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Thanks Jamey for yet another precious post. I can't share any visioning sessions yet, but will treat this one as a template for any future sessions.
BTW your KS Lessons are becoming more independent of Stonemaier Games, I think. Are you considering launching independent website for them?
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Last Friday, Stonemaier Games held its first official visioning session. Alan and I have discussed the company's future in the past, but we hadn't invited other people to participate in a structured brainstorming session.
I'm really glad we did, because a ton of great ideas came out of the visioning session, several of which had much greater emphasis than I would have otherwise guessed.
I was a little worried that all of these ideas would result in more work for me–I run the company's day-to-day operations, and I work about 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week–but in reality the visioning session helped to focus and prioritize many of the things we already do while leaving room for growth that isn't necessarily dependent on me.
Now that I've gone through the experience, I would highly recommend a focused, intentional visioning for any Kickstarter creator, whether you work alone or if you're part of a team. Here's how to do it:
Overall, you can have a visioning session at any time. There are reasons you might want to wait until after your Kickstarter project to do one, because if you don't fund, that changes a lot of variables, but it also can't hurt to have a visioning session before you launch. Once you've decided to partake in visioning, here are some of the steps to take:
- Find a moderator. I'd highly recommend having someone designated to keeping the visioning session moving along at a good pace, someone who is good at cutting people off if they get off topic and then returning to that topic at the appropriate time. Otherwise you could end up talking about a tangent that goes nowhere for an hour.
- Pick a day and a location. Work with your moderator to pick a day and location. I thought ours went really well being on a Friday evening from 6:00-10:00. The time flew by, but it wasn't too short. We served dinner, and I hosted at my home office.
- Choose the participants. Create a list of 8 people at most, expecting that a few of them won't be available to attend on the day you've selected. Pick a few people who are very familiar with what you do, as well as a few other business-oriented people or people in your industry whose opinions you respect. If you expect for Kickstarter itself to be a big part of the discussion, make sure all attendees are very familiar with Kickstarter.
- Send out confirmation and preparation materials. In your confirmation e-mail, include your mission statement, the questions below (for people to start thinking about), and a list of all the things you already do (people may not know those things, so letting them know up front will reduce redundancy).
When the day arrives, make sure you have food, drinks, Sharpies, and plenty of sticky notes.
The following questions are just one way to have a visioning session. The questions apply to any type of business.
- How is the company living their mission today? How could they live their mission more fully?
- What is the best of what the company currently offers? How could they build on those strengths?
- How can the company continue to differentiate themselves within the industry?
- Where do you see room for improvement or growth within the company's business model, strategy, or products?
- If resources (money, time, people) weren't an issue, what ideas, no matter how outlandish, would you throw on the table for the company to try?
As you ask the questions above, you'll use a specific structure to get a lot of ideas out in the open and then focus on specific topics:
- Idea Generation. When you reach questions 3-5, hand out the Sharpies and sticky notes and ask the questions one at a time, allowing for about 10-15 minutes per question. Instead of people answering the questions out loud like in traditional brainstorming, you're going to have them write their ideas on the sticky notes (you'll do this too). This will be VERY difficult for extroverts, but it's really important, so your moderator will need to be firm and focused. As each idea is written down, the moderator will pick it up, say it out loud (to help generate more ideas, but not discussion), and stick it to the wall. Do this separately for questions 3-5.
- Idea Selection. After a short break, give people 10-15 minutes to look over the wall of ideas. Each person will select the 3 ideas they're the most excited about and that they think will have the greatest impact on the company. They will remove those sticky notes from the wall as they select them. Again, there is no discussion during this time.
- Idea Presentation. Take a short break while the moderator removes all of the remaining sticky notes from the wall (keep those ideas for you to explore later on your own). Then reconvene to go around in a circle and give each person 1 minute per idea to say why they think that idea will be impactful and why they're excited about it. After they talk about each idea, open the floor to anyone else who wants to express their thoughts about the idea in brief. Do this for all of the selected ideas, placing those sticky notes back on the wall after each idea is discussed.
- Leadership Filter. At this point, just so you don't waste anyone's time, if you (the leader/president) know that you're already doing any of the ideas or if you absolutely wouldn't consider any of the ideas, remove those ideas from the wall. Use this "veto power" sparingly.
- Voting. Give each participant a sticky note that says "5" on it, another that says "3," and another that says "1." Then, in a free-for-all, let people place those votes on any of the ideas on the wall (these are the ideas you just presented to one another). You can place all of your votes on one idea if you want, or you can spread them out. The 5 is worth 5 points, 3 is 3 points, and 1 is 1 point.
- Final Tactical Discussion. During a quick break, the moderator will tally up the votes to determine the top 5 ideas. This is where the big discussion of the evening happens, because you've finally narrowed down all of these amazing concepts to 5 ideas to pursue. Spend about 10 minutes in open discussion about each idea, followed by 5 minutes of discussion about what the next steps are to start to work towards those ideas. You want these to be more than just general concepts–these should be specific action points to move forward with.
When you reach the end time you originally stated to the participants, thank them for coming and send them on their way!
Before I conclude, I just want to emphasize how important I think it is to have a formal, intentional visioning session. If you work with other people, you probably talk about cool ideas and dreams all the time. That's great–keep doing that. But the structure of a visioning session can help you generate way more (and better) ideas than you possibly could over a casual discussion over e-mail or at the water cooler, and it will help you figure out which ideas to focus on and prioritize.
If you've ever participated in a visioning session that took a different approach to the one I mentioned above, I'd love to hear about it in the comments!
9 Comments on "Kickstarter Lesson #121: Visioning"
Thanks Jamey for yet another precious post. I can't share any visioning sessions yet, but will treat this one as a template for any future sessions.
Great read.
The template is much appreciated. I think that many of the mentioned elements are great pointers for any well organized meeting. It is always good to plan ahead what will be discussed before taking a meeting. Otherwise it is bound to go astray onto a more friendly discussion.
I like to hear that this is happening with you guys. I trust it is an indication of the 'impending' growth which you deserve :)
Thank you very much again & All the Best.
Thanks so much for continuing, focused sharing on the business side of this indie endeavor. I had planned on "visioning" with a core group of individuals after I am a little farther along, but I had never considered such a structured approach. I find it funny this template has very similar logical and helpful techniques we all discussed before in extracting helpful feedback from play – testers :-)
Please, keep up the great work, sir!
Well said Jamey. Too few companies are really pushing the limits, tapping into their strengths, and looking to actually improve things. Looking forward to Stonemaier Games' next "big thing." :)
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As the facilitator of this event, I wanted to add a few thoughts to what Jamey mentioned above. He did an excellent job outlining how our session unfolded, and here are a few nuances that I'd add.
First, there are two key aspects to the idea of a vision–creating the vision and living the vision. Stonemaier Games already had a vision (mission), and they were looking for input regarding where to go with that vision/what it might look like over the next 5 years. If Stonemaier hadn't already had a vision, this session would look very different…which brings me to my second key point.
Visioning and strategy sessions can look very different from one time to another (which Jamey notes above, but I worry that such an important point may get lost in the rest of the post), and so can the facilitation tools used by the group. From a facilitation standpoint, the most important part of this whole process was developing a robust understanding of where the company was going into the event and what they wanted to get out of the event. For me, having a few key dialogues with Jamey in advance of the evening we brought everyone together helped us create the right questions to ask in advance and design the right exercises for facilitating the dialogue. If the company's needs and desired outcomes had been different, we could have employed different facilitation tools.
Also, it's not explicit here, but there were a few important points between stages of our evening when Jamey and I had a short sidebar to ensure that we were on target for the desired outcome. For our evening, we had a very defined front end planned, then some flexible/divergent opportunities later in the night. For instance, there was a point later in the evening when I asked Jamey if he'd rather work towards focusing on 5 key ideas for discussion that the group considered to have the greatest potential impact on the company's future (which we did, using the 5-3-1 voting exercise) or get the group's input on impact/effort for all ideas using a priority matrix (which we eschewed). I bring this up for two reasons. First, it's easy for a visioning/strategy session to come up short when you don't have a facilitator who knows how long various exercises can/should take and how to play with whatever timeframe you have. A decent facilitator should be able to flex the schedule and the rules of each exercise if something is moving faster or slower than anticipated. Second, the outcome of one exercise or tool can impact the next direction you take or activity in which you engage the group. For instance, in step 2 of the "Structure," we decided to go with a "pick three ideas" concept instead of an affinity/categorization exercise because, in the moment, I thought the first option would give us greater clarity and a better chance to meet our end goal. Categorization also would have taken longer and may have left us short of valuable discussion time later on. Overall, I guess this entire paragraph is further advocating for an experienced facilitator, rather than an "oh, I can see Jamey's structure, let's try that" decision!
I hope this is helpful!


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Time for more Fall recipes! This casserole has all the comfort of a "cheesy" creamy dish without using dairy. It has a lot of garlicky goodness reminiscent of a garlic cream sauce. The turkey bacon in the recipe is free of nitrites or nitrates, so is great for our weight loss program. You could always substitute the bacon for a wild Alaskan salmon fillet, creating a healthy "tuna" casserole recipe. The foundation of this recipe is courtesy of paleoglutenfree.com
3-4 cups cooked spaghetti squash
8 slices Applegate Farms turkey bacon (contains no nitrites/nitrates)
1-1/2 cups organic broccoli or frozen broccoli florets
1 cup canned, unsweetened, full fat coconut milk
1 egg
1 tsp. Himalayan sea salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Roast the spaghetti squash: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out and discard the seeds. Place cut side down in a roasting pan. Add enough water in the pan to cover the bottom well. Roast for 30-45 minutes until fork tender or until strands of squash separate easily into "noodles" with a fork. Check at 30 minutes so as not to overcook. When done, scrape out the flesh with a fork, making longer strands.
Cook turkey bacon until crisp and chop into pieces and steam fresh broccoli or cook frozen florets according to package directions.
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The legendary band "SteelHeart" has been performing throughout the world for the last 30 years. Recently the boys landed in Korea to perform at the "Busan Rock Festival", a 25 thousand strong audience losing their mind. Next they were off to Tokyo for another amazing performance. A tight hot and sweaty theatre. The band filmed both shows and have created a video that is exciting, sexy with an amazing performance. This video you just want to see over and over again. Between the energy and power of the band, along with the power house vocals of Miljenko Matijevic hitting notes that shake up the Gods, to stunning ladies that are having a blast dancing to the track. This video brings back the fun in Rock'N Roll like the way it was back in the day. Steelheart has brought it back and it doesn't seam like they are going to stop. Check out this classic video and enjoy the ride. Share your thoughts and most of all have fun watching it.
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Well, a change of plans. We were on the road by 9:25 this morning, which is early for us. Our plans were to travel to Williwaw USFS Campground, between Portage and Whittier. But while in transit I mentioned there were some places I wanted to see in the city of Kenai which is near Soldotna so Bob blurts out, why not stop and spend a day or two there and see the sights we missed before. When we were here before Bob was in the throws of a bad cold so he was not doing anything. So here we are in Soldotna, where we left a week ago, at the Best Western King Salmon RV Park, $37.10, full hookups. Love the fact, we (the RV) are casting a shadow, that means the SUN is out!!! I took a photo walk at the edge of the RV Park, Look what I found, many many mushrooms. Also had fun creating a collage with Picasa.
The reason we are sort of stalling leaving this area is because we want to observe a Bore Tide. Next Monday and Tuesday there is suppose to be a strong Bore Tide about 20 miles from the Williwaw USFS Campground at Bird Point. Check out the link for exactly what a Bore Tide is. Thanks Roscoe for the info about the occurrence of a Bore Tide.
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Introducing our toolkit: Select the right CDP for you.
There are a lot of ways to measure the growth of customer data platforms (CDP): search terms, revenue, new customers, and media/analyst mentions to name a few. At BlueConic, we can see the growth when we look at the quarter-over-quarter increases in revenue, customers, renewals, and inbound leads. Qualitatively, we've observed how the nature of the conversations taking place about CDPs is far more sophisticated, with better informed marketers asking incisive questions about their customer data needs and how to solve them.
Source: Google Trends
Perhaps the best indicator of all these measures rolled into one is the explosion of requests-for-proposal/information (RFPs/RFIs) that we received in 2016.
These requests tell us a couple things:
- Marketers are strategically and exhaustively defining requirements for their customer data and actively seeking partners to meet these unique needs, rather than trying to retrofit existing solutions
- A common set of criteria exist (detailed below) but application of the data varies considerably across customers
- A CDP isn't just a nice-to-have that marketers bolt onto their budget when they have extra money lying around
- Senior decision-makers are driving the CDP purchase process even though they do not often end up being the primary user(s) of the platform
Despite all these measures and signs of the customer data platform's upward trajectory, we're still in the early days. As a marketer, you may be eager to add a CDP to your marketing tech stack but don't have the resources or institutional knowledge in house to start from scratch. So, we'd like to help with our Customer Data Platform Buying Guide & Toolkit, which includes:
- A list of really smart people who are experts in this space and are worth talking to
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- An RFP outline with some key categories and sample evaluation
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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Is Hyde Park a townhouse complex?
Not quite, at Hyde Park in Leaside we offer unique one, two or 2-level three-bedroom unfurnished apartments all with two bathrooms.
What appliances come with the apartments?
All apartments feature five appliances; the washer, dryer, fridge, stove and dishwasher.
Where is the laundry room located?
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Is parking always available?
At Hyde Park, underground parking spots are always available. The underground garages were built to accommodate two vehicles per apartment with lots of visitor parking spots.
Where do visitors park?
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What can I do with extra belongings that I wish to store for extended periods?
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If I do not have a car where is the closest bus stop?
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How long does it take to go to the subway?
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What is the closest subway stop?
The closest subway stop from Hyde Park is St Clair subway station.
How often does the bus run?
The bus schedule, which can be found online at www.ttc.ca , indicates that buses mentioned above run every 15 minutes.
Where would I do my grocery shopping?
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Where is the nearest Starbucks?
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Is HomeSense located across the street?
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I have a dog – is Hyde Park pet friendly?
We welcome every member of the family – including your pets!
How far is Leonard Linton Park from my front door?
Leonard Linton Park is located across from Hyde Park on Vanderhoof Avenue. This park is perfect for a family picnic, friendly basketball game with your neighbours or a leisurely walk with your pets.
How long will it take me to walk to Sunnybrook Park?
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We have been busy working on our Sniper Talk series of YouTube videos and have posted the next five. We actually recorded six of them and had a great video all about mounting your optics, unfortunately the lighting was messed up and we did not discover it until we were editing the video. The lighting was driving us crazy watching it so we decided to redo Episode 7 with our next round of filming, so do not be alarmed that there is not an episode seven below. If you would like to view all of our videos you can either head to our YouTube Channel (and feel free to subscribe) or you can hit our Sniper Talk page here at Sniper Central. We are already scheduling our next round of filming so if you have any ideas of what you would like to see, let us know. We will begin to incorporate some live fire and other outside footage like the bit in the winter camouflage episode below. We hope you enjoy the videos!
Episode Five – SIG Optics Tango-6 Review
Episode Six – Sightron SIII 10x42mm Review
Episode Eight – Bryon Discusses the Sniper's DOPE Book
Episode Nine – Unpacking Your SC Custom Rifle Package
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IT'S the Great Manchester Run in less than three weeks' time and, along with 27,000 other people, I've decided to take up the challenge.
I'm not a complete novice - I go to the gym three times a week and can comfortably run 5k.
But I don't often run on the road and I'm a little daunted about doubling my distance in less than three weeks.
I'm running on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society - a cause close to my heart after watching three relatives suffer from the disease.
And with time running out, I've decided to enlist some professional help in the form of Gemma Smith, fitness manager at Fitness First in Gorton.
I'm hoping Gemma's expert advice will help me - and any other amateurs taking part in the 10k - to make the most of training before the race and cross the finish line in a respectable time.
Gemma is confident I can increase my stamina by adding a couple more minutes every time I train, which should now be at least three times a week.
However, I'm told to leave the comfort of the gym and get jogging in the great outdoors.
"Running outdoors is totally different," said Gemma.
"In the gym, the treadmill does everything for you. Outside, it's a lot harder to motivate yourself to keep going and you need to learn how to control your breathing.
"You should leave two or three steps between breathing in and breathing out. When you start panting, that's when your muscles get tired so it's important to get it right."
Parks are ideal places to train as it gets your feet used to running over rough ground. And if you can't drag a running buddy out with you, try a music player with all your favourite songs.
I should also be weight training to strengthen my muscles.
If you can't get to a gym, three sets of 15 simple squats will do for your legs.
For your arms, place your palms on the edge of a chair or stair behind you and lower yourself up and down.
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Chapter Member Advisory Group Charter
Effective Date and Duration: 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019
Member Advisory Group Purpose:
The Chapter Member Advisory Group (CMAG) works in partnership with PMI Chapter Development staff in support of the purpose of chapters: 1) building & growing chapter membership community and 2) supporting practitioner career development. The CMAG provides advice, support, and coaching to help recognize and improve delivery of chapter value globally. Assists with identifying critical learning and leadership opportunities for chapter volunteers at the Leadership Institute Meetings (LIM) and with collaboration towards the Region Mentor Program. The CMAG supports PMI Chapter Development management with annual planning and priorities, and provides guidance to operational programs, applying knowledge and expertise to influence the global chapter community as necessary. The CMAG represents PMI to global chapter leaders in the areas of program implementations, professional development and continuous chapter value delivery. The CMAG is expected to maintain a balanced perspective between the needs of PMI and global volunteer leadership in consideration of the PMI strategic plan and overall vision of membership growth and service.
- Act as advisor to Chapter Development department in support of effective chapter management, leadership and volunteer development, and a broad spectrum of PMI programs, products and services in relation to chapter value delivery.
- Work with Chapter Development staff to improve the way chapters serve their members by determining and sharing best practices, developing and reviewing frameworks, resources, and programs, and effectively advising volunteer leadership as appropriate. Partner and co-lead assigned initiatives with staff utilizing CMAG's project management approach, including benefits realization management.
- Identify, collect, influence, and present as requested, critical learning topics and leadership development opportunities for chapter leaders that PMI delivers both in person and virtually. This includes PMI strategy transformation updates.
- Provide support, coaching and mentoring to Region Mentors (RM), as requested by PMI staff and Region Mentors. Participate in the recruitment, orientation, onboarding and leadership development of new Region Mentors as requested.
- Act as a sounding board for initiatives that impact chapters including communications and change management.
- Ensure that programmatic and technology related matters, issues, and concerns are vetted within the MAG and if additional guidance is necessary, communicate with appropriate department via the assigned staff liaison.
- Collaborate and support best practice sharing with other PMI groups (i.e. MAGs) to gain a better perspective on Chapter Development programs and initiatives that will/can affect other parts of the organization
Administrative and Reporting Requirements:
- CMAG uses standard agenda, note-taking, and reporting templates
- CMAG provides progress reports to the Volunteer Engagement Liaison when requested
- Travel Requirements:
- Leadership Institute Volunteer Planning Meeting (January)
- Four CMAG members to Asia Pacific Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) (February)
- Four CMAG members to Europe, Middle East and Africa LIM (May)
- All CMAG members attend North America LIM (October)
- One mid-year CMAG Planning Meeting
- Monthly Teleconference / Webinar team meeting (WebEx)
- Volunteer participation is contingent upon: regular attendance of meetings, active participation in volunteer group activities and initiatives, commitment to deliverables and compliance with PMI Confidentiality agreement and PMI Conflict of Interest policy
Resources and Budget:
- PMI staff assigned by President and CEO
- CMAG is accountable to PMI Director, Global Chapters who defines annual budget as approved annually by the PMI Board
- Volunteer Engagement Liaison and other staff resources as assigned by the PMI President and CEO
Member Advisory Group Composition and Terms:
- 8 committee members, serving staggered 2 year terms. Director, Global Chapters, evaluates and assigns additional year(s) determined by need and circumstance
Volunteer Requirements, Experience, and Skills
- Member in good standing for two years
- Has served as a PMI Chapter volunteer leader; Region Mentor experience is a plus
- Has no conflict of interest (all PMI members and volunteers are bound to Rule of the Board 12.1, Board Member's Code of Conduct and the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct)
It is PMI's practice to not select/appoint individuals for PMI Volunteer Leadership positions who are already engaged in a leadership role within PMI or its Chapters. This is to reflect the level of commitment needed for such volunteer leadership roles and the desire to encourage volunteer participation through as wide a range of individuals as possible. This limitation does not apply to participation on content development teams in a non-leadership role.
Staff Information
Name: Brantlee Underhill
Title: Director - Chapters and Volunteers
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Name: Chris Mairs
Title: Global Chapter Development Associate
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Applicable Governing Documents
(In addition to the below, identify sections from PMI's governance documents specifically related to roles and responsibilities of this member advisory group.)
- PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Strategic Plan, specifically Core Value on Volunteerism: Volunteers and effective volunteer partnerships with staff are the best way to accomplish the Institute's goals and objectives
- Institute Policies:
- Confidentiality Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Contractor/Volunteer Electronic Systems and Communications Policy
- Volunteer Records Management Policy
- Volunteer Travel Policy
- Social Media Guidelines for Volunteers
- Guidelines for the Conduct of PMI GOC Volunteers
- GOC Volunteers Volunteer Expense Report
Charter Approval
All Member Advisory Group charters must annually be approved by the President and Chief Executive Officer for the subsequent year and posted to the Governance page on PMI.org.


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Public education events are open to all, but space may be limited. To reserve a spot, please REGISTER ONLINE.
Saturday, September 7, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Glencarlyn Library Community Garden
300 South Kensington Street, Arlington, VA 22204
Garden Talk: Good Gardens All Start With Good Soil
Healthy soil is the foundation for a healthy garden and essential to our planet's food web. Come tour the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden with an Extension Master Gardener to learn about the elements of good soil and practical ways you can care for the soil in your own garden.
Free. Questions? Contact Extension Master Gardeners at telephone 703-228-6414 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, September 7, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fairlington Community Center
3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, 22206
Thursday, September 12, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Beatley Central Library
5005 Duke St., Alexandria 22304
Fall Lawn Care and Turf Alternatives
Fall is the ideal time to restore cool-season grass, the most common turf grass grown on lawns in our area. This program describes how you can improve your lawn and the underlying soil, and outlines steps for preventing and controlling weeds to ensure a beautiful lawn, with an emphasis on sustainable practices that minimize the impact on our native pollinators and wildlife. We'll also discuss alternatives to turf grass and manageable techniques to reduce the size of your traditional lawn. This class is offered by Extension Master Gardeners
Free. Advance registration requested at mgnv.org.
Questions? Call 703-228-6414 or email email@example.com
Tuesday, September 10, 10:00 –11:00 a.m.
Simpson Park Gardens
420 East Monroe Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301
Simpson Gardens Tuesday Stroll
Stroll through Simpson Gardens with Extension Master Gardeners as they describe the gardens' variety of demonstration beds that combine sustainable gardening practices with appealing aesthetics: waterwise gardening, scented plants, plants that attract pollinators, plants that prefer shade, and plants that have appealing structure and texture
Free. Questions? Call 703-228-6414 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saturday, September 14, 1:00 -4:00 p.m.
Organic Vegetable Garden at Potomac Overlook Regional Park,
2845 Marcey Road, Arlington 22207
Organic Vegetable Garden Pepper Fest!
Come sample the many kinds of peppers that we grow and tour the garden. Extension Master Gardeners will answer questions about growing peppers and other beloved summer crops. We'll also cover other topics such as composting, soil preparation, seed selection, protecting crops from insects and animals, and ideas for the Fall garden.
Free. Questions? Telephone 703-228-6414 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Sunday, September 15, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Glencarlyn Library Community Garden
300 South Kensington Street, Arlington, VA 22204
Glencarlyn Library Community Garden AutumnFest
Come visit the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden for AutumnFest, a lively celebration of fall, herbs and nature. There's much to learn during three educational presentations
- 11 a.m. with "Grow Your Own Herbal Teas," – participants will learn about plants and recipes to create the most soothing and tasty libations.
- 12 noon – "Succulents for Small Spaces," – look at how to hop on board with one of the hottest trends in home and garden décor
- 1 pm "Container Gardening Made Simple," – an introduction to bringing beauty and food into your life using pots.
AutumnFest also offers native and other plants perfect for fall planting; autumnal décor; the opportunity to consult with Extension Master Gardeners, Tree Stewards and Audubon at Home Ambassadors; a chance to visit the Colonial Ball-Sellers House; vendors selling hand-made pots, hand-crafted jewelry, reusable recycled bags and herbal treats with recipes to try at home.
Free. Questions? Contact Extension Master Gardeners at telephone 703-228-6414 or email email@example.com
Saturday, September 21, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fairlington Community Center
3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, 22206
The Edible Oasis: Permaculture Ideas for Small Urban Yards
Get a continuous return from your sweat equity in the garden. Learn to grow vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs to produce food now and for many years to come – while reducing your annual labor and investment. Our basic permaculture concepts and designs will let you transform your small urban yard – or a tiny slice of it – into your own mini-food forest. We'll tour the nascent food forest that Extension Master Gardeners are developing in the Fairlington Teaching Garden.
Free. Advance registration requested at mgnv.org. Questions? Telephone 703-228-6414 or email email@example.com.
Monday, September 23, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Westover Branch Library
1644 N. McKinley Road, Arlington 22205
Landscaping Techniques and Native Plants for Wet Sites
Has the latest storm swept all your well-placed mulch into your neighbor's yard and left you with more bog than garden? Come learn about landscaping techniques, appropriate native plants, and local resources to help you address the effects of soggy conditions in your yard. This event is offered by Extension Master Gardeners.
Free. Advance registration requested at mgnv.org. Questions? Telephone 703-228-6414 or email email@example.com
Sunday, September 29, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Simpson Park Gardens
420 East Monroe Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301
Simpson Park Gardens Fall Open House
Join Extension Master Gardeners at the Simpson Park Demonstration Gardens and visit the colorful newly renovated gardens. Learn techniques for deadheading plants, and interesting container gardening ideas. New to the area? Stop by our information table and pick up publications about free public education programs offered throughout the year for home gardening. Extension Master Gardeners can answer questions regarding native plants, trees and shrubs, pollinator plants, sustainable gardening practices, soil tests and composting, and vegetable gardening. Learn about our Help Desk hours and location for the Alexandria and Arlington communities. Did you know Simpson Garden was once a road bed?
The garden is certified as an Audubon at Home Wildlife Sanctuary. Extension Master Gardener volunteers will be in the demonstration gardens to answer questions and provide information on sustainable gardening. Simpson includes beds that feature waterwise gardening, scented plants, plants that attract pollinators, plants that prefer shade, and beds that illustrate the use of structure and texture in the garden.
Free. Questions? Telephone 703-228-6414 or email email@example.com.
Check out our Plant Clinics!
- The Arlington Central Library Plant Clinic is open from 6:45–8:45 p.m., every Wednesday through October 24 and is located in the East Lobby of the library, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington VA 22201
- New in 2019! – The Beatley Central Library Plant Clinic now open on alternate Tuesday evenings, September 10 & 24, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22304
- The Arlington Farmers' Market Plant Clinic is open every Saturday morning from 8–11 a.m., operating through September 29, and is located at N. 14th St. and N. Courthouse Rd.
- The Del Ray Farmers Market Plant Clinic, located at 203 E. Oxford Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301 ,is open from 8:30–11:00 a.m. and runs through September 29.
- The Alexandria Farmers Market Plant Clinic, located at 301 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314, is open from 7–9:30 a.m. and runs through September 29.
- The VCE Horticulture Help Desk operates year-round and we welcome your garden-related questions, including those related to plant and insect identification. The Help Desk is staffed from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays at the VCE office at the Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, 22206.Contact us at 703-228-6414 or email@example.com, or drop by to speak with our Help Desk volunteers. It's best to call before you come to make sure we're available.
2019 Wednesday Library Garden Talks
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m
Arlington Central Library
1015 N Quincy St, Arlington VA 22201
September 4: Making Teas & Using Herbs from Your Garden.
Teas & herbs have many benefits. Learn what your herb garden can offer for enjoyment and health. Meet in the Bluemont Room.
September 11: Growing Season Extension and Winter Sowing.
Hot caps, cold frames, row covers & other techniques protect your crops from the chill. Plus, learn Winter Sowing techniques to start spring seeds early outdoors, with no lights needed! Meet in the Bluemont Room.
September 18: Permaculture for an Urban Setting.
Discover permaculture, a sustainable way to grow food, with basic designs & tips on how to start. Includes presenters' journey installing a food forest at Fairlington Community Center. Meet in the Bluemont Room.
September 25: International Flavors from the Garden.
Join AFAC clients, staff & volunteers as they explore international cuisines using harvests from area farms & gardens. Meet in the Quincy Room
Free. No registration necessary.
Presented with the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC).
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Arlington County Cooperative Extension 5 days prior to the event at 703-228-6400 or *TTY 800-828-1120 during business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations.


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The goal of Child Protective Services (CPS) is to identify, assess and provide services to children and families in an effort to protect children, preserve families whenever possible, and prevent further maltreatment.
Youth and Family Services provides resource information for county youths and families and leads collaborative initiatives that engage the community in promoting the safety, well-being and success of Chesterfield County youths.
The guide to services for youth provides detailed information about resources and services for young people and families in Chesterfield County.


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Outreach Rescue (The Outreach Organisation)
One of the longest standing Rescue and Safety Training organisations
We have a very extensive training portfolio, including a wide range of water safety and rescue programmes covering water awareness all the way up to rescue technician and powered boat for rescue.
Our emergency services and Industrial customer list covers all disciplines and environments giving us the experience to offer the best solutions, advice and value available.
Outreach Rescue specialist rescue training includes a broad selection of specialist rescue training, including; Water Incident Management, Water Awareness, Water Rescue, Powered Boat for Rescue Response, Rope Rescue, Search Management, Confined Space Rescue and Heavy Lift Courses. We also offer Casualty Management and Bariatric Rescue and Recovery
Outreach Rescue Industrial training has one of the most comprehensive portfolios of training available including: All levels of Confined Spaces and Confined Spaces managment (City & Guilds), all aspects of Height Safety, Supervising and Managing Work at Height (City and Guilds 6144), Water Safety (DEFRA) and all levels of First Aid. We also provide a range of services to help you with Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Legislative Compliance.
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All you curly haired ladies deserve a medal. We are well aware of the work that goes into managing and keeping curly hair in check and we applaud those of you who do it every day. On top of everything else, you also have the task of keeping your hairstyles fresh and new, which can be a challenge since your luscious curls can sometimes get in the way. Things get especially tricky on formal occasions, right? Especially on THE day of all days. That's right, we're talking about your wedding. With your mind focused on flower arrangements and seating charts, the last thing you want to think about is how to style your unruly curly hair. We get it, and in true Makeup.com fashion, we want to give you a little hand in getting the best hair of your life on your wedding day!
Who says you have to go all-up or all-down for a formal 'do? We think a happy medium could be just the ticket, especially if you've got wavy locks. Make sure you stock up on your texturizing spray or powder, as it will prove invaluable in achieving the fullest hair possible.
Product Recommendations: Shu Uemura Texture Wave, L'Oréal Professionel Fresh Dust Spray
While the idea of piling your hair haphazardly atop your head may leave you shocked and appalled, hear us out. The beauty of the messy bun is that it's strategically messy (yes, that's a thing). Natural curls are great in a messy bun, as you can shift around some strands so it looks a bit more structured and less disheveled. Pull out some pieces of hair around the bun and allow them to fall naturally for a soft, effortless look.
If you want to let your curly hair fly free and natural on your wedding, we say do it. However, give the all-down 'do a little added flair by throwing in a pretty side braid up front. Part your hair on the front side of your head (whichever side you prefer) and section off a one- to two-inch piece of hair. Braid the piece and pin it at the side of the head with bobby pins (tucking the end into loose hair so it's hidden). You can also French braid the pieces at the front, to make it look like a pretty headband!
Now that we've got your wedding day covered, take a look at these other hair tips and tutorials.
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Montemor-o-Novo is an area and city located in the region of Alentejo, around 30 kilometres west to Évora, in Portugal.
It is an important area reconquered in 1160 by the Moors and by D. Sancho in 1201. João II announced courts during 1477 and D. Manuel I in 1495, both occurring here. Shortly after, the Marquis of Montemor-o-Novo, son of the dukes of Brangaça, had to ran away to Spain after they discovered he was conspiring to kill D. João II.
Evidence of its importance is that during the 15th and 16th century it was the Royal residence and had four parishes and eight convents.
On top of the locality is the impressive Montemor-o-Novo Castle, accessed via Porta da Vila. From the elegant Relógio Tower it is possible to have nice views over the ruins of the old Paço dos Alcaides Palace, formerly royal residence, and the old city.
Inside the fortress is the Saudação Convent (16th-19th century), with a facade covered by Baroques tiles; and the Igreja de Santiago Church. Besides it are the Keep and Porta do Sol (Sun Gate).
On the way down to the city you will find the old São Domingos Convent, housing the Archaeology and Ethnology Museum.
Other interesting temples located inside the city are the Igreja da Misericórdia Church, with a Manueline vestibule and a 15th century polychromed marble piety; the Igreja do Calvario Church, the sacristy of which dates back to 1716 and is totally covered with tiles; and the Nossa Senhora da Visitaçãon Sanctuary.
In the vicinity of the city it is worth visiting the Escoural Grottoes, located just 12 kilometres to the south; and the Barragem dos Minutos Dam, located in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Vila, next to Arraiolos, around 16 kilometres to the west.
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Job Disappearance Event
(Redirected from job destruction)
A Job Disappearance Event is a Disappearance Event that involves a job.
- Context:
- It can (often) be associated with a Worker Firing Event (or a worker retirement event).
- It can be attributed to a Job Disappearance Cause (such as a job type redundancy wave).
- Example(s):
- the disappearance of the last horse-carriage-operator job in San Francisco.
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Unemployment Cause, Technological Unemployment, Job Destruction Rate, Involuntary Worker Unemployment.
- (Mortensen & Pissarides, 1994) ⇒ Dale T Mortensen, and Christopher A Pissarides. (1994). "Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment." Oxford University Press. doi:10.2307/2297896
- Albak, Karsten, and Bent E. Sørensen. "Worker Flows and Job Flows in Danish Manufacturing, 1980‐91." The Economic Journal 108, no. 451 (1998): 1750-1771.
- QUOTE: In the slack years, 1980±1 and 1990±1, about 48% of separations are due to the disappearance of jobs while this was the case for 33% of separations in the boom year of 1984±5. The countercyclical variation in the job destruction series is much stronger than the ...


text: Country: UgandaServing Since: 2018DonateRegion: East & Southern AfricaVertical Tabs AboutVision and Mission Our vision is to participate in God's Kingdom by partnering with the Pentecostal Assemblies of God to provide theological education which reflects God's desire to renew all creation. This work will equip Ugandan Christian leaders to foster community growth and to ensure the sustainability of their ministry. Mission Work Our mission is to support Pentecostal Theological College (PTC) in the Department of Community Transformation (DCT) through course development, teaching, evaluation, and management. We aim to strengthen PTC as an organization to provide a quality education to ministry leaders throughout Uganda. Pastors in Uganda are often unable to support themselves and their families directly through their ministries. We see this as an opportunity to equip them to be ambassadors of God's Kingdom in their engagement in the marketplace. In the DCT, students will intergrate a biblical perspective of God's plan for renewal with skill development in entrepreneurship, technology, business, and agriculture through a lens of transformational community development. Rebecca will continue her writing and advocacy on behalf of refugees and trauma survivors. Her dream is to empower women and girls through technology education. The autobiographical account of her experience as a refugee will be published by FaithWords (Hachette Book Group) in 2019. Stories July 10, 2019A Second Chance at a Calling"I sort of had this opportunity to be a missionary early on," said Resonate Global Mission missionary Jordan Roeda. But when Jordan didn't take the opportunity, he thought he had missed his calling. God surprised him.CONTINUE READING December 18, 2018On Mission 13: Erich OguluPentecostal Theological College, a Resonate partner in Uganda, invites Muslim students from an Islamic university to use their soccer field. "They come here and play soccer with our students," said Principal Erich Ogulu. "By being here playing soccer, some of them might get converted because of the way they see our students behaving towards them ... we think that kind of relationship is so helpful in making us to be seen as salt and light of the world." CONTINUE READING Contact InfoAddress: United StatesEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com Prayer Letter Sign-up To subscribe to our prayer letters, provide your email and we will add you to our distribution list. First Name Last Name Email * Donate


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Glaucoma Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Natural Treatment
Glaucoma is one of the most common eye-related issues in the nation. The condition is known to cause significant optic nerve damage, which worsens over time. Glaucoma, believe it or not, tends to be inherited and may not reveal itself until later in life. The buildup of pressure in your eye is the first sign, though.
The majority of patients suffering from glaucoma never exhibit any symptoms early on. The first noticeable sign is a loss of peripheral vision, which may go unnoticed until the later stages of the eye disease. Glaucoma is often referred to as the "sneak thief" for vision.
If you do experience symptoms, they are as follows:
- Seeing halos near light
- Vision loss
- Redness
- Hazy appearance
- Nausea
- Eye pain
- Tunnel vision
The single most common cause of glaucoma is hereditary. The eye disease is passed down through family generations. If this is the case, it is only a matter of time before symptoms begin to present themselves – vision loss is a possibility.
Alternatively, poor blood flow and optic nerve damage are the next leading causes of glaucoma in patients. Though the exact cause of normal-tension glaucoma is still unknown, many doctors believe decreased blood flow may be a main factor. It is hard to say, though.
Natural Treatment Options
If you would like natural treatment options to help prevent glaucoma in the later stages of life, considering altering your diet. A diet high in carotenoids, including orange and yellow vegetables, has been known to help. Alternatively, fresh fruit, vegetables, wild-caught fish, and avoiding alcohol, sugar, and caffeine have all been known to reduce the risk for glaucoma.
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If you suffer from glaucoma symptoms or are worried they may appear, contact Yes Eye Specialists by calling 954-452-6889. We would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have!


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I am 24. I am jobless. I still live at home with my loving, albeit growingly disgruntled, parents. I can't cook for shit. My culinary skills stretch as far as scones and I'm somewhat of a dab-hand at Super Noodles and hot dogs (a self-explanatory feast that involves the joyous matrimony of Super Noodles and lovingly sliced frankfurters). It's a carborific, calorific combo – the aroma of which will be deeply infused into the fibres of all your worldly possessions for weeks after – but it's totally worth it. In short: I am a living hashtag, and that hashtag is #fail.
I've been involved in a deep, dark and, frankly, disastrous relationship with depression for a good few months now, whilst simultaneously holding down an affair with a Quarter-Life Crisis and indulging in the occasional dalliance with anxiety. My head feels like it's about to both explode and implode at any given moment. I can't tell whether I'm coming or going, although I'm 98% sure I'm headed in the wrong direction and therefore may never come nor go. Life, as I imagined it, is now how I imagined it. Not at all. Not in the slightest. I was never someone in possession of a 'plan', but I was in possession of, what turned out to be, a hysterical notion that I wouldn't be failing right now. At 18 years of age, I couldn't even imagine being 24, let alone imagine where I'd *be* at 24; so it surprises and perturbs me immensely that I'm still basically in my infancy. I am a botty-wipe away from total regression.
It was over recent drinks with friends that shit really hit the fan and the stark contrast of our lives came crashing into focus. Whilst I am one step away from madness, they are one step down the hypothetical aisle closer to matrimony. Whilst I am a hop, skip and a long-jump away from financial stability (or, indeed, from finances full stop), they are merely a baby-step away from, well, babies. Whilst I am on the sea-bed, searching for employment life-forms, they are treading the water, supposedly fulfilled or, at the very least, pleased with their professional feats. Don't get me wrong: I crave neither of the former things (I would be a terrible wife and an only marginally better mother, largely due to the fact that I want to be neither); but the prevalence of these milestones in my friends lives knocked me for six. Has life really moved *that* quickly? Have I been achieving fuck-all for *that* long? When did everyone grow-up? When did the goalposts shift? When did everyone get their shit together, and when did mine unceremoniously hit that fucking fan? I feel like I'm walking down a yellow brick road, paved with the enriching accolades and life-defining moments of my peers, and I'm going to arrive in Emerald Shitty only to be greeted by a brick wall. The saying goes: 'different strokes for different folks', and it's a proverb that I drop on the regs but this meet-up with gal-pals sent that sentiment whizzing around my cranium.
Am I far behind, or are they far ahead? Or are we all exactly where we're meant to be? In 20 years time will I rue the days I spent debating the relevance and meaning of my existence? Will I kick myself for making so many goddamn comparisons? Does this paranoid inadequacy and feeling of hopelessness just drop off eventually? We always hear of people getting their Big Break, but what happens to the people who don't? Do they disappear into irrelevance? Similarly, hard work pays off… But what if it doesn't? Part of me recognises my hyper-insanity, but a bigger part of me is hellbent on bulldozing rationality altogether. There are so many questions whizzing through my implosive, explosive mind but, annoyingly, only time can tell. And time, so far, has been a motherfucker.
Realistic mantra: Life *can* change in the blink of an eye, but we blink up to 28,000 times a day, so a solitary blink is a little optimistic. It's also far easier to see the change happening around us than it is to see the change happening to us or within us; what with our eyeballs not being inwards.


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This tutorial describes how to delete a row from a table in a Formspider Application. The tutorial continues from the "Regions" application built in the "How to create a new row" tutorial.
In this tutorial you will add a Delete button to the application which will be used to remove rows from the "REGIONS" table.
Open the "Regions" application in Formspider IDE. Open the "topPanel" in the Editor. Add a newbutton labeled "Delete Region".
<panel> <tableLayout> <row> <cell> <button label="New Region"> <events> <buttonPress action="createRegion"/> </events> </button> </cell> <cell> <button label="Delete Region"/> </cell> </row> </tableLayout> </panel>
Click "Save"
Using your favorite PL/SQL Editor, connect to the "HR" schema if you are using Formspider in a local installation or to your Online Schema if you are using Formspider Online, and open the "regions_pkg package", created in the previous example. Add a new procedure to the package and name it "deleteRegion". Call the "api_datasource.deleteCurrentRow" API to remove the current row from the "REGIONS1″ datasource.
Make sure that you expose the procedure in the package specification.
procedure deleteRegion is begin -- just to be sure that a row has been selected if api_datasource.getCurrentRowID('REGIONS1') is not null then api_datasource.deleteCurrentRow('REGIONS1'); end if; end;
In the Formspider IDE create an action called "deleteRegion" that calls the "regions_pkg.deleteRegion" procedure.
Edit the "topPanel" and add a buttonPress event to the button with the label "Delete Region" which executes the "deleteRegion" action.
<panel> <tableLayout> <row> <cell> <button label="New Region"> <events> <buttonPress action="createRegion"/> </events> </button> </cell> <cell> <button label="Delete Region"> <events> <buttonPress action="deleteRegion"/> </events> </button> </cell> </row> </tableLayout> </panel>
Click "Save" and run the application. To delete a region, click on a row that shows the region you would like to delete. Since the grid is bound to the "REGIONS1″ datasource, selecting a row in thegrid will automatically set that row as the current row of the "REGIONS1″ datasource. Then click "Delete Region" button. Note that the region you selected is removed from the grid. Since there is not a "Save" button in the application, this deletion will not be commited to the database.


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University studies yield insights into windproofing homes. Research shows wind damage can be reduced by paying more attention to selection and connection of walls, windows, doors and roof decking.
|"One step ahead of both the market
and other builders so we can establish
tomorrow's trends."
--Chuck Ellison, Miller and Smith, McLean, Va.
Clemson University researchers are looking for answers blowin' in the wind — engineering answers to the costly and often tragic problem of wind-wrecked homes. What they find could change how home builders work, or at least what is expected in their work.
The South Carolina university is well-equipped for the mission with 70-plus years of faculty field experience and the Wind Load Test Facility, one of the largest of its kind, featuring specialized instrumentation to measure not only wind effects and loads but also the structural capacity of buildings.
"Our equipment allows us to do what nobody else has done, to literally dissect the effects of a windstorm," says Tim Reinhold, a Clemson civil engineering professor and one of the program's lead researchers. The next step is getting those findings to builders and developers, city planners and inspectors, and, of course, homeowners.
One ongoing project now in its second year involves 20 retrofitted homes in South Florida, where researchers want to learn more about the impact of hurricanes on property. The monitored homes have not yet been in the path of a storm severe enough to yield new insights, but instruments are in place to measure wind speed, direction and pressure, and computers will collect and interpret data for each home when a big storm hits.
Previous Clemson research shows that high-wind damage to homes and other low-rise structures such as schools can be significantly reduced with attention to the selection and connection of walls, windows, doors and roof decking.
Many builders have viewed roofs, windows and doors as architectural detailing, but the importance of protecting a home's exterior "skin" is critical, says Clemson associate professor Scott Schiff.
"For the most part, it's components such as roofs and windows that get people in trouble, not the frame of the building," Clemson re-searcher Peter Sparks says.
If a home loses even one small piece of sheathing, for example, losses can approach nearly the full value of the house because of rain damage to the interior and contents.
No surprise, then, that partners in Clemson's wind engineering efforts have included insurance companies, which shared loss data from wind-related events, as well as the NAHB, the Institute for Business & Home Safety and the National Roofing Contractors Association.
With 2000 census figures showing that 75% of the U.S. population lives within 50 miles of a coast, many homeowners know all too well which way the wind blows. With Clemson's studies, builders might become better prepared to save what it has been flowing away.
|Hurricane Straps and Clips
IBHS inspectors verify that a fortified home has hurricane straps, clips and other hardware that connect the roof to the walls. Estimated cost: No incremental cost
|Doors and Windows
A fortified home contains doors, windows, skylights and patio doors that are impact- and pressure-resistant.
Estimated cost: Doors — $2,000 for impact-resistant, $1,300 for shutters; Windows, skylights, patio doors — $3,700 with shutters, $10,000 with impact-resistant glass.
In a fortified home, inspectors verify that all walls are adequately anchored to the foundation. Connecting exterior structures, such as carports and porches, are securely attached to the main structure and foundation.
Estimated cost: No incremental cost
|Garage Doors and Tracks
In a fortified home, garage doors comply with the highest standard for impact-resistant materials. These doors include heavy reinforced ribs and tracks to withstand high winds and debris.
Estimate cost: $1,300
A fortified home has thicker plywood deck fastened to the truss or rafters with longer nails; roof deck joints sealed with waterproof adhesive strips; and wind-resistant roof covering that is certified for use in hurricane regions and has a Class A fire rating.
Estimated cost: $7,665
Source: Institute for Business & Home Safety


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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Always feel a bit horrible if I post without artwork. It's a bad habit, but it can be an interesting hurdle as well. Not that I don't have anything to post up, but the choosing of the artwork that I put up is always a challenge. I don't want to show anything "too" unfinished, but then I don't want to post'pwn (it's a real word... lol ) posting up projects that I'm working on either.
Right now I'm painting over a gouache (how's that for an imaginary word) painting in Painter. I'm finding it a challenge to retain all the texture and fun that the paper allowed me. I mean, if I wanted to I could polish this thing until it nothing of the physical painting remains. I'm sure that there's artistic damnation in that direction. For me, that is. It's a personal choice, but I get more of my milage out of physical paint. Digital paints great, Photoshop is a thing of beauty don't get me wrong. But I'm still married to molecules. Gratefully, my minor infidelity with digital media hasn't gotten me in trouble yet.
6 comments:
- Ed Davenport said...
Oh, incase it needs to be mentioned, this is the 'raw' painting. Untouched up, as they say. I'll post the new one as soon as I can.
- June 26, 2008 at 8:30 PM
- Piya said...
Well, good to see someone still uses real paint. Very interesting effect with the right leg fading into the background. Good to see you posting. Now maybe I should put something up too.....
- June 26, 2008 at 9:05 PM
- Ed Davenport said...
Ha! That's my favorite part. Was just a flat wet brush that I used to ghost it out. Nothing as safe as layers, or the redo button.
- June 26, 2008 at 10:12 PM
- Megan Wolfe said...
NICE! Damn, those cans are tight! Er, no, not THOSE cans.. I mean the grenades strapped to her belt. Very nice wraparound and perspective. :)
I dig the paint job too. Looking forward to seeing more! :D
- June 26, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Jonathan Colton said...
I'd buy that for a dollar!
- July 9, 2008 at 1:21 AM
- jonisart said...
Love the movement in this, it makes her look like she's stepping right out of the painting
- August 7, 2008 at 10:49 AM


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BEGINNER (and refresher) Sewing Class - Adults - Know Your Machine - Saturday, January 25, 1:30-4:00
Regular price
Saturday, January 25, 1:30-4:00
Bring your machine (if you have one) and learn how to use it! If you don't have a machine, use one of ours at no added cost. Please let me know if you're using one of our machines so can leave it out for you.
Each class is 2.5 hours long and all supplies will be provided. We will cover everything you need to know about how a sewing machine works, how to thread the machine and bobbin, common tools, types of fabric, types of stitches and sewing seams. Plus you will create a project to take with you!
Each class is 50.00 per student. I have room for up to 6 students in each class. If a class has less than 4 students it may be canceled (so invite your friends!).
Class is located in my upstairs sewing loft. I am located near Ray and Higley in Gilbert.
Sewing machines are provided if you don't have one! You are free to bring your own if you want to work on it (just please bring the manual and extras parts with it).
Feel free to bring a (non-messy) snack and water bottle.
If you have any questions please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sewing is a great skill for everyone!


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Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) 106 Street Crosswalk Assessment
Edmonton, AB
ISL was retained by NAIT to evaluate the safety of a crosswalk located on campus in front of the newly opened Centre for Applied Technology across 106 Street from its main campus.
Prioritizing, NOT Just Accommodating Pedestrians
While using the Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) can provide safer crossings, transportation professionals have an ethical responsibility to prevent serious injury or death. ISL's analysis also included Safe System principles and the Edmonton Complete Streets Guidelines to provide a solution that prioritized pedestrians, rather than merely accommodating pedestrians.
An Ethics Based Approach
Safe System is an ethics based approach. Under Safe System, death and/or serious injury are not natural consequences of roadway systems – they are the result of people's mistakes and vulnerability. The approach therefore aims to eliminate serious injury and death as a result of these mistakes. When one part of the system fails, Safe System strengthens other parts such that no human will be harmed. Using these principles, ISL recommended physical measures to maintain speeds below 30 km/h at the crosswalk. At these speeds evidence shows death and/or injury are far less likely if a pedestrian or a driver makes a mistake that causes a crash.
Complete Streets Guidelines
To justify reassigning priority from through movement of the vehicles to the pedestrians crossing the roadway, principles of the Complete Streets Guidelines were used. Complete Streets principles focus on the land use context of the area and the relationship of buildings to the street. This further aids in selecting crossing facilities which prioritize the needs of the vulnerable users of the roadway.
Reducing the Risk
Accommodating pedestrians leaves room for potential life-threatening situations. Prioritizing for pedestrians by using Safe System and the Complete Streets Guidelines greatly reduces harm to humans.
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It is estimated that 40 people have died since government doctors began a strike four weeks ago to demand a promised pay raise. Patients are left scrambling to find alternative treatment options.
Kenya's nationwide doctor's strike has officially entered its fourth week and continues to paralyze the country's public healthcare system. Doctors are demanding a 300 percent pay increase from the Ministry of Health. According to local news reports, up to 40 people have died across Kenya as a result of the lack of doctors.
The thousands of patients who rely on public health facilities have been forced to seek treatment elsewhere. The situation got worse over the Christmas holidays as the number of Kenyans seeking medical attention increased. Regardless, the doctors have affirmed that they won't go back to work until their grievances are addressed.
Denied public healthcare, Kenyans have been seeking treatment at the few private hospitals across the country. Due to the strike, most of these facilities have hiked up their charges to levels most Kenyans cannot afford.
On December 14, nurses in Kenya signed a deal with the Ministry of Health to end their strike which started at the same time as the doctors stoppage. Even though the nurses have helped to cushion the effects of the strike by treating minor cases, they have also been forced to turn away patients with complications they were not able to handle.
"The health of a Kenyan citizen is the backbone of our country Kenya," said Robert Juma, a resident of Nairobi. "The government should work to ensure doctors are back doing their jobs so that the common Kenyan citizen can get access to vital health services."
No salaries for December
County governments have said that the doctors participating in the strike will not receive their December salaries. There have been attempts at negotiations between the government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) but no agreement has been reached to date.
The Kenyan government is reportedly planning to hire foreign doctors from Cuba and India to replace the striking doctors.
Dr Elizabeth Ogaja from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital thinks that the only solution would be for the government to give doctors the pay hike they are demanding.
"Even if the strike wasn't there, we would still need to advertise for a lot more doctors than we have at the moment," she said. "We need to sit down and dialogue, we cannot go on parallel tracks."
The doctors who have downed their tools are calling for the 300 percent pay hike that was promised under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) reached in 2013 between the health professionals and the Kenyan government but never implemented.
County governments in Kenya were angry with the CBA at the time as they are the ones paying the salaries of most public doctors. Counties have already advertised for over 400 positions to replace the striking doctors.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke about the strike at a public event in early December but has been largely silent on the issue ever since. At the time he urged doctors and nurses to return to work and to continue with the negotiations.
"To our civil servants and especially the striking doctors and nurses, nobody has refused to talk with you," he said.
Good Samaritan
Pregnant and in pain, 34-year-old Rosemary Achieng is among those who was turned away from a public hospital due to complications with her pregnancy. She was forced to deliver outside the hospital with the help of a security guard.
"They told me that there were no doctors at the hospital and I was directed to visit another hospital but I was in great pain," said Achieng. "While I was leaving the security guard told me to be calm and it was right at the gate that I delivered my baby."
Timothy Otsyula, the security guard, said that he saw someone who was in dire need of help and didn't think twice about helping.
"I saw the woman and she was in pain," he said. "I felt great pain too especially because my wife is also pregnant. I wondered what we would do if her time to give birth comes."
An ongoing strike for higher pay for doctors in Kenya has left public hospitals abandoned and more than a dozen patients dead. All hospitals in Kenya may be closed next week if the strike does not end. (09.12.2016)
More than 30 people are dead in Kenya following a highway explosion. Reports say a truck ferrying chemical gas lost control and rammed into other vehicles, before exploding into flames. (11.12.2016)


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Mike Pompeo: People of Afghanistan are lying and not trustworthy
Kabul-Afghanistan (PMG):
Reporter: Ahmad Shakib Zaheer
The US Secretary of State called the Afghan people an unreliable and a liar. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the citizens of the country unreliable at a meeting of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, insulting the Afghan people. Meanwhile, Mike Pompeo claims that Donald Trump's administration is determined to end the longest battle of Afghanistan at the earliest opportunity, and Zalmai Khalilzad has been in charge of talks with Talan.
These statements by the US Secretary of State are being made in a time that Washington is now preparing for the sixth time to meet with the Taliban. Until now, the reason for this insult to the US Secretary of State is not clear, but some international relations experts believe that after the deaths of at least three US troops in the battle with the Taliban, Mike Pompeo has been angry and has raised the issue. Afghan government officials have not responded to this.


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- boost energy
- elevate cognitive function
- enhance perfomance
- boosts feelings of energy*
- invigorates body and mind*
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Green tea (leaf), Aloe Vera, Black Tea, Pomegranate, Coconut, Cayenne, African mango, Calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), silcon dioxide, modified celluose.
This product is manufactured in a facility that processes whey milk protien and fish extracts.
Pomella® extract is covered under U.S. Patents 7638640, 7897791, 7919636 and E.P. 1734949.
Pomella® is a registered trademark of Verdue Sciences, Inc.
Suggested use: (Adults) Take two (2) tablets twice daily.
Usage Warnings: Check with your doctor before using this product if you are using medication or have any medical conditions. Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing. Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. Not intended for persons under 18. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. Store in a cool and dry place after opening.
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Use this product daily to support a state of well-being, or occasionally as needed to lift your spirits.*


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4KRFT Woven 10-inch Shorts
Lightweight shorts made to manage moisture.
Add speed training to your workout routine. These lightweight shorts are made of durable woven fabric that wicks moisture to keep you dry. A mesh gusset adds targeted ventilation as you generate longer strides.
- Regular fit strikes a comfortable balance between loose and snug
- Mesh gusset
- 100% polyester plain weave
- Lightweight feel
- Side seam pockets; Drawcord on elastic waist; Sweat-wicking Climalite fabric
Light, breathable fabrics worn close to the skin conduct heat and sweat away from the body to keep you cool and dry in warm conditions.


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Undercover pornography investigation leads to pornography charges for Tillsonburg man
A Tillsonburg man faces multiple child pornography charges following a three-month online investigation.
Police searched a Tillsonburg home Wednesday, seizing a computer and electronic storage devices containing images of children being sexually abused, Oxford County OPP said.
A Tillsonburg man, 32, is charged with accessing child pornography and two counts of possession of pornography. He is scheduled to appear in a Woodstock court Sept. 22 for a bail hearing.


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Throughout the year legislative and regulatory policy issues to the agriculture industry and Farm Bureau members are deliberated by elected officials and state and federal agencies. The following are key issues currently under consideration or receiving significant attention.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced Nov. 10 it designated the Michigan waters of the western Lake Erie basin as "impaired" due to excessive levels of phosphorous.
While MFB has long been a partner in promoting environmental stewardship and protecting water quality, it does not support MDEQ's designation decision.
Agriculture industry members are encouraged by the decision to pursue renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Mexico and Canada account for one-third of U.S. agricultural exports, and a modernization effort provides the opportunity to build upon the gains achieved within the original agreement.
Early development and negotiations are already underway for the next farm bill set to renew in 2018. Farm Bureau staff continue to work with members to understand what has been working well within the current Farm Bill programs and what challenges and growth opportunities exist.
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalized rule redefines what can be regulated as a Water of the United States and is a massive overreach that will impact agriculture nationwide.


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*** Terrible Noises for Beautiful People ***
For the past several years, I've been teaching improv theatre classes. Because I hate improv shows, I mostly teach classes to various non-performers. I've recently taught groups deaf kids, anarchist squatters, amateur opera singers, bad kids, honest people with real jobs, and a slew of others.
Last year, for my birthday, as a result of a strange but intense whim, I begged my friends and students to participate in an improv music class. Although I know pretty much nothing about music, and although most of the people I invited found the idea scary or merely distasteful, a bunch of people showed up. To everyone's surprise, including my own, it was a tremendous amount of fun. I orchestrated a bunch of vocal noise exercises, sort of based sort of on ideas from theatre games, sort of based on my own notions of how improvised music should work.
Over the past year, I've been doing more and more of these classes. Some have been one-off events. In the fall there was a five-week series (amazing fun!) and in the summer there was a disastrous performance, where the people we were trying to please walked out of the club in anger and disgust (strangely, also amazing fun).
I'm gathering up people to do more of these. I hope to do some sort of series in the New Year. But for now, I'm getting one last event in before Christmas.
If you've never been: It's really pretty indescribably amusing. The evening consist of structured exercises for group sound improvisations. The results are sometimes alarming, sometimes spooky, sometimes beautiful. Carl's been to the classes, and he's a music writer and all, so I asked him to try and describe them. He came up with this:
I like Carl's description. But really, the events remain somewhat indescribable. If you're curious what they're like, your best choice is to come by and see.
To attend the event, you need to register in advance. Attendance costs $8 if you sign up before Dec 9, $10 thereafter. Reduced rates are available for the poor and the stingy.
Of course, singing ability and musical knowledge are completely unnecessary. In fact, they may serve as impediments.
My email address is email@example.com. Write me there for info, to sign up for the Dec 16 event, or to be added to my mailing list for future improv classes and events.


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An Introduction
For anyone new to Fourier methods, this remarkable book will illuminate the subject like no other currently available. With over 280 illustrations generated by computer graphics, it depicts in 3–space (rather than the usual 2–space) the many basic functions of optical diffraction and imaging. These mind–stretching visualizations give the reader an enhanced understanding of both Fourier transform techniques and key principles in optics. At the same time, the author provides a lucid text that covers wave notation, the Fourier analysis of signals, the processing of light in diffraction phenomena and imaging, Zernicke polynomials, Fourier transforms for Fresnel diffraction, laser beacon adaptive optics, and related topics.
Ideal for self–teaching, this book is highly recommended for working engineers, technical staff, students of physical optics and signal analysis, and Fourier novices in all fields.
Some of the How and Why of Fourier Analysis.
Fourier Series and Spectra in One–Dimension for Functions of Finite Period.
Fourier Series and Spectra for Functions of Infinite Period;
One Dimensional.
Fourier Spectra for Non–Periodic Functions;
The Diffraction of Light and Fourier Transforms in Two Dimensions.
A Brief Summary of Linear Systems Theory Applied to Optical Imaging.
Fourier Optical Transformations by Computer.
Apodization and Super–Resolution, Phase from Shift, and Multiple Apertures.
Complex Apertures.
Operations in the Fourier Transform Plane.
Other Interesting and Related Topics.
A Selected Bibliography.


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