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When it is warm outside, the foods that come to my mind are barbecued foods like hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, slaws and salads, fresh fruits and of course lots of yummy dips. Everyone loves a good dip whether it is buffalo chicken, French onion, taco, spinach, or my personal favorite, homemade guacamole. After researching recipes and making and eating several variations of this classic Mexican dish, I finally developed the perfect recipe. This recipe is creamy, refreshing, savory and sweet, all in one! The secret ingredients, honey and Cumin Seeds take this guac to a whole new level. Shout out to my Lebanese Best Friend, Chris for showing me how versatile cumin can be! I serve this guacamole with the traditional tortilla chips, with quesadillas, or on top of a beef or turkey burger.
Tip- Leave the avocado pit in the center of the guacamole until you serve it. This will delay the browning process.
(Makes 1 medium size bowl)
- 2 Avocados (make sure they are ripe)
- 1 small lime
- 3 Tablespoons Red Onion (finely chopped)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- Dash of Black Pepper
- ¼ Cup Tomato (diced small)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cilantro or Parsley (minced)
- 1 Teaspoon of Honey
- 1/4 Teaspoon Toasted Cumin Seeds (you may like more so taste and add accordingly)
- 1/2 Teaspoon-1 Teaspoon of finely chopped Jalapeno Peppers (pickled or fresh...I used pickled)
- First, cut the avocados in half, remove the pits and scoop out the flesh into a bowl.
- Mash up the avocados until they are a nice and creamy/slightly chunky texture.
- Next, squeeze the juice of the lime on top of the avocado, and stir it up right away to prevent it from turning brown.
- Stir in the onion, salt, pepper, tomato, cilantro and honey until it is all evenly distributed.
- Serve in a nice bowl next to some chips and salsa, put it on top of your burger, dip your quesadillas in it, or just eat it with a spoon! ENJOY!!!


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On Saturday, August 16th, 2014, I was a guest on The Marshall Polston Show which broadcasts out of Orlando, FL on 660AM WORL The Answer and into 4 states on Salem Communications.
We discussed how We The People can hold our elected officials accountable to their Oath of Office which is to protect and defend the Constitution.
Much of the discussion involved my latest blog post:
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So what is Chinese New Year really all about?
More properly known as the Lunar New Year because of its widespread observance, the celebration marks the start of spring on the Chinese calendar each January or February.
Chinese New Year is about symbolically doing away with the old of the previous year and ushering in health, good fortune, prosperity, and happiness in the new lunar year.
Chinese New Year is a time to catch up with family, enjoy fireworks, forget grudges, give gifts, visit temples, and enjoy good food. It's a purge of the old that was holding you back. Windows are literally opened to welcome in a fresh batch of luck and good fortune for the year.
The Lunar New Year runs for 15 consecutive days and is celebrated not just in Asia but throughout the world!
When Is Chinese New Year?
The dates for Chinese New Year change each year because the festival is based upon the lunisolar calendar. Regardless, you can expect the celebration to begin around late January or early February.
Each new year coincides with one of 12 animal signs on the Chinese zodiac. The year of your animal sign is considered a time to be cautious for fear of upsetting the god of age from Chinese mythology. One year of every 12 you should tread lightly — and wear red or jade!
Chinese New Year goes for 15 consecutive days and then finishes with the Lantern Festival. The first two or three days of the festival are typically observed as a public holiday; practices differ by country.
The start dates for Chinese New Year:
- 2019: February 5 (Year of the Pig)
- 2020: January 25 (year of the Rat)
- 2021: February 12 (Year of the Ox)
Chinese New Year Preparations
Unlike the Western New Year's Eve celebration, families who take Chinese New Year seriously begin preparations weeks in advance! After all, the prosperity of the upcoming year depends on ushering in good luck. The new lunar year needs to begin on a good note.
Preparations begin at home with a thorough house cleaning, the removal of broken or "unlucky" items, and even new decorations — particularly fresh flowers and calligraphy. Plants are pruned or replaced. Room is made in drawers for new things that are sure to come.
But the preparations don't just involve the house: hair and fingernails are trimmed before the festival begins. Any cutting during Chinese New Year is seen as unlucky.
New outfits — typically an auspicious color such as red — are purchased for the occasion. Snacks, traditional foods, and sweets are purchased for the many loved ones who will be visiting.
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Although tourists typically only see the first day or two of Chinese New Year, the festival is observed for 15 days with a list of traditions to perform on each day.
While a lot of the festival is celebrated with friends and family at home, tourists can enjoy parades with lots of firecrackers, fireworks displays, processions carrying lanterns in the streets, and performances such as the famous lion dance. The cacophony of firecrackers and gongs is meant to frighten away mischievous spirits that could cause trouble in the new year.
During the buildup to Chinese New Year, special markets are set up and numerous businesses run sales and specials before they close for the public holiday.
Small gifts and tokens of love are exchanged between friends.
Chinese New Year Traditions
Chinese New Year is filled with traditions that have survived for centuries.
The holiday begins with a traditional meal of fish and dumplings with family and friends on the eve before the big day. Fireworks — and sometimes chaotic noise — follow. The first two days of the festival are celebrated with the most gusto.
Fireworks are thrown to frighten away evil spirits and keep Nian, a dangerous beast who doesn't like noises or the color red, at bay.
Windows are opened to let in good luck, and small gifts inside of red envelopes known as hong bao are exchanged. Children are given money.
The next 15 days after the start of the holiday follow a loose set of traditions that are observed to honor ancestors and to receive the blessings from various deities. Homes and temples are visited, on the auspicious days, and time is spent with family.
Say Happy New Year in Chinese
Lunar New Year (including Chinese New Year) is celebrated around the globe, making it arguably one of the most widely observed holidays in the world!
Knowing how to say "happy new year" in Chinese will be very useful. Fortunately, learning how is easy! Despite Mandarin being a tonal language, your Chinese friends will understand through context.
You can get a few smiles and wish Chinese speakers in your community a happy Lunar New Year just by saying: xin nian kuai le (sounds like "zeen neean kwai luh").
Another way to wish a happy new year is with: gong xi fa cai (sounds like "gong zhee fah chai").
The Chinese Zodiac
Whether you're superstitious or not, reading about the Chinese zodiac and your associated animal sign can be fun.
The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle with an animal representing each year. The year that you were born determines your animal sign. Each animal has certain traits and compatibilities with other animals. The signs are further broken down into elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) and is either yin or yang.
When your animal sign comes back around, you are supposed to put off big life moves (e.g., getting married, starting a business, etc) if possible and tread a little more lightly. Wearing a red bracelet or ribbon, something jade, or even red underwear are thought to counter the risk of bad fortune for the year.


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Thai Basil Steak
We love this Asian Fusion bistro that's in the area and they make this dish called Thai Basil Steak – one of my absolute favorites. I decided to try and re-create the dish at home and what a success. This dish is vibrant in flavor – the salty sweet combination of the soy sauce and honey. Then the heat from the chili pepper hits the back of your tongue and your taste buds just explode. Serve over basmati rice and you're taken to another world with this meal.
Black Pepper & Garlic Powder
Olive Oil
Low Sodium Soy Sauce
Fish Sauce
Brown Sugar
(1) Clove Garlic
(1) Green Chili Pepper
(2) Bell Peppers
½ of One Shallot
London Broil
Basmati Rice
Pre-Cooking Notes:
*To make the London Broil easier to cut – I used a frozen cut of meat and thawed it out till it was soft on the outside but still a bit frozen on the inside.
*For your chili pepper be sure to remove the seeds and wash down the pepper – believe me the pepper alone will create allot of heat.
Directions to Make Sauce:
– In a bowl combine (1) cup of soy sauce, (2) teaspoons of fish sauce, (2) tablespoons of brown sugar, (2) tablespoons of mirin, (2) tablespoons of corn starch.
– Mix till the liquid thickens a bit and then place off to the side.
Directions to Cooking Vegetables & Beef:
– Brown chopped shallot and garlic in olive oil in a sauce pan.
– Add in mushrooms and cook through a bit.
– Next add in the sliced bell peppers and continue to sauté all till cooked through.
– Now you will add in about (2) tablespoons of honey and continuing cooking.
– Next throw in the cleaned and chopped green chili pepper.
– Throw in sliced beef season mix with black pepper and garlic powder.
– Once beef is slightly browned throw in a large handful of basil.
– Top all with the sauce from the bowl (mix the sauce before placing in sauce pan).
– Cover and let simmer till basil is wilted.
*While the basil is wilting you can microwave the basmati rice then plate a portion of rice on each plate.
– Once the basil is wilted – turn off heat and meat should be cooked enough where it's still a bit rare inside.
*If you prefer the meat to be well done cook a bit longer.
– Ladle the beef mixture on top of rice and serve.
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Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival featured 146 films screened over 8 days. Litterbugs was featured in the Family Film strand, alongside feature films like Corpse Bride, Finding Dory and The BFG.
Location: Cambridge, UK
Dates: October 20th - 27th
Screening: October 25th, 10:30am
We took the Litterbugs along to the screening and even did a workshop with some of the kids, helping them make their own Litterbugs!


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This one bowl Greek yogurt apple oat bread is made without butter or oil, but so tender and flavourful that you'd never be able to tell it's healthy! Naturally sweetened with plenty of apple cinnamon flavour, it makes a comforting and delicious breakfast or snack!
Aaaaaand we're back with another one-bowl quick bread! This time of the apple [cinnamon] oat variety.
So I had originally planned on getting this recipe up for you guys yesterday, but apparently I need more time to recover from vacations than I originally thought. Between taking care of bills, banks, groceries, laundry, tidying, e-mails, cookbook stuff, family stuff, and blog stuff, I was just feeling way too scatterbrained to put a good post together.
Does that happen to anyone else? You end up with so much on your plate that you don't even know where to start? And it's not even like it's huge things that take a tonne of time to finish… just a bunch of little things that are hard to prioritize so you end up spending more time thinking about what you should be doing first/next than actually doing it. Yeah.
Luckily, cutting myself a little slack with the blog cleared my head enough to start plugging away at the other things and even sneak in a little relaxing time… which you'd think I had enough of while I was away, but relaxing at home somehow feels a lot more… err… relaxing than it does on vacation. Or maybe I'm just traumatized from spending 10+ hours in the car 😳
Anyways! Rambling. Let's talk bread!
So one of the positive things that came out of spending 10+ hours in the car is that it gave us a chance to stop at all the roadside fruit stands. You know… to pick up fresh, local fruits and veggies. And stretch our legs.
I think we ended up grabbing tomatoes, onions, corn, pickling cukes, plums, pears, and apples… and I was about to say that I was most excited for the apples, but then I remembered the sweet and juicy corn. Omg the corn.
For the purpose of this post, though, let's say it was the apples, because BC apples are ev.ry.thing. Heck, even the apples we get at our farmers' markets here in Edmonton come from BC. They're just that good.
They're also pretty great in recipes, which is convenient because it's officially Apple Week here on Spoons 🎉
Remember Pumpkin Week? Remember how I said that Arman and I would be doing a couple of themed foodie weeks every month to help set a nice seasonal mood? Well, we're cozying up to apples this week, so I hope you're all fans of the fabulous fall fruit because it's kind of the star of the show in this one bowl Greek yogurt apple oat bread…
And don't worry… you don't need any fancy BC orchard apples to make it.
You do need an apple, though. And one bowl. A spatula. Some oats*. Greek yogurt. A few spoonfuls of… well, I'm not going to go through the whole ingredients list, but you get the idea! Easy and healthy is the name of the game.
The bread itself is lightly sweetened with only 6 tablespoons of coconut sugar*, lightly spiced with cinnamon* and nutmeg, and so tender and flavourful it hurts… despite being made without any butter or oil. It's perfect for breakfast, perfect as a snack, and perfect if you love apples [or really tasty food].
Happy baking!!
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- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup (115 g) plain 2% Greek yogurt
- 6 Tbsp (75 g) coconut palm sugar*
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (60 g) quick oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup (120 g) whole wheat pastry flour**
- 1 medium-size apple, peeled, shredded and lightly squeezed of excess juice*** (115 g or 1 cup)
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF (176ºC), and lightly grease a 9 x 5 (23cm x 13cm) loaf pan or line it with a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs until the yolks break apart. Whisk in the applesauce, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
- Stir in the oats, baking soda, spices, and salt. Spoon in the flour and give it a few stirs before adding in the shredded apple. Fold everything together gently until just combined.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, spreading it out evenly, and top with a sprinkle of coconut sugar if you like things a little sweeter. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If you find the top browning too quickly, make a little tent out of aluminum foil, and lightly place it over the top of the pan at around 25 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a cooling rack to cool completely.
** You can also use all-purpose flour, or use a mix of all-purpose and whole wheat. I'd probably go 1/2 cup (60 g) all-purpose and 1/2 cup (60 g) whole wheat. I've also had readers say that an all-purpose gluten-free mix works as well.
*** I like to place a handful of shredded apple between two paper towels and lightly squeeze it over a bowl. This drains it of just the right amount of juice to allow the bread to cook properly.
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Looking for more healthy & delicious apple recipes? Try one of these!
Flourless Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Caramel Apple Overnight Oatmeal Smoothie
Apple Oat Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Apple Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
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Normally, I try and do the basic New Years resolution in January, but eff that noise. I'm doing them now! Since that Halloween is over, I'm going to start exercising again and eating healthier. This last Halloween season messed me up; I'm still recovering from a hefty hangover.
I also want to finish Battle High 2's Unity3D port BEFORE 2015. This is a little crazy and wanting to versus actually will are totally different. I started tracking tasks here. It's a lot of stuff, but I don't think it's insurmountable; also, I don't need to finish every task on there -- but would like to. So starting tomorrow until mid-December -- my holiday plans will make working on anything almost impossible -- I want to work fiendishly to finish Battle High 2. I need to be careful not to rush, not to go overboard or get distracted on any one feature. I just want to get this game done and out there before 2015 so I can use a new year to start over on new ideas and not a book.
|I was Arakune from BlazBlue for Halloween; the mask did not stay on long.
Conferences2015 is coming up which means GDC is coming up, but unfortunately, I think I'm going to skip it this year. I had such a bad time last year, and with the current controversies in the industry, I don't feel like going, suspecting that a lot of talks and panels are going to dwell on that drama. The only thing at this point that would get me to go is if the talk I submitted on my book was approved, which at this point seems unlikely.
In the past few years I've noticed that smaller, more specialized conferences like Unite or Oculus Connect have been more enjoyable. I feel like I get so much more out of them, so I think next year I will go to one of those conferences instead, and I've never been to Siggraph, so that's a possibility too. Also, some friends have been talking about traveling to Japan, a country I've been wanting to visit for a long time, but the trip is expensive, and even though my job helps pay for conferences, GDC is also expensive, so going to a cheaper conference could help with this trip. And there's always the possibility of going to EVO again, especially if I finish Battle High 2 in time to try and show it off.
Oh, earlier I mentioned I went to Oculus Connect, which was held in Hollywood, California near the end of September. It was a nice, two-day conference that discussed VR, particularly from the perspective of Oculus, its future, and other aspects of it. Going was important because I'm a bit of a VR skeptic. There did seem to be a herd mentality to a degree, but based on the demos I saw, I was definitely convinced that -- to make a prediction -- VR will succeed, BUT I don't think it will to the extent that a lot of people want it to.
|The Crescent Bay which was shown at Oculus Connect; it was impressive, but there was so much setup and unknown hardware that I question the feasibility for the consumer market.
What's After Battle High 2?So let's optimistically say I finish Battle High 2 and release it on OUYA and PC. What's next? I could go several directions. One is that maybe I can start the process to get it on Xbox One. This seems unlikely though and a part of me feels that, unless the game is super popular on OUYA or other platforms -- which I'm not holding my breath for -- it seems like a waste of time and I risk falling into a trap in which I'm bored and frustrated by continuing to work on it.
Most likely, I will probably work on a new game entirely. Maybe I'll do something shorter -- 3 to 6 months -- for mobile since I've never released a mobile game. Maybe I'll also start a longer game or both and prioritize my time between them. The hope is that if I finish BH2 before 2015, I can literally start the year fresh with no work in progress projects going on. First the book was a monkey on my back and now this game is -- except this monkey feels more manageable.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani military said on Friday that it had foiled an attempt to free Ahmed Omar Sheikh, the British-born militant who was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the 2002 killing of the American journalist Daniel Pearl.
Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, the military's chief spokesman, said militants had planned to break into a prison in Hyderabad, a city in Sindh Province in Pakistan's south, to free Mr. Sheikh and other prisoners being held there. General Bajwa spoke at a news conference in the port city of Karachi, about 100 miles southwest of Hyderabad.
Mr. Pearl, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was working on an article on militant Islamic groups in Pakistan with links to Al Qaeda when he was kidnapped, and subsequently beheaded, in Karachi. Mr. Sheikh was found to have masterminded the journalist's abduction.
General Bajwa said the prison break plan was 90 percent complete when intelligence agencies broke it up. He said the plotters had rented a house in Hyderabad and planned to breach the prison with the help of a jail constable, who has been arrested. At the news conference, General Bajwa presented a handmade map of the prison, which he said the plotters had drawn with the constable's help.
General Bajwa said the militants had planned to detonate two vehicles filled with explosives near two barracks housing prisoners. He said they planned to free about 100 prisoners, and to kill 35. He did not explain why some prisoners were to be killed.
Two men who General Bajwa said were involved in the plot — Farooq Musanna, deputy leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Naeem Bokhari, deputy leader of the Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi — were presented in handcuffs at the news briefing, along with a third man, Sabir Khan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi's deputy leader in Karachi. But the military spokesman did not specify when the men had been arrested or when the alleged plot was to have been carried out.
Pakistan has seen at least two mass jailbreaks in recent years.


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And for the perfect birthday celebration of your child, you have to choose the perfect cake for the occasion.
If the decorative theme of your celebration is the charismatic Elmo, then the cakes images and models that we bring can be helpful.
In this picture you have a two-floor cake decorated with multicolored circles, and on top, Elmo out of the cake.
Another two-floor beautiful cake decorated with bright colors, at the base you can place some of Elmo and friends at the top, this cheerful character.
Beauty and impressive three-floor cake, decorated with various geometric shapes and Elmo sitting on the first floor.
Sweet birthday cake two floors, the first square and the second round, complete the cake a great Elmo doll on top.
Another cute cake model with baby Elmo's image is very colorful and full of life, as they are small.
If you prefer cakes models with baby elmo the round cakes are also very good, as you can see in the picture.
Original cake model two-floor cake, decorated with the face of Elmo , this character along with his friends from the animated series.
And if looking for a cake model with baby Elmo for a girl, this is very feminine and delicate.
Another two-floor model, ideal for a child, decorated with ribbons and flowers and Elmo's face in the middle.
Finally, another model of two floors decorated with stars, circles, and balloons, on top a cheery Elmo, gives the final touch.
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Howl Wolf
We were always on the border of the fence,
Armed and muddy, all for honour and love.
Somewhere in between ricocheting shots
You sneaked out to the other side
Our border exposed, my men flailed
And hid in shadows of shame
So now, when you ask for our loyalty
I resist the urge to hang you on the fence
Parade your wounded comrades before your eyes
And leave you to their memories' wrath
Wandering hearts within butterfly nets
Source of pic
The soft, beat, beat, beating
Of butterfly wings against a net
Is the symbol of Life
As long as we beat, we breathe
When this ceases, our wings lose
Their need to live, and our hearts
Forget their need to beat
Dear 2008 and Mistress of Linguistics
I take my frames off your wall
Sandpaper my name off your ceiling
Each movement tingles a bit,
Like a plaster stuck on a fine hair
Now, when I drive past your street,
I will be just driving past.
These are just things, you insist
We will always be the same
But no, like a wise lyricist said,
"You can have the past, I'll
Keep the Change".**
So we must embrace this
I will not cry, this is His will
And you shine with anticipation.
Like a phoenix burns to ashes,
The buzzkill** singes, then arches
Like a solar plexus balancing on the
Pilates ball of Taqdeer
**Thanks to Waseem for these
Random Ideas: many mangoes and litchis and plums before you go , sweet goodbyes


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CBN.com - New Orleans, Louisiana (April 22, 2013) – Principal photography begins today in New Orleans on the inspirational high school football movie When The Game Stands Tall about a visionary coach who led a struggling football team to unparalleled national record-breaking success by teaching them to stand for something greater than winning. Produced by Mandalay for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and its AFFIRM Films division, When The Game Stands Tall is slated for a fall 2014 release.
Starring Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, Michael Chiklis and Alexander Ludwig, the Thomas Carter-helmed screen adaptation of Neil Hayes' best-selling book of the same name, When The Game Stands Tall, which tells the true story of legendary De La Salle High School football Coach Bob Ladouceur (Caviezel) and his assistant coach Terry Eidson (Chiklis), who took the Concord, California Spartans prep team from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2003 that shattered all records for consecutive victories in any American sport. Known as "Coach Lad", Ladouceur had little experience coaching football when he was hired at De La Salle, but through his unyielding focus on character-building, faith, responsibility and commitment, created one of the country's greatest football dynasties. Dern will portray Ladouceur's strong and supportive wife, Bev, and Ludwig will play the Spartans' standout running back, Chris Ryan, as he chases the state scoring record.
David Zelon, whose credits include Soul Surfer, Never Back Down and Into the Blue serves as Producer for Mandalay. DGA ® and Emmy Award®-winner Thomas Carter directs from Scott Marshall Smith's screenplay, which is based on Hayes' book, When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Greatest Winning Streak. Carter, who won an Emmy® as executive producer of HBO's boxing movie, Don King: Only in America, also directed and executive produced the film Coach Carter, starring Sam Jackson as another resolute prep coach determined to teach his players that loyalty, belief and conviction are any game's greatest assets. Alan Graf, renowned for his work on Friday Night Lights, Gridiron Gang, Any Given Sunday, The Replacements and Necessary Roughness, is the film's second unit director, stunt coordinator and football coordinator. Peter Nelson and Rich Peluso will oversee the film for SPWA and AFFIRM Films.
Inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame and widely considered the greatest prep football coach of all time, Ladouceur's spectacular achievements during his 34 years with the De La Salle Spartans include a historic 12-year, 151-game run of consecutive wins, 20 undefeated seasons, seven national titles, five CIF Bowl championships, 17 state championships and 28 CIF North Coast titles. When Ladouceur retired in January 2013, he was the all-time winningest coach in California having amassed one of the highest-winning percentage of any coach (.934 percent) with his 399-25-3 record.
"On the surface, it appears that these players just won a lot of football games, but what makes this story so special is that this is a coach who placed little value on winning, instead focusing his players on giving a 'perfect effort' in life," said producer David Zelon. "Underneath it is a resounding testimonial about how much more kids can achieve when they are challenged with responsibility and commitment."
Steve Bersch, President, SPWA, added: ""The story of When The Game Stands Tall resonates far beyond football or sports in the way all great sports films do. At its core, this is a timeless and universal story about character, hard work and love. Coach Lad's inspirational and unyielding focus on building integrity, discipline, faith and commitment above all else is his foundation for excelling in coaching and life, and is what gives this story its unique
power and magic."
Director Thomas Carter added: "Bob Ladouceur and his commitment to excellence and perfect effort are the reasons why I want to make movies. This is a story that goes way beyond a 151-game winning streak. The De La Salle story is an almost unbelievable inspiration to anyone who really knows it."
Known to audiences around the world for his performances in The Thin Red Line, The Count of Monte Cristo and the record-shattering film, The Passion of the Christ, Frequency and Deja Vu actor Jim Caviezel recently completed the action thriller Escape Plan, opposite Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegge, and Savannah with Chiwetel Ejiofor. He currently stars as John Reese in the CBS television series, Person of Interest.
Three-time Golden Globe®-winner (Enlightened, Recount, Afterburn) Laura Dern was last seen as Amy Jellicoe in the HBO series Enlightened and as Helen Sullivan in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. Currently, she is onscreen as Dr. Ellie Sattler in the 20th anniversary 3-D release of Steven Spielberg's classic, Jurassic Park.
Emmy and Golden Globe®-winner (The Shield) Michael Chiklis currently stars in the series Vegas, opposite Dennis Quaid and as Marvel Comic's Ben Grimm in the blockbuster Fantastic Four film series. He will be seen next in the crime thriller Pawn.
Alexander Ludwig's portrayal of Cato in The Hunger Games rocketed the young actor to international stardom. Also known for his work in the hit films Race to Witch Mountain and The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Ludwig has three films coming out soon: Final Girl, Grown Ups 2 and Lone Survivor.
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Flower Token
Regular price $4.95
Product Details
Small enough to fit in her purse, this thoughtful pink ceramic token can be her source of strength when you can't be there. This is the perfect little something extra to brighten her day each time she looks at it.
- On token: Beautiful
- Ceramic.
- 2.25" W x 2.25" H x 0.125" D


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Brian Torchin Staffs Expediently Staffs The Medical IndustrySeptember 30, 2016 - Author: steph
Brian Torchin is the founder and CEO of Healthcare Recruitment Counselors(HCRC) Staffing. He created this company because he saw a problem in the way healthcare companies were filling the void in talent. When a position was open it could sometimes take weeks or months for them to find a replacement doctor or therapist.
This was too long because busy medical offices need to have the correct number of staff employed at all time. Brian was distraught at the thought of people not getting appropriate medical care due to understaffing. So Brian Torchin decided to do something about it.
Brian Torchin created HCRC staffing and positioned its worldwide headquarters in Philidelphia. Then he staffed it with a hard working team of doctors and customer support agents who were all experts in some field of the healthcare industry.
That is why Brian Torchin's company can help you even late at night or on the weekends. Its also a global company that can get you staff in Australia, Asia, Europe, Canada, and the 50 states of America. HCRC staffing can get you a medical professional in the following fields: podiatry, urgent care, nursing, dentistry, physical therapy, oncology, gerontology and more. Even if your staffing need is not on this list if you talk to Brian personally he will probably be able to help you.
The best thing about Brian Torchin's staffing company is the remarkable speed at which it can find the right person for the job. It typically only takes 48 hours to find a doctor to fill a vacancy that has been left behind.
Traditional hiring is a process that takes weeks at the minimum, but when you rely on Brian Torchin you can rest assured the applicant has already been vetted and is a qualified and respected medical professional so there is no need to wait before employing them.
Brian has the largest existing database of physicians and medical professionals in the world. He built his database from the ground up and individually qualifies each person in the database. He can also handle contract negotiations so that you don't have to.
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So David and I are saving up for a wedding ring right now. And of course for the wedding too. As we get closer it will mean more wedding related blog posts which should be really fun! And now that we're getting closer to being able to buy a ring, what does that mean?? It means ring shopping!!
I've been online shopping a bunch and have found a lot of rings I totally adore. We went to Shane Co a couple months ago to try some on and they were a lot different in person. Most of the rings I've always thought were my favorite looked too small on my hand and weren't "enough", and the rings I thought looked ugly and gaudy online were perfect in person. It's just really hard to tell how a ring will fit your finger and style by looking online. It was a great perspective changer to go to a jewelry store and I definitely recommend it if you're planning on ring shopping in the near future.
Onto the good stuff! All of these rings I have pinned on my Wedding Bling board on Pinterest. Mainly I love intricate, vintage designs, and huge, princess cut diamonds.
3/8 ct. Round Brilliant Diamond Engagement Ring; 1.20 ct. Princess Cut Diamond
After trying rings on, this one was my favorite! The picture doesn't really do it justice. The center diamond actually has a little bit of space between it and the diamonds next to it, so it beautifully accents the main diamond.
Pinned here || Details at Shane Co
1/2 ct. Marquise Diamond Engagement Ring w/ Pave Setting; 1.22 ct. Princess Cut Diamond
Pinned here || Details at Shane Co
Insignia 7055R .55 ct. Round Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Pinned Here || Details at Verragio
1.10 ct. Princess Cut and Round Brilliant Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
Pinned here || Details at Costco
Antique Round Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring (nearly 4 ct.)
I love the hearts on this ring!
3/8 ct. Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring; 1.21 ct. Princess Cut Diamond
Pinned here || Details at Shane Co
Round Diamond Micropave Engagement Ring; 6.23 ct. Round Diamond
Pinned here || Source here || Leon Mege
Tacori 2578RD9 Round Diamond Engagement Ring
Pinned here || Details at MS Jewelers
.12 ct. Swirl Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring; 1.20 ct Princess Cut Diamond
Pinned Here || Details at Shane Co
What were any of your experiences trying on rings you originally found online?
XOXO – Bri


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Episode 11 - State-based horrors (feat guest host Denise Pirko)
An abridged episode this week, featuring guest host Denise Pirko. Australia vs Humanity and Stuck in my Craw held over to next week, but in the meantime we were able to discuss:
01:23 brief rant about faux-NBN, now with even more shambles!
04:10 NSW & Barnaby vs housing
15:30 The new NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian
26:26 Herald Sun using Dimitrious Gargasoulas to attack bail laws
38:53 Herald Sun vs the homeless


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Baby Critters is a cuddly collection of adorable baby critters that are part of our Critters series. These designs come in two sizes, one for the 4x4 hoop and the 5x7 hoop. PCS and SEW users please note that as your machines do not support a 5x7 hoop, the 5x7 size is not available in your format and PES has been provided instead. See our full range of Baby Embroidery Designs. View all Bunnycup embroidery designs
Unless otherwise stated on each design set, all machine embroidery designs typically fit a 4 x 4 hoop (or your embroidery machines standard hoop - each format has been sized for the specific standard hoop). If you would like design information such as the design size, stitch count and needle changes, please click on the thread chart to the right.
Illustrations Purchased and Licensed by:
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The Knutsford Court Features A total of 143 rooms and suites featuring Standard rooms, Superior rooms, Junior suites, One-bedroom suites and Two-bedroom townhouses. Complimentary high speed Wi-Fi access in-room and throughout the property. Affordable Deluxe Accommodation in Kingston Jamaica at its Best!
All rooms are air-conditioned and include direct-dial telephones with voice mail, electronic key-access, view ports, work desk, hairdryer, remote controlled colour cable television and in-room safe. All rooms are non-smoking.
All rates are subject to change without prior notice. For triple or quad occupancy, add US$10.00 per person/night to the double room rate plus 16.5% Government tax, 10% service charge and US$4.00 room occupancy tax.
Junior Suite
Offering unsurpassed comfort and luxury, Junior Suites featuring two double beds or a king size bed. Our Junior suites come equipped with direct dial telephones with voice mail, flat screen TV, cable television with premium movie and sports channels, work desk, iron and ironing board.Read More


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Ercol Teramo Side Table
This stunning piece of furniture shows that sometimes the simple ideas are the best.
Behind the straightforward look, featuring three tapered legs and a perfectly round table top and shelf, is a lot of thought and effort. A brilliant example of the high-quality products Ercol are known for, this timeless design is hand-made by master craftsmen for a look that will last.
Maddox Three Drawer Narrow Bedside Table
A serious-looking side table that is available in a range of finishes, the Maddox would work just as well in a children's bedroom as in a bachelor pad. Its compact design won't crowd the space around your bed and comes in your choice of contrasting colours on the top and base to help highlight its modern clean lines.
Dixon Three Drawer Bedside Table
Add a quirky touch with this bedside table which is also a great choice for a study, den or even bathroom. The three soft-close drawers offer plenty of storage space and their angular shape is playful and fun. With a whitewash oak veneer on the base, its neutral shade will keep the focus on photos, flowers or anything else you want to display on it.
Tokyo Lamp Table
For an item that grabs the attention, how about this truly stunning lamp table? It combines wood, highly polished chrome and a glass top to create a big impact. The slanted leg is not only eye-catching, but helps draw attention to the display area. If you're looking for somewhere to show off unusual things or a lamp you love, make the Tokyo table your destination.
Mont Blanc Lamp Table
Made of real marble, this striking table makes the most of the luxurious yet hard-wearing material it is made from. It is both a sophisticated and practical option which will prove useful in a hallway or living room.
If you love glamorous home accessories, why not accessorise the Mont Blanc lamp table with a sparkling chandelier-style lamp? The polished stone will reflect the light beautifully.
Charltons Eco Lamp Table
With its rustic appearance, this lovely little lamp table or coffee table is a great example of the on-trend reclaimed interior design style. Made from reclaimed pine and stained to show off its textured grain, you can put everything on it, from letters to the lead for the dog. Or place it in your living room alongside your favourite armchair for somewhere stylish to put your cuppa, book or magazine.
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Mentors: What to say if someone asks you out for coffee
(MoneyWatch) As I wrote in my post on Sheryl Sandberg's book last week, many young people have been told that finding a mentor is key to professional success. The problem is that they've also decided that the right way to get a mentor is to ask people out for coffee. Let's say you're on the receiving end of one such invitation. Maybe the person even wants to "pick your brain." What should you say?
If the person is someone whose work you've noticed and been impressed by, say yes. You probably do want to mentor this person. Meeting for coffee is a great way to move the relationship forward.
But what if that's not the case? Maybe you don't know the person, or you do, but you've yet to be blown away. What then? There are a few things you can do.
1. Maintain a FAQ list. What should people know who are trying to get a promotion in your organization? What professional networking groups are good to join? How did you spend your first two years at your company? How do you "balance" work and life? There are certain questions that people ask over and over again. Make up a document with answers to these questions and send it out to anyone who asks. This won't entirely resolve the issue, but at least you won't waste time answering the same questions over and over again.
2. Schedule a short phone call first. Going out for coffee takes time -- time to get to and from the coffee place, and the time it takes to consume your coffee. A 10-minute phone call can help you suss out if you would want to spend that kind of time with this person, or not.
- The most important hour you'll spend today
- Indulge in time, the ultimate luxury
- How to plan (when you hate to plan)
3. Have the person come to coffee...in your office. At least you're not on the hook for travel time this way.
4. Try to include people in your routines. I read once about an executive who asked people who wanted her to mentor them to come work out with her early in the morning. She got company on her run, and she didn't have to take time away from her previous commitments. Plus, if people were up for it, that probably showed a certain seriousness she admired.
What do you say when people want to go for coffee?
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Including Reflex Integration, Trauma Release and non-invasive developmental techniques that improve, restore or optimize function.
You can take 1, 2, 3 or all 4 days of training!
These classes are ideal for OT's PT's, SLP's, Counselors, Developmental therapists, Craniosacral therapists, etc.
Clinical Neuroplasticity for Babies - Day 1
What you learn: (9 hours in combination with Intro to RMT)
To recognize the neurological difficulties in the brain via posture & movement
To evaluate neural maturity and clinical connectivity
The role of Body Schema and how to develop & grade it
Experience creating neural connections to and thru the: brain stem, cerebellum & basal ganglia
To set up home programs and caregiver activities
To know where to begin and why
The neurological role of triggering a reflex before Rx
To understand how reflexes, intention and movement are access points for neuroplasticity
Primitive Reflex Essentials - Conception to Crawling I Flexion and Extension - Day 2
What you learn: 9 hours includes manuals; prerequisites are clinical neuroplasticity for babies (CNB)/intro to RMT or foundations for clinical neuroplasticity (FCN)
- The surface anatomy points you need to be able to identify dysfunction
- Practical application on self/partner/ baby doll
- What normal tone looks like – how it shows up in the position of the bones
- How to establish 3 initial midlines and why this is important
- Understand and know the patterns
- Bring in & use – Hands Pulling Reflex / Initial Grasp Reflex
- Use 2 other new methods
- Tie this in to Sutherland's Fulcrum, the Anterior / Posterior postural lines
- Tie in to head control
- See a live demo of what this looks like
- Establishing head control – practical methods
- Understanding the Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex on the belly and the back
- How to bring in Landau
- Why this is developmentally important
- Practice 4 ways to bring this in
- Live demo
Primitive Reflex Essentials - Conception to Crawling II Releasing Tendon Guard - Day 3
What you learn: 9 hours includes manuals; prerequisites are PRE (C-C) I
- Recognize the Tendon Guard defensive response
- Use knowledge of surface anatomy to identify the pattern
- Recognize the role of auditory processing in "hyper alert"
- Explore the iLs cushion to calm baby's hyper alert state
- Perform a 5 min muscle memory trauma release
- 2+ effective ways to calm the physiological stress response
Primitive Reflex Essentials - Conception to Crawling III Rotating for Latching and Mobility - Day 4
What you learn: prerequisites are PRE (C-C) II
- Review midline and the importance of a rotational axis
- Use knowledge of surface anatomy to identify the reflex patterns for spinal rotation and how they function to position for feeding and mobility. Learn each pattern as it should be in normal development. Understand the stimulus and tonal response.
- Rooting
- Spinal Galant
- Babinski
- Identify the normal reflex patterns for latching and how the reflexes for flexion, extension and head control provide stability for these to function and develop.
- Grasp
- Suck
- Dive
- Swallow
- Breathe
- See them in action with live a demo
Earlybird (EB) Registration Deadline: February 17, 2017
Full Rate (FR) Registration Deadline: March 5, 2017
Class is located at the Spirit of Healing offices in Columbus, Ohio. They are located at 5115 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43235


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By Jack Walker
By Jack Walker
Van Alstyne Leader
VAN ALSTYNE— Pottsboro took an even firmer grip in search of its third consecutive district championship with a 23-21 win at Van Alstyne in District 6-2A (I) action Friday night.
Even though the Cardinals have a fumble to thank for helping get them in that position.
With Pottsboro (8-1, 5-0) leading, 16-14, late in the third quarter and facing third-and-10 from its own end, Hunter Mullenix threw a pass in the left flat to Austin Tol.
Tol dropped the football just after the catch and Nate Watson recovered what was ruled to be a fumble, advancing it 69 yards for the Cardinals' third touchdown of the night.
Van Alstyne (4-4, 2-2) cut the lead to two on Dont'e Kehler's 14-yard TD run with 7:58 remaining, before a final drive by the Panthers was stopped at the Van Alstyne 35-yard line to preserve the victory for Pottsboro.
The Cardinals took advantage of the first turnover of the night as Isaiah Urquizo picked off a pass at midfield midway through the first quarter.
After Pottsboro picked up one first down, Van Alstyne forced a third-and-11 but a penalty kept the drive alive.
A second flag against the Panthers in the end zone led to a six-yard scoring run by Thaddeus Flinn.
After Kearon Redmon intercepted a Pottsboro pass, Van Alstyne put together a 68-yard drive to tie the game when Alex Phllips scored from three yards out.
Pottsboro came right back with a seven play, 53-yard drive to reclaim the lead.
A 31-yard run by Mullenix moved the ball to the Van Alstyne six-yard line and Flinn, taking a direct snap, ran it in for this second touchdown.
"We call that our wild-card play. Flinn just gets behind our big five and finds a crease, he's getting better and better at it," Pottsboro coach Matt Poe said.
The Cardinals drove 80 yards late in the first half and a Kory Waller field goal from 24 yards with nine seconds left gave Pottsboro a 16-7 lead at the break.
Van Alstyne took the second half kickoff and drove 80 yards for its second touchdown of the night. Phillips, who finished with 150 yards on 30 carries, ran for 61 of those in five carries with a 29-yard blast moving the ball to the Cardinal nine-yard line.
Terry Lawrence scored from there to make it a 16-14 game.
Van Alstyne recovered the first of two Pottsboro fumbles on the Cardinals' next possession to stop a drive inside the Panthers' 10-yard line late in the third quarter.
Van Alstyne picked up a couple of first downs before having to punt, and in its next possession, Pottsboro got the catch and fumble advance by Tol and Watson.
The Panthers got another fumble recovery on Pottsboro's next possession, taking over at the Cardinals 24-yard line.
Four plays later, Kehler carried it in from 25 yards out to cut the Cardinal lead to two. It ended that way as the Panthers couldn't take advantage of a late pass interception, with a fourth-down run coming up just inches short.
"It just came down to big plays and we couldn't come up with one there at the end," Van Alstyne coach Mikeal Miller said. "You have to come up with those plays in big games and we couldn't do it tonight."
The Cardinals will look to clinch the outright district title when it closes the season at home against Sunnyvale while Van Alstyne can move one step closer to a playoff berth when it travels to Howe.


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Thin capitalisation: valuation of assets
In the 2018-19 Budget, the Government announced that it will tighten Australia's thin capitalisation rules by requiring entities to align the value of their assets for thin capitalisation purposes with the value included in their financial statements.
The Budget measure description can be found in Budget Paper 2.
This will remove the ability for entities to:
- revalue assets to a value different to that disclosed in their financial statements; and
- recognise certain assets that cannot be recognised for accounting purposes.
The Australian Taxation Office has provided guidance on how it will administer this measure in relation to income tax returns lodged prior to the enactment of relevant legislation.
To further assist entities in planning their affairs during this interim period, Treasury sets out below the policy principles that will be used, regarding the start date and transitional period.
This is a statement of policy intent only. The measure will only become law once it has been passed by the Parliament and received Royal Assent.
Policy principles
The measure will apply to income years commencing on or after 1 July 2019. That is, for income years commencing on or after 1 July 2019, all entities will be required to align the value of their assets for thin capitalisation purposes with the value contained in their financial statements.
Valuations that were made prior to 7:30PM (AEST) on 8 May 2018 may be relied on until the beginning of an entity's first income year commencing on or after 1 July 2019.
That is, for the period between the Budget announcement and the last day before the start of the income year commencing on or after 1 July 2019 entities may use the value reflected in their most recently completed compliant valuation for thin capitalisation purposes (or can revert to using the relevant financial statement value). The value of those assets will effectively be 'frozen' at the value reflected in their most recently completed compliant valuation, for thin capitalisation purposes, prior to 7:30 PM (AEST) on 8 May 2018. Affected entities will not be required to undertake further valuations for thin capitalisation purposes.
A valuation will be regarded as completed and compliant if it satisfies the requirements of Subdivision 820-G of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 before 7:30PM (AEST) on 8 May 2018.
This measure will not affect the application of the accounting standards. That is, there will be no changes to an entity's ability to revalue assets in their financial statements in accordance with the accounting standards.
The Government will release exposure draft legislation for public consultation at the earliest opportunity.


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Art Gallery Prints For Sale/
I am excited to announce my Art Gallery prints are for sale. They are a collection of different photographs I have taken amongst my journey as a photographer. I will gradually be adding in more as time goes by and new trips are made. The square photographs were taken with my holga camera using 120 film, and the rest are digital prints.
Photographs taken in:
Aspen, Colorado
New York City
Yellowstone Park
Royal Gorge Park
Lubbock, Tx
Clovis, NM
Texas Hill Country
Bernalillo, NM


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Welcome back to the week in Italian food. As Christmas and end-of-the-year holidays are officially over with the coming of La Befana and the Epiphany, recipes this week turn to comfort foods to get us through the winter and until the next holiday: Carnival. Lots of soups are included in this week's links, and then there are a few other comfort foods and two desserts to start out the year. Enjoy & Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes:
Cazzilli - Crocche di Patate - Manus Menu
Lentil Soup with Turkey & Shrimp Polpette - Volevo Fare lo Chef (Italian & English)
Minestra Maritata - Napoli Unplugged
Ribollita - Under the Tuscan Gun
Lentil Soup with Italian Chicken Sausage - Scordo
Polenta Taragna - Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu
Biancomangiare: The Art of Renaissance Comfort Food - Emiko Davies
Lasagne alla Bolognese - Due Spaghetti
Chocolate Salami - Italian Food Forever
Ciambellone: A Favorite Cake to Welcome the New Year - Domenica Cooks
Eating Italy:
The Befana Comes by Night - i-Italy
Beautiful Liguria Meets Puglia Cuisine - Beautiful Liguria
Bakery in Rome: Sicilia e duci - Browsing Rome
Poggio di Sotto 2006 Rosso di Montalcino - Do Bianchi
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Cioccolentino 2012 - February 10 to 14, 2012 - Terni - Chocolate festival and more in the Umbrian town half way between Rome and Perugia
Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale - February 10 to 19, 2012 - Florence - Artisanl chocolate festival
Carnevale di Venezia -February 11 to 21, 2012 - Venice - Not really a food and wine festival, but it is a festival, one where the entire floating city becomes a stage, that one should attend at least once in a life time.
Cioccola-To - March 2 to 11, 2012 - Turin - Italian chocolates & more, with a focus on the chocolatiers of Turin, fill the Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
VinItaly - March 25 to 28, 2012 - Verona - Italy's largest wine exposition
Events in Tuscany - Site listing many events throughout Tuscany, and not only food and wine
Events in the Langhe area of Piedmont - Site from the Alba Tourist office listing many festivals, mostly wine & food, happening in the Langhe area of Piedmont
Related Posts:
Coda alla Vaccinara - Roman Style Oxtail Stew
Pasta alla Genovese and Other Classic Neapolitan Sauces
Pizza Lover's Odyssey in Naples
Da Danilo - Delicious Dining in Rome
Cozze alla Marinara - Neapolitan Style Mussels
Pugliese Pasta: Sagne Ncannulate Schiattariciati
The Art of Making Pasta by Hand - Pugliese Pasta Lesson with an Italian Nonna


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Special Collection: Neodesha
Lucille Campbell
Lucille Campbell is an alumnus of Southwestern College who credits this college with providing her the education and confidence to educate others about the community health consequences of pollution in Neodesha, Kansas. Lucille's heartfelt hope is to see the pollution cleaned up and, until it is complete, the people of Neodesha and its watershed be relocated to safe ground and safe water.
Her efforts have been documented in a special collection that can be viewed online here. The collection has 57 folders.
Here is an article Lucille hoped to publish. Deets Library has a collection of newspaper articles, photos, more of Lucille's writing, audio files of Lucille describing the materials, and transcripts of the audio files. The collection has been completely digitized. This is just one sample of a large collection of items.
Community Health
The plume of pollution from the oil refinery tanks affects many residential areas and activities in Neodesha, KS. The community members who live, work, or drink water from the plume have an extremely high incidence of cancer and brain tumors. Lucille had a baby who died from leukemia in its first year of life. At the time of its death, her baby's white count was 44,700.
Clean Up
Lucille has found and been given documents that define which agencies are responsible for clean up: "KDHE under the auspices of the EPA" is her summary. She attributes delays in the clean up process to city government officials who refused to accept Federal assistance (and designation as a "Superfund site") and to former KDHE (Kansas Department of Health and Environment) employee hired on to BP as a site manager at Neodesha, KS and Sugar Creek, MO who obfuscates rather than contributes to responsible clean up efforts on behalf of his employer. The documents can be found online through links provided in folder 55A here.


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in so many disparate areas—from humani-ties and political science to engineering and
the hard sciences. It is a place where highly
educated individuals are willing to work on
difficult problems for a very long time. That's
how we can train students to succeed in the
real world, by crossing boundaries and talking to people in different departments to
really understand the bigger picture of what
they are trying to accomplish.
MC: What you said makes a lot of sense. How
do you select students with that in mind?
DW: I look for people who are willing to
take risks and go outside of their comfort
zone. I have a very diverse research lab. I
have students from the genetics department, computer science, students trained
as physicists, and of course chemists. I tell
students to embrace learning from everybody. I always ask a candidate to spend
some time in the lab talking to everybody.
Then, I ask my people if they think this person can work well in the group and has the
personality to enhance the group dynamics. I also look for people who are collaborative. We don't welcome people who come
into the lab just wanting to work on their
project and do their own thing.
MC: I always say arrogance is our worst
enemy, in academia or in business, anywhere!
DW: Absolutely! We can do a better job in
conveying that, particularly in PhD programs. Historically, the PhD candidate
works by himself or herself on their thesis project; otherwise, it is not considered
independent research. This culture is absolutely the opposite of what makes an individual succeed in the commercial world.
In a startup company, no one works alone;
everyone works as a team to get products
out the door. Technologists have to understand the problem and then seek solutions
that can come from other disciplines.
MC: That's a perfect lead-in to entrepreneurship. Tell us about Illumina, one of the companies you founded.
DW: Illumina is the leading company inthe world for genetic analysis. It has almost3500 employees, will have nearly $2 billionin revenue this year, and is providing prod-ucts that are making a huge difference in theworld. I had 10 to 15 patents issued in thefiber-optic-array space before I started thecompany. It was very clear to me that thetechnology had a competitive advantageover everything that existed because of theability to multiplex. In addition, the ease bywhich we were able to manufacture gave usa very compelling pull in the marketplace.
MC: Any advice for would-be entrepreneurs based
on that experience?
DW: The most important lesson is to start
a company only when it is ready—not just
because you feel you have to do it. The other
important thing is the technical founder has
to realize that successful companies rely on
many people with different backgrounds.
We had spectacular financial people, business leaders who were able to identify markets and to come up with a strategy, not only
for financing, but were able to develop corporate culture. And we had a tremendous
engineering team that we brought in…it
is very much a team effort. As the technical founder, your contribution can never
be taken away from you, but as an entrepreneur you really have to let the experts drive
their area—not you—just because you are
the inventor of the technology.
MC: What about Quanterix?
DW: We wanted to show we could count
molecules to do analysis of complex biological samples. We have developed a transformative technology to detect things with a
thousand-times higher sensitivity—we are
able to count single molecules. There are
70 employees now at Quanterix.
MC: I want to know your vision of biology and
medicine going forward.
DW: I certainly think the next breakthrough
will be from combining the data that comes
from wet science with computational tools.
The marriage between science and computation will be transformative. We are at the
cusp of making dramatic discoveries on how
biological systems operate—to be able to use
that knowledge to create tremendous value
in healthcare. We are just beginning to see
such power with the information coming out
of genetic sequencing. «
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Focus World , 50, 8, 70–72 (2014).
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Easily we get higher looking for the couloir as the sun is trying to break the deep fog that has been present during the whole way. We do the last traverse behind the stunning rock wall of the Roca de l'Ordiguer (2346m.) where we stop to put the crampons on. We walk through the debris of an old avalanche and we start climbing, going through the first part without any problem. The snow conditions are excellent to continue and we are really enjoying the climb. Some minutes before 11:00 a.m. we get to the pass enjoying the sea of clouds above the Cerdanya valley while we get ready for the downhill.
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Surrounded by a trifecta of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Madrid's central location and status as a transportation hub within Spain makes getting out and exploring the surrounding towns a breeze. Here are some great places to spend an afternoon out of the city and further explore Spanish culture.
Just a short (about 30 minutes) train ride from Madrid, Toledo is a walled town surrounded on three sides by the Tagus River. Toledo's cobbled streets and narrow alleyways are full of history and the town, a former capital of Spain, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Just wandering around this quaint, picturesque town makes the trip worth it, though those interested in history and architecture will find plenty to see and do.
Visit the 15th century Cathedral to see paintings by Titian, Goya, Raphael and El Greco, who called Toledo home in his later years. Explore the military barracks and marvel at the beauty of churches like San Juan de Los Reyes and the Jesuits Church. Wander the Alcazar castle, which was nearly destroyed in 1936 and then rebuilt, and stroll along the defensive ramparts of the city walls.
Toledo is known for its excellence in crafting swords. Merchants sell ornately designed swords all over town, and will ship them directly home for you. Ceramics and a gold and black enamel, often used to make plates and spoons, are also popular souvenirs. Sit in the Plaza de Zocodover to relax and people-watch or browse the Tuesday market and explore the shops and cafes on Calle Santo Tomé.
El Escorial
El Escorial is another UNESCO World Heritage site close to Madrid with trains regularly making the 45 km journey between the two towns. The town is most famous for being the location of Spain's largest monastery, the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Built in the 16th century, the Monastery was created by King Philip II as a mausoleum. The grounds now contain a basilica with gilt bronze statues, a monastery, a beautiful library, and living quarters. The remains of Phillip II and his parents, Charles V and the Empress Isabel of Portugal, are housed here. The Chapter House showcases a collection of paintings from masters like Titian and Tintoretto and houses El Greco's work, "The Martyrdom of St. Maurice".
Home to yet another UNESCO site, Segovia is about 2 hours by train from Madrid. While you could easily spend a few days here, you can get a good taste of the city in an afternoon. Segovia's main attraction is its 1st century Roman aqueduct, an engineering marvel that brought water to the city. Azoguejo Square provides a great vantage point for viewing the aqueduct.
Segovia's Alcázar, known as the inspiration for Cinderella's castle in the Disney cartoon, was the site of King Philip II's wedding and is currently a museum. The 18th century Gothic Cathedral and Museo de Segovia, home to historical artifacts and art, are also worth a visit to further understand the area's rich history and culture.
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(Stillness in the Storm Editor) What if some of the objects in the solar system were ancient space stations left from a race of highly advanced beings? It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie, but there is actually a lot of evidence to support this idea. Several well-respected researchers have compiled evidence from NASA's own archives suggesting that there is some credence to this theory, which is presented in the below video.
Obi Wan Kenobi: That's no moon…it's a space station.
Han: It's too big to be a space station.
Luke: I have a very bad feeling about this.
Moreover, there are several alleged whistleblowers who have come forward recently suggesting that there was an ancient space battle that took place hundreds of thousands of years ago in the solar system. It was apparently so devastating that it destroyed a super Earth-sized planet, known as Maldek or Tiamat, leaving the asteroid belt behind.
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Related The Exploded Planet Hypothesis: The Destruction of Tiamat/Electra/Maldek and the Creation of the Asteroid Belt
Again, these assertions have yet to be taken seriously by mainstream scientists, yet there is enough data available to research it for oneself.
Finally, there is allegedly an agenda in place to disclose some of the truth about these things to the public. But this plan is a kind of bait and switch, as those forces behind it want to use some of the truth to their advantage.
In short, these disclosures would involve the confirmation of ancient ruins throughout the solar system, ancient ruins here on Earth, and some hidden technology that has been developed in secret. To most of humanity, it will seem like the truth about UFOs and extraterrestrials has finally been released, but in reality, the whole truth will still remain secret.
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I think I am coming out of my little "Who am I, why am I here and why do I try?" funk of the past week. We had brunch this morning with our friends Pam & Michael. Pam is a Southern Fiction writer and a good friend of mine. She is also "networking queen," attending and participating in writers conferences and book expo's across the nation. Her husband Michael is a strong behind-the-scenes presence in her career and I come away feeling hopeful and motivated every time we meet with them. They have such vision for where Pam's work will go that it motivates me to do more with my book and career every time we meet.
What also helps is that Michael reminded me of a book I already own called "The Publishing Game" that lays out in 30 days a publicity campaign new authors can follow. Part of my downspiral last week is that I feel unanchored. This book is a good way to say, "Hey, this is what you do Day 1. Then this Day 2. And so on." I'm in need of a plan to make me feel like I'm accomplishing something vs. just blindly shooting at whatever comes into my line of vision.
Blair and I came home from brunch and set about tidying up the files I've been "keeping" on Lessons In Stalking sales. I say "keeping," because it quickly became evident how shoddy my inventory skills are. At one point, Blair had his face in his hands and was rocking back and forth moaning, "Oh my God, Oh my God." It's a terrible thing, to bring an accountant to tears. I didn't even know I had it in me.
During the moaning, I of course burst out laughing and tried to pry his hands away from his face. "I need to hear you say you love me," I said.
"Oh my God," he said, rocking and ignoring me.
I knocked on his hands. "Hel-lo! I made a mess but you still love me, right?"
"I love you," came muffled from behind his hands.
"I need you to look me in the eye and say it."
He shook his head. "No. I can't look at you. You're just going to have to trust that I love you."
So, we spent quite a bit of time on a new SUPER EASY Excel spreadsheet that Dena is sure to master. And after I left him alone with a bag of Doritos and two hours of football, he was in a much better humor.
As for me, I vow to do better. From this day forward, I will become worthy of the name, "Tracking Queen."
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That's what Rex Harrison intoned as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. Life would appear to be imitating art as eyebrows of both genders are raised... Read More
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It should come as no surprise to students of game-changing innovation that Cambridge in the UK is often ahead of the curve in blazing a trail ... Read More
ARM-Intel alliance turns secret silo into open hothouse
Former ARM CEO Warren East – now busily re-engineering UK industrial giant Rolls-Royce – was always realistic about the Cambridge technology company'... Read More
Massive upsurge in overseas entrepreneurs in UK
One of the nastiest elements of the EU Referendum was the overt and insidious racism it stirred in many Brexit supporters in the homes and on the... Read More
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The impending sale of ARM to SoftBank takes the most dazzling jewel in Cambridge's technology crown into overseas ownership. It has been quite a... Read More
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The argument goes that Britain needs a more US-style funding model and to start hurling bigger amounts of money at startups much earlier in their... Read More
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It's early 2017 and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump are deciding how to spend their first summit meeting – playing snap... Read More
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It was former US businessman Bert Lance, a member of the Jimmy Carter administration, who is credited with coining the anti-activists' mantra: 'If it... Read More
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- from the business objectives to a portfolio of projects (or roadmap);
- from the brief initial project specs to a prototype;
- from a prototype to a deployable solution (processes and services);
- from a deployable solution to a deployed solution (by deciding where to deploy each service, e.g. in-house or in-cloud, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, etc.);
- EA supervision of projects;
- platform-enabled agile solutions as an implementation enabler;
- melting pot of #entarch+#bizarch+#BPM+#SOA+#ECM+#ITIL+#governance+#strategy as a methodology enabler.
And resources which describe the parts of the chain.
1. Enterprise pattern "Strategy TO Portfolio" (STOP)
- Writing IT strategy http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2011/09/writing-it-strategy.html
- Writing IT strategy - From business priorities to the planning of IT actions http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2012/06/writing-it-strategy-from-business.html
- Linking business strategy and IT strategy http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2013/02/linking-business-strategy-and-it.html
- Enterprise patterns: Strategy TO Portfolio (STOP) http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2013/04/enterprise-patterns-strategy-to.html
2. Modelling of explicit and executable business processes
- presentation http://fr.slideshare.net/samarin/how-to-use-bpmn-for-modelling-business-processes
- presentation "#BPM for business analysts: modelling procedure"
- enterprise pattern "Cloud-Aware Processes and Services" (CAPS) http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2011/07/enterprise-patterns-caps.html
3. Relationship between EA, PMO, an SDLC methodology and ITIL
4. Enterprise pattern "#Cloud-Ready Estimation and Evaluation Procedure" (CREEP)
5. Relationships between EA and PMO
6. Enterprise pattern "Platform-Enabled Agile Solutions" (PEAS)
- Enterprise patterns: PEAS http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2011/04/enterprise-patterns-peas.html
- Quick delivery of solutions via a PEAS-architected platform http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2012/07/delivery-via-peas-architected-platform.html
- Enterprise patterns: PEAS - example and technique http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2013/02/enterprise-patterns-peas-example-and.html
- Quick delivery of solutions via a PEAS-architected platform - mini-projects http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/2013/02/quick-delivery-of-solutions-via-peas.html
7. Melting pot
- the book "Improving enterprise business process management systems" http://www.samarin.biz/book
- the blog http://improving-bpm-systems.blogspot.com/
The use of SIC enterprise pattern can help to avoid some risks in EA practice. (The list below is taken from a recent LinkedIn discussion http://www.linkedin.com/groups/What-are-potential-risks-in-36781.S.232446262 )
- Incorrect understanding of business strategy
- Incorrect translating from strategy to architectural design
- Not Balance well on EA aspiration & EA Practicality
- "Waterfall" type of EA, lack of Agile practice - Incremental-ism, Improvement and Iteration.
- Framework or Frameless? How to leverage well?
- "We know what we are doing, even though we've never done it before"
- "We just need a tool"
- No focus on delivering quantifiable value
- Too focused on IT
- "Modeling the Universe"
- "Let's collect data and see what we find"
- EA Dept hoarding information
- Unable to articulate the value proposition of EA
- Unable to communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Unable to execute in an appropriate risk management approach that matches effort (investment) with return


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An upstate New York man previously charged with having child pornography cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle before carjacking a woman, fatally stabbing her and raping her 10-year-old daughter, authorities said.
David J. Renz, 29, abducted a school librarian and her daughter as they left a gymnastics class at a mall in the Syracuse suburb of Clay at about 9 p.m. Thursday, state police said Friday.
Troopers said he bound both victims, raped the child and drove a short distance to a spot where the girl managed to escape and was found by a passing motorist.
The motorist told 911 dispatchers he saw a man running away from the scene, allowing police to quickly send in officers on the ground and a sheriff's helicopter in the air. Renz was caught a short time later near a wooded area.
It wasn't clear how the girl escaped or when her mother was killed.
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"We're still trying to piece the timeline together," said Trooper Jack Keller.
The child was being treated at a hospital Friday. Her mother died from multiple stab wounds.
Renz had been charged in January with possession of child pornography and allowed to remain free under terms that included staying off the Internet and away from places including schools, parks and arcades. Federal authorities said he cut his electronic monitoring device off his ankle shortly before Thursday's attacks.
He was arraigned Friday morning on murder, rape and kidnapping charges. Ken Moynihan, the lawyer assigned to his case, didn't initially return a call seeking comment. Renz was being held without bail.
The Associated Press doesn't publish information that could identify potential sex-crime victims and isn't naming the woman to protect the child's identity.
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Continuing concern about faith schools' policies
The think-tank Ekklesia has said that it will continue to raise concerns about the policies and practices of faith schools in areas such as access, equality and employment - on grounds both of fairness and Christian propriety.
One of the organization's directors is presently in dispute with a south London Church of England School, the Diocesan Board of Education and the Local Education Authority after his son, a disabled wheelchair user, was refused admission. He is actively seeking a non-confrontational solution in the interests of all concerned - not least other children with disabilities.
The issues are detailed in this report, together with articles in the Daily Telegraph and Church Times newspapers. The school and diocese have subsequently claimed that these contain "inaccuracies". But they have not specified any, despite being invited to comment on the Telegraph article well before publication.
Jonathan Bartley is co-director of Ekklesia, the Christian think tank, which for a number of years (and quite independently of this particular example) has raised – and will continue to raise, says Bartley's directorial colleague Simon Barrow – "deep concerns about the policies of faith schools on inclusion, cohesion, admissions and employment."
Bartley commented: "Obviously Samuel's situation is very personal to our family, and our overriding concern is to do what is best for him. But we recognise, in raising the matter publicly, that this case is not just about my child. It is also about policies and practices which offer fairness and welcome to all children, whatever their needs. That is both the core Christian issue and the key educational one."
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