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Today is officially the first day of summer and we are celebrating with our Summer Bucket List for 2017!
I love kicking off the new seasons with a long list of fun things to do.
I've complied a list of 40 fun things to do this summer to keep you and your children entertained.
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Summer Bucket List 2017
1.Go camping: This is the first item on our summer bucket list this year because I am so excited to take our boys. I feel like now that they are 2 and 3 it is the perfect time to go on our first family camping trip. –Where are your favorite places to camp? This year we want to visit Hocking Hills and Indian Lake State Park.
2. Go to a splash pad: There are tons of options for splash pads all around Columbus and so far we have only been to the Scioto Mile Fountains. This summer we have plans to check out the Powell Splash Pad and
3. Check out a new library: The new library in Grove City is absolutely amazing. We also love going to the main library downtown for Friday story time. This summer I hope to discover some more fun libraries in the area.
4.Visit a farm: Our favorite farm we have discovered so far is Slate Run Historical Farm. I'm sure we will spend a few afternoons there this summer but I also hope to discover a few more. Where are your favorite farms?
5.Watch fireworks: Fireworks are something my boys have yet to experience. Since they don't start until after 9pm and the boys usually are in bed by 7:30 or 8 it just didn't seem like something we needed to do when they were babies. Now that Tucker is a lively 2 year old I think this year we will finally start our fireworks on the 4th tradition.
6. Take swimming lessons: Last year Tucker was still so little and we never went to full size pools so I didn't really consider swimming lessons for the boys. With all the talk about water safety and how quickly a child can drown in very little amounts of water, swim lessons are definitely on our list this year. I've heard wonderful things about Goldfish Swim School and with my boys love of water and new obsession of swimming in the bathtub, I think swimming lessons just may be one of the highlights of our summer.
7. Make Popsicles: No summer is complete without out homemade Popsicles. Fill them up with any flavor you want and enjoy them out in the sunshine.
8. Go to the zoo: We absolutely love living so close to the Columbus Zoo. If you live near a great zoo I recommend getting their season passes. This way you can take your kids as much as you want and plan to see certain exhibits at certain times of the day. That way if you are only able to last an hour or two in the heat it's not a waste of money.
9. Treasure Hunt: I take the boys on nature walks all the time through parks and trails. This summer I want to spice that up a bit with their first treasure hunt! Mikey has had a pirate theme since his baby shower and his first word was most likely "ARRGH!" I'm looking forward to creating a fun treasure hunt and of course providing plenty of booty at the end.
10. Play with sidewalk chalk: A summer classic every child should experience. Draw your favorite things, play tic tac toe, or a game of hopscotch. The fun can last for hours with only a few dollars worth of chalk.
11. Go berry picking: Last August we went to Blueberry Valley and had a lot of fun. A few weeks ago we got our fill of strawberries at Hann Farms. Would love to find a farm to pick raspberries or blackberries at this summer.
12. Find a new park: We have our favorite parks in Grove City, and have explored quite a few around Columbus, but we have come no where near seeing all the parks this wonderful city has to offer. This will be our third summer in Ohio and I hope we get a chance to visit all the Metro Parks we haven't had a chance to explore yet.
13. Finger paint: I found an awesome recipe for homemade finger paint here. Can't wait to try it out!
14. Water balloons: You can't have a summer bucket list without water balloons! Combine two of my boys favorite things and we are bound to have hours of fun. This year I'm trying out these Minion Water Balloons. The idea of filling up all these balloons and having them tie themselves just sounds too good to pass up.
15. Paint a rock: I recently learned about the Kindness Rocks Project and I am so excited to paint some rocks to spread love and kindness to others this summer. My boys are avid rock collectors, so even though they might not be the best painters yet, I'm sure they will still love participating in this fun project with me.
16. Play in the sprinkler: We recently received this awesome Little Tikes Beach Ball Sprinkler from the boy's Grandma. So far it has provided hours of entertainment!
17. Make smores: If we don't get to do this while camping we'll be sure to have a few evenings around our fire pit in the backyard.
18. Attend a baseball game: As a kid this is one of my favorite summer past times. Growing up in Vero Beach, Fl we always had the Dodgers in town for Spring Training when growing up. Nothing says summer like a hot dog while watching a baseball game live in the stadium.
19.Play mini golf: This will be a first for the boys this summer as well. When was the first time you brought your kids to play putt putt? I'm sure they won't be very good this year, but that won't stop them from having fun.
20. Go bowling: My husband and I always loved going bowling, especially when they redid the Vero Lanes in our hometown. We have yet to take the boys yet, but with all the high tech stuff I've seen in bowling alleys now, from the bumpers that rise out of the gutters, to the
21. Attend a movie: I've heard of theaters offering day time showing more suitable for younger children. Now that my boys are 2 and 3 I think this summer will be a perfect time to introduce them to seeing a movie on the big screen. What movies are you looking forward to taking your kids to this summer?
22. Make lemonade: I'm talking fresh squeezed lemonade. My boys love helping me in the kitchen and this is a fun activity that they can really help with.
23. Visit a nature center: One of our favorite places to explore are our local Metro Parks. Battelle Darby Creek has an amazing Nature Center with a live stream running through it. I know a few of the other Metro Parks have nature centers too and we are excited to discover all they have to offer this summer.
24. Go out for ice cream: You can read all the reasons we love Graeter's Ice Cream, but can you believe we've lived in Columbus for two years now and have not tried Jenni's. This summer I plan to change that. Where are your favorite places to get ice cream near Columbus?
25. Go to the fair: This is a summer necessity in our home. My husband and I both love going to fairs, something about all the lights, fun games, and food that makes it a must do on our list every year. Last year we went to both our county and state fair. So looking forward to when the Ohio State Fair is here in July.
26. Go canoeing: Our plan for Father's Day was to take the boys out canoeing for the first time. Unfortunately the weather didn't agree with us that day so now it's been added to our summer bucket list. My dad owned a small kayak shop when I was little and I used to love spending my summers out on the river. I hope to make some of those same fun memories with my boys. Any tips on the best places to take toddlers canoeing? Some of the places I found say 8 and up.
27. Visit a farmer's market: I've been doing my research and there are so many Farmer's Markets surrounding Columbus that we could literally visit one ever day. We've walked through the Grove City market on Broadway last year, but this year I'd like to find a bigger one. Our first stop will be Clintonville Farmer's Market where I hear you can actually meet the Farmer's on Saturdays.
28. Tour a fire station: This is something I've been promising to my boys for awhile and still have yet to do. Hoping to check it off our list this summer.
29. Build a fort: This is another favorite past time from my summers as a kid. We would build forts with our couches, our beds, and even made some awesome ones outside.
30. Volunteer: I believe teaching your kids about kindness and helping others is something that should be started at a very young age. This summer I'd like to find some fun way to volunteer with my boys. If anyone knows of anything in the Columbus area that needs volunteers this summer please let us know!
31. Build a sandcastle: This may be a little harder to do this year since we have yet to find a beach to go to in Ohio. But I know a few parks with sandboxes so if that's what I gotta do to check this off our list I'm not above it.
32. Fly a kite: We flew our first kite with the boys last month. They absolutely loved it, until they flew it into a tree. Hoping to up our kite flying skills this summer.
33. Go on a train ride: Mikey has been begging for this since his train obsession began last year. We did ride the train at the Columbus Zoo but left a bit disappointed with the ride. I've read that the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway offers some great train rides with lots of beautiful scenery.
34. Go on a picnic: This is one of my favorite things to do in the summer up here. Spreading out our big blanket at one of our favorite parks and enjoying a picnic lunch together. I love how something so simple can create ever lasting memories.
35. Find a beach: Calling all Ohio Natives! Where is the closest beach? Last year we spent 10 days in Florida over the summer so we got our beach days in. This year we will be in Ohio all summer and would love to check out some type of beach near by. Please leave any and all recommendations below.
36. Play 'Simon Says': It's always good to keep some items on the list for rainy days and this is ours. Simon Says is a great way to work on getting your little ones to listen and follow directions. I'm thinking I'll change this one to "Mommy Says" and initiate games when needed.
37. Make homemade pizza: I've found some new recipes to try to make our own pizza dough. Being that pizza is and forever will be my favorite food, this is something I hope to have fun doing with my boys for years down the road. Nothing better than picking all your own toppings and dressing up your very own hand tossed pizza.
38. Catch lightening bugs: This is something we never got to experience as kids growing up in Florida. But I do have memories of going to my family reunion in Iowa when I was 3 or 4 and catching fireflies. It's such a magical part of summer for kids and I can't wait to get our boys out in the backyard to catch some on their own.
39. Plant a garden: The boys received little chia pets in their Easter Baskets this year. They absolutely loved planting them and watering them everyday. This summer I'd like to up the ante and plant a small herb garden. I might even try to do indoors.
40. Visit a museum: Last summer we had a family membership to COSI and spent a lot of time there. This summer we'd like to check out some museums we have yet to go to. The Ohio History Center and the Central Ohio Fire Museum are at the top of our list. Where are your favorite museums?
What's on your summer bucket list? Be sure to follow me on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the daily chaos.
I'll try to keep this post as updated as possible with links as we check items off our bucket list.
Happy Summer!


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The dead giveaway that something wasn't quite right with the federal government's $1.6 billion "gift" to Alberta was who was up at the podium when it was announced and who wasn't.
Liberal cabinet ministers Amarjeet Sohi and Jim Carr were on hand but they weren't flanked by Premier Rachel Notley or any other government reps.
Nor were any leaders of industry standing beside them applauding.
The announcement fell flat. Why? Because it's not what Albertans asked for and it's not what they wanted. They want pipelines built.
The condemnation was immediate. The money missed the mark.
This new cash will mostly be in the form of loans to support companies in the oil patch. But this doesn't do anything to help the fundamental problem of market access that pipelines offer.
Besides, loans are still debt, as Notley was quick to point out. "We didn't ask for the opportunity to go further into debt as a means of addressing this problem," she said after the announcement. "What we asked for was for them to remove the handcuffs."
And this was from an NDP Premier with little apparent aversion to deficits or debt.
As Postmedia columnist Licia Corbella put it, those handcuffs come in the form of legislation that will only make pipelines more difficult to build. "If Trudeau really wants to get some holiday cheer from Albertans," she wrote, "he would announce the scrapping of bills C-69 and C-48."
The government also failed to receive applause from industry.
"It's really looking at the wrong problem," Tristan Goodman, president of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, said of the news. "The problem actually is the market access issue. The problem isn't that our industry has problems getting its hand on capital, getting its hands on investment."
Sun columnist Rick Bell summed it up well: "If this is a Christmas announcement, it's like finding a pair of socks and underwear under the tree when you thought you were going to get a new train set."
This could be, as Lorne Gunter explained in his column, just an attempt to save a couple of seats or an advance tactical play before tossing money at General Motors.
Whatever it is, it didn't work for Alberta. Trudeau needs to try again.

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For many printers, perfect binding is now a key component of their business. If you have a perfect-bound job to complete, or are looking at purchasing a perfect-bind machine, you should understand the basics.
What is perfect binding?
Perfect binding is the process where either flat sheets or signatures (a sheet with multiple pages printed on it) are bound together using a flexible adhesive with a wrap-around cover that creates a square-shaped spine.
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The equipment can range from small tabletop machines to million-dollar systems. With the increase in on-demand bookbinding, dozens of affordable machines are now available that include many of the features found previously only on high-production machines.
Perfect binding machines have one common element – a glue applicator. Almost all hot-melt machines use a contact roller or multiple rollers to apply the glue to the spine of book blocks. Then a cover is pinched around the spine and held in place for up to 10 seconds to allow the glue to set. The amount of glue being applied is adjustable. More advanced machines will also apply a side glue to the edges of the book block before adding a cover. Side gluing is important because it binds the edge of the cover to the side of the book block (scored hinge area), allowing the book to open and close properly. This helps to prevent the spine lining and the book's end sheets from becoming partially unglued from the cover.
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Horizontally, the fabric is stretched and pulled tight between the two ends of the dye workshop. This is about 15 meters in length. The fabric width is between 50 and 100 cm. Width-wise it is spread tight with narrow bamboo sticks called 'shinshi' in Japanese.
At Takaokaya, we collaborate with a number of traditional Kyoto dye artisans including Nishimura-san who specializes in Hikizome exclusively. Nishimura-san is the 4th generation proprietor of his century old family business. Currently the workshop is located in the Muromachi neighborhood which is the traditional dyeing district of Kyoto. However, Nishimura-san's ancestors started out further up north in the Ogawa area (lit 'little stream'). This area was famed for it's fresh, clean water, therefore the Schools of Japanese Tea Ceremony — Wikipedia article — Urasenke, Omotosenke and Mushakojisenke can still be found here.
Surely Nishimura-san's ancestors were drawn to this neighborhood due to the quality, fresh flowing water which is needed in large quantity for these dyeing arts.
The International Business Development Team, Nanako and Michael visited Nishimura-san recently and got a tour of the workshop. We'll share some behind the scenes photos here.
One thing we were struck by is how modest the workshop is. While we see all the signs of generations of use and care, some may see it as just dirty and messy. No mater the discipline, these old Kyoto workshops are always like this. While the workspace is never elegant, the lovingly handcrafted products that come out of them are exquisite and sublime in their beauty. It is a very peculiar contrast.
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The specially commissioned tall ships were launched in Liverpool on June 7 by maritime charity the Merseyside Adventure Sailing Trust (MAST), and made port today in Glasgow for the first time ever.
Apprentice Marc Houston, who is based at Peel Ports Hunterston terminal, is one of the young trainees taking part in the challenge.
During his six days and seven nights at sea, the challenge is designed to develop his individual and team working skills at the helm of a tall ship.
The 22 year old arrived into Glasgow with five other apprentices from Peel Ports Liverpool on board the Pelican of London on June 19.
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In his new book, The Truth About Men: What Men and Women Need to Know, bestselling author, Hollywood producer and preacher DeVon Franklin argues that every man is fighting a battle between selfish lust, which he calls the dog, and wanting to be a person of decency and integrity, a.k.a. the master. Dating is a key battleground and its importance for Franklin cannot be overstated. The Globe and Mail spoke to Franklin about why he chose the analogy and how to date in the modern heterosexual world.
How long have you been married?
Seven years in June.
Does that mean you were spared the hellscape of online dating?
Even when I was dating I never actually had an online date. So I guess you could say I was spared.
Throughout the book you compare men to dogs. At first I thought that's pretty insulting.
I figured that analogy at first blush would provoke a response one way or another. Once you see what I'm saying, and why I'm saying it, I think it dispels any of those preconceived notions about what it is the book is about.
Why did you choose the dog and master analogy?
I believe that this is the struggle in every man and this is the truth that women don't know about men: that every man struggles between the master and the dog. The dog is a metaphor for lust. Every man, to me, has a lust problem. Lust is selfish impulses for sexual, financial, personal and professional gain by any means necessary. Lust is selfish. However, every man also has love in them. I call love the master. Love of self, love of God, love of family, love of the woman in their life, love of community. So when we as men master the dog, we can become the men we want to be.
You say in the book that, "The health and well-being of our society is directly linked to how we date." That's a pretty big statement.
It is, and I believe it's fundamentally because when you look at the family structure and the health of it, how does that start? The seed of it goes back to dating. So often with our dating, there's no discipline that we put around dating. We're just taught to kind of go with what we feel in a moment and hope that it all works. When there is no discipline we wonder why we find ourselves in marriages that are not compatible. Look at the divorce rate and look what's going on with the culture.
What does it mean for men to have discipline when they're dating?
Let's not believe that more is better, because it's actually not. The more women that we have when you're single, the harder it is to commit to one when you're married. I know this is a controversial subject, but for men, discipline starts with thinking of sex as a want not a need. When a man puts it in the need category, it's very easy to justify his behaviour to get it. Whereas if you put it in the want category, well, we don't always get what we want. Why do you go from one [partner] to the next? What are you afraid of? What are you insecure about? And even in dating, be crystal clear about your intentions.
Is that possible in a world of online dating where you're seeing different people all the time and might not even know what your intentions are at the start?
When you're in this virtual world, it's almost like the dog runs wild. This person has the right look. Oh, but wait a minute, here's somebody else. And the next thing you know, no one is good enough and you keep searching and swiping for the perfect person instead of saying, okay, if this was a real situation and this was not just images on a screen these were actual women that I was sitting down with, how would I behave differently?
You tell men to consider celibacy before marriage, or at least until they are in a loving, committed relationship. Do you really think that's possible today?
Here's what I know. Every man has to get to a place in their life where they want to change. I have come across a number of men who are tired of living life the same way. There's an emptiness that persists in them, and so as a result, they decide to try something different. For those men that I know that have become celibate and have waited for sex, the result that they have experienced far surpassed the difficulty of doing it. Is it a popular message? Not at all. Not even a little bit. I feel like I'm shouting in the wind. But for those men that choose to hear me and try it, I guarantee their life will change for the better. Once we get discipline in that area there's nothing else we can't do.
This interview has been condensed and edited.
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Excel English Institute empowers students to master the complexities of the English language while learning to thrive in American culture, both academically and professionally. Our interactive approach, developed from years of classroom experience, is tailored to meet the needs of non-native speakers of the English language. Veteran ESL teachers Cindy Gordon and Mallous Rohani served together as the Curriculum and Program Coordinators at a long-standing English language school in Dallas, Texas where they designed an ESL program that successfully taught hundreds of students English. Now they have collaborated to create an even more well-rounded, stimulating and effective program to help non-native speakers master all components of the English language. What sets Excel apart is that our seasoned language instructors know how to keep students engaged in the classroom and get stellar results. Ms. Gordon and Ms. Rohani have hand-picked dynamic and experienced teachers who, like them, are passionately dedicated to the success of each student.
Mission Statement and Goals
Our mission at Excel English Institute is to provide non-native speakers with English language acquisition in well-crafted programs by fostering a total immersion learning environment. Excel's programs combine language attainment benefits with vital cultural and interpersonal skills to prepare and empower students to successfully communicate and thrive in social, academic, and professional environments. To achieve this mission, the following goals have been established by Excel English Institute: Improve the English language skills of our students to prepare them for study at an American college or university, provide them with professional advantages in the workplace, or help them realize their own personal and private goals. Provide students with the cultural knowledge and awareness necessary to transition from life and study in their own countries to the U.S. Provide student support and administrative services of the highest quality. Adhere to the highest standards of English language instruction by attracting and developing talented and experienced faculty. Develop an intellectual atmosphere in which professional development and academic excellence is valued, supported, and pursued at all times.
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Excel English Institute is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period April 2017 through April 2018 and agrees to uphold the CEA Standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. CEA is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in the U.S.
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Our comprehensive language courses develop students' mastery of the different components of the English language – grammar, writing, reading, and speaking/listening.
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Our seasoned faculty's interactive approach, perfected through years of classroom experience, is tailored to the needs of non-native speakers of the English language.
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Three die in separate accidents
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
Motorcycle crash claims one; deer causes crash that claims two
Leaving your pet in a parked car can be a deadly mistake
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
The temperature inside a car can skyrocket after just a few minutes
Hospital awarded grant
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
$400,000 grant to make hospital more energy efficient
Help a cancer patient on the Road to Recovery
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is currently looking for drivers for their Road to Recovery program. Road to Recovery is a program of volunteers who drive patients to treatment centers and home again. More volunteers are needed in Oregon County to ensure that all patients have transportation when they need it...
Free medications available
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
Sadly, it happens every day. Many times a day. Doctors tell patients medications are available to make them feel better. But many of the patients know there is no way they can afford the prescriptions. The good news is, a little known program: the Medication Assistance Program, MAP for short, is available to low income individuals in our area...
OMC CEO speaks to board
(Local News ~ 07/08/10)
Niki de Soto Staff Writer The Fulton County Hospital Board of Governors met in regular session on Monday, June 28 and welcomed the CEO of Ozarks Medical Center, Dave Zechman. "I wanted to introduce myself to you and give you a quick update of what we're doing at OMC and our relationship with Fulton County Hospital, which we're very pleased about and excited to be working with you on," said Zechman. ...
Circle qualifies for USGA Public Links Championship
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/10)
Hardy's Nathan Circle fired rounds of 65 and 70 for a nine-under par total of 135 to win the only qualifying position for Arkansas for the USGA Arkansas Public Links Championship held at Stonelinks Golf Course in North Little Rock. In 100-degree temperatures, Circle parred the first 12 holes, then recorded three birdies and a bogie to close the first round...
Heat can't stop Bolt Memorial
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/10)
Ninety-six players competed on 24 teams to celebrate the 7th annual Tommy Bolt Memorial on June 26 at the Cherokee Village South Golf Course. This year, financial support included 12 major sponsors, 25 "tee-hole" sponsors and the 96 participants playing on the 24 teams...
Berry wins $5,000 in Firecracker
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/10)
When the evening began, he had qualified well and actually was on the front row of the Firecracker Weekend July 3rd Special for $5,000 to win at West Plains Speedway. But did anybody think that at the end he would win? His young and over-the-edge style of driving seemed OK for heats and 20-lap features, but 40 laps with the field stacked with Super Stock drivers like Tony Anglin, Richie Tosh, Jared Wagster and about a dozen other very likely winners in the lineup?...
Vincent wins at WPMS
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/10)
After a delay caused by stormy weather a few weeks prior, the Memorial Weekend Super Stock feature was finally a reality for 24 drivers and hundreds of fan on July 1 at the West Plains Speedway. That reality settled in about 10 p.m. for Carmon Vincent of Moody, when he received a check for his $5,000 win...
Death Notices published the week of July 8, 2010
(Obituary ~ 07/08/10)
Linwood Davis, 83, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died uly 2, 2010, at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab in Ash Flat, Ark. Arrangements by Heath Funeral Home of Highland, Ark. Ionda Lee Hetrick, 34, of Poughkeepsie, Ark., died June 24, 2010, at Batesville, Ark. Arrangements by the Qualls Funeral Home, Ark...
Phoebe Katherine Scribner
(Births ~ 07/08/10)
Dr. John and Leslie Scribner of Salem, Ark., announce the birth of a daughter on May 28, 2010, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Mo. The new arrival weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and has been named Phoebe Katherine Scribner. She is welcomed by her big brother, Glendon Cole Scribner...
Lorinda Jane Swartzentruber
(Births ~ 07/08/10)
Iris Swartzentruber and Lyndal Swartzentruber of Viola, Ark., announce the birth of a daughter on June 28, 2010, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. The baby has been named Lorinda Jane and weighed 8 pounds, 3/4 ounces. Her sibling is Lyndsey Sue, age 1...
William Cooper Cox
(Births ~ 07/08/10)
Matt and Lindsey Cox of Viola, Ark., announce the birth of their son, William Cooper Cox. He was born at 11:15 p.m. on May 1, 2010, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Ray and Neesha Barker of Viola, Jim and Teresa Earley of Pocahontas and Gregg and Taftnee Cox of Pocahontas...
Fulton County Sheriff's Report
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
Shane Honeycutt, 19, of Lake City was arrested on June 26 for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and unknowingly furnishing alcohol to a minor. Honeycutt was released from the Fulton County Jail on June 28 after posting a $1,150 bond. Jeffrey Turner, 37, of Camp was arrested on June 28 for aggravated assault. Turner was released from the Fulton County Jail on June 29 after posting a $435 bond...
Salem Police Department
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
James Parrish, 27, of Salem was arrested on June 30 on a Cleburne County warrant for failure to appear. Parrish was transferred from the Fulton County Jail to Cleburne County on July 1. Kevin Quinton, 40, of Salem was arrested on June 30 for DWI (2), refusal, possession of a controlled substance, possession of an instrument of crime, driving on a suspended license and expired tags. ...
Oregon County Sheriff's Report
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
Darren B. Friend, 45, of Alton was arrested June 30 for felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Friend is being held in the Oregon County jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond. Pamela Padgett of Alton was arrested June 30 and cited with careless and impudent driving...
Sharp County Sheriff's Report
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
David Wayne LaPradd, 48, of Williford was arrested June 25 for 3rd degree battery, disorderly conduct, drinking in public and resisting arrest. Steven Chadwyck Gengo, 31, of Cave City was arrested June 25 on a felony bench warrant for failure to appear...
Thayer Police Report
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
Ashley A. Nickels, 25, of Mammoth Spring was cited July 2 for failure to wear a seatbelt. David M. Sharrett, 46, of Bethel Springs, Tenn., was cited on July 3 for exceeding the posted speed limit. Todd R. Hogue, 51, of Williford was cited July 3 for driving while suspended and driving a vehicle off its designated portion of roadway. Hogue was released from the Thayer City Jail after posting a $325 bond...
Missouri State Highway Patrol
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/10)
On July 4, one mile west of Alton on County Road 100, a 2008 Yamaha all terrain vehicle driven by 11-year-old Mashayla Guidry of Thayer overturned, ejecting Guidry and her passenger, 17-year-old Shelby M. Davis of Chesterfield. Both girls suffered moderate injuries and were taken by family members to Ozarks medical Center in West Plains...
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Why Kobe Bryant's Daughters Were Appointed New Guardians
Vanessa Bryant is dealing with her late husband's trust
Back in the biblical days, being equally yoked — or, having similar beliefs — was key to having a successful relationship. In today's political climate, it's all about being equally woke.
Sharing similar stances on issues that affect society as a whole and using your various platforms to raise highlight to your plight often separates the woke from those who aren't.
Luckily for these celebs, they've found a better half that's equally about the awareness. From newbies like Common and Angela Rye to vets like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, check out these ultra-woke celeb couples:
Former first couple Barack and Michelle Obama are the epitome of collective wokeness. Former POTUS brought the nation to tears as he discussed things like the senseless murder of Trayvon Martin, while his wife, former FLOTUS advocated for the education of young girls and fought to tackle childhood obesity with her Let's Move initiative.
Will Smith's 2015 boycott of the Academy Awards helped spawn the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite denouncing the award show's failure to nominate a single Black actor for two consecutive years. Jada Pinkett Smith, a proud Black Lives Matter supporter, teamed up with her husband to donate $150,000 for Louis Farrakhan's 2015 Justice or Else march.
Beyoncé created a firestorm of controversy surrounding her Black Panther inspired "Formation" performance at the 2016 Superbowl. Jay-Z has been known to spite rhymes calling out racial injustices, and most recently, he showed love to the LGBTQ community on his new track, "Smile." The Carters have quietly given large donations to help cover bail expenses for protesters arrested at Black Lives Matter rallies.
John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen have been known to share their political views online and lend their assistance to those fighting in the streets. From being Chrissy Teigen being blocked by Donald Trump on Twitter for speaking out against his political views to John Legend winning an Oscar for his timely and uplifting single, "Glory" it's clear that this couple wears "woke" as a badge of honor.
Whether she's tackling it in her music or raising awareness online, Solange Knowles keeps the conversation of self empowerment and Black love going. Her husband, video director Alan Ferguson lends his support to the movement by spearheading equally powerful visuals.
Colin Kaepernick's silent protest in tribute to the victims of police brutality led to him unofficially being blackballed in the NFL. His girlfriend, radio personality Nessa Diab took her boyfriend's plight on air promoting his Know Your Rights campaign.
New Jersey senator Cory Booker has made racial injustice a large part of his platform. His leading lady, poet Cleo Wade is a board member of the National Black Theatre and a proud supporter of women's rights.
This union is the fusion of an A-list actor concerned with civil issues and an equally talented international and civil rights attorney. Most recently, George and Amal Clooney donated $1 million to fight the "bigotry and hate" spewed during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Common and Angela Rye deliver equal woke servings. Rye is a political news correspondent that gained notoriety for slaying and silencing rightwing conservatives, while Common has been very vocal things like mass incarceration and police brutality.
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Vanessa Bryant is dealing with her late husband's trust
She lost custody of their daughter Bonnie Bella.


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Some new casting assignments for you today and the Lion's(gate) share comes from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which is finalizing its supporting roles. Here's the news in brief:
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has added E. Roger Mitchell (S.W.A.T.) and Meta Golding (Surrogates) to its ranks. The sequel, starring Jennifer Lawrence, opens November 22nd, 2013.
- Garcelle Beauvais (Franklin & Bash) has joined the cast of Presidential thriller, White House Down, the Roland Emmerich-directed film starring Channing Tatum as a Secret Service agent tasked with protecting the President (Jamie Foxx) after a hostile takeover of the White House.
Hit the jump for more information.
First up from Deadline comes word of Mitchell's addition to the cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He'll play Chaff, another returning tribute who is forced to participate in the Quarter Quell, the 75th Hunger Games. Without giving too much away, Chaff is a middle aged former winner from District 11, who lost a hand in his first Games and refused a prosthetic replacement from the Capitol. Deadline also reports that Golding has joined the film as Enobaria, a beautiful and brutal tribute from District 2. She was best remembered for her rather vicious method of dispatching fellow tributes. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, here's the official synopsis for Catching Fire:
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
Heat Vision reports that Beauvais will reunite with Foxx for White House Down. The two previously starred on television's The Jamie Foxx Show. This casting is a bit of a disconnected completion of the sitcom's storyline as Beauvais will star as the First Lady. White House Down starts shooting in Montreal this fall. Beauvais can next be seen in Robert Zemeckis' Flight, also starring Denzel Washington, which opens November 2nd.


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Dale Carnegie Leadership Academy: Organizational Leadership
Imagine getting past the anxiety and insecurity of new challenges. Think about how effective you could be with greater confidence in your own skills and abilities. If you are willing to do something about it, you can get there. You may have considered joining a peer group, getting an advanced degree or industry certification, taking online courses, or private coaching. While each option has its benefits, they don't offer both proven and practical support to expand your comfort zone. Through a multi-phased Dale Carnegie personal development experience, you can grow your capacity to meet your challenges head on. This four phase leadership experience will give you access to comprehensive group and private coaching to build the mindset and skillset needed to inspire, communicate, influence and lead. Choosing not to do this, is deciding to stay right where you are.
Ce que vous apprendrez
Phase One: The Dale Carnegie Course will make you more confident, competent and enthusiastic, by helping you master the communication skills necessary in today's demanding business environment. During the Dale Carnegie Course you will learn to strengthen interpersonal relationships and develop a self-assured attitude, instilling confidence and enthusiasm in your workplace. Phase Two: Leadership Training for Results will teach you proven methods for developing engaged, high-performing teams. You will learn to build a culture where team members are confident in their abilities, empowered to take action, enthusiastic to deliver results and inspired to make a difference. Phase Three: High Impact Presentations focuses on structuring effective messages that will build credibility, enhance group interactions, and clearly convey your ideas. The environment is supportive. The work is intense. And the results are outstanding. It is an experience that makes a marked difference in organizational results. You'll see measurable gains in better communication, enhanced personal and corporate image, and ultimately, your leadership presence.
Pourquoi vous voulez l'apprendre
You'll be better equipped to perform as an influential communicator, problem-solver and focused leader. You'll be able to sell yourself and your ideas through highly focused communication strategies. You'll develop a team that's motivated and accountable. You'll strengthen interpersonal relationships, manage stress and handle fast-changing workplace conditions. And you'll develop a take-charge attitude initiated with confidence and enthusiasm.
Comment cela va vous aider
You will tackle complex challenges, expand your ingenuity, and excel in building team harmony. By mastering Dale Carnegie's proven influence, communication and relationship techniques, you'll rise as a leader no matter your role. You'll use the new skills to become a more persuasive communicator, securing your place as a valued contributor. As you become more adept at influencing, you'll find yourself inspiring others to take initiative and innovate. Going up? It's your time to shine. What should high-potential leaders do to get the flywheel of leadership success turning as fast as possible? Gain the practical knowledge of academics, combined with personalized coaching, along with the energy and accountability of a group -- a three-fold approach that builds the skillset of an emerging leader. More importantly, it builds the mindset of a leader. High-potential leaders need to see themselves as capable, future executives. Dale Carnegie helps them gain the ingredients of leadership success, get personalized coaching, and do it collaboratively with a group in as little as 1 year. You'll attend three proven Dale Carnegie phases and gain access to a suite of resources and online learning programs designed to keep you motivated and innovative. Phases: The Dale Carnegie Course | Leadership Training for Results | High Impact Presentations Resources: -How to Win Friends and Influence People (book) -How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (book) -The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking (book) -Carnegie Knowledge Center including white papers and eBooks -Over 25 hours of live online (virtual) follow-on resources.


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MedPacto Announces Immuno-Oncology Clinical Trial Collaboration with AstraZeneca
Jul 24, 2018PRESS RELEASESHit 19869
Collaboration will evaluate combination of MedPacto's TGF-β type I receptor inhibitor, vactosertib (TEW-7197) with AstraZeneca's durvalumab in a Phase I/II study for patients with NSCLC
SUWON, South Korea, July 24, 2018 – MedPacto, Inc. ("MedPacto", the "Company" or "we"), a subsidiary of TheragenEtex (KOSDAQ:066700), is a genome-based drug discovery and clinical-stage biotechnology company that announced today a clinical collaboration with AstraZeneca to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MedPacto's vactosertib (TEW-7197), a small molecule, oral inhibitor of TGF-β type I receptor (TGFBRI), in combination with durvalumab, a human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Under the terms of the agreement, MedPacto and AstraZeneca will collaborate on a non-exclusive basis to evaluate the combination of the two drugs in NSCLC. MedPacto expects to initiate a Phase 1b/2a study in the second half of 2018 to establish the safety and efficacy of vactosertib in combination with durvalumab. MedPacto will sponsor and fund the study and AstraZeneca will supply durvalumab for the study. The trial will be conducted in several sites in South Korea including Yonsei Severance Hospital and National Cancer Center and is expected to be completed within two years.
"We are pleased to initiate this exciting trial collaboration with AstraZeneca," said Dr. Seong-Jin Kim, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MedPacto. "Although TGF-β has a complex mechanism of action, recent developments have further reinforced the importance of targeting this pathway particularly to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors. We believe this collaboration is very timely since preliminary data on the combined targeting of PD-L1 and TGF-β with a bispecific has shown promise in increasing response rates in patients with NSCLC."
About Durvalumab:
Durvalumab, a human monoclonal antibody directed against PD-L1, blocks PD-L1 interaction with PD-1 and CD80 on T cells, countering the tumor's immune-evading tactics and inducing an immune response.
As part of a broad development program, durvalumab is being investigated as monotherapy and in combination with IO, small molecules, and chemotherapies across a range of tumors and stages of disease.
About Vactosertib (TEW-7197)
Vactosertib is a potent and highly selective, orally available inhibitor of TGF-β type I receptor to block the SMAD-mediated and non-canonical TGF-β signaling pathway. Preclinical data suggests TGF-β inhibition enables immune infiltration to confer susceptibility to immuno-oncology therapies for treatment of cancers that grow in TGF-β rich environment. Vactosertib was proven to be safe and well-tolerated in a Phase 1 study conducted in the US. Therefore, vactosertib is currently being evaluated in Phase 1b/2a trials to treat a variety of solid tumors and hematological malignancies including gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, desmoid sarcomas, myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple myeloma.
Vactosertib was originally discovered by Ewha Womans University with support from the Ministry of Education and Science Technology (2008-2013) and Phase 1 clinical development was conducted in collaboration with National OncoVenture (NOV, supported by National Cancer Center, designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare).
About MedPacto, Inc.
MedPacto is a genome-based drug discovery and clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative therapeutics targeting cancer and autoimmune diseases. MedPacto's expertise lies in utilizing genome-based methods to identify novel targets and to develop first-in-class and best-in-class drugs.
MedPacto is based in Suwon, South Korea and is a subsidiary of TheragenEtex, a KOSDAQ-listed Korean company that is a leading player in the genomics industry. Learn more about MedPacto at www.medpacto.com and TheragenEtex at www.theragenetex.com.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "target," "potential," "will," "could," "should," "seek" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on MedPacto's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors including unexpected safety or efficacy data observed during preclinical or clinical studies, clinical trial site activation or changes in the regulatory environment, failure of MedPacto's collaborators to support or advance collaborations and unexpected ligation or other disputes.
Except as required by law, MedPacto assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, even as new information becomes available.
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"Breaking Bad" has another 16 episodes left.
After some debate (not unlike the "Mad Men" talks earlier this year), AMC and Sony Pictures Television, which produces "Breaking Bad," worked out financial differences that will carry the show until 2012, or even 2013, depending on how they allocate episodes.
Vulture reports that the show, about teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White (Bryan Cranston), will most likely be split into two shorter seasons rather than a single long one.
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News from around the country and around the globe
Earlier this year, AMC was busy striking a pricey bargain with "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, who reportedly got $30 million from signing the 1960's drama for two more seasons.
"This is a great gift to me and to my wonderful writers," show creator Vince Gilligan said in a press release. "It's knowledge which will allow us to properly build our story to a satisfying conclusion."
Like most everything these days, AMC—and, by proxy, its shows like "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead"—have been subject to belt tightening and rising production costs.
Fans should no doubt be delighted the show will have time to arrive at a thoughtful, timely conclusion.


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Convenience chain 7-Eleven Mexico is looking to grow its already considerable store estate across the country in the coming years, and is investing in new systems that can aid that expansion.
As the business expands, its key goals are to maintain a single view of inventory throughout its store network and to minimise shrinkage, and store operations director Hernando Zambrano told Essential Retail that companies such as WeDo Technologies are helping 7-Eleven Mexico "see problems faster and act upon them faster".
This week sees the retailer deploy WeDo's RAID 7 business control software across its store estate (approximately 1,900 shops in total) allowing the company to monitor inaccuracies in its inventory before they can cause an impact on the bottom line. 7-Eleven has been using the system in a sample selection of its stores since January, but is already confident that it can support the wider in-house loss prevention team in identifying and documenting problems more efficiently.
Zambrano commented: "It's been helping us a lot – increasing the speed in which we realise something has happened.
"One of the reasons we went with WeDo is because our loss prevention is embedded in the operation. We have a very small loss prevention department, but we want to create a culture of loss prevention across the company.
"We used to have a tool that would alert us to a problem but there was no follow-up or documenting, and at the end of the day no-one was doing anything with those alerts. It was just a waste of time."
The WeDo software is helping the 7-Eleven Mexico loss prevention team focus on different things, while the case management part of the package encourages the department to document issues and ensures action-points are followed up.
Zambrano says that his company is "in industry parameters" when it comes to shrinkage, but argues that "every retailer wants their shrinkage to go down", especially now that many of them are selling electronic products, which have a much greater impact on margins if they go missing.
The 7-Eleven Mexico stores also sell gift cards of significant monetary value, while customers also use the stores for other services such as depositing money into their bank accounts – both factors in the retailer's decision to increase investment in loss prevention technology. In addition, many of the company's stores have small staff headcounts, and new systems such as WeDo's RAID can help inform employees that their actions are being accounted for.
"We need tools that help us analyse what's going on in stores," Zambrano explained.
While loss prevention is a key target for the entire industry, other challenges 7-Eleven Mexico is facing are perhaps more unique to businesses growing at pace and on a large scale.
Although approaching 2,000 stores, the retail chain still only operates in 11 of the country's 32 regions – and there are plans to enter more territories in the coming year. Zambrano acknowledges that the business outgrew its previous supply chain system sometime ago and has spent the last two years implementing Oracle Retail's infrastructure.
Fine-tuning is still required, as is often the case with such major infrastructure projects, but the retail operations director is confident that the business is now positioned for further growth thanks to this major investment.
"We now have inventory of stock in every store and the capability of segmenting prices across the company – we can be more productive or aggressive where we need to be," he explained.
"We needed to migrate to something more robust as we have close to 1,900 stores in Mexico, and we've been growing at around 15% per year for the last ten years. We are looking to continue at that pace; we recently opened in several new markets in Mexico and we want to grow a base of stores in those areas."
Zambrano's 23-year career at 7-Eleven has seen him hold a variety of roles, including in construction, merchandising and general operations.
For now though, he is primarily responsible for loss prevention, security, logistics and quality assurance, and he believes the challenges in keeping shrinkage rates down are greater now that electrical products such as computers and smartphones are more readily available in a multitude of stores.
He said: "Every different business model has different challenges, sometimes it's organised crime and for others its internal. Internal theft is something we all need to work with, especially with the new products on offer.
"Several years ago computers were in several dedicated IT stores, but now you can buy these products in supermarkets – the risks retailers have now are different. We need to take care of the outside threats but something common for all of us is the problem of internal theft, and we need to make the disciplines and improve the behaviour of employees to keep good numbers [avoid shrinkage].
"Training has to be conducted properly and whenever people do something wrong we need to see it fast, act fast and have consequences."
The new technology and systems being integrated by 7-Eleven are evidently helping the company achieve this target, and Zambrano and his team will be looking to use them as the business continues its growth journey across Mexico.
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These are probably the best of the few remaining temples from Java's extended Hindu culture past. The temples we built well over a 1000 years ago, however, almost as soon as they were completed they were abandoned to the jungle, were badly damaged by a massive earthquake sometime in the 16th century but have, to a large extent, now been restored.
Unfortunately, it was a cloudy damp day (but as humid as Hell) and so the shots of the temples themselves are a bit flat and not very inspiring. However, I've included these two to give an idea of what the whole thing looks like.
Although the temples themselves are most impressive, it is the amount and detail of the fine carving on them that is really impressive.
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As the land of eternal sunshine our horizons now encompass the tourism market, the California cannabis industry and new synergy in our downtown, Mayor Steven Hernandez said today during his annual State of the City address.
Speaking to a luncheon gathering at the Spotlight 29 Casino, Hernandez said Coachella's first hotel is expected to open April 9, which is just in time to tap into the lucrative Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals next spring.
Stuart Rubin of Glenroy Coachella LLC is building the first 68 units of a 130-unit horizontal casita style hotel on a 24 acre site next to Rancho Las Flores Park, he said.
"Building our first hotel is a major milestone for Coachella because until now we have never been able to tap into the lucrative tourism business that results from the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals and other special events here that take place here in the valley each year," Hernandez said.
"Nor have we been able to capitalize on the tourism marketing efforts that promote the Coachella Valley to visitors from Southern California, across the country and around the world. Now we can."
Hernandez added that Coachella's restaurants, gas stations and retail stores will feel the ripple effects of tourists coming to the city. "Having our own hotel is also good news for people attending our own special events who will now have a local hotel to accommodate them," he said.
Hernandez added that he was confident Coachella would soon attract additional hotels and tap into the regional tourism marketing efforts that promote the Coachella Valley to tourists across North America and around the world.
Coachella's economy is also being fueled by the city's recent decision to allow the production of medical cannabis, Hernandez said.
Last month, he said, Cultivation Technologies Inc. of Irvine broke ground on an 111,500-square-foot facility to cultivate and produce medical cannabis. When the facility is fully operational next summer, it will produce $2.5 million a year in additional sales tax revenue for the city.
"This is a critical new revenue stream for Coachella," Hernandez said, "because it helps us cover the dramatic increases in the costs of police, fire and paramedic services that are affecting cities throughout Riverside County that have to contract out for these services."
Hernandez said the City Council made it city policy to encourage local investment in medical cannabis manufacturing facilities because polling indicated that voters in Coachella and across California were likely to legalize the use of medical cannabis in the 2016 election. "So we saw this as an opportunity to create a new economic engine for the city and we took advantage of it," he said.
The Revitalization of Coachella's Historic Downtown
In addition to promoting Coachella's entry into the tourism and medical cannabis industries, the city broken ground on a new 15,800-square foot library that is more than four times the size of our existing library. The new library is being built downtown and will include three study rooms, a program room as well as separate reading spaces for children, teens and adults.
"This is a life changing educational resource for the people of Coachella because by building a new state of the art library we are giving not just the children of Coachella, but their parents and grandparents a resource they can use to further their education, learn new skills and reach their full potential," Hernandez said, adding that the library project means a great deal to him personally because of the transformative effect it can have on people's lives.
"As many of you know, I was raised by my grandparents," he said. "I grew up working with them in the fields every year during the table grape harvest. I still remember the hazards of that job, the spiders and the thorns and the snakes, and the wisdom of the other farmworkers I interacted with. They would tell me, 'You better do well in school, or we'll see you out here again next year.'
"You know," Hernandez added, "I always remembered that, and so I did do well in school, and with the encouragement of Raul Hernandez, a principal at Coachella Valley High School, I had the chance to go to college. Mr. Hernandez saw potential in me and encouraged me to apply at UCR so that I could find a career that would enable me to reach my full potential. So, to me, I see this library is a life changing educational resource that can help everyone in this city to reach their full potential."
Hernandez said he sees libraries as "the great equalizers" of people in society.
"They are truly democratic spaces that are open to anyone, regardless of their place in society. Libraries are places that stimulate our minds, that stimulate us to think about our lives and our futures and about the things we can do to make the world a better place. They are places we can go to learn how to use computers and do research, and find information and answers to questions that can literally change our lives."
Hernandez said Coachella is already developing educational enrichment programs with College of the Desert, Cal State San Bernardino, UCR and the Mexican Consulate.
"So when the library opens in October of next year," he said, "we will be able to hit the ground running. From my perspective, this library is a big deal because it's the single biggest thing the city has done during my time as Mayor to improve the education and quality of life and future earnings potential of the people of our community."
Hernandez added that the library was made possible with the support of Coachella residents who passed a one cent sales tax in November 2014.
But the library project will do more than change people's lives, Hernandez said. "This project will also revitalize downtown and draw tourism as well as new business into our community," he said.
This Spanish revival themed facility will also house a 6,650-square foot conference center will include three meeting rooms, space for a cafe that faces Sixth Street as well as its own pre-event lobby area.
The library and conference center will also include a 900-square foot lobby that can be used for special events and programs as well as a 34,000 square foot park that includes a landscaped paseo, outdoor reading spaces, meeting break out patios, green screens and beautiful landscaped areas.
"The library and conference center complement our beautiful Veterans Park, which we completed last fall in time for Veterans Day," he said.
"The Veterans Park is important not only because it provides open space, but a place to learn about the history and sacrifices of our parents and grandparents and the people across the Coachella Valley who put their lives on the line to keep us safe and ensure our freedom."
As part of Coachella's efforts to recognize and honor the city's past, the city is also completing work this month on a monument at Rancho De Oro Park to honor Cesar Chavez, who fought for decades to improve wages, working conditions and safety for farmworkers in the Coachella Valley and across the country.
In addition to these important projects, the City of Coachella is also continuing to secure millions of dollars in grant funding for infrastructure projects that improve public safety, traffic flows and the quality of life in our community.
During this past year, we completed a traffic synchronization project along Harrison Avenue that reduces drive times during peak traffic periods.
In the coming months, Hernandez said, the city will complete several additional public safety projects with millions of dollars in grant funding, including:
— The widening of Avenue 48 west of Van Buren
— The widening of Avenue 50 from Calhoun to Harrison
— New sidewalks, stop signs and traffic signals to ensure safe routes for children to our schools (including Coral Mountain Elem, Cesar Chavez, Palm View and Bobby Duke, Valley View and Valle Del Sol).
— More than 7 miles of bike lanes throughout the city.
Late next year, Hernandez said, Coachella will also start construction on an interchange that will connect Avenue 50 with Interstate 10, opening up a major new access point to the city.
"In sum," Hernandez said, "we are not only successfully diversifying and growing Coachella's economy, but we are creating new educational opportunities with our new library and we are taking visible steps to improve public safety, the flow of traffic and the quality of life in Coachella. All of these efforts are making Coachella a vibrant community with an increasingly promising future."
For more information about Coachella, please visit www.coachella.org.


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Petrified Organic Bananas From Wholefoods…. WTF???!!!
(FEDERALJACK) I bought organic bananas from Wholefoods. Five days later they are still green, but now are rock hard. It's almost like they are petrified somehow. They are bananas not plantains, you can pause the video and look up the PLU number yourselves. This is not normal.
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I worked at a grocery store that did a considerable amount of business. I was in the produce department and toured one of our suppliers and viewed the gassing rooms. Bananas come in plastic bags that have to be removed so they don't ripen too fast because the gass is trapped in the bags. Here's a short cut and paste about it…
Ethylene gas is used to induce ripening. In fact, bananas ripen themselves by producing ethylene and that's why adding more ethylene to the air will speed banana ripening further.
To accelerate ripening at home, you just need ethylene gas. Luckily, tomatoes, apples, pears and bananas all produce it at an increasing rate as they ripen. If you put an apple or tomato in a bag with bananas, that will speed the ripening. Because bananas produce it, you can place the bananas in a bag to trap the gas and ripen them faster.
Since you bought organic, maybe they weren't gassed?


text: Just to alert all homeowners in the Sabadeco Terrace area: last night around 2am, a dog (or possibly 2 dogs) attacked and killed at least one goat on our property. It was just awful to hear it. We were in a deep sleep and it took us a little time to get alert and realize what was happening. The poor goat was screaming out and the dog(s) were growling and snarling ferociously. This morning, we discovered the dead body in our yard. Although the dog(s) killed her, they did not eat her. We wonder if they also killed and possibly ate the two little kids that followed this mother around our property. Please be aware and use caution. I often walk our dog in the evening, but now am concerned about safety. Often, when dogs kill like this, they will do it again. Please be careful with young children and pets. Recently, I have seen two dogs wandering loose around the neighborhood-a medium-size brown dog with distended teats and a large brindle. I dont know if they were the guilty ones as it was dark and I could not see, but please be careful.


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Outstanding Kiwi bred Elsu / Make It Hot four year old harness racing gelding Chilli Palmer was a brilliant victor of the $30,505 Corio Waste Management Geelong Cup for M0 or better class over 2570 metres at Beckley Park on Saturday.
A small but select field contested the event – the biggest in Geelong each season, with multi millionaire and crowd favourite Smoken Up (gate three) and Chilli Palmer (gate five) appearing to be the main chances and that's the way the race panned out.
Our Blackbird from the pole was the best to begin, with Lance Justice and Smoken Up ambling to the front shortly after the start, multiple cups winner Arber three back the markers being followed by Magical Telf, Chilli Palmer, Smudge Bromac and Savesomtimetodream all in indian file behind him.
Magical Telf was taken away from the markers by Alex Ashwood within a lap to race in the open, with Chris Alford immediately following to possie Chilli Palmer one/one and Smudge Bromac also following to be three back in the moving line.
In quarters of 30.5 and 30.9 for the first half of the last mile, Smoken Up was expected to break the clock for the last half after such an easy time as Lance Justice started to up the tempo.
Easing three wide approaching the final bend, Chilli Palmer sprinted like a gazelle in the straight to overtake Smoken Up and register a 3.8 metre untouched margin over Smoken Up who wouldn't shirk the issue being the champion that he is, with Our Blackbird holding his ground to finish .7 metres away in third place.
In a last half of 56 seconds (28.5 & 27.5), Chilli Palmer returned a mile rate of 1-59.7 for the journey which was nothing special when you take in the quality of the field.
Trained at Lara by Dean Braun who continues to provide winner after winner with ex-Kiwi talent, Chilli Palmer has recorded 10 wins from only 14 race appearances and without doubt is one of harness racing's future stars.
Kyneton trainer Joe Attard has Yankee Paco / Kellybrooke five year old gelding El Paco absolutely flying at present, chalking up his 11th victory (4 this season) by taking out the prestigious $10,505 James & Son McNamara Memorial Trotters Cup for T5 or better class over 2570 metres on the Geelong program.
Driven by brother Julian as Joe had family commitments in Adelaide, El Paco flew away from the 10 metre mark to lead and rated to perfection, just held on to score by a half head in a thrilling finish over Duke Of The Moment (three wide home turn) from a 20 metre handicap, with the well backed pole marker Quite A Moment coming from last at the bell to finish third after throwing away her chances by galloping shortly after the start. The mile rate 2-06.5.
Bred by Greg Clark who races the horse in partnership with Joe, El Paco is an owners dream, always finishing close up in his races.
Len Baker
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Kendall Jenner Photobombs Kim Kardashian's "Booty Selfie"
Posted: 01/12/2014 10:07 am EST | Updated: 01/13/2014 12:25 pm EST
Booty besties! Kim Kardashian isn't the only one wanting to show off her curves. Her younger sister Kendall Jenner photobombed the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star during a selfie at the gym on Friday, Jan. 10.


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At TEC we're really proud of the relationships we have built with our clients. One of the things that we feel stands us out from our competitors is our ability to 'make things happen'. We strive to go that extra mile and to accommodate our clients' weird and wonderful requests whenever possible.
I spoke to our events team to present to you some of their tales from behind the scenes of events they have managed (Event Managers and clients shall remain anonymous!).
"We had a Japanese themed event where the client required traditional Japanese sweets. Just three days before the event, the supplier let us down and could no longer deliver the sweets on time. I didn't want to let the client down, so I took a 9 hour flight to Tokyo to source them! The client to this day is completely unaware of the effort that went into sourcing these sweets. At least I can say I've now been to Tokyo, even if it was just for six hours!"
"I was on site at an event and the client surprised me by bringing their own mascot which they wanted to use right there and then to meet and greet the audience and as a photo opportunity. This hadn't been planned for and there was no one available to do this, so I had to step into the shoes of a huge, fluffy mascot! The client was really grateful and couldn't have said thank you enough which made it all worthwhile!"
"I was on site for a three-day exhibition set up, and during the final hours before the show was due to open, the client mentioned that the rust effect on the fake drain pipes on the stand wasn't authentic enough. I grabbed a paint brush and had a go at making them 'more rusty'… the client was so happy with the effect that he asked me to make everything on the stand rusty! I ended up staying at the exhibition all night!"
"I was on annual leave with my sister who was in labour at the time. A client called to ask me if I had 'access to baby tigers' for a photoshoot that was happening the next day. I was very tempted to say 'of course, on shelf 9B in the warehouse', but instead I professionally responded and said 'we don't work with live animals'."
"While managing an activation stand in Qatar, the floor got really bad scuff marks from the mall staff who were fixing something in the mall roof over night. There was no one available from our team to come and fix the flooring quickly so I bought shoe polish from the close by supermarket and painted over all the scuffs. No one knew any better."
"I was at an event when one of our hostesses was taking ages in the bathroom getting changed into her outfit. When I went to check on what the delay was, I found out she had given the wrong measurements for her dress, and couldn't button it up (and was too embarrassed to come out and tell us). Five minutes before the event started, we were sewing her into her dress."
"I was once asked to get 1000 empty beer bottles to create a pathway of broken glass. I had to speak to a local night club to help me source the bottles and then I had to make sure the glass was broken before the event which was quite a challenge. The client decided four hours before the event that they didn't require the broken glass anymore!"
"We were a month and a couple of days away from an event that I'd been working really hard on when the client called me to say she'd got mixed up with the months and the event was actually in two days' time! Thankfully, I was really organized with the event and on top of most elements that we were able to execute the event in just two days."
"At the last minute, a client requested to store some left over items from an event with us. This was a couple of years ago when our warehouse was a lot smaller than it is today and was at capacity. Not wanting to let our client down, I said we could do it and took the items to my spare bedroom at home. The items were at my house for about a month before we got our new warehouse facility and before my mother-in-law was visiting for a vacation!"
TEC is an Event Agency with Headquarters based in Dubai and specializes in Live Events, Exhibitions, Employee Engagement and Destination Management. To find out more about our work, visit www.the-event-company.com/work/ or Contact Us today to find our how we can assist you with your next project.


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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Morons of the world unite.
Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)
All three factors were due to greed—aimed to make quick money and more money. All these could have been avoided if we had a real estate regulator, for which I have been asking the government for a while. We have a regulator for the petroleum ministry and for civil aviation. But we are reluctant to have a regulator for real estate. Agreed that it is a state subject, but the industry needs to be regulated—in good times, you will notice that developers made a lot of money, but their balance sheets were still heavily leveraged. When RBI prohibited banks and housing finance companies (HFCs) from lending against land, developers went overseas to borrow money. Most of the deals were structured as cumulative convertible preference shares (CCPF) and generally carried very high rates of interest. These were convertible into equity in 2-3 years, and developers intended to repay the face value before conversion. Since these structures were categorised as equity, they came under the automatic approval route. Developers utilised these borrowings to purchase land. So, real leverage on developers' balance sheet was very high.
Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)