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SHARE the Project
(and still affectionately known as Project SHARE) "Take the time…SHARE the experience": A clearinghouse of social justice volunteer opportunities for kids.
SHARE's 30th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homeless
Midnight Runs
Project SHARE's Flagship Event
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by Sharetheproject • October 24, 2011 • 0 Comments
"…I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see…"
I sat in the kitchen, the gathering place for many a dialogue and intimate conversation in my lifetime, and shared stories with Bridget, my son Jeremy's lovely girlfriend who was going on her very first homeless outreach with us last night. In an effort to explain this "down the rabbit hole" experience that helps define the bulk of my adult life, I was the storyteller once again, talking about my three children, my family, and the influences in their lives, the people who boldly touched their souls. She had mentioned how much my son Jeremy spoke of the run to her and I wanted her to know why. Jeremy was only 9 years old when he went on his first Midnight Run outreach and I recall with genuine pride, how moved I was watching him hand out cups of hot coffee to the people of street, from the back of a van, saying, "I'm Jeremy, would you like some coffee?"
As Rob's infamous chili bubbled on the stove, I spoke about the encampment under the West Side Highway, who I referred to as the Mole People's upstairs neighbors. The names of those who lived in this section of Riverside Park read like a version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." There was Shorty, the Captain, Papa Doc and the Professor, Larry and Leon and the women Marianne and Nikki, whose dog was better cared for than the people he lived with.
I told her about Papa Doc, a former Herald Tribune newspaper man back in the day, who took a liking to Jeremy and how this particular person impacted my family's life.
One early spring night on an outreach run, Papa Doc asked Jeremy what he was going to do over the upcoming spring break from school and Jeremy responded as any child of two working parents would. "Oh, nothing," he said. "My father's working and my mom will probably go down to school to work. We're not doing anything…" And it was then that Papa Doc crouched down to be level with my son and gently asked him, "Jeremy, have I ever told you the story of the man who had no shoes? Well, he complained to everyone he met about this dilemma of his…until he met a man who had no feet."
The sheer force of this story on my son, I told Bridget, was something palpable and lasting. Whether he remembers that moment or not, I couldn't say, but I recall the look of clarity and astonishment on my young son's face.
Catie, my youngest, grew up, from the time she was an infant, in the culture of this commitment to the disenfranchised, the disempowered. My recollections match those of some of our oldest street friends when they ask about her now and are stunned to learn that she will be 24 years old in less than a month. There have been sweet conversations about how she was passed from one person to another as a baby on the Run, these strangers who became our friends over the many years our lives intersected. And it was Catie who first introduced me to Sam, our ancient Japanese-American friend. She was eight years old then, and very comfortable on these monthly runs into the city. She had discovered him sitting on a small hillside in Riverside Park near the Boat Basin, where we were stopped, on the street above the below-ground Rotunda and she came to me begging for a blanket to cover his swollen arthritic knees.
Sam became her ally and confidante, a friendly grandfather who made her and her two brothers origami toys and ornaments out of papers he recycled from MacDonald's and the area grocery stores. Sam wasted nothing and created beauty out of everything.
When Catie had become sick with a very stubborn infection in high school, missing several Runs, Sam folded 1,000 inch-long cranes for her, making a mobile out of them. Upon their completion, he made a wish to the gods that her health be restored, as the legend goes. Indeed, a week later, she was much better and on her way to recovery. The mobile, which she placed by her window in her bedroom is still there.
And although I am writing this a day after the run, it didn't occur to me how coincidental life can be until the conversation I had last night with long-time friend Bernard Isaac, under the leafy branches of the huge trees in front of an entrance to Central Park. I told him about the article in the Times last week about Chris Pape, the graffiti artist who recreated famous masterpieces on the walls of the old Amtrak tunnel where Bernard and his crew lived. The murals were painted using spray paint and when I saw them, I knew I was in the presence of some surreal genius. We chatted about the old days of the Tunnel and the Boat Basin, of Riverside Drive and our mutual friends. It was then that Bernard shared the news of Leon's death. The significance of this for me is twofold: I had just been speaking of Leon to Bridget just a few hours earlier and it was Leon who was my son Gabe's connection, the gentle, quiet man who helped ease Gabe's discomfort as a 9 year old on his first homeless outreach. It was Leon who asked Gabe about the lanyard he was making and it was Leon who walked away with a new lanyard, the skill in making another for himself after Gabe showed him how, and a new friend in my young son. It was Leon who helped Gabe overcome his shyness that evening in the park. My sadness over his death is real: I have never grown used to the loss of any of these fragile folks on the street. I doubt I ever will.
The weekend of family and friends, the Midnight Run and Rob's chili, is coming to a close. While last month's run may have been labeled "perfect", this month's run, for me, became all about the families I have: my own as well as those street people who impacted the lives of my kids as well as mine – and now Rob's – in their simplicity and generosity of spirit.
While Rob napped, Jeremy called and told me he and Bridget arrived safely in Boston. Catie stopped by earlier and after I know Gabe is home from work, I'll call him and we'll have an opportunity to catch up. Family is defined in countless ways and I'm certain that despite my confusion over many other things in this life, family is something I have never lost sight or clarity of, near or far…homed or homeless. Somehow, none of that seems to matter really.
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The Barbican – London's brutalist icon
World War II bombings of December 1940 destroyed some of London's tissue, including surroundings of the ancient Roman wall remains, called Barbican. By the end of the 19th century, the area "was the centre of the rag trade and was home to fabric and leather merchants, furriers, glovers and a host of other tradesmen".1 Devastated by war, the site remained almost empty – from 1851 to 1951 the resident population of the square mile of the City of London fell from 128,000 to 5,000 – and that created a unique opportunity to rebuild Barbican from scratch.2 The complex of buildings that filled the gap will be then acclaimed the miracle of modern architecture.
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After WW2 "only two small but significant structures remaining on the site – the badly damaged St Giles Church, Cripplegate and a long-standing remnant of the ancient Roman Wall."3 The City of London Corporation left the mission to develop the site in the hands of three architects: Peter Chamberlin, Geoffry Powell, and Christof Bon. Unlikely many other post WW2 constructions The Barbican survived the test of time, due to it combines a sound urban design concept with a high-value development. That was understood by The City of London Corporation that financed that high-quality neo-Corbusian experiment.4 This clearly brutalist, utopian vision creates "the city within the city", space in which concrete structures interweave with vivid green spaces there. Structure of the Barbican is also a reference to early London settlements.
The Queen, while unveiling a plaque commemorating the opening said: "what has been created here must be one of the wonders of the modern world."
The estate was designed between 1954 and 1959, in the years 1965-1976 complex of residential buildings arose. The Barbican Estate consists of thirteen terrace blocks and three tower blocks named Shakespeare, Cromwell, and Lauderdale towers raised on 35-acre ( 14 ha). The residential complex "is made up of 2,113 residential units intended to house 6,500 residents". Moreover, in 1982 the integrated Art Centre was officially opened within the estate. The centre is one the largest arts centres in Western Europe.5 Queen Elisabeth II, while unveiling a plaque commemorating the centre's opening said: "what has been created here must be one of the wonders of the modern world."6 The art centre includes a concert hall, theatre, art galleries, library, restaurants, bars, conservatory and two schools.
The Barbican Estate is "listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest."7
All photos by Eliza Kania
1 Barbican, http://barbican.org.uk
2,3,4,5 G. Borthwick, BARBICAN: A Unique Walled City Within the City, Edinburgh 2016.
5,6 1982: Queen opens Barbican Centre, "BBC".
7 Barbican,"Historic England"
Name: The Barbican Estate of the City of London
Architects: Peter Chamberlin, Geoffry Powell, and Christof Bon
Big screen: Estate served as headquarters of M16 in "Quantum Of Solace"
Location: London, Great Britan, 51°31'12.5″N 0°05'36.7″W
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Friday July 19, 2019 – 08:00 PM
"Swingin' jump blues and R&B…high-voltage yet classy" –USA TODAY
For nearly half a century, Roomful of Blues has been delivering its signature blend of swing, rock 'n' roll, jump, blues and R&B to euphoric audiences all over the world. Blues Revue says, "Roomful of Blues is a sheer joy…contagious, finger-popping, head-bopping grooves…the horns blast loud and proud…explosive and electrifying." The band has earned five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards. Twice, the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll has selected them as Best Blues Band.
With their masterful combination of jumping, horn-heavy blues and R&B, it's no wonder why the great Count Basie called them "the hottest blues band I've ever heard." Billboard simply says, "Roomful is so tight and so right."
To commemorate and celebrate their 45th anniversary, the band hosted a three-day party in March of 2013 at one of their favorite haunts, The Ocean Mist, in Matunuck, Rhode Island. The band blew the doors off the packed club, playing to roaring ovations each night. Happily, the proceedings were recorded and the resulting album, 45 Live, is among Roomful of Blues' crowning achievements. The album is a lightning-in-a-bottle blowout, showcasing the larger-than-life vocal and instrumental power of the band.


The 2009 Nantahala Racing Club Glacier Breaker Wildwater race will take place on the Nantahala River, Wesser NC on Sunday March 1st. This annual event is a classic only race and will start at the Ledges rapid and end at the old road bridge at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, about 5km downstream. Winning K1 times will be about 19 minutes. Please join us for the southeast's season opener. River releases are on an as needed energy basis the weekend before and during the week. Guaranteed practice water is available Friday and Saturday, so come up early and enjoy the whitewater and Smoky Mountains.
The Wildwater race will be a classic race from the Ledges on the Nantahala River to the old bridge at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Class II-III Whitewater.
USACK membership required. One-day USACK memberships available at registration.
Click here to view/print the registration and waiver forms.
Please mail the forms and entry fee to the following address or bring it with you for day of race registration.
For additional information or if you would like to volunteer to help with the races contact the wildwater race director, Chris Hipgrave at chris.hipgrave@noc.com.


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Q: Best open source speech recognition API and engine I am making my speech recognition project for PC(working on Windows 8) and new in this area.The project should have basic functionality like dictation with accuracy in email,notepad etc and should response to local commands of PC.
I am using sphinx4 for my speech recognition project.I want to know,is there any better open source API than cmu sphinx? I want better in context of accuracy and large vocabulary.
Is kaldi(deep neural network based) better than cmu sphinx(HMM based)?I want to know which is better for what?
what is difference between speech API and speech Engine,as a developer what i will require to develop my software?
Please help me to give a clear vision about above questions and if possible provide some speech recognition developer or researcher community link.

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As you can probably tell, I love counted cross stitch! Like most stitchers, I have a huge collection of purchased patterns, but I take great delight in finding new free charts. I have started this blog as a "Pay It Forward" thank you to all the generous stitchers who have provided free cross stitch charts throughout the years, from all around the world. I enjoy designing simple charts as much as I like stitching, so I will post free charts I have designed here for all to access. I hope you will enjoy the charts as much as I have enjoyed designing them and as much as I have delighted in the charts others have done!
This was designed as a needleroll on wide linen banding with a design woven into the edges so there was no need to finish the ends. The original was stitched with hand-dyed variegated thread - Caron's Wildflowers Aurora - and co-ordinating DMC flosses(500, 501, 603). The two lines at the top and bottom indicated the area where threads were removed and hemstitched so ribbon could be woven through to close the ends. I used a Swarovski Crystal Heart for the center but a button or charm could be substituted. With all the beautiful overdyes available these days - I suggest picking colors you like and go at it - have fun!
Very cute!! i will do it soon!
That is so sweet, I wish my mom were still here, she would have loved receiving that!!
Loved this and had to make one to honor my mom, I posted a photo and link to it on my blog...thanks again for for such a neat chart!!
I've been cross stitching for 40 years now and I never get tired of it. I also enjoy knitting, crochet and beading, but nothing can take first place with me over cross stitch.
The Cat in Charge - Relinquished command on Nov. 6, 2015. Rest easy, Kitty Kat, you will be greatly missed.


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MTSI Donates to America's VetDogs to Help Fund Training and Placement of Service Dogs to Veterans with Disabilities
13 Aug, 2014 in Uncategorized by Bob Snyder
America's Vetdogs (www.VetDogs.org) is proud to announce that it has received a $4,000 donation from Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (www.mtsi-testserver.com). The donation goes towards the America's VetDogs assistance dog program which provides highly-trained guide and service dogs to veterans with disabilities no matter which era they served. VetDogs is one of two schools in the United States that is dually accredited by both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International. All of America's VetDogs services are provided at no cost to veterans, and funding comes from the generous contributions of individuals, foundations, businesses, and companies such as Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
About Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) MTSI is an employee-owned engineering services and technology solutions company delivering first-choice capabilities to solve problems of global importance in the critical mission areas of missile defense, cyber security, intelligence, unmanned/autonomous systems, aviation, space, and homeland security. MTSI's mission is to make important and lasting contributions to the nation's defense and security by providing leadership and best- value solutions to solve America's most technically challenging strategic problems. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has over 600 employees, based at 14 offices and field sites across the United States. Read more at www.mtsi-testserver.com.
About America's VetDogs®
America's VetDogs (www.VetDogs.org) serves the needs of veterans with disabilities from all eras who have honorably served our country. VetDogs trains and places guide dogs with individuals who are blind; service dogs for those with other physical disabilities; and physical and occupational therapy dogs to work with service members in military and VA hospitals. It is accredited by Assistance Dogs International and the International Guide Dog Federation.
America's VetDogs is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded by the Guide Dog Foundation, and relies on voluntary contributions to fund its mission. It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place one assistance dog; however, there is never a charge to the individual. Follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs.


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Introducing.... Era 9
Ever wondered what a mixture of Paramore cleans, Skrillex dubstep tones and the growls of Slipknot sound like? Well Montreal's Era 9 can help you out there. Describing themselves as "traprock" the band have supported acts such as Trapt, Saliva and Hoobastank since their inception six years ago. On the bands upcoming album Gravity, which is said to 'ignore genres and take risks'; male vocalst Anthony Lalla says: "We love how our music can bring everyone together and we're excited to share it with the world. We've been releasing music since 2011 and toured across the US, supporting really great bands, and now we truly feel that over the years, we have come into our own with this next opus for fans. We believe that we're in a new era of music that isn't limited to one style of listener. We cater to all who open themselves to it! We value creative freedom in music and we promote open-mindedness and imagination."
Gravity will be released May 5th, you can check out the lead single from the album 'Warrior' below, it's full of hooks, cleans and electro breakdowns. What's not to love, right?
The band can be found on social media via the following: Facebook:/era9official Twitter: @Era9Official


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The Group continues to develop e-commerce and m-commerce solutions to enable its customers to shop anytime and anywhere, from a laptop computer, a tablet or a smartphone. This digital service is being created based on customer experience, which offers the best understanding of usage and expectations.
In some Group countries, e-commerce sites offer food and/or non-food products. These easily accessible "cyber-markets" also have the benefit of quick delivery times and very competitive prices, promotions, and useful tips. Every day in France, the carrefour.fr and ooshop.fr websites win over more customers seeking bargains and convenience. In addition, consumers can now enjoy easy shopping right from their mobile phone using the applications Carrefour is developing.


The Canon EOS 760D was recently announced in February 2015. It was launched together with the Canon EOS 750D, adding into the diverse and wide range of Canon cameras and lenses family. I first had a short hands on session with the Canon EOS 760D at the Canon launch event.
The Canon EOS 760D and 750D are good DSLR camera models to consider if you are planning to upgrade from a compact camera or starting to learn more about photography.
The Canon EOS 760D went along with me to some photography walkabout, events and two sports events too! The experiences were good and interesting, pushing the EOS 760D to its full capabilities and limits, from fast action sports photography to night lowlight landscape scenes.
During my two and half weeks with the EOS 760D, I brought it out to outdoor events, basketball and netball sports matches at the Sports Hub, night walkabout at Singapore Heritage Festival 2015 and testing the high ISO of the EOS 760D in low light conditions.
The Canon EOS 760D was not designed to be a sports DSLR camera, nevertheless, it did hold up well, shooting at high ISO 12,800 and some high speed shutter action, it did manage to produce and captured some decent and nice quality sports actions shots!
At the ISO level 12,800, the performance was very good in my personal humble opinion. The noise level is lower/better than previous Canon DSLR models on DIGIC 5 processor and it has improved significantly! I am looking forward to future Canon camera models with the Digic 6 processor.
I brought it out to walkabouts around Marina Bay area in the evening, catching some pretty blue sky and clouds, while at Labrador Park in the night, testing the high ISO capabiliites on landscapes and surroundings. Looking through the photographs that I took with the EOS 760D, I am impressed with the high ISO performance in the night and low light conditions.
This is the lens that forms the EOS 760D kit combination that is currently available in the market. The quality and built of the EF-S series lenses have improved signifcantly over the years since I first used the EF-S lens series on the Canon EOS 300D in 2004.
The focal length range from 18-135mm gives the photographer a good wide angle zoom to mid telephoto zoom, ideal for travel and walkabout. Incorporating Canon's IS (Image Stablizer) and STM (Stepping Motor) technologies, it gives the EF-S 18-135mm lens, the ability to handle both photography and video-recording capabilities.
When I first used the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens, the lens body was well built and sturdy. The optics and output quality from this lens is pretty good too.
This photography kit combination, the Canon EOS 760D and EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM package is a good starter combination for first timers entering into the world of DSLR.
Inside this small and powerful EOS 760D, there lies the new Hybrid CMOS AF III system. This new hybrid AF system makes Canon DSLR video recording to be easier, better and faster!
A videographer/photographer friend, Dave Koh, kindly recorded and produced a simple video clip at night with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens using the EOS 760D.
With the Hybrid CMOS AF III system and the improved IS and STM technologies on the new Canon lenses, Canon DSLR videography is easier to use and the video output standards have improved.
For more in-depth details of the Canon EOS 760D functions and capabilities, you can visit my previous post for more information and details! To view more photographs shot with the EOS 760D review unit, do visit my Flickr collection and take a look!
What are my final thoughts and views of the Canon EOS 760D?
In my personal humble opinion, the Canon EOS 760D is designed and placed in between the entry level DSLRs and mid level DSLRs. If you are interested to own a DSLR camera and you are just entering into it/upgrading from digital compact cameras, the EOS 760D is a good consideration with part of the capabilities from a mid level DSLR packed inside the small and lightweight entry level DSLR. It is quite a value for money investment too!


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Leo Howard in the webseries Characters episode, "Fu**ing Face Actors" (2016)
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Leo Howard
American actor and martial artist
Birthday: July 13, 1997
Birthplace: Newport Beach, California, U.S.
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851st most famous actor
519th Cancer
About Leo Howard
Leo Howard is an American actor. By the age of 8, he had won 3 world championships in martial arts. His specialty is Shōrin-ryū, in which he holds a black belt.
His Highlights
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra", "Conan the Barbarian", "Kickin' It (TV series).
His Personal Life
He is home-schooled. His hobbies include cooking, playing the guitar and collecting weapons (swords and knives mostly).
He was certified as the youngest TV director of all time by the Guinness World Records for the episode "Fight at the Museum" of the TV series "Kickin' It" at the age of 16!
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Leo Howard is a famous American actor and martial artist, who was born on July 13, 1997. As a person born on this date, Leo Howard is listed in our database as the 17th most popular celebrity for the day (July 13) and the 168th most popular for the year (1997).
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Aside from information specific to Leo Howard's birthday, Leo Howard is the 3869th most famous American and ranks 4th in famous people born in Newport Beach, California, U.S.
In general, Leo Howard ranks as the 6023rd most popular famous person, and the 851st most popular actor of all time. "The Famous Birthdays" catalogs over 25,000 famous people, everyone, from actors to actresses to singers to tiktok stars, from serial killers to chefs to scientists to youtubers and more. If you're curious to see who was born on your birthday, you can use our database to find out who, what, where, when and why. You can search by birthday, birthplace, claim to fame or any other information by typing in the search box, or simply browse our site by selecting the month, the day, the horoscope, or any other clickable option.


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Neuschwansteiner congratulates partner ZOOM
By Inga Stracke -
We are proud that we were able to help our partner ZOOM Charity to raise an impressive £24,737.00 at this year's 5th annual ZOOM Charity Gala Auction at London's InterContinental Park Lane Hotel.
In aid of Starlight Children's Foundation, a national charity that provides entertainment in hospitals and hospices across the UK and grants wishes-of-a-lifetime for seriously and terminally ill children a selection of unique photographs taken and hand signed by F1™ drivers and team principals were auctioned in front of a star-studded audience.
One of the biggest sellers was a photo taken by Formula One™ triple world-champion Lewis Hamilton. Check out the event's official Video.
The remaining lots have been entered in the ZOOM online auction which is now live at www.coys-zoom.co.uk
Some more information:
www.zoom-f1.com
www.facebook.com/StarlightUK
www.instagram.com/starlight_uk
Photos curtesy of ZOOM, Ralph Hartwick/Sutton Images and Neuschwansteiner-Sutton
"This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing B. V."
Inga Stracke is a multi-talented journalist, event organizer, and networker who is equally at home in the Formula 1™ paddocks around the globe as well as the winter hills of the 4-Hill-Ski jumping tournament and other world class events. She is also a motorsport travel advisor for DERTOUR. Born in Bavaria, Inga became famous as pit-lane reporter for German Sky-TV and F1's™ own multi-channel digital TV, and she founded the first agency for F1™ commercial radio broadcast in D-A-CH. She also produced the first Formula 1™ live radio show nationwide in US/Canada and headed the creation of the original Red Bulletin. Inga regularly contributes culinary trip reviews and gourmet features for MICHELIN starred restaurants around the globe.
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When it comes to your marketing campaigns, arguably no element is more important than that of audience analysis. Why? Understanding precisely who is buying your products or patronizing your services is essential to creating promotional materials that stick. You could spend thousands of dollars on slick print materials and invest in a robust web design only to find that, ultimately, the campaign fails to have the effect you intend because the people you need to pick up your white paper or click on your landing page aren't doing so.
Yet, the reality is that we live in the era of Big Data that continues to see unparalleled and unprecedented growth. This means that every second presents an opportunity for us to capture information on our buyers, both those who are completing the checkout process and who might still be on the fence. From the links they click to the products they peruse, there's no shortage of information to store, and forward-thinking brands are those that take the steps to do so.
So, how can business leaders make sense of all of these inputs? When stored disparately, they're nothing more than facts and talking points. For instance, you may know that more females buy your products than men, or that the average web visitor spends 10 minutes clicking around on the various subpages inside your website. These are all valuable insights, but unless they're aggravated together and used to form a cohesive analysis, they'll do little more than remain on our data servers, unused to their full potential.
This is where buyer personas come in. Put simply, these are comprehensive representations of your target audience members. They incorporate features such as gender, age range, ethnicity, occupation, average household income, geographical location and more. In a nutshell, creating a buyer persona or a set of personas for your company is akin to taking everything you know about what works in your niche and coming up with the ideal person who is most likely to make a purchase from your specific company.
To this end, simply stating that your product is hot with "Millennials" or "Stay-at-Home Moms" won't cut it anymore. Now, it's not enough to generically categorize the persons you most want to attract into a lump grouping. To do so is to grossly underestimate the myriad personality types, preferences, buying habits and interests that comprise an entire demographic. The good news? If you have a social media presence, your business already has everything it needs to develop composite buyer personas that can help jumpstart more effective and targeted marketing campaigns. To this end, let's discuss a few ways your business can leverage these platforms to learn more about interested buyers as well as the traits they possess and share.
More than 70 million advertisers currently use Facebook to market their wares. That means that, regardless of how unique or specific your business listing is, there's a large probability that it will get lost amid the sea of like-minded competitors. You might understand the reasons why creating buyer personas is so important, but you may not realize how Facebook can get you there. Yet, it's still beneficial to have a presence on the largest social media network in the world and here's why: As soon as you create a business account, you'll have instant access to Facebook Insights.
This simple dashboard holds within it a treasure trove of valuable customer data. From here, you can quickly see the kinds of people who visit your page the most often. These will include touch points such as gender, age, primary language and more. Though these characteristics are somewhat generalized, they are still important as they help you cut through the billions of people who use Facebook to find those who are actively engaged with your business. These numbers and percentages represent real people behind a keyboard or a smart screen, who are clicking on your links, commenting on or liking your posts, and sharing them with others. In short, they are the people who are actually interested in what you have to say.
From here, you can adjust the messages you send out to better appeal to these web visitors. You can also create the basis of your buyer persona, using information specifically around age, gender and location. From here, for instance, you may be able to tell that your Facebook posts are resonating the most with men between the ages of 25 and 40 located in the United States. Though it's not incredibly specific, this insight is the backbone of your persona, which you'll build upon in subsequent steps.
From here, you can further leverage the power of Facebook to boost both your ads and your sponsored posts, targeting them to appeal to certain, defined audience type. This makes them instantly more effective, as they're pinpointed to target the type of people who have already expressed an interest in your company or ones similar to it.
You may already be using Twitter Analytics to know how effective your posts are and to discern your level and rate of follower engagement. Yet, you may not realize that this same tool can provide immense detail on exactly who is accessing your tweets. From within your Analytics page, visit the "Followers" tab. This resource works similarly to how the Facebook Insights dashboard does, grouping your followers primarily by age range, location and language. Yet, while you may be tempted to dismiss this data as you already have it elsewhere, take a second look at it.
Does it follow what you're seeing on Facebook? It may, but conversely, your ideal Twitter audience member might be entirely different from someone who finds you on Facebook. Though there is no hard and fast data around the type of people who use one social media platform over another, there is research around what each demographic prefers. For instance, a recent Pew Research Center survey found that Americans between the ages of 18 to 24 are most likely to use platforms including Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram in addition to Facebook.
One way that Twitter Analytics distinguishes itself from Facebook Insights is the addition of an "Interests" tab. From here, your active audience members are further broken down by interest type. Ideally, you'll want those interests to line up with the kinds of products and services your business provides.
For instance, if you're a music production company, then "music" should be toward the top of this list. Otherwise, you may need to drastically adjust your messaging to appeal to the diverse list of subjects that pique your audience's attention. Why is this step important? Research reveals that 67% of Twitter followers actively buy from the brands they follow on the platform. Thus, reaching them via the content that grabs their attention is worth the extra time it takes to conduct that research.
You can also see the kinds of devices that your visitors are using to access your Twitter content. This can be helpful if you're in the process of making your site more responsive or mobile-friendly. Knowing whether iOS or Android devices are preferred can make a major difference in how you choose to lay out your site. It can also play into your mobile checkout capabilities, as well.
Now that you understand more clearly who's buying your products, clicking on your profiles and reading your Facebook and Twitter posts, you're ready to create and curate outreach messages that are most likely to reach them. Yet, unless your content is strategically developed, your conversation could fail to convert. This is where LinkedIn can prove helpful.
After reviewing your Facebook Insights, polls and and Twitter Analytics, you'll have a clearer picture of what interests your followers. Using this knowledge, head to LinkedIn and search for groups that center around these topics. For instance, if your followers are interested in sports medicine, you can search for this topic on the left-hand search bar and then sort by either "content" or "groups" (under the "More" tab) to find out what people in the industry are saying about this topic.
Consider the recent case study of UPS. While the brand's customers are geographically wide-reaching, many of them share a common concern: eco-responsibility and sustainability. The company listened and launched a campaign to deliver packages in some locations via bike. Below is the LinkedIn post revealing the campaign.
This is just one example of how brands can listen in on the conversations taking place around their industry and specialized niche, then leverage that information to create innovative and personalized campaigns. Within the groups, you can find active discussions around current hot topics, questions and trends that can prove valuable fodder for jumpstarting your content campaign. What are people wondering about, sharing and passionately discussing? Knowing the answers to these kinds of questions can help you create messages that are most likely to resonate within these communities.
Once you've leveraged social media to get a clear picture of who your active social media listeners and participants are, you're one step closer to creating a thorough buyer persona. Though the information provided via each platform is relatively surface-level, when they are used in conjunction with one another, valuable insights can be found.
Start with Facebook Insights to get a basic view of what content is popular and who's at home, at work or on the train accessing your data. From there, visit the Twitter Analytics page to find out what these audience members are interested in, what devices they're using to find and share your content from anywhere around the world. Then, bring it all together with LinkedIn groups and content pages, where you can find those data points worth talking about. When utilized comprehensively, these myriad social media platforms can act as the portal you need to get closer access to the buyers you need to reach the most.


According to Colorado State University researchers, the summer's High Park Fire has higher particulate matter that some of the worst air pollution days in Los Angeles or Mexico City in the past decade.
Molds are commonly found in homes and commercial buildings, and if left untreated can cause health problems to those that are exposed to them.
EPA won a decision at the D.C. Circuit in June 2012 allowing it to use its authority under the Clean Air Act to address climate change. With EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson leaving, how quickly will it act?
Section 126 of the Clean Air Act authorizes individual states to file petitions with EPA to stop interstate air pollution, and it may be the most effective legal tool available. The question is how aggressively EPA will pursue it.
"I would expect some action on ozone, some forward progress to happen on ozone, in the coming year," says Christopher Ahlers, a fellow at the Vermont Law School's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic who is teaching an elective course on air pollution law and policy this semester.
According to the EPA's annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), air pollutants continue to decrease while toxic chemicals seem to be on the rise.
Since January is National Radon Action Month, the DEP in Pennsylvania will be presenting an episode on the dangers of radon in their webinar series, DEP at Home, on Jan. 16 from 7 to 8 p.m.
According to a new study published in Environmental Health, cleaning up mercury pollution could save the European Union millions of dollars each year.
The EPA has awarded $120,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department in order to support air quality projects, which includes an education program for nursing students from the University of Maryland to learn about environmental asthma management.
Recent observations from satellites have shown that the smoke from Arctic wildfires is drifting over the Greenland ice sheet, settling on the ice as soot and making it more likely to melt under the sun.


FAT TO FIT - On the Eve of International Happiness Day!!!!!!
A Journey we are into,is a journey to live our life happily.
When you stand in front of the mirror,if there is a smile on your face just right there,believe me half the battle is done.
The battle is to find yourself is in a happy zone.
Nothing is interesting,if you are not interested.So,let's make it interesting with the initial phase of looking good.
Why only these actresses,why not us?
Why only them,why not we?
Why only celebrities,why not the common slot?
Let's get into hitting the world as our own show not as a picturization of others.
Let's bring out a better version of ourselves.
If your calling doesn't scare the hell out of you,it's not your calling.


A slow-burning Tennessee Williams melodrama you may or may not enjoy falling asleep to.
In which Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey…, a new documentary on the making of The Island of Dr. Moreau, and other chronicles of mad jungle adventures are thunk upon.
These filmsmade an unfortunate discovery of their own. Audiences did not want to see one Columbus movie, let alone two.


LAS VEGAS, NV—February 1, 2013. HealthCare Interactive and the Alzheimer's Association received a national 2012 silver eHealthcare award for the CARES® Dementia Basics & Advanced Care™ Online Training Program and the essentiALZ® individual certification program. The award was presented at a in Las Vegas on November 14 during the Sixteenth Annual Healthcare Internet Conference. Winners of the 2012 eHealthcare Leadership Awards were selected from nearly 1,100 entries. A total of 115 individuals familiar with healthcare and the Internet judged the entries.
"In spite of the unsettled healthcare environment, organizations have accelerated their investment in digital communications," says Mark Gothberg, eHealthcare Leadership Awards chairman. "Organizations have made major improvements in their websites, increased involvement in social media, more fully integrated newer media outlets with traditional marketing, and expanded mobile efforts to better serve current and future customers."
Gothberg notes that improvements in websites were largely focused on enhancing visual interest, perfecting navigation, and showcasing key service lines. Videos, audios, virtual tours, social media tie-ins, and calls-to-action now populate many key service sections. "More organizations are also seeing the benefits of integrating digital and traditional media communications," Gothberg adds. "Digital receives the greatest focus."
Winners of platinum, gold, silver, and distinction awards represented 18 industry classifications, from hospitals and health systems to pharmaceutical firms and online health companies. Awards were given in 14 different categories: Best Mobile Communications, Best Patient Access and Convenience, Best Site Design, Best Health/Healthcare Content, Best Interactive, Best Care/Disease Management, Best e-Business, Best Doctor Directory, Best Social Networking, Best Rich Media, Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Best Overall Internet Site, Best Intranet, and eHealth Organizational Commitment. CARES® and essentiALZ® won in the Best Rich Media catetory.
Judges looked at how websites and other digital communications compared with others in their organization's classification. They also reviewed entries based on a proprietary multi-point standard of Internet excellence. The best overall Internet site category, for example, had to pass muster on more than 40 factors.
"As in previous years, competition was especially strong among large hospitals, healthcare systems, and managed care organizations," says Gothberg. Best Health/Healthcare Content, Best Site Design, and Best Overall Internet Site categories drew the most entries. There were also a large number of entries in the Best Social Networking, Best Rich Media, Best Mobile Communications, and Best Integrated Marketing Campaign categories.
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards program was developed and first presented 13 years ago by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, a leading industry resource published by Health Care Communications, Rye, NY. The Sixteenth Annual Healthcare Internet Conference was sponsored by Greystone.Net, an Atlanta-based strategy firm.
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards accepted entries from other organizations nationally including hospitals, healthcare associations, medical practices, and many more. Each organization had the opportunity to enter under one of 14 classifications where they could go head-to-head against other organizations with comparable websites and digital media communication efforts.


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Isle ocean research to benefit from feds
Hawaii will receive about $13.7 million in federal funds for research and management of the islands' fisheries and ocean resources, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's office announced.
About $8.7 million is earmarked for initiatives including further study of the endangered monk seal, coral reef health research and management, and physical oceanography and climate change, Inouye said in a news release.
The remaining $5 million will go toward Hawaii's fisheries and protecting the endangered sea turtle population from inadvertent harm from fishing gear.
"I believe that in order to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy our oceans, we must invest in the research that will support sound management practices," Inouye said.
By Star-Bulletin staff
SUV slams moped and rider is hospitalized
A 26-year-old moped driver was in critical condition yesterday after being struck by a sport utility vehicle on Dillingham Boulevard, police said.
The victim was driving westbound in the left lane of Dillingham at 2:41 p.m. when a 34-year-old man driving the SUV turned into the Waiakamilo Plaza Shopping Center from the eastbound lane and struck the moped, according to traffic investigators.
The moped rider was wearing a helmet. He was taken to the Queen's Medical Center.
Alcohol and speed are not believed to be factors in the accident.
Public warned about phone call scams
CrimeStoppers has asked the public to be careful about giving out personal information over the phone, after two incidents of attempted identity theft.
On Oct. 14, a Honolulu resident got a call from a man who identified himself as a Verizon employee. He said the resident had an outstanding balance and tried to get credit card information.
The day before, a man called a Kalihi business and said the company was overdue on a payment. When an employee asked for an invoice to be faxed over, the caller refused.
Police said residents should never give out their Social Security or credit card numbers to unknown callers.
Police seek suspect in July robbery
Honolulu police and CrimeStoppers are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed two men in July.
On July 12, at about 9:30 p.m., a man robbed two men at gunpoint while they were standing in front of the store at 1333 N. School Street.
The man fled in a white or silver four-door Suzuki hatchback with Hawaii partial plates JWY or JWT.
Police described the suspect as in his early 20s, 5-foot-6 and about 150 pounds. He had a mustache, a goatee and a dental retainer.
Anyone with information about the robbery may contact police Detective Shannon Kawakami at 529-3057. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call the CrimeStoppers hotline at 955-8300 with any information.
CENTRAL OAHU
Suspect in custody after Wahiawa theft
A man was arrested yesterday after allegedly attempting to rob a Wahiawa McDonald's shortly after midnight.
Police said the suspect pushed his way into the eatery as an employee escorted two people out. The man demanded money from the cash register and fled on foot.
The employee and two others followed and called police, who later arrested the man.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
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Ódži Eagles (王子 イーグルス) je japonský tým ledního hokeje, který sídlí v Tomakomai a hraje Asijskou ligu.

Úspěchy
 Asijská hokejová liga:
 Vítěz (1x): 2007-08

 Japonská liga ledního hokeje:
 Vítěz (13x): 1968-69, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94

 Japonský pohár:
 Vítěz (34x): 1932, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005

Výsledky v Asijské lize

Zahraniční hráči
  Vjačeslav Staršinov
  Anatolij Fedotov
  Vladimir Kramskoj
  Michael Yoshino
  Sergej Pryjachin
  Matt Oikawa
  Sergej Bautin
  Burt Henderson
  Dusty Imoo
  Greg Parks
  Dan Daikawa
  Travis Hansen
  Jason Podollan
  Jarrod Skalde
  Shane Endicott
  Ricard Persson
  Chris Harrington

Externí odkazy

 Ódži Eagles na stránkách Asijské ligy

Japonské kluby ledního hokeje
Kluby ledního hokeje založené v roce 1925
Sport v Tomakomai

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Mary McDonough, JD, PHD a former Legal Services health care attorney and state legislator, has a law degree; a MA in Catholic theology, with a specialization in moral theology; and, a PhD in ethics and social theory with a specialization in bioethics. She has taught ethics and has been a visiting scholar at The Hastings Center. She writes extensively on health care policy focusing on issues of social justice and is the author of "Can a Health Care Market Be Moral? A Catholic Vision." She is also interested in neuroscience with its ethical, legal, and social implications not only for public health but also for our basic underlying assumptions about human nature and moral responsibility.


The US has terminated Alibaba's deal to acquire MoneyGram owing to political issues.
The US has blocked a $1.2 billion acquisition deal of MoneyGram, a money transfer company, to China's Ant Financial, which is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) rejected both the companies' proposals, citing concerns over data security if the deal goes through.
The CFIUS fears that Moneygram's data can be used to identify U.S. citizens, therefore, the companies have to terminate the deal.
The termination of this deal may come as a huge blow to the Alibaba Group because Jack Ma, Executive Chairman Alibaba, had promised the US President that he would create one million jobs in America.
I am disappointed by the outcome [termination] because the geopolitical environment has changed considerably in the year since the deal was announced.
The US has been tightening its outlook on business dealings with China.
Previously, the US had blocked a $1.3 billion sales deal of US Lattice Semiconductor to Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, which is a Chinese firm, stating that "the potential transfer of intellectual property from Lattice, which makes advanced computer chips," is unendurable.
Other than that, the US administration also showed concerns over China Oceanwide Holdings Group's $2.7 billion purchase of US life insurer Genworth Financial. The administration had also blocked $1.4 billion acquisition of US mobile marketing firm AppLovin by Orient Hontai Capital, a Chinese buyout firm.
China doesn't have a reputation for providing a great deal of protection for privacy and private data. It may be that Alibaba is sort of caught in the dilemma of being a company from China… It's very difficult to shake that off.
The deal was inspected in a different political environment according to Kennedy. But it is correct that US lawmakers are augmenting their objections to Chinese investments.
This case … needs to be analyzed on its own independent merits, but the broader trend is definitely in a tighter direction. There's a growing Washington consensus that China plays unfair.
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What I love about these essays is how they capture a very particular but strangely ineffable way of being in the world. They tell stories of smart people doing battle with the stupidities that surround them, of adulthood thwarted and childhood cheated and the heartbreaking ways that our dreams both sustain us and bury us. Throughout it all Joe Oestreich is wise, good humored and deeply literary. I read Partisansin fits of recognition and admiration. It's a formidable collection by a genuine talent.
In his new collection of essays, Partisans, Joe Oestreich piles his readers into a tour van and barrels unflinchingly down the highway into subjects like guilt and murder, race, privilege, youth, music, marriage, work, and other deep territory of contemporary American life. Guiding you with a mix of muscle, humor, and grace, these essays are part escapist travel narrative, part personal essay, all blended with artful but fearless critical reflection on social issues, ethics, and morality. We're not just watching road signs go by in this book; we're stopping and living, truly experiencing people and places from the neighborhoods of Columbus, Ohio, to the resorts and jungles of Mexico, to Paris, to the suburbs of South Carolina. Partisans is always driving, always pushing us to consider where we stand and how we understand our personal and collective legacy of youthful angst and artistic idealism. To read this book is to be bounced, rattled and changed by the ride.
In these punchy, often very funny personal essays, we get snapshots from a well-considered life both home and abroad, at childhood and beneath the shadow of middle age, in the barber's chair and onstage at your local rock club. Joe Oestreich writes with such a warm voice and an easy closeness, I spent most of these pages feeling as if he were across a bar table from me and we were making a rowdy evening out of his gifts for storytelling.
Joe Oestreich is the begotten son of Mitchell, Didion, and McPhee—but also an absolute original. These essays cover so much ground and break new ground at every step. Playful, rebellious, searching, Oestreich takes us through disparate landscapes while making of each one a place and people we come to know intimately. And what we discover is not our differences but our glaring commonalities. Partisans is the best essay collection I've read in years, from a writer working at the highest level of the craft.


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Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 4:15pm
ST. LOUIS – The Giants didn't have many vacancies on their pitching staff when they reported to spring training. If you were a non-roster free agent hoping to crack a job, Scottsdale wasn't the most fertile spot to till the earth.
But Chad Gaudin said he eagerly signed a guarantee-free deal with the Giants because he watched them win the World Series, and was just too excited at the thought of joining such a tremendous group of arms.
"Still am," said a smiling Gaudin, after his first big league start in four seasons resulted in a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. "This is a great staff, a great team."
[INSTANT REPLAY: Belt's pinch-hit double lifts Giants past Cards]
It hasn't been so great over the past few weeks – especially on the road. Gaudin's six-inning, two-run performance was the club's first quality start away from AT&T Park since April 30, when Madison Bumgarner had a good one at Arizona.
Gaudin signed on to augment the staff. Wouldn't you know it? He ended up being the stopper as the Giants snapped a seven-game road losing streak.
Buster Posey had four hits, Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking, two-run pinch double in the seventh inning and Brandon Crawford made one of his best web gems of the season as the Giants avoided being swept by the Cardinals, who own the best record in the NL.
"We got timely hits, Crawford made great plays, Buster was great back there as always," Gaudin said. "I feel like this is a pretty big lift for us, and it was a good all-around effort for the whole team."
In case you had any doubts, yes, Gaudin will get another start. The Giants still have the option of skipping the No.5 starter with days off Monday and Thursday. They had sketched out a plan to have Mike Kickham return from Triple-A Fresno to start June 15, when they'd need a fifth starter again.
But after Gaudin's outing, the outline has changed. Although Giants manager Bruce Bochy still had to discuss it with his coaching staff, it appears Gaudin will get a start sometime next weekend at Arizona. That would give the other starters an extra day of rest, which is not a bad thing given their struggles and the workload of the previous few seasons.
Gaudin's turn would come up on Sunday, but the Giants could move him up to pitch on a full complement of rest earlier in the series. That way, they could push back Tim Lincecum to the Pittsburgh series, where the risk of Goldschmidt exposure is much less severe.
"Whatever they need me to do -- that's what I signed up for," said Gaudin, who threw just 79 pitches and was hurt only by one, which David Freese belted for a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
Gaudin had struggled against lefties this season but neutralized the Cardinals well enough.
"He definitely pitched off his fastball and threw the ball down in the zone well," Posey said.
Said Bochy: "What a great job he did. He kept his fastball down, in and out. He used his breaking ball well. He pitched great. He gave us a huge shot in the arm.
As I've said so many times, the starter sets the tone. He even went a little further than we thought. … It was fun to watch him. He's been such an asset to this club. We needed a quality start. We got one."
They got a clean game behind him, too. And they got four hits from Posey, who entered in a 2-for-20 funk that stuck out a little more because the club was without Angel Pagan and Pablo Sandoval.
They even got the tiebreaking hit from their short-staffed bench when Bochy had to settle for a lefty-lefty matchup of Belt and Randy Choate. Belt is 3 for 6 in the pinch this season after his double in the seventh.
"I was thinking about the ball running in, so I wanted to catch it out front and stay through," Belt said. "I was able to do that."
Said Bochy: "With what we had on our bench, he was our best hitter in that situation," Bochy said. "He's been throwing some pretty good at-bats against lefties, and off the bench. That was big for him and it's good to get him going, because we're going to need him.
"Especially with Pagan and Pablo out of the lineup, we need the other guys to elevate their game."
Sandoval took some swings to test his strained foot and the outlook after Sunday's game was a bit brighter that he'd be available sometime in the two-game series against Toronto that starts Tuesday at AT&T Park. Pagan (hamstring) is expected to start Tuesday.
The Giants only have two games at home before the next road trip to play winning clubs at Arizona, Pittsburgh and Atlanta.
At least they won't have to hear about an eight-game road losing streak when they arrive in Arizona to play the first-place Diamondbacks next weekend.
You could sense it amid the pulsing music in the visiting clubhouse: Gaudin helped to flush a lot of bad vibes.
"It feels good," Crawford said. "We know we haven't been playing good baseball. This is more of what we're used to -- a great start, clutch hits from a couple different guys – that's the kind of baseball we're used to playing."
A lot of pitchers will tell you they could have pitched longer. Not Gaudin.
Did he still feel strong after six innings and 79 pitches?
"I was gassed," he said. "I was. I was gassed."
Crawford said he didn't think he had any shot at making a play on Yadier Molina after diving to his right to stop his ground ball in the third inning. With runners at first and second, he just wanted to keep the ball on the infield and keep a run from scoring.
"But then I saw he was about halfway down the line," Crawford said.
The Giants committed plenty of needless errors in May when a fielder tried to force a play that wasn't there. It's only natural for some of the players to second guess themselves in an instance like Crawford's ball in the third.
But good defender is a confident defender, and Crawford trusted his instincts. He tried to make a play, and he beat Molina by a half step.
Then Molina chucked his helmet, got ejected and is likely headed for more discipline following some incidental contact as he raged at umpires.
I offered Crawford a solution to all the helmet throwing going on this season.
Chinstraps.
He said he didn't think the union would approve it.
His average is back up to .291, by the way.
Angel Villalona hit his sixth homer in seven games Saturday for Single-A San Jose. He's got 14 this year. He also has 52 strikeouts in 195 at-bats while hitting .241 with a .281 on-base percentage. So he hasn't exactly mastered his league yet. The power is still there, though.
Hector Sanchez's tough season continues. He's on Fresno's DL now with a left thumb injury, and that's after not catching for two weeks in May because of a sore shoulder.
Would Warriors deal for Howard do more harm than good?
Will McKenzie be GM in 2014 if Raiders have another losing season?
Kawakami on Malone hire: 'Good for a young franchise'
How much is expected out of Eric Reid?
Giants place Pagan on DL, recall Perez
Villalona among Giants' seven Single-A All-Stars
Giants lineup: Posey, Pence, Sandoval hitting 3-4-5
Giants' 2013 draft picks
LIVE: A's vs. White Sox
Las Vegas police clear Canseco in sex assault case
A's lineup: Crisp back in center, Young takes over in left
A's 2013 draft picks
Sharks checklist, No. 6: Explore market for Thornton, Boyle
Sharks checklist, No. 7: Stockpile prospects
Sharks' offseason checklist
Goodbye HP Pavilion; Shark Tank gets new name
No reason to rush back injured players
2013 NFL calendar
Rookie Reid required to learn both safety positions
McDonald adjusting to 'different language' of 49ers offense
Raiders sign six draft picks
Report: Russell to work out for Bears
Stephen Curry wants to retire a Warrior
Will Hollins situation in Memphis affect Mark Jackson?
Astros select Stanford's Appel with No. 1 overall pick
Will road woes continue? Pitching changes coming?
Report: Zack Wheeler to make Mets debut next week
Roberts: Credit Melvin for never-say-die attitude
A's add pitcher, shortstop with next two draft picks
Who's tougher: NFL players or NHL players?
Sharks checklist, No. 8: Lock up RFAs on one-year deals
ProBasketballTalk.com
Report: Kings to interview Morway for GM position
Report: Larry Bird meeting with Kings, seeking big money
DeMarcus Cousins gets another Team USA invite
Vernon Davis hits catwalk for a cause
Quakes part ways with head coach Yallop
Earthquakes fall to Real Salt Lake in 3-0 defeat
Alameda County Fair
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Ray Ratto's June 7 chat transcript


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Calling a Bigot a Bigot
Biblically Based Bigotry
A new book by Stephen Eric Bronner presents the argument that homophobes are bigots, nothing more, nothing less; and that, as bigots, there is no way to talk them out of their rejection of gay rights, gay marriage, gay ordination, gay anything. Refute an argument--point out, for example, that the passage from Leviticus in the picture above is surrounded by other laws presenting equivalent condemnations of eating shellfish, wearing mixed fiber clothing, and being sassy to one's parents--and they simply shift to a different argument, refusing to even acknowledge that the previous one has been deflated.
This is the experience I've had with homophobes for as long as I've attempted to deal with them. For a time, principally in the 1990s when I was serving as a United Methodist pastor, my approach to the homophobes I occasionally encountered in my congregations, much more frequently encountered in ecumenical settings, was to be patient and evasive, to avoid bringing up the topic at all and, if it did come up, to avoid at all costs entering into any sort of debate about it. To do otherwise was an exercise in futility. They felt what they felt, believed what they believed, and would not see reason on the topic. My hope was that, in time, the Supreme Court would make a ruling, attitudes across the country would ease up, and homophobia would wither away, just as racism has.
Of course, there's a huge fallacy in that hope: racism has not, in fact, vanished, though its proponents have had to alter their approach, finding cagier, more politically correct ways of couching its expression: battling affirmative action as reverse racism, for instance. But it is much harder to be channel one's bigotry into racism now than it was forty years ago. And that is, perhaps, the main reason homophobia has seized so much of the national attention in the last twenty years: it may not be acceptable to hate persons of color anymore, but in much of the United States it has still been quite safe to go on hating persons with a same-gender sexual orientation.
That, too, is fading, though, especially as "defense of marriage" laws fall across the country. Homophobes are becoming shriller, more desperate, in their arguments, and have given up on many of their most precious myths about homosexuality. The one avenue remaining to them is a reversal so Kafkaesque it boggles the mind: insisting that according civil rights to gay couples means denying the right of religious expression to bigots who believe their hatred is Biblically grounded. The Supreme Court gave a nominal blessing to this argument with the Hobby Lobby decision, though the topic of that case was contraception; but the principle is already being applied by bigots hoping to avoid having to treat gay men and lesbians like any other human being.
This, too, is likely to fail, and in the end, bigots will have no choice but to surrender on the issues of equal rights to marriage, employment, housing, adoption, and whatever other privileges the "normal" community already enjoys. One could hope that homophobia will finally wither away. Unfortunately, it is far more likely that the hatred will simply shift to a new target; and already, right wing media attacks on transgender individuals are increasing. Simultaneously, there is the growing uproar over undocumented immigrants.
Hatred, it seems, is like life, as described in Jurassic Park: it will always find a way. Haters gonna hate. Whatever it is about bigots that makes them direct their rage against sexual minority individuals will, once their rights have the rule of law to back them up, and the battle against them is finally conceded, simply shift to a new target, yet to be identified. Bigotry is a virulent pathogen that must have an outlet. Once the new victim is identified, justifications will quickly follow. The scripturally oriented will turn to their Bibles, poring over them until the right passages are located to prove that God hates Mexicans, or Wiccans, or vegans, or hipsters, whoever it is, just as much as God used to hate homosexuals but apparently no longer does.
And this is the challenge for progressives: the hatred will always be there, and we who just want everyone to get along, want everyone to enjoy all the Constitutional freedoms that are so precious to us, will be confronted with people claiming their Constitutional right to hate, and to claim it as the be all and end all of their faith. Salt of the earth Christians will go on insisting that God loves everyone, but hates whatever it is that makes this particular minority different from the rest of us, so we must purge them of their differences or, barring that, build a wall of exclusion around them to keep them from enjoying the same rights and privileges we normal folk do. Our liberal tendency will be to urge caution, patience, just to bide out time until the Supreme Court rules, as it must, in favor of expanding, rather than contracting, civil rights. We will want, above all else, not to apply labels to the haters.
And yet, Christians though they may be, Americans like us though they are, there is one word that best describes them in their rejection of fellow human beings, and that word is bigot. Not traditionalist, not conservative, not even reactionary. Bigot.
And the only way to deal with bigotry is to tell it "no," firmly, assertively, politely when possible; but, unquestionably, "No."
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Beyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade was a TIDAL exclusive for three years. It makes sense because of both the singer and Jay-Z co-owning the streaming service; an exclusive Bey album is more valuable than gold. But now, the legendary singer is deciding to share the elusive LP with non-TIDAL subscribers by making it available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. All hail the queen.
It's been three years to the day since Lemonade came out and delivered a powerful sermon on marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness. The LP was endlessly consumed on TIDAL and fans who hadn't been able to get a subscription longed for the days that it would be available elsewhere. Beyoncé's heeded these calls and not only placed it elsewhere, but she's also thrown in an extra incentive for those who waited – an original demo version of "Sorry." That's one hell of a compensation.
This slightly bigger version of Lemonade isn't the only thing that Queen Bey has shared recently. Last week, she surprised released the HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM LP, recorded from her headlining performances at last year's Coachella festival (dubbed Beychella). A documentary film about Beychella named HOMECOMING was released on Netflix on April 17.


I'm happy for you about the flush, but also noticed how well you are speaking since your first vlog. You're gonna make this happen!
Yay for flushing! And you know what? You are totally sounding clearer and talking faster too. Happy dance!
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P.S I live in Florida! You definitely should pay us a visit!
Well, count me as another confused with the camera angle, but who cares? You "flushed" with your elbow and you haven't done that since November! Incredible news! I wish you could see me jumping up and down from 3000 miles away.
Dude. My kid won't poop on the potty to SAVE.HIS.LIFE!
I will think of you — and celebrate — every time I flush the toilet.
I think that who ever (whom ever? whatever) rains on your toilet flushing parade deserves a swirly. I'll hold'em and you flush.
don't let anyone bust your bubble on this one, flushing IS a big deal!
Dude, to quote someone upthread, flushing is a big freaking deal! Something I've noticed recently and it's very apparent, especially in this vlog, is how much control you're getting back in your face. I am so stoked by your progress that I can barely contain myself. Keep on trucking, sister!
So, I recovered from Transverse Myelitis for a about three months at home. During this time, I think I wore sweat pants or elastic band shorts all the time.
I went back to work, wearing jeans or something like that, and used the bathroom about like I always did. With one major exception.
You can pull sweat pants half way up while sitting down, and they stay where you put them. Jeans, not so much. So, that first day, I pull my pants up like normal, get up, and damn it, pants around the ankles. So, I made a few more tries, but I carry a lot of crap in my pants pockets (I'm a guy in case you didn't notice on the sig), so my pants are pretty heavy.
So, I had little choice but to rise, balance and fish my pants up. Very cool! Falling in a public toilet and probably getting stuck would have really sucked.
So, yep, it's the little things, like flushing a toilet, you will never forget.
By the way, the pants episode was in Jan 2o02, and I remember it like it was yesterday.
You are awesome. And hilarious. And amazing.
Then why is our camera perspective so confusing????????? Aren't we seeing you as if we were sitting face to face with you. I can't figure it out. So looking at you, our left hand would be on the same side as your right hand. HELP!!! I will be up all night trying to figure this out!!!
I'm having the same confusion. There must be an explanation on the Internet somewhere about the mirror effect of video that switches the left and right view on the screen. I'll have to find time to look it up.
Flushing the toilet is a big freaking deal. Wooohoooooooo!
Hurray for flushing the toilet! Great to see you making such steady progress! Thanks for being candid. Thanks for being you. I can see why you are loved by so many!
You and your family are amazing!!!
YAY for flushing the toilet!!!! I love your vlogs.
OMG baby LOOK HOW FAR YOU LIFTED YOUR ARM !!!!! I am so crying right now.
I totally did the same thing! I am super excited!
Anissa – DOOD! YOU FLUSHED A TOILET WITH YOUR ELBOW!!!!!!!
I just want to tell you, you amaze me with ever post that you share.


There was a man called Gocho Shigeo 1946-1983 | FUJIFILM SQUARE features a wide range of photo exhibitions and a photo salon. The nearest station is Roppongi station which is served by the Chiyoda and Oedo lines.
The Photo History Museum at FUJIFILM SQUARE will hold an exhibition of Photographs by 'There was a man called Gocho Shigeo 1946-1983', from October 1st to December 28th, 2016.
There was a photographer called Gocho Shigeo. He left this world prematurely at the age of 36. Nevertheless, he gained a lot of attention; During the 1970s, a fertile period that saw a variety of new photographic expressions and in whose development and deployment he played an important role.
Gocho Shigeo was born 1946 in Niigata Prefecture. Falling ill with Pott's disease (vertebral tuberculosis) at the age of 3, he was forced to wear a cast to stabilize his lower body over a long period of time. It was a measure that influenced his growth and led him to lead a life with a physically disabled body. A major turning point for the young Gocho, who showed great talent in the field of design, was the encounter with photographer Kiyoji Otsuji at the Kuwasawa Design School after graduating from Highschool. Otsuji was an important figure in the post-war art world and was also a distinguished supporter and educator of many of those artists that later founded a new generation of Japanese photography and art more generally. "As a teacher, ignoring and not supporting this talent I would have committed a crime". The passion emanating from Otsuji's recollection of his encounter with Gocho also fueled his persuasion of him, which in turn led Gocho to not only pursue a career as designer but also set him onto the path to become the photographer we know him as today.
Subsequently Gocho, who found himself a new world of creation behind and in front of the camera, began to actively take part in Japan's photographic scene by publishing works in photographic magazines; works that soon attracted the attention of renowned photographers and critics. His casual photographs of children, his family and friends — his photographic subjects gazing at us from within his quiet and matter-of-fact works mirror Gocho's life-long inquiry into the personal relation between the 'self' and 'others'. In his gaze, shaped by the experience of his handicapped self being not only the one looking but constantly also the 'other' being looked at, we find an uncontrived look at the world coexisting with a yet deep insight into the workings of the world.
This exhibition traces the ways Gocho was looking at the world, from his earliest works until his premature death by presenting selected monochrome images from series such as 'Every day', 'Childhood' and 'SELF AND OTHERS'. In recent years Gocho has become the subject of re-evaluation and we hope that you, too, in the world he shows us, (re-)discover yourself in the 'other'.
Gocho Shigeo was born November 2nd, 1946, as the second son of a hardware merchant in the district of Kamo (now the City of Kamo) of Minamikanbara County in Niigata prefecture. After falling ill with Pott's disease (vertebral tuberculosis) at the age of 3, he spends nearly a whole year in bed. In his teens, several of his works get selected for various art and poster exhibitions. In 1965, after graduating from the Niigata Prefectural Sanjo Business High School, Gocho enters the Living Design Department of Kuwasawa Design School where he finally proceeds to the Photography Department and graduates in 1968. He continues to take photographs while working as designer. 1977, he self-publishes a collection of images under the title 'SELF AND OTHERS' (Hakuakan, Nagoya). In 1978 he wins the Newcomer Award of the Photographic Society of Japan for this collection and its subsequent exhibition. In 1983 he returns home due to his worsened physical condition, but despite continuous efforts to improve his condition, dies on June 2 of heart failure. He was 36 years old. A retrospective exhibition under the title 'Shigeo Gocho 1946-1983' was held 2004 at The Niigata City Museum of Art, The Yamagata Museum of Art and Mitaka Civic Art Gallery. In 2000, director Sato Masato releases his documentary on Gocho, which he named after his 1977 photo-collection 'SELF AND OTHERS' and received wide acclaim. In 2013 saw the publication of his photo-collection 'Children' (Hakusuisha, Tokyo) and a newly designed edition of the 'Familiar Street Scenes' (Yagisha, Tokyo).
'SELF AND OTHERS', shot by director Sato Makoto (1957-2007; renowned internationally for works such as 'Living on the River Agano', 1993) in 2000, 17 years after Gocho's death, is an out-of-the-box documentary that received wide acclaim. Sato refrains from using any kind of interviews with people Gocho knew, but instead offers a collage of Gocho's works, footages of places appearing in his photographs, original voice recordings, letters and manuscripts by the artists. After the screening, photography critic IIZAWA Kotaro, who is not only one of the leading figures behind the recent re-evaluation of Gocho's work but also was acquainted with director Sato, will give a talk on Gocho and his work.


At Three Rivers Place, our senior living community, we provide a homelike atmosphere, a caring staff, and personalized care. We develop individual care plans to meet the needs of each resident, and a full-time registered nurse is available 24 hours a day to provide clinical oversight and coordination of care. Our residents engage in a variety of stimulating activities, such as arts and crafts, bible study, bingo, exercise classes, tai chi, live entertainment, walking, reading, and parties. For high quality assisted living in Kennewick, schedule a visit to Three Rivers Place today.
At Three Rivers Place Kennewick, we realize that sometimes it is the little things in life that can bring the greatest pleasure. That is why we offer an extensive array of amenities designed to ensure your comfort, convenience and enjoyment. All of these extras are included in your monthly rent, except as noted*.
We originally chose Three Rivers Place because it is one level with no stairs or elevators to confuse my husband, who likes to walk and walk. The wide, uncluttered halls are safe for him to walk with his walker. We soon discovered that Three Rivers was ideal for him in many other ways, with a very caring and efficient staff that is always friendly and do even the most unpleasant jobs with a smile and a comforting voice. Smiles and friendliness are contagious, and the entire staff at Three Rivers has started an epidemic in that area. It is a very pleasant and homey environment.
I have been living here at Three Rivers Place for a little over a year. Since I have lived here I do not want to live anywhere else. I truly love this home. The staff is excellent. Their hearts are in the job. I have yet to see a frown on their faces. The director demands and receives the excellent work of every staff member. The rooms are kept clean, and the laundry is well done. The staff is caring and loving. The activity director works hard at keeping things interesting. She has a heart as big as the world. The kitchen staff works hard to feed us. This home is excellent!


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What's new in coding? (October 2015)
Decoding Code
European Code Week
One year on from the introduction of a new computing curriculum in schools across England, the coding element still garners the most interest. To celebrate European Code Week, we take a look at some of the latest happenings in the coding space.
BBC to launch pocket-sized computer
The BBC plans to give away up to one million micro:bits – a pocket-sized codeable computer – to 11 and 12-year-olds across the UK in 2016. Building on the legacy of the 1980s BBC Micro computer, the micro:bit aims to "inspire digital creativity and help to develop a new generation of tech pioneers". There's lots of information about the micro:bit and the corporation's Make It Digital initiative on the BBC website.
Vodafone and The Diana Award encourage kids to Be Strong Online
Vodafone has teamed up with leading UK charity The Diana Award's Anti-Bullying Campaign to develop a new programme for schools called Be Strong Online. The second module in the programme helps to get young people excited about coding and will be available for download in late October 2015. Find out more about Be Strong Online.
Why aren't girls embracing STEM subjects?
Recent research by Accenture revealed that half of 12-year-old girls perceive STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) as more suited to boys and that parents and teachers have the biggest influence on girls' subject choices at school. Want to encourage your daughter's interest in technology and other STEM subjects? Check out STEMettes and TechFuture Girls first.
There's more to computing than coding
Don't forget, coding is just one part of the computing curriculum. As Mark Chambers of Naace comments: "It takes the development of a variety of digital skills and knowledge if we want students to use technology, understand how it works, solve problems effectively and communicate those solutions to clients." Find out more about the computing curriculum in England on the Department for Education website and in The Guardian.


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The Waterloo Recreation Area in Southeast Michigan has so many lakes, it's hard to pick a place to begin. Small Mill Lake is a natural starting point as it is overlooked by the Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center, the main visitor center for the park. The lake itself is a former mill pond, spring-fed with one intermittent inlet, and is the headwaters of Mill Creek, one of the Huron River tributaries. A small water control structure at the outlet helps maintain water levels. The 163-acre lake is 24 feet deep at its deepest spot. There is a public boat ramp for small boat launching, but no swimming area. All fishing and boating regulations apply unless otherwise posted. Be aware that some areas are no-wake on many lakes within the recreation area.
The Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center features exhibits on the geology and natural habitats of Waterloo State Recreation Area, both in pre-settler times and today. Another display shows fluted spear points used by the Paleo-Indian hunters and other cultural history artifacts. Like spokes from a wheel, seven trails originate from the Eddy Discovery Center to be used for hiking and cross-country skiing only: Old Field Trail -.8 mi; Lowland Trail -1.1 mi; Spring Pond trail -1 m; Bog trail -1.5 mi; Oak Woods trail -1.3 mi; Lakeview Trail -3.6 mi and Hickory Hills Trail -5.3 mi.
Waterloo Recreation Area, with over 20,000 acres, is the largest park in Lower Michigan. The park lies across the border of Jackson and Washtenaw Counties. On its northeast corner, it adjoins the Pinckney Recreation Area, and on the west, the Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary. Although not all one contiguous property, most of the area is environmentally protected, and efforts are made to obtain additional parcels when they come available. Private properties and roads are interspersed with the State-controlled acreage. The recreation area contains several rare bogs and endangered plant life.
Although Mill Lake possesses the main interpretive center for the huge park, it is not the largest or most popular of the lakes included in the recreation area: Big Portage Lake, with 531 acres and a depth of 40 feet, holds an extremely popular swimming beach and four campground units with all amenities. The beach is open to those holding a State Parks pass (now an option to purchase with vehicle license plates for a small fee) and has a lifeguard on duty and a concession store open during the summer season. This lake is actually large enough for all types of boating, including sailing, tubing and water skiing. Many families from the surrounding urban areas reserve campsites here every summer and make it a family tradition to spend holiday week-ends here. The lake has a public boat launch for fishermen eager to pursue largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, catfish, northern pike and other species.
A few ponds are likely missing from this list, because some ponds exist only during wet years. Several of the larger ones have public boat launches, and most provide the same species of fish. Winnewana Impoundment is a particularly productive fishing lake; a good amount of timber was left standing when the area was intentionally flooded.
No form of outdoor recreation is neglected near the Waterloo Recreation Area. There is an equestrian camping facility and several miles of horseback riding trails, bicycling paths, birding trails, fishing piers and rustic camp sites. It is possible to hike around the entire recreation area on marked trails. Hunting, ice fishing and snowmobiling are all popular in winter. Near the northern border of the recreation area, the restored Reilly farmstead forms the Waterloo Farm Museum, with intact farm buildings and demonstrations of early settlers' home-making activities such as candle-making. To the west of the area, the Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary encompasses over 900 acres where sandhill cranes roost and feed. The sanctuary regularly schedules visitors from all over the world to observe these large fascinating birds in their natural habitat. The sandhill cranes are so numerous that they are not seen as unusual when they flock to farm fields and yards in the general area, although it is somewhat disconcerting to find a four-foot-tall bird looking in one's windows. Of particular interest some years are the solitary whooping cranes that end up off-track and come with the migrating sandhill cranes to the sanctuary. Invariably it is found that these misplaced whooping cranes were released to Wisconsin from a breeding program and somehow follow the migrating sand hills back to Michigan by mistake. They are safely captured and transported back to Wisconsin to join their own kind.
The Waterloo Recreation Area and its adjacent protected areas contain a wide variety of geological and habitat diversity. A network of streams and wetlands across the area has created valuable bog remnants where rare native orchids grow. The eastern parts of the recreation area ultimately drain to the Huron River and Lake Erie. Western areas drain to the Portage River (headwaters at Big Portage Lake), then on to the Grand River, releasing eventually to Lake Michigan. Before European settlers arrived and built a large number of dams for milling purposes, it was possible for native American tribesmen to travel across the state via their shallow-draft canoes with only one portage of less than a mile along the entire length. A large number of archeological sites give evidence of long-term occupation by native tribes in the area, with much of it yet to be mapped. For this reason, metal detectors are limited to previously explored areas.
Although the gentle grade of the streams flowing down toward the Great Lakes was ideal for building mills, the farmland was not ideal for growing crops. During the Great Depression, a large number of farmsteads in the area were either abandoned or were in forfeiture for back taxes and missed mortgage payments. The State stepped in to take over the properties and form what became the Waterloo Recreation Area. The Civilian Conservation Corps built facilities at Mill Lake, Cedar Lake and Cassidy Lake, among others. Building and management were eventually transferred to the Works Progress Administration. Mill Lake, the first Outdoor Center to be built, was completed in 1936. The original occupants of Mill Lake were a group of boys from the Detroit Public School System. Mill Lake Outdoor Center remains the most intact example of a WPA Outdoor Center in the Michigan State Park System, with 15 of the 16 original buildings remaining.
Cassidy Lake was a year-round trade school for low-income youth before being converted to use as a prison in 1942 and eventually a 'boot camp-style' incarceration facility for first offenders. Facilities near Cedar Lake began as a CCC camp, then served to train military police and as a German POW camp during WWII. It later became a low security prison and is currently abandoned. In 1942, the Federal Government signed an agreement with the State of Michigan for the State to take over operation of the huge recreation area, with the stipulation that it remain protected land with suitable habitat for the migrating sandhill cranes.
A few vacation rentals are sometimes found along the private portions of lakeshores within the Waterloo Recreation Area. And camping is extremely popular: Big Portage Lake even has camping cabins for rent for visitors who wish to 'rough it' as gently as possible. Towns surrounding the recreation area provide hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts and often, private rental cottages on other lakefronts in the area. No shortage of supplies, entertainment or fast food exists in the area, with most towns holding the usual chain restaurants and at least one local diner.
Chelsea offers fine performances at Jeff Daniels' famed Purple Rose Theater (his family owns the local lumber yard), while Ann Arbor provides an eclectic mix of ethnic foods, specialty shops, artists and crafts. And although real estate within the recreation area itself is not available, sometimes a lucky buyer will find the perfect lakefront hideaway on a private corner of one of the mostly State-owned lakes. Within ten miles of Waterloo Recreation Area, a number of properties are available at excellent prices in a wide range of layouts and locations. The area is ideally located within 30 miles of both Ann Arbor and Lansing, making it especially attractive to college-agers. So, come discover your first bog orchid . . . or look a sandhill crane in the eye! These experiences and more await your visit. We'll see you soon!


text: Q: Can GlobalProtect VPN be connected to a wifi connection that is tunneled through another VPN? My work PC uses GlobalProtect VPN. I want to connect my work PC to a wifi connection which is tunneled through another VPN (Private Internet Access, to be exact). Will there be any issues?


We are an Onsen Ryokan established in Taisho period, the novel 'Suzakiya' by Ootani Touko was replicated after here. The appearance is classic keeping the old school vibe. You are very welcome with warm heart.
Josyu cows are grown with the rich water from Tone river and Uwage sanzan (Akagi, , Myogi) has the texture that will melt on your tongue and quality Umami as Shabushabu.
Marinated miso meat was created by hunters in the chichibu area, To preserve the meat they would marinate it. We marinate Japanese pork with homemade Miso.
Venison has a light taste and good nutrition for beauty and health. We cook only local venison and the cooking method is for creating distinctive flavor.
Our recommendations are simmered Nigimasu in sweetened soy sauce and grilled shiitake mushroom on earthenware utensils. Nigimasu dish is simmered for a while till soft so you can even eat the bones including lots of calcium. Shiitake dish is our favorite dish which has a generous portion and has strong flavor. Grill not too much, still having some chewy texture.
※If you get late arrival, feel free to ask to change the time.
※Please choose the time from above.
The meals are changed every seasons.
The menu could be changed due to the weather and stock.
Please let us know if you are allergic to any ingredients in advance. We can change the menu to suit you're needs.
Please feel free to use open air bath with your family and friends as a private bath.
Large bath tubs for ladies and men.
You can choose the room as a standard room with a garden, special room for family or little group or buget room for business.
We provide air beds, feel free to ask us.
We are selling rice cakes related to Ogano Kabuki and accessories made with Chichibu meisen that is local art business since Edo period as silk material.


location: The hotel is situated on Nassrani Bay directly overlooking the Red Sea. It is a ten minute drive away from the airport which serves Sharm El Sheik and which is just seven kilometres away. rooms: The rooms are very tastefully decorated. restaurant: The hotel boasts an open concept dining room with a variety of cuisines including Meditteranean, Moroccan and Lebanese with views again overlooking the Red Sea. There is also a pool bar and restaurant and another outlet situated... Citeste mai mult on the coastal strip near to the beach. exterior: A very recent construction built during 2002 and based on traditional Moroccan and Middle Eastern architecture. lobby: The lobby is large, spacious and airy with high ceilings and marble flooring throughout. The decor and furnishings again are based on Middle Eastern influences. general: This product was opened in 2002 and is in excellent condition throughout with a full range of recreation activities.


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Q: Filepicker.io - didPickMediaWithInfo: doesn't return specified information According to the iOS docs, FPPickerController:didPickMediaWithInfo: should return the following data:
Keys in the info dictionary
    FPPickerControllerFilename
    FPPickerControllerMediaType
    (When Possible) FPPickerControllerMediaURL
    (When Possible) FPPickerControllerRemoteURL
    (When Possible) FPPickerControllerOriginalImage
However, the only information I ever get is:
FPPickerControllerThumbnailImage = "<UIImage: 0x9712dd0>";
Is there anyway to get the Filename and/or RemoteURL before upload begins?

A: That is working as expected. The documentation was wrong and that has been fixed.


The BBC's Indonesian Bureau Chief Rebecca Henschke was detained and questioned by the Indonesian military after criticizing supposed governmental aid to West Papua on Twitter. Henschke's team of BBC reporters was given rare permission to visit West Papua to report on cases of measles and malnutrition afflicting the region, an outbreak that has claimed the lives of at least 60 children. After tweeting her displeasure with the type of food aid she believed was being sent to children in West Papua, she and her crew were escorted from the region to Jakarta.
The article below was published by Hawai'i Public Radio.
The Indonesian government expelled a BBC crew from West Papua after a series of tweets "hurt the feelings of soldiers." Indonesia rarely allows foreign reporters to visit that restive area because of the on-going independence struggle, but the BBC was given permission to cover an outbreak of measles and malnutrition.