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Monday, November 02, 2009
A Home for the Holidays: Day 2
(Please note, the assignments for Day 1 and Day 2 are especially ambitious. You are not intended to finish them in one day, but work for an hour or two toward the list. Then, when there is a daily assignment that you've recently done or one that doesn't apply to you, you can come back and work on these lists.)
Get a box and some trash bags (donate, out of season, too big/too small, needs washing, needs mending, etc.) and head into your bedroom. If you are going to be working hard getting your house into shape, you're going to need a haven to relax off to sleep in.
Before you open your closet or dresser, I want you to close your eyes for a few minutes and think through the following types of questions:
How many dresses do I need? Sweaters? Pairs of jeans? T-Shirts? Consider writing down a number for how many of each item you think would be good to have. For instance, 7 pairs of jeans would last you a week if you wore them every day and didn't wear any other kind of pants or skirt. Most people could make them last at least 2 weeks before laundry had to be done. Do you need more than 7 pairs of jeans?
Put everything that does not belong in your bedroom in the box. Put it in the hallway, or somewhere out of your way.
Now, if there is anything else out besides clothes, put it away. Your floor should be clear.
Dust anything that's easy to get to (i.e. if your dresser is covered with jewelry or perfume or something, leave that for later).
Vacuum the floor.
If you know you'll have some time to devote to this, take all of your clothes and shoes out of your dresser, closet, etc. and put it on the bed or on the floor. Be careful with your hangables so you don't wrinkle them. Sometimes I get an old shower rod and hang it in the hall when I'm doing this, but I have both a narrow hallway and a spare shower rod at hand. A chair can be used to drape across, but it is easy to just lay hangables nicely on your bed without wrinkling them.
If you aren't sure you'll have too much time, try your best to just weed through things as they stay in your drawers/closet. You can set a timer and just quit after an hour or two. We don't want to burn out by going too gung-ho on our first few days, but it does feel good to knuckle down and get some things done!
Do a quick wipedown of any shelves or drawers that might be dusty. Vacuum the bottom of your closet.
Now, think back to the quantities you pondered during the beginning of the list while you put your most favorite clothes back. Put in-season, well-fitting clothes back into your closet and dresser until they are half full. Now it's time to be ruthless. If your closet or dresser is more than 75% of maximum capacity, it's going to be really hard to find things and move things around. You might be liable to leave the drawers stuffed full and not touch them (yes I know this from experience). Be very selective about adding additional clothes to your clothes spaces.
Now, look at what is left. Is there anything you really don't have a hard time parting with? Put it in one bag designated for donation. If you still have clothes left over, here are some questions to ask yourself to help you decide:
First, set a time limit for how old things can be and not get the axe (you can spare special clothing like heirlooms or wedding dresses, etc., but don't get too carried away with that dress you wore on a date with your ex.) Anything more than (for example) 5 years old gets automatically donated.
Am I saving this because I hope to fit into it one day? If so, will it still be in style? If I AM able to lose that weight, would I be able to afford to treat myself to a few NEW clothes? (remember, clothes retailers often mark things below thrift store prices!)
Am I afraid I might weigh more than I do now, so I am saving this item that is TOO BIG for me? Can I really emotionally afford to be this pessimistic?
Am I saving this because I paid good money for it and only wore it once or twice? If so, try to realize that the space left behind by that item is quite valuable and someone needy can benefit from your donation - nicer items are especially helpful; consider donating to Dress for Success for nice businesswear. Also image how much time you will have to spend treating stains, laundering, drying, and ironing the item if you do decide to keep it.
Am I saving it because it's a nice brand name and I think I could sell it secondhand? If so, give yourself a month to do so - there are consignment stores and also Craiglist/eBay Put these items in a bag and find them a temporary home NOT in your room.
Do you have room to store out of season items? Remember, you can only have as many as will fit nicely (no more than 75% full) in your drawers and closet. You can get bins and bed risers pretty inexpensively if you don't have a similar solution - this way you don't have to dig through your out-of-season clothes every time you are looking for an outfit.
This might take a little courage, but ask your significant other or a close friend if there is anything in the remaining pile that doesn't look good on you. Lots of clothes are cute on the hanger, or even cute before a couple of washes, but then they fade and stretch out and the cut is no longer flattering.
If you still have clothes beyond your capacity (some closets are REALLY small!), there are a few things you can do to help you decide or get the courage to get rid of them:
* Give the clothes to someone you know and like and think will enjoy them.
* Do the backwards-hanger trick in your closet (Turn every hanger around so the end of the hook is facing the door, then when you wear it, put it back regularly. At the end of the time period (3 months?), anything still backwards goes.
* Invite a friend over to help you decide. Offer to do the same for them.
* Put all the remaining clothes in a bag and put it away somewhere not in your room. If you one day decide you'd like to wear something in the bag, go get it, wear it, then put it away in your room. If you can't even remember what is in the bag after a month or so, chances are that you don't really love it.
* Consider starting a clothes-swapping group with similarly-sized friends. You have to give something good if you expect something good, so trade a bag of clothes for another. Since you got the bag basically free, it should be easy to pick the things you love out and pass the rest on. Easy come, easy go! (I always find it easiest to donate things given to me or things I bought inexpensively. I guess I still am battling the tenacity of hyper-thriftiness.)
Now that your clothes are all in order (hooray!), resolve to begin a static inventory system. Whenever you get one new item of clothing, one old item must go! If there is anything that was out in the laundry while you were organizing your clothes, you must get rid of it or swap something else out because your closet and dresser are already at maximum functional capacity! (75% full)
Consider using this same routine for your coats, scarves, hats, gloves, handbags, etc. if you keep them in a hall closet. How many coats can a person really wear in one winter?
Are your clothes beautifully organized? Are you already excited to wear a forgotten favorite you found tomorrow?
Remember the box? Put away everything that has a home. If it doesn't have a home, or you can't get to it's home because of clutter, try to find a staging spot in the room it belongs in (maybe a small cardboard box in each room for the duration of our organizing binge?)
If you still have time, change your bedsheets and do something to freshen the air in your bedroom (air spray, candle, potpourri, etc) and find a good book for your nightstand or pillow. Turn down the covers so when it's time for bed you can just pop in and relax.
(If you already were so on-top of your wardrobe, either work some more on the kitchen (we didn't get to cleaning out the microwave and oven yet), deal with family laundry, or do 3-6 20-minute rotations in different rooms of your house sprucing things up - it'll be easier to dive in deep when we get to other rooms in your house.)
I know you probably didn't finish the kitchen and the bedroom (I think these are the rooms that take the most time), but take a picture of your progress. I bet it already looks lots better than it did before!
Posted by azurerocket at 12:49 AM
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2 comments:
- Chris and Audrey said...
I picked up some clothes and organized my hanging clothes in the closet. I also cleaned out the fridge and organized the pantry. Yeah for getting stuff done!
- Jessica Stier said...
I love the idea of putting the hangers in backwards to really gauge if you are wearing an item!
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Wow things are busy over here! My computer is going day after day of not even being turned on! I have so much to get caught up on.
In the mean time I am working on hand spun project that I can't wait to have finished! I was having camera withdrawal and had an overwhelming urge to take a picture so here is a picture of my current Walk on the Moon Shawl.
Now off for teacher conferences. I hope you are having a great day and keep warm!!!!

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The Department of Defense announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2013, through March.
Active Component.
Recruiting. All four active services met or exceeded their numerical accession goals for fiscal 2013, through March.
Army — 33,857 accessions, with a goal of 33,520; 101 percent
Navy — 17,350 accessions, with a goal of 17,350; 100 percent
Marine Corps — 13,010 accessions, with a goal of 12,978; 100 percent
Air Force — 13,989 accessions, with a goal of 13,989; 100 percent
Retention. The Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps exhibited strong retention numbers for the sixth month of fiscal 2013. The Navy exhibited strong retention numbers in the mid-career and career categories. However, the Navy's achievement of 90 percent in the initial category is a result of reduced accessions from four to six years ago.
Reserve Component.
Recruiting. Five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal-year-to-date 2013 numerical accession goals. The Army Reserve finished January 1,501 accessions short of its goal.
Army National Guard — 26,100 accessions, with a goal of 25,005; 104 percent
Army Reserve — 12,976 accessions, with a goal of 14,477; 90 percent
Navy Reserve — 2,700 accessions, with a goal of 2,700; 100 percent
Marine Corps Reserve — 4,518 accessions, with a goal of 4,472; 101 percent
Air National Guard — 4,875 accessions, with a goal of 4,875; 100 percent
Air Force Reserve — 3,685 accessions, with a goal of 3,685; 100 percent
Attrition — All Reserve Components have met their attrition goals. Current trends are expected to continue. (This indicator lags by one month due to data availability.)
Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at 502-626-0164 for Army, 210-565-4678 for Air Force, 703-784-9454 for Marine Corps, and 901-874-9048 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau 703-607-2586; Army Reserve 910-570-8330; Air Force Reserve 703-697-1761; Navy Reserve 757-322-5652; and Marine Corps Reserve 504-678-6535.
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At age 6, Susan was destined to be a journalist and photographer. In 1980, Susan founded Bainbridge News and The Bainbridge Chronicle Newspaper. Bainbridge News specializes in Military and National Politics, including Military Funerals and Burials and Political Funerals and Burials. Susan has covered the White House, the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. She has covered every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama. Recognized for her versatility, Susan has also covered finance, crime, civil rights events, marches, sports, musical events and more. In 1990, she established Bainbridge Photography, an On-Location photography company. In addition to military and political events, including Military and Political funerals and burials, Bainbridge Photography expanded into covering ALL funerals and burials, receptions, weddings, real estate, inventory, insurance, portrait, head shot, pets, fire and Hazmat. Miss Bainbridge believes in going the extra mile. "My Clients always come first." In 1980, Susan began her career in Washington, D.C., working for WMZQ Radio as a reporter and guest hostess from 1980 to 1985. Intrigued by radio, Susan wanted to write, freelancing for radio, television and print newspapers, including AP, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Northern Virginia Sun, The Press-Republican and The Bainbridge Chronicle (established by Susan Bainbridge). In 1986, Susan worked at WDCA-TV Channel 20 as a guest hostess for "Eye On Washington." From 1990 to 1994, Susan reported and anchored for "The Arlington Weekly News." Additionally, she produced a segment for the G. Gordon Liddy Radio Show. A prolific writer, while in high school in 1977, Bainbridge wrote an episode for NBC's "Little House on The Prairie" entitled "Laura's Best Friend." Though the show's producers did not use the script then, NBC producers encouraged Susan to pursue a writing and journalism career. Susan is a member of the National Press Club, the National Press Photographer's Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. Susan Bainbridge's recognitions include from former Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush and Bill Clinton, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the late actor Lorne Greene, among many others. BAINBRIDGE NEWS was founded in 1980 by Susan Bainbridge (a sixth generation writer), a third generation journalist, a first generation photographer and a fourth generation entrepreneur. She is the first generation to establish a news business. Bainbridge News is dedicated in honor of Miss Bainbridge's late grandfather and idol, Mark S. Watson (The Baltimore Sun editor and war correspondent from 1920 to his death in 1966).
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Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Monica to Malibu.
Drive 18 miles north up the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Monica
and you will arrive at Point Dume Natural Preserve and State Beach.
A short trail through the headlands leads to a coastal bluff which overlooks the entire Santa Monica Bay. The fresh ocean air, crystal clear water below, and the spectacular panoramic view of the entire coastline remind you of how expansive and beautiful this Earth is.
The view south towards Santa Monica and Playa del Rey.
We went at the end of January and these beautiful yellow flowers covered
the entire headland leading up the the cliffs.
The view north towards Malibu.
Take the walk down the two flights of stairs to get to Point Dume State Beach.
We saw a ton of sea anemone and crabs in the tide pools to the right of the stairs.
A great place to catch the sunset is at The Sunset Restaurant which is at the bottom of the hill coming down from Point Dume onto Zuma Beach.


text: An entrepreneur combines the vision to see the next thing over the horizon with the restless energy and problem-solving skills needed to set that change in motion. These qualities are shared by business and social entrepreneurs alike, representing a positive force that can help address the world's toughest problems. In this audio lecture, Bill Drayton takes a thoughtful look at Ashoka's mission and highlights its programs designed to nurture the current and future generations of talented entrepreneurs making a difference all over the world.


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29 Smalley Rd. Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Here are pictures of my first tractor, a 1937 model B. My father, Quentin Winslow, and I purchased the B in August of 1984. The tractor was supposed to be a winter project, but once we started working on it, we could not stop. The condition of the tractor was fantastic. You could tell it had hardly ever been used. Most of the work we did was cosmetic (cleaning and painting). The only things we did not do ourselves were to sandblast the rear wheels, paint the hood lettering, and paint the small gas tank. Actually, the only mechanical work we had to do was replace the float in the carburetor. The only piece missing on the whole tractor was the rod for opening and closing the radiator shutter. The restoration took approximately four months of working at night. It is the best looking tractor I have seen around here yet.
Shown also is a picture of our next project. It is a brass tag 1934 A John Deere. My grandfather purchased the A new and when he is through with it, I will restore it.


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It is easy to hate Kermit Gosnell. It's always easy to hate a murderer, especially one who slaughters babies. It is far harder to see, believe, and hate the murderer that lurks inside you. I overheard these lyrics from the American folk punk band, Andrew Jackson Jihad, this week.
"But there's a bad man in everyone
No matter who we are
There's a rapist and a Nazi living in our tiny hearts
Child pornographers and cannibals, and politicians too
There's someone in your head waiting to f---ing strangle you."
Those words ring true. I've seen the "bad man" in me, plenty of times, and, quite frankly, it scares the hell out of me. So as disgusted as I feel toward men like Gosnell, I try to feel just as disgusted at the greed, lust, anger, hatred, falsehood, and selfishness lurking inside me, and all too often, oozing to the surface. For in the end, it's not only Gosnell who must stand before the judgment seat of God. So must we all.


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Pentagon Federal Credit Union, which offers some of the best credit cards, has a new rewards card that presents customers with a dilemma: Which is better, cash back or points?
On the surface, choosing the new PenFed Platinum Rewards card over the credit union's existing cash-back credit card is a no-brainer. The rewards are bigger, and there is a generous sign-up bonus.
Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks that make the choice less than straightforward.
Here's a look at the credit card details:
|9.99% until June 30, 2014, then variable based on the movements of the prime rate; 1.99% on balance transfers for two years.
|National Average APR
|14.90% (source: CreditCards.com)
|Annual Fee
|Five points per dollar on gas purchases, three points at supermarkets, one point everywhere else. You can earn 25,000 bonus points fairly easily. Points are redeemable for merchandise, travel, gift cards or prepaid cards.
|This is a much better deal than PenFed's cash-back credit card.
If you hold a PenFed Visa Platinum Cash card, this large credit union is giving you the chance to switch now to its new points-based rewards card.
You get five points per dollar on gasoline purchases, three points per dollar at the supermarket and one point per dollar on everything else.
By contrast, the Visa Platinum Cash card pays 5% cash back on gasoline purchases but just 0.25% on everything else.
Unlike many points-based rewards programs, PenFed makes it easy and transparent to figure out what you'll earn: Each point is worth a penny, so five points per dollar at the gas pump is the same as getting 5% back.
But there is a catch, one that makes you work a bit harder to redeem your rewards.
Under the existing cash-back card, you don't have to do anything to get your rewards. Your cash-back reward is credited to your monthly statement.
By contrast, with the new PenFed Platinum Rewards card, you have to redeem the points yourself for merchandise, travel, gift cards or Visa prepaid cards, which can be used like cash anywhere Visa is accepted.
Not exactly the same as cash, but the rewards are much better.
After you sign up, PenFed gives you 5,000 bonus points — worth $50 — the first time you use your card, plus 20,000 points — worth another $200 — if you spend $1,000 within the first three months.
Still, if the automatic monthly statement credit is important to you, you should probably stick to the existing cash rewards card.
For existing cardholders, PenFed says it's easy to switch. There is no application, and you can continue to use your existing card. All you have to do is go to the credit union's website and make the switch.
You don't have to switch cards, but once you do, you can't switch back.
You also have the option of getting the new card and keeping the old one. However, you can't combine rewards from both cards.
Both cards have no annual fee and the same low 9.99% APR that is locked in until June 30, 2014, after which it can fluctuate with the prime rate. There's also a 1.99% rate on balance transfers for two years, provided you make the transfer before April 1, 2012.
You can apply for this new card and receive all the sign-up benefits even if you don't have PenFed's cash-back card, but you must be a member of PenFed to be eligible.
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Compare this deal with the credit card offers in our extensive database.


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- I've had this silly sniffely bug hanging around for 2 full weeks and it has finally broken... I am coughing my lungs out and feel pretty rotten, but at least now I should start getting better
- I am LOVING the cooler weather we're having, can't wait for Autumn to really set in.
- I have so enjoyed cooking this week. I HATE cooking in the heat and will avoid it at all costs. This week we've eaten some good food, thanks to the cooler temps.
- We have a full weekend planned: Dinner out with the Boltons tonight, watching the Sharks game on TV with the Clarks tomorrow and my aunt for dinner on Sunday. Looking forward to it! Provided I don't start feeling any more rotten.... please no!
- I've been teaching Paula to drive this week and have to confess that teaching a perfectionist to drive is no easy feat! She is doing really well, but is so incredibly hard on herself. NOW I see what her teachers mean when they say she needs to lighten up.
- Had a day for missing my little brother yesterday. Funny how it will strike out of the blue for no apparent reason, I think I may have dreamt about him, the night before last, because I woke with him on my mind and there he remained all day. I wonder where he would be now, if he was still alive?
- We went and saw "Midnight in Paris" on Sunday. I LOVED it. I read Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" last year and it made the film so much more meaningful. To see all my favourite places in Paris on the big screen was just lovely. I really LOVE Paris. Would love to live there for a while. Dreams....
- I have this horrible job I have to do at work and I have been putting it off and putting it off and now I can put it off no longer, Monday I will tackle it and hopefully finish it on Tuesday. Fortunately I don't have many jobs that create this degree of angst in me!
- Some swine stole all Impi's money out of his savings account this week. I am furious the poor kid works such long hours for a pathetic wage and then some idiot has the gall to take what little money he has... Really, it's just not on!
- In 2 week's time we are going to Sun City (for our last timeshare holiday there - sob, sob). I can't wait!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
2 comments:
- Simone said...
Greetings from Northern Ireland.
- 1:07 am
- Lynette said...
I hope you feel better soon...it is a tough time of year to get a cold. I also hate cooking and "if I were a rich girl" I would have hired a cook;-) I didn't teach any of my kids to drive (DH has better nerves where it comes to that) I hope your weekend is filled with lots of fun and laughter.
- 8:18 am
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Changing student profiles and the increasing availability of mainstream and specialized learning technologies are stretching the traditional face-to-face models of teaching and learning in higher education. Institutions, too, are facing far-reaching systemic changes which are placing strains on existing resources and physical infrastructure and calling into question traditional ways of teaching through lectures and tutorials. And, with an ever-increasing scrutiny on teaching and teachers' accountability for positive educational outcomes, the call for closer attention to learning, teaching and, most especially, to the design and delivery of the curriculum is given increasing relevance and importance.
Research provides strong evidence of the potential for technologies to facilitate not only cognition and learning but also to become integral components in the redesign of current curriculum models. Some Universities and individual academics have moved along this pathway, developing new and innovative curriculum, blending pedagogies and technologies to suit their circumstances. Yet, there are others, unsure of the possibilities, the opportunities and constraints in these changing times. Curriculum Models for the 21st Century gives insights into how teaching and learning can be done differently. The focus is on a whole of curriculum approach, looking at theoretical models and examples of practice which capitalize on the potential of technologies to deliver variations and alternatives to the more traditional lecture-based model of University teaching.?


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Above (and noted on the identical image below) is the latest water vapor satellite image, showing a strong middle and upper-level weather disturbance (yellow encircled area on the 2nd image) moving East/Northeastward into the Rockies. Upper-level winds are blowing in pattern (red arrows on the 2nd image) that favor strong upward motion (called diffluence) in the atmosphere. This, coupled with increasing low level moisture and instability creates widespread rain and snow showers.
You can see the increase in precipitation noted on the latest radar mosaic from the region, shown below:
This activity will increase during the evening and overnight hours as the upper level energy grows stronger and moves deeper into the region.
Meanwhile, at the surface level, low pressure is developing over southeast Colorado, as noted by the closed green circle in the isobars (lines of equal atmospheric pressure) on the analysis below:
This low pressure area will deepen (or intensify) rapidly overnight, which will result in an increase in North-Northeast surface winds across much of Colorado. The combination of increasing surface winds and increasing coverage and intensity of snowfall will result in blizzard to near blizzard conditions across much of the region later tonight and into at least the first half of Wednesday.
The images below show the latest watches, warnings and advisories in effect across the region, from the National Weather Service:
Wyoming Warnings
Colorado Warnings
Kansas Warnings
Snow will become heavy at times overnight and early Wednesday, which coupled with the strong winds of 30-40 mph with gusts of 50+ mph will create white out conditions in many areas, particularly within the Blizzard Warning areas on the above images.
Below are the latest forecasts as far as snow accumulation are concerned from the GFS and NAM models, centered near the Denver airport (scale in inches on the bottom of each image):
The wind will be an even bigger player with this event as compared to the one last week, with widespread blowing and drifting snow likely. Folks across this region need to take this situation very seriously, and do not plan on venturing out tonight or Wednesday until the heavy snow and strong winds subside.
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Saturday Chatting
I know, how awful am I to promise better attention to the blog, then disappear again for two weeks, right? Life has just been very busy and chaotic for a while.
Spring is suddenly here full force — it has been around 75°F all week, and the birds, who so plagued me last spring with their cacophony, are back. For some reason, they don't stop me from sleeping this year. Could it be I have grown old and deaf? Or perhaps it is because I've been sleeping like a log — a train could run over me and I wouldn't know it.
I lost a few rose bushes and one tree over the winter, and I have 5 roses outside waiting to be planted. I'm telling myself I'll get it done tomorrow. Knowing me, however, it is only 50/50 likelihood. Procrastinators unite... tomorrow! The garden also needs raking, mulching, clipping and you name it. As much as I tout that I love gardening, I doubt I'd be very opposed to having a gardener who would come and do all the grunt labor, leaving me with the fluffier aspects of tending a garden.
Workwise, I'm also busy — I haven't had any translating for a few weeks (which is just as well), but I've had a few websites to do and Luminarium of course is a jealous mistress. Sometimes the task seems so daunting that I have to take a break entirely. One human life doesn't seem long enough to get everything done that I'd like. So if anyone has an interest in Medieval/Renaissance English literature and/or history and wants to volunteer, drop me a line :D Also hiring houseboy, cook, and laundryboy. All interested parties are requested to apply in person, tehee!
Well, that's it for right now — running to a dinner and a movie.
*mwah* A
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Special Collections Department
or contact: Special Collections, University of Delaware Library | Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 | (302) 831-2229
Series VI. Files related to printers, ca. 1920-1983
Extent: 5 linear ft.
Contents: Booklets, keepsakes, correspondence, photographs, printed material about the printers, samples of work, proofs, and notes
Arrangement: Following an initial folder of images, arranged alphabetically by name of printer.
The series originally began as a file of "historic printers" probably organized by O. A. Dickman and continued by Lieberman. At some point the files were expanded to include files for contemporary individuals prominent in the field of printing. The files are sources of information about the printer, with occasional samples of their work.
The first folder in the files is a collection of images of historic printers. The file includes photographs, negatives, engravings, mock-ups for prints, and printed material. Individuals include John Baskerville, Frimin Didot, Giambattista Bodoni, William Caslon, Tolbert Lanston, Beatrice Warde, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Johann Gutenberg, William Bulmer, and others.
38 Series VI. Files related to printers, ca. 1920-1983
F1 Images of historic printers
Includes John Baskerville, Frimin Didot, Giambattista Bodoni, William Caslon, Tolbert Lanston, Beatrice Warde, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Johann Gutenberg, William Bulmer, and others.
Aldus Manutius
Anderson, John
Ashbee, C. R.
F3 Adler, Elmer
F4 Angelo, Valenti
Bank, Arnold
Bartlett, Edward E.
Baskin, Leonard
Baudin, M Fernand
Beach, Sylvia
Belanger, Terry B.
Bell, John
Bender, Albert M.
Benguiat, Ephram (2 photographs)
Bernhard, Lucian
Bethke, Amos
Bewick, Thomas
Bruce, David
Buell, Abel
Bulmer, William
Burns, Aaron
F6 Baskerville, John
F7 Beilenson, Edna and Peter
See also in the Private Press Series: Walpole Printing Office and Peter Pauper Press
38 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
Bennett, Paul A., 1953-1970
F8 Correspondence and photographs
6 photographs of Bennett
F9 Printed material containing work by Bennett
F10 Keepsakes and material related to the ceremonies honoring Bennett
F11 Memorial material for Bennett
F12 Printed material about Bennett
Includes clippings, articles, galley proofs
39 F13 Benton, Linn Boyd and Morris Fuller
Includes a negative and two photographs
F14 Bettman, Otto L.
F15 Blumenthal, Joseph
F16 Bodoni, Giambattista
F17 Bradford, William
F18 Bradley, Will
Includes one photograph with Bradley and A. O. Dickman
F19 Brussel-Smith, Bernard
Includes signed engravings
F20 Bullen, Henry Lewis
Cary, Melbert B., Jr.
Chwast, Seymour
Cobden-Sanderson, T. J.
Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle
Coggeshall, Howard W.
Cooper, Oswald Bruce
Conkwright, P. Jefferson
F22 Carnes, A. Burton
Includes 12 photographs of Ben Grauer, Lieberman, Robert Leslie, Cathy Brody and others
F23 Caslon, William
F24 Chappell, Warren
F25 Cleland, Thomas Maitland
39 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
Daniel, C. H. O.
Dair, Carl
De Worde, Wynkyn
Dietch, Alan
Dorfsman, Lou
F27 Da Boll, Raymond F.
F28 DePol, John
Includes engravings
F29 DeVinne, Theodore Low
F30 Dickman, O. Alfred
Includes two photographs of Dickman, see also Series X
F31 Doughlas, Lester
F32 Dreyfus, John
Includes a negative and four photographs of Dreyfus
F33 Duschnes, Philip C.
F34 Dwiggins, W. A.
Ellis, Richard
Ettenberg, Eugene M.
F36 Eichenberg, Fritz
Includes one signed engraving
Farquhar, Francis P.
F38 Farrier, Herbert
F39 Franklin, Benjamin
F40 Frasconi, Antonio
Gentry, Helen
Gilliss, Walter
Gleason, William P.
Goss, Frederick L.
Granjon, Robert
F42 Gage, Harry
Includes original watercolor by Gage
39 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
F43 Garamond, Claude
F44 Garnett, Porter
F45 Gill, Eric
Goudy, Frederic W.
F46 Photographs
Includes five negatives, proofs of prints, and 28 photographs of Goudy, as well as one oversize photograph taken by Robert L. Leslie
F47 Information about Goudy
Notes, clippings, keepsakes
F48 Information about Goudy
F49 Information about Goudy
F50 Information about Goudy
F51 Californian
Includes souvenir from the Lanston Monotype Company - metal type of Goudy's initials
40 F52 Testimonial Fund - account book
F53 Grabhorn, Edwin & Bob
Gutenberg, Johann
F54 Printed material about Gutenberg
F55 Photocopies of articles about Gutenberg
Hardie, James
Hendrickson, James
Herman, J. J.
Hubbard, Elbert
F57 Hammer, Victor
F58 Hess, Sol.
F59 Hunter, Dard
F60 Ishill, Joseph
Jaffe, Herman
Johnson, Fridolf
40 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
F62 Joachim, Leo H.
Kirschner, Max R.
Kittredge, William A.
Koenig, Frederick
Kraus, Han P. and Hanni
F64 Kent, Rockwell
F65 Knopf, Alfred
F66 Kredel, Fritz
Lacouriere, Roger
Lanston, Tolbert
Lerner, Abe
Linen, George
Loos, Melvin
Lufkin, Raymond
Lustig, Alvin
F68 Lebowitz, Morris
Includes many samples printed at the Antique Press. See also "Antique Press" in the Private Press series.
F69 Lebowitz, Morris
Leslie, Robert
F70 Correspondence and photographs
F71 "Laurels for Leslie," 1980
Includes two woodblocks engraved by John DePol
F72 Printed material related to Leslie
F73 Lubalin, Herb
F74 Lyons, T. J.
40 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
McKay, George
McMurtrie, Douglas C.
Macy, George
Maillol, Aristide
Mardersteig, Martino
Markert, George
Melcher, Fred
Mendel, Hortense
Meynell, Francis
Moran, James Charles
Morgan, Barbara
Morgan, Willard
Morris, Charles V.
F76 Mergenthaler, Ottmar
F77 Middleton, Robert Hunter
Includes a photograph of R. Hunter Middleton and material printed at Cherryburn Press
F78 Morison, Stanley
Includes a negative and four photographs
F79 Morris, William
F80 Nash, Ray
F81 O'Brien, Paul M.
F82 Osborne, Lewis
Paine, Thomas
Pickering, William
Pissarro, Lucien
F84 Powell, Lawrence Clark
41 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
Reichl, Ernst
Ricketts, Charles
Robbins, Sabin
Roce, Denis
Romano, Frank - two photographs of Romano
Rounds, Sterling P.
Rusch, Adolf
F86 Ransom, Will
F87 Rau, Jack
F88 Roger, Bruce
Includes five photographs of Rogers or paintings of Rogers
F89 Rollins, Carl
Rudge, William Edwin
F90 Correspondence, announcements, etc., 1943-1973
F91 The Rudge Roundup, 1973-1974
F92 Job of the Month
F93 Some Greguerias by Ramon Gomez de la Serna, 1944
Sets of proofs, including the first proofs
F94 Samples of printing by William Edwin Rudge & William E. Rudge's Sons
F95 Samples of printing by William Edwin Rudge & William E. Rudge's Sons
F96 Ruzicka, Rudolph
Sachs, Hans
Salter, George
Schlosser, Leonard B.
Senefelder, Alois
Siegfried, Larry
Skira, Albert
Sterling, Homer
Strauss, Victor
41 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
Simpson, Herbert W.
F98 Correspondence, photographs and Christmas greetings
Includes three photographs of Simpson.
F99 Samples of work
F100 Samples of work
F101 Samples of work
F102 Samples of work
F103 Samples of work
F104 Samples of work
F105 Samples of work
42 F106 Samples of work
F107 Samples of work
F108 Samples of work
F109 Samples of work
F110 Samples of work
F111 Samples of work
F112 Samples of work
F113 Samples of work
F114 Samples of work
F115 Samples of work
F116 Samples of work
F117 Samples of work
F118 Samples of work
F119 Steiner-Prag, Hugo
Thompson, Bradbury
Thompson, John
Trotter, Ernie
Trump, Georg
F121 Thomas, Isaiah
F122 Tommasini, A. R.
F123 Trentholm, George F.
43 Series VI. Files related to printers (cont'd)
F124 Tschichold, Jan
F125 Updike, Daniel Berkeley
Van Krimpen, Jan
F127 Van Wert, Irving C.
Walker, Emery, Sir
Walpole, Horace
Warwick, John
Weiler, Joseph F.
White, Lew
Whittingham, Charles
Warde, Beatrice
F129 Correspondence and photographs
Includes seventeen photographs of Warde, several at Lieberman's "Quiet Evening at the Herity Press," on August 7, 1965.
F130 Keepsakes from "Quiet Evening," 1965 Aug 7
F131 Reel-to-reel tape (possibly "Quiet Evening")
F132 Keepsakes and printed material related to Warde
F133 Printed material related to Warde
Includes issues of "News From the Outpost"
F134 Watts, Stevens L.
Zachrisson, Bror
Zundel, Walter
Zapf, Hermann
F136 "Quiet Evening at Herity," 1968 May 4
Includes negatives and 12 photographs
F137 Photographs, keepsakes, and printed
Includes 10 photographs of Zapf taken by Burt Carnes
F138 Zenger, John Peter


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Last Tango out of Mustardland
We have discussed elsewhere the travesty of putting the name of Mr Brooks' fine novel to the Brad Pitt vehicle blessed with that name. Here I am thinking of Mr Brooks' novel.
In the book, there was an interviewee who had spent the Zombie Wars as a radio operator in the Ship City in the South Pacific, whose job it was to listen to broadcasts from around the world and report on what they heard in order that the residents of the Ship City could know how the war was going, what was working and what was not.
It was an onerous task with most committing suicide within months, but the man who Mr Brooks interviewed had survived to talk about it. He said that the worst thing he could remember was the voice of the last DJ at a station in Buenos Argentina, telling calmly how he was the last man alive in Argentina, then putting on one last tango and blowing his brains out.
I will be at work when we close down and I have no intention of blowing my brains out but, if I was able when the time came, I would hope to post a link to a you tube video of a tango just because that is the appropriate thing to do.
I will post a link to Brecht and Weil's "Tango Ballad" - all beautiful and nostalgic as it is, and hope that, when the time comes, there will be someone there to post a link to the last tango out of Mustardland.


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Letter from MHQ: Shock and Awful
WITH THIS ISSUE OF MHQ we have entered the centenary year of the Great War, and shall, inevitably, embark on fresh efforts to comprehend and "understand" one of the greatest calamities ever to befall humankind. That it was entirely self-inflicted and not the result of floods, plagues, volcanic eruptions, or asteroid strikes makes it the more important to look inward, again, and try to understand, in the cry of the time, "What have we done?"
The last veterans, the last witnesses to the war have joined the legions of the dead, so it now and henceforth lies entirely within the compass of history. But that does not mean that people alive today no longer directly feel its effects. In that four-year span of armed and industrial violence, eight million people died "prematurely," that is, from causes that were anything but natural—including being deliberately poisoned by deadly gases. The impacts of that fact are immeasurable: Families, towns, institutions, cities, nations, even empires around the globe were destroyed by the events of those four years.
This is the war that changed everything. One of the most thoughtful and perceptive observers of this war, Paul Fussell (he was, not incidentally, a participant in and survivor of one of World War II's bloodiest European campaigns, a self–described "wounded ex-infantry officer"), wrote two of the most useful sentences in English about this war: "Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected" and "It reversed the Idea of Progress." Both those statements appear in the opening pages of his indispensable The Great War and Modern Memory (1975).
One thing is certain: The Great War was the end of one world and the beginning of another, marking a historic division as surely as the natural cataclysms of 66 million years ago that killed the dinosaurs mark the end of the Cretaceous Era. It marked the end of empires and royalties, of Victorian peace and prosperity, of Enlightenment optimism, and in the broadest sense, of innocence. Writing just after the armistice, poet T. S. Eliot summed up that irreversible change in our sense of our selves and our world in a mere five words: "After such knowledge, what forgiveness?"
Eliot phrased it as a question. After 100 years, we are still seeking answers.
—Michael W. Robbins


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BDN: Set up a WordPress site with new theme installed, get pages created according to site-map structure diagram and install Ad management system
Budget £250-750 GBP
We are establishing a 'British Deaf News' online website to replace our monthly printed magazine for the Deaf community of the United Kingdom. The 'British Deaf News' belongs to a 125-years-old national charity organisation - 'British Deaf Association'.
We have tried to start in 2014 including domain names ([login to view URL]) and web hosting created, WordPress installed, and older theme template added, but it was put on hold due to other projects being in the way. Now it's 2016; we're ready to move forward!
1) TEMPLATE - Since we have the domain names, web hosting and WordPress already established. We need your fast service to install our chosen new theme "Newspaper 7" ([login to view URL] - 'News Magazine' style) which we have purchased and downloaded a file - you need to install on WordPress then modify it to suit our branding colour and logo, select type of font and a bit of CSS tweak such as shaded highlight behind titles.
2) WEBSITE PAGES STRUCTURE - Then have the site structure and categories created (set up navigation menu and have blank pages ready) by following our site map structure diagram (see image file attached).
a) We need to create a pop-up box to appear on the homepage to capture the person's (who may be about to leave the site - rolled mouse off - scrolled down, etc.) name and email address to our MailChimp account - subscribers email list. (Maybe this one?: [login to view URL] OR anything else that is similar to this [login to view URL] but with no annual fee?).
b) Give a person the option to have an automatic email (WordPress post notification) either every time a new article / post is posted or have email sent once a week with a list of articles / posts.
c) The 'WP post notification' need to use our MailChimp subscribers list - suggest use WP's RSS to MailChimp for auto-notification (see guide: [login to view URL] )
4) ADVERT BANNERS MANAGEMENT - We have purchased the plugin that needs to be installed and set-up - "ADS PRO - Multi-Purpose WordPress Ad Manager".
It controls the banner adverts on home page (for general) and sub-pages (for specific tag / categories / relevant to article or topic). This will include for advertisers to be able to submit their banner ads and make the payment online (PayPal) to us.
These required jobs above is to get a fully-functional "News" website we needed urgently and it should be fairly quick to do by the experienced Web / WordPress developer.
I look forward to your best quotations and I will respond promptly to start ASAP.
Thank you.
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Learn About Careers in Justice
There are hundreds of different careers in the justice sector. Many other careers also involve the application of laws and regulations and regularly interact with the justice system. Below are descriptions and information for some common justice sector professions. For information about the full range of justice sector careers, talk to your school's guidance counselor.
Lawyers are experts in the law. They are licensed to advise clients on legal matters and represent them in court and in other proceedings.
General Requirements:
- 3-4 years undergraduate university studies in any major or specialization
- 3 years of law school
- For additional general information go to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) site
- Also check out the Law Society of Upper Canada
Paralegals provide a wide range of legal services including: help with traffic tickets, uncontested divorces, small claims court, family court, real estate, landlord and tenant, disputes and incorporations.
General Requirements:
- High school diploma
- 2-4 years of college or specialized private college
- For additional information go to the Canadian Association of Paralegals.
Law Clerks
In Ontario, a law clerk performs duties of an administrative or managerial nature, and/or substantive legal work. A law clerk is supervised by a lawyer.
General requirements:
- High school diploma
- 2 years of college
- For additional information go to The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
Police Officers
Police officers are often our first contact with the legal system. Through investigating crimes, protecting individuals and keeping the public peace and order, policing can offer diverse experiences in different areas of the community.
General requirements:
- High school diploma
- Higher education is not required but is preferred
- No specific kind of higher education is required, however there are police foundations programs at the college level. Police foundations programs can take about 2 years to complete.
- For additional information go to the RCMP website, the Ontario Provincial Police site or the Toronto Police Service site.
Legal Secretaries
Legal secretaries perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government. Check out Ontario Job Futures for a detailed list of legal secretary tasks.
General requirements:
- High School Diploma
- 1-2 college legal secretary program
- For additional information go to Legal Secretaries International Inc.
Justices of the Peace
Justices of the peace are judicial officers appointed by the Attorney General of the province. Justices of the peace work in the Ontario Court of Justice hearing matters that take place before an actual trial as well as matters related to the Highway Traffic Act or Workplace Health and Safety Act among other provincial offenses. JOPs also issue subpoenas, search warrants, and warrants over custody of children in need of protection, swear affidavits, and preside over bail hearings.
General requirements:
- University degree or college diploma or equivalent education or experience
- At least 10 years paid work or volunteer experience
- For additional information, see the Ontario Court of Justice's website.
Judges work in the courts of federal and of provincial jurisdiction. Depending on the case, a judge may hear a trial with or without a jury. Without a jury, a judge decides on the credibility of witnesses and the strength of the evidence and imposes a punishment or determines the amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff. With a jury, the judge overseas the proceedings by making sure that they run smoothly and efficiently. At the appeals and the Supreme Court level, judges decide based on evidence given at the lower level, whether the lower court judge made the correct decision under the law.
Judges are appointed by judicial appointments advisory committees made up of a diverse group of people from the community and from the legal profession.
General requirements:
- At least 10 years membership in the Bar, meaning the applicant is a lawyer, though not necessarily a trial lawyer
- Applicants must have a good credit rating (bills and debts paid), must have paid up any child support payments and must not have a criminal record
- Applicants must show a good understanding of the law and understand the social values of the day
- For additional information about Ontario provincial appointments go to the Ontario Courts website; go to the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs website for information on federal appointments
Court Reporters
Court reporters record and transcribe the proceedings in a court of law, tribunal, government hearing or anywhere else that an exact record of the proceedings is required.
General requirements:
- A court reporting college course that can take up to six months to complete
- Additional training and certification, which includes passing standardized tests with the Court Reporters' Association of Ontario
- For additional information, see the Court Reporters' Association of Ontario's website.


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The members of the Shakspere Club are working earnestly for their performance of "Julius Caesar. It will be given in the third week of May.
The eighth annual session of the Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute begins Monday, July 13, and continues five weeks. The Harvard representatives on the faculty are Messrs. Frederick Lutz, Kuno Francke, and Henry Dixon Jones. Mr. William J. Rolfe of Cambridge is the President.
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My github page is here: http://www.github.com/justinpodur
Of most current interest is an ongoing project to create a rails app (my final project, working with Justine Jones, in the bitmaker labs web applications course June-July 2014) to do Peer Instruction polling in the classroom. A real-time polling app for classroom use, on the open web. A rough working version deployed to Heroku: Peer Instruction Polling


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A blog devoted to my vintage sewing machines and how I find them, fetch them and fix them.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The motor doesn't work. But that might be because we (L. and I ) didn't know how to work it. But we did know how to work the hand crank. Woot ! Woot!
I am feeling lighter. So far this makes four machines that have been re-homed in the past two weeks. This is significant. It means that I don't have to worry about appearing on that awful reality show about hoarders.
All of the machines that I released will be used. Now isn't that a wonderful thing?
L. Came over today with her Minnesota A. She wanted to clean it up. We set to work and used the wonderful ultrasonic cleaner. Got some dirty parts, really, really, really clean.
Then she took a look around the shop and spotted an interesting case.
"What's in there?"
I opened it up and there was a lovely New Home VS. We tried to fit it with a hand crank but it wouldn't work.
"Oh, so you want a hand crank? I have just the machine."
And out came the 128. It came to me as a gift. It has the attachments, the oil can and the knee controller. It is adorable. The decals are worn but that means it has been loved and used. It will be now too.
I tried to send the New Home along too. No go. Well, that's ok. I think I will just get it out and put it in the museum.
We didn't get the Minnesota A stitching. I think we were using the wrong needle.
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So glad you were able to find a loving home for those two beauties. I really like the simplicity of appearance of the Japanese zigzag. How did she sew when converted to treadle (and before)?ReplyDelete
- Dre_in_PAOctober 18, 2013 at 4:11 PM
4 down, 80 + to go... Assuming 20 is a reasonable number to keep. :)ReplyDelete
Just spent way too much time on your blog today catching up on your machines of the past few months! I just started collecting vintage machines last year and am up to 19, which is way less than 80, I know, but I'm still flipping out because I have no where to store them! The plan was to learn how to repair and maintain the different models and then re-home all but one of each model (I'm just doing Singers for the time being to try and be reasonable). Anyway one of my eBay purchases was a relatively-in-good-shape 128, but it did not have a knee controller so when I realized it wouldn't work without I had to find one of those (for too much money). It is quietly sitting in its case while I begin working on a 99, but I think the 128 will be the next because I've never sewed with a knee controller before. If I hate it maybe I'll end up converting to a hand crank like you did!ReplyDelete


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Volume 23, Issue 1 (2016)
The contributions collected in this Special Issue are the outcome of a colloquium on "Global Human Rights Law and the Boundaries of Statehood" held at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa in March 2015.
Introduction: Global Human Rights Law and the Boundaries of Statehood
Daniel Augenstein and Hans Lindahl
Some Newly Emergent Geographies of Injustice: Boundaries and Borders in International Law
Upendra V. Baxi
The Temporal Rivalries of Human Rights
Fleur E. Johns
Fractured Territories and Abstracted Terrains: Human Rights Governance Regimes Within and Beyond the State
Larry Catá Backer
Transformations in Statehood, the Investor- State Regime, and the New Constitutionalism
A. Claire Cutler
Statehood, Power, and the New Face of Consent
Sheldon Leader
Corporations and the Limits of State-Based Models for Protecting Fundamental Rights in International Law
David Bilchitz
Decentering Human Rights from the International Order of States: The Alignment and Interaction of Transnational Policy Channels
Radu G. Mares
Color Blocking: How the Harmonization of Color Protection May Catalyze Color Depletion in Global Markets
Arsha Hasan
The Race to Safety: How Private Lawmaking and Voluntary-Standard Adoption Can Inspire a Global Regime that Strengthens and Harmonizes Product Safety Standards
Alexandra Muir


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The British arm of Ancestry.com has added an impressive list of English and Scottish records, summarized on the British GENES blog.
The Federation of Genealogical Societies had their annual conference in Alabama last weekend. Catch the highlights from Amy Coffin, Diane MacLean Boumenot, and the Sacramento Genealogical Society.
The Mid-West Family History Expo is under way. Read about it on Susan Peterson's blog.
Journey of Letters — Mariann Regan writes: "The day I found boxes of personal letters in my parents' Virginia attic, I had misgivings about investigating my family's past. What good could come of poking through other people's correspondence? Wouldn't I be just snooping?" More at The Armchair Genealogist.
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The Anti-Fluoride Argument
Why do people hate fluoride so much?
As a kid, fluoride was the gold standard in preventing tooth decay and cavities. You had your fluoridated water, fluoride rinse, and bubble gum flavored treatment at the dentist. For the most part, it's still just as prevalent today, with the exception of the ever-growing segment of the population that rejects it. But why?
Fluorosis is a cosmetic condition affecting teeth that have been overexposed to fluoride within the first 8 years of life when adult teeth are forming. Fluorosis can appear as various changes in the appearance of the tooth enamel, including white or dark spots on the teeth. Nobody wants that.
Crossing the line
Fluoride is the only chemical added to public water supplies for the purpose of medical treatment. Water fluoridation is argued to cross the line of "informed consent" that is standard practice for any medical treatment, and is the reason 97% of Western Europe has rejected water fluoridation.
Excessive Intake
It is argued that many children today exceed the recommended level of fluoride intake from toothpaste alone. The anti-fluoride camp argues the dosage for public water supply cannot be controlled, and combined with all the other fluoridated products, they think enough is enough.
Health Concerns
In many communities with naturally high fluoride levels, we see dental fluorosis in children, and skeletal fluorosis in older adults. There is also evidence that excessive fluoride intake may harm other tissues including the brain and pineal gland, and may have a negative impact on IQ.
Holistic Health
Today we are seeing a huge increase in the number of patients seeking holistic dentistry, which rejects the use of fluoride and other unnatural toxic materials like mercury. This trend toward a more natural, whole body approach to oral healthcare represents a paradigm shift in dentistry as we know it.
Where do you stand?
With the anti-fluoride camp seemingly growing every day, it's important that you understand both sides of the coin. It is also important to have strategies in place to educate your patients, rather than discard their feelings or opinions. Most patients that are anti-fluoride aren't trying to be difficult, they are just trying to do what is best for themselves and their families. As a team, know what your approach will be with these patients. Can you provide information on fluoride as an important protective factor? Can you effectively tell them why you think fluoride is important? Can you explain the different recommendations for different ages? Do you offer options for dental products that don't contain fluoride, but contain other helpful protective factors like xylitol?


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Fleeing the increasing pressure to settle down, a restless young man heeds the call of the road and sets out on a meandering four-month bus trip from Dawson City, Yukon, to Key West, Florida. Continental Drifter is the record of that memorable journey. >>
Scatter the Mud: A Traveller's Medley
Both an accomplished musician and travel writer with credits in The New York Times, GEO, Ms., Montreal Gazette, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald, to name a few, Lyon recounts her unique experiences with such panache that any armchair traveller will want to "scatter the mud" with her. >>
Sea Over Bow: A North Atlantic Crossing
You can just sail away from your past. All you need is courage. >>
Tracks: Journeys in Time and Place
Tracks is a compilation of personal travel essays that range across three continents; from Italy, where Genni Gunn was born, to Canada and Mexico, and through Asia, to both reconnect with her sister and witness the emergence of new political realities in Myanmar. >>


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Landlords with properties within Wandsworth Borough Council's boundary approach letting agents in Wandsworth looking to maximise the income they receive from their rental properties.
Here at Assetgrove, our guaranteed rent scheme assures landlords of a fixed monthly rental income while we get on with the business of managing all the day-to-day tasks, such as inspections, lettings, viewings, maintenance, and legal issues.
We are proud to offer guaranteed rent for up to five years. But there is a lot more to Assetgrove that this alone. Over the years we have developed a wide ranging and comprehensive portfolio of property services carried out by a substantial in-house team with real expertise.
From upfront financing of home improvements and furnishing packages, to out-and-out property portfolio business managers, we provide a complete solution for all landlords and buy-to-let investors whether they own one property or 100.
Covering 13.2 square miles, Wandsworth is one of the largest inner London boroughs with a population of over 307,000 residents living in about 130,500 households.
Bordering Lambeth to the east, Richmond-upon-Thames to the west, Merton and Kingston-upon-Thames to the south and Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and the City of Westminster across the River Thames to the north, the postcodes of the borough of Wandsworth are: SW1A, SW1E, SW1H, SW1P, SW1V, SW1W, SW1X, SW1Y, SW4, SW6, SW8, SW11, SW12, SW15, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19 and SW95.
Of the 10,007 postcodes in Wandsworth, 284 (or 2.8%) saw two or more homes sell for £1m or above for the first time in 2014/15. Despite being relatively wealthy overall, there are differences across the borough with pockets of poverty in Roehampton, Battersea and Tooting.
Other centres of population in Wandsworth include Balham, Clapham Junction, Putney and Wandsworth.
Landmarks in Lambeth include the All England Tennis Club in Southfields, St George's Hospital – one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals and an accredited centre of excellence for trauma, neurology, cardiology and cancer services – and Battersea Power Station, which is being redeveloped into London's new diplomatic district, including the opening of two new stations serving London Underground's Northern Line.
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The Money Fix is a documentary from director, open currency advocate and permaculturalist Alan Rosenblith. This documentary does an excellent job of explaining the U.S. monetary system in accessible language. It ends with a profile of an intriguing alternative currency system supported by Rosenblith.
We suggest this documentary not so much because organizing around alternative currencies appeals to us (although it does) but because Rosenblith's critique of the U.S. monetary system is both incisive and digestible. The language of economics can seem so absolutely incoherent that we're often tempted to throw up our hands in resignation that we will never understand how it all works. When we adopt this attitude, we lose sight of the biases of our currency, economy and how we generate and define wealth.
Our previous post was meant to encourage vegans to think about a kind of organizing that will transcend the current economic and social order which is itself inimical to the vegan ethic. In particular, we discouraged readers from thinking that lasting systemic change is something we can buy. That approach assumes the current economic model and monetary system as givens rather than constructs with encoded biases. One dollar may equal one vote but it's always a vote for capitalism.
When we study the history of our economic model and the currency that underpins it, we see how they have developed biases towards exploitation of workers, violent resource extraction and hoarding. We can also see that, throughout history, there have been many different forms of currency and many different systems of economic exchange that have had biases toward the creation of social value. There is no more reason to accept the current system as natural, normal or necessary than there is to accept carnism and its annual 50 billion-creature body count.
Rosenblith's documentary is a great crash course on the monetary system. I also highly recommend Douglas Rushkoff's Life Inc. for a more in depth and expansive critique.


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All that I want to accomplish with this challenge is to get back to where I was when I started my journey. Summer is pretty much over and in comes the holidays and the baked goods. I want to train my brain and my body to crave healthy stuff not cookies, and junk.
With that said, you'll be seeing a lot of green juices from me for the next 30 days. You'll also be seeing repetitive meals. I work a full time job and have a family to take care of, so I will do what I can to change up meals. Preparing my meals in advance is what works for me, so I plan to stick with that. Just giving you a heads up. I'm prepping some of my meals, mainly my protein in advance this Sunday to have for my salads during the week.
Below is meal sample:
1/2 cup of old fashion oats cooked in water (follow instructions from package)
4 egg whites veggie scramble (1 cup of a variety of veggies)
1 slice of turkey
Snack 1:
a whole cucumber sliced
2 tbsp of hummus (check your labels, if you are using store bought)
12 almonds
2 cups of green beans
5 oz of a grilled chicken breast (no MSG for seasoning)
Snack 2:
a veggie juice
5-6 oz of grilled Tilapia
1/2 cup of brown rice
14 grilled asparagus spears
Post workout:
1 scoop of a plant based protein powder
1 cup of sliced strawberries
1/2 cup of U. Almond Milk
1/2 cup of water
1 cup of ice
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Journals and notebooks, fine papers and pens, inks and their ilks, a few other things, and the occasional rant
Monday, November 21, 2011
Holiday Gift Suggestions
Various holidays are fast approaching, and a particular Pen Addict had a great suggestion that I post a gift guide. Below are some ideas for gifts large and small, things I wouldn't mind giving or receiving (or both!).
First up is JetPen's Cplay Sevenroll Leather Pencil Case, which has been on my radar since they arrived. The Sweet Cherry Red leather roll case is bright and fun, but there are other colors to choose from as well. Fill it with lots of different pens, such as this Uni-ball Signo RT with blue-black ink (my favorite!), a Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen, the Lamy Safari in Charcoal Black, and the Ohto Rook Fountain Pen with a black/red body.
Also take a look at the Palomino Blackwing wooden pencils, re-introducing a much-loved classic. Since you'll need something to write on take a look at the Rhodia No. 16 dotPad. If you'd prefer a pocket memo book, then another great addition to the JetPens web site is Field Notes, so check out their offerings of Memo Books and Steno Pads. To add some color to the festivities, here's a set of glitter markers by Kuretake that look fabulous, or a set of multi-color crayon sticks.
Writer's Bloc just added the Myndology notebooks to their line up of stationery, a disc-bound notebook that's very much like Levenger's Circa notebooks but comes in jellybean colors as well as staid earth tones. Another Writer's Bloc notebook I'm very fond of is the Clairefontaine Catitude line, which just completely captures the essential nature of cats. If you know someone with a real feline and, therefore, a real litter box to take care of then Way of Cats' Littermint might be a nice gift as well (stop by the blog and say hello to Tristan and the gang). Finally, these Alice in Wonderland Screen Cleaners are both practical and totally eye-catching.
Renaissance Art has a lot of fantastic leather cases for Moleskine notebooks, Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and more, as well as their leather journals and custom work.
Doane Paper is always a great place to browse and shop, the grids + lines concept is a winner and all of the products are fantastic. I am especially fond of the three-pack of large notepads, a staple for me.
Lost Crates is a fun option, and if you're lucky and quick you might snag one of the much-anticipated Noodler's Ahab flex nib fountain pens at The Goulet Pen Company. And for the Elvis fan, Goldspot Pens has the Limited Edition Elvis rollerball showcasing Jailhouse Rock.
Next Monday there will be a giveaway post, including something from JetPens.com (many, manythanks for this) and a notebook or two from my personal stash (Lost Crates, anyone?). So do keep an eye out on this space. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Do you know if the Myndology notebooks are compatible with Circa/Arc? Not necessarily paper being the same size so much as the how the paper is punched. I have a hole punch that works with Circa/Arc, and if I can use it for Myndology, that'd seal the deal!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM
This Thursday we're thankful for you, Diane, and Pocket Blonde. PB is a great writing gear enthusiast's blog, and your equal enthusiasm for NYC is infectious. Jack/YoungstownReplyDelete
Mr. Guilt, that's a great question. My Rhodia Circa paper has 8 punch holes in it. The Myndology smaller notebooks have 8 as well, but I can't tell if they are the same or not. If I can find my Myndology notebook at home I will check it out, or I can send an email to Writer's Bloc to see if they know.ReplyDelete
Diane thanks for the DP love! Happy HolidaysReplyDelete


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Hi Carol,
I am new to this forum as well as my diagnosis of sm of about 6 mos. I have had my diagnosis confirmed by CT and MRI at a reliable University Hospital with evidence of edema, fibrosis, and multiple enlarged lymph nodes the largest few measuring 8 mm. ( I'm a nurse by my background and have a husband who is a semi-retired Internist.) My symptoms are abdominal pain, distention, and constipation. The GI doctor I saw seemed to feel the tests were not significant enough to warrant much consideration although I reminded him the symptoms were what drove me to see the doctor in the first place. Reluctantly he started me on a 6 day dose pack of steroids which aren't making much difference. I'm curious what I should suggest next. He mentioned the Imuran, but everything I have read seems to point to the Tamoxifen. What is your suggestion? Should it be used with the prednisone? How long of a wait do I need to see if it is making a difference? Finally, where can I get more precise information on sm? The internet is very limited as you know. Thanks, Mary E


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Subject: Accountants helping ebXML get GAAP recognition right
John A. Edwards said on the XBRL list, RE: [xbrl-public] Re: Software for unambiguous rephrasing of FASB pronouncements, 1/4/01 > Some of the rules in the accounting Handbook are already in software, > (while others happen not to be, since they contain more qualitative > relations), so I think there is a precedent for translating the GAAP > rules into a non-human-readable format such as software Yes. That is the heart of the matter. Surely, implementing FASB's GAAP formulas in software would not be a copyright violation. > It could operate by integrating a client's actual data instances > with a GAAP rule. That's right. But only if sufficient data accompanied the transaction in the accounting software. The data required for successful determination is objective enough to capture into a General Ledger in almost every case. However, the questions would be completely different, depending on the type of asset, liability or expense. Accordingly, nobody is capturing it richly enough, today, because GLs typically capture the same fields or dimensions for all transactions and cannot support thousands of discrete columns, on every row. A programmers first impulse is to store GAAP classfications accurately in a GL at *transaction execution time*. It seems to me there are two broad approaches? One is to "improve" the users' initial choice of XBRL classification, and the other is to make transactions classify and record themselves correctly automatically based on empirical facts at execution time. The latter is the right approach of course. Under the first approach you could guide the user, at the point they first select a classification or account code associated with their favorite short list of XBRL Types. If the transaction was not one of the types that they have used before they would have to find the correct XBRL type from the full taxonomy for the country/industry they are required to report with. Here is the main XBRL taxonomy for the U.S. (codes 93 thru 427 are the basic transaction Types) http://x52.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=694999619&CONTEXT=978657105.179372112&hitnu m=0 You may recall that I once thought the job is FINISHED at that point. I said WHOOPIE! lets just put one more field of data entry in our GLs and store the XBRL type http://www.egroups.com/message/xbrl-public/11 After many arguments public and private I realized XBRL is just a list of descriptions: http://www.egroups.com/message/xbrl-public/316 and continue pestering ebXML for unambiguous transaction data. http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-core/200010/msg00030.html Anyways, let's assume the accounting software developer decides to improve their *support* for the users' initial, manual choice of XBRL classification. Upon making an XBRL Type selection, a follow-on screen might ask the sorts of questions specifically necessary to ensure that the classification was correct (beyond simply throwing up the GAAP definitions which are quite dense) Bear in mind however, that by choosing an XBRL type, the user has logically chosen one of the OUTCOMES of a decision process. He has decided that he is at one of the final conclusions of a graphical flowchart like this: http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/manuals/remanual/objects/101a.gif Accordingly, all sorts of cool GUI ideas come to mind. Maybe display that flowchart for them, in which the user could zoom out a little, to the big picture and perhaps verify some of the forks in the road that he has already taken!!! Alternatively, you would gather sufficiently granular data at the actual point of the accounts payable/purchasing screen to lock down the decision. This would be extremely useful in eliminating civil claims and disagreements between the two parties anyway. While you snooze, some big software company (which helped design XBRL to begin with) is building some real cool software that will pay them huge dividends, and give them an entrenched leadership in the market impossible for small developers to compete with. No doubt some smartalec will soon enough, create a website where SME's can go to conduct business, period. This is like Francis Fukuyama's "The end of history". The website would have all the infrastructure bolted in place, and screens that are sufficiently user friendly yet granular enough, to create excruciatingly exact purchase and sales contracts. You would agree on precise Product or Services definitions from commercial XML vocabularies for your industry (size, location, quantity, units of measure, etc. etc.) You would agree on precise settlement terms (due date, settlement agent or bank, interest, penalty terms etc etc.) and if financial instrument were involved you would deal with the whole vocabulary of FPML or other precise financial terms. One party would craft the initial offer or other "gesture" by using one of the standard CPAs (Collaboration Protocol Agreement) from the ebXML business process templates. Offer-Acceptance is one of the obvious ones. These CPAs can guide the order, fulfillment, and settlement process saving TONS of time and effort for everybody--even small business. They associate the different entries in your GL so that the software can better manage all the reconcilation and settlement stuff automatically. What would drop out the end of this website would be simple little GL transactions that are PROPERLY classified for GAAP natively instead of requiring expensive human classification. The ebXML workgroups has already got at least two initiatives underway which would provide free, open software specifications for these futuristic "business process" engines. Very cool stuff! One is the Xtreme Ease-of-Implementation model in the BP workgroup, http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-bp/200011/msg00053.html and the other is the Business Service Interface (BSI) in the TRP workgroup. http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-tp/200010/msg00070.html These are a sort of template or roadmap that guides not only the money but management and movements of all the other resources such as materials and shipping and tasks. Accountants and GAAP experts should pitch in and HELP the ebXML achieve accurate financial reporting outcomes from these promising new software platforms. In particular ebXML needs help in clarifying the point of transaction recognition within the CPA for legal and GAAP purposes, and, delivering those transaction events in a suitable format for downstream work by accountants. > Further, there is a well-established model for fair use, > where copyrighted material is allowed to be routinely quoted in > snippets and properly attributed or footnoted. So the software could > also avoid plagiarizing GAAP, by producing a partial fair "copy" or > translation (snippet), footnoted, integrated with the client's data > to which it is applied, not the whole manual. Yes, that would certainly be helpful. I call upon FASB to unclench their copyright grip from **our** GAAP definitions, so that they can be used within accounting systems to help owners and employees report their transactions correctly. More importantly, releasing the GAAP definitions is important to help guide software developers in creating new, more modern business software which would save *enormous* time not only at the grunt, clerical level but also in middle management and professional levels as well. That's where a lot of the potential economic savings could be made. This will free those people (us!) to work at higher economic value-added levels where we can contribute more value and make more money. (such as setting up the CPAs and relationships at the beginning of the year instead of sorting out the mess at end of the year.) Not everybody will agree with me but I think the real key is to get the small and midsized business creating better formed transactions from the outset. Transactions which are less ambiguous, which create less liability for us and for the client themselves. I continue to believe this can only really be achieved within a framework where both parties are looking at the *very same transaction* when they hit <ENTER> and post the transaction. ... etc. etc. Say, what were we talking about anywayyy? * Todd F. Boyle CPA http://www.GLDialtone.com/ * email@example.com Kirkland WA (425) 827-3107 * XML accounting, webledgers, BSPs, ASPs, whatever it takes * 12/11/2000- Functional Architect, Netaccount.com
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Meppershall Pre-School is a thriving village Pre-school with its very own 'Mini Diggers' allotment. We take up to 24 children in each session from in and around the surrounding areas. Priority is given to funded children, and we have limited spaces for two year olds.
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By Carol Ryczek, manager, community relations, Shawano Medical Center
Happy Earth Week!
Have you been lucky enough to hear the spring peepers? After what seems like the longest winter in recent memory, a few brave voices started have their annual peeping chorus in the swamp. Although they are most likely singing songs of froggy love, they also bring to mind the wonderful Kermit the Frog song, "It's Not Easy Being Green." And this week is all about being green. Earth Week green, that is.
It may not be easy being green but it is important. Attention to green details is part of the design process that is driving the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. In its current design it will be eligible for a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating and may even reach the higher Gold designation.
But what does "greenness" do for patients? Attention to "sustainability" or "green" construction means a better experience for patients and a considerable savings in cost. Windows that bring in natural light save on energy costs but also help create a soothing, healing environment. This connection to nature also expresses how the medical center is tied to the community. One of the features that the community has often repeated was a desire to see a building that reflects the culture of the Shawano area. There is a reflection of the natural environment that we almost take for granted when we live in an area as beautiful as Shawano, Menominee, and Outagamie Counties
These are some of the green features of the new building:
Will the new medical center grounds have spring peepers? It's too soon to say. They'll be around if we're lucky and, as Kermit says, "We do what we set out to do."
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Kelly Albrecht left Cañon Exploratory School as a teacher. But when she comes back after one year away, she'll be the school's leader.
Albrect, a former CES teacher and the current dean of students at Washington Elementary School, officially was hired by the Cañon City School District as the school's principal. The district announced the transition April 25.
She will take over the position this summer.
"I'm really excited about the idea of what I get to do over there," Albrecht said. "And it's nice to know that people seem to be very open to me being over there, too."
CES's current principal, Scott Morton, is moving to McKinley Elementary School next year to become that school's principal. He previously said he decided to leave CES to return to an elementary school setting.
CES, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school, is different from most of the district's schools, with a model that emphasizes project-based learning and personal responsibility.
The school, which requires students to apply for enrollment, started offering seventh- and eighth-grade classes during the course of two school years, starting in 2015 with Albrecht, who was the school's first seventh-grade teacher.
In an email to the CES staff, Superintendent George Welsh wrote that he thinks Albrecht's recent experiences in the district will contribute to her ability to lead CES.
"She fully understands the exploratory school culture, had a wonderful opportunity to hone her instructional leadership skills in her TOSA (teacher on special assignment) position at Washington Elementary School this year and is highly committed to the long-term success of Cañon Exploratory School," he wrote.
For Albrecht, who will enter her 29th year in education next year, the transition from Washington to CES is bittersweet. When she moves to CES, she will be leaving Washington after one year as dean of students.
"I wish that the timing was different, and I could have spent more time here," she said. "I love that I get to be the principal over there, but I've loved being over here, too."
During her time at Washington, though, Albrecht said she has learned from Principal Brian Zamarripa.
"He hasn't realized it, but he has been my professor of administration this year because I've learned so much from him," she said, adding that this time last year, she wasn't sure she would have been ready for the role.
"About halfway through this year, I thought, 'I think I'm ready. I think I can do that,'" she said.
When Albrecht heads to CES, she said her main priorities to start will be working on staff culture and hiring quality teachers.
"I don't want it to sound like that hasn't been happening," she said. "Any building needs to continue working on that."
For students, she said her plans include getting members of the community, including local experts and artists, into the school.
"Whenever those people would come in, that aren't normally in the schools, they're always amazed by what kids are doing and what kids are like," Albrecht said. "I think the more we can do that — to get people in and get us out — that's going to be another piece of what I'd like to see happen over there."
Before working at CES, Albrecht taught music and fifth grade at McKinley Elementary. Before that, she worked in Pueblo as a music teacher.
Both of Albrecht's children, Sadie and Alex Albrecht, are students at the University of Northern Colorado. Alex Albrecht, she said, will graduate this weekend. Kelly Albrecht's husband, Todd Albrecht, is the choir teacher at Cañon City High School.
As she transitions to CES, Albrecht said she is grateful for the opportunity to move along in the district.
"I really am thankful for the opportunity that the district and the staff is providing me," she said. "All through the years I've been here, they've given me the opportunity to grow professionally."
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In "DMA targets membership growth" (July 18, P. 26), coverage of the Direct Marketing Association's membership unfairly compared attendance at the trade group's annual conference with its total member base. While the DMA's fall conference attracts 9,000 or more attendees, its 3,000 membership reflects the number of dues-paying companies-not individuals-that belong to the association.
In Agency People (July 18, P. 33), an item on Gerard Pedraglio becoming president of Publicis FCB MAC Italy, Milan, should have noted he remains exec VP of Publicis FCB Communications Europe, Paris.