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The UFU has told the agriculture and rural development (ARD) committee at Stormont that the proposed Rural Needs bill is a "welcome proposal" but has warned MLAs of the need to make sure it delivers for rural areas.
UFU president, Ian Marshall, described the aims of the Bill as positive and long overdue. "A lot of government policy decisions have severely and negatively impacted rural areas. In the pursuit of cost savings, rural areas often come out worst," he said, citing as examples the closure of rural schools and the centralisation of services.
"A lot of damage has been done and we hope the new Bill will help redress this," he said. Mr Marshall warned that while imposing a statutory duty on those developing or implementing public policies was a positive step, he said it could only deliver if "rural"was clearly defined.
"Consideration of rural needs must be factored in at the outset and not just as a screening exercise."
The proposed bill places a duty on DARD to prepare an annual report to the assembly.
"While the UFU believe this degree of monitoring is meaningful it is still unclear where accountability will lie," Mr Marshall said.
The UFU told MLAs it believes some areas of the Bill are too vague and offer insufficient clarity for public bodies.
"This could make the Bill's application ineffective, which would do little to deliver the ultimate goal. We want a Bill that sees the needs of rural areas considered as part of the decision making process, rather than what now happens, when these needs are an afterthought, or tick box exercise," he added.
Despite this concern about issues that need to be ironed out the UFU says that overall the Bill is a "positive development" for rural dwellers.
"We support it in principal but feel it should be strengthened before it is finalised. Done correctly, this Bill would help ensure more equitable treatment for rural areas, which is badly needed across Northern Ireland," Mr Marshall said.


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This guy is in rough shape. Three of it's four legs are slanted and with a subtle dent on the NE side, it looks like it may have been hit by a car.
In general, the location is pretty good. 13th and Monroe has a fair amount of foot + vehicle traffic making the mailbox accessible and eliminating any concern that it mail wouldn't be picked up regularly. But, it's positioning next to a particularly foul-smelling garbage can reduces its location score. The garbage smells really bad. Not just today, most every time I've passed it, I've noticed how bad it smells. So potent that it seems possible mail sent from this box could carry the stench all the way to its destination.
Two stars for this mailbox. I'm pretty confident the mail will get delivered despite the box's condition.


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ERLANGER, KY – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., (TEMA), with a 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. TEMA's accomplishments were recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Apr. 1.
TEMA, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2003, was honored for its long-term commitment to energy efficiency and management across its ten manufacturing operations in the United States. Across the nation, top companies and organizations are continuing to promote energy efficiency through participation in ENERGY STAR. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved $16 billion on their energy bills and helped reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
"Protecting the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emission while improving energy efficiency is a top priority of our team members," said Steve St. Angelo, TEMA senior vice president. "Our commitment to the environment is a strong business case that not only helps our bottom line, but demonstrates our goal to be the most admired in town in the communities where we do business."
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Replacing plant lights with new technology efficient lights, saving $500,000 annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 10,242 metric tons, equal to 730 homes.
Reduce weekend and non-production energy usage, saving $103,000 annually and reducing CO2 emissions by 1,596 metric tons, equal to 115 homes.
Reduce water use during the paint process, saving $185,000 annually and reducing water use by 50 gallons per vehicle.
Since 2002, Toyota has reduced its overall energy usage per vehicle by 21 percent and CO2 emissions per vehicle by 20 percent, equal to 17,000 homes. These overall energy savings equate to savings of $26 million.
The 2008 Sustained Excellence Awards are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year. These winners have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving aggressive goals, employing innovative approaches, and showing others what can be achieved through energy efficiency. These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the ENERGY STAR program, including energy-efficient products, services, and new homes and buildings in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors. Award winners are selected from more than 9,000 organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.


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I haven't written much in the past two weeks, and I can't get into a lot of specifics, but I've been dealing with some long-term issues that have made my life even more busy. Not only busy, but pretty traumatic for me and my loved ones. I have to admit, my thought has been, "Well, is this it? Is this when I give up on my fitness goals?" I mean we all have a limit to our fitness focus, right?
And, as I saw when my triplets were born, the sort of life-changing circumstances I've faced over the past few years kind of asks a person to reorder priorities and reconsider any time and money investment outside of the absolute musts. So, my thoughts went to the question of whether not I should scale back on my fitness focus and workout routine, including the foods I buy and the time I spend.
It took me about a minute to answer my own question. Of course not. I believe in all these things I've been saying on this blog an in my daily email messages. I believe that my health, your health, is as valuable as anything else we can give ourselves and our kids. I believe that next to prayer, personal fitness is the number two way to get through a crisis. And I believe that buying healthy food costs less in the long run than spending money on garbage that will lead to medical problems and reduced productivity.
And while I was in the middle of my ponderings, an article about me, "Never Too Busy," came out in the local paper and I was reminded, yet again, of how far I've come and why I'm doing what I'm doing.
Not only has O'Dell seen the results for herself, but she has seen her example passed along to her children as well, as her triplets competed in the Paxton 5K Color Run last Monday.
"They're making better choices," O'Dell said. "They're healthier and more active. They wanted to do it because they've watched me on my journey. Those benefits far outweigh the costs to my time and my schedule." read more
I decided that while everything else is changing around me, one thing that's not going to change is my fitness focus. I believe that all the work I've done getting physically strong was, in part, to prepare me to dig deep and find a different kind of strength–spiritually and emotionally. In the end, it's all about choices, and I choose to rely on God, and, by extension, my friends and my own strength.
What are you facing right now that's making you doubt your ability to continue? Or if things are smooth for you right now, what will you do when challenges arise? Here are some tips for maintaining your fitness focus when life goes off course.
5 Ways to Keep Your Fitness Focus
- Re-evaluate your goals. Are they realistic? Do they still excite you? Will they motivate you to press on when things are tough?
- Re-evaluate your plans. Will your fitness plans related to diet, exercise, and sleep get you to where you want to be? If not, you may need to revisit number one or make a new plan to get there.
- Involve others. When you're facing a crisis, it's easy to withdraw from people. But it's even more important to let your support system do its job.
- Clear your mind. Let your exercise time be a freeing time when there's no room for worry, regret, anger, or any other damaging emotions.
- Let go, and let God. (So cliche', I know–but so true.) Let go of the things you cannot change and let God be in charge of the things He can. Surrender your fears, your plan-making, and your frenzy, and let him take over. Everything will benefit from that attitude, include your fitness.


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Come after T-REX 700X, Align now release T-REX 700L V2 as the high integrated upgrade model for you all.
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Manufactured with durable lightweight fiber material, and utilizing an engineered aerodynamic design, the Align Advanced Lightweight Canopy forms a protective shield for the entire machine.
T-REX 700L V2's lightweight design is lighter than our pervious model, this effectively increase the power and improves flight time.
(Image for illustrative purposes only, only the 800MX motor is included)
Landing skid is tilted 5 degree forward which improves crashworthiness.
(Image for illustrative purposes only, only the 800MX motor is included)
The 700EFL Flybarless Rotor Head System utilizes extreme low CG design to effectively reduce resistance during 3D maneuvers while increasing flight responsiveness and precision. In addition, the high quality of the helicopter design is accented with red anodized and stainless color precision machined metal parts.
(Image for illustrative purposes only, only the 850MX motor is included)
Highly enhance structural strength, effectively increase the torsional capability.
Upgrade bearing parts with enhancement in more stable and durable motor rotation.
Powered by 800MX 520KV motor engraved with DOMINATOR insignia, providing extraordinary power output.
Integration of CNC Aluminum alloy and POM Polyacetal which can lower friction between the linkage ball and the Metal Anti Rotation Bracket. In addition, this new design increases the efficiencies and accuracy of the servos.
The matting carbon tail boom using 3K carbon fiber and aluminum imbedded technology, features light weight and high strength.
Durable and Precise! Manufactured with stronger material, the Torque Tube Front Drive Gear is more durable and precise. The stronger material reduces the probability of gear striping during flight or damaging the gear as a result of a crash. The newly designed dual point supported tail pitch assembly delivers slop free performance while improving rudder resolution and precision.
Electric equipment
800MX Brushless Motor(520KV) x 1
Length: 1350mm
Height: 362mm
Width: 195mm
Main Blade Length: 700mm
Main Rotor Diameter: 1582mm
Tail Rotor Diameter: 281mm
Motor Drive Gear:12T
Main Drive Gear:112T
Autorotation Tail Drive Gear: 102T
Tail Drive Gear: 23T
Drive Gear Ratio: 9.33:1:4.43
Weight(Without Battery): Approx. 3450g
T-REX 700L Kit Set x 1 set
700 Carbon Fiber Blades x 1 set
106mm 3K Carbon Fiber Tail Blades x 1 set
800MX Brushless Motor(520KV) x 1
Radio transmitter and electronic equipment required for assembly:
Transmitter(7-channel or more, helicopter system)
Receiver(7-channel or more)
6S Li-Po 4500 ~ 5200mAh x 2
CCPM Servo x 3
Tail Servo x 1
ESC x 1
Flybarless System x 1
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An old-fashioned clothes rack is an inexpensive and great way to dry clothes indoors. I can fit most loads of laundry on this rack that stands about 5 feet tall. It folds down and can fit easily under the bed or against a wall.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
BPA- It's Spookier than You Think
There is so much research to show the deleterious effects of BPA exposure, but perhaps the simplest of sites says it best with its haunting collection of research and government positions on this endocrine disruptor- BPA.
It's no trick and definitely no treat.
Visit Wikipedia to find out all about Bisphenol A (BPA):
Think Stainless Steel and Glass, not Plastic
Canning jars make great containers for leftovers- liquids and solid foods. Many tomato sauces and tomato products come in jars. After you've eaten the tomatoes, run the jars through the dishwasher and save them for your lunch or leftovers! Of course, stainless steel containers are awesome too and the options are getting better and better.
Don't Recycle Receipts!
For sometime, scientists have known BPA's potential for harm. Now it seems we are just beginning to realize the breadth of the many illnesses to which this endocrine disruptor may contribute- diseases like cancers, diabetes, birth defects and malformations, reproductive diseases, obesity and even neurological damage.
Because so may types of receipts (credit card, grocery, ATM receipts, baggage checks) still contain poisonous BPA, it is important to realize that though our instincts tell us to recycle receipts, their current best place is in the garbage.
When BPA enters the recycling chain, it contaminates other recyclables as well as entering the water system because of all the water used in the recycling process. So until receipts are digital, throw them in the garbage where BPA can, hopefully, break down before contaminating other packaging, products and our water.
Some Tips on How to Avoid BPA
How to have less BPA exposure-
Avoid heat! Don't wash plastics in the dishwasher or microwave food in plastic containers
Don't wash plastics in strong detergents (they break down the plastic thus releasing more BPA)
Avoid canned foods as much as possible- some preserved foods are available in jars
Eat fresh foods instead of canned or packaged foods whenever possible
Use glass or metal containers for lunch boxes and food storage
Store drinking water in glass or metal containers, not plastic
Wash your hands after handling receipt tape
Way to Go Minnesota! Digital Receipts!
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is working to assist businesses in switching from paper receipts to digital receipts! How progressive.
The goal is to waste less and to prevent the transmission of toxins like BPA. MPCA will help businesses assess their current receipt tape (I am supposing this means test for toxins like BPA) and transition from paper receipts to digital receipts.
Go Minnesota!!!!
Stainless Steel Lunch Containers!
I finally ordered some sandwich boxes for my son's lunch!


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By Simon Jenner
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P Raghavendra Rau University of Cambridge
Raghavendra Rau
Professor Rau is currently the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School. He is also a past president of the European Finance Association, Head of the School's Finance & Accounting subject group, Director (Research) of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and a member of the Cambridge Corporate Governance Network (CCGN).
Research interests
Corporate finance; market efficiency; the acquisition and use of information by market participants in a competitive framework.
Subject group: Finance & Accounting
Previous appointments
Professor Rau has taught at a number of universities around the world, including the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences PO), Purdue University, the University of California at Los Angeles and most recently, the University of California at Berkeley.
Professional experience
Professor Rau was Principal at Barclays Global Investors, then the largest asset manager in the world, in San Francisco from 2008-2009. He is Co-Editor of Financial Management, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance, the International Review of Finance and the Quarterly Journal of Finance. His research has frequently been covered by the popular press including the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist, among others.


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Ph.D. Harvard University
History of Science and Medicine, Environmental History, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity
Luis Campos joined the department in 2012 as its historian of science and as a Senior Fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy. Trained in both biology and in the history of science, his scholarship integrates archival discoveries with contemporary fieldwork at the intersection of genetics and society. He is the author of Radium and the Secret of Life (University of Chicago Press, 2015), and co-editor of Making Mutations: Objects, Practices, Contexts (Berlin, MPIWG, 2010). Prof. Campos has received grants and fellowships from a number of institutions, including the Library of Congress, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the National Science Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, the National Humanities Center, and NASA. Campos also serves as Secretary of the History of Science Society, "the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in their historical context."
Radium and the Secret of Life (University of Chicago Press, 2015)
2018. "Neanderthals in Space: George Church's Modest Steps Towards Possible Futures," in Oren Harman and Michael Dietrich, eds. Dreamers, Romantics and Visionaries in the Life Sciences. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018.
2017. "Dialectics Denied: Muller, Lysenkoism, and the Fate of Chromosomal Mutation," in William de Jong-Lambert and Nikolai Krementsov, eds. The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon: Genetics and Agriculture in the Soviet Union and Beyond, Palgrave-MacMillan.
2016. "Transatlantic Mutants: Epistemics, Evolution, and the Engineering of Variation 1903-1930," with Alexander Schwerin, in Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and Staffan Mueller-Wille, eds., Heredity Explored: Between Public Domain and Experimental Science, 1850-1930, MIT Press.
2015. "Tweets as Sources in the History of Contemporary Science," Medical History 59.1 (January): 148–150.
2013. "Outsiders and In-Laws: Drew Endy and the Case of Synthetic Biology," in Oren Harman and Michael Dietrich, eds. Outsider Scientists: Routes to Innovation in Biology, University of Chicago Press, 331-348.
2013. "Un Siècle de Biologie de Synthèse," Revue Médecine/ Sciences Juin 2013 (Numéro Spécial GENOPOLE, hors série n°.2): 16-21, débat 22-24.
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I first learned how from a Swiss Camp Cook in Thompson Manitoba when I was 19. She called it an Egg and Cheese and Onion Pie. And I have been making them ever since. They are my "go to" when I need to take something to a pot luck when I am not sure there is enough room in a fridge for something to be kept cold.
Quiches are wonderfully versatile, you can serve them hot, room temperature or cold. If I put bacon or shrimp or ham in them, I prefer to have them kept cold and then heated. If I don't know, I make Vegetable Quiche and bring homemade salsa (tomorrow I am bringing Peach Salsa I made during the summer),
Vegetarian Quiche
- 1 - 9 inch unbaked pie shell
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, butter, canola
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup chopped diced tomato
(or if you want it fancy, slice a whole tomato + 2 tbsp flour)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 1/2 cup milk (or cream)
- salt, pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheese (I used pre-shredded Italian)
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Stab the pie crust with fork our put in pie weights, otherwise it will not lie flat. Put in the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
- Turn the oven down to 350 degrees.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the onions and yellow peoppe and cook until they start to soften (about 5 minutes) add the sliced mushrooms and cook for another 2-4 minutes.
- Set the veggies aside to cool.
- If you want to fry the tomato slices, sprinkle with the flour and basil and cook in the skillet 1 minute per side.
- Whisk the eggs, milk and salt and pepper (to taste, personally I never cook with salt) in a small bowl.
- Put 3/4s of the cheese in the bottom of the pie crust. Layer the fried veggies over the cheese and top with tomatoes (stir the basil into the tomatoes if you did not fry them).
- Then pour the egg mix into the shell. Be careful, you may need a fork to move the veggies and cheese around to get it all in.
- Bake in a preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (about 40-45 minutes).
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Adding the fun stuff!A quiche takes 2 cups of ingredients. You can adjust these to your own preferences.
I make them full size and I make them as tarts. Quiche recipes are forgiving so long as you get the proportions of the egg to milk/cream correct (3 eggs to 1/2 cup cream or milk).
If you like traditional spinach quiche, I recommend you wilt the spinach (throw it in a hot fry pan for a couple of minutes). Hard crunchy veggies need a bit of cooking, cut them small, add a little water throw them in the microwave for a couple of minutes usually works. Don't add too much bacon, more than 1/3 of a cup of cooked bacon or ham can make your quiche too salty, as can adding too much cheese! Some cheeses are quite salty.
I like a Greek quiche with kalamata and black olives, a hard salami, red, and yellow pepper, spinach, sliced grape tomatoes and feta cheese (yummy with an Onion and Cucumber salad). Another favorite is smoked salmon, green onions, asparagus, red peppers and diced cream cheese.
The possibilities are endless.
Note: Start to finish, a quiche takes an hour and a half. Quite often I will buy frozen pie shells, and cook them the day before. I will use a hand chopper for the ingredients and it takes me only 15 minutes to pull the ingredients together to put in the crust. I usually try to make 2 - 9 inch at the same time.
Cooked quiche freezes extremely well. Let cool overnight then put in a large ziploc bag.
Let thaw before reheating in a 350 degree oven for 1/2 hour. Oh yes, don't forget to take the quiche out of the bag before reheating!


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What's next after the Olympics
February 26, 2010
Metro Vancouver housing market for 2010
February 25, 2010
Current metro Vancouver market activities
Lower construction costs from mid 2008 contributed to the developers' ability to offer new homes at prices sometimes at a slight discount to comparable resale product in the area. The attractive pricing levels, and lack of competition in the market have all contributed to the rapid rate of sales during the second half of 2009.
Housing market for 2010 and beyond
The developers that have started construction in 2009 are experienced and well capitalized groups that can take advantage of current demand for new homes. Read more
Canada curbs lending to check housing boom
February 17, 2010
Below is a report by John Greenwood, Financial Post, published: Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
The new mortgage rules announced by the federal government may briefly throw a little cold water on the housing market but the big banks got what some say they wanted all along.
Under the new rules which take effect April 19, borrowers will be required to:
- Meet the standard of a five-year fixed rate mortgage even if they are choosing a shorter term, or viarable mortgage with a lower rate.
Richmond Housing Report – January, 2010
February 13, 2010
Richmond Housing Report – List Vs Sold January, 2010
Source: RealtyLink Online
|Housing Type
|Active Listings
|January Sales
|Av. 3 mth
|No. Months
|Average Price
The Richmond total home sale for January, 2010 at 328 units was about 14% lower than the previous month sale of 383 homes. The supply of detached homes, townhomes and condos/apartments totaled around 1,115 units was about 64% of the total listings as compared to a year ago. .
The total active listings at the end of January, 2010 increased by about 13% as compared to the previous month's 983 listings. The lack of new listings continued to put pressure on selling prices. The supply / demand (list to sale) ratio remained very tight, at 2.90 months of inventory. This is far from the 6 months supply to be consider reaching a balanced market.
It's still a buyer's market
The market continued to be very active with home buyers ready to commit when they come across homes meeting their requirements. Home buyers are looking out for new listings and ready to pay prevailing market prices which are now at or surpassing the previous heights in 2007. The media and housing experts are cautioning home buyers, to only consider taking on home mortgages hat they can afford.
Will current bullish market continue?
The sales pace for the first quarter of next year is expected to maintain current buyer interest. Some buyers may be prompted to buy now before the interest rates spike up the second half of 2010, and the pending implementation of HST for new homes.
You can follow the monthly housing market up-date for Greater Vancouver here. Use this link to view homes available for sale in Richmond.
For more information on Richmond real estate, you are welcome to contact me at 604-721-4817 or email me.
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Ottawa advised to tighten mortgage rules
February 12, 2010
The Canadian Press reported by Julian Beltrame, February 10, 2010.
OTTAWA — The federal government should avoid major surgery and make only minor adjustments to deal with fears of overheating in Canada's housing market, a number of leading economists said Wednesday.
But some solutions being floated in advance of Flaherty's March 4 budget — doubling the minimum down payment to 10 per cent, Read more
Metro Vancouver house prices hit new highs
February 11, 2010
Below is a segment of the report published by Jeff Nagel – Surrey North Delta Leader, February 10, 2010.
Metro Vancouver house prices hit new highs
Metro Vancouver home prices are now back in record territory, moving above the previous peak set in May of 2008.
Benchmark detached houses sold for $788,500 in January – up 20 per cent from a year ago and now two per cent above the high point that preceded the market downturn that bottomed out last March.
The rebound hasn't played out consistently across the region. Read more
Is Canada's housing market a bubble set to burst?
February 10, 2010
Below is a Toronto Sun article by STEFANIA MORETTI, QMI Agency published on 10th February, 2010.
Boom, backlog or bubble? There's been much speculation about Canada's housing market and whether it's entering 'bubble' territory. That's because bubbles inevitably pop.
Canada's housing market staged a strong recovery from the financial meltdown, fueled by low interest rates, to return to record levels of activity in late 2009. That helped pull the overall economy out of recession.
The steep rise in prices and activity at a time when other areas of the economy, such as job creation, remain sluggish have raised fears of a bubble. Read more
Housing supply and demand reach closer alignment in January
February 3, 2010
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver Housing Report – read full report here.
Diverse selection and favourable interest rates continue to drive demand in the Greater Vancouver housing market.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 1,923 in January 2010, an increase of 152.4 per cent compared to January 2009 when 762 sales were recorded and a 23.5 per cent decline compared to the 2,515 sales recorded in December 2009. Read more


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The second month of autumn is beginning! This month is the Three of Cups and suitably so for this month of the last of three harvest festivals on the old calendar. Notice the pumpkin and other harvested vegetables on the card? Ideal for this time of year.
October is all about getting together with friends and family. In Canada, there's Thanksgiving on October 12 which is a celebrated holiday to get together with friends and family and have traditional foods of the harvest to give thanks. Then there's Oktoberfest (reminiscent of the three women holding up their cups and dancing) which is celebrated all over the world to get together sing, dance and try different craft beers from various big and small breweries. Could these three women on the Three of Cups be celebrating Oktoberfest too?
This month will be a good time to meet with friends and celebrate accomplishments that have come to fruition over the summer and take stock of what you have "harvested", ideal for getting together over drinks or coffee and cakes. The Three of Cups emphasises friendship, which becomes even more important through the waning days into the cold winter in which people need to come together to help one another and share warmth, friendship and resources (as shown as the harvest on the card). Parties may fill up your schedule particularly with Thanksgiving, Oktoberfest and Hallowe'en this month, any excuse to get together with friends and celebrate will be a good time (responsibly, of course!)
There may also be a sense of community around you. Since some of us are fortunate to reap our "bounty" of the hard work we have done this summer, however the winter months are approaching. Canada has Thanksgiving in October, while the USA has its in November, it may be an opportune time to make donations to your local food bank to help people through this time so that everyone can have something to eat over the holidays of Thanksgiving and the Winter Holidays/Christmas time. The Three of Cups shows community coming together around a harvest and it's a great time to be able to share this with others who are in need as well.
In regards to romance, the Three of Cups can indicate engagements or weddings – a beautiful time of year with the changing of the leaves of autumn. With regard to new relationships, one could turn into a promising and fulfilling friendship.


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ABC's Primetime news magazine provided viewers with a sensationalized, biased, and inaccurate story last night on the nature of general aviation vacuum pump failures.
In their story about "why unsuspecting pilots and passengers can be in danger in single-engine airplanes," ABC producers declined an on-camera interview with the top authorities on general aviation safety: AOPA and AOPA Air Safety Foundation.
It's maddening," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "They misled their audience. I'm disappointed that ABC didn't grant us the opportunity to explain the issue on camera to the American public."
"I have no idea why ABC attributed a quote to AOPA saying 50 percent of the pilots failed a simulator test," Boyer said. "We don't even have a simulator at AOPA. We can only guess that the reference was about an Air Safety Foundation/Flight Safety International study where 50 percent of the pilots failed a simulator test prior to being trained. It was not mentioned that once trained, all pilots were able to land the simulator after a simulated vacuum pump failure."
A subsequent and more realistic study by the Air Safety Foundation in an actual single-engine aircraft resulted with all pilots in this sample being able to recognize the condition and land successfully after a real vacuum failure.
Before the story aired, AOPA did explain to the Primetime story producer that instrument-rated pilots are trained to handle a vacuum pump failure. All aircraft certificated for IFR flight have redundant instrumentation, so that even if a vacuum pump fails, the pilot still has enough information to maintain safe flight. AOPA explained "partial panel" flying and pointed out that instrument pilots must prove their proficiency flying partial panel as part of an instrument proficiency check (IPC).
AOPA also told ABC that:
"The fact is, vacuum failures represent a very small part of the total accident picture," said Bruce Landsberg, executive director of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. "Over the past 10 years, there have been 20 pump failures identified by the National Transportation Safety Board. That means on average, only one accident out of a thousand is due to pump failure."


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I shared a table with my friend Joanne who bakes amazing nostalgia-inspired goodies such as ding-dongs and old-fashioned cinnamon-sugar doughnuts! Yum!
When we first entered the lane (alley) to set up, there was a pretty bad stench of pee. Yup. Gross. But of course somewhat expected in big city alleyways such as this. Luckily, our table neighbour was a lovely woman who makes the most amazing smelling natural soaps so the whole night I was breathing in nothing but lavender, rosemary and peppermint. Heavenly!
Here are a few other random pictures of the market.
cool hoops
lovely fashion
crows overhead
laser lights at the end of the night
Here is the new owner of Clarence the Bear! He was one of the newest additions to the Oh Hello Rabbit shop, along with Ned the Bear and Lucinda the Rabbit. I'll be adding more of these critters to the shop soon.
And here's Stanley the Worm. I had him at the market for a giveaway as he's quite the attention grabber (very debonair with his bow-tie!) So he's off to his new owner soon but I think I'll be doing another giveaway on my blog soon so stay tuned...
So overall, I felt pretty good about my first market. I have to admit that it probably wasn't totally my target audience (note to self: back alley night markets don't yield high family foot traffic), but it was fun to get to hang out with other 'makers' and 'crafters' and it was really great to see how people reacted to my creations (another note to self: people love little skirts and well-dressed animals). So overall, I'll mark this down as a success!


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'Newsweek has fired its editor-in-chief, his deputy and three reporters after they worked on stories about a probe into suspected financial fraud at the magazine's parent company.
Johnathan Davis, the co-founder and chief executive of Newsweek Media Group, fired editor Bob Roe, deputy editor Ken Li and reporters Celeste Katz and Josh Saul, as well as Josh Keefe, a reporter for the International Business Times, on Monday.
Katz, Saul and Keefe had all been writing about the investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office into the fraud allegations. The stories were all edited by Row and Li.
'This whole entire staff feels it's clearly retaliatory,' a source told the LA Times.
Editors have told their staffers not to work until the company tells them exactly what is happening.
Another source told New York Daily News that staffers had been concerned about the impact of their stories and had directly asked Row and Li if they would lose their jobs over the coverage.
The editor and his deputy pledged to protect their staff and would quit if the reporters were fired. But it doesn't look like anyone predicted that Newsweek would have cut the editors too.'
Read more: Newsweek fires editor-in-chief, deputy editor and three reporters after they publish stories about suspected fraud at the magazine's parent company


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Mr. Griffin's practice is focused on commercial, intellectual property, and insurance litigation in both state and federal courts. He has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in corporate, business, entertainment, insurance, and personal injury litigation. Mr. Griffin has represented Country Music Hall of Fame songwriters, as well as various record companies, music publishing companies, manufacturers, and insurance companies in a wide variety of disputes. Mr. Griffin is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed mediator.
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Broad. Music, Inc. v. Roger Miller Music, Inc., 396 F.3d 762 (6th Cir. 2005).
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William R. "Willie" Kopriva, 84, of Gause died Wednesday, Sept. 9, in a Temple hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Deacon Earl Colley officiating.
Burial will follow in the Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery in Marak. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Kopriva, retired farmer and rancher, was born April 11, 1931 in Milam County to Frank Anton and Amelia (Hrachovy) Kopriva, Sr.
He had been a previous owner/operator of Kopriva's Cabinets in Pendleton. He is survived by children Billy Kopriva of Hayden, Idaho; Mike Kopriva of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Sandy Kopriva Jordan of Cour D'Alene, Idaho, and Pamela Bowmer of Cedar Park; a brother Walter Kopriva of Temple; a sister Vlasta Reed of Daphne, Alabama; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews
Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.


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Acknowledging Christ
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and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
"Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God;
And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you."
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
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|Jade Merrick
|Home Town
|Reno, Nevada
|29 years old
|Former Exotic dancer, now Harley Davidson poster girl
|Reno, NV
|Relationship Status
|Physical Description
|110 lbs
|Slender but fit
|Emerald Green
|Face Claim
|Danneel Harris
|Former Faction(s)
|Harley Davidson Corp.
Jade is a former exotic dancer who fell into the clubs path by her association with Simone James. After an attempted seduction of Cole Walker and the fall out from that, she ends up staying with the brothers as things get hot in Reno. Eventually, she finds herself falling for James Copeland even as her life is irrevocably changed by the Nords and the people inside the club.
HISTORYEditJade is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid of going after it. Even if it means shes got to walk over, trample or kill people to get it. Growing up the daughter of sugar daddy and his highly paid mistress, she knows all the tricks in the book to get what she wants. Unfortunately, what she wants is what other people usually cherish. The more possessive a woman comes across of her man? THe bigger challenge Jade sees it to try to get in his pants. Not because she has any real desire too but because she just likes to show she can. Its a power high to her even though deep down, way way way down deep, she knows its the wrong kind of power to seek. Unfortunately, she had the worlds worst example for a mother and kind of follows in her steps.
Can we say Bitch much?
Standing a respectable 5'7" tall and weighing less than a mouse, the vivacious redhead turns heads no matter where she goes and she uses it to her full advantage. Theres nothing she won't do if the money is right and shes even better at manipulating things in her favor. Men are something she can play like a fine fiddle and she's been known to wreck more than a few happy homes just for the hell of it. To be fair? Its probably nothing personal, its just how she rolls and the only thing she knows. Her looks are a weapon and she enjoys wielding them. They've always been her security and a way to make ends meet so if you don't like it? Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. Not like she needs your good will.
Growing up in a household where your daddy only visited when he was fucking your mother? It will tend to do that to a girl. Jade doesn't believe in love, only the color of the green the act can supply. Her vision of relationships has been screwed from day one and she really doesn't believe that any guy can keep it in his pants. Shes seen the opposite to many damned times and its part of what has made her who she is today.
As you can imagine, her growing up years were interesting, to say the least. THey had all the money in the world and Jade was the pampered princess. Her every whim was catered too and the diva in her knew no bounds. SHe learned from the best and it was a "perfect" life. At least until her 17th year when daddy dearest died of a heart attack and all that sweet support money stopped flowing in. It seemed that his "real" family didn't want to support his embarrassing "mistakes" any longer and it wasn't long before their finances took a dive.
In order to pick up the slack and keep living in the manner in which she was accustomed, Jade's mother began taking lovers willy nilly from all of her admirers. Having gotten pregnant with Jade at the young age of 19, she was still a very beautiful woman at 33 and for a couple years, it worked. At least, until some of those "lovers" began to take an interest in her lovely young daughter and a vindictive, resentful streak bloomed in her chest. Where before she'd been able to pretty well ignore the child she'd given birth to except for an occasional pat on the head, now, she was faced with her own mortality and the fact that she was growing old. All too soon she knew that her lovers would become further and further between and she suddenly saw Jade as her ticket to easy street. For her, not Jade.
Which made it all to convenient when she came home one day to find her fifteen year old daughter sobbing into the maids shoulder because on of the many men who visited the apartment had taken liberties. Really? What was the girl expecting after flaunting herself about like the teenage slut she was. Never mind that she claim to be a virgin and bore the bruises to prove the attack was unwanted. The little bitch had been asking for it so she was just going to have to deal with the fall out. Men were pigs and that is just how it was so a woman either learned to twist it to her favor or.. Well, Mama dearest didn't even need to go there.
After a few slaps across the face and a stern lecture, Jade began to see things her way and her life took a different path from that day forward. No longer would she be weak she decided. No longer would she give anything away for free. If men truly wanted to use her, they could pay her price. A price her mom made sure was nice and high so that it provided her with everything she wanted too.
At least, until Jade become an adult and things took a decidedly bad turn for mommy dearest. Tired of being used as a meal ticket and determined to make her own path, the vivacious red head had her own plan of action that had nothing to do with doing as her mom wanted. As soon as her 18th birthday rolled around, Jade started scouting the clubs and quickly made a name for herself as an exotic dancer. Her tips always flowed in and when the time was right, she took up with a few sugar daddy's that were just all to happy to supply her with everything else a girl could want while building a nice nest egg for the future. Her cold, hard shell kept her from looking to closely to her own actions but the years took a toll on her as she dealt with the world the only way she knew how.Thats been the story of her life for the last ten years. At least, till she meets trouble in the form of one Simi James and is introduced to the boys of SAMREN. Then, all bets came to a screeching halt as her safe, secure world collided with the forces of nature that are the SONS.
UPDATE 12-12-2012Edit
After an attempted seduction of Cole Walker and a run in with his old lady, Jade is forced to take a good look at her life. Unhappy with who and what she's become, the red headed dancer steps out for a drink only to run into yet another brother destined to shake up her world.
Attacked on her way to her car, the young woman is rescued by an unassuming gentleman who turns out to be the opposite of any man shes ever known. Only after its all said and done, does she realize that James Copeland might not be the answer to her prayers but yet another puzzle to be figured out. Gentlemanly, mannerly and in complete control of himself and those around him, the burly brother seems to be singularly unimpressed by the dancers abundant charms even as he seems to constantly be pulling her ass out of the fire. Confused and a bit disconcerted, the red headed vixen finds herself living in close quarters with the man even as she tries to figure out how his mind works. No small task as Cope isn't a man for words but action. And only on his own terms.
Needless to say, Jade finds herself strangely intrigued even as events around the clubhouse spiral out of control and her own life becomes a train wreck as a stalker tracks her every move.
When things come to a head and the red head finds herself a captive of an insane lunatic, its Cope who rescues hers in a manner that leaves no doubt in the womans mind about his capability for voilence. The brutality of the killing before her very eyes should probably have sent her running as fast as her feet could carry her in the other direction but instead, it gives her a look into the man himself that gives her a firmer understanding of what makes him tick.
Under no illusions as to the true state of his goals and purpose, Jade finds herself drawn to him for the very reasons that most find him confusing. Finding comfort in his steady nature and security in his unchanging foundations, she settles into a strangely happy lull built on shaky sand. For the moment, shes content to let things ride and not ask questions that she has no right to answers for.
Then, her life takes another twisted turn after what was suppose to be a work/fun trip to Vegas for a bike show. Agreeing to Cole's request to model some of the custom bikes for the competition, the redhead jumps at the chance to repay the club for everything they've done for her and dives into the trip with excitement.
Everything seems to start out smooth as she distracts Tessa Jordan with a bikini contest that leaves them both with bragging rights only to take a spiral with the theft and loss of one of the show bikes is revealed. With the mens attention diverted, the redhead throws herself into doing what she can to salvage the show and making sure that shes not another baggage for them to deal with. Luckily, the rest of the show goes off without a hitch and the club makes a good show anyways. By the time Monday afternoon rolls around and they find themselves on the road home, it seems as if it might be smooth sailing.
Nothing could be more wrong.
In a devastating attack by the Marble Men in broad daylight, five men are lost and all but one van is left demolished. The van that just happens to be hauling the ladies of hte club. With savage intent, the Nords aim to hit the brothers where it hurts worse. The womenfolk. Catching sight of a vehicle pulling up with guns raising, Jade manages to shove some of the others down and takes four bullets for her troubles. Losing consciousness soon after, the dancer has no awareness of the fact that Tessa too is hit, nor that James Copeland makes it to the van and manages to drive them swiftly to the hospital in time to save both of their lives.
At least, not till three days later when she wakes up in Reno General to find her world irrevocably changed.
In the months after the accidents, Jade is forced to learn to a whole new way of living. Physical therapy and the driving wills of Cole Walker and James Copeland keep her on track. Sort of. At least until she takes a sudden trip back to the Midnight Queen and walks into a mess of trouble. Trouble that starts and ends brutally and leaves Jade off her step while owing yet another life saving to a SON. This time, Cole Walker.
Having been identified as a Son's associate, Jade is forced into the position of playing the cold hearted whore once more in an attempt to convince the Nords she knows nothing about the activities of the club. Which, isn't to far fetched as she honestly doesn't know anything more than surface details. Unwilling to accept that though, the men threaten and then proceed to bend her to their will by physical means while extending hard blows to her mental ego. Prepared to do whatever necessary to keep those she loves safe, the dancer goes along with it and submits to their demands even while playing it off as a cold hearted bitch.
Then, in an act of bravery bordering on insanity, Cole barges in and kills the men with a silenced gun before rescuing her and escaping out the back exit. Reeling from the encounter and struggling with her own sense of unworthy, the redhead finds herself examining her life and what she wants in the future.
A couple weeks spent in the mountains for Christmas with Cope and the men bring her even closer to the club and the life she thinks she wants, danger and all. For the first time in her life, she finds a safe haven where she can be herself without anyone judging her or looking at her in askance. A few snowball fights, a few nights of fucking that feels like something more, a few humorous shared moments with the other ladies and she finds that, maybe.. just maybe, there is truly something more in life that a solitary existence on the fringes.
Then, its back to Reno and more dull physical therapy along with a lull in Nords activity. A time that she takes to observe those around her quietly and make their lives a little bit easier even though she makes sure to hide her attempts. Conversations with the girls lead her to know them better and she starts to form solid friendship among the old ladies even while her feelings for one brother grow stronger with each passing day. Something she does her best to hide.
IN THE LAND OF GODS AND MONSTERS Edit
Bloody Monday 2-4-2013
The world explodes around the club with the attack of Simone James in broad daylight. Rushed to the hospital to save both her and the child in her womb, the men circle the wagons and prepare for the worst. Left behind at the clubhouse, Jade is taken off guard by the appearance of Amy Jones in the arms of Jesse Jordan and the subsiquent activities that take place shortly thereafter.
Doing her best to stay out of the way and unobtrusive, the redhead handles the girls care while listening and watching the activity around her. Activity that goes back to worse quickly as the other come back with grim looks and a Chapel meeting is called. When the brothers come back out, one by one, its like watching soldiers preparing for war and saying their last goodbyes. With a sense of relief, Jade realizes that Cope and Cole are both staying behind, selfishly glad of the fact even as she watches the others get ready to leave.
Soon enough, the men are gone and the others are left to simply wait. Never the easiest thing to do. As hours tick by, Jade offers what comfort she can to those remaining behind and then steals a moment of quiet with her lover. Riddled by the blows that seem to be never ceasing, the man she finds in their room makes her heart ache. Strong, silent and ever steady, the cracks in his surface are hard to see but having spent so much time in his presence, Jade knows theres more going on in his head than he lets on.
Not that he'll tell her though.
In that moment, Jade is forced to the realization that as much as she cares for the man, he might never be able to give her more than what he already has. With a feeling of finality that has nothing to do with the nights events, she leaves him to his peace only to be pulled back at his rich accent asking her to exchange his Unholy one patch for his new Vice President badge. For a moment, she lingers as she takes his kutte and all the love she feels inside shining from her emerald eyes, unspoken and unrequited but there for him to see all the same. The chore given to her is one of love and she takes deep if silent pride in the duty even as her heart breaks with the realization that their lives are going in two different directions.
Hours later though, that heartbreak is exchanged for an even worse one as the safe world they live in is blown to bits. Literally.
With the arrival of the SON's back home from their hit upon the Nords, the police arrive and escort the five survivors off in handcuffs. Left reeling from that, they all have only minutes to prepare before they are hit by a force so armed that the clubhouse is forced to retreat. Shoved into tunnels below, the women head for safety, Jade escorting Amy and following in the path of Rose and Savannah as they escort them out.
Reaching daylight once more, the ladies wait to be joined by the men even as the sounds of explosions leave them in no doubt about the fate of the buildings themselves. Eventually, as the men emerge, one by one, they are greeted with various levels of relief. Spying Cole first, Jade relaxes a bit but its only momentary as she waits for her lover to appear. As minutes get longer with no sign of Cope, the red head's world begins to fall apart and the horror of the realization plummets her to the worst depths of grief.
SIX MONTHS FORWARD FROM SEASON TWO FINALEEdit
Around the world in six months. Thats what it felt like to Jade. The fast pace of the world she'd landed in was welcome though. It kept her busy and it kept her distracted. Distraction that she needed as her broken heart healed.
Broken heart.
Such a mild word for the ache that had never quiet gone away and she suppose probably never would. How did one recover from something that they'd never understood to begin with? How did one move past a cloud of what ifs and could have beens when they weren't even sure there was anything to move past? How did one describe the hole in ones heart left behind by someone who'd made it clear from the beginning that he had no ability to offer her the same in return? To continue on in life when you were haunted by a ghost every moment of every day?
It was a riddle she had yet to figure out.
Thank god for the job offer she'd gotten right after it all. It had been an opportunity that had taken her all over the world to discover new and exciting things. At least, they should have felt new and exciting. To a certain extent, she supposed they were. She'd definitely had fun working as one of Harley Davidson's poster girls at the various rallies and conventions and the people she'd met were interesting. She'd made a few new friends within the group of girls she traveled with and explored some of the hottest places on earth. Daytona had been first but only the beginning. Dover, Florence, Rome, and Rio. The places were simply amazing and the culture had been intoxicating.
There had been moments though. Moments when she'd wanted to pack it all in and just find a place to hide and lick her wounds. The hardest of them all? England and Sydney. It had been all she could do to keep her smile upon her face as the familiar accent rolled over her and she had felt tears prickle in her eyes. How many times had she heard something familiar and caught herself looking up
She'd hated her own weakness in those moments.
At those times, she'd retreated to what she'd known and sought to appease the pain in a new face, a new smile. Only to pull away at the last moment and be unable to continue on the path of self destruction. Because for all that she'd had her chances, not a one of the men were right. Where before she'd always been attracted to the brash, good looking sort, she now found them all shallow and lacking. None of them had the depth or the dedication that she'd seen and felt with the men of SAMREN. None of them had looked at her like one particular man had. All they'd seen was a pretty piece of ass to be nailed and then bragged about.
That simply wasn't Jade anymore.
For the first time, she believed she deserved better. For better or worse, her life with the Son's had changed her and not just with the scars and limp. She was no longer the selfish, shallow mean spirited bitch she'd pretended to be for so long. Somehow, her heart of ice had thawed and there was no going back. No matter how much easier it might have made things for her. No matter how nice it would have been to cut the pain out and feel nothing.
All because she'd met and loved two very different men and one had taken her heart to the grave with him. At least a large part of it, acknowledged or not.
Unable to face the bitter truth of it all in Charming, she'd fled as soon as she could from the scene of the crime. After the funeral for the fallen brothers and those left behind in the rubble of the destroyed clubhouse, the dancer felt as if she were barely holding together the pieces of her sanity. The pitying looks sent her way had about driven her mad and she refused to be the object of such emotion. Cole's words of comfort had done little to still the pain and she'd suffocated under the stares of the others. Her one harbor of shared grief turned out to be Simone James and the pair had formed a silent bond from their memories.
Then, the offer from Harley Davidson came and Jade had latched on to it with both hands. Needing something to occupy her time and a purpose, she readily too the oppurtunity to be one of their "poster girls" and the travel it presented. Besides, there was really nothing for her there. Not any more. SAMCRO hadn't needed another body to "take care of" and Jade had her pride. She'd needed to stand on her own two feet again and find her own stride. Maybe, to even forget for awhile.
Not that it really did any good.
Nights when the other girls had partied till all hours and went to work with hangovers, she'd spent crawling into bed and missing the warmth of a hard body next to hers. Missing the comfort she'd felt in strong arms and the security that had come with it. Missing her teddy bear and despising herself for it. And holding the one thing she had remaining of Cope to her heart. The one thing left of the man who's quiet stillness had given her so much and never asked for anything in return.
His UNHOLY ONE patch.
The very patch she'd removed from his kutte and replaced with the Vice Presidents badge the night it had all gone so very wrong. The morning that she'd lost something precious that she'd not even known she'd stood to lose. The moment when she'd lost HIM. It was true what they said. Love SUCKED. On some level, though, she had to agree about something else too. It was better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. James Copeland had come into her life with a quiet ferocity that had caught her completely off guard and gone out in much the same way. He'd died the way he'd wanted to live and she supposed it was selfish to wish for anything else. While she might never understand the why or how, to do anything less than honor his memory for what it was would be disrespectful.
Even it if was one of the hardest things she'd ever had to do.
While in England, the former exotic dancer took some time off the road and traveled to Newcastle. For a few days, she explored Copelands childhood home and the home of his original SON's charter while dealing with the fresh wave of grief it brought her. Deciding that some form of memorial was needed, she makes the sudden decision to get a memorial tattoo of her fallen lover on the top of her right foot. Small but elegant, it simply reads his name and date of death. It seemed the fitting thing for the man who had no one else to grieve for his passing and who'd slipped into her heart in his own quiet way.
Travel from there take her all over. From Florence to Rome, Melbourne to Sidney. Eventually, she finds herself in the beautiful Rio De Juenero and, for the first time since Cope's death, finds a sense of peace. With the next big show scheduled for Harley Davidson in Orange County California, she elects to take a bit of time for herself and stays in the intoxicating city for a few extra weeks.
In the bustling city filled with life and culture, she reveals in the ability to lose herself in its embrace, alone but never quiet by herself with the cadance of energy buzzing through the air. Spending days on end just exploring and relaxing with nothing more pressing to do than eat when she found the need and sleep when the impluse took her, she felt her heart begin to lighten even as she rebuffed the attempts of several gentlemen attempting to draw her affections.
Unfortunately, some men just don't seem to take a hint and when attempts at wooing are unsuccessful, Jade finds herself drawn into a world that she is unfamiliar with and once again in danger. Story of her life, right? Fearing for her life and the reprecussions of refusal, the former dancer finds herself placed in a bad position even as she makes plans to return to American. On impluse, she places a call to the only other man she trusts completely and tells him about the upcoming show in Oakland.


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Cow Power
The world population is expected to continue to grow. With growth, comes additional demand on our world energy resources. Most of energy source today however are from fossil fuel. Fossil fuel unfortunately is a non-renewable energy resource and it is completely unsustainable. The population in the United States alone is expected to more than double by 2050.What are we to do about our future energy demand? One of the answers to this fuel problem is bio-fuels. However, most of bio-fuels today are produced from the land and we will need all the land we can just in order for us to feed the world. The question now is, what is the solution? The solution is "Cow Power." Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week: cow shit. The more politically correct term however is cow manure, but for those of us who have drove through or live near a dairy farm, we wouldn't dare call the smell anything else but cow shit. Unbelievably, some creative genius has figured out a way to put this bad smells to better use. Cow power is a new undertaking of company like Elite Energy LLC and has gain popularity as a source of energy and supplemental incomes for dairy farmers all across the United States. As a matter of fact, there are methane digestion initiatives going on all over the world. The adaptability of anaerobic digestion process makes cow manure a viable option for producing electricity with minimal environment impacts.
Cow Power
One cow can generate over 30 gallons of manure a day. That is a lot of poop especially considering the average herd size of cows on an American's dairy farm is 500 to 1,000. If you multiply that by thousands of dairy farmers across the country, there is over a billion ton of manure annually, which in turn releases large of amount of greenhouse gas into our atmosphere. This is important because methane on dairy farms account for majority of agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions. If methane digester were installed on just most of California's dairies alone, they would protect the climate as much as taking more than one million cars off the road. Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion is not a new technology at all; the first anaerobic digester was constructed in India back in 1859 and has recently begun to gain popularity among dairy farmers and numbers of government in many countries around the world due to rising energy costs along with public concern over our planet energy supplies. Cow power, however, still remains a largely unexploited source of alternative energy source. The innovative technology behind creating electricity from cow manure takes advantage of the natural gas that is produce through the digestion of manure by bacteria. This process happens naturally but it is diluted due to exposure to oxygen. By using an anaerobic digester process, the natural digestion of manure by bacteria is sped up and the biogas can be more efficiently captured and converted into clean energy. The manure is first collected and fed into the anaerobic digester. The digester is a closed concrete holding tank that utilizes a biological process to convert organic waste materials to a methane rich gas and other products. The waste is held at 101 degrees Fahrenheit in a holding tank, the same temperature as a cow's stomach. Holding it at this temperature allow the bacteria to nosh on the nutrients in the manure and releases biogas. As the pressure builds inside the digester the biogas is injected into a modified natural gas motor. The motor spins an electrical generator that produces both electricity and heat. Much of the electricity produced can be used by the dairy farm and any excess can be sold back to the utility company for a tidy profit. The heat generated by the motor also can be put to good use maintaining the elevated temperature in the digester. The byproducts of this procedure is biologically stabilized. The solid wastes are fully decomposed and the material almost odorless and can be used as bedding for...
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The world of ball dance as it is
Ball dance long since was not only the testimony of ability perfectly to dance. Very printsipny was also perfectly and correctly to behave during dance, cultural and politely to speak. In modern ball dance already there is the developed program which can be divided into two parts: European and Latin American.
The world of ball dance as it is
Programs of ballroom dances Two programs of ballroom dances essentially differ from each other. the 1st program – European – differs intelligence and refinement. Its structure includes such dances, as the Vienna waltz, a slow waltz, a foxtrot, a quickstep and a tango. To the 2nd program as you already thought, incendiary and passionate Latin American dances belong. In this program included the best dances from Latin America: samba, cha-cha, jive, пасодобль and to a point.
Role of ballroom dances for dancers These dances help partners to develop courage and gallantry, and to partners – grace and feminity. Also quickly enough it is possible to become more collected, disciplined and organized if quite often to take ballroom dancing classes. Useful possibilities and manners will allow you to be allocated brightly against other dancers.
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John F. Pietruszka DDS
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Catering to the welfare of others is Christine's passion. As an experienced dental assistant, she realizes how patients strive to find doctors and staff who will make them feel comfortable. Compassion is her strong suit.
Christine's education has been of small private schools with Moore Catholic (2006) being the end-all. The warm spirit and caring attitude of these educational institutions have made her the person she is today.
"Chris" always tries to make patients feel comfortable and wants them to know her on a more personal level. "Each special bond I make with a patient, gives me joy, and it makes my job more rewarding."
She looks forward to meeting new people and helping them toward the favorable dental experience they deserve.
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- Understand the benefits of digital technology in dental practice
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I guess were about to find out.
Living life 140 characters at a time is easy for me, maybe too easy, ok far too easy. I am constantly attached to my twitter, CONSTANTLY. Laptop, phone, ipod, one is always on me and twitter is never signed out.
My life has become so succinct I no longer need paragraphs or even full sentences. Punctuation is a thing of the past and hashtags offer a quick and easy way to wrap up any thought #LikeThisOne #Tada
Now I'm not one of those self-proclaimed twitter gurus or experts or ninjas (though I am a ninja, but thats a whole other post!). I won't tell you how to tweet or that you're tweeting wrong (however, if you're using a service that allows you to tweet more then 140 characters at a time you might be missing the point a little). I just know that Im not good at sentence structure, punctuation or not making a fucking mess of the English language, so 140 characters works for me.
At this point i'd like to inform you my addiction has required me to check my twitter approximately 12 times up to now while writing this. I think I might have an addiction. Is there Tweeters Anonymous?
I proudly go to #tweetups and have met some of my best friends on twitter. Not to mention the self-esteem boost I get knowing almost 700 people care about what I have to say (Ok probably more like 100 people and 600 bots that follow me because I talk about boobs and poutine and booze a lot, I choose to ignore that). I have had roughly 33,000 independent (or re-tweeted whatever) 140 character thoughts. I didn't even know I was capable of so much thought! Who thinks that much? My god I must be some kind of genius!
I now can say I know people from all over the world and right next door, and some that were right next door and now are way the hell across the ocean (Looking at you @Brettstersview... looking at you). I am often introduced to people as KarmicEvolution, which is much cooler then my actual name - Jodi, and also makes me glad I no longer use the internet handle PlayboySparkleBunny6969. When I talk about people its usually followed by "you know @________ on twitter" and when I have a problem with a company my first resort is usually a well placed @reply.
I am a proud Twitter junkie, and for some god forsaken reason I have decided to blog. This could get messy, bring your boots... and beer.