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DANVILLE, CA -- The Pelican Group (Danville, CA) has added cotton candy vending machines to the mix of equipment that its operators will install in Regal Cinema locations nationwide. Participating in the rollout are Intermatic's Cotton Candy Vending division (Denver) and VendEver LLC (Henderson, NV).
"We are pleased to have been selected to participate in this program," said Intermatic North American vice-president Marty Man Smith. He reported that the company has geared up to produce more than 500 machines over the next three to four months to support Pelican's Regal Cinemas initiative and other national rollout programs.
The machine, developed by Intermatic in the United Kingdom, is in extensive international use. Cotton Candy Vending produces a model specifically designed for the United States market, contracting the manufacture to Grand Products (Des Plaines, IL). Information on the Cotton Candy Vending machine may be found at cottoncandyvending.com.
VendEver, which markets the U.S.-specific Cotton Candy Factory manufactured by Feiloli Electronic Co. (Hemei, Changhwa, Taiwan), is turning out a custom-styled model for the Pelican rollout. "We're honored to take part in this special Pelican program," said VendEver president Brian Duke, who noted that it will build nationwide recognition for the Cotton Candy Factory.
He reported that VendEver is working overtime to ready its machines for the Regal Cinemas project. They feature special yellow styling and a number of advanced features, including the new "flash topper" and an MDB interface that permits their use with a wide range of coin changers, bill validators and "recycler" change dispensers, as well as debit and credit cards. The first production units were shipped in October. Information is available at vendever.com.
Headquartered in Knoxville, KY, Regal Entertainment Group operates the largest motion-picture theater circuit in the United States, with 542 theaters in 37 states and the District of Columbia as of Sept. 30.


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NUIG Law Student Wins A&L Goodbody Bold Ideas Competition 2012
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Mahmoud Abukhadir (2nd B. Corp. Law)
The School of Law are delighted to announce that Mahmoud Abukhadir (2nd. B. Corporate Law) was the overall winner of the A & L Goodbody Bold Ideas Award 2012 – Law Student Competition. His submission on the topic "The business of law in a connected world" impressed a judging panel made up of Michael McDowell, Senior Counsel and former Attorney General); Cliodhna O'Sullivan, Head of Legal in Telefónica Ireland and John Whelan, A&L Goodbody Partner.
This prestigious award includes an internship in one of A&L Goodbody's offices in Dublin, London or New York and a cash prize of €3,000. More details are available here: http://www.algoodbody.ie/boldideasaward
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Post-Consumerism: Emerging Needs and Market Opportunities
Enabling Movements and Advocacy
The people behind GetUp.org (the largest political organization in Australia), Avaaz.org (the world's largest political community) and GlobalZero.org (an international movement on nuclear weapons led by 100 world leaders), known as "Purpose Campaigns," are dedicated to building platforms for advocacy and social movements. The groups are now working with brands to harness advocacy and engagement around important movements such as health care reform or new clean energy markets and energy independence.
Citizen Engagement
Examples of platforms or initiatives already in action that are engaging citizen around issues such as climate change, government decision-making and rescue plans, or grass-roots innovation:
• Transition Towns, a platform for UK communities to come together and respond to challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change. The movement is spreading globally.
• US Skunkworks for Innovation, a local innovation fund managed by US Corporation for National and Community Service to address global issues with grass-roots solutions. This sort of fund would likely support things like Transition Towns.
• Mastercard and The Eden Project: Mastercard is launching what it describes as its first CSR themed campaign—"The Big Lunch"—a partnership with The Eden Project in the UK. It is a 'social cohesion scheme' aimed at getting the whole of the UK to sit down with their neighbors on the street to have lunch, according to Marketing Week. The initiative has already been praised by the UK Secretary of Communities.
• Craiglist for Service: Craig Newark's idea to engage citizen actions that can be 'sold' or traded via his listings platform. His focus is on civic engagement, grass-roots democracy, volunteering or pooling cash to fund initiatives.
• Serve America Act and Serve.gov provide a platform for those who want to fully engage by supporting Americorps and figure out how to better help America. A new community innovation fund is planned for this act.
• Social Innovation Camp, a UK experiment in creating social innovations for the digital age that brings together talented software developers and designers with social innovators to build web-based solutions to real social problems. It is a self-organized version of the community innovation fund described above.
Collaborative Networked Business Models
Example business models that put citizens at the core of value creation and actors in the delivery of the service itself. Citizens and their needs ARE the assets of this type of business model:
• Zopa, a marketplace where people lend and borrow money to and from each other—a peer-to-peer lending platform—that sidesteps the banks. It's exemplary in this era of failed financial services and financial corruption, and a sign of emerging citizen empowerment.
• Hello Health: the old fashioned model of doctor services built on a powerful social media platform shared by doctors and patients alike. Patients and their data plus doctors and their knowledge are all actors in the system of health, each taking an active and ongoing role. The model encourages both doctor and citizen to become vested and active participants in maintaining good health.
• Freecycle: the Freecycle Network is made up of 4,739 groups with 6,694,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. An exchange of value and movement created solely by citizen engagement.
Advancing Social Status
The School of Life: billed as a cultural apothecary for the mind, The School of Life sells ideas and inspiration, from evening courses to curated holidays, secular sermons to psychotherapy. Here's a report on it at Monocle.
New Social Tools
Meet-Up: the world's largest network of local groups and one of the leading citizen engagement tools – enabling active citizen groups to self-organise and come together around interests. See it in use at the Social Innovation Camp.
– Contributed by Tamara Giltsoff, independent Sustainability Strategist. See tamaragiltsoff.com
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All priced initially well above the $250 on-contract mark, there still might be some customers that are too scared off from picking anyone of them up – especially when $200 is generally deemed as the golden price for most high-end smartphones. Well, the LG Revolution can now proclaim itself as the most affordable device out of the three now that it's selling for $199.99 with your signature on a 2-year agreement. Even though it's not a dramatic reduction, it's still nevertheless prevalent enough to stand out amongst the competition.
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WICHITA FALLS, Tex. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State soccer team only got off four shots against NCAA Division II Midwestern State in the Rangers 13-1 road loss on Saturday.
Midwestern dominated the game, taking 65 shots and landing 31 on goal, while two of Northwestern's four shots were on target.
Ashley Guinn, who took all four shots for Northwestern and scored the lone goal for the Rangers in the 84th minute on a penalty kick.
Goalkeepers Kelsey Archer and Sierra Willard split time and combined for 18 saves.
The Rangers (0-2) will entertain Mid-America Christian University for a 7 p.m. Sooner Athletic Conference game at the Alva Rec. Complex on Tuesday, September 9.
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The University of Memphis issues each student an identification card that bears the student's image and social security number. All students should obtain this permanent identification card that is used as the primary campus-wide method of determining privileges and accesses permitted each student. The ID card is required for the borrowing of library books, admission to or approval to pick up or purchase student tickets to athletic and social events, the sale of used text books, and other official purposes.
There is no charge to the student for the initial University ID card and it is automatically validated each semester the student enrolls. The card remains the property of the University of Memphis and should be surrendered upon the request of any University official. Each student may possess only ONE University ID card at any time.
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Hot house, living room only
I am looking for solutions to a hot house (living room only). The house living space has a vaulted wood beam ceiling in the living room but regular drop & insulated ceilings in the bed/baths. The cool part of the house in summer is the bed/baths. Howerver, the tung in groove maple ceiling in the living room gets mighty hot. There is a ceiling fan (living room) and air conditioning (whole house) but the heat is trapped up near the ceiling and cool air is not exchanged to live comfortably in the living room during the hot days. There are two floor vents that porvide air flow in and one wall vent (1x3 foot) near center of room near baseboard.
How do I change the current hot house before next summer?
Vaulted ceilings will always give a larger heat load, you can have them insulated, call an energy auditer to come out he will be able to give you more options after looking at your situation there. Is your windows facing East/West or North/south? East/West will give you a tremendous heat load to that room.
any thing above the normal 8' eiling is just added space to cool and bet when you go up on a 6' ladder you feel that heat right above the wall line...might consider venting the upper ceiling but make it look like its no seen....have it run when the supply fan runs or prior to the cooling run to exhaust the false load.
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Stephens Co. Hospital Receives Mammography Accreditation
Stephens County Hospital earns a three-year term of accreditation in mammography.
The hospital received the accreditation as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology, or ACR.
According to Stephens County Hospital, the ACR is a national professional organization that provides programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Hospital officials said that the ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. They added that it is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation.
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This morning i found out that 2 of my items were "Soft Disabled"... what does it means? I didn't receive any email with the reason of the disable! so i have this message near my item: "This item is currently hidden. To have it reviewed to be available for sale, please use the 'submit for review' button on the edit tab. If your item was rejected, please ensure you have addressed all issues outlined by the reviewer."
But i don't know what's the problem! :-/
Shoot Support a notice and they will give you further information about the case.
You may have used the word copyright, or have left some logos or model images in your file which could be the reason for the soft reject.
Where they "soft disabled" or "soft rejected"? I haven't seen a "disabled" item yet.
There should be a "history" in your hidden items and that should contain any messages from the reviewers.
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Where they "soft disabled" or "soft rejected"? I haven't seen a "disabled" item yet. There should be a "history" in your hidden items and that should contain any messages from the reviewers.
yeah I saw the history, there's nothing wrong.. also they're 2 items that has been approved almost 1 year ago.. so I don't see the problem.. I contacted the support.. I'll wait the answer!
thanks guys
Same thing happened to me today. I was surprised when I checked my profile and discovered that one of my files is missing so I had to go to hidden files and saw it there "Soft disabled". I was a bit confused because that item has been there since 3rd week of Dec and has procured sales. Had to message 'support' and still waiting for the update.
The files have been flagged up (quite rightly) on another forum.
Authors are not allowed to use images in their files or preview images where they are not licensed to do so. So all those preview images of film stars, musicians etc are not allowed.
Envato and authors have both been quite lax in this regard but it seems that this might be changing now…For more info, see this thread where the matter is being discussed: http://graphicriver.net/forums/thread/an-appeal-to-gr-authors/58116
Ok so I guess i must change my item's preview.. awesome
Well, it could be worse! If you've been using preview images you do not have a licence for they could also shut down your account. So a quick change to the preview image may not be the worst deal
Good luck
Yeah you're right! But at least they must give a big "warning" email e give you time to edit all the previews before shutting down the account!
oh well.. it seems I've got lot of work to do..


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The Mission Control Center (or Ground Control Center) was a NASA facility in the mid-20th century. Its motto was, "Res Gesta Par Excellentiam" ("Achievement Through Excellence"). Manned space programs were controlled from this facility.
In 2143, there were three assignment patches for this facility displayed in the 602 Club. (ENT: "First Flight")
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What are you reading - December 2010
Romance - from historical to contemporary
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A little early, I know. I thought we could combine the weekly threads into one monthly one. :D
Good idea.
I finally got around to reading Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin. I loved that it was a historical set in a period other than regency England (it is set in 758 AD during the Tang Dynasty of China), but the book didn't really work for me.
I liked the characters (though they never really seemed fully realized to me), but the story was fairly bland and boring. I think that it would have benefitted from being longer (it is the typical length of a Harlequin historical), which would have allowed the author to more slowly build the hero and heroine's relationship and love story. Instead it felt rushed to me and I never really bought their early declarations of love. Having said all of that however, I would definitely read this author again.
Lam - I've been really intrigued by Butterfly Swords; I love the beautiful cover and the unusual setting. I'm still interested in picking it up - maybe with lower expectations, I'll be pleasantly surprised!
After tearing through Gabriel's Ghost, I immediately jumped into the sequel Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair. Shades of Dark was a darker read, more difficult, and less romance-focused. It was far more about Chaz and Sully coming to terms with their relationship and with Sully's abilities. It was definitely still a gripping read, but (understandably) there was less of the humor that I so loved in the first - and less of Ren (so sad!).
That said, there was a snippet of the third book in the back of my copy of Shades of Dark, and I think it's safe to say I'll be speeding through Hope's Folly (love that title) with just as much speed as the other two!
I finished Chains of Ice and Chains of Fire: The Chosen Ones which left me bereft because I so much want to know how the series continues.
Started a Harlequin Presents Zachary'S Virgin which at the halfway mark is pretty unspectacular so far.
I'm about a third of the way through Butterfly Swords. So far I'm enjoying it. I want to finish Scounrel by Zoe Archer next. I put it down and can't seem to make myself go back to it. I'm probably suffering from pre-holiday stress. Can't seem to keep my mind on anything these days!
Just finished reading my first Hannah Howell historical romance published in 2006, Conqueror's Kiss, and all I can say is WOW! This book had everything I like to see in a romance: lots of sexual tension and tenderness, characters you can care about and lots and lots of action. It's 410 pages and I've stayed up to the wee hours of the morning to finish it and even wrote a review.
I finally finished The Darkest Kiss and will probably move on to a fantasy novel, The Innocent Mage, which I've been putting off for ages.
Update: I did get a few pages into The Innocent Mage but my ER copy of The Demon Trapper's Daughter came in today from the October batch so I think I'll probably read that first.
Just finished a contemporary romance by Lisa Kleypas, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor. It's not available in paperback yet, so I got on the wait list at my library. I am so happy I read this. Only 211 pages with fairly large print, it's a quick read and a heartwarming story. I dare any female to try to read this book and not say "ahh, that is so sweet" or laugh out loud multiple times, as two uncles cope with raising their sister's six-year-old daughter Holly (perfect name for a Christmas story) after her mother tragically died in a car accident. The romance is great too. It will warm your heart, guaranteed.
I finished Until You by Judith McNaught and I loved, loved, loved it. It was sweet and funny yet heartbreaking at times. This is the second of her books I've read and now I think I'm going to have to read all her other historicals. Now I'm trying to decide what I can possibly follow it up with.
I finished On a Highland Shore by Kathleen Givens loved it! Now, I'll read a mystery thriller, The Loch by Steve Alten, another one set in Scotland.
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I flew cross country last week and had a bunch of time to read. I finished two books in the Pennyroyal Green Series by Julie Anne Long. I finished Since the Surrender and I Kissed an Earl. I loved I Kissed an Earl - it was very well written and had a lot of character development which was great to see. It saved the series for me.
I also finished Wicked Delights of a Bridal Bed from a different series by Tracy Anne Warren. I enjoyed this book up until about 50 pages from the end when it became a soap opera.
Picked up my copy of Lover Mine in paperback. Been waiting for it to come out - but have to finish a few YA books I have going first. It is definately next after those!
Just finished Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati and found myself disappointed with it. It can't help but suffer when compared to Gabaldon's Outlander. I managed to give it only 3 1/2 stars mostly because I found it hard to like or empathize with the heroine. For me 3 1/2 stars means it had some redeeming qualities, but I could have lived happily without reading it.
Not sure what's next, another historical most likely.
DianeYu - I felt exactly the same way you did about Into the Wilderness. No one grabbed me or held my interest and I just found I didn't care what happened to them all that much. Not a compelling read like Outlander, and yes, it suffered due to the comparisons.
Thanks ktleyed for sharing, it makes me feel a bit better about my assessment.
**Possible spoiler alert!** There were a number of occasions where I felt the heroine acted like a nit-wit and her husband was always asking her for reassurance that she wouldn't leave him. Not to mention the last quarter of the book wrapped up the plot too neatly by simply killing off each and every bad guy in accidents except for one that suddenly turned pussy cat. Not very satisfying.
I finished At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh last night, it was my favorite of the series so far. I'm also working my way through the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning again, this time on audiobook, in anticipation of Shadowfever next month. The cliffhangers haven't been so bad this time around, haha. Hopefully she answers a lot in this final book of the series though. I'm also starting One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries tonight.
fadinga: If you are liking Judith McNaught, I recommend Whitney, My Love. It's McNaught at her most dramatic and angsty. It was the first historical by her that I read and after I finished it, I immediately went out and glommed her entire backlist. A Kingdom of Dreams is also fantastic. I also enjoyed a couple of her contemporaries immensely (Paradise and Perfect) and I don't read much contemporary romance. A lot of people dislike her somewhat melodramatic style, but she is one of the first romance authors I ever read and I have a great fondness for her books. I'll be interested to hear what you think of her other books. :)
edited to add: I also loved Sabrina Jeffries' Prince series. Be sure and share what you think of those too!
I finished up A Woman Scorned by Liz Carlyle yesterday and LOVED it. What a great story with great characters and just plain great writing! The focus on characters reminds me a lot of Mary Balogh. I immediately ran out to Half Price Books and snatched up as many of her books as I could find. Next up is the sequel, A Woman of Virtue.
I'm now reading A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland, it's been on my TBR list a long time, and I'm finally getting around to reading it.
Ktleyed, I am not familiar with Lynn Kurland's books, so looked her up on Amazon after reading your post. Where would you suggest I start? I found book one of the Nine Kingdoms, Star of the Morning but reviews say this series is a return to the Nine Kingdoms used in two earlier books, so I'm a bit confused on the best place to start. This author has quite a few of 4.5 star books so I'd love to give her a try. All feedback welcome.
DianeYu, this is actually the first Lynn Kurland book I've read, but it's the first in a long series, so that's why I'm starting with this one.
I just finished The Mad Bad Duke by Jennifer Ashley, 2nd in a sort of paranormal romantic historical series, I really liked it! Next, The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley.
katybear - Whitney, My Love was actually the first book of hers I read and I love it too. I had a lucky trip to Half Price Books and found some other historicals of hers and am excited to jump in. Although no luck on Nicki's short story, which I'm looking forward to.
DianeYu - I've read a lot of Lynn Kurland's MacLeod series and De Piaget series. I really enjoy her books. I actually read most of them out of order but a lot of her books contain characters from past books. They are generally related in one way or another and she also interweaves them using time travel, so many show up here and there. Those two series interweave with each other as well. If I had it to do over again I'd start at the beginning. Her webpage has a pretty good list for order published as well as a genealogy chart (though the charts in the back of her books are more detailed).
Thanks fadinga for info on Lynn Kurland. I have had to resort a number of times to author websites to figure out series order. It's even tougher when they do things like a prequel as a third book. I will do my research before starting, I'm excited to find a new author to add to my wish list, even though I'm still working through several already found in this forum.
I also did a search on locations for Half Price Books and found the closest one to me is a four-hour drive to Pittsburgh. Oh, well, I do have a library six miles away, swap books on Swap.com, and have a Kindle so I won't lack for books.
I finished The Notorious Scoundrel by Alexandra Benedict. This had been in my TBR list for a while and I'd been looking forward to it but it was a mess. The author took every possible plot device and shoved it into this book. Just a mess...
I just finished One Night with a Prince. I really enjoyed the whole Royal Brotherhood series from beginning to end, my favorite being the second book with the brooding Dragon Viscount. This series was my first by Sabrina Jeffries and I'm glad I already picked up her School for Heiresses books. Next up is The Pirate Prince by Gaelen Foley.
I did some research on Amazon recently to see what books I may have missed by historical romance author Barbara Samuel, whose book Bed of Spices I enjoyed a year or two ago. To my surprise I saw that she also wrote contemporaries under the name Ruth Wind - not sure how I missed that before, but I downloaded In the Midnight Rain and loved it. I've done a review on it if you're interested.
I just finished Their First Noel by Annie Jones and loved it! It really put me in the mood for Christmas. I started to read Western Winter Wedding Bells a Harlequin compilation book, and can't put it down. I really didn't expect too much more than a good Christmas story or two. But these three stories are so intriguing that I just can't stop reading!
If you like funny Christmas romances you might try "A Man for all Seasons" by Heather Macallister. It's just an adorable story about two people who've known each other forever who finally realize what they've been missing. I really enjoyed it.
OK, I'm a new member, just joining this thread. I just bought a whole lot of romances on sale from bookcloseouts.com (check it out if you like to buy cheap books). I am reading my way through them somewhat alphabetically by author. So right now I am reading through Victoria Alexander books. I finished The Husband List and now I'm reading Secrets of a Proper Lady. I really enjoy the way she writes dialogue -- fun and clever!
I finished A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland which I really enjoyed, and now I'm reading, Intimate Enemies by Shana Abé.
Just finished The Pirate Prince by Gaelen Foley and am now starting some holiday themed books beginning with A Christmas Bride by Mary Balogh.
I finished A Woman of Virtue and immediately started Beauty Like the Night. I'm really liking Liz Carlyle! And there are already several characters from these first few books that I'm looking forward to reading about in later books in the series.
I read Marry Me (free Kindle read) and Wild Sweet Ecstasy by Jo Goodman. These are the first books I have read by this author and I really enjoyed both. She gets very in-depth with her stories. It was refreshing to read Historical Westerns. It's a nice change from Regency romances.
I finished Sex and the Single Earl which was a rather boring book. I didn't hate it but definitely won't be rereading it in the future.
Marry Me was excellent. It was an intricate story with well developed characters and a plot that takes some unexpected twists and turns. Jo Goodman never disappoints. I only wish more of her older novels were available for the kindle.
Finishing Lover Mine and then my Early Reviewer book If Wishes Were Horses
I havent been buying any books lately because I was looking into getting an e-reader :) So, my kindle should be here on Wedn. and I will be downloading the newest & last book in The Vampire Academy and Christine Feehan's newest book from The Carpathian series
I finished The Reckless Bride the last book in Stephanie Laurens recent series. This series felt really formulaic. I miss the old Stephanie Laurens, she's definitely moved off my auto-buy list.
I read Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean. Not quite as good as the first book, but I really enjoyed it.
I've gone on a full-out Linnea Sinclair/space opera extravaganza. After finishing the first two books in her Dock Five series (Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark), I moved on to Hope's Folly - which is my definite favorite so far. It was full of action - assassination attempts, fire fights, fires and explosions. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and loved every second of it.
And now, my mom has sent me the fourth book in the series Rebels and Lovers - and I dove straight into that one as well. The hero Devin (Philip's younger brother) is a computer geek using his tech skills to track down his nephew; the heroine is a former crush and a star pilot. So excited!
Finally finished Amadis of Gaul and will start Someone like you by Susan Mallery tomorrow.
Just finished Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney and loved it. Will definitely read more of her work. I have several Mary Balogh titles in my tbr pile, so will start on those next.
I finished A Christmas Bride by Mary Balogh, and was surprised to find the hero and heroine from A Precious Jewel playing a significant role in this book. I liked A Precious Jewel a lot and Balogh wrapped up, or at least tried to explain, a lot of distressing things that were left open ended between the heroine of A Christmas Bride and the hero of A Precious Jewel in the previous book. I also finished the anthology A Historical Christmas Present. I liked the first two stories by Lisa Kleypas and Lynsay Sands, but I couldn't make it past the first 20 pages of the third. I'm rounding out my holiday themed reading with the short story The Bond Street Carolers, another by Mary Balogh.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I finished Someone like You and started Wicked Nights with a Lover by Sophie Jordan.
Reading The Unsung Hero which is my first Suzanne Brockmann book. I like it. Would like to hear opinions on the rest of the troubleshooters series.
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LOVE Brockmann. Love, love, love. She can't write fast enough, as far as I'm concerned.
I read Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor on my Kindle!!! Yeah, the first book I've read on it. The book was good but I was expecting more of a romance novel. I felt like the book ended when the relationship was just starting and wanted to follow the couple longer.
I finished Beauty Like the Night just before Christmas. The h/h had been budding lovers as teenagers, were separated by their mean old parents, and then they meet back up later in life. It was enjoyable, but I couldn't help but compare it to Lisa Kleypas' Again the Magic, which is my favorite "star-crossed lovers torn apart and reunited as grownups" book. What really made Beauty Like the Night most engaging were the secondary characters (the hero's younger brother and sister). I just started the sister's story, No True Gentleman and I cannot wait to read Bentley's story in The Devil You Know. SO glad I discovered this author!
reesa00: I haven't read Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, but I do know that it's supposed to be the first book in a series that Lisa Kleypas is writing. She usually does a pretty good job of interweaving her characters from book to book within a series, so maybe you'll get to see more of the couple from that book later on? I love Kleypas' historicals, but I haven't read any of her contemporary novels because I dislike the first-person writing point of view. Is this new book written in first-person?
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katybear, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor was written in third person. I didn't realize that her other contemporaries were first-person, I don't enjoy that style either. This is definitely third person.
I just felt like it wasn't a romance novel...It frustrates me when romance authors genre jump without telling you and just force their original readers along (yes, J.R. Ward I am looking at you). I'm not asking for more explicit scenes, I just feel like the hero and heroine should actually be developing a relationship for most of the book (the hero should not be dating someone else, even if that relationship was mutually not monogamous). It was just frustrating. I'm hoping that these characters show up in a future book but am not sure I am interested enough to buy it.
Thanks for the Liz Carlyle recommendation. I read No True Gentleman but never followed up on future books. I'll have to take a look.
I finished Intimate Enemies by Shana Abe, so-so Scottish medieval, took me forever to finish it! Now I'm beginning The Legend MacKinnon by Donna Kauffman.
I just sped through Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men - the second in a romantic vampire comedy series with a similar premise to the Sookie Stackhouse series. It's set in a small Kentucky town, and I think it's really hysterical. I laughed out loud at the first in the series (Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs), and this one was fun as well.
I finished The Bond Street Carolers, which was short and sweet, perfect for this time of year. I'm now listening to The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig and reading The Devil's Waltz by Anne Stuart.
Does anyone know of any other good historical novels by Anne Stuart? I was recently introduced to her with a free prequel on my nook of her Rohan series and their marketing paid off because I immediately read the rest of that series. Most of the stuff I've come across from her appears to be contemporary and I was just wondering what other historicals she might have that are worth reading.
I've just started 'Runaway Lady' by Claire Thornton. I think she is an under rated HR author and just love her work. She creates such believale characters with anazing tension right from the beginning - oh, and did I mention her amazing alpha male heroes - her special trait is physically attractive but socially inept - oh what scope for the heroine to reform him! Sigh!
Any other Claire Thornton fans out there?
I finished The Lady Most Likely which was more of an anthology than a novel. Once I understood that, my expectations changed and I enjoyed it more. It was an enjoyable book but not a top product of any of the three authors.
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I installed a new vanity top in bathroom yesterday. It got leak just at top of tailpiece. Not sure where is wrong. I took a picture and attached here.
Was there a gasket under the lip inside the sink where the pop up slides in?
There needed to be a gasket or plumbers puddy.
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Get a small can of this. IMO works better then tape or putty
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Get ready for a ton of homework. I wouldnt even know where to start in regards for the border crossing stuff into Canada.
Best of luck, please do a follow up when you get this all sorted out.
This is a discussion on traveling through Canada with a semi-automatic pistol within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I am planning a 20-25 day motorcycle trip from the California through parts of Canada and northern Alaska. I will be primarily camping out in ...
I am planning a 20-25 day motorcycle trip from the California through parts of Canada and northern Alaska. I will be primarily camping out in off-road situations. I will be leaving through Montana and returning via Washington.
I am planning on bringing my Glock 17. I know that this gun meets the legal 105mm minimum barrel length requirement.
I will likely be traveling through British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories and then enter Alaska. The return will be through Yukon Territory and British Columbia.
I plan on getting the forms/permits done in advance of the trip.
Does anyone have any experiences which they can relate? I plan on taking a side trip up to Inuvik so I won't solely be driving through Canada to get to Alaska.
I've read the Canadian government websites and talked to them on the phone.
Get ready for a ton of homework. I wouldnt even know where to start in regards for the border crossing stuff into Canada.
Best of luck, please do a follow up when you get this all sorted out.
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I will be really surprised if you can bring a pistol into Canada, I do believe that any semi auto gun firing center-fire ammo and that has a barrel less than 19 inches is restricted. Plus semi auto mags must be limited to 10rds unless they were manufactured before 1910
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I could not get my XD ir Sig into B.C. last year
I guess if you get all the paperwork approved and the Canadians let you take your gun into Canada,I don't think you will be allowed to travel with it loaded.OMO I could be wrong,but Canada is part of the British Empire and we all know how the Uk feels aboutguns and SD
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I'm guessing that you WILL NOT be taking that pistola into Canada.
The only thing that a pistol will do for you in Canada is get you free '3 hots and a cot' for an extended period of time.IMHO
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JMO, but I think it would be safe to say "It ain't gonna happen". You might want to PM GunnyBunny. He hails from BC and travels back and forth to the US. He should be able to give you a definitive answer on if and how.
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Since no one else in Canada will answer, I guess I will. I live in BC and the ONLY way you will get a firearm (other than a hunting rifle) into Canada, is with an invitation to a registered pistol club shoot. The firearm MUST be locked in a secure carrying case, with a trigger lock, and the ammo must be locked up in a separate box. If you get your invitation to a club you will have issued to you a temporary ATT (authorization to transport), which will be Day, Week, Month, and Year time stamped, and the route that you MUST take with your firearm will be designated. You will NOT take any side trips or stop for lunch. If you do I have heard that the jail cells here in BC are nicer than most, but you could let me know.... I think a nice boat trip to Alaska would be your best bet...
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^^^ Thats what I was thinking but not sure,last time I drove into Canada with Texas Plates one of the Border Guards asked "Do you have any Firearms" Another Guard said "He's from Texas of course he has guns" I said yep I just dropped them off to get cleaned about 10 minutes ago
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We hunt ducks in Canada and have no problem with shotguns. You need to fill out a non resident firearms declaration in triplicate. Make sure you do not sign it as you have to sign it in front of a customs officer.
As far as handguns it is much more difficult, but they have rules permitting it that are really meant for US residents passing through to Alaska. I have never taken a handgun as you can't really "carry" it and a gun locked in a case is of little use. The deem handguns a restricted firearm and you have to fill out so special forms. I don't know what they call the form because I never used them.
One warning, make sure you do it right. You only get one chance and they will confiscate your gun and hat is he last you will ever see it.
A word to the wise isn't necessary, save it for the stupid
You can fedex it to yourself at your first Alaska stop before you enter Canada, and do the same for the reverse trip.
Couple things I think I have learned (especially for my motorcycle):
- No one personally has done this (who replied).
- The Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun is a restricted but not prohibited gun. (Glock 17 barrel length 114mm > 105mm mimimum).
- To transport the gun: Unload the firearm and attach secure locking devices to the firearms and lock the firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container. If you are in a remote wilderness area and cannot lock your non-restricted firearms inside your vehicle, unload them and put them out of sight. Attach a secure locking device to the firearms unless they are needed for predator control.
- Store the ammunition separately or lock it up. It can be stored in the same locked container as the firearms.
- At least two forms are required: Non-Resident Firearms Declaration (Form CAFC 909 EF), and its continuation sheet (Form CAFC 910 EF) must be presented in triplicate, unsigned, to a customs officer at your first point of entry into Canada. The second type of form is the Authorization to Transport (ATT) which should be obtained prior to entry for convenience. The ATT issuance is at the discretion of the Chief Firearms Officer (CFO) of the province. A valid reason is transport to/from point of entry/exit for a restricted firearm. Another reason for an ATT can be because of a Canadian gun club event.
I have talked to the Canadian Firearms Program through their 800 number (800-731-4000) and they were helpful and didn't seem to have any agenda. I am in the process of having an email conversation with the Canadian Firearms Program agency and will give updates to this thread as more information is obtained for example on transiting from one province to another and the CFO of each province.


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Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Went to my local yard today. I picked up a cruise control switch, a climate head unit, and a chrome center strip off of an 84. Also an MPG computer. Got it all for $40.00.
The center hood strip is because mine has a couple of small dents down the body crease. I figured the chrome would draw the eye away from them.
The MPG computer was too tempting to pass up. I probably won't be able to hook it up, but will need to get a manual for an 84 and see how it was wired in. Has about twenty wires coming out of it! That will be one of those back burner projects, for when I am bored.
I tore into the dash tonight at work, and then ran out of light. Hopefully tomorrow before work I can figure out what they did to "hot wire" my heater blower. I have to undo that first before I can go through the manual diagnostic and find what "was" wrong to begin with.
Before work today I confirmed my compressor for ELC was running, so I am looking forward to my shocks being replaced more now. The dash light comes on intermittently, so I think the sending sensor is working. As long as the pump is making pressure it should only be up to plumbing to get it all working in harmony.
I found an Eldo at the yard that had an after-factory sliding moonroof in it. They want $100.00....hmm..
....might have to put that in my storage locker as a mid winter project.
I found out I will be getting my second indoor parking stall in Feb.and it will be the one next to my current one which is even better.
Thank you all for the encouraging words. I am hoping to get this all knocked out before the weather turns and I have to put him to bed for winter.
Cadillac living is good today. Tomorrow, is another day though....
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Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Your last sentence is too true.......just in life in general.
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Got the jumper switch out of the loop and have the heater fan wired to the control module again, tonight after work hopefully start the diagnostic flow chart in manual. My suspicion is the fan control module, but we shall see.
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
The Cadillac Gods were smiling upon Guido and moi today!
Perfect cool day, sunny and mild, got off work early picked up my bud and headed to the yard. Two hours latter, left with a fan control module, broken tab where blower plug went unto it, and an ASC sliding smoked moonroof! Every module was gone from every car there except this broken one. But I just cleaned up nut, loosened it and slipped a solderless lug under it, tightened it down, and I have an operational climate control system!
The sunroof came out rather easily, and will go in even easier.(I think!) We got to the point where it was all unbolted except for screws concealed by the glass being closed. My friend was convinced we were done for, I looked for a way to crank open, to no avail, then I remembered Kevin and others using drill batteries to move seat!
I cut and stripped some wire and told my friend what I was going to try. (He told me later, he was sure I was insane!) All I had was my B&D Versapak drill. The battery is 3.6 volt, so I thought I was also! Rigged it up to motor, and held it to the battery....and slooowwlly....very slowly....it started to open!
Took two batteries to get it all the way, but it worked! Yeah,...that's right....Mac Gyver got nuttin' on this kid!
We were both stoked and then the hardest part was yet to come, separate the frame pieces where they sandwich the car's roof from inside and out. They were filled with sealant, brought together and metal tabs bent over one another to lock in place. Removing the frame without mangling it completely, is near impossible. It is however doable, and we did it!
So we rounded up the goods packed the tools and headed for the office. I was told $100.00 by a guy last Thur, but didn't see him around.(Of course!) Went up to the counter and was waited on by the Cadillac collector there. He is the reason they have kept so many. He asked me what it was going in and when he found out it was the Yellow Brougham he was eyeing while we were pulling parts, we had a good chat. Then the moment of truth...."How much for it?"
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It took all my will to not break out the saw the minute I got home! I want it in sooo bad!
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
I think Guido may be here to stay
CONGRATULATIONS DAVE! Coming alond exceptionally!
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Holy "like" storm Luke!
I knew you found my project thread when I saw my notifications blowing up!
Thank you, I am glad you approve. I can't wait for you to get a chance to check him out in person.
I am pretty sure Guido and I have a much longer future together than I had originally planned. He has quickly found his way into my heart. I am already thinking body and paint in the future.(After Sally of course.) It is so much fun having a car where everything works. Only a couple of little things left to do.
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Well, I have springs and air ride shocks in the trunk, now to find someone to install them.
After work I installed my Delco radio with equalizer that I took out of my totaled Fiero in 1984. I'm not a pack rat, I just knew I would need it again someday!
BIG improvement in sound with just the factory speakers.
I also cut and assembled the beginning of a tunnel console. Couple cubbie holes, change holders and two cup holders.Fit nicely, needs a few fine adjustments and a coat of stain and varnish and I can check that off the list.
Brought the sunroof up to my apt. so I can clean, lube and check it all out. Want to get it all ready for install.
Still having fun, and still running like a champ.
I am not an endorser of aftermarket sunroofs but a lover of yellow Cadillacs. I am praying you find a reason not to cut a hole in the roof since my gut says you will regret it. In nearly 20 years in the automobile business, aftermarket sunroofs were one of the biggest customer headaches. Leaks never stopped and ruined some neat cars. I bet that sunroof would get big $$$ on ebay! :-)
Re: Guido Delgatto is in the house! My 87 Brougham.
Interesting Questions guys.
The knobs, yes that one was easy!
The backlighting was more of a challenge. The quick answer is no it can't. However......
The radio face plate is an adhesive plastic applique that is stuck on the plastic frame. I peeled it off carefully and laid it adhesive side up on a light box. I tried on a less important button (set) to scrape off the red. Can't be done. You go right through to the clear and end up with a bright light there with no marking.
Next I used my color training from paint retailing and turned to my color wheel! To cancel out red you go to the opposite side of the wheel, green. I used several colors of green permanent marker to color the adhesive side of the piece. Mixed results on that. By time I got dark enough to get most of the red out, the spot was so dark it was almost unlit. If you were really familiar with the radio, which after 29 year absence, I am not, it might be just enough to work. There still was a bit of a pinkish cast to it at certain angles, but I doubt an unaware rider would notice.
Now it might be better to try a clear green film, which would let more light through, but I was getting to the point of having an unusable face plate and decided to go into recovery mode. I colored all of them with dark green permanent marker and reattached to the plastic frame. Back on the light box right side up I used black paint to backside to touch up the spots where all my experimenting left problems.
While I had it off I decide to try to fix the other difference the radio had which is a matte finish instead of the gloss piano black the Cadillac radios got.
I tried Rustoleum clear gloss and it was almost like it was repelled from the surface. Blotchy and uneven, it was trash. Luckily, because of the Teflon-like surface I was able to scrape it off with a fingernail, but not completely enough to be worthy of installing. Next I used Krylon Fusion clear gloss. It worked and I am not sure if it would to the original piece, or if it was because of the residual left from the first attempt, but it worked. I ended up with a nice gloss black.
With the Cadillac knobs installed it looks quite good. The other problem with the swap is the placement of the display. With all the additional info on the radio, the display is nearer to the top of the radio, and under the ledge that comes out over it when installed. For me and taller drivers it means dipping the head a bit to see display. Annoying, but worth it to me to get the bigger anp and equalizer of the radio.
So it is installed and too dark for me, but looks great and sounds much better with stock speakers and will also work the new Kenwood 6X9's that come in today. If after afew weeks I am still finding it is a working unit, I plan to pull it out and swap the cassette door from the Symphony Sound original to the radio in place of the Auto Reverse one the Pontiac came with to complete the illusion. Then send it out for service and to have an unput for phone to be installed.
I also ordered some white LED indicator lights that I plan on installing over the radio in the dash cover aiming down which will hopefully not only shed some light on not only the radio but also the console cup holders, more on that later!
I will also be on the lookout for trashed Pontiac and Cadillac EQ radios at the yard for swap and further experimentation.Swapping face plates would be much simpler!
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Newport-Ensenada: Any Advice for a First-Timer?
I am entering the Newport to Ensenada race for the first time with my Jeanneu 36i coastal cruiser and a crew of 5-6. The boat has a traditional mainsail with 2 slab reefs, a 130% roller-furling genoa, and a crusing spinnaker with sock. I'm considering entering the Cruising w/Gennaker class to get more experience with the asym spinnaker.
Tactically, I plan to made for a waypoint 3-4 miles outside the Coronado Islands, then see what the winds conditions are from there to Ensenada.
Any suggestions or advice?
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Hi, I've done the NOSA race 3 times and actually finished once. First of all, attend one of the free seminars. You'll get lots of good advice.
Race tactics are usually to reach outside at first. You don't want to be anywhere near Dana Point, it is usually (not always) a big hole. I'd say get west of longitude 118 ASAP.
Then go up spin and hold it as long as possible.
The race is won at night. Keep your most committed crew up late. The wind is going to die and try to keep from doing Newport - Ensenada "donuts". Keep working every puff. You have to average 2.5 knots to finish and there is a 1 knot current so keep working those puffs.
The key tactical decision is "inside or outside the Coronados?" Last year we went in and had a huge Saturday afternoon blast right down the coast. Then a Saturday night drift 14 hours for the last 9 miles. Don't turn in too early to Bahia de los Todos Santos. Keep at least 5 to 10 miles out in the last 20 miles.
In a 36 you'll probably finish Saturday night assuming you are not in cruising class. if you are in Cruising Class and want to win, motor as little as possible.
Finishing Sat. night or Sunday morning will mean 2 nights at sea. Make sure you rotate crew and try to get some sleep on Saturday!
Hot food, hot coffee, and minimize alcolhol are very good advice.
I've always stayed at the Hotel Coral and had a very good time there.
I'm doing the Border Run this year, Catalina 25 Indiscipline, 97992. See you on the water.
Doing the San Diego - Ensenada in October followed by the Regatta de los Todos Santos is always fun (more fun than NOSA in a small boat). Hopefully see you in that one.
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Roger all, thanks!
We used a rotating system this summer that seemed to be quite effective for keeping alert people on watch. Instead of dividing into two watches, we wrote up a list of crew members, alternating between ones with more and less experience. We started out with the two at the top of the list on watch: one on "standby" in the cockpit, and the other at the wheel. An hour later, the third person on the list went on "standby" in the cockpit. The person who had been "standby" moved to the wheel, and the person at the wheel went off watch to sleep. Each hour, the next person listed moves up, and so on, until the list re-starts. With five of us aboard, we all managed to get good sleep over a three day sail from Bermuda to New York, and have good performance, with all hands available for tricky maneuvers. Depending upon the number of crew you have, you could have three or more "on" at the same time, if you wanted. It seemed easier to get used to than the Swedish watch system we used for the race down, and kept us moving quickly, even though we weren't actually racing on the
way back.
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PaulK, thanks for the advice. I am thinking along the same lines.
I will have four, maybe five, with two of the crew fully qualified to run the boat and two or three with less experience. I plan to have two on watchand bring a fresh crewman up every two hours. The "watch captains" alternate, as do the newbies. The first watch captain stands a short two hour watch, then everyone gets four on / four off for the 1.5 to 2 day run.
The only down side to this is that someone is rattling around down below every two hours, but on a 36 you pretty much hear everything that's going on anyway.
We plan on going offshore a bit for better breezes and perhaps flying an asymetric spinnaker. I'm thinking if a spinnaker gype is required, we could do it at the watch change when we have three people on deck.
When you're bringing fresh crew up on deck fairly frequently, as you suggest, you probably won't lose much (if any) by waiting for the third hand. You'll want to make sure the wind or course has actually changed enough to warrant the gybe. Of course, if you believe all the ad copy, the helmsman's supposed to be able to gybe an asym singlehanded.
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We can gybe the asym with two total crew, but single-handed? I doubt it!
Went to an excellent pre-race seminar last night at the Dana Point YC, lots of great info! Looking forward to the race!
Hey mojo, good luck!
Stay outside,This will be my seventh ensenada race.We run three watches and don't rotate crew.The skipper feels the teamwork would be smoother.
Have fun,I've finished at five am. sat. mourning once on a shock 35.
Again go outside unless it's really blowing,If it is rumb line it.
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Please define "really blowing". Around San Diego, really blowing means 12-15.
Sorry,That trip it was 12 to 15 all night but thats rare,out of the six I've done we had wind thru the night twice.normally it's very light.
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Questions on motor oil
And this link was posted showing Mobile 1 15w-50 was intended for flat tappet?
Questions on motor oil
Not sure how well a SBC will digest 15w-50 oil though. You do have other options for flat tappet specific oil though.
Morning Silver Surfer:
Here are the articles from Joe Gibbs Racing and the oddities of mixing zddp with other oils....
This is an exact quote from Joe Gibbs site:
"For example, using the system of Engine Assembly Grease followed by the BR Break-In oil and then using XP1 Synthetic Racing Oil, allowed Joe Gibbs Racing to double flat-tappet lifter life from 600 miles to 1200 miles!"
If that is all the oils of today can do, than it is in my BEST INTEREST to study what I need to do, to install a HYD. roller cam and forget about all these oil additives...Outside of getting the cylinders to seal correctly, I do not have to buy additives, numerous filter changes and worry about cam lifter failure...
Not worth it, with what the oil company's and the EPA did~!
Also, since I do believe in conspiracies and the fact GM and Chrysler did sink at least once; This is a great way to get rid of old cars forcing people to spend money on either a new motor from the dealers, or more precisely, purchase a new car to keep those Executives richer and us poorer~!
Just my thoughts on America today...Screwing the little man~!
But thanks for your interest in trying to find a solution to the OIL/EPA conspiracies~!
BTW: This reminds me what they did to food canning back in the late 60's to mid 70's or so...That is when they started reducing as an example Spaghetti sauce in the bottle; It used to be tomato paste or sauce and then spices then water...Now it is Corn Syrup, tomato paste, spices and water...They ripped off the American people, by cheating them out of the real ingredients that promoted good health...Now, we have numerous problems with diabetes and people being over weight, because there are no nutrients in the food we eat, causing us to eat more~! That is a great way to keep the Pharmaceutical Industry Rich, Fat and happy at the cost of our health and loss of money out of our pockets....Just me ranting~!
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Successful outreach to educate minority communities about Alzheimer's disease is built on relationships that take time to establish. A key ingredient is the ability to achieve rapport with your audience. Rapport helps engender trust, but it takes time, energy, determination, and enthusiasm, especially where loss and grief are ingrained in the culture of the community. Effective education requires knowledge of the minority community's strengths and weaknesses.
Darlyne Redd, MSSA, LSW, knows about rapport and the time it takes to develop trust. Since 1992, she has worked at the University Memory and Aging Center (UMAC) of University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University. Ms. Redd is presently the Manager for Minority Outreach.
In her early years, as she was organizing community outreach to African Americans, Ms. Redd discovered that most people don't want to attend a presentation specifically about Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The stigma associated with dementia is difficult to overcome. "If you focus on AD alone, you will end up with a very limited audience. The African American community is not jumping up and down to discuss dementia and participate in research. I believe that this goes across cultures," commented Ms. Redd.
In 1997, Ms. Redd was invited to participate in "Matters of the Heart and Mind: A Grief Workshop," sponsored by the Nu Chi local chapter of the Chi Eta Phi Sorority, a national African American nurses' association. That year, the Nu Chi Chapter won a grant from the National Institute on Aging for an outreach project. Seeing an opportunity to present Alzheimer's disease education to a wider audience, Ms. Redd began partnering with the sorority to produce Grief Workshops in 1998. Since then, she has presented four "Matters of the Heart and Mind" workshops, with two forums expanding to two days to cover more topics.
"Matters of the Heart and Mind" is a unique blend of the spiritual and practical. Tips and advice are presented on how to plan for end-of-life events, and how to deal with grief that results from loss. Alzheimer's disease, of course, is about profound loss: of identity, personality, memories, mobility, and independence. Social workers, nurses, caregivers, church and spiritual workers, families and the general public make up the audience. Health care professionals learn how to improve ways they can reach out to help minority communities. They learn about specific cultural and religious customs related to death and dying among African Americans.
"We try to get our participants talking, to plan ahead so they don't end up in a crisis. We encourage them to go home and talk, put things in writing, and prepare their legal documents," says Ms. Redd. She believes that African Americans must change their ways of thinking about end-of-life planning, especially related to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. As a rule, elder African Americans tend to maintain the mentality of an underclass, she says, even though they now have more money and are better educated than previous generations. Still, she notes, "African Americans die younger, die sicker, and die more often from violence than whites. We deal with losses, sudden changes, and abrupt endings as a way of life. It can lead to a chronic state of grief."
Ms. Redd relies upon the strong ties African Americans have with the church. Religion provides part of the foundation African American elders need for support and social contact. The Grief Workshop prominently features local spiritual leaders as panel participants. They discuss faith perspectives on life after death, end-of-life care, and the customs and rituals of death.
Workshops usually begin with an invocation from a minister and a welcome from Karl Herrup, PhD, Director of the University Memory and Aging Center. Speakers discuss the range of emotions that accompany grief and loss. Caregivers share their challenges and triumphs. Social workers identify available resources and support services. Doctors and nurses weigh the pros and cons of long-term care, and hospice and palliative care versus traditional care. Lawyers offer advice on estates and preparation of proper legal documents. Funeral directors offer guidance on funerals and burial planning. Each workshop ends with a closing ceremony - a "healing circle" led by another local minister.
And of course, Ms. Redd seeks minority candidates for participation in research. As a result of one two-day workshop, Ms. Redd had 14 inquiries specifically about Alzheimer's disease out of about 85 attendees, and 4 actually enrolled in UMAC research programs.
Ms. Redd has written a manual on how to present a "Matters of the Heart and Mind" workshop. The manual is a "how to" guide with step-by-step instructions covering:
Collaboration with other parts of the minority community is of critical importance to success. Other helpful suggestions include:
Darlyne Redd has worked hard to find innovative ways to reach out to the African American community to discuss Alzheimer's disease and dementia. UMAC is perceived to be a resource in the community, by helping to provide education on subjects rarely discussed by African Americans. More and more members of the community are learning that support services and local resources are available as they encounter the grief and loss of Alzheimer's disease.
To order the "Matters of the Heart and Mind: A Grief Workshop" Program Planning Manual, contact: Darlyne Redd, MSSA, LSW Manager of Minority Outreach University Memory and Aging Center University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44120-1013 Tel.: 216-844-6327 e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [1].