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Remember the $2.5 million secured by state and county agencies earlier this year to house 250 homeless individuals? There are plenty of rumors floating around social media that the money is not being used properly or that no one has been placed.
But Bruce Liggett, director of the county Human Services Department, insists that neither claim is true.
Liggett says it's also not true that come November 15, when the six-month contract that turned the Lodestar Day Resource Center and St. Vincent de Paul buildings on the Human Services Campus into temporary emergency or overflow shelters expires, hundreds of homeless people will have have nowhere to go.
"I don't know why [certain individuals] are saying that," he says. "It certainly isn't helpful to say these people are going to be put in the streets," he says. "We feel a responsibility for these people, as we have in the past, and we're going to make sure these people have a place to sleep at night."
Liggett declines to say whether the county and the LDRC will decide to renew the contract, but he acknowledges that the need still will be there in a few months, and he promises that there will be some sort of emergency shelter option for the homeless.
Others close to the situation speculate that the contract will be extended.
Ever since news that the county was shutting down the Men's Overflow Shelter caused community panic and a public outcry, officials from the city, state, county, and various community partners have worked to set up the LDRC shelter, and to secure funding and contracts for a massive rapid re-housing effort.
"We spent a lot of the last few months doing significant prep work to get these [housing initiatives] going," he says. "The [rapid re-housing] placements are picking up now and are expected to accelerate."
(Rapid re-housing is a type of supportive housing that typically gives a person rent assistance for a set length of time while case managers work with the person to find employment and/or other sources of entitlement benefits. The goal is to wean a person off assistance and have him or her become financially self-sufficient.)
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So just how many people have been placed in homes?
Excluding other community-partner housing initiatives and funds, or placements made by Central Arizona Shelter Services and other nonprofits, 15 people staying in the LDRC have been placed in designated rapid re-housing apartments since July. Another 16 should be moving into housing this week and hopefully another dozen by the end of the month.
Liggett recognizes that these numbers don't sound impressive, but he explains that they don't paint an accurate picture of what's actually happening on the ground.
For example, "There were also 125 people taken out of the overflow shelter in the last two months," he says. "As turnover occurs in existing shelters, people are being removed from the LDRC into existing shelters."
And because overnight staff members are focused on engagement and services, and because people staying in the shelter undergo at least a preliminary assessment of their needs, when a space opens in CASS, the Watkins women shelter, or any other shelter in the area, there's a group of people at the LDRC ready to fill the vacancies.
This is about getting people into homes, Liggett says. But it's also about making system-level changes and creating a network of providers that help move people through the shelter system as quickly as possible — it's a well-accepted fact in the housing world that people who stay in shelters for shorter periods of time have more success transitioning into permanent housing situations.
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"Then we can use shelters more as they were intended to be used: as short-term [places] for people to stay," Liggett says.
This whole operation is working with the underlying premise, he says, that shelter is not the solution — housing is.
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Still, nothing is simple, he says, even keeping track of who is staying in the shelter spaces. While an average of 350 men and women sleep in the LDRC, St. Vincent de Paul, and what's called the sandlot — a covered outdoor area — each night, numbers can fluctuate by as much as 200 from one night to the next. And in the past two months, 1,200 people have used the new temporary shelter service.
Liggett cites the figures to demonstrate how challenging it can be to maintain contact with a person long enough to get through all the housing-assessment tools and paperwork and then place the individual in an apartment.
"It's such a mobile population [and] people spend multiple nights in multiple places," Liggett says. "There are people who are in the LDRC that have been in CASS and [already started the re-housing process], but then maybe left for a while or lost their bed. Sometimes we identify someone for placement, and then they don't go to the LDRC for a period a time, and then suddenly reappear."
The transient nature of their clients' lifestyle doesn't mean the goal of ending homelessness through housing is impossible, it just means any re-housing initiative isn't as straightforward as filling out some paperwork and handing a person the keys to an apartment, he says..
Another thing to keep in mind, Liggett says, is that it's never going to be as simple as saying "X" number of people from the LDRC got housed this month, "X" number from CASS, "X" number from Circle the City, or "X" number from the other shelter-to-housing programs in the area. Many people spend time in more than one facility and often go in and out of homelessness — shelters see a spike in clients at the end of the month because people who rely on benefit checks run out of money.
But with the coordinated assessment and engagement policy, staff has a much clearer image of who a person is, where the person's been in the past, and what sorts of services are needed, and it allows the process to more accurately reflect its interconnected nature.
"Some of what we're finding with the tracking and data on these people is pretty sophisticated," he adds. And it's the type of information that's helpful for shaping future policy and housing programs.
"We have teams of people from the city, county, United Way, and other provider groups that have been meeting daily to gather lists of people using the LDRC. They're conducting hundreds of assessments and engaging people, and beginning to make placements," Liggett says.
"Placements are going to start to picking up — this is really going to ramp up now as it all comes together."
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During the month of April we observe Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.
Native American elders teach that children are gifts from the Creator and it is the family, community, school, and tribe's responsibility to nurture, protect and guide them. Children truly are gifts and should be treated as such, but when parents or community members are in the grips of substance abuse and addiction, nurturing, protecting and guiding children are not always a priority.
According to a report by the Child Welfare League of America, problems with substance abuse are estimated to exist in 40 to 80 percent of the families of children who are confirmed by child protective service (CPS) agencies as victims of abuse and neglect. The total cost of child abuse and neglect is estimated to be $94 billion ($24.3 billion in direct costs; $69.7 billion in indirect costs), according to Shoveling Up, a 2001 study by the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse (NCASA). The annual cost to the nation of untreated abuse of alcohol and other drugs is $276 billion, yet only $3 billion is spent on prevention, treatment, and research of substance abuse of all types - with only a small amount designated for child welfare cases.
But much more important than the financial burden is the human cost. According to Joseph A. Califano Jr., in the publication No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents, "the human costs are incalculable: broken families; children who are malnourished; babies who are neglected, beaten, and sometimes killed by alcohol- and crack-addicted parents; 8-year-olds sent out to steal or buy drugs for addicted parents; sick children wallowing in unsanitary conditions; child victims of sodomy, rape, and incest; children in such agony and despair that they themselves resort to drugs and alcohol for relief."
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We can remind ourselves of the link between parental alcohol or other drug problems and child maltreatment and do what we can to get the person struggling with alcohol or drugs help with their addiction. We can help break through the barriers put in place by abuse and addiction, one by one if necessary to restore hope to the individual or family. We can foster resilience in both adults and children by nurturing their spirit with support and encouragement, helping them see past the fog of stressors will bring focus back on the gift of children and family.
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Several greeting card companies are developing high-quality designs and merchandising tools to help supermarkets jump-start sales and increase profits.By Jenny McTaggart
Retailers might get a little nostalgic if they stop to think of all the traditional assets of a stellar greeting card selection -- namely built-in profitability and shopper loyalty. That sentiment could change to sheer joy, however, once they check out some of the latest high-quality yet affordable card designs and merchandising tools created to help supermarkets revitalize sales.
Greeting cards, which are largely seen as impulse buys, have been relatively mediocre performers in the food retail channel for the past few years. The latest industry estimates put the category, which is still dominated by market leaders Hallmark and American Greetings, at about $2.6 billion. Yet several card companies say their sales have been notably increasing in certain markets, thanks in part to store-specific efforts to meet retailers' needs.
"We've been able to find success in a variety of supermarket environments," says Randy Kleinrock, president of Sanford, Maine-based Renaissance Greeting Cards, Inc. One of the company's latest clients is New York-based Gristedes Foods, Inc., but its products can be found in most major U.S. markets. "One of our strategic directions is to develop a complete card department solution for retailers. If we can provide excellent product with great service, and provide profit margin for the retailer at the same time, we've got a win and they've got a win."
It seems that profitability is on the minds of many card makers nowadays as they look to help supermarkets ride out a competitive whirlwind. "Dollar stores are eating this category for lunch," observes Mark Deuschle, e.v.p. of Pawtucket, R.I.-based Premier Greetings. "And most manufacturers haven't done much new to excite the category, in part because Wal-Mart has taken up so much of their time." He notes that Wal-Mart carries a private label greeting card line made by the top two card companies.
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Premier Greetings, which is a division of Paramount Cards, Inc. -- now considered the No. 3 greeting card company -- is putting its focus on store branding, according to Deuschle. "Our job is to drive store brand, not our brand," he says. The company provides custom signage and offers a "menu of value options" so that retailers can charge prices that fit in with their overall strategy.
"The greeting card category has traditionally been seen as overpriced," Deuschle notes. "Every consumer, when surveyed, says cards are too expensive at full price." To counter that, Premier provides attractive, full-size cards that retail on average from $2.25 to $3.25, but gives retailers the option of discounting. Its newest offerings include the shiny Beautiful Acetate collection and Handmades, which feature intricate designs and decorative additions such as beads and glitter. About 40 percent of the company's cards are still sold at full price, he adds, noting, "Not all of our retail customers want to be value retailers."
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For those retailers that are looking to offer value, 99-cent card lines, such as the one made popular by Hallmark, have gained in popularity. But some vendors aren't convinced that people want to send what are visibly discount cards to those they care about. "Every once in a while we see stores that are switching to a 99-cent card line. We're finding that, in many cases, that isn't working out as well as the stores had hoped," notes Ken Catlin, Renaissance's director of marketing communications. "They aren't necessarily increasing traffic, and stores may ultimately end up losing money because they aren't getting the margin on the cards."
One of the ways Renaissance has moved into more supermarket aisles is by offering slightly smaller sections to stores that want to downsize their departments. "Our line is designed to be effective in that 40-foot to 50-foot range, including seasonal cards. A lot of times a bigger card company requires bigger space. Sometimes that's not how the store wants to invest its footage, though," Kleinrock notes.
At least one greeting card Goliath has taken notice of retailers' need to maximize space, however. This year American Greetings is kicking off a new program called "The American Greetings Marketing Makeover," according to Mike Colant, executive director of key accounts. "The program is designed to optimize product mix, maximize available space, and grow customers' business," he says. Among the new initiatives: a focus on new birthday and everyday card mixes, alternative card program placements, gift wrap revisions, small footage focus on "Best of the Best," party goods/candles/stationery revisions, and overall space reallocation. "This all means made-to-order 'door by door,' with the right product at the right price," Colant says.
Marc Woodward, v.p. of supermarket sales at Hallmark, notes that size and location are two big factors in driving greeting card sales. "The right department size in the right location is critical in building and maintaining strong sales of greeting cards. Our research indicates a typically higher percentage of store sales occur when greeting cards are located in center store placements," he adds, observing that many retailers are moving the sections to central locations as they enlarge or remodel their stores.
To cater to its retail customers, Renaissance has begun offering a complete merchandising package that complements its cards and creates a more inviting environment for shoppers, according to Catlin. The program includes colorful signage, more attractive card backers, and displays for impulse merchandising, including countertop settings for seasonal promotions. "The program has worked very well for us in terms of identifying stores as Renaissance retailers, guiding shoppers to the department, and making the section easier to shop," he says.
In addition, Renaissance has implemented what Kleinrock calls "some pretty slick inventory management systems." "We can identify areas that are hot, and areas that need some tweaking to create ongoing inventory turn improvement, so we aren't just dart-boarding what our customers need. It's customized to each store," he notes.
Another bonus for Renaissance's customers: The company has a distribution agreement with Penguin Putnam. "The book program is the perfect complement to the card program, because it features affordable gifts that cover a number of occasions," Kleinrock says.
As for new product development, card makers seem busier than ever keeping up with consumer trends and changing attitudes. Renaissance has several new lines coming out for the summer, including Summer Street Kids, which Kleinrock calls a "nifty nostalgic line." A percentage of profits from the line will be donated to charities that benefit children, he says. "We're excited about all the lines in our summer releases -- humor, traditional florals, brights, and laser die cuts. A lot of these stylings will feed into the regular department after the summer, as an update to the overall line."
Specialty cards
Avanti Press, Inc., based in Detroit, has made a name for itself by offering quirky designs to such chains as Wegmans and Meijer. "We have new product coming into the market all the time, so the displays stay fresh. That's important, since most supermarkets have loyal customers who are in their stores repeatedly," says Deb Marxhausen, national account manager at Avanti. Some of the company's most recent innovations include the "Big Birthday" line, made up of larger-sized cards for milestone birthdays; Halloween cards that double as masks; and gift cards designed to hold plastic gift certificates.
Avanti's cards, which are priced at $2.25, fit in nicely as a complement to primary greeting card displays, Marxhausen says. "We're not out there trying to replace other suppliers. What we do is unique enough to stand on its own -- it doesn't really cannibalize the other card lines; it just gives the shopper one more option." The cards also do well when merchandised in unexpected places, she adds. "Our 160-pocket display only takes up four square feet, and it's on wheels so retailers can remerchandise it as needed. Sometimes we'll be in the pet aisle, sometimes the bakery aisle, which seems to sell really well."
Premier's Deuschle notes that while his company prefers to maintain exclusivity with its supermarket customers, there's room for specialty cards if they meet a unique need within the market. "In Utah, for instance, we allow a spinner rack of LDS cards, which are Mormon cards, in our department. That makes sense. Why wouldn't we?"
Yet, according to one smaller card company, Los Angeles-based Paradise Greetings, many grocery chains have "missed the boat" when it comes to specialty cards. "Some retailers have begun to realize it, and they're taking away some space when they renegotiate with vendors, to allocate more space to several specialty card companies," notes Fernando Pineda, the company's e.v.p.
Although Paradise's sales primarily come from English-language cards, the company also does a reasonable business selling Spanish-language cards, which are developed only by Hispanics, Pineda notes. But he says there have been several misconceptions among both retailers and larger greeting card companies as to how to service the growing Hispanic market. "It's a developing market, so supermarkets have to be willing to give it time. A retailer won't necessarily see blockbuster sales initially," he says. Also, the meanings and sentiments of English-language cards don't necessarily translate into Spanish, he notes.
Mother's Day and Christmas are the main holidays when Hispanics look to buy cards, Pineda observes. "Nostalgia is the primary emotion involved with Hispanic card buyers, so that kicks in during those times." One product that has done particularly well is Paradise's wooden Inspirational Scroll, which features sentimental messages written in Spanish. "We make one that says, 'To my children who are very far away.' That's a message that speaks directly to those Hispanic parents who come here to work to help their families back in their home countries," Pineda says.


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The Fed is tipped to pare its record QE program for a fifth straight meeting, experts say.
Gold futures for August 2014 contract, at MCX, is trading at Rs. 26,733 per 10 grams, down by 0.39 per cent, after opening at Rs. 26,787, against the previous closing price of Rs 26,839. It touched an intra-day low of Rs 26,690. (At 11:12 AM).


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The Cabot Design Strategy identifies four core values that are essential to cultivating an environment of personalized learning. We strive for a culture of beautiful work and deeper learning that is nurtured and informed by the four core values. These were crafted to serve as a model - a beacon - that guides our on-going progression towards fully implementing personalized learning at Cabot School.
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As we had earlier mentioned that both the Khan's 'Salman and Shahrukh' had been roped in for different YRF projects. While Salman is working with Kabir Khan in 'Bajrani Bhaijaan' opposite Kareena, Shahrukh is starring in Maneesh Sharma's 'Fan' with Ileana D'Cruz as the female lead.
Both movies had been slated for an Eid and Independence release respectively but YRF apparently for some unknown reason decided to swap the dates of the two movies.
Kabir did not approve with this as he wanted his movie to release on Eid and hence the dates remained unchanged for the time being.
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my xper points Haven't been updated and I don't know why!
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my xper points Haven't been updated and I don't know why!
They ain't messing with my points. I would punch them in they face.
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I think so. On December 2012 I was missing 4 points. I had a 16 hours conversation with them in order to get my 4 points. But it was worth it. Now look at me! I'm da man!
Relax and enjoy the site. Those points are worthless. Just do this for fun and you'll have a much better time. You'd have to be on here for hours and hours to get the 20 dollar gift card. YOu'd be better off doing a few hours of yardwork, because you're wasting your life to try to earn anything on here.
I don't want points for stuff I want to get to a better level to ask more things.
Oh, that happens in a few days, just answer questions and upload some pics, in a few days you'll be level 3-4, I've only been here a few weeks.
Message me your question and I'll ask it for you :D, yeah it's dumb they can't update the points but they have to see if your answers are OK before they award you the actual points, your answers can be removed and so can your pictures and everything else- then what do they do if someone "spent" the points?
It can take up to 3 days for the site to calculate the XPer, as in Monday's points may not reflect on your total until Thursday. Just be patient. 8-)
Technically they take 24-48 hours to show up even though they are calculated each night, wait a day or so and it should show up.
Give GaG some time. They don't update every hour. Take some time.
no but I haven't checked recently
It seems to update everyday at around 6 pm eastern time for me.
Ain't nobody got time for that!
Nope but I think they have some problem to count the Xper points because when I add all the points it always seems like it is less than I should get.
yeah it takes 24-48 hrs what bugs me is that I have to wait until I'm on level 4 to ask more than one question a day and to post on the sexuality page...grr lol
Points are the last thing on my mind but for my previous profile, I got extra 100 points for no reason and reached level 3 soon after joining.
It sure seems like that.
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So there I was: last night I was watching some old school X-files (starting back on Season 1) and I got the craving for ice cream. So trying to conserve some energy, I turned off my TV (but not my PS3 because I didn't want to lose my spot), and headed out the door.
Half hour passes, and I'm back at home with my stomach full of iceycreamy goodness. I turn the TV back on to continue watching my stories and see something sort of strange on the TV in the bottom left.
Could this be one the strange phenomenons that the X-files are based off of?! How could I be watching the show if I had NO SIGNAL!?
Needless to say I didn't sleep much last night, thinking the bright white light was going to get me out of my bed...
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Jun 10, 2010 at 10:09 UTC
Another shot, closer up.
Jun 10, 2010 at 10:19 UTC
HDMI or composite?
Jun 10, 2010 at 10:20 UTC
That's funny. I like the MW2 disk in the corner too!
Jun 10, 2010 at 10:43 UTC
HDMI or composite?
That's funny. I like the MW2 disk in the corner too!
Yeah but it should be in the PS3. too bad you're too cool to play anymore :)
Jun 10, 2010 at 10:53 UTC
Skully's hot...
Jun 10, 2010 at 11:00 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
That definitely does seem like a bug.
Jun 10, 2010 at 4:07 UTC
Probably lost sync on the cable. My Tivo and Westinghouse 42" LCD will do that occasionally, show nothing and/or funny colors. Power down the TV and bring it back up, comes right back.
If its still up after doing that, try swapping the cable. Might be dead, but HDMI cables are cheap to get, easy enough to test.
Jun 10, 2010 at 4:35 UTC
PSX - no it works fine. it was just hilarious to me that it said "no input" while still playing the show.
Jun 11, 2010 at 9:52 UTC
IMO you just need to get a GIRLFRIEND instead. She'll know the commonds to fix that
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Creative Living With Sheryl Borden #6609
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- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Running Time: 27 minutes
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Mixed media is the focus of this episode. Viewers learn how to make frames using dragonflies and flowers cut outs, chalk pencils, and wooden stamps. Guests also demonstrate how to decorate snack cakes for different occasions.
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As we prepare to celebrate our nation's independence, we expect to see red, white and blue, starred and striped decorations throughout our community.
The sight of the U.S. flag inspires passionate feelings about the freedoms we enjoy and emotions tend to run high where its proper display is concerned.
The U.S. Flag Code is the ultimate reference for presenting our nation's colors with reverence.
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It is almost unheard of these days to remain with the same employer for more than a decade, let alone an entire career. Rodney Gause could have made headlines for that alone when he announced his retirement from Shallotte earlier this year after 35 years. But Gause spent each of those years with the police department, the last 29 as chief, making his tenure with the town remarkable.
To hear Gause tell it, he was destined to work in law enforcement. It is all he said he ever wanted to do for a living, and to serve his hometown in that capacity made it extra special.
Summer safety tips often revolve around seasonal risks like rip currents, hurricanes, flooding, sharks and fireworks, and other activities like holiday travel and outdoor grilling. But lightning is often overlooked, despite its common occurrence and the devastating consequences it has.
As our streets become more crowded with vehicles during the summer tourist season, which is well under way, it seems parking problems throughout Brunswick County are either coming to light or being exacerbated.
In the northern part of the county, Leland continues to grapple with parking three years after plans began in earnest to address it.
Five local teams have given Brunswick County plenty of reasons to cheer this spring.
First, there are the North Brunswick High School boys and girls track and field teams, who each repeated as North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A Region champions May 13.
As the General Assembly continues work to craft a 2017-18 fiscal year budget, its members are considering whether to change the way sales taxes are distributed — again.
It seems some lawmakers have pitched various incarnations of essentially the same legislation for the past three years in a row.
Many who take to the water are planning to observe Safe Boating Week, scheduled for May 20-26 this year.
This observance is part of the North American Safe Boating Campaign called Ready, Set, Wear It! It is a yearlong effort in the United States and Canada "focused on spreading the message of boating safety and the critical importance of always wearing a life jacket each and every time on the water," according to a news release from the North Strand Sail and Power Squadron based in Little River, S.C.
Last week, the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay half the cost — $2,857,000 — for a building to expand nursing and medical assisting program classrooms at Brunswick Community College.
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Nearly 80 percent of the 1.5 lakh accidents in India is contributed by unskilled drivers and defective vehicle plying on the road.
Corruption is said to be the main reason behind unskilled drivers and defective vehicles plying on the road. Addressing a national workshop on road safety, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari said the central government was committed to cracking down on corruption in the transport department.
He said with the use of technology the government was committed to transparency. Part of the overhaul is the corruption free systems for the issue of driving license and certification as well as registration of vehicles.
The government will add driver training institutes and traffic research centres and will be established in all states. Trauma care centres will be set up along the highways, ambulances will be stationed at regular intervals.
The government has identified 786 black spots on national highways across the country and the goal is to halve the number in the near future.
Also, present in the workshop was Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said education, engineering, and enforcement were crucial to controlling road accidents.


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Location: Cotton Chemistry and Utilization Research2012 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416):
Objective 1: Enhance and promote cotton's natural sustainability features in the context of disposable nonwovens applications. Objective 2: Characterize and correlate the relationships among the cotton fiber quality parameters, the nonwovens process-ability, and the final fabric performance characteristics. Objective 3: Develop and optimize hydro-entanglement chemistry and process parameters for cotton fiber and the nonwoven fabrics thus produced. Objective 4: Develop innovative end-use functional technologies that enable increases in the amount and value of cotton used in nonwoven applications. Objective 5: Develop processes for producing nonwoven fabrics from greige cotton.
1b. Approach (from AD-416):
The ultimate goal of this research project is to increase value-added utilization of cotton via development of performance-specific nonwoven products containing cotton. The term "cotton" used here includes cotton lint, ginning motes and linters, comber noils, processing wastes, recycled cotton, and the like. The research approaches broadly involve 1) characterization of fibers and fiber blends to be used; 2) selection of optimum processes and conditions for fiber opening, cleaning, and web formation; 3) selection of appropriate nonwovens production system; 4) evaluation of process and product performances; 5) physical, mechanical and/or chemical modifications of nonwoven products to attain and/or enhance the required functionality; 6) within the scope of the project, determine biodegradability, cost-effectiveness, environmental impact and sustainability of the products produced; and 7) disseminate the research results via publications, technical forums, and technology transfer to industry. Specifically, the research involves developing fiber-processing technology to obtain supply of clean greige/virgin (scour/bleach-less) cotton that is appropriate for the intended end-use application. Most of the existing manufacturers of nonwoven rollgoods do not have the resources, facilities and/or technical expertise to open and clean supply bales of greige cotton(s). It is imperative to develop a protocol that would enable the nonwovens manufacturers to either both open and clean cotton in their in-house facilities or obtain some readily available pre-cleaned cotton. Depending on individual products, we will determine efficient routes for processing cotton into a clean web for downstream processes. SRRC has the equipment, including cotton carding, to thoroughly open and clean virgin cotton and also the resources to procure and process pre-cleaned supply cottons (say, UltrcleanTM cotton). The preferred research focus is on using greige cotton, instead of bleached cotton that currently is primarily used in premium quality nonwovens. However, nonwoven fabrics made with cleaned greige cotton may be satisfactorily scoured and bleached, if necessary. To determine which cotton would be most cost effective for certain specific end-use applications, certain experimental investigations and small-scale industry-like production trials have been planned. They involve studies of the fiber, process and product metrics and their relationships. Research efforts will be redirected to improve any marginal outcomes. In general, carding process will be deployed to form a web for the downstream needle-punching and/or hydroentangling systems of producing nonwoven products. Optimizations of the N-P and H-E processes and products will be sought through planned investigations. Comprehensive testing of in-process products and end-products will be conducted to realistically evaluate the research outcomes. Statistical tools will be used for reliability of the results. Issues concerning the biodegradability, disposability, environmental impact, safety, government/industry-compliance,and cost-analysis will only be conducted to the extent feasible within the scope of the project.
3. Progress Report:
This report highlights the second year research accomplishments made by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the development, chemical treatment, and modification of cotton-based nonwoven products. Although the installation of the fiber processing equipment is an ongoing process, numerous trials have been conducted on the existing equipment to optimize the machinery and process parameters for the production of cotton-based nonwovens. These studies have revealed that pre-cleaned raw/greige (non-bleached) cotton can successfully be used to produce nonwoven substrates for commercial end-use applications, such as wipes, medical products, and perhaps even apparel. Thousands of yards of various cotton- and cotton blend-based nonwoven fabrics have been produced, some of which are currently being evaluated by commercial entities. Specifically, comparative biodegradability studies have shown that cotton-based fabrics biodegrade faster than synthetic nonwovens, and consequently, an exposure to simple surface soil may be an efficient and eco-friendly means of disposal. In another study, discounted cottons including cotton ginning and processing byproducts were successfully processed and converted into hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics of considerable strength. In separate studies conducted on the commercial-grade hydroentanlement equipment, it was revealed that hydroentangled greige cotton-based nonwovens processed at certain conditions could be bleached, dyed, and even specially finished without the traditional chemical and costly scouring process. Separately, under a renewed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with a U.S. cotton producer and ginner, it was found that unlike the traditional textile process of weaving, the production of cotton nonwovens is mostly independent of cotton fiber properties (within their standard ranges investigated). In addition, laundering these cotton-based nonwovens demonstrated the fabrics retain approximately 80% of their original mechanical integrity and dimensional stability after 20 cycles. Research on improving the flame resistance of cotton nonwovens has effectively shown that a urea additive is a cost effective alternative to diammonium phosphate in specific flame retardants. In yet another study on the development of cotton-based antimicrobial wipes, it was determined that greige cotton adsorbs three times more of antimicrobial agent than bleached cotton nonwovens. The adsorption of antimicrobial agent on both greige and bleached cotton nonwovens can be significantly reduced via chemical treatment of the fabrics and modification of the antimicrobial solution. Research on cotton fiber bioloads to improve cotton's status in nonwovens has yielded valuable new information on the microbial and bacterial content of greige and hydroentangled cottons, which supports the expanded use of cotton in nonwovens and has resulted in one and one-half Cooperative Research and Development Agreement(s) with Cotton Incorporated.
4. Accomplishments
1. Effect of water pressure in the hydroentanglement of greige cotton. Greige raw cotton naturally has high-molecular hydrocarbons (waxes) that must be removed, through a rather costly and environmentally-sensitive chemical process called scouring, in the production of almost all cotton-based textile end-use products. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, have discovered that the hydroentangling (high) water pressure used in fabricating cotton nonwoven fabrics plays a significant role in removing the waxes without involving the traditional scouring process. This is a significant research milestone that will contribute to saving money, energy, chemicals and, above all, our planet's environment. The nonwovens industry leaders have expressed great interest in this development, which is expected to encourage increased use of cotton in nonwovens. The research was published in the Textile Research Journal (TRJ) and also highlighted in the industry's popular journals. In a related, secondary development, a miniature research tool of converting, in minutes, a small sample of any staple fiber into a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric was developed, using a commercial-grade nonwovens (tabletop) lab card (with fixed plates instead of revolving flats of a cotton card) placed in tandem (series/line) with an in-house-fabricated, prototype hydroentanglement system. This research tool will be used to conduct preliminary investigative projects that otherwise would be costly, time-consuming and perhaps even unsafe when conducted on the commercial-grade pilot plant equipment that is expensive and prone to possible damage due to unproven chemicals, procedures and practices.
2. Efficient utilization of discounted cotton and cotton co-products. Each year, substantial quantity of cotton (crop) is discounted in quality, which subsequently and substantially reduces its selling price since the discounted cotton generally is unsuitable for efficient processing and products for traditional textiles involving spinning and weaving yarns. Research conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, has revealed that the quality-discounted cotton as well as the cotton-ginning and cotton-textile-processing byproducts, such as gin motes and comber noils, respectively, can be efficiently processed into viable 'nonwoven' products, using the hydroentanglement system of fabricating the fabrics. The research seemingly has advanced and expanded the value-added utilization of cotton that is considerably discounted in price.
3. Durable cotton nonwovens. Nonwoven end-use products for a long time have been thought and actually termed 'disposable,' since they generally are good for one, short or long, use only. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) conducted at Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, has changed that universal concept by demonstrating for the first time ever that cotton nonwoven fabrics made with an optimized process of hydroentanglement can, indeed, be strong, wet-finish able, launderable for up to 20 (and, in some cases, even 40) household washing and drying cycles and, hence, they can be durable in multiple uses. The research has the industry and academia rethink cotton nonwovens not only as the 'disposables' but also as the 'durable' textile products that can be repeatedly washed and dried with minimal changes in their properties and functionality.
4. Adsorption of antimicrobial agents (quats) on cotton compared to synthetic fibers. Most antimicrobial wipes available in the market today use synthetic and manmade fibers, although some pulp is also used. Use, if at all, of natural cotton fiber is minimal in these end-use products and applications, mainly because of the strong adherence of quat onto cotton fiber, which, consequently, resists the desired ease and functionality of dispensing the quat when the quat-loaded wipe is wiped onto a contaminated surface for decontamination. Various cotton, synthetic, rayon, and cotton blend-based nonwoven fabrics were immersed in antimicrobial quat solutions of varying concentrations for a variety of liquor ratios and times. Cotton, both bleached and greige versions, and rayon adsorbed significant amounts of the antimicrobial agent, with the greige cotton and rayon adsorbing nearly three times more antimicrobial agent than the bleached cotton nonwovens. The underlying issue was how to optimally reduce adsorption of quats by greige cotton, while improving their ease and effectiveness of release onto a contaminated surface. The greige cotton fabrics were bioscoured using an enzyme (pectinase) and/or boiled to remove the majority of greige cotton's natural waxes. It was discovered that cotton's pectin content and to a lesser extent wax content played a significant role in the adsorption of antimicrobial agent by the greige cotton nonwovens. It was also discovered that addition of alcohol, electrolytes, and a nonionic surfactant to the antimicrobial solution greatly reduced and/or even completely eliminated the adsorption of the antimicrobial agent onto both the greige and bleached cotton nonwovens. The research has led to yet a new potential use of pre-cleaned greige cotton in the antimicrobial nonwoven products.
5. Waste management for a better tomorrow. The waste management of commonly used nonwoven products made with synthetic fibers largely relies on land-filling and incineration, which cause serious environmental pollution and related problems. In collaboration with the University of Arkansas, a study conducted by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, has shown that cotton-based nonwoven fabrics, compared to those made with synthetic fibers, biodegrade much more rapidly when subjected to aerobic soil. The attentuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) spectra and scanning electron microscope (SEM)analyses revealed that the cotton fabric degraded in 14 days and almost totally disintegrated within 21 days of aerobic soil burial, whereas the fabrics made with synthetic/manmade fibers showed little or no biodegradability even 140 days of the burial. This is an interesting finding which may lead to 'composting' as an efficient and eco-friendly alternative for safe disposal of cotton-based nonwovens.
6. A totally novel chemical technology to make cotton textiles flame-suppressant. Making cotton textiles flame/fire retardant (FR) has been a serious challenge for many years, worldwide. Diligent research approaches by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists until now had been directed towards investigations of FR chemicals that were costly and soluble only in organic solvents, which obviously were neither economical and nor eco-friendly. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, recently have discovered new molecules that are less expensive and water soluble and impart acceptable degree of fire retardancty/protection to cotton fabrics. The research has attracted the attention of industrial stakeholders who are interested in FR cotton for a variety of consumer, industrial, furnishing and household products.
7. Cotton-based nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the wave of the future. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, have developed phosphorous-nitrogen rich polymers that, unlike the conventional bulk applications, can be applied on a nano scale, using the layer-by-layer deposition of ionic particles. The research is expected to have a significant impact on how we now can efficiently apply special textile finishes, such as FR, antimicrobial (AM), permanent-press (PP) (just to mention a few) to cotton-based textile products.
8. Bio-based research to improve status and utility of cotton in nonwovens. Use of cotton in nonwoven products until now has been minimal partly due to greige raw cotton's lack of the desired physical and microbial cleanliness. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, have met this grave challenge through a distinguished, 2-prong research approach, viz., 1) develop technology, and/or a supply source thereof, for efficiently processing greige cotton that does not have the common physical contaminants, such as plant residues, dirt, etc., and 2) develop technology to assess and eliminate any bacterial and/or microbial presence in greige cotton, which will enhance use of cotton in nonwovens. A molecular biologist, who heads the second prong of the research at SRRC, has extensively measured the greige cotton's microbial contamination, or bio load, at various stages of the cotton processing. Based on the measurements, no hemolytic microorganisms were detected on any of the source fibers investigated in the production of hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics. The removal of trash content in the form of extraneous/foreign matter, such as leaf and stem, resulted in a 10-fold reduction in the microbial contamination levels on the greige cotton fibers. These research findings have demonstrated that the hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics made with pre-cleaned greige cotton do not have any objectionable level of microbial contaminant. This finding has had a significant scientific impact and has been awarded a significant Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to continue the research to demonstrate that a pre-cleaned greige cotton indeed can be beneficially utilized in a variety of medical, antimicrobial, and other hygienic cotton-based nonwoven products.
Review Publications
Sawhney, A.P., Allen Jr, H.C., Reynolds, M.L., Condon, B.D., Slopek, R.P., Edwards, J.V. 2011. Effect of water pressure on absorbency of hydroentangled greige cotton nonwoven fabrics. Textile Research Journal. 82(1):21-26.


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水ame, fried glutinous rice, dried ginger powder, sugar, water
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Wood, Oct 28, 2013.
Rod marinelli is a close second
I'll respectfully disagree with that statement.
Someone please blow this b.s. thread up LOL
Kevin Sumlin.
That would work.
My new darkhorse: Art Briles.
Jason Garrett will be here for awhile.
Exactly. But it wont stop the ridiculous threads.
It might as well be...
oh god please no.
Dallas next head coach is Mike Zimmer.
Another 8-8 season and Garrett is getting canned. But ya'll can believe this fantasy that he's Teflon if ya'll want to lol
as jerry ages more, he is going to start scrambling and grasping for anything he can to get another championship. nothing will be untouchable.
Why would Jerry fire Garrett (who is like family to him) to appease the fan base only to insert another person the fans don't want? He wouldn't.
Either he'll be stubborn and keep Garrett or he'll get another coach the fan base doesn't dislike and might give them some hope.
The only coach this fanbase will support is a proven winner with championship rings. Saban, Belicheck ... etc.
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After a messy break up and a distant sibling relationship, I started to realize the value of strong bonds in my life. Up until 19 years of age, having a healthy connect with people was not a priority in my life. It hasn't been the least important either. Now, my idea of a content life is to have relationships forged with love. In my opinion, every being needs a loving relation to feed their emotional needs. Having a companion in the form of a sibling, parent, friend or a partner is somewhat important for a joyful life. In fact, one of the most effective ways of having a lasting impact on someone is to have a relationship with them. I feel comfort and relief by sharing my experiences, ideologies and beliefs with the people I love. It acts as a channel for me to share a part of myself with someone. Vice versa, it also gives me a chance to experience others wholly; something I enjoy quite a bit.
While sharing stories of turning points and milestones in their lives, one of the things I observed was that most people either spoke about having a friend or a companion at some point in their lives or going through phases bitter relationships. In both cases, it impacted them at a deeper level and has clearly been a part of their lives ever since. Forging a relationship was an important part of their lives and they considered it meaningful enough to share it with everyone.
Being born and brought up in a metropolitan city, I was exposed to a huge variety of people and lifestyles. Having access to a lot of foreign cinema also had a bit of western influence on me. To some extent, since high school, I knew that I only had to get into a course or a career if I really liked it, and I had time to explore. I did not need to chase stability. I always try to talk my peers out of taking up a job or a course under pressure. I try my best to help them find their own ways, even though I haven't found mine.
I always knew that people from different parts of the country might not have the same exposure I did. One thing I realised (to some extent) was that in order to fully find their ways they needed to have that stability in their lives first. They needed to see and experience it for themselves that this stability might not be the thing they are after. While I thought that people could do better if they don't give into such temptations, it actually just might be what they need to do first.
This reflective blog was a result of fellows sharing milestones in their lives during India Fellow's induction training. Simant has reflected on which of his beliefs got strengthened/questioned after hearing his co-fellows stories.


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Cherry Cobbler
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Dollops of sweet biscuit dough turn golden brown as this fruit dessert bakes. For variety, replace the cherries with blueberries, peaches, or apples.
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Since this slow cooker recipe calls for canned and frozen fruit, you can mix up this cozy dessert any time of year. Don't be intimidated by the dumpling topping it starts with packaged muffin mix, so it's quick and easy.
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A pecan mixture gives this luscious, cherry-filled dessert recipe an added crunch. The polenta topping mixes together quickly for a delicious crust.
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This hot dessert features popular tastes of the South--pecans, corn bread, and fresh fruit.
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Have a summer treat year-round. This classic dessert uses frozen cherries and raspberries so there's no need to wait until it's hot out to enjoy it.
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A biscuit-like topping covers sweet peaches and tart red cherries in this low calorie, low fat dessert.
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Canned peaches, cherry pie filling, and fresh apples make the filling for this dessert casserole. It's topped with cornmeal biscuits.
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Thick, moist, and dripping with cherries, these dessert bars are similar to a coffee cake. A sweet drizzle of icing is the perfect finishing touch.
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Chicken With White Wine and Mushroom Reduction
READY IN: 1hr
Recipe by Just_Ducky
This recipe is lovely with chicken or pork. Serve over egg noodles or rice.
Top Review by Boomette
This recipe is so good. This is a recipe my son liked a lot. Even the veggies. He wanted more chicken than what I gave him. Nothing to change here. But I added a little bit more wine. I served it with potatoes and a salad on the side. Thanks Just_Ducky :) Made for ZWT9
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 medium chicken breasts
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1⁄16 cup dry mustard
- sea salt, to taste
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1⁄8 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 0.50 lb cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1⁄2 sweet onion, sliced thin
- 5⁄8 cup dry white wine
- 1 1⁄4 cup cream of mushroom soup
Directions See How It's Made
- Cut chicken breasts in quarters, roughly 2 inch squares. Tenderize each piece between wax paper.
- Mix flour, dry mustard, sea salt and fresh ground pepper in a pie plate.
- Dredge chicken in flour mixture.
- Preheat a large, heavy skillet or electric frying pan to med-high.
- Fry mushroom slices in 15 ml olive oil until lightly browned, remove from pan to a plate.
- Saute onion slices until translucent, also remove from pan to same plate as mushrooms.
- Add another 15 ml olive oil to pan, brown both sides of chicken. Remove from pan to a plate.
- De-glaze pan with white wine, stirring constantly and removing all bits from bottom of pan.
- Add can of cream of mushroom soup and stir well until all lumps are gone.
- Return mushrooms, onions and chicken tenders to sauce, stir well.
- Reduce to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove cover, increase heat to medium, bring to a low boil until sauce reduces to desired consistency, approximately 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.


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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced today that it will establish a Europe-based holding company for the purpose of coordinating Toyota's European manufacturing and sales activities. Toyota Motor Europe S.A./N.V. (TME) will be created on April 1 and located in Brussels, Belgium.
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WStore Group announces the acquisition of Inmac France
WStore, the leading online supplier of business IT equipment, announced today the acquisition of Inmac France. The announcement sees WStore Europe SA, the parent company of the WStore Group, become the owner of 100% of the capital stock of Inmac.
Founded in 1984, Inmac is one of the leading players within the French IT products and services market with over 40,000 active customers, from SMBs to the largest private and public organisations, and a turnover of €208 million in 2004.
Tony Price, Managing Director of WStore UK explained the acquisition is excellent news for WStore and gives tremendous potential for growth in the near future: "WStore has led the way for years when it comes to servicing the SMB sector, now with the addition of Inmac's expertise in addressing large accounts; we see a great opportunity here for both companies."
Not only do the two businesses have complementary target markets but their sales and marketing strategies are also an excellent fit.
WStore is one of the leading e-commerce players, having expanded its portfolio of more than 12,000 customers on the web, thanks to solutions developed by I-COM Software, a subsidiary of the group, allowing WStore, among other things, to work without any physical inventory.
Inmac has successfully built its customer base thanks to the widespread circulation of its paper catalogues (some 4.5 million distributed each year in France). It too has extremely efficient internal logistics and systems.
"The combination of our skills will allow our two companies to grow together," says Guy Sakelario, CEO of Inmac. "This can only be beneficial to our customers, who will get access to a unique market proposition, covering all their requirements, from SMB to private or public large accounts."
Patrice Laureau, CEO of WStore Group, said: "Regarding our vendor partners, this announcement is good news for them too; we now cover 100% of the French market, both in terms of size and in terms of purchasing behaviour. This constitutes an absolutely unique advantage in the market."
The objective of the acquisition is clear, Laureau adds: "To become the number one choice for IT purchasing among businesses in France."
The Inmac deal comes with the full support of all the historical financial partners of WStore: Newventuretec, Ventech (Natexis), Part'Com (Iris Capital) and the FCJE (group Caisse des Dépôts) have all agreed to participate in the funding of this acquisition. The Gores Group, LLC, the previous owner of Inmac, also remains a shareholder of the new entity, convinced by the potential of this exciting industrial project.
About WStore
Created in February 1998, The WStore group (www.wstore.com) generated in 2004 a consolidated turnover of 73 M€. It is currently constituted of 3 operational entities, gathering some 150 employees. WStore France (www.wstore.fr) and WStore UK (www.wstore.co.uk) are both on their market, the leaders of the IT distribution for SMB on the internet. I-COM Software (www.i-comsoftware.com) is a software editor company dedicated to IT distribution, having as customers the major players of the industry : HP, Xerox, Lexmark, NEC.
About Inmac
Created in 1984, Inmac (www.inmac.fr) generated in 2004 a turnover of 208 M€ among businesses of any size, being a major player on the French IT market. Inmac employs 330 skilled workers. 98% of the Top 1000 French companies are active customers of Inmac. Over 93% of its 11500 products are available for a next day delivery thanks to a logistic platform, certified ISO 9001 and 14001, also able to provide customized configuration and integration services.


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Handmade Wedding Card Box
by Sandra
Blue Card Box
I made this wedding card box using three different sizes of round cardboard hat boxes which I found at a craft store.
I cut holes in their bottoms so the cards would fall all the way down into the largest hat box. I just taped them together using masking tape which I knew would be covered up by the fabric. They were plain cardboard at first so I glued on light blue fabric on the outsides, sort of upholstering them. It was tricky to get it just right but my fabric had a bit of stretch to it which helped. A whole lot of hot glue from a glue gun was used!
The only problem I ran into was that the small opening at the top wasn't big enough for two of the cards we got! Oops! Those were tucked underneath the card box holder as we found later when we moved it. All the others fit just fine though and we actually did get a number of cards.
I love how this mirrored our three tier cake, which was also blue! In fact nearly everything was, my favorite color is blue so we did as much blue as we could with the flowers, cake, decorations, table linens, etc. This cake box though is really the only thing I did myself and it is my favorite! I wish I would have done more myself but we planned so fast (in just four months) that I felt like I ran out of time.
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NEWTS (ages 5 - 8)
Nature Exploring Wandering Tracking & Senses
Program Time 9:00 am -3 pm
Locations: UCSC Arboretum | Tuesdays (open Roster) & Wednesdays
Huddart Park | Thursdays & Fridays PEBBLE BEACH | TUESDAYS (OPEN ROSTER)
Youth begin to explore the natural world in a small group, independent of their parent, under the guidance of a naturalist. We begin to go deeper into the core routines of nature awareness. Students learn to go to their sit spot independently, keep a journal, & explore the landscape with a larger home range. We also play a lot of games and they use their hands for a variety of "wild crafting" projects. We introduce a wide variety of learning topics as the youth begin to explore their personal interests in nature.
Pre-Requisites 3P's
youth must have competency with the 3p's to enter the newts:
Parent Independence - Parents are not a part of this program. Rather they participate in a 2-3 week fledgling period at the beginning of the youth's time with this group. During this period the parent can accompany or "orbit" the child. If after this time the child is still not parent independent, they may rejoin the nest to fledge group and try again later with the NEWTS.
Pack - Youth must be able to carry and pack their own day packs.
Pee/Poop - Youth must have experience going on their own, including comfort with occasionally doing this in the woods.
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Please contact Laura, firstname.lastname@example.com, for the current program pricing.
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Clothes are great and all, but it's the accessories and tchotchkes that make life so much fun. Especially when Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters are involved.
The MXYZ collection at the Disney Store focuses on the fun of mixing and matching super kawaii and affordable items like accessories, bags, socks, stationery, drinkware, and more.
Yoda socks, a Stormtrooper sunglasses case, a multi-use bag that's beyond adorable, a tote, a set of mini-erasers that you'll want and never use because they're SO CUTE—and it's all priced between $6.95 – $24.95.
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Rugby is a Game played by two teams which physically contest for the ball, within the Laws of the Game and in the Spirit of Fair Play, in order to score points. If you are completely new to Rugby, we recommend that you read the IRB Beginner's Guide to Rugby Union, which you can download from:
Rugby is a sport for all which is proud of its values and remains true to them. The Game's core values are:
WHO is Rugby Ready aimed at?
The Rugby Ready resources are designed for all participants in the Game of Rugby: players, coaches, match officials, parents, spectators, volunteers and administrators.
WHY is it necessary?
As Rugby is a contact sport, the welfare of all participants is paramount and is the responsibility of all involved. Good resources and face-to-face delivery assist the participant in the knowledge and application of good practice in all areas of participation in Rugby. Rugby Ready can either compliment existing resources or courses, and be integrated within those programmes, or can be used as a stand alone course or resource.
HOW does it work?
Rugby Ready aims to raise awareness by providing models of good practice, game context, key points for players, coaching tips, referee tips and a self-check test. The face-to-face courses are delivered by IRB Licensed Educators.
WHEN and WHERE can I do it?
Rugby Ready can be undertaken at any time via the web. If you pass the self-check test, the site will generate a certificate for you. The IRB and national Unions encourage participants to regularly update their knowledge. Rugby Ready as a face-to-face course can be delivered in almost any context.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The thrill of seeing Mom back from work far outweighed reason for Kyle Brindza, who, some 15 years later, has yet to really take the latter into account.
But this was a 3 or 4-year-old, and this was Mom, and so Brindza -- leg brace-free following another of what would be five surgeries to repair club foot -- could not control his excitement.
"My parents' living room kind of was like a step down into it, and he came running and he jumped," Tiffany Brindza said, "and lo and behold, we were at the emergency room that night because he broke his ankle.
"It's like, 'Oh my gosh, kid!' "
The giddiness was hardly toned-down last Saturday following Brindza's game-winning field goal, his mother breaking down in tears as she hugged her son. Forty-eight hours earlier, Brindza had only kickoff duties on his plate. However, an injury ahead of him forced him into his first career start as a placekicker.
Notre Dame's only Michigan native is the Irish's starter again this Saturday at Michigan State, eight years removed from what he hopes was the final surgery to repair a condition that doctors said would keep him from ever taking the field, let alone at the position that puts the foot in football.
"They're turned backwards," Brindza said of his feet. "So when I was born they had to turn it back. And growing up I had to face several surgeries, the latest one I was in sixth grade -- they had to extend my Achilles' tendon in my kicking leg, and in doing so they had to take some muscle out."
Brindza had casts placed on both of his legs immediately after he was born, having to switch them every three weeks for the first three months of his life. The right foot, his kicking foot, was worse than the left. His left calf is currently bigger than the right one.
When kids down the street would play roller hockey, Brindza would go out and join them without roller blades. Naive of his condition when running around, Brindza didn't understand why some of his peers would yell "Run, Forrest. Run!" until he saw the movie "Forrest Gump."
He started playing soccer when he was 4, and though he didn't know it at the time -- and still doesn't remember it -- the sight of a children's book about reaching goals that a local youth coach had written would plant the seeds for him wanting to be a kicker.
When his family moved years later, Brindza's mother found the book and reminded him of his earlier fascination with it.
"I was like, 'Seriously?' " Brindza recalled with a smile. "I didn't even know that. I had never thought about kicking even through middle school or anything. But my mom even said when I went up and first started playing soccer, when I first started running around in casts, not even walking first, I would always just start kicking the soccer ball around.
"It was just the craziest thing that something someone once said I couldn't do, to end up doing at such a young age. I was kind of a fearless kid, just trying to do whatever I could do."
His mother, who would never say no to a new sport or activity despite doctors' cautions, couldn't bear to watch Saturday after her son lined up with 11 seconds left to attempt a 27-yard game-winner.
Nerves had forced her son to miss his first career try, a 40-yard try he had hooked left.
"Let the crowd tell you what it does," Tiffany told herself. "I had my head down looking, and as soon as I heard the crowd yelling and screaming, I knew he made it through. So then I said, 'Look.' "
What she saw brought tears to her eyes -- her team in front on the foot of her son, mobbed by teammates, another test passed.