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Waking Up to What You Do
Life is rising up to meet us at every
moment. The question is: Are we there
to meet it or not. Diane Rizzetto
presents supremely effective tools
for meeting every moment of our lives
with mindfulness. They help us develop
a keen awareness behind every aspect
of our behavior-to "wake up to what
we do"-from moment to moment. As
we train in mindfulness of our actions,
every situation of our lives becomes
our teacher, offering priceless insight
into what it really means to be happy.
It's a simple practice with transformative
potential. Enabling us to break through
our habitual reactions and to see
clearly how our own happiness and
well-being are intimately, inevitably
connected to the happiness and well-being
of everyone around us.
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"Diane Eshin Rizzetto. Waking Up to What You Do: A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion (Shambhala).
A Zen abbess applies Buddhist principles to everyday life in ways that are both pragmatic and compassionate."
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What people are saying about Waking Up to What You Do
"A gem of a book; relevant for all schools of buddhadharma. This work goes well beyond listing and explaining rules to live by. We are given tools of discernment that bring these guidelines to life and make the precepts a far more interesting and creative dharma practice."
—Larry Rosenberg, author of Breath by Breath and Living in the light of Death
"With Waking Up to What You do, Diane Rizzetto offers us something uniquely valuable. Her discussion of the Zen Buddhist ethical precepts, more than any other discussion of the precepts I have read, is concrete, realistic, nuanced, and grounded in the realities of life in our post-modern world. This is also the only book on the precepts I am aware of that includes detailed practices for daily use, as well as extensive comments by students who have brought their lives to precept stud. Buddhist students, and all those concerned with the reality (as opposed to the ideology) of moral choices will find this book an eminently useful treasure chest."
—Zoketsu Norman Fischer, former abbot, San Francisco Zen Center, founder and teacher, Everyday Zen Foundation. Author of Taking Our Places: the Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
a thoughtful, sensitive examination of how to be a genuinely good person in this world. Steering a wise course between recklessness and self-righteousness has never been an easy task in life, and Diane Rizzetto does a beautiful job guiding that journey."
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Faith
"A wonderfully honest, wise and useful book, and an important one, as we find a way to express a spirituality of compassion in our troubled world."
—Joan Halifax, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe. New Mexico
.an excellent description of what Buddhist practice is fundamentally about. Diane Rizzetto knows the terrain extremely well. She has lived and practiced it her whole life; her methods, insights, and anecdotes invite readers to do the same. This book is about more than just Buddhist precepts. It is a roadmap toward a more awakened and illumined life."
—Lewis Richmond, author of Work as a Spiritual Practice
"No aspect of Zen practice more crucial today than precepts, the bodhisattva mode of expressing compassion and insight in our troubled world. Diane Rizzetto's book provides a good introduction to actual practical engagement in the life of precepts. Her detailed examples from everyday situations clearly demonstrate how to find our own helpful deep awareness."
—Taigen Dan Leighton, author of Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression
"...a clear guide for using the probing power of the
precepts to invesetigate the restrictive habit
patterns that underlie our thoughts and actions.
Anyone who follows Diane's able, articulate and warm
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innate potential for ever-increasing freedom and
—Jan Chozen Bays, Great Vow Monastery, author of Jizo Bodhisattva : Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers


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NICMOS employs three low-noise, high QE, 256x256 pixel HgCdTe arrays. Active cooling by NCS will keep the detectors at a temperature between 75K and 86K.
Like CCDs, NICMOS detectors have read-noise, and substantial dark current. Additionally, they demonstrate an effect called "shading" which is a time-variable bias from the last read, affecting the readout amplifiers. Unlike CCDs, the individual pixels of the NICMOS arrays are strictly independent and can be read non-destructively. Thus they do not suffer from smearing and bleeding. However they can suffer from image persistence (memory) if they are illuminated to saturation for a sustained time period.
The NICMOS detectors have expected dark current values between 0.4 e-/sec (best case scenario) and 2.0 e-/sec (worst case scenario). Additionally, they are capable of very high dynamic range observations and have no count-rate limitations in terms of detector safety. Unlike CCDs, NICMOS detectors do not have a linear regime for the accumulated signal. The low- and intermediate-count regime can be described by a quadratic curve and deviations form this quadratic behavior is what we define as "strong non-linearity." This strong non-linearity is the limiting factor on the dynamic range since it limits the number of electron which can usefully be accumulated in a pixel during an exposure. Current estimates under NCS operations give a value of ~145,000 electrons (NIC1 and NIC2) or 185,000 electrons (NIC3)for 2% deviation from quadratic non-linearity.
NICMOS has three detector read-out modes that may be used to take data, plus a target acquisition mode: ACCUM, MULTIACCUM, BRIGHTOBJ, and ACQ. However, BRIGHTOBJ will not be supported during Cycle 11, but is available to determine the centroid of very bright targets for coronagraphy. ACCUM is the simplest mode, and it provides a single integration on a source. BRIGHT-OBJ is designed to observe very bright objects, which might saturate the detector. This mode reads out a single pixel at a time. MULTIACCUM provides intermediate read-outs during an integration, which can be subsequently analyzed on the ground. It should be used for most observations, since this mode provides the best dynamic range and correction for cosmic rays.
There are three target acquisition options for coronagraphic observing. The ACQ mode (which is one of the pre-defined modes in the Phase II proposals) commands NICMOS to position the brightest object within a restricted field of view behind the coronagraph. The RE-USE TARGET OFFSET special requirement can be used to accomplish a positioning relative to an earlier acquisition image. And a real time acquisition, INT-ACQ can be obtained as well. Although this is costly in time and resources.

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The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bill Atwood served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot before entering the ministry. During his military career, he traveled to many nations, where he has continued to develop relationships and commitments in his ministry.
After serving in parish ministry for many years as a priest and in administrative positions as a canon, in 2000 a group of Anglican Archbishops invited him to leave parish ministry to serve them full-time as General Secretary of the Ekklesia Society. The Ekklesia Society (www.ekk.org) is an international society established in 1996. It is composed of leading Anglican Bishops and Archbishops from around the world who are committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ by affirming the authority of the Scriptures, the faith of the historic creeds, the sacraments as instituted by Jesus Christ, and the historic apostolic ministry.
In 2006, then Canon Atwood formally left the Episcopal Church in his stand for traditional Anglicanism in America. He was elected Bishop in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) in 2007 by unanimous vote of the Provincial Synod to serve the Archbishop and the province's international interests, which included providing care for the congregations and clergy in the USA under Kenyan jurisdiction. More Archbishops participated in his consecration (installation of a Bishop) than in any other in Anglican history. He has played key roles in many of the numerous efforts, including the formation of the Anglican Church in North American (ACNA), to stand for orthodox Anglicanism in the USA.
In 2009, he was made Diocesan Bishop of the newly formed International Diocese in ACNA, which is deeply committed to maintaining the African and South American relationships that have been vital for the Gospel and in launching ACNA. He continues to serve as Suffragan Bishop of All Saints Cathedral Diocese in ACK. He serves as the ambassador for the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (the ongoing Global Anglican Future movement) and is often asked to provide counsel and speak at conferences in many nations in the Anglican Church around the world.


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First time post, not sure if this is the correct approach, but I don't know who to contact.
There's nothing like turning the uninitiated loose to find bugs....
I'm new to the mapping manager, so I am completing the tutorial (version 2.03, April 20, 2012). I'm using mapping manager version 2.1.3 build 27 on a Windows 7 Ultimate machine connected to a remote TD 14 1TB VM.
The tutorial section discusses auto-find potential mappings. I created the potential set using auto find. The tutorial wants us to accept all the mappings except for 9 of them and lists the line numbers of those not to be accepted.
Issue 1: the tutorial recommends multiple ways of excluding the line. One method is to select the entire set and ctrl-click those that are not going to be accepted. ctrl-click did not de-select the lines.
I selected lines 1-47 (48 was the first excluded line) and accepted those by right-click->save mappings w/o note.
In my infinite wisdom and laziness, I then decided that the best way to finish was to click the entire set, accept them and then "unaccept" them.
Issue 2: when I selected the entire set and then right-click->save mappings w/o note, I got a unique secondary index violation error code 2803.
The SQL: INSERT INTO MAP_GRP (MAP_GRP_ID, DATA_REP_ID, OWNR_PROJ_ID, MAP_GRP_NM) Values (6,1000,1002,1000,'1'); I can't find any way to fix this error w/o manually deleting rows. Unfortunately, I don't understand the relationships, so I don't want to guess and hose my tutorial. Any help would be appreciated.
Regarding your unselect issue, you need to CTRL+Click in the "data area" of the grid and not on the row numbers. This will only unselect the cel(s) on which you CTRL+Click, leaving the rest of that row highlighted, but functionally the row has been unselected. It is not the best GUI implementation of unselecting a row so I will capture this as a future usability enhancement request.
The USI uniqueness error is a known issue with TMM 2.1.3, when saving mappings without map notes. This has been fixed in TMM 2.1.4. The workaround for TMM 2.1.3 is no always use "save with map note" operations and never use the preference to save without map note prompt.
I do not think your metadata has been corrupted, at least it was not for my testing - but no guarantees as it is a code bug. If you do not want to download the latest TMM and start the tutorial over, I suggest you select all mappings in the auto-match results window, CTRL+Click to unselect the rows mentioned in the tutorial, right-click-> save WITH map note, press Create without typing a map note, then go to map set window and make sure no extra rows were saved on your previous save operation. If so, select the rows that you were not supposed to save and press Delete, Yes to delete them.
No matter what I do, I cannot process the mappings from the auto find. When I re-run the auto find and try to process the rows (with the don't display mapped rows option checked), I keep getting the secondary index violation. Did you run across the same?
BTW, and not that this matters all that much, I'm a former TD employee. I have a couple of potential modeling customers where TMM would be a good fit. However, it would be nice to be able to diagnose and quickly repair any data issues. Any chance you can publish an ER diagram of the data model with relationships?
If you are still using TMM 2.1.3 and saving mapping without map notes, that is the known bug so the USI error is expected. If you are saving with map notes and still getting USI error, then you have apparently found another situation that triggers the same bug. If you cannot finish the training with my earlier suggestions then I can only recommend that you upgrade to the latest TMM version (2.1.4 as of today) which should fix the USI-error bug.
Regarding data models, I am not able to share the ER diagram of the metadata repository for a number of reasons. One of the most important reasons is that we do not want to imply that we support any direct access of TMM metadata tables and, even more importantly, we cannot support or encourage any direct modification of metadata in the repository. If anyone were to directly modify the metadata table contents, there is a good chance that they would corrupt the metadata such that TMM would not be able to use the metadata. BTW, some of the table and column comments are out of date or just plain wrong, so you cannot count on those for proper metadata definition.
If a TMM bug corrupts the metadata repository (I can only recall one case where this actually happened), and it is something other than the training repository, then post your problem and if I am still the product owner for TMM I will try to recover your metadata and get you running again. Teradata cannot guarantee that this will happen, but that is my recommended remediation path if you have a real corruption problem.
We do provide a published set of TD Views of the repository that anyone can use to read the metadata, as documented in the TMM in-app help system. It is believed that the table/column comments for those published views and the associated help topics are accurate definitions of the metadata.


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If you're like me, you prefer your life to function like a movie.
You like to jump out of bed, lip-synch Top 40 hits into your toothbrush and pretend you're Brad Pitt in his early acting career as you comb your hair back and practice pickup lines in the mirror.
Music is always essential when living life like a montage, so it's important to keep around the apps that cater to all your audio needs.
Slacker Radio is a free app dedicated to finding "the perfect music for any moment" as it organizes stations to suit a certain mood, according to its website at www.slacker.com.
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Slacker Radio serves up the Flaming Lips' hit "Do You Realize?" when users select the station constructed for a Euphoric Morning.
In the mood to relax and recharge? The Burn One Down playlist features hits like "Blueberry Yum Yum" by rapper Ludacris and "Prototype" by OutKast.
The Internet radio service also offers a search engine so users can construct their own playlists.
While Slacker functions similarly to Pandora, it's easy to use and fun when you're in the mood for a certain genre or type of song but aren't sure what to listen to.
If you're a fan of more traditional radio stations, Oklahoma City's newest hit radio station, Now 96.5, offers an app featuring a listening experience similar to listening live.
Unlike most radio stations, Now 96.5 prides itself on being all about the music, as it lacks any live DJs and streams music selections specific to "generation now."
Since 96.5 doesn't offer a variety of music options while playing for a certain audience, the app is definitely more handy for younger users.
However, it's an easy way to find something catchy to listen to, as it keeps up with the most popular artists and maintains consistency with current chart toppers.
Both Slacker Radio and Now 96.5's music apps provide good tunes for whatever you're feeling — and, at free of charge, that's the best soundtrack a life modeled after the movies can ask for.
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What's Up Wednesday is a weekly meme geared toward readers and writers, allowing us to touch base with blog friends and let them know what's up. It's hosted by Jaime Morrow and Erin L. Funk, and if you want to join in, sign up on Jaime's blog!
First... I owe y'all comments! Things have been crazy and I haven't been able to hop over to everyone's blogs like I wanted to. I have a long weekend ahead of me and I plan on diving in!
I just finished Faking It by Cora Carmack, which I devoured in one night (just like her first book, Losing It.) Her books are just so wonderfully funny and hot and light and lovely, and this one was no exception. Plus, Max's retro-punky-burlesqueish sense of style is right up my alley and Cade is incredibly swoonworthy (confession: I like him better than Garrick from Losing It. To heck with British accents, I want sweet Texans like Cade!)
While I'm waiting for Camp Boyfriend to come in the mail (helllloooo summer contemporary goodness! I'm craving summer contemporaries so badly!) I may start Amanda Sun's Ink because I've heard so many good things about it. And, of course, I have some beta reading to do this weekend, as well!
What I'm Writing:
20K into the WIP and I've joined:
Camp NaNoWriMo!!! Because it's CAMP and I love camp (do you see a theme here???) Seriously, all you have to do is mention tents and bonfires and s'mores and I'll be there. Even if it's all in my mind and in reality, I signed up to do this crazy 50K words in one month thing. Because, well, camp.
On the plus side, my YA WIPs always finish around 70-75K (it's creepy. I could delete or add entire scenes and they still land at 70K,) so since I'm already at 20K on Dramatically, I'll be done at the end of July.
Which means I can then play with the summer idea that's been flitting around my brain these past few weeks as the magic of summer twilights seeps into my body.
What Inspires Me Right Now:
Summer. My favorite season is Autumn, but I love these twilight walks and first-fireflies-of-the-season sightings. I love going skating when it's 90F outside. I love wearing dresses without sweaters and tights. I love all the flowers and fresh fruit.
My brain is ready to explode with all the wonderful summer things. Characters wander through gardens and backyard bonfires, and watch fireflies with me. I want to capture all that in words.
What Else I've Been Up To:
The humidity is so bad that my hair ends up in a bun by ten every morning. Since I don't have a big hand mirror at work to check my handiwork, I've been checking every day with the camera on my cell phone (c'mon, you probably do the same thing:)
I forgot to mention last week that I went to the local Medieval Fantasy Faire. In costume, of course:
|Bought bodice and skirt, homemade chemise
Oh, yeah, did I mention? Hot shirtless Pirate acrobats? No? Hmmm....
|Mid-backflip. Sorry for my phone picture quality!
On a quick note, happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends, happy US Independence Day to my US friends, and happy random day to everyone else!!!
That was my week. What have you been up to lately?


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Painting By Numbers
A recent Pulse Asia survey shows that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the most corrupt President in the Philippines, followed by Ferdinand Marcos in the #2 slot and Joseph Estrada in the #3 position. This is no survey that you would like to jockey a top spot for.
But wait: should we make a big deal about statistics in the first place? After all, Benjamin Disraeli wrote that infamous quote: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Whenever I do social science, I wouldn't rely on statistics for two reasons. One, I'm not a good statistician (I took my Statistics course twice). Second – and perhaps the most important – is that statistical data is all-too-often misread and misinterpreted. Numbers show something, all right, but the numbers rarely ever tell the story. To me, the story behind the numbers is perhaps more important than the story the numbers tell by themselves: numbers beg the question of sampling method, statistical tests, and so on and so forth. As such, any statistical presentation of anything is itself a source of doubt. Which is a good thing and a bad thing at the same time.
I'm not an Arroyo supporter – for heaven's sake I'm an Arroyo critic – and I must say that while I agree that Arroyo is corrupt beyond reasonable doubt, there's just no way in hell an unbiased and objective survey would point to her being second only to Marcos, or even Estrada. Had Marcos been a non-factor, she would definitely top the list of the most corrupt Presidents post-Marcos.
Here's why: every corrupt excess Marcos had in two decades of iron-handed rule is the absolute benchmark of corruption (I hope) in the Philippines. You can throw every shred of evidence of corruption against Macoy and you wouldn't be hard-pressed to back them up: from the billions plundered and coursed through Swiss bank accounts to Imelda's shoe collection when Malacañang was raided post-EDSA I. Surely, Arroyo wouldn't make the same mistake in being far more corrupt than Marcos to incite the anger and revulsion of the Filipino people in being "more corrupt than Marcos."
As far as Erap is concerned, say what you will about the Sandiganbayan verdict, but the verdict just goes to show that if we cannot indict the former President fairly and justly for plunder, we might as well indict him for a thinly-disguised charge of incompetence. The evidence against Erap, as the prosecution panel said, can fill up a room. If it did, then what more for Gloria?
Here's the thing: I'm not downplaying the negative effects of surveys against the President, but once the survey's findings becomes questionable, then it is possible to downplay the whole idea of the survey. Especially when the survey is supposed to corroborate something obvious.
Not too long ago, I was talking to an instructor-friend of mine: like me, he has no love lost for Arroyo. But he brings up a rather interesting point: aren't the allegations against GMA completely circumstancial, like connect-the-dots painting-by-numbers things? If anything, my general impression of the Arroyo Presidency is that it has proven to be a scapegoat for everything wrong with this country: if you can't blame anyone else, blame Arroyo. This goes for everything from the ULTRA Stampede to the death of Marrianet Amper. Giving her the title of "Most Corrupt" only serves to add to the long list of "circumstancial crimes" we can pinpoint to GMA.
Anyway, here's what I think: statistics only tell half the story. The other half still remains as speculation.


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Keeping Up With The Washington Redskins
Hopes are high for the Washington Redskins' upcoming season, but what are their chances of making to the playoffs this year? Last season was a disappointment for fans, but considering the strengths and weaknesses of the Redskins may shed some light on the subject. Finding Redskins tickets online will be extremely difficult this year with all of the talent the Redskins have brought in to the organization in the off-season.
Last season was a weakness with the quarterback situation. Robert Griffin looked weak after his surgery which led some fans to question his starting potential. Although accepted to the NFL, Griffin still played like he was in college and relied on his legs to do all the work. After two major injuries, Griffin needs to give up his old playing style and focus on other areas of his game to be competitive this season. There is a chance that he might not even start. Kirk Cousins may be tapped in, and he certainly brought his A-game when Griffins was injured. Even if Cousins gets a shot this season, the controversy is going to shake up the team and will be one of their biggest obstacles.
The team's major strength this upcoming season is their new coach. Last season's Mike Shanahan mismanaged the team and is partially to blame for Griffin's injuries and overall poor performance. However, the new head coach is Jay Gruden, and fans are eager to see him do better. An asset he brings to the team is his partiality. He isn't interested in drawing in crowds, but instead has consistently made the best choice for the team in terms of winning. Jay Gruden is going to be a huge asset for the Redskins this season.
One anticipated weakness is this year's draft pick, but this may actually turn out to be more of a strength than a drawback. Although the draft pick primarily went the route of developmental guys, these players are going to provide real value moving forward, even if it's not noticeable to some. Overall, this is a very forward look for the team. Their ability to look at the entire team as a whole and work with the lesser known, but solid players may turn out to be a huge asset for the team.
Jay Gruden's overall direction is going to play a huge part in crafting the Redskin's season, and his influence is either going to make or break the team. However, the prognosis for the upcoming season is hopeful and the Washington Redskins are going to be a team to watch in the upcoming season.


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Good to KnowThe Hilton Fire Department serves the area for both fire and emergency medical needs; and the Monroe County Sheriffs patrol. Parma Public Library is located at 7 West Avenue. (585) 392-8350.Local Museums & LandmarksThe Hilton-Parma Historic Barn Project, begun in 2005, has drawn attention to the nearly two hundred historic barns in the area.
People who reside in the Village of Hilton are a close-knit group. They enjoy a strong sense of community stitched together with deep ties to the area. Many families have lived here for several generations.
The Hilton Central School District has three elementary schools - Northwood, Village and Quest. The middle school is Merton Williams, and Hilton Central High School serves the region, well known for great sport teams and solid academics. The school also enjoys a solid arts program, with the High School Jazz Ensemble being a popular group.
The central village area provides for a number of local shopping opportunities, and area residents believe strongly in supporting their own. You'll find gift shops, spots to grab a bite and more within the confines of village streets.
Most locals like the simple, quiet life of Hilton. The beauty of the region, surrounded by farmland and bordering Lake Ontario, provides all the essentials needed for a great life.
Several local restaurants dot the central business area, offering everything from Abbott's custard, to pizza, to fine dining. There's even a local candy store, attesting to the small-town feel of Hilton. Larger venues and the lure of nightlife are just a few miles away.
ParksVillage Park, at 225 West Ave., is a favorite local gathering spot where you can find locals visiting with friends and enjoying the green-space. It features Jennejahn lodge, open year round, with a large wood-burning fireplace.Annual EventsThe Hilton Apple Festival in September is one of Monroe County's most popular events featuring foods, crafts and a large car show. The Fireman's Carnival is held in July, complete with amusement rides, concerts and festival foods.
The Village of Hilton is at the crossroads of West Avenue, East Avenue, Lake Avenue and South, which turns into Hilton Parma Road. Traffic is usually of no real concern, except when the Village hosts its major events like the Hilton Fireman's Carnival and Apple Fest.
Locals enjoy the simple, quiet life of Hilton. True, when you want to shop at a 'superstore' or take in a major show, you'll have to hop in your car; but residents feel that village life is well worth the drive. Services and recreational facilities here are shared with nearby towns, making the Hilton neighborhood much larger than the village boundaries would imply.


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Financial advisors work in different ways:
- Some search the 'whole‐of‐market' – so they'll be able to show you a wide range of mortgages and select the right one for you.
- Some work with a number of lenders but not all – you'll still be shown a good selection of mortgages but be aware that they're not able to select from the whole of the market.
Some lenders only make certain mortgages available to 'direct' customers, not to customers who've come to them through a financial advisor – so you might want to do some research of your own.
To find a financial advisor, you may want to search www.unbiased.co.uk or www.vouchedfor.co.uk
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Whether you call us or speak to a financial advisor, this is the information you'll need to provide:
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- Date of birth
We'll ask for evidence that proves who you are and where you live, for example, a valid UK passport or UK photocard driving licence, along with a UK‐based utility bill.
About the property
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If you already have a mortgage:
- How much you owe
- What the monthly repayments are
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- Contractor? Copies of contracts demonstrating continuous employment in contracting over the last 2 years. An employer's reference giving full details of the current contract. There must be a minimum of 6 months remaining on the existing contract. If there is less than 6 months remaining, this is only acceptable if the employer confirms in writing that the contract will be renewed for a minimum of a further 6 months or provides a copy of the new contract.
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Alpha Eta Omega
P.O. Box 7063
Ettrick, VA 23803
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ph: 1-888-886-8909
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Sorority purpose:
The purpose of Alpha Eta Omega Sorority Inc. is to bestow leadership and integrity throughout the LGBT community. We also strive to promote culture and professionalism by providing an organization for LGBT women that is based on the edification of business and personal ethics.
Sorority mission:
To ensure that each member of Alpha Eta Omega Sorority Inc. Strives to develop interpersonal and leadership skill that she can utilize throughout her life.
The women of Alpha Eta Omega Sorority Inc. actively support the following organizations through donations and our volunteer efforts.
The Human Rights Campaign: http//www.hrc.org
NationalCenter for Lesbian Rights: http//www.nclr.org
National AIDS Network: http//www.aids.org
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Efforts: http//ww5.komen.org/
The National Diabetes Foundation: http://www. Diabetes.org
The National Foundation for Crohn's Disease: http://www.crohns.org/
Foundations that will support Victims and families of domestic violence: http://www.ncdsv.org/
National Black Justice Coalition: http://www.nbjcoalition.org
The American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/
Donations will be accepted year round for all events that we host and all are tax deductible.
"Don't walk in front of me and be my leader, don't walk behind me and be my follower, but walk beside me and be my Sister."
AHO came to me in a time that I was disenchanted with other lesbian based sororities. They called themselves service oriented but I felt after a false attempt by one of these groups that they were not true to the spirit of service and community that typifies a sorority. Alpha Eta Omega Sorority, Inc. fits the bill.
Soror F. French
As one of the co-founders of this organization my vision was to create a space for all women regardless of any predjudices that society tends to place on them, to embrace the real meaning of Sisterhood while empowering one another's strengths and weaknesses to become the Phenomenal women that we were created to be.
Soror C. Hiers
I decided to be apart of Alpha Eta Omega Sorority Inc., for many reasons, the feeling of sisterhood was the most important to me. Another reason was having being a part of something where you have a voice and your voice counts. The members of Α Η Ω embody the spirit of their sorority motto: Focused, Determined, Committed.
Soror N. McGirt
I chose to join Alpha Eta Omega Sorority, Inc because I always wanted to be apart of a positive organization where I am able to express myself as a woman and as a woman who loves women. I believe that this organization fits me because I have been able to experience the true bond of sisterhood and fully understand what it means to have girls who have your back.
Soror C. Oden
As co-founder of Alpha Eta Omega Sorority, Inc. I am truly grateful for being a part of a true sisterhood. Alpha Eta Omega Sorority Inc is about giving back to the community. There is no other place that I would rather be than with my sister's.
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Alpha Eta Omega
P.O. Box 7063
Ettrick, VA 23803
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The Double L Bracket is just that...double. It holds two stacked lights. It's the same arrangement as the Single L-Bracket with it's L shaped design. There are two larger holes, one on top of the other that are deburred to put wires through. The 'Double' is made of durable, high grade aluminum that won't bend and never rusts. The Stack is most commonly used to permanently mount exterior surface lights, but they can be used for the interior as well. There are 2 sets of pre-drilled holes on each side of the vertical plate to mount the lights. The base plate also have predrilled holes making it easy to attach the base of the Double L Stack to the surface. If you want to put your lights one on top of the other, the Double L Stack Bracket is just what you need.
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Every Designer at Ireland's Leading Print Services Provider Now Accepting QuarkXPress 9 Files
Denver, CO - 8/4/2011 - Quark announced today that Snap Ireland has installed QuarkXPress 9 nationwide for every Snap designer. Snap is Ireland's leading print and marketing services provider that specialises in graphic design, Web design, and branded promotional products. Snap Ireland is now accepting QuarkXPress 9 files for output to print, interactive, and digital media.
"QuarkXPress 9 is such an exciting release of one of our favorite tools. Not only are the design-automation updates helping our designers focus on creating wonderful work for our clients, we can now offer even more creative services to business owners across Ireland," said John Eager, CEO of Snap Ireland.
QuarkXPress 9
QuarkXPress 9 is the newest release of Quark's page-layout and design software that is built to help designers create content that can be published to digital devices — e-readers, smartphones, and tablets — with one tool, and without coding. Whether a designer needs to publish from QuarkXPress to the iPad, create content for an e-book, or reach an expansive audience through the Blio® eReader, QuarkXPress 9 can help.
QuarkXPress 9 also includes new features that automate the design process. The features are instrumental in increasing productivity and alleviating many manual, time-consuming design tasks. For a complete list of new features visit http://www.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPress/Whats_New.aspx.
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Snap is a national brand, founded in 1984 by Irish businessman, Michael Kearney and employs 120 people across its 22 Irish franchises. Snap offer a comprehensive range of products and services including marketing communication advice, graphic design, direct mail, hundreds of promotional products, point of sale, personalisation and fulfillment services, presentation of quarterly and annual reports and all forms of digital and litho printing. All Snap centers now also provide web design, fully managed email marketing campaigns, plus ePublications which convert printed materials into interactive digital files with embedded rich media such as videos, audio files, and links and changing color palettes and much more.
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Quark, Inc., is a leading provider of publishing software for professional designers, small and mid-sized businesses, and large organisations in more than 160 countries. Two decades ago, our flagship product QuarkXPress changed the course of traditional publishing. For more than 25 years, Quark has built on its knowledge and experience in design and publishing to provide software solutions that support collaborative workflows and automated publishing across multiple channels. Today, Quark is revolutionising publishing again by setting new standards in XML-based publishing across print, the Web, and digital media as well as by helping owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses promote their products and services easily, professionally, and affordably. Denver-based Quark, Inc., is privately held.
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Autumn Wreath Tutorial
Celebrate fall by creating a one-of-a-kind Autumn Wreath. First collect your supplies and find a good workspace. We took advantage of a sale and picked up some florals and a grapevine wreath. You can use the same procedure for a Holiday Wreath or Spring Wreath.
Step 1: Assemble what you will need:
– A good workspace
-Glue gun
– Floral wire
– Wired ribbon (I chose orange)
– Pliers
– Wire cutters
– Floral Stems (Large blooms, Medium A blooms, Medium B blooms, Seeded stems, Fall leaves, Bird)
Step 2: Remove tags from stems. Clip stems to separate blooms.
Step 3: Push up leaves, cut stems to shorten. Do not discard any leaves.
Step 4: Cut five 5″ pieces of floral wire. Gather one Large bloom, one Medium A bloom, and one Medium B bloom, and wrap a piece of floral wire around the stems to make a rosette. Do this five times, so that you have five rosettes. Set the rosettes aside.
Step 5: Now we will make a florists' bow. These take a little bit of practice, but once you learn you will never forget! Cut an 8″ piece of floral wire and set it aside – we will need it in a minute. Take the wired ribbon and make a loop, pinching it with your thumb and forefinger. Now, twist the ribbon. Pinch the twist between your thumb and forefinger. That is the secret – every time you loop, and pinch, twist before the next loop.
Keep making slightly larger loops each time until you use up most of the ribbon. Leave enough for two streamer tails.
Take the 8″ piece of floral wire and thread it through the loops that you have pinched. Circle it around and twist the wire securely – very securely.
Now, turn the ribbon around and using both hands, pull the loops out using a twisting motion to shape the bow.
Step 6: Position the rosettes and the bow on your grapevine wreath. You haven't glued them down yet but you will in a minute. Make the spacing pleasing to the eye. Plug in the glue gun.
Step 7: Turn over each rosette and put a glob of glue on the back, right where you used wire to hold the rosette together. Press the glued rosette into the grapevine wreath just where you want it. Repeat for each of the rosettes.
Step 8: Now, put some glue on the back of the seeded stems, the leftover floral stem leaves, and the fall leaves, and push them onto the wreath between each rosette.
Step 9: Using the wire that you used to assemble the bow, attach the bow to the grapevine wreath. I added some seeded stems behind the bow. Then I added a little bird I found in the floral section.
Step 10: Cut a 12″ piece of floral wire; fold it in half. On the back at the top of the grapevine wreath, poke the folded end through some of the vines, pulling it through. Using your pliers, wrap the ends around to make a looped hanger. Or, use a purchased hanger or even a large bent paper clip.
Step 11: Hold up the wreath by the looped hanger, and even up the ribbon ends.
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Fisher-Price recalls infant motion seats due to fire hazard
BOSTON (CBS) Fisher-Price is urging consumers to immediately stop using a line of infant motion seats and return the model to the company for a full refund due to potential fire hazard.
The company has recalled about 65,000 Fisher-Price Soothing Motions Seats and Smart Connect Soothing Motions Seats because the motor can overheat. The company says it has received 36 reports of the product overheating, including one report of a fire contained within the motor housing.
No injuries were reported.
The recall involves with model numbers CMR35, CMR36, CMR37, DYH22 and CMR39. Model numbers may be found on the underside of the motor housing.
The seats were sold at various retailers including BuybuyBaby, Target, Toys R Us, and Walmart and online at Amazon.com and other websites from November 2015 through October 2017.
The seats, which sold anywhere from $160 to $175, bounce, sway or bounce and sway together. They also vibrate, play 10 songs and nature sounds, and have an overhead mobile.
For more information, call Fisher-Price at 800-432-5437 or visit www.service.mattel.com and click on Recalls & Safety Alerts.


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Information has come to light about a brother and sister from a well-to-do Wallsend family who lost their lives during the First World War.
Robert Brewis Stephenson and his elder sister Mary Sylvia Stephenson had very different war experiences, but sadly, both were to become victims of the conflict.
Like many other families right across the social strata, the Stephensons suffered at least two war deaths. It was clear that this war of the early 20th century was no respecter of class, creed, age or sex.
Their father was Christopher Stephenson. As Wallsend's mayor in 1908, he presided over the opening of Wallsend Town Hall that year.
William Richardson's History of the Parish of Wallsend states: "During the ceremony on September 16, 1908, Sylvia Stephenson, daughter of the mayor, started the public clock."
Despite its change of use, the town hall and its clock are still there, echoing other times.
The 1911 census records the family as living at Hawthorn Villas, the Green, Wallsend.
Robert Brewis Stephenson was 14 and still at school at that time. With his education over, he became a draughtsman at Wallsend's Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard, where his father was yard manager.
His father oversaw the launch of the illustrious Mauretania in 1907.
By the time war was declared, Robert's medal index card, a record of his entitlement to honours, places him in the Northumberland Yeomanry.
He joined the Northumberland Fusiliers and became an officer, gazetted as a second lieutenant.
Service followed in France, and he was awarded a Military Cross "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading his men to the attack".
"As soon as the objective was reached, he pushed forward with his platoon, harassing the enemy as they retired and inflicting heavy casualties," the London Gazette reported on March 7, 1918.
It was a posthumous award. An appendix to an extract from the war diary for the 22nd Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Scottish) at Langemarck outlines the numbers of those killed, wounded or missing.
One officer was listed as wounded, one as missing and RB Stephenson was reported to have been wounded on October 20, 1917, and to have died of his wounds on October 23.
An obituary in the Newcastle Journal a few days later said: "He was only 20 years of age but, like the other members of the family, very popular in the town."
Elder brother Christopher too was an officer in the Northumberland Fusiliers and he was also awarded a Military Cross. He survived the war.
Sylvia is, at present, the only female casualty on our First World War database.
The British Red Cross register of overseas volunteers for 1914-18 shows that she answered the call by joining the voluntary aid detachment and becoming a nurse.
She was given the service number 5729 and sent to Egypt to administer to the wounded and dying from the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 and 1916 in Turkey.
A paragraph in the British Journal of Nursing dated December 4, 1915, tells us of her death at the Cairo Military Hospital of dysentery, and she is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.
I must confess I have a soft spot for Sylvia and would really like to know more about her.
The expanded Northumbria World War One Commemoration Project is encouraging volunteers to join in its research into this fascinating and troubling period of our history.
Anyone interested in helping with this research, and also anyone with information about any person killed or who died as a result of the war, is asked to contact the project.
The main project workroom at Linskill Community Centre, in Trevor Terrace, North Shields, is open from 10am to 4pm each weekday for visitors and for anyone wanting to learn more about the project or how to get involved.
The address for correspondence is c/o Essell, 29 Howard Street, North Shields NE30 1AR.
The Northumbria World War One project, with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund, aims to create a free and accessible database, of casualties of the Great War from the
modern borough of North Tyneside. It follows on from the very successful Tynemouth World One project, based on the old borough of Tynemouth, which researched nearly 2,000 deaths from that area as a result of the war.
The rest of the geographical area of North Tyneside has, for practical research purposes, been divided into 3 distinct areas within the council boundary. At the coast Whitley Bay, including Monkseaton, Backworth and West Allotment; in the east, Wallsend, Willington Quay and Howdon and lastly, near the river and the former mining communities of Dudley, Seaton Burn and Killingworth including Benton and Forest Hall to the north of the borough. Early preparations indicate a further 3,000 casualties in these areas.
The research is conducted by a dedicated team of volunteers who, through records such as Births, Deaths and Marriages, Census reports, the National Archives and local newspapers, cemeteries and memorials have been building up a picture of the lives…and deaths of all those combatants from the borough who perished in the war.
Many of these volunteers became involved in the project after having conducted research on their own family history; many others had no experience whatsoever but wanted to find out more about their own family connection to the Great War. In a short period of time these volunteers have become very experienced researchers and all enjoy the research involved.


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At the age of 14, Benji Watson was diagnosed with cancer. Even while he was still fighting cancer himself, he made a vow that when he got healthy, he'd return to the hospital to make a difference. And that's exactly what's he done.
Surviving & Thriving Complete Show: Episode 203
Watch our hour-long show dedicated to giving you inspiration to survive life's toughest challenges. In this edition of our Emmy-nominated show, meet a man who survived a double organ transplant and is taking what he learned from his experiences to change other patients' lives.
A Second Chance at Life
Dee Bennett was battling several health conditions when he had a negative reaction to long-term exposure to two drugs. He started going downhill fast, and the only thing that could save him was a double organ transplant.
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You know him from his beloved roles on shows like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Love Boat," but you don't know the real story of Gavin MacLeod's life. See how a famous role left him depressed and suicidal and how he found his way to happiness
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So She Thought She Could Dance
Like millions, Quin Bommelje is a big fan of the dance competition shows on TV. She convinced her husband to sign up for lessons with her, but now, the woman who couldn't dance, is waltzing her way to the winner's circle in top competitions.
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Imagine if a horse could walk right in to a hospice center, a children's hospital or a rehab facility. They can when they're less than 30-inches tall! Watch as the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses provide rare moments of happiness for those facing
Field of Dreams
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Radical, Insane, Economy Wrecking Scheme: Tax Deduction For Mortgage Interest On Chopping Block To Finish Off All Hopes Of Reviving Housing Industry
It's been around since 1913, but its time may be up. Such a change would generate billions of dollars in federal revenue that could be used to cut the deficit while inflicting little pain on most middle-class homeowners.
By Don Lee
December 20, 2010
Reporting from Washington — Fifteen years ago, Carol Nietmann and her husband bought a spacious house in Maryland near Chesapeake Bay. And thanks to the time-honored tax deduction for mortgage interest, she said, their new place was a little bigger and a little nicer than they would otherwise have thought they could afford.
Much the same has been true for millions of Americans up and down the income scale. Perhaps the most sacred of all the sacred cows in the tax code, the home mortgage deduction has long been seen as crucial to a major element of the American dream — owning your own home.
It has also been a boon to home builders, construction workers, the financial services industry and local governments that benefited from fatter real estate tax revenue.
But nearly a century after coming into existence, the mortgage deduction may face a day of reckoning. Although out of the spotlight while the lame-duck Congress thrashes to an end, the mortgage deduction issue is likely to resurface next year when the new Congress — including a lot more deficit-hawk Republicans — takes over.
In part, the hoary deduction has a target on its back as a result of policymakers rethinking the whole issue of homeownership. In the wake of the havoc that followed the latest housing bust — a calamity that still shadows the U.S. economy and will for years to come — it's no longer so clear that near-universal homeownership should be a paramount goal.
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by Stephanie Tornatore and Adam Bannon
To Be Published: December 2017
A colorful, friendly primer to meal-prep cooking that includes an introduction to the art of weekly prep, 12 full-fledged weeks of meal plans, and tips and tricks for snacking and storage. Each weekly meal plan offers beautiful photographs, shopping lists and recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner variations on a theme, e.g. low carb, vegetarian, Asian or Mediterranean. Overall, well organized and extremely useful. That said, if you're not a fan of eating the same meal for a few days in a row, this may not be the book for you. After all, the factory-like assembly of clone meals is basically the whole point of meal prep. Variety is the spice of life and I love rotating cuisines as much as the next gal, but I personally have no issue with repeating lunches if it means I can consolidate the tediousness of calorie-counting, macro-fitting, food-scavenging into one day of the week.
5 out of 5 stars: As someone who probably spends too much time scouring Meal Prep Sunday and mindlessly pinning meal prep recipes, I fall squarely into this recipe-book's target audience. I've even cooked recipes from the authors' YouTube channel, which is part of the reason I was so excited to check out the book in the first place!
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HNC/HND Aircraft Engineering at SCQF level 7/8
Higher National qualifications provide practical skills and theoretical knowledge that meet the needs of employers. The HNC and HND Aircraft Engineering allow learners to develop knowledge, understanding and practical skills to embark on, or further, a career in the modern aircraft engineering business, whether in aircraft design and manufacturing, aircraft operations, or maintenance and repair.
The qualifications build on general aspects of aircraft engineering, providing knowledge, skills and understanding of the main specialist disciplines (engineering mathematics, aircraft structures, materials, aircraft propulsion, aircraft engineering, electrical and avionics, aerodynamics and flight mechanics) as well as their integration into aircraft systems. The HND also covers Human Factors for Aircraft Engineering.
The aircraft engineering qualifications are available through colleges. Typically, an HNC takes one year to complete and an HND takes two years.
Use the tabs below to open each section individually. Alternatively you can show allhide all the sections.
Why deliver this qualification
Higher National qualifications have been developed by SQA in partnership with colleges, universities and industry — so employers recognise that they provide sound evidence of ability.
There is a wide choice of optional Units which will enable centres to offer courses tailored to meet local needs. The qualification structures provide a balanced mix of aircraft engineering design and maintenance-related topics which will best serve learners in the early years (SCQF levels 7 and 8) of their aircraft engineering education. In doing so, these qualifications provide the foundation for progression into different sectors of the industry as well as progression to degree-level studies.
Who does this qualification suit
The HNC and HND in Aircraft Engineering are suitable for a wide range of candidates including:
- school leavers
- students progressing from relevant further education qualifications
- adult returners to education
- individuals in employment who wish to enhance their career prospects
As with all SQA qualifications, entry is at the discretion of the centre. However, learners would benefit from having attained the skills, knowledge and understanding required by one or more of the following or equivalent qualifications and/or experience:
- National 5 English or equivalent (SCQF level 5)
Plus one of the following:
- At least one Higher (SCQF level 6) or equivalent in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering Science
- SQA National Certificate (NC) in an engineering discipline at SCQF level 6
- SVQ Level 3 in Aeronautical Engineering (SCQF level 6)
- EASA Part 66 Category A for aircraft certifying mechanics (SCQF level 6)
Different cobinations of relevant National Qualifications, vocational qualifications and equivalent qualifications from other awarding bodies may also be acceptable.
Learners who achieve an HNC Aircraft Engineering can progress to the HND Aircraft Engineering.
The HND Aircraft Engineering can provide progression to degrees in Aircraft and Aeronautical Engineering.
Centres with devolved authority for approval should use their own internal approval process.
Centres without devolved authority will have to come forward for approval and should contact SQA's Business Development Team for guidance.
Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA's general requirements for technical/occupational competence as outlined in the Guide to Approval.
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Each individual Unit specification gives detailed information on the Evidence Requirements and approaches to assessment for each Unit.
Assessment support packs are available for the mandatory Units within the HNC and HND.
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Qualification content and delivery tools
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HNC Aircraft Engineering
Group Award code: GK7915 (96 SCQF credit points)
HNC Aircraft Engineering at SCQF level 7 consists of 7 mandatory Units (56 SCQF credit points) and 5 optional SQA credits (40 SCQF credit points).
HND Aircraft Engineering
Group Award code: GK7D16 (240 SCQF credit points)
HND Aircraft Engineering at SCQF level 8 consists of 11 mandatory Units (96 SCQF credit points) and a number of optional Units (144 SCQF points).
Group Award Specification
Qualification Structure
This Group Award has been replaced and has entered into its lapsing period.
The finishing date for this qualification is 31/07/2019 (HND).
HNC is now finished
Centres should note that when a Group Award is entered into its lapsing period, the following will apply:
- the Group Award will be deleted from the relevant catalogue
- the Group Award Arrangements document will remain until the qualification reaches its finish date at which point it will be removed from SQA's website and archived
- no new centres may be approved to offer the Group Award
- centres should only enter candidates whom they expect to complete the Group Award during the defined lapsing period of 3 years (HNC) and 4 years (HND)
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i, laura, absolutely loved rock the garden this year. this concert is put on by our favorite radio station (89.3 the current) and the walker art center in the sculpture garden located in downtown minneapolis. check out last year's post on rock the garden here.
seeing bon iver live has always been a dream of mine, so when i found out they were headlining, i knew i had to go. other awesome performers this year included margaret glaspy, the revolution (prince's old band), benjamin booker, car seat headrest, dead man winter, bruise violet, and dwynell roland.
if you managed to get this far and not give up reading my over sentimental rants, thank you.
here's my favorite songs from the night:
emotions and math// margaret glaspy
you and i// margaret glaspy
let's go crazy// the revolution (originally by prince)
purple rain// the revolution (again, by prince but covered at rock the garden!)
drunk drivers/killer whales// car seat headrest
vincent// car sear headrest
witness// benjamin booker
slow coming// benjamin booker
destroyer// dead man winter
a long, cold night in minneapolis// dead man winter
sketchy jeff// bruise violet
eva change// dwynell roland
holocene// bon iver
33 "god"// bon iver
22 (over soon)// bon iver
re:stacks// bon iver
29 #strafford apts// bon iver
minnesota, wi// bon iver
and of course, skinny love// bon iver
it was a great one! happy tuesday!


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I discovered a newspaper article and picture of a lady who celebrated her 100th birthday. I was amazed at the information given in this article and want to share this with you. I had worked on a divorce detailing of her father so I had a bit of material to start with but I added some more data to the lady with the longevity genes.
Alice Verona Kosier Gleason (17 July 1857 – 8 October 1957 Fayette, Gorham Twp, Fulton Co, OH; buried in West Franklin Cem, Franklin Twp, Fulton Co, OH)
Bryan Times, 26 July 1957 p1 c6
Mrs. Alice V Gleason, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday at Fayette (OH), has an unusually large number of living descendants, 48, and many of them live in this area.
She has 3 sons and 2 daughters, (R) Charles Gleason, Wakeman, Ross Gleason, Fayette with whom she lives with Firman Gleason, Lyons, Mrs. Jerome Kline (Willobelle), Fayette, and Mrs George Robison (Juanita Wyonna), Fayette.
She also had two daughters and one son who passed away, Mrs Gar (Richard Lagar) Gamble (Rosamond), Mrs William Gamble (Edna Luella Gleason) and George Gleason.
There are 20 grandchildren, and 23 great grandchildren giving Mrs. Gleason something of a record in this area.
Mrs. Gleason was born in Hamer, Williams Co, OH, July 17, 1857, the daughter of M/M Jonathan Kosier. Her husband Allison Gleason, died in 1948 at the age of 89. He was a farmer and they lived to celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary. Much of their life having been spent in Williams County, while she has lived in her present home since 1899.
Her Obit - Bryan Times, 10 October 1957 p1
Alice Verona Kosier, was the daughter of Jonathan Kosier, Jr and Catherine Rhodes, both natives of PA with Jonathan taking up the vocation of blacksmith; later Jonathan would become a Civil War veteran, serving in Co F 182nd OVI with the rank of corporal. – see divorce detailing for more information on Jonathan Kosier.
In the 1860 Millcreek Twp, Wms Co, OH federal census, p123b, one finds the Kosier family as Jonathan 27 PA, blacksmith; Catherine 27 PA; I.M. (male) 4 OH; A.B. (female) 2 OH; and twins, Joseph and Josephine 11/12 OH.
By the 1870 Millcreek Twp federal census p29, the family had grown as follows: Jonathan 37 PA blacksmith; Catherine 37 PA; Alexander 14 OH; Alice Verona 12 OH; Joseph 10 OH; Josephine 10 OH; Rosanna 8 OH; George W. 6 OH; Cora 4 OH; and Samuel Kosier 24 PA, probably Jonathan's younger brother. Another child, Lilly M. (b. 29 July 1870; d. 19 Oct 1871), was the first of the family to be buried in the West Franklin Cem, Fulton Co, OH.
Mother Catherine Kosier who passed away on 29 Sept 1873 (Wms Co, OH Deaths, V1 p23) joined her. Jonathan was listed in the 1874 Wms Co, OH Atlas as the owner of several lots in the village of Hamer in Millcreek Twp.
Alice Verona Kosier married Alson Gleason in Williams Co, OH on 27 August 1879 (Marriages V4 p642); Alson or Allison was the s/o James Morrison Gleason and Susan Mary Dietrick
Their children:
(Mildred Rosemond) Rosa Oct 1880
Charles Leland – 8 Jul 1882, West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH
Willobelle – 5 December 1883, Williams Co, OH
Edna – 6 May 1886, Williams Co, OH
George R May 1893
Ross Carelton 6 Dec 1897
Juanita Wyonna 7 May 1900
Firman Summerville 24 Nov 904
1900 Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: 1270; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1241270.
h/h 361/370 Gleason, Alson 41 (May 1859) mar 20Y OH-NY-PA farmer
Alice V wife 42 (July 1857) 6/6 ch OH-PA-PA
Rosa dau 19 (Oct 1880) OH-OH-OH
Charles L son 17 (July 1882) OH-OH-OH
Willa B dau 16 (Dec 1883) OH-OH-OH
Edna 14 dau (May 1886) OH-OH-OH
George R son 7 (May 1893) OH-OH-OH
Ross 2 son (Dec 1897) OH-OH-OH
1910 Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: T624_1184; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1375197.
h/h 33/33 Gleason, Allison 50 OH-NY-PA farmer mar 30Y
Alice 52 wife OH-PA-PA 8/8 ch
Edna L dau 23 music teacher
George R son 19
Ross C son 12
Juanita dau 7
Firman son 6
Alice can also be found in Gorham, Fulton Co, OH federal census records for 1920, 1930, and 1940.


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Have you found your dream sofa but don't know how to style it? We are sharing with you some living room inspiration and a few tips and tricks on how to make it work with the rest of your sitting room design. Sofa styling can make just as much of a statement as the sofa itself, turning your space into a chic and designer looking room. Here are some modern interior design ideas for your living room.
Here are some tips on how to style a sofa:
- Start with a rug. It makes the space feel more homely and complements your living room. The safe option is to go for a neutral toned carpet and then add a pop of color through the pillows or wall art.
- Finish the look with a blanket or furry throws and pillows. They look beautiful and add texture and comfort to the sofa. That's what you want from your sofa, right? An inviting place to rest at the end of a long day.
- Layer color and pattern. If you have a neutral toned sofa but love colors, create a pop of color with fun accent pillows in different patterns. Don't be afraid to mix up. Instead of matching, complement the different colors or prints.
- Combine it with other pieces of furniture. Floor lamps, a nice coffee table or maybe even some plants to bring a bit of nature home. Again, don't be afraid, to mix different styles, colors or textures, it's just important it all fits nicely.
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Israel Deports Democracy Now! Correspondent Jihan Hafiz; Most Gaza Flotilla Activists Still Detained; Exclusive: 5,000 Haitian Cholera Victims Sue U.N. After Deadly Epidemic Kills 6,000, Sickens 450,000; The Koch-Cain Connection: IRS Urged To Probe Ties Between Cain Campaign and Billionaire Koch Brothers.
Today's Headlines
Syrian Troops Launch Bloody Assault in Third Largest City
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Architect of Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law Faces Recall
Mississippi Voting on Bill to Grant Embryos Personhood
New Census Data Shows a Record 49 Million Americans Living in Poverty
Over 1,000 Senior Citizens Join Occupy Chicago to Oppose Social Security Cuts; About 50 Arrested
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French President to Obama: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Is A 'Liar'
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Online registration for DFL 2010 at Anthony's Key, Roatan is now live. Register early to get the best rooms. If you've not been to Roatan, you shouldn't miss this opportunity to dive some of the best the Caribbean has to offer along with 100+ of your new friends! Let's make this year's San Diego group bigger than ever. Email email@example.com for more information.http://www.divingforlife.org
This year, members who attended the 2009 Diving For Life SCUBA Jamboree will bring back nearly $3,000 back to San Diego. Planned donations include $1,000 to Stepping Stone and $1,807 to The Center.
The location of Diving for Life 2010 will be Anthony's Key Resort in Roatan, and the dates are October 2-9, 2010. Please mark your calendars. We will commence registrations between the middle and end of January 2010. Please watch our website, http://www.divingforlife.org, for specific registration information. We will also send an announcement when registrations go live. This resort is slightly smaller than some in recent years, and we anticipate selling out quickly. To obtain your first choice of room category, you should plan to register early. Please share the information about Diving for Life 2010 to anyone you think might be interested.
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Diving for Life 2009 was held at Captain Don's Habitat, Bonaire over the week of Sept. 19-25th. The diving was incredible, the company unparalleled, and the food and resort top notch. There's nothing like experiencing first hand Captain Don's unique diving freedom. Grab a tank and take a dive at any time 24 hours a day. That's diving freedom.
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DFL 2006 we had 6 SDRSC members who attended the Diving For Life jamboree at St. Lucia's outstanding Anse Chastanet resort. The water was beautiful, the reefs were healthy and vibrant, the resort was outstanding, and the experience was unforgettable. See Chad and Gregs St. Lucia 2006 photos here.SDRSC attendees raised $2,459.00 to distribute to our own hometown charities! SDRSC gave part of the money to The Center and part to Stepping Stone.


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An online petition to save a historic house in Houghton Regis from being demolished has gained over 350 supporters.
The application at Oakwell Place, Thorn Road, seeks to construct around 100 new homes and demolish all existing building on the site – including the elegant Oakwell Park House.
The site sits next to the planned HRN2 development of up to 1,850 homes.
Alan Winter, who runs Houghton Regis Newsdesk, started the petition when he spotted the planning application.
He said: "I was stunned when I read that they actually were wanting to 'demolish all existing buildings on site'.
"When you see the photographs that are available on the internet, it beggars belief that they would want to knock this fine looking old building down.
"They could easily come up with a new outline plan for new buildings that skirted around the main old building, so that it could be preserved."
His views were backed by Houghton Regis Town Councillor Tracey McMahon, who urged residents to sign the petition. She stated: "Save this lovely character building in Thorn, under threat of being demolished to make way for houses. These are not part of the HRN2 development, but another 'infill' right next to the sheduled monument of Thorn Spring."
Oakwell Park House includes Tudor and Jacobean styles. Part of the site is also designated as a County Wildlife Site (CWS), with ancient woodland dating before 1796.
Mr Winter's petition now has over 350 signatures. Supporter Richard Bigwood posted: "Enough damage has been done to Houghton Regis lately. This should be a listed building as it is a representation of the building skills still present at a time between world wars."
A Central Bedfordshire Council spokesman said: "The consultation period closes on 1 February and we would encourage people to have a say before then. All views and comments will be taken into consideration before any decision is made."
See the petition at www.change.org/p/central-bedfordshire-council-save-oakwell-park-main-building.


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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former maintenance man at Benjamin Netanyahu's residence has filed a lawsuit alleging abusive conduct by the prime minister's wife, Sara, another in a series of complaints faced by Israel's first lady.
Aides to the Netanyahu family issued a statement denying Guy Eliahu's allegations, calling his lawsuit "a continuation of an organized and orchestrated campaign to recruit embittered former employees" to sue the Israeli leader and damage him politically.
A copy of the lawsuit provided on Thursday to Reuters by Eliahu's attorneys, said Sara Netanyahu had chided him with the remark "you're not elegant" and once summoned him back to the residence after midnight to complain that he had not said "goodnight" to the family and demand he heat up some soup.
Eliahu, the court papers said, was forced to work "inhuman hours and endure extreme mood changes and inappropriate behavior" by Sara Netanyahu.
Eliahu is seeking 500,000 shekels ($144,000) in damages in the lawsuit, which also focuses on what he alleged was failure to keep a pledge to grant him civil service status which would have afforded him better pension rights and other work conditions.
Sara Netanyahu has long been dogged by what family spokesmen have decried as an undeserved reputation for imperiousness. Although she appears at many official functions at her husband's side, she speaks little in public and has made no comment on the new allegations.
In 2010, a housekeeper accused Sara Netanyahu of abusive behavior toward her in a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.
Another former housekeeping staff member filed a lawsuit last month saying he had been subjected to scoldings by the first lady, whom he alleged had once called him at 3 a.m. to tell him off for buying milk packaged in a plastic bag rather than in a carton.
The man, Meni Naftali, a Jew of Middle Eastern ancestry, alleged Sara Netanyahu also had berated him with an ethnic slur.
In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office called the allegations "evil, skewed gossip" designed to reap financial gain.
The prime minister tried to play the lawsuit - in which Naftali is seeking 650,000 shekels ($188,000) - for laughs in an appearance on an Israeli comedy television show last month. On the air, Netanyahu asked for some coffee - in a plastic bag.
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TGIF, friends! I am so happy the weekend is here. I'm joining in on the Five on Friday fun again this week.
I'm loving that I'm hosting over at the Blog Baton on Instagram today. Follow along to see what I'm up to today.
I'm loving these Jack Rogers jellies. Wouldn't they be perfect for my trip to Florida next month? There will be much relaxation by the pool.
I'm loving the sushi rolling class I attended this week with some girlfriends from the Kappa alumni group in Charlotte. The guys at Sushi Guru were just amazing and I feel {pretty} prepared to try making my own sushi at home one day.
I'm loving that the weekend is finally here. Due to our field trip, I worked about sixty hours this week and am totally exhausted. There will be lots of relaxation in my weekend ahead.
I'm loving this cute pink and olive rugby dress from none other than Old Navy that I picked up recently. It is just perfect for this transitional weather.
What are you loving today?


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When he was a young actor in New York in the 1950s, Martin Landau hung around with his good friend James Dean and competed for roles with the likes of Sydney Pollack and John Cassavetes.
"I would meet them in offices and waiting rooms before readings," the tall, lean actor said in Beverly Hills. During the hour-and-a-half chat, the 87-year-old Landau discussed acting with such passion it was akin to having a personal "Inside the Actors Studio" encounter.
Then there were the "British guys" as Landau jokingly described them — Canadian actors such as Christopher Plummer, John Colicos and William "Billy" Shatner. "We knew each other but not well," said Landau, a supporting actor Oscar winner for his uncanny turn as Bela Lugosi in 1994's "Ed Wood."
Whereas the American actors gravitated to the Actors Studio, the Canadian actors "came from a different tradition — Shakespearean stuff. Christopher went to London and worked there. They were much more concerned with traditional acting."
Sixty years after their salad days in New York, Landau and Plummer have teamed for the first time in Atom Egoyan's ("The Sweet Hereafter") thriller "Remember," which opens March 18.
Landau plays Max, a frail Holocaust survivor living in a nursing home. One day Max tells fellow resident and survivor Zev (Plummer) he has discovered that he camp commander who had killed both of their families at Auschwitz during World War II is living in North America.
Because Max is in a wheelchair, he sends Zev on a cross-country trek to find the commander and kill him. Zev, though, is suffering from dementia and must constantly call Max to keep his quest on track.
Landau first worked with Egoyan some 28 years ago on NBC's reboot of the classic anthology "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
"We hit it off wonderfully at the time," said Landau. "I hadn't heard from him in 28 years. He called me and said, 'I really want you to do this. It's a complicated character.'"
Though they don't have many scenes together, watching these two veteran Oscar winners work in concert is like a master class in acting.
"I thought Chris was wonderful," noted Landau. "He was generous. I have conversations with him on the phone and on the days he wasn't working, he came in to do the off-camera lines."
Landau knows at his age, "there is not a lot I can play these days." So he relishes that he is and always has been a character actor. "There are good parts [for character actors]," he said. "They have a lot of expressions. There is a lot of stuff there."
Besides being a working actor, Landau also runs the West Coast branch of the Actors Studio. "I take the Friday session every week," he said. "The people whom I teach are teachers. What I am really doing is igniting something that's going to stay."
Young actors have as much passion about the craft as he and Dean did six decades ago, Landau believes. "We are having final auditions to get into the studio this coming Sunday. We have so many we have to have more the following Sunday."
Getting into the Actors Studio has always been tough. In fact, he and Steve McQueen were the only two admitted out of the throngs who auditioned one year for the classes.
"Steve and I got in the same night," said Landau. Actors Studio founder "Lee Strasberg was gentle with Steve because he was rough with Jimmy [Dean]. Jimmy stopped working at the studio. He didn't want that to happen to Steve."
But Strasberg took no prisoners with Landau, berating him for one hour in front of such famed Actors Studio members as Kim Stanley, Geraldine Page, Marilyn Monroe and Patricia Neal about acting choices he had made in a recent TV production.
"Retrospectively, it was good for me," noted Landau, because Strasberg taught him that a "certain actor's arrogance is needed. Play the truth. Actors need to trust themselves. If you trust yourself, you can trust others and leave the director outside."
Way outside.
"I'll tell you something interesting: I haven't been directed by anybody in probably 30 or 35 years, whether it be Francis Ford Coppola or Tim Burton," said Landau. "I come in with stuff, and I have ideas. I think if they don't like what I'm doing, they'll say something. They don't say anything. So I hit the mark, say the words and get the hell out of there."


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Description of Problem:
When dateconfig adds a server to /etc/ntp.conf, it also incorrectly sets up
a fudge line --
server ntp.example.com # Correct
fudge ntp.example.com stratum 10 # ERROR
Only local drivers should have a fudge line, and this fudge line is trying
to force NTP to treat that server as if it were at stratum 10 rather than
its real stratum. The stock ntp.conf file uses a 127.127.1.n LCL clock
driver which needs this fudge line to tell the world that it's a not using
a good quality time source.
Luckily, NTP currently ignores this misconfiguration.
In addition, the program silently uncomments the 'multicastclient' line,
which probably should be used with authentication to avoid possible clock
skew attacks from rogue multicast servers. It might make sense to make
activation of 'multicastclient' a checkbox option.
Expected Results:
When setting a remote server with dateconfig(8), the fudge line should be
I'll look into this.
Sorry that it's taken so long to address this bug. I have been porting
dateconfig to Python2.2/GTK2, so that's taken the focus lately. I have reworked
the way dateconfig writes the ntp.conf file so that changes made to the file by
hand will be preserved. I have modified dateconfig so that the "fudge" line
will not be written, so that should address the first part of the bug report.
As for the multicastclient part, I can't think of a good way to present it
without complicating the interface. There are lots of things you can do
manually in ntp.conf that dateconfig won't let you do, and I think that if you
need to do those kind of customizations, it's better to edit the file by hand.
The ntp.conf file that the ntp RPM installs has the multicastclient line
commented out, so dateconfig will leave that line commented out.
I've pushed a new dateconfig through the build system, so a new dateconfig will
appear in Rawhide soon. Of course, you'll need Python2.2, Gtk2, pygtk2, and a
whole bunch of other packages to get it to run. All this package churn should
be fixed by the next Red Hat Linux release, so all this will run smoothly
someday soon. Thanks for your report.


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DisclosurePosted: January 14, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized 8 Comments
Full disclosure: sometimes I crop parts of my sketches before I post them because I'm not happy with the full image. Today I painted with my friend Marc Holmes, and since he was a witness, I have to fess up to this one. This is not the full painting. There was a jar of beach glass on the left side that became quite muddy so I cropped it out before posting it. I will blame my fractured wrist for this muddiness, while I still can. Marc, on the other hand, did a beautiful portrait that I'm sure you will see soon.
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Yes, that looks remarkably like a cropped painting.
Is the portrait of you?
You get a lot of mileage out of a minimal palette and a fractured wrist, Shari. Beautiful.