LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box Review – The LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box is a great starter set for introducing your children to LEGO. It's also perfect for creative LEGO enthusiasts who love to build up their projects from scratch. The box includes bricks, tires, wheel rims and more, and can be used to build endless LEGO structures. The only limit is your child's imagination.
1. Versatile: One of the best things about the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box is its range of building options. It can be used to create buildings, characters, vehicles and more. Not only is it lots of fun to play with but it's also a great tool for encouraging your kids to exercise their creativity.
2. Brick Separator: If you've used LEGO before, you've probably experienced the frustration of 2 thin LEGO blocks being locked together and being unable to separate them with your fingers. The LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box includes an ingenious brick separator tool which solves this common problem by allowing the LEGO blocks to be easily levered apart.
3. Detailed Instruction Booklet: Another cool thing about the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box is that it comes with a high quality instruction booklet that's full of creative LEGO building ideas that can be completed using this set. The set also comes with links to additional online building instructions that your child can use for further inspiration once they've finished going through all the ideas in the booklet.
1. No LEGO Figures: One area where the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box could be improved is LEGO figures. While you can create characters using the LEGO blocks in the set, it doesn't actually include any traditional LEGO figures. So, if you decide to buy this set, make sure you grab a set of LEGO figures to go with it.
If your child loves LEGO or simply loves creating, the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box will be perfect for them. The sheer volume of things you can build will keep them entertained for a long time and they'll get lots of value from this set.


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Linking hundreds of millions of people, Twitter has enormous power as a communications medium. Yet this power is limited by the fact that it is a heterogenous network, not a homogeneous one - meaning that users have unequal numbers of connections for communicating. A very few individuals have millions or even tens of millions of followers, while the vast majority have fewer than 100. The most recent statistics show the median number of Twitter followers for all Twitter users is 61.
How do most celebrities and stars who are at the top of the Twitter chain use their power? The same way most of them use other media they have access to because of their fame - by failing to speak out on anything controversial that might negatively effect their fanbases and hurt their bottom lines. There are exceptions, of course, like @MiaFarrrow and @mrdannyglover, public figures who use their soapboxes wisely on Twitter and elsewhere. Yet for the most part, top users aren't tweeting about the real news.
But a lot of progressive activists are. As someone who just started regularly using Twitter in 2014, it seems like a shame to me that many of the creative, dedicated users I've met so far who devote a substantial amount of time to sharing important progressive news on Twitter don't have bigger megaphones.
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Detroit, MI, October, 2012 – Metal recycling companies like Ferrous Processing & Trading (FPT) are helping to further the positive effects of metal recycling in the United States. The metal recycling industry not only helps build a healthier economy, but it also creates a healthier planet. Recycling metal helps save enormous amounts of resources and energy that would otherwise be employed mining new ore.
"Our management and ownership share the same creative perspective toward dealing with the constantly evolving industry and technology. Many of our signature successes for which we are recognized in the industry are the result of this creativity and commitment to innovative practices," shares FPT's President, Bill Wild.
The savings from these innovative metal recycling practices are significant. For example, using recycled iron and steel in manufacturing processes can reduce energy costs by as much as 74%. It also preserves valuable virgin ore by allowing the land reserves to be left untouched for future generations when lower impact extraction methods may be developed.
Metal recycling also results in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the mining and extraction processes that are eliminated. By recycling, in fact, the energy saved is enough to provide millions of US homes with a year's worth of power. For employees at FPT, these energy-saving processes foster a great sense of pride because each person knows they are helping create a healthier future.
"From our largest manufacturing customers to our smallest peddler supplier…from our senior executives to our yard laborers; we share a common commitment to doing the right thing," explains Wild.


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Singapore Tourism Board and Foodhall bring the Singapore Food Festival 2021 to India with a stellar line-up of hybrid events
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with lifestyle food destination Foodhall India, is bringing the Singapore Food Festival (SFF), the highly anticipated annual celebration of Singaporean cuisine, to India this year.
Now in its 28th year, the SFF has become an established fixture on the global tourist calendar. But, with COVID-19 restricting travel, the STB has decided to take the SFF to key local markets like India, with the aim of cementing Singapore's reputation as a leading culinary destination offering up a diversity of mouth-watering delicacies.
Held concurrently with the SFF in Singapore from August 27 to September 12, 2021, the Indian edition of the SFF will invite food lovers to dive into Singapore's rich culinary landscape through a hybrid line up of virtual and live events and activities at Foodhall stores across the country.
Gourmands can expect a wide range of live activations with a special menu featuring Hainanese Chicken Rice, Satay (skewered and grilled meat, served with a sauce), Baos and a very unique 'Toast Bar' at the Café by Foodhall, as well as a unique bakery experience featuring Pandan Cakes (light, fluffy, green-coloured sponge cake flavoured with the juices of Pandan leaves), Egg Tarts, Curry buns and more, baked fresh, daily. Patrons can also indulge in a weekly-rotating Noodle Cart paying homage to the numerous hawker centres in Singapore and get hands-on with the Foodhall Cookery Studio that will carry forward the celebrations with a number of master classes celebrating Singapore's cuisine.
Indian Chef Anahita Dhondy has specially curated Singaporean recipe ingredient boxes that will delight customers. The festival brings special virtual masterclasses with Haikal Johari, Executive Chef at Singapore's iconic Michelin-starred establishment Alma by Juan Amador.
GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia (IMESA), Singapore Tourism Board, said, "The Indian consumer today is increasingly experimenting with new cuisines. Exploring destinations and their cultures by sampling local culinary delights is as much a part of the Indian tourist itinerary as seeing the sights. Over the past few years, we have showcased Singapore's culinary landscape in engaging and exciting ways to the Indian audiences. The current situation unfortunately does not allow experience of the SFF first hand. So, we are bringing the SFF to them with the help of Foodhall India. Our collaboration takes our audiences on a culinary journey through Singapore in a fun, unique, innovative and safe way."
He added, "As part of a vision to engage our Indian audiences creatively in the COVID-19 environment, the STB has been harnessing technology to reimagine its content, products and offerings. Singapore has long been among the top tourist destinations for Indian traveller. We want to keep that engagement going by inviting them to reimagine and experience Singapore virtually and in a hybrid way."
Avni Biyani, Concept Head, Foodhall India, said, "Foodhall has always been at the forefront of bringing a diverse, unique and exciting culinary experience to our customers. Singapore has one of the most vibrant food and drink landscapes in the world and we are excited to bring the Singapore Food Festival to our stores this month. By combining the expertise our chefs and food experts bring to the table with the vibrant food culture of Singapore, we are looking forward to providing yet another immersive experience across our stores through curated menus, masterclasses, recipe kits and an unparalleled selection of Singaporean produce."
Chef Haikal Johari, Executive Chef at Alma by Juan Amador, said, "I am delighted to be a part of the SFF celebrations. A country's cuisine is an expression of its cultural identity and to be able to showcase my country's vibrant culinary culture through my passion for cooking to food lovers in India is an enormous privilege. The Singaporean cuisine showcases the amalgamation of various cultures and has been influenced by Indian, Chinese and Malay cuisine. The upcoming virtual masterclass with Chef Anahita Dhondy will be a great opportunity to bring the flavours of Singapore to India and to connect with the Indian audience."
In addition to the collaboration with Foodhall, foodies can also indulge in the SFF celebrations at New Delhi-based Singaporean street food restaurant Mai Bao. The chefs at Mai Bao have come up with a specially-curated menu of traditional Singaporean dishes such as named as 'Singapore On A Plate' which includes a huge variety of vegetarian & non-vegetarian signature dishes of Singapore offered under four different bento boxes (2 veg and 2 non-veg) at a set price. This special menu will be served for the entire month of September.
Avantika Sinha, Founder and Managing Director, Mai Bao, said "The Singapore food festival menu at Mai Bao revisits the classics with an added element of surprise. Our dishes are straightforward and simple put together in bento boxes with an emphasis on honest, clean flavours. Besides great food, there are numerous activities and experiences in store for guests thus proffering a true insight of Singapore Food Festival."
The Indian edition of SFF celebrations will be held across Foodhall stores in Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Gurugram and the Mai Bao restaurant in New Delhi. Foodhall's specially curated Singaporean menu will be available for dine-in at all the Café by Foodhall outlets and home delivery via Zomato and Swiggy. The Singaporean recipe ingredient boxes curated by Chef Anahita will also be available on Swiggy besides the seven Foodhall stores. All developments and updates related to the SFF will be posted to the social media handles of Foodhall India and the STB.
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It has been hotsy totsy outside.
Like your hair might catch on fire hot.
So I pushed the furniture in, and let Katie ride her tricycle inside. She did a million laps around the living room.
Attention Marcus: look how terrible your recliner looks from behind! (I don't love the way it looks from the front either, if I'm being honest) It's time to get rid of it!
I'm all for anything that burns energy. I was sad to see how much dog hair was under my couch when I moved it though!
This all happened before breakfast. Katie had to refuel with some toast. Half with chocolate (nutella) and half with cinnamon and sugar.
We might have to bring the trampoline in next!
Party at your house! You have the fun house this summer! I'm sick of this heat. If it weren't for having to get up at 6:30 (did you know there's one of those in the MORNING?) I'd totally be ready for late October.
You're such a fun mom! I may just have to clean up my kids' scooters and let them ride inside because you're right this heat is awful. It's bad when it's too hot to SWIM! We have to wait until after dinner :-( I bet Katie had a blast riding in the house!!
Just wondering......has the trampoline been moved in yet? Haha!!! There is lightning over your direction, sure hope someone is fortunate to get some rain!
Oh no....I have the news recorded and just saw that there was some bad wind and damage in your area and lots with out electricity. Hope everyone ok.
After talking to you this morning about my blog, I had to find yours ;)! Super fun! Look forward to keeping up with you guys!


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Forced displacement causes Africa significant loss of human potential: UN official
ADDIS ABABA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Forced displacement caused African countries a "significant loss of human potential" as the continent hosts the largest forced displaced population globally, experts and policymakers said on Thursday.
They said this as part of the latest edition of the African Dialogue Series (ADS-2019), which is being held with the overarching theme of "Towards Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa," the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) revealed in a statement on Thursday.
The ECA stressed that the three-day African Dialogue Series aspires on finding durable solutions to Africa's migration problem.
"Forced displacement is a growing burden on the continent's economy, environment and communities which host those displaced," the statement read.
The African Dialogue Series bring together a wide range of actors towards finding ways to deal with the issue of displacement, including representatives of African countries, the AU, high-level UN officials, representatives from civil society organizations, the ECA, and the private sector, it was noted.
"Africa is home to over 24 million forcibly displaced persons, representing one-third of the world's total. Forced displacement is not only a tale of human tragedy, it also poses a real threat to achieving peace, prosperity and development," the statement quoted Bience Gawanas, the UN's Special Adviser on Africa.
According to Gawanas, "vast amount of resources are spent on forced displacement" mainly caused by conflict and natural disasters.
He further noted that forced displacement "diverts vital funds away from critical areas with potentially greater impact for sustainable development in Africa."
Forcible displacement bear a far greater impact on Africa as it contributes to "a significant loss of human potential, with highly skilled and educated people unable to use their skills in meaningful ways," the special adviser argued.
"These are brainpowers that could be harnessed in service of Africa to address some of the intractable problems facing the continent," Gawanas said, adding "This is a loss to society."
The special adviser also stressed the vital contribution of ADS, as one of the several activities being organized throughout 2019, "to raise global awareness of the challenge of forced displacement."
On Wednesday, the ECA had urged African countries and pan African institutions to find lasting solutions to forced displacement in Africa as the continent commemorates Africa Day on Saturday.
Africa Day, which is annually commemorated on May 25, marks the foundation of the Organization of African Unity, the predecessor of African Union (AU) and its legacies to the betterment and unity of Africa.
According to the ECA, conflicts, human rights violations, natural disasters, serious public health problems, and humanitarian crisis are potential causes of forced displacement across the African continent.
The ADS-2019 - organized by the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, in collaboration with the AU, the AU Development Agency, the ECA, as well as various other UN agencies - is underway from May 21 to 23 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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This year's RailsConf is going to have a real Open Government presence. If you're attending RailsConf in Vegas this year, there are a couple of events on Tuesday that should interest you.
First of all, Dan Lathrop, who is writing a book on Government 2.0 for O'Reilly, has put together a panel titled Gov 2.0: Transparency, Collaboration, and Participation in Practice. The panelists will consist of Dan, Wynn Netherland (one of the creators of TweetCongress), and Eric Mill (me). I'll be talking about the work Sunlight does, Apps for America, and what we hope to see from open government hackers in the future. It's going down at 2:50pm on Tuesday, in Pavilion 1.
Then, later that night at 8:30pm, in the same space, I'll be running an Open Government mini-hackathon Birds of a Feather session. If you're a hacker and you want to find some projects to work on, or some inspiration for your own, please come by.
Big thanks go to Dan Lathrop for making this happen. See you in Vegas!


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I ride with him often. He's not trolling at all. Absolutely rides in these every time.
Probably seems batshit crazy to most of you, but the BEST shoe I have ridden in are Clark's business shoes.
@lidphones that's awesome. I am about the same weight. For now I shall continue to play the waiting game. Thanks. Cheers.
Not 🦇 💩 crazy at all... I have done a few miles in my Ecco shoes and they stick really well.
@ow-miami @LidPhones would love to see a pic of you guys in your business attire riding the OW- now that's taking care of business!
@ow-miami @LidPhones I bet these are shoes feel the best due to their elevated heel and probably because of their cushy insoles. I tried using skateboard shoes when i first started riding the OW but I found the larger the heel the more connected to the board I felt. Obviously this is speaking specifically to heels on mens shoes not large women's shoes.
I have not had any luck uploading pictures or videos to this forum, but if you follow the links in my signature you can see some videos of me riding in a suit and even one with me in a suit with my dog.
Someone in the FB Group had a co-worker provided video of him cruising through the office in a full suit.... and the video was set to Riding Dirty.


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Friedrich Richard Küttner (* 31. Dezember 1847 in Sehma; † 31. Juli 1929 ebenda) war ein deutscher Unternehmer in der Textilindustrie.

Leben und Wirken
Küttner übernahm 1872, zwei Jahre nach dem Tod seines Vaters Friedrich Wilhelm Küttner, als drittältester Sohn in dritter Generation den in Sehma im Erzgebirge gelegenen Familienbetrieb. Dieser hatte gerade durch die Produktion baumwollener Garne und Zwirne für die aufstrebende Posamentenindustrie im Erzgebirge den Betrieb durch neue Maschinen und Fertigungsverfahren (u. a. chemische Dampfbleicherei) weiter ausgebaut, den Einflüssen u. a. der Krinolinenmode folgend, wodurch der Reifrock wieder neu in Mode kam. Trotz guter Geschäftsentwicklung konnte Friedrich Richard Küttner seine Tätigkeit als Unternehmer erst nach Ableistung seines Kriegsdiensts im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg 1871 im Alter von 24 Jahren aufnehmen. In den Kriegsmonaten lag die Geschäftstätigkeit fast vollständig brach. Danach entwickelte sich der Geschäftsbetrieb bis 1890 sehr dynamisch, so dass die Produktionsstätten ständig baulich erweitert wurden. Um 1880 wurde die Ablösung der Wasserkraft durch selbst erzeugte Elektrizität vollzogen. Zudem erfolgte 1872 die Anbindung Sehmas an die Zschopautalbahn.

Küttner erweiterte die bisherige Produktions- und Vertriebslinie durch den Handel mit Rohmaterialien für die heimische Spitzen- und Klöppelindustrie. Hinzu kam der Handel mit englischen Wollgarnen, Mailänder und Chinesischer Seide, die für die im Erzgebirge blühenden Seidenschnur- und Posamentenindustrie benötigt wurde. Auf seinen Auslandsreisen verfolgte er aufmerksam die Entwicklung zur Herstellung von Kunstseide und erkannte als einer der ersten der Branche die Chancen, Kunstseide als Ergänzung und evtl. sogar als eigenständiges chemisches Material zusätzlich zu den Naturseiden und Fasern im Produktprogramm aufzunehmen. Dies geschah 1890 durch Import und Verarbeitung der von Hilaire de Chardonnet erfundenen und in der Fabrique de Soie Artificielle in Tubize (Belgien) produzierten Kunstseide. Die betrieblichen Fertigungsprozesse wurden nunmehr ganz auf die Verarbeitung der importierten aber noch unvollkommenen Kunstseide umgestellt. Sie kam in gezwirntem und gefärbtem Zustand – besonders für Stickereizwecke – auf den Markt, erlangte in zunehmendem Maße an Bedeutung und löste die Herstellung und den Handel mit Klöppelzwirnen und Posamentenmaterialien ab. In Plauen im Vogtland wurde 1903 eine Vertriebsagentur eröffnet, die 1908 in eine Filiale umgewandelt wurde.

Küttner war durch seine unternehmerische Weitsicht und hiermit verbundenen Erfolg einer der größten Arbeitgeber in der Region. Seiner erzgebirgischen Heimatgemeinde Sehma war er, wie seine Familie Generationen zuvor, von Geburt an sehr eng verbunden. Er dankte es durch Zuwendungen verschiedener Art in Form von Stiftungen und dergleichen für den kommunalen wie auch für den kirchlichen Bereich.

Nach 35-jähriger Tätigkeit zog sich Friedrich Küttner im Jahr 1906 ins Privatleben zurück und bestimmte seinen dritten Sohn Hugo Küttner zu seinem Nachfolger. Dieser baute zum einen die Fertigung im Laufe der Jahre zu einem Großbetrieb aus. So wurde das Werk in Sehma im Jahre 1927 das größte Veredlungswerk für Kunstseide mit mehr als 1000 Mitarbeitern in Europa. Zum anderen baute er 1908/1909 in Pirna an der Elbe ein Kunstseidenwerk auf, mit durchgängiger Produktionslinie von der Herstellung bis zur Auslieferung des textilen Fertigproduktes. Der Vater gab ihm hier insbesondere durch seine europaweit geknüpften Kontakte die notwendige Hilfestellung. Das Kunstseidenwerk in Pirna wurde eines der größten Werke in Deutschland, und die qualitativ hochwertigen Produkte fanden im In- und Ausland Absatz, bis das Werk 1993 Konkurs anmelden musste. Friedrich Richard Küttner starb im Jahr 1929 in Sehma.

Ehrungen
In Sehma wurde die 1922/1923 um- und ausgebaute Schule nach ihm Friedrich-Richard-Schule benannt.

Literatur
 Festschrift anläßlich des 100 jährigen Bestehens der Firma Fr. Küttner, Sehma i. Erzgeb, Pirna a. d. E. Sehma / Pirna 1920.
 Friedrich Richard Küttner: Meine Lebenserinnerungen. 1924.
 Otto Weiss: Die Firma Küttner AG, Sehma und Pirna i. Sa. Ihr Anfang, Aufstieg und Entwicklung. J. J. Weber, Leipzig 1932.
 Sehmaer Heimatblatt, Ausgabe 05/1994
 Klaus Müller, Georg-Heinrich Treitschke: Kunstseide aus Pirna. Ein Unternehmen in Deutschlands Zeitläufen. (= Grün-Weiss, Nr. 45.) Verlag Gunter Oettel, Görlitz / Zittau 2014, ISBN 978-3-944560-12-0.

Weblinks
 Friedrich Mahn: Friedrich Küttner A.-G., eingesehen am 1. März 2015

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Home Opinion Editorials Dive deeper into wallets for cleaner water
Dive deeper into wallets for cleaner water
by TBR Staff - April 28, 2016
Discharging homes' wastewater into sewer systems could keep harmful substances out of our water supply. File photo
Our water supply is pooped.
Hundreds of thousands of homes in Suffolk County run on their own septic systems or cesspools, which leak nitrogen from waste into the soil and, thus, into our groundwater and other water sources. Elevated nitrogen levels are dangerous because they mess with our ecosystem — one effect is promoting algae growth, which decreases the water's oxygen supply that fish and other creatures need to live and produces toxins and bacteria that are harmful to humans.
Sewers are a more convenient and modern technology for areas with populations at least as dense as Suffolk County. But, more importantly, sewer systems are also a crucial line of defense for our drinking water and the healthy waterways we treasure.
Legislators and community members complain all the time about how Suffolk needs to hook up more properties to sewer systems, but they also say there's no money to do it. County Executive Steve Bellone's proposal to charge an additional $1 per 1,000 gallons of water used — and to put those dollars into a special account dedicated to sewering Suffolk — could help.
The funds collected would be used in conjunction with other funding, such as from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $383 million initiative to support clean water infrastructure.
To put Bellone's proposed surcharge into perspective, that's $1 for every 50 days of showers for a family of four, based on average water usage numbers from the U.S. Geological Survey. It's another $1 for roughly every 333 toilet flushes. Add $1 for every 40 loads of laundry in a newer model of washing machine.
For a single-person measurement, each person uses about 80-100 gallons of water each day, according to the federal agency. Those on the higher end of the spectrum, then, would be dishing out $1 every 10 days with the goal of a healthier environment — or just shy of $37 a year.
Reaching deeper into taxpayers' pockets is not ideal, but there is simply no other way to produce sewer funding of the magnitude Suffolk County needs without asking the public to chip in somehow.
Bellone's proposal needs state approval before the measure can go onto ballots in November for voters to weigh in. We hope our neighbors would support the surcharge.
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New app SOLD is testing its users' patience, but not in the way you might expect. The gamified shopping experience sees how long its target audience of millennial moms can hold out before clicking 'buy' on a one-and-done item that's decreasing in price with every second that ticks by.
It's been a true, bootstrapped, multiple iterations, entrepreneurial kind of journey for Founder Drew Lehman to see SOLD in the app store. With a mechanical engineering degree from OSU, Lehman was introduced to entrepreneurship through a friend while in college.
"As soon as I realized what it was, I fell in love with it," he says.
Millennials are all too quick to scroll past an ad in a social media feed.
From there he asked what would happen if he put the products he was trying to sell on a timer?
He figured the attention-grabbing sense of urgency would appeal to Millennials, but a whole generation is an overwhelmingly large target audience. Lehman looked through demographics and drew inspiration from businesses excelling in the e-commerce space, like Zulily. Looking at Zulily's customer base he found a mostly mom audience – which actually provided the perfect fit for his budding shopping platform. Mom normally holds the purse strings for the household budget and is buying for the whole family, meaning a broad range of products.
"It's a good opportunity for brands to get in front of a potentially new lifetime customer," Lehman says. And if mom loves that product? "They are going to be an advocate for that product through social media, and that's a really powerful recommendation channel," Lehman continues.
To reach its Millennial moms, since March of 2016 SOLD has gone through three stages of development to arrive at its app. As a bootstrapped operation they didn't have the capital to hire a developer, nor the technical expertise to build the app themselves, so SOLD had to get creative to test its concept.
"We figured out we could kind of hack Instagram in order to deliver on our whole value proposition," Lehman says.
SOLD posted on Instagram twice a day, showing a product and a timer ticking down. Every five minutes, the price would drop and the first to comment 'sold' was the winner.
"For us that was a huge moment because we could now validate people really like this and they're engaged with it and they enjoy it," Lehman says.
SOLD's next step was a web app. A website was cheaper to build than a mobile app, while also expanding their distribution. While the website worked, SOLD still wanted to build the app to be able to control the user experience.
After partnering with developers, Lehman set a launch date for SOLD to be in the app store: March 30, 2017 – a date that ultimately came and went.
"It always takes longer than you think," Lehman says.
Learning how to manage developers and set and manage deadlines proved to be a huge learning curve. Instead of here's the deadlines, here's the requirements, Lehman says he should have set several incremental deadlines along the way.
Learning curve conquered, SOLD's app is now live and has had 60 paying customers with over 600 moms participating and watching events. The app shows a lineup of sales for the day with the ability for users to receive reminder texts when the big event is about to begin. Uses can also learn about the products through images, descriptions and video content of moms who have used the goods.
Once a sales event starts, "It will go from retail to $0 in 60 seconds," Lehman says.
The first person to hit buy wins the product at the discounted price. (And yes, things have gone down to $0.) The value proposition of a captive audience to market their product to has garnered several donated goods for SOLD's events. Moving forward, the intention after the competitive, nail-biting portion of the event is over is to offer the same product to the sales audience at a discount.
Those last-chance sales will provide a revenue stream for SOLD in the form of commission. The app also generates dollars through the marketing value that they offer to brands.
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Digital Media Communications Company Qumu, Inc. and Winnov LP Join Efforts to Create Enterprise Video Solution
Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009
First Joint Product Development, Capture Studio, Combines the Best in Rich Media Recording and Enterprise Video Content Management Technologies to Service Global 2000 Enterprise Demand for Video Applications That Speed Rich Media Communications.
LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- Winnov LP, the leader in video and rich media communications hardware and Qumu, Inc., the leader in enterprise video communications, today announced a partnership to deliver a new product for customers using video across the enterprise.
The new joint solution simplifies how customers can create, manage and distribute digital video presentations. It also allows teams to capture and contribute video content on their own, avoiding the need to rely on technical video experts. The joint video solution, named Capture Studio, combines Winnov's Cbox 3(R) rich media recording appliance with the Qumu Video Control Center(TM), which centrally manages video content and distributes video across the network.
"Our joint solution with Winnov adds tremendous value to customers who are already using video to improve their quality of communications," said Scott Safe, Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing at Qumu. "Capture Studio eliminates the need for expensive professional media services, and enables management teams to communicate via video at the click of a button."
"Partnering with Qumu allows us to deliver a new enterprise-class solution for our customers," said Olivier Garbe, CEO of Winnov. "By joining efforts, we continue to lead the charge on capturing the entire experience and now we can also offer our customers the capability to securely manage video and distribute it across the network. We've combined the most advanced technology in rich media recording & webcasting with the most robust digital content management software to revolutionize the way businesses communicate."
The Capture Studio appliance allows simultaneous capture of multiple video sources, one being an RGB input which is the perfect solution for capturing VGA output. The Qumu Video Control Center(TM) stores and categorizes digital video presentations created using the Capture Studio and distributes them over any distribution network. This new joint video solution helps enterprise customers to create rich media presentations that will be automatically categorized and stored in Qumu's video content management system and distributed to targeted audiences.
The presentation capture technology, based on Winnov's Cbox 3 enables customers to record every aspect of a presentation or training, and broadcast the rich media content to its audience through a customizable viewing experience. Viewers can take advantage of powerful features such as high resolution video of the computer, text search, and picture-in-picture video playback, all without the need for post production. When viewed with the Microsoft Silverlight player, dual independent video panes and enhanced customization allow the Capture Studio to deliver an unequalled viewing experience.
About Qumu
Video plays an increasingly strategic role in the way enterprises communicate internally and externally. Qumu, the leader in Enterprise Video Communications (EVC), enables organizations to easily capture, manage, publish and distribute live and on-demand video content. The company provides a single web services based software solution that seamlessly manages all video applications, and leverages existing video, storage and distribution hardware and software infrastructure. Customers worldwide, including AT&T, Abbott Labs, Capital One, Dell, eBay, Raytheon and others are experiencing the value of the company's patented solutions. For more information, visit www.qumu.com.
About Winnov
Winnov is a world leader in conference room & classroom webcasting solutions, and maker of the industry's most cost effective multi-channel IPTV encoders. Customers including Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Visa, Purdue University, Rutgers University, and University of Florida rely on Winnov's products and solutions to reduce costs and increase productivity, empowering them to create and deliver impactful content. For more information, visit www.winnov.com.
All company names and trademarks herein are properties of their respective owners.
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LP Joaquin Costa III ,
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Marketing Manager press@winnov.com


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Jamie Barnett breaks junior marathon club record and Tim Pratt wins for second successive year at the Dartmoor Vale Half Marathon.
On Sunday 28th October, Jamie Barnett competed in the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. This was the 37th running of what is Germany's oldest city marathon and is an IAAF gold label race. 13,934 runners took part in the full marathon, but over 26,000 of all ages ran in the minor races culminating in the main event. In cool and blustery conditions the field set off on their way around the historic city.
The winner was Kelkile Woldargaey from Ethiopia in a new course record, that stood back in 2012, in a time of 2:06:37. Jamie finished in 240th place in a great time of 2:40:24. This mean't Jamie broke his own junior club record set at the Dartmoor Vale in 2017 by 24 seconds. Jamie's splits were: 5k - 17:29, 10k - 35:13, half 1:14:18. An outstanding performance from Jamie and more big race experience under his belt.
Sunday was also the 14th running of the Sibelco Dartmoor Vale races which included the marathon, half marathon and 10K. The start and finish took part at East Gold Works where a sizeable crowd watched the runners set off. The marathon and half marathon route took runners out to Chudleigh and then back along country lanes alongside Ugbrooke Park. The marathon runners completed this loop twice. With over 1600 feet of elevation for the longer distance, the race always provides a tough challenge. Weather conditions were far from ideal, with a biting cold wind to deal with.
MARATHON RESULTS: First home was Joss Williams representing Riverside Runners in a great time of 2:48:39. Roger Hayes was first Trotter home, finishing in 6th place in 3:14:14. Roger also won the M50 category award. Other Trotters positions and times: Allen Taylor (21, 3:35:30), Graydon Widdicombe (29, 3:47:01), Paul Sharples (42, 3:57:04), which gained Paul 1st place in the M60 category. Roger Hales (51, 4:10:43), Chris McIntosh (56, 4:21:12) and also 2nd in the M60 category. Paul Dainton (86, 5:48:43). Great running from all our runners.
HALF MARATHON RESULTS: Our very own Tim Pratt regained his half marathon title heading the 159 strong field in a great time of 1:17:32. A brilliant effort. Gary Smart also finished in a superb 6th place clocking a time of 1:22:24. Gary picked up the M50 category with that performance. All our club runners ran really well and picked up lots of silverware along the way.
Positions and times of all our other runners: Christian Robinson (12, 1:31:49) and a new PB, Mandy Wheeler (13, 1:32:33), Julian Skanes (14, 1:32:58), Martin Randall (19, 1:36:13), Robert Cooper (20, 1:36:15), Stephen Barker (29, 1:39:13), Jacki Woon (30, 1:40:14), Travis Wood (41, 1:42:01), Sarah Pike (50, 1:44:15), Paul Dean (54, 1:46:05), Joshua Taylor (58, 1:46:10), Jason Trevenen (60, 1:47:01), Neil Rutley (68, 1:49:42), Bob Small (72, 1:51:23), Max Conroy (89, 1:55:40), Neil Pallant (92, 1:56:18), Lucy Evans (93, 1:56:19), Eleanor Taylor (105, 1:59:56), Eamon Crowe (108, 02:00:53), Richard Keatley (119, 02:04:03), Caroline Clark (120, 02:4:17), Susanne Westgate (125, 02:06:04), Rod Payne (126, 02:06:09), Lucy Payne (127, 02:06:09), Katey Blackmore (131, 02:08:03) and Teresa Holmes (155, 02:31:53).
Another great run from Many Wheeler who was 3rd female across the line and also 1st in F45 category. Jacki Woon yet again won the F55 prize, Sarah Pike added to her collection of prizes by finishing 2nd in the F40 and huge congratulations to Lucy Payne who on her come back from injury finished 2nd in the F60 competition.
As for the men, it was great to see Julian Skanes running so well and being rewarded by finishing 2nd in the M45 category. Bob Small ran superbly to win the M70 category.
10K RESULTS: 167 runners took part. Peter Monaghan from Torbay AAC won the event in a great time of 34:30. The first Trotter home was Richard Jellyman finishing in 5th position, in a great time of 37:16. Other finishing positions and times for Teignbridge: Ewan Walton (8, 38:14), Melanie Dunn (19, 44:06), Gavin Parrott (33,47:20), Kathryn Steemson (38, 48:31), Scott Knight (48, 50:17), Dave McMorrow (52, 51:47), Mark Wotton (79, 55:46), Sharon Sharples (99, 58:33), Jennie Roberts (100, 58:36), Ling Shom (106, 59:08), Graeme Baker (110, 59:30), Zilpath Walton (144, 1:06:05).
This race also provided some of our Trotters silverware. Melanie Dunn was 2nd in the female senior category, Kathryn Steemson was 2nd in the F45 category and Graeme Baker won the M70 competition. All in all a very successful set of results, which is all due to the dedication of each Trotter and also the coaching that is provided.
The races were again very well organised, and many of the runners commented on how supportive the marshals were around the course. Many of the runners run for charity, with the funds being distributed amongst chosen charities around the area. Sibelco have pledged their support for the coming years which is great news.
A special mention for Richard Keatley who ran a marathon on Thursday in Milton Keynes along side a friend who was completing his 100th marathon!! The race took place at Caldecotte lake in warm sunny conditions. Richard completed the 7 lap course in 4:54:00. This race was Richard's 3rd marathon, 3 years ago, and his total is now 105!! What an achievement.
Thank you Suzie Mills and Louise Stokes for some fantastic photos.


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@The Common Shaman, I mean I think he only brought home silver, but he still was good.
@ThePandaPool , not an Olympic athlete, but he competed in the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in 1990, which is damn impressive. He got in to sports modeling, then a few music video gigs, and the rest is history.
@shnickelfritz, huh. I really would have sworn he had a silver medal. Thank you kind sir.
@ThePandaPool , I brought home 3 hookers and an 8 ball once. I'd consider myself a champion.
@ThePandaPool , dear baby jesus, I cannot express in words how badly I want to stick my tongue into his belly button.
@ TouchMyCatEars, I'm not surprised. If you think that's hot, you should watch him in "crank"
@ThePandaPool , I really admire you admitting you were a little bit wrong (still right about statham being a beast of an athlete). You are a paragon of truth for FP and I will upvote you forever.
@ThePandaPool , I'm a kind lady, but you are more than welcome! Have lovely day, friend!
Judges thoughts: "This guy might want to take up acting instead"
I think I'm missing the joke.
@HSA, looked up his Wikipedia page and I really don't recognize him. It mentioned that he was in a few of the Fast and Furious movies but I haven't seen the last few recent ones.
Wow. I didn't know he used to have hair.
@Rowule, he was bald from the womb.
Was anyone else expecting a shark to eat him?
What is he, a god?
I didn't recognize him with all that hair!


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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Jerry Roberts | April 3, 1987
Watching the Police Academy movies, for me, is like having a five-year-old tell me a joke. It's not very funny, it goes on forever, it has no point but I appreciate the energy, if not the effort. I have seen all four of these things and, much like the Friday the 13th pictures, I really can't tell one from the other. There was one joke I remember about a guy who was so slovenly that he threw his socks at a locker and they were apparently so soiled that they stuck to the locker like a magnet. I liked that joke. It made me laugh. Can't recall which movie it was.
I saw Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol just this morning. It started a day in which I had three other movies to see as well, all movies that I remember better than this one. The plot had something to do with George Gains' weak-kneed Commandant Lassard coming up with the idea of training ordinary people from the neighborhood as police officers to rid the city of crime. This is basically an excuse for a lot of silly spot gags involving the usual gang of dimwits and goofballs played by a cast of people that have been culled from comedy clubs and TV shows, among them Steve Guttenberg, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Bob Goldthwaite, Tim Kazurinsky, Brian Tochi, David Graf, Billie Bird, David Spade, Tab Thacker, Michael McManus, Colleen Camp, Corinne Bohrer, all of whom have been funny elsewhere.
But the one who leaves them all behind is Michael Winslow, a former stand-up comedian who is my solitary reason for wanting to keep coming back to this series. His schtick is making sounds with his mouth and his vocal chords, like a one-man foley machine. He can imitate everything from a beat box, to a machine gun, to a video game, to a helicopter to a newborn baby to horse flatulence. His specialty though is his imitation of a badly-dubbed karate movie, one in which the words completely miss the actor's lips.
I first caught sight of Winslow in the corners of a few of Cheech and Chong's movies. I remember a bit where he played a mental patient imitating Jimmi Hendrix. I don't know. He's funny. He was funny then and he's been funny in these movies. Here he has a bit where the new recruits are doing exercise but the boombox has no cassette so he provides the music. It's funny. I wish the whole movie had been his. Come to think of it, it kind of is.
About the Author: Jerry Roberts
Jerry Roberts is a film critic and operator of two websites, Armchair Cinema and Armchair Oscars.
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Michigan getting official visit from 5-star OT Isaiah Wilson
A powerful offensive line is one of the primary marks of a Jim Harbaugh football team.
Michigan getting official visit from 5-star OT Isaiah Wilson A powerful offensive line is one of the primary marks of a Jim Harbaugh football team. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://on.freep.com/1Vk8W1a
Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press Published 12:24 p.m. ET May 26, 2016
A Michigan helmet before a game against UNLV on Sept. 19, 2015.(Photo: Tony Ding Associated Press)
So Michigan has a heavy focus on the position under offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Tim Drevno, even sending recruits a flyer showing his background.
It appears to be paying off in recruiting.
Isaiah Wilson, the nation's No. 4 overall offensive tackle in the 2017 class and the No. 20 overall player in the 247Sports.com Composite rankings, announced today that he will take one of his five official visits to Michigan this fall.
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— Isaiah Wilson (@_LayZay_) May 26, 2016
The other schools for the 6-foot-6, 354-pound five-star lineman: Georgia, Alabama, LSU and USC.
One aspect in Michigan's favor is Wilson's location. Because he's in Brooklyn, N.Y., at Poly Prep, he's not geographically wedded to a certain area. According to 247Sports.com, Drevno visited Wilson on May 17.
Despite Wilson's size, he's remarkably athletic, which he showed in a pass route he ran and posted on his Twitter page earlier this week.
Fade ball👀 pic.twitter.com/ZIHioGI6EN
U-M currently has only one offensive tackle in the class, Oak Park's Ja'Raymond Hall.
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It's a play that urges us to use less. A play that will make us think long and hard about global issues. A play that inspired Ara's NASDA students to consider how they could approach the topic of sustainability and reduce the impacts [of this show] on our environment.
They have found a way: Ahead of the premier of Earthquakes in London all third year students went shopping together at some of Christchurch's second hand stores to source all props and costumes with the aim to buy nothing new and have a waste free production by selling everything again once the production is finished.
Earthquakes in London is an epic rollercoaster of a play that was written by Mike Bartlett and premiered in London in 2010.
This fast paced NASDA production is directed by Holly Chappell-Eason and full of bad dreams, burlesque shows, social breakdown, population explosion and worldwide paranoia.
"I am loving working on this show. It is exciting, provocative and complex. It has everything you could dream of for studying actors, and they are doing an incredible job! I cannot wait for an audience to experience the extravaganza that is this work," says Chappell-Eason.
Earthquakes in London follows the story of three sisters who all suffer from their dysfunctional father's parenting abilities and individually deal with their own views on the predicted global catastrophe that lies ahead of them.
Sarah (played by Meredith Jackson) is the oldest daughter of prominent climate scientist Robert and his dead wife Grace. She is a cabinet minister and is working hard to put a halt to an airport expansion while struggling to keep her marriage to her unemployed husband alive. Jackson combines the different sides of Sarah really well and showcases the difficulties of dealing with such serious issues in an influential job.
The middle sister Freya (played by Ruby Clarke) is heavily pregnant and stressed about bringing a child into a world of uncertainty. She becomes more and more anxious throughout the show and Clarke draws the viewers in, displaying her desperation so vividly that the audience has no choice but empathise with her emotions.
The youngest of the three sisters is Jasmine (played by Caitie Heath-Anderson), who was kicked out of university and tries hard to get her eldest sister's attention. The sassy, flirty and rebellious young woman is shaped by the fact that she has never met her father. Heath-Anderson fits the role perfectly. You could think it was written especially for her.
Overall, this combination of characters, scenes and decades is a must see production that will most definitely get you thinking about the future of humanity (or simply your own) and the impact mankind has on the environment.
Earthquakes in London - don't let the title stop you joining our NASDA students in their latest vibrant and energetic production that will hold everyone in its grip for two hours.
Earthquakes, global warming and a global catastrophe – dark themes that create a dramatic story line but combined with modern references, singing and dancing make it a colourful and fun show to watch.
NASDA's third year students created a vibrant and energetic production that is a must see.
Friday 21 June 2019, 7.30pm
Saturday 22 June 2019, 7.30pm
Monday 24 June 2019, 6.30pm
Tuesday 25 June 2019, 7.30pm
Wednesday 26 June 2019, 7.30pm
Thursday 27 June 2019, 7.30pm
NASDA Theatre, Ara City Campus, Madras Street
Student/child/senior: $17
Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite here.


In today's podcast episode we talk about a topic that is near and dear to home for me (Jess speaking), Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or just Hashimoto's, is an autoimmune condition where the body is attacking itself, and in this case, the body attacks the thyroid gland.
I actually have Hashimoto's and it is a condition that runs in my family – my grandmother, mother, and sister have it. Today we will be learning more about what Hashimoto's is, associated signs and symptoms, how food plays a role in managing this condition, and more!


I was raised with a knowledge of religion, but never fully understood my personal need for God until the year 1990. Once my heart's eyes were opened to the truth, I completely committed my life to Jesus Christ. I served in a variety of ministries at North Providence Assembly of God, where my brother Pasco was the pastor.
I spent years putting my degree in elementary education to good use in hopes of creating a positive impact on young adult people in elementary school and junior high. During this time is when I first met and became friends with Jacqui Strothoff. Jacqui shared with me about her long time vision to open a home for women struggling with life-controlling addictions. I saw the beauty of this plan and felt that God had laid a new calling on my heart. Together in 1993, Jacqui and I found a house on Elmwood Avenue that would become the first Teen Challenge New England Women's Home.
Since the day the doors opened in 1994, my heart has been and continues to be for the Residents of this ministry. Throughout my 20 plus years of service, I have had the privilege of witnessing the miraculous power of God change lives. I consider it a tremendous honor and blessing to serve the ministry of Teen Challenge. I am constantly reminded of the Lord's faithfulness as I nurture broken women, God ministers to my own heart.
January 2, 2002, I walked through the doors of Teen Challenge with nothing to my name but a brown paper bag and the clothes on my back. I immediately felt a peace that I have never experienced that I have been searching for my whole life. I came into the program very broken, hard and not sure how to receive love. I came in because I had a severe drug addiction, needed help to break free and was desperate to start a new life.
God had saved me and regenerated my heart 6 months prior to me coming through the doors, so I was willing to learn everything I could about the Bible, prayer and developing a relationship with Jesus Christ. I was willing to go through the very difficult healing process that included everything from abandonment, unforgivness and being a victim of human trafficking. The support and the structure of the program provided me with a safe place to really allow this healing process in my life. Slowly, my heart softened, I was able to receive love and began to trust people and God to move in my life.
Towards the end of the program I felt a very strong calling to stay and serve the ladies that were in the program and help them in their healing process.
I stayed with Teen Challenge for 12 years, and helped out in many different departments. I decided to leave in 2015 to further my professional development. I opened up my own Personal Training business and helped many people get on track with their health and fitness journey. I also received my Real Estate license in 2016 and developed my Real Estate Business. Through all of this time I was not feeling fulfilled and I missed the ministry of Teen Challenge.
In June 2017, I was offered and accepted the position to come back to Teen Challenge as the Program Supervisor and knew this was exactly where I was supposed to be. I was also invited to implement a Health and Wellness program into the structure of the program to teach the students how to exercise and take care of their bodies through nutrition and daily activity.
I am so incredibly grateful to be back serving in this ministry at such an amazing time while there are so many wonderful things happening through all of our campuses across Teen Challenge New England and New Jersey. I am thankful for a heart that I can love people with the same Love God has demonstrated to me in some of my darkest times.
Growing up in a traditional Italian family, the kitchen was the central place of my home where I spent countless hours with my mother and grandmother creating meals. There was a special feeling of warmth, joy and hospitality around all of the cooking, serving and entertaining. I enjoyed the interaction as much as the food itself. I felt a sense of joy and fulfillment spiritually as I served my family and others. I am now honored to serve the Lord at the ministry of Adult and Teen Challenge doing exactly what I love to do. I have the opportunity to mentor ladies as we create menus and meals. Bringing the warmth, joy and love into the kitchen that I grew up with is beyond anything I could have imagined.
My entire life all I ever wanted was unconditional love and acceptance, because I never found that growing up, as I got older I looked for other things to fill that void in my life. I looked to relationships, alcohol and drugs. After becoming homeless and living a criminal lifestyle I was able to get periods of clean time on and off for years, but no real change. At the age of 25 I had my daughter and the relationship with her father was toxic. Eventually, I met my husband and we had our son. By the time our son turned one, we relapsed together. We lost everything, even lost our marriage. In what seemed like a moment's time I went from being a stay at home mom to homeless and living a criminal lifestyle again, doing whatever I had to do to not feel the pain of not being with my children. I cried out to a God I never knew and told Him; if He saved my life, I would do whatever I had to do to be the mother He always intended for me to be. Thirty-three days later I entered Teen Challenge Rhode Island and it was the best thing I ever did. I graduated the program and stayed on for the Apprenticeship. After six months, I was hired on as full-time staff. Today, There is no doubt that God has a plan and a purpose for my life. Because of God and this program, I am a great mom today, the mother He always intended for me to be. I am so blessed everyday that I work here, to help other women to come to the freedom, through Christ, that I have now.
I grew up in a Christian home where I was always taught to give my whole heart to others, even if sometimes you feel you have nothing to give at all. In my early 20's I experienced two major losses within the same year, one of whom was my dear father, who helped start the ministry of jewelry making here at Teen Challenge Rhode Island. As a result, I have dedicated my life to help women who also have experienced pain, grief and heartache. The ministry of Teen Challenge has always been such a blessing in my life. As I watch God's handiwork here daily, it is my prayer and hope that I too will be a vessel for God in the lives of these ladies.
I have confessed Jesus as Lord since I was fifteen, and He has been so patient in His grace toward me over the years. Upon graduating high school, I met the love of my life and wanted to marry her even before I knew her name! Today, Miranda and I have been married almost five years and we have two beautiful children: Judah and Vela.
After many years of serving in youth ministry and working various jobs on the side, in November 2018, God moved our family from Connecticut to Rhode Island as I stepped into the role of Church Services Coordinator at Teen Challenge Rhode Island. I could have never imagined God leading me to minister full time at a women's home, but His ways are above ours!
In this ministry God is changing lives one story at a time, and I am honoured to be a part of that. It is a joy building relationships with pastors and churches to further the Gospel, and to bring hope to the lives of these women bound by addiction. I love working with the choir as we minister through testimony and song – proclaiming FREEDOM in the Name of Jesus Christ!
I have spent half of my life struggling to achieve sobriety. I attended four meetings a day, numerous residential programs, and read many self-help books. This was a constant battle because it was always through my own strength, but I was able to accumulate nearly ten years of sobriety. I had a great job, held positions in the church and graduated college with honors. I had what the world would look at as "having it all together".
Unfortunately, this life wasn't sustainable because my foundation was not built on Christ. When I went through Teen Challenge, I learned that there were many emotional wounds from my childhood that I had never dealt with that kept resurfacing. I surrendered to God and allowed Him to work in my heart so I could not only help myself but be fully equipped to help others. I learned how to have a real relationship with God, not one based on what I could do for Him but on knowing Him. Today, my feelings are not based on outward things but on allowing God to be a part of my life and to work in and through my life. I am the kind of mother my children deserves and the wife my husband has always prayed for. I am truly grateful to be called by God to Teen Challenge Rhode Island and to serve the ladies God brings here. What I have gone through in life can now be used to teach others that they too can come out on the other side.


* Brookgreen Gardens: This nearby botanical sculpture garden has plenty of shady spots where you can take a break from the summer heat, but the highlight of the season is Brookgreen Gardens' 'Cool Summer Evenings' program. Held every Wednesday and Friday night from June 8 to August 5, Cool Summer Evenings see the gardens' gate stay open two hours late until 9 p.m. Live music is played on the main stage under the stars, refreshments and dinner are offered at the Pavilion Restaurant, and boat rides tour the surrounding inlets through the old rice fields of this former working plantation.
* Frank's Theatre & Bowling: This Inlet Square Mall complex has something for the whole family, and we're not just talking about the air conditioning. Part movie theater, part restaurant, part bowling alley and part arcade, Frank's gives visitors lots of entertainment options under one roof. Catch a movie while enjoying a surf-and-turf feast and a cold beer; rent some shoes and knock down some pins at the modern bowling alley; or enjoy some friendly competition on the billiards tables or the latest high-tech video games. Win or lose, at least you will stay cool.
* Murrells Inlet Marshwalk: The weather is always a little bit cooler right along the coast, and this waterfront walkway leads to some of the coolest places on the South Strand. With more than a dozen seafood shacks and watering holes easily accessible from the wooden boardwalk, visitors can dine inside or find a shady spot in the sea breeze outdoors to enjoy a cold drink, listen to live music, and simply kick back in a lounge chair or hammock and watch the fishing boats return from a day at sea while the sun sets to the west.
* Parasailing: Looking for a little adventure during your vacation? A parasailing voyage not only provides some exciting thrills, but also some satisfying chills to lower your body temperature on a hot summer day. Sailing out of the nearby Crazy Sisters Marina, several outfitters offer parasailing trips that lift you high in the sky to soar like a seagull high above the ocean waves. Your driver can even drop you down for a dip in the cool water or launch you higher into the sky. Other watersports offered by local outfitters include Banana Boat rides, jet-ski rentals, kayak and paddleboarding tours and more.
* Wild Water & Wheels: This Garden City Beach waterpark offers lots of thrills and chills for folks looking to beat the heat and boredom. Featuring more than a dozen water slides, speed chutes and flumes that range from easy to off the chain, Wild Water & Wheels is a great place for families with diverse tastes. Let the youngsters experience the thrills of tackling some of the more challenging slides and rides while the little ones splash and play on the aquatic playgrounds. Meanwhile, adults can relax in the wave pool, lazy river or hot tubs and watch the kids have a blast. Go-kart racing, putt-putt golf, bumper boats and an arcade are also on the property, and the 'Live After Five' Friday afternoon parties are legendary, with half-priced admission after 5 p.m. and live music playing poolside.
Litchfield Beach guests have lot of options for beating the heat this summer. Whether it's the thrills and chills of watersports or a waterpark or a relaxing rest in the sea breeze on the waterfront, you're sure to have a cool summer vacation at Litchfield Beach.


If a family member or loved one has died as a result of a heart attack between 2003-2013 then you may be concerned by the recent reports in the press following an article that appeared in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care.
The report, based upon findings by academics from Leeds University and the University College of London states that thousands of people a year are dying unnecessarily as a result of poor follow up care from the NHS following a heart attack.
It goes on to state that 6 in 7 of the 40,000 people who suffer a heart attack a year are not receiving at least one of the treatments that could reduce the risk of having a further and possibly fatal heart attack.
Based upon these figures and what they have described as "unacceptable deficit in care" there were approximately 33,000 avoidable deaths between 2003 and 2013. These figures apply to England and Wales only.
"What we have highlighted is the unacceptable deficit in the care being given to people after they have an NSTEMI heart attack. We calculate that roughly one patient per month per hospital in England and Wales is losing their life as a direct consequence of this deficit" [Dr Chris Gale, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Health Science at The Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (lead author of report)].
The report is based upon research compiled from data from the National Heart Attack Register to determine what treatment was received by the 389,057 cases of NSTEMI (heart attack) in 247 hospitals in England and Wales between 2003 and 2013.
The records show that 80 per cent of patients did not receive at least one of the 13 treatments or pieces of advice that are specified within the care guidelines. Dietary advice, advice on stopping smoking and receipt of P2Y12 inhibitors and coronary angiography surgery were the most commonly missed.
This failure to adequately treat and/or provide post-care may be evidence of neglect on the part of the treating hospital to the point whereby the relatives and dependants of the deceased may be entitled to an award of damages.
Claims for negligence within the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular are rarely straightforward and require specialist knowledge and expertise.
Here at Cohen Cramer Solicitors we have the knowledge and experience to ensure that any claim is dealt with efficiently and effectively.
If you feel that you have lost someone as a result of failure to provide appropriate care or treatment following a heart attack, then please get in touch with us today.
To give you peace of mind about our fees any claim can usually be dealt with on a no win no fee basis.


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Events Calendar - 2021
Find a multitude of fun events and great things to do, including weekend events, throughout the year, like music; festivals; comedy; outdoor fun; boat cruises; excursions for families and kids; food, wine and beer tastings. Weather is no problem; lots of things to do happen indoors.
Be sure to check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England. See also, Great Things to Do.
COVID-19 mask and social distancing requirements are still in place at some entertainment venues and live events and festivals in New England. Please check with each venue before purchasing tickets or attending an event.
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The Chocolate Expo – Wilmington MA
Jan 30, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022 Shriner's Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington, MA
Calling all foodies and chocolate lovers: this event was made for you. Those who attend the Chocolate Expo will be able to sample many different kinds of chocolate treats from dozens of the best chocolatiers in the region.
Exhibit: "Fabric of a Nation: Quilt Stories" – Boston MA
Oct 10, 2021 - Jan 17, 2022 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA
Every quilt tells a story. Their use in American homes since the 17th century, and the tactile nature of their creation, has allowed them to take deep root in our histories and our subconscious minds. At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, take a journey through time and discover the incredible stories behind 300 years of American quilts. Open Wendesday – Sunday, and entry is timed.
Adults, $32; youths, $17
Exhibit: "Love Stories from the National Portrait Gallery, London" – Worcester MA
Nov 13, 2021 - Mar 13, 2022 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
The Worcester Art Museum will be hosting masterpieces from London's National Portrait Gallery in an exhibit that centers around love's role in the creation of art. Explore works dating back to the 16th century –– when thinkers of the era characterized love as a mental disease –– through the present, in which love is characterized as way to find fulfillment in life. Artists such as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffmann, David Hockney, Lee Miller, and Sam Taylor-Johnson are featured.
Exhibit: "HOME: Paintings by Loring W. Coleman" – Concord MA
Nov 19, 2021 - Jan 30, 2022 The Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA
In 2017, the Concord Museum received a generous anonymous gift of forty-seven paintings by the nationally recognized en plein air painter Loring W. Coleman. Coleman lived and taught in Concord and created beautiful works featuring New England landscapes.
Exhibit: "Loomings" by Christopher Volpe – New Bedford MA
Dec 11, 2021 - May 8, 2022 The New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA
"Loomings" was named after the first chapter of Melville's Moby Dick. Artist Christopher Volpe draws comparisons between Melville's time, when a large part of our nation's industrial might and power was fuelled by whaling operations in New England, and our current era of petroleum-driven power. His haunting art uses tar, a petroleum byproduct, as well as oil paint and gold leaf.
MLK Day Celebration at Museum of Fine Arts – Boston MA
Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 17, 2022 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (for Massachusetts residents). Explore the MFA's collections and exhibits, including the art of Ekua Holmes in "Paper Stories, Layered Dreams." Guests will be able to pick up a take-home art kit from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. enjoy live music by DJ WhySham. Visitors must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter the museum.
Free with valid Massachusetts zip code
Exhibit: "Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance" – Boston MA
Feb 10, 2022 - May 8, 2022 The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA
Internationally renowned photographer and visual activist Sir Zanele Muholi (they/them) has been documenting South Africa's Black LGBTQIA+ community for a decade through black and white portraits, bronze sculpture, and colorful paintings. Muholi invites viewers to consider the issues of identity, selfhood, and queer visibility.
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (opens 10 a.m. on weekends)
Adults, $20; seniors, $18; students, $15
Exhibit: "Us Them We | Race Ethnicity Identity" – Worcester MA
Feb 19, 2022 - Jun 19, 2022 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
This exhibit examines how artists depict the intersections of race, ethnicity, and identity in various art forms since the mid-70s. Featuring works from over 47 artists from the museum's collection as well as loans, this exhibit invites you to see the Museum's art through a layered sociopolitical lens. Open Wednesday – Sunday.
Adults, $18; students, $14; children, free
Can You See The Stars: 19th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert – Boston MA
Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 17, 2022 Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenune, Boston, MA
In their 19th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert, Boston Children's Chorus highlights the week leading up to the assassination of Dr. King. In his final days, Dr. King was marching arm in arm with the sanitation workers in Memphis on strike against the city for unsafe and toxic working conditions. Dr. King died standing up for better working conditions for people of color, who were so often doing the most dangerous and unsanitary of jobs. His work for labor and civil rights paved the way for the activism that is embodied in the modern-day environmental movement. Boston Children's Chorus singers take the stage and shine a light on how equity and justice are critical to the future of our environment.
Folk and Baroque – Great Barrington MA
Feb 26, 2022 - Feb 26, 2022 Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
This musical program features songs that span centuries and continents, "bridging worlds that grew out of common ground." You will hear High Baroque composers such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi alongside village folk music from South America, jigs, and tangos. Featuring guitarist Eliot Fisk, contralto Emily Marvosh and cellist Yehuda Hanani.
6-7:45 p.m.
Animal Collective – North Adams MA
Mar 11, 2022 - Mar 11, 2022 MASS MoCA, 87 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
Animal Collective's music is experimental, atmospheric, and psychedelic. Since 2003, they have been defining and redefining the limits of indie and alternative sound. On March 11, they are coming to the MASS MoCA with L'Rain. Proof of vaccination required.
KAINA – Boston MA
Apr 30, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
KAINA is a first-generation Latina, born and raised in Chicago. Since the release of her debut EP sweet asl in 2016, she has created generational music that surpasses borders, a unified expression of her native Chicago coupled with her Venezuelan and Guatemalan heritage. Her 2019 album "Next to the Sun" was featured in Pitchfork, Fader, Teen Vogue, and NPR and resulted in her touring as support with Cuco, Sleater-Kinney, and Durand Jones and the Indications.