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In the early nineteenth century, Chapels and Work Schools were built by philanthropic mill owners to educate the mill workers and their families. One such establishment was located at Moorgate and it was in this School that religious services and education took place. As the population increased, the need for more places of Religious Education and Worship became a priority. Funding was found to build several Schools and Churches in the borough and two of the schools, St Paul's Bell (Ding Dong College) and Huntley were built to replace the Work School at Moorgate.
Separately, Mr John Harper was the architect appointed to build St Paul's church in a gothic style. The foundation stone was laid on 3rd October 1838 on an open field site in front of a reported crowd of 1000 people. It took just under four years to build, at a cost of £6000.
The most popular job must have been that of the painters. It is reported that 97 quarts of beer were mixed with the paint to stain the pews, of which there were approximately eighty, each pew holding eight to ten people.
There have been approximately twelve vicars up to the present day ministering to the people of the parish with the support of up to two curates at any one time.
A Mr John Woods was appointed First Clerk to the parish, a post which he held for thirty eight years. In January 1870 the first Parish Magazine was produced and published and in 1899 the first Parish Council was held.
In February 1921, The Memorial Institute (now Brookfield Nursing Home) was opened by the Earl of Derby in recognition of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War and subsequently those men and women who were involved in World War two. This building and the two schools became the social centres of the parish. The Institute had facilities for snooker, table tennis, tennis, billiards, and contained a lounge, library, kitchen and a large functions room for Whist Drives, Dances and Parties. There were at least two Garden Parties held each year.
Sunday School took place in Huntley and Bell Schools each week. Pantomimes, Plays and concerts were also held in the schools throughout the year.
Many other organisations also made use of the Schools and Institute on a regular Basis, Mothers Union, Sewing Classes, Girls Friendly Society, Football teams, Men`s Class, Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies, to name but a few. The most surprising find among the Parish records is the existence of a Fathers Union, various photographs depict the group on visits to the countryside of Birtle and of two Gentlemen one propping up a water pump whilst the other is sat astride a beer barrel, seems to highlight where their interests lay.
Up until the "Swinging Sixties" the social life for many people revolved around the seasons of the Church`s year. Christmas, St Paul's Day, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Mothering Sunday, Whitsuntide, Sermons Sunday and so on. The Sixties themselves brought about a different attitude to life and how to live it. Attendances at Church began to decline, resulting in the closure of many church buildings, St Pau'ls Church being a victim in 1993. The building, located between St Paul`s Street and Parsonage Street has now been converted into apartments and stands as a memorial to a vibrant past.
In concluding this short history of St Paul's it seems ironic that today the congregation of this parish is back to where it started in the early nineteenth century, worshiping in a School Building.


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Following is a synopsis of the main contents of the MVCA statute, as approved on 1 February 2006 by the Department of Internal Affairs in Monaco.
The Monaco Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (hereafter referred to as MVCA) is a non-for-profit organization founded accordingly to the Law No. 1072, 27 June 1984, of the Principality of Monaco. The MVCA statute has been approved by the Department of the Internal Affairs of the Principality of Monaco on the 17 February 2006.
The MVCA is based in the Principality of Monaco. The Executive Board can select, at any time, an address for the MVCA within the Principality.
The duration of the Association is set to 99 (ninety nine) years.
The annual resources of the MVCA derive from its assets, membership and subscription fees, una tantum resources, and endowments as allowed by the Articles 778 and 804 of the Civil Law.
Established in 2006 and based in the Monaco, the MVCA aims to promote the Private Equity and Venture Capital as a viable investment class in the Principality.
The MVCA main goals are:
Being the common voice of all members, talking and coordinating with policy institutions and regulatory bodies at European, international and national levels;
Building a favorable and supportive environment for private equity investments;
Promoting and increasing the understanding of Private equity and Venture Capital and entrepreneurship as cardinal components in turning innovation and creativity into value, creating secure jobs, and enriching the local and international economies and communities.
Sharing best-practice guidelines, harmonizing with the state-of-the-art methodologies and practices, and reinforcing high ethical and moral standards;
Providing networking opportunities to exchange information and ideas, and be at the forefront of current regulations and legislations, and of the latest industry trends and issues.
Trigger research and innovation by connecting, cooperating and collaborating with research centres, universities and affine associations.
The MVCA is governed and administrated by a Board of Directors, headed by a President and acting as Executive Committee. An Operational Team supports planning and execution of operations.
Members of the Executive Board are:
John WRIGHT, President
Olivier DAUMAN, Vice President
Pravin KHATAU, Secretary of the Board
Alexander ZELEZ, Treasurer / Executive Board Member
Nathalie TANZI, Executive Board Member
Gunder WALDNER, Executive Board Member
Ian SOSSO, Executive Board Member
If a member of the board is not available or fit any more for his assignment, the Executive Board can appoint a temporary substitute, to cover the position until its natural expiration.
Such appointments are subject to the approval at the first General Assembly.
The Board of Directors, chaired by the President of MVCA, is made-up of at least six but no more than ten directors who are elected among the full members of the Association by the General Assembly.
The Board of Directors is entrusted with all the powers of management and administration, with the exception of those specifically reserved for the General Assembly. It is responsible for the establishment of the Association's Code of Conduct and its observance by the members.
The Board of Directors may delegate its powers to the Executive Committee except the general management including (but not limited to) the determination of the strategic priorities of the Association and all other powers entrusted to the Board of Directors by law or by the MVCA Charter. The Board of Directors is currently acting as Executive Committee, and can hire, make redundant, decide salaries of employers.
If not Monegasque, the President and the majority of the Board members must be resident in Monaco.
The Executive Committee, chaired by the President of MVCA, consists of a minimum of four and a maximum of ten people, the majority of which should be full members. The Executive Committee includes the Chairman, Chairman-Elect, Immediate Past-Chairman, the Treasurer and the Secretary-General. The Board of Directors may choose to appoint some of the Chairmen of specific operating committees established within the Association or specific people on the grounds of their ability to contribute to the private equity and venture capital industry. The chairmen of the operating committees do not have to be members of the Board of Directors. The Board advises and prepares decisions of the Board of Directors and executes them. It also co-ordinates the activities of the operating committees and supervises the operational activity of the Association's Secretariat.
The Board of Directors may establish operating teams and committees within the Association which it considers necessary to promote the purpose of the Association. Currently a Management Team is supporting the Executive Board in daily tasks and operations.
Members of the Board are elected with secret scrutiny each three years by the General Assembly. Absolute majority is needed at first round of electins, and relative majority at the second round. If two members are nominated with the same number of votes, the older of the two is appointed. Each member can be reelected.
In the knowledge that the long-term success of the Association in pursuing its objectives depends on, among other things, on the behavior and professional and moral attitude of its members, the MVCA exercises due diligence on all candidate members before accepting them as ordinary members.
The General Assembly can promote at any time deserving ordinary member to the status of Honorary Members. Such title is reserved to members who excelled in contributing to the MVCA's excellence and achievements.
Honorary Members can participate to any meeting og the General Assembly, but can not vote.
The acceptance of new members has to be communicated at each General Assembly.
The President can call for Executive Board meetings. In alternative, one quarter of the Board members can call for a Board meeting.
An Ordinary Assemby is organized once per year by the Board of Directors.
The Annual General Assembly, taking place each year, is composed of all members of the Association. Every full member of the Association shall be entitled to one vote. Associate membership and Honorary membership shall carry no voting rights.
Assemblies have to be called for at least 15 days before they are hold.
Each founding and active member has right to a maximum of five votes – his or her vote and four proxies.
The General Assembly has the authority to perform all legal acts useful or necessary to the realization of the Association's purpose. It elects Directors, decides on amendments to the Association's Charter and the dissolution of the Association, and approves the annual accounts and budget.
For a decision to be taken, at least one two-thirds of the members or their proxies have to participate to the vote. When alternative decisions receive the same number of votes, the President's vote is considered dominant.
At the annual General Assembly the Board has to present the figures in the financial books.

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Flash Storage for Dummies
Flash Storage For Dummies explores the many uses and benefits of flash storage technology in the enterprise. From server cache and back-end storage cache to hybrid and all flash arrays, flash technology improves performance and increases reliability in storage infrastructures. It also reduces energy and real-estate costs in the data center.


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During this powerful 7 day Sacred Mythic Journey we will give you the unique chance to visit and live amongst the Huicholes, a fascinating culture in the magic heart of their powerful indigenous soul homeland. On top of this we will provide you with the amazing opportunity to experience for yourself a part of the same sacred 400-mile pilgrimage journey from the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the west, to the Wixárika symbolized birthplace of the Sun in the north-east of the country. This is the same sacred route that has been travelled by the Wixárika people, by both the parents and the children themselves, every year for the last few hundred decades during their long quest to the desert in the east, to gather their sacred 'peyote' teacher plant medicine (flowers in the desert) and bring it home back to their villages in the west!
In the rugged Sierra Madre mountains of north-western Mexico, the Huichol or Wixáritari people, who it is believed are descendents of the Aztecs, are still living as they have done for thousands of generations, in communion with nature and with each other. Never conquered by outsiders, their sacred traditions and connection to the Gods have remained intact. They are one of only a handful of existing indigenous cultures with such a continuous heritage. It is estimated that there are approximately 15,000 members of this last-known tribe of indigenous Indians in the Americas.
The Huicholes lives centre around ancient rituals and tradition, everything from planting corn to embroidering clothes, all done in a sacred way, their artwork alive with their experience of the Divine. The Wixárika (meaning "the healing people" in their native Huichol language) are known for their colorful clothing and famous for their vivid and elaborately designed 'yarn paintings' and beadwork. Together their cosmology and shamanic tradition form and define a unique and highly structured way of life, which is expressed in every facet of their lives.
Their distinctive visionary art, in the form of these yarn paintings, embroidered clothing, bags, beaded gourds, masks, jewelry, and sculpture, all derives from their shamanic visions whose symbols form the basis of their work and their lives. The work is all hand-made by individual artists who are taught by their elders, and who then pass on the artistic techniques to their children. And so it goes, from generation to generation. Originally all the artwork was made as "offrendas", prayer offerings to the Spirits left at places of power along the Pilgrimage route.
The "mara'akame", the shaman, still leads pilgrims on a yearly journey retracing the path of the Gods and Goddesses when they first appeared in this middle world and travelled on a sacred pilgrimage to find its centre. The Pilgrimage culminates in a night-long ceremony around 'Tatewari', Grandfather Fire, a meditative retreat during which shamanic plant medicine ceremony using a button shaped cactus called peyote or 'hikuri', induces a visionary state by which the Wixárika People find their lives and the power, the 'kupuri', to follow their heart path to completion.
What's Included
- Comfortable accommodations throughout the journey
- All in-country local ground transportation
- Healthy and balanced fresh food diet, juices and herbal teas
- Welcome celebration meal and farewell meal
- Local national park entrance fees
- Transformational workshops and/or ceremonies
- Inspirational facilitators, guides and shamans
- Private one-on-one consultations (if requested)
- 15% of your total contribution goes towards supporting local indigenous communities
What's NOT IncludedInternational and in-country domestic flights
Personal travel and medical insurance (optional)
Essential kit list items
Tourist visas
Private taxi to/from local airport before and after the journey
Terms & Conditions
Cancellations made more than 2 months from the journey start date will be fully refunded but excluding a 50% cancellation fee.
Cancellations made within 2 months of the journey start date are fully non-refundable.
Up and Coming Journey Dates
Full Moon of the 23rd March – Last Quarter Moon of the 29th March 2019
New Moon of the 25th March – First Quarter Moon of the 31st March 2020
First Quarter of the 21st March – Full Moon of the 27th March 2021
STEP 1: Schedule Your Sacred Mythic Journey Interview Below
STEP 2: Secure Your Place
STEP 3: Prepare For The Journey Ahead!


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Officers Boulevard
As per guidelines of MPD 2021, Revanta Multi State Cooperative Group Housing Society launches affordable Officers Housing Scheme. Despite best efforts, it has not been possible to get the land for the housing society allotted directly in the name of Revanta Officers Housing Scheme because of the changed land allotment policies of governments in NCR. Revanta Officers Housing Scheme particularly intended & planned for government sector officer, public sector and retired officers including ministry officers, central and state government officers, DRDO, police officers, bank officers, government teachers. The USP of Revanta Officers Housing Scheme is Boulevard style landscaping:
Officers comes with an audacious idea of providing reasonable housing solutions for government sector officers and public sector of Delhi moving in adjoining states including Noida, Gr.Noida, Gurgaon or Ghaziabad due to high up prices of property. Revanta Group took a key step towards make sure that populace get house within their economic capability under MPD 2021 at Dwarka Phase-2. Revanta Officers Housing Scheme, the Boulevard inspired living is encouraged by Prime Minister Modi scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.


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by Lora Green, Contributing Writer
With the warmth of spring, it's time to move activities outdoors. The kids and I spend hours on our deck when it's warm (playing in the DIY portable sandbox, for example), so I'm always excited to mix learning with outdoor play. This week we've been using a Nature Scavenger Hunt to explore the natural surroundings of our home.
Grab a few pencils, print out copies of the Nature Scavenger Hunt, and head outside.
The Nature Scavenger Hunt includes both words and images. So even if your child isn't reading yet, they can still feel independent as they work on the scavenger hunt. They'll be able to easily identify the pictures instead of reading the words.
If your child is learning to read, use the word and picture combinations to help teach reading skills. Many of the words are simple, and the picture clues will help the child identify the words.
Each time an object is found in nature, have the child mark an X over its spot on the grid. They'll get to see their progress as they mark items off the page.
If you've got older children, let them compete to see who finds all the items the quickest. Or take a copy of the Nature Scavenger Hunt on a hiking trip to keep the kids engaged on the journey. You can even keep a few copies in the car for road trips and spontaneous trips to the park!
When my son was in preschool, the teacher would take the class on daily nature walks. The kids would head out after lunch, collecting items that they found in nature. Sometimes my son would choose a few blades of grass. Other times, he would pick small flowers or grab a handful of mulch. There isn't any reason this Nature Scavenger Hunt couldn't include collecting items too. Of course, don't bring the butterfly home, but let the kids collect items like rocks, sticks, and flowers while on the hunt.
This activity is great for learning about nature, but it's also a good tool for creating family time. Whether it's a special activity, or simply during an evening walk, the Nature Scavenger Hunt allows you to work together as a family.
Observe nature. Talk about the objects. Challenge each other to search your surroundings.
During our scavenger hunts, we talk about how God created the items shown on the list and how they work together as part of the ecosystem. It's an opportunity to teach them about God's creation and how it impacts our lives.
Do you want to take your children on a Nature Scavenger Hunt?
If you like printable activities for kids, check out Yearly Interview Questions, Tabletop Play Mats, and more in my Printable Library.
How will your family enjoy the great outdoors this spring and summer?
My name is Lora Green and I blog at Craftivity Designs, where I document how we are creating our home. I believe that a home is about much more than design and decor – it should tell the story of a family. Our home must fit the needs of two small kids, a work-at-home mom, and a youth pastor dad. I want it to be a beautiful space, but it should be functional and meaningful, too. If you are trying to meld function and beauty, join me over at Craftivity Designs to share in this journey of creating a home.


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Kompanero Giselle Bag/Clutch - Red
Continuing the unique stud and leather cut pattern the Gisele is a modern clutch that will take you from the office to cocktail hour. This hand dyed, leather work of art offers a mix of grace and style complete with a detachable cross body strap. Matches with Gabina, Gemma, Georgette and Gillie.


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1. Can you give a intro about you and your blog? I'm Olivia, 14 years old, and care too much about fictional characters. My blog is basically where I attempt to make normal posts about life, music, and other not-too-random stuff while fighting the urge to paint "awkward fangirl" everywhere.
2. Tell us what got you into blogging? It was actually a school assignment. Last year I had an assignment in computer class to create a blog, so I first created a really awful Wordpress blog, and a couple months later I switched to Blogger--which was also horrible, so I started my current one in August 2013--which isn't much better :P
3. How old is your blog? This August it'll be two years old. *panics, but not at a disco*
4. Did you ever change your blog name? If so, to what? Nope--it's been Life as a Young Lady since the beginning. I've considered changing it but it'd probably end up just being something dorkier than it is now. :P
5. Name your favorites blogs. Omg so hard! >_< All the blogs I follow are amazing. But I guess if I HAVE to:Random Rants by Rcubed, Note + Rain, Self Known, and Lynde Avenue.
6. What's your url mean? Nothing deep or meaningful at all--I just wanted my blog name to start with a letter from my name. >_<
7. Favorite singer? I can't pick one singular person, but I do like Ariana Grande, Lorde, and Francesca Battistelli.
8. Favorite book? I can't pick one favorite here either, but my top faves are Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and Cinder.
9. Favorite color? Right now it's a tie between pink and mint green.
Last, 10. Who is Charles Chaplin? XD According to Google, he's a comedy actor from the "silent film era".
I know what you're thinking, she's amazinggg! Fangirl,music lover and blogger. New blogger bestie! Okay, I'll stop.
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Yesterday, as I read Psalm 59 at Mass, I was made uncomfortable with parts of the passage. It said, "Rescue me from my enemies, oh my God; from my adversaries defend me. Rescue me from evildoers; from bloodthirsty men save me. For behold they lie in wait for my life; mighty men come together against me."
This struck me as incredibly strong language and I wondered how this could be relevant to my life. I thought to myself, "Lord, I don't think I have any enemies or someone who would be out to destroy me. Who are these evildoers in my life? Perhaps there are some who are mildly irritated with me about something I said. Maybe they have been hurt by something I inadvertently did. But an enemy? I don't think so." However, I began to wonder why the Holy Spirit seemed to make these words jump off the pages. Why did I need to pay attention to this psalm?
Perhaps the "enemy" is something that I cannot see with my physical eyes. Perhaps I am actually blinded by this enemy, so that I don't even realize that the adversary is someone with whom I feel very comfortable. I'm talking about sin. I know, it makes me squirm, too. But it's very real. However, no one really talks about it much anymore. The word" sin" is almost antiquated. These days sin is referred to as a personality quirk or a weakness. Sin is such a strong word. It means I actually choose to do something outside of God's love. Why would I do such a thing? Maybe it would be good to name these enemies. If I put a name on them I might be able to better understand who it is that is truly out to destroy me and my relationship with God. We must know our enemy before we can fight it, right?
The Church gives us seven names.
They are "Pride", "Envy", "Gluttony", "Lust", "Anger", "Greed", and "Sloth". They are also known as the seven deadly sins. They sound so ominous, don't they? They couldn't possibly be out to overtake me, could they? I mean, I'm a good and decent person and I try my best to follow God's will. I don't need to be bothered with this, do I? But it's for this very reason that I should very much pay attention. Because if I am working to build up the Kingdom of God, if I care for the poor and needy, and if I love and work for peace and justice then I become a prime target.
It's incredibly easy to get caught up in the ways of the world. I mean we're living in it, we have to earn a wage to support our families, we interact with people every single day. We find ourselves in challenging situations all the time. This earthly life is not easy. Temptations are all around us and sometimes I feel like my senses have been assaulted. Watching some television programs, movies, even the daily political rants, are ways that can open the door to the enemy. If we are not careful in guarding our spiritual health, then those seven deadly sins can sneak in when we least expect it, and in the blink of an eye, the enemy can strike. At first we may not be able to feel the blow. But after while, the mind becomes used to seeing scantily clad women, improper relationships, violence, casual drug use and eventually, our senses are dulled to, yes, sin. There's that word again.
The enemy is indeed all around. So what do we do about it? First of all, we do not fear. We must be on our guard and alert. We need to pray. Pray with our whole heart for protection. In our own strength we are totally powerless against these enemies. But the Church gives us so many "weapons" with which to fight. We have the Mass, receiving the true Body and Blood of Christ to strengthen us; we have our Mother Mary to pray for us along with the saints who intercede for us. They are like our older brothers and sisters who are encouraging us to fight the good fight of faith. And finally, we must never lose heart if we fall because we are also given the sacrament of reconciliation that draws us into the merciful heart of Jesus where we are forgiven. The graces we receive help us to combat further "attacks."
The end of the psalm that caught my attention says, "Oh my strength! For you I watch; for you, Oh God You are my stronghold. As for my God, may His mercy go before me; may He show me the fall of my foes."
Dear Lord, thank You for Your Word. You reveal so much of who You are through it. Please watch over us, protect us from our enemies, and help us to battle our sinfulness with the virtues of humility, patience, temperance, chastity, kindness, charity and the unwearied zeal to do good.
Who is your Enemy?
Yesterday, as I read Psalm 59 at Mass, I was made uncomfortable with parts of the passage. It said, "Rescue me from my enemies, oh my God; from my adversaries defend me. Rescue me from evildoers; from bloodthirsty men save me. For behold they lie in wait for my life; mighty men come together against me."


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Congratulations to Educ8 listed as top Welsh small company to work for in Sunday Times 'Best Companies' UK list
Ben Sheppard, Grant Santos – Managing Director, Anne Lewis – Head of Finance, Colin Tucker – CEO, Tori Edwards – Head of WBL Operations, Tracey O'Neill – Head of Business Improvement, Jonathan Austin – Best Companies CEO
Abercynon based Educ8, a provider of learning and staff development services, has been announced as the top Welsh company to work for in the 2016 Sunday Times best small companies list.
Placed at number three, Educ8 is one of only two Welsh companies on the list, with Source Insurance based in Penarth placed at number 45.
Split into four categories, big companies, mid companies, small companies and not for profit organisations, Best Companies have been producing and publishing the prestigious 'Best Companies to Work For' lists since 2001.
Over 300 organisations are included in the lists, which measure and acknowledge excellence in workplace engagement.
Well done to Colin, Grant and the Educ8 team for on putting Abercynon on the UK map!


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Wife to Mr Milton
Marie Powell is 16 when her father marries her to the poet John Milton in payment of a debt. They move to a pretty garden-house in London, but she struggles to adjust to her new life. Her husband is high-minded and unyielding, and only makes Marie long for the man she really loves. As Civil War sweeps across England and the King is killed, a battle starts to rage between husband and wife - one that only the powerful can win.
Told through the fictional journals of Milton's wife, Robert Graves's sympathetic and sensitive reconstruction of her tragic life is a convincing, linguistically rich portrait of 17th-century England, ravaged by war. Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 - 7 December 1985) was an English poet and novelist, scholar, translator, and writer of antiquity, specialising in Classical Greece and Rome. During his long life he produced more than 140 works. Graves's translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the Greek myths, the memoir of his early life, Good-bye To All That, and his speculative study of poetic inspiration, The White Goddess, have never been out of print. Graves earned his living by writing popular historical novels, including I, Claudius(for which he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize), King Jesus, The Golden Fleece and Count Belasarius.
He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1961 and made an honorary fellow of St John's College, Oxford, in 1971.


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Hunger Skateparks is skateboarder owned and operated, and a full service concrete skatepark design and build company. Our team leaders branched off from the leading skatepark contractors, where they developed industry building standards and high levels of craftsmanship, in order to shape a core company interested in building more creative parks with community minded principles. Our designs are innovative, balanced, and engaging for all styles and levels of skateboarding. We utilize building techniques that ensure long-lasting parks with low long-term maintenance. Our approach to park designing and building involves a high level of collaboration in order to develop projects unique to the community it will serve. Hunger Skateparks highest aim is not to build parks that few have the ability to enjoy, but to create balanced and creative parks that inspire a large audience. A successful park is a well-used park.
Bart Smith Co-Owner
I have skateboarded for over 35 years, and was inspired to build my first ramps as a 12 year old biker/skateboarder in Kokomo, Indiana. I studied Art and Parks Administration at Indiana University, and have worked in construction for over 20 years. I have built over 60 skateparks in the United States, 2 parks in Denmark, and many private backyard bowls/projects. I have worked with the many skatepark contractors inlcuding Native Skateparks, California Skateparks, Wally Holladay, Bluestone, and more.
My Story:
Growing up I built wood ramps and treehouses. In the 90's I traveled extensively throughout the states and Europe to ride skate spots and parks. Eventually I moved back to Indiana and lived the homesteader's life on our land we call Homewoods. Compared to the west coast, there was little to skate in the late 90's in the midwest. I was building cabins in the woods and artist studios for work and traveling to Louisville or Indy to skate. Then when the Bloomington park was built, I helped with labor and that ignited a force in me and I felt the need to build more parks. All my construction experience, background in arts, and my life as a skater came together. With little concrete experience, but with a large amount of hunger and drive, I decided to build a concrete bowl on my land outside of Bloomington. A small group of skaters and I launched into this large DIY project- at first using bags of concrete, shovels, and chainsaws. This type of situation is what gets me excited, and this is also what makes me willing to work in any setting, with volunteers, with recycled materials, and making a budget stretch without losing the core.
I traveled and worked with a range of contractors all over the country, but what made me want to start Hunger is seeing non-creative and mediocre poorly built parks in my backyard. We deserve better. Small towns with groups of skaters have fundraisers, save for years, and use public money to build a park- and in return they receive cookie cutter designs or pre-fab mediocrity. I find this unacceptable- we have to hunger for more, and not accept these as the outcome.
As an extreme sports enthusiast of several disciplines, I find that inspiration for designs and builds can be found from them all. Skateboarding, snowboarding, mountain bike trail riding, dirt jumping, and wake skating keep me a happy and engaged person. Everyday there must be time made for a board or wheels under my feet- it has become my medicine. Whenever I am near the ocean I try to surf and dive, someday I would like to dedicate daily routines to those sports. I find this multi-disciplinary lifestyle brings valuable assets to the table of skatepark design and construction.
2012 Bloom Magazine Article about Bart Smith
A favorite video from Homewoods
Concrete Skatepark Building Experience with other Contractors
|Native Skateparks
|2016 Bristow, Oklahoma
|2015 Muskogee, Oklahoma
|2014 Lakeside, California
|2013 Leadville, Colorado
|2013 Heavener, Oklahoma
|2013 Bartlesville, Oklahoma
|2012 Owasso, Oklahoma
|2011 Phase 2: Pawhuska, Oklahoma
|2011 Poteau, Oklahoma
|2010 Phase 1: Pawhuska, Oklahoma
|Bluestone Skateparks
|2007 Private Residence: Gun barrel City, Texas
|2007 Cedaredge Skate Park: Cedaredge, Colorado
|2003 Upper Cascades Skate Park: Bloomington, Indiana
|Wally Holladay
|2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan
|2009, Oak Creek Skatepark, Centerville, Ohio
|2015, Wauwatosa, WI
|California Skateparks
|2011 Glasgow, Delaware
|2011 Rockaway Beach: Queens, New York
|2011 12th and A Streetspot: NYC
|2011 Thomas Greene Benches: Brooklyn, New York
|2011 Snakerun: Woodward East, PA
|2010 Mastic Beach: Long Island, New York
|2010 House of Vans: Brooklyn, New York
|2010 Bukolt Park: Steven's Point, Wisconsin
|2010 N. Moore Pier 25:NYC
|2010 Veteran's Park: NorthPort Long Island, New York
|2010 Maloof Park: Queens, New York
|2010 Woodward West: Tehachapi, California
|2009 Pawhuska Skate Park: Osage Nation Reservation, Oklahoma
|2009 Oak Creek Skate Park: Centerville, Ohio
|2009 Chelsea Piers Pier 62: Manhattan, New York
|2009 Railroad Street Athletic Complex: Lewisville, Texas
|2008 Santa Rita: Tucson, Arizona
|2008 Wheeler Field Skate Park: Duluth, Minnesota
|2008 Rockwell Skatepark: Bristol, Connecticut
|2008 Hilltop Skate Park: Princeton, New Jersey
|2008 Vorhees Skatepark: Terre Haute, Indiana
|2008 Mt Horeb Skate Park: Mt Horeb, Wisconsin
|2008 Reed Menzor Park: York, Pennsylvania
|2007 Pioneer Skate Park: Commerce City, Colorado
|2007 Bear Branch Wheel Friendly Park: Houston, Texas
|2007 Lively Point: Irving, Texas
|2007 Southwest Quadrant, Street Park: Albuquerque, New Mexico
|2007 Westside Skate Park: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Christy Wiesenhahn Co-Owner
I started skateboarding in college in the 90's, using it as transportation to get to classes and around town in Bloomington, IN. For 6 years I ran a skateboarding club for local youth and worked to encourage girls and women in skateboarding. I love to skate with my family at Homewoods, and carve around and enjoy parks wherever we travel. I am a skateboard and skatepark advocate, and an environmentalist that supports skateboarding as a viable piece of alternative transportation that can help to reduce carbon emissions. I advocate for safe passage for skateboarders that allows for separate paths for bikes and skateboarders throughout cities as well as in rural communities. I was deeply inspired by our trip to Denmark in 2015 where separated bike/skate/walking lane systems thread through the main throughfares in towns, and connect cities throughout the country. I will continue to advocate for a similar system to be developed throughout our region in the near future.
I oversee all of Hunger's operations and am responsible for the website, graphics, estimates, contracts, budgets, scheduling, and communications with communities and clients. I am on the design team, designed the Peru Skate Sculpture, and create mosaics for the parks. Art and skateboarding are key elements of our world, and I try to bring these two together in every project.
Visit my art website for more examples of my work.


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"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work." - Calvin Coolidge
The greatest leaders are always attempting to better themselves and the people around them. You have to be at your best if you want to reach the best. And the only way you can be at your best is by consistent being better.
My father and mother taught me to always be the best I could be. I didn't matter how big or small the task, my parents wanted be to commit to being the best version of myself at that time. I still hold true to these values to this day. I am passing these same principles down to my boys. We were created to do some amazing things, but we cannot achieve if we don't believe in the need to constantly get better.
What would you like to enhance? What are you trying to achieve?
As John Maxwell would say, "Everything rises and falls on leadership." There is nothing wrong with failing because you have to fail to succeed. Many of the greatest leaders ever to live failed to their success. However, as leaders we have to rise. We have to enhance our leadership skills and abilities. Here 3 ways to enhance your leadership.
1. Invest in yourself.
We invest in many things as it pertains athletics, technology, money, and more. But the most important investment we can make is in ourselves. This investment needs to be made daily. It may sound selfish, but it is a selfless act if your reason for investing in yourself is to help someone else.
Investing in yourself also means making smart decisions of how you want to expand and grow your mind. Whatever you do, don't invest in anything that will not benefit you and others. Positively investing in yourself doesn't compare to any other investment you have made or will make because investing in yourself has the greatest return on your investment.
2. Embrace silence.
Silence is golden. Finding quiet time allows us to disconnect from all distractions and focus our minds on those things that matter most. I speak about these things in my The Power of I.F. (Intentional Focus) - 8 Essentials Words for Living Your Best Life eBook.
In our world today, silence is somewhat abnormal with computers, televisions, smart phones, and all of our other smart devices. The Huffington Post discovered in a research study that "many young adults spend a third of their waking lives on their device." The results also revealed, "A lot of smartphone use seems to be habitual, automatic behaviors that we have no awareness of." Without meditation, it will be hard to develop awareness. And it is so important to have awareness to enhance your leadership.
3. Increase your awareness.
A leader is always aware. It doesn't mean that he or she knows everything. On the contrary, a good leader understands the need for constant sharpening of his or her awareness.
Awareness is having knowledge, understanding, and discernment. A leader is a able to powerfully but more importantly effectively lead when they are informed when making decisions.
So why is it so important to increase your awareness?
Chinese philosopher and writer Lao Tzu said, "The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."
Don't settle for anything less than your best, especially when it comes to your leadership. Remember your leadership is the foundation of everything you do. So make a commitment to enhancing your leadership by using some of these strategies.
Where do you want to go with your leadership? How effective is your leadership? Please leave a comment below, send me a tweet on Twitter, or leave a comment on Facebook.


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Sunday, July 20, 2008
My idea of roughing it
6 comments:
- Katie said...
It took 13 hours to drive to Utah. Seeing Leah explore your tent with a headlamp strapped to her forehead made the trip worth every second.
- July 21, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Dana Mania said...
AMEN! I love "roughing" it!
- July 21, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Breena said...
Ha! Yeah, my idea of roughing it means staying at a hotel that isn't Marriott grade. Those associate rates have ruined me.
We'll definitely be near your old stomping grounds. We're about a mile from Arrowhead mall. I think you should escape cold Utah at some point this winter and come visit!
- July 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM
- Sandy said...
Jane, you are on to something!
- July 22, 2008 at 8:10 AM
- D'Lonna said...
You are one fun momma!
- July 22, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- joey said...
Amen! I am going to have to remember the backyard, just got back from camping and it was so dirty and so much work! Who knew, you can just set up camp 50 steps away!
- July 22, 2008 at 9:39 PM
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· ATM/Cash machine
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Room InformationThe amenities listed in this description represent a sample of amenities available in some or all guest rooms in this hotel
High speed internet connection, Internet access, Wireless internet connection, High speed wireless, Non-smoking, Coffee/Tea maker, Instant hot water, Wet bar, Alarm clock, Air conditioning, Air conditioning individually controlled in room, Bottled water, Safe, Shower, Bathtub/shower combination, Separate tub and shower, Marble bathroom, Private bathroom, Hairdryer, Upgraded bathroom amenities, Lighted makeup mirror, Separate closet, Closets in room, Iron, Bathroom amenities, Down/feather pillows, Foam pillows, Duvet, Sofa bed, Cribs, Rollaway bed, Local calls, Free toll free calls, Pantry, Mini-refrigerator, Color television, Cable television, Plug & play panel, Premium movie channels, CNN availaible, HBO available, ESPN available, All news channel, Pay per view movies on TV, iPod docking station, AM/FM radio, Remote control television, Large desk, Chair provided with desk, Desk with electrical outlet, Spare electrical outlet available at desk, Electrical current voltage, Separate modem line available, Telephone, Voice mail, Two-line phone, Multi-line phone, Direct dial phone number, Speaker phone, Cordless phone, Connecting rooms
deluxe room 2 double mini refrigerator 324sqft/29s
deluxe room 1 king mini refrigerator 324sqft/29 square meter
deluxe room 1 king mini refrigerator 324sqft/29 square meter
deluxe room 2 double mini refrigerator 324sqft/29s
deluxe room 2 double mini refrigerator 324sqft/29s
deluxe room 1 king mini refrigerator 324sqft/29 square meter
Miscellaneous Information
· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 4:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· Opened in 1990
· Renovated in 01/01/2008
· 513 rooms.
· 7 suites.
· 38 floors.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel policy may be more restrictive based on rate / room booked, season, special events
Restaurant InformationBill's Bar & Burger
A top New York burger joint, Bill's Bar & Burger features freshly ground, hand-pressed burgers with loads of toppings, along with fries, shakes, salads, starters and some big plates for a delightful culinary experience in New York's Financial District.Bill's West Side Bar
Enjoy the hearty and extensive menu of Bill's Bar & Burger in the secluded setting of Bill's West Side Bar. Our restaurant in Downtown New York City is available for dinner and private dining.
Meeting FacilityFinancial Ballroom Financial Ballroom I Financial Ballroom II Financial Ballroom III Treasury Room Capital Room Traders Room Grand Ballroom Salon A Salon B Salon C Ellis Room Seaport Room Empire Room
Recreation Information
Fitness center on-site
Health club
Tennis court
Bowling alley
Mountain biking trail
Putt putt golf
Rock climbing
Children's program
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- The Canal Room: 285 West Broadway
- Sin-e: 150 Attorney Street
- Battery Park
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Volunteer mentors meet with their young parent regularly and support them with issues they are struggling with, particularly concerning their health, parenting role and their child's health. They support the young parent in navigating their way through processes, meetings and paperwork such as those relating their child's health (e.g. immunisations), childcare and learning. They advise on the physical care for the child, help them meet the child's emotional health and encourage a stable stimulating environment. They also encourage and support the young parent to engage with and use services for their own health needs.
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A Stitch in Time
In honor of both Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, discover the rich, inspiring—and often unsung—history of African American women's important contributions to fashion and sewing.
Fashion History Lesson
Three years ago,The Black Fashion Museum, which was located inWashington, D.C., produced a program in NewYork City celebrating its final exhibition before donating its collection of clothing, hats and theatrical costumes to the Smithsonian.The Black Fashion Museum directors soon found that the fashion magazine editors in attendance at the event had much to learn about the featured designers.Though People magazine voted in 1999 that Jackie Kennedy's 1953 gown was the most beautiful wedding dress ever, they failed to mention its designer,Ann Lowe, an Afro-American dressmaker who had a wonderful career designing for the upper echelons of NewYork society.Modern-day fashion editors might have known of Lowe had The NewYork Times credited her as the designer in its coverage of the Kennedy wedding. Only Nina Hyde of TheWashington Post mentioned "Negro"Ann Lowe as the designer. The omissions continued when the mail-order house, Franklin Mint, created a Jackie doll with a replica of her wedding dress and listed the artist as Oleg Cassini.These are small details, but typical of the problem of documenting the contributions of African Americans to fashion. Until researchers rediscovered information on Ann Lowe in the mid-1990s, she was effectively lost in history. African American women have been designing dresses and running dressmaking businesses since the 1700s. Plantation records show that Afro-American women did the sewing and knitting. By the 1800s, census and city directories showed advertisements and listings noting many "colored" dressmakers and milliners in most urban cities.
Eliza Gardner
One thriving businesswoman was Eliza Gardner. She came from a free-born sail-making family.The family moved from NewYork City to Boston in the mid-1800s to get contracts for the fast clippers, which needed large sails. Boston was the leading port for these fast clippers that left from New England ports to Europe and the Far East. Eliza and her mother also sewed for wealthy Boston women. Eliza was known as a "mantua maker," an Italian term referring to the skilled detail work necessary in making large hoops and intricate bodices. In the late 1800s, only skilled dressmakers could make these complex hoops, which were minor engineering feats designed to keep the skirt fashionably full while women walked, danced and tried to sit down. The Gardner family opened their home to runaway slaves fleeing from the South to Canada in pursuit of freedom.They also donated large amounts of money to their church from their sail and dressmaking businesses. They contributed sums as large as $200 to $600 a year to various missionary causes in Africa and the American South. In today's money, these amounts would be equivalent to $20,000 to $60,000.
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley, who designed for Mary Lincoln, was not lost in history. She wrote a book about her experiences titled ThirtyYears as a Slave and FourYears in the White House, which is still in publication.The book documents the lives of the Lincolns as well as the people and times of the 1860s. Keckley was born a slave in southernVirginia. She moved with her slave-owning family to St. Louis, where she sewed for leading families. At age 30, Keckley was able to save enough money from her dressmaking work to buy her and her son's freedom for $1,800. She then moved toWashington, D.C., where she designed all of Mary Lincoln's clothing.The dress she designed for Lincoln's inauguration is shown in the First Ladies Exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. Keckley's quilt constructed from pieces of fabric left over from material she used for Mary Lincoln's dresses is on exhibit at the Costume Museum at Kent University in Ohio.
Harriet Powers
Harriet Powers, who lived from 1837 to 1910, was born a slave in Georgia. Slaves did fancy needlework for their owners during the daylight hours and labored to provide practical clothing and bedcovers for their own families by candlelight.Textile historians note the similarities between Powers' work and the techniques mastered by the Fon peoples of Dahomey,West Africa. Harriet used traditional African appliqué techniques on quilts to record historical legends and Bible stories told by her family. Powers created a panel titled "The Night of the Falling Stars," depicting the three-day spectacular Leonid shower of meteors in 1833, four years before her birth.Another panel illustrates the "Dark Day" of May 19, 1780, when dense smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened the Northern Hemisphere. Only two of Powers' exquisite quilts remain in existence. One is on display in the Boston Art Museum, and the other is part of the Smithsonian collection inWashington.
Jessie Wright Dinkins
JessieWright Dinkins, who lived from 1889 to 1968, lived in Camden, SC for most of her life. She learned to sew at Mather Academy in Camden. In the mid-1900s, Dinkins studied sewing in NewYork City and worked for a designer who created clothes for entertainers. During that time, Dinkins designed for a popular sister act called The Dolly Sisters, whose story was later told in a 1945 movie starring Betty Grable and June Haver. Later, Dinkins returned to Camden to create clothing for wealthy northerners who came south each winter to enjoy the steeplechase races. She was known for her ability to copy any design, make the inside of a dress as beautiful as the outside and create fabulous wedding ensembles.
Zelda Wynn
ZeldaWynn had a dress shop across from Carnegie Hall in the 1950s and designed for the NewYork City social entertainment elite. Zelda felt that her creations could help make an entertainer's career successful—much like today when Hollywood stars get extra press coverage as they strut the red carpet in a striking design. In the 1950s, various stars' limos would line up around the block in front of Zelda's shop as she worked through fitting and design appointments for singers and actresses. She worked for singers, such as the contralto Marian Anderson, and Joyce Bryant and the movie star, Dorothy Dandridge.Actress Ruby Dee remembered Zelda for making her wedding suit in the early 1940s. Zelda loved to talk about her fashion shows—especially the ones she did for the Playboy Club. She stated in various interviews that she designed the first Playboy Bunny costume. Zelda finished her career working for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, designing and teaching until she was 94. She died in 1996 at age 96.
Hazel Blackman
Hazel Blackman, who is currently in her nineties and living in Florida, still continues to produce paintings and quilts. However, Hazel started out designing clothes. She was born in Jamaica,West Indies, and came to the U.S. to study and graduate from the now-closed Traphagen School of Design in NewYork. Hazel was one of the first designers to work with African fabrics in the l960s. She opened a store,Tree House, first located on Lexington Ave., then later in Harlem, NewYork. Her customers were excited to wear clothes that depicted the "exotic" colors and designs from Africa. Hazel attracted a wide clientele of working women, artists, and women who worked in the entertainment field. One client was Nina Simone, the well-known 1960s jazz singer, who enjoyed Hazel's evening gown artistry. Stories on Hazel appeared in Mademoiselle,Vogue, Glamour, and McCall's magazines, among others.After closing Tree House, Hazel returned to her loves: painting and quilting. She's exhibited her quilts in curated shows and is now working on a memoir of her extraordinary life.
Joyce Scott & Xenobia Bailey
Two modern-day quilter-painter-knitters are Joyce Scott of Baltimore and Xenobia Bailey of NewYork.They do wonderful fiber artwork using yarn and mixed media to express their visions. Joyce graduated fromThe Maryland Institute of Art and Xenobia fromThe Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Both have studied, exhibited and taught at universities and museums around the world.Their richly creative work has been recognized in art books, magazines and television shows featuring fiber artists.Their sense of drama and whimsy, sometimes infused with touches of the surreal, is often combined with social commentary. Joyce is also a performance artist. She writes music, sings and has acted in many plays over the years. Joyce and Xenobia create clothing and jewelry and also sculpt various figures and fiber-art pieces for museum installations. Both Joyce and Xenobia extend what we think of as craft, charting the "un-thought-of" in their yarn, metal, bead and feather art pieces.
Tracy Reese
Tracy Reese is a star designer who epitomizes "feminine chic" with her vintage-inspired collections:Tracy Reese and the slightly lower-priced line, Plenty. Tracy graduated from Parsons School of Art and Design in NewYork. She worked with various design firms in NewYork and Paris before trying twice to launch her own firm. She thought she had "paid her dues" and was on the right track but the fashion industry is often a male success story.The second attempt to start her business worked and she now sells over $30 million a year.Tracy has been profiled in TV and news stories in almost every national and international publication.NowTracy has two boutiques in NewYork City. She also sells to specialty stores and many major department stores, such as Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and the Anthropologie store chain. The new expansion of her fashion business is designing shoes, belts and handbags for Steve Madden.Her modernday success is a fitting tribute to the struggle of earlier Afro-American designers.Ann Lowe would be proud!
Rosemary E. Reed Miller is a history graduate of Temple University. She is the author of The Threads of Time, The Fabric History: Profiles of African American Dressmakers and Designers; 1850s to the Present. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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Designing Friction For A Better User Experience – my post on Smashing Magazine
I'm design manager at IBM Budapest Lab, co-organizer of Amuse conference, and instructor at UX courses in Hungary. From time to time I speak at events and share my thoughts on Medium and UX Myths. See my resume on LinkedIn or say hello on Twitter.
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I once asked Eudora Welty what she thought it took young people, who were competent at writing, to go on and make a successful career of it.
"It's just like people who are good at dancing," she said, "painting, music when they are young. But it isn't sustained. And I do think that depends on what you were born with, which you can't help, and you can't get it. You've got to have that if you're really going to go on with it. Yo've got to have a talent for it, a gift, whatever, and be willing to work hard to develop that. That is, it can't all come from the outside."
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I am about to pick out my gravestone. I need to come up with something I want written on it. I have some ideas...
This isn't meant to be a discussion about whether or not to be buried or have a stone.
What do you think you would want on your gravestone, if you were to have one?
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dr. kellie, welcome to this group. Your question is what I would like to decide as well. I want a stone, but I want my ashes spread into a natural setting. Some of the gravestones in my hometown cemetery indicate ashes are scattered else where, so I am not so different in that respect. As to wording, I also seek some suggestions.
Thanks, Joan. I love reading your posts, and thank you for inviting me to join the group. I have some ideas, and they are mostly funny and offensive, and things I wouldn't do in real life. I'll post some tomorrow.
Looking forward to your posts, especially the "offensive" ones.
I will be buried in Port Aransas, TX (on an island), and I don't think it will be very deep, as it will be in a sand dune without much depth before you reach water.
The best idea I had came on Sunday. How about, "I'm finding this death thing really hard to masturbate to."
That would really rile people up:)
My plot has been waiting for me since before I was born. I am the last of the line in my family.
dr kellie, my imagination is running away with me. A thousand years from now, when archeologists dig up old bones they will find yours with your skeleton intact and your hands tickling your crotch.
My next door neighbor keeping popping her head over the fence to discover why I am laughing. This one, I didn't tell her.
Lovely. I also entertained something like, "I'm going to drink your blood."
I'm not thinking about my gravestone, and I don't think I will have one, I want my usable parts recycled and the ashes of the unusable parts thrown in the North Sea. But I remember seeing a gravestone perhaps twenty years ago, with the words ´Ik heb geleefd!´ ´I have lived!´ A good text!
What is the tradition for burials in the Netherlands? Is the altitude below sea level, or very flat at sea level? When I think of the Netherlands I think of land claimed from the sea.
We're all below sea level here in the west of the Netherlands, but on average no more than three metres. I know the cemetaries are often on a mound with extra drainage so the coffins are not in the underground water. The traditional burial was always xtian, but now people just do what they think is appropiate.
I think three metres is equal to nine feet +, is that correct. We still aren't on metric.
Donating organs makes sense to me. My neighbor across the street had a two year old and eight year old daughters when her heart disintegrated. Within hours she had a new heart and the youngest girl graduated from high school a couple of years ago. She was able to raise her girls and she is still doing very well. She said all food tastes like metal, and she has a lot of medications to take for life. Very often I look across at her puttering in her rose garden and marvel that she is still alive and thriving. I like your plan!
three metres is equal to nine feet - I think that's right, so the lowest point around here is some 18 feet below sea level. I witnessed the decline of someone who died in the end for want of new kidneys and it triggered my decision to be a donor.
I really like that.
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Older versions of IE in WIndows 7?
Can someone please explain how can run an older version of IE on my windows 7 machine in a standalone setup, so that I continue to have IE8, but can use IE7 or (preferably) IE6 selectively for certain websites. The compatibility mode in IE8 has not worked on these troublesome sites. Thanks.
(I found this and will give it a go now).
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Theres also this: IETester Download - Softpedia which is a single program that has all the versions of IE support.
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Have you downloaded the latest Compatibility View List? MS regularly updates this list too via Windows Update. Note that if a site does not view properly in IE8, it is the site's fault, not IE8 as IE8 now conforms to web standards.
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Just reset IE8 back to the default settings or upgrade Internet Explorer I hope that helps
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