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Lolo Trail Muzzleloader Club "RENDEZVOUS SHOOT"
July 20, 2018 - July 22, 2018
Black Powder, Patched round Ball Firearms Only Allowed at This Event
8:00 am: REGISTRATION
10:00 am: Trails open until 5:00 pm
$20 Camping Family/Individual
$15 Non-Camping Family/Individual
List of Events:
Rifle, Pistol, Hawk and Knife Trails
Thursday: Site Opens
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
10:00 a.m. Trails open until 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. Registration opens
8:00 a.m. Trails open until 5:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Ladies Tea
5:30 p.m. Dutch oven competition judged
6:00 p.m. Potluck w/main dish provided
10:00 a.m. award ceremony and auction
- Campers Welcomed: Primitive and Modern
- Portable restrooms will be on site.
- No water shelter, or power
- Limited cell phone reception on location, so please come prepared.
- Pets welcome but must be leashed.
Pot Luck Supper; Club is providing the main dish; please bring a side dish unless you are competing in the Dutch oven competition.
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It's time to Get Digging. Normally I take a 'no dig' approach to the beds on my plot. I put a dressing of manure and compost on the top soil in the Autumn and then sit back and let the worms and frost do the work. But this year, here in Hampshire, we have had almost no frost - at least not yet! My soil after all the rain became water logged and is hard and compacted and frost and ice crystals have not broken up the soil texture. Then the worms have not been at their usual task of drag down the compost and manure which usually disappears over winter. So it is time to get out the fork, spade and plank to stand on and start digging.
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While I have been waiting for the soil to dry out enough to work on, I have made an arch to one of the entrances to my plot and moved my Tansy and a hyssop to new growing sites. One advantage of wet soil is that these deep rooted herbs came out of the ground easily. I have created a willow cage over the the Lovage as it is near a path and it is easy to step on the growing crown. I made one also for the Bears Breaches plant (Acantheae) which I have grown from seed. Again it is near the edge of a path and after three years waiting for it to flower I would hate it to be crushed through a carelessly placed boot. Here is a picture of what it should look like this summer. If it does flower I will have a great sense of satisfaction of having grown it from seed but perhaps getting a root division would have been quicker and easier.
The past weekend was lovely and I enjoyed being at my plot pottering around the edges of the bed doing the jobs I could do. Maybe this week I will be even be able to cut the grass and dig some - a bed ready to plant my early Potatoes,
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Whatever else Trump becomes known for, he will surely go down as our most joyless, and least sybaritic president. It would be very nice, and let's face it very surprising, if that's the worst that could be said about his presidency. Of course Reagan was a pro: he knew how to work the camera, and how to act as though he was enjoying his food, even if he wasn't.
He could even look good with an ice cream, and that's really tricky.
By no means all succeed:
Even Obama can't always pull it off.
And a hotdog can be every bit as perilous:
And whatever food Nixon is eating here, well, that possibly isn't the very best way to eat it.
It seems to me that Roosevelt had it pretty well covered. He looks like a man who knows how to carve a bird, and is actually taking pleasure in it. Eleanor is certainly looking on in admiration.
Roosevelt also looked damned good with a drink:
And Reagan too could even look good with a drink even when he had to act as though he wasn't enjoying it. Admittedly this was in pre-presidential days, and if you want to look impressive it certainly does no harm to have Bette Davis drinking beside you.
As for Nixon, well, here at least he does seems to be handling his drink a little better than Brezhnev.


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THERE is a sense of excitement at the Qatar Golf Association as it gets ready to host the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters' 20th edition.
"From on-course rivalry, to final-hole excitement and drama, there've been some spectacular performances here at the Doha Golf Club over the years. Since 1998, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters has always brought together fans, families, sponsors and the world's best players to deliver heart-stopping action on the course and renowned family entertainment off it. We're delighted to celebrate the tournament's 20th edition," said QGA President Hassan Al Naimi.
The event has also helped Qatar establish as a host of the world-class event, which is telecast to a global TV audience of over 400 million viewers.
Commercial Bank CEO Joseph Abraham added, "The Qatar Masters offers a world-class experience and is set to be unforgettable this year in terms of field and entertainment. We're confident our commitment to this great European Tour event will drive the game forward and further inspire a new generation of golfers to take up the sport."


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text: EntertainmentCelebrities Marc Jacobs proposes to boyfriend Charly DeFrancesco at West Village Chipotle Classy choice of setting, Marc. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs, right, proposed to his boyfriend, Charly DeFrancesco, at a West Village Chipotle. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Dimitrios Kambouris By Nicole Levy email@example.com Updated April 5, 2018 2:43 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email When traditionalists propose at a restaurant, they choose a white-tablecloth kind of establishment and ask the waiter to deliver the ring to the table in a flute of champagne. When Marc Jacobs does it, he recruits a flash mob to dance to Prince's "Kiss" at a Manhattan Chipotle. A video posted to the fashion designer's Instagram account early Wednesday morning (aka National Burrito Day) captures the choreographed performance at the Mexican fast-food chain at 504 Avenue of the Americas and Jacobs bending on one knee in front of longtime boyfriend Charly "Char" DeFrancesco to pop the big question. DeFrancesco, a model and maker of "bougie" candles, is seen accepting the proposal and hugging his new fiance. "GET READY FOR THE ALL TIME GAG!!!!!" he writes in a post on his own Instagram account. We just hope Jacobs, whose net worth is estimated to be $100 million, springs for some classier eats at the wedding. By Nicole Levy firstname.lastname@example.com Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.


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When I sat down to write this post about a plant that has adapted to capture water in dry climates, I realized I didn't know exactly which plant this was. I snapped the photo at a cactus farm in Tucson, AZ and forgot to take a picture of its label. Oops! Lesson learned. However, my mistake led me to find out something cool about coevolution.
At first I assumed this spiky beauty was a type of agave, and I began to scan through Google for images, hoping one would match this plant so I could learn its species name. Yet, no picture on Google looked right.
Then I started to wonder if it could be a type of aloe. Still, none of Google's aloe pictures matched mine either. I didn't have much to go off of (there are many species of agave and aloe). Since I took the picture at a cactus farm that grows plants from around the world, I didn't even have a geographical range to help narrow my search.
To complicate matters further, I learned that agave and aloe, while not actually related at all, are an example of convergent evolution – the process of similar traits evolving in completely different species of plants or animals from different taxonomic families, even when they exist in different regions of the globe. Another blogger has already gone into some of the science behind this fascinating relationship between aloes and agaves in more depth, so I'm going to let you read that great post if you'd like.
Eventually it occurred to me to call the cactus farm and ask them to identify the plant in the picture. It's an aloe! Aloe brevifolia.
What I originally set out to marvel at in this post is the way this Aloe brevifolia (and other aloes and agaves, too) is shaped. The leaves near the top of the plant are reaching up to the sky, just waiting for the rain. They are even curved inward like a slide, making a perfect chute through which to guide drops of water down toward the aloe's roots.
The first thing I thought as I came across this picture in the album from my trip was, What an ingenious invention for a thirsty plant! What is even more incredible, however, is the power of evolution to shape aloes to be such good water capturers – in the same way it shaped agaves and other plants that acquired a similar structure through convergent evolution.
Special thanks to B&B Cactus Farm in Tucson, AZ for getting right back to me with the I.D. for this beautiful aloe. They have some awesome plants, and I was in Paradise the whole time I was there!


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In Exchange for a Burger
Installation with projection, cork, paper, pins, and twine
In Exchange for a Burger is a projected map that displays the extent of the harmful effects of the livestock industry. Inspired by the fascination of world travel and the uniquely beautiful organisms that compose each of these highlighted destinations, each red pin represents six to ten endangered or extinct species that are threatened directly or indirectly by the livestock industry. Each yellow cattle tag represents a highly-threatened species, along with their blank picture along the bottom edge. These species are threatened by habitat destruction, agricultural pollution, extreme temperatures, and direct effects of the agriculture and aquaculture industries. This is a piece that is supposed to make one think and is meant to overwhelm. All of the data used to compose this piece was provided by the IUCN Red List. The map is accompanied by a speech from Philip Wollen, former Vice President of Citibank, who is now a leading animal rights activist. While this piece demonstrates empathy, it is mainly a project for those who also have a great appreciation for the breathtaking beauty of their planet and all the heart beats and roots that comprise it. In exchange for a burger, will it all be worth it?


text: Third morning for cherry blossom images. I parked at six and by six and a few seconds (it seemed), spaces closest to the MLK memorial were packed. By seven you could barely inch along the Tidal Basin sidewalk without rubbing shoulders. I happened upon this scene while returning to the car, assuming the morning was over for photography. This bride-to-be was being photographed from camera right by at least half a dozen shooters. I stopped for one frame and walked away. It wasn't until tonight, as I write this, that I realized this was the shot of the day.


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Stroll hand-in-hand with your loved one alongside serene canals and elegant lakeshores as the romance of northern Italy will wash over you. Only the beauty of the landscape in the Lakes District matches the celebrated art and architecture of Venice. The aroma of rhododendrons sweeps across the water in the Alps, and cafes line the canals to offer views of the passing gondolas. From the opulent mosaics of St. Mark's Square to the secluded villas of Bellagio, your custom tailored tour exudes amorousness. Bask in the beauty, embrace the enchantment and sip a glass of Prosecco in the treasured company of your partner.


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Spirit Halloween was founded out of the observation of a trend
on the verge of explosion. Since the opening of its first store in 1983, Spirit
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- Margo Lanagan (author)
- Rovina Cai (illustrator)
In wild times and in wartime,
in times of fear and illness, I go
to Tintinnabula, where soft rains fall.
Tintinnabula is a story about moving from discomfort to peace,
from violence and uncertainty to a still, sure place.
It reminds us that our best friend in hard times
can often be ourselves.
From Latin tintinnābulum ("a small monastic bell").
tintinnabulum (plural tintinnabula)
- A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bells used to call monks to the certain tasks.
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We sett off as the sun was peeping over the hill.
Snacks in our saddle packs, the wind at our backs,
We cycled through the winding passes,
Grass whipping past, hearts beating fast,
Whistling through the crisp morning air.
An uphill here, a downhill there,
We rolled up to a dusty intersection.
Slow breakfast,
And a treasure trove of someone else's dusty memories.
Bathurst is a small farming village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. A concentration of creativity, it epitomizes the word quaint. My favourite spots are the Wiles Gallery, home to the work of the lovely Lucy Wiles, and her creative ancestors and offspring; The Corner Gallery, playground of the endearing Tori Stowe and her eclectic craft team; resident potter, Richard Pullen's Open Studio; and The Workshop, a warehouse-style collective space for established and aspiring local artists. It's also home to a few adorable antique stores, the quirky and bizarre Big Pineapple, and the famous Pig 'n' Whistle, South Africa's oldest pub.
The thing I like most about Bathurst is that it reminds me that you don't have to be an acclaimed artist selling work to top national galleries in order to make things. It challenges me to be less afraid of my own desire to create.
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Autonomous Marine Systems: Changing the Way the World Studies Our Oceans
At the top of today's show you're being treated to the final #InnoSprint with Bostinno Tech Writer Dylan Martin, in which he shares some interesting personal news. We touch on his favorite interviewees, why it benefits a startup to be transparent to their customers and the public, why diversity and housing are the biggest challenges in entrepreneurship over the next decade, and the purpose of tech press in an innovation ecosystem.
For today's main dish, I'm bringing you a fun conversation with Eamon Carrig and Ravi Paintal, the fearless leaders of Autonomous Marine Systems.
AMS is a Boston-based startup that uses low-cost, self-powered fleets of sailing drones that form an intelligence sensor network to collect and transmit hydrographic data across the surface of the globe. Their "Datamaran" is the world's first self-righting catamaran -- the backbone of the platform. Their oceanic missions have expanded from 3 to 30 days over the last year, stretching their catamaran's capabilities over 200 miles. AMS is ushering the world into the era of automated oceanic observation. Enjoy the show.
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We are so ecstatic to welcome Left Field to MoJo Row! You may know Nick Wilkinson from his reputable shop in Cambria, Grow Nursery. Well, he's moved right across the street from us, and we walked over to hear a little bit of his story, below:
How did you come to own Grow & now Left Field?
About ten years ago I was running a restaurant in San Diego, and going to school down at San Diego State. I had started out just bussing tables and by the time I was twenty-two was in the management vibe there—it was good company to work for and I liked it, but it was one of those moments where I was like "Am i gonna be comping prime ribs and working in a bar for the rest of my life, or not?" My parents lived up this way and I came to visit them—at the time my middle brother and I were talking about starting a nursery together—we decided it wasn't going to work and he was going to do something else. But I had asked this gal at the old exotic gardens if she would sell the business and after a few months, she said yes, so we bought that. We were up there for about six years, and everything was fine and we made it—but moving down to the main drag (in downtown Cambria) was a big pickup for our business. We've grown a lot there.
But being in Cambria makes you sensitive to how far you are from SLO. You don't think of it, you think, Oh it's just Cambria. The mast majority of our biz there is just tourists—so we're giving it a go in SLO to see if we could connect more and do more local work. We were looking for years, and recently looking at this space—mainly because Ruby Rose is across the street and it's nice to have someone with a similar vibe. We both have crossover things, which is the vintage. No matter what we wont have the same stuff, even if we have the same box or ladder, it's still different, so it's easy to have the crossover. When we found out they had this roll up door, I was addicted to the building.
What got you into plants?
When I was going to SDSU I really got into plants. It was the typical 19-year-old pad and we just got into it. I grew up with a lot of plants around me, my mom had a lot. What drew me to them is the same thing that drew people to them and made them popular—the architectural nature and they all kind of have their own personality. I started to have a pretty good collection of them and vintage pots. I probably had thirty pots with succulents in them through the 70's. I got my degree in Arts, so this was all self taught. Friends had a shop in Old Town San Diego and they mentored me.
Have you always been into vintage stuff?
Yeah, being just like you, we were into all kinds of vintage stuff. At the time, it was a lot of mid century modern stuff, not the rusty things. I like just about all things, I'm not really a snob about objects, if it has a story that is cool I can usually get into it. We started out as more of a nursery and then got into vintage as a way to funk up the space, they create a texture and interest for the store. I used to never want to sell stuff like that, but I've gotten to the point where there's really not too much that's not for sale. If we sell that big ole chest on day four, then it drives me to go out and buy more for the store—it keeps things from getting stagnant. At the end of the day, everything is for sale.
And Deer Run also has a presence here?
Leslie is a friend of mine and had a store when I was out at Exotic Gardens. When I moved into the shop by hers, behind the Garden Shed (Cambria), she just had her 70th birthday and it was getting to be too much I think for her. Mostly it's my gig, she'll have her stuff here and throw her two cents in, but I'll make all the big decisions.
Where did you get the name Left Field?
We went back and forth and we had several names, but I wanted it to be different than Grow, because the space is different. We wanted it to represent that it was going to be oddball—we had also thought of calling it Misc. but I got outvoted (laughs). I like Left Field, too: "way out in left field," objects that make you think, where did that come from? That's why we went with Unexpected Goods and Greenery as the tagline. It all came together, and I feel good about it. Having done my thing at Grow almost ten years ago, it was nice to be able to rebrand something and do it just a little bit different, so it's fun.
Minerals or plants?
Plants forever probably. I mean, I like those mineral things a lot, too.
If you were going to be buried with a plant, which one would it be?
I told my wife when I die, I want to be cremated and for them to repot all my plants with my ashes mixed in with the soil.
You have an adjoining space that will opening up as well?
We're going to have a gallery place there where we'll be showing mostly people from out of town—but we'll have some locals mixed in. I'm trying to keep with the unexpected theme, do shows that people wouldn't expect or do different shows that people haven't seen a hundred times. The best locals get shows and I support those guys and I buy art from local people, but for me i'm just not interested in regurgitating the same shows. I would rather bring in something and get people inspired by some new things.
The gallery's projected open date is February 20th—and expect Left Field's Grand Opening the same day! Be sure and follow @leftfieldslo on Instagram, and peruse their store: open M-Sat 10-6 and Sun 11-5


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All American adults should be screened for depression as part of their normal health-care routine, an influential panel recommended on Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force also singled out maternal mental illness for the first time by suggesting that women be screened during pregnancy and after childbirth.
The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2009 and published in the journal JAMA, are a recognition of the devastating toll mental illness is taking around the world. Researchers have noted a surge in diagnoses in recent years related to the stress of modern life and fears of terrorism, violence and poverty. The World Health Organization has predicted depression could jump from the fourth leading cause of death and disability to second place by 2020.
The task force, an independent body appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, noted that major depressive disorder is associated with suicide and impaired ability to manage other health issues. An estimated $22.8 billion was spent on depression treatment in 2009, it said, and lost productivity cost an additional estimated $23 billion in 2011.
"Depression has a major effect on quality of life for the patient and affects family members, especially children," the group noted in its report.
Screening for depression typically involves starting with a series of questions about individuals' feelings about their lives. Examples include asking them the extent to which these types of statements are true: "I can laugh and see the funny side of things," "I feel as if I am slowed down," or "I look forward with enjoyment to things."
If these initial screening tests show elevated risk for depression, providers are asked to conduct additional assessments to look for other issues such as anxiety panic attacks, substance abuse or other medical conditions.
"In the United States, like many other economically developed nations, primary-care practices represent the best place for implementation of these methods, because it is the only venue where both screening and, if clinically indicated, treatment can be provided," Michael E. Thase, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote in an editorial accompanying the publication of the guidelines.
The report recommends screening each adult at least once, but it notes that the "optimal frequency of such screening has not been established."
Thase suggested "for patients in generally good health who only see their primary care physicians sporadically, it may make sense to screen at each visit" and possibly to "incorporate periodic web-based 'health checks.'"
The guidelines also go into significant detail about the risks for women during and after pregnancy -- underscoring new research about just how big an effect postpartum depression can have on the well-being of a mother and her child. Risk factors listed for maternal depression include poor self-esteem, child-care stress, prenatal anxiety, life stress, decreased social support, single relationship status, history of depression, difficult infant temperament, lower socioeconomic status and unintended pregnancy.
The task force gave the recommendations a grade of B based on how much clinical evidence there is to support their findings, a rating that should provide coverage for the screenings under the Affordable Care Act.
This post has been updated.
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The one magic word. Your sleep can be negatively affected by anxiety and stress. It's important to get 6-7 hours of sleep so you can start your day off right and have the energy to multitask.
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The Hudson Music Festival (HMF) was established in 2007 to highlight and support the vibrant cultural environment in the village of Hudson, Quebec. The mission of the HMF is to provide performance opportunities for talented professional and amateur musicians from the region, and to bring exciting national and international artists to the Hudson community.
Tickets are available from online ticket service Showtix4u at showtix4u.com and by telephone at 1-866-967-8167.
In Hudson, you can buy tickets at the Community Centre, at the Willow Place Inn or at the door of each venue. hudsonmusicfestival.ca
The Hudson Music Festival again opens with a Gala Performance at the Hudson Village Theatre. The band Shine On, seen below, performs "The Universe of John Lennon," taking on well-known Beatles hits such as "Across the Universe" and "Don't Let Me Down." They bring their own interpretations to these familiar works, adding new harmonies, rythms and improvisations.
The Gala Opening Performance takes place Monday, July 29th, 8:00 pm at the Hudson Village Theatre, 28 Wharf Road. It costs $35.00.
A concert dinner follows the next night at Willow Place Inn. The Tango Boreal trio, seen below, brings Latin-inspired tango and folk with a blues influence to the Willow stage.
Dinner and concert costs $65.00 at the Willow Place Inn, 208 Main Road, on Tuesday, July 30th, starting at 6:30 pm
The action shifts to the Chateau du Lac with singer-songwriter Bobby Stagg. Playing a number of different instruments Bobby combines American roots music with his own brand of humor, backed up by RD Harris on drums and Stuart Patterson on bass.
Bobby Stagg is at the Chateau du Lac, 460 Main Road, on Wednesday, July 31st, starting at 9:00 pm. The cost is $5.00 at the door.
The next concert takes place at the Hudson Yacht Club. Denis Ducharme has brought together a group of five musicians to form the "We Love JT" ensemble and play the music of James Taylor. Local musician Roger Mann plays the elctric guitar and opens for the ensemble with Kathleen Bolton.
The concert takes place on August 1st at the Hudson Yacht Club, 10 Yacht Club Road. The opening act starts at 7:00 pm followed by the JT ensemble at 8:00 pm. The cost is $25.00.
On Friday the "Concert for Peace" takes place at Jack Layton Park, under the tent on the shore of the Lake of Two Mountains. The Hudson Music Festival has assembled several well-known Quebec musicians, including Nannette Workman, Jimmy James and Jeff Smallwood to perform. Led by Sweetfield's Sonja Ball, proceeds go to promote world peace.
The concert for peace takes place under the tent at Jack Layton Park, 392 Halcro off Wharf Road, 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm on August 2nd. The cost is $25.00.
Street Fair Weekend, Aug. 2nd, 3rd & 4th.
The weekend kicks off on August 2nd with the Pure Art Terrace, featuring Paulo Ramos on guitar at 420 Main Road from 5:00 pm on.
On Street Fair Day, August 3rd, the main musical focus is on the stage at the corner of Cameron and Main, in the shopping centre parking lot. The Durham County Poets kick off the action at noon followed by the Dusty Drifters at 1:30 pm. Stephanie Parnell follows at 3:00 pm and Brittany Kwasnik at 3:30 pm. At 4:00 pm the winners of the Youth Competition will be announced and at 4:30pm the musicians exchanged with Hudson, New York get a chance to play. At 5:30 the Mason Dixon Lne take over.
Meanwhile, down in JacK Layton Park, under the tent, the Youth Music Competition takes place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, followed by the Song Writer's Circle from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The latter includes artists such as Becky Fletcher, Jon Marsh and Bobby Dove.
That evening, you can party at the Oka Ferry Ferry Party No. 8 with Soul Fusion, starting at 9:00 pm and costing $10.00. A BBQ and dancing under the stars is scheduled. Back in town, you can catch The Franklin Electric Montreal-based Folk and Pop collective at the Chateau du Lac. The music starts at 10:00 pm and the show costs $5.00 at the door.
The activities continue into Sunday. At 12:30 pm, Ian Reid holds a songwriter's workshop followed at 2:30 by a Bluegrass concert featuring the Dusty Drifters. Both events are at the Greenwood Centre, 254 Main Road, Hudson and each event costs $10.00. At 4:00 pm Ian Reid is back for a concert at St. Mary's Church, 261 Main Road and the cost is $25.00.
Finally, the closing concert featuring Canada's Supertramp Experience in "Crisis, What Crisis," starts at 8:00 pm. Eight musicians recreate the 1970s music of Supertramp under the tent at Jack Layton Park. The cost is $25.00.
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11 April, 2018
Discovering Curiosity
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In this new era of exponential growth, the curiosity to discover new opportunities is breaking boundaries.
Whether founding a startup or exploring a universe of expanding possibilities, entrepreneurs have the inquisitiveness and drive to develop new fintech trends. And this is the same energy that enables forward-thinkers to innovate within big companies.
With this spirit, Open Talks returns to San Francisco for an interactive and dynamic event filled with keynotes, demos, fireside chats and more. Hear from world-class panels of international fintech experts and successful entrepreneurs who'll be providing priceless advice to early-stage firms, and actionable insights for every attendee.
Don't miss this exclusive event and the opportunity to have real-time mentoring on topics such as Responsible AI, Digital KYC and Open Innovation, and many more exciting fintech developments.
Derek White (BBVA)
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Didem Baser (Garanti Bank) moderator, Wahleah Johns (Renewable Energy), Sam Siegel (Tala) & Alexandra Jayeun Lee (Civic Design Lab)
Yaniv Levi (Change) & Alex Carriles (BBVA Compass)
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Jeffrey M. Klein is an Of Counsel attorney who's expertise include state and federal compliance obligations of insurers, brokers and agents; advocacy before state banking and insurance regulators; representation of clients during state agency examinations and audits; and the following specific areas of insurance law: property and casualty insurance, employee benefits and health care, captive insurance companies, title insurance, legislative representation and lobbying, and legislative drafting.
Mr. Klein has worked for the last 11 years at BB&T and BB&T Insurance Holdings in several legal positions, where he counseled the bank and the bank's retail and wholesale insurance brokerages in compliance and government and regulatory affairs. He was Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel until September 2017. Before BB&T, he was with Royal & SunAlliance, USA, the American Insurance Association, and the New York City Corporation Counsel's Office. He is well known in banking and insurance circles, including representing clients before state banking and insurance regulators and before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners regarding policy matters. He has represented clients on the Legal Counsels Working Group (past chair) of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, was a member of the Insurance Working Group of the Financial Services Roundtable, and served on several committees of the American Bankers Association.
Mr. Klein graduated from New York University, cum laude, and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and North Carolina and works primarily from Charlotte, North Carolina.


text: Welcome to Episode 14 of Rules Aren't Real, where we're joined by very special guest Marcy Richardson to debunk the rule, "Real Artists Don't Get Naked." Anyone who has ever been brave enough to put their art into the world has faced criticism of one form or another, and yet who can say what is "correct"? No one! That's the very nature of art - it is an exploration of beauty and meaning, performed or expressed in a brand new way. And if you want to perform naked - YOU DO YOU!! If you are doing your authentic thing, nothing will get in your way. Marcy is a fantastic example of someone who has thrown the rule book of "what opera singers are allowed to do" out to GD window. And good riddance, we say!


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To ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment. The Albert Kennedy Trust aims to do this by:
- Providing appropriate homes through supported lodgings, fostering and other specialist housing schemes.
- Enabling young people to manage independent living successfully.
- Improving attitudes within society towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people.
Despite 10 years of progressive LGB legislation which has enabled young LGBT people to feel more confident to come out at an early age – the reality is that when they do they are still greeted with the same level of homophobia & transphobia at home or school experienced 25 years ago when AKT was established in response to Albert Kennedy's death. A few facts about AKT:
- Annually the Trust receives over 2,000 calls for support across three cities: London, Manchester and Newcastle
- Over 6,000 nights off the street provided by AKT for young people in 2013 (excluding Purple Door)
- Over 1,800 hours of mentoring provided by AKT for young people in 2013
- Purple Door Project has already provided over 1790 nights accommodation for young LGBT people in need since opening in July
- Estimated that 1 in 4 homeless youths may identify as LGB or T
- 85% of our young people have faced some level of rejection by their parents just for being brave enough to come out and be who they are.
- Over 2/3 of AKT young men have been offered sex or been forced to offer sex to get a bed for the night
- Many young people will not use mainstream provision for fear of homophobia or transphobia from other service users or even the service itself.


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Construction activity pushes back into growth in October
The Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed a reading of 50.8 in October.
Output in Britain's construction industry edged into growth territory last month despite confidence sinking to a near five-year low.
The Markit/CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed a reading of 50.8 in October, up from 48.1 in September and above economists' expectations of 48.5.
A reading above 50 indicates growth.
Construction firms now are the most pessimistic they've been about the outlook since Dec 2012. Brexit uncertainty still chilling the economy pic.twitter.com/KVzVNLzlCa— Samuel Tombs (@samueltombs) November 2, 2017
While a robust performance from housebuilders helped drag the sector back into expansion, the industry's performance was still tracking below the post-crisis trend of 54.7.
The PMI report also fuelled concerns over the industry's future, with the balance of companies eyeing a rise in activity over the next year slipping to its weakest level since December 2012.
It comes after official figures released last week showed the construction industry had gone into recession after falling by 0.7% between July and September – the lowest drop since the third quarter of 2012.
Wage growth? Average rates charged by UK #construction subcontractors rose at the slowest rate for 11 months in October, according to #PMI— Chris Williamson (@WilliamsonChris) November 2, 2017
Sterling eased back following the announcement, falling marginally against the US dollar to 1.324 and dropping 0.1% versus the euro at 1.138.
Tim Moore, associate director at IHS Markit, said: "Greater housebuilding was the sole bright spot in an otherwise difficult month for the construction sector.
"Sustained declines in civil engineering and commercial activity meant that large areas of the building industry have become stuck in a rut.
Despite marginal growth in activity & new orders, Oct #PMI does little to inspire confidence #construction sector headed for decent Q4— Howard Archer (@HowardArcherUK) November 2, 2017
"Reduced tender opportunities and fragile demand are placing a dark cloud over the near-term outlook.
"October survey data indicated that UK construction companies are now the least confident about their forthcoming workloads since December 2012."
Commercial building activity remained the thorn in the side of the sector, falling for the fourth month on the bounce amid growing concerns over the economic outlook and delays from clients.
However, civil engineering was the worst performing area, while staff recruitment expanded at the slowest rate in four years.
Howard Archer, EY ITEM Club's chief economic adviser, said: "A tepid economy, and heightened economic, political and Brexit uncertainties threaten to hamper the construction sector over the coming months.
"Clients are clearly cautious over committing to major construction projects.
"Furthermore, there is the very real possibility that housebuilding activity could be pressurised by extended lacklustre housing market activity and subdued prices amid weakened consumer fundamentals.
"Construction companies will be hoping that the Chancellor targets measures aimed at boosting infrastructure and housebuilding in the budget on 22 November.
"It is notable that civil engineering activity contracted in October amid reports of 'a lack of big ticket infrastructure projects to replace completed contracts'."
The update comes after manufacturing industry rose last month, as domestic demand drove a raft of new contracts and the weak pound help deliver further growth in export orders.
It follows the UK economy unexpectedly accelerating to 0.4% in the third quarter, with the lion's share of the expansion coming from the services and manufacturing industries.
However, economic growth is still struggling to bounce back to levels seen in the final quarter of 2016 when GDP rose by 0.6%.
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NOT a good week.
So, the river is still well above normal levels, but the flooded 5k route is now not flooded any more. However, in several sections, the riverwalk is covered in a 5 inch layer of sand/ gloopy mud. I will be curious to see how they deal with that on Tuesday night- will they have us run in the mud? (Ewwww!) Will they reroute the course? Will they cancel it again? Who can say? I do not have a Magic 8 Ball so can only guess. My guess is that they will reroute the course. You heard it here first.
So, on Thursday, I was given a letter stating that I do not have my job next year. This is most lousy. I would like to still have a job. The short version of the story is that a position is getting cut elsewhere, and that the person who currently holds that position has seniority over me, and was involuntarily placed into my job. What loveliness. The personnel director told me that she feels certain that I will get a job elsewhere in the system for next year, but she has no facts to back that up quite yet. Blaugh. I am attempting to maintain an optimistic outlook, but it is not the easiest.
In a veiled effort to take me out to feel better without actually saying that's what it was for, my coworkers suggested that we go out for a drink Friday after work. We went to a swell martini bar in my neighborhood. Our waitress arrived with a couple of nice, pink martinis, and her hands were shaking really badly. We were understanding, but gigglingly commenting that we were almost WEARING those drinks. Suddenly, there was a crash behind the bar, and our waitress had gone down to the floor and was having a seizure. It was awful. I really felt for her- she probably knew it was coming, but didn't want to screw up her new job (I hadn't seen her there before). She was probably just hoping it wouldn't actually happen. Someone called 911, and the ambulance came to take care of her. As a postscript, I walked by yesterday and saw that she was back at work, so she is okay. That is good, at least. It left me feeling pretty upset, though. I do hate to see someone suffering like that.
Over the past few weeks, I have been experiencing coffee cravings, after successfully kicking a daily caffeine habit back in August. So, this weekend, I decided to detox from caffeine. Man, I was sooooo tired both on Saturday and Sunday! Like, 3 hour naps tired. Whoa. I also got the killer headache today, but am hoping it's all out of my system for tomorrow. Back to herbal tea for me!
I will see what I can do about not having any wretched posts like this again. I will try to focus on happier things. Ooh, ooh. I have something. My apartment had disintegrated to such a disarray as to forbid people to come into my apartment- it was REALLY bad. But today, I found the inspiration to do a bit of cleaning, and although it doesn't exactly belong in the pages of a magazine, I could definitely let someone in without wanting to hide under a rock. Or possibly a large dust bunny. I even cleaned out the humidifier to be packed away for the summer, and wiped down my yoga mat... which suffers quite a lot due to being taken to hot yoga five times a week...
I'm gonna go see what I can do about getting a good night's sleep. ZZZZZ.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
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Good afternoon! I'm going to let you in on a little secret! I was hoping to do a long post about how much fun we had and all of the details of every second of our long weekend but….that's not going to happen!
Instead you're going to get some good photos and maybe some not so good photos that will show we had the best time! I'll be happy to give you suggestions based on where we stayed, ate and played!
It was an amazing and much needed weekend!
I'm linking up with Natalie and Annie for Thoughts for Thursday!


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Lecture: 2PM
Artist Reception 6-8PM
September 24, 2009
Ben Bailey Art Gallery
Ramon F. Barelas work involves installations and multimedia projections which are a reflection of his continuing investigation into the new scientific paradigms and the implications of collective transformations of consciousness in world culture with an emphasis on Mayan Cosmo vision. He feels that the stages and cycles of time are increasing toward a worldview of evolutionary consciousness. This information informs his aesthetic creating certain components in which the visual contrast with the information of the viewer. His hope that this juxtapositions will resonate with the developing psyche of the viewer.
Barela was born November 29, 1949 in Dexter, New Mexico. He moved to Texas in 1966 and graduated from Odessa High School, Odessa, Texas in 1968. He attended Odessa College and completed his BFA in fine arts at Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas 1973 while studying under Steve Reynolds.
He has recently completed his MFA at UTPA, Edinburg, Texas. He has been an educator for Texas Public Schools for fourteen years and presently teaches at Harlingen High School, Harlingen, Texas.


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Only 19 more homes and it's all over. This past dedication was truly one to remember. No other recipient was quite this eloquent when thanking all those who worked with her side by side. Welcome to Lake Worth.
The other difference, the color of this cottage was brighter and happier. Check out what the daughters did to everyones delight. The Lake Worth CRA and Habitate are on their last stretch, and in need of volunteers. School is now in session, so many of the eager helpers are no longer available. There has been some talk of the Neighborhood Associations picking up the slack, choosing a day to get out and volunteer. This is the last push and we all benefit, the entire City of Lake Worth.


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2nd Place 2017 Top Workplaces Inland Empire - Large Company Category!
With the help of our incredible team, we had the honor of accepting 2nd place for 2017 Top Work Places in the Inland Empire for the large company category! Our big jump in size this year had us go from the medium company category to the large company category with some really tough competition! That didn't stop us, because the Boudreau team's love for their work place made us to 2nd! GO TEAM BOUDREAU!


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Buckle up for a bumpy ride with backstabbing, rorting, dual-citizens, stuffups and scandals, branchstacking, independents, cross-benchers, a hostile Senate and allegations of snouts in the trough!
QuestionTime! is here to fill the lengthening evenings with the joy of good food, plenty of wine, old friends
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Summer Fest 2010 - Tomato
This summer I am excited to participate in Summer Fest 2010, a month long food & garden blogging community tribute to the harvest season. Each Wednesday participating bloggers will post recipes highlighting that week's fresh produce pick. The schedule is as follows: 7/28 cukesnzukes, 8/4 corn, 8/11 herbs, greens and beans, 8/18 stone fruit, 8/25 tomatoes.
Summer Fest 2010 is coming to an end this week. It's been quite fun, and allowed me to be adventurous as I developed recipes for each week. Today I share a baked stuffed tomato inspired by my favorite Italian flavors and the monstrous heirloom tomatoes I've been seeing at the market. And unfortunately I was so anxious to dig in to my creation, that I completely forgot to take a picture. But hopefully that won't deter you from giving it a try.
2 large heirloom tomatoes
1 small onion
1/2 can artichoke bottoms or artichoke hearts
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
5 slices prosciutto
1/4 lb fresh Italian sausage (if buying a packaged Italian sausage that has casing, remove it before cooking)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook Italian sausage over medium heat, until it starts to brown. Set aside to cool.
3. Cut out the center of each tomato to form a bowl shape. Save removed tomato.
4. Dice onion and removed tomato.
5. Dice prosciutto.
6. Crumble Italian sausage.
7. In a small bowl, mix Italian sausage, prosciutto, tomato and onion.
8. Generously fill tomatoes, and top with mozzarella cheese.
9. Bake for 15 minutes.
Serves 4-6 as a side/appetizer, or 2 as a meal


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Waikato Museums
There are a number of boutique museums dotted throughout the Waikato district that capture our culture and history.
The Waikato region has a thriving and distinctive creative sector.There are nationally acclaimed artists in the Waikato such as painters, photographers and sculptors, as well as...
Waikato Stories
The Waikato district covers more than 400,000 hectares and is home to approximately 71,200 people. It is rich in natural resources, wilderness reserves, community history and...
Heritage Attractions
Idyllic heritage attractions are peppered throughout the Waikato district. The Glen Afton Line is well-loved by children and adults alike, Woodlands Heritage Homestead and...
Regular events throughout the Waikato region.


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@RonDuguay10 Is A Pompous Fool
@RonDuguay10 said some dumb and unnecessary things about women's hockey on a Rangers post game show. Erik, Nick, and I confronted him on Twitter and he blocked all of us! We gave Erik a buzz and he and Bill sounded off in a very 716 Sports Podcast way and gave him the ol' how do you do! Grow a pair Ronny. See what the guys had to say. Be prepared to laugh! I promise. You'll laugh.
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If the Campbell Fighting Camels were going to be considered a legitimate threat in the Big South Conference, a win on the road at Liberty was just one that they needed to come away with.
Well, the Flames got a combined 65 points from their trio of starting guards and walked away with the victory in convincing fashion, 89-72. While Charleston Southern continues to look like the team to beat in the Big South, the Camels will remain atop the conference's north division, despite the loss.
Liberty's guard play however, was the story of the game as John Caleb Sanders, Davon Marshall, and Tavares Speaks went off in a combination effect that nearly equaled the entire output of the Camels' offensive production.
It's never easy for any college basketball team to compete when not only one, but two players go for 20+ in the box score, but three? Forget about it. Liberty had too much firepower on the offensive end and that virtually wrote the story of the game.
Ironically enough, the trio of guards are the team's three leading scorers, so what exactly was Campbell looking to limit in their game plan? It would have been a game had they been able to take away at least one of the Flames' lethal scorers away. Marshall leads the way overall, averaging 12.1 points per game, but on Tuesday night he tallied 22. Speaks added 22 himself and Sanders totaled 21 in the victory.
You're not going to see back court production like Liberty had on Thursday night very often, so the credit certainly goes to the Flames. Campbell virtually ran into a brick wall on the perimeter as red-hot shooting quickly told the story of the game.
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November traditionally is our meeting devoted to Art History and is also Pie Night. This year we are pleased to have Marilyn Propp as our guest speaker. Marilyn will present a slide lecture tracing the history of collage up through contemporary practice, and how collage as an important medium has been used to address both political and psychological issues in the 20th century, and global, gender, and economic issues in the 21st century. Marilyn is a professor at Carthage College who teaches paper-making, color theory, and the fundamentals of 2-D design. Please note our November meeting will be held at Holy Communion Church, 2000 West 6th Street in Racine where attendees can also view their display of David Holmes' artwork.
BIO: Raised in upstate New York, Marilyn Propp is an artist/educator who combines painting, printmakingand papermaking in her practice. Co-Founder of Anchor Graphics, Chicago, she relocated in 2016 to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she co-founded the Center for Collaborative Research. She attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Brooklyn Museum Art School, Provincetown Workshop, and San Francisco Art Institute's pre-MFA program, and received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and her MA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States and in Mexico. She has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, and is currently adjunct faculty at Carthage College and at Columbia College Chicago.


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Music can really set the tone for your wedding day. That's why finding the right wedding DJ is such a big deal. You'll want to find a wedding DJ who has great musical taste and can fill up your dance floor! The best way to find a great wedding DJ is to read reviews from past clients and select a few pros to interview.
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Mid Michigan Entertainment is an experienced wedding photography company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With over 30 years of experience, their professionals are passionate about weddings. They offer many services to fulfill your entertainment needs and allow your special day to be... (Wedding DJs Jackson)
Tunes by T - located in Okemos, Michigan - is an experienced DJ service working with couples across the state for the past 35 years! T. Campbell and his team have been providing consistent, high quality entertainment for the past three decades and they know how to make your wedding day worry-free... (Wedding DJs Okemos)
Entertain You Productions is a Live Music and DJ company located in East Lansing, Michigan. Our talented crew specialize in creating personalized entertainment that is unique to your wedding. Putting emphasis on couples having fun and being in the moment, the Entertain You Productions team provides... (Wedding DJs East Lansing)
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Drop Science Entertainment is a wedding DJ service located in Lansing, Michigan. This company crafts the perfect entertainment experience for couples and their guests on their special day. Combined, partners Jake and Alex have more than 18 years of experience in the live audio and party industries.... (Wedding DJs Lansing)
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Guy Voss is a disc jockey in Battle Creek, Michigan. DJ Guy Voss doesn't just focus on choosing fun tunes, but on creating shared moods and a fun atmosphere. He plays music to connect your guests and give them an unforgettable experience. Services Offered DJ Guy Voss offers DJ services, photo booths... (Wedding DJs Battle Creek)
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Into to HL7 Video Can Help You Understand XBRL
This is video iintroduction to HL7 (Health Level Seven). You may not care about HL7, but this iintroduction to HL7 can help you understand why XBRL is important. HL7 and XBRL both help business systems interoperate with one another.
Meaningful interoperability between systems, how do you get there? Slides 4 through 6 explain three key things needed to achieve meaningful interoperability. The link on slide 6 takes you two a PDF which explains the three things needed for meaningful interoperability.
- Technical interoperability is concerned with the conveyance of payload. It neutralizes the effect of distance, is domain independent (OSI levels 1-6), and is fundamentally based on Information Theory - Shannon (1948).
- Semantic interoperability communicates meaning unambiguously, using Codes, Identifiers and Context. It is Domain-specific (OSI Level 7) and is needed to understand, interpret and use data.
- Process interoperability enables shared human understanding that is needed to coordinate work processes and enable business systems to interoperate. It is essential if interoperability is to provide any benefits in the work place.
The bottom line here is that business system interoperability means benefits to business in terms of efficiency.


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Friday 29 January 2010
This has been a very fast week and now I am very relieved that it is almost over. A new air of tiredness has crept into my routine, which ultimately has resulted in my failure to write anything this week. As ever I find myself horribly trailing in my never-ending attempts and efforts to get my writing real-time.
It is raining once more this morning, which is something I am sure we could all do without. Beyond this however the train journey turns out to be nondescript. I think I pay less attention to my surroundings on the trains these days due to it being winter and dark. Is there anything to be seen here?
At Chelmsford a plate crowder boards serving to make for an uncomfortable journey for the remainder of the way. Why do people insist on squeezing into gaps that plainly are just not wide enough to cater their fat arse and mine? So selfish.
By the time I get to London arrival comes with a sense of relief, happy to be off the train. This elation is only to be met however with the reality of having to get onto a tube. Sometimes I wonder if there is more to my life than public transport. Dare I point out that a quarter of my waking week is spent on trains of one form or another? Begs the question: am I wasting my life?
Once the dust clears and I take my seat at work there is an exciting air to proceedings today as I have made arrangements to meet up with Angela in Holland Park this evening which means all day I will be counting down the hours to home time.
The Girl is not in today which means it is just the Filipino and I. Soon after she arrives I hand her the copy of Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs DVD that she asked me to get last night and there is an air of gratitude to the day.
Today is the day that Tony Blair is in the dock over the Iraq enquiry. It starts early and is streamed via the BBC website. I would really love to be watching this, would love to hear what he says. I'm not as passionate as most left wing types when it comes to this subject but I am fascinated by the machinations of what happened. The whole subject has become so convoluted over the past seven years when in earnest it doesn't take a genius to realise that it was just a veiled response to 9/11. Despite the protestations outside the enquiry ("Bliar" boards etc) Blair will inevitably maintain his Teflon persona and get through this enquiry because he is smarter than the average bear. It is interesting to see the few moments I do watch though, of Blair visibly on the ropes using excessive hands gestures, hands that I have never realised were so huge before. He probably fears a lynching more than any line of questioning. I can't work up any hate towards him.
Back performing work I find myself on the new(ish) company again trawling through the bank and getting it all pumped onto Sage.
Quickly lunchtime arrives and with it I head back to the salmon option, an option that is beginning to get a bit old and tired. Gift horse though, gift horse.
My afternoon experiences something of a hiccup when the IT guy phones telling me that my journal adjustments are no good. Without any figures in front of me I cannot comment further, hopefully this is just a case of him misposting rather than my figures being wrong. He asks me if I will have some time to look at them this afternoon and I say "yes" but emphasise that I need to be out by 5PM tonight (I'm heading over to Holland Park this evening).
With me hoping he isn't going to turn up invariably he does. Luckily it transpires that he has posted last years journal adjustments as opposed to the ones I have given him for this year so the error is on his part. This however comes with lots of indecision on his part to the point that he may call it a day on his company, in which case there is little point in trying to soothe the figures through another year of returns. At this point I really have no fresh suggestions for him and luckily he takes his query to my boss who promptly points him towards the consultant (who to be honest will have the best advice IF he offers it up).
As I count down the hours we fashion escape at 5PM. From here I head down to Bond Street and directly across to Holland Park where I happily arrive early for our 6PM meeting.
Tonight is kind of fun. Its silly and we do things that don't really turn out as intended but all in all they are entertaining all the same. Eventually we get bored and chill out chatting until it gets late. It stops short of being coat hanger sex.
I think there is perhaps something wrong when halfway during the job you begin talking about personal finances and commenting how frustrating it is to be earning enough to be comfortable from a disposable income perspective but not really earning enough to be doing anything productive with it (such as a better mortgage or investment).
During our chat she tells me that she has recently been seeing a famous person but she refuses to tell me who it is/was. With personal ethics and discretion etc I don't push her on the point.
Things go slightly pear shaped when she rocks my world by telling me that Tony Hancock. No he was not. From here a slightly tense disagreement occurs with both of us being vehement in our opinions. I know I am right though.
Eventually things end with me sat on the floor cross-legged with a palm full of spunk in my hand. I defy anyone to imagine this as being a pretty sight.
Polo is my life.
I head home around 8PM boarding a long Central Line journey across town soundtracked by the recording of the Pixies show we went to in October. For some reason the recording sounds infinitely better than the actual gig sounded on the night. These things.
There is a slight rush attached to getting home tonight as it is the final of the last ever Celebrity Big Brother. Once on the train heading back to my beloved Essex I discover via Twitter that both Stephanie Beacham and Basshunter have become the first people to go. Then before I even get home I discover that Vinnie Jones has been evicted also leaving it to Alex Reid v Dane Bowers in the final. It is the Katie Price wet dream final for Channel Four. Perhaps it might not be a bad thing to end this show after all.
During the journey home I receive a text message from an old school chum who has read the book I sent him in two days. Now if only everyone was as enthusiastic to read it as much as that. His message reads: "All done. Top stuff. You need to do a follow up, even in pdf I wanna know what happened next. Breathtakingly honest thanks again for sending. D b." Quite frankly this is probably the best text message that I am going to receive all year.
Once back in Colchester I find myself feeling famished so with a healthy February in mind I head to North Station Road where I get a sacred Doner kebab and chips to accompany the Celebrity Big Brother when I get home.
I get home in time to catch the second half of the show and the eviction of Vinnie Jones. Quite frankly it is a farce that he is coming third to the two confused idiots left remaining in the house. As ever he remains stoic, charming and modest with nothing to prove because he already knows he is awesome and perhaps the only person in the house with an actual career and set of bollocks. I hated him as a footballer but think he is great as an individual.
Eventually the victor turns out to be the second rate Adrian Street impostor and as he does his winning exit interview he continuously refers to himself in the third person not displaying an once of charm or intellect and very little in the way of gratitude. Basically he sounds a complete prat. At the end of the day it is his ego that has prevailed and the rest of the package is just a sad reflection on modern society and the stupidity of the modern masses with regards to who their heroes are in this day and age. Really how on earth has he endeared himself to people, he is as vacuous as her and where his brain should be appears to be a burger of confidence. I can't help but think that this final of CBB was the biggest fix since Shilpa Shetty.
Not long after this I pass out forgetting that my favourite movie Bad Lieutenant is on TV tonight. This was not a good night.


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The 2013 European indoor 800m champion has withdrawn from the Ukraine team for the event in Portland after meldonium was found in her body
Nataliya Lupu will not compete at this weekend's IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland after testing positive for meldonium.
The IAAF confirmed to AW that Ukraine's 2013 European indoor 800m champion will miss the event in Oregon because of a meldonium finding in her body.
Meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list from January 1 of this year and according to USA Today, the number of positive tests for the banned substance has now reached 100 worldwide. Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is among those to have tested positive for meldonium, while it is also reportedly the substance which Sweden's 2013 world 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi recently tested positive for.
A statement on the Ukrainian athletics federation's website confirmed Lupu's withdrawal from the World Indoor Championships, stating that WADA had raised concerns about the use of meldonium.
That statement also included comment from Lupu, who said she had used meldonium prescribed by doctors since 2001 for medical reasons after "changes in my cardiogram".
As the substance was added to the WADA prohibited list from January 1, Lupu said she stopped taking meldonium last November.
As well as her European Indoor Championships win in 2013, Lupu also claimed world indoor 800m silver in 2012.
She was handed a nine-month doping ban in 2014 after testing positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, where she had finished fifth.


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Kick Off 19:30
Europa League Qualifying Round, 1st Leg
Fulham 3 v NSI Runavik 0
Craven Cottage
Stevenage Rd
London SW6 6HH
Attendance: 14,919
Weather Watch: nice and sunny
|Team sheet obtained from the executive suite at Craven Cottage
|£5 Match ticket - what a steal!
|Stand up for Martin Jol! Stand up for Martin Jol!
|The gates to Craven Cottage
|I spotted Rafael Benitez (or as Everton fans say "Be neath us") waiting at the gates - Has no one told him that Martin Jol got the job last week?
|The crowd gather with their £5 tickets.
|and so does the cavalry
|Ah such sad eyes probably looking for Oakesy
|and here he comes right on cue
|The teams enter the pitch for a nice game of footy in the evening sun
|The away fans - have you come far ..."Far oe enough" (they are from the Faroe Islands get it...never Denmark). Lyall did n't the Faroe Islands beat Scotland recently?
|That's the great think about Craven Cottage - if the footie is boring - you can always do a bit of plane spotting - British Aiways I believe
|Put a foot on it!
|in Jol in a suit!!! He used to wear a tracksuit at Spurs - Suits from Harrods must be part of his package.
|Danny Murphy slots home a penalty to make it two nil
|Getting ready for the corner
|The crowd celebrates Damien Duff's goal
|Andy Johnson strikes one from the end of the box
|The end - Sunset at Craven Cottage


text: Andrew Stewart is a local magician here in Ottawa. Here does all types of private and corporate functions, so contact him if you ever need a magician to spice up your event. You can contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Andrew contacted me several weeks ago to do a full headshot session for some promotional material for his linkedin profile, some actor head shots and some editorial portraits for his magic work. We did a bunch of different lighting setups and collaborated on some pretty fun and hilarious ideas. Here were our favourites:


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13 November 2012
318/366 bedtime snack
8-8:30am Volunteered at school
8:30-10am Walked five miles
10am Thought about today's picture
10:15am Showered
11am Made and ate lunch
12pm Planned to get pumpkin muffins in the oven and then go outside and take some macros of raindrops on the spruce
1pm Realized that those two brown bananas were getting really brown and I might as well bake something* with them while I had all the baking ingredients out
1:30pm Worked on a project for Sweetpea's teacher; planned PTO agenda and sent PTO emails
2:30pm Almost time to pick up the kids! Gathered muffins and a few games and magazines to keep them occupied during my meeting after school
2:45pm Got in the car, looked at the spruce tree, realized I forgot to take a picture
3:15-4:50pm School Improvement Planning meeting (ran late)
5pm Drove home; heated leftover chili for quick dinner
5:15pm Had new idea to take picture of the lit sign at school
5:25pm Grabbed camera and folders and got everyone back in the car to head back to school
5:30-6pm PTO board meeting
6-7pm PTO general meeting
7:20pm Exhaustedly drove home
7:22pm Walked inside and realized I forgot to take a picture of the school sign
7:25pm Took lame picture of kids eating a snack before bed
Tomorrow should be less hectic. Tomorrow's picture will be better.
*The web address for the banana oat squares recipe doesn't seem to be working. I found another copy here. I added chocolate chips this time! So good.
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Monday, January 03, 2011
Happy 8th Day of Christmas!
I do find myself rushing through this part of the season, though. Usually I'm loathe to let the magic of Christmas subside into the melancholy of winter, replacing red and green decorations with silver and white, substituting diet and exercise for parties and over-indulgence. I leave all of our household decorations out until Epiphany. But this year I find myself anxious to "clean up" and "clear out" and "shape up" and move on to the next thing. I continuously remind myself that Christmas isn't a season to rush through, it's not a series of to-do lists, it's not clutter. It's what really matters (although perhaps not the cookies and the drying fir in and of themselves).
So. Moving along to the first January Member Blog Meet and Greet. Two items of business today.
First, a welcome to our newest member blog: The Preacher's Husband: A journal from the living community of faith by Derek Maul. "Life is good. It's about living in partnership with my wife, Rebekah, about serving God in the context of our church home, about being the parent of two amazing children, and of both honing and using my particular gifts in order to make this world a better place." Recent posts at this fabulous weekly blog run the gamut from "Who wears the pants? (did somebody really say that...)" to "Preachers and a Healthy (redemptive) Lifestyle." This blog is worth a read!
Second, and very important, we have a new blogger to welcome to the unofficial PC(USA) Blog! Starting this week, Presbybug Talitha will start a weekly column on Wednesdays, and I'll let her explain the concept to you as she gets started with her first installment. Talitha's written here before, frequently in comments and notably with a guest-blog about mission.
Welcome, all. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Here's a film that flew under my radar for 2017, The Snowman. This thriller stars an A-list cast in actors Michael Fassbender, Val Kilmer and Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons.
The Snowman, directed by Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), is a thriller based on Jo Nesbø's novel by the same title, and its official summary is as follows:
When an elite crime squad's lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Rebecca Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.
There's potential here with its premise alone. I think this is a cast that can work well together under the circumstances of a who-done-it film. View the trailer below:
Here's to hoping this isn't a generic thriller.
The Snowman is expected to release Oct. 20, 2017 (not December, which would've been fitting, honestly).


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Most small business owners have their hands full with a wide variety of important things to do. However, business finance risk management falls into the category of high priority actions that must be accomplished without delay. The module provides insight into the different possibilities for reframing, recontextualising and reworking management and organizing in contemporary societies. How these are applied will vary depending on what level of management a particular manager is involved in (high, middle, low) and the organisation. Correct planning ensures there is a degree of focus, while also providing a structured timeline that relevant stakeholders can adhere too.
Regardless of these two factors all management decisions focus on the efficient and effective use of resources for the benefit of the organisation, in the direction of its desired goals and/or objectives. The second stage is organising, this is where management prepares for the task ahead by delegating resources and responsibilities, as efficiently and effectively as possible (Pakhare, 2011).
During this stage management would consider the different departments and divisions within its organisation and provide authority and tasks as necessary. Davidson, P. Simon, A. Woods, P & Griffin, R.W. 2009, Management: Core concepts and applications, 2nd edition, Wiley, Brisbane. As middle class jobs are being outsourced, the middle class is quickly dwindling.
Leading requires a manager to have a positive influence on people while also inspiring them to complete their jobs (making this vital in low-middle management), this in turn improves their job performance through a positive work environment (Expert Manage, 2011). These technical skills are used mostly at the lower levels of management and are obtained through experience and training.
The final stage in the function of management is controlling, this stage is important in the establishment of performance standards and ensuring these standards are adhered too while also taking corrective actions against deviation. While a solid grasp of management functions is important management should also have a sound skill base, a report by Hay's Group suggests this is a weak area for most individuals in management and is one of the biggest threats to business success (Financial Advisor, 2007).


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Eating Denver with Tsehai Johnson
Eating Denver explores influences of family, neighborhood and city on personal food consumption. Participants will contribute to this ongoing exploration by sharing their eating habits and the transmission of personal, family and cultural values through the social act of food consumption. Eating Denver is part of an ongoing creative project exploring community, personal and cultural values and the boundaries between public life and private habits. The evening will culminate in each participant designing a personalized dish that will be theirs to keep.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but is limited to 20 people. Registration is strongly encouraged! Please RSVP!
Make/Shift Monday is a fun, off-script program created for and by Denver's unique creative community. Join us for these regular happenings that activate the space and provide informal opportunities to engage with RedLine. More information here.
Artwork by Tsehai Johnson, from the "Fluids" series


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Hey Becca, quick snack question.
In retrospect, I could probably have found a healthier mid-afternoon snack than a crammed fistful of two week-old crunched up sour cream & onion potato chips mixed in with salty peanuts and chocolate chips, but on review of my retrospect, I think I made a good decision. And dark chocolate is good for your heart, right? Don't be mad, I have been working too hard for our family to withstand your fury if I made an incorrect decision. If I could do it over again, I would definitely not consider making the opposite of what you would have not hoped I would do, or the other. Anyway, I will save some for you to try; I will try to anyway. The chocolate chips are gone though, as of five minutes from now. Sorry.
Trying to do the right thing,
P.S. it wasn't dark chocolate


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Lal Masjid: The core issue in Pakistan's current crisisI had alluded to this in replies to readers elsewhere, but I just want to get this out in the open.
The problem in Pakistan is the youth. In Paksitan the young outnumber the old and the economy is simply not in a position to satiate them and the socio-political environment provides them with no clues about their identity or world view. Over the last 20 odd years a large majority of these young people have been deliberately fed (by the State machinery) a steady diet of intolerance and militarized Islam. This is making them difficult to handle.
Lacking any democratic institutions, young Pakistanis do not have a way of expressing the disaffections through channels that are more readily available elsewhere. Left with no other outlets they are prone to violent self-expression and because of the indoctrination in militaristic Islam, they are easy prey for Islamists.
A number of the foot soldiers of the Jihad were young Pakistani men who gave up everything in the pursuit of an Islamic superstate. They listened to their "elders" in the Pakistan Army and followed the teachings of their religious leaders, as could be expected of them in any civilised part of the Indian Subcontinent.
Unfortunately they have found absolutely no tangible returns on their efforts. Their Islamic dreamland, the Taliban controlled Afghanistan is no more. What is worse is that it was betrayed by their own Pakistan Army "elders" to the very same adversaries the young Jihadis had been taught to hate. They are angry and distrustful of their traditional leadership. This is degrading the effectiveness of the Army-Mullah combine that traditionally kept these sections in check.
Most of the Jihadis are desensitised to violence and will use it in far greater quantities than mainstream political outfits can manage. A number of them have operated in environments where heavy weapons have been used and this makes their mindset completely different. Despite any rubbish you may hear elsewhere, no Pakistani political outfit is capable of meeting them head on.
There are number of Pakistanis in the army who sympathise with the Jihadis and their plight. This confrontation is the Masjid will rapidly spiral to a loyalty crisis in the Army itself.
If the youth cannot be controlled by the Army-Mullah combine, the urban centers of Pakistan will implode in an surge of violence. We will see a Somalia type situation emerge where armed gangs will rule the street randomly assasinating people at will.
That is what hangs in the balance here.


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I Scream You Scream...
We all scream for Booze & (Ice)Cream! Is there anything better than ice cream on a hot summer day? Yes... yes there is... BOOZE & ICE CREAM! So of course, I've decided to combine both in a series of no churn summer treats. First up, Vanilla Bean Bourbon [No Churn] Ice Cream. Seriously, I wanted to lick the bowl, I didn't, but I really, really wanted to...
If you know me, you know I love bourbon. I'll drink it virtually any way and in any form. I don't care if it's 100 degrees or 20 degrees, bourbon is my drink of choice. I guess I take after my grandmother with that one...
So, when I was able to combine bourbon with my first love, ice cream, I couldn't contain my excitement! I love, love, love ice cream. I'm not sure what it is about ice cream that I love so much, but there's something more to it other than it's deliciousness.
One of my fondest memories growing up was Easter at my grandparent's house every year, well or any holiday for that matter, but I vividly remember Easter, was making hand-crank, home-churned, ice cream. When I was still little enough, and the ice cream was getting harder and harder to churn, it was my job to sit on the top to keep the barrel from moving around. My dad and all three uncles would sit outside and shoot the breeze whilst churning and churning that delicious creamy concoction. If you've never had homemade ice cream or never been a part of the serious work that goes into it, you can't really appreciate the fact that it honestly tastes like nothing you've ever had.
Ice cream is just one of those foods that reminds me of very, very special people in my life. I spent a lot of time with my dad's parents, and each and every time I went over to their house, we would all sit down for ice cream floats. It was always a tough choice between root beer, big red, or coke, but I think big red was my go-to, partially because as it melted, it turned pink, and what's better than that?! On both sides of the family I'm surrounded by ice cream lovers, my Pops, my mom's dad, loves his Blue Bell (let's just skip over the fact that we're all crushed with them closing). No one can scoop up a bowl of ice cream like Pops, and the way he savors it to the last drop is something I will never forget. Somehow, he's able to get every last drop without licking the bowl clean, it's really amazing. So I guess for me, ice cream isn't just something yummy to eat, but each bite is a memory of some very special people in my life.
This ice cream is creamy and delicious and not too sweet. It's so easy to make, and just a bite or two really is enough. It's rich, yet subtle. I love how the vanilla beans pop in you mouth, and the bourbon shows up as the first icy bite it hits your tongue. I served it with candied pecans the first day, and as a root beer float the next. Seriously, it was the best root beer float I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying.
This is quite possibly one of the most simple recipes I've shared with you. There's really no excuse to not try this one, it's easy, requires hardly any equipment, and it will totally put a smile on your face. It could [should] become one of your go-to dessert recipes for the summer, especially if you're entertaining any bourbon lovers.
Vanilla Bean Bourbon [No Churn] Ice Cream
As far as ingredients and equipment, this is all you're going to need.
Combine the whipping cream, condensed milk, vanilla beans, bourbon, and small pinch of salt. The vanilla beans can be a bit tricky and messy, but just go for it and get as much as you can out of the pods. If you want to save the pods and make vanilla, put them back in the jar and top with vodka!
Whip it, whip it good! Seriously, this is the hardest part, turn that mixer on high and just wait until creamy and delicious stiff peaks form. Put it in a freezer proof container, I went with a clean coffee tin, and freeze until solid, at least 8 hours.
When it's finished it will have a creamy, gelato-like consistency. I did a quick almost-burnt-candied pecan and threw them on top. It tasted like a bourbon pecan pie in ice cream form.
However, my most favorite way to eat it was in root beer float form. As it melted you got just a hint of the bourbon, and it was perfection!
Hope you enjoy! Stay tuned more boozy-creamy treats will be coming your way soon! Next up, grown up creamsicle ice cream.
10 oz. heavy cream
6.17 oz. condensed milk
vanilla beans from 3 pods
2 tablespoons bourbon
small pinch of salt
combine all ingredients into a large bowl
mix on high until stiff peaks form
place in freezer safe container
freeze until solid, at least 8 hours