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Are You Marking Halloween With A Spooktacular Party In The Office?
Is it us or does Halloween seem to become a bigger and bigger event every year? And not just for kids!
The fact it falls on a working day this year means it's certainly not just for children to enjoy so why not celebrate Halloween in the workplace and at the same time create some office camerarderie.
So revive your childhood this Halloween with a fun filled day of activity that is sure to help create a motivational, team work-oriented work culture. Here's some suggestions to get you started for creating a spooktacular party at work:
Why not transform the office with some inexpensive decorations including orange and black streamers, fake spider webs, Happy Halloween banners and assorted bat, pumpkin, bat and skull inflatables.
Pumpkin carving contest
Get those creative juices flowing with a pumpkin carving competition! For any novices out there this guide to carving a pumpkin is a must.
Costume competition
Consider bringing dress down Friday forward a day earlier to fit in with Halloween. Why not hold a costume parade party at lunchtime and engage with everyone in the office by running an outfit popularity competition?
Halloween luncheon
Why not show off your culinary creative talents by bringing some cool Halloween party snacks to work? Some of our favourite recipes we have noted for any shortlist are Eggs-quisite Thai spiced deviled eggs for the more adventurous cooks or spooky finger pretzels which are ideal for sharing.
Compile a musical theme
Instead of that repetitive playlist you've heard umpteen times before or some run of the mill background music courtesy of your favourite radio station, why not compile some spooky music to play in the office throughout the day? Here's some ideas on some tracks you may wish to include in your playlist, surely Michael Jackson 'Thriller' will make most shortlists?!


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Thinking about Skipping Breakfast?Published August 3, 2010 Diet , Lifestyle Changes , Wellness Leave a Comment
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Think again.
For me, it is not an issue. I'm thankful that I have always been a morning person. That means that I get up in the morning, I don't mind it, and I'm ready to start my day- typically eating breakfast within about an hour of getting up. I believe that my family will confirm that I am not cranky in the morning. Fortunately, my husband and both boys were, and are, morning people as well.
One of my favorite memories in being a homeschooling family is that our morning schedule was not rushed. Most mornings, we sat down and ate breakfast together! What a great way to start the day!
Although at the time I wasn't as aware of the differences in the quality of food as I am now, I know that the boys had very rare access to sugared cereals (camp or overnights at a friend's house), yet they both would eat something for breakfast.
Once I started my own wellness business and we had access to a variety of real food products, they became fond of our meal replacement drink mix. One summer, when they both had two jobs, whoever got home first from the night job would made a blenderful of the drink mix, to which they would add raw eggs…and a few scoops of ice cream. I know…no wonder they liked it!
However, even now as married young men, they both periodically enjoy the same drink mix because it's easy, it's chocolate, it tastes great, and they know it's got good stuff in it and will last them through the morning.
The article that you can read here gives interesting observations about breakfast skippers. There are a number of side effects that kick in when you don't break the fast of the night: the hungry hormone rages and you eat anything in sight, typically a carb (bagel, donut, brownie, whatever is in the office break room); emotions may not be held in check (sugar lows?), so you go get something to eat (bagel, donut, brownie, whatever is in the office break room); fuzzy thinking may set in, so you go get something to eat (bagel, donut, brownie, whatever is in the office break room) Are we seeing a pattern here? There's more.
So what should you eat? *
As with every feeding, it seems best to have some protein, some carbohydrate. The proportion of these macronutrients varies with your body type. If you want to take a straight-forward but uncomplicated survey to determine the proportion of p/c/f that is best for your metabolism, send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send the survey to you.
Bottom line: Are you a breakfast eater, or a breakfast skipper?
How is that working for you?
*More specifics next time!

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At Ellison Bay Boat Ramp, 12033 Cedar Shore Rd. Travel around the bluffs of Death's Door to the lighthouses on Plum and Pilot Islands. Learn about the history of the islands and lighthouses along with the ships that sank around them. Call for more info. $45/adults. $29/kids under 13. $105/hour, whole boat.


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One of my favourite Hollywood franchises of all time must be Rush Hour. Do not remember? Jackie Chang and Chris Tucker? The fastest hand of the east meets the loudest mouth of the west? It is a great buddy cop flick with at least one great dialogue. In the second instalment of the series Carter says to Lee, 'let me introduce you to Carter's Theory of Criminal Investigation: follow the rich white man!'
The modern world which is run by the ultra-modern southpaw media's has actually found their perfect Rich White Man and the name of the victim is Donald Trump. It may sound ludicrous that I am coining the word 'victim' to the democratically elected President of probably the most powerful nation on Earth. Trust me, I have reasons for my claim.
The most recent issue for which the world is trying to pin down Trump is USA's declaration of moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It has been covered by mainstream media around the globe. Out of 86 countries who have an embassy in Israel, USA will be the first to have the embassy in Jerusalem. On December 6th CNN ran a prolonged piece on the negative sides of the decision. Obviously, CNN is one of the foremost news services in the world. The piece is not only well versed and articulate but also well researched.
Somehow CNN missed mentioning, it was the Clinton regime that rightfully decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 was passed with a resounding 93-5 in the Senate and 374-37 in the house, where a meager number of 30 Democrats voted NO against 153 of the same political party voting in favour of it. Two years before this law was finally passed the then-President Bill Clinton said, he supports 'the principle' of moving the embassy to Jerusalem. Well, he is rich and obviously white but his wife was using the middle east money for election campaigns and provided useful 'Ammunition' to the 'rebels indeed without any causes'. So, yea he can get a pass for sure.
The Presidents followed Mr Clinton never shied from expressing their support towards such movement. In 2000 George W. Bush said he will move the embassy as soon as he get's into power. Even the poster boy of democracy for the leftwingers his Excellency Barrack Obama in 2008 in his first foreign policy speech after getting to the office said,
"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided"
Even though Obama's position on Israel was criticised by the pro-Palestinian lobbyists yet the backlash was nothing compared to what is happening right now.
From 1995 until the end of 2017 the only string which was oddly hanging between changing the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was a Presidential declaration. In the long 22 years, all the presidents just delayed something which was already long overdue. Citing security issues the US Presidents signed a waiver every 6 months to circumvent the issue. So when one USA president decided not give vague commitments but to work on what is already promised the resentment following was overwhelming. Medias has not left a stone unturned to prove how angry the Muslim World is! To be frank there was a time when I did not understand, why there is a world and there is a Muslim world. Are not the latter one is a part of the previous one? Now I do understand that - they are not. The World without having any adjective predecessor to it is a much more prosperous and peaceful place. For the language-Nazis, I know the word Muslim is not an adjective. But day by day is not it turning out to be one?
Speaking the tongue of the devil the Western Media is masterfully using the word Intifada instead of Jihad describing the standpoint of Palestine on the issue. Although both words derived from Arabic and have some sort of similar meaning when it comes to inflicting sufferings upon the world, yet the previous one is not generally a go-to word for the masses. Therefore, it often gives the vague and false impression of a somewhat romanticized version of protestation. Well, it is not the fart-bomb protestation the southpaws like to depict. It is a rare breed, where killing the innocents are the only solution. During the first Intifada around 100 Israeli civilians were killed and during the second intifada, it was 1100. Precious Palestinian lives have also been shaded when the Israelis decided to defend their country.
Sometimes I think we are living in a comic book world. Like Hollywood, in real lives as well we are getting more and more sympathetic towards the villains. When an Uzbek Immigrant Sayfullo Saipov ran over 8 people while chanting 'Allahu Akbar' we glorified and defended him
Governments in Uzbekistan and other central Asian countries have often justified their crackdowns on dissent as a fight against Islamist extremism, but analysts say the claims may be a self-fulfilling prophecy, seeing many turn to radicalism due to a lack of other opportunities.
When a pro-Sharia and Jihadi Fascist said,
Why sisters and brothers, why are we so unprepared. Why are we so afraid of this administration and the potential chaos that they will ensue on our community?..I hope, that when we stand up to those who oppress our communities, that Allah accepts from us that as a form of jihad.
we lauded her for being a revolutionary and even define Hijab as an instrument of 'Women' empowerment. Social media posts have consequences nowadays, whereas we expect our intentional and relentless avoidance of facing the real evil will not have any. What will we do, when the doomsday will be inflicted upon us not by some theocratic figure but by some bloodthirsty cults? I know what will we do! We will keep waining, we will keep on trying to prove our conspiracy theories and without any doubt, we will keep on Spanking the Rich White Guy. Well, probably a bit harder that time.


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The Parachute Story
A letter from the founder
Like you, we at Parachute have found life to be one action-packed adventure—both exhilarating and hectic as we juggle exciting careers, full home lives, and fun hobbies. And getting the most out of our careers and lives often means making trade-offs, but we don't believe good nutrition has to be one of these trade-offs. That's why we built Parachute.
Both Porter and I, the Co-Founders of Parachute, are passionate about great nutrition, and so are our customers. In fact, we believe that if you ask anyone, they will tell you that nutrition is of pinnacle importance in their lives (and it should be!). But when push comes to shove, having a healthy meal is often one of the first things to go in order to save time to devote to other activities. Whether it is a busy work schedule, getting the kids to school, or trying to find an hour for yourself, there just simply isn't always enough time.
Before we started Parachute, Porter and I, each in our own careers, were often were forced to face this very dilemma. My role as a food scientist developing food products often found me on the road and working through lunch—long days visiting plants to ensure quality and consistency with the products I had painstakingly researched and designed.
Porter's management consulting role found him living out of hotels and spending full days at remote work sites. His schedule was often packed and virtually always variable. Porter found that very often he would be missing lunch in order to take his work to the next level.
In both cases, we found that when we missed meals, we were not at our best. Either we had the mental fog associated with hunger, or we had that physical crash associated with the junk foods to which we would often resort We also each found that other meal shakes either had way too much fat, or way too much sugar. Or, they simply didn't keep us full—we were amazed at how many meal shakes out there had fewer than 200 Calories! We couldn't figure out why we couldn't find a meal shake that would keep us full, and that had a balanced macronutrient profile—so in 2017 we set out to build one.
It took quite a bit of testing, but we finally discovered a formula that has a balanced macronutrient profile in line with modern dietary recommendations. We solved the calorie problem by creating different serving sizes in convenient single-serve pouches, so that we and our customers could get the amount we needed—no more, no less—this way we can feel good about getting enough nutrients to keep us full without so much we are overeating.
We hope you love our meal shakes, and we encourage you to try them so you don't have to go hungry or resort to snacking on junk food. This way you can stay at your best, and get the most out of your career, home life, and hobbies!
Quin Patton, MS Nutritional Science
Co-Founder of Parachute
Head of Product Development


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Changes to VIC NLIS requirements
28 May 2018
Implementation of electronic identification (eID) of sheep and goats in Victoria has been in place since 31 March 2018.
Victorian producers are required to record movements of individual animals whenever they receive sheep or goats fitted with electronic identification (eID) tags from another property. You are required to record these movements in the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database.
A property-to-property transfer might occur if you buy livestock privately, receive stock on agistment or borrow stock from another producer, or if you transfer sheep or goats between two of your properties which have separate Property Identification Codes (PICs).
The person receiving the consignment is responsible for scanning the individual eIDs and registering the stock movement – that is, whenever sheep or goats are delivered onto your PIC, you must make sure the NLIS database is updated with their eID numbers.
All lambs or kids born since 1 January 2017 must be fitted with individual eID tags before they leave their property of birth. Instructions for ordering tags are on the Agriculture Victoria website: www.agriculture.vic.gov.au.
You can still move animals born before 1 January 2017 under the original mob-based system.
This new requirement for movement recording by the receiver is part of Victoria's sheep eID program and is designed to help protect the state's 20 million sheep and goats, and a meat and wool industry valued at $2.7 billion/year.
From 31 December 2017, abattoirs and knackeries have been scanning sheep/goat eID tags on arrival and uploading this information to the NLIS database. From 31 March this year, all electronically-tagged sheep and goats must be scanned when being moved through saleyards.
A short video produced by Agriculture Victoria explains the process. The video is available in English and four common community languages: Greek, Hindi, Spanish and Arabic. Workshops are being held in Victoria to help producers understand their responsibilities. Visit Agriculture Victoria's website for more information.
For an overview of how to use NLIS, visit the NLIS website.
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How World War I shaped the course of the black experience in the twentieth century
World War I brought about tremendous change for African Americans and their place in American society.
World War I brought about tremendous change for African Americans and their place in American society.
The trick will be to get people in the 21st century to believe that the human sacrifice was for some good purpose — and that it could be again.
More deliberate lies were told in WW1 than in any other period of history, and the whole apparatus of the state went into action to suppress the truth.
We will have to move beyond war to nonviolent conflict resolution, aid, diplomacy, disarmament, cooperation, and the rule of law.
Einstein thought the first world war was madness and he was a lifelong pacifist and war resister.
The play is set in a museum where ghosts and passions are unwittingly summoned as archaeological relics are unpacked.
ISIS posted footage online of the Sykes-Picot line between Iraq and Syria being blown up. Lawrence thought the Arab revolt had failed; in fact it was only just beginning.
In 1916, in one of history's longest and deadliest battles, 300,000 French and German troops died for a few acres of France. The ghosts still linger.
It is the lost rebels - and the ones who will step forward in the future - who deserve to be celebrated on remembrance day, says ex-soldier Joe Glenton.
The 1920s Outlawry Movement sought to replace war with arbitration, by first banning war and then developing a code of international law and a court with the authority to settle disputes.
And when he saw them marching up Whitehall / I remember what old Arthur said / He said the donkeys are all wearing poppies / So I shall wear dandelions instead
Judged from the perspective of those first wearers of the poppy – that the red flower should be a declaration of hope that wars should never happen again – the poppy has been a sad failure.
Michael Morpurgo on what he learnt about the first world war that made him write his book War Horse.


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VA Eliminates Verification Report
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it is cutting red tape for veterans by eliminating the need for them to complete an annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR). VA will implement a new process for confirming eligibility for benefits, and staff that had been responsible for processing the old form will instead focus on eliminating the compensation claims backlog. All beneficiaries currently receiving VA pension benefits will receive a letter from VA explaining these changes and providing instructions on how to continue to submit their unreimbursed medical expenses.
Veterans May See Local Doctors
A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Tim Walz aimed at tackling the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefit-claims backlog passed the House of Representatives last week. The Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that allows local doctors to conduct disability medical examinations for veterans seeking benefits from the VA for the first time. Currently, veterans must visit a VA facility for the examination. Allowing veterans to see a local doctor for their initial exam is designed to conserve VA resources, cut back on long wait times at VA hospitals, enable quicker diagnoses of disabilities, and eliminate unnecessary trips to the VA for veterans in rural communities.
Concurrent Retirement & Disability Payments
The Concurrent Retirement & Disability Payments (CRDP) is designed to remove the offset of VA and DoD payments. The program provides a 10-year phase-out of the offset to military retired pay from receiving VA disability compensation for members who have a combined disability rating of 50 percent or greater. Members retired under disability provisions must have 20 years of service.
Skills Test Waived
Thirty-three (33) states agreed to waive the skills test for veterans and servicemembers who have military training that would entitle them to a commercial driver's license. A provision of the commercial learner's permit rule gives state driver licensing agencies the authority to substitute two years of commercial motor vehicle safe-driving experience in the military equivalents of commercial motor vehicles for the skills-test portion of the commercial driver license. The rule applies to active duty, Reserve, Guard and Coast Guard members, and veterans within 90 days of separation. More states are considering such a waiver. For more information, contact your state's motor vehicle administration or department of transportation.
Free Lapel Pin
If you are a Vietnam veteran, there is a lapel pin waiting for you. It has an eagle in the center and the words Vietnam Veteran around the outside. If you don't have one, leave a message at the VFW and they'll get one to you. The phone number is 936-825-3666. This is a long overdue and small recognition for your service. I salute you. Some limitations may apply.
Underutilized Benefit
The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program, commonly known as VOC Rehab, is an excellent benefit offered by VA that is not utilized by many eligible veterans who may need it. VR&E services can assist eligible veterans with resume development skills, job research training, employment accommodations and education in order to keep employed through different avenues. The program offers individual counselors to accommodate the different needs of the clients they serve. All veterans are encourage to learn more about this program's services to see if you are eligible for this great benefit.


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Tikka-style fish steak
- 13 Jul - 19 Jul, 2019
· 3 tablespoons red palm oil
· 1 medium (9 ounces) yellow onion, diced
· 2 tablespoons (1.4 ounces) chopped garlic
· 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander
· 1 teaspoon ground cumin
· 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
· 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
· 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
· 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
· 3 tablespoons (1.4 ounces) tomato paste
· 2 1/2 quarts chicken stock, divided
· 1 pound yucca root, peeled and diced into 3/4-inch pieces
· 12 ounces yam, peeled and diced into 3/4-inch pieces
· 20 fluid ounces coconut milk
· 1 pound cooked pulled or shredded chicken meat (recipe here)
· 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
· 1/4 cup cornstarch
· 1 tablespoon kosher salt
· Cilantro and lime wedges, for serving
In a five quart soup pot, warm red palm oil over medium heat until heated through. Add the onion and garlic to the soup pot; sauté for approximately 10 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add the spices and tomato paste; cook and stir for two minutes. Add all but two cups of chicken stock (reserved for slurry), yucca, yam, coconut milk and chicken; cook for 25-30 minutes until the yucca and yam are tender when pierced with a fork. Stir the cornstarch into the remaining stock to make a slurry. Add the cornstarch slurry to the soup and cook on low heat until it thickens. Add the lime juice and salt and adjust seasoning to taste. Garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.


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Cut to the chase. Take me to the Momsense.
There are so many fun, family-friendly outings listed on our 2012 Holiday Activities Page, including one of my favorite holiday outings from last year: our visit to Winterfest in Bushnell Park. This year, I couldn't wait to take my family back for the festivities. What I didn't expect was to find so many new activities! So I thought I would write a new post with all the new details. We have actually been twice already. That's how much fun we had 🙂
Bushnell Park is right smack in the middle of downtown Hartford, and there is plenty of available metered street parking on the perimeter (at least on the weekends; I don't know how crowded the parking situation is during the week). There are two kinds of meters– the kind that accept change and the kind with a little blue bag over their heads that tell you to pay at the pay station up the street. Those are the meters to use if you don't have any spare change because you can actually use a credit card. (Of course, on the weekends the parking is FREE.)
On the weekends, all the Winterfest activities kick off at noon for the most part. The carousel, however, opens at 11:00 a.m. (Saturdays & Sundays). So that was our first stop.
Carousel rides are $1 per person, and tickets are available at a counter inside the building. You can also get hot popcorn and assorted beverages.
The ride is just over 3 minutes long (but it felt much longer to me; good thing hubby likes to ride the carousel with Boo). You can tell from the signage that there are a lot of little ones who like to ride this carousel 🙂
Boo has always been wary of carousels, but this time we had great success! That's because this carousel has bench seats, stationary horses, and the horses that go up and down. So we started with the bench and worked our way up. I promise Boo was smiling during the ride (but all my shots are way too blurry).
If you've never been to the Bushnell Park carousel, it's worth a visit even if you go at another time of year. It's a beautifully restored and maintained carousel that dates back to the early 1900's. And it's open to the public for everyone to use and enjoy (aside from Winterfest, it is open May through mid-October). Now that's pretty amazing.
This year, there is a whole slew of special events happening at the carousel during Winterfest including music, special guests, and even a scavenger hunt.
Right next to the carousel is a great playground. That was our next stop. It's got two separate playscapes (one for bigger kids; one for littler kids), tons of neat tunnels, fun slides, and that awesome padded surface that we love so much. Plus, there is a picnic area and a long row of benches where parents can supervise all the action (and perhaps relax a bit). In the summer, it has some kind of water feature too. I still need to get back there in the warmer months to check that out.
After a brief play session (if Boo had his way we would still be at the playground), we, ummm, bribed Boo with some popcorn from the carousel so we could walk over to the far end of the park and check out the rest of the festivities.
Some fun activities we passed on the way included a train ride around the park ($3/person for a 7-minute ride):
And pony rides ($5/ride):
Over by the Pumphouse Gallery you'll find the skating rink where you can rent skates and take to the ice for FREE. The whole process is very easy. Just pick up a pair of skates from the pick-up window in the trailer beside the ice rink, and when you're done return them to the window next door. I even noticed that there are spiffy new blue skates this year 🙂
There are also bleachers where you can sit and watch the skaters while listening to the holiday tunes drifting from the loudspeakers. Boo is still a little young for the ice, but he does love to watch. And he really loves the music.
I didn't see anywhere secure to stash shoes or belongings though, so that's something to consider.
Another big change this year involves the FREE 5×7 photo with Santa. Yes, they are still FREE, but this year they are even better. Last year's Santa photos took place in the carousel, which was a little crowded, a little chilly, and didn't have much ambiance. This year, the kiddos can visit Santa in his "workshop" (a.k.a. the Pumphouse Gallery), which is not only adorable, but warm!
Head around the building from the ice rink and you'll see a sign telling you where to enter. There will probably be a line, so my suggestion would be to get yourself over there right at noon for the photo, then enjoy the other Winterfest activities afterwards.
Once inside, an "elf" will take your child's (or children's) name(s) and write it on a dry erase board that she'll flash at Santa while you head over to the big jolly man. That way he can call them by name. How cute is that? A professional photographer will take the picture (either just the kiddos or get the whole family in there if you want) and you'll leave with your FREE photo. (Donations to support Winterfest are accepted and you do get entered in a raffle to win Santa's chair if you choose to make a donation).
Last on my list was to scout out the snack situation. Last year I stopped by two or three times and could not seem to figure out if there was any kind of regular schedule to when the snack huts were open (sure didn't seem like it). This year appears to be much better organized. This year's Candy Cane Cafe has two locations, one by the ice rink (the red one), and one right outside the entrance to the Santa photos. The rink-side one is open daily, while the other one is just open on weekends. The menu is pretty limited, but it does serve hot beverages and snacks like warm soft pretzels and hot dogs. Bring cash.
Another new addition to Winterfest is the Christmas Tree lot. For $40 you can pick up your tree while you're there PLUS get a FREE ticket to Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park (a $12 value). I'm not really a Christmas Tree expert since my family is Jewish, but these look pretty nice to me. And proceeds benefit the Channel 3 Kids Camp. A great deal and a great cause. Credit cards are accepted for tree purchases. Ask in either of the Candy Cane Cafes for help selecting your tree.
In case you can't tell, I am really impressed with all the improvements to Winterfest 2012. Like I said at the top, we've already been twice! Between the carousel and the playground, there is more than enough to keep a toddler occupied. The train ride is a nice bonus. Add in a lovely stroll through the park, watch the skaters, grab a snack, and just enjoy being in the heart of our capital city with all the other families enjoying the festivities and the season. It's one of those events that reminds us why this really is the most wonderful time of the year.
Now go! 🙂
P.S. Don't forget to stop by our 2012 Holiday Activities Page for even more ideas for holiday fun with your family!
Bushnell Park, Hartford
Get directions here (I used the Pumphouse Gallery address to get you to the right spot):
Hours & Admission:
Winterfest runs now through Monday, January 21st 2013 and includes:
FREE Ice Skating
Sundays – Thursdays, 12 pm – 8 pm; Friday – Saturday, 12 pm – 9 pm
Don't have your own skates? Winterfest has free skate rentals.
FREE Photos with Santa at the Pumphouse (through December 23)
Saturdays and Sundays from 12 pm – 3 pm
Carousel rides (through December 30th) Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am – 7 pm; $1/person
Train Rides Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 7 pm*; $3/person
Pony rides Saturdays and Sundays starting at noon (weather permitting)*; $5/ride
Candy Cane Cafe; Sunday – Thursday: 4 pm – 8 pm, Friday – Saturday: Noon – 9 pm
*I'm guessing these two activities end December 30th when the carousel closes for the season, but I don't know for sure.
Tips & Things to Bring:
- Dress warmly as most of the events are outside (even the carousel is chilly). Also, the ground can get a little muddy, so keep that in mind when you choose your footwear.
- Bring cash for the Candy Cane Cafe. Credit cards are only accepted for Christmas Tree purchases.
- Bring cash for the train ride and the pony ride if you're interested in those activities (I'm guessing that they don't accept credit cards out in the field like that).
- Credit cards are accepted at the carousel ticket counter but only for a minimum purchase of $10 (that's a lot of rides!). Bring cash if you'll only need a few tickets. Of course, in a pinch you can always get some popcorn 🙂
- If you plan to pay cash, no bills over $10 are accepted.
- The carousel has bench seats, stationary horses, and moving horses, which makes it great for kids of different ages (or temperaments).
- If you're planning on a Santa photo, head there first when it opens at noon to avoid a lot of waiting in line.
- There are porta-potties behind the carousel and over by the skating rink. I checked out the ones by the carousel and while they are not too terrible, there wasn't any toilet paper in any of them. So come prepared 🙂
- There are no hand-washing facilities or baby-changing stations that I saw.
- Click here for a map of downtown Hartford that includes the structures and buildings in Bushnell Park.
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Dear Colleague,
Members must be wondering what is happening to their trade union…!
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Over the weekend there was some press publicity for our great union, but as is all too often, the negative type, which once again highlights some of the infighting that is taking place within our union.
Much of the press will use every opportunity to malign the candidates in this election and at the same time undermine our union in particular, and the trade union and labour movement in general.
The press will not decide the outcome of this election, the members will through the ballot.
Members are losing their jobs every day and others are waiting anxiously for the axe to fall whilst their terms and conditions are threatened.
Our role is to support our members and their families at all times.
It's not to promote self interest by feeding a hungry press that is waiting to undermine our union, our members and their families at every given opportunity.
Support a candidate that can take our union forward positively.
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Meira T Sapphire Bezel Fringe Necklace
This perfect styling piece is great for layeringand a fun way to mix in a subtle color, featuring multiple bezel set blue sapphire charms all along the front of a delicate cable chain in 14k yellow gold, floating in a fringe style effortlessness. Necklace can be worn at 16", 17", or 18" total length.
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Elwood Gillis
August 29, 1934 - February 6, 2018
Lee Elwood Gillis, known to most as Elwood, was born on August 29, 1934 in Ballinger, Texas to Clyde and Leola (Kendrick) Gillis. He passed away on February 6, 2018 at the age of 83 with Jayme and Sharon holding his hands.
Elwood loved and served God, his family and his country. He cherished Jeanette, his wife of 56 years, and adored his daughters, Jayme and Sharon. He treated Jimmy and Lance like his very own sons. Elwood's five grandkids were deeply loved by their Grand and his five great grands had him wrapped about their little fingers.
His wonderful smile, sense of humor, loving heart, wisdom, and passion for life resulted in deep relationships with family and friends.
Elwood graduated from Stratford High School in 1952 and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from West Texas State University in 1956. He then completed his Master's degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University in 1990.
He belonged to the Masons, Lion's Club and Lamar Jaycees. He was instrumental in helping the City of Lamar become an All American City.
Elwood served in the Texas National Guard and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in 1955. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Army in 1956, attended Ranger School in 1957 and served a 14 month tour of duty in South Korea. 1st Lieutenant Gillis was honorably discharged from the Army in 1958.
He served as Colorado State Representative from 1981 until 1990 and was chairman of The Joint Budget Committee. Later, Elwood served as Mayor of Lamar from 1994-1995. He served as a State Judicial Performance Commissioner.
He belonged to Colorado Oil Jobbers Association, Kampgrounds of America, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System, and Colorado Propane Gas Association.
Elwood was a self-employed businessman starting in 1963. He owned and operated Lamar Oil Company, Green Diamond Fertilizer, Westwood Leasing and Storage, Lamar KOA Kampground, Hillcrest Ranch and Elwood Gillis Appraiser, LLC.
He was transferred from Texas to Pueblo in 1959 by Diamond Shamrock and moved his young family to Lamar in 1963. He was proud of his Texas Heritage.
Funeral services for Elwood Gillis will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Lamar Christian Church with Pastor Mike Schneider officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar.
Interment will follow in the Veteran's Section at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar,
located in what was previously, from 1836-1846, the Republic of Texas. A Texan who loved Colorado.
Elwood is survived by his daughters, Jayme (Jimmy) Greenfield of Buena Vista, Colorado and Sharon (Lance) Wilson of Wiley, Colorado; brother, Dan (Mel) Gillis; sister, June Bingham; sister-in-law, Marty Bain; grandchildren, Logan (Tiffany) Greenfield, Lacee (Zach) Appel, Larson (Kelsi) Greenfield, Taylor (Sarah) Wilson, and Blake Wilson; great grandchildren, Kooper and Kenzi Greenfield, Kennedy and Hudson Appel, and Jackson Greenfield; many
other relatives and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Gillis; parents, Clyde and Leola Gillis; brothers-in-law, George Bingham and Phillip Bain.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wiley Community Church or Fairmount Cemetery Veteran's Section Fund in care of Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 950, Lamar, Colorado, 81052.
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OVER the last decade the focus of the NHS has changed, from simply treating ill health to improving the health of the nation through education and encouraging behaviour change.
A number of national health campaigns to promote healthy lifestyles such as Stay Well, Stoptober, Change 4 Life and Dry January are now annual events.
These events are designed to raise public awareness of key health issues and encourage them to take action to benefit their own health. Whilst these campaigns are high profile and many people are aware of them the desired outcome of behaviour change is not happening and incidences of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease are on the rise.
Health Education England (HEE) estimates that 40 per cent of the UK's disability adjusted life years lost are attributable to tobacco, hypertension, alcohol, being overweight or being physically inactive [1].
Pharmacy role
It is important that pharmacy is recognised as a destination for patients to seek support across a range of health conditions as well as 'staying well' and therefore the development of services within the pharmacy setting is of critical importance.
Once pharmacy services have been established it is important that the entire pharmacy team can recognise and recruit patients into their service offering, as this will lock patients into the pharmacy and also help to really affect a change on public health within their communities.
To help support its members to encourage participation of services, Numark has launched an 'Engaging Patients with Services' interactive workshop.
Designed to benefit all pharmacy staff involved in recruiting patients into services, this workshop will also support pharmacies to get the most out of their Healthy Living Pharmacy/Health+ Pharmacy status by linking health promotions to services.
The workshops were launched in three locations across the country, with more workshops and venues to be added in the coming months.
The most recent workshop was held in Belfast on March 21 and was a resounding success.
Andrew Cheung, Harrison Healthcare said: "An excellent and energetic Numark Training workshop tonight, presented by Hina Prajapati. Lots of fantastic ideas and ways to engage patients with pharmacy services by encouraging them to take responsibility for their health and wellbeing whilst enabling the promotion of the pharmacy business at the same time. Looking forward to trying some of these new strategies in the pharmacy tomorrow!"
Numark's Professional Development Facilitator, Hina Prajapati said: "The uptake for these sessions has been overwhelmingly successful – we've already delivered this workshop to over 100 delegates and will be opening up more venues to our members which is an exciting time! Encouraging our members to engage patients into services not only helps drive their profitability but also allows them to demonstrate the clear value the profession can play in preventing ill health and improving patient outcomes."
All workshops are free of charge to Numark members, and cover:
- The importance of selling services
- Using different questioning techniques effectively
- How to approach customers to engage with services and deal with their objections
- Using positive language to persuade customers to engage with services
- Understanding how everyone has a role to play in engaging patients with services
- Using the health promotion zone as a stepping stone to link into services.
[1] www.makingeverycontactcount.co.uk


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Red Bulls hitting stride with key win against Columbus
HARRISON, N.J. — Major League Soccer teams don't generally spend a ton of time worrying too much about the standings in April, but with the Eastern Conference showing considerable improvement, the last thing contenders want to do is fall behind the lead pack early on.
It wasn't too long ago when the Red Bulls looked like they would slip out of view in the East. A four-match winless slide had Jesse Marsch's men looking disjointed and far from the team that finished first in the East last season. A return to the formation that brought so much success in the previous two seasons has helped the Red Bulls regain their top form, and Saturday they showed that they are, in fact, back, as they handed the East-leading Columbus Crew a 2-0 defeat.
The victory — the Red Bulls' second in a row — helped them jump into a tie with the Crew for first place in the East, though Orlando City could move ahead of the Red Bulls with a win against NYCFC in New York on Sunday.
What we have seen in the two recent victories, last week's 2-0 win against D.C. United and Saturday's victory, is a team that looks much more comfortable as a unit, and a team showing more poise in the second half of matches.
"You look at the last couple of games, what we've been able to do is see games out," goalkeeper Luis Robles said. "Even the gamesmanship in the very end, the last five, six minutes, that's part of our development that was missing last year. For us to get the shutout is great. For us to get three points is even better. For us to do it against a good team in our conference is probably the best part."
The Crew failed to show the quality that had them tied for the most points in MLS heading into the weekend, though the way Saturday's match began didn't help matters. Brazilian midfielder Artur suffered a broken wrist in the very first minute, costing the Crew a key figure in the team's recent success, and a player who would have been pivotal in matching up against the Red Bulls' vaunted midfield.
The Crew put together a better second half after a disappointing showing in the opening 45, but they never could break through and really test the Red Bulls defense.
Despite the defeat, Crew coach Gregg Berhalter was happy with the experience his team gained, if not the effort his team gave early in the match.
"They're good games. They're good measuring-stick games," Berhalter told Goal. "Any time you get to play the Red Bulls in Red Bull Arena you get to see where you're at. You get to see what you need to improve on, you get to see the high level of competition, because we know they compete.
"If anything, I'm disappointed in the first 15 minutes of the game," Berhalter said. "We didn't compete well enough. That kind of set the tone for what was going to happen later. Both teams wanted authority in the game, and they got it in the first 15 minutes."
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The Red Bulls jumped on the Crew in the early going, with Artur's injury clearly having an impact on the visitors. Alex Muyl's 11th-minute goal gave the Red Bulls control as they succeeded in finding chances while the Crew struggled to find the attacking rhythm that had been a staple of their game this season.
'(Ball movement) just wasn't quick enough," Berhalter said. "The space was there. We just couldn't get it quick enough to the open space. We created a couple of chances, but to really hurt them we really needed to be quicker."
The Red Bulls deserve credit for making things tough on the Crew. Their pressure kept the Crew off balance, as Tyler Adams and Felipe succeeded in neutralizing Crew playmaker Federico Higuain, while Muyl and Connor Lade worked well together to keep Justin Meram from having much success after coming into the match as one of the most in-form players in MLS.
Above all, the Red Bulls looked like a team much more comfortable in the 4-2-3-1 system Marsch brought back after the team struggled to integrate a 4-2-2-2 setup in the first month of the season.
"There's a comfort level with (the 4-2-3-1), a familiarity," Robles said. "We've played the last two years with it, and have had a great deal of success so making the transition back to it is pretty simple, pretty easy for us, and the results have been there with that.
"That being said, it's not as if we're not going to make tactical shifts against opponents. We may go back to how we were playing before, but nonetheless, just to show the development over the past couple of years, and the familiarity with that formation has suited us well."
The 2017 Red Bulls have brought back their old formation, but are obviously a different team to last year's version. Two key differences are on the wings, and in central midfield. Daniel Royer and Muyl have given the team more speed and work rate on the flanks. Young central midfielder Adams has the monumental task of replacing former Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty, and has shown improvement during his current run of starts. Together, Royer, Muyl and Adams look capable of keeping the Red Bulls at or near the top of the East.
That's no easy feat in a conference that is tougher in 2017. Long regarded as the weaker of the two MLS conferences, the East has closed the gap on the West, and with so many teams looking like real contenders, matches like Saturday's Red Bulls-Crew clash have added importance.
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"I think the East is a tougher conference," Robles said. "Any time you go against a conference opponent you know there's going to be a little more on the line when it comes to position in the standings, but when you go against a top team there's even more on the line.
"You want to be able to make a statement and I feel tonight was an opportunity to make a statement," Robles said. "Did we play our best soccer? No, but we played well enough to limit their opportunities and take advantage of our opportunities."
The result is a share of first place for the Red Bulls, and a team feeling good about the progress being made after a rough start to the season.
"Yeah, if Columbus winds up winning tonight, then there's a very different feel within the team and then when you look at the table, there's a six-point difference," Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said. "So all these six-pointers are valuable and important. We'll have another one next weekend.
"At this point in the year, it's about making progress and growing so that you continue to understand what it's going to take within the year to be the team you want to become," Marsch said. "That's where I look at, regardless of the result, and feel pretty good about the night."


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Despite all the public service announcements to exercise caution and drive safely, car accidents do routinely happen. Such accidents can result in serious injuries and be potentially debilitating for those involved in the accident, along with their families.
Deadly Fourth for Two Minnesota motorists struck by squad car
The Fourth of July is one of America's great patriotic traditions. But, like any summer holiday, the Fourth means higher traffic volumes and a greater risk of suffering catastrophic injury in a car accident.
Medical device recalls increase, but fatal risk was always there
When a possible defect is found in the design or manufacture of a product, a company may either voluntarily recall the affected units or be forced to by a government agency. The severity of the defect is measured by the possible injuries that could result when a consumer uses the product. Class 1 recalls are considered to be the most serious recalls.


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Ham and Cheese Muffins
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup diced ham
- 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line muffin tin with paper or spray with cooking oil. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl mix milk, oil and beaten egg. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Mix until ingredients are blended. The batter will be lumpy, do not over mix. Stir in the onion, cheese and ham and then pour the batter into your muffin tin. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes, serve warm.P


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Story by Hal B. Klein | Photos by Laura Petrilla
Bill Fuller last was Pittsburgh Magazine's Chef of the Year in 1998. An accompanying photograph depicts the chef, then 30, as Don Juan of the kitchen, his eyes staring into the soul of the camera as he peers through the window of a stucco building. Dressed in whites, he sports a handlebar mustache sturdy enough to drive a Harley, accented by a thick, racing-stripe goatee. Hooped earrings dangle from both ears. The caption: "Bill Fuller looks for future challenges."
"High-energy, short fuse and very comfortable with being in charge. I like busy and crazy and being at the center to hold it all together," he described himself at the time.
Nearly 20 years later, Fuller's fuse is longer, though it sometimes hits the crackling point. High-energy and happy to be at the center of it all remain ingrained in his character.
He's corporate chef and partner of big Burrito Restaurant Group, the most influential restaurant company in the city and one that's built itself as a training ground for cooks, bartenders and front-of-house managers. Through Fuller's consistently growing commitment to local food systems, big Burrito has helped to develop and cultivate the local farm-to-restaurant economy — and to shape the way Pittsburgh dines.
"There's no job like mine. Very few people get to do this," Fuller says.
Fuller's portfolio includes overseeing five specialty restaurants — Eleven Contemporary Kitchen, Casbah Mediterranean Kitchen and Wine Bar, Soba, umi and Kaya — as well as 14 fast-casual Mad Mex restaurants and a full-service catering operation. Even in an increasingly competitive environment, his restaurants remain in-demand and relevant.
Fuller grew up in Falls Creek, a small borough that spans the boundary of rural Jefferson and Clearfield counties. He was, by his account, "dirt poor." Hunting, gardening, canning and freezing food was a means of survival. His family relied on hunger-assistance programs, particularly after his father left the family. Even then, there often wasn't food on the table at the end of the week. "We got free lunches. I was so ashamed," Fuller says.
He left home immediately after graduating from high school and spent four months hitchhiking to Seattle. "I wanted to be Jack Kerouac."
Fuller didn't stay on the road for long, returning to Falls Creek shortly before Christmas of that year. A few months later, he moved to Washington, D.C. to follow a woman he met at a Grateful Dead show, and he got a job cooking at Krammerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. The relationship didn't last, but Fuller's relationship with restaurant kitchens did. He soon was working in the kitchen at The Occidental, a restaurant in Downtown Washington, under the wing of Chef Jeffrey Buben, one of the biggest names in town.
"It was about organization, structure, speed and efficiency," Fuller says. "If you could survive in that kitchen, you could do anything."
Fuller worked for Buben for seven years.
"He was willing to listen. He was willing to absorb. Talk about high-energy. He was willing to do whatever it took to get the job done," says Buben, now chef/owner of Woodward Table and Bistro Bis in Washington.
Although Fuller was rough around the edges, even then the hungry young chef displayed leadership qualities, Buben says. "Some people have talent, the intuitive sense of cooking. Some people have drive. The people that have both are the ones that go head and shoulders above everyone else. When you have someone like that you push them forward."
Fuller's connection to growing up in poverty in western Pennsylvania still nagged him, so he put himself through college, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry from George Mason University. "I'm living in D.C. and meeting all these diplomat kids and intellectuals, and I realized I was just some hick line cook," he says.
His next stop was California to pursue a doctorate in chemistry at the University of California Berkeley. He stayed for three years, earning a master's degree before dropping out of the program. "I wanted to get back into the restaurant business," he says.


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Dove Cameron, Peyton Meyer, and Rowan Blanchard walk the red carpet while attending the premiere of Adventures in Babysitting on Thursday (June 23) at the DGA Theatre in Los Angeles.
The stars were all their to support friends. Dove stepped out to show love to her Descendants co-star Sofia Carson while Rowan and Peyton both were there to support Girl Meets World co-star Sabrina Carpenter.
Dove posed on the red carpet with her Liv and Maddie co-stars Shelby Wulfert and Emmy Buckner.
Adventures in Babysitting is the 100th Disney Channel Original Movie and another DCOM star in attendance was Let it Shine's Coco Jones.
FYI: Dove is wearing a Cynthia Rowley dress.


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Adam Smith delivers his closing argument on behalf of Keely Youngblood, accused of responsibility for neck and back injuries Michael Blatnik claims he suffered when Youngblood rear-ended him. Jurors cleared Youngblood of responsibility for the injuries.
Decatur, GA—Jurors Wednesday rejected a Georgia man's claim that he suffered long-term neck and back injuries from a rear-end crash with a distracted driver. Blatnik v. Youngblood, 15A56329.
The DeKalb County State Court jury needed a little more than an hour to find the injuries claimed by Michael Blatnik were not caused by Keely Youngblood when she hit Blatnik's car as he sat at a stop sign in July 2013.
Blatnik contends the crash left him with herniated and bulging discs in his neck and back. His attorney, the Stone Law Group's Michael Regas II, requested more than $180,000, including $120,000 for pain and suffering, during Wednesday's closing arguments.
Blatnik, who had been part of a traveling volleyball team before the accident, told jurors Tuesday he hasn't played volleyball since the crash, and physical therapy was of limited help. "There were still too many times when I couldn't sleep at night. I was in too much pain," Blatnik said. "And the fact that I couldn't go back to my normal lifestyle of playing sports, working out the way I did, when that was my outlet from work? It was very frustrating."
Youngblood admitted fault for the crash, but not for Blatnik's injuries. She said the accident occurred when she was stopped behind Blatnik's car but became distracted by a sign that said "TacoCat spelled backwards is TacoCat," and took her foot off the brake momentarily. "It was just like an 'Oops,'" Youngblood told jurors Wednesday.
The two-day trial turned on the link, if any between the crash and Blatnik's neck and back problems.
The defense argued there was insufficient evidence to show the crash injured Blatnik's neck and back. During Wednesday's closings, Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout's Adam Smith highlighted Blatnik's chiropractic treatment before the crash. Smith said the only medical documentation Blatnik offered to link his injuries to the crash was a brief note from cervical and lumbar specialist Dr. Jeffrey Grossman. Smith said that note included the wrong date of the accident, a date apparently given to him by Blatnik. "Dr. Grossman's narrative is based entirely on what Mr. Blatnik told him," Smith said. "Does it say anything in there about how Dr. Grossman reviewed prior chiropractic records, talked to Mr. Blatnik about prior pain or problems in his neck or back. It doesn't say it."
However, Regas argued Blatnik's pre-accident injuries were isolated, and he noted Grossman's conclusion came after tests, including an MRI, on Blatnik. Regas noted the defense offered nothing to rebut Grossman's conclusion linking the accident to the injuries. He argued Grossman's opinion, combined with testimony from Blatnik's friends regarding his health after the accident, proved the crash damaged Blatnik's back. "Dr. Grossman carries the day," Regas said. "He provides everything you need to find for the plaintiff."
"This was a hard fought trial and opposing counsel did an excellent job presenting the plaintiff's case," Smith told CVN after the verdict. "It was a pleasure to work with lead counsel Mike Regas and his co-counsel Ryan Barnes throughout the trial."
Regas could not immediately be reached for comment following the verdict.
CVN recorded the trial and will publish gavel-to-gavel video as soon as possible after the verdict.
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You have the right to remain stylish, even when you're in the office. So, pair this jacquard skirt with the Rochelle Blouse for a look that means business.
- Jacquard printed skirt
- Center front detailing
- Back zipper
- Dry Clean
- Made in NYC
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This chest freezer allows you to store up to 292 Litres worth of food. Rated A+ for energy efficiency, it is 10% more efficient than an A rated product. It performs its functions while keeping an eye on your energy bills. It also features a counter balance lid and a wire basket, which allows you to keep often used food at the top.
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Net capacity: 292 Litres / 10.31 cubic feet. Noise Level: 40db.
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About Us
Chabad Lubavitch
Guided by the leadership, teachings and inspiration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Chabad-Lubavitch has set the dictum of "Love your fellow as yourself" as the defining factor in its liberal approach of unconditional acceptance of fellow Jewish people regardless of their background and affiliations.
While sharing and teaching the depth and the beauty of Judaism, every individual is encouraged to appreciate the depth of our heritage at their own comfortable pace.
As the world's largest Jewish educational and outreach organization and a vibrant force in global Jewish life, its activities have touched the lives of millions of Jews. With close to 4,000 educational, social and religious institutions worldwide, there isn't a Jewish community in the world that has not been positively affected by its work.
Recognizing the unique challenge of Downtown Vancouver, Chabad Lubavitch of British Columbia has entrusted Rabbi Binyomin & Mrs. Malky Bitton to meet the various needs of Downtown's 3000 Jews.
Mission Statement
In the year 2000, a Federation survey estimated two to three thousand Jews living in Downtown Vancouver. With the Yaletown boom those numbers have reached the upper range. Today Downtown boasts a vibrant and growing Jewish community.
In July of 2005, Rabbi Binyomin and Malky Bitton established Chabad of Downtown, an address for all and any Jewish needs, regardless of religious background, affiliation or financial status. Chabad of Downtown is dedicated to serve every Jew with Ahavat Israel and unconditional love.
Our broad spectrum of programs strive to ensure Jewish continuity and identity through increasing Jewish education, pride, knowledge, practice and commitment. The Chabad Jewish Centre provides a "Home Away From Home" for all Jews in a warm and friendly environment.
Our Programs:
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Carolina Panthers
In national spotlight, coach Ron Rivera wants Carolina Panthers to smile, be who they are
In the waning moments of the Panthers' 38-0 victory over Atlanta, quarterback Cam Newton gathered about a dozen of his offensive teammates around him on the sideline for a photo while the group dabbed.
It was a celebratory scene that has been repeated over 14 weeks and 13 victories during the Panthers' undefeated season, but not everyone was feeling it.
About an hour after the victory, which tied for the most lopsided in franchise history, defensive end Charles Johnson took to Twitter to complain about his lack of playing time in the fourth quarter. Johnson, who played 34 of 64 defensive snaps without recording a tackle or a sack, has since taken down the two tweets.
But Johnson's comments on social media were illustrative of the idea that even during a 13-0 season, it's tough to keep harmony in a locker room filled with type-A personalities.
"I've got three kids. It's hard enough to keep three kids happy at home, let alone however many we have in that room in there," Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott said Monday. "It's a healthy, competitive environment. These guys want to play. I'd rather have that honestly than guys that are looking to find the bench in the fourth quarter and hide from the competition. We know we've got the right type of players."
As long as our guys aren't doing anything malicious or hurting anybody, I'm not going to worry about those things.
Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera
While McDermott and Panthers coach Ron Rivera wish Johnson would have vented privately, neither was bothered by the gist of Johnson's message.
"I get it. It's an emotional game. ... He wants to be an impact player, especially against Atlanta," Rivera said of Johnson, a Georgia native. "And I truly do appreciate it. And it doesn't bother me because I get it. Now, would I have preferred he'd talked to me? Yes. But I understand it."
Panthers' players had the day off Monday. On Sunday Johnson declined comment when contacted by the Observer.
But it's been a frustrating season for one of the Panthers' highest-paid players, with a salary cap hit of $20 million this year.
Johnson battled hamstring and trapezius injuries during training camp that kept him out of every preseason game. He had a sack and two tackles in a Week 1 win at Jacksonville, but he re-injured his hamstring in Week 3 against New Orleans and was placed on short-term injured reserve.
He returned in the Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas, but he has collected only one tackle and doesn't have a sack in the three games since coming off IR.
"Charles is fine. He was in his third week back. It's about developing a foundation and getting him back to where he's rolling," McDermott said. "And I thought he played well yesterday. We've got some good depth along the defensive line. We took certain players out yesterday."
These are unprecedented times for the Panthers, who have already exceeded the franchise high for wins in a season and already clinched a first-round playoff bye.
The Panthers are trying to wrap up home-field advantage while keeping their players healthy. It's a difficult balance, as evidenced by the season-ending leg injury starting cornerback Bené Benwikere sustained in the fourth quarter Sunday.
With the Panthers leading 38-0 at the start of the fourth quarter, Benwikere was in the game while other starters, such as linebackers Thomas Davis and Luke Kuechly – and yes, Johnson – were out. With the NFL's 46-player gameday rosters, Rivera says it's tough to take all the regulars out even in a blowout victory.
"The bottom line is it's not about getting stats or anything like that this time of year. It's about making sure we're healthy, we're judicious about who we play and don't play in times like that," Rivera said. "I didn't want Luke out there. I didn't want T.D. out there. I didn't want Charles out there.
"And I appreciate his wanting to play. But we also have to remember he missed eight weeks. This was his third game back. So he's really just getting himself into game shape. It'll come."
To be sure, these are high-class headaches Rivera is dealing with.
He could be the Browns' Mike Pettine or the Colts' Chuck Pagano, two coaches who might not have jobs in three weeks.
But as the Panthers continue their march toward a potential 16-0 finish, distractions – both internal and otherwise – will be an opponent not listed on the schedule.
One cropped up Sunday when Yahoo! NFL writer Charles Robinson took exception to Newton and Co.'s group photo, saying it was disrespectful to be mugging for the cameras before the game had ended.
Newton has posed for similar photos near the end of games as far back as last season's playoff win against Arizona. And based on Rivera's reaction Monday when asked about the topic, the tradition will continue.
The Panthers' pursuit of a perfect season will continue to bring more national media to Charlotte, creating more chances for somebody to say the wrong thing. But for a franchise that endured Greg Hardy, Rivera wasn't going to get too worked up about a late-game photo and a playing-time tweet.
"As long as our guys aren't doing anything malicious or hurting anybody, I'm not going to worry about those things," Rivera said. "One thing I did tell these guys, 'Keep your personality. Keep true to who you are.' ... If we're disappointing some people, I apologize for that. But this is who we are and this is how we're going to do our thing."
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Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
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Butternut squash soup is one of my absolute favorites dishes, especially on a cozy winter night. This recipe has all the great consistency and flavor of your regular butternut squash soup without the cream, but somehow it is still so creamy and delicious! Yields about 10 servings.
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- 1 butternut squash
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cups warm water
- Sea salt
- Ground black pepper
- Cayenne pepper (optional)
- Peel the butternut squash and then slice it in half and scoop out the seeds
- Carefully chop the butternut squash into small cubes
- Heat oil in a large soup pot
- Add carrot, celery and onion -- cook until vegetables have begun to soften, 3-4 minutes
- Stir in butternut squash cubes and warm water
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until squash is fork-tender, about 40 minutes
- Use a food processor or a blender to purée soup
- Return soup to pot and add the salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
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Article: Natural Beauty Tips For Women
Drinking Plenty of Water:
The one of the easiest way to look beautiful is to drink plenty of water each day. Water helps you in many ways for your body. It helps in detoxifying the body and will improve your skin's condition. Water will helps in your digestion and makes it easier to get the food digested. It will helps in sweating out the toxic materials which are ingested through your food, drinks etc through sweat. There are a lot of benefits with water intake, so you should increase your water intake daily for maintaining your beauty.
How to increase water intake daily:
Below are the things you must do, in order to increase water intake daily.
- Instead of drinking soda or juice, drink plenty of water with lemon in it. This will helps you for being beautiful.
- Drink a glass full of water on empty stomach, after you woke up. This is very helpful for your beauty care.
- Whenever you had your exercise, drink plenty of water after the exercise even if you don't have any thirst. This will make your face to have a good glow.
Eat Natural Food:
Processed food contains ingredients which will cause illness to your body. Eating these processed food may lead to gain weight easily, cause skin diseases, allergies and many more unwanted problems. Packaged food contains processed food, so whenever you are going to buy a packaged food, check the ingredients in the packet when doubted. Try to buy natural foods as possible and avoid processed food to save your beauty and to get rid of unwanted conditions.
Ways to Avoid Processed Food:
- If you ever drink soft drinks or canned juices, try to avoid them, as they contain processed food ingredients in them and will cause damage to your health, instead you can replace those drinks with sugar less teas and water.
- If you eat potato chips for time pass, avoid those chips, as they also contain processed food, instead you can eat natural pop corn.
- Do not buy packaged food at vegetable market; instead try to get some naturally found food.
How to Increase Daily Activities:
You need to increase your daily activities, as this will improve your beauty. Increasing your time spent on gym does not count here, just get some videos for Yoga classes and train them at your home. By doing so, you will burn more calories at your home. By doing these things, you can increase your daily activity; the point here is get your calories burned. This will also helps you burn your fat and make you lose unwanted weight.
Other simple ways to increase your daily activities:
- If you are on a top floor, use steps instead of elevator. This will helps in burn some calories.
- Walk through the local store or a McDonalds without driving.
- When parking a car, park the car as far as possible from the store, this will make you walk through some distance.
Finally, as everyone say, a beautiful smile adds beauty to your face. The women who cares her body consistently adds beautiful smile to her face, and thereby she looks beautiful to the world.
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We've all had one of those weeks.
Stressors you've been dealing with have built up like a dark storm on the horizon.
The stars align, but in a bad way. A shit-storm ensues.
If we're fortunate enough to see it coming, we can brace ourselves. Doing our best to stay calm, to handle it.
By the end of the week, we're toast.
What if there was something you could do to better prepare your mind and body for this melee? To build up your inner strength and fortify your calm center? And, to quickly regain balance after the fact?
Let me introduce you to what I call the Transformation Trifecta.
The Transformation Trifecta (TT) combines 3 powerful practices that should be a regular part of every man's life. Combining them multiplies their effectiveness.
These practices are:
- Connecting with nature
- Meditative movement
- Skillful self-inquiry
We'll go into on the magic that comes from combining these three in a moment.
Let's take a moment to review the combined benefits of the three:
- Boosts energy, immunity, and longevity
- Improves blood pressure, inflammation, fatigue, pain, weight, sleep, sex drive, and helps prevent chronic illness
- Decreases stress, depression, worry, anxiety, mental fatigue, impulsive behaviors, loneliness, and improves mood
- Builds strength, mobility, and endurance
- Improves short-term memory, problem solving, decision making, creative thinking, concentration, clarity, and focus
- Increases optimism, resilience, self-esteem, emotional poise, confidence, self-knowledge, wisdom, inner strength, integrity, courage, productivity, and meaningful action taking
- Encourages introspection, self-awareness, relaxation, self-reliance, self-expression, seeing new perspectives, congruence, overcoming obstacles, and achieving goals
- Generates feelings of calm, connection, inspiration, fulfillment, purpose, meaning, motivation, harmony, and freedom
- Upgrades beliefs and attitudes, perspectives, sense of purpose, effectiveness, communication, prosperity, vision, effectiveness, direction, and relationships.
Pretty. Damn. Amazing.
But that's not all folks.
Almost everyone has heard of the amazing benefits of meditation by now. Many have tried it. Few do it regularly.
Because it's hard and they have a lot of confusion around what they are actually trying to accomplish and how to get there. This will be the focus of a future post.
What I've discovered is that by spending a little time in nature, it becomes way easier to do meditative practices.
Way easier.
Heck, if you spend enough time in nature you are almost guaranteed to drop into a meditative state.
The thing is, most of us don't have days or weeks to go off into the wilderness every time we need to get some clarity or decompress.
Spending time in nature gets you part way there.
She calms you down. Clears your mind. Puts you at ease.
She is greater than you are. You are part of her. Part.
But she is massive and powerful.
You just have to ride that wave of peace, openness, relaxation, and clarity. Your surfboard to ride that wave is meditative movement practices.
Typically, this would be something like Tai Chi, yoga, qigong, martial arts, or MovNat. But really, it includes any type of movement or exercise that allows you to access flow.
It could be slackening, rock climbing, running, swimming, walking… you name it. As long as it has some element of interacting with the natural environment, then you should be good.
Moving in nature helps you access the meditative state easier. Being in that meditative state helps you connect on a deeper level with nature.
This feedback cycle gives you access to profound states of peace, relaxation, and clarity. This feedback cycle is part of the magic of the Transformation Trifecta.
And, once you're fully steeped in all this awesomeness, you will be fully primed to gain insights and wisdom about your life through the vehicle of skillful self-inquiry.
Creativity thinking, insights, wisdom, high-level connection making—this comes easily.
We've just scratched the surface of this topic.
For now, get outside and move!
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I paid a visit to the newly named LTU Anime Con and Gaming Expo. Check out these photos from this fun and promising event.
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NotCon 2017 Saturday/Sunday
Saturday and Sunday of NotCon were filled with many wonderful people and moments. Check out more from the convention that came out of nowhere. Enjoy.
NotCon 2017 Friday
Here are the Friday shots from the "convention" that wasn't supposed to exist, NotCon. Enjoy these photos from the cool pop up con created in 36 hours.
Macomb-A-Con 2017
Macomb-A-Con was held on April Fool's Day in Warren, Michigan. Check out these photos from year two of this event.
Youmacon 2016 Friday Part 1
First batch of photos from Michigan's largest anime convention. Enjoy.


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Homestar Runner RPG
From Homestar Runner Wiki
Homestar Runner RPG was the first planned official console game for Homestar Runner. It was under development for the Atari 2600 by Paul Slocum, planned to be released in early 2004. Due to the immense scope of a full 2600 RPG, as of February 2006 the demo was approximately 1/3 finished. As of August 2008, the project has been abandoned.
[edit] Game Features
While Paul Slocum did the programming, The Brothers Chaps did the character graphics and some of the game tiles. Some of the screens use the same graphics as the Compy 386-emulated characters in big white face, while sometimes they resemble their Atari counterparts. The game would have been released in an Atari 2600 cartridge for the dedicated old-school gamer, and as a downloadable ROM for systems with an emulator. Players would have been able to play as Homestar Runner, Homsar, or Strong Sad, and possibly Marzipan and Coach Z, against the villain Strong Bad, and possibly The Cheat and Strong Mad, in a traditional swords and sorcery RPG.
There would have been magic, HP, weapons, and an inventory with different items (such as Wooden Shield, The Stick, Ninja Star, Leather Armor, Fhqwhgads, and Fondue Pot). The enemies would have included those from other Atari 2600 games. Gameplay was planned to be turn-based with lots of mini-games and story text with codes given to save game. The map was comparable in size to the early computer RPGs, and the player could travel through different lands, such as grass (with trees and water), castle (with different floor tiles and a basement), nighttime, and mountains. Like the website's index page, the title screen would give you the option to view the intro, or play the game.
[edit] The Abandoning
On January 4th, 2005 the developer published this statement:
"The game's on hold for a while. I'm too busy with my band and other
projects to work on it right now, but I do plan to return to it when
I can. Sorry it's taking so long, but that's life."
Matt Chapman indicated the game may not materialize as he said this in an interview on September 5th, 2005:
I think it's— it's sort of in limbo. I mean he— know he's talking— I think it was really pushing the limits of what the 2600 could do, especially with an RPG, and so uh, I think he was getting a little overwhelmed. He realized that all the work he had done, which was, you know, hours and hours and hours, amounted to like 2% of what the game would finally be. And so he just kinda— I think he kinda freaked out. So he kinda— he was on hold on that for a while, but he did say that he— he's— he's willing to look into some uh, other 2600 projects that are a little more, you know, within the normal 2600 realm. Not necessarily trying to, uh— I think that's gonna be his opus, and so the Homestar Runner was sort of just being applied to it. He could make an RPG that really didn't have to be Homestar Runner or not. So uh, so I hope he makes it someday 'cause— 'cause I would love to play an RPG on the 2600 for sure.
On August 12, 2008, Paul Slocum confirmed in a Slashdot.org comment that the game was abandoned:
We had to abandon it, it was just too ambitious, and during the time that I was working on it my schedule was gradually getting more and more ridiculous. The display code for that RPG was pushing the Atari so hard, and so it was very delicate and became time-consuming to keep in balance. Most of the display, music, map-handling, and memory management was in place. But the battle system and overall RPG design were just getting started. I've had some people interested in the code for other 2600 RPG projects so something may still come out of it.
We still may release a H*R Atari 2600 game at some point -- we've talked about some other ideas that would be much more reasonable.


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If students go to college to learn to be professionals, how do they learn to be good people? The Daniels Fund, a charitable foundation, wants to help students make decisions based on principles such as integrity, trust, and accountability.
"There are ethical issues within major companies, within big business and we are the new business leaders of the world," Sidney Finley, University of Denver sophomore, said.
Finley is part of a team that has prepared for two months for the Daniels Fund Ethics Case Competition. Finley, JJ Braun, Mackenzie Mantsch, Montrell Nickerson, Jake Sigmond and Nat Taylor worked together for the past eight weeks to create a presentation as "consultants" to a company experiencing issues of ethics.
The students make recommendations on how to address these issues.
"I think we were all really nervous, but I think that we did well, I feel good about it," Finley said. "I felt pretty confident."
DU's team from the Daniels College of Business is competing against nine other business schools from in and around Colorado.
After having eight weeks to prepare for Presentation A, the teams are presented with a crisis situation and given four hours to create Presentation B.
"The judges are testing us on the ability to think on our feet, our ability to collaborate with one another and come up with solid recommendations even in a time crunch," Finley said. "It's very representative of real life."
Real life is exactly why Sigmond joined the group.
"I'm actually an electrical engineer," Sigmond said.
He's used to crunching numbers, code, and equations. But, Sigmond says he wanted to join this exercise to learn how to run a company ethically using principles like transparency, fairness, respect, rule of law, and viability.
"It's planting the seeds, right, so now we just need to nurture that and then you can foster those ethics for life," Sigmond said.
After the judges hear presentations from all 10 teams, they will announce a winner at an awards dinner Friday night. Last year, a team from the University of Northern Colorado took the honors.
"It is exciting," Finley said. "This is kind of fun."


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News >
Lab Events
Goodbye Dinner for Nathan
We got together and ate some amazing Korean BBQ to wish Nathan good luck at his new job and thank him for his time a friendship. Good luck Nathan!
Annual Lab Summer BBQ 2017
In mid August, we held our annual summer BBQ at Prof. Lahann's wonderful house! He cooked, making steak, shrimp and German wurst. Our lab members also brought food, including Kenneth's fruit selection, Danny's very disappointing and over-hyped Mac and Cheese, and Anke's delicious pasta. Also, Ayse's
We shared stories, played The Resistance as a lab (video in the lab member only section of the website!), and overall had a great time!
Thank you for hosting Prof. Lahann, we look forward to next year's celebration!
Welcome Artak and Anke!
Artak Shahnas and Anke Steier from our sister lab in KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany, have arrived in Michigan to work with us for the next three months! We got together at Grizzly Peak to welcome them to their new home. Welcome!
Goodbye Dinner for Stacy and Kathleen
We ate some yummy Italian food to wish Stacy and Kathleen goodbye and thank them for all their contributions. Good luck!
Goodbye Dinner for Brad and Kenneth
We all got together to wish Brad and Kenneth good luck in their future ventures. Good food was had! Good luck to both of them!
Annual Meeting 2016 (Lahannapalooza 2016)
We held our annual meeting today! Every lab member presented a 15 minute rundown of their scientific progress, giving all of us a nice perspective of everything we've accomplished.
Coffee was drank, bagels were schmeared, Germans were called and chicken was shawarma'd!
Here's to another great year!
We also managed to snap another rare photo of Jason in the wild
Game Night!
The lab recently got together to play board games! Trivia was bet on, Catan was settled, and Kittens were metaphorically exploded. Thanks for hosting Ayse!
End of year celebration, 2016
The lab got together for our end of year celebration at the local German (where else?) restaurant, Heidelberg. A good time was had by the entire lab. We also managed to get a photo of our perpetually camera avoiding PhD student, Jason!
Jake Goodbye Dinner at Ichiban
The lab went to Ichiban and ate some delicious hibachi to celebrate Jake's defense and to wish him goodbye. We'll miss you Jake!
Ben Goodbye Celebration
Ben has left our lab to return to Bayreuth, Germany to complete his PhD! Thank you for all the good times and hard work!
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Discussion in 'Components, Accessories and Clothing' started by yorkshiregoth, 14 Oct 2007.
Anyone know any stores in London that stock the Knog Love/Hate cycle gloves in black?
Not sure they are for General release yet. if ever
Not the ones I saw at the cycle show. The ones I'm after were fingerless gloves but thanks anyway.
I like those. I may have to ask for a pair for christmas or something.
Yorkshiregoth, Knog are now distributed in the UK by Moore Large.
I've emailed their sales email, and they've promised to send me a list of local stockists (they confirmed that they are planning to distribute the "Love/Hate" gloves in the UK). Might be worth dropping them a line if you're still interested yourself.
Edit: Just got my reply, they're not getting the first shipment of gloves until April, apparently.
The Love Hate thing, reminds me of these gloves I tried on in a shop in Austria, couldn't figure out what was weird about them first!
The shop owner wasn't too chuffed when I clenched my fist!!!
'while these may seem like a novelty'... errr no! no! Not at all!
I got em I got em I got em!
I bit the bullet after getting sick and tired of waiting for the lame UK distributor to stock them and ordered direct from Australia lst week, they arrived today and they're fab! Snug, lovely and soft, look camp as hell and cost a small fortune but... I HAVE KNOG LOVE HATE GLOVES!!!!!!!!!!!!
very cool and very jealous.
Thats a smart pair of gloves.
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19th Annual Golf Tournament and Tennis Round Robin Scheduled
Plan now to bring your friends and family to our upcoming 19th Annual Saint Francis Golf Tournament and Tennis Round Robin benefiting the Saint Francis Athletic Programs. Our event is scheduled for Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Polo Golf and Country Club, Cumming, GA.
Please contribute to the success of this tournament with your sponsorship or donation to our auction and to our raffle. All donations are tax deductible within the extent of the law. For complete tournament details and to register for this event visit our tournament website .


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Meetings: We meet on the last Tuesday of every month at the Administration Office at 10 AM.
If you would like to join this committee, please contact the committee chair listed below.
Committee Chair:
Ron Moder
Mission: The Budget and Finance Committee reviews, monitors, and questions all AVPOA financial statements, including income, operating expenses, and capital outlay items.
Purpose: As a standing committee, the Budget and Finance Committee's authority is limited to; making recommendations to the Board of Directors; assist in the preparation and presentation of the Annual Budget; reviewing the monthly financial statements; and bring perceived problem areas to the attention of the Board of Directors.
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A 20-year-old man was clinging to life today with wounds inflicted by a sheriff's SWAT team after he allegedly fired at sheriff's deputies in unincorporated Willowbrook, just outside Compton.
Ricardo Cendejas was listed in extremely critical condition at a hospital this afternoon. On Sept. 26, he had been released from prison, according to the sheriff's department. It was not immediately known why he had been in prison. Deputies were conducting a traffic stop at 2:57 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Aranbe Avenue and Lucien Street when Cendejas shot at them from his residence in the 2100 block of Lucien Street, sheriff's Lt. John Corina said.
The deputies did not return fire, but set up a containment perimeter with the intent of taking the gunman into custody, Corina said. A SWAT team was summoned and assisted in the search for the suspect. Cendejas was seen exiting the rear of his residence carrying an assault rifle, then hopping over a backyard fence and into his neighbor's backyard in the 2100 block of Shauer Street, Corina said.
SWAT members approached the home on Shauer Street, using an armored vehicle as cover. Cendejas had positioned himself on the east side of his neighbor's home, placing the assault rifle against the east wall of the home, Corina said.
As the deputies pulled up in front of the home, Cendejas walked back toward the rifle as if he was going to pick it up, which is when the deputy-involved shooting occurred, according to Corina. Cendejas collapsed next to the assault rifle.
"Not knowing if the suspect was incapacitated, the deputies utilized a flash bang diversion-type device to determine if the suspect was actually hurt or just trying to ambush them," Corina said.
Once the deputies felt it was safe, they approached Cendejas and took him into custody, Corina said.Cendejas was treated by paramedics and taken to a local hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds to his upper body. The rifle was recovered at the scene, Corina said. No deputies were hurt.


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It is week 3 and the games keep getting interesting. We are now looking at the Thursday night matchup between the L.A. Rams and the SF 49ers. This is going to be a motivated game between both teams. These are my thoughts on this desperate matchup.
The San Francisco 49ers have not scored a touchdown in the 2017 season. The Los Angeles Rams, in comparison have a total of 7 touchdowns thus far: 2 TDs from QB Goff, 2 from Gurley and 2 from their defense (with their other being running back Malcolm Brown's). That doesn't look good for the 9ers, but there is still time to turn their season around. As the talking heads love to say "that's why they play the games!"
What will winning this meeting boil down to? For the Rams, it will hopefully mean they will go with the run game that helped them in the second half of the Washington Redskins game last week. Look for running back Todd Gurley to make waves for the Rams to start the game. The Rams will need to watch out for 49ers running back Carlos Hyde. Hyde is coming off of a 124 yard, 15 carry game against Seattle. Thus far in the season, they have been out-gained on the ground 304-160. Stats like this are not telling this early in the season, but it could explain more if trends like this continue.
With Aaron Donald back for the Rams, this could make the 49ers running game a little difficult. This could make it easier for quarterback, Jeff Goff, to get the job done. The 49ers on the other hand, will need not only Hyde to have a productive game, but they will also need wide receivers, Pierre Garcon and Marquise Goodwin, to step up. It is obvious that 49ers quarterback, Brian Hoyer, is having a hard time behind his offensive line. He is going to need to make the adjustments to get the receiving core the ball. Rams head coach, Sean McVay, is earning his players trust by owning up to the mistakes made by the team. 49ers coach, Kyle Shanahan, is still putting together the squad his needs offensively to achieve success. If the numbers mean anything, the 49ers, in the past two seasons, are 3-0 against the Rams. The 49ers seem to be taking a healthy dose of "can't get right" and the Rams appear to be heading in some direction. The Rams will pull this off and leave the 49ers still looking for their first win of the season.
Folks, this is just the way I see it. I make no guarantees. How do you see it? When in doubt, check Yo out. Good luck to your team and your picks!