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The 'Stool-Bench'07. Dec2012
The 'Stool Bench' is inspired by makeshift seating. A several stools and a plank with corresponding round cut-outs can be combined to form a bench. Likewise, a round table can be transformed in to a long table to accommodate a larger group of users.
The Hockerbank (the stool bench) received third prize at the NWW 2012 design award.
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What are Wetlands and why are they important?
Wetlands are areas that are either permanently, seasonally or occasionally waterlogged or covered with water that may be fresh, saline, flowing or static. They can be naturally occurring or created artificially in order to accomplish some function or value, such as aesthetics or to improve water quality. Wetlands provide many benefits which include:
- Wetlands can help keep water clean by filtering out pollutants and nutrients, providing a buffer zone which protects our rivers, estuaries and shorelines.
- Wetlands are a source of food and shelter for many birds, fish, frogs, tortoises and invertebrates.
- Wetlands intercept run off and floodwater in the catchment, hence regulating stream flow and decreasing flood peaks.
- Many wetlands are great spots for recreation, such as camping, bush walking and bird watching.
Within the Shire of Murray there are a number of wetlands which are recognised as being internationally important wetlands under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (to which Australia is a signatory), such as the Peel-Harvey Estuary, Lake McLarty and Lake Mealup and nationally important wetlands, such as Barragup Swamp.
Around 80 per cent of all of the natural wetlands that were once present on the Swan Coastal Plain prior to European settlement have been cleared, filled or developed. An estimated 15 per cent have retained high ecological values and are known as Conservation Category Wetlands.
While Conservation Category Wetlands enjoy the highest protection standards, there are also other wetland classifications in the Shire of Murray, such as Resource Enhancement Wetlands and Multiple Use Wetlands. All proposals that may interfere with Conservation Category Wetlands and Resource Enhancement Wetlands are referred to the Department of Environment and Conservation for their assessment. Generally, a 50m buffer applies around those identified wetlands where effluent disposal systems, stables or livestock will generally not be supported.
The following activities can degrade wetlands
- Filling, draining or clearing.
- Addition of water (e.g. from stormwater, from de-watering.)
- Change in flow regime in riverine wetlands.
- Use as detention basins.
- Removal of water (e.g. for stock or horticultural use.)
- Excessive abstraction of groundwater.
- Introduction of exotic plants and animals within and adjacent to wetlands.
- Grazing of stock.
- Removal of wetland vegetation (either directly or indirectly)
- Fire.
- Spraying.
- Various kinds of development, particularly those resulting in increased numbers of people living nearby.
- Threatening processes such as climate change, weeds and plant diseases.
More information is available through the Department of Parks and Wildlife Wetlands website.

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Here it is – my very first post at my new website.
This photo shows the pain I have gone through to get here! However, now I am up and running (well, hobbling!) I hope that I will keep at it.
Meantime, during this set up phase, bear with me – and y'all come back soon, ya hear!


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Hadeland Pitcher
We love digging into books to find traditional
Norwegian wood carving examples. They did not have much clay tradition. I was delighted to find records of a ceramic jar found in Hadeland, Norway dated around 1100. It had a classic hand-built form with simple stamped and incised designs that we revived in this wonderful squat pitcher form. It is 5.75" tall, 8"width from handle to spout. We have it available in three earthy colors: green, gold and red.
Tokheim Stoneware is oven proof and microwave safe. Stop by or call for availability: 320-769-2142.


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1 cup Frank's Original Hot Sauce
2 tbsp. butter
4 slices bacon, cut into into lardons
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 fresh jalapeño, seeded and diced
1 tbsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper, optional if you don't like it too hot
2 cups either frozen or canned corn
1 large red potato, peeled and cut in small dice
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup low fat milk
2 poblano peppers, blistered, peeled and seeded and cut into 1 inch strips
Smoked salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste
King Arthur Flour Signature Secrets Thickener
Chopped fresh cilantro, green onions and blue cheese crumbles, for serving
Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add the hot sauce and stir to combine and set aside.
Heat a dutch oven pot over medium heat and add the bacon and cook until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside on a paper towel to drain the fat. Drain all but 2 tbsp of the bacon fat and add the chicken to the pot and brown on all sides, about 3 – 5 minutes. Remove the chicken to a bowl and add about 3 tbsp of the hot sauce mixture and stir to combine and set aside. If needed, add a little more oil or bacon fat to the pan and add the onions, garlic and jalapeño and sauté about 5 minutes. Add the chopped potatoes and sauté another 4 – 5 minutes. Next add the paprika, crushed red peppers and a pinch of smoked salt and pepper. Saute another minute or so and then add the corn to the pot and toss to combine and sauté another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, remaining hot sauce mixture and milk to the pot and let simmer at least 20 minutes.
Using an immersion blender, pulse until half the soup is creamy but still has chunky pieces of potatoes and corn. Taste for smoked salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the pot and the roasted poblano peppers and cook another 5 minutes. If you would like the chowder a little thicker, you can add a little slurry of cornstarch and water of use the King Arthur Flour Signature Secrets Thickener (preferred) and cook another 5 minutes.
Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with reserved bacon lardons, blue cheese crumbles, cilantro and chopped green onions. Now dig in!!


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Should you wish to run and score your event using the HLS System; you will need to include the HLS Addendum to your Sailing Instructions.
If you are using the UK Team Racing Association Standard Sailing Instructions, the HLS Addendum is already included as part of this document.
This lists and details the order in which tie breaks are resolved should the HLS Round Robin not be completed.
We will be providing more detail about the HLS System in one of our posts.
You will also find downloads for HLS Schedules and Results management systems on the website.


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E-Pustakalaya is an education-focused free and open digital library. It contains thousands of books, educational videos, audio-books, reference materials and interactive learning software.
E-Pustakalaya is accessible on the Internet at www.pustakalaya.org. It can also be installed in low power servers and deployed in schools and community libraries that either do not have Internet connectivity or have low bandwidth connection. Such local instances of E-Pustakalaya will enable better user experience through fast access and quick downloads.
You can also download E-Pustakalaya mobile application from Google play store
Free access to all the content
Browse, Search & Link facilities
Offline servers allow fast and easy access in places without Internet connectivity
Multiple readers can access the same item simultaneously, which can be very useful for teachers who want to assign the same reading to all their students.
Designed and Created for
We provide free and easy access to age-appropriate books that help improve children's reading skills and develop a reading culture in schools. Our interactive digital learning modules, educational videos and reference materials help students do research projects and promote the habit of independent inquiry.
The communities around the schools can also access the content on the digital library on their laptops, tablets or mobile phones. The audio-visual content on health, livelihood and agriculture can be of great benefit to the community members. They can also use personal devices to download books to read later.
OLE Nepal has sought and received permissions from authors, publishers and organizations to add the materials that are found in E-Pustakalaya. An advisory panel consisting of prominent Nepali writers helped in the development of E-Pustakalaya. Maitri Trust, UK and Nepal Library Foundation, a Canada-based organization, have been OLE Nepal's major partners and supporters in E-Pustakalaya development. India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) is currently supporting the enhancement of E-Pustakalaya.
At places where internet access is unavailable, unreliable and expensive, offline E-Pustakalaya provides an offline source of educational resources. If schools already have a computer network, they can add E-Pustakalaya installed server and the network will be ready with E-Pustakalaya. We can provide relevant information on low-cost, low-power and reliable machine for the server. If schools don't have school computer network, we can also help install the network. The network equipment include Router/Switch, cable and server. We can also provide training and support as per requirement.


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See a clip about Fields of Faith on Market to Market. A link to the clip is here and a link to the market to market site with the video is here. God is using these people mightily!
Greenfield UMC has a ministry called Fields of Faith in which several farmers in our congregation work with other local farmers and agricultural suppliers to plant, care for and harvest a soybean field. The land, seed, any applications, labor, and machinery are all donated. At harvest the crop is sold and 100% of the money is contributed to Foods Resource Bank, an interdenominational ministry which works closely with UMCOR and other effective and respected international Christian aid agencies. In conjunction with these groups Foods Resource Bank supports communities to locally solve systemic hunger problems. Fields of Faith raised $37,000 in 2014 and has raised about $315,000 since the ministry started in 2005. You are welcome to join this ministry or help us as we look to expand this work of Christ. If you wish to learn more information, please see the article on page 14 of Soybean Review (page 8 in the Adobe file) and we thank you for keeping this ministry in your prayers.


text: Medly takes a new approach to the way music is made, letting both seasoned and new musicians make epic music. Just pick your instruments, draw notes, record & sing, and drag & drop one of over 700 loops or samples. READY TO HANDLE YOUR MUSIC Medly breaks up your song into Sections that you can easily pick up, move, delete, copy, and link together to make loops. Then arrange your Sections, using up to 24 instrument tracks, to make epic music. INSTRUMENTS & LOOPS Start off with 16 free instruments, and unlock 142 more across a variety of genres in the Medly Store. Combined with over 700 fully editable note loops and professionally recorded vocals and audio samples, providing near infinite possibilities. SHARE AND PLAY Quickly upload your song to SoundCloud, or share it as a video, audio, MIDI, or Medly file. You can also connect Medly to other apps using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or play in time using Ableton Link. MIXER & EFFECTS Mix and customize your sounds using our built-in effects and filters. Add fades and pitch bends using automation, a graph editor that lets you change an effect over time. We'd love to know what you think about Medly. Let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or email us at [email protected] † iPad App of the Year: Japan and South Korea iPhone App of the Year Runner-Up: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan


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Recently Brian and I started a small group in conjunction with a series called "Fearless" we had been doing at Foundation Community Church. The study is based on a book of the same name by Max Lucado. So far there have been so many things that have really stuck with me. I've been asking myself what it is that I am truly most afraid of. Where do those fears come from? And on and on. And as a follow up to all of those questions, how do I react when my fears control me. There is a story of Jesus and his disciples climbing onto a boat one day. Jesus took a nap. While he was sleeping a violent, fierce storm blew up. The disciples immediately questioned Jesus by asking him if he didn't care if they died. This reaction has always interested me. They knew what he was capable of…they just wanted to know why he wasn't helping them. They were questioning his character. They were frustrated and angered even. My big take away from this lesson is that Jesus knew all along what was going on. He didn't "accidentally" fall asleep. He purposely slept – for the disciples to grow in their faith and understanding. It makes me wonder how many times God has gone to sleep so that I could grow. How many times have I become angry at God for seemingly not caring that I was suffering? I know that he has slept through some of my storms so that I would come out better on the other side. That's a lot of love. I see my responses in the words of the disciples. I have questioned God and his love for me. And through the course of each of those storms, my faith has grown. God loves me enough to sleep through my storms.
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If the Lord freaked out the way that we do, that would be no good at all, would it? 😉 I, too, have been in the place of being scared and stressing out when circumstances were not lining up the way I needed them to, but over time, I learned exactly how faithful the Lord is. He has been really growing my faith and – in turn – my trust in Him. This post is beautiful. Thanks for the great reminder…can't wait to read more!


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Bill Gates, creator and founder of Microsoft admits that some of the functions the system has its a mistake. As he said in a boards at Harvard, The issue came with conflicts with the builder of the hardware and Gates kicked back with another fuction.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted what quite a few Windows users have been thinking for a long time: control-alt-delete is an unnecessary mechanism.
Speaking in a broad interview at Harvard over the weekend, Gates said that the control-alt-delete function, which allows users to log in to Windows and access the task manager (you may be most familiar with it as the first step in rebooting), was conceived after an IBM keyboard designer wouldn't give him a single button to perform the same chore.
"So we could have had a single button, but the guy who did the IBM keyboard design didn't want to give us our single button," Gates said. "So we had, we programmed at a low level — it was a mistake."
As big a mistake as it might have been, the function lived on through generation after generation of Windows. This marks the first time that Gates has so forcefully acknowledged that the feature wasn't necessarily the best idea.
The function was created by IBM PC designer David Bradley as a way for computer users to reboot their machines. In an interview with CNET recently, Bradley said he didn't understand why Gates and Microsoft decided to make it a login feature, adding that "I guess it made sense for them."
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Based on the Object of Rotary, the Avenues of Service are our philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based.
Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects, and exchange programs.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life.
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
We meet every Tuesday at 8:30 pm at the Outback Steakhouse, Francisco Medina Ascencio 4690, North Hotel Zone, Puerto Vallarta.
Last updated: July 24, 2019 · Charity ID: 124
Being a Partner for Change can have a different meaning and application to each of us depending on our role, our location, our clients, our relationships. But no matter where you are or who you are, you can be a Partner for Change.
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RBI Office Attendant Exam Admit card : Dear Aspirants, Reserve Bank of India has released the Online examination Call letter/Admit card for RBI Office Attendant Examination 2017. Candidates can download their Admit card or call letter from the official website of Reserve Bank of India and also from the link given below.
The Online Examination for RBI OA will be conducted on 6th January 2018 at various centers across the country.
Examination Pattern of RBI Office Attendant :
The on-line Test will comprise the following objective type multiple choice tests as stated below :
Click Here to download the RBI Office Attendant Admit card


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When Greenhill first opened back in 1949, it provided a safe, caring and loving environment for our residents, many of whom had been affected by the Second World War. Some had lost everything and found themselves living alone. Greenhill became a home where, thanks to our dedicated staff, hope and happiness soon became part of the daily routine. Today is no different.
Greenhill is a home where fun is often top of the agenda. Our staff work with care and compassion to put a smile on our residents' faces – from bingo to pub quizzes, flower arranging to group sing-alongs - activities are delivered every day of the week, making a big difference to our resident's lives.
"Participating in activities seven days a week isn't a requirement, but we like to give our residents the option to always have something to take part in and someone to engage with - to put a smile on their face and keep their spirits high." Renold Manuel, Clinical Director.
Located in a quiet residential area of Bromley, Greenhill provides residents with large, bright bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities, spread across three floors. Each floor of the home has its own dining room and resident lounge, while our activities room and accessible terrace and veranda are located on the ground floor.
In addition to nursing and personal care, we also provide additional services to our residents including hairdressing, chiropody, optical, dental and oral hygiene services. Residents and staff make use of our dedicated occupational therapy suite and our housekeeping and maintenance staff keep the home clean, tidy and in good working order.
CQC overall rating: Good Date: 7 August 2018


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The ABC of Setting up Your Own Beauty Salon in Nottingham
Regardless of whether you are a prepared beauty proficient hoping to begin something all alone, or a brilliant businessman hunting down a gainful business, a beauty salon spray tan Nottingham is an incredible business to wander into. With the present quick paced society, individual preparing and beauty medicines have turned out to be imperative to the two people alike. Be that as it may, before beginning anything, there is a gigantic measure of arranging and arrangement that should be dealt with. Recorded underneath are only a couple yet critical focuses to remember when setting up a beauty salon in the beautiful island nation of Nottingham.
1. Examine Your Market: Consider what sort of individuals you will take into account and what administrations would be prevalent around there. Say for instance, you are hoping to open a beauty salon in the seaside city of Limassol; you would need to take into account individuals of changed nationalities since it is a traveler situated city. Being a waterfront city with sweltering, dry summers, fundamental administrations like hair care, skin care, spa medications, hair expulsion and de-tanning are basic administrations that should be advertised.
You have to likewise be aware of the recurrence of clients you will expect, with a specific end goal to decide the quantity of staff individuals you might want to have on your group. Employing the correct number of gifted specialists and additionally accommodating their preparation is basic to keep up the standard of your beauty salon. Every one of these elements should be remembered while arranging the accounts of your salon.
2. Essential Hardware and Beauty Nottingham Items: After you have settled on the space you would use for the salon, it's a great opportunity to begin arranging about the fundamental gear required by the administrations you are putting forth. You have to buy the most elevated nature of hardware and beauty salon items that fits in your financial plan.
3. Corrective Items: A basic administration of beauty salons is make-up and hair styling. Weddings, parties and other selective occasions call for exceptional make-up that gives the client that stand – out – in – the – swarm look. To accomplish that look, a Beauty Nottingham must stock up on the best brands of beautifying agents and make up in different palettes to suit a bunch of skin tones and skin composes. Before you begin your beauty salon, you should stock up on the best and most mainstream brands of corrective items in Nottingham to benefit your clients and likewise to offer as retail items if you do as such.
With a specific end goal to support the picture of your salon, it is critical to pick a notable brand of beauty salon items and corrective items inNottingham and stick to it. The requirement for beauty salons offering quality administration, with best in class hardware and makeup items is constantly present as prepping is an immense piece of the lifestyle of the general population in Nottingham.


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Synthetic phonics breaks words up into the smallest units of sound (phonemes), rather than chunking words into onsets and rimes, as in analytic phonics.
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about synthetic phonics.
I am a part time Y1 class teacher and part time literacy consultant (specialising in the teaching of phonics and guided reading). I am also the phonics lecturer on the PGCE course at Brunel University. These roles combine to give me a wonderful insight into what does and doesn't work in developing children's phonic knowledge and skills, as well as the support and resources practitioners, student teachers and parents are looking for.


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This Pair Wins The "Awwwww!" Award Of The Day!
Baby animals are usually pretty darn cute on their own, but when you multiply that by two, wow. You've got a cuteness explosion! Watch as a fawn and kitten share a sniff and a cuddle…and repeat this video as often as you'd like. This is the perfect remedy for a bad day!
Quokkas May Just Be The Happiest Animals On The Planet: Click "Next" below!
Julie Hunt Julie resides in Northern New Jersey with her two kids, two dogs, cat and partner. She has two published books which make excellent trivets if you aren't a fan of poetry. She tolerates people but LOVES animals. If she isn't blogging, she's most likely cuddling with her pups, Paisley and Skyler.


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Russian Language School Durbe
Russian Language School DURBE has more than 15 years experience in international language tourism. It is the only private language school recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia. To be a member of such international organisations as FIYTO and ALTO allows us to be up- to -date with the latest field trends and guaranties the highest possible quality for money you pay for your course.
Riga. The school is located right in the city centre. The school is within walking distance of many entertainment places: Old Town, Opera house, cinemas, sports and leisure centres are just a couple minutes away but public transportation (central bus and train station is only 2 minutes away) can bring you to all the main tourism places.
- 11 bright classrooms
- Computer room with Internet access
- We have our own residence
Our courses
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Tasks are a flexible job type that can be used to clean up old logs or run any REST call. They are equivalent to "scheduler jobs" in pre-3.1 releases of Fusion.
Task subtypes
The "task" job type has the following subtypes:
Log Cleanup
Delete old log messages from system logs collection.
REST Call
Run an arbitrary REST/HTTP/Solr command.
Task configuration
Tasks can be created and modified using the Fusion UI or the Tasks API. They can be scheduled using the Fusion UI or the Jobs API.
To see the complete list of configuration parameters for all task subtypes, use the
/tasks/_schema endpoint:
curl -u user:pass http://localhost:8764/api/apollo/tasks/_schema


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Hello, friends!
It definitely has been a while since I last blogged. I didn't realize how long it had been until I logged on tonight. Here's what has happened lately:
I am done with school!! 😀 This past school year has been rough, both academically and personally. I can't describe how relieved I am that it's over. However, today's relief is also matched by my current uncertainty of the future.
I did not finish my Master's degree last semester. I unintentionally failed a required class. I am three credits short of an MA in Education. Believe it or not, I'm okay–even happy now–about not getting my Master's. This particular program was not what I really wanted to study. Honestly, the only reason I picked it was because a few other well-meaning people recommended that I do it. I can see why they thought an MA in Education was the best option for me (hence why I decided to do it), and it did allow me to continue taking dance classes as a grad student, but the program was not personally gratifying for me at all, especially when compared to my BA in dance. I literally put blood, sweat, and tears into that one, and it felt so awesome when I graduated and got my diploma for it. I know that I'll feel happy about earning a Master's degree if it's in a field I'm passionate about. Assuming that I'm accepted into the program, as soon as I get the chance, I'm going back to get the MA degree that I've wanted for years. Thankfully, because of some of the graduate level classes I've already taken, it should only take me two semesters and one summer class to finish.
I finished student teaching earlier this month. The time I spent at that school seemed to drag on and fly by at the same time. It was definitely a learning experience about teaching and myself.
With no more student teaching, no more classes, no more seminars to attend, and no graduate assistantship, I now have an abundance of time on my hands until I find a job. I still teach ballet at a local studio and will start teaching ballet to figure skaters very shortly, and I pet-sit/house-sit, but otherwise, I have not had much of a schedule. This is the earliest beginning to summer break I've ever had.
From the get-go, I have known that my field, dance education, is not an easy field in which to find work. The education market nowadays is saturated, and dance is not a widely taught subject area in schools. I'm still looking for work as a teacher, but I'm also looking for anything else to get by: office work, restaurant work, etc. Nothing came of my most recent job app (a secretarial position for a truck repair company), so the job hunt continues. It's tedious, but Dusty and Kirby are great company as I research jobs and type resumes.
I went to an art fair in my hometown last weekend. This art fair has taken place every year for the last 12 years, and I finally went to it for the first time last weekend. I'd wanted to go years beforehand, but something else, usually final exams, kept me from attending. I had a great time there. I ran into and caught up with some of my high school teachers and the janitor who always cleaned the auditorium and the building where the music classrooms were. I saw my amazing choir teacher perform in a singing trio that she is a part of. I saw dozens of artists' best work, including some dance-themed pieces, that made me miss art class. I haven't taken a studio art class since my senior year of high school. Unless you count photos I've taken, it's been years since I've tried to create any sort of artwork. I miss being alone and letting my artistic ideas run wild as I try to make something beautiful on paper. As a dance teacher who is choreographing a piece for the studio's recital, I do have a chance to let my ideas run wild in an open space (somewhat literally), but there is just something about sitting in absolute silence while I draw, sketch, erase, paint, shade, etc. I always tell myself that I'm saving my visual art days for when my body permanently falls apart and can't dance anymore. Even though I take precautions, knowing my luck with injuries and such, I would not be surprised if that happened.
I am thankful that I occasionally get to visit my most recent alma mater and that it isn't too far away from where I live now. I spent six and a half years living there (I went straight into grad school after earning my BA), so the campus became home, and some of the people there became my family. I got sick of dorm life a while back and have no desire to live on campus again, but I still love visiting and catching up with my Missouri family whenever I get the chance.
Other than that, there isn't much to report. I'll post some entries on specific thoughts and events a little later on. In this post, I just wanted to give you a summary of my life nowadays.
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The churches where married in Florence and surroundings
There are so many churches in Florence and the surrounding area where you can get married , but I want to talk about some of them . The first I would mention is the Basilica of San Miniato a Monte. Besides being really close to the city center , is one of the most beautiful churches not only in Florence but Tuscany itself. The charm of going outside and to embrace Florence with his eyes , that seems to be able to touch . Slightly further away from the city La Certosa is an example not only charm but also for the atmosphere that you breathe . The architectural ensemble of the complex that includes a show . The access to the church , first with its long staircase and later with the magnificent cloister , alone are worth the choice of this place to get married . A church less imposing and perhaps that may be an alternative to the other two churches , especially as a character , is the parish church of San Alessandro a Giogoli . Although it is actually located in the municipality of Scandicci is really very close to the center of Florence . Delicious church located on a small hill , has the classic look of the country church . With its dirt road and the olive trees all around . Whatever your choice , Florence and throughout Tuscany , are places full of charm and dream for many married couples , both Italian and foreign .


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In one of the more confusing melodramas coming out of county government in recent years — and Butte County government is always good for a little drama — we frankly don't know what to think about the dust-up in the clerk-recorder's office.
From all public pronouncements, it sounds like an employee and her boss were having a disagreement, it led to allegations of inappropriate use of the employee's time, the top official in the county wrote an accusatory letter and asked the district attorney to investigate … and the DA came away saying, in effect, "Eh, no big deal. Nothing to see here."
Maybe it was indeed much ado about nothing, but the county's chief administrative officer, Paul Hahn, stuck his neck out with that strongly worded letter. He felt something important was happening. An administrator with his years of experience wouldn't kick the hornet's nest for sport. But that letter of reprimand will have to speak for itself, because Hahn isn't talking about it.
Hahn perhaps never wanted the letter to surface. It wasn't sent out as a press release, but instead was obtained by this newspaper as part of a public records request.
As we said in an editorial last week, Hahn is the CAO, but he's not the boss of longtime Clerk-Recorder Candace Grubbs. The voters are. It's an elected position, unlike his, which is appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
District Attorney Mike Ramsey also has an elected position. His office was asked to decide if there was any wrongdoing.
The investigation determined that Grubbs asked her assistant, Laurie Cassady, to do 30 minutes of work on personal projects for Grubbs in the last seven years that shouldn't have been done on county time.
Ramsey, who appreciates the value of dramatic props at press conferences, then displayed a check for $17.34, representing the value of Cassady's time, written by Grubbs.
Was it simply a disagreement among co-workers that both sides subsequently regretted when it became public? Was it some sort of political retribution aimed at Grubbs, who's running for re-election this year? Was it something else?
We don't know. All we know is that when first asked about Hahn's harsh letter, she admitted an "mistake in judgment," but said it was overblown. The investigation by Ramsey's office seems to confirm that. And we'd bet Hahn will be more circumspect the next time he implies that an elected official's job should be in jeopardy.


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Governor remains cool toward Tesla sales outlets
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that Tesla Motors Inc. shouldn't expect to open Lone Star state sales outlets any time soon.
Tesla has been trying for two years to crack the nation's second-largest automobile market. It has been stymied by a powerful dealership lobby that opposes allowing the company to sell its electric cars directly to consumers.
"Texas has a very robust, very open, very effective automobile sector that seems like it's working quite well the way that it is," Abbott told Bloomberg Radio on Tuesday. "If you're going to have a breakdown in a car, you need to have a car dealership there to make sure that the vehicle is going to be taken care of. We haven't seen that from Tesla."
For years, Tesla has been working to roll back state laws across the U.S. to allow the company to sell its $100,000 vehicle without a traditional dealership. Tesla decries the system as an unfair monopoly. Auto dealers say the practice protects family-owned businesses and their customers.
'Just a matter of time'
Ricardo Reyes, a spokesman for Tesla, said the company has four maintenance centers in Texas that have earned high marks for service. He said doing business in the state is a matter of when, not if.
"We look forward to working as a business in Texas," he said. "It's just a matter of time."
Tesla has had success in Georgia, Maryland and New Jersey, where lawmakers this year allowed direct sales.
Currently, Texans who wish to own a Tesla can visit one of three "galleries" in major cities to view the cars, but they can't test-drive them or discuss price. Prospective owners must go to another state or order online and have a car shipped to them.
Tesla has tried hard to win over Texas. Co-founder and chief executive officer Elon Musk visited Austin lawmakers this year days after the legislative session convened in January. He also hired 20 lobbyists and spent more than $150,000 on campaign contributions.
Musk's efforts fell flat. Pro-Tesla bills gained little traction, failing to make it out of committees for a full vote by the House or Senate.
$81 billion at stake
Tapping the Texas market is key for Tesla. Texans buy more than $81 billion worth of cars every year, second only to California, according to the Virginia-based National Automobile Dealers Association.
Teslas compose only a fraction of cars on Texas roads. Of the 78,000 Model S vehicles on roads worldwide, only about 3,000 are in Texas, according to Tesla.
Tesla isn't giving up. The company's vice president of business development, Diarmuid O'Connell, said this year that the company will continue to work at swaying lawmakers before the next regular legislative session begins in 2017.


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Kitchen could once be named as the most underrated room in your house. In most occasions in the past where a house is built or renewed, the attention to designs of the kitchen area was overshadowed by the design concepts and fabrications that are done to the living and the bed rooms. However, it should be understood that kitchen is a very important room in any house. The fabrications that are used for the kitchen area should be of good quality to ensure the healthiness of the food prepared in the kitchen and also because it would have an effect on the viewer's eye. Much unlike the days of the past, people now do pay attention to the fabrication of kitchen in a good way.
When the modern methods in the field of kitchen fabrication are considered, it can be observed that the simplicity and the minimalist nature of these designs are increasingly popular. Even in the little additions to details like kitchen pantry cupboard handles, the minimalist designs are what is sought out in the recent market. There is also the trend of seeking of reliable and easily maintained material for the replacement of the old countertops. Solid surface kitchen counters happen to be such a solution. These countertops which are made from synthetic material will offer you many uses that the conventional countertops are unable to offer.
These counter tops could be chosen from a wide range of varieties that are offered from the solid surface companies that are manufacturing these material. These would add a luxury look to the high end kitchen tops and will integrate well with the rest of the designs that are available in the rest of the kitchen. Usage of proper lighting and plumbing solutions in kitchens is also important when the implementation of a simple yet useful design is imminent. The proper use of pantry cupboards and cabinets could be optimized using modern methods of kitchen fabrication. The maximum use should be taken out of these design principles.
There are many other modern trends that are practical and that could be followed in making the kitchen design better. When adapting to these changes, it had to be understood that the best option is to choose a trend that is worth the price that is being paid. Solid surface counter solutions are such solutions that is being widely used in the modern households. The proper fabrication of the kitchen area, being one of the areas that has to be maintained best, is as important as the fabrication of the rest of the house.


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That's what we're talking about over at the Mom Mentor page this month. Tough days are kinda my thing, so I was totally able to share my brilliant response, right? Here's to the community of mommas! (as I raise my spoonful of ice cream in a toasting gesture)
Parenting 4 kids, ages 6 and under, leaves this momma weary and tired nearly every day! After the kids are all angelically sleeping, snuggled deep into their covers, I plop down in front of my computer with a bowl of Hyvee Brownie batter ice cream and see who is on Facebook. Not only is this evening routine delicious, but it's also life-giving to me.
I check in with a friend from Missouri to see how she's doing and how nursing is going with her brand new baby boy. My not-so-cryptic status update regarding my rough day and need for prayer leads to an exchange of text messages and then a 30-minute phone call from a good friend in Pennsylvania. Right before I log off for the evening, a friend from across town messages me to share a funny parenting quote and then asks if I want to meet up with her tomorrow at the park.
It's the community of other mommas- both near and far- who encourage my tired, weary heart– their kind, gentle words and their life-giving prayers that offer the truth and love of God that my heart so desperately needs to hear.
I'm curious– what do you do to make it through those tough days?


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Really enjoying film at the moment.
Phonecam photography, like Martin Parr, only Vertical [Fresh daily since October 2006]
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Returned to film recently, and if there is one thing I learned from my dalliance with digital, is, the process of image making doesn't need to operate at cyber-speeds.
This image from a series of images for the web to wall show with 19 other flickr photographers, as well as a continuation of my proposed 2007 show idea.
A recent wander in a lane-way of East Melbourne produced these. More over on flickr—of course!
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Well it's official, the invite is printed, the space is organised and paid for, now all we need to do, is to actually hang the work in the space — oh and organise food for the hungry hoardes that will rock up on the day.
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I am currently working on my application for my planned 2007 show. The first draft is written, and I have asked two people to read and comment on it. Despite the seemingly difficult task of writing about your own work, and the difficulties I had actually opening the the document, it was a useful exercise. I have managed to clarify some of my own concerns in my head about what it is I'm doing, as well as how and why.
I also seem to have dropped the digital ball completely of late. Being back at work and working full time doesn't help but some realisations about the nature of working digitally have effected my approach, if not changed it. I am now looking much more critically at my own work.
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There is a brand new magazine out in Mississippi called VERVE, and one of Lisa's projects landed on the cover of the current issue! Having one of our designers' projects featured is always such an honor, especially when it winds up on the cover of the publication!
This space was designed by our leading lady Lisa Palmer. It was a complete and total transformation, as this client started with an entirely blank slate. "The first time I went to this client's house, he had one rug and four or five pieces of furniture. That was it!"
Lisa took his empty house and made it a rich, cozy, masculine home. Neither Lisa nor her client could have been more pleased with the result!
To read more about this project, plus to find out more about the spring design trends that we are extra excited to see popping up, grab a copy of VERVE whenever you see one!


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In the middle of the night at around midnight my wonderful Aunt Grace departed this world and went straight to our Lord and God in Heaven. I am sad at her passing for she was a very special person in my life. Aunt Grace will be in my mind just as she has always been in my mind throughout my life. My Aunt Grace was the most wonderful lady, a gentle wife, a most loving mother, an outstanding grandmother and great grandmother, and for me and her numerous nephews and nieces the most special Aunt.
I remember so many things about my Aunt Grace:
- I think about her way of showing her love for you and her love for others
- Her way of showing everyone respect
- Her love of God
- Her love of all of her family, from her Mom and Dad, to her brothers, to her husband Jim, to her in-laws, her children, her children's children, her grandchildren's children, her cousins
- Her love of the special people who touched her life
- Her way of guiding others away from the wrong path
- Her skill in raising children, no matter who's children they were
- Her understanding of the difficult decisions young people must face and her skill to guide
- How much she cared and understood the loss of someones loved one and how it felt by others
- Her ability to offer a helping hand just when needed and just the right hand
- Her skill to make her house a home not just for her family but for her extended family
- Her skill to create a meal into a feast, I loved her cooking skills
- To me she was as solid as a rock yet as gentile as a breeze.
I for one will truly miss my Aunt Grace and the wonderful expressions of her love
- I can see her face light up when I would visit her home
- I could her the excitement in her voice when I would call her from other places in the world
- I could see the hurt in her eyes when I was in pain
- I will miss our talks from a young boy, to a young man, to a man, and a lost old man
- I will miss her hugs and kisses
- I will miss her calling me Johnny
I will always love my Aunt Grace.


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Earlier this year I spent some time at an ashram in Kerala, India. I signed up for a two-week yoga vacation at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram in Kerala, India.
One of the most appealing aspects of Sivananda is that it's open to anyone who happens past and would like to visit. You don't need an existing relationship with a guru and don't need to align with rigidly scheduled visitor programs. Yoga vacations are run continuously, beginning on the 1st and the 16th of each month. The closer you time your visit to one of those dates, the better. But if you can't, you'll be okay.
The mission at the core of the Sivanada Yoga Vedanta centres is to spread peace, health and joy through yoga. The founder of the ashram, Swami Vishnudevananda visited the West in the 1950s with the aim of spreading the teachings of yoga throughout the world.
This ashram is all about yoga (how about fours hours of yoga per day) and open to beginners and advanced yogis alike. The ashram's language of instruction is English and therefore is very popular with foreigners.
On entering the ashram you agree to follow the rules of the ashram, which includes participating in the ashram's daily schedule:
Basic Ashram Schedule
0520 hrs WAKE UP BELL
0600 hrs SATSANG (meditation, chanting)
0730 hrs TEA TIME (lovely warm chai)
0800 hrs ASANA CLASS (Yoga)
1000 hrs BRUNCH (typical southern Indian food, minus the meat, fish, eggs, garlic and onion)
1100 hrs KARMA YOGA (selfless service)
1230 hrs COACHING CLASS (optional)
1330 hrs TEA TIME (more lovely warm chai)
1400 hrs LECTURE (on the five points of yoga – see below)
1600 hrs ASANA CLASS (more yoga)
1800 hrs DINNER (more typical southern Indian food, eaten in silence)
2000 hrs SATSANG (more meditation and chanting)
2200 hrs LIGHTS OUT
Other rules include (from the Sivananda website):
- Karma yoga (selfless service) is an integral part of the daily schedule and provides an opportunity for guests to participate in the upkeep of the ashram. Guests are required to offer up to one hour of karma yoga per day, this helps in tuning to the energy of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda.
- Guests may leave the ashram on the weekly day off. Guests should return in time for evening satsang. There are no lectures and coaching classes on the day off.
- Smoking, alcohol, drugs, meat, fish, eggs, garlic or onions are not allowed. Pets are not allowed.
- Mobile phones are not allowed and should be handed into reception upon arrival.
- Photography, video, audio recording during classes and ceremonies is only permitted with the permission of the ashram director.
- To respect the local culture and the monastic tradition, kindly restrain expressions of affection such as hugging or kissing in public. Guests are advised to observe celibacy (brahmacharya) as part of the spiritual discipline.
- Male and female dormitories are separate. Men are not allowed in the ladies' dormitory and vice versa.
- Couples are not allowed to share rooms during Teachers Training Courses, Advanced Teacher Training Course, and Sadhana Intensive.
- Guests are requested to observe silence during meals and between 10.30pm and 7.30am daily. Lights out after 10.30pm daily.
- Guests behaviour and dress code should be respectful of Indian culture and enhance the spiritual atmosphere of the ashram. Observance of the ashram dress code should be maintained at all times including during asana classes or swimming in the nearby lake, pond or river. Nudity is forbidden. Men and women should cover the shoulders, midriff and legs. Tight fitting, transparent and revealing clothing is not permitted in the ashram.
The Sivananda ashram follows the five points of yoga, as described by Swami Vishnudevananda (the founder of the ashram):
- Proper Exercise (Asanas),
- Proper Breathing (Pranayama),
- Proper Relaxation (Savasana),
- Proper Diet (vegetarian),
- Positive Thinking (Vedanta) and Meditation (Dhyana).
The days at Sivananda are long, but the schedule is full so you don't have enough time to get bored. At the same time, the schedule is relaxed enough that you don't feel overwhelmed by it. One of the great joys for me in the ashram was to wake up in the morning and step calmly into the day – turning up where I was expected to turn up (it's time for yoga, it's time for a meal), until it was time for bed. There was no internal dialogue about what do to next, no weighing up the merits of different food or entertainment options, no frittering away time on twitter or watching TV. I just did what the schedule said to do and after two weeks I felt calmer, happier, stronger and healthier.
Although visiting an ashram is undoubtably a spiritual experience, and therefore not for everyone, I would feel comfortable recommending it many. There is no expectation within the ashram that you will adopt Hinduism or commit to a belief system. It is only expected that you will respect the religious practices that do go on there and follow the rules of the ashram that are designed to maintain a 'spiritual atmosphere'.


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For a brief period, it had appeared that major MMA in Japan had seen its final days when Dream's parent company Real Entertainment closed its doors earlier this year. But then things quickly changed.
In stepped Glory, announcing that the promotion would revive Dream for at least one more New Year's Eve show from the Saitama Super Arena.
"Dream has a great name in Japan – it has a great name around the world – but it's a very strong Japanese product, so it allows us from the get-go to be more dominant in the Japanese market, which is an important piece of the puzzle in our global quest," said Glory Managing Director Marcus Luer.
"Taking over the Dec. 31 date also is very significant with what MMA and K-1 had done in the past on NYE in Japan. It's a big day for the martial arts world, and we like the combination of being able to get in that slot and being able to do what we bring in the stand-up fighting world bigger and better."
According to Luer, Glory had set its eyes on expanding world-wide, and Dream's availability just happened to come at the right time.
"Glory as a brand has always had a global approach and global vision," said Luer. "Japan has always been part of the plan to expand into this marketplace, and Dream has allowed us to be quicker, bigger, better in Japan. It just fell nicely into what we were looking for."
For Dream 18: Special NYE 2012, Glory will be bringing together the best of Japanese MMA with their own 16-man heavyweight kickboxing tournament to form one big night of fighting.
Luer tells MMAWeekly.com that not only will the fights themselves follow in the tradition of big NYE cards, but the production values will match as well.
"We're going to spend a lot of money on production and bring some new technology into it as well," he said. "We're trying to take it a step higher, (and these shows) have always been very large and very grand. That's exactly the direction we're going to take it as well and try to make it a big spectacle."
Currently Glory is set to back this one Dream show, but there is a possibility of more if things work out between the promotions.
As for Glory itself, Luer says the company will be headed to the United States in the coming year and has plans to continue to become a world-wide brand for combat sports.
"We just spent the week here trying to finalize some pieces to make a 'full assault' on the U.S.," said Luer. "We're rolling out some events early next year; we're going to be on TV and will be launching our first full big Glory show there next year as well.
"We're hitting on as on many cylinders on as many parts of the world simultaneously here. The U.S. is very important to us and is a very big piece of the puzzle, and so is Japan."
Stay tuned to MMAWeekly.com for all the latest MMA news and updates.