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The veteran civil rights campaigner arrived to give his lecture at Lund University in true American political fashion. As he walked down the centre aisle of the large auditorium he grinned, shook hands and waved to the large crowd.
"When you step forward, the whole world stands with you," Jackson said as he opened his speech.
"One light is enough to challenge darkness."
Jackson's interest in the small university city of Lund stems from the "slave auction" incident in April, which garnered international attention.
During a party thrown by two student-run organizations, three students in blackface and ropes were "auctioned off".
When the incident reached the attention of Jallow Momodou at National Afro-Swedish Association (Afrosvenskarnas riksförbund), a police report was filed. A few days later, Momodou went to work to find a poster of him caricatured as a slave was hung throughout both Lund and nearby Malmö.
The incident prompted Jackson to write a letter to the Swedish government calling for a national response to the incident.
In his address to the Lund student body, Jackson pointed to the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movements as evidence that change is in the air and stressed that multiculturalism and global unity are inseparable.
During his address, Jackson did not specifically mention the "slave auction" incident.
But he did answer questions about the event during a subsequent Q&A session and elaborated further on the incident at a later press conference.
Jackson explained part of his reason for writing a letter to the Swedish government was to show global unity with Momodou in Lund and felt the incident was a good example of when speaking out is a necessary course of action.
Describing the event itself as "a very distasteful, harmful and hurtful act", he warned that "there are no slave trade jokes, there is too much hurt".
According to Jackson, the lesson which can be learned from this incident is to take action. Swedes need to show the society does not accept and tolerate this type of behavior by speaking out.
"It goes against the reputation of Sweden. Swedish people are better than this." Jackson said.
"People here do care, and caring matters."
Jackson warned however that the incident indicated that "something beneath the surface is unsettled,".
"This is symptomatic of a deeper malady," he said.
During his three-day visit to Lund, Jackson is scheduled to participate in a series of educational workshops and speeches.
His talk on Wednesday night, at Studentafton, was his first formal introduction to the public and press.
Studentafton is a Lund tradition in which noted speakers from around the world address Swedish students. Previous speakers have included Nobel laureates, comedian Will Ferell and Swedish diplomat Hans Blix.
The speakers are, according to the Studentafton website, not compensated.


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To the victor belong the spoils — and the lawsuits. With its $150 billion market cap, Google has become a prime target of the litigious, and we're not just talking about Viacom's billion-dollar YouTube assault. Claiming everything from patent, trademark, and copyright infringement to fraud, dozens of companies have decided that the time is right to cash in by hitting Google with a barrage of lawsuits. Do any have a case? You be the judge.
Perfect 10
Nudes purveyor Perfect 10 realized people could get free thumbnails of its pinups by typing "Perfect 10" into Google. Tiny free porn? That won't stand. So the company went to court. Now a judge is also considering whether Google is liable for linking to pilfered Perfect pics on competing sites.
Universal Tube and Rollform
Less than a month after Google bought YouTube, Universal Tube and Rollform Equipment Corporation suddenly discovered it had grounds for legal action. The complaint: trademark infringement and "nuisance traffic" due to the similarities between utube.com and YouTube.com.
The same day this Kentucky software firm scored its second patent for "enhanced hyperlinks" (which show multiple options when you roll a cursor over them), it ran off to the courthouse. Good idea: It at least got Google into negotiations.
American Blind & Wallpaper
It seems the competitors of American Blind & Wallpaper purchased the company's trademarked name in Google's AdWords program. Suddenly searches for American Blind & Wallpaper turned up lesser products. The horror! In April, a district court judge ruled Google would face a jury trial for alleged trademark infringement.
Even though it closed up shop five years ago, Intertainer somehow came out of retirement in January to sue Google, Apple, and Napster for infringing on its patent for... wait for it... delivering digital video and music over the Internet. It may seem absurd, but Intertainer got a settlement out of Movielink in March 2006. 111
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Seriously, what is wrong with these idiots?
The group's press release says Fite and Harris "demonstrated courage by standing strong in faith when situations were tough at the State Capitol and they did so with grace. They are consistently models of their Christian values in their homes, their communities, and their churches." It commends the two lawmakers for their work on legislation regarding abortion. The awards will be delivered this afternoon at a Republican Party dinner in Crawford County headlined by presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Harris, of course, is now best known to the state for the "rehoming" of two young girls whom he and his wife adopted from Arkansas DHS in 2013 and subsequently gave to another family. At that household, one of the children was sexually abused. After the Arkansas Times made the Harris rehoming public, the state legislature promptly passed legislation that makes it a crime to transfer permanent physical custody of an adopted child without court involvement; the law was not retroactive, so the Harrises faced no sanction for their actions. Justin Harris remains in public office today, although he's said he doesn't plan to run again when his term ends in 2016.
We dealt with this whole "re-homing" horror when it happened. Once again, we see that the value of family values can be measured precisely by whatever they're paying Tailgunner Ted Cruz to host this fiasco. As for Harris, well, giving him a plaque is a helluva lot safer than giving him another kid. Today is going to be one of those Impatient Days. I can just see it coming.
Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston and has his three children.


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Formal Hall at Oxford Summer Courses
It is well known that one of the greater delights one can experience in Oxford is formal hall at one of the colleges. Fortunately, students and staff at Oxford Summer Courses are afforded the opportunity to experience two such dinners: in the tranquil setting of Somerville, and in the hallowed hall of Wadham. The etiquette of these dinners is steeped in well-established tradition, which it is necessary to navigate to ensure the evening runs as smoothly as possible.
The first obstacle one must overcome is what to wear to such a dinner. I observed my fellow diners arriving in a vast array of outfits – indeed, even within the male wardrobe, for the gentlemen appeared in a variety of crisp shirts and ties, some wearing dinner jackets, others with waistcoats, and even a kilt. The women were all perfectly coifed, with their faces made, their bouffants styled, and adorned with beautiful gowns and their finest jewels. I myself tend to opt for the famous little black dress option, favouring timeless style over ephemeral fashions, and so I arrived in glittery heels and a charcoal dress (appearing five minutes late, as any lady who wishes to make an entrance should).
We meet in advance of dinner for drinks on the lawn and some sparkling pre-meal chatter. The options for drinks consist of prosecco and juice for those not yet advanced enough in age for a tipple. The staff members are distinguished by their academic gowns, which billow in the wind as the course director gives his welcome speech to the diners, and raises the first toast of the evening.
After a brief opportunity to have our pictures taken, we advance to the dining hall. In Somerville this is an easy affair, on account of the proximity of the hall, but when we dined at Wadham it was a short walk, much to the chagrin of several ladies, the incline of whose shoes created a not inconsiderable difficulty.
The students are invited to enter the hall first, followed by staff members who sat at high table. The halls are of course a delightful setting, surrounded by the portraits of the former principles and important alumni and benefactors of the colleges, in order to remind students that they reside in a place that has seen history unfold within it. Before we ate all rose for a Latin grace, read by an esteemed colleague, and then we sat. The meals all begin with a bread roll, to be placed on the small plate to the diner's left, with a butter dish passed around the table. The college's catering staff pour white wine into the cups of the elder diners, and whilst both sparkling and still water appear on the table to be poured at the leisure of those who wish to hydrate.
The starter is served – at Somerville this was a delectable duck salad; at Wadham it was a flavoursome leek and potato soup with a poached duck egg and smoked mackerel. Once the dishes are all clean, they're whisked away and replaced with the main course – at Somerville, rack of lamb; at Wadham, rump. The meals were both served with delicious potatoes and seasonal vegetables, seasoned in the characteristically rich styles of both colleges. The meals were naturally accompanied by a red wine which was carefully chosen to complement the meat. And as the wine flowed, so did the conversation; the seating plan was pre-arranged, eliminating the element of choice and so ensuring that a perfect pace is kept. Indeed, despite the surprise element, the company undoubtedly enhanced the dining experience – after all, it was only the finest members of society in attendance at the dinner, meaning that an engaging discussion awaited in all directions.
Then, pudding: at Somerville this was a light cherry cheesecake, served with a drizzle of chocolate sauce; and at Wadham it was a zesty tarte au citron, which combined the sharp citrus of the lemon with the rich buttery shortcrust pastry base. We finished our dinners with a cup of coffee and the colleges' own chocolates, giving ourselves a small caffeine boost before we moved on to our evening activities.
I can highly recommend this dining experience – so long as one uses cutlery from the outside-inwards and is highly polite to the serving staff, all one has to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy being served such nourishing and delectable courses as appearing before one's hungry eyes.
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You ask for information about all sorts of stuff from all sorts of beings. As is the convention for Suits, the casting time is listed in parentheses.
Ace (low) (Standard): As comprehend languages, but no material component.
Two (Standard): As speak with animals.
Three (Standard): As speak with plants.
Four (1 Minute): As speak with dead.
Five (Standard): As alarm, but the area is up to one 20-foot cube per level, the alarm is always audible (and may be heard up to 60 feet per caster level from the area, or reduced when you cast this as desired), and you may choose to have the alarm detect ethereal and/or astral creatures, with separate sounds of alarm for each type. In addition, this has no focus.
Six (Standard): As divination, but no material component.
Seven (Standard): Summon an excellent hearing trumpet into your hand. When held against someone's ear, that person gets a +5 competence bonus to Listen checks. This bonus increases by 1 per two caster levels. The hearing trumpet lasts for 1 hour per level.
Eight (1 Round): As blindness/deafness, but always deafness.
Nine (1 Minute): As programmed image, but no material component, only includes auditory elements, and when the duration ends, it returns to being permanent, and can be triggered repeatedly.
Ten (Standard): As commune with nature.
Jack (1 Minute): As contact other plane.
Queen (1 Hour): As commune, but no material or experience component.
King (1 Minute): As stone tell, but you can also speak with magic items and doors.
Ace (high) (Standard): As tongues, but no material component, the target can also speak with creatures with an Intelligence of 1 or greater who don't have a language, can be heard in a silence effect, can speak more than one language at a time, and the effect lasts for 2 hours per caster level.
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Quick Tip: Decorating with Soft SculpturesThursday, October 5th, 2017
Tags: christmas collectibles, Halloween collectibles, halloween decorating, harvest decorating, holiday collectibles, joe spencer, Pilgrim Soft Sculptures, pumpkins, Soft Decorative Pumpkin Rust, soft sculptures, thanksgiving collectibles
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Throwback Thursday: Harvest Decor InspirationThursday, September 14th, 2017
We are in the final hours of our Fall 2017 Annual Lighting Sale, but that does not mean we are leaving it totally behind. In our Holiday catalog you will find many harvest home accents for decorating through November, and our web exclusive fall selection is full of wall art, collectibles and more that are perfect for the season. To offer a little more inspiration, we have featured five previous blog posts that are all about autumn decorating and fun. Click on the headers to get to each post.
Happy Fall
For some general tips on decorating this time of year, read this blog post.
Favorite Fall Front Doors
It's all in the title.
Fall Mantel Decorating
With chalkboards, prints and wreaths.
Festive Fall Centerpiece
Must-haves for the perfect place settings and tablescapes.
Fall Checklist
Make a list of your favorite fall activities and gather your friends and family for some fun.
Tags: fall centerpiece, fall decorating, fall mantel, harvest centerpiece, harvest decorating, harvest mantel, Harvest Time Doormat, throwback Thursday
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Home Decorating with Autumn LeavesThursday, August 31st, 2017
Here in New England, the wait for leaves to turn into their warm, bursting fall colors is full of anticipation and excitement (albeit a little dread for what comes after). As much as we love the leaves outside our homes, we love using leaves inside as home accents. Here are some crafty and creative ways to bring these objects indoors.
Leaf ornaments are perfect for hanging in a window, from a wall hook or for adorning a seasonal wreath. These stained glass leaves are handcrafted, and reflect warm light as the sun shines outside.
You could also frame pictures or images of leaves and create a fresh, nature-inspired gallery wall
in a bedroom, hallway or family room. Go green, or choose earthy colors for a harvest look.
If you're already thinking about an autumn centerpiece, use a table runner as a starting point.
Opt for one designed with leafy shapes, or make your own with leaf printed fabric.
Incorporate fall's other favorite symbol, the pumpkin, with the following craft from Good Housekeeping. Stick with classic red, yellow and orange colors, or style with a room's color scheme in mind.
Tags: autumn decorating, DIY, fall decorating, fall leaves, harvest decorating, leaf decor, leaf decorating, Leaf Harvest Table Runner, pumpkin decorating, Stained Glass Hanging Leaves
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'Heroes' Credited With Subduing Gunman During Shooting At Small Seattle University
A quick-acting student helped prevent more bloodshed Thursday afternoon during a deadly rampage by a lone gunman at a small Seattle university, the Associated Press reports.
While the gunman paused to reload, a student building monitor disarmed him, and others helped subdue him.
The shooting killed a 19-year-old man and wounded two others at Seattle Pacific University.
"There are a number of heroes in this," Assistant Police Chief Paul McDonagh said. "The people around him (the gunman) stepped up."
A 19-year-old man was fatally shot and two other young people were wounded after the gunman entered the foyer at Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus and started shooting Thursday afternoon. When he paused to reload, a student building monitor disarmed him. The gunman had additional rounds and a knife, McDonagh said.
The gunman was not a student.
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5. Your Book Cover is Your Most Important Marketing Tool
Not only does it have to be better than those $0.99 Kindle travesties that form the swill of cheap and nasty ebooks on Amazon, but it has to be better than the traditionally published stuff, because those are the books we are ultimately competing with.
Unless you are trained in graphic design and/or art direction, you have no business designing book covers. I know it's fun, but how would you feel if a designer decided to just 'write a book' because he has Word on his Mac and he (kind of) knows how to type?
As with editing, cover design should be left to the experts. By all means, have a Pinterest board with all the images, illustrations and typography you feel is right for your book, and share that with your designer, but try not to be too prescriptive.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the most inviting design should win over the most relevant design. This can be difficult for authors to accept. We want a cover that sums up the book, but that is not the cover's job. The cover's job is to get someone to pick it up. Of course, the more the design suits the story, the better, but this is not its primary function.
So, where do you start?
• Write your design brief, and include a link to that Pinterest board, if you have one.
• Use a designer you trust, ask for recommendations, or use a company like 99 Designs.
• Decide on the fee upfront, including revisions.
• Make sure you get all the open files so that you can use them for future marketing.


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The General Management and the staff of Lemacher Hydraulik® have developed guidelines that determine values, principles and aims of common work. Our business complies with our values. Lemacher Hydraulik® considers itself in a particular responsibility towards customers, employees and business partners. In particular we are responsible for our employees who guarantee our success and their existence. We promote performance for the well-being of all of us. We respect the dignity of every single person and
appreciate each other. The respectful contact in a team and with our customers and suppliers is a component of our corporate culture and philosophy. We stand for the equality of gender and equal opportunities - as well for people of different ethnic origin. We are against child labor and social disadvantages. This is a part of our social duty.
Our employees are trained regularly so that they can face the more and more complex challenges. The compliance culture is a law-abiding behavior which is lived at Lemacher Hydraulik®. All employees noticed these guidelines and follow them.
The company Lemacher Hydraulik® was founded by engineer Ing.grad. Eduard Lemacher in Taunusstein-Wehen (Germany).
In 2014 the company was taken over by Adolf Rathschlag. He redefined the company and strengthened it in order to reach the challenging aims.
The core business of Lemacher Hydraulik® is the professional development and manufacture of hydraulic products. Hydroquick®-Cylinders and Linear flow divider-combiners are developments of our engineers.
Hydraulic presses being designed according to customer requirements which are built in our premises complete our product range. Additionally we offer special equipment.
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Our well qualified employees guarantee the perfect realization of customer demands on our products. Our production processes are economic and the products have a very good environmental sustainability. For that reason our products are abnormally energy efficient. Experts coordinate the production processes with the suppliers regarding quality and environmental standards. To make sure that nobody is injured, the safety at the work place is regarded as a duty. All customers benefit of our individual Full Service and After-Sales Service guaranteeing a worldwide customer support.
As hydraulic specialist the company Lemacher Hydraulik® faces future challenges. We are eager to react positively on market developments and customer requirements. Future growth and the entire success of the enterprise are provided by substantial financial investments. In our daily business life we establish mutual trust and focus on partnerships in order to realize our guidelines and strategy plans as a reliable technology enterprise.
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If you have a spare moment, I encourage you to check out this handy chart that allows you to "describe yourself like a male author would". You no longer need to think up synonyms for "voluptuous"; this chart does it for you! (Me: "She had curves like a soft pony and I thirsted to ravish her." Super gross!)
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Nutrition is one of the most important factors when it comes to the physical and emotional development of a child. Proper nutrition is essential for children to be successful in school. By feeding your children a proper diet, you will be helping them to be able to function properly in school, as well as promoting good growth both physically and mentally.
A proper diet is especially important for growing children. At this level, children's minds are still developing, their brains are growing, and their bodies are growing fast too. Proper nutrition is necessary because otherwise the child may lack the vitamins and minerals necessary to facilitate normal growth.
Variety of foods
It is very important to feed children a wide variety of healthy foods and snacks. You need to avoid feeding your children junk food which will only make them more likely to have obesity and malnutrition. Eating junk food occasionally won't hurt your child, but it's not healthy for it to be a regular habit.
One way to make sure your child eats healthy at school is to pack a bag of healthy food for the day. In this way, when the break between classes comes from school, your child will be able to consume healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, you can even think about accompanying their lunch with a variety of nuts.
Make snacks that have vitamins and are low in fat. This way you can provide your child with energy to maintain their attention throughout the school day and prevent them from falling asleep or not paying attention to their teacher's explanations.
Nutritious meals
In addition, it is very important that you think of a weekly menu so that the whole family can eat nutritiously without missing anything. If necessary, you can think about the weekly menu on Sunday and thus prepare meals during the week. If your child eats at school, you will have to make sure that the catering they bring and with which they feed your child is of good quality.
If you think it is necessary, you can try to get involved in the school and attend parent meetings so that parents express concerns about their children's nutrition. It is a good place to talk about these topics and think of solutions so that children can eat healthy whenever they are in school.
As children grow older and begin to move through classes, there are healthier options that they can consider as you have taught them a healthy and nutritious way to eat. If you think your child's school cafeteria is not the right fit, you can bring together multiple parents and implement a new plan to increase the school's nutrition options and present it to the school council.
There are many ways to implement a healthy and nutritious diet for school-age children. Children need a large amount of minerals and vitamins to develop the necessary tools to grow strong and healthy – both physically and mentally. But the most important thing is to teach at home what healthy nutrition is by having a balanced diet and providing a good example of nutrition to the children.
Do you take into account the nutrition of your children when they start school or are you one of the parents who know how important it is throughout the year?


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Led outdoor spotlight Samsung LEDs 4000K neutral white 5 years guarantee
Led outdoor spotlight Samsung LEDs 4000K neutral white 5 years guarantee
Popular LED outdoor spotlight in three power classes with 20W, 30W or 50W power. An LED outdoor spotlight with an attractive appearance beyond the general construction site appearance. The high-quality SAMSUNG® LEDs and very good colour rendering make the LED outdoor spotlight a top outdoor spotlight.
Equipped with high-quality Samsung LEDs in a pleasant 4000K colour (840). Good power supplies and in combination with 5 years manufacturer warranty. The service life is stated to be 50,000 hours with a luminous flux loss of just 10% over the service life (L90| B10).
Attractive look beyond the construction site look
The dark anthracite housing convinces even demanding customers. The model can be installed by its mounting bracket on the wall as an LED outdoor spotlight or on the floor as an LED object spotlight. With the enclosed Allen key the optimal angle of inclination can be adjusted. Also included in delivery is a waterproof cable connector between supply line and spotlight connection.
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The LED outdoor spotlight is very efficient. Compared to many standard floodlights the model not only looks very good but also has a much higher efficiency. At 100 lumens per watt, it produces about 20% more light than comparable low-cost models. I.e. with a 20W model you can generate as much light as other floodlights with 30W.
Colors are represented very realistically and illuminated goods look more real with a realistic color depth. We offer these LED outdoor spotlights with 20W power (2000 lumens luminous flux), 30W (3000 lumens) or 50 Watt (5000 lumens).
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In Business Studies C you will learn about company decisions and behaviors as well as the conditions and opportunities of founding a company.
The Business Studies C course provides a basic understanding of how to establish and grow a business and how to manage and interact with its surroundings. Furthermore, you will learn about industry and market conditions and become skilled at discussing and assessing the strategic opportunities of the company.
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PATA announces vision for 2020
In line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced its theme for 2020: 'Partnerships for Tomorrow'. As noted in the SDGs, partnerships for the goals is the primary focus of Sustainable Development Goal 17 – Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
The announcement was made by PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy during the PATA Board Meeting on Saturday, September 21 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, held in conjunction with PATA Travel Mart 2019.
"The world is seeing dramatic social, political, environmental and economic changes, particularly in relation to the potentially irreversible damage to our planet caused by climate change. Against this backdrop, there is an urgent need to work towards the development of a more responsible and sustainable travel and tourism industry," said PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy. "The challenges that we face are complex and require coordination from all industry stakeholders across all sectors. Only through concerted efforts can we preserve and protect the world for the future generations to come."
In acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region, PATA remains committed to the issues of sustainability and social responsibility by forging relationships with like-minded organizations in order to enhance the sustainable growth, value and quality of travel and tourism to-from-and-within, the region.
Furthermore, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, adopted by the United Nations, provides an ambitious agenda for peace, prosperity, people and the planet. At its core are the 17 SDGs, which are a call for action for all countries and organisations to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and solve climate change by 2030.
To achieve such goals PATA understands the need to partner with both the public and private sector and invites all tourism stakeholders to embrace the wellbeing of the planet and together contribute to the achievement of the SDGs under PATA's vision for 2020: 'Partnerships for Tomorrow'.
The annual theme will permeate all of the Association's activities for the calendar year, and be leveraged to drive greater strategic alignment and advanced planning between all PATA business units. Furthermore, PATA will use initiatives that include the theme as a multi-faceted PR campaign to drive greater media awareness of the need for a sustainable tomorrow, within the membership community and at large.
In line with its vision for next year, the Association's recent partnership between ADB Ventures and Plug and Play will provide the first step for PATA to empower its hospitality members to leave a positive impact on countries, destinations, local communities and the surrounding environment.
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Lane Arye, Ph.D. supports individuals, couples and groups to discover wholeness, creativity, reconciliation and community. He studied Processwork in Zurich in the 1980's and was one of the founding members of the Process Work Center of Portland (now PWI). Approaching our joys and our troubles with curiosity, respect, and heart, he fosters the experience that life is mysterious and meaningful.
Lane developed Unintentional Music, a way of using Process Work with musicians (and non-musicians) as they play or sing to help them transform their music and themselves. That work also led him to teach people around the world how to transform stage fright in new and exciting ways.
Jan Dworkin, PhD is a Process Work facilitator, coach, educator and artist living in Portland, Oregon. One of Arny Mindell's original students, Jan has been developing and co-creating Process Work theory and practice for over twenty-five years. She has worked with groups and multiple stakeholders on opposing sides of issues in highly tense and charged conflict situations around the world. She has co-authored various Process Work training programs both in the U.S.A. and abroad and she conducts training workshops and public seminars internationally. Jan served as the Academic Dean of the Masters in Process Work (MAPW) program for many years.
Jan specializes in conflict facilitation, relationship work, sexuality and creativity. She is owner and partner in 361ArtWorks, a unique facilitation company that uses Process Work awareness methods and the Arts to support organizational development and community transformation. Jan is passionately involved with her own creative process as well—especially as a painter. She is also an avid long distance road cyclist and nature lover. Above all else, she tries to follow the unpredictable direction of Nature and Spirit in whatever she undertakes.
Mila Gaca, Ph.D., Dipl. PW, LPC
Pronouns: she/her
Mila has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology and is a Diplomate in Process-Oriented Psychology. She started her journey in Process Work in Warsaw, Poland in 2003. Since then she has continued on a path of learning and studying life processes in their various manifestations.
She works with individuals, groups, and organizations providing facilitation, coaching and training. Mila is passionate about studying consciousness, making explicit the invisible dynamics and patterns of human behaviors, and contributing to psychology as soul work. Her areas of focus are process of change & transformation, ethical use of power, organizational change, liberatory practices, and collective healing.
Hellene Gronda, Ph.D, PW. Dipl, MA, BSc/BA(Hons)
Dr. Gronda is an experienced leader, manager and administrator with over 10 years experience in academic and nonprofit administration and public sector management. She led PWI's successful application for national accreditation with ACICS (awarded August 2016) and has served as Dean of PWI's academic programs since 2015, providing oversight and management of the academic program including faculty assignments, accountability and performance evaluation; program logistics and administrative control and standards compliance.
Previously Dr. Gronda served on the executive leadership team of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). She established and led the AHURI Research Synthesis Service, their national research consultancy business unit (2008-2012). Publications include: What makes Case Management Work and What makes a difference? Building a foundation for nationally consistent outcome measures. Other roles include policy development leader for the Victorian State Government, and research coordinator for a large nonprofit.
Dr. Gronda uses her mastery of innovative change facilitation methodologies for individuals and groups. She brings her proven ability in leadership, teaching, research, policy, partnerships and business development, along with a strong project delivery and publication record, to deliver sound management and leadership of the Institute.
Hellene is a Processwork Diplomate and member of PWI Faculty since 2015, with a PhD in Cultural Studies from Monash University (Aust.) and a BSc/BA(Hons) from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from the Process Work Institute's Masters in Process Work (MAPW) program in February 2013. Her doctoral research, Dance with the body you have (2006), focused on the meaning and implications of body awareness practices, while her first degree was in Physics.
Diploma, Research Society of Process Oriented Psychology, Zurich. 1990
Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis, Laban Institute of Movement Studies, NY, NY. 1980
MA, Western Washington University. 1973
B.Mus. Philadelphia Dance Academy/Combs College of Music, 1972
Certified Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator since 1998
Research, publications, projects:
Facilitator in Worldwork seminars since 1991
Conducted research /therapeutic seminars with victims of the Chernobyl disaster, 1994-1997.
Co-founder (with Amy Mindell and Joe Goodbread) and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Process-Oriented Psychology.
Diversity consultant to major mass-transit organization, 1998.
Conducted training and research seminars throughout the world, 1987-present.
Co-designer of and trainer in "Befriending Conflict" program, Donegal, Ireland, to introduce process-oriented facilitation methods to community workers in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland border towns, 2003-2004.
Co-founder of the Irish Process Oriented Psychology training program. (Process Oriented Psychology Ireland)
Facilitator, with Joe Goodbread and Arny Mindell, of the 'Parallel Worlds Extreme States Clinic' since 1996.
Co-founder Lao Tse Press, Ltd. Portland, OR
Five Blind Men and the Elephant: A Comment (editorial for the issue). Spring/Summer 2001. Vol. 9, No 1.
What is the Point of Process Work? 1995-1996, Vol. 7, No. 2.
Standing Before the Muse: Dance and Process Work. Winter 1994-1995, Vol. 6, No 2.
"But What Does iIt Mean?": Mystery as a Key to Exploring Experience. Spring/Summer 1993, Vol. 5, No. 1.
Special Interests:
My life-long interest has been in the quick and direct path to solving problems, deepening meaning, and revealing unknown possibilities offered by focusing on movement expression. I am humbled by the profundity of the difference that focusing with awareness on conflict, dreams, symptoms, addictions, extreme, disturbing, or ecstatic and elated states can make on individual and community's progress and unfolding development. I am fascinated by the consistency of each of our processes, how it underlies dreams, hopes, and the potential for us as individuals and the world. I have worked with thousands of people on 8 continents in extreme and not so extreme situations and continue to discover the innate intelligence found in diverse people in diverse situations.
Personal Statement:
I moved to Portland from Zurich in 1990, where I live with my partner Joe Goodbread and our cat Ben. I grew up as a "global nomad" living with my family in many different countries from the age of 10. In my early years as a dancer/choreographer I discovered a great yearning to know more about myself and the mystery of the unknown and found a path to process work. As well as my career as a process work teacher, therapist and group facilitator, I take great joy in being a wildly creative individual enjoying multiple avenues of artistic expression including dance and improvisational theatre, photography, painting, sewing, knitting, and a budding interest in film making. I've always wanted to be able to sing like a diva but alas that's for another lifetime.I love hill riding in Portland with Joe and making a bountiful summer garden.
Pronouns: they/them, she/her
Lynn completed their MAPW in 2015. They have 25 years of clinical experience as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Body Psychotherapist with a focus on trauma work. While retiring from clinical work in 2018, Lynn has maintained a small private practice as a psychotherapist. They spend most of their days painting.Painting has always been a core practice for Lynn. They have had many exhibitions, been on art residencies in Italy and Portugal, taught painting and drawing and are now working to set up more opportunities for young BIPOC visual artists. They have also worked in and written for theatre on a community and professional level. Lynn has co-authored and illustrated a graphic novel with her colleague Venetia Bouronikou titled, DREAMING INTO COMMUNITY, A Guide Book to Worldwork.
These days Lynn's focus is on decolonisation and organisational change as an awareness facilitator and visual artist. Their key interest is in Dreambody work, Worldwork and creative practice.
Lynn's cultural background is Indian-Portugese, or Goan. They now live in Adelaide, Australia.
Dawn Menken, Ph.D, is a certified process worker, group facilitator, conflict resolution educator, workshop leader, and coach. A senior faculty member at the Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon, Dawn has been a co-creator of various Master of Arts programs and supports many of the PW programs world-wide. She is the founder and director of Teens Rise Up, a summer leadership intensive for youth. Dawn enjoys facilitating multi-cultural groups and has worked in organizations, agencies, small businesses, and schools. She is a passionate teacher and facilitator with a special devotion to relationship and building sustainable community.
Dawn is the author of the award winning book, Raising Parents Raising Kids: Hands-on Wisdom for the Next Generation, an inspiring and ground-breaking book for parents, educators and practitioners who work with children. She is also the author of Speak Out! Talking About Love, Sex and Eternity, a book of essays that explore themes of marginalization, relationship, and the essence of community.
Amy is in private therapy practice in Portland, Oregon and has taught together with Arny all over the world. She developed the concept of "Metaskills" and has also helped develop Process Work in the areas of coma work, movement work, and creativity. She has a BA in dance and theater, an MA and PhD in psychology, and is a diplomate of the Research Society for Process oriented Psychology in Zurich. She is the author of 5 books and has published numerous journal articles.
Amy loves to create whimsical puppets and animated figures of all kinds, and is also a musician, songwriter, and singer. She is in the midst of creating an animated film about Worldwork. Most of all, she is passionate about creating and dreaming together with others.
In the great outdoors, she enjoys running, skiing, gardening, and the boundless beauty of nature.
Arnold Mindell, or Arny has a Ph.D in psychology from the Union Institute, and M.S. from M.I.T. Arny has many years of consulting experience with government and organizational leaders around the world as well as many hundreds of individuals . He created processwork, or process oriented psychology while still working as Jungian training analyst in Switzerland in the late 1970's. He has written 21 books.
For more see http://www.aamindell.net
I have always been interested in health, in approaches that facilitate awareness in health care for individual professionals, patients, and health care administrators. As a medical facilitator I believe that communication and relationship is a basic principle in health care. I recognize the many competing subsidiary issues that need to be addressed in a communicative dialogue (e.g. rising health care costs, health disparities). I integrate an adult education paradigm and address in addition to all other needs, the power and rank imbalance between health care providers and clients and the dominance of some cultural values over others. I believe in deepening meaning by unfolding individuals and communities stories and narratives. In contrast to the disenchanted worldview of mainstream medicine in which there is no place for mystery and magic I believe in peoples sentient experiences and dreaming nature. I embrace the idea of a force of life that animates our bodies and selves and try to foster the therapeutic powers within ourselves, which help us regain strength and overcome fatigue and sickness.
In my leisure time I play saxophone and love cooking for friends and my family. I love the outdoors and long walks on the Oregon beaches.
Suzette Payne, MA, Dipl.PW is a Faculty member of PWI. She has a private practice in Portland with a focus on personal growth, trauma, addictions, dreaming, creativity, empowerment and relationship issues. She has a passion for Worldwork, and is a member of the Worldwork Committee for IAPOP. Suzette helped develop and is on the Advisory Board for the Open Studio Project, a non-for-profit arts organization and gallery, serving community social justice issues for children and adults with creative healing and awareness. She is passionate about community healing, nature, play, art process, Worldwork and a co-creative unfolding of our deepest dreaming together.
I am an international process oriented trainer, facilitator, therapist and licensed clinical social worker. I am senior faculty at Processwork Institute in Portland, Oregon; Moscow, Russia and Colombia, Bogota.
I live out in the country near Eugene, Oregon, with my partner Sharon Emery, and her son Jamie and my daughter Eliana, as well as cats, dogs, and horses. My work life includes my private practice, teaching Process work, and writing books. When I am not working, I love being active and running, skiing, biking, and camping, as well as having time to meditate, and especially time to have laugh and have fun with family and friends.
Kas is originally from New Zealand and lived in Australia for 11 years. She is a certified Process Worker and has been a faculty member at the Process Work Institute since 2007. She has experience in wellness, recovery, facilitation and leadership. She focuses on personal growth, professional development, teamwork, body symptoms, creativity, relationship issues, and the empowerment of marginal experiences. Kas loves process work's deep respect for the diversity of human nature and diving into the mysteries and challenges of life. She practices improvisational theatre and is inspired by the calm and wild rhythms of nature.
Ingrids guiding inspiration for her life work stems from her history of growing up in South Africa, where as a child, perceiving the injustice around her, she decided early on to devote herself to individual and social change. In service of this vision, Ingrid has achieved two doctoral degrees, has become an Australian licensed psychologist, licensed Professional Counselor, a certified Process Worker, and is a faculty member and Dean at the Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon.
Ingrid has spent the past 40 years exploring various modalities that enhance human potential and growth, all of which contribute to her eclectic style and method in working with others. She has had extensive experience teaching Process Work to many groups all over the world in addition to being an associate professor at Portland State University, and the National College of Natural Medicine for some years.
She has been in private practice since 1985, working with a large range of presentations in children, adolescents, and adults including working with extreme states, relationships, end of life, and giving student training and supervision.
Process Work has cultivated further a love of engaging and working with groups on diversity issues and conflict situations. Among some of her group work experiences are:
Ingrid offers classes, student training, individual therapy, supervision, exam preparation, as well as seminars, training and group facilitation in Portland and all over the world
Pronouns: he/him/his
Bill Say, M.A., Dipl. PW brings over twenty years of experience to the intersection of diversity awareness training, conflict resolution, and leadership/team/community building, including work in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
His organizational consulting experience is with health, mental health, and educational organizations in the US and abroad including with the Cities of Berkeley, Richmond and San Rafael; Alameda County Human Resources; the Highlander Research and Education Center; UN refugee health organizations in the Middle East (UNRWA); New Energy in China; and Independent Thought and Social Action in India.
He is an adjunct faculty member of the California Institute of Integral Studies, the Wright Institute and JFK University. Bill is a Mindell Process Work Diplomate.
He is Japanese Korean American, cis and male and straight identified, middle-class-ish, spiritually oriented, socially introverted, married to Linda and parent to son Gabe.
As an international consultant, coach, lecturer and facilitator, Stephen consults and presents seminars, keynotes and workshops internationally including South Africa, Australia, Russia, Japan, Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico and the United States.
He works with communities and organizations in many diverse situations ranging from the facilitation of change management for the United Nations; to staff retreats, consultation and strategic planning for Esalen Institute; individual coaching and consultation with executives at Afognak Native corporation and more.
Stephen's expertise is in the area of individual, interpersonal and system development and change. His practice with organizations includes strategic coaching consultations with corporate executives, change management, work with diversity, team building, conflict resolution and executive development
Coming from an activist background I have a passion for worldwork and group process. I've been part of the facilitation team at worldwork seminars for many years and I have taught group process, relationship work and process-oriented conflict resolution to diverse groups both nationally and internationally. I am especially interested in the development of the metaskill of eldership and the creation of sustainable communication between individuals and in groups.
Jai is a Diplomate of the Process Work Institute of Portland and a member of IAPOP, the International Association of Process Orientated Psychology. She is also a graduate of the Global Coaching Institute and a certified wellness coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Her skills include facilitation of physical and mental health, leadership and community building, and she has organized conferences and programs for professionals in these fields.
One of her passions is working with dogs as an animal chiropractor and physical therapist. She also trains and works with therapy dogs. They have worked as Pet Partner teams with special needs kids and at risk teens.
Experience includes:
• Doctor of Chiropractic and Functional Medicine practitioner.
• Owner of Yachats Health Care & Newport Chiropractic in Oregon.
• Certified Animal Chiropractor and physical therapist, graduate of Options for Animals, Kansas.
• Founder of the Radiant Health Center, the first healing arts center in Anchorage, Alaska.
• Board President of Pet Partners of the Oregon Coast.
• Conference and seminar organizer for physicians, psychologists and healing arts professionals.
• Lava Rock Clinics and Dreambody Medicine instructor for people with chronic symptoms.
• Facilitator of public dialogue on a variety of social, medical and political issues.
• Adjunct faculty member of Naropa Institute.
"Dr. Jai Tomlin, is not only a highly gifted body therapist, but an amazing process worker, and will be of benefit to anyone with body problems, personal problems, relationship or group difficulties." —Drs. Amy and Arny Mindell
Jai provides individual or group sessions in person, or over Skype or Zoom by appointment. She has a team of co-facilitators and coaches as resources that she co-partners with for various projects.


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CEO Boardroom
Andrew Stoner addressed a CEO boardroom of 20 senior business executives where he discussed "Planning for Prosperity - An Outline of the NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition's Economic Policy ". This CEO boardroom event was proudly hosted by ANZ.
THE NSW STATE ELECTION IS TWO YEARS AWAY and should there be a change of government, the National Party will play a pivotal role in the new administration holding approximately 8 out of 20 ministerial seats, including that of Deputy Premier.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR NSW BUSINESS to engage with the Nationals if it wishes to influence policy formulation and build relationships with future ministers.
As Leader of the NSW Nationals and with responsibility for the Shadow Roads and Ports, and State and Regional Development portfolios, Andrew Stoner is part of a new wave of young and passionate political leaders, dedicated to bringing common sense back into how NSW is governed.
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Many muscles and nerves work together to open and close your mouth. When these muscles are damaged, your child might get a condition called "trismus."
What is trismus and what causes it?
Trismus is a condition that makes it hard to open the mouth. It can happen from damage to the nerves or a joint such as the "temporomandibular joint," or TMJ. It can also happen from damage to jaw muscles, fast growing scar tissue, or a combination of these things. It can happen during your child's treatment, right after treatment, or years later.
Common causes of trismus include:
- Surgery to the head, neck, or jaw,
- Radiation for head and neck cancer,
- Surgery on the face,
- A tumor that affects the bones, muscles, and nerves that open the mouth, and
- Some medicines. The picture at the right shows the upper and lower jaw. It also shows the "temporomandibular joint," or TMJ.
Will my child get trismus?
Maybe not. Some people who have head and neck cancer treatment do not get trismus. Trismus can be mild or severe. So your child might be able to open his mouth as much as he wants. Or he might have just a small opening.
Should I watch for signs of trismus in my child?
Yes. Doctors know that when muscles do not move normally for 3 days or more, they start wasting away. In the same way, joints that do not move start to break down. Trismus can happen any time during your child's treatment or even years after treatment if he had radiation. You should watch for signs that your child is having problems opening his mouth. Once trismus develops, it is very hard to treat. So it is important to prevent trismus and to treat it as early as possible. Your child might see a speech therapist when radiation starts. The therapist can teach exercises to help prevent trismus.
A simple test for trismus
Most people can open their mouths about 3 fingers wide. To test for trismus, have your child hold his 3 middle fingers sideways. Then, have him put all 3 in his mouth with his fingernails pointing toward the throat. If all three fingers fit between the top and bottom front teeth, your child has a normal mouth opening. If your child cannot put 3 fingers in his mouth, he might have trismus.
What problems can trismus cause?
Trismus can affect your child's quality of life, make him less comfortable, or both. When your child cannot open his mouth, it is hard for the doctor to examine this area. The list below tells you about other problems from trismus.
- Weakness – Your child might get tired easily when chewing or talking.
- Bad breath, cavities, and mouth infections – Trismus makes it hard to clean the mouth and teeth completely.
- Problems with dental checkups and treatment.
- Chewing problems – Your child might lose weight or be at risk of choking if he has trouble chewing food.
- Speech problems – The mouth cannot open enough to make normal sounds.
- Problems putting in a breathing tube – If your child needs a breathing tube for medical treatment.
- Jaw pain.
What is the treatment for trismus?
Early treatment is more likely to help. It is also easier for your child. The list below gives some treatments for trismus. Your child's doctor or therapist can tell you if your child needs these treatments and how to do them.
- Exercises to stretch the jaw gently. Your child can use certain medical devices to help, such as the TheraBite®. If your child needs a TheraBite®, the doctor can prescribe one.
- Jaw muscle massage – This helps the muscles relax.
- Ice or heat.
If you have questions about trismus, talk with your medical team or call Rehabilitation Services at 901-595-3621.
This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services. Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment by providing information and education. Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.
St. Jude complies with health care-related federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
ATTENTION: If you speak another language, assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1-866-278-5833 (TTY: 1-901-595-1040).
ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-866-278-5833 (TTY: 1-901-595-1040).
تنبيه: إذا كنت تتحدث باللغة العربية فيمكنك الاستعانة بخدمات المساعدة اللغوية المتوفرة لك مجانا. .يرجى الاتصال بالرقم. 5833-278-866-1 (الهاتف النصي: 1040-595-901-1).


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text: Film producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to two additional charges of predatory sexual assault. Mr Weinstein, who briefly appeared in a New York court, has already pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in 2013 and a forcible sex act on another in 2006. Prosecutors filed the new indictment on Monday to allow jurors to hear testimony from a third accuser, actress Annabella Sciorra. Mr Weinstein, 67, has denied sexual misconduct claims by over 70 women. Ms Sciorra, who is known for her role in the HBO series The Sopranos, says Mr Weinstein raped her inside her Manhattan apartment in 1993. She is not listed as a plaintiff in the new case because the alleged assault took place too long ago to be prosecuted under state law. However, prosecutors hope to use her testimony to bolster their case that Weinstein is a sexual predator. The defence said in court documents that the legal move to introduce Ms Sciorra as a witness was a "desperate" bid to prop up a "weak" case. Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represents sex abuse accusers in high-profile cases, said in a statement on Monday that she was representing Ms Sciorra. The actress went public with her allegation in the New Yorker magazine in October 2017. Mr Weinstein's trial was pushed back on Monday four months to January. The Hollywood producer could face a life sentence if convicted. Source: BBC]]>


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New entry – american football
Good evening , dear readers and bettors from all around the globe. The tie has come to a new challenge, a new section in my blog. Every new start has its risks .also its passion and fever. I like to provoke myself and also you – my fans. If no one is feeling provoked, may be not a lot of the best researches, brave deposits and new arrivals on the scenes of sports and science will never occur and be known to all of us.
I did not know a lot about American football till I started trading it live. I was very pessimistic , whether this new sport will become favorite of mine one day. In this new , early,first steps I started to like this game, the rules the players and the crazy crowds on the different stadiums . All the atmosphere , all the power and enthusiasm in the college games as well, suddenly make me feel in love with this game.
As I stated before,in some previous posts of mine the main figure in American football is the quarter back. This is the captain of the team, who has to have eyes of a hawk , brain of a chess gross master, to be fast as a rabbit or even as a tiger and at the same time to be a balanced person. Quarterback has great similarity with the pitcher in baseball. Both are the chosen ones, to be the heroes in one matrix of minds, brave men and fast decision.
As in soccer , I like the high scoring games – to be many touchdowns scored, many field goals , even safety which is not regular to happen. One of the most interesting type of bet is 1st scoring play. As you know , I give you odds as per my official betting partner and odds provider William Hill. I will give you my tips about the game Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals just in the several lines which will soon appear under my fingers.
The most thrilling part of the games are the yards – rushing , receiving and passing ones. It is like the contest before the All Star games in NBA . Performance of players is not measured by points and also by yards. Yards are the milestones, that keep the attention of the fans and coaches always there, down on the field. Accomplished pass, rush or receiving attempt, means that all the swat and training worth it .
Let's concentrate on my predictions , which are impatient to come. As in European football, I will focus on the totals- over/under lines , scoring plays and payer props. The last ones are master class of high value punters, who are fighting with odds and stats. Let's stop for now with words and try to emphasize on figures and bets:
- Jeremy Hill Total rushing Yards – over 78,5 @ 1.91 and Isaiah Crowell total rushing yards over 35,5 @ 1.91. We have a huge favorite here and there will be a great thought on both squads for scoring more. Rushing yards are hard to be done , but not defense will be the hot point here.
- The over/under line of the game is 44.5 in William Hill. The last who games were under this line, as per my opinion after few hours I am expecting a lot of points, touchdowns and field goals.
- First scoring play- Cincinnati Bengals to score a touchdown – 2.05, you know where.
This is all from me by now , dear friends. Let's hurry and stake our bets, as long as the match is soon to come. Win a lot and dare more, to learn and to read new things. I will see you very soon in another new and intriguing post of mine 🙂


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List the Steps of the Accounting Cycle in Their Proper Order
The accounting cycle refers to the overall process of taking recordings of transactions and using those recordings to create various financial statements and a formalized record of the business's transactions over a particular recording period.
Record Journal Entries From Transactions
The beginning of the accounting cycle involves transferring transaction recordings into journal entries. This requires listing sales and purchases -- among other transactions -- as debits and credits.
Post Journal Entries to the General Ledger
Once transactions are recorded as journal entries, they can be posted to the general ledger. It is important that all entries are recorded in the general ledger so a complete and accurate accounting can be made.
Prepare Unadjusted Trial Balance
The unadjusted trial balance is the recording that is made before any adjusting entries have been made. With debits in the left column and credits in the right, an accountant will add up all debits and credits and make sure the sums equal. If they do not equal, an error has been made.
Adjust the Accounts
Adjusting the accounts refers to making adjusting entries in the ledger to account for expenses or revenues that are applicable to a particular period. There are two general types of adjustments. Accruals record expenses or revenues before the transaction has actually taken place, and deferrals delay the recording of a transaction.
Prepare an Adjusted Trial Balance
Once the adjustments have been made, an adjusted trial balance can be prepared in the same way the unadjusted trial balance is prepared, making sure total debits equal total credits.
Prepare the Financial Statements
Using the adjusted trial balance, the accountant will next prepare the financial statements. These financial statements include the income statement, balance sheet, statement of retained earnings and cash flow statement.
Close the Temporary Accounts
Temporary accounts include revenues, expenses, gains and losses. These should be closed after the financial statements have been prepared. The balances are transferred to retained earnings on the financial statements.
Prepare a Post-Closing Trial Balance
At this point, the accountant will prepare a post-closing trial balance. This is prepared in the same way as the other trial balances except that all the temporary accounts have been closed, leaving only permanent accounts.


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Hot on the heels of the announcement that Apple had acquired the Beats Music streaming service for $3 billion to help bolster its own struggling competitor, 9to5Mac has learned that Apple is introducing a new ESPN station for iTunes Radio. The station will include original ESPN programs like SportsCenter All Night, SVP and Russillo, The Herd, and Mike & Mike.
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If you like restaurants and recreation, Golden is the town for you! With an abundance of hiking and biking trails, a gorgeous creek flowing through the town center and Stage Three of the upcoming Colorado Classic, the nation's top women's cycling event, Golden is full of adventure. And thanks to a recent restaurant boom, there are more dining options to satisfy the appetite you'll surely work up as you tackle the trails in Denver's closest mountain town.
Recent Golden restaurant openings include: the city's first food hall, Tributary Food Hall & Drinkery, which features seven Colorado food and drink purveyors and a full-service bar; the jaw-dropping renovation of long time Golden classic The Buffalo Rose; Smiley's a critically acclaimed new barbecue joint; and more set to open in the coming weeks including a Ramen shop and upscale Italian.
And because who doesn't like to celebrate their latest hike, climb or paddle with a great meal, here are six ways to eat and adventure your way through Golden.
Kayak Clear Creek & Devour a Bob's Atomic Burger – Kayakers work up some serious appetites navigating the rapids of Clear Creek. Afterwards, Bob's Atomic Burgers is the perfect spot for a post-paddling lunch. Bob's offers a homemade, fresh take on the classic American burger and don't forget fries on the side. Surely you deserve this after tackling Golden's kayak park!
Bike through Golden & Grab & Go at Tributary Food Hall & Drinkery – For an easier adventure, pick up a cruiser from Golden's free Bike Library. Each bike comes with a basket that will be perfect for grabbing a lunch to go. Point your bike towards Tributary Food Hall & Drinkery where you can sidle up to several celebrated restaurant counters, including Working Title & Raw Bar, Woodgrain Bagels, Kona Bowls and more for a grab and go lunch. Pedal to a picnic spot – we recommend Parfet Park - and enjoy!
Hike North Table Mountain & Indulge at Indulge – Climb North Table Mountain's Lichen Peak to enjoy 360 degree views of the surrounding mountain ranges and Denver skyline. Afterwards, continue to enjoy gorgeous views with lunch at Indulge Bistro & Wine Bar where you can savor the view while enjoying their signature appetizer, Ahi Tuna Guacamole.
Mountain Bike Apex Park & Devour at Vice – Apex is among the most popular mountain biking spots and with good reason. The trails are technical with big rocks, streams and forests. Afterwards, settle your nerves at VICE, known for its wine and whiskey, and enjoy a savory meal to celebrate your mountain biking success.
Golf at Fossil Trace & Savor the Views & Meals at Schnepf's – Golden is fortunate to be home to Fossil Trace, consistently ranked as one of the region's top public courses and home to amazing vistas of the surrounding foothills. Afterwards, Schnepf's at Fossil Trace offers a perfect patio to nosh with a menu featuring all the golf club classics.
Stroll Clear Creek & Savor Lunch on a Golden Patio – Sometimes the easy adventures are the best. Strolling the Clear Creek walking path is a favorite Golden activity. So is sitting on a downtown patio and soaking in the town's charm. Thankfully, there are plenty of spots to do so. Among our favorites are Café 13, the Windy Saddle, Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen, Old Capitol Grill & Smokehouse, and Woody's.
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Dale Gibson of Gibson Air Systems in Jamaica, Virginia offers his new invention, a black spotted filtration system that slips directly onto a cooling or heating coil!… Just kidding folks, this cooling coil with a ¾" blanket of yuck. This cruddy coil was pulled from a system two weeks after the building owner paid $250.00 to have his "friend in the business" clean the coil.
The cooling system had so much refrigerant added over previous years that the coil finally exploded from excessive pressure. Thanks to Jonathan Miller, service tech and dirty coil model for expressing his delight with this extraordinary find.


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BAKER CITY, Oregon, March 31, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Matt and Elsa Cunningham thought they'd lost their young son in a drowning accident earlier this month. But 22-month-old Matty made it through the terrible ordeal with no medical complications.
The toddler should not have survived. His case has defied the laws of nature and science. And the Oregon family wants to share the joy of their miraculous experience, which they attribute to the power of prayer.
"Our Catholic faith is at the center of our lives," Matt Cunningham told LifeSiteNews. "But I never knew that we'd be blessed this richly. It's more than we could have ever asked for."
Elsa expressed confidence that her son's survival is due to a miracle, and how his very presence every day is an even greater testament to the miracle of life than it was before.
"Because you know when you wake up and he's alive," she told LifeSiteNews.
It couldn't happen without God
Many human hands helped to save Matty, and the Cunninghams are grateful to them.
But it was also a stream of apparent Divine Interventions that led to Matty's survival.
They are grateful to God, to the venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen and St. Joseph, Matt's late mother and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The couple prayed to God and His saints throughout Matty's plight, but especially upon the horror of finding him in the water. And it was Archbishop Sheen, the revered pioneer of modern evangelization, that Matt thought to turn to at that moment.
"Archbishop Sheen was the one I screamed to," Matt recounted in describing the 911 call, which was a mingling of his cries to Heaven to save his son and communicating with EMS.
The family had been praying a morning devotional with Archbishop Sheen each day in the month leading up to the accident. They were enamored of the prospective saint's teaching. He has stood out among those they invoked to intercede on Matty's behalf, and they think he had a hand in Matty's survival.
"The Church is our life," said Elsa. "If we could give credit to one saint, it would be Archbishop Sheen, but there were so many."
"The crazy part is, Matty was dead, and now he's perfect."
Without knowing whether their situation would ever qualify for a miracle, the Cunninghams nevertheless now feel an affinity with the family whose child is at the center of the first approved miracle in the cause for Archbishop Sheen's canonization. The stillborn baby was resuscitated after medical professionals worked on him for just over an hour.
"I feel for those parents who waited for 61 minutes for their child to come back," Elsa said.
What happened that day
Thursday, March 9, was a mild late winter day that found the Cunninghams anticipating spring and working in the yard of their home seven miles from Baker City.
The homeschooling family had recently seen the first bluebird of the season, so Elsa was cleaning out a birdhouse for the birds to nest. The family had a litter of a couple-months-old puppies, and Matt was building an extension to their dog kennel.
Their oldest, Johnathan, 17, was inside working on school. Shane, 14, was not at home. The rest of the kids, Daniel, 11, Isabel, 9, and Abigail, 7, were outside helping their parents, along with Matty.
They don't know when, but Matty wandered away on his own. They think he may have been following one of the puppies and fell into the pond about 100 yards from where they were working.
A string of miracles begins
But the pond is on a neighbor's property behind a tightly spaced barbed wire fence that Matty shouldn't have been able to get through. So it didn't dawn on them at first to even check the pond, but as they realized he was missing, something took them there.
"The Holy Spirit led us, we believe," Matt said.
The first miracle was not just that they were led to him, he said, but also that Matty was floating on the surface instead of sinking, despite his being dressed in a heavy winter coat and boots.
Elsa went through the barbed wire fence, tearing her clothes, and Matt went over the top.
"Whatever we had to do," Matt told LifeSiteNews. "Elsa dove in with all her clothes on. Every second counted."
Elsa started chest compressions and Matt performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
A parent's worst nightmare
No one knows how long he'd been in the water, but they thought for sure they'd lost him.
Matty was blue, unresponsive, not breathing.
"We thought he was dead," Matt said. "There was no movement in his limbs. He looked like he'd been there all winter."
"Every parent knows the terror we felt," he said. "It was pure hell."
Still, Matt said they would try to resuscitate him "until they pried him away from us."
Matt screamed to the 911 dispatcher on the phone as they also cried out to God. The other children immediately fell on their knees and prayed, Cunningham told LifeSiteNews, and John called 911 too.
Archbishop Sheen was on the tip of Matt's tongue when it came time to beseech God to save Matty. He can be heard invoking him on the 911 tape.
He is grateful for the family's daily devotional to the venerable prelate.
"I believe that was the Lord's way of preparing us for that morning," said Matt.
He remembers jumping out of the way as soon as the EMTs touched his shoulder, knowing they needed to work.
They detected a faint heartbeat at the scene, but Matty was still not breathing.
A friend jumps to action
Local sheriff Travis Ash, a family friend, had arrived on the scene apart from EMS, having also heard the call.
Ash instinctively ran to the ambulance, ahead of everyone else running, and jumped in to drive. Matt Cunningham doesn't know why, but it's another thing he considers the foundation of a miracle.
Ash was compelled to action, taking the driver's seat, and driving such that the EMTs told him to take it easy. Ash continued at top speed, and the ambulance made it across the nearby railroad tracks in time to avoid a train that would have cost them valuable time.
"His haste gave Matty precious moments of needed care in the hospital," Matt said. "It was all hands on deck, something that restores your faith in humanity."
When Matty got to the ER at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City, an estimated 17 minutes after the first 911 call was placed, his body temperature was 84 degrees.
Matty's initial blood work was that of a dead baby in Baker City, Matt told LifeSiteNews.
The staff had to administer two bone IVs in his calves because he was too cold to get a regular IV started. They performed blood work and other tests to assess his condition, the implication being there would be permanent damage assuming Matty survived.
They intubated Matty with a mobile ventilator and tried to warm him.
As the staff worked, Elsa prayed quietly to herself, Matt said, "I just spent most of the time on my knees."
During this time, he had an experience that convinced him that Bishop Sheen was interceding on their behalf for Matty.
As he prayed, Matty cried out every so often while the hospital staff tried to revive him.
"Every time I kept imploring Archbishop Sheen, those were the two or three times I heard him cry," Matt said.
He'd been told it was likely just a physical reaction his son had been making. The sound had him alternating between hope and fear.
People that they knew, and many they didn't, stood in prayer in the parking lot, Matt recalled.
Everyone who was either at the scene or in that hospital knew how hopeless and tragic the situation was, he said, "how it was sure to end later that day with the planning of our son's funeral."
Matty was then airlifted the 125 miles to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise and would later be transferred to St. Luke's Children's Hospital, also in Boise.
A mother's plea to God
Elsa rode in the helicopter as Matty was life-flighted to Boise. Matt followed by car with a family friend.
"I had the 50-minute helicopter ride from hell," she told LifeSiteNews.
It was raining, there was turbulence, and she needed an airsickness bag handy nearby.
"But I'm just praying," Elsa said, praying that God will allow her to keep her son.
Elsa, like many women, has miscarried, in her case three times.
Naming one of her other babies, she told LifeSiteNews that she thought as she prayed, "He has Michael (and the others)."
She prayed to God in the helicopter, "I want this one. I don't know if we can live through this" (losing Matty).
Another sort of miracle Matt described was when they raced past a highway patrolman on the normally two-plus-hour drive to Boise, the officer simply waved at them, despite their speed.
Care, with prayer
Then, the experience with first doctor they encountered out of the helicopter at St. Alphonsus, Dr. Adrian John Curnow, also seemed in line with their impending miracle.
Curnow was willing to pray for their son.
"He grabbed me by the shoulder and told me, "God loves your son more than you do, and he's going to be OK," said Matt.
Curnow wasn't the only medical professional to pray.
"All along the way, person after person and physician after physician prayed with us, and over our son," Matt said. "This doesn't happen in a secular world, but again, God allows small miracles to form the foundation of one large miracle."
The doctor explained to the Cunninghams how Matty's temperature would come up and then could spike, which would be dangerous.
He had a line put in through Matty's nose to the boy's stomach, and with a large syringe, taking water in and out of the line, he moderated Matty's core temperature.
Curnow then rode in the ambulance with the Cunninghams to St. Luke's, continuing the water-cooling procedure and staying with them after they arrived at the new hospital.
Matty remained heavily sedated there, until he could have an MRI to determine damage from the accident.
As the family waited the few days for Matty's MRI, fellow parishioners at the Cunninghams' parish of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City and many others prayed.
Their doctor at St. Luke's was another beacon of faith, Matt told LifeSiteNews.
Between his manner, praying and using scripture with them, Dr. Derrick Dauplaise really embodied Christ to them, Matt said. He always came to them in a reassuring way, no matter what.
"He laid hands on Matty and prayed," Matt recalled. "He then said God was going to take care of all of us."
"He was the doctor to us just as much as Matty," he said. "He was so loving, this man, we could just tell God was with us."
An outcome with no medical explanation
The MRI took longer than expected, and likewise, the wait for results was difficult. The staff was taken aback by what they found. They wanted to be sure before they brought the Cunninghams the news.
Matty's MRI results were absolutely normal, defying medical explanation.
When the Cunninghams were told there was no sign of brain damage, despite the specifics of Matty's case, they couldn't believe it.
"We just wept," said Matt, "and I just fell on my knees and prayed to God. Thank you God, Archbishop Sheen and all the saints and angels."
Prayer had been the key, prayer in the face of fear, and faith in God's plan, no matter what, where or when.
At one point in the middle of the night during Matty's hospital stay, Matt said, he wanted to pray the rosary, but he'd forgotten his rosary at home in the rush for the hospital.
So in the quiet of the night in Matty's room, Matt used his son's 10 toes in place of the 10 Hail Mary rosary beads to pray for the Blessed Mother's intercession for his son.
"So I used his toes," he said. "I just thought it was a great thing to do."
After the MRI, things went quickly. Matty's sedation was stopped and his breathing tube removed once he came to.
Within an hour, he knew who everyone was and called his siblings by name, Matt said. "He was just perfect."
The first sound Matty actually made when he awoke was barking like a dog, as if nothing had happened.
"It was the greatest thing he could have said," his father stated. Matty had been often mimicking their puppies before the accident. And this was just him picking up where he'd left off.
Matty didn't skip a beat after waking up, Elsa recalled, and he was running around in no time.
Elsa stayed with him that night in the barred hospital crib before Matty was released the next day to go home.
Photos of Matty from the time of his waking show a healthy, happy child.
There's more
The miraculous events didn't end with Matty's physical revival.
After they began to settle in at home, Matt and Elsa came together at one point, each wondering, "Have you noticed anything different about him?"
The couple had individually seen the same things; Matty's eyes were brighter, almost as if they were bigger, and he was using bigger words.
Matt said his son was always beautiful and bright-eyed, but now Matty is just more so. He doesn't know how else to explain it.
"They're just wider and brighter," he said of Matty's eyes. "He's just wide-eyed and bright."
Elsa can tell as a mother.
"You know when we're smiling at him," she said.
"We firmly believe it's because he's seen the Lord," said Matt.
Matty was a late talker as compared with his siblings, they said, and since the accident he has been using phrases they'd never heard from him before.
An example of this, which also suggests a miracle, involves a photograph that hangs in their house of Matt's mother, who died shortly before Matty was born.
Virginia Cunningham's love for her children was unmatched, Matt said, and the example she gave through her suffering makes her the closest thing to a saint without a formal declaration. Matty only knows his grandmother from the picture and when they talk about her.
One day soon after he was home from the hospital, as they happened to be contemplating the picture of her in the hallway, they asked him, "Have you seen Grandma?"
Matty replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, I have."
"He's never said, Yes I have, ever," Matt explained. "We firmly believe this has a miraculous explanation."
Another instance involved an appointment the Cunninghams had scheduled before Matty's accident with a buyer for one of their dogs. It had been set for soon after they returned home from Boise with Matty. Elsa said that despite the timing they went ahead and kept it since it would be easier to follow through than to cancel.
She explained to the wife of the couple who'd driven 2 1/2 hours to buy the dog how they'd been tied up with Matty's situation and were just getting settled.
The woman shared that they had a similar experience with their son, who was now 10 and doing fine as well. She told Elsa she'd been thinking her husband didn't need another dog and wanted to discourage the purchase.
But if she had done so, the two women would not have met.
The woman advised Elsa that it will take awhile for things to get back to normal for them. A happy miracle is not necessarily without some human fallout.
This paralleled the doctors' advice, which cautioned the Cunninghams against being overprotective of Matty, and to monitor themselves for Post Traumatic Stress. It was especially powerful, though, coming from another family who had experienced it.
"God put her there for me," Elsa told LifeSiteNews. "I know the stress is real, and I know Jesus will carry us through."
"It's a miracle"
Matty's main doctors from the Boise facilities have said his case is a miracle.
Elsa recounts what Dauplaise told them the day they took Matty home.
"If you're not open to the fact that it's a miracle, then you can't receive the gift," he said.
Curnow called Elsa's cell phone a little more than a week after they brought Matty home.
Elsa remembers, "He said, 'Matty was beyond what we could do. This was a miracle. God must have great plans for him.'"
Curnow also told Elsa they should read Psalm 112, verses 1 and 2.
"He said that they remind him of our family," she recalled.
The Scripture verses state:
"Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments! His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed."
Elsa found the implications with Matty's experience to be powerful, stating, "It's awesome and heart wrenching at the same time."
Life goes on
The family continues to get back to normal. Matt has since spoken to a Catholic men's group to share their experience. Elsa said Matt's witness stirred the emotions of the men there.
Matty will turn two years old on April 26, 10 days after Easter.
The Lord's death and resurrection will have additional significance this year for the Cunninghams.
The Baker City Herald ran a letter Matt wrote about Matty's ordeal, which he titled "A love letter to the city with a heart of gold."
In it, Matt wrote:
"Our son has been raised from the dead. Thanks be to God, and to all of you for begging and helping him on our behalf. He, in His mercy, heard and answered, and we will never be able to thank you enough."
The family maintains their devotion to Archbishop Sheen and they are convicted in the belief he interceded on Matty's behalf.
"I know he was involved," Matt said. "I know it."
"The Lord is the Lord of life, and life just perpetuates itself," Matt continued. "God is bringing us more life with him than we could have hoped."
"God is amazing," Elsa told LifeSiteNews. "He's so good."
"The biggest thing is this wasn't just a miracle just for us," she said. "He answered everybody's prayers."


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Twenty-five years ago, leading commentators in the Dublin media argued that peace in Ireland could only be achieved by excluding all those on the political extremes.
Leave the 'security situation' to the 'moderates,' they advised, for they know best. Ireland's national broadcasting service RTÉ was banned from featuring supporters of Sinn Féin, the IRA or other
Republican groups, even if the subject had nothing to do with the Troubles. Most media commentators endorsed that policy or acquiesced silently.
When those same commentators discovered a few years later that John Hume of the moderate SDLP party had been talking to Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams, they were horrified. Hume was lambasted, vilified and denounced from Dublin's media pulpits. How could he even give the time of day to 'terrorists' who 'caused all the problems' in the first place?
That was 1990. In the two decades since, we have passed though one of the most revolutionary phases of our nation's history:
• The early Hume-Adams talks in Belfast's Clonard Monastery widen to include Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and the British government, leading to the 1991 Downing Street Declaration that Britain has no 'strategic interest' in holding on to Northern Ireland. Dublin commentators go gunning for Reynolds whose government soon folds;
Why Sinn Fein candidate Martin McGuinness shouldn't be President
Ireland's seven presidential candidates spell out their positions in first debate
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• President Bill Clinton takes a courageous initiative in overruling the visa ban on Gerry Adams entering the United States. The historic visit opens a three-way process that brings America into the equation as honest broker. Clinton is denounced by horrified Dublin media commentators;
• The IRA declares a ceasefire, soon followed by the Loyalist paramilitary groups. The Dublin media decries any prospect of amnesty for political prisoners;
• Talks about talks, then proximity talks lead to active negotiations under US Senator George Mitchell involving all political interests. This brings about the Good Friday Agreement. That's it, agree Dublin media gurus, a chance to wash our hands of that northern business and get rid of the extremists for good;
• The Agreement leads to power-sharing, growing mutual respect across community and political divides, and it draws the political extremes into democratic politics. The Dublin media take on the role of 'doubting Thomas' poking every wound they can find;
• The RUC, designed from the outset as armed guardians of Unionist power, is replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, while Crown justice in Northern Ireland is now vested in the people. Dublin media gurus say nationalists should have backed the RUC;
• The IRA decommissions its entire arsenal under international supervision and commits Republicans exclusively to democratic politics. Dublin media commentators declare themselves sceptical of IRA disarmament, yet remain silent on guns still being used by loyalists;
• Citizenship arrangements under the Good Friday Agreement bring news that almost half a million new Irish passports have been issued to people in Northern Ireland. The Dublin media gurus continue to act as if they have nothing whatsoever to do with the south.
• The St Andrew's Agreement clears up outstanding issues and leads to the creation of a Northern Ireland governing executive headed by erstwhile 'extremists' of the Democratic Unionist Party under Rev. Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin's Stormont team led by former IRA leader Martin McGuinness. Dublin media commentators predict it won't last long;
• Paisley's leadership ends and Peter Robinson steps in alongside McGuinness. Dublin media gurus savour the prospect of hardline Robinson ending the relationship because this will bring back the 'moderates';
• Martin McGuinness is welcomed worldwide as an inspiring 'peacemaker'; his views are sought on how the Irish peace model can be applied elsewhere. The Dublin media commentators wish it would just go away and stop bothering their Celtic Tiger success;
• Martin McGuinness condemns dissident Republican killers as 'traitors' and joins Robinson and other Unionists in the cortége when GAA members bear the coffin of a young Tyrone policeman from a republican family. Dublin media falls silent, temporarily.
• Martin McGuinness is presented as Sinn Féin's candidacy for the presidency of Ireland. Dublin media commentators are furious, insisting he is 'unfit' for office because there is no proof that he, the IRA, or anybody outside their own closed circle has moved on from the violent past!
*Daragh MacDonald is a writer and editor since 1970s in Ireland and in Ontario, Canada (1987-1997). He is the author of three books – The Sons of Levi (fiction, 1998); The Chosen Fews: Exploding Myths in South Armagh (non-fiction, 2000); and Blood & Thunder: Inside an Ulster Protestant Band (non-fiction) as well as a newspaper editor.
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Vendor List Wednesday July 19th
Wednesday July 19th Vendor List
Lots to like here today
Bacon, tomatoes, sour dough bread….hmmmm it's blt time
A new vendor with wonderful balsamic vinegars perfect for summer salads,
Speaking of salads- the market is serving salads today to showcase what's in season, proceeds to te Markett Match program. Watch us at 9am for facbook live and you can see what's in today's offering.
Bohemian Well Being
Farm Sinclair
Heather's Custom Meat
Hector's Honey
Ponce Farm
Sebastopol Berry Farm
Straus Family Dairy
The Beet Generation
The Patch
Tierra Vegetables
Anna's Seafood
Berkmans Spices
Extraordinary Balsamic
Eyrie Olive Oil
Franco One World
Full Circle Bakery
Future Eats
Golden State Pickleworks
Gorgeous Gems & Jewels
Mi Fiesta
Physis Foods
Queen Bee Bakery
Wardwood Creative Art
Tuck Box Indian Food Truck


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Breaking News: My New Photoshop Elements 8 Book is in Bookstores!
Just a quick heads up; My Photoshop Elements 8 book for Digital Photographers (which I co-authored with Matt Kloskowski), is now in bookstores (just in time for the holidays). :)
Anyway, you can pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Borders, or wherever really great books that come out just in time to make a perfect Holiday gift are sold.


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Det. Whitney Tilson Would've Caught These Platinum Scammers Years Ago
Whitney Tilson has 20/20 whistleblowing hindsight.
What an obvious scam this was:
How Did U.S. Miss Platinum Partners Red Flags?
In the years before Mark Nordlicht was arrested for what's alleged to be one of the biggest investment frauds since Bernie Madoff's, U.S. authorities had plenty of reasons to suspect something might have been fishy about his hedge fund, Platinum Partners.
As far back as 2007, Bank of Montreal accused Nordlicht of helping a rogue trader, costing it more than $500 million. Three years later, when the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating what it called a "scheme to profit from the imminent deaths of terminally ill patients," the agency discovered that Platinum had funded the deals. And in 2011, a Florida lawyer who confessed to running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme testified that Nordlicht, his biggest funder, lied to help him lure new investors.
And then there were the remarkable profits: 17 percent annually on average from 2003 through 2015, with no down years. The returns were almost as smooth as the fake gains that Madoff claimed year after year, as measured by a popular metric called the Sharpe ratio.
Whitney Tilson: No One Questioned This Hedge Fund's Madoff-Like Returns [ValueWalk]