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|Occurred : 10/8/2007 21:00 (Entered as : 10/ 21:00)
Reported: 7/13/2008 11:42:22 PM 23:42
Posted: 8/12/2008
Location: Eagle (Canada), ON
Shape: Other
Duration:4 minutes
|2 km long overlooking the city
I was driving back from Port Stanley, Ontario, after having thanksgiving dinner. My girlfriend at the time was driving. We just went through a town called Eagle. In the far distance you could see the bright lights of London, Ontario reflecting off the clouds. The lit up clouds were darker the further away from the city like it always would until it got pitch black.
Well right before it got pitch black, I noticed this very long and straight dark patch. I just thought it was a cloud, but when we kept driving, I noticed that it was a perfectly straight line coming from this blackness. We kept driving and we started to go under this black object. The object was not moving through the air. It wasn't moving at all.
I told the girlfriend to slow down so she could look at it but she didn't want to stop the vehicle and possibly wake the baby. We drove under the object and that is when I knew that it wasn't anything from this world.
It was dark with no lights, and the part I could see that was out of the pitch black clouds was at least 2 kilometres long. The bottom of it was flat and perfectly straight. It wasn't very tall. I would guess around 50 meters tall. When we drove under it, I saw that both sides were perfectly straight, narrowing from the base (which was in the clouds) to its square ended tip. It looked a lot like a black airport runway up in the sky.
There are a lot of UFO sightings in the rural parts of south western Ontario. You just have to get outside at night or early in the morning.
I've seen another one with my dad in around 5am and another with a friend of mine some night a year or so ago.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Fails to indicate date of sighting, so we have assigned an artificial date above, which reflects Thanksgiving Day for Canada, 2007. Possible hoax. PD))


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Goodman, Biography, Exhibitions & Collections
John Goodman
John Goodman was born in California and graduated from the University of California at Davis.
A self-taught artist, Goodman draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. He has exhibited in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Goodman's paintings reside in numerous collections in the United States and Europe.
Roberta Carasso wrote of Goodman's work, "John Goodman's paintings are a dichotomy of understated minimalism with reductive use of color that conveys a subtle, but evident sense of smoldering energy.The artist uses very thick paint that he sculpts, and draws in to, as he forms a rich tactile field of painterly surfaces.His images are consistently figurative, yet in each, there is a strong pull towards abstraction.
Nathan Oliveira was an inspirational mentor to Goodman. In 2001, Oliveira said "John Goodman is one of the few Bay Area painters who still has faith in the language of paint."
About his own work, Goodman says "painting is the coming together of two things - a specific subject, a model or landscape, and something elemental in the artist which allows us to connect, empathize, love or feel compassion."
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Solo Exhibitions
2014 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Arlequin, San Francisco, CA
2003 Café Borrone, Menlo Park, CA
2001 Crossroads Café, San Francisco, CA
1998 Anna Veyna Design, San Francisco, CA
1997 Café Borrone, Menlo Park, CA
1996 California State University, Hayward, CA
1995 Wright and Veyna, San Francisco, CA
1994 Café Borrone, Menlo Park, CA
1990 Inglis Art, Menlo Park, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA
2013 Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA
2012 Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2010 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Art Space 712, San Francisco, CA
2008 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 City Picture Frame, San Francisco, CA
2005 Elins Eagles-Smith, San Francisco, CA
2003 William Lester Gallery, Inverness, CA
2002 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
2002 City Picture Frame, San Francisco, CA
2001 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
2000 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
1999 erl originals Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
1998 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Bradford Gallery, San Anselmo, CA
1996 STAGE Interiors, San Francisco, CA
1995 Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
1995 Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA
1994 Bingham Gallery, San Jose, CA
1993 Bingham Gallery, San Jose, CA
1990 Uncensored Art Show, Woodstock, NY
Museum Shows
2012 The Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
2010 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2009 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2009 Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
2008 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2007 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2006 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2003 O'Hanlon Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1997 Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
1993 Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
1992 San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Selected Publications and Media
• John Goodman, Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, 2013
• Legacy in Continuum: Bay Area Figuration, The Bakersfield Museum of Art, 2012
• Painterly Painting: The Next Level, The Art Museum of Los Gatos, 2008
• The Mercury News. Newspaper: Painterly Painting draws 13 notable artists to town, December 15, 2008
• Floating Stone Productions. Film: The Collector, Allan Stone's Life in Art 2007
• Artist's Sketchbook. Drawn to Better Company, June 2006
• A Bay Area Tradition An Artists' Group's Focus on Figure Drawing, ePress, 2005
• The Undressed Art: Why We Draw by Peter Steinhart, Knopf, 2004.
• Gallery and Studio. Navigating the Pluralistic Pleasures of "Talent 2001" December 2001/January 2002
• Gallery and Studio. Talent 2000: An Antidote to Trendiness November/December 2000
• Sunset Magazine. Same room, two looks April 2000
• Woodstock Times. Newspaper: Dispensing with censors, January 18, 1990
• San Jose Mercury News. Newspaper: Artists join to illuminate thriving work, July 18, 1990
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For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 1/23/12
For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 1/23/12
Welcome back to the longest running action-adventure, passive-aggressive, short-on-time-but-not-on-quality column on the world wide web, For Your Consideration. I'm your host Andrew Wheeler, and due to circumstances beyond my control, this will be an abbreviated column. My apologies in advance for you completests out there.
The RAW Judicial Review for 1/23/12
CM Punk comes out so that Vince can continue to mount his case that Punk is ratings death, as opposed to Kane, who in McMahon's mind is a ratings bonanza. Punk mocks Johnny Ace and points out that while Ziggler has beaten him three times, they, like Evan Bourne's Wellness sample, have been tainted. He demands that Ace come out to the ring and be berated to his face like a modern day Lana Del Ray.
Instead of getting one John, he gets another, as Cena pops out and looks all serious. Acting! Cena brushes off Punk's cheapie insults and demands that Ace give Zack Ryder a rematch. This reminded me of the scene in "The Simpsons" where Krusty bursts into the recording studio to do lines for his doll and then leaves before they have a chance to record. If this didn't prove that Cena is on autopilot then I don't know what will.
Ace comes out and reminds us of his title and then books Ryder versus Kane in a falls count anywhere match, and if Cena interferes, Ryder never gets a US Title shot. So what that means is he automatically gets elevated to the main event? Ace then books Cena and Punk versus SwAngle and Ziggler…right now.
John Cena & CM Punk v. Dolph Ziggler & Kurt SwAngle w/ Vickie
The match was awkwardly paced in a lot of ways, as they kept teasing the hot tag to Punk but the announcers were almost blatantly ignoring everything going on in the ring. Speaking of which, Johnny sits ringside and spends the whole match texting and tweeting, which sends the message that if he doesn't care, why should we? In the end, Punk shoves the ref so he can go to the top rope, but this alerts Ace, who immediately runs onto the apron to berate him. Punk grabs his tie (not smart, just ask Daniel Bryan) and gets rolled up from behind by Ziggler, who grabs the trunks.
After the match Punk loses his marbles and challenges Ace to a fight, promising to make him famous. Uh oh, somewhere The Undertaker's ears just perked up. His very, very old ears.
Highlight Reel returns and Jericho's latest shtick is that he keeps saying shush until the crowd is quiet. He then goes to the back and gets a t-shirt gun, because fans will pop for a lot of things but they will go apeshit for a free shirt. Before he can fire the shirt, he decides to take the camera and pan to the audience. Some folks get it and are booing while others (including a fantastic Michael Cole) are waiving their hands back and forth. Jericho then gives the camera back to the cameraman and then airs a highlight package of his greatest hits. He then finally speaks and promises that this Sunday will be the end of the world as we know it. Alrighty then.
Ryder and Eve are in the back and he tries to be brave despite wearing tape around his ribs. Mick Foley pops up for no real reason to let Zack know that Kane is dangerous, in case Ryder didn't realize this fact the moment he got chokeslammed off a loading dock. Mick then evaporates into thin air, which makes me wonder why they bothered to fly him all the way out to TV for one small segment. Cena pops up and tries to convince Zack not to do it, but Ryder reassures him and says he doesn't need his help. Can't say I blame him, Cena heat isn't gonna do him any favors.
Falls Count Anywhere: Zack Ryder v. Kane
Anyone wanna explain to me why it took less time for SwAngle to finish off Ryder than it took Kane? Regardless, Zack got too much offense in as he and Kane brawled all over the arena floor. In the end, Zack gets chokeslammed through the stage, but due to poor camera placement it doesn't look all that devastating. Eve Eve freaks out so Kane decides he's going to try and murderball her, but Cena pops up to tease the save…and the fans boo him. They boo Cena for trying to save Eve. Phoenix, ladies and gentlemen. Ryder gets a full stretcher job and the super cereal announcer voice. Later they announce he suffered a BROKEN BACK. The level to which this is stupid is astounding.
Sheamus v. Jinder Mahal
So Jinder was a big threat for like a week and now he's back to being a jobber. I was half-expecting him to get fed to Brodus Clay. Instead, he gets fed to Sheamus, who finishes him off with the Brutha Kick. The highlight of this whole thing was Wade Barrett on commentary, who spent the whole time calling Sheamus an idiot. Fantastic stuff. After the match they tease physicality but it goes nowhere. You know what, I'll take a clean Sheamus win over nonsense any day of the week.
Miz is in the back trying to be threatening despite that haircut when Resurrection-Truth pops up to do wacky comedy. These guys are supposed to hate each other and be out for blood, so why are they both standing around playing parts in a lame bit? Ace pops up to say that the loser of their match is #1 in the Royal Rumble.
Heath Slater v. Brodus Clay w/ Funkasauruses
William Regal is on commentary and him calling Brodus a septic tank was awesome. This match? Decidedly less. I don't mind Clay and find his gimmick fun, but this is now the fourth or fifth time we've seen the exact same match. Poor Slater.
In the back Otunga has received a fax (who the hell still sends faxes) and tells Ace he should read it before their match.
CM Punk v. Johnny Ace
Ace comes out to say that he has received a fax (even the anonymous RAW GM had e-mail) and based on him telling everyone he was going to screw Punk, he is now going to have his job performance reviewed…by Triple H. He then says the match is off, but says Punk can face Otunga.
Punk beats the hell out of Otunga for wearing a sweater-vest. Ace is now all alone and after all the build-up, he finally gets hit with the GTS. On free television. Right before a major PPV. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
The audience doesn't even get a chance to let what should be a monumental moment soak in because Dolph Ziggler drops Punk in what feels like a total afterthought. And herein lies the problem with the Ace/Punk feud; when it was Austin/McMahon, Vince had an army of guys that eventually led to The Rock getting all of the McMahon heat. Ace doesn't have that guy. Dolph has been beaten and beaten to the point where he's barely a credible contender and there's no one else who can really step up in that role. Sure they could do Jericho, but Chris is hardly a follower. My guess is they needed to do the physicality before Hunter removes Ace, but it takes away all of the intrigue surrounding the Royal Rumble match. My head, it doth hurt.
This has been for your consideration.
Tags: Andrew Wheeler, Andy Wheeler, cm punk, Eve Torres, john cena, Johnny Ace, kane, monday night raw, Raw, The Rock, triple h, WWE, zack ryder


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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
#WeirdEd Week 18- Robin Williams
THESIS: As I wrote the questions and blog for this and looked at Robin's most memorable roles one thing kept popping up-These were characters going against the grain to find ways to be true to themselves. They are different, the weird kids, outsiders who are ok with being on the outside. I'd never realized that before and am starting to realize just how deeply his movies must have influenced me. One more thing to thank and love him for.
Robin Williams was, to me, the ultimate Weird Kid. He was out of his mind in the best possible way, kinetic to the point of explosion, and faster than a ferret on angel dust equipped with a warp drive. He was, to be cliche, a true original. There was no one else like him before, and we'll never seen anyone like him again.
I had a different topic planned for today but that can be pushed backwards a week. We need to talk about the brilliant, side-splitting, and ultimately heart-breaking Robin Williams. His work, and how he influences teachers across the world.
I'm young enough to have missed the early madness live and have had to catch it on albums and video like "A Night at the Met" and Mork and Mindy. I was probably first introduced to him the way a lot of us were- through ALADIN. And then I followed him through MRS. DOUBTFIRE, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, PATCH ADAMS, DEATH TO SMOOCHY* and HOOK, going backwards and memorizing huge chunks of GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM in the process. To this day THE BIRDCAGE is one of my favorite comedies of all time. When he would release a new special, like Weapons of Self Destruction, my sides would ache and I wouldn't be able to remember half of what he said because I was laughing too hard at the other half. So many words. So much brilliance being fired in every direction.
Robin was either the best or worst interview you've ever seen, depending on what your goal for an interview is. If you want to be entertained he's the best. If you want a straight answer to any question he was terrible. Watch and part of his Inside the Actor's Studio interview (YouTube doesn't have the full one any more). Free association doesn't begin to describe how his mind worked. He called it, "voluntary Tourette syndrome." And I think we have students like that. I know I do. Kids who say things that are obviously part of a much longer conversation that they have been having all day, which you are supposed to be aware of but aren't. I can't imagine that Robin was an easy student to have. No comedian is, I'm sure, but I think we can all agree that he would have had even the most patient of us pulling our hair out and sending home letters, "Dear Mrs. Williams, I am trying very hard to help Robin focus, but he's very...spirited. Please speak with him at home about the value of paying attention and not calling out every time a thought pops in to his head." Shows what we know.
Teachers love to quote his role as teacher John Keating in DEAD POET'S SOCIETY because he played the kind of teacher a lot of us want to be and managed to reach the students in a way we want to reach our own. I personally gravitated to what he said at the end of MRS DOUBTFIRE (not this clip, but this is how I want to teach a lot of the time, even though it would drive the calm kids crazy), a quote which I can't find anywhere online but amounted to, "Don't talk down to children, just talk to them." That is perfect.
I could go on and on, but rather than do that let's just leave it at I loved Robin Williams. I wish I could operate at half his speed. I wish we hadn't lost him.
But even though he's gone, we still have our memories of him and the laughs and inspiration he has provided. Let's use his light to guide our teaching.
If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, please call this number. 1-800-273-8255
*SMOOCHY is darkly hilarious. Completely underrated film.
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Karen Iris Tucker is a freelance writer and reporter in Brooklyn, New York. She has covered women's health since 1994, and interviewed leading geneticists from around the world on emerging therapies for such publications as the New York Sun, MAMM, the Bergen Record, and The Forward.
She has regularly covered arts and culture since 1989 and has contributed to the Washington Post, Slate, Tablet Magazine, Time Out New York, Spin, Interview, Paper, The Jerusalem Post, Newark Star-Ledger and the Village Voice.
Her reporting on politics has featured interviews with congresspeople such as Mike Lee, Debbie Wasserman Shultz, John Lewis, Barney Frank and James Clyburn, as well as leaders of Peace Now and J Street, and academics in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel.
Far-flung subjects she has tackled, all with equal vigor, include Israeli academic boycotts, mourning for pets, gender identity, Brian Epstein, mutant bikes, pilates for golfers, animal-assisted therapy, roller derby, and latkes.


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HCA Cincinnati Helps Spread Alzheimer's Awareness
As the leading provider of Alzheimer's care in Cincinnati, we believe it's our responsibility to share our knowledge and educate family caregivers on all facets of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. To reach as many local families as possible, we're offering a three-part educational series on this disease that affects more than six million people in the U.S. and Canada.
Event Information for the First Workshop
- When: 11am-1pm on March 7th
- Where: The Kenwood by Senior Star
- Cost: Free
- Know Before You Go: Lunch will be provided
Why This Event is Important
One of the best ways to ensure your senior loved one lives a high quality of life through the various stages of Alzheimer's is to educate yourself and other family members on the disease. During the first workshop, you will learn about the various types of dementia that can affect seniors, as well as what to expect at each stage. Knowing what to expect means you can anticipate your loved one's care needs, keeping him or her comfortable and safe through each stage.
Interested in attending? Seating is limited so please RSVP to Jan Rieder at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 513-272-7926.
How Home Care Assistance Can Help
Being a family caregiver is a wonderfully rewarding opportunity, however, it can also become more challenging as your loved one's condition progresses. Many families find seeking outside help, like the care services provided by Home Care Assistance of Cincinnati, eases the stress and strain family caregivers might feel as they balance personal responsibilities with those of their loved one. Our caregivers can provide 24/7 live-in care, or simply offer the family caregiver a few hours of respite each week. We require every caregiver to complete extensive training and conduct thorough background checks to ensure our clients feel confident in the care provided to their loved one in their absence.
For more information on the upcoming series or to inquire about Alzheimer's care services in your area, give us a call at (513) 891-2273.


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In a busy weekend for immigration news, the Trump administration took another step toward restricting employment-based immigration. On the heels of Friday's news concerning the pardon of the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the questionable future of DACA and of certain categories of J-1 exchange visitors, the administration significantly expanded its "extreme vetting" into employment-based immigration.
According to an internal Department of Homeland Security memo leaked to NBC News and Politico, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced its intention to interview all employment-based applicants who are seeking permanent residence through adjustment of status. Under current policy, most employment-based applicants are not required to attend interviews, a policy that has been in place for some time. In Fiscal Year 2015, roughly 122,000 people moved from an employment-based visa to lawful permanent residence (the green card), many of whom were not subject to in-person interviews. Although details are not widely known, it is anticipated that interviews will begin in October.
The overall impacts of this development are not known. However, it is clear that this is likely to significantly slow the immigration process for employment-based permanent residence. In addition, USCIS has indicated that the categories of visa applications that require interviews will expand in the future. This may mean that individuals looking to change from one non-immigrant status to another may also be required to attend interviews. As details are released, we will continue to update our site with the latest news.


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On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 the Senate's Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing titled "Leveraging Federal Funding; Innovative Solutions for Infrastructure."
The stated purpose of the hearing is for Senators to examine the need for more public sector funding and private sector financing in the Federal Highway Program. To this end, the Subcommittee has scheduled the following individuals to testify on this topic:
- Eric Garcetti (Mayor, City of Los Angeles; Chair of U.S. Conference of Mayors Infrastructure Task Force)
- Tim J. Gatz (Executive Director, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority)
- Geoffrey S. Yarema (Nossaman LLP)
- Kevin DeGood (Director of Infrastructure Policy, Center for American Progress)
- Aubrey L. Layne Jr. (Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia)
The timing of this hearing could not be more appropriate. Just earlier today, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao announced at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event that President Trump will unveil details on the Administration's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal in the next several weeks, which will kick off the Administration's collaboration with Congress on this topic. According to Secretary Chao, the Administration's proposal will contain $200 billion in taxpayer dollars to leverage $1 trillion worth of overall investment through public private partnerships.
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When our mama hearts hurt, we need to turn to Scripture for encouragement. While we might think we need to get our strength from doctors, people, or things, clinging to God's Word is the only thing that can provide lasting endurance.
And right now is the best time to begin committing verses to memory. Even if your mama heart isn't suffering at the moment, if you memorize Scripture now, you'll have it readily available if something unexpected happens either to your family or to someone else near you.
When Turbo was diagnosed with diabetes, we had no idea that the diabetes bombshell was about to hit our family. But when I needed it most, verses I'd memorized as a child came flooding back. More than that, when I asked family and friends to pray, many of them also offered words of comfort from the Bible. Both they and I already had these and other parts of Scripture memorized, and God used them to minister to me. Had we all not taken the time to memorize years before the actual trial, we wouldn't have been as prepared to handle things.
There's no shortage to the verses that God can use to encourage us in times of difficulty. And the verses that might speak volumes to one person might be completely different from the verses that mean the most to you. The Lord can use any part of Scripture to minister to you.
If you're not in a regular habit of memorizing the Bible, you could start with a few very familiar passages. Chances are good that you have parts of them memorized already, so this would be a way to quickly expand your Scripture memory "repertoire."
If you already have a good selection memorized, you could either add in more references or expand the sections you've already committed to memory. I'm a big fan of memorizing larger passages rather than a verse or two here or there. I think longer passages can go a long way toward preventing taking things out of context.
Three passages that the Lord has used to encourage me are:
Joel 2:18-27 - During the first few years that Jon and I lived in the Bay Area, he worked nights, finances were always tight, and it wasn't a lot of fun for either of us. I've long envisioned that those years were sort of like our "locust years" that Joel describes in this passage. Whether or not the Lord repays your locust years here on Earth, as Christians, we know that Eternity with Christ will wipe away all Earthly tears.
Habakkuk 3:17-19 - My mom introduced me to these verses many years ago. I love how Habakkuk chooses to praise the Lord even when all physical resources are gone. It doesn't matter that there's no flocks or food; he puts his trust in God and not physical things.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 - This is probably the most well-known of the three passages I'm sharing today, and it's a good one. God reminds Paul that the infirmities He allows in Paul's life are for Paul's good. While it doesn't always feel like our struggles are producing anything beneficial in our lives, we can trust the Lord that He is using them to glorify Himself and to refine us and make us more Christlike.
You certainly don't have to memorize any or all of the passages I've mentioned here, but I would highly encourage you to begin memorizing some part of Scripture. It doesn't have to be specifically about suffering or parenting. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you find verses that will minister directly to you and your current situation.
If you need some tips for memorizing God's Word, here is an excellent post for getting started. I found it to be really helpful even though I've been working on Scripture memory for several years - I still struggle with long-term memory retention, so this was just what I needed!
I hope you'll join me in hiding God's Word in your heart. We all need to know Scripture, no matter what our season of life is at the moment. The Bible offers words of comfort, conviction of sin, and fellowship with the Heavenly Father. Let's not miss out on the beauty of committing Scripture to memory!
Note: This post is part 4 of the Mama Heart series. You can find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here.


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124th IARW-WFLO Convention & Expo – Sun 26th to Wed 29th April 2015
At the 124th IARW-WFLO Convention & Expo, we will explore the challenges and issues facing today's temperature-controlled logistics industry. This year's event theme, Delivering Value, puts a spotlight on the role logistics companies play within the cold chain around the world. In today's temperature-controlled logistics industry, companies have advanced to offer services as total supply chain solution providers to address growing customer needs. Attendees of the 124th IARW-WFLO Convention & Expo will explore:
- The bigger picture of the cold chain worldwide
- How each company can increase their positive impact in the global cold chain
- How companies can maximize their services to address total customer needs
- Strategies to deliver greater value to customers
Details: April 26-29, 2015 | Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek | Orlando, Florida


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Here I include tiles, coasters, waves, and small dishes. My small square dishes make awesome soap dishes if the size works for you.
I am also including my smaller rectangular sushi style dishes in this section. These make a perfect gift item.
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Mt. Airy USA (MAUSA) has created Mt. Airy's first co-working space, & offers temporary &/or dedicated desks, conference space, a lounge for less formal meetings........... things you might need but do not have easy access to. It's located at 6700 Germantown Ave., lower level (enter on the Westview St. side of the building).There will be a Happy Hour to introduce the space to interested community members, on Friday, August 18th, from 5-7 PM. Cold beverages will be served.
MAUSA is also hosting a Home Improvement Workshop on August 20th, from 11 AM-2 PM, at their office (6703 Germantown Ave, 2nd floor). Representatives from the Urban Affairs Coalition, PECO & PGW will present info on a variety of topics, including getting low-cost home-improvement loans while avoiding predatory lenders, increasing energy efficiency, sustainability improvements you can make to your home, & much more. To sign up, call 215-844-6021 or go to: http://mtairyworkshop2016.bpt.me
The community is invited to "Building Inspiration", a public meeting at which the renovations that will begin next month at Lovett Memorial Librarywill be presented. Library administrators will be on hand to answer questions about the work. Lovett is one of the neighborhood libraries that's been chosen for the exciting "21st Century Libraries Initiative." The meeting will be on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00 PM, atPleasant Playground, (6720 Boyer St., Chew Ave. & Pleasant St.).
Councilwoman Cindy Bass is hosting an "Information Thursday" event on August 25th, from 10 AM till 2 PM. This month's program,"Seniors Ride For Free", will help seniors apply for free SEPTA bus & subway passes. You must bring ID that shows your date of birth. The event will take place at Germantown House, 5457 Wayne Ave.Refreshments will be served. For more info or to RSVP, contact Charles Richardson at 215-685-9182/83 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Volunteers are needed on Saturday, August 27th from 9 AM till 1 PM, for a Chew Avenue Beautification Project. Co-sponsored byCouncilwoman Bass & State Rep. Tonyelle Cook-Artis, volunteers will help clean & beautify the 6500-6700 blocks of Chew --- an area that is often overlooked for projects like this one. The always-generous Ken Weinstein, of Trolley Car Diner fame, will be providing refreshments. For details, call Rep. Cook-Artis' office, at 215-242-7300.
We know you've heard this hundreds of times ---- this kind of extreme weather presents health & safety challenges for many of our neighbors, including the elderly, very young children, people with underlying health issues, & people taking certain medications. There have already been several deaths from this latest heat wave. Although it looks like we'll have a little relief from the blazing heat soon, keep these tips in mind:
Be a good neighbor. Please check on elderly or house-bound neighbors, to make sure they're okay.
Try to limit strenuous activities, particularly outdoor activities.
If you have to be outside for any length of time, stay hydrated, take breaks from your activities if you can, & seek shade if possible.
Do not, for any reason or for any length of time, leave children or pets unattended in a hot car. It only takes 2 minutes for a car interior to reach dangerous temperatures.
The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Heatline is activated during heat waves: 215-765-9040. (You don't have to be a Senior to call for information.)
Heat build-up can create afternoon & evening thunderstorms, which can contain dangerous lightning. If you hear thunder, seek shelter indoors.
The City's website (http://www.phila.gov/) has a lot of info about dealing with the heat, like where to find cooling centers, symptoms of heat-triggered illness, etc.
Unfortunately, another problem continues to exist throughout Northwest Philadelphia. Burglars, graffiti taggers, & people breaking into parked cars do not seem to be slowed down by heat & humidity. We have been receiving many reports about these property crimes, especially cars being rifled through, with little or nothing taken. While the 14th Police District is very aware of the problem, they are unable to be everywhere at all times, & could use a little help from us.
Do not leave your vehicle unlocked. Don't leave phones, iPads, or other electronics visible in your vehicle.
Lock your doors, even if you're at home.
Call 9-1-1 if you see something suspicious. "Busybody" is not the worst thing you could be called.
Keep an eye on the homes of neighbors if they're away on vacation. And notify at least one neighbor if you'll be out of town, so they can do that for you.
Some residents have installed security cameras on their properties. If you have done this, you can register your camera with the Police, so if a crime occurs near your home, they'll know that it might have been recorded. (To register your camera: https://safecam.phillypolice.com). Several crimes, including that series of early morning robberies at SEPTA bus stops last winter, have been solved because there was a working security camera in place. (We are not suggesting establishing a Brave New World scenario, only mentioning that if you have a security camera, you might want to register it.)
Soon, schools will be in session again, & daily life will return to "normal". Let's try to relax & enjoy the waning days of summer, no matter the weather! EMAN's next regular Community/Board meeting will take place on Monday evening, September 12th (postponed a week by the Labor Day holiday), at 7:30, at Alma Mater Restaurant (7165 Germantown Ave., lower level).
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Charlie Sheen's 'Violent Torpedo of Truth' Tour Kicks Off
(DETROIT) -- Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" blasts onto stage Saturday. What comes with it remains unclear.
The former Two and a Half Men star and current online sensation is taking his rants and raves on the road, kicking off his month-long "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option" tour with a live show at Detroit's Fox Theater.
On Friday, Sheen talked about his debut show but offered little insight into what he has planned. He confirmed that his "goddesses" and rapper Snoop Dogg will be with him at the theater. When asked if he'll also rap, he said, "Depends what type of mood I'm in."
Initial reports said Sheen's Detroit show sold out on Ticketmaster in less than 20 minutes, but as of Friday afternoon, Ticketmaster was still showing seats available. There are plenty more to be had for his New York, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, Denver and Dallas stops, among others.
Thousands of tickets people bought are being resold on sites like StubHub.com for a fraction of their original cost. As of Friday afternoon, tickets for the main floor of the Detroit show, originally $52, were going for as little as $14 each on StubHub.
Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio


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Mallow Cottage is a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom self contained accommodation on the Granite Belt, about 15 minutes west of Stanthorpe. It is located on our certified organic farm. The cottage has been recently renovated using, where possible, sustainable or salvaged materials and furnishings. It is warm, welcoming, tastefully decorated & in keeping with our philosophy of creating a 'lighter footprint'.
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The storylines surrounding the two Super Bowl LI teams have diverged over the past two months.
After hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy in three years, the Patriots are seemingly determined to enter win-now mode. After splurging on wide receiver Brandin Cooks, tight end Dwayne Allen, cornerback Stephon Gilmore and a revamped backfield, New England will enter the 2017 season as the consensus favorites for another Super Bowl appearance.
For all of the certainty over the Pats' prospects, the Falcons have been surrounded by skepticism since blowing a 25-point lead in the biggest game of the franchise's half-century history. Forget the "Super Bowl hangover" narrative. Losing unmatched offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is a more tangible concern for Atlanta's chances of repeating in the NFC South.
Now that the 2017 schedule has been released, let's examine the path back to the Super Bowl for each conference champion.
Road to a Patriots Return
Based on several metrics, Football Outsiders has reached the conclusion that the Patriots boast the NFL's easiest schedule in 2017. Based on common sense, we realize the Super Bowl champions have an inherent advantage in that they don't have to play against the loaded New England outfit. With health as a caveat, they won't face a single opponent with a stronger roster.
Bill Belichick's squad also enjoys six matchups versus the depleted Jets, the perennially rebuilding Bills and the wild-card Dolphins in a division owned by the Patriots.
Outside of the AFC East, though, the Pats won't face any pushovers. The Chiefs, Saints, Texans, Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons, Chargers, Broncos, Raiders and Steelers all have realistic playoff aspirations this season.
The Dec. 17 clash with Pittsburgh could loom large for playoff seeding.
Any conference powerhouse hoping to overtake the returning champs should be prepared to make a run before the Patriots close out the season with home games versus the Bills and Jets. From Halloween until the Christmas Eve bout with Buffalo, New England plays in Gillette Stadium just once — Nov. 26 versus Miami.
Road to a Falcons Return
If Dan Quinn's club is a serious threat for a Super Bowl return, the season opener at Chicago should function as a mere prelude to the potential Sunday Night Football shootout with the Packers in Week 2. After edging Green Bay in a 33-32 thriller in late October, Atlanta cruised to a 44-21 victory three months later in the NFC Championship Game.
The NFC South draws the AFC East for inter-conference play, which means the Falcons should benefit from the same advantage the Patriots have been exploiting for two decades. The obvious exception is the Super Bowl LI rematch at New England on Oct. 22.
Atlanta's first-place schedule also brings a potential midseason pitfall with back-to-back games versus Dallas and at Seattle.
After running that gauntlet, the Falcons will close out the season by doing battle with division rivals in five of the final six weeks. In fact, they will face the upstart Bucs and the high-flying Saints two times apiece in that span.
If the Falcons are going to repeat atop the division, they will have to knock off the Panthers — the NFC South champs from 2013 to 2015 — in the season finale. That showdown will take place in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
How will Patriots, Falcons get back to Super Bowl? – NFL.com


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Happy October, guys! Even though October is almost over, the fall weather is just getting started. And who doesn't love fall?
Fall is one of my favorite times of year! Not that I dislike other seasons, but there is just something special about fall. Maybe it's the pre-Christmas cheer, the excitement of a new year right around the corner, or the fact that the heat is slowly but surely dissipating.
The fall is also a good reminder that it's good to be a Choctaw! We've got lots of fall traditions that are AH-mazing. Here's a few highlights to look forward to!
Choctaw Fest
Every fall season, we have a trendy outdoor concert that's FREE for MC students. In past years we've had Dave Barnes, Emily Hearn, Andrew Ripp, and Jenny & Tyler come and give great shows. This year's Choctaw Fest artist is a surprise, but there's no doubt that CAB will be expecting a great turnout!
Football Games and Tailgates
Football games are what fall and school spirit are all about. Here at MC, we love to show support for our Choctaws by tailgating on the Quad. There is always a great turnout of families, students, and clubs & tribes. If you want to experience at Choctaw tailgate, come to our Preview Day on November 8!
Rush happens throughout the fall semester. Not only do freshmen and transfers experience two weeks of General Rush, but once they enter into a club and a tribe, they spend the semester going through the rush process to gain membership status.
So Homecoming weekend is HUGE at MC, and the weekend kicks off with Follies! On the Thursday and Friday of Homecoming weekend, pledge classes from every club & tribe put on a production known as Follies, with singing, dancing, acting, and lots of humor.
Brick Street Markets
Clinton's Main Street (aka The Brick Streets) hosts great seasonal events throughout the year, and the fall is no different! This fall Main Street Clinton had their Fall for Clinton Market on October 11. I went and absolutely loved the variety of handmade items for sale, live music, and of course food samples. November 7-8 will be Main Street's 7th Annual Holiday Market. Be sure to stop by! Also, check out the event website and like their Facebook page.
This is a great category to end on. The weather. The weather in the fall is perfect. It reminds me of childhood soccer games and field trip picnics. Walking across campus in the fall is pure bliss. So grab your sweater, warm your hands with coffee to-go, smell some freshly sharpened pencils (You've Got Mail reference, anyone?), and play in the leaves.
Okay, I'm about to go makes some s'mores and eat pumpkin muffins probably.
- Elizabeth, sweater wearer, Target shopper, Meg Ryan fan


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In Wagar's (An American in Vienna, 2011) historical horror novel, detectives in 1896 Transylvania suspect that the enigmatic Count Dracula is responsible for numerous disappearances in the area.
When newly assigned Chief of Police Kálváry Istvan arrives in Transylvania's Bistritz district, he's initially unaware of the unusually high number of unexplained missing persons, which includes his predecessor. Bistritz also has its share of unsolved murders, so Istvan and Inspector Gábor Kasza believe a serial murderer is at large. It isn't long before the investigation centers on Count Dracula, who locals think is a vampire. The Roma who live in the woods on Dracula's estate in exchange for work—including hauling mysterious boxes filled with dirt—are apparently too scared to talk about the count. Meanwhile, Dracula is shipping an abundance of crates overseas. Finally, frustrated police decide to raid his nearby castle. Wagar's story, framed as an account from Istvan's grandson, Stefan Dietrich, in 1924, suggests that Bram Stoker's definitive 1897 novel Dracula is a fact-based narrative. Although Stefan claims his story is "unabridged," it mostly relates Stoker's well-known tale from alternate perspectives. It shows events that take place prior to Jonathan Harker's arrival in Transylvania, shows young Roma Natália's point of view while Harker's at the castle, and updates Bistritz police on Dracula's time in England via Harker's telegrams. Many readers, however, will be jarred by Harker's own story, which is significantly different from the well-known version. The eclectic cast of characters encompasses other figures from Stoker's original, such as Abraham Van Helsing and Mina Harker, as well as real-life historical figures such as famed psychiatrists Sigmund Freud and Richard von Krafft-Ebing; the latter actively aids the investigation. Wagar fortunately doesn't rely solely on his primary source of inspiration. He also delivers a few truly shocking sequences, such as when Natália's overly curious father and uncle, Béla and Nikola, peek inside one of the heavily guarded boxes in transport. There are also some alluringly elegiac passages: "The sky went pink, then purple and then twilight until the sun sank behind the mountains." Because no vampire story is complete without a romance, Wagar provides a new one: Widower Istvan, who lost his wife two years ago, has his passion reignited by the Baroness Ribanszky Julianna, whose daughter is one of the disappeared.
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This is part of Marc H. Ellis's "Exile and the Prophetic" feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page.
Where should Jews of Conscience be on Yom Kippur? Should we fast as we are commanded to on this day of confession and judgment?
The most soul obstructing place for Jews to observe Yom Kippur is in our lavish synagogues. When fasting masks injustice it is false piety, a barrier to God.
Unaccountability and pretense is the norm in synagogues across the nation. The most pressing issue facing Jewish life – the willfully ignorant and terribly belligerent attitude toward Palestinians to whom we owe justice as justice was once owed to us – remains unspoken.
In synagogues on Yom Kippur the oppression of Palestinians is unspeakable.
What is the confession Jews need to make on Yom Kippur? Simply put and without equivocation: What we as Jews have done to you, the Palestinian people, is wrong. What we as Jews are doing to you, the Palestinian people, is wrong.
Jews are not alone in our vehement ignorance. By our side are our new found friends, enabling Christians, erstwhile lovers of the Jews after more than a millennium of hate. Today we are joined at the empire hip.
This form of Jewish-Christian rapprochement means that the most soul obstructing place for Christians to observe Christmas and Easter is in their lavish churches. Like synagogue for Jews, Christians attending church fulfill their religious obligation by remaining willfully ignorant and terribly belligerent toward Palestinians to whom they owe justice as they once owed justice to Jews.
Some Christians of Conscience have finally arrived at a mature and, for them, revolutionary reflection about Jews. Even more revolutionary, Christians of Conscience have arrived at this reflection in dialogue with Jews of Conscience.
Christians of Conscience differentiate between myths of Jewish conspiracies and the reality of what Jews are doing to Palestinians. They come to this distinction belatedly but their arrival is important. Arriving together, a new stage of the Jewish-Christian journey is at hand.
The dual confession that Christians need to make is incredibly difficult. First is their crime against the Jewish people. Second is their crime against the Palestinian people.
The startling feature about Christians is how they are able to deal with the endless hypocrisy of Christian history and still attend Christian worship. Jews are different. Once religious hypocrisy enters the Jewish realm, it's over. Jews leave Judaism, never to return.
For most Jews of Conscience exile from synagogue is beside the point. When the subject of worship and God is broached, Jews of Conscience flee the scene.
Nonetheless, Yom Kippur remains the day of days. The Jewish calendar haunts Jews who haven't set foot in a synagogue for decades. By refusing to pay lip service to Yom Kippur, Jews of Conscience display their primal colors.
As has often been the case in Jewish history, Jews need to mourn and move on. Jews of Conscience might have been able to benefit from Christians of Conscience and how they reacted when their ethical tradition came to an end. But since that end occurred more or less in the 4th century when Christianity became the religion of the empire, many Christians have never experienced a vibrant ethical tradition.
Ironically, Christians look to Jews for guidance. At least, they did. Now we seek them out. But it's too late. Our Arks are empty.
There's no use looking to Islam for help. Like Jews and Christians, Muslims have little left of their ethical tradition. The interfaith dialogue that seeks to incorporate Islam is a ruse. Who will benefit if the Muslim clergy end up like the rabbis, priests and ministers Jews and Christians are stuck with?
Some say that our religions have been hijacked by neo-conservatives and extremists. This holds open the possibility of a return to a sense of innocence and redemption if right thinking can be restored. Unfortunately, our religions haven't been hijacked. They've been squandered.
What to do at the end? On Yom Kippur, Jews of Conscience should marvel at how close people of conscience from every faith and secular orientation are to one another. We should appreciate and embrace those we find around our ethical table.
Instead of fasting on Yom Kippur, perhaps we should break bread with those we journey with. After all, the Biblical injunction against false sacrifice as idolatry, always linked to injustice, remains.


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Sunday, 23 September 2012
17 comments:
- Trevor said...
It seems quite clear to me that the warped individual who is doing this is known to you , Holly , and that you have decided that you do not want them to contact you in any shape or form . Furthermore , they know this to be the case ; it has been made explicit . For someone then to keep looking in on your life after they have been told to remove themselves entirely is the act of a stalker .
Whoever is doing this needs to know without equivocation that such actions are both morally indefensible and Illegal . Given what you have said , Holly , the individual concerned is probably reading this , so I shall speak direct : this must stop and it must stop now . Not tomorrow , not next week , not next month , but NOW . You should be utterly ashamed of your actions which amount to little short of harassment ; though the fact that you continue to do as you are doing demonstrates that you are without conscience or understanding of the meaning of the word ' shame ' . So , if nothing else I have said means anything to you , let me say this : Holly is not without friends and friends who know the ways of the world , friends in positions of authority , friends who exercise influence . Moreover , friends who will not stand idly by and see her hurt . Think very carefully as to how you next proceed : a public revelation of your behaviour and actions is staring you in the face : stop now or accept the inevitable consequences of your actions . This is no longer a private matter .
- 24 September 2012 at 00:57
- mercury said...
The interesting question for me is, whether this person isn't only a security fanatic, who uses proxies generally to 'protect' his privacy.
- 24 September 2012 at 06:19
- mercury said...
Trevor ~ You overegged the pudding. A real stalker will perfect his hood and carry on. The only danger is, that it's identity (name, address)will be visible. And when he's in America or another foreign place he won't be bothered too much, because 'stalking' in this way isn't culpable.
Holly ~ There are many reasons to hide in the internet. The most often seems to me, not giving a too large footprint of your identity for privacy reasons.
If you have a special suspicion, who this person is, the best way of getting rid of him/her is simply to ignore. Otherwise you will play a game, whether you want or not. We are all craving attention and this man/woman got it. What a victory!!!
- 24 September 2012 at 07:28
- mercury said...
Fascinated by thsi sentence: "Fascination is the rule, disenchantment the exception"
- 24 September 2012 at 08:10
- xenonrush said...
There are many socially inadequate people creeping about on the internet who live their lives vicariously because they are unable to relate to the people in their immediate vicinity. They probably sit at their PC's wearing plastic macs and dream of other more exciting lives than the ones they actually have. In the public media there are countess opportunities for them to pursue their bovine mediocrity and avoid being real people in real lives by sifting through the vast wealth of data that is available and dreaming of being someone with popular presence by following the activities of others. If I were you I would just publish away in the sure knowledge that you are enriching the life of some poor friendless tosser who would otherwise be sitting in a dark room with a paper bag over their head.
- 24 September 2012 at 09:27
- H said...
Well said gents! WG - Unfortunately the pudding has not been over-egged. I have a very good idea of the identity of this individual, and his need for privacy is not innocent in the slightest. He's just a low-life who surfs the net seeking admiration, and unfortunately, more. If he had any decency whatsoever he would've taken his leave a long time ago.
- 24 September 2012 at 10:40
- mercury said...
Holly ~ So you cannot speak blithely anymore, because this person will use information for ambush. I don't know, whether a blog can be controlled by only admitting asked-for persons. Tim will tell you. If this is not the case you have to close down the blog.
If there is already an order of protection against this person, you should use the juridical way. If not and this person is already obvious active against you or he was in the past, you might consult a lawyer to take action.
- 24 September 2012 at 16:52
- mercury said...
Sometimes people, who are able to stir up our lives own a special psychological disorder. My son suffered several years a superior, who had this disorder. The superior was finally removed from company.
They share more or less these characteristics:
Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"
Glibness/superficial charm
Grandiose sense of self-worth
Pathological lying
Lack of remorse or guilt
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric)
Callousness; lack of empathy
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".
Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
Parasitic lifestyle
Poor behavioral control
Lack of realistic long-term goals
Juvenile delinquency
Early behavior problems
Revocation of conditional release
Traits not correlated with either factor
Promiscuous sexual behavior
Many short-term (marital) relationships
Criminal versatility
Acquired behavioural sociopathy/sociological conditioning (Item 21: a newly identified trait i.e., a person relying on sociological strategies and tricks to deceive)
The disorder is explored very well and if you want, we can discuss countermeasures in a different place.
To give you more insight, watch the German video on Youtube: "Ich bin ein Psychopath". The dialogues are English, so you will understand. I came to this issue by stuff from Professor Niels Birbaumer (Uni Tübingen), a specialist for psychopathology.
- 25 September 2012 at 15:44
- Larry said...
That is how it is when you have fans that are jealous for whatever reason, and feel very inferior to you . Count it as treasure and move, knowing the slime balls ALWAYS get theirs.
- 25 September 2012 at 18:49
- mercury said...
I love the term slime balls, Larry!
- 25 September 2012 at 19:23
- Tony said...
I also approve the epithet slime balls...good choice for the deev that is stalking the blog. As Trevor points out, you do indeed have friends here Holly.
btw, loving the cake, whether dry or not it looks great, well done you.
- 25 September 2012 at 23:12
- mercury said...
Semms to be the hottest problem of a globalized world: Forced neighbourships.
- 26 September 2012 at 10:11
- Brian Miller said...
Well, all I can say is, it could be worse. South Korean intelligence, Mossad, and the NSA stop by my blog on a regular basis. Once in awhile I even get visits from Russian and Chinese intelligence. I have no idea why, so I don't worry about it.
Some folks are paranoid and they honestly believe using a proxy or a string of proxies is necessary to protect their identity from identity thieves. Sadly, just the opposite is true. People who use a lot of proxies always attract the attention of hackers and other assorted malcontents. They enjoy the challenge too much to let it pass.
- 26 September 2012 at 13:04
"If you have a special suspicion, who this person is, the best way of getting rid of him/her is simply to ignore. Otherwise you will play a game, whether you want or not. We are all craving attention and this man/woman got it. What a victory!!!"
Holly, I'm with mercury on this; best to ignore the clandestine attention of this individual. I guess it comes with the territory of all folk in the public eye to a greater or lesser extent, and not least to young, attractive, talented, female singers such as yourself. Unless a specific threat is made, I think it's a waste of your time and energy to give much thought to the IP addresses of individuals who visit this site. Incidentally, I visit this site from three different IP addresses: work, lodgings and home, but there's nothing sinister in it, it's just where I happen to be at the time. Take care and best wishes, Glenn
- 26 September 2012 at 17:49
- David Ruben said...
IP addresses can be looked up - but might cover an area or a block held by an ISP - see http://tools.whois.net/whoisbyip/ and enter the IP number. Sometimes it just identifies a previous user of the IP if it is dynamically reassigned by your ISP (if you check this Holly, I do not live in Slough !)
- 29 September 2012 at 23:40
Anybody cyber-stalking Holly needs to know that she has a very over-protective and much tougher, VERY much meaner, older sister.
- 30 September 2012 at 22:15
- Trevor said...
Well said Big Sis , that is what needs to be said loud and clear . Indeed it is the only thing that needs to be said .
- 2 October 2012 at 22:39


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"Digitization has barely started, and so has the accompanying upheaval"
– Jacques Bughin, Mckinsey
That's a scary thought – but accurate. That thought comes from a recent Mckinsey Insights post titled: Think digital is a big deal? You ain't seen nothing yet. Thanks to Heidi Schwende for sharing this article.
Their research finds that digital technologies and processes have penetrated only about 35% of an average industry, which says that a third of the products and operations that could be digitized have been. Yet this is more than thinking about digitizing the other 65% – it's a moving target. The phrase "You ain't seen nothing yet" captures that well. As the innovation accelerators that I describe in my Anchor Visual accelerate, digital is merely the foundation. A reimagined world is built on that foundation – and without it, organizations cannot participate in Reimagination. Here are other key insights from the Mckinsey post:


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E-health practices and techniques have the ability to optimize healthcare services in all of the different fields of the healthcare industry. Emergency medical services are some of the most important medical services that are offered to patients that have the capability of saving lives and making real impacts on people's lives and wellbeing. Subsequently, when e-health technologies combine with mobile and smartphone technology, the opportunities become limitless.
One of the most influential integrated delivery networks, Partners Healthcare, has recently collaborated with InterSystems, which is a well-known web based healthcare information system that aims to produce high-end results in delivering medical services. This technology has been tested in many parts of the world, such as the Netherlands and the United States to enhance the way patients are treated. For this reason, Cambridge Massachusetts has earned the spotlight in their valiant efforts in using this breakthrough technology to increase expediency in healthcare when it counts the most.
Intersystem is widely known for their contributions in database systems and platforms, such as connectable devices and intercommunication between healthcare professionals to produce quick results for patients. For instance, this technology has the ability to produce critical, objective information for emergency medical services everywhere. This CACHÉ database system can track the emergency response time of each group of healthcare professionals to observe patterns in efficiency and quality care.
This mobile health technology integrates all facets of healthcare, such as clinical, administrative, lab and even patient care capabilities. Mobile e-health measures increase effective communication to produce real time results that all healthcare practitioners can utilize when treating patients, especially in the ER. According to Partner's associate director of clinical systems integration John Pappa's, "…we used what we call a continuity of care document (CCD) factory, a compound service that integrates many other Caché -based services via InterSystems Ensemble…"
This development is in line with the standards outlined by the Healthcare Information Technology regulations that are now in place throughout the nation. These devices allow the accurate transmission of patient summary clinical documents for exchange between healthcare professionals to optimize the speed at which information is applied to the diagnosis and treatment of each patient. This encrypted data makes logical sense for providers to access in the line of duty to ensure patient safety and accuracy.
This technology also increases turn-around times because of how it organizes patient data in secure online databases. This company has worked hard to tweak certain aspects of this development such as high-speed mobile processors, browsers, and operating systems to create lightning fast access speeds to find the information that is needed with the touch of a button. As this technology continues to develop and evolve, emergency services and police stations are getting themselves hooked up in the Netherlands to reach heights that have never been experienced before in delivering healthcare services.


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Festival of Arts are invited to learn something of great artists Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and Matisse with award-winning filmmaker Phil Savenick with his video presentation July 14, July 28 and Aug. 4.
In "Painting with Ghosts," Van Gogh's ghost welcomes Savenick to paint sunflowers in the garden outside his studio window; Picasso's ghost is less inviting and kicks him out. Only after an intervention with Cezanne's ghost does the filmmaker turned painter get to see where Pablo made his magic… then it's off to live in Matisse's Villa Le Reve for a week to invoke the spirits and paint in the master's studio.
The special screenings at 1 p.m. will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker in the Forum Theater. The showing is free with festival admission, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.


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Neuromuscular Disorders
Horses experience many muscle disorders such as rhabdomyolysis ("tying up"), polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), shivers, HYPP and many more. Horses with a muscle problem may tire easily after exercise, appear stiff or cramp after work, or have difficulty walking or backing. Diagnosis of these conditions can be made through combinations of bloodwork, exercising testing, genetic testing and muscle biopsies. Acute cases usually need emergency treatment with anti-inflammatories, rehydration and disease-specific medications.
Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders
A diagnosis of a particular neuromuscular disorder can be challenging, since many of the symptoms are the same, regardless of the underlying disease. We often begin with blood testing, to determine if there is an increase in muscle values on bloodwork. Excercise tolerance testing can be helpful as well, which involves blood sampling before and after a 45 minute exercise session. Many neuromuscular disorders can be diagnosed with genetic testing, while others require a muscle biopsy (small sample of muscle tissue taken from the hindquarters).
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For more information on neuromuscular disorders, we recommend the University of Minnesota Neuromuscular Disease Laboratory webpage.


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Rachel Leong
Rachel is an engineer achieving outstanding outcomes within her own career and in the broader oil and gas industry. She has played a lead role in planning and delivering subsea tieback projects to the Goodwyn Alpha Platform. In addition to her role as Surveillance Engineer for the North Rankin Complex, Australia's largest offshore gas complex, Rachel has attended the GE Oil & Gas University in Florence, Italy, and is leading the Women of Woodside 'Promoting STEM in Schools' volunteering initiative. Through collaboration with Earth Science WA, Rachel has trained over 60 volunteers to deliver school-based presentations to inspire students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects and career opportunities.


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"Inhale Yoga" hosted by Steve Ross is not available on DVD, as of 2015. Steve Ross teaches yoga classes at Maha Yoga in Los Angeles, California.
"Inhale Yoga" was an instructional yoga program that aired on weekday mornings on Oxygen Network from 2000 to 2010. The "Inhale Yoga" programs are not available on DVD, and there is currently no indication of plans for a future release.
BringInhaleBack.org is a website for a group devoted to petitioning Steve Ross and Oxygen Network to reinstate the "Inhale Yoga" series or release previous episodes on DVD. The group encourages members to write personal letters to both Ross and the TV network.


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UNC Charlotte's newest fraternity on campus is Pi Kappa Phi (PKP). The organization's national headquarters are in Charlotte, the third-largest hub for PKP alumni in the country. They have 185 chapters across the country. At only three weeks old, the chapter already has 53 members.
Kevin Crooker, UNC Charlotte freshman and one of the fraternity's founding fathers, said he joined the organization "because I had a chance to make this fraternity my own. They say you die twice: once when you breathe your last breath and the second time when someone says your name for the last time. In a fraternity, a founding father leaves a legacy."
Senior Leadership Consultants Andrew Bell and James Maloney from the fraternity's headquarters spent the last four weeks recruiting on campus.
"I think very often when you look at Greek life on a campus you get a very particular idea of what it's like. For us, we're really trying to find a group that doesn't quite fit that mold, guys that have been looking for a place to call their own, looking for a home on campus. A group of people that are going to mutually support each other personal development, dedicated service and lifelong brotherhood," said Bell.
Pi Kappa Phi is the only fraternity in the country that owns and operates their own philanthropy. The Ability Experience works to raise money and awareness for the disabled. To date, it has raised more than $15 million for the disabled.
"[Fraternity leaders felt] a lot of times [the disabled] were getting overlooked and people believed they were unable to do the same things as people without disabilities, so for us it was very important to go out there and volunteer and raise money for a cause that at this time is not curable. It's really just showing people that people with disabilities really can do everything that those without can, they just do it in a different way," said Bell.
The largest philanthropic event the fraternity organizes is the annual Journey of Hope, for which 130 brothers bike across the country. It has already raised $559,073 this year alone. They stop every night for "friendship visits," one-on-one experiences with disabled people.
"It's awesome to be able to get that in-person experience of seeing the kids that you're raising the money for and either putting on a prom for people that were never able to go, losing horribly in wheelchair basketball or just having an experience to show people what they can do and really bring awareness to all the abilities that they do have and not just focus on the disability," said Bell.
The previous chapter on campus had their charter revoked in 2008.
"The level of brotherhood, service; those kind of things were just not up to par, so we removed the chapter so we could come back when we chose. We allowed those men to graduate and started over," said Maloney.
Pi Kappa Phi's motto is "Exceptional leaders, uncommon opportunities."
"It's a lot of how do we make exceptional leaders through the opportunities that we can give them, both through our philanthropy and, at this campus, the founding father experience. How does that shape them to become the best version of themselves and, as we say, to become exceptional," said Bell.
To find out more about Greek Life's newest organization, visit: https://www.facebook.com/PiKappUNCC


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January 23, 2011
Love at the Park
Yesterday at the park, Azer wrote this on the side walk:
He also wrote, "Thank you for what you do. Really, really, thank you."
Well ... that was just so sweet, wasn't it?
He hasn't thrown up in the past few days. The stools are still pretty lose, but there aren't as many. His appetite is still non-existent, but he's happy and energetic!
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Senator Ted Cruz uses a poster while questioning Chuck Hagel, a former two-term GOP senator and President Obama's choice for defense secretary, during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, January 31, 2013. Hagel faced strong GOP resistance and was forced to explain past remarks and votes even as he appeared on a path to confirmation as Obama second-term defense secretary and the nation's 24th Pentagon chief.
As to the element of performance involved, "Once, before a hearing, I was passed a note by a Senator," the former official continued. "It read 'Don't pay attention to what I'm about to say, it's not directed at you, it's directed at my constituents.' So there's a lot of theater involved in these things."
Somehow I doubt any such notes were passed to Chuck Hagel yesterday. Any hopes that Republicans might be embracing a new reasonableness in the wake of their Election Day drubbing will have to be put off. They evinced a level of disdain for the nominee that I don't recall ever seeing in a similar hearing. Space prohibits a full accounting of the proceedings, so I'll focus on a few key exchanges.
For John McCain, it all came back to one issue: The Iraq war, which both he and Hagel had initially supported. Hagel, like nearly two-thirds of Americans, came to believe that the war was a mistake. McCain still believes it wasn't and desperately wanted Hagel to tell him so.
Or maybe, deep down, McCain does know that the war was a mistake, which might explain his obsessive insistence on arguing about the 2007 troop surge, rather than the decision to go to war itself. In any case, it's notable that no other Senator bothered to pick McCain's line of Iraq questioning, indicating that they, like most Americans, see the debate as settled and have moved on.
But even if McCain was the only senator to bring up the Iraq War, it's clear that many remain committed to the same unreflective hawkishness that led to it, to judge by the number of questions asking whether Hagel is willing enough to go to war with Iran. Many senators also seemed deeply concerned over Hagel's support for nuclear weapons reductions, demonstrating once again that Ronald Reagan could not make it in today's GOP.
Lindsey Graham seized on Hagel's past comments about the Israel lobby in order to pretend to be scandalized by the (should be) uncontroversial idea that special interest groups "intimidate" politicians. He then scored a cheap point by demanding that Hagel name those members who had been so intimidated, which Hagel of course declined to do. (For a clue to how preposterous the complaints over the use of the word "intimidate" are in this context, note that neocon don Bill Kristol, who has led the charge against Hagel, wrote recently that "members of Congress—including many who privately know better— will be intimidated by the forces of gender correctness" into supporting the Pentagon's decision to allow women in combat. Don't expect Graham to challenge Kristol on just who those members of Congress might be.)
Still, even if many of Hagel's questioners shamed themselves with their uncivil and unserious questions, blame still belongs to Hagel for failing to duck punches that right-wing media have been telegraphing for weeks. The hearings were a missed opportunity; the "unorthodox" views Hagel refused to defend are views that enjoy considerable support among both voters and foreign policy elites, as Heather Hurlburt ably demonstrated.
Hagel should've been able to explain how, whatever positive impact the surge may have made in Iraq, it did not vindicate the decision to invade. He should've been able to explain that, while he has been and remains committed to U.S. support for Israel, that doesn't require acquiescing to its self-destructive policies of occupation and settlement. (He might also have recommended the new Israeli documentary The Gatekeepers, in which five former heads of the Shin Bet security service concur on that point.)
Indeed, Hagel's strongest moment of the day came when he decided to defend his views rather than sidle away from them. In an exchange with New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, who challenged Hagel on his past suggestion that the United States should engage in bilateral talks with Iran (Ayotte is apparently unaware that the Obama administration has been trying to do this), Hagel responded, "I've never thought engagement is weakness. I've never thought it was surrender. I never thought it was appeasement. I think it's clearly in our interests. If that doesn't work then I think the president's position and his strategy has been exactly right." Continued engagement with Iran, however frustrating, helps create legitimacy for stronger multilateral pressure. "Get the United Nations behind you. Get the international sanctions behind you," he continued. "Keep military options on the table. If the military option is the only option, it's the only option."
Despite yesterday's performance, the odds are still good that Hagel will be confirmed as our next Secretary of Defense. He'll move on. But it appears that congressional Republicans, who continue to play to the same right-wing base with the same belligerent ultra-nationalism that majorities of Americans have rejected in two successive presidential elections, simply can't.


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Work with Type in Adobe Illustrator CC
You can do all sorts of cool things with type in Adobe Illustrator CC, from the simplest task of creating a single line of text to more complicated creative uses of text, such as placing text along paths and wrapping text around objects.
This figure shows the Type tools with an example of what you can do with each one. Click and hold the Type tool to see the hidden tools. The different tools give you the capability to be creative and also accommodate foreign languages.
Creating text areas
A text area is a region that you define. Text, when inserted in this region, is constrained within the shape. To create a text area, click and drag with the Type tool.
As you create and finish typing in a text area, you may want to quickly click and drag to create a new text area elsewhere on your artboard. Unfortunately, Illustrator doesn't allow you to do that. You do have two options that will help you to create multiple text boxes quickly on your artboard:
Choose Select→Deselect and then create another area.
Hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or cmd (Mac) key, and click anywhere on the artboard outside of the active text area. By clicking, you deactivate the current text box so that you can click and drag out a new text area.
Creating a line of text
To create a simple line of text, select the Type tool and click the artboard. A blinking insertion point appears. You can now start typing. With this method, the line of type goes on forever (even beyond the end of the Scratch area) until you press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac) to start a new line of text.
This excess length is fine if you just need short lines of text for callouts or captions, for example, but it doesn't work well if you're creating a label or anything else that has large amounts of copy.
Many new users click and drag an ever-so-small text area that doesn't allow room for even one letter. If you accidentally do this, switch to the Selection tool, delete the active type area, and then click to create a new text insertion point.
Flowing text into an area
Select the Type tool and then drag on the artboard to create a text area. The cursor appears in the text area; text you type flows automatically to the next line when it reaches the edge of the text area. You can also switch to the Selection tool and adjust the width and height of the text area with the handles.
Need an exact size for a text area? With the Type tool selected, drag to create a text area of any size. Then choose Window→Transform to view the Transform panel. Type an exact width measurement in the W text field and an exact height measurement in the H text field.
Dealing with text overflow
Watch out for excess text! If you create a text area that's too small to hold all the text you want to put into it, a red plus sign appears in the lower-right corner, as shown.
When Illustrator indicates that you have too much text for the text area, you have three options:
Make the text area larger by switching to the Selection tool and dragging the handles.
Make the text smaller until you no longer see the overflow indicator.
Thread this text area (link it to another text area).