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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Renal RF23 cat food is ideal for cats with chronic renal failure, this food helps prevent the recurrence of urolithiasis requiring urine alkalinisation and aids the management of calcium oxalate urolith recurrence in cats with impaired renal function and hepatic encephalopathy.
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Pima County Jail Inmates
Go to the Pima County Jail Inmate Lookup page to find the one you are looking for. Choose the letter of the last name and you will see a list of inmates with the following details:
If you are looking for specific charge information, you can find that at the Pima County Inmate Search page.
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Adult Detention Complex
1270 W. Silverlake Road
Tucson, Arizona 85713
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Mission Facility - Minimum Security
1801 S. Mission Road
(520) 351-8311
Pima County Sheriff
Questions about visiting? Visit the Visitation Schedule page. Note that the rules are explained in the left column and the available hours are in the right column.
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Ryan Ashton, co-founder and CEO, is named one of 137 HC entrepreneurs innovating in the medical, IT, consumer and medical professional fields.
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Ryan Ashton is president and CEO of Great Basin Scientific, a publicly held molecular diagnostics company that commercializes technologies to improve ease-of-use and deliver better cost per result for sample-to-result molecular diagnostic testing.
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Smokey Founder Jim Ball Invited to Speak At Vol State
Smokey Founder Jim Ball Invited to Speak At Vol State
GALLATIN TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Smokey Barn News founder, Jim Ball, was invited to speak at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tuesday, April 12.
The topic he was asked to address focused around the success of Smokey Barn News and its ability to rapidly take market share in an ever-changing technology-based news delivery arena.
This was the first time Ball has been asked to address journalism faculty and students at the school.
"We were honored to be asked to speak this afternoon and it's been a pleasure getting to know Clay Scott, the Professor of Journalism and Digital Media at Vol State," Ball said. "We were even more honored to learn that Professor Scott has been discussing Smokey Barn News and our success in his classes throughout the year."
"Professor Scott has the challenge of trying to equip his students to launch their journalistic careers in a rapidly changing technology-based market that seems to be reinventing itself every 12 months," Ball said. "The message he has for his students is that whatever platform you use to tell the story, being first one out of the gate comes second to being accurate. That's not a message you hear all that often."
Smokey Barn News has enjoyed exponential growth in the short time since its beginning in 2010. We now average about 100,000 unique visitors per month on our main site alone, and in 2015 Smokey had just over 13.4 million page views. We're not News 2 but we have filled a unique niche in our reporting area. The growth has in fact been so rapid that on two separate occasions in 2015 our site crashed during breaking news, forcing us to upgrade our hardware to keep up with the demand.
It's been an incredible ride since we began. I look back on some of our early reports and I shake my head and wonder why our readers have stayed with us, but they have; some of them from day one.
"As we deliver the news we try to keep in mind that for whatever reason, Robertson County is letting us tell their story, an honor we don't take lightly. When there is breaking news and we see that 15 to some times 40,000 people have viewed a story it's a bit humbling," Ball said.
We have a lot of exciting plans for the next year; as we grow, we will continue to offer more promotional options, new features, columns and services to ensure that Smokey Barn News is a vital asset to Robertson County and surrounding Middle Tennessee residents.
Vol State is located in Gallatin, TN and also has a satellite campus in Springfield.
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We bring you ALL the News in and surrounding Robertson County, Tennessee.
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The reason Smokey Barn News has grown is because you hit a news county demographic that was largely ignored by all media outlets. You report on events that impacts the daily lives of Robertson and Sumner county citizens. We are still a family oriented community and when something happens like a car accident, barn fire or weather issues we are interested. Not just so we can steer clear of the incident but we are all genuinely concerned about our neighbors. Robertson County is a place where everyone knows your name. CHEERS! Smokey Barn and keep up the great work


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Proton Therapy Carries Precise, Potent Punch Against Children's Cancers
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Newswise — The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces the availability of proton therapy, a precise form of cancer radiation that offers potentially life-changing benefits to children with brain tumors and other solid tumors. The Hospital's Cancer Center has recently begun using proton treatment at the new Roberts Proton Therapy Center, a cutting-edge radiation oncology facility located across the street from Children's Hospital in Penn Medicine's Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.
With a child diagnosed with a brain tumor, parents often face a cruel dilemma. Conventional radiation treatment that offers survival often risks severe side effects, including damage to surrounding healthy tissue, as well as impairments to hearing, vision, growth and cognition. The after-effects may impede a child's daily life and may carry the prospect of lifelong disability and dependence. In fact, the side effects are potentially devastating enough that conventional radiation therapy is not given to children under age two.
The Roberts Proton Therapy Center is the only proton therapy facility in the country conceived with pediatric patients in mind from the earliest planning stages. Children who receive proton therapy in this $140 million state-of-the-art facility benefit from a long-standing collaboration between Children's Hospital and radiation oncologists at Penn Medicine. Young patients experience family-focused pediatric care from a medical team who understands the unique needs of children with cancer, while providing emotional support for the entire family. Every detail has been considered-- from scheduling morning treatments for children who cannot eat prior to anesthesia, to offering a dedicated child-oriented waiting room and a dedicated pediatric anesthesia room.
"When the Roberts Proton Therapy Center's pediatric program is fully operational, the Cancer Center at Children's Hospital will be able to treat more children with proton therapy than all other American proton centers combined, thereby reducing the negative impact of cancer therapy for children from the Philadelphia region and around the country" said John M. Maris, M.D., chief of Oncology and director of the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
With its extensive program of comprehensive services, the Cancer Center is one of the largest pediatric cancer programs in the United States. All cancer care is available at one location, including doctor's visits, lab work and a full range of therapies. In its most recent listings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Children's Hospital first in cancer care among America's children's hospitals.
In addition to its application for brain tumors, proton therapy may also be appropriate for cancers of the head and neck, and tumors located near the spinal cord, heart and lungs—sites perilously close to vital organs.
The advent of proton therapy provides a dramatic reduction in side effects when compared to conventional radiation. Because protons can be more precisely aimed and concentrated on a tumor, much less energy impacts normal tissue in front of and behind the cancerous mass. At the same time, doctors may increase the radiation dose focused on the tumor for optimum benefits.
Protons are positively charged particles, found in the nucleus of every atom, but made available in this therapy by stripping away electrons from hydrogen atoms. Although commonly manipulated by physicists in high-energy particle accelerators in research settings since the mid-20th century, protons are only gradually becoming part of medical practice. There are currently only seven proton therapy centers in the United States.
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In the last decades IH Cantabria has dedicated an important amount of resources to developing its own next-generation numerical tools to study offshore wave transformation processes and their effect on port infrastructures. By using these models developed internally , was added to a specific methodology for the analysis and design of coastal infrastructure based on the integration of the different tools and techniques existing study , to get maximum benefit in the identification of variables associated with the functionality and stability of infrastructure design, culminating in an optimal design and quality.
Amongst the numerical models developed by IH Cantabria we can find deep sea to shorelines wave propagation models such as MOPLA or IH-BOUSS. The latter is a nonlinear wave propagation model which uses Boussinesq equations and allows the study of the nonlinear transformation of waves off the coast for entire sea states. MSP and MANOLO models allow studying port resonance phenomena, both in its phase integrated version (MSP) as well as in transitional phases (MANOLO) IH Cantabria offers an extense range of Computational Fluid Dynamics models based on RANS equations both in two-dimensional (IH-2VOF) and three dimensional versions (IH-3VOF e IH-FOAM), which allow the determination of the fotces that the wave exert on conventional and non-conventional structures, and the study of the variables related with the functionality of these structures, such as overtopping.
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A Concert featuring The Home Guard Band of Guldsmedshyttan, Swedish Armed Forces took place in the Canon Hoban Hall on Sunday 31st July. The band are performing in Edinburgh but, conscious of the Scots soldiers who died on D Day and crashed into a lake in Sweden, they have asked to perform in West Lothian. One of the soldiers who died that day was Duncan Connolly from the Holygate in Broxburn and the band were delighted to perform the concert in the Canon Hoban Hall. The band played a short concert featuring a wide variety of music including show tunes, musicals, light classics, modern pop, as well as traditional marches. Lars-Eric Sundin who took photographs of the concert kindly sent these photo's.
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HARTFORD (04/08/2015) -- In a message to church leaders last night, Conference Minister the Rev. Kent J. Siladi and Legislative Advocate Michele Mudrick recommended they reach out to state legislators to oppose licensing for three additional casinos in Connecticut. "We believe that the expansion of casino gambling in Connecticut is the wrong choice for the people of Connecticut and for the members of our congregations," they wrote in the message to authorized ministers and lay church leaders. "Thank you for putting your faith in action!"
The call comes in response to the progress of Senate Bill 1090, An Act Concerning Gaming, which could authorize up to three new licenses for casinos to be operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. Delegates to the Connecticut Conference have repeatedly voted to oppose legalized gambling in the state, with resolutions in 1977, 1979, and 1994. The 1994 resolution specifically calls for legislation against casino gambling, and the following year delegates voted to oppose construction of a casino in Bridgeport.
While a recent Quinnipiac University poll found that 75% of the state's voters oppose new casinos, Michele Mudrick has found relatively few organizations have actively challenged S.B. 1090. "We need our voices to be heard," she urges.
The message to church leaders includes text for them to use in a church bulletin insert, mailing to members, or newsletter. She asks those who call or write their legislators to also notify her, so that she can keep track of their responses.
The full message from Rev. Siladi and Ms. Mudrick follows:
Dear Leaders of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ,
There is a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly that needs your attention - Senate Bill 1090: An Act Concerning Gaming. In this bill, the General Assembly is considering whether to issue up to three casino gaming facility licenses to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut so they can act jointly to establish and operate up to three new casino gaming facilities in the state.
We believe that the expansion of casino gambling in Connecticut is the wrong choice for the people of Connecticut and for the members of our congregations. We are inviting you and your members to get involved in this very important issue.
Prayerfully consider the following:
What we are asking you to do:
Some sample text you can use in your weekly bulletin and newsletter is:
The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ is asking us all to call or email our State Representative and State Senator now to urge them to oppose Senate Bill 1090, which could add up to three additional casinos in our state. While there are individuals opposed to adding these casinos, the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ may be the only faith-based organization in Connecticut, and possibly the only organization, opposing this expansion of casino gambling, so we need our voices to be heard. Delegates to the Conference voted Resolutions in 1977, 1979, and 1994 opposing expanding gambling in Connecticut. You can find your legislator at http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp#
When you call or email, if possible, give your name and the town where you live, and let them know that you oppose Senate Bill 1090: An Act Concerning Gaming. You can also say "with gambling expansion and access come increases in problem gambling, and there needs to be more focus on the ill effects and social costs of gambling, not just the financial gain". After you make your calls or send your emails, Michele Mudrick, the Connecticut Conference Legislative Advocate, will be keeping track of what State Representatives and State Senators were contacted, so please email Michele at firstname.lastname@example.com or text or call her at 860.796.3822 to let her know what legislators you contacted that would be helpful.
Thank you for putting your faith into action!
Blessings to you,
Kent Siladi, Conference Minister
Michele Mudrick, Legislative Advocate
The Rev. Kent J. Siladi is Conference Minister of the Connecticut Conference UCC. Michele Mudrick is Legislative Advocate for the Connecticut Conference UCC. The Rev. Eric S. Anderson is Associate Conference Minister for Proclamation, Identity, and Communication for the Connecticut Conference UCC.


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- Configuring Mediation
The Mediation Overview module in FairBid allows you to see at a glance:
- See the name of your app(s)
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To access the Mediation Overview module
Step 1: Sign into the Dashboard
To begin, go to the FairBid Dashboard and log in with the email and password you used to sign up with FairBid. You'll land on the main page of the Dashboard.
Step 2: Mediation Overview
To manage mediation in the FairBid platform: Click Mediation Overview from the sub-menu..
You'll land on the main page of the Mediation Settings.
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Ad Network Management
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Programmatic mediation:Programmatic mediation functionality is only available for some networks. If you require this functionality, please contact your support manager.
Tip : Mass Configuration of Networks :You can configure all of your apps at once by using the Integration Wizard. The values you set in the Integration Wizard will override any values set here.
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♥ YA Novelists Pushing the Boundaries of the Genre and Writing from the Heart ♥
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
To Slay a Dragon, Or Write Every Day for a Month (Jennifer Castle)
Ideally, when crawling my way through a first draft like I am now, I write for about two hours every weekday. Ideally, I work in the morning, between getting my daughters out the door to school and lunchtime, because that's when I feel most creative. Ideally, I'm in my home office on my couch looking out at the woods. Ideally, I have tea and a cat nearby. Ideally, I've had eight hours of sleep.
Are you sensing a theme here? Ideally, life would always present me with ideal conditions to write. Stupid, silly life. It doesn't.
If something comes up in the morning that I can't avoid, such as a doctor's appointment or urgent errand, I give up on the day's work. Because what can I do? I lost my window! If I've had insomnia (as I often do) or am dealing with, say, a sinus headache...I skip writing, telling myself that the work would come out crappy anyway. If one of the kids are home sick from school, I blow off the words, because, well you know, my child needs me to be Mom today. Weekends? Pshaw. I don't even bother with weekends. Too many plans and commitments, too much housework, too much too much too much.
The beginning of this month found me in a professional crisis. I had a draft of a new book due in January, and I was less than halfway done. To make things worse, I wasn't 100% sure how the second part of the story was going to arc. I needed to just write my way through it, but it was hard for me to find momentum to do that with all my fits and starts. So in honor of NaNoWriMo, I decided to try something I've never done before: write every single day. No matter what. I would shoot for 1,200 words a day, but mostly I would shoot for words, period.
Apparently, the universe decided to see how serious I was about this, because in the past eleven days, I have forced myself to do my daily writing...
...while yawning because I forgot about the Daylight Savings time change that inspires my 5-year-old to be awake at Ridiculous O'Clock.
...in bed after being up half the night with a stomach bug, typing in between sips of Gatorade and bites of saltines.
...at the town library while my daughter was home sick from school with aforementioned stomach bug, cared for by my husband.
...in the afternoon because the morning involved a lot of puking (see above about child home sick from school).
...completely stressed out after getting some bad news about my husband's big work project.
...at a cafe in Brooklyn with my friend the author Kim Purcell, on a laptop I borrowed from her husband, because we came to visit them for the weekend and I forgot my computer, and I was going to give up on trying to write until she said, "No. I feel shitty when I don't write. Let's go now for an hour before dinner while the husbands watch the kids."
So obviously, most of the last eleven days were less than ideal. They were damn hard. Life got in the way, but I pushed it aside. I fought for my writing. And even on the days that I could only squeeze out an hour of work, maybe 700 words, those were 700 words more than I had the day before. Even if I end up cutting 90% of what I wrote on a single day, it's that 10% -- that 10% that is more than 0%, and could contain important notions or great lines or perfect moments that would not have come to me on a different day.
We were gone all yesterday doing Active Superfun Family Things. I planned to write for a little while after we got home. But it was later than expected, and I was physically and mentally exhausted. It wasn't until I whimpered into bed that I realized I hadn't done my daily writing. I would have been upset about it, if I hadn't passed out three seconds later.
But something has already happened here. The October me would have woken up today and said, "I really do suck. Look: I tried to write every day for a month and I only made it a week and a half."
However, the November me is acknowledging the missed day...and moving on. The November me has learned a few things about the importance of intention in writing, and how a heightened commitment can really make a difference not just on the page but in my enthusiasm about my work. I've also figured out that I have, like, actual power over most anti-writing circumstances. I just need to choose to wield it.
I've got 20 days left in the month and I will still aim to write on every single one of them. Unless, of course, I finish the draft a few days before November 30th...in which case, instead of writing there will be sangria, and you're all invited.
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Jennifer, I can completely relate to the life excuses. I've had the same NaNoWriMo wake up call. Writing daily is a lot more possible than I allowed myself to think and then if you do miss a day--you're miles ahead of where you were before. Rock On!ReplyDelete
This is what keeps me going, what your friend, Kim said, "I feel shitty when I don't write."ReplyDelete
But you're right. I didn't one day last week (hey, my kid was puking too, all the way across the country) or two days when I was at a writing conference (doesn't count though you'd think it would). But what I've found is that sitting down every day (between kids on bus and lunch, hey it works for me too), becomes a habit and when I don't do it, I feel like shit.
So so true. Everything you said. Writing is hard. NOT writing is harder. But, geez, why do I feel like I have to keep learning this over and over? Thanks for sharing--nice to know I am not the only one who struggles with this.ReplyDelete
Glad you ladies can relate! Yeah, it's not unlike exercising or choosing healthy food options versus junky ones. We know we'll feel better. We know that when we do, we'll look back and say, "Wow, that was really not that hard. What was my problem?" Yet it's so easy to cave to the excuses. Maybe "no excuses" should be my writing mantra along with "Trust your voice."ReplyDelete
This is so awesome and inspiring. I completely relate because I do the same things in terms of only wanting to write when the situation is ideal. Now that I have a full time job, my situation is so so so NOT ideal, but I am going to take something from this and work my way into a commitment!ReplyDelete
I am going to print out this post and tape it to my office wall. Thank you, Jennifer!ReplyDelete
I love your "no excuses" policy! So inspiring.ReplyDelete
Fabulous! That's the trick to writing...doing it even when your stomach hurts. Hope you're feeling better!ReplyDelete
It's so easy to say, "Ugh. Didn't write today. Momentum is gone, forget it." Your November attitude is great!ReplyDelete


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Life as a Writer, Disney World Cast Member, and
Big Sister through Foster Care & Adoption
The Start of a New Story
Welcome back to Taylor Talks!
I want to start off by giving a huge thank you to all of my readers... Taylor Talks has hit over 100,000 page views!
This is such a huge milestone for me... This means that people are not only visiting my website, but taking the time to read through different posts as well. I feel like there are so many great topics that I covered back in the beginning of Taylor Talks that may be getting lost in the shuffle now, but I hope that as more readers discover the blog, they'll check out the Archives pages and see what they've missed.
I would also like to thank everyone who has voted in my poll to help decide the name of the main character in my new children's book! I really enjoyed seeing the votes come in and they are definitely helping me make the final decision. I've been working on the new book little by little since the idea came to me, and although it's still extremely early in the writing process, I'm excited with the way this book is heading.
Today, I started working on the first illustration for the book. Like "A Christmas For Toys," I'm going to be illustrating this book myself. Unlike my first book, however, I'm not waiting until the whole story is written to start working on pictures. I felt as though I needed to see what the characters look like and start bringing the setting to life in order to help me get the story down on paper. It actually did help to see this first page come to life a little, and even though it's just in outline form right now, it sparked an idea for another piece of the story.
I feel like with each piece of writing I have worked on, whether it be for school, my novel, or a children's book, I have approached everything in such different ways. It seems to me that I don't have one specific writing style. I jump around a lot and can't ever seem to focus on one task at once. Maybe it's because my house is always so busy that I'm used to seeing twelve different things happen simultaneously, but I actually think that I get more accomplished when I jump around in my work.
Now, I'm not going to lie... I did spend four hours of the day sleeping while the kids were at school, so it's not like I accomplished as much as I could have, but I did get though a good start to this new book today. I have a few pages written, the first picture started, and notes jotted down for where I want the story to go. This new book is extremely different from "A Christmas For Toys," but I'm hoping that it will be just as well received, if not more so, when I'm ready to publish.
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My family has been doing foster care since I was three years old. I'm the only biological child in my family, though I now have five permanent siblings. Having nineteen siblings over the course of my lifetime has been an incredible experience, and I'm hoping that by sharing some of the ups and downs of being the only bio kid in a foster family, other foster families or people looking into doing foster care will be able to learn a bit of what life can be like. I also like to share what life is like on my journey to becoming a published author, as well as where my schooling and career choice are taking me.
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text: Moni Akiwowo grew up in Indianapolis and Chicago, then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Recent credits include Star Trek Into Darkness, Grey's Anatomy, and a national print ad for Virgin America. She graduated from Northwestern University majoring in Biological Sciences with a Dance Studies minor, but would sneak into Performance Studies productions to keep her theatrical chops active.


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Churches of Christ Care, one of the state's leading providers of out-of-home care, is calling for calm in what has become a politically charged environment.
David Swain, the organisation's child safety Nominee, and Chief Operating Officer sums up the view of many.
"The loss of Tiahleigh Palmer was tragic, and our hearts and prayers go out to her family and friends. It is also shocking to think that a foster carer family may have been involved, although we should wait for the courts to come to a verdict before making that conclusion," Mr Swain said.
"I see the commitment of those that work in the out-of-home care sector, including those that work for the government, non-government organisations like us, and thousands of foster and kinship carers across the state. I know that for these folks the loss of a child is something that they would take very personally."
Churches of Christ Care provides support for 870 of the states 5,200 foster and kinship carers. It has actively lobbied for, led, and/or supported changes to the out-of-home care system for many years. The organisation strongly supported the findings and subsequent recommendations of the Carmody Inquiry, established under the Newman LNP government, and then Minister Tracy Davis.
"This inquiry set the direction for major investment in prevention and early intervention with families, so that children do not need to be taken into care in the first place. It also resulted in a better focus on the way children and young people in out-of-home care are supported.
"This reform is not tinkering around the edges, it is wholesale system re-design. That sort of thing isn't achieved overnight.
"Unfortunately, there are those in the opposition and the media who are attempting to de-stabilise the great work that is currently underway, and who are trying to make a crisis out of a change process.
"What we are embarking on through the Child and Family reform process is too important to sabotage, whether for short-term political gain or media sensationalism. There are lives at stake, and I can tell you that far more lives will be saved through continuing with the reform process than blowing it up," Mr Swain said.
Churches of Christ Care commends the work of the previous and current government for the work that they have done in leading reforms in out-of-home care.
There is much improvement still to be implemented, but we are certainly on the right track.
Churches of Christ Care provides foster and kinship care services including out-of-home care and family support services. Our programs support more than 3,700 children and young people each year and we currently have more than 870 foster carers.
Churches of Christ Care works closely with the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services to recruit, screen and train foster carers, who are continually monitored, supported and re-assessed every one to two years. Foster carers are required to have a Working with Children Check through the Office of the Public Guardian.
Churches of Christ Care provides ongoing support and monitoring of carers in their programs and values the work that they do in selflessly opening their hearts and homes to help children in the greatest of need.
Stringent monitoring and assessment procedures are in place to support the safety of children. All carers regularly undergo rigorous checks to ensure their ongoing suitability for the roles in which they are entrusted.
Churches of Christ Care works with the government and other relevant agencies to ensure that the care provided across all services, from caring for young people in early childhood centres to providing safe housing and care for the elderly is of the highest standards.
With a reputation for advancing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of individuals, families and communities Churches of Christ Care are continuously looking for ways to improve the quality of the services they provide.
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There is so much wisdom …
… in learning to listen to what my body needs, that I find it carries over into all parts of my life, from being true to myself in relationships, to eating the right amount, to avoiding injury in physical activity, to figuring out what makes me happy and finding my true voice.
—Laura, college student
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These range from the railway's curvaceous "Atlantics" nicknamed "Jersey Lillies" after Mrs. Langtry, King Edward VIIth's favourite "squeeze", to a diminutive 0-6-0 shunting tank. This, for its type was unusual in having outside cylinders. Having exhausted its resources on the extension of the railway to London, despite a financial wizard (Sir Alexander Henderson, later ennobled as Lord Faringdon ) being chairman, the Great Central was always short of cash. Where the LNWR or the GWR having arrived at satisfactory designs for express passenger locos built scores of each class, the GCR had to content itself with handfuls, going on to an improved version when money was available. On other railways choices were being made between the 4-6-0 and 4-4-2 wheel arrangements, according to which suited their overall traffic requirements best. The NER and GNR settled upon 4-4-2s as front line expresses others like the GWR and LNWR chose 4-6-0s or very large 4-4-0s. Given the contrasting requirements of the London extension, with gentle ruling gradients and the hilly cross Pennine old main line between Manchester and Sheffield the GCR needed both.
Additionally, and almost uniquely at this time, the GCR needed fast express freight locos for working vacuum braked trains of fish from Grimsby to the south, the midlands and the north west.
Two different classes of "Atlantic" are illustrated and three classes of 4-6-0 for fish and freight traffic. "SIR ALEXANDER " a 4-4-0 named after the chairman, light, heavy freight and shunting locos and a group photo of Gorton Locomotive Works staff complete the selection. A super collection of formal locomotive portraits suitable for framing.


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According to the Whole30 Timeline, on the 4th day of strict no-sugar paleo you pretty much want to "kill all things".
I thought that was funny until I hit day 4 and realized how grumpy I was and it sure wasn't PMS. Not only was I really sore (why did I go to the morning Pop Physique class) but also watching people eat food that I craved was terrible. I went to lunch with some girlfriends and while they feasted on a brussel sprout & bacon pizza from the new Pitfire Pizza that just opened in our neighborhood, I drooled as I ate my steak salad with no cheese, no candied walnuts and just balsamic vinegar and olive oil. I think the pinacle of anger came when the Mr. decided to have a Funfetti cupcake that I had made for the Super Bowl (he's not doing the challenge with me).
So to cure my cravings I decided to make some comfort food… filipino food.
Yes, I am half filipino and eating homemade filipino food makes me happy. One of my favorite (and most popular to Americans) dishes is chicken adobo. Usually it's made with soy sauce; however, if you're gluten-free you can use tamari (or gluten-free soy sauce) and if you're paleo you can use coconut aminos. I attempted to alter my mom's recipe and the result: delicious!!! It tasted exactly like hers even without the soy sauce!
Here's my attempt at putting together her recipe if you want to indulge in some ethnic paleo cuisine! Since most of it is based on tasting (i.e. I don't like a lot of salt, so I use less coconut aminos, but I love garlic so I add more), feel free to alter it a little to your liking!
Paleo Filipino Chicken Adobo
Paleo Filipino Chicken Adobo
My modified paleo & gluten-free version of my mom's Filipino chicken adobo
- 3 lbs chicken thighs on the bone
- 8 tbsp coconut aminos (usually made with soy sauce, but if you're gluten-free use Tamari or gluten-free soy sauce & paleo use coconut aminos)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp apple cider or coconut vinegar
- 5-7 cloves garlic smashed & minced
- 2 dry bay leaves
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- ground pepper
In a large bowl, combine the coconut aminos, garlic & chicken. Cover and marinade for at least 3 hours
Heat a large saute pan, add oil and saute the chicken until brown on all sides (~2 min per side)
In a separate pot pour in the marinade (coconut amino / garlic mixture) and water and bring to a boil – you might need to add in a little more coconut aminos if necessary (taste to check) & more water if it boils off
Add in the bay leaves & pepper, then add in the chicken
Simmer on medium-low for about 30 minutes or until chicken is soft & tender
Mix in vinegar and simmer for an additional 10 minutes
Test to make sure it's tender and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Since we can't eat white or brown rice on paleo, you can make some cauliflower rice instead. I usually just enjoy my adobo with some stewed or fresh tomatoes, broccoli or a salad!


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Suspended midfielder explains the need to pull together between now and the end of the season.Curtis Weston believes Barnet's togetherness will be key going into tomorrow's match against Forest Green Rovers.
The midfielder is unavailable to face Rovers due to suspension but will be living every moment from the sidelines at The Hive.
Speaking to Barnet Player Weston hailed the club's character and togetherness both on the pitch and in the stands.
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Shipley Has Hand in Seven Goals in Win
CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Senior midfielder Mollie Shipley (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) scored four goals and assisted on three others as the host Washington College women's lacrosse team improved to 6-0 and won their 16th consecutive road non-conference game this afternoon with a 15-10 victory over visiting Elizabethtown.
The Shorewomen jumped out to a 5-1 lead, building the four-goal advantage on a goal by junior midfielder Carly Eisenbrandt (Baltimore, MD/Towson) with 17:01 remaining in the first half. Elizabethtown (3-2) scored the next two goals to pull within two at 5-3 on a goal by Leigh Anne Flounlacker off an assist from Michele Grosso with 11:59 left, but Washington scored three of the final four goals of the period to take an 8-4 lead into the intermission after another Eisenbrandt goal with 21 seconds to play in the half.
Washington scored the first four goals of the second half, extending the lead to 12-4 on a free-position goal by junior defender/midfielder Kathleen Maleski (Mount Airy, MD/South Carroll) with 23:41 remaining. Elizabethtown ended the game by scoring three of the final four goals. Bari Rosenstein's free-position goal with 24 seconds left provided the final margin and pulled the Blue Jays to within five goals for the first time since the first few minutes of the half.
Shipley's seven-point day was buoyed by sophomore midfielder Emily Hubley (West Chester, PA/Bayard Rustin), who had another exceptional all-around day, scoring three goals, notching two assists, controlling eight draws, picking up six ground balls, and causing a career-high six Elizabethtown turnovers. Senior attacker Corinne Ziccardi (Baltimore, MD/Loch Raven) added two goals and two assists, while Eisenbrandt finished with two goals, one assist, and five ground balls. Senior goalie Stephanie Seibert (Clear Spring, MD/Mercersburg Academy [PA]) made seven saves for the Shorewomen.
Andrea Russo and Becky Porter scored three goals each for Elizabethtown, while Flounlacker finished with a goal and two assists and Grosso and Rosenstein had a goal and an assist each. Rachael Waldman made 14 saves and recorded nine ground balls in goal for Elizabethtown.
For the fifth time in six games this season, Washington held its opponent to fewer shots than turnovers as the Blue Jays took just 21 shots to Washington's 37 and turned the ball over 30 times to Washington's 21.
The Shorewomen return to action Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game at Drew University.


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The last couple of weeks have been so much fun. I finished my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving so I have had time to enjoy this month.
We went to North Pole City for Santa pictures. It is such a beautiful store...if I win the lottery tonight my tree will have lots of things from there hanging on it. Easton was grumpy when we went and woke up from his nap with a fever. Addi said she wanted a microphone and Easton said he wanted a pink bike. I will let you guess which one is getting their Christmas wish.
A couple of weekends ago, it snowed a little but it was really icy outside. We rarely have a day that we do not go somewhere. We always go the gym or library or zoo so it was so nice to be at home for a couple of days. We took it easy we were lazy and we went to see Frozen. It was so bitter cold that weekend. This week has been beautiful in the 60's so tomorrow, a week before Christmas, is a zoo day.
We went to see Mrs. Clause and Christmas lights with Janie and Brian, we have watched Christmas movies, made homemade hot chocolate. Addi and Easton have been so much fun this year.


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[This is a re-post of my review from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Robot & Frank opens in limited release today.]
Not even ornery old men can resist the lure of a special robot friend. Robot & Frank's hook is in its title, but it goes beyond what could have been the premise for a weekly sitcom. Instead, the film puts together a strong juxtaposition between a man who's started to forget everything and a robot who can remember anything. It's a familiar story about memory being tied to personality, but Robot & Frank throws in the importance of teaching and passion as a way to keep remembering (if only for a little while longer). With the exception of a confused epilogue, director Jake Schreier and screenwriter and Christopher D. Ford have managed to build a warm, funny, and charming movie around a thoughtful premise.
The film is set in the near future, a time when we'll have thinner cell phones, QR codes on our license plates, and robots. Frank (Frank Langella) is in the early stages of dementia and in the advanced stages of denial and not giving a shit. He keeps getting confused, his house is a mess, and he keeps stealing trinkets from a small store near his home. His frustrated son Hunter (James Marsden) gives Frank a robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) to help the old man in his daily chores, and improve his mental health through diet, routine, and activities. Frank has a particular activity in mind: returning to his days as a cat burglar. His shoplifting, as it turns out, is a way to keep his passion alive, but when the robot comes along, Frank sees an opportunity to plan a much bigger score.
Combining an old thief with a helper robot may have been painfully contrived, but Schreier and Ford make the premise work by fleshing out Frank as a character and believably (if a bit predictably) developing his relationship with the robot. While Schreier and Ford have built a convincing world and story, Langella is the one who makes it come alive. It's no surprise an actor of Langella's immense talent can earn the audience's sympathy even when he's being a jerk to his son and daughter (Liv Tyler). The film is particularly heartwarming as we Frank grow more attached to the robot, but the performance hits hard when we see him struggle with his fading memory.
He knows the robot is his caretaker, but he wants a friend, and, more importantly, a way to get back to his former life as a burglar. Before he meets the robot, his mind is like quicksand. The more he wants his old life back, the more he forgets. The robot is his path back to when he was passionate and useful. Frank comes alive when he's planning and executing his heist. These scenes are a little goofball (the robot has to wear a black cloak since his casing is white) but it's all in serve to remind us that Frank is having fun again.
Robot & Frank is honest enough to know that you can't reverse dementia, but the way it tries to come to this conclusion is poorly told. For a film that's smart enough to have Frank try and steal a copy of Don Quixote (Frank being Quixote to the Robot's Sancho Panza), it doesn't know quite how to end. So as to avoid spoilers, the epilogue rests on a moving moments that creates an illogical character development.
It's important to stick the landing, but Robot & Frank is an absolute joy until it stumbles. The future world does rest on some conveniences (they always do since we question why one technology is advanced but others aren't), but they go by mostly unnoticed because Schreier, Ford, and Langella always remember to let the world serve the characters and to let the characters win us over. Also helping to win us over: robots that want to help us rather than kill us.
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1. "And I would walk (text) 500 miles, and I would walk (email) 500 more"
The first title could suggest that one may be (some would say fortunately) pursuing a long-distance relationship, wherein the very situation presents the constrained habit of experiencing much of it, through your smartphone. So fingers on buzzers, buttons and swipe-able screens! It would seem that you're dating a human through the means of an android. How did that even happen!? It doesn't matter – it's utterly 2014! Obviously we aren't all going to revert back to quills and parchment, why would we want to! New age tech is so fantastical! It's fun, it's fast, it's downright essential in my book! (My smartphone/tablet style book, of course.)
The not so distant future might then paint a somewhat 'Futurama' style picture, where we'll all emit a feint white or 'industrial bulb blue' glow from the depths of our facial skin, after having subjected it to a lifetime of concentration of smartphone screens at close range! We've already entered the age where the number of people bumping into each other on a daily basis has tripled due to necks bent firmly down to 'reading my smartphone' position. You know what I'm talking about people!
Distance is a big reason for having a large portion of your relationship through the means of a smartphone. Other factors typically include the sometimes very unavoidable fast-paced day to day life that many of us lead. Sometimes there's simply not enough time in the day to even contemplate taking an hour to ourselves, let alone fathom taking the time out to have a date night or even a lunch date! So of course having our smartphone to hand constantly, this little pocket sized genius, slash organizer, slash phone book, slash messaging facility, slash camera… is essential for powering the smooth flow of our days, and it's fast becoming the means of also powering and maintaining our relationships. Good or bad though?
2. "This is the best phone EVER. I'm addicted"
Maybe you're not necessarily dating your smartphone due to distance or lifestyle or circumstance. On the flip side perhaps while others are enthralled in the more traditional approach of one on one dating, and currently out on a physical date with Raoul from Resourcing, or Helen from HR , you're kicking back on the sofa, in front of the fire with a large glass of Chilean Merlot, dragging your finger across hundreds of faces on your new dating app, still debating if you'd rather carry on with this, or play candy crush saga. Dilemma! But maybe it's the utter greatness of the smartphone that has caused you to be lazy and have more of a relationship with this, rather than a person. You've got your games, your Sky Go app and everything else you need at your fingertips. You're literally dating your gadget.
Despite the various ways of interpreting that header, the question simply is… are you dating your smartphone? However perhaps it prompts a more important question… is that such a bad thing?
It's rhetorical, but definitely food for thought.


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Last week, Jon Huntsman officially announced he is running for president (the picture is one I took of him earlier this month at the conference of the Faith & Freedom Coalition). The former Governor of Utah and former U.S. Ambassador to China brings a unique perspective to the Republican presidential field. While the other candidates toss out red-meat rhetoric with strong attacks on President Barack Obama, Huntsman continues to say nice things about the man who was recently his boss. During his campaign announcement speech last week, Huntsman spent time calling for more civility in politics. He argued:
For the sake of the younger generation, it concerns me that civility, humanity and respect are sometimes lost in our interactions as Americans. Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day, that we are a great country because we are a good country. You know what I mean when I say that. We will conduct this campaign on the high road. I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the Office of President. Of course we'll have our disagreements. That's what campaigns are all about. But I want you to know that I respect my fellow Republican candidates. And I respect the President of the United States. He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help a country we both love. But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better President; not who's the better American.Huntsman's appeal to civility is a refreshing perspective that is urgently needed in American politics. The problem is that it likely will not be an effective political strategy. Huntsman, who is starting the race with less name recognition and support than most of his Republican competitors, also faces questions about his Mormon faith (see earlier post here). Over the weekend, Huntsman said he did not believe his faith will be an issue for voters. Although that is probably not the case in our age of confessional politics, he did explain well why his faith should not matter to voters:
I'm not running for guru here.He is absolutely correct with that statement! Unfortunately, his faith will likely be an issue. Hopefully, however, he is correct that religion will not be the deciding factor in the election and that civility in politics is still valued and rewarded.


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The real joy of life is in its play. Play is anything we do for the joy and love of doing it, apart from any profit, compulsion, or sense of duty. It is the real living of life with the feeling of freedom and self-expression. Play is the business of childhood, and its continuation in later years is the prolongation of youth.
- Walter Rauschenbach


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The Greek Syrups and Spreads market is led by Jams, Jellies and Preserves category. The Syrups category is forecast to register the fastest growth in both value and volume terms during 2015-2020.
Key Findings
- Of the five categories analyzed, Jams, Jellies and Preserves will be the largest value category, registering a CAGR of 2.5% during 2015-2020
- Older consumers accounts for more than one-third of Jams, Jellies and Preserves consumption
- Hypermarkets and Supermarkets is the leading distribution channel accounting for more than half of the overall Syrups and Spreads distribution
- Private label products had high market penetration of 20.9% in 2015. They compete with brands, which has resulted in a Private Label products gaining market share from brands during 2012-2015
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- Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels, including private label growth analysis from 2012-2015
- Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each category through channels such as Hypermarkets and Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Food and Drinks Specialists and others in 2015
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October 11, 2010
30 Days of Truth Day 1: Not Trying Hard Enough
Let's get one thing straight here. HATE is a very strong word, and I can say with conviction there is nothing I hate about myself. I save my hatred for things like George W. Bush's presidency, truck nuts, and black licorice. So, let's tone it down a little.
Everyone has things they don't like about themselves. If we're lucky, we find ways to change and grow and make ourselves a little bit happier. I don't like that I give in to my son too much. I don't like that I sometimes let snide remarks pass my lips instead of just letting them slide. I wish I was more motivated to keep my house cleaner without the push of having people come over. I'd like to be more responsible with money and stick to a budget better.
But the thing I like least about myself? It's inside me, and it's something only I can change. If you've been around a while, you know that I started Weight Watchers in February 2009. I lost 30 pounds before I got pregnant, and ended up almost 50 pounds lighter. I started Weight Watchers again 8 weeks ago, and I'm STUCK. I haven't been gaining weight, but I haven't been losing either.
I'm so frustrated, because I know it's all my own fault. I haven't been sticking to my points as well as I should have. Even on the days I do, I haven't been exercising. I don't like it that I KNOW I can do this, but something is blocking me. Something inside me is not motivating me to really GET on this and STICK to it. I need to start working out again and cooking meals, sticking to our meal calendar and keeping healthy snacks in the house. I'm the only one who can do this, I'm the only one who can make it work. And I'm not trying hard enough. Right now, that's what I don't like.
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4 comments:
- Sydney Markle said...
I'm starting again today too. Sometimes I get so SICK of starting again. And yes, hate is a strong word. But some times it works. Good job on answering a very tough first question. And good luck with trying harder :)
- Making It Work Mom said...
You can do it! That is also one of the things that bothers me the most about myself: when I don't try hard enough.
Stop focusing on the whole big picture and instead just focus on little parts. For example you are going to allow yourself X amount of points for dinner and then stick with that - the rest of the day just be normal and then gradually build up. Maybe it won't be quite so overwhelming that way.
More power to you! I'm on a fitness journey, myself. I have done Weight Watchers in the past but am not doing it now.
I understand the concern over feeling like you're not sticking to your diet. That is always something to improve upon. However, if you are on a plateau, where you feel like your body isn't cooperating, I have some advice. My personal trainer told me that when I hit a plateau I should give my body a couple "high calorie" days (where I eat more and stop taking my weight loss supplements) so my body will realize it is not starving. Then after a couple days, get back on track so my body will start tapping into my fat again.
I just finished doing this myself and, while it hasn't been enough time yet to see if I'm losing weight, it did resolve some chronic mild nausea I was having and some irritation at taking my supplements. I think my body must have been fatigued. Now I feel amazing!
Good luck!
Rach! I am doing W.W now too! About to go in. I LOVE reading your blogs but I dont have real internet access at home and when I am at work and school I am usually doing school or work stuff :P I am at my sisters right now and I am suppose to be writing my paper but I came across your 30 days of truth and I was very intrigued! I love reading your blogs and I wish that I could start a blog too.. maybe someday :) YTFA :) Rach Da.


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Today is one of those days where it seems that anything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Pass me a cup of coffee and some Xanax. Oh wait, I don't have either. Sorry… I am in full sarcasm, no bullshit mode at the moment. One of my New Year's resolutions was to complain less, but I'm going to complain.
The day did not start out great. I remember being awake at 4:30 a.m. with Abby but do not remember my alarm going off at 5:00 a.m. I was jolted awake by my husband's alarm clock at 6:10 a.m. and then sprang out of bed thinking, Shit, I'm late! I woke up with a stomachache and a headache.Abby was still asleep so I was able to get the coffee started and breakfast in bowls before she was calling for me to take her out of bed. It always seems that she is able to sense whenever we are running late because she started doing everything as slow as the sloth at the DMV in Zootopia. She also seems to conveniently develop selective hearing and decided to not listen to anything I was asking her to do this morning. Abby asked to nurse and I let her, even though we were already running late. Evidently she didn't really want to nurse, as she decided it was funny to stick her feet in my face and kept laughing, which makes it impossible to drink milk at the same time. As I was undressing to get into the shower I smelled poop coming from her direction. I pulled her out of the Pack and Play and attempted to change her diaper… and I do mean attempted. It was like wresting a greased pig. She wanted nothing to do with a diaper change, so what should have taken just a minute or so took more than five minutes.
When I finally was able to shower I noticed that my right breast felt engorged, which was weird because that was the side that Abby was kind of nursing from and it hadn't felt that way before my shower. I knew I would not get a chance to pump at work until after lunch so I had to breastfeed Abby after I got out of the shower.
Yesterday my husband took Abby shopping and she had soaked through her diaper and I had to remove the car seat cover to wash it. The tag said "Drip dry only" so luckily it was dry this morning, but of course I struggled with getting it put back on the car seat. As I was trying to put it back on I looked at the clock and realized that we should have left the house ten minutes earlier, at minimum, but now we were definitely late. I told my phone to text the babysitter and my coworkers that we were running late and, of course, Google could find every Stephanie I have ever called in my life, but could not find Stefani so route my text message to. I told Google some choice words and then had to immediately tell a wide-eyed Abby to never ever repeat them.
By this time my anxiety was really flaring up. Since we left the house after 8:00 I figured getting to the babysitter's house would be a piece of cake with no early morning school traffic. That being said, I think I hit every red light between my house and hers. When I put the car in park Abby immediately burst into tears and was inconsolable. She was screaming and waving her arms and kicking her feet at me as I closed the front door and I felt so bad the whole way to work. She made me want to cry.
The parking lot was full when I rolled into work a full half an hour late. I was getting out of the car when I accidentally hit the panic button on my key fob. I sat in my car dumbfounded for a moment, trying to figure out what was going on. I have only had the key fob for a week so the fact that I had hit the panic button wasn't registering; I've never had that happen before. Not only was I half an hour late to work, I announced it to the whole hospital with my car's horn. Yay. I jogged to the entrance and up four flights of stairs only to walk into my office panting and have my coworker hand me the phone while saying, "Hold on, she's right here," and it was my boss on the line.
Please, please let the day get better!


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Modifying a Load Bearing Wall
Modifying a Load Bearing Wall TIPS
- Watch my Bearing Wall Removal VIDEO below
- Consult with a structural engineer
- Concentrated loads hidden on walls with giant existing openings
- Nail temporary supports together
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I remember the first load bearing wall I modified. I was in my early twenties and had never done it before. It was in a massive old home in Clifton, an inner city suburb in Cincinnati, Ohio.
I was working as a sub-contractor for a remodeling company and knew just enough to be extremely dangerous. Fast forward . . . The house didn't collapse and in fact the enlarged opening I created has not sagged to this day. But I must tell you I had lots of luck that day. All sorts of things could have gone wrong.
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Knowing the Loads
Creating archways or openings in bearing walls can almost always be accomplished. It simply becomes a matter of where the loads are going to be concentrated. A typical bearing wall tends to transmit a fairly equal amount of load down to the floor below via the wall studs.
If you decide to create a large opening in the wall, then the loads above the opening must be shifted to the sides of the opening using a properly sized beam. Will a double 2 x 6 be enough? How about a single 2 x 12?
IMPORTANT TIP: The truth is, only experienced carpenters who have successfully installed beams, or structural engineers who are trained to size and specify beams, should make the call. Do not try to conjure up your mystic powers and guess.
They can only do this by visiting your home. During this visit the expert will perform an inspection to look for hidden CONCENTRATED loads above the wall.
Do NOT trust advice from other home improvement websites that have little, or no, information at their About Page as to who's giving the advice.
The cost to hire a registered residential structural engineer is well worth it. Often this person will even draw a small plan showing you how to build the temporary supporting wall.
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Bearing Wall Removal Video
Temporary Support
If you want to install a beam in an existing bearing wall, there are all sorts of tricks and methods. If it is an interior wall, there is a cool way to install a beam without building any temporary support walls.
You need to have access to both sides of the wall into which the beam is going to be placed. All that you do is simply install half of the beam at a time. You make 1.5 inch deep notches at the top of one side of the wall and slide the beam into this recess. Add the king studs at each end of the beam that run from top plate to bottom plate. You then add the jack studs next to the king studs.
These framing members actually support the load from the beam. If the rough opening of the new beam is 72 inches or less, you generally only need one jack stud at each end. Once all of this is in place and the jack studs are solidly supported from beneath, you can take out the remaining old notched wall studs as the weight of the wall will be carried by the one half of the beam that is secure and in place.
Be sure to have the second half of the beam already cut and ready to slide in place!
Hiding a Beam
Let's say you want to remove a wall in between two rooms but you want the ceiling to be smooth just like in the two rooms. You don't want a beam hanging down a foot where the wall used to be.
You can install the beam up in the same space as the floor joists and just use joist hangers to connect the floor joists to the new beam.
This will only work if the beam height is sufficient to support the weight that's being transferred to it.
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When You Need One
Often you can't do the cool trick I described. Perhaps you are working on an outside wall and want to salvage the wall finish on the exterior side of the new beam. You need to build a temporary wall 3 feet back from the existing bearing wall.
But stop! Before you start to build the wall, you must build the beam and lay it on the floor next to the existing wall. Why? Many a rookie carpenter has built the temporary wall, created the hole in the existing wall only to find out they can't get the beam threaded into the narrow space between the old and temporary walls!
The temporary support wall needs to have a top and bottom plate, and the studs of this wall need to fall as closely as possible under and above the floor and ceiling joists. The studs are cut tight so they have to be tapped in place. I simply add a few toe nails that just penetrate partially into the top and bottom plates. Be careful about ruining finished floors and ceilings!
Masonry Walls
Don't even think about creating an opening in a masonry wall without help from a professional. Masonry walls are very heavy. The weight from steel roof members and floor loads can be enormous.
Often you need to install needles in a masonry block wall to carry the load while you work to install the beam. A structural engineer may also design a temporary beam that bolts to the course(s) of masonry that are just above where the new beam will be installed. You install this temporary beam first, support it well making sure the supports are on solid bearing, then you create your opening.
Remember, always make sure the new beam is in place, it's the correct size and you can easily lift and thread it into place BEFORE you create the opening in the wall. You want to be able to place the new beam with no, or minimal, delay.
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52 Responses to Modifying a Load Bearing Wall
I am trying to build an opening in a load-bearing wall, which divides our kitchen and another room that would be a great addition for a larger dining table. the wall area is 18 ft. The plan is to make an opening approx 10 ft. ANY ADVISE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
I too am working on opening up a load bearing wall. The full opening size will 12'. I own a single story ranch type home and the attic is not used. Is a beam constructed of 2 2x10' with a plywood sandwiched between them enough for that span?
How much would it cost to have a professional come in and put an arch in a load bearing wall (including materials)?
Ever have to put a recess header under a beam in a load bearing wall? The header replaces the king and one of the two jack studs. Beam is 3 2 x 12 x 10. Can this be done and anything special to account for?
I have a 17'4" bearing wall I want to replace with a steel beam. Its a 2 store home. with the bedroom wall above it. How big will the beam have to be? I can spread the side load up to 2 feet for support!
I am replacing a 9 ft french doors with glass panels unit that is on the outside wall of my kitchen opening to a deck. The new unit is 1/2 inch too wide and the opening needs to be enlarged. The jack studs are holding up a header for the 2nd floor. How do I enlarge the opening?
I would like to replace two exterior windows separated by 65" with a gang of four windows. The span will be approx 120 inches and I don't want to bother with engineered lumber, so I was planning on placing a king stud and side-by-side jack studs in between each window. Where each window is 26" wide (four in total), is it ok to have king studs every 30.5" o.c.? Further info: The snow load is 30 psf and the house width is 30 ft. The IBC specifies individual spans, but I was wondering if multiple spans are treated differently.
I have a 2x4 structural wall that support the roof truss along it's axis. This wall is also the wall that covers the 'under-stair well' space on my first floor. Just took out the drywall and realized that it assists with supporting the truss above.
Looking to redistribute the load from three center section studs to make a built-in cabinet opening.
Looking to place a 2x8 header in place and two 2x4 jack studs to support the header.
Think this will be good to go?
How may I go about providing a temporary support while the three center studs are removed?
Thank you in advance.
I need to expand
two door openings to my den. One is a load bearing and one is not. The load bearing wall I anticipate to expand 20 additional inches. How much support would I need. I live in a ranch style house.
I am installing a loadbearing beam on of which one end goes into the outside wall and the other into a wall that's inside the house. I got an engineer to calculate it all for a steel beam and for an LVL. He also gave instructions for the columns for LVL (3ply 2x6). If I go with the steel beam I'll just use steel columns. But here's my question(s): do I need, in addition to the columns (in both cases), a king stud at each end? Just on the interior of the house end? or not at all? What about on the side of the columns - do I need studs next to them to prevent lateral movement?
This is great reading. Thanks. Tim for helping those who cannot be helped.
Hey Tim,
Great thread! Your article was exactly the bit of reference I was looking for. I was wondering if you might refine your knowledge into my specific situation. I would also appreciate the word of advice of just getting a pro, if need be.
I just bought a house that is a fixer upper.... It's a 50' x50' box house with a pyramid peak roof. All four exterior walls are the load bearing wall. So, at some point a home owner cut out a small window and installed a new larger widow with out a header or vertical support, pretty much in the center of the wall. Here we are a decade or so later and the wall has bulged above the window, right at the top plate, about 2-3 inches. I get the temp load bearing wall and beam header with vertical supports.... But how do I bring the wall back in to plumb? Chain and come-a-long 😉 or just tear out wall and start over?
Hey wondering if you could give me some advice I had some framers build a wall a foot too high what is the best way to fix it without demoing the entire wall I figured I could cut the bottom out a foot to rectify the situation but how the heck do i lower the wall or what procedures should I follow to get it done I was told I had 2.5 hours to complete any advice
Lousy builder in 1980. Or maybe unpermitted renos.
I'm an engineer, but not a certified professional in my state. So I know how to read codes and calculate loads. We bought this house and removed some non-structural walls (I climbed in the attic to verify trusses and spans). As we have gone along fixing the damage of 16 cats, 3 dogs, and a pot grow house...we have found hundreds of basic code violations. Two big ones are staring us in the face though. It seems as if the exterior doors were framed or added with out headers. Did I mention this is 2 story, with trusses carrying loads down the exterior walls?
We have a 4' wide front door with side panel windows, and a rear 8' slider patio door. We KNOW the header over the patio door stopped mid span because we had to open up part of that wall to fix leaky plumbing. We partially fized it, but not by installing a real header. It was just supposed to be a patch until we got a permit to do othe work. Now we notice joint fatigue in the sheet rock over the front door, and "squash lines" in the space between the door and windows. Hmmmm. so we tap ve the door. Yup, hollow.
Did I mention I removed an over sized soaker tub from the upstairs bathroom that used to sit above the front entry...unsupported? Day one in house, my boys climbed in, filled tub, water came out at front door and entry light. Appears the tub may not have ever been used before us, but there was evidence of plumbing leaks elsewhere. I mention this because we later checked the spans in bathroom flooring, 2x6's as I recall on 16" OC. I did some quick mental math and said tub with water, no suppot, too heavy.
The stairs also look modified, like maybe there used to be posts at the end of the stairwell run, which opens about 4' from the front door. Now that area is open and unsupported.
My thought is....if there is no header where those 2'6s would land above the door, and nothing floor to ground at staris....what the hell is holding that up?
So how can I tell short of ripping out walls and re-framing? This house has already eaten my lunch with bad stuff we couldnt see in the walls with just a standard inspection (i.e. gas plumbing not to code, failing and molding water pipes...headers....)
It's mostly 2x4 exterior walls, so I'm thinking about just adding another wall in front to provide the support, or maybe some rustic looking post and beam deal where the header should be. But then it would be off from carrying the exterior load?????
Thoughts are appreciated!
I am making about a 12 foot long opening 8 feet high inside a warehouse on the interior metal stud offices built inside this warehouse. Do I need anything special or is it dangerous to leave open. I am just gonna cap the ends with a header on top. Do I still need to load the weight off to the sides before I cut my opening. Or do you think this is too big of an opening without real professional help. Metal framing goes up to the top of the ware house about 30 feet high?
Using the old 2x4 studs and notching them for temporary beam support is pure genius! Regarding all the Q's re: beam size and strength, if you're too "thrifty" to engage the services of an engineer who consults on such matters professionally and still want to tackle this on your own, then I suggest installing a beam that is approx. TWICE as strong as you think you need.
Need to replace a 24 foot load bearing wall with a beam. Single flow house. Nothing in the attic. Any suggestions on what type of beam to use. Thanks
I'm thinking about opening up a load bearingwall from the kitchen to the living room I don't think the other wall is load bearingwall that I want to remove I haven't checked for studs but would it be easier to work around the posts in the wall to make arched windows to the kitchen
I bought a home that has a stairway from the main floor to the basement that the previous owner installed within a closet... The stair is very steep - more like a combination between a stairway and a ladder. This was done because there are supporting beams that go perpendicular to the path of the stairway (parallel to the steps). In order to install a decent stairway, I will need to have a supporting beam cut to support the width of the stairwell. I assume that you can brace the beam with poles on both sides of the stairs. Note that supporting beams run parallel for the length of the house. I am an engineer, but will contract this to a builder, looking for suggestions, ideas, recommendations, etc...
Want to replace the header for a new garage door...
The joist run the same direction as the end wall. The only way I see to support the end wall while I install a header, is to screw to the sides of the top plate and hopefully shore up under those cleats while I slide a header under it...I've opened up many interior walls and installed headers but never on a wall that had rafter running in the same direction with all the end wall weight sitting on top of the plates.
we have a 6lf sliding glass door centered in the middle of a 11lf exterior wall. we have a dog door insert in the slider, which we absolutely hate. wondering waht the possibility that we could move the slider more towards the end of the wall, then put a separate dog door into the wall instead of the insert.
is that feesible? are there codes for how close the slider can come to the corner of the wall? and how much room do we need to leave between the slider frame and a dog door?
My husband and I have just bought a house. There is a small closet attached to another room beside the room we gave my daughter. She has no closet now, but we want to frame up a small space for a bifold closet door so she can use that. The home inspector said it is a load bearing wall tho. Any more advice would be terrific!
I want to widen a doorway which is right next to a half wall. Both the doorway and the half wall have their own headers sitting on jack studs and their own king stud. I'm wondering if i can widen that doorway opening to the point of the kind stud in the half wall and add a jack stud to the other side of it to hold a 50" or so new header. Basic question, can 1 king stud have a jack stud on either side of it holding headers?
Could I put in my king support studs and screw a temporary 2x12 beam to the side of them before removing the middle section of the bearing wall?
So I have a load bearing wall that has 3 door openings. If I build a wall in one of the openings, essentially eliminating the doorway, can I enlarge another one by the same width?
I am remodeling a guest room into a closet. Thee room shares a load bearing wall with another bedroom. Within the wall there are two side by side closets. I want to open the wall next to the closet door in the room that will be a closet to utilize the original closet space from both rooms and create a recessed vanity. I will leave the header and replace studs on both sides of the new opening. In the adjacent bedroom I will replace the closet door with studs and drywall. I do not plan to interfere with existing weight bearing components in the adjacent bedroom. Do you think I need to consult an engineer?
I have a load bearing wall that I would like to open up a little more not all the way. It is approximately 23ft with 2 30" openings on each end. I want to close up one opening and relocate and make it 42" opening and the other I would like to open to 66". Will I have to put in a support beam? It is between Kitchen and living room. in a tri level home. I am wanting to have a larger opening on one side of the kitchen to accommodate my table when I have guest over and have better flow relocate other opening and widen it a foot. So basically relocating one opening and widening it and extending another opening by 3`
Hi, can you hide a replacement beam in the ceiling space along side the rafter/ceiling joists to adequately take the load when removing a load bearing wall?
Hi, I have a load bearing wall between my kitchen & dining room. I want to open it up in the middle, leaving approx 1 meter still closed in at each end. The wall in total is 6 mts wide. Can I do this without adding any extra support.
I want to put an attic access door in a second floor vertical wall. The door works require cutting ONE stud, about 36 inches of it, to fit the access door. The wall is most likely load bearing. Do all these rules still apply to cutting just one?
The wall is about 10 feet wide, runs right up to the roof ridge, and the opening world be in the center....
i have a kitchen that has a load bearing wall with an interior window to the living room about 3'x'3'. I'm trying to open the wall up an additional 4' wide and 1' high.
I plan to leave/create a column that divides the 2 openings. Could this type of project be done installing a beam without temporary supports? Is there a video showing the notches being made to put beam in without supports?
Also, should the beam span across both openings or just the new opening that I would create?
Here is a picture I made explaining what I want to do:
Hi I'm looking to open my enterance to the kitchen slightly bigger than it is now.My concern is theres a window next to the opening. Is there a limit you have to have between window and new opening? The wall is a load bearing wall.
I have a question regarding my LIVING room. It is an addition to the home that was built maybe 30years ago? It has a flat roof, the locomotion is 18' 2" x 24" with a glulam beam that spans the 24ft with a center pole in the middle. Its for of a decoritive poll rather then your average support pole. It was placed directly under the beam and sits on the carpet. There are cinder blocks in the crawlspace where the pole sits. From what is showing the beam measures 5" wide x 8" tall, am am not sure if it is taller. My question is can I remover the center pole and add supports closer the to walls to open up the space more. If this is possible where exactly do I need to place them? I have seen pictures of nice mini-like half wall supports, that come out around 3-4 ft from the wall. Please let me know thanks for your time.
I have a low load bearing I beam in my basement and I'm wondering if I can replace it with a pillar(s)?
I already have a pass through on a load bearing wall. I want to open it up about a foot higher. This amount will not bring it all the way to the ceiling but about a foot from the ceiling. Since it is all ready a pass through do I need any additional structural support?
Hi I opening up the basement and need to remove a supporting wall apprx. 10'.
Spans from this supporting wall to the other strutual walls are 12' on both sides.
Then there's the main floor on top plus the second storey on top of the main floor.
Would you recommend using either 4pcs of 2"x10"x10' lumber SPF or 3pcs of 2"x9"x10' LVL 2.0E
I'm assuming the 2"x10x10' should have a load capacity, to support a two storey home.
Currently theres a 6' span - 3pcs of 2"x12"x6' which I will be removing. So I figure 4pcs of 2"x10"x10' should work or just stick with 3pcs of the LVL product
Thanks for your help - it might be tricky removing the 3pcs of 12' probably nailed into the floor joist.
Hi! I am wanting to open up a staircase wall and unfortunately it is load bearing based on the way the builder opted to install the floor trusses and skimp on one. We are only wanting to bring the wall back 7'2'' from the exterior wall. Any rough thoughts on what we should expect for costs. I am sourcing an engineer but the one quote I have received just for inspection and their hourly rate is quite high. 450-650 base fee with $175 an hour. I have no idea where the company is sending the engineer from but I would have to pay for their drive time too.
I have a 2 story home. I want to open up the room a bit but do not have the funds for the full wall removal with beam. I am open to an artsy approach -can I put a steel metal framed window with not glass to open it up and let that support it with the metal grills and framing, or can i take out the horizontal wood between the studs and I thought i could paint them and leave them exposed. Ive seen pictures of this on Pinterest but no talk of load bearing.


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