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May 05, 2003
ILLINOIS EX REL. LISA MADIGAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS, PETITIONERv.TELEMARKETING ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL.
On Writ Of Certiorari To The Supreme Court Of Illinois Court Below: 198 Ill. 2d 345, 763 N. E. 2d 289
Argued March 3, 2003
Respondents, Illinois for-profit fundraising corporations and their owner (collectively Telemarketers), were retained by VietNow National Headquarters, a charitable nonprofit corporation, to solicit donations to aid Vietnam veterans. The contracts between those parties provided, among other things, that Telemarketers would retain 85 percent of the gross receipts from Illinois donors, leaving 15 percent for VietNow. The Illinois Attorney General filed a complaint in state court, alleging, inter alia, that Telemarketers represented to donors that a significant amount of each dollar donated would be paid over to VietNow for specifically identified charitable endeavors, and that such representations were knowingly deceptive and materially false, constituted a fraud, and were made for Telemarketers' private pecuniary benefit. The trial court granted Telemarketers' motion to dismiss the fraud claims on First Amendment grounds. In affirming, the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts placed heavy weight on Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 444 U. S. 620, Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co., 467 U. S. 947, and Riley v. National Federation of Blind of N. C., Inc., 487 U. S. 781. Those decisions held that certain regulations of charitable solicitation barring fees in excess of a prescribed level effectively imposed prior restraints on fundraising, and were therefore incompatible with the First Amendment. The state high court acknowledged that this case involved no such prophylactic proscription of high-fee charitable solicitation. Instead, the court noted, the Attorney General sought to enforce the State's generally applicable antifraud laws against Telemarketers for specific instances of deliberate deception. However, the Illinois Supreme Court said, Telemarketers' solicitation statements were alleged to be false only because Telemarketers contracted for 85% of the gross receipts and failed to disclose this information to donors. The court concluded that the Attorney General's complaint was, in essence, an attempt to regulate Telemarketers' ability to engage in a protected activity based upon a percentage-rate limitation -- the same regulatory principle rejected in Schaumburg, Munson, and Riley.
Held: Consistent with this Court's precedent and the First Amendment, States may maintain fraud actions when fundraisers make false or misleading representations designed to deceive donors about how their donations will be used. The Illinois Attorney General's allegations against Telemarketers therefore state a claim for relief that can survive a motion to dismiss. Pp. 8-21.
(a) The First Amendment protects the right to engage in charitable solicitation, see, e.g., Schaumburg, 444 U. S., at 632, but does not shield fraud, see, e.g., Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc., 333 U. S. 178, 190. Like other forms of public deception, fraudulent charitable solicitation is unprotected speech. See, e.g., Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington), 308 U. S. 147, 164. This Court has not previously addressed the First Amendment's application to individual fraud actions of the kind at issue here. It has, however, three times held unconstitutional prophylactic laws designed to combat fraud by imposing prior restraints on solicitation when fundraising fees exceeded a specified reasonable level. Pp. 8-13.
(b) In those cases, Schaumburg, Munson, and Riley, the Court took care to leave a corridor open for fraud actions to guard the public against false or misleading charitable solicitations. See, e.g., Schaumburg, 444 U. S., at 637. As those decisions recognized, there are differences critical to First Amendment concerns between fraud actions trained on representations made in individual cases and statutes that categorically ban solicitations when fundraising costs run high. Simply labeling an action one for "fraud," of course, will not carry the day. Had the State Attorney General's complaint charged fraud based solely on the percentage of donations the fundraisers would retain, or their failure to alert donors to fee arrangements at the start of each call, Riley would support swift dismissal. Portions of the Attorney General's complaint against Telemarketers were of this genre. But the complaint and annexed affidavits, in large part, alleged not simply what Telemarketers failed to convey. They also described what Telemarketers misleadingly represented. Taking into account the affidavits, and reading the complaint in the light most favorable to the Attorney General, that pleading described misrepresentations this Court's precedent does not place under the First Amendment's cover. First, the complaint asserted that Telemarketers affirmatively represented that a significant amount of each dollar donated would be paid over to VietNow to be used for specific charitable purposes while in fact Telemarketers knew that 15 cents or less of each dollar would be available for those purposes. Second, the complaint essentially alleged that the charitable solicitation was a façade: Although Telemarketers represented that donated funds would go to VietNow's charitable purposes, the amount of funds paid over to the charity was merely incidental to the fundraising effort, which was made for Telemarketers' private pecuniary benefit. Fraud actions so tailored, targeting misleading affirmative representations about how donations would be used, are unlike the prophylactic measures invalidated in Schaumburg, Munson, and Riley: So long as the emphasis is on what the fundraisers misleadingly convey, and not on percentage limitations on solicitors' fees per se, fraud actions need not impermissibly chill protected speech. Pp. 13-16.
(c) The prohibitions invalidated in Schaumburg, Munson, and Riley turned solely on whether high percentages of donated funds were spent on fundraising. Their application did not depend on whether the fundraiser made fraudulent representations to potential donors. In contrast to the prior restraints inspected in those cases, a properly tailored fraud action targeting specific fraudulent representations employs no " `[b]road prophylactic rul[e],' " Schaumburg, 444 U. S., at 637 (citation omitted), lacking any "nexus ... [to] the likelihood that the solicitation is fraudulent," Riley, 487 U. S., at 793. Such an action thus falls on the constitutional side of the line "between regulation aimed at fraud and regulation aimed at something else in the hope that it would sweep fraud in during the process." Munson, 467 U. S., at 969-970. The Attorney General's complaint has a solid core in allegations that home in on Telemarketers' affirmative statements designed to mislead donors regarding the use of their contributions. Of prime importance, to prove a defendant liable for fraud under Illinois case law, the State must show by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant knowingly made a false representation of a material fact, that such representation was made with the intent to mislead the listener, and that the representation succeeded in doing so. In contrast to a prior restraint on solicitation, or a regulation that imposes on fundraisers an uphill burden to prove their conduct lawful, the State bears the full burden of proof in an individualized fraud action. Exacting proof requirements of this order, in other contexts, have been held to provide sufficient breathing room for protected speech. See, e.g., New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254, 279-280. As an additional safeguard responsive to First Amendment concerns, an appellate court could independently review the trial court's findings. Cf. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc., 466 U. S. 485, 498-511. What the First Amendment and this Court's case law emphatically do not require, however, is a blanket exemption from fraud liability for a fundraiser who intentionally misleads in calls for donations. While the percentage of fundraising proceeds turned over to a charity is not an accurate measure of the amount of funds used "for" a charitable purpose, Munson, 467 U. S., at 967, n. 16, the gravamen of the fraud action in this case is not high costs or fees, but particular representations made with intent to mislead. The Illinois Attorney General has not suggested that a charity must desist from using donations for legitimate purposes such as information dissemination, advocacy, and the like. Rather, the Attorney General has alleged that Telemarketers attracted donations by misleading potential donors into believing that a substantial portion of their contributions would fund specific programs or services, knowing full well that was not the case. Such representations remain false or misleading, however legitimate the other purposes for which the funds are in fact used. The Court does not agree with Telemarketers that the Attorney General's fraud action is simply an end run around Riley's holding that fundraisers may not be required, in every telephone solicitation, to state the percentage of receipts the fundraiser would retain. It is one thing to compel every fundraiser to disclose its fee arrangements at the start of a telephone conversation, quite another to take fee arrangements into account in assessing whether particular affirmative representations designedly deceive the public. Pp. 16-19.
(d) Given this Court's repeated approval of government efforts to enable donors to make informed choices about their charitable contributions, see, e.g., Schaumburg, 444 U. S., at 638, almost all States and many localities require charities and professional fundraisers to register and file regular reports on their activities, particularly their fundraising costs. These reports are generally available to the public and are often placed on the Internet. Telemarketers do not object on First Amendment grounds to these disclosure requirements. Just as government may seek to inform the public and prevent fraud through such requirements, so it may vigorously enforce antifraud laws to prohibit professional fundraisers from obtaining money on false pretenses or by making false statements. Riley, 487 U. S., at 800. High fundraising costs, without more, do not establish fraud, see id., at 793, and mere failure to volunteer the fundraiser's fee when contacting a potential donee, without more, is insufficient to state a claim for fraud, id., at 795-801. But these limitations do not disarm States from assuring that their residents are positioned to make informed choices about their charitable giving. Pp. 19-21.
198 Ill. 2d 345, 763 N. E. 2d 289, reversed and remanded.
Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Justice Ginsburg
This case concerns the amenability of for-profit fundraising corporations to suit by the Attorney General of Illinois for fraudulent charitable solicitations. The controversy arises from the fundraisers' contracts with a charitable nonprofit corporation organized to advance the welfare of Vietnam veterans; under the contracts, the fundraisers were to retain 85 percent of the proceeds of their fundraising endeavors. The State Attorney General's complaint alleges that the fundraisers defrauded members of the public by falsely representing that "a significant amount of each dollar donated would be paid over to [the veterans organization] for its [charitable] purposes while in fact the [fundraisers] knew that ... 15 cents or less of each dollar would be available" for those purposes. App. 9, ¶ ;34. Complementing that allegation, the complaint states that the fundraisers falsely represented that "the funds donated would go to further ... charitable purposes," App. 8, ¶ ;29, when in fact "the amount ... paid over to charity was merely incidental to the fund raising effort," which was conducted primarily "for the private pecuniary benefit of" the fundraisers, App. 9, ¶ ;35.
The question presented is whether those allegations state a claim for relief that can survive a motion to dismiss. In accord with the Illinois trial and appellate courts, the Illinois Supreme Court held they did not. That court was "mindful of the opportunity for public misunderstanding and the potential for donor confusion which may be presented with fund-raising solicitations of the sort involved in th[is] case," Ryan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc., 198 Ill. 2d 345, 363, 763 N. E. 2d 289, 299 (2001); it nevertheless concluded that threshold dismissal of the complaint was compelled by this Court's decisions in Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 444 U. S. 620 (1980), Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co., 467 U. S. 947 (1984), and Riley v. National Federation of Blind of N. C., Inc., 487 U. S. 781 (1988). Those decisions held that certain regulations of charitable subscriptions, barring fees in excess of a prescribed level, effectively imposed prior restraints on fundraising, and were therefore incompatible with the First Amendment.
We reverse the judgment of the Illinois Supreme Court. Our prior decisions do not rule out, as supportive of a fraud claim against fundraisers, any and all reliance on the percentage of charitable donations fundraisers retain for themselves. While bare failure to disclose that information directly to potential donors does not suffice to establish fraud, when nondisclosure is accompanied by intentionally misleading statements designed to deceive the listener, the First Amendment leaves room for a fraud claim.
Defendants below, respondents here, Telemarketing Associates, Inc., and Armet, Inc., are Illinois for-profit fundraising corporations wholly owned and controlled by defendant-respondent Richard Troia. 198 Ill. 2d, at 347-348, 763 N. E. 2d, at 291. Telemarketing Associates and Armet were retained by VietNow National Headquarters, a charitable nonprofit corporation, to solicit donations to aid Vietnam veterans. Id., at 348, 763 N. E. 2d, at 291. In this opinion, we generally refer to respondents, collectively, as "Telemarketers."
The contracts between the charity, VietNow, and the fundraisers, Telemarketers, provided that Telemarketers would retain 85 percent of the gross receipts from donors within Illinois, leaving 15 percent for VietNow. Ibid. Under the agreements, donor lists developed by Telemarketers would remain in their "sole and exclusive" control. App. 24, 93-94, 102, ¶ ;65. Telemarketers also brokered contracts on behalf of VietNow with out-of-state fundraisers; under those contracts, out-of-state fundraisers retained between 70 percent and 80 percent of donated funds, Telemarketers received between 10 percent and 20 percent as a finder's fee, and VietNow received 10 percent. 198 Ill. 2d, at 348, 763 N. E. 2d, at 291. Between July 1987 and ...
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BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2010)
|June 5, 2011 - 1:53pm | FrighT MasteR
|Tags: action, Annett Culp, bloodrayne, Brendan Fletcher, Clint Howard, Michael Paré, Natassia Malthe, nazi, POS, POS movie, Safiya Kaygin, sequel, Steffen Mennekes, Uwe Boll, vampire, Willam Belli, wwII
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After witnessing a miracle with Rampage (a Uwe Boll movie that doesn't completely suck) I was starting to think that maybe he could actually start developing some decent flicks. That's obviously not the case, as made apparent with the latest pointless straight-to-DVD effort known as BloodRayne: The Third Reich, the obvious third and hopefully final installment in the horrible BloodRayne film series. It took literally three movies to get to the point where Rayne actually fought Nazis, which is something that should have been added in the first movie, had Uwe not decided to set it in freakin' medieval times!
The flick starts off with Rayne slicing and dicing numerous Nazis on a train, and mistakenly has her blood spilled into a Nazi Commander's mouth, naturally turning him into a dhampir-hybrid, similar to Rayne. This offers the Nazis an idea to give the remaining blood to the Fuhrer and also create a new hybrid army of vampires. Meanwhile, Rayne decides to team up with a group of resistance fighters, in hopes of stopping the commander and his men from reaching the Fuhrer's location.
This is by far the worst film of the three in every aspect. For one, unlike its predecessors, the gore is really skimmed down here, with the exception of a few scenes (mostly towards the end). There's a reason the movie is only 79-minutes long, and that reason is made very clear while viewing the flick. From the excruciatingly poor dialogue, awkward fight scenes, terrible pacing, appalling fake accents, uninteresting characters, and oh yes, awful directing, this movie lacks little (if any) redeeming value. If it weren't for the worthless (but very pleasant) lesbian scene between Natassia Malthe and some random whore in a brothel, there would really be no reason to see this movie what-so-ever.
As expected from Uwe Boll, this is another completely pointless and wasted addition to the dreadful BloodRayne film series. Hopefully this will be the last we see of Rayne, and if we're lucky, of Uwe Boll. Unfortunately, the latter is unlikely.

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text: William E. Cooper was president of the University of Richmond from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor and President Emeritus. Immediately prior to coming to Richmond, Cooper served as Executive Vice President for the Main Campus at Georgetown University. He has also held faculty positions at Harvard University, the University of Iowa, and Tulane University, where he served as Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


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I woke up this morning not quite sure what to do for our act of service...I gathered up packages to take to the post office and as I walked into sobeys there was this young lady maybe 16- asked if I would like to buy a poinsetta and she'd decorate it for me....usually I would've said sorry not today and gone crazily about my business. but I stopped for two seconds to talk to her...she told me the money was actually going to something good not just to sobeys..I'm not a fan of poinsettas ..because I like very unusual flowers...I do not like traditional flowers or christmas trees- don't ask me why I know im weird..but for some reason it spoke to me today and said warmth , love and cheer.
Sooo I went to the post office and came back and said I'd love one... decorate it however you want to.. her face lit up.. she got to choose- I know what that feels like having someone say I trust you make something beautiful is a great feeling. The boys picked out the plant...and watched her wrap it.. they kept saying it looks like christmas mom!
We then drove to one of our neighbors houses- I know they lost there job recently and they don't read this so we were safe :) I let all 3 boys run it up to the door.. I had jett with me today hes hanging out while brooke gets the twins pictures taken..anyways watching all three boys run and drop it off was so funny and sweet.. they had fun I had fun...until tomorrow peeps.


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Every day inhabitants of Nikolaev can observe such picture as employees of the State traffic inspectorate serve at the most difficult and dangerous intersections of the regional center. They, except traffic safety also carry out scheduled maintenance with pedestrians. After all only this year in the area territory already happened 29 dorozhno - transport incidents to participation of pedestrians in whom 8 people were lost and 23 got various injuries. But recently it is quite frequent, occur dorozhno - transport incidents when drivers force down from feet in than not guilty people passing the carriageway on the crosswalk. About it reports sector on UGAI public relations in the Nikolaev area.
Here, for example, on February 6 around 16.00 45 - the summer man according to Traffic regulations passed Lenin Avenue, Sadovaya St. is slightly higher, on "zebra", but nevertheless "VAZ-21099" pleased under car wheels, with injuries it was delivered in BSMP of Nikolaev.
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Dear drivers! Be careful and attentive near stops of public transport, nearby unregulated crosswalks. Remember that only strict observance of Traffic regulations will keep life and health not only to you, but also surrounding people.
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Happy Birthday – Part II
Rutherford B. Hayes Celebrates his Birthday
A continuing, slightly humorous series to raise awareness of Rutherford B. Hayes and erect a statue of him in Cincinnati.
As my handful of readers knows, today is Rutherford B. Hayes's birthday. To mark the occasion there will be a party tonight. But I thought I would post some excerpts from his online diary and letters at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center that he wrote on October 4 through the years.
Cincinnati. October 4, 1858.
Dear Lucy:--This is my birthday. The only unusual celebration will be an address to the good people of Walnut Hills tonight. We are having a most prodigious political excitement. The like has not been seen within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Meetings, torchlight processions, cannonading, bonfires, singing, and illuminations every night, "Sundays excepted." Do you want to see any of these sights? Corwin, the Governor, will speak Thursday night and on Saturday night the greatest torchlight procession of the canvass will take place. On Monday night next there will be another by the Democrats. If you want to see the Saturday night affair, I will try to come up about Friday and bring you down on Saturday afternoon. Write at once if you would like it. Possibly you would rather be away.
October 4, 1877.
Fifty-five years old today! Lucy absent, gone to New York. My official life in the Presidency has so far been successful, in the main, and happy. The country does seem to be coming back to the ancient concord; and good people approve what I am trying to do.
My family affairs are satisfactory. The three grown boys are truthful, honest, moral, and gentlemanly. Birchard is conscientious, scholarly, but not so practical yet as I hope he will become. Webb is full of sense of the practical sort. Ruddy not yet quite equal to the others, but improving, and is like both. Fanny, now ten years old, is very sensible, does not take jokes, defends her absent friends, is like Mother Hayes. Scott is a handsome little fellow of six - seven in February.
I must resolve on this birthday to do better in the future than ever before. With good health and great opportunities, may I not hope to confer great and lasting benefits on my country?
I mean to try. Let me be kind and considerate in treatment of the unfortunate who crowd my doorway, and firm and conscientious in dealing with the tempters. The Southern question seems to be on a good footing. The currency also. The Mexican question is perplexing. The improvement of the civil service, I must constantly labor for.
Note: In 1877 he is less than one year in to his Presidency. Reconstruction has ended and the "Mexican question" I assume refers to Porfirio Diaz's overthrow of the Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada government in 1876 and some subsequent "unlawful invasions" by Mexicans in to Texas. (Referenced in the 1877 State of the Union.)
The fourth, my birthday. Fifty-seven years old. Let me try to live during my remaining years a useful life. To make others happy and to make men and women better to the extent of my power - this must be my aim.
October 4. Friday. [1889]
My birthday -- sixty-seven. It brings freshly and painfully to mind the absence from my side of my cherished Lucy. When I last was here in the spring at the centennial of the Government she was with me! Alas, how it weakens the hold of this life -- of earth upon me! How easily I could now let go of life!
Note: Lucy Webb Hayes died June 25, 1889. Hayes dies January 17, 1893. The photo below, from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Photograph Collection, was taken after Lucy Hayes passed away. A description of who is in the photo can be found here.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Raise the Rutherford!
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The other day, I pulled back the curtain in Room 5 to find a couple of paramedics sliding over an elderly gentleman onto the stretcher. A quick survey of the room revealed that there were several police officers there as well. The guy kind of smelled funny, so I thought maybe he had been picked up off the street.
As it turned out, the guy had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend. Apparently, he tried to shoot her with a shotgun (and missed). When the police officers got on scene after being called for shots being fired, they noticed that the house smelled like there had been a fire. Upon further questioning, it turned out that the guy had caught the cuff of his pants on fire while he was burning some leaves in the yard a couple of weeks back. He had trouble putting out the flames, and suffered some pretty severe burns to the back of his legs. Not liking to waste time with the doctors, the guy decided to treat his burns himself... by applying a home remedy of boiling water and Vaseline! The entire back side of one of his legs was one big, black scab, and his foot was now swollen.
To the officer's dismay, there was no way this guy was getting medically cleared to go to jail, especially as he turned out to be septic, and it looked like he had an arrhythmia as well. Apparently, he hadn't seen a doctor in over 20 years. When I asked him what his daily medications were, he answered "90 proof alcohol"! I had expected this guy to be from some rural area, given the shotgun use, and lack of healthcare. However, oddly enough, his address was right in the city!
As for my ICU rotation, I now have survived two nights on call. During each one, I only slept about an hour of the twenty-seven hour shift. The first call night was an admission-palooza with just constant work to be done. Last night, there were a few breaks here and there, but I didn't manage to catch much sleep as I always seem to have trouble sleeping in foreign surroundings. I suppose this will get easier throughout the month as fatigue kicks in.


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Thursday, February 5, 2009
a teaching job from heaven
every winter i teach a course with the local university. it's for 3rd year stage craft students. it's designed (by me) to give them a smattering of art experiences in drawing, painting, print-making and sculpture. i've also added a craft element.it's 2 afternoons/week for 12 weeks and the pay is excellent. the classes are minuscule - anywhere from 1 to 6 students. this year i have 2. yesterday they came to my home. i talked to them about fibre. we dyed up some fleece (kool-aid, onion skins). then i showed them how to use the spindle. tomorrow they'll come back, make up some batts from the fleece they've dyed and from what they've chosen from my stash, and then they'll knit a scarf, scarflette or hat. so it's 3 classes of bliss for me...
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- Trailing Mira said...
If only I had gone to the C.B. campus instead of the townie campues!!! *sigh*.... sounds like a wonderful course :)
- February 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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The official release date of Pendred Noyce's newest Lexicon Adventures book was only yesterday, but already the praise is piling up! We're so excited that everyone is loving this book as much as we do that we thought we would just highlight some of the lovely things people have had to say.
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In my previous post I mentioned that I had yet to undergo my medical check. Finally it was done and I have all the required documents ready! To sum things up what I needed to submit was:
- An ENG1 medical certificate (for seafarers)
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After about a month I finally managed to complete everything, would have been sooner if I could manage to get myself an earlier interview slot at the U.S. embassy but nope.
Pretty psyched now and can't wait to receive a ship assignment! Will definitely split the whole application process into different blog and vlog entries so watch this space! Your girl is going to the sea!


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Community Capital Project Grant Policy put in place for funding requests
November 30, 2016
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Community Capital Project Grant Policy put in place for funding requests
Cold Lake, AB – Community members, groups, and organizations looking for project funding from City Council will now have a standardized application process to help them.
The Community Capital Project Grant Policy outlines a new process to administer grant funding to individuals or groups who request it.
It starts with a single annual deadline for applications. Any community organization seeking grant funding from council may not be considered that year, if they do not apply by the deadline.
From here, there are several criteria that need to be met. In order to be eligible to apply for the grant, an organization must be based in the City of Cold Lake, and registered as not-for-profit, or as a charitable organization. As well, the organization must demonstrate sustainability, and their primary mandate must be to provide sports, recreation, arts, culture, social services, or community wellness within Cold Lake.
An organization will only be allowed to receive one Community Capital Project Grant every two years. The grant will cover up to one-third of the project costs, up to a maximum of $50,000.
After the application has been completed, and matching funding from the applicant organization has been confirmed, letters of support need to be gathered from the community, and proof that the space or land the project will take place on fits within the grant's guidelines needs to be provided.
Applications need to be received by March 1, and a selection committee will provide their recommendations to City Council by March 30. Council will then select recipients by April 30.
A full list of criteria, forms, and the application process will be found on www.coldlake.com, and an announcement will be made once it becomes available.
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Hi, I'm new to XML programming. I'm writing a program in Visual Basic.Net that retrieves XML data from eBay. I want to store the results of a query in an xmlDocument. Here is an example, I pass an item number, and get back XML information about that listing. Response format here. http://developer.ebay.com./DevZone/shopping/docs/CallRef/GetSingleItem.html#Response I have an XML document that keeps a list of information about various items. I only use a few of the fields there. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ItemList> <Item> <ItemNo>2375439067</ItemNo> <Title>iPod shuffle</Title> <Price>5.67</Price> <Bids>4</Bids> <Autobid>12.00<Autobid> <Shipping>2.45</Shipping> <TimeLeft>15mins</TimeLeft> </Item> <Item> <ItemNo>2123490678</ItemNo> <Title>Video Recorder</Title> <Price>7.99</Price> <Bids>5</Bids> <Autobid>10.00<Autobid> <Shipping>7.50</Shipping> <TimeLeft>1hr 12</TimeLeft> </Item> </ItemList> Note - the autobid element isn't from eBay, I set it myself, it's the maximum amout I'm willing to bid for that item. When I retrieve data for an item from eBay, I want to do the following: 1) create a new item node. 2) copy the information from the eBay XML to my node, and set the AB amount 3) add the new node to my xmlDocument. What is the code to do this? Let's suppose that I have the response stream from eBay, and have extracted the XML from it into an XMLDocument called ebay_item_XML , my list of items is loaded into an XMLDocument called list_of_items, and I want to set an autobid of 23.99 Dim item_list as XMLDocument ' load item_list from file ... Dim eBay_item_xml as XMLDocument Dim sr As New StreamReader(incoming_stream) ' get the incoming stream into an XML document eBay_item_xml.LoadXml(sr.ReadToEnd()) sr.Close() incoming_stream.Close()
Peter Morris wrote: > Hi, I'm new to XML programming. > > I'm writing a program in Visual Basic.Net that retrieves XML data > from eBay. I want to store the results of a query in an xmlDocument. With VB.NET and .NET 3.5 you could use LINQ to XML and XML literals instead of System.Xml.XmlDocument: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb387098.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb387100.aspx -- Martin Honnen --- MVP XML http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/


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A slightly mad few days with family crisis and general RL things reducing my blog time, as such I will split my wowing into a few posts ^^
Finally got my sparkle pony on Monday, after many calls to Blizzard and my bank. Blizz were pretty helpful and only 2 hours spent on phone (most on hold, not sure I ever want to hear the stormwind music ever again)
Enthused to my guild about said pony and prompty put in the naughty corner 😦
It does look great, especially on new super pimped pc, the trailing stars is a nice effect. I do still feel some guilt though, like I should be ashamed for spending my hard earned money on things I want and I enjoy. I'm fully prepared to reduced any one who whispers me about it to a snivelling pile.


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I love the woodgrain for the car body. Fresh alphabet is going to get lots of use for emphasizing the birthday number.
Hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend! ~Rhonda
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Happy birthday to Hubby! I love the card. I really like the way you used the woodgrain on the hood..very cute!ReplyDelete
This is so great. Happy Birthday to your hubster. Those strawberries look delish, drop some off over here, will ya?!? hehe.
I love the wood grain on the car. Do you think you could punch somebody two times for that one? (You know "Beaver wood" and "slug bug") The highlighted number is a great addition to this card and I love the ric rac and background.
Well I agree that it was the best $4 ever spent! What a great find!
Love the card for your hubster too...perfect.
Fantastic card, just love the colours - and that woodgrain bumper!ReplyDelete
Yes indeedy--great buy! I have one that's similar for my PTI sets, too and I love it! Mmmm, those berries sure do look good :) Awesome birthday card for your DH! Love that woodgrain!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your hubby!! I love your card. I so need you ink up my set!ReplyDelete
Cool find! Happy Birthday to your hubby and great card1ReplyDelete
Oh, love the woodgrain car!! :)
Strawberry picking is on our list for tomorrow--yours look delicious!
Happy Birthday to your hubby!! YUM his birthday cake sounds FABULOUS! I cant wait for our strawberries to arrive!!!
That birthday card is FANTASTIC too!
Great guy card! Glad you were able to get all those strawberries picked before it rained. Your CD holder was a great find too. Glad he had a good birthday!ReplyDelete
Oh Rhonda this card is utterly fantastic! I love the masculine feel with the woodgrain and your colours are perfect! Happy birthday to your hubby - glad you enjoyed the strawberries :0)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your Hubby! Oh how I love strawberry picking, we just have to wait a few more months this side of the pond LOL!
Loving your bargain purchase, now honestly, have you already filled most of it with PTI sets...?!
A fabulous guy card too - love the way you've made the wood panels!
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this card ...... great card!!ReplyDelete
What a super birthday card for your hubby! Love all the elements you used. I'm so jealous too of all those luscious strawberries you picked. Yum! Have a good Sunday.ReplyDelete
Fantastic birthday card! Love the woodgrain. Bet your hubby had a great birthday! His birthday cake looks super yummy!!ReplyDelete
Tell your hubby I said Happy Birthday (he and I are the same age)! The birthday card is just PERFECT!!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to hubby! What a yummy birthday dessert! And what a wonderful card! Love the woodgrain on the car, the text road, and the background! Ok, I love all th details of the card!ReplyDelete


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It is that time of the week when we put our heads on the chopping block with Planet Rugby's predictions.
In the Six Nations, it's crunch time for England as they take on France in Paris in a bid to win their first Grand Slam since 2003.
Elsewhere, Wales will be hoping for a comprehensive victory over Italy in Cardiff and Scotland will try to win their third successive match when they face Ireland in Dublin.
There's also a full round of Premiership matches and several Super Rugby clashes in the Southern Hemisphere.
There is plenty at stake and we're going to make it a little more interesting by seeing what Paddy Power is offering on the betting scene.
Six Nations
France v England
As the tournament's tabletoppers, England are overwhelming favourites to win this clash, and the Grand Slam, and our eight-point victory prediction looks handy at 20/1 for an exact winning margin.
As far as pointscoring goes, there's several enticing options. England flyer Anthony Watson is odds on favourite to open the scoring at 17/2, while England get the win, but his team-mate, and fellow wing, Jack Nowell, looks worth a gamble at 10/1 for that same feat.
Meanwhile, France's pivot François Trinh-Duc looks a solid option at 11/1 to score a try in the 80 minutes.
England full-back Mike Brown has been in superb form throughout the tournament and is a handy bet to walk off with the Man-of-the-match award at 12/1.
Wales v Italy
It looks like this is going to be a one-sided affair as Italy will have to play out of their skins to beat Wales in their own backyard. Our prediction for a Wales win by 30 points is at 35/1 if you want to bet on the exact winning margin but, if Italy are competitive, it's worth a bet to go for Wales to lead by between one and seven points at half-time, which is at 4/1 odds.
If you fancy someone to notch the fullhouse of scoring a try, as well as kicking a conversion, penalty and drop goal then Wales fly-half Dan Biggar is the man to place your bets on at 25/1.
A try by any Italian player is worth a bet as their first scoring play in the second half at 16/1.
Ireland v Scotland
This should be the tournament's closest match of the weekend and we think it will be a good option to play a bet on Scotland to score the opening points via a try which is at 7/1.
We've gone for Ireland to secure a five-point victory and if you're brave enough to bet on that, it's at 22/1 for an exact winning margin. It's also worth it to place a bet, on skipper Greig Laidlaw to score a try and Scotland to get the win, which is at 12/1.
Leicester v Saracens
Leicester are at home but they lost against Wasps last weekend and are up against Saracens, who are the tournament's pacesetters and defending champions.
This is a close one but Sarries to win by between one and seven points looks worth it at 10/3 while Owen Williams is a handy bet at 11/1 to score his side's first try.
Other Premiership scores:
Bath v Newcastle – Bath by 6
Wasps v Sale – Wasps by 5
Exeter v Northampton – Northampton by 2
Harlequins v Worcester – Harlequins by 7
London Irish v Gloucester – Gloucester by 10
Super Rugby
Stormers v Brumbies
The Brumbies head to Cape Town in a bid to retain their unbeaten status and face their hosts who will be smarting after suffering a narrow loss to the Sharks last weekend.
The Brumbies haven't been troubled yet this year so we're backing them to clinch the win at 11/2 by between six and 10 points.
Other Super Rugby scores:
Bulls v Sharks – Bulls by 7
Sunwolves v Rebels – Rebels by 5
Crusaders v Kings – Crusaders by 25
Reds v Blues – Reds by 5
Lions v Cheetahs – Lions by 10
Jaguares v Chiefs – Chiefs by 6


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A state commission is meeting in Lansing Monday to learn more about the condition of a controversial oil pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
The Pipeline Safety Advisory Board wants to hear Enbridge Energy's plans to address deterioration on parts of Line 5. An independent report finds nearly 20 sites along the pipeline where an anti-corrosive coating is deteriorating.
"The metal is fatigued, the coating is de-laminated, and it's got stuff growing on it that promotes corrosion," says Dr. Edward Timm, a retired professional engineer and the author of the report. "This is bad, and it needs to be studied in a way that gets right to the bottom of the problem."
Line 5 was built in 1953. Opponents are calling on Enbridge to shut it down to avoid a spill in the straits. In 2010, an Enbridge pipeline ruptured near Marshall, causing the worst inland oil spill in U.S. history.
The pipeline carries about 540,000 barrels of oil each day beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman Aaron Payment says the pipeline's condition endangers his tribe's legally protected water usage rights.
"We believe that the lack of attention on this issue has threatened that agreement," Payment says. "And so, I'm all about trying to protect our natural resources and our right to hunt and fish and gather pursuant to legal agreements that we entered into with the state and federal government."
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Nothing makes me more tired and annoyed than all these people hyping it up. When I joined, it was for the training and the chance to see how I could do at marketing a very high quality product.
The revenue is not from making 2-3 sales. It is from building a great team of people that are trying to also take it seriously. Ideally you have 5 people on your team and they work hard to get 5 people on their team.
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My initial reaction to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills was one of relief that there really was a written comprehensive plan to address the essential skills students will have to be able to understand do for the 21st century. In a collaborative effort, this partnership of educators, business, community, and government leaders proactively seek to close the gap between what students learn at school and what they need to know to meet the needs of the globally competitive workforce.
The organization of this website was comprehensive but sometimes difficult to navigate. The tabs were explicit and content specific. The route 21 page provided resources related to 21st century skills. The reader is able to browse by support system, by skill or by knowledge. Detailed information relating to standards, assessment, professional development, curriculum and instruction is easily accessible. Links were available in all areas on all pages. The website was comprehensive including a mission statement and explanation, desired learning outcomes, assessment tools, individual state reports on progress toward their goals, and professional development Navigating from one page to another was challenging at times. I was also disappointed that when trying to access the videos some did not work.
The symbolic rainbow framework on the overview tab appropriately interconnects all of the outcomes and support systems necessary to ensure 21century readiness for today's students. Required outcomes include the core subjects of 21st century themes, learning and innovation skills, information, media and technology skills and life and career skills. In the article Learning for the 21st Century (nd., p4), essential learning skills were similarly listed, but on this website under the overview tab I was able to gain a better understanding of the meaning of Life and Career Skills
According to the website, the essential interpersonal attributes required by today's work and life environments include adaptability and flexibility, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability and leadership and responsibility. These skills represent the personal attributes that allow individuals to navigate the life and work environments in the competitive information age. Reflecting on my teaching practices, I now recognize the necessity to directly teach life and career skills. It will be up to me to research and create lessons that will foster this learning.
When investigating the state initiatives, on the website, I noticed the absence of California. My biggest disappointment is that the site does not address states that ignore the need to teach 21st century skills. In my district, although we have recently received some smart boards, there is no initiative to revamp our teaching. Teachers have received minimal instruction on how to use the new equipment, and as a result do not use it to develop 21st century learning skills. Professional development to teach the new literacies, as described by Miners and Pacopella (2007), does not appear to be on the horizon at my school. Instead foundational literacy continues to be the standard. As a result of my districts failure to embrace 21st century learning skills, it is my responsibility to independently make the transition. I will self-initiate changes in my assessment practices, instructional delivery, and my use of technology to foster 21st century learning (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, n.d., p4). Utilizing real world contexts and infusing them into classroom learning will demonstrate respect for students' intellect as well as prepare them to be successful contributors to the workplace of tomorrow.
Miners, Z., & Pascopella, A. (2007). The new literacies. District Administration, 43(10), 26–34
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). A report and mile guide for 21st century skills. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=119
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I'm slowly getting my bearings about me as the new semester (and the new year) begins. You can see where my priorities are, eh? Good…you're smart!
I've been asked to pass along a little info for those of you who are still following along. Hope to see you there!
Media Arts in the 21st Century: Selections from Pittsburgh Filmmakers' Students and Faculty
Come join Pittsburgh Filmmakers and the Pittsburgh Technology Council for this exciting show! 15 of our artists will be presenting both photographic and moving picture works highlighting the importance of art and technology in current artistic work.
The opening event is at Pittsburgh Technology Council's 15 Minutes Gallery on January 22nd, 4:30-6:00 pm. The cost is $15 per person and includes drinks, snacks, networking, and guest speakers.
To register, call 412.918.4229 or go online at The Tech Council's events page and look for the Council's Art and Technology Initiative Launch Event.
Regular gallery hours are 9-5.
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When I was employed down the street, I generally worked the day shift. It would be a little different on election days. I'd arrive very early to do live shots for the morning news, do a taped story for the noon news, go home, sleep a while, come back to work in the evening, and cover an election related story for the late news.
One of my favorite places to go live for the early morning news was the polling place at the Dupont Borough Hall in Luzerne County. Why? There was a little diner across the street.
The diner's claim to fame was proclaimed on a large sign out front: "Ham and Egg on a Hard Roll, 99 cents."
I don't like hard rolls, but the sandwiches for take-out were wrapped in waxed paper by the cook. The heat and moisture from the hot ham and egg would steam the hard roll to soft perfection. You couldn't beat the price. You couldn't beat the flavor. They were filling. Two of those sandwiches, and you were good to go for several hours.
I still enjoy elections as much as I ever did, but I really miss the diner and those sandwiches.


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Nicely done Stan. Fearsome little critter!
Very nice. .Yes these are prolific hunters
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thanks guys
What surprises me is that they are a lot bigger than the resulting ladybird and there are a good few species all having different markings. This one I think is a seven spot
Well done Stan
cheers Tom
I really like that one Stan, nice subtle colouring. 1/40, hand held?
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yes but not really a problem as with the IS that speed should not be a problem, at least in theory1/40, hand held?
Super shot...I'm appreciating the skill required to get this now I'm trying myself.
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It is a 7-spot.
To be strictly correct, a larva not a nymph. Ladybirds (and all beetles) have complete life cycle - egg, larva, pupa, adult. Some insect groups, such as true bugs, don't have the pupa stage - egg, nymph, adult.
Apologies for being pedantic, it's just my nature
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Is it possible to be so obsessed with your own story that you ruin it? Working at a church, I hear the word "story" all the time. What's your story? I want to live a better story. We need to tell more stories. Where do I fit in to God's story?
I read a book not too long ago that submitted the idea that, at the end of your life, if the most exciting thing about your story is that you bought a car versus building a well, would you be satisfied with that? Now, of course, if your greatest ambition in life is to buy a car and your chief end is to consume things, that's not a life worth living. But part of the sentiment pushed in that message is that great stories in life always rise above the mundane. A great story is not a day in which you read your Bible, go to work, love your wife and kids, have a nice meal, and go to sleep.
But what if, in God's eyes, an amazing story is a man who never travels to a big city or the mountains, but remains faithful to his wife for a lifetime. What if a great story is a mom who never gets a college education, but teaches her children to read the Bible? What if a story worth living is not necessarily building a well in a foreign land, but giving a large portion of one's income each month to help others in a way that will never be publicly recognized?
I think this obsession with living a great story is ruining our stories, stealing our joy, and causing us to miss out on God's daily provision of pleasures in the little things of life.
In our next couple of blogs, we want to give a few reasons why and how our own stories become our gods.
The god of Story Contributor: Celebrity Christianity
When you ask someone where they go to church, and they tell you the name of a place, and you ask them why they go there, their response (at least in my experience) every time is, "I really like the preaching," or, "The worship is awesome." Lately, I've even heard things like, "Well I left such-and-such church because the parking sucked, and this church's parking was way better and a lot closer to my house." I have even heard, "I really don't like how that church has so many different people teach. I like it when it's just one guy so I know what I'm getting into."
Hardly ever do people answer the question of why they go to a church with reasons based on the New Testament's definition of what a Church is. Things like fellowship, breaking bread together, sharing resources, discipline, teaching the Bible, or training and equipping church members to do the work of the ministry are completely foreign. It's not just that people don't mention them, they don't even know that these are basic signs of a healthy church. Instead, it's almost always the "celebrity factor."
Some say that successful Christians are those who are famous. If someone has written a book, been in a video, or teaches in front of a crowd on a regular basis, they are worth listening to or meeting with, even though there's a good chance the elderly man standing next to you in the isle could have an enormous amount of wisdom on life and the Bible, and will probably go completely unknown by many.
A friend of mine, a high school teacher, was invited by a friend to watch a game at a "famous pastor's" house. Other famous ministers were there, too. It was a small group of men watching the game. He said not one of them said a word to him, except the friend of his who brought him. Now granted, there's a slim possibility those pastors had some personal reason for not engaging with this neighbor who entered their house, but his response to the experience was worth noting: "If we've gotten to the point where a local pastor can't show basic hospitality to someone face to face, why should anyone listen to them face to crowd?"
In 1 Corinthians 2-4, Paul describes the difference between a mature believer and immature ones. He specifically says to them, "But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not ready" (1 Corinthians 3:1-2).
He goes on to explain that an immature believers view of the church involves exalting leaders like Apollos, Peter, and even himself. His response to this idea of arguing over which man is more worthy of following is simple, "What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted Apollos watered, but God gave the growth" (1 Corinthians 5:5-6).
Whenever we exalt man's giftedness above God's power to cause growth in our life, our story becomes about man. We become the center, and live under the pressure to do something amazing. Take the pressure off, and look at the ultimate history that has been woven into our story through Christ, and live with zeal knowing that we are already part of the greatest story ever told.
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Today is my mom's birthday. As I sit outside listening to the crickets and watching the sun set, I have to think that I got pretty lucky in the mom department. Sure, we have our moments when we bicker, but we have way more where we laugh. Frankly, I can't think of anyone I know who has as much fun with her mother as I do with mine. We even have a secret handshake involving rude gestures. Can you say that about your mom? I thought not! We have always been close, but as I've grown up, she really has become my best friend. I can't think of anyone I even come close to trusting as much as I do her.
So, in honor of her birthday, we have spent the weekend together doing whatever she wanted to do. Whatever she wanted to do included, but was not limited to attending/helping with a shower for some of the women affected by last month's ICE raids (more about that later!), watching Hitchcock movies (Suspicion, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), visiting Saturday market, strolling around NW Portland, going shopping, going to the movies, and enjoying a lovely homemade birthday dinner together.
Because she didn't want anyone to make a big deal of it, we kept it quiet this year. Beyond a few old friends who already had it on their calendars, almost no one even knew it was her birthday. We still made a really nice weekend of it. Her special birthday dinner featured roast duck with an apple and rum-raisin dressing, red cabbage, new potatoes, and a wine sauce. It is the first time we ever made duck at home (even though she grew up eating it), but it came out really well. The only thing I would changed is the gravy, which tasted a little too strongly of wine for my taste. I'm not sure if it was the amount of wine the recipe called for or just the type of wine we ended up using, but next time we'll have to tweak that element. Anyway, it wasn't at all bad, just a little too wine prominent and the rest was so good that a little too much wine is easily overlooked.
And now in the time I've been writing this it has gotten dark. The neighbors have come by to give my mom a birthday present (despite all her hiding, they felt the need to make a big deal of it after all). So, I had better go, but I go feeling pretty fortunate for the family I have and for the great friends we have as well. They are a far cry from our old neighbors. It's good to be me and it's good to think that maybe just a fraction of the awesomeness that runs through my mom's veins might have made it into mine too. She is a lot like her mom was, so maybe a little of it was passed on to me as well. She's pretty incredible and I am so lucky to have her.


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Am I an h1n1 carrier? I am on self quarantine as I write… I'm yet to know if I'm positive. Last night my temperature was 39.5! Whew! Man I'm HOT!
I started feeling sick last Thursday, attended a house party that night then went home the morning after. I stayed at home the whole day Friday, felt heavy, well not literally. I thought it is just a hangover, though I didn't drank too much.
Then Saturday when I woke up, wow I felt cold, dizzy, my temperature' s high, ow yeah… I AM SICK!
I wore mask the whole day, my temperature went higher. Cough and flu were more evident today, but the temperature's a bit lower now. My mom said last Saturday that they will still observe me before going to the hospital, and I hope I am doing better. I don't want to eat the same meal again!
Oh well, I am a responsible HOT lady anyway, I make sure not to cough or sneeze on anyone here at home, just in case I am carrying the annoying virus. I hate being sick, I can't go out, I wasn't even able to answer Jarred's call =(, or entertain Shayne and Chat's visit here, I can't taste the food I'm eating, and the worst part… I miss having a good good shower! I stink!
Well, good thing I can use the net now, I really hope this is nothing; the h1n1 fever is making us all paranoid, darn.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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- Rolfe Bautista said...
This is such a cool blog. I love it and I look forward to more :D
- June 21, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- fao rani said...
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- June 22, 2009 at 6:45 AM
- Meg Lim said...
self-quarantined? this reply is a little late but.. have you seen your doc already?
signs and symptoms of this flu are relatively mild and are then most often disregarded: colds, cough, fever, body malaise..
- June 25, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- fao rani said...
hi meg... dont worry i am okay na =D thank god! thanks anyway ;)
- June 26, 2009 at 6:23 AM
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Okay, so it's not a REAL cover, but it still looks kind of cool (except for the typo in their auto-generated headline). You can create your own Today's Parent cover here! And if you have a subscription they'll actually print a cover for their November or December issue, which is pretty sweet!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Cover Boy!
Posted by Garrett Elliott at 11:09 PM
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I've never seen a more infectious smile than Parker's! He's just a beautiful little boy and I love him so.
- August 5, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Gemma said...
Wow!! That looks awesome - Parker is a star!!!
- August 6, 2009 at 7:46 PM
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I finally feel settled into the uni lifestyle and I am now just waiting for my course to begin. I've met a few really nice people down here (although no one to really call a friend) and it should be a good year. I'm sure that once I meet the people on my course, I should start mixing with some new people. Other than that, I'm settled… but desperately bored.
I have still yet to visit the eating facilities here (doubt I will until friday) but I realised after visiting home yesterday that I probably haven't been eating well at all. I've not been eating enough (now that I don't have a structured eating plan) and when I have been eating, the meals haven't exactly been "meals", more like big snacks. So this week I'm going to start eating properly and try to eat regularly. I also don't think i've been drinking enough liquid to stay properly hydrated. That too has changed now that I have aquired some more ribena, yum!
So about being bored, that really comes down to not having any xbox live to pass time on. I was hoping for my USB to ethernet adapter to come today and it did. But it was somewhat of an anti-climax. I stayed at my home last night; due to ease of dropping me back off, and the postman delievered the package I was hoping for. As I looked at it however, the packaging had been tampered with/not sealed properly and meant that my item wasn't inside, only a load of leaflets and shit. An email and a phonecall followed, so Maplin will be sending another one this week. Although it will probably arrive on saturday, that won't help me tomorow or friday night 😦 .
I am meant to be going on a pub crawl tomorow night, but after a heavy session on monday; shortly followed by plenty of vomiting and zero sleep, I don't know if I am up for it. That and I'm going to mother-fucking Thorpe Park tomorow! Yea that's right, THORPE PARK! Should be alot of fun (if it's not raining) and will be nice to see me old mates one more time. It will also mean i'll have something to do during the day, rather than sitting around waiting for the bath room mat I threw up on to finish up in the laundry room.
There's quite alot more I could talk about; such as The Force Unleashed and Heroes Season 3 (!!!^_^!!!), but if I just skimmed over them now, I wouldn't be able to properly talk about them tomorow or on friday.
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Big Motherville of Thee I Sing
January 26, 2012
Okay well here we go, it's been awhile, but that's not 'cause I've been too busy…no really I've got some other projects going and they might be posted already but fer two things. One they are not compatible with the rest of my Dysu crap really so they should go on a new page or even blog, however because of…Two, my new attempts are more…complicated to lay out on the page so I am looking for some co-authors, co-artists, co-posters if any one is interested…but I am off track because though I have been semi and occasionally busy with these projects, I also get discouraged and struggle to keep on task, struggle to believe that we are smart enough as a people to overcome and remain free…
Just let me give ya two recent examples. Here in my home town the city and county have received federal dollars to further attack smoking and smokers rights and they are, without mercy or mirth, doing just that. Now I realize that much of the rest of the country has already succumbed to this madness…but that's why I moved here, to the frozen north, where people are tough independent and no nonsense, but here we are on the verge of making the smoking of legal nicotine products in all public spaces illegal.
And I know, I'm not stupid, many of you (who may possibly someday read this blog) are nodding yer wittle heads in agreement, "After all" you say "We must protect the chilren from the killers who chose to smoke near them because everyone knows it is a proven indisputable fact that 2nd hand smoke causes cancer." EXCEPT…except…News Flash 2nd hand smoke has not been proven to cause cancer. It is very clear if you just stop and do a little research, but I know you won't…you who want to believe the lie. And nothing the lil ol Dysu can say will change yer mind will it, but how about Penn & Teller the famous comedian magicians check this out if you still believe 2nd hand smoke has been proven to cause cancer..
Okay so you didn't bother watching did you? See because it fits in with the rest of your schema (a psychology term, Greek in origin, go look it up) to continue to believe a lie, to believe the bs, as does the next crazy thing I am forced to listen to this morning…Mrs Obama's call for tougher nutrition regulations for schools and the CBS news heads reactions to it. I haven't heard it yet, just the promo, but I already know whuich way the wind will blow. They will see the wisdom, have experts that back the statistically moot pseudo science and all nod there heads in agreement. Of course they are balanced so they will give the opposite view a minute or so for rebuttal, then gently chide and mock him as they roll into the next segment.
But the critics are right we live in a nanny state indeed Big Motherville of Thee I Sing…it is far too late to put that genie back in the bottle.
But that's only if you believe like I do, parnioidly dysfunctional
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Well, it got cold again, which made it a great day to stay in and be crafty... well except for the trip to the LSS to get some paper to match my stamp below. The base of the card is Bazzill and the blue is as well. The design paper which I found is really cute from Karen Foster.
The stamp is from Stampabilities. I pulled out my Copics, and I colored the horse first. I used E31, 33, 35, 37 on him, and the mane and hooves are C5, 7 and 9. I also used the C5, 7 and 9 on his hair, but I added a little bit of E29 I think to give it a little bit of a different tone. The guns also use C series but I started with C3, and used C5 and C7.
The skin is E000 and E00. There is a little R20 on his cheeks.
I LOVE using the B9X series for blue jeans. This coloring was no different. Mainly starting with B93, 95 and a little bit of 97 in the shadows. I used the R2x series for the hat, boots, scarf and horsey paraphernalia.
TIP of the Post - Occasionally when you color with Copics you go outside the edges. (I know there are some people who don't, but that just isn't me.) Usually it can be easily fixed with the Blender pen. There is one exception, IMO. RED. For me, red is absolutely impossible to remove. When I try It just turns into a pink mess. Depending on how light the pink mess is, I sometimes use another color to mask it... e.g, a dark sky. My solution this time was to cut out the image, and then pop it up.
I used Nesties to cut out the rectangles and then inked the edges with Jumbo Java VersaMagic. I also inked up the edge of the card, and the edge of the design paper. The Sentiment is from Flourishes and fits really nicely on the Fancy Tag Nesties.
Thanks for stopping by. I am going to go find something else to start coloring. There is another birthday at work this week. :-)


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What's a Caldicott Guardian?
A Caldicott Guardian is a senior member of staff with responsibilities for protecting the confidentiality of patient and service-user information and enabling appropriate information-sharing.
The Caldicott Guardian for YAS is the Executive Medical Director.
The Caldicott Report sets out a number of general principles which health and social care organisations should use when reviewing their use of patient/client information and these are set out below:
Principle 1: Justify the purpose(s)
Every proposed use or transfer of personally-identifiable information within or from an organisation should be clearly defined and scrutinised, with continuing uses regularly reviewed by the appropriate guardian.
Principle 2: Do not use personally-identifiable information unless it is absolutely necessary
Personally-identifiable information items should only be used when there is no alternative.
Principle 3: Use the minimum personally-identifiable information
Where the use of personally-identifiable information is considered to be essential, each individual item of information should be justified so the minimum amount of identifiable information is provided.
Principle 4: Access to personally-identifiable information should be on a strict need-to-know basis
Only those individuals who need access to personally-identifiable information should have permission.
Principle 5: Everyone should be aware of their responsibilities
Action should be taken to ensure that those handling personally-identifiable information are aware of their responsibilities and obligations to respect patient/client confidentiality.
Principle 6: Understand and comply with the law
Every use of personally-identifiable information must be lawful. Someone in each organisation should be responsible for ensuring that the organisation complies with legal requirements.


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If you guessed 100%, you are right.
Gail, the woman who obtained Corky's dog two weeks ago, came walking down the sidewalk with the dog. When she approached my yard I hailed her with, "Is that Cody?" and she responded with a Yes. We introduced ourselves (since my socialite neighbor hadn't introduced us two weeks ago) and we talked about the dog and the fig tree we were standing next to. It was a quick and friendly exchange.
Cody, however, nearly pulled Gail over by suddenly lunging against his lease and pulling her back up the sidewalk toward Lynda's house. Our conversation ended abruptly because sad, lonely Lynda had come out onto her front lawn and called Cody over. The Dr. Phil wannabe, who two weeks ago tried to belittle me for having no friends, saw me out front and deliberately sabotagued an interpersonal relationship at the moment of conception. She, of course, will claim she only wanted to follow up with the dog and his new owner, but her (lack of) social skills belie the claim.
Another friend of mine walked by a minute later, stopped for a half-minute exchange of pleasantries, then continued on past the koffee klatch next door.
The next puzzle for the practiced manipulator was, "How do I prevent this woman from talking to that evil man over there as she passes by him again?" Pretty obvious, huh? Lynda escorted Gail and Cody almost to the fig tree. Lynda then led Gail in turning away into the stance that says, "I need to tell you something important and confidential." For a few intense seconds, Lynda bent Gail's ear so badly I'm surprised it stayed attached, then they parted and went opposite directions. My unpleasantly gained experience with Lynda's verbal style made me feel truly sorry for this poor woman. Gail glanced furtively at me as she hurried by, her ears dripping and her brain stunned from their force-fed injection of virulent speech. There was no way Gail could absorb the viperous poison just delivered and speak with me seconds later, so I let her go without word or gesture. She was innocent of a larger conflict not her own, and to be abused in such a despicable manner by a truly awful excuse for a human being is demonic.
I saw Gail again this morning on her walk. She appeared to have pulled through her near-death experience and we spoke briefly. (Because Lynda is taking notes, nothing was mentioned about my NFH's.) You see, not everyone I meet for the first time has to receive a catering truck load of s - -t.


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I avoid those who would hand me a set of rules which God gave them, and by which I am supposed to live. It's not that I don't believe that the Divine Ultimate speaks to us; it does. It's not that I don't believe that the Alpha/Omega has wisdom for us which enriches our lives; it does. It's not that I don't believe in rules, or self-discipline; I do. But I do not believe That Which Made It All bothers with behavioral minutiae; Spirit is not a quibbler.
(Don't start with me #1: "Well don't you believe in the Ten Commandments? Thou shalt not kill? Honor thy father and mother?" C'mon. If you need the Divine Ultimate to tell you not to commit murder, then we have a whole 'nother set of issues to discuss. Don't start with me #2: "What do you have against religion?" Nothing at all. What I'm against is somebody else trying to slather me down with *their* religion, and judgments thereof. )
Spirit is not a quibbler. Spirit doesn't care what we wear when we pray, or where we are when we do. And I believe that when we're in true communion with the Alpha/Omega, what we feel and learn isn't the stuff of Aphorism-a-Day desk calendars. Listen to Rumi:
(from "Moses and the Shepherd", translated by Coleman Barks)
God began speaking deeper mysteries to Moses.
Vision and words, which cannot be recorded here, poured into and through him.
He left himself and came back.
He went to eternity and came back here.
Many times this happened.
It's foolish of me to try and say this.
If I did say it, it would uproot our human intelligences.
It would shatter all writing pens.
Be conscious. Treat the people you meet with respect. Help them if they need it, if you can, and if they can accept your help. Fall in the love with the world and everything in it. Love and respect yourself. Fall in love with Spirit. Remember you're not the first person who's been here, and that you're not the last, either. Learn and teach. Share. Laugh hard, and often. And die knowing you're going back to the place you came from.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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Amen and amen!
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Quick Update –
At appx 10:30 last night when the motion to reconsider in the main meeting last night failed, Arnold Zeiderman called a special session of the Amador GOP that was closed to the public.
After brow-beating and arm-twisting, Arnold Zeiderman was able to deliver an Amador County GOP endorsement of Jeff Seaton.
This is an embarrassment to the Republican Party – but this race has apparently become personal for Mr. Zeiderman.
6 Responses to "Jeff Seaton Update – Arnold Zeiderman Gets His Man"
What did you do, erase my comment?
Blogger's Note: Charlene – did you leave one earlier???
Yes, I was at the meeting. It was our regular meeting. Superior Court Judge and DA were there at start of meeting. They left after our guests gave their presentation for our consideration. Neither one of them said a thing. They came, sat and left.
I was home an in bed before 10:30pm, so your source is wrong.
Also my arm and eye brows are just fine.
Perhaps you should get a better source, as they should have told you we asked to revisit the prior vote at meeting with candidates.
I hope you get this comment. Once again arm and eye brows are just fine there was no arm twisting.
Blogger's Note: The system ate the first one she sent. Here's the score – I have reliable sources that have indicated that there has been some considerable arm-twisting. It would appear that Charline was not one that needed anyt cajouling to vote they way Arnie needed her to.
Excuse me, I don't let anyone make up my mind on how I vote. I vote for who I want to vote for.
Your reliable sources….perhaps you should check with them again regarding the arm twisting. Your sources are wrong and make you look like you don't care about the truth just stirring the stuff.
As I said before, I hope I don't receive any more e-mails from you. I am glad you keep posting as I now know now who is helping you stir and hope they are happy to be in the litter box with you. Just look out for the tootsie roll.
Have a great day, you and your sources have made mine and other Republicans an even better day.
Blogger's Note: I edited this comment due to some typos, but left the grammar errors as is. As to the comment – any Republican that supports someone as compromised ethically as Jeff Seaton should be embarrassed. Apparently, there is more work to be done in Amador County. Most of the Cent Com does what Zeiderman asks them to on the natural.
For those of you reading – Charlene Buckley is on Jeff Seaton's Campaign Team
My thanks on your corrections. You are so blinded by your dislike of Arnie you cannot see the truth. We the Central Committee are not controlled by Arnie, we discuss items and vote our conscience.
Why don't you come on over to Amador County? Perhaps you should ask for a larger stipend or perhaps your sources could pay your way over here. We would welcome you to our meetings. Our next meeting is May 17th, 2012. I provide the refreshments so come and have coffee and cookies with us while we deliberate.
Feel free to make corrections, the readers will get my drift..
Blogger's Note: We're all volunteers here. I am not too far from Jackson, about 90 miles or so – might make for a fun evening getting glared at and the like.
For the rest of you reading – Charlene Buckley is on Jeff Seaton's campaign team.
Ms. Buckley,
Why was there a second vote? I thought this was already voted on…no endorsement. WHY "revisit" the vote?
Can you explain WHY there was a second vote, behind closed doors not open to the public?
If you voted for no endorsement at the first meeting, what changed? Again, why the second meeting?
PLEASE explain.
And as for the invitation to "I provide the the refreshments so come and have coffee and cookies with us while we deliberate"…I'm sure many people would like to, but, you would probably close the doors…again.
Blogger's Note – My sources are impeccable and I don't understand the revision of history.
For your information, we did not re-vote for the endorsement. It was called to our attention that one of our ex-officio members who we thought had been appointed to the committee was not legally appointed with the County Election office. Therefore, our total number of members on the committee was 10 not 11, and our vote at the March 29th meeting, (which was called for the purpose of considering endorsements) constituted a 2/3 vote for Jeff Seaton. We therefore found that we had properly endorsed him. The meeting was held at our normal time of 6:30PM and I was home by 9:00PM. Your sources are completely unreliable. Why are you refusing to correct the false information you are putting out about the Central Committee? And why does Jeff Seaton's fitness for office have anything to do with the Republican Central Committee?. We have never received any money from him or from the Jackson Rancheria. Our books are open to public knowledge. We have nothing to hide and hold our meetings and endorsements according to our by-laws and the State party rules. The only time the meeting was closed, was when we took the endorsement vote. This is in accordance with the protocols of the Rep State Committee. We never had a second endorsement vote and all subsequent meetings have been open to the public.
Our endorsement of Jeff Seaton was determined by
our consideration of his length of time in the county and his involvement with and concern for the county as shown by his involvement in many civic organizations and also was based on the presentation made to our committee by both Mr. Seaton and Mr. Hermanson. Mr. Hermanson 's main point for his vote was his statement that Defense Attorneys do not have to tell the truth, implying that Mr. Seaton is untruthful. We have always found Mr. Seaton to be truthful and trustworthy. He has many supporters in the community by those who have benefited from his expertise as an attorney in many different types of cases. While Mr.Hermanson's experience,except for the three years he has been with the Amador DA's office, consists only in representing disability claimants. We therefore came to the conclusion that Mr. Seaton's wide range of experience makes him more qualified to sit on the judicial bench and judicate many different types of cases.
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