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Fundraising through Capitol controversy; PA lawmaker named in aborted sting pushes ahead with campaign reception
Updated: Jan. 05, 2019, 4:56 p.m. | Published: Apr. 01, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Rep. Ron Waters
Rep. Ron Waters booked the Market Square Café at the Hilton Harrisburg Monday for a campaign fundraiser.
He might have pushed two tables together at the nearby Strawberry Square food court, bought a dozen doughnuts and saved himself the trouble.
For just two weeks after news broke identifying Waters as one of the possible targets of an aborted legislative sting operation, the Philadelphia Democrat found few friends willing to join him in downtown Harrisburg Monday morning.
At its height, the Committee to Elect Ron Waters fundraiser drew six people to the room off the Hilton's main lobby, Waters included. In total, fewer than 10 showed up for the 90-minute event.
It appeared to be a sign of what can happen to a veteran lawmaker – even one in the lower tiers of House leadership – when the scent of controversy arises.
For Waters, that scent appeared March 16.
That day, The Philadelphia Inquirer broke a story detailing the tortured history of a now-aborted legislative sting operation that state Attorney General Kathleen Kane opted not to pursue.
The report – repeated in a narrative summary of the investigative tapes obtained by PennLive - identified Waters as allegedly having taken $7,000 in cash payments from a wired government informant named Tyron Ali who posed as a lobbyist in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Three other Philadelphia lawmakers, as well as a city Traffic Court judge, also were identified in the reports having taken cash or other gifts from Ali.
But Kane, who took office in January 2013, said any potential prosecution was tainted by a too-lenient deal with the informant / lobbyist, plus her concerns that the probe may have focused too tightly on minority politicians.
The ensuing fight over whether Kane did the right thing has, at the very least, given the sting case a new public life, with the real possibility of State Ethics Commission and House Ethics Committee investigations ahead.
That's the backdrop for Monday's reception.
Veterans of the Capitol City fundraising circuit said Waters – who's said little about the case other than to acknowledge to The Inquirer that Ali might have given him some kind of gift, maybe for his birthday - was in a tough spot.
If he cancelled, it might be seen as the action of a lawmaker who feels he has something to hide. But going forward, you'd run the risk of people not wanting to get near the controversy.
Waters and his campaign consultants, Seven Points Consulting, apparently felt it best to press ahead.
In truth, it won't be known until Waters' committee files his pre-primary campaign finance report as to whether it was a success: many people might have bought tickets - priced at $2,500, $1,000 and $500 - in absentia.
The final accounting won't be available until the next round of campaign finance reports are due, two Fridays before the May 20 primary election.
But this can be said of Monday's reception – there was no problem getting face time with the guest of honor.
Several in attendance – mostly from regular Democratic Party allies like public sector trade unions, trial lawyers and health service organizations – left without taking questions from a reporter.
But others were not so shy.
Eric Madden, of the state affiliate of the American Council of Engineering Companies, said he was there for one reason: to thank Waters for his support for the transportation funding package signed into law last fall.
Madden added he makes no judgment about what he's been reading
"Whatever comes of that, comes," he said. "But on that day (of the transportation vote) he put engineers back to work – he and all of his colleagues – and they made our infrastructure safer."
So for him to be there, no matter what the present controversy, Madden said, "it was just the right thing to do."
It was similar for Tom Previc, a lobbyist for the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association: "Ron Waters has been an excellent legislator for a very long time, and he's very supportive of our issues."
Asked if he had any qualms about coming out Monday given the sting stories, Previc replied, "None… and I enjoyed my omelette."
John Meyerson, a legislative liason for the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which represents clerks in Pennsylvania's state-owned liquor stores, agreed that it's important for groups to stand with those who have stood for them in the past.
"He's a legislator with a record of voting in favor of our members… and that's important to us and it's important to our members. This has not been an easy four years for them," Meyerson said.
And right now, with the sting case on ice and no opponents on the ballot from either major party, there's every reason to expect that the 63-year-old Waters will be back in Harrisburg for the 2015-16 legislative term.
In other words, controversy or not, the relationship lives.
The attendees who spoke with PennLive all said, in keeping with the spirit of support for Waters, the sting investigation was not part of Monday's conversation while they were present.
Some cautioned a reporter against reading too much into the day's turn-out.
Breakfast receptions are typically the smallest of Capitol City fundraisers. And within that time zone, Mondays are the hardest day to get a crowd, if only because so many people come into Harrisburg from out of town.
And while Waters is a junior member of the House Democratic leadership team, serving as its caucus secretary, he's never been known as a prodigious Harrisburg fundraiser.
Whatever Waters thought of his event, he kept to himself.
The normally affable representative, who has served in the House since 1999, greeted PennLive with a clipped no comment when the party broke up. He started to respond to a question by saying: "I can't say anything, I'm under strict…"
Waters didn't finish the sentence, but instead walked back into the café and, minutes later, out the exit


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The constituency chairmen in Lusaka held a joint press briefing today and warned that they would not allow Lubinda to report for work next week.
"We are all disappointed with Honourable Lubinda and we are demanding for his resignation with immediate effect because of his gross indiscipline. In our party, everything is done with immediate effect. We further warn him not to report for work on Monday because the youths of this great party will force him out of the office," said Morgan Ng'ona who spoke on behalf of others.
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Man Describes Jesus
June 28, 2017 by sd
From Faithwire:
A man is sharing his harrowing story of reportedly visiting heaven after nearly dying as the result of a severe allergic reaction.
Steven Musick, author of the new book, "Life After Heaven: How My Time in Heaven Can Transform Your Life on Earth"[available at bottom] told Faithwire earlier this year about a major reaction he had to the swine flu vaccine years ago while he was in the Navy. It was an experience that forever changed his perspective, and his life.
"It's pretty typical when you're in the military to be vaccinated against all kinds of various diseases and bugs … you have to do that in order to be deployed," Musick said. "I was allergic to the swine fly vaccine that they were testing and I had a very violent, dramatic reaction."
While he survived that reaction and tried to shake off the resulting impact it had on his body, he was sick for months after the shot was given, saying that he never "got over the hump toward health."
And when a nurse months later attempted to give him an antidote to the vaccine, Musick had yet another horrible allergic reaction — and this time it was life threatening.
"[She had given me] a lethal amount of an allergic contagion directly into my blood stream," he said. "I passed out in the emergency department and I ended up in a coma for five weeks."
It was during that five-week period that Musick said he "went to heaven" and met Jesus, detailing the sights, sounds and conversations he claims to have had with Christ.
"The most dramatic part for me of heaven itself was the sense of being inside pure joy," he recalled, explaining that the intensity of contentedness that he felt didn't ebb and flow as it does on Earth; instead, it was constant. "There's nothing that I could tell you today that would give you an inking of what it's like to be in that place."
Musick continued, "It's being absolutely held tight and yet totally free at the same time."
He also described all of his memories of the sights he recalls from heaven, saying he was in an outdoors or agrarian environment that included a large oak tree, a massive wheat field, rolling hills and mountains. Musick said it all collectively offered up a "wonderful view" filled with "brilliant" scenes, adding that it was "like HD on steroids."
But it was Musick's purported interaction with Jesus that might capture the most attention, as he said the two walked arm-in-arm and engaged in conversation.
"Jesus was in his early 30s, long flowing brunette hair, hazel eyes, dark complexion," he said. "He's not overly large, but he's massively built. You would think that he's a weightlifter, a body builder."
In the end, Musick said it was "painful" to hear Jesus say that he wouldn't be able to stay in heaven. Immediately after that conversation, he said he woke up in intensive care and was hit with the reality that he would be staying on Earth.
"When he said, 'You can't stay,' I woke up in intensive care isolation … it was not my destiny to stay in heaven at that time," he said. "The contrast between heaven and here is just so stark that it leaves you delusional."
After waking up, Musick learned that he had been in a coma for five weeks — a fact that left him flabbergasted.
And coming back wasn't exactly all that easy, considering Musick was disabled for years, describing his body as "broken." Over time, though, he recovered, never forgetting the experiences he claims to have had in heaven. Years after his harrowing ordeal, he's now speaking out, sharing his story in "Life After Heaven."
"There's no reason that I should be there," he said, adding that nurses assumed he'd never wake up. That said, Musick firmly believes "there's a reason" that he's still here.
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Q: If $f$ is holomorphic then it derivative equals the first Wirtinger derivative? Sorry if this question is so dumb but, strangely, I cannot find some reference to it. I have the Wirtinger derivatives defined by
$$\partial_W f:=\frac12(\partial_x f-i\partial_y f),\quad\overline\partial_W f:=\frac12(\partial_x f+i\partial_y f)$$
And the complex differential of $f:=u+iv$ for some $u,v\in C^1(U,\Bbb R)$ for some $U\subset\Bbb C$ is defined by $df:=(u_x+iv_x)dx+(u_y+iv_y)dy$.
Then its easy to see that when $f$ is holomorphic then $\overline\partial_W f=0$, but also we have that $f' dz=\partial_W f dz+\overline\partial_W fd\overline z$ for $d\overline z:=dx-idy$.
This means that $f'=\partial_W f$, right?

A: Yes, this is the purpose one having these two differential operators. They are convenient because

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*Both are defined for arbitrary $\mathbb{R}$-differentiable functions.

*One expresses the Cauchy-Riemann equations, its vanishing characterizes holomorphic functions.

*The other expresses the complex derivative whenever it exists.

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Steve Jobs: Genius or Jerk?
July 31, 2012 by Andy Le Peau
Jeff Crosby, our associate publisher for sales and marketing here at IVP, said Walter Isaacson's book [Steve Jobs](http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343677623&sr=1-1&keywords=steve+jobs) was simultaneously among the most inspiring and disturbing books he'd ever read. The uncompromising despot of perfectionism at Apple regularly screamed obscenities at coworkers and rolled out one megahit product after another, making Apple one of the most successful companies of our era.
Jobs's life shakes up a hornet's
nest full of questions. Did Steve Jobs succeed at Apple because of his tyrannical style or in spite of it? Does insulting people actually make them perform better? Does the pursuit of perfection justify breaking promises, treating people like trash and sacrificing family?
Surprisingly (to me), many people answer yes. Ben Austen's cover story in Wired chronicles the divided reaction to Jobs, especially as unflinchingly portrayed in Isaacson's book. True believers find the following lessons to emulate in Jobs's style:
"You can push colleagues to extraordinary lengths."
"Good leadership is unsentimental."
"Tolerate only A players."
"Force the whole world to bend to your vision."
On the other side are entrepreneurs who saw Isaacson's book as a cautionary tale–a warning that to follow Jobs's lead would be to plunge into a dark abyss. They see exact counter lessons in his life:
"Don't screw over your friends."
"To foster loyalty in employees, you need to be loyal to them."
"Scared employees don't take risks."
"Understand the limits of your power."
And Isaacson himself? "He now tends to defend Jobs against personal attacks," seeing many of them as cases of pots calling the kettle unethical in business and unloving to his family. Isaacson "points out that Jobs ended up with a strong marriage and four loving children, all of whom were at his side during his illness. . . and for the last two decades of his life he came home just about every night and sat down for dinner."
Ultimately Jobs is an exceedingly complex figure, which makes him incredibly fascinating. Whatever takeaway there is from his life needs to be equally nuanced.
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An interesting person (and persona). I haven't read his bio but think his life experienced internal conflict due in large part to his rejection of Christianity during his teenage years. Later a self-styled Buddhist, he denied the One who could have offered him true meaning and peace.


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Карл Карлович Мазинг (1849—1926) — русский и советский учёный, русский инженер, математик и общественный русский деятель; инициатор профессионально-технического образования в России.

Биография
Родился в 1849 году в городе Юрьеве в дворянской семье обрусевших шведов.

Окончив в 1870 году физико-математический факультет Московского университета, был оставлен на кафедре астрономии, где работал под руководство профессора Ф. А. Бредихина. В 1872 году принял участие в организации Политехнической выставки в Москве, посвященной 200-летию со дня рождения Петра I, экспонаты которой легли в основу Музея прикладных знаний, впоследствии — Политехнический музей. В 1873 году стал одним из преподавателей математики в открывшемся Московском казенном реальном училище.

В 1877 году Карл Мазинг учредил и возглавил частное учебное заведение для обучения мальчиков математике, физике, химии и навыкам ремесла — реальное училище, имевшее статус и права́, соответствовавшие казённым реальным училищам, работавшими в системе Министерства народного образования России. В 1897 году это учебное заведение было преобразовано в «Коммерческое училище К. К. Мазинга» (Малый Знаменский переулок; ныне в этом здании — известная школа № 57 с математическим уклоном).

Занимался общественной деятельностью, будучи действительным статским советником: гласный Московской городской думы (1913—1921), гласный Московского уездного земского собрания, председатель Московского отделения Императорского русского технического общества, Механико-технического учёного общества и других организаций. Был учредителем Московского общества распространения коммерческого образования (1897), проводившего в семнадцати пунктах Москвы курсы для торговых служащих и Высших коммерческих курсов, впоследствии реорганизованных в Московский коммерческий институт. Также он был основателем в 1892 году общества бывших учеников Московского частного реального училища Мазинга, оказывавшего содействие детям из бедных семей в получении среднего и высшего образования.

В 1914 году Карл Карлович возглавил комиссию для ревизии расходов городского управления, вызванных войной, и комиссию по восстановлению городов и сёл, а также принимал участие в сборе пожертвований для ухода за ранеными. В январе 1917 года Мазинг заболел воспалением лёгких и в марте уехал на лечение в Крым. В годы Гражданской войны он организовал Народный университет в Кисловодске (1918—1919) и в Ростове-на-Дону (1919—1921). Вернувшись в 1922 году в Москву, преподавал на рабфаке Горной академии, заведовал учебной частью, а также создавал новые курсы и готовил учебник по математике для рабочих. Был редактором технического журнала «Вестник инженеров».

Жил в Москве в Малом Знаменском переулке, 7/10 (1913—1926) и в Ваганьковском переулке, 3. Умер 12 июля 1926 года в Москве и похоронен на Введенском кладбище (5 уч.).

Был награждён несколькими орденами, в том числе Святого Владимира 3-й и 4-й степеней.

Семья
Жена — Елизавета Николаевна, урождённая Зернова.

Имели двух сыновей, один из которых — Евгений Карлович Мазинг, стал видным советским учёным; и трёх дочерей, одна из которых, Антонина, вышла замуж за Алексея Яковлевича Модестова (1874—1942), который был директором реального училища Мазинга, а затем профессором Московского университета.

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Литература
 Умнякова Е. В Карл Карлович Мазинг // Московский журнал. — 2001. — № 6.
 Умняков П. Н., Умнякова Е. В., Умнякова Н. П. Карл Карлович Мазинг (1849—1926). — : Наука, 2004. — (Научно-биографическая серия). — ISBN 9785020327542.
 Умнякова Н. П. Мазинг Карл Карлович / Москва: Энциклопедический справочник. — : Большая российская энциклопедия. 1992.

Ссылки
 Карл Карлович Мазинг (1849—1926) / Библиографическая энциклопедия Образование, Наука, Культура. Педагоги и психологи мира, математика.
  Документы музея школы № 57 (копия)
 Умнякова Е. В Мазинг Карл Карлович // Лица Москвы
 Карл Карлович Мазинг // Узнай Москву

Учёные СССР
Выпускники физико-математического факультета Московского университета
Похороненные на Введенском кладбище
Гласные Московской городской думы
Действительные статские советники
Преподаватели Московской горной академии


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Pirates Conquer Legends
The Pirates (21-5, 10-4) conquered the Long Beach Legends 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Long Beach City College.
The story of the game was the two D-1 pitchers for the Pirates, Andrew Alvarez (5-0) and Jordan Scheftz (SV 2), shutout the Legends. Alvarez tossed the first five innings, while Scheftz closed out the final four.Read More »Pirates Conquer Legends
Pirates Win Game 1 in SD
The Pirates (16-4, 7-3) defeated Team San Diego (16-8, 6-4) 8-4 in Game 1 of the doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Morley Field in San Diego.
Inland Valley came out of the gate strong with two runs in the first inning when Jonny Reynoso belted a two-run double scoring Greg Espinosa and Andrew Alvarez.
San Diego came back with two of their own in the bottom of the first to knot it up at 2 apiece.Read More »Pirates Win Game 1 in SD
Pirates Top Power in Game 1
The Pirates (13-3-1, 5-2) defeated the Palm Springs Power (17-2, 3-2) in a tightly contested 3-2 victory at Cal Poly Pomona Monday afternoon.
Andrew Alvarez (4-0) shut down the Power for the second consecutive time and remains the only pitcher to notch a victory against Palm Springs. Alvarez tossed 8.1 innings, striking out four and only allowing two runs in the ninth inning.
The Pirates took the lead in the fifth on an RBI double down the left field line by Jacob Bernardy scoring Nathan Virgen.Read More »Pirates Top Power in Game 1


Google search results for the same term vary widely from user to user, a new study from a competitor finds.
Why it matters: There's growing interest in how Google and other large web platforms filter content. Conservatives have offered unproven allegations of bias against the right, but observers of all stripes worry that platforms can narrow users' view of the world, rather than expand them.
Details: The privacy-oriented rival search engine DuckDuckGo had a group of volunteers search for the same terms — "gun control," "immigration" and "vaccinations" — at the same time.
The order of the results varied, with 76 people getting a total of 73 different sets of search results for "vaccinations" in both private and non-private browsing modes.
The company eliminated variations that could have occurred as a result of the search users' location or, because the users made their queries at the same time, when they made the searches.
The big picture: Google has long touted personalized search results as a user benefit. But nearly a decade ago critics began noting that filtered search results can end up isolating users from information that doesn't match their world views in what Eli Pariser dubbed "filter bubbles."
What they're saying: "Google has claimed to have taken steps to reduce its filter bubble problem, but our latest research reveals a very different story," DuckDuckGo said in its report.
The other side: Google says it is working to improve the quality of its results, including in the boxes of featured content that appear at the top of search results.
Google said in an email that instances of personalization in search are infrequent and most common when it comes to clarifying a vague search. It also said that differences in search results can occur thanks to many factors other than direct personalization for a user.


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The solar system's largest planetary ring is even more extensive than scientists thought. In 2009, the Spitzer Space Telescope discovered infrared radiation from a ring far beyond all the others encircling Saturn; sunlight heats the ring's dust, which emits its heat at infrared wavelengths. Now, as astronomers report online today in Nature, another heat-seeking spacecraft—NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer—has detected this same ring, finding that it extends 6 million to 16 million kilometers from the planet. If Saturn were the size of a basketball, the ring from one side of the planet to the other would span two-thirds the length of a football field. Although the ring is huge, its dust particles are tiny. They probably arise when debris shed by comets hits distant saturnian satellites such as Phoebe, kicking up material that goes into orbit around the ringed planet.


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MPA & Warner Bros. Entertainment open the 5th annual China International Co-Production Film Screenings with reception and screening of "Wolf Totem"
Los Angeles – The MPA and Warner Bros. Entertainment opened the 5th Annual China International Co-Production Film Screenings tonight with a reception and screening of "Wolf Totem" at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles with special guest, Mao Yu, Deputy Director General of the China Film Bureau.
The event celebrated the growing relationship between the American and Chinese film and television industries, which continues to stimulate economic growth and increase cultural awareness. Before the screening, the event's attendees heard from Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment; MPAA Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd, and the China Film Bureau's Mao Yu.
"Tonight, we celebrate the many opportunities created when the American and Chinese film industries work together," said Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. "These interactions help build relationships, strengthen economic ties, and increase awareness of our nations' two cultures."
"From co-productions and film workshops to talent exchange programs and partnerships on new studio and cinema developments, the relationship between the American and Chinese motion picture industries continues to grow stronger, drive economic growth, and benefit global audiences," Senator Dodd said. "Joining with Warner Bros. Entertainment and the China Film Bureau for this event is an exciting and fitting way to celebrate this international success story."
The event will be followed by a series of special screenings from November 3-6 at various locations in Los Angeles, which are jointly organized by the MPA and the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT). In addition to the MPA, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and SAPPRFT, the screenings are also held with support from: AMC Cinemas, Asia Society, China Film Co-Production Corporation, China Film Group Corporation, CJ Entertainment, China Lion Film Distribution, Chinese American Film Festival (CAFF), IMAX, iQiyi, MTime, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, THX, UCFTI and Variety.
About the MPA
Promoting & Protecting Screen Communities in Asia Pacific
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Motion Picture Association International (MPA-I) represent the interests of the six international producers and distributors of filmed entertainment. To do so, they promote and protect the intellectual property rights of these companies and conduct public awareness programs to highlight to movie fans around the world the importance of content protection. These activities have helped to transform entire markets benefiting film and television industries in each country including foreign and local filmmakers alike.
The organizations act on behalf of the members of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) which include; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios LLC; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The MPA and the MPA-I have worldwide operations which are directed from their head offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. and overseen in the Asia Pacific by a team based in Singapore. For more information about the MPA and the MPA-I, please visit www.mpa-apac.org.
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Howard Gantman
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Stephen Jenner
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Welcome! We are Chris and Kristy, a Twin Cities, Minnesota based photography team specializing in Newborns and Weddings. We also take on a limited number of children, senior and family sessions throughout the year. We are located in the east metro, and are available to travel to the surrounding suburbs and beyond.
Take a look at our galleries and recent sessions to get a sense of our photographic style and what we have to offer. You can reach us by clicking on the "contact" tab or by emailing us directly at journeyphotomn@gmail.com. Thank you so much for visiting!
Why Journey Photography's Mini Sessions are the BEST?
1. There are two of us! Sometimes we both shoot from different angles to get awesome candid photos. Other times Chris will be taking the photos while Kristy is working to get genuine smiles and laughter from the little ones. This allows us to get THE family photo with everyone looking at the camera!
2. We are experienced! There are so many photographers popping up who are still learning how to work their cameras. We have years of experience, so you can be assured that we know what it takes to get the shots you desire. Click here to see the blog posts from our past Mini Sessions!
3. Our editing style is classic and timeless! All of your finished photos will be color enhanced to fit our style. This means the colors will be bright and vibrant without being over done. We do not follow the latest trends that will look outdated in a few years.
4. We don't over do it with cheesy props! We believe that the focus of your photos should be on you and your family. Showing laughter, love and genuine emotion. We provide a few props for the little ones to sit on, but this is it. The photos will be all about you!
5. There are two of us! Yes we know we are repeating ourselves, but it's worth noting again. What we can achieve in 20 minutes, many photographers struggle to get in a full session. Scroll down for more information!
Mini Sessions are open for children, families, couples and pets and are perfect for those who would like updated photos, but don't need a full session. Mini Sessions are fast paced and fun. A typical session includes individual photos of each child, sibling photos and family photos too. We edit approximately 15+ images from your session and upload them to a private gallery for you to choose your seven favorites. There is also an option to purchase all of the edited photos if you love them all and can't limit it to seven!
The cost is $200. This includes a 20 minute session and 7 high-res edited images via digital download with a print release. The sessions will take place at various locations throughout the Twin Cities Metro area.
We are so thankful that we have so many families that have come back to us year after year. As a thank you we are offering a $25 discount to families who did Mini-Sessions or any Full Sessions with us last year (including newborn). Spots are limited and will book first come, first serve. To book your session email us at journeyphotomn@gmail.com to see which dates/times are available. There is a $50 deposit due to reserve your time slot.
Be sure to scroll down to see highlights from last year's Fall Mini Sessions. They are always so much fun!
The fine print: Due to the shorter time period for the Mini-Sessions they are not available for newborns, cake smashes, or engagement sessions. Mini-sessions can accommodate up to five people/pets. Each additional person/pet will be an additional $15 per person/pet. It is recommended that you book a block of two sessions for more than 7 people or multiple families. Refunds will not be given for any reason.
Click here to see 2014's early Fall and late Summer's Mini Sessions!
How handsome are these twin boys! With twin sessions the hope is that they will both be sleepy at the same time so we can do some photos of them together. Ethan and Colin were so well "behaved", and they loved being posed next to each other which allowed us to have so much fun with them! They are not identical, but they sure do look alike. You can especially see it in the side by side profile photos of them. We loved spending the afternoon photographing them!
Anna's Mommy was positive that she was having a boy, so early in her pregnancy she bought a brown bear hat for "him", and we planned for a brown and blue color scheme with him. Well it turns out that she was wrong. SHE arrived, and her Mommy wanted to do some really girly set-ups. Luckily Etsy always has adorable newborn outfits ready to ship, so she bought the cutest lacy pink outfit. Anna is such a pretty baby girl, and she has the most beautiful eye lashes. We loved working with her!
Meet Patrick! He was 13 days old for his session and so sweet. Such an easy going, and handsome little guy!
Nora is the latest graduate of our First Year Plan! She also holds the record of the "oldest" newborn we have photographed at 27 days new. At almost a month old she slept through her entire session, and did the full set of newborn poses. She will always hold a special place in our hearts. PLUS, she LOVED smashing her cake!
Linda Rees Schramm - So very cute! Love the photos!
Amber Nicholson Veenendaal - She sure did love her cake and even gave it a kiss! Too cute!
Kelly Nicholson - Beautiful Nora!!!!
Linda Rees Schramm - Amber…. I love the pouting one sitting on the tree stump stool! Hilarious!
Kathy Rineck - Beautiful! That looks like it was fun!
Brenda Woodend - Precious baby!!!!!
Deb Westerman Ryan - Beautiful little girl, adorable pictures.
Sandy Nicholson - She has such unique personalities. Nora you are such an adorable Grandaughter, Happy 1st Birthday, We Love you very much !!


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Tito Francona
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Francona in 1960
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1933-11-04) November 4, 1933 (age 85)
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left
April 17, 1956, for the Baltimore Orioles
September 29, 1970, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Baltimore Orioles (1956–1957)
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All-Star (1961²)
John Patsy Francona (born November 4, 1933) is a former Major League Baseball player. As a child, he was nicknamed "Tito" by his father.[1] His son, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, is also sometimes referred to as "Tito."
1 Baltimore Orioles
2 1958 season
3 Cleveland Indians
4 Journeyman Years
5 Career stats
Francona originally signed with the St. Louis Browns in 1952. He spent two seasons in the Browns/Baltimore Orioles' farm system (the franchise was relocated to Baltimore and renamed on September 29, 1953) before departing to serve in the U.S. Army for two years.[2] Upon his return, he was invited to Spring training 1956 as a non-roster invitee, and made the club. He batted .258 with nine home runs and 57 runs batted in to finish tied with the Cleveland Indians' Rocky Colavito for second place in American League Rookie of the Year balloting behind Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio.
With Al Pilarcik's acquisition during the off season, Francona lost his starting job in right field, and was demoted to the Pacific Coast League's Vancouver Mounties early in the 1957 season.[3] He returned with a vengeance, hitting two home runs in a game for the first time in his career on May 19 against the Kansas City Athletics,[4] raising his season average to an even .300 in the process. He slipped into more of a reserve role from there. Used as a fourth outfielder and left-handed bat off the bench, Francona batted just .185 as a pinch hitter for the season. After which, he, Ray Moore and Billy Goodman were dealt to the Chicago White Sox for Larry Doby, Jack Harshman and Jim Marshall[5] (Chicago later sent pitcher Russ Heman to Baltimore as part of this deal when it was discovered by the Orioles that Harshman was suffering from a slipped disc).[6]
After a hot Spring, Francona won the White Sox starting right field job.[7] His stay in Chicago was short, as he was dealt to the Detroit Tigers on the June 15 trade deadline.[8] With Hall of Famer Al Kaline in right, Francona logged just 84 plate appearances over the remainder of the season. Dissatisfied with his lack of playing time, Francona demanded a trade. On March 21, 1959, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians even up for Larry Doby.[9]
Regardless of his desire for more playing time, Francona began the 1959 season as a pinch hitter and utility man with his new franchise. After going five-for-nine with a home run in a June 7 doubleheader with the New York Yankees, Francona replaced Jim Piersall as Cleveland's starting center fielder.[10] Toward the end of the season, he was shifted to first base, with Indians regular first baseman Vic Power being shifted to second base. For the season, he batted .363 with a career high twenty home runs and 79 RBIs to help the Indians to an 89–65 record and second place in the American League. His .363 average would have led the league, however, he fell 34 at-bats short of the 3.1 per game necessary to qualify. The batting championship was awarded to the Detroit Tigers' Harvey Kuenn, with a .353 batting average.
Francona was shifted to left field when the Indians acquired Kuenn for home run leader Rocky Colavito just prior to the start of the 1960 season.[11] With Colavito gone, Francona was inserted in the clean-up spot in manager Joe Gordon's batting order. After hitting only six home runs through the month of July, Francona was dropped to the number six spot in the batting order for August, and up to the number two spot in September. The moves helped, as he hit eleven home runs over the rest of the season to finish with seventeen. His 36 doubles led the American League.
A bizarre incident occurred to Francona in Spring training heading into the 1961 season. Francona hit an exhibition home run against the Boston Red Sox on March 26 at Hi Corbett Field. When John C. Cota, a city parks employee, went to retrieve the ball, he discovered a dead body. The body was that of Fred Victor Burden, who was wanted by Tucson, Arizona police in relation to the shooting death of former prize fighter James Cocio.[12]
Francona was batting .293 with eleven home runs and 53 RBIs at the second All-Star break of the 1961 season to be named to the American League All-Star squad for the only time in his career. He did not, however, appear in the game. For the season, he batted .301 with sixteen home runs and 85 RBIs.
Despite having emerged as one of the better fielding left fielders in the league, Francona was shifted to first base during Spring training 1962. He drew the ire of Boston sports fans at Fenway Park on June 11. With the game still scoreless, the Indians loaded the bases with two outs in the third inning. From first base, Francona yelled, "Hold it, Earl!" to Red Sox pitcher Earl Wilson. Francona's distraction caused Wilson to half stumble off the mound and balk. Despite this being against baseball rules, Francona admitted after the game that he had indeed yelled to Wilson.[13]
Francona slumped a little under new manager Mel McGaha in 1962. When Birdie Tebbetts grabbed the reigns in 1963, Francona was moved back into left, but his numbers dipped even further. His .228 batting average was a career low, and his ten home runs and 41 RBIs were his fewest over a full season. He was, however, part of baseball history on July 31, when he hit the third in a series of four consecutive home runs in a single inning against pitcher Paul Foytack of the Los Angeles Angels. This was the second time in baseball history that a team hit four consecutive home runs in a single inning. It has happened three times since, including once by the Red Sox while his son, Terry Francona, was managing.
The Indians acquired All-Star Leon Wagner to play left field prior to the 1964 season, so Francona split time between right and first base. After the season, he was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and cash.[14]
Journeyman Years
The World Series champions were already set in their corner outfield positions and at first base; Francona was acquired strictly to strengthen their bench. He batted .259 in 1965, including .265 as a pinch hitter. He remained a pinch hitter with the Cards through 1966. During Spring training 1967, his contract was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Francona batted .205 with three RBIs filling in for an injured Bill White at first base for the Phillies.[15] Upon his healthy return, Francona was sold to the Atlanta Braves. He enjoyed something of a resurgence in Atlanta, batting .248 with six home runs and 25 RBIs over the remainder of the 1967 season. In 1968, he logged 398 plate appearances, his most since 1963, and batted .296 with 47 RBIs, his most since 1962.
Francona was batting .339 with fourteen RBIs in semi-regular action in 1969 before a dislocated thumb halted his season.[16] He returned healthy toward the end of June, but batted just .219 with one home run and eight RBIs in his return before his contract was sold to the Oakland A's on August 22. He returned to his hitting ways, batting .341 with three home runs and twenty RBIs over the rest of the season. He split the 1970 season between the A's and Milwaukee Brewers before retiring.
Seasons Games PA AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO Avg. Slg. OBP Fld%
15 1719 5775 5121 650 1395 224 34 125 656 46 544 694 .272 .403 .343 .988
His 1000th hit came off Los Angeles Angels All-Star Ken McBride on April 23, 1964.
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The Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Department of Cultural Affairs launched its fall season with an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The New York State Museum will open the second and final phase of it's exhibition Enterprising Waters: New York's Erie Canal on Saturday, September 22.
The Albany Institute of History & Art has extended the run of the Thomas Cole's Paper Trail exhibition to November 28th, 2018. The exhibit was originally scheduled to close on October 28.
Two new exhibits are set to open at the Oneida County History Center on August 9, 2018.
World War I Centennial: Oneida County and New York in the Great War commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the first World War by focusing on the American experience and local history of the war. The exhibit uses original documents, artifacts, and posters to explore topics such as New York's efforts to fund the war and conserve resources, technological innovation and its impacts, women in the war, and individual Utican's experiences during the conflict.


Welcome to behind the books. This is a sneak peek into the little known facts and occurrences from each story. If you ever wondered about the tiny changes that happen along the way. Check out the details from behind the stories.
A scattering of maps, character details, and brief notes filled the drawers and cupboards. All bundled away to be carried from place to place. The story held in a myriad of vivid dreams that crept through. The descriptions grew yet there was one thing missing. Writing a full length novel has been a daunting task. It took courage to mark the beginning.
Faced with a dutiful blank page the scribbles began. This led into names, towns, and many creatures. That would roam the fantasy world of Tordoren. The creatures had only remained in dreams. They slipped into being in the writing. Disaster struck at the early in the story an unseen event changed the course of the story. The dilemma struck hard. Go with the second character as the lead or resurrect the original protagonist? The second character had a hot temper, a bag of faults, and an unusual sense of loyalty. Yet the story had led to this path, and so it continued.
Backstory reared its ugly head and the first chapter was scrapped. Never to be viewed again. A name eluded the first draft. The unofficial title 'Pool of Knowledge' was bestowed with a limited lifespan. The struggle behind the story was marked by two real life events. Two near death experiences, one to mark the beginning and the other to mark the end. Hence the first chapter is titled 'The beginning of the end'.
A novel worthy of an epic journey took six years to write the first draft. Escape to the fantasy that is 'Made in the Image of the Goddess'. Welcome to the Legacy of Zyanthia series.
It is time to become acquainted with the most feared nemesis to stand in the way. The antagonist remains the strongest, the most confronting, and the most enthralling to play. There were times when it took an hour to enter the mind frame of the nemesis. It took forever to relax afterward. He owned the scenes as only a true antagonist would.
The large scale chase leading up to the fight scenes. It took the author into a new level of plotting and scheming. With each sequence outlined. The work leading to the final moment and then it was time to let go. Even with plotting and scheming. The real confrontation remains in the hands of the characters. A gamble is made when there is no way of knowing the outcome until the words appear on the page. This ending was full of surprises a character lived when they were meant to die. The protagonist refused to follow the plot, and created an unexpected twist.
These are but a few things that make the story as exciting as the first. If you wish to know more read the second novel in the Legacy of Zyanthia series.


What are the costs associated with flight training in Sydney?
Flight training can be expensive, if you do not have a goal that both you and your instructor are working towards. Many of our students who study, are also studying at university or working 9-5 jobs, however with a proper plan and a regular schedule you will be surprised how cost efficient flight training can be. We also offer payment plans to assist you with the cost of flight training.


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The Radice Files — Episode 95: "it's a fact, Jack"
Broadcasting is the new cable, with niche programming and non binge content. There will be an emphasis on live events, news, sports and specials, and of course, Local content. And when next GenTV takes hold, there will be at least one more metamorphosis of over the air television. (Check out today's "And finally…" my predictions from 4 years ago).
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And finally…A little something I wrote 4 years ago. "TV is dead"
In "the next normal," what we now know as television will be dead, and marketing the next iteration of TV will not be dependent on brand.
These are two bold yet not mutually exclusive statements.
People don't watch brands…they watch video.
Spending to market NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, all the cable channels in the niche categories, and the hot OTT's of the day, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Facebook Live Streaming, Snap and Instagram Stories, just won't matter as stand alone providers.
The user experience will define the medium as much as the content defines a brand now, and the advertising around and in the content will play as much of a role as traditional branding does now.
"Internet video will account for 80 per cent of total consumer Internet traffic by 2019, compared to 64 per cent currently, according to a report on audio-visual services in the digital era by a Rome-based think-tank. In fact, the younger generation, children between the ages of 5 and 15, now spend more time on the internet than they do watching TV on a regular TV set, according to UK telecoms regulator Ofcom. The latest connected entertainment research findings from market research and consulting company Parks Associates, finds more than 50 per cent of US broadband households now watch Internet video on a television screen."
It's inevitable that all content will eventually gravitate to the Internet, and the web has a far better user interface than an EPG and a remote control.
AI and voice will be the new sextant of "The Next Normal," and every type of content and format will live together regardless of the device on which it's consumed.
It's about the UX.
Choices will be presented in a number of ways. Favourite actors and directors, titles, genres, formats, events, sports, and breaking news, games and more, will be accessed in a far more elegant fashion.
Netflix and TiVO are leading the way in on screen UX, and the Amazon Echo/Firestick is on the leading edge of voice control.
Advertising and promotion won't just live side by side in the "next normal" ecosystem, it will live within the content. What we now know as branded content and programmatic delivery will become the norm. The less intrusive it is, the better it will work and the more it will be accepted.
Where the content is housed and what format it is won't matter as much as access to the material you want to consume. The key will be how easy it is to find, any additional messaging will be so organic as to seem invisible.
Eventually when you say to your device "show me the money," you will see choices that include the Tom Cruise movies, "Jerry McGuire," or a CNBC programs. You then drill down to what you want with a few key words and make your informed choice. Eventually, through machine learning, you won't even have to do that.
So how do you market in "The Next Normal?"
One way is to combine PR and Promotion seamlessly under one umbrella. Use the tools of promotion to make your communication more compelling.
It won't be some ad creative telling you what to watch or what to buy, it will be you telling others what's on your mind simply through your content choices, and that will influence decisions and change the behaviour of others in your circle. It's likely to be a form of uber native technology around the global water cooler.
In some ways, "The Next Normal" is like back to the future!
Roger Pugh, of Big Smoke Advertising says, "Native advertising has characteristics that make it especially suited to the digital space. It is created by specialist digital writers, it is more cost effective than offline advertising, it is extremely difficult to block and it fits seamlessly into online publications. And the best part is that the metrics behind such a campaign are far more nuanced and ROI-driven than many CMO's realise."
This doesn't really work on traditional TV, and that's just another reason "The Next Normal" will be the future of content consumption on-line.
Yes, TV as we know it is dead, and so is the way it's marketed.
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