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First things first: do you follow me on Snapchat? 😀 You probably already know that I wasn't sure whether to use it or not for a long time. Last Monday I finally made the step and created my profile, that's why the past week was all about Snapchat for me 😉 I tried to understand everything, to find the best strategy for myself and, of course, I started sharing my first snaps. I'm still not pretty sure what's the best way to use it, but I'll get there! The reason I'm telling you all this is that I want to share some of my snaps in my "24 hours a day, 7 days a week"-posts. I used to share some snapshots of the past week here, bit why not sharing a short video as well?
Therefore, I finally started a YouTube channel; you can find it here. From now on I'm sharing all my video content there, this video content includes weekly videos with some of my Snapchat stories as well as travel diaries and more. For now, I'm taking it easy so that I won't share that much, but maybe that'll change soon. If there's anything you would like to see, please let me know 🙂
Enough about Snapchat and YouTube, because I did more than that the past week 😉 Monday was an official holiday, so we worked from home. Later that day I met two old friends from school, which was a lot of fun. It's always great to see them, to talk about old times and, of course, all the current stuff happening in our lives. I had similar plans for the other days: on Tuesday, I met another friend for dinner, on Wednesday and Thursday I was invited to an event. I couldn't attend the event on Wednesday because I didn't feel well. I stayed at home and watched the new Game of Thrones episode instead;P Luckily I felt better on Thursday, so I met Vanessa to go to the ASOS Event with her. It was so much fun, as always when I'm with her. 😉 Friday and Saturday were very calm, but that was exactly what I needed after a busy week. 🙂
That's it I guess, nothing more to tell you about. How was your past week? Tell me everything about it. xx
Favourite Song of the past week: Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop The Feeling
Material Craving of the past week: How amazing are these golden sneakers? I would combine them with a black playsuit. How about you?


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Looking for the siblings and or parents of Sherman ABLES/ABEL.Sherman was born 22 August 1865 in Decatur, Illinois.He was found in Milwaukee County, Illinois in 1900 as a single man working as a lineman for the telephone company.In 1906, he married Ada Florence BARNES in Miller County, ARkansas.Sherman and ADa had three children:Lousie, Lucille (twin girls) b. 1907 and a son, Raleigh Roebuck b. 1912.This family was found in Pulaski County, ARkansas in 1910.IN 1920 they were in Miller County, Arkansas.Sherman left his family sometime between 1920 and 1926 for California.Sherman died in Los Angeles, California 23 October 1944.He is buried in the National Cemetery in Los Angeles.Sherman was a veteran of the Spanish American War.He served in Co. B., 1st U.S. Engineers.Ada lived in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas where she died in 1932.

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Active Parenting
This session will provide you with an overview of the Active Parenting Course offered by FDLRS Action. The objective is to support the development of human potential through the family structure by providing parents with the information and skills to foster in their children the qualities necessary for thriving in a democratic society: cooperation, courage, responsibility and self-esteem. Topics will include: Purpose of Parenting, Styles of Parenting, Problem-Handling Model, Active Communication, Logical Consequences, Handling Anger, Problem Prevention Talks, Four Goals of Behavior, Self-Care.


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TWO reindeer brought Christmas to life at a garden centre for families and visitors.
Garsons Garden Centre in Fontley Road, Titchfield, had the pair meeting customers and held a collection alongside their enclosure to raise money for a Fareham charity that helps children with cerebral palsy.
Clare James, from the centre, said: 'We all loved the reindeer last year and they were so popular we asked them back. They have raised more than £3,300 for the Rainbow Centre, so we are delighted.'
The garden centre was also judged as the best Christmas display in Hampshire by the Garden Centre Association (GCA), which rated it for its decorations and atmosphere.
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Greg's Obituary
Below is the obituary written for Greg seen in The Dallas Morning News and Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 and The Tennessean on Thursday, June 29, 2017.
Gregory Scott Murtha, born April 25, 1965, has always made it his custom to say, "YES!" to Jesus. In 2012, he stepped up his game when he embraced an out of the blue, stage IV cancer diagnosis that took him on the adventure of a lifetime. June 22, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Greg "went skidding into heaven broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a ride!'" as he was ushered into the presence of his Savior.
Greg was welcomed into heaven by Jesus and his mother, Mallie Sheppard Murtha. In turn, Greg will also one day greet his wife Tracey Caperton Murtha, his son Jackson Murtha, father and step-mother Glen and Vicki Murtha, sister Kelli Murtha-Perry and brother Zac Murtha as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and literally thousands of friends.
Most recently, Greg served as the Chief Relationship Officer at iDonate, provider of digital fundraising solutions. Prior to that Greg helped Bob Buford build The Halftime Institute to guide high-capacity leaders to lives of significance. Early in his career, Greg worked in Nashville's music industry as well as in banking in Little Rock. Greg generously served on the boards of Leading with a Limp, Both Hands, Empart, USA and Way Forward. Miraculously, Greg's story Out of the Blue: The Unexpected Adventure of Life Interrupted (Clear Day, 8/17) – came to completion days before his parting.
In the collective words of those who loved him, Greg was "a man with a smile that could light up a room. His generosity knew no bounds. Greg and Tracey would invite both strangers and friends into their home to 'do life,' pushing farther and farther into the heart in a way that made people grateful for the intrusion. He had a penchant for asking the important questions and challenging others to think bigger than they ever dreamed possible. Greg spent the most difficult days of his life more concerned about the lives of others than he was about his own health; consequently, he showed us all how to finish well while pointing to his Savior."
Greg said, "real faith in Jesus extends life dramatically…When I cease to live on this earth please do not say I 'lost the battle' to cancer'. That could not be further from the truth. No, when that time comes, when I make the transition, it will be a point in time when I have never been more fully alive." And to that, we who love him say, "YAY GOD!"
For information about contributions on Greg's behalf and for updates on Greg's memorial celebration (everyone is welcome!), visit gregmurtha.com.


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- Selling
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Renting a room in your home: what you need to know
by Housesimple on 12th December 2016
Many people live in houses with spare rooms. Whether your kids have moved away to university, or you bought a house to accommodate guests staying round, these rooms often just sit empty. Renting out a room could be a nice little earner – netting you up to £7,500 a year tax free! However, make sure you stay up-to-date with your contents insurance and income tax to avoid any nasty surprises.
Rent a Room scheme
Renting out a fully-furnished room in your house entitles you to tax-free income, up to a point. Becoming the landlord of your own house could help pay off your mortgage or cover the bills. The Rent a Room scheme means you only have to pay income tax on rent that's over £7,500, or £625 per month. Remember to check that your mortgage lender allows lodgers, though.
You can also take part in the scheme if you are a tenant, and have your landlord's consent. Make sure your lease allows you to sublet your room, though, as otherwise you could be in violation of your tenancy agreement.
Working out income tax
If you are renting a room for over £7,500 per year, you will need to fill in a tax return. Declare the money you are earning, and then you can choose to either opt-in to the scheme, or opt-out – which affects how your tax bill is worked out.
Work out whether your expenses are larger or smaller than the tax-free threshold to determine how to pay the least tax. You can pay tax on your profit after the threshold, or on the gross income.
What you need to do
Make sure to keep your house safe and in good repair. This means you'll have to pay for wear and tear, as well as ensuring the house is up to the safety guidelines the government enforces.
Your lodger's belongings aren't covered by your contents insurance, but you also need to tell your current insurer about the situation. Having your home insurance invalidated could be hugely costly in the future, so talk to insurers about your plans before committing to them.
Whatever kind of property you're renting out, advertising on HouseSimple.com gives you access to a wealth of potential tenants looking for their new home.


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Gary started his pastoral ministry in 1979. He has done ministry in the USA including Hawaii, Trinidad and Haiti. He has always focused on meeting people were they are and helping them to walk toward God's purpose for their lives. Gary has seen God grow his ministry efforts as a Sr. Pastor, Youth Pastor, Family Pastor and Transitional Housing Director. He lives with his wife Barb in the Minneapolis area. Gary does consulting in the Christian ministry arena. Leadership training, discipleship strategies, ministry startup and Christian life coaching head the list of his activities. You can contact Gary at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Have you ever done something in the field that you really wish you hadn't? I remember a fellow engineer who was much wiser say to me one day, "If it isn't broke don't fix it!" Well I think we all learnt that lesson the hard way. Everything is running fine on the helicopter and one night you decided to set the swashplate friction on a 206 and what started out as a simple job turns into a nightmare. You took all the necessary precautions and put all the bolts in your plastic jar and then just when life was going just fine you accidentally hit the jar and all the bolts go flying into the grass. That doesn't sound like a big problem except that it's raining outside and it 2:00 in the morning and your flash batteries are hovering on the point of failure. In typical fashion you find all the bolts except for one, so there you are on you hands and knees desperately searching for that final bolt. What's going through you head at this point? For those who may be religious perhaps a prayer to Saint Anthony, the patron Saint of lost objects may be a good idea. For some, a round of good old fashion cusing may be appropriate. Whatever the method of use, it all boils down to one thing! Are you going to Crack! Are going to break down and start crying like a child off the breast? Well I can tell you from expierence that there were times when I sure could of used a breast for good old fashion concilation. "Mommy." How did I keep it together when the times were tough and I really felt like throwing in the towel?
It all started when I was in college in 1979. We were all tasked with assembling a high pressure hose for shop class. We all got our hoses and fittings from the tool crib and began our assembly. I remember how people were cursing trying to get there fittings on their hoses but mine mysteriously when on with no effort, obviously I had the gift. After our assembly it was time to pressure test our lines. Our instructor, Mr. Chambers, was present to ensure everything when off without a hitch. All was fine until it was my turn to test my hose. I watched the pressure build until around 100 psi the thing began to spray like there was no tomorrow. What was going on? Somebody must have switch my hose. My instructor looked at the hose and told me that I had a low pressure hose instead of a high pressure hose. It wasn't my fault, the tool crib gave me the wrong hose! Mr. Chambers then said,"You should of known better" and then I said, "fine" and proceeded to leave the building. He asked me where I was going and I told him that I had had enough of today thank you. Then came his famous reply," So when your in the field and something goes wrong, are you going to go home?" That hit me like a brick! What can you say to something like that? So I put my tail between my legs and did an about face and went and got my steel braided line and curse because it was a pain, and install the fittings. Looking back it was a good lesson learnt. So when things get tuff out there and I'm about to start crying, those legiondary words ring out like the Liberty Bell and I see my old instructor in my minds eye. "Are you going to go home?"


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At Bruce and Luke's we believe in the power of awesome coffee, shared knowledge and adventure to inspire others to grab life by the beans!
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Kilo Black Series Milk and Cookies E-Juice 60ml
Kilo Black Series Milk & Cookies ejuice is the flavor for the simple joys in life. The classic chocolate chip cookie, dunked into a glass of cold milk for everyone to enjoy! The favorite childhood dessert treat is now available in eliquid form. Kilo Black Series Milk and Cookies 60ml ejuice provides a yummy chew cookie on the inhale with subtle notes of chocolate and milky cream on the exhale. Enjoy your favorite late night treat without all those unwanted calories.
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Founder and CEO Avinash Lakshman dismissed most storage innovation over the past decade as mere tweaking. "Amazon and Facebook" he said, "gave me the experience to enable a fundamental innovation for storage." That experience included building Amazon's Dynamo NoSQL precursor, and Cassandra for Facebook. Facebook Cassandra had 100 million users on petabyte-scale cluster operated by just 4 people, including Avinash. So he can build extreme scale-out storage systems that run reliably on commodity hardware and need sparse administration efforts.
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Happy 2017!
First I want to say thank you for all the kind emails and calls about the newsletter; I am loving the feedback! It's good to know that you are reading it and enjoying it as well. As I have always said at the end of each class "please stay in touch", I love to hear from you, so keep it up.
February is the month of LOVE and one of my favorite months. I had an esthetician this week contact me inquiring about the class and said she was interested because she was looking to "add a little love into her practice". That's funny because I remember a few years back when I was putting together the website and writing all the content I mentioned LOVE quite a few times, which was totally "normal" to me. But, when my husband (with his sweet, analytical, Electrical Engineer type brain), was reviewing/editing it and he told me that he thought using the word love was a little "goofy". (Yes, he actually said that). Although I was slightly hurt, I understood it too because he is not in our world of touch and care, where love is a very important part of what we do. If we do not love what we do, we will burn out and not last. Also, if we do not love our clients, they will know it and they will not come back. After working with the oncology client for almost 9 years now, I believe what we offer in every service IS "love" especially for those that are hurting and in need of our services. And the best part is that It not only impacts their lives; it changes ours as well.
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Person hit with bottle after fight breaks out inside CBD lounge
Person hit with bottle after fight breaks out inside CBD lounge
One person was injured when he was struck with a bottle during a fight Sunday afternoon inside a business in the CBD.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, the incident was reported around 5:30 p.m. at a lounge in the 600 block of Fulton Street.
The NOPD said a 30-year-old man walked into the business and fought with a group of men shortly afterward.
One of the men struck the 30-year-old with a bottle. The unidentified man was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Ambleside Shopping
Ambleside has some great shops that are definitely worth checking out. Because this is a very small town, you won't find some of the larger chain stores, but you will find many smaller unique and individual shops that offer fine worksmanship and quality. You can do a lot of great shopping here, and you can find some great gifts as well. There are many types of stores, and a lot of them deal with rare goods or antiques. Many tourists come to the area for the shopping, and you can walk up and down the streets going into stores looking at goods. Some of the better known shops for gifts include Bark Mill, Reekies, and The Rock Shop. If you want to get some good food and other candies, you can go to Apple Pie Cafe and Bakery, Claytons Butchers, and The Sweet Jar. For outdoor types Ambleside really is a top location with stores such as Gaynors, Rohan, Ghyllside cycles and the areas biggest bike shop Biketreks.
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The Rockshop
In 1996 we opened our first Rock Shop in Ambleside, aiming to create a place where all ages could enjoy and purchase rocks, crystals, minerals and fossils and a large collection of gemstone related items. Our products range in age from those which are millions of years old to the latest gemstone fashion items.
Reekies of Grasmere
Reekies is a small family run business founded by Christopher Reekie, a handloom weaver born in Selkirk, Scotland and who moved to Grasmere in 1950 to set up his own weaving business. Chris's twon sons were both taught how to weave when they left school and wife Mary was a trained darner and mender. So the whole operation from the raw wool, to the finished woven article, could be carried out by the family members.
Bark Mill Gifts
A small company in Ambleside, the heart of the beautiful English Lake District. The shop dates from the 16th century. Bark Mill Gifts specialises in British produced sheepskin products - we are members of the Real Sheepskin Association giving us access to the best products available.
The Sweet Jar
Established in 2006 in the heart of the English Lake District, The Sweet Jar distributes and retails nationwide and across Europe some of the finest 'Traditional Confectionery' available in the UK Supplying some of the largest corporate clients in the world it has quickly earned a reputation for personal, efficient and superior service. Throughout its success it has retained its ethos of supplying and selling quality products from original recipes. The Sweet Jar endeavours to source all of its products from small manufacturers around the UK who still boil in copper pans and only use the highest quality ingredients. All of the confectionery supplied has been chosen because of its universal appeal to a broad range of customers – in terms of age, background and interests. Product lines are constantly being revised ensuring the very best of quality confectionery, is available to both retailers and individual customers. We are a small business with a social conscience and we adopt an environmentally friendly approach to all of our activities; we use power as prudently as possible, we minimise waste in all of our activity and recycle as much packaging as we can and undertake to sensibly dispose of any non recyclable materials. All orders are posted in recycled card and packed with biodegradable materials. Everyone at The Sweet Jar takes pride in what they do and are knowledgeable about our products and manufacturers It doesn't matter how large or small your order is we want you to enjoy your shopping experience with us. Equally we want our customers to tell us if they are unhappy with our service or our products in any way so that we can take appropriate action.


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by Bill Murphy
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- It's Great to Be Alive!
Drive-By Truckers have accumulated a wickedly diverse catalog of hard-rocking music during their 15-plus-years of touring and recording; what's even more admirable is how they make it all sound so ageless whenever they get on stage. "Lookout Mountain," a popular track from 2004's The Dirty South (with a shelf life that goes back to 1990), comes across asa rousing call-to-arms in the leadoff spot on this triple-disc, three-night stand at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, with Patterson Hood's gravelly drawl and low-tuned, Southern gothic-style guitar—the brooding dark to Mike Cooley's boogie-fueled light—setting the tone. The two play the duality to perfection on the Allmans-like ballad "Mercy Buckets," one of many vehicles for Hood to wax poetic while Cooley fires off some scorching leads; further on, Cooley drops his own Alabama outlaw twang on the barrelhouse rocker "Shit Shots Count," channeling his down-home country influences. Fan favorites like "Uncle Frank" and "Sounds Better in the Song" still stand as testaments to the band's ability to temper boundless energy with worldly grace, and that's where the rubber meets the road. Sure, Hood and Cooley are getting older, but the same has been said of fine wines—or more appropriately, fine whiskeys.


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In this section, PIB presents its collection of delectable metal chairs. Here, you can find all of our modern and resolutely metal industrial dining chair models. Inspired by different stylistic backgrounds and a variety of decorative factors originating from all corners of the world, our home furniture is best known and generally admired for its originality and its solidity. If your aim is to be able to offer decoration exuding character, then consider opting for metal chairs. Its originality resembles the objects that can be found in flea markets, and will bring a retro, vintage aspect to your interior design. We also offer similar products in the Scandinavian and Shabby chic style. Dont forget to have a look to find the perfect combinations that go along with the rest of your furniture. At Pib, we design and manufacture our furniture in a unique and orderly fashion that replaces the normal style that is created by mass production. That is, these products are unique. It is true that PIB has chosen quality and originality so that our clients can be seduced and impressed by our unique and assertive concept. Are you ready to make the leap of faith? - read more -
If you aim to achieve a contemporary style, then you should opt for a metallic designer chair. Thanks to their unusual shapes and bright colours, these items add a touch of modernity to your home.
Vintage metal chairs enables you to create a decoration resembling those found in factories in the 1940s. With the selection on offer at PIB, everyone can find the chair or modern bar stools of their dreams! If you want to refine your decor such as your office or living room, you can also discover our collection of industrial tables and storage furniture.
The formation of a typically mechanical interior consisting of metal chairs has many advantages. In addition to being original and modern, this particular design is a solution allowing you to enjoy high quality, resistant furniture. To prove our point, we can confirm that our vintage metal chairs, and other factory style models, are only made by materials which have been carefully selected. You can use them on a daily basis for many years. With its iconic finish and timeless appearance, it will seduce even the most demanding in terms of decoration.
An ambiance such as this one also allows you to pick leather dining chairs metal models for a more unusual interior. There's nothing to stop you from mixing industrial bar stools alongside the dining room chair around those at the table. If you want to facilitate assistance during meals, a kitchen trolley is exceptionally practical, as well as tasteful storage accessories. The raw materials used fabricate items full of charm. By trusting PIB, you also benefit from advisers at your disposal and a fast delivery. Which of these practical factory style accessories will you integrate into the hallway, the home office, the dining room or the kitchen? Did you know we have one of the best customer service ratings in our field? With an outstanding rating of 4.6 out of 5, our customer service is ready to help you. , we are at your disposal if you have any questions or concerns. As decoration specialists, we will advise you and help you make your choice. If you would like to share the PIB feeling with the people around you, then don't forget to recommend PIB to your friends and family so they too can enjoy our timeless design furniture!
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Duct Tape DIY Recycled Can Birdfeeder craft
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« This painted newspaper sunflower craft is perfect for a summer kids craft. Watercolor painted newspaper brings great texture and vibrant colors to crafts. Pretty flower craft for kids, recycled craft for kids, newspaper craft.
This is probably the most fun use that I have seen for recycling bottle caps! Apartment Therapygets very creative with this fun backsplash which would be perfect to do in a home bar area. The bottle caps get applied the same way as tiles and make a decorative way to display your favorite types of beer or soda. »


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When Petr Nedved returns to the Rangers' lineup on Wednesday after missing four games with a pulled groin, he won't be wearing the "6" decal on his helmet in tribute to Manny Malhotra. He will, however, at least against the Kings, be taking Malhotra's spot between Mike Knuble and either Darren Langdon or Jan Hlavac.
"The way our team has been working and playing, I'm not going to disturb any of the lines," John Muckler said after yesterday's hour-long practice at Rye. "We're going to stay with the team concept that's been working for us."
The Rangers are unbeaten in four (3-0-1), a streak manufactured wholly in Nedved's absence. Without both Nedved and Valeri Kamensky — talented, freelance skaters — the Ranger$ have become a blue-collar, lunchpail-carrying, hard-hat-wearing unit.
"The difference I saw is that we played 60 minutes a game, which hadn't been happening," Nedved said. "Before, we'd play 20 or 30 good minutes, and we'd be awful for the rest of the game.
"I can feel that everyone is more confident and comfortable on the ice, and that includes me, even though I didn't play in those games. It's such a big help, knowing you can win hockey games instead of hoping you can win them. That confidence is probably the biggest difference in the team."
In terms of personnel, Malhotra's absence from the roster will be the biggest Ranger difference when they finally play after a week that will have included last Thursday's day off, Saturday night's skills competition and this afternoon's Christmas party. In other words, no practice three of the last five days.
"The lack of practice time bothers me. At this time of year you're always concerned anyway about players' family obligations for the holidays, about distractions that always come up, especially when you're home," said Muckler. "That's what we talked about at the end of practice, that the players have to make themselves aware of remaining focused."
Malhotra, who failed to register a point in 23 games of limited ice (after failing to get one in nine pre-season matches), was assigned on Saturday to Team Canada for the World Junior Tournament that will be played in Sweden from Christmas Day through Jan. 4. The 19-year-old sophomore, who reported to the team's Kitchener training camp late Saturday, will rejoin the Rangers on Jan. 8 in Toronto after an absence of 11 games.


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We are very excited to be teaming up with healthy eating author Hanna Sillitoe to run an inspirational course showing how to include Taste the wild's favourite wild foods in super healthy 'Free from' recipes.
We have designed this course to showcase wild edible plants at their best. The seasons are short for wild food but whichever course you choose there will be fantastic wild ingredients to cook with. This hands on course is great for all who love cooking.


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Those who remember the former iconic Mayor of New York, Ed Koch, surely remember his signature catch phrase, "How'm I doing?"
It was part rhetorical question and part genuine inquiry. Human nature is such that we want and in fact, require, feedback.
With it, we feel empowered and productive. Without it, we feel lost, isolated and directionless.
Without feedback or a proper performance review process, an advisory firm may not be getting the best from its employees.
In order for a review process to be effective, it needs to be structured, regular and properly communicated. The feedback has to be balanced between positive evaluation and areas for development.
Without positive feedback, the employee will feel dejected, unappreciated and unmotivated. Without developmental feedback the employee will feel as if little time was put into preparing a thoughtful and honest assessment.
No one is perfect (or so my wife keeps telling me), and most good employees want to improve and look to their bosses for that feedback.
How a firm implements the right review process is dependent on several factors, including the number of employees, the compensation structure, the firm's goals and its culture.
If it is just one principle and up to two staff members, a semi-annual review that is a bit more informal makes sense. This review should focus on how the employee performs the job; the employee's attitude in the office and with clients; and how the employee contributes to the growth of the company.
Having the employee complete a self-assessment has tremendous value as well.
For firms with more than three and up to 10 staff members, the inter-personal dynamics begin to change, suggesting a different process. In this case, a modified 360 review could be just the ticket.
This approach requires the employee to do a self-assessment based on criteria established by the head of the firm; an assessment of the company, which helps provide feedback on how the company is doing; and an assessment of co-workers. A modified 360 review allows firms to root out issues between employees before they become detrimental to the culture of the firm.
For larger companies with more than 10 employees, a similar 360 review process should be employed, though it may make sense to bring in an outsider to conduct the reviews. Remember that the larger the company, the greater the challenge to maintain the culture and keep all the employees aligned, making a structured review process even more important.
Ed Friedman is director of strategic relationships at Dynasty Financial Partners in New York.
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"[T]he risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately--in the absence of countervailing monetary policy action--to further upward pressure on inflation." Testimony of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives February 15, 2006.
"[I]n coming quarters the FOMC will have to make ongoing, provisional judgments about the risks to both inflation and growth, and monetary policy actions will be increasingly dependent on incoming data." Testimony of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives February 15, 2006.
"But when pressed about what it would take for the Fed to stop raising interest rates, Poole said: 'We would have to see a string of new data observations that (are) coming in on the low side of expectations and we regarded as indicating that the economy (was) really slowing down and inflation pressure coming off.'" Reuters reporter Alister Bull covering speech and Q&A of St. Louis Fed President William Poole on February 16, 2005 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
These quotes from Fed officials suggest that the Fed puts its policy decisions on one set of monthly/quarterly economic data at a time. It's kind of like driving down a dark road at night with your low-beam headlights on. Although you can see that the road is straight a short distance ahead, you cannot see the curve just beyond unless you put on your high beams.
Yes, the January cycle of economic data has been strong. But everyone knows that one of the warmest Januarys on record contributed significantly to the apparent economic strength. And, barring a complete collapse in February and March, first-quarter real GDP growth will be considerably above 3-1/2% -- my perception of potential real GDP growth. But even if firstquarter real GDP growth comes in at 5% vs. the previous quarter, on a year-over-year basis, it would be 3.4%, which would represent a general declining trend in economic growth. And what about policy lags? If the FOMC raises the fed funds rate to 5.00% by May 10, which is what is priced into the fed funds futures contracts and which is what St. Louis Fed President Poole said he was "comfortable" with, that would represent a cumulative 125 basis points of funds rate increases since the beginning of November. Is the FOMC firing blanks?
Let's take a look at Chart 1 below. Notice two things. Firstly, the Fed's preferred measure of consumer prices, the core Personal Consumption Expenditure chain price index, tends to decelerate in growth after or coincident to the deceleration in growth of real GDP. In other words, the rate of consumer inflation tends to be a lagging indicator of the business cycle. I guess this is why the folks at the Conference Board decided to put the CPI for services in their index of Lagging Economic Indicators. Secondly, train your eyes on the part of the chart after the 2001 recession. Notice that real GDP growth already has started to trend lower. On a yearover- year basis, it peaked in 2004:Q1 at 4.7% and had moderated to 3.1% in 2005:Q4. As I mentioned above, even if the quarter-to-quarter annualized growth in real GDP kicks up to 5% in 2006:Q1, it still would be only 3.4% year-over-year. Notice also that the trend in core inflation also has started to moderate – peaking at 2.2% in 2004:Q4 and slowing to 1.9% by 2005:Q4. With energy prices softening, unit labor cost growth trending lower and aggregate demand moderating, what will be the catalyst for an upward trend reversal in core consumer inflation?
Chart 1
If I flip on my "high beams," what do I see? My "high-beam" proprietary real GDP growth forecasting model, the results of which are shown in Chart 2, suggests that the real GDP growth road will continue to head southeast based on what the FOMC already has done. If the FOMC raises the funds rate another 50 basis points to 5.00%, then real GDP road ahead will likely turn sharply in a more southerly direction. This forecasting model is based on lagged values of real monetary growth, the shape of the yield curve and real GDP growth. The purpose of the model is not to give "point" estimates of future real GDP growth, but rather to identify cyclical turning points. A glance at Chart 2 shows that the cyclical turning points of forecasted real GDP growth match up well with those of actual real GDP growth. Yes, the model's real GDP growth forecast has been above actual real GDP growth in recent years. But it has been right on with regard to turning points. The model is now forecasting that year-overyear real GDP growth in the 2006:Q2 will be 75 basis points below model's forecast for 2005:Q4. If the model's directional forecasting accuracy holds, it implies that year-over-year real GDP growth in 2006:Q2 will be below 3%, perhaps below 2-1/2%.
Chart 2
Year-over-Year Real GDP Growth: Actual vs. Forecast*
* Forecast based on a proprietary model incorporating lagged values
of real monetary growth, yield-curve shape and real GDP growth.
If Bernanke does not quickly turn on their high beams, be alert for an economic "accident" in the latter part of 2006 and for sharply lower short-term interest rates, too.


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While Europe remains one of the most developed parts of the world, Habit for Humanity continues to maintain a presence in more than a dozen countries to help close the gaps that prevent people from living their best lives. The following are a handful of the European countries in which Habitat for Humanity works:
Poland was the first European country in which the organization established operations, and over the past 25 years it has helped more than 1,300 families. About 15 percent of the nation's population lives in substandard housing, and nearly half live in overcrowded conditions. The need for housing in Poland is twice the European average.
To address this problem, Habitat for Humanity has undertaken a number of innovative programs. A Housing Cooperatives project works with families who have poor credit ratings to help them construct multifamily buildings through volunteer support and land purchases. The organization also launched the Trampoline project, which offers affordable apartments to young people transitioning out of foster care and into adulthood. A third project aims at funding emergency renovations of homes in Warsaw and other areas to make them habitable.
Affordable housing for low-income families remains one of the biggest challenges in Ireland, and the situation has worsened since the 2008 financial crisis, which brought about rises in rent and home prices, as well as in utilities. Habitat for Humanity has partnered with the Dublin City Council to help increase the availability of affordable housing. In addition, the organization maintains a program called A Brush with Kindness, which renovates and refurbishes housing meant for vulnerable groups.
Ireland also has a strong commitment to helping other Habitat for Humanity outposts and regularly sends volunteers overseas to help with various projects. Since 2007, Ireland and Zambia have maintained an important partnership to increase housing for orphans and other African children in need.
In Romania, more than half of all children live in poverty, and 2 out of 5 people have no reliable access to sanitation facilities or running water. More than one-third of all housing units in the country are in need of repair, and national wage averages continue to drop, straining the entire social system. In response, Habitat for Humanity has partnered with low-income families across the country to rapidly construct new homes and even entire apartment blocks, with 10-unit buildings being completed in a single week. Rehabilitation efforts have also helped revitalize communist-era apartments to make them accessible to underserved groups like orphans and the Roma.
Habitat for Humanity in Romania has a special focus on energy-efficient housing. As such, it has helped thousands of people learn how to reduce heating costs using simple repairs and insulation.
While official reports claim that the Roma only constitute about 2 percent of the total population in Slovakia, unofficial estimates are much higher. Unfortunately, Roma settlements often lack running water and consist of little more than one-room shacks with a single bed for both adults and children. Many of these homes offer little protection from the region's harsh winters, and those who do have heat must often pay insanely high amounts for utilities. Habitat for Humanity has collaborated with local nonprofits to meet the needs of the Roma and other low-income families in the country.
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I did this trail yesterday and connected with cherry logging trail on the way down. It is 80% over Grown and Terrible to get through. It's in the shade which is nice but definitely not a trail to do late summer and I clocked 7 miles getting to the top, one way.
Did it today for the second time. Just as hard as the first time. Bring lots of water, you are exposed to the sun most of the time.
Great hike
I love this trail and really hope they don't develop it. The views are amazing (when its not smokey) and it is a fairly easy hike. There are some steepish sections depending on your fitness level. It is open and not much shade. Dogs are allowed but there are some off trails that you have to leash them.
did this hike last weekend. never found the falls but still a very fun hike.
Very hard. Very steep...about 1000ft elevation gain per mile. Went last fall and while there where beautiful areas of the hike, and definitely you probably be the only one on the trail, I won't be a repeat user of this trail.
Good exercise, ghost falls is a trickle in summer, but hey, get outside.
Wasn't sure where the loop went, so when I came out on the road I turned around and came back the way I came up. It was pretty, and there were lots of animals in the bushes. Met a coyote on the way up and down.
easy hike. the directions took us to a culdesac tho? the hike actually starts at the park next door to the lds church. we did the loop where the waterfall was supposed to be as well and i never saw anything? lol maybe i was too busy talking or theres not much left this time of year?
Totally exposed to sun but a must do for all locals because it's easy and the views are rewarding. Plus the pyramid at the top is an added bonus
Trail has been built over by a new housing development. No access, at least for now.
I had a few issues with this trail. It was decently marked, but not too well. I definitely made some wrong turns and luckily realized before I'd gotten too far. Plus, that waterfall was hardly a trickle and I ate lunch next to it thinking there's no way it's that small. It was. The other views were absolutely stunning and the trek was actually easier than I expected, since we passed several "more difficult" signs. I'll probably come up here again, but not for this trail.
Hike was nice. Took my dogs because app said they were allowed yet sign just as I was getting on Clark's trail said no dogs allowed. Picked trail because I was hoping for some shady spots along the way. Turned around and went on Bonneville trail. We walked over bridge and my guys got to play in the water a bit. It was a nice way to cool off on a hot day. There were a lot of bikers at trailhead but I didn't run into anyone. Probably because of the route I took.
This trail is predominately used my mountain bikers, so we had to step off the trail quite often. The falls is more of a stream with a drop off, so if you are expecting a large waterfall you will be disappointed. Some of the forks in the trail are not marked, so it is easy to get on the wrong path. I strongly suggest taking a picture of the map at the trail entrance to help guide you. The scenery and trees were very nice though.
The Aqueduct trail and Ralph's trail leading up to the Bear canyon trail is open to horses but Draper City animal service officer who we passed on the Aqueduct trail said horses aren't allowed above Bonneville Shoreline due to it being a watershed area. He said any sign that said no dogs meant no animals at all. Anyone know for sure? I thought there were two different kind of restricted watershed areas: one that restricted all animals and another one that only restricted dogs. I thought Bear Canyon Trail fell into the watershed area that restricted dogs but allowed horses. Anyone know for sure?
Unless horses are allowed the entire way, I would not place this trail in a horseback riding category.
Way too many bikes on this trail. On average, runners will have to jump off the trail, into the weeds 8–10 times - if you go on a summer morning. The route itself is great. A moderate slope up and down with enough shade to keep from overheating.
Fun riding down but as a beginning mountain biker I didn't have the strength to peddle the bike all the way back up. Had to walk the bike most of the way back up. I'll stick to trails with less climb until get stronger
Pretty fun but could've been better by either being harder or longer
No shade. Best hikes in early morning.
Nice, easy, short hike. Not sure why there were multiple "difficult" signs posted.......it's a mountain-there will be an incline-nothing difficult though.
Olia G. on Ghost Falls via Little Corner Canyon Trail
It is not kids friendly. There are a lot of wild animals. We've seen snakes ( small and big), baby deer, hears, squirrels. The waterfall is real ghost in July.
The path had beautiful views and some shady parts, but if you take a dog you can't get to the waterfalls. So it's kind of anti-climatic. Otherwise, great FIRST hike with my 4-month old puppy!!
Was nice, but no falls. My kids were mad. We also followed the wrong sign. But I had fun. Lots of biker, but they were all nice.
this would be a great trail, but mountain bikers ruin the hike. they are all over and don't care to look out for hikers. my wife was hit twice in one hike.
Draper is trying to sell this public land to a developer. There is a public hearing on July 10th at 7 pm at City Hall. Search for "protect deer ridge draper" at change.org to sign the petition to save this open space.
Draper is trying to sell this public land, including trails and the dog park, to a developer. There is a public meeting at City Hall on July 10th at 7:00 pm. Search for "protect deer ridge draper" on change.org to sign a petition to save this open space.
Very very difficult hike. I got to the summit though. Woohoo!
super fun & beautiful scenery !!
Great trail for hikers outside of summer. Too much tall grass too close during the summer for a snake-cautious hiker like me.


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|Club Adventure Week in South Wales - August 2011
The party departed from the Portchester Community School in White Hart Lane on Sunday 14th August for its annual visit to Wales.
The objective being to accomplish a variety of activities that would appeal to the whole group.
During the break on the journey to Pontypool we were entertained with some stunt flying.
We were once again staying at the Pontypool Travel Lodge which was a good location for our various activities in the following days.
Day one was to be an easy walk up "Sugar Loaf Mountain" However as is well known it rains a lot in Wales and so when the forcast was for heavy, all day long, rain in the mountains, we decided it would be prudent to stay off the mountains and do some sightseeing. As most at Portchester Dojo know, Sensei Merv is a keen student of Roman history and he was overjoyed to discover that only seven miles away was the excavated roman amphitheater of Carleon. Not all of the group were so eager to walk around some old ruins and opted to go swimming instead.
In fact the days weather turned out to be very good. Having discovered the Roman Amphitheater it was decided that it would make an ideal early morning training venue.
Day two started with some drizzle but with a weather forecast of clearing quickly we cooked breakfast and were off to climb the "Sugar Loaf Mountain".
Day three started with some training at the amphitheater. The plan was to leave at 8am.
It was a tremendous feeling to be training in the grounds where once gladitorial combat was once taking place.
The afternoon activity was to be a couple of hours Lazer Tag shooting followed by a fish and chip evening meal at Crickhowell.
Thursday was to be the long walk going around the horseshoe of the brecon Beacons.
Friday dawned sunny and it was an 8am start again for the morning training session.
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Despite a lot of "bad weather forcasting" we enjoyed very good weather for virtually the whole week. With all of our trips away we seem to have guarenteed good weather. However the journey home was for the first hour in torrential rain and the second part in brilliant sunshine. Not so nice when in a lenghty traffic jam due to a coach breakdown.
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– 1kg feather steak, sliced into 250 gram portions.
– 1 large knob of butter, preferably grass fed.
– 1 large onion.
– 2 large carrots chopped.
– 3 sticks of celery chopped.
– 2 cloves of garlic.
– 250 ml red wine.
– 500 ml beef stock.
– 100 ml Balsamic vinegar.
– 3 tbsp tomato puree.
– 1 tsp Dijon mustard.
– A small handful of sea salt.
Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/Gas 3.
Rub plenty of sea salt and ground black pepper into both sides of the beef. Melt half the butter in a large, heavy-based frying pan, and then fry the steak pieces over a medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until browned. Remove the beef and place in a casserole dish. (You may need to do this in batches.)
Reduce the heat on the frying pan and add the remaining butter. Now gently fry the shallots, celery and carrots for 6-8 minutes or until golden-brown and softened. Finally, stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute before adding the mixture to the casserole.
Use the wine to deglaze the pan, allowing it to bubble for a few seconds, stirring constantly, then pour the wine over the meat and vegetables.
Stir in the stock, tomato purée and balsamic vinegar. Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks and scatter into the pan along with the bay leaf and stir in the mustard until mixed well. Bring to the boil and then remove the dish from the heat.
Take a piece of greaseproof paper and carefully cover the surface of meat and liquid. Place a lid on top and cook in the oven for 3-3½ hours, until the beef is very tender.
After removing from the oven, skim away any fat that has appeared on the surface during cooking.
Remove the meat, then strain the cooking liquor and vegetables through a sieve into a large non-stick frying pan. Press the vegetables with the bottom of a ladle to extract a rich purée and stir into the cooking liquor. Add more salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
Simmer the mixture until reduced and it is thick and glossy, this should take 3-5 minutes. Now pop the beef back into the liquid and continue to simmer for 3-4 minutes, all the while spooning over the sauce to glaze. Serve with some green vegetables and mashed potatoes.


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Welcome to Linda Vista Elementary School! Our school is one of 27 elementary schools in the Orange Unified School District and serves approximately 470 students in grades K through 6.
The mission of Linda Vista is to provide all students with the skills, knowledge, abilities, and attitude necessary to reach their personal potential and function effectively as productive and contributing members of society. Linda Vista is committed to our instructional focus of "Success for All" by using research-based effective teaching practices at all grade levels.
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At least year's Paris Motor Show, Lotus came out, guns blazing, with a slew of sports car concepts designed to reinvent the brand. When the smoke from those booming gunshots finally cleared, there was one more car to be seen: the City Car concept, a tiny subcompact based on the Emas concept from parent company Proton.
Lotus is working on production of many of those concepts, including the City Car, which will be called the Ethos. Despite dour sales for competitors like the smart fortwo, Lotus will bring the Ethos to the US market in a couple years.
I have to doubt that US auto shoppers are all that excited about a half-Malaysian/half-British city car with a rumored $45K base price, but word is the Lotus Ethos will land stateside sometime in 2013 or 2014.
It's not clear what will power the Ethos in production, as Lotus has indicated in the past it may be a fully electric car or a hybrid. Lotus is still deciding which configuration—if not both—to offer the production Ethos in.
The City Car concept relied on a Lotus-developed hybrid powertrain shared with the Emas. Motivation was provided by an electric motor, while a 1.2-liter three-cylinder flex fuel engine kicked in to increase the driving range. The motor-engine combination provided up to 72 horsepower and 310 miles of driving, 37 of which are all-electric miles. If we're to believe the statistics that Chevy gave us in regard to the Volt, that 37-mile range should be sufficient to deliver many commuters to work on pure electric power.
While the Ethos is no Esprit, it does offer solid performance for its class. Lotus calls its 0-to-62 mph time of nine seconds a class leader. The Ethos tops out at 106 mph, though 75 mph is more of a practical top speed that won't drain your battery in a hurry.
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On the highway to Palmyra, across the desert from Homs, a Russian armoured convoy shimmered in the heat. The landscape is a grey, gritty, hostile sand that stretches all the way to Isis-land, not like the soft yellow dunes of the Gulf, but the Russian soldiers seemed unperturbed. One stood on the roadway, as tall as a Serb, automatic rifle on his right arm, US-style shades over his eyes, grinning at us beside his armoured personnel carrier.
It's strange how a Westerner reacts to the Russian army these days. Weren't these the sons of the guys who invaded Afghanistan in 1979 – another "limited intervention" I recall at the time – and were these not the very same soldiers who are now in the Crimea? Yet we are ambivalent, we lonely Westerners in this dangerous desert. Out in this oven sand-field, with Isis and their motor-bike attackers only a few miles on each side of the highway, I must admit it's a tad reassuring to see Putin's lads on the road.
They are a mine-clearing unit and the Russians with their white European faces, watching us with self-confidence from their trucks, have been clearing the streets of Palmyra. "No mines," it says in Russian on every street corner in big red paint. The Russian base in Palmyra, a stone's throw from those tortured ruins of Xenobia, is safe from Isis's network of explosives and underground booby-traps. For now.
But Palmyra is a mournful place. A few civilians have returned, but dust blows the garbage down haunted streets. I find the mosque, outside of which a dozen men were lined up and ritually beheaded in streams of blood after Isis captured the city. A picture of this atrocity, twice cropped to keep the ghouls at bay, appeared in The Independent. Not a trace now, of course, of suffering or horror, just a flyblown intersection, a twisted metal sign and the baking heat. In the ruins of the Roman amphitheatre, we notice a rope tied round the top of a Corinthian column with a small loop underneath to hold a noose – Isis's handiwork, too obscure and high for Palmyra's liberators to cut it down.


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Deer Watching Us at Nails Creek State Park, Ledbetter, Texas
Often called the "Heart of Texas", Central Texas offers a wide variety of interesting tours at locally born businesses near to many Texans' hearts including the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, and the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner. Central Texas is also home to the George Bush (41) Presidential Library and a great place to view fields full of the official State Flower, Bluebonnets, in the spring. Cities in this region include Bryan, College Station, Kilgore, Bastrop, Temple, Gonzales and Seguin.


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Accident and Health Insurance in Europe
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Accident and Health Insurance in Europe is a report, PartnerBASE™ and data file about the market for accident and health insurance in ten countries in Europe, namely Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. On the basis of both primary research and extensive desk research carried out with both underwriters and brokers of accident and health cover, the research comprises the following unique segmentations of the value of this market for the period from 2012 and 2016 in terms of gross premiums:
- accident insurance between personal (non-sport), occupational (non-sport) and sport cover;
> personal (non-sport) cover between individual and group business, and between non-travel and travel business;
> occupational (non-sport) cover between individual and group business;
> sport cover between individual, group (professional) and group (amateur) business;
- health insurance between medical expenses, health / hospital cash and dental cover;
> medical expenses cover between individual and group business, and between non-travel and travel business;
> health / hospital cash cover between individual and group business;
> dental cover between individual and group business.
In addition, where data exists to describe country-specific segmentations of this market (e.g. in Spain, between 'asistencia sanitaria', reembolso de gastos' and 'subsidios e indemnizaciones' policies), this information is also provided from 2012 to 2016 with an accompanying commentary to explain how it maps back to the preceding standardised segmentation.
Moreover, using a thorough survey of 2,245 actual and potential affinity and corporate distributors of accident and health policies across the ten countries, the study also contains a comprehensive overview of distribution relationships for each of accident, dental, health / hospital cash and medical expenses cover, thereby identifying both the operating models generally used for such schemes and the providers of each of these cover types that has secured the most partnerships. Types of distributor surveyed include automotive clubs, banks / specialised lenders, coalition loyalty / frequent flyer programs; insurers, online aggregators / brokers, professional associations, retailers, sports associations, trade associations and trade unions.
In addition, the report identifies leading underwriters and brokers in the wider market, provides a commentary concerning the main distribution channels used for these types of cover and, finally, concludes with forecasts for gross premiums written through to 2020 using the same segmentation as that outlined above.
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- Cut chicken into 2cm cubes. Combine soy sauce, mirin, garlic and ginger in small saucepan and bring to boil, then remove and set aside to cool.
- Pour the cold marinade over the cubed chicken and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
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Living History
Camp Beauregard - Water Valley
Established in Water Valley in 1861, its purpose was to protect the eastern flank of Columbus, KY. It also served as a recruiting and training center. At its peak housed 6000 men. No actual battles were fought here but several scouting parties engaged in skirmishes. Epidemics of typhoid, TB and pneumonia took the toll of men stationed here. Over 2000 confederate soldiers are buried here.
Confederate Monument - Courthouse Square - Mayfield
The 1917 monument is significant to Graves County. A strongly Confederate community, Mayfield was occupied by a small Union force in 1864 and the citizens were forced to build an earthen fortification around the Courthouse. Only one of four Civil War fountains in Kentucky.
Wooldridge Monuments - Mayfield
In a plot of Maplewood Cemetery are the unusual stone figures of an eccentric aristocrat and Civil War soldier. Henry Wooldridge (buried here in 1899), his family, friends and favorite animals are enshrined here. Tagged as "The Strange Procession That Never Moves". Open 8AM to 6PM Central Time.
Edana Locus - Mayfield
Seventeen room mansion built in 1926 as a private home for Ed and Annie Gardner. Used as a public library for 32 years and now home to the Mayfield Graves County Chamber of Commerce and Graves County Economic Development. Edana is for "Ed & Anna" and "Locus" is Latin for "place".
St. Jerome Church & St. Jerome 1909 - Fancy Farm
Located 10 miles west of Mayfield on Route 80. It was settled by Roman Catholics starting in 1829 and the community grew around St. Jerome Church, build in 1836. The village is the site of the annual Fancy Farm Picnic, famous as a traditional political gathering featuring state and national political figures. The school, bold in 1909 is currently being renovated back to its original design. On the National Register of Historic Places.
West Kentucky Museum - Mayfield
Located in the historic Ice House, this museum highlights the history of Graves County with an emphasis on tobacco and other industries which grew the county.
Outdoor Activities
Get out those compasses, maps or GPS and start looking for hidden treasure all over Graves County. Don't forget to leave a treasure when you find what you are looking for. If you're new to the sport, geocaching is an outdoor sporting activity that uses navigational techniques to hide and seek treasure containers all over the world.
Rails to Trails
Wingo's Rails to Trails mirrors conservation movements across the country. The goal of Rails to Trails is to promote a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people. With Wingo's history of rail lines it has been very forward-thinking to use those abandoned rail lines to benefit the community.
Barn Quilt Trail
Hunting & Fishing
National Wildlife Refuge
Clarks River, Kaler Bottoms, KY
8265 acres along a 40-mile stretch of Clarks River. No established roads or trails. Only National Wildlife Refuge located entirely within Kentucky. Kaler Bottoms WMA, 1843 acres eight miles NE or Mayfield. Hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing. Owned by Kentucky Department of Wildlife.
Ice House Art Center
Located in Mayfield's historical icehouse, the Icehouse Art Gallery displays works through sola or group shows, provides guidance and workspace for artists who may not have space. Features ten exhibits through the year and the Gourd Patch Festival every September.
Gourd Patch Festival
Purchase Players Community Performing Arts Center
Community theater presenting six productions a year plus a dinner theater in the fall.
Graves County High School Performing Arts Center
Summer Music Fest
Free concert every Saturday night during June & July. A variety of music from gospel, bluegrass, blues, country & a cappella fills the air during the summer. Bring your own lawn chair.
A-Maize-Ing Farms
Glory Days
Every July 4th the City of Mayfield sponsors a car, truck & bike show along with free rides & entertainment for children. That night the sky lights up with the region's best fireworks.
Top Gun Car Shows
Talon Falls
Mayfield High School
Graves County High School
- 900 North 17th Street - 9 fields - programs for T-Ball through U17 baseball & softball - Adult Co-Ed Softball
Graves County Soccer Association
Cartwright Grove
Coverage of Christmas at Cartwright Grove
Cartwright Grove is the recreation of a tiny town that has become a part of Mayfield and Graves County history, lovingly known by locals as Cartwright Farm, which was a gift to the community from the late Earl and Lucille Wright. Those buildings are long gone and only preserved in a few photographs, as well as the memories of the thousands of visitors that it attracted each year. A community effort has arisen to build a similar 1800's western town, located at Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds. The project has stirred the interest of many local residents, and is being constructed by a dedicated group of volunteers who want to make even more memories for future generations.
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Kess Creek Park
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37 acres - several large pavilions - restrooms - walking/fitness trail - mega-playground - kids spray park - disc golf
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Kiwanis Park
- Cuba Road
skate park - 7 acres - 4 picnic shelters - playground - 2 soccer fields - basketball court - grills - closes at dusk
Harmon Park
- 101 West James Street
newly renovated as a passive recreation & gardening area - historic Humane Society fountain - World War II Memorial
Dunbar Park
- 601 South 12th Street
picnic shelter - basketball court - 3 acres - playground
Eddie Williams Park
- 300 Pryor Street
basketball court - 1/2 acre - picnic shelter - playgroud
Lions Club Park
- 903 North 15th Street
picnic shelter - 2 acres - located adjacent to playground - Scott Thompson Tennis Center - Dog Park - Oak Grove Walking Trail - .68 mile trail - trail connects to Senior Center - "Blue Building" indoor sports facility
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Jeff Gordon starts his final race at the Daytona 500 in the pole position.
"I don't think words can really describe what it means," he explained to Fox Sports after winning the pole on Sunday. "We're excited to be starting where we're starting but maintaining that starting position is going to be the big challenge on Sunday."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Hamlin face a bigger challenge. They will start in the rear of the pack next Sunday because their cars failed inspections. The new group-qualifying format replacing single-racer runs left other drivers angry, against the wall, and likely out of Sunday's race. "It ain't his fault," Clint Bowyer said of accident partner Reed Sorenson. "It's NASCAR's fault for putting us out in the middle of this crap for nothing."
Gordon, who has won three Daytona 500 races, announced that the 2015 season would be his last full one in NASCAR earlier this year.
"So far, it's going really well," he says of his thoughts on his swan song. "We've carried a lot of momentum from last year."


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Original painting & prints of Port Charlotte Lighthouse, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
An original abstract, atmospheric contemporary landscape painting of a full moon over Port Charlotte Lighthouse, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. A mix of mediums are blended layered and splattered over the canvas producing a very atmospheric painting depicting the ever changing weather conditions, colour and light of the Scottish Hebridean islands I love to combine and layer the different types of paint and application of medium, creating a unique style of atmospheric painting full of colour and drama. The painting continues around the deep edges of the canvas giving a very contemporary style although it can be framed if you wish
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Original painting dimensions - 76 x 30 x 4cm - SOLD
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The Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) participated November, Monday 2nd thru Friday 6th at the "X Specialized Inter-American Naval Telecommunications Conference (X SIANC-T)", in Lima, which was organized and executed by the Navy of Peru.
SIANC-T is a specialized conference in telecommunications of the Inter-American Naval Conference (IANC) which was created in 1959.
The conference was attended by 15 delegations of the Hemisphere, including 13 member countries of the IANC and two observer organizations: the Inter-American Naval Telecommunications Network (IANTN) and the IADB. It should be mentioned that the IADB participates as an observer since 1962 in Conferences of the CNI.
The IADB in its political role - strategic and as part of their coordination
and cooperation relations with other hemispheric and regional bodies; and
having technical autonomy, which aims to provide the OAS and the Member States,
technical, educational and consulting advice on issues related to military and
defense issues in the Hemisphere in order to support the implementation of the
Charter OAS; participated in the X SIANC-T.
The series of presentations began with the
progress of the recommendations of the SIANC-T, presented by the Secretariat of
the SIANC-T; the proposed new editions and IANTN publications, as well as a report
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Opera family day is almost here! What a great way to nurture an early love of the arts! The event allows children to discover opera in a fun-filled atmosphere.
There will be Performances from The Pirates of Penzance, an instrument petting zoo, interactive costume shop, stage combat demonstrations, stage makeup demonstrations, and crafts.
When: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10AM-2PM
Location: The Atlanta Opera Center
1575 Northside Dr. NW Bldg. 300, Suite 350 Atlanta, GA 30318
Admission: $7 (children 2 and under free)
Best suited: grades PreK-3
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Graduate Student Handbook
for Incoming Engineering Students
Relationship with Your Advisor:
Whether you are a MS student with thesis or a PhD student, your advisor is vital to your success. Thus, choose your advisor carefully and work towards a good relationship with your advisor and his/her group both while you are a student and after you graduate. This way, you and your advisor will have a mutually beneficial, long lasting relationship!
Your thesis advisor:
- Is a source of funding! He or she regularly writes proposals for funding to support graduate students and postdocs. Additionally, he or she writes proposals to national agencies for equipment and travel funds. Your advisor will already have equipment, or access to equipment, and secures office space and computers for graduate student usage.
- Is a recognized national expert in his or her field of research. Your advisor has experience with choosing good/doable problems, with determining when results are suitable for publication, with potential bureaucratic snafus that may arise, and with organizing and giving research presentations.
- Knows other experts in your research area and thus will be an excellent resource for helping with finding jobs after your graduation.
The method of choosing an advisor/research group differs from department to department and you must check the culture of your specific department in that regard. Given that caution, you should be sure to:
- Meet with/talk with the potential advisors. Research groups all have a different culture. In some groups, there are required groups meetings each week, or required one-on-one meetings with the advisor. In some groups, students are required to spend a certain amount of time in the lab. Try to clarify for yourself what the potential advisor's expectations would be of you and how often he/she would meet with you.
- Talk with students from the potential advisor's research group to get a different point of view on the points in the previous bullet.
- Visit the spatial location of the research group so that you will see the lab, the office space you would be working in, and observe interactions among current group members.
- You may be asked to attend research group social events. These may be occasional "working" lunches, and/or maybe more formal events 1 or 2 times a year. Other than "working" lunches, you need not feel obligated to attend these events. However, you should be aware that social events are part of the professional environment and consistently rejecting after hours events may affect your status in the group.
In any case, if there is an issue, talk and speak out. Find a solution as soon as possible!
This is YOUR work and YOUR future
- Take the initiative.
- Ask questions.
- Establish clear objectives with your advisor – both long and short term goals. The relationship with your advisor should be rewarding. This means that you should get something out of it. If you feel that your learning process or research progress is not moving forward, it is probably that things are unclear or uncomfortable – see points 1 and 2 above!
Organize Your Time
Keep a time table, keep working AND be sure to keep your advisor posted on your progress. Time management is crucial; it also gives you more freedom. Keep daily and weekly schedules. It's important to know what your advisor wants and when. Schedule daily and schedule weekly. Keep in mind that you should also allow time for and schedule free time to exercise, to have dinner with friends, etc. Balancing life and work depends on time management. Although it is hard to find a perfect balance, try to make your lifestyle and work style fit together. A great advantage of graduate school is that usually there is more freedom to decide when during the day to run experiments and simulations, read research papers, go to the gym, etc. The best plan is to sort out your timetable within the research group schedule, so it fits in with the times that you work the best.
Always take notes when you talk with your advisor! This is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of interest. It is too easy to forget very quickly. Also, it is not a good strategy to have to ask your advisor again to repeat what he/she said to you (unless it is for clarifications, of course). After the meeting, it is a good idea to sit down for a short time and rewrite your notes while the ideas are fresh in your mind, and to put them in a format and place where you can regularly refer back to them.
If things don't seem to be working, talk with your advisor SOONER rather than LATER. Ask for help before the problem snowballs out of control. Remember that the relationship between you and your advisor should be mutually beneficial. If you are stuck, or if you don't understand how to progress, that is not helping your advisor. Talk with him or her and get support so that you can get work flowing again. On the other hand, remember that your advisor is very busy. He or she has other students to advise, proposals to write, courses to teach, as well as service duties to the department, the university and professionally. So don't "waste" his or her time. Organize your thoughts and clearly state your problems and/or your progress.
Be aware that advisors usually respond especially well to positive work and results. If you don't show them results (whether positive or negative) they aren't even aware that you are working. So organize yourself to regularly summarize where you are, what you have accomplished and where you are stuck and need help.
Funding for graduate students
In Mechanical Engineering, we offer four types of funded positions for graduate students: College of Engineering Fellows, Teaching Fellows, Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants. The first three of these have the greatest flexibility for the incoming student, not committing him or her to work with any professor in the department and require either 0, 1 or 2 semesters of teaching in the first year, respectively. Research Assistants are funded by a professor to work exclusively in his or her laboratory on a specified project and come with no teaching expectations.
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Horror is the right word for Shain Erin's mummy dolls. They are terrifying, and it is hard to believe that any child wants to play with them. But that is not the purpose of these creepy dolls, they are made for art exhibitions around the world. Shain's dolls have been seen in quite a few countries; U.S., Australia, Norway, England, Germany, Canada and France. Erin has always been really into mummies, he says that they are like "books waiting for audience". This is not the first time that he creates a unique art work; since childhood he has been interested in art, and has created sculptures and painted a lot.
To make the mummy dolls he used Paper clay and fabric. Some of them look like skeleton, some like monsters and others like zombies. It is definitely a nice collection of creepiness that will make you feel funny but impressed. Erin is not the only one using scary dolls to express something; this Mexican island has the scariest collection of dolls.


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