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Setting Limits/
As with anything, blogging can suck up precious time. As a wife and homeschooling mother who stays-at-home, I know all too well the struggles in balancing my blog and life. If I am not careful, blogging can take up time that should be spent on other things. Here are a few tips on how to set limits when it comes to your blog:
- Set the timer. Yes, this really does work. In the mornings I set a small amount of time to answer email. This is usually before the children are awake. This enables me to get important emails read and at the same time lets me know when I've done enough.
- Look at your priorities. God has called us to be His children first, wives and mothers second, and bloggers last. If your children have no clean clothes for tomorrow, or your husband needs lunch made, do those things first. Before you sit down to your computer, look around and see if there is anything pressing that needs to be done.
- Set one day a week to write blog posts. The Happy Housewife has an excellent post on this. This goes hand in hand with meeting priorities first. Note: If you think of post ideas before your writing day, write them down!
- Take a break once in a while. Yes, it is okay, despite what you have heard. It is always beneficial to take a step back and think long and hard about what you are doing and why. Use this time to pray and ask God for wisdom in your blogging. Ask Him to show you if you are putting blogging before Him. If you are worried about losing readership, you can ask someone to guest post for you during that time, or you can re-run older blog posts. Writing posts ahead of time and scheduling them for certain days works too.
I'd love to hear from you what helps you keep the proper balance in life and blogging.
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I used 250g cream cheese, 125g butter, vanilla and sifted icing sugar to taste. I also added 3 tbsp whipping cream.
The verdict...awesome, super moist because we used oil....need I say more! I have also tried another recipe using oil, and I must say that I love them both!

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- Booking Arrangements
- Booking Conditions
- Payment
- Cancellations
- Alterations by Compass Holidays Limited
- Information Accuracy
- Prices
- Holiday Insurance
- Complaints
- Liability
Booking Arrangements
Once you have completed your online booking, a confirmation email will be sent to you, including details of your booking. Compass Holidays Limited will then process your booking and will endeavour to meet all the criteria, but it should be noted that all holidays are subject to availability. In the event that Compass Holidays Limited cannot complete your booking, you will be contacted. Once your booking has been completed you will receive confirmation, detailing your accommodation.
Booking Conditions
All holidays are subject to availability but we will endeavour to meet all your requirements. Should you wish to alter your holiday once confirmation has been sent, it will incur an additional administration charge of £20.
Payment is to be made once you have completed your booking online. All money that is received is held in trust until completion of the holiday. If you have booked through other means, a deposit will be required and the full balance must be paid four weeks before departure.
Although cancellations can be made by phone, all cancellations must be confirmed to us in writing one month before departure and will be subject to the following charges:
- Cancellation more than 56 days prior to the holiday will result in charges of £50 per person with a refund of the remaining balance
- Cancellation between 55 days and 28 days before the holiday will result in charges equivalent to 40% of the total price of the holiday
- Cancellation between 27 and 8 days before departure will result in charges equivalent to 75% of the total holiday price
- Cancellation less than 8 days prior to the departure will result in charges of the entire cost of the holiday.
If you are unable to come on your holiday due to serious illness, jury service or for any other serious reason the booking can be transferred to another person up to seven days before departure providing the replacement person pays the amendment fees.
Alterations by Compass Holidays Limited
Holidays are subject to availability at the time of booking and whilst we will endeavour to provide the holidays as booked we must reserve the right to make alterations. If these occur then we will notify you as early as possible.
In such cases we will also ensure that services of a similar standard to those originally booked are provided. If it becomes necessary to change or cancel a particular holiday we will offer you the option to accept the alternative services offered of a similar standard to those originally booked or to receive a full refund of your money.
We occasionally have to make changes for reasons of 'Force Majeure', this means unusual circumstances, which are beyond our control. Examples are war, riots, civil strife, industrial disputes, natural or nuclear disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions or similar events beyond our control. If these things result in a significant change then no compensation will be paid. If the occur after the start of your holiday we will arrange for a pro rata refund of all the ground services or make alternative arrangements.
Information Accuracy
All information has been compiled with due care and diligence and is as accurate as we can make it at the time of publication. You should be aware that we reserve the right to change any prices, services or facilities described at any time before a contract is made between us.
We do not anticipate having to make any changes to prices. The prices are based on the current VAT rate, costs and projections made in October 2015. Any fluctuations in costs will be transferred to you as a surcharge, and will be caused by government action and changes in currency exchange rates. If this is the case we will absorb an amount up to 2% of the holiday price. Any amounts above this will be surcharged and if this means paying more than 10% on the holiday price you will be entitled to cancel your holiday and receive a full refund of all money paid to us. No surcharge will be imposed within 30 days of departure. If you decide to do this you must do so within 14 days of the date of the surcharge invoice. To find out what is included in the price click here>
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Although not compulsory, we strongly advise that you take out full holiday insurance.
In the unlikely event of a complaint please take this up with the relevant supplier and contact us by telephone immediately. Problems should be rectified there and then. If you remain dissatisfied we must have a written complaint within 28 days of your return to home.
We do not exclude liability for:
- Death or personal injury caused by the negligence of ourselves or our employees, agents or suppliers.
- Misrepresentation made by ourselves or our employees, agents or our suppliers.
- Breach of our contractual duty to exercise diligence in making arrangements for your holiday and for consequential loss arising from any such breach.
- Failure to provide contractual services which are adequate or of reasonable standard.
- If any client suffers death, injury or illness arising out of an activity which does not form part of the inclusive holiday arrangements or excursion arranged through us, we shall, at our discretion, offer advice, guidance and financial assistance in the form of a Legal Expenses Insurance to help you in resolving any claim you may have against a third party, provided we are advised of the incident within 90 days of the occurrence. Where legal action is contemplated our authority must be obtained prior to commencement of proceedings and be subject to you undertaking to assign any costs recovered or any benefits received to ourselves. Our costs in respect of the above on behalf of you and your party shall not exceed £5,000 in total.
The contract and all matters arising from it are governed by English Law and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


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To commemorate National Lighthouse Day, I decided to go see the Little Red Lighthouse. It's right in my backyard. But one wrong turn led me to New Jersey and another led me down a wooded path and through an underground tunnel that I swore would result in a scene straight out of Law and Order: SVU. While the sun was still up, I finally made it to the Little Red Lighthouse. No, this photograph doesn't show off its shiny red coat but I love it for the shadows, the lines and that beacon, the sun, doing the job that the Little Red Lighthouse has done for many a seaman, lead the way.


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Visitors stop by after seeing our new hand painted sign, "What's Girl and the Dirt?" they want to know, "Is that naked lady you?", "Where's the dirt at?".
Housed in the same building as Rock Island Communications and Orcas Rental & Saw, we bring a much needed feminine touch to the block. The yellow and orange leaves of our neighbors' trees stand out sharply against the dark-blue mountains of Moran, covered in mist and fog. Each trip outside to grab a bin of fruit out of the walk-in hammers home how lucky we really are. This kitchen shakes with low flying biplanes but with solid beams of cedar, we aren't afraid. Close to our little village, Eastsound, it's an inspiring space that we can't wait for you to experience for yourself.
Just in time for the holidays, we are opening our doors and 'spreading' holiday cheer. This is your chance to see exactly where our product is prepared, by hand. (Yes, really, the whole process, from chopping fruit to labeling jars, is done by hand, in this kitchen.) You'll also be able to visit our retail corner, Handpicked, and taste the exquisite product we've been putting away all season in our gorgeous copper pots. See what we've been up to and the new space we are happy to call home.
Girl Meets Dirt Preserves are the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for that culinary minded friend, picnic basket toting couple in love, maven of holiday entertaining or anyone who enjoys something delicious and a little sweet. We'll also have hand-made cheese boards & more from Orcas Workshop, San Juan crafted linen kitchen aprons, and gorgeous cheese knives of local salvaged steel and island wood.
Follow the twinkling lights and warm glow on December 3rd to stock up on your favorite Girl Meets Dirt preserves, libations from our local distillery, and come celebrate with us!


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- Opera singer Geraldine Farrar was an international celebrity so it's no wonder she was recruited for the cinema.
- In 1916 she appeared in Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman.
- It wasn't only the movie stars who were celebrities; as noted along the top of the cover, the magazine also profiles film director Thomas Ince.
- Footage of Farrar as Joan was spliced into Sarah Bernhardt's 1917 film Mothers of France. Source: Film historian Victoria Duckett's fascinating 2015 book Seeing Sarah Bernhardt: Performance and Silent Film.


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I think at this point most people have heard of Twenty One Pilots and the incredible live show they put on. I had the chance to photograph them a few months ago at Irving Plaza and I was blown away. When I heard they were coming to my backyard, Starland Ballroom, I knew I had to be there.
Opening the show were Hunter Hunted and NONONO. I had never listened to either band before the show, but both bands clearly had fans in the audience. Hunter Hunted hail from California and they really did a great job of bringing the energy in the room up. Upbeat pop music combined with incredible vocals and an occasional violin- fantastic.
Hunter Hunted said they are finishing their new album as soon as the tour is over, I am excited to hear it. I am sure that it won't be the last time I hear of them.
NONONO were up next and they were definitely a little more subdued than the openers. Led by vocalist Stina Wappling and hailing from Sweden; they were making the most of their time on the stage. During their set the band said this was their first US Tour but I am sure it will not be their last.
Next up were the band everyone was there to see. Looking around the room at the Twenty One Pilots shirts, hats, and the skeleton face paint, this sold out NJ crowd were more than ready to see this band play. Honestly, it's pretty amazing to see this two piece band from Ohio, with one album out, already with this ravenous of a fan base.
Tyler and Josh took the stage, wearing suits and masks, and they launched into their opening song, Guns for Hands. Damn, man. The show was off and running.
It is hard to describe the band live, it really is something you have to see. At various times Tyler was on the piano, drum riser, or crowd. Later on in the set Josh brought a drum set out into the crowd and the audience held him up as he played. They never stopped moving, jumping or connecting with the sold out crowd. It was absolutely fantastic.
There is a still a good run of their tour left. Go, just go. Don't think about it. Don't wonder if, just go. Sing, make new friends, join the Skeleton Clique. I promise that you will have an amazing time.


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Against a background of the dramatic changes taking place in international financial reporting and in capital markets in recent years, this report reviews the literature on the use of information by capital providers, who are primary recipients of financial statements. The review focuses on the role and importance of financial statements in both financial decisions and in the assessment of stewardship.
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It was a gift, so i don't know the price or where buy it; but it was one of the most exquisite wine that i drink.
I love Carmenere, there are a few vineyards that made good wine, but this surprised me, 100% recommended.
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Stem-Cell Houston
By Bob Hesse
August 5th, 2014
Science has resolved the spirituality and health bioethics debate over using embryonic stem cells for research studies and clinical applications.
Not all faiths agree on when life begins or on whether all life should be treated with equal respect. Some say it is when the embryo is viable outside the womb. Then when it was discovered a fetus experiences pain before that time some say life begins earlier. For some of those in doubt or for some by faith belief, life begins at conception. Regardless of one's faith belief this has been a subject of heated bioethical debate, a subject of spirituality and health. But now science has resolved the issue.
About 7 years ago a Japanese researcher was able to grow stem cells from hair follicles of individuals, which cells are indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. This eliminated for some the bioethical dilemma of being an economic accomplice to abortion using embryonic stem cells from aborted fetuses, while having the additional advantage of lessening the possibility of rejection.
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston is unique in the world because it is the only city that has two collaborative groups. One is the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM) and the other is Cell And Gene Therapy (CAGT) Center. Together they enhance the transition from laboratory animal research (CSCRM) to human clinical application (CAGT), which is expected to expedite FDA approval.
The CSCRM Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler Street, is staffed by about 25 researchers each with M.D. and/or Ph.D. or D.V.M degrees from: Germany, France, China (PR), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and U.S. Each team gets its own funding mainly from NIH, TIRR, etc. Much of the research is on animals utilizing the Japanese hair follicle discovery. The following was learned during visits with each team:
- LIMBS – Humans less than 2 years old can spontaneously regenerate severed fingertips but not cartilage or bone. Research is focusing on lizards' ability to regenerate limbs including cartilage and bone.
- LUNGS – Inherited lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis are being studied by repairing the damaged DNA in stem cells of victims then inserting them back into the lungs. Unlike blood types there are many more stem cell types so repairing DNA is easier than getting matching stem cells. For example, even a homogenous population such as Japan contains about 25 types. Long-term, there is hope through solvent technology's ability to strip the tissue from cadaver lungs with the resulting frame used to grow new tissue from the individual's repaired stem cells. The resulting whole lung would then be implanted.
- BLOOD – Stem cells increase in blood with the friction of the blood on the walls of the arteries. Study is being done on mechanically increasing blood flow and thus friction to optimize stem cell production for blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia.
- BRAIN – The healing of traumatic brain and spinal injuries is being studied but the challenge is greater since these don't regenerate as easily as other organs. This is not being studied for dementia or mental illness but may later prove to lessen their likelihood. Nor is there research on the brain's natural neuroplastic ability to grow through meditation.
CAGT's south campus Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facilities at 1941East Road contain sophisticated equipment for producing and storing human stem cells for clinical use. The standards are the same as pharmaceutical manufacturing standards for injectable medicines, which includes 3 levels of air filtering and clean environment clothing for staff. Multi-stage, carefully controlled cooling to liquid nitrogen temperatures is required to prevent cell damage from crystal formation. Visitors are able to suit-up and tour as demonstrated by the smiling author's face taken during a tour on 3/2/12, which formed the basis of this blog. Safety and effectiveness are the biggest challenges to human stem cell therapy. One risk is that there are two general types of stem cells one of which causes cancer.
Bob Hesse is an ordained Catholic deacon and Co-founder and President of Contemplative Network, Inc. (CN) dedicated to interdenominational Christian contemplative prayer. Bob is Vice Chairman and Faculty member, Institute for Spirituality and Health (ISH) and Instructor, Rice University. Bob Hesse holds a B.Th. in theology from UST and a B.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from St. Louis University. He is President/Founder of energy consulting company HEI having traveled to 60 countries often establishing international consortia.


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Welcome to the Chalet Landhaus Restaurant!
Influenced by a small canton in northeast Switzerland, our beautiful Swiss-style inn was a grand vision by a cheesemaker, restauranteur, architect, and printer. The dream became a reality in 1980 and has been a treasure of New Glarus ever since it was built. The Chalet Landhaus Inn was built in a traditional Swiss style with a perfect blend of modern convenience and old-world Swiss décor—it's a touch of Switzerland close to home.
Our famous alpine restaurant was added in 1985, just five years after the inn was built. We serve Swiss specialties and American cuisine, along with daily breakfast and Sunday brunch. Visit the Älpli Bar for your favorite cocktails and beers, and the restaurant for our authentic and delicious Swiss food, featuring locally-produced meats, sausages, in-season vegetables and, of course, our famous Green County cheeses. Visit us in the summertime for our legendary Swiss Cookout on our outdoor garden terrace.
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Hard to believe it's almost been a year since the RV-10 started flying. A year of flying goes by waaaaay faster than a year of building!
In the process of inspecting my brakes, tires, wheel bearings, etc, I discovered that one of the felt seals that sits in the molded cup had been torn.
I can't seem to find a parts breakdown for the Cleveland mains and would like to order a few extra seals to keep on the shelf.
A local parts house had a seal of the right diameter but too thick. So I trimmed it down and made it fit. But I'd still like to identify the correct part number and possibly even the correct bearings (with the timken auto equivalent part numbers).
That would be very helpful if one of you had it.
As far as the inspection goes on the lower end of the airplane. (120ish Hours and I'm guessing around 200 cycles - need to check the exact number).
The tires needed to be flipped on their wheels. The two outboard treads were gone on the left main. The right main had a little more tread than the left but not much. The center and inboard edges were pretty much untouched.
I'll easily be able to run these tires for another year and will have to replace them next year.
The felt seal on the right main needed replaced as it was torn in two places.
I was worried about the corrosion issues that Dave Saylor experienced with his plane that sat. Mine was good. All bearings and races looked new and were repacked with Aeroshell 5 (since it got time this far corrosion free). The only bearing that showed some wear was the right main where the seal broke. It shows a tiny amount of wear but nothing to worry about.
At the end of phase 1, I had reset my breakout force. But in rechecking it is was ridiculously light. So I reset it again.
Other than that, no issues down low. Pretty straight forward and minimal stuff to fix....
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Do you check your pulse?
I do.
All. The. Time.
Suffice it to say, I have health anxiety. Full out, freak out, stress out health anxiety.
I describe it as,
An irrational fear of illness and/or death due to the inability to logically explain certain physical sensations during a specific period of time whereby the anxiety and panic are relieved once the physical sensations(s) subside.
Case in point:
Today, I was sitting on the couch. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and I was enjoying a cup of tea. A picture postcard morning.
All of a sudden, out of no where, I felt like I was being smothered, I couldn't take a deep breath and my stomach started hurting. Ah, the infamous stomach ache. How I despise thee. Commence the racing heart, sweating and thoughts of sheer terror and I had officially entered the domain of a psychiatric war zone. Having said that however, when it happens, you don't know that it's "all in your head" and that you aren't actually in any "real" danger. You just think you are about to die and that your poor children will come home from school and see you lying in a pile of your own vomit on the bathroom floor with your pants pulled down to your ankles.
It's pretty fucked up, eh?!
I raced to the washroom where I proceeded to do what one does in the washroom. But, what I am quite sure is the anomaly, I panicked. Over a stomach ache. A naturally occurring, quite necessary, physical action that all humans experience. Why, why, why?
The logical side of me will explain.
I am in a constant, heightened sense of reality. I am on the alert to recognize any physical sensation that is out of the "norm" or which I cannot logically explain. Once discovered, within a millisecond, I irrationally decide whether to ignore it or whether I should sound the alarm and proceed down the spiralling abyss into the psychiatric war zone.
Nine times out of ten I choose the spiralling abyss to hell.
It is so easy to sit here now, without a stomach ache, and logically explain what happens during an attack of this magnitude. While it is occurring however, there is no logic. The logical part of your brain shuts down and you enter a realm of disillusion, confusion and terror.
There could be no rational explanation for my stomach ache. It was something that was threatening my existence and as a result, I entered fight or flight mode. A logical outsider with the same experience would think, "Oh, I have to poo".
Not me.
I think "Holy shit, something terrible is happening. Red alert! Shields up! Set phasers to stun and ready photon torpedoes!"
This is my life with a stomach ache.
With health anxiety.
With a raging hormonal imbalance.
With panic.
It's not just stomach aches that can now set me in to a state of sheer panic. Any unexplained physical sensation can send me into the brink of instability and down the path of panic. It can be my racing heart, a hot flash, a pulled muscle or a urinary tract infection.
It has been about five months now since the switch was flipped and I jumped down this rabbit hole of anxiety. I have tried an SSRI (I had a bad reaction so I came off it), yoga, therapy and vitamins. I have not tried the bio-identical hormones yet as my family doctor is concerned there may be an increased risk given my strong family history of breast and ovarian cancer. I think it might be time to try a different anti-depressant. I feel like I have exhausted the natural remedies and I just don't want to feel like this all of the time. I want to be able to have a normal stomach ache. Like a normal person.
Yah, yah, I hate the word normal too. But I long to be normal.
So there you have it. My day in a nut shell. It went from calm and relaxing to intensely horrifying in the blink of an eye.
Damn you anxiety.
Damn you panic.
Damn you hormonal roller coaster.
Do you experience anything similar? Do you have health anxiety? Do you struggle with finding logic and rational thought during a panic attack? What tools do you use to help your anxiety and/or panic? Are you on an anti-depressant? Please share your story. Your experience, tips, tools and knowledge will help me and others.
Yours in panic,
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Out of School Learning Experience April 21, 2014Posted by patchettd in Community, Programs, West Elmira.
Tags: kumquats, learning, Libraries, programs, Wegmans, West Elmira
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I ate my first Kumquat the other day. At least, as far as I can remember, I had never eaten a kumquat before. I did not know that it is necessary to roll the kumquat gently in my hands for a few seconds before eating, as that makes the skin sweeter. I would not have known to eat the skin with the fruit (the sweetness of the skin balances the tartness of the fruit). I would not have known that I like kumquats if I had not been at the library.
I heard a phrase the other day: "Out of school learning experience". The more I have thought about that phrase, the more I see the value of programs at our public libraries. These programs reach across all age groups, genders, and interest areas. The day the kumquats came to the library, a chief from Wegmans (we appreciate our community partners!) came to teach a home school group about some fruits that are a little out of the ordinary. He brought several, including star fruit and pomegranates, and gave each child the opportunity to taste, comment, and ask questions. Many of the parents and caregivers joined in, as did the volunteers who were helping with the program. Other patrons who visited the library that day asked that we hold another session for adults.
We are very fortunate that there are many places families can take children for an out of school learning experience in our community, especially now that the weather is improving. Did you know you can rent snowshoes and kites at Tanglewood? Did you know that Letchworth State Park sends their calendar to our libraries, listing their interpretive programs? Did you know that the theme of this summer's Summer Reading Club is science based? The Chemung County Library District staff is now busy planning programs and projects for the summer that will engage your child in fun, active learning experiences. Though many of you already know this, there are still some local residents who need to discover what is going on at our libraries. You may find that you too like kumquats!
Dianne Patchett
Branch Manager
West Elmira Library
CCLD Chess Challenge May 13, 2013Posted by CCLD in Programs.
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by Michael Kane
The status of Elmira as a city of culture, an education and entertainment center, took a step up on Sat. (5/4) at the Steele Memorial Library. The CCLD, the Friends of the Library, and the Chemung Canal Trust Co. sponsored a Chess Challenge attended by 50 players and many more observers, doubling the attendance of last year's first annual chess tournament. All look forward to next year.
Innovatively dropping the staid format of standard tournaments, organizers created a fantasy realm in which contestants stormed a castle to gain a throne, or defended it against barbarian invaders. This fluid format novelly permitted participation (and possible reward) to far more players: from 4 to 75 years of age. How many activities can command the enthusiasm of persons so varied, in age and ability, male or female?
Both the youngest and oldest participants won prizes and trophies by superior play.
Walter Buehl (75) not only attained the throne first, he withstood all challenges all day. His youngest subject Kai Patrone (4) rose impressively on merit above his elders, but never pretended to the throne as did Andy He (10). Other prize-winning princes deserve listing: Gene Millard, Michael Kane, Michael Mosher, Brian Murphy, Draven Kurta, Zack Pifer, and Max Pan (10).
Anyone interested in chess should call Michael (607-857-8479) who organizes Chemung Valley Chess. Among other locations, he plays at the library every Wednesday. Everyone should be interested in any activity which trains young minds to think maturely analytically, and maintains youthful vigor in old minds.
If you would organize your brain, would master logic, learn brutal life lessons on action/consequence, and know thyself (both strengths and weaknesses), play chess. To enjoy contemplation before swift action, to employ memorization and innovation (left and right brain lobes), play chess. To build concentration, to practice distraction and deception in plain sight, play chess. To deploy the fairest set of rational rules ever devised for cruel mayhem and ruthless destruction, play chess. To hunt with purest skill for your one main chance, play chess. To engage in a war game for territory like American football, but without broken bones, play chess.
Chess you can play alone or on-line; you can battle one opponent all day, or more than one at once; you can organize a tourney on a train in any foreign country though no one speaks English. Always you will fight against yourself, in the present moment, while continuing a glorious legacy of legions of quiet warriors around the world.
New Year, New You January 7, 2013Posted by roganp in Programs, Recommendations.
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The rallying cry at the library this year is: New Year, New You. We are having programs, displays, and lots of books and videos to get you started on a new improved you.
The first program is Healthy Eating and the Better Homes and Gardens Big Book of Healthy Family Dinners is available to help the whole family eat better. Another one I like is Appetite for Life: The Thumbs Up, No Yucks Guide to Getting your Kid to be a Great Eater by Stacey Antine. My kids are grown but I still remember how hard it was to get them to take the time to eat a healthy breakfast and to eat their vegetables without giving them to the dog under the table.
The next program is Active You and we have lots of books on exercise, yoga, walking, running, etc. Energy Every Day by Ron Woods is a favorite of mine. We all know that if we eat well and exercise every day, we will have more energy but it's hard to do. This book might give you the incentive you need!
The next program is called Spiritual You – Richard Warren who wrote The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here for? has been on TV a lot lately and that always makes a book popular. Another is Following the Path The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose and Joy by Joan Chittister.
The last program is Creative You and we have lots of books on crafts, how to do everything you can think of, from making furniture to sewing, knitting, or even making robots, if that's where your heart leads.
Stop by our second floor display at Steele and check out our calendar of events for program details.
Phyllis Rogan, Reference Librarian
Steele Memorial Library
So I'm Retiring or Retired, Now What? September 17, 2012Posted by CCLD in Programs, Steele.
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Question: Are you retiring or already retired; what to do?
Answer: Trap pythons in Florida, or document water resources in New Mexico, guide tours at Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, or collect environmental data in Alaska.
It's easier than you may think. Join Merrill and Sally Frank in the Steele Memorial Library Auditorium on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm as they present how to plan a fulfilling, adventurous life after retirement.
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! September 1, 2012Posted by cclddirector in Big Flats, Bookmobile, Community, Director's Comments, District News, Horseheads, Programs, Steele, Van Etten, West Elmira.
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When you go out to dine you might use a credit card to pay for your food. When you get gas for your vehicle you may use a debit card. But did you know that, when you want to pick up some brain food or fuel your imagination, you can use your library card? In fact, you can use your library card to go everywhere, meet everyone and do everything. There are no limits to the usefulness of a library card.
The Chemung County Library District is joining libraries nationwide in celebrating September as National Library Card Sign-up Month. Chemung County residents are invited to stop by their local branch and, if they don't have a card, and get one. After all, they're free to citizens of Chemung County.
As part of the activities for the month, patrons will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for an iPad, Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch. Entries can be made in any of three ways- get a new card, update your current information, or sign up for our electronic newsletter.
New York State residents, ages 5 and older, who come to the library qualify to receive a free library card. In order to get a library card, applicants are required to complete and sign an application signifying their agreement to adhere to CCLD policies. Children age 5 – 15 years must have their application co-signed by their parent or guardian.
Applicants must present identification before being issued a library card. Parents or guardians of children age 5 – 15 years must present proof of address on their behalf. The most appropriate form of identification is a New York State driver's license. Also accepted will be a NYS auto registration, a personal checkbook with printed current address, a letter postmarked to one's current address, or another official document with one's current name and address.
Your library card allows you to partake of all the services CCLD has to offer—online database usage, eBooks, free entertainment and educational programs, homework and business help, and, of course, DVDs, CDs, print and audio books.
Another added benefit is that your library card may be used at any CCLD branch- the Central Library (Steele Memorial), Big Flats, Horseheads, West Elmira, Van Etten, and The Bookmobile. Your library card also allows you to access materials at all Southern Tier Library System Libraries throughout Alleghany, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties.
Call or visit your local branch for information about programs scheduled in celebration of National Library Card Sign-up Month! To find your local branch, visit http://ccld.lib.ny.us./index.htm. Stop by your local branch during the month of September and get a library card—then you can stop by every month for the rest of your life to use it!
ZOMBIES!!! October 7, 2011Posted by lewisjm in Programs, Recommendations, Steele.
Tags: books, brad pitt, feed, haunted library, mira grant, newsflesh, walking dead, world war z, zombies
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Do you love zombies? Are you planning to attend this year's zombie-themed haunted library program at Steele Memorial Library on October 28th? Are you getting ready for Season 2 of AMC's The Walking Dead (Oct 16th)? Excited about Brad Pitt's upcoming zombie flick World War Z (2012)? If so, you might be interested in this month's 2nd floor display at the Steele Memorial Library; it's all about zombies! Read The Walking Dead graphic novels, to experience the original story the television show is based on (and check out season 1 on DVD). World War Z is based on a book by the same name (by Max Brooks). We have these and many more zombie-related titles at the library.
A recent zombie favorite of mine is the Newsflesh series by Mira Grant. The first book in the series, Feed, takes place in 2039, 25 years after "the rising", and is told from the perspective of sister and brother bloggers Georgia and Shaun Mason, as they follow the presidential campaign trail of Senator Peter Ryman, the first presidential candidate to come of age in the post-rising world. While this series follows many of the traditional zombie rules, it is an original story amongst the slew of zombie books that have been published in recent years. Readers are introduced to the world, already a generation after the zombie plague has occurred; order has already been restored, the government is functioning, bloggers are respected journalists, zombies are a fact of life, society has adapted. Georgia and Shaun Mason stumble upon a dangerous conspiracy, along the campaign trail, that could end up costing them their lives. As they fight to uncover the truth and get the story out, there is plenty of zombie action along the way, to keep readers entertained. Book 2, Deadline, picks up where Feed leaves off. Book 3, Blackout, is scheduled to be released in May, 2012.
If you're a fan of zombies, check out our display or use our online catalog to place a hold on a title and have it delivered to your local library. Also, don't forget to stop by the zombie haunted library on October 28th from 6:30pm-8:30pm (not suitable for young children; no strollers, please).
Jennie Mathews, Librarian
Steele Memorial Library
Summer Reading Club Event – Faustwork Mask Theater June 20, 2011Posted by CCLD in Horseheads, Programs, Steele, West Elmira, Youth Services.
Tags: faustwork, masks, summer reading club, theater, youth services
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Faustwork Mask Theater presents The Mask Messenger
Monday, June 27 – 2:00pm @ West Elmira Library
Wednesday, June 29 – 6:30pm @ Teal Park (hosted by the Horseheads Free Library)
Thursday, June 30 – 6:30pm @ Steele Memorial Library
The Mask Messenger is a series of vignettes ranging from comic to bizarre to poignant. Body language, psychological insight, and humor are the driving forces that captivate audiences ranging in size from 200 to 1200. The show, available in solo or duo performance variations, illuminates and expands the concept of the mask, exploring its relationship to human psychology, business, fashion, art, dance, and theatre.
The set consists of an impressive collection of masks, created by Mr. Faust and the company, exhibited center stage. After a brief and informative mock-lecture about the myriad uses of masks in cultures throughout the world, the performers begin to demonstrate the power of transformation by removing the masks from the wall, and assuming the emotional state expressed in each face. A variety of characters spring to life, including some who speak dialogue, wearing Commedia Dell'Arte style half-masks. Full masks are worn on top or back of the head, creating distortions that baffle the eye and tickle the funny bone.
The success of The Mask Messenger/s is due to the fact that it offers not only comic exuberance, but also new insights into the artistic, cultural, and historical aspects of the mask. The show has been performed over 2000 times at festivals, corporate events, universities, and in theatres throughout the United States and the world.
(reproduced, with permission, from http://www.faustwork.com)
I Dream In Color March 28, 2011Posted by macethedog in Mace, Programs, Steele, Youth Services.
Tags: dog, Mace, programs, youth services
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It's been a while since I have been able to write. Mom has been keeping me busy and away from the computer. I think she is afraid that I will drool on the keys. I finished my Doggy Tales program at Horseheads and am missing all of those kids reading to me, but on Thursday April 7th, you can come to the Steele Memorial Library at 3:30 and read to me. I can't wait!!! Please!! Please come and read to me! I love to have little kids pet me and lay on me. Let's face it, spying in the library isn't a very busy life. I really just do a lot of sleeping in the library, but you can wake me up and ask if you can pet me. When I'm at the circulation desk, no one knows that I'm under the desk sleeping until they look into the hole where the cords go and see me under there. Usually they are surprised to see a dog in the library. But I'm a special dog!!! Mom likes to fool the kids by saying "How do you think he got down that small hole?".
Come see me on the 7th!!
Paws For Books February 11, 2011Posted by macethedog in Horseheads, Mace, Programs, Steele.
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Mace "the spy" here, reporting on what's happening at the library. I'm a very busy dog. Besides "the spy" business, I have my own program and its called Doggy Tales. I have the cutest kids bring a book and they read to me. Come visit me at the Horseheads Free Library on Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm and read me a story! I get lots and lots of petting. All I have to do is lay there and listen. They sometimes use me as a pillow. They sure read me the best stories too. I heard all about Fly Guy. Can you imagine having a fly for a pet? I have a cat as a pet—his name is Snickers. That's a little strange don't you think? What kind of pets do you have? Does anyone have a fly as a pet? They read me a book called "Green Eggs and Ham". OK who has green eggs and would you eat them? I would because I like to eat.
I found out the Steele Memorial Library has a program called Toddler Story Hour for kids from 18 months old until they are 3 yrs old, on Fridays at 10:00am. Well I'm 14 months old but I look big for my age so thought I would check it out. That's what spies do you know, sneak into places. Well, it was a lot of fun. Miss Janet read us stories and we got up and danced. OK I'm not a very good dancer but I wiggle a lot and prance around.
The next time you are at the Steele Memorial Library, look for me at the circulation desk. If you ask you can pet me, I love to be petted. Sometimes I have my head under the door watching everybody leave with their books so don't be startled.


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Prog 650
We have the return of Zenith Phase III and Slaine The Horned God after their mid story breaks. The interesting thing about this is that they start sensibly with recaps of what has happened before which is something 2000 AD has avoided doing for a long while. We also have the start of the new Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons and Will Simpson. I'm not too sure that running the reboot before the original version has wrapped up all of its Hits is such a good idea.
In The Shooting Match by Johns Wagner and Higgins, Judge Dredd has a Combat Assessment which we see inter-cut with one that his secret clone brother Kraken is also going through. Elsewhere this prog, there's the start of The Dead Man by Johns Wagner (using the pseudonym Keef Ripley) and Ridgeway. It's impossible to forget the reveal of this story even after nineteen years. There's a real sense of this being the start of the final season of Judge Dredd even if we all know this goes on to not be the case.
Yep, the future for 2000 AD looks pretty good except Tharg goes and ruins it all in the Nerve Centre by telling us in the Coming Attractions item that we have the return of Bradley and Harlem Heroes to look forward to. Thanks a lot, Tharg.
Labels: 2000 AD, Bradley, Dave Gibbons, Harlem Heroes, John Higgins, John Ridgeway, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Slaine, Tharg, The Dead Man, Will Simpson, Zenith


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Out & About
Discover places to see and things to do whilst in and around Windermere, Cumbria to truly enhance your stay come rain or shine!
Ulverston A fine example of an old market town, Ulverston is a labyrinth of cobbled streets and old buildings set in the centre of the Furness peninsula. A quirky attraction is the Laurel and Hardy Museum, housed within the beautiful 1920s Roxy Cinema. The town is also the start of the 70-mile Cumbrian Way and home to the world's shortest, deepest and widest canal.
Festival Fun Ulverston is often called the "festival town", with events taking place all throughout the year. From live music to comedy, art and food; join in the local festivities and have yourself a good old knees up! A highlight is the Dickensian Christmas festival, where visitors are encouraged to don their most festive attire and join in.
On the Literary Trail No visit to the Lake District is complete without a visit to the the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction complete with Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin and all the gang. Look out for Mr McGregor!
Swallows and Amazons Fans of the Swallows and Amazons stories will enjoy taking a boat cruise around the places surrounding Coniston Water which Arthur Ransome used to populate the imaginary lake of his books, including Wild Cat Island.
Fishing The Lake District offers great fishing opportunities with breathtaking scenery. A site of Special Scientific Interest because of its international importance as a wetland, Esthwaite Water has a large population of wild birds and in the summer the fisherfolk among you could be competing with the ospreys that visit the lake.
Turrets and Towers Take a visit to the mock-Gothic Wray Castle which sits on the shores of Lake Windermere. The grounds are open to the public and are well worth visiting to see the specimen trees; wellingtonia, redwood, gingkoa, weeping lime, and varieties of beech. Dalton Castle is also well worth a visit; a 14th-century tower built to assert the authority of the Abbot of Furness Abbey.
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I hope you are having a great week and have some fun weekend plans coming up!! Jonny and I are heading up to the mountains this weekend to try and get some early ski days in. We have been getting tons of snow here already!! I am excited to ski, but truthfully even more excited to spend a cozy weekend in the mountains, hanging out with our family, cooing over our brand new baby nephew.
This has been the earliest I remember getting out to ski since the first year that Jonny and I started dating in 2008. That winter I was a ski instructor for tiny ski ducklings (3-6 year olds) so my instructor training started in early November. Since then, I can't tell you how much respect I have for those instructors - they have a gaggle of tiny humans, recklessly following them down a mountain on a pair of foreign objects... not only does it come with a lot of responsibility for these lives, but you have got to be in seriously great shape! I have tried to get back into that same shape for ski season ever since. This year has been especially hard since I was laid up for a while after my scooter accident. So I jumped at the chance to try a cleanse from Aspen Juice to give my health a little kick start.
I loved the Aspen Juice three day cleanse. It was the perfect amount of time for a juice cleanse - not too long (that you start to grumpy and feel you are missing out on social activities) or too short (that you don't see any changes). I started after Halloween - in hopes to capitalize on detoxing the calories I recently consumed. Also, I figured this would jump start some healthy habits before the holidays. I am usually pretty picky when it comes to pressed juices - I don't like overly greeney drinks or chunky juices, but each one I had was delicious and super filling. I was never - ever hungry, either. The lovely staff at Aspen Juice suggests six juices per day, but I was only able to finish four - so had some extra for the fourth day, which was perfect for transitioning.
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Hi friends, most probably you all have heard about servo motor and DC motor. Here in this article I will focus on the differences between servo motor & DC motor.
Related Article: Stepper, Servo or DC Motor! Which is good for a robotic project?
Functionality of DC Motor:
A DC motor is a 2 wire motor which is control by a switch. Here in DC motor when you switch ON power it`s shaft start rotating in a direction. As it is a 2 wire motor means all its drive power is supplied by these wiring. Normally you will get a constant speed DC motor in different devices like old tape recorder.
DC Motors are high speed (1000 rpm) motors. But you can change its speed by a gear assembly. You can also change its speed by using PWM (pulse width modulation) technique. Basically in PWM we reduce supplied power to DC motor. You can also change the direction of rotation by changing DC motor Polarity.
Functionality of Servo Motor:
Before understanding servo motor we should understand servo mechanism. Servo-mechanism is a continuous control mechanism which governs by a feedback loop. Here in servo motor feedback loop is a position sensor or for continuous rotation it may be an encoder circuit. Servo motor has three wires one is for drive voltage source, second wire is for Ground & third wire is for control signal.
Servo Motor has its own driving circuit which is integrated with its feedback sensor. Function of this driving circuit is to receive a signal (Shaft output position) and compare it with feedback signal of sensor and if there is an error, supply power to motor so that by achieving the position error will be zero. Servo motor have not a freely moving shaft, most of the motor have only 200-250 degree span. After some modification these motor can also be used in speed control application.
Related Article: How to choose DC Motor for Robotic Project?
Difference between a Servo Motor and DC Motor
Here in given table you can easily understand the differences …
|Servo Motor
|DC Motor
|Wiring & Terminals
|The Servo motor has three wires known as power, ground and control.
|DC motor has two wire known as power and ground
|Assembly and System
|Servo Motor is a system. It required a motor, feedback sensor & a control circuit
|DC Motor is a individual device and can be operate by a power source.
|Servo motor does not rotate freely. Its rotation span is approximate 200 to 250 degree
|DC Motor has 360 degree span.
|Driver Circuit
|Servo Motor requires a driver circuit
|DC Motor doesn't require driver Circuit
|High cost with respect to DC Motor
|Low Cost
So finally at last servo motor is a combination of a DC Motor, Feedback sensor and a control circuit.
Here from YouTube I would like to show you a short video by which you can easily understand servo motor functionality and the difference between DC Motor & a Servo motor.
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MOBILE, Alabama – Damage from the Christmas Day tornado through Mobile and Pike counties simply doesn't meet the threshold to trigger the Federal Emergency Management Agency's help, Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Art Faulker said today.
Faulker said that had Gov. Robert Bentley pursued a disaster declaration through FEMA, it is unlikely that assistance would come from the Small Business Administration.
The SBA, around 3 p.m. today, officially declared disaster relief for Mobile County.
"Had we continued to look at FEMA's assistance, the governor would not have been able to ask to the SBA to come in," Faulkner said. "As we looked at those (damage assessment) numbers and they were low, we chose the (SBA) route and I made the recommendation from the governor to make assistance through the SBA."
With SBA help, Mobile County residents, businesses, not-profit agencies and others will be eligible for low-interest loans to improve damaged or destroyed property. FEMA's help -- which is only available if stricter guidelines are met such as the number of uninsured property owners impacted by the storm -- would have provided direct assistance grants.
Faulkner said the Christmas Day tornado, an EF-2 twister that struck the city and Prichard around 5 p.m. that night causing up to $10 million in damages to Murphy High School and elsewhere, created less damage than other storms throughout the state which had previously been denied FEMA help.
Two storms that produced devastating tornadoes on April 15, did trigger FEMA assistance. But Faulkner said the difference with those storms is that they damaged or destroyed 1,446 homes and that under 50 percent of those properties were lacked insurance. He said the Dec. 25 storm through Mobile didn't come close to that threshold.
Faulkner said he did not immediately have an assessment from last month's storm damage. Mayor Sam Jones, in a letter he sent to FEMA, said approximately 875 homes were damaged from the Dec. 20 and 25 storms.
It also appears unlikely the Dec. 25 storm will be packaged with the Dec. 20 storm for one disaster declaration request, Faulkner said.
By comparison, Hurricane Isaac that struck the Gulf Coast in late August, also caused severe flood damage days later. Both the storm damage and the later flooding were packaged into one disaster declaration request to FEMA, because "it was the same storm system," Faulkner said.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the federal law administering disaster assistance, outlines how storm damage can be assessed.
"With these tornadoes, they don't meet the criteria in the Stafford Act to put those two together," Faulkner said. "From what I've seen and from those who I talked to in Mobile County and from my staff down there, I don't know that if you put the two together that you got the numbers to get (a disaster declaration)."
FEMA has two kinds of disaster relief following a storm; individual and public assistance.
Faulkner said the state is still in communication with the city of Mobile about possible relief through FEMA. The city spent about $300,000 in clean-up costs immediately after the Dec. 25 storm.
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones has since said he will send a letter himself to FEMA asking that the Dec. 20 and 25 storms are packaged together under one disaster declaration. A FEMA spokesman has since said that they only consider requests from the state.
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Since forming out of a drafty residential loft building in the Hasidic section of Williamsburg, Brooklyn's La Big Vic has captured the heart of the American underground as a band that encapsulates the melting pot that is New York City. Toshio Masuda, a Japanese producer and multi-instrumentalist with a background in J-Pop and R&B, started the band in late 2009 with Emilie Friedlander, a classically trained vocalist and violinist who also happens to be a well-regarded music journalist. Soon joined by Peter Pearson, a keyboard player and avant-garde composer who restores vintage synthesizers by day, they bonded over an interest in repetition, the melding of electronic and analog sounds, and a panoply of musical reference points including dub, '70s electronic music, and the trip-hop of the early aughts. Unmoved by revivalism, they explored interconnecting ideas of musical expression, wielding inspirations more as paint than as the image being captured.
Simply stated, La Big Vic just doesn't sound like anyone else. There aren't that many rock bands that use violin as a core instrument, and still fewer electronic groups that eschew the current machine-made aesthetic. La Big Vic are in fact both, but they value the immediate impact of a well-turned melody above all.
Cold War hones in on the power of a soulful hook without forfeiting the cosmopolitanism that made its predecessor, Actually, so unique. The arrangements are more lush and crisp than ever, thanks partly to Toshio Masuda's mastery of his bedroom recording studio, and partly to Soft Landing Studio's Steve Griesgraber, who engineered the vocals and violin.
Grounded in both hip-hop beats and melodic synth leads, Cold War also sees the band venturing deeper into narrative storytelling, darting between emotional missed connections and the romantic melancholy of wandering city streets at alone at night. It's an upside-down love letter to the city that never sleeps, and the sound of three musicians coming into their own.
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I have a pet peeve: athletic shoes. They're fine if you're engaging in an athletic activity. But on city streets, in business attire—no. So often I see women wearing business suits with athletic shoes. It looks terrible.
I would be the first to say don't wear high heels if you don't feel comfortable in them. I seldom wear a heel because I have a poor sense of balance—I'm a klutz and I'm afraid I'll fall and break something important. I wear chic flats or my beloved Chinese shoes.
Everyone who knows me knows about my Chinese shoes. Full disclosure: Long before I started writing for this paper, I wore Chinese shoes. You know them—black cotton Mary Janes or Kungfu. I buy them in Chinatown for $5. They are so comfortable, especially since I put an insole inside. I walk miles in them in absolute comfort. And how can you go wrong with that price?
When I go to Chinatown I stock up because I don't know how long a pair will last. Sometimes they will last six months and sometimes just two weeks. I have some red satin embroidered Mary Janes and a few pairs of dressier ones that I bought for a few dollars more.
Bottom line: You can always find stylish flat heels, so wear them.
Make sure your shoes are kept polished and the heels aren't run down. Find a good shoemaker and make friends with him. You're going to need him.
And don't think you can dye leather shoes. A number of years ago I had a pair that was very scuffed. I bought a bottle of dye and used it. It didn't work. The dye chipped off and I had to throw the shoes away.
Something else I don't think you can do is resole shoes. I had a couple of pairs resoled, and they were so tight afterward my feet were killing me. My wonderful shoemaker stretched them so I could wear them, but they were never again completely comfortable.
High heels make a woman's legs look beautiful and sexy. Every time I see a woman wearing a pair I'm so envious. My mother always wore very high heels and could walk in them in absolute comfort. I can barely walk to the corner in a heel. Obviously, I was born without the high heel gene.
If you buy high heels, make sure the shank (the part attaching the heel to the shoe) is sturdy. Otherwise, as you walk the heel jiggles and splays backward—very unattractive and uncomfortable.
Don't be afraid to wear shoes in a bright color or with a fancy bow or buckle. They jazz up an otherwise conservative outfit. Try it.
Happy walking!
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ALBUQUERQUE — The Santa Fe High Demons must have felt like Charles Dickens had a hand in writing the script for Saturday's 21-8 loss to Albuquerque Rio Grande at Milne Stadium.
On one hand, 14-year-old sophomore quarterback Jason Fitzpatrick showed glimpses of a bright future with a cannon of an arm and as much athleticism as anyone on the field.
But the ghosts of Demons football past also showed up, creating enough doubt in the minds of the young team to cause mental lapses and stall a pair of drives inside the 10-yard line without scoring.
As a result, the Demons' present state is one filled with the frustrating reality that rebuilding the program and overcoming two decades of futility will be a long process.
"The ghosts from the past creep into your mind," said Santa Fe High head coach Ray Holladay. "We've got 20 years of crap we're trying to fight through. ... They're always back there. You just got to learn to close the door on them."
Holladay set several goals for the team this season, including starting 2-1 (the Demons are now 0-2) and to make the state playoffs for the first time in 23 years.
After a 56-7 loss last week at Class AAAA powerhouse Aztec, Santa Fe High was still confident it could beat a Rio Grande team that lost 55-0 last week to Albuquerque La Cueva.
"We forgot about it," Fitzpatrick said of the Aztec loss. "We moved on. ... We thought we had a good game plan coming in here this week; it just didn't work out for us."
The frustration was evident early Saturday. Santa Fe High senior Isaac Fairchild returned the opening kickoff to the Rio Grande 38-yard line, setting up a drive to the Rio Grande 4 before turning the ball over on a failed fourth-down conversion.
"We score on that opening drive," Holladay said, "(and) I've got a feeling this is a different game."
But the Demons didn't and their offense sputtered for much of the first half, getting just two first downs — one rushing, and one on one of 16 Rio Grande penalties. A major cause of the anemic offense was five dropped passes in the half, giving Fitzpatrick a stat line of 3-for-11 for 6 yards and an interception to end the half.
"It does (get frustrating)," Fitzpatrick admitted, "but it's all reps. We have good receivers that always catch the ball. We just didn't have the confidence (we needed)."
The Demons defense was inconsistent against the misdirection running attack of Rio Grande's single-wing offense, allowing 257 rushing yards on 38 carries.
Ravens sophomore running back Dru Lundval rattled off 20 carries for 121 yards and a 2-yard touchdown run with 3 minutes, 40 seconds left in the second quarter for a 7-0 lead.
Rio Grande got the ball back and used a double-reverse flea flicker, setting up quarterback Mike Sanchez with a wide open Jaylen Spraggins on a 37-yard touchdown pass for 14-0 with 11 seconds left before halftime.
Santa Fe High took its opening drive of the third quarter inside the Rio Grande 10, thanks to a 53-yard strike from Fitzpatrick to wideout Jared Milliorn.
The drive could get no closer than the 6 before the Demons again turned the ball over on downs.
"We got down to the end zone, and we just couldn't execute when we got there," Fitzpatrick said.
Rio Grande's Xavier Aragon punched in an 8-yard touchdown with :55 left in the game to make it 21-0 before Santa Fe High finally capitalized on a trip inside the red zone.
Fitzpatrick led a six-play drive, hitting Milliorn for a 7-yard touchdown strike with nine seconds remaining.
A Mike Dean 2-point conversion run capped the scoring.
The late score gave the Demons something to build on for the future, but the postgame message coming from the locker room was one uttered all too often over the past 23 years.
"(We have to) just keep going forward," Fitzpatrick said, "and forget about the past because there is nothing we can do about it."
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Half a Century
Many things have happened to me this year but I simply felt less of a need to talk about them in public. I ought to say, however, that I am now 50 years old. My half-century birthday arrived! This means that twenty of me would constitute a millennium. Forty of me would be two millennia. A normal bus easily holds forty people; such a bus full of copies of me would be full of enough years to stretch back to the glory days of the Roman Empire.
I continue to find this surprising, I don't know why. But age, of course, is not really about how many times planet Earth has orbited the sun. That is only an astronomical measurement; and organic creatures age biologically. I am an organic creature. My age depends on health rather than time. Keeping myself fit is a priority.
I have updated The Platinum Donkey blog, where a selection of my stories can be read online for free. There are now 44 stories on that blog; and one day I intend for there to be exactly one hundred.
Anyway, I guess I will try to make more of an effort to update this blog. My latest book was published recently and I should have copies soon, fingers crossed. I will talk about that when I have the copies in my hands, in these half-century-old hands of mine...
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WHAT gets measured, matters. Measuring the effectiveness of stakeholder, investor and other corporate communication activities, however, has always been somewhat ambiguous. Until now.
Wharton Professor of Management Witold Henisz has found a way of measuring the benefits of stakeholder engagement activities to public mining companies that operate in risky environments. Henisz and two co-authors researched the role that stakeholder events played in companies' efforts to maximize profits. The answer: huge.
As Henisz notes in a paper entitled Spinning Gold: The Financial Returns to External Stakeholder Engagement (PDF 480KB): "There is a powerful business case to win the hearts and minds of external stakeholders. We found in our research that the value of the relationship with politicians and community members is worth twice as much as the value of the gold."
The authors used data from 26 gold mines owned by 19 publicly traded firms between 1993 and 2008. By coding more than 50,000 stakeholder events from media reports – by hand, no less – the researchers developed an index of the degree of stakeholder cooperation or conflict for these mines.
Stakeholders, for the purposes of the research, includes everyone from local and national politicians and community leaders to priests, war lords, paramilitary groups, NGOs and international bodies like the World Bank. A stakeholder event includes actions or expressions of sentiment from groups friendly and not-so-friendly towards mine owners. The authors note that because mines are so big, whoever the politically relevant stakeholders in an area are, they often take sides because so much money and so many jobs are at stake.
Henisz and his colleagues reviewed data of gold mining firms listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange to calculate the net present value of their mine. That value was then compared to the company's market valuation. The result: the companies traded at a 72% discount compared to their net present value. Why? Because the net present value did not take into account the probability of delays or disruptions, and the cost overruns or revenue shortfalls that result.
By incorporating the stakeholder cooperation index in a market capitalization analysis, the researchers reduced the discount placed by financial markets on the net present value of the gold from 72% to between 33% and 12%.
Getting with the program
The research quantifies what a number of mining firms have already realized – that reducing conflict with external stakeholders in favor of winning their cooperation improves the companies' chances that a mine plan can proceed on budget and on time, and most importantly, generate sustainable shareholder value.
"Fifteen billion dollars of gold sitting in a mountainside cannot be transformed into [profits] with financial, engineering and marketing inputs alone," comments Henisz. "It also requires the political and social support of key stakeholders, including not only members of the economic value chain, but also government officials, regulators, community leaders and members of civil society."
A quote from the COO at one of the mines in the researchers' sample puts it another way: "It used to be the case that the value of a gold mine was based on three variables: the amount of gold in the ground, the cost of extraction and the world price of gold," he states. "Today, I can show you two mines, identical [in term of] these three variables, that differ in their valuation by an order of magnitude. Why? Because one has local support and the other doesn't."
The findings are applicable to a number of other industries, according to Henisz, including construction, oil and gas, agriculture, minerals, alternative energy and water – any sector that involves large building projects, substantial upfront investments and long payback periods.
"If companies want to maximize their profits, there is a degree of stakeholder engagement that they have to undertake." Those able to recognize the need for sophisticated stakeholder strategies, he adds, "will find this to be a source of competitive advantage."
Applying best practices
Henisz recommends the following best practices for businesses that are serious about engaging stakeholders:
- Change the mindset of the company so that employees across the board believe that stakeholders are important.
- Get the necessary data to explain who the stakeholders are, what they want and who is connected to whom.
- Find a way to link data to operating performance, integrating the information into risk management systems rather than treating it as a separate category.
- Interact with stakeholders in the community in a genuine and fair manner; respond to their concerns and form connections rather than just writing a check.
- Find a way to disseminate information about the ongoing project that is credible and transparent.
The links between perceptions of social responsibility and market valuation vary across industries and countries. Their existence, however, is ubiquitous. Today, the social license to operate is more than rhetoric. It is measurable and strategically relevant.


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I was talking with some friends today about how I replaced all the windows in my house a few years back. They asked if the windows were any good. I shrugged. "They seem pretty good. I can see through them, and they don't leak and haven't fallen out or anything. They look nice."
"Well are they cold right now?"
I stared at him. "I have no idea. How can I tell? It's winter. Everything's cold. I won't be warm again until around July."
"That reminds me," he said, "we should plan a ski trip."
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Jackson Purchase Energy annually selects juniors who exemplify
leadership in their school, church or community to represent them on a
Youth Tour. Students will travel to Frankfort, Kentucky in April as
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Students will learn how Kentucky government works by meeting with
legislators, touring the Capitol Building, and the Governor's Mansion.
June, these students will represent JPEC in a trip to Washington, DC.
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Yesterday these little ones simply stole my heart! This family is so sweet and loving together and I just loved watching how Larissa and Aaron truly enjoy and adore their kids. Just looking back at these I can't help but smile. Aaron and Larissa I am so grateful to have met your sweet family. It was a sincere pleasure to capture these moments for you. Take care and blessings as you send your little J off to Kindergarten!


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