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I like to win, and I hate being wrong.
Especially in high-stakes situations. Being wrong about some fact that you were trying to sell your wife on is one thing (bad move, by the way; your wife is always right), but being wrong on a witness stand is quite another.
I'm not sure which is actually worse. Your wife will probably never let you live it down, but from what I've seen, it's pretty humiliating to look the fool in front of a courtroom full of people.
The first time I was called to testify in court was a long time ago, when I was still a floor covering installer. I was asked to testify as an "expert" since I had a few years of hard surface flooring installation under my belt, augmented by my attendance at a few industry-sponsored schools. I was incredibly nervous. Attorneys for both sides asked me questions and I answered them honestly and to the best of my ability. My testimony went well, but I learned a really valuable lesson that day.
Prior to taking the witness stand, I had to wait outside the courtroom. Following my testimony, I was allowed to stay in the courtroom and watch the rest of the proceedings. That's where it got interesting. The man who testified after me was a local county building inspector, and apparently his testimony was being offered in an attempt to discredit what I had said.
But there was a problem: he was wrong. Wrong about almost everything he said, including facts about his jurisdiction and specifics about building codes — and that was the easy stuff. There isn't a powerful enough word to describe just how wrong he was with the more complex questions. He wasn't lying; he simply didn't know the answers. But instead of admitting that he didn't know the answers, he made them up; kind of like I do with my wife.
Unfortunately, the opposing attorney wasn't as forgiving with the building inspector's creative answers as my wife is with mine. He shredded that poor building inspector on the witness stand that day. I honestly thought this grizzled old man was going to cry. I determined then and there that I would never allow myself to be humiliated like he was.
Let's fast forward a few years. I had started my own company for cleaning and installing carpet, along with some minor water damage restoration. I remember working with a claims manager who told me that I needed to document my files. Being new not only to business, but to doing work with insurance companies, I had no idea what she was talking about, so I asked.
She told me that there would come a time when I found myself at odds with a customer or an adjuster, and that every once in a while those disputes could actually wind up in court. Then she said something that has stuck with me to this day. She said that when it comes down to settling a dispute, "He who has the notes, wins."
My mind immediately went back to that day in court and the memory of that humiliated building inspector. Now, understand that notes wouldn't have helped him—he was just making up his answers. But if there is ever something I can do to help myself win and avoid being wrong, then sign me up.
So, I started taking notes. Then I took a class on how to manage and document my time, which, in the days before computers and databases and CRMs, meant taking a lot more notes.
As I moved further into restoration work, I took even more notes. Notes about what conditions were like at the job site. Notes about what the customer said. Notes about what the insurance adjuster said. Notes about what my employees said. Notes about what I said. I was on the phone one day with an insurance adjuster and noticed a clicking noise from her end. When I asked her about it she replied, "I'm typing notes about our conversation." Ha! I thought. She's trying to win. I told myself I needed even better notes.
Today, there are some very good job management software programs that not only advance note-taking, but take job and client management to a whole new level. With tools like these available, there is simply no reason not to have well-documented files.
Over the years, my note-taking has served me well. It always makes me smile when I can say, "Hold on, let me refer to my notes. On the first of last month at 11:58 am, you told me…"
Like I said, I like to win.
Bill Prosch, CR, is a Business Development Adviser for Violand Management Associates (VMA), the largest consulting company in the restoration and cleaning industries. Prosch is a leading expert in operations and a Certified Restorer. He has a deep understanding of entrepreneurial challenges having owned and operated a successful restoration company for more than 30 years. Through Violand, he works with companies to develop their people and their profits. To reach him, visit violand.com or call (800)360-3513.


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Trade at Titan FX connecting with Social and Signal Tradings
Social Trading and Signal Trading allow you to follow or copy the trading activity of others directly into your Titan FX trading account. Copy the 'signal' provided by successful traders using features built in to the Titan FX trading platform!
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Social Trading is a recent development only made available since the creation of fast information networks. Online financial investors can use feeds of information and automated analysis to inform their investment decisions. Use indicators provided by others to supplement and balance your own trading or build a portfolio purely from signals and feeds.
Social Trading websites such as ZuluTrade provide an open peer-to-peer platform to connect traders of all styles and skill levels. ZuluTrade gives you access to thousands of experienced traders from 192 different countries, and empowers you with the tools to analyse their LIVE trading history. You can connect with traders who publish their feeds on the ZuluTrade platform, and learn about the strategy they use.
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PrimoLyt - dietary feed mixture used to stabilise fluids and the electrolyte balance in piglets and calves
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Supplier: ChemVet dk A/S (Denmark)
Packing: 5 kg, 10 kg bucket
PrimoLyt is used for the treatment of diarrhea in piglets and calves. The PrimoLyt mixture provides electrolytes, fluids and energy and can be given to calves and piglets, freely accessible in connection with milk feeding, or as an electrolyte mixture in addition to milk feeding. No transitional period is needed when returning to milk feeding. As a sole source of feed, PrimoLyt can be used for 5-7 days.
Biacton probiotic feed additive (premix)
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Packing: 25 kg bags
Biacton is a feed additive containing live microorganisms, used to improve balance of beneficial microflora in the intestinal tract of the animal body "host", meaning to foster the normal state of health, improving and stimulating production of food capitalize. Biacton for birds help lower intestinal pH from 7.5 to 3.4 - 4.0 by creating lactic acid 27g per liter of intestinal content.
Biacton+ probiotic supplementary feed for liquid application
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Supplier: ChemVet dk A/S (Denmark)
Packing: 1 kg plastic bucket
Supplementary feed for liquid application with a high content of live lactic acid producing bacteria, blended with a soluble carrier.
CleanSeal Vet - spray patch for animals
Code: VET 06-542
Supplier: ChemVet dk A/S (Denmark)
Packing: 15 pcs./box
Hyoboost - supplement of energy for small and weak newborn piglets
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Supplier: ChemVet dk A/S (Denmark)
Packing: 200 ml. dosing bottle, 6 pcs./box
Feed supplement for new borne piglets, which supplies easily accessable energy, vitamins, colostrum and ZooLac, which stimulates the development of a healthy intestinal microflora.
Code: ADD 06-31/28
Supplier: ChemVet dk A/S (Denmark)
The pump is used for oral administration of Hyoboost supplement for piglets.
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Bath bombs can be fun for all ages. As much as I like going to the store and picking the perfect one, it can also be fun to make the perfect one at home! Here is a how to video so you can have a DIY spa day.
- 1 cup baking soda
- 3/4 cup corn starch
- 1/4 cup Epsom salt
- 1 cup citric acid
- Food coloring-as much as you need to get the perfect color
- Essential oil scent of your choice
- Spray bottle
- Molds
Stir all of the dry ingredients together. Combine the food coloring with a little bit of water in a spray bottle and spritz it into the dry mixture. Make sure to do this gradually, because if you add to much the mixture will start to fizz resulting in the bath bomb not fizzing in the water. Next add a few drops of essential oil and mix everything together until the color is consistent throughout. Place the mixture into whatever mold you decided on and let them dry overnight.
Original Recipe from Maria's Self Blog
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Application optimization in IP storage
IP storage application performance optimization can be achieved by provisioning for the right RAID levels.
On the host side, use of multi-core servers along with network interface cards (NICs) that offer Teaming and Offloads that can punch through the media more effectively will help optimize application performance. On the target side, map your applications to the right RAID levels for good provisioning.
Make sure you fully understand the best practices for the desired application's use of RAID levels. For example, databases like their log files to reside on LUNs protected with RAID level 1, but want the actual databases to reside on a different LUN protected with RAID level 5.
Also, most block-based applications offer optimization techniques for best use of RAM in the server along with Ethernet packet sizes.
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text: Intraoral cameras are used to create professional-quality images of the inside of your mouth. This small, hand-held tool allows Dr. Jay Boyle and Dr. Kimberly Boyle to see all areas of your mouth in detail without causing you discomfort. With the images of your mouth, our team at Boyle Dentistry can find and treat problems early on. We invite you to contact our office at 804-569-0530 to schedule an appointment with our dentists and to learn more about intraoral cameras in Mechanicsville, Virginia.


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The Decision-Machine is a spinner owned by Grizzly. The Decision-Machine is notably skewed in Grizzly's favor, despite him claiming otherwise. As a result, both Panda and Ice Bear show great dislike towards it. It made its first and only appearance in the episode "Jean Jacket".
The Decision Machine is a white piece of paper with a circle in the center. The circle is divided into three parts: A large green section that has "Grizzly!!" written on it, a smaller pink section that says "Pan Man", and an even smaller section that is light blue and says "Ice" on it. In the middle of the circle, there is a red arrow-shaped spinner.
The top of the paper has "Decision-Machine" written on the top in red. Outside of the circle, there are many yellow stars, pink hearts, and emoticons which are scattered around the paper.
Jean Jacket
The Decision Machine was used to make decisions for the three Bears, helping them decide which one of them should wear the lucky but cursed Jean Jacket. Due to it's unfairness and inaccuracy, Grizz got to keep the jacket first.
- The Decision-Machine was found under a couch cushion in the episode "Jean Jacket".
- Both from the location of the machine and the Bears' reaction to it, it's implied they've used it several times before.
- The Decision-Machine bears bias towards Grizzly, as, instead of being divided equally, Grizzly's space is much larger than Panda's or Ice Bear's.
- The divisions of the chart, much like the Bear Stack, are sized in correspondence to the Bears' age; Grizzly being the oldest, Panda being in the middle, and Ice Bear being the youngest.


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During the errands we ran yesterday, hubby and I were talking about the content of my last post, about why I'm attending worship when it triggers the heaviness of soul, guilt, sadness, and depression. It affects him, I know that, because that's what happens in marriage. What one feels and thinks and does affects the other partner directly so that they feel what you're feeling, only magnified.
I had a chance to hear his position on why it's a bad idea to go to church, because he cares about me and the pain it causes me. I tried to argue that it is something I need to process, yet he reminded me about how much time it takes to process this completely and how slowly, naturally, it takes to move through it.
"What gets triggered is more than what you can process. It's a slow process and you're doing the work. But going to church is more than you can bear. The benefits are not outweighing the risks when you get triggered so much."
And so I'm making the hard decision not to go to church for an undetermined amount of time, perhaps 6 months to a year. Until something significant shifts and I find it more joyful and uplifting to my spirit than painful and triggering. I don't know what will replace worship as a practice that might offer spiritual nourishment the way I hoped worship and fellowship would. I've thought of meeting with a pastor and spiritual direction. I'm open to other suggestions!


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October 25, 2018 – Mount St. Mary's women's bowling freshman Rebecca Dodson has been named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Player and Rookie of the Week.
Dodson led the Mount to a second-place finish at the team's first-ever home tournament, the Mount Shootout, over the weekend. The rookie earned All-Tournament Team honors after posting a traditional average of 202.60 on the opening day of the tournament, as her score was the third-highest traditional average among all competitors in the field. On Sunday, Dodson led the field with a 21.06 baker average, as she helped the Mountaineers reach the championship round. The freshman from Panama City, Florida averaged a league-high 20.57 pins per frame and rolled 44 strikes in 88 attempts at the Mount Shootout.
Dodson and the Mountaineers have gotten off to a tremendous start in their inaugural season, going 17-2 through their opening three tournaments while claiming a pair of trophy finishes, including the tournament crown in their first competition in program history at the Bud Whitman Memorial back in mid-October.
Mount St. Mary's returns to action on November 2 at the Virginia Union Invite.


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Hello! I am writing to ask you if I could use come of your photos on Facebook? I am starting a local author page for the Charleston SC area. I love your photos! I can crop the whole photo and give you credit of course! Thank you, if not I totally understand! OH the photos I'd like to use are the ones that have the books in them …even this one about is great! (You typing of Apple Notebook!)
Thank you, Teresa Chrapkiewicz
I host a weekday talk show and am interested in reading and discussing your book, "Come, Lord Jesus." I check on Amazon for the publisher but didn't see your book. Who's your publisher so I can contact them. Thanks!
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Another year is almost over and it will soon be 2014, scary I know! At the start of every year I look back and think this year will be different, but then I sit back and do nothing, and before I know it another birthday has been and I'm thinking 'I've still got ages to change yet, then a new year is suddenly a couple of days away'! Now I have had some struggles with my OCD and depression, but I feel like this could be my year, I have a lot more control over my OCD and moods! This year has been better than previous ones, I have achieved some things such as going to an intensive therapy and fighting OCD, losing weight and even starting this blog! But with me it's just 'doing' everything, getting a job, getting out and about, losing more weight etc I want to do it so bad yet the thought of it all scares me so much and gives me so much anxiety, I just keep putting it off until another year of staying home with no job or social life has gone by!
All of the things I know I need to do scare me so much but I don't want to waste any more years, I have wasted so many years with a life revolved around OCD, anxiety and depression. Its easier said than done but this has to stop, I don't think I will ever feel ready to get a job but the longer I put it off the more scary it will be too me.
This year I am determined to not let my problems make me a prison in my own house, I feel like I am able to do all these things I want, but I am my own worst enemy and don't believe in myself, I can't see myself working and having a massive social life again, its been so long it seems alien too me. I know what I need to do, it's just doing it, I remember my parents we're saying 'Anna you need to sort yourself out, before you know it another year will be gone and you won't have done anything' and I would reply 'Yeah I will I have ages until another year yet, in my own time I will' which makes me sound lazy and spoilt 'in my own time I will' but it's not that, I'm just so so scared of stepping outside of this comfort bubble I've built around myself and I don't want to burst it and see what's outside, but I do at the same time.
Even writing this now and really thinking about the last 3 or 4 years of my life where I've really not done a lot, makes me feel so many things, disappointed, nervous, lost, upset, angry etc but at the same time this is how im comfortable and how in a way I like to be now. This year though, 2014, will be my year. I write that with doubt, but why? I am the only person stopping myself, it is all possible if I allow it to be.
I don't want to be reading this at the end of 2014 and having that feeling of regret and disappointment about myself, that I spent another year doing nothing, it is such a waste of life. At times I see no point in life it all seems so pointless, but why is it? I should be making the most of it and thinking 'Well today I feel like life is pointless, but tomorrow I might not' put that mood to one side and carry on living my life as I am here, and I'm not going to feel any better doing nothing and I definitely won't find the answer to 'What is the point?' sitting on my bum moping all day.
So I thought I would write a couple of the main things I want to achieve with in this year, seeing it written down and knowing other people will be reading this and maybe even inspiring other people to do the same might help me, as I don't want to let my lovely readers down do I? ?
- Get some form of job
- Carry on losing weight (currently lost 3 st)
- Go out more
- Carry on blogging and making my blog grow!
- Keep fighting OCD and get better at it
This may all look like simple easy things, but to me there huge changes, I really need to do this, so if any of you bright sparks have any ideas on ways to keep myself motivated or tips in general, feel free to message me on here, Twitter and Tumblr!
I hope 2014 is going to be YOUR year too, Happy New Year!


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We've all seen some breath-taking images of the Mars landscape taken by Curiosity, but until now we haven't had a chance to appreciate the rover's own good looks. Most of us are used to taking our self-portraits using the bathroom mirror (or a front-facing camera if you don't mind the low quality), but Curiosity has earned the distinction of taking the first vanity pic from another planet using its MAHLI camera.
In the picture that proves we're already living in the future, we get a great view of Curiosity's face that's very reminiscent of Pixar's adorable and strangely anthropomorphic robot from Wall-E. It's an oddly hypnotic photo, driving home the reality that robots are no longer stuck in the pages of science fiction novels.
To break down what we're seeing (the rover's mast or head), let's clear up the misconception that the circular piece of glass on the right-hand side of the photo is Curiosity's eye. The rover actually has four "eyes", which we'll get to in a minute, but the big lens up there is a bad-ass piece of equipment. According to NBC, the "eye" is actually an incredibly powerful laser capable of vaporizing rock. On top of that, it's able to record the chemical signature contained in the flash of light created by the vaporization. The smaller bits below Curiosity's "face" are various cameras responsible for taking some gorgeous photos of the Mars vista. The four smaller ones are the high-resolution Navcam imagers that snap pictures in black-and-white. The two larger ones make up the Mastcam imaging system, able to take photos in full color.
The original picture wasn't as clear as the touched-up one above due to Curiosity's dust-cover that has yet to be removed, it was also taken from an inverted angle. Thankfully, the old image was retouched, rotated, and cleaned up by Emily Lakdawalla of The Planetary Society. Lakdawalla improved the image for a recent blog entry where she also created a humorous meme from the photo that you should definitely take a look at.
There will be more, higher quality self-portraits released in the coming weeks after the dust-cap is removed and Curiosity finds some more time to snap personal pics. Who knows, maybe the Mars rover will go down in history not for braving the new frontiers of another planet, but for being the first robot to learn how to take a flattering profile photo.
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Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: All county offices will be closed on
Monday, Jan. 20, for the holiday. This includes parks offices, public works, courts and all other administrative offices. Offices will re-open Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Rontae Thornton, 38, of McKinney, received a sentence of 40 years without the possibility of parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, and sentences of 10 years each for Sexual Assault of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography, all to run concurrently, announced
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis.
Thornton met the victim when she was 7 years old, while he was dating her mother. When the victim was 13 years old, she woke up from a nap as Thornton was having sex with her. Thornton then developed a relationship with the victim, had sex with her twice a week and planned to run away with her. When the victim was 14, she became pregnant by Thornton and had an abortion.
McKinney Police Sgt.
Tony Spano stopped Thornton for a traffic violation on March 12, 2014, after observing Thornton and the victim leaving a motel around 2:30 am. Upon stopping Thornton's car, Sergeant Spano formed reasonable suspicion that an improper relationship was occurring due to all the surrounding circumstances including time of night, leaving the hotel, differences in last names, and the disparity in age. During his investigation, Sergeant Spano found inappropriate text messages, photos and videos on Thornton's phone. McKinney Police Detective
Eric Stephens interviewed Thornton after the arrest and obtained a confession.
During the jury trial, after Sergeant Spano testified, Thornton elected to change his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty" and have the court assess punishment.
The victim and Detective Stephens testified in the punishment phase of trial. Evidence showed that Thornton had child pornography on his phone of the victim as well as other children. Judge
Richard Davis sentenced Thornton to 40 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Assistant District Attorneys
Geeta Singletary and
Daniel Lewis prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigator
Greg Bowers.
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Contrary to what many people believe, life-coaching is not psychological counseling, consulting or mentoring.
Just like a sports coach pushes an athlete to achieve greatness, a life-coach will push you to achieve success. The difference between a sports coach and a life-coach is that the former aims at changing behavior while the latter is simply an expert in the behavioral changing process.
A good coach helps you in the transition process from stagnation to achievement always giving the power back to you. As coaches, we know that you are the real expert of yourself and that only you know precisely who you truly are and what you desire.
Your coach will help you envision and clarify a clear goal, draw a plan of action and then help you identify and overcome potential roadblocks. We will hold you accountable but we never forget to celebrate your achievements with you.
The coaching process does not focus on the past but on what's going on right now in your life. Your coach will help you focus on your choices and the great influence that they have on your life.
By raising your awareness regarding your every day choices you will learn how to make better ones that will bring about better outcomes. Your coach cannot tell you what those choices should be, instead she will teach you the process of making good choices and will show you how to identify the most important ones that will have the greatest impact on your life.
Your coach will help you organize your thoughts, separate the false beliefs from reality and help you learn the process of turning your passions and your dreams into action. Our goal is to stimulate a thought-provoking and creative process within you and pull you out of your comfort zone in order to achieve much more than you ever thought you could.
We aim not to direct but to incentivize, not to influence but to support, not to advise but to stimulate in order to maximize your personal and professional potential.
Life-coaching is an effective method for creating positive change in all aspects of your life. Your goals can vary a great deal. Some people aim at improving their personal and intimate relationships or their social skills. Some want to get rid of stress, achieve personal growth, improve their health, their confidence or learn how to balance their work and personal life. Others might want to focus on things like time management, entrepreneurial development, career planning or financial growth.
Whatever your goal is, a life-coach can definitely help you with any change that you decide to make in your life.
Remember, we are friendly but we are not your friends. We will hold you accountable and we will constantly challenge you to grow. We will push, pull and stretch you in ways that, at times, might be uncomfortable but we do this only because we know that you are capable of more than you think you can do.
Professional life-coaching does not offer spiritual guidance and will not help you "harness the energies" of your chakras, your soul or the universe. We are practical, rational and business oriented people. We do not teach you how to chant, meditate, pray or light incense. We want you to have tangible results that can only be produced by stimulating and growing within you a clear and rational thinking process.
Sign up for a free introductory session and start working towards a positive change in your life. Turn your dreams into action now.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Reflections on 2 years...
To start out, I'll summarize. Every single day in Italy, in Venice, has exceeded my wildest expectations. That kid in a candy shop feeling just has not worn off. Mike and I wondered what we would do when we faced the day the fantasy faded, but, it just hasn't. I don't expect it ever will. I'm one of those who has been bitten by the Venice bug, bitten badly. I am head over heels crazy about this place.
And it doesn't make alot of sense, when you get right down to analyzing it carefully. We gave up every convenience, every luxury we ever had to move to a place that is incredibly difficult to exist. Well, compared to Baltimore, this is not an easy place to acclimate to, nor it is an easy place to live an everyday existence. Let's face it, having to live life without a car is in itself one major change in my routine.
I could make a long list of the things we have had to do without. You'd laugh... the clothesdryer is tops on that list, and yes, tootsie rolls make the list too. Look forward to seeing " The List" in an upcoming blog. I have a much longer list of all the wonderful things I have been able to add to my life though, and those have become so much more important.
Looking back, I have to say definitively- the decision to move was worth it. I have no regrets. Zero. Ok, Ok. somedays I do long for a clothesdryer, and maybe someday I will have one again. Just not now. I have learned to live without one, and I manage just fine. I traded in a very ordinary life- full of stress from work that was beginning to cause major health problems and full of the trapings of living "the American dream". I would describe myself as just going through the motions of life Getting up each day, going to work, coming home, ... existing. Marking time.
What I traded for is an extraordinary life. I pinch myself every day, in disbelief that I am living in such a marvelous, incredible place, but even more so because we MADE it happen. We somehow, miraculously, found the guts to dream of what a better life for us would be, and to do everything we had to do to make that dream a reality. I traded a stress laden life, with over the top high blood pressure, to one that has just about zero stress. Instead of spending 10 hours a day in meetings where nothing gets accomplished (yes, that's Corporate America), I spend my hours walking in one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. No more office walls, no more meetings, no more horrible commutes for me.
The journey hasn't been easy, in fact there were some very trying days. Persistence has been my middle name for the last 2 years! Most of the difficult tasks are behind us, and we're beginning to really feel at home. Yes, home. It feels pretty good to be able to say that.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
New Vaporetto dock at San Marco opens
There is a brand new ticket booth located inside the waiting area. I like the new wooden finish to it, instead of the old white booths. Complimenti to whoever came up with the whole design.
I also like the new electronic boards which tell you when the next boats are arriving. This is a welcome addition at all the vaporetto stops all over the city this season.
This photo just caught my eye while standing out on the new pier. New pier, old cardboard boat signs!
Ciligie! Dark Cherries!! It's cherry season here in Venice, and this year they have been absolutely delicious. We can't stop eating them, I've been making a trip to the market every day for another kilo of ciligie! Eating them is sheer bliss. I am not looking forward to the day I go to the market and discover the cherry season has ended. So, in the meantime, I plan to enjoy every bite!
Something unusual on the Grand Canal today.....
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Mauro Vianello- the glass guy
Christening a new gondola... Roberto's Varo
At the squero of San Trovaso in Dorsoduro, new gondolas are meticulously made by hand.
Below is the very first photo of La Maria II, Roberto's gondola. Now fast forward about 9 months .....
and here she is, waiting in the boatyard on the day of the Varo (launching). Family and friends are invited to share in the happy event. The boat is on display, everyone admires the workmanship of the boatmakers, and anticipates the moment La Maria II will slip quietly into the water.
The gondolier chooses the many elements of the boat, from the design of all the carvings to the fabrics used for the furniture. Here is the backpiece of the seat, a carving of Roberto's family crest.
Here the same crest is used on the front piece.
The fancy gold horses ....
the fero (metal ornamental piece on the front of the gondola),....
the fancy hood ornament,...
and the forcula (oarlock).
A bottle of Prosecco is tied to the back of the gondola, it's almost time....
But first.. food! Roberto has arranged a huge spread of delious food from Antico Pignolo- including traditional Venetian dishes of Baccala, Bigoli in Salsa, Sopresso and Pane, tramezzinos, and delicious deserts from Rosa Salva. And, lots of wine and Prosecco, of course.
At last, the moment we've been waiting for! The workers at the squero prepare the gondola to be slid into the water, placing rollers under the bow, and away she goes!
Roberto hops onto the back and takes her on her maiden voyage down the canal, testing out how she handles.
Family and friends in the squero cheering him on.
Roberto and his family all get in the boat, and he takes them off down the canals to St. Mark's square, which will be this gondola's new home. Mike and I also made our way to St. Mark's so we could greet them when they arrived. What a great day this has been. Another unique Venetian experience for me, one I realize may be truly a once in a lifetime event. To be able to watch the evolution of a gondola from start to finish has just added to my love of Venice, and all things Venetian. To be present at the time of the launch, and share in that celebration with the family- I'm not sure I have words for how honored I feel.
As we waited for Roberto and Marie to arrive back at ST. Mark's, my husband Mike caught this shot - it's the perfect image to end this blog. Ciao, tutti.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
My italian fashion
My blue jeans seem to be particularly offensive to him. My favorite Faded Glory jeans, hauled over the Atlantic to their new home in Venice, just don't make the cut, evidently. It's more than obvious when I walk down the street that I am a foreigner, I don't even have to open my mouth.
My landlord doesn't sugar coat the situation one bit. I love the conversations we have about my clothes, they usually go something like this:
(When reading this, try to find your best Sopranos accent, or think of Father Guido Sarducci! That will give you just the right idea of how this sounds in real life over here, with my landlord using his very best English!)
Landlord: "You-a must trow all your-a clothes in the bag, Karen"
Me: "What???"
Landlord: "The blu jeans-a dat you wear-a are-a no gooood-a".
Me: " Why?"
Landlord: " It is the time for you to dress-a like-a the Italian. The blu jeans-a must-a be on your-a skeen very tight. "
Me: " I don't know, I still have clothes I brought with me that are in good shape, I can't go buy a whole new wardrobe."
Landlord: "NOOOO! But-a you-a must! No more wit-a dees-a baggy pants-a for you. Please, now, you go shopping. Trow every-ting a-way-a now. "
As much as I really want to fit in, I'm not quite ready for a big shopping expedition, or to get rid of everything I brought over with me. Maybe next season!


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Norske Skog Saugbrugs starts full production after a long term halt
Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS in Halden has started up full production on one more paper machine (PM6) after an extensive fire in the thermo-mechanical pulp plant on the 2nd February this year. During next week the last machine (PM5) will also start up. SC magazine paper has already been delivered to customers from PM6.
- We are very pleased to see that the first deliveries of paper to pressrooms confirm that production is at the same quality level as before the fire, says Norske Skog's CEO Sven Ombudstvedt.
On 2 February, fire caused damage to part of the thermo-mechanical pulp plant which supplies the paper machines with fibre at the Norske Skog Saugbrugs mill. All production facilities at the mill were stopped due to the fire. Normal production was subsequently started at one paper machine (PM4), which produces about 10 000 tonnes per month. PM6 started up on the 8th of June and was in full production from week 24. PM5 will start up on the 27th June.
Norske Skog Saugbrugs has an annual production of 545 000 tonnes SC magazine paper with 550 employees.
Oxenøen, 22 June 2011
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IDB Launches Public Consultations for new Environmental and Social Policy Framework
January 14, 2020
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today launched the public consultation process for a new Environmental and Social Policy Framework. The draft policy framework under consultation is a key element of a broader modernization process aimed at strengthening the environmental and social sustainability of IDB's operations and allowing for a more effective response to the challenges faced by Latin American and Caribbean countries seeking sustainable growth.
Program to eliminate malaria in Mesoamerica identifies 183 active outbreaks
August 23, 2019
The Regional Initiative to Eliminate Malaria has presented today its first results to the heads of state and government of the region. The goal is for Central America countries, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Mexico to be declared free of Malaria by 2022. The Regional Initiative to Eliminate Malaria (IREM in Spanish) presented today to the heads of state and government of Mesoamerica the first results of the joint efforts being waged since early 2019 to eliminate malaria from these countries by 2022.
Guatemala to move forward in reducing neonatal and maternal mortality with IDB support
May 30, 2019
Guatemala will invest $100 million to improve health care and reduce infant and maternal mortality The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $100 million loan to Guatemala to improve health care and reduce morbimortality rates in some of the country's poorest regions. The project will allow for implementation of a strategy of essential neonatal obstetrical care aimed at improving health care for mothers and babies.
IDB approves grant funds for countries receiving migrants in Latin America and Caribbean
May 07, 2019
Grant resources will support inclusive national development investments, regional projects, research, training on critical issues, and innovative solutions impacting development in region The Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank has approved the use of its special grant facility to support operations that help countries integrate migrants into local communities and contribute to their development.
Weaker global outlook trims Latin America and Caribbean growth prospects
April 15, 2019
Infrastructure investments seen as critical to help region overcome global headwinds A combination of economic shocks could lower growth in Latin America and the Caribbean by an annual average of up to 1.7 percent in 2019-2021 of GDP, according to the Inter-American Development Bank's Macroeconomic Report, bringing the baseline growth rate from 2.5 percent to just 0.8 percent.
IDB launches Superheroes of Development contest to recognize executing agencies
March 04, 2019
In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB's Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.
Sustainable growth, infrastructure focus of IDB Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China
February 19, 2019
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Quality expenditure and digitalization, priorities for Central America, Dominican Republic
February 15, 2019
The IDB brings regional Governors to its Washington, D.C. headquarters to consider policy options to speed up growth and reduce poverty The Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB), Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic held their 33rd Annual Meeting to discuss options to achieve higher growth rates and foster productive activities in the years to come. The region grew 3.8 percent in 2018, way above the 1.1 percent average for Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole. In addition, it is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019.
IDB launches 2019 Call for Proposals to finance regional projects in Latin America
January 16, 2019
THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS IS MARCH 1ST, 2019 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2019 Call for Proposals for the Regional Public Goods (RPG) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports projects involving three or more countries.
Artificial intelligence to boost Latin American and Caribbean economies: IDB study
August 29, 2018
Study also urges governments to anticipate consequences of artificial intelligence in labor markets BUENOS AIRES – Artificial intelligence can facilitate trade negotiations and add one additional percentage point of growth to Latin American and the Caribbean economies, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).


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Ganseys are fishermen's jumpers, known elsewhere as Guernseys or Jerseys.
Each port has its own pattern, folklore says that is because if a fisherman's body was ever washed up ashore it would be taken to the port of the pattern for identification.
Ganseys are usually a very tight, snug fit to keep the wearer extra warm, worn on top of underclothes and a shirt with a smock and oil skins over the top. Often round the neck would be a type of neckerchief/scarf worn tight.
A hand knitted gansey is a work of art. They are knit on five steel needles in just one piece with no seams at all. They used to be knit in oiled wool making them more waterproof but you cannot get oiled wool now so they are knitted in a ¾ply wool. For going to sea they are always in a dark navy wool. Ashore the fishermen would wear a pattern and colour of their choice.
Each pattern has its own name, taken from everyday objects noticed and used at sea in the daily tasks. For instance, a diamond matched the shape of a the pattern of the fishing net or mesh. The pattern could contain ropes or cables of every thickness, anchors, herring bones, sand or shingle, a moss stitch, flags etc.
The neck is also knitted 'in the round' making a small stand up collar of about two inches high. Clever knitters would work the wearers initials or name into the welt.
The Scarborough gansey is about the plainest one it being a simple moss stitch for about two thirds of the gansey then a plain knit. The maritime centre has a selection of pattern samples knitted in ten inch squares. It was created by Mrs Rachel Jenkinson and the late Mrs Shirley Oakes. We also have a 'pad belt' that is about 120 years old and it was used to hold the needles while the gansey was being worked on.
Ganseys lasted for the lifetime of the wearer and sometimes they were handed down from one generation to the next.
They were worn all year round and could always be repaired, usually around the cuffs and sleeves, where they would get worn out from work.
Not many can knit these types of gansey today and it is usually the older woman in the family who could do them. It could take many many hours to complete a gansey. Patterns were handed down from generation to generation. We are told they can be knit on machines today but of course they are not the same.
In 2010 a display panel was produced for the Scarborough Quilters to show the patterns and designs. It can be seen in the maritime centre.
The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre is run entirely by volunteers and public donations.
Entrance is free and we are open 11am to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday.


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Downriver businesses make Christmas brighter for 85 needy families
Thanks to the generosity of 60 area businesses, 85 children from financially struggling families won't be disappointed Christmas morning, as plenty of gifts will be under their trees.
Since early November, the community-based nonprofit organization Mimi's Mission started its first holiday program dedicated to helping working families.
The reasons for struggling during the holiday season differ. Some are going through a rough patch because of a recent, unexpected job loss. Others have medical bills piling up due to a sick family member.
Rather than have individuals adopt a family for the program, Lisa Missler Vilella, founder of Mimi's Mission, took a different approach. She wanted Downriver businesses to get involved.
As a business owner of a Woodhaven insurance company, Vilella said she personally wanted to give back to those who support her throughout the year. She found many business owners felt the same.
Children volunteer to help Mimi's Mission
The youth is coming together to help a local non-profit organization that focuses its work on the Downriver community.
This month, residents as young as seven years old played a role in making a difference through Mimi's Mission, a local non-profit organization based out of Woodhaven with two main objectives: making the community stronger by helping those in need and educating the community about childhood safety/human trafficking.
Most recently, two elementary school students from Wyandotte collected 265 boxes of cereal at their first Kids 4 Kids Summer Cereal Drive.
Dillion Reedy, 8, and Collin Reedy, 7, held a three-day collection at the Downriver Real Estate Group in Wyandotte.
All donations were transported to Mimi's Mission where they will be disbursed to families in need.


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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. –Albert Einstein
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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. –Nathaniel Hawthorne
No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist. –Anonymous
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. –John D. Rockefeller
Arnold Jorge – also known by his comical persona A Squeezy – has taken time out of the comedy scene to release the inspirational documentary 'Success Story'. Following the lives of Krept & Konan, George the Poet and Jamal Edwards the documentary exposes the harsh realities of what it takes to reach the top, and of course what follows…
Entrepreneur Startup Success Story – Innovative Mastermind
A Group of Aspiring Entrepreneurs Spend A weekend Masterminding For New innovative Start up Business Ideas. Keeping Motivated and Like minded Peers around will definitely increase your chances of becoming a successful Entrepreneur.
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When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you. –Lolly Daskal
Starting-Up in America
Starting-Up in America is a documentary film by Tarik Ansari and Basil Glew-Galloway about the issues faced by international Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs with US Immigration. See more on http://startingupinamerica.com
The keys to success
Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer wraps up our web series in a special documentary. Find out what insights about running a business he's drawn from the entrepreneurs he met along the way.


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"The mission of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is to serve as the principal voice of business while working to enhance both the economic environment and the quality of life for the citizens of Cape Ann."
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is a member driven, non-profit organization. The primary focus of our program of work is to promote a strong local economy; a responsibility we take very seriously. As we all know, anyone who lives and visits our region recognizes the beautiful and vibrant community we have along with a rich history. Each and every day, the Chamber Team is working to make a difference ensuring growth in businesses and working to build a better community. We encourage you to enrich your business experience and be part of the future of Cape Ann by becoming involved and engaged with the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.
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Cape Ann is easy to reach by car, train, plane or boat. See a google map and a satellite photo.
By car, Cape Ann is less than an hour from Boston and just over four hours from New York City.
Commuter Rail Trains to Gloucester, Rockport and Manchester leave regularly from Boston's North Station (MBTA train information and schedule).
You can fly to Boston's Logan Internation Airport (BOS) or Manchester, NH Airport (MHT). Cape Ann offers several Airport Transportation Services (see here).
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We are proud to be a part of the Veterans & Family Memorial Care funeral home provider network, providing the best in care for those who served – and for those who love them. Veterans & Family Memorial Care Providers are experts in arranging, directing and coordinating all of the details surrounding the death of a veteran or veteran's family member.
The VA DOES NOT provide or pay for funeral or cremation arrangements or provide transportation or military honors.
Free burial for veterans is available at all VA national cemeteries to any deceased veteran of wartime or peacetime service (other than training) who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Members of the Reserve and the Army and Air National Guard who die while performing or as a result of performing active duty for training may also be eligible. FREE BURIAL is also available to an eligible veterans's spouse, minor child(ren) and, under certain conditions, to unmarried adult children.
Veterans & Family Memorial Care
In addition to federal benefits, there are discounts available through Veterans & Family Memorial Care. While you cannot reserve a grave space through the VA, you can take advantage of the VFMC free burial registration program. The program also offers a 10 percent off discount to veterans and their spouses for funeral and cremation pre-arrangements. This can only be provided by a Veterans & Family Memorial Care Provider like Beinhauer Funeral Home.
Veterans Burial Society
Despite the benefits extended to veterans through federal, state and county benefits, there are still some costs associated with veteran's burials. As an authorized Veteran's Burial Society Provider, Beinhauer Family Funeral Homes is honored to offer special membership discounts on burial merchandise, as well as free processing of federal, state and county benefit requests. Please contact us today to learn more about these services. Click here to sign up for the Veteran's Burial Society discount.
Veterans Cremation Society
In the past decade, the number of veterans who have chosen cremation has increased. Beinhauer Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Services are proud to partner with the Veteran Cremation Society in order to provide specialized cremation care and affordable services to those who have served our country. As an authorized Veterans Cremation Society benefits provider, we offer savings and planning services on cremation and remembrance merchandise. Additionally, we offer pre-payment options for veterans and their families. Click here to sign up for the Veteran's Cremation Society discount.
Discounts available to Veterans and their Spouses….Call for Information
These benefits are offered to qualifying veterans by the federal government. Beinhauer's can relieve the burden of filing for these benefits by completing and submitting the paperwork on behalf of your family. In conjunction with the federal benefits, many local county organizations offer even more benefits that Beinhauer's can obtain for you and your family.
Marker or Medallion
For those Veterans who are deemed eligible, the United States government will furnish an upright granite or marble monument or flat bronze, marble or granite marker for the grave of a deceased Veteran. For those Veterans who choose to purchase their own marker, a bronze medallion can be ordered and affixed to the marker they have purchased. Please ask your funeral director if you loved one qualifies for the county benefit which aides in payment of the cost of the installation of this marker or medallion.
Who is Eligible?
According to VA Form 40-1330: Any deceased Veteran discharged under honorable conditions and any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who dies on active duty. A deceased Veteran discharged under conditions other than honorable may also be eligible. A copy of the deceased Veteran's discharge certificate (DD Form 214 or equivalent) or a copy of other official document(s) establishing qualifying military service must be attached. Do not send original documents; they will not be returned. Service after September 7, 1980, must be for a minimum of 24 months continuous active duty or be completed under special circumstances, e.g., death on active duty. Persons who have only limited active duty service for training while in the National Guard or Reserves are not eligible unless there are special circumstances, e.g., death while on active duty, or as a result of training. Reservists and National Guard members who, at time of death, were entitled to retired pay, or would have been entitled, but for being under the age of 60, are eligible; a copy of the Reserve Retirement Eligibility Benefits Letter must accompany the claim. Reservists called to active duty other than training and National Guard members who are Federalized and who serve for the period called are eligible. Service prior to World War I requires detailed documentation, e.g., muster rolls, extracts from State files, military or State organization where served, pension or land warrant, etc.
Current Emblems Available For These Markers (According to VA Form 40-1330)
LATIN CROSS (01) BUDDHIST (Wheel of Righteousness) (02) JUDAISM (Star of David) (03) PRESBYTERIAN CROSS (04) RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS (05) LUTHERAN CROSS (06) EPISCOPAL CROSS (07) UNITARIAN CHURCH (Flaming Chalice) (08) UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (09) AARONIC ORDER CHURCH (10) MORMON (Angel Moroni) (11) NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA (12) SERBIAN ORTHODOX (13) GREEK CROSS (14) BAHAI (9 Pointed Star) (15) ATHEIST (16) MUSLIM (Crescent and Star) (17) HINDU (18) KONKO-KYO FAITH (19) COMMUNITY OF CHRIST (20) SUFISM REORIENTED (21) TENRIKYO CHURCH (22) SIECHO-NO-IE (23) THE CHURCH OF WORLD MESSIANITY (lzunome) (24) UNITED CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE (25) CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH (26) UNITED MORAVIAN CHURCH (27) ECKANKAR (28) CHRISTIAN CHURCH (29) CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE (30) UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (31) HUMANIST (AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION) (32) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) (33) IZUMO TAISHAKYO MISSION OF HAWAII (34) SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL – USA (35) SIKH (KHANDA) (36) WICCAN (37) LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD (38) NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH (39) SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (40) CELTIC CROSS (41) ARMENIAN CROSS (42) FAROHAR (43) MESSIANIC JEWISH (44) KOHEN HANDS (45) CATHOLIC CELTIC CROSS (46) THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST (Cross and Crown) (47) MUSLIM (Islamic 5 Pointed Star) (98)
Presidential Memorial Certificate This program began in March of 1962 with President John F. Kennedy and has been continued by each successive president. This certificate is made available to the next of kin of an honorably discharged veteran and multiple copies may be requested. Beinhauer's is able to file the necessary paperwork so that your family may receive this engraved paper certificate signed by the current United States President.
United States Burial Flag
The VA will provide a burial flag for any other than dishonorably discharged
- Veteran who served during wartime
- Veteran who died on active duty after May 27, 1941
- Veteran who served after January 31, 1955
- peacetime Veteran who was discharged or released before June 27, 1950
- certain persons who served in the organized military forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while in service of the U.S. Armed Forces and who died on or after April 25, 1951
- certain former members of the Selected Reserves
source: www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/burial_flags.asp This flag can be draped across a casket or serve as an accompaniment to an urn. It is generally kept by the next of kin as a keepsake after the services are complete. Beinhauer's is one of the few funeral homes honored to ensure that each flag is finely pressed by a professional dry cleaner before placement with the casket or urn.
Burial in a National Cemetery
To determine eligibility for burial in on of the 131 National Cemeteries, it is necessary that each request be made via The National Cemetery Scheduling Office. Most times, the National Cemetery will not give a definite answer on eligibility until the time of death. Beinhauer's can assist your family in making proper application to the National Cemetery of your choice. For a more detailed explanation of burial eligibility, please visit: http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/eligible.asp
Burial Allowances
It is difficult to determine the exact amount of burial allowances for which you may be eligible. Beinhauer's will work with your family to ensure you are getting all of the benefits you are entitled to due to your service to our country. For a more detailed outline, please visit: http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/
Honoring Those Who Served
The department of defense is responsible for providing a military honor guard and service which includes a flag folding ceremony, presentation of the flag and the playing of Taps with at least two uniformed military persons present. At least on of these uniformed persons will be of the Veteran's parent service of the armed forces. Beinhauer's can arrange for this ceremony to be performed at graveside or other location. If the family desires, Beinhauer's can also arrange for a local (non-enlisted) group of Veterans to provide an enhanced honor guard service including gunfire and collection of fired shells. Most times, these groups ask for a donation for their services.
Our Cemetery Benefits
At our affiliate cemetery, Woodruff Memorial Park, we are proud to offer a free grave space to Veterans.


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Kathy is such a great teacher. She has a remarkable sense of the history of paint as well as an artist's perspective on color, texture, and shading. Her background in Mixed Media as well as her love of color and collage brings insight and passion to her love of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and her various ways of interpretation.
We had a variety of paint colors available and everyone created unique inspiring pieces.
Kathy will continue to teach at Thea's and she has so many wonderful ideas to share so stay tuned and I will feature some photos of Kathy's next amazing workshop. I want to take her next class if I can manage to break away from my store for a few hours!


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Memphis Awakening is a Catholic retreat put on by college students for college students.
Awakening is an overnight retreat that begins on Friday evening and ends on Sunday afternoon with Mass. The retreat is designed to 'awaken' your faith, bring you fellowship as well as strengthen your relationship with God during college life.
We accept retreaters in and out of college and of any age, though the retreat is designed for college students age 18-26. We also accept retreaters of any faith. Although this is a Catholic retreat, you do NOT have to be Catholic to attend.
Sign up to join us for a weekend of worship, faith sharing and fellowship with other College Christians!
To find another Awakening Retreat near you, visit theawakeningretreat.weebly.com


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Dog Jam Pit!
Say it fast and you'll get it.
Ok...here's the deal.....I got home from work, and I started performing some superb Google-fu. Todays post was going to be all full if information and stuff. I thought it would be kind of special if I were to search out some pictures of some very exceptional fossils, and have a good description of the creature, and then provide an artists rendering of what the creature looked like in life.
I searched, I copied, I pasted, I typed. I took a break and made diner. (chicken cheese steak with fried onions and bacon, in case you were wondering). The I typed and pasted and copied and typed some more. I looked at the clock and saw I had spent 2 hours, (including the 20 minutes for diner), on the post. I was almost done. I had just a couple of things left to add, and I'd be done.
Off I went to Google to search for a certain fossil, (by name, mind you), and....WTF?
The first hit was an Otters Oddities post. So I clicked the link. Well, as it turned out, I had misspelled the name of the specimen I was looking for. And by coincidence, I had misspelled it in the original oddities post. So, instead of finding what I wanted, I found what I didn't want. I found that I had already done a post like that before. On July 10, 2013 to be exact.
I'm so pissed right now. Well, not really pissed. More like, frustrated. I compared the two articles and by gosh and by golly, they were very similar. Sure, some of the text was different, but most of the creatures I wrote about today were included in the original post. And, sadly, the original was slightly better. And that makes me even more frustrated.
So in a fit of slight pique, I decided to just post a link to the original post and go with the pictures I took today.
I was out onsite doing service calls, and after the last one, I was driving back to the shop. Ahead about a quarter mile, I saw a big doggie in a corn field with another small doggie next to it. As I drove closer, I realized the big doggie was turning to run out into the road, so I started braking. Then I realized that was no big doggie! As I slowed to a stop and it ran onto the road just ahead of me, I saw it was not a large dog, but a sow bear. And how did I know it was a sow bear? Because what I thought was a small doggy was a tiny cub. And then another cub. And another. And finally, a fourth cub.
That crappy picture up top is the fourth, and smallest, cub running across the road in front of me. Yes, it's a crappy picture. but in my defense, I had about 5 seconds to pull out my phone, open the camera app and take the picture, all while steering and braking safely. Plus, it was raining. And of course, there's a rain drop right freaking on top of the cub!
This is the picture I took after I came fully to a stop. And bonus, no rain spatter on the side window! The two black dots in the grass are the second and third cubs to cross the road. The first one is in the clump of bushes, (actually, if you look really close you can see the first cub just entering), with the last cub hidden in the bushes by the shoulder of the road. And if you look at the edge of the tree line, you can see the momma bear. (don't forget to enlarge the picture)
In this final picture, you can see the smallest of the four cubs coming out of the ditch. The third cub is just entering the bushes, and momma bear is starting to stand up. After this picture she was up on her hind legs and giving me the stink eye. So I left. But I could have jumped out and grabbed the last cub and had myself a new pet. I would have named it Ben, of course.
Sadly, that last cub will most likely be dead within a month. It was the runt, and was probably only 1/2 the size of the others. Plus, bears usually only have one, maybe two cubs that survive the spring. And four cub broods are rare. Three are rare as well....
But I'll try not to think about the sad facts of nature. And I'll just be happy that I was lucky enough to see a momma bear and her four tiny, incredibly adorable cubs.
And I'll also try to forget that I spent so much time basically writing a duplicate of a prior post.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, since I'm recycling an old post, I'm not calling this an official Friday Rocks post. It's just a post. Involving rocks with dead things in them that you've probably seen before. You might not remember it though. It was almost two years ago, after all.


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The science behind The Sustainability Consortium
Driving sustainability through the consumer goods value chain is, as companies know all too well, a difficult task. To help make this process easier, The Sustainability Consortium equips corporations with powerful science-based tools and methodology. At GreenBiz Forum 2014, the organization's CEO, Kara Hurst, had a conversation with EDF's Elizabeth Sturcken and the BASF Corporation's Charlene Wall-Warren about the ways in which these tools can improve everything from home and personal care products to electronics.
According to Wall-Warren, the consortium helps companies answer this important question: "How can we hone in on where the real impacts are, and where do we collectively want to focus?"


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When it comes to wedding reception dresses it is always the gown, jewelry and shoes that get the most attention. Brides always take great care to select wedding reception dresses that are not only beautiful to look at but are also comfortable. The wedding reception is the after wedding party where everybody including the bride and groom have a good time together. Formal wedding reception gowns are not suitable if you want to go on the dance floor and dance the night away with your partner. Many brides nowadays want to don a lighter and a more comfortable reception gown.
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The St. Charles County Highway Department maintains and improves existing public county roads, constructs new roads, and provides snow removal and oversight of the public right-of-way.
The department is comprised of approximately 118 employees, including laborers, equipment operators, technicians, engineers and administrative staff.
County Streets/Roads
County roads are any public road located outside the jurisdiction of the various cities in the County and that are not part of the state system.
State Maintained Highways
The state highway system includes any numbered (I-70, Route 94, etc.) or lettered route (Highway K, Highway DD, etc.). The state is also responsible for the traffic signals along these highways and overpasses. You may contact them at 314-275-1500 or 888-ASK-MODOT.
Municipality Maintained Roads
Streets within cities are typically maintained by the city, with the exception of smaller municipalities such as Cottleville, Weldon Spring, St. Paul, etc., who contract with the County Highway Department to have their streets maintained. View the current municipality boundary map (PDF). Cities that conduct their own maintenance are:
- Town of Augusta: 636-228-4689
- City of Lake Saint Louis Public Works Department: 636-695-4221
- City of O'Fallon Street Division: 636-379-3808
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
The incredible true story of how the greatest graffiti movie of all time was never made...
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP is a chaotic trip through low-level criminality, comradeship, and incompetence. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairytale... with bolt cutters.
This is the inside story of Street Art—a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money, and vandalism collide. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP follows an eccentric shopkeeper turned amateur filmmaker as he attempts to capture many of the world's most infamous vandals on camera, only to have famed British stencil artist Banksy turn the camcorder back on its owner in one of the most provocative films about art ever made.


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A Broward judge ordered a Fort Lauderdale man held without bond Friday, calling him "a danger to the women of the community" after his repeated attacks on them.
Fort Lauderdale Police said they arrested Francis St. Gerard, 30, on Thursday after he allegedly offered a woman a ride, then pointed a gun at her and demanded sex, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Broward court records show he has been charged three times before with sexual battery and twice with kidnapping, the Sun Sentinel reported.
"It appears the women of our community are not safe with you on the street, that's why your bond is $1 million," Broward Circuit Judge John Hurley said in St. Gerard's first appearance hearing Friday, the paper reported.
Hurley also ordered that St. Gerard be held without bond for violating probation for a felony battery charge from 2008, so he will remain behind bars.
St. Gerard, 30, faces charges of sexual battery with a deadly weapon and fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer whose patrol vehicle's siren and lights were activated for Thursday's incident, online jail records say. A defense attorney is not yet listed for his case in online Broward court records.
Man "Intentionally Terrorized" Kids with Screams: Judge
Before the woman got into St. Gerard's car early on Thursday she asked him if he was a "killer or a rapist," but he laughed and said "no," an arrest report said, according to the Sun Sentinel.
But he drove away from her desired destination, pointed a black handgun at her, and drove her behind a strip mall on the 1900 block of NW 9th Avenue where he demanded sex, the report said.
He ripped her shirt when she tried to get away, but she fought him and did manage to escape, the report added.
St. Gerard was arrested in April 2011 for kidnapping and two counts of sexual battery, and in January 2008 for kidnapping and felony battery, according to the court records.
In the 2008 case prosecutors dropped the kidnapping charge and downgraded what was a count of sexual battery to felony battery, the Sun Sentinel reported. Prosecutors dropped the 2011 charges in July, the paper added.
The judge said he believes that St. Gerard is a danger to the community and to its women, the Sun Sentinel reported.
"Your criminal activity and criminal behavior is not stopping. You continue to be released from jail and continue to attack women," Hurley said.


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VeEX™ adds overclocked ITU-T OTN test rates to TX300. TX300
VeEX has enhanced the OTN test suite on the TX300 by adding Ethernet-over-Optical Transport Network (EoOTN) test capability for 10 Gbps networks. Overclocked OTU2 rates (OTU1e and OTU2e) as specified in ITU-T recommendations G.Sup43 are able to transport 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY from IP/Ethernet switches and routers at full line rate (10.3 Gbps). The new test capability on the TX300 supports internal generation and mapping of 10 GigE LAN traffic directly into OTU1e and OTU2e payloads on the unit so that network operators are able to perform the necessary analysis to ensure proper turn-up of OTN client signals and configuration of next generation OTN network elements.


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Commission on Town & Country Ministries
Commission on Town & Country Ministries
The mission of the Commission on Town and Country Ministries is to assist town and country churches and clergy as they strive to be healthy missional congregations and leaders. The commission serves as liaison between rural churches, conference superintendents, and the Evangelical Covenant Church and encourages continuing education regarding rural ministry concerns.
The commission also offers, in conjunction with North Park Theological Seminary, financial assistance for summer internships in the town and country setting. These internships are made possible through the generosity of the Dusty Larson Fund. The commission meets two times a year (spring and fall) in locations to facilitate visits to town and country churches. Additional information and internship applications can be downloaded below.


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SME bosses expecting a rise in interest rates
Britain's SMEs are expecting a rise in interest rates in the first half of next year, according to a survey conducted by accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson. The US Federal Reserve recently made the decision to increase bank base rates, whilst interest rates in the UK have remained at 0.5 per cent since 2009.
MHA MacIntyre Hudson's poll found that over a quarter of Britain's SMEs expect rates to rise in April next year, whilst 6 per cent expect a rise in January and 7 per cent from February. Around three quarters are expecting an initial rise within the first six months of 2016.
Current rates
The survey showed that whilst SMEs expect rates to rise, four fifths of SME bosses have not tried to fix their current rates with lenders or banks.
Rakesh Shaunak, chairman of MHA MacIntyre Hudson, stated that UK rates are more likely to rise in the New Year following the US Federal Reserve's decision to increase bank base rates.
"Our poll found that the over a quarter of our clients are expecting a rise next April, but there are also around another quarter who are expecting rises from August or later," he said.
In addition to an increase in interest rates, MHA MacIntyre Hudson also recently highlighted many other changes that will be introduced in upcoming months in its autumn 2015 statement. These included changes to the Small Business Relief Rate, which will be extended for a year from the 1st April 2016.
The company also discussed the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017.
"Apprenticeship levy will be 0.5% of employer's wage bill, but employer will get a £15,000 allowance to set against this. Only employers with wages bills of over £3 million will pay the levy," the company explained.
Thiago is the LSBF Blog Editor who manages news and features content on the site, and writes about business, finance, technology, education and careers.


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Secluded in the surrey Hillside, near St Martha's church is the old gunpowder works. Chilworth Gunpowder works was established in 1625 by the East India Company and finally closed in 1920. It was worked by a number of private companies and became an important supplier of gunpowder to the Government. A significant number of buildings from the gunpowder factory can still be found. The buildings and area are now looked after by Guildford Borough Council and English Heritage.
Keith's Chilworth Gunpowder container.
Photo By Andrew Norris.
Photo By Andrew Norris.
Photo By Andrew Norris.
"I do not remember to have seen such Variety of Mills and Works upon so narrow a Brook, and in so little a Compass; there being Mills for Corn, Cloth, Brass, Iron, Powder etc." John Evelyn 1676.


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Campers will learn all about clay and be introduced to the potter's wheel as well as other clay working techniques.
Campers will also learn about ceramic glazes and discuss the history of clay.
Finished kiln fired clay creations will be available two weeks after the camp ends.


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Cream Cheese-Stuffed Pea Pods
Grocery List:
- 1/4 cup spreadable chives and onion cream cheese
- 4 teaspoons thinly sliced green onion
- Dash salt
- Dash crushed red pepper flakes
- 8 fresh sugar snap peas
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion, salt and pepper flakes. With a sharp knife, split peas along the straight edge. Spoon or pipe 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture into each pea pod. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 8 appetizers.
Makes 2 Servings.
Nutrition Facts: 10 Pea Pods 34 grams, Carbs 3 grams, Dietary Fiber 1 gram, Sugar 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, Fat 0 grams.
Variations: Top with crushed nuts, bacon bits or small slices of smoked salmon.
Cream Cheese-Stuffed Pea Pods published in Cooking for 2 Spring 2008, p54
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Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar
Chair, Educational Studies, Professor of Education; Jean and Charles Walgreen Professor of Reading and Literacy; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Palincsar is the Jean and Charles Walgreen Jr. Chair of Reading and Literacy, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and a teacher educator at the University of Michigan. She is an instructional researcher who studies teaching and learning in K-8 classrooms, typically collaborating closely with classroom teachers. Currently, Palincsar's primary research interest is in supporting students to learn how to engage in knowledge building with informational text, especially in the context of project-based scientific inquiry. With her research group--and in collaboration with computer engineer Elliot Soloway--she has designed and studied the use of a cyber-learning environment in which students collaborate as they read texts, view video, use simulations, write, and draw, while engaging in scientific inquiry. She recently received funding from the Lucas Educational Research Fund to develop and study the use of project-based learning in the upper elementary grades. With science educator Betsy Davis and the ELECTS team, she recently conducted a series of studies investigating the value of educative supports for science teaching in the upper elementary grades. With linguist Mary Schleppegrell and the Language and Meaning research group, she used design-based research to investigate the process and outcomes of teaching English learners the use of functional grammar analysis as a means of supporting them to interpret and learn from narrative and informational text. Palincsar has served as a member of: the National Academy's Research Council on the Prevention of Reading Difficulty in Young Children, the OERI/RAND Reading Study Group, the National Research Council's Panel on Teacher Preparation, The International Reading Association's Literacy Research Panel and the National Advisory Board to Children's Television Workshop. She was co-editor of the journal Cognition and Instruction and is a member of the National Academy of Education. She was recently appointed to the study group for the preparation of How People Learn, volume 2.
Palincsar teaches courses in the following program(s):
Literacy, Language, and Culture
Combined Program in Education and Psychology
Elementary Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education (ELMAC)
Selected Publications
Kucan, L. and Palincsar, A. S. (in press). "Locating struggling readers in a reconfigured landscape: A conceptual review." To appear in M. Kamil, D. Pearson, P. Afflerbach, and E. Moje (Eds.), The Handbook of Reading Research (fifth edition). To be published by Taylor Francis.
Kucan, L., Hapgood, S. and Palincsar, A. S. (in press). "Teachers' Specialized Knowledge for Supporting Student Comprehension in Text-Based Discussions." To appear in Elementary School Journal.
Kucan, L., Palincsar, A. S., Khasnabis, D., and Chang, C. (2009). "The Video Viewing Task: A Source of Information for Assessing and Addressing Teacher Understanding of Text-Based Discussion." Teaching and Teacher Education, 25, 415-423.
Palincsar, A. S. (2007). "The role of research, theory, and representation in the transformation of instructional research." National Reading Conference Yearbook, vol. 67, 41-52.
Deshler, D., Palincsar, A. S., Biancarosa, G., and Naire, M. (2007). Informed choices for struggling adolescent readers: A research based guide to principles and practices. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association.
Palincsar, A. S., Spiro, R..J., Kucan, L., Magnusson, S. J., Collins, B., Hapgood, S., Ramchandran, A., and DeFrance, N. (2007). "Research to practice: Designing hypermedia environment to support elementary teachers' learning of robust comprehension instruction." In D. McNamara (Ed.). Reading Strategies Handbook. Taylor Francis.
Palincsar, A. S., Hapgood, S., and Magnusson, S. J. (2007). "Examining 'Expert Guidance' in the Context of Inquiry-based Science Teaching: Applying Lenses that Ann Brown Honed to the Study of Teachers' Practice." To appear in J. C. Campione, K. Metz, and A. S. Palincsar (Eds.), Children's learning in the laboratory and in the classroom: Essays in honor of Ann Brown. Routledge.
Palincsar, A. S. and Ladewski, B. (2006). "Literacy and the learning sciences." In K. Sawyer (Ed.), Handbook of the Learning Sciences (pp. 299-317). New York: Cambridge University Press.
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Make Winter/Holiday Cards, Crafts, Ornaments
Prepare for the holiday season in a creative way. An array of craft supplies will be available for you to make winter/holiday cards, different crafts, and ornaments.
Acting/Movement Workshop with Gabriela Trigo '07
Come join us for this special Careers in Theater Series event. Gabriela Trigo '07 returns to get us moving as part of the Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex opening gala weekend...
A Conversation with Mitch Weiss '74: Careers in Theater Series
Join us as Mitch Weiss shares his expertise as a director, theatrical manager, talent manager, and author.
Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality, by Daniel I. Rees '86 (University of Colorado, Denver)
"Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality," presented by Daniel I. Rees '86, professor of economics at the University of Colorado, Denver. Using data on 25 major...
The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Daniel I. Rees '86
"The Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: How Likely is the Worst-Case Scenario," is a talk presented by Daniel I. Rees, professor of economics at the University of Colorado, Denver. The...
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Join us for musical and spiritual Shabbat services at 5:30pm, followed by a delicious dinner at 7pm including chicken, kugel, and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. Open to all; bring a friend!
Oberlin College Observatory
Public observing session, all are welcome. Winter is almost here, and the winter sky is beautiful.
Empty Mugs Holiday Brass and Organ Spectacular
All are welcome to share in this special evening of brass, singing and pottery! There will be pottery sales and an auction!. All proceeds benefit Oberlin Community Services. The concert is free and...
Art Walk
Join the art department for the annual display of student artwork from the fall semester. Artwork will be on display in the hallways, media and photo labs, drawing domes, painting studios, print lab...
Oberlin College Choir Concert Honoring Clyde S. McGregor '74, directed by Greg Ristow '01
Watch the webcast ; streamed live at concert time. The Oberlin College Choir, directed by Greg Ristow '01, will perform a concert honoring former Board of Trustees Chair Clyde S. McGregor...
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This is a moment of soul-searching in the Netherlands. The events of 11 September 2001, the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh by a Dutch Moroccan extremist in late 2004, and the discovery of extremist Islamist networks have all contributed to the current debate on Islam in the Netherlands. The rejection of the EU constitution in the Dutch referendum on 1 June 2005 also raised questions about the level of support for European integration.
In 2005 and 2006 ESI has undertaken intensive research in the Netherlands to analyse how these events have influenced the Dutch national debate on enlargement and Turkey (Beyond enlargement fatigue? The Dutch debate on Turkish accession, 24 April 2006). In November 2009, ESI has published an extensive manual on the Dutch debate on EU enlargement.
- ESI manual: Who is who in the Dutch enlargement debate (November 2011)
- Manifesto, Turkey as Model and a Debate on Ritual Slaughtering – Highlights of the Dutch debate first quarter 2011 (July 2011)
- ESI manual: The Dutch EU enlargement debate. Information and contacts (November 2009)
- ESI report: Beyond enlargement fatigue? The Dutch debate on Turkish accession (24 April 2006)