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On this week's exciting episode Johnny and Brian discuss the all out slaughter of the Inquisitors on the Star Wars Rebels season finale. They also talk Wondercon, specifically the DC Comics Rebirth panel, James Wan's Conjuring 2, The new Amazon Prime Thunderbirds Series, the first look at AMC Preacher's Arseface and Civil War 2 from Marvel Comics!
Oh…. and they talk about the opening weekend for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the interesting response and huge box office take!
While Batman v Superman enjoyed a record breaking opening weekend it wasn't all sunshine and bat-a-rangs!
Here is just a taste of the exciting news that came out of Wondercon 2016!
"Twilight of the Apprentice" is the season finale of the second season of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels. The episode, comprising of the nineteenth and twentieth episode of the season, was a special one-hour event that premiered on March 30, 2016 on Disney XD.


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SIR ERIK LANGKER WAS BORN IN SYDNEY 1899 AND DIED 3RD FEBRUARY 1983. HE WAS A PAINTER OF LANDSCAPE AND MARINE SUBJECTS.
LANGKER STUDIED AT THE SYDNEY ART SCHOOL UNDER JULIAN ROSSI ASHTON AND ALSO AT THE ROYAL ART SOCIETY, SYDNEY.
HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FROM 1962 – 1975; PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ART SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FROM 1946; ALSO A MEMBER OF MARSHALL BEQUEST AND TRAVELLING ART SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEES AND A TRUSTEE OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE.
AN O.B.E. WAS AWARDED TO LANGKER IN 1961. HE WAS KNIGHTED 'FOR SERVICES TO ART' IN 1968.
HE IS REPRESENTED IN THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, THE TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, THE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, TO NAME A FEW.


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New reality show 'Ready For Love' is 'Bachelor' on steroids
Apr 08, 2013 • Last Updated April 8, 2013 • 2 minute read
The new reality series Ready For Love is kind of like The Bachelor on steroids.
Instead of one guy, there are three. And we start out with 36 women.
Hosted by Giuliana and Bill Rancic, Ready For Love, which debuts Tuesday on NBC, combines elements of various reality formats. Each week, the women who fail to make connections with the men are sent home.
But the twist with Ready For Love - which is the brainchild of executive producer and former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, who hand-picked the three dudes - is the inclusion of three professional matchmakers. Matt Hussey, Amber Kelleher-Andrews and Tracy McMillan are there to offer advice and blunt critiques.
"Far from just thinking that people are ready to be matched at any point in time, I come from a perspective of saying, 'There are things that people are doing wrong, there are bad habits, there are blind spots, and sometimes even when you have the perfect person in front of you, you still may sabotage that,' " Hussey says.
"I bring a very male approach to this, to say (to women), 'Look, there is a language that you need with the men in your life.' And I don't know that simply because I'm a guy. That's like saying, 'If you're a woman, you know all women.' But because I have coached 10,000 men, I have a perspective that most people don't have when it comes to getting women to understand men."
One certainly gets the impression that the dating scene today is harder than it ever has been.
"I think one of the big images in our lives today is we have a huge amount of breadth and no depth," Hussey says. "We have every form of technology, every social media platform to contact each other, every app to connect us.
"All these technologies have been created under the guise of, 'We're getting people connected.' And it's actually complete B.S., because although it's connecting people who maybe haven't spoken in 20 years, an old school friend or whatever, it terms of dating it actually has made it more complex than ever."
So what's the secret to cutting through the technological clutter?
"Before all this technology, charm always won out," Hussey says. "If you knew how to be charming, if you knew how to be charismatic, if you knew how to walk up to someone, you could create an incredible chemistry, you could take that somewhere.
"The people who are really going to win in dating these days are the ones who stop focusing on technology and get back to the basics of, 'What does it take to be an attractive person in the flesh?' "
Well, Eva Longoria always has been an attractive person in the flesh, so Ready For Love has that going for it.
And if there's one thing Desperate Housewives always showcased, it was happy, stable relationships. Oh, wait, never mind.
bill.harris@sunmedia.ca

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All in the lovely weather.
But there's a maple bough in leaf!
I found a feather for my hair.
I have put this poem in a special place.
Yes. You can 'walk off' just about anything!!!
This is just wonderful. Needs to be read again and again.
It reminds me of a time I was with a group of special needs adults from a group home. I was caught up with all that I had to do, consumed with worry and hardly present. One of the young men said in very halting words, "Miss Lauren, is n't it a beautiful day?" Gold and bronze leaves swirled around, and I vowed I would look for beauty before grief that from that day on.
What a delightful way to treat troubles & grief. This is a habit I want to develop when I'm talking/complaining to myself! To look at all the blessings we have no matter how small. Thank you & abundant peace to all.


Karan Johar wants Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt to stay away from endorsing brands together?
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the new rumoured couple of B-town are currently working on their next film 'Brahmastra'. The duo went on to complete the first schedule of the film in Bulgaria this year. And the makers have now kickstarted with the second schedule of the film.If reports are to be believed, it has been learned that on Karan Johar's request the duo will refrain from accepting any brand endorsement offers together. The reports add that the filmmaker wants to make sure that the couple doesn't expose their chemistry beforehand as the film will hit the theatres next year on the occasion of Independence Day and endorsing brands at that time will serve their purpose.Directed by Ayan Mukherji, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan in a leading role.


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Kentucky Rolls: Calipari's Post Game Press Conference
The Kentucky Wildcats, with seven possible first round draft picks on the roster, are 4-1 favorites to win the NCAA Championship this season. Kentucky rolled through its last exhibition game on Monday, beating Montevallo 95-72. Below is a transcript of John Calipari's post game press conference.
Q. Are you any happier with how your kids ran?
COACH CALIPARI: We beat them up pretty good this weekend. They had a lot of practice this weekend, and so I got to their legs a little bit. But that's fine. I thought we played better than we did last game, and that's all I'm asking. We're a ways away now, folks. But I'm learning about them every time they play, and Montevallo, they came out, greatest thing was there were some juniors and seniors, and the kids balled. They weren't afraid. They were physical. They banged, they were not backing down.
You know, some things that I liked: Aaron, who again, I had to take him out because he jogged the floor, James did a couple times, but he goes seven assists, no turnovers. And he's really, you know, not supposed to be our primary point guard. Dakari Johnson plays 15 minutes, goes nine points and five rebounds. And then Julius, you know, obviously it's a game, you see I'm teaching them how to play out on the floor, but when the game is on the line, where is he going? Go get that ball next to that basket and get us something good.
I thought Willie came out in the second half and blocked shots, which he didn't in the first half. As a matter of fact I took him out because a guy drove and he stood on the weak side.
But again, we've made strides. We're better. We have five guys in double figures and another have eight and another have nine. But the one thing I'll tell everybody: We're still not a good team offensively or defensively yet. We just, when I say team, one guy is breaking down, two guys are breaking down. One guy forgets where to go. One guy holds the ball too long. Instead of pass, pass, cut, cut, drive, it's pass, try to drive. And again, I mean, the most anybody shot were 13 balls, so it's not like guys are being selfish. It's just that you've got to play more for your team than yourself, and we're getting closer, but we're, this was a good game for us. I'm glad we played this team, and I'm glad they played the way they played.
Q. You tweeted today you wanted to get Aaron back to his normal position. How much of that was the way he played tonight?
COACH CALIPARI: Probably. You know, it's a good point. So you watched the game? That's why I tried to put Jarrod at point. I wanted to see him, because the reality is going to be he's going to play some point, probably 10, 12 minutes a game Aaron will play, but we just have to see. Hopefully today being off and tomorrow being off, Andrew can come back Wednesday and we can start. But if he can't, he'll be out until he's ready to go.
Q. What happened at the beginning of the first half? Talk about Willie getting sort of pissed off because he's not doing well and maybe Dakari is?
COACH CALIPARI: No, I think the second half, we just told him, come on, you had two rebounds at halftime. And again, he only had four, but he fought and he did some things. You know, we're a big team. We're big, and there were some plays that I thought we should make, let me say this: I thought Alex played as well as I've seen him play. He went after balls. But again, I could go back and tell you there were five possessions that he gave up on. But that used to be 15. So now he's going after balls, he's fighting, and I was happy to see him play the way he played, too.
Q. What can you say about some of the rotations you had tonight, some of the lineups? What things did you like?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, again, I mean, the hard thing is without Andrew, you can't, it's like, okay, we're playing without our quarterback. Now, the good news is his backup looks just like him. But he's not him.
And so I wanted Jarrod to start tonight and play him at the position he's going to feel more comfortable with. You know, Marcus Lee didn't get the minutes. I wanted to get him some more minutes. But it's a tough deal right now, and even Dakari, because Dakari deserves to play, and I'll tell you, he gives you a great post presence. He turned it over a few times, Julius turned it over three times, and Jarrod three times. That's six. 16 turnovers is too many, and a lot of them unforced, just like, four of them were lob passes that hit the shot clock, like what in the world?
Q. How do you think on a daily basis, how is Julius's effort and the kind of things you see game in and game out? Is he just a natural like that?
COACH CALIPARI: The thing I asked the kids this week, I had individual meetings, and I said, have you ever been coached like this, and they all said the same thing: No. I said, well, I know I'm raising the bar, but tell me what you mean. He says, you hold us all accountable on every possession, and I've never been coached that way. So what these kids do is they coast on a possession, maybe they don't run the floor, maybe they don't make a hard cut, and I'm stopping it.
There's a reason for that, too. And the same with the twins and the same with James Young. I mean, we've raised the bar. The biggest thing I can tell you is we've got a long way to go, but we've made strides. We're not a good team right now. We've got a nice collection of guys, but we're not a good team.
I put on the board, our execution on defense and offense will be about 30 percent right now. 70 percent of the time we're wrong, so just talk your way through it and scramble, cover for each other, be a good teammate. That's where we're lacking right there. I don't mind that we're wrong a lot, it's that we can do the other stuff.
Q. It didn't look like you posted guys up intentionally a lot tonight.
COACH CALIPARI: Well, if you look at our team, most of the teams I've had, I haven't been able to just say, okay, we're going to post a James Young, who's 6'7″, against a 6'3″ guy. We're going to post Julius. We're going to post Dakari. We're able to do that because we have some guys. Our point guard is 6'6″. He's going against a six?footer, we'll post him.
Now, you may post to shoot a three. In other words, post them, they come out down and help, and all of a sudden it's pass, pass, pass, and a guy gets a wide open shot for a drive from that.
But Julius was a beast. Now, he got 11 rebounds. I thought he should have had 20. There were four or five balls, easy six balls, he should have gotten, and he didn't. I got on Alex a little bit on a couple of those, because again, he had four, and he played 17 minutes, but he could have had eight.
Q. Seems like all that is about getting comfortable playing on the perimeter.
COACH CALIPARI: Well, I don't like the spin because I think people are going to play the spin. I'd rather him just go to his right hand and shoot it. If you miss it, we'll tip dunk it. You know what I mean; get to your right hand. Like you're saying, so what's everybody say? When he drives right, everybody get in the lane because he's going to spin and he'll run you over. They put it on the scouting report. We've got to get James Young going right more. They jumped on his left hand a little bit and he settled for some jumpers.
Like I said, all in all, we made strides. They have tomorrow off. We come back Wednesday, Thursday, we play Friday, we have a practice on Saturday, we play Sunday, travel Monday, play Tuesday. So basically it's on. And whether we're ready or not, and we're not, the bus is taking us to the games and the plane, and we've got to play games. So we're going to have to learn as we go.
Early Week 10 Line Moves in the NFL
A quick look at where the lines have moved since the Sunday night release by the off-shore books.
Washington at Minnesota: The Redskins opened up as two point road favorites against the Vikings in the Thursday night matchup. That line has crept up slightly to 2.5, with a few places listing as 3 with inflated juice. The total has also moved a little higher, going from 48 to 49.5.
Jacksonville at Tennessee: The line opened up Tennessee -13 and hasn't moved. The total, 41, also has remained steady.
Oakland at NY Giants: The Giants opened up as 6.5 -114 favorites at Bookmaker, seven elsewhere. The early money has come in on the Giants, moving the line in some places to 7.5. Teaser protection strategies are in play; many books are offering New York -9 +110 to keep teaser players off the game.
St. Louis at Indianapolis: The Colts opened -11.5 at Bookmaker, 10 at the Greek, and 11 at Pinnacle. The money has come in on the Rams, with the line dropping to 9.5 in most places. The total has moved from 43 to 44.
Seattle at Atlanta: Seattle opened -6.5, but early action has seen that line drop to -6. The over/under is now 44.5 after opening 45.5.
Cincinnati at Baltimore: This game opened up with the Bengals favored by 1 or 2 points at most places. that number has locked in at 1.5. The total has seen a nice move, opening at 41.5 at Pinnacle and climbing to 44.5 in most places.
Carolina at San Francisco: The 49ers opened up as 6.5 favorites. That line hasn't moved much, although gamblers with some shopping abilities should be able to find 49ers -6 out there. The total opened 41.5 and is now 42.5
Houston at Arizona: Arizona opened up as three point favorites at Bookmaker. Early money has come in on the road underdog, however, and that line has crept downward. -2.5 are available to shoppers, as is plus three on Houston. Both prices require added juice. The total opened 40 and is now 41.
Denver at San Diego: The Broncos opened as 7 point favorites; that line has remained steady although San Diego backers will need to pay some additional juice to get the seven points. The total, opening at 56.5/57 in most places, hasn't moved.
Dallas at New Orleans: The Saints are seven point favorites after opening 6.5 at Bookmaker. The total has crept upward, moving from 52.5 to 53.5 for the Sunday Night game.
Miami at Tampa Bay: Miami is now a 2.5 road favorite, down from a 3.5 opening at Bookmaker. The total opened 41 and has remained at that number, with additional juice.
Pistons To Get a Real Test Against Pacers
Indiana Pacers -1.5 at Detroit Pistons +1.5 Total: 186
The Indiana Pacers walloped Detroit last year, winning all four matchups by an average of 20 points. The rebuilt Pistons will see how all the off-season moves panned out with tonight's home game against Indiana.
Detroit is 2-1 on the season, averaging 102.7 points per game while giving up 96.7. They have covered in all three games, with their over/under record 2-1-0. When their opponents have the ball, the Pistons are allowing 46% shooting from the field, including 32% from the three point line. Its defensive rebounding rate off those misses is 76%, and the team is averaging 11 steals and 3.3 blocks per game so far this season. On offense, the Pistons are shooting 47% from the field, including 31% from deep. Their free throw percentage so far this season is 70%, and they have gotten rebounds off their own misses 33% of the time. Detroit has turned the ball over 20 times per game this year, and have seen their shots blocked an average of 5.7 times per game.
The Pistons have added a lot of size to combat the Pacers big men. "They're huge. They are one of the few teams that can match our size and maybe exceed our size when they play Josh Smith at the '3'. [Andre] Drummond is a beast. Greg Monroe is a beast. It's going to be a physical battle for sure, " said Pacers coach Frank Vogel.
The Pacers are scoring 93.7 points per game so far this season, en route to a 3-0 record overall and a 2-1-0 record against the spread. Indiana has given up 83.7 PPG, and have gone under in all three of their games so far this year. On defense, the Pacers have held their opponents to a 38% field goal percentage, 38% from three point land. They are creating 16.7 turnovers per game , and blocking 4 shots per game. The Pacers are shooting 44% from the field so far this season, with a 40% success rate from beyond the three point line. Their overall rebound percentage is 53%; its offense rebound rate is 23% with the defense collecting 76% of their opponent's misses. The Pacers are shooting 76% at the free throw line this year. The Pacers have won five straight over the Pistons, but are slightly banged up. Danny Granger has a calf injury and George Hill might miss a second straight game with a sore hip. Indiana limited Cleveland to 34.9 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Cavaliers 51-37 while cruising to an 89-74 victory Saturday.
"I'm happy with the defense," Vogel said. "These guys, when the game's on the line, they tighten the screws…I thought our defensive rebounding against Cleveland was exceptional and we're going to need that kind of effort against the Pistons, who are a great rebounding team. I also like what we're doing in terms of our fouling discipline. It's only three games but we're leading the league in fewest fouls per game and a lot of it has to do with our body position and being smart with our discipline – staying down on shot fakes and making a conscious decision to keep teams off the line."
The Heat Head to Toronto Favored by 4.5
Miami Heat -4.5 at Toronto Raptors +4.5 Total: 196
The Miami Heat got back on the winning track with a comfortable victory over winless Washington on Sunday. They will now look to get above .500 as small road favorites at Toronto on Tuesday. The Big Three played well against Washington: LeBron James had 25 points, Chris Bosh had 24 and Dwyane Wade scored 20. Miami finished with 32 assists on 37 field goals. "We understand that it's easy for everyone when we move the ball, share the ball and we play like that," James said.
Toronto is 2-1 on the season, averaging 95 points per game while giving up 93. They are 1-2-0 against the spread, with their over/under record 1-2-0. When their opponents have the ball, the Raptors are allowing 46% shooting from the field, including 36% from the three point line. Its defensive rebounding rate off those misses is 84%, and the team is averaging 8 steals and 5 blocks per game so far this season.
On offense, the Raptors are shooting 43% from the field, including 30% from deep. Their free throw percentage so far this season is 64%, and they have gotten rebounds off their own misses 35% of the time. Toronto has turned the ball over 15.7 times per game this year, and have seen their shots blocked an average of 4 times per game. The Raptors are coming off a 97-90 win over Milwaukee on Saturday. They had five players score in double figures and outrebounded the Bucks 60-38. "Everybody made a concerted effort to try to get the ball from side-to-side and get everybody involved early," said guard Kyle Lowry, who finished with 14 points.
The Heat are scoring 105 points per game so far this season, en route to a 2-2 record overall and a 1-3-0 record against the spread. Miami has given up 100.7 PPG, and have an O/U record of 3-1-0 on the year. On defense, the Heat have held their opponents to a 47% field goal percentage, 38% from three point land. They are creating 19.3 turnovers per game , and blocking 3 shots per game. Their assist to turnover ratio is 1.56. The Heat are shooting 50% from the field so far this season, with a 45% success rate from beyond the three point line. Their overall rebound percentage is 45%; its offense rebound rate is 17% with the defense collecting 72% of their opponent's misses. The Heat are shooting 75% at the free throw line this year. The Heat have won 11 straight in the series since a 111-103 loss at Toronto on Jan. 27, 2010, when Bosh was on the Raptors. Miami has outscored Toronto by an average of 13.3 points in the 10 meetings with James and Bosh on the Heat.


After having stayed the night before in a leanto near Paul Smiths, it was time to climb St. Regis Mountain. Trailhead parking is on Keese Mills Road, 3 or 4 miles west of Paul Smiths.
The weather promised another sunny day with a little more humidity, but there was a good breeze. Leesa and I started towards the summit around 9 AM.
The trip to the summit was uneventful. After climbing a small rise near the trailhead, the trail drops approximately 250 feet before a steady climb to the summit. This day was quite windy and the breeze at the summit felt great.
We were somewhat disappointed to find the the summit fire tower is no longer open to the public. The bottom two flights of stairs have been removed. We did not know this in advance, and were looking forward to climbing the tower (at least I was)!
You did not need to be in the tower to have a great view, but it would have been nice.
We stayed on the summit for about half an hour, and then returned to the car by the same route. It was a hot day, so an ice cream stop was quite nice on the way out. We like to stop at small unusual places such as this (Donnelly's on Rt 86 between Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake). Their sign inside said they serve twist and only twist, so that is what we got.
All in all, this hike was not so strenous as some, and the views are great, but we suspect the firetower will not be reopening for public use. We don't know the future status of the structure. Perhaps it is scheduled to be dismantled. It's sad to see so many disappearing.


In 2009, Dr. Lehman received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Iowa State University. While at Palmer, she received in-depth experience in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions of the spine and extremities, and regularly performed physical, neurologic, and orthopedic examinations.
In October 2008, before receiving her degree, Dr. Lehman traveled to Hyderabad, India to participate in a clinic abroad program offered at Palmer. Over the course of 3 weeks, she and 40 other students of Chiropractic gave over 5,000 free adjustments at schools and hospitals throughout the community. This opportunity provided her with hands-on experience treating many complex symptoms and conditions.
Dr. Lehman opened this office after being an associate doctor in 2010. It has been one of the best decisions in her life. She has had the opportunity to work with a lot of great patients in the Quad City area. She loves coming to work each day and considers each patient an extension of her own family.
Dr. Lehman and her husband have lived in the Quad Cities since 2005 and have come to call it home. Her husband is the Assistant Tournament Director for the John Deere Classic Golf Tournament. Dr. Lehman enjoys spending time with her family and watching her son, Ethan, and daughter, Ellie grow. Dr. Lehman and her husband are Hawkeye and Cubs fans and love attending sporting events.
Dr. Keeli Farley, a Fort Dodge, Iowa native, attended the University of Iowa where she became an avid Hawkeye fan while studying Athletic Training. She then went on to receive a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Buena Vista University. Keeli continued her education at Palmer College in Davenport where she received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in February 2015. While at Palmer, she learned the latest in diagnostics, spinal adjustment techniques, and physiotherapy.
As part of her educational experience and training at Palmer, Dr. Keeli had the opportunity to travel to Nadi, Fiji, where she participated in the clinic abroad program. In Fiji, Keeli practiced chiropractic care while treating hundreds of rural natives. She gained an abundance of experience while offering free adjustments and treatment in the schools and community. Most of her patients in Fiji were under-privileged families and children who had never seen or received any type of care from any health-care provider.
Dr. Keeli enjoys spending time with her husband, Seth and son, Knox, along with family, friends, and her loyal, crazy yellow lab, named Rocky. Her hobbies include running, working out, and watching Iowa Hawkeyes football.
She feels very fortunate to be working alongside such caring, compassionate people and is extremely excited to join the Bettendorf Chiropractic Wellness Center team. Dr. Keeli would love to talk to you about how chiropractic care can benefit you and your entire family.
Samantha graduated from Capri College in 2011. She joined our office in March of 2013 and is board certified and state licensed. Sam has also completed the State of Iowa Chiropractic Assistant course in active care. Sam specializes in specific muscle therapy, assisting patients in soft tissue rehabilitation and optimal range of motion. She specialized in deep tissues and Swedish massage. Samantha is also trained in prenatal massage and reflexology.
Samantha started out working in a spa setting but is really feeling at home in the clinical setting. Massage has always been something Samantha is passionate about since learning about it when she was 16 years old and adding the chiropractic therapies has been an added bonus.
In her free time Samantha enjoys spending time with her family and friends. In the summer she likes going to local car shows.
Leanne graduated from Capri College in 2014 and joined our office in April 2018. Leanne is board certified and state licensed. She has also completed the State of Iowa Chiropractic Assistant course in active care. Leanne's favorite areas to work on are the neck and shoulders, however, helping patients feel their best is always her main goal. Leanne grew up in Virginia and moved to the Quad Cities area in 2004 where she now lives with her husband and their three daughters. In her spare time Leanne likes to travel, garden and spend time with her friends and family. Leanne is really excited to join our team!
Jessica recently moved to the Quad City area from southern California. She joins our team with 1,000 hours of training in massage therapy and holistic health. Jessica is board certified and state licensed. She has also completed the State of Iowa Chiropractic Assistant course in active care. Jessica specializes in specific muscle therapy and soft tissue rehabilitation. In her free time Jessica enjoys spending time with her family, swimming and hiking.
Heather is a Quad City native, with a healthcare background for the past 13.5 years who is new to our practice as of this fall. Heather graduated from The Institute of Therapeutic Massage and Wellness in Davenport in 2016. She is dual licensed in Iowa and Illinois for both Radiological sciences and Massage therapy, as well as obtaining her Chiropractic assistant certification. She also gives massage to local hospice patients. Her clients applaud her Swedish technique, but she is certified in Thai Yoga Massage as well. Heather loves to keep her clients happy and healthy by stressing the importance of preventative maintenance.
When away from her multiple jobs, Heather enjoys life with her husband and 3 dogs. As well as relaxing by jogging, doing buti yoga, and being an avid sports fan.
Alyssa has been with the office since July of 2014 and is really enjoying seeing how much it helps all of our patients, including her. She has several year's of experience in customer service and loves interacting with people. She is enjoying learning more about chiropractic and insurance every day.
Alyssa is recently married and has two children; Jada and Noah. She love being a wife and mother and spends her spare time playing with her children, cooking, baking and enjoying the outdoors with her family.
different states Rachel is excited to plant her roots in her hometown and at Bettendorf Chiropractic Wellness Center. Rachel's skills are valued here and she is excited to deepen her passion in chiropractic care and wellness. You can usually find her enjoying the cities and outdoors with her children, family and friends or out trying a new local eatery.
Kendra is the newest member to join our practice! She has worked in the medical field for almost 10 years and has really enjoyed it. She grew up in Hillsdale, IL and received her CNA through Blackhawk College in 2010. She has a daughter, Mya, and is getting married this fall. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, be outdoors and do arts and crafts with her daughter. She is learning many new things here at our office and is excited to start Chiropractic Assistant training.


Heart health and high fashion are once again teaming up to raise awareness about women's heart during the upcoming New York Fashion Week.
This year, the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) are for the first time teaming up for a Feb. 6 runway show featuring the Go Red For Women / The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection.
Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's national movement to end heart disease, the leading cause of death in women. The Heart Truth is the NHLBI's national campaign for women about heart disease. The dress icon was created by The Heart Truth and has helped Go Red For Women earn international recognition.
"The Heart Truth has played a seminal role in nationwide efforts to raise awareness of heart disease in women, and Go Red For Women is proud to work together toward our shared goal of improving women's heart health," said Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association.
The Red Dress Collection has been the official start to Fashion Week since 2003.
Celebrities such as Toni Braxton, Jennie Garth and Felicity Huffman have walked the runway wearing fashions from top designers such as Zac Posen, Badgley Mischka, Nicole Miller and Tadashi Shoji.
Photos and video courtesy of The Heart Truth, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.


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Historical Political Events for April 30
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1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States.
1798 The Department of the Navy is established by Congress.
1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed.
1812 The state of Louisiana is admitted to the Union.
1894 Jacob Coxey form's "Coxey's Army" and marches on Washington demanding that the government bring relief from the depression. [The cure is often worse than the disease.]
1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin as Soviet forces capture the city.
1948 The Organization of American States (OAS) is established. Members pledge to resist outside aggressions and the intervention of one state into the affairs of another is outlawed. Ha.
1975 The Fall of Saigon -- American troops abandon Vietnam allies to their fate and evacuate rapidly from Saigon. Related event (McNamara admits the war was all wrong. Surprised?)
1992 The U.S. eased its 28-year economic embargo on Vietnam.
1993 World Wide Web (WWW) born today. On this day, CERN contributed the technologies underpinning the World Wide Web to the royalty-free public domain.
1995 President Clinton (D) put an end to all U.S. trade with Iran, citing the country's record of terrorism and its acquisition of nuclear power as the reasons.
1999 President Clinton (D) declares May 1 to be "National Law Day". [Instead of a "Nation of Law", we have become a "Nation of Laws" -- there is a difference.]
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— Robert McNamara, Interview April 16, 1996
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Ben Carson shares insights from his decades as a surgeon.
Celebrated neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson, M.D., will speak to business and community leaders about the issue of U.S. health care at the 14th annual Seattle Pacific University Downtown Business Breakfast on April 6, 2010. Following the invitation-only event at the Westin Seattle, he will give a free public lecture at 1 p.m. in Upper Gwinn Commons on SPU's campus.
Since 1984, Carson has directed pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In 1987, he led a team of 70 in the first successful separation of craniopagus conjoined twins (joined at the back of the head). Since then he has received international renown for his pioneering work in neurosurgery. In 2008, Carson received the highest civilian honor in the nation: the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Carson grew up in a single-parent home in a poor community in Detroit. Though his mother had only a third-grade education, she challenged him to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a doctor.
Carson is the author of four books, and the 2009 movie Gifted Hands, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., is based on Carson's life. He is also president and co-founder of the Carson Scholars Fund, which recognizes young people of all backgrounds for exceptional humanitarian and academic accomplishments, and has awarded nearly $4 million to more than 3,900 scholars. A highly regarded speaker, he has addressed audiences from grade school students to senators and representatives at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Carson joins a distinguished list of SPU Downtown Business Breakfast speakers that includes David McCullough, David Brooks, George Mitchell, and Carly Fiorina.


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The spacious veranda, on two sides, greet one at the entrance and provide a good indoor/outdoor flow with an undercover comfortable entertainment area. The wide L-Shaped passages, indoors, lead to six rooms with numerous appealing features.
With a small alteration the study could be a third bedroom with a shared bathroom.
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package runtime_test

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strings"
	"testing"
	"time"

	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
)

func TestDecodeUnstructured(t *testing.T) {
	groupVersionString := testapi.Default.GroupVersion().String()
	rawJson := fmt.Sprintf(`{"kind":"Pod","apiVersion":"%s","metadata":{"name":"test"}}`, groupVersionString)
	pl := &api.List{
		Items: []runtime.Object{
			&api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "1"}},
			&runtime.Unknown{
				TypeMeta:    runtime.TypeMeta{Kind: "Pod", APIVersion: groupVersionString},
				Raw:         []byte(rawJson),
				ContentType: runtime.ContentTypeJSON,
			},
			&runtime.Unknown{
				TypeMeta:    runtime.TypeMeta{Kind: "", APIVersion: groupVersionString},
				Raw:         []byte(rawJson),
				ContentType: runtime.ContentTypeJSON,
			},
			&runtime.Unstructured{
				Object: map[string]interface{}{
					"kind":       "Foo",
					"apiVersion": "Bar",
					"test":       "value",
				},
			},
		},
	}
	if errs := runtime.DecodeList(pl.Items, runtime.UnstructuredJSONScheme); len(errs) == 1 {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error %v", errs)
	}
	if pod, ok := pl.Items[1].(*runtime.Unstructured); !ok || pod.Object["kind"] != "Pod" || pod.Object["metadata"].(map[string]interface{})["name"] != "test" {
		t.Errorf("object not converted: %#v", pl.Items[1])
	}
	if pod, ok := pl.Items[2].(*runtime.Unstructured); !ok || pod.Object["kind"] != "Pod" || pod.Object["metadata"].(map[string]interface{})["name"] != "test" {
		t.Errorf("object not converted: %#v", pl.Items[2])
	}
}

func TestDecode(t *testing.T) {
	tcs := []struct {
		json []byte
		want runtime.Object
	}{
		{
			json: []byte(`{"apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_kind"}`),
			want: &runtime.Unstructured{
				Object: map[string]interface{}{"apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_kind"},
			},
		},
		{
			json: []byte(`{"apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_list", "items": []}`),
			want: &runtime.UnstructuredList{
				Object: map[string]interface{}{"apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_list"},
			},
		},
		{
			json: []byte(`{"items": [{"metadata": {"name": "object1"}, "apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_kind"}, {"metadata": {"name": "object2"}, "apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_kind"}], "apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_list"}`),
			want: &runtime.UnstructuredList{
				Object: map[string]interface{}{"apiVersion": "test", "kind": "test_list"},
				Items: []*runtime.Unstructured{
					{
						Object: map[string]interface{}{
							"metadata":   map[string]interface{}{"name": "object1"},
							"apiVersion": "test",
							"kind":       "test_kind",
						},
					},
					{
						Object: map[string]interface{}{
							"metadata":   map[string]interface{}{"name": "object2"},
							"apiVersion": "test",
							"kind":       "test_kind",
						},
					},
				},
			},
		},
	}

	for _, tc := range tcs {
		got, _, err := runtime.UnstructuredJSONScheme.Decode(tc.json, nil, nil)
		if err != nil {
			t.Errorf("Unexpected error for %q: %v", string(tc.json), err)
			continue
		}

		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tc.want) {
			t.Errorf("Decode(%q) want: %v\ngot: %v", string(tc.json), tc.want, got)
		}
	}
}

func TestUnstructuredGetters(t *testing.T) {
	unstruct := runtime.Unstructured{
		Object: map[string]interface{}{
			"kind":       "test_kind",
			"apiVersion": "test_version",
			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
				"name":              "test_name",
				"namespace":         "test_namespace",
				"generateName":      "test_generateName",
				"uid":               "test_uid",
				"resourceVersion":   "test_resourceVersion",
				"selfLink":          "test_selfLink",
				"creationTimestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
				"deletionTimestamp": "2010-11-10T23:00:00Z",
				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
					"test_label": "test_value",
				},
				"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
					"test_annotation": "test_value",
				},
			},
		},
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetAPIVersion(), "test_version"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetAPIVersions() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetKind(), "test_kind"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetKind() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetNamespace(), "test_namespace"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetNamespace() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetName(), "test_name"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetName() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetGenerateName(), "test_generateName"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetGenerateName() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetUID(), types.UID("test_uid"); got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetUID() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetResourceVersion(), "test_resourceVersion"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetResourceVersion() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetSelfLink(), "test_selfLink"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetSelfLink() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetCreationTimestamp(), unversioned.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC); !got.Equal(want) {
		t.Errorf("GetCreationTimestamp() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetDeletionTimestamp(), unversioned.Date(2010, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC); got == nil || !got.Equal(want) {
		t.Errorf("GetDeletionTimestamp() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetLabels(), map[string]string{"test_label": "test_value"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
		t.Errorf("GetLabels() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetAnnotations(), map[string]string{"test_annotation": "test_value"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
		t.Errorf("GetAnnotations() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}
}

func TestUnstructuredSetters(t *testing.T) {
	unstruct := runtime.Unstructured{}

	want := runtime.Unstructured{
		Object: map[string]interface{}{
			"kind":       "test_kind",
			"apiVersion": "test_version",
			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
				"name":              "test_name",
				"namespace":         "test_namespace",
				"generateName":      "test_generateName",
				"uid":               "test_uid",
				"resourceVersion":   "test_resourceVersion",
				"selfLink":          "test_selfLink",
				"creationTimestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
				"deletionTimestamp": "2010-11-10T23:00:00Z",
				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
					"test_label": "test_value",
				},
				"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
					"test_annotation": "test_value",
				},
			},
		},
	}

	unstruct.SetAPIVersion("test_version")
	unstruct.SetKind("test_kind")
	unstruct.SetNamespace("test_namespace")
	unstruct.SetName("test_name")
	unstruct.SetGenerateName("test_generateName")
	unstruct.SetUID(types.UID("test_uid"))
	unstruct.SetResourceVersion("test_resourceVersion")
	unstruct.SetSelfLink("test_selfLink")
	unstruct.SetCreationTimestamp(unversioned.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))
	date := unversioned.Date(2010, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
	unstruct.SetDeletionTimestamp(&date)
	unstruct.SetLabels(map[string]string{"test_label": "test_value"})
	unstruct.SetAnnotations(map[string]string{"test_annotation": "test_value"})

	if !reflect.DeepEqual(unstruct, want) {
		t.Errorf("Wanted: \n%s\n Got:\n%s", unstruct, want)
	}
}

func TestUnstructuredListGetters(t *testing.T) {
	unstruct := runtime.UnstructuredList{
		Object: map[string]interface{}{
			"kind":       "test_kind",
			"apiVersion": "test_version",
			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
				"resourceVersion": "test_resourceVersion",
				"selfLink":        "test_selfLink",
			},
		},
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetAPIVersion(), "test_version"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetAPIVersions() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetKind(), "test_kind"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetKind() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetResourceVersion(), "test_resourceVersion"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetResourceVersion() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}

	if got, want := unstruct.GetSelfLink(), "test_selfLink"; got != want {
		t.Errorf("GetSelfLink() = %s, want %s", got, want)
	}
}

func TestUnstructuredListSetters(t *testing.T) {
	unstruct := runtime.UnstructuredList{}

	want := runtime.UnstructuredList{
		Object: map[string]interface{}{
			"kind":       "test_kind",
			"apiVersion": "test_version",
			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
				"resourceVersion": "test_resourceVersion",
				"selfLink":        "test_selfLink",
			},
		},
	}

	unstruct.SetAPIVersion("test_version")
	unstruct.SetKind("test_kind")
	unstruct.SetResourceVersion("test_resourceVersion")
	unstruct.SetSelfLink("test_selfLink")

	if !reflect.DeepEqual(unstruct, want) {
		t.Errorf("Wanted: \n%s\n Got:\n%s", unstruct, want)
	}
}

func TestDecodeNumbers(t *testing.T) {

	// Start with a valid pod
	originalJSON := []byte(`{
		"kind":"Pod",
		"apiVersion":"v1",
		"metadata":{"name":"pod","namespace":"foo"},
		"spec":{
			"containers":[{"name":"container","image":"container"}],
			"activeDeadlineSeconds":1000030003
		}
	}`)

	pod := &api.Pod{}

	// Decode with structured codec
	codec, err := testapi.GetCodecForObject(pod)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
	}
	err = runtime.DecodeInto(codec, originalJSON, pod)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
	}
	// ensure pod is valid
	if errs := validation.ValidatePod(pod); len(errs) > 0 {
		t.Fatalf("pod should be valid: %v", errs)
	}

	// Round-trip with unstructured codec
	unstructuredObj, err := runtime.Decode(runtime.UnstructuredJSONScheme, originalJSON)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
	}
	roundtripJSON, err := runtime.Encode(runtime.UnstructuredJSONScheme, unstructuredObj)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
	}

	// Make sure we serialize back out in int form
	if !strings.Contains(string(roundtripJSON), `"activeDeadlineSeconds":1000030003`) {
		t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", `"activeDeadlineSeconds":1000030003`, string(roundtripJSON))
	}

	// Decode with structured codec again
	obj2, err := runtime.Decode(codec, roundtripJSON)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
	}
	// ensure pod is still valid
	pod2, ok := obj2.(*api.Pod)
	if !ok {
		t.Fatalf("expected an *api.Pod, got %#v", obj2)
	}
	if errs := validation.ValidatePod(pod2); len(errs) > 0 {
		t.Fatalf("pod should be valid: %v", errs)
	}
	// ensure round-trip preserved large integers
	if !reflect.DeepEqual(pod, pod2) {
		t.Fatalf("Expected\n\t%#v, got \n\t%#v", pod, pod2)
	}
}


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Trisha Plamondon, RN Named First Recipient of The DAISY Award at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital
Trisha Plamondon, RN, a nurse in the obstetrics department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been named the winner of the first DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses at the Ludington Hospital. The announcement was made at a ceremony today in front of Plamondon's colleagues as well as physicians, patients and visitors, including the former patient who nominated her for the award.
"I was so honored and surprised to be nominated and then selected," said Plamondon, who has worked at the Ludington Hospital obstetrics department since 2007. "I work with a fabulous group of nurses who work hard every single day to provide exceptional care to our patients as they bring new life into the world. I know that we all feel honored to do this work, and I am very appreciative of Erin for taking the time to nominate me and to share her story. I don't feel that I did anything heroic on that day or anything particularly special for her because, frankly, every patient is special to me. A big part of my nursing practice is to put myself in my patients' shoes and work to understand their situation and their feelings. To me, that's the essence of compassion."
The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize nurses for the care they provide. Based in Glen Ellen, CA, the Foundation and the award, which is featured in hospitals around the world, was established by family members of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 in late 1999 from complications of a common auto-immune disease. DAISY is an acronym of "Diseases Attacking the Immune SYstem." The care Patrick and his family received from nurses inspired them to develop the DAISY award to help honor and celebrate their compassion.
Nurses are nominated by patients, families and colleagues, and they are chosen by a committee of nurses at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, using a methodology that hides the nominees' identities but features the stories of why they are nominated. Awards are given three times a year, with each honoree given a certificate and a sculpture called "A Healer's Touch." Online nominations can be completed at www.spectrumhealth.org/Ludington by clicking on the DAISY Award section at the bottom of the page. At the Ludington Hospital, nomination forms and boxes are also at all nurse stations, lobbies and medical offices.
Plamondon was nominated by Erin Wohlberg, who was present at the award presentation. Wohlberg's nomination read in part: "After having my second c-section in three years, I was tired and somewhat scared to be honest," Wohlberg wrote. "Life seemed in my face and very real, and I believe Trisha could see that in me. She made me feel like an old friend, and I completely owe my sanity to her in those first few days of being a new Mom of two. Her attitude and demeanor was kind and gentle and I appreciate everything she did for me."
According to Holly Thalman, RN, nursing supervisor and DAISY Award coordinator at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, the inaugural DAISY Award ceremony was purposefully planned during National Nurses Week. "We are proud to bring the DAISY Award program to our organization and provide a way for patients and our staff to recognize our incredible nurses. Nurses are heroes every day, doing work that has a profound impact on the human condition. It's important that our nurses know they and their work are highly valued."
Patricia Ezdebski
Email: patricia.ezdebski@spectrumhealth.org


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The National Credit Union Administration's (NCUA) board issued a proposed rule to amend parts of its regulation relating to Loans to Members and Lines of Credits found under Part 701. The proposed rule can be found here, which also includes directions for submitting comments.
With regard to loan maturity, the regulation addresses this topic in four separate sections. To remedy this, the board proposes to make the NCUA's loan maturity requirements more understandable and user-friendly by identifying in one section (§ 701.21(c)(4)), including cross-citations, all of the maturity limits applicable to FCU loans.
(4) any other issues stakeholders believe relevant.
The NCUA is also proposing making regulations for borrower limits more user friendly as well. Currently, three provisions of NCUA's regulations address limits on loans to a single or group of associated borrowers. (1) § 701.21(c)(5) addresses the general limit; (2) § 701.22(b)(5)(iv) addresses the limit on loan participations; and (3) § 723.4(c) addresses the limit on commercial loans. The NCUA believes that inserting cross-citations is a more efficient and user friendly way to identify that there are multiple lending limits throughout the NCUA's regulations.
(4) any other issues stakeholders believe are relevant to this determination.
The Board also requests that commenters consider FCU Act limitations, specifically the general limit on loans to a single borrower of "10 per centum of the credit union's unimpaired capital and surplus" in § 107(5)(A)(x), when commenting.
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