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|Sarah Atilano
|Chief of Strategy & Market Growth
|Susan Babich
|Director of National Accounts
|Mike Sophia
|Sacramento Sports Commission Director
|Brad Hillard, CSEE
|Community Sports Development Manager
|Betsy Longmire
|Director of National Accounts
|Jeff Dougherty
|Director - California State Association Sales
|Narimel Tarver
|National Sales Manager
|Beth Peters
|Convention Sales Manager
|Joline Pudoff
|Convention Services & Housing Manager
|Joanne Flowers
|Convention Sales Coordinator
|Rachael Durling
|Convention Services Coordinator
Staff Bios
Sarah Atilano
Chief of Strategy & Market Growth
Sarah serves as the strategic leader of the Convention Sales and Services team. Sarah oversees the development, implementation and monitoring of all sales strategies to ensure Visit Sacramento's sales goals are achieved. Sarah's career in the hospitality industry started in 1993 at an independently owned hotel in Folsom, CA. In 1999 Sarah moved to the San Francisco bay area to work for Hilton Hotels Worldwide and spent the rest of her hotel career with Hilton prior starting with Visit Sacramento at the end of 2010.
Susan Babich
Director of National Accounts
As Director of National Accounts, Susan Babich handles all accounts from the eastern seaboard as well as faith-based religious organizations and federal government accounts throughout the country. She's a 10-year Visit Sacramento veteran, and was most recently Director of Convention Sales. Babich previously served as an Account Executive at the Baltimore Convention Center and holds a degree in the criminal justice field. She's a member of ASAE, IAEM, RCMA, and PCMA.
Mike Sophia
Sacramento Sports Commission Director
On Jan. 1, 2013, at the request of the Sacramento City Council and County Board of Supervisors, Visit Sacramento took over the responsibilities of the Sacramento Sports Commission. To help lead this All-Star team, Visit Sacramento has hired Mike Sophia as the Sacramento Sports Commission Director. Mike comes to us most recently from Baton Rouge where he served as the CEO of the National Senior Games. Prior to that, Mike was the Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Sports Commission for eight years, which he built from the ground up. Earlier in his career, Mike was the Marketing Director for the U.S. Track Coaches Association and Assistant Competition Manager for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
This new Sacramento Sports Commission, a division of Visit Sacramento, will be responsible for fostering economic development of the region by securing, promoting and sustaining highly visible sporting events, tournaments and conventions. "I am thrilled to be working with a great team in a community that has such a long tradition of supporting a variety of sporting events," Mike said. "We are going to have some fun growing our reputation as a great sports town."
Brad Hillard, CSEE
Community Sports Development Manager
Hillard was formerly the Director of Housing and Transportation for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track & Field and the Director of Sales for Frontier Tours and the Gray Line of Sacramento
Known as "The Sports Guy"; Brad is a dead ringer for Seattle Sea Hawks coach Mike Holmgren. His duties at Visit Sacramento include reaching out to bring new sports events and conventions to the City and County. From existing bowling, NCAA Basketball, track and field, soccer, and other traditional sports... to fencing, juggling, triathlon, Special Olympics and more, Brad helps keep Sacramento's sports facilities active.
Betsy Longmire
Director of National Accounts
Betsy comes to Visit Sacramento with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Betsy began her career in San Francisco, where she worked in the hotel industry for ten years before returning home to Sacramento. After a successful career in hotel sales at various properties in the Sacramento market, Betsy joined Visit Sacramento as Sales Manager and is responsible for booking meetings and conventions related to state government, SMERF groups (social, military, educational, reunions and fraternal) as well as western U.S. corporations and western regional associations.
Betsy is a member of the Society of Government Meeting Planners and past member of Meeting Planners International and Religious Conference Meetings Association. She was awarded the Sacramento SGMP Chapter Supplier of the Year in 2009.
A Sacramento native, Betsy loves meeting new people and introducing them to all that her hometown has to offer. In her free time she enjoys tent camping and cooking up delicious meals.
Jeff Dougherty
Director - California State Association Sales
No one ever forgets Jeff. Steve Hammond, former President and CEO of Visit Sacramento, said it best, "Jeff's personality and his enthusiasm for what he does is electric." Jeff's abundance of energy is why he is a perfect fit for Visit Sacramento. His enthusiasm and energy are infectious - all necessary to take on the California State Association market.
Jeff joined Visit Sacramento with five years of Sacramento hotel sales experience; most recently with the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza. Jeff served three terms as a Board Member for the SGMP Sacramento Chapter. He was awarded the SGMP Sacramento Chapter Supplier of the Year in 2008 and Co-Presidents Award in 2009. Jeff currently sits on the Board of Directors for the local chapter of Meeting Professionals International and is a Capital Region Council member for the California Society of Association Executives.
Jeff moved to Sacramento for college where he graduated from Sacramento State with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Administration. He lives in Folsom with his wife Natalie, two children, and the dogs Tia and Zoe. In his free time, you will find Jeff exploring Sacramento's endless entertainment options from 2nd Saturday to cool galleries and museums and hot, new restaurants and nightlife.
Narimel Tarver
National Sales Manager
Beth Peters
Convention Sales Manager
Joline Pudoff
Convention Services & Housing Manager
As the Convention Services & Housing Manager, Joline proudly provides convention and event planners with products and services needed to host outstanding events. Over the past 10 years, Joline's excellent services have been recognized by many clients, who look forward to working her with their returning meetings. Prior to her promotion to Convention Services & Housing Manager, Joline was the Convention Services and Housing Coordinator, assisting the Services Department with all services details as well as having also worked as an Information Specialist for Visit Sacramento, where she welcomed guests and answered a wide variety of questions from visitors to the Sacramento area.
Joline comes to Visit Sacramento with extensive experience in customer service. In the past she worked for the Sacramento Bee's Circulation Department and in human resources and information technologies for a small computer technology firm. Joline is an avid cake baker/decorator and amateur home chef, and Visit Sacramento staff members are often the recipients of weekend baking leftovers. As her coworkers often say, "Where's the cake?!"
Joanne Flowers
Convention Sales Coordinator
Rachael Durling
Convention Services Coordinator


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This course is designed to provide students with the areas of learning they need to be effective student leaders. The Advanced course is focused on challenging students to put learning into action and providing a platform to demonstrate leadership both in and outside of their school community.
Throughout the course students will be prompted to complete various thinking tasks that include quizzes to test knowledge, self-assessments to provide a framework for individual growth and broader tasks such as project delivery and developing a mentor relationship.
Teachers are supplied with every resource they need to support students learning and guide them through the Success Criteria continuum. By the end of this course students will be well aware of the 4 C's of Effective Student Leadership (Competence, Confidence, Character, Connectedness) and how they can leverage these traits in all areas of their lives.

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With unobstructed views overlooking Chaleur Bay to the front and Mont Saint-Joseph or the garden to the rear, the Manoir Belle Plage hotel has 39 rooms as well as 4 apartments in Cullen House. It also houses Le Courlieu restaurant, two meeting rooms and a work-out room. The beach and boardwalk, located in front of the hotel, are also a source of delight for our clientele. To help you enjoy your stay, we suggest you ask our front desk staff for their assistance. They will be delighted to help you discover Chaleur Bay area activities, restaurants and attractions, make reservations (theatre, golf…) or rent a vehicle, etc.
For a remarkable stay
Central to our business culture
Resolutely people-oriented, the business culture at Manoir Belle Plage focuses on the well-being of individuals. Friendly and committed, our staff do their utmost to pamper our guests and ensure their tranquility. Deeply involved in our community, we take pride in contributing to its social and economic prosperity. Sustainable development, a cornerstone of our values, is evident in what we do for the environment but also in our support for local artisans. To add to the unique character of our accommodations, we've chosen to decorate each room with a fine made-to-measure craft item and a work of art by a Gaspé Peninsula artist. Our restaurant features the products of the Gaspésie Gourmande line, our way of saluting Gaspé Peninsula fine food producers and processors.


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Deciding on the right type of the legal company to represent you either your family, your business or you personally is an important decision a person can make. There are many different types of legal entities that deal with different type of cases. Therefore sometimes it can be quite a task of making the decision. A law can be defined as the set of approved rules and regulations that control the society. One requires qualified legal experts to represent them in case issues happen that goes against the law. Below I will discuss various factor that you should consider while selecting a legal company.
First, you should consider the type of case a company deals with. The specialization of the company is a very vital factor that you should consider while selecting a legal company. It is important because it will enable you to find out whether your cases can be handled by the company. There is a company that deals with custody cases, offer family lawyers, represent you in financial cases in your business and other types of services like legal document preparation.
Secondly, the experience of the lawyers in the company is also another important factor to consider while selecting a legal entity for you and your business. How experienced the lawyers are will give you a sense of confidence in the company. The most experienced lawyer has a greater achievement rate than those who are not experienced. People contract legal company as they only hope for the best results and therefore a legal entity with more experienced lawyers will ensure that you receive a favourable outcome.
Thirdly, the cost charged by the legal entity. This is also a factor that you should keep in mind while selecting a legal company to represent you. You can do an evaluation of different legal companies to determine whether the company offer charges that will be affordable for you. While considering this factor also consider the quality of service to make sure that you evaluate whether the cost charged is worth.
Lastly, how equipped the legal company is. This show the level of establishing the company is. You should first research on this because a more equipped legal company have enough resources that enable it to deal with your case without the financial problem. Choose a company that have enough resources. Consequently, considering these factors will enable you to easily select legal company for you as well as visitation lawyers.


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[tps_footer]'The Jungle Book' official Hindi trailer is out and amazing. Disney has yet again managed to impress the onlookers with its majestic trailer of 'The Jungle Book'. The trailer is not just special because of its concept and adorable glimpse but also because of glamorous actress Priyanka Chopra.
After giving mind boggling performances in both worlds, the Quantico actress has managed to fix another feather on her career hat. Priyanka has lent her soothing voice for the film. The trailer initiates with PeeCee's voice narrating the introduction of the character. The voice is seen guiding Mowgli through the dangerous jungle.
The Baywatch actress is also equally excited about her advancement in the world of voice and expressed the same on the micro blogging site Twitter saying, ".@TheJungleBook was one of my favourite parts of my childhood & now I get to be in it as the voice of Kaa! Wooopiee! http://bit.ly/TJB-HindiTrailer1 …."
The trailer commences with the glimpse of the dense forest where Mowgli is wandering all surprised and shocked. Priyanka will voice the character of Kaa, the python. Not only is Piggy Chops going to voice her character, actors Irrfan Khan, Nana Patekar, Shefali Shah and Om Puri are also going to do the same for the Hindi version of the film.
Irrfan Khan will voice the character of Baloo, the bear; Nana Patekar will voice the role of Sher Khan, the tiger, Shefali Shah will lend her voice for Raksha the wolf and Om Puri will be seen in the voice of Bagheera the panther.
The highly adored film will hit the screens on April 8th, 2016.[/tps_footer]


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25 Feb 2015
The World Turns On The Turn Of A Wrench – Save The Aviation Workforce
There's a looming crisis in the aviation workforce. We're all talking about it, which is good. The question is: how do we get the world to notice?
Maintaining a world-class labor force is an everyday challenge for the aviation maintenance community. Repair stations invest heavily in finding the right people with the right skills and certifications and keeping them current on regulatory and technical issues.
Source: http://www.mro-network.com/maintenance-repair-overhaul/world-turns-turn-wrench-save-aviation-workforce


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Essa Kazim
DFM wins top award for Shariah-compliant listings
DUBAI, July 10, 2016
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has been recognized as the Best Stock Exchange for Shariah-Compliant Listings as part of Global Finance magazine's ninth annual review of the World's Best Islamic Financial Institutions.
Winners will be honoured during an award ceremony due to take place in Washington, October 2016 on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings.
The publication cited "DFM's position as the leading market in the region and, indeed, globally for listing Shariah-compliant equity listings and sukuk", as part of the deliberations in granting the award.
Essa Kazim, chairman of DFM said: "We are pleased with this recognition, which indicates DFM's leading position as the first Shariah compliant exchange in the world."
"Over the past years, DFM has been a dynamic force in driving the financial sectors regulatory enhancements through the introduction of standards for equities and Sukuk. Additionally and in order to provide investors with a trusted reference, our Shariah Section quarterly updates the list of complying companies, which currently includes 38 listed companies in line with DFM's standard for owning and trading of shares and based on a thorough revision of their financial statements and operations," he added.
DFM became the first Shariah compliant exchange globally in 2007 immediately after its public offering and listing in a first of its kind step amongst stock exchanges in the region. - TradeArabia News Service


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Some days, it seems, nothing makes me feel more grounded than baking.
It seems funny to me now: when I was first diagnosed with celiac, almost a decade ago (a decade? I've been writing here for nearly a decade), my first reaction was to give away all my baking books. Covered in white flour and pages dog-eared and stained with vanilla extract, those baking books had been my balm for years.
Now I have several shelves of baking books at our studio. Most of them have gluten-free flour on them. That collection keeps growing.
Until I met Danny, my life was always more of the head than the hands. Raised by two teachers, an inveterate bookworm, in love with ideas and the creative life, I used my body when I remembered. My hands worked in the evenings. I wrote comments on student papers. And then I stood up to bake. I mixed butter and sugar together until they were a creamy yellow, plopped in eggs, and added a cloud of fine white flour. Those moments gave me a solace, a space away from a day in my head. It took me until I was nearly 40 to realize that white flour was making me sick. So when I realized I had to give up gluten, I thought I was giving up baking.
Now I have a gluten-free flour blend company. So, you know, life surprises me sometimes.
Life never stops surprising me.
There are nearly 8000 boxes of the Gluten-Free Girl All-Purpose Flour in a storage facility on Vashon. They're here. They're real. It's surreal and lovely and unbelievable.
Within a couple of weeks, we'll have them for sale on this site.
We're working hard to get all the logistics in place to sell these flours. It has been quite a time of learning for us here.
When Danny and I imagined the flour blends in the world, we always had it in our minds that we would carry these flours through a prominent online retailer. Why not trust the shopping, fulfillment, and shipping to an organization that does this every day? After the Kickstarter was successful, thanks to so many of you reading, we returned to the logistics of shipping. When we started crunching numbers, we realized that the online retailer would take so much of our money that we would barely have enough money to do a second run of the flours.
So we decided to ship these flours to you ourselves.
While we never imagined putting boxes of flour into the hands of our delivery driver on a regular basis, we're so happy that we are doing this now. This is a small business, run by a family. We want to do this ourselves. We want to sell to you directly. And we want to hear from our customers about what is working and is not working. We have many friends who run small businesses and have been guides in this process for us. They all say there will be lots of mistakes, times we want to tear our hair out, and enormous learning. But in the end, we trust small businesses. We buy from family businesses. We believe in the handmade and personal. This is the only way for us to go.
Later, we'll probably be talking to grocery stores and larger retail places. But for now, the only place the flours will be available is through this site. This website is the heart of what we do and how we met you. How could we not sell it here?
So we've been scrambling. On top of our regular work, and the proofreading and final recipe testing for American Classics Reinvented (and all four of us battling a bad flu), we have been learning how to build an online shop, talking with our accountant about sales tax and state codes, and having many many brainstorming sessions about our brand and our approach to hospitality and customer service.
We got thrown a big curve ball. We've been doing a lot of batting practice before the big game.
I'm not complaining. There's no complaining here. We feel extraordinarily lucky. Part of the reason Danny and I wanted to take on this new business is because we knew we would learn so much. Our hopes have already been fulfilled on that one.
Still, in the midst of these logistics, and imagining the flours in your home, I've been baking.
This afternoon, I walked into our kitchen studio by myself. Desmond has been sniffling and coughing with his first real cold. We haven't been sleeping well. Danny stayed home while Desmond took his nap to finish the dishes in that kitchen. I needed to bake.
There's something comforting about biscuits. When they're made with love and sure hands, biscuits are layers of butter and flakiness. They don't require any fancy ingredients, just a lot of practice. So I made biscuits again.
We created a biscuit recipe we love for our cookbook, Gluten-Free Girl Every Day, for the breakfast chapter. (And some sausage gravy.) Some of you might have that book. If you've made these biscuits before, you know that they're soft and pillowy, brushed with butter after coming out of the oven, and usually gone within the hour. Danny and I have been thinking about how many recipes from that book have become second-nature in our home. We'd like to share some of them with you here, so you can bake them with our flour soon.
When I put my hands in this flour, I don't worry about the logistics of getting it to you. I don't think again about the latest formulation for the grain-free blend rumbling around in my head. I don't think. I hum under my breath and feel my feet on the floor. And I move butter and flour together to create something new.
Baking is peace for me, a place to just be.
And in the end, there are biscuits.
Buttermilk Biscuits
For years, I thought it was the gluten that made biscuits light and flaky. But with the help of my friend Nancie McDermott, who understands baking better than anyone I know, I realized it wasn't the gluten at all. When I asked Nancie why all the Southern biscuits I saw in cookbooks looked so lofty and perfect, she said, "You want to know why those biscuits always turned out perfect? Because those girls had to make them every morning for years." It's practice that makes great biscuits, not gluten.
After we began making biscuits with our All-Purpose Flour Blend, our biscuits turned out better. But here are a few more hints for you, baking tips that might make your biscuits even more delightful. Work cold. Cold butter, cold flour, and even a cold bowl for the food processor all help. Cold = flaky. Don't twirl your biscuit cutter when you cut into the dough. That blunts the edges of the biscuits. Crowd your biscuits together in a cast-iron pan, rather than spacing them evenly on a sheet tray. When the biscuits touch, they go up. Finally, have fun with this. Even when biscuits are a little too heavy or not quite flaky enough, they're still biscuits. Your family will be happy.
280 grams (2 cups) gluten-free girl all-purpose gluten-free flour blend
1 teaspoon psyllium husk
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
115 grams (8 tablespoons) unsalted cold butter
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup whole milk yogurt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Combine the dry ingredients. Whisk together the flour, psyllium husks, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Put the bowl in the freezer, along with the bowl of a food processor, blade attached.
Cut the butter. Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes. Put the butter into the freezer too.
Prepare to bake. Heat the oven to 425°. Grease a 9-inch cast-iron skillet with butter or the fat of your choice. (Good quality lard is good too.)
Mix the butter and flour. When the oven has been at heat for 10 minutes, take the mixing bowl, bowl of the food processor, and butter out of the freezer. Attach the bowl to the food processor. Add the cold flour. Dump the butter cubes on top. Pulse the ingredients together, quickly, until the butter chunks are about the size of lima beans. Move the flour mixture to a large bowl.
You can, of course, also do this by hand or with a pastry cutter. If you're new at this, the food processor makes the best biscuits. The speed helps with the flakiness of the biscuits.
Add the liquids. Make a well in the center of the flour and butter mixture. Mix together 1/3 cup of the buttermilk and all of the yogurt, then pour them into the dry ingredients. Gently, stir the liquids with a rubber spatula, in small circular motions, incorporating the flour in as you go. The final dough should just barely hold together, with all the ingredients moist. If there is a bit of flour left on the sides of the bowl, add a dribble more of the buttermilk, then combine, then a dribble more if necessary. If the dough grows too wet, don't fret. Just add a bit more flour. You're going for a shaggy dough, not a smooth round ball of dough.
Bring together the biscuit dough. Sprinkle a little flour on a clean board. Turn out the dough on the board and sprinkle it with just a touch more flour. Fold the dough in half, bringing the back part of the dough toward you. Pat the dough into an even round. Turn the dough 90 degrees, then fold the dough in half again and pat. This should make the dough fairly even. If not, you can fold the dough a third time. Pat out the dough to a 1 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut the biscuits. Dip a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter into a bit of flour and push it straight down into the dough, starting from the outside edges. Do not twist the biscuit cutter. Cut out the remaining biscuits. Working quickly, pat any remaining scraps into another 1 1/2-inch-thick dough and cut the last biscuit.
Move the biscuits to the prepared cast-iron pan, nudging them up against each other. Letting their edges touch means your biscuits will rise higher.
Bake the biscuits. Slide the skillet into the oven and bake the biscuits for 6 minutes. Rotate the skillet 180° and continue baking until the biscuits are firm on top and light golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the skillet from the oven and brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter. Let them rest for 10 minutes before eating.
Feeds 4 to 6
Feel like playing? If you can't eat dairy, you could make these with non-dairy "buttery" sticks. They won't have quite the same texture, but they're still biscuits. And you can also use non-dairy yogurt and milk. For best results, I make the biscuits, put them in the greased pan, and then put that pan in the freezer for 15 minutes (or up to 30 minutes), and then put them straight into the oven. It's cold that builds flakiness, so this makes for a great flaky biscuit.


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Just like anyone, I tend to look back on events that have happened in my past, both good and bad, as a way of reminiscing about how things once were. It's not necessarily about wishing things could go back to how they used to be, but also about reviewing where you've been and how far you've come from there.
There are some out there (including whomever created that meme to the right) who might say looking back on your past can never be a good thing, especially if you're looking back on the hard or difficult times.
Personally I think that's bullshit, to put it bluntly. It all depends on how you look back on your past and how you react to that recollection.
Admittedly, if you're someone who recalls some past escapades that didn't leave you in a good place and then you revisit that type of behaviour as a way to relive it, then of course that is a bad thing.
Everyone talks about having 'baggage' as if it's a bad thing or something to avoid. Please… we all have baggage of some sort in our lives, it's just a matter of how you deal with it. I just wish some people would stop kidding themselves by saying they don't have any.
The whole point (to me at least) of being able to look back on especially the hard times is so you can somehow learn from that past experience and use that experience to move your live forward. Those experiences happened for a reason, good or bad, because you needed to learn something from that experience regardless of what it was.
I know personally I've had many ups and downs over the years, and I would never consider trying to block out any of it because those experiences have made me who I am. Have helped create the person I've become and have affected the choices I've made in life.
Hell, a lot of those experiences have helped shape this blog over the years. LOL
So I say keep moving yourself forward in life, wherever that life is taking you, and don't forget your baggage.. it'll help you figure out the future. Or at least I hope it does. 😉


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Big Finish, Blake's 7, Blakes 7 the Liberator Chronicles, Blakes Seven, Cally, David Warner, Del Grant, Del Tarrant, Jan Chappell, Kerr Avon, Lisa Bowerman, Michael Pacey, Paul Darrow, third eye cinema podcast, Tom Chadbon, Vila
Blakes takes a bit of an odd detour, giving center stage to a character who appeared in a single episode of the teleseries.
Now, I'll admit, it's been several years since I've sat down to revisit the original series. In point of fact, the continued lack of availability to Stateside viewers (and ongoing lack of a complete series box set release on the UK end) of Blakes 7 remains a baffling if not inexcusable blemish on the part of its respective rights holders (and yes, that's a rather pointed hint to get on the stick already, whomever the responsible parties may be).
But Del Grant? Sorry, the name just doesn't ring a bell.
Now I did take a few minutes to investigate, and discovered the character (essayed by Tom Chadbon in the aforementioned second season sole appearance of "Countdown") to be the revenge minded brother of the (presumed) late Federation spy cum amour fou of Kerr Avon, Anna Grant.
Ah, now I remember. Or more precisely, I remember Anna, who turned up under the guise of "Sulla" and did eventually expire at the hand of her lost target/love. I also vaguely recall Del, if not by name, then certainly as someone with a pointed grudge against Avon. Like I said, it's been some years.
So…wait. While I do recall some mise en scene wherein the two old rivals had to work together to joint ends against the Federation, Grant was a mercenary. He had nothing further to do with the Liberator crew thereafter.
OK, so a bit more research. Apparently a year or two before my awareness thereto, Big Finish put out an entire volume of the Liberator Chronicles devoted to a triptych of stories entangling Del Grant and the Blakes crew once more. I must defer to the longtime Chronicles listener on the details here, having not been exposed to same.
But from my own perspective, this comes right out of the blue.
"She was never…who she said she was."
"Are any of us?"
In the opener Defector, an Avon not voiced by Paul Darrow enlists the two Dels (the other being Stephen Pacey's Del Tarrant of the Avon-led series 3 and 4, who essays the bulk of the narration of the tale) to work an espionage/assassination attempt on a Federation official. Impersonating a pair of delegates to a large scale function, the two discover that this particular mission may not be all that it seems…and may in fact be their last.
Tom Chadbon's Del Grant takes the lion's share of the action herein, proving himself more than competent as an ostensible lead, delivering his lines with appropriate gusto and lending his throaty nigh-baritone to a decidedly assured performance worthy of a veteran. While his comparative unfamiliarity to the listener does throw the comfort level off somewhat, I'm positive that with time and increasing involvement he should make a fitting adjunct to the crew (as would appear to be in the cards for the future).
"Some missions, however, are better than others."
Next up, we head back into more expected territory with an adventure featuring Paul Darrow's Avon and Jan Chappell's Cally whiling their time and money away gambling, man about town style. Until they manage to connect with their Federation High Council contact…
"It appears you have a secret admirer. I told you it was a nice dress."
With as close a brush with 30's and 40's style Hollywood by way of Old Time Radio glamor and romance as we're ever likely to see from Blakes 7, Avon's cold demeanor and Cally's hardline putoffishness would hardly seem to be the ideal pairing to fill the Nick & Nora Charles by way of Lamont Cranston & Margo Lane role. But a knowing script and wry performances on the parts of both Darrow and Chappell manage to carry across what would seem to be impossible – a "romantic" mystery that evokes equal parts Tommy & Tuppence Beresford and James Bond while never making any true concessions towards an uncharacteristic affection between the two.
Character continuity is never violated, but enough knowing winks are cast the audience's way to allow more feverishly fanfic-minded brains to run wild with vague possibilities. It's a nice touch, and even more enjoyable than Liberator Chronicles 7's Spy in its own way.
David Warner (Nightwing, Time After Time, The Omen, Concorde Airport 79) delivers his typical high standard of performance and a measure of extra gravitas by his assured presence as Solvin Tavac, the trio finds themselves in the middle of a Poseidon Adventurelike disaster film scenario and much fun is to be had by all.
Definitely this volume's standout adventure, no competition.
"Considering my own tortured connections to certain members of this crew, I can hardly comment, can I?"
Finally, Del Grant returns to join Michael Keating's Vila Restal as they attend a black market auction for weaponry, once again crossing swords with reluctant partner Solvin Tavac…who just happens to be Vila's long lost father(!)
While on the surface another Del Grant driven story akin to Defector, this is really all about familial relations and an unexpected reunion between a deadbeat father and his enraged bastard son, at 30 years remove.
Despite all this, Secrets is hardly the sort of Lifetime special maudlin human interest piece that bit of information would seem to point towards, but a highly charged, very real character study taking place amidst yet another of the danger-frought, political intrigue driven snatch and grab missions Blakes 7 is long noted for.
"Maybe we're not all that different."
With some tense interplay between Warner and Keating, this is easily the most personal and character driven story of the set.
Offering Vila what may very well be the most defining in an ongoing succession of revealing explorations of the most human member of the Liberator crew, further defining light is shed on just what brought the man we thought we knew into existence – a backstory far more eyebrow raising than any of us previously suspected.
Authors Cavan Scott and Mark Wright continue to evolve and improve. The obvious progression from the early grue of the Project:Twilight trilogy to the highly entertaining if simplistically genre-appropriate Pathfinder Legends to stories as nuanced and allusive to cinematic (if not old time radio-oriented) history as Planetfall and as powerfully character driven as Secrets is a notable one, and much welcomed.
With Lisa Bowerman and Ken Bentley apparently splitting directorial duties, this set is also something of a double act – two writers and two directors handling stories involving two characters apiece*. Even in Planetfall, when the two leads follow separate paths during the second half's Irwin Allen-worthy disaster sequence, they find surrogate pairings to fill the gap – Chappell with Warner and Darrow's Avon with the (unvoiced) Kittring.
Or by deliberate design?
*Arguably, Secrets throws a bit of a wrench into this theorem, but Grant plays a surprisingly minor part in the proceedings, with the story unquestionably revolving around Vila and Tavac.
While the episode opening the set pales by comparison to the formidable centerpiece showcase for Darrow, Chappell and Warner and the father-son rivalry of the closing installment, ostensible new recruit Michael Chadbon proves his Del Grant to be a formidable, if still fairly unfamiliar former minor character worthy of addition to the latter series Liberator team. The other two stories are practically inassailable by Liberator Chronicle standards, each in their own manner.


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Le Creuset challenged people all over South Africa to open their homes, workplaces and hearts by hosting a Cuppa For CANSA.
By hosting or attending a Cuppa For CANSA or raising funds online, guests enabled CANSA's Care & Support Programmes to those affected by cancer – the focus for 2014
being on the Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme which supports children/teens & families affected by cancer.
A simple thank you just does not seem to be enough to convey our appreciation for your enthusiastic participation in our Cuppa for CANSA drive.
Our ultimate goal for this campaign was to inspire people across the country to host their own Cuppa For CANSA and raise awareness. The feedback we have received from both consumers and the media has been overwhelming and we are challenged with making 2015 even bigger.
We were so overwhelmed by the many, beautiful entries that came through. It was truly heart-warming and so inspiring, that we ourselves couldn't make the final decision. We sent all the entries to our dear friend, Sally Emery, Editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine, a week later, we have our winners! So without further ado…
The lucky winner of a R10 000 Le Creuset shopping spree is… Bronwyn Naidoo!
Here is Bronwyn's story, with a few pictures from her event:
I'm a simple citizen who's always wanted to help in the community and make a difference and when I heard about the Cuppa for CANSA I jumped at the chance. Initially it was difficult to get the ball rolling as a Cuppa for CANSA has never really been done in Phoenix, and the community as well as businesses had be warmed up to the idea.
I had secured a venue and had started approaching businesses when at the last minute, the people for the venue let me down 2 weeks before the Cuppa. I was devastated and almost cancelled when I decided to pull all my resources together and start to reach out. With the help of a local Councillor I was able to secure another venue free of charge, which was suitable for the entire community to attend.
We had set the tickets at just R20pp with tea and snacks provided, and trudged on. This was to ensure we didn't exclude anyone that was financially struggling. Slowly but surely businesses came forward to donate resources for the day, from sound to eats and catering supplies such as cups and saucers. There were also a few businesses that made a few small donations. A hair and beauty salon joined forces to offer pink streaking for the hair, as well as pink nail paint, will all proceeds donated to CANSA.
The programme itself was a rushed one, but thankfully we secured an amazing MC, at least 3 cancer survivors as speakers, a dance group, lovely lucky draw giveaways courtesy of a cosmetic company and handmade jewelry from a talented young lady, as well as representatives from Mrs India SA donning beautiful saries. We were also able to make tiny goodie bags, with cosmetics and business cards from the sponsors, as well as beaded rings from CANSA.
All in all it was a simple function, but the actual talks & speakers were amazing and informative, which was what the aim for the day was.
Everyone that attended were happy and said they'd definitely support the next one which we hope is bigger and better.
Short links to articles: http://goo.gl/ewiQHd and http://goo.gl/uvMY3g
Bronwyn's determination to raise awareness amongst her community despite setbacks and even though the Cuppa for CANSA wasn't well know, is so inspiring. Even though her venue let her down, she kept focused on her goal: to educate and give the people in Phoenix an opportunity to raise funds for CANSA. I love that men were included – and the event looked like great fun too.
Congratulations to our runners up who have each won a Le Creuset gift card to the value of R1 000:
October is breast cancer awareness month and speaking to people it is phenomenal how many lives have been touched by cancer and breast cancer in particular.
My motivation for hosting a breast cancer tea was to remember a family member who had lost her brave fight against the dreaded disease as well as to rejoice at a friend who had survived the ordeal. I also wanted the ladies who attended to leave the tea more informed about breast cancer. I organised a prominent reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Chris van der Walt to talk as well as a breast cancer survivor. The theme for the talks was "informative and inspiring" and I think everyone who attended, 100 ladies in total, left feeling inspired and more informed.
My son who plays cricket for the Chevrolet Warriors, the professional franchise in the Eastern Cape, backed up my idea by organising the team to play all their cricket matches through the month of October in pink caps and pink shirts. The team also supported the Ladies Tea by being my waiters for the afternoon. We started off the afternoon with 'Pink Bubbly" and ended it with "Pink Magnums".
Although it took a lot of hard work, it was a most fulfilling experience for me and one that I will repeat.
Thank you for supporting such a worthy cause and inspiring me to organise the ladies tea.
There were so many great elements to Barbara's CuppaForCANSA. She got together 100 guests; organised an educational guest speaker; and best of all got a team of young cricketers involved on the day – who in turn took the message further by wearing pink for their matches throughout October. For every woman who has breast or cervical cancer, there is a husband, father, brother, son, uncle or nephew who can make her journey more manageable by being informed and supportive. I loved this angle of Barbara's story.
My story is no different from millions out there, we have all had a special person touched by the 'wrecking ball' of cancer. I am in the blessed position of still being close enough to the deepest emotions felt at the time of learning the devastating news and far enough away from the hurt and anger to take stock of the blessings in my life. Family and friends, both old and new, will continue to be the most important and inspiring elements in my life. Birthdays, especially milestone ones, do tend to present the opportunity for reflection and sentimentality (and many unnecessary gifts!) The overwhelming feelings of love, caring and happiness was clearly evident in the colour, laughter and generous contributions for the Cuppa campaign at my garden party last Saturday. Nothing could have made my 50th birthday more meaningful than sharing my blessings with many of the special ladies in my life. I decided to support Cuppa for Cansa as I strongly believe in its tenets and asked my guests to please consider making a donation in lieu of gifts. I am still blown away by being able to deposit R3300 on behalf of those wonderful ladies. From the giggling in the kitchen with my precious daughters to being silly in the photo area ; thank you for allowing me the opportunity of making my special day one of giving and celebration!
What a fantastic way to celebrate your 50th – by hosting a Garden Party to celebrate life with the people you love, and to raise funds for CANSA. Lauren asked friends to rather contribute money instead of spoiling her with gifts – I admire her selflessness. I loved her sentiment of the CuppaForCansa event giving her the opportunity to make her special day one of 'giving and celebrating'.
I was diagnosed with cancer in December last year and finished my radiation in August. Just in time to throw a tea party to celebrate. We held a super hero tea party to celebrate and thank the heroes in our Journey. the people that for 9 months supported, encouraged, helped run my family and home.. A friend encouraged me to share my journey and it was the best thing I could have done. ANYONE GOING THROUGH CANCER NEEDS SUPER HERO's . Food was a big part of my journey. We kept it wheat, sugar and gluten free.
On the 25th of October I got the center that my business is in to host a cuppa for CANCER fundraiser.. we had jumping castles my ladies painted nails and other tenants donated a % of the days takings.. I love the the balloon pics.. watching them float away was really a unexpected emotional experience.
My friend owns Soet Bistro in our area and I approached her too.. we managed to sell 10 seats at a high tea on the 29th Oct as a fundraiser.
Its been an emotional month and every Tea has helped me find purpose Closure.
I'm ending off October stronger and more motivated to get people to get involved in peoples lives while they are going through chemo but also for patients to to allow Super Hero's into there lives.
I loved the initiative Tania took in her workplace – getting all of the tenants involved, as well as customers. Young, old, men, women – Tania's event gave everyone a chance to participate, and have fun at the same time. I love that she managed to get everyone on board – that must have taken some expert organisational skills!
We submitted all the entries to our judge, Munnik Marais, Corporate Relations Manager from CANSA, who pulled in various CANSA volunteers namely Mrs Charity (affiliated to Mrs South Africa), Bachelor and Bachelorette of the year and Pretoria designer, Marthinus Holl to assist him.
"We were so impressed by the incredibly high standard of the entries, which made our decision very difficult", were Munnik's comments. He was so touched by the efforts that everyone went to that he has printed out all the images of all the tea parties and placed them on the walls of his office to remind him of the generosity of people every day. He would also like to use them to inspire people in their 2015 campaigns.
At the end of the day the winner they selected was Sarie who hosted a tea party with Sarie Kos in their offices and invited readers to purchase a ticket to attend. They created a beautiful table and managed to raise R14000 for CANSA. So we say a hearty congratulations to them.
Our friends at SARIE held a spectactular Cuppa For CANSA by hosting a tea party for 25 guests at their Cape Town Offices. Readers were invited via online platforms and within minutes the entire table sold out at R350 per ticket. SARIE raised a whopping R14 000 for CANSA.
View the video they created here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WXA84-C5IA&feature=youtu.be
The runners up for the media challenge:
View the video that Taste/Visi created here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pUrU3lbBG0&feature=youtu.be
We also got some of SA's top food bloggers involved by running competitions on their websites with lovely Le Creuset prizes up for grabs.
Once again, thank you to everyone who participated in this campaign. If you would like to donate to CANSA or view more of their initiatives, please visit their website: http://www.cansa.org.za/.


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Are you an experienced Tradesman or Labourer of good character, that takes pride in your work, appearance and behaviour?
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How about having some faith and trusting?
I'll bet that when you're faced with a problem, issue, challenge or other circumstance that requires some action or decision on your part, you most often make a decision and indeed take action. There may be any number of processes you go through to make the decision, but in the final analysis you make it and move forward. So you might analyze your choices and weigh them, you might ask someone for advice, you might "sleep on it" and follow your gut or you might even put a target on the wall and throw a dart at it. Or, you might do whatever you can to avoid making the decision and do nothing. Any other choices you can think of?
The one thing that I suspect hardly any of you do is turn it over, surrender the issue and allow yourself to be guided into action. Now since I doubt that none of that makes a lot of sense, let me explain what I mean.
Let me start with a quote from Albert Einstein that I offered to you earlier in the year. What he said was: "The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe." Think about that for a moment. First, notice that he only gave us two choices, not seven, not five, not even three. Two choices, friendly or hostile.
Second, notice what the two choices are, friendly or hostile. There are a number of implications from those choices. If the universe is friendly, then it means it's on your side, it's like a friend, you can count on it, it has your back, it will provide you with whatever support you need or require.
If the universe is hostile, then it means it's an enemy, it's out to get you, you can't trust it, you have to watch your back, your survival is threatened, you're not safe, fear is appropriate and you had better be worried and/or concerned.
So, assuming you're willing to believe that the universe is friendly, then the next thing to ask is whether you're going to pit your finite intelligence against what has to be the infinite intelligence of the universe. I trust you can see that is no contest. Logically it makes no sense to rely on your decision making capabilities when you can rely on the unlimited decision making capability of the friendly universe.
So now let's get back to my suggestion about turning it over. For those of you who have read my book Unshackled Leadership, you know the subtitle is Building Businesses Based on Faith, Trust, Possibility and Abundance. So let's focus on the two words in the middle to see what I'm getting to. What I'm suggesting is that in ALL cases where you feel you have to make a decision, start with the assumption that you don't know. How can you possibly know what would be best among the infinite number of choices there are? You must have faith that the universe is on your side and ready and willing to help.
The logical next step is to trust that you will be shown what all of your choices are and will be inspired as to what action to take. Wrap it all up and you come up with turning it over, surrendering the issue and allowing yourself to be guided into action. How that might look as a practical matter is up to you. Maybe you pray about it. Maybe you just take a deep breathe, get quiet and ask silently to yourself to be shown what to do. Maybe you just let it go and take a walk or get on to something else and wait to be guided. That is up to you but I'm sure the suggestions I've made will steer you toward what will work for you.
Here's the bottom line I'm asking you to consider: in spite of how it may appear, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. You have the entire universe on your side, unless of course you think Einstein was wrong. Why have life be a struggle when you have such an amazing partner. For me, except when I forget, which is still all too often, I try to decide nothing. I surrender all of my issues to the universe, try to stay as peaceful and centered as I can possibly be and wait until I am inspired and/or compelled into action. I find that whenever I'm able to do this, things always turn out far better than I could have possibly imagined.
I recognize that this approach is probably dramatically different than anything you have ever done. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try it. Start small and as you gain experience you can apply it to bigger and bigger issues. And, if you want some help, we're always here to provide that. Try taking us up on our constant offer for an hour of free coaching on any business related topic.


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How It Works
It is free to join and you can request an invite from Pinterest.com. The "pins" are organized on Boards that you create to show your interests, hobbies, "wants", and anything that inspires you. You can add a Pin It button to your Bookmarks Bar at the top of your web browser. Simply click the Pin It button when you run across anything online that inspires you. The social aspect is that you can also Pin other peoples pins, follow them or their boards.
Use It For Inspiration
Pinterest is a great website to visit for inspiration on any project. You can search by Topic such as Draperies, Drapery Hardware, Interior Design, Sun Room, etc. Or, you can search by product, company, website or source. You can see what people are Pinning about Finestra here.
Create Boards for your Business
Organize business tools around the web, company resources, etc onto a Board. This is a great bookmark and reference that you can revisit at anytime and access from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Create a Board for How-To Videos and Webinars. You can Pin directly from YouTube or Vimeo and choose the ones that are pertinent to your business or ones that you would like to catalog for later viewing. We have pinned a Rowley video below on Sew-On Tapes. Click to view a complete list of Rowley Videos, How-To's, and Webinars that you can add to your arsenal of business information.
Create a Board as a Portfolio
It is important to follow some rules of etiquette when posting on Pinterest. It is not a site to solely promote your business and spam everyone with only your creations. This is a community and needs to be respected. That being said, adding photos and links of your favorite projects or How-To's onto a Board is a great idea to round out your inspirations and Brand Yourself as a professional.
Share Boards with Clients
This is one of the newest tools on Pinterest and one of the most exciting business tools!
Clients depend on us to translate their emotions and needs into a cohesive design. You cannot only point a client to look at your Pinterest Boards, but you can also share them. What if you had your Boards organized into different design genres: Traditional, Eclectic, Mediterranean, Urban Loft, etc? Or, by color? Either email your Pinterest link to your client or review the Boards with them. This may give them a better feel for your design style and help define theirs in the process.
A favorite way to interact with a client is to make them a Contributor. You can edit an existing Board and add them as a Contributor or create a new one as we have done above. We have titled it Jan's Garden Room. Now both the designer and Jan can Pin to the same Board about inspirations that move them. This is a great way to communicate with clients, define a style quickly and/or involve a hands-on client.
Share Boards with Co-workers or Industry Groups
Boards can also be used in collaboration with other design professionals about a joint project. This would be a great way to communicate between a designer and a workroom for example. They could share inspirations and even specific industry techniques that would help them work together to create the best end result.
Industry groups could also share a Board for designing and fabricating group projects for the community or even design ideas about an industry trade show booth.
Whether you are a Pinterest veteran or an interested on-looker, now is the time to get Pinning! This platform was made for our industry. What inspires us, what we create and what our clients are drawn to are larger than words can describe, but a Photo on Pinterest can!


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Collaboration! It's real and it's now. There are organizations out there who have defined and etched out a specific and complex product development process. They have incorporated collaboration pertaining to data management and lifecycle management, however the design factor has continued to be a puzzle, "Do you use universal file formats? IGES? STEP? Parasolid?" There are pluses and minuses to each, the question lingers on … until now.
Enter stage left Autodesk Inventor AnyCAD, launched this Spring in Inventor 2016. AnyCAD is integrated file interoperability technology that provides direct associative capabilities without the need for file translation. Imagine you are an Inventor house that works with a supplier that uses SolidWorks. You are designing a pedal assembly and one of the components that you use is being redesigned by your supplier. What version should you use? How can you both design and validate in an open environment? Can I make changes to other CAD models and automatically update FULL associativity?
Well my friends, freedom has come at last. Not only can features be changed on ANY CAD model, but as the intelligence is added to original CAD model it can appear automatically in Inventor. This allows a seamless real-time design workflow that is open and transparent. Autodesk users can also leverage the native CAD file inside Inventor and can even perform a simulation using Nastran In-CAD to ensure it meets the specification of the overall design.
The takeaway here is that design is evolving. The tools are evolving and we as vendors are evolving. For more information about AnyCAD, check out our webinar about it here.
It's an exciting time to be in the design and manufacturing industry. The fun continues. What's next?


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Project EverGreen assists Detroit-based nonprofit
Project EverGreen, the Cleveland-based nonprofit that works to raise awareness about the benefits of green space and often renovates green spaces in urban areas, made good on its promise to assist the winners of its "Our Winning Green Space Contest." The lucky Detroit-based nonprofits are In Memory Community Garden and the Warrendale Community Organization.
"We entered on a lark, hoped for the best but certainly didn't plan on winning. It has helped us jump a little higher in pursuing our objectives and that means so much for so many," said Barb Matney who founded the two organizations with her husband, Joe, after witnessing firsthand the disconnectedness among neighborhood residents.
The two organizations collaborate with the city of Detroit to transform vacant city lots into community gardens and "pocket parks."
The newly green spaces serve a twofold purpose: providing healthy food for residents and creating a safe place where people can connect and get to know one another, said Matney.
As the transformation project began to take shape, the Matneys realized they had many more lots to maintain, which was where Project EverGreen and its partners—Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association and the Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone—came in.
"Before, we were able to maintain eight properties on a weekly basis, but now, with the Exmark mowers, we can handle more than 20," Matney said. "Residents notice when the properties are maintained on a regular basis, and it has prompted them to take better care of their own property."
Renovations will also include the installation of a playground in one of the pocket parks. Matney said the playground's proximity to the neighborhood is important since the closest large park with a playground is more than a mile away, which deters people from going.
"There is nothing better than hearing a child's giggle as (he) plays outdoors or experiences planting a vegetable garden for the first time," Matney said. "It builds confidence for them to try new things right in their own neighborhood."
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T-TEN is a world-renowned technical training program with a proven record of placing thousands of Toyota and Lexus certified technicians in well-paid dealership positions.
Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships across the country need well-trained technicians to keep up with the demands of their service departments. Toyota created T-TEN to help aspiring technicians get the training they need to quickly fill those positions and begin interesting and rewarding careers.
T-TEN is a partnership among Toyota, community colleges and vocational schools, and Toyota and Lexus dealerships across the country. Together, they provide state-of-the-art automotive training in both a classroom and dealership setting. As a T-TEN student, you will learn-and earn-in a supportive environment while receiving instruction from factory-trained teachers and guidance from dealership mentors. You will graduate from the program with the confidence, skills and certifications needed to launch yourself on a challenging and profitable career.
T-TEN graduates are confident and productive technicians-with Toyota and industry certifications that separate them from the crowd.
Certifications are earned by T-TEN graduates for completing Toyota-designed courses and for passing National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification tests. These certificates are widely recognized within the industry and allow technicians to earn more money and gain increased responsibilities.
Once you graduate from the T-TEN program, you will be eligible to pursue a career in a Toyota, Lexus or Scion dealership. Toyota supports the concept of lifelong learning and encourages career progression through educational opportunities and workplace experience. While you will begin as an entry-level technician, through hard work, experience, continued training and achievement of both ASE and Toyota certification, you can advance to higher-level positions.
There are four levels of certified technicians at Toyota. Each successive level requires more education and carries additional responsibilities. Dealerships typically increase pay scales as technicians climb through the levels.
There are three levels of certified technicians at Lexus. Each level requires more education and carries additional responsibilities. Dealerships typically increase pay scales as technicians climb through the certification levels.


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We tried the 7-day cabbage soup cleanse – here's what happened!
We've heard that cleansing the body every 6-9 months can have tremendous benefits for your health, weight management and overall well-being. But what exactly happens to your body on a cleanse, and how do you do it?
The goal of a cleanse is to remove "harmful" stuff from your body
There's no specific definition of a cleanse, but it often involves limiting your food intake to pressed juice or a water solution that supposedly rids your body of toxins. There are so many cleanses to dig through, but for the most part they require a serious lack of protein and leave your body running on fumes. You may lose weight from the lack of food intake, but we never understood how it would actually help jumpstart a healthier lifestyle.
Enter the cabbage soup cleanse!
What piqued our interest about this cleanse is that you aren't starving yourself, and instead you are filling up with superfoods. It is cheap, nutrient-rich and satiating. Cabbage is a super potent, low-calorie antioxidant that has numerous health bennies. After a week of eating whole, fiber-rich foods, your body feels refreshed and renewed as it has time to adapt to an absence of the many toxins it usually receives on a daily basis. Many people report a diminished cravings for sugar and refined carbs. Woo hoo! After the couple weeks I've had treating various guests to the whole gamut of Chicago eats, I'm ready to transition back to health.
Where do we start?
There are numerous pages that go through the actual cleanse plan and discuss FAQs, so we won't do that here. See here for the official guidelines of the cleanse.
Here are a couple of OUR guidelines reacting to the ones in the official link:
- No, you are not allowed salt as part of this cleanse. But yes, we are adding a pinch of salt in our cabbage soup, maybe even a clove of garlic. Neither of these things are going to tip you over the edge – you are already consuming heaps of vegetables and fiber. You might as well make it taste yummy with spices so you can sustain through the week. No need to go crazy with sodium, but remember there are a whole range of spices that can be utilized to add flavor. Health food doesn't have to be bland.
- We agree with the diet rules that you should never feel hungry or feel starved. Contrary to popular belief about cleanses or detoxes, starving or restricted your food intake dramatically is not only ineffective, it is unhealthy.
- Drink a ton of water. If you think you're drinking a lot of water, drink more. Without it, you will feel bloated and constipated. Aim for 10 glasses a day! Also, make sure its water you are drinking. No juice, soda. We could cut out coffee and tea, but we're not monsters. We're going to drink our tea. As long as there's no milk, sugar or creamer in it, a tiny bit of caffeine from coffee or tea is going to be fine, and will keep the withdrawals down to a minimum.
- SUBSTITUTIONS! Don't be afraid of them. At the end of the day, you know the best about your body, not some manufactured set of rules that cannot be applied to everybody and every body. The substitutions we made: in the cabbage soup, we added mushrooms and got rid of celery (add any soup veggies you want! it's yours for the week); in day 3, we substituted a sweet potato for a potato; in days 5 and 6, we substituted meat protein with vegetarian protein (seitan, tofu, chickpeas, paneer, etc.)
- When the going gets tough, and you think you're going to burst and cave in, let yourself experience the caving in. Don't go back to day 1, just move on. Experience it, understand what it was, and move on. We aren't perfect humans, and no matter how easy or tough it is through the week, have grace with yourself. Health is a marathon, and shouldn't be torturous.
So… what happened?
Glad you asked. Here is the day to day progress. I'll refresh the blog every day with our updates!
DAY 1 – Fruit day
Today was full of motivation! I felt so hopey and dreamy. I got up to make tea and lined up my loot of berries for breakfast. Would you just look at me? Do you see how easily I'm pulling this off?!… I said to my audience of no one. I felt barely hungry through the rest of the morning, and got my lunch of – yes – more berries and a green apple. Well, 4pm hit and I was feeling devastated. All the cravings of food that I never, ever eat were floating in my brain. I think I even saw a commercial for Boston Market and thought "MINE MINE MINE." I've been vegetarian for 30 years, sooooo that speaks to my stretch of cravings. What really helped was getting my soup together. The act of chopping things that were not fruit to add to the soup was weirdly therapeutic. By the end of the night, I cheated. I put 1 tbsp of peanut butter on a green apple. Not sorry. But, I survived! Fruit, more fruit, soup, peanut butter, and tea! Was I bloated? Yes. Was I hungry? No.
I was worried today would be a real slog, but starting it with a sweet potato really softened the blow of having to eat veggies all day! I added 1 teaspoon of olive oil to my lunch salad which helped me get along. Ending with cabbage soup was really satisfying – especially with all the added spices in there. I have felt pretty full all day, and woke up feeling much less bloated. My jeans, which have been on the tighter side recently (wudup burrito lunch), but woke up today feeling less snug in there. Progress is made! And I'm full!
Today was better than yesterday. Adding fruit back in gave me a lot more hope for myself, and had me making good choices like adding green apple to my salad. I added all my leftover veggies into a salad with a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar, and made a giant fruit salad with my leftover fruit. I ate two bowls of cabbage soup. I was really vibing with the soup after days of the same veggies and fruit in my existence. I'm not feeling hungry or withdrawal symptoms, but I'm realizing that all I can think about is food. All the food I vowed against for the next 7 days. All of my random cravings have come back to eat me up. I think I'm psyching myself up to think this cleanse will help me not reach for those things, that I'll be a newly-formed beacon of health and wellness, but really at this point it's just making me want to add a bag of Lay's to my soup… NOT GOOD NEWS!
Today is the weirdest day. I almost felt like a baby bringing a whole bottle of milk and 6 bananas into work. I have to say, the combo is delicious. DELICIOUS! I haven't had a glass of plain milk since I was 8. It also makes for a great breakfast, unlike the veggie day. You are taking it in a lot of potassium for one day, so definitely pace yourself, and drink a lot of water. I had the soup for dinner and didn't feel weird at all. Cravings? Still there. Bloating? Gone.
Technically, today calls for beef and tomatoes, but to include a vegetarian substitution I ate seitan instead. If you don't like tomatoes a good substitution is a red pepper. I ended up roasting the red pepper in the oven, grilling the seitan on the stove, and then adding fresh grape tomatoes. But given the versatility of both vegetable, there's a lot you can do with today. They recommend today to drink the most amount of water that you can, apparently as a way to flush out all of the lyric acid. All in all today felt very manageable, and the amount of protein you taken as a welcome change from the more meager vegetable and fruit days. Not to mention I'm also more than halfway done with the week. I'm feeling much less bloated today, and have a better grasp over random cravings or withdrawal symptoms! Two more days to go!
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HOLIDAYS are supposed to be about rest and relaxation but for parents at least, that could not be further from reality.
As the September school holidays approach, research undertaken by Wotif.com has found almost two-thirds of parents experience "negative feelings" about family vacations and one in five children feel the same.
The survey of over 1000 parents and children aged between five and 12, found anxiety about cost was a big source of stress, along with having to get organised to go away and taking time off work.
Concerns about how to keep the children entertained and the complexities of travel also weighed heavily on many parents' minds which was then shared with the kids.
Psychologist Francesca Harvey said it was important for family holidays to be positive childhood experiences for the child's emotional development.
"Parents are role models for their kids — they take all their cues from us, and when 63 per cent of parents are feeling stressed about a holiday, children feed off that," said Ms Harvey.
"We need to have a positive outlook and attitude so children can feel confident about going somewhere new and doing different things."
She said parents could also learn from their children and focus on the "simple pleasures" of holidays rather than obsess over details.
"The research found one of the things children most look forward to on holidays is sleeping in a different bed," Ms Harvey said. "Staying up late and sleeping in also rated highly."
Brisbane working mother Serena Varendorff made an effort to keep things simple for her own benefit as much as her children.
"We tend to do a lot of beach stuff — the waves are a bit therapeutic for people who are overwhelmed by work," said Ms Varendorff, a university lecturer and charity CEO.
"We stay in self-contained accommodation so we've got space to cook up a storm and try to be as active as we can.
"It's all about being together."
Wotif travel specialist Amanda Behre said beach holidays were proving the most in demand for the upcoming Spring break.
"Our top five are the Gold Coast, Cairns, Maroochydore, Noosa and Port Macquarie, then Newcastle. Port Douglas, Launceston and Coffs Harbour," said Ms Behre.
"Those places are filling up fast but there is still some availability for families for under $200 a night at Lakes Entrance in New South Wales, Hervey Bay in Queensland and Falls Creek and Ballarat in Victoria."
State by state the research found Queensland parents were the most likely to make use of "kids clubs" at resorts, while NSW mums and dads were most likely to "break the rules".
Victorian families were least likely to go away with other relatives, and South Australians loved to take their pets on holidays.
Originally published as Are your family holidays far from restful?


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From Scholarship To Success
Scholarship is my favorite point of the crown. While the Miss America Organization is heavily focused on service and differentiates itself through the talent competition, it is, first and foremost, a scholarship organization. Miss America is ranked first among the organizations that award the most scholarship dollars in the country. This is distinguishing factor is the reason I chose to compete for my first local title. Four years later, my love for the Miss America Organization and all the points of the crown has grown and I am a major advocate for the many ways that competing in this organization can benefit and grow you as strong, confident woman.
I began my Miss America journey at the ripe age of seventeen. As a senior in high school determined to further my education, the opportunity to win college scholarships was impossible to pass up. Little did I know that my first Miss America Scholarship would, eventually, grow into over $8,000 that I have been able to put toward my education during my undergraduate career. I am so incredibly proud to say that, on May 6th 2017, I graduated summa cum laude from California Baptist University with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and Communication Studies and became the first person in my family to graduate from college. One night, I was walking back from getting dinner on campus and it struck me that this place I have called home for four years will no longer be my home. My feet may never again walk this route that I have taken from the cafeteria to my apartment almost every single day for four years. In the midst of this wave of extremely bittersweet nostalgia, I looked at my campus with new eyes. I tried to memorize every detail of the way things looked while remembering the ways it had changed during my time there. My time on my college campus was such an integral part of my growth as a student, as a thinker, and as an individual. My time on this campus has come to an end and now my time will be spent somewhere else, beginning a new chapter. I am going to graduate. This goal that always seemed to loom in the distance has been achieved. I FINALLY DID IT!
Reaching this point and having that exhilarating, sad, terrifying, joyful moment of realization would not have been possible without the Miss America Organization. This program is about so much more than a sparkly hat and pretty dresses; it provides you with an opportunity to achieve your biggest dreams. Becoming Miss California would allow me to completely pay off my student loans and I know there are many other titleholders who understand how incredibly valuable that chance is. The Miss America Organization's mission is to allow young women the opportunity to reach their educational goals. I am a testament to fulfillment of this mission and I am excited to continue to law school where the hard work that I put into my undergraduate degree has paid off in admission and scholarship offers from four incredible institutions. I have loved and enjoyed every Miss America local title that I have held to date; however, I am most ecstatic and proud about my new title: Graduate.
P.S. Getting that education is the first step to success, but utilizing it as a woman in the workforce can be challenging. My platform, From Scholarship to Success, is aimed at giving women tips to be successful in the workplace while beginning to change the conversation regarding equality. Follow me on Instagram (@missnosorg), Twitter (@missnosorg), and Facebook (Miss National Orange Show) for information on how to move from scholarship to success.
By: MacKenzie Freed – Miss National Orange Show 2017


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text: [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 40837-40839] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-20519] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration 49 CFR Part 376 [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-97-3050] RIN 2125-AE26 Exemption of Commonly-Owned Motor Carriers From Equipment Identification and Receipt Requirements Applicable to Leased and Interchanged Vehicles AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is modifying its regulations under 49 CFR part 376 governing the lease and interchange of motor vehicle equipment by exempting commonly-owned and controlled motor carriers from the vehicle identification and exchange of receipt requirements of Sec. 376.22 and the vehicle identification requirement of Sec. 376.31. This action eliminates the need for carriers to obtain individual waivers from these requirements from the FHWA. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 31, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John F. Grimm, Director, Office of Motor Carrier Information Analysis, (202) 366-4039, or Mr. Michael J. Falk, Motor Carrier Law Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1384, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access Internet users can access all comments received by the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL): http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and help. An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem and suitable communications software from the Federal Register Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512-1661. Internet users may reach the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.nara.gov/nara/ fedreg and the Government Printing Office's database at: http:// www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs. Background The FHWA's regulations at 49 CFR part 376 govern motor carrier transportation provided in nonowned equipment. Section 376.22 permits motor carriers of property who must register with the FHWA under 49 U.S.C. 13901 and Sec. 13902 (authorized carriers) to trip lease nonowned equipment between themselves and private motor carriers under specified conditions. Section 376.22(a) requires that trip-leasing carriers comply with certain equipment identification and equipment receipt requirements contained in 49 CFR 376.11. Under these requirements, trip-leased vehicles must display the trade name and other pertinent information regarding the motor carrier operating the vehicle. Equipment receipts must be exchanged between the owner and authorized carrier when possession of the equipment is transferred. Section 376.31 of the regulations imposes a similar vehicle identification requirement on authorized carriers which interchange equipment to continue a through movement, and also requires that either a copy of the interchange agreement or a detailed interchange statement be carried in each vehicle. On December 30, 1997, the FHWA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and a request for comments in the Federal Register (62 FR 67821) on amending part 376 to exempt commonly-owned and controlled motor carriers from the vehicle identification and exchange of receipt requirements of Sec. 376.22 and the vehicle identification and documentation requirements of Sec. 376.31. Commonly-owned or controlled carriers have routinely been granted individual waivers from these requirements by the former Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and the FHWA on the ground that compliance is unnecessary and burdensome as long as the carriers remained under joint ownership and control. The FHWA believes that the vehicle identification and exchange of receipt requirements serve little useful purpose when vehicles are being exchanged between commonly-controlled companies which are jointly operated with respect to safety program administration and equipment utilization. Vehicle ownership and assignment information can be readily made available from computerized dispatch records and operational logs, obviating the need for strict identification, placarding and receipt issuance requirements. Furthermore, elimination of these requirements would allow such carriers to operate more efficiently and economically by fostering improved equipment use and eliminating a significant and unproductive paperwork and placarding burden. This amendment would also allow the FHWA to conserve its own resources by eliminating the need to grant waivers on an individual basis. Discussion of Public Comments The public comment period for the NPRM closed on March 2, 1998. Comments were received from the California Highway Patrol (CHP); Landstar System, Inc., and its 10 motor carrier subsidiaries; and the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA). Landstar and the NSWMA support the proposed rule on the ground that it will eliminate burdensome administrative and paperwork requirements which no longer serve a useful purpose. The CHP, however, believes that exempting commonly-owned and controlled carriers from vehicle identification requirements will create problems for enforcement personnel issuing traffic citations and conducting routine vehicle inspections and accident investigations. According to the CHP, the carrier information displayed on the vehicle is used to identify the carrier for purposes of preparing inspection, citation and accident reports, which are incorporated into State and Federal motor carrier databases. In order to ensure the accuracy of this data, the CHP requests that the proposed rule be amended to require that each vehicle carry documentation identifying the operating carrier which would have to be presented to law enforcement personnel on request. We agree with the CHP that it is important for enforcement personnel to be able to accurately identify the [[Page 40838]] operating motor carrier when issuing traffic citations and conducting vehicle inspections and accident investigations. However, vehicles trip-leased among commonly-owned and controlled carriers will still be required to carry a copy of either the trip-leasing agreement under Sec. 376.22(c)(3) or a master lease under Sec. 376.22(c)(4). Consequently, enforcement personnel will be able to identify the operating motor carrier of trip-leased equipment. With respect to interchanged equipment, Sec. 376.31(d)(2) is the only regulatory provision requiring interchanged vehicles to carry documentation identifying the operating motor carrier. Instead of achieving consistency with Sec. 376.22 as intended, the proposed exemption from Sec. 376.31(d)(2) would actually create inconsistent identification requirements because vehicles interchanged among commonly-owned and controlled carriers would no longer have to carry documents identifying the operating carrier. Accordingly, the final rule will retain the requirement that equipment interchanged among commonly-owned and controlled carriers carry either a copy of the interchange agreement or a detailed interchange statement. Inasmuch as individual petitions for waivers have generally sought relief from the provisions of Sec. 376.22 rather than Sec. 376.31, retaining this requirement should not be a burden on commonly-owned and controlled motor carriers. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures The FHWA has determined that this action is not a significant regulatory action within the meaning of Executive Order 12866 or significant within the meaning of Department of Transportation regulatory policies and procedures. It is anticipated that the economic impact of this rulemaking will be minimal; therefore, a full regulatory evaluation is not required. The rulemaking merely exempts a small number of transportation entities from complying with identification and documentation requirements which the FHWA has routinely waived upon request. Neither the individual nor cumulative impact of this action would be significant. Regulatory Flexibility Act In compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the FHWA has evaluated the effects of this rule on small entities. Based on the evaluation, the FHWA hereby certifies that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The FHWA receives less than ten petitions per year seeking waiver of vehicle identification and receipt issuance requirements. The rule, while beneficial, would not have a significant economic impact. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) (Pub. L. 104-4) requires each agency to assess the effects of its regulatory actions on State, local and tribal governments and the private sector. Any agency promulgating a rule likely to result in a Federal mandate requiring expenditures by a State, local or tribal government or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any one year must prepare a written statement incorporating various assessments, estimates and descriptions that are delineated in the Act. The FHWA has determined that the changes in this rule will not have an impact of $100 million or more in any one year. Executive Order 12612 (Federalism Assessment) This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined that this action does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a federalism assessment. Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.217, Motor Carrier Safety. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities do not apply to this program. Paperwork Reduction Act This action does not contain a collection of information requirement for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. It is specifically designed to eliminate certain existing paperwork requirements for commonly-controlled motor carriers leasing or interchanging vehicles among themselves. Thus, this action is consistent with goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act. National Environmental Policy Act The agency has analyzed this action for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined that this action would not have any effect on the quality of the environment. Regulation Identification Number A regulation identification number (RIN) is assigned to each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. The Regulatory Information Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda in April and October of each year. The RIN number contained in the heading of this document can be used to cross reference this action with the Unified Agenda. List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 376 Highways and roads, Motor carriers--equipment leasing, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Issued: July 21, 1998. Kenneth R. Wykle, Federal Highway Administrator. In consideration of the foregoing and under the authority of section 103 of the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, and 49 CFR 1.48, the FHWA amends title 49, chapter III, as follows: PART 376--LEASE AND INTERCHANGE OF VEHICLES 1. The authority citation for part 376 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301 and 14102; 49 CFR 1.48. 2. Section 376.22 is amended by adding new paragraph (d) to read as follows: Sec. 376.22 Exemption for private carrier leasing and leasing between authorized carriers. * * * * * (d) Authorized and private carriers under common ownership and control may lease equipment to each other under this section without complying with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section pertaining to identification of equipment, and the requirements of paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(4) of this section pertaining to equipment receipts. The leasing of equipment between such carriers will be subject to all other requirements of this section. 3. Section 376.31 is amended by adding paragraph (d)(3) to read as follows: Sec. 376.31 Interchange of equipment. * * * * * (d) * * * (3) Authorized carriers under common ownership and control may interchange equipment with each other without complying with the requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of this [[Page 40839]] section pertaining to removal of identification from equipment. [FR Doc. 98-20519 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P


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4/4, 5/4, and 12/8 time. Quite proud of the little electric piano solo near the end haha
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We often get caught in a mindset of scarcity: There is not enough. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not enough justice. Not enough compassion. How can we instead open our hearts to the abundance in our lives and in the world and become more generous of spirit?
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Pronet Records – Release Date: 4 June 2014
Ahhh… the Polish progressive rock runaway train still shows no sign of running out of steam.
With excellent releases this year from the likes of Pinkroom and Riverside, here is the follow-up to Xanadu's outstanding 2011 effort 'The Last Sunrise'.
'Follow The Instinct' has progressed the band's sound from 'The Last Sunrise' – still, thankfully with the band's exemplary song structures to the fore, but taking it to a much heavier, denser place resulting in a very intense listening experience.
The nearest touchstone for this demanding sound would be the more recent albums of Swedish progressive changelings Katatonia but, it has to be said, Xanadu are very much their own band.
Yes, heavy prog is what's on offer here, although the album kicks off with a beautifully cinematic piano-led instrumental 'In'.
It acts as a light prelude to the fiendish intensity of what follows, as the pounding beats and fervent guitar of 'Shape Of Lies' establishes the template for the powerful complexity of the album.
Highlights abound as the band's single-minded take on the genre produces a raft of 'wow' moments.
Much of this is due to the superb twin guitar work of Janusz Glon and Przemek Betański which threads its way through the multi-faceted track list offering the deftest touches where required juxtaposed with the occasional sledgehammer rifferama.
And a special mention in dispatches to vocalist Krzysztof Borek whose accentless English vocals are perfectly attuned to the band's sound.
As I mentioned, highlights everywhere but the tracks 'Escape' and 'Transistor Night' do push themselves forward as the best of a great bunch – although similar, they provide the best examples of the band's utilisation of light and shade.
Yet another great album from Polish progressive rockers – the runaway train continues, and as long as bands like Xanadu keep stoking the fire we're in for an exciting ride.
Review by Alan Jones
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