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'It's Quite a Crisis' – The City of Normandy Park is Rapidly Going Broke
Normandy Park, one of King County's smallest suburban cities, is rapidly going broke.
City Manager Doug Schulze terms the city's looming financial crisis "a structural problem."
This, he said, is "directly related to the fact that as a mostly residential community, we don't bring in the amount of money needed to support the core services that we deliver."
Looking for solutions, some city council members are now casting a covetous eye on Burien's Manhattan neighborhood.
If Normandy Park could annex this area – with its commercial strip along the east side of 1st Ave. S. – the city would gain badly needed revenue from business and sales taxes.
"It's a tricky proposal," Mayor Clarke Brandt told The Normandy Park Blog this week, allowing that it's questionable whether the proposal will "reach the table."
While this is "very preliminary," Brandt said Normandy Park separated the Manhattan area "when we annexed the west side … it's ripe for discussion."
He described the Manhattan area as "kind of an orphan" for Burien. "Burien's efforts will be on Town Center and annexation" of North Highline….
"I would welcome it. The tax revenues generated would be enough to allow us to hire a new police officer," he said.
For Normandy Park to do this, however, Burien would first have to de-annex the Manhattan area within its city limits – and Burien is unlikely to cede this tax-producing commercial strip.
But desperate times call for desperate measures, and Normandy Park is approaching the brink.
Spending Reserves, Seeking Solutions
The situation "is not dire yet," Brandt said, "but it will become dire if we don't make changes. We have resources. In fact we've been spending our resources for years."
These "resources," said Schulze, are the city's dwindling reserves – which will be exhausted in an estimated three years if new revenue sources aren't found, or additional spending cuts are made.
Additional possibilities from a list of more than 20 options the Normandy Park City Council is studying include:
- Asking local voters to approve a property tax levy lid lift.
- Establishing a Transportation Benefit District with a $20 per vehicle license tab fee.
- Imposing new local taxes including a business and occupation tax and a 6 percent utility tax on storm water fees.
- Completing redevelopment of the Manhattan Village area.
- Withdrawing from King County Fire District 2 (Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department) and contracting for firefighting services to free local property tax revenue.
- Withdrawing from the King County Library District, also to free local property tax revenue.
- Sharing a public works director 80/20 with SeaTac.
- Contracting with the City of Des Moines for animal control and code enforcement services.
"If we want to get back to where we were before the downturn in 2008, we need $1.2 million [in new revenue] to get up to the moderate level of service we had in 2008," Brandt said.
Property Tax Levy Lid Lift
A property tax levy lid lift would generate $300,000," he noted. "I'm confident the voters of the City of Normandy Park will go for it when they find out where we are….
"In public safety, we're already two police officers short. We just can't keep on operating short and shorter."
The city council can impose a Transportation Benefit District vehicle tab fee of no more than $20 without voter approval.
And a business and occupation tax may be an attractive option for generating limited additional revenue since, Schulze noted, Normandy Park is the only city in South King County without it.
Despite its obvious benefits, advancing the Manhattan Village project presents a Catch-22, however, since the city is currently without a public works/community development director.
Another priority vacancy is a Public Works Department maintenance worker.
Remaining priorities for increasing staff "depending on the economy and city projects" are an entry level planner, a receptionist/clerk who can support the Finance Department, and an assistant police chief.
This according to the minutes of a special April 24 council study session to review the city's financial situation and consider possible solutions, which also indicate a council goal "to maintain a comfortable staffing level" of 30 full-time equivalent city employees.
"Quite a Crisis"
"It's quite a crisis," agreed Normandy Park City Councilwoman Marion Yoshino. "I don't think that people are quite aware of it.
"Two years ago we laid off our Parks and Recreation director and our Community Development director. Then we had one person in charge of public works and community development and part parks and rec, and we had to lay him off as of January.
"We also lost our city hall receptionist as of eight months ago," Yoshino continued. "And we might have to lay off our only planner as of next Jan. 1. We're down to less than nothing. It's really bad."
While contracting for police services with the King County Sheriff's Office, as do Burien and SeaTac, she said "we get a lot of good, real quality police attention for what we pay" for the city's own department.
"We spend about $90,000 per officer," which Yoshino said is about half per officer compared to what contract cities pay the sheriff's office.
Normandy Park is the smallest Highline-area city with a 2010 population of 6,335 occupying just 2.5 square miles of land. Primarily a residential community, the city is considered somewhat upscale with a per capita income that ranks 26th in the state.
Since 1999, however, local governments have seen declining tax revenues – and residential communities with small commercial districts have been hit especially hard.
Financial Needs Analysis
"The City of Normandy Park has experienced consistent and severe financial declines during the past 10 years," notes a Financial Needs Analysis prepared for the April 24 meeting.
"Specifically, lost revenues due to voter-approved initiatives and declining revenues associated with the Great Recession have had significant adverse impacts on the City budget. Since 2009, the City has been forced to reduce spending through a variety of methods, including layoffs, spending cuts, and unfilled staff positions.
"In addition," this analysis continues, "City reserves have been spent down to the minimum necessary. In 2012, additional cuts of $300,000 to $400,000 were required to avoid reducing reserve funds to a dangerous level."
In the absence of new revenue, perhaps coupled with still more spending cuts, Normandy Park's general fund would begin to run year-end deficit balances by 2015, according to the city's six-year forecast.
State law prohibits cities from ending the year with a financial deficit.
Sustainability Options
Long-term "sustainability options" for Normandy Park's economy, Schulze said, include "filling up Towne Center" and completing redevelopment of the Manhattan Village subarea.
Manhattan Village is "under developed, but there are 'opportunity sites' there that with the right incentives and redevelopment plan in place we could see some new business come in," including commercial buildings and multi-use buildings with ground-floor retail and multi-family housing units above.
The city could encourage higher densities there that, in turn, would generate higher rents," he added.
Schulze noted that developer Tom O'Keefe, who acquired Normandy Park Towne Center in early 2011, "is offering great incentives for new tenants," but this is progressing slowly in the slow economic recovery.
Reduced City Revenues
Everyone interviewed agrees that Normandy Park's financial difficulties began in 1999 when voters statewide approved Initiative 495, which limited vehicle tab fees for the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax to $30 a year.
That, said Schulze, essentially eliminated the state sales tax equalization fund that distributed revenue to cities with a limited sales tax base.
Next came I-747, also approved by voters statewide, which limits annual property tax increases by local governments and special purpose districts, such as school and fire districts, to 1 percent or the rate of inflation – whichever is less.
"Until then," he added, "we had the authority to levy a 3 percent property tax increase annually. Normandy Park could provide services with a little sales tax base.
"But the loss of both" – sales tax equalization revenue and annual 3 percent property tax increases – "is costing us $1.5 million a year."
Then came the recession in 2008, which not only reduced already limited local sales tax receipts but also brought down property values in this predominantly residential community.
"There's no question we need to do as much as we can immediately," Schulze said. "The council hasn't decided what to do yet. It will require some out-of-the-box thinking, some radical ideas."
"We've got a lot on our plate right now," Brandt concluded.


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MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School geometry students took part in the American Math Competition on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
The students, sophomores and freshmen, answered a series of multiple-choice questions in the national test, which were designed to evaluate their problem-solving and analytical skills during an enriching math experience, according to a release from the Rye Neck Union Free School District.
"It's a great opportunity for high school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematical skills that can assist in future careers by applying classroom-learned skills to unique problem-solving challenges," said math teacher David Grazioli.
The 25-question, 75-minute exam tested the students' knowledge of algebra and geometry, including the Pythagorean theorem, area and volume formulas, number theory and probability, the release said.
"I like to encourage the students to push themselves beyond their comfort zone when it comes to their mathematics experiences," Grazioli said. "You never know when something might pique their interest or when one student will finally get the ability to shine."
The American Math Competition is the first in a series of competitions. If students perform well enough, they're invited to participate in the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.
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Gen Bass is a music Universe, but in planet earth..so if you have read Gen bass, you might have noticed sometimes Vince or UMB talk about political/social issues ( see SA posts for example) but mostly of the "politically charged" content is posted by CABALLO.
This time is Caballo again.. to tell you that we (people who live in Toronto) are the G20 and G8 host these weeks.
I am not going to talk about the G20..but the MEGA REBEL PARTY we are going to throw!!!
SI SI.. I will be there as the only LATINO representing… pow pow
June 26, Saturday Night Fever will be taking over the streets of Toronto for a late night dance party. We are now announcing our start time as well as the neighbourhood from which we will be starting…
11 pm, Church Street Village
This is one of the tunes..for example..that will be giving the people the chance to DANCE and Fight 😉
The CLAC vs. Lykkie Li(Buraka Som Sistema rmx)
Dance Dance Dance – The CLAC vs. Lykkie Li(Buraka Som Sistema rmx) ~ G20 Rmx by dj_b#
We are encouraging people to make sure that they are in the area on the night of the 26th. Early on Saturday morning we will be announcing some details about meet up points in the neighbourhood where we will be encouraging people to converge. On Saturday night between 10:30 and 11pm we will be announcing our exact location for the 11pm kickoff (via twitter, facebook, and this website). Please already be in the neighbourhood so that we are all ready to go!
Saturday Night Fever is a dance party. the party is happening on the last night of the G20 summit in toronto. the G20 meetings are when the global elite plot another year of getting richer off the backs of people and the planet. they have a billion dollars to spend on security while many people in this city struggle to be able to pay for food and rent. so we're throwing a free party in toronto on our streets!
There is a high probability that the cops are gonna be aggressive in their attempts try to shut this party down, but we plan to keep going till dawn, despite the heat.
rebel elite will be there!!
here's also sum music from a dj who's gonna be there!!
F*&k the G20!!
F$CK the G8 (All roads lead to Cumbia mix) by dj_b#
State Trooper – Sprinsteen (Dj Dago remix)
Off the Grid, Underground – Rae Spoon
The Love that I Crave – The Blow (Strategy's Strat Club Remix)
Seven – Fever Rae (Twelves remix)
War – Edwin Starr (King Britt remix)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm yours – Stevie Wonder (Dj Smash Essential Funk Remix)
Your Rock my World – Michael Jackson feat. Nas (Cookin Soul remix)
Give it to me – Timbaland (Bombon remix)
CumbYeah! – El Drado Diiyei remix
La Cumbia de Prodigy – disqueDJ mix
Crees que soy sexy? – Systema Solar
THIS IS THE SCHEDULE and MOST OF THE TOPICS
~ self-determination for indigenous peoples
~ climate and environmental justice
~ income equity and community control over resources
~ migrant justice and an end to war and occupation
~ gender justice, queer and disAbility rights.
Organizers percieved level of police interference
* = low; ** = medium; *** = high
* 18-20 June 2010, All Day, Forum, Ryerson: 2010 People's Summit
21-24 June 2010: THEMED DAYS OF RESISTANCE (BUILD UP)
J21-24, Various times/locations, Reel Solutions Documentary Film Series
J21, 7pm, Harper's Attacks on Reproductive Rights at home and abroad, 25 Cecil Street, OCAC [email protected]
** J21, 2pm, Allan Gardens, March: "All Out In Defense of the Rights of All"
** J22, Various Times/Locations, creative civic transformations and street theatre for Gender Justice
J22, 4:30pm, Yonge and Queen St, Creative Queer Resistance to the G20
* J23, 11am, Alexandra Park (Dundas and Bathurst St.) March: "Toxic Tour of Toronto"
* J23, 7pm, Ryerson Student Campus Centre (SCC115), 55 Gould St: People's Assembly on Climate Justice: Moving Forward from Cochabamba (Poster) (Facebook)
** J24, 11am, Queen's Park, March: "Canada Can't Hide Genocide: Indigenous Day of Action" (Poster Image)
J24, 5pm, Toronto Underground Cinema 186 Spadina Ave, "Six Miles Deep" Documentary
* J24, 8pm, 25 Cecil Street Steelworkers Hall, Forum: "Confront the Invasion!" (Poster image)
25-27 June 2010: DAYS OF ACTION
J25, 12:30pm, Allan Gardens (corner of Carleton and Sherbourne), G20 Feminist Picnic and Politics
** J25, 2:30pm, Allan Gardens (Carlton Street between Jarvis and Sherbourne Street) Free the Streets! March. Block Party. Tent City: "Justice for Our Communities"
* J25, 6:00pm, Forum, Massey Hall: "Shout Out For Global Justice"
* J26, 1:00pm, March, Queen's Park: "People's First. We Deserve Better" (MAP)
*** J26, 1:00pm, March, Queen's Park: "Get Off the Fence"
*** J26, Time/Location TBA, Radical Street Party: "Saturday Night Fever."
*** J27, Time/Location TBA, Autonomous Direct Actions: "Getting Down to Business"
* J27, 1pm, Corner of Bloor and Spadina, Bike Block action
** J27, 2pm, St James Park (on King St. between Jarvis and Church), March: "Prayer Vigil"
J27, 3:33 PM, Anywhere including 299 Queen Street West, Make Believe Tea Party, ('zine) (Handout)
*** J27, 5pm, Bruce Mackey Park (Dundas and Wardell), March: Fire.Works.For.Prisons


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Today's weather;
We have a break on the recent weather this morning and it's fairly cloudy over Koh Samui with a good breeze coming inland. I do expect it to remain mostly cloudy today and it should not get as hot as the previous days. Current temp at 7am is 29C
The Chinese Temple in Maenam
Yesterday saw the typical sunny morning, which we are used to by now for this a-typical June weather pattern, but duirng the early afternoon heavy clouds moved in and some parts of the island had some rain or drizzle whilst other parts remained dry. Max temp reached 33C
The forecast predicts cloudier skies until the weekend with a nice breeze and after the weekend we might be able to embrace the sunny skies again.
Do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and don't forget to use my Camille's Samui hotel recommendation blog and my Camille's Thailand hotel recommendation blog for all your hotel bookings on Koh Samui and around Thailand. By doing so, you will support my blog. Thanks folks!


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Welcome to the web site of the Kentucky Livestock Coalition!
The Kentucky Livestock Coalition exists to promote Kentucky's poultry and livestock industries by educating consumers and policy makers of the positive contributions that poultry and livestock farmers have on the state. We are committed to advancing environmentally friendly, socially responsible and economically viable farming practices while providing safe and affordable food for our families and yours. The Kentucky Livestock Coalition is staffed by the Kentucky Soybean Board and funded in part by Kentucky soybean farmers' checkoff contributions.
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Happy Sunday all! Today's prompt is reviewing a product, book, or service. I currently have not read anything I'm going to suggest to grown adults (although we are really loving the boxcar children!). I've also recently reviewed a bunch of products, so I'm sending you there today.
Enjoy and tomorrow is a special day! Soooo loooking forward to it & you will too!


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Australian actress Margot Robbie in talks for one of the lead roles in the ABC drama pilot "Pan Am."
Sony Pictures TV skein is set in the early 1960s and centers on a group of pilots and flight attendants.
The pilot was penned by Jack Orman and will be helmed by Thomas Schlamme.
Role marks Robbie's first major American role, having previously starred in the Oz skein "Neighbours."
She is repped by Management 360, Aran Michael Management in Australia and Jackoway Tyerman.


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Different kinds of wines require diverse applications of the wine making process. White wines require lower temperatures and longer fermentation times, and the removal of skins, seeds and stems if using red grapes in its production. Red wines thrive in higher temperatures, and the fermentation process must be a speedier one than in white wines.
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Bill Conroy reports for the Narcosphere:
From MX1's email correspondence with Stratfor:
So, as you have no doubt gathered by now, the National Security Council decided to really up the ante in Juarez. We expect 5,000 additional troops and up to 1,000 additional federal police. Among the new elements, there will be at least 10 specialized intelligence units, as well as special forces units from both the Army and the Air Force. One of the intelligence units will be from the Navy (not for publication).
… The military will surgically remove cells that had been previously identified, but for whatever reason were not taken down yet. Periods of adjustment will ensue, but the military will fill any void left in terms of territorial control, ultimately causing the competing DTOs [drug trafficking organizations] to wait/give up. [Emphasis added.]
… The first to fall will be those waging the "third war", as they are a bunch of retarded morons that have no chance against a force deployment of this size, and thrive only because of impunity.
The "third war" MX1 referred to in the email correspondence is described as follows in a 2009 article penned by Stratfor analysts Fred Burton and Scott Stewart:
This third war is the war being waged on the Mexican population by criminals who may or may not be involved with the cartels. Unlike the other battles, where cartel members or government forces are the primary targets and civilians are only killed as collateral damage, on this battlefront, civilians are squarely in the crosshairs.


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Public transit systems are struggling across the region as the ice storm causes cancellations and delays.
- TTC street car service has been suspended due to icy power lines.
- Subway service on the SRT line and Sheppard subway has been suspended due to signal issues, according to TTC spokesperson Brad Ross.
- Subway trains are currently bypassing Rosedale and York Mills Station due to weather related problems at the stations.
- Train service to Davisville Station has resumed. Yonge-Bloor subway fully operational.
- Trains are currently holding along the Sheppard line due to signal related problems.
- Trains are turning back at Victoria Park & Warden Stns due to a tree on the rail at Victoria Park Stn. Shuttle buses have been ordered.
- Subway station elevators that are not operating: Bayview, Don Mills, Victoria Park, North York, York Mills.
- TTC is telling customers to expect delays across all surface routes due to weather. Many routes on diversion. TTC route 115 Silver Hills route has been cancelled.
- Some subway stations are on emergency lighting.
- Dozens of arrivals and departures have been cancelled or delayed at Pearson International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Airlines are advising travellers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
- VIA Rail issued a travel advisory for travelers to expect delays going from Toronto to Ottawa, Montreal or New York.
- Lakeshore East Go Train service is back online after being suspended this morning.
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Collection of three Christmassy comedies. In 'All I Want for Christmas' (1991), brother and sister, Ethan (Ethan Embry) and Hallie (Thora Birch), are about to experience their first Christmas since the divorce of their parents, but the kids cook up a complex Christmas Eve plot to get rid of Mom's obnoxious new boyfriend and effect a reconciliation with Dad. In 'Surviving Christmas' (2004), Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) is a successful business executive who is tired of spending Christmas alone, and decides to rent a typical All-American family to brighten up the festive season. Making the Valco family an offer they can't refuse, Drew moves in for Christmas. But before long, his spoiled antics and outrageous demands turn a happy holiday into a nightmare. In 'Scrooged' (1988), Bill Murray plays Frank, a network TV president and modern-day Scrooge who is always looking out for number one. One night, as Christmas approaches, he is visited by three zany ghosts including ex-New York Doll David Johansen as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Carol Kane as a violent Ghost of Christmas Present; whilst jazz great Miles Davis appears in a cameo role as a street musician.
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Tobias, Caty, Mike, Kirky, Watty, Glen, Tim, Cameron, Sara, Greg, Dave, Fares, Mike, Ric and Rickie... Not pictured, Jackie, Kelly and Easton.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hanging in There...
This is a great hospital. Volunteers stayed with Rickie almost the entire time I was gone for meetings today. I got back at 5pm, and he was playing football (Madden 2006) with one volunteer. As soon as he left, another young girl came in and has been talking to him on and off for the last hour or so.
We are eating right now - but it is tough to get him to eat. And when he does, theoretically, it doesn't "stick" inside - so he just passes it without getting any of the nutrients from it. He takes enzymes to break down the food, but he still needs to take as much in as he can. Another odd characteristic about cf is that the kids need as much protein and calories as possible. So "eating right" means eating as much as possible. It doesn't make sense to me entirely, but I have now been schooled by a number of people who I respect and who understand cf far better than I, so I am willing to go along with it.
As a result, Rickie can eat ANYTHING he wants. Ice cream, junk food, sugar, etc. Whatever it takes to get calories in his body... McDonalds is considered health food for him...
I didn't swim today. I'll go tomorrow. Sitting here makes me want to get in the water and just pound out the laps. It is interesting to me that my reaction to all this is to want to swim even more - not sure how that was learned or how you can teach it. I am starting to get antsy because I missed today. And of course, my back telegraphs me little signals that tell me I need to be in the water soon.
I read recently where people who are unemployed or underemployed are in greater danger of getting unhealthy because of inactivity. The theory is that the depression that often accompanies underemployment causes a lack in desire to stay healthy. Wow. I think swimmers really skew these numbers. Seems to me a lot of people I know who swim do more rather than less in periods of anxiety or stress. The perfect balance - sort of...
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I just read your article in swimmer magazine (my first article..I am new to Masters). I just had to comment. When I was 12, I swam with a group of high school students in a relay race from weko beach, michigan to oak street beach in Chicago to raise money for CF. One of our swim families had a family member with CF. I will never forget the experience and details of CF. Our friend too was treated at the Childrens Hospital in Ann Arbor and they were remarkable back then! It was great to year that some 25 years later a similar event is happening to raise money for such a great cause. Keep Fighting!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2010 at 10:50 AM
I also just read your article in Swimmer Magazine. I've been a swimmer all my life and a masters swimmer for 11 years. I put in about 4,000 yards three days a week. I have two daughters with CF (ages 13 and 15). My youngest was in the hospital in December and my oldest hasn't been hospitalized in 5 years. I think its great how you're using swimming to raise funds and awareness for CF. Keep it up! And good luck in 2010!ReplyDelete


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The iCB Spring/Summer 2014 ad campaign may be minimalist overall, but there is a futuristic vibe thrown into the mix that owes itself to the sleek all-white outfits put on display as well as the holographic backdrop present in each image. The latter was directly inspired by the holographic materials used in the new line while the fluorescent light work was influenced by the creations of the late Dan Flavin, an American minimalist artist.
Shot by photographer Daniel Jackson, the iCB Spring/Summer 2014 ad campaign stars Puero Rican model Joan Smalls. The brunette beauty was styled by Tiina Laakkonen. The crisp whites and techno materials were complemented with a slicked back ponytail and barely there makeup.
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Clothes' colors
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Jul. 7th, 2013 | 04:42 pm
When browsing through an outdoor catalogue earlier today, I noticed how outlandish most of the terms used to describe clothes' colors are. So since it's a Sunday and I've got nothing better to do, I made some lists and took a look at the numbers.
Preparations (aside from the transcription itself) included adding whitespace were appropriate and weeding out obvious misspellings (e.g. "light onix"). "Grey" was normalized to "gray", and the few German terms there were were translated into English; French terms were kept as intentionally fancy variations. A couple of "checks" colors were un-checked (as it were), as "checks" was deemed to be a pattern rather than a color proper; "melange", OTOH, was kept.
After all this, the grand total was 556 terms. I initially thought that female clothes would be described in much fancier terms than male clothes, but not so: 330 terms (59.35%) were used for female clothes' colors, 300 terms (53.96%) for male clothes' colors, and 92 terms (16.55%) for unisex clothes' colors.
There was less overlap than I expected; 208 terms (37.41%) were exclusive to female clothes (63.03% of all terms used for female clothes), 173 terms (31.12%) were exclusive to male clothes (57.67% of all terms used for male clothes), and 42 terms (7.55%) were exclusive to unisex clothes (45.65% of all terms used for unisex clothes).
116 terms (20.86%) were used for both female and male clothes, 44 terms (7.91%) for both male and unisex clothes, and 39 terms (7.01%) for both female and unisex clothes. 33 terms (5.94%) were used across all three categories.
You can find all the lists here. Note that the filenames contain unicode characters, namely ∩ and ∪, so switch to a Unicode encoding if your browser doesn't autodetect this.
Looking at the colors themselves is fun, too. There seem to be five rough categories:
Basic colors: red, gray, blue etc.; colors for which we have specific words.
Generic modified basic colors: dark red, medium gray, light blue etc.; basic colors with generic modifiers.
Evocatively modified basic colors: cherry red, asphalt gray, cornflower blue etc.; basic colors with specific modifiers that evoke certain mental images.
Evocative colors: habanero, pewter, glacier etc.; terms that evoke specific mental images, without any basic color names.
Fancy colors: microchip, radiation, t.moro etc.; non-descriptive terms that cannot (easily) be understood without having seen the color.
Other interesting ones: "core energy", "gulf stream" and "tiznit cru" all made me wonder just what the heck I'd be looking at. On the other end of the proverbial spectrum, there were such colors as "real red" and "true black" — as opposed to fake red and false black (blue and white, one presumes)?
"London fog" and "smoked pearl" were both great and very evocative examples of category four colors that'll immediately give you an idea of what you're looking at. "Ultrapeach" was cute, but "old loden" sounded rather unappealing, and "tendril" may have been one of the grossest ones the list (I'm almost surprised noone went for "slime"). "Habanero" may go well with "zing", but unfortunately there was no "red hot" to complete the triumvirate.
"Stretch limo" deserves an award for being not just unevocative but also actively misleading: it was black, but all the stretch limos I have seen myself have been white. And finally, whoever came up with "potting soil" was probably trying to get fired. :)
There's still room for further "research", too. For instance, you could categorize the colors according to the above scheme and see how the categories are distributed for male, female and unisex colors (total and exclusive). The usual cliché is that terms used for female clothes are more likely to be in the higher categories, but is this actually true?
Also, you could classify the colors in the higher categories according to what sort of entity they invoke. It appeared to me that male clothes' color were much more likely to be described in terms of metals, for instance; it'd be interesting to see if this is true, and if there's any other such trends and tendencies.
And finally — this WAS an outdoor catalogue. How does it compare to clothes from "regular" mail-order catalogues? Is it as fancy, or less so (or more so)? And so on.
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Generally speaking, BTW, I think German schools teach British English. At least mine did, and this went so far that US-American spelling, pronounciation etc. was considered incorrect, although exceptions were made for those who'd been there as exchange students. Outside of schools, I don't think it's an issue (anymore than, say, German vs. Austrian German would be in Australia); I imagine a fair number of people won't even be aware that there's a difference.
Myself, I tend to stick to US-American spelling these days.


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Rapper and actor Common's recent invitation to perform at the White House fueled a heated debate last night between Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Fox News's Bill O'Reilly. The Daily Show host was invited on The O'Reilly Factor for the sole purpose of discussing Common's lyrics. During the interview the Stewart defended Common and accused Fox News of being "a selective outrage machine…that pettifogs [an issue] only when it suits the narrative that suits them."
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For some time, "48 Hours" producers had been following the incredible story of a teenage kid from Camano Island, Wash., who allegedly stole airplanes, crash landed them and survived; a total of five planes and not one hour logged as a student pilot. Each plane theft was more daring than the next.
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Our investigation found he had a tough childhood and came from an abusive home. For more than two years, he is suspected of robbing homes and local businesses to survive, taking cash and food. He often did this while barefoot and left drawings of bare feet, earning the moniker, the Barefoot Bandit.
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For those who are not familiar with Dick Rutan, you can look at his world famous, record breaking airplane the Voyager, suspended from the ceiling of the Smithsonian right next to Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. In 1986, Dick commanded the Voyager flight with fellow pilot Jeana Yeager into the pages of history. It was a flight that took them nonstop around the globe without refueling. Their trip took just minutes over nine days. They received the Presidential Citizens Medal of Honor from President Reagan just days after they landed.
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Experience and Qualifications
Psychotherapist and counsellor since 2006 - NHS and private practice. Trauma Foundation South West since 2010 - working with asylum seekers and refugees as a psychotherapist, counsellor, supervisor, assessment manager and group facilitator.
UKCP accredited Integrative Psychotherapy training with bcpc - Bath Centre of Psychotherapy and Counselling - Humanistic and Psychodynamic theory and practice are combined within a Relational understanding of human development and needs. In my MA research project 'Listening to Silence', I explored the ways by which historical trauma can be unconsciously transmitted to future generations.
MA HIP (Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy) - Middlesex University
Diploma HIP - Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling
Qualified UKCP registered Supervisor trained with CSTD
BA (hons) English Literature - Polytechnic of North London
Further UKCP accredited training with GASW - Group Analysis South West
Psychotherapists are required to be in their own therapy throughout their training, attend regular CPD events and have supervision for all their work. All my work is confidential, including email, phone enquiries and initial meetings. I adhere to the codes of conduct and ethical practice of bcpc & UKCP - which include a commitment to my ongoing personal development and learning.
Accredited and registered with United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy UKCP No: 2011162889.


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Red Elephant Inn Bed & Breakfast (formerly known as the Victorian Harvest Inn), North Conway, New Hampshire - New England lodging nestled in the White Mountains, offering eight guest rooms, garden and pool. The inn is perfect for family reunions, anniversary celebrations and retreats.
Phone: 1-800-642-0749 / 603-356-3548 - FAX: 603-356-8430
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
This and other New Hampshire Bed and Breakfast Inns can be found here online in The Register.
Romantic Country Inns, Getaways and B&Bs offer a great lodging alternative to big hotels.
A warm comfortable bed and a tasty breakfast can make for a great vacation or business travel day!


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Tech Bytes: 01.06.2017January 6th, 2017
Topics: AI & Machine Learning Apps Big Data / Analytics Cloud Computing Future of Work Global Internet of Things Mobile Privacy Risk Management Talent & Workforce
In Japan, the Future of Insurance is Artificial Intelligence – When we talk about the future of work and technology eliminating jobs, the common belief is that manual labor will be the biggest loser. However, many decision-making jobs are likely to disappear, such as determining insurance payouts based on claim information. That's exactly what one Japanese insurance firm did this week as they let go 30+ employees in favor of IBM Watson's AI platform. Expect a lot more stories like these in the coming months and years.
Read More: A Japanese Insurance Firm Replaced 30 Workers with IBM's Artificial Intelligence Technology
Read More: Japanese Company Replaces Office Workers with Artificial Intelligence
Read More: Japanese Insurance Firm Replaces 34 Staff with AI
Washington is Unified in Support of US Intelligence Community – At a Senate committee hearing this week intelligence officials and Senators from both parties universally agreed that Russia was directly involved with hacking of the 2016 Presidential election, despite repeated skepticism by the President Elect. The incoming administration has been highly critical of the intelligence community's claim that Russia interfered with the election, despite reportedly overwhelming evidence supporting the claim. The big question for businesses moving forward is to whether or not Trump's skepticism is isolated to election hacking or will be widespread in nature. Will the US government protect and/or retaliate when state-sponsored cyber-attacks occur (similar to the Sony hack perpetrated by North Korea). Only time will tell.
Read More: Countering Trump, Bipartisan Voices Strongly Affirm Findings on Russian Hacking
Read More: Intelligence Chief Defends Finding Russia Meddled in Election
Read More: The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.
At CES, It's Alexa, Alexa, Alexa – The word out of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is Alexa was everywhere. The Amazon voice assistant will soon show up in phones, in cars, in TVs, in washing machines and just about anywhere Amazon can put it. The open platform is a big win for Amazon, but can also be a huge win for companies looking to build out products and services on the platform. Think of Alexa as an early (more limited) Apple App Store, where developers can build on top of its current functionality, much the way they developed apps for the iPhone a decade ago.
Read More: Alexa Just Conquered CES. The World Is Next
Read More: Amazon's Alexa Stole the Show at CES in a Bid to Become the Internet of Things Operating System
Read More: Amazon's Alexa is Everywhere at CES 2017
Personal Assistants are the Next Legal Frontier for Privacy and Self-Incrimination – A case in Bentonville, Arkansas is causing headaches for privacy advocates and Amazon as one of its Echo devices is a playing a key role in a murder case in that city. The falls into the same category as the San Bernardino iPhone case last year in that police hope to find data that can be used against a murder suspect, but access and finding usable data is not that simple. When a warrant must be obtained for data on digital devices (or the cloud) and what can be constituted self-incrimination will remain a question in our legal system for the foreseeable future, and the Echo murder case is likely just the beginning.
Read More: How Much Can Police Find out from a Murderer's Echo
Read More: Amazon Echo and the Hot Tub Murder
Featured CXOTalk Video of the Week: Interview with Tim Baum, VP and CIO, Harford Mutual Insurance
Join the conversation on Twitter! Share with us your #TechBytes and insights.


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Saturday, 21 February 2015
The story of a stamp design
Posted by thekathrynwheel at 08:00
18 comments:
How lovely to hear the story that inspired the stamp!ReplyDelete
Your art work is amazing and I am so pleased you now have a range of stamps
It's Crafting Time near Cambridge is also stocking Stampotique rubber stamps and has ordered a selection of yours including this one I believe!
Kate, thanks so much for sharing your inspiration story! Your new stamps are wonderful and you must be so very excited- why, I'm excited for you!! heehee Best wishes! xoxoReplyDelete
How interesting! Jo xReplyDelete
Loved making those dolls too lol, both a e you improved your doll making skills ;) thanks for sharing your creative process I found it fascinating and am just loving your style :)ReplyDelete
Great to hear why and how it all started. XxReplyDelete
Great story !! Great stuff Kate !ReplyDelete
thanks for telling the story,your stamps are so great.ReplyDelete
Lovely Story !!!!ReplyDelete
I want them all haha...
I need to get some of your stamps they are so cool thanks or sharing been trying to carve my own not easy but fun yours are an inspiration zen hugs have a great dayReplyDelete
That's sooo interesting Kate. I love your wooden doll faces. I'm reminded a bit of Worzel Gummidge when I see them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha ha! Too funny! I used to LOVE Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally :-)Delete
Thanks for sharing the story about how the new Queen of Everything stamp came to be!ReplyDelete
What a great story. Loving your new stampsReplyDelete
This is so Great to hear the story behind your art. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
CONGRATULATIONS on becoming a Stampotique Stamp Designer Kate! Loving your whimsical designs and it's fab to read how The Queen began.ReplyDelete
Looking forward to getting a few of your images! :-) x
LOVE your "doodle"!ReplyDelete
She is gorgeous, I loved hearing about the process :)ReplyDelete
All your angels are BEAUTIFUL ♥ReplyDelete
Didn't a gorgeous, talented lady once say, there are NO mistakes :D


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The 317th Troop Carrier Group "Jungle Skippers" deliver their cargo to the landing zones of Topside. The unit comprised the 39th, 40th, 41st and 46th Troop Carrier Squadrons.
Black Beach, looking towards Caballo Is., occupied the former area of Barrio San Juan. The barrio had been evacuated and levelled pre-war to provide clear lines of fire across the south channel.


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Hunting is one of the most exciting sports activities in the world. It gets your adrenaline pumping as nothing else can. It also challenges you mentally because you have to study many things including the habits of the animal you are hunting. However, you cannot do it well without some accessories like a wireless trail camera. This camera helps you to spot wild game improving your odds of catching one. Buying this kind of gadget is not easy because so many of them exist. You have to get the perfect one that will improve your hunt making it enjoyable and effective. Examining reviews on these cameras can be confusing because they are so many things you should scrutinize. Here are the key things to notice on wireless trail camera reviews.
– Connectivity Is Critical
One of the greatest advantages of wireless trail cameras is that you do not have to be at the designated spot for you to catch an animal. Instead, you can view the photos from your camera while you are at a discreet location. You would need a good internet connection for that to happen. For example, the Bushnell 119599C trail camera comes with wireless and cellular connectivity. In fact, you would get unlimited thumbnails for 30 days following your purchase. It also has a data plan and a SIM card. Moreover, you can renew your plan with Bushnell. That means you do not have to worry about signing a contract with AT&T. Instead, Bushnell takes care of everything. Other wireless trail cameras have different connectivity options so go for a camera that offers you the most suitable choice. To learn more about cellular and wireless trail cameras read this article and learn about wi-fi options and more when it comes to trail cams.
– The Quality of the Picture Matters
You have to see the animal you want to catch before you can prepare yourself for the hunt. For example, what is the size of the animal? Does it have any injury? Is it alone? Is it traveling in a group? Clear pictures can help you answer these questions. That means buying a wireless trail camera with the best picture quality is a good idea. For instance, the Bushnell 119599C has an 8MP camera that can take both photos and videos. It also has a range of about 60 feet as does the 3G Code Black. However, the 3G Code Black has multiple resolutions of eight, five, and three MP. The Spypoint Tiny WBF comes with an 8MP camera. It is important to note that Spypoint has 38 invisible black LEDS while the 3G Code Black has 60.
– The Cost of the Camera Is Important
Hunting may be a worthwhile sporting activity, but it is also expensive. More specifically, the gear you would need for this endeavor is costly and wireless trail cameras are not an exception. For example, the Bushnell 119599C costs $411.39 on Amazon. It is important to note that this camera comes with night vision capabilities. The 3G Code Black goes for $384.98 while the Spypoint Tiny WBF is selling for $245.57. You should take note of the price of each wireless trail camera in these reviews because purchasing the one you want would depend on your financial capabilities. Opting for the highest quality camera within your price range is a good idea.


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The dominance of uber-sweet drinks and careless coffee consumption has caused us – all of us – to be unable to appreciate incredible products like coffee in their basic form. We forgot that coffee could speak for itself, that it had more to offer than the taste of "just coffee".
The specialty coffee industry has fought an uphill battle in recent years for that very reason. How do you convince a convenience culture that a slow-brewed, no sugar added coffee drink can be incredibly special? The answer is simple, but difficult to enact: education.
Coffee is "just coffee" until we realize that it has the humble beginning as a small seed, and ends up a hot beverage. The curiosity creeps in and we pull up Google. Before long the names of the farmers, the techniques they use, the roasting philosophies, and the brewing styles all work together to form this complex system of giving and taking. And then you have the cup.
The wonder of coffee's journey from bean to cup draws us in, inviting us to explore its depths. There is no more "just coffee" for those who have felt the pull of coffee's mysteries.