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Underground Economy in Renovation Sector Costs Us All
Renovators fear the new HST will entice more homeowners to turn to risky, under-the-table contractors
2010-10-21 09:38:24
Ted Melchers, chairperson of the London Home Builders' Association's renovators' council, and LHBA executive officer Lois Langdon say the group is working hard to convince homeowners to choose a legitimate, professional renovator and not gamble on an underground renovator just to avoid the HST.
LONDON -- London homeowner Deborah Carr knows all too well the consequences of dealing with the wrong renovator.
In late 2006 and early 2007, protected only by a handwritten agreement highlighting the cost of refinishing part of her home, she saw her home ripped apart - forcing her to rely on neighbours' washrooms or a bucket - and her renovation costs more than double to $38,000, before the contractor walked away.
Carr was left with an unfinished, unsafe and unlivable home in which city inspectors found more than 20 building-code violations - and little apparent recourse.
Fortunately for her, the London Home Builders' Association and its renovators' council came to her rescue, enlisting more than two dozen contributors in a $30,000 effort to complete the work properly.
Looking back, a wiser and forever grateful Carr urges others to deal with only a reputable contractor, insist on a detailed, written contract - and avoid the hardships she endured.
"I've learned my lesson," she says now.
"Hers is the kind of horror story the association and its member renovators fear they'll be hearing a lot more often with the arrival of the 13% harmonized sales tax in Ontario July 1.
"We really don't want to see the HST situation produce more stories like hers," says Ted Melchers, of Komoka's Melchers Construction, who helped rescue Carr and now heads the LHBA's renovators' council.
The council worries that the new tax, which combines the federal 5% GST with Ontario's 8% sales tax and extends the provincial levy to renovation labour and materials for the first time, will prompt more and more cash-conscious homeowners to risk under-the-table, cash-only handshake renovation deals.
But they may not realize just how big a risk they're taking, says Zoltan Balogh of London's Duo Building, a past-chairperson of the LHBA council.
"There is no record-keeping for what has been done and what needs to be done, no contract, no accounting, no tracking of payment," he says.
"When things go wrong, everything can fall apart . . . (and) if the contractor walks away, the homeowner has no recourse . . .
"When there is no contract, the homeowner becomes the general contractor who has to deal with liability, for example if a worker gets hurt on the job. Liability becomes the responsibility of the homeowner."
The association, which has campaigned to exempt renovation work from the HST or at least ease the tax's impact, is working to educate homeowners about the perils of dealing with underground contractors with a series of news releases, columns, community projects, and advertisements.
LHBA executive officer Lois Langdon says the HST's potential impact on Ontario's $23-billion-a-year residential renovation sector is set out in a November 2009 report prepared for the Ontario Home Builders' Association by Altus Group Economic Consulting. It forecast, in part:
- A $757-million-a-year hike in the tax burden on homeowners and rental housing investors and a near-tripling of the sales-tax rate on Ontario renovations.
- Fewer renovations, meaning less economic activity and fewer jobs
- Negation of government programs that promote economic development and environmental objectives by helping homeowners renovate
- A surge in the underground economy, which will cost governments revenue, compromise renovation quality and boost homeowner liability.
It's too early to know how many London-area residents will find out the hard way how risky underground economy renovations can be.
But LHBA renovators' council vice-chairperson Marcus Plowright of London's Anden Construction says homeowners have been asking area contractors how they can avoid paying the HST on renovation work.
"It's human nature to want to save money," he says. "The language that homeowners use, well, they don't beat around the bush. They ask how they can avoid the tax and what steps they need to take . . . (but) this risk is not in their best interests or ours."
Nor, the Altus Group report says, is underground work in governments' best interests. It predicts underground renovations will cost Ottawa and Ontario as much as:
- $298 million a year in GST revenue
- $1.6 billion a year in income-tax revenue
- $767 million a year in other revenues, such as CPP, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Employer Health Tax and Employment Insurance premiums.
Anna Giannini of Ontario's Finance Ministry says the Revenue Ministry is undertaking enforcement, education, outreach and other programs to deal with the underground economy.
But homebuilders remain concerned they will lose revenue as homeowners try to dodge the HST.
Taken from the London Free Press August 28 2010
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I love the winter chill, the scent of the cold air and the half frozen mud. The dew drops on the car make it even a better day, as I rub my gloved hands over the mirror to wipe them off.
And this winter fantasy of mine comes crashing down with just one traitorous sneeze or a shiver. I hate getting out of my dream when the biting cold actually does bite and to prevent all off this, I layer myself up in bundles and bundles of clothes. Start with a warm T-shirt, a thin sweater, a thicker sweater, pants, thigh warmers, woollen socks, boots, cap, muffler and a large over coat.
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Monte Carlo comes off as a higher range brand with an average cost of Rs 1500-2000 but then again, has a better quality, if not public appeal.
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Training is a form of continued investment into enhancing productivity of human capital. There is an ever widening gap between what IT professionals possess and what the industry needs in the future with respect to skills, knowledge, and abilities. Training is the only way to bridge this gap and build a pipeline of superior and ready to deploy resources to meet the demands of the industry. At Kompsoft, we believe that with our training programs we are able to create a resource pool of talent that possesses the experience and skills to deliver highly differentiated services to the industry.
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We had never really had problems in our neighbourhood with magpies.
For those of you who are maybe not from Australia, or if you live in the inner suburbs of one of our major cities, Magpies are a largish black and white bird. Around nesting time they have the habit of "dive bombing" anyone who ventures near their nests. They have been known to cause some rather nasty injuries to people's scalps and necks. They normally attack from behind and so the first warning you usually get is when they hit you, or swoop past in a near miss.
Anyway. I was recently setting off down the backyard, garden spade in hand, to transplant some small bushes that were in the way of a path that I was constructing, when, without warning, something heavy and sharp hit me in the back of my head.
As I dropped the spade, fell to the ground grasping my head, the first thing that I thought of was that I had been hit by a falling branch from a tree. Then I saw it, turning and swooping back for a second attack. It was just a blur of black and white as it hurtled past mere inches from my head. It only missed because I had ducked and covered my head with my arms.
I am not a coward. I had even stood up to Billy the Basher years ago at school when he had tried to steal my lunch money. But, I have to admit that as the bird turned for another attack I took the opportunity to run like hell to the protection of the back veranda.
Safely back inside, my wife administered first aid, but only after she had recovered from her fit of laughter at my description of what I thought of as a vicious attack.
Standing at the back sliding door, a large plaster on the back of my head over what my wife described as, "a tiny scratch", cup of coffee in hand, which I had had to make myself, I watched the magpie as it preened itself on a branch near the rotary clothes line. My wife walked past and said, "You had better not go out again or that big mean bird will get you." After which she fell about laughing again.
Well that did it. I was not about to let a bird get the better of me. So armed with a large sun hat, borrowed from my wife's wardrobe, and my wife's tennis racquet I walked boldly out into the yard. The bird was nowhere to be seen. I walked around for a few minutes feeling like a right goose until my neighbour spotted me and called over the fence, "My mother is looking for a doubles partner for the ladies day next Wednesday." I considered trying to explain but thought better of it and again fled back inside.
The next morning, completely forgetting about the bird, I wandered out before breakfast to retrieve the Sunday paper from the front lawn. I had only taken about a dozen steps when I caught sight of the magpie out of the corner of my eye. He was heading straight for me at full speed. I ducked and retreated inside.
During that day I tried all the remedies that I had heard off. Wearing your sunglasses on the back of your head to confuse the bird, making loud noises to scare it off, trying to chase it with the hose. I even considered borrowing a gun to shoot it. Nothing at all worked. I resorted to the tennis racquet again, but the damn bird must be psychic as every time I went out with the racquet it was nowhere to be seen.
The most galling moment came late in the afternoon when my wife went out to hang some clothes on the line. The bird just sat on its branch and watched her. It made no attempt at all to scare her off. Well after that I had to retire to my den, as she was full off advice as to why the bird just hated me and not her and, wanted to know what had I done to make it mad at me.
Next morning as I was backing the car out of the garage I saw the magpie in the rear vision mirror it was laying on the road. As I watched it tried to fly away but there was obviously something wrong. One wing was dragging on the ground and appeared to be broken. My first reaction was one of triumph. Someone had hit it with a car and it would not bother me any more. Then as I drove out onto the road beside it my feelings changed to one of sadness as I watched it trying to fly. I stopped the car and watched. After a few more futile attempts the magpie gave up and just sat on the road looking at me.
We must have stared at each other for some time as my wife came out to see why I was stopped in the middle of the road. She saw the bird and ran back inside to get a towel so she could pick it up off the road.
Well! To cut a long story short the magpie spent some time recovering in our garage being nursed by my wife. This was after an exorbitant bill from the vet who set its wing and gave it some medicine that cost more than my blood pressure pills.
I was not allowed to put the car in the garage as I might let the bird out. I reluctantly went along with this until one night when I came home in pouring rain. The only reaction from my wife when I complained bitterly was to tell me to take off my wet clothes in the entry hall so I would not drip water on the carpet.
Eventually the bird was well again and able to fly. I thought that at last we would be rid of it.
Well! Foolish me!
It knew when it was on a good thing and took up permanent residence in our back yard. At night it would roost on the back of my favourite chair on the back patio and each morning would leave me a little present on the seat.
I can hear you asking, "Did it attack me again?"
The answer is no. As they say peace was never declared but a shaky truce was worked out. Even though it would eat out of my wife's hand and all the neighbourhood children's I could not approach it and it always gave me a wide berth when flying around the yard.


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Egypt is in talks with Saudi Arabia for an electricity interconnection project at a total investment cost of $1.56 billion and with a 3000 megawatt capacity, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said on Monday at an Al-Ahram energy conference. The project is set to be operational by 2021, Shaker added, while contracts with Gulf Cooperation Council Countries regarding electricity interconnection will be signed in April.
Egypt is linked with Jordan with a 450 MW line, and with Libya through a 200 MW line.
Egypt has also been in negotiations with Cyprus and Greece over a number of energy projects. A memorandum of understanding was signed for electricity interconnection between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, for a 3000 MW capacity line, Shaker said.
Egypt is cooperating with Chinese company State Grid to implement a super voltage network with 500 kW capacity over a total of 1,210 kilometres, the electricity minister said, the capacity of State Grid's network will reach 1,500 kW in the second phase.
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with the Beijing-based Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organisation (GEIDCO), an association that focuses on promoting sustainable development of energy, in August 2017.
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Kananaskis Peak
When I first climbed this peak in 2000 I didn't have GPS and I thought the junction of the three ridges was the highest point. The following year I returned with a GPS and made it to 345444. Only after reading Andrew Nugara's More Scrambles book years later did I realize that GR 345444 is the summit. Unlike Andrew, however, I ascended a gully, a moderate scramble.
From about 300 m north of the turnoff to Kananaskis Village (GR317440), there's some rocks that indicate a creek bed: the trailhead. Follow the left side of the creek where there's a trail that goes to Wasootch Peak, but it will also take you to the base of Kananaskis Peak.
Follow the creek past where the trail heads up to Wasootch Peak. From this point on, you'll have to bushwhack. After about 30 minutes from the trailhead you'll come to a small but impressive waterfall (GR327444). (From behind the waterfall, you can view Mount Allen!)
After the waterfalls, a rock bed runs alongside a vertical face. Past this you'll reach a short, slot canyon. The rock wall on the left is near vertical so you'll be forced to burrow through the dense bushes on the right.
Skip the first gully and go up the next one (GR335447). You're in the correct gully if it curves after a bend and then opens up. Continue up the gully to a col. (The third gully can be ascended but it's very steep and less interesting.)
At the col the way along the ridge appears blocked by a rock face. Fortunately, it can be circumvented. Drop down the other side of the col and go right around the rock outcroppings. Hike up a scree-filled channel to regain the ridge. After following the ridge a short way, scramble up a narrow ridge of rock that's mildly exposed. After a short climb, the way ahead is clear to a high point where three ridges intersect. A couple hundred metres to the north at GR345444 is Kananaskis Peak which can be scrambled up although it is exposed.
For the return, head south to the col where you'll find fine, orange shale. Looking down the north side there was a natural corridor with steep rock walls and great scree: this is the fourth gully. Follow it down all the way to the creek.
View from Wasootch Peak (mouse over to see our route)
Under the waterfall
Ascending the second gully. Although we did this in mid-June, the mountain
was hit with several inches of snow the previous night.
The grade steepens
A short scramble regains the ridge
Easier terrain on the ridge
Making our way along the ridge
Anita and Kari in a tiny cave
View to the north: in the centre is Wasootch Tower. To the right is Prairie Mountain.
An exposed ridge leads to the summit (ascended in dry conditions)
In the fourth gully on our descent
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The Mira Mola apartments are ideal for families and young people (Nightlife nearby). The apartments have a nice bar and cafe, with large screen satellite TV, next to and overlooking the pool and sun terrace see photograph.
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|Cenit apartments (Mainly Gay)1 Key Puig des Molins area Figueretas
The Cenit apartments have a magnificent views from the rooftop pool with a pool bar and restaurant. The majority of guests at the apartments are gay. Free sun loungers are available for guests of the apartments or hotel.
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A few rooms face inwards into courtyard type places
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Seeking an experienced Copywriter with Finance, Telecomm or Pharmaceutical sector experience to work near Dallas, TX.
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- 4-year degree in Communications, Creative Writing, Journalism or similar discipline.
- 6+ years writing experience, preferably for Financial Services.
- Portfolio demonstrating a variety of experience with national advertising or marketing campaigns: annual reports, broadcast, print and web for large, recognizable brands.
- Industry Knowledge: Direct Mail and/or web experience required within any regulated industry, such as Financial, Pharmaceutical and/or Telecomm.
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An unique Chinese antique shelf, very narrow and delicately carved.
The shelf is rustic and beautiful with nice thin scroll works and carved foliage. There are 3 shelves and 3 drawers. The top shelf has a kind of a "fence" that is anchored by 2 posts.
Such a shelf can be used on vanity/table top, mounted on the wall or as a stand alone piece.
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Sony Creative Software Introduces New Download Delivery Option for All Products in Its Royalty-Free Content Line
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, has introduced a download delivery option for its entire royalty-free content catalog. All Sony Creative Software loop libraries, Cinescore Themes, sound effects and Vision Series content collections, including previously discontinued titles, are now available for purchase via download at discounted prices. Instant access to Sony Creative Software's popular content collections will help producers to rapidly get the production assets they need to beat deadlines while saving on production costs.
"Providing this content download option is a natural progression for Sony Creative Software as it offers additional value and convenience to our user community who have told us that having immediate access to royalty-free music and video content is critical to their creative workflow," said Dave Chaimson, Sony Creative Software vice president of global marketing. "No matter what part of the world they are from, producers can now browse, audition, purchase, and download Sony Creative Software content anytime they desire without having to interrupt the production process. Due to the lower costs of digital delivery, we can also offer our users discounted pricing while compounding their savings on shipping costs."
Available exclusively on the Sony Creative Software Web site, users can purchase content via download by clicking on the "Download" option button next to the titles they would like to buy. Users can also audition content by genre, artist, or collection before purchasing.
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Announced in conjunction with the new download delivery feature is Sony Creative Software's first download-only loop library title, "Latin Hip-Hop: The Hybrid Series." This new title is a celebration of the vibrant and eclectic Latin/Hip-Hop genre and features content drawn from Sony's archive to create an essential resource for producers that seek these distinctive sounds. Extensive auditioning and experimentation has yielded more than 700 loops and ten sophisticated, royalty-free ACID projects that make up this high-energy loop library, available at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/latinhiphop. Additional new download-only titles will be added to the online catalog on a regular basis.
International Downloads
Downloadable content is now available as a purchase option on the English version of the Sony Creative Software website. Sony Creative Software plans to launch the downloadable content section of its French, German, Spanish and Japanese websites in Q1 2009.


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We normally have a rule – no going out on a Monday nights, never. However there are always exceptions to rules. Yesterday I had a late meeting planned in London (finishing at 8pm) and so we arranged to meet at Oxford Circus and go out for a spaghetti bolognaise at Bella Italia. This is not the usual and I don't even remember the last time that we have done this. So when deciding where to meet we did agree that we still had to have a spaghetti bolognaise, I normally never order this at a restaurant as we have it so often at home.
The Spaghetti Bolognaise description: Bella's very own beef ragu, inspired by Bologna's rich tradition of simple home cooking £8.50 (photo below) I was tempted to have Bucatini al Ragu d'Agnello (£8.95) described as A classic from the Abruzzo region of Italy, our secret recipe for a rich lamb and red wine ragu. However, I was advised that I could find this a bit dry. We also decided to have a side of Gamberi (Succulent king prawns in chilli & garlic butter, served with a flamed pepper dipping sauce and toasted ciabatta £5.95)
I would say that the nicest thing about the eating out edition was that it was nice for someone else to cook while we caught up on the day's events. The waitress was lovely and friendly and a highlight was the white wine, Pinot Grigio - Donini, Delle Venezia £5.75 (large glass). I am well aware that red wine is a better match for bolognaise, however, I was so tired that a glass of red would have put me straight to sleep on the train.
Overall I would say that spaghetti bolognaise made at home is still better and more satisfying. However, it was lovely after such a long day (especially horrific being a Monday) letting someone else cook. The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly and the bill came to £35.00 for the two of us.
Next Monday we will be back to cooking in the tiny apartment.
Have fun while you can, try to find the bright side. We try to eat well but sometimes we don't, every Sunday we search for the perfect roast (cooked at home or at a pub) and every Monday night we cook a Spaghetti Bolognaise. Each week I try a new recipe - sometimes it works and sometimes they don't. While I look after my 9 month old baby, my little ray of sunshine
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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Do you remember the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? Chances are you can still see the hand-addressed envelope and stamp. Maybe the letter was written on tasteful stationery in the familiar handwriting of someone close to you. I'd wager you saved that letter in a special place, maybe along with other letters you received over the years.
Think of your past experiences with letter writing. Did you have a pen pal as a child? If so, you were probably very excited each time an envelope with your name and address written in your distant friend's handwriting. Maybe you collected the exotic stamps from the envelopes? Do you still have old love letters tied with ribbon that you can't bear to discard even though the relationship ended years ago? Have you saved heartfelt notes of condolence?
Receiving a hand-written letter is a special treat in this age of instant electronic messaging. The bulk of modern communication is by email, with notes dashed off so quickly they often demonstrate a lack of attention to grammar, spelling and complete sentences. Emails provide an efficient way to share information, but are hardly suited for expressing deep feelings. Other than notes of condolence, hand-written communication is now rare.
In times past, hand-penned letters have provided insight into the lives of famous figures (including many writers) and have furnished personal information invaluable to historians and biographers. But it is the letters of (so called) ordinary people, passed down through generations in a family that have become an integral part of that family's history. Personal letters may have chronicled immigration and separation from family, love won or lost, war, marriage, birth, divorce, employment, illness and death, along with the day-to-day events in the family's life. Personal letters are invaluable to the family memoirist.
An old book I found on my home bookshelf gave me some insight into letter writing a hundred years ago. The Complete Letter Writer for Ladies & Gentlemen was published by George Routledge and Sons, London around 1890. At that time, much of the communication between persons who could read and write was by letter. I was intrigued by the fact the book contains model letters organized in separate sections for women and men, this organization reflecting the societal roles of the genders at that time. The contents demonstrate just how many situations required a letter. The women's section includes: "Matrimonial answer after meeting the previous evening", "to a future husband respecting his misconduct", and "to the mistress of a school regarding placing daughters". The men's section offers: "Letter to a horse dealer", "letter to a son on his marriage" and "recommending a successor". In all model letters, the wording is stiff, reserved and formal.
It's a relief that we are no longer constrained by such conventions and can feel free to allow our feelings to live on the page of a hand-written letter. A letter is a form of personal and private communication. It tells the recipient that the writer took the time to reflect and share their thoughts and innermost feelings. It's tangible, can be held, and can't be erased with the push of a button.
By writing a letter you are creating a keepsake. Just thinking about the following reasons for writing may give you the urge to pick up a pen:
- a feeling of deep gratitude for what someone has done, or for how they have acted in a long-standing relationship
- a sincere apology and an invitation to begin to repair a relationship
- empathy and support for someone going through a life challenge
- congratulations
- condolence
As a writer, you in particular have the ability to craft a warm, insightful, funny, empathetic, compelling letter depending on the occasion and your own writing style and personality. Is there someone who would value receiving a letter from you? You may find the following suggestions helpful in getting started:
A special message deserves special paper. Stationery stores are rare, but if you live in or near a large city, search online for a store near you. You could also check the Etsy website for unique stationery designs and personalized stationery. Click HERE to be taken to the site. Bookstores often offer a selection of writing materials.
Choose a pen that writes smoothly and freely. For a classic touch, use a fountain pen. Several companies, such as German-based Lamy, produce high-quality, contemporary fountain pens. Check HERE to view their online selection.
A drop of essential oil or a spritz of perfume can add olfactory pizazz, especially to a romantic letter.
As many of us rarely have much practice writing and we often write quickly, our handwriting can be difficult to read. Try to slow down as you write your letter and concentrate on the form of the individual letters in words. If your handwriting is truly illegible, check with your local library for books on improving your penmanship
Writing the Letter
- begin by visualizing the person to whom you are writing, then jot down some notes about what you want to share
- date the page
- use your powers of observation when you describe events – including sight, sound, touch, taste and smell
- as you begin to write, let your true feelings flow and your personality shine on the page
- use an appropriate closing depending on your relationship to the person. Some options are: "love", "with affection", "sincerely"
If you have any misgivings about what you have written, put the letter away overnight and reread it the next day. Remember, once it has been sent it will be a permanent record of your feelings in the moment.
Writing a hand-written letter to someone is a way of showing you care deeply. It will be received like a gift, and likely treasured and kept. Why not pick up your pen and surprise someone today?
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This semester the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi LA Gamma have devoted themselves to raising $5,000 for the Save the Ta-ta's Foundation. With events like Phi Psi Farm, the brothers have helped raise awareness and a considerable amount of money, but the 5k is going to be the culmination of the semester with one final event. Please help us reach this goal by donating what you can, and please ask a brother how you can help.
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GE Aviation has opened its new ceramic composites factory near Asheville, North Carolina.
The new 15,795m² facility opened on Wednesday (October 15) and will manufacture a component for the forthcoming LEAP jet engine.
The facility will be the first in the world to mass produce engine components made of advanced ceramic matrix composite materials, according to GE.
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Run run run as fast as you can. You'll never catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!
While it is true that one can avoid or run away from impending danger (such as a hungry bear), there are equally as many things which one can not run/hide from.
I had a conversation with my manager/boss last night before the end of the day. I took a business tactic to review, along with the template and the other relevant items. She started going through the report template saying to cut this or to add that or modify such then stopped short. She said to me "I could have sworn that we've had this conversation already."
I responded that it was the first I had remembered hearing about it. But then, this woman is blessed with the memory of an elephant and these days, I seemingly have the memory capacity of a goldfish. Apparently we had spoken about it at some point and I forgot that we chatted. Gooo me! What a way to make an impression.
This isn't the first time I've noticed that my memory just 'aint what it used to be. I rely on technological doo-dads to get me to the next meeting and remind me when something is due. But here's the caveat, if you didn't set up the reminder, you're screwed. Since I started working, my dependency on these gadgets has become more and more heavy. Ever go the day without checking your smartphone or email... even when it hasn't alerted you of anything? Yea, me neither.
The reliance on these doo-dads is probably what is contributing to my decline in memory... and not at all my pending birthday...


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Renown Skin Labs Review – Most of the ladies wear cosmetics regular so it is imperative that you pick such make up items that suit your skin and contributes towards your skin. There is such a large number of magnificence and healthy skin items accessible in the market some of them are oil based, some of them are common oil based and numerous different classifications. This makes extremely confounding to pick the correct item. There is almost certain that some prevalent organizations are driving the healthy skin showcase since they have successful items to offer. As a purchaser, it is imperative that you pick your item with extraordinary care. There are one well-known item Renown skin labs. This is an anti-aging cream that can give you most lovely looking eyes.
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Yes, that's right. Wednesday's WIP is Friday's finish. Tiny quilts are clearly the way of the future!
A variation on Hexagon Park by Lynne from Lily's Quilts. I reduced the size of the hexies (I started with charm squares, not a layer cake), and I changed the size of the strips between them too. I also made fewer blocks to finish up with a quilt approximately 20″ square, which will be headed to my local branch of Project Linus for a preemie baby. Hexies are Pezzy Print, surrounded by Moda Bella Snow. The binding is from Happy by Me and My Sister from Moda (22315-14), and the backing is a 'waves' print from Fabric Freedom. Machine quilted down the zig-zags between columns of hexies in a thread that toned with the background fabric.
I love that backing fabric. It makes me want to sew a bunch of fishy blocks using it as the background 🙂
Lessons learned:
I learned a lot with this one, too. Spray starch helped so much when cutting those bias edges. I don't think I got much stretching at all – I think I've conquered by fear of angles! Not all of my points match, but they're a vast improvement on my first quilt. Pinning and accurate cutting helped a lot (imagine that!). I squared up my blocks at a couple of points during the construction process, which also made a big difference for how accurately they came together at the end.
I mostly used this technique for machine sewing the binding. I was a little apprehensive, but it worked a treat – you really can feel the back of the binding from the front. It also gave me lots of practice at stitching in the ditch, which I'm getting better at. I only went up onto the binding in 2 or 3 places, which I'll count as a win! Next time, I just need to adjust the width of the first binding seam (attaching the binding to the front), because it's a little wider at the back than I'd prefer.
It was really nice to see how much I've learned so far, compared to my first quilt. This is only my second complete quilt (the third top I've pieced). And just like last time, the machine quilting was so much fun!
I have the thread to quilt Quilt 2 now, but first I need to whip up a little bag for a birthday surprise. I've got the pieces cut, I just need to sew it together (my first adventure with interfacing!).
And finally, but certainly not least, I got lovely fabric in the mail today! I won a giveaway at Very Kerry Berry this week, and got these gorgeous Art Gallery FQs in the mail today. The pale one on top has got the better of my camera, I think – it's very pretty in person. I think I might need a pretty lunch bag of my own, too!
Linking up at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for my Whoop Whoop!, TGIFF at Missy Mac Creations this week, and Richard's LAFF. Also linking up with Quilts are For Giving's Tuesday linky party, and 100 Quilts for Kids.


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ASTM-D7396 › Standard Guide for Preparation of New, Continuous Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Surfaces for Painting
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1.1 This guide covers surface cleaning and various methods for treating new, continuous zinc-coated (galvanized) steel surfaces produced by either the hot-dip method or by electroplating. This guide is applicable to only surface preparation for application of liquid paint and coating products, and not for powder coating applications. This guide covers surfaces that have not been treated previously at the mill to provide temporary protection against staining by moisture other than by easily removed protective oils (see Appendix X1). For preparing surfaces of new or weathered items of zinc-coated steel produced by batch processing, refer to Practice D6386.
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When you want a dish that is straight out of a fancy fine-dining restaurant, but you really don't want to waste all of the money it takes to eat at one of those establishments, then try this recipe for Flavoured Salt to Grill. It is decadent and hea…
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- 1 grill seasoning (pack of Margão, blend)
- peppers (mixture of, to taste)
- 2 tablespoons garlic (finely c hopped)
- 2 tablespoons chili (sweet)
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A song! A song! with a chorus strong for the sweet September days
When Australia smiles with a lover's wiles in the Sun's adoring rays:
When the low coast sways in a purple haze...
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Surrounded by the famous vineyards of
the Alsace region of France, only minutes from the Rhine river to the east and the Vosges
mountains to the west lies the quaint and picturesque village of Barr, where today, the
Degermann family continues to produce fine calf leathers. Led today by Monsieur Nicolas
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leather of the highest quality in this village for nearly 500 years, and will continue to
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next millenium.
The Degermann family and the management working with them
continue the traditions of producing premium calf leathers through regular investment in
state of the art technology, and modern tanning chemicals, as well as maintaining some of
the traditions and tanning methods handed down from generation to generation since the
sixteenth century. By adhering to these principles, Degermann today produces calf of
vintage quality and beauty in an exceptionally clean facility which surpasses all of the
current international environmental regulations.
At Degermann, we work only with the finest French calf raw
hides. Our labor force consists of people from family who have worked alongside one
another and the Degermann family since the business began. Barr is famous throughout our
region for the quality of leather tanning and craftsmanship, and we now supply calf to the
manufacturers of custom furniture for European royalty, fine leather goods for the more
famous brand names, watchstraps for the finest Swiss and European watchmakers, handbags
and luggage from the leading salons of Paris, and of course the finest shoes from the
custom manufacturers of footwear throughout Europe and the U.S.
We strive to maintain a daily contact with our customers here
in France, the other EEC countries, and throughout the world, in order to know of new or
changing needs caused by fashion and markets as soon as possible, so that we may respond
to these changes immediately. By staying on top of the markets, and by being flexible and
ready to adjust to them, we at Degermann are constantly creating new items textures and
colors as well as adjusting some of our traditional leathers to meet the precise
requirements and desires of our customers.
Our tannery today is producing approximately 150,000 Ft of the
finest quality calf on a monthly basis, and we export over 40% of this production.
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Daisy figured out how to stick her legs out between her crib...she didn't like it when they would get stuck.
Walking around in her tutu again...
What has become a typical occurrence...Daisy playing hard, then falling asleep in her high chair while eating.


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Home > > [Spoiler Alert!] Was the Death of These Two WoW Characters A Rushed Decision?
Don't you just hate it when sympathetic characters die just for the story to progress? It often feels rushed and more like a quick solution, but the story has to progress in one way or another, right?
Ok, you've been warned, now let's talk about the death of Varian Wrynn and Vol'jin and the way they died (although some claim Vol'jin only got injured).
Vol'jin was issuing orders when he got stabbed in the stomach, falling to the ground and breaking one of his tusks. Sylvanas saw this and rushed to pick him up. The Warchief of the Horde is dead, or so it looks like, and his final words to Sylvanas were: "Do not let da Horde, die dis day". With this, the retreat of the Horde started. Quite silly for the Warchief to die by the hands of one demon, especially when compared to the death of Varian. This slightly felt like a way to satisfy both factions, probably having in mind that if Alliance leader dies, so should the Horde's.
A gunship approaches the Alliance to take them away from the battle, as they can't stand a chance without the Horde. As they all board the gunship and lift off, Gul'dan emerges from the portal and summons a giant Infernal from above. It doesn't hit the ship, but the colossal Infernal grabs it and starts pulling it down. Realizing what he has to do to save his people, Varian jumps off the ship and thrusts his sword into the Infernal's head. Now alone, he makes a heroic charge for Gul'dan, cutting everything down on his path, but ultimately, he is overpowered by sheer numbers.
Gul'dan is the one who lands the finishing blow.
Both of them died for the story to progress it seems, but it just feels out of place and rushed. Killing iconic characters like this reminds me of Game of Thrones, but it doesn't fit World of Warcraft at all. Varian's death was already hinted in the cinematic earlier, so was the rise of his son Anduin as the new leader. But killing off Vol'jin seems like a quick fix to keep a balance in the amount of heroes dying from both sides.


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A Thai cat lover awoke to what surely must have been one of her worst nightmares as she discovered that six of her furry pets had been devoured by a large python.
She discovered the large serpent munching down on her pets at 5am discovering that two other felines had been injured by the hungry snake.
Omsin Lalla grabbed a large knife and attacked the snake to prevent it from attacking any of her other pets.
The distraught owner called rescue workers to come catch the snake and once they arrived she took pictures of the destruction the snake had caused to her feline companions, posting the photos on Facebook.
She said that she believed that the large snake got into her well-sealed home through a pip that lead to a nearby klong (canal.)
Omsin received some harsh comments online for attacking the cat munching snake but she defended her actions saying had she not more of her pets would have been killed by the snake.
Rescue workers captured and removed the snake.
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Life really gets a person down. It's hard, and it's definitely likes to kick me when I've already fallen and broken my face. At least 3 times a day I want to quit everything, and crawl under my covers with mini by my side, and sleep my problems away. Lately it's been getting harder and harder, and every time I feel like I have conquered a mountain, I look up to find a lot taller mountain I have to crawl up on… In 6 inch heels, without a hair tie, and no coffee that day.
I've been creating content for my Instagram for about 2 years, and recently created this blog page. Mind you, I haven't made a single cent in the two years I have been creating with my Instagram, but I've stuck it out for as long as I could. As most of you know, buying items for a fashion blog is very difficult, and near impossible without money, Unless I get all Aladdin and steal for the poor.. me being the poor person of course. But because I'm not in a Disney movie, (despite every desire to be) that clearly isn't an option. Though I loved collaborating with brands and receiving items for a trade of goods, I really needed to get to spot where I was getting compensated for my work. Of course, I still needed to be grounded and know the worth of my services and not get too cocky in that area, especially without a macro following, but I knew I was getting to a spot where it was time. I don't want to underestimate what I do as my brand, so I think it is really important to hold onto that worth and be confident in it.
I had been hustling and doing what I could for awhile, wondering what I could do differently to attract other brands and companies that had faith in me and my work. It was getting to a place where I really wanted to give up, and find a new path. It wasn't that I didn't believe in my content, I just felt so discouraged with everything, that I didn't know how long I could keep going and keep acting like everything was fine.
Like many of you, I am in a lot of debt and live in a world of paycheck to paycheck struggles, and not fully knowing how I am going to buy groceries or gas. It's really hard wondering where to put my money and how to divide it between my personal life and my business life. I knew I wanted to put everything I made into my SSL (Signed Silver Lining) and items for my brand, but when my stomach was growling, I knew it was time to answer it, and figure out a solution to my problems.
I have a lot of school loans that are taking years to pay off, an every day job at a coffee shop, and drowning in interest. I KNOW at least half of you reading this completely get where I'm coming from and feel the same way. Guys, I don't even have my own computer OR camera, I have used Arturo's (my boyfriend and photographer) ever since I started blogging. What blogger do you know that doesn't have their own computer? It's pretty ridiculous and quite humiliating when I write it all out. I'm not sure how I got to a place of complete dependence, but the sheer fact that I am in this spot will NEVER let me take for granted anything I do or receive one day.
After reading all these things, I'm sure you are thinking either A) She doesn't know how to take care of her money. B) She has the coolest boyfriend. C) She is a complete loser.
Well you are completely correct on all of these fronts, but don't judge me TOO quickly. The next phase of my story today makes things a little bit more interesting.
ANYWAY! (thanks for getting this far IF you are still reading, the complaining is ALMOST over). So a couple months ago I became OBSESSED with Gary Vaynerchuk , if you haven't heard of him, you need to go listen NOW! Whether you are an entrepreneur, blogger, a human?… He will change your life. So, after constant listening to this guy, I of course got my HUSTLE on and really gave myself no other options than to work hard to get to where I wanted to be. I ate, drank, and lived by his thoughts and ideas and KNEW it would pay off one day.
Though I'm not a multi millionaire after 2 months, sucky right? (laughing while crying face emoji) I did receive the COOLEST email I have ever gotten in my social media career to date. My new best friend Jason (he doesn't know that yet), contacted me sometime last week and started talking about a collaboration with an amazing brand I love, (pics to come later on). I was super excited at the thought of collaborating, but everything all of a sudden went from 0-100 in like 20 seconds, when I saw where Jason worked. As I was walking to the bank in my work apron, wearing shoes that have holes in the bottom, I stopped…. Stared… Looked around waiting for Ashton to pop out, and then realized I WAS in real life. This beauty of an email came from VaynerMedia... Yes, you read that right.. The company of the man that I have had everything to do with these past months. I literally couldn't believe my eyes.
See something you need to understand is that fact that if they would have wrote me to just say a friendly "hi" and introduce themselves, I would have been over the MOON. But they wanted to work with me… Lil. Ol. Me? Now that was a shocker, and something I was most likely going to brag about in the future sometime. I couldn't believe it, but it just gets better. Not only was I was able to work with this amazing brand, and work with a company I love and respect. I was also getting #ad, #sponsored for my work. I knew that one day there would be a turning point in my career, but I had no idea it would be this cool. (home schooler word)
Trust me everyone, being a blogger isn't as fabulous as it seems. I don't jet set anywhere, get to travel, or do really anything fancy. Other than drinking tea with my cat watching friends (which is pretty fancy). I work, get home, work more, go to sleep, get up, work. On and on and on. So as I am writing this narrative, I want you all to realize that no matter what you do in your every day life, and whatever passion and dream you are working towards, it takes a lot of time and it SO isn't easy.
I have a long way to go, and I am NO WHERE near where I want to be in my career. But I know this amazing event will give me fuel for the next turn in the bend, and I am so grateful for that. I cannot wait to get to a spot where I have my own computer, own desk, and maybe even no debt (crossing fingers really hard until they hurt). But I know that all of this is years down the road. I can't wait to see what is next, because I know it will keep getting better and better.
So thank you for reading this, and please comment below with what you struggle with and what you look forward to. Please write me and by my friend, and maybe you can come hang out with mini one day. Who knows? I never thought I would work with Gary… dreams do come true.


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Biggleswade Town made an amazing comeback to stun Southern League Premier title favourites Poole Town on Tuesday.
Trailing 2-0 at the break, strikes from captain Craig Daniel and in-form striker Inih Effiong earned a 2-2 draw and the Waders' first ever point at the league leaders.
It leaves Biggleswade in ninth spot, just five points off the play-offs.
Poole had the better of the first half and were worthy of their lead.
They went in front on 35 minutes when Steve Devlin chipped the ball over the defence and Luke Roberts beat the offside and scored past Garry Mallone.
They doubled their advantage when clever interplay between Luke Burbidge and Roberts found Marvin Brooks and his long range shot beat the Waders keeper.
Biggleswade came out stronger in the second period and forced Hutchings into several saves.
Midway through the half they pulled a goal back when Chris Marsh crossed and Daniel headed home.
They were level on 74 minutes. Effiong picked the ball up on the left and forced his way into the middle to convert past Nick Hutchings.
Waders manager Chris Nunn was delighted with the point, saying: "The boys don't know when they are beat, another fantastic performance."
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Risen form the Sands of Stygia, Enslaver of many, Plight of All ... brought low and thrown into the Abyss
We are there!!! ... Toth-Amon has been defeated!!
This Kill is dedicated to Gert, who through tireless effort for 4 years brought us to this place and who couldn't be with us to witness this crowning achievement.
Very well done Everyone ... Both New and Old players. Thank you all for being here (new & old) and helping each other to kill Toth-Amon as a Guild for the First time.
For quite a number, incl. me, it was the first time we killed Toth-Amon. So thanks all for making this possible.
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The Thief's Excecution (Gyas) - 19/05/2011
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Liberation of Hathor-Ka - 02/12/2010
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I smiled at Phil's chiding me about vehemence in my "throwdown" about hipness, because vehemence was something for which my father would upbraid us when we were adolescents…generally at the top of his lungs. "Why are you being so vehement?!" was commonly asked—yelled—in my childhood home, with absolutely no awareness of the impossibility of a rational response to an essentially irrational question. Others were "Why are you so vituperative?" and "Why are you so belligerent?" My brother once bellowed "YOU DON'T WIN THE ARGUMENT BECAUSE YOU CAN OUT-VOCABULARY ME!!" which, though it frustrated my father, put my mother on floor.
Why such vehemence about hipness? I appreciate (and endorse) the identification of the doubleness inherent in hipness. Of the two meanings, of course the more general is benign, and we all know curious, wide-open people who find and share new things, who are less inclined than the rest of us to tread the well-worn paths of our respective cultural mouse-mazes and so on. These people scout, and share, and it is a pleasure to know them. "Well, that's pretty hip," generally means that we have been exposed to something new, enjoyable, and beneficial, and that life will somehow be improved thereby…but also that an assumed (or imaginary) boundary has somehow been transgressed, some minor rule broken with a much greater corresponding good. To my (probably arbitrary) reading, for something to be hip, the newness is of an order beyond novelty or a new flavor of Ben and Jerry's. Rather, something has to be reconceived, some new paradigm now made available. To me, identifying something as hip implies that you're now going one lane faster on the freeway (the Southern Californian in me talking), the breeze just a tad snappier. Discovering a new or unfamiliar musical style in which you see value and take pleasure might make you feel the style is really hip. Another popular song in a familiar style, by comparison, may be great but it probably wouldn't be hip.
That was not what I was talking about, though. If you scroll to the bottom of this hipster thread and begin reading upwards, you'll find Phil's laser-accurate observations on hipmeisters: Allan Ginsberg is about beating the man; Sinatra is about being the man. The Rat Pack structured their stage show to play upon rarified coolness: offering the audience a sense of congratulatory inclusion that they (however briefly) got to be part of the world of the coolest and (yes) hippest people on earth. I probably never would have picked up the fine print, left on my own. Phil's discerning popular-culture eye has really hit it, I think, and his observations enable me to identify what makes me so angry about it.
Why such vehemence? I usually respond vehemently to manipulative hokum. Inherent in these descriptions of hipness is the positioning of the hip person with respect to someone else, the man, whoever. The true hipster needs others to stand in his reflected light, to be colored and transformed by him, but his entire existence is likewise based on being a kind of reflection of others' light: different, distorted, not them, but still unthinkable without them. On top of that is the marketing-agency-meets-Tom-Sawyer strategies of the merchants of hip: really, it's all-important to buy these labels, ape this posture, talk a certain way, because aping someone perceived as fiercely independent must surely make me…fiercely independent too? Or just one more citizen of a cultural sub-banana-republic carrying a general's picture around?
I guess that I don't see any fundamental difference between hipness or any other kind of fashion (or mind control): if you want to be, you must do the following. In my view, the people manipulating such tastes (and it's all about control and manipulation) are, one way or another, cynical profiteers. So, while the entire phenomenon of hipness is probably a lot more interesting than I give it credit for, my old-line liberal's soul just blows a gasket at the idea of celebrating it. Which is, ultimately, more my problem than The Truth; my old-line liberal's soul firmly believes that the better understanding of anything is the fit and proper business of scholarly inquiry.
Still, I felt I needed to explain myself (and my possibly outsized vehemence) a bit more clearly. Back to being defiantly un-hip for me.


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Dr. Jean-Denis Rouillon, a professor of sports science at the University Hospital of Besançon in France, has concluded that women would be better off not wearing bras.
Dr. Rouillon has spent 15 years studying tits. SCORE topped that record by seven years and we're still studying them.
"Medically, physiologically and anatomically, breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra," Rouillon claimed.
You can imagine how the bra industry felt about this announcement. A lot of bra wearers who read about his study did not accept it either. I'm not so sure either.
"This might be true for girls with small boobies, but for girls with D cups or DD cups and bigger, excuse me, but gravity will only take over. Running a marathon if you are DD or FF would be incredibly uncomfortable," said one female critic of Rouillon's hypothesis.
"These are preliminary results," Dr. Rouillon said in a follow-up. "The small sample of 320 young women is not representative of the entire population. That would require something like 300,000 subjects. We will simply have to recruit a larger sample of the female population, and conduct further research."
It's a tough job but someone has to do it and Dave and I don't have the time to help out even though it sounds like fun. I suppose you can write the Doc care of University Hospital in Besançon and volunteer.
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