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By. Neil Williamson, President
It is amazing to look back and see how often this year, I was dumbfounded by the strategy, actions and inactions of public officials and the lack of action by some because while the process was broken, it was meeting their need.
Here are the Free Enterprise Forum Top Ten 2015 SMH moments
#10 U.S. 29 is not a city street Kevin Bacon and Albemarle's Thank You Letter for VDOT's U.S. 29 Steamroller
While we have found former Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Commissioner Phillip Shucet to be a most effective facilitator and an honest supporter of the McAuliffe administration positions, we believe the public has not been, nor will be, fully "engaged" in the process. As an example, In last week's BOS meeting Supervisor Ann Mallek suggested there would be a public hearing on the design of the interchange – Nope. Even though this is a design build process, the VDOT proposed design (not what will actually be built) was already taken to public hearing, satisfying the legal requirements.
In his Daily Progress opinion piece on Sunday (1/11), [Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey] Layne used the same song sheet as he wrote somewhat single mindedly of Albemarle County's economic engine that is North US 29:
"Between Short Pump to the east, Staunton to the west, Danville to the south and Gainesville to the north, no section of highway carries more traffic than U.S. 29 between U.S. 250 and Rio Road – not even Interstate 64. U.S. 29 is not a city street. It is a major Virginia arterial highway" Emphasis added-nw
#9 Fluvanna sees higher taxes as far as the eye can see – Fluvanna 4% Property Tax Increase Proposed
This year, Fluvanna is projecting a five-year forecast to see how future budgets will look, conceptually, based on what decisions are made this year. It includes a two percent rate of inflation along with anticipation of certain upcoming projects.
The projection based off of Nichols' budget shows a real estate tax rate of $1.05 in FY17, $1.06 in FY16 and FY19 and a $1.11 in FY20.
"Even if they are ballpark figures, it is alarming," said Don Weaver (Cunningham District).
Nichols replied, "It is absolutely alarming."
#8 Albemarle's Political Cover Committees – Meanwhile, back in Albemarle County the county is seeking a diversity of opinions as long as they all agree #SMH Eliminate Albemarle's Mission Creeping Community Councils
In addition, Albemarle's new Community Council Policies also suggests the councils reflect a diversity of perspectives as long as all members of the councils support the approved master plan:
The Advisory Councils will provide assistance, feedback and input to County staff and the Board of Supervisors on community and county efforts related to implementation and support of the adopted Master Plan, in accordance with established county procedures. Advisory Council members will communicate with their constituencies to increase understanding of and support for successful implementation of the Master Plan. The membership is broad-based to incorporate a variety of perspectives and ideas and to provide citizens, business people, and representatives of community highlight added-nw
If all the members of the Community Council must be drinking the Kool Aid that the Master Plans came down on stone tablets from the Board of Supervisors – What's the point?
#7 ARB managing views that can't be seen In June, we were shaking our head when we asked about the authority of the Albemarle Architectural Review Board (ARB) over the Rio area businesses that will not be visible to at least half of the US29 motorists Is The Rio Ramp An Entrance Corridor?
Are entrance ramps arterial streets?
While a Wendy's Frosty is good, is it historic?
Interestingly, the ARB seemed equally concerned how to best treat this new Rio GSI reality. "I don't even know how to think about this," said ARB Chair Bruce Wardell.
For those not paying full attention VDOT has awarded a contract to build US 29 under Rio Road thus making those businesses above somewhat invisible to through traffic.
#6 Albemarle Comprehensive Plan Places Preservation of Natural Resources as #1 Priority What abut citizen health Safety and Welfare? Albemarle's Natural Resources Chapter Rewrite – More Planners, Less Property Rights
The newly revised goal is much more expansive and interventionist in its tone:
"Albemarle's ecosystems and natural resources will be thoughtfully protected and managed in both the Rural and Development Areas to safeguard the quality of life of current and future generations."
If there was any question the direction the Chapter is headed, the BOS rewritten chapter declares
"Natural resource protection is the County's highest priority."
Natural Resource Protection is the Highest Priority?
Over the safety and protection of your citizens?
Over the education of the children where you currently dedicate 60% of your budget?
The Free Enterprise Forum believes this is philosophical hyperbole and is not supported by the facts (or four supervisors), we hope such inflammatory and incorrect language will be removed from the plan.
#4 Albemarle Planning Commission Attempts to Bully staff The Albemarle County Planning Commission was unhappy that the economic development office did not come to them first regarding the Deschutes Brewing prospect. Despite being beyond their role in government, their egos were bruised in the process. This lead to our #4 SMH moment Albemarle PC Seeks Improper Staff Influence
How much is designated Light Industrial in the Comprehensive Plan but not in the underlying zoning?
These would seem like a set of objective questions to ask of a professional staff to produce an objective report – But not in Albemarle County.
Please let me explain.
At the very end of this week's lengthy Albemarle County Planning Commission meeting, Commissioner Tim Keller (At-Large), with just two members of the public in the audience (FEF & SELC) and with the consent of his fellow commissioners, explicitly directed staff to have Economic Development Director Faith McClintic meet with the Planning Commission PRIOR to finalizing her inventory report on Light Industrial land.
Remembering that the Planning Commission is made up of politically appointed individuals (one of which is running for Scottsville Supervisor), one might reasonably ask why should the Economic Development Director, who reports to the County Executive, be required to run her professional report past the PC before it goes final?
The ONLY reason is because they want to impact the content of the report.
While I'll agree the PC should see and comment on the report after it is written, to give them editorial control seems far beyond the pale and entirely unprofessional.
#5 Greene County battles with Jail Superintendent over budget and plan There was a great deal of head shaking in Greene this year (gun range, recycling center, public comment) but the Jail has been a source of some interjurisdictional anger. As out own Brent Wilson reports Jail House Rocks Greene BOS
Supervisor Bill Martin (Stanardsville District) expressed concern about the poor timing in the budget process of the CVRJ and the impact to Greene County. Up until December, there was no indication of a significant increase and then in December, 2014 [Central Virginia Jail Superintendent Glenn] Aylor announced over a 50% increase in operating cost allocation to Greene County.
[Ruckersville Supervisor Davis] Lamb responded that there are a lot of pieces to the prison budget.
Martin stated he understood the complexity but all five counties that utilize the regional jail were caught by surprise by the size of the budget increase. Residents of Greene County are pushing back on a $10 facility fee on the water and sewer bill, Martin can't imagine what residents will say when they see the cost increase for the jail in the upcoming budget.
Martin continued to state that the communication between the Greene Board of Supervisors and Aylor has been poor. He was not impressed when Aylor spoke at the last board meeting and Martin questions who is serving whom.
[Midway Supervisor Jim] Frydl questioned Lamb why the alternative budget that the five counties had presented at the last jail meeting wasn't considered? Lamb's only reply was that if you can find a better plan to bring it to the meeting and there are many variables. Frydl asked Lamb if he was ok with the jails budget to which there was no reply.
#3 Greene County Muzzles Public Comment The Free Enterprise Forum continues to have issues with Greene County's current Matters from the Public Policy but after months of "inappropriate" public comments Greene seemed to want to muzzle public comments as Brent Wilson reports
The hearing of comments (or not hearing comments) from the public has been a work in progress the past several weeks in Greene County. The year started with all comments being allowed at BOS meetings with very little guidelines or restrictions. Several weeks ago, the Chairman decided to eliminate all comments from the public from the July 28th agenda. The Board discussed the issue at the July 28th meeting and adopted (4-1 Deane opposed) a very restrictive procedure in place to allow public comment at the July 28th meeting
This takes us to the most recent Board of Supervisor meeting. Chairman David Cox, Monroe District, started the meeting stating that it is critical to hear comments from the public. He has not been trying to silence the public but trying to control rude and confrontational behavior.
Supervisor Bill Martin, Stanardsville District, stated he believes that Cox has an impeccable record in allowing all comments – sometimes to a fault. Cox would never disallow the public to speak and he believes that Cox will be fair to all citizens and not infringe their freedom of speech.
The Free Enterprise Forum has written extensively regarding the import of public comments and we believe they should be placed near the top of every agenda. While the comments some citizens make may cause you to shake your head, not hearing those citizens speak is much worse.
#2 Albemarle Chooses Not To Have a Beer – In a clear affront to the County's new Economic Development Initiatives, Albemarle County decided not to expand its development areas enough to accommodate Deschutes Brewery [and about 100 new jobs] from Bend, Oregon while shaking our head we did come up with Da Lessons from Deschutes
It is entirely possible that [Former Albemarle Supervisor] Sally Thomas' position of keeping growth in check may be the majority opinion of Albemarle County citizens. If the philosophy of the Board is that any business is lucky that we are allowing them to locate here and should be happy to jump through our bureaucratic hoops, then there is not "A new day" in Albemarle.
The current and future leadership of Albemarle County need to determine the direction of the Economic Development Department. That decision, perhaps more than any other, will determine not only the success of businesses to locate and expand; but also the jobs that may or may not be available as well as the percentage of government costs that will be carried by property taxes.
Da Lesson from Deschutes – Albemarle was not ready.
Da Question from Deschutes – Do they really want to be?
But this year's #1 is without a doubt
#1 If I call you Karl Marx is it an insult? Fluvanna County's Board of Supervisors gave us plenty to shake our heads about this year including accusations of Communism. The Board meeting sounded more like a playground taunt than a governing body as our own Bryan Rothamel reported Fireworks at Fluvanna Supervisors Meeting
After Parish briefly started his presentation on the [employee] recognition program, which includes monetary gifts for various awards throughout the year, Bob Ullenbruch (Palmyra District) raised his issues with the recognition program.
Ullenbruch compared the recognition program as a pat on the back and children in youth sports getting a participation trophy. He then concluded his remarks and what ensued was Ullenbruch leaving the meeting after Tony O'Brien (Rivanna District) responded.
Here is a transcription from the end of Ullenbruch's statements. It was the 1 hour, 59 minutes mark of the meeting.
Ullenbruch: You are hired to do a job. You are hired to do a job the best you can. I'm not saying our employees are paid enough or they're not recognized enough. I'm not saying that at all. I'm trying, once again, keep people from being divided. This is devise. I've lived in this atmosphere of awards and plaques and that-a-boys, in the back, in the little huddles, in the little corners, it becomes a bitch session. The intent is not for that to happens, but it happens.
O'Brien: You sound like a communist, Bob. I mean honestly, why don't we–
Ullenbruch: Wow. Wow. That's on tape.
O'Brien: Yeah, your idea is that people don't appreciate recognition. That they should just do their damn job, to use your words.
Ullenbruch: I'm just saying it causes divisiveness.
At this point Ullenbruch stands up to leaves. The two began talking over each other but O'Brien responds to Ullenbruch's comments with, "I mean, that's what you sound like. I'm sorry you feel that way."
Ullenbruch talks from the doorway. O'Brien responds, "I don't think calling someone a communist is necessarily insulting them, Bob." He turns back to the board, "That's a first. Sorry. Apologies."
Yes, the Free Enterprise Forum will look back on 2015 as the Year of Shaking My Head.
Perhaps 2016 will be different.
I know which way I am betting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Neil Williamson
Neil Williamson is the President of The Free Enterprise Forum, a privately funded public policy organization covering the City of Charlottesville as well as Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson County.
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The previous highest in the tournament was recorded by Raqibul Hasan with 190 runs in 138 balls for Mohammedan SC in the 2017 season
Top order batsman Soumya Sarkar emerged as the first Bangladeshi to register a List A double century. The left-handed opener struck a fiery 208 not out to make Abahani Ltd defeat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by nine wickets at BSKP and lift Dhaka Premier League 2019 title on Tuesday.
The previous highest in the tournament was recorded by Raqibul Hasan with 190 runs in 138 balls for Mohammedan SC in the 2017 season.
During the eventful day, Soumya made two more records, hitting most sixes in a List A innings by a Bangladesh batsmen and also post highest partnership at any stand in the tournament. Soumya had been out of touch and felt frustrated as he failed to score big in the early part of the season. But, the frustration should now be blown away with sheer confident as the left-handed batsman, who scored 106 in the previous match, struck back to back centuries to finish the season with 511 runs in 13 innings.
Soumya Sarkar's unbeaten 208-run knock including 16 Sixes now the record of most sixes in a List A match for Bangladesh.#BCB #DPDCL pic.twitter.com/zxGgbrWSKf— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) April 23, 2019
Chasing 319 runs, Abahani were given a perfect start by the two openers, Soumya and Jahaurul Islam. The duo made the big chase during the crucial title decider easy and in the end clinched a majestic win with a royal opening stand of 312. The stand was broken after Jahurul was dismissed on 100 by Imtiaz Hossain. The Soumya-Jahurul partnership is the highest for any wicket in Bangladesh List A. The previous highest opening stand had come from Anamul Haque and Nazmul Hossain Shanto of 236 runs for Abahani in the last season of Dhaka League.
Abahani Limited defeated Lt. Sk.Jamal Dhanmondi Ltd. in the fifth round of Super League to become the champion of Walton Dhaka Premier Division League 2018-19. https://t.co/Wqegq4gk7Y— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) April 23, 2019
The highest for any wicket in Bangladesh domestic arena was registered in 2007, in the National Cricket League 50-over cricket tournament. Mahbubul Karim and Dhiman Ghosh had posted 290 runs for Chittagong Division against Rajshahi Division.
Soumya in his unbeaten 153-ball innings slammed 16 over boundaries to surpass his previous record. Soumya along with Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Saif Hasan with 11 sixes respectively had shared the record of most sixes. Saif had reached the milestone on Sunday last. The right-handed batsman had scored 148 off 116 to guide Prime Doleshwar SC to a victory against Sheikh Jamal.
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe had bagged the record during the 2016 season of the Dhaka League, also against Sheikh Jamal. Mashrafe's whirlwind 100 off just 50-ball against Kalabagan Krira Chakra contained that many sixes to create a record.
Congratulations to Soumya Sarkar for becoming the first Bangladesh batsmen to score double-century (208*) in List A against Lt. Sk. Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. in the final round of Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2018-19.#BCB #DPDCL pic.twitter.com/aeVIkdUmP4— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) April 23, 2019
Soumya did not only break all sorts of record but his innings was well paced, articulated and no praise is enough as he did that under the scorching summer sun. The Abahani batsman made a rather cautious start as he needed 26 balls to reach his fifty but he decided to up the tempo and scored his second fifty in just half the balls, 26, to reach his ton in 78 balls. He kept the exact same pace as he scored his next fifty in 26 balls and with his swash-buckling efforts the defending champions were cruising to reach home easily.
But the 26-year old with the experience of 41-ODI matches did not rush and slowed the innings in order to provide an absolute safety, illustrating his thinking prowess. He took as many as 45 balls to score next 50 that not only became historical in Bangladesh cricket but also resisted any potential collapse that could spoil Abahani's party.
And befittingly, Soumya scored a six off Taijul Islam, his seventh against the same bowler, in the first ball of 48th over for the game, set, and match. Abahni successfully defended the title and Soumya led the way with the most amazing innings in country's history.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Oh Goodie Goodie, More Rain!
Happy Saturday morning! It's a little after 7, and outdoors is looking quite dank and gray. It rained yesterday and last night, so it's quite wet out there. The temperature right now is around 57F, and only looking to get up to about 60. The weather man says that we will have more rain today and tomorrow. It's great for the gardens, but not so much fun for Pogo and me.
Pogo is not thrilled about going out in the rain, and getting drowned while he's trying to do his business. I don't like standing out there and getting soaked while he finds just the right place to go. I keep telling him to use that nice potty patch that I bought for him, but so far he just doesn't seem to have a clue.
This week's theme for Photo Art Friday was to make an abstract with your photos. I'm not really much of an abstract artist, nor does it excite me very much, but I did play around a bit with a couple of photos. After a couple of hours, I ended up with something that I rather liked. I wish I could tell you all the different textures, filters and blends I used, but after a while I could not remember what I had done to the photo. I think I tried all of Photoshop's filters and blends. So, here's my Blue Butterfly.
Maybe later today I will be able to work on the October collab kit. I had quite a bit of it made, but alas it was on the drive that died. All the resources that I was using were on that drive too. So now I'm back to square one. Oh well, life happens!
In another hour or so, I have to get dressed and go to the bank. A lot of my bills have to go in the mail this morning. Then I can get busy working on my holiday gift list. I have a few things on order already. Thank goodness for the internet and on-line shopping. It's amazing how time flies by when you have things to do. However, have you noticed how slowly the cold weather leaves us? It's about the only thing that doesn't fly by.
Well, I think I'll have me a cup of coffee now and do a bit of blog reading. Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.
Hugs, Edna B.
5 comments:
- The Queen Jester said...
We had rain all night long and it's down to a drizzle now. But it's hot here in Texas and they needed the rain badly. I found a little cafe with free internet so am lunching here today to use it. Ours is terrible-just too far out for any kind of signal.
To answer your question about the change of plates and becoming Texans - this is something we only need to do once. Now we are free to move about the country. You have a great day!
- September 29, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...
Very pretty. Love the iridescent quality and of course the blues! Thanks for sharing with PAF, Edna.
- September 29, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- libbyquilter said...
your image is quite stunning~!
incredible colors and it has a mysterious dream like quality to it . . .
- September 30, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- smiekeltje said...
Our weather is a bit from this and that. Not too warm, sometimes rain, sometimes some sunshine, moments with a lot of wind and then suddenly much less.
I am not for abstract either, at least not too much. But sometimes there are some nice things made.
Your butterfly looks real great, it kind of has a glowing effect.
Hahaha, Pogo wants you to get outside, with him, therefore he doesn;t use the potty thing! He's smart, if he wants to!
Have a wonderful day.
- September 30, 2012 at 2:05 AM
- Mat's Merry Memoirs said...
I like the blue butterfly, looks good to me, you have a wonderful imagination. We are having a cool down right now, but to climb back up this week and we even experienced 2 earthquakes this weekend....in TEXAS???? Don't know what the deal is!! Have a great week ahead! Hugs!
- October 1, 2012 at 6:38 AM


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Homemade Blender Enchilada Sauce
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
- Category: Sauce
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Skeletonized Bima Grafts In 592 Consecutive Patients. A 15-year Single-center Experience.
Enrico Ferrari, Tiziano Torre, Marc Antoine Jean-Gilles, Elena Caporali, Tiziano Cassina, Gabriele Casso, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Stefanos Demertzis.
CCT, Lugano, Switzerland.
OBJECTIVE Skeletonized bilateral mammary arteries can be routinely employed in total arterial myocardial revascularization. We retrospectively reviewed and analysed the surgical outcome of patients operated for myocardial revascularization with bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) grafts in a single centre during fifteen years. METHODS From January 2001 to June 2016, 592 consecutive patients received BIMA grafts. In all patients, internal mammary arteries were harvested is a skeletonized manner. BIMA were preferentially used for the revascularization of the left coronary arteries. Clinical variables were prospectively collected and retrospectively analysed. A phone-call follow-up was obtained. Univariate analysis of potential risk factors for sternal wound infection was performed with Student�s T-test. RESULTS Mean age was 61�10 years. Among them, 90% were male and the mean number of diseased coronary vessels was 2.8�0.4. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 58�9.2%. Hundred twenty-two patients (21%) were diabetics (18 were on insulin treatment) and 30 (5%) required combined procedures. Mean number of grafts per patient was 3.5�0.9. Mean cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times were 71�44 and 45�30 minutes, respectively (18% were OPCAB). Hospital mortality was 0.5% (3 pts). With regards to postoperative complications, 3 patients had a stroke, 4 patients (0.4%) needed dialysis and 27 (4.6%) required re-thoracotomies for bleeding. There were sternal wound problems in 70 cases (11.8%) with 18 non-infected cases. Twenty one were in-hospital superficial infections (3.5%) and 1 (0.2%) was a deep infection. After discharge, 22 cases (3.7%) presented superficial infections (mean time: 10�8.8 days) and 8 (1.4%) deep infections (mean time: 19�12 days). Wound cultures were positive in 27 patients (38.6% of diseased wounds). Univariate analysis revealed statistical relationships between sternal infection and preoperative clinical conditions: presence of previous percutaneous coronary intervention (p=0.05), associate surgical procedures (p=0.07) and peripheral vascular disease (p=0.09). During follow-up, 6 patients (1.1%) died, 47 patients required percutaneous revascularization and one patient was reoperated. CONCLUSIONS Routine use of skeletonized BIMA grafts is safe with good clinical results. The risk of deep sternal wound infection was low and comparable to non-BIMA cases also in diabetic patients.
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So there is a debate on ConvinceMe that I am curious to here opinions about. I have to say that the site lacks a strong female voice & I am curious how people feel on the issue. Check it out & do be scared to tell these people how you feel or how it is!
I have to admit I have strong opinions when it comes to politics or rather strong emotions, but sometimes feel a bit to naive to voice them. I guess this debate is kind of right up my alley when it comes to politics...
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Kawhi Leonard says Toronto has a long way to go before it's considered a title contender.
"We're not Finals competitors right now," says Leonard.
The Raptors have all the makings of a championship contender. But you're going to have to convince them of it: https://t.co/GAhN98XewO
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) October 19, 2018
Kawhi had 24 points and 12 rebounds in his Raptors regular season debut Wednesday night, a 116-104 win against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.
Per ESPN:
"We have a long road before we ever think about matching up with the champions like Golden State," Kawhi Leonard said. "We're not Finals competitors right now."
"We don't know what this team is," Kyle Lowry said. "We're all still trying to figure each other out."
The Celtics are the East's favorites for a reason. But it doesn't take much imagination to see the Raptors as a nasty defensive team that flings 3-pointers by the bushel, Lowry giving his death stare and Leonard calling to mind the player who had the Warriors mulling their fate two years ago.
"It's hard to say, I didn't really see the Celtics compete last year," Leonard said. "I wasn't on the floor."
"I think we'll be fine against Boston," Lowry said. "Every day is different, some days we'll be good against them. It's hard to define anything for us right now."
Kawhi Leonard Keeping an 'Open Mind' About Toronto


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Blog Post 1 (May)
I am honored to receive this Honors Fellowship for the 2010-2011 academic school year. I have many people to thank already just for getting me started with my Honors Project. First, the Charles Center has been a great resource in guiding me through this process. Working long hours with Lisa Grimes and student-reviewers has helped my project receive a fully funded Honors Fellowship. My research will explore discipline strategies in middle schools, and compare these tactics to the literature on best practices. I am narrowing down my project ideas early in the Honors thesis game, and would advise students to do the same. The earlier a student has a primary advisor and a concrete topic of interest, the better.
Many students who start this type of research never realize how much paper work is needed for the Protection of Human Subjects Committee. I recommend everyone look at the forms ahead of time to see if going through the Protection of Human Subjects Committee protocol is necessary for their project. In addition, I advise students with a project idea to create a list of people who could possibly help fund them and to talk with them regularly. Once the donor site goes up, it is helpful to already have a list of people who can monetarily support the project. I'm grateful that the Metuchen/Edison Branch of the NAACP volunteered to fully sponsor my research project.
I am also fortunate to have taken classes in the Community studies Department, which actively prepared me to apply for an Honors Fellowship. Through CMST 250 – African-American English, CMST 350- Critical Engagement and Context and CMST 351- Research Methods, I have learned effective observation and interviewing techniques that have played a vital role in my project. I recommend any student with a project in Biology or Social Justice Issues to take a community studies course, in order to learn how to effectively help the community one plans on working with. This adventure has been fun and I am excited to see how the rest of my project will turn out. I hope you all are too!


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Acorn seed feeder
Enjoy a front row seat to birds' fascinating antics in the garden by providing them with a ready supply of seeds.
This ornamental hanging feeder includes a squirrel-proof silo with cage surround and decorative acorn cap. Simply unscrew the top to fill it with seed and use strong twine to hang it from a tree branch or hook.
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Every time I look at statistics from last season for the Canucks, Brendan Gaunce shows up. Unless I remember to filter by games played or time on ice, there's Gaunce at the top of the list in points-per-game and goals-per-60-minutes. The forward that was constantly criticized for never producing points did exactly that in his limited opportunities this past season.
It wasn't much — three points in three games — but it was a far cry from the player that once went 94 games without scoring a goal. Alas, it wasn't enough to get him any more games with the Canucks last season and it looks like he won't get any more in the future either.
According to a report from Sportsnet 650's Rick Dhaliwal, Gaunce won't be getting a qualifying offer from the Canucks. That means he'll be heading to unrestricted free agency, just like Derrick Pouliot. There's still a chance that the Canucks will negotiate a contract with Gaunce — by not giving Gaunce a qualifying offer, they avoid his arbitration rights — but it seems more likely that Gaunce will move on and look for another NHL team to give him a chance.
The writing was on the wall for Gaunce right from the start of free agency last year. When the Canucks signed three veteran bottom-six forwards in Jay Beagle, Antoine Roussel, and Tim Schaller, that left little room for a younger player like Gaunce to battle for a spot.
Gaunce certainly wasn't harbouring any illusions of beating the odds, even as he worked his tail off and, according to Travis Green, came into camp in "phenomenal shape."
"This could be a career-changing year, whether I play in the NHL for the rest of my life or I don't," said Gaunce heading into the preseason. At 25, Gaunce is on the edge of a transition between "prospect" and "journeyman," and will have to prove himself all over again to get another NHL shot.
It's a tough break for Gaunce, who has done everything the Canucks have asked of him without complaint. In 2017-18, Gaunce was given some of the toughest deployment of any forward in the NHL.
At 5-on-5, Gaunce started just 25 of his shifts in the offensive zone, compared to 115 starts in the defensive zone. That was the lowest ratio of offensive to defensive zone starts of any NHL forward. The two closest have familiar names: Jay Beagle and Brandon Sutter.
That skewed usage casts his offensive struggles in a different light. He was never really put in a position to put up points. Instead, he played primarily in a shutdown defensive role, and the truth is that he was very good at it.
The only Canucks forwards that were on the ice for a lower rate of shots against in 2017-18 than Gaunce were Daniel and Henrik Sedin, whose zone starts were the polar opposite of Gaunce's. The only forward with a lower rate of goals against when he was on the ice was Sutter. Gaunce was legitimately great defensively; he just struggled to contribute at the other end of the ice.
We can see that using heat maps from Hockey Viz. These particular "Isolated Impact" charts taken into account context like a player's teammates, opposition, and zone starts over the last three seasons.
Gaunce's heat maps show how much of an impact he has defensively, with shots 8% less threatening than the league average when he's on the ice. That's remarkably good. Offensively, he's not as much of a drain as you might expect: when the Canucks have gotten shots with him on the ice, they've come from dangerous areas.
All that is to say, Gaunce could have pretty easily filled the same role as Schaller, for a fraction of the cost. He'd probably have been an upgrade on Tyler Motte and arguably even Jay Beagle, at least at even strength.
It's understandable why Gaunce didn't get the opportunity to prove himself — he had just 12 points in 114 games heading into this season — but it's still frustrating to see a potentially useful player spend pretty much the entire season in the AHL then get cut loose to go into free agency.
At least we'll always have this great goal against the Chicago Blackhawks from one of his three games last season.
For whatever reason, Gaunce loves playing against the Blackhawks: three of his six career goals have come against Chicago. Maybe the Blackhawks will take interest in him in free agency.


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London and Quadrant (L&Q) Housing Trust has named 76 architectural practices for its new £50 million architecture framework
Hall McKnight, RCKa, Bell Phillips, Morris+Company, vPPR, Coffey, Mae and Waugh Thistleton Architects are among the teams chosen from 141 applications.
Also on the list are AHMM, Hawkins\Brown, Metropolitan Workshop, Haworth Tompkins, Studio Egret West, Patel Taylor, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, Sheppard Robson, and Allies and Morrison.
Teams selected for the agreement will have the opportunity to work on a range of projects with the housing association, which houses more than 250,000 people in more than 95,000 homes across London and the south-east of England.
The framework will run from 2019 to 2021 and is expected to involve between £10 million and £50 million worth of housing projects, including new builds, refurbishments, masterplanning and mixed-use developments.
In its brief, L&Q said it wanted to 'establish the Architects Framework Agreement (London) to support the delivery of a substantial proportion of its development programme, excluding Section 106 schemes.
'It is envisaged that appointments will be let to framework architects for the provision of design services to enable the delivery of new-build, refurbishment, conversion, mixed-use, and mixed-tenure schemes and masterplanning services in both rural and urban environments.'
L&Q was founded in 1963 and is the largest landlord in Greater London. The housing association last renewed its architecture framework in 2015.
L&Q submitted plans for a 127-home scheme by East (pictured) on a former Kodak factory site in September last year. The project will deliver three five-sided blocks on a triangular plot within the BDP-masterplanned Harrow View East development.
In 2016, L&Q and East Thames announced a merger and the completion of a £2.6 billion refinancing package to help deliver 100,000 homes. Earlier this year, L&Q published a modern-methods-of-construction strategy and pledged to use offsite manufacturing on all its new-build homes from 2025.
L&Q architecture framework 2019 to 2021
- Pollard Thomas Edwards
- HTA Design
- Mae Architects
- Sheppard Robson
- KC+A architects
- East Architecture, Landscape, Urban Design
- TateHindle
- Allies and Morrison
- Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture
- CF Moller Architects UK
- MICA Architects
- AHR Architects
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Hutchinson and Partners
- Calfordseaden
- Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects
- Lyndon Goode Architects
- Metropolitan Workshop
- Pellings
- Triangle Architects
- Brimelow McSweeney Architects
- Assael Architecture
- Levitt Bernstein Associates
- Stockwool
- Arney Fender Katsalidis
- Makower Architects
- Haworth Tompkins
- Hall McKnight
- GRID Architects
- Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
- Frank Reynolds Architects
- Terence O'Rourke
- Jestico + Whiles
- Pitman Tozer Architects
- Avanti Architects
- Bell Phillips Architects
- Austin-Smith:Lord
- Morris+Company
- Newground Architects
- MEPK Architects
- Broadway Malyan
- Alan Camp Architects
- Studio Partington
- Hawkins\Brown
- Hunters
- Collado Collins Architects
- Cartwright Pickard Architects
- RM Architects
- IBI Group
- Child Graddon Lewis
- Glenn Howells Architects
- Atkins
- Conran and Partners
- Claridge
- vPPR Architects
- Pick Everard
- RPA Vision
- Proctor and Matthews Architects
- Waugh Thistleton Architects
- RCKa
- EPR Architects
- Patel Taylor
- Barton Willmore
- Flanagan Lawrence
- Gardner Stewart Architects
- Studio Egret West
- Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
- Ryder Architecture
- Coffey Architects
- Panter Hudspith Architects
- Weston Williamson + Partners
- TP Bennett
Readers' comments (2)
76 practices available for appointment for a 2-year £50 million capital programme...unless I'm missing something, this is either misreported or a ridiculous waste of industry time and expense for the vast majority involved. Good luck to those on the framework, I hope the mini-tender process is worth the effort.
Extraordinary to have a framework with so many architects on it! I hope that the other 65 architects did not waste too much time completing the PQQ! What does the RIBA have to say about this approach?
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WASHINGTON — The list of "expected attendees" at Thursday's Canada state dinner in Washington:
U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau
Naomi Aberly, philanthropist, Larry Lebowitz
David Abney, chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service, Sherry Abney
Adewale Adeyemo, deputy assistant to the president, Heather Wong
Michael Alter, president, The Alter Group, Ellen Alter
Robert Anderson, author, Eric Harland
Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains
Sara Bareilles, singer, Jennifer Bareilles
Bruce Bastian, co-founder, WordPerfect Corp., Clinton Ford
Gary Bettman, commissioner, National Hockey League, William Daly III
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau
Tony Blinken, deputy U.S. secretary of state, Evan Ryan
Angela Bogdan, chief of protocol of Canada
Jeremy Broadhurst, principal secretary to the prime minister
Stephen Bronfman, Canadian business representative, philanthropist
Ursula Burns, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp., Lloyd Bean
Gerald Butts, principal secretary in the Prime Minister's Office
Kristie Canegallo, assistant to the president, Simi Shah
Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Cynthia DeFelice
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Peter Vigue
Audie Cornish-Emery, National Public Radio, Theodore Emery
California Rep. Susan Davis, Steven J. Davis
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton
Anita Decker Breckenridge, assistant to the president, Russell Breckenridge
Brian Deese, assistant to the president, Kara Deese
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion
Karen Dixon, executive committee member, Lambda Legal, Nan Schaffer
Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, Andrew Light
Adam Entous, The Wall Street Journal, Sandra Medina
Mark Feierstein, senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs, National Security Council, Tiffany Stone
Michael J. Fox, actor, Tracy Pollan
International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland
Michael Froman, United States trade representative, Nancy Goodman
Anna Gainey, president of the Liberal party of Canada
Mark Gallogly, co-founder and managing principal, Centerbridge Partners, Elizabeth Strickler
Suzy George, executive secretary and chief of staff of the National Security Council, Devon George-Eghdami
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale
Jean Gregoire and Estelle Blais, parents of Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau
Avril Haines, assistant to the president, David Davighi
John Hannaford, foreign and defence policy adviser to the prime minister
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Wendy Hatch
Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and CEO Lockheed Martin, James Hewson
Aruce Heyman, U.S. ambassador to Canada, Vicki Heyman
Grant Hill, member of The President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, Tamia Hill
Irwin Jacobs, co-founder, Qualcomm and chair of the board of trustees, Salk Institute, Joan Jacobs
Roberta Jacobson, assistant U.S. secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affair, Jonathan Jacobson
Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president, Anthony Balkissoon
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Susan DiMarco
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly,
Wayne Jordan, founder and principal, Jordan Real Estate Investments, Quinn Delaney
Jonathan Kaplan, founder and CEO The Melt, Marci Glazer
Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer, Jennifer Kilmer
Maine Sen. Angus King, Kathryn Rand
Robert Klein II, president, Klein Financial Corp., Robert Klein III
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, John Bessler
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, Marcelle Leahy
Twila Legare, letter writer, Marc Legare
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew
Charles Lewis, chairman, Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation, Penny Sebring
Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO Dow Chemical Co., Paula Liveris
Alexander Macgillivray, deputy chief technology officer, the White House, Shona Crabtree
David MacNaughton, Canadian ambassador to the United States, Leslie Noble
Denis McDonough, White House chief of staff, Karin McDonough
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna
Lorne Michaels, executive producer, Saturday Night Live, Alice Michaels
Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president, Mark Monaco
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Katya Frois-Moniz
Dennis Muilenburg, chairman, president and CEO, Boeing Co., Gregory Smith
Shailagh Murray, assistant to the president, Neil King
Mike Myers, actor, Kelly Myers
Marvin Nicholson, special assistant to the president, Helen Pajcic
Konrad Ng, executive director, Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Maya Soetoro-Ng
Sandra Oh, actress, Lev Rukhin
John Owens, chairman of the board, MediGuide International, Missy Owens
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the House of Representatives. Paul Pelosi
Amy Pope, deputy assistant to the president, Neil Allison
Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Cass Sunstein
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, John Poorman
Thomas Pritzker, chairman and CEO, The Pritzker Organization, Margot Pritzker
Kate Purchase, director of communications, the Prime Minister's Office
Roberta Rampton, Reuters, Peter Rampton
Ryan Reynolds, actor, Blake Lively
Ben Rhodes, assistant to the president, Ann Norris
Steven Ricchetti, chief of staff to the vice-president, Amy Ricchetti
National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Ian Cameron
Martine Rothblatt, chairman and co-CEO, United Therapeutics Corp., Bina Rothblatt
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
Peter Selfridge, chief of protocol, U.S. State Department, Parita Shah Selfridge
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, William Shaheen
Beth Shaw, member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, Adam Shaw
Adam Silver, commissioner, National Basketball Association, Maggie Grise
Ian Simmons, co-founder and principal, Blue Haven Initiative, Liesel Simmons
Todd Stern, special envoy for climate change, Jennifer Klein
Michele Taylor, member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Kenneth Taylor
Tina Tchen, chief of Staff to the First Lady
Katie Telford, chief of staff, Prime Minister's Office.
Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Sharla Tester
Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo
Margaret Trudeau, mother of the prime minister
Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council
Melissa Winter, deputy assistant to the president
David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications, Pam Zaslav
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Next Steps is sited in 240 acres of beautiful countryside within the boundaries of the Showground.
Our Award Winning Day Nursery offers superb age appropriate facilities in a safe and caring environment. We pride ourselves on our holistic approach to childcare, offering Forest School, Yoga, Singing, Music & Dance, Gardening and Cooking sessions weekly. Our recent (2015) Ofsted inspection rated our "Contribution of the Early Years Provision to the well being of the children" as Outstanding.
We have two large secure themed gardens with outdoor classrooms, one with a Forest School, where we use nature and the environment to encourage and inspire the children to grow in confidence, independence and self esteem through mastering small outdoor tasks. The other garden has a specialised baby area for outdoor sleeping (monitored by CCTV), a vegetable patch and three activity areas for free play.
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Southern "Chicken Fried" Tofu
Cuisine: American
Region: The South
Recipe Type: Main Dish
Average User Rating: 2.13 / 5
Vegetarian / Vegan: Vegetarian
The old Southern favorite - made with tofu! Goes perfectly with smoked kale, mashed potatoes, and biscuits with sawmill gravy.
1 lb tofu, drained and pressed for at least 1 hour
1.5 cups flour
2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp vegetable stock powder
1 tsp granulated onion
1 tsp granulated garlic
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp marjoram
1/4 tsp sage
1/4 tsp celery seed
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp basil
Heat a deep-fryer or at least 3" oil in a stockpot to 350 degrees. Cut tofu into approximately 1/2" wide x 2" long pieces (cut it how you like it, just not too thin, or the breading will outweigh the tofu).
Place buttermilk and flour in separate mixing bowls. Dip tofu in buttermilk, then dredge in flour, then dip in buttermilk again, then dredge in the flour once more and drop into fryer. Fry about 2-3 minutes, until golden brown.
Submitted By: Chris
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4
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More details for this finishing - equipment's packing position. (Our nr.: UM 41.430.17275)
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designed as cloth packing machine
year of construction 1995
model ef 100
width 2 600 mm
longitudinal and extremity welding of plastic film
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pivoting arm
wall bracket
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Today I went to the Chanel Haute Couture Fall18 show held in Chanels official show location in Paris Grand Palais. Which Karl Lagerfeld this season had turned in to a copy of the streets of Paris by the Saine with all the bouquiniste's.
The show was magical and Adut Akech Bior who was the Chanel bride to close the show was even more magical as the second black model to get the honor to be the bride (the first black model to be a Chanel bride was Alek Wek in 2004) WOW!!!!!
And Merci Chanel for having me!


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UNESCO crowns Dubai as first Creative City of Design in the Middle East
DUBAI - Dubai has been selected the first city in the Middle East and 24th in the world to be a part of the UNESCO Creative City of Design.
Activities across the emirate will focus on design, beginning with the opening of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) in September, the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates.
"It came to be part of this announcement and plan," DIDI President Mohammad Abdullah said. "If you talk about culture, transport, health and education, education is one important pillar [involved] in the work of the city towards innovation and design. Today, you're talking about established government and private entities that are taking that whole creativity thinking [to the next level]."
Students out of high school will have design thinking instilled in them in terms of how to identify problems and come up with solutions.
"In four years, the first batch will graduate and they will find room within that concept that the city is a target area," Abdullah said. "The way we look at it is that design involves all aspects of life. If you have traffic problems related to transport, students can think of a design and come up with a solution, to better improve society as a whole."
The UNESCO announcement places Dubai within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, which has 180 members from 72 countries covering arts and crafts, design, film, literature and media arts. The network is aimed at promoting cooperation among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
"Design is beyond the product, rather it is the framework by which problems are solved," said Dawood al-Hajiri, director-general of Dubai Municipality. "It puts people and their needs first to convert trash into energy, improve quality of life, increase sustainability and promote happiness."
Citizens will be invited to participate in the creative process. "More activities will take place to cement this, going forward," said Abdulla al-Basti, secretary-general of Dubai Executive Council. "We also expect people from society to come forward with their ideas to contribute."
The municipality has had a long history with UNESCO to recognise Dubai Creek as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Some sites across the Middle East, including Al Zubarah Archaeological Site in Qatar, the cultural sites of Al Ain in the UAE, such as Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases areas, have achieved that designation.
Saudi Arabia has its share of recognised sites, including Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, also known as Madain Salih, At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah, the Historic Jeddah site — the Gate to Mecca — and the Rock Art of the Hail region. Such sites represent commitment to culture and heritage across the region and the Gulf countries' vision to position themselves on the global map.
"The announcement of the Creative City of Design in the Middle East for Dubai marks the culmination of the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE vice-president and prime minister and ruler of Dubai, who has taken a proactive approach to innovation and creativity in Dubai's public and private sectors," said Mattar al-Tayer, director-general and chairman of the board of directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in the country.
"We are keen to adopt and develop the best creative practices, through the introduction of creative touches on the design of road networks, intersections, bridges and tunnels."
Joining UNESCO's network allows countries to collaborate further afield and gives regional talent added opportunities.
"We live in a fast-moving world," said Rowdha Alsayegh, an Emirati artist. "It's been said that creativity is the only factor that will keep us surviving in the future as all else is being replaced by robots. Creativity has always been an important factor of survival."
"I proudly stand here today to see the UAE appreciate art in all its factors and watch it grow," Alsayegh said. "I'm thankful for this opportunity as the doors I am going to open from now on are international doors [that will allow] my art to spread worldwide, to represent what a true Emirati stands for. I witnessed a new era in the art field, which makes us realise how much is actually possible."
Initiatives were unveiled to achieve the objectives of UNESCO's Innovative Design Cities Network, including the Dubai Creative City of Design Council, the Dubai National Design Centre, the Innovation for Public Service Transformation and the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, as well as the Dubai Design and Innovation Festival.


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Anybody here know who Jack Van Impe is? He's a now-elderly TV evangelist whose shtick involves reading the daily papers and concocting reasons why the headlines vindicate his interpretation of Biblical End Times prophecy. Jack and his wife, the lovely Rexella, can find a sign of the coming Apocalypse in the most ordinary events. They've made a lucrative career on it, and on exploiting the anxieties of their followers. In this sense, Ta-Nehisi Coates has become the Jack Van Impe of woke liberals. Everything that happens just goes to show that white racism explains the world. A certain kind of person eats that stuff up.
Antiracism: Our flawed new religion


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How Can I Fix This Error – The ExtremeZ-IP File Server For Macintosh Service Failed To Start.. ExtremeZ-IP File Server For Macintosh Is Not A Valid Win32 Application
When starting a service, Windows checks for the service in your C:\Program Files\ProgramName\ folder and if a folder that is named C:\Program also exists on your hard disk, Windows locates the C:\Program folder on your hard disk before the C:\Program Files\ProgramName\ServiceName.exe file, and then tries to run it from there.
If you don't want to rename the C:\Program folder, you can perform the following steps:
1. Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT and click OK.
2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, select SYSTEM , select CurrentControlSet, select Services and then then look for the name of the service is failing to start.
3. Right-click ImagePath on the right side. In the Value data box, place quotes around the path.
Change: C:\Program Files\ProgramName\ServiceName.exe
To: "C:\Program Files\ProgramName\ServiceName.exe"
4. Click OK and close REGEDIT. Restart the computer.


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Michael Theis
Cyber-Insider Threat Solutions
Mr. Michael C. Theis (pronounced Tice) is the Executive Director for Raytheon Insider Threat Management. Mr Theis has over 25 years of experience as a counterintelligence special agent supporting the Intelligence Community. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr Theis was the first ever Cyber-CI Program Manager for the NRO. Mr. Theis is also a computer systems engineer with 30+ years of concurrent systems engineering experience. As the Chief of Cyber-CI, he provided management and oversight for the CI aspects of all information systems that supported NRO programs and activities, to include detecting and deterring the insider threat.
Mr. Theis was a Senior Intelligence Officer, Joint Staff Counterintelligence Division, Defense Intelligence Agency. In this position, Mr. Theis developed globally synchronized DoD Strategic Counterintelligence Campaigns in support of the National Military Strategy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the national CI strategy of the Intelligence Community. His responsibilities included developing detailed CI business processes that encompassed computer systems architectures and data management techniques to seamlessly integrate the equities of globally dispersed, multi-organization counterintelligence elements engaged in the full spectrum of counterintelligence.
Prior to September 11, 2001, Mr. Theis spent several years as a senior executive in the private sector. He was a highly sought consultant for the Fortune 500, specializing in network systems engineering and network system security focused on corporate espionage and insider threat detection and countermeasures Mr. Theis is also a retired US Army Officer and CI Special Agent who served in a myriad of positions including: CI Staff Officer for a Major Command; CI/HUMINT Operations Officer for a geographically dispersed battalion engaged in worldwide CI operations; the Army CI Case Control Officer for Southwest Asia; Commander of a CI Detachment in a hostile fire zone; and as the Special Agent in Charge of a CI Resident Office in Germany.
In 2006, Mr. Theis was named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders in the nation by COMPUTERWORLD Magazine and is a Judge of international government IT business case submissions for the IT Honors Foundation. He is a frequent keynote speaker at government and private sector conferences and has also guest lectured at Harvard and MIT about his work on modeling human behavior in cyberspace for counterintelligence applications.
Overall, Mr. Theis has 35+ years of combined experience in government information systems and intelligence arenas, which includes those years spent in computer network design, systems analysis, programming, information assurance, E-commerce, and counterintelligence investigations, operations and analysis. Mr. Theis is married to the former Karyn Voulalas of New Haven, Connecticut. Together they enjoy their four children, and seven grandchildren, who reside in various locations throughout the United States.


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Asta recently welcomed her beautiful baby in an intense and powerful home birth!
«My body was in a sense being used for this to happen. I had this image of this primal wolf coming through me and it felt good to be able to let all of this intensity out. The whole essence of you, overtaken by this bigger than you experience.
The most ecstatic moments I've ha in my life, all the orgasms, no matter how amazing they are, combined of my life, don't reach that intensity.
«The course was by far the best investment we made in our preparation of the birth of our first baby, as it left us not only informed but inspired, empowered and open to all possibilities. And now that our baby daughter is here, I have my own powerful home birth story to share! «
Toda la historia la puedes encontrar si pinchas aquí…


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this is my Random Quote Machine so far: https://zelite.github.io/Random-Quote-Machine/
I made the twitter sharing button by appending the quote and author to this url:
https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=. When the user clicks there, twitter opens in a new window with a prefilled tweet.
Is there a possibility to do the same for facebook and tumblr? I could not find anything in their documentation. All the solutions involve importing some javascript from them (tumblr), which I would not want for such a simple project. And for facebook, it seems I need an App ID.
Here is the source code: https://github.com/zelite/Random-Quote-Machine If anyone could be kind to have a look and review it =)


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CLOT & Jam Home Made Collab on a Luxurious Accessories Capsule
Fresh off the announcement of its upcoming VaporMax collaboration, Edison Chen's CLOT has teamed up with Japanese accessories brand Jam Home Made for a capsule accessories collection.
Jam Home Made is known for its paired back, minimal-yet-luxurious designs and this collection is no different. The collab includes an all-black crucifix, luxurious leather trays for storing your jewelry, and most interestingly a rose gold-toned "faceless watch bracelet."
The collection will be available from June 9 at JUICE and CLOT's website.
In other fashion news, here's what Paris' streetwear die-hards wore to the Supreme x Thrasher drop.


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When 'Dwelling Enchancment' debuted in 1991, it instantly turned a smash hit – its first season was fifth in the Nielsen rankings, and it remained a high 10 sequence for the whole lot of its eight-season run. Richardson was offered $25 million to do a ninth season; Allen was supplied double that The 2 declined, and House Improvement ended after eight seasons and 203 episodes. Tim felt very father-like to the kids and I believe it damage his emotions that Jonathan did not show up," Karn said in regards to the finale.
As a teen, he starred in motion pictures like "The Lion King," "Tom and Huck," and "Wild America." However, his popularity waned as he grew up. These days, he has had small roles on tv reveals like "Final Man Standing" and "8 Simple Rules," but he has not had a starring role since "Residence Improvement" ended.
Zachery Ty Bryan House Enchancment – Zachery Ty Bryan is an American actor and producer best known for his function as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom Residence Enchancment. Smith, who played youngest son Mark Taylor, is now 33-years-old. Richardson started her tv profession with industrial advertisements for brands like Lipton, Jell-, and Kraft foods.
The photograph get-together was imagined to be revealed in the journal's October Reunions Issue." But when Patricia Richardson, who performed Jill Taylor on the sitcom, tweeted a photo from the shoot (which went viral), EW decided to give an official sneak peak.
However Allen's time in prison didn't entirely scare him straight. Eva Price and Sucker Love Productions are have announced that four-time Emmy nominee Patricia Richards on, who captured the hearts of American families for a decade on the hit tv show "House Enchancment", is returning to the stage as Mrs.


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There exists a small community of extremists.
We are not too different from you and all others.
The only difference is that we people challenge the status quo.
The "crazy ones" they call us.
"Crazy" enough to think that it is completely possible to live a Dream life.
A life where we practice Travelpreneurship :
"The Art of traveling, having the time of your life and helping others do the same."
Making a living… LIVING, we call it.
How "crazy" are we, really?
We made the Dream come true.
And we are on a mission to help more people become just like us.
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Until my 5k.
I still don't feel ready. Maybe that's because I'm not ready. I can barely jog a mile and I'm somehow going to go for 3.1 miles? I know I'm going to do a mix of jogging and walking, but I still don't feel ready. I don't even know what I'm going to wear. I know that sounds silly. Ugh.
As the days tick by I can feel myself getting a little bit more panicky. Is it bad that I wasn't this nervous about my wedding? Oh well, nothing much I can do about it now except relax, do my best, and not forget to turn my clock ahead before I go to sleep the night before the race.
I did yoga again this morning. It was kinda nice, and it was definitely easier than Tuesday's yoga. Downward dog and the plank are still challenging to hold for very long, but I know that as my upper body gets stronger I'll be able to hold those poses for longer and longer.
I need to think of a prize for my weight loss. I always do better with a goal and prize in mind. If I remember right, last time it was a nice dinner out for 10 lbs. A new fitness video game for 20 lbs. A massage for 30 lbs. A new hairstyle for 40 lbs. And a new wardrobe when I met my goal at 45 lbs. I didn't meet the 45 lb goal so no new wardrobe for me.
I'm working on 29 lbs, so what if I break it down as:
- 10 lbs = haircut (it hasn't been cut since my wedding!)
- 20 lbs = Facial, manicure and massage (that gets me back down to my pre-wedding weight)
- 29 lbs = wardrobe (gets me back down to a healthy bmi)
Any other ideas for prizes?
OK, gotta go to work now. Yesterday involved a medical emergency, hopefully today will be much calmer.


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Name: Daniel Cheah
Hood: Melbourne
Claim to fame: One of the hardest working DJs in Nagoya who also happens to be good at wiggling his ears
What gets your booty shakin': Red Rock, Shooters, Domina, Mi Casa, Out Records and JB's. We gotta bring the positive party spirit everywhere we go. There are plenty of good clubs and venues here that I haven't had the pleasure of going to yet.
Best night in the Nag: I've had my best nights at The Plastic Factory and Mago. Some artists I dig at the moment are Zapp & Roger, Parliament, Mark Knight, Moto Blanco, Tuxedo and Major Lazer. That stuff is gold.
Love/hate Nag nightlife: It's all up to us. It sounds like a stupid answer but I honestly think that if we choose to party and have a good time we can, if not, we won't. Having fun is a lot closer than we expect.


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I'm using Suffusion 3.8.0. I've created a child theme (ASH) and added a few custom post types in the ASH `functions.php` file. I also created a few `single-customposttype.php` template files. All these work. But, I'm running into difficulties creating a child version of `layouts/layout-blog.php`.
First, will Suffusion use `ASH/layouts/layout-blog.php`, or will it insist on using it's own version? I want to make sure my modifications aren't clobbered by future Suffusion releases.
Second, because my custom post types have multiple custom fields and in some cases custom taxonomies (which is why I declared them in `ASH/functions.php` rather than using the Suffusion form), Suffusion does not seem to want to display them with the usual date box and background. Below is the HTML for a normal post and a custom post. As you can see, the 'title-container fix' div is missing from the custom post as is the 'title' div
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Farewell FiberArts

Posted by Wendy Landry at 7:48 pm

Jun 262011

It has just come to my attention that Fiberarts Magazine, published by Interweave Press, is closing after some 30 years of service to textile afficionados. For more information, go to the Fiberarts website, http://www.fiberarts.com/. This link will provide details of how to obtain past articles. The Summer 2011 is the final issue; buy a copy [...]

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So, should I put a conditional in `ASH/layout-blog.php` that detects the post type and uses different output functions for my custom posts? Or, should I extend the `suffusion_after_begin_post()` and `suffusion_content()` functions so they know what to do with my custom posts? I think I'd prefer the latter but I'm not really clear how to go about it.
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Perhaps something like:
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function ASH_after_begin_post(){
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Jen, http://ashguild.ca


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