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(Rectal sacculation next to the anus)
Perianal Hernia is the separation of perineal (next to the anus) muscles and the maculation or herniation of the rectum and/or abdominal contents under the skin causing visible bulging. Most PAHs are adjacent to the anus but can be above or below it. The condition often involves both sides, therefor is considered bilateral. The breakdown of the pelvic muscles allows fecal impaction in the hernia and results in difficult bowel movements and straining. The cause of perineal hernias is associated with male hormones, enlarged prostate gland, straining and muscle weakness. It is a rare occurrence in female dogs because their pelvic muscles are stronger than males and NOT having a prostate gland eliminates this as an underlying cause. Any condition that causes straining may stress the pelvic muscles to a point of separation. The list of conditions includes: prostate enlargement, cystitis, urinary tract obstruction, rectal obstruction, constipation, anal sac disease and diarrhea.
The condition of perineal hernia (PAH) is an anatomical failure and, with fecal impaction, worsens with time. Early detection and neutering may avoid the need for surgery, but in most cases the muscle separation and weakness has progressed to a point of needing surgery. Once diagnosed, early surgical correction is recommended to ALWAYS include neutering with hopes that surgery will only be needed on one side. This condition can become an emergency if the bladder herniates and becomes obstructed.
Most dogs are mature and over the age of 5 years at onset. The breeds most commonly represented are Boston terriers, dachshunds, Welch corgis, poodles, Old English sheepdogs and mixed breeds. Most patients present for examination with straining, difficult defecation, and visible bulging of the anal area.
Coupled with the presenting history and clinical signs, rectal exam is critical for diagnosing a PAH. Not all dogs will present with swelling and the presence of tumor in the area can be mistaken for a hernia. Rectal exam (usual done awake) can determine the presence of weakness and separation of the pelvic muscles. The rectal exam can determine the severity of the hernia and the contents in the area. Right sided hernias do appear to be more frequent. Radiographs (x-rays) are helpful in the diagnosis especially in identifying the contents and severity of the impaction. In some cases an ultrasound will be indicated to further identify prostate and bladder. The main differential diagnoses include tumors, anal sac swelling and abscess, rectal impaction and rectal prolapse.
Medical and Surgical Management
Most medical treatment is aimed at softening the stool and preventing straining. Urinary tract infections and prostatitis should be corrected. Stool softeners, laxatives and enemas can relieve the obstruction, but not correct the condition, along with frequent manual exams to remove impacted fecal material. Long-term use of these treatments is usually palliative and temporary, and surgical correction is warranted.
Surgical Management
Surgical repair of the hernia and stabilization of the pelvic muscles along with castration is usually recommended, especially if more than just a swelling and rectum are herniated, i.e.bladder/bowel. The main goal of castration is to shrink the prostate by removal of testosterone and to hopefully prevent recurrence (noncastrated males have almost a 3 times greater recurrence rate). At the VSRP, our policy is to always do castration with hernia repair. The two techniques for hernia repair are (1) conventional, traditional reapposition of the muscle, and (2) transposition of the muscle flap called the internal obturator muscle. The internal obturator flap technique is a more natural anatomical repair of the defect and is the technique of choice and has less chance of recurrence. It provides a new "shelf" for the rectum to sit against in its more normal position. Plus the first technique, which attempts to reappose the weakened muscles, lacks the same strength of repair since these muscles have been stretched out already. Immediate postoperative rectal exam with the internal muscle transposition technique usually indicates a stronger support for the rectum. Bilateral hernia repair is performed if both sides are affected at the same time to prevent straining against an unoperated side. Postoperatively, the stool needs to be maintained soft-formed with the use of stool softeners and Metamucil as needed. Prevention of postoperative straining is critical. Often, because the rectum has been so stretched out by the hernia, a rectal prolapse can occur and should be gently manually reduced until it contracts. This can take a few days. The surgical site needs to be cleaned and warm compressed daily. An e-collar is normally needed to prevent licking and no scooting should be allowed. Antibiotics and pain relief is given for the first 5 – 7 days after surgery.
Given the application of good surgical technique and patient selection and preparation, the prognosis is good. Recurrence and opposite side herniation are the two most common complications. Castration is a major factor in preventing both complications. It is important to prevent future straining and the owner should be very aware of the patient's bowel movement habits.


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Experts say Zika virus is being spread by mosquitoes around Miami, Florida. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, known for transmitting the virus, can be found in south Florida because of its warm climate. The Miami area also sees a high volume of travelers from countries where the Zika outbreak is ongoing. These two factors are putting pregnant women and their partners at the greatest risk. How can pregnant women and their partners stay protected? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have put together recommendations for pregnant women and their partners.
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There have been some areas in Florida listed as high risk. Women who are pregnant and women and their partners desiring to become pregnant should avoid travel to these areas. Any woman who is pregnant and has traveled to these areas after the dates above should be tested. Those traveling should wear long clothing, use mosquito repellents containing at least 40% DEET, and limit outdoor daytime activities. At this time there are no travel advisories for other locations in Florida, including Disney theme parks, or for other Southern states. Stay tuned. Has the virus changed more than experts expected? How long will this go on?
The virus itself hasn't changed, but what we know about it, it is evolving. We now know there is significant risk to an unborn fetus if the pregnant mother is exposed. We also know that there are risks of other severe neurologic complications in rare cases. Experts anticipate this outbreak should die down around the summer of 2018. It is believed there will be so many affected individuals at that time which have developed "immunity" that the spread to new individuals will be limited in a sort of herd immunity manner. We also anticipate seeing a dip in cases as warmer temperatures give way to cooler weather as the seasons change, especially in the U.S. What can we expect to see?
Over the past several months the virus itself has not changed, but we have now seen local transmission in the state of Florida. This means that there are cases of active transmission in Florida currently in persons that have not traveled to other endemic areas outside of the United States and who have not sexually acquired Zika from a partner who has recently traveled. The Aedes species mosquito responsible for transmission of the virus lives in the Southern U.S. and we had anticipated there would be some cases of local transmission this season.
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Rosa Clara released their stunning 2018 Spring bridal collection; the collection is feminine and ethereal. The dresses are simple and delicate, and lace plays a major role in this bridal collection, as it was used in the bodices and sleeves of most of the wedding dresses.
Rosa Clara's 2018 collection can be described in three words: feminine, ethereal and elegant.
"In this collection, the fabrics adapt really well to the body and spotlight the female figure," the designer says. "We are presenting the sexiest collection I have ever designed." said the designer.
The collection featured tulle skirts, long sleeves, crepe skirts, and high front slits.
According to the designer herself, 'the collection seeks to reflect the female figure with romantic designs.' And this is exactly what it did: the collection moved from sexy to romantic over the course of the show with the addition of soft fabrics, adding volume to the silhouette without losing the sensation of lightness.


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Elazığ Enterprise Development Centre's (İşgem) Industrial Infrastructure Project
Under the project, a shared facility consisting of 35 workshops is being established in Elazığ. The new facility, built in an area different from the first İŞGEM, focus more on the food sector – processing, packaging and standardisation of fresh agricultural products and livestock. In addition to the administration facility, there are shared meeting rooms for enterprises, an exhibition hall, ICT facilities, a multi-purpose conference hall and a cold storage within the new İŞGEM premises.
The Project not only raises the institutional capacity of Elazığ İŞGEM but also organises various activities to strengthen technical skills and capacities of the existing and new tenants. As in other similar İŞGEM projects under the Programme, it is aimed to support women and young entrepreneurs through a 5% quota allocation during tenant selection process, which is carried out in a fair, transparent and competitive manner.
The business plans of 35 new and 25 existing tenants are improved, and they are offered business development services under the Project. Entrepreneurs are informed on business development centres (incubators), entrepreneurship and SME support through the seminars organised in Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli and Malatya.
An important service provided by Elazığ İŞGEM is the processing and packaging facilities through which seasonal restrictions emerging from the obligation to offer the products on a daily basis without processing are eliminated and income levels are increased.
All the workshops within Elazığ İŞGEM, established in 2007, were leased within the same year by entrepreneurs and enterprises operating in various sectors. The demand for workshops was greater than the available capacity with all workshops leased out and more application coming in. Many start-ups participating in the entrepreneurship programme wanted to be sheltered under İŞGEM, which necessitated expansion of the Elazığ İŞGEM


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May 31, 2015
This week we got to meet with the mother and daughter who are doing
the 30/30 program. They are sooooo nice! Every time we go over they
make us so much food! We were able to teach them about the restoration
this week. We challenged them to pray about it and they said they
We also had a Relief Society activity this week. We all met at a park
and walked from there along a river path to another park. We then had
a picnic all together 🙂 it was way fun! Sister Carey and I didn't
know where/how long we were going to walk. We were surprised by the
length, it took an hour to walk one way. It was so hot! Half way
though we stopped and ate ice cream. All the women were covered in so
many layers! They don't like to get tan. There was a pretty good turn
out 🙂 on the way back, we stopped at one of the members houses that
was on the way. It was so hot that we needed a break and to get more
water. The sisters are so fit. They are all older than us but they
were walking faster than we could! It was really fun!
We also had the best English class! We decided to teach them the words
hot and cool. We made a conversation for them with the different
A: it's so hot!
B: what? I'm hot? Well, your pretty cool too.
A: No, I meant the weather!
B: oh well… That's awkward
*awkward turtle
It was so funny, I took a video of it!
I love you all!
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I had to share the latest in my adventure with my daughter and GA...
My parents live very close to a small private airport in West Ga. My dad took his 1st plane ride there as a small boy when it was a grass strip and it included horseback riding and other family activities, I took my 1st plane ride at the same airport with the pilots son who took my dad up.. so any way... a few days ago while her and I were laying in the grass in the front yard at my dad's house watching the GA planes making there final approach, trying to identify each Cessna, Cirrus or Cub that came over and listening to the pilots on our portable transceiver, my Daughter turned to me and with the most serious face and voice announced to me that she "hated the sound of airplane engines and the noise they made as they flew over...."
My heart just sunk... I could not believe my ears .. Had not we been laughing and talking about the planes just a few seconds ago as she excitedly laid the blanket out on the grass? Did she not just set the transceiver to the correct freq to hear the pilot chatter? Had she not smiled brightly as a new LSA flew over? What in the world could have happened? I gathered my wits about me and I asked her why did she hate the noise and held my breath.. I was prepared for anything except for what she said..
She smiled and said" Because if I hear them fly over it means that I am not in one flying and I just HATE that"
I laid back down and smiled and enjoyed the day watching airplanes fly over...Until she decided that she had enough watching and pulled out her RC Plane and started flying it... and I realized that just like my daughter, I too hate hearing a plane fly over...
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Attaching Clasps to Beaded Jewelry
Bead Board - makes beading easy!
Beading tips
Beading F.A.Q.
Knotting with Tweezers
Stringing Cords
Stringing Wire
Crimping & Crimp Cover Instructions
Easy Ear Wire
Knowing Your Beads
Bow Making
Candle Burning
Decoupage with Mod Podge
Folding the American Flag
Floral Tablescaping
General Tips
Melted Crayon Art
Photo Booth with Props - How to set up
Tillandsia Care (Air Plant)
Vinyl Lettering
Conservation Framing
How to Hang and Care for your Pictures
Knit with Milly Video: Blocking
Knit with Milly Video: Cast On
Knit with Milly Video: Cast Off
Knit with Milly Video: Knit Stitch
Knit with Milly Video: Purl Stitch
Knit with Milly Video: Knit a Starbella Scarf
Knifty Knitter Looms
Knitting & Crochet Abbreviations
Knitting Instructions
Yarn Weight System
Acrylic Paints: which one to use?
Basics of Brushes
Clay Pot Preparation
Coloring Items Using Alcohol Ink
Glitter, Sparkle, Shimmer & Shine
Painting Mediums / Products Information
Painting Surfaces
Painting Tips
Tin Preparation
Wood Preparation
Accu-Cut Die-Cut Machines
Creative Card Making
Distress Inks with Tim Holtz
Getting Started on a Scrapbook
Glossary of Stamp Terms & Techniques
Inking 101
Marbled Look Created with Alcohol Ink
Masking Techniques - Rubber Stamping
Scrapbooking on the Wall - Canvas Art
Taking Gift Tag Art One Step Further
Tear Paper, HOW TO
Twinkling H20's
Blanket Stitching
Choosing the right THREAD
Fabric Conversions
Fabric and Sewing Project Tips
Glossary of Sewing / Quilting Terms
How to Wash your Fabric and Quilts
Stuffing (Fiberfill)
Scrapbooking on canvas is the newest art form for displaying photos and memory type items, while maintaining a very personal touch of the event. Here's a list of finishes, attachments and mediums you can use. But please, don't stop with this, come in our store and talk to one of our associates to learn more about this new "Scrapbooking on the Wall" technique!
Photo Transfer: Scan in and print your pictures onto photo transfer paper. Cut them to the size you desire. Iron them onto the canvases following manufacturer's directions. Let the transfer sit until it's completely cool before handling it.
Stencil: Use stencil to trace letters or shapes onto the back of the paper. Remember that you must trace the letters backwards for them to appear correctly when you cut them out, so place the stencil front down before tracing. Or simply stencil on cardstock and adhere it to the canvas. You can also stencil directly to the canvas if you wish.
Stamping: Use paint with larger stamps and apply directly to canvas, or stamp on paper or cardstock and adhere to project.
Embellishments: Limited only by your imagination! Attach any of the following in any combination to enhance and personalize your project: clock face, memorabilia, wood or metal letters or shapes, Fun Foam, ribbons, silk flowers, lace or fabric, fibers, beads, eyelets, jewelry, buttons, charms, stickers, die cuts, tags, post cards, small toys, game pieces, seashells or other items from nature . . . you name it!
- Attach screw eyes to hold projects together when using several canvases. Or tie ribbons and eye screws to connect the components.
- Attach canvases together with hinges or clips to create a tri-fold display.
- The combination of canvas and hardware allows a simple towel hanger to become an integral part of canvas art.
- Attach a simple hook in the bottom part of the canvas to turn it into a great addition to any room.
Faux Finish:
Faux is a French word meaning "false" or "fake". Creating a faux finish on any surface allows you to give the appearance of a surface being something other than what it is. Use a sponge, a crumpled piece of plastic wrap, or an old rag, to create a different look and add texture to your project.
Crackle: Crackle is not just for walls and furniture. Crackle can also provide unique coordinating corner accents. Try to think "outside the box" when you experiment with this fun medium. You can get some great textures and nearly any color you want. Remember, the wetter the crackle paint is and the heavier the crackle is applied, the larger the cracks will be on your finished project.
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Supplier of pharmaceutical excipients and services, Colorcon, has opened a new Technical Services Laboratory at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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"Opening this facility demonstrates Colorcon's continued commitment to the expanding pharmaceutical market in Vietnam, reducing our customer's time to market and making a positive contribution to their manufacturing quality and production efficiency," explained David Wei, general manager, Colorcon South East Asia. "The investment highlights Colorcon's dedication to providing best-in-class products and services across the region."
"The new laboratory, is located at the Ton Duc Thang University, a leading university in Vietnam," explained Tri Nha Huynh, Colorcon business development manager in Vietnam. "This facility enables Colorcon to bring direct support to customers in the pharmaceutical and related industries, providing easy access to our specialist technical services and a quicker turnaround time for their projects, helping to bring local generic medicines faster to market."
"Colorcon's Technical Services Laboratory is a good symbol of the collaboration in education and research between Ton Duc Thang University and the industry, which helps to provide students professional knowledge and skills during their study and contribute to the research on high quality pharmaceutical solid dosage forms for the health of people," said Prof. Dr Minh Duc Nguyen, dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University.
Glenn Russell, technical director, Colorcon Asia Pacific, said: "The new technical service laboratory will provide the opportunity for customers to work directly with Colorcon to expand their coating and formulation knowledge and conduct laboratory scale coating trials using the latest automated coating equipment, saving them valuable development time and cost.ʺ
It is forecasted that the pharmaceutical market in Vietnam will grow in value to an estimated $6.6 billion by 2020, with an ageing population, rising government support of the healthcare sector and forthcoming gains from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) predicted to be the main drivers of this growth.


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Cash and plastic cards are out, QR Code is in. At the BPI Sinang Ng Pasko, cashless shopping with the new QR code will level up your shopping experience.
Happening on December 5 to 6, 2018, at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center, BPI Foundation brings back the yearly bazaar.
BPI Sinag ng Pasko Bazaar 2018
BPI Sinag ng Pasko bazaar will introduce the use of the new BPI Mobile app's Transfer via QR code feature so that shoppers with BPI accounts will no longer have to worry about bringing cash, or keying in the wrong account number for payments.
BPI Sinag supports and empowers local social enterprises through business incubation programs, coaching, financial support, and a network of like-minded entrepreneurs and experts.
The BPI Sinag ng Pasko 2018 focuses on the Filipino Christmas, with high-quality Filipino products on display. Over fifty social and small enterprises from all over the Philippines will be at the bazaar to offer unique artisanal products that showcase Filipino craftsmanship and ingenuity. Arts and crafts, fashion and accessories, food, and homeware products are available for every type of shopper.
Vendors will have their QR codes prominently displayed at their booths.
Go cashless with QR Codes
Those with BPI accounts and the new BPI Mobile app installed on their phones may pay via the Transfer via QR Code feature, which is highly encouraged, though cash payments will still be accepted.
Through the BPI Sinag ng Pasko bazaar, BPI aims to provide more exposure and opportunity for social enterprises. And with the new Transfer via QR Code feature of the BPI Mobile app, shoppers can now experience a more convenient and secure means of shopping and transferring funds.
See also: How to generate QR Code
Check this link on how to create QR Code from your BPI Mobile app.
Wait, there's more!
There will also be Buena Mano P50 discounts for early buyers using the QR code!
See you at the Glorietta Activity center on December 5 – 6, 2018 and let's shop using BPI Mobile app's QR code.


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Mike discusses what you should do if you discover dangerous treated wood in your landscape.
Railroad ties, usually treated with chemicals such as creosote; Coal ash and cinder containing lead and arsenic; Spilled or leaked liquids such as oil, gasoline , .
These treated wood products are used in outdoor settings such as in railroad ties and utility poles. EPA is currently reevaluating all pesticides, including creosote .
For your next decking project consider using the 7 in. x 9 in. x 8 ft. Used Creosote –Treated Railroad Tie. This used tie works great for nonstructural earth retaining .
In 1919 RTA was formed as the National Association of Railroad Tie. . Contact end users of the crossties (treating plants and railroads) in your area prior to .


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Georgia band Blackberry Smoke plays Belly Up Aspen
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ASPEN – On first look, Blackberry Smoke can seem like a manufactured product – a marketing man's take on the Southern rock band, the successors to Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws and the Marshall Tucker Band. The band's recent publicity photos are in old-fashioned sepia, and picture the quintet in the woods, long, unkempt hair flying. There are unruly beards and old-time overcoats. There's basically no mistaking that this is a Southern rock band, and listening to the most recent album by Blackberry Smoke only confirms things: twin guitars with a bunch of slide thrown in; songs that reference Georgia pine and the holy ghost; the drawling voice of lead singer Charlie Starr. The album is titled "Whippoorwill," a reference to the bird which shows up in numerous songs, but usually to bring up images of the American South.
But talk to Starr, who writes most of the band's material, for even a few minutes, and you realize there isn't much pretense going on behind Blackberry Smoke. The Southerness is in their bones; Starr grew up in the small town of Lanett, Ala., which isn't far from Macon, Ga., the city that launched the Allman Brothers Band. A self-proclaimed "music nerd" who reads the liner notes in albums, Starr has soaked himself in all breeds of Southern music, from Mississippi Fred McDowell to George Jones to, yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, who has toured with Blackberry Smoke. Blackberry Smoke's music is easily identifiable with that of the iconic Southern rock acts, but within that category, you hear a lot of associated flavors: gospel, acoustic Delta blues, country, piano-oriented boogie, Tom Petty-esque rock 'n' roll. As Starr says of the band's variety, "We all have times when we love [Black] Sabbath more than we love Little Feat."
And no rational marketing scheme would include the business plan Blackberry Smoke was built on. When the band formed, in 2000, the members – Starr, guitarist Paul Jackson, keyboardist Brandon Still, and brothers Richard Turner on bass and Brit Turner on drums – decided they were in it for the long haul, no matter what.
"It's always been nose to the grindstone," Starr said from a tour stop in Grand Rapids, Mich. "We played years playing for nobody. We'd feel we were making new fans, doing good, then go somewhere else in this big beautiful country of ours and two people would show up."
Starr adds that he and his bandmates weren't wide-eyed kids when they formed Blackberry Smoke. He and the Turner brothers had spent a few years together backing a singer, in an act that went by the name Buffalo Nickel. By the time they ditched the singer and formed their own group, they were reasonably seasoned.
"We weren't 19. We were realistic, adults," Starr said. "We knew what we were doing."
Over time, things began to pay off. There were dates opening for Skynyrd, and a gig at Nashville's country music temple, the Ryman Auditorium, with ZZ Top. "Whippoorwill" was released on Southern Ground, the label owned by country star Zac Brown; the album, the band's third, released in August, went to No. 8 on the country charts.
"In today's market, you could say we're more akin to a country band because of our Southerness," Starr said.
Blackberry Smoke's current tour includes a bunch of arena shows, mostly in the South, opening for the Zac Brown Band. Most of the tour is in bigger clubs and theaters; they play Belly Up Aspen on Sunday.
In his hometown of Lanett, Starr got what he considers a fair range of musical inputs. His father, a guitarist, played gospel and bluegrass, while his mother was a rock fan. "She had all the Stones records. It was a nice dichotomy there," Starr said, adding that his grandmother played mandolin and piano.
Starr got started on guitar, playing songs his father taught him. "But as I got into my early teens, I didn't want to play that anymore," he said. "Those were adult songs. I wanted 'Smoke on the Water' and 'Cat Scratch Fever.'"
One of Starr's formative experiences came at age 11. He was riding bikes with a friend, crossed over a mudhole strewn with beer cans and cigarette butts, and glimpsed a cassette tape: Aerosmith's "Rocks."
"I had never heard of it," he said. "But I can still remember what that music felt like, the big Les Paul sound. I hadn't heard that on the radio, none of my friends heard it. Not in rural Alabama."
A more intentional source of musical knowledge was Nader's Music, in Lanett. There he bought Robert Johnson's "Thesaurus of Classic Jazz." (Starr proves his music geek credentials by mentioning the number 29 – the precise number of recorded tracks Johnson left behind.)
"They had all kinds of great stuff," Starr said. "I bought a Mississippi Fred McDowell tape just because the picture it looked good. I guess that's how we wind up who we are, all these tiny moments in time."
During the Buffalo Nickel time, Starr bonded well with the Turner brothers, enough so that when the act fizzled, Starr and the Turners held a jam session of their own, bringing in a friend, Paul Jackson, as a second guitarist. Another friend, Jesse Dupree, of the band Jackyl, came to listen and was impressed enough to record the band.
"Before we knew it we had an album," Starr said. "Then he said, 'OK, want to tour?' So we bought a van." Blackberry Smoke toured the Midwest and Northeast, which took them out of their comfort zone. "That's how we learned how to tour, by trial in the ice and snow. It was, Here's how you pack, here's how you avoid getting arrested."
As for what the music would sound like, there was never much discussion. Starr might have loved Aerosmith and Robert Johnson – and even that odd moment when he fell for Guns 'n' Roses and the whole Los Angeles metal scene of the '80s – but there was no escaping their Southerness.
"We were all from the Southeast and have similar tastes: Marshall Tucker Band, Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Steve Earle," Starr said. "We never formulated a plan what we would look like or sound like. Basically, we're playing the way that makes us happy. It's comfortable. If we got mohawks and played punk songs, we'd feel ridiculous. But I'd love that the Stones or the Dead would play a stone-cold country song. That's what we aspire to be, a band that could do that."
Getting that music into the world hasn't always been easy. Blackberry Smoke has had a star-crossed history with record companies. At one point, they signed with a record company, and the company's CEO promptly went to prison. And the band kept playing on.
"How do we keep this going? That's always been the focus, whenever any of this stuff happens," Starr said. "We've built this to this level and we want to grow, make better records, put on better shows. It's been a great progression, to look at our recorded material. The tenacity – that's got to pay off."
One of the biggest pay-offs came a few years ago, after Blackberry Smoke played as part of an 80th birthday party at for George Jones at the Grand Ole Opry. Jones was in attendance and, sometime after, they recorded "Yesterday's Wine," which had been a hit for Jones. Blackberry Smoke included it as a bonus track on their 2009 album, "Little Piece of Dixie."
"It could be discouraging," Starr said. "One night, there we'd be, playing for one another, for the love of it. Then a break would come along – a run with Lynyrd Skynyrd, recording with George Jones."
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Thank you, Tim Farron Lib-Dem MP, for your recent use of the word 'toxic' when describing some Tory MPs and parts of this peculiar Coalition government for which we did not vote and so did not elect. I share your concerns, also about the 'behind closed doors' arrangements that failed to feature in the pre-election sales pitch to which we were treated. And, yes, I think you have already been 'politically compromised', Mr Farron. There's a far less politically correct phrase I could use, but were I to do so my language would sink to the low level attacks that flow from the mouths of some Tory MPs – Michael Gove and Andrew Lansley to name but two – in their attempts to respond to questions in the House of Commons.
So, Tim Farron's unexpected prompt to consider the word 'toxic' and the various definitions of 'toxic' and 'toxicity' is enabling me to see more clearly. To see and to understand better what happened in my own experience of dementia care in the UK, courtesy of a well-known local authority and a well-known care provider.
- A toxic substance is one that is capable of causing injury or damage to a living organism, especially one that is vulnerable.
- A toxic substance is one that can cause death, abnormalities or disease in an organism, especially one that is vulnerable.
- Toxicity is the degree to which a substance is able to damage an exposed organism, especially one that is vulnerable.
- Toxic assets played a fairly significant part in the recent and ongoing financial crisis, resulting now in proposals for drastic changes to everything some of us have ever cared about, and over which we will have no democratic voice.
- Toxic = poisonous = deadly.
And my own favourite and particularly personal definition:
- Toxicity = toxic or poisonous quality, especially in relation to its degree or strength.
As long as you remember that the word 'quality' can just mean a characteristic, rather than a measure of value, and as long as you remember that 'strength' is one of those changeable qualities, you'll see where I'm coming from. But maybe not where I'm heading.
Tim Farron's 'cover' is also something with which I can identify– except that I might need to add the word 'up'. There's not much difference though; they both conceal.
Anyone up for a 'toxic contract'? This time in Derbyshire, at the Barlborough Treatment Centre, where "NHS bosses have been forced to pay out more than £8m to end a contract with a controversial independent Derbyshire hospital."
"Over the last five years it received £21.9m from health trusts in Derby and the rest of the county – but carried out only £15.1m-worth of surgery on local patients.
The Telegraph revealed in January this year that the NHS had decided to end its contract with Barlborough operators Care UK and seek a contractor who would be paid on a patient-by-patient basis instead.
Last month it was announced that the new deal – for 30 years – had also been awarded to Care UK.
But now the Telegraph has discovered that the NHS is paying a further £8.2m to Care UK to buy the centre, with Care UK as a tenant."
Yes, I've mentioned this contract before; it will no doubt surface again at some point in my future.
The words 'not fit for purpose' are words I've used often in my as yet incomplete struggle to understand the peculiar world of dementia care in the UK, as experienced by my relative and by me. Toxic would have been a far more fitting description. But when there emerges a peculiar coalition of potentially destructive forces, each in their own right, then you may achieve a toxicity that had not previously been envisaged.
- Take one toxic local authority;
- add an enormous dose of a toxic mental health care of older people team;
- add months in a grim and extremely toxic assessment unit, where the toxic staff could have done with a full assessment;
- stir fiercely but don't shake yet;
- then add an unexpected dollop of a toxic care home provider;
- the real shaking comes in a toxic care home,
- with the lethal brew administered by the toxic staff.
As I continue to understand the toxicity of it all, so I will begin to remove the cover.


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There are many ways of handling the affairs of insolvent or financially distressed business debtors. One is to keep the debtor in business and restore the business to profitability. Another is to put the debtor out of business, sell the assets and distribute the proceeds among creditors.
Creditors usually prefer to rehabilitate a distressed debtor by voluntary out-of-court settlement. When rehabilitation is not possible they may liquidate assets outside of bankruptcy proceedings through a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. The credit professional that is familiar with both of these methods, and their advantages and disadvantages, will be able to participate effectively in whatever action is taken when a customer becomes insolvent.
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Sellers who inherited a house have unique problems
NEW YORK – Sept. 13, 2108 – Buying and selling real estate can be an emotionally-charged venture under any circumstance – but it's especially challenging when it involves property that belonged to a recently deceased family member.
In many cases, the home is the biggest asset in an estate, and the real estate professional must guide grieving clients who are making important decisions.
But it's not always straightforward. Take the recent death of legendary singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, which initially posed a quandary for her four surviving sons.
"Because she didn't leave a will, her $80 million fortune – including Franklin's numerous real estate holdings – likely will take longer to divide, and the process could become complicated," says Alex Lehr, broker-owner of Lehr Real Estate in San Carlos, Calif., and author of The Unexpected Sale: Guidance For The Executor/Administrator Of An Estate.
To help navigate handling a house that's part of an inheritance, Lehr offers five tips.
- Keep, sell or rent? Unfortunately, competing interests among siblings can make this decision difficult. "Caught in the middle, the executor has to ask the heirs to keep their emotions under control and put the rational facts on the table," Lehr says. If medical bills, tax issues or other stressors require cashing out, then selling is usually the best option, he advises. It also produces a specific amount of money that can be divided equally among those involved.
- Establishing the home's value. Whether listing the property for the beneficiaries or assisting an heir who wants to buy the house, it's important to start by giving clients a cost market analysis and directing them to get an appraisal. "Alternatively," Lehr says, "the executor can put the property on the market with the expressed provision that one of the heirs has the right of first refusal to match the highest offer."
- Figuring out the repairs. Homes often need updates or repairs before listing them for sale. Help clients determine how much work is worthwhile before putting the home on the market. Each decision is unique and will depend on the property and circumstances, Lehr says.
- Sell the home furnished or unfurnished? Beneficiary clients not only have to make decisions about a property, they also have to decide what to do with the possessions inside the home. "It's not unusual for an inherited home to be filled with a 30-year accumulation of stuff," Lehr says. He generally recommends thinning out furnishings and offering a more limited number of pieces with the property.
- Is an investment property realistic? If clients are leaning toward keeping the home as an investment, they need to make sure the viability of the relationship between the beneficiaries will last long-term. "Could they get divorced, go bankrupt or bring other entanglements?" Lehr asks. The real estate professional must also help them consider the local rental market and explain what it will take to maintain the property.
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In honor of Founders Day, the Knox Faculty Development Program is pleased to announce a special lecture on the history of Knox College:
The FBI Files on Knox College by R. Lance Factor, George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy
Thursday, February 19
Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union
(Refreshments at 4:00, talk at 4:15)
In 1961, Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, and Deputy Director of the Crimes Division Cartha DeLouch took a personal interest in activities at Knox College. With advice from the Springfield Office, Hoover and DeLouch approved a plan to "expose" Professor Rene Ballard (Department of Political Science) as an "enemy of the FBI" and Communist sympathizer. A second part of the plan aimed to portray Knox students as naive dupes easily persuaded by the Communist speakers visiting the campus. Remarks by Professor Ballard ("I keep a baseball bat in my living room to strike any FBI agent who enters.") and columns written by TKS editors Ann Morgan and Christine Dalby made their way into "BuFiles" on Ballard and Knox. The plan relied on local informants, the Galesburg Register-Mail, the cooperation of editors and writers on the Chicago Tribune, and "friends" on the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
This talk traces the development of the plan, its contributors, and its results. In the FBI surveillance web no college was too remote or too small, no remark too bombastic, and no student writer too inexperienced to escape scrutiny, detection, and investigation.


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It is important for all high school and middle school aged kids to read this book, as it is very likely that they will run into a similar situation at some point in the middle and high school lives.
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A Rising Senior's Take on Stacy Padula's New Release "Gripped Part 2: Blindsided"
One of the main benefits of reading Gripped part 2, and the entire Gripped series is that the book not only shows the horrors of substance abuse, but shows the buildup to substance abuse. Most likely, an addiction is not formed by one singular decision. Gripped part 2, does a great job of showing not only the worst day, but the first day.
Looking Ahead to Gripped Part 2 with Michael Farinacci
Last month, Michael Farinacci of Medfield, Massachusetts—a junior at St. Sebastian's School—read and reviewed Gripped Part 1 by Stacy Padula: the first installment in a young adult book series that highlights the perils of prescription drug abuse. Before beginning to read Gripped Part 2, Michael answered a couple questions about what he was most looking forward to uncovering in the next installment.
May's Q&A with Michael Farinacci of St. Sebastian's School
Michael Farinacci, a junior at St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts, read and reviewed Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told—the first book in a young adult series that examines the perils of prescription drug abuse amongst teenagers. After reading the novel, he was asked a series of questions about its main characters. His responses are below.
Michael Farinacci Reviews Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told
The book Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told investigates the complicated social lives of young adults ranging from middle-school to college. The story follows numerous people throughout their lives outside of school and demonstrates how difficult decision can be for young adults, and the consequences that these decisions have. The book deals with drug abuse, relationships, and the effects of miscommunication as it follows the lives of the children from Montgomery Lake, while brilliantly setting up the rest of the series.
A Junior from St. Sebastian's School Shares His Opinion of "Gripped Part 1" by Stacy A. Padula
Although this book should be read by everybody, I would highly recommend Gripped Part 1 to anybody who is either in middle school or high school. The conflicts that occur in the story are almost identical to what happens in a real high school or middle school...


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FIRST, LET'S AGREE – Amazon is not a bookseller, though that is how it began life. It is a multiple retailer, a Walmart of the web and an internet chainstore of everything.
Amazon is one of the dominant commercial powers of our age, though not consistently profitable it has the ability to be so at the flick of a switch. It can and does put competitors out of business. It has ambitions and has made forays into product development as well as retailing. It is a behemoth, straddling the world right now. But can it be a successful book publisher? A new article in the New Yorker discusses its progress in the world of books.
The role of a publisher is different from that of a bookseller and, I believe, different from Amazon. That's why unhealthy spats between Amazon and publishers seem sterile, and some of the quotes coming from Amazon seem misguided. I'm particularly struck by George Packer in the New Yorker (his excellent article is also quoted in this shorter Business Insider piece). Packer says:
At Amazon, "personalisation" meant data analytics and statistical probability."
For publishers and booksellers, in the future just as in the past, success depends on "personalisation" being about people. The article claims that Amazon employees are chosen for their Myers-Briggs personality types:-
Eighty per cent of them came in two or three similar categories, and [Amazon founder] Bezos is the same: introverted, detail-oriented, engineer-type personality."
Publishers and booksellers need to remember to be 'people people', and that transpersonal leadership, for example, can provide a path that offers insights and success, and creates a strong culture of innovation on which publishing can grow.
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- "Please don't die. Come back in one piece."
- — Annette to her fiancé Richter in The Dracula X Chronicles
Annette (アネット Anetto?) (called Annet in Dracula X) is a supporting character in the Castlevania series. She is Richter Belmont's girlfriend. She made her debut in the 1993 NEC PC Engine game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, reprising this role in a few other games such as Castlevania: Dracula X, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles and CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula.
In some games, and depending on the actions taken by the player along their journey, she can also be fought as a boss.
Character's history
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
After being resurrected by the dark priest Shaft, Dracula's unholy army kidnaps several girls from nearby villages, including Annette, Maria, Tera and Iris. Annette was taken to the Clock Tower, where she was held prisoner.
In The Dracula X Chronicles remake of this game, this event is expanded in an early cutscene where it is explained that Annette in particular was chosen by Dracula to be abducted due to her ties to the Belmont Clan, which he intended to exploit by turning her into a vampire.
This is not the case in Rondo of Blood, however, where she's kept separated from the rest of the prisoners and taken to the castle's Clock Tower, presumably due to Dracula taking a special liking to her. At some point during the game, Dracula enters her chamber with the intention to feed on her, and proposes to give her eternal life in exchange and reign over the world together. Annette refuses and takes out a knife she had concealed, threatening to take her own life rather than becoming a savage creature. At that moment, Shaft enters the scene and informs the Count that intruders have entered the castle, to which Dracula has to immediately take his leave. In this scenario, Dracula never discovers Annette's ties with the Belmont Clan.
Physical appearance
In Rondo of Blood, largely because of the anime-style designs, Annette was depicted as having violet hair and turquoise eyes. She also wore an orange dress with some frills emerging near her neck.
In The Dracula X Chronicles, she underwent a significant redesign by Ayami Kojima, where she instead had blonde hair, green eyes, and also wore a green dress with frills that revealed slightly more of her shoulders, with white silk near the front bottom portion of the dress, as well as a necklace with a cross on it. When transformed into a vampire, she is depicted as wearing a very revealing bodice and bottoms, red opera gloves and long boots, with her hair let down, her eyes changed to red, and possessing bat-wings. Her appearance in CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula is largely similar, although the silk portion of her dress is removed to reveal a side gap for her right leg, and she is depicted as more voluptuous even in her human form, let alone her vampire form.
Other appearances
Castlevania: Dracula X
- Main article: Carmilla
Renamed "Annet" in this game. She is held prisoner in Stage 5', which can only be reached if Richter 1) succeeded in rescuing Maria in the Dungeon, and 2) exits that level through the door that leads to the alternate path. Annet's prison lies hidden in the next room after the flooding section. Richter has to destroy a crack on a wall from where a copious amount of water is flowing out. Once destroyed, all water flooding the place will recede and access will then be granted to the floor below and to Annet's prison. She'll be considered to have been saved from this point onward, no matter if the player dies prior to completing the level.
If Richter fails to save her during his journey, once he reaches the top of the Clock Tower, a giant skull will descend from the sky and possess the hapless Annet before he can do anything to save her, transforming her into the vampire witch Carmilla, who replaces Death as the boss of that level.[2] While Carmilla's appearance is similar to some extent to her Rondo of Blood incarnation, her attacks are almost identical to those of Shaft in that game.
It must be noted that Dracula X takes part in an alternate universe and that the events in this game are non-canonical to the original storyline. Despite this, this plot element was later reused in the Rondo of Blood remake, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, although the form she takes if she's saved too late is changed to that of a Lesser Vampire instead.
Enemy Data
- In Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, if Annette is rescued, the Lesser Vampire is moved from Stage 7 (replaced with Shaft's Ghost) to Stage 5', where she serves as the alternate boss and is not the vampirized Annette, but merely a generic female vampire. It's possible this vampiress may be taking Annette's form in an attempt to psychologically torment Richter (as the Succubus did in Symphony of the Night by assuming Lisa's form to attack Alucard).
- Coincidentally, both Annette/Lesser Vampire and the Succubus/Lisa shared the same English voice actress, Jessica Straus.
- Her alternate appearance in the Monthly PC Engine strategy guide may be the basis or inspiration for her appearance in Dracula X and The Dracula X Chronicles.
- Her name is spelled "Annet" in the North American instruction booklet of the Castlevania: Dracula X.[3]
- Although she was referred to be Maria's sister in Dracula X, Koji Igarashi has confirmed that this game is not canon, and therefore this is not the case in Rondo of Blood and The Dracula X Chronicles, where they're only friends.
See also
- ↑ Castlevania: Rondo of Blood instruction booklet, p. 13.
- ↑ Akumajō Dracula XX: Holy Bible guide. Kodansha. 1995.
- ↑ Castlevania: Dracula X instruction booklet, p. 15.
External links
- Annette at the Castlevania Fan Wiki
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Located in northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley is the only national park in the state of Ohio and has long been a place of refuge and recreation for in-state residents. A drive of a little more than two hours from central Ohio takes you to the national park where adults and children alike can go on a scenic train ride in vintage rail cars; explore the Ritchie Ledges, where the 105-foot-high rock walls tower over 300 million-year-old rock formations that have broken off and remain on the forest ground; and walk the historical Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail that is open 24 hours.
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
The longest known cave system in the world, this central Kentucky national park is a 301-mile, five-hour drive from central Ohio. While most of the visitors partake in the variety of cave tours offered, other popular attractions include the Cedar Sink sinkhole and the Green River Bluffs Overlook.
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Almost 40 percent of Shenandoah is wilderness, while the park makes up part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A 420-mile, almost seven-hour drive from central Ohio, this park features many cascading waterfalls and a 105-mile Skyline Drive, where visitors are able to catch a glimpse of a host of woodland animals that call Shenandoah home.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountain chain, the Smokies are a little more than seven hours and 310 miles from central Ohio. Approximately 1,500 black bears live in the park, making bear sightings common. Head to Clingmans Dome or Newfound Gap to watch the sunrise or the sunset, and for good hiking options, visitors can consider Deep Creek and Roaring Fork.
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
The largest bottomland hardwood forest in southeastern United States is in South Carolina, less than nine hours away and 540 miles from central Ohio. To revel in the green expanse of the wilderness, visitors can canoe and kayak on Cedar Creek and paddle on the 50-mile recreational Congaree River Blue Trail.
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
The name of this national park is an indicator of what makes it attractive to visitors. Nicknamed "The American Spa," this park is 779 miles away from central Ohio, and it is unlike the other national parks due to its location in an urban area. The eight historic bathhouses are a big part of the reason visitors frequent this national park, but also part of the park are scenic mountain roads for adventure seekers to explore.
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
To get to this national park, visitors must travel by boat or seaplane from Michigan or Minnesota. Located in the northwest corner of Lake Superior and on an isolated island, the island forbids wheeled vehicles because of its roadless backcountry. Engage in a four- to five-day hike on the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail. The park's serene surroundings and remote campgrounds contribute to its appeal to people who seek solitude and adventure at the same time. The nearest departure point from central Ohio to the island is in Houghton, Mich., which is 724 miles away.
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Visitors access the majority of the park, which is a notable water resource, by boat, or by snowmobile, ski and snowshoe during the winter. Both water and land trails make up the park. Some attractions include the Echo Bay Trail, the Beaver Pond Overlook and the Little American Island. The park is almost 1,000 miles and over 15 hours from Columbus.
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McClain: Texans keeping 5-3 record in perspective
The misery suffered during an 0-3 start helps keep the Texans grounded now that they are in first place in the AFC South.
As they prepare for a trip to Denver and the second half of the season, players remember how they clawed out of the 0-3 hole and into first place, 1½ games ahead of Tennessee and two games ahead of Indianapolis and Jacksonville.
"We know how it feels to lose three straight, and we definitely don't want to go back to that," safety Kareem Jackson said Monday. "To win five in a row is good, but we've got to know how to handle success and continue to get better."
Jackson, who has been exceptional at safety and cornerback in what has become the best season of his nine-year career, is one of many reasons the Texans have constructed a five-game winning streak, the longest of coach Bill O'Brien's five seasons.
Jackson, defensive end J.J. Watt, outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus, cornerback Johnathan Joseph and snapper Jon Weeks know what it's like to build a winning streak, then watch it collapse when a team loses focus.
They are the only players remaining from Gary Kubiak's 2012 team that had winning streaks of five and six games and was coasting along at 11-1 and what could have been the AFC's best record and home-field advantage in the playoffs, only to crater with three losses in the last four games.
The Texans finished 12-4, won the division, won a wild-card game at NRG Stadium and lost in the divisional round at New England.
"We have to continue to work," Jackson said. "We have to be consistent every day. There's a lot of ball left, and there are a lot of things we can improve."
The players returned Monday from a three-day vacation after their 42-23 victory over Miami on Thursday night. O'Brien isn't worried about his players looking beyond the 3-5 Broncos to what's coming up after their open date. The focus is solely on Denver.
"There's good leadership in there," O'Brien said about the locker room. "I think the players realize that. I think it's probably more about the younger guys. The younger guys may be dancing around, 'Oh, five in a row. This is great. This is unbelievable.'
"Yeah, right. Wait until you get to Mile High. It's a big challenge. I think the veterans help with that, and (they) understand this is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league."
As the senior member of the team in terms of experience with the Texans, Jackson is happy to spread the word to make sure some of his younger teammates don't get giddy or distracted by being in first place.
"We have a great group of guys, and I think they understand what we're trying to get accomplished," Jackson said. "We all have the same goals in mind.
"To echo what coach (O'Brien) said, we have to stay at it, keep our heads down and keep pressing."
Third-year nose tackle D.J. Reader knows what it's like to play on a team that finishes first in the AFC South and wins a wild-card game. He also knows what it's like to play on a 4-12 team.
Reader sat in front of his locker Monday, looking around the room at his teammates.
"There's a lot of confidence in here," Reader said. "Guys are liking the ball we're playing, and we're starting to see results. We know what we can do. We've got to find a way to keep stringing that together.
"The mood is still urgent. We've still got that hard-work mentality."
The players learned something after beginning the season with losses to New England by seven points, Tennessee by three and the New York Giants by five before beginning the winning streak.
"We started 0-3, so we're aware that we can lose every game," Reader said. "We know how that feels. You definitely don't want to start that way. It was hard. That's not the blueprint for how you want to start a season."
But the Texans persevered and recovered. Now the Broncos stand in the way of a six-game winning streak.
"We knew it wasn't going to be easy," Reader said about the team's transformation. "We have to focus on the next team until we get that game done.
"I think we've got it figured out a little. Every day we have to keep earning it, come in here and do the work and hope we can keep figuring it out. If we don't, we could be right back where we were."
The players give a lot of credit to their coaches, especially O'Brien, for keeping them focused and not letting them collapse under the weight of three consecutive defeats.
O'Brien doesn't think he treats the Texans any different at 5-3 than he did at 0-3. They have a routine they stick to, and O'Brien's message to his players is consistent.
"There's a foundation of the message that's always the same," O'Brien said. "Hard work, competition, taking care of your bodies (and) being a good teammate.
"Then there's the message of who you're playing. Every team's different. You go from playing Miami, which is a totally different team than Denver. Players are different, scheme is different. We've got a big challenge ahead of us."


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Gado-Gado salad is a popular Indonesian dish made up of a mixture of steamed or parboiled ingredients and sometimes with raw ingredients thrown in, which, obviously, allows for a vast assortment of variations. Hard boiled eggs are common, and it is served with a distinctive sauce, which, again, has a huge range of variants. This is but one.
1 small [165 ml] tin coconut milk.
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2 tsp Thai fish sauce.
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NEW YORK — General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is not happy with President Trump. And he's not alone.
Dozens of top executives urged Trump not to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. Now, many are voicing their displeasure.
"Disappointed with today's decision on the Paris Agreement. Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government," Immelt said on Twitter shortly after Trump's announcement.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, announced that he's quitting the president's business advisory councils because of the decision.
"Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world," he said on Twitter.
Marc Benioff, the chief executive at Salesforce, also voiced his disappointment.
"Deeply disappointed by President's decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement. We will double our efforts to fight climate change," he said.
Microsoft president Brad Smith echoed those sentiments.
"We're disappointed with the decision to exit the Paris Agreement. Microsoft remains committed to doing our part to achieve its goals," he said.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai also weighed in.
"Disappointed with today's decision. Google will keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all," he said.
Meanwhile, over on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his own chagrin.
"Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement is bad for the environment, bad for the economy, and it puts our children's future at risk," Zuckerberg said.
In recent months, hundreds of companies have lobbied the Trump administration to remain in the agreement. Apple, Starbucks, Gap, Nike, Adidas, L'Oreal and Monsanto all voiced their support for the Paris deal.
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Zion Hill steps up for Sylvia - Police corporal leads project to build house for senior citizen
Labour Day 2018 was extremely special for Sylvia Gobay as she watched members of the Zion Hill community in St Catherine work to build her a house.
The 73-year-old Gobay could hardly contain her joy as she sat on a pile of lumber and watched members of the community joining forces with cops from the Above Rocks Police Station to replace her house, which had fallen into disrepair.
"Let mi tell you something, I only had one cup of soup and mi belly full with joy. I am glad fi di police and all who come out to help put a roof over my head," Gobay told The Sunday Gleaner.
For more than 40 years, Gobay had lived in a little house which had a roof that leaked once there was the slightest shower.
"Thank God, I can stay home now, even if a storm coming or even rain, as I am getting a good, strong building, It is a very special day for me," said Gobay.
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The Poor Relief Department of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation played a key role in the construction of the new house, and one of its representatives said that this was a part of its mandate.
"We were contacted by the police and the Community Development Committee and we responded with material, and here we are building a house for this needy person," said Marlene Dixon of the Poor Relief Department.
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"Each time I patrol the district, I observe this lady sweeping the area next to the house and I noticed that the house was almost falling apart. This is the end result as I sought assistance and I am very glad to see that finally she is receiving some help," said McTavish.


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Dominant Pair
A wild female named Flame Princess and a wild male named Finn The Human became the dominant pair. But shortly after establishing dominance Flame Princess was overthrown by Breakfast Princess.
The Celcius Mob had 14 Members as of August 2002
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Flame Princess (ZCF004)
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September 12, 2019
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is bringing its independently organized TEDx series titled TEDxUW-GreenBay to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Howard Hall on Oct. 24, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 16, 2018 at 11a.m. and are available at WeidnerCenter.com and by phone at 800-895-0071. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Ticket Star Box Office at the Resch Center or at the University Ticketing and Information Center.
"TEDxUW-GreenBay affords the opportunity of using a global platform to share ideas that resonate in our community," says Kelli Strickland, executive artistic director for the Weidner Center and co-organizer of TEDxUW-GreenBay. "Our six speakers represent six different arenas of experience and expertise but are speaking to ideas and issues that are important to Northeast Wisconsin and beyond." The speakers featured at this year's TEDxUW-GreenBay event are:
Dennis Buehler became president and CEO of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation in 2017 following 25 years of work in the nonprofit sector. Many of these years were spent as executive director for prominent cultural organizations such as the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Milwaukee Ballet and Oregon Ballet Theatre. His leadership also extended to the boards of community, cultural and educational institutions across the United States. In 2005, the Milwaukee Business Journal recognized him as one of its Forty under Forty awardees, along with honoring his work in their inaugural Power Book of top Milwaukee business executives in 2009. He currently serves on the board of Achieve Brown County and POINT for the Basic Needs Giving Partnership. Mr. Buehler's volunteer work includes the Greater Green Bay Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and a local no-kill animal shelter. He has also spoken on the regional impact of collaborative work at local, state and national conferences. Mr. Buehler is a graduate of Green Bay Southwest High School and UW-Milwaukee where he graduated with high honors in 1993. He lives in Ashwaubenon, Wis. with his wife Treena, an independent artist, and their two daughters Sophia and Audrey.
Renita Robinson is currently the CEO of the YWCA Greater Green Bay. Formerly licensed as a graduate social worker (LGSW), and 6-12th grade English and social studies teacher, Renita was honored as Co-Teacher of the Year by the Boston Anti-Defamation League in 1997, has lead organizations and university departments, been an adjunct instructor, and been a senior grant specialist for the State of Minnesota. Since 1998, Renita has developed curriculum, designed conferences and programs and conducted workshops addressing a wide range of audiences as the owner/trainer of Teach 'Em To Fish, LLC. She has completed all course work for a doctorate in teaching and learning at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Prior to this season in her life, she was a highly accomplished and decorated student-athlete at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE. (i.e. Dean's List, All Big-8 Student Athlete, NCAA National Champion in the women's triple jump in 1989, winner of the 1988 Olympic Trials Exhibition, and formerly ranked 26th in the world in the women's triple jump).
Siobhan Marks' Anishinaabe name is Zeegwan Noodenese which means the warm breeze of spring. She is Miigizi (Eagle) Clan and a descendant of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin and Cree, which she can trace back to the 1700's. Her mother was Ojibwe and Irish, hence her Gaelic name "Siobhan." She is a second-degree Midewiwin of the Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge in Bad River, Wisconsin and passionate about Anishinaabe culture and language, with an emphasis on the original dress of Woodland women. Over the past 11 years, she has studied historical pieces and has made a number of traditional dresses that she calls "Our Grandmothers Dress," representing the historical eras this important dress was worn: Pre/Early Contact Era, Fur Trade Era and Reservation Era, as well as contemporary adaptations. She has shared the story of Our Grandmothers Dress and how to make them with women in tribal communities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has presented at conferences, universities and museums, including the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the British Museum in London. She began this work of reclaiming Our Grandmothers Dress with her Uncle, Neil Oppendike, who walked on only a few months ago. She dedicates her work to him because he was her teacher, mentor, and a master beadworker of 67 years who lovingly and patiently shared his knowledge with her.
Vicki Medland is the associate director of UW-Green Bay's Cofrin Center for Biodiversity where she also teaches courses in biology, environmental science, urban agriculture, and scientific writing, including co-teaching a travel course in conservation biology at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. She has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia. Her research projects have included aquatic ecology, natural and agricultural biodiversity, and the evolutionary biology of crustaceans inhabiting temporary ponds. She is especially interested in helping people understand, appreciate, and value biodiversity and the natural world around them, and has been presenting talks, workshops, and writing about these topics for more than 20 years.
Andrew Becker is from the small town of Slinger, Wisconsin and completed his bachelor's degree in human biology with an emphasis in dietetics from UW-Green Bay. He is completing his Ph.D. in biochemistry in Dr. Jong-In Park's lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The focus of his research is to investigate how certain types of cancers utilize the ERK1/2 signaling pathway to promote their proliferation. Along with his research, Becker has an immense passion for nutrition. He believes it is important for everyone to understand how the foods they eat affect their health. He has made it a life-long goal to continuously teach the public about nutritional health whenever he gets the opportunity.
Jessica Lyn Van Slooten grew up on a farm in Western Michigan and spent summers picking blueberries and reading voraciously. She now lives on the other side of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wis. where she is an associate professor of English, Writing and Women's and Gender Studies at UW-Green Bay. She teaches courses on women writers, gender and popular culture, romance writing, and more. Jessica has published numerous articles on teaching and assessing gender studies courses, and popular romance fiction and film. She is currently drafting a romance novel set in a small midwestern town.
Along with the six speakers, the TEDxUW-GreenBay team also includes five coaches that help shape each discussion to fit TEDx standards. This year's coaches include Danielle Bina and Shauna Froelich, two lecturers of Communication at UW-Green Bay. Also working as TEDx coaches are; Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Chuck Rybak, Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Ryan Martin, and Professor of English, Jennie Young.
The co-organizers for the TEDxUW-GreenBay series are; UW-Green Bay Associate Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, Aaron Weinschenk; Executive and Artistic Director of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, Kelli Strickland and Ellen Rosewall, professor and chair of UW-Green Bay's Arts Management program.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sep 16 at 11:00 a.m. online at WeidnerCenter.com by calling 800-895-0071 and in person at Ticket Star locations.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED conferences, including our annual gathering in Vancouver, as well as TEDWomen, intimate TED Salons and thousands of independently organized TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of the talks from TED2019 will also be published to TED's podcast TED Talks Daily, available on Apple Podcasts and all other podcast platforms.
TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; the Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TEDSummit, which gathers the most engaged members of the global TED community for brainstorms, discussions, performances, workshops and an eclectic program of mainstage talks; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also has a library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, Sincerely, X, and one of Apple Podcasts' most downloaded new shows of 2018, WorkLife with Adam Grant
Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED, on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ted and on Snapchat at tedtalkshq.