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Seattle Seahawks
After conquering fear, Tyler Lockett poised for Seahawks superstardom
"I don't think there is any WR in the league with (his) combination of speed and quickness. He is a highlight reel waiting to happen… (He) can do it all. … His skill set is rare and he has a work ethic to match it. A selfless teammate with the gift of innocence."
Doug Baldwin gushed that description this month on his Instagram account. It reads as if the Seahawks' $46 million wide receiver is wowing about the second coming of Jerry Rice.
Baldwin was in fact glowing about a third-round draft choice knocked for supposedly being too small — but has already become a big deal in the NFL.
Because of his speed, his professionalism and his poise, Tyler Lockett is on the brink of superstardom entering the Seahawks' training camp, which begins Saturday in Renton.
But before the 5-foot-10 Lockett — a Pro Bowl kick returner as a rookie in 2015 — proved his critics wrong, before he played like a veteran and spoke like a sage, the 23-year old had to overcome his biggest doubter.
"For me, there are a lot of people who … forget about their ability they have and just go out there and it's like they second-guess everything," Lockett said last month following the Seahawks' final offseason practice.
"It's like they are nervous about being able to catch the ball, being able to catch punts, or what have you. You come to find out that a lot of those things you fear never happen. At the end of the day, you've got to be able to overcome fear. That's one of the biggest things we have to overcome in life. But imagine what your life would look like when you finally overcame fear.
"If fear can't stop you," Lockett said, chuckling, "then I don't know what can."
No wonder his college coach, Kansas State's legendary Bill Snyder, said before Tyler's last season at K-State in 2014 Lockett is "a self-made man."
That was while Lockett was breaking school records set by his father, Kevin. His uncle Aaron also played receiver there.
Kevin Lockett, now 41, played seven NFL seasons for the Chiefs, Redskins, Jaguars and Jets. Aaron Lockett, 37, was in NFL camps and also played in the Canadian league.
His family knows Tyler for having Kevin's deep football intellect and understanding of nuances coupled with Aaron's athletic ability.
It's that combination — coupled with Tyler conquering his own fears — that propelled him to set 17 Kansas State career records in receiving and returns. He broke his dad's K-State marks for career receptions and touchdown catches. He was the Wildcats' first four-year All-American. He was also a national finalist for the Campbell Trophy, known as college football's academic Heisman.
The Seahawks were so enamored they traded four draft choices to Washington in May 2015 so they could get one back, moving up 26 spots in the third round to pick Lockett.
It's the only time in general manager John Schneider's six years leading the Seahawks he has traded four picks for anything.
Lockett was Seattle's kick and punt returner from his first NFL practice through making the Pro Bowl as a special-teams star last season. He scored two touchdowns in his first three NFL games on returns. He set a franchise record with 139 yards on punt returns in the final regular-season game at Arizona on Jan. 3.
Yet it was what Lockett did as a receiver that has the Seahawks considering using him all over the offense — outside, inside, in motion, perhaps even out of the backfield — in 2016.
Lockett's family football heritage created a far more polished, professional route runner than the Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson thought they were getting last preseason. Wilson spent much of 2015 trying to connect with Lockett's deep speed to give Seattle's offense the downfield streak it's lacked while even-faster Paul Richardson has been injured the last two years. Lockett ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at the NFL's pre-draft combine and reportedly once ran it in 4.21 seconds.
"I'm at my best when I don't allow the defender to touch me," Lockett says.
Wilson trying to connect his throws with that speed remains a work in progress. Last month in the Seahawks' minicamp Lockett raced past three-time All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman for a long catch from Wilson down the sideline. It was a sign of how much more committed Seattle may become to that connection this season — if the pass protection from its in-flux offensive line allows, of course.
"With Russell, we've been trying to work on 'go' balls ever since last year," Lockett said. "We are going to get it.
"We tried it a lot during OTAs. We are going to work on it even more. The biggest thing is, I've been going against Richard in about 95 percent of (practices). He's just made me a better player."
Beating Sherman on routes will do wonders for overcoming fear. So will producing online videos meant to inspire young players.
One of the many performance-mindset videos Lockett has narrated and posted on his Twitter account since entering the NFL last year was on overcoming fear.
A video that I made about fear! Directed and edited by Brian Pan! You have to overcome it! #1Timothy1:7 #SpeakLifehttps://t.co/RjC3hR0nbJ— Tyler Lockett (@TDLockett12) June 13, 2016
"I'd be lying if I told you that I was never afraid, that I was never scared," Lockett says in last month's video. "I mean, there were times I was literally so nervous going into a game where I would just sit there and ask God like, 'God, what kind of game is this going to be? Is this going to be a good game? Is this going to be a bad game?'
"Sometimes I would literally psyche myself out and start to question all of my abilities. Like, 'Man, if he throws me the ball am I going to be able to catch it? What if I drop it? What if I fumble? What if I drop these punts? What if I am the reason we go out here and lose this game?'
"And it was all because I was scared of the unknown."
Lockett grew up in a family of faith in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On his many family outings on Sundays, he became intrigued to share wisdom through video.
"I used to see people when I was going to church, people used to be like, 'Here's the announcements,' and they used to play it on a little projector," he said. "So I always wanted to do things like that, movie trailers.
"It's for me, if I ever get to that point in time again. And it's for anybody else who has those (doubting) thoughts.
"It's all about trying to find the best you."
Lockett has indeed found that.
The Seahawks seem poised to find an even better Lockett in 2016.
"So it's time for me to let this fear go," he says to end last month's video.
"Because where I am trying to go, fear can't come."
Gregg Bell: @gbellseattle


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Advanced Strange Page with Rachel B. Glaser
Advanced Strange Page with Rachel B. Glaser
Begins April 22nd
NOTE: All interested writers must submit applications BEFORE PAYING to firstname.lastname@example.com by April 4th. Applications should include a paragraph explaining your writing/workshop experience, as well as what you've been working on recently, and a 1-10 page writing sample. All applicants will be contacted with results by April 9th.
Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30pm
April 22nd – June 17th
9 classes
This class will explore nontraditional writing approaches by creating short pieces in response to weekly exercises. No long pieces will be workshopped. This class will run like a poetry workshop– every class every writer will pass out work, read it aloud, and hear the class's response. This format creates a spontaneous dynamic, and leads writers towards new styles. Besides poetry and fiction, pieces might take the form of playwriting, nonfiction, or other forms. Exciting writing is not necessarily experimental, but it benefits every writer to read and experiment with writing that breaks with convention. A good writing workshop is a forum for ideas in general and the best kind of collaboration. In addition to the workshop, the class will occasionally participate in in-class and out-of-class writing and reading assignments.
Rachel B. Glaser has taught fiction at Flying Object for the past three years, and has also taught at Elms College and Smith College. She is the author of Pee On Water, MOODS, and the forthcoming Paulina & Fran.
Refund Policy
Please note that all education fees include a non-refundable enrollment deposit of 10% of the total fee that will be deducted from your refund if you sign up for, then drop, a workshop (before it begins). For LABS, there is non-refundable deposit of 10% of the total fee plus cost of materials.
So, for example, if you sign up for Creative Writing and pay a $200 class fee, only to realize you were selected as a contestant in newest season of The Bachelor and shouldn't have signed up after all, Flying Object will refund you $180 of your tuition payment.
Once the class begins, the class fee is non-refundable.


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Tehran - the capital of Iran - is located at the foothills of the Alborz Mountains; the city's relatively temperate climate was the principal attraction for the Qajar monarchs. All the larger centers of population and the majority of the smaller ones are situated near or in the mountains because of the more abundant supplies of water that are available. The history of this plateau dates back to far distant Millenniums, but from the Fifth Millennium onward, traces of life have been found on the different areas of this beautiful cradle of civilizations.
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1929 Ford Model A Phaeton
There were dozens of different body styles available on the Ford Model A chassis, but the most desirable is the cabriolet. Cars like the 1929 offer many sensations that were not offered before, such as the sportiness and openness of a convertible, and yet also the all weather sensation of a closed car. This car was the most expensive Model A Ford of it's time.
The Model A's familiar 200 cubic inch inline- four is all about torque, moving the Phaeton with genuine gusto. This one was rebuilt and runs superbly with a bouncy energetic feel. The car is showroom quality with one small exception; the seems in the leather front seat started to come apart. I was able to use cloth tape over the seems which are holding very well. If you want a perfect car a new leather seat from LaBaron Bonnie runs about $1000. All other physical components of the vehicle are in excellent condition. Don't hesitate to contact me for further information!


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Ever since it first hit screens at Telluride & Toronto Film Fests last month, the hype surrounding 12 Years a Slave reached soaring heights. Don't expect the hype to cool anytime soon — it looks poised to run the distance through the awards season — walking away with more than one statue.
Directed by illustrious Brit/Dutch London-born visual artist — Sir Steve McQueen — Knighted OBE AND CBE by the Queen — winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes 2008 for his film Hunger, about the 1981 Irish hunger strike as a first-time Director — the Turner Prize in 1999 (a prestigious annual prize awarded to British visual artists under the age of 50 representing ALL media) — and a 2009 BAFTA for Hunger amongst many other awards — it's irrefutable that THIS is the movie you need to see this year.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Brad Pitt — 12 Years a Slave is a historical drama based on the 1853 autobiography by Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate Saratoga Springs, New York who is lured to Washington, D.C., kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841.
The film takes us on an emotional odyssey where Ejiofor plays Solomon Northup, and faces cruelty from slave owner baddie played by Michael Fassbender. The story takes a fateful turn in the 12th year of his capture when Solomon has a chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) that forever alters his life.
SPOILER: McQueen boldly shows us the injustice of slavery by depicting disturbingly violent scenes — such as when Solomon is beaten 15 times with a bat before being whipped by his captors.
Slaves are shown being hanged, murdered, lashed — including by each other, on their masters' orders.
Poignant line by Solomon: "I don't want to survive. I want to LIVE."
Reviews so far have been unanimously positive with one astounding message: 12 Years a Slave will be a movie to tango with come award season. Buzzfeed's Adam Vary called it "most emotionally powerful film I have seen in a decade," in his initial reaction. "The Oscar race has been pronounced over, six months before the ceremony itself," writes the Guardian's Catherine Shoard. Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman says it's a "landmark of cruelty and transcendence."
12 Years a Slave, adapted by John Ridley from Northup's memoir, and also starring Quvenzhane' Wallis from "Beast of the Southern Wild"; Paul Dano; Sarah Paulson; Alfre Woodard; Paul Giamatti; and Lupita Nyong'o — opens in US theatres on Oct 18th — bring a tissue.
Here's a look at the bone-chilling Trailer:
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Albright At Opening Plenary, Multilateral Steering
Albright At Opening Plenary, Multilateral Steering Group
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman (Moscow, Russia)
Text as prepared for delivery February 1, 2000
Statement by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright at the Opening Plenary of the Multilateral Steering Group Moscow, Russia
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: Foreign Minister Ivanov, distinguished colleagues, I am pleased to be here in Moscow where we have important business to conduct.
This is evidenced by the fact that our Russian friends have been trying to convene this meeting for four years. That they have succeeded now reflects well on Foreign Minister Ivanov's persuasiveness, and on the improved prospects for progress towards a comprehensive Middle East peace.
Your presence here is a sign that the parties are not alone in their desire to travel the road to peace. Their efforts are supported broadly. We want them to succeed. We will help them along the way. And we will do all we can to see that the benefits of peace are felt by people throughout the region.
We have three principal objectives:
First, to craft a strong joint statement in support of the Madrid process, stressing the importance of forward movement on all tracks.
Second, to endorse dates and venues for working group plenary meetings on water, the environment, refugees, and regional economic development; and
Third, to consider new directions for the multilateral track, in terms of both content and structure, to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of regional parties. I look forward to a productive discussion on this subject later this morning.
I do not have to tell any of you about the importance of this meeting. It is the first ministerial on the multilateral track in eight years. By reviving this track by our actions today, we fulfill a vital part of the bold vision of Madrid.
Of course, our efforts here can not take the place of the bilateral track. If we are to transform the landscape of the region, the bilateral tracks must succeed. And while there are inevitably problems and difficulties in negotiating such agreements, we believe the desire for peace is real.
Certainly the logic of peace has never been more compelling, nor the opportunity for peace so clear. It is essential that this priceless opportunity be seized, not squandered.
Ultimately, only the parties can make the fateful decisions for peace on the bilateral tracks. We can and will do all we can to support their efforts and their decisions.
We will also do all we can to move the multilateral process forward. For this is a track that can make a real difference to those who live in the region.
Consider that under the umbrella of the multilaterals, four economic summits have led thousands of business executives to consider the benefits of investing in a post-peace Middle East.
Palestinian refugees are being trained in advanced computer technologies.
A research center for water desalinization technology has opened in Oman.
Officials have laid plans for a network of regional security centers from Tunis to Amman to Doha.
And environmental officials are looking for ways to prevent desertification and curb the harmful effects of pesticides.
Despite all this, it has not been easy keeping the momentum going.
Of course there is a relationship between the multilaterals and the overall political environment. In our view, this work is too important to be turned on and off like a light switch. It requires steady and sustained effort to prepare the ground.
And it must be understood for what it is and what it is not. This track is not a favor to one party over the others. It is a process for regional cooperation that will benefit all the people of the region regardless of where they live, how they worship, or what they call themselves.
All the legs of the Madrid process need to be strengthened. This week, here in Moscow, we have our chance to strengthen the multilateral leg. We must take full advantage of this chance.
For today, there is no doubt about the right roadmap to reconciliation in the Middle East. It is based on the principle of land for peace. It was laid out at Madrid, and then more clearly at Oslo and in the agreements since.
The parties all have hard choices to make, but there truly is no better time to make them then now, no better year to move forward than this.
But we, too, have hard choices to make. We can sit on the sidelines and wait while opportunity after opportunity passes by the Middle East without stopping. We can watch this region of promise fall further behind and grow further apart. Or we can come together and do our part to assist the parties in building a comprehensive and lasting peace for the benefit of all.
President Clinton has made clear that the choice of the United States is to help build peace and bring opportunity. To those ends, we ask your continued help. And look for a very productive session here in Moscow today.


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Over-the-counter pain relievers work well in relieving discomfort caused by tattooing, according to WebMD. However, it is important to contact a health care provider if any signs of infection, such as redness and swelling, or signs of an allergic reaction develop.
The experts at WebMD recommend the use of any one of several non-prescription pain medications, including acetaminophen, which is most commonly branded as Tylenol. Aspirin, including brands like Bufferin and Bayer, is another effective pain reliever. Other drugs effective in relieving tattoo pain include ibuprofen, which is branded as Advil and Motrin, and naproxen, with brand names that include Aleve and Naprosyn.


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Blogger Crush: Spotlight on Kristina Bazan
Sunday, May 19, 2013
When it comes to achieving divine and refined fashion, I have a few favorites that I tend to mention quite often: Kate Middleton, Olivia Palermo, and Victoria Beckham, to name just a few. But when I recently came across this post on WhoWhatWear featuring the gorgeous and popular Swiss blogger Kristina Bazan, I instantly fell in love with her style. Take a peek at some of her looks and fashion philosophies:
When I checked our Kristina's blog Kature I found oodles of more great style:
Kristina's asthetic is all about bold accessories, rich crusty jewelry, vivid colors, lush patterns and textures, and a wonderfully refined manner in dressing. We can all take a cue from her sleeved and skirted outfits on becoming fabulously individual and gorgeous in the way we express our sense of style to the world.
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Ask a Specialist Legal Recruiter: "What are your top 5 recommendations for entering the legal market?"
Specialist legal recruiter: Hi. My name is Libby Mizrahi (LLB) (Hons) and I've been recruiting legal professionals in the Melbourne market for over a decade. Throughout my career, I've recruited both in house and private practice roles, from Partner to 1st year Solicitor, in international global tier 1 firms as well as small boutique suburban firms. I've had several children in that time, so I am acutely aware of the issues facing working parents and how flexibility in the workplace really works. My blog is aimed at imparting my experience and knowledge to you. Enjoy!
Be Honest: Don't lie, don't overestimate and don't oversell.
We all want to portray ourselves in the best light and rightly so. Not at the expense of the truth, however. Whatever you hide from your recruiter will come out into the open… eventually. Whether you had a personality conflict with a partner you worked with previously or you need 4 weeks annual leave in the first year of your new role – make it known so it can be dealt with appropriately. On the flip side, don't undersell yourself – focus on your best points and highlight these with examples to back them up. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.
Be open to opportunity: Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
Upon entering the legal market, it's a good idea to consider all opportunities. You never know who you might meet or what sort of exciting work lies around the corner if you're closed minded. I'd never pressure anyone to take a role that they have considered but deemed unsuitable. However, if you go through the process of considering a variety of roles, it can actually lead you to your ideal role.
Preparation is key: Practice makes perfect
It's best to enter the process with a clear picture of your strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes, etc. Obviously I can help you crystalize these, but the process if you have put some independent thought into it. Practice answering both CV based and behavioral interview questions beforehand. Again, I can help with this. If you can't explain it, and back it up with an example, it shouldn't be on your CV. Knowing why you want to work for a certain company well ahead of time can make all the difference.
Be N.A.T.O: Not attached to outcome
It's business, not personal. Be professional, personable, punctual, respectful, positive… and slightly detached. There are many factors that go into a hire and sometimes it's just not meant to be. Don't take it too hard, do take any constructive criticism, note what went right, learn from it and move on.
Your career is long – make the most of every interaction
Using a recruiter facilitates many connections, the recruiter herself, multiple HR professionals, support staff, Partners and lawyers. Careers are all about connections, be sure to make them where possible and leave a good impression, you never know where you will meet again in the future.


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Today was my first chance to try automatic Z height pausing on a MakerBot Replicator 2.
The feature was added back in firmware version 7.3.0, and what it does is give users an extra menu option while a print is running, to choose at what height the printer should pause.
There are some limitations, though: the spot at which a pause takes place is unintuitive, and the height can be specified only in whole numbers. (ie 2 mm or 4 mm, but not 2.3 mm)
A client needed some company logos in two and three colours, so I first tried the procedure on some test objects.
I created a stacked cube and cylinder in 123D Design with these measurements:
Printing that at 0.2 mm layer height with a pause height of 2 mm produced a piece where the final layer of the cube was in the second colour:
After fiddling around with reducing the cube height by 0.00001 and 0.01 mm, I hit on the right way. I cropped 0.2 mm off of the cube, leaving it at 1.8 mm height:
Then, I set the pause height to 2 mm even (since we can only do whole numbers), and the result was a perfect, precise colour switch:
After that it was no trouble to produce some client logo pieces in two and three colours, with exactly correct switching.


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If it tastes awful, it can't be good for you; that's what I think and that's the problem I have with some super foods. Take for instance spirulina. I haven't met anyone yet who thinks that stuff tastes nice. At the same time it's one of the best super foods there is. (See below). So I experimented for a while with smoothies to find me a good way to actually drink spirulina. This spirulina-apple-cucumber-carrot smoothie is the one I came up with.
-2 apples
-1 cucumber
-10 carrots
-coconut water
-one spoon spirulina
Cut everything in small peaces. Do some coconut water in the blender until the knife is under water and add the spirulina, apple, cucumber and carrot. Blend until smooth. You can add as much coconut water as you want to make it as fluid as you want. If it's still to 'spirulina', put some more apples in.
If you're going to try it, let me know what you think of it. If you have a better spirulina recipe, also let me know!
Why you should drink this:
-Spirulina is 65% protein and amino acids.
-Spirulina contains Omega 3-,6 and 9s and is especially high in Omega-3s.
-Spirulina is extremely high in Chlorophyll, which helps remove toxins from the blood and boost the immune system.
-Spirulina has a very high concentration of bio-available iron.
-Spirulina is a great source of nutrients: vitamins B-1(thiamine), B-2 (riboflavin), B-3(nicotinamide), B-6 (pyridoxine), B-9 (folic acid), vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin A and vitamin E.
-Spirulina is a good source of potassium, calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium and zinc.
-Spirulina can bind with heavy metals in the body and help remove them.
-Spirulina can increase fat burning during exercise.


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The girl with an innocent heart knows all about bad choices, but has yet to make them for herself. Searching for freedom, she finds it in the delinquent down the hall.
The troublemaker with summer-sky blue eyes knows he should stay away, but can't resist the blissful wonder who makes his house a home.
She's a hopeless romantic. He's just hopeless.
She's his reason, but he might not catch her when she falls.
She loves him. He loves her crazy.
This is what happens when a love made of secrets is kept with rules instead of promises.


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Intravesical Paclitaxel for the treatment of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC")
NMIBC is highly recurrent and represents 70% to 80% of all bladder cancer with more than 2.3 million patients globally. Currently available agents are not formulated nor approved for intravesical administration to prevent recurrence and progression of NMIBC. In addition, the high recurrence rate despite adjuvant intravesical treatment, strongly emphasizes the unmet need for NMIBC patients.
Paclitaxel, an agent known to be highly active in systemic application for bladder cancer, is lipophilic and not easily solubilized in the acidic bladder environment. As such, it can't be used intravesically in its current formulation. By utilizing TesoRx's DDS to enhance permeation and solubility, TSD-001 has overcome these challenges and allows efficient intravesical delivery of paclitaxel.
Preclinical studies of TSD-001 have demonstrated solubility and activity against bladder cancer cells in acidic bladder-like environment and improved permeation into bladder without systemic toxicity. LIPAC is pursuing a 505(b)2 approval for TSD-001 and enrolling patients in April 2018 for a Phase 1/2a trial of TSD-001. Part 1 of the study will establish highest tolerable dose and finish second half of 2018. Part 2 is designed to establish human proof of concept as evidenced through patient responder rates in a marker lesion study with data read-out expected in 2019.
If approved, TSD-001 could be the first chemotherapy to be approved for intravesical use in NMIBC in over 20 years.
Common disease
Bladder cancer is a common disease affecting 3.4 million people globally with approximately 430,000 new cases every year. In the United States, bladder cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer with more than 500,000 bladder cancer patients and about 75,000 new cases per year.
Bladder cancer is generally separated between non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ("NMIBC") and muscle-invasive bladder cancer ("MIBC"). An overwhelming percentage of 70% to 80% of bladder cancer patients are diagnosed with NMIBC, prior to the tumor advancing from the urothelium (bladder lining) into the detrusor muscle of the bladder wall. Although NMIBC survival rates are high, it also has a high recurrence rate of 31-78%, making it expensive to treat and placing a significant financial burden on the healthcare system and severely impacting patients' quality of life.
Lack of effective treatments
Treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancers is based on risk stratification. Most patients are initially treated with a transurethral resection of bladder tumor ("TURBT") followed by a single immediate instillation of intravesical chemotherapy to eliminate any residual tumor cells (mitomycin C is typically used in the United States). Subsequent therapy after the treatment above is based on risk and typically consists of one year intravesical treatments of the live vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guerin ("BCG").
Unfortunately, mitomycin C and BCG lack efficacy as neither have been formulated or approved by the FDA for this indication. Mitomycin C is deactivated by blood thereby blunting its effectiveness when administered post operatively. BCG is not well tolerated while posing a systemic infection risk. Both products are further hydrophilic and are repelled by the urothelium on the bladder wall resulting in limited drug exposure to tumors and overall low efficacy. Both products have also experienced supply shortages and pricing spikes with a major supplier shutting down BCG production in late 2016.
Given the limitations in the current standard of care, there is an opportunity for new safe and efficacious treatments to reduce recurrence of NMIBC thereby improving patient outcomes and reducing the burden on healthcare systems.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West released today the results of a national survey that suggests mobile technology producers have some hurdles to jump in order to achieve growth in the small business market. While nine out of ten (88%) small business owners use mobile technology, including the applications and programs that run on mobile phones, smart phones and tablets, three out of five (58%) wish there were more mobile technologies relevant for their businesses.
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The Mobile Technology Small Business Owners Use...and What They Want
Small business owners who currently utilize mobile technology do so most often for communications – presumably calls, texting, instant messaging and email – (76%), calendars and scheduling (48%) and GPS and navigation (42%). The survey results indicate the mobile tech industry should not expect to see much growth for those tasks – when asked about significant potential for mobile technology use, interest in all three categories dropped.
The same small business owners see the greatest potential for using mobile technology for the categories of marketing, where mentions increased 94 percent; making and receiving payments, which increased by 82 percent; and CRM (customer relationship database), with an increase of 63 percent.
Lack of Useful Applications, Cost and Security Concerns Cited as Barriers
Small business owners surveyed think mobile technology could be made more useful, cost effective and safer for small business purposes. "Few relevant uses for my business" was named the number one barrier to taking advantage of mobile technology, at 33 percent, followed by cost, at 25 percent.
Even though most small business owners surveyed (93%) have never experienced information or data theft as a result of using mobile technology, over half (56%) say concerns about information security have at least somewhat prevented them from implementing it more fully.
Mobile Technology May Hold Key to Efficiency in Small Businesses;
Solutions Wanted for Time-Consuming Financial Tasks
Among small business owners who use mobile technology, two out of three (68%) agree that it has increased efficiency for their businesses, and three out of five (61%) say it serves functions in their businesses that cannot be completed as efficiently through other means.
When asked specifically about the time-consuming tasks that mobile technology could better address, small business owners wished for solutions that could help them with accepting payments from customers (33%), monitoring financial accounts (24%), expense reports (19%) and making payments to suppliers (12%). Other financial tasks cited included invoicing and payroll.
Mobile Technology Viewed as Important for Future Success of Small Business
Small business owners see the value in mobile tech – and overwhelmingly (83%) believe individuals, entrepreneurs and small businesses can benefit from using it. Two-thirds of those surveyed (65%) say it is important to the current success of their business and nearly three-quarters (74%) think it will be important to the future success of their businesses.
Bank of the West's Independent Interviews with Small Business Owners Correlate to National Survey Results
In addition to sponsoring the national survey, "Going Mobile: Small Business Attitudes About Mobile Technology," Bank of the West conducted in-person interviews with small business customers and prospects and asked similar questions.
"As part of our commitment to serving small business owners, we seek to understand the trends and forces that impact their businesses. Our bankers recently sat down with more than 800 small business owners for in-depth, one-on-one conversations about mobile technology – a subject that is having an impact on nearly every aspect of our lives," said Michelle Di Gangi, Small & Mid Enterprise Banking Division Manager, Executive Vice President of Bank of the West. "We learned, and the Harris study supports, that while small business owners are not early adopters of mobile technology – they tend to wait until someone like them has bought it and endorses it – they do see its growing importance in the success of their business. Creating relevant uses that help small businesses systemize customer relationship management, marketing and financial accounting will be critical to the growth of mobile technology in this market."
A copy of National Survey results, including charts and graphs, is available through this link: http://bit.ly/PnUDmz
"Going Mobile: Small Business Owner Attitudes About Mobile Technology" was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive, on behalf of Bank of the West between July 10-August 29, 2012, among owners of small businesses (defined as having two or more employees and less than $10 million in annual revenue.) No estimates of theoretical sampling can be calculated; a full methodology is available.
About Bank of the West:
Founded in 1874, $62.7 billion-asset Bank of the West (www.bankofthewest.com), Member FDIC and equal housing lender, offers a full range of personal, commercial, wealth management and international banking services. The bank operates more than 700 retail and commercial banking operations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. Bank of the West is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which has a presence in 80 countries with nearly 200,000 employees.
About Harris Interactive:
Harris Interactive (www.harrisinteractive.com) is one of the world's leading market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for the Harris Poll® and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers proprietary solutions in the areas of market and customer insight, corporate brand and reputation strategy, and marketing, advertising, public relations and communications research.
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Photo Story // Mary
My friend Mary has genetic autoimmune system disorder. It's not a condition and it's not contagious. This is something she has to live with but instead of being ashamed, she is accepting and owning it. I love her confidence and I had to take her photos.


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So here we are, standing back to back. The once solid, but now crumbling beach stones Sophie and I are clapping together are rapidly disintegrating with each frantic impact. I don't want to reach down and grab whatever fresh rocks might be at my feet as that would require taking my eyes off three of the five large, aggressive, Antarctic Fur Seals who are currently surrounding us. A distant relative of the Grizzly Bear, Fur Seals are very territorial, willing to defend their small batch of beach to the death.
Cooper Bay is more of a mild indentation than an actual bay, on the wild southern coast of South Georgia Island. Really, every centimeter of coast line on South Georgia is wild and inhospitable - unless you have flippers. At this latitude, storms rage with hurricane force, constantly circling unencumbered around the globe. Traveling predominantly from west to east, rolling waves the size of apartment buildings abruptly end their journey in mass explosions of water and foam right here. The bare pyramidal hulk of Cooper Island sits 1.5 kilometers to the south, funneling this swell and wind directly into the southwestern exposure of the bay - making landings here extremely difficult and rare.
With uncharted offshore reefs and kelp forests with an appetite for outboard engine propellers, why would anyone want to come here? Macaroni penguins, that's why. Being the most numerous penguin on the globe, you might think they would be common place, but despising comfort, they frequently make their homes on steep rocky cliffs fully exposed to the horrendous weather.
Today is the calmest day I have seen in my 3 years working this stretch of coast - the sun is shining with 'calm' 10 knot winds. The last time I was in this area, fearing for my life, I struggled to lash boats to the outer deck of our ship in a raging blizzard and 80 knot winds with a large swell threatening to toss me into the frothing sea. But today is different - the scouting party consisting of Sophie and myself, are lowered from the ship in our zodiac like a giant fishing lure into the deep blue water. A 2-4 metre swell is more than apparent as I struggle to unhook the lifting straps from the crane with the boat rising and falling with the waves. A minute later we are off towards land, speeding over the hills of water which obscure the ship from view each time we dip sharply into the troughs.
No one on the ship has landed here before, so I blindly aim our little boat for the more prominent topographical features we could define from outdated British Admiralty charts. As we head for a maze of sharp volcanic reef - foaming with whitewater and surging waves, I get the feeling that today is not our day for a landing. Concealed behind the line of reefs is the small pocket beach I was hoping to land on. We sat and anxiously watched as rogue waves swept through the kelp choked channel between jagged sea stacks.
Optimistically, we make our way west around a small prominent of land, tacking our way through small keyholes between partly submerged reefs. A few minutes later we were hauling our boat up into a small bay with tiny waves gently lapping at a grey sand beach. We had made it to land, but the penguin colony was still a fair distance away. Ahead of us lies a beach with a strangely large number of large adult and adolescent male Fur Seals. A desolate bachelor pad at the end of the earth.
In our haste to get moving, we had forgotten our battle gear (collapsable trekking poles) on the ship. When something like a trekking pole touches the seals sensitive whiskers or flippers, they generally back off, or bite the pole. Without our sabers, we grab a few rocks to clap together as the seals also don't like the sharp sounds. Feeling slightly vulnerable, we try to make ourselves as big and bad as possible (Sophie is 5'1'') and forge our way through the mob of seals towards the Macaronis.
Reaching a dead end along the beach, we scramble up a gully (also filled with seals) to a plateau covered with the only greenery on the island - tussock grass. Tussock grows in large cascading mounds which create tunnels and pathways, camouflaged by the long blades of grass spilling from the plants summit. Like a zombie movie, seals pop up out of the trenches with a vicious snarl everywhere around us. Dodging bites, lunges, and fake outs from mouths filled with long, sharp canines stained orange with bacteria, we hop between tussock pedestals trying to keep our balance. It's not long before it is evident that we cannot bring a group of tourists here to dance with the seals, so we descend back to the beach.
A final option is a narrow ledge which might connect to the pocket beach which was our original landing site. Yet again, we find this to be blocked by seals! As we turn to leave, we see that our exit has been filled in by three big males who are not keen on moving for two gore-tex clad intruders such as us. Behind us, the seal on the ledge is reinforced by another male clambering out of the water for a grand total of five - each one doubling or tripling us in weight.
Trying to think of anything we can use to pry our way between two of them, my thoughts are suddenly brought to our boat - equipped with two large hard plastic paddles.
'SHIT!' I yell aloud.
When I tell Sophie, we are both burst out in fits of nervous hysterical laughter. Like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid making one last stand, we face them head on in one unified screaming charge, shooting for the biggest gap. I put my boot out to block a bite and hop out of the circle of death. They pursue us for a few metres, but we made it! We strut back to the boat like the confident gangsters we are, daring any seal who's feeling lucky. We own this neighborhood! Even as we motor out through the reefs and over the waves, new seals join the resistance and lunge hungrily out of the water at our rubber pontoons.
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When news of Chechnya's gay purge made international headlines, Canada's government was among the first to condemn the violence and murder in the region. But due to Canada's current immigration and refugee laws, it seemed the nation's hands were tied. Because most of the individuals in need of rescue were in safe houses in Russia at the time, the Canadian government didn't have many options.
Not only did Canada have to consider its foreign relations with Russia, it also had to find a way to help those in need while conforming to current laws. According to an unnamed government official, speaking to The Globe and Mail, Canada not only found a way to assist the gay refugees, but partnered with Rainbow Railroad to bring them to safety in Canada.
The secret program's beginning can be traced back to April 21, when Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was attending a conference hosted by US Senator John McCain. Freeland was part of a panel discussing human rights violations in Russia. Tanya Lokshina, Russia program director for the Human Rights Watch, was part of the same panel.
Desperate to help those persecuted in Chechnya because of their sexual orientation, Lokshina was looking for allies. "I saw Ms. Freeland's name on the program and immediately realized it was an amazing window of opportunity," recounted Lokshina.
As it turned out, Freeland was the perfect person to turn to. Not only did the Foreign Affairs Minister have the power to take action, she had a special perspective on the numerous human rights violations that have plagued Russia for years. Freeland, who had previously been a reporter in the nineties, had lived and worked in Russia. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, Freeland openly spoke out in support of international sanctions put in place over the incursion. Her support for sanctions angered Russian President Vladimir Putin so much that he banned Freeland from returning to the country.
During the panel, Lokshina approached Freeland, saying: "The victims desperately need a safe sanctuary and Canada should set an example for other governments by welcoming them." At Freeland's behest, and with the support of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other government officials, a plan was set in motion to bring gay men and women who were currently in hiding to Canada.
Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian organization formed to assist LGBT refugees, had previously asked the Canadian government for assistance in rescuing those trapped in Russia. The group was asked to offer its expertise for the rescue plan.
The biggest hurdle Canada faced had to deal with the location of the individuals who required assistance. After fleeing the violence in Chechnya, many of the refugees were still in Russia, housed by the Russian LGBT Network in safe houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This posed a problem because Canada requires those seeking refugee status to have already fled their home country. Compounded by the fact that homosexuality isn't technically illegal in Russia, even though LGBT individuals face mounting political and cultural discrimination, the government was facing an up-hill battle.
The exact process Canada used to overcome the issue of the refugee's location wasn't revealed. The only insight given was by an unnamed government official, who told The Globe and Mail: "A process was undertaken by which an exception could be made to some of those rules."
Kimalhi Powell, executive director of Rainbow Railroad, flew to Russia to begin the process of interviewing potential refugees. There he worked with the Russian LGBT Network to identify those willing to seek asylum in Canada. According to Powell, those rescued began to arrive in Canada in June.
Rainbow Railroad reports that 31 individuals have arrived in Canada since the operation began. "It's very exciting to see the optimism in their eyes," Powell told CTV News on Friday.
According to activists, the program had to remain a secret to protect those seeking rescue from further danger or violence. But now that those who were willing to come to Canada have safely arrived, those involved feel it's time to come forward.
"We needed to be discreet about the program for as long as possible to maintain their safety," said Powell. "We now have to focus on settlement and integration of these individuals. And it's important that our community, who are concerned about them, know that they're here, that they're safe."
Even though the plan was only recently revealed, it seems Canada's reputation on the world stage for offering assistance to those in need was already well known. In July, Chechen Head of State Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned Canada in an interview where he denied the existence of gay men in Chechnya, calling them "devils" who "are for sale." "We don't have any gays. If there are any, take them to Canada," Kadyrov told an HBO reporter when asked about the existence of a gay purge in the region.
According to a Canadian official, it's unlikely that anyone in Russia was aware of the plan. It's more likely that Kadyrov was simply making what he believed to be a snide comment about the culture of inclusivity for which Canada is known.
Although this specific program seems to have accomplished its goal, there are still thousands of LGBT individuals around the world who require similar assistance. Groups like Rainbow Railroad work tirelessly to rescue those who are persecuted for their sexual orientation and gender identity every day. Please consider making a donation to Rainbow Railroad so that they're able to continue their invaluable work.


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When you get the Luci Electronic Cigarettes, you can even get flavored cartridges so that you can experience the different flavors which will add to your smoking experience. When you order your starter kit, it will come to you with everything that you need to get started on your better and healthier smoking experience. You will be able to smoke no matter where you are, even while you are sitting in a crowded restaurant. It's a nice feeling to finish your meal and just be able to smoke. This can be especially important if you are experiencing some bad weather, no one wants to try to smoke their cigarette outside and standing in the rain or snow.
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First published in Look magazine 1957
First published in the collection And Four To Go in 1958
The exodus had started. I planted my left foot on the edge of her box, heaved myself up, and caught the edge of the next-door box with my right foot with a fancy spread-eagle. It was too near a split to be comfortable, but at least I was up high enough to focus over the heads of the crowd. A glance showed me that Tabby had left his niche and edged through to the line of exit. Out they came, all flavors. The men ran from cutaways to sacks and from toppers to floppies, not more than half of them with topcoats, and the women displayed an assortment of furs, coats, jackets, stoles, suits, and hats for the birds. I shot a couple to warm up the camera, and once I thought I spotted my target, but the man with her was not Milliard Bynoe, and as she approached I saw that her orchid spray wasn't Vanda, but Phalaenopsis. Then suddenly there she was, headed straight toward me, with a man on either side of her, and the one on her right was Bynoe. Her fur jacket, sable or long-haired hamster or something, was open, and drooping below her left shoulder was a ten-inch spray of glowing pink. She was one of the most attractive objects I had seen that day, and as she got closer and I aimed the camera for another shot the back of my mind was reflecting that you couldn't find a better argument to persuade a man to marry a woman twenty years his junior, which was what Millard Bynoe had done.
Another Easter Special….
My edition of the Rex Stout short story collection And Four to Go has an excellent introduction by the very fine crime writer Jane Haddam – three of the four stories have a 'holiday' theme, and she herself has done a raft of such mysteries. Talking about this one, she says:
"Easter Parade," for instance, was originally published in Look magazine with color pictures to accompany the text. The fair-play clues to the puzzle were supposed to be in the photographs. Although I have not seen these photographs, I know from report that there is a hardcover edition of And Four to Go that includes them, but in black and white. Having read the story without them, I can say that they are not strictly necessary. Stout was too careful to leave all the responsibility for planting clues up to some camera.--- but she wrote that in 1992. Nowadays, some searching online will reveal the lost pictures, and I thought it would be of interest to reproduce them.
The story is entertaining, with a lot of standard Stout features, but not terribly memorable. Archie has been sent to try to photograph a rare orchid in a woman's corsage, while a dubious lowlife of his acquaintance is going to try to snatch it. Something will, of course, go wrong. But the big feature is the Easter Parade: the nobs of New York are pouring out of St Thomas's church on Easter Sunday, and will go promenading down Fifth Avenue. The description of this – part of it above – is quite splendid.
There's been a raft of Rex Stout entries on the blog recently, as he was featured in our Tuesday Night Club. Another one of the And Four To Go stories is on the blog here - Xmas-themed.
The image is on Wikimedia Commons, with this attribution: "Stout-EP-1" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia.


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Purchase Lockhart Cattle Co. beef at markets and grocery stores in Jackson Hole including the Jackson Whole Grocer, Local Butcher, Sweet Cheeks Meats, Aspens Market, Pearl St. Market, and the Jackson Hole Marketplace.
Order our beef while eating out at many local restaurants including Local Restaurant and Bar, Lotus Organic Restaurant and Bakery, Signal Mountain Lodge, Four Seasons Jackson Hole, Moe's Original Bar B Que, Trio an American Bistro, and more.
Buy Direct from us
If you'd like to buy a whole or half animal to fill your freezer give us a call or an email. We cover all processing costs and butcher any way you'd like at our in-house processing plant. We change $5.50 per pound hanging weight (carcass weight)
•An average whole steer costs $3,300, will yield about 350 pounds of meat, and will take up 11 cubic feet of freezer space.
•An average half steer costs $1,650, will yield about 175 pounds of meat, and will take up 5.5 cubic feet of freezer space.
Lockhart Beef is now available at the Jackson Whole Grocer where they carry a wide variety of steaks, roasts, stew meat, ground beef, and dog bones. Go there and look for our beef on the shelves.


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Production for the Second Year started on 20th November in the
Co-operative Brick Kiln in Katkari Vadi of Shirgaon Vitthalvadi in
Khed Tehshil of Pune District of Maharashtra. Those who know the
hardships in the life of a Katkari will understand the importance of
this Project. They celebrated this occasion by eating sweet Puris (a
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We are satisfied that this Project which make their life happier is
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In a special outreach to offer answers to a questioning and hurting city, AIG-US had the opportunity to send multiple thousands of copies of its witnessing booklet "Is there really a God?" to New York City to be distributed by local churches, including First Baptist Church of New York City (79th Street and Broadway, north of "ground zero" of the World Trade Center).
Dr Robert Gage, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, wrote AIG-US recently to thank us for the gift of 10,000 booklets to the church's relief effort. He wrote that the AIG booklets would be "used for our families that have been forced out of their homes, the families of the firemen and police in our area, and providing materials to comfort and reach people in our community. It is our goal to reach out to families in a tangible way."
Pastor Gage added: "We will be busy for many weeks following the aftermath of the tragedy. Yet, we rejoice in the opportunity as God has opened for us. Thanks for your help."
Not long after sending these booklets to the First Baptist Church, AIG received a request from pastors and chaplains in New York City who pleaded with us to ship another 40,000 of the same booklets. They told us that this question—"Is there really a God?"—is one that people were now asking throughout the city. They discovered that AIG's powerful witnessing booklet helped answer the question of whether God exists. We sent these 40,000 booklets free of charge.
Please pray that more of the Christian community will recognize the phenomenal opportunity now to reach America—and the world—with answers to what life is all about.
God has given us a wonderful and powerful message about the Truth of our origins and why there is death and suffering in this world—and how people can be saved.
Editor's note: In response to requests from people like Pastor Gage, AIG has produced a booklet (based on the Terrorists and Death article written in response to the September 11 tragedy) by Ken Ham and Dr Jonathan Sarfati entitled "Why is there death and suffering?". We encourage you to buy multiple copies of this booklet—as well as "Is there really a God?"—so that you can use these tools to effectively share your faith.


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As our company grew we expanded out product line to include, Out Door Living Products. Which includes our exclusive "Jansen Vista" Motorized Insect Screens, Fabrication, Louver, Pergolas and more. We are proud to say everything we manufacture is American Made. Our work does not stop at installation, we believe it is necessary to educate our customers about the products we provide. So you can pick the best products that fits your lifestyle and budget.
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Whatever course you undertake at our centre for spirituality and education, you will receive expert guidance, one-to-one meetings, and access to excellent facilities, so that you will gain a deeper understanding of your relationship with God.
The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS) is a centre for research and training that promotes the renewal and growth of the spiritual life, drawing on the rich resources of the venerable Carmelite Tradition. At The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, you are welcome to enter into the silence where God's voice is heard in prayer, word and sacrament, inviting you to journey ever more deeply into a place of growth and wholeness. Our goal is to bring people to experience a life-transforming friendship with God through a lived experience of Carmelite spirituality that is authentic to its biblical roots. We strive to achieve this through retreats and study programmes using various resources from books and publications to multimedia and online programmes.


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Labour risks falling into second place in Yorkshire if it enables BrexitÂ
The Conservative Party stands most to gain in Yorkshire and the Humber if Labour help some form of Brexit over the line, according to a YouGov poll of more 2,000 voters across the region. Â
The poll shows Labour '" which is currently the dominant party in the region with 49% to the Conservatives' 41% at the 2017 general election '" would slip behind the Conservatives if Jeremy Corbyn's party is blamed by voters for enabling Brexit to be completed.
The opinion poll, conducted independently by YouGov for the People's Vote campaign, found that Labour's share of the vote is already slipping down to 44% as Remain supporters turn their backs on the party.
If a Brexit deal eventually  passes with the support of Conservative and Labour MPs, then Jeremy Corbyn's support across the region would slump to just 35%, a 9% fall compared to current voting intentions and a massive 14% behind where Labour was in the 2017 general election.
According to the poll, if Labour MPs vote with the Tories to bring about some form of Brexit, the party would finish in second place across the region, four points behind the Tories, who would be on 39% as support for anti-Brexit parties like the Liberal Democrats and the Greens surges.
If Labour tried to duck the issue by failing to instruct its MPs to oppose a Brexit deal '" perhaps by giving them a so-called 'free vote' - the Party's share of the vote would be just 34% across the region.
The reason for such a precipitous fall in support is clear: although the region is still narrowly in favour of Brexit, almost three quarters of Labour voters (74%) want to stay in the EU.
Labour has pledged to oppose the current Brexit plan in crucial Parliamentary votes next week. But the party's leader Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that he could yet back a re-negotiated Brexit deal and, in an interview before Christmas, suggested that Brexit would still go ahead even if he won a snap General Election.
The poll shows that nearly two-thirds (65%) of all voters across the region are against the deal negotiated by Theresa May, and a majority (51%) of voters now want the public to have the final say on Brexit in a People's Vote.
If a referendum was a choice between staying in the EU or the government's proposed Brexit deal, voters in the region would prefer to remain in the EU by a clear majority of 56% to 44%.
And if It was a choice between staying in the EU or leaving without any deal, remain would now win by an even bigger margin '" 58% to 42%.
Labour' s Angela Smith, who is MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge and a supporter of the campaign for a People's Vote, said:
'This poll is a real wake-up call for the Labour leadership and many of our colleagues. It shows that concern about losing Labour voters who backed leave in the last referendum if the party stands up to Brexit, is unfounded. In fact, if our party doesn't stand up against Brexit, votes and seats across Yorkshire and the Humber are at risk.
'Labour members and supporters are overwhelmingly in favour of a People's Vote with the option to remain in the European Union. But with only a few months until we crash out of the EU, our party is still sitting on the fence.
'We have the opportunity to save our country from catastrophe and so we should seize it with both hands. If we do not, this poll shows it is Labour, not the Tories, that will be punished at the ballot box.
'We must now back the clear majority of our members and our voters, who are now demanding a final say in a People's Vote.'


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Here at The Goat Concrete Co. we design and make a range of bespoke concrete benchtops and furniture that represents our beliefs, promotes good design and champions the materials we love. Each of The Goat Concrete Co. products is hand-made by a skilled set of craftsmen, here on the Gold Coast, and individually finished with the care and attention of a fine piece of art.
We believe that every piece of concrete produced must be beautiful in form and practical in function. We utilise traditional and contemporary methods and techniques to create pieces that will become harmonious in the space not only for years to come but for a lifetime.
Each of The Goat Concrete Co.'s products has its own story to tell. In fact no two products will ever be the same. We like to think of our concrete as a living product, each piece having its own character and a narrative that naturally changes over time. Perfectly Imperfect.
We have worked with many clients and on a variety of projects, from domestic settings to commercial contracts. The natural and organic nature of concrete along with an array of colour choices works with the aesthetics of countless environments making it a suitable choice for any space.


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OrangeRoc sis a team with passion and energy that builds creative solutions upon a foundation of strategic thinking.
Our role is to build and steward powerful and enduring brands. We are relentless in creating ideas that are meaningful, believable and memorable to cohesively express a brand across all marketing communications.


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Atrium Gallery to feature paintings by New Orleans artist Nell C. Tilton | NOLA The Times Picayune | by Sarah Bonnette | May 2017
"The abstract painting, "Unpredictable," by New Orleans artist Nell C. Tilton will be part of her show "Transformations" at The Atrium Gallery at Christwood."
Professional Artist Magazine | May 2012
Artist Profile: Nell Curtis Tilton | New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles | by Ian McNulty | Fall 2011
"As an instructor in abstract painting at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, local artist Nell Curtis Tilton advises her students to pay close attention to their surroundings. They're not necessarily looking for scenes to portray, she reminds them, but for elements they might use on their canvases in less literal ways.
"You're taking impressions and images and translating them in your own way through your painting," Tilton says."
Nell C. Tilton | Artist Spotlight | Kim Hall | May 2012
"In her September 2011 show Blueprints: Reflections on Modern Design, at the Carol Robinson Gallery in New Orleans, artist Nell C. Tilton reflected on "being surrounded and influenced by the contemporary elements of modern architecture" throughout her life. Her father, who was an architect, had a strong influence on her approach to art. She quoted from his memoirs in her artist statement for the show: "The creative act is a lonely one. A dream occurs in your mind. A dream that seems real. You imagine how the building goes together in plan. You see it in three dimensions in your imagination. You walk around it and through it as if it were already there."
Summer color juried show includes artists from Tammany and around the country | The New Orleans Advocate | by Ted Lewis | July 2017
"All artists, it's been said, must be prepared to suffer for their work.
But there's nothing wrong with attaboys either. Especially ones like being selected for the St. Tammany Art Association's 52nd Annual National Juried Artists Exhibition, better known as The Summer Show.
The works of 34 artists from 15 states, selected from among 456 works submitted by 169 entrants, will go on display Friday at an opening reception at the association's Art House in Covington. Juror William Fagaly, curator emeritus for the New Orleans Museum of Art, will announce the winners..."
Two summer exhibitions to show a range of artistic styles | NOLA The Times Picayune | by Sarah Bonnette | June 2017
"The great range of artistic styles across the nation will be on display at [St. Tammany Art Association's] STAA's Summer Show. The annual art event, a highlight of the summer cultural season, is open to artists nationwide who must submit works completed within the past two years.
This year, 170 artists from 15 states submitted 465 works for consideration by juror William Fagaly. Ultimately, 34 pieces were chosen, said Renae Friedley, STAA's marketing and program director.
Those pieces range from photographs and paintings to an intricately carved fan by Bethany Wood of Iowa City, Iowa, and a detailed piece entitled "Cover Up" that features encaustic and oil on crocheted paper by Dallas-based artist Jane Cornish Smith.
St. Tammany Parish artists selected for the exhibition are ... Their work will hang among those of other accepted artists from Louisiana, including Dianne Georgy of Kenner and Nell Tilton of Metairie, as well as New Orleans artists Aron Belka and Les Schmidt..."
Response: Artists in the Park art sale and auction | Gambit | by Kandace Graves | March 2017
"Nature has always served as an inspiration to artists, and Response: Artists in the Park brings together a variety of artistic interpretations inspired by the Botanical Garden at New Orleans City Park for exhibit and sale March 29-31.
About 100 artworks will be included in the show, according to event co-chair Carmen Duncan. Styles and mediums range from abstract and plein air oil paintings to photography and sculpture."
Art for Arts' Sake in Uptown (photo gallery) | October 2010
The work of Nell Tilton at the Carol Robinson Gallery.
Three Exhibitions | The New Orleans Art Review | by Judith Bonner | Oct/ Nov/ Dec 2009
"Nell Tilton's has two large abstract paintings of Rivergate Vestiges on loan from the Carol Robinson Gallery. Both recall works by Ida Kohlmeyer in their overall geometric grid and loosely brushed paint with strategically placed highlights. Both works underscore the heedless destruction of the massive, solidly constructed Rivergate to replace it with a haphazardly designed gambling den that eschews the architectural heritage of the city."
STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE | Volume Five | 2009
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I fell in love with this dress ever since I saw it in a Free People catalog three years ago. When it went on sale at the store I knew I had to snag it. The playful pattern of tiny flowers running along its length brings back nostalgic memories of why I first obsessed over Anna Sui and her folksy rock aesthetic. This delightful frock reminds me of Sui's penchant for exuberant florals in amplified colors and retro seventies cuts. It is a piece that I will never give up because it works in all seasons and I get complements every time I wear it. I've donned it so many times since I first got it that it's about time I posted about it on here! Its pretty jewel tones are like a field of gems ready for the picking, and the small details like the keyhole front and bare back lend a hint of sexiness without showing too much. And since I am experiencing some sort of ankle sock mania, I was so ecstatic to find this purplish pair that was made to be worn with this dress. This outfit represents my colorful fashion outlook this season!
"Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say… women… they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean… you'll know"
- Dreams by Fleetwood Mac (one of my favorite songs)
More at my blog, NANA IN WONDERLAND!


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Our Glass Roof lounge at Besant Nagar is a place to eat, dance, laugh and socialise by having a look at the sky. At Tovo, we don't plan and design our venues to suit only the weekends, whereas the ambiance and food are thoughtfully designed to ensure that you visit it often, may be for a official meeting, or a random hangout with friends or relaxing with music or to dance your heart out or to indulge in lip-smacking dishes or just for a coffee. We have it all.
Our menu is a perfect balance to suit everyones' cravings. Keeping taste as our topmost priority, we ensure that all the food are done right with right nutirtion, right values, right dietary and right cooking process. Starting from INFUSE'D Chicken to Mutton tripe burger to Mice Meat Gol-Gappas and Vada Pav, we serve it all.
Throughout the week we host events starting from alternative rock, jazz, regional, hip-hop and rock. We bring the best live performances to keep you hooked up the light, mood, and sound.


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New Pattern: Rue from Colette
We are super excited to share the Rue with you, the latest from local pattern company Colette. One of the reasons is that it is a fabulously sweet dress, bringing all sorts of vintage charm. The other reason we're excited to share this is that our pal and previous Bolt team member Adrianna designed it!! Hats off to you, Adrianna! We're so proud of you.


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Today in History: Elie Wiesel Is Born
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never. — From Night, by From Elie Wiesel (New York: Bantam, 1982), p. 32.
A good rule of thumb: read (or re-read) the book that your child likes, and you will have something to talk about! So, I do just that, as a parent, and a juror. Within the summer halls of the Supreme Court, I delve into Elie Wiesel's Night, a terrible, candid, autobiographical account of the Holocaust in which he, a young teenager, explores his relationship with his father and God, and survives the Nazi death camp (Auschwitz and Buchenwald, 1944-1945). It's a fitting place to peruse this short, deeply poignant masterpiece, which happens to be my son's school reading assignment. "In God We Trust" is noticeably the banner where justice presides, and, later from the dinner table, we share meaningful conversation — about inhumanity, suffering, war, faith, family, the laws of our land, and great literature. I appreciate, all the more, the openness my son puts into reading Wiesel, who sadly passes away the exact day I finish reading it.
On September 30, 1928, Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was born in Sighetu, Romania. Wiesel was imprisoned and orphaned during the Holocaust. Two of his three sisters also survived the the war. Wiesel became a writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and strong advocate for human rights. His 57 books, among them the memoir Night (1958), were written mostly in French, and translated into multiple languages. His childhood home, located in the corner of the old Jewish ghetto, and pictured in the poster above, is now a museum.
In recognition of Elie Wiesel birthday and recent death on July 2, 2016, we will share news of his achievements and widespread influence, including the place of his work in the school curricula.
The following articles are selected from Proquest Historical Newspapers, which informs and inspires classroom teaching and learning.
- Yaffe, R. (1970, Sep 10). "Night Must End"– An Interview with Elie Wiesel. The American Israelite (1874-2000)
- Elie Wiesel to Receive Award at Teach-in. (1978, Nov 02). The American Israelite (1874-2000)
- Johnson, A. (1981, Nov 17). Elie Wiesel: Triumph over the Silence of the Holocaust. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current File)
- Singer, P. (1984, May 31). Wiesel Captivates Cincinnati Audience. The American Israelite (1874-2000)
- Steinbach, A. (1986, Nov 16). Elie Wiesel: Messenger to Mankind: Pictures Tell Wiesel's Story of Survival. The Sun (1837-1991)
- Firestone, D. (1986, Oct 15). To Elie Wiesel, the Nobel Peace Prize: His Prize Is Beyond Literature. Newsday (1940-1988)
- Fenyvesi, C. (1986, Oct 15). Elie Wiesel, Translator of Tragedy. The Washington Post (1974-Current File)
- McAllister, B. (1986, Oct 15). Elie Wiesel Wins Nobel Peace Prize. The Washington Post (1974-Current File)
- Goodman, W. (1988, Nov 10). Elie Wiesel: Self-portrait. New York Times (1923-Current File)
- College Seniors Sought to Compete for Wiesel Prize. (1990, Nov 08). The American Israelite (1874-2000)
- Holmstrom, D. (1996, Dec 10). Elie Wiesel: Conversations with Oustanding Americans. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current File)
Check out Elie Wiesel on the The Open Mind, a nationally broadcast public affairs interview series originally created and hosted by Richard Heffner, whose work is archived in Pocketknowledge, the social, digital archive of Teacher College.
Need to keep current, look to the past, teach a topic? The Everett Cafe features daily postings of news from around the world, and also promotes awareness of historical events from an educational context.
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As a part of our collaboration, Victoria Road sent me the soft-as-silk Medallion Split Collar Tunic to review. This is probably the highest quality thing in my closet. It's made of fine, woven 100% cotton with subtle champagne-toned embroidery along the neckline and hem, and I just feel so elegant in it.
Elegant is not normally the way I describe myself, so it's a real pleasure to feel so put together in something that's also easy to put on and easy to wear. I wore it for a half day at work - where my volunteers oohed and awwed over it - then to run errands around town and, though it's crinkled slightly from movement and prolonged sitting, it still looks great. The fabric is lightweight and breathable, too, so it's offering some nice aeration for the sudden humidity that's taken hold of Virginia in the last couple of days.
Ethical Details: Medallion Split Collar Tunic - c/o Victoria Road; Shorts - old; Earrings - Hannah Naomi; Shoes - Sseko Designs via MadeFAIR
I've got a few summer weddings to attend, and I'd been looking for a blouse that was a bit more formal than my standard Everlane t-shirt to wear tucked into skirts. I think this tunic will pair well with a nice, black flouncy skirt since the neckline makes such a statement, and the fabric lays so well it feels dressy without the need for much bedazzling.
The Medallion Split Collar tunic was made ethically at Victoria Road's private factory in Lahore, Pakistan. It retails for $97.00, a small investment, but it's something that is timeless enough to wear forever and ever. Plus, it's forgiving shape means it will continue to be wearable even if I gain or lose a few pounds. The cotton fabric is also washable.
I would say this item runs true to size. I'm wearing a Small here.
New! I'm going to try to remember to tell you about the way items I feature on StyleWise were packaged...
This item came in a 100% recycled packing envelope printed with water based inks. The blouse was wrapped in a plastic liner.
Do you have anything by Victoria Road? If so, what item?
I would love to know what you think. Also, make sure to read the interview with the founders of Victoria Road here.


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Yesterday at work was busy with paperwork, not my favorite stuff which makes being an administrator sorta a bad career choice. But then again, no one bled on my shoes or puked on me, so there is that in its favor. I have no idea why I was so tired after this strenuous working on spreadsheets sort of day, but I was.
I looked at the WOD, figured I could manage parts of it and scale the rest and all would be fine. I went to bed too early but I couldn't stay awake any longer. I knew it was a bad choice, but it happened. I was awake from 1.55 AM until around 4 AM. When the alarm went off, it would have been really easy to ignore it, but it was time to get up and have fun and so that's what I did.
Warm-up seemed exceptionally long today. We did this and that and more this and more that and then some other stuff and just when we thought we were warm, we did that thing and those things and more things. Ricky and I were talking about the amazing fact that both of us could still walk today and figured that we would be unable to walk the day after the day after instead.
Today's WOD as written:
Yates Row – Spend 25-30 minutes learning the Yates Row. Find a good working weight and try a few sets of 5. No more than 5 sets.
AMRAP in 10 minutes:
1 Parking lot sprint
9 Clean
Heavy Rx – Sprint w/ slam ball(40/25) – Clean (185/125) – KBS (70/53)
Fast Rx – Clean (95/65) – KBS (53/35)
The Yates row is another way to isolate and work on the lats and I should have really strong lats but I don't and I'm still pitiful. I worked up to 52# and did five sets of five at that weight.
I opted to scale my parking lot stroll and not go as far and spend about the same amount of time in the parking lot as the sprinters. I learned that as tempting as it is to actually run the first time when I'm all rested, it is stupid. And I don't have to be a stupid jock. I can be a smart jock if I choose to be. The competitive nature of sports doesn't mean I have to lose my mind. So I strolled while everyone else ran past me. It is actually quite hard to do that.
I used 42# for the cleans and can't do a toes to bar. Doing a knees to elbows thing is how I fell off the bar and hurt myself during the Open. I didn't want to do that again. What a weenie. Everything scares me. I was getting close to real knees to elbows again today but never did more than my arms felt comfortable with. The first time I did four and three and then I did three, two, and two and for the last round I just did whatever I could manage. The last two were one at a time because it felt safer than falling on my ass again. I used the 25# kettlebell and did real, actual kettlebell swings and nearly scared myself. I almost lost my grip on one but the thought of beaning myself with that much weight made me grab tighter and I managed to hold on and not get hurt – again.
There was less beeping than I thought would happen. I managed to get through the cleans each time without pause. I got through the whole first round with just enough pause to actually pant for a few seconds. By the second round, I had to let my heart rate come back down before the knees to elbows stuff and before the kettlebell swings. On the third round, I had to pause a bit in the middle of the knees to elbows. There was less than a minute left when I headed for the parking lot and I strolled as Kim counted down. I was going to have to sprint to make the door before time ran out and so I hit it and managed to get to the doorway just as time was called. I had a score of 3+1.
My one RM for a clean is 67# and I just recently managed to get a 25# KB up over my head in a nice swing. My weights were not even at the fast RX, but they were heavy for me. I wish I knew what I was doing and if it was worth all this work. I believe it is. I know I'm stronger than I used to be, but it is disheartening to not be better.
Ricky was complaining about Jeremiah's youth and ability to rush through things. Ricky was chagrined to have to say he was twice the age and it was tough. I looked at the young man who is younger than my baby and who is slightly more than half my age and said, "Really?" Kids, today! But I figure if Ricky can already be worrying about the decline of old age and he is 33, I should be happy with what I can get done at the box.


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Back with another YouTube video for you.
Why cutting your miles the last 2-3 weeks before a race is so important and how to do it successfully. It's a very important part of training! And just a side note: a few weeks before a race is not the time to start taking training seriously- training should be all done. It's time to rest!
So, here you go, guys. Enjoy!
Click here to visit my channel.
Click here to see my available training guides for half and full marathons.
P.S. Do you like the videos or would you just prefer to read a blog post?
P. P. S. These freeze frames are killing me.


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Sigma 70-200mm OS - $350 off!
Amazing two-day offer by BH Photo
By PF Staff in Third-Party Announcements on Dec 8, 2010
B&H Photo is currently running a $350 instant discount on pre-orders of the new Sigma 70-200mm OS HSM.
Secure your copy of this lens before the price goes back up! The offer ends tomorrow, 12/9.Enjoy! This sounds like a fantastic lens and we are looking forward to doing a professional review.
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As real estate agents we are constantly trying to connect people to the right property; one which meets the needs and wants of the customer and caters for the ever-changing circumstances in people's lives.
According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ), although the market has seen a drop in sales volumes for lifestyle blocks over recent months, the national sale price for lifestyle blocks has continued to increase to record levels.
The shortage of supply and steady demand for well set up lifestyle blocks has influenced the increase in sale prices.
In the current market, there is a demand for affordable entry-level lifestyle blocks which are well priced and have the potential to add value over the long term.
Demand is likely to exceed supply for rural and lifestyle blocks which are well set up.
Properties which are favourably located with good sheds, fencing, quality soils and water supply, are likely to achieve a better sale price than a property that needs a lot of work and has inadequate infrastructure.
Michelle Singh is a residential/ lifestyle sales consultant with PGG Wrightson Rangiora. She's familiar with the rural lifestyle – she grew up in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch and moved to the Loburn/Rangiora area after getting married, where she's been residing with her husband and children ever since.


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Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: Predators & Prey program from 10:00am-11:30am; extended Museum hours until 1pm
Ages: All ages
Cost: By donation
Location: The Nature Museum
This beautiful planet deserves recognition each day, but we wouldn't dream of missing an official opportunity to celebrate the big blue marble. Visit the museum on Friday, April 22 to enjoy a special soirée for youth and families in honor of Earth Day. The party kicks off at 10 a.m. with an hour-long indoor program titled "Predators and Prey" led by Environmental Educator Jamie Maloof-Schilling; outdoor games and a group hike will follow.
Maloof-Schilling will delve into the interplay between predators' hunting prowess and the hustling quality of their prey, who have developed an impressive arsenal of skills to increase their chance of survival. Through stories, games, and touchable artifacts participants will learn how animals find a meal–or avoid being dinner. Party-goers will leverage their natural instincts while playing games that tap into their sense of sight, smell, sound, and touch. There will be plenty of interaction with fur, pelts, and bones to learn how carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores are connected.
Afterwards, the group will head outdoors for a moderate hike and to play some games in the forest and fields surrounding the Nature Museum. The web of life will come alive at this Earth Day Party!
The Earth Day party runs from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; in addition, the Museum's natural history exhibits, educational mounts, and hands-on activities will be open to explore until 1 p.m. The program is open to all ages; admission is by donation. Walk-ins welcome, but an RSVP via the Nature Museum website, www.naturemuseum.org, is appreciated.
Walk-ins welcome, but an RSVP letting us know that you plan to attend is always appreciated!
About Jamie Maloof-Schilling
Jamie Maloof-Schilling taught at Kindle Farm School for ten years within the Wilderness Adventure Program, passing on a wide range of primitive skills to children ages 5-18. In addition to such skills as tracking, building fires, and first aid, she educated students on how to work together, and how to respect and enjoy the wilderness.
Maloof-Schilling also assisted in wilderness skills education at the Vermont Wilderness School's Otter Day Camp and Oyase Summer Program. She conducts her own wilderness survival program, O.W.L.S.–"Outdoor, Wilderness, Learning, and Survival", at area public schools, homeschool groups and various outdoor education organizations. She also leads herbal and edible medicinal workshops to various age groups.


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From the obituary of Martha Mason in today's New York Times:
Ever since the 1940s, when she was a girl in a small Southern town, Martha Mason dreamed of being a writer. But it was not till nearly half a century later, with the aid of a voice-activated computer, that she could begin setting a memoir down on paper.
…From her horizontal world — a 7-foot-long, 800-pound iron cylinder that encased all but her head — Ms. Mason lived a life that was by her own account fine and full, reading voraciously, graduating with highest honors from high school and college, entertaining and eventually writing.
She chose to remain in an iron lung, she often said, for the freedom it gave her. It let her breathe without tubes in her throat, incisions or hospital stays, as newer, smaller ventilators might require. It took no professional training to operate, letting her remain mistress of her own house, with just two aides assisting her.
"I'm happy with who I am, where I am," Ms. Mason told The Charlotte Observer in 2003. "I wouldn't have chosen this life, certainly. But given this life, I've probably had the best situation anyone could ask for."
…After her mother's death in 1998, Ms. Mason began work on her [memoir] in earnest. There, in her childhood home, with a microphone at her mouth and the music of the iron lung for company, she wrote her life story sentence by sentence in her soft Southern voice, with her own breath.
[Thanks Matt!]