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Do we, humans, want to continue living well and safely on this planet? Humanity faces an existential threat – the whole world is beginning to see. Forests burn from America to Australia. Deserts are advancing across Africa and Asia. Rising sea levels threaten our European cities as well as Pacific
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GHANA - Publication date: 13/12/2019
The European Union reaffirms today its support to the universal ban on chemical weapons. It is a tribute to all those who have lost their lives or loved ones and suffered harm from chemical weapons as well as a commitment to promoting peace and security. The Chemical Weapons Convention and the
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/11/2019
Ghana was part of a high level conference organised by the European Parliament on 20 November 2019, to mark 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Its aim was to consider progress over the past three decades and reflect on the challenges that new generations face in a global and
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GHANA - Publication date: 26/11/2019
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Accra, 13 November 2019. Following the torrential rains that battered Ghana, the European Union is mobilising €50,000 (306,000 Ghanaian Cedis) in humanitarian funding to provide immediate assistance to the most affected families. The heavy downpour resulted in loss of life, displacement of people,
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GHANA - Publication date: 14/11/2019
The European Union Delegation to Ghana organised an EU Climate Week, from 25th September to 3rd October 2019 in the cities of Accra and Kumasi (2nd city and cultural capital of Ghana). This year, the theme was on reforestation, with the slogan #RegreeningGhana.
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Freedom of expression, in all its forms, is the very essence of democracy. Only with a thriving, free and independent media landscape, we can hold governments, businesses and society at large accountable. And precisely for this fundamental right, far too often, journalists and media workers are
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Mimi-Toria's Version of SteamPunkNovember 7th, 2010 in blog, member junk
This was a fun piece to design and create. So much so, that I would have kept it myself had it not sold first thing at the Trunk Show to Lani. I made it with her in mind, as I stated earlier she'd been asking about one for quite some time. It just fit into the whole SteamPunk inspired focal piece that I had created last week, so this week when I took this focal in my hands to create a necklace for it, I knew what I was going to do. Combine it with a stash of religious medals I had been hoarding.
This new line went over very well yesterday at my Trunk Show, and will be something that I continue to create while I still have the supplies on hand. Enjoy!
Thank you Lani for taking these photos of the necklace you purchased, for editing them and sending them to me, so that I'd have time to post this post. Life has been busy, and this was a big help.
Pattern or design used: My own design - Gretchen of Mimi-Toria's Jewelry
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There are some more detailed photos of it currently featured on my blog, which you can find at www.mimitoriasdesigns.blogspot.com , along with more details on the overall creation of this piece.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. It means the world to me.
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When I'm not screwing around I'm drawing/animating. I use a Wacom Cintiq13HD and Adobe Flash CS6. I started in 2007 using MS Paint and WMM, before moving onto Serif Drawplus and finally Adobe Flash in 2009. I hope to animate professionally when I'm older.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla., November 22, 11:30 a.m. – As you decorate for the holidays and celebrate with family and friends, remember that extra cooking, activities and people in your home can cause your electric bill to go up. Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) offers these simple tips to help you keep your energy costs down during the… Read more »
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KUA Announces Student Art Contest Winners
KISSIMMEE, Fla., November 9, 12:00 noon – Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) today announced the winners of its 11th annual calendar art contest for third, fourth and fifth grade Osceola county students. The contest is part of an ongoing effort by the utility to increase awareness of electrical safety. A panel of "celebrity" judges selected twelve… Read more »
KUA Offices Closed for Veterans Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., November 4, 8:30 a.m. – Kissimmee Utility Authority customer service and administrative offices will be closed Thursday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. The offices will re-open Friday, November 12. Founded in 1901, KUA is Florida's sixth largest community-owned utility providing electric, water and telecommunication services to 170,000 residents in five Central… Read more »


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Three cops hurt as bomb explodes in Srinagar
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The blast inside the Sadar police station occurred when the detonator exploded, resulting in injuries to two sub-inspectors and an assistant sub-inspector of the police station, sources said.
The injured were rushed to police hospital. Security forces averted a major tragedy earlier when they recovered a powerful improvised explosive device on the Srinagar airport road.
The device was found during a search operation in Haidarpura, Central Reserve Police Force spokesman P Tripathy said. "The IED was mobile-triggered and weighed 80 kg. It was recovered by the troops around 6 am this morning," Tripathy said.
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Drowsiness, fatigue and difficulty focusing are some signs that your body goes through when experiencing fatigue spring. Here's the fastest and most effective solutions and helps give you energy!
1. Outdoor sports do wonders
If you have time, start your morning with a walk or jogging in the park. If the service does not allow you to do this, try to do this evening. Are welcome any activity. Choose swimming, dance, fitness exercises, everything!
2. Goodbye fat, welcome fruit and vegetables!
When winter gives us fewer opportunities on vegetables and fresh food, now there's nothing to complain. Choose fresh fruits and seasonal vegetables and herbs as a variety of all kinds (parsley, dill, spinach, lettuce, onions, rocket, nettle, Steve, Ramsons). Mix them in salads, put them in blender, cook them! The more diverse and colorful, the better for your health!
3. Choose foods rich in magnesium and iron
The best sources of magnesium are found in: beet, spinach, cooked, boiled chickpeas, dried apricots, white and red beans cooked, boiled corn, broccoli, dandelion raw, baked potatoes, nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, dried figs , dried dates, prunes, bananas. Iron absorption is stimulated by vitamin C. The best sources of iron: meat, meat, flour fortified with iron and its derivatives, eggs, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, dried parsley, cinnamon, black pepper, paprika, mushrooms , raw coffee beans, wheat germ.
4. Green tea refreshes
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Peter Davies' career background is in the field of corporate responsibility working for the Confederation of British Industry, Department of Trade and Industry and Business in the Community and awarded the OBE for this work in 1995. He was appointed Vice Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission in 2006, later becoming Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales and chair of the Climate Change Commission for Wales. Peter was awarded a CBE for his contribution to sustainable development in 2016. Peter chairs the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Dwr Cymru's Customer Challenge Group, Welsh Government's Wales Marine Action and Advisory Group, and Community Energy Pembrokeshire. He is also a trustee of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, a member of the BT Wales Advisory Board, WWF Cymru Advisory Panel and is Community Custodian for River Simple.
Peter cofounded Size of Wales alongside Heather Stevens (Chair of the Waterloo Foundation) with the aim of mobilising a nation to take action in helping to protect tropical forests. We wanted to turn around the statement that an area of rainforest the 'size of Wales' was being lost every 3 months into a positive call for action.
The rain forests are a vital part of our global eco system and we are proud that Size of Wales demonstrates how a small country can make a difference to protecting their future.
Tony Burgess-Webb has spent 40 years in the world of commercial communications working in fields from international consumer brands to healthcare and technology. He spent some years supporting the Iwokrama International Institute, a one-million-acre rainforest preserve in Guyana and this led to being invited to join Size of Wales as trustee.
Uniquely, Size 'twins' a 1st World community, the nation of Wales, with rainforest communities in the developing world, now totalling around twice the size of Wales. Their highly effective work supporting practical rainforest conservation projects is something of which I am very proud.
Stuart Clarke is a semi-retired Chartered Accountant whose career started with Touche Ross. After qualifying he moved to Admiral Insurance, running the Finance department from 1996 to 2004. Following the group's floatation on the London Stock Exchange in September 2004 Stuart became the Group Company Secretary responsible for the Corporate Governance areas of the business. In 2008 Stuart semi-retired, continuing his relationship with Admiral as a non-executive director on a number of subsidiary companies as well as taking on an external non-directorship with a start-up data analytics company in Swansea.
I joined Size of Wales because the concept of preserving rainforest together with helping indigenous people live sustainably within the forests is an almost perfect way of reducing carbon in the atmosphere. Size of Wales was successful with its initial aim of protecting forest the size of Wales and I hope to be able to help further that goal with the other Trustees and the Size team.
Edward Glover was a senior FCO diplomat and Associate Fellow of Warwick University's Centre for Caribbean Studies. Previously, chairman of the Iwokrama International Rainforest Centre in Guyana and now a novelist – joined Size of Wales in 2013.
I joined Size of Wales because its imaginative forest conservation and investment policies are crucial to increasing global efforts to address climate change and ensure the wellbeing of local communities - two tasks to which I have long been committed. I am honoured to be part of the team.
Kathryn Monk is the Principal Advisor for Science and Head of Profession for Science and Engineering for Natural Resources Wales (NRW). She was previously with the Environment Agency for several years. Earlier, she worked for 18 years in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South America in conservation, sustainable forest management, and governance, partnering local communities, business, universities, and top government. Her last post before returning to the UK was as director-general of an international rain forest conservation, research and development centre in Guyana, with responsibility for 350,000ha of rain forest, focusing on ecologically and economically sustainable forest businesses.
She is the chair or member of a range of government, academic, and charitable committees and boards, such as Research & Innovation for our Dynamic Environment Forum, a forum of 19 public sector member organisations who hold a stake in environmental change research, innovation, training and capabilities, as funders, providers and/or users, and a member of the Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences sub-panel for REF2021. She has held various honorary academic positions for research and teaching (Oxford, Reading, Dalhousie, Banda Aceh) and is now Honorary Professor in Biosciences at Swansea University.
I was lucky enough to be involved in the focus and development of Size of Wales. I had just returned home from years being involved in tropical sustainable forest management, conservation and development programmes around the world, and the idea of now drawing in all levels of Welsh society, from schools to businesses, to support that work excited me then and still does.
Carys Mair Thomas is a freelance communications consultant for the not-for-profit sector. She has previously worked for a range of leading organisations, both in the UK and Ireland, including Oxfam, Macmillan Cancer Support, the Children's Rights Alliance, Sustrans, BeLonG To, and the Commission for Racial Equality. Since starting her own business in 2016, her clients have included Into Film Cymru, Lloyds Bank Foundation, the National Assembly for Wales, Wales Council for Voluntary Action and WWF Cymru.
Size of Wales is a pretty unique organisation. I'm acutely aware that our coal mining heritage not only scarred the physical environment of South Wales - and its people - but dramatically impacted on what is now our global environment. I love the fact that this charity offers each of us an opportunity to be part of Wales' response to climate change, while simultaneously promoting our nation on the international stage. We may be a small nation but we regularly punch above our weight and Size of Wales offers an approach other nations could - and should - emulate.
Clive Thomas has spent 30 years managing forests and influencing forest policy, in Wales, the UK and Internationally. He now splits his time working for the Soil Association as a Senior Policy Advisor (forestry and international land use) and also for Soil Association Certification, as the Forestry Training Programme Manager. He has pioneered the development of innovative training programmes focused on capacity building for responsible forest management, in some of the world's most challenged forest countries. Through his policy work, he is focused on helping to reduce the UK's negative food and forest footprint.
Whilst working for Forestry Commission Wales and Natural Resources Wales, Clive had the opportunity to help champion the work of Size of Wales to both colleagues and stakeholders
It is a privilege to be appointed as a Trustee for an initiative I have tracked since its inception. I am keen to get involved, to hopefully help support the team through my policy experience and my domestic and international network, as well as to explore potential synergies between some of the training programmes I have developed for the Soil Association and Size of Wales project partners.
Andrew Walker is Commercial Director at the Wales Centre for Advanced Batch Manufacturing, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Wales Trinity St David. He enjoyed a long career in Hotel and Hospitality Management. His final position in the industry was as Director of Hospitality at Glamorgan Cricket. In 2001, he moved to a wholly commercial role as Assistant Director CBI Wales. Andrew also had his own consultancy firm specialising in communications, marketing and business development before joining, in 2006, his alma mater, as Head of Communications. In addition to being a Trustee of Size of Wales, Andrew is a Trustee of the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust, the Fairwood Trust and a committee member of Cardiff Met RFC.
As a commercially focussed person and I've always done my bit for the environment, but wouldn't have thought of myself as an evangelist. Size of Wales provides me with the opportunity to learn about reforestation, and all related issues, from evidence-based experts who are passionate about the rainforests of the world. It fills a gap in my knowledge and allows me to make an impact in a small way as a Trustee.


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After completing the 18 locks on the Ashton Canal yesterday both of us comment how much easier it was to do narrow locks. Last night we moored on the Peak Forest Canal about 500 metres from Dukinfield Junction.
Jan had recorded the latest episode of New Tricks on the small TV last night and before we left this morning I managed to edit and convert the AV file to DivX format before saving it to the media tank.
I'd anticipated taking a number of photos of today's cruise along the Peak Forest Canal but seemed to spend much of my time down the weed hatch instead. The first couple of times resulted in the removal of unwanted objects but then we seemed to acquire phantom objects. The wake would bubble out one side of the rudder and Waiouru felt as if it was being held back. Eventually I came to the conclusion that the canal must be so shallow we were carving a groove along the bottom. Progress through Woodley Tunnel was particularly slow.
Just before Chadkirk Aqueduct we met our first moving boat for the day. They hovered whilst we attempted to slide past. That didn't work because we ran aground. I was wondering why the other boat wasn't attempting to pass us when Jan pointed out a limb of a willow tree was protruding across the other half of the canal. We managed to reverse back so they could detour around the obstruction, but they had also decided to reverse. Eventually everything was resolved and we reached Hyde Bank Tunnel. There was still a problem with the depth of water because we bounced over a large mud bank at the western end.
Shortly thereafter we reached Rose Hill Tunnel.
As you can see from the above photo, it has a very high roof! Despite us cruising the Peak Forest Canal in 2007, neither of us could remember any of the canal until we reached Marple Locks. We didn't remember Marple Aqueduct and you would expect us to have done because it's so imposing.
Jan at the tiller. Should be easy to steer in this location
View of the railway bridge to the left
View to the right looking over the tree tops
We reached the bottom of the Marple Flight just after midday and had decided to stop for the day. However during lunch Jan suggested we go up the flight. It's possible this comment might have arisen because there was no TV signal below the bottom lock. But then I might be wrong about that!
Something I noticed in a couple of the locks. Behind the lower gates were grooves in the masonry which looked like they might have been constructed for ground paddle rods. Then in the top lock I noticed what appears to be a bricked up opening for a ground paddle. I wonder if I'm correct and when the paddles were relocated to the gates?
It took us just on three hours to complete the 16 locks. They were all against us and we didn't see any boats coming down. Three quarters the way up the flight I asked Jan if she would like a 'takeway' dinner instead of having to cook. I know.... I'm just that kind of a guy! I even volunteered to walk in to Marple to buy it.
We continued on up the flight reaching the top lock at 5.30pm.
The problem for us was the 48 hour moorings at the junction are in the same poor condition that we found in 2007. We couldn't get any closer than a metre from the towpath. In the end we decided to continue towards Whaley Bridge where we eventually stopped on a good piece of steel piling about a kilometre from Marple Junction.
That's when Jan mentioned we had nothing to eat. Now I'm not fooled by these comments. I've been with this girl for almost 43 years and I know she can produce a tasty meal from fresh air and water. And so it came to pass that we sat down to a delicious dinner. We have both the dot and DTV signals. Shortly after mooring the heavens opened and the liquid sunshine fell.
I do like a happy ending!


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Through a collaboration between local parents, Alexander Elementary School, Iowa City West High School, the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, the Community Foundation of Johnson County, and several other organizations, twenty-five Little Free Libraries have been placed in the greater Iowa City community. The parent teacher organization at Alexander Elementary School came up […]
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The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization has completed judging for this year's Paul Engle Day: Glory of the Senses Essay Contest, and will award scholarships to six high school students from across Iowa. The winning essay was "A Walk in the Woods," by Lydia Hecker, a student at Iowa City High School in […]


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Sometimes we throw out the boxes electronics and stuff with multiple components in. Some people make the conscious effort for space, throw out the boxes. Getting a ziploc bag to hold all remaining items is the best bet. And use a marker and write on the bag or use a label. Write what it is!
So any CD's, loose wires, instructions, anything that might be needed can go in that bag and be together! Nothing worse than trying to find the instructions or that replacement bulb and you don't know whee they are!!


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Bustin Stones
Unbeaten Bustin' Stones, one of the year's leading sprinters, arrived October 6, 2008 at Dr. Jerry Bilinski's Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, NY where he entered stud in 2009. He is the property of a syndicate and shares are available. The 4-year-old son of City Zip was retired because of a nagging foot problem.
Trained by Bruce Levine, Bustin Stones won six races and earned $480,150 for breeder/owner Roddy J. Valente. He won the Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct in April while posting a 109 Beyer Speed Figure.
Bustin Stones competed exclusively in stakes after breaking his maiden by seven lengths in his first start. He won the General George Handicap (gr. II) at Laurel, plus the Screenland, Promonroe, and New York Stallion Times Square Stakes in New York. He is out of the winning Prospectors Gamble mare Shesasurething.


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Elise Young
Monday, 13 January 2014 01:55 PM
Governor Chris Christie has several chances soon to repair a dented public image, from an agenda- setting New Jersey speech to a series of out-of-state Republican fundraisers to his own second-term inaugural bash beneath the Statue of Liberty.
Christie, though, a possible 2016 presidential contender, must balance pressure to disclose the scope of his administration's involvement in four days of traffic jams that e-mails suggest were politically motivated. Even elected colleagues nationally, who stand to benefit from his connections to such donors as Home Depot Inc. co-founder Ken Langone and billionaire money manager Stanley Druckenmiller, may not risk a public embrace before the full story is known.
"I imagine there are many back-channel conversations right now with politicians trying to distance themselves from him, and if they're not, they're out of their mind," Brigid Harrison, a Montclair State University politics professor, said yesterday. "Do you want to be associated with someone whose administration has been involved in such thuggery?"
Christie is a leading contender to shape a party that in one generation went from Ronald Reagan's triumphant "It's morning again in America" to a Congress paralyzed by the anti- government Tea Party faction, which championed spending shutdowns over bipartisan cooperation. Christie is popular with urban black leaders, who historically had supported Democrats, and with Latinos, a fast-growing population and emerging force in U.S. politics. The bridge affair could decide which faction is ascendant -- and perhaps the presidential race.
Christie's Tests
The governor faces several crucial moments. His annual State of the State address tomorrow will be followed Jan. 16 by a special session of the Democratic-led Assembly to consider extending its investigatory power into the September tie-ups at the George Washington Bridge, which connects Fort Lee and Manhattan. Federal prosecutors also are reviewing the matter.
On Jan. 18, as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Christie is to appear at Florida fundraisers for several candidates, Susan Hepworth, a spokeswoman for the organization, confirmed by e-mail yesterday.
Three days later, the 51-year-old Christie will be sworn in to his second term followed by a party on Liberty Island, likely absent four casualties: Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff he fired after e-mails disclosed Jan. 8 showed she said it was "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" before officials shut lanes; Bill Stepien, the campaign manager with whom Christie cut ties last week; and Bill Baroni and David Wildstein, appointees who resigned last month from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the bridge operator.
Maxima Culpa
In an almost two-hour news conference in his Trenton office Jan. 9, Christie apologized for his allies' involvement and said he had been betrayed. His eyes bloodshot and teary, he said he was sleepless, "embarrassed and humiliated."
As the investigations continue, Christie's chairmanship of the RGA will keep him visible nationally and crucial politically. The Washington-based group raised $23.5 million in the first half of 2013, almost double its Democratic counterpart, according to a news release. Three dozen governor's offices are subject to election this year.
Seeking Motive
Also eternally on view: Christie's unscripted tough-guy moments that are popular on Google Inc.'s YouTube -- a video record of name-calling and brash confrontations with politicians and the public that last week had Christie insisting he hadn't set an over-the-top tone for underlings and swearing he was no bully.
Yet retribution was in the air in his Trenton office, according to a cache of e-mails and text messages obtained by media including Bloomberg. In them, Fort Lee's Democratic mayor, Mark Sokolich, asked Port Authority officials whether the tie- ups were a punishment. Christie has said his ability to attract Democratic support is a lesson for federal politicians. Sokolich, however, hadn't followed dozens of others in his party in backing Christie for governor.
Lanes were closed for four days, turning the typical 30- minute drive across the bridge into a trip of four hours or more, stranding commuters and emergency medical crews. A 91- year-old woman who suffered cardiac arrest died later, according to a letter among Fort Lee officials.
'Unequivocally Apologetic'
Christie last week repeated what he told reporters in December: that he had no personal knowledge of the scheme. His handling of the crisis led Druckenmiller, 60, who once was a strategist for George Soros and now manages his Duquesne Family Office LLC, to praise Christie as a "once-in-a-generation" leader. Langone, in an e-mail Jan. 9 to Politico.com, called Christie "forthright, sincere, seriously embarrassed and unequivocally apologetic."
A CNN/ORC International poll last month showed him ahead of Democrat and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 48 percent to 46 percent, in a hypothetical 2016 race.
The bridge affair dominated news programs yesterday. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, whose onetime spokeswoman, Maria Comella, is Christie's communications director, said the governor "put his political career at risk" if his denial of involvement proves false.
"He says he didn't realize; he says he didn't know," Giuliani said on ABC-TV's "This Week." "I think it's pretty darn credible -- he wouldn't make this blanket denial."
Unanswered Questions
On Jan. 9, an Assembly panel looking into the closings was stymied by Wildstein. Appearing under subpoena, he invoked his right to remain silent. Democrats the next day released computer files containing hundreds of pages of documents in the probe, which will continue after Christie's second term starts.
Assembly Speaker-elect Vincent Prieto, a Democrat from Secaucus, said he will call his chamber into special session Jan. 16 to consider reauthorizing subpoena power. Questions lawmakers want answers to include:
-- Why Christie, the former highest-ranking federal prosecutor in New Jersey, didn't press senior staff harder before the e-mails were made public.
-- Whether the governor's staff acted on behalf of his campaign, contrary to election law.
-- What other revelations may be in material blacked out from the print-outs of e-mails and text messages that Wildstein provided.
No Pushovers
Christie could possibly be impeached if lawmakers discover that he knew about the traffic jam or of the effort to cover it up, state Assemblyman John Wisniewski, chairman of the panel investigating the traffic controversy, told NBC News.
The case means that Democrats may be less likely to accede to Christie's economic agenda, said Howard Cure, director of municipal research in New York at Evercore Wealth Management LLC, which oversees about $4.9 billion.
"Things are going to be scrutinized more from his legislation and budget than ever before," he said. "There's pressure on the Democratic Party in New Jersey to not necessarily cooperate with him on every issue."
The economy is "fairly weak," Cure said. The November unemployment rate was 7.8 percent, higher than neighboring states, according to U.S. Census data. Gross domestic product rose 1.3 percent in 2012, ranking 37th among states, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Residents also are continuing to recover from Hurricane Sandy, the October 2012 storm that propelled Christie to record public approval for his leadership. He burnished his bipartisan credentials with praise and a hug for a visiting Democratic President Barack Obama as he abandoned campaigning for Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Now, Christie has lost control of events, said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University professor of history and public affairs.
"Democrats in the state were prepared to cause trouble for him before this broke," Zelizer said. "They can make him focus on this rather than anything else he wants to accomplish. If the story continues, it's going to be very useful to the Democrats."
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Retaining Bourque — a pricey proposition?
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OK, it's only October.
OK, it's only 10 games — and 14 points — in.
But what do you figure the going rate for Rene Bourque will be in a year's time?Currently, he's drawing a (final-season) salary of $1.4 million US — fabulous loot for the likes of you and me. But point-per-game rabble-rousing wingers pull down considerably more.
Maybe the most difficult part is finding a comparable for Bourque — a fiesty forward with edge/skill, heading into his prime.
Dan Cleary ($2.8 million)?
Dustin Byfuglien ($3 million)?
Dustin Brown ($3.175 million)?
Ryane Clowe ($3.625 million)?
Tuomu Ruutu ($3.8 million)?
Nathan Horton ($4 million)?
Brenden Morrow ($4.1 million)?
Scott Hartnell ($4.2 million)?
Ryan Malone ($4.5 million)?
Who knows?
But Flames boss Darryl Sutter, who will find out soon enough, must love what he's seeing from the 27-year-old Bourque — an off-season acquisition from the Blackhawks in 2008 . . . for a second-round pick.
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I'd be a little nervous to hear what he gets… to me I think hes not worth more than 3mil a season MAX… hes 27, he's having a good start… he shouldn't make more than Brown or Clowe who are clearly better than him…and the rest down that list you can't even compare. If he does get more than 3mil then it will change what other mediocre players will get hahah and GM's wont be impressed
I'd be happy if the flames can keep Bourque for 2.5-3.5 million. There is no way he will keep his current pace but if he can have 60+ points this year and stay healthy for the whole year he's diffenitley worth it. In addition to his scoring he is also a good penalty killer and has good size and speed. Right now Calgary should keep him before Olli.
i think he can demand around 3 – 3.5. obviously it depends on what he does this year, but im expecting at least 60 points, and that would leave him with two good seasons. a guy like booth got 4.25 for a decent season and a good season, so who knows? granted he is 3 years younger.
It's going to be an interesting off-season for Team Sutter. I can't imagine what current third line center Olli Jokinen is going to have to do for the rest of the season to be considered for re-signing. Bourque and Nystrom will be a priority. They should be able to sign both for the equivalent of what Jokinen makes.
For those of you who haven't seen much of Bourque lately, he has easily been the most consistent Flame since coming over from Chicago. His point production hasn't been luck. There is a good chance he can maintain his pace.
id pay 3.5 million for him to have him on the leafs
while i would love for him to stay on the flames
they cant really afford that unless they can dump some salary
oh he has the talent
there is no questioning that, or his consistency
what his problem has been in past years is his health
he is notorious for getting injured to easily
thats been his biggest problem
Jokinen had a nice goal last night
hopefully he can just get back on the horse and start playing decently
so Sutter can trade him away to a team like Montreal (in need of size down the middle), or Nashville (in need of scoring)
maybe a trade to Nashville sometime soon especially seeing as Arnott is down
To Calgary
Zach Budish
1st Rounder
To Nashville
Olli Jokinen
Ryan Howse
7th Rounder
They can diffenitely afford Bourque just by simply not resigning Olli, which is exactly what I think Sutter will do unless Jokinen really picks it up.
I agree that his point production isn't luck and I love the way he plays but to expect him to score 100+ points (which is what he is on pace for) is unrealistic. If he can have a 65-80 point season that would be great with everything else he brings
yah i just realized that
i completely forgot about him leaving
Off-season for the FlamesLet go Olli JokinenResign Rene Bourque for 4 years, 13 millionResign Craig Conroy for 1 year, 1 millionResign Aaron Johnson for 2 years, 1.5 millionResign Eric Nystrom for 3 years, 3.9 millionResign Dustin Boyd for 3 years, 3 millionResign Brandon Prust for 2 years, 1.5 millionDump Cory Sarich to Washington for a 3rd rounder (or whoever wants him)Dump Daymond Langkow to Toronto for a 2nd rounder (or whoever wants him – note to myself : very sad to let him go)Sign Marc Savard 3 years, 18 millionCall-up Mikael BacklundWin the Stanley CupLine-up : Moss – Savard – IginlaBourque – Backlund – DawesGlencross – Conroy – SjostromNystrom – Boyd – PrustBouwmeester – JohnsonRegehr – PhaneufPardy – GiordanoKiprusoffMcEhlinneyCap hit : 52.5 million
Off-season for the Flames
Let go Olli Jokinen
Resign Rene Bourque for 4 years, 13 million
Resign Craig Conroy for 1 year, 1 million
Resign Aaron Johnson for 2 years, 1.5 million
Resign Eric Nystrom for 3 years, 3.9 million
Resign Dustin Boyd for 3 years, 3 million
Resign Brandon Prust for 2 years, 1.5 million
Dump Cory Sarich to Washington for a 3rd rounder (or whoever wants him)
Dump Daymond Langkow to Toronto for a 2nd rounder (or whoever wants him, though I'm VERY sad to let him go)
Sign Marc Savard 3 years, 18 million
Call-up Mikael Backlund
Win the Stanley Cup
Line-up :
Moss – Savard – Iginla
Bourque – Backlund – Dawes
Glencross – Conroy – Sjostrom
Nystrom – Boyd – Prust
Bouwmeester – Johnson
Regehr – Phaneuf
Pardy – Giordano
Cap hit : 52.5 million
Players should be eating more popcorn. While waiting in line to buy Fruit Loops, I was reading in a tabloid magazine that popcorn makes you feel really light and makes you run faster.
This was much easier to read. I know sometimes this thing just does that with the spaces.
Anyway's good looking line up with Savard in there. And Johnson top pairing D?! I don't know about that. Leafs dont have a 2nd rounder this year, but I like Langkow, he's cool.
Plus you could definitely get more than a 3rd rounder for Cory Sarich, $3.5 million cap hit right? That's the going rate for a player of that calibre, there will definitely be a market for him. I wish we were paying Sarich those dollars instead of Jeff Finger (or the $4.5 were giving Komisarek for that matter).
Also just on a Flames note, I've watched 3 Flames games this year, and I have to say – Craig Conroys still got it! This guy is so awesome. He's a perfect 3rd line centre, and can fill in top line if need be. Such a smart, heads up player, wins battles, comes out of the corner with the puck all the time and makes smart passes. I think he's great.
Lets say he hits the open market, how much would he get?
I think it depends, if the cap goes down then less teams will be interested and every team would be paying him less dollars then he'd get if the cap stays put.
That being said, he should still be worth around $3.5 million, if he can keep up this play and somewhat production. Don't expect 80 pts from him, but lets say he's up around 60 or more.
I didn't realize he was on pace for 100 points. your 65-80 is probably closer to what the actual will be.
There's a lot of extemely stupid GM's out there would would overpay to have him. Open market he may hit 4-5m
He was expected to be the #1 center for Iginla but that experiment only worked for about the first 4 games he was with team. Coach Sutter thought that maybe he would thrive better if he had to carry his own line instead of share with Iginla. Thus Calgary has a 5.5M third line center. No way Sutter keeps a salary like that for the 3rd line next year.
I haven't seen any injury tendencies yet.
I'm torn on re-signing Conroy for 1 more.
Boyd seems to be developing too slow for me.
Langkow is one of the few that plays well with Iginla. Tough to let him go.
The Savard thing is interesting but I doubt if it will happen.
You want McEhlinney for another year?
Everything else looks good.
Yes i know why he was acquired, what happened and why he is the third line center now.
although I wasn't even talking about him
I was talking about Bourque
who has had injury problems over the last 3 seasons
I don't think he is the type of player to take a contract for the money
he wants to win and if their is a competitive team willing to sign him to that he will
but no competitive team will sign him to that
he will get 3.5 max
It's going to be a good year to sign someone like Bourque. With the cap staying the same, or decreasing by 2-4 million, most teams are going to struggle to resign their own top players and expiring RFA's. Just about everyone has some juggling to do. The big money will go to the big UFA's (Marleau, Savard), and those secondary roles will be filled by extremely cheap, but still useful veterans (ie. Recchi, Holmstrom, or even Torres), while Bourque and Armstrong fall in the pecking order because of their paygrade. For a lot of cap-pressed teams, taking a 1 million dollar chance on Torres for instance, could be a lot more beneficial than inking Bourque to a big 3.5-4.0 million dollar per year deal.
I suspect that term will largely dictate negotiations. It will be risky for Bourque, but if I were his agent, I think I would advise him to take a less expensive, short term contract with a contender (or stay with Calgary), and look to bat one out of the park 2 years down the road when the cap is back on the rise. Say 2 years, 5.5-6.0 million would do it. Otherwise, I'm not sure there will be a whole lot of teams willing to invest a bigger cap hit for longer term, and it could mean signing with a lesser franchise (ie. Florida, Nashville, the Islanders).
Of course, this all assumes that Bourque will regress as the season goes on and end up more in the 55-65 point range. If he hits 70-85 points this year, then of course he is a lock for getting a big contract somewhere. I just don't think that's a realistic expectation. He's a good player, but he is going to slow down sooner or later. The bounces won't stay favorable all season.
I love Langkow. But we need a true 1rst liner for the time being. Backlund will be that 1rst liner in 2-3 years, but we need one right now if we really wanna compete. Jokinen hasn't fit the bill. Langkow is a perfect 2nd line center, but is unfortunatly too pricey.
As long as Conroy plays like he's doing right now, I'm willing to give him 1 year contracts anytime he wants.
I'm starting to lose my patience with Boyd as well. He's a good bottom 9 forward, but would be more valuable as a trading chip.
I also doubt Savard will come back in Calgary, but it's nice to dream 😉
look at Ryan Malone
thats a perfect example of my point
Bourque doesn't strike me as that type of player
the player to just go to any team that pays him the big bucks
and the teams that usually do that are the teams who can't afford to go after the big name players so they go and sign the second tier stars/good players and overpay them
IE Malone
I just don't think Bourque wants that
I think he would gladly take 3.5 million or less to stay on a competing team
then again I could be wrong about him
If i remeber correctly either last year or the year prior Bourque got off to a hot start as well and looked pretty good… maybe he is finally coming into his own…. i think GM's are going to take a wait and see aproach… and i unless he continues like this all season long =, i cant see him getting a long term contract… maybe someone takes a chance on him and stakes some money down on him but for a couple years only… well see…. he's a good player and when i heard chicago let him walk i thought they made a mistake… now i think they royally @#$%ed up… oh well
Yeah…and Clowe is not playing for his worth. He sucks.
he has talent, he has the ability to fight in the corners, he is strong
the only thing that had kept him back before was injury
i truly think he is a 70 plus point player
Sutter has a knack for picking those players that are seen as players with 50 point ceiling potential and then having them prove everyone wrong by getting career highs and making that the new thing to expect for that player
He did it with Langkow, Huselias, Kipprusoff (although thats a little different)
and now i think Bourque is the next one
Yah it seems unlikely
but then again so did Comrie going back to the Oilers (i know different cir*****stances)
but hey, a guy can dream
although think about Iggy and Savy together
Savard – Iggy = Backstrom – Ovie
………………..or close lol.
a little farther than close
but still damn good
no doubt…
lets see how he does…. consistancy????
whatever he gets will be based on that…. but i still wouldnt expect a long term contract….it could happen, but its dangerous for a GM to do and then get burned later on trying to justify it
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Is Moyes to blame for Manchester United's malaise... or do the problems go deeper?
'You have been the most fantastic experience of my life. I've been able to manage some of the greatest players in the country. Those last-minute goals, the comebacks, even the defeats, are all part of this great football club of ours. Your job now is to stand by our new manager.'
So read placards put up inside the Sir Alex Ferguson stand at Old Trafford, stirring words excerpted from the former manager's goodbye speech.
Presumably they were chosen to encourage supporters to give David Moyes' regime a chance. After nearly 27 years of having Ferguson at the helm, nobody knew how fans would react to change.
Nobody thought the handover process would be easy.
Disappointment: Another bad result for Manchester United increases the pressure for David Moyes
Statement: Boards like this were put up at Old Trafford, featuring part of Sir Alex Ferguson's farewell speech
And it hasn't been. The 1-1 draw against Southampton at home on Saturday was a real disappointment. Mauricio Pochettino's side are flying high and are tough to beat, but title-contenders need to win matches like that at home.
Defeats against rivals Liverpool and Manchester City stung, but were understandable. The former was even avenged, to some extent, though the Capital One Cup victory later that month.
Losing at home to West Bromwich Albion was worrying though. With the game poised at 1-1 and Robin van Persie thrown on to join Wayne Rooney up front, United simply don't lose from that position. Especially at Old Trafford.
And yet they did; youngster Saido Berahino's strike condemning Moyes' side to defeat. How many games have we watched where Manchester United find a goal from somewhere late on, when they need it? 'Those last-minute goals, the comebacks'.
United have played eleven games this season in all competitions. They've been close to their best in perhaps two of them.
Hard act to follow: Stepping into Sir Alex Ferguson's shoes was never going to be an easy job
The 4-1 win over Swansea and the 4-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen saw Moyes' men play some scintillating attacking football, but in both those games there were long stretches where they looked shaky.
It's not yet a crisis at Old Trafford but with every lost point the league title slips further from their grasp. Leaders Arsenal are eight points ahead of United at the moment.
Although you can pick holes in Arsene Wenger's thin squad and wait for it to be ravaged by injuries over Christmas - as so often happens at the Emirates - the first eleven is strong.
Is this malaise Moyes' fault? He still hasn't settled on a first XI. There are a handful of staple selections - David De Gea, Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick, Rooney and Van Persie, but the rest of the side is being tinkered with.
He started the season with a back four of Evra-Ferdinand-Vidic-Jones, but the team that faced Southampton featured Evra-Evans-Jones-Rafael. They weren't to blame for Southampton's late equaliser and Moyes has been hamstrung by injuries to some extent, but it shows his side is not settled.
We've had Ashley Young, Nani and Antonio Valencia all being in and out of the side. Shinji Kagawa has been given short shrift, playing just three times and being substituted on every occasion.
To Moyes's credit, he's brought Adnan Januzaj into the limelight and has been rewarded for it. During another listless display against Sunderland, it was the 18-year-old's brilliant brace that salvaged the points for Moyes.
His excellent performances - and Januzaj was one of United's better players on Saturday - have taken some heat of off Moyes - and the forward's team-mates.
Marouane Fellaini has been poor since joining and there were cheers when he was substituted against Southampton. He looks uncertain, of his role in the side, maybe even whether he deserves to be playing for the current Premier League champions.
Uncertain: Marouane Fellaini has been off the pace so far in a Manchester United shirt
That could all change - a year from now the 76 minutes of nothingness he offered could be long forgotten. There could be Fellaini wigs filling the Sir Alex Ferguson stand.
But to blame Moyes for United not strengthening significantly in the summer would be to do him a disservice. Without doubt he wanted the Belgian, but that was not his only request.
When Arsenal spend more than you in a transfer window then you know something's wrong.
Wenger broke his transfer record to bring in Mesut Ozil, Chelsea picked up several new players, including Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle, Manchester City picked up almost all their transfer targets (missing out on Isco), while Tottenham invested their Gareth Bale windfall wisely.
Moyes wanted, and needed, a world class player, something to help the team push on. Having won the Premier League last season, nobody could claim that Moyes had been given a duff hand. But there were problems with the team.
Ferguson had neglected to fill a hole in midfield for some time, with Ryan Giggs playing there and Paul Scholes coming out of retirement. Even though the signing of Fellaini was botched and rushed through at the last minute, it was at least an effort to solve a problem.
He will need vice-chairman Ed Woodward to pull his socks up - everyone inside the club and out know that this summer's transfer debacle cannot be repeated.
Pen to paper: Ed Woodward (left) oversaw a weak transfer window performance but Manchester United signing up Adnan Januzaj (centre) for five more years is a good move
A title-contending team's best piece of business cannot be simply to 'keep one of their best players', in stopping Rooney from leaving.
That's something that Liverpool would be delighted to do with Luis Suarez - and the last time they won the title was 1990.
Ferguson thinks winning anything in his first season would be to Moyes' credit.
'For David, winning a trophy would be a fantastic achievement,' said the Scot, who was at the game on Saturday.
'No matter what it is - the League Cup, FA Cup, European Cup or Premier League. We've always had priorities obviously and David is aware of that but I hope he achieves it.'
But Moyes does not speak like a winner. 'We should probably have put the game to bed earlier,' he said after the match.
'We had a couple of chances, hit the bar and had a couple of other opportunities. We had some pockets of play when we were very good and there were times when we were not as good. It was a mixed game at times, but we still had those chances that I was hoping we would finish off.'
Staying: Keeping Wayne Rooney was the best business United did this summer... but is that good enough?
To criticise him for sounding humble, not entitled and not arrogant would be wrong, but Manchester United fans are not used to having a manager who takes disappointing results on the chin.
So Moyes is not blameless, as United stutter, yet he should not be the scapegoat. The team that played against Southampton was strong enough to beat them and the players must shoulder some responsibility.
There is no panacea for 'transition', but time, patience and support help. United need to strengthen in January.
But if Moyes gets the players he needs, having had some time to get used to his new surroundings, there will no room for excuses and that's when the pressure will really be on.
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Tom Cruise is a douche, but he gets major props for dating Katie Holmes, no matter what has-been Brooke Shields says.
Shields had a ready tongue, hitting in Cruise?s relationship, by offering him a child ticket so he can take Holmes to see her in hit London musical Chicago. She says: "If he wants to see Chicago, I've left him two tickets – one adult, one child."
Another attempt by older women to bring down their youthful counterparts. Why wouldn't a guy want to date a girl in her 20's twenties versus a 45 year old? There are exceptions and some women hold onto their looks into their 30's, but most don't. I lost count on how many times I met a hot girl's mom and wondered if she was adopted. It just fades.
I go to the clubs and see a bunch of 28 year old women who still want to live like they are 20. When I was 22 and going out, I used to feel really insecure after an older woman asked me my age. I'd come up with funny responses so I wouldn't be placed out the running for a chance with an older, experienced woman. But the past year I realized that the "older, experienced" thing is just another bogus myth I can erase from my head. It seems like the only girls who aren't corrupted by the nightlife scene and Sex And The City are under 22.
As you get older the only thing you realize that has worth in this life is youth. Hope you didn't waste yours.


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Frigid weather likely won't ice bark beetles
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – Anyone hoping that sub-zero temperatures have put Colorado's pine beetle infestation on ice is likely to be disappointed: federal officials say it would take about a week of frigid weather to kill the bugs.
The beetles become hardier during winter, Bob Cain, a U.S. Forest Service entomologist told The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction.
"This (cold) snap in midwinter is well within the normal range for what the beetles would have evolved with in the Rocky Mountains," Cain said.
A factor in the spread of the tree-killing bugs has been the lack of sustained frigid weather. The bark-beetle epidemic that started more than a decade ago has wiped out 4 million acres of pine trees in Colorado and southern Wyoming.
The bugs that burrow under the bark are more vulnerable to the cold weather in the late fall and early spring, Cain said.
Parts of Colorado have experienced temperatures around minus 30 this week. But winter weather of 50 degrees below zero was more likely to zap the beetles.
That kind of weather helped end a big beetle outbreak in Colorado's White River National Forest in the 1950s.
The nation's forests have had bark beetle epidemics but never one this widespread, this fast-moving and this high – it has reached elevations on trees with no natural resistance – according to the Forest Service. The infestation has reached 384,000 acres in the Black Hills in western South Dakota.
Warmer winters and past fire-suppression policies that allowed thick stands of lodgepole pine to grow are among the reasons.
The bugs burrow under the bark and lay their eggs, turning green needles the color of rust as they bore through the tree's vascular system and restrict its ability to draw water. Eventually the needles fall off, and the tree turns gray.
Dead trees have been cut down to reduce the risk of wildfire and prevent pines from injuring people, blocking roads and trails or damaging power lines.
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My Dad was in the Navy when I was born on Charleston Naval Base in South Carolina. But before I was old enough to pick up the romantic southern drawl he was transferred north. My parents eventually settled on the coast of Maine where I grew up.
Maine is a great place with a rich history. The town of Scarborough, where I was raised, was founded in 1658. The local markers, Dunstan Corner, Oak Hill, Pine Point, Blue Point and Black Point have been there forever. The town's oldest dwelling, built in the late 1600's or early 1700's, is the Hunnewell House.
In 1647 the Massachusetts Bay Company passed a law requiring that settlements with the colony, with 100 settlers or more, provide a school. In 1752 Mr. Roger Hunnewell was paid four shillings for the use of his home as the town school. This historic home is important landmark in the town.
Route 1 is the major route through Scarborough. It was called King's Highway, in the days when Maine was known as Upper Massachusetts and was only a province. It was a primary route from the Massachusetts Bay Company, through the New Hampshire Colony and on into the Province of Maine. Traveled by colonists, British soldiers and highwaymen alike, this road was owned by the realm, literally the King's highway.
In an area where the history of America's beginning is seen in everything from the small family cemeteries of the 17th and 18th centuries alongside the roads to the centuries old stone mile markers, history lives here. Driving through cities and towns from the southern tip of the State, on up through "DownEast" Maine, there are historical markers on homes and businesses all over. The past and present are intertwined, creating a uniquely familial and traditional feel throughout the region.
The setting of my first series, The Ruth Chernock Series, is a fictional town in southeast Maine. The time period is the mid 1700's into the early 1800's. Having grown up in a big family the story felt natural to me. While writing the series I was living in a wooded area in Waterboro, Maine. There I reveled in the rich aroma of the ancient pine trees, marveled at the amazingly gentle and enormous moose, the awkward groups of wild turkeys, scattering as a deer approached, the chaotic noise of the wild ducks on the pond and the reverent feel of the old cemeteries with centuries old gravestones. All were continual reminders of the treasured past.
For me Ruth began as a troubled young woman who faced enormous obstacles that pushed her closer and closer to the edge. As I teased out the details of each happening the other characters came into being. The story grew as the sights, sounds and smells of Maine, then and now, blended with the fictionalized history that I worked to create.
In telling the saga of Ruth and her family I wove in many of the elements that make Maine so unique. Additionally I built on the dynamic of a large, close family. Coming from a family of five children I understood the basics well. There may be friction and discord but a tightly knit family unit is a matchless entity. Ruth's kinfolk are at the root of who she would become.
The Ruth Chernock Series begins with the hanging of Ruth in 18th century Maine and proceeds through the decades with her family as the past continually haunts them.
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DIY or Call in the Pros: When Doing Your Own Renovations or Repairs Isn't Ideal
There are literally hundreds of do it yourself television shows on, not to mention the thousands of YouTube tutorials found online. It's no wonder that the average homeowner believes that they can complete any renovation or repair on their own. Who wouldn't want to save themselves some money while also improving their home?
However, what many homeowners fail to realize is that doing it yourself is not always the best way to save money. In fact…there are certain circumstances in which it could cost you a lot more than if you had hired a professional.
Signs You Shouldn't Do it Yourself
Maybe you've done a few projects around the house before, or even studied a few tutorials and believe you can get the job done for a fraction of the cost of hiring a professional. Before you decide to get to work, it is beneficial for you to really consider your skill level and comprehension as it pertains to doing a certain project or repair.
Some signs that you should probably leave the job up to the professionals include:
- You've never done a project like it before
- You don't have the necessary tools needed
- If the renovation or repair involves extensive tasks
- The renovation or repair is risky (such as working with the electrical system)
- If the renovation ore repair could cause you physical harm
Be honest with yourself when considering the above factors. Someone with minimal experience trying to complete a complex or otherwise dangerous repair or renovation on their own is really asking for trouble in more ways than one. So if this is the case then chances are you shouldn't be doing the job on your own.
Why it Could Cost You Big
Maybe you're still not convinced from the factors listed above, which is quite common. After all, with every repair or renovation there is a learning curve as well as the potential for danger or risks. However, if you consider the financial and legal aspect of things, you may be willing to reconsider and hire a professional. Below are some other factors you may want to consider before trying to carry out a project or repair on your own:
- You Could Damage Your Property – Let's say you're trying to open up the space between your dining room area and your kitchen and you need to knock down a wall. Well if you prematurely knock down a wall without checking to see if there are support beams in place, then you will end up damaging the wall and the structural integrity of the rest of your home. Now not only do you need to hire someone to finish opening up the space for you, but you'll also have to pay for them to fix any structural damage to your ceiling.
- You Could Hurt Yourself – Working with systems that you're not familiar with can really end up hurting you. Using the same example as above, in your efforts to knock out a wall, the debris could topple onto you causing serious injuries. This would then require a trip to the emergency room or to the doctor's office. Depending on the severity of the injuries, you'll be out of work, which again will cost you money.
- You Could Be in Trouble Legally – If damaging your property and/or yourself is not enough to convince you that you shouldn't do your own renovations and repairs, maybe considering the legal issues you could have to deal with may work. Every state has their own set of building codes that all residential properties must comply with. When certain renovations are being completed, homeowners must obtain a permit to complete the work and ensure that it's up to code. Should your local government discover that you did not have a permit for the renovations you've completed and they're also not up to code, you could be in serious trouble that could result in fines as well as a need to hire a professional to bring everything up to code.
Hiring a Professional
Hopefully, this has given you an idea of why sometimes it doesn't save you money to do extensive repairs or home renovations by yourself. Instead, it requires the skill and expertise of a certified professional. When looking to hire a contractor however, you want to be vigilant in your search to ensure that you're hiring someone that knows what they're doing. Below are a few factors you'll need to consider:
- Certification and Licensing – again, each state has their own set of rules as it pertains to contractors licensing and certification. Such documents are required to ensure that the contractor has the adequate skills and abilities to handle the task at hand.
- Insurance – Never work with any contractor that does not have some form of contractor insurance. This insurance is necessary to protect you financially should something go wrong during the duration of the project. Whether the contractor damages your property, hurts himself, or doesn't complete the task at hand, business insurance is necessary so that you don't end up having to pay the bill yourself.
- Quality Customer Service – You don't want to work with someone who is unprofessional. After all, you have to trust them to be in your home for a specified amount of time. With that being said, you want to check out customer reviews or ask the contractor for references to see if they are trustworthy individuals.
Not everyone can be the next Bob Villa when it comes to making repairs and renovations. As much as it might hurt your ego (or your wallet) to admit it, sometimes you're better off allowing the professionals to handle the task at hand. If you're inexperienced, don't have the necessary tools, or think there is a risk of being hurt while completing the task, simply allow the professionals to go to work for you. In the end, it will be well worth the investment.
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Listen to Google: Its All About the White Space
Maybe you have heard about "white spaces", maybe you haven't. Anyways, these are the unused portions of the TV spectrum that could be used to expand internet access through low power personal devices. Basically, this could allow affordable, high speed wireless internet access nationwide (the nation being U.S., haven't heard too much on the Canadian side of the border). If this happens, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must allow it. This decision will come in the next few months, in anticipation of this Google has launched a Free The Airwaves awareness/action plan. I like how Google mentions in its official blog that they have a "clear business interest" in this, at least they are being honest. If you want more information on this, such as why companies like Microsoft and Motorola are supporting the use of white spaces, check out this article at cnet.


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AS-IS. Very large lot with duplex. Could be great income stream in desirable Hyde Park. Could be teardown.
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ride on (one's) coattails
To benefit from someone else's success; to use someone else's success as a means to achieve one's own. Everyone knows you've been riding on the governor's coattails for the last two years, but once her term ends you'll be on your own. Jonathan rode on the famous professor's coattails to get some recognition for his own work from several esteemed academic journals.
ride on someone's coattailsand hang on someone's coattails
Fig. to make one's good fortune or success on the strength of someone else's. (Also with else, as in the examples.) Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails. Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
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ride someone's/something's coat-tails
If someone or something rides on someone or something else's coat-tails, they use that person or thing's success to get success for themselves. Note: `Coat-tails' is usually written as `coattails' in American English. Frank did all the work and I rode on his coat-tails. Essentially, we're riding the coattails of the big companies to get new customers. Note: Coat-tails is used in many other structures connected with getting an advantage from someone or something else. The Canadian dollar rode the coattails of the U.S. dollar yesterday. They had come to power on the coat-tails of a popular general whose views on public questions they then ignored.


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The 'Tea Party/Hitler Comparison' Celeb of the Day
**Written by Doug Powers
Hot on the heels of Richard Dreyfuss claiming that in order to portray Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's slapstick comedy "W" he had to think like Hitler, along comes fellow Hollywood lefty Rob Reiner to take the handoff of the Nazi baton.
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On Friday night's Real Time actor/director/writer Rob Reiner contended all the Tea Party needs to match Adolph Hitler is a charismatic leader:
He wasn't a majority guy, but he was charismatic and they were having bad economic times – just like we are now – people were out of work, they needed jobs and a guy came along and rallied the troops. My fear is that the Tea Party gets a charismatic leader, because all they're selling is fear and anger and that's all Hitler sold. "I'm angry and I'm frightened and you should hate that guy over there."
"Right," Bill Maher chirped in as Reiner, to applause from HBO's Los Angeles audience, declared: "And that's what they're doing."
The Tea Party: Dedicated to smaller government and re-acquainting it with constitutional principles, responsible spending, levels of taxation that remove the chains from the private sector and allow it to flourish and create jobs, and instituting these changes via the election process — just like Hitler did!
As for "fear and anger," the only ones I see afraid and angry these days are Democrats whose careers are facing a guillotine a week from Tuesday. The Tea Party is as upbeat and motivated as Rob Reiner around a meat lovers pizza.
The When Harry Met Sally director does endanger his standing in the Tinseltown liberal pecking order by hinting that Sarah Palin might not in fact be the reincarnation of Hitler, but still, when it comes to common sense and a knack for historical perspective, I won't have what he's having.
Here's the video if you can stand it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an invasion of Poland to plan…
**Written by Doug Powers
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Ties to the Land
Ties to the Land focuses on succession planning, the human side of estate planning. The workshops focus on strategies to maintain family ties to the land from one generation to the next. It builds awareness of the key challenges facing family businesses and motivates families to address the challenges. As a facilitated and interactive workshop with DVD-based components, we provide effective tools families can use to decide the future of their land.


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It is that time again – when the Indie Game Studio splits its old crowded exoskeleton, extrudes its expanding glistening body from the husk of its former carapace, then makes its home anew in a fresh office. There, it shall plant down the Birthing Nodules, each of which shall shimmer forth in a flurry of exuberant budding-pods from which the larvae shall hatch.
In this case, we just deployed the Birthing Nodules a mere 30 feet down the hall from the old office (which suits our poor backs just fine.)
Our company has grown. Space is needed; space to be filled with the nourishing off-the-wall game development our customers expect and demand.
And it is glorious – we even get our very own sink. We shall work like kings! Well, kings that can wash dishes in their office. So not much like kings in any way, all told, because I don't expect doing dishes comes up much in the monarch business.
It's pretty nice for us though.
Right, so with that all done we'll return to our regular work on Clockwork Empires.


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- Clients/children primarily involve preschool and school age children, with or without diagnosed developmental disabilities
- Cases begin with our comprehensive and objective assessment – to include a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
- Follow up therapy /teaching takes place in the child's settings – home, school, playground, church, etc.
- Programming is customized and continuously adjusted to the client's specific needs – applying the use of research proven Applied Behavior Analysis (Behavioral Science) methodologies to include: Verbal behavior (VB) in home / school, Discrete Trial Training (sometimes incorrectly referred to as ABA), play therapy, Floor Time, PECS, social interaction, etc.
- Case supervision and hands-on support is provided by our expert field team – Behavior Consultants(Graduate Degrees in such and/or Board Certified), Behavior Consultant Interns, and Field Specialists (to include Special Education Teachers)
- Individualized Case Consulting time involvement can span from a few weeks to a couple of years.Examples include:
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- Funding for services comes from 3rd party organizations/schools or direct-pay from parents. We have payer relationships with School Districts and Intermediate Units, and private funders, all in the Philadelphia Suburbs (primarily centered around Montgomery County). We have payer relationships directly with parents – providing some with the opportunity (and documentation) to pursue insurance reimbursement.


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Out today: A large team of energy experts say in a newly-published study that, from an economic and practical standpoint, achieving a nearly carbon emissions-free power system will require a wide range of energy sources, not just renewables.
Why it matters: The new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences comes amid a debate over how to eventually bring about the "deep decarbonization" needed to prevent the most dangerous levels of global warming.
"[T]he weight of the evidence suggests that a broad portfolio of energy options will help facilitate an affordable transition to a near-zero emission energy system."


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At Microsoft, we have a number of internal tools and websites that help improve our interaction with the community. One such site at our disposal is a tool that helps us browse feedback provided about MSDN Library topics. This feedback, which at times can be very telling, is provided via a rating scale and comments text box at the bottom of each page under the heading How would you rate the usefulness of this content?.
Earlier this week I was using this tool to browse through my team's topics trying to gleam how customers rated our documentation, when I came across one particular topic that stood out. This topic, which was the description of the rule Move pinvokes to native methods class, had a high number of comments (over 10) with a particularly low average rating (1.75 out of 9). After reading through the comments it was blatantly obviously as to why it was rated so low; it was missing a code sample that actually showed how to actually fix the violation. One particular commentator summed it up:
I already have an example of the what violates the rule in my own code! How about an example of the fix instead?
After reading through the topic, I wholeheartly agree and I've filed a bug internally for User Education (UE) to fix this. In the meantime however, if you head over on the sister MSDN Wiki site (which the standalone FxCop now links to), I've added a content block that greatly expands on the topic, showing what the topic is missing; the correct way to fix this violation.
In conclusion, if you come across a topic that is lacking in, or contains, wrong information, please spend 30 seconds filling out the comments at the bottom of the page - it can certainly help us to determine what topics need work.


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Playing Catch Up Part 2
Back to the sewing room this week to try to get caught up on the other Block of the Month, the Kansas City Star's Women of Influence quilt. Did manage to get blocks 6, 7, 8 and 9 done. Will work on block 10 and hopefully have it finished in time for the next block to come out, third Sunday in November.
Block 6, Love Apple, honors Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was a significant part of the suffrage movement.
Block 7, Log Cabin, honors rights advocate and abolitionist Sojourner Truth.
Block 8 is called Tulip and was designed to honor Lucretia Mott who was an activist for abolition and suffrage.
And Block 9, called Whirlwind, pays tribute to Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
So enjoying the women's history that is being intertwined with these blocks! Anxious to get the measurements for the Flying Geese borders for the blocks which will form a secondary pattern when the blocks are put together. Even though many of the blocks are very simple, I think this bordering of the blocks is just going to make the quilt.
A little daydreaming going on too! In the new magazine I picked up the other day, More Fast & Fabulous Quilting Ideas, I fell in love with this adorable purse. I mean really, can you have too many pockets??
May be time to dig through the autumn or Christmas fabrics…
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Playing Catch Up
As I attempt to get back into quilting, I am reminded why I LOVE this block of the month so much! It is the Tisket Tasket series from Anne at Bunny Hill (see sidebar). Each month's design is even cuter than the one before. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite.
I've been trying to hang out a little more in my neglected sewing room and this was the first project I ran to. I was four months behind so this week has been filled with tracing patterns onto fusible web, cutting and ironing.
Lighting is pretty poor there this morning due to overcast skies and just generally crappy illumination!!! Trying to improve the photo with a photo-editing program was no help! But here are the July, August, September and October blocks all fused. Now to add the machine blanketstitch, hand embroidery and some button embellishments and they should be ready to join the party!
Two more months of blocks to go—can't wait!
Off to fight the rain and get a haircut.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Tiptoeing Back In…
It has been said that life is what happens when you're making plans. Oh, boy, so true. Thanks to the readers who expressed concern. I am trying to get "on with it" so thought I would start back into blogging with a post about those wonderful Gee's Bend quilters. In case you haven't heard their story, there are wonderful posts on the internet. Here's just one: http://www.quiltsofgeesbend.com/history/
Last Sunday DH and I traveled about an hour and a half to a charming small town, Marshall, MO, to a quilt show where the Gee's Bend quilts were being featured. Three of the quilters were there in person, along with about 15 of the quilts.
It's hard to look at these works of art and not reflect on the influence they've had on today's "modern" quilts—whether intentional or not. I see so many designs on the internet and in books that could easily have been in the Gee's Bend collection. Here are some I was privileged to see.
Their appeal to me is in the functionality and utility. It was so fun to see how they were able to incorporate scraps and pieces of fabric in comforts for their families. Nothing appeared to be off limits—leftover corduroy from a Sears plant, husbands' work shirts snippets, whatever they could get their hands on! To the uninformed, these quilts might not be appreciated. To me, they are what quilting is all about. They are expressive works of art with a very necessary purpose.
If I have not commented on your blog in a long spell, please forgive me. I will try to do more of that!