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Transnationalism and the 'Chineseness' of Enterprise DevelopementGomez, Edmund Terence (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The concept of transnationalism is characterised by an important contradiction. While it makes an important contribution to the literature on identity by focussing on the themes of hybridity and pluralism, when it discusses the issue of transnational capital, it falls into the trap of essentialising ethnicity. Transnational theorist argue that there exists a pan-ethnic unity among the Chinese diaspora that would enable this community to emerge as a new economic force globally. The case studies in this essay reveal, however, that transnational networks do not influence the way ethnic groups do business with co-ethnics in other countries. This study argues that there is significant competition among Chinese-owned enterprises, which explains the dynamism of these firms. There is also much evidence of inter-ethnic corporate ties involving Chinese firms. These findings bring into question the importance of common ethnic identity in transnational business transactions undertaken by the Chinese companies. Keywords: Transnationalism, Chinese Identity, Networks, Enterprise Development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7404
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Thankful Thursday... An Award
Callie for the beautiful award.... I do love it.
I'm also thankful today for all the cards and ecards that we received for Christmas. HH was getting jealous cuz we got about ten cards to every one that she received, but that's the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? Well, I told her that every card we got was for her too, and that made her feel better... Even Mike the mailman mentioned it the other day... He saw HH in the hall and he said, "Boy, Max, Bugsy and Knuckles are really cleaning up this year." HA!!
This holiday season was all over the place on the pet blogs emotion-wise this year with some tragedies and some joyous occasions. I just want to say that I am so impressed by all the bloggers out there. When someone is in need, everybody pulls together. Therefore, we are thankful for all of you.
Have a great day everybuddy....
19 comments:
- Finn said...
Congratulations on your award!!
- January 5, 2012 at 5:40 AM
- Kjelle Bus said...
ConCATulations to the Liebster Blogaward !!
Me too got moore Christmascards than my mom and dad :)
Me too told them that it was fur them too !!
P.S The parcel that you won in my raffle is now on it´s way to you.
- January 5, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- Simba said...
Conga rats on the award. And all good things to be thankful for.
- January 5, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- Amber DaWeenie said...
Blogville is a purrty wonderfur place!
- January 5, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...
Congrats on your award!!!!!!!!!
- January 5, 2012 at 9:51 AM
- Hannah and Lucy said...
Concats on your award Max.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
- January 5, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- Mariodacat said...
Congratulations on the award. I has one I has to pass on too. I'd better crack the whip on M.
- January 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
Concatulations on your award.
- January 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- Angel and Kirby said...
Congratulations on the award! We got lots more cards that Mom and Dad. Wait, did they get any?
- January 5, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- BeadedTail said...
Concatulations on your award! We're thankful for you too!
- January 5, 2012 at 12:58 PM
- Sparkle said...
Concatulations on the award!
- January 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Madi and Mom said...
Congrats on the well deserved award and we say ditto to your last paragraph,
Hugs Madi and Mom
- January 5, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Brian said...
Nice award guys, congrats! We think you are soooooooo special too!
- January 5, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- Bailey said...
Congrats on your award. The card swap was a wonderful experience.
- January 5, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- Marg said...
Conga rats on your award. We agree with Brian, that we think you are so special too and we really enjoyed your parteeee. It is just awesome how all the bloggers come together for support for anyone that is sick or gone to the bridge. We are just awestruck by all the wonderful comments after BB left us. Hope you all have a great evening. Take care.
- January 5, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Photo Cache said...
concats on your awards. purrs
emma and buster
- January 5, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Congrats on your well deserved Award Max!
woos, Tessa
- January 5, 2012 at 8:54 PM
- The Island Cats said...
That's a great award! Congrats!!
- January 5, 2012 at 10:06 PM
- Layla ( Cat Wisdom 101) said...
Congrats on the award. The cat blogging community truly is amazing.
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ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 1 ranked Mount Union returned a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown, gained nearly 500 yards of offense and the defense posted its third straight shutout in a 54-0 victory over Ohio Northern Saturday at Mount Union Stadium.
The Purple Raiders (4-0, 2-0 OAC) won their 67th straight regular season game and have outscored their opposition this season 208-7.
Mount Union senior Blair Skilliter (Curtice/Genoa) started the game at corner back, ran for two touchdowns off the bench as a running back and returned the second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.
Fellow senior T.J. Lattimore (Maple Heights/Maple Heights) also ran for two touchdowns as he rushed for a game-high 79 yards on 13 carries.
Sophomore quarterback Kevin Burke (Westlake/Lakewood St. Edward) threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to senior Jasper Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) as he went 16-of-22 for 238 yards and directed an offense that had 493 yards.
Senior Chris Denton (Plantation, Fla./South Plantation) had five catches for 71 yards and had his third punt return for a touchdown this season as he took one back 60 yards.
The defense continued its dominant start to the season as they held Ohio Northern (1-3, 1-2 OAC) to just 41 total yards in the first half and only 147 for the game including just 24 yards rushing. Senior linebacker Jack LaForce (Vermillion/Vermillion) had a career-high nine tackles to pace the unit.
After Ohio Northern went three-and-out to start the game, Denton ran the punt back 60 yards for the first points of the game.
Lattimore finished 77 and 82 yard drives with touchdowns from three and two yards out as the Raiders went up 20-0 after the first quarter.
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Senior Tyler Almeida (Elyria/Elyria) then matched his career long field goal with a 37-yarder which made the score 30-0 at the break.
Skilliter then took the opening kickoff of the second half back 95 yards and three minutes later Burke hit Collins on a 48-yard strike to extend the margin to 44-0.
Skilliter tacked on a five-yard touchdown run later in the third and Almeida hit a 25-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter to finish the scoring.
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UPDATE: Atwater has been charged with attempting to board an aircraft for intrastate transportation with C-4 explosives.
(MIDLAND, Texas) -- The Green Beret accused of attempting to smuggle explosives through a Texas airport on New Year's Eve had already been, just a week before, caught allegedly attempting to get a live smoke grenade on another commercial flight, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Special Forces Sgt. Trey Scott Atwater, 30, was detained in a Midland, Texas, airport after security discovered two packages over a pound each in Atwater's carry-on luggage labeled as C-4 explosives, according to an account provided by law enforcement officials. Atwater, who was traveling with his wife and two children, was not carrying the initiator or detonators that are required for the C-4 to explode.
When interviewed by the FBI while in custody, Atwater, an explosives expert in the elite U.S. Army unit, said he simply forgot he had the C-4 on him and must have carried them on an earlier flight from Fayetteville, N.C., officials said.
According to officials who reviewed an internal security report, TSA officials in Fayetteville said they doubt Atwater had carried the C-4 on a previous Dec. 24 flight from Fayetteville. The report said that Atwater was stopped that day after security screeners discovered a live smoke grenade in his carry-on, but after a thorough search, no other suspicious material was found.
Atwater is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday where he will be arraigned on charges relating to both the Dec. 31 C-4 discovery and the Dec. 24 smoke grenade incident, authorities said.
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NEW YORK - August 24, 2011 - Bravo continues to heat up its summer lineup as Monday's episode of "The Millionaire Matchmaker" earned a 36 percent increase among adults 18-49 and 19 percent increase among total viewers compared to the previous week's season five premiere. The hit series will move to Thursday nights starting on September 8 at 9p.m. ET/PT, but not before Patti makes the perfect royal match in next week's episode on Monday, August 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.
Caroline brims with pride when her sons, Chris and Albie, announce their plans to get rich by selling a unique line of bottled water on the latest episode of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" premiering on Sunday, August 28th 10p.m. ET/PT. Jacqueline tries to mask the pain when the grand opening for Lauren's cosmetic business brings her face to face with daughter Ashley. Meanwhile, Teresa cries over spilled ink when her brother finally attends her book signing. For a sneak peek, http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-3/videos/fighting-until-the-end-of-time.
Patti Stanger continues her matchmaking expertise and tough love on "The Millionaire Matchmaker" as she is tasked with setting up a recent-millionaire and prince on Monday, August 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Her first client is Daniel Kibblesmith, a 27-year-old comedy writer for the popular website Groupon. Daniel is a self-professed nerd who doesn't understand the social etiquette of dating, nor does he possess the polish of a millionaire. Her other client is Mario Max Shaumberg-Lippe, or Prince Max for short. This 34-year-old allegedly hails from one of the oldest royal family in Europe, and has amassed a fortune developing his own fashion line, fragrances, and an upcoming vodka label. Patti must curb Prince Max's habit of bragging about his fabulous life in order to find him the right princess. For a sneak peek, visit http://www.bravotv.com/the-millionaire-matchmaker/season-5/videos/trying-to-find-a-princess.
Immediately following, tune-in for a brand new episode of "Most Eligible Dallas" on Monday, August 29 at 10 p.m., ET/PT. Courtney tries one last time to rectify things with Neill, yet her motive is still just to appease Matt. Drew shells out the big bucks on Glenn at a charity date auction, but has other plans for his favorite muscle-bound bachelor. Courtney joins in on the fun and suddenly sees Glenn in a different light. Tara's date pushes her over the edge when he utters one inappropriate comment after another at the dinner table, and Matt's noncommittal dating philosophy backfires when a sexy Canadian proves to be a stage-five clinger. For a sneak peek, visit http://www.bravotv.com/most-eligible-dallas/season-1/videos/hotel-room-fun.
Then on a new episode of "Flipping Out" premiering Tuesday, August 30 at 9 p.m., ET/PT, the Hollywood Hills project is still in limbo, but Jeff has bigger things to worry about when Randy, the contractor, threatens legal action. Meanwhile, Gage finds a potentially lucrative venture for Jeff Lewis Design, but it also requires a sizable investment in time and money. For a sneak peek, visit http://www.bravotv.com/flipping-out/season-5/videos/jeffs-gonna-be-furious.
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The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 11, No. 2 Fall 1984
Linda H. Kistler, Editor
Richard P. Brief, Editor, Selections from Encyclopaedia of Account-ing 1903 (New York: Arno Press, 1978, irregular pagination, $28.00).
Reviewed by Edward N. Coffman Virginia Commonwealth University
The Encyclopaedia of Accounting (Encyclopaedia), edited by George Lisle, consisted of six volumes published in 1903 and 1904 by William Green and Sons of Edinburgh, Scotland. They contain "two hundred principal articles and many more minor notes on a variety of subjects in accounting and related fields of interest" (Preface).
Seventeen of the principal articles in the Encyclopaedia have been reprinted in Selections from Encyclopaedia of Accounting 1903, edited by Richard P. Brief. In addition, the first section of this book consists of reprints of the book reviews of the Encyclopaedia that appeared in The Accountant's Magazine shortly after each of the six volumes was published. These reviews are helpful in evalu-ating the Encyclopaedia, which Professor Brief refers to as the "first handbook of accounting" (Preface).
The second section presents the selected articles, which deal primarily with accounting history, financial accounting, and cost accounting. The content of each is summarized below.
1. "Accountant" by Richard Brown (6 pages) is a history of the growth of the accounting profession in Scotland.
2. "Accountants Abroad" by Th. Limperg, Jr., (3 pages) discusses the development of the accounting profession in The Nether-lands.
3. "Accounting in Its Relation to Economics" by Victor V. Bran-ford (27 pages) discusses the relationship of accountancy to economics in regard to value.


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(AP) — Airlines canceled more than 1,140 flights at Chicago airports Tuesday amid a winter storm forecast to bring up to 10 inches of snow to Northern Illinois.
The Chicago Department of Aviation said today that about 900 flights had been canceled at O'Hare International Airport as of 1:00 p.m. Airlines have canceled more than 240 flights at Midway International Airport. For the flights making it out or into the airports, there were only minor delays, the department said. At Midway, Southwest Airlines canceled all of its flights after 10 a.m. and expects to resume flight operations today at 6 p.m.
The storm rolling into Chicago on Tuesday was expected to dump the most snow since the 2011 blizzard, with its more than 20 inches of snow.
"This will be the biggest widespread storm of the winter," National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley said.
Hardware stores in and around Chicago did a brisk business, selling salt and snow shovels at a time when many usually turn their thoughts toward gardening and baseball.
"Everybody's got a little comment with every bag they're buying," said Mike McIntosh, who works at Dressel's Hardware in Oak Park just outside Chicago. Workers had started to stock the shelves with tools and supplies associated with spring and summer, only to find the shovels and salt they thought they'd hold for another year were still in demand.
"Everybody's a bit surprised, but it's good for us, we've got a lot of this stuff to move," McIntosh said Monday.
A wet snow pelted commuters as they slid along the slick streets of downtown Chicago through the soggy wintery mix early Tuesday. Snow was forecast for the morning and afternoon rush hours, Seeley said. The weather service also said that as much as 1.5 inches of snow could fall per hour, "making snow removal difficult and travel extremely dangerous."
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn urged motorists to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary, insisting that "safety comes first."
The Illinois Department of Transportation planned to send a fleet of 360 trucks to plow roadways in northeastern Illinois early Tuesday, with a total of 600 throughout Northern Illinois.
The storm created wet, heavy snow — known euphemistically as "heart attack snow" — which can pose a risk when it comes time to shovel for the elderly, sedentary people or those who have heart problems.
"Shoveling snow is a lot of work. ... It is taxing their bodies and their hearts," said Dr. David Marmor, a cardiologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston. "People are really testing their limits, and if they're already at high risk they are better off paying the kid across the street to do it."
If Chicago gets 10 inches of snow, it would only underline that this has been a mild winter, Seeley said. That amount would raise the snowfall this season from 20.3 inches to 30.3 inches — just a tenth of an inch more than what Chicago sees in a typical winter.
The storm started Sunday in Montana, hit the Dakotas and Minnesota on Monday and then barreled through Wisconsin and Illinois on its way to Washington, where it was expected late Tuesday night.
Schools were closed in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, where officials urged caution on snow-slickened roads. In western Wisconsin, a semi-trailer slid off a snow-covered interstate near Menomonie and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person. Authorities said they were searching for a second person, believed to be a passenger.
In northern Iowa early Tuesday, at least one person was enjoying the gentle snowfall.
"It's absolutely gorgeous out," said Mary Hermanson, the night shift front desk clerk at the Super 8 in Mason City.
"If I'm going to have snow come down, that's what I want to have come down," she said of the 10 inches that had fallen in the area in the past 24 hours. She happily said it reminded her of Christmas.


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We contacted St. Thomas senior Katie Kieffer and asked for her report on Ann Coulter's appearance at St. Thomas. Ms. Kieffer's report provides a valuable counterpoint to the columns by the Star Tribune's fatuous columnist as well as to Father Dease's condemnation of the event:
Here are my thoughts on the atmosphere at the Ann Coulter event. Please note that the quotes are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but since there was no recording of the speech, they may not be word-for-word.
About five days prior to the event, several members of the St. Thomas Standard staff and some of the College Republicans made and posted fliers all around campus advertising Ms. Coulter's talk. I had to personally replace these signs around campus every day because they were repeatedly torn down or defaced. The vandals wrote "sad" across Ann's forehead, wrote "man hands" on them, or drew Ann on a leopard-print couch on several of the fliers. These acts foreshadowed the inappropriate manner of several rioters who ended up attending Ms. Coulter's speech.
My sister, Amie Kieffer, the artist for the St. Thomas Standard, and freshman at UST, told me that she felt that the atmosphere prior to, and especially after Ms. Coulter's speech was very oppressive. For example, she said that before the speech, her Old Testament professor told one of the College Republican students in her class–in front of the rest of the class–that she did not hold Ann in high regard–basically degrading the speech before it happened, and saying she wouldn't go. When her roommate had another student ask her if she was going to the speech, and she said she didn


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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has condemned a new Russian law banning homosexual "propaganda", with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle - himself gay - saying on Wednesday that attempts to stigmatise same-sex relationships had no place in a democracy.
The strong words from Berlin reflect growing unease with Moscow's record on human rights and Chancellor Angela Merkel's willingness to openly criticise it, despite Russia's vital importance as an energy exporter.
Critics say the new bill, which bans the spreading of "propaganda for non-traditional sexual relations" to minors and sets fines, will in effect ban gay rights rallies and could be used to prosecute anyone actively supporting them.
"Foreign Minister Westerwelle is very worried about this law," his ministry said in a statement.
"The deliberate stigmatisation of same sex relations and the threat of prosecution has no place in a society which claims to be modern and democratic."
Foreigners found to have broken the new law can be deported from Russia, in addition to being fined up to 100,000 roubles (1,980 pounds) or held for up to 15 days.
Merkel's spokesman said the law contradicted the spirit of Russia's obligations under human rights conventions.
The chancellor expressed her concern about domestic developments in Russia to Vladimir Putin as recently as April, when they met in the German city of Hanover, including the way the state treats homosexuals, Merkel's spokesman said.
"We are not giving up hope that the Russian government and Duma will revoke this measure. In any case, Germany will keep this issue on the agenda," he added.
The bill, passed by the lower house on Tuesday, still needs the approval of the upper house and Putin's signature.
Putin has championed socially conservative values since the start of a new term last year and embraced the Russian Orthodox Church as a moral authority. Some rights groups worry that anti-gay crime in Russia is becoming a bigger problem.
Putin, who was greeted at a German trade fair by a topless protest by the women's rights group Femen, said on that occasion that he did not discriminate against gay people.
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Jobs analysis: Recovery 1, Austerity 0
Two months after taxes went up, here's the score after the first inning of the U.S. fiscal crackdown: Recovery 1, Austerity 0.
That's the upshot of this morning's report that private-company employers added 246,000 jobs in February, with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.7%, the lowest since December 2008. Even with losses of 10,000 government jobs, the overall gain of 236,000 crushed consensus estimates of 160,000 new jobs, and confirmed what other data have suggested. Despite the tax increases that resolved the fiscal cliff, business investment is again rising and consumers, for the most part, are spending.
Story: Feb. jobs report a stunner
That wasn't necessarily supposed to happen. Concern spiked last month that payroll tax increase and rising gas prices were hamstringing consumers.
Instead, austerity has so far mostly rolled off the economy's back, leaving job growth stronger than it was in the fall even after the government revised up its initial estimate for late-2012 growth.
Analysis: A warning for investors
One reason: Households have now recovered all of the wealth they lost in the financial crisis and housing bust, thanks to rising stock prices and the beginnings of a housing recovery, the Federal Reserve said yesterday. That has kept businesses buying equipment, consumers buying houses and cars, and now employers stepping to the plate.
Today's report points to job strength emerging where it needs to be arriving — in construction, services and to some degree in manufacturing. Construction added 48,000 jobs, mostly in residential building; personal services added 179,000 and manufacturing added 14,000, perhaps because the most-recent report on core capital goods orders, economists at RBS note, was the best monthly gain in nine years. If there;s a concern, it's that state and local governments shed 10,000 jobs.
``This (is) a win for the recovery,'' Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said. ``Anything less than 125,000 (jobs gains in February) would have been a win for austerity. Of course, the script has a long way to run before we know for sure who wins.''
Joel Naroff, a funny, smart economist who runs a consulting firm catering to regional banks, has taken to joking lately that the only thing the economy has to fear is Washington itself.
More seriously, he has also pointed to the decent jobs growth in recent months — in average of 205,000 since November — and solid growth in consumer buying for durable goods. When consumers begin buying services, the economy will accelerate, he says. With 23,700 new retailing jobs and more than 18,000 jobs in restaurants, that seemed to happen in February.
What we are seeing is the collision of relatively-modest tax increases and years of delayed consumption, lower household formation and consumers getting their balance sheets in order. In a highway collision, you bet on the bigger car. In this case, the sheer amount of economic activity that has been bottled up is so large that, for now, it's more important than the damage Washington may be doing. And the Federal Reserve still buying bonds, a monetary stimulus offsetting fiscal tightening.
Remember, car sales fell by more than 40% in the downturn — and the average car on the road is still 11 years old. Household formation dropped by half and is now rebounding — and that's is where new-home demand comes from. The pent-up demand is there, waiting for consumers to feel good enough about their jobs and their wealth to take the plunge. If they do, more jobs will show up by the second half of the year.
All of this is quite different than Europe's austerity — bigger cuts aimed at much weaker economies than the U.S. has now.
The caveat, of course, is that federal spending cuts may pinch hard later in 2013. It's best to remember the U.S. austerity game is still in the first inning, said Stuart Hoffman, chief U.S. economist at PNC Financial. And even though austerity isn't crushing the recovery, he says, that doesn't mean the payroll tax isn't holding it back at the margins. And unemployment is still 7.7%.
``I'd say it's Economy 2, Austerity 1,'' Hoffman said. ``The economy would be doing even better without austerity. Then it would be 3-0.''


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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Muffin Tin Monday - trick or treat!
Across the back row:
- candy corn (you can always count on getting some while trick-or-treating!)
- Boba Fett sandwich (Ethan's costume of choice this year!)
- cheddar cheese ducks (toddler Tyler will be a duck with the cutest striped tights!)
Bottom row:
- grapes on piggie picks (Paige will be a squiggly piggy)
- Kryptonite (for Superman - Owen)
- clementine made to look like a jack o' lantern (what will greet us at every house while trick-or-treating!)
So now you know what my lil' Boo Crew will be dressed as this year! :)
The Boba Fett sandwich was made using a Williams-Sonoma cookie cutter, from the same set his Darth Vader grilled cheese and cheddar Yoda came from! I just used a few strokes with a food-safe marker (General Mills brand) to bring out some of the detail the cookie press makes.
I had to show you the reverse side of these cute piggie picks! They have a curly tail on the backs, just like the curly piggie tail on the back of Paige's costume. Tee-hee! So cute!
The clementine was turned to a jack o' lantern with a food-safe marker and a little piece of pretzel stick was used for the stem. I've been using this black food-safe marker quite a bit lately and I keep getting questions about what I'm using - this is it! :) It works better on some things (such as the witch grapes and this clementine!) than others (like cheddar cheese jack o' lanterns).
For more Muffin Tin Monday meals, pop on over to the home of MTM to check it out! :)
16 comments:
- JDaniel4's Mom said... [Reply to comment]
It was fun to see what your children will be wearing. What a creative lunch! I love the piggie picks.
- October 18, 2010 at 5:12 AM
- Julie - On the Dot Creations said... [Reply to comment]
Such a fun grouping! I wonder if my local Michael's would have that food-safe pen. I'm going to check! :)
- October 18, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- faithfulmommy said... [Reply to comment]
That's it. I couldn't take it anymore. I just dropped $60 at William Sonoma on Star Wars cutters/molds. Following your blog is getting very expensive!! LOL.
My 6 year old Star Wars freak is having a birthday in 3 weeks and I have plans to make it a star wars day from breakfast to dinner. I think he'll be delighted! Thanks for the inspiration.
- October 18, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Island Mom said... [Reply to comment]
Love the trick-or-treat theme! Candy corn...yummmmm!
- October 18, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Thanks, guys!
Faithfulmommy, oops - sorry! LOL! A Star Wars day all day sounds SO FUN! Your little guy will think you are the greatest mommy ever! :)
- October 18, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Jen @ Life with Jen and Ronnie said... [Reply to comment]
So cute! I've really got to get a food safe marker! My 2 year old was a piggy last year and it's the cutest thing ever! She still asks to wear her costume!
- October 18, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- Kelly Polizzi said... [Reply to comment]
Kryptonite! How clever. Another very creative muffin tin with lovely colors. I look forward to seeing yours!
- October 18, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Tifani said... [Reply to comment]
The back of the pick is too cute. Love the tail!
- October 18, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Tammy said... [Reply to comment]
Aw, how cute! I love the kryptonite idea! I also have to get me a food safe marker, they are so much fun!
- October 18, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
Awesome!!! I love those SW cutters so much! This is the perfect trick or treat meal :D
- October 18, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
I love how you themed your tin this week, besides being yummy it's very creative!
- October 18, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Sandy said... [Reply to comment]
Excellent tin!
- October 19, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Jane said... [Reply to comment]
How did you make the kryptonite?
- October 21, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Rebecca said... [Reply to comment]
Cute! Where do you find all of your food picks?
- October 21, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- charsiubau (Bento-Mania) said... [Reply to comment]
that is a fun idea, serving food in a muffin tin! I think I should introduce a muffin tin monday too!
- October 22, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Jane, the kryptonite is a rock candy lollypop. I bought it at Cracker Barrel. :)
Rebecca, I've been buying picks for years and they have come from all sorts of places. My first few came from ebay and from a friend who lives in the Bay Area (which is practically bento central USA!), and more recently I purchase them from the stores you see in my right sidebar --> JList and Allthingsforsale. :)
- November 10, 2010 at 2:39 PM


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- 1 Massachusetts Archives
- 2 Banks, Division of
- 3 Board of Library Commissioners
- 4 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 5 Education, Department of
- 6 Fisheries and Wildlife, Division of
- 7 General Court (Legislature)
- 8 Health and Human Services
- 9 Labor and Workforce Development, Executive Office of
- 10 Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
- 11 Public Health, Department of
- 12 Revenue, Department of
- 13 Secretary of the Commonwealth
- 14 State Library of Massachusetts
- 15 Trial Court Law Libraries
Massachusetts Archives
- Massachusetts Archives, 1629-1799 18 digitized volumes of documents from the Massachusetts Archives, ranging from international affairs to local concerns. A range of documents covers the early statehood period, religious affairs, tax records, judicial actions, legislative activities, and relations with London, other British colonies, the French colonial government, and Indian Nations, and many other things. See the volume descriptions for more information.
- Passanger Manifest, 1848-1891- Record of immigrants who arrived by ship in Boston, MA from 1848-1891. Search by first or last name, name of ship, or date.
- Vital Records 1841-1910 Birth, death, and marriage records for all of Massachusetts from 1841-1910. Search by first or last name and/or town. Note: searching alternate spellings, e.g., Smith and Smythe recommended.
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Board of Library Commissioners
- Massachusetts Library Directory - Advanced Search - Searchable by Region, Municipality, Organization, Library Name, Library Type, Branch Name, Department Name, Individual First Name, Individual Last Name, and Individual Job Function.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Health Care Providers - Directory of doctors and hospitals. Links to community services, programs for children and families, immunization, and women's health.
Education, Department of
- School/District Profile - Select reports by type of school, school district, or individual school within a district. Contains reports and statistics on enrollment, MCAS results, per pupil expenditure, teacher data, and special education.
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General Court (Legislature)
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Health and Human Services
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Labor and Workforce Development, Executive Office of
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Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
- Mass Moments - Database of historical articles searchable by keyword, region, and topics including agriculture, immigration, maritime history and recreation.
Public Health, Department of
- Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP) - Provides community level information on many topics including - The percentage of mothers receiving adequate prenatal care, The number of admissions to substance abuse treatment programs, The birth rate for teenagers, The percentage of current smokers, Public school expenditures per student and much more. Brooke @ Hinsdale describes it this way, "This database is not for the average user or the faint of heart. Oh no, we aren't messing around now boys and girls. When you MUST have health information, and you must be able to do strange things with a whole bunch of funky data, this is the one you go to."
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- Municipal Data Bank Reports - Provides financial and demographic information on Massachusetts' cities and towns. Spreadsheets containing current and historical socioeconomic, financial, budget, property tax and assessment data for all 351 cities and towns are available for downloading.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Citizen's Guide to State Services - "This guide contains information about state services, agencies, and contact points. You can find services arranged by broad subject headings, or search for specific words, or use the index."
State Library of Massachusetts
- Zimmer Index - An index of newspaper articles of interest to legislators and citizens of the Commonwealth, covering the time period between 1878 and 1937, on such topics as obituaries (these comprise a large percentage of the index), political conventions, platforms, and events, speeches and letters, dedications of memorials and buildings, news of taxation, strikes, riots, wars, floods, etc., and visits from foreign dignitaries.
- Electronic Repository Digitized and digitally created documents from the Massachusetts State Library, including Real Estate Atlases, Acts and Resolves from 1692-2009, and other government agencies, such as the Governor's Council and the MBTA.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
25 years ago
Thursday, March 17, 1988 Ukiah Daily Journal
RIVER DAMS OPPOSED. Efforts to get federal funding for a series of "check dams" in the Russian River are getting skeptical scrutiny from environmentalists and fishery advocates.
"I haven"t seen a dam yet that has benefited the fishery," said Bill Townsend, chairman of the county Fish and Game Advisory Commission.
The Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District envisions up to five dams, each about five feet high, to slow the river as it flows through the Ukiah Valley.
The cost of each dam, plus installation of riprap perhaps 100 yards up and down stream from the dams on both banks, was estimated at $500,000 by district engineer Gary Akerstrom.
Akerstrom won unanimous support from the Ukiah City Council Wednesday night for a request for federal funding for the project. He said slowing the river water during flood periods would reverse the erosion of river bed gravel, help stabilize banks, and improve the yield of wells located beside the river.
Prior to the construction of Coyote Valley Dam heavy winter storms pushed the river over its banks for perhaps a day, but within two days the waters had receded, Akerstrom said.
Now flood waters are stored behind the dam and released over several days. High waters persist for up to 10 days, washing away gravel and cutting into saturated banks. The lowering gravel layer is reducing the effectiveness of wells, particularly Ukiah"s Ranney collector, and undermining some bridges, Akerstrom said.
Betty Ball, director of the Mendocino Environmental Center, urged more study of the dams and public hearings. She said the dams could destroy riverside wildlife habitat and further damage the salmon and steelhead fishery.
Townsend agreed, saying the dams would change the character of the river to a series of lakes useless as spawning grounds.
"Salmon and steelhead can"t spawn in a lake. They need moving water and clean gravel," he said.
Robin Forestier … was elated to learn that her science project, "How boats sink," won first place for fourth graders at the St. Mary"s science fair. The grand prize winner was eighth grader Jonica Webb, who last year took first place in her division in the countywide science competition. Her project this year was growing molds.
50 years ago
Friday, March 15, 1963
Ukiah Daily Journal
UKIAH, PAL REST CASES IN DISPUTE OVER AIR SERVICE. The City of Ukiah and Pacific Air Lines rested their respective cases before a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner today. All that remains in the bitter hearing, to restore or not restore commercial air service to Ukiah, is for attorneys to file final briefs in Washington, D.C.
Examiner Thomas Wrenn and the attorneys, Hal Irish for the city and Theodore Seamon for PAL, agreed that April 29 will be the date for filing final briefs. Hearing stenographer Elizabeth Blake indicated that the 600 or more pages of testimony presented in the three and a half-day hearing in city hall could be ready a week from Monday for the attorneys in preparing their final arguments.
It is not expected that Wrenn or the CAB will make a decision until early or mid-summer.
COW MT. ROAD PLANNED. SACRAMENTO — A proposal for a $97,700 allocation to extend and improve the Willow Creek access road into the Cow Mountain area will be considered March 21 by the Wildlife Conservation board, meeting in Sacramento.
The plan calls for extending the Willow Creek Road, which branches off from Mill Creek Road at the Mendocino State Hospital picnic grounds, a distance of seven miles in a northerly and westerly direction with the eventual aim of connecting with Lake Mendocino.
100 years ago
Friday, March 14, 1913
Ukiah Republican-Press
EARLY MORNING FIRE REMOVES LANDMARK. BUILDING FOR FIFTY YEARS OCCUPIED AS SALOON DESTROYED — ONE OF LAST OF OLD WOODEN BUILDINGS. At 4 o"clock Sunday morning Night watchman Dart discovered a fire in Ray Coxes cigar store and promptly turned in an alarm. The fire company was on the scene in a remarkable short space of time and did good work. The building was merely a shack and the Castle bar next door was of the same class and the fire spread and gutted both buildings but the firemen succeeded in preventing any damage to the adjoining buildings.
The Castle bar building was merely a box building of redwood and was built some 49 or 50 years ago and Coxes cigar store was a lean too on this structure. The buildings belonged to Misses Emma and May Redemeyer and they have been contemplating their removal for some time and erection of a modern block.
Mr. Cox places his loss at $1800 of which $800 was covered by insurance in one of the F C Albertson companies. Settlement in full was made Monday on the loss which was remarkable quick work. Van Dusens loss was partly covered by insurance.
EXCITEMENT OF FIRE KILLS MAN. J.S. Thomason died from heart failure early Sunday morning just after the fire. The deceased was a well known nurseryman and had been a resident of this city for a number of years. He had his nursery next to Van Dusens saloon and being afraid that the fire would ruin his trees had overheated himself moving them. After the fire he had started for his room and fell dead. His sister, Mrs. Orsborn of Comptche arrived Monday and the funeral was held Monday afternoon. The deceased was a good hearted man and was liked by everyone.
THREE LOSE THEIR LIQUOR LICENSES. A dozen leading citizens appeared before the town board at their meeting Monday night and protested against the issuance of liquor licenses for the coming quarter to L Van Dusen, Hattie Rivington and Lisle Walsh on the ground that they had violated the city ordinance. The trustees accordingly denied these applications.
It seems that a couple of detectives were brought to this city recently to investigate the saloon question and that they succeeded in securing information sufficient to prevent the issuance of the licenses. According to rumor the detectives easily got into the good graces of the offenders and were royally entertained while in this city. The investigation was conducted very quietly and very few knew that anything was doing until the trap was sprung.
CALPELLA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Fred A. Thompson, clerk of the Calpella school district, has sent in the financial statement of his district this week as a news item. The length of the statement and the fact that it is all tabular work prevents its publication. The neatness of the report however is conclusive evidence that the Calpella district is very fortunate in having a very competent clerk. The statement shows a balance on hand for the past year of $43.14 in the library fund; building fund 40 cents; county fund $131.20; state $112.81.
H T HOPPER BRINGS HIS NEW CAR HOME. H.T. Hopper and Chauffeur Berryhill arrived Saturday with Mr. Hopper"s new Pierce Arrow. It is a beauty and embodies everything possible in the modern auto even down to an electric cigar lighter. In other words it is some auto and has been to Mecca of auto bugs, during the past week.
AN AUTO DELIVERY TRUCK. Max Weiss of the Ukiah Brewing company is the latest auto victim, that is he has a new auto, and also a motor truck to be used for delivering for the brewing company. The auto is a five passenger Rambler and Elmer Albertson and George Richardson accompanied him to the city in it Saturday. This is the first auto delivery to be installed in this city.
THE COUNTY FAIR. The first of a series of entertainments to raise money for the county fair was held at Fort Bragg last week and over $100 was netted. The Fort Bragg people are determined to have the best fair possible at their city this year.
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Mark your Calendars for the 2016 Training Sessions!
July 26, 27 and 28, 2016
The CCTA's annual Technical Training Sessions are right around the corner. The sessions will be held at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan on July 26, 27 and 28, 2016. A variety of relevant technical subject matter will be explored by leading experts in the industry. The 2016 program will cover: "Fiber Optics 101"; "Best Construction Practices and Splicing for Fiber Networks"; "System Design"; "Troubleshooting the Fiber Network"; "Understanding the Digital Network"; "DOCSIS 3.1"; "Increasing System Bandwidth"; and more. The final session will be the very popular "Ask the Experts" Panel of all speakers. Special thanks are due to John T. Kurpinski, Sr., who is the mastermind behind the training session, even though he is no longer a member of the CCTA's Board of Directors.
The CCTA has provided free annual training to employees of Active Members for many years and the response has always been positive. Bringing information on the current topics in the cable television and telecommunications industries to the region is one of the organization's primary missions. Although member companies must cover transportation, lodging and evening meal expenses, the CCTA handles the cost of the training sessions and all daytime meals. For representatives of Associate Members or non-members, the training sessions are available for reasonable daily fees.
For the 2016 Technical Training Sessions, the CCTA has negotiated a special rate with the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino - $130 per night, single or double occupancy, plus 11% tax and a 16% hotel service fee. There is also a $1.00 per room, per day, maid gratuity and $6.00 per person, one-time bellman gratuity. This special rate is available from July 23 through July 31, based on availability.
For further information on the 2016 training sessions, please contact Executive Director Andrea Martin.
Welcome to the CCTA's Newest Members!
The CCTA is proud to acknowledge its newest Active Member (cable and telecommunications company). People's Television of Turks & Caicos Islands recently joined the association, and we are looking forward to learning more about this company and its activities in Turks & Caicos.
The Board of Directors also unanimously approved the membership applications of the following new Associate Members: Cinemoi, Digital Adware, General Cable Inc., SmartRG and Times Fiber Communications, Inc. We welcome these companies and their representatives to the CCTA.
Listings for these six new members can be found on the the CCTA website's Membership Page, where you can also find listings for the other fine members of the association.
The 2017 Annual Meeting at Atlantis on Paradise Island
January 22 to 24, 2017
Next year's Annual Meeting will be held at the spectacular Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. The CCTA has negotiated a very favorable hotel rate, and the 2017 Caribbean Show will surely be yet another to remember! More details to follow in future Wavelengths newsletters.
2016 Community Charities Program
Seven exceptional charities will benefit from the CCTA's Community Charities Program this year. The board of directors unanimously agreed to award $1,400 to each organization that was nominated by a cable system member of the CCTA.
The seven grant recipients and their sponsoring companies are: The Barbados Cancer Society nominated by Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation of Barbados; Queen Louise Home for Children nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Croix; Nana Baby Children's Home, Inc. nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John; Colegio de Educacion Especial y Rehabilitacion Integral nominated by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico; Island Hoops Foundation nominated by St. Maarten Cable TV; House of Deliverance New Testament Church of God nominated by The Cable of St. Kitts; and Fundashon Teatro Pispein nominated by T.V. Distribution Systems of Curaçao. The Community Charities Program was established by the CCTA in 1993. Since then, the program has distributed over $301,000 in grants to more than 120 charities in the region.
Checks made payable to the charities were sent to the nominating cable operators, which in turn presented the checks and brought recognition to their own companies and the regional cable and telecommunications industry. The Community Charities Program is one of the cornerstones of the association's non-profit mandate. The majority of funds for the program are generated by the Annual Meeting auction, which raised nearly $8,600 in 2016.


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Megan Fox may be an action star, a brunette beauty with striking blue eyes and an actress that the men's magazines go ga-ga over, but she doesn't think she has much in common with another actress with a strikingly similar past pedigree.
"People compare me to Angelina Jolie, and she's so serious and stoic," Megan told the New York Times Magazine. "I'm the opposite. When I do interviews, I say things that I think are hysterical. But because we live in a world of sound bites, you're not allowed to have a sense of humor. Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all. And neither does self-deprecating humor. I'm not a tigress like Angelina. Of course, people want me to be. But I want to be the contradiction of that."
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Then & Now: The Lovely Angelina Jolie!
While the "Transformers" franchise actress has offered plenty of quotes that would indicate she is in fact a "tigress," like once saying she would "eat" Zac Efron, the actress said sometimes the Megan people read about, is actually someone else entirely.
"When I sit down to talk to men's magazines, there's a certain character that I play," she told the mag. "She's not fully fleshed out — she doesn't have her own name — but she shows up to do men's magazine interviews. There's something so ridiculous about always being in your underwear in those magazines, and you know the interview is going to run opposite those pictures. So, there's a character that talks to all of them."
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Megan said she also isn't the woman described in the anonymous "Transformers" crew letter, which surfaced after she compared director Michael Bay to "Hitler" in an interview, and which suggested she was "thankless, classless, graceless" and an "unfriendly b****."
"I know that the things they said about me in the crew letter were not true, but Bay is not happy with some of the things I've said about him," Megan said. "I was waiting for someone to defend me, to say, 'That's not accurate,' but nobody did. I think it's because I'm a girl. They left me out there to be bludgeoned to death."
Some of the comments that have got Megan headlines and into hot water have actually prompted the actress to consider heading online to sort things out.
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"Sometimes I so desperately want to clarify. I recently had an urge to get a Twitter account to explain myself. But me contradicting a news story is not going to make my words fact. It will just create a new news story," she said. "There's no solving this: it's completely its own monster. You have to come up with clever ways of getting your control back."
And the actress is smart enough to know that if she had not made some of the comments she did over the years, that she wouldn't be getting the attention or roles she's getting now.
"If I had been a typical starlet and said all the right things, I wouldn't have escalated to this level," she said. "I sit down and do an interview and I talk like a person and that, for some reason, is shocking. All women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. You're sold, and it's based on sex. That's O.K., if you know how to use it.
"It's been a crazy year," she continued. "I've learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they put you on, they're going to tear you down. And I created a character as an offering for the sacrifice. I'm not willing to give my true self up. It's a testament to my real personality that I would go so far as to make up another personality to give to the world. The reality is, I'm hidden amongst all the insanity. Nobody can find me."
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Two county legislators are hosting a summit tonight to discuss violence in the city, but it's two other politicians who might steal the show.
Democratic mayoral candidate Bernard A. Tolbert said the summit is "timely" in a videotaped message on his Facebook page.
"We've had a number of homicides over the past few weeks that illustrate the issue that it is in Buffalo," Tolbert said. "This summit will give everyone an opportunity to talk about the things that are happening."
Tolbert's videotaped support for the meeting, and his planned appearance, mark a shift to a more public campaign and his desire to focus on crime. Tolbert previously served as the FBI's special agent in charge of Buffalo.
"As an FBI agent, I know that most crimes we solve, we solve them not because we do good forensic work. We do, but most cases are solved because someone from the community comes forward and gives us more information," he said.
Tolbert, who is challenging Mayor Byron W. Brown in a Democratic primary, has attended numerous public and private events this year, but the summit will likely attract more attention.
Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant, who donated $50 to Tolbert's campaign, is organizing the event with Timothy R. Hogues, a fellow legislator.
"A Summit on Violent Crime and Homicide in Buffalo" begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. Elected and appointed officials are expected to attend, as are anti-violence groups and people in law enforcement.
Republican mayoral candidate Sergio R. Rodriguez also said he will attend.
The Brown administration has maintained that crime in the city is down since 2005, but Rodriguez pointed to an FBI report, which said Buffalo had the 11th highest rate of violent crime in the country in 2012.
Though shootings in the city are down 40 percent from last year, the city has had 21 homicides so far this year, on pace with last year's figures.
"While the mayor attempts to save face during an election year, the real statistics are out there," Rodriguez said.
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Personalized Aqua Swirl & Owl Print Owl
Personalized Aqua Swirl & Owl Print Owl
This owl was created as a "Reading Buddy" for my daughter. I found she was reading more expressively when she was "teaching" her stuffed animals. So I decided I wanted to create something fun and colorful she could read to and that she could cuddle also. Maybe your little one would like one too. It has an hourglass shaped figure, which makes it great for little hands to hold. It's big eyes are bright and ready to be read to by your little one. It also makes a great decorative pillow for a bed. This one is made with an aqua plush and soft cotton material. The best part is it's belly is the perfect size to hold your child's name.
What a great idea to gift this owl with your child's favorite book!
Size: 8.5" x 6.5"
Please indicate name, font choice and thread color.
This listing is for one personalized owl.


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Laguna Beach, CA
About The Shop
Originating in the seaside town of Laguna Beach, we have curated a hometown casual shop with a penchant for all things coastal and an adoration for the "found" object. Each piece to come through our doors was first loved by our buyers and then carefully collected with you in mind, in hopes that you too may take a liking to it as we have. We believe that a home, whether new or old, should have a feel of being loved over the ages and always offer a story to tell. Whether it is the tale of talented artisans thousands of miles away in a small village crafting a hand made piece or that of the local Laguna Beach artist hand blocking pillows; we hope that we can offer you something special to love and a story to share.


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kai duran necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 191 diseños de 48 diseñadores freelance.
A small studio located in an exclusive neighborhood in Austin, Texas. We provide personal training, pilates, and group training to people from all walks of life with an emphasis on service, value and measurable results.
We integrate functional resistance training, pilates, and traditional fitness techniques—our approach to fitness is holistic in nature and geared towards optimizing health, performance, and fitness. We approach each relationship (with existing and new clients) as a long-term partnership—we offer the necessary guidance, framework and tools which enable individuals to succeed and maximize their potential.
In an industry where fads, high-turnover, and impersonal "meat markets" are the norm—we set ourselves apart in terms of quality, results, and a long-term approach-- the average client-trainer relationship for us is 15 years.
The two principals have collectively been in the industry for over 30 years. The principal personal trainer has worked in the community for over 20 years and has a vast network and name recognition (Kai) which is why we chose to incorporate his name into the name of the business.
Our vision is to appeal equally to professionals, executives, retirees, students, elite athletes, housewives, or post-rehab patients— basically, people from all walks of life.
While we do have each demographic represented among our clientele, the reality is that our "average" client is: upper-class, well educated, and between 45-65 years old. The majority of our clients are committed to improving and maintaining their health and fitness for the short and long term. We are one of many personal training studios in the area, however, they come to us because of the high quality of service, training, and positive environment we provide.
One of our goals is to have a more diverse demographic (i.e. socioeconomic).
We want a logo that is simple, unique, and relevant to who we are, what we do, and our core values. We want the logo to reflect the "metamorphosis" that the client undergoes through their training with us; quite simply, they ALWAYS leave their sessions feeling better than they did when they arrived.
We would like to see movement in the design, but it must be SIMPLE and contemporary-- (please no stick figures!) We are looking for an iconic image to portray who we are )and not just an interesting way to present our business name)-- i.e., northface, prana, lululemon athletica, apple computers,etc...
Our work product is creative, unique, and customized to the individual client-- strength, integrity, and longevity are the cornerstones of our business and we would love for this to be conveyed in the logo.
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Energy Balance Climate Model: Stella Mac and PC
This resource received an Accept or Accept with minor revisions rating from a Panel Peer Review process
These materials were reviewed using face-to-face NSF-style review panel of geoscience and geoscience education experts to review groups of resources addressing a single theme. Panelists wrote reviews that addressed the criteria:
- scientific accuracy and currency
- usability and
- pedagogical effectiveness
- Accept
- Accept with minor revisions
- Accept with major revisions, or
- Reject.
Following the panel meetings, the conveners wrote summaries of the panel discussion for each resource; these were transmitted to the creator, along with anonymous versions of the reviews. Relatively few resources were accepted as is. In most cases, the majority of the resources were either designated as 1) Reject or 2) Accept with major revisions. Resources were most often rejected for their lack of completeness to be used in a classroom or they contained scientific inaccuracies.
This activity was selected for the On the Cutting Edge Reviewed Teaching Collection
This activity has received positive reviews in a peer review process involving five review categories. The five categories included in the process are
- Scientific Accuracy
- Alignment of Learning Goals, Activities, and Assessments
- Pedagogic Effectiveness
- Robustness (usability and dependability of all components)
- Completeness of the ActivitySheet web page
For more information about the peer review process itself, please see http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/review.html.
This page first made public: Aug 9, 2006
This material is replicated on a number of sites as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service Project
Learning Goals
- Energy balance and radiative equilibrium
- The concept of radiative forcing
- Planetary temperature response to variations in:
- Solar insolation
- Atmospheric water vapor or carbon dioxide
- Cloud cover
- Volcanic eruptions
- Transient response with different ocean mixed layer depths
- Climate feedbacks from temperature induced variations in:
- Atmospheric water vapor
- Surface ice-albedo
- Surface Heat Flux.
- Interpreting and creating loop diagrams to assess feedback behavior.
Context for Use
Teaching Materials
Mac Version
Mac Version of Stella Global Energy Balance Assignment ( 85kB Jun5 03)is a complete activity archive (*.sit) with Stella Model and MS word activity document. Save as GEBMMacarchive.sit to your disk and unstuff it with Stuffit expander.
PC Version
PC Version of Stella Global Energy Balance Assignment ( 80kB Jun5 03)is a complete activity archive (*.zip) with Stella Model and MS word activity document. Right click and save to your disk as GEBMPCarchive.zip. You will need WinZip to unzip these files. An evaluation copy of WinZip is available at WinZip.com .
Students can download the free "save disabled" demo version of Stella from High Performance Systems and run the Energy Balance Climate Model on their own computer or in a computer lab.
Teaching Notes and Tips
Students use a pre-made Stella Model in this activity. It is important to build the conceptual framework and clearly identify assumptions and limits of this model in class. Instructors are encouraged to guide students through the development process in an interactive lecture before having them use the model. It would be ideal if students could be guided in such a way that they make similar simplifying assumptions on their own before showing them what the completed Stella model looks like.
This activity takes approximately 3 hours to complete. If you do not have Stella at your school you can download a free demo version of Stella from High Performance Systems, Inc.
References and Resources
Dave Bice has an excellent Global Energy Balance modeling module here Dave Bice's Modeling Earth's Climate System Module (more info) . His module has solid theoretical background and is designed to guide students through the model construction process. Introductory geoscience with a strong high school background in science and mathematics can work through his module quite successfully. The information contained within his module also compliments the material presented in GEBM activity above.
Robert MacKay has improved the Stella Model and activity described on this page, and has converted it to a JAVA based on-line activity. At present it runs on PC and Mac (Safari Browser) platforms with JAVA Runtime Environment installed. The Energy Balance Game is an introductory activity using a variation on the Energy Balance Model environment and is great for introducing concepts related to radiative balance and exchange within the Earth system. A narrated video introduction to the Energy Balance Game is posted on YouTube.
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (more info) is a solid reference on climate change issues.