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Representing the Pro Bono Client: Advocacy Skills for Administrative Hearings 2017
Speaker(s): Abigail Trillin, Adam Poe, Carole Vigne, Joanna Parnes, Lauren Hansen
Recorded on: Sep. 20, 2017
PLI Program #: 181004
Program Overview and Introductions
Overview of Administrative Hearing; Requesting and Preparing for Hearing
Administrative Hearing and Post-Hearing Issues
Carole Vigne is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Legal Aid at Work (the organization formerly known as Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center). She currently directs the Wage Protection Program, which represents low-wage workers through litigation in state and federal court and administrative advocacy before the California Labor Commissioner, San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board; provides advice and brief services to workers through a semi-monthly Wage Claim Clinic hosted at the California Labor Commissioner's San Francisco and Oakland offices; conducts trainings for workers and provides technical assistance to worker advocates; and engages in legislative advocacy and amicus briefing to expand protections for workers. In her prior role, Carole oversaw Legal Aid's Wage and Unemployment Claims Project, training and supervising scores of volunteer legal advocates to represent hundreds of clients at wage claim conferences and hearings before the California Labor Commissioner and unemployment insurance appeal hearings before the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
Carole was previously a Skadden Fellow with Legal Aid's National Origin, Immigration, and Language Rights Program, working to expand the rights of immigrant workers and serving San Francisco's immigrant, limited-English-proficient, Latino workers through a workers' rights clinic. In that capacity, Carole also litigated discrimination and wage and hour cases on behalf of immigrant workers. She also litigated employment law cases, primarily wage and hour class actions, at Rukin, Hyland, Doria & Tindall, LLP.
Carole is a graduate of Brown University and University of California, Berkeley School of Law (the law school formerly known as Boalt Hall).
Joanna Parnes is a Supervising Attorney at the Alameda County Regional Office of Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland, California. Joanna currently serves low-income clients with mental and physical health disabilities through direct legal services and systemic advocacy in the area of public benefits, with a focus on SSI and Social Security disability benefits. Prior to joining Bay Legal, Joanna worked at the East Bay Community Law Center and as a researcher at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, evaluating programs and policies that impact poor families. She holds a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and received her B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Adam joined Bay Area Legal Aid in 2008 as a housing attorney in the Contra Costa Office and has been managing attorney in that office since May 2018. Adam became the first dedicated reentry attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid in 2012 and took on the role of regional project coordinator for the growing reentry unit shortly thereafter.
In his housing practice Adam has represented hundreds of low-income and disabled clients in Unlawful Detainers and administrative hearings in Contra Costa. He maintains a case load of housing and reentry cases and is involved in efforts to support individuals with criminal records achieve stability through housing and employment advocacy.
Adam serves on several regional task forces and steering committees, including the Reentry Community Advisory Board (CAB), the Reentry Success Center, the Youth Justice Initiative and the Alliance to End Abuse. He has trained hundreds of attorneys, advocates and service providers on Fair Housing issues and the housing rights of individuals with criminal records.
Education: DePaul College of Law (2006); Michigan State University, B.S. Pol. Sci (1999)
Practice Area: Housing, Reentry
Bar Admission: California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
After joining PILP as a fellow in 2012, Lauren is now a staff attorney in the public benefit unit. Prior to joining PILP, Lauren worked at Legal Services of Northern California for in its Ukiah office doing housing, public benefits, and health law. Lauren graduated from UCLA and went to law school at the University of Iowa College of Law.
At PILP, Lauren has worked on a variety of cases on issues including redevelopment, housing element, General Assistance/Relief, CalFresh (SNAP), and CalWORKs (TANF). She started and currently leads PILP's Rural General Assistance Project (Rural GAP), a project dedicated to increasing access to General Assistance/Relief benefits in rural areas. She is admitted to practice in California and Washington D.C.
As Executive Director, Abigail has overall leadership responsibility for the agency, where she has worked since 1996. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Abigail was the Managing Attorney for ten years and a staff attorney for six years prior to that. She has both direct service and policy expertise in all four LSC legal practice areas. Previous to joining LSC in 1996, Abigail worked at numerous charitable organizations with a focus on education, and taught at an inner-city school in Los Angeles. Abigail is one of the nation's first Certified Child Welfare Law Specialists. She is proficient in Spanish.


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Beyond the boardroom
Central Illinois Business
Made in Champaign County
By Christine Walsh
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University of Illinois Community Credit Union CEO E.J. Donaghey describes Central Illinois Business' Forty Under 40 Man of the Year Chris Harlan as intentional, measured and responsive.
Donaghey nominated the credit union's executive vice president and chief operating officer for the honor.
Harlan, 38, learned those values growing up near Champaign's Centennial Park, living in the same house all through Robeson Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, Centennial High School and Parkland College.
Seated in his office with Chicago Blackhawks and Cubs paraphernalia behind him, Harlan said that aside from wanting to be a professional athlete growing up, "I always knew I wanted to be in business or some industry. That was in my head: I wanted to work at a desk and be a leader of some sort."
Harlan's first job was at K's Merchandise Mart, where he stayed about five years.
"I really learned sales and customer service there," he said.
After about a year, he was promoted to electronics department manager and learned about inventory and sales – and met his future wife, Katie, a coworker. Harlan decided to go back to school full-time to get his degree but continued working at the store.
"It served me well," he said.
After graduating, Harlan owned a lawn and landscaping company, working 90 hours a week, and discovered he hated mowing lawns. After three years, he decided to pursue a career in financial services.
Harlan went on to spend five years with Busey Bank. Harlan has now been in the financial services industry about 15 years.
A friend and colleague introduced Harlan to the book "StrengthsFinder." At the time Harlan was considering leaving middle-management for marketing or sales, but the book's emphasis on doing what you're good at resonated with him.
"I decided to stick it out and see where it takes me," he said. "I feel challenged and fulfilled in the role I'm in now."
Harlan now spends a lot of time coaching his team members on their strengths.
"I really like to meet with my team," he said. "I'm able to give them individual attention and be updated on different things they're working on. Part of what I love about this job is it's different every day."
Harlan oversees retail delivery channels, branches, marketing and lending. A majority of UICCU employees work for him or his team. He also manages the credit union's strategic plan and planning process. Harlan is the co-founder and CEO of Campus Card Management Group, a credit union service organization.
Donaghey encouraged Harlan to get his University of Illinois MBA.
"He showed me why that was a great opportunity to take advantage of," Harlan said. "I've been really fortunate to have great bosses, people who have been able to both challenge me and give me the opportunity to fail at times but also kind of correct myself along the way."
At the time, he and Katie had a 3-year-old, a 1-year-old and a newborn.
"It was one of the most challenging times because I wanted to give my best to all aspects of my life," he said. "Each was a tremendous opportunity, and I didn't want to miss any of it. Unfortunately you realize you can only do so much, so I tried to just be present and give my best to whatever I was doing at the moment."
Harlan said the best compliment he's ever received is that he's a good presenter.
"In high school, I was paralyzed by the idea of any kind of public speaking," he admitted.
Harlan decided if he would ever be professionally successful, he needed to improve.
"So I started volunteering at every opportunity with the idea that the more I do it, the more comfortable I'll be," he said.
He focuses on preparation.
"I don't like to be scripted but I do use specific bulleted talking points and then I'll typically try to come up with some kind of icebreaker," he said. "If I can just get into it, I'll be OK. I'm pretty good at talking."
Harlan serves on the Allerton Park and Recreation Center Board of Directors. He has been a Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentor, ran several United Way corporate fundraising campaigns, and he and Katie contribute as United Way Pillars and Compassion International supporters. Harlan also volunteers on the Illini Media Board of Directors, U of I College of Business Marketing Panel and the PSCU Advisory Board.
"Chris has dedicated his career to serving others and this community," Donaghey said. "When it comes to serving this community, nobody has more spirit than Chris Harlan. As a community member, his roots run deep, and so does his appreciation and commitment to giving back."
Harlan was a critical part of founding a GoFundMe account for missing UIUC student Yingying Zhang's family. He and his team spent hours offering financial counsel and management in support of the family.
"The university reached out and said, 'What can you do to help?'" Harlan said.
Originally, there was simply going to be a UICCU account set up for the family.
"My instant reaction was, 'This is a major event in our community,'" Harlan said. "It's really caught the attention of not only this community but all the way overseas."
By the end of the weekend it began, the GoFundMe account reached $75,000.
He recalled meeting the family for the first time.
"That was just unimaginable," Harlan said. "Certainly they were appreciative."
"Chris Harlan is a true fan of this community," Donaghey said.
Harlan jokes that the only way east central Illinois could be improved is by importing southern California weather. He likes the proximity to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and the ease of traveling out of Willard Airport and says "the number of things there are to do in this area always amazes me."
As for Harlan's long-term goals, "I've always said I would like to lead an organization; I've never been shy about that," he said.
Harlan believes in being yourself.
"In all circumstances, that seems to be the key to happiness and success," he said. "Once you start trying to emulate or compare yourself to someone else, you will be disappointed."
Harlan said he'll never be done learning.
"I have had to recognize that the success of others is more important than my own success in order to achieve major goals," he said. "This is really difficult for me because I'm naturally very competitive. I believe this will be more and more important in the future, and we could all benefit from an abundance mentality."
Harlan enjoys traveling, cooking, spending time with family and friends and golfing.
"I love to be outside," he said. "My wife and I love to travel and go to the pool with our kids."
If Harlan had to choose an actor to play him in a movie, it would be Tom Hanks.
"My boss describes me as the oldest young person he knows," Harlan said. "I'm pretty low-key. It's definitely not going to be any of the action stars."
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NewsSportsFootballAtletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez arrested
Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez arrested
Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez was arrested in the early hours of Friday on suspicion of having assaulted his girlfriend.
UPDATED: Feb 3, 2017 19:00 IST
Lucas Hernandez (Reuters Photo)
Hernandez was arrested in the early hours of Friday
He was arrested on suspicion of having assaulted his girlfriend
He last played for Atletico in a 2-2 draw at Eibar in La Liga on January 25
By Reuters: Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez was arrested in the early hours of Friday on suspicion of having assaulted his girlfriend, Spanish police said.
They said the Guardia Civil - the national gendarmerie - were called at 2:30 a.m. to Hernandez's home in Las Rozas, near Madrid, after the French U21 player was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend.
A Guardia Civil spokesman told Reuters that Hernandez and his girlfriend were treated at the scene by emergency medical workers for minor injuries. He said the player did not resist arrest and would appear before a judge in a court in Majadahonda, Madrid, later on Friday.
The girlfriend has not pressed charges, he added.
The 20-year-old Hernandez last played for Atletico in a 2-2 draw at Eibar in La Liga on January 25.


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2. The pedicle screw coupling device of claim 1, wherein the tubular sleeve includes a tapered sidewall extending from the second end to the first end.
3. The pedicle screw coupling device of claim 1, wherein the coupling head has undercut channels that mateably receive the collar during fixation.
4. The pedicle screw coupling device of claim 1, wherein the coupling head has threads that mateably receive the collar during fixation.
5. The pedicle screw coupling device of claim 1, wherein the spinal rod channel of the coupling head maintains the spinal rod axially above the pedicle screw head.
a pedicle screw bore formed in the body and having a first end sized to receive a pedicle screw shaft and a pedicle screw head of a pedicle screw and a second end sized to allow the pedicle screw shaft to pass through but retain the pedicle screw head, the second end configured to allow rotation of the coupling head about the pedicle screw head and to allow the body to pivot relative to the pedicle screw shaft in an arc perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a spinal rod received in the channel, the arc defining a length of travel of substantially −5° to substantially +45° relative to an axis defined by the pedicle screw shaft.
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12. The pedicle screw coupling head of claim 6, wherein the body further includes a spinal rod retention element bore configured to receive a spinal rod retention element for applying loading against a received spinal rod at an angle relative to the pedicle screw shaft axis to fix the spinal rod relative to the body.
13. The pedicle screw coupling head of claim 9, wherein the body bore is configured to receive a collar between the pedicle screw head of an inserted pedicle screw and a received spinal rod.
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fixing an arcuate orientation of the coupling device relative to the pedicle screw.
17. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of fixing the spinal rod to the coupling head independent of the fixation of the arcuate orientation of the coupling device relative to the pedicle screw.


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HomeNewsIndiana man was violent long before 7 killings
Indiana man was violent long before 7 killings
October 22, 2014 Online Editor News, The Buzz Comments Off on Indiana man was violent long before 7 killings
This undated photo provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Department shows Darren Vann. Police investigating the slayings of seven northwestern Indiana women whose bodies were found over the weekend said Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, it could be the work of a serial killer, and that the suspect, Vann, a former Texas resident who now lives in Gary, Ind., has told them his victims might go back 20 years. (AP Photo/Lake County Sheriff's Department)
By MICHAEL TARM and TOM COYNE
This undated photo provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Department shows Darren Vann. Police investigating the slayings of seven northwestern Indiana women whose bodies were found over the weekend said Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, it could be the work of a serial killer, and that the suspect, Vann, a former Texas resident who now lives in Gary, Ind., has told them his victims might go back 20 years. (AP Photo/Lake County Sheriff's Department)
GARY, Ind. (AP) — With hindsight, there were signs years ago of increasing violence against women by Darren Vann, who police said Tuesday has confessed to killing seven women in northwestern Indiana.
Indiana court records from 2004 describe him grabbing a woman in a chokehold, dousing her with gasoline and threatening to set her on fire. He was sentenced to a year in prison.
In 2009, he was convicted in Texas of raping a woman. She told police that when she went to his apartment in Austin he knocked her down and began to strangle her, hit her several times in the face and said he could kill her, court records show. He served time in prison until last year, when he was released and moved back to Indiana.
In both cases, the charges against Vann were reduced as part of plea bargains, and Texas officials deemed him a low risk for violence. He registered as a sex offender in Indiana and police made a routine check in September that he lived at the address he provided.
"He was not on our radar at all," Gary Police Chief Larry McKinley said at a news conference Tuesday, adding that Vann was never suspected of taking part in homicides in the days or months before his arrest.
Now Vann is charged with the strangulation death of one woman, and police say more charges are expected in a few days after he directed them to the bodies of six more. Authorities in two states are poring over cold case files and missing person reports to determine if there are more victims. He will appear in court Wednesday for the first time since his arrest over the weekend.
Several families who have missing relatives have called since the bodies were discovered to ask if their loved ones might have been killed by Vann, said another Gary officer, Cmdr. Del Stout.
Family and friends of victims said police should have known the 43-year-old Vann was a threat and taken reports of women disappearing more seriously.
In this June 2013 photo provided by Natasha Conway is Anith Jones of Merrillville, Ind., whose body was found Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 in an abandoned Gary, Ind., home. Authorities say Darren Vann, who was taken into custody Saturday, confessed to killing Afrikka Hardy on Friday in Hammond, Ind., and during interviews directed police to Jones body in Gary, Ind. Police found five more bodies Sunday in other Gary homes and hinted at more victims over a 20-year span. (AP Photo/Natasha Conway)
Victim Teaira Batey's mother, Gloria Cullom, said she called Gary police constantly looking for information about her daughter and never heard back.
"I'm trying to find out, 'Have you heard anything. Do you have any information for me?' Nobody ever called me back," Cullom said.
Batey's fiance, Marvin Clinton, expressed similar frustration.
"I don't think that they really did anything as far as looking into the situation with the information that we was giving to them," he said.
The family filed a missing person report on Batey in late January after she had been missing for nearly three weeks.
Cullom told police her daughter suffered from schizophrenia, was HIV positive and had a cocaine habit. She had last been seen leaving with a male friend she called Popeye.
Clinton said the family knew "something had gone terribly wrong" when they didn't hear from Batey, who has a 2-year-old son with Clinton and had given up prostitution several years ago to focus on being a mother.
McKinley defended police handling of the reports.
"We take every report seriously," he said.
Vann appeared to keep a low profile and follow the rules after serving a prison sentence for sexually assaulting the woman in Austin.
He registered as a sex offender in Indiana in July 2013 after he moved to Gary, said Patti Van Til, a spokeswoman with the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
Vann registered again in Indiana this past July, putting him in compliance with a state law that requires sex offenders to re-register at least once each year, she said.
Detectives with the sheriff's department last checked on Vann on Sept. 14.
"He had registered and complied with the requirements," Van Til said. "We had the appropriate response from him."
But some others who knew Vann found cause for concern.
Edward Matlock, his former stepson, said Vann "creeped me out" and would talk to himself while staring in a different direction.
Matlock said his mother and Vann lived in an area of Austin known for prostitution and drugs, and Vann would sometimes go walking around late at night. His mother told Matlock that Vann was just hanging out with friends. But now Matlock wonders.
"You know Norman Bates, from the movie? That was him, a strange guy," said Matlock, referring to the Alfred Hitchcock character in the movie "Psycho."
Associated Press writers Hannah Cushman in Chicago, Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas, Juan Carlos Llorca in El Paso, Texas and Rick Callahan in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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Jackson man arrested on murder charges in shooting deaths of father, grandmother
February 2, 2014 Online Editor News, The Buzz Comments Off on Jackson man arrested on murder charges in shooting deaths of father, grandmother
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A 20-year-old Jackson man is accused of gunning down his 49-year-old father and 74-year-old grandmother. Tyrone Liddell Jr. was booked Thursday night and is being held without bond on two counts […]
Lawyer: Motorist had hands up as police killed his son
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MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — Police body camera video shows the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy had his hands up and posed no threat as police opened fire into his car, severely wounding the motorist […]
Mississippi Supreme Court denies motion to remove judge in doctor's murder-for-hire case
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GREENWOOD, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has again denied a motion from a Greenwood doctor charged in a murder-for-hire case to remove the judge appointed to preside over his case. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that […]


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It is unlikely that India and Pakistan will share any useful intelligence with each other as and when a joint anti-terrorism mechanism comes into existence.
The Bharatiya Janata Party suspects an "American hand" behind India's "unprecedented capitulation" before Pakistan on the issue of cross-border terrorism.
Do we need an Education Commission to reform and standardise primary, higher, technical and medical education?
The CBI today attached property and bank accounts of Ravi Shankaran, one of the prime accused in the naval war room leak case and a kin of Navy chief Arun Prakash, for his failure to appear before it for questioning.
The decks have almost been cleared for setting up private universities in Haryana. The state Vidhan Sabha today passed the Haryana Private Universities Bill, 2006, by voice vote after Indian National Lok Dal members walked out of the House, saying that the law would encourage the "commercialisation of education".
The suspended SAD and BJP MLAs, who comprise the Opposition, today staged a protest outside the Punjab Assembly demanding a CBI probe into the Ludhiana City Centre issue even as the Treasury Benches discussed important matters inside the House.
SAD and BJP MLAs protest outside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha against the alleged Ludhiana City Centre scam in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
The institute body of the PGI, the apex decision-making body, today approved the appointment of Dr Vinay Sakhuja, Head of the Department of Nephrology, as Dean of the PGI and Dr Amod Gupta, Head of the Dept. of Opthalmology as Sub Dean.
The Punjab Government today came out strongly to justify Mr Parkash Singh Badal's prosecution and even offered to shift the trial outside the state.
BUSINESS: PMO disfavours AI-Indian merger?
Will compensation bring back her 43 years?
Rupees 10 lakh have been demanded as compensation for 73-year-old Sarla for being kept for 43 years at the Varanasi mental hospital. The designated human rights court of Varanasi will hear her case for release, rehabilitation and compensation tomorrow.
For an 80-year-old, Gurcharan Singh is quite healthy, with ailments that accompany the ageing process not bothering him much. However, for the past few months, sleep has eluded him.
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When I heard that Le Cafe Gourmand will be opened in Jakarta, I was very excited because I had always wanted to try the desserts as I have heard so many good reviews about them. This cafe is a French patisserie specialized in pastries, coffee, and ice cream; that is opened in Surabaya since February 2012. I had a Surabaya trip on October last year but because it was quite a short trip, we couldn't visit it. But now, thanks to the owner, Mr. Stephan Tanaja, this spectacular cafe has been brought to Jakarta and opened for public since February 26th, 2014. It's such a rare opportunity that I go with something mainstream and try to get the taste of a newly-opened dining place almost immediately as it opens, but this time is an exception.
My first impression when I entered the cafe was that it is very beautiful! Just like typical European patisseries, the cafe is bright, full with aroma of fresh-brewed coffee, and the ambiance is just perfect. There is the main counter in the middle of the room, with rows of cakes, pastries, gelato and sorbet, all are nicely arranged inside glass displays. And there is even a private room, probably for more private business meetings or such. I just totally fell in love with the decoration, interior, everything!
Well, my visit was on a Sunday noon, and since it has just opened few days ago, the crowds were really into it and the cafe was almost full when we arrived. The staffs are dressed up quite nicely, but everyone seemed so busy and we were quite "lost", didn't know what to do because it was kind of messy. Some staffs were just standing on the corner and looked as confused as we were. Luckily, a staff who looks like the manager on duty greeted us from behind the counter and brought us to the only empty table available. After we were seated, another waiter came, gave us the menu then politely excused himself to serve other guests. I thought to myself, this was totally uncalled for and I was so surprised by the good service!
Our drinks came after quite some time, and I thought that it wasn't a big deal because the cafe was quite crowded although people came and went quite fast, and by the time our drinks were served, there were only 2 out of 5 tables occupied in the main area. Our favorite waiter came again bringing all the cakes I ordered earlier altogether and I was very grateful he was there during my visit.
Nothing can calm people down more than a sweet dessert, I say. Charlotte amazed me to certain extent when I tried a spoon of it. The cake was very moist and soft. Fulfilled with a lovely chocolate mousse inside, the cake easily became my favorite as it was very simple and not too sweet.
I had high hope for the macaroon but it just failed to impress me. The texture was too hard, dry and easily broken when bitten, the flavors didn't really come out although both of them (raspberry and lychee) SUPPOSEDLY have very strong, distinctive fragrances and tastes. Actually there are about 11 variants listed in the menu, such as chocolate, raspberry, coffee, rose, caramel with salted butter, passion fruit, vanilla, peach & apricot, chocolate & caramel, pistachio, and raspberry & lychee; but most of them were not available (probably only 4 variants including this one were available). So maybe next time, I am going to try the other variants as well!
You know, it was very difficult for me to choose when I am given so many beautiful cakes in front of me! Initially I wanted the coconut one (forgot the name, probably Exotic Cocktail or something), but in the end, we decided to pick this. Pabana Cocktail is layers of red fruits, light vanilla Bavarois, and Pabana Cocktail jelly. The red fruits were probably mixes of berries fruits, mainly raspberry made into jam, giving a sweet and sour taste which was quite refreshing. On top of the jam, there was also peanut crumbles which gave a nice salty taste into the whole jar. The jelly looked like mango but tasted a bit citrusy so I assumed it was probably mango mixed with orange. The whole thing sounds so complicated but if you try to scoop from top to bottom in one go, it was heavenly yummilicious!!
This was a very sweet, delicious cake to start with. It might look simple and no different from usual chocolate cake, but it surely was different! I love the crispy pastry on the bottom, beautiful, crispy and did its job very well holding the cake neatly. And most importantly, it gave balance to the whole sweetness that even a sweet tooth couldn't handle. With beautiful presentation of thin layer of caramel, topped with chocolate mousse and ganache, made this cake a very guilty pleasure that is sure hard to resist! I love that they only put really thin layer of caramel despite of its name, because we all know how sweet caramel is. With that amount of chocolate on the plate, more caramel would just turn someone into diabetic man, and it will probably kill the whole chocolate flavor as well. The chocolate was very fragrant and sweet, but not milky sweet like I usually avoid. I totally enjoy the cake, although it was a little sweet for me, but I will recommend everyone to try this by sharing with somebody.
According to the waiter, this would be the most recommended drink for hot category. Made from dark chocolate mixed with coffee and milk, this was very rich drink to enjoy on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. The dark chocolate was very prominent, combined with strong, aromatic fresh coffee, made the drink quite bitter, but very much enjoyable.
The hot chocolate is one of their signature drinks (hence the name) and it was really one of the best hot chocolate drinks I have ever had IN MY LIFE. It was rich, thick, strong chocolate, with hint of milk, fresh and not too sweet. I don't know what kind of cocoa they use, but this seriously was over-whelmingly delicious! And the beautiful presentation, four thumbs up!
This is basically the cold version of Caffe Fondente. Tasted similar but I prefer the cold one because strangely enough, it was even bitter than the hot one.
We had been eye-ing for the ice creams since the first time we sat down and in the end, we could just order 2 variants as we were already too sick of sweet stuffs! I picked Mandarin Sorbet because it was kind of sour and a bit bitter which I think because they put extract of the whole mandarin oranges including the some of the skin. One scoop sounds not much but after a while I just stopped and couldn't take it anymore. The cone was very thick and crispy, it actually made me quite full after some bites. The salted caramel was not really my favorite, but it was a good choice because it wasn't too sweet and had a very nice salty taste that balanced the sweetness.
And for that price, it was very worthy. If you like ice cream very much or come with friends, why don't you try 2 scoops for IDR 40K or even better, 3 scoops for IDR 50K? The price goes lower the more scoops you order!
Although I had quite a blast there, I just want to write about the service. There seems to be quite a number of staffs during my visit, but there was only ONE particular waiter who happened to be the star of the cafe. I didn't even know his name, but he really deserves an award or something. He was practically EVERYWHERE, not like the others who just stood there in their own stations. Our favorite waiter was polite, helpful, informative, and he did EVERYTHING from taking orders (from menu, desserts and ice cream from glass displays), cleaning up, serving, printing bills, simply everything. He even prepared the glass and ice as I requested when I ordered a bottle of Equil. We even thought he might be one of the senior workers, or probably junior/trainee, or perhaps, he is bullied by the other staffs because clearly he was the only one who worked THAT HARD in that place, well, at least during my visit. So, Mr. Tanaja, if you read this post, please reward this guy because if I have a staff like this in my cafe or restaurant, I will gladly give him a rise and even promote him.
Our favorite waiter who deserves more respect, the handsome guy behind the counter!
After we finished and asked for bill, I already gave my credit card and the waiter came back saying that their EDC machine was broken so I was quite confused for a while. I mean this is a very big deal because their products are considered high value items and some are quite expensive, and if you can't use credit card for payment, there should have been some information attached on the door, wall, or anywhere guests can see. Because I am almost 100% sure that people nowadays rarely bring so much cash when dining out especially in this kind of place! Our bill was around IDR 400K and I believe there were other tables whose bills were even more expensive than ours! It was kind of ridiculous but our favorite waiter just apologized nicely and I happened to bring enough cash so there was no hassle. But if I didn't, I would have been so pissed having to go to nearest ATM to draw some cash just because of this kind of stupidity.


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Eugene Weekly : ¡Ask A Mexican! : 4.22.10
Dear Mexican: I have a friend who frequently wears a T-shirt that boldly states in big, bad-ass, Old English letters, "Hecho en México." Five facts follow:
• He was born 23 years ago in Bellflower, Calif.
• His truly Mexican parents were nowhere near Mexico when he was conceived
• His Spanish is worse than his English
• He has conceded that the "Made in Mexico" displayed across his man-breasts DOES NOT imply the T-shirt was manufactured in Mexico
• I easily upset him when I declare that I'm more Mexican than he is, by the mere fact that I was at least born OUTSIDE the U.S. in the Philippines.
So what gives? Why is it so easy for me to bust his balls by calling him an American? And, so, whenever he wears that shirt I always tell him that he's disingenuous, but he just looks at me and asks, "What the hell does 'disingenuous' mean?"
— Sancho Villa, the Filipino Friend of El Pocho
Dear Flip: Filipinos might be the Mexicans of Asia, and boxer Manny Pacquiao might own Mexican pugilists the way Mexi men take gabachas, but that doesn't make you more mexicano than your wabby pal. Your amigo's fixation on asserting a mexicanidad that he ostensibly can't claim ties back to my column a couple of weeks ago regarding the United States Census and its antebellum racial classifications. As I stated then, Mexicans insist they are a separate raza instead of an ethnicity even though we all now know that the whole concept of race is socially constructed and about as scientifically valid as creationism — but the insistence makes sense, regardless of how many generations removed from Mexico a pocho may be. The allure of closely associating with an ancestral culture is a longstanding spice of the American melting pot, best explained by the sociologist Herbert Gans as symbolic ethnicity. We let micks and goombahs generations no longer fresh off the boats call themselves Irish and Italian, so why not let pochos call themselves Mexican? That's right — because anything gabachos do is right, and all Mexicans do is make babies and Reconquista. Have sympathy, and let your friend call himself Mexican, Sancho, because Know Nothings have the last laugh — your proud "Mexican" wakes up every day in el gabacho.
When the gringo people starts complaining about illegals, the government comes out and uses a pacifier to calm them down (raids, penalties on employers, pendejo walls). When we illegals start complaining, they come out with another pacifier, such as a bill to legalize some of us. I say open the ojos and see that the intention of the U.S. government is not to take us all back; it's to pacify the whiners. So gringos: please. Ya shut up and live, and let us work on your landscaping, fruits, vegetables, meats, all crops and everything so you can eat good. Anyway, when it comes to pacifiers, I wanted to ask the Mexican: who was the real pendejo who thought about building a wall at the border? That is the greatest broma and waste of dinero I ever heard. I laugh at it, every time I think about it. We already have the biggest escalera you have ever seen. Anyway, if you know the name of that pendejo, I'd like to know.
— El Mojado
Dear Wetback: If you're referring to the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which sought to further fortify an already militarized frontera and introduced the idea of a massive muro to the American public, that pinche puto pendejo baboso was New York Congressman Peter King, who submitted the bill and was its main sponsor. But don't bother writing nasty letters to him — fucker loves pissing Mexis off. Instead, send King's office cans of refried beans so he'll be forced to either donate them to charity, or eat them all to hilarious digestive effect!
Get all your Mexican fun at myspace.com/ocwab, youtube.com/askamexicano, or send your questions to themexican@askamexican.net!


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Ashland, the heart of Chequamegon Bay!
Where you'll find yourself next to the water!
Your destination for year-round recreation.
Lake Superior in the summer means world-class smallmouth bass fishing in Chequamegon Bay as well as great near-shore and deep-water fishing. Warmer temperatures send many fish to deeper water where vertical jigging can produce walleye, northern pike and panfish.
Discover the winter charm of Wisconsin's northwoods with a visit to Ashland and the Chequamegon Bay area when ice and snow transform the vast wooded terrain into a pristine landscape of quiet beauty.
Ashland County's more than 200 miles of well-kept trails are a snowmobiler's paradise. Many area hotels and motels offer easy access to the trail system, some even allowing visitors to snowmobile right from their door onto major trails. For a free Ashland County snowmobile map, call 1-800-284-9484, or click here to view the trail map online as a PDF.
Winter brings anglers out in droves for ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay where they can take their pick of excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, or any of the three major panfish – perch, bluegill and crappie. Sometime after Christmas, Lake Superior usually freezes and anglers can fish for all the aforementioned species as well as all varieties of trout. In late January, the ice usually extends into the Apostle Islands where die hard lake trout "bobbers" practice vertical jigging in water up to 250 feet deep for fish that regularly exceed 20 pounds.
Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are also popular cold-weather pastimes in the Ashland area and offer a great way to take in the area's natural beauty at a slower pace. For the most up-to-date ski trail conditions, click here. Exciting winter events and activities such as the Book Across the Bay ski/snowshoe race, held on the frozen surface of Lake Superior, attract thousands of visitors to Ashland each year.
As you browse our many gift, clothing, sporting and specialty shops, you'll find everything from local delicacies and gourmet delights, to outdoor gear, vintage clothing and fine art. Searching for that perfect gift for someone special? You'll discover so many intriguing possibilities as you stroll through Ashland's historic Main Street district.
Known as the "Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin," Ashland's pride in its rich history is evident in its 17 vibrant murals highlighting a particular aspect of the city's colorful past, depicting subjects ranging from the city's lumberjacks and military veterans to its railroads, storefronts and former massive ore dock.
Ashland offers visitors a wide variety of mouthwatering mealtime choices. Check out one of our locally-owned eateries for home-cooked specialties or sip an award-winning craft-brewed beer with your meal.
Ashland, the heart and soul of Chequamegon Bay, encourages visitors to enjoy and explore all that Lake Superior country has to offer. Click here to download the 2019 Ashland County Activity & Visitor Guide or here to have a Visitor Guide mailed to you. Find yourself next to the water in Ashland!
Ashland County's more than 200 miles of well-kept trails are a snowmobiler's paradise. Many area hotels and motels offer easy access to the trail system, some even allowing visitors to snowmobile right from their door onto major trails.
Winter brings anglers out in droves for ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay where they can take their pick of excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, or any of the three major panfish – perch, bluegill and crappie.
Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are also popular cold-weather pastimes in the Ashland area and offer a great way to take in the area's natural beauty at a slower pace. For the most up-to-date ski trail conditions,click here.
Ashland offers visitors a wide variety of mouthwatering mealtime choices.
As you browse our many gift, clothing, sporting and specialty shops, you'll find everything from local delicacies and gourmet delights, to outdoor gear, clothing and fine art.
Known as the "Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin," Ashland's pride in its rich history is evident in its 19 vibrant murals highlighting a particular aspect of the city's colorful past, depicting subjects ranging from the city's lumberjacks and military veterans to its railroads, storefronts and former massive ore dock.
Ashland will warm your heart on the cold winter days!! We are the heart and soul of Chequamegon Bay. We encourages visitors to enjoy and explore all that Lake Superior country has to offer. Click here to download the 2019 Ashland County Activity & Visitor Guide or here to have a Visitor Guide mailed to you.
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INSIDE: We have a lot going against us these days when it comes to leading a stress-free life. Fortunately, these 12 tips provide practical ways to enjoy less stress and more peace in your life starting today!
Gone are the days when we could enjoy a leisurely Sunday with our families.
How often do we sit around the dinner table and chat about our day without having to scarf down our food and run off to the next activity?
And when do we put our head down on the pillow at night without a swarm of stressful thoughts hanging over us as we try to push them aside and get some shut-eye?
Stress seems to be a plague these days.
Our lives seem to be speeding up, and we haven't found a way to catch up without it costing our health.
As computers get faster and faster, and instead of it saving us time, we are expected to be able to accomplish even more, which only leads to more stress.
We keep seeing inventions come out that are meant to save us time; nevertheless, there is never enough time in a day to accomplish what we want to achieve.
If we don't learn to slow down, I am convinced something is going to force us to slow down.
Instead of letting that happen, let's be proactive.
A smile is a magical thing because it can completely transform your energy and your relationships. Someone who might otherwise have responded to you rudely or miserably will often find themselves smiling back at you with kindness if you are smiling at them.
You'll find yourself having less stress in dealing with people, and your interactions will be more enjoyable if you practice this simple technique.
Sometimes it is necessary to stop the frustration, or the anticipation, or whatever you would describe your feeling as, and look at the bigger picture.
When we try to force things to happen according to what we want, we are missing the full picture. Sometimes we just need to surrender, let go, and know that all is as it should be. When the time is right, it will happen, and if it doesn't, that is also right. That is not an easy thing to accept, but when you do embrace this concept, you will experience a sense of peace.
Doing so also allows you to get in a flow so that you are no longer fighting an uphill battle, and are instead flowing along the beautiful stream of life.
If you find yourself struggling in any way, whether it be struggling to make ends meet, struggling to get everything done, struggling to maintain good relationships, or struggling to make something happen, that is your reminder to stop!
Stop what you are doing, step back and take a deep breath. Let go of the tension you are holding in your body because of the struggle, and let yourself find the still calm that exists within you.
What is the quiet place within you?
Do something every day that brings you to that quiet place within you. I realize there is never time for these types of things, but the fact is, we need to make the time. The benefits are enormous and the repercussions of not taking the time for it, are even worse.
What do you love to do that makes you feel peaceful inside? It could be reading, writing, journaling drawing, cooking, gardening, walking, singing, dancing, meditating, etc.
Whatever it is, build it into your life because the more you set aside time to do something that makes you feel peaceful, the more often you will feel peaceful on a regular basis.Try some of these simple pleasures for lasting happiness!
Let things bounce off of you more often. When we are stressed on a regular basis, we are in a constant state of feeling uptight. In that state, it is easy to get bent out of shape over something someone says or over someone pulling out in front of you while driving.
By practicing what I suggested in tip #1, you will feel more peaceful on a daily basis, and you will be able to deal with frustrations better. Take a deep breath and ask yourself if what just happened really matters in the scheme of things. Learn to find your inner calm.
If you are surrounded by clutter and disorganization, you are going to feel cluttered and disorganized inside.
By creating a peaceful environment full of things that make you feel good, you'll transform the energy in the environment, and you'll experience less stress and anxiety as a result.
Add plants and pops of color that make you feel peaceful and happy.
Use drawers and cabinets instead of open shelves, so you don't see lots of clutter.
Get organized! Put similar objects together, so you always know where to find things.
Make the things you need access to on a regular basis easy to get to but in an organized way (for example, you could have a magazine rack where you can put all papers that pertain to each child).
Put things that inspire you on display, such as certain books or photos.
If you find yourself running like crazy, without any time to breathe and without having any quality time to spend with the ones you love, it is time to slow down.
Do what you can to find a balance. You can't continue to run yourself that hard and not expect your body to put itself out of commission and your loved ones to not feel resentful.
You'll find that when you "make time" to slow down and enjoy time with those you love, your work will then become easier and less stressful anyway.
The truth is that when we are struggling to make something happen, we are making things harder for ourselves. We are going against the natural flow of life and are trying to push a boulder up a mountain instead. We might even be trying to pound a square peg into a round hole.
Struggle and flow are opposing forces. When you are struggling, you are most certainly not flowing. And fortunately, when you are flowing, you are definitely not struggling. Therefore, in order to flow, you need to release the struggle.
Start by releasing the tensions in your body. It is amazing how much tension we hold in our bodies on a regular basis, and in many cases, any pain we feel is a result of that tension.
Let your body go soft. Feel how that feels. Then, take a deep breath, filling up your stomach with air when you inhale and emptying it when you exhale. Notice how that feels.
Once you have gotten your body into a less tense state, think about the word flow. Flow is one of my favorite words because it means that everything is happening easily and effortlessly. It feels whimsical and light to me. How does it feel to you? Allow yourself to bask in the feeling of flow for a moment.
Then remind yourself that flow and struggle cannot exist together and make your choice.
When we stop struggling and instead let ourselves flow, then the thing you wanted to happen so badly shifts. It might come about in a completely different way than you thought, or it might simply become less important altogether. No matter what happens, it will certainly take place with more ease, more fun, and less effort.
For more info on flow, check out my book: Letting Go: Get in the Flow to Stress Less, Fear Less & Struggle Less.
Stress management comes from gaining control of your mindset. When you are feeling stress, it is because you are allowing yourself to react to the stressful situations and people around you.
Stress isn't a given in stressful situations. It is a choice that is determined by mindset.
Look at Wayne Dyer, who was in and out of foster homes as a child, but who became a huge inspiration to so many people. He could have chosen to feel resentful and unhappy, but he chose to have a growth mindset and not to let his circumstances hold him back.
Look at Miranda Harvey, one of America's Got Talent's 2017 finalists, who sings beautifully even though she lost her hearing. She spoke about how she gave up signing when she lost her hearing but found her way back to it by changing her mindset.
And did you know that Jim Carrey came from a low-income family who at one point lived out of a van? He certainly didn't let a little adversity stop him.
These stories could have ended much differently if each of these people's mindset about the stress they were going through was different.
When we are feeling stressed, we are probably focusing on how things aren't going our way or on how difficult things are or how we don't want to deal something that makes us feel stressed.
From that mindset, stress often spins out of control. This is because you are creating a vicious cycle: your mind perceives something as stressful, so you respond in a stressed manner, this causes the situation to worsen, and that creates even more stress.
Peace is the anti-stress, and peace also comes from mindset. When stressful situations arise, you can choose to have a peaceful mindset, which will cause you to feel peaceful, and that will melt away the stress.
What we focus on expands, therefore when we can have a peaceful mindset, problems are naturally dissolved and are replaced with peaceful solutions. Alternately, when we choose to focus on how stressful the situation is, we end up increasing the problem and the stress.
Do you take some time each day to "stop and smell the roses" as they say?
In this hurried world we live in, we rarely take the time to look at the beauty that surrounds us, which has a negative impact on us and leads to a more stressful life.
As you are walking to your car, take notice of the gentle breeze on your face and hear the beautiful song coming from the birds in the trees.
When you are working on your computer, stop for a brief moment and feel the warm sun shining in through the window.
When you are doing yard work, feel the earth energy and experience the beauty in the flowers and trees.
Noticing the beauty around you is all about becoming mindful as you go through your day. Take the time to notice all the wonder that surrounds you, instead of just mindlessly doing each activity.
Do as much the night before as you can – Pick out the kids clothes and your clothes. Pack the parts of everyone's lunches that can be prepared in advance. Make sure all school papers and books are in backpacks.
Encourage your children to be more independent – Depending on the age of your children, there are likely things you can have them do without your help like getting themselves dressed, brushing their teeth, getting their breakfast, and even packing their lunches. Not only will this help you out, but it will also help them be able to stand on their own two feet earlier and easier in life.
Get everyone up 15-30 minutes earlier, including you – Losing a small amount of sleep is actually healthier than starting every morning in a rushed frenzy. When you can all ease into your day and enjoy time together before heading off to work and school, you are bringing peace into your life, and you will automatically have less stress as a result.
Have you ever noticed that when you focus on the problems, you dig yourself deeper into overwhelm and frustration? On the other hand, when you focus on creating solutions, the problem will rectify itself much easier.
Take some time beforehand to determine your breaking point. Instead of being caught off-guard when high levels of stress hit, develop a plan to reverse that path beforehand. That way, when you feel stress coming, you can bring yourself back to center before your world crashes around you.
You have a better foundation to live from when you are well rested and cared for, and you will naturally handle stress with more ease. Make it a habit of taking time to nurture and care for yourself. Steal little moments each day and then long stretches at least every couple weeks. Everything in your life will change for the better as a result.
We live in a difficult time in terms of being able to manage the stress that is all around us, but with these 12 tips, you can begin to enjoy less stress and more peace on a daily basis.
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By M. Giant | Season 4	| Episode 22	| Aired on 05.15.2005
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That stolen nuclear missile is probably going to be in the air for a few more hours, so we have plenty of time for the following: ImhoTerror has turned out to have at least one more escape in him after all. After he gets away FOR THE FIFTH TIME TODAY, the best lead CTU has is a record of a call to his cell phone from -- you guessed it -- DiCK. CTU hauls in DaD's son for another round of questioning, but even with the return of DaD himself, they don't find out much from him aside from the fact that he…um…likes boys. And that call to ImhoTerror was made by the female accomplice of a mystery guy with whom DiCK was having sex at the time. And you'll never guess who that female accomplice is, unless you guessed Naked Mandy, which of course you did. Palmer does what he does best, namely, lets himself get distracted from the main problem by an internal threat to presidential authority. But this time it's on the Veep's behalf, and he handles the situation rather efficiently, so it's okay. Soul Patch and Bitchelle call down the mother of all jinxes on themselves when they finally make up and agree to leave the counterterrorism racket together. So of course he ends up going out into the field with Kiefer and getting taken hostage by Naked Mandy. You suppose Bitchelle will commit treason to save his life? I think that would be only fair.
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Previously on 24: The Veep got pissed at Palmer for ordering an attack on the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. Not that that will matter this hour. In fact, while recording the show, I accidentally hit the channel button instead of the volume button on my remote, and I ended up taping a couple of seconds of Girlfriends that were equally relevant to this episode. Dr. Besson takes us through a temporal wormhole with a moment from last week's episode that might as well have been part of that episode's previouslies. DoDder was pissed at Kiefer, but Lee directed Kiefer to ImhoTerror's latest hideout. Kiefer actually caught his quarry, but not in time to prevent the launch of the missile with its stolen nuclear warhead. The following takes place between 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM.
Kiefer and Curtis are still hunched over ImhoTerror's laptop. Over their earpieces, they learn from Soul Patch that CTU's efforts to locate the missile are thus far unsuccessful. Because a one-ton, flaming-hot cylinder of metal leaving a trail of fire over central Iowa at six hundred miles an hour before dawn during a nationwide air travel ban really blends in. Kiefer says he's going to have the building scanned for more clues, and then he's bringing ImhoTerror in to CTU.
Buchanan sums up the whole season in one word: "Unbelievable." Oh, wait, he's talking about the fact that ImhoTerror's people have a missile. Bitchelle has already recognized the missile from the webcam shot: "S-series cruise missile. Stealth technology. They must have smuggled it in piece by piece and assembled it on site." That's the problem with stealth technology: it's so easy to smuggle. You can walk right through airport security with a B-2 in your carry-on and nobody will have any idea. Lucky for the terrorists, because before they stole the football, they had no idea where in the country their warhead was going to come from. So in order to make sure they had a missile within practical a distance from a stealable warhead, they had to have smuggled in a couple hundred of those babies. Wonder where the rest of them are? Buchanan realizes that the missile's stealth technology means it won't be trackable on radar. Bitchelle has Skip show us all a handy graphic demonstrating that the missile's range of 1,800 miles puts every point in the continental United States within its reach. Soul Patch points out that the missile's speed of 600 mph means that it could hit either coast by the end of the season finale. Are we done with math for a while now? Buchanan says that assumes the missile is headed for a coast; otherwise it could strike at any time. Although why anyone would bother nuking us flyoverlanders is beyond me.
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The West Hill - Highland Creek Lions were out in force for their annual Breakfast with Santa held in conjunction with the Heron Park Community Centre and other local community groups. The Lions helped serve the breakfasts and gave each child a photo with Santa.
The West Hill - Highland Creek Lions Club held its annual spaghetti dinner at the Heron Park Community & Recreation Centre for a capacity crowd. In addition to home-cooked spaghetti, the guests heard speakers from the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario. Sickle Cell disease is a leading cause of blindness around the world.
In addition, the Club took the opportunity to present a certificate of appreciation to the West Hill Minor Hockey Association for their support.


While not the best of the Artifex Mundi titles, especially with its minor gameplay issues, it is far from the worst of the bunch and is still worth a play.
Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones is a good end to the trilogy, tying up all stories and loose ends. At this point when you buy a game from Artifex Mundi, you should know what to expect, and this third game in the series does not disappoint. I love playing their games as quick releases between larger titles to keep things fresh for me, so I look forward to checking out their next one!
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Andrew Jackson. A not-so-great president after all. Andrew Jackson, born in 1767. 7th President of the United States of. America. A proud general who won the battle of New Orleans & kept the. Creeks from attacking nearby Georgians. A great guy, right? Wrong. That is about every good thing he ever did throughout his life.
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Amid a nationwide opioid addiction crisis, payers must look well beyond simply containing costs and work closely with doctors who are prescribing these powerful pain medications, says Tyson Thompson, PharmD, a clinical consultant pharmacist at UMass Medical School.
Thompson points to two opioid management strategies being utilized by clients of UMass Medical School's Clinical Pharmacy Services.
Under a program developed for one client, patients prescribed high doses of opioid-based pain medication are first required to consult with a pain management specialist and have a patient prescriber agreement in place with their physician.
The aim is to see if there are alternatives that might be explored, Thompson notes. "That is to try and essentially get everything in line and make sure they have exhausted non-opioid treatments first," he said.
This emphasis on seeking non-drug pain relief comes as drug overdose deaths across the country "likely exceeded" 59,000 in 2016, a 19 percent increase over the year before, according to The New York Times.
Working with prescribers is another strategy employed by the Opioid Therapeutic Class Management Workgroup, a program for the Massachusetts Medicaid program, MassHealth, in which Thompson is involved.
The multidisciplinary workgroup includes a practicing internist and several pharmacists, including those who specialize in psychopharmacology.
The group discuses Medicaid members who may be high-risk because of they are taking doses of opioids or have complex prescription regimens. In some cases, the team creates individualized plans to address specific issues.
"We collaborate with the prescriber to drive safe and judicious opioid use. And we can establish a collaborative relationship with that prescriber," Thompson explained.
The initiative has led to a drop in overall use of opioid-based medications, including a reduction in average daily doses and a decline in total drug costs.
Nearly 25 percent of individuals who are enrolled in Medicaid across the U.S. were prescribed an opioid pain medication in 2015, Bloomberg News reports, citing a survey by Express Scripts Holding Co.
"We focus not only on trying to contain costs, which is very common, but also trying to focus on safe and judicious opioid use," Thompson said.


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The Freedom Cup
This past weekend, WMCB organized what was called The Freedom Cup, a T20 competition. A departure from previous Independence day weekend games where four teams were grouped up according to nationality, this time they did it sort of like in the IPL. Four captains were chosen and they had a draft session where players were picked by the captains. These teams were called Patriots, Stars, Liberty and Revolution.
The T20 competition began and ended on the same day, with two knockout matches and a final. The knockout games were held at Mark Twain and Oxon Hill with the final scheduled at Oxon Hill. The participation was good and most of the pedigree players from WMCB teams took part. With that preview, let us have a looky look at the match-ups themselves and what went down, shall we?
First knockout at MT: Patriots (captain Nasir) Vs Stars (Captain Viral)
Both teams boasted of quality game changers with no team being particularly superior on paper. It all had to come down to who played better cricket on the day. Patriots, lead by Nasir (Crescent CC), won the toss and chose to bat first on a batting beauty. They lost a wicket to the very first ball but Fezan Butt (of Mavericks) played a stunner of an innings smashing everything and everyone out of sight literally. This writer took some old fashioned pounding. It seemed as though Patriots would bat Stars out of the match. Stars fought back well, however, to restrict the score to 155.
Stars started chasing in earnest but also kept losing wickets. Richard (from Gladiators) was the lone warrior for Stars as they just could not get that one big over that would take them home. They folded 20 runs short and Patriots deservingly made the final.
Second knockout at OH: Liberty (Captain Anirudh) Vs Revolution (Captain Prabhjot)
On paper Revolution was the weaker team IMO. However, this was a mighty close game that came down to the last over. Liberty started explosively scoring 82 runs in 10 overs but Revolution pulled it back in the last 10 to restrict them to a mere 129.
Revolutions kept themselves in the chase long enough for the ask to come down to 8 off the final over. A couple of consecutive sixes by Nohmi undid Liberty and found themselves within sight of the cup.
The Final at OH: Patriots vs Revolution
The conditions were testing for the finalists. The heat was stifling, upwards of 90 degrees and they had already played demanding first games. The team that held it together longer would triumph. Patriots batted first again and though Revolution did well for most of their bowling effort, they unraveled in the last 3-4 overs and conceded far too many. By the end of it, they were staring at a target of 146 to win the final, which was at one point looking to be not more than 130.
The Revolution batting never took off at any point of their chase. They were always behind and never put pressure on the Patriots bowlers and fielders to really scare them. As it turned out, it was they who blinked first and then kept on blinking until they found themselves lose by a big margin of 40 plus runs. Credit to them for having made the final but the final itself was pretty much one sided once they lost it in their death bowling.
So Patriots ended up holding the Freedom Cup aloft and also pocketed $600 as part of the winning prize. Congratulations to them, and a shout out to our teammates Ankit Aggarwal and Taran Dhupar who were part of the winning team, who I have no doubt, blew their share of the prize money on beer!. It was a fun day out for the league players, playing alongside others who would otherwise be their opponents and also being pitted against your otherwise regular teammates. Charming!
Players from WMCB who played in the Freedom Cup.
Patriots - Ankit, Taran
Stars - Viral, Sharath, Anil Bhai
Liberty - Shaunak, Rajiv
Revolution - Sameer


LEAR: A Retrospective was performed April 3-9, 2017 at World Stage, at Harboufront Centre in Toronto.
It was performed and created by Clare Coulter and Philip McKee, directed by Rose Plotek, with music performed and arranged by Holger Schoorl.
"Between 2011 and 2014, Canadian theatre legend Clare Coulter performed the role of Shakespeare's King Lear three times. Each time she was directed by Philip McKee, and each time both of them thought it would be the last; because, in their effort to tell King Lear's story of generational inequality, of the struggle to both give and receive a legacy, they ended up living it instead.
Intimate, sculptural, and immediate, the original production of LEAR was developed through Harbourfront Centre's HATCH performance residency program and premiered at World Stage 2013. LEAR: A Retrospective propels the improbable collaboration of this work into a new form. It is a performance that attempts to examine conflicts without succumbing to them, one that escapes the orbit of Shakespeare by using attachment theory and autobiography in an intergenerational dialogue about what is most inevitable"


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Joliet J-Hawks will play in Divisional Tournament: Mar. 2-4 in Billings, Metra Park.
Season is over for Park City Panthers.
Lady Locomotives will play at Divisional Tournament Feb. 22-25, at Billings, Metra Park.
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Lady Panthers will play in Divisional Tournament: Feb. 23-25. In Laurel.


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