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It's our mission here at CheltenhamMaman HQ to introduce the Mamans of Gloucestershire to a whole manner of services with only one key objective – to make the life of the mother (and as a direct result the child/ren) happier, fuller, easier and just better. When it comes to pregnancy and the early days of motherhood there are a lot of choices to make. Today we meet two local doulas who, embracing the concept of collaboration over competition, have kindly let me interview them together to find out what it is exactly that they do.
Today I chat to Sarah Ballard who runs her business as Gloucestershire Doula ad Alex Burner who practices as Sunshine Maman Doula.
CMHQ So ladies – a really warm welcome to CheltenhamMaman. First things first – tell us about the little people in your lives?
Sarah: I'm kept busy by my two children Oliver, 5 and Elizabeth aged 3. The thing about being a doula is that there are no set times to when you work so though Oliver is at school Elizabeth is at home with me – it's nice to have a job that means I can be with them so much but you do rely on a support network of friends and family when you are on call!
Alex: And I have three! Bella is 7, Oak is 4 and Bear is just 1. I home school them so there is never a dull moment in my house. My husband is working from home at the moment so he's babysitting.
Sarah: erm… Alex I think you mean he's parenting!
CMHQ: Ha! We hear that a lot! Ok so you're both pretty busy as Mums – before I find out what led you to become doulas and what you offer can you explain to me exactly what a doula is?
Alex: Sure. A doula is someone who provides emotional and physical support during pregnancy, birth and often postnatally. In our cases we both work alongside the medical profession in the best interest of mother and baby.
CMHQ: Ok so what did your journeys to becoming a doula look like?
Sarah: Well I'm fairly recently qualified. I had a traumatic birth with Oliver and decided to employ a doula for my second birth. I ended up having a home birth, intervention free, and the doula just made it a much more positive experience. When my sister became pregnant I supported her a lot answering questions and helping her prepare – it just occurred to me that I should consider it as a career so I began my training.
Alex: And I used to work in mental health so pretty far away from the world of childbirth! I worked with an independent midwife for my second birth and she suggested I give it a try. I've been qualified for several years now.
CMHQ: And the training? What does it consist of?
Sarah: It's pretty full on – you do pre and post course work and the course itself is fairly intensive over four days. Then you are mentored by an existing doula for as long as that mentor feels you need support – this usually lasts around a year but can be more.
Alex: Being a member to Doula UK also means you have to meet their continued professional development standards so you have to study even when qualified to ensure you stay up to date with best practise. It's also quite emotionally draining sharing someone's birth experience and being there for them to lean on – the hours can be really long! Doula UK provides us with a network of peers so we can all support each other.
CMHQ: So say I was pregnant (which for the record – I am most definitely not) how would I go about employing a doula?
Sarah: The most important thing is to interview at least two or three. This person will be present at one of the most important moments in your life – you need to be happy you like them and that goes for both parents. I've been approached by mums as early as seven weeks into their pregnancy and as late as 37 weeks! Ideally we would want to be starting our antenatal visits by about 20-25 weeks.
Alex: Definitely. Ideally it's great to have a couple of antenatal visits at least to get to know each other and to understand the mother's birth expectations, wishes and worries. Then we are on call for the whole period from the 38th week of pregnancy until the baby arrives. We both do a postnatal visit too; a bit of a birth debrief and listen is really important.
Sarah: I actually offer a postnatal service where I can go in as many times as needed to help with all sorts – essentially I just step in to do whatever is needed to help that mother take on the role she needs to have to settle in to her new life. I was taught that as soon as you enter a mother's home postnatally your goal needs to be how to support the woman to be an independent mother as soon as possible – if that means doing some laundry or looking after older children while she gets some time to bond with her newborn that's just fine.
CMHQ: And if you don't mind me asking how much might one expect to pay for a doula's services?
Alex: It depends on what package and what level of service you opt into and also whether your doula is still mentored but as a ballpark expect between £500 and £800. For some people it's a small price to pay for ensuring you are fully supported throughout your birth experience and to have someone who can ensure you make informed choices.
CMHQ: So should you only be looking to work with a doula if you are looking for an intervention free, natural birth?
Alex: No not at all! It's a total myth that we are all earth mothers! Our job is to ensure a woman has access to information about every aspect of what is offered to them. If one of our clients feels they have made an informed decision to have an elective c-section then we will be there right by her side throughout that birth.
Sarah: It's also a myth that we are enforcers of breast feeding. The only thing we enforce is that the mother makes decisions she won't regret because she has all the information she needs at hand. I've prepared many a bottle of formula for mums that have made that choice. It's not my place to have an opinion on the way they choose to birth or parent.
Sarah: One of the other benefits of having a doula is continuity. Mothers often don't realise that if they have a long labour they can have several midwives looking after them when their shifts change. Having a doula gives some continuity of care alongside the qualified health professionals. We can be there right from the beginning when the mother thinks they may be in the early stages of labour all the way through to the end.
CMHQ: Do you sometimes find that your presence in the delivery room unnerves the Dads or Partners?
Alex: Not at all. Sometimes it's them that insist we are hired! Some are worried that they won't be able to support their Partners for a whole myriad of reasons. Some can't even trust that they won't pass out in the room! So they are relieved to have someone who can support their partners through the experience.
Sarah: Working with the partners and building that relationship is such a satisfying part of the job. We are there to support the whole family unit.
CMHQ: And do you ever encounter problems with the midwives or Doctors that you work alongside?
Alex: I haven't. Generally they are just pleased that the mother feels supported and as long as we don't overstep the mark and try and get involved with the medical side of things the relationship has always, in my experience, been a very positive one.
Sarah: I haven't either. Overall we are all there to work as part of a multi disciplinary team to support that mother. That's really all that matters regardless of whether you are the doula, midwife or the doctor!
CMHQ: You ladies sound like the fairy godmothers for pregnant women! I had a very traumatic first labour and I can understand the benefit of having someone there with experience of what is and what isn't normal. I'm sure there are plenty of expectant Mamans out there who will be in touch. Best of luck with your businesses ladies and thanks for taking the time to dispel some of the doula myths!
Sarah Ballard is a doula at Gloucestershire Doula. You can visit her website here or follow her on Facebook.
Alex Burner is a doula at Sunshine Mama Doula. You can visit her website here or follow her on Facebook.
There is also a Gloucestershire wide doulas Facebook page where you can find out information about all doulas working locally.


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The actual place is the Search Homes page on this website. You're welcome to surf on over there whenever you'd like to, of course. For those of you who would like some instructions, tips and suggestions, stick around or come back and read this article.
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Jamey Kramer and his friendly, knowledgeable and professional RE/MAX real estate experts provide you with this cool tool, and using it allows you to discover homes on the market, right now, anywhere in the Detroit metropolitan area or in Ann Arbor. This kind of immediate, up-to-the-millisecond data retrieval is so commonplace today that it already enjoys the endearing nickname, "real time".
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Vision Statement: As a Fellowship, we strive to support, promote, and exemplify the ideals of the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles.
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The end of the line for the current SLR comes next year, but it'll be going out with a bang. Mercedes announced that the final chapter of this generation will debut at next month's Detroit auto show. The SLR Stirling Moss is the second in the line to commemorate the legendary racer following the 2007 release of the SLR 722 Edition honoring Moss's 1955 Mille Miglia race win.
The SLR Stirling Moss adopts drastic styling revisions hearkening back to Moss's SLR 300, with the carbon fiber body being sculpted in an arrow-shaped form, exclusive front fascia, long hood line and short rear overhang. The car also forgoes a windshield or roof, but will have two small wind deflectors to reduce the airflow penetrating the cabin. Further nods to the past include: air scoops that house roll bars behind the passenger compartment, black ventilation gills affixed to the side and behind the front wheels and high side skirts.
Mercedes took a minimalist approach with interior accommodations and simply lined the surrounds with carbon fiber, aluminum and high-quality leathers. An aluminum plate is engraved with Moss's signature and is mounted by the shifter. The cabin can be enclosed by two tonneau covers that are stored in the trunk when not in use.
Power comes from the 5.5-liter supercharged V8 that also powered the 722 Edition with 650 hp, enabling the SLR Sterling Moss to hit 60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 217 mph. Lots of wind tunnel work help make sure the Sterling Moss generated enough downforce to achieve high speeds safely--thanks largely to the SLR's closed underbody and the larger rear diffuser special to the model.
Production of the limited-run of 75 units begins next June and will carry a sticker price of 750,000 Euros, or a little north of $1 million. Unfortunately, it will not be available in North America due to certification issues--mostly because of the lack of a windshield. As the most exclusive member of the current SLR family, Mercedes will only be offering it to select customers that already possess keys to a SLR in Europe.


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VANCOUVER — Police in Metro Vancouver say they've seized guns, drugs and explosive devices in an effort aimed at fighting ongoing gang violence in the area.
Members of the Vancouver Police Department and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit say they made the seizure after being alerted to a farmhouse in Langley that they say was used by gang members in the Lower Mainland.
Police searched the home three weeks ago and found a cache of items, including two improvised explosive devices, nine handguns, 600 rounds of ammunition, bulletproof vests and 500 marijuana plants.
Assistant commissioner Ken Hackett of the enforcement unit says violent gang members routinely cross municipal boundaries and if police are to remain effective, they must co-ordinate their approach in the region.
He says the investigation is a good example of his unit's ability to respond to the needs of partner agencies right across the province.
There have been dozens of shootings in the Lower Mainland this year, many of them in the Surrey area.


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A billion albums into his career and one knows what to expect from Smog. It's country, alt-country, urbane folk, whatever you want to call it. Largely it's usually great, but after the slight disappointment of previous LP 'Supper_', it's nice to hear that whilst doing the same thing as ever, this is in the highest bracket of that field's work.
'A River Ain't Much Too Love' is yet another collection of sombre-to-wistful vignettes, this time though, there's chinks of lights streaming through the songs. By no means a party record, it's at least midly infused with the summer. Bottles of gin in the park summer, but good weather nontheless.
'The Well' is positively jaunty with* Bill Callahan* offering the refrain "I watched that drip but it would not drop" in the midst of a down-home story about, well, a well. In fact, it's so (relatively) upbeat that Smog let's off a couple of "hoooos" as the temple reaches a previously-unheard of mid-tempo. 'Rock Bottom Riser' has a beautiful feel, with Callahan crooning of his adventures "diving, diving... diving", all lullaby-led piano chords and sparse brush work. 'I Feel Like The Mother Of The World' is full of rusty ringing strings and wonderous notions of "when I was young I got into the bath with my sister" and has more life in it than many whole Smog albums previous. Fans of the shuffling, gossamer 'barely-there' Callahan will be well catered for with 'In The Pines' and 'Drinking In The Dam', a song which is filled with beautiful ghostly sighs, building to the sort of full-bodied tunes that so rarely get an look-in on Smog's LPs. Pleasantly, 'A River...' is all the better for it.
It's never too late to introduce the joys of Smog to the world at large - there's no real start and end to his body of work bar the banalities of chronology - and with 'River Ain't Too Much Love', he's reached another career peak to match that of 1999's 'Knock Knock'.
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We aim to provide its customers with a friendly, professional building and maintenance service based on supply and fit or labour only. Our primary aim is to provide trades persons and affordable property maintenance services to everyone in Peterborough and surrounding areas – premium building services at affordable prices.
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Below you will find a complete list of trades persons and property maintenance services, based within the Peterborough and surrounding areas, which we offer. If the service you require is not listed here, but you feel that we can help, please do not hesitate to get in touch and a member of our team will be delighted to assist you.
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Here's a super easy and fast project: eyes that seem to follow you wherever you stand! Use these for your Halloween props, spell books, or practically anything. They make awesome refrigerator magnets.
2018 is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Hot Wheels, Mattel's line of die-cast toy cars. You can celebrate in true maker style by creating your own customized Hot Wheels car.


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AAU matriculation ceremony for part-time students ….
Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma 12th matriculation ceremony date, time and venue for the 2017/2018 academic session newly admitted part-time students have been announced. All newly admitted part-time students are expected to be present at the event scheduled to hold on 4th May, 2018.
This is to invite the university community and the general public to the 12th Matriculation ceremony of the 2017/2018 part-time students of Ambrose Alli university,scheduled as follows:
Date : Friday, 4th May 2018.
Time: 10.00a.m prompt.
Venue: New Lecture Theatre, Emaudo Annex.
All Principal Officers, Deans and Academic Directors am required re be stressed to academic robes for the academic procession.
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Firstly an article from Health Rising, "The authors looked at median and mean quality of life scores. The median scores are a more accurate measurement of a community because they're not skewed by people with really high or low scores. How did the quality of the lives of people with ME/CFS stack up next to those of people with cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart attack or stroke? They were worse – significantly worse." There is another take on it here stating "In a list of 21 medical conditions, including: breast cancer, colon cancer, heart disease, renal failure, stroke brain, lung cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, sclerosis, depression, angina, among 10 others…ME/CFS is listed first in severity of disability. FIRST."
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I have also read a couple of blog posts by Sian Wooton who describes what it is like to have the condition and the realities of trying to do things that you want to do Let me put it this way and Holiday Reality. Well said Sian. And another post from Anna Jones about fatigue.
I am sure that people will say that I am not that bad, believe what you like, I know how it feels and it hurts not to be believed and makes me push myself all the more which makes things worse.
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I hate to admit this, but I am bad with change. I have been since I was a kid. My family teases me about crying every last day of school. I hated the thought of not seeing my friends and teacher every day during the summer; along with getting a new teacher and being in a new class come September. Can you image how I'm dealing with my boys growing? Yes, there are tears.
This past Monday was Liam's birthday. It was so fun spending the day with him. We went to his 2-year Dr. appointment, followed by birthday pancakes. Then it was a quick nap, a few hours at the zoo and we ended with pizza in the park, it's a family thing we did almost every Friday night this past summer. If you follow me on Snapchat (kmcminn226) you know what I'm talking about.
In addition to Liam turning two, he has also started in a new class at his daycare, sleeping in a toddler bed, and I tell ya I'm so proud. It's also ripping at my heart a bit. Again, I don't do well with change. If you have a difficult time with change maybe my experience with his new bedtime routine and the new bed will help you.
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A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
Ancient sediments yield evidence of the islands' first settlers.
By the end of the thirteenth century, Venice was one of the largest cities in Europe, with a population of more than 100,000. While there are rich historical sources about the city from then on, what we know about its history from the fifth through eighth centuries A.D. was until recently based on chronicles written centuries later. These chronicles cannot provide reliable answers to even the most basic questions about the early city. Only archaeology can hope to do this, but the remains of these centuries now lie in waterlogged layers three to six feet below sea level, and until recently scholars lacked the techniques to excavate them. During the past 11 years, as part of a project in Rome's Forum, my colleagues and I have developed equipment and methods for taking core samples well below the water table. Application of these techniques in Venice is yielding important information about the early city. One sixth-century source described the lagoon-dwellers as living in simple wooden houses, but excavations in sixth- and seventh-century layers have revealed traces of more developed architecture with bricks, mortar, and tile roofs, at least in some places. Archaeology is also contributing to the monumental task of saving Venice from sinking into the sea by illuminating subsurface conditions that can, over time, affect the stability of buildings.


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App Development: I've researched, written, edited, project-managed, and marketed mobile apps, first for the Mitch Waite Group (iBird publisher), and then for myself (the San Fran Waterfront mobile app) with co-developer Suzie Rodriguez.
App Marketing: For the San Francisco Waterfront app, I built a companion website and ran a six-month San Francisco Waterfront Challenge promotion designed to draw attention to the waterfront, encourage people to visit the waterfront, and increase sales of the app.
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The BIA is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization consisting of more than 100 members (all involved in industry), that represent more than 4,000 jobs, hundreds of millions in investment in southern New Mexico, and millions of dollars of annual taxes. The Santa Teresa/Sunland Park region, which surrounds the Santa Teresa Port of Entry (STPOE), represents one of New Mexico's largest industrial bases.
Opportunities Along the Border:
- Support development of an industrial supplier base within the Santa Teresa – Las Cruces corridor
- Establishment of an alternative energy industrial base in southern New Mexico
- Establishment of a retail/commercial base surrounding the Santa Teresa Port of Entry
- Supporting projects complimentary to the San Jeronimo development south of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry
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- Development of the region's workforce
- New Mexico tax policy that makes our region non-competitive
- Cap and trade/air quality regulations
- Logistics issues
- Creation of an overweight commercial zone at the border
- Creation of a permanent border infrastructure fund
- Personal income tax policy revision to keep jobs competitive in our border region
- Capital outlay for water/wastewater infrastructure


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Everyone at Reckless Hero would like to thank you for taking the time to visit our store. We're a small company and we are thankful for every person that supports us doing what we love doing, creating comic art.
If you have any suggestion on how we can make Reckless Hero better please get in contact.


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This week we bring you two wintry archives! First a debate: which is more sustainable? An artificial or a real Christmas tree? Carson Fong finds out! Then winter cycling – sounds scary? Turns out it might not be as awful as it sounds.
The Calgary Board of Education and Bullfrog Power have teamed up to fund 'Good Day Sunshine', a recently announced initiative to install five new solar PV systems on Calgary elementary schools. [click here]
Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips announced at the University of Alberta last week that the Alberta Youth Climate Action Council is now live and taking applications for youth aged 18-26 interested in giving feedback on climate change issues across the province. [click here]
A pilot study conducted by Texas State University and Bat Conservation International test-drove some new technology that reduces bat mortality from wind turbines by up to 54%! [click here]
Winter cycling
We take a trip down memory lane and revisit Terra Informers Carson and Trevor's interview the president of the Winter Cycling Federation, Timo Perälä. Timo's advice on navigating the mental blocks of winter cycling is perfectly timed with our snowy streets and recently expanded bike network.
Which is greener?
In another archive, Terra Informer Hamdi explores the environmental debate between artificial and real Christmas trees, and how each stacks up in terms of contributing to climate change.
What's happening
If you're celebrating the holidays in the Edmonton area, come visit the U of A Forestry tree sale in the Corbett Hall parking lot near the University of Alberta hospital. Some friendly U of A Foresters will be there to greet you Monday to Friday from 3pm to 9pm and Saturday/Sunday from 9am to 9pm until December 21 or until the trees sell out. 10% of proceeds are donated to the United Way. [click here]
Download program log here.
Photo by: Martin Reis


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This post is part 7 in an on-going series about my adventures as a first time game developer. You can find Part 1 here, Part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here and part 6 here.
In my last update I said that I was aiming to have the first draft of the game finished by the end of September so that I could present it at the next MRGS Demo Night, which was supposed to be tonight. However, due to some scheduling issues the date of the next demo night was pushed to next week, so it looks like I have a bit more time to finish things.
Which is good, because I have been slacking off like nobody's business.
Since my last update I haven't finished the game like I'd hoped, but I did get Rick to play through what I did have to see if he had any suggestions for how to continue the story and get me 'unstuck' in my development process. It was hard for him to give many notes considering the game wasn't finished, and while none of his comments actually had to do with how the story was developing, they were very helpful in drawing my attention to the 'game' part of my game.
There are a lot of people that wouldn't necessarily consider interactive fiction the same thing as a video game, and I'm inclined to agree depending on the project. That said, I realized after talking with Rick that I really was just making a choose your own adventure story. Games have rules that the player needs to learn in order to progress and complete the game. However, many of the choices I had the player make, especially at the start of the game, where completely arbitrary and having them lead to 'bad' ending and a shorter game experience felt unfair to him.
Somehow, I had never considered this. Which I suppose is why playtesting is so important. As creators, we've usually got our noses pressed so close to our precious babies that we never think to consider how people other than us will approach our creations. Rick made me realize that the experience would be more enjoyable, even if multiple playthroughs were intended, if the logic of the 'game' was consistent. When I went back to what I had with Rick's notes in mind I realized that I needed to make the outcomes of certain choices a little more obvious from the outset so that players wouldn't feel cheated when similar choices led to completely different outcomes depending on where they were in the story.
I also realized that there were still some issues with how certain parts of the story looped back on each other, meaning that certain choices could make players replay parts of the game they'd already dealt with, which was super confusing. So I fixed that up and smoothed of the logic of the game… but I really need to finish the darned thing. Especially since I'm going to be starting a full time job next week. Guess I know what I'll be up to this weekend. 😉


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Dublin Employment Pact's collaboration with Dublin Regional Authority on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities has developed strongly since the launch of the joint DEP-DRA Agenda in 2005, and the international seminar in October 2007, "Dublin – The Creative City Region", which was addressed by leading policy makers and planners, as well as by globalisation expert Prof. Richard Florida.
A follow-up Round Table was held on the issues, chaired by Greg Swift, DCEB, and a Framework terms of reference for a study and policy initiative were developed at further meetings in early 2008, with Dublin Employment Pact's input focused on the employment base and social inclusion.
DRA and Dublin city/county managers took up the initiative and developed a framework Economic Development Strategy for Dublin. Dublin Employment Pact was commissioned to lead the Employment & Skills Strand of this Dublin strategy, which was finalised in November 2009 and launched at the seminar Employment and Unemployment: The Future of Work in Dublin, addressed by Minister Séan Haughey T.D., Mr. Danny McCoy (President, IBEC), Dr John Sweeney (economist, NESC), Jim O'Leary (NUI Maynooth), Tony Tyrrell (WRC social and economic consultants) and Philip O'Connor (DEP).
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The Monday Night Football game this week is a match-up of two bad football teams in the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.
Sure the Redskins (5-6) have done better than most could have imagined but the reality is this is simply a team which has a lot of holes to fill going forward. The Cowboys (3-8) have been of little relevance when quarterback Tony Romo does not play. With him out for the year the season is now a complete loss.
Coverage of this game airs on ESPN beginning at 8:30 pm ET from FedEx Field.
The Odds: The Redskins are a 5 point favorite against the Cowboys. The over/under for this game is 42 total points.
Will the Redskins climb back to .500 with a win in this one or do the Cowboys finally win one without Romo?


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This workshop is being offered at Pendle Hill, a Quaker Retreat Center, near Philadelphia, PA beginning Thursday, July 12th, 2018 through Tuesday, July 17th. It is part of the Philadelphia Pathwork's Summer Institute, and will be led by Pathwork Helper Brian O'Donnell. Those of us who have attended his past workshops find his work to be very powerful.
To see all the details on this workshop, click here. To read more about the Philadelphia Pathwork Summer Institute, click here.


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During the debut of SEC563 Mobile Device Forensics last week, Eugene Libster from ManTech brought to my attention the open sourceitsutils package for extracting from Windows Mobile devices. Components of this package, psdread and pdocread, can acquire more data from Windows Mobile devices than many commercial forensic tools, but there are several issues that forensic practitioners need to understand before using these utilities on an evidentiary device.
First, acquiring data using these utilities creates files on the device, necessarily overwriting data. Specifically, an executable file named "itsutils.dll" is copied onto the device, and an error log"itsutils.log"is created on the device. Second, these tools acquire data through a hardware


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Part of our commitment to the environment and our guests is how we approach going down the river; it's not so much getting from point A to point B that matters, but rather the way you get there. The way we run our trips is tailored both for our guests enjoyment and for the preservation of wild places. There is a mindfulness to the 'why' and 'how' everything gets done around camp and on river; there is a praxis behind never using a gasoline motor to access these delicate ecosystems, picking up every last bit of trash, or creating elegant designs to reduce wasted time energy or resources… We believe our efforts and attention to detail will create an unforgettably intimate experience for your friends and family in the natural world.
Our Commitment
Respect for the wilderness and its interconnection. That's what makes your trip with Holiday special. This isn't an afterthought for our company, but rather the foundation of it. These rivers have given us everything: from enjoyment and adventure, to a deep sense of peace and belonging, to the very sustenance of life both in ecosystems and our bodies. Water is life. Say-it-again! Water IS life.
That's why we use oars on our rafts, never motors. It seems to us that rushing to get there is exactly what you took a vacation to get away from. Respect. For the Land. For the River. For our Guests. Our guides are selected for their respect and contributions to preserving the rivers and trails we love.
Our Mission Statement
Holiday River Expeditions' goal is to preserve our nation's wild lands. By providing our guests an enjoyable wilderness experience with an opportunity to learn about the natural world; Holiday trips develop their awareness and encourage the preservation of wild places. Holiday will accomplish this through: Diligent Training; Meaningful Interpretation; Innovative Equipment & Facilities; Responsible Stewardship of the Land; and Environmentally Sound Business Practice.
Organizations We Support
Whether by being leading visionaries of these organizations, or simply helping them raise much needed cash by stewarding their supporters down the river, Holiday has embedded in our foundation a moral commitment to protecting the planet we all live on and the rivers we love to run. From the large national organizations to the unpaid grassroots networks, here is a list of some of the organizations we believe in:
- Living Rivers
- Green River Action Network
- Utah Rivers Council
- Sierra Club
- HEAL Utah
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Peaceful Uprising
- Wasatch/ Canyon Country Rising Tide
- Great Old Broads for Wilderness
- Glen Canyon Institute
- Grand Canyon Trust
- Wildlands Network
- Cloud Ridge Naturalists
- Audubon Society
- Nature Conservancy
"The Doing of the Thing"
We understand that real change happens systemically, (we are after-all like a river, very-much interconnected). While Holiday's staff spends a fair amount of time working towards structural change and root-causes of issues that impact our natural world and our global climate, we cannot 'talk the talk' in our advocacy without 'walking the walk'. As famous river-runner Buzz Holmstrom once said, it is in the "Doing of the thing". Our day-to-day practices and behaviors strive in as many ways as we can, to model an ethical lifestyle; one at peace with the natural world we enjoy so much. Here are some of the things we do on the daily!:
- Recycling on all our trips & at our office, even though our Headquarters are in towns without facilities.
- Conserving water at our headquarters including using gray-water tanks.
- Conserve electricity at our operational headquarters.
- Self installed and designed solar arrays on our Green River Headquarters
- No-idling practices with our vans.
- Efforts to source food from ethical/ sustainable distributors.
Leave No Trace
We are visitors to pristine wilderness with unimaginable beauty so we go above and beyond to make sure we leave little impact. Our founder Dee Holladay is responsible for developing many of the "Leave No Trace" practices required by land management agencies in modern river and land use permits. We consequently take our adherence to these principles very seriously. From innovating fire-blankets and portable fire-pits, to picking up every last bit of 'micro-trash' our guides will make sure that the beaches we visit look as un-touched as they were before we arrived; sometimes even better. We even helped innovate packing out solid waste!
"Leave only footprints, take only pictures"


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I promised a reader that I'd transcribe this talk for her, so here you go! Really good talk, although Michael drank a lot of beer during it... which probably made it even better! Some comments strewn about as usual. Enjoy everyone.
Anti-Forensics & Anti-Anti-Forensics – Michael Perkin
Techniques covered in talk
Most techniques are not sophisticated
Each can be defeated by an investigator
Goal of techniques is to add man hours and $$$
High costs increase chances of settlement
Typical methodologies in forensic investigations:
Copy first, ask questions later
Typical LEO
Assess relevance first, copy relevant
All types of investigators ← ME!
Remote analysis of live stream, copy targeted evidence only
Typically enterprise – private if they have help (like ME! - lol)
Six stages that all forensic investigators work through:
Create working copy of evidence
Process data for analysis
Separate wheat from chaff ← nice analogy
Analyze data for relevance
Prepare report on findings
Archive data for future (make sure you follow proper CoC procedures, even in archive state – chief)
There are several classic anti-forensic techniques:
HDD scrubbing / file wiping
Overwriting areas of disk over and over (DBAN FTW)
TrueCrypt, et al
Physical Destruction (drive grinding FTW)
Examples for entertainment:
Attacking process step #1: Data Saturation
own a lot of media
stop throwing out devices
use each device/container regularly if possible
Investigators will need to go through everything (UGH I HATE THIS)
(Mitigating Data Saturation)
Parallelize the acquisition process (more duplicators, but assumes big budget)
Use their hardware against them
boot from a CD, plug in a USB HDD, mount – n – copy ad nauseum (he left out some detail here – write blocking, etc)
AFT #2: Non-Standard RAID
Common RAIDs share stripe patterns, block sizes, etc.
So use uncommon settings (lol)
Use uncommon hardware
Disk order, left synchronous? Right synchronous? Big Endian? Options are endless.
Mitigate problem – see Scottt Moulton's talk from DEFCON 17 (great talk btw)
De-RAID volumes on attacker's own system
use boot disks
Their hardware reassembles it for you
If RAID controller doesn't support linux, use Windows live CDs
Image Volumes, not HDDs
Attacking step #2: Screwing with processing: File Internals
Example: (JPG: FF D8 FF E0)
File sigs are identified by file headers/footers
hollow out a file, add data, tah-dah
(Personal note – this can create havoc with EnCase)
Mitigate problem
Use fuzzy hashing to identify potentially interesting files
FH identifies similar but not identical files ← FTW
Chances are, attacker picked a file from his systems
Why does this file have a 90% match with notepad.exe? ← LOL
Analyze all recent lists of common apps for curious entries
Why was rundll.dll recently opened in Wordpad?
Attacking step #3
Background: National Software Reference Library (NSRL)
Huge databases of hash values
Used by investigators
Attack: NSRL scrubbing
Modify all your system and program files
Modify a string or other part of the file
For EXEs and DLLs, recalculate and update the embedded CRCs
Turn off Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in Windows continues to run
boot.ini policy_level /noexecute=AlwaysOff
NSRL will no longer match ANYTHING ← Evil
Mitigate the attack
Search, don't filter
Identify useful files rather than eliminating useless files
Use a whitelist approach instead of a blacklist (ugh, time consuming)
(Background): Histograms
Investigators use histograms to identify which dates have higher-than-avergae activity
e.g. VPN Logins, Firewall alerts, even FileCreated times
Attacking Step #5: Scrambled MACE Times
All files store multiple timestamps
Modified – the last write
Accessed – the last read
Created – the files' birthday
Entry – the last time the MFT entry was updated
Randomize timestamp of every file
Randomize BIOS time regularly via daemon service ← I have actually seen this!
Disable LastAccess updates in registry
set DWORD NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate = 1
Mitigating scrambled MACE time
Ignore dates on all metadata
Look for logfiles that write dates as strings
logs are written sequentially
Order of sets of events in logs can reveal what really happened
When all timestamps are scrambled, you know to ignore the values
If all files appear normal, you will never know if a single file has been updated to appear consistent
Investigative reports typical cite time being consistent with other times. LOL
Attacking the Analyze Data step
Restricted Filenames
Even Windows 7 has holdovers from DOS: restricted filenames
Use these filenames liberally!
Access NTFS volume via UNC \\host\C$\Folder
Call Windows API function MoveFile manually from a custom app (kernel32.lib)
Circular References
Folders in folders have tpyical limit of 255 char
Junctions or Symbolic Links can point to a parent
c:\parent\child\parent\child... LOL
Store criminal data in multiple nested files/folders ← Seen this too
Tools that use HDD images don't bat an eye (FTK4, EnCase)
Many tools that recursively scan folders are affected by this attacker'sField Triage and Remote Analysis methods are affected
Mitigating Restricted Filenames
Never export files with native filenames
Always specify a different name
… (???)
Broken Log Files
Many investigators process log files with tools
These tools use string matching and REGEX
Use fun ascii characters in custom messages
Commas, quotes and pipes make parsing difficult
Mitigating broken log files
Do you need the log? Prove point w/o it
Parse the few records manually and document methodology
Write a small app to parse it the way you need it to be parse – (or just use Splunk people. Jeesus.)
Attacking E-mail
Use Lotus Notes! ← LMAOROTFL
NSF files and .id files are headaches
There are many tools to deal with NSFs
Pain in the ass
Most apps use IBMs own lotus notes dlls/API to work with NSF files
When opening each encrypted NSF, the API raises the password dialogue
Mitigating Lotus Notes
Just use Lotus Notes, avoid tools if possible
Dont rely on NSF conversion tools!
Attacking Reporting Phase
AF Technique #10: HASH Collisions
MD5 and SHA1 hashes are used to locate files
add dummy data to files
Try explaining why goodfile.doc and badfile.doc have same hash
could provide reasonable doubt? ← I dunno about that. Hash collisions are consuming by themselves.
Mitigating HASH Collisions
Use SHA256/Whirlpool
Doublecheck fings
Attack technique: Dummy HDD
PC with a HDD that isn't used
USB-boot and ignore the HDD for everyday use
Run dummy daemon to daily retrive and write crap to it (news, etc)
Sync mail with benign account
Execute at random intervals
Mitigating dummy HDD
Always check for USB drives
Pagefile on USB drive may point to network locations if the OS was paging of course
Monitor network traffic before seizure to detect remote drive location
Attacking the archive step
Data saturation
More data needed to be kept, higher cost for investigators
We've now come full circle :)
In all these steps, 63 hours of investigators time.
That's more than 8 workdays w/o overtime.
Est cost to investigators using these techniques: $18,900


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I finally added the image of the mounted door phone for the wire snaked thru brick post. You can view it by clicking HERE and scrolling to the bottom of the post.
I added an image of someone using a payphone @ trainphones.nyphonejacks.com that post can be viewed HERE.
I added an image of a sign that I found on a building somewhere in midtown Manhattan that seems to have been inspired by OWS/Zuccoti park @ funnycellpix.blogspot.com which can be found HERE.


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Tourist tells how she was raped and left for dead in Magaluf
A BRITISH woman who was raped and left for dead in Magaluf has spoken of the closure she hopes to get from seeing her attacker sent to jail.
Cheryl Maddison, 25, from County Durham, moved to Majorca for work, but days after she arrived she was raped and stabbed after being followed home.
She suffered multiple stab wounds and a collapsed lung, and the attack only came to an end when she pretended to be dead.
But Miss Maddison, who now works as a model, flew to the island this week to give evidence in court against the man accused of attacking her.
"I waived my right for anonymity four or five years ago when the event actually happened because there was so many stories going about that were not true, so I wanted to get the story put straight," she said on ITV's Daybreak programme.
"When I gave my statement there was a screen around me so he could not see me, and yesterday I was sat behind him so all I could see was the back of his head so I did not have to see him.
"After it first happened, the first year or two, it ruined my life, it changed the person who I was.
"I did my best to get back to my normal self and worked away and got my life back to normal and I am a stronger person than what I was before."
She explained that she went to court hoping to bring closure and that since the attack she has managed to move on and start a new and possibly better life.
"I have gone over for closure to see him prosecuted for as long as he can get, but also, if I'm here to make my statement, it's getting my point across better so any questions they need answering, I have been able to answer them," she said.
"I had to be here as I was summoned but I'm glad that I came.
"I have been with my partner for a year and I have totally moved on and I have my own life back. I always wanted to work abroad and I have managed to do that for two years so my life is totally back to normal, if not better."


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Gold can be so hot at a time the weather is so cold. Usually reserved for holiday attire, this season's go-to metallic hue is now in fragrance form. There is no better way celebrate the coming New Year and 50th anniversary of the beloved James Bond film franchise with the James Bond 007 fragrance. Diamonds are forever, but tomorrow never dies when this gilded covered scent is worn by the ultimate Bond man.
The fragrance, now available in the limited edition gold bottle, is the perfect complement to the holiday season and fast approaching New Year. Still housing the same scent from the original bottle, this luxurious and sleek bottle kicks the decadence up a notch.
Isn't this packaging super luxe? I love it. So decadent, and just like the original bottle, the fragrance inside, which I reviewed here, is just so Bond. It's James Bond to the core, and now we can all pretend that we know what Daniel Craig smells like. Mmm mmm mmm.
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PRICING | $40 for 50mL, making it a holiday "Gift Under $50.
That's the last one for tonight, so HAPPY NOT-THE-END-OF-THE-WORLD GUYS!
See you on the other side!
Britni Rose


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New cities, new stations and great new destinations were the highlights of 2002 for DART. In July, the agency opened seven new stations and extended the Red Line by more than nine miles to Richardson.
"The arrival of rail transit ushered in a new era of economic development and place-making opportunities," said Michael Spicer, director of Development Services for the city of Richardson.
According to Spicer, light rail is dramatically transforming the Richardson landscape, attracting billions of dollars of investment – including the $1.5 billion CityLine project – and adding thousands of jobs, while creating distinctive transit-oriented neighborhoods that provide exciting alternatives to conventional suburban living.
"Truly, light rail has not only strengthened the city's economic vitality, but also has elevated the quality of life for everyone who lives or works in Richardson," he said.
Before the end of 2002, the DART Rail System more than doubled to 44 miles and 34 stations. On Nov. 18, DART extended rail into Downtown Garland via the Blue Line. A month later, the Red Line was extended to the new Bush Turnpike, Downtown Plano and Parker Road stations.
Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere said past city leaders were visionaries who dreamed of a bright future, and DART helped turn those dreams into reality through a partnership that resulted in a bustling transit-oriented, mixed-use urban center known as Downtown Plano.
"DART ignited a renaissance and today Downtown Plano is a vibrant destination for shopping, dining, the arts and cultural experiences," said LaRosiliere. "The DART/ Plano partnership in downtown recently culminated with the prestigious designation of Great Neighborhood on the Great Places in America List."


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Today I'm going to share my card using Taylored Expressions stamp set, Party Grumplings. Actually this is my very first Taylored Expressions stamp set!
I fell in love at first sight with this one..really one of a kind! Haha. Never see anything like this before.
This stamp set has 5 grumpy animals and I choose 3 of those ones to create my card. I colored them using Tim Holtz Distress Markers by Rangers with watercolor technique.


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Does anybody know of an group that donates Halloween Costumes to underprivileged kids?
Question by BeeDee: Does anyone know of an organization that donates Halloween Costumes to underprivileged children?
I would like to do a costume drive at my school and collect gently used Halloween costumes, and donate them to a charity. I've tried looking some up but cannot find any.
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Answer by Libby Schmitz
go here for info!
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The Gothidays 2012 blogging event at Professor Z's Cabinet of Curiosities continues! I changed out my autumn decor for winter decor in glittery black, silver and white. I used large round ornaments, white and silver poinsettias and silver leaf garland intertwined with white lights and topped with a pair of sequined, feathered birds. It's hard to capture just how pretty the lights are reflected off the glittery ornaments. :)
|with flash
|no flash
I still have a couple more shiny things for tomorrow!


text: Posted on August 26, 2012The "Law" of Navigation In the last ten years I've been trying to understand why Wales and England have such a unique situation with regard the public using rivers and lakes that aren't tidal. When I started out the commonly held doctrine was that all inland water is "owned" by someone. However, dig a bit and its pretty clear that the water is owned by no-one, just like wild brids and fish belong to no-one. If the water was owned, every flood would lead to the downstream neighbours seeking compensation from the upstream owner. The early law, or at least the "charter" laying out the intention of the Law, the Magna Carta, confers a Right to enjoy the waters. Despite many parts of this document being repealed, the one relating to Navigation is still in force today. There is a well developed history that indicates that this was observed until a Humphry William Woolrych wrote a treatise in 1850 on the Law of Water. In this he held the opinion that there is no Public Right. However, in Law, nowhere in statute is Navigation prohibited. Academic research papers today argue strongly that Woolrych made some significant errors in his logic. This is currently unchallenged. In fact those countries that formed their own legal system from the basis of English law (like America) hold true to the original intention of law. All of these were prior to Woolrych. In the UK, in 1976, there is a notorious piece of case law Rawson vs Peters. In this case, a canoeist was paddling on a piece of water that an angling club chose to argue it "owned". The angling club brought a trespass case against the canoeist citing damages to their fishing rights. Unfortunately the canoeist did not turn up in court, and without any defence Lord Denning had no choice but to awarded nominal damages (50p) to the angling club on the grounds of trespass. This piece of case law is now the one piece of law upon which the argument that inland water is not Navigable (swam, canoed, rowed, paddled, etc) by the Public. What is often overlooked though, is in his direction Lord Denning refused to grant an injunction restricting the canoeists right to Navigate. What this single peice of case law actually says, therefore, is that without providing a defence to trespass Denning had no choice but to award damages but, and this is the pivotal piece of information, he would not control Public Navigation. I've read lots and lots of old Railway Acts and Highways Acts (pre Woolrych) that make clear that bridges should "have a span that allows the passage of lighters" this to me is indicative of the intention in law to allow Navigation. Lighters were cargo carrying barges and the construction of these is evident along many inland rivers way, way above the tidal limit. There is anecdotal evidence that Navigation was taken by farmers floating bales of wool down rivers, families using the rivers as modes of transport and many recreational events centred around major water courses. The indication is that this was taken as of Right. Even in living memory there are accounts of this being the case until someone holding fishing rights asserted it was "their" water alone. I'd also question why for example, on canals and the Thames that angling clubs don't control the Navigation rights. I accept that these waterways have explicit laws permitting Navigation, but the title deeds I've seen for fishing rights are always silent on this area. By now the entrenched, passionate opinion of the Law by those with game fishing rights has much acceptance. Those that hold or are influenced by very lucrative fishing rights argue they control Navigation and those that use the water don't believe that the Navigation is controlled by those with angling rights. Financially, it is a David and Goliath argument. It is a sweeping generalisiation, but most fishing clubs with game fishing rights are very well financed, often underwritten by a membership of wealth. Those that want to go splash in the water, largely don't want an argument and represent themselves. As such, many can be easily intimdated by a solicitors letter. As the number of people wanting to enjoy the outdoors increases the 1976 position is questioned more and more. As the discussion goes into more and more detail I can't but think that this argument, this battle line, is one drawn on very shaky ground. There are some, in my view, very questionable statements being made by some riparian owners. These are increasingly gaining interest from modern day legal commentators and these tests will inevitably help redefine case law. The general Public and Governments of England and Wales now buy into a commonly held view which may not actually have foundation. There is a lot at stake. But that is only my opinion.


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Wildlife command crazy prices on the black market; Snake venom sells at $215,000 per litre
"Wildlife smuggling has links with terrorism, certainly out in Africa with the ivory and rhino poaching," said British investigator Tim Luffman when the UK Border Force nabbed some wildlife smugglers in June. "On a global scale we're talking about a huge amount of money and it goes hand in hand with other criminality."
The illegal wildlife trade is estimated to be worth $19 billion and it's expanding. This is why next year's World Environment Day will focus on the menace. Although, there has been improved awareness over the years, much has been directed towards illegal ivory trade. But elephants and rhinoceros are not the only animal species threatened by the activities of daredevil wildlife traders; every animal that commands a fee on the black market is.
In September, the killer of famous lion Cecil, was arrested for attempting to smuggle 30 sables to South Africa from Zimbabwe. Also in September, three South Africans were caught by Zambian authorities trying to smuggle 29 sables. Six South Africans and a Zimbabwean were also arrested, in October, for trying to smuggle 12 sable antelopes.
Smugglers go through serious danger trying to move wildlife from one place to the other. Many end up dead, others in prison. It makes one wonder why they expose themselves to such danger. The reason is simple: money. Wildlife is very lucrative on the black market. Some animals are even worth thousands of dollars when dead.
Global black market information website, Havocscope lists the prices of some exotic animals, based on publicly available information. The prices show why a wildlife smuggler would not think of the dangers of his job. There is also a readily available market, usually Asia, where wildlife of different types are either bought for medical reasons or as status symbol.
One of the most important animals on the black market is the tiger. A dead tiger costs $5,000 while a live tiger costs 10 times more. A baby tiger costs $3,200 while tiger bone costs $2,000. Its penis costs $1,300 while its remains may sell as high as $70,000 in China and its skin, $35,000.
Snake venom can also make an illegal wildlife trader very rich in a short period. A litre costs $215,175. Bear bile costs $200,000 per pound. The bladder of the totoaba fish costs $200,000 in China. Gorillas cost $400,000. The scales of Pangolin, the most hunted and trafficked mammal, cost $3,000 per kilogram. Polar bear skin can cost up to $9,000.
If you think these are hard to get, what about tortoises that cost $10,000 in Madagascar?
Orangutan costs $45,000. Ivory sells at $850 per kilogramme [Check others here]. With such prices for these free gifts of nature, the reason for the proliferation of illegal wildlife trade is obvious. Across Africa, more elephants have been killed in recent years than have died of natural causes, and for forest elephants in Central and West Africa, the population declined by an estimated 60 percent between 2002 and 2011. At this rate, if nothing is done, some animal species are doomed for extinction. The United Nations, therefore, resolved this year, that illegal wildlife trade be treated as a serious crime both nationally and across borders. Angola is revising its Penal Code to bring in tougher punishments for poachers, just as other countries across the continent are working hard to block trade routes and arrest offenders.
The fight is going to be harder going forward, as traders will become more notorious as they try to resist efforts to stop them. The kind of money involved in illegal wildlife trade shows it is no business for ordinary people, it's a trade where mafia rules and a network can be more organized than a drug cartel.


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Peanut Butter Bars
Perfect Peanut Butter Bars: Made with Reese's and peanut butter fudge on a peanut butter cookie crust!
So here's the thing. I know many of you LOVE chocolate and peanut butter together. And while I enjoy it, it's not my FAVORITE combination. If I'm going to have peanut butter…pile on the peanut flavor!
That's what I did with this recipe. Not only do you have a base made from peanut butter cookie dough, but I topped the cookie with a creamy peanut butter ganache (for lack of better definition) and covered that with mini Reese's peanut butter cups and Reese's pieces.
You're welcome.
Now, if you haven't done so already, go get ready for Halloween. It's tomorrow. And I have no candy yet to hand out because I used it all in recipes this month!!
Like this Peanut Butter Cookie Bar with Candy? You may also enjoy these recipes….
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars– for those of you who love the combination! Made with Reese's pieces too! by Shugary Sweets
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lover's Bark– easy candy made with chocolate, Reese's pieces and PB cups! by Keep It Sweet
Peanut Butter Bars
Perfect Peanut Butter Bars: Made with Reese's and peanut butter fudge on a peanut butter cookie crust!
For the Cookie Layer:
- 1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
For the Middle Layer:
- 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 bag (10oz) peanut butter morsels
For the Topping:
- 1 bag (14oz) Reese's pieces
- 1 bag (8oz) Reese's MINI peanut butter cups
- For the cookie, beat Crisco with peanut butter, milk and brown sugar until creamy. Beat in egg. Add flour, salt and baking soda, mix until thoroughly combined.
- Press cookie dough into a lightly greased 15x10 baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 18-22 minutes, until browned. Remove.
- While baking, heat condensed milk with butter over low heat until warmed. Remove from heat, whisk in peanut butter morsels and stir until melted. Pour over warm cookie layer.
- Immediately press candies into top layer. Allow to set, about one hour. Slice and serve!!
- **I store cut cookie bars in a ziploc freezer bag for my kid's lunches. The color of the candies may change slightly, but they taste delicious!
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In 1998, Pearson's sales grew from £2,293m to £2,395m and operating profit, before goodwill and other items, from £328m to £389m. Profits at the FT Group rose by 9%, despite the disposal of non-core activities and substantial investment in the growth of the newspaper and electronic services. The continuing success of the Financial Times newspaper again contributed strongly to the overall performance. Pearson Education also increased its operating profits by 28%, before taking account of the contribution made in December by the Simon & Schuster businesses and the related integration charges. This growth was driven by the success of our US school business and the benefit of lower restructuring charges. The Simon & Schuster businesses, acquired at the end of November, recorded operating profits of £22m during December. The operating profit of the Penguin Group fell by 17%, due principally to several non-recurring items, including a £4m provision for the closure of the Ladybird site at Loughborough. Penguin UK, in particular, had a very strong year. Pearson Television's operating profits more than doubled to £61m, thanks in large part to a full year contribution from All American Communications, acquired at the end of 1997, and to a reduction in start-up losses from our investment in Channel 5.
As we continued to sharpen operations across Pearson in 1998, so we also continued to reshape the Company by building stronger market positions in a smaller number of businesses. We sold businesses that either lacked real market scale or which we believed were worth more to others than to Pearson. And we continued to dispose of passive investments which brought us no strategic value. We sold the Tussauds Group, Mindscape, Pearson New Entertainment, our specialist law, tax and medical publishing operations, our 20% stake in the Canadian Financial Post, our 6.3% stake in SES (the owners of the Astra satellite system), our stake in Flextech, and made a number of smaller disposals. In total, we raised £983m from these disposals.
We also continued to invest in building businesses in markets with good growth prospects where we have a chance to become a leading player. We'd begun this process with the acquisitions of Putnam Berkley in 1996 and All American Communications in 1997, which enabled Penguin and Pearson Television to build strong positions in consumer publishing and international television production. And we'd also started to make substantial revenue investment in the international and electronic expansion of the Financial Times. In 1998, we made our single biggest investment with the acquisition of the Simon & Schuster education, business & professional and reference divisions from Viacom Inc. for £2.9bn.
With this further tightening of our portfolio, focusing on a smaller number of larger, more actively managed and complementary businesses, where and how we make our sales and profits continues to shift. For example, in 1998, 31% of our sales were in education. In 1999, we expect that more than half will be. In 1998, 48% of sales from continuing operations were earned in North America and this is likely to increase significantly in 1999 as we consolidate the first full year results from the Simon & Schuster businesses.
As the changes in the Company's portfolio increased the proportion of sales and profits earned in overseas currencies, the strength of sterling had a modest but negative impact on our published results. If exchange rates had remained at 1997 levels, it is estimated that total sales would have been higher by £45m and operating profits by 6m. Stripping out the benefit of lower restructuring costs and portfolio changes and the adverse impact of exchange rates, underlying operating profit increased by 8%.
Pearson 1998 Annual Report - Online Download
Alternatively an Annual Report can be ordered online from the FT Annual Report Service.


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On Facebook, you can create a "Call to Action" button to bring your guests directly to your booking engine so they can reserve a room in your property.
Different from a Facebook App, this is a better solution, especially for mobile devices.
Find your booking engine link
To begin, you need to have the URL (link) for your booking engine.
On myfrontdesk, click on the "Manage" icon on the upper-right corner, scroll the page down to find Mybookings and click on it.
Copy the URL shown on that screen.
In case you are a Property Group, you must access your Mygroups Page and copy the link provided on the browser field.
Creating a Book Now Button
Go to your Facebook Page and click on the "Add a Button" link right under your cover photo.
Now, click on "Book Services" and then on "Book Now"
Paste the link on the text field and click on "Add Button"
Test your Book Now button
Make sure your button is working, by clicking on it and choosing "Test Button"


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What Beats What in Poker?
In the game of poker, what beats what? This listing below shows the best possible 5 card hands assuming no wild cards or jokers. 5 card hands are used in most of the popular poker games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and 7 Card Stud. They are listed from best to worst, and you can also find the basic Texas Hold'em Hands Odds while playing.
Standard hand rankings
Royal Flush
This is a straight and is made up of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten. Each of the cards is from the same suit.
Straight Flush
A Straight flush is a hand made up of cards that are all from the same identical suit.
Four of a Kind
Four of Kind is a hand where four of the cards have the same rank.
Full House
Full House is a hand where three of the cards have equal rank as do the remaining two.
Flush is a hand where the five cards are from the same suit but not necessarily in consecutive order.
In a Straight, each of the cards in their hand is in consecutive order but from different suits.
Three of a Kind
In a Three of a Kind hand, three cards in a person's hand have an identical rank.
Two Pair
Two Pair is a hand, which consists of two pairs, each made up of cards with different ranks.
One Pair
A One Pair hand has two matching cards of equal rank.
High Card
A High Card is a catchall for hands that do not meet any of the above criteria.
Hand Ranking Rules:
The following general rules apply to evaluating poker hands, whatever set of hand values are used.
- Individual cards are ranked A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A. Aces only appear low when part of an A-2-3-4-5straight or straight flush. Individual card ranks are used to compare hands that contain no pairs or other special combinations, or to compare the kickers of otherwise equal hands. The ace plays low only in ace-to-five and ace-to-six lowball games, and plays high only in deuce-to-seven lowball.
- Suits have no value. The suits of the cards are mainly used in determining whether a hand fits a certain category (specifically the flush and straight flush hands). In most variants, if two players have hands that are identical except for suit, then they are tied and split the pot (so 3s 4s 5s 6s 7s does not beat 3d 4d 5d 6d 7d). Sometimes a ranking called high card by suit is used for randomly selecting a player to deal. Low card by suit usually determines the bring in bettor in stud games.
- A hand always consists of five cards. In games where more than five cards are available to each player, the best five-card combination of those cards plays.
- Hands are ranked first by category, then by individual card ranks: even the lowest qualifying hand in a certain category defeats all hands in all lower categories. The smallest two pair hand (2d 2s 3d 3c 4s), for example, defeats all hands with just one pair or high card. Only between two hands in the same category are card ranks used to break ties.


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The Chrysler Pacifica Outdoes the Competition at Every Turn
Are you in the market for a new family friendly vehicle in the greater Archbold, OH area? Here at Terry Henricks Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, we have a terrific selection of new Chrysler Pacifica models that we want to share with our customers here in Archbold, and the nearby areas of Wauseon, Defiance, Swanton, Delta, Toledo, and Napoleon. The Pacifica is being hailed as one of the most advanced minivans ever, with 102 standard and available safety and security features, 37 segment firsts, and the most stylish minivan build we've ever seen. In order to provide you with a little perspective surrounding the tremendous value the Pacifica has to offer you and your family, we're going to compare it to the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna to allow you to see for yourself whether or not the new Pacifica is the family friendly vehicle you've been looking for.


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LEICESTER, Mass. – Ryan Carney (Easton, Mass.) scored a career-high 29 points and came up with a clutch steal and two free throws at the end of regulation to lead the visiting Bridgewater State University men's basketball team to a dramatic 73-72 overtime victory over Becker College on Saturday afternoon at Leicester Gymnasium.
The Bears improve to 1-5 with their first win of the 2018-2019 campaign, while the host Hawks fall to 1-5.
Carney connected on 12 of 20 field goal attempts and added three rebounds, a pair of steals and a game-high six assists. Rayshon Ward (Fayetteville, N.C.) checked in with 14 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots for the Bears.
Dewayne Thomas (Lowell, Mass.) paced Becker with 22 points and 12 rebounds as he recorded his second double-double of the season. Thomas also dished out four assists in the setback. Three other Hawks scored in double-digit figures. Kareem Davis (Lowell, Mass.) had 17 points, Mateus Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) notched 16, and Jamie Carr (Philadelphia, Pa.) registered 13. Ribeiro was two rebounds short of a double-double.
Trailing 64-59 with time winding down in the second half, BSU's Corey Green (Taunton, Mass.) knocked down a clutch three-pointer with seven seconds showing on the scoreboard. Carney then stole the inbounds pass, was fouled on an attempted layup and calmly sank broke free throws with three seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
The overtime session saw three lead changes and one tie. A Jonathan Mercado (Lynn, Mass.) trifecta put the Bears up 69-68, but Carr answered with a layup to reclaim the lead for the Hawks. Becker was unable to capitalize on a BSU turnover and Carney knocked down a jumper with two minutes remaining to put the Bears up for good, 71-70. The Hawks had multiple chances to move back in front but turned the ball over on each of their next two possessions. Ward knocked down a pair of free throws to make it a three-point game (73-70) with just 15 seconds left to play. On the ensuing possession, Becker went for a three and was unable to capitalize, however Carr grabbed the offensive rebound and dropped in a layup to bring the Hawks to within one with five seconds to go. Bridgewater State, however, would hold on for the victory.
Becker led 34-33 at the intermission. An 8-0 run sparked by four points apiece from Thomas and Ribeiro in the early stages of the second half gave the Hawks a 44-37 lead. The Bears responded with five straight points, three from Carney, to close the gap to two (44-42) with 11:44 remaining in regulation. The teams went back-and-forth, but Becker led 62-57 with 18 seconds on the clock. Carney came through with a layup with 13 seconds on the clock, but Becker pushed back the lead to five with a pair of Davis foul shots. That would set the stage for the Bears' late heroics.
Each team shot 42% from the field and under 20% from beyond the arc. Becker held a 41-38 edge in rebounds while turnovers were even at 12 apiece.
Both teams are back in action on Tuesday (Dec. 4) evening. The Hawks host New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) foe Lesley University at 7:30, while the Bears travel to Wheaton College for a seven o'clock game with the Lyons.


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Citizens is your local Cooperative offering Telephone, Internet, and Television services to Floyd County and surrounding communities.
We are a regional full service communications provider offering land-line telephone, VoIP, IPTV Video, web and e-mail hosting, DSL, and FTTP (Fiber to the Premise: Business Ethernet and FTTH, Fiber to the Home), serving 7 counties in Southwest Virginia.
Citizens Telephone Cooperative is a telephone company located in Floyd, VA.
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Please enter from 1st or 2nd streets only. No vendor entrance will be allowed on 3rd Street. Please see our Cole Park map for locations of these entrances.
Dear Vendor:
Welcome to the 17th Annual SummerFest on the Rio!
You will notice a new look to our applications and website. We were listening when you asked for a simpler method in submitting applications and payments. You may now submit all information online.
The dates for this year's festival are June 7th-June 9th, 2019. Festival hours this year are: Friday 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, and Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Check-in will begin on Friday, June 7th from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm and Saturday, June 8th from 7:00 am to 9:30 am. Please do not ask to check-in prior to the times listed. Friday set up is optional; however on Saturday and Sunday booths must be set up, open and ready to go by 10:00 am. Use your own discretion for Friday and Saturday evenings for closure. We request no driving on the grass or dismantling your booth before 4:00 pm on Sunday unless pre-approved by the Committee.
Please know that although you may be a local vendor or have participated in years past we cannot guarantee that your application will be accepted. As a reminder—ALL arts and crafts products must be handcrafted by the vendor. We will not accept imported or retail items.
There are several changes to the Vendor Policies Form and Application so please review all forms thoroughly. Applications for food vendors are due no later than March 31st. Food vendors will be selected based on date of application, completion of certification, menu and price. We will not accept any food applications after this date. Art, Craft and Information applications are due no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, May 24th. To receive a full refund on booth space, a letter of request is due no later than May 31st.
You will receive confirmation of approved application through E-mail. Please be sure to include your e-mail address, legibly, on your application. If you do not have an e-mail address, please note that on your application and you will receive confirmation by mail. You will not receive your space number or vendor packet until you check-in.
We truly appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you in Alamosa for the 17th Annual SummerFest on the Rio.
Thank you,
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April is a strange month.
It's a windy bunch of nonsense, punctuated by the first real actual heat of the year. It's coated in wildflowers and promise of wildfires. April is when people change times for reasons that still escape me. April is a curious mix of things coming to a close and things just starting. April is opening day and playoff runs. April is when politics get wacky and when the dead become famous for the wrong reasons.
April is a spotlight nobody can dodge. April is a musical explosion. April as a first name makes more sense than April as a month. It's all about looking to the future, getting lost in what might actually matter.
April is a strange month, senses choked off.
It's bright mornings and empty evenings. People run, from old lives and new ones. April's just a half a cup of coffee, not enough to do anything but still rich tasting.
April. I'll mark another year soon, not that I really care to.
If January is wheel-spinning, April is bald tires and a reckless driver.
April may eventually get somewhere, but there's never any telling.


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Cold Weather Gardening Hints
It's not too late to plant spring flowering bulbs–if you can find them at nurseries. However, most nurseries are already receiving their summer-flowering bulbs, so be sure to shop early for best selection.
It's very important to remember NOT to till wet soil. Soil texture should be crumbly and not sticky before you dig. Tilling wet soil destroys its structure.
Many bare root plants are available now in nurseries. Have your planting locations selected and holes dug before purchasing plants so that you can plant immediately. If this isn't possible, heel-in the bare root plants to protect fragile roots from drying out until you can plant.
Now is the time to prune dormant, deciduous plants such as flowering shrubs, vines and shade trees. DO NOT prune spring flowering plants such as lilac or viburnum (Japanese snowball bush), because you will be cutting off the spring-flowering wood (prune these after they finish their spring flowering). Roses in warmer areas can be pruned now, followed by dormant oil spraying. If you're in a colder area you should wait until at least March to prune, again followed by dormant oil spray. Dormant sprays for roses help combat black spot and smother overwintered insect pests.
If rain is still not forthcoming, you'll need to water your plants. Newly planted selections and native plants need moisture now.
Fertilize amaryllis, azaleas, and cymbidium orchids after blooming. Weather permitting, these can be moved to a protected area outside. Keep moisture constant so they don't dry out.
Consider cold frames to get an early start with vegetables and flower seeds.
Spread cow, chicken or horse manure in your garden so that rain (or watering!) will wash nutrients into the soil.