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About Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
Formed in 2001, the legend of Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes is a noble tale of friends, funk and fortitude. It is the coagulation of classically trained musicians breaking the confines of the genre in a most likely musical haven; New Orleans. Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes has been known to boldly impress their audiences with more than music, which sometimes involves the removal of clothes, bizarre costumes and the coercion of certain audience members to partake in odd antics. The band is a collection of carefully crafted alter egos, mystical musicians hesitant to share their personal selves but collectively ready to funk beyond the call of duty. Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes is a collective, an ensemble, a six person phone booth in which mild mannered classical guy Clark Kent goes in and Johnny The Wild Superman comes out. And come to think of it, that also involves costumes and the dumping of garments.
It was the 2005 Hurricane Katrina baptism that solidified the wild alter egos in Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes into a seriously cohesive unit of musicians. Sketch redefined the word dedicated when the mega hurricane caught the group in mid tour in Colorado during the fateful August of 2005. Johnny Sketch could not get back to New Orleans and continued the tour unswervingly, serving up New Orleans funk stew to anyone who would listen. And listen they did and responded with free housing, bumped up guarantees and purchases of merchandise over and beyond the band's expectations. Finally arriving home Johnny Sketch was met with an onslaught of simple survival and one huge objective; to not only manage each day with limited resources, but to keep the band together, rehearsed and on the road. Not easy when lost of residencies and loss of possessions and even dissolved relationships were eating at the mental wheels of forward momentum. But the Sketchy crew not only survived the upheaval around them, but also developed a new more focused view of themselves and the music they play. "After the storm," sax player Tommy Occhito (J. Hitman) says, "You truly acknowledged what is essential. We all developed a truer appreciation for life and our musical paths."
With the release of a new cd expected in early 2008 and another full-fledged national tour beginning in January 08, Johnny Sketch again is on the cusp of a busy and productive year. "We had a few goals after Katrina," explains Johnny Sketch himself, "Let's start working on new material. Let's keep this band together. We intend to make this a career. There's nothing bigger or more fun or more gratifying than all of us playing music all together." To that testament, JSDN tours the US regularly and intends to leave no stone unturned!
Marc Paradis (guitar, electric cello, lead vocals) IS Johnny Sketch. Named during a California trip to visit a brother by a strange hippy chick who dunked his head under ten days of constantly using the word sketch and sketchy, Johnny was destined to purge himself of earthly bonds and become the impetus of Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. The intimitable front persona remembers Roy Orbison, Bolero and Frankie Valli as a childhood musical background. Sketch's father was in the marine corps and music seemed to provide him with solidarity in a constantly shifting world. His fourth grade elementary school in Kansas offered string classes and Johnny found the cello and believed his life would be about classical cello performance. "The classical world is really competitive. There are not many jobs and a whole lot of people who want them. You can't be into being healthy and see sunlight when playing classical music." Remembers Sketch bleakly. His family moved to Louisiana and his mom bought him an acoustic guitar, sensing a "darkness" in her young son. Sketch attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts as a senior. He also drove from his home to New Orleans for private cello lessons and "delivered pizzaŠit's the hardest I've ever worked for music education." He graduated from Loyola with a degree in classical cello performance with other members of what would mercifully become his release from classical music- Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. "It was too easy to be in this band.." Sketch reflects," Each member is integral. Each member is a friend. What we do together is what we do best."
Dave Pomerleau (bass & backing vocals) a.k.a. Busta Gnutt, readily admits to ,"..never thinking of doing anything else," but playing music.. Mr. Gnutt was fascinated by a childhood friend who played guitar. "He could sound just like the songs on cds and I was hooked. I wanted to do that too." However, Mr. Gnutt admits not being able to distinguish bass from guitar during his youth, a disease that was successfully treated by a more than slight obsession with the Beatles and ultimately cured by all that is sacred in rock, WEEN.
Mr. Gnutt played with Irish folkers and heavy rockers after graduating from classical studies at Loyola University in New Orleans but found his life's fulfillment in Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. He has studied bass under Peter Harris, Dave Anderson, Dale Cortello and Allen Nisbit and is currently teaching students from 5 to 40 years old. "I feed off live energy," Mr. Gnutt insists, "and I cannot do any sort of structure which makes this band perfect for me." Mr Gnutt also claims to be able to play any Beatles song including the b sides. We don't doubt him for a second.
Andre Bohren (drums & backing vocals) is Dirty Johnny. Literally born on the road in an airstream trailer, it is only right Sir Dirty should end up many years later most at home with wheels under his feet. Son of blues legend, Andre Bohren, Sir Dirty remembers quite vividly a nine year old Andre watching La Bamba and being forever changed. "I learned about the proponents of showmanship, about choreography, about putting on a show." Sir Dirty recalls. After years of traveling with his father, the Bohrens eventually moved to New Orleans to a home stocked with musical atmosphere and instruments including piano, drums and guitars, all of which Sir Dirty had access to and eventually excelled at all. He attended Loyola in the classical piano studies program but dropped out when Mr. Gnutt and Johnny Sketch coerced him into a battle of the bands in 2001. To compensate for lack of material, each member dressed in costume. Sir Dirty ended up playing drums as a firefighter strung with Christmas lights and the rest, as they say, is rock history. "Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes is a radical rebellious response to being classically trained." Sir Dirty is quick to point out, "but we steal as much from Beethoven as we borrow from The Meters."
Tommy Occhiuto (tenor sax & flute) is Johnny Hitman. An excellent public school band program and a deep desire to one up his flutist sister, turned twelve year old Tommy into a saxy Dirty Note. Aspiring to be a world class skateboardist upon entering college, Captain Hitman found his destiny changed upon the theft of his beloved skateboard. "I had to find something else to occupy my time and I still had my saxophone from school." At Loyola Captain Hitman was lucky to be mentored in jazz by John Ellis from the Charlie Hunter Band. "He really introduced me to music in general, like different ways of thinking and the whole organic approach to being a musician." He is the first band member to study jazz at Loyola instead of classical music and insists on breaking his bands reliance on classical music scales by bringing jazz theory and improv to the Sketchy smorgasboard. Captain Hitman regards his bandmates as brothers and equates being tight friends to being a tight cohesive band. "It makes it real easy to communicate musically on stage because we know and like each other."
Omar Ramirez (trumpet & flügelhorn) is Johnny Rico. He calls his time in Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, "the most intense relationship I've ever had." Ramirez cut his teeth playing trumpet in salsa bands eventually ending up in fourteen of them at once. "It was a language thing," Ramirez points out, "I could speak Spanish. I could communicate through language as well as through music. So I ended up in a lot of bands." Ramirez graduated from Loyola with a degree in musical composition and never intended to pursue trumpet. "I wanted to write music for plays and be a freelance composer, but I could not get by the issues of being coached in composition by less knowledgeable people." The frustration of working with directors and people communicating with him in "non-musical terms" to get a musical result took its toll to the extreme advantage of the Dirty Notes. Rico joined the band in October 2005. "I try to not have a 'worst part' of anything," he confesses when asked about traveling life, "I'm happy going to new places and meeting new people and just playing music." In one band and not fourteen.
Andre Mouton (baritone & alto sax) is Johnny Rockit, the newest of The Dirty Notes. Andre was immersed in the wild abandon musical free for all of Johnny Sketch when he joined the band on stage at the April 2006 French Quarter FestivalŠ.after one rehearsal. "I knew Tommy and I really looked up to him and somehow I ended up in this great band." Master Rocket professes to a serious study of saxophonics in the sixth grade in Mississippi. His brothers played sax and there was "an alto sax just lying around all the time." It wasn't until he attended college at Loyola, Master Rockit truly realized his sax destiny. He graduated with a double major in jazz and English. "Music is more your own when you discover it a bit later in life," prophecies Master Rockit, "You have to practice more but you appreciate being able to play more." When asked about his Johnny moniker, Rockit recalls a trip to the Florida keys in which he was admittedly "spaced out the whole time." Master Rockit loves the "transitory life" of the road and uses his English major to journal observations as the band treks the globe. One might carefully consider what they say and do, as Master Rockit may use it as writing fodder.
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John A. Latsch State Park
Location:12 miles northwest of Winona on US Highway 61.
Facilities:7 walk-in campsites, vault toilet, picnic area (é), hiking trail (0.5 miles).
Activities:Camping, hiking, snowshoeing.
Special Features:John A Latsch, a Minnesota businessman, was the founder of the Izaak Walton League and often fished in the Mississippi below the bluffs of Faith, Hope, and Charity. A half-mile hike up a deep ravine affords a grand view of the Mississippi River Valley from these peaks.
Address:c/o Whitewater State Park
19041 Hwy 74
Altura, MN 55910
Web: www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/john_latsch
Size: 1,871 acres.
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When it comes to athletics, the University of Mississippi and the University of Missouri are rivals. But when Shan Jiang decided it was time to begin his professional teaching and research career at an R1 institution, he didn't find it too difficult to forsake the Tigers for the Rebels.
"I was a 'Mizzou Tiger,' but Ole Miss also had a long history and great reputation," said the newest assistant professor in UM's Department of Mechanical Engineering. "I learned of this position from my previous Ph.D. adviser, who is also actively conducting research in the area of computational solid mechanics. I accepted because I believe that I fit this position very well based on my background and research interests."
Jiang teaches courses in statics, engineering graphics fundamentals, and numerical engineering design and analysis. His research interests include mechanics of materials and structures; multiscale modeling and simulations, and strength of advanced materials; atomic/molecular-level simulations; thermo-mechanical response of nano-/mesoscale structures to extreme loading conditions; blast-resistant structures and materials, energetic materials, shock simulations; and high-performance computation for simulation-based engineering science.
"My short-term career goals are publishing high-quality research papers (in) international, top-ranked, peer-review journals, successfully securing some external research grants, developing my own special style of teaching to realize effectively and efficiently learning for both undergraduate and graduate courses," Jiang said.
"Long-term, I want to form a well-known research group focused on simulation-based engineering science at Ole Miss and to develop more advanced courses to meet the requirements of the fast-increasing student enrollments in the ME department."
Arunachalam Rajendran, chair and professor of the mechanical engineering department, said Jiang is an asset to the program and its students.
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Jiang said that receiving the Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award in the College of Engineering at Mizzou is his most fulfilling achievement to date.
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Formerly a postdoctoral research fellow in the Sewell and Thompson Theoretical Chemistry Research groups at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Jiang holds Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from there and in computational mechanics from Dalian University of Technology. He also earned master's and bachelor's degrees from Dalian. His research involves multiscale modeling and simulation of advanced materials, engineering structures under extreme conditions and shock simulations of energetic materials and blast-resistant structures.
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Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake Recipe
7-1/2 oz. fresh or frozen blueberries
1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar base
2-1/2 oz. shortbread biscuits
1/2 cup almond meal
1-1/2 oz. butter, melted
20 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 cup caster (superfine) sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Process the blueberries in a food processor and press through a sieve (you should have 1/2 cup or 4 fl. oz. of purée).
Step 2: Place the purée and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Rapidly simmer for 8 minutes or until thick. Set aside to cool.
Step 3: To make the base, process the biscuits in a food processor until crushed. Add the almond meal and butter and process until combined.
Step 4: Grease a 9" springform tin and line the base with non-stick baking paper. Press the crumb mixture over the base and refrigerate.
Step 5: Preheat oven to 280°F. To make the filling, process the cream cheese in a food processor until smooth. Add the sour cream, eggs, sugar and vanilla and process until combined and smooth.
Step 6: Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crumb base. Drizzle with the blueberry mixture and swirl lightly with a butter knife.
Step 7: Bake for 1 hour or until set. Refrigerate and serve cold.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition parties, seeking to end a near-decade of Conservative rule in this month's election, blasted Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday after it emerged officials had delayed the processing of some Syrian refugee claims.
Harper came under pressure last month to let in more refugees when it emerged that relatives of a Syrian toddler whose drowned body washed up on a Turkish beach had wanted to emigrate to Canada.
Harper said an audit of some applications from Syrian refugees had been carried out earlier this year to ensure that the most vulnerable applicants were being selected, while maintaining Canada's security.
He denied a report from the Globe and Mail newspaper that said political staff in his office wanted to have the final decision in approving applications.
"Our government has adopted a generous approach to the admission of refugees, while ensuring the selection of the most vulnerable people and keeping our country safe and secure," Harper said in Vancouver.
Harper has repeatedly said refugees need to be screened to prevent potential militants entering Canada disguised as refugees.
A Conservative source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the topic, said applications from one group of Syrian refugees had been suspended for several weeks while an audit was carried out on applications filed by an earlier group.
The source said the audit took place after the applications had been approved by immigration officials. Political staff later reviewed the audit but did not interfere in the process, the source added.
Critics have long accused Harper and his office of interfering in all aspects of government rather than letting his ministers control their own portfolios.
"Stephen Harper himself prevented the arrival of Syrian families in the midst of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two ... that is abject behavior," Tom Mulcair, leader of the opposition New Democrats, said earlier in the day.
Polls show Harper is set to lose his majority in the Oct. 19 election and might even be removed from power by the opposition parties.
"There are very few people ... who are surprised when we hear reports of the prime minister and his office meddling in things in a political and non-transparent way," said Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.
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According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 published by World Economic Forum, Sweden is the sixth most competitive country in the world and is the third most competitive country in European Union. This year's report includes record number of 138 countries. Finland took the tenth place, Norway the 11th and Denmark the 12th position by their competitiveness.
At the same time, a new study suggests, the happiest people in the world live in Scandinavia. That's according to the report published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The report rated Danes as the happiest nation in the world (out of 158 nations ranked), with Norwegians as fourth, Finns as fifth and Swedes in tenth place.
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SNL's own Donald Trump issued a lawsuit against an art dealer he claimed sold him a forgery of a Ross Bleckner painting earlier this year. Now, it turns out, all the attention is helping dealer Mary Boone sell more art.
After launching a perfume named for her, the singer was named a new face of Revlon.
Hadid, Gigi
Would be the first to admit she's not the most natural catwalker. But that hasn't stopped her from becoming one of the most in-demand models of the moment, and a favorite of Karl Lagerfeld.
Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll
The 2017 nominees include Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Joan Baez, and perennial hopefuls Journey, Janet Jackson, and ELO.
Jenner, Kendall
Isn't shy about showing off her body, is on her way to world domination.
Lagerfeld, Karl
Celebrating 51 years at the helm of Fendi — amid a fashion landscape where no creative director appears safe, it's quite the record.
Letterman, David
The former late-night host now favors some very quotidian activities, like shopping at Target. He doesn't really keep up with the next generation of hosts, anyways.
Obama, Michelle
Obama's stylist since 2011 finally opens up about the implications, and impact, of dressing the First Lady — who just landed a T magazine cover — both on the designers who she wears and the whole notion of "First Lady" attire.
Watanabe, Junya
The notoriously reclusive Japanese designer emerges. Watanabe, who got his start as a pattern cutter at Comme Des Garçons straight out of design school, talks Rei Kawakubo, his design philosophy, and how he got started with fashion — while still remaining tight-lipped about his own life.


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Maria Murphy, a fashion industry executive with over 30 years of experience, founded her passion project Lei-Lei while holding the position of VP of Sales for Tahari Arthur S. Levine. She took time out of her busy schedule to hang out with us for our March retail spotlight.
What made you purchase Sasa Designs? The first purchase I made was through our friends at Global Goods Partners. We have a soft spot for them because they introduced us to you and your beautiful products! The reaction to the beaded hoops we first carried was overwhelming and we sold out of them right away. We reordered but then realized that we needed to get our hands on a greater assortment of colors and items. That's when we went direct and had the pleasure of meeting Megan and her parents at NY NOW. We were immediately embraced by Megan's warmth and passion and felt a connection to her work ethic and drive to help others.
What do your customers love about Sasa product? Our customers love the story behind the Sasa products! They feel compassion for the women artisans and immediately want to make the heartfelt purchase. Of course it doesn't hurt that everything we carry by Sasa is so good looking and well made!! It's a win-win combination.
What impact has our partnership had? We started this business on the belief that helping others eventually helps the entire world. Our socially conscious e-commerce marketplace showcases handmade items by women artisans from impoverished countries around the world. Our goal is to inspire positive consumer behavior to bring about real change, both in society as well as the environment. The Sasa brand meshes perfectly with our Lei-Lei mission of empowering women and enabling them to achieve self sufficiency, pride and strength. You ask about the impact your brand has had on our partnership… the other day I received a lovely note from a new customer who has worn hearing aids for years. She was thrilled to hear about Sasa working with deaf women to create products and support their families and purchased 2 Unity necklaces! I was so touched by the story she shared and knowing that we together…Lei-Lei and Sasa…could bring about positive change to women around the world while sharing the story with our consumers.
What's your favorite piece of Sasa? My personal favorites are the Earth Collection Stone Hoop Earrings…in every color!!! I wear them all the time with everything I own. They are so incredibly light and comfortable that I forget I have them on. I get so many compliments making it a super easy sell! We have reordered all of the colors several times and will continue to buy back into them throughout the year. If new colored stones become available you can be sure that we will buy those too!! Close second favorite piece…the Unity Necklace…love this too worn layered and in fact wore both of my favorites at a recent photo shoot used for an interview blog post resulting in more orders!!


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Sorry, Ronald.
"No two countries that both had [Trump Towers] had fought a war against each other since each got [Trump Towers]."
--a correction for Thomas Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Leaf
Fight for Your Long Day, the original adjunct novel, won the 2011 IPPY Gold Medal for Best Fiction from the Mid-Atlantic Region. In 2016, it was reprinted as a corrected Classroom Edition by Hard Ball Press, and my second novel, Auggie's Revenge, was released by Beating Windward Press. In 2015, summer e-singles "Frade Killed Ellen" (Dutch Kills Press) and "Turquoise Truck" (Mendicant Bookworks) were published. Please see my author pages at Amazon or Goodreads for more information.
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Chesterton's neighbouring village is Alwalton, with the two villages being separated by the A1. Whilst Chesterton is tiny with no village shop, no pub and no School Alwalton is very much the larger of the two, having a Post Office a Pub and, until the early 1980's, there was also a school.
Alwalton has a very beautiful church, St Andrews, and has some very old and very beautiful cottages. A walk down Mill Lane leads to a walk along the river Nene and if you were to walk over to neighbouring Castor, you would be in an area rich in Roman history.
Anyway, a few modern views of this exquisite village, and a few from the Nene at Alwalton and a little of the wildlife to be found. For more photographs of St Andrews church, Alwalton, just click on the link provided below....
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Sorry for shouting! I just realized that I'm going to have to make a lunch for Logan to take to school on Thursday. This Thursday! For the first time in my life. I've never had to make a lunch for school before. And I'll be fine. It's just that the thought of that just made everything seem so real! I've been getting a few things ready here and there. I still have to get Ticonderoga pencils for the open house tomorrow night and wash all of his new clothes. I think I have all of the supplies besides that. But, I have absolutely no plans for lunch or snacks yet!
You know, I think I'm stalling.
I just cannot believe Logan is going to be gone from me all. day. long. And he's going to ride the bus for the first time. Although he drives me crazy on a daily basis, I miss him already! I remember his first day of preschool. I thought I was doing pretty well and then I went into the bank to make a deposit and they asked me where he was. I just started crying in the middle of the bank. That's what I feel like again. He's been in school for 4 years already. But, it's only been 2 - 3 hours a day. This is the next big step and I know that God will get me through it, but eeeek! Not ready.
Today is the last day that we have absolutely nothing to do but play. I asked Logan what he wanted to do and he said "go to the park with my friend" and "get ice cream". I was thinking something big and summery, but if that's what he wants to do, then okay! So, we'll probably be hanging at the park today and getting ice cream.
We will be going to one of the Apple Orchards to get Ice Cream. So, I'll have a chance to get some of the early season apples!! I am so excited. I'm ready to start some apple projects. The buildings at the orchards always smell so good. I'm thinking of doing 5 days | 5 Apple Farms as part of my 5 in 5 series! What do you think?
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PM Manmohan pays homage to I K Gujral
Gujral's body has been kept at his 5 Janpath residence here for the public to pay respects. Leaders cutting across party lines also visited his residence to pay their homage.
92-year-old Gujral died at a private hospital in nearby Gurgaon after a brief illness yesterday.
The Prime Minister and his wife arrived at his residence this morning and paid floral tributes.
In his message, Singh said, "In the sad demise of Gujral, our country has lost a freedom fighter, a great patriot and a great scholar statesman. I join the nation in expressing our grief and sorrow at the demise of great son of India."
Union Ministers A K Antony, Anand Sharma and Farooq Abdullah, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, BJP's Ananth Kumar and LJP's Ramvilas Paswan were among others who visited the residence.
Gujral will be cremated in Smriti Sthal later in the day.
Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal remembered Gujral as a man of "extraordinary humility".
"A man who always spread the message of peace, not just within neighbourhood but throughout the world. A gentleman politician who had empathy in his heart and a great intellect of the mind – a very rare combination. And he carried this with greatest of humility," he said.
JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav said he had a long relationship with Gujral. "We had made him fight from Patliputra seat for the first time when he contested Lok Sabha election. Then we brought him to Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
"He was well balanced in his word and also in his life. He always rightly interpreted the world affairs. I was party president when he was the Prime Minister," he said.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Gujral served the country with distinction and he will be remembered with respect by the people of India.


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Molloy Environmental Systems, a trading name of Molloy Precast Products Ltd, has over 15 years experience in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems along with a wide range of other environmental products. The company specilises in small scale commercial, municipal and industrial applications from 4 to 5000 PE. The company's main areas of expertise include wastewater treatment, pump stations and rainwater harvesting.
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The course will cover two topics relating to wastewater; namely, treatment and disposal. Wastewater treatment will concentrate on key design considerations and adapting the design to varying applications and challenges. Disposal will cover both groundwater and surface water discharges with emphases on legal requirements in relation to discharge licences.
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Two bodies found and one swimmer remains missing as Britons try to beat the heat
Police watchdog to investigate death of man in custody
The police watchdog is to investigate the death of a 50-year-old man who was being held by Gloucestershire Constabulary.
The man died while in custody of police in the Forest of Dean last night, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said.
It has not yet named the victim and said a post-mortem and formal investigation is yet to take place.
The IPCC said that the man was held after police were called to an unspecified incident at the Stowfield Business Park at around 11pm.
He was believed to be driving a black Range Rover Sport prior to the incident.
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Policing of cull to be 'independent' and 'impartial'
The operation to police the badger cull pilot reached its full capacity at 8pm this evening, Gloucestershire Police said.
The force has said that the operation will be "operationally independent, impartial, even-handed and fair to everyone whatever their views, interest or involvement in the pilot scheme".
A document outlining the role of the police says it will mediate between parties if there are any protests as well as "responding to any breach of the peace".
Cheltenham Festival goer still missing
A pensioner from Rotherham who is visiting the Cheltenham Festival remains missing on Wednesday.
Friends of 70 year old Philip Lucas last saw him around 5.50pm on Tuesday.
He was supposed to be staying in Cranham during the week of the festival.
Gloucestershire Constabulary have told ITV News West Country that they received a report of a possible sighting of Mr Lucas in the Kings Arms public house around 11.15pm on Tuesday, but there has been no confirmed information about his whereabouts.


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The first Presidential Debate will be tomorrow. Peter Roff at US News and World Report gives us a sample of what we can expect from
the unpaid Obama Press Agents most of the Mainstream Media in the coverage the day after the debate:
From the moment he crossed the stage to the podium at Wednesday night's debate in Denver, President Barack Obama took a commanding lead in his first face-to-face encounter with his opponent in the upcoming election, a lead he never relinquished.
So confident was the president that he seemed to be floating a foot or so off the ground, Barack Obama was bright, engaging, and well-versed in every possible nuance of every question asked by the moderator, PBS's Jim Lehrer. His opponent, in contrast, was nattily attired in an expensive outfit appropriate to his status as part of the 1 percent of the nation's wealthiest individuals but, on substance, was sorely lacking in his understanding of the issues facing America.
"President Obama's performance was so good, my whole body was tingling," said Matt Christopher, the noted commentator for the SMBND cable news network. "In fact at one point I thought I might be having a stroke, but that would have been okay because the last thing I would have heard was Obama's ringing defense of his superior presidency."
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Hollywood, Fla. native serves aboard guided missile destroyer in Spain
By Lt. Philip Fortnam, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs
ROTA, SPAIN – A 2001 South Broward High School graduate and Hollywood, Fla. native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Ross.
Petty Officer Second Class Gina Etienne is an electronics technician aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer operating out of Rota, Spain. Ross is one of four destroyers' home ported in Rota.
"As a Navy electronics technician I keep the electronic equipment running so we can stay in the fight," said Etienne. "I work on the ship's radar system and everything electronic on the ship."
Commissioned in June of 1997, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Ross, measures approximately 500 feet and is powered by four gas turbines that allow the destroyer to achieve over 30 mph in open seas. It was named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Donald K. Ross. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the at-tack on Pearl Harbor.
This ship has been fitted with the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability that enables the ship to conduct long-range surveillance, tracking, and engagement of short and medium-range ballistic missiles.
According to Navy officials, destroyers are tactical multi-mission surface combatants capable of conducting anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, as well as humanitarian assistance. Fast, maneuverable, and technically advanced, destroyers provide the required war-fighting expertise and operational flexibility to execute any tasking overseas.
Assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet, sailors are on watch throughout the European region and are important assets supporting the European Phased Adaptive Approach to enhance the security of that area of the world from ballistic missile threats originating in the Middle East.
"The Navy has been great to me," said Etienne. "I love travel. It's great benefit. I'm loving Spain so far and can't wait to explore the rest of Europe."
In addition to Ross, three other BMD capable ships are forwarded deployed in Rota: USS Porter, USS Carney and USS Donald Cook. Having four destroyers based in Rota gives the U.S. 6th Fleet flexibility to send these ships to a variety of locations for a range of missions, while at the same time providing a large umbrella of protection for European allies.
Approximately 30 officers and 300 enlisted men and women make up the ship's company. Their jobs are highly specialized and keep each part of the cruiser running smoothly, according to Navy officials. The jobs range from washing dishes and preparing meals to maintaining engines and hand-ling weaponry.
"I'm enjoying the camaraderie and the people aboard the ship," said Etienne. "I'm new to the ship and everyone from top to bottom is very helpful. There is a definite closeness on this ship."
Challenging living conditions build strong fellowship among the crew, Navy officials explained. The crew is highly motivated, and quickly adapt to changing conditions. It is a busy life of specialized work, watches, and drills.
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy's most relied upon assets, Etienne explained that she and other Ross sailors know they are part of a legacy that will be last beyond their life-times.
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A couple of months ago, I wanted to check on the performance of a set of sales emails I'd sent out. But when I logged in to Google Analytics, I noticed that the traffic sources for those sales were categorized as "direct."
While I could reasonably conclude that many of those sales came from people clicking on the links within the emails, I couldn't find the juiciest piece of information: Which links?
Was it the email's P.S.? The first link? Or were people just clicking the link in my email signature? I wanted to know more!
What follows is a case study in how to get the data you need so you know what works and what doesn't… and can actually repeat your best marketing wins.
It's boils down to a simple hack
For repeat successes, you need more than analytics. You need to know which links are clickable and which ones are forgettable.
Because that's the kind of data we wanted, my team and I implemented a simple hack that we now use every time we want to track the health of any specific link in an email.
By doing this, we were able to identify the ONE link in a recent email marketing campaign that drove 10x more conversions than any other link! (And yes, its outmatched kin all linked to the very same ULR and were even found in the very same email.)
All we needed were 3 simple (and free!) tools:
2. Bitly
Say whaat?
Last May, we sent out an email sequence to promote a free webinar we produced as part of a campaign to generate leads and drive sign-ups for Social Media Marketer, our online video program that teaches small businesses how to excel at online marketing.
Here are the exact two emails that went out.
First, the teaser…
Subject: [new webinar] getting your followers onto your email list
We've gotten a lot of questions recently about how to tie together the social media marketing tips we emphasize here in the LKR community with actually making more sales for your business.
Our answer? Social Media List Building! Translation: converting your friends, fans, and followers into subscribers on your email lists, that way you can reach them more directly than on good ol' Facebook or Twitter.
This stuff is so important that Laura's stopping everything to give you the dish in her next webinar:
Social Media List Building: Turning "Likes" Into Leads next Friday, May 10 at 9am PST (that's 12pm EST and 5pm GMT).
All the details are here, plus your chance to sign up AND get the free recording just in case you want to review things later on.
Got questions? You know we've got the answers, so let us know by responding to this email.
Talk soon!
-Team LKR
Then, the reminder…
Subject: [WEBINAR] turn those "likes" into leads!
Hey there!
A lot of our customers have the same problem. They've taken what they've learned from Social Media Marketer and put it into place, becoming really skilled at actively engaging their fans and followers.
That's where the disconnect is: getting those fans to convert into email addresses on your email list.
Laura takes on this issue and your questions in her next webinar, Social Media List Building: Turning "Likes" Into Leads. We'll go in-depth about:
- the two stages of list building that create a no-touch, continuous cycle of list building – once you put the wheels in motion, you'll sit back and literally watch your list grow
- the proven LKR List Building method of using social media to get 500+ new email address on our lists every week
- the 3 blink-and-you-miss-them links used to gradually herd your fans over to your opt-in form
- the #1 factor that will make or break your list building strategy. (Hint: it's not on Facebook!)
If you're still struggling to grow your email list, or waiting to see that time you invest into social media pay off, list building is THE next step towards making more sales.
So register now and get it on your calendar: Social Media List Building: Turning "Likes" Into Leads tomorrow, May 10 at 9am PST/12pm EST/5pm UK.
Conflicts with your schedule? No worries! Everyone registered for the webinar will receive a homemade recording of the webinar sent directly to their inbox.
All you need is 30 minutes!
See you there. 🙂
– Team LKR
You can see that in these two emails, there are three links total. They all go to the same spot—a landing page to sign up for the free webinar.
While Google Analytics can track traffic coming into the site, specific data about your email campaign gets all mixed in with all the other traffic sources that Google sweeps into the pesky "direct" traffic category.
While using Bitly-shortened links allow you to see click data, when all the links are heading to the same destination, you can't really see which link performed the best.
But when these two tools combine forces with Google URL Builder, you can create unique, trackable URLs that all direct to the same destination, thus answering the two most important questions you'd ask about your email campaign:
- Which link was the most enticing?
- Which link drove the highest number of sign-ups?
Sorcery? Nah, just a few UTM parameters.
See, Google URL builder asks you to enter in different pieces of identifying information (aka UTM parameters) as shown here:
Here at LKR, we use these fields to identify specific email series, link placement, and linked terms. We've developed a standard operating procedure that goes something like this:
Website URL: That's the URL of the site you're sending traffic to. This'll stay the same for the whole batch of trackable links related to the same email sequence that you're comparing.
Campaign Source: We've assigned every newsletter or email series its own specific standard source name. When we whip up a batch of trackable links, we just need to reference our short list of source names to ensure we're staying consistent:
For one-offs, like this webinar sequence, we pop in a simple phrase that makes identifying the series easy.
Campaign Medium: We use this space to summarize the specific element being tested with this batch of links. The key here is to use an identifiable marker—usually, we go with a shortened version of the email subject line to differentiate this link from links within other emails in the series.
Campaign Term and Campaign Content: Here, we call out the actual words being used for text links. We only use the Campaign Content field if we need to clarify anything else about the link and its target. Within a single email, we might have a few different trackable links testing different linked phrases, all directed at the same target page. When that's the case, the term's the only one that we'd alter for the group.
Campaign Name: Each campaign is assigned a descriptive identifying name which stays the same for all the links associated with the group. Usually, this is pretty similar to the Campaign Medium.
However you set up your parameters, the trick here is to keep it consistent.
Come up with your own descriptive standards, but make sure to keep your sources, mediums, and campaign names the same (changing just the term or the content) for links that'll appear within the same email.
Keep sources and campaign names the same for links that'll appear within the same email series, altering one variable to distinguish individual emails from one another.
WARNING: don't put punctuation into any of those fields in the URL builder; it will make Google Analytics freak out a little and stop tracking your clicks correctly.
This can get messy if you don't develop a system early on. We keep a spreadsheet to keep our sources, mediums, names, and terms straight—feel free to download our template for your own use.
Once you hit Submit, these bits of information get appended onto your original URL in a beefy mix of plus signs and underscores that Google Analytics can interpret and track as different variables.
We like to then take those huge Frankenstein URLs into Bitly to tidy it up for easier handling.
Insert your fancy new links into your emails, and look forward to dancing around in a pile of juicy, measurable data.
Here's the proof.
Let's go back to the second email we sent out—our reminder email.
In that email, we included two links that sent readers to our webinar landing page. Thanks to the unique trackable links we created, we can easily see which link enticed more people to click: the linked name of the webinar or the clear "register now" call-to-action.
The quick and easy way to see which one got the most clicks? Head back to Bitly:
No doubt about it—the "register now" link wins with 618 clicks versus 365.
Checking out click data with Bitly is a great way to test out small tweaks with your email calls to action. After keeping track of groups of links within your email series for a while, you'll likely see that your readers respond to one type of call-to-action more than others. Make a note of what excites your readers and make sure to include those elements in your future content.
Now that we know which type of link performed best to get readers to click, we can hone our future content toward similar direct calls to action.
But there's still one Big Looming Question: what did people do once they got to the landing page?
Here's where Google Analytics comes in. Let's take a look at the traffic that these two emails sent us.
Open up your Google Analytics account and check out your Traffic Sources. From there, click into Overview > Sources > Campaigns:
You'll now notice your links organized by campaign (field #6 from Google URL Builder).
Within each campaign, you can click to drill down and see the additional parameters you assigned to each link, and to get one step closer to that magical conversion data.
We're looking to see if visitors to this landing page signed up for the webinar, so we've set up a Goal in Google Analytics to track this. Located in Goal Set 2, we've named our goal "Likes to Leads webinar optin."
Now, from the campaign list, all we need to do is click on Goal Set 2 to see which campaign gave us the best conversion rate:
This view of Google Analytics gives us plenty to analyze.
Obviously, there were many visits (1,303 to be precise) to the webinar landing page from the first email we sent, but only 7.9% of those visits converted into sign-ups.
Meanwhile, there were only 749 visits from the reminder email (which only went to people who hadn't signed up yet) and the conversion rate of sign-ups was a whopping 70.49%!
You can get even deeper into this information by sorting your data by keyword (from the drop-down menu when you click on Other > Adwords).
Here we can see that while the overall conversion rate of sign-ups for this webinar was 70.49%, the link from the reminder email that said "so register now" drove conversions at an even higher rate of 76.49%. It's another indicator of the power of that one call-to-action.
Looking back on the emails, there are several factors that could be taken into account—subject line, time of email delivery, the specific copy within each email, and tons of other variables.
However, there are still two conclusions that I would draw:
- While links without a clear call to action may encourage people to get more information (at which point they may or may not sign up), a link that says REGISTER NOW tells readers to REGISTER NOW!
- Our reminder email landed in subscribers' email inboxes the day before the webinar. A timely message definitely creates a greater sense of urgency, which encourages people to sign up before it's too late.
Trackable links work anywhere you want, from your social feeds, to your email signature, to your downloadable PDFs, or anywhere else Google Analytics might be tempted to shove into that vague "direct" category.
But we always recommend using trackable links with your outgoing emails. Why? Because a whole mess of that "direct" traffic you're seeing in Google Analytics is probably coming from your marketing emails!
And when sales emails are a HUGE part of your business, as it is with ours, think seriously about tracking and capturing that data.
Open rates and click-through rates might be helpful on the surface, but they don't mean much if your actual conversions are coming from another source you're not paying attention to yet.


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How a girl with special needs accidentally helped my daughter become a better person
OMG, you're not going to believe what just happened. So our family is shopping in this souvenir store, when suddenly I hear a big crash and then I hear Zoey screaming and crying, so of course I freak out and bolt across the store to find Zoey sobbing and holding her head. I'm looking around to see if a shelf fell on her head or something but everything looks in place so I hold her and tell her to catch her breath and tell me what happened. She finally manages to eek out a few words.
ZOEY: She punched (air suck) and kicked me in the stomach (air suck) and then I hit my head.
I immediately turn into an angry mama bear and I'm ready to tear someone apart.
ME: Who punched and kicked you?!!
ZOEY: Her!
And I turn around to see what vicious person would punch and kick a little girl. Who would do this?! Ohhhhh. There are two women trying to calm down a girl with special needs. They're holding her on the floor and apologizing to us and saying that she just got excited and how sorry they are. Okay, now I see.
So I tell them not to worry about it a few times, that we understand, and I hold Zoey.
ZOEY: Why would (air suck) she do that to me?!!
And I try to explain it to her.
ME: She didn't mean to hurt you, sweetie. She just got excited. You know how some of the kids at your school have special needs?
ZOEY: Like Megan?
ME: Just like Megan. I know it still hurts–
ZOEY: A lot.
ME: I know, but just know that she didn't mean to.
Zoey nods her head, and I hope she understands. And I hold her a little longer until the store manager comes back with a cold cloth for her head and even gives her a pink stuffed animal lobster to help her feel better. And we walk to the other side of the store to regroup away from the commotion. And that's when Zoey turns to me and says something.
ZOEY: Mom?
ME: What honey?
ZOEY: I feel bad for her.
Phew, she gets it.
ZOEY: Can I go give this to her?
And she holds up her new lobster stuffie. Awwww. But I look across the store and see that they've managed to calm their daughter down, so I don't think it's a great idea for us to approach them again.
ME: Zoey, that is so sweet, but I think we should probably stay over here. We don't want to upset her right?
ZOEY: Right.
ME: But that is sooo nice of you to offer.
ZOEY: I don't want her to feel bad.
And as we walk out of the store Zoey yells to them across the store, "Don't worry, I'm okay!" and I'm so proud. I know it's her way of trying to help the girl feel better. And just like that, a very horrible moment turned into a very teachable moment. And even though Zoey got hurt, maybe it was worth it. Because now she's a better person.
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RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 12, 2009) -- Regan Smith knew it wasn't going to last forever, but it still didn't temper the sting.
Smith's impressive 53-race streak of never having a DNF (did not finish) in his Sprint Cup career came to an end in Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
A flat tire on Lap 206 of 400 caused Smith's No. 78 World Vision Chevrolet Impala SS to lose control and crash into the concrete retaining wall. The car was heavily damaged, forcing the 25-year-old driver to retire from the race early. He was credited with a 40th-place finish.
"Sooner or later something like this was going to happen," said Smith. "The tire blew and I smacked the wall. It was a pretty good hit and I knew then that we were going to take an early exit from the race. It's disappointing and frustrating, but we'll get over it and begin to focus on our next race in Dover (Sept. 27)."
Smith, who was driving the World Vision Chevy for the part-time Furniture Row Racing team, qualified 35th and made early gains on the .75-mile oval. But as he started to get into a rhythm his car began to sputter when both of the car batteries lost power, which eventually burned the alternator. The malfunction forced lengthy repairs to the No. 78 Chevy.
"We just never got going tonight," offered Smith. "The loss of power and then the flat tire -- I guess you could say it wasn't our day. We really wanted to come out strong and give World Vision and Furniture Row Racing a good showing, but the luck cycle wasn't on our side."
The race winner was Denny Hamlin. Rounding out the top-five in order were: Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Kyle Busch.


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Fall - CutCardStock
Hi crafters! Today is my first official post as a CustCardstcok design team member and I am so pleased to be apart of this amazing team!
For my first project I have created a Fall Wall plaque to showcase our Pop Tone Hot Fudge 65lb Card Stock and Stardream Metallic Flame (orange) papers. To adhere it all together I used our Glue Dots Mini Dot n Go Adhesive .
1. I took my plaque and covered it with the Hot Fudge card stock
I handmade the flowers using a retro flower punch with my Hot Fudge card stock. You punch your flowers then cut a tiny slit between each petal as shown in the 2nd photo
Now take some tweezers to hold each petal and just twist it. Once this is done layer each flower by staggering each piece. I created a total of 4 flowers to put 2 on each side of the plaque.
Below is a different angle of the completed wall plaque.
I hope everyone has enjoyed my first post and thanks so much for stopping by everyone!! To purchase the papers I used on my post for today visit the CutCardStock store here.


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Standard Full Engine Display
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Large backlit display with ½" characters. Six full-time display parameters.
Alarms & Shutdowns
Engine protection is provided with easy-to-read display messages and indication lamps (red and yellow) for pre alarm and alarm conditions. The display provides the SPN.FMI trouble code, the number of occurrences and a descriptive message.
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Three throttle control configurations are available (Selectable).
Large tactile dome buttons to insure positive feedback for operators with gloves.
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Mosquito Management
Mosquitos are found from the tropics to the arctic regions. Mosquitos are a nuisance not only because of the bites they inflict but also the diseases they spread. Outdoor events especially at dusk in the summer months in the Carolinas are always at risk of being ruined due to mosquito invasions.
Mosquitos lay their eggs on a water surface or in a place where they will become wet when flooding occurs. If flooding does not occur, the eggs can lie dormant for up to three years before hatching. Females are known to fly as far as 10 miles from the site of larval development.
The mosquito is able to complete its life cycle from egg to adult in as little as 4 days, though most mosquitos complete it within two weeks.
A mosquito wing beats up to 600 times per second.
Female mosquitos can lay up to 300 eggs at one time.
A mosquito goes from egg to adulthood in 4 to 7 days.
Mosquitos locate us by scent, heat and sight. They can smell the carbon dioxide we exhale from 100 feet away. They sense the heat our bodies naturally produce.
The spray mosquito repellents that work the best have a high concentration of DEET (this is in the active ingredients section of the label. Thirty percent of higher works the best).
Mosquitos are the deadliest animals on the planet. More deaths are associated with mosquitos than any other animal on earth. Some of the diseases they carry include malaria, encephalitis, yellow fever and dengue fever.
Only female mosquitos feed on blood, they need it for protein for their eggs. Males feed on flower nectar.
Mosquitos are able to breed in small amounts of water including rain water collected on the leaf of a tree, gutters, bird baths or any other areas with standing water.
Mosquitos are most active in the evening until dawn.
There are more than 3000 species of mosquitos on earth and 120 in North America. Three species are responsible for the greatest problems of mosquito born disease, which causes millions of deaths each year.
- Eliminating potential breeding areas for mosquitos is very important for reducing the population. Examples of breeding sites is any area with standing water including flower pots, birdbaths, rain barrels, children's toys, old tires, etc.
- If you decide to purchase a machine to reduce mosquito populations, purchase one that mimics a human heartbeat, expels carbon dioxide and gives off heat.
- PCA offers mosquito treatments for our customer's home and businesses. We have experienced very good results while treating for outdoor events including weddings receptions, birthday parties, baby showers, etc.


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Light has a tremendous effect on us humans. It allows us to see and to feel. 80 % of what we perceive is perceived through our eyes and is therefore influenced by light.
For this reason, we strive to make artificial light as natural and efficient as daylight. At the same time we try to make it as effective as the most spectacular stage lighting.
As a leader in the field, we take this responsibility seriously and are always working on new ideas and approaches in an attempt to enhance existing LED lighting systems even further. We focus on application-related issues such as the best possible synchronization of all components of a lighting solution within a specific environment, e.g. an office or a hospital. Furthermore, we regularly test new application profiles for our technology in field and laboratory tests.
The LED module is the most important component of any LED lighting solution. A lot depends on the quality of this module. Therefore, we test the reliability of our LED modules very thoroughly, checking their resistance to environmental influences and their light quality in terms of parameters such as luminous flux, colour reproduction value and colour space.


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We couldn't pull off this amazing community event without help and lots of laughs from our dedicated team of volunteers. Apply and you can get in on the fun. It can also be a great way for students 16-and up to gain community service experience. Check out the different activities below so you can tell us if you have a preference on how to help.
Help us with vendor check-in, traffic control, putting up signs, tents, tables, inflatables, etc. in order to be ready to welcome guests promptly upon opening.
The Information Booth is located in the intersection of Main and Center streets in the center of the fest. Volunteers in this area will help us answer questions about the campaign, where vendors are located, restaurants, restrooms, and a variety of other topics. The booth is equipped with maps, menus, and information binders to help find answers.
If you love having fun and playing, this is the place for you. The Kids Zone is located near Old Church Square on north Center Street. Volunteers in this area may help us keep the kids excited and entertained by doing crafts, playing games, running contests, escorting mascots, taking pictures, giving away prizes, and more.
These friendly folks circulate around the festival greeting guests and answering questions. They may also be asked to take pictures and/or video of people and products for use after the event, or helping determine the number of people on a given street at a certain time.
The main attraction at the festival are the vendors, whose tents fill the streets. Volunteers in this role may help them with setting up, tearing down, restroom breaks, and other activities that help ensure their success.
Proceeds from our Michigan Beverage Garden support a local nonprofit. Volunteers are needed to sell tickets and wristbands, monitor exits, and serve drinks. Due to the fact that the majority of the beverages contain alcohol, volunteers must be 21 and over to work in this area.
Making effective use of social media during the event is a great way for us to help draw more attention to Michigan-based businesses, which is what this event and our campaign is all about. If you're active on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Pinterest, we'd love to have you join us in person and/or online. We may ask you to take pictures and videos during the event.
Those available for a short shift from 5PM-7PM on Sunday may assist vendors in loading up, pack up the Information Booth, disassemble the Kids Zone, and other tasks to help us quickly restore downtown Northville to its adorable self.
Complete the application to get involved before or during the festival. Thanks!


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1. Login to your Zimbra Control Panel, at https://my.zimbraservice.com, as the administrator.
2. Under the Manage Accounts tab, select the New drop down arrow then Distribution List.
3. Select the Members tab and fill out all required fields.
- List Name: Email address of the distribution list.
- Display Name: Name of the distribution list.
- Can receive mail: By default, this box is selected.
- List Members: This field will show all members that have been added to the Distribution List.
4. Under Add Members to this list, click the Search key to populate all email addresses located in your Global Address List. Highlight all recipients you wish to add to the distribution list, and click Add.
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Credit is given at the end for this article taken from a blog I read online. It's always interesting to get through this maze of cancer and see how it not only effects you but the people around you. A woman in the pool today asked me what was a cancer bolter? This article explains it …somewhat if not clearly. You will meet people on your cancer journey that will say horrible things to you, that will cut to your core and drag you down farther than any sunami called cancer can. Words cut to the core spoken by misinformed and clueless people. (However I finally gained awareness and most of it I just add to my list to put in my future book and quote them and let it go) Read on and enjoy the article.
I have an entire direct family of bolters including my daughters, my nephew, and others. I had a boyfriend when this started and I never seen him again after my biopsy. I called one cousin who's husband was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and she would not even return my calls. Go figure? You ultimately just quit caring about them …really…the pain goes away. You learn to let it roll off your back and focus on the real beauty in the world and the real people of the world. And they are out there. Thank goodness.
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I am not sure if this has been on here before, but quite interesting I thought.
When you are diagnosed with cancer, strange things happen to other people.
Cancer will probably change you, but it also changes people around you, people you thought you knew.
People behave in unexpected ways.Some you thought were friends disappear. Others hang around. And of those who keep coming around, you will be glad to see some, and less glad to see others.
You will find out who your friends are, as the saying goes. As if that's a good thing. As if anyone ever really wants to find out who can be counted on and who can't. Someone you rarely saw and didn't feel particularly close to may turn out to be the person who is most supportive, who most understands what you are going through.
Although each person's cancer experience is unique, there are some commonalities. The following is a guide to the creatures you may encounter.
Preachers are anxious to give you advice and information.
They are convinced that they know what is best for you, and they go out of their way to share their answers.
They bring you books and tapes, herbs and pills, or they know where you can send money – usually a lot of money – to obtain a product that is guaranteed to cure you. This guarantee, on closer examination, turns out to be more like a strong opinion.
So they will assure you that vegetarians don't get cancer, or meditators don't get cancer, or those who think happy thoughts. None of which is true.
They bring you tofu and sprouts when you really want a pizza, and then you feel guilty for eating pizza at all.
They insist that you think positive, at a time when you are bald and nauseated and have a temperature of 104 and a major body part is missing.
Preachers are usually well-meaning and sincerely concerned for your welfare, so they are hard to ignore.
They are convinced that the one thing they promote is the thing that will cure your cancer, if you only do it correctly. This last part is the kicker – if it doesn't work, you must not be doing it right.
The clueless make inane comments. These comments usually fall into one of three categories:
Cancer is not really a problem. (e.g., Losing your hair/body part/health is not really a problem.)
Cancer is really a blessing. (You'll find out who your friends are. Cancer is a gift from God because you are so strong.)
You caused your cancer.(Remember that time you had a negative thought? You are not praying hard enough.)
There are an infinite variety of idiotic remarks. When you have cancer you are liable to hear one or two that are amazingly thoughtless.
If preachers are honestly concerned for your welfare, the clueless are primarily concerned about themselves. They want you to be cheerful because it makes them more comfortable (this includes some health care personnel).
Those who deny their own sadness and grief do not want to hear about yours.
The clueless want to believe that the world makes sense, that it is fair and just, that people get what they deserve. They are willing to ignore any evidence to the contrary.
They don't really understand your situation; they cannot see your illness from your perspective. They are not interested enough to understand, or they are too fearful of their own well being.
But their ignorance is not your problem. Education of the clueless is extremely time-consuming and frequently doomed. It should be undertaken only in desperate circumstances, or out of sheer boredom.
These people are exhausting. You may have to decide whether their company is worth the emotional cost, as you are likely to end up taking care of them.
Bolters disappear when you are diagnosed with cancer.
The bolter is someone who was always around before you had cancer, but now does not call and does not show up. Bolters may or may not send a card before they leave. (In my case they never sent a card……it was like a Houdini episode!)
When questioned, bolters make excuses: they knew you were tired, or they knew you would ask if you needed anything, thus blaming their absence on you.
Like the clueless, their distance reflects their own discomfort. They stay away because they are afraid of their own sadness or their own mortality.
A related creature is the virtual bolter. Virtual bolters may be physically present but act as if you were no longer there. They ignore you, as if you were invisible.
You find yourself not invited to events, as if you didn't exist. You are suddenly excluded from a weekly meeting you have attended for years. Christmas comes and go and not so much as a word.
Like the clueless, bolters are generally resistant to logic and are thought to be incurable. When they are caught and questioned they blame others, and it may be best to simply let them go.
Angels know what to do, and they know what you need. They drop by with a bag of groceries or they offer to walk the dog.
They will listen when you need to talk, or they can just sit next to you and be there without having to do anything or say anything. They know that just being there is doing something.
Angels tread lightly because they have no agenda of their own. They treat you like the person you always were. They know that despite the cancer you are still you.
Sometimes angels just know what you need, and sometimes they need to ask. An angel knows how to listen to the answer, how to listen to what you say and to what you're not saying.
You can cry with angels and you can laugh with them, sometimes both at the same time.
Some are born angels. Others have to learn, which takes time and may be awkward at first.
For fellow travelers, your cancer journey is their journey.
Family members become fellow travelers out of necessity. Others stick with you by choice.
When you have cancer, they have it too. And in some ways their journey is harder, a time of frustration and powerlessness. While you can fight the cancer, they can only observe.
Fellow travelers want to be supportive, although at first they may not know how. They can become angels but it will take time. Most of us are not good listeners, and it takes a while to learn.
You can help by being patient and by asking for what you need.
The clueless are right about one thing – there are good things about having cancer. The best is the opportunity for a closer relationship with those who care about you. And, of course, you learn who your friends are.
Copyright © 2002 Karen Ritchie M.D.
from Angels and Bolters: Women's Cancer Scripts
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The inspiration for this next tutorial came from my eight year old sister. She came home from school on Friday with a book that was all about komodo dragons. She was so excited to show me the book because she leaned that the komodo dragon is one of the oldest living reptiles in existence, and because this animal has the name "dragon" in it's title. All the pictures in the book where really hard for her to even replicate and since the komodo dragon lessons I have on the site are a little too difficult for her to follow, I had to make her a lesson that she could tackle all by herself and feel proud of it. So here is "how to draw a komodo dragon for kids", step by step. A lot of the tutorials on Dragoart that are in the 'for kids' section are mainly created for my sister as well as members. She too is an aspiring artist, and for an eight year old she is quite good. I will have to upload one of her drawings into my profile for her so you guys can check it out. Anyways, I have always liked the komodo dragon because of it's massive size, strength, and look. This is one of those lessons where I enjoyed making so much, I had to tell everyone to come see it when I was done. Now it's your turn to tackle drawing a komodo dragon for kids so you can get on the right track to becoming an artist, or better artist too. Have fun people and be sure to leave comments, and rating to let folks know what you think. Adios mi amigos and enjoy!
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