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I have a lot of catching up to do. I took almost 10 days off of work. 10 days! Pure Bliss. We spent time in St. George and Las Vegas with the Buies, and as usual, it went by way too fast. Why?! It was a blast. I had to regroup yesterday and prepare myself to come back into work. I brought this book with me on the trip...i'm only into the first 40 pages (I was obviously a little too busy and distracted to read), but it seems pretty good so far. I'll keep you posted!
I will also post some pics of our trip (the appropriate ones. wink)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
catching up
Posted by Erin Lee
2 comments:
- Emily Kathleen said...
I am a little behind in my blog following - but I loved that book. It made a "lasting" impression on me Erin.
- May 8, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Grandma Cebe said...
You need to finish this book. It is beautifully written and a great story.
- May 13, 2011 at 10:12 PM

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Fresh Colour Trends For Your Living Room
There is a reason why the living room is called the 'living room'. It is the first place from where the outsiders get a glimpse of your lifestyle.
It is your living room that indirectly reflects your quality of life. This makes it the most significant room of the house, and hence, it is important to keep it vibrant and fresh.
Here, colours come into action and you'll need to choose colour trends that will refresh the look of your living room.
The colour scheme that you choose to give a bright and new look to your living room plays an extremely important role in setting up the tone of the place.
If you think your living room has a fine-looking furniture and floors, yet looks like it is in need of a burst of new energy, then changing the colours might just do the needful. New colours can infuse new life to any part of the house and can can psychologically affect your emotions.
So, to help you figure out the best refreshing colours for your living room, we have brought some of the best hues you would love to choose from.
Do have a look at these options to help brighten up your living room.
1. Earthy + Blue
Blue is a colour that impresses people of all ages and when combined with other beautiful earthy colours like wood, sandy taupe and rich brown, it brings a very calm and sophisticated feel to the room. Be it indigo, royal blue, sky blue, baby blue, and so on, all go amazingly well to set a great living room.
2. Cottage White + Misty Grey + Timber Hues
This is a combination that will give your living room an extremely elegant ambiance and bring a magnificent new look to the room. It can make you feel emotionally well by the mere look of it.
3. Grey + Yellow
This combination of 'colourful neutrals' has been very much in trend. It makes an inviting living room that is easygoing and yet filled with vibrant energy. Kids would surely love the look and feel of this particular colour tone.
4. Forest + Asparagus
The shades of green enhance the freshness of the room. It gives it a formal touch. Combine with other neutral shades and make a graceful and stylish living room.
5. Bridal Pink + Deep Brown
Let the walls be painted in the beautiful neutral shade of bridal pink with deep brown at certain places to balance the decor. If you own a set of deep brown-coloured furniture, it would also greatly enhance the look.
6. Bright Green + White
This is another beautiful combination that will allow your living room to look bright and yet soothing to the eyes. The balance of the shades of green and white makes the room as relaxing as it could get.
7. Lilac And Purple
These colours may not be appealing to many, but when combined with other beautiful neutral shades; they make incredible-looking living rooms. They elevate the style quotient of the living room like no other colour.
8. Bluebird + Metallic Grey + Snowy White
For a contemporary look of your living room, this particular combination will prove to be the best one. The grey and blue give a modern look, while the white balances it off, giving the room a well-lit appearance.
9. Turquoise + Jade Green + Mustard
The great combination when grouped with white furniture will fill your living room with new waves of tranquility and novelty. Try this earthy shade to bring your living room to life!


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This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event May 5, 1972: Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Becomes Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA). You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
President Richard M. Nixon reorganizes the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), which is responsible for parts of the federal government's emergency civil defense and continuity of government plans, into a new organization within the Department of Defense called the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA). The DCPA, according to the Department of Defense, "will provide preparedness assistance planning in all areas of civil defense and natural disasters. The goals of the DCPA are to provide an effective national civil defense program and planning guidance to state and local governments in their achievement of total disaster preparedness." [Virgin Islands Daily News, 5/9/1972, pp. 6; B. Wayne Blanchard, 2/5/2008]
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President Nixon eliminates the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP), and transfers its functions to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The GSA will take over the agency's civil defense, continuity of government, resource management, and other emergency preparedness functions, while HUD will be responsible for disaster preparedness and relief. [Message of the President, 1/26/1973; Richard M. Nixon, 6/27/1973 ; Wing and Walton, 1/1980, pp. 35; B. Wayne Blanchard, 2/5/2008, pp. 18] Similar emergency planning responsibilities are held by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, which was established by Nixon within the Department of Defense in May 1972 (see May 5, 1972).
Entity Tags: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Emergency Preparedness (1968-1973), Richard M. Nixon, General Services Administration
By administrative order, the Federal Preparedness Agency (FPA) is established within the General Services Administration (GSA) to oversee federal planning for potential national emergencies. The agency will focus on civil defense, continuity of government, and resource management, responsibilities that were transferred to the GSA by President Nixon in 1973 (see July 1, 1973). [Wing and Walton, 1/1980, pp. 35]
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Many teachers enjoy the use of mind mapping exercises in their classrooms. Here is a very sharp looking tool that is free and very easy to use. I really like the potential this has for students to use in a project for either online or brick and mortar classes.
The tool is called Lovely Charts and while I find the name makes me feel awkward as I use it and talk about it, the charts it makes are pretty nice.
This is an example of a small chart that I threw together in just a few moments and I like the way that it looks. There are lots of icons that can be used for flowcharts, wireframes, sitemaps, and other diagrams. I think this could easily be used for a mind mapping tool given the basic symbols and the very easy addition of arrows to the project. Sizing and placement of the items on the screen is very easy. You can save your work and you can also export the diagrams as JPG or PNG files.
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Background: The Department of Education awarded Fulcrum an Information Assurance (IA) Support Services contract to provide IA solutions in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Fulcrum was awarded tasks under the Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Continuous Monitoring and Data Loss Prevention.
Impact: Fulcrum analyzed the market space, acquired, installed, and successfully demonstrated a solution to monitor the current security posture of the Department continuously. Subsequently, Fulcrum developed a concept of operations, architecture, and roadmap to guide the implementation of an automated continuous monitoring solution for all departmental endpoints in accordance with Federal Government Guidelines. This project resulted in the immediate improvement of the risk posture through the identification and remediation of numerous FISMA reportable vulnerabilities and established the ongoing cyber security reporting and metrics program. Additionally, the project outputs provided the foundation for the standup of an internal Security Operations Center (SOC) which allowed the migration of these services from another Federal Agency.
Background:In 2002, the Department of Education awarded the Web Technology Operations Maintenance and Development (WTDOM) contract to Fulcrum to provide Infrastructure support for 4,000 users in support of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) that assessed up to 2,000,000 students per year.
Impact:What began more than 11 years ago as infrastructure support has extended across three successive contracts with an expanded scope based on our stellar performance and innovative ideas. Fulcrum helped move NAEP from paper and pencil to computer based assessments that saves the Department millions of dollars per year, accurately captures 100% of student responses, captures student observable data that helps to improve the design of future assessments, and helps to reduce the carbon footprint associated with the administration of data collection for the Nation's Report Card. Fulcrum not only plays a significant role in the capture of NAEP data, but has implemented a number of innovations related to how NAEP presents data to the public. This includes the development of a customized content management system that has increased the accuracy and efficiency of the development of NAEP reports while also ensuring that all web and print products adhere to department guidelines. Fulcrum has developed an Android and iOS mobile application to assist in the outreach of NAEP data to students, parents and educators, and has redesigned the NAEP public website which has resulted in a significant increase in the number of visitors to the website.
Background:The Administrative Office (AO) of the U.S. Courts awarded the Web Hosting contract to Fulcrum to provide support for multiple internal and external hosted websites for the Third Branch, the Federal Judiciary. This support included two intranet sites -- one for the entire Judiciary and an AO intranet site, as well as the primary external site www.uscourts.gov. The contract originated as both platform (Sun Solaris) and services (web & db) support, but as technologies evolved, the solution evolved into solely Web Services.
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Thirteen Group concede and agreement is reached
In the period leading up to Christmas 2015 Vela and Fabrick Housing groups were in the process of merging to become Thirteen Group and negotiations were taking place regarding group wide terms and conditions plus an annual pay rise. Included in the negotiations from the trade union side were Unite who were the largest union, Unison, UCATT & GMB.
Unfortunately these negotiations did not go well and resulted in Unison & UCATT conducting a work to rule along with Unite. However Unite took the extra step in taking part in a one day strike before Christmas and had a second day planned for early January.The company initially refused to budge in any meaningful way from there negotiating position even when ACAS were brought in, a meeting that neither the then chair nor CEO deemed of sufficient importance to attend. However due to the pressure brought about by this day of action plus the work to rule brought the company and the fact that UCATT were to take part in the second day of action, back pressured the company into conceding a number of points resulting in the Unite members accepting a substantially improved offer. The main concessions are listed below:
- Recognition of a "normal" working week for trades
- A overtime rate of time and a half
- Paid rest period after call out (sleep mode)
- Improvements to the proposed flexi scheme.
- Travelling time and expenses for those working outside their contractual areas
- Increased protection for essential car users
- Pay award increased from 2% to 2.5%
- Numerous changes to the Contract of Employment (which overrides the Terms and Conditions Document)
During the run up to this dispute a new director of property services where most Unite members are based was appointed and shortly after a new CEO and Thirteen board chair. Subsequently the pay claim for April 2017 and a multiskilling agreement for the maintenance staff was agreed after negotiations which were undertaken in a more meaningful manner as both management and unions worked together in partnership to give members a fair deal in pay. The main obstacle was the fact that the maintenance staff were effectively on 4 different rates of pay, a hangover from the days prior to the merger. The solution was to effectively merge the pay up over as long as the trades volunteered to take part in the multiskilling agreement. This resulted in a pay rise for most with over 400 staff over and above the annual pay rise and less than 10 members going into pay protection.
The pay rise was substantial with: £1060 paid at £530 a year April 2017 & April 2018 (The equivalent of between 3% and 2% for most staff) but for the 400 plus trades because of the multiskilling agreement this resulted in some trades getting rises in excess of 20% over the 2 years which should be able to be paid for with increased productivity.
Paul Weston Unite convenor at Thirteen said "Unite General Secretary rightly categorises Unite as the Fighting Back union and backs that up by being the only union that pays strike pay from day one, but we can also be a partner in the workplace, coming to agreements with employers for the benefit of both the employer and members."
We believe that Unite's housing workers deserve a minimum 4% pay rise for 2017 and campaigning resources can be found here.
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The Circus Circuit - Amaluna, The Beatles LOVE, Mystère, O, Zarkana - Cirque Reviews
Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna - Le Grand Chapiteau at The Port Lands - Toronto, ON - ***** (out of 5 stars)
Director of Creation: Fernand Rainville, Directed by Diane Paulus
Runs in Toronto until Nov. 7th, 2012, Begins in Vancouver on Nov. 23 2012, in Seattle on Jan. 31 2013.
Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana - Radio City Music Hall - New York City, NY - ***1/2 (out of 5 stars)
Written and Directed by Francois Girard
Opens at Aria - Las Vegas on Nov. 1st, 2012
Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles LOVE - The Mirage - Las Vegas, NV - **** (out of 5 stars)
Director of Creation: Chantal Tremblay, Writer of original show concept and Directed by Dominic Champagne
Cirque du Soleil's Mystère - Treasure Island - Las Vegas, NV - ***1/2 (out of 5 stars)
Directed by Franco Dragone
Cirque du Soleil's O - Bellagio - Las Vegas, NV - ***** (out of 5 stars)
Directed by Franco Dragone
I also checked out Cirque's newest show Amaluna in their traditional big yellow and blue touring tent Le Grand Chapiteau when it first opened in Montreal earlier this spring (original review here). While I thought it was a nearly perfect Cirque show even as a new show in its preview stages, Cirque will often tinker with its shows until it is just right, even after Opening Night. I was curious to see if any changes were made as it travelled to Toronto.
Well, to be honest, my memory for detail isn't strong enough to determine if many changes were made to Amaluna, but I can say what was a nearly perfect show, now feels like an even tighter, more cohesive Cirque show that easily joins the best Cirque du Soleil shows (which, like Pixar films, have such a high standard, that even when they're not the best Cirque show, they are still generally better than most shows out there, and I probably tend to grade Cirque shows more harshly against each other). Amaluna has easily become one of my top 3 Cirque shows in the Montreal company's canon.
Amaluna, directed by Broadway director Diane Paulus (Hair, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess), is the first Cirque show to use a template story, Shakespeare's The Tempest with a touch of Romeo and Juliet, and is also the first Cirque show to be dominated by a female cast and band, with the show as a celebration of woman (and a cast comprised of about 70% women). From Marie Michelle Faber as the moon (who does tricks on a flying hoop WHILE singing), to Lara Jacobs the balance goddess, who even upon second viewing, is absolutely mesmerizing as she creates a giant mobile, a description that doesn't even come close to describing the intensity, the silence, and the awe the act inspires.
Prospera conjures up a storm (with an aerial act) that brings a bunch of shipwrecked sailers to this island of women, including a handsome man, Romeo, for Prospera's daughter Miranda to flirt with. Iuliia Mykhailova and Edouard Doye gives us a Miranda and Romeo romance to root for, as different circus acts add to the plot and keep the lovebirds apart, lead by Cali, Miranda's pet lizard. Other obstacles include some warrior women on low bars, the shirtless sailers on a seesaw plank, and a highwire act up in the clouds as Miranda gets flown away from her Romeo.
The story helps add a narrative cohesion to the show (also used well in OVO (my review), the only other Cirque show directed by a woman, and KÀ) that adds an extra layer to the showmanship package Cirque is famous for. I had minor quibbles about the clowns and one dance act by a woman in white in the Montreal incarnation but they seemed to blend in far better this time around. The integration of all the characters into each act and blending into one another also helps with the flow of the show and keeps Amaluna feeling like one entity (as opposed to a series of circus acts, which Cirque is essentially is).
It's also impressive when you see the characters you're getting emotionally attached to, start performing an impressive trick, becoming the next act. Mykhailova isn't just our endearing Miranda, but does a beautiful balance and contortion act in and around a water bowl, while Doye shows us his insanely impressive abs and puts them to use as he climbs a pole (trying to rescue Miranda in the sky) with his bare hands (with no help from his feet, as he's turned to the side, or in many other angular variations).
The second viewing also gave me a better chance to notice details I had missed in my first awe-inducing viewing, thus inspiring even further awe. The ladies in the highwire act were walking the wire either on-point, or in high heels. The intensity in the production and sound design (that Globe and Mail's Nestruck first noted) that surrounds the slow-build intensity of Jacobs' balancing act. The amount and types of rotations the Chinese tumblers perform (while swinging lighted orbs). There isn't one circus act here that isn't impressive, including a juggling act that takes juggling and manipulation to another level, but Paulus and the creative team have chiseled away a beautifully smooth and sensuous show that shows the strong, yet soft side of women.
They bring out the Wheel of Death, but there's also a single ball bouncer/juggler. Both impressive acts, but only one fills the enormous frame of Radio City's stage. It's only until near the end, do the final two acts seem mindblowing, when the flying trapeze, and a banquine (think super cheerleading gymnastics) acts actually inspire gasps. Still, the simpler acts are quite beautiful, including a sand painting act (!?!) and a handbalancing act, but it's hard to admire the chiseled muscle on the handbalancer when you're sitting in such a large venue.
The Beatles LOVE is the first show to utilize existing music (since Cirque is usually famous for it's own scores), in a collaborative tribute to The Beatles, using new versions of the band's famous songs specifically created for the show. The joys of The Beatles music comes to life visually in what becomes more of a dance theatre piece than a typical Cirque show. The story of The Beatles, from children during the war, is sketchily outlined with their music, and movement and circus acrobatics help enhance their music, as opposed to music and a theme tying together different circus acts. Every song now becomes a beautiful image, with silhouettes of The Beatles appearing on screens every once in a while, and it becomes Cirque du Soleil's visual poetic ode to one of the most famed bands ever.
Still, Mystère has some astonishing acts, like the trapeze artists, trampoline act or two muscled men with a hand to hand routine (essentially holding one another in various poses of balance). The show is classic Cirque at its core and no less wonderous.
Then, I finally got to see the famed O at Bellagio, or the "water" Cirque. And does it ever live up to the hype. Created by Dragone (who worked on many of the early quintessential Cirque shows, including Mystère), the show's famous stage is a giant pool that can seal up quickly with a hard surface and disappear just as fast. Thus acts take place on the stage, in the water, and many times both. The images are strange and haunting, with a glorious deep stage, carousel horses, a torn body, that continues in that mystical, lyrical atmospheric and undecipherable story Cirque is usually known for, and it works beautifully with the astonishing physical acts that matches the impressive technology of the stage.
Vance at http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com


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Frontier Airlines appoints new chief operating officer
Frontier Airlines announced Monday the appointment of Bill Meehan as its new chief operating officer.
This is the fourth executive appointment since the Denver-based airline revealed its new ultra-low-cost business model in April.
Meehan brings nearly 30 years of aviation experience to his new role at Frontier, most recently serving as CEO of PEMCO World Air Services, an aircraft maintenance provider. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Continental Airlines for 27 years, including President and COO of Continental Micronesia and Senior Vice President of Airport Services.
Frontier's COO position has been vacant since John Bendoraitis left in Oct. 2013 to join Spirit Airlines. Meehan will be responsible for flight, in-flight and airport operations, and the carrier's safety and security program.
"Having worked with Bill for many years, I know first-hand that he recognizes and appreciates the unique employee group and product we have at Frontier. He is exactly the right person to help us transition to a differentiated, ultra-low cost carrier. We are excited to have Bill join the Frontier team," said David Siegel, CEO, Frontier Airlines in a news release.


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Did you know these facts about Nigeria?
I know I know, long time no blog. I promise I have an amazing post coming up soon to make up for it. I came across an article written by Karen Elowitt of Afktravel.com. It is titled '15 things you probably didn't know about Nigeria'. There were somethings even I wasn't aware of, and I … Continue reading Did you know these facts about Nigeria?


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My Twitter account is a business endeavor. Others may be on Twitter as a more personal thing. It's been a year since I joined and the connections I've made have been well worth the time. There is a Twitter bug going around apparently that unfollows people randomly and I decided to pull this post from the archives – all about why I would follow people. My logic is personal and not necessarily right for others. It's just my way of trying to bring my own content and using my connection time to advance my knowledge and thinking through following others.
What does my current "following" list look like?
My current "people I'm following" list is a wonderful collection of folks from around the globe. They are not all business – they are corporate, entrepreneurs, scientists, students and homemakers with a point of view. It is a great combination of different ages, genders, and ethnic groups. I have many friends in Canada, Australia, India, the UK, Sweden and of course, in my native US. I have increasingly connected with young folks in India and Africa. There are probably people from other countries that I don't know about as well. Thank you all for the intellectually challenging discussions and unique perspectives.
Reasons I follow others:
- They know about and tweet about something I'm interested in;
- They tweet throughout the day not 15 tweets one right after the other – sprinkler not fire hose;
- They tweet about a combination of things: orig content, news, personal observations & self promotion;
- The ratio of content to self-promotion is a reasonable 80/20;
- They offer something unique – different perspective, creative thoughts;
- They seem to care about fellow human beings on this planet in a genuine way (except maybe the news sources I follow);
- They take the time to comment once in a while about what others have posted: listening;
- They generally respond if I re-tweet their awesome content;
- They're funny; and
- Their links usually work.
By definition, this eliminates weird porn spammers. Who in the world do they think they're fooling?
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Endless Endless Endless - Things I Saw
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I've been flipping through this blog for about an hour or two now and I must say I am fucking overjoyed to see so many albums I love (not to mention how many I have already jotted down for further investigation!)
If you have not already checked these out:
---Pailhead (1986-1988 industrial/punk)
Unfortunately only one single and one EP were ever released.
Single & Trait EP: http://www.mediafire.com/?ofeut03n5uz
---Stellarium (Singapore)
Fuzzy as fuck! Heavily influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain as well as My Bloody Valentine. The release of their first full length was Dec. 2009. All tracks are available, in full, for your hearing pleasure @ their home site: .(http://stellarium.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-us-release)
Has been ringing through my speakers for almost two weeks.
** Grass Is Greener, Vertigo, Fader.
[[If you would like me to send the album in full just reply so I can get it uploaded.]]
---Big Black (1982-1987 Steve Albini, pre-Shellac)
Two top albums in my opinion are "Songs About Fucking" and "The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape" (compilation of tracks from the album "Atomizer" & the Headache EP).
((one of my biggest regrets is walking by the Headache EP in Plan 9 without picking it up))
**Passing Complexion, Bad Penny, Kerosene, Ready Men.
Songs About Fucking: http://www.mediafire.com/?yxzomy3xzvg
Rich Man's Eight Track Tape: http://www.mediafire.com/?bhbnmmgi9wy
---La Otracina (Brooklyn, NY since 2003)
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(Unfortunately all I can offer is a link that will allow you to listen to the album in full online: http://www.last.fm/music/la+otracina/Blood+Moon+Riders)
---NAAM (Brooklyn, NY since 2008)
What can I say? This trio's Kingdom EP will pull you into the supersonic vortex while their newly released S/T will completely cripple and dumbfound your senses (Is there a bastard son we don't know about, Sleep?) I'll continue to let my head roll.
Kingdom EP: http://www.mediafire.com/?y4z5a4wyjwq
S/T: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K6YDMLCL
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It definitely doesn't look like I'll be going out to the barn anytime soon. Not only is it very cold (teens yesterday, very low 20s today and through the weekend), but the snow is also working to keep me grounded, as my car doesn't do so well in the snow. Wednesday night a small snowstorm dropped about four inches of very wet, heavy snow on us, and then it got very cold, making the roads very nasty in the evening. They must not have been much better the following morning, as I woke up to find that most of the schools in the metro area were closed. It started snowing again around mid-day, and although it was a light snow, continued snowing throughout the evening and (I think) overnight.
The snow is supposed to fall off and on throughout the weekend, but with the only actual predicted accumulation being Saturday and Saturday night, of about one or two inches. Still, considering we have snow-packed roads, the cold weather and lack of sun is not helpful. All it would take would be a day of sunshine and the roads would be mostly clear, but it doesn't look like we'll get that until Monday -- and even then, the weather icons show snowflakes for Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday.
I can't wait for this weather to improve so I can start riding regularly again, as I was doing during our February heat wave!
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Just imagine filing your Intellectual Property rights from your desktop, tab or mobile device in few minutes. How much easier would that make a life of all creative people? Honestly, miles and days! Well, this is not just a dream any more but about to happen as a company called Creator Stamp will launch its low cost web app soon .
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Llanfair Talhaiarn
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"A parish in the Union of St. Asaph, partly in the hundred of Isaled, and partly in that of Isdulas, county of Denbigh; 7 miles (S by W) from Abergele; containing 1414 inhabitants. ..... This parish, which lies on the road from Llangernyw to Abergele, is bounded on the north by the parish of Betws yn Rhos, on the south by that of Llansannan, on the east by the parishes of Abergele and Llannefydd, and on the west by that of Llangernyw. ..... The village is delightfully situated in a deep glen, along which flows the small river Elwy, to its junction with the Aled, one mile lower." [A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833 & 1849, Samuel Lewis]
The ancient parish was extensive, comprising the twelve townships of Barog, Bodrychwyn, Bont, Cynnant, Ciliau, Cornwal, Dolganner, Garthewin, Melai, Petrual, Prysllygoed, and Talhaearn, and covering approximately 20,000 acres.
|St Mary, Llanfair Talhaiarn
|Rofft Welsh Baptist Sunday School, Rofft
|Salem Welsh Baptist Church, Llanfair Talhaearn
|Soar Welsh Baptist Chapel, Moelunben
|Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel, Pant-Y-Gog
|Moelfre Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Ty'N-Y-Gors
|Soar Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llanfair Talhaiarn
|Tabor Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Mynydd Bodrochwyn
|Welsh Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (Capel-Y-Wesleiaid), Llanfair Talhaearn
|Garthewin Catholic Chapel, Garthewin Mansion
|Bryn-Seion Non-Conformist Chapel (Sunday School, Undenominational), Bryn-Seion
|Capel Bronlan, ??
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Llanfair Talhaiarn area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Ordnance Survey reference SH 927701.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, was mentioned in the Norwich Taxation of 1254. The present building is believed to date from about 1600, but was extensively repaired and restored in 1839 and 1876.
A daughter church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was opened at Pont-y-Gwyddel in 1882, and was closed in 1982.
The Clwyd FHS website has a photograph of the church.
ST MARY'S CHURCH, LLANFAIR TALHAIARN - on the People's Collection Wales site
Nonconformist Churches
"Welsh Church Commission - County of Denbigh - The Statistics of the Nonconformist Churches for 1905" lists the following nonconformist places of worship in the Civil parish of Llanfair Talhaearn :
|Name of Chapel
|Number of "adherents"
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Calvinistic Methodists
|Not named
Church Records
Parish Registers
- The following Parish Registers have been deposited at the Denbighshire Record Office, Ruthin.
They may be viewed on microfilm at the Denbighshire and Flintshire Record Offices, and at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
These microfilms are not available elsewhere.
|1669 - 1854
|1671 - 1961
|1669 - 1868
- Clwyd FHS has published full transcriptions of the registers (complete with indexes) for the following years :
|1652 - 1812
|1671 - 1812
|1667 - 1812
Bishop's Transcripts
- Bishop's Transcripts for the years shown below have been deposited in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Around the year 1951, most of the Bishop's Transcripts which had been deposited at that time were microfilmed by the LDS; and the films are available on request at Family History Centres of the LDS.
The films may also be viewed at the Denbighshire and Flintshire Record Offices, and at the National Library of Wales.
In general, the Bishop's Transcripts are less complete than the parish registers.
|Deposited at the National Library of Wales
|Microfilmed copies
|1668 - 1852
|1668 - 1851
- There are no official I.G.I. entries for St. Mary's, Llanfair Talhaearn.
Civil Registration
When Civil Registration was introduced (on 1 July 1837), the parish of Llanfair Talhaearn was assigned to the No. 2 ("Abergele") sub-district of the St. Asaph Registration District, which was co-extensive with the St. Asaph poor law Union.
In the GRO indexes to civil registration, entries for Llanfair Talhaearn are in the format :
- Years 1837 - 1851: St. Asaph XXVII.nnn
- Years 1851 - 1930: St. Asaph 11b.nnn
(GRO index references have no relevance at the local Superintendent Registrar's Office)
Description and Travel
Llanfair Talhaearn - on wikipedia
Various landscapes/buildings - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see pictures of Llanfair Talhaiarn which are provided by:
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Llanfair Talhaiarn to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Llanfair Talhaiarn has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
"North-East Wales Churches and Ancient Parish Boundaries" produced by Clwyd Record Office in 1994, published by Genuki with the permission of Flintshire Record Office and Denbighshire Archives
Map of the townships of Prysllygoed, Barog, Melai, Drefach, Petrual, Cornwal and Talhaiarn in the parish of Llanfair Talhaearn in the County of Denbigh - on the People's Collection Wales site
View a map of the boundaries of this town/parish.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH914660 (Lat/Lon: 53.179566, -3.626905), Llanfair Talhaiarn which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- In 1831- the population was 1355.
- In 1901- the population was 954.
[Royal Commission on the Welsh Church - October 1907]
- Archdeacon Thomas gives the area of the parish as 11,949 acres.
[ The History of the Diocese of St. Asaph , 1908-1913, Ven. D.R. Thomas]


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The Twenty-One Tenets of Biblical Femininity: Transitioning Girls Into Young Ladies
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The ingredients used to make e-juices are normally extracted through a distillation process. Different firms normally use different distillation processes. Some firms are also better and more creative with their distillation processes, so you can produce higher quality products. Since you are interested in getting the best e-liquid on the market, be sure to check the distillation processes used by different firms to ensure you find the highest quality product.
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The main reason for switching to e-cigs is to avoid the dangerous chemicals contained in traditional cigarettes. Therefore, it would not make much sense to buy an e-juice containing synthetic flavors since you will still be exposed to chemicals. Ideally, you should only consider buying e-juices containing organic flavors. Do not just read the label and decide that a product is organic; you need to do the necessary research to ensure the product has been made with organic ingredients that have been certified by third parties to be organic. It is only when you are convinced that the product is truly organic that you should consider making a purchase. In addition to that, you need to check the range of flavors that a company offers. The best firms normally have hundreds of different types of flavors to suit the needs of different types of users. This means that there is something for everyone, so you can rest assured that you can find something that suits you.
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Blending is the process of mixing different flavors with a nicotine solution to create an e-juice. This is usually done by experienced mixologists. Flavors are usually tested to ensure the blend is perfect before the flavor is produced in batches and sold. The quality of the e-liquid, whether organic or otherwise can be affected by the number of ingredients used in the blend. If too much flavor is added, the entire vaping experience may be affected. If less is used, the consumer may struggle to feel the flavor. For this reason, it is important you buy organic e-liquids that have been blended perfectly. This may take some trial and error. Consider reading reviews and comments from other users before making a decision. This will give you a great idea of what to expect from the products that you are considering.
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Most vendors normally offer coupons to reward customer loyalty. If you have a preferred online store where you normally get all your e-cig supplies, you should never make a purchase before checking whether or not they have coupons as they can save you a lot of money. Some coupons can even give you a discount of 50% off the purchase price. Therefore, you should consider comparing all the coupons offered by different vendors to pick the right one for your needs.
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Mitt Romney said on a conference call this morning that he would not run for president next year.
Romney is a good man, and I think I would like more about a Romney presidency than I would dislike. But he's not strong in this field of candidates. I do wish he'd stayed in long enough to tie up Bush a bit. Romney's departure will likely accelerate the coalescence of "the establishment" around Bush.
Thing is, "the establishment" GOP hasn't won out of the chute since 2000, and that was by a hair's width, if you'll recall. Jeb Bush can't win even a vaguely competitive general election. His last name alone is at least a 5-point penalty.
The successful Republican candidate will be a small-government conservative with grown-up and sensible ideas on foreign policy. These are the arenas in which Obama has done the gravest damage; consequently, I think little else matters. Right now, of those who could plausibly win, I think that candidate is either Scott Walker or Ted Cruz, with Rick Perry and/or Marco Rubio on the bubble.


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Art of Surrender
A set of books designed and edited based on two opposite sides of asceticism. VOLUME 1: BE A CIRCLE "Asceticism was once a thriving practice. Monastic law governed the church-peoples with startling rigidity, and even laymen were subject to the complicated world of the feast and the fast. People looked to their stomachs, or rather, what they were putting in them, to prepare themselves for the purity of heaven. Food for the soul, we may call it. But as the Reformation dawned on society, asceticism seemed lost for good." "As these religious try to achieve spiritually perfect, these perception has slowly blended into our society. But sometimes, it is ok not to be perfect.It's ok to surrender. Asceticism today is not so much about disciplining the body as living in a world where the cultural and religious structures that supported spiritual commitment in the past seem to have been stripped completely away. We live in a time when it is difficult to be a genuinely spiritual person."


text: Yes. People wonder how the world was made and how it has come to be. Everything of the earth, the land, the trees, the animals, all came from God. Man has conscience, which helps us determine what is good and what is evil. If we follow this path, we will ultimately find God.


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The concrete pad is actually to top on the cesspool. No ick factor here because nothing, zero seeps out of the cesspool top...ever! Very little goes into this large cesspool, nor does it fill with water. So it's chance of overflowing in my lifetime is virtually nil. But the cesspool top takes up a large section of the yard outside my kitchen. Rather than staring out the window at a cement slab, I decided to cover it with compost layers.
Everyone warned me that I'd never be able to use it for a garden and that I'd be lucky to get grass to grow there and stay green. Initially I did grow a lawn there, but I'd rather be growing food. So the grass was flipped and I planted taro. It thrived.
I've harvested quite a but of taro from this garden atop solid concrete. Ha, told ya so that I could do it! It just took very fertile compost/soil and water. I'm constantly adding discarded fruit, weeds, and grass clippings. Plus a light layer of volcanic cinders to keep things from getting too mucky, gloppy.
Today I harvested some of this organic "soil" from between the rows.
And it was loaded with worms! I'm transferring this "soil" to a bed that is being created for growing gourds. The gourds should really love it.
The trenches between the taro rows are now empty. I'll spend the next week filling them up, thus starting the cycle all over again. It's a great way to utilize discarded fruits, weeds, lawn clippings, manures. It fertilizes the taro at the same time.
If I didn't have a gourd project that needs this new "soil", I would have just shoveled the material onto the taro rows. It would have made the dirt deeper for the taro to grow in. But alas...so many projects, so little soil.


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By Staff Sgt. Jason HullJune 21, 2013
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The paratrooper sat rigid in his chair, harsh light shining on his stoic face and glinting off of the brass on his dress uniform. Behind him, a television screen displayed a cityscape. The video camera stood and regarded him silently as seconds passed. With hands folded in his lap, Spc. Julian Chavez, a forward observer assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patiently waited to tell the "Fox and Friends" hosts and audience about his participation in the Army's new recruiting effort called "Starting Strong."
When he considered enlisting nearly two years ago, his recruiter approached him with the opportunity to participate in this unconventional recruiting initiative. The program put the civilian from Portland, Ore. alongside Army aviation mechanics in Fort Lewis, Wash. Their mission was to give Chavez a firsthand view of the training and work involved with being a Soldier in that career field. Throughout his visit to the base, a video camera crew filmed the recruit. The crew collected footage and interviews that would become a reality-TV-styled, long-form commercial highlighting the experience.
Chavez was one of nine others across the U.S. who had volunteered to help produce a vehicle for people considering whether or not to join the Army. Now he was on Fox for a promotional interview with the network that had ultimately picked up the series.
"Fox and Friends" audiences witnessed the differences between the wide-eyed and eager civilian in the documentary and the now reserved and disciplined paratrooper in the studio as the interview and clips of the "Starting Strong" show played side-by-side on screen. The contrast was most apparent in his confident posture and businesslike expression as he answered questions live on national television.
That morning, Chavez had left Fort Bragg, N.C., and traveled to a studio in Raleigh to interview with the "Fox and Friends" co-hosts Alisyn Camerota and Tucker Carlson. They asked him about his experiences with "Starting Strong" and the Army. They inquired as to what helped Chavez decide to join the military.
"What was the tipping point for you that allowed you to do it?" asked Camerota.
After a pause, he replied, "When I received the mentorship of the sergeant that was in charge of me, it really opened my eyes and it gave me the courage to make the leap."
Shortly after the interview, Chavez's episode, the first of nine in the "Starting Strong" series, aired June 2, at 9 a.m. on Fox affiliates in 16 markets around the country.
The Civilian:
As the eldest of five children, Chavez already knew what selfless service was about. By the time he was a teenager, he'd already been changing diapers and waking up at 4:00 a.m. to help his mother get his siblings out the door. He helped shoulder parental responsibilities and to this day bears a deep love for them.
"There was always something to do and fun to be had, he said. I love my family very much. Their support was one of the biggest reasons I was able to join without much hesitancy."
He said his family believed the Army was something that would help him improve as a person and become more mature.
Going to school but facing financial uncertainty, Chavez looked for help. With no job prospects to be found he said he looked hard at the military.
"Before I joined, I was lost on what I wanted to do with my life. The Army made me realize there was a different route."
When he talks about the person who walked into the recruiter's office two years ago, he describes a person wholly different in his outlook and less resilient than the man he has become.
He said he handled things differently in the past. He described himself as very short-tempered and impatient when presented a problem with no easy solution. He said he was carefree but oblivious.
Participating in the "Starting Strong" program helped guide the wayward teenager by putting him face-to-face with the lifestyle of the soldier. He was instructed in pre-flight maintenance procedures for an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. He learned how to fire the M-240 machine gun as a helicopter door gunner. He was taught how to set up and re-equip the aircraft from a forward arming and refueling point.
"I was overwhelmed by the experience of being able to see the things that I did. I got to do a lot of cool things and meet some incredible leaders and soldiers," he said. Never once while doing this did I think it was a bad idea."
The Transition:
Chavez enlisted in August 2011. He recalled Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training being very mentally challenging for him.
He said they were positive experiences and the graduations were very proud moments of his life.
Although his original intention was to go into aviation, his qualifications forced a different choice of military occupational specialty. He graduated AIT as a forward observer, a front line soldier whose job is to direct artillery or aircraft indirect fire. He is happy with the turn of events.
"I get paid to blow things up; it's a lot of fun," he said.
From there, Chavez entered the Army's Airborne School. He credits his recruiter, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, with his decision to become a Paratrooper. Hearing stories of the noncommissioned officer's love of jumping and the espirit de corps of the troops motivated him to volunteer. Chavez said he wanted to have the same experience.
During his last week at Airborne School, his spirit and courage faced a greater test than ever before as he prepared to make his first jump from an aircraft.
"I can still recall how nervous I was when the door opened. I was shaking and felt nothing but fear. As I approached the door, my training kicked in and my mind went blank and I jumped out."
Many paratroopers mark their first jump as a momentous event in their lives. Chavez's philosophy was no different.
"I was scared out of my mind, but when my 'chute' opened up, I looked at the scenery and felt the pride and accomplishment of being able to overcome another hurdle."
The Paratrooper:
With training complete, Chavez received orders for the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, where he was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. As a member of "America's Guard of Honor," he is one of the Army's elite Paratroopers that stand ready to deploy anywhere around the world within 18 hours. Rigorous training and dedication is required to be able to fight with little notification and then win against any enemy or obstacle. Chavez said he feels grateful for his placement.
"For my first unit, it couldn't have gotten any better than being in the 82nd Airborne Division. The fast pace was difficult to keep up with at times, but now I can't imagine doing anything differently. Being airborne sets you to a higher standard and you are always reminded that if you're not at your best, you are wrong."
His goals are now to go to Ranger School and complete his college education.
He said he hoped to continue to improve himself and become a more valuable asset to his team.
This pride and sense of belonging came at a cost for Chavez. Notable amongst those sacrifices is the closeness of the family he left in Portland.
"I do miss home very much though and being this far from my family isn't easy. To hear my family tell me how much they miss me is difficult."
Chavez stated he does feel as though he has been compensated for his sacrifices in very important ways.
"The Army has given me the tools to become my own man and has given me a more serious and direct outlook on life."
He said he handled situations with greater maturity now because he knows what right looks like and how to achieve it.
"The person that I was, compared to the person I am now, is like night and day."
Others in Chavez's life have noticed the changes as well.
He said his friends and family notice that he is more serious now and that they have told him that they see a different person.
"Joining the Army was the right thing to do. It has given me much and I hope to give just as much back," he said.


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That Podcasting Couple takes turns each episode deciding which movie to watch on date night. This week, it was Eric's pick, Road House.
Abby & Eric chat about:
– How we should've watched the TNT version
– How cool Patrick Swayze is
– How the movie takes a dark twist
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Samaritan EMS is a non-profit company providing both emergency and non-emergency ambulance transport services in North Central Alabama.
Samaritan maintains 24 hour ALS and 12 hour BLS ambulances in Marshall County that provides services to Marshall and surrounding counties.
North Alabama is blessed to have outstanding first responders (both career and volunteer) who provide initial care to those needing emergency medical services and is also blessed to have outstanding hospital and clinical care available to patients who need additional care. We are proud of the role that Samaritan EMS plays in transitioning care from the first responders to the ambulance and transporting those patients to the medical facility of their choice.


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Hello friends! It's been a while. I guess I was taking a bit of a blog break. While being absent here, I have been keeping very busy.
If you regularly read my blog, you may remember that last fall I purchased a loom. That loom, a rigid heddle loom, awakened a new creative journey for me. Rigid heddle looms are a somewhat simpler loom. It didn't take me long to realize that I wanted to do more than that loom could offer. More in the way of patterning and consistency in woven fabrics. So when a "can't pass this up" opportunity happened my way, I bought another loom. One that would do what I wanted to do.
I purchased the second loom, a Schacht Baby Wolf 4-shaft, in January from a local friend who had gotten herself a new loom. I've been weaving away ever since. Below are several of the projects I've woven since January. They are all towels with the last photo showing some placemats. I've been learning some new weave structures and tweaking my weaving techniques in order to learn how to create well made and error-free products. Many of the towels below are not hemmed yet as I'm waiting for my new labels to arrive so I can sew them in while I'm hemming.
I've also been doing some painting lately. Here are four of my recent ones. They still need a coat of varnish/sealer on them.


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Content Chameleon - Manipulating Content to Match the Medium
With so many devices and mediums to consume content, it's no longer viable to assume that the same content can work for all mediums, especially in digital marketing.
At one point in time, there was the big three: TV, print and radio and little else. Now the spectrum ranges from mobile devices to tablets to in-car GPS systems. At first glance it might seem that this is a negative. More channels means more ways content has to be manipulated to be productive in those channels, but at the same time it's also an opportunity to use the channels to innovate and enhance content and the experience.
Let's look at an example. In this case, we have a brand of books starring the hero Illinois Jane (please don't sue me, Lucas Arts). It's a rich collection of adventures and storytelling that's done in the most traditional way, through the printed novel. But considering we have so many outlets to digest content, let's look at the differences and strengths to each and see if we can add to the experience.
Starting with the good old print medium. Why is it still a viable channel for content? Print is great because it turns the abstract idea in to a physical experience (reading and holding a book). In this example we have a book bound in a leather jacket that comes with a replica of an ancient artifact. A user can hold these items, smell the leather, keep them on a shelf and read them to their kids. This allows a unique experience that only print can provide. It's the same story as a paperback novel, bit the experience has been enhanced by giving users:
- Tactile, kinetic experience
- Nostalgia and a sense of permanence
- Ownership and personalization (highlighting, dog-eared pages)
Let's jump to the other end of the spectrum and put the same story on a tablet. Here we can a see a stylized reading interface enhanced by high-resolution graphics. This concept shows a scrubber to allow the image to rotate while the touchable rubies allow users to watch historical videos, all while listening to an embedded mood-fitting soundtrack. Again, the content is the same story as the paperback novel, but the medium allows us to enhance the message. For our purposes tablets allow:
- Rich interaction with visual media
- Opportunity for video, audio
- Portability
- Interactive contextual advertising
- Games
Backing up again, consider the same story on a mobile device. A simple, low-bandwidth stylesheet makes the content easily accessible on the go along with optional images. In addition, there is a text-based wiki that allows users to reference characters. Depending on where they are in the story, the wiki information can be filtered as to not reveal any spoilers. This content could also be disseminated daily, giving users a little chunk at a time. Other mobile features might be:
- Push notifications for new content
- Short, concise format
- Light-weight reference information (wiki)
- Mobile transactions/donations
- Geographic information to tie in content
Desktop Website
Now with all these various channels available, the website becomes an interactive hub for all the various ways of connecting to the content. Video of the upcoming film adaptation, products, games as well as access to the various device-specific content. If driven through a CMS like Drupal, the content would be universal and device detection would allow an ipad user the rich-reading experience compared to the mobile user. Same message, just more or less of it depending on the device. In this case the website gives:
- Full e-commerce
- Google-indexed search results
- Hub for all other media (Facebook, Twitter, Kindle/Nook)
- HD-video and large-file media
- CMS driven control and device detection
What does this mean?
You can take two conclusions away from this type of thinking. One, that the content, whatever it may be, is THE most important thing. A good experience starts with a good message. And two, considering how content will be consumed can greatly add to the experience. By tailoring information to fit how people want to access it, you can provide richer experiences by leveraging the benefits that each medium provides. True, it does take more effort to plan, design and produce, but the end result is a variety of satisfying, engaging experiences for the user.


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The RMOW has filed a notice to appeal the June 4 B.C. Supreme Court decision quashing last year's provincial approval of Whistler's Official Community Plan (OCP).
Whistler Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden declined to comment in detail on the appeal, as it remains before the courts. The document will likely be made public in the coming days.
The Whistler and B.C. governments had until Friday, July 4 to appeal the ruling.
Last month, Justice Bruce Greyell ruled in favour of an earlier petition by the Lil'wat and Squamish First Nations opposing approval of Whistler's OCP by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.
The RMOW was forced to revert back to the 1993 version of the planning document as a result of the ruling.
Greyell noted in his decision that the province did not meet its duty to consult with the Nations, saying the Crown was "locked into its position from the beginning and ultimately closed the door to further discussions."
The major issue the Nations have with the OCP is its inclusion of a hard cap on future development aboriginal officials feel will freeze them out of future development opportunities in Whistler.
"We just wanted our economic interests to be recognized as legitimate," wrote Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell in a statement following the decision. "Whistler has extensively developed within our aboriginal title lands over the past 40 years, and it would be completely unfair if they could now completely shut the Nations out from any future opportunities."
Officials from both senior and local levels of government have argued that a 2007 Legacy Lands agreement signed by the Nations binds them to the tenets of the latest OCP. As part of the deal, the Nations were granted 300 acres of Crown land and 452 bed units in exchange for agreeing to allow the RMOW to expand its municipal boundaries.
Both sides have debated a specific point in the agreement that says the Nations would be subject to all future RMOW bylaws, like the OCP, "despite any rule of law, court decision or enactment to the contrary that would exempt the (Nations) because of their Aboriginal status."
Victoria and Whistler have argued this prevents aboriginal officials from demanding the OCP be quashed, while the Nations feel that is "too broad an interpretation," claiming the agreement is overly restrictive and should not bind the Squamish and Lil'wat "for all land for all times."
As a result of the Supreme Court's decision, council gave third reading Wednesday, July 2 to a proposal that would streamline the development permit approval process and delegate its authority to issue certain permits to an RMOW official.
The bylaw amendment would exempt proponents from requiring a development permit for detached dwellings, or duplexes in any development permit area designated in the 1993 OCP if applicable guidelines are met.
The bylaw would also delegate council's authority to hand out certain development permits and covenant modifications or discharges restricting gross floor area to the RMOW's general manager of resort experience.
After reviewing the legal implications of the Supreme Court decision, municipal legal counsel felt it would be necessary to add the bylaw amendments in order for staff to process development permit applications "in a timely manner," according to the administrative report. It's also aimed at reducing uncertainty for permit applicants and minimizing potential disruption to the RMOW staff's work program.
"There's been some kinks to work through, and there have been some internal staff meetings to clarify procedures and communications with the building and development sector, but things are moving along fairly well," Wilhelm-Morden said of the development and builder permit application process since the court's ruling.
Construction underway in Rainbow
Construction has begun on the highly anticipated Rainbow Plaza, a residential and commercial property in Whistler's Rainbow subdivision.
The work undertaken by Ronmor Development and Rainbow Canuck Properties is expected for completion in the fall of 2015, and will include 66 rental units and 24,000-square-feet of commercial space. The property will include retail space, a grocery store and a Chevron service station, as well as above-ground and underground parking.
The construction will require the temporary closure of a nearby park, although pedestrian access will be provided through the park between Crazy Canuck Drive and Bear Paw Trail while work is ongoing.
Two major parks in Rainbow that began construction in 2013 are also slated for completion by the end of the summer. The first is located at 8125 Crazy Canuck Drive, and the second on Highway 99 between the Valley and Bear Paw trails.
Development on the Rainbow subdivision began in 2008. The finished neighbourhood will include paths to the parks, a playground, a commercial area and the new Valley Trail connection to Alpine Meadows.
'Significant improvements' needed for Whistler to meet GHG goals, report shows
Until 2012, the resort was largely on track to meet the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets set out in Whistler 2020, the community's shared vision for a sustainable future.
But, Whistler will have to make "significant improvements" in order to meet the goal of reducing GHG emissions by 33 per cent from 2007 levels by 2020, according to a recent annual report.
The report shows that 2013 GHG emission levels were estimated at 17.5 per cent lower than in 2007 — a 19-per-cent drop would have put Whistler on target with green goals — and 23 per cent lower than figures from 2000. The emission levels for the year were 1.3 per cent lower than in 2012 — below the annual target required to meet the 2020 benchmark.
With many of the major one-time projects aimed at reducing energy consumption, like Whistler's 2009 conversion from piped propane to natural gas, already completed, the challenge for the community will be achieving the same rate of reduction achieved in the five years since Whistler 2020 was completed, according to the RMOW's information report presented to council on Wednesday.
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Category: Film & TV
Opinion: How 'Halal media' can change perceptions of Muslim world
Reuters' recent State of the Global Islamic Economy Report revealed that Muslim countries are emerging as a production powerhouse for "halal media".
Black Panther' fashion craze hits Jakarta
Marvel Studio's Black Panther has taken the globe by storm for its Afro-centric cast and story, and for spawning an Islamic fashion trend in Indonesia.
The alchemy of entertainment – the mission of Alchemiya Media to heal perceptions worldwide
Given the state of the world today," COO Evans explains, "any activity that promotes beauty, love, harmony and understanding is desperately needed, and we intend for Alchlemiya to be a pro-active participant as a catalyst for positive change. With so much main-stream media focus on the salacious and shocking, providing a venue for intelligent and level-headed programming is not just important, but vital.
Saudi Arabia to invest $64 billion in entertainment sector
Riyadh will be looking to invest $64 billion in the coming decade in the entertainment sector as part of the series of reforms dubbed 'Vision 2030'.
Video On Demand – A Convergence of Market Dynamics
It is now the media sector, and specifically Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD), that is at the centre of a unique convergence of 5 powerful market dynamics in the Muslim Lifestyle sector.
Streaming video on demand, geared for the Muslim millennial digital consumer, offering inspiring lifestyle content, delivered via apps to mobile devices in Southeast Asia. This is a formula that will change the way that Islam is perceived.
Alchemiya – Our Reason for Being
The driving force behind Alchemiya is our love of global Islamic culture, art, music, design, food, and we want to share that with as many people as we can.
This culture has produced some of the most iconic objects in the world: the Taj Mahal, Persian carpets, Uzbek embroidery, Arabic Calligraphy. These buildings, objects and ideas illustrate the high points of Muslim creative expression and are valued by everyone. They also inspired us to define values for Alchemiya that encapsulate the intention behind them, to be productive, peaceful, creative and to strive for excellence.
Our purpose is "To offer inspirational content that reflects the rich culture of the Muslim world". Alchemiya exists in the digital world, with no physical presence but behind it lies the same intentions that created these beautiful objects. We approach our work with the same care and hope for the same result…to lift the human soul and fill it with joy.
HalalFocus Supporting Alchemiya
With the realisation that what we watch – consume – with our eyes and ears and imaginations is just as important as what we put in our mouths, supporting video-on-demand operator is a natural extension of our work on HalalFocus.
More than that, success for Alchemiya also means the spread of the all-important messages of peace, productivity and creativity; messages that are a natural antidote to radicalisation and Islamophobia. Alchemiya brings more peace and well-being to our own lives and the lives of those around us.
Alchemiya – riding the crest of market forces
Streaming video on demand, geared for the Muslim millennial digital consumer, offering inspiring lifestyle content, delivered via apps to mobile devices in Southeast Asia.