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So, this summer — a busy one for parks around the country thanks to the National Park Service's well-publicized centennial — hikers can get their passes no sooner than the day before their trip. This includes the park's 93-mile Wonderland Trail, a bucket list trip for many backpackers.
While some feared long lines at wilderness information centers, park Superintendent Randy King said the program "has gone pretty well."
"I think the staff has worked pretty hard to accommodate people, and I think they've been able to do that with just about everyone who's walked in the door," King said.
He said all of the backcountry sites were filled for several days in early August. Mid-July to mid-September is the busiest time for the park.
"We are starting to see pretty exceptional demand for the sites," King said. "Can we continue to meet the demands of most people? I think we can. Can we meet the needs of everybody? I don't know."
Some have seen the first-come, first-served as an opportunity to get permits for a trip that might otherwise be challenging to acquire.
This, however, is a one-year situation. The park is working to implement a new online reservation system by next year. King says the park hope to be able test the system by the end of summer.
The park must first test the system to make sure it meets Department of Interior security requirements.
For those who want a sneak peek at the system, King says it is similar to the one used at Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Q: When it comes to park priorities, should No. 2 be No. 1?
A: As King says, "We spend a lot of time talking about toilets in the park, but if you don't have them you have big problems."
So when it comes to updating Camp Muir above 10,000 feet on Mount Rainier, updating the toilets is a priority.
King says the Washington Conservation Corps is working on the drain field. The first toilet is expected to be done this year.
It's not yet a working toilet, so workers are using the structure as a shelter to spend the night, King said.
"It's a tough place to get things done," King said of Camp Muir. "And a short season to do it."
When the toilets are complete, the plan is to replace the boxy plywood shelter used by the climbing guide services.
Q: So what's the speed limit for e-bike's in Washington?
A: Last week, I wrote about e-bikes and Ravi Kempaiah, a 32-year-old University of Chicago doctoral student. Kempaiah is biking 5,000 miles from Madison, Wisconsin, to San Diego in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for longest e-bike ride.
If all goes as planned he should pass through Washington this weekend. However, reader Joshua Putnam points out Kempaiah better watch his speed.
A look at the Revised Code of Washington shows why. Kempaiah says his bike increases his speed to 23 mph, up from about 18 mph. State law says e-bike's motors must be "incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than 20 mph on level ground."
E-bikes also can't be used on sidewalks or multipurpose trails where motorized vehicles are prohibited.
So, it looks as if Kempaiah will have to take it slow as he visits Olympic National Park and the South Sound.
Nice places to take your time, anyway.
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By Rick Childress
For close to seven years, a bill to add Wilderness areas to the Olympic National Forest has never been voted on. But a new Wild Olympics bill could be more heavily considered in Democrat-majority House.
Puyallup Herald
New boat launch on Puyallup River will be the first of its kind in the state
Washington state to cut hundreds of trees to save salmon
From this North Idaho peak, you can see 3 states, 2 countries and 1 proposed wilderness
New orca calf born in May is confirmed to be female
Public campgrounds full? You're in luck. The AirBnB of camping has come to South Sound
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Time to up the watering game in Western Washington gardens


Make a donation to Childhood Fractured below and help them use art to end childhood sexual abuse.
Childhood Fractured is a non-profit humanities-based human rights initiative centered on using contemporary art to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Our initiative operates on a multitude of levels. We are fostering civic engagement with regards to individuals and their level of awareness regarding the international epidemic of child sexual abuse. We are challenging them to engage and challenge their communities to do the same. Legislative and macro actions will soon follow. Decisive and swift action is necessary if we are to ensure the psychological, emotional, and physical safety of the children here today and the generations to come.
The foundation of this project is a series of 13 paintings each with a written narrative meant to explore the childhood sexual abuse of artist Allen Vandever. This contemporary artwork functions as a creative interface for the public to be made aware of the realities of childhood sexual abuse told from the male perspective and to foster constructive, critical, and positive dialogues on this topic. The artwork and their respective narratives are currently being compiled into a book. This book will also feature expository writings on the topic of childhood sexual abuse, current medical research, and critical analysis of what we can do as a society in relation to childhood sexual abuse and exploitation.


Hot dogs! Over 5 years ago we started our awesome Millionaire Club and listed everything out we needed to accomplish to get there, and today we have our first member who's officially crossed it! Give a round of applause to BigChrisB – way to go, man!
Banking approximately $41,000/year towards hitting the goal, making me a millionaire by the time I hit 43 (we used CNN's millionaire calculator setting the growth % conservatively at 6%, and stripping out inflation since it would *still* be a million dollars regardless of what a million means by then).
Keeping this going will give us a total of $33,000/year socked away, making us a millionaire earlier on again at the age of 42 (9 years and 4 months from now). Not including any non-income producing assets either, like a house, cars, etc which the millionaire calculator doesn't factor in. I guess they want you to hit a million based on investments only?


About Celso Silva, M.D., M.S.
Celso Silva, M.D., M.S., is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University School of Medicine/Women and Infants Hospital, and subspecialty fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Silva completed post-graduate research training in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Brown University and a Master Science Degree in Translational Research at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Silva has published several peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, book chapters, and review articles in many leading scientific journals, and has been invited to present at national and international meetings. He is the recipient of multiple scientific and teaching awards, and is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Society for Reproductive Surgeons. His interests include assisted reproductive technologies, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the impact of aging on infertility, and fertility preservation. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Dr. Silva joined Shady Grove Fertility in January 2018.
During medical school, I learned about a new technology that was revolutionizing how couples with previous infertility could now achieve parenthood: In Vitro Fertilization. The cutting-edge science necessary to develop this technology was incredible, and I fell in love with the field of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility immediately. I knew that it would be a privilege to work with patients/couples who were struggling with infertility and facing a difficult time, and I am honored to be able to touch their lives.
I believe we can find inspiration everywhere. We just have to pay close attention. I am inspired by my father, who is full of energy and positivity, and continues to work hard at age 75, because he loves it. I am inspired by my wife, who moved to this country with me and single-handedly took care of our family, including our three children while maintaining a full work schedule. Her outlook on life, her sense of humor, and her goodwill are contagious. I am inspired by all my co-workers at Shady Grove Fertility, who come to work every day motivated by the common goal to do the best that they possibly can for our patients. I am inspired by my patients who through adversity continue to endure in their quest along the journey towards parenthood. I am inspired by all of those who, in history, have strived to make the world a better place for all of us to live.
What makes me the most proud about SGF are my co-workers. They are all unconditionally devoted to the SGF mission to put our patients' interests and well-being first. And from all the physicians, through the nurses and other medical staff, to all the admin personnel, they all do their jobs with a smile on their faces and a positive attitude. In all, I am humbled to be part of an organization that does not settle for anything less than excellence in patient care.
I would love to be able to watch all the Tennis Grand Slam Tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) during the same year, live, and from the best seat in the stadiums.
I am inspired by my patients every day, in every encounter. To see their journey towards parenthood by means of infertility therapy with the challenges that can come with it and see the courage with which they endure everything is truly inspiring.
I am a firm believer that each one of us is an individual being, with strengths and weaknesses, with fears and gallantry. As such, I strive to individualize patient care, paying attention to my patient's emotions and hardships, and listening attentively to what they are trying to say or meaning to say. I deem it is important to empathize with them, in a non-judgmental and most supportive way.
I would describe my personality as outgoing and social. I am easy to talk to and I try to be a good listener. I am a caring individual and I look out for others. I am honest, hard-working, loyal, and act with integrity. I am also a bit of a perfectionist.
To see my patients go through the journey towards parenthood by means of infertility therapy, sometimes facing significant adversity, and to see the courage with which they endure everything is truly inspiring.


We found the property just as described with a little quirks along the way. This sweet and simple, French home in the hills of Eze offered us a nice homebase while we traveled between Monaco & Nice for the week. The kitchen was well equipped. There is a Mini-Fridge only, so don't bring too many groceries (as the French do!). If you like your privacy, you might not enjoy that there are no doors to the bedrooms - only the room with 2 short twins in it. I'm breastfeeding our baby, so it would have been nice to have that privacy in the adult rooms. The home and neighborhood is not very accessible if you are not good with stairs. Lots of them! While there is a sidewalk to the beach, it's quite a trek. La Mala Beach just East of Eze is worth the bus ride over for a nice swim & cocktail! There's also a cute and delicious cafe just below the home on the main road called La Vieille Maison with the freshest OJ, delicious latte's & baguette sandwiches. An uber up to Eze Village is about 15 Euros. A van to the Nice Airport was 85 Euros.
We really enjoyed staying at Henry and Liberty's house. The location is stunning, the house is lovely and we used the recommendations in the notes religiously because they were so fail- safe. It's rare to get such a comprehensive, accurate and generously detailed set of notes at a holiday house and these were just excellent. We loved Eze beach and the restaurant there, we visited Villefranche, Paloma beach and we caught the train to Nice to explore the antiques market.
We used the BBQ (and the fresh lemons and rosemary) and we are outside for every meal.
We stayed at Henry's house in early July for a week with our three kids. Arrived late and woke to the wonderful view of the bay at Eze. A great place to explore the nearby villages and beaches, just a 5 minute walk down to the train. Then each evening we would walk down to the beach in Eze for a swim and then an ice cream and beer in the village cafe. We loved the quiet end of the beach by the train station, crystal clear water. Great recommendations in the notes at the house, early morning on Paloma beach and a walk around Cap Ferrat.
The house is very comfortable, everything you need and then two amazing terraces to choose from for drink and bbq dinner with a view over the sea - magic.
We absolutely loved the two weeks we spent here. The house itself is lovely and very well furnished. Views of the Mediterranean are outstanding, we spent many hours sitting on the upper terrace enjoying them with a glass of wine! Location great, so much to explore and do. Henry really helpful in the run up to and during the holiday. Would highly recommend, already thinking about when we can return!
We spent two weeks in villa Lou Mazet. The views are truly amazing. Nice kitchen terrace and roof terrace from which you can see Cap Ferrat. Nice bbq area. Near the Eze beach. The way back to the house is challenge though, especially in the summer when it's hot. We made several trips to Monaco, Nice and Cannes. And a truly spectacular walk around Cap Ferrat.
However, the house needs some maintainance. In the advertisement it is mentioned that the house has been recently renovated, which is clearly not the case (at least not all of it). Flooring is damaged, Water tap in the kitchen was broken, umbrella did not work properly. Bathroom needs some upgrading. Many lightballs did not work properly and cleaning could have been better at some points. Also the airconditioning was not what we expected. These were more like electric fans, which did not do the job during our stay when temperatures were very high. However, the owner gave us a refund for these issues, which we appreciated.
The outside area is a five star rating, the house itself no more than 3 stars.
The rate includes sheets, towels and cleaning The above rates do not include the weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix. Please get in touch for a quote for the Grand Prix weekend.


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Getting up to date on California AB-2943
Former pro-golfer and current crackpot Kris Olsen is an advocate of Pray-Away-The-Gay "therapy."
If California Assembly Bill 2943 is enacted, the measure will cause conversion therapy to be treated as consumer fraud. A New Jersey jury returned that very result when JONAH was sued by former clients with the assistance of Southern Poverty Law Center in 2015.
The last time I wrote about AB-2943 was on May 22. Since then there have been some important developments.
On May 31, the California Senate modified the bill to clarify the prohibited activity:
Advertising, offering to engage in, or engaging in for sale, or selling services constituting sexual orientation change efforts with to an individual.
Presumably that eliminates people claiming that the measure bans the Bible. It never did but the Senate made it clearer, even for religious conservatives. As you will see they did not all get the message.
On June 12, the measure cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 5-2. Judiciary sent the bill to Appropriations which is the final hurdle before a Senate vote (the Assembly passed the bill on April 19 by a vote of 50-18 with 10 not voting). A vote should take place in August before the legislature goes into recess for four months.
Appropriations was supposed to hear the matter on June 25 but that was rescheduled to today, Monday, according to CBN News (which I have been unable to confirm pending some email).
Also, according to CBN:
Critics are concerned the law could ultimately threaten free speech and freedom of religion for Christians. It uses the state's consumer fraud statute to restrict religious freedom and free speech when it comes to issues of homosexuality and gender identity.
They know perfectly well that freedom of religion does not license consumer fraud. The United States Supreme Court has refused to consider this matter.
Pickup v. Brown and Welch v. Brown were consolidated at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld California's law banning child conversion therapy. The Supreme Court declined in May of 2017 to hear a further appeal. Amusingly there was one amicus brief before the Supreme Court. It was disjointed nuttiness from none other than Peter LaBarbera's little hate group. It wasn't terribly persuasive.
Could the Court revisit the matter if a new case is litigated? Sure. Is it likely? No. They seemingly have more important matters to fret over. CBN continues and we are back to banning books:
This means the bill would make it illegal to distribute resources, sell books, offer counseling services, or direct someone to a biblically based model for getting help with gender confusion and homosexuality.
Nonsense! The only thing covered is the sale of services. Books are not a service and biblical counseling is usually not a commercial service where money changes hands. This will be California law and since the Ninth Circuit has ruled previously, no court is likely to issue an injunction to prevent enforcement.
"No matter what logic or evidence is told them, the Democrats who control this committee are highly likely to pass and advance AB 2943 to the Senate floor, since there are five Democrats and only two Republicans on this committee," [Randy] Thomasson told CBN News. "No Democrat has opposed it so far, and two of the committee's Democrats are AB 2943 coauthors."
It is amusing that Randy Thomasson would cite logic and evidence considering the fact that there is no evidence that conversion therapy is either safe or effective. Supporting a commercial transaction for which there is no supporting evidence of benefit derived is not very logical. In the Assembly, two Republicans voted in favor. Five did not vote.
"AB2943 violates my right to choose," said Kris Olsen, a pro golfer and former lesbian who was helped by the counseling services this bill would ban. "It is a blatant violation of my First Amendment rights and I believe there's a reason why our Founding Fathers chose to put these rights in the very first amendment."
All of a sudden Christians are "pro-choice." Olsen is an advocate of pray-away-the-gay. She is free to provide that counseling as long as she doesn't charge for it. Olsen claims to have been "ministering" to LGBT people for 12 years. Rather than complain, she should offer an opportunity for a disinterested scientist to study her records. It can be done without compromising confidentiality. For some reason advocates of conversion therapy never seem to be interested in providing evidence. According to Olsen:
I think it reflects the heart of Jesus when we care about people without judgment, interruption, or interpretation, but we let the Holy Spirit speak healing and comfort, truth, and restoration of things lost into the soul of a man or woman.
"Without judgment" includes referring to gay and transgender people as a lifestyle.
Enter Mad Mat Staver:
If the bill is made law, the Liberty Counsel will file a lawsuit.
"California AB 2943 is a very dangerous bill that will do a lot of damage to people seeking help with unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion," Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, told CBN News.
I dare say that Mad Mat should never accuse anyone else of being confused. He will try to sue. That is what he does in spite of the fact that he almost always loses. He lost his appeal to the Supreme Court in Pickup. According to the Ninth Circuit five years ago, what is regulated is professional conduct and not speech. Staver is crazy enough to think that he can revisit this issue. Meanwhile, the ban will be in place.
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Posts Tagged Lightship Prize for new authors
The Undercover Soundtrack – GD Harper
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on June 1, 2016
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is GD Harper
Soundtrack by David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Tangerine Dream, JS Bach, Wagner, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Pulp, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Billie Holiday
In 1974, I saved up my paper-round money and bought a turntable. David Bowie burst into my monochrome life like a rainbow, daring me to be different. Aladdin Sane was the first album I bought, and every track seemed to be a coded message telling me there was no such thing as normal, there was no need to conform, that we had to be true to who we really were. Jean Genie filled my mind with surrealistic, decadent imagery, although on Cracked Actor a 27-year-old Bowie singing to a 16-year-old schoolboy about how fundamentally sleazy is a 50 year-old man brings a smile to my face today.
But it was Bob Dylan who set out the agenda by which I've lived my life. It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) told me if I wasn't always busy being born, then I'd soon be busy dying. I've spent my life reinventing myself, in appearance, in career, in lifestyle, in geography. It's what keeps me alive. Curiosity is a muscle that needs exercise to stop atrophy setting in.
And so to my novel, Love's Long Road. I was 55 years old, had sold my business and finally in my life had a financial breathing space to take the risk of another reinvention, to become what I always wanted to be, a writer. My novel is set in the 1970s, of course. There's never a time in your life like the one when the music in the charts is being written for your generation. It was an era I could write about with passion, and, with a little prompting from Wikipedia, from experience.
Lyrics had inspired me to start on this journey, but to write I needed to find music to fill my mind but not fight the words I was trying to get out. So thank you, Ian Rankin. He did a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his writing process and revealed the secret of his productivity: Tangerine Dream, a German electronic music group, whose vast, formless swirling soundscapes formed the perfect sonic background to my brainstorming and planning as the story took shape. I invested in the 4 CD boxed set, and loaded it into a multi-disc CD cartridge. I'd play it over and over again, never tiring of its astonishing ability to sooth and refresh my addled brain.
Bach and Wagner helped me raise my game when I was trying to be a bit cerebral when writing more literary prose, although I did feel a bit of a heel in the way I used Wagner in the book. The suave, sophisticated baddie in the tale quotes Frederick Nietzsche, has two Doberman Pinschers called Lucifer and Satan, and generally does all the things that scream out at you 'run away, run away' (which of course my heroine doesn't do). So I had him listening to Wagner, even being a real Wagner buff, playing on all these Nazi connotations. Nothing could be more different from the ugliness of fascism than the beauty of Wagner's music and I'm a bit ashamed of myself that in my own small way I've perpetuated a negative stereotype.
Legacy of Bowie
My main character was a 22-year-old woman, and I wrote the story from her perspective in the first person, a legacy of Bowie daring me from all these years ago. And as I started to write the story, the 70s setting started to grow in importance, becoming almost a character in the novel in its own right. The characters pored over the lyric sleeves of albums trying to decipher their meaning; there were parties, with blue lights and joss sticks and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon providing the soundtrack to mass snogging sessions. Clare Torry's vocals on The Great Gig in the Sky 15 minutes 42 seconds after the thudding heartbeat opening on side one always seemed perfectly timed.
My character had to keep escaping from jeopardy and reinventing herself, so It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) spoke to her as well. And my faith in the corporate music world was boosted when I approached Dylan's publishing company to quote his lyrics in my book and after they'd read the excerpts that feature Dylan's lyrics, they became fantastically helpful and supportive in me securing the rights to do that.
As the story progressed, music continued to shape the writing. If I needed a burst of energy to complement Tangerine Dream's calming influence, some early-period Van Morrison or Bruce Springsteen would do the trick. And at the risk of being accused of plagiarism, some of my favourite lines in the novel came when listening to lyrics. A seedy bar in the book, where
cigarette smoke hung in the air like a blue fug, the colour of missed chances and broken dreams'
was written as Springsteen was singing in the background of broken heroes and their last chances in life on Born to Run.
And my description of a character as
having sprouted into a tall, gangly explosion of energy, jumping about like an oversized grasshopper
suddenly materialised while listening to Jarvis Cocker singing Common People.
Narcotic life
Perhaps the most powerful and harrowing part of the book is in the later stages, which deals with taking heroin and the lifestyle that goes with it. Writing in the first person, I felt I had to show my character initially embracing this destructive lifestyle, but it is a very challenging topic to write about, being mindful of the responsibilities of in any way glamourising or condoning drug abuse. It is still a bit of a literary taboo to describe the narcotic effect of heroin and I found as I wrote about my character's descent into an opiate hell my writing became more metaphorical in nature. I let songs like Lou Reed's Heroin or Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit send goose bumps down my spine as I wrote this part of the book. I hope I've captured in some small way both the temptation and the danger of drugs as powerfully as these songs have done.
As I finished the novel and it went off for proof reading, I was, of course, shocked and devastated by David Bowie's death. This is a blog about music but I can't help but finish without paying tribute to not just Bowie's musical genius but also to how his spoken word can be an inspiration. As I sat down to start my next book, I thought about what I've learned writing this one, about what to write, who to write it for, what people want to hear. And I saw this clip someone posted on Facebook today, with Bowie's thoughts on the creative process. He says 'Always remember the reason you initially started working was there was something inside yourself you felt, if you could manifest it in some way, you would understand more about yourself and how you co-exist with the rest of society.'
Good advice, David. Thank you.
Glyn Harper spent his career working in marketing for multinational corporations around the globe before setting up his own media and marketing consultancy in 1999. After selling the business in 2012, Glyn trekked the 'Great Himalayan Trail' in six months, becoming the first British man to cross the Nepalese Himalayas by the highest possible route. On his return Glyn started writing, being placed third in the Lightship Prize for new authors in 2014. Glyn's hobbies include music, photography and writing about himself in the third person. Find him on Facebook and his website. Love's Long Road is his first novel.
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Praenumeration (German: Pränumeration) was an early form of the subscription business model. It was a common business practice in the 18th century book trade in Germany. The publisher offered to sell a book that was planned but had not yet been printed, usually at a discount, so as to cover their costs in advance. The business practice was particularly common with magazines, helping to determine in advance how many subscribers there would be.

For example, when Johann Heinrich Zedler decided to issue a collection of works of Martin Luther he advertised that the book would be for sale through praenumeration at the Leipzig Easter Fair in 1728, with the first volume to be available at the following Michaelmas Fair in early October.
When the eleventh and final volume was issued in 1733, Zedler found himself in difficulty. He had been using praenumeration payments for the future volumes to pay the bills for previous volumes, and now the last bills were due with no future payments to cover them.

See also
 Crowdfunding, 21st-century version

References

Business models
German books
18th-century books

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Meet Our Pharmacy Staff
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Tom was raised and spent most of his life in Eastern Kentucky. He is a 1974 graduate of Betsy Layne High School and a 1978 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Tom opened up his first store, Citizens Drug, in Phelps in 1983 and has been in business there for over 35 years. Tom and Billy opened the first Total Pharmacy Care in 1995. Tom has 3 children; Dave, Drew, and Taryn, 12 grandchildren (with 1 on the way!), and is happily married to Sandee Whitaker Cecil. You are most likely to find Tom at our Phelps location.
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Jennifer is a graduate of Pikeville High School, attended the University of Kentucky, and received her Pharmacy Degree from Midwestern University. Jennifer has been with Total Pharmacy Care since 2008 but has worked in pharmacy since 1997. Jennifer has 2 children with her husband Rob: Tyler, a graduate of Pikeville High School who is attending the University of Kentucky to study engineering, and Taylor, who is still attending and cheering on the Panthers. You are most likely to find Jennifer at our Phelps or Pikeville location.
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Wes was born and raised in Pikeville, KY, and is the oldest son of Billy and Kim. He is a 2011 graduate of Pikeville High School and a 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Wes is an avid UK fan and during his spare time you can find him in attendance at any UK sporting event or traveling with friends.
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Duane has been a part of the Total Pharmacy Care team since 1999. Duane is a 1986 graduate of Guyan Valley High School in Branchland, WV, a 1990 graduate of Pikeville College, and he earned his Pharmacy Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 1993. Duane is married to Karissa and is the father on one son, Devin. A member of Pikeville United Methodist Church, Duane enjoys running and has traveled to many states to participate in races. He also loves U.K. sports, especially basketball.
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Danielle is a graduate of Millard High School, a graduate of Pikeville College, and she earned her Pharmacy Degree from Samford University in 2008. Danielle has 2 kids with her husband, Mark: Brayden and Grayson. When Danielle isn't at the pharmacy or helping out Mark at his medical practice, she is either attending one of her kids sporting events or watching Brayden perform at the Jenny Wiley Theater. You are most likely find Danielle at our Phelps or Pikeville locations.
Kim Rowe, RPh, BSPharm
Kim was raised in Floyd County where she graduated from Betsy Layne High School in 1984. Kim is a 1988 graduate of Alice Lloyd College and a 1991 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Kim has 2 children with her husband, Billy; Wesley and Ethan. In her spare time Kim likes to dabble in everything from painting to quilting and enjoys the occasional good book on a beach. You are most likely to find Kim at our Prestonsburg location.


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Work has already begun on preparing a detailed bid to the Government's Future High Streets Fund which could help transform a popular Birmingham suburb.
Birmingham City Council submitted expression of interest in March to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – one of more than 300 submissions from councils across the country, bidding for a share of the £675 million available to help local leaders reinvent their town centres.
After several months of sifting, Erdington was named as one of the 50 areas shortlisted to progress to the next stage, which were revealed last week (5 July).
Successful towns will now receive assistance to work up detailed project proposals, based on their initial plans. Detailed bids must be submitted by the end of the year, with successful projects expected to be announced next summer.
Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "This is a positive step forward and we will now work closely with Erdington BID to put together a compelling and successful bid for funding. Our High Streets are hugely important, both financially and in terms of local pride and our aim is to secure a successful future for Erdington High Street."
This is an opportunity to put Erdington back on the map as a key entertainment and leisure destination. The city's bid aims to make Erdington's town centre the focal point for the local community.
The bid not only looks at ensuring the High Street can thrive but also focuses on cultural, leisure and social opportunities for all ages, helping to tackle social isolation in the area.
Terry Guest, manager of Erdington BID, said: "These are exciting times for Erdington with the prospect of town centre regeneration in full view, and we look forward to presenting our business case to the government."
Cllr Robert Alden, one of Erdington's ward councillors welcomed the news as the funding bid progresses to the next stage. He said: "This is great news for Erdington and we'll now be re-doubling our efforts to make sure we get through the final stage. Our plans will transform the High Street into a modern, thriving heart of the community once again, while also reflecting and enhancing our heritage."
Local centres and high streets play a vital role to communities across Birmingham.
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This entry was posted in Thoughts on faith on May 29, 2013 by Renee Ratcliffe.
Thud whump, thud whump, thud whump….In other words, the sound of afternoon plans being cancelled (or the sound of a flat tire). Either way, I realize that I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. So, after a call goes out to AAA, I sit and wonder "Why?" Not because I'm frustrated – I'm really not. My plans for the afternoon weren't urgent, and there are much worse places to be stuck than under a shady tree on a beautiful day in the safe parking lot of my daughter's school. But I'm curious about this scenario because for some reason I felt strongly COMPELLED to have lunch with Caroline. Maybe she's upset or having a bad day, I thought. God is telling me to go. So I greet Caroline, and she's cool. Her day is going well – no problems, no drama, and no need for mom to save her day. We had a carefree visit, and off I (intend to) go.
Okay, I muse, then there must be a special reason my tire is flat.
The mechanic from AAA arrives so surprisingly fast that I'm actually disappointed because I haven't had enough time to figure this out. Then it hits me – maybe he needs Jesus!
I don't want to hover while he mumbles about what a pain it is to get the spare tire out of an older Odyssey. So I sit on the curb and open up the Jesus Calling book that I had in the car. I wonder – what does God wants me to say?
The word "seek" grabs my attention because I had recently written a post about my dog that used to "seek" me out at school (see "Pursued"). The Father seeks His children as a shepherd seeks his sheep. Psalm 23 promises that His goodness and mercy pursue us (seek us, follow us) all the days of our lives.
There are many instances in Scripture of the verb "seek" but most of them are written as a Word of command and a Word of promise to the children – to the sheep – to us.
Of course, I wasn't thinking of all these Scriptures as I was sitting on the curb. I'm looking them up now, having safely arrived home with three good tires and one donut. But while I sat, the Holy Spirit prompted me to pray for the mechanic – to pray that whatever was happening in his life, he would seek the Father and yield to His pursuing love. And hardly before I could say "amen," the mechanic was finishing his work, instructing me to not drive above 50 MPH, and getting back into his truck. I thanked him, but that was all I could say.
I trust that God heard my prayer and already has an answer that I'll never know, but apparently there was nothing else extra-ordinary about my extended visit to school. I had a flat tire because I had a flat tire.
As this entire situation played out, I was thinking about what I could offer. But sometimes God makes me, the slow learner, stop and simply observe. I'm thinking that God wants me to sit with the word "seek" for awhile.
The question struck me – don't we most often seek God when we're deflated and desperate?
But the Word, in several places, tells us to seek God's face. When you love someone, what feature about him or her is most endearing to you? The face.
God pursues us not that we will call on Him when we're in a bind but that we will seek Him with the same passion. When you study someone's face, you learn how he expresses himself and what he cares about. Looking deeply into another's face indicates relationship. This kind of relationship is developed in ordinary moments. Not just desperate moments but daily moments.
When the unexpected and the interruptions come – be they major or minor – the person who has sought God in the ordinary moments will find Him in the extraordinary ones.
I'm going to take some time and focus on seeking God's face. What does that look like on a daily basis? Perhaps there will be other interruptions and lessons along the way, and things to share with you. I'd love to hear what you're learning too!
This entry was posted in Thoughts on faith on May 14, 2013 by Renee Ratcliffe.
Maybe if I hadn't been in middle school, I would have thought it was funny. But when you're in sixth grade, it's hard to laugh when others are laughing at you. I remember hearing an outburst of laughter and surprise when suddenly I realized that MY DOG was in my classroom! There was instant chaos as Charlie bounded over to my desk. There was no mistaking him for anyone else's dog. Oh, he was thrilled to see me! My classmates thought this was the most energizing thing to happen at school in weeks. But my teacher and I… well, we weren't exactly excited. My mom was as shocked as I was when I had to call her from the school office and ask her to come get Charlie.
Charlie was a boxer mix – a big dog and a good dog. I loved him although I didn't appreciate his amazing sense of smell, especially when he did it again. He escaped from home and ran about one and a half miles up Providence Road (two lanes back then, but heavily traveled) to my school. After a twelve-year-old accomplice let him in the building, Charlie somehow found me – this time in science class. He was so happy to see me that he knocked over the teacher's potted plants with his tail and jumped up and down in the soil.
He followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day. He followed her to school one day which was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play, laugh and play. It made the children laugh and play to see a (dog) at school.
Just how every sixth grade girl wants to be known.
Oh well, I couldn't stay mad at Charlie for long. That's how dogs love.
Now we have a "Toby" in our family. As I walk around the house, he bumps his wet nose against my ankle to remind me that he is literally right on my heels. Dogs win our hearts with their joyful devotion. As Charlie showed us, they'll go to great lengths to show love.
It's true – without the initiative of God, we couldn't recognize or value His love. As Thomas Aquinas described Him, God is the "first mover." God goes before us even while He pursues us.
There's nothing in me that would draw God to me, except that my sin magnifies His mercy.
God pursued me, not because I am lovable but because He is Love and without Him I am lost.
"The Lord is my Shepherd… I have everything I need. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul…. Surely Your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life…" (New Living Translation).
All the commotion of a canine in the classroom is just a small picture of our Father's joyfully persistent love for us. Let's open our hearts to receive and return it abundantly!
This entry was posted in Encouragement and tagged Faith, God's love on May 9, 2013 by Renee Ratcliffe.
We were sitting at my parents' home with mom, dad, my brother, and his wife. John had been describing his experience as a host at Joy Prom the previous evening (more about Joy Prom – http://dimlyburning.com/2013/04/26/anticipating-joy/). He shared how much he enjoyed the prom with his guest, a young woman who, as a 9 year old child, had suffered a brain injury in an automobile accident. She spent 9 months in a coma with many uncertainities about her recovery. Years later, Susan changed her middle name to "Grace" in tribute to God's gracious, healing work in her life. Although she is affected daily by her brain injury, Susan says that the joy of the Lord is her strength. This was Susan's first experience at Joy Prom, and John escorted her through a special evening created in honor of adults with special needs.
As the guests arrive to Joy Prom, they are introduced to a wildly cheering crowd. Female guests are paired with male hosts and vice versa. 400 guests are matched with 400 hosts in a seemingly random way, but my husband is convinced that the evening with his guest was divinely appointed. As John and Susan got to know each other, John learned that Susan had a gift for decorating glass vases with decoupage. With her special talent, Susan participates in craft shows and shares how God has done beautiful things in her life. Her mission is to be a vessel of God's grace, to show how God has filled her with His love and how He purposes to use her gifts and even her disability to honor Him.
Instead of being bitter about becoming disabled, Susan chose to focus on the ways that she is especially abled by God to serve Him.
I remembered the vase sitting on the window sill, and as I picked it up, I noticed that tucked inside the beautiful vase was the same business card that Susan had given to John the night before.
Susan, through her artwork, demonstrates what happens when a person gives his or her life as an offering, weaknesses and all. It is the weaknesses, in fact, that bring out the beauty of God's grace.
Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers…. It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful. If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots (earthen vessels) of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us.
The treasure in the earthen vessel, according to Paul, is the precious Message of the Gospel – the personal understanding of God through Jesus Christ. No matter how able-bodied we may be, we are completely insufficient to accomplish in our own strength what is accomplished by the Gospel.
It is a priceless gift. Grace is not a product of our eloquence, abilities, intelligence, winsome personality, or right choices. A vessel is a receiver – a holder of that which is poured into it. Such are the redeemed of God.
Our natural tendency is to be full of ourselves – our accomplishments, our good works, or our talents, but the truth is there is nothing about us that could commend us to God. We have all fallen short. Sin is the ultimate disability.
When we awaken to the Truth that our goodness is about as worthy as a dirty rag (Isaiah 64:6), we finally recognize that we are needful, empty, hungry and thirsty. And then as empty vessels, God fills us with His mercy. When we pour out ourselves and lift the cup up to Him, it overflows.
A life like Susan's is the picture of the overflow. Her cup may be fragile, her vessel may be cracked – the same is true of all of us in more or less obvious ways. But Susan offers her weaknesses to become portals to God's strength. John's divine appointment with Susan has inspired us to do the same.
Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God's handiwork. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He appointed for us long ago.
2 Corinthians 12: 9 – 10 (words of Paul): But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
This entry was posted in Thoughts on faith and tagged earthen vessels, Grace, Joy, Joy Prom on May 2, 2013 by Renee Ratcliffe.


Back by popular demand with the Eagles' timeless hits including Hotel California, Take It Easy, One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Desperado, Lyin' Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane and many more.
This world class seven-piece band are a phenomenon and have truly transcended the tag of 'tribute'. They have become a brand name in their own right who are not only revered by their peers, respected by the music industry but dearly loved by their massive and expanding fan base.


I was kind of inspired by Eat Pray Love to do a "mini retreat" in Bali. Instead of cramming many things into a day, I decided to take it slow and steady this time. The idea was to relax and take a breather from my hectic life.
My initial idea was to do a yoga & surf retreat. There are actually numerous resorts/villas offering the surf and yoga retreat options where you get everything under one roof such as yoga classes, surf lessons, all meals, spa/massage hours, awesome villa with a gorgeous pool. Of course these comes with a nice price tag, usually about USD2.5k and up for 7 days. If you have the cash to spare, it sounds like a luxurious spend!
After much Googling and research, it looks like the only place you can possibly do a surf and yoga lessons together in one location is Canggu. And from what I read online, it looks like Canggu is more suitable for experienced surfers.
I managed to keep my entire trip to about SGD1 – 1.2k including all yoga and surf lessons, food, transport, accommodation and three massage sessions. My air tickets were about $280SGD via Air Asia so all in, my 12-day trip costs approximately SGD1.2 – 1.5k which I thought was pretty okay. I think you can probably shave off another $300 (or more) if you're a thrifty and frugal traveler.
If I had a chance to revisit my itinerary, I'd probably have spent day 7 in Canggu and skipped Kerobokan entirely. I'll definitely love to head back to Kuta to surf again next time.


And that's it for Chapter One! Thank you so much for reading Iothera! There isn't a lot that makes me happier than knowing that all of you are out there listening to the story I'm telling.
I decided to commemorate the occasion by putting together an 8tracks playlist based on Chapter One: Go. I think it's pretty neat! Maybe you'll agree?
I was wondering where you were going with this late night tete-a-tete… that was perfect!
Aha! I am immensely fortunate to have rediscovered you. As I get older, so does the Cloudy One. I don't have quite her flair, of course. (Actually, if I met her in a dark alley or even a dimly-lit faculty lounge, I'd be intimidated.) I still look at her and see What Might Have Been, though, especially upon learning she used to play the healy role.
omg welcome back!!!!! hi!!!! hello!!!
Hello. I call myself Tamayo when I comment on RMG's stuff. (Is he called RMG anymore?That name was my great-grandmother's, and my Ultima Online character's.) When RMG writes about Takako or her predecessor Silth, I see something in those characters; they are short, slightly dumpy computer geeks who have failed in love. I dress better than Takako does though.
I edited RMG's first comic and was active commenting on his second, neither of which seem to be on-line any longer. Then I played healer characters in WoW who sometimes kept his tank characters alive. Then … life happens.
i was right, thats super interesting! cool glad you found the comic, also whos the Cloudy One?
Silth-Kaonthil was; according to RMG, "Silth" meant "cloud" in an elvish tongue. He then decided that he was done with The Midlands and that "Silth" was a silly name, so Silth became Takako, using the character 雲 (usually "kumo") instead of one of the more typical characters for "taka". Her surname, Kaonthil, survived into Heliothaumic as Takako's mother's surname; but Takako took the surname Kiyohara after RMG discovered that Sei Shounagon's surname was probably Kiyohara.
Note: RMG's Japanese is *lots* better than mine, so if I have misled you, I apologize.
Oh dear. I meant, "Tamayo was my great-grandmother's name" and not what my hasty clumsy editing produced above. I don't think I can emend what I have written so here I am to bashfully say it in an awful double-post. My apologies to all.
god takako really just cant stop using the r-word huh.


Terry will miss four DU games to play in the Olympics.
Denver University forward Troy Terry.
University of Denver forward Troy Terry, a junior from Highlands Ranch, and goalie Nicole Hensley of Lakewood were officially named to the U.S. Olympic hockey teams Monday.
Both will compete for the Americans at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from Feb. 9-25.
Terry, 20, is among four NCAA players selected to the team, and he will probably miss four DU games — a home-and-home series against Colorado College Feb. 16-17 and a two-game series at St. Cloud State Feb. 23-24. Terry is the Pioneers' second-leading scorer with 25 points (eight goals) and ranks ninth nationally.
Hensley, 23, is a 2016 graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., and a full-time member of the U.S. women's national team. She led the Americans in winning the gold medal at the 2017 World Championship and will compete for the starting job with Maddie Rooney, who is taking the year off at Minnesota Duluth, and former Wisconsin Badger Alex Rigsby.


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How autonomous delivery robots will transform retail
By Jan Tißler | 24.04.2019
Self-driving cars are dreams of the future, but technology could revolutionize local and online retail.
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When thinking about an autonomous vehicle, anyone who imagines something like K.I.T.T. from the TV series "Knight Rider" is not thinking creatively enough – and will have to wait a long time. This technology will transform many other areas, however. One such area has grown particularly dynamic in recent months: the automated delivery of parcels or even food. And this could radically alter how, when and where we shop.
The idea behind it
The idea is also gaining momentum because it is becoming increasingly apparent that cars that are 100-percent driverless are going to be more difficult to implement than originally thought. After all, they have to be able to cope with all roads and traffic situations at least as well as a human driver can. At the same time, they have to protect passengers and other users of the roads as well. And they should very naturally go with the flow in normal road traffic – whether in residential areas or on the highway. All of these points present plenty of challenges.
The situation for delivery robots is different. They move about in a clearly defined area, and since they only carry goods and not people, they can be designed in a smaller, simpler format. They can prioritize the safety of the people around them at the same time.
From moving cooler bag to a rolling kiosk
This is why many delivery robot startups are going from the road straight to the sidewalk. Their models are closer to a moving cooler bag. Amazon's "Scout" is one example of this, and there are numerous others: In a test, the startup Starship delivered snacks to hungry students at George Mason University in Virginia. Pepsi is involved in a similar trial at the University of the Pacific in California.
At the other end of the scale, one finds rolling kiosks such as Robomart. These not only deliver but bring a small supermarket to the front door.
The startup Nuro, on the other hand, takes the middle ground: Although their autonomous delivery vehicles operate in road traffic, they are much smaller than a normal car and do not currently driver faster than 40 km/h (25 mph).
What makes this so interesting for retailers?
But why is this interesting to retailers? Bear in mind: Although Amazon seems to be a giant, the company still accounts for just a comparatively small market share of all purchases. As a rule, customers still get in their own car, select the merchandise in person and transport them home. Only in exceptional cases, such as delivery services for pizza, etc., can you place your order from home and receive the goods at the door a short time later.
This could radically change if delivery robots prove to be a fast, dependable and inexpensive alternative. Local merchants could then deliver on demand, the way Amazon does today, and even within minutes. And Internet retailers could provide more and faster delivery options while making returns much more convenient as well.
Other benefits for customers: because autonomous vehicles do not have working hours, customers have greater latitude in specifying the delivery time. And as with Uber and the others today, a user can consult the app to see where the vehicle is and when it will arrive.
Certainly, the small delivery robots will not compete directly with DHL and its fellow delivery services. More interesting to them are ideas such as Renault's "EZ Pro," where a human parcel delivery person and a fleet of autonomous vehicles work together. Delivery bots will not be suitable for every industry and product group. A time will come, though, when customers expect the convenience, flexibility and speed of automated delivery.
How dependable and helpful these delivery robots really are will of course have to be proven in practice. Unlike a driver for a parcel service, they can't simply run up to the fifth floor or even open a gate. And some fear that they may cause chaos on our sidewalks and streets. The startups themselves argue that their vehicles would reduce individual traffic and compensate for this.
We'll soon learn more about all of these questions: Nuro is already running a large-scale test in Phoenix, Arizona. The experiment will be extended to cover the entire urban area this year. There's plenty of money on hand for the purpose: The SoftBank Vision Fund recently invested nearly USD 1 billion in the company.
And many others are already testing their robots on sidewalks and roads. The Swiss postal service Schweizerische Post, for instance, was quite pleased with the results of its experiments.
Jan Tißler
Has been working as a journalist for over 20 years, most of it digitally. Founder and co-editor of UPLOAD magazine. He is fascinated by the freedom of digital publishing and likes to explain how companies, organisations or even self-employed people are heard with their messages on the Internet. Always with one foot firmly in the future. The Hamburg native now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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As the mind floats and the hearts reciprocate, as the tides of the fountain follow the moon beyond the perspex roof, as the plants spring out over the waters in summer and duckweed multiplies across the pond . . .


Mr. Spring is a 3d-patformer prototype built with Unreal Engine 4. Our concept was "Spring into Action" So we thought making the character a spring was a great idea, but wanted to keep the cutesy spring vibe going.
The main objective of this demo is to collect three objects to open a door to the next level that doesn't actually exist.
-Good length for what it is.
-Checkpoints kept me from quitting.
-Need to playtest a bit more to make some hazards a bit less annoying.
-Telling people controls at the start would be nice.
The graphics and animations are both really simple and super great.
The music is really relaxing and fits the game well.
The game idea is simple and really fun.
The control of the spring is okay.
The jumping mechanic is okay, but it has some issues. Sometimes when I am standing near a edge I can't jump. And why can't I gain power for a jump will I am in the air?
The level design is also okay, but again I had some small issues. Especially some of the platforms are really hard to jump too. And it's also a bit difficult to know what you are suppose to do in the levels.
I would really have liked some sound effects, especially from the spring.
But overall a very great game for the Epic's Game Jam.


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Family run restaurant from Genoa Italy with a young, talented chef with new ideas incorporated into Italian food. Inanovative and delicious cuisine served by friendly, welcoming family members. Italian restaurants will seem ordinary now that we've experienced Acciuga. If you enjoy surprises and have an adventurous palate then this is the restaurant for a new experience. The three course meal was actually seven courses with all the delicious complementary extras and the homemade chocolates after our fabulous dessert were delicious. The portion sizes are very generous so you have to pace yourself. Meeting the chef and chatting with his father about their background and the inspiration behind the cuisine was interesting. Thank you to the chef's cousin, a delightful young lady who was very friendly and attentive. An evening at Acciuga, 343 Kensington High Street is delightful, we wish the restaurant every success.
A fabulous evening, the service was friendly without being overly so and the setting was perfect. Food absolutely delicious and the wine we chose was both good value and perfectly matched our supper. Highly recommend and will be going back.
We received a warm welcome and the food was delectable. The food was beautifully presented and tasted sublime - a credit to chef. The staff were courtious, professional and helpful but were also warm and welcoming making the whole experience an absolute delight. We would highly recommend this restaurant and will not hesitate to eat there again when we next visit London.
Interesting food, I look forward to returning. The chocolate pudding with melting middle was particularly nice, and the complimentary amuse bouche and pre-dessert was appreciated.
If people are looking for a different dimension to Italian cooking, this place is worth a visit. Traditional dishes with a twist and arriving with amazing flavours. Pleasant, and courteous staff with Family in control.
excellent food, sadly not enough service due to not enough staff, so meal takes very long. think a waiter was missing? been before but was very slow this time. food excellent and well priced.


Kimbra is the artist behind such great songs as "90s Music", "Love in High Places" and "Miracle".
But the best known song in the Kimbra catalougue must be "Settle Down" from her "Vows" album.
Ironically enough, Kimbra has never settled on one final version of the song.
In the last couple of years she has constructed the song in so many different ways, that the intros alone can be combined to form an entirely new song!
Actually, the only constant in the performances seems to be the VoiceLive Touch/Touch 2 in front of her.


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One Championship plans 80 shows, big roster expansion in '20
By GREG BEACHAMJune 19, 2019 GMT
One Championship plans to stage about 80 martial arts shows in 2020, and the MMA promotion will roughly double its roster of fighters to do it.
One CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed his latest plans for ambitious expansion to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The promotion is putting on 45 events this year in Asia, but will sharply increase its schedule next year. One also will continue to keep its fights freely available to much of the world in response to what Sityodtong describes as a global desire from its broadcasters for more fighting content.
One will still focus on its core Asian markets, but Sityodtong also is in discussions with broadcast partner Turner Sports to stage its first U.S. show next year.
"Definitely a very tough task, but I think it's very doable, knock on wood," Sityodtong said of his extraordinary expansion plans. "We're on this rocket ship, and I've just got to hold on."
By comparison, the UFC has 43 events currently on its 2019 schedule. One's expansion comes while the UFC is making a push into Asia, including the opening a $13 million performance institute in Shanghai to develop Chinese athletes.
Unlike the UFC, One Championship includes fights in several martial arts disciplines on its cards. One's shows in 2020 will feature a mix of competitions, but its primary focus is still mixed martial arts — and a whole lot more of it.
"The market can't get enough," Sityodtong said, citing his company's rising viewership figures on broadcast and digital channels. "Our fans can't get enough of our content, so we're trying to satiate demand, but every time we put out more content, things just go more viral. A lot of the free-to-air TV broadcasters, the digital broadcasters, they're all demanding more and more content from us, so we have to provide more and more content to the world."
One reached a three-year broadcast deal with Turner last year, and is broadcast around the world on over-the-air television channels. Sityodtong sees an opportunity to increase his company's prominence in the U.S., where the UFC has put much of its fight content on ESPN Plus this year in its lucrative new deal.
Sityodtong describes the UFC as One's "archrivals," although the UFC might not see it that way. But where the UFC sees value in exclusivity on ESPN, Sityodtong wants his fights available "everywhere and anywhere at all times."
″(The UFC's) approach right now is they're behind a double paywall on ESPN Plus, which limits their reach," Sityodtong added. "That partnership is great for both companies and also great for the sport. That being said, it's a very different strategy from what One Championship is doing. We are focused on maximum distribution, maximum reach, frequency and engagement, and making our product accessible to the entire world. That's just a philosophical difference."
Filling out One's ambitious new schedule will require more fighters, more staff and more events in the promotion's core markets such as Singapore, Jakarta, Beijing, Bangkok and various venues in the Philippines. Sityodtong expects to stage four fight cards per year in those main markets, but his ambition remains global — and the Harvard Business School graduate wants to plant a flag in North America.
Sityodtong hasn't revealed a time and place for One's first U.S. show, but the company is opening offices in Los Angeles and New York this summer. The Singapore-based One already has a corporate presence across Asia from Tokyo to Bangalore, India.
One has signed American fighters Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt in recent months. Sityodtong is eager to land other non-Asian free agent veterans, but One will stay focused on finding its core talent across Asia.
"We look for athletes that we can appreciate and admire for their mastery of martial arts, but also admire their life stories and their values," Sityodtong said. "That's very important, and I think that's the biggest differentiating factor for One Championship versus our global competitor in the West."
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Today's all educational news date 30/08/2017
by G T PADHIYAR on August 30, 2017
Education is the easiest thing to carry around, and it can help you go places - that's what David B. Allen, CFA, 29, a Shanghai-based Canadian, believes in.
He is the founder of Language Partners, having taken up a career in education to bridge the world's cross-cultural learners.
In 2014, Allen came to China in pursuit of his master's in finance from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. China's rapid economic growth, rich culture and the smart locals of Shanghai convinced Allen to become a part of the dynamic metropolis.
"I'm a problem-solver, and have always been entrepreneurial at heart. During my first year in China, I spent much time learning Chinese, and I quickly learned about the demand and need for language tutors. This need promises continued growth," Allen said.
In February 2016, with support from government policy, a university and an incubator, Allen rode his passion for, and insights into, education to found Language Partners in Shanghai.
The company intends to connect English and Chinese native speakers, providing 1-to-1 experiential learning opportunities for both sides.
It regularly holds fun and interactive English learning events for children, and also provides organizational training to remove communication barriers in offices.
In addition, it is now developing its mobile app to better streamline the process of connecting Chinese and English native speakers.
"We continue to grow and learn at a controlled and managed pace with minimal downside risk," said Allen. "I'd like to see Language Partners getting recognized for its 'Living the Language' initiative, with customer service outlook and attention to detail."
The government and the university play indispensable roles in the company's development. The Shanghai free trade zone provides entrepreneurs with tax incentives. And visas are now more supportive of foreigners starting up in China.
Furthermore, the Belt and Road Initiative contributes to sound relations and deeper understanding among countries and people.
"I think it's a great initiative that should encourage more foreign students to stay on in China to start their own businesses," Allen said.
The SUFE provides its young entrepreneurs with workspace, connections and resources. The Entrepreneurship Center brought Allen fund-raising opportunities and participation in Guan Sheng Yuan International's incubator program.
Besides, Allen is eyeing expansion into Canada. He recently visited his hometown Fredericton, New Brunswick, to forge cooperation agreements with local English teachers and doctoral candidates. He hoped Canadians with top-level writing and speaking abilities can meet increasing demand for English-language classes among the Chinese.
By G T PADHIYAR Pada August 30, 2017


Dark rumblings around the blogosphere this morning as many seem to think that we will see more weakness. That's possible of course, and is made more likely by the lack of a strong bounce either at the lows yesterday or overnight, but overall this is a strong bullish setup with very well defined support at yesterday's lows on SPX. I'll explain why.
Today is the first day of the month, which is bullish, and Stock Traders Almanac tell us that the Dow closed up 11 of the last 14 times, which is bullish. The setup on equities looks bullish on the SPX 15min chart unless we see a break below yesterday's lows, and on the 60min chart unless we see a break with conviction below yesterday's lows. I'm leaning bullish unless we see those breaks, but if we do see those breaks the technical picture here will deteriorate sharply and I would be cautious about buying that dip.


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Home Blog Amil Suljic Killed in Truck Accident on US-287 in Armstrong County, TX
Amil Suljic Killed in Truck Accident on US-287 in Armstrong County, TX
Armstrong County, TX — January 1, 2023, 58-year-old Amil Suljic died in a crash between tractor-trailers on U.S. Highway 287 in Armstrong County.
Authorities say the incident happened around 1:05 p.m. on US-287 near County Road 25 outside Claude. Preliminary investigation suggests Suljic was driving a Volvo tractor-trailer east on the highway some distance behind a Peterbilt big rig driven by 32-year-old Jose Sanchez.
Sanchez allegedly slowed the Peterbilt to make a right turn onto CR 25; investigators allege Suljic failed to control his speed on approach and rear-ended the Peterbilt's trailer.
Suljic was pronounced dead at the scene. Sanchez was reportedly unhurt.
The accident remains under investigation. No further information is currently available.
One thing I run into far too often is the misunderstanding that preliminary accident reports from police or the news actually contain everything there is to know. For instance, in the wreck near Claude some folks may see that one truck rear-ended another and think there's little else to say about its sad outcome. However, so far no one can say exactly why things went that way—and that's crucial information.
I read the same reports as everyone else, but long experience has taught me that the early ones leave many blanks unfilled and questions unanswered. A crash caused by driver mistakes like inattention or following too closely might look the same as one caused by truck malfunctions or loss of traction on a wet road (or a dozen other possible explanations), but those situations are clearly very different from one another.
That's why it's important to investigate carefully and let only facts and evidence ultimately tell the whole story. The people trying to learn exactly how they lost a loved one in Armstrong County deserve no less, so I hope authorities and maybe even the companies behind those trucks get it for them.


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Tower of God Manga (Korean: 신의 탑; RR: Sin-ui Tap) sinui tap, literally means "Tower of God". It is a South Korean web manhwa written and illustrated by S.I.U (SIU), serialized in Naver Webtoon since June 30, 2010, with the individual chapters collected and published by Young Com into two volumes as of April 2020. Tower of God Manga received official English translations by LINE Webtoon in 2014. It has received a mobile game and merchandise. Tower of God got adapted into a Japanese anime television series by Telecom Animation Film on April 1, 2020. Tower of God is running weekly on Naver Webtoon since 2010. The ongoing webtoon is releasing every Sunday and the official English version is releasing roughly 14 hours later at Line Webtoons.
Synopsis : Tower of God centers around a boy called Twenty-Fifth Bam, who has spent most of his life trapped beneath a vast and mysterious Tower, with only his close friend, Rachel, to keep him company. When Rachel enters the Tower, Bam manages to open the door into it as well, and faces challenges at each floor of this tower as he tries to find his closest companion. As the story progresses, the reader gradually explores the lore, history, and motivations of important characters and factions that drive or try to change the fate of the tower, for more than 10,000 years. Mysteries are gradually unveiled and added, as the readers learn about the struggles and triumphs of the inhabitants of the tower.
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i may be the only one who noticed this, but those kids can't be any older than 17! that's definitely a high school percussion section most likely performing for their parents, teachers and peers (ah yes, i remember my days performing with mallet percussion in front of my own peers.. very nerve wracking indeed). they likely either wrote the music from memory or with the help of their band director because i'm not sure how many instruments have sheet music for the mario theme song. i have to say it was very well done! and yes, even with how "cliche" it has become to perform this song, it's amazing how universal it is. EVERYONE knows the first 7 notes. don't worry ted and oliver... as soon as kids stop playing video games this fad will go away. lucky for you, that will never happen. even if it does, everything is cyclical and it will only come back when the next generation re-discovers the radness of 8 bit video games.
No, the Super Mario Brother theme never gets old. Think otherwise is simply Wrong. Yes, it is possible to have a wrong opinion.
Anyone who doesn't get instantly cheered up by the first seven notes of Super Mario Brothers has no soul.
Maybe I'll listen later, but please, is there any music more tiring than the Super Mario theme?
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Adolf Hitler's 3-mile-long Nazi getaway is now a luxury resort — here are 6 insane facts about it
More than 9,000 workers helped build Prora, the 2.8-mile-long structure Hitler commissioned as a place for the ordinary German to relax.
In 1936, three years before Germany invaded Poland and started World War II, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of the world's largest tourist resort, located on a beachfront property on the island of Rügen.
The Nazis called it Prora.
Hitler never finished construction on Prora because of the war. As German soldiers marched through Europe, Prora was left to rot — until 2013.
Prora is now the property of the German real-estate company Metropole Marketing, which rents out rooms to international travelers and Germans alike.
Here are a handful of wild facts about the megastructure.
More than 9,000 workers helped construct Prora.
Roger Moorhouse, a historian and tour guide, told Business Insider that Prora was intended as the carrot to the stick of the Gestapo — as a pacifying gesture to get the German people on Hitler's side.
At the time, Germany was enmeshed in the World War I concept of "people's community," or "volksgemeinschaft," in which Germans would stand united, no matter what.
The structure was built to hold 20,000 people.
While the Nazi police state was in development, the overarching German vision was a hopeful one, Moorhouse told Business Insider. "And this," he said, "is where something like Prora comes in."
Each room would measure 16 feet by 8.2 feet and include two beds, a sink, and a dresser.
Hitler commissioned a festival hall in the center of Prora that would be large enough to hold all 20,000 residents at once.
Hitler's megalomania — a trait shared by many dictators — was also manifested in his plan for the Festival Hall. The Nazi leader commissioned the architect Erich zu Putlitz to design it.
The hall was designed to contain two wave pools and theaters for movies and live performance.
The entire building measures 2.8 miles long, and it's 150 yards from the beach.
"The photos cannot physically do it justice," Moorhouse said. "It's too big."
By all accounts, it would have been one of the most impressive structures in the world.
It also features the world's longest youth hostel, which contains 402 beds and 96 rooms.
In the early 2000s, several German developers fought for the initial rights to revive Prora.
In 2006, Germany's federal agency for real estate bought Block 5, which contained the hostel. It opened in 2011.
The largest units costs nearly $1 million to buy.
People who want to stay at Prora can choose between hotel rooms for temporary visits or luxury apartments as long-term investments.
The apartments run from $400,000 to $900,000 depending on the block they're in and their size.
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Today's MCU's are capable of versatile and complex tasks and are being used in diverse and innovative ways. RTOS' are playing an increasingly large role in helping developers quickly get up and running and effectively manage their embedded and IoT devices. However, getting started can be intimidating and confusing to beginners. This session will explain some of the pro's and con's of using an RTOS and key factors to consider when making that choice. Users will then be taken step by step through the process of getting an RTOS, ZephyrOS, up and running and performing a few simple tasks on the provided hardware.
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David Addams is Executive Director of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, where he has worked with the dynamic team of staff and trustees to transform our mission, strategy and culture in service to responding to these challenging times and persistent structural barriers of racism and poverty.
He spent his early career as an attorney and a specialist in negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution. Over the last 20 years, he has served in various nonprofit management positions including Executive Director of the Oliver Scholars Program, Executive Director of Associated Black Charities and Vice President of the New York Urban League. David was also Deputy Manhattan Borough President and Chief of Staff at the Manhattan Borough President's Office, Deputy Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union and Director of Affiliate Diversity and Strategic Initiatives for the American Civil Liberties Union. He served as a Visiting Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Brooklyn College and an adjunct professor of public policy and law at Brooklyn College Graduate Center, City College of New York's Center for Legal Education and City University of New York Law School at Queens College.
David received his BA magna cum laude from Princeton University, his MSJ from Columbia University School of Journalism and his JD from Columbia University School of Law.
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Advocacy is an important tool for funders seeking to address systemic inequalities ingrained in our policies and practices, and it can be the sole focus of an organization or an additional strategy employed to create lasting change. Many families pursue advocacy because of a founder's interest or legacy, while others have introduced advocacy into their grantmaking portfolio after listening to… Read More
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