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If you are coming to Maynooth University, and you wish to disclose then you must tick the Disability/ Specific Learning Difficulty Box on the CAO form. If you do disclose, remember that all information is kept strictly confidential. By ticking this box on the CAO form, we can, if necessary, begin to put in place supports for you in time for when you arrive. Ticking the box also allows you to be considered for DARE (Disability Access to Education Route).
Is Maynooth University a 'disability-friendly' place?
Our students say we are. Did you know that Maynooth University has the highest number of students with disabilities - over 5% of our student body. We strive to create a community which is friendly and open and where diversity is expected and respected. We know that a disability can impact upon your ability to participate in university life which is why we work with students to help minimise that impact.
Maynooth University has a reputation for being welcoming and we have a strong tradition of encouraging broader access to third level. We have a wide range of services and supports for all students. Our academic and support staff are approachable and eager to help. From accommodation to finance, social life to your studies, Maynooth University has supports available to you. Just ask!
Physically, Maynooth University has two campuses. The North Campus is where most academic departments are based and most lectures and most teaching takes place. The majority of the buildings are modern and accessible. The large lecture theatres are fitted with T-loop systems and all newer multi story buildings have ramps and lifts. The South Campus has some older buildings and many administrative offices are located here. Some parts of our older buildings cannot be modified, but where possible all efforts have been made to make sure you can get to where you need to be. There are disability parking spaces and toilets readily available all over the campus.
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While you don't need to be a computer genius and know what's happening inside a computer, getting comfortable with technology will help you a great deal at Maynooth University. The university actively promotes the use of technology in teaching. This is beneficial to learners who use assistive technology to read or view material. From a teaching perspective, most departments use Moodle, an online learning environment where you can access lecture notes, reading materials, quizzes, forums and chat. Maynooth University boasts an Assistive Technology Centre where you can find out about software and hardware that will help you study. WiFi is widely available across the campus which makes it easy for you to access the network from your own laptop or device.
The Library has assistive technology available for all users and has staff available to assist learners with finding books or using the services. They have also begun converting core texts into digital format for easier access on and off campus. Through the Library website, you can access thousands of core texts and electronic journals as well as electronic versions of past exam papers. You can borrow laptops to research online or use your own wifi-enabled device.
Assistive technology software such as TextHelp, Inspiration and AudioNotetaker are available on all computers throughout the campus. The Assistive Technology Centre has a full range of technology for learners registered with the Disability Office. Don't just take our word for it. Check out some of our student stories on YouTube.
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You tick the box on the CAO Application to indicate that you have a disability and then you opt into the DARE scheme and provide the necessary documentation.
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In this garden store in Barcelona they have taken a lot out of some pallets, taking advantage of their lack of exhibitors for plants, they thought that to use the pallets as tables would be a good idea, and it is, the pallets are inexpensive and long-suffering, and the truth is that for a garden store are excellent allies.
As I was commenting, in garden shops cleaning is not something easy to carry, water and soil are always here and there, plus many plants have considerable weight and dimensions and it's easy to manipulate them and scratch or break the furniture. Ths is why the pallets are perfect as exhibitors and counters, we don't mind of dirtying them and we don't mind if we scratch or broke them, as they are extremely durable and economical.
As you can see they use them in all the possible ways, stacked to build tables, or adding them some legs to transform them for the occasion, but always using the pallet as the table top and barely with any modification, I mean in the simplest way possible.
So you know, if you have a store with a similar profile, whether gardening, construction, carpentry etc … pallets can help you a lot in your task of furnishing the store so… Good luck with your business!
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Do you remember Eliot Spitzer? He's most famous for his love of dirty hookers, but he also was governor of New York.
Here's a reminder:
Mrs. Spitzer, by the way, is my nomination for saint. See how she totally didn't stab her pathetic husband in the brain, then dance over his expiring organs? Saint Silda, patron saint of patience and sleeping on the couch.
The fallout from Spitzer's impressively bad decision-making is ongoing. First, he cost himself a chance of ever running for President. He cost himself the Attorney General's spot in Obama's Cabinet, which might be a step fown from NY state governor, unless you consider that being governor of New York, your only responsibility is that Mike Bloomberg's morning quadruple espresso is delivered piping hot promptly at 7:14, as stipulated by the New York city charter.
Spitzer also cost himself any future victory in any argument with anyone, ever.
"Did you pay the electric bill, Eliot?"
"Actually, Silda, that was on your pile of bills to pay."
"Oh that's right, I'm sorry. You're too busy writing checks to more hookers. Don't worry, El. I'll feed, clothe, and love our children. Go pay some disease-ridden sex slave 20 bucks to pee on your bald ugly head."
"Yes dear. Sorry honey."
Man, Spitzer family dinners must be awesome.
Another consequence of Spitzer's indiscression is a run of really annoying, mildly offensive David Paterson parodies by Fred Armisen on SNL:
Why I added it here I'm not sure. Maybe because I've been slack on my video clips, and I felt bad. To compensate with something actually funny, here's the Upright Citizens Brigade, and their Bucket of Truth.
Anyhoo, David Paterson is annoying and nowhere near as impressive as Eliot Spitzer. As a country, we lost some serious brain power when he had to resign and retire to a life of constantly being reminded of his love for dirty whores.
Fortunately, all that time being ignored by his wife and family have left him with some free time. And evidently he's putting it to good use, by writing to us from beyond his political grave. Spitzer's been writing for Slate.com, and it turns out he still knows what he's talking about.
It's a shame that we should lose his expertise simply over some silly misunderstanding about adultery and prostitution. At least he paid his taxes, right? That puts him one up on half of Obama's Cabinet. Plus, he hates corporations, and if we're going to do this socialism thing right, we need people who know how to hit companies right in the financial testicles.
And Spitzer knows a thing or two about testicles.
So here's my suggestion to Obama. On your desk, you've got the red phone for national security emergencies and late-night pizza deliveries (Bush's contribution to the speeddial list), your white phone for Congress, your green phone for Treasury, and your pimp phone for Canada, America's bitch.
I suggest adding another phone - your double-secret Dirty phone, for getting calls from disgraced experts. Douglas H. Ginsburg. Tom Daschle. And Eliot Spitzer. That way, we can still benefit from their knowledge, while you get deniability about your relationship with them.
And worse comes to worst, you can always have Secret Service shoot them.
Friday, February 20, 2009
He may know hookers, but he also knows international finance
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Great post, by the way. I was laughing my head off until I caught the Canada reference. What do you really have against it? Hunh? What did she ever do to you? You're just a big fat bully who needs someone to push around. Blog about that!
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Those years of blossoming and dreaming, on the threshold of youth, remember those teenage years? When we were filled with enthusiasm, a keen desire for new experiences, all set to work hard to get ahead. But when it came to girls, it was all about '16 years old – danger ahead!' and a host of prohibitions and restrictions. Many young women were ticked off with words like "Are you still a child, laughing giddily like that?" "Keep away from menfolk!" "Don't wear such revealing clothes". "Stop going to the playground and hanging around with boys." Multiple admonitions of this type continue to make young women feel insecure and take the joy out of everything they want to do spontaneously
In large sections of society, we can see how girls are deprived of spaces to play, the right to study what they wish to and to be self-reliant. But what happens when these gaps are bridged and encouragement is brought right into the classroom? In 2012, Suman Rawat, CEO of Zilla Parishad (ZP) Osmanabad, started a programme called 'Urja' ('Energy') for students between the ages of 11 and 19, under which the 'Kishori Utkarsh Manch' ('Forum for Young Women to Grow') was created, as part of gender education in school.
Among other activities, students interact with a doctor about their menstrual cycles, and personal hygiene. The Manch provides young girls with crucial information on health and nutrition. Discussions are held on topics such as the declining female sex ratio and how to tackle such problems. The student participants learn about their rights as women, their human rights, the right to health and the right to education. From time to time, debates are organised on diverse topics, including traditional beliefs and practices. Competitions are held in essay-writing, public speaking, general knowledge, dramatics, singing – all of which become means for the participants to engage with and raise awareness about social issues.
To teach them the importance of physical fitness, free workshops are held on martial arts like judo and karate. The school also provides them with nutritious food and milk, essential for their growth and maintaining their haemoglobin levels, which are regularly checked. A helpline is being run, where the girls can report any experiences or instances of sexual harassment or abuse, and domestic violence. It is compulsory for every school in the district to prominently display the helpline number – 180023322688. 'Urja' also works to ensure that every school has a separate and clean toilet for girls.
A range of cultural programmes encourages students to enjoy the arts and to cultivate their own artistic skills. The girls are addressed by their first names instead of their last names, so as to enhance their sense of selfhood and to underline their right to make their own decisions. Their birthdays are celebrated in school, which also reinforces their self-esteem. They receive skill training in different fields, through various institutes and workshops. Each school appoints a female or male teacher as 'Urja' coordinator for the programme.
Approximately 180 schools from the district are currently part of the programme. Over the last four years, many students have benefited tremendously through 'Urja'. Even after CEO Suman Rawat was transferred to another district, the programme continues to be supported by the newly appointed officers, with ever more enthusiastic young girls participating.
May this 'Urja' or 'energy' never be exhausted!
Blog: Snehal Bansode-Sheludkar
With inputs from Ramesh Kamble & Shehnazbano Osekar, Osmanabad
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Romantic Las Vegas Elopement by Shannon Elizabeth Photography
Las Vegas is best known for it's little white chapels and Elvis impersonators when it comes to weddings but today gorgeous elopement, captured by Shannon Elizabeth Photography, proves there's much more to Vegas then that! Her fine art approach to this session is a breath of fresh air and allows us a glimpse into a truly beautiful Las Vegas wedding.
From photographer Shannon Sorensen: "Everyone knows that Las Vegas is the wedding capitol of the world, but along with weddings also comes elopements! For this editorial shoot I teamed up with Victoria Hogan, from Flora Pop. Flora Pop is more than just a florist or event stylist. They are the first traveling pop-up wedding company in the U.S.! What that means is that they can host your ceremony anywhere in the U.S. and provide all of the planning, florals, styling, and even an officiant and champagne. They are pretty much the coolest if having a big wedding isn't your thing.
For this shoot, we kept it really simple with a Zhivago dress from Revolve, and soft and minimal makeup by Leila from Sin City Hair and Makeup. The delicate and petite bouquet was made exclusively from Hellebores, draped with ribbon from Adorn Company. The table was designed by Victoria, using her signature Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne that she provides for all of her couples, along with dreamy blue and white plates from Anthropologie, and a simple wedding cake from Public Us - a local coffee shop located off of Freemont Street in downtown Las Vegas."
Photographer: Shannon Elizabeth Photography | Stylist and Florist: Victoria from Flora Pop | Hair and Makeup: Leila from Sin City Makeup | Models: Leticia Esparza & Roddy Hanson | Dress: Zhivago | Earrings and ring: Vintage | Cake: Public Us | Plates and bowls: Anthropologie | Glasses: Vintage | Ribbon & Linens: Adorn | Film Lab: Goodman Film Lab


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When you visit the church of Christ in Santa Cruz, we will not view you as a stranger; you are honored as a guest and a friend. According to Scripture, we are all connected by one blood and creation (Acts 17:26). Through Christ Jesus, our friendship and family move from temporary to eternal (John 3:16). The "welcome mat" is laid for everyone who comes.
Our worshipl is as fundamentally unique as Christ Jesus. Our service centers around Who it is we are worshiping, Whose name we praise, and for Whom we are named. There is always acapella singing that allows us to teach and remember critical principles of Christianity (Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:19-20). Prayers are made on behalf of our world, each other, the lost, and crucial needs (1 Timothy 2:1-5). Communion is offered every week, to keep us in remembrance of what God did for the world at Calvary (1 Corinthians 11:17-34). A collection is taken up each week, an opportunity for each Christian to cheerfully give (2 Corinthians 9:7) as he/she is prospered by the Lord (1 Corinthians 16:1-2). You can depend on hear a biblically inspired lesson that is meant to motivate, rebuke, teach and correct every listener of the word (2 Timothy 4:2).
Finally, we always offer an invitation to whoever desires, to be baptized for the remission of sin (Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16). During this period in our worship, anyone may also come forth and request prayer for whatever needs they may have.
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Who Is To Blame? The New World Order Elite!
Our FEATURE discussion today focuses on the massive migrant invasion that's occurring principally in Europe and the US, how it originated and was funded. Unknown to most citizens is that the "Power Elite", who collectively are the New World Order, have deliberately caused this crisis in order to accomplish the destruction of borders, culture and state sovereignty. Through our unimpeachable sources we discuss the Bilderberger Group, the Council of Foreign Relations, The Trilateral Commission and others who seek a global totalitarian society. Other topics include: Hillary's Hill to climb, Satanic Prayer in Phoenix, Proof of Voter Fraud and Market Watch.
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Response to press article regarding planned improvements to J28 of the M5
Posted on: 10 November 2017
Mid Devon District Council wishes to respond to the DevonLive – A new junction is in the pipeline for the M5 in Devon… article published 7 November 2017, concerning planned improvements to junction 28.
The content and illustrations included within the press article are highly misleading and do not reflect the plans as submitted or the intent for the future of Cullompton.
A comprehensive package of highway infrastructure improvement measures for Cullompton is proposed within the Local Plan Review which are intended to improve air quality and the environment in Cullompton town centre though the provision of a relief road and increase capacity at the motorway junction. It will also enable proposals for the growth of Cullompton including badly needed new homes and new business floorspace. The Local Plan Review was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination in March 2017 together with supporting documents and evidence. This included an indicative layout plan showing a relief road, new motorway overbridge and new motorway junction providing south facing slip roads. It is to be regarded as providing one option of how such highway improvements could be achieved and is intended to demonstrate to the Inspector that technically, a design solution is possible. Further design work will be required in advance of public consultation on the proposals.
The submitted indicative layout plan can be found here: https://www.middevon.gov.uk/media/343273/sse18-j28-proposed-cullompton-relief-road.pdf
The Council's £10 million bid for funding towards improvement of the motorway junction under the Housing Infrastructure Fund is for shorter term measures to increase traffic capacity at the junction.
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Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the proposed national budget for the next fiscal year (FY 18-19) is implementable. He made the remarks while answering questions from reporters at a post-budget press conference held at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Friday (Jun 8), local media reports said.
"Whatever targets have been set in the proposed budget would be achievable. This budget will be implementable," he said replying to a question.
The minister placed a Tk 4,64,573 crore budget at the parliament on Thursday (Jun 7) forecasting 7.8 percent GDP growth and 5.6 percent inflation rate.
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Moshiur Rahman, PM's Energy Adviser Dr Taqfiq E Elahi Chowdhury, Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, NBR Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and others were also present at the press conference.
When asked about the slashing of the corporate tax rate by 2.5 percent, Muhith said that 40 percent corporate tax rate is very rare in the world adding that this time the corporate tax rate has been reduced in a very planned way as this was done not all on a sudden, even the matter was discussed with the PM.
When asked whether this budget is an election budget, the minister termed his each and every budget as 'election budget' saying that being an important member of the ruling party, he has to deliver such budget which is being liked by the countrymen.
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Private companies have wrestled with their employees' personal, on-site use of eMail for several years, and now school districts are quickly becoming aware that they must address how staff and students are using electronic messaging capabilities. Children's immaturity adds greatly to the need for school administrators to set clear policies, communicate them to teachers and other staff, and effectively monitor compliance.
Some districts, most notably in California, have created policies defining acceptable use of electronic resources, and they require students and staff to sign waivers before having access to machines at school. Essentially, these are contracts that describe in detail to teachers, students, and parents how a student may use online resources.
According to the National School Boards Association, which published a book called "Legal Issues and Education Technology," an effective acceptable use policy should:
1. Include ground rules on how and when eMail and the internet can be used.
2. Require annually signed approval by parents and students.
3. Alert parents and students that computer activity may be monitored.
4. Specifically identify prohibited activities, such as searching for pornography or writing obscene or threatening messages.
5. Include positive examples of proper conduct on the internet and through eMail.
6. State that schools and districts will not be responsible for any costs created by student actions.
7. State that schools and districts are not responsible for the accuracy of information that students locate on the web.
8. Define penalties for breaking rules.
Providing the above information in an easy-to-follow format that does not use legalistic language is also crucial to communicating the key issues to students. Teachers can support the correct use of computer resources by reading the code of conduct and discussing it with their classes, the author says.
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Minister of Energy and Power Development Elias Mudzuri, said with effect the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) will charge an average tariff level of 7,53 US cents per KWhr.
"My decision was motivated by the need to ensure energy security and hence sustain the current momentum on our short term economic turnaround programme, given the pervasive nature of electricity in the economy and the downside risks associated with tariff increases," said Mudzuri.
He said after the adjustments the individual monthly bills will attract US$6 for consumption of 50kWhrs whereas the consumption of 420kWhrs will attract a bill of US$28.
"As the current electricity availability position remains constrained across all sectors of the economy where demand of the commodity outstips supply, I urge Zimbabweans to play their part in conserving electricity at all times," he said.
The ministry last month directed ZESA not to disconnect consumers until agreed tariffs are pronounced and ordered domestic consumers to pay a minimum of US$10.
Mudzuri also announced the prices of fuel he said were reached at after consultations with the oil industry and taking into account changes in the prices of fuel on the international market.
"The agreed prices are US 85 cents per litre for diesel, US 95 cents per litre of petrol and US 80 cents per litre for Jet A1 and paraffin. The agreed prices recognize the need to make diesel, which is an input in production, as affordable as possible, in order to stimulate the economic production in all sectors of the economy," added Mudzuri.
He urged all fuel importers to import fuel through the National Procurement Committee and use the pipeline for fuel coming from Beira and the rail for fuel coming from South Africa.


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Yup, our ash is pooping out. This summer I bought a few loads of cut ash slab wood, because I knew time was running low, the mill is sawing all the ash into RxR ties, ouch! The land owners are happy to get something for it before it is just firewood. Next the hemlock is slated to die from some kind of bug that is headed my direction.
This morning I woke up to a 49℉ day, perfect ! ! !
RightO' there you go . . . wood is the very best DYI fuel for powers.
Even in the worst of conditions you have at least 2-3 years to get it worked up from falling, or incident(storms, wildfires and such) obtained. Bit of cover and you can stretch that out to up to 10 years even here in the rainforest.
By then with some work and planning you will have been able to re-grow s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g usable again.
Killer bugs are bad news.
Extended droughts just as bad.
Your only real choice is to re-plant and favor different species that are resistant to these assaults.
Sad to lose the old familiars. But change, adapting, is actually Ma'Natures way.
Takes some very special hardy trees to live, survive and reproduce out on our very windy salt ocean coasts. The same need hardy but different species to thrive up high mountains; or East-side high&dry, half the year dry-dry.
Ha! All of these if planted here inland valley favorable, grow weakly; and usually will not self-reproduce.
Ha! Ha! The most hazardous thing here for us is that fast spinning saw chain inches from your feet and legs. Bucking up the crisscross felled stick pile-ups. Odd. I can handle that with ease. Yell "snake" will sure make me jump! The flying insects I can handle long sleeved buttoned up. Unknowing standing in a trail of carpenter ants or angry red&blacks crawled up and biting will have me doing the fast strip-down ASAP!!
tree-farmer Steve unruh
Interesting point on the ash. I keep thinking I should saw some here just to have sort of a history thing. I have always wanted to do something with wood floors or paneling in a house where different rooms where done in different wood all natural stain sort of a way of showcasing the different native woods. But soo far my mill is still waiting for me to get it setup and running…
Here is a photo of one of my wood piles that I recently split.
I found a cool vid on an easy way to load logs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vH09lYB-B0
Thanks Ray, I will try it on the next batch I make.
Hello Dan
When I built my house I did as you stated above with several different woods. ( I like it )
Pine , oak, popular ,cherry , cedar , walnut and pecan . You can see some of the wood on the first two or three pictures on this thread .
Hi Wayne
There was a video you did talking about wood gasification from your house it was a long video starts on the porch if I remember right. I loved that video both for the content and for the shots of your house it is just the type of look I was thinking about. I found that video before I knew about drive on wood.
I like it Wayne! What do you use to wax/polish the wood?
Good morning Kristijan
A mixture of linseed oil and mineral spirits.
That first milk is called colostrum, it shouldn't contain blood, but it is essential for the calf, yellow with butterfat, and full of maternal antibodies. If the calf won't suck straight away it's good practice to milk and bottle feed some, that usually peps the calf up, gets things on track.
Yup I couldn't figure out how to spell that every time I tried it came out messed up. Your right but the first milking here often had blood in the milk and was what my grandfather claimed you uses, the next 2 to 3 days it was just colostrum. We always kept a bottle frozen incase you lost the mother you could save the calf. When we had 200 head of milking cows you where always having calves born. I don't miss that but I sure do hope my 9 belties calve out soon. Learned the hard way not to keep an old steer in the herd he stopped the young bull from breeding and now I am way late on calves. Old Murphy has been about my only companion since I tried to get the farm going again. But I do have a nice garden this year so there is that at least.
Thank you Mr Wayne, linseed oil is my favorite wood preservative. It intenses the colour/grain so nice. Just never got it to shine so nice
Baked colostrum with a bit of fennel is a delicasy! Pudding/chese like structure.
We have a cow that always produces brown colostrum. No idea why but its the colour of machiato.
Wood Supply turned into Charcoal form, I cleaned out the fire pit after the fire gathering on Saturday night. Had a great time with everyone catching up on everything that has been happing in their lives. This is not as efficient as my retort but a lot more fun.
I like those fires too! Haveing fun with friends, roast something delicious, and in the morning, plenty of charcoal to be filled in the gasifier!
Ran across this video I thought you all would enjoy.
My brother in law has a mill just like that. He powers his off from a tractor PTO. Besides farming he saws logs for a pallet factory near by. He got into it when he was milking cows he need saw dust for bedding, so he picked up one of these old timers. We sawed all the lumber for my house — I saw "we"— my contribution was the part the man with the beard did.
I got to be on a first name basis with most of the boards. I took them off the saw mill, we loaded them on my truck with pallet forks, but then I had to unload each one and stack it in a pile on the back forty for several years to dry, then I took them out of the drying stacks and loaded them back on the truck, drove them up to Michigan where a gentleman had an old plainer set up, he ran them through the plainer and I took the off and loaded them back on the truck, I took them back to the farm and stacked them in the barn out of the weather, then I took each board out to the building sight where I cut it to length and finally nailed it up in the new house.
Some days I can sit down here in the basement and look up at the floor joice or the bottom side of the sub floor and say "good morning board. I remember when you were just a slab of wood born out of a log." TomC
Tom it is nice to see stuff you have done the work to make from start to finish. And don't under value the work you did as the second man I often find a second man would be very helpful around here on my farm. Makes me miss the good old days when my two uncles ran the place and we where able to support 4 people working with the milk herd. But those days and 2/3 of the fields are long gone. Now I make do limiting costs to and for work to what I can do alone…
Haha, I know that feeling. Same thing with some firewood logs. You get to know some of them. Only difference is they have a shorter life.
Jan-Ola can help here but this is the way they used to do it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJEdl6CoM6o


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Members of the SEACAMS team, College of Science, Swansea University received the Green Impact Excellence Award for their project 'BeeCAMS' last week. This follows on from receiving a Gold award in 2012 and 2013.
Congratulations to Anouska Mendzil, Christine Gray, Ian Dodkins and Chiara Bertelli who have been working on the NUS Green Impact Excellence Award - a year-out programme for green impact teams that have been awarded gold for two consecutive years! The scheme is a chance for teams to work on larger-scale sustainability projects with a practical element.
For their project 'BeeCAMS', the team decided to focus on bees and pollinators. The achievements of the project include:
- Bringing bees to campus. For the first time in years beehives are now situated on campus (behind Wallace) and there are now 6 hives which are owned by staff and external individuals.
- Created a webpage on the sustainability pages to highlight the work we've achieved and raise awareness of biodiversity/honey bees. http://www.swansea.ac.uk/sustainability/biodiversity/
- Sourced a 100% native UK wildflower seed mix for pollinators which was RHS approved and sourced a site on campus for the planting of a wildflower meadow (due for planting early 2015), this will be behind the back of the Penmaen building.
- Held an informative honey bee day on 20/08/14 for staff and students which was well attended and over-subscribed with attendance from many of the south Wales bee societies. The day was a success and there is hope of creating a bee-society at some point in the future.
Find out more about SEACAMS
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Gujarat Lions have managed to get to a fine total of 172 runs in 20 overs after they scored 132 for 4 after 15 overs as they got superb start right at the beginning. Wickets in the middle overs got the Delhi Daredevils back into the game. It was some sheer hitting by McCullum and Smith at the top of the order but the middle order batsmen failed to capitalize on the start they got from their batsmen.
Earlier, Gujarat Lions got to a blistering start with the help of stupendous play by McCullum and Smith in the first 5 overs of the match between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils.
Delhi Daredevils today won the toss and elected to field first against the Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Teams: Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils
Gujarat Lions (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan(c), Shahbaz Nadeem, Imran Tahir


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Basic rules to start, and keep you, on the right fitness path…19.01.2016
By Gareth Evans, i-motion gym Managing Director.
As a new gym starting out in the Stafford area, that started life in the New Year, I thought a good place to start would be…. well the start! Fitness basics are often overlooked or forgotten; yet they are the essential foundation to a good fitness regime. Here we look at some basics that should remain constant for any fitness goals that you are looking to achieve this 2016.
Too many people set out on their fitness journey with little, or no, end destination; for some people the end destination might be to be able to complete a Marathon in 3 hours 30 minutes, for others it might be to attain a certain weight or level of fitness and then maintain that. Whatever the goal is it should be clear and measurable. The destination is the driving force behind everything you are about to do. If you don't have one, get one! Then work back and set periodic targets from there.
Once you start out on your fitness journey be honest with yourself! It may sound stupid but too many people demand too much from themselves and subsequently just fail, how many of us have hit the gym hard for a week and then never been back? Everyone has weaknesses, and that is normal, so don't say you are going to give up wine if you love wine. Just build a healthy approach to having your wine. You also need to be honest with your other commitments, fitness goals need to fit in with work, family and other commitments, so allocate the time you can afford, build your targets around this, and then commit to it. If you don't you will end up stretching other areas of your life and fitness will eventually suffer.
Re-address your targets – it is no good to set your fitness targets, become a gym regular and attain your chosen target and then just 'coast' along your fitness journey. Set a new target, push yourself, challenge yourself and keep it fresh and interesting. For many gym members the target can be to complete a race or event that they commit to and then work back from.
Make it happen, everyday. Your fitness target should be worked towards on a daily basis. I know this almost condescends what I said previously, but even if it is some small steps to your overall target, you should have a period of time to focus on your goals everyday; a prime example is to make sure you stick to your diet goals on a day when you know you cant exercise, it doesn't necessarily cost time but does move you towards your target. And yes that includes weekends!
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MetLife recently said it discovered after an internal review that it lost track of thousands of clients who were owed a pension benefit.
The revelation is likely to cause employers sponsoring pension and 401(k) plans to take a look at how they deal with locating retirees that have fallen off the grid. But as companies re-examine the processes they use for finding these retirees, they won't find a lot of clear federal guidance.
The Labor Department said two months ago that it's increasing its focus on ensuring that workers are connected with their pension checks. The agency has focused primarily on those companies that didn't make sufficient attempts to contact participants of their pension plans.
In those two months, the DOL has audited employers to ensure their methods for locating lost participants is thorough. MetLife wasn't part of that auditing process—its discovery was part of the company's decision to do a self-audit knowing that the DOL was placing increased emphasis on employers' responsibility to find lost participants.
"It's not a matter of if you're going to be audited, it's when," Sue McDonald, president of Pension Benefit Information LLC, told Bloomberg Law. MetLife is among the companies that have hired the California-based research service to help locate their missing participants.
There is an increased interest in tackling this issue, McDonald said. PBI assisted more than 15 clients that were audited by DOL since the agency started its push to find missing participants several years ago.
Fortunately for those clients, the process PBI uses to search for plan participants was documented. McDonald said her organization has a bit of an advantage on that front, as it knows what DOL is looking. For many other plan sponsors, the process might not be as simple.
DOL hasn't issued formal guidelines about employers' responsibilities to find plan participants. What many employers reference, and what DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration points them to, is guidance in a 2014 bulletin about the participant location responsibilities for employers that have terminated their defined contribution plans. There's no guidance specific to employers that haven't terminated their plans.
"EBSA works with fiduciaries to ensure they have mechanisms in place to contact plan participants and beneficiaries as they become eligible to receive benefits," an agency spokesman told Bloomberg Law in an email.
The agency said its investigators share successful methods for contacting plan participants and beneficiaries with the plan representatives it works with. EBSA specifically pointed to "using certified mail; checking related plan and employer records; checking with designated plan beneficiaries; using free electronic search tools; and considering cost-effective commercial search tools and locator services" as examples of methods from its bulletin that employers can use.
The business world has called for the DOL to issue formal guidelines. That call is unanswered, for now.
The American Benefits Council, an employer advocacy group, sent a letterto EBSA in October 2017, asking the agency to outline the fiduciary responsibilities that plan sponsors have when dealing with missing participants.
"There's no consensus on what they should be doing," Jan Jacobson, senior counsel for retirement policy at ABC, told Bloomberg Law.
What's adding to the confusion is that the Internal Revenue Service gave its auditors guidance on missing participants, "but they don't necessarily match up" with the DOL guidance, Jacobson said.
The DOL used to have guidance that told employers to use programs through the IRS and Social Security Administration that would forward letters to plan participants using information attached to their Social Security number, but both programs were eliminated several years ago, she said.
Among the concerns of those in the business community are proper methods of finding missing participants, like using social media, or asking beneficiaries where to find them, Jacobson said. Both can bring up potential privacy issues.
Some methods for finding participants, like the one MetLife said it had used, don't always work.
MetLife would contact its clients twice before putting the clients' money in its reserves. This method was ineffective, the company said in a federal filing last week.
Prudential Financial Inc., another insurance provider responsible for pension annuities, said last week in a filing it was "reviewing this issue closely," indicating there could be a "greater standardization" of industry practices on the horizon. Prudential made the point of saying that its number of missing participants was relativity small compared to competitors.
At a Bank of America Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference Feb. 15, MetLife CEO Steve Kandarian said he "can't believe" his company is the only one that's had trouble contacting participants of pension plans who are owed a benefit.
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After years of consulting, drafting and negotiating at various levels, on 15 December 2015 the final compromise text of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") was agreed.
he Dutch mandatory Bill on Notification of data leaks (Wet Meldplicht datalekken en uitbreiding bestuurlijke boetebevoegdheid Cbp, the Bill) has entered into force already, as of january 1st 2016.
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Upa Technology, Inc.
Upa Technology, Inc. was a corporation registered in the state of California.
It was a foreign corporation, meaning it was formed outside of California. In this case, it was formed in Delaware. It registered in California on April 03, 1979.
All of Upa Technology, Inc.'s powers, rights and privileges in the State of California have been forfeited. This could have happened because they failed to file a return and/or pay taxes to the California Franchise Tax Board, or because they failed to make certain informational filings with the California Secretary of State. The specific reason for this forfeiture can be found by ordering a status report from the Secretary of State.
Upa Technology, Inc. was a for-profit entity.
Allen E. Busching
515 Broad Hollow Rd
Melville NY 11747
Registered Agent
** Resigned On 04/15/1991


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GI Brides of World War II
Feb. 13, 1946 - Syracuse Herald Journal (NY)
Mrs. Rossetta Butler, 21, of London and her daughter, Linda M. Butler, two years, are arriving on the Santa Paula, due in New York City about Saturday.
They are listed as dependents of Pfc. Harry A. Butler of 41 E. Genesee St., Baldwinsville. They are among 597 brides and children of American servicemen on the Santa Paula.
2005 M. Thomas


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I was so excited to be chosen to be part of the new book launch for Bonnie Gray's new book: "Whispers Of Rest".
Everything about this book has drawn me in. The title, the reviews, the summaries. I mean, after all, who doesn't want "REST" in their life? "40 Days of God's Love to Revitalize Your Soul" ???....I'm all in!!
Having previously read Bonnie's book Finding Spiritual Whitespace, and meeting Bonnie at one of her speaking engagements, I was a fan already. So, picking up her new book, and reading and doing the exercises listed, was thrilling for me. What I didn't realize or expect was the depth that this journey would take me on. It is my Love Story with Jesus...from the beginning, and being written and lived out daily. The journey...the path of learning to live as THE BELOVED...daily.
It's not just a spiritual high from retreat or camp. It is a moment by moment, breathing, living relationship with my LORD, Jesus Christ. It is passionate. It is intimate. It is life giving, and life sustaining. It is redefining how I think, and choose to live.
One of the ways I express myself is through gift giving. As I have been journeying through this book, (now my second time through), I am continually thinking of tangible ways to remind myself of the truths I am learning and discovering. Accepting myself as God's Beloved, and viewing myself through His loving eyes has given me even greater freedom to express my love back to Him in creative and artful ways. When I was stitching up this patchwork bear, I was giddy with laughter and full of JOY as I was creating. The bear was coming together and I was blossoming in the experience...when I realized, YES! This is me living as The Beloved.
God made me to create and have joy in experiencing the creative process. This is how God feels about me when He created me, and sees me "come alive" again in the creating process. So, I dubbed him "Beloved Bear". He has magnets in his back so I can stick him on different metal surfaces. He travels around the house with me as a reminder of how much I am loved, and cherished. The same delight I had in making him is just a pinprick of the the Delight that Jesus has in me.
I hope you enjoy the photos, and catch a glimpse of what you can discover between the pages of this book.
To pick up you own "Beloved Bear" visit my Etsy shop. (Coming Soon)
Pear Creek Cottage
~Creating handmade gifts and cards to encourage others along the journey of life. Sharing life's ups and downs, and traveling through it all with JOY~
Monday, August 14, 2017
Learning to Live As The Beloved
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Came over from the FB group. Love your bear and your message. I love to make thiings too, and give gifts. I will be checking out more of your blog and your Etsy. I am ready to start back through the book a 2nd time to drink it all in and learn it more!!ReplyDelete
Oh yay! I am so happy to meet you Christy! Do you have an Etsy shop?ReplyDelete
There is so much to learn and be reminded of in the book. Thanks for the comment.
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SCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw was in no doubt what cost his team the game against Ireland yesterday – their performance in the second half.
After a hectic and exhausting first 40 minutes ended with the visitors just 12-10 ahead, both teams' energy levels dipped after the break.
But, crucially, Ireland had the possession and the nous to stretch their lead, and Laidlaw admitted that, by comparison, Scotland had conceded cheap scores while finding it harder to score themselves.
"We were in a good position at half time, but our performance in the second half cost us the game through some of the errors," the scrum-half said. "We couldn't really build any pressure in the second half, because we just kept turning over possession.
"We gave Ireland a set-piece and they were able to exit their half. It's always difficult when you're trying to score from deeper.
"We were really confident at half time. We felt like we were really on top of Ireland and causing them problems with our attack.
"We just couldn't convert that into the second half and I think that's what cost us the game in the end."
Conceding three tries was as big a problem in the end for Scotland as the inability to score more than one, and Laidlaw accepted there had been moments when his team had suffered lapses of concentration or of defensive organisation.
"Losing any try is frustrating," he continued. "But credit to Ireland, because they got opportunities and they scored tries.
"We need to make sure we don't switch off and have any of those soft moments against a quality team. We knew from the way we switched off towards the end against Italy last week that you just can't do that in this competition. The soft tries cost us badly.
"Both [the soft tries and not taking their chances] were equally frustrating. We just need to be patient when we're in those [attacking] areas and either pick up a penalty or play under penalty advantage.
"The softness of a couple of the tries was clearly disappointing, because the effort from the boys was unbelievable and the energy we showed for large parts in defence was outstanding.
"You could see us coming off the line and putting Ireland under pressure and causing turnovers – against a team who traditionally don't turn over the ball. Ireland were clinical and took their chances, so you have to tip your hat to them."
Gregor Townsend agreed with his captain's analysis of the game, particularly the decline in energy after the break.
But the head coach, whose responsibilities include masterminding the attack, also criticised himself for the team's inability to finish off some of their moves.
"We probably should have scored one try more, and I'm frustrated that we gifted them a try, but I'm very happy with the way that we played in the first half," he said. "Second half, the execution of our set-piece plays to get us into our game and to put more pressure on Ireland just didn't happen.
"I'm so proud of the players, with the way they played and the effort they put in. A game of rugby is a lot of things: it's the defence battle, the contact battle, the kicking game and the pressure we put on Ireland's kicks and what we do with kick-return ball.
"I thought we won those battles and our contact work against a very good defence who will look to hold you up in the tackle, rip the ball or compete the ball, was outstanding.
"Just that final piece, the execution off set-piece, which has been really good – that fell off the jigsaw today and that's my fault. I'm the attack coach and we weren't able to get those two or three phases, either to get in behind the defence or set up our attack shape, which was working well in the first half."
There is now a fallow week in the Six Nations before Scotland begin to plan for the trip to France, and it may be a while before they learn if Stuart Hogg and Ryan Wilson will be able to be involved in Paris.
Hogg had to go off with a shoulder injury in the first half after being sandwiched between two defenders, and back-row forward Wilson did not reappear for the second half after sustaining a knee injury.
"He's sore, very sore," Townsend said of the full-back. "He wanted to stay on but his shoulder was not right. We'll see what will happen over the next few days.
"It was disappointing: he chipped ahead and got sandwiched between two players. These things happen quickly, but there was a collision there that forced him to fly over and land on the point of his shoulder.
"It was a big moment in the game. We conceded the try a minute after that and lost one of our best players."


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17.6 oz (500 g) Pizzoccheri (dried buckwheat pasta)
7 mid-sized potatoes
1 little cabbage
24.7 oz (700 g) chard
17.6 oz (500 g) spinach
8.8 oz (250 g) Fontina
8.8 oz (250 g) Branzi
8.8 oz (250 g) Fontal (or Bitto)
Grated Parmesan
7 oz (200 g) butter
5 large leaves of fresh sage
2 cloves of garlic
(My mom did this recipe and the photos... thank you mom!)
First of all, clean all the greens and cut chard and cabbage them into strips.
Then peel and cube potatoes.
In a large pot, she brings to boil water with a generous pinch of salt.
Add cabbage, ...
... chard and...
... potatoes.
After 5 minutes, add spinach.
Cover the pot.
When the water starts boiling again, add pizzoccheri.
Meantime, in a pan, melt the butter together with the cloves of garlic and the sage leaves.
After 15 minutes, the pizzoccheri are ready (they have to be still firm) so drain them.
Butter a baking pan with part of the mixture you have prepare (remove garlic and sage leaves).
Cut into cubes all the cheese.
Put part of the pizzoccheri in the baking pan...
... cover them with cheese cubes,
... melted butter ...
and some grated parmesan.
Put another layer of pizzoccheri, cheese cubes, and grated parmesan.
Pour the melted butter with the sage leaves.
Put in the oven (200 °C, 392 F) for 15 minutes.
That's all!
Buon appetito


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Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
Pursuant to Section 207 of the State Administrative Procedure Act, notice is hereby provided of the following rules which the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision intends to review in 2013. The listed rules were adopted by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in calendar years 1998, 2003, and 2008, and must be reviewed in calendar year 2013. Public comment on the continuation or modification of these regulations will be accepted until June 1, 2013. All Section and Part references are to Title 7 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations.
Comments should be addressed to: Maureen E. Boll, Deputy Commissioner and Counsel, NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 1220 Washington Avenue – Harriman State Campus – Building 2, Albany, NY 12226-2050 or e-mail: email@example.com.
Regulations adopted in 2008
|Amendment of Part 220 of Title 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, sections 112 and 146.
The Family Reunion Program (FRP) is designed to provide selected inmates and their families the opportunity to meet for an extended period of time in privacy with minimum staff supervision. For an inmate to be allowed to participate in the FRP, the inmate must have been under DOCCS supervision for a sufficient amount of time and demonstrated appropriate behavior, custodial adjustment, and program participation. The purpose of this amendment was to improve the review process for inmates applying for the FRP, better identify programming requirements, and define eligibility.
|Repeal of section 270.2(B)(6)(iii), addition of sections 270.2(B)(iv)-(v) and amendment of section 712.2(i) of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, sections 112 and 138.
One of the rules of conduct that collectively make up the standards of inmate behavior makes certain activities and materials associated with gangs and other unauthorized organizations subject to inmate discipline. The amended regulation took what was previously one rule and replaced it with two separate rules, each with an accompanying note. The new rules and accompanying notes enhanced clarity regarding the scope of the prohibited conduct. The other change is the addition of a clarifying note added to the regulations concerning media review. The note reiterates the security concerns associated with an inmate's possession of gang related written material as well as written material that could facilitate organizational activity within a correctional facility by other unauthorized organizations.
|Repeal and replacement of Part 1000 to 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
The Central Monitoring Case (CMC) system identifies certain inmates who, because of the nature of their crime, status or behavior, require special evaluation and tracking of their movement through the correctional system. This regulation provides the Department with the means to expeditiously revise or amend the CMC procedure, promulgate CMC review, identification and appeal procedures as necessary and in the best interest of the public safety.
|Amendment of sections 1020.1, 1020.4(a)(1), (2), (c), (d)(2), (3), (4), (e)(1)(iv), (2)(iii), 1020.5(a)(1) and 1020.6 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
The use and possession of illicit drugs and alcohol within the correctional environment presents a serious threat to facility safety and security and are contrary to law and correctional goals. To detect and deter the use of such substances, the Department has relied on random urinalysis testing of the general population and of selected groups of inmates. The amended regulation improves clarity, readability and refines procedures in response to field experience and new testing equipment.
Regulations adopted in 2003
|Addition of section 305.2(f) to 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
On occasion inmates in special housing open water taps in their cells and plug sinks and toilet drains to cause flooding. Such misbehavior results in property damage, a waste of resources, a disruption of staff function and programs for inmates, and health and safety hazards. Deprivation orders, as authorized in section 305.2(a), allow correctional staff to turn off the water supply to the cell. This additional regulation creates a procedure for the distribution of water to inmates in special housing who are subject to this deprivation order.
|Amendment of section 280.2(d) of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, sections 112, 803 and 805.
Merit time allowances provide a significant incentive for inmates to fulfill program plans and to maintain good behavior, both of which may be expected to contribute to rehabilitation. This amended regulation is to afford credit for merit time for those program achievements which have been earned by an inmate while serving their current sentence and not from a prior incarceration.
|Repeal and replacement of section 720.4(a) to 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
This regulation was originally submitted as a consensus rule but was objected to and withdrawn. Nothing in this regulation text was deleted or amended except it was divided into two paragraphs and text was added to paragraph (1) to emphasize the need to accurately identify the addressee before processing the mail. This was intended to prevent the errant delivery of mail and resulting conflicts among inmates who may have the same or nearly the same name and to more easily forward the mail to another address when appropriate. Another amendment to this regulation was adopted in 2007.
|Amendments of section 1900.4(c), (h) and (n) of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 851.
The temporary release regulation was amended after Correction Law § 851, Subdivision 2-a, was added by Chapter 251 of the Laws of 2002. It authorizes the Commissioner of DOCCS to permit inmates serving sentences for homicide or assault offenses, who are eligible for parole or will be eligible for release on parole or conditional release within two years, to participate in a temporary release program if the inmate can demonstrate that: (i) the victim of such homicide or assault was a member of the inmate's immediate family; (ii) he or she was subjected to substantial physical, sexual or psychological abuse by the victim of the homicide or assault; and, (iii) such abuse was a substantial factor in causing the inmate to commit the homicide or assault. Prior to making a determination, the Commissioner is required to request the opinion of both the sentencing court and district attorney who prosecuted the underlying offense and to consider opinions which are received within 45 days of the request.
Regulations adopted in 1998
|Amendments of sections 100.69, 100.100, 100.110 and 100.117 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 70
This regulation is necessary to update information where the department has elected to change security classifications and functions to more efficiently use available facility spaces at Butler, Mohawk, Lyon Mountain and Sullivan Correctional Facilities. Since this regulation was adopted, Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility closed in 2011.
|Addition of section 100.128 to 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 70.
Section 70 of the Correction Law requires the Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to publish a designation of each correctional facility, identifying it by name and location, gender and age range of inmates, and a classification, identifying it by security level and function. This regulation satisfied Section 70 requirements for Gowanda Correctional Facility, although the reference to its vocational skills and training (VAST) program was amended in 2008 as the program no longer existed.
|Repeal and replace of sections 305.3 and 305.4 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
The regulation set forth in § 305.3 provides clarification of procedures for application of restraints on inmates assigned to special housing units (SHU), although it was amended in 2000, 2002, and 2004. The regulation set forth in § 305.4 explains the use of restraints on all SHU inmates whenever escorted off the SHU and explain the implementation of restraint orders against individual inmates and has remained mostly as adopted in 1998. This regulation replaced the term "shackles" with a more precisely defined "mechanical restraints." Restraint options are identified in order to help SHU staff manage inmate movements with enhanced safety and security.
|Amendment of Appendix 1-J under Part 1701 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
This regulation revised a form used by departmental staff in evaluating inmate suitably and compatibly for double-cell housing. The amendment corrected the age limitation from 64 years of age or older to 70 years of age or older. This form has subsequently been amended and no longer contains the age limitation language, although the age limitation of 70 years or older still exists in section 1701.5(c)(2)(ii).
|Repeal and replace section 720.3(i) of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112.
This regulation was adopted due to some citizens asking the Department to prevent inmates from mailing letters to them, and some have obtained court orders to prevent such correspondence. This regulation gives the Department better control over outgoing inmate correspondence because it requires an inmate to put his or her return address on outgoing correspondence in a uniform format which conspicuously identifies the sender's return address as a correctional facility. This helps deter inmates from attempting to mail correspondence to persons with whom they are forbidden to correspond. It also makes it more likely that recipients of inmate correspondence will recognize it as such prior to opening it or accepting it into their households.
|Amendment of section 50.1 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 112, and Criminal Procedure Law, section 2.10(25).
The Commissioner has discretion to designate certain department officials as peace officers in order that they may carry out their official duties. This regulation added three peace officer designations and changes a civil service title from "supervisor" to "coordinator."
|Repeal and replace section 701.3(h) and amendment of section 701.7 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, section 139.
This regulation helps to ensure fair access to the inmate grievance program by disabled inmates or any others who may have difficulty communicating, and contributes to the implementation of the consent judgment in the case of Clarkson v. Goord, 91 CIV 1792, on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing inmates.
|Amendment of section 270.2 of 7 NYCRR.
|Statutory Authority: Correction Law, sections 112 and 138.
The amended regulations were necessary revisions and additions to the inmate rulebook to enhance its practical application for management and discipline which makes it easier for facility staff to sanction inappropriate behavior. The revision to item (B)(8)(ii) prohibits inmates from communicating messages of a personal nature to employees or volunteers in order to reduce instances of abuse or compromises to staff functions and authority.


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H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is Secretary General at the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi. She is responsible for promoting the UAE's mandate of protecting the environment by reducing pollution and enhancing the biodiversity of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Razan is also the Managing Director of the Emirates Wildlife Society in association with the WWF (EWS-WWF) as well as the Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. Her Excellency serves on the boards of the Global Footprint Network, African Wildlife Foundation, and the Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort. She is also a member of the Board of Advisors of Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation.
She holds a Master's degree in Public Understanding of Environmental Change from the University College London, UK and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and International Relations from Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA.
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When I was a kid, we never took first-day-of-school pictures! I don't know why.I'm sure my mother had plenty of other things on her plate. It probably never crossed her mind to do it! So, anyway, I didn't think to take first-day-of-school pictures either. I didn't even know such a thing existed! But since Pinterest and Facebook and the Blogging world, at large, have come into my life, I have realized that there are a whole heck of a lot of people who take these pictures. At first, I thought "Its too late! Silas is already in the 3rd grade!" Then I thought "I'm not a scrapbooker! What will I do with all those pictures?? They'll get misplaced, forgotten, and out of sequence." But I love traditions! I really, really do! I stretch my brain to think of new ways to create memorable traditions for my kids, especially during the holidays. Things that define this family, and that maybe they will want to bring into their families when they get married. Ideally they will be God-Treasuring traditions. Things that have meaning, not just things to do because we do them every year. But some traditions just for fun are good, too. So, the more I think about it the more value I see in it. I mean especially since, as homeschoolers, we don't do "school pictures" like they do in traditional schools. What a great record of their growth year by year!
So anyway I started seeing some really cute ways of doing it on Pinterest and I decided to do it this year. And then right before school started this post came out from one of my favorite bloggers gracefullmama.com about some ways to make transitioning from summer to school more fun and less stress. I didn't do many of them and we started school 3 days later than planned b/c my wonderful hubby decided to finish that closet for me last minute :D But what I did do was follow this link to find these adorable printables. I saved every one of them on my computer because I'm planning on doing this every year. And I printed them out on cardstock for durability.
I took it one step further, too. You know all those cute "interviews" people pin to do with your child at a certain age? Well I looked at every one I could find and picked out the questions I liked best, tweaked some, and added a few of my own and printed that on the back. Then i sat down with each of my kids individually the day before school started, asked them the questions, and wrote down exactly what they said. They said some of the cutest stuff!!! I'm keeping a 2" binder so every year I can put their interview/grade sign across from their pictures in sheet protectors so they won't get lost ... or destroyed.
And then maybe I'll put them into matching frames to hang on the wall until the end of the year when they can stand in the same place, holding their picture from the beginning of the year like this:
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I have to be honest, though, this post comes late because I didn't get FIRST-day-of-school pictures. Not even SECOND or THIRD-day-of-school pictures! These pictures were taken today. Saturday. A full three WEEKS after school started. Oh well. They were taken and that's what matters! I'm only sorry I didn't start when Silas was 3!
Well, what about you? What are your back to school traditions? What are you planning on starting for the future?