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'History and Evolution,' Arnold Schwarzenegger Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (New York: 1987), 30-38.
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At the end of the nineteenth century a new interest in muscle- building arose, not muscle just as a means of survival or of defending oneself, but a return to the Greek ideal-muscular development as a celebration of the human body.
The ancient tradition of stone-lifting evolved into the modem sport of weightlifting. As the sport developed, it took on differ-, ent aspects in different cultures. In Europe weightlifting was a form of entertainment from which the professional strongman emerged-men who made their living by how much weight they could lift or support. How their physiques looked didn't matter in the least, so they tended to develop beefy, ponderous bodies.
In America at this time, there developed a considerable interest in strength in relation to its effect on health. The adherents of "physical cultureII stressed the need for eating natural, unpro- cessed foods-an idea that took root in response to the increasing use of new food-processing techniques. Americans were begin- ning to move from farms and small towns to the cities; the auto- mobile provided a new mobility. But at the same time, life was becoming increasingly sedentary, and the health problems that arise when a population eats too much of the wrong food, doesn't get enough exercise, and exists in constant conditions of stress were just becoming apparent.
The physical culturists were battling this trend with a belief in overall health and physical conditioning, advocating moderation and balance in all aspects of life. The beer-drinking, pot-bellied strongmen were certainly not their ideal. What they needed was a model whose physique embodied the ideas they were trying to disseminate, someone who related more to the image of the an- cient Greek athlete than the Bavarian beer hall. They found such a man in the person of Eugene Sandow-a turn-of-the-century physical culture superstar.
Sandow made his reputation in Europe as a professional strongman, successfully challenging other strongmen and outdoing them at their own stunts. He came to America in the 1890s and was promoted by Florenz Ziegfeld, who billed him as "TheWorld's Strongest Man" and put him on tour. But what really set Sandow apart was the aesthetic quality of his physique.
Sandow was beautiful, no doubt about it. He was an exhibition- ist, and enjoyed having people look at his body as well as admire his strongman stunts. He would step into a glass case and pose, wearing nothing but a fig leaf, while the audience stared and thewomen "oohed" and "aahed" at the beauty and symmetry of his muscular development. This celebration of the aesthetic quali- ties of the male physique was something very new. During the Victorian age, men had covered themselves in confining clothing, and very few artists used the male nude as a subject for their paintings. This is what made Sandow's appeal so amazing.
Due largely to Sandow's popularity, sales of barbells and dumbbells skyrocketed. Sandow earned thousands of dollars a week and created a whole industry around himself through the sale of books and magazines. Contests were held in which the physical measurements of the competitors were compared, then Sandow awarded a golden statue of himself to the winners. But, ultimately, he fell victim to his own macho mystique. It is said that one day his car ran off the road and he felt compelled to demonstrate his strength by single-handedly hauling it out of a ditch, resulting in a brain hemorrhage that ended the life of the man who King George of England had appointed "Professor of Scientific Physical Culture to His Majesty."
George Hackenschmidt earned the title "The Russian Lion" for his performance as a weightlifter, winning the Russian weightlifting championship in 1898 and various world wrestling championships, and eventually made a fortune after emigratingto Great Britain. He was also a fluent orator and a prolific writer, who turned out philosophical books such as The Origins of Life, debated intellectuals like George Bernard Shaw, and even chal- lenged Albert Einstein to an exchange of ideas.
And there were many more-Professor Attila, Arthur Saxon, Herman Gomer, Oscar Hilgenfeldt, and W. A. Pullum, an illus- trious tradition of men of strength that continues right up through Paul Anderson and Alexeev and other weightlifters of our day.
One of those for whom the pursuit of physical culture became practically a religion was the publisher-businessman Bernan Macfadden, a man who could serve as the prototype "health nut" of all time. To promote the idea that physical weakness was actually immoral, he founded the magazine Physical Culture. Later he went on to publish the New York Evening Graphic-anewspaper aimed at an audience that possessed as little education as he did.
Macfadden also presented a series of contests at Madison Square Garden to select the "Most Perfectly Developed Man in America." The first one was held in 1903, with a prize of one thousand dollars la small fortune in those days) along with the title. Both the contests and the magazine were successful for decades. And he continued to practice what he preached-walk- ing barefoot every morning from his home on Riverside Drive in New York City to his office in midtown and appearing bare-chested in his own magazine, an example of health and fitness until well into his seventies.
Macfadden probably would not have approved of modern body- building with its emphasis on the visual development of the body rather than athletic skill. However, Macfadden and other physi- cal cuIturists played a big part in the evolution of bodybuilding. His contests helped to promote interest in how the body looked, rather than simply how strong the muscles were, and thereemerged from these contests a superstar who was to become one of the most famous men in America for decades to come.
The winner of Macfadden's contest in 1921 was a young man named Angelo Siciliano. To capitalize on his growing fame, this magnificently developed man changed his name to Charles Atlas and acquired the rights to a mail-order physical fitness coursecalled "dynamic tension." For more than fifty years boys have grown up seeing the ads for this course In magazines and comic books-the one where the scrawny kid gets sand kicked in his face, sends away for a muscle-building course, then goes back to beat up the bully and reclaim his girl. "Hey skinny, your ribs are showing!" became the most memorable slogan of one of the most successful advertising campaigns in history.
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Amazing article, Arnold wrote this?
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Between himself and Bill Dobbins apparently!


Michigan safeties/special teams coach Chris Partridge wasn't thrilled with Greg Mattison and Al Washington. And he'd like everyone to know it.
It's April 11 and Chris Partridge is fired up.
And he really doesn't care who knows it.
"I've got blood in my mouth," Michigan football's safeties coach/special teams coordinator said Thursday. "I don't wake up a day and not think about it."
The "blood," he says, is the result of how last season ended for U-M. An embarrassing 62-39 loss at Ohio State and a disheartening blowout loss to Florida in the Peach Bowl.
After Michigan's program was rocked in a soul-checking loss to the rival Buckeyes, spoiling a 10-1 season at the time, the Wolverines went into the offseason and watched both Greg Mattison and Al Washington leave their respective jobs as U-M assistant coaches for spots on Ryan Day's staff at Ohio State.
Partridge doesn't want to hold back his thoughts on the matter. He doesn't want his players to be afraid to be upset about it either.
"I want to be candid. Those guys left and it was another shot. It wasn't OK," Partridge said. "That's how I feel. I'm not speaking for anyone else. I'm ultra-motivated and I make sure my guys, whenever I get in front of them, they hear it. ... I want to take this thing, hit it in the mouth and go get it. I just think each person is motivated in their own way, but I know my personal opinion. I'm going to coach harder than I ever imagined I could coach.
"And we're going to try to make sure that scoreboard never looks like it did last year (again)."
Earlier this spring, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters he was a bit surprised by Mattison — a longtime U-Mn assistant who has coached with Jim, Jack and John Harbaugh — opted to leave the Wolverines for Ohio State. He said he wasn't going to hold it against him, as his salary basically doubled.
But, he made it clear that the two won't be exchanging Christmas cards.
Partridge, asked if he's talked to either Mattison or Washington since they left, had further thoughts.
"No. No desire to. No desire at all," he said. "I've been here going into my fifth year. I consider myself an alum of Michigan, just like someone who goes to Michigan for four years and graduates. I'm here. I'm for Michigan. I'm 'Go Blue' all the way. So I don't have a desire (to talk to them).
"Nothing surprises me in this business now I guess. ... I just know how I feel. I'm Michigan all the way and that's kind of it."
It's impossible, at this point, to view Michigan's motivation entering the 2019 season as anything but Ohio State-centric.
The loss was easily the most humbling of the Harbaugh era and one of the most disappointing, in terms of what was at stake, the program's had in a championship-type environment. Washington, a Columbus native who had been at U-M for one season, was one thing. But Mattison, who had been at Michigan a combined 13 years, seemed a bit different.
Partridge said he doesn't want anyone to be afraid to embrace their frustration with regard to what happened last year.
"As players, we see coaches leave pretty often for new or 'better' roles. Roles they feel might be better," fifth-year senior Jordan Glasgow said. "So it's upsetting to see a coach leave. Especially for a university we dislike. A lot. Do I hold anything against them personally? I haven't seen them in person so it's hard to tell how I'd react.
"It's difficult to say. There are a lot of things that go through your head."
Partridge, of course, doesn't mind sharing those things.
"It's odd (for a coach who had been here as long as Mattison to leave for an arch rival), I've never seen it happen before. I'm not going to pretend to understand the reasons," Partridge said. "All I know is we're here. And the people who are here, we're locked arms. Ready to go. Ready to walk down that alley and do what's needed to win and that's all that I care about.
"That was (Mattison's) decision. He made his bed. He's got to lie in it. So here we go."


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Written by Sebastian Huhn
Title: Forth
Artist: The Verve
Genre: Britpop / Indie Rock
Release Date: 22nd August 2008
Label: Parlophone
It's ten years since the British formation THE VERVE announced their definitive end and until 2007 it seemed we'd never hear anything from them again, but things never turn out the way you expect and in June 2007, the band declared their reunion (again) and that they'd go on tour and produce a new album as well; and this new album is 'Forth'.
Well, you can start an album calm; or with power. 'Sit and Wonder' has something from both worlds. First there's the vital drumming and Nick McCabe's frisky guitar part, conveying a certain power and then there's a fragile threat of melancholy flying around, finding its echo in Ashcroft's emotive vocals. A concise, distinct vocal gadget and a pithy chorus "Love is Noise, Love is Pain, Love is this blues that I'm singing again". Only two requirements for a potential single, but also the other package has to fit; and in this case it does. A bit faster in the drumming and some tiny sound layers in the background mixed with spherical guitar play and the result is 'Love is Noise'. I always say that you can never have too much melancholy in a song and zapp... with 'Rather Be' comes a balladry track around the corner, preluded and carried by the combined beauty of piano and strings, but it also bears a hopeful if not happy spirit at the same time "I'd rather be here than be anywhere, is there anywhere better than here?" 'Judas' is an atmospheric Britpop gem in the best sense and through the sparkling guitar sounds of the mid-tempo number you can hear a breeze of COLDPLAY coming through or am I wrong? Then, suddenly, in the middle, a gentle rebellion of the rhythm, swelling up guitar work, just to return to the old dreamy easiness. If it's something you can't say than that the guys have nothing up their sleeves. 'Numbness' comes in quite reduced, with a touch of blues and a pinch of Soul, kind of relaxed and it's a cool piece.
For me 'I See Houses' is like a journey, a journey that goes nowhere because it always leads you back to the place, you've started from "I get this feeling that I've been here before" and you're asking yourself "How many lives will I waste, how many tears must I taste to find my freedom". This journey is musically embellished with lightly melancholic strings and a wonderful piano play with just subtle guitar stake, very restrained as if everything centre's upon providing the perfect soil for Ashcroft's bitter-sweet (no, not symphony) lyrics. The next track is called 'Noise Epic' and the title says it all. It's the longest track on 'Forth' and surely it's the most unpredictable. It's like a live recorded jam that develops in unforeseen ways. First it's clean Indie Rock, the drums, the guitar work, the chant, everything fits in for a while and then it kind of erupts into something else, into a racing monstrosity, other tan it's follow-up 'Valium Skies' that, if you really wanted to find a term to describe the mood, would be labelled as sort of "romantic", everything is painted in brighter colours in that down-tempo song. It's just like a gleam of sunlight, breaking through a thick blanket of clouds. 'Columbo' on the other hand, is a bit like a psychedelic trip, somehow everything floats and don't call me nuts, but I always have to think of Billy Idol, when I hear the vocals. Simon's bass play is quite dominant here and I think that's a pretty cool thing. Quite suddenly, the tempo shifts and a sonic carpet of interwoven guitars unfold in the background. With 'Appalachian Springs' we've sadly reached the end of our little journey through 'Forth' yet it's a beautiful, emotional ending that slow solemn song provides, which is harbouring a deep subliminal power after all.
I guess no one really thought it would happen, but it did. THE VERVE comes back and with 'Forth' they present an album that sounds as if they've never been away. We can only hope that things won't go the same way as they did in the past and that id doesn't take another 10 years for the band to come back together and record a new album
01. Sit and Wonder – 6:51
02. Love is Noise – 5:29
03. Rather be – 5:38
04. Judas – 6:18
05. Numbness – 6:34
06. I see Houses – 5:37
07. Noise Epic – 8:14
08. Valium Skies – 4:31
09. Columbo – 7:30
10. Appalachian Springs – 7:34
Richard Ashcroft – Vocals, Guitar
Nick McCabe – Lead Guitar, Synths
Simon Jones - Bass
Peter Salisbury - Drums
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The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 12 and up and plays in 60 - 90 min. MSRP and release date were not announced at this time.


The economy continues to suffer and, even though federal statistics show unemployment leveling off, this is misleading. Across America, long-term job losses are hitting hard, not just in wiping out savings, but also in removing the security of health coverage. There�s a new report out suggesting that at least nine million adults may have lost their health plan in the last two years. The picture is grim. Almost a quarter of all adult families have experienced job loss. The lucky only have short waits before finding replacement work. The less fortunate see a spouse or partner lose work and fail to replace it. The unlucky find no replacement work. About half the people who lost a job with health benefits were unable to continue insurance.
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Developer: Uppercut Games
First Release: 4th August, 2015
Version Played: PlayStation 4
Available: PS Store US | PS Store UK | Xbox One | Steam
Miku's brother Taku is badly hurt. When their boat drifts into an abandoned city, she hopes to find supplies to help him recover.
The setting is a flooded city in a post-apocalyptic world where the sea levels have risen. Despite the main aim of finding supplies for Taku, there are no time limits and the player can take as long as they want to explore. Miku travels around the city in her fishing boat, and can climb the buildings sticking out of the water.
I liked the general feel of the game. Rather than showing the decay of the city as destruction, it's something that's brought new life. Sea creatures swim through the streets and jungles grow on the buildings. There's a day and night cycle, as well as the occasional storm.
The past is told through picture sequences. Finding supply crates unlocks the story of Miku's family. Finding books unlocks the story of the city. The present story is told through brief cutscenes. This all worked well enough, but the present story is very short. It ends abruptly just as it's getting going.
Image Caption: Miku driving her small fishing boat through the city. Miku is a tween/young teen wearing clothes made from old cloth (baggy shorts below the knee, a strip of cloth over her chest, and a long scarf). She has light skin and brown hair. She stands in the boat with her back to the camera, and a hand on the tiller. The city has overgrown buildings, with trees on top, sticking out of the water. There are game icons at the bottom of the screen and a compass at the top.
Gameplay is repetitive. The main activities consist of finding the crates and secrets by climbing buildings, and exploring the city by boat. As the story is on the slim side, and the buildings are generally similar to each other, there's not much that's very surprising around the corner. I'd have liked more unique areas on the buildings, new animals appearing as the story progresses, or something else like that to reward exploring.
The game has subtitles for Miku's language, though little that's said is really needed. It's mainly to reinforce what needs doing as shown in the cutscenes. The storms produce a few flashes on the screen, but it's not compulsory to play during the storms if they're an issue. It's third person, cutting out most motion sickness issues, which is perhaps ironic given the length of time spent in a boat.
I did enjoy wandering around the city. Driving my boat over the rolling waves, with dolphins following me, was a relaxing experience. My favourite animal was the giant whale shark that appears in some of the deeper channels. It's not a bad game for players looking for short non-combat experiences. But I felt there was a lot of potential it didn't quite reach, particularly in terms of story and things to find while exploring.
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A situation came up with my girlfriend where I drove her to an event that she needed to go to that was a two hour drive away (so a four hour round trip). After we got back, I charged her for half of the gas that it took to make the trip and she immediately challenged my request. She reasoned that we both made the trip together so it wasn't entirely for her and that none of her previous boyfriends had ever charged her for things like gas money. After a bit of arguing she ended the talk by telling me that I need to be better at "conflict resolution". We have only been dating for a few months now and I don't want to cause an unnecessary fight, but I feel strongly that it is fair that I ask her for gas money. I recognize that I will most likely be the one driving us on all of our future trips so I would like to clear this up before the next event takes place.
My goal is to avoid conflict, but I also would like for her to understand and realize what it means to be fair in a healthy relationship. How can I talk to my girlfriend about paying for future trips when she was upset after I asked the first time?
We do not have a joint account and probably will not open one for the foreseeable future. It is a bit too early for that.
I am asking how I should go about still trying to get gas money from this latest trip and set the tone for future trips as well since I believe splitting costs like gas money is fair in an equal relationship.
I would totally be okay with suggesting that she drive next time. The only concern that I have in that case is how quick she was to challenge me when I asked her to split gas money as well as how she brought up the fact that none of her ex's ever asked for gas money. I haven't had an exclusive conversation with her about what traits an 'equal relationship' have.
You talk about having a "fair...healthy relationship." I'm speaking from experience when I tell you that if you focus on every little thing that you've done and she hasn't, the relationship isn't going to last.
It sounds like you went out of your way and did something really nice for you girlfriend. It took a lot of your time and some of your money. If I were in a relationship and my SO did this, it would be very endearing and make me want to repay the favor in other ways. But if they then asked me to pay for this favor, it would immediately sour the situation.
When you do favors like this without asking anything in return, you're investing in the relationship. These kind of things encourage more favors and kindness, which encourage more and the cycle continues, hopefully resulting in a loving happy relationship where favors flow freely.
However, trying to quantify everything you do and keep track of the "fairness" of the relationship is a recipe for disaster. Everything nice you do will be seen as having an ulterior motive or need to be payed back later since it will be implied that you're keeping track.
Think of this drive as buying her dinner or a nice present. You wouldn't ask her to pay for half of those things after you gave them to her, would you? This is an investment into the relationship and it was a chance for you to spend some time alone together in the car on top of it all! Drop the talk of "fairness" and enjoy the time you have together.
It sounds like this may be a regular thing and so you want to set a precedent. If so, I'd say still treat this first one like a gift. If you're expecting someone to pay for something (no matter the situation), both parties need to be clear that what is occurring is a transaction and not a favor.
I had fun driving you and I'm glad I got to do that for you, but if we do this often, the gas prices might start adding up. I'd be happy to keep driving you, but could we split the gas for future trips?
Here you're making it clear the first trip was on you, as that wasn't discussed, but you're also giving her a way out and letting her choose to pay you (as opposed to charging her after the fact).
Let's focus on the future. You aren't a taxi, so asking for detailed amounts of gas money seems to be penny-pinching. You gave her a long ride and hit her with a bill afterward. That's over and done.
On the other hand, if you do all the driving without a contribution toward something, that's not fair to you, either.
I'd sit down with her and ask her to help you figure this out. Her ex-boyfriends are precisely that - EX-boyfriends. They're not relevant. What matters right now is the two of you. I'd suggest this: suggest alternating driving to events. "You drove to [x]; I'll drive to [y]" (I don't read that you're the only one with a car.) "I drove last time; I'd like to have you drive this time." That worked out in the past with my friends and my (now) wife. Then it's not about money, it's about taking turns.
If she doesn't have a car, then I'd suggest taking turns filling up the gas tank. And for Heaven's sake, discuss that before you agree to take her anywhere. Focus on getting gas, not asking for money. Then your discussion is about doing something, not money.
If there isn't an obvious financial disparity between you, and you are both earning your own money, there is no reason you shouldn't be splitting expenses, gas money included.
If she has an expectation that you should pay for things just because "you're the guy", then I suggest you politely point out that this is very unfair. If she won't budge on the topic, I would suggest you consider very carefully if this is a person you wish to be in a relationship with.
Her comments about her ex-boyfriends, is pretty concerning. That's very disrespectful, and was clearly intended to offend, and belittle you.
To a comment like that I may be inclined to suggest that perhaps she call up these guys and ask them for the money.
It sounds as though you have different ideas on what a fair and equal relationship looks like. Your expectation is that both parties pull their own weight and pay roughly an equal share of expenses -- i.e. each person holds equal responsibility in the relationship, which includes financial responsibility. Her expectation appears to be a more traditional Western financial arrangement where the man pays for any shared expense during the "courting" phase of the relationship. Neither of these is an unreasonable expectation, as we're in a period of cultural transition and shifting, often confusing expectations.
This makes it important that you communicate your expectations clearly and regularly. This might feel awkward at first, but communication is crucial to the success of any relationship, romantic or otherwise. If you cannot find a common ground to communicate, and find compromise when necessary, you will continue to have this struggle. Money matters are a common reason for divorce, so if you can't discuss financial goals and expectations, it will be a constant threat to the stability of your relationship.
I apologize for the misunderstanding after our last trip. I realize we didn't discuss our expectations beforehand, and I didn't mean to spring it on you unexpectedly. I hope you can forgive me for my failure in communication, and we can put that disagreement behind us.
If that's not something we can agree on, I'm afraid I won't be able to take as many of these trips with you as I'd like to. I just can't meet all of my financial goals if I pay every time. That's OK, we can find other things to do together that are less expensive, and make sure we spend plenty of time together before and after your trip. Spending time together is what matters most to me, anyway, not where we go.
Does that seem like a fair arrangement to you? I'd like to hear how you feel about it, and what expectations you have.
Make sure you give her time and space to give her point of view, and be willing to find a fair compromise, even if it's not exactly the arrangement you had in mind. But don't just capitulate to her demands if it doesn't feel fair to you, or you'll likely resent her for it later. Once she realizes that she'd be paying for the gas anyway, while also driving herself and not spending time with you, she's likely to see that your expectations aren't unreasonable, just different from what hers were. She might apologize in return, but I wouldn't expect or push for one. You might find out that she was stressed out or was short on rent and that made her react badly to your request. That's a good opportunity to reassure her that she can tell you things like that without judgment, and that you'd like to be able to discuss anything openly with each other.
Be prepared for the possibility that you won't agree or be able to find a compromise. If you can't find a mutually agreeable arrangement for these trips, it could be a sign that you're not going to see eye to eye on financial matters. If she reacts negatively, or if you just find that you have different, incompatible expectations, you may have to end the relationship. However, you're more likely to build a healthy relationship, or at least remain friends, if you discuss these matters.
It seems like there are factors involved with this that might not be inherently obvious. Nobody can deny that you've invested time and money to take your girlfriend to an event that you likely didn't need to attend at all. If she had the capability to take her own car or ride with someone else, she would have likely feel more financially obligated to the trip. The same if you had taken a friend, coworker, or classmate; you'd expect to have them cover most of the personal expenses for helping take them to their event. Although, in that situation, the discussion should happen prior to the trip.
The thing with relationships is that every action is a form of investment. Whether you're taking the time to talk with her; carving out some of your day to do an activity; or you're paying for a trip, it's all benefiting the end goal of building your relationship closer. If this were to end with you sticking it out long term, marriage makes it so neither of you really have your "own" money anymore, so it'd be moot to ever ask in that situation. This doesn't mean that you should overly burden yourself or feel like you're giving so much more than she does. It seems justified that you feel like the financial loss of the trip is worthwhile to approach her and try to recouperate at least half of the cost.
The way that you structure your sentences and the words you use will play a drastic role in how willing the other person is going to with you. You use the word "charged," which is a pretty strong word that makes it seem more like a demand or forced debt that she has, even though she had no reason (from her perspective) to see it coming. Another factor is her life experiences growing up. If she's under the impression that gender/relationship roles (e.g. men are responsible for A, B, C; women are responsible for X, Y, Z) are a thing that she expects, then your ability to fix this situation will hinge on if you can bridge that. To her, she may expect that you will cover more of the expenses in the relationship, which may also have appeared if you've went out to the movies or dinner together.
To me, it feels like there are two ways you could have approached her to try and receive some money for gas: logically or emotionally.
The most obvious retort I'd have given was that you would agree that both of you took the trip together and that it was a great experience... however, only one of you paid for the trip. You could argue that you're willingness to still pay for half is your acceptance that you both gained something from the trip (bonding experience, mainly). Other answers provided good points that you could pose that she pays for the next 4 hours of traveling costs.
"I was looking back at how much we spent on the trip yesterday and I was surprised to see that we went through $60 in gas. That's quite a bit of money to just get to and from the event. Is there any way you'd be able to contribute towards that cost in some way? Part of my wallet hopes that we could meet somewhere along the middle. Really anything would help, but I just want to make sure we both feel at ease over the expenses we paid."
It's more indirect and has "we" scattered throughout, which is very important to ensure that subtle reminder that you were both involved in the trip. This does leave the option open that she says she doesn't feel the need to pay, but you're asking for a sort of mercy that you don't get stuck with the full expenses.
I've incorporated both the logical and emotional scenarios in my day-to-day life. My career is in computers, so I tend to lean more towards using logic since that's more what I'm familiar with. However, I think the situation guides what is best, not preferrence. If I'm arguing over something that has a bunch of opinions or little to no facts to back them up, I'll go the logic route. If I'm awkwardly having to talk with someone or ask for something, I'll go the indirect/sympathetic approach. It feels a bit more like you're social engineering, but there's nothing wrong with gaining skills in that as long as you're moral in your goals.
First question, do you want her to pay for because of budgetary reasons or because you feel she needs to give more -- like she's kind of taking advantage of you? Or maybe you feel she is not appreciative and just expects it from you.
Based on my experience -- two things... As a woman, I love when a guy pays for everything (just the simple truth). But I also realize that many guys are not in the situation where they can do so. If they can, then I hope they do -- and then I try to do special things for them to show my appreciation so they don't feel like they're doing all the giving. And if they can't, I will offer to offset some portion of "our costs" depending on his financial situation. Each couple has their own dynamic.
Most importantly, you should do what is right for YOU.... whether you don't want to pay for it all because you sense she is mostly a taker ... or if you have a tight budget... you DESERVE to feel good about it. Don't let society make you feel that you SHOULD pay for it.... If you don't feel good about doing it, the relationship is not going to be pleasant anyway. Even though I like when a guy pays, I feel badly if he doesn't have the money and pays -- I want him to feel good to.... And YOU deserve to feel great and only pay when you wish to.
My suggestion is to be honest with her and let the chips fall where they may... Tell the truth to her about "I really don't have that in my budget, and I'd rather spend what I do have on other fun things -- not just paying for gas." OR something like.... "I know that you say other guys paid for the gas all the time. I get it. All I can tell you is that it's something that I don't feel good about... I'm happy to take you to dinner sometimes and do what I can, but this feels more like RENT or something.... or like an AIRPLANE ticket.... I just don't feel good about it and on this thing, I would like us to split it."
Just be calm and cool and express yourself. If she gets rude, then again, just look deeper for yourself -- Is it because you can't really afford it /don't want to use your entertainment $$ on gas? (if yes, tell her that). .... And if you feel like she's not as giving, then tell her: "I feel like you EXPECT me to do a lot of things... and I would like to work as a team... Sometimes I feel like you don't appreciate what I DO give..." -- Be HONEST. Stand your ground. Be CALM and cool and authentic. Good luck, my friend.
Don't ask for money (money changing hands doesn't end well unless it's something you both agree to without question), but ask for her to pay for road snacks/meals. There are some trips I've done where the fuel cost less than the snacks, and visa versa, and the truth is for long trips you need drinks/food etc to be able to keep going.
This means that the trip is now your gift to her; and your food is her gift to you, and you can enjoy your food knowing that you're having it because of her, and she can enjoy the trip knowing that it's because of you.
It seems to me that the main issue in the situation you described was not the money itself, but how you approached the payback. You say you charged her for the gas money, but I can only assume that that really means you asked her to pay you that money. Did she know that you expected her to pay you for some or all of the gas money ahead of time? I suspect not. That change in expectations may have been the real cause of the conflict.
Image this approach instead. Before you commit to the trip you say to her "I'm happy to drive you to the event, but since it's a four hour trip it is going to cost a fair bit of gas money, would you mind splitting that cost with me?" Then she can either say yes and you'll be happier about it, or she can say no and voice why she doesn't think she needs to pay (not sure what her objection would be, but it gives her a chance to express it).
If you didn't realize until afterwards that it was going to be expensive, then honestly that's on you. Next time think ahead and make sure you're both on the same page before the trip. If you absolutely needed to get that gas money from her after the trip you could have approached it much better. Rather than billing her, you could simply ask her to pitch in. Something like "Hey, sorry I didn't think of it sooner, but that trip used up a lot of my gas, would you mind splitting the cost of the gas with me?" This approach shows that you are aware that this is a change in expectations, and that you recognize that you should have talked about it before the trip.
I would disregard answers that attempt to talk you out of asking for her to contribute to the gas or challenge your definition of an equal relationship. Your desire to split significant expenses is entirely valid and no one is entitled to have you as a free taxi.
Just tell her in a straightforward manner that for long trips, you insist on splitting the gas. If sharing expenses in an egalitarian manner is a deal breaker for her, it's better to find out sooner rather than later. I am personally the sort who always splits expenses with girlfriends and I don't make it a delicate subject nor do I surprise them with this info after we've made an expense they thought would be my treat. Simply before agreeing to go on a road trip, get a hotel, or have an expensive meal I say something to the effect of "Make sure you bring your wallet so we can split [whatever expense]. I think it'll be about $X".
If she challenges you by bringing up the habits of her exes, I'd simply respond with, "that was their choice; I feel differently". Again, you don't have to justify why you think equal sharing of significant expenses is important, though you could certainly assert to her that it is if she seems to disagree.
As always in a relationship, being direct, honest, and open about your feelings is best. She can either agree or you can decide if you're willing to compromise.
Imagine a friend is doing you a simple favor, one which all your other friends have done for you before for free, and when he's finished he's suddenly giving you a bill. A bill he's never mentioned before. Your reaction would hopefully be better than that of your girlfriend, but you'd still be surprised, and not in a good way.
The problem is asking her to pay up, AFTER rendering the service, thus surprising and likely offending her. She seems to have a rather different background from yours, so she grew up being driven around by boyfriends at their expense - this is her normal. You're charging for a service which she had assumed to be free of charge. You would have offended her less if you would have brought up the topic BEFORE driving her.
You've already been dating for a few months, so it's past time to sit down with her, ask her what she imagines a perfect boyfriend to do, and also let her know what you imagined a perfect girlfriend to do - then figure out how you're going to approach the areas where your expectations mismatch reality. Don't worry, a healthy relationship is rarely one where everything's equal. It's perfectly normal if one person does more cleaning, the other does more cooking, and the minutes spent doing chores don't add up to exactly the same number, metaphorically speaking.
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Michael: You don't have to worry about me. Roxi is the one.
Adrienne: Thank you. So, you guys were apart for many years. What have you learned?
Rox: Michael is learning that he's not always in charge.
Michael: And Rox is learning there are times when I let her think I'm not in charge, but I really am.
Adrienne: Michael, who wins when the two of you argue?
Michael (snorting): Are you kidding me with that question? I'm not answering that.
Michael: I'll get screwed either way. If I say she wins, the guys will whip me until I'm bloody. If I say I win, Roxi will freeze me out. If you know what I mean.
Rox: That's true. He'd be stupid to answer that question. And he's not stupid.
Adrienne: Okay, but you two like to argue, don't you?
Rox: I wouldn't say I like it. Not arguing. I do enjoy verbal sparring.
Michael: Don't let her scam you. It's an aphrodisiac for her.
Adrienne: Michael, does she push you around?
Michael: Not on my worst day. She'd hate that. Being a newspaper publisher, she's running meetings where most of the attendees are men. She's tough, but I know her, and she likes coming home to a man who's not afraid to take care of her.
Adrienne: Is her toughness why you went to her for help when you were suspected of murder?
Michael: Of course. It was a no-brainer. She's a smart businesswoman and knows a good story when she sees one. And I had my shot to get her back in my life on a personal level.
Adrienne: Rox, trusting him couldn't have been easy. Not after your history together.
Rox: I didn't trust him at first. But I had a newspaper to run and a good publisher doesn't ignore a huge story because her ex-lover is involved. I made him work for my trust.
Adrienne: Rox, what do you want readers to know about Michael?
Rox: He's the strongest man I know. When his world implodes, he fights for it. He's extremely protective of his loved ones and willingly takes on their problems. He worries about everyone.
Adrienne: Michael, would you agree with that?
Michael (grinning.): Sure. It's not the worst thing she could say about me. I haven't always been that way though. I had lessons to learn and I think I did okay.
Rox: More than okay. We both needed to get to a certain place before we could make it back to each other. Now, I think we have it all.
Michael: Well, not all. There's one, or two, or three, more things I want and you're not getting any younger. Tick, tock, babe.
Rox (rolling her eyes): We're discussing it.
Rox: Let's leave it at that.


CodyCross - Crossword - nice word game resembles a crossword puzzle dash. The project will have particular appeal to those who are learning English, or simply want to test your knowledge. The main hero is an alien has crash landed on our planet. He loved us, and he decides to go on a trip around the world. But the trouble is that he does not understand what is said to him, residents, and gamers should remedy this gap in his education.


Semirara Mining Corporation was among the top ten finalists honored by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE ) in its 2013 Bell Awards under the publicly-listed companies (PLCs) category. The PSE Bell Awards program gives recognition to PLCs that adhere to the highest corporate governance standards in the country.
The Company was evaluated and shortlisted from 254 PLCs based on the PSE's Corporate Governance Guidelines for Listed Companies, which provide for, among others, a sound business strategy, an effective Board of Directors and policies to protect shareholders rights.


Ann and Matt wed on September 10th, 2016 at the bride's family's waterfront summer home in Chatham — where Ann's sister, Molly, whose wedding we also catered, said "I do" in 2014. We had such a great time getting to know the family when we catered Molly's wedding, so we were thrilled when we were asked to cater Ann's celebration as well!
The event design, which had a subtle nautical feel – a nod to the breathtaking oceanfront location – was done by the talented team at Cape Cod Celebrations, and stunning photos were captured and generously shared with us by Katie Noble Photography.
The family's deep-water dock was the perfect place for Matt to take a "first look" of his beautiful bride who wore a sleeveless fitted gown with a delicate lace overlay which she paired with crisp white Chuck Taylors; such a whimsical touch for this fun-loving couple.
With rows of classic white wooden chairs arranged to take in the views of the ocean, Ann and Matt exchanged their vows in front of their loved ones on a beautiful late-summer afternoon. After the ceremony, the wedding party gathered for portraits on the dock and the home's perfectly manicured lawn before joining guests for the cocktail hour.
Ann and Matt's reception was held under a sprawling sailcloth tent, provided by Sperry Tents, arranged on a custom-built dancefloor which cantilevered off of the back of the home. A mix of farmhouse tables and round tables from Peak Event Services were topped with cream-colored linens. Floral arrangements in shades of white and green, created by Patrice R. Milley Floral Designer, completed the look. As afternoon slipped into evening, soft lighting glowed from the top of the tent and hundreds of votive candles sprinkled throughout the space added a romantic touch. The reception was full of sweet nautical touches, including miniature nautical charts set in monkey fist knots for the table numbers, and the elegant anchor cleat-topped cake we created for Ann and Matt's celebration.
After dinner and toasts, it was time to get the party started and celebrate the happy couple with a night of dancing.


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How bad will hurricane season be? One group says worse than normal
Hurricane season may be worse than normal
By: Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Updated: March 26, 2020 - 7:58 AM
We're still months away from the start of hurricane season, but some weather experts say that we may see a stronger hurricane season than we've seen in recent years.
AccuWeather's top hurricane expert said that there will be 14 to 18 tropical storms throughout the season that begins on June 1. The season runs through Nov. 30.
Of the storms, the forecasters say seven to nine will become hurricanes with two to four being major hurricanes.
The predictions come after last year's above-average activity, which was tied with 1969 for the fourth most-active season.
What is causing forecasters to predict an active year?
The Caribbean Sea and water east of the Bahamas are already warm with water temperatures already hitting 80 degrees.
"Warm water is actually what drives a lot of seasons. So those will be areas to keep an eye on for early-season development," Dan Kottlowski, AccuWeather's hurricane expert, said.
The level of the storm is determined by wind speed, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Tropical depressions have sustained winds of 38 mph or less
Tropical storms have sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph.
Hurricanes have sustained winds of at least 74 mph.
Major hurricanes have sustained winds of 111 mph and will have a category of 3, 4 or 5.
So when hurricanes develop this year, what will they be called?
The list is actually recycled in a six-year rotation with names being replaced when a storm is so deadly or costly it would be inappropriate to reuse it, NOAA said.
This year's list includes:
Winifred
FILE PHOTO: How bad will hurricane season be? One expert weighs in. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)


Duncan Hines was not created by a marketing department. Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1880, he became an amateur restaurant critic.
Duncan Hines couldn't cook. The white-haired man who smiled reassuringly at 1950s homemakers from grocery store advertisements and cookbook covers was relegated to tossing salad or brewing coffee in his own kitchen. But his name—now best known as a cake mix brand—was synonymous with good taste.
Unlike his baking-aisle colleague Betty Crocker, Hines was not created by a marketing department. That amiable, wrinkled face belonged to a real person, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1880. A traveling salesman for most of his career, Hines had, on those long road trips, developed a hobby that was unusual for his time: he became an amateur restaurant critic, taking note of the best meals he had eaten in towns across the country, with special mention of the cleanliness of the kitchen.
There were few ways for travelers to find trustworthy recommendations in the early years of the 20th century, and Hines soon became a resource for fellow travelers, eventually self-publishing his restaurant guide, Adventures in Good Eating in 1938, which launched his second career as one of the country's most recognized names. Metal signs announcing "Recommended by Duncan Hines" were a fixture of the restaurant landscape, a predecessor to today's Zagat and Yelp signs, and by the time of his death in 1959, Hines was selling 300,000 copies of his regularly updated guide each year.
Arlen Andre could cook. Andre was a food scientist at Nebraska Consolidated Mills in Cincinnati, overseeing a staff that produced some 200 test cakes each day in pursuit of the perfect dry cake mix. Boxed cake mixes had been on supermarket shelves since the 1930s, but by the middle of the century, cooks were eager for convenience and no longer content with inferior products that often relied on powdered eggs.
How did Andre's science meet Hines's reputation, producing a cake mix brand that would become a fixture of birthdays for decades? The final ingredient was Roy Park, a marketer for the Grange League Federation in search a way to sell the farm cooperative's produce at premium prices. In the late 1940s, Park approached the Hines to ask for his endorsement. Hines was a notoriously hard sell—his name was his livelihood—but, writes Louis Hatchett in Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food, Park had an enticing offer. "By making your name more meaningful in the home," Park told Hines, "you can upgrade American eating habits. " He also offered Hines control over any product that bore his name.
The new company they formed was Hines-Park Foods and by 1950, Hines had approved 150 products that would be distributed under his name (about one-fifth of those he tested). High butterfat Duncan Hines Ice Cream, in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, was the company's first big hit; the manufacturer couldn't keep up with demand in the first six months.
In July 1951, Duncan Hines Cake Mix, produced by Nebraska Consolidated Mills, debuted in Omaha, Nebraska, in two flavors, 3-Star (a vanilla mix that could be baked into yellow, white or spice cake) and Devil's Food. Within three weeks, it had captured 48 percent of the cake-mix market—ensuring that future generations would know Hines not as a traveling gourmet, but as a supermarket staple.


Occupational Health forms are many times company-specific and if your company has a relationship with Urgent Medcare then we would have those forms on-site already. However, there are also some general, state or federal forms that are applicable to everyone. Some of those are below as downloads. These forms may be printed and filled out prior to arrival; however, we have all of these onsite also.


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Odontognathae — це назва, яка вийшла з ужитку для парафілетичної групи зубастих доісторичних птахів. Групу спочатку запропонував Александер Ветмор, який намагався пов'язати викопних птахів із наявністю зубів, зокрема рядів Hesperornithiformes та Ichthyornithiformes. У цьому випадку, їх можна було б розглядати як перехідні скам'янілості між рептилійними «археорнітами», такими як археоптерикс, і сучасними птахами. Альфред Ромер описав їх як птахів із практично сучасною анатомією, але збереженими зубами.

Риси
На відміну від динозавроподібних Archaeornithes, різні типи птахів, віднесені до Odontognathae, мали короткі хвости з пігостилем у формі лемеша та добре розвиненим кілем для польоту. Вони також поділяли особливість внутрішньощелепного зчленування, чого насправді немає у археоптерикса, але виявлено у багатьох його родичів теропод.

Мозок птахів-Odontognathae виявляється дещо простішим, ніж у сучасних птахів, і зберіг деякі «рептилійні» риси. Орнітолог Алан Федучча використав це та наявність внутрішньощелепного зчленування (риса, яка також зустрічається у мозазаврів і живих варанідів) як аргументи того, що Odontognathae і, отже, птахи в цілому еволюціонували не від динозаврів-теропод, а від текодонтів, які не належать до динозаврів. Ця теорія заперечується більшістю палеонтологів.

Класифікація
Класично Odontognathae вважався одним із трьох надрядів Neornithes (сучасні птахи) на відміну від Archaeornithes (давніх птахів). Сьогодні назва Neornithes зазвичай використовується для групи верхівкових птахів, а Odontognathae об'єднані з ними в групу Ornithurae.

Примітки

Парафілетичні групи

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In Praise of Small Space Living... At Least, In SOME Small Spaces!
I thought this Apartment Therapy post hit the nail on the head: Why We Chose a Small Space.
Part of the answer, of course, is that space is expensive, and doing without more of it allows you to spend your money and time on other things.
I guess there are all sorts of things that can be tolerated, at least temporarily, in order to save money! But the other thing this site makes me think about is raising the rent on my tenants! If someone can charge $750 for dumpy rooms like those, I think I could be doing a lot better than $2k for a nice two-bedroom in a perfectly nice, if less hipster-ish location!
I once was offered a linen closet that could fit a futon in NYC-cannot remember the rent, but really? Needless to say, I didn't move in, and never managed to settle down in NYC!
I have a small condo (930 SF) but it's not the small space that bothers me. I actually really love the fact that i don't have to clean as much and it helps me pare down on posessions alot (helps with shopping urges..no space!).
I guess i was unlucky and got a new neighbor who smokes constantly downstairs on his patio, which the wind brings directly into my bedroom.
In southern california, to be able to leave windows or doors open (while you're in the condo) during these hot summer months is so important on reducing my electric bill (no ac) and air circulation.
This is the only reason why i want a small house with a medium sized yard...so that my neighbors can do whatever they want without polluting my space and I can do the same vice versa.
The small space and you can't stand up seems ridiculous to me.


Steaphan Paton is included in 'Jack's reloaded: material as memory', a Melbourne Design Week exhibition that explores Victoria's complex geological and social histories through the locus of Jack's Magazine. A historic place on the banks of the Maribyrnong River, Jack's Magazine was constructed over several periods from 1875 to 1921 for the storage of explosives. It exists as an important site in Victoria's military and industrial past.
'Come in', one of the works Paton has contributed to the show, explores historical and continual power imbalance, concepts of treachery and the decorum of the immoral. Using the installation of a gun slit door, the work explores cultural conflict and the myth of a peaceful 'settlement'.
The exhibition is open this Saturday and Sunday, 23-24 March from 10pm-5pm. A public talk will take place on Saturday 23 March from 2-3pm.


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Baseload, Event Coverage, Hydropower, Microgrids, News, O&M, Solar
Building on hydro's strengths to integrate solar, microgrid into a portfolio
By Elizabeth Ingram | 11.20.19
Southern Company has taken a unique approach to integrating its work with solar farms and microgrids into its existing generating portfolio and plant personnel, and hydro general manager Herbie Johnson shared it with POWERGEN International attendees Tuesday.
During his presentation – entitled Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Saving Money, Attracting Talent by Wrapping Solar, Microgrids into the Hydro Portfolio – Johnson explained that Southern Company operates 30 hydroelectric plants, including one pumped-storage facility, with a total capacity of 2,452 MW.
And the company is in the midst of a $1.8 billion capex modernization plan for Southern Company's hydro plants. This plan is targeting more efficient runners with turbine replacements. Johnson says this will help them "manage the water smarter," with a goal of minimizing cavitation and required O&M for the long term. Other modernization work being performed includes generator rewinds, spillway gate replacements, governor replacements, control system replacements, and other work.
Alabama Power, a division of Southern Company, first saw first solar penetration in the market through partnerships with military bases to build, operate and maintain two 10-MW solar sites. This opportunity led Johnson to ask, "How do you manage an intermittent resource of a limited size efficiently, from head count to equipment and maintenance?"
His answer was hydro. The company's hydro resources are the closest dispatchable resource in terms of proximity to the two solar sites. Hydro is a 24/7 resource with a large capacity, and Johnson felt it made sense to have a larger asset "take the hit" for staff time and only have the solar sites pay for dispatch time for maintenance. This approach would allow them to make these intermittent resources very cost-effective.
At the hydro plant level, the personnel are experienced with working with batteries and inverters and chargers. They even staff up in the summer with personnel to handle grass cutting at the dams and solar sites.
Johnson says with this approach, they can dispatch knowledgeable personnel to the solar sites to handle maintenance or other issues, then when the job is done they come back into the hydro plants. This gives personnel an opportunity to work on a "new, sexy technology" and has enabled the company to recruit a new field of employees that otherwise wouldn't have been interested in coming into hydro. Southern Company has hired two new engineers using this approach.
His experience is that this young talent gets bored of solar really fast. "Once you do the startup and grass is growing, there are not a lot of moving parts and it's kind of simple," he said. They come back to the hydro plants and face the challenge: How are we going to keep this asset going for the next 100 years? "I see them fall in love with the history and the challenge facing this hydro," Johnson said. In fact, the "challenge is to keep them as energized about the solar as they were when we first started up."
Another example of integrating resources into the company's hydro portfolio is the Reynolds Landing Micro Grid. This was the first microgrid for Southern Company and one of the first microgrids in the U.S. It powers a 62-home smart home subdivision and features a natural gas generator, load bank, battery, power equipment center and solar array.
Calling this microgrid and associated community "an extreme data gathering experiment for us," Johnson said the hydro organization had to learn a little on the lithium-ion batteries. But the batteries have performed well and the microgrid keeps the community's power on even during storms when other communities were offline.
In the end, this integrated approach has created an environment where Southern Company is "able to attract talent we couldn't have attracted before, maintain some talent and grow folks," he said.
Bringing it back to hydro, Johnson pointed out that 100 years ago, when Southern Company started with hydro, it was all a microgrid, with systems built to power rail stations and cities.
The Hydro Knowledge Hub will feature five learning opportunities on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Click here for more information.
UK announces £10 million available through Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund


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Holistic Adaptation and Equity Approaches that Engage Communities
View this webinar recording here.
Local, regional, state and national planning and implementation efforts could better use equity approaches that benefit the diverse needs of low-income and the most vulnerable communities. While we plan for the National Adaptation Forum and other forums, how do we better include equity perspectives, strategies and leaders to further advance the climate adaptation field? What are some of the strategies and practices that city planners, community-based organizations, funders and others are doing to build a more diverse and equitable climate adaptation field?
Ryan Chavez, Infrastructure Coordinator, UPROSE, New York.
Ryan Chavez serves as Infrastructure Coordinator at UPROSE, a community-based environmental and social justice organization in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. He manages several local planning, research, and public policy initiatives across such fields as transportation, energy, economic development, and community health. Ryan holds a M.S. in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute.
Shalini Gupta, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED)
Shalini's work is focused on forging solutions to our environmental crises that are grounded in economic and social history. Shalini has worked with a range of organizations from local grassroots groups to international organizations engaging in the promotion of sound environmental policy and environmental justice. She was a governor appointee to the Minnesota's Next Generation Energy Board, with prior positions at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and as the senior energy associate at the IWLA Midwest office. She currently is on the leadership bodies of the national Climate Justice Alliance and the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, working to promote equitable and sustainable policies at the community level and across the country. Shalini is a former Bush Leadership Fellow, holds a B.S. in the geophysical sciences from the University of Chicago and a Masters degree in environmental management from Yale University. She loves spending time with her two boys, going for walks, and cooking. CEED.org.
Garrett Fitzgerald, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) Strategic Partnerships Advisor
Garrett Fitzgerald supports USDN in strategic planning, organizing collaborative activities, and engaging external partners to help USDN members advance their work. He is based in Washington DC. Garrett previously managed the Sustainable Oakland program from 2008 to 2013 for the City of Oakland, CA, and served as Programs Director for ICLEI USA. He is a board member of STAR Communities and co-chaired development of ICLEI's Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Protocol. Garrett holds a Master's degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied community sustainability performance management. He also previously served as a consultant to the City of Berkeley's Office of Energy and Sustainability, a renewable energy staff researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an energy efficiency programs analyst at ICF Consulting. He is a LEED accredited professional and a past Fellow and Leadership Grant Recipient of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation.
Kirsten Schwind, Co-founder and Senior Strategist, Bay Localize
Kirsten holds a B.A. in Economics and Public Policy from Swarthmore College and an M.S. in Natural Resources Management from the University of Michigan. She authored Bay Localize's Community Resilience Toolkit and co-authored Tapping the Potential of Urban Rooftops, which won an award from the American Planning Association's California Chapter. Kirsten is deeply involved in local energy policy and formerly served as the Chair of the City of Berkeley's Energy Commission. At Bay Localize Kirsten convenes the Resilient Communities Initiative (RCI), and takes the lead on Resilient Services workshops and consulting. She also has worked extensively in food systems and international trade policy at other nonprofit groups, including as Program Director at Food First, and once served as shop steward for her union. Kirsten worked for several years in Latin America in human rights and the environment, and is fluent in Spanish.
Shamar A. Bibbins, Program Officer Environment at the Kresge Foundation
Shamar Bibbins serves as a program officer for Environment at The Kresge Foundation, where her grantmaking supports policies and programs that help communities build resilience in the face of climate change. Shamar plays a lead role in managing the Environment Program's Climate Resilience and Urban Opportunity Initiative. That initiative supports community-based nonprofit organizations seeking to influence local and regional climate resilience planning, policy development and implementation while reflecting the priorities and needs of low-income people. She also contributes to the development and implementation of program strategies. "I am guided by a deep passion for social, economic and climate justice for underrepresented communities," Shamar says. "Supporting place-based innovation and helping build the field of climate resilience is an honor." Shamar joined Kresge in 2014, bringing a history of engagement in environmental efforts and a commitment to action on climate change. She previously served as the director of national partnerships at Green For All, a national nonprofit dedicated to building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Shamar earned a bachelor's degree in science, technology and society from Vassar College and received a Fulbright Fellowship to Fukushima University where she conducted research on environmental social movements in Japan. http://kresge.org/programs/environment
Nile K. Malloy, Moderator, Climate Equity Strategist and Consultant
Nile K. Malloy is a Climate Equity Strategist and Consultant who brings over 15 years of economic development, public health, community organizing, philanthropic relationship building, climate change, and environmental justice experience. He has participated as a program committee member for both California and National Adaptation Forums and currently serves on the steering committees of the forums. He is also Senior Manager at the Neighborhood Funders Group leading their Democratizing Development Program. Before joining NFG, Nile worked for eight years as the Northern California Program Director at Communities for a Better Environment managing campaigns and programs on climate adaptation, clean energy, environmental justice, and local economic development projects. Nile has also provided consulting services to philanthropy, non-profits and government entities on community equity-based climate planning and development. He has served on many boards and steering committees including the Oakland Climate Action Coalition, Climate Justice Alliance, Bay Area Resilience Initiative, Bay Area Rapid Transit Title VI Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Cumulative Impacts Working Group and Bay Localize. Nile was born and raised in Flint, Michigan and resides in the Los Angeles area with his partner and three children. He holds a BA in African American Studies and Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies with a focus on local and global economic development impacts of working class communities of color.
Equity Tools and Resources: Bay Localize Community Resilience Toolkit, http://www.baylocalize.org/toolkit
Learn how Community-Driven Climate Resilience Planning is a vital opportunity for cities to reorganize resources, foster meaningful relationships, and develop placed-based innovations that support all people to thrive despite climate disruption. http://movementbuilding.movementstrategy.org/resources
Oakland Community Climate Action Guide http://oaklandclimateaction.org/climate-guide/en/


Pictured launching the NI Check IN app at Todds Leap in Ballygawley are, (left), Catherine Morris from the South West College, Olive Hill, Invest NI, and Gemma Begley of Todd's Leap.
Four leisure businesses in the Sperrins have been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to embrace mobile communications technology that could help in attracting tourists expected to visit Northern Ireland as part of the NI2012 Our Time Our Place campaign.
The companies – Todd's Leap, Ballygawley, An Creagan, near Omagh, Barrontop Fun Farm, Donemana, and The Jungle, Moneymore – pooled individual Invest NI Innovation Vouchers to develop NI Check IN, a smartphone app, with the help of the technology team at the South West College in Omagh.
The new app, which can be used on Apple's iPhones, makes it easier to access the wide range of leisure and activity facilities of the four Tyrone businesses. The NI Check IN app links to mini sites that detail the opportunities and special deals for tourists and local visitors. At the moment it links to the four partners, but in the near future it will link to all subscribing tourism companies.
The app, launched by Gemma Begley of Todd's Leap and Catherine Morris from the South West College, was welcomed by Olive Hill, Invest NI's Director of Technology and Process Development.
Mrs Hill said: "This is a unique and imaginative development for us; it is a good example of how a number of small companies can work collaboratively to solve a common business issue leading to a technology project that should bring substantial benefits to all the partners.
"The new app is designed to increase awareness of the comprehensive range of leisure and activity facilities that are now readily available in the Sperrins. A key target for them will be the thousands of additional tourists expected to visit Northern Ireland this year for events surrounding the Titanic Festival in Belfast, the Irish Open in Portrush and during 2013 when Londonderry will be the UK City of Culture and will also host the all-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil.
Todd's Leap Marketing Coordinator Gemma Begley, one of the project leads, said: "We see the app as an innovative way to increase our tourism and leisure revenue by harnessing the immense potential of the latest interactive technology.
"While we aim to continue to appeal to local families and corporate clients, a key objective for us will be to attract many more tourists from Belfast and Derry, especially over the next two years, to visit the Sperrins and to experience and enjoy the unique facilities and services that we offer.
"We are keen to ensure that Tyrone also benefits from tourism campaigns over the next few years and continues to appeal to visitors, from both home and abroad, well into the future.
"Increasing awareness and interest should help to increase sales at our four sites, in both short and long terms, and also in other parts of the Sperrins.