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This NFL mock draft is my third edition and the draft order is set 1-20 before the Monday night game between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. Teams ordered 21 through 32 are ordered by Bleacher Report records and predictions of what will happen in the playoffs if the season ended today. Lastly, each pick's analysis will be at the end.
- Cleveland Browns – Deshaun Watson – QB – Clemson
- San Francisco 49ers – Myles Garrett – OLB – Texas A&M
- Chicago Bears – Jabrill Peppers – S/LB – Michigan
- Jacksonville Jaguars – Jonathan Allen – DT – Alabama
- New York Jets – Dalvin Cook – RB – FSU
- Cincinnati Bengals – Mike Williams – WR – Clemson
- Tennessee Titans – Marlon Humphrey – CB – Alabama
- Carolina Panthers – Cam Robinson – OT – Alabama
- Arizona Cardinals – Mitch Trubisky – QB – North Carolina
- Green Bay Packers – Leonard Fournette – RB – LSU
- Indianapolis Colts – Tim Williams – OLB – Alabama
- San Diego Chargers – JuJu Smith-Schuster -WR – USC
- New Orleans Saints – Derek Barnett – DE – Tennessee
- Tennessee Titans – John Ross – WR – Washington
- Cleveland Browns – Jamal Adams – S – LSU
- Buffalo Bills – Malik McDowell – DE – Michigan State
- Philadelphia Eagles – Marshon Lattimore – CB – Ohio State
- Pittsburgh Steelers – Rueben Foster – ILB – Alabama
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Teez Tabor – CB – Florida
- Denver Broncos – O.J. Howard – TE – Alabama
- Washington Redskins – Desmond King – CB – Iowa
- Miami Dolphins – Dan Feeney – OG – Indiana
- Kansas City Chiefs – Dorian Johnson – OG – Pittsburgh
- New York Giants – Zach Cunningham – LB – Vanderbilt
- Houston Texans – Malik Hooker – S – Ohio State
- Baltimore Ravens – Taco Charlton – OLB – Michigan
- Detroit Lions – Cordrea Tankersley – CB – Clemson
- Atlanta Falcons – Carl Lawson – DE – Auburn
- Seattle Seahawks – Ryan Ramczyk – OT – Wisconsin
- New England Patriots – Lowell Lotulelei – DT – Utah
- Oakland Raiders – Quincy Wilson – CB – Florida
- Dallas Cowboys – Charles Harris – DE – Missouri
1. Watson goes number one. Browns cannot pass up on his talent and potential. Yes, his interceptions are high, but Winston's were too and he has been fine in the NFL. This is the quarterback that ends the quarterback circus in Cleveland. Now, Kessler will battle him for the job in camp.
2. The Niners add the best defensive prospect in the draft. They get back to that physical style of D. Pass rushers in San Francisco are young except Brooks, who might be on his way out. The Niners defense is young with Armstead, Buckner, Lynch getting after the quarterback. This defense will shock many NFL fans soon.
3. The Bears get their quarterback in the second-round in Kizer and take the best available player in Peppers, who will play a Deone Bucannon similar like role. The Bears get faster, smarter, and more physical on defense with this kid.
4. The Jaguars should be done adding defensive linemen after drafting Allen. Malik Jackson and Jonathan Allen sounds filthy and it will be alongside Fowler and Odrick, plus the backup defensive ends.
5. Cook is my number one running back and the Jets need to start thinking about the future running back, as they run the ball a lot. Forte gets older and he will start to slow down. Cook does it all and is elusive. He will run inside or outside. The Seminole only goes one way and that's straight.
6. A.J. Green needs a robin next to him and they land the best receiver in the draft. Boyd becomes the team's slot receiver. Williams is the most complete receiver and makes the Bengals more of a powerhouse in the passing game.
7. Humphrey continues to climb up my boards. Perrish Cox was just released and the cornerback group looks really weak. Humphrey starts day one.
8. The Panthers have holes at the defensive end spot, cornerback spot, and offensive tackle spot. They take the best tackle in the draft and this is Newton's blindside protector.
9. This is the draft where the Cardinals start thinking about the future at the quarterback position, as they take Trubisky. He is my number one quarterback, but drops behind Watson, as I feel that the Browns prefer Watson.
10. Fournette drops due to his injury concerns and the Packers move on from Lacy and get the next Adrian Peterson. The Packers and Aaron Rodgers have looked bad without a steady running game.
11. Colts address their defense, which has been horrible since the Manning days. Williams is the future in Indy with Mathis' career coming to an end. They have some key youngsters from the previous drafts, but this is the pick that starts to show the turn around, as pass rushers are the pieces you need to have a successful defense, then the secondary shows up.
12. Allen is always hurt and the Chargers are using backups in the starting lineup at the wide receiver position, despite them playing well. Smith-Schuster, Allen, and Benjamin sounds like one of the best route running trios in the whole league.
13. The Saints add one hell of a player in Barnett. Their defense quickly turns around and gives the fans some hope with the youngsters on that defensive line.
14. The Titans have good receivers that are good enough, but Mariota gets his main guy in John Ross, who has amazing speed and will be fun to watch in an interesting offense that will quickly turn into a powerhouse.
15. The Browns pick up an instant starter in Adams. The next Honey Badger, but bigger. Cleveland needs this LSU product in their secondary.
16. Kyle Williams is near the end, Dareus needs a new partner and McDowell is the man to get the chance to take over Williams role.
17. The Eagles secondary is still questionable and landing Lattimore stops the major leak in the secondary.
18. The Steelers have to eventually replace Timmons and Foster from Alabama is the man to do so, plus Timmons is a free agent.
19. The Bucs land Tabor, who was Hargreaves teammate in college and now you reunite the dominant duo. Verner could be a cap casualty and Grimes will only have one year on his deal after the 2016 season, plus Grimes is older too. Scouts say Tabor is actually better than Hargreaves.
20. The Broncos get the best tight end and fill a hole on the offense. Howard is a good receiver due to his athleticism and speed, but is a great blocker that lays out defenders with his strength.
21. Norman, Breeland, and King will be a nice trio in the Redskins secondary. King is a working man, who is the most physical corner in the draft, plus the Redskins love physical players.
22. Albert is going to be a cap casualty after this season and Tunsil will be moved to the left tackle position and Feeney will jump right into the left guard spot. By doing so, the Dolphins have one of the best young left-side duos in the league on the offensive line.
23. The Chiefs get meaner and nastier in the trenches by bringing in a solid guard. Johnson would challenge one of the guards on the roster instantly for a starting spot.
24. Giants finally get to bolster up their linebacker corps with the best traditional 4-3 linebacker in the draft. Cunningham can play both inside or outside.
25. The Texans safety group is to up and down. Hooker is the perfect player to fix that problem. The safety group is the weakest on the defense. Hooker will cover the top of the defense watching over the backs of his teammates.
26. Taco solidify his first-round status after recording four sacks against the Ohio State Buckeyes to finish off a great college career. Ravens get a future star. He will play behind Dumervil and Suggs for a short time, as both are old and their careers are going to an end.
27. Tankersley has had a great college career and is scared of no receiver. Slay gets his partner and later in the draft, the Lions can finish off the missing defensive line piece to turn the defense around.
28. Carl Lawson is joining a defense that still needs pass rush help after spending big picks at the pass rushing spot. Lawson should be the final piece to the young defensive line.
29. The Seahawks have no offensive line, as the Buccaneers demolished the Seahawks offensive line by getting six sacks and more than 10 pressures on Russell Wilson. Ramczyk has the chance to start day one and maybe even start as the team's starting left tackle.
30. Patriots pick up Lowell, who is a nice run stopper with more of a pass rush ability than his brother Star, who plays for the Panthers. Branch is getting older and they should look at addressing this area.
31. Wilson has emerged out of the water this year and has been shadowed by his teammate Teez Tabor. Raiders pick up a sleeper at the cornerback position.
32. Cowboys add another pass rusher with the lack of results from others and former draft picks. Harris is a solid pass rusher and a big pick up to help Rod Marinelli's front four.


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TRAGIC: Black Gamer Eli 'Trueboy' Clayton Included In Victims Gunned Down By White Terrorist During Jacksonville Mass Shooting
In very sad and unfortunate news, 22-year-old Eli "Trueboy" Clayton was reportedly fatally shot during a gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. Details inside...
Another senseless act of violence happened in Jacksonville, Florida yesterday taking the lives of two innocent victims. The shooter is also reportedly dead.
According to reports, the "mass shooting" ended with two men shot and killed by a terrorist during the Madden 19 Tournament that was held at the Chicago Pizza & Sports Grille inside Jacksonville Landing. Police confirmed the shooter was the third person killed. Nine others were injured.
Family members and friends have named the two men who died: Eli "Trueboy" Clayton, 22, from California, and Taylor "SpotMePlzzz" Robertson, 27, from West Virginia. The police have yet to confirm the deceased.
RIP Trueboy! One of the victims in the Jacksonville Mass Shooting. He was was of the best Young #Madden19 players too. pic.twitter.com/BfNSZa8uXJ
— RealWorldSports (@RealWorldSports) August 27, 2018
The Miami Herald also identified the victims:
NEW: Here are the victims of the Jacksonville mass shooting. #JacksonvilleLandingShooting https://t.co/7OGk7HHMGb pic.twitter.com/63V0CYfRJG
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) August 26, 2018
RIP SpotMePlzzz! He also was a victim of the Jacksonville Mass shooting that happened today at the #Madden19 Tournament. pic.twitter.com/D5PYJ7QQOH
— RealWorldSports (@RealWorldSports) August 27, 2018
Our hearts are broken as we learned that former Calabasas Football player @True__818 (Elijah Clayton) was senselessly murdered today during the mass shooting in Florida. We send our love, condolences, and deepest sense of sorrow to Elijah's Family and Friends pic.twitter.com/xhdQ8TLg0d
— CHS Coyote Football (@CalabasasFtball) August 27, 2018
Trueboy was so young...SpotMe had a wife and kids.. We spent years as a community building relationships on kindness and competitiveness. I'm sick right now...
— Josh (@JoshTolliver) August 26, 2018
Crying and in so much pain. Prayers to the families of Trueboy and Spotme. All over a videogame. Two of our brothers are gone man and its so disturbing. One of the most tragic days ive experienced. This community is like family. Broken.
— PROBLEM (@ProblemWright) August 26, 2018
The shooting was partially caught on video as the tournament was being livestreamed for fans to watch online. In the clip, you can see a red laser dot on Trueboy's chest before gunshots rung out. Other games spoke to news outlets revealing the shooter was acting "weird" after he was eliminated. They said he was wearing sunglasses and refused to shake hands after he was defeated.
The Daily Mail reports:
The gamer said that when he beat Katz on Saturday in the group round, he tried to shake his hand, but that Katz just stared back at him blankly.
He had shades on, he didn't speak to anybody. Even after we played… I went to shake his hand and just tell him good game and he just looked at me. He didn't say anything,' he said.
Another witness said Katz snapped after losing in the elimination round. The witness said he left the venue briefly, presumably to retrieve the gun from his car, and came back and started "blasting everybody" in "rampage mode."
GAMER says he was 1/2 people to beat alleged shooter in Madden this weekend. He says he tried shake alleged shooter's hand yesterday after their game, alleged shooter stared blankly. Says shooter was acting 'weird' and wearing same clothes as yesterday. #TheLandingMassShooting
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) August 26, 2018
We are not posting the heart wrenching video here out of respect for the victim's families and friends. Pizzeria worker Braheem Johnson told USA Today:
"I just heard shots and I looked at the window and I see him," Johnson said. "Dude came in there, basically like, to kill, basically. He was just in his rampage mode."
Johnson barricaded himself and some customers in the kitchen and grabbed two knives, adding, "If you come into this kitchen, you're bound to get stabbed."
Authorities confirm 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore opened fire on gamers playing in the tournament a day after he was disqualified from the tournament. The suspect, who Sheriff Mike Williams said used a single firearm, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooter also posted a message on social media before the shooting saying "he wanted to kill someone."
EA Madden Sports issued a statement regarding the shoot:
— EA SPORTS Madden NFL (@EAMaddenNFL) August 27, 2018
On EA Sports' website, Trueboy was said to be consistently one of the best in competitive Madden. He was playing to win the $5,000 grand prize and, of course, bragging rights. The Jacksonville event was a regional qualifier leading to an October final in Las Vegas, with a top prize of $25,000.
Check out a video of Trueboy doing what he did best:
It's beyond heartbreaking to know a young teen chose a safe and constructive path as a way to spend his time outside of school, just to be killed in this way. May he rest in peace, and our condolences and prayers are with all victms of this tragedy.
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2009-2010 Class Graduation
Miriam Montes - Program Coordinator
2010-11-30 07:41:48
It was indeed a joyous celebration. Let us say it was the culmination of a vigorous 10 months academic and clinical training that urged the participating doctors to move forward in their own never ending learning process on oral implantology.
They traveled once a month for almost a year from different parts of the United States. For some, like Dr. Manuel de León and Dr. Astrid Sandoval, traveling to Puerto Rico to participate in the program took them over 10 hours each way every month. The Californian dentists did not come to earn a diploma for continuing education, although they obtained it. Neither did they close their offices and left their homes to acquire a particular academic degree. (Oral Implantology has not been regarded yet as a specialized field among oral surgeons.) They engaged in this unique educational journey because of the extraordinary opportunity of gaining a colossal learning experience on an almost one on one basis from the internationally celebrated Dr. Hilt Tatum, Jr., and from the outstanding clinically skilled Dr. José E. Pedroza. And because of the privilege of deepening their knowledge and sharpening their surgical skills through hands-on exercises and true mentorship, a rare combination –yet a must- in these fast track times.
"I feel I am a better surgeon", confessed Dr. Richard Assing, from Florida, to Dr.Pedroza, a couple of months after the conclusion of the training program.
During the entire academic year, the doctors participated in 41 oral surgeries, and were exposed to implant placements, nerve reposition, segmental osteotomies, sinus grafts, bone grafts, and sinus lifts, among some interesting and provocative surgeries, including a Ramus Frame. They were also challenged to expand their thinking process while discussing complicated surgical cases.
Dr. Ana López, Assistant Dean and representing Dr. Yilda M. Rivera, Dean of the School of Dental Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, acknowledged the recipients and handed the University of Puerto Rico Certificates of completion for over 400 hours CEU.
A slide show was presented as a recollection of significant moments during their training process. Also, each recipient was personally recognized for their particular progress and accomplishments during the program.
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By all measures I am a lazy parent. I have no idea how to set up and maintain a schedule and I honestly wouldn't even want one. Who in their right mind wants to be forced into a frenzy to get home in time for the kids' noon nap? Children are always developing and forcing a ridged nap time on them is not something I ever was interested in doing. That is not to say that my children don't or never napped.
My oldest son would nap twice a day until he was a year old, then slowly he started once a day until a year and a half when he no longer napped. My middle child never slept at all. This is not an exaggeration, he literally would stay up all day and night unless my husband held him and even then he barely slept. By 1.5 he was diagnosed with epilepsy and his AEDs finally afforded him rest – they slowed his brain down enough to sleep I guess. He naps at school everyday at 2 pm for an hour or so.
My youngest daughter does nap about once a day somewhere between 11am- 1pm depending on when she woke up and how much excitement she is experiencing. And that, dear readers, is the point to me. If you provide your children with enough stimulation they will need to nap and will go to bed at a reasonable time, their minds and bodies need time to process all of the information they have taken in.
Now enter meal times. We are a grazing family. I keep cut up fruit in class containers, bananas and oranges on the counter and other healthy foods at hand. We don't have soda in the house and have limited 100% juices. I have a cheap wooden mug rack on the counter so even my 4 year old can grab himself a cup when he wants a sip of water. During the school year my husband and I attempt to prepare breakfasts – whole grain pancakes with agave, whole grain cereal – but sometimes the boys just aren't hungry after waking. Their school, Joliet Montessori, does allow them to snack when needed which is a policy I greatly appreciate. I want my children to develop a healthy relationship with eating and learn to listen to their bodies for hunger and satiation cues.
I came from a family of big eaters like many of my friends from Jewish (and what I hear Italian) families. Food is equated directly to love, comfort and caring. The bigger the meal, the more you care. The more you nag about eating, the more you care. You get the picture. Needless to say I was an overweight child and teen, I did deal with eating disorders and body image issues. My goal as a parent has been to avoid that for my children so I rarely press them to eat and I never make them "clean their plates".
My younger son still breastfeeds, if he could he would eat this way exclusively I believe, and although I am getting a little worn down by it I truly believe that nothing comes even close to breast milk for optimum nutrition. Breast milk contains stem cells and if there is even a fraction of a chance that this golden liquid can help repair any damage seizures have caused or keep him functioning optimally then so be it, we breastfeed. I do however want to make sure that all of my children eat a diverse range of food.
In the past I have recounted how my older son went on pancake benders – times when all he would eat where pancakes. We added vitamin and protein powders to them, and still do to this day. My younger son takes his cues from his older brother, and my daughter – she just eats anything. This makes my goal getting the oldest to eat. He has become what we refer to as "the most restrictive vegan" in the world. He will only eat pasta plain, with a little salt. If he eats tofu – it has to be cold with a little bit of salt. Rice – has to be white with a little salt. He does eat wheat pasta and wheat bread but will only eat soynut butter (my husband has a peanut allergy and as a youngster my son convinced himself he had the same allergy refusing to eat other nut butters). What he does enjoy is cooking and when in a good mood (he's a tween and a little angsty) will help me with new creations which I find he is more receptive to eating. His favorite creations are recipes from Gino D'campo that we convert to vegan friendly.
This afternoon we all woke up very late, since school is on break our "schedule" is even looser. I decided to make brunch.
Green Brunch Noodles
- avocado oil
- wheat soba noodles
- 1 package firm tofu – lightly mashed
- 1 large Zucchini diced
- 1 large yellow pepper diced
- medium bunch cilantro chopped
- 1 lb bag spinach
- Arizona dreaming spice mix from Penzey's
I sautéed the tofu, added the veggies and sprinkled with seasoning, once the veggies started cooking and there was some juice I added the noodles. I purchase the Annie Chung pouch noodles which are precooked and only need a few minutes to loosen up.
I also served a large mixed greens, broccoli sprout, orange pepper, radish and carrot salad and a bowl of chopped cantaloupe and pineapple.
Needless to say the older son refused to eat almost anything and claimed to feel ill after finding out the "Carrot" he thought he was eating was actually an orange pepper. That translated into the younger son refusing to eat – all of this while my daughter sat happily on my lap, sucking up soba noodles from my plate. Children are definitely a trip. I hope we fare better at dinner tonight.


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Author Sketches
Sometimes I find it helps me to draw out characters and places/ideas. I'm not the most brilliant artist by any means, but thought I'd share with you anyway. 🙂
If you have fan art for the world of Wylder Tales you would like to share, please message me on my social media with the link and we can set that up. I love fandom and your art inspires me to create!


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An Introduction to the Devout Life | Saint Francis de Sales
Here is a book i've been needing to review for about a month now ::An Introduction to the Devout Life | Saint Francis de Sales
Like I said I finished reading this book awhile back but have been re-reading some of my favorite quotes and pondering the idea of the devout life.
It's hard for me to embrace books by old timers like de Sales sometimes. I had the same issue when I read Brother Lawrence's Practicing the Presence of God. It just seems like these guys are so spiritual and I wonder if I can ever really "get there" or something, if I can ever really live the kind of life they encourage.
Some of the problem is with the old school language and the perfunctory verbage but some of my problem is simply with myself. Can God's grace really enable that kind of holiness in me? The answer is, YES! Yes He can. But it's a journey, it's a battle, it's a epic story that won't be finished anytime soon. That, I need to remember!
Saint Francis de Sales write a great book here. Some very challenging things and some really practical things. The books format is as if he's writing to a young daughter in the faith guiding her into the devout life.
It's long and not the easiest read but I highly recommend it!
Below are a handful of my favorite quote and a thought or two about them, enjoy!
"The difference between love and devotion is just that which exists between fire and flame—love being a spiritual fire which becomes devotion when it is fanned into a flame…"
Burn baby, burn! Reminds me of a John Wesley quote that I can't really remember. Something like, "God's love is a fire. Light yourself on fire and people will come from miles to watch you burn." Or something…
"Gather a little bouquet of devotion… when the mind explores some mystery in meditation, it is well to pick out one or more points that have specially arrested the attention, and are most likely to be helpful to you through the day… "
It's in this quote and a few others that Saint Francis seems to throw us a bone. It often seems daunting to think through the life of devotion, to be the kind of "spiritual giant" that Saint Francis or Brother Lawrence were. The Luther's who pray 4 hours every morning or the Wesley's that start movements with their devotion to Christ. It's hard to read works like this one, at least it is for me, because I wondering if I am really capable of being this devoted to Christ. But it's in spaces like this that I hear, "take it one step, one prayer, one moment at a time." Like Wesley said, "Holiness is moment by moment."
"When we are beset by any particular vice, it is well as far as possible to make the opposite virtue our special aim, and turn every thing to that account; so doing, we shall overcome our enemy and meanwhile make progress in all virtue."
I thought this was a cool, practical little adage for those of us who have certain struggles or vices.
Another cool little practical word give by Saint Francis is the advice to study. He recommends you always have a book in hand and more specifically be studying a Saint who inspires you and seems to particularly pray on your behalf.
On patience as a part of devotion "Do not limit your patience to this or that kind of trial, but extend it universally to whatever God may send, or allow to befall you."
"So When you have fallen, lift up your heart in quietness, humbling yourself deeply before God by reason of your frailty, without marveling that you fell; there is no cause to marvel because weakness is weak, or infirmity infirm. Heartily lament that you should have offended God, and begin anew to cultivate the lacking grace, with a very deep trust in His Mercy, and with a bold, brave heart."
I think this is something we all need to remember. It's not "if" but "When you have fallen" because we will all fall but what grace enables is for us to pick up our head, receive God's heart and boldly press on in His strength. Amen!
"Love alone leads to perfection, but the three chief means for acquiring it are obedience, chastity, and poverty. --- And all three must be raised upon the fourth, which is humility."
Just love this quote and idea. Christian perfection… not a popular idea among many but the good Saint Francis, a devout Christian and Roman Catholic seems to be down with it. Him and John Wesley! at least.
"Married People need a watchful purity whereby to keep God ever before them, and to seek all earthly happiness and delight through Him Alone, ever remembering that He has sanctified the state of holy matrimony by making it the type of His own union with the Church."
Good reminder!
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily; and the Lord Himself has told us that "he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much."
St. Gregory Nazianzen says that in his time married people were wont to celebrate the anniversary of their wedding… husbands and wives should go on that day to Confession and Communion, and commend their married life specially to God, renewing their resolution to promote mutual good by increased love and faithfulness, and thus take breath, so to say, and gather new vigor from the Lord to on steadfastly in their vocation."
A great idea to make your anniversary some more, something spiritual!
---------------- If you can find that tiny lingering spark, it will suffice to rekindle the extinguished falmes of devotion. So it is with love, which is the true spiritual life amid our greatest, most active temptation."
If reminds me that even when I face my biggest temptations and feel as it God is silent and my "spiritual life" is dead, there is still a spark somewhere in there. A love for the Lord that can reignite the flames of devotion if I will let it!
having tried our soul as to love, hate, desire, fear, hope, sadness, and joy, if we find our strings out of tune for the melody we wish to raise, which is God's Glory, we must tune them afresh with the help of His Grace, and the counsel of our spiritual guide."
I love the metaphor of an instrument. We are tuned so that we can resonate the Glory of God. Such a great picture!
My soul, you are made for God, woe be to you if you stop short in anything short off Him!


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SINISTRO are streaming "Abismo"
Portuguese post rock/doom band SINISTRO are streaming "Abismo", the third advance track from their forthcoming new album, 'Sangue Cássia'. "Abismo" is another crushing, emotionally driven track highlighted by Patricia Andrades gorgeous vocals. "Abismo" is streaming in the form of a music video here.
Regarding the new track, SINISTRO vocalist Patricia comments: "A woman in dialogue with mountain-high walls. A place of two voices with wounds and wreckage sounds. From dialogue to a monologue, in silence, starting a journey to find herself in and with the world."
'Sangue Cássia' will be released worldwide on January 5, 2018. The album is available for pre-order across multiple formats at the Season of Mist E-Shop HERE.
Fresh off the heels of the PARADISE LOST and PALLBEARER European tour, SINISTRO have announced new festival dates across Europe beginning next year, including appearances at Inferno Festival (Norway) and Metal Days (SLOVENIA). More dates will made available in the weeks to come. A full list of confirmed tour dates, including the band's record release show in their native Portugal can be found below.
1. Cosmos Controle
2. Lótus (also available on Spotify)
3. Pétalas (also available on Spotify)
4. Vento Sul
5. Abismo
6. Nuvem
7. Gardénia
8. Cravo Carne
Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, and driven by five unique individuals from distinct art circles, SINISTRO are devastatingly heavy and graceful.
Since 2012, the band have delivered a unique take on doom rock accentuated with a soundtrack-esque approach that has given raise to their reputation as an essential name in the Portuguese art and music scene.
SINISTRO live
Jan. 13 Lisbon, Portugal @ Music Box (Record Release Show)
Mar. 31 Oslo, Norway @ Inferno festival
Jul. 22-28 Tolmin, Slovenia @ Metal Days Festival
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Bay Area Block2TheFuture Event Scheduled Aboard USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier
Blockchain Event April 4-6 Features 100+ Blockchain Speakers, Free Beer and Free Chicken Tikka Masala
Los Angeles – March 1, 2018 – Block2TheFuture will be holding its 2018 San Francisco Blockchain Conference April 4–6 aboard the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier and Space Museum. The unique event for adults and kids aims to educate the next generation about the vast potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency, while giving all attendees actionable takeaways.
"All signs are pointing toward this being a groundbreaking three days for the cryptocurrency and blockchain world," said Kurt Kumar from Block2TheFuture. "It's fitting we chose an aircraft carrier for the event because we are entering uncharted waters as it did in its day. We are looking forward to kids, technologists, developers, grandmothers and crypto experts all exploring the world of blockchain together and leaving with four-to-five actionable steps that they can take home and implement right away."
Those attending can expect to receive free gifts, such as a paperback copy of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation Series," Elon Musk's biography and Nassim Taleb's "Antifragile." Attendees will also get a free fractional Bitcoin and enjoy free beer and chicken tikka masala.
The event is free for children and this will be the first blockchain event to actively engage children.
All-in-all over 100 speakers will be presenting at the event, including:
– Tim Draper (DFJ)
– Brock Pierce (Entrepreneur)
– H. E. Ehlil Ahmad Hakimi, Finance Minister of Afghanistan
– Dr. Larry Sanger (Everipedia and Wikipedia co-founder)
– Anthony Pompliano (Full Tilt Capital)
– Aubrey de Grey (SENS – Cure Aging)
– Justin Newton (NetKi)
– Kavita Gupta (Consensys)
– Armin Ibrahimi (Shocard)
– Lily Liu (Earn)
– Liz Steininger (Least Authority)
– Paul Walsh (MetaCert)
– Stan Miroshnik (Element Group)
– Howard Marks (Start Engine)
To learn more visit https://www.block2thefuture.com. Join the conversation at https://t.me/BLOCK2TheFuture.
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Video shows army using youths as human shield
PAMPORE: A video showing army soldiers forcing four youths to sit before their vehicle during a cordon and search operation in Samboora village of Pampore on Monday went viral on social media. It showed the army soldiers daring protestors in the area to throw stones at them, while the protesters yell at the soldiers for being "cowards" to use the four youths as "human shield".
"See the hypocrite Indian forces that have been using our brothers as human shield," yells one of the protesters, further saying that these youths have been dragged out of their homes.
Locals of Samboora told Kashmir Reader that a cordon and search operation was in progress when youth came out to protest, after which clashes began between stone-pelters and government forces.
In the video about nine army personnel are seen standing in front of the vehicle with four youths been made to sit on ground.
Superintendent of Police Awantipora Mohammad Zahid said that they too have seen this video and police is ascertaining the authenticity and genuineness of this video.


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Decisions by the Government on recommendations made in 11 transport multi-modal studies (MMS) have been announced. Here are the schemes given the green light in each of the 11 study areas.
- Orbit (M25) MMS
M25 J1b-3 widening (Dartford Crossing to M20)
M25 J5-7 widening (M26 to Redhill/M23)
M25 J16-23 widening (M40 to A1(M))
M25 J23-27 widening (A1(M) to M11)
M25 J27-31 widening (M11 to Dartford Crossing)
M25 J5 improvements (with M26 at Sevenoaks)
Total estimated cost £1,700 million
Also - £160 million of responding-to-incidents initiatives and traffic management schemes.
- Thames Valley MMS
Traffic management measures - estimated total cost £502 million
- Tyneside area MMS
A19 Testos Roundabout improvement
A1/A19 Seaton Burn junction improvement
A19/A1058 Coast Road junction
A19/A189 Moor Farm junction
Estimated total cost of all A19 schemes: £170 million
A1 Newcastle Western Bypass - Highways Agency (HA) to consider issues further.
- South coast MMS
M27 crawler lanes for lorries and technology improvements - £117 million;
A27 Beddingham improvement - currently £27 million but Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has asked for revised scheme.
- London to Ipswich MMS
A12/M25 Brook Street Interchange - £26 million
A12 Widening (M25 to Chelmsford) - £220 million
A120 Braintree to Marks Tey Dualling - £203 million
A12 Chelmsford to A120 Ardleigh Interchange - £239 million.
- West Midlands area MMS
M42 J3-7 traffic management schemes - £270 million
M54 to M6 (Toll) Link - £55 million
M42 J3-7 widening and junction improvements.
- M60 (junctions 12-18) MMS
M60 improvements and traffic management schemes - £479 million.
- London to South Midlands MMS
A505 Dunstable Northern Bypass (also known as the A5-M1 link) - £48 million;
M1 J6a to J10 - £241 million
M1 J10 to J13 - £382 million
A421 Bedford to M1 J13 - £171 million
M11 J8-9 dualling - £171 million
M11 J9-14 dualling - £226 million
A428 A1 to Caxton dualling - £277 million
A14 Kettering Bypass widening - £71 million
A1 Sandy and Beeston Bypass - £67 million
A1 Brampton to Alconbury - £71 million.
- South & West Yorkshire MMS
Capacity improvements to M1, M62, A1/A1(M) & M18 including traffic management schemes and some widening of the following sections:
M1 J30-42 widening
M62 J25-32 widening
M18 M1 to J3
A1/A1(M) J34 to M62
Total estimated cost £1,200 million.
- Hull MMS
A63 Castle Street Improvement - £137 million.
- Norwich to Peterborough MMS
Small-scale safety and management measures
HA to consider the cases for smaller scale bypasses to the villages of Middleton and East Winch
HA to review the case later in the decade for upgrades between the A1 and Sutton and between North Tuddenham and Eastern.
The following are the schemes that have been rejected:
- South coast MMS
A27 Worthing Tunnel
A27 Chichester Bypass improvements
A27 Arundel Bypass
A27 Selmeston Bypass
A27 Wilmington Bypass.
- West Midlands area MMS
Bypasses of Wolverhampton and Stourbridge.


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TT Facial and Advance TT Facial
Our maintenance programme is when you are happy with your skin and want to maintain the results.
£129 / $220 (not available with Teresa)
Skin condition: congestion, blackheads, dull complexion
End result: fresh, bright, hydrated skin
Duration: 1 hour
Treatment level: mild correction
Downtime: none
The TT Facial is our signature facial that includes all that one's skin may need without lasers. We include a very light peel specifically designed to brighten the skin, without any down time required.
This is suitable for anyone wanting a thorough cleanse which includes a light peel, steaming, extractions and milia removal if required, also LED if needed. We then follow with Teresa Tarmey's signature massage (lifting and lymphatic drainage techniques) leaving your skin feeling and looking fresh and radiant. Suitable during pregnancy.
If unsure of what your skin needs, your therapist will help you decide on the day. This can also be upgraded to advanced if needed. We don't feel it is necessary to book a separate consultation as all treatments are bespoke.
£220 / $400 (with Teresa $580)
Advanced TT is a customised facial tailored to your individual needs.
Skin condition: pigmentation and freckles, redness and facial red veins, dehydration, dull complexion, congestion, mild acne, rosacea
End result: more even complexion, redness and facial red veins reduction, added hydration, fresher, plumper and brighter skin
Duration: 1 hour
Treatment level: mild to moderate correction
Downtime: will depend on whether the treatment is mild or moderate and may include very mild to moderate redness, pigment darkening for up to 7 days (if IPL used), mild swelling for up to 3 days (if IPL used), very rarely a photoallergic reaction can occur after Clear Lift laser (this resolves naturally within 48 hours, symptoms can be reduced with antihistamine)
The Advanced TT includes everything that we offer in our signature TT facial with the option to add any of the following:
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• Laser - This can be any laser or IPL for problems such as pigmentation, thread veins, Clearlift for plumping or Clearskin for acne
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The therapist will decide if or what is needed. The price remains the same regardless to which laser is used.
For more information please see treatments explained on the home page
Most treatments work better with a course, we highly recommend that to be a course of 6. When booking a course of 6 you only pay for 5.
This offer excludes the TT Facial.
Courses are valid for one year.
We offer a consultation service priced at £75 for 30 minutes and £150 with Teresa. We don't feel this is necessary as all of our facials are bespoke, this naturally comes with a consultation. If you are unsure of the facial you require you can discuss on the day with your therapist with the option to upgrade.


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This is one busy family! With two little munchkins under the age of two, I am pretty sure they don't have too many quiet days (or nights!). I really enjoyed working with this gorgeous group during my family mini session weekend. Full of energy and braving the chilly morning air, we worked fast to keep the little mister happy and big sis from getting bored. I even had a few minutes to catch up with Mom, who was once my student at the massage therapy college where I teach. So lovely to see my "kids" moving on and starting families. :)
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HM (High Maintenance) Spa and Salon offers haircuts and styling for men too! From fades and razor cuts to long hair cuts and buzz cuts, we can do it all. Our expert Barber also offers beard trims, hot towel shaves, and more.
Haircut and Barber Services Pricing in Tacoma
Beard trim: 15 min, $14.00
Hot towel Shave: 40 min, $40.00
Bald cut: 30 min, $31.00
Buzz cut: 25 min, $20.00
Fades: 35 min, $28.00
Haircut: 30 min, $25.00
Haircut and beard: 40 min, $35.00
Razor Line up only: 10 min, $11.00
Senior cut: 30 min, $22.00
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Our highly skilled team of estheticians, cosmetologists and massage therapists expertly combine extraordinary technical ability, an unrivalled passion for what they do with an eye for the distinctive style of the individual client, providing them with an outstanding experience.
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Originally from Ireland Declan's first introduction to graphics was as a digital colorist for Marvel and D.C. comics. After moving to Los Angeles he worked on some of the larger ad campaigns including Apple, Skechers, The Academy Awards and many more.
When not working, Declan is an avid motorcycle rider, drummer, comedian and builds movie replica robots. He is a proud owner of his own replica R2D2.


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Date With History: "Fight Like a Girl"
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The Marine Corps continues to be the only service where men and women train separately in boot camp or basic training. Author Kelly Kennedy will discuss her book, "Fight Like a Girl" about the equality of performance and opportunity for female Marines.
Kelly Kennedy is the author of They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq. An army veteran with combat experience, she formerly worked for the Army Times and USA Today covering veterans' issues and health policy.
A cash bar will be available along with a small selection of food. Coffee is complimentary.
This event is part of the First Division Museum's popular series, A Date with History. The monthly programs feature an evening of lively discussion with authors, panelists, historians, and special speakers.


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KLM fined by CAAC over CoA irregularities
The North China Regional Administration of CAAC has proposed a CNY22,000 civil penalty against KLM for operating an aircraft with an expired Certificate of Airworthiness (CoA), its first civil penalty against a foreign carrier this year.
In a statement, the CAAC said that on May 12th 2014, a KLM B747 flew from Amsterdam to Beijing with an expired certificate of airworthiness.
The aircraft's CoA expiry date was April 4th, 2014; as a result, its certificate of airworthiness had been expired for more than one month. CAAC explained that this was in clear violation of ICAO and Chinese civil aviation regulations.


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Journal: Medicine (Baltimore), 2016 Feb;95(5):e2709
Study Context: Balance deficit is one of the leading causes of falls in older adults. Aging induces the gradual decline of sensory functions, central processing, musculoskeletal and motor control, and neural pathways, thus leading to poor postural stability. Previous studies have also found that poor vision, restricted vision and declining depth perception are also closely related to body postural control.
This study randomly placed participants into one of three groups:
Group 1 performed a squat exercise on a vibration platform oscillating at 20 Hz with 4 mm displacement.
Group 2 performed the same squat exercise with the same parameters except they were blindfolded (visual feedback deprived).
Group 3 was the control group and they performed the same squat exercise except without any vibration and with the eyes open.
All three groups exercised for 5 minutes at a time, 3 times per week for 3 months.
Participants were retested at the end of the 3 month trial and again at 6 months. Testers were blind to the grouping of each subject.
Balance performance improved in both vibration training groups at 3 and 6 months compared to control and was significantly better again in the visual deprived group (blindfolded vibration training).
Strength performance remained the same in the control group. In the blindfolded vibration training group, knee extensor strength increased 37.89% and knee flexor strength improved 19.4%. In the eyes open vibration training group only knee extensor strength increased (15.4%).
At the 6 month follow-up, 0% of the eyes open vibration training group, 0% of the eyes closed vibration training group reported falls, whereas 28.57% of subjects from the control group reported hospital visits due to falls. (The average fall rate in adults over 65 is around 30%)
Comments: Previous studies have shown vibration training to improve strength and balance in older adults. Eliminating visual feedback, however, significantly improved both strength and balance performance during vibration training even more that vibration training with eyes open.
This suggests that we can utilize eyes closed vibration training for people whose goals include increased leg strength, balance and falls prevention.


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Haverhill Youth Soccer wishes to further promote player development and fun by offering partial reimbursement to teams participating in events that provide additional opportunities for play and instruction. This pertains to teams requesting reimbursement to play in pre-approved tournaments, camps, or clinics.
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Kommbox 2.3: Summary tasks, Time-bound tasks and Close Incomplete
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Kommbox version 2.3 is now released. It sports a few major enhancements in the task functionality, which will make work management easier for our users.
Summary Tasks
As the number of tasks under a Kommbox grows, one needs a way of grouping of related tasks. This is best accomplished by summary tasks, which are now supported under Kommbox. A summary can have any number of other tasks as children, which could be summary tasks themselves. A summary task itself is not an actionable, but it will have its status, start/end dates and progress rolled up from its children.
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The task list page now shows the top level tasks. A summary task can be expanded to see the child tasks under it.
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Kommbox now supports closing a task without it being complete. In other words, the task closure is disassociated from the % progress. The end status is now called 'Closed' instead of 'Completed'.
Time bound Tasks to Close Automatically
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All the recurring tasks are always time bound, and they are always closed on their due date. This is applicable to existing recurring tasks too, and they all would be closed.
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Starting with release 2.3, the default is that the instant notifications are off. This leaves only the weekly digest notifications on by default, which means that the only emails users will receive by default from Kommbox are task reminders and weekly reports. Of course, as before, the user can override these settings from the 'My Profile' page.
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Pandas are mammals and belong to the bear family. They are often referred to as "giant pandas" and "panda bears". While they are technically bears, they typically eat bamboo. In fact, bamboo makes up more than 90% of their diet. Pandas are considered an endangered species, but due partially to the protective status, the population is on the rise. There are anywhere from 1,500 to 3,000 pandas in existence, according to various reports. Virtually all pandas live in China, with less than 30 living outside of the country in foreign zoos.
Though they are bears, pandas do not hibernate. They share a body type with other bears, but their round face and black and white coloring distinguish them.
The origin of the name panda is still unknown. Early Chinese writings refer to the bears as "spotted bears" and "bamboo bears". Very little early artwork depicts pandas, and it is hard to know when the animal's existence was widely known.
Pandas are very common in popular culture today with the animal used in logos and characters for TV and film. The popular film series Kung Fu Panda has gained much fame among Children and families for the bear. The leading character in that film, Po, is a giant panda and is voiced by Jack Black.
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this was a fun project for JoAnn fabrics + crafts shot in Birmingham at Stephen DeVries' new studio. we wanted an all white room to off-set this hero chair placed on a motorized lazy susan. as it rotates, it switches through fabrics. after finding a pair of cute vintage chairs in Atlanta, i took them to a local upholster who reupholstered the chair with velcro edges. he then created the 7 patterns of diff. fabrics, so we could switch them out on the day. it took some time and finessing, but overall it cut together beautifully. (i'll post the spot asap)


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Yesterday was a perfect mitten documentation day. I finally got a system for tagging, documenting and photographing. I got through about 100 yesterday. Today, I was planning to do a whole bag or two, but got stopped by the rain. I only got 50 done. I've been doing all this outside because:
-its nice to work outside in the summer
-better lighting for photography
-more room to spread out
-makes the neighbors wonder what I'm up to. (Someone has to do something interesting around here!)
Today was a bit frustrating, but there's always tomorow. Also, my phone line hasn't been working, the internet when down (horror) briefly. I was planning on cleaning up my studio room (its been a mess for about a month!), but first I need to find some boxes. Instead of cleaning up, I'm just hopping to be able to pack up and move into that dreamy studio.


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Engagement season is right around the corner! There's something in the Fall air that makes couples come closer, and men pop the question. Maybe it's the spirit of a season of giving, or the aura of celebration with family and friends as the holidays get closer. A token of love and commitment appeals to my hopelessly romantic side.
In my years photographing weddings I have seen countless of beautiful rings of all styles, and I wanted to share my favorites with you. I like them all, each one has its own beautiful personality and suited the bride perfectly, and that's what makes them special and unique. Here are my favorite rings:
I love the clean, simple lines of this radiant cut solitaire engagement ring:
Then there's this delicate asscher cut surrounded by a halo of pink diamonds:
This gorgeous vintage marquise ring in a halo belonged to the groom's grandmother:
I have a soft spot for old cut stones, they usually have a large culet, which is a blunt cut in what's the bottom point of a diamond. This cut exhibits the most beautiful flowery patterns, reflecting the circular culet pattern in all the facets of the diamond:
And I adore this delicate wedding band. It's so very intricate and light, looking like a dainty crown of lace:
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1. What were you in your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing?
I was born in an Air Force base hospital and spent the next 18 years moving all over the US and around the world with my pilot dad, a mom who worked part-time, and my younger sister.
After attending high school and college in southern California, I married and worked and traveled in the medical marketing field while raising a son and daughter.
All the travel, adaptations, and multi-cultural experiences gave me a terrific foundation for a writing career which I began in 2007, several years before I retired.
Readers will also find a military influence in many of my heroes and heroines.
2 Are you genre specific or general? Why? I don't mean genres like romance, mystery, fantasy etc. There are many subgenres of the above.
As an author, I'm delighted to be here on Eclectic Writer since I am one and enjoy combining sub- genres.
First and foremost, I'm a romance writer. Remember in Romancing the Stone when Jack Colton tells Joan Wilder that he has finished reading her book? Joan says, "Then you know how they all end."
My paranormal romance series, Dolphin Shore Shifters, features a Santa Barbara pod of shape shifting dolphins and each book has enough danger to also qualify as a suspense story.
My next series, The Paladin Group, is like Scandal meets the A-Team, but no one is sleeping with the President. The Paladins are a group of wounded Air Force Pararescuemen, founded by a female pilot who was rescued. Men and women warriors turned lawyers and investigators committed to continuing rescue work. Deadly Reboot, the Paladin Group book 1 is a military romantic suspense.
I also write Contemporary military romance and Fantasy/time travel.
2. Did your reading choices have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres?
Absolutely! I love reading most any paranormal romance especially with vampires and shifters. And I also love most forms of suspense stories as well as military romance. When I decided to write my own paranormal series, I felt I needed to chose a very different kind of shifter.
3. What's your latest release?
Lethal Tide, Dolphin Shore Shifters book 4, was due to release earlier this week, March 30, 2016. New shifter Betty and returning shifter Conley's first field ops assignment together takes place mostly in Long Beach, California. Since I've lived there, I was able to incorporate fun places like the Queen Mary and a southern California beach or two.
4. What are you working on now?
Next I'd planned to return to the Paladin Group series. I've been excited to write Survival Reboot, the Paladin Group book 2 which is almost completely outlined and stars a wounded female AF survival instructor. After that book, I scheduled myself to alternate back and forth between those two series for the remainder of this year.
But the same day I sent Lethal Tide to my editor, Grus, one of my dolphin shifter characters, started bugging me. He played a supporting role in two of my earlier Shore Shifter books—and admittedly, I put him through rough times. Now he insists he's earned his own book. Soooo…I'm currently writing Toxic Tide, Dolphin Shore Shifter book 5, which is Grus and Heather's story. As a hero of mine, Grus is in for an even rougher ride, struggling with his personal demons, facing his worst enemy, and falling for Heather, a kick ass, smart-mouthed, human woman.
5. Where can we find you?
Website: www.cjmatthew.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJMatthew
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CJMatthewauthor
Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/CJ-Matthew/e/B013PUB3NO/
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216343.C_J_Matthew


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Lee Viar grew up in Hagerstown, Md., earned an associate degree in business from Hagerstown Junior College in 1989 and took a teller's job at a local bank. He worked his way up to being a loan officer. He thought he was set on a lifelong career path. He was wrong. "I got tired of training my own replacements in my jobs. Or my employers got bought out, and I didn't have that piece of paper and doors wouldn't open," Viar said. "I realized if I wanted to get anywhere — support my family and myself — I had to go back to school." More
The Bob Pike Group becomes Authorized Provider of IACET CEUs
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The International Association for Continuing Education and Training has awarded The Bob Pike Group the prestigious Authorized Provider status. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units. The recognition period extends for five years, and includes all programs offered or created during that time. More
Obama wants to give you $4,000 toward job training
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Here's the latest way President Barack Obama wants to help the unemployed. The president is looking to give displaced workers $4,000 a year to pursue training in technical fields to land new jobs. The grants are part of the latest jobs proposal unveiled by Obama. Many of them have gone nowhere as Congress and the White House continue to fight over the best way to promote job creation. The plan would provide additional counseling and job search assistance for those who lost their jobs because their employer closed a plant or division, moved or abolished their position or had insufficient work for them to do. More


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Juggling Work and Nursing School
Think that you`re all alone as a part-time student in the nursing school world? You couldn`t be more wrong! According to recent studies, most nursing students going back for additional education earn their degrees while juggling a career or family, or both. In fact, 52% of all advanced nursing students in the United States are part-timers, and 87% of all nursing master`s degree candidates juggle a job with their studies.
Nearly all online nursing students work while taking nursing degree classes, so be sure to check out the flexibility of any program that interests you. Some nursing degree programs may require you attend classes on campus, while other nursing schools offer degrees online. Online nursing degree programs are designed for working nurses and are therefore the most flexible and make balancing work and study a lot easier than campus based programs.
For part-time students the frustration factor can be much higher than it is for full-time students. So before you even crack open a book, make sure you know why you`re getting the degree, and have your goals and priorities clearly in focus.
Not Just Clowning Around
While part-time online students in the arts or sciences often have to battle perceptions that they are only dabbling in their subject, part-time nursing students don`t often encounter this kind of prejudicial thinking. Though you might have to work harder to manage your time more than full-time students, schools and employers really do appreciate the work involved in keeping up a regular work and family schedule while taking online nursing classes at the same time.
In fact, this might even make you more marketable in the workforce, as an online nursing degree, when coupled with a full-time job, demonstrates an amazing ability to prioritize and complete time-sensitive tasks!
One of the major drawbacks of a nurse returning to a traditional campus based nursing school to earn an advanced nursing degree is the inability to network with fellow students due to time constraints. Online nursing degree students are able to network and collaborate with peers from across the country by interacting together and doing joint projects via the online virtual classroom. Because much of the benefit of earning advanced nursing degrees such as the Master`s in Nursing Science or PhD in Nursing lies in the network you build at school, especially when attending a top program, online nursing students often have an advantage over nurses who earn their advanced degrees part-time at campus based nursing schools.
Part-timers at campus based schools may find taking time out to visit their schools Career Development Office in order to have access to career placement services difficult to manage. This is not a problem for online nursing students, however, because online nursing schools offer 24/7 access to advisers, career development, and placement through e-mail, contact forms, messages in the virtual classroom, and phone consultations. This can make a huge difference when you graduate if you`re seeking job opportunities far from home.
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I would like to report that I have successfully performed a gig outdoors in daylight. We started in the early evening and we played under trees, there was no direct sunlight coming in, but like you can see on the photos (in the second part), the sun is still reflecting from the house-walls behind and beside us.
The 21th of Jun we have here in France the day of "La Fête De La Musique". There are bands playing everywhere, on the streets, in parks, bars, etc.
With some friends we wanted to play in front of a bar place Dugommier in Paris, and this year I really wanted to use my Aerodrums for this event.
The place is complicated for an Aerodrums performance, even at night-time. On one side are big windows from shops, on the other side and behind are streets with a lot of cars and street-lights. Two years ago I already wanted to do just a little performance with my Aerodrums at the same place, but it was impossible because of all the lights and reflections. My advice for everybody who would like to do the same, never go to an important gig without having tried Aerodrums there before and in real light-conditions.
This time I was prepared much better. We've bought three elements of this (1), attached together with adhesive tape forming a trapeze, stabilised with an extensible curtain rod (2) on the open side using also adhesive tape and after we wrapped around 3m x 3m of blackout curtain and fixed it with safety pins. In the middle element we have put a powered speaker (Mackie Thump 15) (3).
It was a windy day, but the weight of the Mackie was enough for keeping everything on the floor.
But there was still a lot of light coming in from both sides. I had big red stains on my setup-screen from the top to the bottom, moving around and changing it's sizes, surely because of the trees moving in the wind. Very difficult to eliminate with the new feature. But here's the solution I've used:
I created a mask; using my thumb and index finger I was forming an arc and hold it in front of the camera the way that it covered all problematic regions and let after Aerodrums do the rest in eliminating all together. The resulting screen had been something like that.
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Richard Silver: ?Having set my camera up on the 43rd floor of 1 Penn Plaza on 34th Street in my friends office building I waited for sunset. Taking photos periodically before, during and after sunset I Sliced the photos together showing the change from day to night in this one single photo. This photo consists of 20 individual photos?.Read more Read less
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Born in 1961 in Brooklyn, Richard Silver lives and works in New York. He began to travel around the world in 2001 when he took up photography. His travels have been a source of inspiration for his art. He is particularly interested in depicting eminently touristic places and symbolic monuments. Little by little, he has perfected his photographic technique reaching a status of renowned landscape photographer. Since 2002 he has exhibited at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, followed by individual and collective exhibitions mainly in the United States.


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Let me guess, you have been playing The Guardian Cryptic crossword and got stuck on the clue Gang leader doing notorious Jack's work (riveting) (8). Well, you have come to the right place to find the answer to this clue.
While some crosswords are much simpler than others, most require that players have a vast knowledge of the language and possibly even various topics. So while crossword puzzles are seen as a more intelligent game, they can be very frustrating for players to complete and even experienced crossword players need some help occasionally.
When finding the answers to the clues becomes too difficult, there's no shame in looking for them online.
Now you have the answer to your clue. Its time to move on to the next clue. You can browse through the list with all the answers to the The Guardian Cryptic crossword of November 13th, 2018. Or you can use the search form below to find the answer (no matter if its The Guardian Cryptic Crossword or any other crossword).
|The Guardian Cryptic crossword of November 13th, 2018 other clues
|Which could make Bruno have passionate feelings (4,4,4)
|Puffed out, naff outburst during session (8)
|Heat of battle over short period of time (6)
|Bird Ridge, at this point, is on left (5,3)
|Sound measure (6)
|Source of nut production (5)
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|Watch parts (energy in the winding) on which hours might be recorded (9)
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|Dot's satisfied, getting back a lot of money (4,4)
|Standing figure guarding king (7)
|Old fellow welcomes backing in new scheme (7)
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|Attendant lacks temperature guide (7)
|Any riots in Kabul's new Soviet prison? (8)
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|Old king imprisons spouse, head to foot, in small compartment (9)
|Raise aloft makeshift nosebag to the Scottish air (4,4,4)
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|Quiet leader of India versus a destructive lord (5)
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|Alloy not encountered in a female, commonly (8)
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|Good time to cut failed parachute's rubbery substance (5-6)
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With Babbel anyone can learn a language.
Whether on the go, in the subway or at home on the sofa, Babbel supports those who take joy in learning outside of work or school. Since its founding in 2007, the company has grown to become the market leader in app based language learning. In total, Babbel offers 14 learning languages, from English to Indonesian. Professional courses are steadily available via the Babbel website as well as on your smartphone or tablet. At Babbel more than 300 team members from over 36 different countries work hard to set standards for creating a new learning experience.
Changing the way the language learning is done is a great challenge, so we are looking for a Country Manager to join our Berlin office.
Your responsibilities
- Define the growth strategy and associated marketing plan for the territory
- Manage the marketing budget to optimize user acquisition and retention
- Steer the development of revenue, user base, brand awareness, product localization in order to maximize advertising efficiency
- Coordinate the execution of the marketing plan with the help of the respective channel managers
- Coordinate and share knowledge with fellow Country Managers on marketing initiatives
- 5 years of experience in (online) marketing and user acquisition
- Native or near native German speaker with strong international exposure
- Superior quantitative skills combined with strong planning capabilities
- Comprehensive understanding of the current technologies in online marketing
- Team player with hand-on mentality, high motivation and willingness to learn
- Previous experience with online subscription model a plus
- Significant budget to manage and high degree of ownership and responsibility
- Learn from colleagues with strong expertise in international and performance marketing
- Grow with the company and gain more responsibility
- Work for an inspirational product and a great success story
- A vibrant international team from over 36 different nationalities
- Great company benefits (High-End company bike, fresh fruits & drinks etc.)
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This past week there was a Disney-China Animation "Exchange Program." In it's third year, the program allows animation filmmakers from Disney Studios and 14 participants from Chinese animation companies to exchange ideas and practices.
Started by John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation. When he was on a publicity tour in China for Big Hero 6, he was asked if Disney would open a studio in China. They animation companies wanted to learn Disney techniques. So Mr. Lasseter instituted this exchange program in conjunction with China's Film Bureau to share ideas and assist Chinese animators.
Andrew Millsetin, President of Walt Disney Animation Studios said this about the program:
"Walt Disney Animation Studios is deeply honored to open our doors and share our learnings and best practices with China's local creative industry. These exchanges have been inspiring to all of us involved. It's an opportunity to exchange ideas and share our approaches to filmmaking, production, marketing, distribution and our underlying concept of how to create a healthy and vibrant studio."
During this event the Chinese animation filmmakers got to take part in seminars with speakers like John Lasseter, Ed Catmull, President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, Andrew Millstein, and several other top executives, writers, and producers for Disney and Pixar.
As part of the seminars John Lasseter presented a class on Innovation and Taking Risks. He offered these words of advice:
"Trust your instincts, your taste, and experience when making creative decisions. I look for three things in a great project, 1) a compelling, unpredictable story; 2) appealing and memorable characters; and 3) a unique world or setting."
Zhigang Yang of Shanghai Pic-moment Film Corporation said this about the program:
"It's exciting to closely observe Disney studios. It makes us ponder the gap between Chinese animation studios and Disney, the world's leading animation studio. Not only in facilities and hardware, but also in ideas and creativity."
Shujie Li, Founder of Chengdu L Square Culture Communication Co. also spoke about this opportunity:
"It's great for Chinese and American filmmakers to exchange ideas face-to-face and to deepen our understanding and friendship with each other so we can carry out more exchanges and cooperation in the future."
The General Manager of Fantawild Animation Inc., Linlin Shang is quoted as saying:
"We should learn from Disney how to tell a story. It's essential for Chinese filmmakers to learn how to tell the China story well, so we can share it with the world."
Bo Chen, Vice President of Shanghai Animation Film Studio, can't wait to share what was learned.
"I'm eager to share my experience with my colleagues in China. I'm sure the cooperation between Sino-U.S. animation filmmakers will contribute to closer bonds between Chinese and American people."
I think it's a great idea and I'm glad to see Disney / Pixar working to assist and advise animation companies from another country. Hopefully, we will get to see a bit of the lessons they learned in action.
Source: Xinhua, China.org.cn
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Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that provides youths facing adversity ("Littles") with a one-on-one relationship with an older community member ("Bigs"). The group monitors the relationship between the Littles, usually ages six through eighteen, and the Bigs, spanning from college students onward. The Big and Little devise a schedule suitable for them both, and meet up for outings and activities, like going to a museum or fair, playing in the park, or just hanging out and talking. If you are interested in Big Brothers Big Sisters, you can go to their website to volunteer as a Big, enroll as a Little, or support the organization through donation.
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The Inspiration
We live in a freelance economy. Gone are traditional 9 to 5 jobs, replaced by a steady stream of workers who either rotate among local coffee shops, work out of their homes in isolation, or make conference calls behind the dashboards of their cars.
The needs of working women are distinct from our male counterparts. We can do better.
As friends, mothers, and working women, The SHED started taking shape while Sarah Cohen, Amanda Fairbanks, and Liza Tremblay lived on opposite coasts. After reading an article that Amanda wrote for The San Francisco Chronicle about a women-only co-working space in Northern California that transformed her worklife, an idea started taking shape.
The East End needed a similar outpost. We dared to create the place we wanted to work — figuring that if we built it, others would join us.
Community is powerful.
By coming together in a shared workspace, where women of diverse backgrounds feel welcome, encouraged, and supported, The SHED is helping local women to innovate — changing the ways we work, grow, and ultimately succeed.


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It's raining outside and I'm thinking back on warmer summer days. James and Ryan married in the sweetest, most-them kind of affair. On the first day, they held the tiniest ceremony in the courtyard of a cafe where they both worked while in college. Although the details were immaculate and charming, everything was really all about celebrating their love and gratitude. Some of my favorite parts from this day were:
- James' dress made by her mother, hand-dyed by herself
- close friends arranging the flowers
- James putting make up on then wiping most of it off (and actually saying, "I like my oily t-zone")
- James and Ryan seeing/kissing/being/getting ready together before the ceremony
- the mother of the bride introducing me to every single person and explaining how they were related to James
- the most intimate garden ceremony surrounded by loved ones
- watermelon gazpacho and Mexican hot chocolate (and lambrusco!)
The best part that this was just the first day of the festivities. Day two coming soon!


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As Niky wrote about last week's blog, in life we all go through different seasons where change comes.
I have experienced times when these changes feel exciting and I am happy with the path of the change I am walking. At other times a new season hits, and I cannot see my way out or the direction I am heading and I feel as though I am in a black tunnel that is so long, I cannot see the light at the other end. Change in itself and the unknown of what it brings can feel a real challenge and very unsettling. I can have the tendency to feel out of control and off balance and this can lead me to struggle to manage my emotions and lead to thought patterns that spiral into panic, anxiety and worry. As a result, I can spend a lot of energy focusing on the 'what if's' rather than the 'what is' and catastrophise the worst case scenarios rather than recognising the truth of where I really am in my present circumstance.
I love the song lyrics written by some friends of mine which say 'Your present circumstance is a gift to behold'. I have found during difficult times this has been a really powerful reminder. To help me cope with the changing seasons, especially when I am in a period that feels dark and cold like winter, it helps me to refocus on the beauty of what is around me - the small things in the present of each day that I am grateful for.
I spent some time in Africa a number of years ago and distinctly remember on a visit to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, there was a bus with the words inscribed 'The journey is more important than the destination.' This really stuck with me and has helped me when moving through the different seasons of life. Sometimes we do not know where we are heading, things do not make that much sense, but it is what we learn and how we grow through these changes in life that are the exciting bits and far more important than the end place of what we want to achieve.
Niky explained last week, that I and my husband are currently walking into a change of season. As Christians we are walking a path of faith, stepping into something unknown and different to what we thought would happen or perhaps would have planned for ourselves with a move to North Devon. Two years ago we felt God gave us the vision to set up a rest and retreat centre and since then we have been pursuing His journey for us. For me who likes to be very planned and know where I am heading, I had very strong expectations of how it would all pan out. I thought we would reach the destination quickly and easily, finding the property we needed to set it up that and by now we would have a story to tell of how God had slotted it all into place. Of course on hindsight, what I have learnt is that this is a long journey, that we need time to be prepared and equipped for whatever the next season brings and that each of the stepping stones along the way is foundational and significant. I have had to learn to surrender and enjoy the ride of the journey, rather being so caught up with getting to the end destination immediately.
I now recognise it is out of these places of uncertainty where we are less prescriptive about what and how everything needs to be, that we have more room to grow and learn and be transformed and leave more space for ourselves to recognise the beauty of our present circumstance, however hard and uncomfortable it may feel at times.
My time partnering with Intentional Health as a volunteer, as a member on a Programme, as an Angel and over the last six months as an employed team member has been one of those significant stepping stones in my journey. When I took on the job, we all knew it may be only for a short season, but however long that season turned out to be it would be a fruitful one. Through this time, I have been taken on my own journey of transformation, I have learnt to care more about myself, in order to be able to serve others better, have recognised how to take more rest (so that I can help others with this in the future) and have most importantly taken more control over my thought patterns. When I am tempted to catastrophise and focus on the 'what if's' and forget to take notice of the things I am grateful for around me in the present, I am now more able to take captive the negative thoughts for myself. It is all these things that have helped me to intentionally manage my season change as I follow the next steps of my journey, despite not having a clear picture of what it will look like and how I can plan for it!
It has been significant in helping me to see things in different ways, equip and help me gain the confidence and skills for the next part of the journey as well as being able to help Niky and the team move things forward.
Thank you to all the team at Intentional Health, and to you all for the way you have impacted my journey and helped me walk through the changing season. I will very much miss working with Niky and the team, but I am forever grateful for the experience and what it has taught me.
God bless, Tonya.
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It's all about the details with this evening gown, from the deep blue color to the intricately detailed flower embellishments. This gown can be worn in Spring, Fall and Winter to multiple special occasions. The silhouette is fabulous for all shapes and sizes. Pair with a black or navy color shoe to complete the look.
- Color: Blue
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I've been using this for a few months. I love how smooth it goes on and keeps my under eye area hydrated. Because of dark circles I still have to apply a small amount of heavy duty concealer over it, but because it makes such a smooth surface for the other concealer it is worth every penny. Otherwise my other concealer becomes cracked looking and flaky during the day. I will definitely purchase this again.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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