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NEW YORK, April 17, 2009 – Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP was named one of the foremost law firms operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Legal 500's latest EMEA guide. Curtis was identified as a leader in eight different practices spanning four countries. In addition to the practice area rankings, seven Curtis lawyers were cited as experts in their chosen fields.
The following Curtis practice areas and lawyers were recommended in the 2009 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide:
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We received a download code to try out and review this game from PBS kids. There are three games in this Classic in the Jurassic Jr. app. There is Bridge Building (Addition), All-Star Sorting (sorting) and Chow Time (comparing). The games are pretty simple and so are good for younger children. By playing each game three times your child earns a sticker that they can use in the digital stickerbook portion of the app. In all it is a simple app and I'm not sure if it will keep the attention of older kids but little ones (3-5) should be entertained and challenged for a little while. Here is a further explanation of the app.
DINOSAUR TRAIN Classic in the Jurassic, Jr.!: $1.99; iPad
In this app, based on the hit PBS KIDS science-focused series, DINOSAUR TRAIN, kids play through three math-based games focused on sorting, balance and counting to help Gilbert get Troodon Town ready for the big event – the Classic in the Jurassic, Jr games!
- Bridge Builder: Help build bridges so the dinosaurs can get around Troodon Town! Drag your finger to measure the distance between two points, then choose the two sets of logs that equal the right length to complete the bridge.
- Chow Time: The dinosaurs are hungry! Add food to the scale until it's balanced. When you've got it right, watch them chow down!
- All-Star Sorting: Put the dinosaurs in order by height. When you've got them in the right order, drag them to the house they belong to!
In addition to playing the app, kids can continue the Classic in the Jurassic, Jr adventures with seven free math games online at http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/games/classic.html The apps were developed as part of the Ready To Learn Initiative, an early learning project of PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), funded by the U.S. Department of Education. You can also find additional PBS KIDS apps here: http://pbskids.org/mobile/.
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In Episode #5 of the Support Leaders Podcast, we interview Kathryn Castle, Head of Technical Support Engineering EMEA for Optimizely.
We discuss how she started teaching English after studying at the University of Warwick before starting her career in support. We talk about all of the changes she's seen since starting at Optimizely in 2014.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How Optimizely balances support between different technical teams as well as collaborates with different teams across the organization
- What support channels Optimizely uses and how they chose those
- How Kathryn improves her team's efficiency with tooling and strategy
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Still Time to Enter Contest to Name Giant Tunnel Boring Machine
Historically, Machines Named after Renowned Women in the Community
City of Akron Press Release
From the desk of stephanie york
Published: 06-17-2015
Akron Waterways Renewed!, the City of Akron's billion-dollar initiative to address the City's combined sewer overflows, will continue to accept nominations from Akron residents to name the giant Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will excavate a 27-foot diameter, mile-long tunnel under downtown Akron.
The project includes two large tunnels, ten storage basins, seven sewer separation projects (four of which have been completed), and improvements to the Water Reclamation Facility.
The largest individual project will be the construction of a $300 million 6,000 foot long Canal Interceptor Tunnel between the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath and Exchange Street.
The initiative is the largest single investment in City infrastructure in Akron's189 year history, has the potential to restore Akron waterways, the health of its environment, and the protection of its water to a level not seen in six generations.
According to tunneling tradition, a TBM cannot start work until it is given a name. This tradition is carried out throughout the world and a TBM is generally named after a lady as a sign of good luck for the project ahead.
For example, Seattle names its giant boring machine "Bertha."
Washington, D.C. named its first machine "Lady Bird," a second one "Nannie" for its Anacostia River Tunnel, and recently announced that a third TBM will be named "Lucy," after the first dean of women at Howard University.
Cleveland's tunnel boring machine is "Mackenzie," and "Marsha is the name used in Columbus.
In St. Petersburg, Russia, the Tunnel Boring Machine was named "Martina."
In London, the TBM's were Elizabeth and Victoria, with the Thames Tunnel being dug by machines named Mary and Sophia.
"This is the largest construction project in Akron history, and I hope people will come up with a name that is meaningful and that will honor someone with significant ties or who has made significant contributions to Akron," said Akron Mayor Jeff Fusco.
The announcement of the contest took place at the Blue Heron Homecoming, at Akron's Water Reclamation facility today, where a mock-up of the 30-foot Tunnel was installed so that people could see how big the tunneling operation will be.
The event featured more than 20 environmental hands-on exhibits and plant tours for families, in addition to welcoming back the flock of great blue herons that have populated the heronry at the sewage treatment facility since 1990.
The Akron Waterways Renewed! Project Management Team will publish details of the contest on its website, www.Akronwaterwaysrenewed.com
Since 1987, Akron has spent over $300 million to improve its sewer system, including millions of dollars on engineering studies of the sewer system and the receiving streams to meet EPA requirements, including upgrades to Akron's wastewater treatment plant, the Akron Water Reclamation Facility in the Cuyahoga Valley.
Akron's current Consent Decree requires a $1.4 billion dollar investment in the City's environmental future, the largest single expenditure in its 189 year history, by remediating its combined sewer overflows. About 20% of Akron's sewers were designed to carry both storm water and sanitary wastes in one pipe, and during a rain event, when the storm water contribution exceeds the capacity of the sewers, sewage overflows to streams or rivers.
Akron's Long Term Control Plan will improve the system by attempting to achieve zero untreated overflows in the typical year, improving water quality.
For more information contact:
Heather Bolestridge
PMT Communications Team Manager
Akron Waterways Renewed!
CitiCenter Building
146 S. High Street, Suite 800
Akron, OH 44308
Office: (330) 375-2949 Ext. 4775
For further information, contact:
stephanie york
communications director
Phone: 330-375-2345
E-mail: [email protected]


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a. Production Processes Described
- Carefully detail all the steps that are required to deliver your product/service to the identified target market.
b. Assets Required are Identified
- Ensure that all the assets required to operate the business have been clearly identified in your Business Plan.
c. Supply of Product/Service – Suppliers
- Who are the raw material suppliers and where are they located?
- List the major suppliers and identify those you are considering. Location is important because of shipping costs and delivery time.
- Do the suppliers have a history of being efficient and reliable?
- Consider how long they have been in business, their turnaround time from when the order is received to when the order is shipped and their return policy for damaged items. You may wish to get information on major suppliers from the Better Business Bureau if the supplier will have a major impact on your business success.
Do you have any letters of intent from prospective suppliers?
- Letters of intent show commitment on the part of suppliers to provide your business with the needed raw materials. These letters should be mentioned and included in the Supporting Documents section at the end of the business plan.
- If your business success will rely on one or two major suppliers, what plans have you made to diversify?
- When evaluating suppliers, you should consider an alternate supplier in the event that problems arise.
d. Supply of Product/Service – Price and Quality
- What price(s) will you charge for your product(s)?
- What is the cost of producing your product – your direct costs with providing your product or service?
- What is the price based on – what's the pricing strategy?
Understanding your cost of production is perhaps the most important thing to know about your business. When deciding upon the price you will charge, you should take into account a number of different factors such as your costs, product demand, desired profit levels, competitor prices and the price the market will bear. Because costs tend to be underestimated, you must calculate them very carefully, including not only raw material and distribution costs, but costs related to the day-to-day running of the business. These may include (among others):
- Utilities
- Labour
- Marketing
- Bad debts
- Quality control expenses
- Equipment leases
- Taxes
- Loan payments
- Employee benefits
- Proper cost calculation is of particular importance as it is much more difficult to raise prices (if costs are greater than expected) than it is to decrease them.
What prices do your competitors charge?
How will you use discounts, rebates, etc. in your pricing strategy?
State what type of discounts or rebates (if any) you will use, how often, and when you plan to use them. Some examples are volume discounts, coupons, and mail-in rebates. Discounts and rebates can be especially effective when introducing a new product to the market, or when trying to convince competitor's current customers to try your product. However, overuse of these strategies may make some customers reluctant to purchase your product at its regular price.
- Will customers pay immediately for the product / service – cash based business?
- Will customers have 30 days to pay – credit based business?
- Will it be a mixture of both?
Describe your credit policy. What credit policy is most commonly used in your industry? Customer payment terms are especially important for start-up businesses as cash outflow can be very high in the first few years.
Cash received must at least equal cash outflow in order for the business to operate. For this reason, your business will want to develop a payment policy that ensures cash is continually coming in.
Keep in mind that many businesses that offer credit (30 day or 45 day) have a certain amount that are never paid – called bad debt. Credit increases the amount of risk involved for the business.
Cost of Bringing Product/Service to Market Identified
How will you get your product(s) to the consumer?
Once you have identified the target market, you must then determine the most effective and efficient way to get your product to the consumer. The way in which you move your product to your target market makes up your distribution channel and may include one or more of the following:
- Retail outlets
- Direct sales
- Brokers – local and export
- Catalogue marketing
- Transport companies
- Custom brokers
- Manufacturing agent
- A combination
Where will your business be located and why was that location chosen?
Describe the location of the business and discuss any advantages and/or disadvantages of this site. These may include things such as labour availability, proximity to customers or suppliers, utilities, zoning, etc. Also, mention whether the land will be leased or owned. If leased, what are the terms of the lease contract?
Are you near available distribution channels?
Consider the distance between your business and the distribution channel(s) you propose to use. Compared to the competition, are you close to, or far from, these channels? This may be viewed as a competitive advantage or a disadvantage to your business due to associated shipping costs.
Who will be responsible for shipping costs?
You should first determine what is the standard practice in this industry. Shipping costs will affect the price you are able to charge for your product (i.e. if you pay for shipping, your price should reflect this added expense).
In this section you will want to recognize potential problems relating to your venture and take steps to decrease the likelihood and impact of their occurrence. Be realistic and honest when identifying potential risks. Nothing is more damaging to a venture than having an investor discover negative factors the entrepreneur did not know about, does not want to discuss or has casually dismissed. Identifying and analyzing potential problems before they happen will make the venture look more attractive. It will also enable your operation to deal effectively with them if they occur.
- What potential internal and external risks exist for this business?
- How are these risks going to minimized or overcome?
- Internal risks are weaknesses within your company over which you have control (such as not being able to secure a qualified manager).
- External risks are those potential situations over which your business has little or no control (such as increased shipping costs).
- How will your business minimize the potential impact of these risks?
- What plans have you made in the event that these risks materialize into problems?
For example, if a qualified manager could not be secured, you could consider training a less-qualified manager. If shipping costs increased, you could consider other distribution methods or channels.
What type of insurance does the business have?
This section provides information regarding the type of insurance the business has.
Contingency Plan
In the event that the business fails, what type of exit strategy has been considered?
No new business owner likes to consider this possibility. However, if factors beyond your control force you to discontinue your business, you should consider what can be done to lessen the problems this situation presents.


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Olfactory Groove and Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Meningiomas are typically benign, slow-growing tumors that arise from the meninges. The meninges are a protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. These tumors do not arise from the brain itself but instead grow inward from the meninges displacing the brain or spinal cord. Although most meningiomas are benign slow growing tumors, higher-grade (Atypical and Malignant) meningiomas can occur in a small minority of patients. Meningiomas, in general, are relatively common tumors, making up about 30% percent of all primary brain tumors, and can occur anywhere on the meninges. The tumors can occur in anyone, but they appear to be most common in middle-aged women.
It is common to name meningiomas based on the location of the tumor in relation to the overlying skull. Olfactory groove meningiomas grow next to the nerves that run between the brain and the nose, the nerves that allow you to smell. They can become large without causing significant neurologic deficits or evidence of increased intracranial pressure. Loss of smell can often be the only symptom. Other neurological symptoms are often uncommon until the tumor has reached a large size.
Meningiomas of the sphenoid wing form on the skull just behind the eyes and are traditionally divided into three types: lateral, middle, and medial (clinoidal). Lateral sphenoid wing meningiomas involve the sphenoid ridge and the surrounding frontal and temporal lobes. Medial sphenoid ridge (clinoidal) meningiomas, often compress the optic nerve and can involve the carotid artery and cavernous sinus to cause double vision and numbness of the face.


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BrownCoats Contracting Logo
BrownCoats Contracting needed a logo to attract new business. The design needed to be reflective of their companies inspiration from the show FireFly. I took their inspiration and created a logo that had a retro feel that represented the type of old-fashion work ethic the company stands for, but had a nod to FireFly.


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Cervical Facet Joint Injections
Diagnostic medial branch block
The procedure known as a medial branch block is a diagnostic injection given to numb one or two joints to see if the pain reduces significantly for a few hours. If this is the case then a cervical facet joint injection may be given on the next visit into the joint or joints identified as producing pain. This diagnostic injection is the best single way of identifying a painful joint. X-rays, MRI scans and clinical examination will also help to exclude other problems.
Cervical facet joint injection
The procedure known as cervical facet joint injection is given for pain arising from the small joints in the neck. The pain is usually caused by osteoarthritis and is often known as cervicalgia. Most backache related to facet joints can be treated successfully with a combination of exercise and improved posture. If your symptoms are very severe or difficult to treat, you may need an injection. In this case, your doctor will inject a mixture of local anaesthetic and cortisone into your inflamed facet joint. The treatment may be given in the fluoroscopy theatre and may be slightly painful.
These injections can be very successful but occasionally provide relief for only a few months. If you are suffering from severe osteoarthritis, you may find that some of the newer techniques are beneficial. These include facet joint denervation by which the nerve supplying the joints are stopped from working using a radio frequency probe in order to reduce pain. This is not a major procedure and referral can be made by your GP. Facet joint injections take less than 1 minute per joint and the results can be dramatic, the response can also help in the diagnosis.
Treatments and Side Effects
The doctor will have discussed alternative treatments with you first. He may have talked about Manipulation, Acupuncture, TENS or alternative medications/injections, but these may not be suitable for everybody. You will be asked if you agree to the treatment. If you do, you will be asked to lie on your stomach under an X-ray machine. Identified joints may then be injected. The X-rays used are a much smaller dose than you would receive if you had a normal back X-ray.
Local anaesthetic is used so it is not an excessively painful procedure, and patients are rarely sedated. Being awake is important, because we need to know which joint is tender when the needle comes into contact with it. For short-term relief and diagnostic purposes, only anaesthetic need be injected. Adding a long-acting cortisone however, can sometimes result in several months of pain relief. This is not the same as taking steroids for long periods, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
After the procedure you will need to lie down for a short period before going home. You will be given something to eat and drink if you wish.
Sometimes, as a result of local anaesthetic reaching the neighbouring nerve roots that supply the arms, there is a feeling of numbness or weakness in one or both arms. This always wears off after a few hours. If this does happen, you must have help getting about at home or, preferably, lie down until normal feeling returns. You might not feel any benefit for the first day or two and some people feel worse temporarily for a few days. This may be due to bruising or soreness near to the injection site. Some patients experience a few days of 'hot flushing'. However, most have no significant side-effects from these single dose cortisone injections.
After Care and Benefits
The diagnosis is confirmed with increasing pain relief and this should allow you to gradually increase your activities. It is important that you do not immediately take up unaccustomed exercise until your muscles have had time to acclimatise to it. Ideally, you should start exercising in a mild fashion, taking two walks a day but limiting the distance and time to the level that you know you can easily manage. Working with experienced therapists such as Physiotherapists and Osteopaths will help you to regain the strength and mobility lost due to the pain.
You should be able to reduce your drug intake, sleep should be improved and there should be improvement in your posture. You will be followed-up by your therapist in the weeks following the injections.
Initially, you will be seen by one of our Physicians who will take a detailed history of your particular issue and will examine you to ascertain the correct pathway of treatment. This treatment may include many things, such as a referral to an on-site Physiotherapist, Osteopath or Chiropractor. You might be sent for an X-ray or an MRI or you might have an injection during your first visit, if the Physician deems this to be the correct course of treatment for you.
Once your consultation with the Physician is complete, you will be taken through to the Nurses' room where you will meet our team of Nurses. They will help you change into a gown and then take you through to the Fluoroscopy theatre. Most of the injections at the Blackberry Clinic are done under fluoroscopic guidance. This is a very low dose type of X-ray which ensures that the Physicians are able to pinpoint exactly where to perform the injection. Once in theatre, you will be asked to lie down in the correct position and have a small probe placed on your finger. This records your pulse rate and oxygen levels and is there to help us check that you are coping well with the procedure.
There is always one Physician and one or two nurses present in theatre. Sometimes we have visiting practitioners who come to learn from the experienced Musculoskeletal and Sports Physicians at the Blackberry Clinic. If you are unhappy for them to be in the room to observe they will wait elsewhere. This will not in any way affect your treatment or who performs it. Once the procedure is over you will have your blood pressure monitored and the Nurses will check that you have fully recovered. You will then be taken back through to the Nurses' room where you will be able to get dressed again and any subsequent appointments can be made.
Following an injection, you may experience some numbness in the area that has been injected. This is due to the local anaesthetic that the Physicians use and will not cause any longer term problems. It will typically wear off after several hours. After this you may feel some discomfort for a couple of days at the injection site, this is not uncommon. The steroid injection can take three to five days to start working.
You will be sent home with a leaflet explaining what you can expect and giving you some information on how to alleviate some of your symptoms. Should you have any concerns about your treatment during Clinic opening hours, please do not hesitate to contact us. However, should there be any emergency problems when the Clinic is closed, please contact your GP or out-of-hours care provider.


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On Friday, 22 June 2018 the children in La Classe Blanc will be taking a field trip across The Western Heights with Melanie Wrigley an experienced Countryside Officer. This experience is linked to the children's learning and is an exciting opportunity for the children to explore other surroundings. They will be discovering fossils, rocks and plants. The school trip will take place within the school hours.
All children will require a packed lunch for this trip and extra drinks as they will be walking long distances. Please could you let the office know if you require a packed lunch for the day.
Children are to wear school uniform including school shoes with good grip or trainers and will need to bring a warm, waterproof coat. We recommend the children have a small backpack to carry their things in, leaving their hands free to explore and have fun. Children will not need to bring any spending money with them.
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A minor technical note, if you don't mind.
The error message is "Grub Hard Disk Error", about which the Grub manual has this to say:
"The stage2 or stage1.5 is being read from a hard disk, and the attempt to determine the size and geometry of the hard disk failed."
To resolve this problem, the manual then suggests that:
"The general way that the Stage 1.5 handles errors is to print an error number in the form Error num and then halt. Pressing <CTRL>-<ALT>-<DEL> will reboot."
... which isn't really a suggestion at all.
What's really going on is that your BIOS is buggy, and it's lying to GRUB about the geometry of your hard disk. You need to update your motherboard's BIOS with the latest version from the manufacturer.
You can can do this by getting the latest version of the BIOS and your manufacturer's reflashing utility from their website, copying it onto a bootable floppy, and running it according to the manufacturer's instructions.
You can download a FreeDOS boot disk image for this, if you don't have a DOS boot floppy available.
- Mike Hoye, 2007


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Bring your culinary passion to Wegmans
Why bring your skills and talents in the culinary arts to a grocery store? Because Wegmans is much more than an average grocery chain. As part of our culinary team, you'd be working for a company that's been on the prestigious "Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®" list for 20 years in a row.
You'll also work side-by-side with experienced chefs making a wide variety of delicious, fresh and award-winning dishes that meet the needs of busy families and hungry people in the communities we serve. From our prepared food sections to one of our concept restaurants, you'll make the food that makes a difference in our customers' lives.
We know your growth as a culinarian is important. At Wegmans, you'll be able to expand on your current skills as a chef and a manager by participating in seminar and certification programs. You'll have the chance to be mentored by a regional or executive chef who loves the opportunity to share what they've learned.
In addition to opportunities for professional growth, you'll have support. From flexible scheduling to great benefits, you'll be able to do the work you love while living the life you want.
Be part of an amazing team. Join our culinary family!
Talent Development Programs
Culinary Intern Program
Culinary Intern ProgramUse your summer to discover your passion. Our summer program is for full-time college students enrolled in an associate, bachelor or 2+2 culinary program and offers structured learning and career development opportunities that can lead to a full-time Wegmans career. Learn More
Culinary Extern Program
Culinary Extern ProgramGet deep doing the work you love. Our immersive, 12- to 18-week training program is for full-time culinary college students not employed at Wegmans and offers supported learning and career development opportunities with the possibility of a full-time career at Wegmans. Learn More
Culinary Management Trainee Program
Culinary Management Trainee ProgramDevelop your strengths. Our comprehensive two-year training program guides high-potential culinarians to a leadership role position as a sous chef. You'll expand current cooking and managerial skills, participate in seminars and certifications and be mentored by executive chefs. Learn More
Career Path
Prep Cook (Cook III)
Objectives: Entry level position where you will learn from the best culinarians to help you in your start to a long culinary career. Must possess basic food safety knowledge and knife skills and a passion for cooking is a must!
Est. time in position: 2 or more years
Line Cook (Cook II)
Objectives: Build upon your learnings from a prep cook or jump into a role where you will enhance your organization and culinary skills to maximize production efficiency. You will be trained in various stations within the kitchen and learn the IT tools to effectively manage the business.
Est. time in position: 2 or more years
Culinary Management Trainee
Objectives: Learn how to impact the 5 Measures and about culinary standards while mastering core recipes and cooking techniques with the aim of becoming a Sous Chef upon successful completion of the program.
Est. time in position: 2 years
Lead Cook (Cook I)
Objectives: Learn how to manage & develop others, build customer relationships, demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of the role, manage production of kitchen; recipes, food safety, policies and procedures & financials.
Est. time in position: 1 or more years
Sous Chef
Objectives: Manage kitchen operations, drive knowledge based service, train and develop culinary staff.
Est. time in position: Multiple experiences req. – 1 or more years
Store Chef
Objectives: Learn how to partner across the store to provide customers with delicious, innovative meal solutions, control product usage between prep areas, develop culinary employees and bring the What We Do and Who We Are to life.
Est. time in position: 2 or more years
Executive Chef
Objectives: Focus on being the primary food resource and setting the culinary standard for the store, partner with Perishable departments to develop food knowledge in all employees and customers.
Est. time in position: 3 or more years
Be a Part of Our In-Store Restaurants
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Welcome to the first installment of steps for making your own "Easy As Pie" quilt from a layer cake. The original post about the quilt along is found here. Today's directions include piecing instructions for the pinwheel blocks and sawtooth rows.
There is still time to join the QAL! Nicole still has a few quilt kits available here.
February 4th: Cutting and piecing pinwheel and sawtooth rows
February 11th: Cutting and piecing wonky star blocks and center row
February 18th: Sewing together rows and adding borders
February 25th: Post your photo to Flickr by this day for a PRIZE!
Let's get started! The first thing you want to do is set aside some fabric for specific blocks. You need to pick the fabrics you want to use for your sawtooth rows and put them somewhere safe. You will need four 10" x 10" squares per row, two of each print per row. After a little experimenting, I would suggest not picking red or olive for your sawtooth rows. The darkness of the color can create a break in your quilt so the top looks like it is divided by the row instead of it blending harmoniously with the other rows. I chose aqua and gray for my sawtooth rows.
The other fabric you need to set aside are the pieces with the larger prints of trees, ring-around-the-rosy, hula hoop girl, and girl reading a book. That's ten 10" squares from the layer cake as shown in this photo.
Got that fabric set aside? Now let's pick the fabric you will use for your pinwheels. You will need sixteen 10" squares to make your eight pinwheel blocks. You can pick any sixteen squares from the remaining fabric because they are all smaller prints and perfect for the pinwheels. Pair up your squares. You should choose different colors and different prints. For example, you wouldn't want a pair of two red squares or a pair of two different color apple prints. Try to vary the pairs as much as possible.
Place the first pair right sides together. Pin around the block so that you fabric doesn't shift while you're sewing it together.
Sew a 1/4" seam around the perimeter, stitching over your first few stitches or backstitching when you get back to your starting spot.
Stop at each corner about 1/4" from the edge in the needle down position. Simply lift your presser foot and pivot your fabric 90 degrees and start sewing again in the next direction.
Press the perimeter seam to set it. I like to starch my fabric. At this point, I starched both sides of this sandwich. The extra body and stiffness will help decrease any movement of the bias edge when you cut the fabric. Get ready to cut!
Cut your square in half on the diagonal in both directions. Make sure you don't move your fabric at all when you are cutting!
And voila! You have four half square triangle units you will reassemble into a pinwheel block!
Press your half square triangle units, first finger pressing the seam allowance open. Have you ever finger pressed your seams before? Just open up the seam and slide your fingers out to "press" it all the way open. Then use your iron to make the open seam permanent. Finger pressing helps so that the seam line doesn't get distorted or wonky like it might if you just nose the tip of the iron in there without opening the seam first.
Then flip your half square unit over and give it one more press with the iron.
You are almost done! Lay out your half square triangles to create a pinwheel shape.
You'll notice that each of your units has little fabric flaps on the corners. You can just trim these with a pair of scissors, but make sure you only cut off the flap and don't cut into your fabric!
Now, working horizontally, place two half square triangle units right sides together. In order to make clean, crisp points on your pinwheels, fold back the top fabric to make sure your seam lines on the diagonal are aligned perfectly.
Place a pin right in that seam going on the diagonal. That will hold those two seams right on top of each other when you are sewing the units together.
If you want to make sure your seams form a perfect point, you can flip open the fabric and check your work.
Sew both the top and bottom halves of the block. Finger press and press your seams open.
Now you are going to sew together the top and bottom of your block.
When you line up your center seams, if you pull back the top fabric you will see these mini hourglass shapes. Awesome! All of your seams are aligned perfectly!
Pin your center seams—I like to put one pin directly through the seam and then one pin on either side just for extra insurance. I also pin horizontally to keep the fabric from shifting around. Sew the two halves together and finger press and then press the seam open.
Square up your block to 12.5".
Repeat for all eight pairs until you end up with eight perfect pinwheels!
Now that you are an expert at making easy half square triangle units from two pieces of a layer cake, making the two sawtooth rows will be a walk in the park!
Find your four 10" squares for each row. Pair these together so that you have two different fabrics in each pair.
Follow the exact same steps as you did to make four half square triangle units for the pinwheel blocks (sew around the perimeter, cut diagonally in both directions, etc).
This is where the directions vary a little. Square up each half square triangle unit into a 6.5" square.
You'll end up with a pile of eight 6.5" half square triangle units for each row.
Pin your units together and sew together. Finger press and press seams open.
Join your pieces together to make one row that looks like this, with seams pressed open.
Repeat to make another row from the other four 10" squares you set aside. End to end, each of your rows should measure 48.5" long.
You are done with week one of the QAL! How fun and easy was it to make these blocks and rows? I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and would appreciate any feedback. Please email me with any questions at lugar4tresgatos [at] hotmail.com.
Come back next Monday for cutting and piecing directions for the wonky star blocks and center row!
Join the fun and add your photos to the Flickr group here. Remember, you can win next month's quilt kit if you quilt along with me and finish your quilt top by February 25th!


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So today we gained a bridesmaid. We now welcome Madeleine to the bridal party. What a lovely feeling to ask an already excited girl whether she would like to be a bridesmaid. So at first there were three but now we have four.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
It's just the icing on the cake
Well the cake has now been coated with a layer of boiled and sieved apricot jam. It is incredibly sticky and glossy looking. At this stage the cake could be turned into a rather attractive Dundee cake with nuts and glace fruits on top, but I must press on with the Marzipan and Regal icing. Now to wait 24 hours…..
So 24 hours have passed and now I am rolling out the marzipan. I did debate whether to use it at all, as I know a lot of people are not that keen on it. I think there is nothing worse then cutting a cake and seeing a massive layer of marzipan. I see so many people picking it off before eating the cake. After a lot of research I have realised that if I am to prevent the alcohol from the cake discolouring the Regal icing, I will need to use it. I rolled out the marzipan very thin. This was a risk but I thought I would give it a go even though there was a chance that the marzipan might tear on placing it on the cake. The risk paid off and the marzipan sat neatly on top of the cake. I smoothed the marzipan all over the cake and then trimmed the excess off and I left it another 24 hours.
Next step….the Regal icing. I rolled out the icing a little too thinly and then discovered on trying to place it on the cake that this wouldn't be easy. After two attempts I got it sorted. I brushed the marzipan with boiled water to provide something for the icing to stick to. I smoothed the icing all over with the palm of my hand and it turned out quite well. Next time I do this, I will make sure that any holes in the cake are filled with marzipan to avoid any lumps and dips appearing in the icing. I made some very quick snowmen for the top of the cake (it was Christmas after all) and added some ribbon. To add some further decoration to the side of the cake I used an embossing folder from my Sizzix machine and pressed this into the side of the icing. Seemed to work quite well.
Voila, one cake to go for tasting. Not too bad is it?
Here comes the wobbly bride
It is nearly a year since Al proposed to me on a windswept beach on Vancouver Island. I was at the heaviest weight I have ever been and our impromptu 'engagement' photo makes me cringe. Not because I was unhappy, I was far from it but because I look like a huge beached whale. It was time for action. Since then I have tried hard to watch what I eat and have to date lost over 3 stone. I must admit at the moment I am struggling with Christmas nearing closer, cold weather and lots of Christmas television to be watched. I need to focus myself and give myself a good talking to. I bought a second hand wedding dress which in theory I thought I would get into. The lady advertised it as a certain size but after losing lots of weight I decided to measure it and found to my horror it isn't the size she advertised but two sizes smaller.
I must admit I felt deflated and could kick myself for not measuring it at the time. So unless I get seriously ill by starving myself, there is no way on this Earth I will fit into it. So I am going to have to go to a dreaded bridal shop and try stuff on. I wish I could be one of those brides who is practically wetting themselves to go try a dress on with bridesmaid and mother in tow. But the mere thought of it sends me into a sweat. I know I would end up frustrated,feeling fat and depressed by the whole thing. So must stay focused and eat well. So if you see me scoffing stuff I shouldn't over the Christmas period you have my permission to smack me over the head with a very large frying pan.
Here are some before and current photos. Got so much more to go… wobble wobble wobble.
Wedding cake update
So the cake was taken out of the oven, it was left to cool and the layers of grease proof paper were removed. Thankfully the cake came out of the tin like a dream. It hadn't burn't and seemed to smell good too. The cake was transferred to the new cake caddy I purchased from Homesense and fitted perfectly. One snag, it won't fit once it is iced. So not sure what I am going to do about that one! Oops. So now it is sitting in the kitchen and is being fed Brandy now and again to keep it moist. It is just begging me to eat it. Smells so good, just hope it tastes ok.
The big wedding cake debate
In a moment of madness I decided that I would make our wedding cake. It was a madness induced after I researched wedding cakes. Shrieks of "How much?", "It's not even fruit", "I could do better", and "that looks like it has been iced by a five-year old" could be heard as countless pages of cakes were viewed. Now I know it is a great skill and yes, I can understand why some cakes are expensive due to the artistry of the work that takes place on the decoration, but we don't have an extensive budget. So I thought why the hell not make it myself. Now I know just how passionate people get about wedding cakes but at the end of the day, let's not forget it is cake. Made with ingredients, mixed with love and craziness and shoved in the oven. I am hoping that rather than spend an eternity talking about the moistness (fnarr fnarr), people will talk more about what a lovely day they have had.
So after making this hefty decision, the next debate was what type of cake should it be? Now cupcakes have been taking over the wedding world with aplomb. Let's get this straight…they are blousey sponge cakes that are extremely sickly. As you can guess I am not a big fan of the twee sweet cakes. So those were shelved before they even began. The large stacked profiteroles looked rather yummy but would be a nightmare to create closer to the time. Sorry squishy puffy things, I will have to love you from afar. So this left the battle to the heavy weight fruit cake versus the lightweight sponge.
Any relative of mine will know that there has been outright war declared in the past over the lack of fruit cake at a wedding. Rather than see gnashing of teeth and people throwing punches, We have decided to have a fruit base with a couple of flavoured sponge tiers to keep all and sundry happy.
So after hunting around, we have found a rather nice fruit and chocolate cake recipe which is being trialled today. Friends and family will be trying it over the Christmas period all being well. Alex has scoured the local supermarkets for dried sour cherries. Who would have thought it would be so difficult. This is the problem you have when you live in a very sheltered Welsh valley. None of your Waitrose, Ocado and M&S up these 'ere parts.
So all the dried ingredients were put into a pot with chocolate, butter, dark brown sugar, brandy, vanilla extract and mixed spice and melted together. Then eggs were added to the cooled mixture, followed by flour, ground almonds and cocoa powder. Hard work mixing it in a massive stock pot.
The sticky brown goodness smelt divine when I was spooning it into the biggest round cake tin I have ever seen. I had a very keen cleanerupper, who just had to get mucky and try some. From the look on his face and the mixture smeared around his mouth I would say it tasted good. Now just got to see how long this beauty takes.A larger tin and ingredient amounts might mean that there has to be regular testing with skewer. So will this be the winning cake mix for part of the wedding cake? Bet you can't contain your excitement?


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Are you looking for Hatchimals everywhere? This toy is the hottest toy for 2016. Hatchimals are in stock only at select locations and it is extremely difficult to find. Places like Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, and Amazon are usually out of stock and you would need to scour places to find the magical eggs. You can always check Ebay, but you will pay a premium.
So what are Hatchimals? They are magical creatures that live in colorful eggs. When you show them enough love (just the right amount), they will hatch, and you enter the three lifestyles. But if you tap the egg too much, the Hatchimal may be disturbed and you will hear growls. So if you want a great relationship, just tap infrequently for 20 minutes.
After the Hatchimal egg is cracked, you can teach it to sing, dance, and play. What song will you teach it?
With your help, the Hatchimals Owlicorn Egg will have the capacity to peck out of the shell and into your heart. While your small little Hatchimal is still inside the egg, you can play with it by flipping or tapping on the shell. Gleaming eyes and charming sounds will tell you how your impending textured companion is feeling. Once your Hatchimal has been played with sufficiently long, sparkling rainbow eyes will be unmistakable inside the shell. That implies it's an ideal opportunity to bring forth! Pet the egg to urge your Hatchimal to truly peck through the shell and burst into being. Presently comes the fun part. You can raise your new hairy companion through three phases as you show it to walk, talk and that's only the tip of the iceberg. Your shock is standing by!


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SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean director who won the Grand Prix at Cannes for "Oldboy," a film that gave revenge a fresh and disturbing twist, returns to the festival with a movie that puts another Hollywood staple, vampires, in a new light.
Park Chan-wook sees his movie "Thirst," about a Catholic priest turned vampire and which will be in competition at Cannes when it opens this week, as a morality tale.
"I wanted to make audiences more conscious of the moral aspects of choices, whether large or small, by presenting a once-in-a-lifetime, life-or-death decision and exaggerating it to the extremes," Park said told Reuters in an interview.
"Many of South Korea's modern films do not dodge, but squarely confront, moral questions that other films in other countries tend to see as anachronistic."
Park, known for films that question human nature through scenes of shocking violence and dark humor, presents a blood-drenched thriller in "Thirst," which opened in South Korea this month to critical acclaim and strong box office receipts.
The movie, called "Bakjwi" in Korean, stars veteran actor Song Kang-ho as the priest who becomes a vampire during a medical experiment and who is then seduced by a bored housewife bent on murder, played by rising star Kim Ok-vin.
"I thought I could add some changes to this old genre by approaching the subject — vampire-ism, so to speak — without the usual mystery or romanticism but from a realistic perspective where being a vampire is sort of a disease," Park said.
The movie will be the first Park has entered in competition at Cannes since "Oldboy" in 2004. He will be up against movies including World War Two drama "Inglourious Basterds" from director Quentin Tarantino, who championed Park five years ago.
After "Oldboy," Park finished his revenge trilogy with "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" and then made the offbeat movie "I'm a Cyborg but That's OK."
"I felt exhausted and a bit devastated after the trilogy, which is why I made a 'cute' film. 'Thirst' marks a new start for me," he said.
"Thirst" was the first Korean film to receive production funding and a distribution deal from Hollywood studios with Universal Pictures and Focus Features investing in the project in a vote of confidence for Park, U.S. entertainment trade publication Variety reported.
Industry trade paper Hollywood Reporter also said that "Oldboy" is heading for a Hollywood remake with Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks studio likely to take the lead in production and Will Smith being floated as the possible star.
"Whoever makes the film, I would like it to turn out as a completely new movie," Park said when asked about the remake.
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Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction
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300—Georgia O'Keeffe, Sky Above Clouds III/Above the Clouds III, 1963
300 Georgia O'Keeffe, Sky Above Clouds III/Above the Clouds III, 1963
301 Georgia O'Keeffe, No. 20 – From Music Special, 1915
303 Georgia O'Keeffe, Evening Star II, 1917
305 Georgia O'Keeffe, 59th St. Studio, 1919
306 Alfred Stieglitz Photographs
307 Georgia O'Keeffe, Grey Lines with Black, Blue, and Yellow, 1923–1925
309 Georgia O'Keeffe, At the Rodeo, New Mexico, 1929
310 Georgia O'Keeffe, Jack-in-Pulpit – No. 2, 1930
313 O'Keeffe's Self-fashioning
314 Georgia O'Keeffe, Black Door with Red, 1954
314 Exhibition Conclusion
NARRATOR: Welcome to Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction.
BARBARA HASKELL: Georgia O'Keeffe is known—celebrated—for her landscapes, her flowers, her paintings of pelvis bones, and the realistic subjects.
NARRATOR: Exhibition Curator Barbara Haskell.
BARBARA HASKELL: And yet, throughout her career she did abstractions. It was the first thing she did, and in a sense, the last thing she did.
NARRATOR: Abstraction played a fundamental role in O'Keeffe's art. It gave her a way to express feelings that she could not express in words. Many of O'Keeffe's abstractions don't contain recognizable imagery. They focus on her experience of people and places, rather than on realistic appearances. Some abstract works—like the large 1963 painting in this introductory area—take the natural world and distill it to its most basic elements. As the artist explains in this 1970s interview, she painted this work after looking out over the sky from an airplane window.
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE: I was flying out from the big city, and the sky looked like you could just go out the door of the plane and walk right out to the horizon, the clouds looked so solid. Well, I couldn't wait to get back to paint it.
NARRATOR: The boldly planar form of the sky and dense rhythm of the receding clouds allow us to share her sense that we might just walk off into the horizon.
Our tour continues in the gallery to the right. There, we'll see some of O'Keeffe's earliest abstractions. Just look for the numbered audio label.


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Jamie suddenly wanted to be alone. He got up, grabbed his jacket from the coat rack by the front door and slipped outside. An almost-full moon lit up the snowy landscape. Wisps of wood smoke from chimneys throughout the village floated like gray ghosts across the clear night sky.
He sat down on the top step, closed his eyes and let his mind wander. He remembered what Rusty had said the other night about hard times showing what people are made of. He thought about the man who had asked them for a dime and about people standing in lines to get bread. He thought about Christopher's generosity and about the kindness he'd been shown by the people of
Then his thoughts turned to his father. He had begun to understand how his dad might have felt when things went wrong – just like Jamie felt now, scared and not knowing what to do. Jamie thought about his mother, and for the first time, he realized how awful it must have been for her when his dad left, and how hard she had tried to protect him from what had happened. He longed for the sound of her voice and for the chance to rest his head in her lap again.
Jamie looked up at the moon. "I want to go home," he whispered, "I want to go home so much." His lower lip quivered. The muscles in his face began to twitch. His body trembled. The first sob was like a hiccup. The second one jerked his head and shoulders. The next one started as a wave in his belly that surged into his chest and flooded his heart with tears. Then wave after wave of sorrow pulsed through him, his whole body shuddering and tears gushing out like water from a geyser.
He wept for his father, who had lacked courage in a time of trouble, for his mother, who had tried to pick up the pieces, and for himself, for being caught in the middle of it all. He wept with frustration for the unfairness of being twelve years old and trying to solve a problem that seemed impossible. He wept with desperation for being far from home and with terror that he would never find his way back. He wept at the thought of never seeing his parents and grandparents again. He wept because he felt like time was running out.
After a long, long time, his sobs ebbed, until they were no longer waves but only ripples. Jamie wiped away his tears with a sleeve. Looking up, he saw a million stars twinkling in the clear night sky. He whispered, "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight …." He stopped, feeling silly for reciting a little kid's poem about wishing on a star. Well why not? I wished that I could come here and that happened, so why can't I wish to go back home? He squeezed his eyelids shut and finished, "I wish I may, I wish I might … be home for Christmas."


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I am most monumentally proud and happy to announce the publication date of my new novel,and to share the cover with you.
Amunet will be published by Kristell Ink, and launched at BristolCon on October 29th
We are also announcing a free-to-enter competition to wind a hardback copy, signed by myself and the cover artist, Ken Dawson
Simply follow this link to http://eepurl.com/b_XpVX
Can't thank Kristell Ink enough for their support and this wonderful opportunity.
Amunet is a gritty blend of urban fantasy and steampunk; fast paced action for all readers


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The nice folks at Hi-Rez Studios, creators of Global Agenda, were nice enough to invite us (For those of you keeping score, "us" is my second-in-command, Trevor, our staff barista, Ian, and yours truly) to their offices so we could have a look around and even get our hands on a pre-alpha version of the game.
To start off, we got to take a look behind the scenes and meet the artists and developers who are bringing this game to life.
The demonic red glow in his eyes was a comforting sign that this game will not coddle the weak or the Carebear. (either that, or our photographer loves his flash a little too much) We also noticed a number of signs around the office that say "No Elves". There is a kind of attitude at Hi-Rez that shows that these guys love what they are doing, and those are the kind of people that make really good games. We were looking forward to getting our hands on the real thing, even if it was described as "pre-pre-pre-Alpha" code.
Reality being what it is in the gaming industry, we all had to sign a stack of non-disclosure forms about the actual content in game, so you won't see any screenshots or inside information (yet… keep reading). However, we did manage to take some shots of the concept art that they had on the walls in the office. I can only wish that my office decor was as cool.
If you check our gallery, you can see full-size pictures which show significantly more detail, but at least you can see a little bit of what is going to go into this game. It did not escape our notice that there are more than just the standard sci-fi "urban dystopia" settings that so many sci-fi games drown in. The outdoor scenery was quite impressive. Michal, our host for this tour, even said "The outdoor scenes look like places I would want to go on vacation. Except for all of the guns and bombs and stuff that we've added." We had to agree. It was nice to see such a wide variety of settings and terrain.
Finally, they took us to the game testing lab! Hi-Rez has recruited game players from the local community and invited them to come in with their friends to play and provide feedback on the game. As it was, we happened to hit the gaming lab on a day where the room was packed (you wouldn't know by this picture, but there were players waiting to get a turn at the game.)
In fact, the three empty chairs you see in the center of this picture are the ones that our butts were about to fill. We were encouraged to figure out the mechanics on our own as best we could to see how intuitive the interface was, and for the most part, it was quite familiar. Our host was nice enough to "bump us up" a few levels, then they turned us loose on some PvE missions. The game has 4 basics classes (which you can read about on their website), and we tried a little of each. Michal said that she would be back for us in 20 minutes or so, but we played for nearly an hour before we decided that we needed to wrap things up. (Rush hour traffic in Atlanta is no joke.)
Our opinion? (and it was unanimous) We each took turns begging for a beta key, and we can't wait to see the finished product. Those of you who mourned the passing of Tabula Rasa will be especially happy as this game does a lot of the things TR did, but does them better. It borrows some concepts from many different games, but has enough unique elements to make it a unique specimen of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
As a special treat for all of you who read this wall of text and pictures, I'd like to announce that we are currently working on having a hands-on, pre-beta, demo of Global Agenda at Dragon*Con this year. Hi-Rez will have a 1-hour Q&A/Demo session on Sunday afternoon, but we're working on setting up an "open-all-nite" gaming lab at the Sheraton where folks can come and play the game until the wee hours of the morning. Believe me when I tell you that you will not want to miss it.


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Is Your Girl Misbehaving or Causing Self-Harm Due to Emotional Distress from Feelings of Abandonment (Adoption Issues) or a Major Loss or Trauma in Her Life?
If your teenage girl is displaying misbehavior or is making inappropriate choices, Clearview Horizon may be a good place to start as you research therapeutic boarding schools in Cathedral City, CA.
While not in Cathedral City, California, Clearview Horizon works with girls from your town in a beautiful facility in the mountains nearby the year-round resort town of Sandpoint, Idaho. We are intentionally located in a remote area because an important part of therapy is for the girl to be far away from influences, issues and similar surroundings so that she can put those out of her mind. It also discourages our residents from thinking about connecting with friends and departing our campus.
In a nutshell, Clearview Horizon is a therapeutic boarding school for teenage girls with life-controlling issues or inappropriate behaviors that may be threatening to their future. Our therapists work best with young women who are acting out or making poor decisions due to emotional problems coming from: major trauma or loss in their life, physical or mental abuse, death of a loved one, or attachment disorders related to adoption. We also specialize in eating disorders and self-harm.
Therapeutic Boarding School that Turns Self-Destructive Choices into a Positive Lifestyle for Girls Who Are Struggling
In the Clearview therapeutic boarding school, girls receive an individual treatment plan aligned with their medical, emotional, and psychological needs. Our expert and seasoned counselors care for over 20 girls in our gorgeous mountainside facility that was once a prestigious corporate hunting lodge. Our multi-disciplinary team is dedicated to helping each girl start on a new and more productive path in life. The clinical staff includes a psychiatric specialist, a primary care physician, a dentist, and licensed psychotherapists as well as teachers, mentors and residential care staff.
Clearview Also Features an Accredited School with On-Staff Teachers that Accommodate Individual Academic Needs, So They Can Return to Home in Cathedral City, CA With a Quality Education
Girls who are having emotional and behavioral problems tend to be behind in in school. Our school is intentionally computer-based, assisted by a licensed teacher, so that young women in our care are able to get caught up and even get ahead in their academics while they are at Clearview. We also provide tutoring if needed, and regular academic progress updates are delivered to parents.
Our Therapeutic Boarding School Also Includes Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle (Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually)
Clearview emphasizes a good nutritional diet along with physical workouts, restful sleep and fun times; all designed to teach a healthy lifestyle. Girls participate in many recreational and fitness events during the year, as well as organized team sports. Girls in our care are also taken on regular camping and hiking outings in the beautiful and rugged mountains of Western Montana and Idaho. For spiritual support, residents are given encouragement and instruction by our Christian staff and can attend chapel services, but we also honor other faiths and will not force Christianity on any girl or require them to participate in Christian chapel or Bible studies.
Helping Girls from Cathedral City, CA and Around the Country for over 18 years, Our Therapeutic Boarding School Offers Innovative Mileu Therapy
Girls in our care attend individual, group, and family therapy sessions with our staff of therapists. Among our professional staff, we also have a Chemical Dependency Counselor for problems related to illicit drug, alcohol or prescription drug abuse, which often accompanies rebellious behavior or when teenagers self-medicate in order to dull their emotional pain. In addition, art therapy gives girls another way to release their emotions. And animal and equine therapy is provided, featuring dogs and miniature horses. Finally, through round the clock interactions with our trained staff, the girls receive constant feedback and assistance in their thinking and actions.
Our Tuition Rates are WELL BELOW Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Cathedral City, California, with the Same Level of Quality Care
Parents send their girls to our therapeutic boarding school from across the nation, including from Cathedral City, California. We are proud of what our clinical team accomplishes with these young women, and we hope we have the chance to also help your girl.
Will you take a few minutes now to browse through our website to learn more about our therapeutic boarding school for girls, even though we are not located in Cathedral City, CA. Also, read some of our many success stories and feel free to ask us for references you can call.
Please Inquire for More Information and the Tuition Rates for the Clearview Horizon Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls, though we are located in the Pacific Northwest, not in Cathedral City, CA.
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Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 51,200 at the 2010 census. Sandwiched between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, it is one of the cities in the Coachella Valley of southern California. Cathedral City is the second largest in population in the Coachella Valley, second only to Indio.
The town's name derives from "Cathedral Canyon" to the south of the town, so named in 1850 by Colonel Henry Washington because its rock formations were reminiscent of a cathedral. The city itself started as a housing subdivision in 1925, but was not incorporated until 1981. The city grew 4-5 times in two decades.
Locals gave it the nickname "Cat City", short for Cathedral. Others like historians claim that came from the reputation as a slinger gaming gulch in the late 19th century, and a safe haven for bars or saloons during prohibition of the 1920s. Citation needed


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Wells Fargo& Co opened its new Abbot Downing business on Monday, officially merging two of its wealth management units under a new brand it hopes will expand its market share of America's richest families.
The new business, catering to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with $50 million or more in investable assets, resulted from the combination of Wells's Family Wealth unit and its Lowry Hill subsidiary. The name Abbot Downing comes from the 19th-century New Hampshire builder of the stagecoaches that have come to represent Wells Fargo.
Since Wells first publicly announced the planned merger in November, the combined business has grown roughly 20 percent to $32.9 billion in client assets under management. In those five months, Steiner said the group had added five billionaires and 13 individuals with $100 million or more in investable assets to its client base.
"We've had new success in bringing in new foundation assets," said Jim Steiner, Abbot Downing's president. "People are leaving more money to foundations and endowments."
Steiner said the biggest drivers of new wealth have been cash from the sale of company stakes through initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
Steiner estimated that about 10,000 households in the United States have $5 million or more in investable assets. In an October study of 72 multifamily advising firms, the average client asset size was $48.4 million, according to research and consulting firm Family Wealth Alliance.
Steiner said the decision to rebrand the combined business was meant to establish a small-firm feel. Wells intended to distinguish its family wealth business from that of other bigger competitors, like the $62.4 billion Bessemer Trust. Abbot Downing was aiming to keep a client-to-adviser ratio of 15-to-one, which Steiner said was low.
"Their biggest challenge will be to differentiate themselves from others," said Tom Livergood, founder of Family Wealth Alliance.
The family wealth management industry is highly fragmented, Livergood said, because of the wide-ranging needs of its clients -- including traditional wealth investment management, as well as wealth succession planning.
Abbot Downing has four divisions, including an asset management division, a private banking channel, a combined trust and fiduciary service, and a group that addresses family psychology and governance.
There are about 300 Abbot Downing employees working in 16 offices across the United States. Steiner said the firm would be hiring senior portfolio managers, analysts, relationship managers and planners.
The new business is the fourth under Wells's Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement Group umbrella, which also includes an institutional business, a private bank and a brokerage arm.
(Reporting by Ashley Lau in New York; Editing by Walden Siew and Prudence Crowther)


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Travel Often, Spend Less.
Susan and I are excited to introduce WTM's new travel blog Adrift! The purpose of the addition is to have a separate blog where we can write trip reports, transparent budget information, trip suggestions and our personal stories from our travels.
To find Adrift, simply click on the Adrift page tab on the Well Traveled Mile's header.
As you already know booking flights and hotels with points is our favorite way to save money whenever we're going on a trip. We recently came back from a spending over a month abroad in Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and France and we turned what would normally cost $20k into a $3k trip.
We saw some of the most beautiful places in the world, hiked the tallest peak in Montenegro, swam under waterfalls and in the bluest waters in Europe, and drove on some crazy one lane Montenegrin roads!
We consider traveling as a lifestyle, and that you should be able to do it without breaking the bank. Our philosophy for traveling: do it often, do it well and don't spend a lot doing it. Even with graduate school and work, we make time to live by that motto and want to show how it can be done. On all of our trips we have to be practical so that we don't go past a certain budget (which is not a lot) and booking a large portion of the costs with points and miles it makes this much more attainable.
I have many friends that don't understand or can't believe that I travel the way that I do. That's why everything about our trips on Adrift is going to be transparent–from points used, to cash spent. The goal is to show how its possible to travel frequently (and well) on very little. There are nights we slept in hostels, amazing bed and breakfasts and $650 a night suites with a sea view. The bottomline is that we are practical travelers, and that means making compromises with either or plan or our budget. Even though we love kicking back in 4 star hotel lounges, champagne and free breakfast, we're totally okay with griming it up for a few nights if it means we can have awesome adventures.
Take a look at some of our newest posts on Adrift:
Exploring the Balkans Part One: Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Perks of Traveling as a Dual Citizen
Pablo's Three C's of Traveling
If you have any comments or suggestions please share them with us!Thank you for reading and we hope that you enjoy Adrift!


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Swedish Drummer visited SONOR to pick up his SQ² kit!
SONOR Germany had a special visitor in house yesterday, February 18, 2014. Swedish drummer Björn "Binge" Inge, who used to play with famous Swedish prog rock band "November", currently with "Marran", came all the way from Sweden to Bad Berleburg-Aue, Germany to personally pick up his new Blue Tribal SQ² drumkit.
Before driving back to Sweden, he took the chance to visit the factory to learn about the manufacturing of SONOR products.
The picture shows Björn (right) together with SONOR's Andy Strack.


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Q. La Finquita
Here is information from the South Kensington Community Partners website:
La Finquita Urban Farm & Community Garden
428 W Master Street
15,759 sq. ft
La Finquita (the Little Farm) has existed on owner-abandoned vacant land on the corner of Master and Lawrence Streets in South Kensington for over 25 years. Recently, new members have harmoniously combined their energies with old-timers' devotion. The result has been an impressive cross-generational and cross-cultural revitalization of the garden. Don't miss The Little Farm Stand, operating weekly on Sundays from May-November!More information here:
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Departure: Grand Canyon South Rim
Destination: Grand Canyon South Rim
Tour Description
We strive to provide our guests with incredible sightseeing opportunities while also creating minimal ecological impact on this remarkable destination. This tour allows you to discover awe-inspiring views of the Grand Canyon aboard a first-rate and environmentally-friendly helicopter! Enjoy unobstructed aerial sights of the colossal walls of the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, the rugged forests of the North Rim, and remarkable rock formations. These are some of the widest and deepest regions of the Grand Canyon, offering guests the most impressive sights only possible from the air.
What's Included:
- Aerial tour of the Grand Canyon
- EcoStar EC130 Aircraft
- Oversized windows and stadium-style seating
- East and North canyon rims
- Multilingual tour narration
- Tour Duration: 40-50 minutes
What To Bring:
- Bring your I.D. - All passengers booked on a tour must have government issued forms of identification.
- Be sure to book your tour as early in your trip as possible.
- Water: You may bring a bottle of water, however the bottle is not allowed to be opened in the aircraft.
- Don't forget your camera! Cameras and phones are allowed and encouraged, but please be aware that the use of "Selfie Sticks" and extending camera poles are strictly prohibited in and around the aircraft.
- Not sure what to wear? Layered clothing is recommended through the months of March to September, and winter clothing should be worn from October to mid-March.
- Wear sensible shoes. The ground at the Grand Canyon is rough, rocky and uneven. It is important to wear sturdy, toe-covering shoes that can handle rough terrain. Sneakers or hiking boots are highly recommended.
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Flight Duration
Approximately 40-50 minutes
Arrive at the terminal 30 minutes prior to departure for check-in.
Board a state-of-the-art helicopter and depart the terminal for spectacular views of the Grand Canyon National Park.
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Enjoy views of the North, South, and East Rims that are known to be the widest and deepest parts of the canyon. See the Colorado River and the Confluence of the Little Colorado River nearly one mile beneath you.
Return to the terminal with photos and memories to last a lifetime.
- If assistance is required in boarding and disembarking, passengers must provide companion or attendant to do so.
- Passenger must be able to use helicopter seat.
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No more GameStop for me
Well that is the final time i attempt to buy anything from gamestop. Called them about the steamlink, Steve says they have one and checks the price sees that its $4.99 says that can not be right price I said if its 5 bucks then yup its correct. Ask Steve to hold it and tell him my name. I will be in before closing to get it, and ask him what time they close Steve says 9pm. So 530pm I show up to buy it and Ben (same guy i have had problems with in the past) behind the counter I say i have a steamlink on hold for me and Ben says he just sold the last one.
So that makes the third strike in about a year now I have been screwed over by Ben at the store.


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Album Interactive
Using technology to give independent artists access to tour planning, business resources and management beyond the traditional label model.
- Stage Product In Development
- Industry Media and Entertainment
- Location Seattle, WA, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded June 2013
- Website albuminteractive.com
Company Summary
Album Interactive uses an SAAS platform to deliver scalable solutions for independent artists in today's music business. By providing them with innovative and exciting ways to effectively book and manage shows, create and release interactive product, become a legal entity, and raise operating capitol. We believe that the future of the music industry lies in the hands of those who create the content and those who consume it.
Luke Austin S.Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
Mr. Austin leads the Company with more than 10 years of management and leadership role experience. He has a strong background in laying good business foundations, building teams, generating revenue, and passionately pursuing entrepreneurial vision into reality.
Mr. Austin also brings a rich musical element to this team. He has mastered multiple instruments, and brings a strong production contribution to every musical project he has worked on.
Shane StendellChief Operations Officer, Co-Founder
As a professional drummer, Mr. Stendell has toured throughout major cities in the United States. He is passionate about the future success of independent music artists and the venues that host them.
Mr. Stendell is an experienced leader and has partnered with a variety of industry leading companies to grow their products and develop Software as a Service (SaaS). He also works as a Studio Musician and Producer for multiple musical artists.
Mark Taylor CPA, MBAChief Financial Officer
Mr. Taylor brings an extensive background in Finance and especially disciplined financial management of startup ventures.
Mark was one of the founding members of the Microsoft Online Services team and went on to develop companies leveraging SAAS platform architectures.
Mark has worked with Private Equity firms since 2008, the most notable being $33B Lone Star Funds, $2B Firstmark Capital and $2.4B Benchmark Capital Partners.
Julie TiehenVice President of Sales
With a broad background in customer service, administration and personnel management, as well as extensive work in direct sales and sales training, Ms. Tiehen's role within our team combines her diverse work and educational background to contribute innovative ideas, strategy, and focus to the Company's sales department. Julie is also a singer-songwriter, with one solo album released in 2010 and a project in development called W. Darling.


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K.Flay finds her voice in many genres
It's a story as old as time itself. OK, perhaps it's not that old. But if you follow the careers of up-and-coming rappers trying to make it in the major music biz, you've definitely heard it before.
The rapper in this case is Kristine Flaherty, better known in some circles as K.Flay. While studying sociology and psychology at Stanford University, the Wilmette, Ill., native started dabbling in writing rhymes after she and a friend had a discussion on how most of contemporary hip-hop was formulaic, misogynistic and downright wack. By her junior year, she became a full-fledged hip-hop artist, performing at shows and even releasing a mixtape called "Suburban Rap Queen."
After college, K.Flay released a number of mixtapes and EPs, which led to her being signed by the all-mighty RCA Records in 2012. And although she recorded many songs while at the label and released a 2013 EP titled "What If It Is," K.Flay found that things weren't moving along as they should for her.
On her own
"I left RCA late last year," says K.Flay, 29, on the phone from Kansas City. She got a spot on the Warped Tour this past summer, and she and her team needed a full-length to promote. "We were operating under a really, really tight timeline. And within the infrastructure of any label, it's very difficult to say, 'I wanna put out a record in four months from now!' and for that to happen."
In an effort to get something out there before her Warped run, K.Flay went to the people for help. In April she announced on PledgeMusic.com that she was finishing an album and needed some outside funding.
"There was certainly a part of me that was considering, you know, OK, what would it be like to sign again, whether that's to another major label or to an indie label," she says. "You know, is that something I want to get involved with? And I think the resounding conclusion – from my experience, I would say – was that not only did I want to have complete creative control from both a writing and recording, and also a kind of online-based video perspective, but I also wanted to have a real level of control over the timing of things."
A new album
A couple of months and many donations later, she released "Life as a Dog," her full-length debut. The album is practically a reflection of all the different directions she was getting pulled while at RCA. There's some hip-hop on the album, but there's also some indie-rock, electronica, experimental, etc. While certain folks at RCA were looking to put her in an exact category, K.Flay refuses to be placed in a box.
"My entre into the world of music was through hip-hop, and that's how I got started and that's obviously at the core of everything I do," she says. "But I think as I've learned to explore melody in songwriting – in a different way, that sort of comes from an indie-rock perspective… It's kind of like a game of Twister, like my limbs are all in different kinds of genres."
Although she's currently in the indie thick of it, K.Flay isn't ruling out signing with a major label again, or even getting in bed with a legendary indie like Seattle's Sub Pop.
"I think, at this point, I've sort of learned not to rule anything out without giving it a fair shake," she says. "Because, you know, the landscape of this industry is changing so rapidly and I think what makes sense and what's viable and what's good for artists right now potentially is not that way in a year, or potentially more so though in a year.
"You know, I'm not gonna say no just out of hand. But I will say that putting this record out, putting kind of our hearts and souls into it and forming a label and going through all of that process – it's been incredibly gratifying."


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Filthy Fashion Models DVD
Models are some of the hottest women in the world. They are also some of the hardest to resist. Join Ana Foxxx as she gives into temptation time after time trying to do her job. It's a filthy fucking time seeing what really happens off the runway.
Cast: Shyla Jennings, Lotus Lain, Jenna Sativa, Yasmine de Leon, Kira Noir, Ana Foxxx
Directed by: Ana Foxxx
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This is a painting of a tractor for a little boy's room. My client's father made the wood fame. A great idea, but since neither I nor my husband own a saw, it was impossible for me to make. Thank goodness for dad's, right!
I asked for a few scraps of wood to get familiar with the surface. That makes big difference. Knowing how the material takes paint is very important. I was pleased with the wood. It still allowed for me to maintain my "watercolorish" style. The main thing I had to remember was to keep the brush as dry as possible. If the brush was too saturated with water the colors would bleed in the wood. No one wants runny lines!
The family will add the painted wood frame. I hope they will send pictures. I asked if they could wait to add the frame until after I was finished. I wanted to make sure that I had plenty of space for the painting. Now that it is complete I don't think it would have been a problem. It is best to play it safe.
Here is the inspiration for the wood painting. My client found these and asked if I could do the Farmall tractor. And of course my answer was "I can paint anything on anything!" Okay, that might be a stretch. I doubt I could do the Mona Lisa on wood. Thankfully there aren't too many requests for things like that.


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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Those Waskally Wabbits!
You get the idea. My thumb is pretty much brown.
So I buy the flats of annuals, bring them home, and then I let them sit on my patio for a few weeks while it tries to warm up around here. No, they don't go in the ground right away--I really do let them sit for a while. I think they need to get acclimated to the new atmosphere.
Or I need to get my brain around the back aching work it will be to actually put them into the ground.
Anyway, last year I bought some dahlias that I thought looked pretty.
And they were beautiful, but the blooms never seemed to last for more than a day. I couldn't figure it out.
Until one Saturday as B and I were walking through our local French Market (oh, another post idea for another day!) and we saw a woman selling a product called "Bunny Buster."
It was like a light bulb went off in both of our heads at the same time. We looked at each other and said, "Bunnies!" Of course! That's what was eating our lovely dahlias.
So we shelled out $12 for some Bunny Buster and sprayed all our flowers. It worked. It really worked, and we had some beautiful blooms for most of the rest of the summer. But twelve bucks? Seriously?
Fast forward to this summer, and I think I had a brain cramp because once again I bought a flat of dahlias from our little school's plant sale. What was I thinking? Obviously, I wasn't thinking.
Anyway, once again my dahlias are growing, but not producing blooms.
I think those bunnies are getting fat off of our garden again.
So I come before you today, dear loyal readers, and ask for your help. Can anyone tell me how to keep those bunnies off of my flowers?? They don't seem to like any other flower in my yard except the dahlias.
Does anyone know of a homemade remedy like Bunny Buster that could keep them out of my garden?
Otherwise it's back to the French Market to buy some more Bunny Buster. Looks like the kids will be eating mac & cheese for the next couple weeks.
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Oh, Shell. Come on, now! Twelve dollars?! Buy the Bunny Buster! By the time you create a "homemade" remedy, you won't be saving that much money.ReplyDelete
And this is coming from the world's biggest tightwad!
Just think of all that money you saved on your car, and $12 won't seem so bad.
Then again, neither is mac and cheese for a week. Yum!
Yuck. I hate mac and cheese. Unless, of course, it's Paula Deen's recipe with gobs and gobs of cheese or Ina Garten's recipe with four different kinds of fancy cheeses. But those would certainly cost more than $12!ReplyDelete
I've heard put human hair down around the plants and they will stay away. I cut my boys hair so this works great or if you know someone from the hair salon they might give ya some for free. Or plant marigolds around your garden and they don't like the smell of that plant so they stay away? Just some ideas...you don't want to know what we do with bunny's that come to our garden!ReplyDelete
- Linda PJune 16, 2009 at 9:56 AM
I could ask my neighbor. He has thousands of dahlias (along with other stuff) and has a garden that was featured in a major magazine. He's had years where 8,000 people have toured his yard. He is famous for his dahlias. (And he's not a single guy, he's married and has 4 children AND he is a farmer.)ReplyDelete
Hey Busy Mom, I grew up on a farm, so I KNOW what you do to those rabbits! :)ReplyDelete
Linda, that would be great! I'd love some free advice from an expert. Let me know what you find out.
I could loan you my Bunny Busting Labrador Retrievers but I'm thinking it would cost way more than $12 to ship them from Florida. They do take bunny hunting very seriously. Wascally Wabbits. I love that.ReplyDelete
- PTAA mamaJune 16, 2009 at 5:02 PM
We scared off varmin with human urine - not sure Brian would be up for this but let me tell you - my son thought it was great fun sprinkling the flowers!ReplyDelete
PTAA mama--only you! Maybe you could send your son over here and he could take care of my flowers!ReplyDelete
Did you ever try sprinkling moth balls on the ground near your flowers? That worked great for the deer!ReplyDelete
I stand corrected! All you have to do is cut your hair and go outside to pee, and you're set! Not a dime spent! Who knew?ReplyDelete


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A proposal for a McDonald's on the corner of Hoosick Street and 15th Street has created a schism among Troy residents. Although the idea has not technically been released publicly, many are already organizing an effort against what they view to be a terrible idea.
Opponents of the proposal have based their argument on several main points. For one, they believe that McDonald's should not be authorized for construction, as the most recent design would require several waivers regarding building codes in Troy. The city requires that buildings are to have at least two floors, must be set off from the street, and should provide multiple uses. The McDonald's under consideration would not follow any of these guidelines, and residents claim that the business should not be allowed to "ignore" them. Democratic District 3 candidate Russell Ziemba commented further on the issues, saying, "The zoning calls for buildings to be two or more usable stories, set out to the sidewalk or within 10 feet of it, covering 50 percent or more of the building lot, [and have] parking in the rear. The materials to be used for exteriors should be the ones traditionally used in Troy commercial buildings: brick, or stone, or wood."
Critics have also commented on the potential effects the restaurant may have on traffic. The intersection in question, they state, already experiences heavy traffic, and the addition of a McDonald's would simply complicate the situation further.
Proponents, on the other hand, maintain that a McDonald's would bring business to an area of the city that, they claim, needs the economic stimulus. They state that the restaurant would bring in approximately 70 full and part-time jobs. These jobs would be available to residents of Troy, supporters mention, cutting down on the city's unemployment rate.
Another argument they make is that the area, as it stands, is an empty lot. Placing a McDonald's on the location could result in increased revenue for the city, as the restaurant would have to pay property taxes as well as sales tax. These economic benefits, they believe, more than justify the zoning waivers. Republican mayoral candidate Carmella Mantello summarized this position by saying, "Developers large and small are willing to compromise on signage, landscaping, and other amenities to fit into a neighborhood or along a corridor. There are always middle grounds, and I believe that there is certainly a middle ground with the developer in this case."
Troy residents would not be the only individuals affected, though. As Rensselaer student Anasha Cummings '12 mentioned, many people enter RPI through the intersection of Hoosick and 15th. The potential increase in traffic could present issues for those traveling to and from the Institute. Also, reflecting the sentiments of both student and resident opposition, he mentioned that placing a McDonald's at that particular intersection would not have a positive impact on the area's image.
It appears that, if the proposed McDonald's were designed similarly to Pizza DaVinci, which is across the intersection from the land under dispute, many residents would not be as resistant to the idea. Others, though, insist that the land go to a smaller Troy-based business to "keep the money in Troy." The debate will most likely continue, however. As McDonald's representative Nicole DiNoia said, things are "still in the planning and assessment stages."