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Full Time Retail Sales Associate - Seasonal
At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are hiring a full-time customer-centric Retail Sales Associate for a pop up retail shop for an online retailer of home goods and furnishing. As a Sales Associate you will help drive retail sales at a unique event showcasing exciting home products by helping people find the perfect furniture, home furnishings, dcor and goods all at the right price. Candidates should have previous retail sales experience, provide exceptional customer service, be tech-savvy, passionate about design, and have a command over sales. Our ideal candidate is strong in sales and is excited to share home dcor options with new and existing customers.
Things to consider:
Pop Up Shop located at Natick Mall
30 - 40+ retail hours a week from Nov 1, 2018 - Jan. 4th, 2019
Mandatory pre-event training week of Oct. 22nd
Pop-up runs from Nov. 1 - Jan. 2
Availability to work Mall holiday hours including Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, NYE, NYD
Competitive pay rates starting at $26/hr. - $30/hr.
Take this opportunity to join North America's leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!
What You'll Do:
Engage and inform customers on key brand points and what is happening at the Pop-up (giveaways, sweepstakes, programming, etc.)
Drive and increase in-store sales through customer interaction
Be a brand expert - understand our brand and as well as products and services, and be able to guide consumers through the online experience
Maintain event appearance, quality of goods and a clean and well-kept store
Manage the consumer flow of the event space
Restock low product and premiums and replace damaged display merchandise
Introduce customers who are looking for interior design help/to make purchases to a brand employee
College degree preferred or equivalent job-related experience
Basic Knowledge of home dcor and renovations
5 - 7 years of retail experience leadership experience a big plus
Minimum 1-year retail sales experience
Excellent interpersonal, communication and follow through skills
Exceptional customer service skills
Ability to troubleshoot and be solutions driven
Understanding of how the online retail experience works
Creative, energetic, and passionate!
Bilingual a plus (English & Spanish)
The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.
Position Summary
The Sales Lead serves as a lifeline to the company in the field. The position calls for quick-thinking, efficient decisions that ensure the best possible outcome in unpredictable and fast-moving environments. Simply put, the Sales Lead is in charge of flawless event execution. The ideal candidate is both a natural leader and showman who can maintain a warm, friendly, outgoing demeanor while leading a team and interacting with customers.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Acts as primary field authority/main point of contact
Placement and set-up/teardown of assets
Provide leadership to field team in order to reach program goals
Motivate and support team to execute without incident every time at every event
Document the event via reporting and pictures
Assign event day duties to both internal company and external agency staff
Responsible for flawless on-site event management and coordination including vendor assets
Responsible for event assets, transport, and maintenance of all assets
Communicate event updates as required to Company Management
Personal Development / Training/ Reporting
Participate in mandatory on-line trainings and conference calls.
Attend possible ongoing monthly product trainings, team meetings, client trainings, etc.
Accurately complete and submit timely HR paperwork and reports online, call reports, expense reports (if applicable), training certification quizzes, etc.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct Reports
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports
Indirect Reports
This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports
Travel and/or Driving Requirements:
Travel and Driving is an essential duty and function of this job
Travel up to 10%
Minimum Qualifications
Education Level: (Required) High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience
(Preferred) Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
2-4 years of work experience in related field/industry
Experience managing events on-site as well as having an ability to delegate tasks to a team of associates in order to achieve event goals.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
A thorough knowledge of principles of effective brand marketing, specifically mobile marketing.
Proven experience in effective communications, consumer and client relations, and management.
Engaging and outgoing personality.
Excellent organization and writing skills.
Detail oriented with exceptional time management and multi-task approach.
Needs to have the ability to stand and interact with customers and staff, by moving away from the event station as needed in order to promote sales and manage the event for the entire length of the shift (other than legally required - breaks/meal periods).
Certain events may require an associate to drive and operate your own or company leased vehicle (to include mobile trucks, cars and/or vans) transporting event assets to and from worksite.
Carrying, lifting, lowering appliances/equipment weighing up to 30 lbs. a distance of 20 feet and up to 10 feet overhead.
Must be capable of bending and kneeling, reaching and lifting and squatting for short periods of time etc.
Certain product demonstrations may require specialized talent, experience, expertise, skills, knowledge, certification, or duties in order to be eligible to conduct a particular event. If an associate does not satisfy the particular requirements for the specialized event, he/she would remain eligible for the standard, non-specialized events otherwise available to all associates in the position (to the extent such positions are available). Examples of the talent, expertise, experience, skills, knowledge, certification, or duties which may be required to conduct a specialized event include (without limitation): ability to satisfy requirements necessary to conduct product demonstrations involving alcoholic beverages; Food Safety Certification; Responsible Alcohol Server Certification, ability to conduct hot and/or cold food preparation (including without limitation use and handling of sharp objects, cooking appliances, and other food-related tools/equipment); video game/other consumer electronics knowledge, skills, and experience.
Environmental & Physical Requirements
Field / Administrative Requirements
Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work may be performed in an office, field, retail store, or warehouse environment. Typically requires the ability to spend 66%+ hours each work day doing the following activities: engage in considerable physical activity, ability to lift and/or push up to 50 pounds, stand on feet for long periods of time, use products or cook food as appropriate for the demonstration, and may be required to work in extremely cold conditions (i.e. refrigerated and freezer sections). Also required to travel and drive. The use of proper safety practices when handling the products and/or cooking is essential.
Additional Information Regarding The Company Job Duties and Job Descriptions
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.
Important Information
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.
The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.
The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance. All of our positions require the satisfactory completion of a background check. Please be aware that acknowledging or having criminal convictions does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors including, but not limited to age and time of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, and rehabilitation will be taken into account.
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The following (green font) is an excerpt from our September 21st Asbury Alert, entitled Closing Out Our Overweight In Small Cap.
Asbury Research subscribers can view the entire report by logging into our Research Center.
Asbury Alert: September 21st, 2012
Closing Out Our Overweight In Small Cap
In our August 6th Keys To This Week we said:
"…the Russell 2000 has become quarterly oversold versus the US broad market index (the S&P 500), and previous instances of this have coincided with or led literally every multi-month period of relative outperformance by the Small Cap index in recent history."
Chart 1, which was the accompanying chart from that report, appears below.
Since August 6th through 10:00 am ET this morning (on September 21st) the S&P 500 (SPX) has risen by 5.2% while the Russell 2000 (RUT) has coincidentally risen by 8.2%, resulting in 3.0% of relative outperformance by RUT in just about 6 weeks.
Our momentum metric has now shifted back towards relative underperformance as of the close yesterday (September 20th) , which suggests that this is a good time for managers that have been overweight the index to consider capturing that 3% of relative outperformance.
Moreover, because RUT is currently testing major overhead resistance at 856 to 869 as shown in Chart 3 below, representing the June 2007 and May 2011 benchmark highs, while technically overbought on both a monthly and quarterly basis, it is now particularly vulnerable to both outright weakness and relative underperformance versus the S&P 500.
Since our September 21st report the relative performance of the Russell 2000 has reversed, as RUT has already underperformed the broad market SPX by 2% through the close yesterday (October 8th) while declining by as much as 28 points or 3.3% on an outright basis.
Small Cap. along with Technology, typically leads the US broad market both higher and lower, so identifying these emerging trends of relative outperformance/underperformance can (and does) tell us a lot about upcoming US broad market direction.
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just a few weeks ago, Thanksgiving looked so far off, but at last, the holiday is just a day away and with it an extra long weekend to enjoy.
My plans over the next few days are to put my frustrations behind me and to concentrate on the things that I am thankful for. Like a visit from my Mom, and the opportunity to spend some quality time with her. It's been four months since I've been able to embrace someone I love... Something I suppose I took for granted just a little while ago. I'm also thankful for the time to go and do some of the things I've been wanting... Like visit a winery, walk along the east coast, maybe even do a little holiday shopping. (The thought of Black Friday is intimidating though... Not quite sure I'm up to going out in the middle of the night.)
I'm thankful that I'm healthy, and that my family is healthy and happy. I am thankful for the opportunities I've been given to challenge myself with this experience, and the strength to keep trying despite the highs and lows.
But most of all, I am thankful for each and every one of you who continue to support and cheer me on. You add to my perseverance. Finally, I am thankful that in four weeks, I will be back in Winnipeg for Christmas!
Happy American Thanksgiving!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Four weeks? FOUR weeks until we are reunited at last? YES! Also - enjoy the time with your wonderful mommy, and have fun if you venture out on Black Friday. I would LOVE to experience that!
- November 24, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the time off with your Mom.Glad to hear you joined the choir. It is nice your Mom will be able to attend a service.Look forward to hearing about your weekend.
- November 25, 2009 at 12:42 PM
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This month at Bits & Bytes: Romance ... the Writer's Way we're talking about our favorite rainy day movie.
I do hope you'll pop over and share your favorite(s).
Penny Rader, an imperfect wife, mom, grandma, daughter, sister, friend, and romance writer, explores writing and life. Hold hands firmly, hearts gently.
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The lack of class does not translate to a lack of work. Or a lack of procrastination. I spent an hour and a half of my precious study time tonight watching Once. It was possibly one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen, and my stomach still hurts from the closing shot.
So I'll leave you with this while I hit the books again:
[sugar snap peas]


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By Chihiro Kusazaki
"Good night, Malaysian three seven zero," was the last conversation in the transcript between the air traffic controller and the cockpit of the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 aircraft.
The Boeing 777-200ER departed from Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, at 12:41 a.m. on March 8. It was scheduled to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. the same day, after a roughly 2,700-mile (4,350-kilometer) journey. But around 1:30 a.m., air traffic controllers in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur, lost contact with the plane over the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam. It is said that minutes after the final radio transmission was received, the plane's communications were cut off and it turned back across Peninsular Malaysia and headed towards the Indian Ocean, according to military radar and limited satellite data. The flight disappeared.
Malaysia is coordinating the search, which involves crews mainly from six countries. Australia is leading the effort, based out of Perth, with China, New Zealand, the United States, South Korea, and Japan contributing aircraft ships, and underwater equipments.
The pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, was a 53-year-old veteran with 18,365 flying hours who joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. Last week, Malaysian police searched Captain Zaharie's home and confiscated a flight-simulator. However, his colleagues discussed this and none of them believed that there is something suspicious about him. "He is a nice guy. He is well-disciplined and professional," his colleague Peter Chong, told The Telegraph on March 18. Chong also told the Mirror on March 16, "I would not believe he was involved in any way at all. If I went on a plane and was allowed the choice of a pilot, I would choose Captain Zaharie."
There were 239 people on board: 227 passengers and 12 crew member. The youngest passenger was two-years-old, and the oldest was 79-years-old. According to the airline, the passengers' 14 nationalities spanned the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and North America. There were 3 passengers from China, 38 from Malaysia, 7 Indonesians, 6 Australians, 4 French, and 3 Americans. Four passengers had valid booking to travel but did not show up for the flight, according to the airline.
Two passengers boarded the plane using stolen passports. Authorities identified them as Pouri Nourmohammadi, 18, and Delavar Seyed Mohammad Reza, 29, both Iranians. Malaysian police believe Nourmohammadi was trying to immigrate to Germany using the stolen Austrian passport. The men entered Malaysia on February 28 using valid Iranian passports, according to Interpol. The use of the stolen passports raised concern that the people who used them might be involved in the plane's disappearance. But officials have said they think it is unlikely the Iranian men had links to terrorist groups.
Shortly after the flight went missing on March 8, thousands of people had already posted messages of hope on the walls of the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia's capital. But the waiting families are helpless, in anguish, and grief-stricken. Parents are waiting for their kids to come home, and they are angry because they feel as if the Malaysian government has been hiding something.
More than 300 relatives and friends of missing Flight MH370 passengers marched to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing on March 25 to express their anger and frustration with Malaysian authorities. Many protesters wore white t-shirts that read, "Please pray for the passengers of MH370. We pray for their safe return."
Yuang Ying , a Malaysian student who is studying International Relations in California, said, "I knew it when I was watching the news, which [had] shaken me up. I immediately called my parents. I was relieved that none of my family or my friends was on the flight.. Because it is small community, we could easily know who is missing because of the accident. There is nothing I could say."
We still don't know what happened. The pilots did not indicate any problem to the tower, and issued no distress signal. Malaysian military officials cite radar data as suggesting the plane might have changed course. But the pilots didn't tell air traffic control that they were doing so.
It has been over a month since the airplane disappeared; Malaysia has requested help from additional 19 countries for the search for the missing flight, 25 countries now involved. "The search was already a highly complex, multi-national effort," acting transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein said at a briefing on March 16. "It has now become even more difficult."
Without any clues about whether the airplane crashed or was hijacked, it is a mystery that even high technology in 21st century has so far been unable to solve.


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…in my dyepot, along with some rarely seen in nature. All properly supervised, of course.
I'm not sure he approves.
I took a badly-needed Friday off, and spent that and the rest of the weekend up to my elbows in dye. I now have umpty-thousand yards of cotton, silk and rayon, in various weights and colors. Coming soon to an online store near you for weaving, braiding, and similar small projects. I had a purple dyebath break – there will be a special deal on some slightly-speckled yarn in various fibers. I hope to get phase 2 of the store up and running tonight or tomorrow, now that I have pretty things to put there!


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A Hays woman was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle accident near an Interstate 70 exit ramp off Vine Street in Hays.
Luverna K. Schmeidler, 87, was transported to Hays Medical Center, according to an accident report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. She was later pronounced dead. She had been wearing her seat belt.
The accident occurred when Schmeidler's 2003 Mercury Sable entered the eastbound exit off-ramp near Vine Street, traveling westbound. She was struck head-on by a 2013 Volvo semi, which was traveling east. The two collided near milepost marker 159 eastbound, just before the Vine Street exit.
The truck driver, Vladimir Ivanov, O'Fallon, Mo., was not injured.
The accident occurred at 11 a.m. Both the eastbound and westbound I-70 exits onto Vine temporarily were blocked as officials worked to clear the scene.


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Glas in Schweden 1915 - 1960
Important book about Swedish 20.th century glass. Written by Helmut Ricke and Ulrich Gronert.
Language: German
Published: 1987
Pages: 306
Measures: 30,5 x 23 cm (12" x 9.1")
Weight: 2 kg (4.4 lbs)
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Very good
Price: 700 SEK Reserved
No. 7260
20th Century Glass
Author: Mark Cousins
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Printed: 1975
Measures: 29 x 22 cm (11.4" x 8.7")
Hardcover w dustjacket
One published by Grange Books, printed 1995 (left)
One published by The Apple Press, printed 1989 (right)
Price: 150 SEK each
No. 7187A left
No. 7187B right
Färgat glas
Swedish coloured glass
Author: Gunnar Lersjö
Language: Swedish
Number of pages: 96
Printed: 2008
Measures: 24,5 x 17,5 cm (9.6" x 6.9")
Author: Elisa Steenberg and Bo Simmingsköld
Language: Swedish
Number of pages: 434
Printed: 1958
Measures: 30 x 21 cm (11.8" x 8.3")
Rexin binding, slightly miscoloured.
Author: Geoffrey Wills
Language: English
Number of pages: 64
Printed: 1972 and1975
Measures: 30,5 x 23 cm (12" x 9.1")
Hardcover / hardcover w dustjacket with some tears
Price: 50 SEK each
No. 7261A left
N0. 7261B right
Glas från romare till vikingar
Glass from the Romans to the Vikings
Author: Kent Andersson
Language: Swedish
Number of pages: 160
Printed: 2010
Measures: 22,5 x 16 cm (8.9" x 6.3")
Condition: Good
Price: 100 SEK
No. 7189
Legend i Glas - En bok om Vicke Lindstrand
Author: Lars Thor
Language: Swedish
Number of pages: 128
Printed: 1982
Measures: 21 x 19 cm (8.3" x 7.5")
Condition: Very good
Price: 200 SEK
No. 7158
Orrefors - Ett svenskt glasbruk
Author: Ann Marie Herlitz-Gezelius
Language: Swedish
Number of pages: 144
Printed: 1984
Measures: 33,5 x 23 cm (13.2" x 9.1")
Condition: Almost mint.
Two available
Price: 600 SEK
No. 7149A
No. 7149B
Swedish glass - history, technique and form.
Illustrations in black and white.
Language: Swedish.
Number of pages: 368
Printed: 1980
Measures: 22 x 18 cm (8.7" x 7.1")
Condition: Good.
Price: 50 SEK
No. 7133
Gammalt glas
Swedish glass and glass factories from the middle ages to ca 1930.
Illustrations in colour and black and white.
Language: Swedish.
Number of pages: 132
Printed: 1968
Measures: 20 x 13,5 cm (7.9" x 5.3")
Condition: Good.
Price: 100 SEK
No. 7132
Erik Höglund Glass and Bronze
Compendium from Smålands museum, 1984, picturing glass and bronze items designed by Erik Höglund and produced at different glass factories.
Language: Swedish
Pages: 21
Measures: 21 x 30 cm (8.3" x 11.8")
Condition: Very good
Price: SOLD
No. 7125
Bengt Orup - paintings and glass
Author: Thomas Millroth
Language: Swedish
Published: 2002
Pages: 142
Measures: 29 x 22 cm (11.4" x 8.7")
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Very good
Five available
Price: 350 SEK each
No. 7099A
No. 7099B
No. 7099C
No. 7099D
No. 7099E
The Kosta Boda Book of Glass
A presentation of Kosta Bodas production as of June 1986
Language: Swedish, English, French, German
Published: 1986
Pages: 304
Measures: 29 x 22 cm (11.4" x 8.7")
Condition: Very good/Wear on the cover
Three available
Price: 550 SEK each
No. 7101A
No. 7101B
No. 7101C worn cover
Ann Wärff
Booklet presenting glass artist Ann Wärff (Ann Wolff)
Author: Helga Hilschenz and Barbro Werkmäster
Language: English
Published: 1980s
Pages: 30
Measures: 25 x 28 cm (9.8" x 11")
Condition: Very good
Price: 150 SEK
No. 7102
Svenskt glas - Swedish glass
The most important book about Swedish glass in the last decades. Written by 13 of the most famous experts on Swedish glass and design.
15 chapters dealing with swedish glass manufacturing with the emphasis on the 20th century. All the great designers and artists are well covered as well as the leading manufacturers such as Orrefors, Kosta, Boda and many others.
Language: Swedish
Published: 1995
Pages: 444
Measures: 28,5 x 23 cm (11.2" x 9.1")
Weight: 2,1 kg (4.6 lbs)
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Very good
Four available
Price: 1100 SEK
No. 7072A
No. 7072B
No. 7073C
No. 7073D
Ingegerd Råman
A portrait of one of Swedens most internationally acclaimed designers.
Timelessness and simplicity are words commonly used to describe Ingegerd Råmans pottery and glass creations. Her work celebrates time-honoured forms she has consciously chosen to develop and refine: Function and aesthetic expression are indissolubly combined and human needs serve as their self-evident starting point.
Author: Lena From
English edition
Published: 2005
Pages: 237
Bound with dust cover.
Mint condition
Two available
Price: 450 SEK each
No. 7043A
No. 7043B


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tirsdag 29. november 2011
It's being windy outside
The storm called Berit has visited the coast, and I like to stay indoor listen to the wind blows round the corner of the house. I was almost taken by the wind when I had my morning walk!
I miss my grand aunt Nøste. We did not often rest side by side on the lap of dad, but it happened occasionally as here shown in this picture!
My favorite place to rest and sleep for the moment is under the old small cabinet that mum never seem to finish decorating. I wonder how many years will pass before I can say: job's ended.
She has more than six blogs to run... there's no more time painting funiture! I wish I could help her.
My tale could be a great paintbrush.
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Oh Sia, don't use your lovely tail as a paint brush, you wouldn't be able to do a thing with it afterwards.SvarSlett
Jetikins flops on mama's leg the way you do on your dad's, but he sticks his claws in cos he's afraid of sliding off, mama calls them his 'pitons' cos she says he thinks he's mountaineering. Rappy
Sia, what a lovely cat you are!SvarSlett
Hi Sia !SvarSlett
That Berit came and visited us on the westcoast of Sweden too , I´m glad she didn´t stick around so long :)
Hi Sia,SvarSlett
We're glad you didn't get blown away in the big storm! Stay inside where it's cozy! We like your new resting place! Stay safe!
Buter, Rudy, Sam and Cindy
I'm glad you didn't get blown away by the storm, you do look so cosy in your blanket. I don't think using your tail as a paintbrush is a good idea, what if you ended up stuck to the furniture? Have a great week xxSvarSlett
If you want to nap and paint, come on over, Sia! We'd love to have you.SvarSlett
Aaaw! Little Sia...adorable!SvarSlett
I look forward to reading more about this little yellow beauty:-))))


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Aberystwyth has a painting and decorating specialist who, being born and bred locally, is proud to be doing his bit to smarten up the town, including refurbishing the internal decoration of the Royal Pier, now under new ownership. John Davies runs 'Superior Finish' a decorating company which provides excellence in workmanship with an attention to detail that is in line with the best in the industry. Visit his Superior Finish 2016 Facebook page to view the numerous outstanding reviews and over 1,100 likes and photographs of John working on the Royal Pier.
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Cross party negotiating team for Brexit
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Following the 2017 General Election, we desperately need stability and to engender confidence back in the UK's ability to navigate Brexit. I am urging you to sign my petition for parliament to debate the option of a cross-party Brexit negotiating team:
1. We have a hung parliament. A cross-party team will ensure the views of the majority of the people in the UK are represented and heard. With 40% of the national vote at the General Election, Jeremy Corbyn and his team should have a place at the negotiating table.
2. There will almost certainly be another General Election within the next few months. A cross-party negotiating team means that the Brexit negotiations can continue with consistency and are not further de-railed within the tight timetable.
3. The Brexit "deal" will affect the country and peoples' lives for many decades to come. As such, it is only right that the decisions made override our partisan, five year, UK political election cycle.
4. Both Labour and the Conservatives are allied on their policy that there should be no further referendum. It is time to find the common ground on this issue, that the country can get behind, for the long-term prosperity of our nation and all its citizens.
5. A "grown up" and cross-party approach to this will give the best chance of confidence across Europe and globally in the UK's ability to navigate our way through Brexit and beyond. This approach would also give our citizens faith in politicians to do the right thing for the people they serve, and not for their own party and personal interests.
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FAH Supports House CHIP Reauthorization Bill
October 31, 2017 | FAH Policy Blog Team
Category: Health Care Delivery, Legislation, Medicaid
The Federation of American Hospitals sent a letter to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) on Tuesday expressing support for HR 3922, legislation that reauthorizes funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn wrote that this bill "will provide certainty to families that depend on this program, the states that are attempting to manage the program and providers that are eager to administer care. We appreciate that there is bipartisan commitment in both the House and Senate to the extension of CHIP and believe that passage of this legislation is an important and necessary step that moves us closer to a final agreement."
The legislation also eliminates reductions to the Medicaid DSH program for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, restoring vital funding so that hospitals can better care for patients.
"DSH hospital payments, which help defray losses hospitals incur in treating low-income and uninsured Americans, play a critical role in allowing hospitals to fulfill our mission to provide care in our communities. If allowed to go into effect, DSH reductions will pose a serious challenge to our hospitals to meet that mission," Kahn wrote.
FAH urges the House to swiftly pass HR 3922.
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We want to vote in our District of Columbia. We are 900,000 vote less U.S.A. citizens. The Congress treats us like Russia does the satellites. [in margins: As Though The Congress Does Not Have Enough Problems! Evansville, Indiana, "Courier" For 4/23/1959.]
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How to lose the argument on animal welfare…Reasons 3-1 and Bonus!
Ok - as promised here is the last installment (plus bonuses) of the top 10 reasons how to lose the argument on animal welfare.
How to lose the argument on animal welfare…Top 10 reasons
D. A. Daley, PhD – CSU, Chico
3. Assuming that you have to defend all agricultural practices, regardless of what they are. Why? I believe you defend those that are defensible. Period. Defending all practices makes no sense and causes you to lose credibility with the public.
2. Using economics as the justification for all of our practices. Although it makes sense to those of us who raise animals for a living, saying "well of course we treat them well or we won't make money" really hurts our efforts with the public. In other words, if this is all about making money rather than working with animals we would probably be in another line of work! We need to convince the public that we truly care about animals not just about dollars. Besides that, it is not always true. You can have extreme conditions that are not good for animals that can be profitable. --
This is a great point. For example: yes, gestation crates are the most economical way to raise hogs. You can put more sows into one barn than you can if you were utilizing pen housing. However, it's also vital to make known that if sows are allowed to live together, living conditions aren't so harmonius. Gestation crates prevent smaller sows from being bitten and beat up, they increase the sow's quality of life and they allow everyone to get her fair share of grub.
1. Assuming science will give us all the answers; it only gives us some of the answers. I believe strongly in science but science doesn't solve ethical questions. Also, the public does not trust scientists and assumes they can be bought! Watch the news and it is easy to find "scientists" on both sides of almost every issue. It has become a contest of "my science is better than your science". --
I am guilty of being a 'sound science' proponent. There is a happy medium that needs to be met between science and ethics to solve the problems we are encountering in animal agriculture today.
– Criticizing/mocking any animal production system that is not "conventional". There is room in agriculture for lots of different methods of production. Let the market determine their success rather than hoping for them to fail.
-Trying to lead a parade without seeing if anyone is following…..Have you asked producers about the issue? I (Dr. Daley, author of said list) have surveyed over 200 cattlemen in three locations and 90%+ of them say "animals have the RIGHT to be treated humanely and ethically"!
I hope that you were able to take-away some important points from this list. I know that I have. As agriculturalists, we often think that we know all there is about our industry. However, there are always emerging topics, sciences and practices that can help us in our fight to protect the industry.
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Yesterday I was driving down the road, and I saw a group of kids – four or five of them, all probably between the ages of 8-11. They were skipping, and smiling. Not "skip-roping" but skipping. Just skipping along, happy as can be – laughing, smiling, and skipping.
When I saw them I smiled – then I thought,
"When was the last time that I skipped?"
"I don't know……..maybe, never."
Then I thought? Why not?
Today, when I was alone (so no one could see me – I'm still working up my courage on this one) I was feeling pretty good about life and my goals, so a did a little "trial skip" just to feel it out.
Felt pretty good.
So why is it socially unacceptable for adults to skip? When was the last time that you saw a businessperson, in a suit, with a fancy bag / briefcase / purse / whatever you want to call it just smiling and skipping to work.
We allow ourselves strange physical movements in "socially acceptable" contexts – ie. yoga, martial arts, aerobics, dances, festivals, even plays and performances – but in other contexts similar movements (like skipping on the way to work) would be considered a sign of mental instability.
I think a lot of our social "rules" that we have created as adults are silly, and they aren't logical either.
Kids, at least when it comes to skipping, are much more rational. Their world isn't defined by "contexts" and "settings" that have been created artificially, and they haven't designed arbitrary, and illogical rules to define physical movement as appropriate here, and inappropriate there.
When they feel, they do – and they aren't hurting anyone, so what's the problem? Adults should model this.
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Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.
Born in 1910 in New Jersey and hailing from a family of actors, the career of Joan Bennett spans silent film all the way through to television movies, with somewhere around 80 feature films on her resume. Throughout that long career, she worked with many of the legends of the business, including directors such as Fritz Lang and James Whale and actors such as Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.
In 1966 she began playing Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family in the darkly supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows, and she continued with the show all the way through to its end in 1971, after 1,225 episodes and a feature film. The other notable role on her resume is as Madame Blanc, the vice directress of a ballet school/witches coven in Dario Argento's 1977 Suspiria.
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A few thoughts from the week in sports ...
Have you ever seen a Cleveland pro sports team collapse as dramatically in such a short time as the 2012 Indians?
Exactly one month ago from today, the Tribe defeated reigning Cy Young winner/AL MVP Justin Verlander and the Tigers 5-3 at Progressive Field. The win improved the Indians to 50-49, which put them just 3 1/2 games behind the White Sox in the AL Central at the time.
The trade deadline came just four games after that win, and the Indians failed to make a move.
Since that victory over the Tigers, the Tribe is a woeful 4-22 during a stretch that's included losing streaks of 11 and the nine-game slide entering Saturday night's matchup against the Yankees.
Some Cleveland fans and even sports writers who cover the team regularly have expressed shock at the way it's all come apart.
I have a completely different take: It's shocking the Indians (54-71 entering Saturday night) were able to stay in contention as long as they did.
When the Indians went 80-82 in 2011 and their biggest offseason moves were picking up first baseman Casey Kotchman (.238 batting average, 11 HRs this season) and now 39-year-old Derek Lowe (8-10, 5.52 ERA, now with Yankees) that tells you something about the commitment to winning from management.
The Dolan ownership group has made it painfully clear by now that they're not going to outspend revenue, so the Indians aren't going to be able to match AL Central rival Detroit signing the likes of Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera as free agents in recent years.
Cleveland can't even hold onto its own talent, infamously setting a record by trading back-to-back Cy Young winners in CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee. The only player who starts for the Indians that came over in either of those trades is center fielder Michael Brantley (team-best .291, 5 HRs).
Are you kidding me, two Cy Young winners for Brantley?
Most fans understand the economic situation the Indians are in, but the Dolan family shouldn't get all the blame.
The former general manager and current team president Mark Shapiro and his protege, new GM Chris Antonetti, have managed to misspend the Dolan's money nearly every chance they get.
Shapiro suggesting the Indians had a chance to contend this season with Jack Hannahan at third base (.219, 4 HRs), Kotchman at first and the left field disaster of Shelley Duncan (.204, 11 HRs) and since-released Johnny "Four-Hop" Damon (.222, 4 HRs) is the biggest Cleveland sports scam since LeBum Shames said he hadn't made his mind up until shortly before "The Decision" to join the Miami Heat.
The Indians don't have a single marquee player and they don't offer fans much hope for the future, either.
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (.279, 14 HRs) and catcher Carlos Santana (.244, 13 HRs) have been awarded contract extensions, but haven't lived up to expectations this year. I fear that the Tribe won't be able to afford to keep its best player, outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, after this season.
Outfielder Grady Sizemore was paid $5 million to jog on a treadmill this year, while DH Travis Hafner will probably get hurt again while rehabbing in the time it will take to read this article.
Hafner's monster contract has handcuffed the Indians more than any since often-injured Wayne Garland pitched in the late 1970s. Pronk has been on the disabled list each of the last five seasons, but mercifully Cleveland won't exercise its $13 million option on him in 2013.
Hopefully the team will use some of that salary relief to get what it needs most -- a powerful right-handed hitter for the middle of the lineup.
But do you trust Shapiro and Antonetti to spend that money wisely, or their farm directors and scouts to break a trend of some of the worst drafts in baseball? No, I didn't think so.
It wasn't Sizemore and Hafner's faults that their bodies broke down, that is unless you believe Hafner's decline in size and health coincided with baseball's implementation of testing for steroids. I'm not going to touch that one.
But there are countless other missteps in which the Indians' upper management has missed the boat on trades, draft picks or free agent signings. How did the investments in Ubaldo Jimenez, Kerry Wood, Kotchman and Damon work out?
Firing manager Manny Acta and replacing him with someone like Sandy Alomar isn't the answer. Even if Casey Stengel was re-incarnated to lead this team they couldn't win with the players they have.
There's a disconnect between Indians fans and the team like I've never seen before and it centers around a lack of trust of not just the Dolans, but the guys they have making decisions on who will be on the team.
It's time to bounce Shapiro and Antonetti out of town, but the Dolans are probably too nice to do that.
Unfortunately, we all know where the saying says "nice guys finish." And when those nice guys have administrators who don't know how to evaluate talent, Cleveland will stay a lot closer to last than first for the foreseeable future.
ORRVILLE FIELD NAME CHANGE -- Just when people got used to the concept of Red Rider Stadium sharing top billing with Serpentini Field, the name for the new artificial turf field has been changed.
An agreement was reached this week between auto dealer Bob Serpentini and Tim Smucker from the Heartland Education Community, Inc., to call it Heartland Field.
"(The name change) resulted from a conversation between Bob Serpentini and Tim Smucker," said Mark Zook, a member of the Orrville turf committee. "This agreement was not business in nature, nor were there any problems with the Serpentini sponsorship. Serpentini is now a primary donor with their advertisement at the stadium.The only change is the actual field name."
Serpentini, the owner of Serpentini Chevrolet/Buick, said in a press release provided to The Daily Record that naming the field in honor of the Heartland Education Community is a fitting recognition for the hundreds of people that have been committed to the HEC for the past 20 years.
The press release added that the Heartland Field name also reflects Orrville's community spirit, which was instrumental in bringing to fruition Heartland's vision of creating three new centerpiece school buildings, a multi-purpose facility, and The Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club in a common campus in the center of the city.
"We are honored that the Heartland name will be connected with the new field at Red Rider Stadium," said Al Yeagley, steering committee chairman for Heartland. "Education always has been at the heart of the Orrville community. The naming of the field will help recognize and continue the good work that the community has committed to the education of our youth by shifting the focus from school to education and shifting responsibilityfrom school to community."
Heartland Field at Red Rider Stadium will be dedicated this Friday, prior to the first home game of the season against the Triway Titans.
PARTING SHOTS -- New Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin and assistant Ken O'Keefe coached at Allegheny College in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
It's hard to follow every headline in sports and I hadn't made that connection until my brother, Bryan, who played linebacker for O'Keefe and Philbin at Allegheny, noticed his former coaches while watching the HBO "Hard Knocks" coverage of the Dolphins.
That's a pretty neat ascent from Div. III college to head coach of an NFL team. Maybe we will see some of The College of Wooster coaches in the NFL one day -- you never know.
Incidentally, the Scots will open their season by hosting the Gators at John P. Papp Stadium next Saturday at 1 p.m.
n Lauren Swinehart, a 2012 College of Wooster graduate and softball standout, has accepted a job as an assistant softball coach at Ohio Wesleyan. Swinehart is a Waynedale High alum.
n It's always exciting to welcome high school football back and as usual there were plenty of surprises on opening night Friday.
Our DR Football Picks Panel consensus got it right on only 60 percent of the games (9-for-15). Congrats to Orrville and Loudonville for proving us wrong with wins, but Wooster, Smithville and Waynedale weren't able to live up to favorite labels.
It's a long season, though, and as Generals coach Doug Haas pointed out, the most improvement over the course of a season for a high school team usually occurs between Weeks 1 and 2.
Aaron Dorksen's weekly look at local, state and national sports appears on Sundays in The Daily Record. Dorksen can be reached at 330-287-1621 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adorksenTDR.


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Waterton Lakes National Park was evacuated on Sept. 8, 2017, as a nearby fire was poised to spread into the southwestern Alberta park.
"This is not a helpful nor compassionate answer, and needs to be reconsidered," Thomsen wrote. "Your intervention is requested ASAP."
Parks Canada said in an emailed statement that employees who lived within park boundaries who were forced out between Sept. 8 and Sept. 21 and were still required to work, were given travel status, consistent with the agency's travel policy.
The fire jumped into the park three days after the evacuation and then spread onto adjacent grassland, prompting evacuation orders in nearby communities.
Notes for a phone call between Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick and Waterton superintendent Ifan Thomas recounted how just as Waterton staff were assisting with those evacuations, one Parks Canada employee learned his house had burned.
"Despite his personal situation, this employee continued to conduct the evacuation with the RCMP during the night and returned to work at 5 a.m. the next morning."
The park's visitor centre and other buildings were lost but the townsite was spared — an outcome top brass at Parks Canada credited to the staff who installed firefighting sprinklers, removed combustible material and made other preparations as the fire approached.
"As the area commander and field unit superintendent both affirmed, if it had not been for your prevention efforts, it is clear that the Waterton Lakes townsite would have been lost," Parks Canada CEO Daniel Watson wrote in a Sept. 15 letter thanking employees.
He commended them for standing "generously, compassionately and resolutely in the face of the catastrophic," regardless of lack of sleep or having lost homes in the fire.
Watson acknowledged the emotional toll the fire may take and committed that the agency would do whatever it could to offer support.
"We recognize that many of you have suffered personal loss or may have had to watch others suffer catastrophic loss ... Some days we are a team. Today we are a family."
Parks Canada said immediately after the fire, the agency provided mental health support to all its personnel, as well as staff from assisting agencies and contractors. All were invited to group counselling sessions and counsellors were also made available one-on-one.
"Materials and information on mental health and wellness has been provided to supervisors of Parks Canada staff who were involved in the Kenow wildfire, so that they can help direct staff seeking assistance related to managing stress, mental health or wellness concerns."
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Dance in the wheel, and be enchanted be the dreams that are woven in this unique shawl comprised of a large circle, and shaped with the quarter of 2 other circles. The beads are worked throughout and add to the dream that the circles create.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Finished Size Approximately: 38"across x 38"at deepest point
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H/8/5.00mm size crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
Newton's Yarn Company Nevada 100% Tencel Viscose sport weight yarn (1100yrds/16 oz) 1 skein color: Nevada Print
1 hank Czech #6 glass beads (about 1200 beads)
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Gauge: 5 rounds (measured across center) = 6 ½" or 10 rounds (measured from center out) = 6 ¼"
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25 Garden Trellises and Pergolas Perfect for Summer Relaxation
Turn your yard into an gorgeous oasis. Discover inspiring pergola ideas to make your outdoor space as beautiful as your interiors
Preferring the shade to the sun doesn't mean you have to stay inside. Lush pergolas and sculptural trellises aren't just for looks—they provide relief from harsh rays while still allowing for a cooling breeze to pass through. A great view is also guaranteed, whether it's of a blooming garden, a gleaming skyline, or a sparkling pool. All that's missing: a refreshing drink and a good book. Whether you want to create an entire outdoor room or just hide from the sun, we've gathered pergola ideas to help you transform your yard. Click through these 25 gorgeous outdoor spaces enhanced by pergolas, arbors, and trellises, and find inspiration for your own alfresco area.
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text: Getting Healthy Involves the Mind and Body September 20, 2017 The will to live a healthier life is on the minds of many today. As more people realize the significance of a sound mind and body, they take various measures to become healthier. Though many are successful in making the lifestyle changes necessary to be healthy, others miss their mark. In many instances, this is the direct result of focusing on either the mind or the body, and not realizing the significance of taking care of both. The Mind-Body Connection The way you feel, think, and behave has a direct impact on your biological function just as what you do physically can impact you mentally. The body reacts to how you think or feel. When you think negative thoughts, your body will react. Someone who is stressed, for instance, may notice body aches, changes in weight, insomnia, and high blood pressure. On that same token, someone who exercises and works out frequently releases endorphins that relieve stress and other pinned up emotions. When you learn to see the connection between your mind and body, you can begin taking steps towards healing both for an overall healthier life. Tips to Improving Mental Health Emotions are a part of life and necessary to express our inner feelings. Emotions, however, that are not dealt with properly can lead to adverse mental health issues and poor habits. Here are ways to improve your mental health. Learn to cope with emotion – Not every emotion felt is a welcoming one. Everything from sadness and anger to depression and anxiety can wreak havoc on the emotional and physical well-being of a person. As events occur in life that drudge up these types of emotions you must learn how to feel, rationalize, and move past it. Holding onto negative emotion can lead to self-medicating and even addiction. If you've reached a point of drinking away your pain you need help from a treatment center such as Luminance Orange County rehab to become sober and learn cognitive strategies to deal with emotion and addiction. For those not suffering from addiction but struggling to cope with an emotional or traumatic event, visiting a therapist is advised. Get Rid of Toxic Relationships – Whether a significant other, a friend, or a family member, if you're involved in a relationship that is toxic, letting it go will improve your mental health. Toxic relationships are those that do more harm than good. They essentially play on your emotional shortcomings and try to manipulate and control you. In other words, if a relationship makes you act or feel out of character, letting go can do wonders for your emotional psyche. Practice Mindfulness – Mindfulness practices can improve your emotional health. By learning to focus on the here and now and be fully in the moment you get to learn more about yourself, those around you, and more importantly how to manage your emotions. You become more aware and able to handle your emotions objectively. Tips for Improving Physical Health You've already heard a ton about dieting and exercising, but what are some other solutions to improving your physical health? Check these out: Stay Active – You don't have to hit the treadmill to stay healthy. Simply staying active doing things you do every day can help you to shed pounds and burn calories. Walk at lunch instead of driving the car. Run around with the kids at the park after school. Even cleaning up the house frequently can help counteract all that sitting you do. Kick Bad Habits – Do you like watching TV for hours, eagerly waiting to binge watch the next season of "Veep" or "The Walking Dead?"; can't stop staring at your smartphone?; love biting your nails?; or perhaps you even pull all-nighters frequently. All of these bad habits are doing a number on your physical health. The risks can include anything from weight gain and poor concentration to illness and disease like diabetes and high blood pressure. Time to kick some of those bad habits before they leave irreversible damage. Making lifestyle changes such as these described above will only do more to improve your overall health. If you've been trying to live a healthier lifestyle with diet and exercise alone, you should understand that true health comes when you focus on both the mind and the body. When you use concepts like dealing with difficult emotions, learning mindfulness, staying active and kicking bad habits together, you can see a significant difference in not just how you look on the outside, but how you feel on the inside. Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.


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Would you recognize true love if it sat down next to you? In this unforgettable new spinoff of the Billionaire books from New York Times bestselling indie author Melody Anne, two strangers must look past their painful memories to make way for everlasting love.
Alyssa's modeling career came to an abrupt end when her manager boyfriend emptied her bank account and ruined her professional reputation. Now she's heading to a new town in Montana to rebuild her life—if she can even get there (stupid delayed planes!). But things are looking up when she's upgraded to first class and a mysterious stranger sits down next to her…
Jackson Whitman doesn't believe in love, or commitment, or forever—not since he lost his wife and daughter. But the beautiful woman sitting next to him at the gate has him rethinking that position. Can he convince her to be his for the night? Or will she convince him to be hers for a lifetime?
Her Unexpected Hero was my first time reading a full length book by Melody Anne, I did read a novella by her in the Baby It's Cold Outside Anthology and it turns out I have several of her books in my TBR waiting for me on my Kindle so I know I will be reading more from this author in the future. While this is a new series, I am going to assume (the vibe I got from reading this book) that this is a spin-off of another series. While I enjoyed this book as a new series and a standalone there were times I felt like I was missing out on some pieces of the puzzle, they were few things that made me wonder if I should go back and read her Anderson series (which I most likely will).
Her Unexpected Hero was different than I was expecting. Melody Anne has crafted a story that you think is leading in one direction and then jumps the rails and really takes you on a new path! When Jackson and Alyssa met there was a spark, chemistry and some heat! Melody Anne did a great job pulling you into the story, from the emotional prologue and then right into the meeting of Alyssa and Jackson at the airport. Alyssa was a tough sale for me, she had just had the carpet pulled from beneath her, losing everything and having to go back to living with her parents. She was closed off, bitter and wanting to forget what she was forced to leave behind. A fresh start was what she planned, then Jackson messed it all up (in a good way). Jackson, I will admit, I liked right away. He was surly, a bit fussy and hot under the collar. Then we get to see him evolve and change during the story. Melody Anne did a great job with her characters, I loved the family ties with Jackson and his family and the sense of community that she portrayed in that small Montana town.
As the story unfolded there were a few things that gave me pause (I have a few hang ups in my picky reader's mind that I couldn't get over, but no spoilers) and took me out of the story. Alyssa was very wishy-washy and came off as a bit of a spoiled brat. She didn't want Jackson, but she was upset when he wasn't there giving her attention and she made pretty silly choices. Her character went through a lot during this book, things got pretty dramatic and a bit far fetched for me. Jackson on the other hand became a whole new person from the surly man we meet at the airport, but I was ok with that. He saw what he wanted, recognized it and went after it. He was way more patient (and a bit blind) with Alyssa than many would be. His turnaround did seem sudden, but somehow it worked. I liked the idea that your whole life could change by sitting next to someone on a plane... ah, fate!
Her Unexpected Hero was definitely an interesting read. While I wasn't a fan of some the plot points and the dramatic happenings, it was a solid read and I will be interested to read the next installment. If you like your romance with drama and sizzle then this is a great book to pick up and read tonight!
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1. Do you write to a soundtrack or specific type of music?
2. What's the most memorable character that you have ever written?
3. What kind of snack/drink is a MUST for you when writing?
4. Describe your perfect writing space? and where do you actually write?
5. What do you do with the stuff that gets "edited" out of your books? Do you keep it or do you consider it gone for good?
6. What is the first Romance book you remember reading? What is the last book you read?
7. What was the last thing you read?
8. When you are not writing, what are you doing (any hobbies or guilty pleasures)?
9.What is your favorite way to interact with your fans? (social media, conventions, emails, letters..)
10. What are you working on now? Can we get a sneak peak?
Country Music all the way!! I have country songs playing throughout my books. That's how I got the name "Who I am with You." I go to at least 6 country concerts a year. I'm a total junkie. Just went to Raylynne, Justin Moore, and Miranda Lambert last night. It was an incredible show.
2. What's the most memorable character that you have ever written?
Joseph Anderson. He's the patriarch of the Anderson Family and whenever my fans are asked who their favorite character is, Joseph is listed as one of their favorites because he's loud, and big, and a meddler who loves his family more than anything else in the world.
3. What kind of snack/drink is a MUST for you when writing?
Coffee!!!! No one speaks to me until I've had coffee, and no one wants to. I am unpleasant. I forget to eat sometimes for a day or 2, but I live on coffee. My family have made jokes that I need an IV running underground from the coffee house to my laptop so I can just plug it into my arm J
4. Describe your perfect writing space? and where do you actually write?
I have a beautiful office that is decorated with pictures and my favorite quotes and is in the back of the house where it's quiet, and though I work at night when everyone is sleeping, I still get lonely being back there, and so I sit at the kitchen table, or on the couch or on my deck, but never in my office.
5. What do you do with the stuff that gets "edited" out of your books? Do you keep it or do you consider it gone for good?
I used to just throw it away, but if it's a huge chunk, I now keep it, though it's just in a file on my computer never to be used again. Maybe I'll publish a deleted scenes book someday.
6. What is the first Romance book you remember reading? What is the last book you read?
First romance book I ever read was a historical romance when I was in the 6th grade. I'd snuck it out of my mom's collection. I will never forget the words "heaving bosom" I giggled and turned red at the same time. From that moment on, I was hooked on romance with totally unrealistic expectations of what a relationship was supposed to be like.
7. What was the last thing you read?
Last thing I read was people magazine. I'm a junkie. Love the gossip, the articles, and the fashion tips even though I live in sweats and t-shirts.
The last book I read was "Taken not Spurred" by Ruth Cardello.
8. When you are not writing, what are you doing (any hobbies or guilty pleasures)?
Going to Country music concerts, having a bbq with family and friends, playing with my nieces and nephews, playing poker, drinking too much on a Friday and recovering on a Saturday, spa days, and nerf wars, though the kids all gang up on me and I end up getting tackled. In the summer I'm camping. I will take my computer and spend every weekend camping if I can get away with it. It's my absolute ideal vacation!! There is nothing like a campfire and roasting a hotdog and marshmellows. Okay, now I'm ready to go camping right now.
9.What is your favorite way to interact with your fans? (social media, conventions, emails, letters..)
In person. I love the conventions. But I also love facebook and twitter. Emails sometimes take a while to get to me. I would love letters. I have gotten some great cards from fans. I got a chocolate from Australia. Now, that was cool!! Thanks again, Emma
10. What are you working on now? Can we get a sneak peak?
I'm doing some final tweaks on Her Forever Hero tonight, actually, and I am more than happy to give some sneak peaks. I'll have to get my editor on that
Melody Anne is the author of the popular series, Billionaire Bachelors, and Baby for the Billionaire. She also has a Young Adult Series out; Midnight Fire and Midnight Moon - Rise of the Dark Angel. She's been writing for years and published in 2011. She hold a bachelors degree in business, so she loves to write about strong, powerful, businessmen.
When Melody isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and pets. She lives in a small town that she loves, and is involved in many community projects.
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Some of my favorite moments are watching my children when they don't realize I am there or when they are playing with Andy. I feel like I am watching a little piece of me interact with the world. I always feel like I learn so much by watching and listening to them when they are not directly interacting with me.
On Saturday after dinner H wanted to go to our neighborhood park.As parents I believe in the power of yes. There are so many times you have to tell your toddler no. "No you can't have that knife on the table. " "No, you can't drink out of the dog bowl." No, stop, don't hit your brother/sister." That is why whenever we can say yes, we like to. Saturday was one of those days. We had a little bit of time. So when H asked, "Go to park?" We went.
Baby C2 was sleeping when we arrived. I volunteered to stay with him so Andy and H could go check out the lake. I sat by the playground holding a sleeping baby on my chest watching. It was super quite. We were the only ones there, which is a rare treat. It was cool, wet and overcast. It had drizzled all day long making everything sparkle with raindrops. I watched my little boy swagger around the lake picking up rocks and throwing them into the pond to watch the splash. I saw how he looked for rocks and marched up and down the trail following his daddy. He exuded confidence.
My chest also swelled as I saw Andy show him how to pick the best rocks and helped him find secret rock hiding places.
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If I hadn't gotten into television news, I would surely have been either a bridge designer or bridge architect. One obsession was stronger, and both go way back.
My earliest recollection of an intense fascination with steel truss bridges, came from the demolition of a two-span, Warren truss bridge (the U.S. Highway 31-A bridge over the Duck River) near my family's property at the Henry Horton State Park at Chapel Hill, Tennessee south of Nashville in the spring of 1965.
I was 10 years old, and that was the most magnificent "big thing" I had ever seen in my entire life. It was an elegant masterpiece, all that steel, standing against the sky, towering over the river, allowing cars and heavy trucks to cross the river high up.. a big thing for a little boy to comprehend.
When the Tennessee Highway Department (predecessor to T-DOT) which built it in 1929, demolished it the spring and summer of 1965, I was so angry I didn't speak for days. I took it very personally. In my little mind, those monsters had come in and torn down this monument to steel magnificence. It broke my heart. It wasn't until one of the highway engineers spoke to me at length at the request of my grandmother, did I forgive them for tearing it down.
It took a lot of convincing.
Although the highway department replaced it with a "steel continuous stringer (multi-beam or girder)," it made me no difference. It was a boring bridge, with no character, no elegance.
I have been in love with steel truss bridges ever since. It is an obsessive fascination with me.
Every single steel truss bridge still on the planet needs to be a National Historic Landmark. The fact that they are dying and fading away, is troubling.. replaced by concrete tee beams and pre-stressed concrete slabs with no character, no substance, no distinguishing features.
Boring bridges.
"21st Century Monuments to Mediocrity."
As bridge lovers, we need to do more to save these steel trusses. The Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga was only the beginning. Leave the Highway 33 Bridge in Union County, Tennessee, the Highway 70 Bridge in Kyles Ford, Tennessee, the Surgoinsville Bridge in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the Russell-Ironton Bridge on the Ohio River... all scheduled for demolition. The new bridges are not being built at the expense of the old ones...the steel is not being reunsed in the new bridges, so leave them up for pedestrian access. Place plaques on them, denoting historical aspects and moments they have witnessed. Those old bridges represent the heritage of the areas where they serve.
Before I die, I will visit probably the most magestic and elegant bridge on this website, based on what I have seen. All I want to do, is gaze upon the Thebes Bridge at Cape Giradeau, Missouri. That one bridge is tops in my book. I have never seen so many different truss styles strung together, as on that bridge. I may spend the whole day there.
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It is impossible to photograph this bridge from a bad angleNatchez Trace Birdsong Hollow Arch Bridge (Williamson County, Tennessee)
Well it does pay to ask a lot of questions. Turns out the locals are correct. The middle span was indeed disassembled and relocated north to the Chauga River and re-purposed as the Cobb Bridge. The reason the dates of construction don't match up, is because all 3 spans of the old U.S. 123 Bridge were built in 1940 across the Tugaloo River. I heard back from one of the NC state bridge inspectors who told me that even though the middle span was taken apart in 1962 and reassembled elsewhere, the construction date of the span itself remains 1940. I have fixed the Cobb Bridge and U.S. 123 Bridge notations to reflect this.
I was told the same thing when I arrived a couple of months ago to extensively photograph the two spans over the Tugaloo, and also the Cobb over the Chauga. I had heard from fishermen that day that the middle span was indeed taken apart and reassembled as the Cobb Bridge. I also noticed the same configurations as you did Matthew, on the portal bracing and the internal sway's, and I closely examined the steel and measurements from both bridges. While there are some similarities, the problem for me is, the dates don't match up.. the nearby U.S. 123 bridge that replaced this one opened in 1962 and these 3 trusses were in operation up to that point. But the Cobb Bridge's information shows that it was built in 1940. Cobb might have been strengthened later with steel from the middle bridge from here (which I kind of doubt), but it could not have been the same exact bridge Camelback.
An update.. I hiked to this bridge in 2016 and spent four hours taking many pictures from underneath it. Later, I spent time on the adjacent Hickman-Lockhart while not impeding traffic and also photographed each railroad span several times. Never saw any police, although I'll admit to timing my photography to lulls in the traffic flow. I don't seek trouble while bridge-hunting and ordinarily will try to avoid it, however I won't let someone keep me from lawfully enjoying the passion of taking pictures of a beautiful bridge. Got great pictures in this case. But nonetheless, my defense would have stood, had I encountered any resistance.
Nathan, please add my voice to yours. Definitely an American treasure worth of restoration and preservation.
Alex, the video gave me chills of the train crossing on the bridge, and the train horn is so nostalgic. Thanks for capturing and posting this part of Americana!
Drivers with 18-wheelers trying to drive across our elegant steel truss bridges that can't support the weight, sadly is not new. An 18-wheeler in the early 1960's led to the demise of the Eastman Road 4-span camelback Warren w/verticals truss bridge over the South Holston River in Kingsport, TN.. the driver made it across the first span, but the weight slowly dropped the second (channel) span into the river before he could clear it. The entire bridge was eventually taken out and not replaced. Fortunately, the next two-span Pratt bridge about 8 blocks away over a tributary on the same road still stands because he did not make it that far. That bridge is closed now and photographed as an historic ruin.
Make them and their companies pay for the bridge replacement. That might get everybody's attention.
These are also the same drivers who see the signs on how tall tunnel openings are, but still drive their trucks into them and wedge them tight.
Historic Marion County bridge and its 2 K-hybrid camelbacks demolished, 2016
I just couldn't let this grand ole gentleman disappear without paying homage to it.
Hiked to this portal entrance.... weeds, fallen trees and overgrowth may soon make the only way to get to it impassible.
Saw evidence that water is flowing into this entrance from further back, meaning the water is flowing downhill. That indicates that the south portal is at a higher elevation than the north portal more than 2,500 feet away. That makes sense, because USGS maps show the elevation of this portal is 1,355 ASL, the north portal elevation 25-hundred feet away is 1,326 ASL and further down Tunnel Hollow at the old New River Bridge on this abandoned line is at 1,225 ASL.
As a bridgehunter, I am not fond of cable-stayed bridges (there is a plethora of them on the Ohio River now), I can see the elegance and grace in them. They do have a place in the skyline of bridge majestry that I can appreciate. I tend to agree with Luke and Nathan on this particular one.
But I will have to admit, the historic cantilever that this one replaced, was the more elegant, more magnificient structure. Sorry to see it go, and sorry I did not get to see it before it was summarily dismissed and pulled down.
Echo that.. what a beautiful structure!
Turns out the new deck was for the new bridge that was about to start construction, replacing the through trusses. I was able to grab pictures about 2 months before the trusses were removed. T-DOT strengthened the decking and then took out the trusses, but utilized the original bridge piers.
Seems like there is one company that just makes prefab'ed steel truss bridges, and they just reassemble them on site at a crossing. Southwest Virginia has a bunch of them, too. They don't have as much character as the older ones, though.
Deleted the 3 photos Mr. Hollowell referred to. Admittedly, they were blurry although they didn't look to be when I uploaded them.
When I come across a bridge structure as magnificent as this one, it is difficult to contain my excitement.
I will try harder to keep that in check, sir.
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Swedish competitor Mattias Ekstrom has chosen to fight for the FIA World RallyCross title this season, sacrificing the final round of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Despite being an Audi factory driver the German manufacturer has backed his decision.
It was always set to be a looming question for the 38-year-old as he finds himself with two different events happening on the 15-16 October.
Ekstrom currently leads WRX with 204 points. Ten more than his nearest rival Petter Solberg. Having never won a RallyCross title, this will be a rare opportunity for him as he looks to diversify his career outside of Touring Cars.
Comparitively, he is not in contention for the title in DTM. He currently sits seventh on 82 points, under half of the championship leaders total. The WRX round itself will take place at the Estering, while the DTM final is at Hockenheim, 500km south.
Replacing Ekstrom in Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline will be 29-year-old German, Rene Rast. The three-time Porsche Supercup champion will return to the series having made a one-off appearance earlier this season.
"There are two hearts beating in my chest," says Dieter Gass, Head of DTM at Audi Sport. "Obviously, it's not easy to do without one of our best drivers in the DTM finale at Hockenheim of all events. But Mattias has the chance of winning the world championship title in rallycross in an Audi."
Gass was also excited to have Rast in the team having been impressed by his exploits at Zandvoort, as well as his role in FIA WEC this year. "I'm very excited to see how he's going to fare with a little more time to prepare," he added.
Ekstrom is the most successful Audi Factory driver in history, having picked up 21 victories and 2 championships for the manufacturer in DTM since 2001. On top of that, he's also competed in occasional WRC rounds and had a one-off stint in NASCAR.


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I WOULD like to say thank you for my treatment at Bridport Hospital Minor Injuries Unit on Thursday 16th November after a fall in the garden.
I had broken my left wrist, damaged a finger, grazed my face and sustained bruises.
There were at least six other patients waiting, several of whom needed unscheduled x-rays.
I was called at approximately 4.20 pm, examined, x-rayed and had sustained a break of the radius bone near the wrist. My finger was very swollen and bruised and time and effort was used to remove my two rings without the necessity of cutting them.
Thank you, Chris, x-ray staff and helpers.
We are so lucky to have such an efficient, hard working, and caring hospital in Bridport as travelling to Dorchester – or beyond – when we are aged 80 odd years, is not easy.
Long may our hospital continue the good work.
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