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Talari Networks Announced Best of Interop 2011 Finalist
InformationWeek Analytics and Interop Las Vegas 2011 Awards Recognize Technology
From Eight Categories for Their Market Leading Innovation
San Jose, Calif., April 20, 2011 – Talari Networks™, the company bringing WAN Virtualization and cloud economics to Enterprise networking, has been selected as a Best of Interop 2011 finalist in the performance optimization category. The coveted honor recognizes Talari's role in optimizing network performance while significantly reducing connectivity costs. Best of Interop winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 10, at Interop Las Vegas, held May 8-12 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. For more information visit: www.bestofinterop.com.
Talari's Adaptive Private Networking Mercury appliances, including the Best of Interop Finalist T750, will be demonstrated at Interop Expo, Booth 2238.
"This honor showcases Talari's WAN Virtualization technology and its record of enabling enterprises to leverage public Internet connectivity to deliver more bandwidth and greater application performance predictability while lowering WAN costs versus the traditional alternative of expensive MPLS connections alone," said Andy Gottlieb, CEO, Talari Networks. "WAN Virtualization is the perfect 'what's next' answer for performance optimization for those customers who have already deployed WAN Optimization technology, since the two technologies are so complementary, which is why about two thirds of Talari's customers are existing WAN Optimization customers."
The Best of Interop Judging Committee, comprised of InformationWeek Analytics editors and analysts, reviewed 100-plus entries and selected products with the most significant technical impact.
"The Best of Interop Awards celebrate the spirit of innovation in the business technology market. Each finalist has demonstrated his or her commitment to the industry through advancements in leading edge technologies," said Art Wittmann, vice president and director, InformationWeek Analytics. "We applaud all participating companies and are excited to announce the Best of Interop winners onsite at Interop Las Vegas."
The eight categories from which Best of Interop finalists were selected include:
- Cloud Computing & Virtualization
- Collaboration
- Data Center & Storage
- Infrastructure
- Network Management, Monitoring & Testing
- Performance Optimization
- Security
- Wireless & Mobility
There will be two additional awards recognized: an overall "Best of Interop" and "Best Startup Company."
About Talari Networks
With WAN Virtualization, Talari Networks does for Enterprise WANs what RAID did for storage – delivering a network with 30 to 100 times the bits per dollar, ongoing WAN costs reduced by 40% to 90%, and greater reliability than existing corporate WANs – bringing Moore's Law and Internet economics to Enterprise WAN buyers for the first time in more than 15 years. In 2011, Talari was named a Gartner Cool Vendor. For more information, please visit www.talari.com. Talari Networks…Swift and Sure.
About InformationWeek Analytics
InformationWeek Analytics is the leading resource for peer-driven research, providing business technology professionals with the real-world analysis and perspective they need to run better, smarter IT organizations. InformationWeek Analytics content is written and produced by an analyst team comprised of practicing senior IT professionals and InformationWeek's world-class editors. Featuring a combination of quantitative research and qualitative real world analysis, coupled with technology-adoption best practices, the InformationWeek Analytics site boasts more than 900 reports and briefs written specifically for and by IT professionals. InformationWeek Analytics is part of the InformationWeek Business Technology Network. For more information, visitwww.analytics.informationweek.com.
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Interop® drives the adoption of technology, providing knowledge and insight to help IT and corporate decision-makers achieve business success. Part of UBM TechWeb's family of global brands, Interop is the leading business technology event series. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet program, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop Las Vegas is the flagship event held each spring, with Interop New York held each fall, with annual international events in Mumbai and Tokyo, all produced by UBM TechWeb and partners. For more information about these events visit,www.interop.com.


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Lower back pain is a common complaint, and treatment often requires many hours of physical therapy over multiple weekly clinic visits -- a costly commitment. Now Dr. Michal Katz-Leurer of Tel Aviv University's Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine says that a simple aerobic walking program is as effective in alleviating lower back pain as muscle strengthening programs that require specialized equipment in rehabilitation clinics. The program includes walking two to three times a week for a period of 20 to 40 minutes.
... when people walk actively, abdominal and back muscles work in much the same way as when they complete exercises that target these areas. And unlike muscle strengthening programs, which often call for specific equipment and can involve exercises that require expert supervision, walking is a simple activity that can be done alone. [emphasis mine]
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I can believe it. I've not had much back pain in my life, but 4 months ago, pain started in my upper left leg and spread to my knee and shin.
My doctor couldn't determine why, but I think it was due to sitting most of the day in an easy chair that was a little broken and not level. The pain was there as long as I sat, but not when I stood or walked.
I had been walking quite a bit during the summer, but when cold weather came, I just sat. In front of the computer in the morning and afternoon, and in front of the movie screen in the evening.
I started bundling-up and walking a little again the last 2 months and the pain has been slowly declining. I'm almost back to normal now. :)
I always had and have back pain, sciatica, etc. - I'm not very strong. But moving helps, and paying attention to your body posture. Straight up and not too tense. Better find a good chair that helps your body posture.
I know you're right Chris. I've been procrastinating getting rid of this chair because it's big and heavy, and needs to be taken up a narrow stairs before another chair can fit in this tiny computer/entertainment room. I probably should take a sledge hammer to it, so I can take it up in pieces.
My own research convinced me that walking ended my LBP.
During 20 years in SF I walked a lot but visited a chiropractor regularly. After each adjustment I did the recommended daily exercises for a while, just as regularly quit doing them and had to visit him again. It was so predictable that with a bit of arithmetic I figured the cost in dollars of skipping a day's exercises.
Upon moving to Napa County I had to walk more and the back pain stopped. In a couple of years I got lazy, started riding a bicycle, and the pain resumed. I put the bicycle away, started walking and the pain stopped. Finally convinced, I got rid of the bicycle. For about twelve years now, no more pain.
Tom, do you still visit a chiropractor? I think it's interesting that the first chiropractor I visited was in Napa County. It was for the only time in my life when I had intense lower back pain. It might have been coincidence, but immediately after the adjustment, by back pain was gone.
I've visited a few chiropractors off & on since then, but never saw any improvement, especially on my neck which has always been a little stiff. I finally stopped going because from what I've read & heard, there's no good evidence that they help people, and evidence that they can do harm to the neck. However, it may be that they can sometimes help lower back pain, like the one in California may have done for me.
In SF I went to one chiropractor who made claims I didn't believe. I never went back.
I no longer need a chiropractor. I will continue walking.
I understand chiropractic education is now almost as demanding as medical education.
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2000: Kholev's marks as a junior reached new heights, as he broke Dave Kenworthy's 18-year old school record with a vault of 18-3 at the Centennial Invitaional ? Kholev went on to finish second at the Pac-10s with a height of 18-2 3/4 and 12th at the NCAAs with a height of 16-10 3/4.
1999: Finished first at the Trojan Invitational with a then-PR of 17-8 1/4 ... Ran a PR 14.88 to win the 110m HH at the Carl Rossi Relays ... Vaulted 17-4 1/2 to finish first at the Carl Rossi Relays.
1998: Finished seventh at the Pac-10 Championships with a vault of 17-2 3/4 (5.25) ... Won the pole vault at the Northridge Invitational with a PR of 17-6 (5.35 - No. 7 all-time on the USC list).
PRIOR TO USC: Was the 1997 Outstanding Sportsman for the IDF ... Competed at the European and World Championships for juniors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Kiev Secondary School in Kiev (Ukraine).
PERSONAL: Dennis was born in Nikolaiev, Ukraine on Oct. 21, 1975 ... He is a business administration major at USC.
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As a result of the application of Moore's Law to pixel detectors, the rate at which astronomical pixel data is acquired increases by about a factor of 4 each year. The emergence of the Next Generation Space Telescope (Webb) and especially the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will serve to increase this factor to ludicrous proportions. In principle a greatly enlarged pixel space should enhance discovery in astronomy and accelerate our learning about the cosmos.
However, human processing of data and human thinking does not scale at all with Moore's law. While machines have gotten faster this has mostly enabled data to be transferred and stored and Astronomy is in danger of becoming a pixel archive science. This talk will describe the development of this issue from the initial use of CCD cameras in 1981 to their current use some 35 years later.
This talk will all discuss how better algorithm's and processing is needed to handle this kind of Big Data as well as the opportunities which are now available for various kinds of unique surveys. Throughout this talk and illustrative of the problem will be the constant reminder that the audience is viewing a 1 million pixel projector screen that is projecting images that are at 30-50 million pixels native resolution.


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Feel-good efforts won't solve California's housing crisis
Two new documents – a report by the state housing agency and Gov. Jerry Brown's 2017-18 budget – focus harsh economic reality on fanciful political "solutions" to the state's severe housing crisis.
The state has been underbuilding housing for the last decade, ever since an overheated housing market collapsed.
Despite the ensuing recession, California's population continued to grow by over 300,000 persons a year. Households, each with an average of almost three persons, continued to form.
That created a need for 100,000-plus additional housing units a year, but California construction dropped to near zero during the meltdown, and we've only approached the 100,000-unit level in the last few years – not counting thousands of homes that are lost to demolition, fire and abandonment each year.
Overall, California built just 47 percent of the housing it needed between 2003 and 2014, the state has calculated, with the biggest gaps in poor rural counties.
The Department of Housing and Community Development contends that between 2015 and 2025, with California's population growing by 3.4 million, it needs 1.8 million units of new construction to net the million-unit-plus expansion of housing population growth will require.
It would take even more – much more – to make up for lack of construction in the last decade – a dearth that's driven housing costs to sky-high levels and given us the nation's highest level of poverty.
Building an average of 180,000 new units of housing each year to meet demand and offset attrition in older units would require enormous investment – at least $60 billion a year, or about as much as we spend on the K-12 school system.
Brown's new budget highlights the crushing demand numbers and points out that building "affordable" housing for low- and moderate-income families isn't cheap.
It costs, on average, $332,000 to build one unit of affordable housing, ranging from $591,000 in San Francisco to $207,000 in Kings and Tulare counties.
Brown would compel local governments that control land use to streamline permitting for affordable and transit-oriented housing projects, and thus shave their costs, but faces stiff opposition from environmental and labor groups.
They and their legislative acolytes have offered support, instead, for putting more public money into affordable housing projects, but that runs afoul of the costs Brown cites in his budget.
Two new proposals, one imposing a new tax on real estate transactions and another abolishing state income tax deductions for second home mortgage interest, would generate perhaps $600 million a year for affordable housing – enough for around 1,800 units, or just 1 percent of the state's overall need.
In other words, they are drops in the bucket and nothing more than feel-good gestures.
Only private and nonprofit housing developers can borrow and leverage the many billions of dollars in housing investment California needs, but they need regulatory streamlining and other structural reforms to make it work. That's the harsh reality.
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| Monday , August 10 , 2015 - 16:12:10 Local time
Leaders Must Serve With Courage, Former Ford CEO Says
During Mondays's general session at the 2015 World Credit Union Conference and America's Credit Union Conference, former Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mullaly received a standing ovation for advising credit unions on the benefits of strong teamwork and leadership. "I think working together really works. It's based on people deciding what their vision really is, " said Mulally. "You [Credit Union] people have a really great vision. Also that relentless implementation plan of ... more
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Think Disruptively to grow Your Credit Union
Luke Williams, global leadership and disruption expert, kicked off Tuesday's general session at the World Credit Union Conference and America's Credit Union Conference encouraging attendees to escape their comfort zones and cultivate an instinct for innovation. In the face of accelerating disruption across all industries, Williams challenged credit union leaders to find ways to "be" the disruptive chang, starting with disrupting how credit unions thinks. "If you have a vested ... more
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World Council Board Visits Ukraine to Understand CU Challenges
Ukrainian credit unions seek help to meet growing credit demand. World Council of Credit Unions' board of directors recently met wiht leaders of its member organization, Ukrainian National Association of Savings and Credit Unions (UNASCU), in Lviv, Ukraine, to better understand challenges facing the nation's credit unions. "Since 1992, World Council has worked to grow and strengthen Ukraine's credit union system,"said Brian Branch, World Council President and CEO. "Despite ... more
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Five Challenges: Enhancing Womens Leadership in Credit Unions
With support from the World Council of Credit Unions and Global Women's Leadership Network, Filene Research Institute has released a report on the status of women's leadership within the credit union industry. The report found that women are more likely to begin working in low-level industry positions and - despite similar stated ambition – are less likely to achieve executive-level status than men. The survey assessed demographic characteristics, self-perceived leadership styles, impressions of ... more
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World Council Announces Youth Agricultural Program in Kenya
World Council of Credit Unions recently signed an agreement through its Cooperative Development Program (CDP) with Beverly School of Kenya (BSK), a private boarding school in rural Kenya, to implement an agricultural program that encourages and educates youth to view as a means of income. World Council selected BSK for the "Future Farmer Schools" pilot program due its focus on sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The program aims to involve and attract students to agriculture and ... more
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Asian Credit Union Forum 2014: All for One, One for All!
From September 18 – 20, 2014, was held the 24th Asian Credit Union Forum in Bali, Indonesia. Hosted by the Credit Union Central of Indonesia (CUCO), the Forum was attende by 580 people from 24 countries. Following the conclusion of the 2013 Forum in Nepal, Way forward: Unification of Credit Unions in Asia has been chosen as the theme of this year's forum. Participants had the opportunity to have a look at the framework of agreements to which all must adhere to ensure that the system and processes ... more
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Panel: Non-traditional Market Entrants Seen as Disruptors or Partners?
Outsiders share secrets for future competition, and collaboration, at World Credit Union Conference As non-traditional market entrants rapidly become many consumers' preferred financial service providers, credit unions must learn how to engage and adapt to stay in the race. Collaboration amongst themselves, and even competitors, may be the answer, according to a combined panel of non-traditional market entrant spokespersons that kicked off Tuesday's general session at World Council's World Credit Union Conference ... more
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USAID Cooperative Focus on Financial Agricultural Growth
Financial inclusion through credit unions worldwide and in the United States was the subject of a joint presentation by the leaders of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and World Council of Credit Unions during a one-hour session hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on June 4. Tom Carter, USAID cooperative development program coordinator, introduced the presentation referring to the credit union movement as the development community's "best kept secret." Worldwide, ... more
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| Monday , July 14 , 2014 - 13:31:40 Local time
Bringing Financial Access to Rural Poor in Mexico and Worldwide
At a Semilla Cooperativa session in rural Mexico, credit union field officers collect savings from members using PDAs and provide receipts with mobile printers. Imagine living in a world where you have no access to a loan or a secure place to keep your savings. The nearest financial institution is 10 to 25 miles away, and the banks will not help because you do not have any credit history or enough assets to be considered worth the expense of rural finance. Beginning in 2004, the World Council of Credit Unions ... more
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| Saturday , April 05 , 2014 - 14:10:35 Local time
Finance Minister Calls on Credit Unions to Lend More
FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan has called on the credit union movement to increase lending to consumers. He said this would help grow the economy, and stressed that some credit unions have had large amounts of money put into them by members that could be lent out. Speaking in Limerick yesterday, Mr Noonan said: "There's about 430 credit unions, there's now a lot of capacity to re-lend, because the capacity to start lending is based on the amount of deposits that they have and they should go and start ... more
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February is American Heart Month. According to the CDC, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. Fortunately, there are ways to help prevent fatal complications from heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association lists several of these on their website, including:
Eat Smart: You can't eat perfect foods all the time, but you can make healthier choices more often. Did you know that some single-serving fruits and veggies can actually be cheaper than vending machine snacks? Buy in bulk, freeze excess servings, and watch videos on how to prepare healthy snacks using a variety of produce. Check out healthyforgood.heart.org for several heart-healthy recipes that you and your family will enjoy!
Move More: You've probably heard that the ideal goal is to move at least 150 minutes each week. However, if that seems to daunting, try smaller time frames first. Look for ways in your day to move more. Sometimes it means taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or incorporating 10-minute arm workouts at your desk with small weights. Every small decision you make to move adds up fast.
Be Well: Occasionally, we forget the combatting stress is a battle we must fight daily to keep our bodies healthy. Talk to your doctor and make sure you are getting enough sleep. Set aside moments in the day that you will not give into the urge to check social media. This would also be a great time to research the free yoga classes around Roanoke and learn to practice mindfulness. Make it a priority to take care of yourself.
The American Heart Association works year-round to reduce fatalities related to heart disease and stroke by providing preventative education, support, and funding for research. Generous volunteers and donors in the community help make that happen. Consider making a donation of time or money to help support their mission of building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Visit www.heart.org for more information.


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We all want the best for our littles, am I right? We try to feed them the best food, buy them stimulating toys and make sure they are properly clothed. The goal is to raise happy and healthy kids. Keyword in that sentence being healthy. While we look for the best in most of the products for our kids, I find one area that tends to get overlooked is the cleaning products we use around them.
Today's leading cleaning supplies might do wonders cutting through grease and eliminating soap scum but what residual chemicals get left behind? Below I've listed the best of the best so the next time your kid is licking that window you can rest a little bit easier. (Kids are such little weirdos!)
Dr. Bronner's Fair Trade and Organic Sal Suds Liquid Cleaner
I can't say enough about the Dr. Bronner's brand. When I first started using Dr. Bronner's, I got hooked on their Peppermint Pure Castile Liquid Soap. Once I found out about the Sal Suds cleaner I knew I had to try it. You can use this all-purpose cleaner on literally everything. Dishes, laundry, carpets, any surface that you can imagine (although I wouldn't use it on electronics). It's completely natural and certified organic and vegan. It's super concentrated and believe me when I say it will last you 5 to 10x longer than most of the cleaning products on the market. If they ever discontinue this product I'll probably cry and then proceed to buy up every last bottle I can find on eBay.
20 Mule Team Borax Detergent Booster & Multi-Purpose Household Cleaner
Borax is a classic natural cleaner. Did your grandmother use it? Mine did and I'll tell you there is a good reason why. This cleaner is amazing at lifting stains out of clothes. Borax actually softens water by raising the pH level closer to neutral. It can be used as a multipurpose cleaner and for insect control in the summer. You can also use it for rainy day projects with the Littles. I'm sure I'll do a post on it eventually but you can make some really cool slime putty with Borax.
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Multi-Purpose Spray, Lavender
If scent is important to you, you have to try the Mrs. Meyer's Lavender line. It's made from all plant derived ingredients and works great on all non porous surfaces. I love using this cleaner in my bathroom on the counters and in the toilet before guests come over. I get a lot of complements on the fragrance. It really freshens everything up and the scent lingers for almost an entire day.
Better Life Tub and Tile Cleaner
The bath is one area that I feel that parents should absolutely use non-toxic cleaners. There is nothing worse than watching your kid drink bath water and thinking about all the chemicals that they could be ingesting. This tub and tile cleaner cuts through soap scum, mold, rust and mildew like butter. It smells really fresh and it is completely natural! (I have a hard time finding this one in stores but Amazon always comes through with the win.)
Puracy Natural Liquid Dish Soap
If you're looking for an all natural dish soap, look no further than this Puracy Natural Liquid Dish Soap. This soap is great if you have hard water and tend to get water spots. I think what I love the most about this soap is the scent. Apparently, I am not alone on that. This brand has been quietly building up a cult following. I'm not surprised though. It essentially doubles as a moisturizing hand treatment every time you do the dishes.
Seventh Generation Disinfecting Multi-Surface Wipes
If you're the type of person that is short on time and craves convenience then I would recommend these multi-surface wipes. These wipes are actually pretty interesting. Did you know that thyme disinfect? Neither did I. But they claim that they kill 99.99% of all viruses and germs on non porous surfaces including…
- Influenza A viruses including H1N1
- Rhinovirus (type 37, the Common Cold virus)
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Salmonella enterica
- Escherichia coli
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
I know that I won't be letting myself run out of these wipes now that cold season is on the way!
method Tub + Tile Spray, Eucalyptus Mint
I know that I've already listed a bathroom cleaner, but I couldn't leave this one off of the list. I am a huge fan of the Method cleaning products but this one is my absolute favorite. The scent of this cleaner is out of this world and it dries with no chemical residue. I like to use this cleaner in between showers as a maintainance clean in between major cleans. I spray it on, wipe it off and it lets me go longer in between massive scrub downs. Also check out Method's wood for good Wood Polish. It is seriously a magic cleaner.
Ecodiscoveries Glass Cleaner
While I am always a huge fan of just using vinegar and water on my windows, glass and stainless steel, this glass cleaner is a total win in the all natural/non toxic department. It has a completely plant derived formula and is fragrance free, chemical free and hypoallergenic. So if the smell of vinegar is a turn off for you, I'd look into picking this stuff up.
Grab Green Natural Non-Chlorine Bleach Alternative Pods
The last item on this list is a huge staple in my home (mainly because I am allergic to bleach). A little hint on using these, unlike traditional bleach use these pods in warm water with whites. Trust me, they work just as well as bleach. You can even pop the pods open and use the contents to spot treat. These pods work on whites and colors and work in high efficiency washers. I personally like to use the fragrance free version but they do offer a variety of fun scents if you fancy a little aromatherapy with your laundry. They're hypoallergenic and completely safe to use around your Littles.
Going all natural is great for our families! Have you come across any natural cleaning products that you love? Make sure to let us all know in the comments and keep this list going! Until next time Kangas! Stay strong, radiate positivity and love fiercely!


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i am hearing more and more people saying this is the way to go...no thank you...what happened to the forsaking all others?..i would just like to hear what is so great about sharing yourself and your spouse with other people....why are people chosing to live like this? now one person said that she agrees with it because he was gonna cheat anyway..that was no good reason to me, is she that desperate to have him that she gave him the green light so that she could still have a piece of him, because haing some is not always better than having nothing. so what some other reasons?...i need to hear this..
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Vestavia Hills, Alabama: January 2, 2017: Schaeffer Eye Center creates "Schaeffer Eyes on Education" program to support the Vestavia Hill City Schools Foundation. For every child from the Vestavia Hills community that has an eye exam at one of their locations, Schaeffer Eye Center will donate $10, and $50 for those that begin a specialty treatment plan such as myopia control or vision therapy.
"As with vision, schools are the cornerstone of a child's learning and development," said Dr. Jack Schaeffer, President and CEO of Schaeffer Eye Center. "The 'Schaeffer Eyes on Education' program allows us to fulfill our goals of supporting the community while treating visual issues early ensuring Vestavia Hills children reach their full potential in learning and in life. At the end of 2017, we hope to award a generous donation to the Vestavia Hills School Foundation through this program."
"We are so pleased that Schaeffer Eye Center has chosen to support VHCSF through this initiative," stated Janet Ball, VHCSF Board Chair. "The 'Schaeffer Eyes on Education' is a way that every citizen can support education in our schools while receiving valuable medical care for their families."
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A bedroom is one of the most private areas of the house. It is where you be yourself with no one judging you, a place where you tend to do all that you like and most importantly rest at the end of the day. While all of these are tasks that you do on a daily basis, your bedroom should reflect what you are. Since it is a place that you are comfortable in the décor and every other thing in the room should suit your personality and taste well.
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Using dramatic wall paints have become old school. People in the present times make use of wall stickers and decals which can also be called wallpaper. This gives that modern touch to your room. Instead of putting up posters with quotes in them, put up wall stickers that have large quotes on them, it would make your bedroom look better and brighter.
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Since the bedroom is a cozy place to be in, look out for lights that are subtle and nothing too bright. This gives a warm effect while making you feel very comfortable. Bright light doesn't induce good sleep. Even if you plan to read a book, use a bedside or a headboard lamp as and when necessary.
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This program is being sponsored by: LCAT; Lodi Community Action Team, LATV; Lodi Area Teen Vision, Lodi Leadership Council in LHS, and the Lodi Police Department.
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According to The Disney Blog, monorail doors have a sensor that is supposed to let the driver know if a door hasn't closed - and prevents it from leaving a station.
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Nobody on the train was hurt because of the incident.
Disney has since pulled the train off the tracks and is investigation the cause of the door opening.
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As a reminder, there were 2 uncontested elections:
Melvin Walker
Joshua Pennise, Secretary
Congratulations to both!
Now for the results of the contested elections. We will show the results of each contested seat along with the total number of votes cast and the percentage received by each candidate. Here are the results.
Total number of votes: 2517
Vice President
Sandra Maloney (71.3%)
Brenda Dencer (28.7%)
Carolyn Ball (55.3%)
Daryl Crouse (44.7%)
Deaf Member at Large
Branton Stewart (52%)
Pauline Ballentine (48%)
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Len Roberson (59.4%)
Shonna Magee (40.6%)
We express our congratulations to the prevailing candidates. We thank everyone who ran and to those who voted. Board members transition following this summer's conference in Salt Lake City.
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Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by R. Lynne Roelfs
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RESOURCESREAD about the creation and sharing of this book (Jamiepeeps Blog Posts)EXPLORE Mitali Perkin's videos, teaching resources, discussion guides, and service/engagement suggestions for kids, classrooms, and families.
REVIEWSJunior Library Guild Premier Selection 2015
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Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by April Pulley Sayre
Publisher: Charlesbridge PublishersISBN-13: 9781580894050 / 9781580894067Ages 4-10
Available in Hardcover & PaperbackLocate a Copy Amazon | B&N | Indiebound
"The stunning art and well-presented information make this an attractive addition to any collection." –School Library Journal
DESCRIPTIONThe migration of a most majestic mammal.
In this latest book by acclaimed science writer April Pulley Sayre, young readers follow along as a mother humpback whale and her calf make their annual trek from the warm waters of the Caribbean to their summer feeding grounds off the coast of New England and back again. Within this extraordinary story of migration, Sayre provides information about how humpback whales breathe, sing, and how they got their name—a secondary layer of text expands upon the more intricate details.
But aside from the basics about the humpback whale species, Here Come the Humpbacks! also delves into the dangers these whales face—from other mammals and sea life such as hungry orcas, to man-made threats like pollution and giant ships. Jamie Hogan's stunning, rich pastel illustrations complement Sayre's text beautifully, and make this book a great choice for a read-aloud in the classroom, library, or at home.
RESOURCESPLAY Here Come the Humpbacks!: A Whale Migration Game for Classrooms, Libraries, Bookstores, & Other Mammal Loving Locales
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Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by Robin Hansen
Publisher: Down East BooksISBN-13: 9780892729678Ages 7-11
"The illustrations are a wonderful wash of color as the characters play across the pages with whimsical reality."–Kate Quinn, The Working Waterfront
DESCRIPTIONEleven-year-old sternman Josie wants red and gray sawtooth mittens like his lobster boat skipper, but the village knitter, Aunt Agnes, makes him old-fashioned compass mittens with lines that point the directions. When their boat gets lost in a thick fog, however, Josie and the skipper both find out the old-time mittens hold the key to getting them home safely—there might be some magic knitted into them.
RESOURCESREAD about the creation and sharing of Ice Harbor Mittens (Jamiepeeps Blog Posts)DOWNLOAD & KNIT Compass Mitten PatternREAD "Ice Harbor Explores the Magic of Maine" (Bangor Daily News)
Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by by Julie DannebergPublisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN-13: 9781580895866Ages 4-8
"Hogan's expressive renderings of the explorer's face are the highlight of this book…" —School Library Journal
DESCRIPTIONThe now iconic figure John Muir, while living at the base of Yosemite Falls in California, ventures up the trail from his cabin one night and has a harrowing waterfall adventure. Back matter roots the story in Muir's life's work as a conservationist and naturalist.
RESOURCESREAD about the creation and sharing of this book (Jamiepeeps Blog Posts)
Cover illustration for "Owl Girl" written by Mary Atkinson, a chapter book published by Maine Authors Publishing.
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Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by Susan Blackaby
Publisher: Charlesbridge PublishersISBN-13: 9781580893503Ages 8-Adult
"Jamie Hogan's numerous and gorgeous charcoal pencil drawings, including the two-page spreads that introduce each habitat, give Nest, Nook, and Cranny the appearance of a beloved field journal…"–Curled Up With a Good Kid's Book
DESCRIPTIONFrom tongue-in-cheek sonnets to lyrical free verse, Susan Blackaby's poems explore the many kinds of homes animals make for themselves. Jamie Hogan's expressive line art is perfect complements to this clever collection of habitat poems. Extensive back matter provides intriguing information on animal habitats and the ins and outs of writing poetry.
RESOURCESREAD about the creation and sharing of Nest, Nook & Cranny(JamiePeeps Blog Posts)READ an Interview with Susan and Jamie (Kirby's Lane)READ about the Nest, Nook & Cranny at Great Kids BooksVIEW the StoryWalk created and available for reproduction
REVIEWS & ACCOLADESNew York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and SharingLion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry
"In the case of Blackaby's title, Hogan includes black and white endpapers packed full of crabs, pinecones, snakes, and various flora and fauna. The pictures inside the book are rendered accurately without even so much as a sniffle of anthropomorphism or cartoonish emotion. Hogan's preferred method of madness is to render her images in pastels and charcoal pencils on Canson paper. The results are thick black lines and creatures where the texture of the paper itself pokes through the images. This is particularly effective when Hogan has created the dappled scales of a fish in a pond. She tones it down when she wants to be detailed though, as with a delicate hermit crab or fur of a bee. And if I don't miss my guess, sometimes Hogan uses the paper to its best natural advantage, as when she creates an instant honeycomb by merely outlining the already existing hexagons of the paper."–E. R. Bird, Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal
Illustrated by Jamie HoganWritten by Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Charlesbridge PublishersISBN-13: 9781580892674 / 9781580892667
"…bright, handsome collage artwork…brings the concepts close, from images of a butterfly in flight or the final view of an arctic fox with a factory belching black smoke in the background."–Booklist
DESCRIPTIONAdapt, or face extinction.
The golden toad used to inhabit the cloud forests of Costa Rica, but when the weather became too warm and dried up the pools where its eggs hatched, the golden toad disappeared. It has not been seen in more than twenty years. This amphibian is just one of several species in A Warmer World, a thought-provoking and informative account of how global climate change has affected wildlife over the past several decades.
Species by species, acclaimed nonfiction children's author Caroline Arnold describes how warmer weather alters ecosystems, forcing animals to adapt or become extinct. Arnold's clear and straightforward text is complemented by Jamie Hogan's collage-style illustrations. Reminiscent of a nature journal, the book will inspire readers to start their own research into this significant global issue. A glossary and listing of websites and books for further exploration is included.
RESOURCESREAD about the creation and sharing of A Warmer World (Jamiepeeps Blog Posts)VIST the website for the bookWATCH the Book Trailer
Cover illustration for "A Generation of Leaves" by Nicole d'Entremont, adult fiction set during WW1 in Maritime Canada and the European trenches.
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Ask any small business owner and they'll tell you they don't have the time to ease into a routine of nightly TV before bed. The entrepreneurs I know typically don't have time for television at all, but, when they do, it's usually all in one sitting. For some of us, binge watching is the new spa day. If you're looking for a new show to inspire your business life while vegging out on your couch and eating ice cream, give one of these a try on your next day off:
Shark Tank
You can't have a list of shows for entrepreneurs without Shark Tank. For those who don't know, Shark Tank is a reality television show that started in 2009 on ABC. It involves new entrepreneurs or inventors pitching their business ideas to a panel of "shark" investors.
Just as the show presents some really good ideas that do indeed turn into successful products sold at a large scale, it also shows plenty of duds. Entrepreneurs, whether veteran or novice, can learn from watching both good and bad ideas get pitched. Take notes on the good pitches: how did they present their idea? What was their prep work like? In what manner did they speak to the investors? You can really tell when someone's prepared and confident in his/her product. The next time you have to pitch your business, or even just a new idea at a meeting with partners, mimic the successful entrepreneurs you see on Shark Tank. In a different way, you can also learn a thing or two from the unsuccessful pitches you see. Exactly why was their pitch or product bad? Why wouldn't you have invested your money if given the chance?
Parks and Recreation
This next one isn't quite so in your face in terms of made-for-entrepreneurs TV, but it does provide plenty of good lessons about getting stuff done and sticking to your guns while making you laugh along the way. Parks and Recreation also started in 2009 (a good year for shows for small business owners), and stars Amy Poehler as the main character, Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat working in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana. Throughout the series, Knope faces a myriad of challenges to overcome to better the lives of those in the fictional Pawnee, Indiana. In every episode the viewer learns about hard work, determination, and how to make the world a better place by doing something you're good at.
Startup is a new American television series that just debuted on Crackle in September. On IMDB, It's described as a "crime/thriller" about "a desperate banker who needs to conceal some stolen money. A Haitian-American gang lord who wants to "go legit." And a Cuban-American hacker who has an idea that will revolutionize the very future of money itself. Forced to work together, they unwittingly create their version of the American dream." A good lesson in working together and overcoming differences to fight for one common goal: the success of a business.
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Past Times
NC provided turpentine to the world
There are several theories about how North Carolina came to be known as the Tar Heel state. One is its dominance in the production of naval stores – tar, pitch, and turpentine – from colonial days until the early 1900s. In 1928, N&O writer Ben Dixon MacNeill looked back at the state's turpentine empire.
North Carolina of two centuries ago presented an unbroken expanse of long leaf pine. It is doubtful that anywhere in the world there existed so magnificent a forest. Over a territory 300 miles long and more than 100 miles wide, the forest stretched in a green unbroken sea, with here and there rivers up which boats might come for their burdens. North Carolina became the chief turpentine producing territory in the world. The tar went everywhere. Even the Chinese, seeing the well-caulked ships that came from remote ports, coveted our tar and bought it.
Curiously enough there grew up a legend that only the pines of North Carolina could produce the particular grade of tar that had found such favor throughout the world. Up until 1835 the legend persisted. The trees south of the Cape Fear river were believed to be of an inferior sort whose tar could not equal that of the rest of the state. It may be that the propagandies of the day of the day fostered the myth. At any rate it was not until after 1835 that it was discovered that there was really no difference between the trees in South Carolina and those across the line to the North.
World famous
North Carolina prospered because of the legend, and monopolized the business. It became famous throughout the world for its turpentine products. "Naval stores," they were called, because they were used almost exclusively for caulking ships and tarring ropes and such other sea-going uses. With 1835 the State learned the use of the copper still in the distillation of the crude tar and rendering the pure turpentine. From then on the State's position in the industry was made more secure by the higher quality of the turpentine produced here.
Production methods were, of course, crude. With the exception of the introduction of copper stills in the distillation of crude tar, no improvement was made in the industry in 200 years. The process was simple, and not costly. All that was needed was a tree, an axe, a bucket and crude dipping paddle, and a workman with a strong back. Methods developed in the primitive beginnings of the colony were still in use when the industry disappeared during the first decade of the present century.
With his axe the woodsman chipped a box in the trunk of the tree about a foot off the ground. Chips were removed above the box to induce the flow of resin from the veins of the tree. As the substance flowed out, some of it tended to harden on the chipped place, stopping the flow. The tree was merely healing its own wounds in the way that blood will clot about a wound stopping the flow. Periodically it was necessary to re-open the wound by new chipping. Tools were developed for this purpose. They were known as "hacks."
From the wounds in the trunk of the tree the resin ran down into the box, and periodically it was dipped out. As the face of the chippings grew longer, tar hardened on the face and was removed in cakes. This had its commercial value. The drippings were poured into barrels, and hauled to the distillery or to a place of shipment. …
During the past 25 years, the turpentine industry has almost disappeared from the State. A ship coming now into the ports of Wilmington for a cargo of turpentine might create a sensation among this younger generation that does not remember the great, gaudy days when the ships of the world bent their courses toward the Cape Fear river bar.
Two things contributed to the disintegration of the industry. The trees were bled to death. After a while the producers and consumers discovered that there was really no difference between the trees in North Carolina and the trees in other parts of the South. The industry moved off Southward, and during the 80's and 90's, the State lost innumerable excellent families. They moved to Georgia and Alabama and Florida and other Southern States whose trees had not been bled dry.
The end of the century saw, too, an enormous increase in the demand for long-leaf pine lumber. Within 20 years the forests, already bled white under the hacks of the turpentine operators, succumbed finally to the axes of the lumbermen. The State was stripped bare of its timber. The forests disappeared. All that is left of them are the pine saplings, second growth, despised alike by turpentine men and lumbermen. The State's glory was spent. –The N&O, 1/29/1928
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CAPE HAZE, Fla. — Authorities said they arrested a man who apparently forgot to fill up when he was robbing a gas station.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said a 23-year-old man used a Bowie knife to rob a Cape Haze gas station early Sunday. Deputies said the man pulled the 12-inch blade and demanded money. But when he left, a customer followed him and called 911.
While deputies were looking for signs of the robber, a newspaper carrier told them that a man in a car matching the one from the robbery had run out of gas nearby.
The man was arrested several hours after the robbery and charged with robbery with a weapon and loitering/prowling. He was released Monday on $10,500 bail.
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I recently finished reading The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. As the back cover best summarizes: "Despite their infinite variety of incident, setting, and costume, the myths of the world offer only a limited number of responses to the riddle of life. In this book Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Apollo, the Frog King of the fairy tale, Wotan, the Buddha, and numerous other protagonists of folklore and religion enact simultaneously the various phases of their common story. The relationship of their timeless symbols to those rediscovered in dream by contemporary depth psychology is taken to those rediscovered in dream by contemporary depth psychology pared with the words of such spiritual leaders as Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Lao-tse, and the "Old Men" of the Australian tribes. From behind a thousand faces the single hero emerges, archetype of all myth."
Below are excerpts from the book that I found particularly insightful:
The hero, therefore, is the man or woman who has been able to battle past his personal and local historical limitations to the generally valid, normally human forms. Such a one's visions, ideas, and inspirations come pristine from the primary springs of human life and thought. Hence they are eloquent, not of the present, disintegrating society and psyche, but of the unquenched source through which society is reborn. The hero has died as a modern man; but as eternal man—perfected, unspecific, universal man—he has been reborn. His second solemn task and deed therefore (as Toynbee declares and as all the mythologies of mankind indicate) is to return then to us, transfigured, and teach the lesson he has learned of life renewed.
On the Hero and the God:
The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth. A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous : forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.
On the Call to Adventure:
This first stage of the mythological journey-which we have designated the "call to adventure"-signifies that destiny has summoned the hero and transferred his spiritual center of gravity from within the pale of his society to a zone unknown. This fateful region of both treasure and danger may be variously represented: as a distant land, a forest, a kingdom underground, beneath the waves, or above the sky, a secret island, lofty mountaintop, or profound dream state; but it is always a place of strangely fluid and polymorphous beings, unimaginable torments, superhuman deeds, and impossible delight.
On the Ultimate Boon:
The gods and goddesses then are to be understood as embodiments and custodians of the elixir of Imperishable Being but not themselves the Ultimate in its primary state. What the hero seeks through his intercourse with them is therefore not finally themselves, but their grace, i.e., the power of their sustaining subStance. This miraculous energy-substance and this alone is the Imperishable; the names and forms of the deities who everywhere embody, dispense, and represent it come and go.
On the Master of the Two Worlds:
Symbols are only the vehicles of communication; they must not be mistaken for the final term, the tenor, of their reference. No matter how attractive or impressive they may seem, they remain but convenient means, accommodated to the understanding. Hence the personality or personalities of God—whether represented in trinitarian, dualistic, or unitarian terms, in polytheistic. monotheistic, or henotheistic terms, pictorially or verbally, as documented fact or as apocalyptic vision—no one should attempt to read or interpret as the final thing. The problem of the theologian is to keep his symbol translucent, so that it may not block out the very light it is supposed to convey. 'For then alone do we know God truly," writes Saint Thomas Aquinas, "when we believe that He is far above all that man can possibly think of God." And in the Kena Upanishad, in the same spirit: "To know is not to know; not to know is to know." Mistaking a vehicle for its tenor may lead to the spilling not only of valueless ink, but of valuable blood.
From Psychology to Metaphysics:
And so, to grasp the full value of the mythological figures that have come down to us, we must understand that they are not only symptoms of the unconscious (as indeed are all human thoughts and acts) but also controlled and intended statements of certain spiritual principles, which have remained as constant throughout the course of human history as the form and nervous structure of the human physique itself. Briefly formulated, the universal doctrine teaches that all the visible structures of the world—all things and beings—are the effects of a ubiquitous power out of which they rise, which supports and fills them during the period of their manifestation, and back into which they must ultimately dissolve. This is the power known to science as energy, to the Melanesians as mana, to the Sidoux Indians as wakonda, the Hindus as shakti, and the Christians as the power of God.
On the Childhood of the Human Hero:
In sum: the child of destiny has to face a long period of obscurity. This is a time of extreme danger, impediment, or disgrace. He is thrown inward to his own depths or outward to the unknown; either way, what he touches is a darkness unexplored. And this is a zone of unsuspected presences, benign as well as malignant: an angel appears, a helpful animal, a fisherman, a hunter, crone, or peasant. Fostered in the animal school, or, like Siegfried, below ground among the gnomes that nourish the roots of the tree of life, or again, alone in some little room (the story has been told a thousand ways), the young world-apprentice learns the lesson of the seed powers, which reside just beyond the sphere of the measured and the named.
The conclusion of the childhood cycle is the return or recognition of the hero, when, after the long period of obscurity, his true character is revealed. This event may precipitate a considerable crisis; for it amounts to an emergence of powers hitherto excluded from human life. Earlier patterns break to fragments or dissolve; disaster greets the eye. Yet after a moment of apparent havoc, the creative value of the new factor comes to view, and the world takes shape again in unsuspected glory. This theme of crucifixion-resurrection can be illustrated either on the body of the hero himself, or in his effects upon his world. The first alternative we find in the Pueblo story of the water jar.
On the Departure of the Hero:
The last act in the biography of the hero is that of the death or departure. Here the whole sense of the life is epitomized. Needless to say, the hero would be no hero if death held for him any terror; the first condition is reconciliation with the grave.
On Myth and Society:
Mythology has been interpreted by the modern intellect as a primitive, fumbling effort to explain the world of nature (Frazer); as a production of poetical fantasy from prehistoric times, misunderstood by succeeding ages (Muller); as a repository of allegorical instruction, to shape the individual to his group (Durkheim); as a group dream, symptomatic of archetypal urges within the depths of the human psyche (Jung); as the traditional vehicle of man's profoundest metaphysical insights (Coomaraswamy); and as God's Revelation to His children (the Church). Mythology is all of these. The various judgments are determined by the viewpoints of the judges. For when scrutinized in terms not of what it is but of how it functions, of how it has served mankind in the past, of how it may serve today, mythology shows itself to be as amenable as life itself to the obsessions and requirements of the individual, the race, the age.
On the Hero Today:
The modern hero, the modern individual who dares to heed the call and seek the mansion of that presence with whom it is our whole destiny to be atoned, cannot, indeed must not, wait for his community to cast off its slough of pride, fear, rationalized avarice, and sanctified misunderstanding. "Live," Nietzsche says, "as though the day were here." It is not society that is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse. And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal—carries the cross of the redeemer – not in the bright moments of his tribe's great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair.


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In 2005, the Palestinians requested a massive boycott of Israel and Israelis. This has resulted in a number of actions in Europe: calls for ceasing to use particular Israeli products and resolutions approving academic boycotts in a number of institutions. Most recently, the American Studies Association has joined in sanctions against Israeli academic institutions. But these will not succeed until a hermetically sealed economically punishing boycott is effected on the State of Israel.
I'll show how that can be done.