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Earlier today I interviewed an awesome nonprofit communications director about how she transformed the culture of communications at her organization. I'll share her name and story soon, but one experience she mentioned can't wait, because I know someone reading this blog needs to hear this message today.
If you are crying in your car at the end of the day because the culture and coworkers at your office are so inhospitable to you as a communications professional, as I see it, you have two choices.
Option 1: Hold Firm and Power Through
Change is hard, especially when you are the one leading it and you are getting a lot of resistance. When you try to direct the communications at your organization (as you should as a communications director), that will often be met with hostility from those staff who like their freedom to do it their way whenever they want, even if that produces lackluster results.
If you hold firm and stick it out, as the person I spoke with today did, odds are good that you WILL make progress and see change. The pain is worth the gain.
But that doesn't mean there won't be really hard days when you feel like the least favorite person in your organization and break down as soon you leave work. Take care of yourself, and stick with it.
If you are in this kind of situation, I recommend a book I am reading called Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. It has some great process advice on how to work through the changes you need to make.
Option 2: Find a Better Job
I say this at conferences all the time, and I'll say it again here: I see great job openings every single day. If you are feeling hopeless about your current situation and don't believe that change is coming, work on getting out. Nonprofit communications as a profession is growing, and there are plenty of places that value comms staff.
"Is anyone going to get fired for not responding right away? I heard a yes. You should quit. Too many people are hiring for anyone to stay at a place with shitty culture." – @kivilm #18NTC #18NTCcommdirector pic.twitter.com/b9z4PKpg92
— Charrosé (@CharroseCK) April 12, 2018
Option 3?
I suppose that is just sucking it up, with no hope for change. But who wants to live like that? You are working in the nonprofit sector to change the world, not to let it destroy you.


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"Curvy Girls Closet Raid" meets "Curvy Girls Who Brunch" – A Spring Plus Size Shopping Event and Brunch Co-Hosted by Yours Truly
I am so thrilled to announce that this Sunday March 03, 2013 I am co-hosting a very special event. In collaboration with Lana Leazer of Affluence PR and creator of "Curvy Girls Who Brunch" I have brought my Facebook group "Curvy Girls Closet Raid" for an amazing day of indulgence. Shoppers will sip on delicious cocktails and scrumptious brunch, all while networking and shopping with some of LA's top plus size models, stylists, bloggers, and designers in the industry such as "The Curvy Fashionista" Marie Denee, Plus Fashion Stylist & Plus Model Magazine Executive Fashion Director Reah Norman, Veronica Cid of "Cids Style File", Model & Actress Joy Nash, Plus Model & Stylist Melinda Mann, Hips & Curves, Sorella Swim, IGIGI, Cult of California, and yours truly. We will also have makeup and skincare vendors offering mini makeovers and samples, a variety of amazing jewelry vendors. Dress your best ladies because we will have Plus Model Magazine and Curvy Magazine there as well as professional photographer Victoria Chrystal Photography.
Check out the invite below for details or CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKET NOW
Hope to see you there! xoDanielle
I've Got the Blues…Imperial Blue, Twilight Blue, Royal Blue
This month I was invited to a very special birthday celebration for an amazing friend of mine and fabulous Plus Size Fashion Stylist Reah Norman. The event was schedule to take place at the ever so yummy Rosa Mexicano on Sunset Blvd. I knew that some of the most fashionable women in Los Angeles would be attending, so the pressure was on to find the perfect dress. With so many designers transitioning into Fall and it still being super hot here in LA I have to tell you that it was a struggle to find something amazing that I would not sweat to death in and I definitely did not want to wear black. I knew that I wanted something bright and sexy to not only celebrate her special day but also to celebrate the end of summer. With the kids heading back to school and me starting my new job with Becca Etc Swimwear, this was going to be one of my last girls night out for awhile and I really wanted to look amazing. After searching numerous websites I came across the 2012 Fall Collection on Igigi.com and fell in love with all of the styles available for Fall that come in a variety of blue hues from Imperial Blue, Twilight Blue, and Royal Blue. I am a sucker for an amazing blue and it was tough to pick the right one for the event.
I decided to go with the Mara Dress in Imperial Blue because I felt that it had a little more of an edgier look than some of the other styles and I have been waiting to pair my black hematite chain and matching earrings with something amazing and this dress was it. When the dress arrived the day of the event, I literally was able to pull it out of the box and wear it immediately because of the incredible season-less jersey knit fabric it is made out of…the dress was wrinkle-free I couldn't believe it! It felt so silky going on and hugged my curves in all the right places. I particularly loved the open boat neckline and was able to wear it a little bit off the shoulder for a more sexy look. I felt beautiful, sexy, and confident as always in Igigi.
As I arrived I wished the birthday girl Reah Norman a Happy Birthday and said my hello's to all the gorgeous fashionistas that were there. I was surrounded by extremely talented, beautiful women…. from fashion bloggers, designers, to models, to celebrity hair and makeup artists. They all gave me tons of compliments on my dress and hands down the Imperial Blue was a complete hit. Not only did they love the vibrant blue hue but I was also told that the style/cut of the dress was perfect for my figure. The night was incredible, the venue was gorgeous, food and drinks were delicious, the DJ (DJ Gumsoul) had an amazing playlist, and I truly felt like a million dollars!
Thank you again Yuliya Raquel and the Igigi team for making me feel and look fantastic for another one of my events and for creating incredible designs for full figured women.
Be sure to check out more fabulous finds for Fall at Igigi.com and if you are in the LA area be sure to visit Rosa Mexicano on Sunset Blvd. to hear DJ Gumsoul on Friday and Saturdays from 8-11pm.
Tea Time – A Review of Igigi's Bennetta Dress
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Igigi designs by Yuliya Raquel. So needless-to-say I was ecstatic to be asked to be part of their Curve Connection Project and take one of her amazing designs for a test run. This team is incredible and knows exactly how to dress a woman with curves. Not to say I have tons of curves, but I am definitely plus size and they chose an amazing dress that was flattering for me in all the right places.
The ladies sent me the beautiful Bennetta Dress for review and when I opened the package I was taken back by the vibrant print that covers the bottom half of the dress. It was beautiful and I could not wait to get it on. They sent me a size 12 (since they tend to run a little larger) and it fit like a glove. I could not wait to wear it to one of my friends birthday tea.
The celebration I chose to wear the Bennetta Dress to was at the Tea Rose Garden in Pasadena. The venue was super cute, the tea and treats were absolutely delicious, and my dress was perfect for the garden setting. The dress has a gorgeous low, yet sexy cross over neckline with tank style, bra friendly straps which were perfect for the Summer daytime event. I did feel for me that the underarm did ride a little high, but nothing a quick trip to alterations couldn't take of. The dress came with a gorgeous copper tone snake-skin like belt that I absolutely loved but chose not to wear for this event. I wanted to be a little more simple for the tea but would totally rock the belt with the dress for a "dressier" event. The dress length and style are classic and I highly suggest the Bennetta Dress for any plus size gal as it will accent a variety of body shapes.
Igigi is the perfect place to find a plus size dress for any event. They offer a variety of beautiful styles and unique designs. They are now my go-to shop for all my dresses. Yuliya and her team have truly taken the plus size fashion industry by storm and is transforming the world's view of beauty one design at a time.
What do you think of the Bennetta Dress by Igigi? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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I'm a huge fan of Once Upon a Time and really love the character Swan. She's powerful yet feminine.
This necklace has a shiny silver colored charm, which has been hand stamped with "Swan", as well as a swan charm and pale yellow Swarovski Elements crystal. I chose the yellow Swarovski Elements crystal to represent her Beetle 🙂
This necklace comes in your choice of 3 chain lengths. 16 inches, 18 inches or 20 inches. If you need another size please send me a message.
The hand-stamped charm is 3/4 inch round, about the same size as a penny.
The chain is rhodium plated copper, and the metal charms are made from a lead-free pewter, alloy or aluminum. All items are nickel free. The crystals are genuine Swarovski elements.
Also because the charms are hand-stamped (by me) each will vary slightly.
Shipping information:
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This item comes packed in a bubble mailer and will ship within 2-3 weeks of payment. Please let me know in the "notes" section if you would like a printed invoice, otherwise I will not include one. You can view your order status and electronic invoice in your Etsy account.
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It's been more than a week since our last retreat and as the participants have been home in Australia or Bali, Singapore and Malaysia integrating their experience, so have we been in rest and reflection.
There are many people whom we have had the privilege to work with over the last 17 years that have dived into the memories of their soul journey and in the process, encountering horrific misdeeds in past lives that have hurt and harmed so many that those actions had left imprints of deep shadows in their soul memory. These old memories are the secrets of their soul which they would rather forget or bury forever out of horror, self-judgement, guilt and shame.
They, in this current lifetime, often mistrusted themselves, felt disconnected, lacked self-confidence, feared engaging with groups or crowds and held back their power.
There is often a hidden feeling in such individuals that if anyone really knew them, if they truly showed what they carry inside, the wickedness or darkness that they subconsciously judge as residing in their hearts would be revealed and be reviled by all.
And therefore, unconscious masks are often set in place as a disguise so that they are able to function as seemingly cheerful, good and balanced people. That is, until they released the darkness and discovered that it wasn't their True Selves at all! In fact, their True Selves are Love, Wisdom, Compassion, Truth and are Powerful. They discovered that their True Selves are undying as they, as individuals, have "died" so many times in the past and are still existing today.
The beautiful souls who came together at the last retreat were a group of very powerful beings who were able to support each other with their combined energies to allow us both to take them through the level of Darkness that many would quail to see let alone confront. The long-hidden secrets of their souls.
It took epic Courage and incredible humility. It took Trust.
And they did it.
After the booting out of stubborn entities by releasing pacts and agreements spanning many lifetimes, the participants regained Clarity and were able release their self-horror, self-judgement and self-punishment and then to ask for and receive forgiveness as well as to forgive themselves. Forgiveness at such an integrated level, Body, Mind and Soul, were achieved by all and opened for 2 people new levels in their decision to reconnect with the Highest Divine Source of Love/God, after feeling lost in darkness for so long. Energy surged and tingled through their bodies, into their hearts and tears of gratitude, joy and bliss flowed as they experienced what they had longed for and had only previously read about! Such an immensely profound and Divine experience can only be hinted at as words fail.
Many participants cleared subconscious issues of fear and mistrust with Feminine and Mother energies, re-balancing their male and female aspects.
One participant who could not have a short conversation with her mother without feelings of irritation and aggravation rising, discovered that she harboured guilt and shame towards her mother's soul from deeds of revenge in a recent past life that destroyed the lives of all involved. This old guilt and shame subconsciously prevented her from fully receiving her mother's love in this current lifetime and she created justifications for her anger towards her mother in order to distance herself from that love which she felt she no longer deserved. What joy when all the guilt was released and forgiveness was sought and received. She felt herself in her mother's arms in deep, loving embrace. Her heart filled with love and she looked forward eagerly to return home for long overdue hugs.
Most importantly, she forgave herself and could open her heart to reconnect with her Self. She reported a week later that she now speaks naturally and easily with her mother and is planning a holiday with her!
All participants returned from the retreat with much Light-er hearts, glowing beaming faces and a new sense of who they truly are. A true sense of Freedom. It was the Divine Law of Grace at work and what a Grace!
Thank you, our beloved teachers, Isa and Yolanda Lindwall for your gift and legacy.
Thank you Divine Providence and Divine Beings who were present at our retreat to hold us all steady with your Love and Energy.
We are all truly Blessed.


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Only Teen Blowjobs is up for review today, and this site features mature lesbians in solo action pissing outdoors while grandpa watches. Okay, that's not actually the case at all. If you break down the site title, you'll know exactly what you're getting here. 18-25 year old girls are getting all giddy to suck dick on camera, and who can blame them? We love getting our dicks sucked, and they use that to their advantage. Just $18 a month gets you in the door thanks to a special discount they've setup for our users, and that also gets you access to the My XXX Pass group of sites.
Quality is pretty good these days!
In terms of the video quality, you won't find much out there that look better than their latest videos do. They come in two options, a WMV and an MP4 version, both of which are in full 1080p HD. The WMV's look the best in my opinion, though the MP4 file sizes are smaller and look almost as good. All around, it's one of the few things that definitely stood out on this site.
Network access included.
There are 13 other sites that you get access to with your membership here, and they can offer some pretty similar content overall. Expect more hardcore action in more HD quality, which can only be a good thing.
Decent-sized site, fun blowjob content.
There's a pretty good-sized collection here with over 370 scenes up currently, which should keep you busy for a while I'd think. All of the collection focuses on probably 18-25 year olds in blowjob action. I love BJ's myself, so it's an easy site to like for sure.
Other Good Stuff:
Older quality isn't as good.
Once you get past the newer HD videos, things drop down a bit in terms of quality. Videos drop down to standard definition and look a whole lot more standard. In fact, with so many sites doing HD these days, even the good-looking SD videos are starting to look a little dated.
Navigation isn't great.
The site is pretty plain, both in terms of navigation, and in terms of design. Everything feels a little dated overall, and could use an upgrade. Scenes are just spit out in a list you have to browse through page by page, without any type of category or search feature.
A solid collection of HD blowjob content that doesn't try anything too crazy, but probably doesn't need to.
Only Teen Blowjobs sticks to doing the basics really well, and I think that takes them pretty far here. The blowjob scenes are fun, and the quality is fantastic. Their videos look just about as good as any you'll find out there I'd say. Plus, with regular updates, their large collection is going to grow even larger. Little things like navigation aren't great, and the older quality isn't as good, but they aren't deal breakers. At the price, I think it's a solid join, and even more so if you like the other sites included in the network.
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Channel Max: 10
Able to pause/resume.
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Videos don't require pw.
Very easy!
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Mix of models.
Generally semi-pro looking.
Body types from thin to average.
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200+ models total.
Ages 18-30.
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A few banner ads.
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Semi-pro level photography.
Little to no airbrushing.
Good lighting, bright colors.
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Sizes vary a little.
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Several quality levels.
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Watch Stephanie Dance to Silent DJ at Streetfest! [VIDEO]
Day one of Streetfest 2012 was a blast -- with so much to see and do. While all the bands, Saliva, Filter, Theory of a Deadman AND the locals, were awesome, I had a dance party all by myself in the silent DJ booth!
The Silent DJ is a neat concept and is brought to us by El Paso's own Fallen Tree Silent Events. There's a DJ and an area for you to dance your heart out, but the casual observer just hears silence. Those at the party wear headphones to hear the DJ's spins and dance around. I imagine this would be a great way to throw a party in a library or rave on even if your neighbors are the type to file noise complaints. Check out my moves below!


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The best moments of Mont-Blanc climbers @ ISC2015
August 5, 2015
The Mont-Blanc climbers team came back from the Student Cluster Competition at ISC2015. Even if they were not the winning team, all agreed that it has been not only a technological but also an educational challenge for all of them. A lot of interested people attended the booth asking questions about the ARM-based system installed at the exhibition floor of ISC2015. The team wants to encourage all students to participate in this competition as it has been a great experience and they have lots of great memories together. Thanks for participating!
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A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked well in lab studies and is commonly used around the world, but had not been rigorously tested, failed to protect young cancer patients from recurring or new infections and left them at higher risk for complications. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators led the study, which appears online today in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
The study focused on the effectiveness of ethanol-lock therapy for treatment and prevention of bloodstream infections and related complications in pediatric cancer patients with central venous catheters, known as central lines.
Central lines are surgically implanted and connected to the bloodstream, making it easier to draw blood and deliver chemotherapy, fluids and other treatments without repeated needle sticks. But about 25 percent of pediatric cancer patients develop central line-associated bloodstream infections that disrupt cancer treatment and sometimes result in hospitalization, long-term complications or death. Despite antibiotic therapy, one-third of patients develop persistent or multiple infections and even more patients undergo additional surgery to replace central lines.
"Ethanol-lock therapy works in the laboratory to kill even tough-to-eradicate biofilm," said first and corresponding author Joshua Wolf, MBBS, an assistant member of the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases. "We knew anecdotally that ethanol-lock therapy is used at many hospitals in an effort to prevent new or recurring central line bloodstream infections in children with cancer."
But in a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of children and young adults with cancer and blood disorders, Wolf and his colleagues found ethanol-lock therapy was no better than saline solution (placebo) at preventing new or repeat bloodstream infections. It was also no better than placebo at reducing central line replacement surgeries.
Worse, patients who received ethanol therapy were 2.5-times more likely than patients in the placebo group to develop catheter blockages that required treatment with blood thinners.
"Based on these results, ethanol-lock therapy should not be routinely used in children with cancer or hematologic disorders," Wolf said. "Serious bacterial infections remain a life-threatening problem that is the focus of intensive ongoing research."
The study included 94 patients being treated at St. Jude and in Australia at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. The patients were all receiving antibiotics for treatment of central line-associated bloodstream infections. The patients were randomly assigned to the same six-month schedule of central line treatment with either 70 percent ethanol solution or saline solution.
About 44 percent of patients in both groups developed new or recurring infections or required surgical replacement of central lines. In addition, 58 percent of patients in the ethanol group needed blood-thinners to open blocked central lines compared to about 33 percent in the placebo group.
The senior author is Patricia Flynn, MD, of St. Jude. The other authors are Kim Allison, Li Tang, Julie Richardson, Kristen Branum, Jeffrey Rubnitz, Aditya Gaur, Hana Hakim, Yin Su, Sara Federico and Randall Hayden, all of St. Jude; Tom Connell, Eloise Borello, Francoise Mechinaud, Paul Monagle and Nigel Curtis, all of the Royal Children's Hospital; and Leon Worth of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
The research was funded in part by the Australian Government Research Training Scholarship and ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude.
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Monarch Recovery Services – Multi-Year Accessibility Plan
Accessibility Plan for Monarch Recovery Services
This 2014-23 accessibility plan outlines the policies and actions that Monarch Recovery Services ("Monarch") will put in place to improve opportunities for people with disabilities.
A. Introduction and Statement of Commitment
The Ontario government passed the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) ("AODA") in 2005. It is the goal of the government of Ontario to make Ontario accessible by 2023.
Monarch Recovery Services is a not-for-profit, charitable organization, providing support and programming designed to address the special needs of the people we serve, recovering from alcohol and drug dependency, and to assist them in rebuilding their lives. We are committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. We are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner, and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the AODA.
The regulation requires that effective January 1, 2014, Monarch establish, implement, maintain and document a multi-year plan which outlines the organization's strategy to prevent and remove barriers for persons with disabilities and to meet the requirements under the Act.
This multi-year plan outlines Monarch's strategy to prevent and remove barriers to address the current and future requirements of the AODA, and in order to fulfill our commitment as outlined in Monarch's Accessibility Policy.
In accordance with the requirements set out in the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulations, ("IASR"), Monarch will:
• Post this plan on its website (www.monarchrecoveryservices.ca);
• Provide this plan in accessible format, upon request; and
• Review and update this plan at least once every five years.
B. Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
The Accessibility Standards for Customer Service Regulations were created to establish accessibility standards for customer service in Ontario. In keeping with this regulation, Monarch is committed to providing respectful services that focus on the unique needs of the individual.
To achieve this, Monarch makes reasonable efforts to ensure that its policies, procedures and practices pertaining to the provision of services to the public and other third parties adhere to the following guiding principles as set out in the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service: Ontario Regulation 429/07
• Our services must be provided in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities;
• The provision of our services to persons with disabilities and others must be integrated unless an alternate measure is necessary, whether temporarily or on a permanent basis, to enable a person with a disability to obtain, use or benefit from the service; and
• Persons with disabilities must be given an opportunity equal to that given to others to obtain, use and benefit from our services.
Monarch Recovery Services has been in compliance with the Accessible Customer Service Regulation under the AODA since January 1, 2012
Action Taken:
The following measures have been implemented by Monarch Recovery Services:
• Ensure all persons who, on behalf of Monarch, deal with the public, as well as others who provide services to our clients, are trained to communicate and provide the best possible service, to all clients, including persons with disabilities;
• Ensure all staff are trained and familiar with various assistive devices that may be used by clients with disabilities;
• Ensure completion of accessibility training is tracked and recorded;
• Ensure clients accompanied by a guide dog or other service animal are accommodated;
• Ensure that if a person, in our outpatient programs with a disability is accompanied by a support person, the support person is accommodated;
• Ensure a public notice is issued in a timely manner in the event of a planned or unexpected disruption of service or inaccessibility of facilities used by persons with disabilities. The notice must include the reason of the disruption, the anticipated duration, and a description of alternative facilities or service, if any, that may be available;
• Continue to welcome and appreciate feedback from persons with disabilities through multiple communication methods.
Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
Status: Completed
Planned Action:
File Accessibility Compliance Reports as required at Service Ontario's One-Source website.
Required compliance dates: By December 31, 2014 – Completed
By December 31, 2017
By December 31, 2020
By December 31, 2023
C. Emergency Information
Monarch is committed to providing the staff and clients with publicly available emergency information in an accessible way, upon request, with the objective of making premises safer for persons with disabilities during emergency situations.
Action Taken:
We will provide emergency procedures, plans and public safety information that are prepared by Monarch, in an accessible format or with appropriate communication supports, as soon as practical, upon request.
Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
Status: Completed
D. Workplace Emergency Response Information
Where Monarch is aware that an employee has a disability and there is need for accommodation, individualized workplace emergency response information will be provided to the employee as soon as practicable if such information is necessary given the nature of the employee's disability.
Action Taken:
The following measures were implemented by Monarch effective January 1, 2012:
• Where Monarch becomes aware of the need to accommodate an employee's disability, and if the employee's disability is such that the individualized emergency response information is necessary, Monarch will provide customized individual workplace emergency response information to the employee with the disability as soon as possible after it becomes aware of the need.
• If an employee who receives individualized workplace emergency response information requires assistance, with the employee's consent, Monarch will provide the workplace emergency response information to the person designated by Monarch to provide assistance to the employee.
• Monarch will review the individualized emergency response information when:
The employee moves to a different location within the agency;
The employee's overall accommodations needs or plans are reviewed; and/or
Monarch reviews its general emergency response policies
Required compliance date: January 1, 2012
Status: Completed
E. Training
Monarch is committed to implementing a process to ensure that all employees, volunteers, and all other persons who provide services on Monarch's behalf are provided with appropriate training on the requirements of the IASR and on the Ontario Human Rights Code as it pertains to persons with disabilities and are provided with such training as soon as possible.
Planned Action:
Monarch will:
• Determine and ensure that appropriate training on the requirements of the IASR and on the Ontario Human Rights Code as it pertains to persons with disabilities, is provided to all employees, volunteers, and all other persons who provide services on Monarch's behalf;
• Ensure that training is provided to the persons referenced above as soon as possible;
• Keep and maintain a record of the training provided;
• Ensure that training is provided on any changes to the policies on an ongoing basis.
Required compliance date: January 1, 2015
Status: Ongoing
F. Information and Communication
Monarch is committed to ensuring that applicable agency information and communications is accessible to persons with disabilities. It is our ultimate goal to meet and surpass client expectations while serving clients with disabilities. Comments on our services regarding how well those expectations are being met are welcome and appreciated.
i) Feedback, Accessible Formats and Communication Supports
Planned Action:
Monarch will:
• Ensure feedback processes are accessible, in a timely manner, to persons with disabilities upon request and that takes into account the person's accessibility needs.
• Consult with the person making the request in determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support;
• Notify the public about the availability of accessible formats and communication supports.
Required compliance date: January 1, 2015 – Feedback
January 1, 2016 Accessible formats and Communication Supports
Status: In process
ii) Accessible Websites and Web Content
Planned Action:
Monarch will ensure that agency websites and online content conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA (new websites and online content).
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2014 to Level AA
January 1, 2021 all content
Status: Completed September 2015
G. Employment
i) Recruitment:
Monarch is committed to fair and accessible employment practices, with the objective of making the recruitment process accessible to persons with disabilities.
Planned Action:
Monarch will:
• Notify employees and the public and of the availability of accommodation for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment process;
• Review and modify, as necessary, existing policies, procedures and processes;
• Specify that accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities on job postings;
• Notify job applicants, when they are selected to participate in an interview that accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used;
• If a selected applicant requests an accommodation, consult with the applicant and arrange for provision of suitable accommodations in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability;
• When making offers of employment, will notify the successful applicant of its policies for accommodating employees with disabilities and will include this notification in the offer of employment letter.
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2016
Status: In Process
ii) Employee Supports
Monarch is committed to informing employees of available accessibility supports.
Planned Action:
Monarch will:
• Inform employees of policies used to support employees with disabilities, including provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability;
• Provide updated information to employees whenever there is a change to existing policies on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability.
• Where an employee with a disability requests it, consult with the employee to provide or arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for information needed to perform their job, information generally available to other employees.
• Will consult with the employee making the request to determine the suitability of an accessible format or communication support.
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2016
Status: In Process
iii) Individual Accommodation Plans and Return to Work Process
Monarch recognizes the benefits of a modified work program for employees disabled by illness or injury. Monarch will attempt to provide meaningful employment for both partially or temporarily disabled employees in order to return valuable human resources to full-time/part-time employment.
The employee must immediately inform the employer where any factor, condition or pressure exists which will affect the employee's ability to perform work safely or at an acceptable level (e.g. if there is a medical condition or medication that the employee is taking). In these cases, the Agency is not seeking diagnostic information, but rather medical restrictions and limitations.
Every reasonable effort shall be made by all parties to place disabled employees back in their pre-disability position. If this is not possible, all parties involved will attempt to identify suitable alternate employment for the employee within Monarch. If no such placement is possible then the terms and benefits of the collective agreement or the Employment Standards Act will take effect.
Action Taken:
A Disability Management/Return to work Policy was developed jointly by Union and Management and is reflected in the agency personnel policies. The program adheres to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Human Rights Code and the Collective Agreement.
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2016
Status: Completed
iv) Performance Management, Career Development and Redeployment
Monarch will take into account the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans:
• When using its performance management process in respect of employees with disabilities;
• When providing career development and advancement to its employees with disabilities;
• When redeploying employees with disabilities.
Planned Action:
Monarch will:
• Review, assess and, as necessary, modify existing policies, procedures, practices to ensure compliance with IASR;
• Take the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities and, as applicable, their individualized accommodation plans, into account when:
Assessing performance
Managing career development and advancement
Redeployment as required
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2016
Status: In Process
H. Design of Public Spaces
Monarch is committed to providing service for people of all abilities by preventing and removing accessibility barriers.
Currently two of our locations are not accessible for individuals with mobility disabilities. We are proactively seeking appropriate space to accommodate these programs.
Plan of Action:
Monarch will
• Accommodate clients in the PPOP and ASH program, who identify as disabled, by meeting them in a first floor board room of the rental space, or outside of the Monarch building, either in their home or another suitable location;
• Provide emergency evacuation chair on site, for clients or staff who identify as requiring assistance when evacuating in an emergency;
• Ensure that accessibility barriers are rectified to the best of our ability, when requested;
• In consultation with people with disabilities and our architect, we will ensure that the new building meets accessibility standards for all staff and clients.
Required Compliance date: January 1, 2017
Status: In Process
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KDE Vivaldi Tablet Upgraded, Closer To Release
This project has been going on for more than a year and originally was conceived as the KDE Spark Tablet, but then renamed to Vivaldi. In September of last year as the tablet project was struggling, they switched to a new design.
There hasn't been any exciting Vivaldi news in some time, but now Aaron Seigo has a new blog post with details. When it comes to the Vivaldi tablet hardware, he says the SoC PCB is done, the MeeGo-forked Mer Core is booting on the hardware, Plasma Active is starting while X11 is running but they are still working on OpenGL, drivers are still being baked, and the tablet casing is still being tweaked.
Seigo acknowledges that Vivaldo has had months of unexpected delays, but he did have some good news to share in his blog post. He says they have managed to upgrade the SoC to using a dual-core processor rather than single-core as was originally the plan. A dual-core ARM processor is nicer although now we're at a time when many tablets are beginning to use quad-core Cortex-A9s or dual-core Cortex-A15s. Aaron won't say what SoC is being used by the Vivaldi other than the new dual-core part is pin-compatible with the single-core version. He also says they managed to upgrade the screen too, but he isn't ready to post the official specifications yet.
Right now they are still working on sourcing the manufacturing of the Vivaldi tablet and other tasks, but they appear to be back on the right track now and sounds like soon there will be more information on this KDE Plasma Active-powered tablet. Read more in Aaron's blog post.
While Aaron didn't officially reveal the tablet specifications, on his blog he embedded a video (also embedded below). The video shows off Debian running on a QiMod A10 EOMA68 CPU Card. Thus while not officially announced, we'd imagine the Vivaldi Tablet specs will be (or close to that) of the Rhombus Tech EOMA68-A10 with having an Allwinner A10 Cortex-A8, 1GB of RAM, up to 16GB of NAND flash, and ARM Mali 400 graphics.


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The Company Real Score – a music thinking approach to business innovation
I am working with many tools and methods. There are some I like more. Now I have compiled the, in my opinion, most important tools and instruments to start with for brand minded & people centered innovations, I call it 'The Company Real Score', have a look!
What is it?
The company real score is a collection of business tools and instruments to map and visualize your brand. It is a collection of core elements for orchestrating and conducting 'brand minded & people centered' innovations.
Why should you use it?
1. To visualize and communicate what is most important for your brand.
2. To identify strategic paradoxes that can be used in innovation projects.
3. To use it as a 'brand minded & people centered' starting point.
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You can download the original score – 2,50 meters – via this link: http://goo.gl/IkwkTM


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"My own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."
-J.B.S. Haldane, geneticist and evolutionary biologist
Let's imagine a world very different from our own. The only thing on this world are tiny curves and tiny straight lines. These tiny curves and straight lines get tossed around by the wind a lot, and so they often bump into each other. Sometimes, when they bump into each other, they connect. So, for example, amidst all the many possible shapes that may arise from that happening, you sometimes get alphabet shapes, such as "f" or "S". Now, imagine that for some reason, there is something about the makeup of this world that selects for alphabet shapes; in other words, there is some advantage to the 52 letters of the alphabet (lower and upper case), the digits 0 to 9, and all the punctuation marks of the English language, over the other myriad of shapes that form. Therefore, when these selected shapes form, they reproduce. The other shapes do not; they quickly become extinct. Keep in mind that none of these letters that are forming and reproducing are the slightest bit aware that they even exist, much less that they are reproducing. There is just something about this planet I am describing that promotes their existence.
After a very long time, the 70-odd selected shapes are the only forms left on the planet, and they flourish. Naturally, the same wind that caused the tiny curves and straight lines to bump into each other causes the letters to bump into each other as well. All sorts of combinations follow. "cY", "tIw", etc. Inevitably, combinations that we recognize as words also come together. "And", "so", "on", and so on. As before, there is some property of this world that selects for the word-combinations, and not the meaningless ones. Eventually, after a very long period of time, all the words in the dictionary exist on the planet.
The next progression, also by process of selection, is short sentences. "I am", "It is hot", "Today I will go", and so forth. Combinations such as "wood to shabby" and "door bag never" are de-selected. They have no advantages which would enable them to survive on this world, so they go extinct.
You get the idea. The key thing to keep in mind is that when a sentence forms, even a really beautiful one such as, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?", it has no idea that it even exists, far less that it is beautiful. It's just selected for. There is some advantage to being exactly like it is, so it gets to make more of itself. From sentences we go to paragraphs, and so on. If we were to take the case of the line from Shakespeare's famous sonnet quoted above, it won't select for that one line to just keep repeating itself, the way the mad writer in The Shining kept writing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". It also won't select for this:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May
Thou art more lovely and more temperate
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
That, after all, is backwards. Of course the idea of "backwards" would only have any meaning if the lines above were aware that they were composing something meaningful. They aren't aware of this. They just keep on blindly reproducing, but they only manage to survive and propagate by being in the right order. This world offers advantages, the greatest of which being survival, to passages of prose and poetry that have meaning.
After long, long periods of time, and the same processes going on blindly and mechanically, we move from paragraphs, to short stories, to novellas, to novels, ultimately to "War and Peace". No author, just the natural selection of meaning over meaningless-ness. "War and Peace" doesn't know it's a novel, or a work of brilliance, or even that it is very long, as novels go. It just is. A work of art, unknown to itself, equally unknown to the blind processes that brought it into being.
Until eventually a being from another world comes upon it. This person is a scientist, and so he begins to study it. He can see that it is exquisitely organized. However, he is a little confused about some parts of it. On his world, there are no such things as names. So every time he comes upon a name in "War and Peace", he doesn't know what to make of it. Moreover, the names don't help him understand the story; i.e., who is doing what to whom, etc. So he calls the names "junk", and just tries to make the most of understanding the novel as best he can.
The other problem is that on his world, the concept of philosophy doesn't exist in prose, only narrative. As you may know, "War and Peace" contains long sections of philosophy interspersed throughout its narrative. The scientist from another world is not able to recognize these very long passages as having any meaning whatsoever. Again, he calls them "junk", and concludes that, taking into account the names, and the philosophy, somewhere between a third and a half of the novel is nonsense. To him, it has no meaning (although to us of course it does). Let's say that another, more intuitive and less analytical member of his species (let's say a female!), were to suggest to him that perhaps the novel did not come about by purely mechanical processes, but was actually composed. He would scoff and ask her, "If it were composed, why would it contain so much junk?"
On this world, short sentences become longer sentences, and onward and upward, by a series of mutations. These happen for no other reason that that they just do, because the duplication process is not 100% accurate. However, each mutation, for it to survive, has to conform to the same selective criteria, the "laws" of this planet; it must mean something. So let's take an example of a very common error, both in our own writing, and on this hypothetical planet. Let's say a comma accidentally reproduces as a period, in the sentence, "When I left the office, I was very tired." Due to the error, we now have two new, shorter, "sentences":
When I left the office. I was very tired.
You can easily see the problem. The first sentence does not obey the rules of grammar. It doesn't make sense. Therefore, it is rejected. We are left with the much shorter, and less informative sentence, "I was very tired". This represents a loss of information, hardly unusual on this world. Loss of information is, as you may guess, by far the most common result when a mutation occurs, since they are random.
On the other hand, it may happen that two mistakes can occur at the same time, which effectively cancel each other out so that no information is lost, or even that new information is added. For example, the capital W at the beginning of the word sequence could erroneously reproduce as a capital T, at exactly the same time that the period subs in for the comma. In that case, you'd have:
Then I left the office. I was very tired.
This is new information, and because it makes sense, it reproduces. We have now added to the pool of available sentences on this planet. Still, to be truthful, the information has changed only slightly. To get from really simple sentences all the way to stunning prose – to "War and Peace" – these positive mutations have to occur millions upon millions of times, and only the mutations that make sense, each step of the way, can go on to reproduce and be a part of the evolution chain from sentence to paragraph, and so on.
In other words, if we want to go from a sentence in a child's reader, such as "See Jack and Spot run", to this line from "War and Peace":
"Gazing into Napoleon's eyes, Prince Andrei mused on the unimportance of greatness, the unimportance of life which no one could understand, and the still greater unimportance of death, the meaning of which no one alive could understand or explain.",
we can't have something like: See Gazing into Jack Spot, eyes Prince run mused, etc.
That may be considered a crude link between the two, but it can't survive, because it doesn't meet the fitness requirement of this planet. It makes no sense. We would need to have something like this:
See Jack gazing into Napoleon's eyes, musing on the unimportance of greatness, which Spot can not understand.
Hardly beautiful prose, but it does make sense. Remember that beauty is entirely irrelevant on this world, as nothing is even aware that it is doing anything. The natural laws of the planet are simply operating, and the only thing they require is meaning.To make it even more complicated, even to the precise step before we see the longer sentence emerge, long after Jack and Spot have been abandoned, we can't have the sentence go haywire at the end, and finish with, "….which no one alive could understand on explain". If that happens, the entire sequence may end up being rejected. Clearly, moving from a simple sentence to a very complex, and more meaningful one, is a very, very, very, very iffy business.
Now you know how "War and Peace" can write itself! You also have a fairly workable analogy for how Leo Tolstoy himself, in all his genius, came to exist without any "creator", in the absence of even the tiniest iota of consciousness; with nothing more than natural laws playing out over a few billion years and trillions of mutations, beginning with a chemical reaction that took place in the distant past that resulted in a self-duplicating piece of matter. All things, from a grizzly bear's biceps to Leo Tolstoy's incomparable mind, in fact every living thing and every part of every living thing, are merely variations on that first chemical reaction.
You are forgiven for finding that hard to believe. You are forgiven for thinking that no matter how many monkeys you have banging on typewriters, and being rewarded with bananas only when they type something that makes sense, you are never going to get "War and Peace". Personally, I don't think the universe has that many bananas! However, those who are convinced that the emergence and evolution of life on Earth can be fully explained as a result of natural selection by random mutation will adamantly disagree with you. They may even call you deluded, for imagining that if there's a novel, there must be a novelist.
Oh, how could I forget? "War and Peace" is a Russian, not English novel. Not to worry. On my imaginary world, novels have even learned to translate themselves! You now have a glimpse of the incredible world of the genetic code. But that, my friends, is another story.


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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Heavenly Hold Baby Carrier
I have posted before on my love of babywearing. I find it very helpful at church, on walks, and getting things done. Both of my nieces love being carried in the slings as well. I would love to have either another mei tai or a light weight ring sling for in the summer. The ring sling I have now is padded and gets a bit hot in the summer. Luckily I've found a great contest to win a baby carrier of my choice up to $100. Heavenly Hold and Babywearing Buzz is giving away your choice of carrier. You have until May 31 to enter.
I found it hard to pick my top 3 choices but here they are:
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'Happy Easter' Calligraphy Font Rubber Stamp
Hell Yeah—Championing indie designers since 2018.
We believe that cards shouldn't end up in the bin the day after your birthday, cushions aren't just for boring back support, and a good tote bag doesn't need to be resigned to the bottom of the boot solely to save 5p.
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We're passionate about independent designers—they're innovative, quirky trend-setters with an eye for great products—and have made it our mission to seek out the best small businesses about.
Meet our founder, Zoe.
I LOVE stationery, especially cards. In fact, you could say I'm a little obsessed. It was while working at a lovely home and giftware shop in Glasgow that I realised there were hardly any cards that showed my personality. So many cards used the same stock phrases, and although they looked fantastic, I couldn't help but want a little more pizzaz.
I wanted my friends to enjoy the cards I gave and not just forget them on the mantlepiece. The idea for the first range of Zoe Brennan cards was born. Since 2012 Zoe Brennan Cards has grown and flourished but now it's time for a new adventure!
Hell Yeah was born from the desire to create a platform showcasing indie design. We specialise in stationery but also have an innovative range of homewares and accessories. My obsession with stationery and indie design has continually grown over the years and I'm proud to be able to share with you my 'indie finds'—here's to good design!
A larger sized 'Happy Easter' rubber stamp in a lovely calligraphy font, perfect for stamping up a festive greeting card or some Easter wrap.
The high quality rubber design is cushion mounted onto a handmade 'hourglass' shaped wooden block for easy stamping, giving a perfect impression every time.
These stamps are perfect for creating handmade cards and gift wrap or they make a great present or stocking filler for your favourite crafty person.
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Those consumers who thought they were very fortunate to have picked up a Surface Pro 3 on Day One, may now be wishing that they had perhaps waited for a later batch. Reports are continuing that the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has WiFi problems, leading to Microsoft themselves having to admit that there is an issue at hand.
If you have been using the device since June 20, you may have noticed issues relating to the Surface Pro 3 WiFi signal disappearing completely, with users then unable to gain a connection.
Looking into the problem specifically, it looks like this issue is occurring when the Surface Pro 3 returns from sleep mode, or Surface Pro 3 Instant Go as it is known by its official tag from Microsoft.
It is anything but instant go it seems though, as users are having to restart their tablets in order to fix the problem, which is obviously very annoying when you put your device on sleep mode and wake it up to find that it can't go online.
Microsoft has already acknowledged this and have released the following statement via a member of their support staff:
"Thanks for sharing your experiences. If I understand correctly, after your devices sleep for any amount of time the network and possibly the Bluetooth devices no longer appear in Device Manager and this results in no network connectivity, etc. Your feedback, including suggested workarounds (successful or otherwise) has been shared. We are working to address this and will have an update available soon."
This looks to be a software problem that can be quickly fixed with a new update. Hopefully Microsoft will be able to fix this with a hot fix behind the scenes, but so far we haven't heard anything yet.
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General – Endicott College is a private college with about 3400 undergraduate students; 75% of them graduate within 6 years.
Uniqueness – Endicott's internships make it unique. Students do 3 internships: one 3-week internship typically in January of the freshman year, one 3-week internship typically in January of the sophomore year and one semester long internship typically in the first semester of the senior year. There are variations for nursing, education and athletic training majors. Nursing students do clinicals; education students do pre-practicum and practicum; athletic training students work with the athletic teams. Forty-three per cent of students find their job through their internships. All students do a senior thesis. The school provides a liberal arts core, an academic major, and internships and experiential learning.
Location – Endicott College is in Beverly, Massachusetts, about 20 minutes by car from Salem and Gloucester and about 45 minutes by car from Boston. The beautiful campus is on the water with three of its own beaches.
History – In 1988, Endicott went from an all-women's 2-year college to a 4-year institution and in 1990, Endicott went coed. The school has provided internships since 1939.
Housing – There are singles, doubles, triples and quads. Housing is guaranteed all four years. Freshmen have their own housing. Some housing is air conditioned. I stayed overnight in an air-conditioned, sophomore building. My room was a triple with its own bathroom. There was a half kitchen (2 burners, no oven, refrigerator), an elliptical machine, and a pool table in the building.
Study abroad – 36% of students study abroad; Endicott has 28 partner universities worldwide. Financial aid travels with the student.
Extracurricular Activities – Endicott has more than 50 clubs and organization, a TV and radio station, and Division III athletics. 84% of students participate in intramurals.
Home State – 50% of Endicott students are from Massachusetts. 15% are from outside New England. 2% are international and 2% are visiting students.
Majors – Business is the most popular major. Engineering is a relatively new major.
It is hardest to transfer into nursing and interior architecture. Education is a little bit hard to transfer into.
Undecided students would pick liberal studies as their major on their application or would pick their most-likely major, taking 2 or 3 classes in that major and 2 or 3 classes in liberal arts.
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The school has Early Decision application deadline of 11/1, with a decision by 12/15. It has an Early Action deadline of 11/1, with a decision of 1/15. The Nursing Priority deadline is 12/15, with a decision by 2/15. The Regular Decision deadline is 2/15, with rolling admissions. There was a 40% increase in applications last year.
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For the carrots:
10 large carrots, peeled
1 quart carrot juice
1 quart water
Salt, to taste
Preheat an oven to 300°F. Place all the ingredients in a Dutch oven. On the stove top bring mixture to a light simmer, wrap with aluminum foil, and cook in the oven until fork tender, about three hours.
Preheat a grill with coals. Once coals are hot, move the coals to one side of the grill. Place the carrots on the opposite side of the grill, so they cook over the lowest heat possible. Once the carrots have gained some texture and heat from the grilling process, approximately 15-30 minutes, remove. Keep warm.
For the carrot barigoule sauce:
3 ½ pounds carrots, peeled and chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 sprigs thyme
3 cups olive oil
3 cups white wine
Lemon juice, to taste
Simmer the onions and carrots in the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until mostly tender, about 45 minutes. Add the white wine and thyme sprigs and simmer for another 30-40 min.
In a blender, puree the carrots with about half of the liquid until smooth. Adjust the seasoning with a little lemon juice if the white wine needs some pop.
For the yeast froth:
3½ cups milk
1/3 cups dry yeast
1 tablespoon salt
Combine milk, yeast and salt in a small saucepot and warm for 20-30 minutes. Mix with a hand blender, keep warm, and froth when ready for use.
For rice:
1 cup Uncle Ben's converted instant rice
2 quarts soy oil
Salt, to taste
In a 6 quart sauce pot, heat oil to 375°F degrees and place 1/8 of the rice in at a time, and cook until the rice puffs (which should happen in a few seconds). Using a mesh strainer, carefully remove the rice. Place on a dry towel, season with salt. Repeat until the whole cup of rice is fried.
To finish:
2 tablespoons minced chives
2 tablespoons dill fronds, picked
1 tablespoons chive spears, 1" long
1 teaspoon chive blossoms
Drizzle the carrot barigoule sauce on each plate. Place the grill carrot on top, decorate with the puffed rice, chives, dill and blossoms. Spoon some of the yeast froth around the base of the carrots. Serves 5
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Beverage Director Michael David Murphy looks to Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling 'Abtsberg Superior' 2011 Mosel to match with the braised carrot dish. "This pairing offers practically everything: sweet, salty, earthy, a play on textures, lifting aromatics, and delicacy," says Murphy. "Fragrant herbs such as dill generally match well with Riesling. In the case of the Grünhäuser Abtsberg Superior, it is a subtle fresh herb presence that complements and lifts the aromatics of the dish."


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Memorial Day is right around the corner! This is my favorite day of May (besides my birthday of course) Here are a few ideas to make your Memorial Day party the best it can be!
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There are a few main reasons the Apple Watch has generated so much buzz. First and foremost, it's an Apple product and nothing is as buzzy as an Apple product. Of course, the Apple Watch also marks Apple's first foray into uncharted territory: luxury goods and wearables. Finally, the Apple Watch is really the first smartwatch to sport a beautiful premium design.
And who better to intro the Apple Watch's first true competitor than a former top Apple designer who left the company to start his own business?
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Meet the Olio Model One, a stunning metal smartwatch that is just as much a watch as it is smart.
Following Apple's lead, the Model One puts style and design front and center rather than simply stuffing a smartwatch operating system into an ugly watch-like housing, which is what companies have done with most current smartwatches.
Olio was co-founded by CEO Steve Jacobs, a former top designer and product lead for Apple. He has also worked for Google, Beats by Dr. Dre, HP and Amazon.
Joining Jacobs are designers and engineers from companies including NASA, Pixar and Swiss watch maker Movado.
"Olio's Model One is the antithesis of a mass market product, produced to be everything to everyone. Olio was founded to create thoughtfully crafted products for the discerning individual who wants the latest technology, but on their own terms," Jacobs said. "What's more, we understand that the wrist is a very personal, intimate space, and anything you do there needs to have a purpose."
Here are some of the Model One's key software features from Olio's press release:
- Dynamic Visualizations: Olio's interface maps the busiest parts your day, making personal bandwidth glanceable, while simultaneously creating a dynamic watchface that is unique you.
- Temporal Streams: Access the right information at the right time, with notifications and information organized into two simple and intuitive time streams—earlier and later.
- Olio Assist: A cloud-based personal assistant that contextualizes and understands your personal preferences to offer insightful and actionable suggestions.
- Intelligent Actions: You can dismiss or respond to content with a simple swipe, and even have Olio Assist hold your calls/texts and remind you to respond at a later time.
- Control Hub: Control relevant third party products like thermostats, lights, locks, cars, speakers, and services like payments, directions and music without searching or wrestling for your phone.
- True Cross Platform Compatibility: Olio is an independent brand and offers freedom to connect with both Android and Apple phones, as well as a wide range of connected hardware products.
In terms of hardware, you're looking at a beautiful metal design that drags Swiss watch styling into the smart era.
The Olio Model One will initially see two limited production runs that will yield 500 stainless steel watches at $595 a piece, and 500 black steel watches at $745 each. Both versions are available for preorder immediately on Olio's website, and they're set to begin shipping this summer.
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Moonshine "Bitches, I've Now Gone Outlaw" October 16 2022: Series 2 Episode 3 on CBC
Lidia discovers the family needs to pay a $15k tax installment ASAP, giving her no choice but to team up with her hot biker boyfriend in an elaborate money-laundering scheme involving… Bingo?
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From creator, showrunner and executive producer Sheri Elwood (Call Me Fitz), MOONSHINE (8×60) is a raucous, one-hour dramedy that tells the story of the Finley-Cullens, a dysfunctional clan of adult half-siblings battling for control of the ancestral business, The Moonshine, a ramshackle summer resort, two stars on a good day — and that day was in 1979. It's an epic tale of lust, legacy and lobster, set against the backdrop of financial hardship, insane tourists, small-town intrigue and a long-buried secret that threatens to annihilate the Finley-Cullens once and for all.
When eldest daughter, Lidia, (Jennifer Finnigan, Salvation) returns home from New York to discover she's inherited a good portion of the family business, it makes her and her misfit siblings question who rightfully deserves to take the reins once their parents retire… and it's gotten downright dirty.
While Lidia was building a family and a successful career in New York City, her half-sister Rhian, (Anastasia Phillips, Reign, Tammy's Always Dying) dedicated her life to maintaining the Moonshine and her marriage. Neither are going well, and when stepsister Lidia returns… bad's about to get worse.
Lidia's younger blood sister, Nora, (Emma Hunter, Mary Goes Round, Mr. D) is the opposite of Rhian. A sexy local radio DJ, the less she's involved in the Moonshine — or any family business, for that matter– the better. Doesn't mean she won't bone her sibling's husband once in a while…
Then there's Rhian's twin Ryan, (Tom Stevens, Wayward Pines, The 100), aging party boy with so many stints in rehab, he's got a punch card. With hopes of upward mobility, i.e. moving from a trailer to an actual apartment, Ryan's hoping to support himself and his cleaning-lady girlfriend Crystal (Erin Darke, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) with a magic mushroom farm, but it's not long before Ryan realizes the party-dude schtick has an expiry date and ownership over the Moonshine could be just the ticket.
It's the youngest, adopted sibling Sammy, (Alexander Nunez, Avocado Toast) who's perhaps most deserving of inheriting the Moonshine. He's been keeping family secrets for Bea (Corrine Koslo, Anne with an E) and misleading his closest sibling Lidia in the process. If Lidia finds out Sammy's been doing Bea's bidding will it destroy their close relationship for good?
No matter what the kids think, the heads of the family, Bea and Ken (Peter MacNeill, This Life, Call Me Fitz) have final say and are not game to relinquish control just yet. To do so would mean finally being forced to confront a secret and sordid past, and worse, getting their kids involved…
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Hey, it's an exciting day for me. A piece I wrote as a general approach to lactofermenting hot sauces is up at About.Com, which is an authoritative web reference to which I find myself increasingly drawn. So a small thrill for this aspiring food writer! Please visit the piece there, though some extra photos are included here for simply the joy of colour!
For these sauces I used Habeneros, which I expected to be sizzling. (These ones I bought on a fun Saturday morning jaunt to Brixton Market in London with my old friend Jess and her sparkling children. A huge sack cost a quid.)
And the greens! The circle at the top is the El Yucateco sauce that I love, in the yellow sauce, and the dark green, a barely integrated blob of Spirulina. One wants to paint with these sauces!


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Did You Know? – Clifton Area Neighborhood School
Cincinnati Public Schools is opening a new neighborhood elementary school that will serve children of Clifton, CUF and Spring Grove Village. The new school is called Clifton Area Neighborhood School (CANS) – a temporary name until the new school is fully established. The new school will be opening for the 2017-2018 school year.
CPS decided to create the new neighborhood school after community members expressed interest in having a school dedicated to serving the Clifton area, and it was determined that there likely are enough children to begin growing a new school. With the help of a volunteer advisory group of community members, plans were launched for CANS. (Click Here for more information)


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A great way to get involved in the decision and policy-making. Ecology North Committees work with a variety of our members, businesses and local municipal staff and councillors to advocate for issues and needs which affect all residents of Yellowknife and the North.
Please feel free to contact our staff if interested in joining these committees or simply wanting to voice your interest over a particular matter.
- Northern Center for Sustainability
- Natural History Committee
- Transportation Issues Committee (TIC)
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Northern Center for Sustainability
Our Eco-Home Committee has been busy working on its report on where and how to find a new Eco-friendly home for Ecology North. The committee has developed a report and a short summary (PDFs coming soon) document which point to a direction that Ecology North should take as they move ahead with finding a new home.
Thanks to Doug Ritchie and his family's generous donation we already have a headstart on fundraising. But we can't do it without you!
If you're interested in helping the Northern Center for Sustainability, contact us for more information.
Transportation Issues Committee (TIC)
The Ecology North Transportation Issues Committee (TIC) seeks to improve active transportation options for Yellowknifers. Active Transportation refers to human-powered means of travel and includes walking, biking, skiing or many other forms of mobility. Due to Yellowknife's compact size and flat topography, active transportation is used by approximately a quarter of commuters, representing one of the highest rates of use in North America. As the city has grown these rates have declined, however, and there are many ways in which infrastructure and policy can be improved to allow for even greater resident use. The TIC group works closely with the City of Yellowknife and other community partners to encourage healthy commuting options (bike lanes, multi-use trails, improved transit routes, etc). Yellowknife is a small and dense city – why not walk or bike?
If you have a passion for walking, biking or transit, consider joining TIC and helping others get excited too! Contact us for information on meeting times and location.
Check out some resources and planning documents all about transportation below:
- Elements of an Active Transportation Strategy (PDF Coming Soon)
- Bicycle Routing Report (PDF Coming Soon)
- Bike Lanes (2013 Presentation) (PDF Coming Soon)
- City of Yellowknife Active Transportation Presentation (November 2017) (PDF Coming Soon)
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Luna will present a complex three-part work titled Emendatio, the Latin root for emendation, defined as the act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; improvement; removal of errors or corruption. Like Luna's previous performance and installation work, Emendatio is multifaceted, incorporating audiovisual elements, video projections and layered screens, photographs, found objects, dance and audience participation. The exhibition honors a Luiseño Indian, sent in 1834, from a California mission to Rome, where he died seven years later, leaving behind a written history of his people.
Emendatio recalls and renews historical, geographic and cultural links between Italy and indigenous America and connections between past and present. It continues a discourse initiated by artist Fred Wilson in his 2003 Venice Biennale exhibition, Speak of Me as I Am, which examined historical connections between Venice and Africa. Emendatio is curated by National Museum of the American Indian curators, Truman Lowe and Paul Chaat Smith.
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This is an account of occurrences this morning at the clinic by one of our escorts who witnessed the happenings. I have done a bit of editing as it took quite a bit of space to get it all down, however the events of the morning I have left in tact and in their own words.
This morning, as the escorts were leaving, Angela followed the partner of a client from the clinic door. He had a determined look and fast-paced walk as he made his way to the car. So the escorts continued to leave and I got into my truck. As I was waiting for to pull out, I noticed the man walking back towards the clinic, with Angela and her husband crowding him. She jumped in front of him, trying to slow him down, walking backwards in front of him. He kept walking like normal, just like any of the escorts would do, and ended up stepping on her foot. She got all tripped up, flailing her arms as she fell into the fence.
That's when I jumped out of my truck and ran to try to help, at least to be a presence for him and the protesters, both (since we normally believe that at least our presence helps somewhat, right?…). So I get in next to the man and Angela bounces right back in front, along with her husband, both of them trying to block our way.Finally we pushed through and got into the clinic.
I told the intake staff what happened, and she went to make a note of it.
The man had returned to the clinic to retrieve his forgotten key and then had to walk back to his car. He said he'd be fine, so I returned to my truck and watched as he went back toward the car, Angela yapping at him again like before.
And again, I was just about to pull out of the parking lot when I noticed her flailing her arms at the car. I realized that he was trying to open the driver side door, but every time he got it a few inches open, she slammed it shut with her fat ass. He looked in my direction, and I got out of my truck, just in time to see her bible flying across the car to the sidewalk. I was the only escort there, and figured I should get help rather than try to split them up myself. As I ran back to the clinic, I passed Donna, who was watching everything from her post at the door, and she said, "That's none of your business!" I know that to an extent she was right, it's between the client and the protester, but somebody needed to know what was going on out there. So I ignored her and went inside and told the people at the desk there were issues outside, and a man in glasses wearing a red button-down shirt and tie came out to talk to them or something, but was pretty much useless.
Angela was running around with the strap of her messenger bag held out for all to see claiming the man had spit on her. I told her she deserved whatever she got and she can't go around blocking people's way.
Luckily (or so I thought), the biker cops that had come by earlier in the morning asked if everything was ok. Meanwhile, Angela had taken off again back to the man at his car, so I said to the cops, "No, that woman with the white shirt is blocking that man from getting into his car." So they rode up to the man and Angela and started talking to them.
I walked up to see if they needed me at all, since I was the only one out there who'd seen everything exactly as it happened and wasn't trying to twist everything around like the Jesus Freaks do. The cops sent me away. I went back to my truck, boiling with anger and frustration, and just sat there for a minute to cool off enough to drive home. I watched the cops say whatever useless things they were going to say and ride off again, and Angela came running back to Donna and her husband, carrying some little piece of notebook paper (it didn't look like a ticket, but I'm not sure. I hope it was a ticket..){editor's note, probably the paper she was holding was the personal information from the dude, I am sure Angela asked the cop for it so she can file some sort of charge against him} telling Donna to get a picture of the man's spit on the strap of her bag, acting like HE was wrong to spit on her when SHE wouldn't even let him in his own car. Finally, I just had to get away.
I felt so helpless. I was the only one that saw everything, the only one that would truly be on the client's side, but the cops sent me away. I had yelled at both Angela and Donna, but they didn't listen. They never listen. Angela just kept babbling away with her prayers like the psycho she is and making the huge ordeal over having been spit on. And the cops didn't do anything. No one in the clinic could do anything. I couldn't do anything. I could only sit in my truck and watch as Angela got a little slap on the wrist and was sent on her merry little way. It made me sick. I was completely helpless, and powerless, and utterly defeated. It was the worst I think I've ever felt. I think I need a day off…
However, I'm glad I was there today. If I hadn't been there, no one else would have seen it. No one else would know. I really think the reason Angela went so berserk was because the escorts had left. There was no one to watch her, or tell her to stop; no one to distract her or discourage her. So she thought she could do whatever she wanted. But I really feel that if anyone is able to stay a little later, especially on weekdays when Angela is there, they should. Not just one person, because I was useless by myself, but if there are at least 2 people who can stay a little later, I think it might help. Of course, if there were a cop there every day that would probably help more than anything, but maybe that's too much to hope for…
I absolutely agree with the author of this peice, the reason Angela behaves this way is because she thinks she can. This is the reason that cities like Pittsburgh PA, Oakland CA and Buffalo NY as well as others have buffer zone laws. The 9th circuit just ruled that Oakland's law (http://www.prochoice.org/blog/labels/buffer%20zone%20laws.html) is constitutional, just like all the other court cases brought against buffer zones laws. And ongoing moments like the one described above are the reason.
What happens in the free speech vs harassment argument is that we, as a society hold the First Amendment in highest esteem. But there is more to this argument than the right to say what ever you want regardless of how vile it may be. The type of behavior displayed by Angela is intended to be disempowering. She wants the people she interacts with to feel like she knows best. Her behavior clearly indicates that she has little concern for the thoughts, feeling and desires of the client and their companions. As she NEVER stops talking long enough for anyone to get a word in edge wise, there is no chance she might hear what someone might have to say for themselves.
And really, she doesn't care.
Her whole reason for being there is to assuage the guilt she feels for her own TWO abortions.
She's had TWO abortions?! you say, why yes.
Her angle for talking to people on the sidewalk is that she knows what they are going through. That she has been there and done that. And in so knowing all that she knows, it is up to her to stop every client that crosses her path from making the same mistakes. And she believes that the ends justify the means. What ever it takes to deter a person from exercising their own autonomy, the anti-choicers will do; including lying to and harassing clients, assaulting anyone attempting to or providing access for reproductive health care.
Another escort wrote this today about an experience a client had at the fake clinic, "A Woman's Choice Resource Center":
i ended up talking to a client who had an experience at the fake clinic that surprised me and I thought i should share. she was confused about which clinic to go into and went into the wrong one, the receptionist pretended her name was on the appointment list and brought her to the back. She told them she needed the pill to remove pregnancy and they told her they had that, so she thought she was in the right place. they then counceled her and tried to tell her why she should keep the baby. she left with a bag of diapers and maternity clothes, confused about why it was such a process. they gave her their card so on several occasions she called to tell them that she really couldn't have the baby and needed the pill, but all they did was talk to her about choosing life. eventually she lost the card and found the original number for the correct clinic and they told her that she never showed up for her appointment. it wasn't until then that she realized that she had been dealing with the wrong place, but it was weeks later so of course the pill wouldn't work and she came in today for an abortion. i don't know if this is news to anyone, but i didn't realize how willing they were to trick people and lie. the fakeness of the clinic is more dramatic than i realized.
Free speech protects the right of people to bold face lie to others. Free speech protects the rights of people to misinform, denigrate, shame and verbally bully people up and down the sidewalk (please see the national debate on health care) .
What free speech doesn't cover is verbal and emotional abuse, physically barring someone from leaving a place in which they are being harassed. What the protesters don't get is that every person that walks down the street has a history of their own; a family to take care of, an abusive relationship they are trying to get out of, a health concern, or maybe they just do not want to have a baby.
No one person can know what another is going through and it is not okay for people like Angela to bully and intimidate, lie and manipulate others into parenthood just because she never found love and acceptance regarding her own history. Maybe if she had had the opportunity to speak with a group like Exhale, she might have learned to be at peace with the very difficult decisions that comprise the journey towards an abortion.
Research shows that the people most likely to feel distress after an abortion are people with religious backgrounds where abortion is stigmatized and demonized. We know that when people are supported through tough times in their lives and use active coping mechanisms to deal with stressful stimuli, they report more positive outcomes in the end.
What this means in the street is, the more you empower people to say this is hard, but I am making an informed decision based on my life situation, and I will be okay. The better off people actually are in the long run. Emotionally berating people doesn't ever improve the end result.
So I say, we need to trust people. Give them the tools they need to make knowledgeable (this means real scientific data, not the bull shit the fake clinic spouts off) decisions in their lives and quit dropping emotionally manipulative garbage all over the place.


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I've been in serious need of a new makeup bag for a long time. Today I finally decided it just could not wait any longer and headed to the dollar store. (That's where I got my previous bag, and I've been using it for 5+ years!) I looked at all my options and just wasn't satisfied with any of them -- until I spotted this little handbag!
It was a great size, lined, and with a flat bottom it could stand on, but -- no zipper. And pesky handles. I looked at it a little closer and decided it wouldn't be too hard to ditch the handles and add a zipper. I'll show you how I did it! Anyone can do this!
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STEP ONE: Remove the handles. This is very easy, since most things you buy at the dollar store have super long stitches holding them together. For this particular handbag it was a matter of cutting a single stitch with a seam ripper or fine pointed scissors, and the handles popped right out. (I'm saving my handles for a potential future project!)
STEP TWO: Lay your zipper right side up along the top of the inner edge of your bag, about 1/8" from the edge. You will simply sew along the edge of the zipper the whole length down.
When you get near the end of this side of the zipper, you may need to pull the bag as shown to accomodate your stitches.
STEP THREE: Turn your bag around and sew the other side of the zipper. Start with the zipper zipped about halfway. Sew a few inches.
You will then stop with the needle down, raise your presser foot, and unzip the zipper so you can get past the zipper head without making wonky stitches. Continue sewing to the end of the zipper.
You're done!
Fill it with your cosmetics, and zip it up!
Can I just say I LOVE that it stands on its own?? My last makeup bag didn't, and I hadn't even realized how inconvenient it was until now!