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The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) no. 125, Alert That Restricts the Use of the Auditor's Written Communication. The SAS, which is part of its Clarity Project, supersedes SAS no. 87, Restricting the Use of an Auditor's Report (AICPA, Professional Standards, AU sec. 532 and AU-C sec. 905). It also amends other SASs and addresses the auditor's responsibility, when required or the auditor decides, to include in the auditor's report or other written communication issued by the auditor in connection with an engagement conducted in accordance with GAAS (referred to in this SAS as auditor's written communication) language that restricts the use of the auditor's written communication.
SAS no. 125 is effective for the auditor's written communications related to audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after Dec. 15, 2012. For all other engagements conducted in accordance with GAAS, this SAS is effective for the auditor's written communications issued on or after Dec. 15, 2012.
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José María Echevarría Ayestarán (Guecho, Vizcaya, España, 30 de octubre de 1920 - 25 de marzo de 1966), futbolista español. Jugó de guardameta en el Athletic Club de la Primera División de España.

Trayectoria
Se inició en el mundo del fútbol en 1933 en su localidad natal, Guecho. Se incorporó al Athletic Club en 1938 para recomponer el equipo debido a la Guerra Civil. Previamente había participado en un torneo amistoso organizado por el Athletic Club para captar jugadores con el SEU de Guecho. Fue uno de los futbolistas elegidos de los 39 equipos participantes.

En su primer año en el club formó parte del equipo de jóvenes del Athletic Club, coincidiendo con otros como Gainza o Makala. En la temporada 1939-40 fue uno de los porteros elegidos por el club bilbaíno para la primera temporada después de la guerra. Gregorio Blasco, portero y leyenda del club hasta 1936, había decidido iniciar una nueva vida en México al estallar el conflicto.

El 18 de febrero de 1940 debutó en Primera División en un partido ante el Atlético Aviación. En la temporada 1940-41 consiguió el Trofeo Zamora al encajar 21 goles en 18 partidos. En esa temporada el Athletic quedó subcampeón de Liga. Al inicio de la temporada 1942-43, en la que se ganó el título de Liga y el de la Copa del Generalísimo, sufrió una fractura costilla en un partido amistoso disputado el 6 de septiembre ante el Real Oviedo después de un choque con Antonio Chas. Regresó al equipo en octubre, pero sufrió un desmayo el 1 de noviembre debido a una tuberculosis que le acabaría retirando del fútbol. Josechu fue inmediatamente ingresado en el Sanatorio de la Tablada (Madrid) durante siete meses. En julio fue trasladado al Sanatorio Nuestra Señora de Begoña, en Miranda de Ebro, donde permaneció tres años. En julio de 1946 pasó al Sanatorio de Santa Marina, ya en Bilbao, donde permaneció hasta finales de octubre y fue operado en dos ocasiones. Tras el alta, se dedicó a trabajar como agente comercial aunque debía someterse a reconocimientos periódicos para evaluar su estado de salud.

Echevarría falleció en 1966, con 45 años, debido a una insuficiencia cardiorrespiratoria en el Sanatorio de Leza.

Clubes

Selección nacional
Fue internacional con la selección de fútbol de España en una ocasión, concretamente el 12 de enero de 1941 en el partido Portugal 2 - 2 España.

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Campeonatos nacionales

Distinciones individuales

Bibliografía
 Echevarría, Guardameta del Athletic Club 1938-1942, de Carlos Aiestaran. Ediciones Beta III Milenio. ISBN 84-88890-94-X.

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Enlaces externos
 Historia de Echevarría

Futbolistas de Vizcaya
Futbolistas del Athletic Club en los años 1940
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol de España en los años 1940
Futbolistas del Athletic Club en los años 1930
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Obama And Boehner Call It Negotiation; The Rest Of Us Are Permitted To Laugh
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(President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner meet in the White House on July 23, 2011. At that time, they were discussing how to avert a debt default. The talks ultimately led to the deal that now brings us aspects of the so-called fiscal cliff. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
If you're tempted to throw back your head and guffaw when you hear the word "negotiation" linked with "Congress" and "fiscal cliff," please, don't hesitate.
Because what you're seeing play out publicly between congressional Republicans and Democrats and the White House bears little resemblance to negotiation.
"The game that's being played is the same game that's been played over the past few years — brinksmanship, and hard positional bargaining," says William Ury, who knows negotiation when he sees it.
A co-founder of Harvard's Program on Negotiation, Ury has advised and mediated conflicts ranging from those in the Middle East to the former Soviet Union. He's also written best-selling books on productive negotiations.
It's a not-so-productive scenario when, as has been happening on Capitol Hill, positions are staked out publicly, attacks commence, and the conversation is about who wins and who loses, he says.
Negotiation expert Bruce Patton agrees.
"These negotiations are looking like classic 'positional bargaining' brinksmanship," says Patton, also a co-founder of the Harvard negotiation program. And that, he says, tends to promote very little creativity in reaching resolution, and the expectation of "late-night, last-minute compromises."
As the White House and a divided Congress stumble toward another fiscal deadline — this one occurs Dec. 31, when more than $6 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts kick in if there's no budget deal — we turned our tired eyes to Ury, Patton, and other noted negotiators for some perspective.
The Third Side? It's All Of Us
"Much of this process is theater," says Jim Thomas, author of Negotiate to Win: the 21 Rules for Successful Negotiating. "I think that now, everyone needs to shut up and get to work."
There's no question that a deal could be reached with a commitment to real negotiation, the pros say, especially now that President Obama and Republican leaders have issued their opening offers — no matter how distasteful to the other side.
GOP House Speaker John Boehner characterized as coming from "la-la land" the president's proposal, which would roll back Bush-era tax cuts for Americans earning more than $250,000.
The White House says the Republican proposal "does not meet the test of balance" between new revenue (taxes) and spending cuts.
Doesn't sound promising, but it's a start.
And getting to a deal even given the circumstances, Ury says, could be straightforward — but deceptively so.
As he noted in a 2010 TED talk about negotiating to end conflict: "It's not easy. But it's simple."
(A sign in downtown Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The president, congressional Republicans and outside groups all are trying to rally public support for their positions in the fiscal talks. Liz Halloran/NPR)
He argues that perhaps the most important element in reaching resolution between two sides in difficult matters — in Congress, in international strife, at home — is the consideration of the "third side," or those most affected by the outcome.
"The third side here clearly is the American people," Ury says. "They have the most to lose." Their stories matter, he says, in framing the negotiations because they, metaphorically, send the parties in dispute "to the balcony" for perspective.
Maybe Obama has listened to Ury in the past, because his recent campaign-style trip to Pennsylvania, as well as his appearance Monday to answer questions on Twitter and the White House push to have people share their economic stories on social media sites, has the markings of an attempt to engage that "third side."
New polls suggest the outreach may be working: Most Americans surveyed said they would be more apt to blame Republicans than they would the president for a budget impasse.
"What I think people long for is a more creative discussion," Patton says.
He and Ury agree that at this point, it appears that if there's no budget deal before the end of the year, Obama will very likely fare better in the public's eye in the short run than congressional Republicans.
"Once the Bush tax cuts expire, he'll be proposing tax cuts for the middle class, and more spending on defense," in the new year, Patton says. "That will be hard for the Republicans to vote against."
A Nation Of Bad Negotiators?
Thomas, the Negotiate to Win author who helps negotiate for clients around the world, says that Americans are just flat-out poor negotiators, more prone to John Wayne posturing and ad hominem attacks than diplomacy.
"We just don't come to the party skilled," Thomas says. He argues that Obama's opening gambit was "classic negotiating principles poorly applied."
He explains it like this: When a new proposal is worse in the eyes of the other side than the last best offer, as Obama's was to Republicans, that's "escalation."
"The only thing worse," he says, "is a personal attack."
However, since Obama's last best offer, things have decidedly changed.
During the last budget negotiations, Democrats were coming off what Obama himself characterized as a "shellacking" in the 2010 midterm elections.
Obama has now won re-election, and Democrats increased their majority in the Senate and added to their minority numbers in the House. The White House, not without reason, views this as a whole new negotiation, with past offers — including the last best one that Boehner rejected in the summer of 2011 — as inoperable.
Obama's new proposal is one that's much more difficult for Republicans to swallow; Boehner's new proposal is basically the one he wouldn't take last time.
Thomas advocates having the negotiations go dark publicly, and the two sides work around the clock to hash out a deal. It's the "less mature" politicians, he says, who will continue to participate in the grandstanding.
Truly successful negotiations involve putting aside ego, and listening to what is driving the demands of the other side, Ury says.
Take Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist whose no-tax-pledge pressure on Republicans has shaped the GOP's negotiating stance.
"If you were to listen to Grover Norquist, as I have, what's driving him, what he's really interested in is his belief in the erosion of liberty in this country, and that large government gets addicted to taxes," Ury says.
There are creative ways, he argues, to respect Norquist's beliefs, and those of like-minded people, in a way not antithetical to people on the other side who want to create, for example, a safety net to protect the country's most vulnerable.
"When you start thinking of ways to do that, it becomes a different question," Ury says. "We have to craft a deal in which neither side loses, and the American people win."
It's All About The BATNA
But he acknowledges that it's become a game of who blinks first.
That suggests that the movement on Capitol Hill is toward what those in the negotiation world refer to as the "best alternative to a negotiated agreement," or BATNA. In laymen's terms, BATNA is the best course of action that would satisfy one's interest if an actual agreement can't be reached.
Obama's BATNA, Ury suggests, may be to go over the fiscal cliff, which would allow Bush-era tax cuts across the board to expire. Then, in the new year, he could introduce legislation that would roll back the taxes on the middle class.
The Republicans' BATNA? The president gets blamed if there's no deal to avoid the automatic cuts and tax rollbacks that come with going over the fiscal cliff.
"If I look at the BATNA right now, the president's is slightly stronger in the short term because of the automatic expiration of the tax increases," Ury says.
But, he adds: "From a negotiation analyst's view, you can see a zone of agreement that lies between each one's BATNA."
The BATNA way is not the optimal way.
"To me," Ury says, "the advantages of negotiation, and negotiating now, far outweigh the BATNA." Any victory, he argues, would be pyrrhic given the countless issues, including more debt ceiling debates, that the president and Congress will face.
But right now, anyway, it appears that all of us on the third side will be getting a big bag of BATNA for the holidays.
Unless, as Thomas suggests, the jet fumes of planes waiting to take members of Congress home for the holidays inject the process with urgency.
"Just remember — if the tax cuts expire, they can be reinstated. If we go off the cliff, it's economic tough love," he says.
In other words, deadlock in these "negotiations" when everyone's hair is on fire, he says, "might be a good thing."
Even if it's a failure of true negotiations.
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Construction Wraps on Hudson Exchange West's Second Tower, in Jersey City
Looking at the second tower of Hudson Exchange West (the taller sibling to the south). Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Forest City.
By: Michael Young 7:30 am on May 23, 2020
Construction is complete on VYV South, a 432-unit residential building at 444 Warren Street in Jersey City. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Brookfield Properties and G&S Investors, the structure is the second building to rise in the 18-acre Hudson Exchange West development following the completion of its sibling VYV North at 474 Warren Street. Both edifices feature a curtain wall of dark gray brick and glass panels, and culminate in relatively flat parapets. The entire development will consist of 12 new towers with 5,400 units and 350,000 square feet of amenity, retail, and dining spaces.
A select few apartments on the southeastern corner of VYV South have balconies that run the height of the building from the top of the podium to the pinnacle. They provide views across the Hudson River of Hudson Square, Soho, Tribeca, and the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The structure also contains 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is being marketed by RKF.
VYV North (left) and VYV South Photo by Michael Young
VYV South. Photo by Michael Young
VYV South is bound by Warren Street to the west, VYV North and its multi-story parking garage to the north, light rail tracks to the east, and Metro Plaza Drive to the south. The waterfront is only two blocks away to the east, while the Harsimus Cove Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station is right across Metro Plaza Drive. The Newport Centre mall is a short walk from the front doors, as are big-box stores like Bed Bath & Beyond, BJ's, and Shop Rite, which are located immediately to the west.
A completion date for the entire masterplan has yet to be announced, but is likely several years off.
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Jersey City, the brand new bedroom community for upwardly mobile urbanites who really aren't.
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Progress is beautiful. More supply will only held meet demand. The facade is modern and stunning. This was a parking lot before. What is not to like? Surely a building like this is a higher and better use than a parking lot. Cities are not built by cynical Brooklyn artists.
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Arctic Council ministers have agreed on a new set of criteria for determining whether an external country or institution is eligible for 'permanent observer' status in the increasingly-important forum, but a decision on the European Commission's long-standing application could still be years away.
Finland lobbied hard for the EU application at a ministerial meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday (12 May), but Canada and Russia have traditionally been opposed to the move.
And in a sign of further tensions within the council, 'permanent observer' France circulated a letter, challenging the notion that countries and organisations without territory in the Arctic were somehow less affected by changes in the area.
But incoming chair-holders Sweden insisted on the pre-eminence of the Arctic Council's eight member states: Canada, Denmark [including the Faroe Islands and Greenland], Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the US.
"We have agreed on the criteria. A decision [on whether to grant observer status] will be taken at the next ministerial meeting [in two years time] at the latest," Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt told EUobserver.
Deputy foreign ministers meeting in one year's time are likely to make recommendations on whether candidates are eligible.
"But let's be realistic," Bildt said. "At the end of the day, members are members, and observers are observers."
China, Italy and Japan are also among non-Arctic states seeking to gain a foothold in the decision-making forum, conscious of the region's growing geo-strategic importance as melting ice opens up new shipping routes.
Despite the fact that three Arctic Council members are also part of the EU, the European Commission's application for 'permanent observer' status was not accepted at a ministerial meeting in 2009.
European Economic Area states Norway and Iceland have also adopted a large chunk of EU legislation, arguably adding further legitimacy to the commission's request, together with the institution's considerable research spending in the area.
Privately EU officials talk of their frustration. "People say that Canada and Russia have a closed attitude," one source said on condition of anonymity. The two countries are reportedly wary of creating an increasingly unwieldy Arctic Council, and question the motives of some applicants.
"Applicants must demonstrate their support for the Arctic Council," Canadian health minister Leona Aglukkaq, who represented her nation at the meeting, told journalists.
Finnish under-secretary of state for foreign policy Jaakko Laajava was unequivocal in his country's support for the EU bid however. "We think the EU's Arctic policy is being devised in a very constructive way," he told this website.
"There are scientific communities way beyond our shores. How can we tap into these if we don't communicate? We should be an open-source organisation."
He also said that the growing stature of the Arctic Council did not reduce the need for further work in another forum - the Nordic Council - of which Finland currently holds the chairmanship, insisting that communication between the two structures had avoided a "duplication of effort".
In a sign that frustration within the Arctic Council is not merely confined to the EU, French delegate Michel Rocard circulated a letter outlining his country's unhappiness with the rights accorded to permanent observers and with the role of the council in general.
"The Arctic Council has no wish to encourage debate," said the former prime minister. "The unspoken assumption is that whatever happens in the Arctic, it is sufficient for each coastal state to shoulder alone but totally the responsibilities … I can certainly not adhere to that view."
Fish, he said by way of an example, were increasingly moving northwards to cooler waters, creating global questions of where future supply would come from.
Another issue was the need to create accurate maps of the Arctic area, together with the building of lighthouses, Rocard said, citing three shipping accidents in the Northwest Passage in the summer of 2010.
"Over the next 20 or 30 years, putting the Arctic to good use is the most colossal of any current human endeavour," read the French ambassador's letter, questioning whether the eight Arctic Council states would have the capacity to tackle the growing list of issues.
"The time has come to call upon all potential users of the Arctic to contribute both to the definition of rules governing such use, and to the funding of major infrastructures."
Greenlanders go to the polls on Tuesday. There is a lot of outside interest with the EU and China among those vying for access to the island's wealth of natural resources.
Russia Tuesday announced it had submitted a revised application to the UN seeking the expansion of its Arctic shelf border, rich in oil and other natural resources.


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Tonight's CNBC GOP debate – Open Thread
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Good grief. Talk about being out of the loop. I have been so immersed into Occupy Wall Street refutations that I did not even know there was a debate between GOP candidates tonight (in Rochester, Michigan, at Oakland University). It is just now starting – broadcast on CNBC – and the focus of the debate is the economy. CNBC is both broadcasting it and liveblogging it. Looking for an online link to post for those with no access to a TV right now.
Frankly, the state of the GOP presidential race has made me too depressed for words. I'm hoping I'll wake up next week and find out the last several weeks have just been a really bad nightmare!
Update – 8:10 PM: Doesn't look like the debate is being live-streamed. Darn it.
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Tex says:
Perry's gaffe last night is the reason why he has gone to extreme lengths here in Texas to avoid debates with political opponents, at all costs, during past gubernatorial races. He's just the absolutely worst debater in U.S. history, and he knows it. He's been doing himself constant damage since he started campaigning and I think he finally gave himself the mortal wound last night.
I'm still a big Cain fan and think he would destroy Obama in the elections and Obama's camp is terrified of running Obama against a real black candidate. So that's why I believe he's the target of a well planned and well coordinated Democratic Party character assassination operation. And sadly, its looking like they will succeed in destroying him with the help of their propaganda clients in the MSM.
So its really looking like Romney will end up being the 2012 Republican Party nominee for President because he has the best handlers and the best damage control team of all the candidates to protect him from the Democratic Party's character assassination squads.
But I'm still rooting for Cain till the end.
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Q: Get facebook user birthday with API I'm trying to get user birthday with facebook API. I do know we need now to ask permission for this. I don't really know how it works
Just found this to add:
if ($user) {
    $logoutUrl = $facebook->getLogoutUrl();
} else {
    $loginUrl = $facebook->getLoginUrl(
     array('req_perms' => 'email,read_stream')
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}

<fb:login-button autologoutlink="true" perms="email,user_birthday,status_update,publish_stream"></fb:login-button>

and this is my whole code ( quite basic ):
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            'appId' => '4539768XXXXX',
            'secret' => 'fe86f3b0b34b3eXXXXXXXXXX',
            'cookie' => true,
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$signedRequest = $facebook->getSignedRequest();
$liked = $signedRequest["page"]["liked"];

// Get User ID
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if ($user) {
    try {
        // Proceed knowing you have a logged in user who's authenticated.
        $user_profile = $facebook->api('/me');
    } catch (FacebookApiException $e) {
        error_log($e);
        $user = null;
    }
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// Login or logout url will be needed depending on current user state.
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    $logoutUrl = $facebook->getLogoutUrl();
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    $loginUrl = $facebook->getLoginUrl(
     array('req_perms' => 'email,read_stream')
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i would appreciate your help
thanks in advance!

A: You have a couple of problems in your code.
First, you aren't asking for the user_birthday permission when you create your $loginUrl. You should be requesting the same permissions for req_perms on line 33 as you do in the <fb:login-button> on line 68 of your code: email,user_birthday,status_update,publish_stream.
Once you copy over the permissions, you can remove line 68 of your code. The <fb:login-button> tag won't work without the JavaScript SDK.
Calling header() on line 61 after you've output text to the browser on lines 37-58 won't work. If you are going to redirect the browser, you can only do this before you've output text. Move this block of code before you output anything and it will work.
The white space between your ?> on line 36 and <!doctype> on line 39 will be output at the top of your HTML file. It cause the Facebook parser to choke. Some browsers don't like white space at the beginning of an HTML document either and will render your page incorrectly. Your code should really be ?><!doctype

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Urgent or Important — Which?
Knowing the difference between what is urgent and what is important can make or break your day, can make or break your career, can produce a lifestyle, at work and at home, that is effective, productive, and rewarding—or not. The difference between "urgent" and "important" can serve as the cornerstone for the way you live and work.
In this post I want to look into the difference in emotional impact produced when you focus on the distinction between what is urgent and what is important.
● most often, because the urgency is a surprise, a response is improvised and directed by the circumstances.
An urgent situation, at its core, is one of dominance and draws on whatever materials are at hand to contain it…….


I had to smile to myself over the last two weeks.
As I have my own business I can plan my time wisely and make sure I have enough little moments in which to wind down and slow the pace, right? That said, there are so many exciting projects which make it hard for me to say no.
The past two weeks were really quite crazy and absolutely stimulating all at the same time, for example. Everything started with a client workshop in the Frankfurt area from Thursday to Friday. Along with my co-facilitator I was expecting a smooth two days with a small group of just twelve leaders. It turned out to be intense work all round for us facilitators as we navigated the team through some fundamental interpersonal topics. We were content with the progress the team made, yet I was pretty tired at the end of the two days, physically as well as mentally.
I got home on Friday around midnight and got up early on the Saturday to wash my clothes, pack and prepare the logistics of my next three back-to-back engagements over the coming one-and-a-half weeks. All of Saturday I was writing messages and emails with the four colleagues with whom I would facilitate the next event, a gathering of one hundred and sixty people in Berlin starting the the next day.
My car was packed to the rafters with materials I needed for the workshop due to start in south-east Germany on the Thursday after I'd been to Berlin. I got up super early on Sunday morning, parked my car at Munich airport and flew to Berlin.
The Berlin gathering was a really great and wonderfully fulfilling experience. Holding the energy in a room of one hundred and sixty people and ensuring a meaningful experience for all was energetically quite demanding for the five of us and in addition we hadn't been able to get much sleep thanks to all the bits and pieces which had to be taken care of during the event.
Early afternoon on Wednesday I hopped on the plane back to Munich and drove for two and a half hours straight en route southeast to a remote Wellness Hotel for my next client engagement.
I arrived at half past seven in the evening, prepared the workshop room and collapse into bed at eleven. This engagement was a three day Leadership Team Offsite from Thursday to Saturday.
I was really excited as we had agreed to combine their need to talk strategy and operational themes with 'renewal' elements that allowed them to recharge their batteries.
Every morning we started off with some grounding exercises. At lunch time on the first day we took some lunch bags and went out for a two-hour silent walk. We walked over fields, through forests, sat in the sun and took it slow, everyone walking at their own pace, doing nothing but connecting oneself with the surrounding natural setting.
We all went on a run together on the second morning, and I led them through a light Yoga session on the third. One evening we cooked together and on the other evening I took them through a meditation technique. During the days we explored some little tips and tricks to allow the body and mind to pause and relax now and then.
Something great happened. In fact, we had together planned out our schedule for the three days which I literally tossed away after the first morning.
I gave the team time to slow down and talk, I gave them space for the themes which really needed to be discussed. Interpersonal topics. The team made a huge step forward in leveraging its collaborative effectiveness as they came up with some really creative, progressive ideas.
I received the feedback that this was a result of the environment I'd created for them that allowed them to unwind and step off the treadmill. It goes without saying that I really felt happy and content (and tired). It was Saturday afternoon when I drove back the two hundred and seventy kilometres to my home town, my car packed again up to the ceiling.
I arrived home at seven in the evening, threw all my stuff back inside, ate and had a quick look through my emails (which I shouldn't have done as it kept me awake until midnight). On Sunday I got up early to wash my clothes, pack and prepare logistically for my next engagement set to start on the following day, my own open 'renewal retreat' in a beautiful mountainous location twenty minutes from my house. I planned to meet Moni, my co-facilitator, in the afternoon in order to together go through the upcoming schedule.
I had blocked off some 'free time' between one and four to write my next blog. That's the promise I made to myself (well, and I announced to the whole world in one of my prior blogs ☺) to write a blog every weekend and put it online Sunday or Monday at the latest.
And there I was: blank. No thought. No idea. No creativity. No words wanted to come out. I just sat there and started out of the window and my brain felt like an empty hole.
Surprise, surprise. Isn't that what I tell my clients all the time: you cannot expect to find yourself settling into this creative space on demand, particularly if your mind is always switched on and busy all the time. You need to let go, to give yourself some downtime and relax.
I didn't feel relaxed, my 'free-time' plan between one and four instead made me feel extremely stressed. I finally let go of the idea to produce some smart stuff in that moment, squeezing three hours into a full agenda simply doesn't help me to relax.
I just realized in that moment it was time to follow my own advice — to let go.
The renewal retreat facilitated by Moni and I on the following week arrived just in time, not just for the participants but clearly also for me. It was all about slowing down and having time and space to unwind, to relax and to nourish what I call your four energies: body, mind, emotions and soul. The retreat's impact on me? You've just read it, my words are flowing again.
What is your "retreat practice", the way in which you slow yourself down and unleash your creativity? Share with me on Facebook or Linkedin, or send me an email at retreats@we-are-humans.com. I'd love to hear from you.


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Category: Family Fun
10 Family-Friendly Things to Do During a Long Weekend in Northern Kentucky
By Rebecca Banks, Brand Identity Manager on Apr. 23, 2021
Everyone knows the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati region is home to some of the area's top family-friendly attractions, including Newport Aquarium (featuring their new Shipwreck exhibit), Creation Museum (don't forget the Planetarium and petting zoo), Ark Encounter (hello zip lines!), and the…
NKY Hidden Gems: Outdoor fun for kids
By Jill Morenz on Mar. 23, 2021
If you're looking for a new place to take your young kiddos, let me recommend some special spots at two of NKY's Hidden Gems: Florence Nature Park and Behringer-Crawford Museum's NaturePlay@BCM. A favorite of the younger visitors, the menagerie of cement animals that now lives in the park once…
Newport Aquarium Buy One, Get One Free until Nov. 3, 2019
By Dot Crane, Senior Content Marketing Manager on Oct. 23, 2019
The Newport Aquarium just opened an adorable exhibit of baby alligators! They're only six inches long, but just try and keep up with their active antics. To celebrate this "Bayou Baby" exhibit, the Aquarium is offering very limited time "Buy One, Get One Free" admission. This deal runs from now…
September 2019 Things to Do in NKY and Cincinnati
By Rebecca Banks, Brand Identity Manager on Aug. 26, 2019
Whew. You've survived summer vacation & the whirlwind that is back-to-school... ready-or-not, September is here. Make the most of the milder temperatures and enjoy all the events happening throughout the region this month! First and foremost, ring in September on Labor Day weekend with all the…
June 2019 Events in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati
By Rebecca Banks, Brand Identity Manager on May. 28, 2019
Ah, June. It's finally feeling like summer in the tristate and we are excited to welcome everything that comes with it: baseball, festivals, patio dining, and late-night swinging at Smale Park. But in addition to the usual go-to summer activities, check out this list if you're looking for events…
FREE Admission for Children at the Newport Aquarium this Summer!
By Dot Crane, Senior Content Marketing Manager on May. 24, 2019
More Good News From the Newport Aquarium We recently told you about how the Newport Aquarium was voted one of the Best Aquariums in the U.S. by the readers of USA Today. And this summer you can take your kids to our excellent Newport Aquarium for free! Kids Get in Free is an Online Ticket Deal…
Family-Friendly Valentine's Day Celebrations
By Rebecca Banks, Brand Identity Manager on Feb. 11, 2019
Traditionally, Valentine's Day is reserved to shower your significant other with love, but don't forget about the kids in your life! Even if you don't have kids of your own, there's so much to do this weekend in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati that you'll want to grab your nieces and nephews or…
Step Back in Time: Close-by, Can't-miss Historic Sights
By meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB on Apr. 26, 2018
Licking Riverside Historic District Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the area of Covington known as the Licking Riverside Historic District is recognized among the premier historic districts in Greater Cincinnati. The district includes historic Riverside Drive, where the…
Top Spots for Family Fun in the Cincinnati Region
By Dot Crane, Senior Content Marketing Manager on Jan. 18, 2018
If you're looking for a family friendly destination, you've found it in the Cincinnati region! We've got one of the best aquariums in the U.S., a world-class zoo with a celebrity almost as popular as Beyoncé, and more games and treats than you will have time for. The Newport Aquarium Voted one of…
Hey NKY, are you feeling FESTive?
By meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB on Sep. 22, 2017
As fall begins to turn the leaves all kinds of colors, we all begin to feel a little more festive. We begin to switch our wardrobes over to warmer clothing. Our fall décor crops up in the form of cornstalks, hay bales and pumpkins. We even stand in line for 30 minutes for that first pumpkin spice…


The long-sleeve version of the popular Mindano shirt from Regatta. Still designed for summer but with button-up or down sleeves for added weather protection. Made from durable polyester/viscose blend fabric that's soft-to-wear, efficiently wicks moisture away from your skin and dries quickly when wet. Wrinkle-resistant and travel-friendly. With a chest pocket and the small Regatta tab.


The BJCC in Birmingham, AL - East Exhibit Halls Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)2100 Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard NorthBirmingham, AL 35203Need Directions & Parking Info or a Hotel?
The ticket gets you access to the entire convention for the days that you've purchased (3-Day, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday). This includes a vendor's room full of anime merchandise, an arcade, concerts, panels, special guests, and a multitude of other fun activities! Some special guest autographs, however, are an additional cost at the discretion of the guest.
The convention is open to all ages! However, the Rave is a 16+ event that requires Photo ID. Some 18+ events with more ***** themes will require a Photo ID to get into as well.
Yes, 3-Day and Friday, Saturday, or Sunday badges may be purchased at the door at Walk-In pricing (see above).
Currently we do not offer refunds. Thank you for your understanding!


There are no attorneys allowed in Small Claims Court. To help you, the Courts provide free Small Claims Advisors, available to both sides in a dispute. The Small Claims Advisor gives legal and procedural information and helps you fill out court forms.


Professionalism in medicine is one of the six core competencies defined by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that form the basis for the Maintenance of Certification process. According to ABMS leadership, "medical professionalism functions as an ideology that declares an important role for its members in organizing and delivering health care in society." They go on to state that "Making standards explicit, sharing them with the public, and enforcing them, is how the profession maintains its standing as being worthy of public trust." For AAAAI members these standards are publicly stated in the Academy's Code of Ethics.
This module – based on an activity developed by the American College of Cardiology - provides an opportunity for you to self-assess professionalism behaviors in your practice by answering a series of knowledge and case study questions. By answering all questions and reflecting on their performance, physicians can earn 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CME CreditsTM and 5 self-assessment credits toward the self-assessment requirement of the ABAI's MOC program.
Describe key concepts related to professionalism in medical practice.
Identify their own strengths and weaknesses related to the application of medical professionalism standards to clinical scenarios.
Outline options for improving their working knowledge of medical professionalism as needed.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Board of Allergy & Immunology has approved this activity for 5 self-assessment credits for Part II of their Maintenance of Certification program.


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Bato pushes for death penalty, gets justice panel seat
JC Gotinga
Bato bats for reimposition of death penalty: Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa delivers a privilege speech Wednesday, July 29, 2020, batting for the reinstatement of death penalty in the country and urged his colleagues to start deliberations on several bills reimposing the capital punishment. Dela Rosa said he has been receiving numerous inquiries in his Facebook account on the status of the measure, being an author of one of the filed bills. "I ran in the 2019 elections with the single platform and that is the reimposition of the death penalty and the people voted for me based on that platform. Since we are representing the people, we should heed the call of the people that the death penalty should be revived. That is their wish that's why they voted for me," he said. (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB)
As Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa gets a chance to sponsor a death penalty bill, Senator Francis Pangilinan questions doing so during a pandemic
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Wednesday, July 29, secured a seat in the Senate committee on justice and human rights, making him eligible to sponsor a bill to reinstate the death penalty.
Dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), echoed President Rodrigo Duterte's recent State of the Nation Address in which he urged Congress to restore capital punishment for illegal drug offenses.
In a privilege speech during the Senate's session on Wednesday afternoon, Dela Rosa appealed to his fellow senators "at the very least, to deliberate on the issue of the death penalty in the country." (READ: Death penalty unlikely to hurdle Senate unless limited to drug lords – Sotto)
Billions of pesos worth of illegal drugs continue to be smuggled into the Philippines, "demonstrating the callous consciences of drug offenders," Dela Rosa said. He cited several arrests of drug traffickers in different parts of the country, which he credited to "the highly sensitive intelligence work of the PNP and the PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency), and their close coordination with other law enforcement agencies."
The senator said a "prominent Chinese convicted drug lord" imprisoned at the New Bilibid Prison told him that only reinstating the death penalty would "truly compel" drug traffickers to stop.
According to Dela Rosa, the drug convict said traffickers prefer to "flood" the Philippines with shabu (crystal meth) because they have no death penalty to fear, and they are able to carry on their trade even in prison.
Because the drug convicts retain their right to be visited by their families, they are able to run their drug businesses through their spouses or children, whom they get to speak with regularly, face-to-face. That is why cutting telecommunication lines and confiscating mobile phones couldn't stop the drug trade in the national penitentiary, Dela Rosa said.
"Sir, kung gusto 'nyo talagang matakot kami na mag-traffic ng drugs sa Pilipinas, ibalik 'nyo ang death penalty," the drug convict supposed said to Dela Rosa. (Sir, if you really want to deter us from trafficking drugs, bring back the death penalty.)
Often, Chinese traffickers smuggle drugs or precursors from China into the Philippines, and then leave the sale and distribution to Bilibid convicts. "Every time a big haul of drugs were confiscated anywhere in the Philippines, it traces back inside the Bilibid," Dela Rosa added.
Citing PNP data, Dela Rosa said the crime rate declined significantly from 1993 to 2005, the years the death penalty was in effect, and "horribly increased" after 2006, when the law was suspended.
These qualify as "compelling reasons involving heinous crimes," which the 1987 Constitution states as justification for reinstating the death penalty, Dela Rosa argued.
He noted that the Philippines' ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights prevents it from imposing capital punishment, but asked his colleagues to consider it in light of "one of the grievous ills in our society, which is drug trafficking."
After his speech, Dela Rosa offered to lead a sub-committee of the committee on justice and human rights, and sponsor a Senate bill to reinstate the death penalty. Senator Richard Gordon, the committee chair, opposes the death penalty and would not sponsor the measure. (READ: Why the death penalty is unnecessary, anti-poor, error-prone)
However, Senate rules require a senator to be a member of the appropriate committee in order to sponsor a bill.
At the end of Wednesday's session, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian relinquished his membership in the justice and human rights committee to give way to Dela Rosa. None of the other senators opposed it.
Committee membership allows Dela Rosa to sponsor the measure if the chair – Gordon – permits it, and then vote on its approval.
Gordon, for his part, said he can "objectively" conduct committee hearings on the death penalty even if he does not sponsor it.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier said the Senate is unlikely to pass a measure restoring the death penalty anytime soon, unless its application is limited to "high-level drug traffickers."
Pangilinan: Why during a pandemic?
Opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan questioned the timing of Dela Rosa's proposal. Is it right to tackle reimposing the death penalty during a pandemic?
"Itong isyung aking inire-raise ngayon, it is also considered a global pandemic, itong drug problem. So hindi naman siguro ibig sabihin na porke tayo'y may kinakaharap na global pandemic na COVID-19, hihinto na lang tayo sa paggawa ng ibang batas para sa ibang mga issues na kinakaharap ng ating lipunan at doon na lang tayo mag-concentrate," Dela Rosa responded to Pangilinan's interpellation.
(This issue that I am raising now, it is also considered a global pandemic, this drug problem. So perhaps it doesn't mean that just because we're facing the COVID-19 global pandemic, we will stop making laws on other issues confronting our society and just concentrate on that.)
Dela Rosa jabbed at Pangilinan for having been the lone dissenter when the Senate approved on 3rd and final reading on Tuesday, July 28, the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or "Bayanihan 2" – the continuation of the administration's program on the COVID-19 pandemic.
If Pangilinan really wanted to address the pandemic, then he should have voted to pass Bayanihan 2, Dela Rosa said. Pangilinan earlier explained that he opposed Bayanihan 2 because he believed the administration's strategy had been ineffective, and he didn't want to entrust the measure's P140-billion standby fund to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, whom he thought should resign.
"With all due respect, I think our Senate can do multitasking…. We did make laws [on the pandemic] – Bayanihan 1 and Bayanihan 2. What more can we ask from the Senate?" Dela Rosa said, in a mix of English and Filipino.
The Senate has yet to come up with its counterparts of bills on long-term economic recovery and stimulus programs in the wake of the pandemic. Bayanihan 2 will lapse on September 30.
Pangilinan then pointed out Dela Rosa's claim that billions of pesos worth of drugs continue to flood the country despite the war on drugs, which Dela Rosa enforced when he was police chief.
Rights groups estimate more than 20,000 people have been killed in Duterte's drug war.
"Can we then say that Oplan Tokhang is ineffective? It's been 4 years," Pangilinan asked Dela Rosa.
It's a subjective question, Dela Rosa answered, insisting the campaign has been "very effective."
And it's precisely the reason he wants to bring back the death penalty, Dela Rosa added.
"'Yang mga drug lord sa Bilibid, kung 'yan ay pinagbibitay na natin noon pa, matagal na sanang nawala itong ating problema sa droga…. Kaya lang, naging ineffective 'yung ating total campaign dahil wala tayong death penalty," Dela Rosa said.
(Those drug lords in the Bilibid, if we had only executed them, then this drug problem would have long disappeared…. The thing is, our total campaign became ineffective because we don't have the death penalty.)
But what did Dela Rosa do as BuCor chief when he learned that Bilibid convicts continued dealing in drugs through "face-to-face" meetings with their families?
He enlisted Chinese assets to eavesdrop on the convicts' conversations during family visits, Dela Rosa said. It led to some big intercepts, and yielded information on the "drug cartel" inside the Bilibid.
"At huwag kayo magduda. I bet my whole life dito sa laban ko sa droga na ito. Never na never akong magpabaya sa aking trabaho kung ito'y nalaman ko. At hindi ko puwede sabihin na iyo lahat kung anong ginawa ko nung nalaman ko," Dela Rosa told Pangilinan.
(And don't doubt it. I bet my whole life on this fight against drugs. I would never neglect my work if I found this out. And I cannot tell you everything I did when I found out.) – Rappler.com
@JCGotinga
JC Gotinga often reports about the West Philippine Sea, the communist insurgency, and terrorism as he covers national defense and security for Rappler. He enjoys telling stories about his hometown, Pasig City. JC has worked with Al Jazeera, CNN Philippines, News5, and CBN Asia.
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Shawn was the clothing label set up by Anthony's then girlfriend, Yohanna Logan (Claire Essex in later editions of Scar Tissue), whom he dated on/off between 1998 – 2002. Shawn was apparently Logan's nickname.
To show his support for his girlfriend's venture, Kiedis modelled an outfit of her clothes- including a red kilt- on the catwalk of her (fall) 2003 show. The show took place on 3rdApril, 2003 during L.A. Fashion Week and was hosted by Playstation.


One of my favorite mantras is "live in an environment of growth" – I try to keep this in mind when it comes to myself, my relationships and my career. The problem is, I'm not sure I've been living up to those words when it comes to this blog. Now 6+ years into the game, I've been feeling a little lost with the whole thing (hence the silence lately).
When I began I actually wanted it as a space to work on my graphic design skills. I had graduated with a degree in Fashion Design a few years prior, and was in the midst of transitioning from a career in Accessories Design into the graphics side of fashion and didn't have much in the way of a proper portfolio. I also was spending a stint living in LA and thought it would be a fun way to document my adventures and love for clothing/interiors. Hence 'The Steele Maiden' – a first voyage if you will. I've now got a full time career as an Art Director and am neatly settled into life back in New York City. So if we're getting technical, the original need has long since been fulfilled.
Somewhere along the way though I started sharing outfit photos, social media became omnipresent and well, here we are. And maybe its winter talking – because you all know I'm a vitamin D junkie – but I just feel sort of tired of the whole thing. Or perhaps more accurately, I feel bored of the whole thing. The witty Instagram captions and constant push to buy new clothing by influencers. The game of who can take the most extravagant vacation and be in the cutest couple. It's started to feel like the internet equivalent of small talk to me – and I'm just not sure I want in on that kind of conversation anymore.
Don't get me wrong – there are all sorts of amazing influencers in the world who talk about hard hitting topics and push this industry forward. But for the most part? A lot of it feels self-centered. I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts last week, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, and comedian Jason Mantzoukas said something that really struck me (to paraphrase) "Story-telling used to consist of someone grabbing the camera, pointing it at their world and allowing us to see it through their eyes. Now it consists of someone turning the camera towards themselves and them simply telling us how they see the world." I can't stop thinking about it.
To be honest, I still don't know where all of this leaves me and The Steele Maiden. I love sharing bits of my New York life and travels, home decor and favorite outfits with you all – and for now I plan to continue, but I think it is also going to come with some sort of more personal writing. Something of substance. It also likely means that I'll continue to operate this space in a somewhat more pared down version while I focus a portion of my mental efforts on building a new venture which involves a different medium of fashion storytelling surrounding that I've been daydreaming about for the past couple of years.
In short (or long actually) – I really appreciate all of you that have come along for the journey thus far. But I think it's time I push myself back towards that environment of growth. And I hope you'll come along for that voyage too.


The Leadership Oakland XXIX class meets each other for the first time at this 2.5 day kick-off retreat. Highly interactive, they gain insight into the program experience as well as their leadership/personal strengths and areas of development. Participants leave this retreat energized and motivated for the year ahead.
This session looks at the economic forces and government structures that shape Oakland County and their impact on the region. Participants hear directly from business and government leaders on the opportunities and challenges they face on a daily basis.
In this highly impactful session, participants gain an understanding of how non-profits and human service agencies contribute to the strength of our region. They see firsthand how these organizations serve a vital need throughout Southeast Michigan.
The changing worlds of healthcare and the environment are the focus of this enlightening session. Experts from throughout the region provide insight and understanding to the variety of developments that affect participants personally and professionally.
Often called one of the most impactful sessions of the program by graduates, this is not the stereotypical diversity training. Participants leave with an increased awareness and appreciation of complexities surrounding diversity and inclusion and its impact on their effectiveness as leaders.
Witness firsthand the criminal justice system in action. In this eye-opening session, participants get a comprehensive look - from the local to the federal level - at the inner workings of justice.
This session provides an awareness of educational systems as they evolve to meet the needs in developing the workforce and its future leaders. Current issues and innovations from early childhood through adult learning are explored.
Participants gain a broad perspective of the arts and cultural sector in Southeast Michigan. They are exposed to the issues facing the future of the arts and their impact on the economic and social climate in our region.
This session brings the Leadership Oakland Cornerstone experience full circle. It assimilates the insights and key learnings of the program and challenges participants to identify future action as a group and as individuals.
The Leadership Oakland class finalizes and executes the group's class project.
Leadership Oakland participants and their guests are invited to celebrate the completion of the Cornerstone Program and the participant's commitment to continued leadership.


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Hansell Stiven Aráuz Ovares (Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 9 de agosto de 1989), es un futbolista costarricense que juega de interior o lateral derecho en el Puerto Golfito Fútbol Club de la Segunda División de Costa Rica.

Trayectoria

Brujas F.C.
Hansell Arauz nació en Golfito, Puntarenas, pero se trasladó desde niño junto a su madre a Guápiles, Limón. La carrera futbolística de Arauz inició en 2007 a sus 18 años, en las divisiones menores del desaparecido Brujas. Fue progresando positivamente en la demarcación de interior, tanto por la banda derecha como en la izquierda. Sus múltiples funciones en el aporte de su equipo le hicieron salir del mismo y firmar con Barrio México en 2009.

A.D. Barrio México
Para la temporada 2009-10 llegó a Barrio México, equipo que estuvo en la Segunda División por ese periodo. La contribución de Arauz permitió hacerse con el título de campeón y, por consiguiente, el ascenso a la máxima categoría.

En el Campeonato de Invierno 2010 tuvo únicamente cuatro apariciones y un gol obtenido, mientras que en el Verano 2011 contabilizó nueve partidos disputados y un tanto. Debido a problemas administrativos y la baja regularidad, Hansell decidió abandonar el club una vez finalizado el torneo de liga.

Santos de Guápiles
El centrocampista fue fichado por el Santos de Guápiles a mediados de 2011. Logró encontrar ritmo tras participar en 16 oportunidades en el Campeonato de Invierno, donde consiguió un gol. Su club obtuvo el séptimo puesto con 25 puntos.

C.S. Cartaginés
Su mayor protagonismo se dio en el Club Sport Cartaginés, conjunto de relevancia histórica en su país. En su torneo de debut, el Verano 2012, tuvo un total de 20 partidos jugados y dos goles, convirtiéndose en un futbolista casi inamovible del entrenador Johnny Chaves. Sin embargo, los blanquiazules no avanzaron a la ronda de semifinales después de terminar en el sexto puesto.

Durante el Torneo de Invierno 2012, el jugador disputó 18 encuentros, de los cuales hizo un tanto. No obstante, la competencia dio malos resultados que ubicó a su equipo en el undécimo lugar, muy cerca de la zona de descenso. La racha negativa de los cartagineses terminaría al inicio del Verano 2013, bajo las órdenes del entrenador Javier Delgado. Su conjunto obtuvo el segundo lugar de la tabla con 41 puntos, permitiendo el avance a la ronda eliminatoria. Las semifinales de ida y vuelta se llevaron contra el Deportivo Saprissa; los resultados de ambos juegos fueron de empate 1-1 y 0-0, respectivamente, pero el criterio de ventaja deportiva clasificó a su equipo a la última instancia. Una victoria de 3-1 sobre el Herediano en la ida, y una derrota con el mismo marcador en la vuelta, obligó la serie a los lanzamientos desde el punto de penal. Las cifras de 5-3 dieron el subcampeonato a su equipo. Por otra parte, el jugador tuvo 25 cotejos disputados y dos goles.

Kayseri Erciyesspor
Hansell Arauz fue fichado por el Kayseri Erciyesspor a mediados de 2013, por su buen rendimiento mostrado con el Cartaginés. La participación en el club se vio afectada, tras figurar únicamente en nueve ocasiones de la Superliga de Turquía, además de las constantes derrotas que atravesó y problemas económicos.

Deportivo Saprissa
El centrocampista regresó a su país para firmar con el Cartaginés y, justamente antes de llevarlo a cabo, el Deportivo Saprissa le ofreció un contrato, el cual aceptó. En el Campeonato de Verano 2014 tuvo 21 apariciones y 4 goles, uno de ellos en la final de vuelta contra Alajuelense, el cual dio el título «30» a la institución saprissista.

En el partido de ida de la semifinal de la Torneo de Copa 2014 frente a Herediano, el jugador sufrió una lesión que lo alejó de la actividad deportiva. En esta competencia, su club quedó subcampeón tras perder 3-2 ante su exequipo, el Cartaginés. Regresó poco después en el Invierno, donde tuvo únicamente 8 apariciones. Su equipo se coronó campeón al vencer a los florenses con marcador global de 5-3. La inconsistencia de Hansell provocó de nuevo su poca participación en el Verano 2015, sumando un total de 9 juegos. Por otro lado, el Saprissa logró el primer lugar de la tabla pero perdió en semifinales contra Alajuelense.

En el Campeonato de Invierno 2015 encontró de nuevo el ritmo, y tras la lesión grave de su compañero Heiner Mora, Arauz debió cambiar su posición para ser el lateral derecho. Obtuvo 19 partidos disputados y fue parte en la obtención del título «32», después de vencer a los liguistas con cifras globales de 1-4. Con la llegada del trinitario Aubrey David, el centrocampista volvió a su puesto natural de interior para el Verano 2016, competencia en la que los tibaseños fueron eliminados en las semifinales.

En la primera fecha del Campeonato de Invierno 2016, su conjunto hizo frente al recién ascendido San Carlos, el 16 de julio en el Estadio Nacional. Sus compañeros Ulises Segura, David Guzmán y Rolando Blackburn anotaron, pero el empate de 3-3 prevaleció hasta el final del juego. El jugador no fue convocado por una pequeña lesión. El 18 de agosto se inauguró la Concacaf Liga de Campeones donde su equipo, en condición de local, tuvo como adversario al Dragón de El Salvador. Arauz nuevamente tomó la lateral derecha y fue partícipe en el triunfo con marcador abultado de 6-0. El primer doblete de su carrera se dio tres después, en la visita al Estadio Rosabal Cordero contra Belén. Los goles del jugador significaron la igualdad de 2-2. El 25 de agosto se desarrolló la segunda fecha de la competencia continental, de nuevo contra los salvadoreños, pero de visitante en el Estadio Cuscatlán. Tras los desaciertos de sus compañeros en acciones claras de gol, el resultado de 0-0 se vio reflejado al término de los 90' minutos. La tercera jornada del torneo del área se llevó a cabo el 14 de septiembre, en el Estadio Ricardo Saprissa contra el Portland Timbers de Estados Unidos. A pesar de que su club inició perdiendo desde el minuto 4', logró sobreponerse a la situación tras desplegar un sistema ofensivo. Los goles de sus compañeros Fabrizio Ronchetti y el doblete de Marvin Angulo, sumado a la anotación en propia del futbolista rival Jermaine Taylor, fueron suficientes para el triunfo de 4-2. El 19 de octubre se tramitó el último encuentro de la fase de grupos, por segunda vez ante los estadounidenses, en el Providence Park de Portland, Oregon. El jugador derivó un centro al minuto 23', laborioso para el testarazo de Rolando Blackburn. El desenlace del compromiso finiquitó igualado a un tanto, dándole la clasificación a los morados a la etapa eliminatoria de la competencia. En el vigésimo segundo partido de la primera fase de la liga nacional, su conjunto enfrentó a Liberia en el Estadio Ricardo Saprissa. El marcador de 3-1 aseguró el liderato para su grupo con 49 puntos, y además un cupo para la cuadrangular final. El 1 de diciembre fue la segunda presentación para los saprissistas en la última etapa del campeonato, teniendo a Alajuelense como el contrincante en condición de local. El lateral emprendió en la titularidad, salió lesionado al minuto 13' por Julio Cascante, y sus compañeros David Guzmán y Ulises Segura anotaron para el triunfo de 2-1. Tres días después, se dictaminó que Arauz sufrió una ruptura de ligamento cruzado anterior de su pierna izquierda y su tiempo de recuperación sería de aproximadamente seis meses. El 15 de diciembre su equipo venció 2-0 al Herediano, para obtener el primer lugar de la tabla general y así proclamarse campeón automáticamente. Con esto, los morados alcanzaron la estrella número «33» en su historia y Arauz logró el cuarto título de liga en su carrera. Estadísticamente, contabilizó 20 apariciones y concretó dos tantos, para un total de 1455' minutos disputados.

Para el inicio del Campeonato de Verano 2017 que se llevó a cabo el 8 de enero, el equipo saprissista tuvo la visita al Estadio Carlos Ugalde, donde enfrentó a San Carlos. Por su parte, Hansell Arauz no fue tomado en consideración para este juego, mientras que el marcador fue con derrota de 1-0. La reanudación de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf, en la etapa de ida de los cuartos de final, tuvo lugar el 21 de febrero, fecha en la que su club recibió al Pachuca de México en el Estadio Ricardo Saprissa. El centrocampista quedó descartado de la lista de convocados y el trámite del encuentro se consumió en empate sin anotaciones. El 28 de febrero fue el partido de vuelta del torneo continental, en el Estadio Hidalgo. Las cifras finales fueron de 4-0 a favor de los Tuzos. El 12 de abril, en el áspero partido contra Pérez Zeledón en el Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, su club estuvo por debajo en el marcador por el gol del adversario en tan solo cuatro minutos después de haber iniciado el segundo tiempo. El bloque defensivo de los generaleños le cerró los espacios a los morados para desplegar el sistema ofensivo del entrenador Carlos Watson, pero al minuto 85', su compañero Daniel Colindres brindó un pase filtrado al uruguayo Fabrizio Ronchetti para que este definiera con un remate de pierna izquierda. Poco antes de finalizada la etapa complementaria, el defensor Dave Myrie hizo el gol de la victoria 2-1. Con este resultado, los saprissistas aseguraron el liderato del torneo a falta de un compromiso de la fase de clasificación. A causa de la derrota 1-2 de local ante el Santos de Guápiles, su equipo alcanzó el tercer puesto de la cuadrangular y por lo tanto quedó instaurado en la última instancia al no haber obtenido nuevamente el primer sitio. El 17 de mayo se desarrolló el juego de ida de la final contra el Herediano, en el Estadio Rosabal Cordero. El delantero no vio acción por lesión en la pérdida de 3-0. En el partido de vuelta del 21 de mayo en el Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, los acontecimientos que liquidaron el torneo fueron de fracaso con números de 0-2 a favor de los oponentes, y un agregado de 0-5 en la serie global. Luego de no tener participación en la segunda mitad de la temporada debido a su recuperación, y faltando veintidós días para estar habilitado físicamente, Arauz mantuvo conversaciones con el gerente deportivo Paulo Wanchope donde trató de llegar a un acuerdo de renovación de su vínculo contractual, esto el 23 de mayo. Sin embargo, la dirigencia no concretó la petición por lo que Hansell quedó fuera del equipo.

A.D. Carmelita
El 8 de junio de 2017, Arauz fue presentado como nuevo refuerzo de la Asociación Deportiva Carmelita, equipo al que se unió por una temporada.

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Categorías inferiores
En septiembre de 2011, Hansell Arauz apareció en las eliminatorias para el Preolímpico de Concacaf del año siguiente. Debutó en el cotejo del 21 de septiembre contra Nicaragua, en el Estadio Francisco Morazán de Honduras; el interior fue titular en la victoria de su país 4-0. Dos días después, en el mismo escenario deportivo, su selección tuvo un empate de 2-2 ante los hondureños. Según los resultados obtenidos en esta ronda, su equipo quedó ubicado en la segunda posición del grupo B, en zona de repechaje. El 26 de octubre se llevó a cabo la ida de la ronda de reclasificación, en la que su selección enfrentó a Panamá en el Estadio Rommel Fernández; Arauz quedó como suplente y el marcador terminó en derrota de 2-1. La vuelta fue el 3 de noviembre en el Estadio Morera Soto. El empate 1-1 fue insuficiente ya que el global de 3-2 favoreció a los panameños, quienes lograron el avance hacia la competencia final de la confederación.

Selección absoluta

Copa América 2011

El 2 de julio de 2011 se inauguró la Copa América para su selección, la cual se desarrolló en la Argentina. El primer compromiso tuvo como escenario deportivo el Estadio 23 de Agosto contra Colombia. El mediocampista fue suplente y el marcador finalizó en derrota de 1-0. Cinco días después no fue tomado en cuenta en la victoria de 0-2 sobre Bolivia. No obstante, la pérdida de 3-0 ante el anfitrión Argentina, eliminó a su conjunto en fase de grupos, con 3 puntos. Arauz no tuvo acción en el torneo, por las decisiones del entrenador Ricardo La Volpe.

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If you like RPGs and the dynamics among lots of characters playing different roles in them, you will definitely like this early-90s classic. Record of Lodoss Wars is THE prototype of RPG-type anime series, never short on action, exciting plot, and in-depth character development that allows those characters to really grow on you by the end of the final episode.
Characters. Lots of strong, active, and unique characters are definitely what make this anime a classic. There have been many series trying to follow the footstep of Record of Lodoss Wars and mix in lots of different characters, but the ones that did it as elegantly and smoothly as this OAV series are few and far between. When you think about lots of characters, for example, you may think of Fushigi Yuugi. But while FY has its own handful of impressive characters such as Chichiri, Yui and Nuriko, way too much of the focus is given to the love story between Miaka and Tamahome (boring!!) and soon enough other characters are put aside to the backstage.
Record of Lodoss Wars does hint at a romantic relationship between two of the main characters in Parn and Deed, but they never let this dominate the entire series, as it was the case with FY. Instead, they focus on other characters as well, giving plenty of spotlight to Ghim's lonely battle to rescue Leylia, the old friendship/rivalry between Fahn and Beldo, and the mysterious prequel saga involving six heroes (Fahn, Beldo, Fleve, Wort, Neese, and the nameless one - Karla) slaying a dark lord resurrected somewhere in Lodoss. The end result is a well-balanced anime series that doesn't shove a one-dimensional love story down the viewer's throat.
Plot. This anime starts off with one of those nifty out-of-sequence tricks, with the first episode happening somewhere between the 5th and 6th episodes. This first episode is really the turning point of the entire plot, and I think it was a great idea to expose the viewers to that crucial part of the plot first, then go back to Parn's village to explain how everything got started.
In every well-written anime there is one character whose main job is to add a few additional wrinkles in the plot, and the Grey Witch Karla serves that role almost to perfection in this anime. You never understand her true motives until towards the end of the series when Parn and his comrades finally confront her. And it turns out that she isn't the ultimate enemy... It all adds to the flavor, making it a 13-episode roller coaster.
Action. There is plenty of action, and while animation in general may not be one of the best, they did a great job in making the fight scenes dynamic and explosive. And they enhanced the action without making the characters jump like flees either. Rather, they did subtle things right, like Slayn casting his spells very urgently in the middle of the battle. They also didn't overdo the BGM during the battle scenes, making it easier for us to concentrate on what's going on on the screen.
Voice acting. There is some great voice acting done in this OAV. Deedlit's girlish charm blossomed with the best voice acting in the career of Touma Yumi (Yui in Fushigi Yuugi, Uld in Ah! My Goddess, Sylphiel in Slayers) and Sakakibara Yoshiko was her usual greatness as the voice of the witch. Parn's reckless abandon was perfectly personified by the vulnerability of Kusao Takeshi, who also did the main character in Slam Dunk. Kamiya Akira, who later played the voice of two scientists in Tomoe Souichi (Sailor Moon S) and Natsume Kyusaku (Nuku Nuku) did the voice of a black knight this time, and you can also find the early work of some of the great natural voice talents like Nakata Joji (Folken in Escaflowne) and Wakamoto Norio (Vicious in Cowboy Bebop).
Likability factor. This is a very likable anime. It features one of the most revered females in the anime universe in Deedlit, some of the best fighting scenes that you'll ever find in any series, and the great, in-depth character development, particularly in Parn's case. His struggles and trials en route to becoming a heroic knight are very well portrayed (a la Van Fanel in Escaflowne), and by the end of the series you will feel strong bond to this character, because you've been through everything with this guy. And I think the ending was done very, very well, with Parn choosing the life of a free wanderer (and having a beautiful, attractive, elegant high elf as his companion -- hard to beat that!) rather than living in a castle while being worshipped as a hero.
All in all, this is a wonderful OAV series and a must-watch for any series anime followers. It's funny I'm giving an overall rating of 9, causing the average rating to drop a bit, but the only reason why I don't give it a 10 is because I reserve my 10's for some of those really special, once-in-a-lifetime masterpieces. I'm a Tough Rater, and getting a 9 from me means it's a damned good series. And Record of Lodoss Wars is definitely one.
This a GREAT D&D type of anime and definitely ranks up there with the best Fantasy based flicks.
The only disappointment is the lead character who, as has been mentioned before, comes off as being pretty damn feeble..The other characters, however, are pretty well done, especially the villains.
An unbelievable fantasy epic! Quality animation, well-designed plot, well-developed characters, and dramatic soundtrack combine to make Record an exciting, fast-paced action-adventure. At times gripping, humorous, chilling, and inspiring, Record follows a group of intrepid adventurers through their quest to save the world from evil. A story that has been told before, but not in this way, and not this well-done. One can see the characters growing as the story unwinds, becoming fully dimensional characters that you come to like and watch with rapt interest. I heartily recommend this picture to everyone, not just those die-hard fantasy enthusiasts.
This would probably be my favourite of fantasy/ RPG-type anime. The first few episodes were a bit slow for me, but by the final five, I had become intrigued. The animation itself is quite inconsistent, with some parts being very well done amidst scenes of mostly pans, stills, and recycled footage. The characters were very cool. This was one of the few animes that really made me root for the 'bad guys' as well as the 'good guys.' I was moved by the classic scene when Pirotess died in the arms of Ashram. Very sad! Deelit, Kashue, Woodchuck, Slayn, and Karla are also very cool characters. The rest were just filling space. Unfortunately, this title also features the anime cliche of dumb soldiers standing around getting slashed instead of fighting back or fleeing. I mean, come on! Any smart person would turn around and start running when a monster is approaching them rather than just stand there and scream until they are killed. The main characters are the only ones who seem to fight back and kill the bad guys. Well, overall this is worth a rent. If the animation quality was a little bit better, I would've probably bought it.
Lodoss War, in my opinion deserves the best rating possible. True, the animation quality wasn't as good as, say, Gundam for example, but it wasn't as poor as Ronin Warriors or Sailor Moon.
A lot happens, too, and it seems to never stay on one place or topic for long, unlike, say, Dragon Ball, for example.
Plus it contains some rather moving scenes, even with the baddies (yes, we all remember the cave scene with Ashram). And the drama is compelling, but keeps out of soap opera range.
It also stays away from the shakepere norm that a drama cannot be a comedy at the same time. While building relationships and delving into the minds of troubled personages, it also can joke lightheartedly at them.
I reccomend this anime for anyone with a strong sense for adventure, magic, and romance.
And hey, that dark sword kicks!
"Record of Lodoss War" is a very good anime fantasy OAV with nice plot, and great characters. The story holds up very nicely, there is never an overlooked part or dull moment, and all the characters are well developed. It has great action sequences, and a real epic feel to the whole plot. There is only one problem that keeps this from being a perfect 10, it's minor technological flaws creep into the OAV from time to time. Sometimes the animation is of a low-quality and doesn't hold up well with the ongoing story. however, this series does have some excellent things about it. One of which is the series brilliant musical score, and appealing characters. Although I felt this series should have been longer, the ending less abrupt, and had a better constructed storyline. Overall, a worthwhile OAV series that is well worth your time.
My god. There would never be an anime of such superb drawings in a long, long time. And the music... It is simply superb.
However, storyline is not surprising. Good vs Evil. Just throw in subplots of love, maddness, ambitions etc. That's it. Different mix of character is good as it enhance the sense of togetherness of the six heores.
Not sad or funny, just breathtaking. It is worth watching just for watching sake.
RoLW has some incredible characters, but the names are too lousy in almost all cases. Pirotess (here's a lousy name!), the female Dark Elf rules especially!! The first episode is the greatest, a real masterpiece. Unfortunately, the quality drops a bit after that. The animations are mostly great, though it's a shame Shooting Stars (the Red Dragon) isn't properly animated, just as the first dragon was, especially when you consider his role in the last episodes. The plot is incredible, too! The focus is put on Parn, but I have yet to discover why they made him such a dimwit. In general, if you like fantasy and RPG such as AD&D, you won't be disapointed! Certainly one of the best anime I've ever seen, and a classic in the fantasy genre.
I love the animation, it's original, yet good and is recognizable as anime. The story line was good, it didn't center on one villan for too long or have that villan always be the center of the story. It had great characters because it was a good mix of personality, ranks and standards . There was also a tiny room for romance, as with the characters Parn and Deedlit. It was dramatic, as all mideval stories are because it focuses on thoughtful things that aren't too depressing nor too cheerful. It is a good mix of the two and an excellent example of anime at its best.


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He has a deep passion for dentistry, and always wants to provide the most advanced dentistry available. Dr. Wingard has completed hundreds of hours of advanced training for high-tech treatments, including implants and Invisalign. He was the first private practice dentist in Augusta, GA to offer E4D (same-day crowns) technology.
Dr. Wingard strives to provide compassionate care to each person and enjoys getting to know each patient and their family. He jokingly tells people his goal is to 'save the world, one tooth at a time.' His desire to please his Creator, family, and patients is evident in the atmosphere of the office.
Dr. Wingard is an active member of The American Dental Association, The Georgia Dental Association, The Eastern District Dental Society, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, The Academy of General Dentistry, and the Augusta Dental Society. He has participated in several dental mission trips to Honduras and Ecuador, and is highly involved in the community.
Dr. Wingard, his wife Melissa, have two sons and a daughter. They are active in church, and all of their children's activities. In his free time, Dr. Wingard enjoys hunting, exercise, and sports.
Augusta native, Dr. Caleb Morris received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia in Anthropology. Following graduation from college he pursued a career in custom home building. After several years in the construction business, he chose a different career path and aspired to work as a health professional. Dr. Morris was awarded a Doctorate of Dental Medicine from Georgia Regents University of Dental Medicine in 2015. After earning his doctorate in dental medicine Dr. Morris completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Dr. Morris, his wife and children live in Augusta, he is glad to be serving the community that has blessed he and his family over the years. He is an active member at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Augusta. He enjoys participating in medical missions locally and abroad. In his leisure time he enjoys the outdoors, activities include hunting, fishing, grilling, or spending quality time with family and friends.
"Everyone was professional, knowledgeable and caring. They addressed and explained everything every step of the way."
"Summerville Dentistry provides a extremely professional service in a era when courtesy has been sometimes lost on its patients or customers. No matter whom you come in contact with at Summerville Dentistry you feel welcomed and appreciated and receive top care. Thank you Summerville Team for only staffing the best patient care providers."
"Best ever! The genuine caring by the staff & the expertise of the Dentists. They are great people. Let's face it - not many of us LIKE to visit the dentist. But, since we all need to, Summerville Dentistry is a great place to go! (We've been going for a number of years now)."


Help from President Obama is on the way for homeowners facing foreclosure in Miami and South Florida. The Obama administration is fighting to get Banks and mortgage companies to act with urgency on loan modifications. Most recently, executives from 25 mortgage companies pledged to reach a new goal of about 500,000 loan modifications by Nov. 1, 2009. However, this falls far short of Obama's original goal of modifying loans for up to 4 million borrowers.
The plan is not without its problems. Many Miami and South Florida Homeowners and their attorneys complain the process of loan modifications is a bureaucratic nightmare. Many say the mortgage companies are doing things the plan plainly prohibits. Many borrowers are hit with upfront fees and given confusing information. There are long delays in the loan modification process which does not stop all lenders from moving forward with the foreclosure process in Court.
There are many reasons why this program is problematic. The loan servicers have hired thousands of new employees who must be trained on new operating procedures. Hundreds of investors have purchased the mortgage-backed securities and many have different rules on how to modify a loan. Not to mention the fact that thousands of borrowers call every day trying to modify their loans.
As of July 2009, the loan modification program has only about 200,000 borrowers enrolled. They were given trial modifications requiring they may timely payments for three months before a permanent modification is approved. The loan servicers are paid $4,500 for every modified loan once the homeowner makes on-time payments for three months. Almost 170,000 borrowers were denied a modification, but the Loan servicers refused to state why they denied the homeowner's application. That is another problem, that the reason for these decisions are not made public and there is no appeals process.