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Nov 29, 2009
Robert P
The other day at my lunch brake I was flipping through my copy of the Nylon Street Style book, looking at some pages that a friend wanted me to see, cause I was helping him with an outfit for a show. As I was passing the pages, I noticed that one of the boys that are featured is Robert Pattison. Yes, I'm bringing him up cause of all the twilight, new moon ( I'm not so excited to see it ) fad. I never recognized him before up until until now, and I've got to say I kind of give him some thumbs up for his off screen-ragged-james-dean-hairy-mess look.
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Nov 28, 2009
the dysfunctional family
I needed a little coin purse to hold my ID and money, cause the one I had was falling in pieces. Luckily I ran into a store called SIMBIOSIS on etsy, that's one of the very few that i found on my search with a unique selection of coin purses. You can see that they are carefully made, with hand picked fabrics that are what make this pouches special. The one I chose is a comic strip made by the textile designer Michel Miller called the dysfunctional family. You can guess why I picked this pouch in particular, love the parody that Miller uses to critic the social standards of life.
Nov 27, 2009
Madres en Plaza de Mayo
"El Gobierno de Puerto Rico aprobó la Ley 7 que lo autoriza a despedir a más de 30,000 empleados públicos, anular los derechos adquiridos por los trabajadores en convenios colectivos a través de años de lucha; poner el peso contributivo sobre el sector financiero más pequeño y frágil de Puerto Rico, beneficiando aún más a las empresas multinacionales; excluir de fondos públicos a la Universidad de Puerto Rico y delegar a la empresa privada la administración de la educación primaria y secundaria; desalojar y desarticular a más de ocho comunidades pobres que han luchado por décadas por su derecho a poseer la tierra que habitan y ahora se ven amenazadas por el interés de lucro entre el gobierno y las empresas privadas. Doscientosmil puertorriqueños de una pequeña isla de menos de cuatro millones de habitantes salieron a la calle, el 15 de octubre de 2009, oponiéndose a la Ley 7, ley que fragiliza su sistema económico, omite los derechos de los trabajadores, olvida la salud social, privatiza los bienes comunes y endeuda aún más su futuro y obstaculiza las instituciones democráticas. Familias enteras quedaron sin recursos al adoptar estas medidas neoliberales obsoletas y Puerto Rico quedará maltrecho para proveer alternativas a su gente", denunció Bonafini en la plaza en la que llevan congregándose como organización desde el 1977." EL Nuevo dia
Nov 26, 2009
I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie. Not so much for the masses and guess that's what initially drew me to it. I've read a few articles about this service, "the girlfriend experience" and even though I wouldn't make a living out of this, It's interesting to learn and see how people work out of the social standards.
Dazed and Digital did a full interview with Sasha Grey:
DD: It's pretty phenomenal, you're 21 years old and you've got your own production company, you're working with a huge Hollywood director... How did that all pan out for you? Do you have a vision that you aim for or is it more of a random trajectory?
SG: I think that now, more than ever, it's definitely a wave – things come and things go. I do have my set goals but whereas once they were very solidified and specific, I've now realised that life changes every day so you have to adapt
DD: Did go to drama school?
SG: Yeah…
DD: Then you went into pornography? How did that come about?
SG: Acting for me was more of an extra-curricular activity. When I was 12 years old I was kind of a nihilist and my mum said I need to do something – 'If you're not going to do sports or become a girl scout you've got to do something! Get out of my hair for the weekend!''
DD: A nihilist at 12 years old?! That's pretty incredible...
SG: Yeah… Well, my mum said to start acting at school because that way you don't have to commit to something after school or on the weekends, and that if I did well, she would start putting me in classes.
DD: Do you think it can be a really positive thing to do so much so young, because you learn so much...
SG: Yeah, over the past few years my learning curve has been huge and sometimes people say, 'Don't you just want to be a normal 21-year-old and go party and have fun?' No. I mean, why do you think great artists of our time have always said youth is wasted on the young? I don't want to be an old a person in regret and think I should have done this but I was off being lazy. There are enough mistakes we make as human beings anyway, so let the mistakes be real mistakes not chosen mistakes.
DD: What do you think of men like the guy in the film who really degrades her?
SG: I think people like that have too much time on their hands. Their level of self-confidence is so low that they project their issues onto other people.
DD: Have you come across people like that in your previous career? Have you been in situations where you have thought, 'This is awful; I don't want to be doing this...'
SG: No. The business is so small that those situations are very few and far between. If you did have a character like that, word would spread really quickly. Those seedy characters are more in the underbelly, like people in the Mid-West who are shooting illegally, because technically it's still only legal to shoot in California and New York. Nobody shoots in New York, though. I don't understand that. So, I think those type of characters tend to exist in the smaller areas where it is not a collective business. I was also lucky enough when I fist got in the business to have a grade-A agent who was like, 'This person is cool, but if they say do this and you don't want to, or that they'll pay you more, just tell them to call your agent.'
SUCCESS- sucktheexcess
Just a few of the words that described the event on Tuesday. Taking place at the Niuyorican cafe, it united the best artists, bands, dj's, comedians in one space for people to appreciate and know what's going on in the underground music and art scene. The night started off with the improv group IMPROPIO, that with skits and well... improvisations ( o b v i . ) got people crying from laughter.
Next, followed by the anticipated men from the dusty roads of the US, where they wrestle cows and give sweet sugar loving to damsels in distress. Rad & Cal Premiered there new video "Duelo a la muerte" that caused a party of panti dropping and loose pants.
More proof of the sweet loving
A little bit of everything that happend at Moderno
La Moda playing his heavy sound hitting set. How we love when lights, performance, video and music mash up. YESSSSSSS!!!!
Tag Team Champions
I had the chance to show 2 of my pieces at the festival, of a series I'm working on. The series are a juxtaposition of the beautiful imagery, with what can be considered harsh, rude quotes and words (in english and spanish) that are muted until read, or better said by the known fashion Blogger IMELDA:
"...she's softened my caustic phrasing with a juxtaposed muted floral print to create an arresting piece of modern artwork."
Nov 25, 2009
Nov 24, 2009
hands tied
yesss... That's all my brain can manage right now. It'll all be up to speed again from tomorrow on.
Nov 21, 2009
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Nov 19, 2009
Previously Owned
Esto no es llegue y pegué...
Nov 18, 2009
Clear madness!!!!!!
This leggings make my wallet want to BLEED!!!!
Nov 17, 2009
It's Nice...
community want to share. You can email them any "inquietud" and if they publish it on the
blog we can all contribute on a healthy debate in the comment section ( or we can get our
bitch-ass-ness on ). The following drafts I chose from the site, are ones that talk about the
overflowing images on the bloggesphere, of course now that images are more accessible,
we see more and more of the:
" this is very pretty kind of brainless post"
documenting there style, that ech and every one of them claim as unique. Burning fingers on
reposting the same brands, lookbooks and trends. It gets kind of loop-i....boring? MUCH...
But that's another story. Back to the matters of design, Its nice that they've made this space
available for us to debate on issues that are overtaking the design world and until now, were
briefly being mentioned.
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Are we ffff*cked?
To begin, its worth mentioning that I frequent the very websites I am complaining about, I have served as a blog editor, but I still believe in the romance of personal discovery. I like finding things for myself, sifting through used books, discovering music, trolling antique shops. I love the idea of vernacular, naiveté, and context – I love knowing there are people and crafts and reasons and wonderful mistakes behind the art we've the pleasure to experience.
As the internet has continued to (cough) mature, we find ourselves inundated with imagery, music, tweets, kitteh videos, good news, bad news, opinion parading as news, and an absolutely endless, dizzying, spell-binding array of mental traffic. As my good buddy Ben Pieratt recently put it, "endless scrolls make me feel agoraphobic."
This sense of limitless imagery and information can make one feel daunted, if not paranoid – as if we're missing out if we don't see everything that's made available to see. I take particular issue with image bookmarking services, which have devalued content in favor of this static. I frequently click images I like to find myself on another blog, another page with more blind reference imagery, or a tumblr with some serialized image title and a date – I simply cannot find the artist responsible for the work. The internet is rather fleeting as it stands, and we're walking through a fog of stylized imagery devoid of artists, explanations, and history.
We no longer seek out the portfolios of incredibly talented illustrators and designers, writers or filmmakers, but the convenience of aggregated, often dodgy, mass sourcing. We rarely discover inspirations for ourselves because we're busy letting others do it for us. To what degree do the tastes of the masses dictate what content editors choose, and inversely, will designers/illustrators create imagery to appease these editors? Will artists avoid experimentation at the risk of popular scrutiny?
Its a bit dramatic, sure, but as our industry continues giving itself to the masses – popular polling, crowd sourcing, design-by-committee, don't-worry-my-cousin-knows-photoshop – I don't want to have to think about the further homogenization of imaginations and the commercial systematization of our media. Instead of telling new visual stories, or codifying new ways of seeing or representing things, we'll be commercially relegated to the fastest most efficient way of saying something as dictated by visual metrics combed from popular image pools that never credited the right person in the first place.
Anyway, the internet is equal parts pro and con, but there are certainly times where it feels like a big booby-trap. Would love to hear what our peers felt about the issue. Back to my tabbed browsing sesh!
— Mario Hugo is a New York based artist, designer, and one half of the creative management agency Hugo & Marie. Though he spends an inordinate amount of time in front of his computer, he still feels most honest with a pencil and two or more sheets of paper. www.mariohugo.com
The Blog Blackout
I probably spend an unhealthy amount of time on blogs, to the point where I waste hours looking at the same thing on about 200 different pages. Which did get me thinking about what I did before there was countless websites all doing the same thing yet are all equally popular. From working in a big studio environment and seeing the studio grind to a halt when the net dies to working for myself trying to be disciplined enough to not click safari every time I get a spare minute. There seems to be a total reliance on being able to surf the web as part of being a designer. Surely it can't be a good thing that most of us are all getting the same inspiration from the same places. No wonder everyones work is starting to look the same. Every week I get e-mails from students that are carbon copies of a recent post and I wish I could reach through my monitor and give them a right old slap. Not to mention that every second advert on TV seems to be cack handed rip-off from something good found on a blog. I'm sure I'm not the only one who hasn't forgotten the Berocca advert. So that's me done. I've managed to convince myself that it would do me no harm from being offline. Well. At least until tomorrow.
So, where now, how do we stay aware without falling into the pitfalls of styles and trends?
Chris Gray runs the art label Toy, designs under the name We Shall See and is represented by Studio AKA. His work has appeared in Vice, idN, Computer Arts and books published by Victionary and Gestalten. He is also a writer for the Design Assembly. www.thisistoy.com
Nov 16, 2009
Moderno Music & Art Fest
"Moderno Music & Art Fest" will be a festival of music, art, design and performances that will be held at the Nuyorican Cafe the 24th of this month. Some of the most recognized artist will be there like Pun 18, Clandestino 787, Hello Again Clothing, I'm gonna have some of my stuff showing there too. Of course live music from bands and Djs like La Moda & Antibot to make it even more sweeter. If you want to know more go to google translator:
"Moderno Music & Art Fest" es un festival de música, performance y arte digital que se llevará acabo el 24 de noviembre de 2009 en el Nuyorican Cafe (VSJ).
Este festival contará con la participación de los mejores diseñadores gráficos, fotógrafos, bandas, dj's y actores emergentes de Pue...rto Rico y Estados Unidos.
La idea de este festival es fomentar y exponer el talento de los artitas que componen la escena subterranea, o mejor conocida como "Underground", difundiendo su arte a un público sediento de experimentar otras vertientes musicales, teatrales o visuales."MM&A" es un evento de caracter empírico, que expone al espectador a recrearse simplemente através de sus sentidos.
I was featured on the blog of the recently formed visual collective 100 PIES
"Somos una casa en el ciberespacio, un colectivo de ideas que se leen por necesidad y se visualizan, desde lo conocido hasta lo extraño. \\\ We are a cyberspace house, a collective of ideas that are read by necessity and are visualized from what's known to the strange."
A few of them are also the founders of the experimental music group Yo Soy Luis y El Es Juan
Nov 15, 2009
but like that my foot went right into my mouth. Guess they were really worth the money I threw away.
Proof below!
Nov 14, 2009
I think is one of my fav designers\artists right now....
more for his work, Its his points of view that caught me from the start. The way he thinks gives his designs mucho more power than it already visually has. Below I posted his biography so you have an idea of what I'm talking about and a few of his works with briefs comments from him. ENJOY!
"I speak Serbian (mother tongue), German (fluently), English (fluently), French (fluently) and Dutch (basics). I'm diligent, cooperative and sufficient in Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator. I'm not interested in today's art and today's design. I don't think galleries or museums are of any significance anymore and I don't get what is so great about New York or any other famous spot. I don't spend money on art books or art magazines and I don't have design posters on my wall. I don't think lectures or exhibitions are very exciting or informative and I don't think I'd enjoy any of them without alcohol. Basically, I'm bored of any conventional point of view. I only pay attention if there is a striking challenge to rupture it, mercilessly. Anything else just doesn't make fun! Yours faithfully, AT."
Bright Stereotypes
In Summer 2004, the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban came to Cologne to give a lecture about his famous emergency accommodations in disaster areas, which are made out of paper tubes. Later on I had an interview with him, which is documented in the first issue of Rakete magazine, a students' publication, designed at the Fh Düsseldorf.
This is the visual outcome:
a poster based on Japanese stereotypes — bright neon colors, lightning, monsters and threatened Japanese. At that point I was affected by trendy, superficial and hyped styles which were state of the art at that time. Fortunately, soon after that, I found enlightment.
I guess everybody knows the story of Fahrenheit 451: a hedonistic and anti-intellectual society opposes books, the symbol for the source of knowledge and enlightenment. Referring to the plot, me and my great colleague extraordinaire Aline Weyel redesigned the book and its chauvinistic ideas. We reversed the text, inverted the letters and printed everything on crude orange paper to hamper the reading. The cover shows a bone, bait for the hounds which are chasing the much hated folks who still own books.
The project was initiated by graphic designer Radim Peško as part of a collaborative project made at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2008.
Here is one of The sections of his site explaining his points of view...
No works, just a paragraph of his thoughts:
Idea art, concept art, minimal art, classical art, applied art, meaning of art, changing of art, sense of art, consequence of art, freedom of art, state-of-the-art, Museum of Modern Art, art theory, art academy, art master, art gallery, art director, art book, artificial. So many art forms and none of them helped me to understand art. During my end exam year I tried to dig into the art theory and art history of the late 20th century, just to understand why we are where we are. Conclusion: Keep your hands off! There's no absurd timewasting activity like this!
Nov 13, 2009
Ive been doing some research on movie titles. My cellphone has had a wallpaper from an old movie for the looooooooongest time. Every time the phone goes to sleep it keeps reminding me that it's "The End" constantly. Guess today it kind of got stuck in my head and finally decided to make the search. I came across a great movie site that has a nice collection of every title imaginable and the site itself is very pleasing to the eye.
Nov 12, 2009
Mabel Huertas at ANFG
"Muñeca melón" is a collection created by Mabel Huertas, inspired by the watermelon colors and texture. The freshness and angled cuts that the garments take are from the same shapes that the melons have when cut.
Below i gathered a few of the pictures I took from the runway.


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There are plenty of reasons to avoid doing business in Europe: sluggish economic growth, concerns over security and terrorism, as well as political uncertainty.
But venture capitalists and tech start-ups across the region have considered those risks and met them with a collective shrug.
Funds have continued to raise large amounts of money to finance start-ups from Berlin to Bratislava, despite the rise of populist parties ahead of elections in France and Germany this year, questions over Britain's exit from the European Union and terrorist attacks that have left many on edge.
In another sign of that sentiment, Niklas Zennstrom, a founder of Skype who now runs Atomico, a venture capital firm, on Thursday announced a new $765 million fund, one of Europe's largest-ever tech venture capital fund-raisings. The money will primarily be used to find fledgling European companies that can eventually compete on a global stage still dominated by Silicon Valley.
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Analysts say that Europe's smaller pool of venture capital may have helped the region's start-ups to avoid some of the excesses of Silicon Valley, where many new companies have received millions, if not billions, of dollars — often at eye-watering valuations — only for their business ideas to fall flat.
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"There hasn't been a chilling effect on funding, but start-ups really have to focus on getting their operations right," he said.
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4 days tour around the magical Icelandic highlands, running! Including visits to volcanoes such as Hekla, hot springs and mud pools, glacial lagoons, running next to the biggest glacier in Europe as well as exploring the colorful rhyolit mountains of Landmannalaugar running. The tour goes through the western territory of Vatnajökull National Park and the valley of Þórsmörk. The last day we hike under the well known Eyjafjallajökull glacier and volcano which erupted in 2010.
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Running: 15 km on soft trails
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Running: 20-25 km on mostly soft trails.
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Lately, I have been researching hair towels.
Because of the huge trend to go curly all of you curly girls are looking for products to get your luscious tresses dried in a jiffy. Thus, I receive many requests for microfiber towels.
You inquire, I do the research, we'll see what happens.
If you have never used a microfiber/bamboo towel, they are quite magical. How do they get all of that moisture out of the hair so quickly, anyway?
BTW, you don't have to be a curly girl/boy to use this type of towel. They're for anyone.
But, what IS "microfiber"? Yeah, I'm not so excited about the fact that they are not made from a plant source. But, I'm workin' on it.
Because of that, I have been researching bamboo. It is very similar AND "green" (it grows up to two FEET a day! Thus, quite a renewable resource.)


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The three types of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
June 27 2018, Mercedes-Benz Blainville
There are several options available when looking for a commercial van, starting with the Mercedes-Benz Vans range. With two distinct models to meet a variety of needs, Mercedes-Benz Vans also offers numerous configurations and customization options.
All of this is made possible thanks to the three versions offered in the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter range, and the two versions available in the Metris family. While the Sprinter will meet the most demanding transportation needs and ensure top performance regardless of road conditions, the Metris is much more fuel-efficient and affordable.
Let's take a look at the different configurations of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Mercedes-Benz Metris.
There are eight Sprinter models and two Metris models in the Cargo version. These were created to carry merchandise and therefore offer a host of customization options for the cargo area. With the Metris, it's possible to opt for a 126-inch wheelbase out of the gate or a 135-inch wheelbase as an option.
When you opt for the Sprinter, you get two height levels for the load compartment, two wheelbases, and three body lengths. In its most spacious and versatile version, the cargo area reaches almost 2 metres in height while the length of the body is nearly 5 metres. The 144-inch wheelbase is standard, while a 170-inch wheelbase is optional.
These versions are designed for passenger transport. In the Mercedes-Benz Metris, the Passenger can accommodate up to eight passengers, while the Sprinter can carry up to 12 passengers.
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The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cab Chassis offers a host of configuration possibilities with its aluminum chassis and unobstructed chassis frame rails.
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Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History
Oxford University Press, 2000 - 294 páginas
Are religious fringe movements a recent phenomeon in American history? Are widespread fears of mass suicides, sexual abuse, and brainwashing in cults justified? Do marginalized religious groups play any positive role in American spiritual life? Do the panics over such groups follow any discernible pattern?
Phillip Jenkins gives fascinating--and surprising--answers to these and many other questions in Mystics and Messiahs, the first full account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history. Jenkins shows that, contrary to popular belief, cults were by no means an invention of the 1960s. In fact, most of the frightening images and stereotypes surrounding fringe religious movements are traceable to the mid-nineteenth century when Mormons, Freemasons, and even Catholics were vehemently denounced for supposed ritualistic violence, fraud, and sexual depravity. As Charles Ferguson observed in 1928, "America has always been the sanctuary of amazing cults." But America has also been the home of an often hysterical anti-cult backlash. Jenkins provides an insightful new analysis of why cults arouse such fear and hatred both in the secular world and in mainstream churches, many of which--Baptists, Quakers, Pentecostals, and Methodists--were themselves originally regarded as cults. Most importantly, Jenkins argues that an accurate historical perspective is urgently needed if we are to avoid the kind of catastrophic confrontation that occurred in Waco or the ruinous prosecution of imagined Satanic cults in the 1980s.
While not ignoring genuine instances of aberrant behavior, Mystics and Messiahs goes beyond the vast edifice of myth, distortion, and hype to reveal the true characteristics of religious fringe movements and why they inspire such fierce antagonism.
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So anyone observant living in the world today has probably noticed that it's not so pretty. There are a lot of tough issues that are tough to navigate, but which require a response both as an individual but especially as a Christian.
And I'm all for some good "rabble rousing" to that effect. Nothing like some straight talk for motivation. But so much of what ought to be, and is often intended to be, motivational misses the mark. It's accusatory and belittling. It focuses on what people ought to be doing, but don't do. People who should be living a certain way, but aren't. Becuase there is an anxiety that the world is going to hell in a handbasket and that we ought to be doing more to stop that. There's some truth to that statement. But hell is not stronger than heaven, never will be.
And the purpose of the post and the title of the post is the same, to inform you that I'm not angry. And I'm not angry because I'm not worried. Is there cause to be worried? Certainly. Is there cause for despair? Usually. Would it be easier to give up? Always.
But I'm not going to do any of those things. Because I know the truth. And the truth is just like the old adage that says you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. (As much as people nark on all things traditional there is wisdom to be gleaned from those who came before us, and it is written off far too easily with our smug superiority and notions of progress)
Because the truth is God is love. And the nature of love is that it cannot be forced. You will get absolutely nowhere by demanding that people behave like good Christians. You can certainly try it. But it won't be effective and there is a serious danger of becoming very cynical about human nature in the process. Because true Christianity is an invitation, it is a call to come and be absolutely transformed by the overflowing love of God. And invitations go two ways. You respond yes, or you respond no. And who would respond yes to someone who is angry? To someone who is making hard demands and expecting them to be followed through with machine-like precision and absolute perfection? Not me, my friends, not me…
Because I'm stubborn, remember? I can rarely be obedient unless I trust the person I'm obeying. And it would be hard to trust the person I just described, the angry person. The God who is only justice, and not mercy. I think that's why Jesus is divine mercy; as human as the rest of us, He understands. His heart is where the love of God and the justice of God meet, and it's name is mercy.
And I'll take it.
As much as He is willing to give me. Because I trust Jesus more than I trust the smartest, happiest, most successful person on earth (which, ironically, if you're willing to take off your microbic human eyeglasses and view from a more cosmic perspective, is probably Jesus too- but I was thinking more in terms of self-help/businessman/celebrity culture when I wrote the phrase).
And therein lies the importance of the Christian witness. Because your life is not just about your acts, it is about your very being. Your whole life, wherever you are whatever you are doing, should be a witness to your invitation, your call to love. People should see your daily yes to receiving the love of God and the transformative peace and joy it brings you. Because it is your yes to God, like in the beginning of the New Testament with Mary the mother of God, that ultimately decides your destiny.
And just for fun I have a story to this effect. I described a strong interior conversion a couple posts back and do you know that every time I attempt to drink alcohol anymore, I get carded? I don't go out drinking often, certainly not often enough for that to be a serious hindrance. But formerly, being the old-soul/controlling planner type I admit to being, people were always assuming I was older than I actually am. So after the night I turned 21, I rarely got carded. That is, until recently. Because since this interior conversion I have the heart of a child (at least I try to) and without intending to my entire demeanor has changed to the point where I come off differently than I used to. Perhaps the way to describe it is more innocent, more open, more friendly/approachable/understanding. Because you are what you eat right? (Yes that was a Eucharist pun)
And I only noticed this because people respond to me differently now, and I think it's because they've encountered this subtle change where it's not just me anymore who they're encountering, it's who I am in Christ. So now instead of coming across as a no-nonsense, extremely driven superwoman who is in control of every detail of her life, I come across as a joyful little girl reveling in the little mysteries of the everyday. And instead of being intimidated by me or thinking I'm perfect (which was equally common) people now talk to me like I'm a cross between a preschooler and their mom. And do you know in truth it's kind of nice?
And, in short, now I get carded absolutely everywhere I go. And if that's my witness to the world, I'll take that too.


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A friend who is doing #whole30 told me recently that they say to stay away from "foods with no brakes". Such great advise. Advise I am attempting to follow. So far so good. This single shift in thought about food is really healthy and helping me already. It helps to take away the need to make a decision in the heat of the moment. Any time something unhealthy in any area is up for decision, in the heat of the moment our default may not be the best result we are after.
As soon as my friend told me about the Whole 30 advise when it comes to staying away from food with no brakes, I immediately thought of the battle in my mind about certain things lately. In my heart I just knew...this applies to the thought life! Just stay away from things in your thought life that have no brakes. That. Is. So. Good. These are the thoughts that take you on a downward spiral. Can I just tell you that since that exact moment, some areas that were haunting my mind have simply not been thought about much again. Sheer choice to stop thinking about things I cannot change has left me lighter and happier. My mood has improved, a pep has resurged in my step, and my eyes have been lifted. Honestly, I realized depression was trying to creep back in on the heels of the sadness of the last season that I have trekked through. But God is so faithful! He opened the eyes of my understanding to know the hope to which I have been called and He can do the same for you. My friend had no idea that in casually sharing with me the victory she is finding in her diet with the Whole 30 way of eating would impact me and help me get through this season with a renewed mindset. But thank God for godly friends and that in community there is healthy conversation which improves things for both as needed. Who knew a principle of Whole 30 would actually help me have a mind shift to overcome a part of grief so that I could move to the next phase and get unstuck?
I hope this helps you in some way as you are maneuvering through your life. I am thankful to have this community of sisterhood where we can comment on this blog or share it with a friend or pick up the phone and be iron sharpening iron for someone like my friend was for me.
Remember, stay away from food, thoughts or anything else that has no brakes for you and share with us how this radically empowers success for you!!
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Kendra Colton's Speech
at the Final Concert of the Bach Institute 2014
Good evening, my name is Kendra Colton and I would like to welcome you to tonight's concert. This evening marks the final day of the Bach Institute that began in the midst of a wintry polar vortex and is now closing with yet another polar blast. Thank you for braving the weather to be with us tonight. The goal of the Bach Institute is to infect young musicians with the same passion we at Emmanuel feel for the wondrous beauty and challenging complexity found in the awe-inspiring chamber music of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas. This year our participants are students from Oberlin College and Conservatory, Harvard University, Boston University, New England Conservatory, and the Longy School of Music.
In order for this program to flourish, a large community of supporters has been enlisted. The program lists our contributors but I want to add my personal thanks to Dr. Peter Libby and Dr. Beryl Benacerraf, the Klarman Foundation, and Oberlin College for your critical financial support.
Housing our out-of-town students in Boston is a special challenge because the length of the program is much longer than most people would dream of having their own relatives visit. What's more, they do not even know the people who will be under foot, and so they take a leap of faith that I will invite quality human beings. So to Anne and Sean Gavin, John and Gretchen Graef, Cynthia Livingston and Dick Shader, Eban and Sara Kunz, Carla Rothaus and Eric Printz, and to new hosts Diana Post and Hal Churchill, and Susan and Frank Kelley, I offer my sincere gratitude on behalf of the Institute and the students.
Another vital community supporter of the Bach Institute is Emmanuel Church. I'd like to thank Pam Werntz and the church for generously offering this space for the duration of the program.
To Kate Kush and all members of the Emmanuel Music Board, Ryan Turner, artistic director, and Pat Krol, executive director I say thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for this program.
The program this year has some impressive statistics:
The faculty of 9 who interacted with our students has collectively performed more than 230 years of cantatas at Emmanuel Church. I guess that would explain why we are all so opinionated… we have had lots of time to digest this music.
The faculty of 9 offered approximately 100 man-hours of group or private coaching in one week. At times, teachers simultaneously descended on different elements of an ensemble, addressing specific issues pertaining to the individual instrument or voice. We had a lot of work to do in a short amount of time, so we double or triple teamed the students to get it done.
3 lectures by Pam Dellal offered insight into the Emmanuel weekend cantatas, and her masterclass on singing Bach recitative was another important contribution to the Institute.
Last Sunday, an in-depth presentation about cantata 78 by John Harbison was very interesting, not only because he knows everything, but also because he heightened our awareness from a composer's perspective into what Bach's compositional challenges and choices were.
With all of the teaching, lecturing, and practicing necessary to prepare for tonight's concert, it's hard to imagine that there was time for the students to do anything else, but indeed they did! These students performed 14 times during the 17 days of the Institute. They performed the Emmanuel weekend cantatas, preludes before the Emmanuel service, Winsor Music outreach concerts at retirement communities, children's concerts at the Mather School in Dorchester, and participated in the presentations by John Harbison and Pam Dellal. In their free time, they went to the BSO, attended an exciting concert at Jordan Hall presented by A Far Cry, and saw Emmanuel's A Little Night Music on Sunday. If you hosts didn't see the students very much, now you know why!
Before I relinquish the podium to Ryan, who chose tonight's cantata and worked intensely with the students amidst rehearsals of A Little Night Music, I need to thank two more people. One is Peggy Pearson and her Winsor Music liaisons for providing the venues where the students could fine-tune tonight's performance. I also need to thank Peggy for keeping me on track organizationally. I couldn't do it without her experience and help. The other very important person is Pat Krol, who is the ultimate energizer bunny and makes all good things happen. I feel very fortunate to have her magic wand working for us.
And finally, the fabulous faculty. (Last week I would have said fantastic faculty, but I wore out fantastic on the students.) To the faculty, thank you for your commitment, passion, time, opinions, and faith that we would all agree, or agree to disagree, on how we wanted to help the students take ownership of this great music. It is my privilege and honor to have such esteemed colleagues and friends as musical partners.
And now Ryan Turner, Emmanuel Music's conductor and artistic director will lead Cantata 78.


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Let me introduce you to a concept – that of the False Spring. Here in Canberra, it seems to happen each year. These Lamb Shanks are to tide you over the following weeks, before Genuine Spring finally makes itself known.
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TO SERVE: Mashed potatoes, or pasta if you are that way inclined.
Cook the lamb shanks in oven at 180°C with salt, pepper and olive oil for 45 minutes, or until brown.
Meanwhile, finely chop onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Slowly sweat over a low heat in a casserole dish with butter until soft. This should take around 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and red wine, simmer until reduced by half. Add tinned tomatoes and lamb shanks from the oven, then fill your casserole dish with vegetable stock until shanks are covered. Add a few herbs and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for around two hours, before serving with some extra herbs.
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Integrity in Health/Management Leadership
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Hi, I need some help with this assignment: I am suppose to prepare a 2-4 page paper that shows how the concepts of competency within a given field, ability to work with others, and character contribute to success. This piece has to reflect critical thinking: assessing the validity of arguments, interpreting the accuracy of data, and ascertaining the depth and quality of research. All work should be original with proper acknowledgment of the work of others, and in APA formatting.
Identify the three essentials necessary for success.(Morals, ethics, integrity)?
Learning Objective:
Define how competency, alliance building, and character contribute to success.
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Running Head: COMPETENCY IN HEALTH EDUCATION
Competency in Health Education
Health Education
Health education is a field in which an individual learn about concepts of health care such as, physical health, environmental health emotional, health, spiritual health etc. The Health care system is a comprehensive set of organized services in the form of a network to fulfill the requirements of the employees and their families. The organized services should be community focused as well as family centered and culturally effective. Success is a very critical factor in every field and there are some characteristics that should be present in among all the health care employees to lead success.
Competencies in Health Care Education
Health care is a scientific, social and economic issue. The cost of health care is among one of the components of the economy of a country. According to the research done by Day, Bialek and Downing, it is a tough and complicate task to achieve success in the field of education care because it is directly related with the emotions and health of human being. In this filed there are three main factors that contribute to success such as integrity, ability to work together and ethical behavior (Day, Bialek & Downing, 2002).
Integrity in the Field of Health Education
Integrity is related to the honesty and sincerity of the educators towards their work and responsibility. There are various responsibilities that are followed by health educators. In order to promote health education, integrity should be main feature of the promoters. By following integrity, health educator can maintain a position of dignity and ...
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The solution examines integrity in health/management leadership. Competency in health education is analyzed.


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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
There was outlet mall day: I got belts and shoes, and Mighty Taco.
And there was bike ride, park, Up Series day. I made pizza with sausage, onion, mushroom.
Today was errand and chore day of staycation, and totally lovely. I did laundry, gardened, got groceries and wine, ad the car washed, and read half a book. Smitty came over and gave me a copy of her new book, which is dedicated to me, in words which...well, make me cry. It's...a testament to our friendship and mutual understanding. And I'm honored by this gesture.
Oh! And I got a lead some sweet plans/dreams I have...more later.
I made pesto, I watched the sun set, and I have a case of Checkered Cab on hand.
It truly feels like a blessed day.
School starts next week!
I got some Tupperware and some almonds and I'm ready for reference! I snuck into work today to check out my ILL and CNY books. Library life is sweet.
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The Dish Abq Journal
By Susan Stiger
February 1, 2007
Section: Business Outlook
French bread
There was a time when the biggest difference between French bread and American bread — except perhaps for the adjectives used to describe them — was that French bread could be eaten alone. It didn't need butter, but jam was lovely and peanut butter was out of the question. Although we now have any number of bakers in Albuquerque and Santa Fe who do us proud, there is still something about bread mixed and kneaded in the hands of "the Frenchman," as my French mother would say with great national pride.
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Bruno Barachin and Sabine Pasco, owners of La Quiche Parisienne Bistro downtown, sent some of their baked goods to the Journal and overhauled the mood in the newsroom from the Business Desk through the State Desk and on to the City Desk. We chewed, we mmmm-ed, we smiled. We pitied the poor desks that didn't get any.
But enough about them. The sourdough, a great round loaf, crackled when we pulled it apart, revealing a tender, slightly chewy center no dairy product could ever improve. Well, maybe some French cheese. I shared it only to save myself from myself.
But enough about me. The bistro, at 401 Copper NW, is a breakfast and lunch spot, and like many breakfast and lunch spots, it's nowhere near close enough to me. Oops, back to me.
Barachin and Pasco specialize in quiche — zucchini, broccoli, lorraine, provencal, bleu cheese, mushroom, four cheese, salmon, and sometimes green chili-chicken or goat cheese. When you go in, your olfactories will be seduced by whole wheat, croissants, half baguettes, kaiser rolls, brioche (which they also use for French toast), muesli and every two days, ciabatta, rye, country and pumpernickel. Your eyes will take in the tarts, napoleons, Danish — all the things that make you want to live on a stationary bike right next to their oven.
But enough about weight. Barachin, a master baker, and Pasco, a pastry chef, are Parisien, and sound like it. Food for the ears, as well. You don't have to go just for the breads and pastries. How about a sandwich of Italian sopresseta, salami, tomato, lettuce and cornichons on baguette? Imported prosciutto on baguette? Tuna on brioche with green chili and muenster, hard-boiled eggs, lettuce and tomato? Veggies: leeks, red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, asparagus and herbs — in puff pastry?
Open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays*. They cater, too, and I think a couple of news desks owe me
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California Dominates Restaurant Sales
Wine & Spirits survey reveals prices, favorites and trends
Source: Wine & Spirits magazine
Wine & Spirits announced the results in a release dated March 6 that featured a timeline showing a purported plateau in red wine sale. The red wine share had decreased only slightly from a historic peak of 63.8% in 2006 to 62.1% in 2007.
California brands also dominated in wine-by-the-glass sales. Of the Top 33 brands listed, only six were imports. Washington's Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay and Riesling took eighth place and the rest were California products, including the top four: Beringer Vineyards White Zinfandel and Chardonnay; Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Chardonnay; J. Lohr Winery Merlot and Chardonnay and Kendall-Jackson Vineyards Chardonnay. Average price by-the-glass for the top four ranged from $8.45 to $12.54.
The picture was remarkably different when it came to the lowest priced wines on restaurant lists. Although Beringer Vineyards White Zinfandel was the biggest seller, with an average price of $19.55, 15 of the 34 wines reported were imports, and three Washington brands, Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands and Hogue Cellars, made the top 15.
Overall, bottle prices rose only a few cents on average, from $62.32 in 2006 to $62.89 in 2007; Cabernet Sauvignon prices fell from an average of $90.05 in 2006 to $85.92 last year. While 74% of respondents reported an increase in wine sales, this figure was down from 86% in 2006.
To compile the survey, Wine & Spirits mailed 2,444 questionnaires to restaurants culled from 40 Zagat Survey guides from across the U.S. Of these, 309 restaurateurs submitted their responses prior to deadline; some were later interviewed about perceived trends in wine sales. The complete poll includes details by varietals, sources and other data. Wine & Spirits subscribers may download the results at wineandspiritsmagazine.com; others may purchase the April issue, to be released March 13.


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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse have issued details of further key terms agreed in relation to their proposed potential merger. The combined group wil be a UK plc domiciled in London and LSEG in London and Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt will become intermediate subsidiaries of the Combined Group. The combined group will have headquarters in London and Frankfurt;
and seek a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange and prime standard listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
It will have a balanced governance structure with equal board representation from LSEG and Deutsche Börse to include Donald Brydon as chairman, Joachim Faber as deputy chairman and senior independent director, Carsten Kengeter as CEO and executive director and David Warren as CFO and executive director.
In addition, a joint committee has been set up to advise on the implications of the vote by the United Kingdom electorate on the European Union membership of the United Kingdom.


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Details of Google's smartwatch development have emerged, along with photos of an old Motorola-made prototype, and whispers that the final version could be unveiled at Google IO 2014 in June. Chatter of the company's ongoing research into wearables other than its Glass head-worn computer has continued for the past twelve months or so, though most recently have suggested the company will make Google Now its focus on the wrist by delivering timely and contextually-relevant information from a connected smartphone.
According to CNET sources, LG is the possible manufacturer of the smartwatch, with Google leading the design and development process. That would be similar to how the Nexus phone scheme works, and another possibility is that LG could be one of several hardware partners, all using a new "wearable OS" that could be revealed as soon as March.
Meanwhile, images of what's said to be the "Google Gem", a prototype watch built for the company by Google, have leaked, courtesy of Android Police. Not headed to production – and likely used by Google internally to test its OS handiwork – the Gem is believed to date from some point in 2013.
Full specifications are unknown, beyond what the hardware itself tells. The watch has a small square display, a rocker or double-button above, and a capacitive button underneath, by the Motorola logo.
Going by magnified images of the rocker itself, it could have icons for a running man and for a microphone. That has led to suggestions that fitness and Google Now voice recognition would be the two primary purposes for the smartwatch, getting dedicated shortcuts.
Meanwhile, a final image shows a clever USB charging/syncing plug integrated into the watch's strap.
Motorola confirmed yesterday at Mobile World Congress that it was working on a smartwatch for release sometime in 2014, though it's unclear whether that builds on this Gem prototype or a different design. Meanwhile, Samsung made its second play for the smartwatch market, unveiling the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo which work with the company's Galaxy range of phones.


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I recently purchased a new (old) house. And with the exception of the kitchen (a dark neutral) and the powder room (a soft red), I pretty much hate all the wall colors. There is a lot of yellow going on *shivers* and, even if I didn't hate the paint colors, there are nail holes so big they should be called craters, so I have to spackle and repaint anyway.
Ask anyone that has ever come to visit me in one of my many abodes and they will tell you I'm not color shy (save, that dreaded yellow). I'm a big fan of every room deserves its own color and, if the entire house isn't of one palette, oh well. I want my rooms to evoke a mood.
I've never been one to follow the leader and do as the masses. On the contrary, I pride myself on marching to the tune of a different drummer.
Despite needing to spackle and repaint so many rooms, I decided I needed to run out and get paint for the front door. Interestingly, this was my first endeavor into the front door painting arena. I didn't think much about it. Although I suppose considerable thought should be given to it as it's the first impression guests have of your house. And the new neighbors will get a sense of who I am when they see that door color change.
So I did, what I thought, was the most sensible thing—I bought red paint for the front door.
Not a bad plan. After all, red doors are classic. Red doors are inviting. Red doors are the most common color for front doors.
And then it hit me—–I'm color shy when it comes to my front door.
Now, I know red is a color and some consider it a bold color so how can I say I'm color shy? Because when I looked at my Pinterest design board, I had pinned a whole bunch o' doors that were — you guessed it — not red.
There are lime green doors and purple doors and turquoise blue doors trimmed in orange.
Clearly, I like a non-traditional door color and, yet, what did I go and do?
Went old school red.
Well…it's only paint color and meant to be changed.
So I think the plan will be to paint it red. I rushed out to buy it after all so I might as well go for it. Plus, red is nice for the holidays. My green Christmas wreath is going to look bitchin' on it.
And, who knows, when spring rolls around, maybe fushia might speak to me.
Trying to figure out what color would look good on your front door? Check out this short video where Carter Oosterhouse suggests a brilliant plan for trying out different colors on your front door before committing to one.


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Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) is the world's largest drugmaker, reporting nearly $50 billion in sales last year. Even so, its stock has drastically underperformed the broader market over the past decade:
The pharma giant's stock is seemingly stuck in a rut, largely because of the loss of exclusivity for former top sellers such as Celebrex and Lipitor. But the truth is slightly more complex.
Pfizer has been churning out major new products such as its pneumonia and meningitis vaccine, Prevnar-13, during this time period. The problem, though, is that the company's massive market cap of roughly $200 billion makes it difficult for any single product to move the needle in terms of its top or bottom lines.
In fact, the drugmaker's bottom line has more or less remained flat in recent years, primarily as a result of its aggressive share buyback program:
The inherent inertia that goes hand-in-hand with being such a large company has also made the return to the growth track a long and arduous task. Nonetheless, Pfizer appears close to seeing the light at the end of tunnel, so to speak.
After jettisoning its animal health business with the IPO of Zoetis in 2013, reorganizing its corporate structure in 2014 and buying intravenous generic drugmaker Hospira to kick off 2015, Pfizer appears set to split into two separate businesses. Here's what investors need to know moving forward.
How a split might be organized
On its fourth-quarter conference call, management was decidedly not forthcoming about whether the company will split in 2015 -- or how a split might be structured. The issue at hand is that Pfizer can't simply divide itself into an old (global established products) versus a new (innovative products) products business.
Given that the established product line is seeing its top line plummet (sales dropped another 7% in the fourth quarter, for example), it would probably sink like a stone as a stand-alone entity. At the same time, legacy products such as Lipitor are diluting the positive impact of newer growth products in cardiovascular care, oncology, and vaccines.
So management's monumental task is to figure out how to package its established products line in a way that would create value for shareholders. And that's where the recent Hospira acquisition appears to come into play.
Hospira gives Pfizer a nice asset to pair up with its established products business, clearing the way for a logical split.
That said, the pharma behemoth may choose to do a second deal to bulk up its innovative products business first. As it currently stands, innovative products make up less than half of total sales, and Pfizer only spent roughly $17 billion to acquire Hospira, leaving ample cash reserves for another buyout.
Is Pfizer a strong buy ahead of these forthcoming changes?
As management repeatedly stressed on the call, the company may not execute a split in 2015. After the Hospira deal, though, it appears that management is indeed working toward this goal before year's end.
So the burning question now appears to be how the innovative products business will be packaged to create the largest amount of value. If management wants to add bulk to this business in terms of market cap and/or lower its effective tax rate, we could see yet another acquisition.
Based on their growth prospects and respective market caps, Actavis, AbbVie and Bristol-Myers Squibb have all been floated as potential buyout or merger candidates for Pfizer's innovative products business. And that's a huge unknown for investors going forward.
All three companies offer an intriguing mix of strengths and weaknesses as takeover targets. The pairing that would probably unlock the largest amount of value for shareholders appears to be Dublin-based Actavis, given that it would help to shrink Pfizer's effective tax rate that topped 30% at one point last year, and still offer shareholders a high growth business partner. But AbbVie and Bristol certainly wouldn't be bad consolation prizes either.
So getting back to the original question of whether Pfizer is now a buy or not: The answer looks like a resounding 'yes'. Management has taken the bold steps toward dealing with its ongoing patent problems, and is on the cusp of creating an exciting new growth-oriented business via another buyout.


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Voyage of Fortune's Star is our single-player, 3D, story-driven computer roleplaying game based in the rich world of Théah as presented in John Wick's tabletop roleplaying game, 7th Sea. A project to fund this new cRPG is now on Kickstarter.
Here are some key elements of Voyage of Fortune's Star:
You primarily experience the story first-person as the captain of Fortune's Star, Anzolo Zorzi.
We hope to add the overlapping storyline of the Fate Witch, Magdalena Salvaza, so that for sequences of the game she becomes the primary character under your control.
You have a large crew of pirates and will be able to direct their actions as well.
Whether you experience it only from Anzolo's point-of-view or if we can also add Magdalena's narrative, the story is our priority. Experienced, award-winning writers will craft a rich, dialogue-based narrative.
The game is built in Unreal Engine 4 and features point-and-click gameplay.
The game is available as a digital release, as well as in standard and collector's boxed editions loaded with extras.
We're initially developing versions for PC, Mac and Linux.
Digital release for backers is via Steam and also DRM-free.
We have many language options planned, including English, French, German and Spanish.
We hope you'll consider supporting our new game. The initial funding goal is $200k and that will allow us to create an exciting cRPG, but with enough support we'll add more story, content and music!


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It's time to begin planning your 2017 tournament schedule! The 2017 KGA Championship schedule is now available and entries are now open. With over 17 championships on the schedule there are tournaments for every age and ability; and in many formats: individual stroke play, match play, Stableford stroke play, four-ball stroke play team competitions and other team competitions with different formats each round. The KGA will continue to offer several championships on weekends.
Don't miss your chance to play on some of the best courses in the Sunflower State. Click here for more information on the 2017 KGA Championship schedule and see the highlighted championships below.
In addition to the multi-day KGA championships, the KGA runs single round 18-hole competition programs focused on senior and mid-amateur age players. These gross and net scoring events are fun and casual competitions held on many of the top courses in the state. Entries for the one-day KGA Senior Series and Mid-Amateur Series events also open on February 1st. Follow the links for more information on the KGA Senior Series & Mid-Amateur Series events.
The 2017 KJGA-Junior Golf Schedule is almost finalized some exciting changes coming to the program. New in 2017, the KJGA will be offering some 36-hole junior competitions in addition to the traditional single round 18-hole events. Entries for 2017 KJGA-Junior Golf program events will open on March 1st. Click here for more information on KJGA events.
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Founded October 19, 1967
Welcome to the Hayward Hiking Club. The Hayward Hiking Club invites you to try a hike with us. Have fun, get plenty of exercise, make friends, and experience nature all in one activity. Our hikes are scheduled every Saturday and range from easy to strenuous.
Each hike is different. Distances range from 5 to 12 miles. Elevation gains range from flat to 2500 feet. Hike difficulties range from easy to strenuous. The difficulty of each hike is described in our Schedule, which is published every 4 months. The hike leader's name, email, and phone number are included with the hike description so that he or she can answer any questions about the hike. Please choose a hike that fits your abilities.
Our hikes are led by club members. Some have considerable hiking experience, some may be leading their first hike. Everyone is encouraged to lead a hike on their favorite trail.
Our day hikes are on various trails throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We range from Big Sur in the south, to Point Reyes in the north, and from Half Moon Bay in the west to Livermore in the east. Usually the hikes are within an hour's drive of Hayward, but some may range further.
We meet at one of 3 locations in Hayward, Castro Valley, or San Lorenzo and carpool from there. Passengers pay the driver an amount based on the distance driven and expenses such as parking fees and bridge tolls. Some hikes employ public transportation. Typically our activities begin at 8:30AM and end by 4:30PM. However some activities will start earlier and/or end considerably later.
Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18. Minors may participate in our activities with written permission of a parent or guardian. Children under age 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and the hike leader or activity coordinator must approve their participation. The dues are a mere $10 per year per individual or family (of one address). We put together a schedule of hikes 3 times a year and distribute it via email. You are welcome to join us for free as a guest on one hike. If you would like to see a schedule, please click on
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Versailles in downtown Mexico City
I've written on several occasions about why I like cantinas. A few afternoons ago, I was at La Vaquita, a traditional watering hole on the corner of Mesones and Isabel la Católica in the centro histórico. Lots of botanas were on the menu that day, among them paella, breaded cauliflower in tomato sauce and tuna croquettes. I was with a couple of friends who pointed out, almost as an afterthought, that there was a mural of Versailles along the back wall. I have visited La Vaquita literally dozens of times and had never noticed it before. I wasn't sure why -- I'd noticed the altar to the Virgin of Guadalupe, the old talavera tile, the juke box. But never the mural. Was it because I always position myself facing the swinging doors to the entrance, rather than the wall? Was it because I, um, drink a little too quickly when I'm there? In any case, I asked my friends to take a picture of me with Versailles in the background. Diego, the exemplary waiter who took care of us (and who is a lot more cheerful than his expression suggests) asked to get into the photo with me. Happy New Year, everyone.


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This commentary originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, The Lufkin News, and the Waco Tribune-Herald and the Longview News-Journal.
Millions of Texas public school students have headed back to class, starting a school year that we hope will put each of them on track to reach their potential and continue our state's prosperity into the next generation.
Many will have a better chance of succeeding now that the Texas Legislature has passed a number of bipartisan bills recognizing that backpacks and school supplies aren't the only things students bring with them to school.
Alongside their pencils and notebooks, many students bring to school severe depression, the scars of trauma and other mental health challenges. These challenges are often invisible when a student first walks into a classroom, although trauma and other childhood experiences literally alter the architecture of the brain.
Responding to the growing recognition of these issues, the Legislature passed HB 2684 to improve school police officer training; SB 133 to allow more school personnel to receive student mental health training; SB 674 to require educator certification programs to teach effective strategies for educating children with mental disorders; and HB 2186 to require annual suicide prevention training for teachers.
As these new bills better equip school personnel to identify and appropriately respond to students, everyone will benefit.
Currently, students with serious mental health concerns are more likely to be removed from their classrooms for disciplinary reasons and more likely to drop out of school compared to their peers. Other students may not fall as hard, but have trouble paying attention to algebra as long they are struggling with anxiety. Providing appropriate support to these students can help keep them focused in the classroom and on track to graduate.
Supporting students with mental health challenges also helps all students succeed academically. The Surgeon General reports that in a classroom of 20 students, there are likely to be two children with mental health concerns that severely interfere with their ability to function at home, in school, or in the community. When teachers struggle with these students, the whole class suffers. When teachers have the training to understand their students' challenges and respond appropriately, they can keep the whole class on track.
The new training can also help prevent situations from escalating to student suspensions, encounters with school police officers, and other outcomes that interrupt student learning and all too often put students on a path to the juvenile justice system. When school resource officers are involved with a student, their new training will help them deescalate and keep everyone safe.
Responding to students in school requires different approaches than responding to adults on the street – especially when students have the invisible scars of trauma or mental illness. These students respond to particular situations or people in ways often labeled as misbehavior or noncompliance. If a school officer restrains a student who has been physically or sexually abused, for instance, it can trigger strong responses that can escalate a situation and cause significant psychological and/or physical harm to a student and others.
New training requirements for teachers will also help keep students physically safe by preventing student suicide. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in Texas for youth aged 15-24 and the 3rd leading cause of death for children aged 10-14. Helping teachers identify students at risk of suicide and know where to get help will save students' lives.
We appreciate the Legislature's recognition of the invisible challenges that students often bring to school with them. We encourage the Texas Education Agency to help schools connect with training resources and urge school officials to ensure their employees participate in these training and incorporate effective strategies into their work with students.
Josette Saxton is the Senior Policy Associate for Children's Mental Well-being, Texans Care for Children.


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