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As the Lead Pastor of Cold Springs Church, one of the many things I love about us is the attitude it isn't about us. Jesus wants us to build his Kingdom first and CSC has shown radical generosity in our community, Mexico, Ethiopia, and across our nation. We work to see that people all over the world know the love of Jesus - how awesome is that!
esther tress
spiritual formation pastor
As Spiritual Formation Pastor it is my privilege to serve by equipping people in our community as they respond to God's amazing love and grace. I love variety and I feel blessed to participate in practically all areas of CSC life. I am most passionate about God's transforming power in our lives. Thus, through a coach-approach, I partner with leaders in their development and growth.
nick campagna
youth pastor
I have the privilege of working with the young people here at Cold Springs Church as the Youth Pastor. Our ministry is here to create environments for young people to connect with God, equip parents to live out their calling as spiritual leaders in the home, and train the leaders of the next generation and help them find their place as a part of God's people here at Cold Springs Church.
sylvia fuller
kidsworld elementary director
The one thing I have enjoyed most about raising my own children has been their spiritual training. Now, as the Children's Ministry Director, I have the privilege and responsibility of equipping and supporting those who teach our children. It brings me great joy to know that I can have a part in raising new generations of children who love God, know his voice in his Word, and follow him.
charlotte foster
kidsworld nursery pre-school director
At Cold Springs Church we believe ministry to children begins the first day a child enters the nursery. In the nursery-preschool it is our desire to lay a foundation of trust, and to create an environment where children can experience God through His word and through His people. For the very young, what this looks like is a place where we incite wonder of God and His creation through developmentally appropriate lessons and activities. We teach three basic truths: God made me, God loves me, and Jesus wants to be my friend forever. It is our goal to make Sunday the best day in a child's week!
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Being part of the Cold Springs team is a privilege that allows me to use my organizational skills for the benefit of our church family. In addition to assisting Pastor David, I am also part of the Spring Into Beauty ministry team and you can also find me in the nursery on some Sundays caring for the beautiful babies in our congregation. I have a passion for encouraging the importance of self-care and strive to continually grow deeper in my walk with God.
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I was born and raised in the Mt. View – Sunnyvale, California. I am married to my beautiful wife Susana and we have 4 children, Joseph, Danielle, David T., and Susie as well as two grandchildren, Chris and Kniomi. I have been walking with Jesus Christ for the last ten years and each year more intimately as I allow the Holy Spirit to lead me and I obey the pull on my heart to serve others. I am currently the leading the Men's Ministry and the serve as the Community Impact Director here at CSC. I take great joy in the trials and tribulations as serving as the Nomadic Shelter leader during the months of November 1 through March 31 here at CSC at Faith Hall.
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As Ministry Admin I have the fun job of working in the front office, which I think it like the kitchen in the home: everyone gathers there and it's a great place to be! I also get to be part of the Stories Team. We create videos and photos to tell people's God stories. I love my job here at Cold Springs - each day brings something a little different and it's great to see all the ways God is working.
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My name is Christina Reeves and I am the Women's Ministry Director. I am married with four children, and I also have a granddaughter. Our family has been attending Cold Springs Church since the Fall of 2009. My desire is to provide opportunities for women to connect with and learn from one another and God's Word. I also have a desire to see women grow in their love for Christ and others and believe this happens best in service to others. I look forward to continuing those events that promote this and exploring new ways this can be accomplished.


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Properly emulating old video game and computer hardware requires an enormous amount of work. Instructions have to be translated from one platform to another, hardware systems have to be recreated in software, and doing all that accurately requires a processor far more powerful than the original chip chugging along inside decades-old consoles. The Wii processor doesn't even break past 1GHz clock speeds, yet some games require PCs running well beyond 3GHz to maintain a solid framerate.
And emulation isn't just about speed. For purists, interested in experiencing a game just as it once was, accuracy is everything. byuu, creator of the SNES emulator bsnes, recently wrote an extensive article explaining the ins and outs of hardware-perfect emulation. Read on for the highlights, including why bsnes required a 3GHz processor to emulate the Super Nintendo's 21.47MHz CPU.
byuu lays out two reasons he works so hard to achieve accurate emulation: performance and preservation. While most SNES games run fine on emulators like SNES9x and zSNES, that's partially because such emulators use a few tricks and speed hacks to mimic perfect compatibility:
It is possible for a well-optimized, speed-oriented SNES emulator to run at full speed using only 300MHz of processing power. You will also end up with hundreds of obscure bugs.
What typically happens is that the problems are specifically hacked around. Both ZSNES and Snes9X contain internal lists of the most popular fifty or so games. When you load those games, the emulators tweak their timing values and patch out certain areas of code to get these games running. It's an improvement over the Nesticle days of the games themselves being hacked externally, but it is still cheating, regardless of the visual end results.
The casual gamer who only plays the most popular twenty or so titles will see no visible differences between an emulator requiring 300MHz and another requiring 3GHz, so they will of course go with the former. Although I do respect and appreciate speed-oriented emulators, one concerned with accuracy can't help but lament the way this approach stalls progress. Without more players using the more accurate emulators, we won't find the bugs in all the games the emulator supports. The more people we have playing the games in the way they were intended, the better the emulator can become as issues are found and stomped out—not by fixing specific code for each game, but by fixing the accuracy of the emulator.
byuu's article cites multiple examples of games that don't perform properly on other emulators; the spinning triangles that form the Triforce on the A Link to the Past title screen move too quickly on the ZSNES, since the emulator actually runs faster than the original hardware. These are often small bugs that affect timing and audio in obscure games, but purists will notice and care that the experience isn't perfect.
byuu holds preservation in high regard, as well, and makes the point that someday these games will be impossible to play on legacy hardware. Technology evolves, and hardware even older and far more obscure than the SNES, like Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds, will eventually be gone forever. The only way to preserve those experiences--and the technology itself--is to emulate everything as accurately as possible. A focus on speed hacks and custom emulator design make preservation more difficult and doom ROM hacks and fan translation projects to limited lifespans:
You have to realize that emulators, too, have shelf-lives. That's especially true for ones such as ZSNES that are written in pure x86 assembly. You simply can't run this on your cell phone. By locking a hack to run only on ZSNES, you are dooming your hack to irrelevance.As soon as Windows drops 32-bit backwards compatibility, just as it has already done with 16-bit backwards compatibility, these fan translations and hacks will be lost forever. At that point the emulator itself becomes almost like another dead console, instead of a way to keep the old games alive.
And there's that whole naggling issue that SNES games should run on, you know, an actual SNES console. By creating emulators that mimic the original hardware perfectly, or as close we can get, we create a platform that can work on multiple systems, and allow for games and hacks to run on future versions. The idea is to keep the specifics of the SNES hardware alive, not just the idea of the games.
So why does perfect emulation take 3GHz of processing power? This is the most interesting part for tech heads:
The primary demands of an emulator are the amount of times per second one processor must synchronize with another. An emulator is an inherently serial process. Attempting to rely on today's multi-core processors leads to all kinds of timing problems. Take the analogy of an assembly line: one person unloads the boxes, another person scans them, another opens them, another starts putting the item together, etc. Synchronization is the equivalent of stalling out and clearing the entire assembly line, then starting over on a new product. It's an incredible hit to throughput. It completely negates the benefits of pipelining and out-of-order execution. The more you have to synchronize, the faster your assembly line has to move to keep up.
Let us compare the synchronization ratios between ZSNES and bsnes:
S-CPU: 600,000 vs 21,477,272
S-SMP: 256,000 vs 24,576,000
S-DSP: 32,000 vs 24,576,000
S-PPU: 15,720 vs 21,477,272
Total: 903,720 vs 92,106,544
Let's start with the CPU, which is typically assumed to be running at 3.58MHz. This rate applies to number of cycles executed per second. A typical instruction can consume four to eight cycles, and ZSNES synchronizes once per instruction. But to get even more technical, cycles are broken down into bus hold delays which require timing at the raw oscillator level. The SNES CPU oscillator is rated at 21.47MHz. The same applies to the SMP, whose oscillator is rated at 24.58MHz...
So although bsnes runs ten times slower than ZSNES, it is literally up to one hundred times more precise. In truth, it is actually very impressive that this is possible at a mere 3GHz. Only because I've utilized cooperative multithreading and just-in-time synchronization, techniques I've never before seen used in emulation, have I managed to eke out the performance bsnes currently has.
byuu goes on to detail the performance differences between low-level and high-level emulation, which is especially fascinating when you factor in the specialized digital signalling processors built into select Super Nintendo carts like Star Fox and Mega Man X. bsnes' accuracy in this area stems from an incredibly complex process of melting the circuits of DSP chips and scanning their surfaces with an electron microscope to determine the program code. That's dedication. If you're fascinated by the effort that goes into preserving legacy hardware, give the entire story a read.
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ERC will provide € 2.2 billion of funding for excellent science in 2020
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced that a total amount of € 2.2 billion will be available for funding excellent scientists under the ERC's Work Programme for 2020. The Work Programme was adopted by the European Commission on 2 July 2019. The ERC calls this "its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research" and expects funding to go to some 1,100 top researchers. As in previous years, most of the funding (61%) is earmarked for early- to mid-career scientists and scholars. The funding will in also support jobs for an estimated 8,000 postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and other research staff employed in ERC-funded teams.
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Stomp the Swamp 2017
The University of Florida's Stomp the Swamp for Autism is an annual fitness event held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to benefit UF's Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. We were there tabling and running the kids through an interactive obstacle course. The kids had a blast…so many smiling faces! We were thrilled to be part of such an impactful event for an amazing cause.


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The Celtics have gone through a few phases this season. First, there was the team that went 20-23 with All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo in the lineup. Then came the improbably 14-4 run immediately after Rondo was lost for the season due to a torn ACL.
But the Boston squad the Knicks are most likely to face in the opening round of the NBA playoffs is the one which came back to earth and has lost 13 of its last 20 games.
Without Rondo, whose 11.1 apg still leads the league, to direct the offense, future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce has taken on some of the point guard duties. The 35-year-old Pierce also remains the No. 1 scoring option and his track record of clutch postseason shooting makes him the primary threat the Knicks face in the matchup.
Kevin Garnett has been limited to playing in just five of the Celtics' past 16 games, but is expected to be ready for the first round. Even at 36 years old, he continues to be a reliable player at both ends of the floor, with numbers (14.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg) in line with the majority of his Boston career.
Pierce and Garnett are familiar names in the Knicks-Celtics rivalry, but the relatively new face of Jeff Green will leave a mark on the series. After missing all of last season due to a potentially fatal heart ailment, Green stepped up since Rondo's injury on Jan. 25. His scoring average leaped from 9.6 ppg before to 16.4 since, including a 43-point effort in a loss to the Heat on March 18.
Scott's prediction
Expect the Celtics to play with emotion, fueled by a desire to give the people of Boston something to cheer for in the wake of the tragic Boston Marathon bombings. They're a veteran group with loads of playoff experience, but they simply won't be good enough to keep Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. KNICKS IN SIX GAMES


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The Supreme Court has obviously been a little bipolar lately… who am I kidding? Justice Kennedy wants to be the powerful/swing justice on the court as he voted today with the Four Good Justices to uphold the Second Amendment.
It was a Scalia v. Stevens battle, with Scalia happily on the winning side.
Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a lucid and detailed opinion for the majority (pdf — start on page four for Scalia's view) where he addresses the original intent of the Founder's views on individual gun ownership, referring to Jefferson, Madison and others in his opinion. It's cited full of British and American history as to the meaning of the Founder's intentions, SCOTUS precedent, and the DC law itself. It is a breath of fresh air.
The buzz out there is not that SCOTUS actually upheld the Constitution (which lately is pretty amazing), but that four justices saw no need to uphold over 216 years of precedent on the principle of individual gun rights! If this is an indication of where things are going on this court, 2008 will sadly be a critical election to decide the political nature of our supposedly non-political branch.
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Rutledge Named Cablevision COO
Cablevision Systems Corp. promoted cable- and communications-division president Tom Rutledge to the newly created position of chief operating officer of the entire company, hiring a former Time Warner Cable regional executive to take his old job.
Rutledge, who joined Cablevision in 2002 from Time Warner Cable, will be responsible for overseeing the cable division, business-services unit Lightpath and certain corporate functions.
He will also oversee the Rainbow Media Holdings Inc. assets that will remain with the company following the spinoff of satellite operation Rainbow DBS and Rainbow Media's three national networks (AMC, WE: Women's Entertainment and The Independent Film Channel) later this year.
The current Rainbow Media entities that will be part of the new Cablevision include Fuse, News 12 Networks, MetroChannels, Rainbow's regional sports networks and Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp.
Taking Rutledge's place is John Bickham, an 18-year veteran of Time Warner Cable who most recently served as executive vice president in charge of cable operations serving 2.4 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
Bickham will report to Rutledge.
"Tom has achieved enormous success at Cablevision, leading our cable and communications division during a period of remarkable growth. He is the ideal executive to provide the strong operational leadership necessary to ensure that the new Cablevision realizes its full potential for our employees, customers, and investors," Cablevision CEO James Dolan said in a prepared statement.
"These appointments solidify a management team that is well-qualified to lead Cablevision into a new chapter in the company's pioneering history and to seize the boundless opportunities that lay ahead," he added.


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Maia Green, MA Environmental Education and Communication alumna
Passion shines through and makes your research that much more meaningful.
How did scholarships offered through Royal Roads support your studies?
These scholarships fully funded my master's degree, as well as some of my international travel to my research location in South Africa. If it wasn't for these awards, I would either be in a lot of debt right now, or would not have been able to pursue this degree.
Were you able to use the money to support your work with the FUN Society?
My research project was directly related to my work with FUN Society, an environmental education group that inspires young people to care about the planet. The society definitely benefited from me being able to pursue this area of research. We were able to pilot projects in South Africa and develop an international program. The findings from this research will also be incorporated into the organization and will have an impact on the philosophy and approach of FUN Society.
What advice would you give to students applying for scholarships?
My advice is just to apply for everything that you are eligible for. Spend the time to fill out the applications, because it might just be worth it. Spend more time on the larger awards, but don't forget about all of the in-course awards throughout the degree. I think that passion shines through, and makes your research that much more meaningful. If you are doing a project that you really care about and that you believe is going to change the world that will show to funders, and make them more interested in funding your project. This is not something that takes place on the application form, but something that is integral to your reason for pursuing the degree. If you are passionate about what you are doing share that through your story.
Would you like to add anything else?
The flexibility at Royal Roads allows you to truly follow your dreams. So spend some time thinking about what you want your experience to be. I spent the entire two years traveling, and at the end I magically had a degree, as well as a new home away from home. Look for a way to incorporate your dreams, interests and passions into your studies. It will be way more fun.
Scholarships received:
- TD Environmental Sustainability Scholarship
- Canadian Federation of University Women Victoria Award in honour of Elsie M. Stapleford
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
- Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society One World Scholarship
- Bateman Fellowship in sustainability
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's
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Gallery 27 – 14th to 16th century European art
Good things come in small packages. Gallery 27 may be one of our smallest gallery spaces, but the new display of 14th to 16th century European art contains some gems which are worth spending time with.
One half of the room explores the way Christian art has used women to represent extremes of good and evil. A bronze sculpture shows Eve, who took an apple from the forbidden tree and caused humanity's expulsion from Paradise. In contrast, Suzannah was a symbol of virtue because she refused to give in to the advances of two men who interrupted her bath.
The Virgin Mary, the ultimate example of female purity, is depicted with simple realism in Verrochio's terracotta panel. This panel was made in the same workshop in which Leonardo da Vinci receiving his training as a young apprentice.
The other half of the room brings together examples of the technical skill and creativity displayed by the artists of this period. The tiny panel by Simone Martini is particularly moving: it shows a saint grieving over the dead Christ. The panel showing Christ no longer exists so we have to imagine the object of the man's grief.
One of my favourite items is the painting of the nativity by an unknown Flemish artist known as the 'Master of the Prado Adoration'. This miraculous scene is set in surroundings which would have been entirely familiar to a 14th century audience. The stable and Flemish townscape in the background would have created the impression that Christ was being born in the 'here and now'. Joseph seems particularly real to me – the kind of elderly man you could meet on the bus.
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The Incarnated God Has Brought Mankind into a New Age
The incarnated God has opened a new age and ended the age when mankind believed in the vague god. He has brought all mankind into a more realistic, practical, and beautiful age. He has not only ended the age of the law and regulation, but more importantly, he has made known to mankind the God who is practical and normal, who is righteous and holy, who discloses the works in the management plan and reveals the mysteries and the destinations of mankind, who created mankind and ends the management work, and who has been hidden for thousands of years. He has completely ended the age of vagueness, ended the age when all mankind wanted to seek God's face but could not, ended the age when all mankind served satan, and brought all mankind completely into a brand new age. All these works are the fruits of the God in the flesh working instead of God's Spirit.
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There are so many options out there when it comes to fibromyalgia pain, aren't there? Whether you're someone that ascribes to natural medicine or western medicine for your treatment, you've probably looked at more treatment options than you care to talk about.
One of the most controversial pain relief options that you may have considered while determining treatment are opioids. Not sure if they've come up at all? Let's take a glance at what they are and how they can help fibro pain.
What Are Considered Opioids? What Are They Used For?
Opioids are an interesting category of medication, because they are rarely, if ever, used for any long term treatment plan. The main reason for this is because they are highly addictive, so if you end up taking them for too long or under the wrong conditions, you could end up having a lot of issues in the long run.
Tolerance can happen incredibly quickly, especially with medications like morphine, so you will have to eventually take more in order to get the same sort of relief. This is a huge problem, because the chances of overdose become a lot higher at that point.
Many times, we look at opioids as something that people use when they have acute, short term pain. We take morphine after we've been in an accident or when we've had major surgery. Oxycodone is another big one, which some people will also take in order to deal with severe pain over a shorter period of time. That being said, it's only been in the past couple of years that people have started to do research for chronic pain, like what you see in fibromyalgia and other related disorders.
The different types of opioids include full agonists, which are drugs that will always be effective, no matter how much that you take. These sorts of drugs include the aforementioned morphine and oxycodone, but this category also includes Fentanyl, codeine, and methadone, among other medications. Partial agonists are a little less effective, specifically because they will eventually stop working once your body has a tolerance for it.
The most common partial s called buprenorphrine, but there are definitely a number of others that are out there as well. Dezocine and pentazocine are called mixed agonists, and those only focus on certain receptors in the brain, making them fairly effective, as long as that's where the issue is.
Opioids and Fibromyalgia Pain (and Other Symptoms)
How does this all play into fibromyalgia? One of the main ways that fibromyalgia sufferers will get help from their pain using opioids is by going through a type of therapy known as Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy, or COAT. COAT is a type of therapy that works by allowing the patient to have a particular type of opioid over a period of time. This works to help the pain receptors to stop firing off like crazy (which is the big issue with fibromyalgia) and it also makes it so that the person can move more easily.
Some doctors may end up prescribing opioids as needed for fibromyalgia patients as well. Of course, the issue there (as opposed to Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy) is that it may end up not getting used, or addiction can be more likely because they aren't being monitored as closely as they would be otherwise.
But, if a person can ensure that they aren't going to end up with health issues and they are careful with what they're taking, how much they're taking, and how often they are taking it, this can end up helping a lot too.
Of course, studies are still going on about this. It hasn't really been tested for the long term because, frankly, people are a little nervous about doing so. With the high chance for addiction and tolerance, it really is a difficult thing to be able to do these sorts of tests in a way that is safe for those who are being tested. They definitely have and can happen, but they're over a long period of time (up to 16 weeks/4 months) and every last little change is closely recorded and watched by all the specialists that are involved.
Now, we're back to the whole controversy thing. There are a lot of issues that come up for people who use opioids. For example, there are the basic side effects that you may see with many medications – vomiting, upset stomach, fatigue, no willingness to eat, vision issues, mood swings, and more. Then, there are the other issues as well.
We mentioned addiction and tolerance several places above, but we're mentioning it again because it's a huge part of this whole debate. It likely wouldn't have been an issue if it wasn't for that whole thing. Some people are also worried about the withdrawal part of the whole addiction problem as well – withdrawal has killed people who are addicted to certain drugs, so it's something that needs to be watched.
All that being said, if you're doing it with the help of your doctor and you're being honest and watchful about how you're using the items in question, then you may want to consider going through with a Chronic Opioid Analgesic Therapy or a similar type of opioid treatment plan. Your doctor has a lot of them available for you to think about, and they will guide you through all of the important steps of this process.
So, as you can see, there's still quite a bit of controversy and discussion out there about whether or not opioids are effective for those fighting off fibromyalgia symptoms, or if they should be left alone because of the potential issues that can happen to those who are fighting off the symptoms of the disorder.
Has your doctor prescribed them for you before, and how did you react to using them? Were they a good decision for you and the needs that you have for your particular case of fibromyalgia.
Further reading:
Fibromyalgia Medication Options: http://www.fmnetnews.com/fibro-basics/treatment/medication-options
Are Opioids A Mistake in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS? (take/the Opioid Effectiveness Survey): http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2013/06/06/are-opioids-a-mistake-in-fibromyalgia-and-me-cfs/
Controversy Around Opioids: http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_opioids_contro.html


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By Sue Cody
SEASIDE — Infectious laughter erupted as participants gathered at 12th Street for a group photo at the beginning of a Healthy Hearts 3K/5K walk along the Seaside Prom July 14. Camaraderie was obvious from the teasing and bragging.
Rebecca Kimmel said she had difficulty getting into the swimming pool before starting the Healthy Hearts program. After 12 weeks, she is now swimming one hour three times a week. Other participants reported similar success.
Healthy Hearts started as a collaboration between Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization's Community Advisory Committee (CAC), Providence Seaside Hospital and Seaside Park and Recreation District to provide Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members ways to reduce risk factors associated with heart disease. It provides walking opportunities, recreation passes and one-on-one coaching to lose weight, move more and eat healthier over 12 weeks.
"We thought a 3K/5K walk would be a way to celebrate the spring cohort," said Sarah Brown, CAC member and administrator of Healthy Hearts.
"Healthy Hearts is a program to connect people with community resources and support their overall health and wellness over time. We don't expect to create wellness in 12 weeks, but we hope to provide an avenue to grow and access resources down the road."
On finishing the walk, Rebecca said she exceeded her own expectations, walking farther than the 3K return marker.
"I told myself if I can make it to the turnaround, maybe I can make it to the next point. I made it to 0.75. That's going to be a mile and a half! That's huge, huge for me."
Rebecca said she almost lost her foot to disease. Through Healthy Hearts, she received a recreation pass that allows her to use Sunset Pool. When she started, she had to use a cane to get in the pool. Through the aerobics class, she learned how to safely exercise her foot. "And now I have enough strength to do this," she said.
"You don't know what it means when they're going to take your foot, and you're not able to get up. And now, I'm going to walk a mile and a half. That's unreal. Oh, god it's just like a miracle."
At the finish line, proud participants returned, with stories of their own. Denise Adams said summer will be her third term of Healthy Hearts. It's the longest she has stuck to any program in years. She walks about 10 miles a week, and logged 50 miles the week before.
"I am out here helping others," she said.
Meeting new friends, forming bonds through Facebook posts, sharing recipes, walking together, taking classes has been transformative for many.
"It's a confidence builder," said Michelle Franklin. "As the mother of boys and running two households, I was always inside. Then I got to meet these women at Healthy Hearts, and it gave me hope. It's a lifestyle change. That's what it is."
"All these women's recovery stories are so awesome," said Rebecca. "Healthy Hearts is a lifeline. I'm doing this and I'm not going to give up."
Program coach Alix Richardson cheers the participants as they reach the finish line. With a degree in public health and health education, she says Healthy Hearts is a perfect fit for her skills and passion for being active.
She encourages people to go through the program more than once. "It's good for participants to hear everything twice, to fully comprehend mindful eating and yoga classes," she said.
"I am very thankful to be doing this. I can give people resources, but I like to help in other ways, offer encouragement," Alix said.
"Oh, that Alix," Rebecca said, "what a jewel."
Creating health together
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Unfortunately, no, I am not in a French cafe. That's just how I think of this picture. It's from Stampin' Up!'s retired set Travel Sketchbook.
This will also be the start of NEW STAMP WEDNESDAY! While I wish that meant buying new stamps every Wednesday, that will not be happening. But, I will focus on a different stamp company every Wednesday. We'll see how long I can keep that up. I'll start today with the obvious. Most likely, all of you are aware of Stampin' Up! You can buy their products thru your very own Stampin' Up! demonstrator (nope, I'm not one of them). I won't go on about this particular company any more, since most of you already know.
I did this card for the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoaststampers from last Sunday. I used this card by HB (Carol) as my starting point. I liked the fold with part of the inside showing on the right and the sketchy watercolored image.
So here's how I did my card:
Stamps: SU! Travel Sketchbook, French Script, and Carte Postale for the "Merci"
Ink: Black Stazon, Handsome Hunter, Basic Black; and for watercoloring: close to cocoa, creamy caramel, going gray, sahara sand, so saffron, real red, handsome hunter, garden green
Paper: Real Red, So Saffron, watercolor paper
Other: ek success circle punch, SU word window punch, paper piercer and template, gingham ribbon and vintage eyelets. The big brad is from JoAnn's and the bit of hemp is from a ball of twine.
I stamped my French Cafe and watercolored it with an aquapainter. The saffron layer, I randomly stamped with French Script using Handsome Hunter, also smearing some ink around with a sponge. The saffron circle and Real Red also got "the smear treatment". Merci is stamped on a scrap of watercolor paper then punched twice with the word window punch. The second punch was to make it shorter. The big brad went into the Saffron circle, so I could then tie on the hemp. By the way, I actually unraveled the hemp and only used one strand of it so it wouldn't be so bulky, a little more delicate. I taped down the right half of the saffron circle so the top of the card could still tuck into it. Pierced the corners of the red. Put in the brads and ribbon. And put it all together.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
From the French Cafe
Posted by Bethany Paull at 9:02 PM
Labels: Featured Stamp
4 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Yippee! You've started a blog! I'm so excited for you! I will be checking back often. And your card is truly wonderful!
- April 11, 2007 at 7:38 PM
- Rose Ann said...
Beautiful card...great watercoloring! I love the closure.
- April 11, 2007 at 7:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi, Bethany! I'm so happy to see you've started a blog. I think you'll enjoy it. You're off to a great start--it looks wonderful! In answer to your question on my blog about deleting photos--yes, once you upload it to your blog you have to leave it in your blog files or it won't show on your post. I learned the hard way! Thank goodness people were nice enough to comment and let me know! Now, I'm off to add you to my sidebar. Thanks for another great blog to link!
- April 12, 2007 at 1:34 AM
- Angie Z ~ Duckwaddlequack said...
I've always loved that set but never got it! This is a wonderful card!
- April 13, 2007 at 12:09 AM
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I was supposed to write here? wtf? Oh, hiya all. My name is the Queen of Tarts and I'm quite Tarty in that respect. I was checkin' out my old stuff and discovered a finely honed talent of mine that is the inability to throw away old stuff. I don' frikkin' wanna be like those old dodgers on Opera who've gotten these whole warehouses o' stuff in them there 3 room houses. Ugh!
Anyz, here what I think I look like
Of course I'm not a redhead. I'm beach blond.
Last night, returning from a footy, there standing in front of me, in all his grimy glory was a playa from the match. The bastard had managed to catch my eye and was "mistakin y' all for a friend o' mine, nevermind you". Pompous ass. It was high mighty fine time for a chunder but somehow I stopped meself and decided to give him a gobful. That turned out the right thing to do, as the playa was a mighty wuss, running away without a single word to say to me!!! LOL! Poor thing must've gotten all his gonads in hyperdrive on seeing a sheila, turned out all his bluster and grace was as useful as tits on a bull for all I saw, wonder what they feed these players nowadays, musta been all them drugs.
Wacko Jacko splenidified all of us mere mortals in his memorial service. I know FK likes MJ so I won't go in my Morpheous-stance on the matter. On the other hand, if I had a dad as evil looking as joe jackson, I'd probably throw an acid dish on his face as well as mine. Jacko did the latter, forgot the former. I think this is the same reason all of MJ's siblings have their plastic surgeons on speed dial, their pops' face. Damn if he ain't ugly.
I know this blog is s'posed to be be all neat and clean and shit, and that I'm supposed to do some political post too, but whateva. I mean weve got a Pompous Ass as the Prime Minister whose head is inserted somewhere where the sun regularly shines, that place gets so much outing. I'll marry the person who does something and removes the PA from where he is right now.
Formula 1 is all frickked up. Looks like them dead beats governin the sport kno they're about to die, so they decide to mess with the FOTA's head. I bet they're snikkering over all this over a coldie in whatever manor they hold their orgies parties in.
Gotta stop yabberin'. don't stop readin' what FK writes coz of me. ignore me. I'm just an ashtrayon a motorbike! 🙂
-The Queen 'O' Tarts


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28 Nov
Photos by Daniel Nguyen (@dnguyenphotography)
Happy Friday! I hope you all had a belly filling Thanksgiving. Here's a look I really dig. I don't know how I didn't already own a leather moto skirt before, but I do now and it's beautiful. This particular one fits perfectly around my hips and have some pretty silver zipper details around the sides. Details people! I wanted to try a moto look for a date night or a girls night out so I paired it with a simple tank and white moto style jacket both from Bardot via Infinity Creative. I like the combination of this plain tank with a fitted leather skirt. It's sexy and fun without trying too hard. & I'm obsessed with this jacket. It's Charmin toilet paper soft and extremely warm. Finished off the look with a choker and my favorite bulky boots. Ready for date night! Also, happy black Friday! I collaborated with Lola Shoetique to give you guys 25% off their entire site today! Use my code "BLVCKFRI" at checkout. Happy Shopping!


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Sometimes the most unassuming restaurants have served us the best meals, so when we stumbled across Dale's Indian Cuisine in downtown Greenville (NC) last year, we couldn't resist giving it a try.
Thankfully, it did not disappoint, and we've eaten there at least six times since.
Last week I found out that Dale's participates with Restaurant.com and I'm a Review Crew member, so I ordered a $25 gift certificate for just $10 and we went out for a dinner date this week.
It's not super fancy inside, but it's comfy and pleasant and I usually get to sit in a booth, which I love. (Don't you love a booth?)
Our server brought us a plate of papadum, a wafer thin flatbread, and some dipping sauce which we scarfed down before we'd even finished reading the menu!
Even though so many Indian dishes sound appealing to me, I almost always choose my absolute favorite: Channa Masala, and I usually order it at a medium spice level.
My boyfriend is better at trying something different every time he visits, and this time he ordered the Chicken Chili, extra spicy.
He has a crazy high tolerance for "heat" and can't get enough of it. I'm starting to think he destroyed his heat receptors somewhere during his life because he didn't even break a sweat. Weirdo.
Both of the dinners were served with jasmine rice. nom nom nom
Because I can't resist bread or anything in the carb category, we also enjoyed some Naan. Yummy!
As always, it was delicious and I went home with enough left over for lunch the next day. Restaurant leftovers are the best!
Dale's also has a lunch buffet which is super popular, but I typically don't get downtown during the day, so I've never tried it. And who am I kidding anyhow? I'm all about Channa Masala.
This was my first time trying Restaurant.com, and the process was way easier than I thought it would be. Plus, it saved me money!
What's your favorite Indian dish? PS. Have you tried Restaurant.com?


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Genre: Middle Grade Scifi Molly Lennox is a typical teenager, living a typical teenage life on the planet of Mars. Her alien sister, Pirra, and her best friend, Vicky Valentine, are always ready to assist her on her latest adventure. Molly's mother has been coming down hard on her lately and she can't figure out why. She is on her last chance or else. But when she witnesses a kidnapping and no one believes her, her unrelenting determination and undying guilt from the alien war drive her … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Molly of Mars and the Alien Syndicate by Wyatt Davenport
FEATURED BOOK: The First Collection (The Trying Tales of Chumbles & Grim Book 1) by Dannal J. Newman
Insert Book Cover Link from BookStoreGenre: Action & Adventure Now only $2.99! The first six stories in a fun action & adventure series that fans of Sherlock Holmes will love. It was quite by chance that I first met the well-known scientist and inventor, Theophilus Grim, on a brisk and beautiful October morning in 1890. I had, of course, heard of Professor Grim prior to that day. Word of the tremendous explosion at the Scientific University of London had reached every corner of … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The First Collection (The Trying Tales of Chumbles & Grim Book 1) by Dannal J. Newman
Seefer Elliot and the World Aside Ours by Patrick Mallon
One day, this twelve-year-old boy will save the world. For now, he's the one who needs saving. Seefer Elliot thinks his life stinks. He's at constant odds with his mother. The kids at school relentlessly tease him. And not a day goes by where something near him doesn't break or burst into flames. Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, his school is overtaken by an otherworldly foe. Now the kid nobody wanted around is the most wanted one in this existence. He faces the … [Read more...] about Seefer Elliot and the World Aside Ours by Patrick Mallon
Aversion: Book One of The Mentalist Series by Kenechi Udogu @kenechiudogu
For Gemma Green's first time, things should have been straightforward. Find your subject, hold their gaze and push a thought into their head to save them from future disaster – Aversion complete. A pretty simple process given that the subject was to have no recollection of the experience. But Russ Tanner doesn't seem to want to forget. In fact the more she tries to avoid him, the more he pushes to get to know her. Gemma knows she has a problem but is she facing the side effects of a failed … [Read more...] about Aversion: Book One of The Mentalist Series by Kenechi Udogu @kenechiudogu
Flying Girl (Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood, books 1 & 2) by Robert Iannone
Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood is a girl-empowering fantasy adventure series written for ages six through eleven. This book contains both Book 1 - Flying Girl and Book 2 - Ham and Egg. Our heroine is Eloise Grace Graystone, known to family and friends by her initials - Egg. Her adventure begins in Book one, Flying Girl, on the day her grandmother gives her a flying suit and three mysterious pieces of jewelry. The first six books tell the story of Egg as she begins to discover the … [Read more...] about Flying Girl (Egg and the Hameggattic Sisterhood, books 1 & 2) by Robert Iannone
Haunting Joy by Lena Goldfinch @lena_goldfinch
Joy's new dress has a secret - one with a little supernatural history, one that's a little more than she expected. It all starts one ordinary afternoon, as seventeen-year-old Joy tries on some thrift-store clothes her grandmother gave her. The little white dress fits perfectly. Trouble is, now it won't leave her alone. Soon Joy is swept up in an extraordinary journey to help a ghost complete some unfinished business. If only that didn't involve Joy driving through dangerous … [Read more...] about Haunting Joy by Lena Goldfinch @lena_goldfinch
The Protectors – Book 2 – The Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon
Caden and Amicus are two ordinary boys who spend their days racing and practicing their archery. But changes are coming to their peaceful village in the Land of Neo—not the least of which is a young girl named Ella who is staying with Sequor, the wise old bear that dwells just outside their village home. Soon after Ella arrives, strange things begin to happen. Creatures they've never seen before, both good and bad, begin filtering into their realm. And it's up to Caden and Amicus to protect … [Read more...] about The Protectors – Book 2 – The Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon
The Crumbling Brick – Book 1 – The Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon
As Ella keeps a promise to her mother to clean the cellar, she discovers a crumbling brick behind an old trunk. Even though it's raining outside, sunlight pours through the opening. Intrigued, she chips away at the brick to find the source of the light. To her astonishment, she finds another land beyond her cellar wall, gripped in the freshness of spring. But soon she realizes this lovely place is threatened by evil. Can Ella save this beautiful kingdom from disaster? This book is written … [Read more...] about The Crumbling Brick – Book 1 – The Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon


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While Plein air painting this past Saturday morning, I was packing up my gear to high-tail it outta there (cold and a bad day in the "office"). Lo and behold I saw something small and twig-like crossing my path. It was a sizeable (8 inches) salamander of all things! Crawling through icy, wet mud. A one-eyed eastern striped salamander. I did a double take. Thank goodness it was moving slowly. Being the wuss that I am I dumped my water reservoir and let "spotty", as we affectionately refer to him now, to slowly crawl inside. I threw some dead leaves in there for good measure.
I arrived home announcing a "surprise"! My 4 year old thought I was great for bringing her a pet. I was excited to show the kids. My 1 year old kept saying "no like, no like" and didn't want to even look at it. To be fair, it looked kinda slimy. I can only imagine that a 1 year old thought it was exactly that: moving slime. Yikes, I would "no like" that too. The great news here is:
1) The kids like it (well most of them)
2) My wussiness in not picking it up paid off. According to my Google search, the State Amphibian of Illinois (aka: eastern striped salamander, aka: spotty) emits toxins that are harmful to humans. I have no idea how harmful. But I'm glad I didn't find out while driving home in traffic on the Kennedy.
3) Bitchin' exit strategy.
What's amazing in all of this how much a good deed really pays off. You see, as Spotty is toxic, I and the girls don't have to doddle around and hold him or pet him. He likes to burrow himself in dirt, so he's kept in a large fish tank with mulchy dirt from our garden. As the dirt already has grubs and creepy crawlies, I don't have to buy food or feed it. In fact, when I put spotty in his habitat he immediately burrowed and was undetectable. This is a built-in exit strategy. The girls won't be physically seeing him often so they will soon forget he's taking up space in their play room. If I ever have to send him back to the swamp I can do so with minimal collateral damage. Darn, I'm good. All you skeptics can stop asking "then why have a friggin' pet". Duh, because kids like it!
Oh, one other bonus. If the kids get outta line or drop the f-bomb I can always threaten that they'll have to lick the salamander. (Like in the episodes of "The Simpsons" where Homer licks a toad and goes on a psychedelic trip). When the kids are teenagers they'll probably do it just to impress their friends. Maybe there's a sedative quality. Maybe mommy needs to lick the salamander? (Uh, er? - moving on...) Seriously folks, the toxicity is minimal. They secret a toxin behind their hind legs. If a person touches this small, hard-to-get-at area, then ingests it somehow (eating w/0 washing their hands) it could be harmful. How harmful? I can't seem to find that on Google (gasp!*!).


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Differences Between Banks and Hard Money
When you're starting out as a fix and flip investor, you'll need to decide how to finance your projects. Two of the most obvious options are hard money loans and bank loans. However, before you decide which one is right for you, it's best to know how they differ. Here's what you need to know.


text: aac Report post Posted January 31, 2015 De long awaited LA-5/PEQ-15 from ELEMENT is finaly arrived ! This is a functional Peq-box, not just a batery case ! Its almost a "must", if you want to build a U.S. Fighting Forces "Primary" For those who doesn't already know, a Peq-box is also called an "ATPIAL" (Advanced Target Pointer/ Illuminator / Aiming Laser ) De "real" ATPIAL/PEQ boxes are made by the American Insight Technology and already in use for several years, by the U;S. fighting forces, in various models, De LA-5 is a more recent model, and in fact an enhanced AN/PEQ-15 ! There are quit some differences between the Airsoft, and the RS versions. Starting with the power of the lasers, the military versions are far more powerful than their Airsoft counterparts, of coarse ! . And on the location of the IR illuminator, of the "Real" peq boxes there's a flashlight on the Airsoft models. Here fore comparison the "real" Insight LA-5/PEQ-15 A while ago, i started a discution with ELEMENT, about the remote jack plugs, and the compability with other brand, peq boxes. After some chatting, ELEMENT decided to make their own LA-5 ! Because i gave them the suggestion, they gave me the honor to own the LA-5 before there available in the shop's ELEMENT did a very nice job with this LA-5, he's very nice finished, with lots of attention for detail,materials, and realism ! (compare the photo's of the replica with the real one !) The LA-5 comes in a rigid "tupperware" style "lunchbox" , with a stickerset, remote pressure pad and a clear manual !! You just need to instal two CR123 batteries. There's only a red- laser version available i tried to convince ELEMENT for making also a green-laser version , because -due to the human eye capability of detecting green better than red- it tends to be brighter. But ELEMENT says its to dangerous for causing possible eye injuries ? The laser is Adjustable,! witch is not a common feature on other airsoft peq-boxes !! There's also an IR laser, but i could check this without NVG . On the location of the IR illuminator, this ELEMENT LA-5 has also a powerfull LED flashlight ! On top there's a selector switch, wich allows multiple mode's and combinations. with the pressure switch in the middle , you can switch the Peq box permanently On, or Off When using the remote pressure pad, the laser, or light remains powered just as long as you keep the pad under pressure, or if activated two times the Peq wil be set permanently On, or Off ! On the pic's the LA-5 with its tupperware storage case The ELEMENT LA-5/PEQ-15 can also be admired on my CQBR of the Arnies Custom build competition 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Jihadists Mock Michelle
This is reportedly the creation of Jihadist Tweeters. Who knows. Anyway, it's kind of funny. As you are probably aware, the Islamist rebels in Iraq have taken all kinds of American equipment, some of it sophisticated and deadly, from the Iraqi army. Ah yes, the mocking and disgrace of America under the Obamas continues.


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for the bookworm in you
March 30, 2011 Leave a comment
thanks to an office colleague, i have discovered Good Reads . it's a site where you can take inventory of all the books you have at home, categorized into books you have read, planning to read and books you want to have. there's even an app called book challenge where you can challenge yourself on how many books you plan to read for the year. i challenged myself to read 25 books for the year and so far, i've read 3 books already. but i haven't taken into consideration the other books yet. 🙂
aside from these cool features, each time you get to tag a book as read, you can add your review, rate the book, share it with your friends. there's also a part where you input the date you started reading the book up to the day you finished it. and just like my officemate, you can even do a review on the pages you have actually read! and your friends can comment on each book review!
it's a digital inventory of books! and you get to find new friends and fellow bookworms in the process!
and of course, you can and you will discover books from their growing lists!
and did i mention that there are also book giveaways? (sad though that some are only limited to the US & UK, but i am hopeful that there will be those few instances that we can join 🙂
now all i need is to check all my books at home and input them at goodreads.com. but it's more fun looking for new books!


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|1st May - Traditionally the start of summer
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In France the first of May is the traditional holiday for the workers. It also signifies the start of the summer season.
The weather in April can sometimes be changeable with clouds and rain. From the 1st May the sun starts to shine, the bird calls change as the migratory birds return to their summer homes. The scops owls can be heard at night (twooing at one another). There is not a 'twit' with the scops owls only a 'twoo'.
The lizards start their serious sunbathing on sunny walls. Only spotted when they run as you walk past.
The holidaymakers start to arrive at the popular beach resorts. "Moules and frites" signs (mussels and chips) start to appear outside bars and cafes. In the ports, the boat owners can be found scrubbing down their boats before taking them for a 'spin' on the calm seas of the Mediterranean. Below is a photo taken last weekend of one such boat departing from the port at Valras Plage.
|A year ago this month
|Apr 28 2012, 3:20 PM
A year ago this month we had the honour of welcoming an American family to Maison les Hirondelles. The Dosch family stayed with us for 2 months and together with various friends and family members spend an enjoyable time exploring the region and generally enjoying their time in our French village.
Whilst here, Lynn wrote a blog of her experiences. Below we enclose a link to the months relevant to her holiday:
|The New Trompe-l'oeil is offically 'inaugurated'.
|Apr 08 2012, 11:07 AM
Le trompe-l'oeil
The new Trompe l'oeil in Thezan has won a prize in the National competition for Trompe l'oeils in France. This called for a celebration with the Mayor presenting the painted wall to the villagers. Followed inevitably, of course, by a drink and a bite to eat.
Having seen the new painting we still the prefer the one at the top of our street! However here is a photo of the new painting
Below is the original wall painting proudly displayed at the top or 'our' road.
|Summer will come
|Mar 14 2012, 3:23 PM
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While some seniors are able to afford private pay, they should keep in mind that in all but the richest families, the cost of long-term care will wipe out their savings in a matter of years. Those who have planned ahead by purchasing long-term care insurance have a degree of certainty and peace of mind, knowing that they have a lesser need to rely on other sources in the future. Of course, many of us can't afford the significant premiums which can be up to $5,000 or more per person per year. If you do have long-term care insurance, you should be aware of what your policy covers. Many policies have high deductibles or provide for only a short period of care in facility. Indeed, its not unusual for persons who have long-term care insurance to still have to use Medicaid to pay for their care.
The other option to pay for care is the Medicaid program. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides medical assistance to various low-income individuals, including those who are 65 or older, disabled, or blind. Medicaid is the single largest payer of nursing home bills in America and serves as the option of last resort for people who have no other way to finance their long-term care. Although Medicaid eligibility rules vary from state to state, federal minimum standards and guidelines must be observed.
While Medicaid eligibility with respect to long-term care was not difficult in the past, there has been a steady swing of the pendulum toward more and restrictive rules, the latest being the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 which went into effect in 2006. It's no longer as easy as simply reviewing one's bank statements. There is a myriad of regulations involving look-back periods, income caps, transfer penalties and waiting periods to plan around. Even with respect to your asset holdings, there are certain rules affecting different types of assets which are countable for purposes of determining eligibility.
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text: Meet Your Faculty Advisor Faculty Advisor: Weldon A. Lodwick, PhD Weldon Lodwick was born in Brazil to American parents having attended schools in Brazil through high school. He attended universities in Ohio and Oregon obtaining a PhD from Oregon State University. He has worked in the Caribbean (Dominican Republic and Jamaica), Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras), and Syria. He also spent four years as a Junior High and High School math teacher in an African American school in one of the last counties in the USA to desegregate. Lodwick came to UCD in the 1982-83 academic year as part of the group of mathematics professors hired to begin a PhD in applied mathematics. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. During his tenure at UCD, he has been interim chair of Physics, served as a member of the CU System Privilege and Tenure committee, panel chair and committee chair and more recently as vice chair over a period of fourteen years. Moreover, he was a Fulbright Research Fellow, Visiting Professor at Miami University, Paul Sabatier University, State University of Sao Paulo. He has written numerous mathematics books, one children's book, articles, and lectured in Japan, Brazil, Chile, Peru, France, Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Portugal, and Italy. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 303.315.1733 (Office) 303.315.1700 (Math Department Office) Address: Student Commons Building, 4th Floor, Room 4225 1201 Larimer Street, Denver 1 CommitteesThe Faculty Assembly has 8 standing committees that tackle a range of issues that are essential to the continued growth of the institution and to the quality of the faculty experience on this campus.2 ParticipationFaculty participation in shared governance is critical to the well being of our academic community. Please contact me directly to learn more about opportunities in the FA and other faculty governance structures in the schools and colleges. Please note that our monthly meetings are open to all, so I hope to see you at a Faculty Assembly meeting in the near future! Sincerely, Michael Zinser, Chair Phone: 303-315-7048 Email: Faculty Assembly 3 End of Year Reports2017-2018 2017-2018 End of Year Report 2018-2019 2018-2019 End of Year Report 4 Current Bylaws2019 CU Denver Faculty Assembly Bylaws5 Faculty Assembly Memos2017.Nov.07: CU Denver Faculty Commitment to DACA Students 2018.Apr.09: Article V Revisions 2018.Sep.17: Article V Revisions: Policy 5.D.2, Standards for Tenure 2018.Sep.19: Search for CU President 2018.Nov.08: Regent's Civics Resolution 6 Faculty Assembly Award Margaret Wood 2018 - 2019 Joanne Addison 2019 - 2020 7


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Drawn in Light is a Womenswear Label that specialises in luxury understated garments, with feel and comfort being of the upmost importance to the brands ethos. Each item is printed with free-hand silk-screen techniques, making each item unique and an individual, like their customers.
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What's your take on boudoir sessions as gifts for hubbies? What do you think of them being published online for the world to see?
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I loved this post Brian!
I did a boudouir shoot for Collin for our one year anniversary and it made me feel very sexy. It was something I never thought I'd ever do (I'm pretty conservative) but having those photos taken knowing my husband would love them was thrilling! I don't know that I'd post them on the internet for all to see (though it has crossed my mind) but I have shared them with a select few. It definitely made me feel like a model! I was so excited with how they turned out it was hard not to feel good about it!
I can't wait to see your photo shoot you have in the works!
Wait wait wait. What about the man boudoir for the lucky wives ??? Are the ladies interested ??? Is there anyway to make them look masculin and not like an ad in a chelsea store front window ???ReplyDelete
I think it would be a great idea for men to have their photos taken for their ladies. I have only done one Boudoir shoot for a guy which was for his wifes birthday. We started with him fully clothed in his designer gear, nice shirt/jeans etc and went right down to his Calvin Kleins.. It was portraid in a little book of 10 photos. A great shoot and a fabulous idea :-)ReplyDelete


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text: Any recommendations for a Couples Massage in Cancun? I have read about the sensual massage at TTR. We will be staying at GP, and wondering if the Spa at GP or any in the hotel district would do a sensual massage? Perhaps not on the menu, but available on request?


text: Libya's two rival factions have signed a UN-backed deal to form a unity government at a ceremony in Morocco. Chants of "Libya, Libya" erupted as representatives from both parliaments signed the accord on Thursday in Skhirat, just south of the Moroccan capital Rabat. The peace deal calls for a presidential council to lead a unified government, but sections in both factions reject it and questions remain about how it will be implemented. Inside Story: Are Libyan groups forced to sign UN-brokered deal? Libya has been locked in conflict since a NATO-backed revolt that overthrew long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi four years ago. A civil war has seen the emergence of numerous armed groups, forcing several countries to evacuate their citizens and diplomats. It is hoped the long-delayed peace agreement will end the years of chaos in the oil-rich North African nation. Anas El Gomati, director of the Sadeq Institute, a Libyan think tank, said it had been a long journey of negotiations. "It's a positive step, definitely. But it's a very, very long journey towards sustainable peace," he told Al Jazeera from Tunis. Libya's rivals are mainly split between the General National Congress, based in the capital Tripoli, and the internationally recognised House of Representatives, based further east in Tobruk. "This is the beginning of building a new Libya," Salaheddine Mezouar, Morocco's foreign minister, declared before Thursday's signing ceremony. National unity government The peace deal envisages a national unity government and an end to fighting between forces loyal to the two competing parliaments. But even if the pact is eventually signed, powerful armed groups on the ground are unlikely to comply with it because they see as it as biased and as harming their interests, observers say. Martin Kobler, the UN envoy for Libya, earlier said in a statement that the large number of Libyans present at the ceremony as well as high-level international participants, including many foreign ministers, were committed to the deal. "The United Nations encourages all Libyan efforts to end the current divisions through inclusive dialogue, and I will continue to actively engage with all Libyans to that end," he said. Powerful armed groups on the ground are unlikely to comply with the terms of Thursday's peace deal [Reuters] SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies War & Conflict Politics Middle East Libya


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Flower Drop Earrings by Eric et Lydie - PinkDesigner: Eric et Lydie
Delicate and adorable are the two top of mind words to describe this whimsical pair of earrings by Eric et Lydie. The pink enamel petals and sparkle of the crystal charm and we love the dangling rose quartz bead. You will fall in love too!
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Surprise and delight are two of the most important reactions I must feel when "discovering" a new artist. Without it I wouldn't present their work to you. This dynamic husband/wife design duo from the north of France clearly illicited that reaction in me and more.
This past January in Paris I met Lydie Chabot and Eric Semain for the first time and was instantly charmed by their pieces. Whimsical, delicate and striking craftsmanship define their line. Each ring, necklace or bracelet was inspired by nature and/or jewelry worn by their grandmothers. They create their pieces using high quality materials like bronze, gold plated brass and silver. They further embellish each bijou with crystal stones, natural pearls and/or semi-precious stones. Elegance, femininity and playfulness are exuded in their work - which has also delighted fashion and cinema luminaries who have collaborated with them for runway shows and movies.


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Stock Market PANIC Coming!
By: Darah Bazargan
Market Oracle
Dec 09, 2012
The TV pundits all contribute their fair share to the conditioning process by clouding thoughts of any market player. To the extent that all ambiguities presented will bait investors to thinking IRRATIONALLY! Like, waiting for a 1000 point rally to emerge once the fiscal cliff is resolved.
Fortunately, underneath all the headlines a visual and graphical interpretation can be mathematically extracted. It is here, in these very charts, where you will find an answer that illustrates what is really going on, so that us technicians can observe, scrutinize, and formulate a particular bias.
The information provided does not tell you why, or when, but what!
In this case, 'the what' is a bear market rally. These particular rallies are very sneaky and most convincing, but can be properly identified when using the right tools.
For starters, a basket of heavily weighted companies, 'THE NIFTY FIFTY,' which offer the bulk in the performance in the averages -all now have chart patterns that cannot sustain the continuation of this advance. Invariably, when volume remains light during an extended window of time, the result is an inevitable sharp collapse back down to the previous lows or worse, new lows that can no longer support a bull market.
The S&P 500 index is a case in point, which is still in rally mode, and perhaps can continue higher if there is further consolidation. But if only mother market is ever so accommodative to our own expectations.
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Windsurfing B
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Prerequisite: Windsurfing A
Earned from this class: Windsurfing Practice or Windsurfing Light rating.
Class Overview: This is where we all began. A general introduction to windsurfing consisting of two, three hour classes. Sailing experience is not necessary, but will help. Topics covered include safety, stewardship of equipment, wind theory, brief terminology, simulator work, rigging, and on-the-water skill development.
In this class, students learn all the basics of understanding the wind, rigging sails and taking care of equipment, uphauling the sail, maneuvering the windsurfer in neutral position, sailing in a straight line, steering the board, getting upwind, and tacking. Students will be on the water both days provided the weather is good, using beginning windsurfing boards.
Preparing for Your Lesson:
· Be prepared to get wet! Bring suitable clothing (shorts and shirt to get wet, a windbreaker/sweatshirt on windier or cooler days).
· Have a lifejacket and be checked out through Outdoor UW before class start.
· Meet at the Lakelab next to the Yellow Canopy at the Hoofer Lakefront.
· The Windsurfing B class is usually held in all weather conditions, except solid blue flag conditions. · Before the lesson, please review the first six windsurfing instruction videos (which are about 15 minutes total), and look at the Windsurfing Manual (especially page 14-Uphauling Your Sail). You can view a video tutorial on rigging and uphauling by clicking on the link. For more information on Windsurfing, please see the Windsurfing Home Page.
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Don't you just hate how the milk spills over the glass sometimes or how your fingertips get submerged in milk while you're dunking your cookie? These are the first-world problems that are most commonly experienced by cookie dunkers–but not for long, not with the Cookie Dunker.
Created by Awkward Engineer Creations, it's a glass that promises to give you the perfect dunk, every time.
The Cookie Dunker comes with an especially wide mouth, so you can get your hand or finger in there to dunk comfortably. Meanwhile, the narrow cross section at the bottom ensures that you'll be able to dunk your entire cookie, even at extremely low milk levels. These features are in addition to its rock-steady stable base (so the glass won't tip over while you're in mid-dunk) and its rounded dunk chamber (so your cookie will fit it perfectly!)
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Big Ag's $100 Million Energy Subsidy
Power Drain
Big Ag's $100 Million Energy Subsidy
Every year, the Central Valley Project (CVP) moves more than 2 trillion gallons of water - about 18 percent of California's fresh water supply - to thousands of farms in the state's arid heartland. Massive pumps push the water through 1,437 miles of canals. The electricity used in one year to move water around the CVP would power all of the homes in Chico for more than 18 months, and at current Pacific Gas & Electric Co. rates, cost customers more than $100 million.
But farms in the CVP, the largest taxpayer-funded federal irrigation system in the country, pay next to nothing for the power that provides their lifeblood. Rates for the staggering amount of electricity needed to move CVP water are not affected by the volatile energy market that has hit other California power customers since 1992, nor are they regulated by state or federal agencies.
In a 15-month investigation, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that in 2002 and 2003 some of the nation's largest and richest farms paid for CVP power at just a fraction of what PG&E's residential, industrial and agricultural customers paid. The rock-bottom rate the CVP charges agribusinesses amounts to an energy subsidy worth more than $100 million a year, bankrolled by U.S. taxpayers. That's how much more agribusinesses in the CVP service area would pay for electricity from PG&E; the rates paid by PG&E residential customers are even higher.
Through the federal Freedom of Information Act, EWG obtained U.S. Bureau of Reclamation documents that enabled us to calculate for the first time the rate paid by CVP agribusinesses and the value of their power subsidy.
EWG found:
- In 2002 and 2003 CVP agribusinesses paid only about 1 cent per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for electricity used to transport irrigation water.
- CVP power rates were 10 to 15 times lower than PG&E's industrial, agricultural, and residential power rates during this time period.
- In 2002 and 2003 CVP agribusinesses received power subsidies worth $115 and $105 million, respectively, when compared to PG&E's agricultural electricity rates.
- The power that the Bureau of Reclamation sells to CVP agribusinesses for the storage and transportation of Project water is essentially unregulated. No government agency, other than the Bureau itself, oversees its rates.
- One CVP water district gets more power subsidies than all others combined: Westlands Water District, which is dominated by a handful of large cotton growers in Fresno and Kings counties. In 2002 alone Westlands' power subsidies were worth more than $71 million, an average of $165,000 per farm.
The Bureau often downplays the amount of energy it takes to run the CVP, pointing to the fact that the Project's hydroelectric plants generate about five and a half billion kWh each year compared to the approximately 1 billion kWh required to pump irrigation water around the system. Yet this argument ignores the fact that while millions of municipal and industrial users benefit from the "left over" power, fewer than 7,000 private agribusinesses benefit from the power used for pumping.
And while Congress intended to subsidize agricultural water to some degree when it authorized the construction of federal water projects in the early 1900's, the current situation in the CVP is radically different than what the lawmakers envisioned. Congress specified that water subsidies should only be given to small family farms, yet today corporate agribusinesses thousands of acres in size are receiving federal subsidies. The original purpose of the subsidies - to help settle the then sparsely populated Western US - is also clearly obsolete.
Moreover, many CVP agribusinesses are enjoying not just one kind of government subsidy, but several. In addition to federal energy subsidies, Department of Agriculture data show that from 1995 to 2004, CVP agribusinesses received more than $890 million in direct commodity payments, mostly for cotton and rice. An earlier EWG investigation conservatively estimated the value of CVP water subsidies at $416 million in 2002. In total, federal subsidies to the CVP easily top more than half a billion dollars a year and could well reach $1 billion Ð all at taxpayers' expense.
Meanwhile, the CVP has racked up many other real costs, both ecological and economic. More than half of the Trinity River's water is rerouted from its original course and diverted into the Sacramento River to be used for irrigation. Massive pumps from both the CVP and the State Water Project reverse the flows in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and severely impact fish populations. The Friant Dam drained a 63-mile stretch of the San Joaquin River of water, preventing it from reaching its terminus for parts of the year and destroying a once teaming salmon fishery, for the sake of cheap irrigation water.
Billions of dollars have already been spent trying to repair some of this ecosystem damage. Undervaluing CVP power only adds to these costs. If you have a water delivery system that requires massive amounts of pumping, and you undervalue the power used for this pumping, this leads very directly to the undervaluing of the water itself. Undervaluing of any resource leads to overuse. More water being used for irrigation means less water being left for the environment and less power being available for other uses. This is a particularly pressing issue considering that since the botched deregulation of the California electricity market in 1992, the volatile energy market has caused periodic brownouts in the state's major cities and spurred a push to build new power plants.
- CVP agribusinesses should be required to pay prices approximating market rate for the power used to store and move irrigation water. A federal agency should regulate power rates to ensure system fairness, and should make these rates publicly available.
- CVP contractors, and contractors in other federal water projects, should not be allowed to "double-dip" and "triple-dip" on federal subsidies. The CVP farms that are getting the greatest share of power subsidies farms are the same ones that are enjoying a disproportionate share of water and crop subsidies. It's time to end these inherently conflicting subsidies.
- State and federal regulators and lawmakers must make the connection between water policy and energy policy. This is particularly important in respect to decisions about retiring tainted cropland in Westlands Water District, which could free up substantial amounts of water and energy for other uses.