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If your medical insurance coverage plan requires a referral, please make sure we have your referral on file before your first visit.
Insurance coverage for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) varies, depending on the specific benefits of your policy. Most health insurance plans now provide coverage for Nutrition Counseling under your preventive health benefits, as part of the Health Care Reform Act.
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It has been more than a year since I released Advanced Business Hours, a WordPress plugin which creates a stylish, modern and an advanced widget that can be used to display business hours. Since then, 120+ users have bought the plugin and with 4.27 average rating, it is one of the popular business hours plugins on CodeCanyon.
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Gah - someone mucked with my neatly placed bunting (and then said the cat did it).
Showing up in these places:
I love the owl fabric. A very owlie week.ReplyDelete
cute and that cake looks pretty enticing too! I actually have no proper bunting - only paper maps.... I am an embarassment to the crafting community! :o) xReplyDelete
Is it possible to have too much bunting?
I'm going to start crocheting some Christmas snowflakes, but I should crochet some bunting too! ;)
I received my first Xmas card in the post this week - eeks! LOVE the cake, I can smell it baking from here! Yum, now I want to bake one!ReplyDelete
You can never have too much bunting!
Is that a fruit cake? Yummo!!!
visiting via show and tell. Love the bunting - you can never have too much. The cake looks nice and christmassy too.ReplyDelete
Argh I'm sure computers eat my comments! I love love this bunting - can never have too much! Makings are in full swing around here!ReplyDelete


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Genre: Fiction
Themes: Themes: On-the-run-thriller, Crime, Coming-of-age,
Father-daughter relationships
Sam Hawley is not a good person.
He's broken all the rules, and he's got 12 gunshot wounds to prove it.
Hawley is a criminal through and through, guilty of crimes all the way from theft to murder. Hinti makes no excuses for Hawley's behavior; it's simply the only life he's ever known.
Test Subject 65382: A Short Story
Originally published in Sick Lit Magazine
Test Subject 65382 came out of the vat at 16. Older than most, older by far, but no matter; she was beautiful—perfect, really. Dr. Gilpin couldn't have asked for better, and he secretly congratulated himself for the decision to leave her in past the customary gestation period. He was alone in his thinking; his colleagues disagreed with his methods, thought he'd become obsessed—dangerously so—and that his disregard for protocol would put the entire team at risk.
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Genre: Science Fiction
Themes: Virtual Reality, Utopias, Puzzles & Video Games
What was once required reading at Oculus VR is now primed for Hollywood, scheduled for release on the big screen in 2018 by Steven Spielberg.
Ernest Cline's 2011 science fiction epic, Ready Player One, is a delightful journey down memory lane—that is, if you were lucky enough to be kicking around during the 80s.
There are stories in the clouds. My mother used to tell me that.
"That one there," she'd say, pointing to the sky, "is a spaceship, come to land in the Nevada desert and colonize the Earth."
We'd lie there for hours, stretched out on a blanket and looking up at the bright blue sky. Her words fascinated me, and I believed every one of them.
Post by Kelly Greenwood
Putting words on a page can be a daunting task. Sometimes the words flow like a spring river, other times they trickle in like teenagers arriving reluctantly to class. The worst, as all writers know, is when they refuse to come at all.
The Good Rain, by Timothy Egan
Book Report by Kelly Greenwood
Genre: Non-fiction
Themes: Pacific Northwest, History, Anthropology, Politics
This book came to me as all good books should—with a friend pressing it into my hands and saying, "You have got to read this one."
First night, second night, third—nights piling upon nights, hours upon hours, a mountain of lost time. Each hour of lost sleep is compounded by the hour before it, a perpetual wheel of spinning time.
My mind attaches to it like a leech, this notion that "I must get some sleep." Worry builds upon anxiety, builds upon helplessness, builds upon the minutes ticking by. I don't want to look at the clock, don't want to know what time it is, how little time I have until I have to get up, have to give up this struggle for the night.
Write about a time when you were too hot or too cold.
It is a rare occasion that I am too cold. I've always been "cold-blooded." Born with the desert in my blood, I guess. Warm sun, hot showers, cozy socks and slippers, a burning hot fire, fleece blankets—these all put me in my happy place.
Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty
Genre: Fiction | Themes: Preschool, Parental Rivalry, Murder
A cross between Desperate Housewives and Bad Moms, Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies is a delectable tale of moms (and dads—but mostly moms) behaving badly.
With a plot twist à la The Hangover (the beginning of the book starts at the end of the story), readers are uniquely introduced to characters through multiple perspectives—we get to know their personalities through their own words, but their appearances and looks are described by other characters, often painting a very different picture from how the characters perceive themselves.
Writing Prompt: Irritated
There are two people someone might refer to as "hipsters" posted up directly in front of me. I saw them at the coffee shop earlier, her in a pair of baggy, split-legged pants, a black top with plunging neckline, long, un-blowdried hair twisted up into a loose bun on top of her head. And he in a fedora, a bird's feather tucked into one side, baggy, cloth pants, and deeply sun-tanned skin. They both sat and typed away on their shiny laptops, no doubt working away at freelance or remote jobs, their only connection to the real world.


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Speaking out against the wall Trump wants to build, the travel ban and his targeting of immigrants, I turn to scripture:
"Execute true justice,
Show mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother" (Zechariah 7:9-10).


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nick drake and his place to be.
February 20, 2007
Scroll down and press play on the video. It's just the song with one still image, listen & read.
Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Nick Drake's Place to Be is one of the most compelling and longing songs I've ever heard. One of my favs.
place to be. Nick Drake.
when I was younger, younger than before
I never saw the truth hanging from the door
and now I'm older see it face to face
and now I'm older gotta get up clean the place.
and I was green, greener than the hill
where the flowers grew and the sun shone still
now I'm darker than the deepest sea
just hand me down, give me a place to be.
and I was strong, strong in the sun
I thought I'd see when day is done
now I'm weaker than the palest blue
oh, so weak in this need for you.
Immense. Three chords and the mood of longing, melancholy suits the expressions of the words and Drake's fragile voice perfectly. Admittedly, the romanticism associated with the now-deceased musician helps, but you just believe it's true. It sounds like it's his words, like he means it and this is him. It has soul.
It's a popular thought that he speaks of his head at the start of the song. Drake goes from childhood innocence to adult knowing very quickly. In each verse; the first lines conveying innocence and exuberance ('younger than before'/'greener'/'strong') to darkness and knowledge ('older'/'darker'/'weaker'). The juxtaposition of idealistic nature, then the 'deepest' and 'weakest' blues illustrate how far he has come from his youth. Each verse, Drake doubts his youth and sees the dark, he realizes 'the truth hanging from the door' and realizes the pain before him.
It's the 'place', unknown and unclarified, that stays with. The longing for a place to be. The desire. To rest, be grounded and content.
The beauty of this song arcs higher with the proclamation that he's 'so weak in this need for you'. It is undefined, layering it with connotations. Is it a person? Death? Sanity?
You will never know; the song's ubiquitous in its longing and desire for the 'place'. Just hope he has it now.
ADDITIONAL: For gee-tar aficionados… go to here … where Robin Frederick talks about Drake's unique take on finger work and song construction.
Listen and enjoy – x, J.
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Case Report: We present 3 cases of cecal diverticulitis. One of the patients was treated conservatively with intravenous antibiotics and the other 2 were treated with surgical resection.
Conclusions: Conservative treatment with intravenous antibiotics can be used in uncomplicated cecal diverticulitis. Complicated cecal diverticulitis is managed surgically and the type of resection depends mainly on the extent of inflammation.


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Archive for September, 2012
Hello DASH families,
The DASH high school cross country ran on the meticulously groomed course of Armstrong Park at a meet hosted by The Prairie School. The weather was perfect and the course was fast. We posted some great times, and we took home our share of the medals.
Andrea Kempf was at her best to lead the DASH girls. She had the lead early, and battled with the lead pack throughout. She finished in third place with an amazing time of 16:12. Heidi Jacobsen pushed her way to a season best time. She ran like a veteran, and she cracked the top-15 to capture a medal. Andrea Beck helped the team with her effort, but she is running with back pain and is going to need to slow down for the next few weeks. She did run to a 19th place finish, but she just does not look like the hard-charging Andrea Beck we are used to seeing. Senior Emily Caspers has been very reliable this year and this race was no exception. Emily was followed by Kaitlyn Hillman and Siobhan Heiss who both ran very well and lowered their season best times by almost two minutes. Amelie Kemmann was a few seconds behind Siobhan as she gets faster with each race. Kristin Ulfeng was much improved and finished 11th in the JV race. Emily McIntyre ran her first race of the year and finished well.
The wait to see Kenny Hillman run was over. Kenny was coming off of an injury, but he looked even better than expected as his 6th place finish led the DASH boys. Kyle Hillman stayed up with Kenny throughout the race to give us a second top-10 finish. Jacob Dickman gave us three medal winners on the day with his effort. He broke 19 minutes for the first time as he keeps improving with each race. All eyes were now on Zachary Marek and he did not disappoint. He set his personal record and won a spectacular race to the finish against a St. Anthony athlete that got the DASH fans excited. Mike Chew looked very strong again, cutting another minute off of his best time. Matthew Wundrow started slow testing a sore hip. It felt good as he was able to move up in the last mile. Zebulon Caspers is getting healthier now and was able to set his personal record. Pete McIntyre ran in his first race and looked good. He will be one to watch. Jeremy Marek improved his best time by almost two minute as he gets faster with each race.
The girls were announced as the 4th place team in a very tight field. We were only two points out of 3rd, and one point ahead of 5th. The boys matched the girls with their 4th place finish. We have always run short-handed at this meet in the past and have not scored well. This year, despite running a little short-handed again, our depth really showed, as we were still able to post some very good results. It proved to be a special day as the DASH fans were heard cheering for our five medal winners!
Thanks to Pete Dickman and Jilleen Pfarr for getting the mile splits. Thanks to all the parents who made the drive to Racine. Thanks to Greg Kempf for helping watch all the little kids that I brought. Thanks to Faith Caspers for being the picture girl and taking the photos. Only one more high school meet before the Homeschool Championships. The season does go by fast.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
WCHSA moved their meet to Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School this year, so that is where the DASH middle school cross country team took the field yesterday. The meet was much bigger than in the past, so we would have to be fast. It was a blustery, but beautiful day to race, and yes, we did run fast.
The 6th and under girls were first. The girls had all run great the meet before, and were looking to build on that success. Faith Caspers worked hard early and was able to stay in about 10th place for most of the way. On the home stretch Faith was in the back of a group of five girls, then she got into high gear and took off with an inspiring charge to move up and earn the 6th place medal! Kayla Walters was next with another very steady race. She cruised to a 30th place finish making it look routine. Mia Wickman and Grace Zinkgraf ran together the whole way and were both having great races. Mia started her sprint to the finish a few steps ahead of Grace and there was to be no stopping her. Grace got going as well and they were both able to really move up before they crossed the finish line. It is great to see these two running this well. Julianna Caspers was the smallest girl in the race, but she ran like a veteran. She was able to beat about half the field and caught the eye of many as usual.
Our 6th and under boys team was actually 4th grade and under, but these guys can run. Leif Kostrzewa took off in the woods and never let up to finish an impressive 26th. Daniel Caspers was not far behind posting a great time and finished 38th. Joshua LeSac stayed with Daniel for most of the way and gave us all he had. These three all finished in the top third of their race. Not bad for these young guys! Elijah Anumolu was much improved in his second race despite getting knocked down early. He got up and ran well, and gained valuable experience.
Zipporah Caspers had a great start, but she was running sick and it affected her racing as she headed back on the uphill portion of the course. She was still able to finish 23rd. A good day for most. Gulla Kemmann was running in her first cross country race. She put in a good effort and was able to beat about fifty girls. We will see how she improves.
Our most competive team was to be our 7th and 8th grade boys. We had not raced most of the other teams yet, so we did not know how we would fare, we just knew that we would be a challenger for the trophy. Christian LeSac did his part as usual to keep our team score low. He ran with the lead pack the whole way and was able to beat all but one to the finish line. Briton Kostrzewa got out into 5th place early and was able to hold his spot the whole way, giving us another great race. We were hoping Christian and Briton would run in the top-5. They did not let us down. We still needed two more guys to give us great races. Joe Hughes got out to a great start, but he got the coach running around trying to keep him going as he started to fade after going up the hill. Samuel Zinkgraf started slow, but when he got to the hill the charge was on. Sam started moving up fast, eventually even catching up to Joe, which helped get Joe going again. Sam came charging home with Joe right behind, giving us the 26th and 27th place cards, and a total team score of just 60 points. We would have to wait to see if our score was low enough to win. Glenn Kaboskey was not at his best on this day, but an off day for Glenn is pretty good. He finished in the top third of the racers with his effort. Danny Wickman continues to improve with each race. He has hardly peaked yet, so look for him to go even faster before the season is over.
At the award ceremony, the DASH fans got to cheer Christian LeSac for his 2nd place medal. I peaked at the team scores ahead of time and found out that one big team was able to beat us, so we knew our fate. It did help the DASH fans get ready to put out a loud DASH cheer for the boys 2nd place finish! We were able to run our best, so we were holding our heads high.
Thanks to all the parents who made the drive up to Jackson. I know it is a little far, but we always have fun up there. Thanks to Mary Beck for being our official scorer. I will have to pick another mom soon. Thanks to the picture lady for taking the photos. Thanks to the athletes for all being where they were supposed to be. This is a good team to coach. Next week is the middle school team's big week. Let's eat healthy, do our exercises, get our rest and be ready!
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The DASH high school cross country team was back in action at Mitchell Park today, at least the healthy athletes were. We fielded a small team, just nine athletes, but we ran fast and had some great results. The cold, damp weather that we started with turned perfect just in time for the varsity races which was just the opposite of last years rain and varsity cancelations.
Andrea Beck paced our girls team. She stayed in the top-10 the whole way despite some back pain. She could not keep up with the Rufus King girls who posted a perfect score, but she stayed ahead of all but one of the other girls for a nice 7th place finish. Emily Caspers had her best race of the year on one of her favorite courses. She was very steady throughout and just missed a medal with an 18th place finish. Amelie Kemmann is really running good now. Running 4000 meters is becoming more routine for her, and she lowered her time from last week by over a minute to finish very close behind Emily. Kristin Ulfeng raced very competitively. She moved up in the last mile to post a good time. Unfortunately we did not have enough girls to post a team score, but it is encouraging how well the girls ran.
Jacob Dickman was back to lead the DASH boys. Jacob took off in the last mile to move up all the way to 5th place in an impressive display of racing. He really got the DASH fans excited with his finish. John Sherman has improved every time out and this race was no exception. John is getting close to breaking 20 minutes now which is very good for a Freshman. Zachary Marek also set a personal best, breaking the 21 minute barrier. Zak has been practicing hard and his times are really reflecting that hard work. Zebulon Caspers has been a little sick lately so he started cautiously, but finished with his best time of the season. He felt very good at the end and will push a little harder at the next meet. Jeremy Marek made the boys five for five in setting personal bests as he continues to improve. Overall the boys were able to place 5th out of the eight teams posting team scores. That is a very impressive showing for such a young team running short-handed. These guys ran hard and made the DASH team look good.
Thanks to Mary Beck and Ed Beck who were our official scorers. Thanks to Pete Dickman for collecting all the boys sweats and then biking around the course being a great DASH fan. Thanks to Andrea Beck and Jacob Dickman for winning medals and letting the DASH fans be heard at the award ceremony. Thanks to Faith Caspers for being the picture girl. The photos turned out pretty good. We have two more high school meets before the homeschool championships. This team is rounding into form. They will be exciting to watch.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The DASH Eagles cross country team was back at Minooka Park yesterday. Coming off some good results at Whitewater the week before, and practicing well this week, we were looking to build on that success. We had some great individual results, but as far as team scores, it was a day of struggles. The boys were missing a few of their stars, but what turned out to be our biggest hindrance was the health of our team.
Andrea Kempf was healthy and is really rounding into peak form. She ran with the leaders and set a new team 4k team record with a time of 16:48! Andrea Beck chose to run after being very sick the day before. Andrea raced the always steady Heidi Jacobsen up the big hill at the end. Heidi was also a little sick, but both girls were able to post some respectable times with gutsy efforts to help the team. Emily Caspers and Amelie Kemmann stayed together for the first mile and a half, with the more experienced Emily making it to the finish line first. Amelie showed some real improvement in this race. It will be fun to see much more she will improve in the coming weeks. Kaitlyn Hillman and Siobhan Heiss were next. They encouraged each other the whole way, with Kaitlyn moving ahead a little on the big hill. Makayla Gergeni was thrust onto the varsity team in her first race gaining valuable experience. She is going to be very good soon and is one to watch. Sophomores Ashley Hanus and Kristin Ulfeng put up some good times in the JV race to get our day started. I wish I would have had more time to run around and watch them.
Kyle Hillman stayed strong until the end to lead our boys team. He got his time down to 19:06 on a very tough course. John Sherman's race was also very good. He lowered his time by over 40 seconds from two weeks ago when we ran the same course. Mike Chew and Matthew Wundrow were back and running faster than ever. They came through with season best times and were our 4th and 5th scorers. Zebulon Caspers was also to post a season best time as he continues to speed up with each race. The Nyhart brothers, Hudson and Ransom, decided to run despite not being close to 100% healthy. Both were not able to take deep breaths without coughing and really struggled. Ransom is so talented that he was still able to be our third runner in, but Hudson was not able to make it to the finish without stopping several times. Let's hope they get past this quick.
Even though we posted some disappointing team scores, we do have a lot to get excited about. The team has been running good in practice, and the healthy athletes all had some good times. The DASH Eagles fans were heard from at the award ceremony as Andrea Kempf received her 12th place medal. Now we have to get healthy, and get ready for two of my favorite meets. They are on faster courses with smaller fields, and I expect us to be very competitive. You will not want to miss it.
Thanks to Ed Beck and Drew Heiss who helped me get the athletes ready at the start. Thanks to Jilleen Pfarr who signed us up for the meet and got all the paperwork squared away. And thanks to all the picture people who took the photos. Next week we are at Mitchell Park. I hope to see you there.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The DASH middle school cross country team was back in action at Grant Park last Wednesday. It was a gorgeous, but warm, sunny day. With the experience of Monday's meet behind us, the goal for this young team was to push a little harder and try to move up in the standings. The results were exciting.
In the girls 7th and under race we were without DASH stars Lucretia Nyhart and Abigail Larkin. Julianna Caspers was asked to don the DASH yellow a meet earlier than planned to help us out. Then we found out that Grace Zinkgraf planned to run as well, so we ended up with seven girls ready to race. Things were going well. All the girls got off to good starts. Faith Caspers ran with the leaders early, but did show signs of tiring. All the other girls were right where I hoped they would be, except for Grace Zinkgraf, she was much better. In this her first cross country race, Grace was the third DASH girl to pass and did not even look tired. Yes, the coach was getting excited! Before heading into the last turn, Faith was looking stronger and was able to make a late charge to move up to 6th place and capture our first medal. Kayla Walters was next with another impressive showing. She has turned into a very dependable racer. New DASH star Grace Zinkgraf stayed fast to the end and cracked the top-100 in an amazing first race. Now the rest of the DASH girls started coming in fast. Rebekah Marek was caught flying to the finish to be our fourth scorer for the second straight meet. She really improved from Monday's meet. Julianna Caspers impressed as always. She may be small, but she knows how to race. Mia Wickman and Alivia Kempf each had their best races. Their improvement over Monday's showing is astounding. If you watched the race to the end you would have seen over 120 more girls cross the finish line, with no DASH athletes among them. All of these girls are running well and keeping the coach smiling.
The 7th and under boys picked up right where the girls left off. Briton Kostrzewa was even more impressive this time out. He took off in the middle of the race and moved up all the way to 2nd place. He held that spot, while increaing his lead over 3rd, all the way to the finish. The DASH team has won a lot of top-10 medals at this meet over the years, but we have never had an athlete place as high as second. The coaches were asking me where I found Briton. He is getting noticed. Leif Kostrzewa started fast and stayed fast, never seeming to tire to be our second runner in. Get used to Leif being one of our stars. Joshua LeSac is running with confidence right now. He is racing faster than ever, and challenging anyone nearby. It is great to see. Daniel Caspers did not have his best, but he stayed with Joshua until the end and cracked the top-100. Westley Marek and Joshua Anumolu, with Monday's race under their belt, posted great times, and left more than half the field behind them. As good as they ran, I still look for them to improve even more as the season goes along. It was nice to see Elijah Anumolu in the race. He struggled, but made it to the finish. He can run fast, but is still learning how to pace himself for this distance. With some more practices he will be moving up soon.
Zipporah Caspers, with the help of her personal coaching entourage, was next in her attempt to capture another medal for the DASH team. Everything went according to plan as she got out fast and stayed in the top-5 heading into the last loop, but their was a big pack of girls close behind looking to move up. Zipporah has had trouble holding her spot at the end of races in the past, but her hard work this summer showed, as she was able to cross the finish line ahead of all but five, thus earning herself and the DASH team yet another top-10 medal.
In the 8th grade boys race, Christian LeSac and DASH newcomer Joe Hughes ran with the leaders early, with Sam Zinkgraf lurking right behind. Christian, running in third well ahead of fourth, crossed the mile mark in 5:45. Heading in to the last loop the two runners ahead of Christian were in a titanic battle for first, but Christian actually closed the gap on them before finishing with another impressive third place finish. Christian is one who usually improves a lot as the season goes along. We will see what he can do for an encore this year after his early success. Joe Hughes had a great first DASH race, placing 19th overall. He can run. Let's hope he can get to a lot of our upcoming races. Sam Zinkgraf is really running strong right now. You can tell he has been working hard, and he is posting some great times. If we can get all my 8th graders together for a race, we will be tough to beat.
We fielded just 18 athletes, yet racked up four top-ten medals, placed 16 athletes in the top half of their races, and were the only team to have a top-6 finisher in every race. That is competing to our abilities, which made it yet another epic day of DASH racing!
Thanks again to Mary Beck for being our official scorer. Thanks to Andrea Beck and Andrea Kempf for helping out with the coaching. Thanks to the parents and athletes who were everywhere lining the course being great DASH fans. And thanks to my wife for taking the photos so we can remember how much fun we all had.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The middle school cross country team finally got to take the field and compete in the big Lake Denoon middle school meet in Muskego last Monday. The weather was perfect for posting some good times, and that we did. Not everything went as planned, but overall the team ran well. This should be another exciting year of DASH middle school racing.
We drew box 9 of the 20 starting boxes putting us right in the middle of the action. It proved costly because when the 7th and under girls got going, yellow DASH jerseys were seen down. We could not tell who it was at first. Rebekah Marek was one that was down, but she was able to get up and continue. As the pack pulled away, a deflated sigh was heard as Abigail Larkin was left sitting, holding her knee in the middle of the field. We rushed over to help. She was eventually able to walk off on her own power, but her promising day was done. We found Abigail an icepack, and she headed for home. In the meantime, Faith Caspers, wondering what happened to Abigail, was running inspired and having one of her good days. She captured the 12th place medal for her efforts. Kayla Walters and Lucretia Nyhart were next with Lucretia showing a little more kick at the end to finish ahead. Rebekah Marek, in her first race, got up to finish as our fourth scorer. She has a lot of potential and is one to watch. Mia Wickman and Alivia Kempf, both much improved from last year, completed our team.
The 7th and under boys were next. New DASH star Briton Kostrzewa ran a very smart race, moving up in the last half of the race all the way to 8th place, earning a medal for his efforts. The little guys were next, and they were all amazing. 4th grader Daniel Caspers outkicked 2nd grader Leif Kostrzewa at the end, both finishing in the top 70. That was out of over 270 athletes in the race. They are setting the bar high. Fourth grader Joshua LeSac also got the coach excited, having his best race ever to complete our team scoring. DASH newcomers Joshua Anumolu and Westley Marek looked good in their first races. We should be hearing about some good results from those two in the upcoming weeks.
Zipporah Caspers got all the DASH attention in the 8th grade girls race. She got out to a good start and pretty much held her place throughout to finish in 13th place. It was a good start to the season from the DASH teams's longest tenured middle school star.
The 8th grade boys were next. This is a fast group and they showed off their speed in this race. Christian LeSac showed us why he is a DASH superstar. He ran this course faster than any DASH athlete has ever run it to give us a 3rd place finish. Glenn Kaboskey and Samuel Zinkgraf both challenged each other throughout, pushing each other to the 32nd and 35th place numbered ribbons. Glenn and Sam are accomplished runners and they looked like it. DASH track start Danny Wickman showed us that he can run cross country as well. He is much improved from last year, and he is one I will be looking to get faster and faster as the season progresses.
Christian Lesac made the DASH team proud and the DASH fans boisterous at the award ceremony, receiving his 3rd place medal to loud cheers to cap off another day of DASH racing.
Thanks go out to Mary Beck for being the official scorer. Thanks to Andrea Beck for being assistant coach and taking most of the photos. Thanks to Lake Denoon coach Mark Ertl for getting the icepack for Abigail's knee. Thanks to the parents for getting the athletes to the meet and being great DASH fans. Thanks to the athletes for all getting to the starting box on time. I have had problems in that department in past years at this meet, but not with this team. We get to watch this group again at Grant Park. I hope to see you there.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The DASH high school cross country team fielded our strongest team yet in Whitewater yesterday, competing in the Whippet Challenge. We were very competitive against a few of these teams at our last meet, and we hoped to move a little higher in the team standings this time. We arrived to find a cold front passing through that also brought out the rain. It was a struggle to stay warm before the girls race, but fortunately the rain died down just about the time the girls were scheduled to race donning the green Eagles jerseys.
Andrea Kempf got the DASH fans excited early as she challenged for the lead through the first mile of the long 5k race. Andrea Beck also got out fast and looked strong running near the leaders. Heidi Jacobsen and Emily Caspers were running well through the first mile, with all our other girls running very close together a couple minutes behind. After coming down the big hill for the second time and heading for the finish, Andrea Kempf was still among the leaders. She ended up in 7th place with an amazing time of 21:59! That's fast! It was a short wait to see Andrea Beck's charge to the finish. The long race did not slow her down as she finished an impressive 15th. Her hard work is paying off. Heidi Jacobsen was next, giving us another great race to keep our team scoring very low at this point, which really built the excitement and made the DASH fans wait for the next athlete to arrive seem long. The length of the race slowed the rest of our athletes, but Emily Caspers and Kaitlyn Hillman arrived just in time. I will tell you more about that later. Siobhan Heiss was a few paces behind Kaitlyn as she continues to improve. Amelie Kemmann was next with her usual fast finish as she still tries to adjust her sprinter speed to cross country races. Freshman Courtney Sigmund impressed the DASH fans in her first race. Ashley Hanus gained some more valuable experience in her second race. Freshman Renee Walters, in her first race, started well but lost some confidence on this hilly course. We will keep working with Renee because I know she's fast.
Jacob Dickman and Ransom Nyhart set the pace early for the DASH Eagles team in the boys race, staying within the top-10 throughout. Hudson Nyhart also got out fast, followed closely by Kyle Hillman, Aaron Vogel, and Zachary Marek, with Zebulon Caspers and Jeremy Marek pacing themselves a little ways back. In the end, Jacob Dickman's hard work this season paid dividends, powering him to a 6th place finish. Ransom Nyhart was right behind in 8th place giving the DASH team two top-10 finishes! But the good results were only beginning. Kyle Hillman had a great finish, moving up all the way to 14th. Aaron Vogel and Hudson Nyhart put up some nice times to assist us in posting a very low team score. Zachary Marek was not far behind Hudson, proving our depth while adding points to other teams as our pusher. Zeb Caspers and Jeremy Marek keep improving with each race, both giving good efforts to complete some great boys racing.
After the boys race we could not find the boys sweats that were left behind the start line. It turned out that ours, along with another teams stuff was stolen. Very disappointing and the low point of the day. Fortunately our minds were turned toward the awards ceremony. Andrea Kempf received some loud DASH cheering as she received her top-10 medal. After hearing the girls announced as the 4th place team, and by one point no less, the DASH Eagles fans were heard from once again. I told you Emily and Kaitlyn were just fast enough! Ransom Nyhart was next, followed by Jacob Dickman, to be announced as top-10 finishers to loud DASH applause. Then the wait to hear how the boy's team placed overall began. When three teams were left and we were not yet called, the tension mounted. Could we take second? The Prairie School was announced as the third place team and we finally knew our fate. Yes, the DASH Eagles were second! (Extremely loud DASH Eagles cheers in the background, along with plenty of high-fiving.) We left with a less stuff than we came with, but with some smiles on our faces.
Special thanks to all the parents who made the long trek to Whitewater. We do have some closer meets coming up. Thanks to Lisa Dickman for getting the mile splits. Thanks to Dawn Kempf for encouraging everyone up the big hill. Thanks to Maura Heiss for bringing the uniforms. Thanks to Faith Caspers for the photos. Thanks to the whole team, parents and athletes, who made it through the cold and the rain, and were there to witness all the great racing. But as good as we ran, I still don't think we have witnessed our best yet. Stay tuned while we get faster in the coming weeks. You won't want to miss it.
Take care,
Jim Caspers
Hello DASH families,
The DASH high school cross country team was out at Minooka Park this Saturday morning running in the Blackshirt Challenge. We did not field our largest team because of the holiday weekend, but the dedicated athletes who participated gave us a great effort, and when the results were tabulated, it was our best showing ever at this meet.
The boys ran first again. Freshman Jacob Dickman was our number 1 guy from the start. He was able to keep his torrid pace up throughout the race, and in the end was the 5th freshman to cross the finish line. Nice! John Sherman arrived just in time, and with some great racing of his own was our second man to the finish. Senior Zachary Marek was next. He looked like a senior, running strong and lowering his time by about a minute from last week's race. Mike Chew and Zebulon Caspers stayed close for the first two miles, then Mike picked up the pace in the last mile to be our fourth runner in. Zeb was able to lower his time by over three minutes from his first race which is encouraging. Jeremy Marek also showed vast improvement in his race, lowering his time by over two minutes. This team is getting fast.
The girls were next, with everything going as planned. That will keep a coach happy. Andrea Kempf and Andrea Beck went out fast and raced with the leaders. In the end Andrea Kempf finished in 15th place, exactly like last week. Her time of 17:27 is good for a new DASH record! Andrea Beck was less than a minute behind, giving us her usual great race. Heidi Jacobsen and Emily Caspers raced together early with Heidi moving ahead at about the mile. Heidi's charge up the big hill before the finish is the best I've seen capping her great race. Emily gave us the time we were hoping for from our fourth runner, and Kaitlyn Hillman was able to cut two minutes off of her time to give us another much needed good finish. Ashley Hanus showed us some potential in her first race. She may be one to watch.
In the team scoring we held up well. The girls and boys both ended up in 9th place. We will take that, and look to build on it in the coming weeks, hopefully running with more of a full team. This team is posting some good results now, and it is going to get better. It will be fun to watch.
Thanks to Pete Dickman and Jilleen Pfarr for helping out with the coaching and getting the mile splits. Thanks to Ed Beck for running around with me to catch all the action, and for his usual words of wisdom. Thanks to the parents who got the athletes ready to race. Thanks to the athletes who were caught running around cheering on their teammates. Thanks to Andrea Beck for accepting Andrea Kempf's medal at the awards ceremony, proving you can never have too many Andrea's on your team. And thanks to the picture lady who took the photos, even with baby Philip at the meet. We get to do it again next Friday in Whitewater. I hope to see you there.
Take care,
Jim Caspers


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A Kickstarter-funded temporary pop-up location for the Hoboken-based Jack Kirby Museum is up and running this week at 176 Delancey Street in Manhattan, with exhibits, events, and even a scanner for you to digitize any Kirby art you may happen to own! It's up through next Monday, the 11th.
It's a home-coming for the museum, since Kirby grew up on the Lower East Side himself, later creating an autobiographical comic of his childhood there called Street Code. The museum has a great post about the history of Street Code, an unique part of his oeuvre as Kirby's only self-produced autobio story.
I remember seeing Street Code at MoCCA's 2010 Neo-Integrity exhibit, and it's an amazing alternative account of that moment in the city's history; a bit jarring because of the superhero-ish qualities of Kirby's art, but incredibly dynamic and full of details.
The original Kickstarter's purpose was to remodel a storefront in the Lower East Side to create a local hub for rotating pop-up events, and the Jack Kirby Museum is their tenant for this week.


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Posts from October 2018
Deep River Community Thanksgiving Worship
Mark your calendars now for the Thanksgiving Worship on Tuesday, November 20th, beginning at 7PM.
NCFF Gathering
The North Carolina Fellowship of Friends (NCFF) will be meeting Saturday, November 10th, at Springfield Friends Meeting.
Leslie's House
The next date to serve dinner at Leslie's House is Tuesday, November 13th.
Couple's Tune-Up
The Couple's Tune-Up Group will meet this Thursday at 7:00PM.
Budget Requests
Finance Committee is working on the 2019 Budget.
Florence Allen Birthday Celebration
Please join us next Sunday (October 28) during the 10AM hour as we celebrate with Florence Allen her birthday.
Fall Festival / Trunk-or-Treat
The Fall Festival / Trunk-or-Treat for our Deep River kids will be Sunday, October 28, beginning at 4PM.
Eagle Scout Honor Ceremony
The meeting is invited to come to the Eagle Scout Honor Ceremony for Christian Austin.
Founders Day
Mark your calendars now for our Founders Day Sunday on November 4th.
Quaker Documentary
Next Sunday (October 21) at 4:00PM there will be a showing of the Quaker documentary, "Quakers: That of God in Everyone".
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Senate hearing on the proposed DA budget of PHP50.6-B for 2017
October 5, 2016 10:21 am
Senator Cynthia Villar (left), vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, presides over the Finance Subcommittee hearing on the proposed PHP50.6-billion budget of the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday (Oct. 4, 2016) at the Senate in Pasay City. Villar commended Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol (right) for coming up with a budget that has more appropriation for projects rather than administrative expenses. Pinol said the proposed budget will provide free irrigation services to farmers. (PNA photos by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)


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We started homeschooling in 1997. I have served in a leadership roll in a homeschool support group along with coordinating co-op. Served as VBS director, AWANA leader and Scout master.
In 1999 I started a non profit, Education Jump-Off, and took in used curriculum on consignment. In 2006 with the prompting of my husband I went to college online to earn my associates in business. While Education Jump-Off has lost the non profit statues, the Lord, now in 2011, has instructed me to re-establish the organization.
As of July 2011 I have entered into a new part of my journey here on earth and the Lord has prompted to me to do less writing and blogging. My focus is on getting Education Jump-Off back where it once was along with where it is suppose to be. So, if you do not see any recent blogs it is because I am busy doing my Father's will. However, I do add new links frequently to the web site, Education Jump-Off so, please feel free to browse the many wonderful resources there.
What I love is God, my family, friends, fishing, hiking, camping, traveling when I can, tossing around the Frisbee or football, crafting, reading when I can, cooking and baking from scratch, music, writing, learning, exercising, helping others and I am sure there is more that I am leaving out. I just like to do a bunch of stuff and I have things I would like to do such as, learn to read music, stain glass, archery, kick box, fence, stick fight, boy I'm getting a little violent here, lol. Usually I like to write with the thought in mind that less is more, however there is more to me then less.
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Sting of the Serpent was a comic story published in Doctor Who: Battles in Time. It was written by Jason Loborik.
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The Doctor and Donna are on the trail of an alien spaceship...
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On the TARDIS scanner the Doctor and Donna see a second alien pod, this time in the middle of the Arizona desert. They emerge five minutes before the actual crash. They see something leave the short range escape pod before they find the pod's dead pilot (a three eyed many tentacled body).
Outside the pod, the alien escapee has mutated into a nearby entity, not a cactus but a giant rattlesnake. Retreating to the safety of the pod, the Doctor wires up the craft's auxiliary power to send a charge through the hull of the ship which the snake has wrapped itself around. The creature is simply angered and the Doctor activates the pod's auto-destruct system before legging it with Donna. The creature and pod are destroyed.
Back in the TARDIS the Doctor detects on the scanner an alien mother ship about to enter Earth's atmosphere...
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- Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
- The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth when compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time.
- The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
- The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.
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The Social Impact Hub works with industry, social enterprises, not-for-profits and foundations to develop and conduct a variety of applied projects in different areas of social impact. The Social Impact Hub runs an experiential learning program for university students as an academic course. The Social Impact Hub also offers a consulting service that does not necessarily involve students.
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I was always under the impression that the WE 555 came about based on the Victor Credenza. In looking at the patents, the 555 was applied for first and also granted first.
Both patents were done by the same attorney but the 555 was WE and the credenza transducer Bell Labs. The firsty credenza dates back to 1925 so the patent is obviously after the fact
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Just attach a needle to a diaphragm and play 78's and do I see a mini 16A hidden inside the box?


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History of Gideon - Part 1 - Kytheon of Akros
As we continue our walkthrough of the Gatewatch, we turn from it's newest member to one of it's founders. Another white walker, Gideon takes on a much different tone than his Leonin counterpart, Ajani, and has a much different role. Like with Ajani, major events in Gideon's life involved the Gods of Theros.
He fought the law...
Gideon Jura was born with the name Kytheon Iora in the city of Kolophon on the plane of Theros. His father left before he was born and his mother died young. Kytheon joined a gang and quickly made himself its leader.
But Kytheon being Kytheon, this gang was less Grand Theft Auto and more Robin Hood - steal from the rich and give to the poor. Unfortunately, these exploits ended with the young man in a prison cell.
But in a case of rehabilitation over punishment, the warden of the prison at the time, called Hixus, saw Kytheon's potential. He began training the young mage in hieromancy (the power of law and order) while teaching him magic. Hixus prepared Kytheon for the bright future he foresaw for him. That future came about when the city of Kolophon came under attack, and clemency was offered to those that would help.
With his new power, Kytheon did more than help. He rallied his gang and helped carry the day.
Heliod, Theros' white god, then tasked Kytheon with defeating the titan of a rival god Erebos and granted him a magic spear to assist. Kytheon again lead his Irregulars into battle, but once the day was won, the dark god himself appeared. Kytheon hurled his spear at the massive deity but Erebos flung it right back at the young hero.
And this is when Kython learned an important lesson: just because you are indestructible, that doesn't mean your friends are. They perished.
Kids, don't planeswalk to Theros. Nothing good ever happens to planeswalkers there.
The pain of this loss caused Kytheon's spark to ignite and he slipped away. Planeswalking to Bant, he awoke at the feet of a noble knight. A noble knight that, as it turns out, couldn't pronounce Kytheon's name correctly. And that's when Kytheon Iora became Gideon Jura.
There's more to come about Gideon in the coming weeks - stay tuned!
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Congrats to Jeff. 3 years of Law school. 19 years of school? That wasn't so bad now was it? I'm proud of you honey.
Here we all are at Graduation. Jeff's parents and sister drove up from El Paso to support him.
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I admit when I saw him at this point, I cried. What an accomplishment. I just can't say it enough how proud I am.
Here is Robin walking with Lincoln.
How do I look? Jeff called it his chef boyardee hat.
After the ceremony we asked Jeff what he wanted to do. He said all he wanted was to have a burger and shake with his family. Easy enough.
Later that night, Jeff's parents took us to a really nice dinner to celebrate.


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The House of Angel Sanchez & Christopher Coleman
Miami's MiMo District a.k.a. Biscayne Corridor is getting fancier by the minute. Trina Turk and Mr. Turk were among the first upscale retailers to lease space in the area near the pricey Miami Design District and Midtown. And, earlier this month, fashion designer Julian Chang set up shop at 6669 Biscayne.
Now Venezuelan couture/bridal designer Angel Sanchez, is launching his first showroom-atelier at 7521 Biscayne Boulevard, a collaboration with interior designer Christopher Coleman, says The Real Deal. The duo is leasing this two-story, 1,950-square-foot historic structure for four years at $51 per, says Mauricio Zapata, partner in Chariff Realty who brokered the deal. Zapata also represented the owner, MiMo investor Alex Karakhanian, when he bought the building in January for $1.45 million.
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ST. ALBERT — The whole purpose of reconciliation is so our children and our children's children don't have to experience the same kind of pain that we did, says Basilian Father Daryold Winkler.
Speaking on forgiveness at a the fourth annual Directions on Aboriginal Ministry conference, Winkler, an aboriginal priest and academic from Ottawa, described reconciliation as a spiritual way of living that allows us to heal and move forward.
There are no steps to follow in reconciliation. "It's not a process where you follow a schedule. It happens organically," he said. "But it has to be genuine on both sides and it has to be mutual."
Reconciliation also needs an apology either between human beings or between nations. "You first have to say 'I did it. I lied about you.'
"You must acknowledge what you did was wrong. You have to say 'I'm responsible for an action that I did. I did it knowing full well what I was doing.' And then in the apology you must say, 'I'll never do it again.'"
The residential schools' apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper two years ago was an official apology - an act of diplomacy between nations, said Winkler, a member of Kateri Native Ministry in Ottawa.
The natural response to an apology is forgiveness, which Winkler defined as "a decision to not be controlled by what happened to us (in the past). In the process, we unlock our painful past so that we can experience freedom again."
Difficult as it may be, we must let go of our desire to seek revenge. "As long as the desire for revenge is present, reconciliation is impossible," Winkler pointed out. "Reconciliation has no chance against revenge."
Truth-telling is another aspect of forgiveness mentioned by Winkler, a former professor at St. Joseph's University College in Edmonton.
One purpose of public truth-telling, he said, is to uncover the denial that has allowed both victims and oppressors to cope with wrongdoing. Many people deny their pain, saying, "No, this didn't happen to me. I wasn't really abused."
Truth-telling begins with listening to the victims' accounts and its whole purpose is healing.
"You have to talk your suffering out. That's why people go to therapy; to talk about what happened to them. And this allows people to feel human again; it restores their dignity and they can put the past to rest so it doesn't haunt us forever."
Reconciliation cannot be accomplished without justice. "There has to be restitution," Winkler said. "Restitution will never fully compensate for the magnitude of your loss, but it does attempt to make amends in some measure for the harm inflicted."
The priest said we also need examples of people who have experienced reconciliation so we can learn from them.
"Some elders say 'I'm healed' and yet they want revenge," lamented Winkler. "How precious these people are who have attained reconciliation. They are a real gift to our communities."
Commissioner Mary Wilson, a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, said if we are going to survive as a nation, reconciliation must be an ongoing individual and collective process.
That process must involve residential school survivors and their families, the churches and the people of Canada. "This is a moment in our national history where we can be givers of life and hope," Wilson said.


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Rise, O Salem, rise and shine;
Lo, the Gentiles hail thy waking;
Herald of a morn divine,
See the dayspring o'er us breaking,
Telling God hath called to mind
Those who long in darkness pined.
O how blindly we did stray,
Ere this sun our earth had brightened;
Heaven we sought not, for no ray
Had our wildered eyes enlightened:
All our looks were earthward bent,
All our strength on earth was spent.
But the dayspring from on high
Hath arisen with beams unclouded,
And we see before Him fly
All the heavy gloom that shrouded
This sad earth, where sin and woe
Seemed to reign o'er all below.
Thine appearing, Lord, shall fill
All my thoughts in sorrow's hour;
Thine appearing, Lord, shall still
All my dread of death's dark power;
Whether joys or tears be mine,
Through them still Thy light shall shine.
Let me, when my course is run,
Calmly leave a world of sadness
For the place that needs no sun—
For Thou art its light and gladness—
For the mansions fair and bright,
Where Thy saints are crowned with light.


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People Finder
Faye Reynolds
E: email@example.com
I'm an Associate Solicitor in Lodders Employment Department, and I advise both employer and employee clients on a broad range of employment matters.
What do you most enjoy about your job?
I enjoy helping clients achieve the best possible outcome, and undertaking my own advocacy when representing clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings.
What sort of clients do you work with?
Mainly employers, but also employees.
When did you start at Lodders?
I've been with Lodders since January 2020.
Have you always worked in the legal sector?
I have always worked in the legal sector, since qualifying in 2004.
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
My alarm!
Employment and HR services for business
Employment law services for individuals


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Bad for the Ego, Good for the Wallet
This story hails from the durrty south. Well…south beach technically. Which is just as durrty as the durrty south if not durrtier.
My older sister Meredith lives there and often texts me with stories from the crazy nightlife. The text I got from her yesterday in particular struck a chord.
"Umm last night I pulled a $100 out of my bag and offered it to the guy next to me to please kindly walk away. Who am I?"
To her question I would answer, "you are my next brilliant idea". I realize I have been handling this whole season the wrong way entirely. While I've been "working" and "saving" and "pickpocketing" I couldve simply been harassing rich men to the point that they offer me money to leave them alone. Bad for the self esteem, but great for the piggy bank. I'll give it a spin this weekend and report back. And don't look at me like that, my self respect went out the window months ago.
I love jesus but I drink a little,
Listening to: One broker describe divorce as "double the fun". I have no idea how that works.
On my mind: If our rental car doesn't have cruise control its gonna be a loooong 7 hrs.


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Shown below is the draw.io Online Support page. This page can be accessed via the following link:
It can also be accessed by Selecting Help -> Support within draw.io.
There are a number of icons which lead to pages providing different support services.
Clicking the Documentation icon takes you to the home page of the Online User Manual.
This user manual is being constantly updated and improved to provide you with as much useful information about draw.io as possible. You can click any of the page links to view that page.
The user manual is organised into three main sections:
Part 1: Working with Files deals with creating, modifiying and saving files, as well as explaining how to use libraries.
Part 2: Working with Diagrams explains all of the functionality available to create and modify diagrams.
Part 3: Support and Extras provides details of all of the support available for draw.io, as well as other miscellaneous functionality.
Ask a question
Clicking the Ask a question icon takes you to the draw.io Google Plus community page.
The first thing you could do when visiting this page is to click the red Join commnity button (circled in the diagram above). You will need to use your Google login to join if you are not already logged in.
On the left hand side, underneath the draw.io logo, you can filter the displayed content according to interest. By default, all posts are displayed. However, you could choose to only show posts from the developers, for instance, or just bug reports, by clicking the appropriate option from the list.
In the top right corner you can find a section entitled About this community. This contains a number of links to relevant web pages.
The links are, in order:
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Vimeo Channel: The draw.io video channel for Vimeo, located at https://vimeo.com/channels/drawio
Getting Support: the draw.io Support Home web page, located at draw.io Support Home. The draw.io Online Support page can be found here, as well as online support for draw.io for Confluence Server, draw.io for JIRA Server, and the draw.io Addon for Google Docs.
Feature Request
Clicking the Feature Request icon takes you to the draw.io feature requests page. Here you can view existing requests from other customers. You can apply filters to list these requests in order of their popularity (as measured by the number or recent frequency of user votes), date of submission, or current status. The draw.io development team can assign any one of four status tags to a feature request: under review, planned, completed, or declined.
If you are signed in, you may vote for the feature requests made by other users, as well as submit your own.
To submit a new feature request, simply type the proposed title of your feature request, or related search terms, into the field at the top. As you enter text, you may find that the previous requests containing similar search terms will appear. This allows you to see whether anyone has posted a similar request in the past, and the status of that request. If an existing request matches your own, you do not need to submit a new one, and instead can simply vote for the existing request (provided it hasn't already been completed or declined). Do this by clicking the grey Votebutton to the left of the feature request.
If you decide to proceed with your new feature request, click the Post a new idea button underneath the search field. This will bring up the Feature Request form. You will also get the form appearing automatically if your title/search terms do not yield any similar previous feature requests.
You can enter the title, details, and number of votes you wish to allocate to the feature request. Finally, enter your email address, or, if you prefer, log in via Facebook or Google by clicking the appropriate icon at the right hand side of the email field. Once all fields are complete, click Post Idea to submit your feature request.
Support Server Status
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The server that you will be most interested in is the last one in the list: support.draw.io. This server hosts all of the online support resources.
You can hover your mouse over any of the circles to get information on uptime and downtime. Ideally, a server will have 100% uptime. The more a server's uptime deviates from 100%, the greater the possibility of disruption.
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About Me
I'm a contemporary romance author.
Not descriptive enough? Yes, I figured as much, but what else should I say here?
Maybe I should start with a confession: I can't remember the first romance novel I read or when I read it. I do know, however, that I had a stash of Harlequin romances when I was in middle school and that I hid said romances behind the covers of my Menudo magazines (if you're not familiar with the boy band Menudo, picture young Ricky Martin in spandex—lots of spandex).
I continued to be an avid romance reader in college and law school, where my voracious romance reading likely affected what I absorbed from my classes. I mean, for years I thought the phrase "talk softly and carry a big stick" was dating advice. Ahem.
For more than a decade, I practiced law in the nation's capital. Still, a romance novel was always within arms' reach. Now that I no longer brave the treacherous commute to DC, I have ample time to hone my craft and plot stories about imperfect characters finding their perfect match. Okay, again I'll be real here: I wear sweatpants most days and watch more reality television than a network television censor—all in the name of research, of course.
"Serious" Bio
USA Today Bestselling author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately steamy contemporary romances that celebrate our multicultural world. Her books have received praise and recognition from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, and more.
Book Riot included her debut, Unbuttoning the CEO, in its list of 100 Must-Read Romantic Comedies, and Booklist recently called her "the new go-to author for fans of sassy and sexy contemporary romances."
A former First Amendment and media lawyer, Mia practiced for more than a decade before trading her suits for loungewear (read: sweatpants). Now she spends her days plotting stories about imperfect characters finding their perfect match.
Mia lives in Maryland with her husband, their two bookaholic daughters, and one dog that rules them all. For more information about Mia and her books, visit www.miasosa.com.
I-Don't-Have-Time-To-Read-All-Of-This Bio
USA Today Bestselling author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately dirty contemporary romances that celebrate our multicultural world. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, Mia practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation's capital for ten years before trading her suits for loungewear (read: sweatpants). Born and raised in East Harlem, New York, she now lives in Maryland with her college sweetheart, their two bookaholic daughters, and one dog that rules them all.
Rights Information
Mia is represented by Sarah E. Younger of the Nancy Yost Literary Agency. All inquiries regarding the availability of rights can be directed to the agency's rights manager via Rights @ nyliterary [dot] com.


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Product: OneSync
Audience: ClassLink Administrator
- Previews for Group Mappings and Events & Actions
- New Relation: Matches RegEx
- Roster Server Demographic Data
- New Mapping Variables for Active Directory destinations: $userPassword$ and $sAMAccountName$
- New Threshold type: Enable
- New Active Directory Function: LOOKUP_DN(uniqueID)
Previews for Group Mappings and Events & Actions
You can now preview users that belong to collections created for group mappings and events & actions. Similar to previews in Select Users, simply click the eye icon next to the group mapping or event & actions edit icon. This will generate the mappings or actions for a user in the collection, defined by the conditions. You can press the "Preview Another User" button to generate the mappings for a different user. You can also search for a specific user via the search box above. Using the drop-down, choose either Name or Unique ID to search by.
New Relation: Matches RegEx
You can now use Regular Expressions in conjunction with conditionals for user collections, custom mappings, group mappings, and events & actions. To do so, select the relation "matches regex" in conditions.
Note: You can only use REGEXP that are compatible with SQL queries, which are detailed here. These expressions include, but are not limited to:
- a = any value containing at least one letter a
- it|admin = any value containing either "it" or "admin"
- ^[a-d] = any value starting with a,b,c, or d
- ^[^a-d] = any value not starting with a,b,c, or d
- ^[a|d|g] = any value starting with a or d or g
- [a-d]$ = any value ending with a,b,c, or d
- ^...$ = any value as long as it's 3 characters long
- [0-9]{4}$ = any value ending with 4 digits
- [[:blank:]] = any value containing at least one space
Roster Server Demographic Data
You can now import and map to demographic data from a Roster Server source. This data includes:
- birthDate
- sex
- americanIndianOrAlaskaNative
- asian
- blackOrAfricanAmerican
- nativeHawaiianOrOtherPacificIslander
- white
- demographicRaceTwoOrMoreRaces
- hispanicOrLatinoEthnicity
- countryOfBirthCode
- stateOfBirthAbbreviation
- cityOfBirth
- publicSchoolResidenceStatus
Note: Previously, Roster Server URLs needed to be formatted in the style "https://example.oneroster.com/ims/onersoter/v1p1/users". You must remove the suffix "/users" from your URLs in order to run your sources properly.
New Mapping Variables for Active Directory destinations: $userPassword$ and $sAMAccountName$
Dynamic mapping variables are variables that can be set in a destination and then used in other destination fields. These include $sAMAccountName$, and the new variable $userPassword$. The variables' most practical application is in email events which detail an account's creation with the set password, as shown below. These variables can only be used in Active Directory destinations and can cause failures for exported users if they are not properly formulated in a destination.
New Threshold type: Enable
A new threshold type has been added to sources and imports. Enables differ from inserts and updates in that enables occur only when disabled users are re-enabled. To do so, you must re-add users to a source that they were removed from, or manually enable them through the users' details and properties. Like the other thresholds, the enable threshold will halt an import if it is exceeded. You can also be if an enable threshold is exceeded if you opt to use the System Email List found in the settings.
New Active Directory Function: LOOKUP_DN(uniqueID)
A new function has been added for Active Directory destinations: LOOKUP_DN(uniqueID). This function takes a user's uniqueID and retrieves the user's full distinguished name (DN).
Note: This function can only be used on users that have already been successfully exported to a destination.


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Eliminate the Excessive Use of Paper
December 8, 2008 by Zero Waste Singapore
Filed under Reduce
In Singapore, paper is one of the most common type of waste and about 1.26 million tonnes of paper waste was generated in 2013. We need to eliminate the excessive use of paper and try to reduce paper waste where possible.
Cutting down on our use of paper will lead to a smaller environmental impact from paper production, such as less energy and water consumption, less pollution, and less destruction of forests and their biodiversity.
There are many ways to reduce the use of paper in the office and at home. Here's a few examples:
- Avoid Printing Emails and Web Pages
- Use Email Instead of Fax
- Print and Photocopy on Both Sides of the Paper
- Switch to Electronic Invoicing
- Reuse Old Envelopes for Internal Mail
- Go Paperless with Electronic Bills and Statements
- Avoid Printing ATM Receipts
- Reduce Junk Mail
- Submit Your Annual Income Tax Return Online
- Use Cloth for Cleaning Instead of Paper Towels
- Read Newspapers and Magazines Online
1. Avoid Printing Emails and Web Pages
Avoid printing emails and web pages unnecessarily. Instead, archive your emails and bookmark your web pages for easy reference. If you need to print web pages often, you can adjust your page and printer settings to minimise the number of pages before printing, for example, reducing the margins for your page or printing 2 pages on a piece of paper. You can also explore the use of software such as GreenPrint to reduce the printing of unwanted pages and images.
Have you come across an email signature with a tree logo and the words "Please consider the environment before printing this email"? This is a good way to remind the email recipient to think first before printing. Learn more about this signature and how to add it to your email.
2. Use Email Instead of Fax
Use email instead of fax for sending documents. Just attach the document as a word or pdf file in your email. Or you can scan the document and attach it in your email. If you really need to use the fax, avoid using a cover page. Read more


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One of my favorite memories as a teacher is from back at the technology center. I received an email from my assistant principal titled "Dress code".
It asked me to come see her at my conference time at the end of the day.
Double gulp.
Still having no clue as to why I was going down there, (I was in a tee shirt and jeans, but it was a jeans day!) I went in and blurted immediately, "Dr. Milligan, I am so sorry about this outfit…I will dress more professionally moving forward!"
She looked up at me blankly…and from behind me, I heard hysterical laughter. I leaned my head back and dadgummitt..the principal and another one of our teachers, were practically on the ground, laughing SO hard. Apparently, she had failed to log out of her computer earlier in the day and they'd had their way with it.
I explained why I was there to her, and asked, just to reassure myself, that I was dressed appropriately and she said the most powerful thing ever.
"Amber, I trust your professionalism and know you have high expectations for yourself. Your choices define your path."
I WANT my people empowered to make strong choices. I want to arm and provide examples of what our educational world looks like when they are confident and an end goal in mind. Instead of doubting, denying, or questioning their goals and aspirations, I want them to see that their choices define their path.
That requires intentionality on my part. I hope to model that with #allthethings I do to be a lifelong learner, with goals and plans. But it also means allowing them to have goals and dreams as well. Sometimes you need someone else's perspective on what you can become to actualize your own potential.
Surround yourself with people who encourage and empower your dreams and goals. Be the person who encourages and empowers your people. If you don't have that in your circle, you're in the wrong circle.
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Be in the know, now back on the grind
July 15, 2016
Janet Hsiao is a master's degree student studying how landscape characteristics may affect the quality and condition of coastal habitats and the organisms they support. She is advised by Dana Infante.
Over the past few weeks, I have grown from a perpetually disheveled data scientist and learned to dress slightly better than a sack of potatoes –an added benefit of my summer of experiential learning in the DC area.
I was graciously hosted by my guidance committee member, Dr. Abigail Lynch, at the U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center. My thesis investigates how terrestrial landscape characteristics may affect the quality and condition of coastal habitats and the organisms they support. Thanks to this exposure, I return to Michigan with added perspective on the broader relevance of my graduate research.
The first week of my stay coincided with the Capitol Hill Ocean Week, where I immediately felt the strong contingency of Michigan State University alumni when I ran into Chiara Zuccarino-Crowe. Chiara was organizing panelists at the time, but we subsequently met when I visited the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office in Silver Spring – where she works at the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Chiara showed me around and taught me about the role that her agency plays in informing the public.
Did you know that if you harass seals in a sanctuary designation, you are breaking two laws (Marine Mammal Protection Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act) concurrently? These are codes grounded in science, where studies recognized that human intervention alters animal natural behaviors. The legislation then gets translated to regulations on the ground once it is in place.
During the same trip to NOAA, I had an opportunity to say hello to other friends of the MSU Fisheries & Wildlife Department past. This included visiting Dr. Trevor Meckley and Eric MacMillan to learn about their works in supporting and enabling federal research.
I also witnessed Dr. Ayman Mabrouk process video recordings from a remotely operated underwater vehicle – seeing data collection first hand as he quantifies benthic habitat types. Upon mentioning my interest in understanding inland-coastal linkages, I was quickly escorted around the building to meet others studying similar themes. After several iterations of handshaking and summarizing my research (nailing that elevator speech), I was informed about current efforts in understanding human influences on the coast and identified an upcoming resource that can supplement my research. I have bookmarked the page and will be meticulously checking back for the soon-to-be release of the Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands! Overall, I am impressed by everyone's respective expertise, how open they are to conversations, and am grateful to be a part of this supportive network of kind people.
Another highlight of my DC experience is attending two congressional briefings that showcased the intersectionality between science and policy. The session "Advances in Geospatial Tools to Enhance Smart Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems" presented a need to develop a consistent geospatial framework to allow for comparison and measurable conservation results. The "Climate Change and Inland Fish" session emphasized the ecological and social importance of inland fisheries, but moreover how they are being affected by climate change. The briefings were intended for legislators (or their staff), so that they can be better informed in ways to include sound management of aquatic resources as a part of their policy agenda. It was empowering to see that in some ways, I am contributing to this effort. My research attempts to understand the spatial relationships between the landscape and coastal habitats, and also provides evidence to demonstrate that the two are tightly linked. If the findings are relayed appropriately to the proper outlets, my work has the potential to inform or even guide decisions.
My visitation concluded with the Joint Implementation Working Group Meeting, hosted by the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy. I had the privilege to attend and participate as a member of the public.
There are certainly many institutions and programs in place that are striving towards workable conservation solutions; however, that is by no means a signal to be complacent. Through recognizing the multiple facets of managing natural resources, I noticed a definite need for more conversations between stakeholders. This is especially so in the case of the coastal zone, which is physically dynamic and subjected to both terrestrial and marine influences. I aspire to be a part of the effort that facilitates such communication between stakeholders to reach mutual understanding. From outreach, science, to legislation and enforcement – each role is important and serves a valuable purpose in the natural resources arena.
For now, my piece of the puzzle is to make sense of empirical data as a scientist. With the new insight, I am excited to make headway on my research!
p.s., I lost my wallet the day before my flight home, and learned another valuable life lesson that you can go through TSA without a valid ID.