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Q I am so sorry to hear about the two people killed on Highway 101 near Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto last Friday. I have not used that exit since I wrote to you after construction began. It was really, really scary and I have avoided it since.
Jenny Kiratli
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A The deaths of two sisters on their return trip home from a Black Friday shopping trip around 7 a.m. has spurred considerable debate. It occurred on the northern edge of the area where Caltrans is adding a second carpool lane in each direction and where lanes have been realigned and barriers placed inches from traffic lanes.
This crash occurred when the driver of an SUV in light traffic drifted onto the shoulder and hit a parked CHP cruiser that had stopped to aid a motorist with a flat tire. The two victims were not wearing seat belts, the CHP says, and they were thrown from the SUV.
Q I have recently had the misfortune to enter northbound Highway 101 from Oregon Expressway in Palo Alto and narrowly succeeded alive. I am not kidding.
I have barely escaped accidents on three occasions. One day I was nearly flattened against the cement barrier to my right by an 18-wheeler on my left as the very short merge lane vanished in front of me — through no fault of the truck. At present, the entrance ramp provides no warning that the merge is compromised, so the entering driver is unaware of the immediate peril. There is nearly no time to decide whether your best approach is to speed ahead of traffic in the slow lane or fall behind — and no shoulder for a safe third option.
The danger is compounded by traffic on the ramp coming up from behind the merging driver. The left-hand barrier makes it difficult to see traffic until it almost smashes into the driver's side of the merging car. I think this merge is particularly dangerous for an inexperienced driver, and as my daughter is just learning to drive, I am particularly sensitive to this possibility.
Jenny Kiratli
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Q Many have complained about the entrances and exits on the section of 101 currently under construction. Complaints are about being unable to see and short ramps creating a safety hazard. I have noticed on my forays along that route that almost no one does the speed limit. It is a construction zone and people still fly through like the "Star Wars" attack on the Death Star channel. Getting people to slow down would certainly help.
Ralph Durham
A Yes, it would. Work will continue until at least mid-2013. There is another reason to be cautious — the "moth affect." CHP officers say numerous crashes occur when a driver's eyes drift toward the side of the road where a stalled or emergency vehicle is parked, and just as a moth is attracted to light, they begin to unknowingly drift toward the parked vehicles. That's one reason for passing the "Slow Down, Move Over" law a few years ago.
If involved in a fender bender or worse, drive your car off the freeway if possible and onto a side street. As this sad incident underscored, the shoulder is not a safe location, and wearing seat belts is mandatory.
Q I was driving south on 101 passing University Avenue in Palo Alto when a Comcast truck passed me well above the speed limit while weaving in and out of traffic at 11:45 a.m. Monday. I was able to remember the truck number, but wasn't able to remember the Comcast "How's My Driving?" number. A quick search of the Internet also did not turn up the "How's My Driving" number. I sent an email via Comcast's "contact us" links, but that isn't specifically designed to report dangerous, brand-damaging, litigation-increasing drivers.
Does the CHP have an email address or Web page where this type of thing should be reported? Should I make a greater effort to find and contact the Comcast number? Or have I done all I can to try and make the roads a saner, safer place for all?
Chuck Simmons
Redwood City
A You can do more. Keep pestering Comcast until the company gets back to you. One complaint might be ignored, but several might get a response. You can also contact the CHP at 1-800-TELL-CHP.
Q I notice that with every new or upgraded installation of traffic controls at intersections in my neighborhood, video cameras are being mounted in all directions. Examples are at Putnam/Patterson and Oak Park Boulevard on the boundary of Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek, the canal trail pedestrian crossing at Gregory Lane near Pleasant Hill Road and the new entrance to Sprouts Market near Geary and North Main in Walnut Creek.
Are these cameras for the purpose of issuing red-light tickets? If so, shouldn't there also be signage to that effect? If not, then what justifies the taxpayer cost of this equipment, and who monitors the video?
Mark Bole
Walnut Creek
A These are not — I repeat NOT — red-light cameras, although many drivers fear they are. The cylinder-shaped devices are used to coordinate traffic signals instead of loop detectors in the pavement, and they are monitored by traffic engineers.
Red-light cameras are common in cities in Alameda County, San Francisco and San Mateo County, but not in Contra Costa or Santa Clara counties. Red-light cameras are placed in huge white containers almost the size of a small suitcase and are easily recognizable.
Q I was not aware that red-light cameras had been installed at Ardenwood Boulevard and Jarvis Avenue in Newark. I used to drop my kid at the nearby school and, as always, I did a "rolling stop" at the signal.
Krishna K.
A Not once, not twice, but …
Q I got THREE camera tickets in the same week. If a traffic cop had given me the first ticket, I would not have repeated the rolling stop and would not have received the next two. I hope the new legislation that you mentioned will take care of this thing, too.
Krishna K.
A It won't. The law that kicks in Jan. 1 does not address repeated violations at the same intersection. Red means stop — a complete stop. Senate Bill 1303, authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, establishes statewide standards for the installation and operation of these cameras. The law will require that warning signs be posted at nearby intersections or key entry points into the city that cameras are in use. The new law will also:
Q I strongly disagree with your recommendation to remain in your car if you have a breakdown on the Bay Bridge. The bridge has an elevated walkway next to the roadway. In my experience it would be safest to stand on this walkway next to your car (not in front or behind).
When I had my breakdown, a bridge tow truck came to my assistance, pulling up behind my car. As we stood on the walkway filling out paperwork, a very large semi truck plowed into the tow truck, pretty much totaling it. If anyone had been in that vehicle, they could be dead today, whereas the tow truck driver and I were not injured, other than an enormous adrenaline rush.
Nancy Cutforth
A Ray-the-Tow-Truck-Driver agrees — if you can safely exit your car and get to the walkway. Otherwise he and police recommend remaining belted inside your car rather than standing outside of it.
Q When we were coming home from San Francisco one night, we noticed the freeway lights and the offramp lights were dark for the first two miles from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on the Richmond side of the freeway. Is there any way to get them replaced? Or is it a case of copper wire theft?
Pam Coville
A Copper theft it is. The lights will be replaced, but I'm not sure when.
Q Is there anything you can do about the new Paragon Outlet in Livermore? It took my family and me almost two hours from Manteca to Cupertino on a Saturday evening.
We took the Vasco Road exit and the inside roads to get to 84 (which was congested, too). We saw the signs up at Fremont going east — "El Charro exit congested, take alt 84" — and we saw the sign in Tracy going home.
What the heck? For an outlet? It's just the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Did developers do a traffic study or plan for traffic? I am happy that we don't have to commute that way daily, but my friends and family do. I know you can do something about it, Mr. Mighty Roadshow.
Bobbie LaRue
A All I can do for now is plead for patience. Report back after Christmas and hope that traffic has settled down and the backups are not as horrendous. Traffic engineers will review the timing of the lights later and see if there is anything that can be done.
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ELIZABETH, NJ (July 8, 2011) — Hayward® Industries, Inc., a global market leader in swimming pool and flow control products, today announces they have completed a transaction acquiring a majority interest in Clevaquip Pty., Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, a major distributor of swimming pool products in the region.
Robert Davis, president and chief executive officer of Hayward Industries, commented, "We are delighted to formally partner with Clevaquip. During our ten year business partnership with Tony Sharpe, Clevaquip Managing Director, and the rest of his team, we have developed a strong respect and admiration for the way they have successfully represented Hayward Pool Products in the Australian market. We are very pleased that Tony, with over 25 years experience in the Australian pool market, will continue to lead the newly formed entity which will operate as Clevaquip, a Hayward company."
This transaction supports Hayward's long term strategic development plan for the Asia/Pacific region which already includes China, India, and Southeast Asia. Leveraging the resources of Hayward's global business with the relationships and knowledge of the Australian market that Clevaquip has achieved will provide leadership products and enhanced service to dealers and pool owners.
Tony Sharpe has expressed his enthusiasm for the transaction as it will provide a significant opportunity for Clevaquip to grow faster while providing a strong future for his entire team. "I have known Hayward and its management team for over twenty years and am delighted we will be working even closer together. Hayward is a global leader in the pool industry and will bring many positive influences to the Australian market."
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Hayward has been the global leader in the development and marketing of swimming pool equipment for both residential and commercial applications for almost fifty years. The company markets the Totally Hayward® System of advanced pool equipment to help address some of the challenges faced by many pool owners such as safety, energy efficiency and maintenance time and costs. The company's diverse product line includes; pumps, filters, gas heaters, heat pumps, automatic pool cleaners, electronic chlorine generators, controls, chemical automation systems, LED colored lighting, valves, vacuum release systems, drain covers and other general pool products for residential and commercial applications.
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Lawsuit Says Class of Muslim, Arab and South Asian Employees Harassed Based on 9/11
New York, NY -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") today sued the Plaza Hotel and Fairmont Hotel and Resorts, Inc. under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for discrimination related to the events of September 11, 2001 against a class of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian employees based on their religion and/or national origin.
The EEOC's lawsuit, Civil Action No.03- CV- 7680, filed today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that a class of employees was subjected to a hostile work environment and to severe and pervasive harassment that involved high level managers and coworkers. Specifically, the EEOC charges that after September 11, 2001, Muslim, Arab and South Asian employees were subjected to offensive comments about their religion and/or national origin, including being called "terrorist," "Osama," "Al Queda," "Taliban," and "Dumb Muslim" and being cursed at and accused of destroying the World Trade Center and the country.
According to the litigation, Plaza Hotel managers also wrote "Osama," "Binladin [sic]," "Alkada [sic]," and "Taliban" instead of the employees' actual names when giving them keyholders with their room keys. Additionally, the EEOC alleges that the employers knew or should have known of the harassment and failed to take adequate measures to stop and/or prevent the harassment.
Ten Muslim employees of Arab or South Asian descent had filed charges with the EEOC that led to the litigation, which was filed after the Commission exhausted its conciliation efforts to reach a voluntary pre-litigation settlement. The suit seeks monetary relief, an order requiring Defendants to implement policies and procedures against discrimination, and a permanent injunction against discrimination.
One of the ten Charging Parties, Mohammad Mamun, said: "We don't believe that anyone should be forced to endure the humiliation that we had to endure while trying to make a living to support our families. We hope that by filing this action that other people in our situation realize that this type of discrimination is illegal and that they don't have to just sit around and take it."
Katherine Bissell, the EEOC's Regional Attorney in New York, said, "The EEOC takes very seriously allegations of harassment based on religion an/or national origin, especially where managers in positions of authority are involved in the harassment. No employee should have to be subjected to offensive comments about his/her religion or national origin in the workplace. The EEOC will continue to vigorously pursue such cases."
Spencer H. Lewis, EEOC's New York District Director, added: "Employers should be aware that they have a duty to prohibit harassment based on religion and/or national origin. A hostile work environment cannot be sanctioned."
Since September 11, 2001, the EEOC has received more than 800 charge filings nationwide alleging backlash discrimination by individuals who are or who are perceived to be Muslim, Arabic, Middle Eastern, South Asian or Sikh. The two most common issues alleged are harassment and discharge. Nearly 100 individuals aggrieved by 9/11-related employment discrimination have received over $1,450,000 in monetary benefits through the EEOC's enforcement, mediation, conciliation, and litigation efforts. The Commission has also been at the forefront of the federal government in conducting vigorous outreach and education to both the employer and labor communities at the national and grassroots levels to prevent such discrimination and promote voluntary compliance with the law.
In addition to enforcing Title VII, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment or pregnancy) or national origin and protects employees who complain about such offenses from retaliation, the EEOC enforces the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which protects workers age 40 and older from discrimination based on age; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits gender-based wage discrimination; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the federal sector; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; and sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Further information about the Commission is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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- Insurance companies are evil. This is a pretty classic case of a company retroactively canceling a policy because the policy holder developed an expensive condition. Health care reform, with guaranteed issue and community rating will go a long way towards restraining the bad behavior of the insurers.
- Underinsurance is as serious a problem as uninsurance. This patient did the right thing (as far as he knew) -- he paid for private insurance, high-deductible, out of his own pocket. It turns out that he bought the wrong policy for a number of reasons. Even if Assurant had not canceled his policy, when he hit his next renewal date, he would have been freshly underwritten with his new chronic condition, and the cost of renewing the policy would have been well beyond his means, or would have been excluded as a pre-existing condition.
- Texas is not a state to live in if you are poor and sick. 25% of the population is uninsured and Medicaid only covers those making less than 21% of the poverty line! Holy crap. So much for compassionate conservatives.
- Preventative care saves both lives and money. This is a great case study in which a patient may wind up falling out of the work force, hurting the economy and becoming a ward of the state, because of his chronic disease. Not knowing his diagnosis, it's impossible to say that in this case preventative care would have kept stage 1 or 2 chronic kidney disease from progressing to stage 3 or 4, but across all comers it is certain that significant numbers of patients will benefit.
- The uninsured really get screwed with health care costs, when they have to pay the gross charges instead of the negotiated rates given to insured patients and medicare patients. Of course, most don't pay, but it adds to their economic burden anyway and accelerates the slide towards bankruptcy.
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Measuring salt shine to improve climate understanding
From 14-25 August 2010 NPL is co-ordinating a comparison exercise in southern Turkey involving scientists from around the world measuring the spectral reflectance of a salt lake.
These measurements will have a major impact on the future of satellite based Earth observation, and will ultimately improve our understanding of the Earth's climate.
For ten months of the year Tuz Gölü (Lake Tuz) in southern Turkey appears to be like any other lake. However, during July and August it dries to become a bright, pristine, white surface, which is ideal for calibrating Earth observation satellites.
Tuz Gölü is one of eight sites recently endorsed by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) to become an international reference standard to evaluate satellites' sensor-to-sensor biases, and also to calibrate/validate their radiometric performance.
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Satellite sensors are known to degrade significantly in-orbit. So it is very difficult to have confidence in any pre-flight assigned value of their radiometric characteristics. This makes measurements of subtle changes of the Earth (as needed for monitoring climate change) challenging.
Equally, routine measurements for agriculture, resource and disaster monitoring rely on linking data from different satellites to ensure continuous time coverage, seeking to realise the vision of a Global Earth Observing System of Systems - GEOSS.
For the CEOS reference standards sites to be of use, their radiometric characteristics (as measured by ground teams) must be consistently evaluated and, of course, traceable to SI. NPL, with funding from both the European Space Agency and the National Measurement Office, has led international efforts to achieve this. In 2009, NPL organised a pilot comparison for a few European experts, and 2010 sees experts from North and South America, Africa, Asia, as well as Europe taking part.
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The comparison exercise initially includes laboratory calibrations of all measurement instrumentation to NPL standards. This allows us to evaluate any instrumental biases, and remove them from the subsequent field based activities. This is followed by nine days on Tuz Gölü (where temperatures often rise to 50 °C) where scientists measure the reflectance of a series of test-sites.
In addition to being the pilot for this comparison, NPL will also use its Gonio- Radiometric Spectrometer System (GRASS) to make measurements of the salt lake's surface reflectance from many different angles. This will allow corrections to be applied for satellites that cannot view Tuz Gölü from directly overhead.
Whilst the scientists make ground-based measurements at Tuz Gölü, a range of satellites will simultaneously measure the same site. This allows the satellites' performances to be evaluated.
This comparison marks the first step towards establishing an operational calibration service for Earth observation sensors. The long-term goal is to automate and link the measurements of the eight reference sites as a network (LandNET), and then to tailor signals to match the different response and geometric conditions of different sensors. Ultimately, the site's characteristics will be calibrated from orbit using an in-flight standard sensor, such as the NPL TRUTHS mission for example.
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Aaron Brady Walls, 17, of Harriman, formerly of Coalfield, died Monday, April 30, 2012, in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
J.P. True, 85, of Rockwood, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012, in NHC Healthcare Center of Oak Ridge.
Geraldine Humphreys Shanahan, 76, of Ten Mile, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Parkwest Medical Center.
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Wilma Allene McCormick of Harriman went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Methodist Medical Center after an extended illness.
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Catherine Burton needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Catherine Burton is the founder and principal of Endpoint Environmental, LLC. The five year old company was spun out of a project managed by Ms. Burton while she was a student intern / project manager at NASA Ames Research Center Earth Sciences division. She has over nine years of experience in geographic information systems, photogrammetric and remote sensing technologies. She has worked with commercial, non-profit, federal, state and local government agencies and has had clients in the environmental, natural resources, defense, and educational industries. In the previous five years she has presented at ten industry-related conferences. Her work has been featured in ten publications including the 2008 issue of NASA Spinoff, NASA Tech News, GeoIntelligence Magazine, and Science News. Catherine earned her B.A. and M.A. in geography from San Francisco State University. She is a member of the American Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Society and the Bay Area Automated Mapping Association. She is the Lead Organizer WebMapSocial, Silicon Valley.
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I originally found the name "Endpoint" when I was about 15 years old. My Mom and I spent the summer together in Michigan where she was taking a course on teaching chemistry to high school students (her profession). Endpoint is a term used in chemistry, titration experiments to be specific. For example, say I'm adding liquid A to liquid B to create a new liquid, C - think the vinegar and baking soda demonstration from elementary school. That last drop of A (vinegar) into B (baking soda) that turns those two substances into C (a bubbly mess) is the endpoint. So for me, the endpoint is about change and being a catalyst to change.
In terms of a logo, I would like to see a north arrow or compass. A symbol that I can use on the top left hand corner of my business cards and the bottom right hand corner of my maps. It should be professional enough to use on letterhead but creative enough to show up in promotional material. I want you to use cutting edge design. It should scale. I want a logo that looks good in black and white but also pops with color.
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- Red Heart Soft Yarn.
- Soft yarn features an ultra soft hand and subtle luster and is an excellent all-purpose yarn.
- It has an elegant drape that is ideal for fashion looks.
- Weight category: 4; 100% acrylic; Solids: 5oz/140g; 256yd/234m.
- Prints and Heathers: 4oz/113g; 204yd/187m.
- Gauge: knit: 17 st x 23 r = 4in(10cm) on size 8/5mm needles; crochet: 12 sc x 15 r = 4in(10cm) on size I9/5.5mm hook.
- No dye lot solids multi's and Heathers are dye lotted: We try but are not always able to match dyelots.
- Care: machine wash (max.temp.
- 104F/40C); tumble dry; do not bleach; do not iron; dry cleanable.
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love 2 cook had een nieuw logo ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit179 ontwerpen ingezonden door55 freelance designers.
cupid's cooking (cupidscooking.com)
I'm starting a new business combining cooking classes with health education in a coed environment. If I convince people to fall in love with cooking, or an artichoke, or their bodies, or with a cute guy, I'll feel like Cupid, I guess. The personality: that it's a friendly setting in which to learn, that you CAN cook, that human interaction is better than being a friend on Facebook.
Targeting anyone who wants to learn to cook and are open to meeting someone and to learning about food / health. I plan to arrange the classes by ages eg people in their teens, 20s, 30s, their 40s, etc. but I want the logo and brand to appeal to women and men.
I'd like to have mischievous cupid in the logo. He shouldn't look like an angel nor the devil. Maybe he has a toque or a wisk? Perhaps the tag line "fall in love with cooking or ..." should be included. Remember, I want the logo to also appeal to men. Also, it shouldn't be too cutesy.
Bekijk hoe een ontwerpwedstrijd werkt of leer meer over logo ontwerpdiensten.


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Oregon Tech's freshman-to-master's Civil Engineering degree program, the first such program in the Pacific Northwest, equips students to meet industry needs identified by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This unique pairing of degrees prepares future professionals for licensure requirements proposed in the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Model Law.
Civil engineers design infrastructure—transportation networks, bridges, buildings, dams, communities, and water and waste management systems—for the enhancement of human welfare and protection of our environment.
Students in the BSCE program have the opportunity to explore many facets of the profession, including geotechnical, environmental, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering. Whatever your individual interests, you'll learn both the theory and practical application of design and not just in your last few senior classes. Design work starts in the first year and builds in complexity throughout the program as you prepare for immediate employment and eventual licensure as a Professional Engineer.
Oregon Tech's BSCE program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc. ABET accreditation is your assurance that our program meets the quality standards established by the engineering profession. Oregon Tech works closely with alumni, employers and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to ensure that students graduate with the skills necessary to be successful.
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No matter what kind of business you're in, you have to process payroll. Whether you run it manually, outsource to a third party or something in between, you need a reliable method of making sure employees get paid.
As high-speed Internet and mobile access become more common, online payroll software's popularity is on the rise. If you're in the market for a new system, this guide will help you choose the right one for your business. We'll cover:
What Is Online Payroll Software?
Common Applications of Online Payroll Software
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Benefits and Potential Issues
Market Trends to Understand
Online, or "cloud-based," payroll software refers to systems hosted in the cloud, on the software vendor's servers. Unlike with on-premise deployments, which require users to install software on their own computers and servers, online software lets users log in from anywhere.
There are many online payroll solutions out there. Some are sold as stand-alone payroll applications, while others are included as part of broader human resources (HR) software suites. Big vendors, such as ADP, offer multiple cloud payroll systems with different levels of functionality. No matter which vendor you choose, there are some capabilities common to most online payroll systems, which we'll explore next.
(If you're not sold on the cloud-based deployment model and would prefer to evaluate all payroll systems, both cloud-based and on-premise, check out our general payroll software guide.)
These systems often come with some or all of the following core capabilities:
|Compensation management
|Found in all payroll software; automates payroll processing. Users assign pay rates to employees, then enter employee hours manually or import them from a Web-based time and attendance application. The system automatically calculates wages and generates paychecks. May include direct deposit options, bonuses, commissions, overtime and tips.
|Time and attendance
|Allows employees to clock in and out within the system, and administrators to track employee attendance.
|Tax filing
|Available in more robust systems. Automatically prepares, files and pays state and federal taxes. Alternatively, provides tax calculations and/or documents for users to prepare and file manually.
|Accounting integration
|Some systems package payroll processing and general accounting together. Alternatively, some systems simply offer integration with users' existing online accounting software.
Online payroll software buyers can choose from options with a range of functionality: from basic compensation management systems all the way up to complete HR suites. The system that's right for you will depend on your payroll, accounting and HR requirements:
Basic payroll needs. Some vendors offer entry-level online payroll packages that include capabilities only for compensation management and time and attendance. Businesses looking to fulfill basic payroll needs might choose one of these, such as Wagepoint or Payroll by Wave.
Payroll and accounting software. These solutions combine payroll processing and accounting. Systems such as XERO include payroll processing and general ledger accounting in one product. Others, such as QuickBooks Full Service Payroll, integrate with full accounting platforms. Relatedly, some vendors offer payroll solutions designed specifically for accountants.
Complete HR suites. As mentioned, many online payroll systems come as part of an HR suite. These suites include functionality for personnel tracking, applicant tracking, benefits administration, talent management, scheduling and more in addition to payroll. Businesses looking for a complete solution can check out software such as Paychex Flex and Kronos Workforce Central's Web-based option.
There are many benefits of choosing online payroll software over software deployed on-premise. Some of these perks include:
Security. With cloud-based deployments, businesses don't have to worry about on-premise crashes, thefts or other crises. Online software vendors have their own secure servers and security policies to help prevent hacking and data loss (which are often more robust than those of individual businesses).
Automatic updates. Cloud payroll software vendors often update their products to reflect things like changing tax laws. Because online payroll software can update automatically, users no longer have to buy new software each year.
Lower upfront costs. Since cloud payroll solutions are typically priced on a subscription basis, users don't have to pay a large installation fee up front, like they do with perpetual licenses (which are common for on-premise systems). Instead, they pay a more manageable fee either per month or per year.
Though online payroll software solutions have lower initial costs, the recurring costs eventually add up. However, since on-premise software often requires users to purchase updates, over time, costs for the two types of system tend to even out.
Here are a few trends to be aware of as you search for new software in this market:
Mobile accessibility. More and more businesses want their payroll software to be accessible from any device. Cloud-based software has made it possible for vendors to offer mobile apps, so users can log in from their smartphones and tablets.
Many vendors also offer mobile employee portals. With these portals, employees can access their timesheets, salary information and more while on the go.
Cloud-based solutions for larger enterprises. In the past, cloud solutions were marketed only to small and midsize businesses. Now, more and more vendors are offering robust online payroll systems for larger enterprises.
Systems targeting larger businesses often include a wider range of capabilities, such as HR applications or accounting integration.
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The Warne Bee Farm
AP's Apiaries
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Our Beginnings....
We are a 3rd generation beekeeping family and would like to share our history with those that have found our site. Our beginnings started before the Great Depression with my grandfather, Ralph Jasper Warne. He became a commercial beekeeper that migrated through Minnesota, the Dakotas, Colorado and South Texas every year during the 1930's, 40's, 50's and some of the 60's. During this time, beekeeping was a lifestyle for the whole family as 5 kids helped in some capacity. Unfortunately, like everything else in life, the family business began to dewindle over time and temporarily ended when my grandfather passed away on January 3, 1990. For almost 10 years the equipment set dormant until I decided to start using them again in 1999. My inability to find good honey from any grocery stores sparked my interrest into beekeeping. I'm very pleased to say that it has been a great decision because I not only have benefited but I've shared this awesome product of nature with family and friends.
As we have started a new year, I like to update our website to show our progress. We currently do not have a way to order online but we are working on that and will have some way to do so soon.
I want to thank all our customers for the support you've given us this far. We continue to receive great compliments for our products. Please come visit our website over the next several weeks to see the updates that will be made.
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Irving, isn't he gorgeous?
Now I must get you grey plaid like that.
Irving, isn't he gorgeous?
Now I must get you grey plaid like that.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
Write, for example,'The night is shattered
and the blue stars shiver in the distance.'
The night wind revolves in the sky and sings.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.
Through nights like this one I held her in my arms
I kissed her again and again under the endless sky.
She loved me sometimes, and I loved her too.
How could one not have loved her great still eyes.
Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her.
To hear the immense night, still more immense without her.
And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.
What does it matter that my love could not keep her.
The night is shattered and she is not with me.
This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance.
My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her.
My sight searches for her as though to go to her.
My heart looks for her, and she is not with me.
The same night whitening the same trees.
We, of that time, are no longer the same.
I no longer love her, that's certain, but how I loved her.
My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing.
Another's. She will be another's. Like my kisses before.
Her voide. Her bright body. Her inifinite eyes.
I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her.
Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms
my sould is not satisfied that it has lost her.
Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer
and these the last verses that I write for her.
- Pablo Neruda
And would it have been worth it, after all,
Would it have been worth while,
After the sunsets and the dooryards and the sprinkled streets,
After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail along the floor—
And this, and so much more?—
It is impossible to say just what I mean!
But as if a magic lantern threw the nerves in patterns on a screen:
Would it have been worth while
If one, settling a pillow or throwing off a shawl,
And turning toward the window, should say:
"That is not it at all,
That is not what I meant, at all."
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Christian Sady and Mitch Taintor selected to All-Academy team, while Felix DeBona named Academy player of the week.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Three New England Revolution Under-16 players have recently been honored by the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, U.S. Soccer announced.
Christian Sady (North Andover, Mass.) and Mitch Taintor (Storrs, Conn.) were recently named to the Under-16 All-Academy Team, and will travel to Sarasota, Fla., next weekend to play as members of the All-Academy team against other teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Additionally, Felix DeBona (Everett, Mass.) was chosen as the U.S. Soccer Academy's Under-16 player of the week for his three-goal weekend as the U16s went 2-0 last weekend (May 15-16) and secured the team's first-ever playoff berth.
"The most telling aspect of Christian and Mitch has been consistency and improvement," Revolution Director of Youth Development Karl Edmonds said. "Both players have demonstrated an aptitude to learn and play with composure. Both have worked extremely hard and are a credit to the Revs Academy Teams on and off the field."
Sady, a defender, has started 19 of the 21 matches in which he's played, missing three while with the U.S. Under-15 National Team. Sady attends Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School.
"Christian has a great left foot and has assisted on a number of occasions with deep crosses from the left," Edmonds said. "He is certainly composed on the ball and is starting to make better choices when in possession. As his confidence has grown, he has started to get involved in forward play and join the attack from left full back. But most notably it is his composure and ability on the ball that has made him stand out."
Taintor, also a defender, has started 22 of 24 matches this season, scoring two goals. Taintor attends E.O. Smith High School.
"Mitch has continued to improve in his heading and reading of the game in central defense," Edmonds said. "He has become a leader on the field and is not afraid to verbalize directions and keep the defenders alert. Also similar to Christian, Mitch distributes very well as both players turn defense into offense on a regular basis."
DeBona, a forward, leads the Revs' Under-16 team in scoring with 17 goals in 24 matches. He added another goal on Wednesday evening in the U16s' 4-2 win over cross-town rival Boston Bolts to secure first place in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's Northeast Division with an 8-2-0 divisional record.
The Revolution youth teams have one game remaining on their 2010 regular-season schedules, matches against traditional MLS rival, D.C. United, on Sunday, June 6, at Gillette Stadium. The Under-16 teams will await their playoff draw, while the Revs' Under-18 squad must await the conclusion of the rest of the division's games to see if they've earned a playoff berth. The U18s are currently atop the Northeast Division with a 5-3-1 divisional record.
The Revolution Youth Development program, a fully-funded program in which all competition costs are free to participants, begins tryouts for the 2010-11 season on Monday, May 24. For more information about the Revolution's youth program, visit revolutionsoccer.net and click the Academy button in the red navigation bar.


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College Transfer Education
The College transfer program includes courses typical of the first two years of a baccalaureate program in arts and sciences or pre-professional programs. NOVA transfer courses closely parallel courses at fouryear institutions, meeting standards acceptable to baccalaureate degree programs. Since requirements vary among four-year schools, those planning to transfer should check the requirements of the transfer institution before planning a course of study at NOVA.
For more information on college transfer, refer to NOVA's transfer website.
Career and Technical Education
The career and technical education programs are designed to meet the increasing demand for technicians, office workers, paraprofessionals, and skilled craftspersons for employment in industry, business, the professions, and government. These programs, which normally require two years or less of education beyond high school, may include preparation for agricultural, business, engineering, health and medical, industrial, service, and other technical and career fields. The curricula are planned primarily to meet the needs for workers in the region being served by the College, but the State Board for Community Colleges may designate certain community colleges as centers to serve larger areas of the state in offering expensive and highly specialized career and technical education programs.
General Education
General education is that portion of the collegiate experience that addresses the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values characteristic of educated persons. It is unbounded by disciplines, and honors the connections among bodies of knowledge. NOVA degree graduates will demonstrate competency in the following general education areas: communication, critical thinking, cultural and social understanding, information literacy, personal development, quantitative reasoning, and scientific reasoning.
Developmental Studies
Developmental courses are offered to prepare students to succeed in the College transfer and career/technical programs. These English and mathematics courses are designed to develop the basic skills and understanding needed for success in other courses and curricula.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs
NOVA ESL programs serve students who have a variety of goals, including access to American higher education, entry or advancement in the workforce, or simply language improvement. NOVA ESL students may be residents of Northern Virginia, students with F-1 status, or other visitors to the United States. The two principal NOVA ESL programs are College ESL and the American Culture and Language Institute (ACLI). In both ESL programs, students acquire fluency, enhance their ability to express increasingly complex ideas, and gain greater control of the linguistic complexities of English.
College ESL builds the academic literacy and critical thinking skills necessary for success in American higher education. College ESL consists of four levels of credit instruction from low-intermediate ESL through advanced ESL. Students in the top two levels of instruction are often concurrently enrolled in college-level courses in a variety of disciplines.
The ACLI is housed in the Office of Workforce Development. It offers noncredit classes to residents of Northern Virginia and other visitors in its Core Skills ESL and Specialty Courses Programs, and to students with F-1 status in its Intensive English Program. ACLI courses range from introductory to intermediate-level ESL. They also prepare individuals for entry or advancement in the workforce. ACLI courses are fee-based. Many ACLI students go on to take classes in College ESL and academic disciplines.
Students take a placement test to assess their English proficiency prior to enrolling in ESL courses. Students who score below 225 on the ACCUPLACER and students in F-1 status who place at College ESL Levels 2 and 3 are referred to the ACLI. Students who score 225 or higher on the ACCUPLACER may place into College ESL or directly into ENG 111. In-state and out-of-state guidelines apply to the College ESL Program, and financial aid is available for those who qualify.
Continuing Education
Through the Workforce Development Division, continuing education programs are offered to enable individuals the opportunity to continue their learning experiences. Continuing education programs are generally noncredit courses offered during the day and evening hours. The College awards Continuing Education Units (CEU) upon completion of most noncredit courses.
Community Education Services
The College provides specialized services to help meet the cultural and educational needs of the residents of the Northern Virginia area. These services include nonclassroom and noncredit cultural events, workshops, meetings, lectures, conferences, seminars, short courses, and special community projects that are designed to provide cultural and educational opportunities for the residents of the region. The College works cooperatively with other local and state agencies and with businesses interested in developing such services.
Workforce Development Services
The mission of Workforce Development Services is to advance Virginia's workforce through world-class programs and services that focus on employee and business development and technology deployment. Workforce development instruction is designed to assist Virginia residents in gaining skills necessary for entering employment or to retrain persons displaced from other jobs so that they may obtain gainful employment. These programs are usually of a short-term nature and are tailored to fit the exact needs of a regional business. To provide this service, NOVA's Workforce Development Office deals directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current, and projected workforce training needs. These course offerings are made available to business and industry at times and places that meet their needs. Training may take place anywhere in Virginia, as approved by the State Board for Community Colleges. For more information, visit Workforce Development.
Adult Career Pathways
NOVA's Adult Career Pathways Program is for unemployed or underemployed workers, low-wage workers, work-eligible immigrants comfortable with reading and writing English, and young career starters with a high school diploma or GED. The program connects participants with NOVA career counselors who assist them in developing an education or training plan to earn a certification or credential. ACP counselors introduce students to programs and opportunities available to them and help students navigate the procedures necessary to attend NOVA classes and apply for financial assistance. For further information and upcoming College Access Workshop dates, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 703-425-5245.
Community-Based Organizations
NOVA partners with several community-based organizations (CBOs) to offer its credit courses at the CBO sites. These partnerships provide education and training at nonprofit organizations that will create gateways of opportunity to higher education, better jobs, and increased earnings to students who are pursuing the American dream. Students receive NOVA credit and job training at the CBO site in administrative technologies, administration of justice, business management, finance, entrepreneurship, information technologies, and early childhood development fields. Students in this program will receive a NOVA transcript that shows credits and grades earned at the College. CBO students pay NOVA tuition; they are provided orientation, financial aid workshops, and assistance with application and registration by NOVA staff members. Students who wish to take a CBO class should contact one of the CBO partners or call 703-933-1844.


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Chillpak Hollywood Hour #504
This week's installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour begins with a special audio montage. After two weeks of "theme" episodes, your friends in podcasting would love to discuss TV and Movie news and reviews, however the bulk of this week's show is spent celebrating the lives of such luminaries as Zsa Zsa Gabor, Richard Adams, George S. Irving, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and George Michael. Then, with what time is left, Dean and Phil reveal how they spent their respective New Years.
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
The status of Northern free blacks dramatically diminished during the nineteenth century. They had few rights and faced many social, political, and economic restrictions. State and federal regulations, social customs, and popular pressure relegated them to lower positions. After the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, they were often forced to prove their free status on demand, or have a white person vouch for them.


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Best dishes and yummy dreams!
These look great! Love my slow cooker :-)
I am pleased to let you know that I've nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award! Please check out my blog for the details!
Have a super night!
I love Sweet and Sour Chicken but haven't found my "perfect" recipe so I'm off to check that one out. Thanks!
Oh that pork recipe looks so good!!!
I use my slow cooker all the time. It saves time both with cooking and clean up. All the recipes look great. I've gotta try the pork loin!
Those ribs look amazing and fall off the bone! I always forget about my slow cooker for some reason but I really need to start using it more!
I just today found your blog and haven't had a chance to try any of the recipes, but they ALL sound FANTASTIC! TY for sharing and I'm looking forward to trying some of these! TY TY TY TY TY!!! :)
These look fantastic! I love my slow cooker and use it often...especially in the summer time when it is too hot to turn the oven on.
Thanks for sharing!
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Those ribs look DEEEEElicious! :)
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If what the USGA tells us is true and the U.S. Open is the ultimate test to identify the best in the game, then hitting the ball long off the tee must not be that important. And bombing tee shots 300-plus yards could be more of a detriment than an asset when it comes to being the best you can be.
Just look at the numbers. None of the top finishers in this year's Open were among the game's longest hitters. In fact, the top 30 leaders in driving distance were nowhere to be found on Sunday.
Bubba Watson, the No.1 long-ball hitter, didn't make the cut and said Olympic Club was "too hard" for him. Jamie Lovemark (No.2 in driving distance with an average tour tee shot of 309.1 yards) wasn't even in the field at Olympic, while the tour's third-longest bomber, Robert Garrigus, shot 72-77 and spent the weekend at home.
Steve Eubanks is a former PGA professional, author, columnist and contributing editor at PGA.com. He shares his thoughts here each week.
Of all the players who average more than 300 yards off the tee, only Jason Day made the cut. Long-ball aficionados like Gary Woodland, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Palmer and J.B. Holmes didn't make the top 70 and ties after two days, or they missed qualifying for the field all together.
Dustin Johnson (top-10 in driving distance with an average tee shot of 303.7 yards) went home early, while Zach Johnson (154th in diving distance with an average tee shot of 280.4 yards) played the weekend and had a respectable 71 on Sunday.
Woodland, who averages 300.4 yards on his drives, was 11-over for the first two days in San Francisco, while David Toms, who hits it 275 and is ranked 173rd in driving distance, and Jason Dufner, who is 63rd in driving distance, just squeezing past the 290 mark, finished tied for fourth.
Of those who were in contention late into the back nine on Sunday, Webb Simpson ranks 112th in driving distance with an average tee shot of 285.8 yards, while Graeme McDowell sits at 145th in the bomber ranking. McDowell's average poke is 281.9 – not short by amateur standards, but nowhere close to the towering tee shots that have come to exemplify the modern game.
Then there is Jim Furyk, the man who controlled his own destiny until the final three holes on Sunday. Furyk averages 277.7 yards per drive, a number that puts him 165th among his long-hitting peers.
"I go from spot to spot," Furyk said of his approach, not just to playing Olympic Club, but to the game in general. Granted it was a hooked tee shot that killed Furyk, but that had nothing to do with length. He was hitting a hybrid off the tee at the par-five 16th when he made his worst swing of the week.
Of course there will be those who argue that statistics are misleading – many players hit less than driver off the tee in an attempt to keep the ball in play while others take a more aggressive approach – and the U.S. Open is a unique animal, unlike any other golf tournament in the world and, thus, an outlier when it comes to statistical lessons that can be learned.
But that doesn't explain the fact that Jason Dufner leads the FedEx Cup race with tee shots that no one on tour would call long. Zach Johnson, Matt Kutchar, Webb Simpson and Hunter Mahan are also near the top of the FedEx standings, and none of them are in the top 50 in driving distance. Of the top 10 contenders in the FedEx Cup, only Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, and Rory McIlroy are on the first page of the driving-distance stat sheet.
If those facts don't make the point clearly enough, look at the last two winners of the FedEx Cup. Bill Haas is the 83rd longest hitter on tour, while Furyk, who won in 2010, at his long-hitting best never cracked the top 100.
"The game has been sold as a distance game with the idea that the farther you hit it the better you'll play," said PGA National Teacher of the Year, Mike Malaska. "That's just not the case. You don't have to hit it that far. Distance, in and of itself, does not make you a better player, even though hitting driver a long way is what the average amateur wants to learn to do."
The most important statistics, and the ones most amateurs never examine, are how close you hit it to the hole, and how well you putt once you get there. Tour leaders in sticking approach shots close are Dufner, Steve Stricker, Furyk, and Kutchar. Three of those four – Kutchar, Dufner, and Furyk – are in the top four in scoring average.
Granted there is no sex and sizzle to hitting 8-irons inside 20 feet, or making all your three footers, and there are certainly no club companies telling you to hit it shorter and straighter. But numbers don't lie: especially those numbers you have to put in the little boxes on your scorecard.
"I have played in U.S. Opens, and I've played in a lot of corporate outings," Malaska said. "And with the corporate guys, I often play an entire round where I never hit any club longer than a 7-iron. When I do that, I always shoot somewhere between 73 and 80."
His point is the simplest one in the game:
"Never hitting it more than 150 yards and always being in the fairway is lot more important than trying to hit it 300 yards and being in the trees," Malaska said.
That is true whether you are playing your home course with buddies on Saturday, or teeing off in the final group on Sunday in the U.S. Open. The numbers prove it, even if we find it hard to accept.


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Rev. Daniel Emerson, founder and pastor at Hollis, New Hampshire
In colonial New England, the grave markers of Reverends and other important people were place like tables, on four posts. I don't know the meaning of this, perhaps it gave the stone carver the entire stone to engrave a lengthy story or epitaph. This type of stone is sometimes called a ledger. Over time these slate stones have suffered more deterioration than their neighbors' stones that were placed vertically. Perhaps the weight of ice and snow or the stone itself caused them to crack and break, and the weather beating down directly makes most of these stones illegible.
My 6x great grandfather, Brown Emerson, had a brother Daniel who was the pastor at Hollis, New Hampshire. He had graduated Harvard College in 1739, and Hollis was his first and only pastorate. He answered the call at age 27, as a graduate student, and was ordained a month later on 20 April 1743. At this time the town was called the West Parish of Dunstable, Massachusetts, yet shortly afterwards was incorporated as Hollis, New Hampshire
An interesting story in the historical records of Hollis recounts his time as chaplain in the army at Crown Point. When the men of his regiment were asked to present their arms for inspection, Mr. Emerson presented his Bible to the inspecting officer and commented on it being "his weapon." Reverend Emerson was the father of thirteen children. . His pastorate lasted over fifty years, until the Reverend Eli Smith, who had married his granddaughter, became the associate pastor. Rev. Emerson voluntarily gave up half his salary in 1793 for the settlement of Rev. Smith. He died in 1801 at age 85.
Behind the Congregational Church in Hollis is his grave marker, right next to the wall of the church. The church records say that the stone is located on Map 52, Lot 54, but in such a small churchyard his monument is easily found. The Hollis Historical Society, the Congregational Church and the Hollis Cemetery Trustees have determined that it would cost about $800 to $1000 to come up with a conservation plan for Reverend Emerson's stone. It has cracked completely across in two places, and some areas of the face have broken off and are lost. The inscription is mostly illegible, but I found a transcription:
Beneath this monument lies the Mortal part of Rev. Daniel Emerson. He was born at Reading, Mass., May 20, 1716, Graduated at Harvard College 1739, And was ordained April 20, 1743, to the Pastoral care Of the Church and Congregation of Hollis Which then consisted of only 30 Families. He was an honest man given to Hospitality; An affectionate husband and tender Parent; A faithful Friend and Patriotic Citizen; An Evangelical, zealous and unusually successful Preacher Of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Highly Esteemed by his people, his praise was in all the Churches. A.D. 1793, he voluntarily relinquished one half his salary To promote the settlement of a Colleague, From which time his pious walk and occasional labours Evinced an unbating love for the cause of Christ, Until nature failed and he fell asleep in Jesus, September 30, 1801, aged 85 years.
Reverend Daniel Emerson's lineage:
Gen. 1. Thomas Emerson, born 26 July 1584 at Sedgfield Parish, County Durham, England, died 1 May 1666 in Ipswich, Massachusetts; married to Elizabeth Brewster, born 24 July 1584 at Hertfordshire, England, died 10 August 1638 in Ipswich. Nine children.
Gen. 2. Reverend Joseph Emerson, born about 1620 in England, died 3 January 1630 in Concord, Massachusetts; married on 7 December 1665 in Concord to Elizabeth Bulkeley, daughter of Reverend Edward Bulkeley and Lucyann Coy, born 1638 and died 4 September 1693 in Reading, Massachusetts. Seven children.
Gen. 3. Peter Emerson, born 1673 in Mendon, Massachusetts, died 19 January 1751 in Reading; married on 11 November 1696 in Reading to Mary Brown, daughter of Captain John Brown and Anna Fiske, born 23 March 1678 in Reading, died before 1748 in Reading. Ten children.
Gen. 4. Reverend Daniel Emerson, born 20 May 1716 in Reading, died 30 September 1801 in Hollis, New Hampshire; married on 17 October 1744 to Hannah Emerson, his second cousin, daughter of Joseph Emerson and Mary Moody, born 3 December 1722 in Malden, Massachusetts and died 28 February 1812 in Hollis. Thirteen children.
Hollis Congregational Church
Hollis, New Hampshire
For more information:
The Bulkeley Genealogy: Rev. Peter Bulkeley, being an account of his career, his ancestry, the ancestry of his two wives, and his relatives in England and New England, together with a genealogy of his descendants through the seventh American generation, by Donald Lines Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1933. Rev. Peter Bulkeley is Rev. Daniel Emerson's 2x great grandfather, and this book includes the Emerson genealogy.
http://www.hollischurch.org/ The Congregational Church of Hollis. There is a link to the church history and stories of all the former pastors
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday- Rev. Daniel Emerson
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I've never noticed this church, but the next time I go to Hollis, I'll walk around the grounds. Another excellent piece, as usual. I checked out your huge Wilkinson line the other day (from your home page). Yes, we are related several more times.ReplyDelete
I found your page doing a search for my Emerson lineage. I too am a desendent of Gen. 1. Thomas Emerson. I enjoyed your blog.ReplyDelete
Mine is:
Thomas Emerson 1584
Elizabeth Emerson 1623
Elizabeth Fuller 1652
Mary King 1692
Titus Sikes 1726
Titus Sykes Jr. 1754
Isaac Sykes 1781
Saxton Sykes 1809
Raymond G. Sykes 1849
Aubrey L. Sykes 1883
Quintin S. Sykes 1921
Theadora E. Kella (me)
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I came into some bulk 3/8" polyethylene rope and I am wanting to make a couple tow ropes out of it. This stuff is fairly low stretch so it would be for wakeboard, kneeboard, foiling, etc... My question is about splicing the loops in. I have done a fair amount of rope splicing for dock lines and other similar uses, but never a ski tow rope.
The splices I normally use are called a Brummel splice (first picture) I believe and they come out nice and thin, but most of the ski rope ends I see look as if the spliced loop has knot at the base (2nd picture) Any insight on how this is done? is it just a normal splice with an overhand knot tied around it.
This may sound a little strange, but when we spend a week at the lake I like to spend my down time making and repairing ropes, me and my rope fid pass the time quite nicely
Also does anyone know of any guides on how handles are tied and braided together? I thought it would be real simple to reverse engineer the knots, but I'm having no such luck.
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