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SYRACUSE — Former local radio and television talk show host Jim Reith has a new job. He won't be working for any local media outlets, but chances are good you'll see or hear from him in the news. He's been hired for public relations for Onondaga County's Save the Rain program.
As reported by Tim Knauss on syracuse.com, Reith begins the new job on Monday. Since it's a government post, Reith's compensation is public record: he'll earn a salary of $52,250 per year, plus health insurance benefits. Officials told Knauss that Reith's position is considered temporary. After six months, it'll be up for review by the County Legislature, who will decide whether to approve funding to make the appointment permanent.
Reith is perhaps best known for his 27 years on news/talker 570 WSYR. For the last 12 of his years at WSYR, Reith was the station's afternoon host. That run ended in October 2011 when Reith and at least three other Syracuse staffers were among hundreds to be cut in a nationwide round of layoffs enacted by Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. After a brief period of transition, most of Reith's old timeslot is now hosted by Bob Lonsberry, based at Clear Channel sister station WHAM 1180 in Rochester.
The following April, Reith joined public broadcast outlet WCNY to host daily podcasts and a a 30-minute weeknight TV talk show. But the new arrangement only lasted about six months. When Reith was dismissed in December, WCNY management explained, "we found it to be a greater challenge than we anticipated to move Jim's brand from radio to television."
On WSYR on Friday afternoon, Lonsberry used the announcement of Reith's new employment to launch into a tirade about the "Save the Rain" program, criticizing Syracuse and Onondaga County's plans for reducing the amount of storm water that makes its way into the sewer system.
Recent previous Jim Reith coverage on CNYRadio.com
- 10/26/11 – Jim Reith Exits WSYR After 27 Years
- 10/26/11 – Clear Channel Syracuse Cuts 4: Reith, Marisay, 2 Producers
- 12/27/11 – Jim Reith, Rod Wood Among Election Day "Write-Ins"
- 12/30/11 – The Biggest Stories of 2011: Your Picks
- 2/23/12 – Newspaper Profiles WSYR Host Lonsberry, Reith Responds
- 4/2/12 – Jim Reith to Return to Radio and TV via WCNY
- 4/20/12 – WCNY Reveals Details for Jim Reith Podcasts
- 12/5/12 – Report: WCNY releases talk host Jim Reith
- 2/20/13 – Local and national broadcasters garner write-in votes in 2012 elections


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House GOP Reveals "Taxpayers Budget" Right in Time for House's Return to Session
Last week, before the House made its long-awaited return to Harrisburg to kick off its scheduled fall session, a contingent of House Republicans – aptly named the Taxpayers Caucus – held a press conference to unveil a no-tax increase revenue plan that would complete payment of the $32 billion budget that became law on July 10. The plan is an alternative to the Senate-passed Tax Code, which would impose $600 million in tax increases on natural gas companies, and gas, electric and phone customers – an approach that the PA Chamber continues to urge House lawmakers to oppose.
The "Taxpayers Budget" would rely on $1.2 billion in transfers from 41 state special funds that, according to the group, have "inordinately high" account balances. This would be coupled with a combination of $1.1 billion worth of other non-tax revenue sources to fill budget gaps from last year and the current fiscal year. The state's operating budget contains 218 special funds that have both a balance for yearly operating expenses and a reserve balance, creating what state Rep. Joe Emrick, R-Northampton, referred to as a "shadow budget" during the press conference. Included are: a $50 million transfer from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; $72.7 million from the Environmental Stewardship Fund; $100 million from the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund; $357 million from the Public Transportation Public Trust Fund; and $120 million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund – the last of which provides a dedicated source of revenue for passenger and freight rail lines, ports and waterways, airports and hiking and biking trails.
The response to the Taxpayers Budget from leaders of the other caucuses has been mixed. House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, said he appreciated the workgroup's effort and would continue to review it, but told Capitolwire that "House Democrats believe that an honest budget solution must include the use of recurring revenue sources such as a severance tax on gas drillers and a higher minimum wage for Pennsylvania's workers, among other steps. We are committed to working in a bipartisan way with Republicans to do the job that must be finished." Senate Republicans are also taking a "wait-and-see" approach to the budget negotiations, pending action on the legislation by the House in the coming week. "While the leaders are open to new ideas that are passed by the House, we are fearful that the new House plan would harm agricultural, environmental and transportation projects across the commonwealth while not addressing long-term budgetary concerns," Senate GOP spokeswoman Jenn Kocher told the media outlet.
Gov. Tom Wolf's spokesman J.J. Abbott offered a more negative response, saying that the plan offers "even less clarity" about what can be done to balance the budget. "Raiding these funds will mean cuts to programs," Abbott stated, adding that "shifting money from public and multimodal transportation sets back progress in municipalities small and large across Pennsylvania."
Another revenue-related press conference last week was held by state Rep. Gene DiGirolamo, R-Bucks, who offered up an alternative plan should the Taxpayers Budget not receive enough support in the chamber. His leading suggestions for filling the budget gap were to implement both a severance tax on the natural gas industry and to increase the Personal Income Tax rate, which currently stands at 3.07 percent. During the event, he expressed his opinion that enough support in the House exists for a PIT increase.
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The step back this weekend was to get out some things that are so overdue for finishing. I would be embarrassed if I were't a quilter. Quilter's lose their ability to feel bad about having so many unfinished objects (UFOs). If we didn't we would go mad. But I won't go there.
This is the quilt I have chosen to complete, hell or high water this week.
I've been preparing fabric for quilting my Snowball and Nine Patch made from Tilda material.
Thoughts turn to love at this time of year so a little embroidered heart was in order. This can be made easily in an evening - I actually ended up making two because I left one (with some patterns) at High Street Quilting and then made another one for Steph. First I traced the design on the right side of the fabric (which was stabilised with vilene),
My father used to say he wanted to write a novel and he had made a start by sharpening all his pencils and numbering the pages in anticipation from 1-1000. In that spirit I am making a to-do list for this holidays:
1. Spring clean the kitchen
2. Wash all washable curtains
3. Decorate hall and landing
4. Finish orange quilt and lay out other UFOs in order
5. Visit dental hygienist for three monthly appointment
6. Edit blog and refresh design
7. Paint (as in Shabby Chic) a cabinet I've had for over a year
8. Write pattern for orange quilt
9. Bake something delicious
10. Tidy fabric collection (Now come on - maybe a job too large)
11. Sit on sofa and stare into space.
12. Have Ben and Max overnight on Friday or Saturday
So - it's nearly 9am on Day One - I'd better get cracking - starting with getting dressed! See you next week with my progress - although I think Number 11 may end up being the most fulfilled!


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BENEFITING: A Safe Place, Inc.
ORGANIZER: Matthew
Matthew Swain wrote -
"You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® is an event designed to raise awareness about violence against women by asking men to literally walk a mile in women's shoes – high heeled shoes. It's not easy to walk in these shoes, but it's fun and will help the Nantucket community think and talk about some difficult issues: gender relations and men's sexual violence against women.
On Sunday, June 29th, Island men will gather at Children's beach with their high heels – pumps, stilettos, wedges, kitten heels, peep toes – to walk a mile with fellow islanders. Men have the option of walking solo, or with a team (e.g., friends, family, co-workers, teammates, etc.) and will be required to raise money to walk. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Nantucket is organized by A Safe Place, Inc. and all of the proceeds from the walk will go directly to A Safe Place!
- When? Sunday June 29th, 2014 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Where? Children's Beach
- Who? Nantucket MEN and BOYS (all ages are welcome) - walk solo or with a team.
- Each walker will pay a $25.00 registration fee and is also responsible for raising an additional $100 by June 28th. The registration fee will cover your lunch and event t-shirt; the $100 donation will go directly to A Safe Place.
- We do encourage higher fundraising goals; however, $100 is the minimum fundraising goal per person (regardless of whether you are walking individually or with a team).
- Boys (aged 13 and under) are only required to raise $50, in addition to paying the $25 registration fee.
- *Participants MUST register by JUNE 1st to ensure a t-shirt in their size!
- Additional lunch tickets can be purchased for $15.00; please contact A Safe Place if you wish to do so.
- Men are responsible for finding their own pair of high heeled shoes, and we encourage you to do so as far in advance as possible! Many online retailers sell large sized high heel shoes...
- Please visit www.exotichigheels.com for a wide variety of women's shoes up to a size 16 women's (14.5 men's). This website also has a selection of wide high heeled shoes in large sizes: http://www.exotichighheels.com/wide-width---wide-calf.html starting at $35.
- Large women's shoes can also be found at Amazon and Zappos up to size 16 women's (size 14.5 men's).
- Please contact A Safe Place if you have any major issues finding shoes.
- Feel free to contact A Safe Place by phone (508-228-0561) or by e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com).
- For more information about Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Nantucket visit our Facebook Page: Walk A Mile in Her Shoes – Nantucket (www.facebook.com/WalkAMileInHerShoesNantucket)
- For more general information about Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Events, visit: www.walkamileinhershoes.org
Licensed by Frank Baird & Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®
The Team: $1,650 TOTAL RAISED SO FAR
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Hello Everyone!
After months of showing off the craft studio spaces for our creative team members here at Pink Paislee I thought it might be a good time to show off my own studio space. Originally my space was going to be my office and my scrap studio but as it turns out I ended up moving my office closer to another one of my employees since she and I were always looking over each other's shoulders anyhow.
So..this room is completely dedicated to paper crafting, making samples, mocking up products when needed, and cutting and prepping papers and kits for events. It is never as clean as it looks in these photos! The photos are not the greatest so forgive me…
When you enter the room this is what you see. There isn't actually a door into this room because we built it off of the main room in our basement / office area. The walls are a soft antique / vintage pink of course.
This is an old wooden Flat File that I recently purchased on CraigsList and sanded and repainted. It has 48″ wide drawers on the bottom that I can load up with pre-production samples, press sheets, other product proofs, and even craft projects in the works.
The really great thing about this piece is that my printer trays fit in here perfectly. I didn't even plan it; I mean seriously I got lucky on this one. So of course I filled it with all of my little pieces of bits and baubles (the ones that are open and out of their packs that is…) because of course there is more.
These 6 top drawers are about 1″ in height so they work great for ink pads too! If you are interested in seeing the before pictures of this wooden flat file cabinet feel free to CLICK HERE to visit my original blog post.
This mirror hangs above a desktop that is built into the alcove; for some reason I just love the shape and finish on the frame.
This tall "hutch" cabinet which was probably built to be placed in a kitchen is what I use to hold my baskets of "stuff." I also store my misting sprays, paints, brushes, papers and small jars here. The doors underneath open to shelves where I keep my albums. The drawers in the center hold adhesive, ribbon, tools, and other odds and ends.
Just some of my papers!
This large frame with chicken wire is on the wall opposite my mirror. When you walk into the room it is on your right. I use it to show off recent layouts. The file folder racks beside the frame hold recent magazines for inspiration and ideas.
More About Rebecca
What is the one word that describes your scrapbook style and why? I would say my style is layered. I very rarely have white space and I like to add a lot of alphabets for titles and journal strips to tell the story since I don't do a lot of handwriting.
What inspires you to get creative? Believe it or not I am usually inspired by products which is why I decided to launch a manufacturing company in the first place. I get excited about all the pretty products and patterns and I love adding those items to my scrapbook layouts.
What is your favorite Pink Paislee product right now? Right now it is the Mistables paper because I can make it my own and get a little artsy with blending colors. It is so easy to use and honestly when I hear people say they don't like to mist on their pages I know it is because they have yet to use our Mistables papers.
What is something you consider a guilty pleasure? Mr.Pibb. I am addicted and really should remove this sugar filled can of goodness from my daily routine before it kills me 😉
What is playing on your ipod? Everything from Eminem to Coldplay but lately I have been replaying J Lo's "On The Floor" over and over again.
What is the one thing no one would know about you? I don't like seafood. Never touch it; and it could have something to do with the fact that I am afraid of the open ocean and shark attacks.
Name one thing that is on your bucket list? A Hawaiian Vacation so I can see the spot where my grandmother's ashes were released by my grandfather.
That wraps it up! I hope you enjoyed my space!


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19: Shootin' the Breeze: Vol. 1
This week on Expansion Drive, Mike and Didi are joined by Banks Lee from "Attractions: The Show!" and Brittani Tuttle from "Early Night Live". It's a willy nilly kinda show, as nothing was planned because of some little storm that came thru the area. Everyone brings some topics of discussion, including:
• New Holiday Offerings at Walt Disney World
• Star Wars Episode IX has a New Director
• "It" and it's Record Breaking Weekend
• Pew Dee Pie Controversary
• Hasta La Vista to T2:3D
• Star Wars Galactic Nights Returning: Is it Worth It?
Then in the Topic Of The Show, it's all about the season finale of Game of Thrones, as the gang is finally together to discuss.
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Here's a fantastic painting of an unusual furry beast/robot taken from the Dr Who television series. Below is an example of what these weirdos looked like on the show. You can read more about the episode here. Sometime in the future I'm going to do a few weeks devoted to Dr Who monsters.


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Getting ready for a hospital visit can sometimes be an anxious time for children and their families. Knowing how to get here and what to bring can help you feel better prepared.
Our hospital car parks get very busy so we recommend you allow plenty of time for your journey and consider coming by public transport or taxi if possible. You may have to queue for parking at peak times. You can see a map of our patient and visitor parking here.
Specific directions around the hospital are usually supplied with your admission letter or you can enquire at the main entrance reception on your arrival.


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People Column
Thomas C. Boysen, who stepped down as Kentucky's commissioner of education last month, has joined the Milken Family Foundation. Mr. Boysen will oversee education programs as a senior vice president of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based philanthropy, which supports a host of education-related projects. In his new position, Mr. Boysen will seek to expand and strengthen the Milken Educator Awards program, which honors about 750 outstanding K-12 educators each year. The recipients each receive a cash award of $25,000.
The Kentucky school board has named a temporary successor to Mr. Boysen--Kevin Nolan, the state education department's chief attorney. He will serve as acting commissioner until the board finds a replacement for Mr. Boysen, the first person to fill the position created by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990.
Karen Kepler Zumwalt has been appointed the dean of Teachers College, Columbia University. The Chappaqua, N.Y., resident has been a faculty member of Teachers College since 1976. She assumed her new position July 1. ... The Boston school committee has named Arthur W. Stellar the acting superintendent of the city's public schools. He has served as deputy superintendent since 1993. He replaces Lois Harrison-Jones, who left last month. ... John Henry Stanford will be the next superintendent of the 46,000-student Seattle school district. Mr. Stanford, 56, a retired Army major general and a former county manager in Fulton County, Ga., is set to take the helm Sept. 1, at a base salary of $140,000 a year.
Howard L. Fuller, who resigned as the superintendent of the Milwaukee schools last month, has been appointed distinguished professor of education at Marquette University in Milwaukee, starting next month. He also will direct the Institute for the Transformation of Learning there. "I want to be able to provide assistance to whoever will be responsible for children learning," Mr. Fuller said in a recent interview.
The institute will work to insure the success of reforms as well as provide support to neighborhood-based programs.
"If we think that schools are the only place where children learn, we're missing the reality of the world as it is today," said Mr. Fuller.
--Adrienne D. Coles
Vol. 14, Issue 40
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WOAH, what a ride!
I'm sure a few of you have been wondering…
"What ever happened to that dorky little UFO site that posted kind of interesting suff all the time?" – Some of You
Well, here I am to give you a quick rundown of what happened, where we have been and what the future looks like for Strange Times USA. So hang on tight, secure your seat belts and hold on to whomever is next to you:
When I started Strange Times USA, I never realized how much of a following the site would have and how it would take off. Being a one-person operation, I decided to do a nation-wide search for the perfect blogging partner. Enter Lisa Baca. Similar interests in writing about strange stuff, it was a great partnership match.
Immediately made her Staff Writer/Editor and she pumped out some amazing stuff. Around the same time, my time was becoming more and more limited due to the fact that I had my first kid on the way and I had to focus on what REALLY made money at that time…
Three Jobs.
This is where I slowly began to realize that Strange Times USA needed some more love and attention. Lisa grabbed the bull by the horns and brought on a few more amazingly and talented writers while I pretty much focused on work. This is where I realized that I would not be able to participate in a project that I started.
This is where I screwed up.
Lack of leadership on my end as well as vision forced the team to disband and Strange Times USA was abandoned at the end of 2013.
So while I was going through my first experiences as a father, I totally forgot about the domain and let it expire. This is where some jerkoffs (jk… no I'm not) turned it into this…
Anyhow, that's besides the fact. I made several attempts to get that domain back to no avail.
A few months ago, after several years of not owning the domain, I decided to see if the previous owners made the same mistake as I and decided to look up the domain.
Oh my gosh! Acquired that domain with a quickness. Didn't do much with it because I was trying to recover admin control of the Strange Times USA Facebook page.
Allas! I managed to regain admin control of the FB page and decided to start fresh…. or, nah?
You see, so much research and hard work has been done previously by these wonderful writers… I would hate to see that disappear. I decided to import the old posts to the new Strange Times USA site.
I'm currently working on updating those articles with the proper editorial and design love that it needed from when I was absent.
Great question! I'm glad you asked. You can look forward to the following:
- Official re-launch of the Strange Times USA website
- Maybe bring back some former contributors? (stay tuned)
- Nationwide search for new staff writers/contributors
- Reformat of the platform – Looking forward to posting 2 articles per week instead of one per day so that we can focus more on research and writing so that we can provide the most accurate and entertaining content possible
- Did I hear someone say, Strange Times USA social media network?
- Re-launch of the Strange Times USA podcast via Saucey Media
- Oh yeah…. Strange Times USA App, anyone?
Well, I can honestly say that I'm REALLY excited to get back into the groove and be able to find new and innovative ways to further grow our Strange Times USA community as well as awesome content.
"To all of our subscribers, thanks for hanging in there. We promise we won't let you down again." – Mike Gonzalez


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At Temple Sinai, we strive to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for all, strongly affirming the principle of inclusivity in all areas of Jewish life. In every program along the spectrum of lifelong learning, we commit ourselves to educating in a way that fosters acceptance of diversity and encourages full participation from a broad-based membership. We welcome all who wish to participate, regardless of age, marital status, sexual orientation, or financial means. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, interfaith families, people with disabilities, and individuals of all ages are welcome. There's a space for you at our table.
Our Mission
Temple Sinai is a Reform congregation that values lifelong Jewish learning, a warm spirit of community, a sense of inclusivity, and active participation in Jewish life. We offer educational opportunities that empower our members to make informed Jewish decisions based upon Torah, tradition and progressive Jewish thought. Our community serves as a center of Jewish life and as an extended, caring family for whom we provide a Jewish context for life experiences. We encourage spiritual growth and expression. Our clergy and our lay leadership are accessible to all members. Our congregation offers many avenues for involvement, welcomes participation in our leadership and continually challenges itself to meet the needs of our members. We are committed to encouraging congregational participation in social action and to strong support for the State of Israel. Temple Sinai is a fiscally responsible congregation and is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Temple Sinai strives to create an atmosphere in which Judaism is central in the lives of its congregants, founded on the approach and principles of Reform Judaism. With a belief in a future as an active and progressive community, Temple Sinai continues to pursue its commitment to Torah, connecting with God and a sense of greater spirituality, and the building of kehillah - true community. Temple Sinai places primary emphasis, therefore, on worship, study and meaningful programming.
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Could you tell me how and which var should I read to calculate a firm's sales growth from Compustat?
divide sales year t by sales year t-1, minus 1
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Hi, Joost, thanks. I am new and so I want to make sure , is it the SALE - Sales/Turnover (Net) in Compustat? It is a Gross-sale?
hi Charlie,
Yes, SALE is the variable you need; I believe it is net sales. If in doubt, you can always look up the 10-K filing at SEC's Edgar and compare with the numbers in Compustat.


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South Dakota 85, Montana State 74
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Brandon Bos scored 21 points, leading five South Dakota players in double figures, and the Coyotes snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Montana State 85-74 on Sunday.
Juevol Myles had 16 points and seven assists, Casey Kasperbauer and Trevor Gruis scored 14 apiece and Tyler Flack added 11 points for the Coyotes (9-18), who overcame Montana State's game-opening 11-0 spurt.
The Bobcats led 23-14 before South Dakota closed the half on a 22-6 run to lead 36-29. The Coyotes maintained the lead throughout the second half and Montana State lost its fifth game in a row.
Xavier Blount led Montana State (10-15) with 16 points. Antonio Biglow scored 15, Christian Moon added 12 points and Flavien Davis scored 11 points.
The teams' only other meeting was Dec. 31, 1946, when Montana State won 53-49 at Vermillion, S.D.


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14-1053. Whenever it is necessary or desirable in the opinion of the governing body of a city of the second class having a population of more than 10,000 and located in a county having a population of more than 40,000 to make any permanent improvement in a public cemetery owned by such city, including the paving or repaving, macadamizing or remacadamizing, grading or regrading, or otherwise improving any road or roadway in such cemetery, such governing body may by resolution declare the necessity and desirability of making such improvement and such city is hereby authorized to issue and sell bonds of the city in an amount not exceeding $35,000, and to use the proceeds from the bonds for the making of such improvements.
No bonds shall be issued by any city under the authority conferred by this section until the question of the issuance of the bonds has been submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such city at a regular city election, or at a special election called for that purpose, at which a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds.
Such bond election shall be called and held and the bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. All bonds issued under the authority conferred by this act shall be subject to and within the bonded debt limitation provided by the laws of this state.
History: L. 1951, ch. 185, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 51; July 1.
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Lorenzo Merritt LCSW, DSW, 85, of Los Angeles, passed away on Sept. 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California from complications of chronic heart disease. His career evolved from working as a certified marine mechanic on aircraft carriers in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to obtaining a Doctorate in Social Work from Adelphi University in 1977.
Over the course of his life, Dr. Merritt was a community advocate whose astute leadership and fearlessly strident voice led to the development of numerous high impact social programs. He deeply believed "in the capacity of young people to grow emotionally, intellectually and socially through guidance, encouragement, enlightenment and challenge" and made it his personal mission to develop that potential in every young person he encountered.
He founded the Northshore Guidance Center and Tri-County Community Action Programs, was former Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk County, and he became board chair of the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, NY with overall program planning and evaluation of a multi-million dollar agency and management of a staff of 500. After relocating to California, he continued his work as a family therapist at Foothills Family Services from 1985 until 2015, and also served as the Executive Director of Project Heavy West, a Juvenile Diversion agency with case management, graffiti removal, counseling and referral services positively impacting thousands of youth and their families' lives from 1987 to 2003. He was recognized for his leadership and outstanding work as NABSW Social Worker of the Year in 1973 and recipient of a Builder of Brotherhood Award at the National Conference of Christians and Jews, among many other awards received over the course of his life. An instructor at a variety of institutions including Adelphi University, State University of New York School of Social Work in Old Westbury, and the USC School of Social Work in Los Angeles, California, over the last half century, Dr. Merritt was a mentor to hundreds of students, culminating in his most recent role as a Doctoral Committee Member for the University of Southern California.
Dr. Merritt is preceded in death by his brother, Charles Jr., sisters Denise, Charlene and Wanda. He is survived by his wife Juanita Coleman-Merritt, siblings Delores Kyle, Michael Hodges, Michelle Hodges, Judy Merritt, and children Lori Merritt, Dr. Lisa Merritt, Kofi Merritt, stepchildren Kamau Coleman, Nattu Coleman, Kweli Coleman, nine grandchildren and many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and colleagues. Memorial services commemorating his life were held in Culver City on Oct. 28 and will be held on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at Thomasina's Event Space, 205-35 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, New York. The family extends gratitude to Dr. Aaron Ward and Cedars Sinai Medical Group for helping to maintain his quality of life for three decades of care and in lieu of flowers, requests donations be made to the National Association of Black Social Workers.


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Monday, 18 June 2012
Aitor Throup - SS13 Preview
I rate the work of Aitor Throup highly. His collection for Stone Island a few years ago is up there with one of my favourite outwear collections. Ahead of the launch of his latest line Crane TV caught up with the designer to talk through his creative process...
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The San Diego Padres offer a series of baseball summer camps that enrich the lives of children through exceptional instruction, character development and a unique Major League experience that creates lasting memories. Padres Baseball Camps are offered Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. throughout the San Diego area. For specific dates and locations, please click "Dates & Locations" below. Camp tuition is $550 for five days of camp instruction and includes:
- Official Padres Baseball Camp uniform
- Meet & greet with a current or former Padres player or coach
- Autograph from a current or former Padres player or coach
- Five days of baseball instruction, competitions, and games for campers ages 4-12
- Two (2) tickets to the Camp Reunion hosted at a Padres regular season game in August
Net proceeds from the Padres Baseball Camp program benefit the Padres Foundation and support the club's youth baseball and softball outreach efforts.
To speak with a member of the Padres Baseball Camps staff, call 619-213-1600 or email us at [email protected].
Designed for girls ages 6-10, our experienced softball coaching staff offers top-notch instruction in hitting, fielding and baserunning, and provides training in every position. Each camper receives age-appropriate coaching, promoting progression at their own pace. The week includes daily games and competitions to reinforce skills learned and the opportunity to meet a current or former Padres player at camp!
Camps run from 9am - 3pm and tuition is $395 for the five days which include:
- Official Padres Softball Camps jersey and visor
- Meet & greet with a current or former Padres player
- Autograph from a current or former Padres player or coach
- Two tickets to the Camp Reunion in August featuring a pregame ceremony
Have any questions? Please contact our camp office via phone 619-213-1600 or email [email protected].


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You should see a list of matches appear. Most important, you will learn how to escalate and transition from talking online to getting her phone number, talking on the phone and meeting her for the first time in real life. Now that you have got a brief idea, let's take a look at how to get started. When this happens, what do you suspect you need to do? Facebook marketing is social marketing at its best, a powerful way to stay in touch with people and update them about your latest products and seminars. I'd be careful to promote well within their speed limits…if they'd just share that little detail with me.
Design should be an integral part of a general application concept and convey ideas and feelings behind it. If after hours of conservative play you start bluffing and raising and re-raising, you will throw other players off guard and it will take them some time to adjust to your new style. Facebook is currently home to over 300 million users and has over 350k applications running on the platform. Take a look through your wall for anything that may lower your value and delete them!
As many friends as you can get (up to the 5000 limit!). Facebook is a major player on the internet today, a large number of internet users have registered an account and login daily. You need to send this to your e-mail address before closing the browser.
You get to interact with your friends at the same time! this is not a get-rich-quick program … The weird conversation that only you and your best friend understand. Sometimes you'll have 2 ads that are running successfully, but if you try to "mix and match" the image and copy from these ads, you may run into trouble getting them approved.
Otherwise the commercials will not be frequent in facebook. Which you choose is up to you. You can actually compare flirting on dating sites with flirting on a singles party in your town. Never underestimate the power of weirdness.
It is easier for one to let everyone you know at the same time about your status. Facebook is the largest social media site which has posted a phenomenal growth in the last few years. At the end of the seven days your timeline will go public automatically. Without this information you face serious obstacles to achieving the kind success and wealth you deserve! This cover-shot is separate to your profile picture, so it can be anything you want. Instead, it refers to the users who will click on your ad. This is because both are competing for advertising revenues and eyeballs online.
If there are any concerns of discrimination based on age or race then do not post a photo at all, it is not required. What are these two and what are the differences? Facebook application developers aim at creating applications that maximize user engagement. However, you can do something about it. Only now you will get her phone number, meet her in real life or get a date. Even with all the reasons that a web site can be unavailable, it is usually safest to assume that the least complicated reasons is the most likely.


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In my previous post 'Tribute To Steve Jobs', I've mentioned that I really love Pixar Studio's animated movies. And I's also posted that I think Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999) are two of the best animated films that Pixar has ever made. So one would expected me to own some Toy Story collectable toys. But, in reality, it is not the case. The main reason, as I look back, is because Disney kept on putting out toys that looks like they are some bootleg figures from hell. For example below to the left is an authentic Disney's Talking Sheriff Woody doll. While to the right is a screen shot of what Woody looks like in Toy Story 2. Now as you can see the resemblance is remote at the best. Disney's toys look like something coming out of a horrible Halloween costume party.
Well no wonder while I was a fan of Toy Story and Toy Story 2, I've never purchased any Toy Story merchandise. But all that was about to change…
Little did I know, in 2009, a company called Thinkway Toys started to produce a line of Toy Story toys in a series called Toy Story Collection. Disney & Pixar actually made a big deal out of how authentic the toys in this series are that they posted videos of John Lasseter, the creator of Toy Story series, talking about these toys. You can see these video Part 1 and Part 2 here. I was not aware of releases of these toys until very recently when I stumbles upon a Japanese version of Talking Sheriff Woody and then decided to see what has been released in the English speaking countries. So after looking at the propaganda videos posted by Disney & Pixar, I drove around a few of my local Toys R Us and hunted down a few of these Toy Story Collection toys.
Now let me start with Thinkway Toys' Toys Story Collection Sheriff Woody. Woody has a price tag of $60 CAD at my local Toys R Us.
It comes with a certificate of authenticity with John Lasseter's signature on it. However it is curled up and stuff into the side of the box. Now if this is a true collectable toy, then the certificate of authenticity has some value to it. A curled up certificate card is simply silly. Why is it not simply packaged flat at the back of the box is beyond me. Maybe that's an indication of the things yet to come…
So here's Woody out of the box, front and back. He's pretty big standing 15 inches high. The sculpture is good and the outfit looks just like in the movies. It is accurate down to the cow engraving on Woody's belt buckle. Yes there are some inaccuracies, like Woody's spur and belt buckle color should have been yellow while it is gold color on this Woody, and his fingers should been separated instead of stuck together. But honestly these I can choose to ignore. But one of the most annoying inaccuracy is the size of the pull string ring. I mean look at the size of it, it's almost as big as Woody's entire back side. I don't know how one can claim Woody is a "highly detailed deluxe film replica from Disney/Pixar's digital data" when something that's so obviously different is left in the toy.
Yes Woody does come with his favorite hand stitched polyvinyl cowboy hat.
Despite being categorized as an action figure in Toys R Us, Woody's not really poseable. If you take him off the stand, he will just fall down on the ground like what you see in the Toy Story movies. Now something is missing here. Woody does not have "ANDY" written on the underside of his boots. Well I guess this one is not meant to be Andy's Woody, instead this is just any other sheriff Woody doll, so I'm fine with that.
Now here's where the ranting starts. Look at the back of the packaging below to the right. All kind of odd piece of paper tabs of different colors, some are teared by hand to the right size and some are cut to the right size. Priced at $60 CAD, this is by no mean a cheap children's toy and honestly this is one of the worst packaging I have ever seen from any collectable toys.
Then there's the painting quality. For Woody, the only painted part is his head, the rest are fabrics and coloured plastic parts. So let's take a closer look at Woody's head. At 15″ tall, Woody is not a small action figure. Woody also doesn't have any small features on his face nor small details in his eyes. So one would expect to see a good / quality paint job. That is not the case here. Just look at the close up of my Woody below, there's paint overruns all around the edge of his hair line, there's missing paint on the top left corner, there's paint chips right in the middle, and Woody's teeth is not evenly covered with tiny missing spots around the edge and in the middle. There are all kind of problems you would expect from a low grade toy. And what's with that ugly pair of eye lids? Woody doll in the Toy Story movie does NOT have eye lids. Didn't it claim to be a "highly detailed deluxe film replica from Disney/Pixar's digital data"?
Now onto the fabrics on Woody's body. Fabrics is fine mostly and pretty accurate to the Toy Story movies, but there are stitching problems. Some knots are made at odd places, I got one knot with thread going right at the outside of Woody's jacket. I have one button that has its painted face scratched leave a straight silver line on it, and I have some rough edges with threads all over the place.
Now onto the plastic piece. The hand has visible seams but that I will accept. But looking at the underside of Woody's boots, glues are coming out, and there are plastic runoffs coming out from every where. This is simply bad workmanship.
And look at top of Woody's boots below. The hole on the boot is so rough it looks like someone just drilled those two holes out using a drill. This is some collectable quality.
For the doll stand there's a movable hinged part at the front of the doll stand base that I don't understand what it is designed for. The only thing I see this flap does is that it contributes to the instability when the doll is on the doll stand. With Woody on the doll stand, it tends to get front heavy. And with the front edge of the base being a hinged part that can flip up, it can easily tip forward and fall. A solid stand wouldn't do that. Great design Thinkway Toys.
The doll stand holds Woody by the neck, the holder shown below on the right is what clips onto Woody's neck, but the size and design of the holder is bad. After using it only twice, the plastic holder already experience severe fatigue, you can see the light vertical mark on the holder in the picture. I don't think you can put Woody on the stand and take it off too many times without breaking the holder of the doll stand.
Now let's look at a toy (I'm not even putting collectable in front of this one) from an entirely different market. This is a picture of Kaiyoko's Revoltech Woody. This Woody action figure stands 15cm or less than 6 inches tall. Less than half of the size of the Thinkway Toy's Toy Story Collection Woody. This Revoltech Woody costs about $30 CAD which is about 50% of what Thinkway Toy's Woody costs. Yet it has a much better paint job than Thinkway Toys' Woody. Smaller toys technically should be harder and more expensive to paint well, but looks like this one turned out better than my larger and more expensive Woody here. They even got the eye lids part correct. In fact this Woody's face looked more like the print on the Thinkway Toys' certificate of authenticity than Thinkway Toys' own Woody. Keep in mind, this Revoltech Woody is all painted, so it requires much more painting than just the head alone. And yes this toy, just like Thinkway Toy's Woody, is "Made In China"! So what's the difference? This one is designed and produced by a Japanese company aimed at Japanese market. They are more serious about quality and about getting the manufacturing done right than North American companies, at least that's my conclusion.
Well maybe that's just Woody. Maybe Buzz Lightyear – Woody's trusted partner will be better. Thinkway Toys' Toy Story Collection Buzz Lightyear also has a price tag of $60 CAD at my local Toys R Us, so I've got Buzz as well to keep my Woody company. I kept on thinking, after all Buzz Lightyear is this advanced space toy that's way better than Woody. So maybe it will turn out much better than Woody in the quality department.
The packaging is certainly nice, it looks just like the Buzz Lightyear toy in the Toys Story movie.
The packaging inside the box is a bit neater too. The piece of teared paper in Woody's packaging is now gone, in its place are plastics tabs. But shouldn't that bottom piece to my left should also a rounded rectangle piece like the one to the right? Okay maybe I'm nit picking here.
Buzz Lightyear also comes with a certificate of authenticity. This time it is packaged flat at the back of the box. Maybe Thinkway Toys finally started to think about their toys.
The good thing is that the box did come with a pair of wings that you can make Buzz's packaging into a spaceship. Looked pretty good from this angle. That's a good reference to the movie, and something nice to have no matter how little it is.
Buzz is pretty happy repairing his space ship as well. Tada, it is done…
The only problem? When Buzz Lightyear repaired his spaceship in the Toy Story movie, he attached the wings to the box with the wings spread open forming a triangle instead of inserted as a flat piece. You can see how Buzz repaired his "spaceship" from the screenshot below. So I will quote Thinkway Toys's punch line that this is a "highly detailed deluxe film replica". I simply can't agree with that statement.
Buzz Lightyear does not need a doll stand because he can stand by himself pretty well. Here you can see the front and the back of Buzz with his wing extended. As for the painting quality. Well I know it is not great because it is inconsistent so that I have to pick and choose in the store. One of other Buzz that I left behind for example has two very light purple paint strokes right on his forehead that the manufacturer failed to correct during the quality control process, assuming they have a quality control process at all. Again with a $60 CAD price tag, it is not cheap. I've purchased $25 die-cast model cars that has a better and more consistent paint and built than Buzz. Luckly for Buzz other than the head, the rest are coloured ABS plastics. There's no other painting or stitching required during manufacturing. So other than the head, Buzz looked just fine.
Buzz's face mask does come down and up. And he will speak the appropriate lines when that happens. But his face mask doesn't retract all the way. I'm not bothered by the fact the face mask doesn't retract all the way.
Buzz is a bit poseable, a lot of his joints are movable. His 4 fingers are individually movable but the thumb is not. Why? I don't know. With a hand/finger design like this, Buzz can only pose with his thumb sticking forward. So he can only pose with his hand flat open or holding a fist. So why bother putting in individually movable fingers then? Thinkway Toys certainly does not think too much about their toy designs.
The motion range for Buzz's joints are also very limited. See below, Buzz cannot even do a salute properly. That's as far as his arm and his had will move towards his head. Yes, it has tons of other features like the laser button, like the wing ejection button. It knows how to speak a lot of lines, it knows whether it is flying or landing and speaks the appropriate lines. It even knows when the helmet is opened or closed or if his communicator is flipped open and speaks his lines for those situations. But as an action figure, it certainly cannot pose well.
Trying to pose Buzz in his Karate Chop pose.
Just like Woody, I going to compare Thinkway Toys' Buzz Lightyear against a similar Japanese action figure – Kaiyoko's Revoltech Buzz Lightyear. This is an image of Revoltech Buzz Lightyear's hand. The individually movable finger are the same, but see the movable thumb? Doesn't that all make sense? Now you can post Buzz grabbing something, giving the thumbs up, or making various of other gestures, all because the thumb can be moved. And this is available in a $30 CAD action figure that's less than half of the size of my Buzz. Now my Buzz looks like a big dummy.
Well looks like my Toy Story toys experience has been pretty poor so far. Let's see how bad it can go in Part 2 of The Toy Story Collection…


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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Obama legal advisers draft plans for Guantánamo
The White House today challenged president-elect Barack Obama to make good on his campaign promise to close Guantanámo Bay saying "it's not so easy" to shut down the notorious detention centre.
Hopes that Obama would move swiftly to dismantle the detention facility rose after the Associated Press reported today that his legal advisers were drafting plans to ship scores of inmates from the offshore prison to the mainland to stand trial in US courts.
Under plans drawn up by Obama's advisers, between 60 and 80 detainees would be put on trial in the US in a mix of civilian criminal courts and the court martial system. About 17 high-level detainees, such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would also go on trial but before a new version of a national security court - not the Bush administration's much criticised military tribunals.
The American Civil Liberties Union immediately called on Obama to ban torture and rendition as well as close down Guantanámo.
"There is no room for patience or delay in these areas. We have to hold president-elect Obama's feet to the fire," Anthony Romero, the union's executive director, said in a statement.
But White House press secretary Dana Perino said today: "When you pick up people off the battlefield that have a terrorist background, it's not just so easy to let them go. It's not so easy just to say that you're going to close Guantanámo Bay."
The reproach from the White House saw the Obama camp moving to play down speculation about re-vising the laws dealing with Guantanamo.
"There is absolutely no truth to reports that a decision has been made about how and where to try the detainees, and there is no process in place to make that decision until his national security and legal teams are assembled." [Mark Godsey]
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Comics You Should Own – Thunderbolts #144-183
Jeff Parker's Thunderbolts was a blast of amazing comics, so let's take a look at them!
Jeff Parker's Thunderbolts was a blast of amazing comics, so let's take a look at them!
Paul and I are back with your irregularly-scheduled comic book podcast, and this time round we're discussing Astonishing X-Men, Darth Vader, Edge of Venomverse and Marvel's current creative and sales position generally; the return of Zodiac Starforce; new creator-owned imprints led by Karen Berger and Shelly Bond, Image's announcements from ECCC; and DC's Looney Tunes crossovers. We've also got reviews of Grass Kings and Redline and the Official Handbook of the Official Handbook deserves a big hand. All this plus the Champions pinball table, the YouTube Robber and quite a lot of bears wearing shirts.
Jay Lynch, underground comix creator, recently passed away, and Travis has a personal remembrance.
After having written about old stuff from the 1960s-90s recently, it's nice to get back to being excited about new stuff, though this is one I've been excited about for a good long while; ever since I read American Gods and its sequel, Anansi Boys, I've kept an eye out for news about its inevitable film production. Following the success of Game of Thrones, Neil Gaiman's book was picked up as a TV series, first briefly by HBO, and later by Starz.
Hey, it's a convention report! Those are always fun, right?
We are asked to send positive vibes to Len Wein. This is easy for me, because of my favorite comics ever when I was a kid, Mr. Wein wrote about a third of them.
What if H.G. Wells chased Jack the Ripper through time? John talks about Nicholas Meyer's 1979 movie TIME AFTER TIME and checks out the new TV series.


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2014 July Best Small City in AmericaJuly 25, 2014 – Santa Fe, New Mexico has been named the Best Small City in America by Condé Nast Traveler's 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards, a ranking of the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels and resorts in the world. Condé Nast Traveler had 79,268 readers participate in the 2013 survey, resulting in 1.3 million votes.
The publication credits the destination's cultural scene as one of its best assets, noting, "no other place in the country so beautifully reflects the art, architecture, food, and crafts of centuries of Native American, Spanish, and Mexican influence." Also included was a recommendation to visit the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) on Museum Hill.
"It is an honor to be at the top of this impressive list," Santa Fe Mayor Javier M. Gonzales says. "We work tirelessly to highlight and expand upon the creative, innovative and diverse attributes of our city; we hope everyone will seize the opportunity to take in one of our many markets, Railyard events or just grab a bite and enjoy some live music on The Plaza."
The complete ranking of the Best Small Cities in America includes:
1. Santa Fe, NM
2. Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
3. Napa, CA
4. Telluride, CO
5. Newport, RI
6. Santa Barbara, CA
7. Jackson Hole, WY
8. Aspen, CO
9. Sedona, AZ
10. Key West, FL
The Condé Nast Traveler ranking is one of several important accolades Santa Fe has garnered thus far in 2014. Earlier this year, Santa Fe's winding streets and abundance of world-class cafes and spas earned Santa Fe the No. 3 ranking as the country's coziest city by The Huffington Post. The website 10best.com recognized Santa Fe in myriad categories, including the nation's top destination for a girlfriend getaway, a top 10 historic destination, and the fourth most romantic getaway in North America. Its clean air and mountain perch make it a top destination for outdoor adventure. In March, Outside crowned Santa Fe as the nation's Best Trail Running City. The League of American Bicyclists awarded Santa Fe a Silver Level designation for its welcoming bike culture.
Through a variety of special events, visitors to Santa Fe this summer can experience first-hand the cultural and culinary scene that earned the Condé Nast Traveler ranking, including:
Santa Fe Indian Market , August 18 - 24, 2014
This spectacular festival is celebrating its 93rd year as more than 1,000 gifted Native American artists from across the United States travel to Santa Fe to showcase their skills at the largest Native American art show and sale in the world. www.swaia.org/.
Burning of Zozobra , Aug. 29, 2014
The annual torching of 50-foot-tall Old Man Gloom, a puppet stuffed with thousands of scraps of paper bearing the citizenry's sad thoughts, has been a fall highlight for 90 years.
Santa Fe Fiesta, Sept. 5-7, 2014
The oldest continuously celebrated community event in the country fills the historic Plaza with food and music, dancing and parades. Fiesta is the city's most enduring tradition and one of the summer's most anticipated weekends. More information is available at www.santafefiesta.org
Santa Fe Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown, Sept. 12, 2014
After a successful inaugural run, this culinary competition is back for a second year as chefs from local restaurants compete to determine which restaurant's green chile cheeseburger is the best in town. Judged by a panel of notable food experts, this event takes place at the Santa Fe Farmer's Market. Tickets are available now at ticketssantafe.org.
For the complete list of Readers' Choice Awards and the methodology, visit http://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards. Click here to see the full list of "The 10 Best Small Cities in America."


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Sydney FC put three past Wellington
Sydney FC outclassed Wellington Phoenix 3-1 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Wednesday night, thanks to striker Mark Bridge who stole the show with two assists and his first goal of the season.
Sydney FC outclassed Wellington Phoenix 3-1 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Wednesday night, thanks to striker Mark Bridge who stole the show with two assists and his first goal of the season.
For the Sky Blues it was a game of firsts, with young gun Brendan Gan also getting his name on the scoresheet for the first time this year on a wet and slippery evening at the SFS.
Gan, a former Sydney FC Youth member, opened the scoring in the 13th minute, heading the ball past keeper Mark Paston after Bridge outpaced Phoenix captain Andrew Durante to lob in an enticing cross.
Despite the impressive scoreline, the Blues lagged a little in terms of possession and shots on goal, but what they lacked in quantity they made up in quality. The win, the teams- fourth of the season, lifts the Sky Blues to just one point outside of the top six Sydney FC now must quickly put the victory behind them and prepare for Saturday night-s clash with the Central Coast Mariners.
Bridge, who played a dominant role in all of Sydney's goals, admitted that Wellington was tough in defensce but persistence paved the way for Sydney's fourth win of the season.
The talismanic striker was also more than a little relieved to finally see his name on the scoresheet, courtesy of a lay-off from youngster Terry Antonis in the 74th minute.
"How crap would I have looked if I've gone throughout the whole year without a goal?" he joked.
"It was good to get one in the match and the Phoenix has a solid backline in Durante [Andrew] and Muscat [Emmanuel] who played extremely tough."
Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka praised the performance of youngsters Gan, Antonis and Dimitri Petratos, who stepped up to fill the void left by the likes of Bruno Cazarine, Sung-Hwan Byun and Nicky Carle.
Antonis in particular, who replaced Hirofumi Moriyasu in the 64th minute, was instrumental in attack from the word go. His first crack at goal came in the 71st minute, missing from outside the box. He quickly atoned for the miss by assisting Bridge in the following minute, laying the ball off for Bridge to bang home Sydney's second in the 74th minute. Veteran forward Alex Brosque scored his sixth goal for the season, largely ending the contest at 3-0 in the 78th minute.
Brosque, who is currently sharing top scorer honours with Bruno Cazarine, had several shots on goal throughout the night, particularly in the 53rd minute, narrowly missing from the left-handside.
Sydney keeper Ivan Necevski put in a superb performance, cleaning up cross after cross with confidence despite the slippery conditions. His reflexes saved what looked like a sure-fire Wellington goal in the 59th minute.
After Bridge, Necevski was the standout performer in a solid Sydney defence marshalled by Hayden Foxe and supported superbly by Shannon Cole, Stuart Musialik and Scott Jamieson.
The quartet cleared away a swag of Wellington crosses and surges down the flanks and were instrumental in ensuring victory.
The only blemish for the Blues' backline came in the 82nd minute when Vince Lia cut Sydney's defence in half with a delightful through-ball that Dylan Macallister easily slotted home.
Match Details:
Sydney FC: 1 (GAN 14', BRIDGE 73', BROSQUE 76') Wellington Phoenix FC: 1 (MacALLISTER 82')
Sydney FC line-up: 20. Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 2. Sebastian RYALL, 5. Hayden FOXE, 6. Hirofumi MORIYASU (16. Terry ANTONIS 64'), 7. Brendan GAN, 8. Stuart MUSIALIK, 12. Shannon COLE, 14. Alex BROSQUE (24. Dimitri PETRATOS 79'), 15. Terry McFLYNN (c), 19. Mark BRIDGE, 21. Scott JAMIESON (3. Stephan KELLER 75').
Substitutes Not Used: 1. Liam REDDY (gk).
Yellow Cards: Nil. Red Cards: Nil. Goals: 7. Brendan GAN 14', 19. Mark BRIDGE 73', 14. Alex BROSQUE 76'.
Wellington Phoenix FC line-up: 1. Mark PASTON (gk), 2. Emmanuel MUSCAT, 4. Nick WARD (23. Dylan MacALLISTER 78'), 6. Tim BROWN, 8. Paul IFILL, 11. DANIEL (21. Marco ROJAS 56'), 13. Troy HEARFIELD (9. Chris GREENACRE 56'), 15. Jade NORTH, 17. Vince LIA, 18. Ben SIGMUND, 22. Andrew DURANTE (c).
Substitutes Not Used: 19. Danny VUKOVIC (gk).
Yellow Cards: 18. Ben SIGMUND 78'. Red Cards: Nil. Goals: 23. Dylan MacCALLISTER 82'.
Referee: Gerard PARSONS Crowd: 4 012 at the Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney


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A Wood Green primary school which was controversially converted into an academy has been told it is making unsatisfactory progress.
Noel Park Primary School, on Gladstone Avenue, was forced into becoming an academy by Education Secretary Michael Gove in September, after it was judged as a 'failing' school.
But six months on, an Ofsted report released last week has revealed key failings in the academy's leadership and 'a very mixed and inconsistent picture of pupils' progress across the school'.
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Smash The Windows
Smash The Windows began as a Civil War period dance project in 2006 and branched out to play contras and festivals in 2007.
Smash The Windows is:
Bruce Young on fiddle, guitar, and voice
Carolyn Gardner on flute, and voice
Peggy Shutes-Kaiser on piano, Appalachian and hammered dulcimers, and voice
with various other musicians sitting in on the side as circumstances dictate.
Their music features Sligo-style Irish and New England jigs and reels but also includes Bluegrass and Old Timey tunes as well as a nice selection of waltzes and couples dances.
Their first CD of 19th century dance music and songs was released in June 2011 and is entitled Smash The Windows Requests The Pleasure Of Your Company. Excerpts may be heard at their Myspace site, www.myspace.com/smashthewindows or on the CDBaby STORE page of this site.
Dancing beats sitting every time!


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Listen to the Rhythm of the Year 3 Rap !
Our talented Year 3 children have been taking part in a poetry unit of work and to get their creative juices flowing they have been experimenting with rhythm and rhyme in raps ! They explored how the structure of rapping works, read lots of different raps, and then created their very own. To top it all they then performed them in front of their classmates.
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For several years now, without concrete protections from the federal government, many traditional banks have shied away from doing business with companies attached to the cannabis industry. But as banks sit on the sidelines, one Vancouver company is working to fill the void.
Guardian Data Systems was founded in 2008 with the goal of offering banking, credit and financial services to cannabis businesses around the country. They have been able to do this, according to CEO Lance Ott, by providing services to ancillary cannabis businesses; those that do not "touch the plant" and do not represent "brand damage" to partner financial institutions.
"We act as an intermediary or liaison for our clients and our financial institution partners," Ott explained. "We are also registered with a number of sponsor banks, which allows us to provide merchant accounts to the space on a case by case basis."
In addition to providing financial services, Vancouver-based Guardian Data Systems is well-known within the cannabis industry for their specialized software. Known as ROAR, their software comes with enterprise resource planning and point-of-sale solutions that are integrated vertically across all business applications.
"Whether a cannabis business focuses on growing, processing, testing, dispensing, delivering or all of the above, the ROAR cannabis software solution is designed to meet those needs," said Ott. "We give people the power to automate their operations, gain insight into their data, stay compliant and control costs."
Ott explained that cannabis businesses are under a very tight microscope and because of that, they need to have inventory control as well as reliable ways to ensure that they are meeting state and local regulations. When a business uses various systems it can become a juggling act and increase the risk of becoming fragmented and error-prone. Guardian Data Systems aims to reduce those risks through its unique cloud-based platform that covers the entire supply chain and all business operations.
Since its founding, Guardian Data Systems has invested more than $7 million in its technology and worked with over 5,000 businesses around the United States. Recently, the company was named the winner of the CannaTech Award for Cultivation Technology by The National Cannabis Industry Association.
As the cannabis industry continues to expand and change, the company adapts quickly to these changes and has been steadily growing because of it, said Ott. Today, Guardian Data Systems employs more than 30 people across several states.
"Due to our continued growth, we have added new IT and financial services personnel, as well as specialists in manufacturing and inventory control management," he said. "We take pride in listening to our customers and being responsive to their needs."
The road ahead
As a whole, the cannabis industry is experiencing rapid global growth. Given growing demand, Guardian Data Systems sees growth opportunities coming soon in the commercial and state government sectors. As more states legalize marijuana, more growers, labs, dispensaries and delivery-type businesses emerge, which requires reliable technology and a company with significant industry expertise. In the government sector, legalization requires a seed-to-sale system that is designed specifically for them. Guardian Data Systems believes they can meet those needs.
Even with the recent changeover in the administration in Washington, D.C., the company's team is hopeful that the cannabis industry will continue to positively impact economic growth.
"I think that while all of us in the industry are trying to identify exactly where President Trump and his administration are headed, we all need to stay very focused on building sustainable and responsible businesses," said Ott. "That means deploying secure and reliable technology, and emphasizing strong customer support.
"Credibility is powerful currency in cannabis," he added. "Our business model is based on these values, which positions us for success now, and well into the future."


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Eastern Silk in Adelaide - fabulous silks and trims. This was one of their few non-beaded trims.The other black braid with red roses came from Cleggs in Melbourne.
I wasn't sure they would go together, but Brigid was - and we worked out I'd match the smocking to the zigzag braid.
You smock a cable row and then add the points below and above before finishing off with the lower row of border cable.
The pleats sit on the hip and the band goes from waist to hip.
I stitched the black flowered braid on by machine and the pink and green zigzag trim by hand. I couldn't see a way to do it neatly on the machine as the picots needed to sit flat.
I found it very difficult to keep the braids running straight even when pinned.
I used large heart-shaped buttons, one pink, one green to match the thread. The points on the hearts look quite good with the points on the zigzag smocking.I really like this pattern. It is simple and effective, with lots of possibilities for variation.


text: Home/ Exporting / Exporting wine / Licence to export Licence to export The first step is to read the Wine Australia Compliance Guide. Once this has been completed, the licence application is ready to begin. The regulations require exporters of grape products to be licensed where individual shipments exceed 100 litres. Wine Australia considers each application against the following set of criteria outlined in Regulation 5(3): the financial standing of the applicant; whether the applicant has a place of business in Australia; the applicant's ability to obtain grape products from Australian suppliers; matters applicable to the person that relate to the promotion of the export of grape products, including matters that may affect adversely the export trade in grape products; any other matters relating to the promotion of the export of grape products, including the number of licences in force authorising the export of grape products in respect of which the applicant has applied for a licence; and whether Wine Australia has cancelled a licence held by the applicant; and if the applicant is an individual – whether Wine Australia has cancelled a licence held by a corporation of which the applicant was a director or a shareholder who held a controlling interest. Licences can only be granted to a legal entity; either an individual or an incorporated body. Licences are not transferable, but an exporter may give permission to another exporter to ship their products as an Associated Exporter. Licences are renewable annually. Applying for a Licence to Export Remember; before commencing an application online, it's essential to read the Wine Australia Compliance Guide, as this contains crucial information relating to the licence and exporting wine in general. The application will ask whether you are a Wine Grapes Levy Payer or a Wine Export Charge Payer only. All licensed exporters pay the Wine Export Charge, whereas a Wine Grapes Levy payer is a person who also pays a separate levy based on the volume of grapes crushed when the winemaking process begins at a winery. If you are a Wine Grape Levy Payer, you need to include your LRS Account Number from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) when completing the application. If you are not liable to pay the Wine Grapes Levy and do not have a LRS Account Number, you should select 'Wine Export Charge payer only'. If you need help obtaining your LRS Account Number, or if you have forgotten it, you must contact DAWE. You can find out more details about the Wine Grape Levy, including links to contact DAWE here. It is important to note that the DAWE are unable to answer questions about your wine export licence application. Export licence applications can be completed here. The online form should be completed in full, and care should be taken to answer all questions accurately and truthfully. Note that the applicable licence fee must be paid before your application will be processed. The cost of your export licence will vary depending on your levy payer status. Current fees can be viewed here. Associated Exporter An exporter or producer may give permission to another exporter to ship their approved products by becoming associated exporters. The exporter or producer who owns the Continuing Approval Numbers is required to send a signed letter to Wine Australia on company letterhead with the following text: I, the undersigned, hereby request that (name of Exporter) be added as an Associated Exporter. I acknowledge that (name of Exporter) will be able to enter the Continuing Approval Numbers I provide them to their Shipping Application. I understand this grants the Associated Exporter no additional authorisation beyond the ability to apply for an Export Permit. This is effective immediately and will continue until otherwise notified in writing. The Associated Exporter must have a current Licence to Export and must obtain the Continuing Approval Numbers from the owner of the numbers. Wine Australia must be advised in writing if the arrangement is discontinued. Related links Exporting wine Product registration Export Permit Import certificates Bulk wine Licence applications Stay in touch with Wine Australia Please enter your given name Please enter a valid email address Submit Follow us on Facebook Wechat Instagram YouTube LinkedIn @Wine_Australia


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Wintertime is here! And while the kids love winter's first snowfall, it's likely only a matter of time before they drag themselves over, moping and saying, "Mooooooooooom. I'm booooooooored."
Now you can respond with some serious home-bound ideas to combat boredom.
1. Indoor Camping
Camping in winter? Sounds great if you live in a warm climate. But anyone can enjoy the excitement of camping even if you see snow outside. Take the fun of camping indoors for a fun way to share time with family.
Set up a tent in your living room – using sheets pinned to the walls, or a real tent if it's not too grimy from its last use – and gather the family inside for ghost stories and s'mores (made in the kitchen).
Add that outdoor touch by playing some recordings of nature sounds and animal noises. You can even keep the theme going the next morning with a country breakfast of biscuits and gravy. The kids will love telling their friends how they went "camping" over winter break!
2. Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt can be held indoors. Give the kids a list of items to search for and tasks they need to complete in order to win the hunt. You can hand out bags for the kids to collect the items on the list, or let the kids take a photo on a phone when they locate the listed treasure.
The kids can create a list for the parents too, and you can do a kids vs. parents scavenger battle. A fun prize at the end will keep the kids interested and focused.
3. Movie Day
When it's cold outside, what better way to spend the day than on the couch with some hot popcorn and a day of movies? Let each child and each parent choose a family-friendly flick and watch a few movies as a family for the day. Pop up some popcorn, dim the lights, grab some comfy quilts and enjoy a fantasy world on film for the afternoon. Make the day even more fun by holding your own family movie critiques after each movie. Two thumbs up for a relaxing day with family!
4. A Day at the Museum
Museums, public aquariums, zoos and other attractions are a great way to spend time over winter break with the kids. They'll learn new things without realizing it because they'll be having so much fun. There are lots of museums appropriate for kids, such as touch and feel museums, science museums and history museums (kids always love the dinosaurs!). There are many places with special children's sections and exhibits. Entry fees are usually quite reasonable – even some discounts during winter months – and most have family-friendly spots for a snack or lunch.
5. Volunteer
Volunteering as a family is something you'll treasure forever. There are so many ways you and your family can help the less fortunate in your community. For instance:
- Collect clothing and coats from your friends and neighbors for a clothes drive
- Depending on your child's age, seek out opportunities to help at local soup kitchens
- Collect canned food and deliver the goods to shelters
- Pet shelters may need help or food, too
Whether your child can actively participate or simply watch you volunteer, the experience will be life-changing and so rewarding. Your kids will realize how they can make a difference in the world right from their own home or town.
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It's Nanné here to share a cute Birthday card I created using the Panda Pals, Bring on the Cake, all Aboard and Say it Big stamp sets.. Its so nice to mix and match font using two different sentiment stamp sets :)
Here is what I created:
Aaaaaw, right?.. :)
The card is a 6x6 square card and I used the Hello Sunshine paper pad by Doodlebug designs.. I also added a few drops of pink glitter glue by Zazz!
close ups and details:
I used the "Happy" from the "Bring on the Cake" stamp set and then the "Birthday" from the "Say it Big" stamp set..
I layered the cute little panda behind the gift boxes and added some shadow behind her to make her pop..
The gift boxes are on the "All Aboard" stamp set and the "Sweet Wishes" sentiment is on the "Panda Pals" stamp set along with that adorable panda.
The glitter glue drops are in the centers of the bows :)
here are the stamp sets I used:
and the paper pad I used:
Thank you for stopping by and looking at what I've created..
Till next time