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December 19, 2017 – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) are pleased to announce the launch of a three-year joint integrated selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) program in Ontario. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care yesterday announced funding for SDR in the province, which will now offer care close to home.
The new provincial SDR program consists of a multidisciplinary team including developmental paediatric rehabilitation specialists, neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists and nurses. SDR assessments and post-operative rehabilitation management will take place at Holland Bloorview and surgery will occur at SickKids.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability affecting 1 in 500 children in North America. One of the most common symptoms of CP is increased muscle tone producing stiffness or spasticity, which interferes with movement, and can be associated with discomfort or pain. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery is a neurosurgical intervention to permanently treat spasticity in a subgroup of children with CP.
Children with CP and significant spasticity (high muscle tone) in their legs with goals of improving motor function such as standing, walking, or running will be assessed to determine if they may be an appropriate candidate based on evidence-based criteria and individual assessment for an SDR procedure. Every child is individually assessed as part of determining the best care pathway and outcomes, and their unique needs and goals. Some clinical assessment categories include, age, CP subtype, ambulatory status, spasticity in legs, and ability to participate in an active therapy program.
The new program will serve Ontario only and families should speak to their local children's treatment centre's affiliated physician for referral to the SDR assessment clinic at Holland Bloorview.
Media contacts:
Michelle Stegnar
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
416-425-6220 x.3497
Suzanne Gold
The Hospital for Sick Children
416-813-7654 x. 202059


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(by R.P.Edwards)
You bathe yourself
In babies blood
And cast aspersions
Like a flood
You feign concern
"A woman's right!"
While killing infants
Out of sight
"I thank God that America still has one party that reaches out their hands in love to lift up all of God's children; born and unborn."
(Rick Santorum, Republican National Convention 2012)
And my last entry was so...sweet. Yes, and I wanted this one to only be marginally less so. However, with the "in the mean time" lambasting of Rep. Todd Akin, and the threat of the Democrats resuming their mantra of "A war against women" because some dare to think babies...count; well, some ugliness found it's way to the page. Truth? Absolutely! But ugly truth.
I was fading in and out of consciousness (due to my swing shift dishevelment [normal]) and I only heard a bit of the former senator's remarks. But...it was enough. And, from the reaction from the audience I dare say many had hungered for a nugget that was brighter than the "we built it" theme. Yes, a throw back to the birthing of the Republican party. When the great evil was slavery and, ironically, that detestable institution was championed by (you guessed it) the Democrats.
Anyway, it is sadly and tragically true. Of the two major parties, one is more likely to recognize the in utero infant that is made by the finger of God. And, for those who think such things are important (you know, saving life, not killing it) there really is no choice as far as the vote is concerned. So, good job, Mr Santorum. Thank you for reminding us that elections have consequences, and the last one's leavings...are deadly.
The video: just completed days ago speaks to the "God issues;" those areas of concern that are a concern...to Him. And, if we are wise, they will demand our attention also.
By the way: there is a pro-life democrat running for congress nearby. Her name is Angela Michael, and here's a link to her site. www.angelamichaelforcongress.com
How about another sort-of poem?
To the Left
(by R.P.Edwards)
what about the baby?
WHAT about the baby!?
WHAT ABOUT the baby!!?
WHAT ABOUT THE baby!!!?
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Report NEP-LAW-2011-07-13This is the archive for NEP-LAW, a report on new working papers in the area of Law & Economics. Mark Lee issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
Subscribe to this report: email, RSS or Twitter.
Other reports in NEP-LAW
The following items were announced in this report:
- Harbaugh, William T. & Mocan, Naci & Visser, Michael S., 2011. "Theft and Deterrence," IZA Discussion Papers 5813, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Knieps, Günther, 2010. "Regulatory reforms of European network industries and the courts," Discussion Papers 129 [rev.], University of Freiburg, Institute for Transport Economics and Regional Policy.
- Chongwoo Choe & Ratbek Dzhumashev & Asadul Islam & Zakir H. Khan, 2011. "Corruption and Network in Education: Evidence from the Household Survey Data in Bangladesh," Monash Economics Working Papers 08-11, Monash University, Department of Economics.
- Cozzi, Guido & Galli, Silvia, 2011. "Upstream innovation protection: common law evolution and the dynamics of wage inequality," MPRA Paper 31902, University Library of Munich, Germany.


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A man who claims his quasi-religious environmental beliefs led to his sacking won his fight to take his former employer to a tribunal yesterday.
Tim Nicholson, 42, former head of sustainability at Grainger, one of the UK's largest property companies, claims his views on climate change were so serious it led to clashes with other senior staff.
Nicholson, from Oxford, accused Grainger's chief executive, Rupert Dickinson, of showing "contempt" for his concerns, and claimed he once flew a member of staff to Ireland to deliver his BlackBerry which he had left in London.
His case can now go ahead after an employment appeal judge ruled in his favour, based on a ruling that such a strong environmental conviction is akin to a religious belief.
His solicitor, Shah Qureshi, said: "Essentially what the judgment says is that a belief in man-made climate change and the alleged resulting moral imperative is capable of being a philosophical belief and is therefore protected by the 2003 religion or belief regulations."
Nicholson, who claimed he was unfairly dismissed due to his "philosophical belief about climate change and the environment", said that his opinions affect his whole lifestyle. He does not travel by plane and has renovated his home to be more eco-friendly.
In a witness statement to a previous hearing, he said: "I have a strongly held philosophical belief about climate change and the environment. I believe we must urgently cut carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change."
"This affects how I live my life ... I encourage others to cut their carbon emissions and I fear for the future of the human race."
In March, the employment judge David Neath gave him permission to take the firm to tribunal over his treatment, but the ruling was challenged by Grainger on the ground that green views are not the same as religious or philosophical beliefs.
The firm maintained that environmental views are political and a "lifestyle choice" which cannot be compared to religion or philosophy. Tim Nicholson now runs the health care section of the 10:10 climate change campaign.


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Proofpoint and Phishme.com both confirm new developments
Since the beginning of the year Dridex has returned with an number of new features
New botnet ID's targeting Germany
New persistence methods, including writing to start folders at shutdown
Increased CPU usage when executing(!)
AV targeting and debugger checks
A few samples i've analysed over the past few weeks have exhibited new capabilities, at least in terms of the delivery method and 'on disk' activity. 'Macroseses' as they are referred to in the current campaign mechanisms still prompt the user to enable macros, and still use a AutoOpen mechanism to extract and run. The current delivery is as follows.
MWI>Doc>Macro>Javascript>download over HTTP a .jpg > extract binary and finally execute in %appdata%
The developers appear to be experimenting with new capabilities, the malware i've observed recently appears to be using some rudimentary steganography.
Along with payload development the content is undergoing some active anti reversing tricks using debugger checks which will stop execution if a debugger is detected which i have not personally observed being used by Dridex this year.
Dridex is actively looking to avoid detection and will return an exit to the process if it detects a debugger attached to it. Further advances to the payload include Antivirus checks which in this particular payload had checks for Comodo Security suite.
I also observed some odd behavior in relation to what is being described as 'white hat' activity, by mainstream media. One payload was benign and delivered Avira Antivirus in the way i described above.
Some of the compromised sites hosting the Avira payload had what appeared to be a calling card left as a warning with cryptic messages relating to 'owner' or 'pwner?' and the host.
The final observations are the worrying strings associated with the detection of virtualization.
Observed API calls
- Lower 163bcc30 BusVMware
- GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
- GetProcessHeap
- MountPointManager
- FindResourceA
- GetTickCount
- Sleep
- GetStartupInfoA
- TerminateProcess
- UnhandledExceptionFilter
- IsDebuggerPresent
- LockResource
- FindWindowExA
- FindWindowA
- RegOpenKeyExW
- OpenProcessToken
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Moderator is Lindsay Whaley, Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics and also Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies.


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Businesses Struggle with Impact of NBA Lockout
(LOS ANGELES) -- With the entire NBA season now in jeopardy, restaurants and bars around basketball arenas that are already struggling through the basketball lockout are looking at the potential of a very long winter.
It has been estimated that just the first 30 cancelled games have cost Los Angeles businesses $40 million. Without the Lakers or Clippers playing at the Staples Center the large crowds have disappeared.
It's not all bad news though. At the Bottle Rock Wine Bar and Restaurant down the street from the Staples Center, General Manager Corwyn Anthony tells ABC News Radio they are getting creative.
"People are now able to book little parties, bridal showers, and business meetings," explains Anthony. He says locals who have typically stayed away from the neighborhood during the NBA season are now spending money and they usually spend much more than NBA fans who are often from out of town.
The Staples Center has been making up for lost basketball by adding concerts like Katy Perry when there would have been games. Parking attendants say they have not noticed a huge decline in business because of the ongoing concerts. Taxi drivers say they are still getting business from high end hotels like a J.W. Marriott and a Ritz Carton next door to the Staples Center.
But in Memphis, Tennessee, it's a different story. The restaurants around FedEx Forum haven't been able to turn things around quite as well. Ty Agee owns a bar and he says when the Grizzlies are playing it means cash in his pocket. "It's worth, you know, 30 to 40 percent sales of the day," Agee tells us. Now that money is gone. The Grizzles have also laid off seven employees.
Other arenas around the country say they too are hurting. Some arenas are now being rented out for special events like weddings to make up for lost cash.
But back in Los Angeles, Staples Center owner AEG, which is also a concert promoter, has been able to fill lost basketball dates with performances. And restaurant executives like Corwyn Anthony actually like the local business they're getting.
Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio


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Dr Angus James Cameron
Protein kinases represent the largest group of drug targets in cancer therapy. My research focuses on kinases regulating cancer cell growth and motility to understand how and when to target them with drugs.
Research Details
The targeting of protein kinases represents an opportunity and challenge in cancer treatment. Some 2% of transcribed genes are kinases, many implicated in tumorigenesis and all potentially druggable.
My research encompasses various cancer associated kinases, including PKC, PKN, mTOR and EGFR family tyrosine kinases. In particular, my work on PKC and the HER family of tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors has revealed that inhibitors can have surprising allosteric effects on kinase function with significant implications for therapy.
My group is currently examining the role of the PKN kinases in malignant progression. PKN kinases are effectors of Rho family GTPases, regulating cell shape, adhesion and motility. Our studies on the role for PKN family members in mammalian development has provided significant insight; we have described a key non-redundant role for the PKN2 isoform in the regulation of embryo morphogenesis, cell proliferation and migration; phenotypes critically linked to cancer progression (Cell Reports 2016).
The PKN kinases are dramatically upregulated in many cancers and high expression has been correlated with metastatic disease – the spread of cancer around the body. Our current studies focus on the stromal roles for the PKN kinases in pancreatic and breast cancer, supported by the novel roles we have discovered for PKN during development.
The ultimate goal of this research is to assess whether these kinases represent a significant cancer drug target.
I completed my BSc in biochemistry at the University of Bath where I got hooked on research while working on a placement year in the US on protein phosphatases and virology.
I studied for my PhD in Glasgow on a Wellcome Trust Prize studentship working on receptor mediated signal transduction, graduating in 2000. After completing a 2 years Wellcome Trust postdoctoral fellowship in Glasgow, I joined Professor Peter Parker's lab at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute where I studied the role PKC family protein kinases in development and cancer.
I joined Barts Cancer Institute in 2013 as an Early Career Researcher in the Centre for Tumour Biology.
March 2018 – March 2021: £235,000 - Worldwide Cancer Research Project Grant. "Targeting stromal activation in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma"
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 - £100,000: Academy of Medical Sciences/Wellcome Trust Springboard Award. "Defining the role of PKN kinases in cancer-associated fibroblasts"
Oct 2015 - Sept 2018: £24,000 - Rosetrees Trust – Research grant
Oct 2015 – Sept 2018: £80,000 - CRUK PhD studentship - Elizabeth Murray
Oct 2014 – Sept 2017: £70,000 - MRC PhD studentship - Priththivika Baskaran
Key Publications
Hurst CD, Alder O, Platt FM, Droop A, Stead LF, Burns JE, Burghel GJ, Jain S, Klimczak LJ, Lindsay H, Roulson J, Taylor CF, Thygesen H, Cameron AJ, Ridley AJ, Mott HR, Gordenin DA, Knowles MA. Genomic subtypes of non-invasive bladder cancer with distinct metabolic profile, clinical outcome and female gender bias in KDM6A mutation frequency. Cancer Cell. 2017; 32, 701–715 PMID: 29136510
Cameron AJ*, Veeriah S, Marshall JT, Larijani, B and Parker, PJ. Uncoupling TORC2 from AGC kinases inhibits tumour growth. Oncotarget 2017. 2017; 8:84685-84696. *First and Corresponding author. Oncotarget
Quetier I, Marshall JT, Lachmann S, Casamassima A, Spencer-Dene B, Franco C, Worrall J, Rajeeve V, Howell M, Rosewell I, Cutillas P, Gerhardt H, Parker PJ, & Cameron AJ. Knockout of the PKN family of Rho effector kinases reveals a non-redundant role for PKN2 in developmental mesoderm expansion. Cell Reports. 2016 Jan 6. pii: S2211-1247(15) 01490-4. PMID: 26774483
Cameron AJ, Linch MD, Saurin AT, Escribano C, Parker PJ. mTORC2 targets AGC kinases through Sin1-dependent recruitment. Biochem J. 2011 Oct 15;439(2):287-97. PMID: 21806543
Cameron AJ, Escribano C, Saurin AT, Kostelecky B, Parker PJ. PKC maturation is promoted by nucleotide pocket occupation independently of intrinsic kinase activity. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2009;16(6):624-30 PMID: 19465915
Further Publications
Additional publications are available here
Protein kinases represent the largest group of drug targets in cancer therapy. My research focuses on kinases regulating cancer cell growth and motility to understand how and when to target them with drugs.
External Activities
Member of the Biochem Journal Editorial Panel
Advisory Board Member - European Pharma Summit- Design & Screening conference 2017
Vice-chair BCI Communications Committee
Athena Swan Committee member - Silver Award 2015
- 17th November 2017 - I will be presenting at the European Pharma Summit in Berlin.
- November 2017 - I contributed to an important new study in Cancer Cell describing the genomic landscape of Bladder Cancer.
- January 2016 - Findings on role of PKN2 in development & carcinogenesis published in Cell Reports


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"Misfortune in itself is a poor teacher. Its pupils learn hunger and thirst, but seldom hunger for truth or thirst for knowledge. Suffering does not transform a sick man into a physician. Neither what he sees from a distance or what he sees face to face is enough to turn an eyewitness into an expert." — Bertolt Brecht
"I'm his mother. I know what's best for him," the young woman who has decided that vaccinating her child against a host of curable diseases is the wrong way to go.
"I'm black. My black experience makes me an expert on all things black," says the 20-year old activist.
"I'm a woman and I am automatically expert on being a woman," says someone with a biological vagina.
"I'm a man and know all the things about manstuff and things men do and feel," says a fucking dude with a loin cloth and a drum.
Mistakes and failure are the ultimate teachers but the School of Hard Knocks degree is a truckload of self-delusion, friends. Your ability to eat a shit sandwich and not vomit makes you an expert in exactly jackshit except for being expert in being you and your poor taste in sandwiches. And, I hate to break it to you but you are not representative of any group larger than that mirror self you notice getting older and saggier every day.
I understand the desire to elevate one's experience to a more reliable authority. It's human nature to want to pass off your bullshit to encompass a larger subset of the tribe. I'd love to be able to speak for, say,
all white people,
all white males,
all white males who happen to be straight,
all straight, white males who happen to be in the back end of middle age, etc. ad nauseum.
I am, however, not a spokesman for any experience than my own. Neither are you.
Life is a crap teacher if nurture and compassion is what you're looking for. What does life teach us?
It's all a competition
Start with the basics: food, shelter, clothing and we're all scrambling to get them. Anyone gets in the way of us having those three things and we go into strict competitive mode to acquire them. Jobs? Competition. Sex? Competition. There is no nurture in the fight to live among the hairless, talking apes on Planet Survival. Those of us who live in the United Skeets of 'Merika—even our poorest members—have it better in this regard than 90 percent of the rest of the Happy Dancing Dipshits globally and even we pit ourselves against each other in the melee for Stuff We Need/Stuff We Want.
We steal office supplies from work. We elevate our own victim status to compete with other people who feel victimized. When we experience a real winter, we shovel out spots and leave lawn chairs out to claim dibs.
All the School of Hard Knocks teaches us in this area is to be the biggest, most manipulative, strategic fuckhole imaginable. That wealthy 0.0001 percent we all despise for owning everything? They're winning.
You are judged by how you look rather than what you do or what you think
No one cares what you think. Not really. Unless it basically supports their already strictly defined perspective, no one wants to hear it or read it. Certainly, you are judged in part by your political status but if you are a physically attractive zealot? You get a pass.
When I was sporting an additional 80 pounds, I didn't think anything of how I was regarded when interviewing for a job or dealing with the customer service lady at the AT&T counter. When I dropped that weight, it was almost comical how much better people treated me—think of it as an extension of the cute soccer mom talking her way out of a ticket versus the woman who looks like Ernest Borgnine in drag trying the same.
You wanna know why so many black men are incarcerated in disproportionate rates than white men, and more black men are shot by police? Because they are black. Not because they are part of the criminal class, not because they are poor, not because they might have a gun. BECAUSE THEIR SKIN IS BLACK. Police judge people by the color of their skin because everybody judges people by their appearance, first and foremost. It is part of the core requirements for a degree in Humanity at the School of Hard Knocks. Why do think so many people bitch about kids wearing their pants down low? I mean, whose business is it but your own how you wear your pants?
Fairness is a concept you create in self interest
It has been said that life is not fair. The School of Hard Knocks hammers this truth like no other lesson. Fairness is a concept in self-interest rather than some sort of moral absolute. Is it fair that unarmed protesters of government corruption who happen to be mostly black or brown get tased and tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets but the self-proclaimed Oregon militia who are both heavily armed and ridiculously white are merely observed? You bet your sweet ass those fucktards in Oregon think it's fair as it can be. People uncomfortable with the overt dialogue about race in this country likely think it's fair, too.
Fairness is a concept borne from the obvious favoritism that Mother Nature bestows upon the strongest and the most cut throat. Nature is dispassionate and those with the most resolve to dominate and the ethical values of natural predators almost always win. In the Zombie Apocalypse, those with glasses, asthma, in wheelchairs, old or completely out of shape are simply chum. The sad fact is that if the world came to a screeching halt and we all had to fight for survival without modern electricity of gasoline powered engines, that frat boy asshole who works out seven times a day and can bench press your sister and her friends is gonna last longer than the spectacled computer nerd. The fact is, it will be the Cubs fans who survive rather than the poets (except for Tim Stafford because he's a poet who is also buff).
Is that fair? The School of Hard Knocks says "Who gives a shit if it's fair. It's reality."
Back to Brecht. "Suffering does not transform a sick man into a physician."
It is arguable that the School of Hard Knocks mostly teaches us how not to behave. It teaches us to make better choices when navigating the brutal existence of Unforgiving Nature and Uncaring Humanity. To learn kindness, one needs to experience kindness from another. To learn cooperation, one must relinquish to the ideas of compromise and patience. To learn to show love, one must experience love personally and authentically.
The School of Hard Knocks creates psychopaths and Machiavellian creatures hellbent on clawing their way to the top of the heap. If that's the best we have, what a sad, sorry bunch of apes we will become.


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Emily Paige Wilson
History is a string of people
entering where they don't belong.
All villages settle into misspellings,
into mile markers on maps.
Homesickness is an upset nest,
warm and empty as the sunset.
"Haunt" is derived from a word
meaning "to bring home."
Somehow I feel my bones
already told me this long ago.
Emily Paige Wilson would be an elephant in a forest because, honestly, she'd just really like to be an elephant anywhere. She'd be an elephant in a forest listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" and would think the song is about her. Follow her @Emmy_Golightly.


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"we left - under the freeway shoulders - under the tough old stars - in the shadow of bluffs i came back to myself.
to the real work, to "what is to be done""
- gary snyder
simple is not so simple. it never has been for me, with my long held joke about an inner peace deficiency. but even if you are not so easily moved and distracted and rattled against the cage, it is getting harder. to find quiet, to hear your own voice, to be a player in your own life without seeing it lined up next to someone else's. simple eludes us, it dances through the air out of reach, beautiful, but too light to hold here on earth. we are too loud down here, too distracted, with too much stuff, too many worries, layers of places to be in our heads. we manage and organize and plan ahead what we will have, who we will be. what we want and what we need thrown into the same imaginary basket. and in it, we rifle, we toss, we pull out our hope with our hair. i do it too, even with my daydreams. i feel scattered and aching and longing for a moment that is sometimes the air i am breathing. right now. and that very longing for this moment, that deep sense of immediate nostalgia, is the writing on my bones, and my reason for using a camera.
but i feel stuck these days, my tires caked and twisted in the very road that calls me. sometimes, the freedom that draws me to taking pictures, of defying time with love and attention, feels more like a path i am chasing. when i should be wandering. the fog lifted, and there was this world to tell about, then it burned off so quickly. the light was too bright; i felt the burn on my skin. those same old expectations emerged, stark in mid day. i remember what it was to be wild and young and free. for about five minutes, if i am honest. and with it there was hurting, a powerlessness i fought down to the quick of my fingers, a want of a whole world, indifferent to the quirks and trials of being me, but open nonetheless. it was a gorgeous pipe dream. it was not being in the world. and then i became a mama. and the inspiration and real life seemed to braid themselves together. it was the surprise of loving a life into being. as elegant as particle theory, as simple as singing someone to sleep. there was no plan and no one to answer to but the beat we are drumming out with our fingers.
the very truth of our lives in the tiniest eternities of our rhythms, our unfolding, the discovery. so plug me in to this day as we write it out in longhand. let me take enough private risks to try and fail and wonder. let me remember that wisdom pains and blesses us at once, but is never an announcement.
simple is three long, deep breaths with my little boy, as we anchor each others eyes, tear filled or clear.
it is knowing that an adventure is as close as paying full attention.
it is coming up for air, when you are tired of holding your breath.
it is reading book after book after book, and remembering every voice, every accent, every pregnant pause.
it is peeling oranges, drawing stories about music without words, being the patient to my tiny doctor, making a happy fool of myself for the prize of their laughter.
it is forgiving yourself your imperfections, and cutting straight to the undressed truth.
it is taking a break from feeling the need to catch up.
it is 16 frames of film to fill, carefully, permanently, with love.
(one roll of portra 400, contax 645. that simple.)
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I have no idea if this is, like, a thing lots of people do or if it's just some weird thing I do (although rumor has it Richard Branson does it), but I keep a business journal.
Now I don't mean I keep a daily work notebook, although I do that, also. In my daily notebook I jot down my work to-do list (following the nearly ubiquitous advice to focus on my top three most important tasks, but also jotting down whatever's on the backburner so that I don't ever, ever forget), plus I write down whatever I need to throughout the day — details on a client project, the width-in-pixels of a specific photo. Just whatever stuff comes up as I'm working. Having it all in one place is massively helpful when I'm looking for it days and weeks later.
But in my work journal, I write down all the angst. The turmoil. The confusion. The questions. The second-guessing. It's full of things like:
The last eight months keep teaching me that I didn't leave behind disorganization, I left behind ALL MY HARD WORK. And it's not working and I don't like it and I want to go back. I reallllly want to go back.
Or, if you really want to go back in time, like this:
NSS 2012? I was 85% no, but then BG and now Meg both have me reconsidering, albeit confusedly. I'm so unsure what I want or how I want to do it. I don't like all of the sales BS, honestly. I keep looking at what everyone else is doing and how they're doing it and I just don't have a vision for ME. Except I kinda do. In fact I really do. And retailers aren't part of the equation.
So, why do I keep a work journal?
The thing is? I work alone. I have relationships with a lot of other people who do what I do and who work alone like me. And we talk. We hash things out. We help one another. But sometimes, there's work I need to do before I can get to the part where I talk things through with them. Sometimes, I need to do the work of figuring out how I actually feel about things.
I'm a big big big believer in trusting your gut. In fact, in the "self portrait" I drew back in 2011 that I still use on my about page, my gut was listed as "the center of all my decisions, especially core business decisions." I believe trusting my gut is as important to my business as it is to my life.
My business journal is one super important way I keep in touch with my gut.
- I ask myself questions, and then I answer them.
- I complain about what I don't like, and then I propose solutions to myself.
- I make lists of all the ways a particular topic makes me feel, and why. Like after I exhibited at the National Stationery Show in 2011, I had pages and pages written about all the ways I felt — proud, disappointed, frustrated, angry, embarrassed, surprised — and why.
- I write mini-manifestos about my beliefs and values, just to remind myself who I am and why I do what I do. (I believe that profound connections are made over creative endeavors, I wrote once. I believe that creating feels good. It fuels our relationships. I believe that people want to be inspired. Some of this later made its way into stories in told in interviews, into paragraphs on my about page, and into bullet points in my mission statement.)
- Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, I make lists of all the things on my plate. Every single thing. I try to fill the page. Then I make note of which items on the list I resent, hate, or dread. That helps me figure out what I can cross off, put off, or hand off.
- I try to poke holes in my negative beliefs (beliefs like "I don't have enough experience" or "I should just give up").
- Sometimes, I just write about what's happening right now. Where I am in my business, how it feels, where I think I'm headed. What challenges am I facing? What victories have I had?
- Mostly, I ask myself why over and over again. For example I'll ask "why isn't this working" and then I'll answer the question as many different ways as I can. It's not working because this. It's not working because this other thing. It's not working because because because…
And I'll tell you what: every single important business insight I've ever had, I had in my business journal. Every big decision I've struggled with, I've found the answer in my business journal. Every crazy idea I've pursued, that idea was born in my business journal.
I'm curious: do you keep a business journal? If not, do you keep in touch with how your business makes you feel? How do you talk to your gut? Definitely please hit reply and let me know because I'm always looking for techniques and exercises (in fact, if you reply, you might get the chance to be featured in an upcoming blog post because I'm gathering techniques for tapping into your intuition/instinct).


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In the silence of the graveyard where Nadia stood, most people would see a statue of an angel, chaste, with arms crossed. But remembering the Art History of sculpture, Nadia could see a goddess. She could picture the statue she was thinking about now. She saw one of the greatest Hellenistic statues carved by the ancient Greeks: The Winged Nike of Somothrace.
Nadia had seen the Nike at the Louvre in Paris. She could imagine the arms (no longer existing) one flung out, the other at the Nike's mouth, shouting for victory. The Nike had been a part of the Somothrace Temple and had stood on a pedastal, the prow of a ship. She commemerated a great navel battle. The Nike captured both wild momentum and absolute stillness.
Nadia looked with pity on the angel presently. It had no movement or flare. She caused Nadia to feel only heavy misery. Perhaps, the difference was that beneath the angel lay no victory, only a small grave. But if Nadia pictured her daughter, she would rather see the winged goddess Nike and her victory song, then the angel who showed chasteness, covering the grave of a baby who never even cried.
Word Count: 205 words (sorry!)
"Winged Nike of Somothrace," http://www.en.m.wikipedia.org
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One of the best things about the holiday season is the excuse to dress up and be 'extra'. From holiday dresses to makeup looks, it's clear that opulence is the goal. And although glitter is a term not commonly found in my vocabulary, the onset of the season has given me reason to adorn everything - including my hair - with it.
There was a time, in which, I believed the trend was too difficult to mimic, and therefore never bothered with it at home. However, after playing with glitter braids/roots earlier this month with my girl, and personal braid whiz, Elizabeth Kay, I realized how simple and attainable the trend truly is – albeit messy as all hell. So today, I'm sharing two of the glitter hairstyles we created to help inspire you to shine this holiday season.
This glitzy riff on a milkmaid braid is not something I would normally wear, which makes it all the more special. Elizabeth began by sectioning my hair to feature a zig-zag part, before french-braiding and bobby-pinning the ends of each braid so they would be hidden within the rest of my hair. Once complete, she simply used a clear hair gel purchased from the drugstore, alongside glitter she found at Michael's and the dollar store. After mixing the glitter and hair gel in a mixing bowl, Elizabeth applied the glitter to my roots and atop one braid. For the following side, we decided to add interest by applying single silver stars throughout the braid, as shown above. Again, each of the stars was applied using a clear extra hold hair gel.
The end result is ultra-dreamy – the perfect hairstyle for a fancy Christmas dinner or New Years party.
While the former hairstyle is glitzy and chic, it's also EXTREMELY messy – be prepared to find glitter in places you never assumed possible. So, Elizabeth and I created a hairstyle that is equally as impressive glitter roots, without the mess. For this look, Elizabeth sectioned the top portion of my hair into four equal sections, french-braiding them towards the crown of my head and tie-ing them off with an elastic. She then twirled and pinned my hair to create two medium-sized buns, intertwining the braids around them. To add a glam factor to the hairstyle, she then lined the braided sections with stick-on gems she found at the dollar store. To ensure they stayed put all day/night long, Elizabeth added a drop of clear gel to each of the gems for added hold.
This hairstyle took a matter of minutes to create and was insanely popular amongst those who had a chance to witness it first-hand. It's definitely one I'll be re-creating for months to come, both with and without gems.
Once the night draws to an end, simply peel gems off/wash the glitter out of your hair using your favourite shampoo and conditioner – and pray you don't see glitter around your space for days to come.
Are you brave enough to try glitter roots/hair this holiday season?
Let me know in the comment section below!


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Enjoy the sea. Live more.
Actually, surfing is about the moment: the moment you take-off on the perfect wave. But not for Jorge.
For the company boss every moment he spends with his daughter Anna at the seaside and on the water counts. What's more, the journey to the sea is a time-out for the two of them - their personal quality time. Maybe because they are on the road in the Volvo V90 CROSS COUNTRY. Due to its increased ground clearance, it provides a soothing feeling on every terrain, so that you can be on your own.
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Holy Schmoley! I have some GREAT news to share with you! I am PREGGERS!!!! Internally I have been wanting a baby so I prayed to the universe and can you believe it happened!!!
But really though I did recently become a mommy to a precious Silkie Chicken. Remember in my second to last post, Nola? If you have not seen her yet then you are in for a it because she is GORG!
I can actually fit a onesie on her so I wanted to create a few summer onesies for her to show off this Summer.
On the real though I know parent's can sometimes struggle with finding fun and whimsical clothes for newborns so I wanted to show you how you can make your own with some awesome products from I Love to Create.
This is also a really great craft for kids to do. You could even let them decorate their own version of a watermelon or you could do a full set of fruits and veggies! How cute would that be!
Let's get started!!!
We will be doing two different onesies in this tutorial so don't forget to scroll to the bottom for the second one.
You will need:
Tulip Tie-Dye
Tulip Slick Paint in Black, Green and Pink
Tulip Tie-Dye
Tulip Slick Paint in Black, Green and Pink
Now I don't know about you but I am in love with Tie-Dye. Maybe it's because I am an 80's girl and I can't seem to leave the 80's, HAHA!
The first thing you will do is wet your onesie and twist out ALL of the water! We are wetting it because it helps spread the dye out more evenly on the fabric and you don't have to use as much dye since you fabric is already wet.
Our Tie-Dye instructions are super easy. The bottles come with powder in them and all you have to do is fill them up with water then shake!
It's that simple!
I started at the top of my onesie by squirting a little bit of pink dye over the damp onesie. You will notice it will slowly spread out so don't squirt too much at first. We want to keep a little bit of white coming through the pink.
Remember we are making a WATERMELON! Speaking of watermelon I could sure eat a large one right about now with a sprinkle of salt.
Remember to leave a little bit of white showing at the bottom so we can add our green dye in that space.
Once your onesie is DRY you can grab your black slick paint and add in the seeds. How easy! You could make a dozen of these in NO time and give them to everyone you know having babies. Trust me they will LOVE THEM!
For the next onesie...
You will need:
You will need:
Tulip Tie-Dye
Aleene's Permanent Fabric Adhesive Sheets
Tulip Tie-Dye
Aleene's Permanent Fabric Adhesive Sheets
Sheets of Fabric (Preferably with flowers on them)
Don't forget to wet your onesie with water before you begin.
For this onesie we will be "drawing" with the dye onto the onesie.
The first thing I did was add pink dots/circles then I added green "stems" to them. I wanted to keep this onesie a little organic and whimsical which is why we are "drawing" directly with the bottle.
While our onesie is drying we will cut out flowers from fabric. This is the part that gets really fun. You can add a variety of colors or stick to one solid color, it's totally up to you!
Once you are done cutting our your fabric flowers I suggest holding them in your hand and admiring them for a hot minute.
Grab one of your fabric adhesive sheets and peel off one side. You will now have a STICKY side.
Carefully place your fabric flowers onto the sticky side (good side facing up) like I did below. Having fun yet!
When you are done grab some scissors and cut the flowers out. I suggest using a good pair of scissors because sometimes when you are cutting the flowers out the exposed sticky side will stick to your scissors and that can make life really bad! Just kidding!
Once you are done cutting flowers out you can peel the back off of the flower and what you will get is another sticky side. This side goes down on the onesie in those big pink spots. Don't forget these are fabric sheets so once you place them on the onesie you can wash it and they will NOT come off. I am telling you, this stuff is MAGICAL!
I used a little pink and green dimensional paint to dress it up. I didn't plan on using these two colors as you can see I didn't put them in my products picture.
See this is the fun part about crafting, you never know when something else will JUMP into your head!
This is what it will start to look like once you start applying the flowers.
Tadahhh! How cute is this onesie. I can promise you ONE thing, you will NEVER find this in ANY department store.
If you notice all I did with the pink paint was add swirls around the fabric flower and the with the green I added stems.
Let them both dry completely over night and they will be ready to wash and use!
I totally hope you enjoyed this tutorial because I had lot's fun making them. If you or someone you know has a baby problem.... Please get them some tie-dye and fabric paint. We promise this will help them out! See you in the next post!
Huge glittery hugs, JADERBOMB


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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Executives from Petróleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) will meet with economic aides to presidential candidates this month to discuss their agenda for the state-controlled oil company, newspaper Estado de S.Paulo said on Sunday.
Executives Nelson Silva, Rafael Grisolia and Eberaldo de Almeida Neto will schedule meetings this month to showcase the firm's debt-cutting and divestment efforts, the report said, without specifying how it obtained the information.
Petrobras, as the company is known, was cast to the center of political debate in the wake of a sweeping corruption scandal ensnaring well-known executives and high-ranking politicians.
All candidates in this year's presidential elections, the most hard-to-predict in decades, have presented some sort of plan for the oil firm. Most, Estado said, would support the sale of some or all of Petrobras' refineries.
Petrobras representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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(UPDATED) Video: Antifa Attacks Woman Holding American Flag in Boston, Hits and Drags Her Across Boston Common
UPDATE AT END, DEFIANT VICTIM SPEAKS OUT. A grey-haired woman holding a large American flag was attacked in Boston Saturday as she stood alongside a march of Alt-Left counter-protesters to a Free Speech rally being held on Boston Common.
Video posted by Fox News shows an Antifa terrorist grabbing the flag from the woman and then dragging her for about ten yards as she tries to hold on to her flag. Eventually the Antifa terrorist lets go of the flag and the woman tumbles to the ground as a man she was standing with a male companion catches up to her. The woman gets up and chases after the Antifa terrorist while her friend gathers up the flag.
Nobody with the Alt-Left protesters comes to the aid of the grey-haired woman being dragged across the Common.
The woman reaches a crowd of Antifa terrorists and starts to confront them. Her male companion and another man catch up and pull her back from the mob. The woman is then seen reacting emotionally as the men gently set her on the grass.
MOMENTS AGO: Woman waving American flag hit, dragged by protester at #FreeSpeechRally in #Boston. #BostonCommon pic.twitter.com/7swgamIOjU
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 19, 2017
Powerful video. Kudos to the Fox cameraman for the video.
Boston thug attacks woman waving American flag. https://t.co/sQgVeDQ75z Antifa
& BLM are MSM-supported hate groups
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 19, 2017
UPDATE: [email protected] witnesses the attack and came to the aide of the woman. Rebecca also captured video of the woman speaking out after the attack.
"An older lady in her 60's holding up American flag and saying God bless Donald Trump was pushed to the ground by a thug. I tried to help her up and I glared at the guy and he said "I dint do nuttin" & smirked. Pack of ugly skanky mean girls were taunting her saying "poor baby" & laughing."
That's me saying "
Oh My God " 😎It's my brush with fame pic.twitter.com/vOGfqsSJwL
— Rebecca⭐⭐⭐ (@masspolitica) August 19, 2017
The video captures Rebecca complimenting the woman for her bravery. It also captures the fiery voice and defiant spirit of a Boston Patriot.
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VMV Hypoallergenics Red Better Spot Corrector
No matter how well I try to take care of my skin, I still break out a week or two before my period. Sometimes I get puny pimples that are easy to manage. But sometimes, like last week, I get red and angry cystic pimples on my chin or temple! Ugh. I need to see a derma for this hormone problem soon.
In the meantime, I've come across an awesome pimple treatment called the VMV Hypoallergenics Red Better Spot Corrector (P400 for 8 grams).
It's part of VMV's recently-launched Red Better line. Red Better is designed for those who suffer from rosacea, but while the rest of the line is for dealing with irritation all over the face, the Spot Corrector is specifically for inflamed acne. Oh, sign me up. I used it as soon as I got it.
I hate suspense, so here's a before and after photo of my horrid cystic pimples!
Before and after
Actually, I already used the Spot Corrector twice (evening before and morning after) in the before photo. The acne was much worse the night before! This is a less red version so you can only imagine. After three days of usage, the deep cystic pimples have dried up completely. How's that for a miracle?
Don't you just love macro? There's a bit of redness left, but that's new skin surfacing. You can see that the skin is completely flat.
What's so amazing about it is that there are no dark blemishes left over. The acne just scabbed and then fell off, revealing new, scarless skin. Sure you can see where the blemishes were, but the marks are faint.
Do expect a mean sting when you apply it on your pimples. I say, just grin and bear it!
Overall, the VMV Hypoallergenics Red Better Spot Corrector is awesome because it works. It works fast and you don't need a lot to completely cover up your pimples. It doesn't dry quickly though, so don't lie down until after, say 30 minutes upon application. You also can't use this under makeup since it's a little ointment-y, if you know what I mean.
And that's it. You must check this out if you're acne prone. Don't forget to do a patch test first though, because you never know what you're allergic to until you try it. ;)


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• I fought the sun and the sun lost
2019 Update: This blog post from 2013 was originally about the Radiopopper PX system on Canon 580-EX flashes. I loved the RP's and still use the Jr2's for controlling my studio strobes in Manual mode without high speed sync, but as time and tech march on, I now use Canon 600EX-RT radio flashes and an ST-ET-R3 radio transmitter on my 5Ds.
Oh... and Godox is a fantastic system.
The idea is very much the same, but the strobes now have their radio capability built in. Read on...
I pride myself in restraint. I don't just fawn over every shiny new thing that comes my way. And the obvious breakthroughs, the Canon 5D, the iPhone, the iPad, well, there's plenty of fawning about those incredible items going around. But, me, I'm not really much for bandwagons.
the tech
But while having a fight with the California sun, I happened upon an amazing tool. RadioPoppers. Let the fawning commence:
of the greatest drawbacks of flash photography is the shutter speed limit or max X-sync. It's amazing that our incredibly advanced Canon systems can only synchronize with flash at a max of anywhere from 1/125 to 1/300 of a second! This is all because of focal plane shutters, which travel across the frame like a curtain. They give the camera extremely fast shutter speeds because a tiny slit is crossing the frame during exposure time. But a flash, which can have a duration of only 1/50,000 of a second, would only show up as a slit of light at higher shutter speeds.
But I want to shoot in sunlight and the Sunny 16 Rule says I have to shoot at f/11 at my max shutter speed of 1/200 of a second at ISO 100. (You hip to the Sunny 16?) And I want to UNDER expose the sunlight. That means that I would need a flash with enormous power. Or do I? If I could shoot at a high shutter speed, then I can open up my aperture, and use less strobe power.
Luckily ther's a workaround. Hot shoe flashes (I'm talking about Canon speedflashes, but other systems apply) have a high-speed sync setting that allows sync up to 1/8000 of a second! It's a trick, done by firing the flash many times rapidly during the exposure. This enables you to underexpose the sun, for example, and actually USE it as a beautiful back light and get deep dark skies.
But in my experience, there are only three ways to RELIABLY use the high-speed setting. 1) Mount the flash on the hot shoe, which is just lame. 2) Use an off-camera TTL Extension cord like this one and hold the flash off camera chimp style or 3) Rock up with a set of RadioPoppers .
There are also two very UN-reliable ways - The Pocket Wizard TT system and Canon's built in infra-red system. If you want to look like a total tool on your shoot, with sweat dripping from your forehead down into your viewfinder because your flashes are firing with all the predictability of where your next shoot is coming from, then by all means, go that route. Seriously, when we tested the Pocket Wizards, oh my god, what a joke it was. Misfires galore and a setup nightmare. Don't manufacturers realize that photo-shoot reliability standards fall somewhere between cardiac surgery and air traffic control? We make checklists, and backups, and backup checklists. We double check everything. Photographers are OCD; Overly Careful Dammit! So why the hell are equipment manufacturers releasing gear that works no better than AT&T 's 3G signal?
the shoot
My assignment was to shoot Mark Salling (Puck from Glee) for his solo recording effort. The plan was to shoot in studio, with Profoto lights, and then take him around the exterior of the location for a variety of shots of him. I also wanted to shoot him to match a background plate of a road that I had previously shot that week in Tujunga Canyon, so I could drop him in, Koudis style
the pre-shoot
So, in true photog OCD fashion - before I was going to use any equipment as risky as a set of flash transmitters firing at 1/8000 of a second on a celebrity shoot, I needed to test these suckers. So I packed four 580EX II's and a set of three RadioPopper PX receivers and one PX transmitter into our MINI, and headed out with my trusty flash-test dummy, the stunning, pink-casted Amy Bell.
What happened next surprised the daylights out of me. We pulled up to a nice spot, I unpacked three lights and camera, set up a three point ( +sun makes four ) shoot, and packed everything back up in less than 30 minutes, I swear on my metadata! Have a look:
The RadioPoppers not only allowed me to shoot at 1/8000, but I could control each unit's power from camera! No pre-flashes were necessary, and best of all, I could shoot in MANUAL mode. Genius. Another plus - there are no sync cords to fail. RadioPoppers make NO electrical contact with your flash at all. They simply (in the most complex way you can imagine) read a magnetic signal from the master flash and convert it to a radio signal then back to light and back to radio again. I lost myself there.
The final shot of Amy, my flash test dummy, beautifully cast.
1/8000 sec, f/4, ISO 400 - click for big.
After my amazing first date with the RadioPoppers, I was ready to make the commitment. I put my strobes on tiny travel stands, and chased the talent while he walked around the studio lot. I was giggling about how easy this was. In this shot, I used the sun as a main, and kicked in a back light. Simple. I shot this with the intent of extracting him and his shadow into the background road shot from Tujunga Canyon. But, just my luck, the record company used this shot AS IS - WITH the light and tiny little stand in the shot:
And how about a little behind the scenes video from the photo shoot:
the wrap up
They're simple, they're reliable, and they get the job done. With High Speed Sync, every hour is magic hour. - I wrote that. ;)
End of fawning.


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My Credentials
- The University of Notre Dame, Bachelors in Business Administration, Certificate in Asian Pacific Business, cum laude
- Florida State University, Juris Doctor, cum laude; Law Review; Business Law Review
- Florida State University, Masters in Business Administration, magna cum laude
Hi, I'm Terin Cremer.
I am a third generation Floridian and Tampa native. After practicing law at a traditional law firm, in government, and in-house in a business, I decided to take those experiences and start my own firm.
Most recently, I was the Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate General Counsel of a national financial services company co-employing over 20,000 employees and generating over $500 million in annual revenue. Sometimes the best legal decision and the best business decision are not the same thing. I learned that a good attorney helps the business navigate this challenge and mitigate risks.
As the head of HR, I oversaw people and operational strategies for the organization. On a day to day basis, I was involved in national payroll, compensation, and benefits issues. In addition, as Associate General Counsel, I also managed a variety of legal matters including litigation, transactional, governance, and employment issues.
Before working at a large corporation, I worked under Florida Governors Crist and Scott coordinating a statewide legal team defending legislation I helped draft for the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities. This gave me a unique perspective on the legislative process and a strong background in appearing before administrative agencies. I began the practice of law in a traditional boutique statewide labor and employment firm.
My favorite part about my practice is getting involved before there is a problem, rolling up my sleeves, and helping clients avoid problems. Having sat on both sides of the negotiating table, I am better able to connect with your business and represent you as your attorney. Working together allows us both to be proactive.
Bar Admissions, Certifications, & Licenses
- Licensed by Florida Bar
- Admitted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification
- Licensed Realtor
Life Outside the Law
I live in the same Tampa neighborhood I grew up in with my husband Jake, and daughter Laurel. We enjoy traveling, and spending time with our two pitbull rescues. If you'd like to learn more, see my LinkedIn profile.
Publications & Speeches
- A Leader's Guide to Delegating Legal Work: Stratifying Legal Services and Expanding the Role of Non-Lawyers in Your Department, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, October 2016 (panelist with Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corp.).
- Infiltration of NLRB in the Non-Union Workforce, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, October 2013 (panelist with Associate General Counsels of ConAgra Foods and Saint Gobain).
- Reforming Intestate Inheritance for Stepchildren and Stepparents, 18 Cardozo J.L. & Gender 87 (2011) (awarded second place in 2010 American Bar Association Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section Student Writing Contest).
- We Count Too! Ending the Disenfranchisement of Limited English Proficiency Voters, 37 Fla. State Univ. L. Rev. 189 (2009) (awarded FSU Law Review Note of the Year).
Community Involvement
- City of Tampa Civil Service Board, Member appointed by Mayor Bob Buckhorn, 2012-Present
- Hillsborough County Bar Assoc., 2013-Present
- Association of Corporate Counsel, Social Chair (2012), Employment Law Prac. Group Chair West Fla Ch. (2013-2014), 2012-Present
- Tampa Hispanic Bar Association, 2014-Present
- Leadership Florida, Connect Class III, Governance Chair of Connect Florida (2016), Chair Elect (2017), 2012-Present
- Junior League of Tampa, 2014-Present
- Academy of the Holy Names, Alumni Ass'n, October 2012-Present
- University of Notre Dame Diversity Council, Bd. of Directors, Alumni Relations Director, 2011-2016
- Tampa Connection, 2014 Class
- Palma Ceia Country Club
- Christ the King Catholic Church
- FSU College of Business Recent Alumni of the Year Award, 2016
- Tampa Bay Business Journal Top Corporate Counsel in a Private Company, 2015 Finalist
- Tampa Bay HR Person of the Year, Finalist in Up and Comer Division, 2015
- Tampa Bay Business Journal Up & Comer, 2013 Hall of Fame Winner (Highest honor to 1 young professional per year)
- FSU Alumni Association's Thirty Under 30, 2013
- Florida Trend Legal Elite Rising Star, 2013
- Connect Florida, Class III, Leadership Florida
- Florida Gubernatorial Fellow, Class V


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The gang's all here in this episode as many of our guest hosts are together to discuss many different topics. Allen Iverson comes to town with the 3 vs 3 basketball league but doesn't play, OJ Simpson gets parole, and Kyrie Irvin wants out of Cleveland. The AFC South division is previewed, and a heated debate about Doug Pedersen transpires. We go around the bar to give our outlook on the state of the Philadelphia sports scene, team by team, and where they currently stand in hopes to bring a championship to the city.


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I think we got to 108 today. My brain is steaming. As soon as the inner thermostat gets back to normal I have to go out on another errand.
That's the official forecast-at-a-glance HOT icon. We don't get a HOT icon for tomorrow, it will only be 102.
I think we got to 108 today. My brain is steaming. As soon as the inner thermostat gets back to normal I have to go out on another errand.
That's the official forecast-at-a-glance HOT icon. We don't get a HOT icon for tomorrow, it will only be 102.
It is So Terribly Hot Here it's like science fiction. When you walk across
asphalt you can't believe the oven effect. When you finally get back
indoors, you have to go through a long cooling cycle before you decide you
are going to live.
The business of getting mom relocated is progressing despite climatological obstacles. 107 degrees. Jeez.
July 18. V.'s last day. We took the dog and went to Rialto Beach. Mostly dogs can't be in the Park, but they are allowed (on leash) south of Ellen Creek at Rialto. So we recruited him to help do my July beached bird surveys for COASST. On the Rialto Jetty beach survey segment he energetically snuffled all the wrack lines and heaps of seaweed, and if there had been any interesting dead bird parts at all, he'd certainly have found them. (Training him to pick up trash on the return leg only very little successful.)
Instead of beached birds, the theme of the day's citizen science was lots more seaweed than in the previous couple of months, and oh my word vast numbers of people.
No beached birds on the segment of the survey which ends at Ellen Creek, either. The creek was running. The tide just turned. Incoming waves starting to wash up over the small outgoing flow. Very pleasing.
Then we continued on to the end of the beach (poor dog had to stay in the car for this part of the day). Tide was coming in, and (truth) anyway I never intended us to get through the Hole-in-the-Wall. I just wanted us to arrive there among the glorious array of rocks and waves. So she could see it. So I could be there.
We even got to tidepool a little, V. found an anemone and a bunch of limpets resting happily in a little pool. Later we saw the only beached critter of the day, a starfish. We threw him back, next to some rocks the waves were beginning to cover; but it was not likely to help... We continued on down the beach in beautiful light with increasing waves now coming in. Yes.
It's hard to believe you just get to be there. You should have to backpack for miles to get to such a place, carrying weight and striving mightily to get into the remotest back country; but no, you just drive out a dirt road eight miles from the pavement, and arrive in heaven. Heaven with flowers. Along the road on the inboard side was what my friend P. calls Botticelli meadows: slopes and sweeps and swathes of mixed flowers, patches of avalanche lilies and magenta paintbrush and sitka valerian and lupines and veronica and polemonium and dephinium, and lupines and lupines and lupines. Off the other shoulder of the road, views on an astonishing scale. Here is the best place to get a good look at Mount Olympus, no longer hidden by the Bailey Range but Out There. Extremely out there.
The road opened for the season July 4th weekend; it will be closed by the first snows, long about October. (map; pink for unpaved road, purple for trail)
We hiked about an hour along the trail, in dazzling sunshine, frequently flopping down in the middle of the trail, or stepping cautiously off-trail on patches of talus, with books and notebook for identifying wildflowers. We heard a marmot calling, looked out and first saw only a deer walking across a rise in the usual marmot hollow. Then we saw him, far away, then he vanished down a burrow.
It's pretty dry up there on the ridgetop, conditions always demanding for the plants and this past winter only 70% normal snowpack and a long dry spring. For lavish, the roadside slopes were much better, but here anyway many determined alpine flowers were doing their job of blooming and setting seed in the vastest of landscapes.
When we got back to the parking lot, we had our own private marmot. He was popping in and out of his burrow, and looking around, and watching us. Right. Next. To. The. Car.
V. arrived this afternoon. We talked a bunch, went out for supper, and then out on Ediz Hook for a perfect blue evening. There was a red container freighter hovering, waiting for her pilot: the Cap Palliser. Cap then steamed on into the Sound, on its way to Seattle. Come to find out (and I sure hope that link works so you can see it) it was in Brisbane, Australia, until June 24, at Ensenada July 12/13, in Oakland July 14/15, and passing by here making me happy around 7-ish this evening.
The elephant seal has moved on, though her bit of shore was still blocked off by barriers and all the crab fisherman were using the other dock to launch and land. We heard from a fisherman that it's a bumper year for crab. There was a beautiful green ship in the harbor, the tanker Golden State, but I didn't get a picture of it. It was windy, and walking out onto the floating boat dock was an adventure of heaving boards and water splashing up. The mountains were extremely clear.
The marine layer has cleared all the way back to the water's edge. It's sunny overhead (and has been sunny up on Hurricane Ridge for hours); and still the foghorn is blowing a few blocks away, out on the Hook.
Gray again, and the mountains have disappeared.
But it's sunny in Victoria...
And up on the ridge, it's downright glorious...
Gray day in Port Angeles. Gray around the neighborhood, in the potted plant hummingbird garden KF made me, in the vacant lot.
I spend the weekend emailing my sib as we plan helping my ma move to be near her (big change!), and composing a job application letter for the Peninsula College job (another big change! we'll see how that goes) in theory; in fact obsessively following the action at the American Library Association convention in Chicago through Twitter, with live stream videos and other distractions thrown in. In the evening I go out to Ediz Hook (map).
The juvenile female elephant seal is still there, molting. They moved her once, to a more private spot further out the Hook, a quiet little beach on the Coast Guard station. But no, she came back. So blocked off the small boat dock she was next to, put around improvised barriers, and left her to get on with her molt where she chooses.
No big ships in harbor. A barge chugs by and out into the Strait. It rains for a while. The pilot boat runs in and out of its berth, picking pilots off the evening flock of cruise ships on the Alaska loop, then runs back out in tandem with an escort tug to meet an inbound tanker. Ships come and go from Victoria harbor, too far away to identify. Coho comes across, enters the harbor, docks. I wait. Yes. The sun drops out of the cloud at nearly the last minute, 8:55 pm to be exact, and performs a proper sunset.
The rental car said, a while ago, that the outside temperature was 106 degrees.
Headed for Tucson to see my mom. About to be looking down from airplanes at dry empty country that has Nothing to Do With Me any more. Suitcase stuffed with books.
Wednesday, KF left. We had the morning, and went out to complete our view of the Elwha River by visiting the mouth of the river, and the Lower Elwha Klallam rez. As we were getting ready to leave the mouth of the river, we had a terrific eagle manifestation, two of them. Eagles were the one thing she asked for that I hadn't managed to deliver, and it was nearly the last minute, but in best tourguide manner I managed it. :-)
KF's brief visit is like a strobe flash. All she saw was the east & north edge of the Peninsula. Even what we did on Tuesday expanded the view only slightly. We met WC at the passenger-only ferry landing at the harbor, and rushed off. Had to bring him back to the ferry by 4:45 PM so there wasn't much time, but we made a little westing. Lake Crescent was bluer and blue, and we headed upstream on the Sol Duc. Picnic lunch at Salmon Cascades, then a wander a short way along the Lover's Lane Trail. Trees. Wildflowers. Ground completely covered with moss.
Back in town, we send WC back to Vancouver Island, waving the ferry goodbye. We take some pictures of KF in front of Bella Italia, she has in mind to raise her status with her 12-year-old students by being on Twilight ground. Dinner out. The sunset is looking to be spectacularly clear, so we go on the Hook and watch the sun go. It's still so far north that it sets over the Island instead of into the Strait.


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Expanding Educational Opportunity summit
JAZELLE HUNT | 2/12/2014, 7:01 p.m.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Thirty years ago, one year of tuition, room and board at a nation's four-year, degree-granting institution cost $8,756 on average (or $3,499, when adjusted for inflation).
As of 2010, that figure had almost tripled to $22,092 – and that's just for one year.
To meet this economic hurdle, 39.6 million Americans have turned to the student loan market, taking on more than $1 trillion in debt last year, according to the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office. Higher education, once a pipeline to the American dream, is quickly becoming just a pipedream for low-income and underserved Americans.
On Jan. 16, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited education leaders and decision-makers to the White House to announce an intervention to allow more Americans the chance at a degree. The Expanding Education Opportunity summit aims to foster collaboration and brainstorm solutions to the dearth of college opportunities for low-income and disadvantaged students. The summit is part of the president's overall education agenda, which has advanced through Congress in fits and starts.
Obama addressed the attendees and the press, stating, "The one reason we're here today is we want to make sure more young people have a change to earn a higher education. Today is a great example of how we can advance this agenda without a bunch of new legislation."
Without a college degree, children born in the bottom 20 percent of income distribution have just a 5 percent chance of getting into the top 20 percent as adults – and only a 55 percent chance of ever making it out of that income bracket, according to a 2008 Brookings Institute study.
But there was a catch: Those invited could only attend the summit if they put their money where their mouths were. Attendees were required to submit (for review) a concise in-house plan of new actions for 2014 to combat the opportunity gap and publicly commit funds to execute their plan.
"We do not have a more clear ladder of economic mobility than the attainment of a college degree for someone born into a low-income family. And yet the research shows that if you are born in the bottom quartile, by the accident of birth you have only a 9 percent chance of graduating from college," said Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling, who organized the summit. "We are a country that does not believe that the outcomes of your life should be overly determined by the accident of your birth. Yet these numbers show that to make good on that, we have to do much more as a country to help more people to succeed in college."
In preliminary efforts, the Department of Education and stakeholders identified four areas of focus that could have the greatest impact in expanding access to higher education: Matching students to their best possible schools and encouraging completion; increasing the pool of college-ready students; reducing inequalities in college advisement and test prep; and making remediation more effective.


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Crunchy Kosher Pickles
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- 18 ServingsServings
- 7 1/2 cups waters
- 1/4 Cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 2 tsp pickling spice or 1/2 tsp each coriander seeds, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and fennel seeds
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half
- 1/2 bunch fresh dill
- 4 lbs fresh pickling cucumbers (about 18 small)
1 Make the pickles in a glass, enamel, or glazed ceramic container that can hold at least 1 gallon.
2 Add water and salt to the container and mix until the slat is completely disolved. And the vinegar and spices. Mix the solution again. Add the garlic and dill to the brine.
3 Wash the fresh cucumbers throughly in cold running water to remove the dirt. Cut off the end tips. Cut into halves or quarters for better brine penetration. Leave smaller cucumbers whole.
4 Add the cucumbers to the brine. The cucumbers may float, so you should put a glass or ceramic plate on top of them to hold them under the brine. They must be covered with brine to keep from spoiling.
5 keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours, then refrigerate to keep for longer periods.


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Board Adopts New & Improved Fare Policy
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AC Transit bus passengers will get discounts and a more convenient way to pay for their bus trips under a new fare policy that will take effect on July 1, 2014. The agency's Board of Directors aborted a fare increase that would have occurred this summer and instead opted to adopt a new system that promises improved bus service and other passenger benefits without higher fares.
The new fare policy is primarily designed to promote the efficiency and convenience of paying fares — and attract new riders — by eliminating paper transfers, instituting a Day Pass and offering local discounts for Clipper Card users.
"This new policy will streamline the fare process and, in doing so, make bus service much better for both the District and our customers," said AC Transit General Manager David Armijo. "For passengers, it eliminates the need to carry or fumble with cash to pay fares or buy transfers. For the District, it reduces dwell time at bus stops, making the commutes faster and reducing the amount of fuel consumed when coaches sit idling at bus stops. Ultimately, it will attract more riders by making fares less expensive and service more efficient."
To minimize fare box delays, speed up passenger boardings, and dramatically reduce travel times, the new policy creates a Day Pass along with incentives to increase the use of Clipper Cards in lieu of paper transfers.
The Day Pass will allow unlimited local rides all day and cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for youth, seniors, and the disabled. The pass will be available with either a Clipper Card or cash.
After Clipper Card users have paid fares of $5 (or $2.50 for youth, seniors and the disabled), the Day Pass will be activated and no additional funds would be deducted during the day. To entice more use of the card, card users will get a 10-cent or 5-cent discount, respectively, off their fares.
Bus riders also can buy the Day Pass with cash when they board the bus, then ride all day — as many times as they want– without paying again. If the Day Pass is not purchased, the current full fare of $2.10 ($1.05 for youth, seniors and the disabled) would be required each time one boards the bus. At any rate, paper transfers will be unnecessary and thus no longer available.
The new policy alters AC Transit's longstanding fare structure but is in line with practices at other transit agencies including Santa Clara County's VTA, SamTrans, Regional Transit (Sacramento), Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas.


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Sen. Schumer being treated for Lyme... softball in his future?/
Noticed this story on how Sen. Chuck Schumer contracted Lyme upstate.... it was sent to me by one of my teammates on my softball team, which is aptly named: Four of Us Had Lyme Disease.
In fact our jersey has a tick in the O...
Just wanted to let Sen. Schumer know that he is absolutely welcome to throw out the first pitch at any of our upcoming games (or play a few innings, if he'd like). The great thing about the acronym is that it scales... allowing for "FIVE of us..."
Here's our schedule, Senator...
5/30 Wed 8:45pm Col. Charles Young #3
6/5 Tues 7:45pm Asphalt Green #2
6/17 Sun 6:30pm CP North Medow #2
6/20 Wed 7:15pm Riverside 107th #6
6/26 Tues 7:45pm Asphalt Green #1
7/11 Wed 6:15pm Col. Charles Young #3
7/18 Wed 6:45pm Riverside Park #8*
7/26 Thurs 5:45pm Roosevelt Island
And yes, I was one of the four.


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