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School letter by Ponte Vedra coalition called into question
School Board chairwoman says letters sent to students' homes about school site in Guana preserve violated district policy
Staff Writer
St. Augustine Record
Published Saturday, October 11, 2003
A Ponte Vedra High School Coalition letter sent home with students last week was called a lobbying effort and a violation of district policy by the chairwoman of the School Board.
The superintendent of schools does not agree.
Authored by Marc Bugbey of the coalition, the letter was sent Oct. 2 through the Parent Teacher Organization of four Ponte Vedra Beach schools.
The letter asks parents to contact public officials and voice support for a new high school in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area.
School Board Chairwoman Carla Wright said the district did not know about the letter before distribution.
"It goes against district policy because the letter was not approved by the School Board and the superintendent before distribution," she said.
About 4,000 letters were sent home with students from Ocean Palms Elementary, Ponte Vedra-Palm Valley Elementary, Rawlings Elementary and Landrum Middle School, said Amy Rankin, spokeswoman for the coalition.
The coalition wants to swap the development rights of a 104-acre parcel, known as the Outpost, owned by Gate Petroleum founder Herbert Peyton, for 100 acres in Guana that would be used for a new high school.
The site is one of three east of the Intracoastal Waterway the St. Johns County School District is reviewing for a new high school.
The coalition's letter said: "A group of citizens has developed a plan for the acquisition of land to build a high school in Ponte Vedra. It will rely on the generosity of one individual, the combined efforts of state and local officials, and the support of our community .... After reviewing the plan, we encourage you to contact state and local officials to voice your opinion ...Your support is needed and greatly appreciated."
District policy says: "Materials such as pamphlets, cards, printed publications, and recordings which originate from sources outside the district school system shall not be distributed to students, teachers, or to homes unless such distribution is authorized by the superintendent or designee."
Wright said she considers the letter as a breach of security of district policy.
"It is definitely political lobbying," she said.
But Bugbey said he doesn't see his letter as political lobbying.
"It is clearly stated the coalition is asking for the community's opinion on the issue," he said. "I was trying to raise the level of community awareness on the issue and let the community know the neutral facts of the plan."
Bugbey said he had the idea to send the letter home with students because people don't always read the newspaper.
"I thought it would get people's attention," he said.
Bugbey said he had no comment on the district's policy of reviewing information before it's distributed to students, but said he spoke with PTO presidents, principals at the four schools and School Board member Bill Fehling about sending the letter.
"They all said it was okay.," he said. "Fehling suggested changing one sentence so it didn't sound like lobbying material. It's a fairly balanced piece, it didn't exclude anyone."
Fehling said he reviewed the letter and made suggestions before it was distributed.
"It's not a lobbying effort. It doesn't tell them what to say to the officials, that's not what the flier is," he said. "The flier is not biased."
But Wright said Fehling should not have acted without the board's consent.
"That was not right to do anything without consulting the board and the superintendent. Something is wrong with this," she said.
Fehling said he doesn't think it is necessary for the district to approve all material before it is sent home.
"If the board had to approve everything from the PTO on a daily or weekly basis, multiplied by 29 schools, that's all we'd do. It's up to the PTO and the principals to okay it," he said.
Bugbey said, "I'm letting the people draw their own conclusions on the letter. For me, -support' means I want the community to support issues. I will take responsibility for people thinking -your support' could be construed to mean I want you to support this plan."
The letter asks residents to contact and voice their opinions on the issue to Gov. Jeb Bush, Senate President Jim King, R-Jacksonville, state Rep. Don Davis, R-Jacksonville, County Commissioner Bruce Maguire and Fehling.
Sara Jane Adamson, legislative aide for Davis, said he has received 33 e-mails since the distribution of the letter.
"Twenty-two are for the land swap and 11 are against," she said.
Maguire said he's received eight to nine e-mails a day about the issue.
"Out of those, roughly seven are for it and two are against it," he said."Too many people think the County Commission has a say in this and we don't. Because of that, I keep my personal opinion to myself."
Fehling said he's received 20-to-25 e-mails a day, with the majority supporting the site.
The number of e-mails on the issue to Bush and King were unavailable Friday.
Principals of the schools where the letter was distributed said they see the letter as more of an information tool than a lobbying effort.
"I saw it as information, that's what I still see it as," said Pherbia Engdahl, principal of Rawlings. "We certainly didn't intend to cause any problems."
Engdahl added that she was under the impression that Fehling approved the letter.
Beverly Gordon, principal of Landrum Middle School, said she also saw the flyer as more of an informative piece than lobbying.
"The PTO president actually had the fliers and asked to use them as a communication tool. It appeared general information," Gordon said.
Ocean Palms Principal Michael Parrish agreed.
"I thought it was okay because a School Board member is on the coalition," he said.
Principal Kathleen McCarthy of Ponte Vedra-Palm Valley was unavailable for comment Friday.
Wright said Fehling had no authority to authorize the letter.
Fehling responded that though he reviewed the letter and made suggestions, he did it as a former PTO president and not as a School Board member.
"That's not in my duties," he said.
Superintendent Joseph Joyner said the schools did not violate district policy because the PTOs are affiliated with the schools and not considered an outside organization.
Joyner also said he did not see the letter as political lobbying.
"The flier was meant to be an informational item to parents, that's what its intent was," he said. "Depending on what side of the issue you're on, is how you view it."
Joyner reiterated that, "Typically when there are items of a sensitive nature, we like to review them beforehand." He added that the circumstances of this situation did not allow for that to happen, but he has spoken with all the principals on the district's policy for handling sensitive information.
Would he have approved it for distribution?
"That didn't happen and I don't want to speculate on what I would have done," Joyner said.
Wright said she thought if board members had the opportunity to review the letter, they would not have approved it.
Wright said her concern now is that opponents of the coalition may want to send similar letters home with their views.
"Two wrongs don't make a right though," she said.
Ponte Vedra resident Marcy Silkebaken, who is against a school at Guana, said she opposes the distribution of the letter.
"I think it's inappropriate use of the school system," she said.
Silkebaken said she doesn't think those against the issue are entitled to send out similar information.
"But I do think the school district should notify all parents who oppose the issue and state their position," she said.
Roger Van Ghent, president of Audubon of St. Johns, said those opposed to the letter do deserve equal time.
"I have been working on a position paper that should be finished in a day or two," he said.
Van Ghent said Audubon of St. Johns is opposed to the development of a high school in any part of Guana.
Rankin, however, said there is no reason for people against the letter to have an opportunity to voice their opinion.
"Their opinion is not in the best interest of the school. We have the best interest of the students at heart," she said. "I don't see why they should be allowed to send negative information."
Rankin said the coalition has developed the best solution.
"If the other side really wants to be helpful, they need to come up with a solution," she said.
Wright said the issue will be addressed at Tuesday's School Board workshop. The workshop is open to the pubic and begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room at 40 Orange St.
"This all comes back on me," Wright said. "I'm embarrassed for the board that this happened. I want to enforce our policy. It's an illegal flyer as far as the school district is concerned. The coalition just hurt their case by letting that flier go out into the schools. That was not a good idea."
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Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid Wednesday confirmed the presence of five militants trapped in the ongoing gunfight with forces in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir.
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It will be quite some time before we see people walking down the street wearing Google Glass, but a lawmaker in the U.S. has already proposed a ban on driving with the augmented reality spectacles.
West Virginia Legislature Republican Gary G. Howell recently proposed a bill that prohibits "using a wearable computer with head mounted display" while operating a vehicle. This would align with current laws in the U.S. that make it illegal to text or use a smartphone while driving without using a hands-free device.
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The other day, while I was browsing Plugged In, I came across a review for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Curious, I opened it up and came across this:
Continuing his Christ-like course, Harry dies and is then given the opportunity to return from the dead to finish the fight against evil.
And it occurred to me that people give out the label "Christ-like" to fictional characters far too easily.
Harry Potter has been widely called a Christ figure. I ran a Google search and collected other characters who had also been given that high compliment. It's a broad range: Atticus Finch to Mustafa, Gandalf to Joe Christmas, Superman to Aslan, Cool Hand Luke to Little Foot (Land Before the Time, the mother of all sequels). I even saw a couple people wonder whether Hamlet or Edward of Twilight infamy could be considered Christ figures.
Jim Casy, from The Grapes of Wrath, also made the list. Wikipedia summed up Casy – this is a real quotation – thusly:
A former preacher who lost his faith after fornicating with willing members of his church numerous times, and from his perception that religion has no solace or answer for the difficulties the people are experiencing. He is a Christ-like figure.
So obviously this whole "Christ figures in fiction" thing has gotten completely out of hand. It's worth noting that Casy did die unjustly, which I gather is a major qualification to be a Christ figure. Other prime qualifications, my list indicates, are "has superhuman powers", "has the initials 'J.C.'," "got betrayed" and "one heck of a great guy".
But the most common justification for a Christ figure is a self-sacrificial death. And this is more sensible, for it zeroes in on the Cross, the purpose of Christ's whole life, the act that is the Gospel.
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6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5)
See that? The Bible does not define Jesus' death by those heroes who "might possibly dare to die". It defines His death against them.
Heroes die for the innocent, for their friends or country or family. They die so that the villain can suffer the fate he deserves, and his victims can be spared the fate they don't.
Christ died for the guilty. He died for His enemies. He died for the mob that chanted for His death, for the soldiers who hammered nails through His hands, for a world that rejected Him. It is the heart of Christ's sacrifice that He died to give people what they did not deserve, not what they did.
That is why, in the pantheon of Christ figures, Aslan is rare in truly echoing the bargain of the Cross: an innocent soul for a guilty one. Harry Potter died to defeat Voldemort, and that makes him a hero. But to be Christ-like, he would have had to die to save Voldemort.


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Every now and then, my wife's heart tries to kill her. It comes this close to a stroke, for reasons that remain mysterious. And sometimes, her heart is just pulling a fast one and the scare is just a scare.
We got another frantic, life-threatening event just this past weekend. As usual, I rushed her to the hospital. Once there, it's routine for us to count the hours in the emergency room while EMTs pump her with drugs and wait for the doctor to arrive and tell us whether my wife's heart is just scaring us, or if it really means business this time.
But what if … what if one of those EMTs could put on a pair of glasses that could process the data coming from her heart, real-time, on-site, and come up with a diagnosis? And could it do this much, much faster than anything conceivable on the data networks we use now?
That's one of the promises of 5G wireless. 5G technology uses very high frequencies. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. Shorter wavelengths enable faster speeds and much lower latency.
That means everything on the cloud will be much more responsive. It also means virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) can finally be realized. If a doctor needs to see a real-time model of my wife's heart, 5G could get us there. If a hospital wanted to use an AI doctor in the emergency room, that could be possible, too.
And 5G isn't just for medicine. Proponents are promising all sorts of new things: Safe, self-driving cars … streaming VR … holographic video calls … and more.
And it leads former Verizon CEO, Lowell McAdam, to call 5G "the Fourth Industrial Revolution for this country."
Some of the world's biggest companies — like Qualcomm, Intel, Verizon, and Ericsson — are piling in.
Even governments are vying for supremacy.
It's "5G" … and it's the up and coming standard for telecommunications.
But before we move forward, let's take a look back. What does "5G" even mean? Well, once the network is deployed, there will have been five generations of wireless technologies:
- First generation (1G) refers to the original cellular networks of the early 1990s.
- Second generation (2G) began when wireless networks started allowing text messaging.
- Third generation (3G) allowed people to access the internet on mobile devices.
- Fourth generation (4G) expanded on 3G, particularly in terms of increased speed.
- Fifth generation (5G) promises to be 200x faster than today's 4G technology.
5G will utilize a high-frequency band of the wireless spectrum called "millimeter wave" that allows data to be transferred far more rapidly than the lower-frequency band behind today's 4G.
And because millimeter wave signals don't travel as far, the new 5G networks will require many more (albeit smaller) antennas than previous wireless generations.
So, why is faster internet a big deal? Well, we're not just talking about impatient net users getting to download movies quicker … although let's be honest, it's definitely a perk!
No, 5G won't just allow users to surf the internet, download videos and use data-intensive apps like virtual reality at lightning speed …
It'll enable nearly 21 billion internet-connected devices by 2020 … more than three times as many as there were in 2016.
Beyond the number of devices 5G will be able to support, the revolutionary prospects are the types of devices and applications. These could change industries we previously didn't consider as connected.
Everything from home appliances, security systems and even military training and mental healthcare will see improvements on 5G.
The U.S. government recently granted Microsoft (MSFT) a $480 million contract for AR headsets. These will allow for more accurate combat training. With 5G? Those headsets could help provide real-time analytics to help soldiers make the best possible decision in heat-of-the-moment action.
A few more examples of life-saving tech currently in development because of 5G are:
- 5G-enhanced augmented reality headsets that help firefighters see through smoke and locate victims.
- A robotic arm that allows a top surgeon to perform life-saving surgeries from thousands of miles away in real-time. The cutting-edge (no pun intended) low-latency 5G technology even smooths out his hand tremors!
- Smart self-driving cars and machines that could render industrial and traffic accidents a thing of the past …
… and so much more.
So, my idea of glasses used by first responders to see my wife's heart to tell if it's an emergency or false alarm don't exist. Yet. But we're on an innovative track that makes those glasses seem less like science fiction and more like reality every day.
Both AT&T and Verizon have already begun testing their 5G technologies.
This next generation network will require massive new infrastructure, plus new tech inside your phone. And companies are investing billions of dollars to prepare for the coming 5G standard.
It's no surprise investors are climbing all over each other, looking to get a piece of this $12.3 trillion market.
As with any new technology, particularly one so close to our everyday lives, some people are scared of possible health effects.
But according to the World Health Organization, the risks are so negligible you'd probably be better off worrying about coffee and pickles!
The 5G roll-out won't happen this month. Or the next. But it is coming.
Perhaps, someday, it will save my wife's life. Perhaps, it could also help farsighted investors build new fortunes.
And there's one massive opportunity nearly everyone is missing …
It's a company that's going to dominate a $1.5 TRILLION niche of the 5G market.
In fact, it's poised to become the Amazon of 5G … and this coming Tuesday, America's No. 1 tech-stock expert, Jon Markman, will NAME this company during a live briefing he calls Disruptive Profits.
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Check Out: Communions - "So Long Sun"
Communions hail from the same Copenhagen warehouse scene that spawned bands like Iceage and Lower - in fact, you might have heard their debut single "Cobblestones" via Posh Isolation's 2013 live compilation, Dokument #1 (it was one of the three songs I couldn't stop rewinding back to, along with Marching Church's "Living in Doubt" and Puce Mary's "Udan Titel"). Communions are particularly interesting, though, because they sound relatively little like any of those bands - there are moments in "Cobblestones" and in their lovely new single "So Long Sun" where there's a split second of crunchy guitar and you think, okay, here comes the scorched-earth desolation, but instead everything explodes into druggy sunshine, with jangly guitars and soaring, reverb-heavy vocals. "Stunning" is the word you are probably looking for! I live in the Pacific Northwest and I know "So Long Sun" will be my surrogate sun for the next few months. Check it out - if you dig, this is just the a-side of a 7" these guys are putting out for Tough Love in November, so stay tuned.


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I've just returned from Christmas Eve services at San Giorgio Maggiore, Palladio's magnificent church on its island across from Piazza San Marco. A faded green and yellow vaporetto awaited our boarding. We departed into mist-veiled midnight.
Between points of solid land, in space marked by few reference points, we glided across the ebony fog-shrouded, mirror smooth, waters of the lagoon. The peace of the boat was interrupted only by an occasional splash of water against hull. Passengers were silent. Perhaps they, as did I, recalled images of candle illuminated frescos, the heady fragrance of smoky incense, transported by those memories, the mystical soul of this extraordinary night.
Lights glowed from harbor markers as we passed prism globes afloat in misted air, suspended above the coal dark sea.
As we approached the landing at San Zaccaria, fog-veiled lights on palazzi, hotels and the Ducal Palace came to view. Everyone leaving the vaporetto was offered a kind, quiet, "Buon Natale" (Merry Christmas) by the attendant. Softly muted voices responded as passengers dispersed into the early morning.
As I turned down a darkened lane near my rooms a small dog and cat appeared, walking side by side, seeming oblivious to both their differences and my footfall. As they reached the end of the lane, they sat at the edge of a narrow canal. Billows of fog breathed passed behind their silhouettes. I stopped to watch, noting the time; thirty minutes past midnight on Christmas morning. An old story of Christmas Eve, a time when animals could talk with each other, came to mind.
I wondered what conversation was passing between them
As I turned yet another corner I pulled the scarf up more tightly around my throat, shrugged the coat against my shoulders and left those two friends behind.
For centuries the world has known Venice as a city of mystery and beauty. For me, none more so than the Christmas Eve I was privileged to see the magic of the arriving day rise in two animals, no more alike than earth and moon, as they welcomed in the gifts of Christmas Day


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It wasn't a difficult decision to make. It was a choice between hot-footing it to Pretoria for the Safta Awards at the State Theatre on Saturday or kicking off one's shoes in the lounge and watching it on the telly. At least at home one could get a drink without having to hazard the highway.
At any rate, given the low-key nominations announcement at Atlas Studios in Richmond last November, it seemed the Saftas would be like a wedding that follows a funeral. Something had died — or was in a coma — or so we were led to believe when the production sector took to the streets to call for the resignation of the SABC board last June, and the Safta announcement took place in this atmosphere.
Unlike previous nominations announcements there was a definite air of gloom when the fourth Safta instalment was unveiled to the media. Snacks were scarce and those who arrived hardly pimped their wardrobes. (Who remembers the day-long party at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens in Roodeport two years ago?)
But at the State Theatre last Saturday night, if the live transmission was to be believed, all was forgotten. Anyone hoping to witness an industry in the doldrums would have been disappointed. It put on a brave face and came out kicking.
Host John Vlismas took the audience seamlessly through his shtick of lighthearted provocation mixed with typical Jo'burg pessimism. The opening stage was done up as a street in Newtown. We were under the Nelson Mandela Bridge and the likeness was satisfying — it had a kind of toy-town niceness to it and the dancers who arrived in a minibus taxi were choreographed to be sexual and carefree without irony.
"It's not the real bridge," Vlismas quipped, "because all the lights are functioning and the steel is still there."
Later the comedian told the winners they could walk away with their awards "because we've cleared it with security".
Unsurprisingly the theme this year was the South African Story. While the sentiment is admirable it failed to strike a chord until John Kani, who won a Lifetime Achievement Award, translated it into real terms for everybody. "Why are we not good enough to play Mandela, to play Winnie?" he pleaded tunefully, characteristic of Kani when he's on a mission. What he was referring to, of course, was the recent fight he joined against the casting of Jennifer Hudson by director Darrell Roodt as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in an upcoming biopic.
Actresses Uyanda Mbuli took Kani up on the challenge a couple of awards later when she presented Denise Newman with her award for Best Actress for her role in the tearjerker Shirley Adams. Actress Motshabi Tyelele told the crowd in her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress in Nothing but the Truth, "I can play Winnie by the way."
An actress who didn't put in an impassioned plea for the role was President Jacob Zuma's daughter, Gugu, who appears in the soapie Isidingo.
Other Lifetime Achievement Awards went to veterans Katinka Heyns and Joe Mafela.
Mafela was the only award winner who made reference to last year's standoff between the production sector and the public broadcaster, however obliquely.
In general, the night was given to bridge-building and everybody behaved like angels.
A hint of anarchy would have served the theme well — after all, that too is part of the South African story.
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The kitchen is home to variety of natural ingredients that are associated with numerous benefits. The benefits of natural ingredients have been the backbone of ancient Ayurvedic manuscripts.
Aushadhi or healing plants and various other spices have had a significant effect on the skin for a long time. Humans and plants are made up of the same building blocks. The same forces/doshas work inside our body, which makes plants the best agents for carrying homeostasis in the human body and maintaining the internal stability sound nutrition and health."
"This has made the multi-functional benefits of herbs in terms of antioxidant cellular protection, anti-inflammatory and anti-stress properties, so popular today. Nature is home to a variety of herbs with multiple benefits," she further added. Herbs and spices have rejuvenating, anti-ageing and antioxidant properties, which helps in improving the health of the skin.
Dr Bharti Magoo, Aesthetician, Anti-Aging Physician of India, shared that Indian spices have lot of benefits associated with them. They help in fighting acne, clearing clogged pores, enhancing the skin texture, complexion and the list is endless." Here are some of the few health benefits highlighted by Dr Magoo on the commonly used spices like clove, Cinnamon, black pepper and coriander seeds:
It has antibacterial properties and aids digestion, helps in losing weight, improves blood circulation, and also helps in easing discomfort caused by menstrual problems. It is also known to decreases blood sugar and cholesterol levels which is why it is considered essential for the heart health.
Coriander seeds:
It helps in boosting immunity and is well known for cooling and soothing the tired eyes by using it as an eye drop.
Black Pepper:
It is beneficial for treating cold, acidity, acne marks and blemishes and clears pimples. Black Pepper is used as an antibiotic in the Himalayan areas.
It is a natural antibiotic agent and therefore, clove oil can be used as a painkiller. Clove helps in tooth ache and also increases metabolism and various other stomach related issues like gas, diarrhoea, nausea and upset stomach. Clove also helps in blood circulation.
It is revered as a 'Rasayana' and it has the ability to rejuvenate the entire body system. It is considered as a great complexion enhancer. With Ayurvedic attributes of being hot in potency, pungent in taste and aftertaste, turmeric has Vata-Pitta-Kapha pacifying properties. It is an effective ingredient to treat acne, wounds and to deeply detoxify your skin. The presence of 'curcumin' in the herb, adds to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer properties too.
Coconut Oil:
The oil has been helping us with our skin health since time immemorial. Coconut oil can be used to improve complexion, suppleness and elasticity of the skin. Coconut oil is a great solution for skin problems like psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, dry or flaky skin, scars and burns. The oil has pitta shaman/ pitta pacifying or cooling properties. It can also be used as massage oil owing to the healing properties that it possesses, which helps in soothing sore and tight muscles. Deccan Chronicle
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March 29 - Engineers in Rio de Janeiro examining the structural damage to Estádio Olímpico João Havelange have warned that it could take them up to two months to find a solution.
The Stadium, which is due to host athletics, and probably rugby sevens, during Rio 2016 was "closed indefinitely" earlier this week by the city's Mayor Eduardo Paes after he was told that there were safety fears over its roof.
"We've received a report about the Stadium and it did not come with any solutions attached," said Armando Queiroga, President of the city Government's public works department RioUrbe.
"It's a serious problem and we can't forecast when it will open again.
"We need from 30 to 60 days to find the solution and after that we will have some perspective."
Authorities warned the roof could present a risk for spectators if the wind reached over 63 kilometres per hour.
The Stadium, nicknamed locally Engenhão, due to its location in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood is currently home to local football club Botafogo.
The architects behind the design have been named as Carlos Porto, Gilson Santos, Geraldo Lopes and José R Ferreira Gomes, though their work is not thought to be at fault.
Some architects are blaming the problem on the fact that the Stadium, which cost $192 million reais (£127 million/€150 million), was finished only a month before before the start of the 2007 Pan American Games, which it had been built for.
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Penn State Football: Gattis Heads To Alabama As Franklin Reportedly Looks To Florida For Replacement
Former Penn State receivers coach Josh Gattis officially announced his move to the Alabama staff on Wednesday afternoon.
"Penn State will always hold a special place in my heart as both of my kids have been born in State College," Gattis said on Twitter. "To my players, thank you to each and every one of you. I hope you know how thankful I am for each relationship and how much love I have for each one of you all."
Gattis is set to join the Tide as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. The move was reported last week but had yet to become official. Gattis was set to enter his fifth year at Penn State and seventh with James Franklin.
The move continues a long offseason of change for Penn State as the Nittany Lions have seen offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead leave for the head coaching job at Mississippi State bringing running backs coach Charles Huff with him.
In total Penn State will have new faces, or partially new faces as multiple coaching positions on the offensive side of the ball next year. Gattis was a key asset for Penn State on the recruiting trail as well as coaching on the field.
According to reports, Florida assistant Ja'Juan Seider could fill Gattis' shoes. Seider had recently left the Florida program and had spent time at Marshall and West Virginia prior to his time at Florida. While with the Gators, Seider had coached tight ends under new head coach Dan Mullen and was a holdover from from Florida coach Jim McElwain's staff.
Gattis' full statement can be read here.
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— Josh Gattis (@Coach_Gattis) January 24, 2018
Ben Jones covers Penn State football and basketball for StateCollege.com. He's on Twitter as @Ben_Jones88.
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Alaska, USA
Strange weather has hit Fairbanks all month long. Fairbanks residents have been experiencing some UNUSUAL weather lately. Throughout most of the month of May pellet sized hail has been falling from the skies over Fairbanks, a phenomenon officials said was VERY STRANGE. A combination of cumulus clouds and cold temperatures are responsible for producing many of the hail events. The BIZARRE WEATHER is the result of UNUSUAL WEATHER PATTERNS whereby extreme cold mixed with moisture from low hanging clouds to form the hail. Temperatures were reported to have dropped below freezing at 3,200 feet on Thursday. Cloud cover topped out at 10,000 feet. The result of this weather system is the formation of snow pellets as moisture in the clouds freezes and remains frozen by the time it hits the ground. Thus hail falls instead of rain.
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Meet the team
Since 1977 Kevin Turner and Associates has been providing professional advice to people from all walks of life on protection against financial risk and accumulating for retirement through Life Insurance and superannuation products.
Our Company Founder Kevin Turner started his Life Risk advice business as a National Mutual agent, which became AXA and is now AMP. Working from his home Kevin steadily grew his business through the 80's until November 1988 when he relocated the business to its current position at 71 Cunningham Street Dalby. Over the next 12 years Kevin Turner and Associates would grow to become one of AXA's "premier plus" agencies which was an award to the top 20 AXA agencies annually.
In 2002 Kevin made the difficult but important break from AXA to join the independently owned life insurance broker and securities dealer, Synergy Advisory Services Pty Ltd. Kevin realised that being tied to one Life Company was hampering his ability to offer choice to his clients. Joining Synergy enabled Kevin to recommend products from all the major insurance providers in Australia, therefore tailoring insurance to meet the needs of his clients.
In October 2005 Synergy Advisory Services was acquired by Millennium3 Financial Services Pty Ltd (M3), a wholly owned subsidiary of Onepath. (Onepath is part of the ANZ group of companies.) For Kevin this meant he could still provide his clients with advice and products from all the major insurance providers, but now had the security of being part of an institutionally owned dealership. This relationship still exists today.
From its very humble beginnings the business has grown today to a staff of five including three Directors / Authorised Representatives, Kevin Turner, Dale Turner and Craig Fermor. Supporting our Authorised Representatives are Glenda Say and Anita Parsons.
The business's philosophy established by Kevin over the past four decades in the Life insurance and financial services industry is as simple as caring for our Clients. The ability to be able to make a difference in people's lives when a life changing crisis is upon them is hugely satisfying to all at Kevin Turner and Associates. And really, that is what professional advice around Life Insurance is all about, support when you really need it.
Through referral partners we are also able to direct our Clients to where they can find additional professional advice such as…
- Wealth accumulation and retirement planning.
- Estate and Succession planning.
- Partnership Buy/Sell agreements.
- Asset protection.
Kevin Turner and Associates. Tailored, professional Life Risk and Superannuation advice.


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August 28, 2012
A St. Louis-based publisher released an updated version of its controversial 9/11 graphic coloring book that now comes with a complete set of terrorist trading cards.
When Really Big Coloring Books, Inc., first released We Shall never Forget 9/11 to tie in with the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack, the 40-page book sparked criticism from the Muslim community.
We Shall never Forget 9/11, Volume II: The True Faces of Evil-Terror has a PG-13 rating and tells the complete story of 9/11. Kids can color in images of everything from the airplanes knocking down the Twin Towers to the moment before Osama Bin Laden was shot. The new edition comes with several pages of perforated trading cards depicting "the men, women and governments behind terror."
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Using animation to explain where might energy technology take us.
Working with the design team at The Big Window we produced an animation to communicate BP's long-term technology view (LTTV) to an external audience for the first time.
The animation had to work with the visual identity developed by The Big Window and in parallel with printed materials. The story had to be engaging while illustrating complex subject matter, it provides a perspective on future trends in technology and their potential impact on the energy system.


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"The worship of Apollo included the establishment and maintenance of places of prophecy by means of which the gods could communicate with mankind and reveal futility to such as deserved the boon. … While Christian authors have tried to prove that oracular revelations were delivered by the Devil for the purpose of misleading humanity, they have not dared to attack the theory of oracles, because of the repeated references to it in their own sacred writings. …
"The most famous oracles of antiquity were those of Delphi, Dodona, Trophonius, and Latona, of which the talking oak trees of Dodona were the oldest. … It is known that many of the caves and fissures set aside by the Greeks were sacred long before the rise of Greek culture." ~Manly P. Hall
Oracles and Prophecies
Christian writers certainly cannot criticize the basic idea of oracles when they often talk of prophecy, which is just another name for the same thing. As far back as we can go in available writings and legends, we find references to oracles, prophets, soothsayers, and so on. Shamans and witch doctors were often valued as much for their ability to predict events as for their ability to heal the sick and wounded.
Greek Oracles
Today, scientists and materialists laugh at this. The Oracle of Delphi is labeled a drug addict whose predictions come from hallucinations. Remember that this oracle, more properly called the Pythia, was the High Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, not some carnival fortune teller. Other argue that her predictions came true only because they were so vague and hidden in riddles, or poetic and allegorical language. To some extent, that is true—but with good reason.
The purpose of the Oracle at Delphi, as at other places and other times, was to aid the spiritual student in developing their spiritual abilities. So when kings and generals came to them asking questions about winning a war, or getting elected, they could not refuse to answer, but they also could not truly use their gift for such purposes. Therefore, they gave those cryptic answers we are all familiar with. If we knew what answers they gave to questions from spiritual students, we would see quite a difference.
The Oracle of Dodona predated the one at Delphi, but is no less legitimate. When historians mention the "talking trees" of Dodona, people understandably laugh, and consider the place a fraud. But the trees never talked. It was claimed that the oracle at this location listened to the rustling of the leaves in an ancient Oak to get the prophecies she shared. Whether she did or not is debatable, but is very different from "talking trees".
Egyptian Seers
As with many other things, the Greeks probably got the idea of oracles from the Egyptians. Egypt had famous oracles also. The oldest known oracular sight is the temple of Per-Wadjet which flourished in predynastic Egypt. The best known site of oracles in Egypt, though, is Karnak. Even pharaohs consulted these oracles. I think it is safe to say that the rules regarding the Greek oracles also applied here.
Oracles and the Sun
An interesting aspect of these ancient oracles and oracular sites is that they are inevitable associated with sun gods. Whether in Egypt, Greece, Babylonia, or Rome, these oracles, usually women, were sun priestesses. I think it is safe to say that they were viewing the spiritual sun rather than the physical. It is the spiritual sun that reveals hidden knowledge


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We have seen pricey bags for the iPad before, but this one may take the cake at the moment. The Louis Vuitton Zipped Tote is a unique bag that only true Louis fans could love. The exterior of the bag features the iconic Monogram pattern in three different materials: Monogram canvas, heavy calf leather, and smooth goat leather. It actually looks like three different types of LV bags melted into one tote.
Meanwhile, the interior pocket is purposely big enough to carry the iPad, and the rest of the bag is spacious enough to carry just about everything else – perhaps your empty wallet. The Zipped Tote is both functional as well as expensive, coming in at a price of $3800! I guess the fact that it looks like three different bags rolled into one is a good justification for the , throwing in a iPad compartment doesn't hurt either.


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RESCHEDULED: Queen Isabella Market Day 4/21 at the Lighthouse!
The Museums of Port Isabel and the City of Port Isabel invite you to enjoy a day filled with music, vendors, food, family fun on the grounds of the Historic Port Isabel Lighthouse! Queen Isabella Market Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 21st from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Special admission price to the Port Isabel Lighthouse and Port Isabel Historical Museum & Treasures of the Gulf Museum, $1.00 each site, all day, Saturday, April 21.
There is no admission charge to the event. Vendors selling collectibles, antiques, local art, jewelry and more will be lining the sidewalks around the lighthouse.
A tent with tables and chairs will offer the opportunity to sit down and relax while enjoying some tasty tamales, baked goods or other dishes local vendors and restaurants will be offering. Or just roll down the grassy hill of the lighthouse! Relax and let us entertain you during a family fun day in Port Isabel!
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Queen Isabella Market Day dates from the 75th Anniversary of Port Isabel. Celebrated in 2003, the 75th Anniversary of Port Isabel included a street parade, open house at the Museums and the Lighthouse and the first ever Queen Isabella Market Day. The City of Port Isabel also minted a limited edition coin to commemorate the historic event. Queen Isabella Market Day continues as an outreach of the Museums of Port Isabel.
In 1492, Queen Isabella financed Christopher Columbus' exploratory expedition to this part of the New World. Community leaders in the Laguna Madre area recognized the importance of this partnership and named not just one causeway in her honor in 1954, but again in 1974, when the second causeway was constructed it too was named in her honor. On July 4, 1954, the grand opening of the first causeway was graced by the Consulate of Spain who was among the dignitaries on hand to cut the ribbon. Queen Isabella is further honored at our annual Market day each April.
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The Erie Hunt and Saddle Club Mini Trials are coming up on August 27th with schooling on August 26th. Entries are open and also online this year. This year, also for the first time, you may school the stadium jumping course (either with your instructor, an instructor we provide, or on your own) on the day before the event, as well as school the cross country course. Schooling for the stadium jumping is available for sign up on www.signupgenius.com and online entries for the Mini-trials are super easy through www.bluehorseentries..com


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Three-Peat! Scientific Games named international "Lottery Supplier of the Year" for third consecutive year
LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") today announced that the Company won international top honors for the third consecutive year at the 2017 ICE Totally Gaming conference and tradeshow in London last week, taking home the 2017 "Lottery Supplier of the Year" recognition at the Gaming Intelligence Awards. ICE is the world's largest business-to-business gaming show attended by leading gaming, interactive and lottery companies from around the globe.
"No other company rivals Scientific Games in the lottery supplier space. On the interactive side of things, it has put blue space between itself and the likes of IGT and Intralot. For the third year in a row Scientific Games is the clear winner," indicated the Gaming Intelligence Awards summary.
Jim Kennedy, Group Chief Executive of Lottery for Scientific Games, who accepted the award, said, "On behalf of Scientific Games and our entire Lottery team who diligently keep their focus on our customers each and every day, we are honored to once again be recognized as 'Lottery Supplier of the Year.' We will continue to work hard, demonstrate integrity and thought leadership, and earn the trust of lottery operators around the world. We are committed to help lotteries in their business mission to responsibly grow returns to beneficiaries today and in the future."
Scientific Games was named "Lottery Supplier of the Year" in 2016 and 2015 at the annual Gaming Intelligence Awards. A prestigious panel of judges from the international gaming and lottery industry evaluates the nominees, which included IGT, Intralot, Instant Win Games and NeoGames.
Scientific Games provides games, technology and services to more than 150 lotteries worldwide, including nearly every North American lottery.
About Scientific Games (www.scientificgames.com/)
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS) is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets. The Company's portfolio includes gaming machines, game content and systems; table games products and shufflers; instant and draw-based lottery games; server-based lottery and gaming systems; sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and interactive content and services.
Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "should," "could," "potential," "opportunity," "goal," or similar terminology. These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; U.S. and international economic and industry conditions, including declines in or slow growth of gross gaming revenues or lottery retail sales, reductions in or constraints on capital spending by gaming or lottery operators and bankruptcies of, or credit risk relating to, customers; limited growth from new gaming jurisdictions, declines in the replacement cycle of existing gaming machines and slow addition of casinos in existing jurisdictions; ownership changes and consolidation in the gaming industry, including by casino operators; opposition to legalized gaming or the expansion thereof; inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology; inability to develop successful gaming concepts and content; laws and government regulations, including those relating to gaming licenses and environmental laws; inability to identify and capitalize on trends and changes in the gaming, lottery and interactive industries; dependence upon key providers in our social gaming business; inability to retain or renew, or unfavorable revisions of, existing contracts, and the inability to enter into new contracts; level of our indebtedness, higher interest rates, availability or adequacy of cash flows and liquidity to satisfy indebtedness, other obligations or future cash needs; inability to reduce or refinance our indebtedness; restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements, including those that could result in acceleration of the maturity of our indebtedness; protection of our intellectual property, inability to license third party intellectual property, and the intellectual property rights of others; security and integrity of our software and systems and reliance on or failures in our information technology systems; natural events that disrupt our operations or those of our customers, suppliers or regulators; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships, including (i) the inability of our joint venture to realize the anticipated benefits under its private management agreement with the Illinois lottery or from the disentanglement services performed in connection with the termination thereof, (ii) the inability of our joint venture to meet the net income targets or other requirements under its agreement to provide marketing and sales services to the New Jersey Lottery or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits under such agreement and (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits related to the award to our consortium of an instant lottery game concession in Greece; failure to achieve the intended benefits of the Bally acquisition or the WMS acquisition, other recent acquisitions, or future acquisitions, including due to the inability to successfully integrate such acquisitions or realize synergies in the anticipated amounts or within the contemplated time frames or cost expectations, or at all; disruption of our current plans and operations in connection with our recent acquisitions (including in connection with the integration of Bally and WMS), including departure of key personnel or inability to recruit additional qualified personnel or maintain relationships with customers, suppliers or other third parties; incurrence of employee termination or restructuring costs, and impairment or asset write-down charges; changes in estimates or judgments related to our impairment analysis of goodwill or other intangible assets; implementation of complex revenue recognition standards; fluctuations in our results due to seasonality and other factors; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; risks relating to foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (including those fluctuations related to the affirmative vote in the U.K. to withdraw from the EU), restrictions on the payment of dividends from earnings, restrictions on the import of products and financial instability, including the potential impact to our business resulting from the affirmative vote in the U.K. to withdraw from the EU and the potential impact to our instant lottery game concession or VLT lease arrangements resulting from the recent economic and political conditions in Greece; dependence on our key employees; litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and licenses, our products and systems, our employees (including labor disputes), intellectual property and our strategic relationships; influence of certain stockholders; and stock price volatility.
Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including the Company's current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016 (including under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games' ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Source: Scientific Games
Company Contacts
Investor Relations:
Bill Pfund
Vice President, Investor Relations
Telephone: +1 702-532-7663
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Solitaire Engagement Ring With 0.78 Carat TW of Diamonds In 14kt White Gold
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DescriptionThis 0.78 carat TW diamond solitaire engagement ring features a beautiful trail of diamonds along the ring's shoulders for a decadent look, set in 14kt white gold.
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- Collection Evermore Bridal
- Total carat weight 0.75 (3/4)
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Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case
18"W x 20"H x 3"D
|Solid Oak or Walnut
|Laser Engraved Scout Emblem
|Laminate Panel Back w/ Hanger
|Crushed Velvet Background
|Personalized Laser Engraving (optional)
|Inside Dimensions: 18W x 20H
|Accepts Folded 3'x5' Flag (optional)
Glass Front
|Boy Scout Emblem
|Eagle Scout Medal
Scout Eagle
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Scout Awards and Flag Display Case
Wondering how to best showcase your scout's achievements? Look no further – our Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case can do the job, and do it with excellence.
Whether the scout is a Boy Scout, Cub Scout, Girl Scout, Brownie, Varsity Scout or Venturer, we've got the perfect display case for you. The Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case is large enough to fit several badges and other awards, together with a flag of your choice. Medals of Merit, camping awards, good citizenship awards, honor badges – whatever the awards, they will go hand-in-hand with an American flag or national scouting flag. Hang the Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case in your home or scouting headquarters, even your den, wherever that may be.
Use this special display case in creative ways. Traditions and ceremonies are great motivators of young boys and girls. Making scouting advancement special by having a unique presentation makes scouting more fulfilling. You can have small patrol flag ceremonies or a large troop court of honor ceremony for major advancements or accomplishments using the Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case for those who achieve. Trying new ones instead of your old stand-bys will keep things interesting. There are opportunities for creative ceremonies using the Scout Deluxe Awards and Flag Display Case at all levels of scouting, and whether it's an eagle scout recognition or tenderfoot rank advancement, they can all be made special with a little effort.
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Note from Eric: We received another $680 this week in honor of my wife, Lana, to go directly to Dan and Emily Okall's work of breast cancer education and care in Kenya. That brings our total for them up to $3,998.39! I would love to add another $6,000 that amount by the time they move back to Kenya at the end of the month. If you would like to help us to help them, please use the link below. We'll send you a "Lana's Hope is My Hope" reminder band as our way of saying thanks.
Somehow, somewhere, I know that God loves me, even though I do not feel that love as I can feel a human embrace, even though I do not hear a voice as I hear human words…God is greater than my senses, greater than my thoughts, greater than my heart. I do believe that He touches me in places that are unknown even to myself.
Henri J. M. Nouwen
I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2
The New International Version
You can still help make Lana's dreams come true. To learn more, visit www.LanasHope.com.


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We took our son to Chucky Ch@@se (again, affectionately referred to in our home as the "Chunk a' Cheese"). It was his first trip and I must admit I was looking for you when I walked in the door. I didn't see you. Was it too early? Where were you? I arranged this trip just so you and I could be together....
I finally had to go and ask the Chuck man himself where you were hiding / would you be out / when would that be?!? First he had to make sure he heard me right and then he laughed at me and said you were getting ready to make your appearance on a large chain hanging from the ceiling - and today you were wearing two colors, but I was only interested in one - pink. Laugh at me all you want...bring it out...bring it to mama...that's right...
And suddenly (ok, thirty minutes later) there you were...like a beacon of pink bliss in the night - calling my name and wooing me to your dangling chain and the tiny clip that held you to it. I gently leaned (lunged) over the counter and pointed to the one I wanted (needed) and you came to me....yes, you did. In your pristine plastic bag, making googly eyes at me from your dreamy spun heavenly fluffs.
I had to remind myself that you came at a price. So I paid, willingly, happily. I carried you tenderly to the table and announced it was time to leave. You and I needed to be alone.
And so, in the car while waiting patiently for a husband who had made a quick run into R@dio Shack (again, when is a "shack" ever a good reference?)...we had our moment. You and I. Yes we did. And it was like a reunion of two lost souls. Yes, it was. And then the unthinkable. You left me. I mean, by way of intensely fast consumption and then digestion...you were gone. Sob. I had forgotten since our last meeting how quickly you melt away to nothing. How your large fluffy peaks collapse into tiny pieces of crystals when my fingers hold you. You practically disintegrated in my grasp. Woe. Woe!!
And so it was over. Dagnabbit. Now I have to find a reason to go back to the Chunk a' Cheese just so I can meet up with your extended family. We're gonna need a "family" reunion soon. Oh yes, very soon.
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MUTEK @ Suoni Per Il Popolo
We are excited to co-present three Suoni Per Il Popolo events during their festival which takes place June 1-24:
A special MUTEK @ SUONI pass grants you access to the three following events for $24 (special offer only available for purchase at the Suoni Per Il Popolo's box office, 4871 Saint-Laurent).
June 4 at Casa del Popolo
Steve Hauschildt (US)
Kara-Lis Coverdale (CA)
Valeda (CA)
A Picturesque Venus Transit (CA)
June 11 at La Vitrola
The Nausea (CA)
Political Ritual (CA)
Adíos Mundo Cruel (CA)
Lower Tar (US)
Facebook event
June 17 at La Sala Rossa
Orphx (CA)
Commodifier (CA)
Lowebrau (CA)
Motorkiller (CA)
Visit the website of the festival for more information about the program.
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Stream Make Up To Break Up, the newest drop from Ne-Yo. The cut was released on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011. Ne-Yo continues to impress with each new leak, and Make Up To Break Up is no exception. It's strengthens Ne-Yo's already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years. We're most definitely anticipating Ne-Yo's next offering.
Have you heard Ne-Yo's Strip Club (NO DJ)? Check out Ne-Yo's profile page for the most recent info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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|Daniel Huntington "Italy" 1843 National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.
Daniel Huntington (1816-1906) was born in New York City. He attended Yale University and Hamilton College, studying with F.B. Morse and others who later founded the National Academy of Design. Huntington became a fellow of that organization in 1839 and a full Academician in 1840. The artist traveled extensively in Europe, which he found inspiring. Another locale where he found a lot of subject matter for his work was in the White Mountain area of New Hampshire. Although he lived in New York City, for many years he shared a studio in Jackson, New Hampshire with a group of similar-minded artists that included Asher Durand and Aaron Shattuck.
|Daniel Huntington "The Sketcher: a Portrait of Mlle. Rosina, a Jewess" 1858
The Brooklyn Museum, NYC
Huntington seems to have been by all accounts an intelligent, sincere and pleasant person who was esteemed and respected by the majority of his peers. He was twice elected president of the National Academy of Design and he was also the vice president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for thirty-three years. He died at age 90 after a long career of travel, painting and leadership.
|Daniel Huntington "Philosophy and Christian Art" 1868
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California


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I need to clear some space, so I have a whole bunch of special offers and I'm open to offers on many of them. Oh, and there are few new games, too.
The magazine about games: To Win Just Once is published ten times a year.
I enjoy dexterity games and Bamboleo is one of my favourites. And it sounds so simple: all you have to do is remove one of the wooden pieces without everything crashing to the ground.
You start with lots of different wooden shapes from rectangular blocks through pyramids to a sphere. These go on to what is usually described as a pizza base a thin wooden disc. This, in turn, is balanced on a narrow stand. And now you can see the problem: remove any of the blocks and the disc will sway, dip and, quite possibly, topple over.
It's simple, it's fun and it puts children and adults on an equal footing.
For 2-7 players, aged 6+, playing time 30 minutes: £50.00 (£41.67 outside the EU)
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Bamboleo was designed by Jacques Zeimet and published by Zoch Verlag
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Invited-Speaker Sessions
Invited-speaker sessions feature some of the most prestigious experts in their fields. Organized by each of the four sponsoring societies, these sessions highlight a wide range of topics that appeal to a broad base of attendees. In the agenda book and mobile planner, invited presentations can be identified by their presentation numbers; all invited presentations being with "Sp." Below are examples of invited speaker sessions offered at DDW.
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Abstract-based sessions feature new research findings. Abstracts are submitted to the sponsoring societies between Oct. 19–Dec. 1 and are peer-reviewed by content experts. All accepted abstracts are published in either Gastroenterology or GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Accepted abstracts may be presented in lecture or poster sessions. Below are examples of abstracts-based sessions at DDW.


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Crystalizing Healthcare in a Community?
April 3, 2010 by marc
Upon what can the parts of health care come together into a coherent whole. No metaphor works well if extended very far; certainly not inorganic crystals. But let's play with this for a moment to get some use from it. There are a lot of parts of health care swirling in the community. How can they come together into something that can be used? There is talk of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). What will come together in an ACO? For what (who's) purpose and benefit will ACOs function? In the reorganization of healthcare we have a moment in history to have the parts and players come together differently and more effectively and more for the benefit of the people who's health is at stake.
Do you think it can be organized around or by hospitals? Physicians? Payer/Insurers? Government? Something entirely new? Who will have a voice? Who should have a voice? Who can have a voice? Can the voices blend or will strident voices (or pressure to silence voices) prevent anything useful from coming into being? What is the desired use and shape of this possible crystal? Will it be strong or brittle? Beautiful or ugly? Useful or not so useful?
Dave Ford, of Care Oregon gave me a book to read–Governing the Commons, by Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom. She has me thinking. That was Dave's goal I believe. How did those successful instances of well managed COMMONS come about? How can we begin to see health as a "common pool resource" and manage it well over the long term–ourselves, as communities of appropriators–appropriators from the common pool of health resources? This is a question worth serious reflection and design.
3 Responses to "Crystalizing Healthcare in a Community?"
on 17 Apr 2010 at 11:36 am1 russellgonnering
I think most definitely hospitals are the logical place from which to organize such an approach. If you map the processes of care in a community, the organization that can view emergence in all of the component pieces the best is the hospital. It is the "connector" of physicians, nurses, other providers, payers, business leaders, local govt. and educational forces. There are tensions, to be sure. Hospitals have been primarily geared for episodic care, but so has everyone else.
The ideal situation from which to start is a location with a single, visionary institution–say Bellingham ( 🙂 ). Santa Fe or Durango have a similar single dominant institution, so risk could at least be ameliorated in attempting "safe fail" probes. The CJI has certainly taken the lead in pointing what can be done.
The frustration is that "blind spot" that John Kenagy talks about. As an ophthalmologist, I find that exceedingly interesting! Enlargement of the blind spot in glaucoma is often not noticed by the patient, until it is too late. Screening helps bring that to the attention of the patient. How can we introduce similar "screening" to the stakeholders of health care in general?
David Logan, in "Tribal Leadership", describes the "aha moment" in the life of a Level 3 leader when s(he) realizes that productivity is limited by the current processes. Health care is filled with Level 3 leaders. Logan describes the concentration on shared values and a job too big to accomplish without cooperation and movement to Level 4.
Even though health care leaders are fossilized at Level 3, successful business people can move to Level 4. Perhaps the point of intervention should be with controlling Boards, as they are more likely to understand what we are talking about than our colleagues.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 8:47 pm2 marc
Dave Snowden taught me that people all have multiple identities which are situational. Our colleagues, physicians, each have identities other than their role as physician/expert–parent, sports team member, spouse, organizational member or leader, etc. It is from some of these non-expert perspectives that physicians will have the ah ha moments that lead to a new way of participating with their community members and designing the next better way of providing and receiving expert care as well as staying healthy together.
That said, Russ, I do think that organizations are key to successful community collaboration and one of the key roles of business leaders and NGO leaders is to have their organizations show up as community citizens.
on 22 Apr 2010 at 3:36 pm3 russellgonnering
Your comments regarding the multiple identities are right on the mark. The concepts of "communities of practice" need to be expanded beyond the primary product of patient care into the "secondary" product of organizational action. That expert identity has served us well in the complicated aspects of what we do, but we need a community of practice in the complex realm. The hospital governing board is one institution that could supply that insight, as it is made up of the type of perspective that allows the differing viewpoint you mention. Bellingham has the advantage of already "getting it". In many other (most?) locations, this is all new stuff. Using the governing board as a portal of influence could offer advantages.


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Thanksgiving is done aside from the leftovers and a nice batch of turkey stock that I'll use for some vegetable soup with egg noodles. It'll be a great in the kids' thermoses for school lunch on Monday.
This was my first family holiday without alcohol in a very long time. My initial experience is that holidays are much better with booze. So are families.
I always heat my mug before pouring coffee into it. That's the best thing I learned in college.
At about 2:00 yesterday afternoon while preparing dinner I realized I was a couple of hours past due for a sip of Bourbon as part of my normal holiday routine.
When I was shopping the other day for Thanksgiving items I observed what was in most people's carts. I'm glad I wasn't eating at most of their houses.
Yesterday's dinner was simple, traditional, and exceptional. I had a thigh.
I paired Polar cranberry-clementine seltzer with the meal.
Tate is working on his beat-boxing.
The mashed potatoes yesterday were gluten-free, no one noticed.
I made cranberries with tangerine and cardamom. I also opened a can of cranberry jelly stuff. I had almost all of the homemade cranberries leftover, and the canned cranberries were gone.
When you hear a crash in the other room and a child immediately says "it's not my fault" then it's more than likely their fault.
I like my leftovers the same as my Thanksgiving, simple and traditional. This morning we had crispy fried stuffing with poached eggs on top. For lunch we had turkey sandwiches on Heidelberg bread with lots of mayo and some of those leftover cranberries.
"Leftovers are for quitters" ~ Jake Vig
I also made vegetarian carrots with ginger and honey and said nothing to our guests.
My announcement at dinner of my plan for a Moroccan inspired Christmas dinner was met with quite a lukewarm response. It bordered on resistance. Sorry, chef's choice.
Aside from the roast duck with ras el hanout and blood oranges, I'm planning tagine makfoul (goat curry), tagine of yam, shallots, carrots, and prunes.
I'll include some couscous with dried fruits and nuts.
"I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land." ~ Jon Stewart.
The mushy bread with celery and onions was a hit.
Not everyone has heard of Google.
One thing that's great about leftovers is that they're an easy meal for the next day when you don't feel like doing a whole lot. If they're too complicated then they aren't within the spirit of good leftovers.
I do much of my Christmas shopping in my underwear, the looks at Target are interesting. No one notices at the Walmarts.
Some of you may have noticed that I've been posting more. I'm trying to get into a rhythm of writing every day. I really want to start posting culinary ideas, tips, and recipes. I also need to get my book off the ground.
Actually I do 90% of my shopping on Amazon The ability to sit at the dining room table in my undershorts with a dish if ice cream at 10 pm and get the bulk of my shopping done keeps me in the house.
The Holiday season is here. I wish all of you a great season and hope the New Year brings you all you deserve.