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'Avantage Reply was highly recommended by a friend of mine, especially the Career Accelerator Programme (CAP). What I really like about the programme is the combination of both professional work and profound study (PRM Risk Management Certification). However, it can be quite challenging from time to time. No one will tell you it is easy becoming a certified Professional Risk Manager. But it is definitely worth the effort as I need this specific knowledge for my daily work. Therefore my learning curve is very steep, I guess.
The programme started for me at Trinity Hall in Cambridge with an introduction week to risk management and regulatory advisory. One week full of lectures, case studies and group presentations about how we help companies to manage their daily risks. We were associates from all over our 14 offices in Europe and it was surely a good opportunity to expand our network. We frequently meet each other again at new projects, internal trainings or social events. For example during summer there is usually a business trip for all our Avantage offices or in winter we have a big Reply Christmas-party in London. I am already looking forward to it!
A clear bonus point of the CAP is that every associate will be supported by an experienced mentor (Manager) by planning a career path tailored to personal interests and experiences. Sharing knowledge is just highly important within our company not only on a one-to-one basis but also in internal company lectures.
Challenging projects local and overseas, different clients ranging from mid-size to global systemically important banks, working with colleagues from different offices in teams - I am enjoying every part of the programme!
Who should think about joining Avantage Reply? 'We are looking for highly motivated and talented graduates who are willing to learn and improve continuously. A finance-related university degree in Math, Business Administration, Civil Engineering and Economics is clearly beneficial. A certain flexibility is also important as oversea projects can occur on short notice. Which was the case for me a few weeks ago. At the moment I am supporting two projects, AnaCredit and GDPR, at a bank located in Germany. AnaCredit (analytical credit datasets) will be a new dataset with detailed information on individual bank loans in the euro area. The aim is to achieve a harmonized database that supports decision-making in monetary policy and macroprudential supervision for example. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) aims to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe to protect and empower all EU citizens' data privacy and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy.
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Keywords: music, pop, pop-rock, indie, singer, songwriter
Keith Egan is 19-year-old singer/songwriter/recording artist from the Jersey Shore who began singing and playing guitar at the age of 7, with songwriting following shortly thereafter. Keith's musical influences range from Ed Sheeran and James Bay to the classic Jersey rock of Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. He is also a huge fan of hip hop and artists such as Logic.
In August 2016, Keith released his debut EP entitled Come Along. The title song, "Come Along," was released as a single in the form of a music video in June 2016.
In June 2017, Keith released his second project and first eight-song record, The Best Is Yet To Come. An infectious mixture of pop-rock, blues, and soul, with a hint of folk and more, the album is alternating-ly poignant, fun, introspective, and heartfelt, with a relatable narrative that is sure to be enjoyed by anyone who's ever loved and lost but kept forging ahead. "I wrote a lot of the album during a change of scenery in my life, moving out and into college. The whole album embodies the idea of having a positive attitude in all situations [...] all of it roots from the title, The Best Is Yet To Come, which I attempted to live by more when I began working on this project," says Keith. The Best is Yet to Come includes a pop song, power ballad, acoustic ballad, and upbeat pop/dance single entitled "Can't Stop" and is available on iTunes, Spotify, and more.
You can catch Keith performing live, either accompanied by a band or solo with his guitar, using a loop pedal to mimic the full band sound.
"I am looking forward to spreading my music around the Jersey Shore with more shows and also working on more projects in the future," says Keith. To view Keith's upcoming show schedule, visit his website and social media pages below.


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Euphonycart presents Pioneer CDJ-900NXS. The CDJ-900NXS builds on the success of its predecessor, the CDJ-900, plus it's packed with new technology including a full colour LCD screen, Beat Divide, four-deck Beat Sync and the ability to play sets from a smartphone. The CDJ-900NXS boasts a high resolution screen, giving DJs a quick and instant view of the Wave Display and Wave Zoom and the ability to view and edit rekordbox beatgrids. The HID interface allows you to use more complex DJ software without a control disk.
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The CDJ-TOUR1 delivers the warm high-resolution sound you're used to, and adds pro-grade audio components to scale up for any size of event. And with the same familiar layout and features as the CDJ-2000NXS2, and a large fold-out touch screen you get effortless control when it matters most.
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The XDJ-RX2 is an upgrade of the popular XDJ-RX, combined with features and traits from the flagship NXS2 series. The 2-deck, 2-channel all-in-one system delivers a professional DJ experience whether you connect it to rekordbox dj via your laptop or music stored on a USB device. The XDJ-RX2 boasts a large, 7-inch touch screen with QWERTY search, plus features inherited from the CDJ-2000NXS2 and DJM-9000NXS2, including rotary selector, track filter, short cuts, Sound Colour FX and Beat FX. The 8 large, multi-coloured Performance Pads give you smooth control over Hot Cues, Beat Loop, Slip Loop and Beat Jump. Take your performance to the next level as you enjoy the ease and portability offered by an all-in-one solution.


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Yoder Construction Inc. has been building homes since 1998. Over the years they have served clients in the midwest with an unwavering focus on quality craftsmanship and commitment to their clients.
Bryan Yoder grew up in the small Amish/Mennonite community of Kalona, Iowa. It was here that he developed a strong work ethic at an early age. At the young age of 7, he started delivering newspapers. By age 10, he was working and training others in the tomato fields. From age 14-19 he worked at his uncle's dairy farm, every night except Sundays. In 1993, Bryan began his career in construction helping a local builder, and developed his love for carpentry.
Three years later he moved to Oklahoma to attend a Bible College. In 1998, Bryan knew it was time to start his own construction company. While in Oklahoma his company grew very fast. Bryan began doing custom woodworking on new homes and expanded into commercial projects. With more employees and more projects, in 2001, Yoder Construction became incorporated. Bryan and his team did custom work for Rhema Bible Training Center and Fuddruckers in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. And later, they installed the entire millwork of the front wall and stage of Louisiana State University's Athletic Auditorium. The work they did here was said by professionals to be architecturally impossible, but they succeeded with masterful woodworking.
In 2003, Bryan moved to Illinois to help pioneer a church while also continuing his custom wood working business. A year later he married his wife Angela. Today they reside in Treynor, Iowa with their four children, Cole, Aliyah, Gage and Ethan. As a family they share a love for the construction process. Since moving to Iowa, Yoder Construction, Inc. has expanded to project management, storm restoration, custom home building, commercial remodeling and steel building erection.
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What is a ghost's favorite part of the library? All the boo-ks! Join the Phantom of the Library for a spooktacular after-hours Halloween celebration. This family-friendly event at The City Library will send shivers down your spine and tickle your funny bone!
Come dressed in costumes for trick-or-treating, creepy crafts, and ghoulish games! Keep an eye out for the Ghost of Granny from Grandma's Attic, and other favorite book characters.
Please enter the Children's Department from the cement stairs on the plaza adjoining the amphitheater. This event will be fun for children of all ages!
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It looks bad, but should only take a week to disappear. I think some kids got a cart on Saturday during the fireworks.
This is Jaime, our newest employee. He comes to Lansing with a landscaping background. He can be found mowing greens, raking bunkers and weed whipping.
Since the fireworks celebration was rained out in late June, we rescheduled
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Planning for Productivity
Last time, I talked about how we are judged by margin in our departments and how you could improve your margin by paying attention to specific areas (training, quality control, and accountability) during your everyday department work. In this column I will continue the conversation and offer more suggestions on margin-makers and savers.
Let's continue with accounting. Do you know when your store's fiscal period ends? Monthly? Quarterly? Are all of your invoices being attributed to the correct department?
Anyone can make mistakes, and often the bookkeeper may not be aware of interdepartmental interactions unless you make them absolutely clear. If you sell the grocery department's tofu in your produce department and are being inappropriately charged, it would adversely affect your department's cost of goods.
Another area where margin slips away is interdepartmental transfer. Are transfers between your department and other departments being recorded correctly? I once worked with a produce department that had taken many steps to improve its margin but was still off by a couple points. When we looked at the produce that the deli took from the department on a daily basis, we found that the transfer log kept in the kitchen was far shy of the actual amount that the produce department saw leave the department everyday. It wasn't that the deli folks were intentionally neglecting to write down the produce they took; it was more likely that they got distracted by a customer on the way back to the kitchen and forgot to finish the process.
We changed the transfer process to one in which the deli workers had to write down everything they took and have it initialed by a produce worker before they left the department; this made up some of the missing margin. We also used the information from the new system to work with the deli so it could adjust its produce ordering and thus save steps as well.
Another thing to remember about this process is that product needed by the deli shouldn't be pulled from the stand-that is, product that you have already put labor into through prepping, stocking, and maintaining and that you will have to work to replace. The deli should always take produce that hasn't been prepped unless advised otherwise.
Speaking of costs of goods, look for ways to improve your margin in this area too!
Reduce base product cost while still honoring the price needed by farmers and distributors to do business. For example, if you buy six cases of bananas five times a week, negotiate with your supplier on the discounted price for buying 30 cases a week rather than the daily amounts.
Let farmers know what your price point is for what they offer. Ask if they would be willing to work with you on price in order to sell more of their product. Most times the answer is yes. On the other hand, remember that for most customers the difference between $1.59/lb. and $1.39/lb. is not what drives their buying a product. Use this to your advantage when you can, and the increased margin may help your goals. This is not to suggest that you can just raise prices to make up margin; rather, it is one of many areas to bring together the whole margin equation.
Another strategy is to stock up on a product just before the discount ends-when normal price kicks back in you gain margin from buying in at end of "sale" period. This can only be done if you have a solid inventory and ordering program in place. Your ordering system should include accurate inventories from the stand, walk-in, and back stock, par or build to numbers that tell you how much you sell between orders, and unit of measure numbers that clearly state the size and weight of what you regularly buy.
Review your display and product mix. I often hear department managers say, "Oh, that doesn't sell here," only to find that when we review when we try to sell it or change the display to better show the product, it starts to sell. If you tried selling rutabagas for the first time in August, then perhaps you should try again in the fall or winter when they are at their peak and are part of your customers shopping thoughts.
Moving product from the front to the back of the department or stand can also make a difference in it selling. Ask yourself, is it easy to buy? Does the product show well? Is the display big enough? Remember people buy with their eyes first.
There are many areas in your department in which to make or lose money, and these are just a few. I suggest you think like Sherlock Holmes: look for clues and do some detective work. You're sure to find answers to your margin mysteries.
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More Candidates, More Polling Error?
Earlier this week, I pointed out that Louisiana tends to have fewer polls in races for the U.S. Senate than expected, even after adjusting for the level of electoral competition. It is not at all clear why this is the case, but I have a guess: Louisiana elections are harder to poll accurately, so fewer pollsters are willing to try.
Polls in Louisiana miss the mark a bit more than in other states
For polls of statewide contests for governor or U.S. Senate seats taken during the final three weeks of the campaign, Louisiana ranks 37th among states in average error (that is, the absolute value of the difference between the actual margin of victory and the predicted margin of victory in polls). Polls in the state miss the actual margin by six point on average. Nationally, the average error in these races is about five points.
One point may not sound like much, but it means that polls here are 20 percent less accurate than the national average. By contrast, if Louisiana was 20 percent better than the national average, it would rank in the top ten for polling accuracy.
Why is there more error in Louisiana?
I suspect it has to do with our unique election system. Except for Louisiana, the polls included in this analysis are from general elections for the U.S. Senate and governor's office (and, in one instance, a general election runoff from Georgia). As with the presidential election, a general election is a competition between two major party nominees who won their party's primary and, perhaps, a smattering of minor-party or independent candidates. Because minor-party and independent candidates rarely get significant shares of the vote, the vast majority of these elections are for all intents and purposes contests between two candidates.
In Louisiana, however, we do not really have a general election because we do not have party primaries. Instead, everyone runs on the same ballot together in an initial round that we sometimes call a 'jungle primary' or an 'open primary'. If no one gets a majority in the first round, then the top two go to a runoff.
The only exceptions are the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Senate elections when Louisiana temporarily used the system common to other states (party primaries followed by a general election).
The polls in the data for Louisiana cover the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Senate general elections, three primaries for the U.S. Senate when we used our current election system (2002, 2004, and 2014), five gubernatorial primaries (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015), two U.S. Senate runoffs (2002 and 2014), and two gubernatorial runoffs (2003 and 2015).
This means that the polls from Louisiana tend to have more candidates than the polls from most states. The average number of candidates on the ballot in Louisiana's races for governor and U.S. Senate since 1995 is 10.7. Many of these candidates are non-factors in the election, but an average of 3.2 candidates get at least ten percent of the vote. After dropping the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Senate elections, when Louisiana used the more traditional system found in other states, an average of 3.5 candidates won at least ten percent of the vote. That's one and half more candidates than is typical in every other state.
Why would more candidates make polling more difficult?
Having a bunch of candidates on the ballot makes things more difficult on pollsters in two ways. First, it makes the decision about whom to vote for more challenging. Voters glean a lot of information from their party identification. When faced with a decision between one Democrat and one Republican (and maybe a few other minor-party or independent candidates), it is easier to make a guess about who you think you'll end up voting for on Election Day than if you have to decide among several Democrats and several Republicans. This uncertainty will bleed into how they respond to polls.
It also complicates the survey process for measuring those decisions. More candidates means a lengthier list of response options, even when pollsters focus only on the most viable candidates. For example, one recent poll of the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana included eleven candidate names (of the 24 candidates running). Another included seven. Longer questions make it more difficult for respondents to accurately recall and process all the names read to them over the phone. Many respondents will satisfice; that is, they pick a name almost a random, pick a name they may have heard of recently before the interview, or simply say they do not know in order to move on through the survey. These types of answers are poor indicators of what they will end up doing come Election Day as a result.
It's probably because of Louisiana's primary elections
The average error in Louisiana polls differs across the stages of the election. In the primary phase, the average is error 6.7 points. Based on these polls alone, Louisiana would drop to 41st among states in polling accuracy. However, when looking just at polls from runoff elections, which have only two candidates, the average error shrinks to the national average at 5.1.
The challenge for this kind of analysis - and the reason it remains speculative - is that it relies on so few elections in Louisiana. The data include just five U.S. Senate races and five gubernatorial races from the state. The number of candidates is fixed to the specific election, so it is difficult to separate its impact from other features of a campaign.
One strategy to firm up the analysis is to look within elections and compare the average polling error in the primary to the average polling error in the runoff when the number of candidates drop to two. There are four elections that went to runoffs in the data. The table below shows hos the polling error changes across the two stages of the election.
In three of the four elections the magnitude of the average error drops. In only one does the error increase, and the difference is much smaller than the size of the drop in the other three elections.
It is no smoking gun, but it certainly suggests that more candidates on the ballot makes polling more difficult. Because Louisiana's unique election system means we usually have many more candidates on the ballot in our primaries than other states have in their general elections, it should not come as a shock that polls in the state tend to miss further from the mark.


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Insulting Women as Pickup Strategy
Group Therapy: Insulting Women as a Pickup Strategy
This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments!
After a particular encounter with a real jerk who works in my office I began to wonder if the neg-hit would work on men, too. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term it's a scumbag trick where a man is a jerk to try and make you feel bad enough to seek his approval. A negative hit is an insult that is intended to bring a woman's self-perception more into line with reality. It's mostly used by so-called pickup artist lowlifes who want to try to lower a woman's self-esteem enough so that they actually have a chance of sleeping with her.
For example, if a guy that's hitting on you were to say, "Do you have highlights? I don't get why women ruin their hair with those streaks." This guy is purposely trying to insult you so you'll think, "What is up with this guy? He isn't falling all over me. Is my hair really that bad?" and try to make you self-conscious and simultaneously pique your curiosity. I've just been curious lately about whether or not this strategy would work on men too. I feel like if he's a cocky ass he'll be wondering why I'm not all over him like every other girl and become interested. I've never used a strategy like that but I think I'm going to conduct an experiment next chance I get out of sheer morbid curiosity. If it works I won't use this power for evil I swear! I'm interested to hear other people's opinions on this subject.
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Football fans hold vigil for team
The loyal fans of the Chapecoense once more crowding the stands of their beloved football club. It's become a venue for collective mourning. Last week these fans were thrilled - the Chapecoense had made it to its first international final. Now, people can't believe their players won't be back again. The team's energetic fans chant their usual hymns, coming together for some cathartic release.
Worst destruction ever for Great Barrier Reef
The planet's largest living structure struggling for survival. This coral should be alive with colour but it's bleached and barren. These scientists are part of a team that's assessed the health of the entire Great Barrier Reef - an area bigger than Britain - and here the prognosis is poor. On average, two-thirds of the coral in the northern section has died.
Mission to clean space
We've been space-bound since the 1950s, making amazing progress and countless scientific discoveries. But for every advance we've left something behind - space junk. At the University of Southampton, scientists are watching this waste. There are now thought to be 22,000 bits of space rubbish bigger than 10 centimetres.
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cathartic release: membiarkan keluarnya perasaan kuat yang belum diperlihatkan sebelumnya
prognosis: pernyataan tentang kemungkinan yang terjadi di masa depan
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Before Travelling Australia
Australia is an awesome country to travel in, simple as that. It is a country that offers opportunities I haven't encountered anywhere else in the world.
With a little a preparation and planning, you can make it a perfect trip.
If you are travelling for less than a month, don't try to see everything – It is a huge country! I suggest booking your tours and accommodation first, as this will help you plan your budget so you make the most of your travels. Browse around this website and see what you want to get up too!
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Guide Books
I meet a few independent travellers who don't think they need guidebooks; in fact, I used to be one of them. But now I always travel with a guidebook ; Lonely Planet is my preferred guide.
They have been around for ages, and know their stuff. I use them less so for accommodation tips, but more for local area hints, tips, information, and maps!
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Many of London's most iconic views can be found along the south bank of the River Thames. Sandwiched between Tower Bridge and the Palace of Westminster is a narrow strip of riverside land dotted with museums, galleries, restaurants and seasonal events -- and let's not forget the London Eye -- to keep visitors and locals entertained throughout the year. However once the obligatory pictures with Big Ben are taken, most of us don't often venture westward past the Westminster Bridge, where lies the historic Lambeth Palace.
Sitting opposite the House of Parliament next to a busy round-about, this Grade I listed building has been the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for almost 800 years, and houses one of the oldest and largest cultivated gardens in the capital.
The garden occupies over 10 of the 13 acres of the Palace ground. It's generally not open to the public except for pre-booked tours or special events, but at the request of the current Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Lambeth Palace Garden is opening its doors for all to visit from 12-3pm on the first Wednesday of the month between March to October.
The path to the garden is a stunning prelude to the beauty in store. Entering through the red brick Morton's Tower gatehouse, we stroll to the main courtyard where a famous fig tree stands -- planted in 1556 by the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Pole. (Then came Henry VIII and the reformation and separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church... etc.)
Around the corner of the main palace building is where you'll find a small gate leading to the garden.
The palace garden is loosely divided into three sections: the terrace, the main lawn, and the orchard. Benches and roses line the terrace, allowing visitors to admire the honey-color stone building it's facing. The main lawn is a parkland style space filled with mature trees and colorful plants (including a black walnut planted by Queen Mary), with a solitary rotunda sitting on a mount covered in spring bulbs of narcissus.
The orchard contains apples, plum, cobnut and quince, and behind it is the plant nursery area and a greenhouse that supplies the vegetables consumed by palace staff.
The entire area is maintained by three full-time gardeners along with part-time volunteers, using organic principles wherever possible.
Lambeth Palace has a special place in United Kingdom's history, as it brings to life the relationship between Church and State in Britain. Its garden holds fascinating stories of its own, waiting for us to explore.
*For more photos of the garden, please check out my Lambeth Palace Garden Gallery.
*想看更多 Lambeth Palace Garden的照片嗎?請前往我的 Lambeth Palace Garden 相簿。
Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7JU map
Garden Opening Time: 12-3pm, first Friday of the month between March and October
Cost:£4.00 adult / children free


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PCA v Old Sydneyians at Wiegall No. 1 – 19 January 2012
January 11, 2013 by The Primary Club of Australia
The Primary Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Joff Johnson, making his debut for the PCA, opened the innings with Ray Thompson. The openers made solid if slow start to the innings in the face of some very good bowling from the Old Sydneyians. After Ray's dismissal, wickets fell at regular intervals and our innings never really had any momentum. It was a rear-guard, swashbuckling innings from Damien Bray, batting at No. 9, that was the feature of the PCA innings. Damien scored 37 runs in very quick time to give the total some semblance of respectability, eventually getting well caught on the longest boundary of the field. Others to contribute with the bat were Joff Johnson (23), Ron Bowden (13) and Peter Mullane (12). However, with an innings total of 117 runs, it was going to be very hard to defend.
The captain Joe Scarcella and David Cush opened the bowling. The batsmen went on the attack from the outset. David bowled well but without luck. Joe managed to take the wickets of both openers with successive deliveries. However the number 3 and 4 batsmen continued in the same attacking vein before finally reaching the target in the 19th over.
The result:
PCA – 8/117 (35 overs) lost to Old Sydenyians – 2/118 (19 overs)
The team:
Joe Scarcella (c), Ray Thompson, Joff Johnson, Mark Clarebrough, Nick Cassimatis, Ron Bowden, Peter Mullane, Ted Harvey, Damien Bray, David Cush, Rick Glover.
D. Bray (37), J Johnson (23)
J. Scarcella 2 /21 (6 overs)


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Psalm 103:15-16 "As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish
like a wild flower; 16 then the wind blows on it, and it is gone--- no
one sees it again." GNB
As we draw nearer to the end of 2010 let us not forget that life is
precious, and short. Time goes by so quickly and one day our lives are over.
Colossians 4:2 "Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in
gratitude." MSG
We need to appreciate every day we have, and every good thing that we
are blessed with. Open your eyes to what is going on around you.
Everyone has at least 1 thing they can be thankful for. Are you healthy?
have you had breakfast today? Do you own more then one set of clothes?
Do you know that many people cannot answer yes to any of those questions.
Will we live based on what we do not have, or on what we do have? God
has given you and me today and we need to be thankful for the
opportunities that are presented to us today. There are no "Mulligans"
or "do overs" in life.
Lamentations 3:22-23 "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his
mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is
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Friday, August 17th
Majestic Oaks Golf Club
701 Bunker Lake Blvd. NE Ham Lake, MN 55304 Phone: (763) 755-2140
Join us for the 4th Annual Brad Bark Memorial Golf Tournament and celebrate 130 years of Gopher Rugby, hosted by the University of Minnesota Men's Rugby Alumni Association!
Open to all alumni, players, coaches, parents, friends, and associates!
Program Schedule:
11:30-12:45 Registration and Use of Driving Range
1:00 Shotgun Start
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7:00 Awards and Program
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The Northern Segment of Roswell's Downtown Development Plan begins at the intersection of Woodstock Road and Atlanta Street. Its boundary extends east to Frazier Street and south to Norcross Street. The first major project to be developed under the new form-based code is slated to begin construction this year.
Northern Segment
- With a new 320-unit luxury midrise apartment community, Canton Street Walk, planned to break ground late 2013 on Forrest Street, the Northern Segment has already begun a remarkable transformation. Canton Street Walk will offer residents a new housing option with unparalleled amenities and within walking distance to City Hall, Canton Street and Atlanta Street's growing restaurant and retail district.
- Located within the Northern Segment on Green Street is a nursing and rehabilitation center. The Downtown Development Plan suggests a possible future opportunity to leverage from the existing structure by redeveloping it and some of the surrounding underperforming properties to provide an improved senior housing option, with a targeted amenity base. Retail providers (often found inside of senior housing complexes) could be positioned facing the street to serve Roswell's wider senior population
- Located within the Northern Segment along Atlanta Street is a vacant parcel which was previously home to the "Southern Skillet," Roswell's long-time favorite breakfast destination. With the plan on the page you can see that the site suggests a way to accomodate a larger retailer, while meeting the requirements of the form based code. Once redeveloped, this underutilized parcel would be an exceptional location for a larger retailer as it provides frontage along Atlanta Street with incomparable visibility and both pedestrian and vehicular access.
- In addition, the potential for a relocation of a major grocer to Roswell's Downtown District could serve as a catalytic development, igniting redevelopment of office, live-work and residential properties south of the possible grocer location. This larger site is just one of the potential locations for a grocer to serve the ever expanding residential population. Redevelopment properties in the Northern Segment will be favorably located across from the pedestrian park to be developed on the north side of Historic Smith Plantation. This park would provide a shady gathering space for neighbors and city pedestrians while offering a nice vista of one of Roswell's treasures.


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DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP has been recognized in the fourth edition of the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey in national and metropolitan rankings for the Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York City, Orange County, Calif. and San Antonio offices. The firm was recognized in seven National Tier 1 rankings for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Oil & Gas Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law and Technology Law. National Tier 2 rankings were given for the following: Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Franchise Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Securities Regulation, Sports Law, Trademark Law and Venture Capital Law. National Tier 3 honors were awarded to the Antitrust Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation – Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Natural Resources Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Tax Law and Trusts & Estates Law. The Best Law Firms survey ranks law firms nationally in 74 major legal practice areas and by metropolitan area and state. Rankings are based on a combination of client feedback, peer reviews and firm information provided in the survey. The national first-tier rankings will be featured in the November issues of Legal Issue and General Counsel. In practice areas by metropolitan regions, the firm took first tier honors in 59 practices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York and San Antonio. The metropolitan rankings include:Austin Tier 1 Environmental Law Franchise Law Litigation - Environmental Tax Law Water Law Dallas Tier 1 Antitrust Law Appellate Practice Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law - Management Franchise Law Insurance Law International Trade and Finance Law Labor Law - Management Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Bankruptcy Litigation - ERISA Litigation - First Amendment Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Labor & Employment Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation - Patent Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation - Securities Litigation - Trusts & Estates Oil & Gas Law Project Finance Law Real Estate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation Tax Law Technology Law Trademark Law Trusts & Estates Law Houston Tier 1 Appellate Practice Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Construction Law Environmental Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Litigation - Construction Litigation - Intellectual Property Project Finance Law Real Estate Law New York Tier 1 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Mediation Real Estate Law San Antonio Tier 1 Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Litigation - Labor & Employment Litigation - Trusts & Estates Dallas Tier 2 Corporate Compliance Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Health Care Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Non-Profit/Charities Law Venture Capital Law Houston Tier 2 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law - Management Litigation - Environmental Natural Resources Law Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Sports Law Tax Law Technology Law New York City Tier 2 Arbitration Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation - Patent Orange County Tier 2 Commercial Litigation San Antonio Tier 2 Energy Law Dallas Tier 3 Litigation - Banking & Finance Houston Tier 3 Energy Law Venture Capital Law About "Best Law Firms" The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer listed in 19th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© list for that particular location and specialty.
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Khaadi winter collection 2012-13 for women was released today. It has a couple of smaller collections. One of them is the Turkish collection. The Turkish collection of Khaadi winter collection 2012-13 includes simple but elegant outfits with intricate prints. This collection is quite different from the Turkish collection since it consists of outfits with striking colors like oranges, reds and pinks. Thus, Khaadi winter collection 2012-13 has something for everyone.
Khaadi is a highly renowned brand formed many years ago. It provides a wide variety of outfits for men and women both. For women, it offers stitched and unstitched dresses both. Its dazzling and stylish dresses and high quality fabrics have made it the favorite brand of many people. It releases many new collections in a year. Just recently, Khaadi pre-winter collection 2012 was released and performed well.


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Finishing Well and Passing Your Faith
April 14, 2011 § 8 Comments
Wrestling with God…
March 9, 2011 § 4 Comments
I couldn't understand what was happening.
None of it made sense.
It doesn't happen this way.
Yet there I was, in less than six months my ability to conceive was stripped from me.
My tubes ruptured my womb empty, my heart grieving, my babies lost.
I had so many questions that didn't have answers, at least not on this side of eternity.
I had to choose. I had to decide if I would cling to God despite the fact that He could have intervened, that He could have made my babies implant in the right place, He could have kept my tubes from rupturing. I had to choose to believe that either God was good and faithful all the time or He was bad and unfaithful.
So I chose. I chose to cling to my omnipotent, amazingly loving God. Oh, but I didn't only cling. I wrestled. I brought to God my questions, my pain, my barren body. I asked why. I wrestled over how unfair it was that children were given to mothers and fathers who didn't care or wouldn't care or would abuse them. I wrestled with Him over whether fertility treatments were right for our family or not. I clung to Him as I begged for a miracle in my body.
In the wrestling, in the clinging I discovered something. When I wrestled with Him, I was close enough to hear Him speak. He spoke words of comfort, He spoke words of direction, He spoke words of healing. That healing often involved painful cleansings and death to myself, my desires, my way. Oh, but God is bigger than my doubts, bigger than my questions, bigger than my inability to conceive naturally. In the wrestling I grew closer to Him. In the wrestling God blessed me. In the wrestling I have been forever changed.
Are you facing a difficult time in your life? Have you decided to cling to God? If not what are you waiting for?
Are you wrestling with God? As you wrestle are you listening to Him? What is He telling you?
Consider reading Daniel 3:16-18 (Shadrach Meshach and Abednego had to choose whether to cling to God or not. Read their choice).
Then read Genesis 32:22-32 (Jacob wrestles with God and clings to Him until God blesses Him, but he walks away changed forever).
How do these passages shape your ideas of clinging to God and wrestling with Him?
I can't wait to hear what you think.
Waiting and Strengthening
February 22, 2011 § 6 Comments
Her eyes sparkle with awe, wonder, joy. Suddenly her eyes moisten slightly as sadness darkens her countenance. Her eyes betray her inner struggle, but only briefly.
The joy returns as she bends to talk to my little man.
I recognize the emotion in her eyes. I have seen it before – in the mirror.
It is the joy, awe, wonder that a child, a young child exudes. It is the pure joy of watching an image-bearer begin to figure life out. Oh, but then the stab of reality, the pang of truth. I want what I haven't been able to have. I want a brand-new image-bearer of my own.
It happened to me the other day. While eating at a restaurant with a friend, a precious infant was seated within reach of me. She had chubby rolls, dark hair, and huge bow atop her precious head. She smiled at me, over and over again. Precious, amazing, a gift – one I may never receive again.
My eyes mist. My heart longs, but somehow there is peace. As if God Himself bent low to wrap me in His arms. In His arms the waiting is somehow easier, pressed against His chest, wrapped in His arms, the love of a Father who holds our tears in a bottle, who is the God of all comfort. When I turn my hopes, plans, and dreams over to Him, as I lay my dreams down at His feet again, my mind is renewed, my heart is strengthened, and my soul is at rest.
As I cling to the foundation, the Precious Corner Stone, Jesus, as I wait on Him, I am strengthened. Isaiah 40:31 says, "Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength…" It is in the clinging and waiting that I am strengthened.
God asks us to wait to strengthen us for what is next, for what is now, and for what may never be. Isn't He good to strengthen us?
What are you waiting on God for? Please share so we call be praying for each other!
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Additional Resouces before you get started
Click here for Food Log & Workout Journal.
Click here to read Discipline in Eating article by KC
Click here to read You Can't Fix a Body You Hate article from Everyday Paleo
Click here to read Skinny Fat article from CrossFit South Bay
Click here to read Beyond the Body CFJ article by Louis Hayes
Paleo Powered Holidays Nutrition Challenge and Life Change 61 Days to Re-boot!
Learn to detach from the craziness of the Holidays and the social eating frenzy that ensues. Are the Holidays really supposed to be about feeding your sugar addiction, packing on extra pounds, spending money you may not have on gifts and adding more stress to your life...Which in turn causes you to eat more sugar to help you feel better? It doesn't have to be that way. You have the power to make this year different.
Don't be caught off guard. Go into this Holiday season prepared with some goals in mind and tools in your 'mental pocket'. Know what you want to do and follow through with the help of a supportive group. Retrain your taste buds to enjoy healthy foods and natural sugars. Learn to pass on empty calorie treats and re-gift a well intentioned tray of holiday cookies. Plan on eating before you go or brining paleo friendly foods to Holiday parties. Learn to make yourself healthy paleo treats to share and educate your friends on healthy holiday eating too.
You don't have to be driven by your cravings. Your brain may get triggered when introduced to sugary sweets or carb heavy snacks, but you are so much more than that. You are Divine, so treat your Self with the utmost care and healthful eating. Love yourself, love your body, love your food choices. Life is GOOD!
FEEL EMPOWERED BY YOUR FOOD CHOICES. Educate yourself.:
General Framework
The challenge is intended to improve the lives of CFAS athletes by focusing efforts on clean eating, proper nutrition, and general wellness. The challenge is based on Mark Sisson's book The Primal Blueprint. Although not completely Paleo, Mark Sisson has a great overall approach to complete wellness, in all areas that I think will benefit everyone. His philosophies could have a big impact on the way you set your goals, the way you look at food and food choices, and the way you live your life. Since it is not reasonable to let each of you borrow this book from CFAS at the same time, I have made you copies of the most important aspects of the book to get you started. The book is copyright protected, so I will be needing the materials back at the end of the challenge, in the folder, turned in with your food and workout logs. The materials may not be distributed. While there is a competitive spirit to the challenge, in the end it is an individual program and is 'for fun'. We want our athletes to take this seriously but not let it rule their lives.
The competition will last through the Holiday Season, Nov. 15th - Jan. 15th, 61 days. A 'week' of the competition will span Monday - Sunday. There will be 2 ʻhalf weeks' at the beginning and the end. If you happen to pick up your materials late, please adjust honestly based on memory, and begin your food and workout log on the Nov. 15th start date. $40 buy in applies. Half will be used for prize money.
Competitors will be grouped in pairs or partners. You may pick your own partner, or I can help you find one. Each pair will 'face off' against another pair each week and total their points for the week(adding the pairs points together) will determine the winner. In the event of a tie, KC will determine the winner by looking at the participants food journals and making a call based on the quality of the food being eaten (yet another reason to keep a journal!) and creativity of your ʻactive play' and ʻtry something new' info on journals.
Members will be required to turn in point totals verbally (only point totals, you keep paper journals in folder for final scoring at end of challenge) each week on Monday. Winners will be announced on Tuesday. If point totals are not submitted, then that team will lose 5 points for that individual. Wins & losses will be tracked on a board in the gym.
The team with the best record, winning the most 'face offs' each week is the overall winner. Winners will be announced Jan 15th or as soon as I receive results.
I will offer prizes for the Winning Pairs and Individual Winners. Prize money will be determined by how many people 'buy in' to participate.
Competitors will need to take before and after pictures. These should be taken in the same place, with reasonably little clothing to show changes (shorts for dudes, shorts and sports bra for ladies, please).
Body measurements should be taken before and after, with a cloth or fabric measuring tape. Do not cinch the tape, just lay it around said body part and read measurement, keep track of details of where you measured (ex. around waist at level of piko) Chest, waist, hips, legs(biggest part of thigh), arms(biggest part of upper arm) and neck. Try and have the same person perform the measurements and take the pictures to keep things consistent.
Daily points will be determined by the athlete's adherence to the following: 'Eat Meat and Veggies, Nuts and Seeds and Fruit. No Sugar, Grains, Dairy or Legumes.' We will be using Mark Sisson's book "The Primal Blueprint" as our guide. However, we will only include 10% dairy allowance in this challenge(as you know this is a stretch for me to allow this so enjoy this as a small treat). We WILL be allowing 'Starchy Tuber Vegetables'; yams and sweet potatoes, and I will include Kalo/Taro here. These are ALLOWED. You get a point per macronutrient(protein, carb, fat) per meal. Do not stress on portion sizes, for now, stick with a portion size (of each individual macronutrient) being about the size of the palm of you hand. You are allowed one point per approved beverage(water is optimal), taken during meal or not, 5 points max drink points per day. By all means drink more if you need it!
Example of a ʻNon Paleo Slip': You do not get any points for a meal if you eat any amount of non-Paleo food, even if less than a standard serving size for that food. Examples: A few M&M's. A small handful of Goldfish crackers. A few french fries. A couple of gulps of soda or BEER. A spoonful of peanut butter or hummus. A glass of soy milk or soy latte. You must deduct a point for that meal (-1).
You will earn a point if you take one fish oil supplement per day. CrossFit advocates 3-5g per day of both EPA and DHA. "Fish oil, which includes Cod-liver oil, is a significant source of the Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. These fatty acids have numerous, documented health benefits: improved cholesterol balance, reduced inflammation, increased blood flow, reduced rates of heart disease and atherosclerosis, better immune system function, improved brain function, improvement in psychiatric disorders, and prevention of cancers (particularly breast, colon, and prostate). Improved blood flow and reduced inflammation are of particular interest to athletes. This enables an athlete to train harder and recover faster. Dr. Barry Sears said of fish oil, "It's as close to a miracle drug as I'll ever see in my lifetime." Even for the non-athlete, the benefits of fish oil are profound. Including the benefits listed above, studies have shown that fish oil can cause weight loss and improved body composition even when supplementing a very poor diet." (see http://crossfitimpulse.com/why-fish-oil for links to sources).
Please read your fish oil supplement carefully. Use the Fish Oil Calculator at http://whole9life.com/2010/03/robb-wolf-fish-oil-calculator/. You may find that your fish oil is lacking based on what CrossFit recommends. Kirkland Brand fish oil supplements are OK but you may find the "take 1 pill, three times a day" on the bottle just isn't adequate according to the fish oil calculator. Higher quality fish oil with more concentration of EPA and DHA means better oil and less pills to take per day.
Try: Carlson's Liquid OMEGA 3 Fish Oil found at http://www.mynaturalmarket.com/carlson.html?gclid=CMyWxrTdsqoCFSU0QgodJViL-Q or Nordic Natural's Ultimate Omega found at http://www.omega-direct.com/productultimate.html. These are two brands found frequently on the CrossFit Discussion Boards and mentioned at both CF certifications I have been to. Let me and the group know if you find any good deals online and how you like these products.
At the end of the day, there is an intuitive feel to these rules that will differ from individual to individual. Please email me or post in a question on my FaceBook page or Primal Paleo Group Facebook Page if you need help on the proper definition.
Points will be self-scored and everything is done on the honor system.
You also get a point for playing, yes just playing. And you get a point if you sleep for 7 or more hours the night of that particular day.
Bonus Points by the Week
You can earn 1 point per WOD no maximum per week.
You earn 10 points per week for completing a sprint workout from CrossFit Endurance website http://www.crossfitendurance.com, or sub 4-6, 100 to 400 meter sprints with 1 to 1:30 min rest between.
You earn a point if you check in with your partner. This could be a call, text, or Facebook message.
You earn a point for sharing a favorite yummy paleo recipe! Please make small copies on paper or index cards for the group, and send me an email of your recipe. You must be willing for recipe to be posted on CrossFit AllStar, I will of course give you credit. 5 max per week.
You earn a point for trying something new at some point during the week. This could be learning a new language, playing a new sport, doing a new activity, attending a new event, making a new work of art.....
You can earn a point for attending a yoga class. I will offer yoga classes at AllStar, but till then feel free to go to There's No Place Like Om studio in St.James Circle. There is a schedule of classes online, and also a paper schedule located outside the door in a box. All the teachers are wonderful!
You can earn BIG bonus points by finding a new website, or reviewing one of the websites listed below. Please find ones that you like the best and tell me and the group why. You will have a chance to do this before class, 5 min. max presentation. Tell us what you found helpful and why.
You earn 20 points for eating 50% Organic or Local.
Miscellaneous Rules
Alcohol Policy. You may consume one shot of clear liquor per day (tequila, vodka, etc) OR one small glass (6oz) of wine per day without penalty. One additional drink is a Non Paleo Slip and earns you 1 negative point. No beer.
Coffee creamer is prohibited but may be used just take a 1 point deduction, per cup. I recommend the heaviest cream you can use (i.e. stay away from skim milk). Coconut milk makes a good substitute for coffee cream, but only the heavy stuff, Soy Delicious brand makes a great coconut milk in an aseptic package at Island Naturals here in Waimea. Butter is prohibited but may be used, again for a 1 point deduction.
Note: Butter and coffee creamer are dairy, and we are not including dairy in the 'approved' food list even though Mark Sisson does in his book. Good luck!
Nutrition Resources(Give me feedback and what works for YOU!)
Make sure you are always questioning and learning. Share and collaborate with others on the Facebook Group. It is for the benefit of all and wonderful things happen once everyone starts sharing and supporting each other!
Farmers markets for fresh produce. Some organic items at Costco(Coastal Range Organic Chicken, Organic eggs). Get local grass-fed beef at JJ's Meat Market in Honoka'a, Foodland, and some farmers markets and direct form ranchers. Please ADD to this list.
Favorite places to EAT OUT:
Village Burger
Pau Pizza
Tako Taco Big Island Brew House
Please ADD to this list and let me know the paleo grinds you like there!!!
Please review these and let me know which ones you like the most! Find new ones!
http://whole9life.com/ (tons of resources and recipes)
Recipes Resources
USE THE INTERNET….There are endless recipes out there!
http://www.marksdailyapple.com (subscribe for free recipe books)
Local (Hawaii) Nutrition Sites


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Passage (2008 film)
|Directed by
|John Walker
|Produced by
|Andrea Nemtin
John Walker
Kent Martin
|Written by
|John Walker
Andrew Rai Berzins
|Rick Roberts
Geraldine Alexander
|Narrated by
|Minoru Fukushima
|Kent Nason
|Edited by
|Jeff Warren
John Brett
PTV Productions
John Walker Productions
National Film Board of Canada
Release dates
Running time
|108 minutes
Passage is a 2008 documentary film partly based on the book Fatal Passage about Sir John Franklin's lost expedition through the Northwest Passage. The film explores the fate of the doomed mission, including John Rae's efforts to uncover the truth, and Lady Franklin's campaign to defend her late husband's reputation. The film also features Inuit statesman Tagak Curley, who challenges claims made by Lady Franklin supported by her powerful friend, the story teller[1] and "famous author Charles Dickens", widely reported at the time, that Aboriginal people were responsible for the signs of cannibalism among the remains of the doomed crew.[2]
It premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada in April 2008.[2]
Passage has two main storylines. The first shows John Walker and crew, making an historical fiction film; it includes script readings, discussions and scenes from the film they are making. The second story line is completely non-fiction. It includes paintings with narratives, cast and crew visiting the places Rae knew (Orkney, the Arctic) and Inuit culture and experts.
The film was written, directed and narrated by John Walker. It stars Rick Roberts as John Rae and Geraldine Alexander as Lady Franklin.
It won two awards at the Atlantic Film Festival: Best Director-John Walker and Best Cinematography-Kent Nason and Nigel Markham. Passage also received the Grand Prize for Best Canadian Production at the Banff World Television Festival. Critical praise for the film included Martin Knelman of the Toronto Star, who called the film "one of the great triumphs in Canadian documentary film history."[3]
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Truth Corroded are a band from Australia that plays a mixture of thrash, hardcore and death metal and this is a review of their 2011 album "Worship The Bleed" which was released by Ultimhate Records.
Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats being thrown in, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful siund with riffs that dominate throughout the recording.
Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast riffs that combine influences from hardcore, thrash and death metal, while the lead guitars have a very meldoic sound to the guitar solos and leads.
Vocals are mostly death/thrash style growls and screams mixed in with some hardcore influenced growls, while the lyrics cover politics and misanthropy, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful and heavy sound to it.
In my opinion Truth Corroded are a decent thrash band that mixes hardcore and death metal in their sound and if you are a fan of this style, you should check 9out this band. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Knives Of The Betrayed" "Leave Nothing Alive" "Remants' and "Tear Out the Eyes of Your God". RECEMMONDED BUY.


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maple buckwheat clusters
look at that par-fait!
it's the recipe you've all been waiting for!
maple-cinnamon buckwheat clusters aka the "gold" aka izzy's golden goodness aka i-just-created-my-own-recipe-and-i-am-so-proud-of-myself clusters.
i've been reading a lot of recipes for buckwheat groat granola, and a lot of them require a dehydrator, a machine that i wish i owned. and recently i'd seen gracie's comment that said she toasted hers on a pan. so i thought "why not?".
…although, mine are clusters…
izzy's golden goodness maple-cinnamon buckwheat clusters
a large quantity of buckwheat groats (you can find them in the bulk section at whole foods)
1/2 - 1 tsp cinnamon
1+ tbs maple syrup
01. preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
02. on a pan at medium-high heat, toast your buckwheat groats and cinnamon, making sure that all of the buckwheat is evenly toasted
03. once toasted, pour your maple syrup over the buckwheat (the pan should sizzle, and the syrup should bubble a bit)
04. stir the buckwheat groats so that clusters begin to form. it's okay if some of the groats don't cluster-up
05. put your sticky buckwheat clusters on the already lined baking sheet
06. bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the clusters are hard and crunchy
07. eat, nibble, and enjoy


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Residents of the small town of Wolfeboro, N.H., crowded into a meeting Thursday to demand the resignation of police commissioner Robert Copeland, who has been unapologetic about referring to President Obama with the "N-word" in a conversation at a restaurant.
Resident Jane O'Toole overheard the comment and reported it to the town manager. Copeland admitted using the racial slur and justified it in an e-mail to Ms. O'Toole, saying the "current occupant" of the White House "meets and exceeds my criteria for such," WMUR news reports.
Copeland is 82. Following hard on the heels of publicly condemned racist comments by fellow octogenarian Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who is in his late 60s, Copeland's statements are prompting questions about the relationship between people's age and a tendency to voice racist views.
Many people can think of an older relative or friend who occasionally says things based on offensive stereotypes. They grew up at a time when certain views and words were socially acceptable. Even Mr. Obama has spoken about the depth of racial bias by referring to his own white grandmother voicing ethnic stereotypes and admitting that she sometimes feared black men walking down the street.
But to explain these incidents by the age of the offenders would be a mistake, experts on sociology and race say, as it relies on a belief that racism is a relic and that racists won't be with us much longer, so we can avoid the hard work of confronting racism that runs the gamut of age groups in American society.
"In instances where individuals are older, we gravitate to a particular narrative stereotype that identifies the age as 'why.' This is comforting because it reinforces the idea that racism is a generational thing," writes David Leonard, a professor in the department of critical culture, gender, and race studies at Washington State University in Pullman, in an e-mail to the Monitor.
There are plenty of instances of racial tension among college students, too, for instance, with racial slurs being scrawled on dormitory doors and white students freely using such language behind closed doors. Some research suggests that because young people believe they live in a post-racial society, they can tell racial jokes and use epithets freely without it being racist.
"Lots of whites, across the age spectrum, they devalue any kind of achievements that blacks … have made because they believe they have gotten there through political correctness and affirmative action," says Charles Gallagher, a sociology professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia. "For a lot of white America, they can't possibly imagine that our commander in chief, our president, is black, because it completely runs counter to their version of where blacks should be placed on the hierarchy."
One difference that might be age-related: Copeland and Sterling didn't "filter" these racist views in their conversations, while most people in their 50s and younger know that they aren't supposed to talk that way in public, even though "they may still feel and act on those beliefs," Professor Gallagher says. For his research he has visited bars in Philadelphia and witnessed whites of various ages, feeling safe among other whites, hurl racial epithets at black public figures on the evening news.
Hurtful racial comments aren't made just by whites. In 2013, a jury awarded an African-American woman $280,000 because her black Hispanic boss repeatedly denigrated her with the N-word.
There are also plenty of Americans, including whites, who understand the history of racial oppression and the particular sting of the N-word and its ties to slavery and racial violence. In this group one finds the people willing to take a stand when they hear a racist comment, Gallagher says.
In situations like the one in Wolfeboro, "someone had to stand up, and once you have that, it's easier for others to stand up against it," Gallagher says.
Many people, including white men, stood up to say Copeland's comments were unacceptable at the meeting at the Wolfeboro public library Thursday. "This is a public office and I just want to simply say that there is absolutely no room for this in public office," one man said.
Copeland was recently reelected, and the three-person commission of which he is a member did not resolve the issue Thursday, but said a meeting would be set to discuss it, WMUR reports.
On Friday, town manager David Owen posted a statement on the town website saying that he and the board of selectmen are "appalled" by Copeland's language and "we are hopeful that Mr. Copeland will accede to the public outcry and finally do the right thing and resign from his elected position." Some residents are organizing for a recall vote if he does not resign.
While it's positive that more people seem willing to take a stand against racist comments, there's more work to do to get at the root, Professor Leonard argues.
"The cycle of racist utterance, shame, and demand for apology directs our attention away from institutional racism, inequality, and the racism that is often unsaid," he writes. "Individual challenges are important, but movements for justice, to transform the culture that produces hate and inequality … are crucial."


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Upheaval IPA
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. — Portland, OR
- Style: IPA
- Bitterness: 85 IBU
- Malts: 2-Row Pale, Wheat, Caramel
- Hops: Alchemy, Simcoe, Chinook, Willamette, Brewer's Gold, Nelson Sauvin
- Sampled: 12 oz. bottle (and glass provided by brewery)
Description: Upheaval IPA is the result of our brewers' relentless pursuit of the perfect IPA. With more than two pounds of hops per barrel, Upheaval IPA unleashes huge hop flavor and aroma with serious bitterness and a balanced finish. Brewed with wheat, the result is a hazy, bold IPA that's Unfiltered. Unexpected. Unapologetic. Uncompromised. — Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
Random thoughts: Upheaval IPA is Widmer's new year-round IPA. I first learned about Upheaval back in November after listening to the Craft Brew Alliance 3rd quarter earnings call. Based on management's comments, I hypothesized the end of the Rotator IPA Series. When Widmer formally announced the launch of Upheaval last month, they confirmed the end of Rotator.
The tasting: Golden in color, hazy, with a white head that dissipates slowly. Aroma is full of tropical fruit (mango and guava), in addition to grapefruit and a bit of pine. Taste starts with grapefruit. In the middle, a light biscuit malt flavor pokes through the hop bitterness. Overall bitterness is fairly high, but does not dominate. Upheaval IPAs just light to medium bodied, moderately carbonated and finishes with lingering grapefruit hop bitterness and a touch of alcohol.
4 star. Really Good! I want this again! I enjoyed Upheaval. It's a solid IPA, and I expect it will do well as Widmer's flagship IPA. The challenge is that craft beer drinkers are fickle. While this is a fine beer, I wonder how long it will live. The beauty of the Rotator Series was that it frequently offered sometime new. I imagine Rotator was a costly proposition for Widmer Brothers given the frequent changeovers and SKU management. However, it made a very appealing offering. Time will tell how long Upheaval lasts. I hope it's a long time...
What do you think of Widmer's Upheaval IPA? Will you miss the Rotator Series?


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The Norfolk and Wrentham Lions Clubs are sponsoring an April Fools Plunge at Sweatt Beach in Wrentham (Woolford Road), on Saturday April 1, at 11a.m. Registration is at 10 a.m. The fundraiser will benefit Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (MLERF). MLERF's mission is to fund grants for Massachusetts institutions performing research related to the prevention and cure of eye-related diseases.
The plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Pearl was first raised as an idea by the Norfolk Lions to aid MLERF and expanded to the Wrentham Lions Club to extend the reach of fundraising efforts. Each "Plunger" will attempt to attract "Sponsors" to donate money to try to warm their hearts before the freezing waters chill their bones. The Lions will welcome any and all to be a "Plunger" and encourage the public to come to the event and raise everyone's temperature. Forms are located at the Wrentham Cooperative Bank at 102 South Street, Wrentham. Hot Cocoa and soup will be available to all, especially for the poor souls jumping into Lake Pearl.
Lions Clubs International, the largest volunteer organization in the world – with over 1.4 million members in 46,000 clubs, is celebrating its Centennial. Lions are "Knights of the Blind" and support thousands of different local initiatives each year. Our motto is "We Serve" MLERF has helped to establish three major research centers in Boston: the Howe Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Laboratory at Boston University Medical Center, and the Lions Laboratory for Genetic Research at Schepens Eye Research Institute.
MLERF awards nearly $1 million in grants annually, funded completely by donations to our giving campaigns. Since 1951 we have provided grants totaling over $32 million. Questions or comments, please contact Steve Langley at 508-404-8682 or at email@example.com.


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Below are matched pairs of pitchers. What feat connects each of these pairs of pitchers?
|Pitcher 1
|Pitcher 2
|David Wells
|Tim Wakefield
|Dave Stieb
|Rick Mahler
|Frank Viola
|Mike Smithson
|Mike Torrez
|Vida Blue
|Wilbur Wood
|Joe Coleman
|Claude Passeau
|Wayne LaMaster
|Monte Pearson
|Bobo Newsom
|Rube Walberg
|Charlie Root
Generated 5/22/2012.
Congratulations to Cubbies and Ed! They identified that, since 1922, these are the only pairs of pitchers who, in the same season, recorded fewer strikeouts than runs allowed, with a minimum of 125 strikeouts. Here are those seasons, and the pitchers' stat lines.


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Naked Ladies, Hard Bodies and Bodies in Motion Moving Toward Being The Biggest Winner
As we grow older our bodies will become flabby and it doesn't want to move. When we were younger we weren't embarrassed about showing our bodies off to anybody that would care to look. Hence the bikini, what there is of it nowadays, muscle shirts or no shirt at all!!
On the TV series The Biggest Loser they have several people that will keep everyone moving. One of those people is Alison Sweeney. I kinda think of her as my office manager, in a manner of speaking. Stop and think about it for just a minute, Alison does the end of week weigh in, meets the participants at their terrain challenge, doles out the different prizes won during the week and sends people packing after they have been voted off of the ranch. My office manager is like that, he keeps me on track when I am down making sure that I am doing what I need to be doing and keeping me on track. He gives me my check when they are ready and ask when the next one will be coming in, what a prize this is. And he sends people packing when needed.
I have found that as long as my body keeps moving it doesn't have a chance to get flabby and beaten down by negative chatter around the office coffee pot. You know how that chatter goes, Oh have you see that smarty pants agent bragging about how many closings they have had this month. They are always doing something to make us jealous. Gosh, what are they doing that we aren't? They just make me sooooo mad!!
The HARD BODIED, NAKED TRUTH IS if I am going to be a winner at the end of the day this body needs to be in motion doing something all day. It needs to be exercised on a regular basis. I know when I exercise and do the things that I am supposed to do I sure feel better at the end of the day. And so does the wife when the prize $$$ comes in. Now momma is happy and so am I.
Thank you Mr./Mrs. Office Manager for keeping me on task to make sure I will be the BIGGEST WINNER!!
Don Rogers is a licensed REALTOR® in Missouri. I specialize in St. Charles County Missouri and have called O Fallon MO my home since 1993. If you are looking to buy or sell or you are relocating to the area and would like information about the St Charles County MO area do not hesitate to give me a call at 314-954-6775 or if you would prefer to send me an email.


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From the Bottom of Our Hearts.../
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the great companies and the great Patron sponsors who have supported us over the years. When we started in 2003, we had American Income Life, Fiocchi Ammunition, and Browning Firearms. It is because of these three loyal sponsors, and all of our other sponsors who have come on board since that time, that we are able to do what we do every year for all of the people in this country who are affected by these terrible diseases.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and God bless you all!
Here's to a great 2015!!
See you on the course,
Mark and Tim


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This is my first article in 2014, my return to blogging in a way.
Ever since Chetan Bhagat produced his super hit novel 10 years ago, the face of the Indian writing Industry has changed completely. A number of Engineers have penned novels which have ruled the imagination of the young Indian's mind. Be it an IT professional, an undergraduate student or an engineer who went on to obtain a MBA, everyone has a story to tell. The most sought after genre, no wonder, is romance. So what is this connection between engineers and romance that weaves a magical 50,000 odd words and leaves a lasting impact on the readers?
1. Engineering colleges are spread across the length and breadth of the country and irrespective of the location and affiliation to a particular university; every student more or less goes through the same events in his four years of engineering and in a way relates to his counterparts.
2. During graduation, an engineering student definitely experiences these things: hostel life, ragging, making girlfriend(s)/boyfriend(s), Break ups, making new friends, frustration, nagging teachers, rejection during campus placements, exposure to porn stuff and unimaginably short semesters. So weave a story with the right blend of all these and you have a Best Seller ready!
3. There is always an unexplained spark which connects the opposite sexes (usually classmates) and binds them together into a mysterious bond. The semester is simply too short to understand when this spark takes the form of a loving volcano in their hearts. The transformation is simply too dramatic and the outcome unpredictable, which makes it all interesting.
4. An engineer turned author is expected to have completed his schooling from one of those Urban English medium schools, which gives him enough confidence to write decent love letters and communicate in his broken English with his girlfriend(s) during the course of study.
5. Owing to the fact that the love has blossomed between two teenagers, its longevity and maturity level is always questionable. If the love fails, then a heartbroken Romeo renders a voice to his tale by penning down a heart touching account of his love life. The same letter writing ability drives him into the elite league of romantic authors.
6. Love as a theme has ruled the mindset of Indians since ages. We can find several epic movies made on the theme of 'Love' ruling the minds of our fathers and forefathers. If the same trend has captured the India writing industry then it's definitely not surprising. Given the number of engineers India produces every year, the number of love stories will only grow. Add to the fact that even people from non-engineering background are adding to this everlasting genre.
7. Engineering teaches logic and love surpasses every other logic conceptualized by humans. An engineer with his logical bent of mind explores this aspect artistically. Love has numerous shades with lust at its lowest pedestal and divinity at the top. Choose the aspect which you want to explore and weave your story around it. A story can unquestionably be penned from a thousand different angles and yet each one appears to be different than the other.
8. Love is the only thrill known to an undergraduate or an Engineer. All other thrills and the limited quota of humor in his life would have been sucked up by a seemingly tedious and vast syllabus framed by the University. So, even if he/she attempts a thriller, it turns out to be an emotional love story, unless you are a Chetan Bhagat.
You can agree or disagree with me. Readers are also welcome to add points from their side and further enhance this article.


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Leading face and skincare expert Faye Jones, clinic manager at Sk:n in Bournemouth is helping women, especially brides and mothers of the bride and groom to get great skin in preparation for the big day. As guest blogger for Fab Frocks, here she shares her secret to glowing skin for that important day.
The 5 product treatment principles are designed to cover the main pillars of great skincare and bespoke treatment.
I would recommend all brides and mothers of the bride and groom to ensure they apply the 5 principles at least three to six months prior to the big day.
Faye's top face and skincare tips
Just as you would shower every day, prepare your skin with a cleanser daily. This will ensure you remove all your make up and impurities from the skin. It is really important you are using the correct cleanser for your skin type. Make sure you use a foam or cream cleanser. Make up wipes will not cut through the grime.
Performance is all about hydrating and feeding the skin by using a daily moisturiser. I always recommend a water-based lotion or gel for an oily skin so it will not clog the pores and a nice rich thick cream for a dry skin. If you have a normal skin then something in between is great. For that bridal glow, always opt for a Vitamin C and E based cream/lotion that contains antioxidants.
Of course, at night your skin needs a different kind of care. So, opt for a Vitamin A cream such as Skin ceuticals retinol 0.3% or Dermaquest Retinoldehyde renewal cream. The reason for using this is that it will increase your cell turnover and lift those marks and lines away from the face giving you that youthful look.
Next in the steps is Prescribe. Prescribe your skin and treat it to some skin peels or facials running up to the day. For anyone that has more problematic skin you would want a course of 6 treatments every 2 weeks prior to the big day. Normal skin would benefit from 3- 6 treatments. I personally love hydrafacial. It rehydrates and awakens the skin leaving it clean, fresh, soft and plump. There is no downtime and it delivers results whether it is to treat an aged skin right down to a younger skin or acne sufferers.
Face it – protect and perfect
Protect the skin after your daily moisturiser by using an spf 50 with a UVA and UVB spectrum. There are a wide range of spf's that offer great coverage and some even have a tint to them. If you can only afford one cream it should be sun cream!
Perfect your regime with using a good serum and eye cream. Don't forget, you must always apply a serum after cleaning followed by eye cream, moisturiser then your spf and makeup. Hyaluronic acid, Vitamin B5/B3 based serum will really plump the skin and smooth away fine lines and wrinkles. Ideally, use twice a day for optimum results. I recommend skin cueticals hydrating b5. Be careful! Eye creams carry a different molecule in them to a regular face cream so do not use your face cream near the eye area otherwise it will be weighted down on the thinner skin that surrounds the orbital eye area giving you bags or a tired look. Try sk:n clinic's brightening and firming eye cream to really lift the area. It contains light reflective particles in it that make the eyes shine and reflect back the light!
If you are unsure what to use please pop into one of the skn clinic branches or visit our website for expert advice. www.sknclinics.co.uk
WIN WIN WIN! Don't miss your chance to win a free consultation at Sk:n in Bournemouth with a skin expert as well as £150 of skincare goodies. CLICK HERE to enter our easy competition


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21:02 December 12th 2016 in News, Technology
Tradebook Launches Cross-Asset Benchmark Tool
Bloomberg Tradebook has released a new cross-asset tool designed to enable firms to trade one security relative to a set benchmark. In a release issued today, Bloomberg Tradebook claims that this Relative Benchmark Trading (RBT) algorithm will help traders using its PAIR (Pair) platform generate alpha, reduce the costs of trading and better manage risk. It does this, the firm says, by enabling firms to leverage Bloomberg's data to help them capture gains from the dynamic relative pricing of securities by tracking the performance of other instruments that drive the price of that stock.


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Digital Ship is pleased to be returning to Greece for our longest running event, with the 15th Annual Digital Ship Conference & Exhibition in Athens on 1 & 2 November.
Industry experts will take to the podium during the conference which will include plenary and interactive panel sessions over the two days, and there will be an exhibition showcasing leading suppliers and vendors to the sector.
The 5 key focus sessions throughout the 2 days will include:
Focus Session 1
Focus Session 2
Focus Session 3
Focus Session 4
Focus Session 5
And an exclusive practical workshop on Maritime Cyber Resilience, open to all delegates.
Plus: Bespoke Workshops, Open Roundtables and Networking Functions, including a Gala Dinner on 1 November
Confirmed speakers include:
- Katarina Raptaki, IT Manager, Navios Shipmanagement
- Electra Panayotopoulos, Partner, HFW
- Gary Pogson, Lead Technical Specialist, Lloyd's Register Foundation and The Alan Turing Institute
- Panagiotis Falidouris, General Manager, Marlink CG
- Panagiotis Papagiannakopoulos, Director, Head of Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy Advisory Services, EY (Ernst & Young Business Advisory Solutions S.A.)
- Dr. Athanasios Drougkas, Officer in NIS - European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)
- Dimitris Theodossiou, Managing Director, Danaos
- George Efthimiou, IT Department & Security Expert, Gourdomichalis Maritime S.A
- Konstantinos Stais, IT & Telecoms Operations Supervisor, Thenamaris Ship Management Inc.
- Thomas Heide, Sales Manager, Dualog
- Kyle Hurst, Director Maritime Business, Iridium Communications
- Barbara Bersani, Head of Sales Europe South and MEA, Marlink
- Manuel Valero, Sales Manager, Telenor Satellite
- Ewan Robinson, Director, Yango Satellite Communications
- Nick Lambert, Maritime Domain Expert, NLA Ltd.
- Rob O'Dwyer, Editor, Digital Ship
- Michiel Meijer, Senior Director Market Management, Inmarsat Maritime
- David Tropp Hag, Sales Director EMEA, KVH Industries A/S
- Ian MacLean, Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP
- Bent Erik Bjørkli, General Manager Strategic Initiatives, Kongsberg Maritime AS
- Matt Duke, Vice President, Digital Platform, Kongsberg Digital AS
- Dr. Nikitas Nikitakos, Professor, Dept. of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean
- Evanthia Kostidi, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean
- Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, Co-Chair, Maritime SatCom Forum, GVF
- Howard Hughes, Chief Technology Officer, Tototheo
- Panagiotis Gavalas, Director of Operations, IQ Solutions SA
- Gideon Lenkey, Director of Technology, EPSCO-Ra
With more speakers to be announced.