He cannot grow a beard — yet — but of the four University of Notre Dame leprechauns, Charlie Meyers is, by far, the closest in height to the mythical Irish fairy, which serves as the University's official mascot.
The 5-year-old South Bend resident became the newest, and youngest, member of the squad during the Fighting Irish Fight for Life Signing Ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Club Naimoli at Purcell Pavilion.
Organized by Student Welfare and Development, a division of Notre Dame Athletics, Fighting Irish Fight for Life pairs pediatric cancer patients from Beacon Children's Hospital with Notre Dame Athletics teams, from football and basketball to soccer and tennis.
As honorary team members, the patients — ranging from toddlers to teens — attend competitions and other events and otherwise interact with the student athletes throughout the academic year.
The teams host a Christmas party for the kids in December.
Charlie, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 3 and is now two-plus years into treatment, was a member of the Notre Dame women's tennis team last year, his mother, Lauren Meyers, said.
This year, "As soon as he found out he was a leprechaun, he started watching all of the games and doing the fist pose," she said, referring to the mascot's trademark pose — arms bent, fists up like an old-time boxer.
Completing the look, Charlie wore an Irish country hat to the signing ceremony.
This is the first year the leprechaun squad, part of the larger Notre Dame cheerleading team, has participated in Fight for Life.
"It's something fun for him to look forward to, and it just makes him feel special," Lauren Meyers said of Charlie's membership with the team.
In an unfortunate twist of fate, Charlie's father, Thomas Meyers, a doctoral student at Notre Dame, battled the same cancer at the age of 12.
Seniors Bo Brauer, a forward on the Notre Dame hockey team, and Tyler Newsome, a punter on the football team, emceed the signing ceremony, which included food and games.
"Charlie, say 'Go Irish!'" Newsome prodded during Charlie's turn on stage.
In total, 13 kids signed with 18 teams.
That included Ashley Arriola, 5, who signed with the men's tennis team.
Ashley wore a comfortable dress to the ceremony. Her brown hair was short and thin from chemotherapy, but she managed a smile.
"I'm happy," her father, Rubin Arriola, said in Spanish. Kimberly translated for him.
The team gifted Ashley a Notre Dame t-shirt before leaving the stage.
According to Katie McLean, program coordinator for Student Welfare and Development, such gestures — small but memorable — speak to the spirit of Fight for Life, which is now in its 11th year.
"Fighting Irish Fight for Life gives our student-athletes an opportunity to connect with children from Beacon Children's Hospital and find creative ways to hang out with their new 'teammate' throughout the year," McLean said. "Not only do the children have fun spending time with Notre Dame student-athletes, our student-athletes have a blast as well.
Originally published by Erin Blasko at news.nd.edu on October 06, 2017.


Blue Murder were formed by vocalist/guitarist John Sykes after he left Whitesnake (he'd previously featured with the Tygers of Pan Tang and Thin Lizzy). Ex-Vanilla Fudge/Cactus drummer Carmine Appice (who replaced initial drummer Cozy Powell) and ex-Firm bassist Tony Franklin made up the balance of this very promising hard rock outfit. The band spent a frustratingly long time trying secure the services of a vocalist, but when nothing materialized, it was decided to record and tour as a trio, with Sykes handling the vocals. (Can't imagine why there was such a problem or delay - Sykes is pretty good in the vocal stakes). The album, although heavily criticized for the "lack of penetrating vocals" and its pretentious songwriting approach, has a number of really good tracks with sophisticated arrangements and lengthy instrumental breaks. The album unfortunately failed to make a commercial impact, though, and sank into obscurity. A second album, "Nothin' but Trouble", featuring Sykes together with Nik Green on keyboards, Marco Mendoza on bass (currently in Thin Lizzy), Kelly Keeling (ex-Baton Rouge) on background vocals and Tommy O'Steen on drums, with Appice and Franklin shown as "additional members", was released in 1993. It wasn't too bad an album, but many felt it wasn't as good as the debut. The band split in the early to mid 90's. A live album, "Screaming Blue Murder - Dedicated to Phil Lynott", featuring the same line-up that appeared on "Nothin' but Trouble", recorded in Tokyo in December 1993, was released in 1994. Sykes recently featured in the reformed Lizzy and has also released a new solo album.
Blue Murder features Carmine Appice on drums, John Sykes of Whitesnake fame on guitar, and Tony Franklin, who played with The Firm, on bass. Great supergroup playing some heavy riffs and nice, blues-influenced hard rock. Melodic but not too soft.


I am so excited that the triple session that Tolu, Kevin, Denver and I have worked on has been accepted at the Society for the Social Studies of Science annual meeting in November 2011! Cleveland Rocks!
Knowledge from the margins is of longstanding interest to the field of Science and Technology Studies. Modern technoscientific knowledge is typically understood to be produced for patent, profit, and/or its liberal virtues. The early focus on innovative knowledge resulted primarily in elite histories of Western (typically male and Caucasian) technologists and scientists going through the frustrations and satisfactions of life in laboratories. However, such studies begged the question, where does this knowledge go, what does it do, and for whom? Later STS scholars often explored this question from the point of view of those in 'the margins' who are: peripheral to modern knowledge production (e.g. civil society organizations, laypersons); 'lacking' modern knowledge production (e.g. non-Western, indigenous); or excluded from modern knowledge production (e.g. female, minority, disabled).
This triple session will demonstrate how a theoretical focus on knowledge from the margins resists typical ways of conceptualizing producers, users and innovation, and radicalizes thinking about institutional change. Part I will topically focus on 'sciences from below' and how they question assumptions about the knowledge production process that are common to Western societies. Part II will demonstrate how perturbing the user/producer boundary resists typical ways of thinking about the design and consumption of information and communications technologies. Part III will discuss how modern ideologies of technocracy and/or neoliberalism shape local knowledge and, conversely, allow for local knowledge to challenge expert regulation. STS and other scholars in women's studies,geography, political sociology of science, and sociology of technology will be interested in this session.


"Built" 700R4 teardown. Poor quality and attention to detail.
Drag race built 700R4 reverse slipping when hot.
9 Bolt Borg Warner Torsen upgrade completed! Thanks keykey!
2.73 Posi to 3.42 Open?
FABbot Kit to bolt an LS engine to an AR5 5speed possible in a third gen?
Going from TH700R to Manual on a daily driver, stock HP - which one?
700r4 Valvbody TCC Valve question.
'88 IROC 3:08 Posi to 3:73 w/S10 gears?


The Mobilemedia Corporation of Ridgefield Park, N.J., the fourth-largest United States paging company, agreed to sell 163 paging towers to the closely held Pinnacle Towers Inc. for $170 million in cash. Mobilemedia, which filed for bankruptcy last year, will continue to operate transmitters on the towers and will lease space from Pinnacle for $10.7 million a year for 15 years. The towers, on 140 sites around the nation, give Pinnacle valuable real estate as prices to lease space on wireless phone and paging towers have soared with a rush of new competitors. Mobilemedia, in turn, gets cash to expedite its struggle to emerge from bankruptcy. Mobilemedia, with 3.3 million pagers in service, leases space on more than 4,000 other towers nationwide.


The 4th International INSECTA Conference took place in Gießen on September 5-7, 2018. About 250 participants got the opportunity to meet with people from 32 countries about breeding and production of insects, science, politics and legislation, framed by 60 lectures and 40 poster presentations. At INSECTA2018 there was in addition to insects as food, feed and non-food the special topic for Insect Biotechnology with an own satellite meeting were scientific works from LOEWE -Center in Giessen were shown.
Two prizes were awarded: the VDI Best Young Scientist's Presentation Award was going to Claudia Manzo (Lund University, Sweden) for the presentation "Edible Bugs in European Food Culture: a cultural analytical Approach towards overcoming the yuck Factor" and the PPM Best Poster Presentation Award was going to Lukas Paul Käßer (TH Mittelhessen, Gießen) for the presentation "Continuous Production of Antimicrobial Peptides in Insect Cells".
The conference aimed to give an overview of the state-of-the-art of insect technology and the prospects. Technological, political and ethical aspects were discussed.
It was jointly organized by Pilot Pflanzenöltechnologie Magdeburg e.V. (PPM) and Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) and held in Gießen, Germany. This year the LOEWE-Center and the Justus Liebig University Gießen were special partners.


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import akka.actor.ActorSystem
import akka.stream.Materializer
import akka.util.Timeout
import com.google.inject.{AbstractModule, Provides, Singleton}
import core3.config.StaticConfig
import core3.core.Component.ComponentDescriptor
import core3.core.cli.LocalConsole
import core3.core.{ComponentManager, ComponentManagerActor}
import core3.database._
import core3.database.containers.{BasicContainerDefinition, JsonContainerDefinition, core}
import core3.database.dals.json.Redis
import core3.database.dals.{Core, DatabaseAbstractionLayer}
import core3.http.filters.{CompressionFilter, MaintenanceModeFilter, MetricsFilter, TraceFilter}
import core3.workflows._

import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
import scala.concurrent.duration._

class Module extends AbstractModule {

  override def configure() = {
    bind(classOf[ConsoleStart]).to(classOf[ConsoleStartImpl]).asEagerSingleton()
  }

  @Provides
  def provideCompressionFilter(implicit mat: Materializer): CompressionFilter = {
    new CompressionFilter(Vector("text/html", "application/json"), 1400)
  }

  @Provides
  def provideMetricsFilter(implicit mat: Materializer, ec: ExecutionContext): MetricsFilter = {
    new MetricsFilter()
  }

  @Provides
  def provideTraceFilter(implicit mat: Materializer, ec: ExecutionContext): TraceFilter = {
    new TraceFilter()
  }

  @Provides
  def provideMaintenanceFilter(implicit mat: Materializer, ec: ExecutionContext): MaintenanceModeFilter = {
    new MaintenanceModeFilter(Vector("/favicon.ico"))
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideContainerDefinitions(): Map[ContainerType, BasicContainerDefinition with JsonContainerDefinition] = {
    val groupDefinitions = new core.Group.BasicDefinition with core.Group.JsonDefinition
    val transactionLogDefinitions = new core.TransactionLog.BasicDefinition with core.TransactionLog.JsonDefinition
    val localUserDefinitions = new core.LocalUser.BasicDefinition with core.LocalUser.JsonDefinition

    Map(
      "Group" -> groupDefinitions,
      "TransactionLog" -> transactionLogDefinitions,
      "LocalUser" -> localUserDefinitions
    )
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideDB(definitions: Map[ContainerType, BasicContainerDefinition with JsonContainerDefinition])
    (implicit system: ActorSystem, ec: ExecutionContext): DatabaseAbstractionLayer = {

    val storeConfig = StaticConfig.get.getConfig("database.redis")
    implicit val timeout = Timeout(StaticConfig.get.getInt("database.requestTimeout").seconds)

    val storeActor = system.actorOf(
      Redis.props(
        storeConfig.getString("hostname"),
        storeConfig.getInt("port"),
        storeConfig.getString("secret"),
        storeConfig.getInt("connectionTimeout"),
        definitions,
        storeConfig.getInt("databaseID"),
        storeConfig.getInt("scanCount")
      )
    )

    new DatabaseAbstractionLayer(
      system.actorOf(
        Core.props(
          Map(
            "Group" -> Vector(storeActor),
            "TransactionLog" -> Vector(storeActor),
            "LocalUser" -> Vector(storeActor)
          )
        )
      )
    )
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideWorkflows(): Vector[WorkflowBase] = {
    Vector(
      definitions.SystemCreateGroup,
      definitions.SystemCreateLocalUser,
      definitions.SystemDeleteGroup,
      definitions.SystemDeleteLocalUser,
      definitions.SystemQueryGroups,
      definitions.SystemQueryLocalUsers,
      definitions.SystemQueryTransactionLogs,
      definitions.SystemUpdateGroup,
      definitions.SystemUpdateLocalUserMetadata,
      definitions.SystemUpdateLocalUserPassword,
      definitions.SystemUpdateLocalUserPermissions
    )
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideEngine(
    system: ActorSystem,
    workflows: Vector[WorkflowBase],
    db: DatabaseAbstractionLayer,
    definitions: Map[ContainerType, BasicContainerDefinition with JsonContainerDefinition]
  )(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): WorkflowEngine = {
    val engineConfig = StaticConfig.get.getConfig("engine")
    implicit val timeout = Timeout(engineConfig.getInt("requestTimeout").seconds)

    new WorkflowEngine(
      system.actorOf(
        WorkflowEngineComponent.props(
          workflows,
          db,
          StoreTransactionLogs.fromString(engineConfig.getString("storeLogs")),
          TransactionLogContent.WithParamsOnly,
          TransactionLogContent.WithDataAndParams
        )(ec, definitions)
      )
    )
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideBootstrap(system: ActorSystem,  db: DatabaseAbstractionLayer, workflows: Vector[WorkflowBase])(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Bootstrap = {
    val authConfig = StaticConfig.get.getConfig("security.authentication.clients.LocalEngineExample")
    new Bootstrap(system.actorOf(BootstrapComponent.props(db, authConfig, workflows)))
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideComponentManager(system: ActorSystem, engine: WorkflowEngine, db: DatabaseAbstractionLayer, bs: Bootstrap)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): ComponentManager = {
    val managerConfig = StaticConfig.get.getConfig("manager")
    implicit val timeout = Timeout(managerConfig.getInt("requestTimeout").seconds)

    new ComponentManager(
      system.actorOf(
        ComponentManagerActor.props(
          Map(
            "engine" -> engine.getRef,
            "db" -> db.getRef,
            "bootstrap" -> bs.getRef
          )
        )
      )
    )
  }

  @Provides
  @Singleton
  def provideLocalConsole(manager: ComponentManager, engine: WorkflowEngine, db: DatabaseAbstractionLayer)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Option[LocalConsole] = {
    Option(System.getProperty("c3ee.console")) match {
      case Some("enabled") =>
        val appVendor: String = core3_example_engine.BuildInfo.organization
        val appName: String = core3_example_engine.BuildInfo.name
        val appVersion: String = core3_example_engine.BuildInfo.version

        val managerConfig = StaticConfig.get.getConfig("manager")
        implicit val timeout = Timeout(managerConfig.getInt("requestTimeout").seconds)

        Some(
          LocalConsole(
            appVendor,
            appName,
            appVersion,
            manager.getRef,
            Vector(
              ComponentDescriptor("engine", "The system's workflow engine", core3.workflows.WorkflowEngineComponent),
              ComponentDescriptor("db", "The system's core DB", core3.database.dals.Core),
              ComponentDescriptor("bootstrap", "The system's initializer", BootstrapComponent)
            )
          )
        )

      case _ => None
    }
  }
}

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In a time when Hollywood are obsessed with remakes, reboots and re-imaginings, it is now becoming the trend to consider recasting roles made famous and iconic by one specific actor. Some roles have managed to survive this, notably James Bond, Batman, Dracula or Sherlock Holmes but these roles were also timeless and not directly from film initially.
The roles below are mostly from the movies originally or made so famous by one specific actor that recasting will ultimately fail or mean that the version that the audiences gets will pale in comparison compared to what has gone before.
There is a pattern forming here. It seems Harrison Ford has not only been responsible for two of the greatest roles of all time but also two of the most irreplaceable. The "fly-by-seats-of-pants" action hero who is always one step behind but relentless became so successful because of Ford's delivery of both the bigger action scenes but also the cooler one-liners and comedy. There are people that could do a passable version (Chris Pratt being one) but why imitate when you could just leave the series alone to grow-old gracefully.
This is another role which seems on the verge of a recast. The fifth installment of Die Hard was poor and part of this was due to the lazy, non-McClane that Bruce Willis embodied, which has spurred-on talk of a sixth movie which is part prequel and sequel. That means someone new donning the dirty vest and everyman-attitude. The problem with this is the balancing act that Willis perfects, elevating McClane from just another generic action hero to someone that could do incredible things in extraordinary situations but is also fragile and kill-able. In a time when superheroes tear-up the big screen, only Willis could keep McClane grounded.
Bourne is not Bond. Not just in quality or style but also legacy and because of that it doesn't have the ability to transcend actors like the British spy does. Plus, Bourne is Damon and vice-versa. He brings an intensity to the role that nobody else could comfortably match. Even trying to make a "side-quel" to his character in Bourne Legacy failed because it didn't have what Damon brings.
The producers behind the Star Trek reboot got lucky. Those characters were iconic and the actors that played them were a big part of that. It helped that Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto were not doing impressions of the original crew of the Enterprise and that Leonard Nimoy was on-board to "pass the torch" but still, it could have been disastrous.
For a lot of people, The Next Generation is their Star Trek and Captain Jean-Luc Picard is their leader. Nobody else can deliver his role like Patrick Stewart though. It would inevitable be a prequel but would you want a Picard who had a full head of hair? A Picard who delivered his lines with anything less than British thespian gravitas? A Picard who looked old but could handle action scenes with the best of the younger crew?
Overall, some of these roles are being recast and others have the potential to be but don't. Some roles are so intrinsically linked with the actors that play them that recasting would be a disaster or put an actor at a disadvantage before they even start. Tomorrow – Part 2.
In Part 2 – could anyone else don these claws?
Agree entirely 🙂 ESPECIALLY numbers 3 and 5 – sacrilege!!
Ha! I know, can't imagine anyone else playing these roles.
Keep these top 5s coming! I like them!!
That's true. At some point these franchises need to be able to die-out.
Interesting list and agree that some characters are just so attached to the actors playing them that it's hard seeing someone else doing them. They'll just be a shadow. But as for Indiana Jones I'm wondering what you think of the Young Indiana Jones show (I never saw it, but just wondering).
A long time ago. I remember it not having the same feel of Indiana Jones, it was more about the mystery than the action. Felt like a different character.
Can't argue with any of these although I'd rather see Indiana Jones recast than see Harisson Ford play him again.
Amen to this post! I couldn't agree with you more.
You forgot Doug Bradley as Pinhead…oh yeah, they already dropped a load on that lawn!
Haven't seen any of the Hellraisers.
It's one of those things that I don't know if you would like it watching it today for the first time and not having seen the films as they were coming out. They do seem a bit dated but if you'd like to give them a try 1 & 2 are the only ones worth seeking out. Full of 80's style gore and fx.


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Q: is it correct: a pencil with length of 5cm? For example,
a pencil with length of 5cm
a harddisk with size of 100GB

something like that, is it correct?

A: The statements would sound more natural if you added an indefinite article before the second noun. Also, "harddisk" should be two separate words. Finally, most English speakers agree that numbers below ten should be written with letters rather than numerals in formal contexts.
a pencil with a length of 5cm
a hard disk with a size of 100GB
In some cases, the attribute being referred to is implied by the unit of measurement. One would typically refer to a 100GB hard disk
and it would be understood that 100GB described its size (i.e. storage capacity). In cases of describing physical dimensions, it is common to use a compound adjective like a five-centimeter-long pencil, a two-meter-wide doorway, or six-foot-tall dog.

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Maria Sanchez-Traynor
Middle school students prepare for first day
Larry Lott tried to blend into the background of Greeley's Franklin Middle School on Wednesday. His grandson, Chris Lott, 11, was in middle school for the first time.Chris wanted his...
District a success story: But there's still a ways to go on CSAP
The bleeding in Greeley-Evans School District 6 seems to have stopped.But the district still has a long way to go before a full recovery.Scores for the 2006 Colorado Student Assessment...
Chicago-area firm buys Greeley Mall
July 28, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
A company specializing in smaller regional malls has bought The Greeley Mall.GK Development, Inc., a Chicago-area company that owns nine smaller malls, announced Monday that it has bought The Greeley...
District 6 gets overhaul
As school is gearing up to start in the fall, big changes have been happening in the Greeley-Evans School District 6 administration.After a year in the job, superintendent Renae Dreier...
CONGREGATIONAL DIVIDE: Parishioners debate immigration
With an issue as divisive as immigration, even members of the same religion can have a hard time finding common ground.On Monday night, members of the Catholic Church in northern...
Japan makes teacher feel like a star
For the fist time in his life, Northridge High teacher Kelly Gonzales felt like a rock star.All he had to do to get the attention was go to Japan.Gonzales recently...
By Gianna ReaThe BeatIf you're an avid radio listener, you probably hear the same songs all the time, right? You've heard of Green Day, Fallout Boy, The All-American Rejects, etc....
OUT FROM DOWN UNDER
July 6, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
Rusty the dachshund is the first to greet you when you enter Sandy Weidenkeller's apartment. He's old and graying but still gets excited whenever there is someone new to meet.This...
PACKING UP THE STAMPEDE
The music has faded and the aroma of greasy carnival food was no longer drifting through the air Wednesday. Rides that twirled and flipped just a few days before were...
Illegal immigrants cover most of cost
Illegal immigrants are bringing in about as much money into state coffers as they are taking out, according to a report released Friday.But there is still at least a $31...

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Lounge chairs should be comfortable—that's the main criterion. Italian brand Pedrali abides by that. The company makes grand lounge chairs that strike the perfect balance between design and functionality. Every chair is just as beautiful as it is practical. While Pedrali lounge chairs are great for either indoor or outdoor home use, their versatility also makes them great for contract market. To be able to thrive in the contract market, the lounge chairs should be of great quality, contemporary and of ultra stylish.


"Male population was 41,139,980 people and female population was 40,863,902 people. While 50.2 percent of the total population were males, 49.8 percent of the total population were females," TÜİK said.
Fresh data also showed that annual population growth rate increased to 1.47 percent in 2018 from 1.24 percent in 2017.
The most populated province was Istanbul with 15,067,724 inhabitants, constituting 18.4 percent of Turkey's population. This province was followed by the capital Ankara with 5,503,985 inhabitants, the Aegean province of İzmir with 4,320,519 inhabitants, the western province of Bursa with 2,994,521 inhabitants and the southern province of Antalya with 2,426,356 inhabitants, respectively.
The least populated province was the northeastern province of Bayburt with 82,274 inhabitants.
The population rate in the 15-64 working age group increased by 1.4 percent compared to the previous year. Accordingly, the proportion of working age group became 67.8 percent; the proportion of children aged 0-14 became 23.4 percent and the proportion of population aged 65 and over became 8.8 percent in 2018.


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina looks at a scale model of Biman's new Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commissioned the country's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, "Akash Beena", at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on September 5.
The name Akash Beena, Biman's first ever "Dreamliner" was chosen by prime minister herself for the 271-seat Boeing 787-8, a long-haul, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airline.
A state-of-the art aircraft of Boeing company described the aircraft to have "unparalleled fuel efficiency and range flexibility" offering its passengers "an experience like none other in the air, with more comfort and less fatigue".
The superlight aircraft is designed to be 20 per cent more fuel-efficient than similar-sized planes— and boasts state-of-the-art facilities — including in-flight WiFi services.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal was present at the function held at the VVIP Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Biman Managing Director said Akash Beena will initially operate on the Dhaka-Singapore and Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur routes every day of the week.
After the inauguration, "Akash Beena" took to the sky in its maiden flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The fare for economy class tickets on the Dreamliner's Singapore flight has been set at $200 (excluding taxes and other surcharges), while the same tickets for the Kuala Lumpur route will be sold at $290.
Biman received the delivery of its first Dreamliner on August 19. The aircraft flew directly to Dhaka from Boeing's factory in the US city of Seattle—in 15 hours.


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Chris Crawford on Game Design by Chris Crawford
Players of these games have always placed high value on the quality of the storytelling. Indeed, the original role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, invented by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, thrived on the storytelling talents of the person running the game for the players (the Dungeon Master). However, computer RPG's were able to develop every aspect of the genre except the storytelling; over the years, these games have become ever richer in their combat systems, in the richness of detail of the worlds they offer, and in many other ways. But the storytelling aspect of computer RPG's has continued to languish. Many RPG players bemoan this problem, and a number of worthy attempts have been made to address it. So far, however, ...


Description: A hill rising 183 metres from Kingdon Ponds. Located about 3km SW by S of Stony Knob and about 9km WSW of Koogah (trig station).
Origin: A coal seam is burning beneath this hill giving rise to smoke from san dstone rocks on the surface. It is the common name for Mount Wingen, the Aboriginal name of which means fire.
History: The mountain was discovered in 1828 (and again by T. L. Mitchell in 1831). (Reed, 1969).


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Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed church in Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961.

History
St Peter's has Norman origins, its history can be traced back to the 11th century. Its construction was originally of a more simplistic nature, consisting of only a nave, chancel, bell-cot and a wooden porch. After changes in the 14th and 17th Centuries, the building also exhibits both north and south transepts, a tower and a stained-glass window dedicated to Joseph Paxton. The Church also features the 'Inglis Chapel', deriving its namesake from the Inglis family; Hugh Inglis (a former Baron of Milton Bryan) made significant repairs and additions to the building during the 1800s and selected Robert Smirke as the architect.

Activity
The Church maintains regular services, including Holy Communion, alongside community events such as jumble sales and 'Café Church' where refreshments are provided for an optional donation.

See also

Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire

References

Church of England church buildings in Bedfordshire
Grade I listed churches in Bedfordshire

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Yep, Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Is All About Suppressing the Vote
Let's be clear here: it's not exactly breaking news that photo ID laws are designed not to fight voter fraud—which is all but nonexistent—but primarily to make it harder for Democratic constituencies to vote. Still, it's nice to hear it from
the horse's mouth sometimes. The location, once again, is Wisconsin:
You wanna know why I left the Republican Party as it exists today? Here it is; this was the last straw: I was in the closed Senate Republican Caucus when the final round of multiple Voter ID bills were being discussed. A handful of the GOP Senators were giddy about the ramifications and literally singled out the prospects of suppressing minority and college voters.
Think about that for a minute….A vigorous debate on the ideas wasn't good enough. Inspiring the electorate and relying on their agenda being better to get people to vote for them wasn't good enough. No, they had to take the coward's way out and come up with a plan to suppress the vote under the guise of 'voter fraud.' The truth? There was almost none.
That's from Todd Allbaugh, former chief of staff for Wisconsin state Sen. Dale Schultz (R). TPM's Tierney Sneed gave him a call:
Once he left politics, Allbaugh opened a Madison, Wisconsin, coffee shop, where TPM reached him over the phone and he elaborated on those claims.
"It just really incensed me that they started talking about this particular bill, and one of the senators got up and said, 'We really need to think about the ramifications on certain neighborhoods in Milwaukee and on our college campuses and what this could do for us,'" Allbaugh said.
….According to Allbaugh, at this point in the point of meeting, Schultz brought up his own concerns with the voter ID legislation. "He was immediately shot down by another senator who said, 'What I am interested in is getting results here and using the power while we have it, because if the Democrats were in control they would do they same thing to us, so I want to use it while we have it.'"
I wonder how many cases we need of legislators and aides either admitting this outright (like Allbaugh) or accidentally telling the truth about it (like Pennsylvania's Mike Turzai) before the Supreme Court is willing to take a fresh look at its naive 2008 ruling upholding voter ID laws. At the time, the court wrote that concerns about voter fraud "should not be disregarded simply because partisan interests may have provided one motivation for the votes of individual legislators." Since then, evidence has continued to pile up that voter fraud is an entirely fake concern and partisan interests are the only motivation for voter ID laws. It's time to overturn Crawford.


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I woke up in an alley with no shoes; that day my life changed, My goal is to help others by sharing my story of overcoming 10 years of homelessness and addiction. Finding My Shoes !
Brenda grew up in a middle-class family, but fell into a bad crowd, began using drugs and dropped out of school. During her darkest days on the streets, she endured unspeakable trauma, including being beaten, shot, stabbed, raped and burned with cigarettes. It took hitting rock bottom for Brenda to find the strength to turn her life around, praying and seeking forgiveness and help. Brenda set her sights on education. As a single mother of her son, Mycole, who suffered a massive stroke at birth, she juggled three jobs while earning her B.S., M.Ed, and Ed.D. Brenda shares her story with a variety of audiences. Her journey has received national coverage, including an article in Reader's Digest, interviews on CNN News and NBC's "Today Show".
As a woman who at one time could not help herself, Combs now spreads a message of hope wherever she goes. Her journey has not been an easy one, however. Growing up in a middle-class family in Northern Arizona, she fell into a bad crowd, began using drugs, and dropped out of school. Her life continued on a downward spiral, leading to her serving jail time and becoming homeless. During her darkest days on the streets, she endured unspeakable trauma – physical, mental and emotional.
Her journey, which has been called "From Homeless to Hero" by local and national media, has received tremendous coverage, including an article in Reader's Digest and interviews on The Today Show and on CNN. She has also appeared on radio talk shows across the country, and accepted invitations to sing and share her message on stages across the globe, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
Combs began taking major steps to re-enter society as a productive individual. She entered rehab and worked hard to overcome her addictions. While living in low-income housing, Combs took a part-time job at a school located in an at-risk neighborhood not far from the streets that had been her "home." As she worked with these special children, she knew she had found her life's calling – to teach and to inspire by sharing her own story of overcoming tremendous obstacles.
Once she set her sights on becoming a teacher, there was no stopping her. As a single mother of a young son who suffered a stroke at birth, she juggled three jobs while earning a bachelor's degree in Human Services. She taught at a school for children with special needs and continued to pursue her education at Grand Canyon University (GCU), where she earned a master's degree in Special Education in 2007. And in May 2011, Brenda received a doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in Education under a scholarship presented to her by GCU – thus, becoming one of their first doctoral graduates. Professor Combs is now a full-time member of GCU's faculty and she also spends many days of the year traveling around the country educating others about the plight of the homeless community. She shares her story with a variety of audiences, including colleges, professional organizations, youth groups and churches.
Dr. Combs is the founder of Finding My Shoes, a charitable organization that serves the homeless and underserved communities – people for whom she frequently lobbies. Additionally, she and her husband run a transitional program for women who have been incarcerated called Making Things Better Sober Living. Her success rate for this program is an astounding 99%. Dr. Combs sits on the advisory board of Children Mending Hearts, a foundation dedicated to inspiring underserved children through the arts. She also serves as an advocate for Domestic Violence Awareness and, in 2009, Combs was named a National Ambassador for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's "Power to End Stroke" campaign.
The many facets of Brenda and her story will appeal to a broad variety of market segments: church groups, recovery groups, women's groups, schools, corporations, African-American organizations, and reading groups. Her special gift is to make each reader feel as though she is speaking directly to them.
As a middle-class girl who fell in with the wrong crowd and descended into homelessness and addiction, Brenda is uniquely able to offer middle-class readers an intimate, personal look at a world that many of us see only at an uncomfortable distance. As someone who grew up in the middle-class world but lived for years on the streets, Brenda's perspective on that experience will be similar to that of a large segment of the book-buying public, yet she will be able to share with us an insider's view on homelessness, prostitution, drug dealing, and addiction.
Brenda takes full responsibility for the choices she made and the mistakes that had such dire consequences for her. At the same time, she's able to show us the genuine difficulties of overcoming homelessness, getting off the streets, and finding a job, especially when addiction is also a factor. As a sympathetic narrator with whom we'll identify, Brenda offers a broad readership a unique opportunity to learn more about a world that we may find both fascinating and a little frightening. For both reasons, we'll be eager—and grateful—to have Brenda as our guide.
Readers of Inspirational Memoirs. As Brenda says, "If I can do it, anybody can do it." The distance she has traveled—from destitution and desolation to personal and professional success—will inspire readers to overcome obstacles they previously thought insurmountable.
Readers of Stories about Triumph over Adversity. From A Child Called It to Blackbird to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, American readers have shown an unending interest in first-person stories of people who triumph over difficult circumstances. Brenda Combs's candor, grace, and lack of self-pity make Finding My Shoes perfect for this readership.
Readers of Stories of Faith. Brenda grew up in the Baptist church. Even during her darkest days as an addict living on the street, she tried periodically to find her way back to the faith of her childhood. Ultimately, it was her revelation that God had not given up on her that allowed her free herself from her addiction and leave life on the streets behind. Spiritual seekers, Christian readers, and readers of all faiths will find comfort and sustenance in Finding My Shoes.
Readers of Addiction Narratives. From Drinking: a Love Story to Beautiful Boy to Portrait of the Addict as a Young Man, readers who have experience of addiction—in their own lives or those of loved ones—are drawn again and again to honest stories that show how difficult and yet rewarding the path to sobriety can be. Brenda Combs's refusal to sugarcoat her story, or to portray herself as a victim, makes hers a particularly compelling example.
Readers of African-American Narratives. Brenda is never a victim and always takes responsibility for her choices. Yet her identity as an African-American woman plays an integral role in her story. The strength she drew from her family, faith, and upbringing buoyed her in some of her darkest moments.
Dr. Brenda Combs has overcome many things and now is sharing with the world her journey and her inspiration to others. The book release and signing event are just one of many successes to come.
On this special day, friends, family, supporters, fan followers and more are coming together to celebrate, Dr. Brenda Combs, the woman behind the book and to highlight her major accomplishment.
Dr. Combs survived 10 years of homelessness, addiction, being shot, stabbed, raped, burned with cigarettes and turned her life around to become an inspiration of hope to others sharing the message that you can overcome, survive, and succeed. She will be sharing at the event her newly released book which describes her incredible transformation called, "Finding My Shoes". The book is currently available for purchase on Kindle for $4.99 or paperback $20 from http://brendacombs.us or at Amazon.
The "Finding My Shoes" Book Signing Party will begin at 6:00 pm with red carpet interviews, and will include comedy and musical performances, dancing, a shoe Fashion Show, raffle, introductions of special guests, a presentation to the Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia Foundation, Dr. Brenda Combs presentation, and book signing, as well as ending with a Soul Train night.
Brenda has pulled together a strong team of supports to help carry out the full program for the night. The team highlights are Co-producer/Creative Director/Special Events – Jeffrey Lazos-Ferns; Emcee (introduction/welcome) and comedy performance from T.A. Burrows; Red Carpet correspondent for interviews – Eva Louis; Video coverage provided by Andre Stephens; Photography coverage from Elena Thornton; DJ Nelson J Irizarry will be providing the musical sounds supporting the event; songs will be performed by Tiadra Mickels and Amanda E. Hendrix; Spoken word performance by Tara Armstead; Shoe Fashion show BLAZING CURVES & Kathy Blaze Jefferson; Dance performance by Bella Denise Ceballos-Vee;Prayer by Pastor Collin Spencer; Event coordinators Tony Carter and publishing coach 'Barb Anderson.
Other notable guests expected to be in attendance include Raven Valdes, Patti Stoltz, Zalene Miller Garcia, Kim Langbecker, Shawn Lamb, Dr. Soki Meza, Angela Cookman, Family members Dwight & Sharon, and Dr. Brenda Combs' son – Mycole.
An additional highlight to the event with be the presentation to the Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia Foundation by Dr. Brenda Combs on behalf of her sister who is affected by Lymphoid Leukemia and is currently on a waiting list for a donation.
Living proof that the human spirit can overcome the toughest of obstacles, Dr. Brenda Combs's motto is: "If I can do it, anybody can do it." With a life story dubbed "from homeless to hero" by the media, Dr. Combs overcame a cocaine addiction and an unrelenting life on the streets to attain a master's degree in special education, earn a doctorate in organizational leadership, and become a teacher of at-risk youth – all while raising a young son on her own.
Dr. Combs has been listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and featured in Reader's Digest and has appeared on CNN News and The Today Show. She created the Finding My Shoes event in Phoenix to help the city's homeless during the winter and is an advocate for domestic violence awareness.
Finding My Shoes is an inspirational book in the tradition of Iyanla van Zant, in which Brenda Combs weaves incidents from her own remarkable life story with material from her successful speaking career. The result is a unique vision of hope, self-affirmation, and service from an African-American woman's experience, but with extraordinary crossover appeal. Part of what made luminaries such as Oprah Winfrey or Steve Harvey accessible was the fact that they shared their personal stories of pain and overcoming, Brenda draws a universal message from her personal experience, using her harrowing and hopeful story to inspire a broad audience.
Brenda has codified her hard-won lessons into uplifting stories, suggestions, and advice. Finding My Shoes is shaped around nine of those lessons, each of which combines Brenda's current understanding with a compelling vignette from the past.
Chapter 4: Me, A Drug Addict?
Those who had met me at my worst – in the late 80's to mid-1990s – probably saw me as not much more than a drug addict who relied on crime and guile to support her crack cocaine habit. They might have assumed that I had been raised in poverty, perhaps by a single mom in a community rife with violence and drug abuse. They might have assumed I had dropped out of school early and never held a regular job. That I grew up never feeling loved, nurtured, or safe.
Those assumptions would have been pretty accurate when applied to most of the people I met during my time on the streets of Phoenix.
I grew up in a good home, with two loving attentive parents who sacrificed to provide a safe and stable childhood.
And yet, somehow I never felt I belonged. I cannot really point to any specific reason that I would feel strangely disconnected from that loving family, which included my parents and a younger sister and brother. Yet even as a small child, surrounded by my parents and siblings, I felt as though I was somehow on the periphery of the family.
I wonder sometimes if it is possible to be born with amnesia. It seems like most of my life has been a struggle to find out who I am. If you don't know who you are, you can't know where you belong. And to me, the definition of home is a place where you feel you belong. For that matter, I think I've been homeless most of my life.
I was born on August 23, 1962 in Bentonia, Mississippi and my parents, who never married, when their separate ways soon after I was born. When I was about two years old, my mother moved to Flagstaff, Arizona – she had an aunt who lived there. My biological dad moved to Los Angeles at roughly the same time.
Soon after the move, my mother married a man the father who legally adopted me when I was five. Although I still consider my biological father a part of my family, my Daddy Payton Combs has – and always will be – my daddy, and a very good daddy at that.
Our family soon included not only my mother and me, but my brother Dwight, and my sister Sharon. Dwight is three years younger than me; Sharon is four years my junior. Our daddy worked extremely hard to provide for all of us. He had no more than a high school diploma, but he had a great work ethic. Most of my school years he worked two jobs.
Flagstaff had a population of about 30,000 when I was a child there. The town was built on tourism – it is the place you stay when visiting the Grand Canyon or ski at Snow Bowl – and education. Flagstaff is home to Northern Arizona University (NAU).
During the day, my dad worked at the dining hall on campus. At night, he would clean office buildings downtown. Although he had little time during the week, he was an attentive father, who devoted his weekends to us. My mom worked as a cook at a restaurant just a few blocks from campus. Although the pay wasn't great, the hours were a perfect fit for a working mom. She worked from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., which meant she was there to get her children off to school in the morning and back home before we arrived home from school.
Most weekdays my brother, sister, and I would come home after school let out, eat a snack, and do our homework. Sometimes after we finished our schoolwork, my mother would sing with us. I loved these times. Mom put all her heart and soul into her singing. "Amazing Grace" was her favorite composition. Her powerful voice was alto soprano, a cross between Aretha Franklin and Shirley Caesar, was so laden with emotion, it never failed to send chills down my spine.
Weekends were devoted to family. Because ours was a very spiritual household, much of my social life revolved around church. My mother sang in the church choir and my dad served as a deacon and church treasurer. I grew up singing in church, too.
When I was 5, my mother decided to learn piano. Each week, her piano teacher would help my mom as she tried to master "What a Friend We Have in Jesus.'' My mother would practice playing the tune over and over. But each time she would arrive at one part of the tune and mess up. Over and over, she would move through the tune and then hit the troublesome passage and fail miserably.
As the women went into kitchen, I climbed up on the piano stool and began to play "What a Friend We Have in Jesus.'' It was a flawless performance. When I finished, I looked up to see my mom and the piano teacher standing in the doorway. They had tears in their eyes.
When I was just a little girl, my favorite TV shows were "American Bandstand'' and "Soul Train'' and Saturday mornings would find me sitting in the front of the TV transfixed, imaging myself as one of the teens dancing and singing on the shows. I was especially fond of "Soul Train.'' After the show was over, like most young girls, I would retreat to my bedroom where I would practice my dance moves and sing into my "microphone,'' which was a hairbrush.
Soon, I began picking out the tunes I had heard on "Bandstand'' or "Soul Train,'' by ear on our piano. When I was about eight years old, I began playing the piano during church services. My mom, a deeply spiritual woman, was especially proud of me when I played the piano at church and she encouraged me, paying for piano lessons so that I could learn to read music. Although leaning to read and play music was often drudgery for a young girl, insisting on lessons was one of the best gifts my mom ever gave me. (Thank you Mama).
My parents bought a little house in the predominantly ethnic south Flagstaff for $6,000 in 1966. They worked hard, saved money and, about 10 years later, moved into a nicer home in a nicer area of town. It's the typical American dream, I guess. They devoted their lives to building a better life for their family. They lived conservatively and dreamed, conservatively, too.
They didn't smoke, drink, go out dancing, or even out together as a couple for date night. Everything was about working, paying the bills, and taking care of the children. Their dream for each one of us was for their children to have a good education, and when we grew up, to hold a job with benefits, own a car, and a house.
Now that I am a parent, I can appreciate the challenge that all parents face in raising children. Parents want to provide a safe, happy home for our children. And most of all, we want to protect them from influences that will cause them harm.
My parents were no different.
Let me be clear on one important point: I do not blame my parents for the horrible course my life would take. But I do sometimes wonder if my life might have turned out differently if a few things in my childhood had been different.
I didn't grow up in an abusive home, nor was our home unhappy. But my parents did have some very definite views on child-rearing and the rules they established from my perspective served to alienate me from my peers. They were extremely overly protective. I understand it now, but not back then.
Sleepovers were not allowed. When my friend Mimi from NAU invited me to her birthday slumber party, my mother said no. "The seldom you visit, the better friends you'll be," she told me. I never once spent the night at a friend's house during my childhood.
In junior high my friends Viola, Liz, and Christine invited me over to their houses after school, but I was not allowed to go.
I was not allowed to date as a teen. I could attend school dances, but was required to leave by 10 p.m., about the time the dances were really getting started.
Just about anything we did outside of the home we did in the company of family. I never really got to know many of my classmates outside the narrow confines of school.
Young girls, I am convinced, learn about themselves through their friendships. But when I look back on my childhood, I realize that I never developed the type of close friendships most girls dream about. I had friends but I also had trust issues even back then so I never had that close friend with whom you can share your deepest fears, insecurities and dreams.
Without those friendships, I withdrew into myself. With no one to confide in, I soon began to feel that the self-doubts and insecurities that a young girl feels were unique to me. Left alone with those fears, I began to develop a poor self-image.
I would listen to the other girls talk about the places they went, things they had done, the sleep-overs and dates and house parties and I realize that I had nothing to share. What's more, the girls seemed to have an air of confidence about them. Going to parties and dances enabled those girls to be comfortable around boys in social settings. Me? I was painfully shy and awkward around boys, so I didn't get much attention from them. At least not from my point of view.
It was the close, best-friend relationship that I most desperately wanted, though. Let me be clear I had friends. Friends to hang out with at lunch, in between classes, school dances, and I was grateful and appreciative of them in my life. I also had casual friendships. These never developed any real close bonds. I found that it was much easier to stay to myself. I felt ugly and strange and unlikable. I was different. I hated being different. Most kids do.
When I turned 16, I was able to convince my parents to let me have a birthday party. To me, the party represented a chance to really connect with my peers socially. Our family had just moved from the south side to the north side of town. House parties were what my friends were used to. So when we planned it, I asked my parents if we could have a cake, some chips, and some punch. My parents' notion of a party turned out to be as sharp contrast to what I had envisioned. Essentially, the party they planned would be the sort you would throw for a 12-year-old.
Everyone made some excuse to leave early. I was crushed. I was humiliated and embarrassed. I went to bed early and cried myself to sleep.
I'm certain my parents didn't impose these rules out of cruelty. I think, for them, the rules – rigid though they might be – were intended to shelter their children from the dangers they saw all around them. In our neighborhood, you didn't have to look far to find teens that were using drugs or getting pregnant or committing crimes.
My parents were determined to protect their children from those dangers. Now that I am a parent, I can appreciate those fears.
But in my case, at least, their efforts to shelter me served also to isolate me. I also think that, to a large degree, the problem was a matter of personality.
From my earliest memories, I was always the one in the family who loved adventures, who loved to try new things. That curiosity, I think, was a natural byproduct of my creative nature. Dwight and Sharon, much like my parents, seemed to find comfort in the familiar. But for me, the rules were a prison, keeping me away from everything new and exciting.
My parents never really understood that. To them, my desire to explore the world outside the narrow confines of home, family and church were the mark of a rebellious spirit. My parents preached humility, church, and family. But I wanted to be in the spotlight. To them, that represented a lack of humility, a flaw in my character that could only be corrected through strict adherence to uncompromising rules.
When I was 12, my mom told me that about my biological father. She told me my biological father was a man named Walter Bell, who was now living in Los Angeles with his wife, Hazel.
Over the next couple of years, I re-connected with Walter and his family, which by then included two half-sisters, Jackie and Pam.
The more I learned about Walter and his family, the more intrigued I became. Walter and Hazel unlike my parents, whose lives revolved around family and a small circle of friends, traveled in much larger circles. They worked hard, and raised their family, but they also went places, socialized, smoked cigarettes, drank, and had house parties. Compared to my very conservative parents, Walter and Hazel lived exciting lives, constantly being exposed to new people and new experiences in a big city.
When I was 14, I ran away from home. My plan was to go live with Walter and Hazel in L.A., the city that had Hollywood, concerts, comedy shows, fashion, and celebrities. How much more interesting it would be than Flagstaff, with its one roller rink, movie theater, and modest mall. I thought I was being so clever the day I snuck out of the house bright and early, headed to the Greyhound bus depot, bought a ticket, and headed for L.A. I made it as far as Phoenix before I got caught.
I realized that if I couldn't physically escape, I could escape in another way. More and more, I retreated into my own fantasy world.
When I was a sophomore, I stumbled across a book called Two Girls from New York. It was the tale of two teenage girls living in a world of glamour and glitz. I must have read that book twenty times or more. Before long, I began to see myself as one of the characters in the story, living in a big city and pursuing my dreams. I saw myself in limousines and fancy clothes and fine restaurants. In my fantasy, my name was up in lights and people wanted to know me, and to be my friend. How different that would be from my real life.
"Stop dreaming," my mother said to me over and over each time I voiced my hopes of one day singing on Broadway or even on TV, maybe even living in New York City or L.A. I can remember her telling me over and over again while she was driving the three of us in the car, or during the times the whole family was sitting at the kitchen table, or as she and I worked in the garden together. "Stay in school and get an education, so you can find a good job with benefits." Both of my parents were practical people.
After a while, I learned not to share my dreams.
is a symbol of inspiration and perseverance to all who meet her. Only fifteen years ago, she was a homeless crack addict, a petty criminal, a gaunt and hopeless wreck who had been shot, beaten and raped during the endless years when she lived under a bridge in the worst part of Phoenix. It took hitting rock bottom for Combs to find the strength to turn her life around, on a blistering summer day.
Her journey, which has been called "From Homeless to Hero" by local and national media, has received tremendous coverage, including an article in Reader's Digest and interviews on "The Today Show" and on CNN. She has also appeared on radio talk shows across the country, and accepted invitations to sing and share her message on stages across the globe, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
Dr. Combs is the founder of Finding My Shoes, a charitable organization that serves the homeless and underserved communities – people for whom she frequently lobbies. Her success rate for this program is an astounding 99%. Dr. Combs sits on the advisory board of Children Mending Hearts, a foundation dedicated to inspiring underserved children through the arts. She also serves as an advocate for Domestic Violence Awareness and, in 2009, Combs was named a National Ambassador for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's "Power to End Stroke" campaign.
I Believe in Myself: A dynamic keynote speaker, Brenda Combs addresses larger groups in this one-hour presentation on self-esteem and motivation to turn any life around. Dr. Combs can also facilitate a 45-minute interactive program designed for smaller groups, in which she works individually with each person to help create a vision and life goals.
Maximize Your Net Worth: In "Maximize Your Net Worth," speaker Brenda Combs provides an inspirational talk on how to use one's gifts and talents to create your own success. Dr. Combs can also facilitate a 45-minute interactive program designed for smaller groups, in which she works individually with each person to help create a vision and life goals.
From Rags to Enrichment: "From Rags to Enrichment" is Brenda Combs' personal story, which can touch on such topics as domestic violence, the importance of education, stroke awareness and prevention, rebounding from divorce, single parenting, and drug and alcohol abuse and recovery. Dr. Combs can also facilitate a 45-minute interactive program designed for smaller groups, in which she works individually with each person to help create a vision and life goals.


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Sustainable Dairying: The Race to Net Zero Emissions
It is expected that there would be 25% increase in demand for milk by 2025 in developing countries
"The demand for animal based food is expected to double during the first half of this century and it is apparent that the livestock sector will need to expand."Special arrangement
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Global milk production is projected to grow at 1.8% p.a. (to 1060 million tonnes by 2031) over the next decade, faster than most other main agricultural commodities. India has been the leading producer and consumer of dairy products worldwide since 1998 with a sustained growth.
India is the largest producer of milk and ranked 1st, contributing to 23 per cent of global milk production. Milk production in the country has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 6.2 % to reach 209.96 million tones, which is amounting worth Rs 8.50 Lakh Crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice.
Dairying is one of the most important sector and a vast population of around 4.70 lac household and household enterprises in Kashmir Valley own dairy cattle, both in rural and urban areas and the annual milk production of Union Territory is around 2.6 million tones, with the per capita availability of more than 570 gm per day (National per capita availability is 427 gm per day).
The demand for animal based food is expected to double during the first half of this century and it is apparent that the livestock sector will need to expand.
Due to increase in population, rise in per capita income, changing lifestyle, food habits, export opportunities etc., the demand for milk and milk products is expected to continue and rise. It is expected that there would be 25% increase in demand for milk by 2025 in developing countries.
No doubt animal based food industry is one of the contributors to emissions and climate change but livestock turn grass, crops, residues, food waste and forage into proteins that people can easily consume. Milk and dairy products constitute critical components in the diets of many globally.
While considering the growing challenges of hunger and malnutrition, food accessibility and nutritional disparity, it is clear that many people in the world could benefit from sustainable dairying.
Dairying is an occupation subsidiary to agriculture and an important source of livelihood for small, marginal farmers and landless labourers and it also ensures gender equality and women empowerment.
Dairy cattle is considered as a popular asset especially in rural areas because they support livelihoods, provide regular source of food (dairy products) and income that can be obtained from selling dairy products, the whole animal or they can even be used as collateral for loans. Dairy cattle also generate dung, which is a valuable fertilizer, fuel and construction material that can also be marketed; provides economic stability; decent employment and means of fast returns.
However, in recent years, dairy production has begun to face sharper criticism, for their impacts on diet and health, animal welfare, environmental impacts, carbon emissions etc.
There are variety of innovative technologies, climate smart practices as well as traditional solutions to easing the pressure on the environment from livestock sector, while increasing productivity and serving an ever-growing demand for animal-protein products.
Adopting the right policies, such as penalizing carbon emissions and rewarding carbon sequestration, have the potential to reduce their net emissions by 89% according to recent studies.
Dairying being a way of life, is continuously finding innovative ways to improve sustainability, increasing energy efficiencies, reducing carbon foot-print, reducing/ recycling water, saving energy, taking into consideration animal welfare issues, climate conscious approaches and lowering operating costs for dairy farms while producing nutritious food for 7.2 billion people and supporting more than one billion livelihoods.
Dairy farmers use manure not only for fertilizing, but also to generate biogas for clean energy. This is especially beneficial in rural areas, where there is no access to other fossil fuel based energy sources.
Now it can't be emphasized enough that institutional support is essential for the adoption of appropriate technologies for dairy production; processing of quality dairy products; livestock feeding and housing; growing of feeds and fodder; improved reproductive techniques; training and capacity building of all stake-holders, healthcare and veterinary services, etc.
To encourage the trend, Administration is working tirelessly in implementing various initiatives viz., Integrated Dairy Development Scheme (IDDS), Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund's (DIDF) scheme and Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) scheme under which dairy cooperatives and private players can avail incentives for installing renewable energy infrastructure in the sector, thereby popularizing green innovations thus paving way to Net Zero Emissions.
Sustainability in dairying would help in protecting natural resources thereby ensuring the land's preservation for future generations and can make net zero carbon emissions a reality.
Embracing new practices and technologies, is key to make dairying an environmental solution while providing wholesome and nutritious dairy products to feed the world.
Focusing on scaling climate-smart initiatives is crucial for attaining net zero environmental emissions by 2050, and will help reduce the carbon footprint.
When these are coupled with climate financing, market-based approaches and supportive policies, they can create an economically viable path towards increasing farmer livelihoods and helps in fighting environmental crisis at the pace the world demands today.
Considering the importance of limiting global warming, SDGs and net-zero emissions, Nestle and Fonterra (New Zealand based global dairy nutrition co-operative owned by 9000 livestock owning households) are collaborating to start a roadmap for mitigating environmental footprint, thereby developing commercially viable farms with net zero carbon emissions.
This partnership aims to cut emissions by 30% by mid-2027 to reach net zero emissions in a decade. Recently NDDB, Suzuki and Banas dairy joined hands together for deploying dung based bioCNG plant for augmenting farmer's income through cattle manure sale and transformation towards low-carbon behavior.
Such type of projects needs to be replicated and encouraged by way of actively involving all stake-holders for developing climate resilient smart livestock production systems whilst protecting livelihoods of people and building sustainable animal based food production systems that can feed the world.
If net zero emissions are possible for dairy, other types of animal protein production systems shouldn't be that far behind.
By leading the charge on committing to net zero emissions through operational change, technology implementation, market-based solutions and advocating for effective policy change, the dairy industry has the opportunity to pioneer change in the food production systems and demonstrate a pathway to a greater economic and environmental progress.
If this initiative can lead other types of animal protein production to significantly reduce carbon footprints, we could begin to take the environmental impact out of the equation in making decisions about what we eat.
Dr. Faazil Bashir Rather, Technical Officer Poultry, Animal Husbandry Department Kashmir
The facts, analysis, assumptions and perspective appearing in the article do not reflect the views of GK.


Never A Dull Moment at Fremont Hills!
Happiness is a choice and here at Fremont Hills we choose to be happy. Happy staff makes for happy residents! The energy was definitely high yesterday morning when Chef Dan wanted to play some music in honor of Aretha Franklin who passed away from cancer. Our Director, Joan Newman, came out of his office dancing with Chef Dan following behind her holding his "Boom Box" also dancing. Within minutes, everyone was dancing to the music, in high spirits which set the tone for the day.
Birthdays are a big deal not only for the residents, but also for the staff. Today we celebrated the birthday of one of our Sales Director's, Rhoda Takeda, with treats for the staff & residents and a potluck. We have a great team here and we look forward to each day hoping to make a difference in the lives of our residents.
Director Joan Newman gets her staff ready for the day with music & dancing before Stand Up! Happy staff makes for happy residents!


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You've never quite gotten around to doing it. There were always reasons, good ones. But you kept thinking about it, and perhaps someone urged you to at least get a CCW (concealed carry of weapons) license so that you would have it "just in case."
You've had the safety training, and some range practice. You have the license. Realizing the value of a gun for self-protection, you finally took a major step you never thought you'd take: you got your own gun!
The gun sits safely at home except when you take it to the range to practice. It no longer feels like a strange, incomprehensible, dangerous, unpredictable machine. Instead, it is more like an electric drill -- something you've learned how to use but only use occasionally. It doesn't have the easy familiarity of your car, your microwave, or the other machines you use every day.
The thought of carrying it with you on a daily basis is daunting, and somewhat uncomfortable. Whenever the subject is raised, you have one of those "good reasons not to" handy. Maybe you'll get around to trying it. Someday.
Join the club! You're not the only person to take her own sweet time about deciding when, and whether, to carry a gun. In a recent short, unscientific, survey of a bunch of my gun-toting friends, it turned out that virtually all of us, myself included, was slow to go from firearms owner to firearms carrier. On average, I'd say it takes a couple of years (in the absence of a compelling reason such as a death threat).
Why so long? Two of the typical reasons are lack of confidence in your ability to judge a lethal force situation, and not being sure you could carry discretely and comfortably. Let's examine them in detail.
1. Lack of confidence in your ability to judge a lethal force situation. This is only natural, even if you have had some training directed specifically at personal-protection issues. How do you know you won't cause a bad situation to become worse? Isn't it safer just to leave the gun at home?
No, it isn't safer, just easier to rationalize.
The truth is, the more options you have for responding to trouble, the safer you really are. This is why police carry half a dozen different kinds of equipment with them, plus all the knowledge and skills they have in their heads and hands.
People who are good, moral, concerned folk are reluctant to do anything that might, even inadvertently, cause bad things to happen. It is _because_ you are a good, moral person that you take seriously the responsibility of owning and using firearms. And it is precisely because you are good, moral, and concerned that you will, if you have to, trust your judgment and be willing to stand behind that choice.
2. Not sure you can carry discretely and comfortably. This is a biggie. The fear of "flashing" the gun accidentally, or, horror of horrors, somehow dropping it on the street in front of terrified onlookers, is the stuff of nightmares.
This is made worse by the fact that novice carriers feel the gun is prominent, even when it is not. I can guarantee you that the first time you carry a gun concealed, you will be absolutely sure that everyone around you can see it. You will feel as conspicuous as a giraffe at a antelope convention.
I can also guarantee you that, if you take reasonable precautions, the gun won't show. After all, how many times have you noticed someone on the street carrying a concealed gun? Never, right? And since CCWs are legal in your state, it is a virtual certainty that you have, possibly frequently, been in the presence of armed civilians. If they don't stick out of the crowd like a giraffe, you won't either, even though you will feel like you do.
So, what makes it easier to take that first step? How can you join the antelopes without feeling like a giraffe?
1. Carry on an experimental basis. Without making the commitment to being an "armed person" at all times, try it occasionally. Don't start with your place of business (assuming you are allowed to carry there), try just going on a short errand during the weekend.
In fact, start by carrying an empty gun! Yes, I mean it! Not only is it lighter than a lead-loaded counterpart, it completely relieves you of the mental responsibility for dealing with the lethal force aspects, and lets you concentrate on the purely practical details of concealment.
Don't expect it to feel right or natural at first. Massad Ayoob tells men that when they first carry a gun, it will be like the first time they carried a wallet in their hip pocket. "Do you remember feeling like a boy attached to a wallet, rather than the other way around?" he asks, and always gets nods of understanding from male audiences.
Well, ladies, do you remember the first time you wore a bra? How about the first time you drove the family car alone? The first time you fired a gun? The first time you rode a horse? The first time . . . you get the idea. First times are almost always awkward and uncomfortable, most of your attention focused on the newness of the experience.
That _will_ go away with time, but be aware that if you only carry occasionally, each time will feel like the first. In order to get to the state of being truly comfortable with a gun in public, you must carry frequently enough for it to become a habit, not an exceptional, unusual occurrence.
This is not to say that you should carry daily right from the start. The occasional approach has much to recommend it -- I'm only reminding you that if you choose to enter the water by degrees, you should expect that it will take longer for you to be comfortable in it.
At the end of those "experimental" days, take stock of your attitude and feelings. Did carrying the gun make you want to shoot people who didn't deserve it? (If yes, check into the nearest mental health facility. If no, join the rest of the mature, peace-loving folk who just happen to go around armed.) You will undoubtedly find that you were more aware of your surroundings because you were conscious of the gun; that heightened level of awareness makes you safer. Did you find yourself thinking of "what if" scenarios, planning out what to do in various situations? That's how you can train yourself to use, or not use, your gun, as the situation warrants.
The most important thing is that, if you continue beyond a few "experimental" days, you have in mind situations in which you would absolutely, positively, use the gun. Not for protecting property, mind you, or for interfering in situations where it may be ambiguous who is the bad guy, but by this time you should be ready to accept the full responsibility for owning and carrying a firearm. You know you will use it only if the alternative is death or grave bodily harm. You finally trust yourself to use the gun even more responsibly than you use your car.
2. Expect to try several holster/gun combinations. I wish I could say that there is an easy way to figure out what holster and gun is right for you, but there isn't. Comb the gun magazines, this one especially, of course, to find equipment that seems reasonable to you.
Unless you are expecting to be attacked, start with a holster that maximizes concealment, even if it minimizes time to draw. Holster purses and fanny packs are good in this regard; so is the Kramer Confidant (an under-shirt with an under-arm-holser).
Remember that although leather belt holsters aren't returnable, many holster purse manufacturers allow you to return their product if you are not pleased with it. This means you don't have to judge a holster purse entirely from photographs! Since even your current favorite purse probably wouldn't look too good in a catalogue, don't wait for a perfect catalogue or ad photo of a holster purse - you can order whatever seems vaguely within your parameters of function and style, and return anything that does not meet your expectations!
You might also need to try several guns. What is comfortable on the range can be a real drag to carry around all day. Don't succumb to the temptation to find the tiniest, lightest gun available -- it will be a poor caliber for self-defense -- but do experiment with various guns of at least .380 caliber in your local gun store, and find one that won't make you list to one side when you walk.
Finally, remember that if you try concealed carry for a time and then decide you need more training before being comfortable with a gun in public, that's great! Put the gun back in the range bag, and start saving up for a really good training course.
If you haven't gotten around to carrying in public even once, that's OK, too. You might think about whether there are some circumstances that would allow you to make your first foray into the armed world without feeling unbearable conspicuous. Perhaps just driving around without getting out of the car? Perhaps going to a gun-owning friend's home, and straight back again? Perhaps going to one store where you don't usually shop?
You can create an opportunity that isn't too threatening, and that lets you experiment with your CCW one part at a time. By experiencing the concealed carry lifestyle in tiny stages, you will be better prepared to make an informed decision about whether you want to adopt it.


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Have you ever found yourself wondering what are the value of trees?! Tree appraisal can be used for various reasons, settlement for damages or death of trees through arbitration, insurance claims, or direct payments, loss of property value for income tax purposes, real estate appraisals establishing values of trees that may be damaged during construction etc. This is a service we are now able to offer to our clients, as we are now class-qualified to do tree appraisals. So, if you find yourself wondering what the value of your trees are, you can give us a call and we will be more than happy to assist you in doing an appraisal for your trees.
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Upon arriving to a clients home, they asked me to evaluate a large number of arborvitaes that have been planted in their flower beds. The arborvitaes were chlorotic and had sparse foliage. The customer also had planted several spruce trees in the same location and they did not survive. The reason they did not survive is because they were planted underneath walnut trees. Walnut trees send out a toxin through the root systems that will kill other trees competing for nutrients and space. Remember right tree right place is always critical. In this case, the clients could have saved a lot of money if they would have had a consultation prior to planting. Remember, if you have questions regarding tree planting, you can call one of our arborist for a consultation.
As spring quickly approaches, the beautiful Bradford Pear will soon be in bloom. Well its beauty is unmatched by any other tree, it does have some structural defects that can lead to premature failure. Being trained as an arborist, we can identify the tree's weaknesses. We can also put support systems in that will enable the tree to reach full maturity; even though it has some defects in the tree. If you have a Bradford pear that you would like to keep and preserve, please call one of our arborist for a consultation.


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Three Matchups to Watch: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia
If Vanderbilt is going to pull off the upset, they're going to have to win the battles in these three facets of the game.
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Ryan Sheehy, Staff Writer
Football is back on West End this Saturday as the Commodores take on the #3 Georgia Bulldogs to kick off the 2019 season. Vanderbilt will be seeking revenge after being run roughshod over in Athens last year, falling 41-13 to the eventual SEC East Champs.
If Derek Mason's team has any chance of reversing their fortunes against a Georgia team that once again ranks in the top ten, they will need to fix the mismatches that have derailed their two previous showdowns with the Bulldogs. Georgia dominated the Commodores up front, and improvement will be needed in other areas as well if Vanderbilt is to stand a chance of pulling off the upset. In a game that looks to be a lopsided affair, here are the matchups that could swing the season opener in the hometown Commodores' favor:
Vanderbilt Offensive Line vs. Georgia Defensive Front
After losing a senior class that graduated multiple starters off the offensive line, Vanderbilt's younger lineman must step up and play against a talented trio of seniors along Georgia's defensive line. The pass rush was one of the few areas in which Georgia did not find overwhelming success last year, and they will be looking to pressure the quarterback more as they enter 2019. In addition to protecting a new quarterback, the Vanderbilt line must open holes for the Commodores' star running back Keshawn Vaughn, establishing a run game that would also open up the Georgia defense for Vanderbilt's signal caller to take shots down the field on play action.
Keshawn Vaughn vs. D'Andre Swift
Speaking of Vaughn, he'll need to be the preseason All-SEC back he's been billed as this summer if Vanderbilt wants to hang with the 'Dawgs. After his 243-yard, 2-touchdown performance in the Texas Bowl this past December, Vaughn has gotten national attention and defenses will be keen to limit him when taking on the Commodores. If Vanderbilt wants to be successful on Saturday, feeding Vaughn early and often has to be a point of emphasis. Across from Vaughn is D'Andre Swift, a pro-level talent getting overshadowed by Vaughn despite his excellent performance down the stretch last year for the Bulldogs. Swift could enter this game with a bit of a chip on his shoulder, and he has the game breaking potential to put this one away for Georgia early and make it a long night for the Vanderbilt defense. Of course, this isn't technically a matchup, because these two won't see the field at the same time, but any time these two will be taking the field together, it's destined for fireworks.
Vanderbilt Wide Receivers & Tight Ends vs. Georgia Secondary
Finally, any Vanderbilt victory will need to contain a standout game from its passing weapons, namely preseason All-SEC honorees Kalija Lipscomb and Jared Pinkney. With their new recognition, there will be added expectations from fans and greater attention from foes. The Bulldogs, having played against both previously, will not underestimate the Vanderbilt stars. They return a handful of seniors in the secondary including safety J.R. Reed, but will have first-time starters lining up at the cornerback positions. While any new corners are likely to be former five-star recruits, it will be interesting to see how they handle a conference opponent on opening week in a primetime game. If Lipscomb starts carving up the new Georgia cornerbacks, Vanderbilt should expect to start seeing double coverages sent his way. This could give more under-the-radar Vanderbilt wideouts like C.J. Bolar, Chris Pierce, and newly healthy Cam Johnson a chance to shine as the Commodores look to diversify their targets in the pass game. Whether or not Pinkney and the receivers can stretch the field against an incredibly talented Georgia defense could be the difference between Vanderbilt delivering a gut punch to a college football heavyweight or getting rolled over at home to start the season.
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Phoenix gender pay gap smaller than most cities
Phoenix employers are closer to paying women equally than two-thirds of big cities, according to a new study.
Phoenix gender pay gap smaller than most cities Phoenix employers are closer to paying women equally than two-thirds of big cities, according to a new study. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2BoA9N7
Jessica Boehm, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 6:00 a.m. MT Dec. 15, 2017
Phoenix women make 83 percent of what men make, which is an $8,100 difference on average, according to the study.(Photo: Diane Labombarbe, Getty Images)
A review of the largest 25 cities in the country shows that employers in every city pay women less than men. But some do so at a higher rate than others.
As for Phoenix employers, they are closer to paying women equally than two-thirds of big cities, according to the study by the American Association of University Women.
Phoenix women make 83 percent of what men make, which is an $8,100 difference on average, according to the study.
The smallest pay gap is in Los Angeles, where women are paid 90 percent as much as men. The largest gap is in Detroit, where that ratio is 75 percent.
Hispanic and black women face an even larger wage gap, both nationally and in Phoenix.
Black women in Phoenix make 59 cents to a white male's dollar, while Latina women make only 52 cents.
But if you're an Asian woman, Phoenix is one of the best places to work. According to the study, Asian women make 86 percent of a man's wage. The only city where that number is higher is Detroit, where Asian women make more than men.
Councilwoman Kate Gallego, who championed a citywide equal-pay ordinance passed by the council in 2015, said it's good to see Phoenix above the national average — but no gap is okay.
"It looks like Phoenix is in a good place but we still have a lot more work to do," Gallego said.
Inside Phoenix City Hall, the pay gap is much smaller than in the private sector. Female city employees make 91.1 cents for every dollar a male earns. The gap is equivalent to about $5,842 less per year.
Gallego said the city pushes its outside business partners to take substantive steps to close the gap, even requiring businesses to detail how they intend to do so on applications to conduct business with the city.
The pay gap could vanish for all women — sometime in the 23rd century
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Women working for Phoenix earn 91 cents for every dollar men earn
Working moms: Salaries peak earlier but are lower than men
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