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Making Blacksburg your home is an easy decision when you consider everything the town and surrounding region has to offer. Of course the availability of quality, affordable homes ranks at the top of those considerations. In Blacksburg you'll find a variety of housing options including starter homes in older neighborhoods, low to moderate income energy efficient homes, classic historic architecture and custom-built houses in the newest neighborhoods. While each neighborhood is unique in its own way, all are within a short walk or drive to downtown and many of them have walking trails, parks and playgrounds.
Airport Acres
Featuring classic bungalows and cottages, this is located walking distance to Virginia Tech and Margaret Beeks elemntary school.
Ashford Court
Ashford Court has beautiful homes, many on cul-de-sacs, with walking paths and playgrounds.
Blacksburg Country Club
A club community with golf, swimming pool, and clubhouse, located toward the Catawba Valley just minutes from town.
Bennett Hill/Progress Neighborhood
An up-and-coming area with small starter homes and newer energy star rated homes for low to moderate income individuals. Located near Wong Park and Harding Avenue Elementary.
Brittany Meadows at Maple Ridge
Brittany Meadows at Maple Ridge is located just one mile from downtown Blacksburg and boasts a community pool, mountain views and walking trails.
Brush Mountain Estates
Brush Mountain Estates is located off Route 460 driving toward Giles, but is within minutes to the town. It has homes with larger wooded lots and beautiful views.
Deercroft overlooks the Ellett Valley. There is an abundance of wildlife which roams throughout the subdivision.
Fiddler's Green
This new community offers gorgeous mountain view and is only a few minutes outside of town.
Hethwood is the first master planned community developed by HHHunt in 1971. The Hethwood community is comprised of houses and townhomes on 316 wooded acres. Five neighborhoods make up the Hethwood Community. Amenities include volleyball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pools and more.
Historic Draper Preston Neighborhood
Traditional, vintage and Craftsman style homes situated along tree-lined streets in downtown.
Laurel Ridge
Lauren Ridge homes rest on wooded acreage with access to tennis courts, town water and private streets.
Madison Crest at the Villages of Maple Ridge
Madison Crest is located in the Maple Ridge neighborhood. It has a community club house and walking paths and sits on the north end of town.
The Meadows at Northside Park
The Meadows are newer homes located on the North side of Blacksburg.
Mountain View
This neighborhood is located near the Historic 16 Squares of Downtown.
Mt. Tabor Meadows
This neighborhood is centrally located and features homes built within the last 5 years.
Oak Manor
A highly desirable townhome community that enjoys proximity to many walking and biking paths, both to the VT campus and through adjacent neighborhoods.
The Orchards Townhomes
Features open floor plans and is located just outside the Blacksburg town limits.
Preston Forest
Preston Forest features home lots ranging from 2.5 to 11 acres. It is connected to the Jefferson National Forest, which provides a serene, private lifestyle.
Slushers Farm
Located just south of downtown Blacksburg, Slushers Farm has beautiful homes in a small neighborhood setting.
Strouble's Mill
Strouble's Mill is within walking distance to schools and grocery stores. The neighborhood has amenities such as a swimming pool and walking trails.
The Village at Tom's Creek
A quaint community, with tree-lined streets, walking paths, green space and a future retail section.
Woodbine is a wonderful older neighborhood surrounded by old-growth trees and beautiful homes. It's located on the north end of town and has neighborhood amenities including walking paths and playground areas.
Wyatt Farm
Wyatt Farm is a community with custom-built homes that features walking trails and a community pond.
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What I thought I needed with baby number one 16.5 years ago...verses what I really needed for baby number four just over 4 months ago are completely different.
(If you are a cut to the chase type person and just want the list, scroll to the bottom)
Nearly everything I had for my first born was hand me down. I am the youngest of 5 kids and each of my 4 siblings already had 2, some 3 kids already. I didn't have to buy much. Bassinet, crib, clothes, toys, walker...yes...he is old enough that I still used a walker with wheels that he could stroll all over the house in. Scary...he still survived. I was just barely 19, single, and working less than forty hours a week as a dietary aide in a nursing home. I was very thankful for the shower that our church threw for us so that we did actually have some new things. Back then I would buy one pack of diapers every paycheck I got while I was pregnant. I did have a good stash by the time Xavier arrived August 10, 1998. I also really had no clue what I actually needed, only what people told me that I needed.
Fast forward 10 years to fall of 2008 and I was a completely different person. I owned a home, had been married for over 4 years, owned a successful business, had great insurance...etc. We had tried for 4.5 years to have a baby and alas it had happened. This was our miracle baby. By golly I was going to get EVERYTHING the world had to offer me for my baby since I was so "deprived" with my first born. I had gadgets and gizmos a plenty (queue song from the Little Mermaid) I had whose its and whats its galore..... well, you get the picture. I had the beautiful Cocalo Turtle Bay nursery décor. Every single piece that came with the matching set. I had the nursery professionally painted. Top half soft green, bottom half of walls blue waves all the way around and the matching border wall paper all around the top of the room . It was perfect. Everything was in order. I scoured everywhere for the perfect changing table, glider rocker, side table for my water to rest while I nursed. He had a full wardrobe waiting for him. I bought the top of the line baby swing, jumparoo, etc...the list goes on and on. My church also threw us a baby shower. I thought I had to have it all. It was owed to me to have it all....my happiness depended on it. Because of that...River had it all!
Another 2.5 years passed and in 2011 we have baby boy #3. His arrival was much different. We bought a new house that needed completely gutted and renovated. We had the pressure and time crunch of being in the house before Harrison would arrive. I thought this was probably our last and that my body would not be able to have anymore after because this would be my third cesarean section birth. I wanted to be moved into the new house so that I didn't have to worry about anything but snuggling that squishy little heaven on earth smelling newborn. We already had everything. I didn't buy hardly a single thing. There was no baby shower. I did buy a few new outfits for the sake of buying something. The boys' new bedroom was decorated but not completely decked out in a matchy matchy theme. River and Harrison would be sharing a room. The one new thing I do remember buying was the Rock N Play. We ditched the bassinet soon after he arrived and went to that new wonderful creation. He was snug, and it kind of cradles them, he was propped up and it rocked. I could reach over in the middle of the night if he was stirring rock him with one hand to console him. However, this is when the Rock n Play first came out. About into 5 months of use someone said to me..."haven't you read? You are not supposed to use that for night sleeping because they can get a flat head from it!" Sure enough...I hadn't really noticed but the back of his head was starting to get a flat spot. So I transitioned him out of it right away and started massaging my little boys head daily. He is just fine. In addition to that...they didn't tell you that transitioning to a crib would be harder because they would be so used to the snug upright sleep position they had in the RnP. The new Rock N Plays have more cushioning behind the head, so I think the flat head thing has been resolved.
So..what do you do when it has been 2 years since the birth of baby boy #3 and you think...I guess we aren't having any more kids? You start selling stuff. So...I sold the fancy swing, jumparoo, play mat, Bumbo seat, bouncy chairs, bassinet, rock n play...etc. By this time our crib was really old and not suited safe by today's standards so we threw it away. I donated the toddler bed and baby mattress.
And guess what...baby boy #4! So this child is a little different. This time I KNEW he would be our last. Four C-Sections and asthma that was getting progressively worse with each pregnancy...this body is done. Tubes tied....done. So he is our last. I sold all my good expensive stuff and I know how short of time they really use half of those things that you just have to have. Who wants to waste money on all of those things that take over your house? This time there was no sensationalism about this baby being our miracle after infertility. This time we didn't have the time crunch of a new home renovation...this time we knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was our last son. Four boys, no girls...this is it. I didn't buy anything for quite awhile into the pregnancy. All I could think about was savoring every single moment. I wouldn't be rushing to put him in his bouncy or swing...etc. I would be holding him and savoring every last little milestone. I did decorate his nursery, but used mostly all things that I already had, or made myself.
Once he was born though I did realize that I would need a place to keep him occupied once in a while throughout the day while I tended to our other 3 sons needs. I have learned that it is important for my sons to have some one on one time with mom without little Sawyer in my arms.
Here is what I purchased used:
- The crib
- Jumparoo
Here is what I borrowed:
- Bouncy seat
Here is what I knew was worth paying for after my searches for used turned up empty:
- A quality swing that plugs in and alternates direction of swing, plays music, etc. But this time not top of the line and not bottom of the line...middle grade. I will add to this...I did scour the for sale groups on Facebook for a used swing for a long time. I must be picky because I didn't find any. Also insisted they come from a pet free-smoke free home. I did finally find one that I was going to purchase...had everything all set up with the lady and all of the sudden she disappeared and never answered my replies after everything was agreed upon. I believe I just got tired of waiting and decided to just buy.
- Bassinet. Against the grain of most I actually like bassinets. This one rocks, adjusts height, and is on wheels so we can move it from room to room easily. Since our babies stay in our room for approximately the first 6 months I also didn't want it to take up as much room as a crib or pack n play. For the first 3 months he used the bassinet mostly during the day for naps or as a place to put him while I had to do something else for a bit. Now at 4 month old he starts out for the night in there. If he wakes during the night nurse him in bed and he co-sleeps the rest of the night.
- Co-Sleeper. I bought the Snuggle Nest. Unless your spouse doesn't sleep with you, this really only works if you have a king size bed. This cute little thing fits in between my husband and I. I didn't purchase this until Sawyer was about 2 weeks old. He wouldn't sleep anywhere but my arms and I needed sleep. I enjoy co-sleeping but the reality is I don't get restful sleep that way. The Snuggle nest allows him to have sleep right next but allows me some peace of mind for his safety.
- Diaper pail. With baby #2 we had the diaper genie. It was a cool device but it was sooo sooo stinky. Even if you change it out every few days...even if you clean it out. We just didn't like it. With baby #3 we didn't have a diaper pail of any kind. Baby #4 I got the diaper pail that takes any kind of plastic bag. You don't have to buy the special bags. I thought this was practical. I was wrong. The plastic sacks you get from the stores are too small. If you use a kitchen sized garbage bag...it is a waste. If you wait until the bag is full than it is really really full and stinky by then. If you empty it too soon it seems like a waste of a trash bag. It comes with a spot for a deodorizer but that broke off within the first month of using it. So now...9 times of 10 we just have a Wal-Mart sack hanging from the changing table that we throw away almost daily.
- Aden and Anais Muslin blankets. I LOVE these blankets! I have even transformed them into a baby carrier when I left the home without my ring sling. Great impromptu carrier!
- Avent bottles. Baby #3 would not take a bottle. At all...until he was around 10 months old. So I worked with baby #4 earlier to ensure he would take a bottle if needed. After trying a couple of different brands, the Avent was the winner for him.
- Video baby monitor. I had a lower scale black and white monitor for baby #2 & #3...but those two rascals broke it. Actually...one half we couldn't even find for a year. We had our air ducts cleaned and low and behold there was the video portion...in our air ducts! This time I have one that I can move the camera remotely and also can push a button to talk to the baby. This comes in handy if I am in the kitchen and the little boys go into play with brother. If I see something that needs addressed I can push the button and tell them. And...the boys think it is just plain fun.
Here is what I received as a gift, they are nice to have but would have survived without:
- Play mat
- A few outfits
- Essential care kit (nail files, grooming type things)
Here is what I don't plan on buying:
- Bumbo
- Rock N Play
- Toys, we have so many already and they take over the house
- Anymore new clothes unless it is a special occasion. I have kept ALL of my kids' clothes. I have clothes coming out of my ears. It was quite liberating (and a tad weepy) to sell my first lot of newborn clothes just last week.
- Nursing covers. If I have to cover, I just use one of my muslin blankets. Lightweight and works great.
Here is what I already had and enjoy:
- Changing table. I prefer having a designated changing station.
- Baby Carriers. I have several different styles and I love them. Baby wearing is a complete joy for me.
- Quality Medela breast pump. Check your insurance, they most likely cover the purchase. I also just read that their is a new tax break for breast feeding supplies.
- My boppy nursing pillow. I absolutely love it.
These are all things based on my 16.5 years experience of raising boys...but don't take just my word for it! I reached out to a mom group of mine on Facebook and asked them this question:
What were some of the baby essential items that you thought you absolutely had to have...but now realize were a waste of time and money?
Here are their responses based on over 70 replies:
- Crib. Most that didn't use a crib are avid co-sleepers or prefer a pack-n-play.
- Wipe Warmer. Hands down, pointless purchase.
- Expensive Themed Crib Sets. Most sited that the only piece they use from the set were the sheets.
- Bumbo. Rarely used.
- Baby Bathtubs.
- Diaper Genie. While many stated it was a waste, those who loved theirs mostly had pets that would eat diapers if they were not enclosed.
- Changing Table.
- Excessive amounts of clothing and/or impractical clothes. Everyday sleepers are most popular.
- Boppy Pillow. However there were just as many people who chimed in with love for their Boppy as there were those that thought it was a pointless purchase. For those that love it…it is a piece you spend a ton of time with while you are nursing your babies. I am one of those Boppy avid users.
- Activity Play Mats. It was just as easy to throw a blanket on the floor with a few toys.
- Pack N Play.
- Travel System.
- Bottle Warmer.
- Swing. This one is such a teeter totter…most kids love it or hate it. Definitely an item that is best purchased used…just in case your child ends up being one that hates it.
- Baby Shoes. Not necessary…unless you are like me and have a fetish with cute baby shoes!
- Toys. Specifically excessive amounts of toy! Just not necessary. Also, too many toys creates a headache for the parents who are picking it all up most of the time.
- Baby Towels and wash cloths.
- Baby Robes.
- Expensive strollers, unless you are someone who is constantly on the go and baby wearing isn't for you!
- Crib Mobiles.
- Bassinet
- Pacifiers. You will go home from the hospital with at least one. Don't buy a bunch, until you know your child will take one.
- Big Expensive high chairs. Most mentioned they liked the kind that goes on top of a regular chair and are easily detached and washed. Some even go in the dishwasher now!
Here are the last few that deserve an honorable mention:
- Crib bumpers, Bouncy Seat, Glider rocker, Rock N Play, Baby monitor, expensive furniture sets.
Overall I think you can see that "what is needed" is all in the eye of the beholder. It depends on your circumstances (financial, living quarters, personal covictions, etc). What we need here in America is completely different that what is needed in a remote African village. The greatest need your baby has is love and T.L.C.


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I found a little arachnid friend in my kitchen last night. It was traversing the wall space between two volcano pictures (both Mt. St. Helens {yes, I have a volcano wall in my kitchen. What did you expect?}). I think it's probably hiding behind one of the pictures as we speak.
I used to kill spiders because they freaked me out. Look at all their little eyes and their searching legs. Ugh. But I don't kill them any more--at least, I try not to kill them. This spider seems OK. It's not particularly jumpy, so I've decided it's welcome to live behind my picture frame...as long as it doesn't end up near my bed. Any bed spiders get a one-way trip to the front porch. This is unfortunate, in a way, because my friend, Rachel, did a little research and discovered that most spiders found inside your house are there because they're house spiders. Putting a house spider outside usually means bad news for the spider. That's why I try to abide by the bed rule. Stay away from my bed and you're welcome to hang out. That's just good advice.


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TIL: Proportional Representation
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Long thought that electoral fusion was better than proportional representation for enabling third parties in the US because there's historical precedent and tradition for electoral fusion. But the US also has a tradition of proportional representation—it's just in the presidential primaries.
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It's all happening: We're back on the BBC School Report airwaves! This year, the editorial team of seven Year 8 boys chose to have a close look into the biggest political story of the decade: Brexit. How will Britain leaving the European Union affect future generations? Joshua, Claude, Oscar, Ryan, Josiah, Theo and Deniz started by doing a lot of research and eventually came out with a running order for their 3-minute report. After many hours spent online, and with the support of BBC mentor Hana Shoib, it was all about filming, presenting and interviewing.
Please see the boys' roundup on the question on everybody's lips - How will Brexit affect our future lives? - from Thursday 16th March 4pm on here.
Please see our latest report explaining the issues surrounding mental health.
Students from St Aloysius' College will be making the news for real on 19th March 2015 as they take part in BBC News School Report. We aim to publish the news by 1600 GMT on the News Day, so please save this page as a favourite and return to it later. In the meantime, take a look at what our students have already produced.
This term students in 8l/En3 have been learning how to become news reporters as part of the nationwide BBC School News Report.
The Library manager, Mr Yilmaz from Archway library has been kindly donating a range of newspapers over the last few months from the national (both broadsheet and tabloid) and local press.
The boys have been learning some of the key elements of researching and writing a news report and have already presented their own favourite news items from the press in front of their class.
Our reporters are preparing their 20 second news report, asking the questions that all journalists need to ask about any story: Who?, What? Why? Where? When and How?
Thursday 12th December 2013 will always be remembered by our year 10 students as St Aloysius' College was honoured by a visit from the BBC News Report team. Our school was chosen to present our news on how St Aloysius' College students and staff paid tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Four of our year 10 students, Berk 10W, Wycleef 10K, Prem 10W and Ryan 10E, proved to be outstanding reporters. Working with a broadcast journalist from BBC breakfast, Katie Hile, the boys scripted and presented a moving piece on Nelson Mandela which included footage of Ms Sogojeva's assembly and tributes from a number of year 10 boys.
The report also featured the history department's fantastic Nelson Mandela display and some thoughtful written tributes from Ms Cull's year 9 English class.
Please follow the following link to see our report featured on the BBC School Report website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/ or click here to view directly.
9J1 have worked with Ms. Doorly to produce the BBC March 2013 School Report. Our wide range of topics include the horsemeat scandal and the Harlem Shake epidemic. We hope you enjoy it!
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Carpet Washing Machine
What is carpet washing machine?
To the Attention of Carpet Washers
Carpet washers and new beginners, be careful!
Tips About Carpet Washing
Different details about carpet washing.
What Must You Pay Attention When You Buy Carpet Washing Machines
Very important tips while buying carpet washing machines.
Which Carpet Shampoo Must Be Choosen
Important tips about carpet champoos.
Hypo and Caustic Soda in Carpet Washing
About misuse of hypo, caustic soda and such matters in carpet washing without knowledge and results.
Maintenance of Carpet Washing Machines
How to make maintenance of a carpet washing machine?
Quality Control of Carpets that are Washed in Machines
What is quality control in carpet washing and how to do it?
Carpet Washing Machine and Machines
How must a latest technology and professional carpet washing machine be?
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Turkey's history of aquaculture and fishing sector and fishing net washing machines.
Requirements For A Profitable Carpet Washing Company
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Carpet Washing and Marketing
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Instructions for Carpet Drying Machine
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I'm a long-time fan of New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. To be more specific, I'm a long-time fan of his work in social justice journalism, his passionate reporting of problems of others ignore, his
The Chemical Me (2011 edition)
In the last week, some of the best science bloggers in the country have put together lists of their favorite pieces done in 2011. My fellow PLoS blogger, John Rennie, has put together an astonishingly
Periodic craziness
I've been helping my younger son study the Periodic Table of the Elements for a chemistry test. One of us is embarrassingly enthusiastic about this. "Po!" I announce. "Polonium! Now that was named by Marie
So, 268 chocolate chip cookies later…
1 cup butter flavored shortening OR maybe 1 cup of butter. Or maybe, I'm thinking, one cup of each. Yeah, that would work. "Wow, that's a lot of fat," a friend says to me after
Dr. Oz and the Arsenic Thing
Let me get this out of the way first: I don't watch Dr. Mehmet Oz on television. I did see a show the year before last while I was keeping an older relative company. I
Et tu, Science Magazine?
Earlier this week, I gave a brilliantly titled talk – The Poisoner's Guide to Communicating Chemistry – at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Denver. My speech was part of a symposium
The Protochemists Among Us
So, the term "chemist"? When did we first start using it? And does the label artificially separate scientists from the rest of us? After all, don't all of us daily practice chemistry? In countless moments,
Chemical Free Crazies
"Did you just hit yourself in the face with the newspaper?" my husband asked me. We were sharing a quiet moment (teenage sons yet asleep) with coffee, a dozing labrador, and the Sunday New York
Jessica Alba and the Chemistry Thing
Incredible as it seems, lawmakers have not sought out my opinion on the proposed Senate Safe Chemicals Act even though – geez – didn't I just brilliantly blog on the subject last week? Instead the
A Chemical (Battle) Cry
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
Scotty Brand soup mixes will be available in Scotmid stores across Scotland from the 16th of December.
Our soup mixes are available in scotch broth and vegetable and lentil varieties. They contain fresh vegetables in exactly the right proportions and each has a separate sachet of a special ingredient to give your soup that added touch of authentic tastiness. They are all produced and packed in Scotland for Scotty Brand by our friends at Kettle Produce, based in Fife. Simply prepare some stock (meat or vegetable as you wish) add in the pack contents and leave to simmer. Delicious and healthy soup – all of the hard work done for you and all of the goodness retained.
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It's nice to have it all in one place.
Strips of mine for free reading on the internet:
My take on Batman at French webcomics site Grandpapier.
Batman is also up on my website, in the scroll format if you prefer that....
Old psycho joy tale God is Happy.
2 strips for Where the Wild Things Are: The PG-rated one and the rejected PG-13/R-rated one.
Preview pages and a 10-page pdf for my first book House.
Same here for Jessica Farm: Volume 1.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Clockwise from top: Mini Josh, Mini Wendy, Golden Boy, Turtle, Franklin Junior, Franklin P. Quacker, Monkey, Chicken, Quacker Senior, Regular Panda, Elephant, Bunny, Retard Panda, OldTheBunny (+ random Mini Chickens scattered throughout). Card and all people by Wendy except for Golden Boy, OldTheBunny, and random Mini Chickens.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The White Rhinoceros is coming!
Among many other things I will be working on and putting out in 2010, perhaps most important to the world of racial magic is The White Rhinoceros. The White Rhinoceros is a racially-oriented psychedelic fantasy comic written by The Partridge in the Pear Tree and drawn by me. It's going to be a very long book. It will be serialized in the anthology Mome beginning with volume 19, which comes out summer 2010. Full Hyper Color!
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This article is relevant if you are working with NetSuite CRM and instead of converting leads to customers, you want to convert them to vendors.
One of the great things about NetSuite is that an entity can be many things at the same time.  Many NetSuite users are not aware that they can turn a Customer into a Vendor or Partner using the Other Relationships  function.  The power of this feature is that you can create invoices to customers and you can send checks to them as vendors.
We have clients that work in brokering businesses. Â They match their customers to their suppliers to make markets. Â Their lead generation work may bring them new customers or new suppliers (vendors). Â In their CRM work, using different inbound techniques, they appropriately capture information suggesting a new lead is a customer or it is vendor.
NetSuite's default "Convert Lead" function will change a lead into a prospect record. Â A prospect record is effectively a customer record with a status this is not won. Â Â There is no out-of-the-box mechanism to instead convert a NetSuite lead to a vendor.
Solving the Convert to NetSuite Lead to Vendor Challenge
The key to solve this problem is to understand that NetSuite provides a way convert customers to  vendors.  This is done via a client side link that calls a NetSuite server side function.  By appropriately calling the right URL with key information, we can convert the customer to a vendor.  Below is the client side code to do this:
function Convert_Lead_To_Vendor() { var recid = nlapiGetRecordId(); //only act if we get a record ID if (!recid) return; //ask the user if they really want to do this if (!confirm("Are you sure you want to convert this lead to a vendor?"))return; // hitting this url will add the entity as a vendor var url = '/app/common/entity/company.nl?e=T&target=s_relation:otherrelationships&label=Other+Relationships&fromtype=custjob&id=' + recid + '&totype=vendor'; nlapiRequestURL(url); // now try to load the vendor record to confirm we did the work var worked = false; try{ nlapiLoadRecord('vendor', recid); worked = true; }catch(e){ worked = false; } //if it worked, redirect the user to the entity vendor view if (worked){ var url = nlapiResolveURL('RECORD', 'lead', recid) + '&custparam_flag_lead='+CONST_CUSTSTATUS_APPROVED + '&custparam_next_entity=vendor'; document.location = url; return; } }
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Supervisors Again Postpone Action on Public Defender Funding Request
By a MetNews Staff Writer
The Board of Supervisors yesterday again postponed action on a request by Acting Public Defender Kelly Emling that her department be authorized to spend up to $15,000 to defend one of her deputies against State Bar disciplinary charges.
A county spokesperson said the matter was put over to next Wednesday at Emling's request.
The request that the county pay for the defense of Deputy Public Defender Delia Metoyer was originally scheduled to be considered by the board on Feb. 14 but has now been postponed three times, all at the acting public defender's request.
Metoyer is accused of abandoning a client, disobeying a court order, and failing to report sanctions to the State Bar within 30 days as required by rule.
Although the funds would come from the office's current budget, Government Code §995.6 requires the board's approval for the county to pay for the defense of an employee in an administrative proceeding.
The funding may be approved, the statute says, if the proceeding was brought as a result of a job-related act or omission, and the act or omission was "in good faith, without actual malice and in the apparent interests of the public entity."
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HONG KONG, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed oil trader
and shipping firm Brightoil Petroleum Holdings has
held talks with U.S. oil companies Anadarko Petroleum Corp
and Newfield Exploration Co to buy their China
operations, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Brightoil has been searching for upstream investment
opportunities in China and overseas for several years. Trading
in its shares has been suspended since Feb. 11 pending an
announcement of a "very substantial acquisition".
A source close to Brightoil said the pending announcement
pertained to a major upstream transaction. It was not
immediately known whether the trading halt was related to the
talks held with Anadarko and Newfield. Brightoil declined to
Anadarko and Newfield did not reply to emails seeking
comment. The sources declined to be identified because the talks
were confidential.
Reuters reported in November that Anadarko was considering
the sale of its holdings in oil and gas projects in China worth
about $1 billion.
Houston-based Anadarko owns about a 35 percent interest in
production and development projects in China's Bohai Bay. It
also has a 50 percent interest in the South China Sea
exploration acreage.
Brightoil, which has a market value of $2.5 billion, is the
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USA Swimming
Coaches: Jeff Burgess, Matt WitkowskiThe summer USA program will be starting up on Monday, May 14th. USA is designed for the competitive swimmer, and is set up for those swimmers who wish to improve their skills and abilities. Swimmers who have completed 1 year of junior high and up only please. The only way to improve is to dedicate yourself to your goals and your team, so please plan on attending practice on a consistent basis and attending as many of the meets as possible. The scheduled practices & meets that we as a team will attend are as follows:
-Practices from May 14th till the conclusion of the girls water polo season will be at the Jr. High pool from 3:15-5:15pm Monday-Thursday. Once the girls water polo season has concluded, we will move practice to the High School pool at the same time and days.
-Practice from June 7th until the end of the season will be at the high school pool Monday-Friday from 8-10:30 a.m.
Meets: Date Meet Name Location *AG/USA
-May 26------First Chance Meet---Jenison--------USA ONLY
-June 14------GV vs. EK------------Grandville-----ALL
-June 15-17--Sun & Fun------------Jenison--------USA ONLY
-June 21------GV vs. BC------------Grandville-----ALL
-June 28------GV vs. Rockford-----Grandville-----ALL
-June 29------Zeeland Classic-------Zeeland--------ALL
-July 12-------Quad Meet------------Rockford------ALL
-July 12-------Quad Meet------------Rockford------ALL
-July 12-14---Senior Meet-----------Jenison--------USA ONLY
-July 17-------13 & Over Meet------Zeeland--------ALL
-July 18-------12 & Under A meet--Calvin---------ALL
-July 20-22---MLA Long Course----Holland-------USA ONLY
-July 27-29---14&under State meet--SVSU--------USA ONLY
-Aug. 2-4-----Open State Meet-------Calvin--------USA ONLY
*AG= Age Group
For the latest information on dates, locations, and entry information please visit www.grandvilleaquatics.com for information OR www.jenisonaquatics.org for USA meet registration.*
*The USA swim meets are swum in a long course (50 meter) format, and will require a separate entry fee based on the number of events swam, i.e. $3.50 per event.
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*Age Group & USA ----------------------------------$240.00/$190 for 2nd athlete
*($50 returned if you volunteer at 2 sessions per athlete at one of the USA meets that our club, JAWS, hosts at Jenison. This also includes a seasonal membership for USA Swimming.)Coach Burgess' e-mail is email@example.com OR cell phone at (616) 218-4832
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Paul Davis — Events Director, WF Media (Comms Connect) followed by conference moderator Greg Pennefather
Data — the currency of the 21st century
Ray Achemedei — General Manager – Information Services, CITIC Pacific Mining
IT/OT network convergence and its cybersecurity implications
Mourad Khalil — Practice Manager – Technology Risk, Titan ICT Consultants
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Operating underground loaders from the surface using last-mile underground network technology
Chris Snell — Manager – Mining Solutions, RFI Technology Solutions
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Workshop: Radio spectrum management — what's trending in 2018
Presented by: Peter Hilly — Managing Director, Andrew May — Licensing Manager, Spectrum Engineering and Alan Harrison — Project Engineer, Spectrum Engineering Australia
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Malcolm Davies — Business Development Manager, Radlink Communications
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1.00pm – 2.00pm – Lunch Break
Understanding and using fixed wireless for Industrial IoT
Roy Wittert — Regional Sales Director – Australia, NZ and Pacific Islands, Cambian Networks
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LPWAN connectivity options as the backbone for Industrial IoT
Craig Muller — IoT Business Development Manager, Thinxtra
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The growing footprint of IoT — how to utilise for professional advantage — panel discussion
Panel: Hamish Duff — President, ARCIA, Dr Alex Grant — CEO, Myriota and Roy Wittert — Regional Sales Director – Australia, NZ and Pacific Islands
Moderator: Ian Miller — Executive Officer, ARCIA
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Jena Malone Officially Nabs Role of Johanna in 'Catching Fire'
After a lot of rumors about who was getting the role, it now appears official that Jena Malone has been picked to play Johanna Mason in the 'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire.' But will she get naked onscreen?
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Malone, seen lately in Zack Snyder's 'Sucker Punch' and the History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields & McCoys,' has been chosen to play the District 7 tribute and is now in talks with Lionsgate to close the deal. Johanna also appears in the third book, 'Mockingjay,' so we imagine Malone will be locked down for both movies.
The actress beat out other rumored contenders like little-known actress/model Zoe Aggeliki and 'Alice in Wonderland' star Mia Wasikowska for the part. Earlier this week it was reported that Aggeliki, who will be seen in next year's 'R.I.P.D.,' had edged out Malone for the role, although perhaps that was just the former's agent talking too soon.
Johanna is described as a a tough, sarcastic and deceptive tribute who survived her previous Hunger Games tournament by pretending she was weak and then revealing herself as a brutal killer once the field of contestants was narrowed down. In her memorable introduction in the book, she strips naked out of her tribute costume in order to make the nudity-averse Katniss Everdeen feel uncomfortable.
The question is, will she do the same in the movie version and threaten the film's likely nudity-averse PG-13 rating? Our guess is that new director Francis Lawrence can use some of the old shaky-cam or clever editing to get around the problem once shooting begins in late September.
All will be revealed -- so to speak -- when 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' arrives on November 22nd, 2013.


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So, I am not particularly edgy in anyway when it comes to outfits. In fact, most of the time I fail attempting an edgy look because I always end up choosing something cute or floral when it comes to fashion. Definitely a girl thing.
However, I decided to take a tiny little plunge today. I was inspired by Sanrio's Chococat when I put this together. I have two other posts showing you more Sanrio inspired outfits which I will link here and here. One more vintage and the other more casual, but lets talk about my thoughts and attempt at edgy fashion today.
Kooding and they carry a ton of branded original Korean outfits which is great as you don't have to worry about your clothes arriving in tatters unlike other duplicate online stores.
Don't get me wrong, I will always be a cheapo at heart when it comes to finding outfits that come with a good price, but it takes patience and more of it to do so. Hence the reason, I always stick with my favorites when it comes to shopping online as I am guaranteed a satisfactory purchase or so to speak.
On to my little edgy adventure, I swapped my usual knee high socks for a pair of black sheer stockings and wore my usual dolly wedges. These wedges looked somewhat bad ass to be honest without the usual white socks and probably contributed to the edge factor the most.
What do you think about the growing monotonous vibe in trending fashion? Do you jump on the 'cool' band wagon? Or would you prefer to retain your individuality and style when it comes to fashion? What do you think of my little experiment to attempt edgy fashion? Let me know!
Outfit Details:
Dress: DaBaGirl, Kooding
More DaBaGirl brand outfits
Stockings: Daiso
Shoes: Lush Serendipity
As always, you will be able to see this 'cutesy edgy' piece in my lookbook video below. Enjoy!
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Labels: Aiko's Fashion Diary, Aiko's Lookbook
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- AnonymousFriday, August 23, 2013
LOVE this!! you are so pretty and the dress is amazing!ReplyDelete
I think you are edgy Aiko. You stand out and have your own style and ideas alot of fashion bloggers look the same and in the latest trends. You stay cute girl xxxReplyDeleteReplies
thank you emma!! might i say that you break every single fashion rule rock while you do it. I love your style even more and always look forward to new posts from you! <3 hugs thanks for always supporting meDelete
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Have a look and see what lies in store for tomorrow's workshop at Brockholes!
Well here are some beautiful creations from craft classes in East Lancashire. Some examples are made by students from the Pendle Women's Forum, in partnership with the Lancashire Women's Network. LWN work with black, minority and ethnic community groups throughout Lancashire, so get in touch with them lwnmew.org.uk
Yummm! Flavours include lavender, mint, strawberry, rose, sandalwood/ginger, vanilla, and decorating with dried herbs like lavender (pictured) and mint...mmmm, Almost edible!


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Guisborough Town 1, Shildon 5 (FA Cup Preliminary Round)
A 26th minute flashpoint which saw Guisborough Town left back Dylan McAvoy straight red-carded for a tackle on Shildon right back Daniel Groves proved so costly for the Priorymen in their Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round tie at the KGV on Saturday.
Referee Lindsey Robinson brandished the red card after McAvoy stretched long for a loose ball but in doing so he caught Groves after clearing the ball but the Shildon man ended up injured on the ground.
It seemed a harsh and hotly-disputed decision much to the consternation and frustration of the Guisborough bench standing only a few yards away from the incident. Sure, McAvoy had lunged hard for the ball but it was a 50-50 loose ball situation and there seemed no malice whatsoever in McAvoy's challenge.
In fact it was Groves who actually made contact with the outstretched foot of McAvoy a split second after the Guisborough man had stretched to clear the loose ball.
A desperately disappointed Guisborough Manager Gary Forster commented afterwards: "Dylan got a bad touch on the ball but as he stretched out to get to the loose Groves actually made contact with Dylan's leg – so much so that Dylan's shin pad came out and it could actually have been a free kick to us!
"I thought the sending off was a harsh decision and the referee could have exercised some discretion on the incident," added Gary.
Up to that point, Guisborough had looked distinctly the better side despite having let slip an early third minute lead after Steve Roberts scored another wonderful solo goal. The flying winger latched on to a good pass down the line from Anthony Snook, dropped his shoulder George Best-style and then raced on to rifle home into the roof of the net.
But Shildon quickly drew level 1-1 when Kyle May headed home in the seventh minute following a corner, but nevertheless Guisborough continued to make all the running with Connor Smith forcing a good save from former KGV keeper Nick Liversedge and then Mason McNeill heading just wide from a Roberts pass.
But the game was turned on its head by that unfortunate 26th minute sending off of McAvoy with Shildon pressing and probing Guisborough with the extra space they had and Town defender Brad Mills had to come to his side's rescue just before half-time with a brilliant block.
However, within four minutes of the start of the second half, Shildon shocked Guisborough by scoring three goals in super-quick succession to virtually seal victory.
First Michael Rae took advantage of some slow Guisborough defending in the 46th minute to make it 2-1 and then within a minute Rae fired home a thunderbolt from the edge of the penalty area to surge into a 3-1 lead.
And just two minutes later the shell-shocked Priorymen conceded a fourth goal when Adam Burnicle smashed home from 10 yards out.
Then in the 58th minute Shildon went into an unassailable 5-1 lead when winger Anthony Peacock lobbed over Guisborough keeper to complete a miserable afternoon which had started so brightly for gallant Guisborough.
Guisborough players, officials and fans in the crowd of 204 were left to rue what might have been but for the sending off, because until then the Priorymen definitely looked to have the measure of Shildon, playing some excellent football.
Gary Forster added: "Overall I thought we played very well, particularly in the first half when we looked sharp and caused them a lot of problems. The only real disappointment was that immediately after half time we just switched off and conceded three very quick goals and with 10 men that was game over for us.
"We have a very young side though and I do feel sorry for the lads the way things worked out today. But we move on and we've got a good squad and a good spirit and I'm still positive about the season, particularly when we overcome the crop of injuries we've been battling against," said Gary.
Highlights from the match can be seen on Guisborough Town's official Twitter page via this link.
Photo: Guisborough midfielder Jack Connor shows great determination to keep Shildon at bay with a good clearance. Picture courtesy of Ian Rose.


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I don't know where I got my instinct for giving, but it seems to have started at an early age. Whether it was volunteering as a teenager at the Jewish Community Center in Baltimore, Maryland, as President of the Voluntary Action Center in Tidewater, Virginia years later or heading up non-profits in Virginia and Florida in my forties and fifties, or through my current position as Vice President for University Advancement for Towson University, the notion of having impact on someone, some cause or some organization has had an appeal to me. It has always brought me a great amount of joy. Going to the former Soviet Union (before glasnost) and aiding Russian Jews who had been refuseniks for decades or serving at a soup kitchen, regardless of how big or how small the task, a desire to connect in a way that can make a difference has been strong. The bottom line for me is the connection, with people, that I seek.
While the highest form of charity (Tzedakah) in Jewish life is anonymous giving, I have to admit my motivations have not been totally selfless but also tied to the pleasure I receive by recognizing others. When my wife, Nancy, passed away several years ago, I established a scholarship in her name at Towson University in Maryland where she and I had graduated, and the opportunity to meet the students who have been the recipients of these funds has been incredibly rewarding. The fact that something so devastating as her passing would years later be a catalyst for good, as cliché as it may sound, has brought tremendous satisfaction. You know what? It truly does not matter where the motivation lies if the result of doing brings happiness and in some instances rescue and relief. In fact, I really don't understand those who don't give.
Professionally, I have been involved with fund-raising for over 25 years, while if I combine that with my volunteer activities, it stretches to well over 35 years. In all off those years, the overriding feelings from my activities have been a sense of reward received through making a difference in some way. I know this sounds overly sentimental and "do-good "and at the worst self-serving, but this has been my experience. The older I get the more important it becomes. Why? Because the concept of legacy, no longer an abstraction, becomes more real as the years pass by. Mortality becomes a reality. At the end of the day all we have are our memories and our legacy built through our relationships with others.
My music also provides another charitable opportunity. Having performed several concerts at Towson University with proceeds going to endowed scholarships has brought great satisfaction to an already personal outlet. If there is one lesson to be learned in all of this, it is to try and find something in your life that has great personal reward for you while at the same time great rewards for others. I certainly don't set myself as the "example" but I can only share with you the meaningfulness of all of this in my own life.
Charity and giving plays itself out in many ways but the core of any charitable act is going beyond "you" and recognizing "you are not the Center of the universe". Really!


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Indian Forest Service Examination- 2017 Results Announced
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New Delhi: Based on the results of the Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination-2017 held by Union Public Service Commission in December, 2017 followed by Personality Test held in February, 2018, the list, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to posts in Indian Forest Service has been released.
Appointment to the Service will be made by the Government according to the number of vacancies available and fulfilling of other criteria.
Candidature of nine recommended candidates with following Roll Numbers is provisional – 0008519, 0026861, 0083369, 0102654, 0133898, 0295085, 0476348, 0477998 and 0725934.
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Barcelona is "iCapital" of Europe
The European Commission has awarded the European Capital of Innovation ("iCapital") prize to Barcelona (Spain) "for introducing the use of new technologies to bring the city closer to citizens". Barcelona was chosen by a panel of independent experts in a close competition with Grenoble (France) and Groningen (The Netherlands). The €500,000 iCapital prize (IP/13/808) will be used to scale up and expand Barcelona's efforts on innovation. Barcelona was announced as the winner today at the closing ceremony of the Innovation Convention 2014, Europe's premier innovation event (#EUIC2014).
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, said: "Barcelona is a deserving winner of the first iCapital award, for its dedication to using new technology for the benefit of its inhabitants. Still, there were many other great initiatives and proposals, and I want cities and regions to join together and share their experiences. Outstanding initiatives at the local level will contribute to keep turning the European Union into an Innovation Union."
In September 2011 Barcelona's city council launched the "Barcelona as a people city" project by introducing the use of new technologies to foster economic growth and the welfare of its citizens through:
Innovation is central to economic growth and business competitiveness, and is at the heart of the EU's Europe 2020 strategy. Two thirds of the EU population now lives in urban areas. These areas therefore have a key role to play in making Europe more innovative, and making these areas more innovative makes them a better place to live.
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Its the Design team choice over at MDUC this week and to start with its my choice !! YAyy :D
and I chose Sepia
and the girls have rocked it over there as always.
I started with the no lines technique, but now its finished you cant tell because I always end up shading the lines back in!!ha ha
I then embossed with clear ultra thick and cracked a little to age.
I used Tilda With Cross Necklace (but left out the cross)
The wooden heart I painted with Gesso and added a few of my favourite shabby elements.
The shabbied frame is from the Ribbon Girls along with the lace and Seam Binding.
I have a little tutorial on how I Shabby Debbie dooo'd! this HERE
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Book of Saints – Oliver Plunket
Bishop, Martyr (July 1) (17th century) Born in 1629 and ordained priest in 1654, this Irish Saint devoted himself to the saving of souls. Consecrated (A.D. 1669) Archbishop of Armagh, he laboured successfully in restoring the discipline of the Irish Church, laid waste by the continuous persecuting of Catholicism in that age. He was arrested on a charge of complicity in one of the sham plots of the time, and brought for trial to London. The notorious Jeffries, not yet a Judge, was the prosecuting counsel. Chief Justice Pemberton, "whose conducting of the trial (writes Lord Campbell) was a disgrace to himself and his country," in condemning the Martyr to death, said: "Your treason is of the highest nature. A greater crime cannot be committed against God than for a man to endeavour to propagate your religion." Blessed Oliver was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn (A.D. 1681). The words: "I desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ" are his last recorded utterance. His body is now enshrined at Downside Abbey, near Bath. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XV (A.D. 1920).
- Monks of Ramsgate. "Oliver Plunket". , 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 May 2016. Web. 22 February 2019. <>


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We welcome all the new parishioners who have recently joined this parish. As you know, every Catholic family must be registered in a parish of their choosing. The parish then assumes responsibility for that family in the administration of the Sacraments and the pastor becomes "their" priest. That is why we have to actually register before we can be classified as a member. We have these registration forms available in the church porch. Please complete one and then hand it into the Parish Office, place it in the collection basket, or give it to Father Richard O'Rourke, our Pastor.
Fr. Richard O'Rourke, M.S.C., a native of Ireland, is a member of a Religious Congregation founded by Father Jules Chevalier in France in 1854: Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (Sacre-Coeur). The initials M.S.C. stand for the Latin translation of the name of the Congregation. Fr. Richard is assigned to the Irish Province, U.S.A. Section, in the Austin Diocese. In the USA, the Irish Province MSCs minister in California, North Carolina and Texas. He has previously served in Ireland, 10 years in England (Liverpool and London), and 20 years in South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg) prior to his assignment to the United States. He became an American Citizen in 2013, and in the year 2015, he celebrated his 50th Year of Ordination as a Priest. Our Associate Pastor, Father Virchand Lakra, I.M.S. (Indian Missionary Society), a native of India, has recently joined our Parish.
- Year Founded - 1986
- Approximate number of families - 1,500 +
- Assigned to the Diocese of Austin
- Assigned to the Killeen/Temple Deanery - Fr. Richard is Dean of the Killeen/Temple Deanery. He was appointed to that position by Bishop Aymond (now Archbishop of New Orleans), and continued in that role by our new bishop, Bishop Vásquez. The Deanery includes the following parishes: St. Paul Chong Hasang (HH), Christ the King (Belton), St. Monica (Cameron), Holy Family (Copperas Cove), St. Joseph (Cyclone and Mission: Marak, Sts. Cyril and Methodius), St. Joseph (Killeen), St. Ann (Rosebud and Mission: St. Michael, Burlington), St. Stephen (Salado), Our Lady of Guadalupe (Temple and Mission: St. Matthew, Rogers), St. Luke (Temple), St. Mary (Temple), and Church of the Visitation, (Westphalia).
- The old Parish Hall was the original Church.
- The Adoration Chapel, the current Church, the Religious Education Building (including the current addition), and the new Parish Center were all constructed during Fr. Richard's tenure and leadership as Pastor.
- An overhead protected drive-thru is available for discharging and picking-up passengers at the entrance to the Church. Please use extreme caution when approaching and departing this area, and contact an usher in the Church if assistance is needed.
- St. Paul Chong Hasang Church was designed with entrance doors wide enough to accommodate standard wheelchairs and walkers. Pews are also offset to accommodate a wheelchair/walker next to the aisles.
- A wheelchair and a pair of crutches are available for use on site. Ask an usher for assistance.
- St. Paul has a Family Room located inside the Church, just to the right of the Altar as viewed from the pews. The room is equipped with chairs, space for walking around, a restroom, and a diaper changing area. A darkened glass wall subdues sound within and permits a full view of the Mass. Installed speakers relay everything said on the Altar.
- For Parishioners who need assistance in or out of the confessional, please contact the office to make arrangements with Fr. Richard (254-698-4110).
For those of you who are new to St. Paul Chong Hasang and those who attend our weekday Masses, we invite you to join us for coffee and fellowship in the old Parish Hall after the 9:00 am Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (unless the Hall has been reserved for another activity). Please come by, meet some of your fellow parishioners, and make new friends. We welcome you!
As members of the Laity of the Church, WE ARE ALL asked to consider and reflect on our contribution of Time, Talent and Treasure. The activities and programs in the Parish don't just happen...it takes VOLUNTEERS.
There are over forty (40) ministries and/or organizations that provide assistance to our Pastor and Associate Pastor in administering to the needs of our parishioners, as well as the support of others in our community and beyond - a prime example of which is the Tucker Mission in Cambodia which cares for children that have contracted Aids through no fault of their own.
You are encouraged to browse the "Get Involved" page on this site which lists the ministries and organizations (including some of the external community service/charitable organizations) and their points of contact. Hopefully, you will find something that interests you, or you may get an idea for a new ministry that you can discuss with our Pastor.
The Ethics and Integrity in Ministry (EIM) policies of the Austin Diocese were established in 2002 to help educate Catholics on how to help prevent sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. ALL Parish employees and volunteers who minister to youth or vulnerable adults (this has been interpreted to mean ANY ministry/organization in this Parish) are required to complete an Application for Ministry, which permits the diocese to run a criminal background check.
In addition, all new applicants are required to attend an EIM workshop for adults within 60 days of their EIM application submission. Every three years thereafter, employees and volunteers must attend an EIM refresher course. For questions or assistance in registering for a workshop, contact the Parish EIM Coordinator (Donna Perry / 254-526-0202).
Two EIM Workshops are currently scheduled for Feb. 16th,2019 / (1) from 10:00 am to 12 Noon, (in Spanish) at Christ the King in Belton, and (2) from 9 am - 11 am (in English) at St. Paul Chong Hasang, Harker Heights, TX (in the New Parish Center).
The reporting requirement of the Ethics and Integrity in Ministry (EIM) Policies of the Diocese of Austin (5th Ed., 2011) states:
"In accordance with Texas law, any citizen who has cause to believe a minor or vulnerable adult is being, or may have been, abused, is required to report his or her suspicions to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) or local civil authorities (Police). To report child or elder abuse, TDFPS maintains a 24-hour abuse hotline at 1-800-252-5400; or a report may be made on their website at www.dfps.state.tx.us . This reporting requirement is the same for allegations against Church personnel and/or a parent or caregiver. Once reported to civil authorities, suspected or known abuse of a minor or vulnerable person that may involve Church personnel, and/or other suspected or observed violations of the Ethics and Integrity in Ministry Policies of the Diocese of Austin, shall be reported immediately to any of the following persons: their immediate supervisor; the pastor of the parish or principal of the school; a designated representative of the Diocese (e.g. the diocesan coordinator of pastoral care at 512-949-2400); or one may submit an anonymous, specific and verifiable letter to the Vicar General or Bishop of Austin." (Excerpt from "We are called to protect...and to report," by Emily Hurlimann, Catholic Spirit, Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2012, p. 22.)
"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, Savior of the world and source of all holiness, we ask You to implant in the hearts of young men and women in this parish, a call to serve You as priests or religious, either for the Diocese or for Missionary work. Give them the guidance and courage to answer Your call, so that they may give themselves completely in Your service, without reservation. This we ask through Christ, Our Lord. Amen."
...needs volunteers to bring dishes/baked goods for Funeral Receptions. Please contact Norma Thompson (254.423.9011) if you would like to help.
A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Church Foyer. People dedicate Altar flowers to the memory of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary or Feast Day. (No flowers during Advent.)
Please sign-up and make sure you include your name, phone number, and the person or occasion for the flowers.
This vendor manages the Altar Flowers for our Parish. Please contact Virgie or Kat at 254-680-2667, (or www.flowerswithamor.com) the week before your chosen weekend, to make arrangements. Thank you for your support.
If you know of a Catholic who is home-bound and would like to receive Communion, please contact Norma Thompson at 423-9011, to make arrangements.
Please consider scheduling one hour to spend with our Precious Lord. Our 24/7 Adoration Chapel is badly in need of adorers. Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament is a wonderful spiritual exercise that refreshes the soul and brings great graces to those who adore in the presence of our Savior. For our new parishioners, the Adoration Chapel is located between the Rectory (Fr. Richard's house) and the Old Parish Hall. Please stop by and discover the beauty of this spiritual practice. (Please contact Mrs. Darla Prather at 698-6217 to schedule your Holy Hour.)
If you are moving, changing address and/or phone numbers, please contact the Parish Office at 698-4110 so that we can keep all our records up to date and ensure that you have relevant paperwork (Religious Education records for the children, etc.) to take with you. Thank you for your presence and support.
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Who Was 'St Paul Chong Hasang'
The artist is a former parishioner.
(Photo courtesy of parishioner Frank Cooney, R.I.P.)
"During the 17th Century th…
Parish History
Prior to the establishment of St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church, Korean parishioners were attending an American Catholic Church. There were many difficulties for the Korea…
Parish Registration
The information you submit to us is confidential and is only used for the purpose of registering you and/or your family with St Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church and the Diocese of…
Parish Center
|The Large Banquet Hall (with internal partitions folded) seats 450. Dance floor in various sizes is available; inquire when making reservations.
Perpetual Adoration Chapel
Please consider scheduling one hour to spend with our Precious Lord. Our 24/7 Adoration Chapel is badly in need of adorers. Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament is a wonderful…
St. Paul Chong Hasang is a place of beauty, quiet and reflection. Because it is a house of God, we expect that a sense of reverence be honored in the Church at all times. We want c…
Anyone requesting the Sacrament of Baptism for a child, or who will be serving as a Godparent, must first schedule an appointment with Father Richard.
Regular Meeting Postings
Sundays (starting Sept. 9, 2018) - Watch the Weekly Bulletin & this web site for confirmation of starting date/time for classes.
Rosewood Retirement Home
|Dec. 29, 2018
|Melody Clemons & Joanne Gelsthorpe
|Jan. 5, 2019
|Carolyn Farmerie & Donna Perry
|Jan. 12
|Debra Ponce & Jane Barr
|Jan. 19
Indian Oaks Living Center
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS MINISTRY, PLEASE CONTACT MR. CHUCK SCHNAPP (698-2990 or 290-3474).
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Holy death-defying Batman. Not content to showcase his new Fall 2013 collection in typical fashion, Paul Smith headed to the French Alps to film his breathtaking new campaign.
With the help of director Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and slackliners Antoine Moineville and Tancrède Melet, the English fashion designer showcases this season's trousers, shirts and underwear as the two adrenaline junkies precariously pop peak to peak. At times, there is nothing but rope and boxer briefs keeping them from falling.
While the guys are shirtless, it's not their bodies that you're marveling at. Rather it's their eye-popping daredevil antics. Really a push-up on a rope in between mountains? Really? My hands were sweating at the mere thought of some of their stunts. I'm chicken just riding a few rides at Disneyland. This takes advertising underwear to dizzying new heights.


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Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 (version played)
The key element that The Division has on its side is flexibility. Your class is flexible, you can change your skill set at a moments notice. If you're unhappy with your guns, no problem, head back to HQ and swap them for something else. If you want to play solo the game's fine with it, and won't pester you. If you want to play multi-player it's only happy to throw in other players that you can work alongside. If you want to team up with friends it's just the click of a few buttons.
The game's greatest strength is its ability to go "play how you want" and actually stick to that. You're never forced or cajoled into going online or stick with a class that, after five or six hours of gameplay, you've only now realized is boring. It rewards experimentation and is happy to cater regardless of player type. This all might come as something of a surprise when you consider the game is an MMO-style open world shooter designed by the current king of open-world padding: Ubisoft.
Yet, The Division is remarkably refreshing, it's fun to play, however you choose to play it, and doesn't bog itself down with needless elements where it doesn't require them.
Set in a post-apocalyptic(sort of) Manhattan. A wide-spread pandemic caused by a terrorist attack has brought the city to its knees and its your job as a special agent type to get in there and sort things out, which, invariably means spending most of your time shooting people.
At its most basic The Division functions as a tactical cover shooter. Areas have choke points and multiple angles of attack. Your area map has a radial threat detector that warns you where enemies are in relation to your position. This means plenty of time spent jockeying for position, keeping your foes in front of you as best as possible, scurrying from cover to cover between bursts of gunfire.
And its satisfying. Remove all of the MMO-RPG doo-dads and the game is enjoyable on basic level as a tactical shooter. Fire at an enemy long enough whilst they're behind cover and they'll become suppressed, pinning them in position whilst a team mate swings in from the side to take them down.
Early on I was tasked with clearing out a local police station alongside a fellow player. Even without microphones to communicate it made for an exciting mission. Me moving in from one side of the building, SMG laying down a swathe of covering fire, whilst my silent companion moved in from the front, shotgun blasting away. It's only with the shooter mechanics nailed down that Ubisoft then introduce the RPG mechanics.
The Division uses a free-form approach to how you build your character. Ostensibly, there's three different "classes"; Medic, Tech and Security. Medic provides the obvious selection of healing skills, from the basic medikit through to the ability to deploy a kind of recovery station capable of healing multiple characters. Tech is the "power" oriented class, with the option of deploying a gun-turret among other abilities. Finally, the Security skill has the "tanking" skills such as moving around with a bullet shield, or improving the effectiveness of nearby cover.
Yet, the game never pigeon-holes you into one bespoke class. It's not long until you have access to two skill slots and can begin mixing and matching abilities from all three trees. Likewise, your equipment improves your stats in three different areas, meaning you can be equipped with clothing that improves your damage output, skill usage or maximum health.
It makes for a levelling system that rewards tinkering around and altering the different dials and gauges of your character. The Security skills might be great for tanking, but when it comes to loot you might want to go for Medic-oriented equipment since it'll improve your health. It's a simple system but one that means that loot collecting doesn't devolve quite as quickly into simply going "which number is the highest" and binning everything else. Even after hours of gameplay, you're constantly tweaking your load-out, perhaps swapping around a bit of gear here or there to see how things work.
All of this is governed by your HQ, with new skills, abilities and perks being unlocked as you go about upgrading the various equipment and resources back at base. This is Ubisoft at their most conventional, with the base-levelling system being essentially the same as it has been in some of their other titles. Complete a medic-mission, such as gathering some data on the terrorist-engineered virus, and you'll get points to spend on upgrading your virus lab, or upgrading the teams hazmat suits.
The developers though, seem to have learnt restraint. The Division doesn't bog itself down with becoming a rampant OCD-inducing scrounging game. Just as main missions provide you with the most resources, shorter side quests are tied to the respective three classes and provide you with a smaller amount of points for potential upgrades. And that's it, The Division doesn't have a myriad of different things to collect or hoard (there's minor story collectibles) but instead keeps itself clean and simple.
The crafting system likewise, focuses less on bloat and more on simplicity. Break down a weapon and you'll get weapon parts, break down clothing and you'll get fabrics. Both are needed in greater numbers to craft the various blueprints you'll find but by, again, keeping the process simple, the game is able to focus more on its tactical shooting and RPG mechanics and less on mindless collecting.
Of course, Manhattan is admittedly fun to explore. There's a scope and scale to the disaster and Ubisoft leverage the game engine to full effect here. There's definitely an I Am Legend vibe to the visuals here, with rows of cars left abandoned, shops hollowed out, and overturned trucks lying in the middle of the road.
MMO-shooters invariably place more emphasis on their mechanics rather than their environments, in many cases turning the game world into a bland number crunch. The Division's creators never forget to immerse the player, however. It might be a game light on story but it still manages to craft a potent atmosphere.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the "Dark Zone", The Division's player-versus-player area. Story-wise it's a walled off part of the city that's been abandoned to the virus and the gangs that now inhabit it. Just like the rest of the game's map, the Dark Zone is divided up into several areas according to the player's level but even then it's surprising just how much of a spike in difficulty there is.
After taking down enemies with relative ease elsewhere, the Dark Zone provides a more pressing challenge. Most foes are armoured and their AI seems more aggressive than you find in the game's regular areas.
Still it's the presence of other players that makes the area so tense. Players aren't required to cooperate but neither are they forced to kill each other. After gathering some loot it was nice to have other players be non-hostile as we all loaded our findings onto the helicopter. Loot found in the Dark Zone can't just be collected but must instead be taken to an extraction point so that it can be decontaminated.
It's in the looting and scavenging aspect that The Division risk becoming slightly unstuck. On the one hand, the game has moments where you traipse through housing blocks, dig through people's belongings to find things that are useful. It amps up the survival aspect of the game's theme and story but feels somewhat at odds with the clinical tactical nature of the combat and online game structure. You can't have players feel like they're fighting to survive when they're restocked with ammo at practically every location. It's here where the MMO aspects fight with the mood that The Division would seem to also want to create and the result is muddled and confused.
Likewise, some typical MMO bugbears begin to raise their heads. Almost all of the missions seem to follow the fight, fight, fight, boss formula which becomes tiring when it's utilized mission after mission. The core gameplay of The Division is tight and tactical but it almost feels like it isn't explored enough. Bosses are simply bulky bullet sponges with no personality. Rather than craft interesting objectives here, the game retreats to the most basic elements of the genre.
The weapon system too, could do with some more excitement. Despite facing flamethrower-wielding "Cleaners", lunatics who think the best response to the outbreak is burning everything, your character is stuck with the same M4s, pistols, and shotguns for the entirety of the game, just with bigger stats and better damage rates. Given the time and setting it's obvious that the game can't offer anything too zany, but a little more variety in the weapon selection wouldn't go amiss.
The Division is a surprising not least because it turns what could have been a trite, bland online cover-shooter into a tightly made game with a solid amount of tactical depth. It shrugs off the fat and bloat that has afflicted similar titles and arguably feels more refreshing than Destiny, a game that regularly felt hamstrung by its MMO-RPG elements rather than enhanced by them.
Most importantly though, The Division is fun to play regardless of the number of fellow players you have with you. We'll have to wait and see how the game evolves post-release but, so far, it's a surprisingly good start.


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HUD awards $900K grant to Alaska village
The city of Galena, Alaska, has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the federal government to help the remote village recover from last spring's devastating flooding.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant will allow residents to reconnect to city water and sewer service.
The agency says in a release that the money also will help rebuild the estimated 105 homes that were either destroyed or made uninhabitable.
This is an "imminent threat" grant, which can be provided in unique and nonrecurring situations.
An ice jam in May on the Yukon River backed water into Galena. No one was hurt, but homes were damaged and some were destroyed in the community of nearly 500 people. Some homes were flooded to the roofs.
As many as 300 people evacuated during the flooding.


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Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
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Socialism still doesn't work
Facing a bread shortage that is spawning massive lines and souring the national mood, the Venezuelan government is responding this week by detaining bakers and seizing establishments.We shouldn't be too contemptuous of the Venezuelans, though. They fell for socialism. We fell for feminism and civic nationalism. All three concepts are equally stupid, as all three fly completely in the face of our current understanding of the relevant sciences as well as thousands of years of written human history.
In a press release, the National Superintendent for the Defense of Socioeconomic Rights said it had charged four people and temporarily seized two bakeries as the socialist administration accused bakers of being part of a broad "economic war" aimed at destabilizing the country.
In a statement, the government said the bakers had been selling underweight bread and were using price-regulated flour to illegally make specialty items, like sweet rolls and croissants.
The government said bakeries are only allowed to produce French bread and white loaves, or pan canilla, with government-imported flour. However, in a tweet on Thursday, price control czar William Contreras said only 90 percent of baked goods had to be price-controlled products.


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Here I muse about stuff directly or not-so-directly related to what we do in my lab. There are two types of posts: streamlined ones for researchblogging.org and not-so-streamlined ones for brain dump. I use labels - do take advantage of that!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
specific inhibition of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay by small molecule
The last step of protein synthesis is called translation termination. During this step the stop codon is recognized by the protein factor called "release factor" and finished protein is cleaved off the tRNA. Mutations which cause premature termination (nonsense mutations) lead to shortened protein which is usually defective, and in order to avoid accumulation of these proteins such mRNA are recognized by nonsense mediated mRNA decay (NMD) machinery and degraded.
This is usually a good thing, but imagine that the gene which has this nonsense mutation is very important for survival of the cell, and imagine that the truncated version is still somewhat functional. In this case it would be beneficial to produce it even if it is somewhat compromised: something is better than nothing.
Therefore in some cases NMD is actually a cause of a desease, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis - over-zealous NMD removes all the damaged mRNAs and no protein product is produced. In this case suppression of NMD is needed.
Treatment with antibiotic gentamicin wich causes error-prone translation is a solution, but unfortunately gentamicin is not specific for NMD and causes errors on all the steps of translation. Specific inhibition of NMD was sought after for many years, and finally a smal molecule which inhibits it was discovered.
The molecule is called PTC124, and we know that it does the trick (inhibits NMD) and works well against the DMD. It was discovered in 2007, and by now we still don't know to what it binds (ribosome? NMD factors?) and what is the mechanism. The reason for that is that it is extremely complicated to construct an in vitro system for studying PTC124 (you will need purified translational and NMD components, and that is a lot of components). So for now we have no idea how it works, but it does!
Update: ...or may be it doesn't!
Welch EM, Barton ER, Zhuo J, Tomizawa Y, Friesen WJ, Trifillis P, Paushkin S, Patel M, Trotta CR, Hwang S, Wilde RG, Karp G, Takasugi J, Chen G, Jones S, Ren H, Moon YC, Corson D, Turpoff AA, Campbell JA, Conn MM, Khan A, Almstead NG, Hedrick J, Mollin A, Risher N, Weetall M, Yeh S, Branstrom AA, Colacino JM, Babiak J, Ju WD, Hirawat S, Northcutt VJ, Miller LL, Spatrick P, He F, Kawana M, Feng H, Jacobson A, Peltz SW, & Sweeney HL (2007). PTC124 targets genetic disorders caused by nonsense mutations. Nature, 447 (7140), 87-91 PMID: 17450125
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I'm starting a series on this blog. It's going to be called Unbearable Fiction Fads. Basically, I'm going to complain about what I consider to be overused in today's books. This will include plot lines, characters, descriptions, etc. You know, whatever is annoying me at the current moment.
I want to make clear that I am not trying to insult anyone's work in any way.
Yes, I realize it should be a red flag when I have to start my post this way.
But seriously. This is just my opinion. If your story contains any of these features (or even all of them), just ignore me. I'm sure your book will still be wonderful. There is an audience for anything, really. I have faith that you can pull off what so many other writers have poorly executed. I never said I was above being proven wrong, and I have taken part in my own literary clichés as well.
So take a deep breath and please turn off the caps lock.
Unbearable Fiction Fad #1: The Love Triangle
I am a firm believer in art imitating life.
Sometimes in life you're only liked/loved/lusted by one person at a time. Sometimes in life there isn't another equally wonderful and heroic stud fighting your affections. Sometimes in life you nab one mild-mannered nice guy/girl, and you're happy with it. You accept this. You get married, have babies, and buy matching burial plots in the shady part of the cemetery.
So why it that in so many books the author throws in a love triangle? Of course, this is excluding when the love triangle is the main point of your plot. I get that. However, if your protagonist is off fighting demons/witches/ghosts/vampires/other children in the 74th annual Hunger Games, then do you really need to throw a torrid threesome onto their plate? I think they're busy enough just trying to survive.
As a reader, I find it really distracting.
Oh my god, Katniss! Is this really the time to be thinking about Gale? YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET KILLED BY AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD! You better stab her before she stabs you! Also, Peeta is the obvious choice so I don't know why we're having this conversation.
This isn't to say you shouldn't have a love story at all, even when your story is mostly action. It's just that there are PLENTY of issues for a relationship to have without throwing a third party into it. Maybe the boyfriend/girlfriend is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Maybe they're secretly a serial killer. Maybe they decide they want to have a sex change and start their own show in Vegas.
Get creative! Do something that hasn't been done numerous times before. I didn't even have to try that hard to think of those examples. I just had to look in my journal….
All lame jokes aside, just how great do you think your protagonist is? I know we all think our characters are the bee's knees, but I know for a fact that my main character isn't going to have a swarm of hot guys wanting to pollinate her. Too far with the bee metaphor? I'm realistic about her. She doesn't really have time to wage an internal war between two lovers. No, she barely even has time to think of one guy. Anything more will just seem like bragging.
Although my story is not a love story by any means, I'd rather spend my efforts and energy building up a great love story between two people than to have lackluster chemistry between three. I've read too many books in which I didn't care about either of the candidates. As an author, I'm pretty sure you want the reader to care about your characters. You don't want them spending the entire book thinking KILL THEM BOTH!
Maybe you do, if that's what you're going for.
As I said before, I'm not above being proven wrong. If you put enough effort into your love triangle, maybe it will tear me in two as a love triangle is supposed to. Maybe I'll actually buy one of those "Team so-and-so" t-shirts, and have heated debates with my friends about who really is the protagonists soul mate. It would be a first but then again there's always a first for everything.
On that note, I wonder how many cliché phrases I used in this post.
Days 41-43 are down. 141 days to go!
P.S. I was going to include the god awful love triangle from Twilight, but if I get started on Twilight I won't be able to stop. I have to physically restrain myself right now.
So I reached 55 followers, which is a really big deal to me. My ego hasn't been this inflated in years. I actually have a headache now! Thank you to everyone who has followed my blog. Writing on this blog has been incredibly therapeutic for me. It's a wonderful way to get all the crazy out so that it doesn't bleed into my story. Thank you for being a part of that.