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My husband and I are at that time of life when we are considering how to best honor God through the release of our bodies when it is time. In so doing, we have looked into various options.
Today we visited a local cemetary. It brought various memories to life. I have decided to share a few in the coming days.
My parents used to regularly visit the graves of their parents. They placed flowers on their graves in all four seasons. It was, for them, a way to honor their memories.
When ground keeping was not offered, they spent many hours at the cemetery cleaning up not only the area around their parents' graves, but also other grave sites.
They stood reverently by the tombstones and enjoyed the memories of the times they had shared. It was clear the cemetery was not just a place of death to them. It was a focal point for remembering.
As a sweaty little girl, who had just baked in the South Carolina sun to help in this venture, I was less than sentimental. I was also too busy looking behind each tombstone for rattlesnakes that frequented the area.
In their latter years, my parents realized there was no one left to clean up around their graves. All their relatives had died or lived in places far from the cemetery. There were long discussions about what to do.
My mother told me at one point, "Don't bring up the subject of cemeteries. Your father has imagined himself being buried all over the southeast!"
Besides where perpetual care might be provided, there was also the issue of how to be, as the Bible says, "buried with his people."
Like many families, the backgrounds were different. My father had grown up on a farm in South Carolina, my mother had grown up in a small town near Savannah, Georgia, they had lived much of their lives in Charleston, South Carolina and then settled in a small South Carolina town. Both of their children lived in different places. So where was the best place to leave their bodies?
Eventually, they decided to be buried in a perpetual care cemetary in Savannah, hoping to be buried near my brother and his family. It was also near the small town where they had gotten married. So there were connections.
Etched forever in my memory is the tender scene when my mother was buried. My parents had been married for 71 years. They were affectionate with each other openly for all those years.
My father said he read somewhere, if men kissed their wives goodbye, they lived longer. Each time he left, even for a short ride uptown, he would kiss my mother. He would wink and say, "I'm just prolonging my life." She would laugh and joyfully receive his kisses.
He never considered a world where he could not kiss her. He was devastated when she died first. He stood over her casket and openly wept, something I had never seen him do. And he kissed her … undeterred by the fact she could not kiss him back.
The day of the graveside service, as they were getting ready to lower the casket, my father, who was decidedly weakened by the experience, struggled to his feet and walked over to the grave. As he bent over, the cemetary worker ran over and whispered, "Don't let him lean on the casket. The whole thing may fall and he will fall with it."
I gently told Daddy he needed to step back. He told me through tears he just wanted to kiss her one more time. Telling him he could not, was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.
He lived another five years without her. Several times he said, "Just think of your Mama lying out there under all that dirt." I reminded him of what he already knew — that she was not there — she had risen. But it troubled him.
He never wanted to visit her grave. Cemeteries were never his focal point for remembering after that. Even when offered other living arrangements, he chose to continue living in the small town where he last kissed my mother.
He was finally buried next to her in Savannah. After the funeral, all our family sat around my brother's kitchen table and remembered. Because my father told his stories over and over again, one of us could start one, another pick it up and finally all of us were repeating it in unison. And we laughed until our tears of grief became tears of joy.
None of us go to the cemetary much. We discovered what my father ultimately came to know. Our parents are not there. They live on in each of us!


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We were very excited to work with Dr. Jean Battig, one of only 153 Board Certified Veterinary Dentists in the world. She teamed up with Norwest construction contractors to design and build the unique and spacious Animal Dental Clinic. One of the challenges we faced was designing and building a one-of-a-kind space: a surgical island that allows two vets to work on four patients simultaneously. This is a completely unique dental operatory, and we were delighted that Dr. Battig chose us to make her vision a reality.
Once her clinic was open, Dr. Battig again hired us to build additional treatment rooms all while avoiding any treatment interruptions in her existing space.
Why choose Norwest Construction Contractors?
Dr. Battig spoke with two other contractors before choosing Norwest. We asked her why she decided to go with us and this is what she said:
"My reason for continuing with Norwest was the amount of detail they provided in their service. I felt very comfortable with how they spoke with me, specifically when we got to meet with Mark Ingram. He was very, very knowledgeable and it was obvious when he first spoke with us that he knew exactly what he was doing. He was passionate about it. He was interested and eager to work with us, and to me, that's what I was looking for."
Controlling Costs & Staying on Budget
At Norwest Construction Contractors, we know that controlling costs and performing excellent, thoughtful, and budget-friendly work is vital to the success of any project. We asked Dr. Battig how we did in managing expenses during her project.
" As far as controlling costs, I think that Norwest contractors did a really good job in giving us estimates. They weren't the least expensive estimates out there, so they had to show us what the differences were. Once I saw what they included in their estimates, it made perfect sense to me why some of the other ones were quite different. I appreciated that I knew what the costs were going to be up front….I think that they did a good job allowing me to keep my expectations equal with reality….
"Mark kept me on the straight narrow, and I found that really helpful. It was stressful enough just making the decisions that I needed to make and to know that he and all of the Norwest gang was watching my back all the way was really, really nice."
She also notes that when Norwest says they will complete work at a specific price, they do so even if they have to absorb any extra expense:
"There was a situation in which an entire countertop was mistakenly put in too low, and I brought that up to Norwest, and they were there the next day to have their subcontractor correct it, and that did not cost me any more at all. They would cover the cost of the things that were predefined and approved at the agreed upon expense no matter what it cost them to redo something if it needed to be redone."
Collaborative Design & Build
One of the most unique aspects of the Animal Dental Clinic project was creating the truly one-of-a-kind dental suite that Dr. Battig had envisioned. She told us what it was like to work with us on something that had never been done before:
"One of the most interesting parts of the build-out was trying to create a functional operatory using four tables in our dental suite. We went from having two. We wanted and needed four but being able to put four complete dental operatories along with all the anesthetic, monitoring, x-ray, and dental machines together was very difficult. I was very specific about how I wanted it to look. It took awhile for me to try to take the vision that I had from my head and put it on paper. As far as I know, it's one of the most unique dental operatories in the world. There are not very many veterinary dentists anyway and to have a large facility like this that is only for dentistry and animals was very unique. Norwest hadn't built one of those before.
"It took a lot of collaboration with their designer, their engineer, and their contractors to discover how to build it, what was going to be required structurally, and how we were going to put it all together and make it work. It took a little while, but once we got all the kinks out, I'm amazed how it came together. It's about exactly what I wanted and actually functions about like I thought it would, and it works great. The collaboration of all the people that Norwest has to work with, I thought it was really excellent."
Giving Norwest Contractors An "A"
In the end, Dr. Battig shared how she would rate Norwest. You can read what she had to say below. However, we feel that the best rating she could give us was in hiring us again, which she did!
"If I were to rate the overall care that I received from Norwest from the designer, the subcontractors, electricians, everyone that they employed and their help in putting it all together, I couldn't be happier. It was really fun to work with them, too…. They're kind, they get back to me when I need it, they were there to listen and to make sure that I was happy in the end. They would keep saying, well Jean if you don't like it, let us know because we want you to be happy when it's all done and I am. I would give Norwest a high A grade."
We are so happy to have helped Dr. Battig design and build her unique veterinary dental clinic! It was a rare opportunity to create something completely one-of-a-kind for a very niche industry.
Are you hoping to create a unique space for your business? Find out how we can help by contacting us today!

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Wigging out to a Sixties hipster sleaze classic.
Trailed as Lux Interior's favourite film, this surely has all the trappings you'd expect to live up to that ambitious accolade. With a plot of doped up, done down Sixties unhappy mondos blowing their lives away waiting for 'the man', Psycho Cat features utterly cardboard performances all round from a bunch of brain-dead turkeys all feigning drug pangs and inflamed urban ennui. Nope, it's not an old Jesus and Mary Chain video, but it's certainly close enough to warrant a championing in the present climate of ossified pop culture.
Most notable of its many set-ups are the constant random scenes of boss chicks at writhing house parties, taking their sexuality into their own hands and living dangerously. Woooahh! There's also a very peculiar human bullfight on a rooftop, this latter scene involving the spearing of some loser in what seems to be a whirling, wiggy prototype for a future Kate Bush video – all fierce, staring female eyes and witchy woman body language! Alongside this, there are some exceptional wide-angle extravaganzas, particularly the murder in Central Park where someone is cross-bowed to death.
Director 'Eve' (actually Herb Stanley, who made nothing beyond this) makes a meal of 'her' entourage – a wild bunch of would-be Warholites all looking for a kiss and certainly prepared to sell their souls for one. With its unflagging emphasis on gritty nudity, preposterous period fashions, flailing promiscuity, mad filmic gimmicks and ear-crunching hep talk, Psycho Cat is a sleazeball ultra-B movie that's mad, bad and dangerous to know.
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Despite this Flesh
The Disabled in Stories and Poems
166 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in
Sales Date: July 1, 1985
166 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in
Killed by kindness, stifled by overprotection, choked by subtle if sometimes unconscious snubs, the physically handicapped are one of the world's most invisible minorities. Seeking to draw attention to the various attitudes and perceptions about the handicapped, renowned poet Vassar Miller has assembled this collection of short stories and poems culled from the best of contemporary literature.
The forty-five works focus on characters with motor and/or sensory disabilities. Ranging from optimistic to embittered and from sentimental to realistic, they portray the handicapped and the family; the handicapped and society; the myth of the holy idiot; the handicapped as human being, good, evil, and indifferent; the handicapped as unique. Both instructional and entertaining, this book will be of interest to a wide variety of readers, including the handicapped themselves. It will be especially helpful to professionals in the medical, education, and social service fields. As Vassar Miller says in her introduction, "... the book is meant as a midwife in bringing to birth a renewed understanding of all human beings as so many mirrors of God, however seemingly distorted ..."
This selection of fiction and poetry about handicapped people has no parallel elsewhere in the publishing world.... [It] is not sentimental. It is not unduly symbolic. It does not directly exhort readers, both handicapped and able-bodied, to lead a better life. What it does is to expand all readers' knowledge of the inner worlds of handicapped people and thereby enable all of us to be less frightened, more realistic, more able to embrace our own humanity.... We need—all of us—Ms. Miller's anthology.~Joanne Trautmann Banks
...Despite This Flesh contains so many fine pieces of writing that it succeeds in being a remarkable literary anthology as well as satisfying Miller's hope that it might 'serve as a midwife' to a kind of humane and clear-sighted understanding of the disabled.~Los Angeles Times Book Review
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Yoke in His Youth
- At the School for the Deaf (Robert Pawlowski)
- Mutterings over the Crib of a Deaf Child (James Wright)
- Like the Hully-Gully but Not So Slow (Anne Finger)
- My Family Is Unhappy (Cheri Fein)
- The Wrestled Angel
- The Sentry of Portoferraio (Daniel Mark Epstein)
- Black Lightning (Arthur Sze)
- The Lace Maker (Barbara Howes)
- Lying Alone in the Dismal Winter Mornings (Christy Brown)
- The Freaks at Spurgin Road Field (Richard Hugo)
- Finch the Spastic Speaks (Gordon Weaver)
- In Body, a Passenger, and Rumpled
- Charwoman (Ben Belitt)
- Veteran's Hospital (Ben Belitt)
- Visit to the Institute for the Blind (Felix Pollak)
- Stutterer (Alan Dugan)
- The Game (Harold Bond)
- The Stroke (Christopher Fahy)
- The Eye (Part II) (Richard Wilbur)
- Beam in the Eye
- The Ones That Are Thrown Out (Miller Williams)
- Average Waves in Unprotected Waters (Anne Tyler)
- The Street (Natalie Petesch)
- Beating and Beatitude (James Corpora)
- Silences (David Keller)
- The Glen (Josephine Jacobsen)
- The Grasshopper's Burden (William Goyen)
- The Sacrifice (Fergus Reid Buckley)
- An Unrung Bell
- The Handicapped (Philip Dacey)
- How Stump Stood in the Water (David Wagoner)
- A Late Elegy for a Baseball Player (Felix Stefanile)
- Seated Nude (Richard Ronan)
- Wrestling with Angels (Walter Mcdonald)
- After Being Paralyzed from the Neck Down for Twenty Years, Mr. Wallace Gets a Chin-Operated Motorized Wheelchair (Ronald Wallace)
- Recovery Song (Barry Wallenstein)
- Stumpfoot on 42nd Street (Louis Simpson)
- 9:00 A.M. at Broadway and Walnut on Your Birthday (Ripley Schemm)
- Bleeder (Hollis Summers)
- Waiting for Happy (John Gilgun)
- Saint Flannery (David Ray)
- Pizarro Teaches the Mentally Retarded to Swim (Lee Bassett)
- To One Deaf (Sister Mary Lucina)


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Matteo Manassero is a 19 year-old golfer from Verona, Italy and the youngest ever winner of a European Tour Open. In 2010, he won the Castelló Masters in Spain aged just 17 and since then has been crowned Rookie of the Year on the PGA European Tour and gone on to notch up his second European Tour trophy by winning the Malaysian Open.
The Italian prodigy regularly takes part in the Grand Slam of Golf and despite occasionally playing in the PGA Tour, can more often than not be found on the European Tour. He's been named as the new 'Tiger Woods', however this has not been his greatest season to date. Nevertheless, Manassero has a bright future ahead of him and is determined to achieve his goals.
Claudia Garcia met him as he practiced on a golf course in Turin, Italy.
Euronews: "Matteo Manassero, let's talk about the battle between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, a rivalry that has everybody captivated. Are you also following their progress on the tour?"
Matteo Manassero: "Of course, I've been watching every tournament. They are fierce competitors. Rory is playing exceptionally well, and as we know he is the current number one. Tiger Woods has also been performing at his best, which means that we're seeing a great battle take place between both of them."
E: "Who do you think will be more influential in the Ryder Cup, McIlroy for Europe or Woods for the United States?"
M: "Rory would be fundamental for the European Team. He is a real star, and the Ryder Cup is never easy. If he reaches all of his potential, he could be very successful. Tiger is Tiger, and it'll be difficult to beat him in Medinah even if his record in the Ryder Cup has not been that good… Rory is absolutely necessary for Europe."
E: "Tiger Woods is back performing at his best. He is playing golf at the highest level once again, which is what his supporters expect from him. Have you had a chance to speak with Tiger about that change?"
M: "No, we've met many times, but I don't know him very well. But he's very strong, he's playing very well once again and has won three Opens, so it's fantastic. He is not as effective as he used to be and in the last Majors he missed out on some points, which has never happened to him before. However, I think the competition is tougher now than before."
E: "A golf prodigy is what is now associated with the name Manassero. You are young, and have already won many trophies, but you remain in the shadow of Rory McIlroy, as he is the current star. There is a difference of 4 years between both of you, which is not that much in golfing terms. Do you agree?"
M: "Yes, you're right. Four years is not that much, but certainly Rory is an exceptional player and deserves to be the number one in the world. I don't even compare to his style and consistency. They are completely different, but I hope to one day face him in a very important tournament."
E: "The Ryder Cup is fast approaching. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each team?"
M: "I know the golf course well and I think it's favourable for the European team. Colsearts could be a surprise…He's playing really well at the moment and McIlroy will bring a lot of strength to the team. He's the best and could win important points for the team. The American's strongest players are Tiger Woods and Buba Watson. It is more difficult to face them as they have more supporters. In the United States, they are a lot more passionate and enthusiastic. It's difficult to speak about weaknesses, because in the Ryder Cup, strong players can become a problem. For example, if Olazabal – the European team captain – decides to put McIlroy on the green four different times and McIlroy gets only one point, he will be a weakness for the team."
E: "When will we see Manassero in the Ryder Cup?"
M: "In 2014, I hope."
E: "Now, you are playing mainly in the European Tour, when do you think you will go to the PGA Tour?"
M: "I haven't decided yet. The PGA Tour is more exciting because of the European crisis. The European Tour is going through a tough financial time, but I still like to be here, I enjoy myself a lot. I have a lot of friends and my intention for the time being is to stay here."
E: "Who is your idol?"
M: "It always has been Severiano Ballesteros. The reasons are his charisma, his personality and his style on the green. It was very effective but also unique. Since I was a child, Ballesteros has always excited me."
E: "What are your strengths and weaknesses as a golfer?"
M: "I never give up, I'm very determined, but I'm also a little bit stubborn sometimes, in the sense that I don't change certain aspects of my game."
E: "Which tournament are you aiming to win in the coming years?"
M: "The Masters."
E: "How about the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro?"
M: "There are still four years to go but I want to be an Olympic Champion. It's one of my main goals."
E: "What does a 19-year-old do with €3 million? That is the amount that you have earned over the past two and a half years."
M: "What have with the money? I haven't bought anything special. I've been on several holidays, but mainly I've been working hard with the aim of improving my game. This is my main focus."
E: "Have you not bought anything extravagant?"
M: "No, I've not spent a lot. I bought a car, but that's it."
E: "Can you name three things that people really should know about golf?"
M: "The players names, the rules and behaviour on the green."
E: "Why the behaviour?"
M: "It is necessary to know how to behave on the golf course."
E: "What are the three clichés about golf?"
M: "It's a sport for old people, it's too expensive, and not very tiring."
E: "Give me three reasons why people should follow your career?"
E: "I have many years ahead of me. I want to play at my best and win many tournaments. The third reason is up to my supporters."
M: "Why do golfers never take their cap off?"
E: "Why? Because, it is the best place for a sponsor to advertise."
M: "Do you take your cap off sometimes?"
E: "Sometimes, I take it off as soon as I leave the golf course."


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Schedule release likely coming on a Tuesday, but which one?
The NFL has developed a recent habit of releasing the regular-season schedule on one specific day of the week. As Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette points out, the league has pulled the sheet off the slate of games on a Tuesday for four straight years.
Three of those four times, the schedule came on the second Tuesday before the draft. In 2010, the schedule was released the Tuesday of draft week.
Based on recent history, this means the most likely target for the release of the full 2012 schedule is Tuesday, April 17.
The league rarely gives much advance notice regarding the date for the schedule release. Even though the who's and the where's were known the moment the regular-season ended, the when's remain info which the fans have tremendous interest in knowing.
And the NFL knows it.
The schedule release typically occurs via a live special on NFL Network and one of the various ESPN networks. Often, advance TV listings hint at the ultimate date.
Regardless, the only thing we know with certainty is that the schedule will be released before the draft. The league said Friday that a supposedly leaked schedule (which gives CBS the 4:15 p.m. ET double-header spot every week and FOX that position zero times) is bogus. Given that the league never has had a full-season schedule slip out prematurely, one of the first things we'll do with the official schedule is compare it to the leaked schedule.


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At Cardiostim/EHRA Europace (18–21 June, Nice, France), Ilan Goldenberg (Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel) presented an update on one-year follow-up results from the prospective WEARIT-II registry of 1,404 patients using the Lifevest wearable cardioverter defibrillator (Zoll) who were enrolled in the USA from August 2011 through December 2013.
Last year, at the Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society, Goldenberg presented results of the first 882 patients enrolled in the USA between August 2011 and April 2013, which found that-in a real-world setting-the Lifevest is an effective and safe strategy to bridge a decision for appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in patients with acquired, inherited and congenital heart disease. The results presented at Cardiostim 2014, according to Goldenberg, continue supporting this initial finding. "The Lifevest offers safe termination of life-threatening arrhythmic events, avoidance of unnecessary therapies for non-life-threatening arrhythmias, and low rate of inappropriate therapies," he said.
Goldenberg told delegates that current guidelines suggest a class I recommendation for primary implantation of an ICD in patients with ejection fractions of less than 35%. They also provide a general recommendation for primary implantation of an ICD in high-risk patients with inherited arrhythmic disorders or congenital heart disease. However, he said: "Not all patients implanted with an ICD derive the significant survival benefit from the device at one year follow-up". For example, he explained, data from MADIT II and MADIT-RIT suggest the need for improved selection of patients before a decision for primary ICD implantation is made.
The Lifevest wearable cardioverter defibrillator, Goldenberg noted, can be used as a strategy to bridge a decision for appropriate ICD in several high-risk populations for cardiac arrest such as post myocardial patients, following coronary revascularisation, for patients with new onset dilated (non-ischaemic) cardiomyopathy or for those with inherited arrhythmic or congenital disorders. An important feature of the device, he highlighted, is that it allows the patient to use a response button to avoid inappropriate shocks.
WEARIT-II includes patients in the USA, Europe and Israel, the general prescription of the device is two to six months, and patients are followed up for 12 months. In total, Goldenberg said, 2,000 will be enrolled in USA and 1,000 in Europe and Israel.
Speaking on the results of the current analysis, Goldenberg said that of the 1,404 patients (average age 60±13 years, 31% females) included, 1,278 presented with acquired cardiomyopathy (45% with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and 55% with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy) and 184 patients with congenital/inherited syndromes, among those long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome. The average ejection fraction was "relatively low" (25±10%).
Regarding arrhythmic events (average wearing days: 81), the rate of proper guidance therapy with the Lifevest for ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation was seven events per 100 patient/years. The rate of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias which were withheld from therapy by use of the response button and subsequently spontaneously terminated was 26 events per 100 patient/years. "This suggests that the use of the response button probably avoided a relatively high rate of unnecessary shock therapies, as may have occurred if an ICD were implanted."
Goldenberg highlighted that the rate of adverse events during device description was "very low, with only 0.3% of the patients receiving inappropriate shocks."
Compliance of the device was "relatively high" with a median of 21 hours per day. "It increased within the first weeks of use, and remained very high and stable thereafter," he noted.
"Arrhythmias that were detected with the Lifevest affected the end of use decision," said Goldenberg. Overall, 35.7% patients received an ICD, 14.3% continue with the wearable cardioverter defibrillator and 37.3% recovered without device.
Goldenberg also presented one-year mortality results from the first 882 patients enrolled. Twenty one (2.4%) patients died during one-year follow-up. Seven of those died during device prescription (four deaths without wearing the Lifevest and three with the device, but due to asystole) and 14 patients died following end of use (76% cardiac deaths, 65% with an ICD vs. 35% without and ICD).
Data from 2,000 patients enrolled in the USA will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology (29 August – 3 September, Barcelona, Spain) Goldenberg announced.


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Sacred Rhythm - Series Podcast
Do you struggle with rhythm? Feel like life is a little bit out of time? In this series we set out to discover sacred rhythms that will help us live in time with the divine. This week Brett kicks it off with The Examined Life: Rhythms of Grace. We confront the possibility that we are living life as one giant jam, without taking time to reflect on the bum notes and the moments of transcendence.
070517 The Examined Life - Brett Jones
140517 The Surrendered Life - Brett Jones
210517 The Worshipping Life - Brett Jones
280517 The Community Life - Brett Jones
You can also connect with additional resources for the series on our Blog.
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15 October
La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
Bristol based duo My Nu Leng headlined La Belle Angele on 15 October, supported by Deadbeat UK. With supergroup TQD (the combined forces of Royal-T, DJ Q and Flava D) set to arrive in the upcoming month, and regular nights Loco Kamanchi (Wednesdays, The Bongo Club) and Church (Mash House, Thursday fortnightly) pushing a British brand of bass-heavy music to the fore, this seems to be a particularly resurgent time for UK bassline music in Scotland's capitol.
Having been booked to play and curate the main room at Fabric as recently as September (only for the club to be shut down by Islington Council) and with a string of festival appearances this summer at Glastonbury, Boomtown, Outlook and Bestival, as well as Notting Hill Carnival, to name but a few, there was palpable excitement at the opportunity to see My Nu Leng in such a small and intimate venue.
Given their frequent presence and ubiquity within UK club culture, it could be suggested that the challenge that remained for them was to not rest on their laurels and continue to innovate their live sound and set; Regardless, such challenges seem not to bother Tommy and Jammo. Ripping through an absolutely blistering one and a half hour set, it appeared that crowd-pleasing was the only goal in mind. Such a lack of pretension could potentially be perceived as a negative, but with staples such as the brutal 'Set It' and 'Soul Shake' the decision to stick with what they know best comes off with aplomb as their signature numbers rumbled out of the bruising Electrikal Sound System, combining perfectly with Dread MC's aggressive brand of lyricism.
The duo's decision to move to Bristol during early adulthood seems paramount in shaping their musical upbringing. In particular, Bristol's solid foundation in drum and bass was a prominent influence; Tommy cites it as his 'first love of dance music', echoed by Jammo in a recent interview with Fabric for their FABRICLIVE86 mix. The fizzing intensity and moodiness that is so marked by the early Playaz releases (most notably Dj Zinc's Super Sharp Shooter and 138 Trek) resonates within their sound and aligns itself with their wish of not wanting to be pigeonholed within any one movement, and culminates in them dropping The Prodigy's seminal Firestarter, raptly received by the audience. Moreover, the sound of Trip Hop and Electronic pioneers Massive Attack and Portishead (also Bristol natives) also filters through on releases such as 2014 production Masterplan, which channels the more aggressive side of Massive Attack's repertoire, and comparisons can be drawn with My Nu Leng's work and Massive Attacks seismic 1998 release Angel.
Whether or not My Nu Leng can reach the dizzying heights of their predecessors (Massive Attack won the 1996 Brit Award for Best British Dance Act) and influence generations of musicians to come remains to be seen; but if they continue to churn out performances like Saturday night's, they will almost certainly continue to embody the here and now of UK dance music.
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Trademark Search Report: Everything You Need to Know
A trademark search report is a comprehensive report that includes results related to a trademark search.3 min read
A trademark search report is a comprehensive report that includes results related to a trademark search. It's useful for individuals or companies that want to register a trademark and need to know everything about availability, similar marks, and other information before they submit an application. These reports are usually compiled by companies in the professional search field and may be ordered by intellectual property attorneys.
Begin With a Simple Online Search
You can start by conducting a fairly reliable trademark search yourself. Review services or products that are offered in your chosen industry. You can usually do this search online.
As an example: if you develop mobile apps, start searching different app stores. Next, search online retailers' software categories. This will give you an idea of whether or not your desired trademark name could be potentially confused with another product.
Bloggers can begin a search at the Blogger site and other blog aggregators. If you run an e-commerce business, start with a simple Google search by entering the proposed trademark name, plus relevant services or goods. For example: "CleanSweep" and housecleaning services.
What If Someone Is Already Using a Similar Mark?
You might have to consider another mark if your search shows that the one you wish to use is already in use or substantially similar to one in use. It's frustrating to deal with this, but it's important that you choose another mark in this case. If you don't search, or you ignore the results of a search that show a mark exists that's the same or too similar to yours, you might face expensive legal consequences.
You may be liable for attorney's fees as well as monetary damages if you go ahead and publish and promote a product with a trademark already in use by a competitor. The competing entity can get a court order to prevent you from using the trademark.
A trademark's level of protection grows stronger the longer it's used. Ford, for example, can easily show it's consistently used the name for its car company since 1903, so it wouldn't be a smart idea for someone to start an automotive company with the same name.
Review the basics concerning trademarks to see if you can get trademark protection for a desired mark. A company claiming it holds a trademark for the name "Computers" for desktop computers is probably mistaken. A word that's merely descriptive can't be a trademark.
The more famous a trademark is, the higher the chances the trademark holder will care about it being used. Apple, for example, will probably aggressively protect its company name in the computer, digital, cellular, and electronic spaces.
Should You Hire a Professional to Conduct a Search?
If your initial search doesn't turn up any potential conflicts (marks that are similar to your own), you might want to employ a professional search firm. The firm will compile a detailed report of the following trademarks:
- State
- Common law
- Federal
- International
Hiring a professional firm is costly, and it may run into hundreds or a few thousand dollars, depending on how complicated the search is. You don't have to conduct a search before filing an application with the Trademark Office, but it's definitely recommended.
A lot of small businesses choose to forgo professional searches unless they're planning to enter into a distribution or licensing agreement where they promise not to infringe on a trademark or if they need peace of mind knowing that there aren't existing marks.
A properly done trademark search and clearance reduces the following risks for a company or client:
- They'll have to stop using the service or product name.
- They'll have to pay legal fees and damages resulting from infringement claims.
- They'll be forced to adopt a trademark that requires substantial investment to protect it, if it's even protectable.
A complete trademark search report done by an outside party may produce hundreds of pages of results.
It's up to you if you feel a search report is worth the investment. Companies with adequate resources may feel it's worth it. Even if you don't get a comprehensive report, it's important to do as complete a search as you can to avoid legal hassles related to trademark infringement.
If you need help with a trademark search report, you can post your legal need on UpCounsel's marketplace. UpCounsel accepts only the top 5 percent of lawyers to its site. Lawyers on UpCounsel come from law schools such as Harvard Law and Yale Law and average 14 years of legal experience, including work with or on behalf of companies like Google, Menlo Ventures, and Airbnb.


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Colmar, Alsace!
This post is all about my long weekend in Colmar, Alsace! For those unfamiliar with the region, Alsace is the Germanic region of France lying on France's Eastern border next to Germany. Throughout history the Alsace has switched off between French and German rule and as a result, the Alsace retains its own culture, food and even language that is not quite French but not quite German, either. In any case, I have been wanting to visit Alsace for years! Actually since college, when a French professor that I didn't particularly like went on and on and on about her time in Strasbourg (Alsace's capital). I always envisioned staying in Strasbourg, the biggest city in Alsace and home of European Union offices, but in planning my trip I kept reading about Colmar, the picturesque town a short train ride from Strasbourg.
Since the first part of my trip consisted of two large cities (Stuttgart and Munich, Germany), I opted to stay in Colmar over Strasbourg, and it was the perfect decision for my trip (although Strasbourg is pretty fabulous, too). I mean, look at these canals lined with timber-framed buildings, which were everywhere (!):


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Granny's Day Out
One of Singapore's Best Loved Vintage Stores
We're channeling the 70s today with these three gorgeous swoon-worthy dresses from the 1970s.
Make an entrance in this bold and stunning 1970s maxi dress by well known label, Traina. This beauty features bright poppy and other floral prints cascading down the entire length of the dress, a V-neckline with wide shoulder straps, and buttons at the nape of the neck at the back with another open V below it. This cheery and wild number will definitely brighten any party! Measurements: Bust – 38″, Waist – 28″, Hips – Full, Length – 58″
Romantic, dreamy, and fairy-tale like, this sexy and floaty 1970s peach dress features a hankerchief skirt that is made up of four separate panels, which dips around your legs and form an irregular and interesting hemline. Comes with a peach petticoat attached underneath the skirt. Perfect for dancing and twirling around. smile emoticon Size: S Bust – Up to 34″-35″, Waist – Up to 30″
This lovely emerald green 1970s dress is simple but exudes elegance. Love the accordion pleated bodice that flows down to a contrasting smooth flowy skirt that sways with every step. A perfect dress for any night out! Size: Sm/M Bust – Up to 38″, Waist – 24″ – 36″
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Foreword by Javier Gonzales
Traveler extraordinaire Michael Clinton turns his discerning eye to those special details that determine and define a sense of place in The Snap Series, his series that focuses the lens on some of the world's most beautiful scenery. Clinton's evocative images invite us to contemplate the beauty of the particular, to focus on the small-yet-telling moments that comprise the unique appeal of a special place.
In the second installment of The Snap Series, following his successful The Hamptons, Clinton travels to historical Santa Fe, New Mexico, and captures the essence of what makes this city one of the most prominent and largest centers for arts, sports, nature, and culture in the world. Venture into the city's rich past and multicultural character—from the vibrant street art lurking around every corner and rich textures beaming from adobe walls that date back several thousand years, to the handcrafted pottery, textiles, and jewelry representing more than one hundred Native American tribes at the icon Indian Market.
Along with picturesque views of the enchanting Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks and the crisp yellow leaves of the aspens flowing in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, these intimate snapshots reveal the rustic sophistication and fascinating ambiance of the city often known as "The City Different"—because it is. Complete with a welcoming foreword from Santa Fe's forty-second mayor Javier Gonzales and packed with 270 dazzling original photographs, this book will capture the fancy of anyone who loves Santa Fe, art, photography, history, and travel.
About the Authors:
Michael Clinton is President and Marketing and Publishing Director for Hearst magazines. His responsibilities include oversight of twenty publications, including Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, O: The Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, and Esquire. Clinton also serves on the Board of the Hearst Corporation and is the former chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America. He is a trustee of the International Center of Photography and is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Circle of Generosity. He lives in New York and Southampton, New York.
Javier Gonzales has been mayor of Santa Fe since 2014. He earned his BA in accounting from New Mexico State University. Gonzales served on the Santa Fe County Commission for two terms and currently serves as the Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability for Rosemont Realty, where he oversees the greening of office buildings. He currently serves of the Board of Regents for New Mexico State University and served on the Board for Highlands University. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Gautam Adani Becomes The World's Third Richest PersonAugust 30, 2022 13:38
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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani turned out to be the wealthiest Asian in no time. Gautam Adani now emerged as the third richest person of the world after he overtook Bernard Arnault of France. The report has been published in Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Gautam Adani's total net worth reached 137.4 billion USD and he is just behind Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani is in eleventh place with a net worth of 91.9 billion USD. Gautam Adani is the first Asian to make it to the top three of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The index is updated on a regular basis as per the calculations provided in the net worth analysis.
Elon Musk is on the top with a net worth of 251 billion USD and Jeff Bezos stands second with 153 billion USD. Adani Group has seven publicly listed entities and their businesses are expanded in energy, logistics, mining, ports, gas, resources, aerospace, airports and defense. Adani Group is the third largest conglomerate after Reliance Industries and Tata Group in the country. Adani Enterprises, Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Adani Power, Adani Total Gas, and Adani Transmission are the listed group companies of Gautam Adani. His companies have invested big in data centers, copper refining, airports, green hydrogen, cement, and solar cell manufacturing from the past five years.
Adani Group is also investing big in the Indian telecom space and the Group announced its plan to set up a 4.1 mtpa alumina refinery and a 30 mtpa iron ore plant in Odisha and they cost 580 billion rupees. Adani Group has been donating Rs 60000 crores for charity.


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Samuel Roy-Bois: Reward Friends, Punish Enemies
The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 3J4
Samuel Roy-Bois, "Reward Friends, Punish Enemies," 2019
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The Polygon is pleased to launch a new Burrard Arts Foundation commission by Kelowna artist Samuel Roy-Bois. Titled Reward Friends, Punish Enemies, the work is a dramatic intervention in the architectural space of the gallery lobby. Roy-Bois' materials allude to the legacies of natural resource extraction in Canada, and the history of the forest industry on the North Shore. Venetian blinds made from horizontal slats of discarded cedar obstruct the gallery's carefully framed vista of the Burrard Inlet, while fir-timber beams seem to penetrate its plate glass windows, extending from the building's interior into the plaza. The rustic, handcrafted aesthetic rubs against the steel-and-glass design of the gallery and the surrounding waterfront developments. This interactive sculpture offers benches and spaces for conversation, and upends distinctions between the interior and exterior of the building.
Samuel Roy-Bois (b. 1973, Québec City) is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work embraces public art, photography, sculpture, performance and writing. He is an Assistant Professor in the Creative Studies program as well as the director of the Research Studio for Spaces and Things at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. Roy-Bois has exhibited across Canada and internationally, with recent exhibitions at the Kamloops Art Gallery and TRAPP Projects in Vancouver. July 5 - Ongoing


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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Collier County, Florida heroes honored with public service awards
Tony Radelat was pinned upside down in a tree, 20 feet above the ground after crashing his ultralight plane in March near Lake Trafford in Immokalee.
The Cape Coral man struggled to remain conscious as he spoke with Collier County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatcher Richard Swink.
The two men would remain on the phone for nearly two hours.
Gradually triangulating Radelat's position by the sounds of helicopter rotors in the background of the call — an ingenuous maneuver Collier Sheriff Kevin Rambosk called a high-stakes game of "hot-and-cold" — Swink guided rescue personnel to Radelat's location in time to save the man's life.
And for that, Radelat, 68, will be eternally grateful.
"All through the ordeal, he just kept me going," Radelat said. "He kept saying, 'We have you. We have your position. We're coming for you.' It kept me from passing out."
In recognition of his heroic efforts, Swink was one of four people honored on Wednesday with a 2013 Distinguished Public Service Award by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce in a ballroom at the Hilton Naples.
Other award recipients during the 10th annual event highlighted by a keynote speech from state Sen. Garrett Richter included Jerry Sanford of the North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, for his ongoing efforts to construct a local memorial for the victims of Sept. 11, 2001; Collier Sheriff's Detective Scott Peterson, for his investigative work in tracking down an out-of-state man who'd absconded with two Golden Gate teenagers he'd met on the Internet; and Collier EMS Lt. Diane Smith, for her sterling track record with the agency.
Swink deflected credit for his part in saving Radelat's life while he accepted the Life and Safety Award.
"I'm greatly honored and humbled to receive an award like this, but I'm more grateful that Tony is here with us today," Swink said. "It could've been anyone else answering the phone and the result would've been the same. I just happened to pick up the phone that day."
Radelat was present at Wednesday's ceremony to thank Swink personally.
"When I heard that Rich was receiving this award, I don't think wild horses could've kept me away," Radelat said, drawing a wave of laughter from the crowd.
"To me, Rich is the most deserving person of this award because I am living proof of what he does. I want to thank him from the very bottom of my heart."
Sanford — a former New York City firefighter — fought back tears as he accepted the Fire Safety Award.
"I humbly accept this award in memory of the innocent people who lost their lives on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City, at the Pentagon and on Flight 93," he said in a voice choked with emotion. "We will never forget you."
In addition to helping track down the missing Golden Gate teenagers, Peterson was also honored on Wednesday for his part in helping to find a missing Immokalee child.
Since Peterson is currently out of the country, his Law Enforcement Award was accepted on his behalf by his son, Trevor, who Rambosk swore-in as a Collier sheriff's deputy Tuesday night.
"I'm honored to accept this award on his behalf and I'd like to thank everyone for his nomination," the younger Peterson said.
In the past year, Smith has received a 100 percent compliance-rate on an unannounced inspection, administered 1,600 medical procedures and has overseen a nearly flawless response-time on 430 emergency calls.
"I'm very honored, very grateful and very humbled," Smith said as she received the Emergency Medical Service Award. "Thank you very much."
Richter, a Bronze Star recipient during the Vietnam War, said the word "pride" best summed up what everyone in the ballroom should have felt Wednesday.
"This is a community that everyone in this room should be proud of, and you should always carry that pride wherever you go," he said.
Daily News Editor Manny Garcia emceed the ceremony.
"The selection process was very difficult," Garcia said. "There are stories out there that the general public will never hear about, but for these men and women they're everyday events."
Chamber of Commerce President and CEO John Cox echoed those sentiments.
"It's humbling to be in the presence of these heroes," he said.
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NTSB Identification: ERA13LA171
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Immokalee, FL
Aircraft: MCNULTY JOHN S AEROLITE 103, registration: N2549W
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On March 16, 2013, about 1000 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur built, Aerolite 103, N2549W, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain near Immokalee, Florida. The private pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight departed from Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM), Immokalee, Florida at 0900.
According to the pilot's spouse, he was returning from a local flight. She spoke to him prior to his departure and he stated that everything was "fine" with the airplane. This was the last time she spoke to the pilot. At approximately 1045, the pilot called 911 to advise them that he had crashed his airplane and needed assistance. First responders located the pilot, and he was transported to a local hospital.
Examination of the airplane by the local authorities revealed that it came to rest in a heavily wooded area, and exhibited substantial damage. The airplane will be recovered for further examination at a later date.
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This private blog replaces the earlier archives I had posted on the Internet and includes various memos sent to the clients of the VitaminLawyer.com (now the Vitamin Consultancy). It includes archived copies of memos from 2004 through 2007 and subsequent memos will be posted as they are issued.
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The Foundation
Thank you for visiting the Atanga Kidney Foundation website, your one stop center for info information on kidney disease education, diagnosis and care. We are a 501c 3 organization registered in the state of Maryland and all donations are tax deductible. We hope the information you find here is useful. Also feel free to comment on what we can do to improve the website but most of all, share this website to your friends and family. A healthy kidney is a healthy body.
Our Vision
Kidney disease continues to be on the rise in many parts of Africa and Globally with limited resources available to assist the patients. The Vision is to increase resources like Dialysis centers in areas most affected and working with established institutions to make care more available and affordable. The founder hopes to use her Journey as an Organ donor to create awareness about Organ donation so as to encourage families to look at this option which will enable their loved ones to live less restrictive lives associated with Dialysis. There is still a lot of Myth and Stigma attached to Organ donation and with proper education, people will understand the benefits as well.
Our Objectivies
To Raise Awareness of Kidney Disease and the Need for Regular Screenings.
To educate patients & their families understand kidney diseases and options for treatment including Organ donation.
To provide some financial support to transplant and dialysis patients with no insurance.
To work with health Organizations so as to provide more access to dialysis treatment.
To Promote Cadaver and Living organ donation awareness programs and to help break the stigma amongst Minorities.
The facilitation of / Participation in workshops.
To perform active, professional fundraising to generate sponsorship from corporate and donations from the public.
Providing Care
House hold: - Provide support to patients and their families through funding
Community:-Using our support system as a means to provide counseling to patients suffering from renal failure.
Health facilities: What are the options to patients with no insurance?
Organ Sharing: Who is eligible and what are the advantages and disadvantages.
Her Story
My name is Rosemary Ngehsab Atanga and I am a resident of Maryland, a mother, a wife and a volunteer and community coordinator for the Michael and Mauritia Patcha foundation headquartered in Maryland. I grew up in Cameroon, central Africa and right from a young age, I always loved to help and I guess this was as a result of my parents who got me involved in many youth groups/church activities to keep me busy and also to make good use of my time. By the time I went to Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School in Cameroon, I had learned responsibility and it only got better under the guidance of the sisters of the Holy Rosary Order.
Almost 17 years ago, after my son was born, I went through a life changing situation. While I was still celebrating the joy of motherhood, my husband was diagnosed with End Stage Renal disease. We were both devastated by the news but not discouraged despite the odds of getting on the transplant list. It was a bit of a relief to learn about dialysis and organ donation which will enable us to live normal lives. The whole concept of organ donation was very new and Alien to us so I decided to call University of Maryland Hospital to learn more about Organ donation after which I volunteered to be tested as a possible donor.


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How to talk to your family about money, wealth, wills and inheritance (and everything in between) without feeling awkward
Hands up if you feel awkward talking to your family about money. Yup? Me too. And how about conversations with your parents and elderly relatives about things like their wills, care preferences and inheritance? Again, it's a hard yes from me. It all just feels a bit too close to home. Discussing my personal financial worries with the family over…View Post


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One way working musicians can save money is to do their own accounts. This can be a daunting idea for anyone starting out. Here we highlight some musician accounting tips to help save time and money.
Whether you're a part time, full time or do music as a hobby, as you soon as you start earning money, you'll need to start keeping accounts, to help you with your tax payments.
I was lucky, by the time I got around to doing my accounts, things were going well. Looking back now though, I realise I could have made life a lot easier by keeping on top of it from the beginning.
There are a few reasons why doing your accounts is important for your business, and I'll quickly lay them out for you because no one really likes talking about Accounting. Let's get down to business!
Musician Accounting #1. Know If You're Profitable
It's important to see if you're actually making a profit or if you're making a loss. Having a simple Profit and Loss Statement will help you identify whether you're profiting or not; whether that's annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or monthly.
I remember when I received my first royalty payment. I thought I was the king of the world. Though in reality, I had a long way to go. I spent money on advertising, thousands on different programs and hardware, courses, and monthly subscriptions to set up my website. …And I had made just £25.
I had people following me which was cool. But no way to monetise that following. Once I saw my numbers I stopped and changed the focus of my marketing to a few specific things that worked and doubled up in them.
Musician Accounting #2. Cut Costs
Secondly, seeing all of your expenses laid out in front of you can help you identify where you can cut some costs. I found that I wasted a lot of money on things I didn't need or use. If only I paid closer attention to what was making me money, and what was costing me money, then I would be a lot better off than I am today.
Musician Accounting #3. Tax
There's that little thing called Tax. When you work for yourself, you have to pay your own tax. There's no more employer to do it all for you. Seeing your profits will help you calculate how much you should be putting away for the tax payments later on.
It's a great idea to put a certain percentage of your earnings away to save yourself getting burned by the tax man at a later date!
Musician Accounting #4. Don't Put it Off
If you leave it too long and have to play catch up, going through every transaction you made over the previous two years will be the most mind numbing task you will ever endure.
Good news though, setting up your accounts can be easy!
There are plenty of different accounting programs online that you can use yourself. I personally use Xero and have found it super easy to use (www.xero.com). They're also offering as 30 day free trial, so you can try them out.
When you start, connect your bank accounts to import your statements from the date you first started spending money towards setting up your business. You'll be able to write this off your tax bill later.
Then put some time aside once a month or so, log in and reconcile all of your transactions (which means, tell Xero whatever that purchase was, or where that payment came from) so everything's accounted for. It's super quick and easy. You can even do this on your phone.
Once you have done this, you can check the health of your business very quickly. It won't be long before you realise how and where to make some tweaks to improve your business.
Doing your own accounts will save you a lot of money, and time, but if you're starting your own business from the ground up and you haven't made any money yet, I understand if you don't want to spend more money to manage your accounts just yet.
What I suggest doing is to start simple a spreadsheet in Google Sheets or Excel to keep track of your income and expenses. Once you are ready, you can easily transfer that sheet into Xero.
Trust me on this one. Get this sorted and you will find it much easier when the time comes to subit your accounts correctly and work out what's working for your business.
Editor's note: I hope you found my accounting tips for musicians useful. I personally use Xero which is why I recommend it. All opinions are my own. I am sure there are many great accounting programs out there but Xero is my program of choice for the ease of use – Makai Macdonald.


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Endpoint Cloud Backup (Files and Image)
Backup multiple computers across the organization to a secure cloud by deploying the thin client application. With regular backups of your computers, you enable faster business recovery from accidental data loss, data theft, server failure, hardware crash, malware corruption, and more.
File backup
Configure computer with the thin client application. Access it from the backup console and manage file backup, restore, and settings.
Image Backup
Cloud-based image backup for your Windows computers including the operating system (OS), system settings, and installed applications.
Linux Backup
Add Linux machines, manage backup settings and schedules, perform restores from the centralized dashboard.
IDrive® 360 Express
Quick backup of data to the cloud in less than a week via physical storage shipment, ensuring no bandwidth usage.
Automated backup
Protect multiple computers effortlessly with scheduled backups. Simply install the thin client, configure the backup plans, and schedule the backups.
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Add your external drives to the backup set. Even if you need to remove the drive after initial backup, IDrive® 360 resumes backup as soon as it is plugged in.
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Backup your files with IDrive® 360 and enable snapshot restore up to 30 versions. In case of a malware attack, recover data within seconds from the latest uncorrupted version.
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Add and manage devices for backup, schedule logical backup plans for computer groups, and configure various backup settings according to business requirements.
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The goal of this lesson is to help students reflect on how our perspectives might affect the ways we see everything around us.
Through Different Eyes is a great place to start this process. It provides a way to review themes from earlier in the course and allows students to reflect on their assumptions about the value of scientific and non-scientific perspectives.
Students are asked to articulate their understanding of the nature of science and how it differs from, and relates to, other disciplines. The discussion can continue with ways in which science relates to other areas of knowledge and whether it supersedes these other areas.
You can use the prompt "Through Different Eyes" from the Models and Methods Journal Prompts to have students journal in class and capture how they were affected by the activity.Download all files for this topic
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This New '13 Reasons Why' Character Is Playing A Major Role For Mrs. Baker
Even with her husband at her side in Season 1 of 13 Reasons Why, Olivia Baker didn't exactly have the greatest support team when trying to avenge Hannah's death. Her husband Andy didn't really understand Olivia's determination to find answers about Hannah's suicide, instead preferring to accept his grief and try to move past it. In a change of pace, the first few episodes of Season 2 show Andy nowhere in sight, while Olivia has a new, supportive friend nearby. In the five months since Hannah's death, Olivia has finally met someone who understands her plight, but who is Jackie in 13 Reasons Why Season 2? This post contains spoilers for 13 Reasons Why Season 2.
Described as an anti-bullying advocate in press releases, Jackie (Tony-winning actress Kelli O'Hara) is quickly introduced as the only adult standing by Olivia's side as the Bakers' trial moves forward. Episode 1 reveals that Andy has essentially disassociated with anything to do with the legalities of Hannah's death, while Jackie makes it clear on the first day of the trial that she's Olivia's advocate. Although fans may initially think Jackie is a legal representative of some kind, she's literally just a new friend who has seemingly popped out of nowhere to help Olivia. Sweet, I guess?
Like Olivia, Jackie has also lost a daughter to suicide, and the two women's discussions about a mother's perspective on such a loss explain why they seem to have bonded so quickly. Where Jackie came from is definitely a little sketchy, as she eventually moves from a hotel into Olivia's spare room, which Olivia's lawyer doesn't exactly approve of. Where is the rest of Jackie's family? Did she reach out to Olivia on her own? I'm all for believing in the kindness of strangers, but there better be some backstory coming up that explains how Jackie entered Olivia's life.
Although having someone who understands her pain is definitely beneficial to her, Olivia and Jackie's budding friendship hits a bump when Jackie washes the blood out of the dress Olivia wore the day she found Hannah dead. Olivia had understandably forgotten that she even put the bloody dress away in the spare room, but she freaks about Jackie taking matters into her own hands. You know how you bond quickly with your dorm mates the first week of college, but out of necessity and convenience? Jackie and Olivia's bond is a little similar. They've meshed well over a shared kind of tragedy, but that doesn't mean they grieve in the exact same ways.
Jackie isn't the only person Olivia hangs out with in Andy's absence. She's later seen at her store snacking with Tony, and although they acknowledge how odd their friendship must look, it's quite sweet that they trust and confide in each other during this crazy time. Tony has even given her updates on his relationship status, which is an undeniable sign of friendship, if you ask me.
Meanwhile, in these first few episodes, Andy is still MIA. Thanks to his absence in the season's official trailer and Olivia's fierce new haircut, fans have speculated that the Bakers split this season, and judging by these early episodes, that theory is looking more likely. Seeing as actor Brian d'Arcy James's involvement in Season 2 is confirmed, it's only a matter of time before he shows up and offers some clarity about his and Olivia's current relationship. Maybe Jackie even has something to do with his absence, as it wouldn't be far-fetched for her presence to have irritated Andy to the point of leaving home. After all, Olivia seems to long for someone who understands her rather than tolerates her, and Jackie appears to be that someone in Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why.
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Except for a significant decision about the title character's make-up, and some fleeting projections, Opéra de Montréal's new production of Otello is all about tradition. It's an old tale told well, a stalwart of the operatic canon presented with care and respect, as a strong principal cast ably draws the audience into a musically and emotionally compelling heart of darkness.
Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed in 1887 at La Scala, is closely based on Shakespeare's Othello, but strips the play down to its dramatic kernel and has little time for anyone but the three central characters. The Moorish-Venetian war hero Otello's success, ethnicity and beautiful new bride excite admiration but also jealousy, especially in the heart of his ensign, Iago. Persuaded by this villainous and duplicitous man that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful, Otello quickly reveals the flaws in his emotional armour, and tragedy ensues.
In the title role, Lithuanian Kristian Benedikt was a powerhouse of love, jealousy and rage. Dramatically he conveyed these characteristics with the force necessary to make the climax believable, but at first the slight inconsistency of his vocal performance on opening night was puzzling, as flashes of imperfect control undercut his dark tenor's strength and agility. Soon, however, a few surreptitious coughs suggested Benedikt was performing despite ill health, which was all the more admirable as he incorporated the occasional cough into Otello's expressions of rage and despair, and sang with passion. It was a performance of great conviction.
As Desdemona, Japanese soprano Hiromi Omura also pleased as both singer and actor. The epitome of the sweet, loving bride who becomes stricken by grief and fear, she sang with extraordinary expression and emotional intensity. In the dramatic Willow Song in particular, her voice soared powerfully from pianissimo and mezzo-lows, to top notes of exquisite purity. Aris Argiris' Iago was also compelling, his phrasing and dark, sinuous baritone nicely matched to the sinister nature of his character.
Hailing from Greece, Argiris rounded out the international central trio of Otello, Desdemona and Iago. While the quality of this casting is of primary concern, and certainly well done on this occasion, it's a pity that a local singer could not be cast in one of these principal roles. Canadians (and one American) were left to make what they could of what are essentially bit parts, with Antonie Bélanger and Lauren Segal pleasing as Cassio and Emilia. As always, the Opéra de Montréal Chorus impressed vocally and dramatically, with their movements around the confined set noticeably well rehearsed. Under the baton of Keri-Lynn Wilson, the Orchestre symphoniqe de Montréal admirably expressed the melodic drama of Verdi's score, without overwhelming the sights and sounds on stage.
A co-production with BC's Pacific Opera Victoria, Glynis Leyshon's Otello is set in the Venetian Empire of Shakespeare's day. The authentically styled costumed are notable for their rich detail and, in the case of Desdemona in particular, unadorned fabrics that catch the eye with their gracious, draping lines. These costumes stand out on a small, plain set also designed by Peter Hartwell. Essentially comprising several columns and a long, central platform (that is everything from a jetty to a bed), it was presumably designed for a smaller space, as the set blocks off a large proportion of the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier stage.
Guy Simard's dramatic lighting does much to activate this humble set, while scene-setting projections, cast onto drapery that comes and goes from the gods, is inconsistently effective. The opera begins with striking images of stormy waves so violent that they may induce seasickness in some audience members, but later projections of Venetian architecture and animated birds are bland.
It's rare that make-up is remarkable enough to warrant mention, but in this case Shakespeare's "sooty Moor" is notable for not being in black or even brown face, as was the norm until recently. Benedikt seems merely a little more tanned than the rest of the cast, and what minor disconnect that causes between a reference to Otello's "dark temples" and the reality, is of considerably less consequence than perpetuating a racist theatrical tradition.


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Anyone have any ideas of how to begin to approach such an issue?


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|HJC Shabbos Parshas Tzav- Shabbos Hagadol
|Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:45:17 -0400
|Heights Jewish Center <office
Condolences to Devorah Green on the loss of her father. Devorah is sitting shiva Friday and Sunday at her home 2461 Elmdale.
Refuah Sheleimah to Sylvia Cohen, Ted Lidsky, and Marla Lipman.
Rebbetzin Deena Davidovich's Eishes Chayil class will resume after Pesach.
Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by Rabbi Jason and Sandra Claude in commemoration of the 5th Yahrtzeit of Sandra's father, Dr. Seth Cohen (Yitzchak Isaac ben Asher Elimelech), Martin and Marla Lipman in commemoration of the upcoming Yahrzeit of Martin's mother, Florence Lipman, Frumat Puah bas Avraham, and Aaron and Anne Wolf in memory of the Yahrzeits of Aaron's grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins.
The Simcha Kiddush is co-sponsored by….
• Rob and Jan Altshuler in memory of Jan's father's Yahrtzeit 16 Nisan and in honor of their grandson Tuvia Mordechai's English Birthday (he got in last month for his Hebrew Birthday).
• Fred and Katia Bolotin in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Fred's mother, Yocheved bas Binyamin Nachmun Ha-levi.
• David and Ronit Ciranni in honor of another Adar-able month of jokes.
• Edna Edelman Shabbat Shalom and Happy Pesach.
• Ken and Eileen Goldbaltt Happy Pesach it's good to be home.
• Martin and Marla Lipman In honor of the Birthday of Yehudis Lipman, the anniversaries of Avramy and Yocheved Lipman and Aharon and Sarah Lipman, and in commemoration of the yahrzeits of Leah Sherman (Leah bas Velvel Chaim) and Florence Lipman (Frumat Puah bas Avraham).
• Geduld family in honor of this year in Yerushalaim and a Chag Kosher v'Sameach.
• Bob and Debby Jacob in honor of Danny Jacob's Birthday.
• Boris and Rachel Kagarlitskiy.
• Dan Kralik in appreciation to the shul for allowing him to clean cars in the parking lot.
• YoYo and Marni Moore in honor of YoYo's 20th anniversary of conversion and our second Wedding Anniversary
• Neil and Isabel Parks Thank you to Rob and all the congregation for always being around to help Neil when he needs it. Boruch Hashem for Neil doing better after the deep brain stimulator battery replacement. Boruch Hashem for Isabel having a good outcome from surgery in February.
• Steven and Elana Perlin in honor of Shira eating 20 pieces of Bamba for her 10 month Birthday. #biggirl
• Ricky Prizant and Gretchen Shapiro in honor of their 14th Wedding Anniversary.
• Alex and Betty Schnittlinger wishing everyone a Chag Kosher v'Sameach.
• Phil and Kim Setnik in honor of their wedding anniversary and the Birthdays of Livi Kushner and Zaki Setnik.
• Dan and Randi Waxman in honor of Pesach.
• Aaron and Anne Wolf in honor of the birthdays of Linda and Clifford Wolf.
• Chuck and Sandra Zeitler in honor of their new motor home and in memory of the yahrzeit of Michael Selznik A'H.
Friday, March 23
Gemara Shiur 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:45 AM
Candle Lighting 7:24 PM
Mincha 7:25 PM
Shabbos, March 24 (Tzav – Shabbos Hagadol)
Dr. Bela Glaser memorial Parsha Shiur 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Shabbos Hagadol Drasha 6:15 PM
Mincha 7:15 PM
followed by Shalosh Seudos
Shabbos ends 8:34 PM
Sunday, March 25
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Mincha-Maariv 7:30 PM
Monday through Thursday, March 26-29
Gemara Shiur 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:45 AM
Mincha-Maariv 7:30 PM
Thursday Night, March 29
Bedikas Chometz after 8:35 PM
Friday, March 30 (Erev Pesach)
Taanis Bechorim- Fast of the Firstborn starts at 6:00 AM
Shacharis 6:30 AM, followed by Siyum
No eating Chometz from 11:00 AM
No owning Chometz from 12:15 PM
Chatzos – 1:30 PM
Candle-Lighting: 7:31 PM
Mincha 7:31 PM
Kiddush no earlier than 8:35 PM
Chatzos 1:30 AM
Shabbos, March 31 (First Day of Pesach)
Shacharis 9:30 AM
Latest Time to recite Shema: 10:21 AM
Ideally Start Shalosh Seudos before 5:35 PM
Mincha 7:20 PM (No Shalosh Seudos in Shul)
Maariv / Shabbos ends / Candle-Lighting after 8:41 PM
Chatzos 1:30 AM


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- Shrink wall thickness from 3mm to 2mm
- Change post shapes from pyramids to cubes
- Revise lid
- Hold servo externally
- Add posts
- Use screws to attach
- Shrink and move logo
- Shrink interior size
- Remove diagonal screws from ultrasonic distance sensor footprint
- Add post to suspend ultrasonic distance sensor
Animation of modeling changes
To do:
Design method of holding the enclosure together neatly Design mount for servo which uses screws instead of bolts
- Design way for servo cam to push on user without rubbing
Model new enclosure and lid Model enclosure
- Print enclosure
- Test for usability
- Refine design
- Program Arduino
- Test device
- Write instructions
- Propose project for TCP for workshop
- Make files public
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Are your business operations covered with business interruption insurance? If a fire causes your business facility to be temporarily unusable, what would you do next? Ideally, you would move to a temporary location while your permanent place of business is being repaired. Yet, traditional Property Insurance does not cover this move or a loss of income when a business must temporarily close.
With Business Interruption Insurance, also referred to as Business Income coverage, this setback can be
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What is Included in a Business Interruption Insurance Policy?
The Following is Covered Under a Business Interruption Policy:
• Compensation for lost income if your business has to vacate its premises as a result of disasterrelated damage covered under a Property Insurance policy.
• Covers the profits that would have been earned based on previous financial records, had the disaster not occurred.
• Covers operating expenses, such as utilities, that must be paid even though business temporarily ceased.
• Covers expenses of operating in a temporary location while repairs to the permanent location are completed.
Considerations for Business Interruption Insurance
Here are some things to think about if you're considering Business Interruption Insurance:
• Business Interruption Insurance cannot be purchased on its own; it must be added to a Property Insurance policy or included in a Business Owner's Insurance policy.
• Policy limits should be sufficient enough to cover a large amount of time to rebuild the permanent business space. Generally the business must be closed for several days before coverage begins, and it does not pay for those days retroactively.
• Price of coverage depends on the risk of disaster to the premises. This may depend on the business location, nature of the business and how easily the business could function at an alternate location on a temporary basis.
What Is Extra Expense Insurance?
Extra Expense Insurance is also a viable inclusion to cover the amount needed to avoid having to shut down a business while the permanent location is being repaired. This coverage reimburses for expenses that arise on top of normal business expenses, but are not covered by Business Interruption Insurance. Depending on the disaster, Extra Expense Insurance may be sufficient enough to provide financial relief without having to utilize Business Interruption Insurance.
Insurance experts estimate that Business Interruption Insurance is one of the most, if not the most, valuable coverage available, yet business owners often overlook it. Since Property Insurance only covers the cost of physical loss or damage and contents of a business in the event of a disaster, Business Interruption coverage is invaluable in covering the loss of income while the permanent business location is being repaired. Consult Hardenbergh Insurance Group today to learn about all of our business continuity resources.
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Silicone coasters, based on 3D geometric pattern that is more than 1000 years old, the pattern was used in southern Europe and north Africa to decorate the castles and houses, either applied as tiles or imprinted on the walls. Heat Resistant.
NEVER STICKS ON GLASSES OR MUGS! the 3D print of the designs givign each color a different height, will catch all the glass swet and coasters will never stick to the glass, the geometric designs make the glass 100% stable on the surface of the coasters
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