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Debbie, a graduate of Indiana university, wife and mother of three, has had a lifelong appreciation of art. In 2009, she enrolled in a local art class and hasn't stopped painting. She continues to study and grow as an artist and has participated in numerous local and regional art fairs and galleries. She also has a passion for service and often uses her art to help others.
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I choose to see beauty, light and color in the world. This is what drives me to paint...whether it is a field of flowers, a simple pear or a bustling city street, I'm always striving to capture those elusive qualities of color and light as well as the beauty in the everyday. I believe an artist paints what is in their soul and whether I'm working on a colorful abstract, or a traditional still life, I hope the passion and joy that I find in the process makes its way to the viewer.


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text: That is not a typo in the title, Ryan took what he loves from his Porsche GT3RS and implemented into his Integra. The GT3Integra was set to debut at the Chronicles 7 Years car meet and then into SEMA where it is currently sitting. I sure hope he brings the car down to San Diego for AutoFashion's VIP Fest this Sunday. I can go on forever about this video and car but Ryan explains it all so I'll let him tell you about his build.


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Richard Burbidge shines a spotlight on its first Premier Centre
Published: 05 September, 2016
Richard Burbidge is proud to announce Howarth Timber & Building Supplies in Newcastle-under-Lyme as its first Premier Centre.
The Newcastle-Under-Lyme branch has become Richard Burbidge's first Premier Centre, where customers can find an in-depth range of Richard Burbidge stairparts in stock at all times.
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies is fully equipped with in-store displays holding four of the most popular product ranges, instantly available to complete any hallway project. Displays of Richard Burbidge's premium ranges are also on show, as well as brochures and guides.
Paul Lerigo, marketing director for Richard Burbidge, said: "We are delighted to have Howarth Timber & Building Supplies on board and we look forward to working more closely with them in the future. Our network of Premier Centres are designed to enable merchants to take advantage of the opportunities in the stairparts market, by simplifying the buying process."


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The primary purpose for this orientation is to provide new members with an overview of the nonprofit, its mission, history, and work. To do this, incorporate these actions in the agenda:
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Board orientation is a key component of an organizations capacity-building efforts. Nonprofit organizations that have worked with us to formalize their boards orientation processes have found that the effort resulted in increased involvement of board members in meetings and fundraising activities, as well as greater fulfillment from their board service.
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Helps readers live out a theology of work in the ebb and flow of everyday life.
Work. For some this word represents drudgery and the mundane. For others work is an idol to be served. In either case, a biblical understanding of work as godly activity and a means of spiritual formation is lost.
Striking a balance between theological depth and practical counsel, Work Matters engages the theological basis of God's plan for everyday work. Tom Nelson explains how the fall has impacted vocation, how God's redemption touches every sphere of our lives including our work, and how what we do now is connected to what we will do forever. As Nelson connects Sunday worship to Monday morning, he gives readers practical tools for understanding their own gifts, so that they may better live in accord with God's design for work.
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NASCAR & Auto Racing
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove in national spotlight with TV specials on rising NASCAR star
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson and his hometown of Elk Grove get star turns on two networks this weekend – not counting coverage of his next race.
Larson, who turned 25 on July 31, currently ranks third in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup standings and will try to win his third consecutive race at Michigan International Speedway in Sunday's Pure Michigan 400, which will be telecast live at noon Sunday on NBC Sports Network.
After the race at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, NBC Sports Network will feature Larson in a 30-minute special, "Racing Roots," hosted by Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood. Celebrating the first anniversary of his first victory at NASCAR's top level, the special follows Larson around Elk Grove, where his racing career began. Larson takes Petty and Wood to Cycleland Speedway, his favorite Chinese restaurant and home to meet the folks.
"It was a lot of fun bringing Kyle and Rut back to my Northern California roots," Larson said. "Being able to share my journey and stories from my early racing career really brought back some neat memories. As a 7-year-old kid, messing around on a dirt track, I would never have dreamed I would be standing where I am today."
Over on ESPN, Sunday's edition of "E:60" will showcase Larson's rapid rise in NASCAR, featuring lots of home video of Larson's early racing days in the Sacramento area. That show will be originally broadcast at 6 a.m. Sunday on ESPN with repeats at 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Ryan McGee of "E:60" reports that Larson's racing grit grew out of an obsession that started before he could crawl. Although he's a young rising star, Larson is one of the last "true old-school racers," three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart told ESPN.
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Oh, you've arrived? Okay, so here's how to get to my apartment. Take the elevator to third floor, turn right and then left, take another elevator down to second floor, turn left and then right, then take the last elevator back to third floor. Turn right, and my apartment is the second door to the left. Piece of cake.


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We offer a service to people living in East Bristol (to be more precise South of the M32, North of the river and East of the new ring road, this includes areas such as St Judes, New Town and Old Market) and those who live in South Gloucestershire - Kingswood and Staple Hill. You can access our services through our advice sessions in Easton, Kingswood, Cadbury heath and Staple Hill. If you attend one of the following GP surgeries we may be able to help you, they are Air Balloon, St Georges Health Centre, Fishponds Practice, Lodgeside, Wellspring, Lawrence Hill and Charlotte Keel. If you are not sure, please phone us, you may need to have your post code handy.
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This is the catch from my bike trawl home from Marin Power Yoga yesterday. These are the pieces of plastic I took the time to stop to pick up, again, not the most expedient way to commute.
Hey, guess what dryer sheets are made of?
It really hadn't occurred to me until I passed the one you see in the picture, and then turned my bike back around to pick it up. Besides the fact that it is indeed made of polyester (thus existing forever, hooray), I noticed that the smell from it gave me an instant headache.
The chemicals in it, and so many common household products are another can of worms altogether, but I will say, as a kid raised on Tide, Downey, Windex, Lysol, Clorox, Comet, Bounce, the whole lot - once you switch away from them and allow your body to begin to clear out those chemicals and toxins, you'll never be able to tolerate them again.
In a way, it reminds me of how the people least tolerant of second hand smoke, are often former smokers - can you imagine being on a plane with a smoking section nowadays? Hard to believe that used to be a thing.
Seventh Generation dryer sheets are made of paper, and thus compostable. According to their website:
"If every household in the U.S. replaced just one box of polyester fabric softener sheets with our paper sheets, and composted after use, we could prevent 7,400 tons of solid waste from entering our landfills."
There are a variety of options available for anyone wanting to ditch the plastic version, as well as to avoid the chemical exposure - It's a win-win, or at least a respectable step in a better direction.


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Everyone dying to hear the XX's "Islands" performed live in South Florida this fall can likely get their wish by attending one of Shakira's two concerts in the area: September 25 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, and September 27 at American Airlines Arena in Miami.
You see, as several folks tipped last week, Shakira has recorded a cover of "Islands," track 4 on the XX's self-titled debut, and retitled it "Explore." Listen to some fragments here.
Tickets for both concerts go on sale this Friday. In the spirit of fair cover exchange, Hot Chip's cover of Shakira's "She Wolf" is below. Awooooo!
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JFK Conspiracy Theory Revisited
The special, airing 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday, is called "The Guilty Men: An Historical Review."
The one-hour program is meant to rebut last November's broadcast of "The Guilty Men," which was based in part on a book published in 2003 by Barr McClellan, who claims the law firm he quit a quarter-century ago was involved in convoluted plots that link Johnson to at least 11 deaths, including President Kennedy's.
The historians re-examining the allegations are author Robert Dallek, considered an authority on the presidency; Stanley Kutler, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin and a leading authority on 20th century American political and constitutional history; and Thomas Sugrue, an author and teacher at the University of Pennsylvania.
Former CNN newsman Frank Sesno serves as moderator of the broadcast, which will air unedited by the History Channel, the network announced Friday.
No preview of the program would be available, the network said.
The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin involved in Kennedy's death in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, but conspiracy theorists continue to advance alternative plots.
While the three historians acknowledge lingering public doubts about the Warren Commission's findings, they dispute as unfounded the theory that President Johnson was involved. Johnson was Kennedy's vice president at the time of the assassination.
The historians along with other scholars were highly critical of "The Guilty Men" and of the History Channel's decision to air it last fall. Former aides to Johnson, along with former presidents Ford and Carter and President Johnson's widow, Lady Bird Johnson, sought an independent probe of the claims.
The network apologized on Friday to its viewers as well as to Mrs. Johnson and her family for the program. It said will no longer be aired or made available on home video.
"We have a great responsibility and this time we did not live up to it," said Dan Davids, History Channel executive vice president. "We hold ourselves accountable. As we have said before, nothing is more important to us than the accuracy of our programming and the integrity of our network."
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Who Am I......
Photography is a great way for me to escape from the day-to-day rat race of being an IT Project Manager. It gives me the opportunity to get outdoors and see the sights that are on my doorstep, sights that whizz by without me realising their true beauty. It also allows me to engage with real humans (rather then just being stuck on hours of teleconferences and tapping away at hundreds of e-mails), It allows me engage on a much more personal level!!
I have been a photography hobbyist for approx. 6 years. During this time I have been lucky enough to travel to some great places and capture some amazing moments.
I primarily shoot with a Nikon, but I've also developed a real liking for my Olympus Micro 4/3.
In terms of published work, I have been fortunate enough to have a couple of my images published over the years. My image of Liverpool Waterfront was on the front cover of the Liverpool John Moore's prospectus in 2010/2011. I have also had my photograph of the Burj Al Arab on the front cover of a US publication.
None of this is quite as pleasing though as getting a great portrait image. If you can capture the sparkle and the personality within someones image then you have created something incredible that will last forever.
If by applying my skills I can give 10 people an image they will cherish, allow them to remember the character, the place, and the personality then I have done a pretty good job. That is my goal...


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Starting with Breakfast with Santa, who we want to take the time to thank our donors for all they donated, we were able to provide meals and gifts to more than 300 children. Followed by Around the Horn with Joe Maddon: Casino Night, which is our main fundraising event where we raised funds that will provide for the continuous year here in the Community Center. Finishing with Thanksmas, where we provided a free meal to anyone and everyone.
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The72 looks back at some of the weekend's talking points in League 1
The New York Stadium is the place to watch football right now
Rotherham's New York stadium is arguably one of the nicest places to watch a match in the Football League, but now it wouldn't be unfair to say that it's one of the most entertaining places to watch a match in the Football League. In the last three matches Rotherham have played host to at least 4 goals a game and 13 in total. Their latest result, a 3-2 victory over Oldham was another turnaround following a Daniel Nardiello brace. The Millers have now clawed back an incredible 11 points from losing positions. We definitely recommend a trip to the New York Stadium sometime soon!
The bookies don't like Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient maintained their perfect start in League 1 following a 3-2 victory over Micky Adams' Port Vale side. The O's have now won 6 matches in a row and sit at the top of the table, two points above second place Peterborough. However, even though Orient are now the only team in the country with a 100% record, you can still get a healthy 12/1 price on them winning the league. Wolves and Peterborough are 5/4 and 7/2 respectively. Russell Slade's men may have been 40/1 at the start of the campaign, but 12/1 at this stage is still quite some price.
Swindon were unlucky
"I'm absolutely delighted with our performance and I feel desperately sorry for the players as they don't deserve to lose.
Play media. I think they totally bossed it from start to finish. That's not being disrespectful to Wolves but I thought we totally out-footballed them. We deserved to win the game and there's not much more you can say about it."
The words of Swindon Town boss Mark Cooper talking to the BBC after his sides 3-2 loss away at Wolves. A crazy game in League 1 at Molinuex really came to fruition when Dany N'Guessan reduced the deficit to just one, eight minutes from time and although Kevin Foley made it 3-1 on 90 minutes, Swindon managed another consolation in the shape of Ryan Mason.
Wolves by no means played poorly and led throughout the match, but Swindon's 23 shots to their 11 and 12 corners to their 9 gives some indication of how well Cooper's side played.
Game of the day might just have been at Deepdale
Whilst Molinuex and the NYS served up a few crackers, Preston and Oldham had 35 shots between in what was possibly a brilliant game at Deepdale In League 1. Although current Stevenage Graham Westley may not agree. Westley, who used to manage Preston had to witness two of his purchases, Paul Huntington and Scott Laird score past his side whilst new signing Kevin Davies rubbed salt into the wounds. Stevenage acquitted themselves well however, creating 13 of the 35 shots. Westley told the BBC:
"I think the team performed brilliantly for 45 minutes. It was a shame to give the goal away that we did."
Craig Westcarr is proving himself as Walsall's main striker
When top scorer Will Grigg left Walsall for League 1 rivals Brentford at the end of last season, Saddlers fans may have been a bit apprehensive over his replacement. Craig Westcarr managed just 7 goals last season, spending a majority of his time the shadow of Grigg. But two goals this weekend saw his tally double four in seven. Not a bad start to the season. His first, a deflected shot, was followed after he was fouled in the box, scoring the resulting penalty. So far Walsall are replicating last years solid campaign and will be looking to sneak into the play-offs near the end of the season. Expect Westcarr to be right at the forefront of their promotion push.


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Wendy's practiced a farm-to-table model before the term even existed, which is why we've created Profiles in Quality: From Start to Fresh. This video takes you to the Church Brothers fields in California to learn how we source the lettuce to make our fresh, great-tasting salads.
In keeping up with the legacy of standards left by our founder, Dave Thomas, we partner with the best growers, and food safety experts, to deliver the freshest, quality produce to every Wendy's restaurant around the nation.
Church Brothers is a quality grower, great supplier and upstanding partner. Their dedication to never cutting corners extends from their treatment of the land to the produce they grow, all the way to the final product that they supply.
"Lettuce. Boy, do I know lettuce. I live lettuce," says Steve Church.
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Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday after condoling the death of sitting member Mukesh Gadhvi.
Gadhvi, a first-term Congress member from Banaskantha in Gujarat, breathed his last in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning. He was 50.
He was a member of Gujarat Assembly for three terms from 1998-2009.
"An active social and political worker, he promoted the cause of education, particularly of the girl child," Speaker Meira Kumar said in her obituary reference as soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day.
The House also mourned the loss of lives in a major fire that broke out in a market in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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Paper Cut-Out Art Pieces by Bovey Lee
Hong Kong-born, US-based artist Bovey Lee carves incredibly intricate art pieces out of rice paper.
Her works have been exhibited at the Nevada Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Museum Bellerive, National Glass Centre, Museum of Fine Arts in Beijing, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan and Hong Kong Museum of Art, among others.
via DesignTAXI Bovey Lee's websiteArt Posted on May 17, 2013


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We love fall in our family! The leaves are turning colors and my house smells of apples and cloves as I bake and diffuse.
One of our favorite activities each season is nature study, and we love observing the change of seasons in our favorite places. We try to take time on every outing to pause at a scenic spot to sketch or play.
Sometimes getting young children to actually observe nature, requires giving them a craft that involves natural materials. This allows them to slow down enough to actually observe the leaves, bark or feathers that they are supposed to be studying.
One of the resources that we are using this year, is the book, Exploring Nature With Children, by Lynn Seddon. This manual includes activities, book suggestions, an overview of the topic and even poem and art suggestions to go along with the theme of the week.
We also enjoy collecting leaves on each of our outings and identifying the trees they came from. Our new Tree Guide has been a helpful resource for observing trees and enjoying the fall season.
We have also used the book, Look What I Did With a Leaf for our annual leaf creatures, and one of the girls in our local nature group, made this fabulous horse, using ideas from the book.
Another family fall tradition that we have is a visit to a place called Apple Hill. We don't live as close as we used to, but purchasing fresh apples and fresh apple donuts is worth the drive. You may have apple orchards or pumpkin patches near you where you can celebrate the changing season.
We also enjoy the season by reading books nature and fall related books.
Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman
Up in the Leaves by Shira Boss
Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaefer
The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Ward
The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward
Over the River and Through the Wood by Lydia Marie Child
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
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Groucho Marx
When a financial system is hit by unforeseen, adverse events, bank capital is the first line of defense. Assuming the balance sheet isn't fake (a la Groucho Marx), capital, or net worth, is the owners' stake in the bank. Profits and losses from a bank's activities alter its net worth, guiding investment and risk-taking. If losses wipe out its capital, the bank becomes insolvent – its assets are inadequate to cover its fixed liabilities – and typically fails.
Capital helps discipline all firms, banks included. A bank manages its assets and fixed liabilities in order to maximize profits and boost its net worth. It controls risk-taking to satisfy its owners, the holders of its equity. The simple diagram below shows the balance sheet of a bank with $100 in assets, $90 in fixed liabilities, and $10 in net worth or capital. Looking at it, the most important thing to keep in mind is that equity – the claim of shareholders to the bank's net worth – is a contingent liability. It is the bank owners' net claim on the bank once it pays its fixed liability holders. In essence, the calculation of capital is simple arithmetic: the subtraction of the fixed liabilities from the value of its assets.
A Simple Bank: Assets = Fixed Liabilities + Net Worth
Banks are far more reliant on debt than other firms. In the United States, recent measures of leverage (the ratio of assets to net worth) for the non-financial sector range from 1.8 (from the Federal Reserve's financial accounts data as of mid-2014) to as high as 3.5 (from the IRS 2011 Corporation Income Tax Returns), but all these measures are well below the leverage of the financial sector. For commercial banks, the leverage ratio is nearly 9 (from the Federal Reserve's H.8 report). That is, on average, banks have $8.00 of debt for each $1.00 of equity, while non-financial firms borrow between $0.80 and $2.50 for each $1.00 of net worth.
Several factors encourage banks to use so much debt finance. First, as providers of liquidity, banks typically issue short-term deposits at low cost. Second, bank owners benefit from explicit and implicit government guarantees (think deposit insurance and "too big to fail") that allow them to pay a relatively low interest rate on their fixed liabilities. Third, bank owners are reluctant to issue more equity if the benefits primarily protect debt holders from losses in bankruptcy. While this "debt overhang" problem applies to any heavily indebted firm, it is usually bigger for banks because of their cheap debt finance.
But bank capital is fundamental to the safety of the financial system because one bank's problems can quickly spread. When a large, complex, interconnected bank becomes insolvent (or a group of smaller, but similar banks fail), contagion can lead to fire sales and a panic that undermines the supply of credit and damages the entire economy. To avoid the crisis that would result, systemic banks need a large cushion against unforeseen losses in the value of their assets that could precipitate stress or even failure. That cushion is capital.
All of this is reasonably straightforward, at least in theory. In practice, however, things are more complicated. Perhaps surprisingly, a key challenge is defining and measuring the amount of bank capital that is available as a cushion against unforeseen losses that threaten bank insolvency.
To understand where the difficulties lie, it is useful to distinguish two very different issues. Referring back to the diagram above, the first issue is to assess the net worth of the bank. Assuming that the value of fixed liabilities is relatively easy to calculate, this comes down to asking how to best measure the value of the assets (including numerous illiquid assets). The second big issue is understanding which liabilities will be loss absorbing if a bank were to fail.
Starting with the valuation of assets, we need to exclude those that necessarily lose their value if the bank is put into resolution. Groucho Marx might have called these "contingent assets" fake because in bad times – when it really matters – they are without value and add nothing to net worth. One example is a bank's "goodwill" that includes the value of its brand and client relationships. A second is "deferred tax assets:" these are potential reductions in a bank's future tax obligations (resulting from past bank losses) that are only valuable when the bank has a profitable future. Yet a third is bank cross-shareholdings of other banks' equity: in a broad financial crisis, these also typically collapse in value.
The question of loss absorbency on the part of liabilities is also complicated. The simplest case is common equity. Equity can always safely absorb unforeseen losses from bank assets. If assets decline in value – say, because of a wave of mortgage defaults – the bank must write down the value of its equity in its accounting books; recall that the calculation of equity is purely the result of simple arithmetic. If there is sufficient equity to absorb the unforeseen losses, the bank remains solvent. Common equity also provides another element of flexibility: unlike debt liabilities that have fixed interest obligations that must be paid, banks can reduce or even halt dividend payments to shareholders whenever they choose. The loss absorbency of equity and the contingent nature of dividends explain why common equity plays such a large role in financial regulatory reforms.
Other liabilities are less well suited to absorb unforeseen losses safely. In the United States, banks sometimes issue "preferred equity" that (unlike common equity) bears a fixed dividend payment that the bank can delay in bad times. Among European banks, contingent convertible debt (or "CoCos") – bonds that, as the name implies, convert into equity when a specified event occurs – has become popular in recent years. But the ability of CoCos to absorb losses depends on the nature of the conversion trigger. If the trigger is a drop in the market value of existing equity below a relatively high threshold value, CoCos could be used to keep the bank adequately capitalized in the face of an adverse shock to its assets. Finally, some observers believe that, in a crisis, the government could compel the holders of a bank's long-term debt to accept writedowns or involuntary conversion into equity. In practice, however, governments seeking to mitigate a financial crisis often choose to bail out – rather than bail in – bank debtholders.
Many people (including some bankers and business reporters) misunderstand or misrepresent the role of bank capital and, especially, of common equity. They sometimes refer to "holding equity" as if it were an idle asset that substitutes for better uses of scarce bank resources, such as loans or investments. Not at all. Equity is simply an alternative to debt as a means of finance. As we said at the outset, it is best thought of as a contingent liability. [For a range of myths and mistaken claims about bank equity, see here.]
A bank that issues more equity can either use the newly raised funds to undertake more lending or it can pay down its fixed liabilities, retiring bonds or returning deposits. These actions ensure that its assets always equal the sum of its fixed liabilities and net worth. The issue for the bank owners (and for the government) is what share of the bank assets should be financed with equity, rather than with debt. As we recently described in a related post, that remains the most controversial question facing banking systems around the world.
Just how important is it to measure capital properly? Consider the European Central Bank's recent assessment of 130 European banks. While the ECB exercise focused on the asset side, the rules allowed different national regulators to treat bank assets in different ways. Some regulators chose to include contingent assets when estimating the capital of their banks. Had bank net worth instead been defined using the stricter standard that the European Single Supervisory Mechanism will apply in the future, the results would have been markedly different. As shown in the following figure from the ECB report, some banks would have had their key capital ratio to risk-adjusted assets reduced by more than 10 percentage points! (The figure displays the impact of upcoming changes in the definition of capital on the ratio of capital to risk-weighted assets for the euro-area banks included in the ECB assessment. Numbers above zero indicate that the capital ratio will fall by this amount once the new, more rigorous, regulations are fully phased in.)
The good news is that – by making these measurement differences transparent – the ECB is setting the stage for a stricter regime of capital supervision in the future. The bad news is that the euro area still has far to go to make its financial system safe.
So, what are the capital takeaways? Here are three: first, capital is the shock absorber that allows a bank to withstand losses and keep going. Second, because capital is the difference between the value of the bank's assets and liabilities, accurate measurement is difficult. Third, and most important, learn from Groucho Marx: watch out for those who fake it. They put the entire financial system at risk.
Acknowledgment: We thank Larry White for his extensive comments. All errors in the post are, of course, ours.


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A few weeks ago we talked about kitchen backsplashes and it was among the most popular posts we've ever had. I'd like to continue the kitchen conversation in today's post. I am NOT an expert on stone but I've learned a bit through experience and research and that is the basis for the following information. I also know from conversation with people who have direct experience with the materials discussed and from professionals in the field that there is no one size fits all solution and that a lot of it is subjective. This post aims to mostly look at basic facts and distinctions and are supported anecdotally.
Many of us out there have coveted those gorgeous all white counters that seemingly every great kitchen on Pinterest and Instagram has. We want white or marble (or marble-looking) backdrops to our photos and the brightening effects they have on a room (and often, our moods!).
When my husband and I were planning on building our home, I had started the investigation into marble vs. quartz. I've since learned ofa 3rd contender all together: porcelain.
We have begun to delve more into the facts behind the great debate on whether or not real marble itself was "worth it" if another product could be more durable and/or less expensive. Let's explore those facts (and some opinions) below.
We'll dispell some myths, share some info we've learned and also share our experience living with Carrara marble countertops that are probably 5-7 yrs old now.
Generally, when talking to friends or clients, the conversation is about marble vs. quartz. This conversation is rooted in a mutual agreement that marble is so beautiful, but then it tends to devolve to two particular camps:
People who love the look of marble but won't buy marble.
These people are generally discouraged by one of two reasons:
1. They think quartz is less expensive. This is not necessarily true. The cost of any stone is contingent on the availability of that stone. In fact, in some instances, quartz varieties are more expensive than marble. In many instances, they're comparable and then others, they're less. (More on pricing near end of post).
2. They think that quartz is more durable. It is. No doubt about it. It is not, however, stain or scratch proof, but rather, just resistant. It's important to note that. (Further tips on necessary care, below).
So, at the end of the day, if you boil down their thought process and final decision- these buyers ultimately want fresh bright white and durable counters more than the marble look, specifically. Engineered quartz products are a great alternative for them. (more on these below).
The second group of people are:
People who cannot turn away from the beauty of marble and must have the real thing, despite the inevitable consequences.
For those whose scales tip in favor of the look of marble, they are choosing to endure the wear and tear that comes with lived-in marble and/or accept what price that comes with, too. Because the question isn't whether or not you can avoid wear and tear on your marble it's just a question of when it will begin to happen. I've read food bloggers tales of being a year in to owning new marble counters and examining them to reveal very little wear and this is their endorsement of going for marble. But if there is very little wear after a year's time, they are likely hyper concerned about it and careful. Because commonly even just water is the culprit. Not just the wine or acids that are most notable. So, they are choosing the look of marble but then either accepting the inevitability of distress and not worrying about it or they worry about it quite a bit.
QUARTZ -natural or engineered?
So, let's take a closer look at quartz/quartzite:
Quartzite is a natural stone and Engineered quartz is not. Quartzite comes in various colors and is (though not always) available in a light/white marble look. It is very dense and durable so it is good in a kitchen application and is becoming more obtainable through discoveries of more quarries. The latter essentially takes actual quartzite and resin/synthetic materials and mixes them together like making a cake...you stir all the ingredients together then place into a big pan and bake. (Thanks, Julie at Mont for the helpful analogy!). The result is a very durable product that can come in lots of different colors.
You need to use a cutting board with either but particularly quartzite as it is prone to scratches. quartzite is more heat resistant. Because there is essentially plastic in quartz you always want to be sure to use hot plates and pot holders underneath anything hot to avoid burning or scorching. Things like coffee, red wine, spaghetti sauce, beet juice etc. could leave a stain on an engineered countertop. You want to make sure you wipe any of those things up right away. Though there are products out there to help lift difficult stains and that plastic ingredient also makes it more durable and less susceptible to chips.
Quartzite would require the sealing and resealing treatments recommended to marble. Engineered quartz does not but it does require your swift removal of the types of staining elements listed above. You essentially still need to be careful and be sure to wipe your counters.
If you're weighing marble, then the white and gray varieties of quartz would be what you're more commonly looking at. Common examples include:
Below is Carrara marble and below that, a white engineered quartz and below that natural quartzite. There is obviously a difference, but all still lovely.
BUT, the above conversation has mostly left out another contender....
Now, this is a "marble alternative" that I believe looks closer to the character and veining of actual marble. But, perhaps that is just if you prefer the Calacutta gold marble look. Just look at the two images below. The top is porcelain and below it, Calacutta Gold marble. Really quite strikingly close.
Though a bathroom and not a kitchen, I found this example of porcelain (looking a lot like marble) in a bathroom display over at Mont Granite the other day. It is just a great example of what it can look like in one big slab. Gorgeous, I'd say.
So, why porcelain? How does it stack up?
The pros:
It's a very strong and durable product. 30% stronger than granite. Due to their durability, they last a long time.
They come in a lot of colors and patterns and I love the marble-like options.
The new standard is 3/16ths thick and subsequently quite light in weight.
Super low maintenance - These counters are heat resistant, require no sealing and are super easy to clean with just warm water and rag all that is necessary for a clean and hygienic surface.
So...that's a pretty good "pros" list!
The cons:
Pricey. They can be pricier. But, get them priced before you rule them out.
Though these are very durable and strong - they can chip and crack but it would take a lot more force and weight than natural stone for that to happen.
In summary, if you love the look of marble but the durability -not the price- is your hang up, then porcelain may be a good solution for you. It is not so much the product that makes it pricey but the labor. Porcelain as counters has to be applied to a substrate because it's so thin. Also, because it's so thin, the mitering process is very slow and expensive. It's a great backsplash, flooring, wall solution but it does get a bit pricier as countertops. But still worth looking into because it is so low mainentance and beautiful-looking.
CHOOSING MARBLE: polished vs. honed
But, if after all that choice weighing, you know you're still in the marble camp, then you're likely going to weigh whether or not to buy polished or honed marble. I've read that the only way to go was honed and I assumed that it was somehow more durable. Technically it is not about durability but the look. The look of being polished or matte (honed). However, the honed look can have advantages over polished. It is that matte finish that honed provides that makes people mistake it as more "durable". Water, liquids, food etc. cause etching and scratching in the stone. This is really quite unavoidable but it is far less noticeable on a matte finish than a polished one.
Like others, I wanted the marble look. I didn't have to make a decision though, as the home we purchased had Carrara marble counter tops. By the time we moved in these counters were about 5-6 years old. (Now they are 6-7 yrs old). We essentially bought the house solely based on the kitchen being so close to what we wanted (after looking at dozens of bad kitchens in other homes and facing a remodel, this was a relief). We moved in and LOVED our counters.
Our counters are Carerra marble and the previous owner opted for the lustre of polished over the matte honed option. These counters aren't perfect, far from it. They are etched, they are scratched they even have a few chips in certain places. A perfectionist would have a hard time with them, I suppose. We don't mind it. We got a quote in having the marble repaired and honed on site. It's not cost prohibitive and maybe it would be nice to have a "start fresh". it's on the back end of our home improvement list because it doesn't really bother us. Though, I would prefer honed.
Personally, I think I am the exact right personality for marble. I love the look and am not the type of person who is precious with my belongings or space. I am the type of person who would find the romance in the wear and tear. Like, my family has lived here and this beautiful stone is the evidence.
So, I am pretty confident that in a kitchen I would definitely go marble again in the future.
Bathrooms, I may try quartz or porcelain just to try something else but if I found an irresistibly pretty marble slab, I might have a hard time not going marble there too.
but back to our existing marble kitchen counters, I've shared images below of a new slab of Carrara, my Carrara at a glance, and some close ups of some etching.
When you look at our counters at a glance or as you come into the room you just see pretty Carrara marble. The wear isn't visible until you really hover over it and contort yourself to see it in the right light...
And lastly, a word on pricing. Many wholesalers and suppliers use pricing categories A-Z. A being least expensive and Z being the most. Mont, a local wholesaler I use for example, carries Marble varieties anywhere in the categories D to Z, Engineered Quartz categories range from G-V and the Quartzite ranges from S-Z. Porcelain is priced differently and again, the labor is the issue there.
So, where does that leave you? I think what we've ultimately determined is that there are lots of great options and there is no one size fits all option out there. It's one part subjective, one part financial and another part honesty with yourself about the durability part of it. If you can handle the maintenance or wear and tear or if you really can't. Look at options, get pricing and then make the best decision for YOU!
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Kate Reynolds graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Women and Gender Studies. Notably, Kate completed her collegiate degree in three years, and her legal interest arose when she shadowed the State's Attorney. After graduation, Kate immediately began her law school journey at DePaul University College of Law.
Initially, Kate was interested in human trafficking prevention, but her focus has since shifted to Health Law. Her interest in health surfaced during her first year of law school, through the medical malpractice and health cases in her Civil Procedure and Torts classes. Particularly, her favorite legal class was Bioethics with Professor Resnicoff, due to the subject matter and policy based arguments of the course. Kate joined the Health Law Institute during her first year of law school. The Institute has provided her with many connections, and given her great advice.
Kate advises rising first and second year law students to take classes outside of their interests. Despite her health focus, she took U.S. Foreign Relation's Law with Professor Coll, which broadened her horizons. After graduation, Kate will be studying for the Bar Exam and continuing to work at the Medical Prosecutions Unit for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. In the future, Kate aspires to work in risk management department within a hospital setting.
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Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite is My Name is a typical biopic buoyed by its unrelenting hilarity, its affection for its subject and commitment to the time and place…
Dolemite is My Name is a typical biopic buoyed by its unrelenting hilarity, its affection for its subject and commitment to the time and place…
There's nothing below the surface of this soulless movie.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the second annual Ebert Symposium, "Creating an Inclusive Cinema and Media Ecosystem," scheduled for Friday, September 27th at the University of Illinois…
An article about the inclusion of Sojourner Truth on Central Park's suffragette statue.
An article about the second annual Ebert Symposium, "Creating an Inclusive Cinema and Media Ecosystem," scheduled for Friday, September 27th at the University of Illinois…
Scout Tafoya celebrates Mike Leigh's Peterloo in his latest video essay about maligned masterpieces.
A reappreciation of a Billy Wilder classic.
FFC Seongyong Cho looks back at Alan J. Pakula's twisty thriller Presumed Innocent.
An article about "Jojo Rabbit" winning the TIFF Grolsch People's Choice Award and its director Taika Waititi wins the Ebert Director Award at the 2019…
A review of three docs from TIFF on Agnes Varda, Adam Goodes, and Bikram Choudhury.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
An interview with director Christian Petzold about his new film, Transit.
An interview with writer/director Barry Jenkins about adapting James Baldwin's novel, the film's timeliness, casting soul mates and more.
A feature film by Scout Tafoya, celebrating five years of his video essay series, The Unloved.
An interview with Marc Turtletaub, director of "Puzzle."
A tribute to the late Tab Hunter, a gay matinee idol and Hollywood trailblazer.
Todd Haynes' latest is a near-silent film with passages of great beauty but a concept that never quite gels.
Author Brian Selznick talks about his book "Wonderstruck" and its upcoming film adaptation by director Todd Haynes.
A look back at the eighth annual TCM Classic Film Festival, which included screenings of nitrate prints, a conversation with Michael Douglas and much more.
An interview with director Joe Dante about "The Movie Orgy" and his film series currently running at BAMcinématek.
An interview with writer/director Whit Stillman about "Love & Friendship."
A recap of the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival.
An interview with director Todd Haynes about "Carol."
An in-depth look at the extraordinary film career of 100-year-old actor Norman Lloyd, currently starring in Judd Apatow's "Trainwreck."
"Inside Out" and the stranglehold of Minnesota Nice; 20th anniversary of "Kids"; Small-screen auteurism of Keith Gordon; Danny Elfman on Tim Burton; John Lasseter on the evolution of storytelling.
An excerpt from Adrian's Martin's Mise en scène and Film Style: From Classical Hollywood to New Media Art.
An obituary for the legendary Lauren Bacall.
May 2014 Blu-rays of note.
A history and appreciation of R.W. Fassbinder on the launch of a retrospective screening series at the Lincoln Center.
Recent releases on Blu-ray, including Cat People, Death Wish, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and more.
A box set of early Fassbinder films sees him working through pastiches of film noir and melodrama as he fins his way to his distinctive themes and style.
OK, this is where it really gets interesting. Forget the consensus Top 50 Greatest Movies of All Time; let's get personal. Sight & Sound has now published the top 250 titles in its 2012 international critics poll, the full list of more than 2,000 movies mentioned, and all the individual lists of the 845 participating critics, academics, archivists and programmers, along with any accompanying remarks they submitted. I find this to be the most captivating aspect of the survey, because it reminds us of so many terrific movies we may have forgotten about, or never even heard of. If you want to seek out surprising, rewarding movies, this is a terrific place to start looking. For the past few days I've been taking various slices at the "data" trying to find statistical patterns, and to glean from the wealth of titles some treasures I'd like to heartily recommend -- and either re-watch or catch up with myself.
I know we're supposed to consider the S&S poll a feature film "canon" -- a historically influential decennial event since 1952, but just one of many. I don't disagree with Greg Ferrara at TCM's Movie Morlocks ("Ranking the Greats: Please Make it Stop") when he says that limiting ballots to ten all-time "best" (or "favorite," "significant," "influential" titles is incredibly limiting. That's why I think perusing at the critics' personal lists, the Top 250 (cited by seven critics or more) and the full list of 2,045 films mentioned is more enjoyable pastime.
It's wise to remember that, although the top of the poll may at first glance look relatively conservative or traditional, there's a tremendous diversity in the individual lists. Even the top vote-getter, "Vertigo," was chosen by less than one quarter of the participants.
UPDATED (08/01/12): Scroll to the bottom of this entry to see my first impressions of the newly announced critics' and directors' poll results.
Vittorio De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" (1948) topped the first Sight & Sound critics' poll in 1952, only four years after it was first released, dropped to #7 in 1962, and then disappeared from the top ten never to be seen again. (In 2002 only five of the 145 participating critics voted for it.) Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" (1941) flopped in its initial release but was rediscovered in the 1950s after RKO licensed its films to television in 1956. From 1962 to 2002 "Kane" has remained at the top of the poll (46 critics voted for it last time). This year, a whopping 846 top-ten ballots (mentioning 2,045 different titles) were counted, solicited from international "critics, programmers, academics, distributors, writers and other cinephiles" -- including bloggers and other online-only writers. Sight & Sound has announced it will live-tweet the 2012 "Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" (@SightSoundmag #sightsoundpoll) August 1, and as I write this the night before, I of course don't know the results. But, for now at least, I'm more interested in the process.
Given the much wider and younger selection of voters in 2012, ist-watchers have been speculating: Will another movie (leading candidate: Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo," number 2 in 2002) supplant "Kane" at the top of the list? Will there be any silent films in the top 10? (Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin" and Murnau's "Sunrise" tied for #7 on the 2002 list, but the latter was released in 1927 with a Fox Movietone sound-on-film musical score and sound effects.)
Though there's been no rule about how much time should pass between a film's initial release and its eligibility (the Library of Congress's National Film Registry requires that selections be at least ten years old), most of the selections ten to have stood the test of time for at least a decade or two. The newest film on the 2002 list was the combination of "The Godfather" (1972) and "The Godfather, Part II" (1974) -- but they won't be allowed to count as one title for 2012.
When I first started watching "Dynasty", I didn't know what the word 'dynasty' meant. Aaron Spelling's oil-and-soap opera first aired in Poland in July 1990, nine years after its American premiere and a mere year after the fall of the Berlin wall. It was the latter event that had exposed my native land to the consumerist ravishment we all secretly craved. I was eight, the world became new, and even though McDonald's was still stalling, "Dynasty" was here already: airing every Wednesday and gluing the entire nation to its old-type tube screens.
• "The Rack" (1956) • "Until They Sail" (1957) • "The Prize" (1963) • "Tales of Tomorrow: Ice From Space" (1953)"The Rack," "Until They Sail" and "The Prize" are now available on made-to-order DVD from the Warner Archive Collection for $19.95 each. "Tales of Tomorrow" can be viewed on Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video.
by Jeff Shannon You would think that every film Paul Newman ever appeared in would be readily available on home video, right? Guess again. One of the best films from Newman's early career has managed to slip through the cracks of home-video distribution for decades, and unless you're old enough to have seen it in theaters or on TV over the years, it's possible you've never even heard of it. So when I heard that "The Rack" (1956) was available on home video for the very first time, I couldn't wait to break the news to Stewart Stern.
For anyone who's wondering "Stewart who?" there's a convenient shortcut you can use when discussing the impressive life and career of Stewart Stern. All you have to say is, "He wrote 'Rebel Without a Cause.'" Uh-huh, that one. With a credit like that, any screenwriter could legitimately claim a slice of movie immortality, like James Dean did as the now-iconic star of Nicholas Ray's 1955 teen-angst classic. But to say that Stern only wrote "Rebel" is a bit like saying Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house. In the course of his distinguished, decades-spanning career, Stern wrote rich, psychologically perceptive scripts that were magnets for great actors and great acting: His script for "The Ugly American" (1963) gave Brando plenty to chew on; his Oscar-nominated script for "Rachel, Rachel" (1968) gave Joanne Woodward what is arguably the best role of her career (under the direction of her husband, Paul Newman; they also earned Oscar nods); and Stern's Emmy and Peabody-winning teleplay for "Sybil" (1976) transformed cute TV actress Sally Field into an Emmy winner with a pair of Oscars in her future. A few years later, Stern left Hollywood, weary of the rat race and struggling with writer's block, the delayed effect of post-traumatic stress from service in World War II. In the mid-'80s, Stern relocated to Seattle and never looked back. And while Stern may have been a nephew of Paramount Pictures founder Adolph Zukor, with additional family ties to MGM moguls Arthur Loew Sr. and Jr., his closest Hollywood connection was more personal and more warmly indicative of the man's soul and spirit: For 55 years, Stewart Stern was one of Paul Newman's very best friends.
• Bill Stamets and Roger Ebert
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival will play this year at one central location, on the many screens of the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois. A festivalgoers and filmmakers' lounge will be open during festival hours at the Lucky Strike on the second level. Tickets can be ordered online at CIFF's website, which also organizes the films by title, director and country. Tickets also at AMC; sold out films have Rush Lines. More capsules will be added here.


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I suppose there is no harm in starting at the end, is there? My first random photo is from late in the reception. I was dancing with my brother and some law school friends, while one of the groomsmen was trying to pick up one of my girlfriends. ;)
We were on our way to get pictures taken with the bridal party when this one was taken. I have to laugh when I see it because of how high I was holding my dress to keep the dirt off of it. (But it worked!)
Self-explanatory, right? This was right outside of the bridal dressing room, taken before the first look.
Sneaking a kiss with my new husband during toasts. Or maybe it wasn't so sneaky.
I love this picture and how it focuses on Mr. Spaniel. Weddings (and photos, and recaps!) can be so bride-centric, and it's nice to have a shot of the two of us where Mr. Spaniel is front and center (or back and focused, as the case may be). (And don't worry; he was smiling in the next photo!)
I love how the dining room looked all lit up. We picked our venue because it was already so beautiful without our help or any extras; all we added were three pillar candles in hurricane vases and some scattered rose petals.
My older-younger brother (got that? I'm the oldest; he's younger than me but the older of my brothers) gave the last toast of the night. I asked him if he would months before the wedding, but I'm pretty sure he still pretty much winged it. No wonder he had that beer in his hand. :)
We announced all of the people who preceded me down the aisle at the beginning of the reception. Papa Spaniel escorted Grandma Spaniel into the room first.
This photo, taken during our first dance, is one of my favorites from the wedding. I loved dancing with my husband for the first time, I love seeing how beautifully my dress moved, and I love that MIL-Spaniel is taking a snapshot in the background.
Our programs totally didn't get enough screen time for how much work BM-Noe and I put into them. I will owe her many, many crafts when she gets married!
Well that was fun times. Okay, your turn!


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Ep 36 Heidi Hornbacher - Simon
Heidi tells a wonderful tale of the perfect dog, Simon.
Bio: Heidi Hornbacher grew up in Colorado where she always pined for pets. She's lived in LA since 2003 where she has a production company and a teaches screenwriting in LA and Italy with PageCraft Screenwriting. She and her husband have three cats and a dog.
You can watch the video of this story at https://youtu.be/6yLRPEKc4Fk
YouTellYours.com was started by Lynn Ferguson after becoming embroiled in the storytelling community in Los Angeles. Lynn firmly believed that we all have stories to tell and so started teaching storytelling in Burbank. Since then we've confirmed that no only does everyone have a story to tell, but also that telling those stories enriches both the teller and the audience, creating connections and a sense of community.
Our storytelling classes are available in Burbank, California with end of class storytelling events most months.
We also deliver online storytelling courses with direct feedback incorporated into the experience.
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Music credit: Our Ego [Feat. Different Visitor]by Broke For Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.


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An employee may be going to another company but has not given a notice. Is it OK for a supervisor to demand a date of departure and ask how much the new job will pay?
Posted 05-27-2015
Ann Kiernan replies:
An employer is certainly entitled to ask when – and if – an employee intends to resign. And while you can ask what the new job pays, the employee has no obligation to tell you.
While you do not have to let the employee work through the notice period, there are several issues that you should think about before making the notice date an employee's last day of work.
First, if you immediately ends the employment relationship, the employee's resignation may well be considered an involuntary termination from the company, which might entitle the employee to collect unemployment.
Second, you should consider the impact that an immediate termination would have on the worker's colleagues and co-workers and remaining employees. Immediate termination might cause resentment of management and might inspire other employees to quit without giving notice.
Finally, does your company policy require employees to give a certain period (say, two weeks) of notice? If so, an employee might argue that the policy two weeks' pay if the employer made the resignation effective immediately.
Information here is correct at the time it is posted. Case decisions cited here may be reversed. Please do not rely on this information without consulting an attorney first.


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Boss Day Messages
Boss day is always a very superb day for us and our bosses. On this day we could show that how much we are sincere with our boss and what he/she keeps place in our life. Boss day come once in the year and it comes in October. We should wish our boss on this special day. If you would like to wish your boss on upcoming boss day then send him/her best messages. We have here big collection of boss day messages. Get through us your favorite messages and send it to your boss.
- Thank you just isn't enough! You're the best! Happy Boss Day!
- Thank you for all you do – you are the bestest boss I have ever had. Happy Boss Day!
- The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
Thanks for helping me always.
Happy Boss Day
- Behind every successful team there is a very efficient administrative professional.
Those who work with you wish to say "Thank you Boss"
- You is only person who give us strongest support to carry on
Happy Boss day
- Its a feat to be a boss
with the difficult employees like us
around. Thanks for bearing us all through
Happy Boss day
- A good boss is a person who can tolerate my complain and still manage to say hello to me every day.
- Thanks for helping me always.Happy Boss day!!
- The smallest act of kindness is worth
more than the grandest intention.
Thanks for helping me always.
Happy Boss Day!
- I feel a very unusual sensation
if it is not indigestion
I think it must be gratitude.
That too, for you. Happy Boss Day!
- People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.happy Boss day!!!
- May your day be touched with sunshine Ur heart overflow with love
& your soul sing with hope.
May everything in your life sparkle wiD a radiance that
comes only 4rom happiness.
Happy Boss Day!!!
- For a Great Boss. With special thanks 4r being so wonderful to work wiD.
With special wishes for the wonderful Boss's Day u deserve.
- I feel a very unusual sensation
If it is not indigestion
I think it must be gratitude.
That too, for you. Happy Boss Day!
- Happy boss's day! A moment of work has been observed in your honor.
- You're such a great boss you deserve to be on Mount Rush more.
We'll handle things here until you get back.
Happy Boss's Day!
- Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
We are the 1st option!
- It's nice to work with some1 who knows tha secret 2 being a good manager…being a good person.Happy Boss Day!!!
- A Wish for You ON BOSS'S DAY. Hope today is especially filled with the special kind of niceness you always bring to work! Happy Boss's Day !!!
- For a Great Boss. With special thanks for being so wonderful to work with. With special wishes for the wonderful Boss's Day you deserve.
- Thank You For Tolerating
My Occasional Mistake
And For The Blind Eye You Turn
When I Dash In Late..
Happy Boss Day!!!!!


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Although it will be known forever as the backdrop of tribal wanderings, wars, and revelations thousands of years in the past, today Sinai is the scene of dramatic events laden with regional significance. This once sleepy land bridge connecting North Africa to the Middle East is now buzzing with activity that demands the attention of Israel, Egypt and all international actors interested in preserving the peace agreement between them. Terrorism and the smuggling of guns, drugs, white slaves, refugees and job seekers across the 61,000-square kilometer (23,500-square mile) patch of sand and mountains are straining resources on both sides of the border.
This is in stark contrast, however, to Sinai's history. The peninsula has served as a major thoroughfare for traders and conquerors since ancient times, but it has rarely seen significant settlement, and in many ways it has stood on the sidelines of history. It was controlled by the various rulers of Egypt for centuries, until the Ottoman Empire took it over. In place of the Ottomans came the British, who held Egypt as a colony for 70 years, until revolution ended British rule in 1952. The British-delineated border, from Rafah in the Gaza Strip to present-day Eilat, is still recognized today.
In modern relations between Israel and Egypt, Sinai has been both a buffer zone and an area of contention. It was the path through which Egypt attacked Israel in 1948, 1967, and 1973, and via which Israel attacked Egypt, in a joint operation with Britain and France to restore international access to the Suez Canal, in 1956. Throughout, though, it remained remote, sparsely populated, and relatively undeveloped.


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I took on the role because I was a competitive swimmer through college, and it's fun to step outside of my comfort zone and still fuel the competitive fire by doing some coalition events. I love to encourage others to try - it's a super fun environment. I frequent many breaks up and down the southern California coast - mostly I like to paddle and chat out with friends ;) And on a similar note, I like to ride different sized boards. My current main boards are a 5'7 Bing Sweet Pea and a 9' Kevin Connelly HPNR. I live in Encinitas, and while my background is logistics, my current job is chasing my kids around. I am also volunteering with a Rady Children's Hospital auxiliary group to support the hospital's ER.
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SDSL Shaka Coordinator, Kim Kuznitz
I took on the role because I was a competitive swimmer through college, and it's fun to step outside of my comfort zone and still fuel the competitive fire by doing some coalition events. I love to encourage others to try - it's a super fun environment. I frequent many breaks up and down the southern California coast - mostly I like to paddle and chat out with friends ;) And on a similar note, I like to ride different sized boards. My current main boards are a 5'7 Bing Sweet Pea and a 9' Kevin Connelly HPNR. I live in Encinitas, and while my background is logistics, my current job is chasing my kids around. I am also volunteering with a Rady Children's Hospital auxiliary group to support the hospital's ER.
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I learned to surf in NYC in Long Beach, Long Island, Rockaway Beach and Montauk. I quickly fell in love with it so at 48, closed my Pilates studio and packed up my life there to move out here to San Diego. I found my tribe when I joined SDSL. Surfing is now my life, as well as Pilates and wine. I wanted to continue to share my stoke so I became one of the Shaka Coordinators and eventually ran for the board as Secretary. I like to long board and I try to short board, but as long as I'm in the water with my surf sisters I'm happy! My boards are… well this is a permanent loner… 9'2 Bing Trimulux , the ones actually own are: Channel Island 5'11 fish and 7'0 Water Hog, and a 9'2 Dewey Weber. Contact: email@example.com
"Life experiences are more valuable than material possessions "
My goal as travel coordinator for SDSL is to motivate and encourage all our members to get out of their comfort zones and travel. It is not just about the surfing. It's about experiencing other countries and cultures. It's about giving and volunteering in other places around the world who are not as fortunate as we are. It's about meeting other people who want to make adventure a part of who they are and how they live their lives.
In between my life long career working for large pharmaceutical companies I spent 15 years as a professional dressage coach, which is a high level and very competitive equestrian sport. I would tell all of my clients "in order to get control you first need to learn how to give up control" and I think this is why I love to travel. It challenges so many of your senses and utilizes skills you may not even know you have. So please post your surf trips and tips on our website. Reach out to our other members to join in on your adventures. SDSL has some awesome travel partners and I can attest their trips are safe and crazy fun. I hope to continually add to this list of partners. Let me know when I can answer questions and help you in your journeys.
SDSL Sport Coordinator, Jennipher Wilson
I joined SDSL in June 2017 and wanted to help out the club so I volunteered for the Sport Coordinator position. I live in Leucadia and recently quit my job as a Software Product Manager to spend more time surfing and hanging out with my two young kids. I love to surf Grandview and Oceanside Harbor on my 6'8" thruster or (borrowed) single fin short board.
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Surfing is such a unique experience. Raised landlocked in Phoenix, Az, I thought surfing was a sport for boys only and the idea of walking on water was magical to me. I was a competitive swimmer at the age of 5 and I always dreamed of living near the ocean. I moved to Honolulu, Oahu, basically sight unseen in 1998, I had one surf lesson and then started paying the beach boys in Waikiki to rent me boards and just figured it out on my own from there.
I quickly grew tired of spending $30 every time I wanted to surf and had my first board custom shaped, a 23" wide, 9'1" (Lance Ohata, Ala Moana Bowls). I started graduate school in 2003 and worked full time, so I surfed whenever I wasn't working, studying, or practicing Ashtanga yoga.
There have been years at a time when I was landlocked (Colorado, Inland Empire) and took up snowboarding as a way of compensating from time away from my first love, surfing. My quiver consisted of that lone, custom shaped 9'1" since 2000 until when I won a raffle at the PB Summer Longboard Classic in 2018 (pictured), and took home a gorgeous Ellington 9'6". I'm still learning to cross-step like a beginner, and you'll must often find me tripping over myself and trying to break bad habits at Tourmaline.
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SDSL Social Events Coordinator, Jenny Bohan
Jenny is southern California born + bred - often wandering away to live other places but always making it back to her heart's home. Her latest detour took her to Okinawa, Japan for 5 years where she raised a baby and had another one with her amazing husband. Living on the water there but not able to readily surf, she took an interest in dragon boats and paddled on a professional dragon boat team for 3 years. She is back and looking everywhere for her surf legs. She's sure she left them here somewhere...
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SDSL Community Service Coordinator, Stephanie Karnavas
As a brand new mama, Stephanie tries to get out in the water when she is able. But this can prove to be quite difficult with an infant attached to your hip. Which is why we are so grateful for her dedication and commitment to bringing more community service opportunities to the club. Stephanie organizes our beach clean ups and volunteer opportunities to fellow non-profits and charities.
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SDSL Shaka Coordinator, Jill Kissee
I learned to surf in college after returning from a year studying abroad. I live in OB so that's where you'll find me surfing the most on my 5'6" fish. Looking forward to exploring more spots, meeting more club members, and sharing some laughs in shaka sessions.
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SDSL Waikiki Coordinator, Elieha Steiner
I'm originally from Indiana and moved to San Diego the fall in 2016. I'd done pretty much all the other board sports and had always wanted to give surfing a shot! I met my now Fiancé shortly after moving here and he bought me my first board in May 2017! I joined the club June 2017 to meet some surf friends, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made!
I took the roll as Waikiki coordinator since I wanted a roll in this awesome group! I currently surf a 9' easy button classic and love to surf all the breaks from 85's to Swami's. I have current goal of doing a mellow longboard contest next summer.
We plan to buy some property somewhere in Central America in the next year or two and hopefully move there to do something surf/nature/food related. I'm currently a fitness kickboxing coach but am hoping to get back to my goal of being an nature educator of some sort. When I'm not surfing I'm probably doing something else beach/ocean related ...because that's why I moved to San Diego!
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Limerick City councillors should be 'ashamed' over Toppins Field
LIMERICK City Council should be "ashamed" of itself for failing to tackle a rat infestation at Toppins Field.
Southside councillor Ger Fahy said the derelict site at Rathbane has seen a rodent infestation.
Now, he says southside residents have been affected, as rats transfer to their homes.
He urged a decision be made on its future. At present, only housing can be built on the land. Two years ago, city management sought permission to rezone the land to commercial, in a move which many thought would see the building of a supermarket.
At this month's council meeting, Cllr Fahy urged action on the site.
"At the moment, the only thing that can be developed here is residential lands. We need to consider other submissions for this site to enhance Toppins Field. This 14-acre site is an absolute disgrace," he said.
Cllr Fahy argued that due to the legal of illegal dumping taking place there, "it is very costly" to maintain the site.
"If we make a decision which would enhance the planning, I think it would be a major benefit," he added, saying he is "angered and disappointed" there has been no action.
Cllr Maria Byrne asked if there was any update on the site, singling out the illegal dumping.
Environmental director of service Caroline Curley referred the question over to the property management section. But no answer came.


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Powder Forecast – Friday, November 9th, 2018
Ted Schlaepfer CCM —- Mammoth Mountain WeatherGuy
Forecast Summary:
Sunny weather is expected through the weekend and most of next week as well. Temperatures will get a little colder Sunday and into Monday before warming up into the middle/end of next week. First chance for seasonal snowfall looks to be around Sunday/Monday the 18th/19th with better chances over the following week and rest of month.
Next update Tuesday 11/13
Snowfall forecasts are valid at the Sesame snow course (Main Lodge) for the prior 24 hours as reported in the 6-7 AM morning snow report.
**Snowfall forecast confidence ranges from very low (1) to very high (5)
Sat 11/10 = 0"
Sun 11/11 = 0"
Mon 11/12 = 0"
Tue 11/13 = 0"
Wed 11/14 = 0"
Thu 11/15 = 0"
Fri – Mon 11/16 – 19 = 0 – 6"
November Snowfall = 0"
November Forecast = 20 – 30"
Detailed 5-day Snowfall Forecast:
Sat 11/10 through Tue 11/13 — No snowfall expected all days.
Forecast Discussion:
Short Term:
Sunny weather is expected through the weekend and into next week with seasonably cool temperatures. An upper-level ridge will remain off the West Coast and block all storms to the north before they move southward through the Great Basin as inside slider type systems.
The next one moves east of the Sierra Sunday (image below) and will re-enforce the colder air already in place from the one that moved through Thursday. This pattern should last through early next week. That means snowmaking will be pretty good, especially at night and during the morning hours.
Long Range:
The longer range guidance is favoring a pattern flip to occur over the latter part of next week and into the following weekend. The ECM model (image below) flattens the upper-level ridge off the coast while moving it eastward over California end of next week.
That means continued dry weather and with the jet stream flow now out of the west, expect warmer temperatures and less ideal snowmaking conditions that might be confined to night-time hours only. This pattern should continue into the following weekend.
The fantasy period of the guidance is then suggesting a more favorable pattern for snowfall may develop as early as late that weekend or probably more likely over Thanksgiving week. The current weather pattern has basically been in place for the last 30 days and has to give at some point.
The GFS model is the most bullish about a quicker turn-around with the pattern moving a decent strength short wave quickly southward and through California around Sunday the 18th (image below). It currently projects the short wave to be strong enough to generate over 0.50" liquid precipitation (two images below) and up to 6" of snowfall.
However, the latest ECM run (image below) shows the short wave splitting before moving onto the coast and moving southward into Baja for no precipitation. The Canadian (two images below) is also different showing a much weaker short wave moving through NorCal and also no snowfall for Mammoth.
A few of the ECM ensembles are similar to the GFS and the current forecast does including a chance for up to 6", but confidence is generally low with any solution that far out in time.
The latest ECM (image below) does appear to be moving a stronger short wave southward into the West Coast early over the following week and the GFS also moves another one southward into CA by mid-week.
This trend generally agrees with the climate models that are favoring a beneficial pattern change for the last part of November and through the first half of December or longer. The CFS basically has a snowy pattern starting around Thanksgiving and lasting to near Christmas (images below). The latest ECM model is similar, although it breaks the pattern a bit earlier. Nonetheless, it could be 2-3 weeks of persistent storminess according to the long term models that are not particularly accurate most of the time.
Seasonal Outlook:
The 2018-19 ski season looks to feature a moderate El Nino in the tropical Pacific that won't peak in strength until mid-winter and is a bit later than the typical El Nino that usually peaks around Christmas.
Also, this El Nino won't be a typical eastern Pacific based one with the warmest anomalies farther westward over the Central Pacific including a warm pool in the far western Pacific that is usually cooler than normal during El Ninos.
These Modoki type events have been both wet and dry for CA with the moderate strength events having been more wet than dry while the weak events have been opposite. Still, lots of variability within each threshold.
Other factors to consider for the winter forecast is the QBO that is a measure of the stratospheric winds over the equator and can influence the teleconnection pattern in the Northern Hemisphere during winter. Last winter, it was in the negative phase and this winter it is transitioning into the positive phase.
The negative phase with the QBO is associated with a better chance of persistent high latitude blocking while the positive phase has been associated with lesser chances. Last year, high latitude blocking was responsible for the basically dry mid-winter as the block set up in the wrong spot and CA was under a persistent ridge with the favorable troughing to the east.
The other factor to consider during winter is tropical forcing from the MJO. Unfortunately, there is no way to know how it will behave this winter beyond a few weeks and will be the wildcard for how much snowfall plays out this winter.
Overall, the moderate El Nino combined with a lesser chance for persistent high latitude blocking will probably translate into a decent or good winter for Mammoth. The snowfall outlook is calling for 365" of snow with a 50% chance of snowfall between 300-400" and 25% chance for less/more than those amounts (image below).