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Voter registration is your key to being a fully empowered participant in our American way of government. The State of Colorado makes voter registration convenient and easy. It also makes it easy for registered voters to review and update their mail and other contact information. Here's how:
- Online through the Colorado Secretary of State Website.
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Printable voter registration forms are also available online at www.govotecolorado.com You also can obtain a paper voter registration form at your county clerk's office. Locations for these are listed here.
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Hillsound is a Canadian company based out of Vancouver British Columbia. They are most known for their traction devices, and they have created incredibly high quality crampons for a wide variety of climates and outdoor activities. In 2012 they started creating gaiters, and named them after the exceptionally tough and resilient armadillo!
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My goals became larger than just being able to provide the gear that was already available on the market for Vancouverites. New products designed specifically for the the damp and often slippery slopes of the Coast Mountain range were needed for hikers and trail runners. This is when Hillsound's Trail Crampon came in to being. From initial success in local markets, the Trail Crampon's popularity spread around the globe as adventurers realized the benefit of an easy-to-use traction device like Hillsound's.
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Michael Astorga was given the gift of life imprisonment yesterday by a jury selected for the death penalty phase of his trial. The jury reported in the morning that they were hopelessly deadlocked and very afraid. The asked for police escorts and protection. The judge sent them back to continue deliberations and later in the afternoon they returned the verdict of LIFE plus 13 years for the murder of Deputy Sheriff James McGrane. He still faces charges for the murder of Candida Martinez.
But Michael Astorga is goring to jail where he has been before and wants to be because he can still control his gangs in jail. The jury that placed him there hope he will be merciful. The jury that found him guilty of the murder of Deputy McGrane is scared.
Michael Astorga has been committing violent crimes since he was a teenager. He was arrested in 1994 for battery. In 1996 he and his brother were charged with first degree murder—his brother was convicted but Michael walked. He has a long list of other crimes including another battery charge, property crimes, and a long list of drug crimes including trafficking—usually while carrying a deadly weapon.
In 1998 he was sentenced to prison for eight different felonies—but we released on good behavior only six years later. After this release, in March 2005, he was arrested for violating parole, but was released again in June 2005. Then, in November 2005 a warrant was issued for Astorga's arrest for shooting Candida Martinez in the head. She died a few hours later and Astorga walked out of a meeting with his parole officer just a few hours after the warrant had been sworn out for his arrest.
Michael did not flee New Mexico. Albuquerque was his home turf. He was pulled over for a routine traffic stop by Deputy Sheriff James McGrane. Astorga shot him leaving McGrane's wife a widow and his children fatherless. He should not have been free to murder Candida Martinez or Deputy McGrane. If our criminal justice system worked he would have been in jail as a repeat offender. Or sentenced to life after the 1996 murder with his brother. Or serving his full sentence for the eight felonies he was found guilty of in 1998,
Astorga has no redeeming social values. He is not going to be rehabilitated and become a contributing member of society. During the death penalty phase of his murder trial for Deputy McGrane he called character witnesses including the Archbishop of Santa Fe, who didn't show up. And his attorney's claimed extenuating circumstances. It would be funny if it was not so serious for our society. Justice is broken. Very broken. He can be bought as in the case of O.J. Simpson or forced by threats in any direction the defendant and his friends want.
Astorga should not be allowed to serve his life plus 13 years in a New Mexico prison. He should be exchanged with another prisoner like him in another state. Take him as far away as possible from his Bros and the system he has learned so well to manipulate.


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Transferring money to Pakistan
As two members of the Commonwealth, the UK and Pakistan have a rich collective history. And, with over one million people of Pakistani origin living in the UK, it's no surprise that billions of pounds worth of trade is undertaken between the two nations every year.
However, where there's trade, there's money, and getting the best deal on exchanging and transferring money is key to business success. Of course, it's also essential if you want to ensure your friends and/or family get the maximum value of any money you choose to send them. So, how do you get the biggest bang for your buck - or Rupee for your quids?
There are a number of ways you can transfer money abroad. Perhaps, the common method is to request your business/personal current account provider undertake your transfer. Most UK banks have partnerships that will enable them to complete this task seamlessly. However, given that many people use their bank without a second thought, the banks themselves tend not to compete for money transfer business. And, because they don't compete, they are not competitive.
If you want to maximise your transfer, you need to compare businesses that are fighting for your custom. International money transfer services are businesses that are primarily focused on arranging transfers (including transfers into Pakistani Rupee accounts), there is a reasonably large market for their services, and they therefore compete aggressively on price and value.
How secure are transfers to Pakistan?
Unlike UK bank accounts, the FSCS rarely protects money transfers, so how do you ensure your money is protected if your money transfer supplier becomes insolvent?
The FCA oversees money transfers in the UK, but their oversight varies depending on the risk to the public. Aside from being registered, larger money transfer supplier must also be 'authorised' by the FCA, and authorised suppliers are required to ring-fence client money. This means that, if they become insolvent, their client's money is protected from liquidators and will be returned.
Of course, protection is one thing, but having money tied up and waiting to be returned is frustrating, and could be very costly in terms of loss of business. Of course, no one can predict which (if any) businesses will fail, but we can see how stable they are relative to their peers based on publicly available data like their business credit report. This is why we sort the suppliers featured on our main money transfer page by their credit score, as determined by independent credit report supplier, Creditsafe.


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The unexpected expected
I had other posts planned for this space that I hadn't gotten around to writing yet, but life got turned upside down this past weekend.
My Grampie (ok, I shared him with a few other people) died on Saturday.
It wasn't completely unexpected -- he wasn't a spring chicken (at 91!) and suffered from dementia -- but it hit me harder than I thought it would.
Grampie had been in a nursing facility for almost three years when he moved in with my parents around Thanksgiving.
And for almost three months, he got to be home.
Then early in the morning on Saturday, with some of his family gathered around him, he took his last breath.
It's been a sad few days, but we've also spent some good time together as a family, laughing, crying, and reminiscing over some of our favorite Grampie memories.
I've written before on the blog about how I wanted to remember this giant of a man.
Today mostly I wanted to say how lucky I am to have been loved by a grandfather who took such delight in his grandchildren.
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I'm sorry to about your grandpa. Sounds like he was a great guy.ReplyDelete
Great pic, E! Miss him tons already.ReplyDelete
i saw your comment on M's blog and had to stop over. it's been forever! i didn't think you were blogging anymore for some reason. anyway, losing a loved one is so hard, even if you know it's going to happen. it just doesn't lessen the pain. i'm sending you lots of hugs and comfort your way during this time.ReplyDeleteReplies
I did a very long, unplanned break and randomly decided to start back up again. Here's hoping I can stick with it, because I really do miss blogging and the lovely people I've gotten to know -- like you!Delete
Thanks so much for the thoughtful know. The support is very much appreciated.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Even when it's expected, the pain is still there. Praying for peace for you and your family!ReplyDelete
I'm so, sorry for your loss. My great aunt passed away from cancer and (in the last month or so) dementia just last week as well. At least he was at home, surrounded by people who loved him, and lived a good, long life.ReplyDelete
And now unexpected tears from just glancing through the old blog roll and seeing this picture of his long arm stretched over you and Jonson--all three of you grinning. I loved your repost, too. Did I tell you that?ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you and J and SK and M all the rest of your cousins are Grampians!
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandfather and you and your family are in my thoughtsReplyDelete


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This year the lease was up, and since our landlord chose not to renegotiate, we hunted for one who did. We found a slightly smaller spot at 935 Brewster St. (94063), just around the corner from our previous location, with an enviable amount of free parking and a monthly bill of about half of what we had been paying.
The response of our friends has been, first, the automatic "Oh no, you're moving!" then a sigh of relief that we're still in the neighborhood. The only disappointed customers have been San Franciscans, who watched the prospects of our return to their fair city dwindle even more. Of course, the parking is their consolation.
Letting everyone know about the change began weeks ago with advertising in the local papers and parish bulletins. The men's group at St. Charles Church in San Carlos, about a five-minute drive north, wasn't satisfied with passing the word on. February 16, the day of the move, eight of them joined Lou, the maintenance director at our own parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, to haul to the new location furniture, computers, and supplies, as well as stock in English and Spanish. Apparently they were having too much fun. A customer couldn't resist; he dropped everything and joined in!
They were amazed at how much prep work the sisters and employees had done. They also couldn't get over how much work there still was. Even so, after a while, all that the sisters had to do was stay out of the way; the men had it under control. God pitched in, too: It was supposed to rain that day, but didn't. To keep everyone else happy, he made up for it the rest of the week.
The only "crisis" moment came when they couldn't get the check-out counter through the front door. They had to saw a measly two millimeters off the doorway, then repair it once the counter was in. Don't tell anyone—you can't even see it.
Everything was ready for the grand opening on February 22. More photos and comments can be found in the Redwood City PBM's blog posts of Jan. 21, Feb. 20, and Feb. 23 at http://www.paulineredwood.blogspot.com/.
For now, though, the Paulines in Redwood City are committed to integrating their existing initiatives in the life of nearby communities and completing the PBM Center's renovation. Chief among the needs are painting the exterior, plus what seems utterly basic, yet is unaffordable without financial assistance—a Pauline Books & Media sign. Price tag: $1,100.
At the same time, maintenance on their home is overdue and becoming more acutely felt. This includes the need to make it significantly more energy efficient. For more information, prospective donors can call either Sr. Kathleen or Sr. Jamie at 650-369-4230.
And send out the word! Copy this post, attach it to your Facebook Wall, or e-mail the address to friends in California. No effort is too small and is more than appreciated.
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Leading Ebola specialists have called for experimental drugs and vaccines to be offered to people in West Africa.
Peter Piot, David Heymann and Jeremy Farrar, respective directors of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security, and the Wellcome Trust noted that Africans affected by the Ebola outbreak should get the same chance offered to American aid workers.
"African governments should be allowed to make informed decisions about whether or not to use these products - for example to protect and treat healthcare workers who run especially high risks of infection," they wrote in a joint statement.
The World Health Organization (WHO), "the only body with the necessary international authority" to allow such experimental treatments, "must take on this greater leadership role", they said.
If the deadly virus was raging though wealthy countries, they pointed out, medical agencies "would begin discussions with companies and labs developing these products and then make rapid decisions about which of them might be appropriate for compassionate use".
Biotech firm Mapp and its commercial partner Leaf Biopharmaceutical said the ZMapp drug, given to the American aid workers, was hard to produce and that it was working to scale up production as soon as possible. It was identified only in January.
The ZMapp serum consists of three antibodies manufactured in modified tobacco leaves, which take weeks to grow.
Research to be speeded up
Last week, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health, announced plans to expedite research on an Ebola vaccine that has been effective in primates.
The clinical trial may begin as early as next month, when it will be tested on healthy human volunteers. This will provide information on any side effects the drug may pose, as well as help to determine the dosage.
It would be unethical to conduct a random trial of any Ebola treatment in people who were infected since only a fraction of study subjects would receive the life-saving therapy, an institute spokesman said.
Thomas Geisbert, a professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, said that there are at least four other vaccines currently in development -- and all show some potential to be effective in humans. But progress on this vaccine and others has been slow largely due to lack of funding.


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Swatches of all Maybelline Colorsensational Pink Alert Lipsticks
This is your beauty correspondent Anshita reporting LIVE from Kamla Nagar market with camera girl Shruti. This just in – Maybelline launched a new range of pink lipsticks on Valentine's Day called the Pink Alert lipsticks. This range has 4 shades which are all but different shades of pink. Those of you who thought India doesn't have good pink lipsticks, this post is just for you. The 4 shades are POW1, POW2, POW3 and POW4. Let's zoom in our camera and discuss these shades before we review them.
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Maybelline POW1: Its a bright blue based pink. Rumour has it that its a dupe of MAC Candy Yum Yum but now when I look at it closely I'm sort of liking it a lot. This may turn out to be a hot favourite if you give it a chance.
Maybelline POW2: A bright almost neon pink. Its quite a head turner. Review coming soon.
Maybelline POW3: A blue based hot pink. Slightly toned down version of POW1
Maybelline POW4: A bright coral pink. The most wearable of all.
Preview of Maybelline Pink Alert Lipsticks:
- High shine! You won't need a lipgloss with it.
- Very juicy and creamy.
- Has a very good staying power. Stays on for almost 5-6hrs with light meals.
- All the shades have this neon touch in them.
- Doesn't settle into lip lines and makes lips look plump.
- Affordable
The naming of the shades is a bit funny. They remind me of Power Puff Girls..only if there was a 4th pinky one. I would have named her Bubblegum!
Price: Rs.375
Overall I'm liking this range a lot and expect the reviews soon. If rich, creamy, pigmented, juicy and easy to apply lipsticks are your thing then these pink candies are just for you.
- Maybelline Bold Matte MAT3 Review
- Maybelline Bold Matte MAT2 Review
- Maybelline Lip Polish Glam13 Review
- Maybelline High Shine Lipgloss Gleaming Grenadine Review
- Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer Kiss Me Pink
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In the last part of this series nutrition and your immune system, we discussed changes you could make to your diet to help boost and strengthen your immune system. This included eating sufficient protein and healthy fats, as well as limiting sugar, and including some foods high in immune boosting vitamins and minerals.
Now we wanted to talk a little about supplements to boost the immune system, in addition to following a healthy diet. Remember, no supplement will override a terrible diet, lack of exercise, excessive stress, or poor sleep habits so you still have to have an overall healthy lifestyle. We will discuss lifestyle issues in the third part of this series.
Probiotics and Your Immune System
Shockingly, over 90% of the cells in our bodies are not our own, they are actually bacteria cells. This may seem frightening to those who believe that all "germs" are dangerous, but most of the bacteria is quite helpful to our immune system.
The balance between health and illness is a very delicate interplay between bacteria and our immune cells. In the right balance, "good" bacteria help prevent disease-causing bacteria from taking over our bodies. Certain bacteria may also help improve the function of immune cells, called T cells. The research in the area of how exactly bacteria interact with our immune system is still relatively new and scientists are still trying to figure out the details of this complex system.
Since the science of probiotics is still new, it is difficult to make an exact recommendation of how much and what type of probiotic to take for optimal health. Common bacterial strands that are generally considered healthy are called Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, so look for those on the label. Look for probiotics that need to be refrigerated and that contain a large number of bacterial strains, a billion or more. I love the broad spectrum probiotic Bioceuticals Ultrabiotic 45 – which has 45 billion bacteria per capsule. Metagenics Ultraflora Immune is also terrific. Both of these contain specific strains that have been shown to promote the growth and increase the number of beneficial bacteria within the digestive system which may assist in the maintenance of a healthy immune system. Alternatively, you may also want to consider getting probiotics from fermented foods such as Kefir, yoghurt, kimchee, tempeh, miso or sauerkraut.
Herbs: Andrographis, Echinacea, and Olive Leaf
There are several herbs that can help boost your immune system and keep you healthy during cold and flu season. Andrographis, Echinacea, and Olive Leaf, all immune boosting herbs, can be found in the Bioceuticals ArmaForce supplement, along with some vitamin C and zinc. This supplement, or something similar, would be a great addition to your cold and flu prevention regimen.
Andrographis is a plant commonly found in India and Sri Lanka that is ground up and used to prevent colds and and the flu. It has also been used to treat several other medical conditions such as diarrhea, liver problems, and even infectious diseases such as leprosy or tuberculosis. There is some evidence that Andrographis may help improve sore throats and reduce the duration of the common cold.
Echinacea is an herb native to North America that has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy. It is most commonly used to help fight the common cold and other types of respiratory illnesses. It has been shown to help reduce the severity of cold symptoms, although it is not known to actually prevent illness. People with ragweed allergies should avoid taking Echinacea because it could trigger an allergic reaction.
Olive Leaf Extract has been found to help suppress several viruses, including those of colds and flus. The specific extract from the olive leaf is called, Oleuropein and is removed during processing of the olive plant. This extract is thought to have antibacterial, antiviral, and antiprotozoal effects. It may also help enhance the function of immune cells called natural killer cells. There is no specific recommended dose for olive leaf extract, but it may help the next time you have a cold or flu.
In addition to a healthy diet, you now know what supplements can also help boost your immune system during cold and flu season. In the next installment of this series, we will discuss how your lifestyle has an effect on your immune function.
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The second sketch I did at Stanford was of the Rodin Gardens at the Cantor Museum. Did you know that there are many Rodin statues in the garden as well as on campus? I had no clue.
I had very little time. Maybe about 20 minutes and I wanted to work loose so I did this quick sketch using a brush pen and adding color with a water brush and painted over it.
It is nice to mix up techniques and approaches to sketching.
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Monday, August 11, 2014
Do Ahead Dinner For 12 - Under $18
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Everything looks so yummy and so nicely put together! I love the picture of your beautiful family...with pretty smiles :) Your beverage station looks awesome, love those beverage dispensers on their own stand! Everything is so nicely organized, you do such a wonderful job, Marty ~hugs, PoppyReplyDelete
I love the family photo, Marty! It looks like everyone is having a wonderful time, and why shouldn't they? Your meal looks so YUMMY, and your home always looks so welcoming! Thank you for sharing such great entertaining tips! You make it look so easy!ReplyDelete
Everything looks just great and all really good ideas. I love simple entertaining!ReplyDelete
Wonderful tutorial post! I find that so many young people these days have no idea where to start to pull a complete meal together for others. You have done an excellent job showing how to do it in a timely manner without spending a ton of money! I'm pinning this for some of my younger friends and followers! Well done, Miss Marty!ReplyDelete
Marty this is such a beautiful meal. So many times we equate the amount we spend to the amount we love and that is truly not the case.ReplyDelete
That double drink dispenser was the deal of the day! Counting the hours until Tuesday!
Marty, this is one of our go-to meals too! Ham is one of the best bargains out there especially right after the holidays. I've bought spiral sliced hams for 99 cents per pound before. Gosh - there's nothing else at the store for that price any more.ReplyDelete
Having family is the best!!
Thanks for the idea. I think this will be on the menu for the next Sunday dinner I fix at my house. Ham is a favorite of mine and I love having some leftovers from that ! Happy Sunday!ReplyDelete
The only way to go!!! Shop the sales and plan hearty, fun and easy to assemble menus so even the hostess can relax and enjoy. Ham, a favourite of mine. Luv the left over options :)ReplyDelete
I love this post Marty. Can you make more of them. In the next few months we will be having lots of company because of the holidays. Sometimes it is hard to feed everyone when you are on a budget. This meal is one I can make and it looks good. Your family looks so happy and I see that you are blessed with them.ReplyDelete
Love your tips Marty! Ham is always a great way to get away from the hamburger festivals which always seem to be at every BBQ I am invited too...LOL I am also loving your pasta, adding that to my grocery list this week!ReplyDelete
I'm so impressed and everything looks delish. I might copy this entire plan the next time we have family here! xoReplyDelete
You make planning a meal look so easy/ Thanks for such a great idea. It is amazing what one can do when you plan ahead and not wait until the last minute. Can I be part of your lovely family and come for dinner too?ReplyDelete
What a beautiful family. Bronx is getting so big. You are so blessed. That dinner looks so yummy good thing I live in Chicago land and not near your home I would be over there stalking out that dinner!! LOL! Looks so good. Enjoy that wonderful food and your wonderful family. Your post made me smile. Love when families get together. Such wonderful times and memories. Enjoy.
Marty , everything looks delicious. I will have to keep these tips in mind when I plan a partyReplyDelete
Oh Marty what a beautiful family and everyone looks so happy. Your menu sounds delish - I love ham and that is such a good idea when they are on sale. I really got hungry just seeing all that wonderful food. Thanks for all the great ideas for your menu. I just love GW and DT.ReplyDelete
Have a great week.
Your meal looks so delish and mouthwatering! I make my macaroni salad almost the same way except I've never put olives in it. That's an ingredient I'll have to try real soon. And I love serving baked spiral sliced ham too! I usually remove the slices and arrange on a platter for easy picking. Great entertaining tips and well within anyone's budget!ReplyDelete
Marty - your family is lovely and what a great way to celebrate them!! Your menu is sure to be a crowd pleaser and is one I'm going to file away for a couple of weeks - this will be great to prepare ahead for the day of our big move!! Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
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Yum! Looks delicious and a perfect make ahead meal for a crowd!ReplyDelete
I agree, do ahead and be with your family! I love to buy a half ham, even without company, we eat it and then I freeze it in smaller batches for casseroles, breakfasts, and other dinners...you have reminded me that we haven't had ham lately!ReplyDelete
You have inspired me, Marty, once again! Thank you!ReplyDelete
Looks like you put together a great dinner for your family. I didn't believe it could be done for under $18.00, but you surprised me Marty!ReplyDelete
You are really amazing. My son has five college friends coming to visit before then head back to school and they would love this.ReplyDelete
Beautiful and yummy!ReplyDelete
you make it look so easy. and cheap. I'm going to get things done ahead next time by taking your plan to heart.ReplyDelete
Oh this is really easy and cheap idea for dimmer, and everything is so delicious which is very important :)ReplyDelete
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My kind of budget meal! Hugs and blessings, CindyReplyDelete
You hit a home run, Marty! We host large parties pretty often & I'm of the same mind: plan ahead, choose items that are cost effective, & relax! You've made it seem perfectly easy & possible with this post. There's nothing more hospitable than opening your home, serving something yummy & sweet fellowship with friends & family.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2014 at 9:10 AM
What a wonderful meal you put together. Everything looks so good! What a beautiful family!!ReplyDelete
Marty, what a great party! I always dread having to plan things. In fact, this past Friday I was going to have over a few friends, and was asking them to all bring something. One of my friends complained about having to bring something, and I decided I didn't want to have to clean to make it presentable for people. LOL. The result? We ended up deciding we'd do it at Cheesecake Factory. And then even worse?? Everyone canceled and we didn't get together. Next time, I'm having it at my house, and you've made it clear it doesn't cost much!!! :)ReplyDelete
I think google ate my post :) Anyway, great post - totally agree. Husband and I do this all the time - it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to entertain! In fact we're doing crab legs and a cold orzo salad with wine tonight for less than $20!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful family Marty! I usually end up getting myself stressed out and spending too much time in the kitchen instead of with guests so I really appreciate these great tips for easy and inexpensive entertaining. I love the idea of a menu that you can prepare ahead of time. Thanks so much for sharing this!ReplyDelete
Oh, You are making me so hungry! Great shopping and tips! Setting up a buffet in the kitchen is the way we do it at our house too, and everyone loves it. Thanks again for all the tips..now I think I'm going to have to make some macaroni salad. :)ReplyDelete
Impressive! That looked like a good meal.ReplyDelete
Wow you did a wonderful job and for such a reasonable amount of money! You gave some good advice and good ideas! It's wonderful that you could all get together like that. I serve buffet style all the time since I have a narrow galley kitchen and a small dinette area. It works fine- but planning ahead like you did can make a world of difference with how the hostess feels and enjoys the day herself!ReplyDelete
Now that is one economical and healthy dinner. How did you find a ham so inexpensive?? Leaving the "bone in" is less expensive. You would think I would know something like that at my age. LOL You did good.ReplyDelete
AND...what a nice looking family, Marty!! And that tiny one..we haven't had one that tiny in a couple of years now. Adorable!
This is an awesome and helpful post. I love seeing how others entertain. It is so helpful as a mom. Also, I wanted to ask about the beautiful young lady in the wheelchair. I have a 22 yr. old daughter in a wheelchair and just wondered about her story? I hope it is okay to ask:)ReplyDeleteReplies
She has MD and is my precious grand-daughter in-love. She is married to my grandson holding baby Bronx and is his mother. Such an inspiring young lady and story that you can read on my post about a Mother's Miracle.Delete
That's the way you do it Marty and thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us.ReplyDelete
Great ideas for a fun get together without breaking the bank! I love everything you are serving and we do basically the same meal for company too. I know everyone must have had a great time.ReplyDelete


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On the Natural History of Destruction
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The moment seems just right to review the posthumous book of essays by Sebald. It is apt because the book is about destruction. It is also posthumous. This is fitting since many of the values and sensibilities that Sebald espoused in this and his other books are now either dead or rendered irrelevant. Moreover, the predominant mood conveyed by Sebald's themes and his style is melancholy, which is also the mood of the intellectual times we inhabit. There is so little happening around us to make us feel happy and to remind us of our own humanity.
Sebald takes his title from Solly Zuckerman, the scientific advisor to Churchill. After viewing the ravaged city of Cologne after World War II, Zuckerman agreed to write a report for Cyril Connolly to be entitled "On the natural history of destruction." Nothing came of the project because the impact of the devastation was too overwhelming. "My first view of Cologne," Zuckerman was to write in his autobiography, "cried out for a more eloquent piece than I could have written.'' Many decades later, Sebald fulfilled Zuckerman's post-war project. And in one of those ironic coincidences in which history abounds, it has come to be published in another era of destruction.
The principal essay in the book focuses on the destruction of German cities by Allied bombing in the second war. Sebald's argument is that this traumatic event has never been adequately reflected upon in German writing, fiction and non-fiction. The Germans chose to anaesthetize themselves to the horror. "The need to know," Sebald notes with great perspicacity, "was at odds to close down the senses." Sebald argues and demonstrates that the majority of the available sources for the destruction of the German cities — and the sources are dispersed, varied and fragmentary — "are notable for a curious blindness to experience, the result of extremely narrow, biased and skewered perspectives."
There is no attempt on Sebald's part to deny the fact that the Germans brought upon themselves the complete annihilation of all their major cities. Also just as Dresden was destroyed so was Coventry; just as thousands of civilians lost their lives when the Allied bombers took over the German sky, 43,000 died in the London Blitz. The statistics Sebald marshals about the destruction of war are staggering: 600,000 German civilians fell victim to the Allied air-raids; three and a half million homes were destroyed; at the end of the war half a million people were homeless; there were 31.1 cubic metres of rubble for every person in Cologne and 42.8 cubic metres for every inhabitant of Dresden. Yet Sebald laments, "It seems to have left scarcely a trace of pain behind in the collective consciousness, it has been largely obliterated from the retrospective understanding of those affected." There was no "literature of the ruins" in Germany.
Was this because post-war Germany, as a nation, looked only to the future? Or was it because, as Sebald suggests, those who saw the flames engulf the cities were incapable of comprehending the reality they saw and experienced? When they wrote about it they could not move beyond a few clichés. Violence and pain are not easy to describe within the conventions of the language and the vocabulary that we use. The air war over Germany, like the one over Iraq, was pure and undisguised. And human kind, in the memorable words of the modern poet, cannot bear too much reality.
Sebald closes his review of destruction by evoking Walter Benjamin's angel of history. The angel's face is turned towards the past in which he perceives not a chain of events but one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage. "The angel," Benjamin wrote, "would like to stay, awaken the dead, make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them. This storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This storm is what we call progress."
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1 February 2014
Wild Flower
15 comments:
- Shannon Boyce said...
That is so wonderful! I just love that dress - it is so pretty.
- 1 February 2014 at 15:33
- Veren Lee said...
What a good catch from Miss Selfridge, Gladys! I agree that the dress is perfect for you.. I'm a huge fan of Miss Selfridge's dresses..
Anyway, happy CNY! ;D
- 1 February 2014 at 15:59
- Adam said...
gorgeous outfit
- 1 February 2014 at 16:19
- Brenda Lu said...
i love the dress so much, maybe because of the tutu, and i like your DIY necklace too!
- 1 February 2014 at 16:35
- Helena Natanael said...
loving the dress! and that wild flower bouquet suits the outfit really well! happy CNY! :)
- 1 February 2014 at 16:52
- misskitin said...
Beautiful dress! Amazing look !
- 1 February 2014 at 19:42
- BERTHA NATASHA said...
Such a cute tutu!
- 1 February 2014 at 21:33
- Fifi Yau said...
Happy Chinese New Year!
Love the dress so much <3 so beautiful
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- 2 February 2014 at 00:49
- Sam said...
You look so stunning, this is a beautiful and ladylike dress!
- 2 February 2014 at 10:16
- Rosalinda Tjioe said...
The dress looks so good on you! Love it! <3 xx
- 2 February 2014 at 21:18
- Lubica Tothova said...
cool pics...
- 3 February 2014 at 03:38
- Mitha Komala said...
gorgeous look! super prettyyy Gladys xx
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- Andrea Fernández said...
Lovely and Romantic dress!!
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I wanted to write about social gaming for a while and in fact if you look back you'll find some on social gaming in various guises already. The following comment by PurpleCar caught my interest:
I am the Mom. I have a lot to say about this. In fact, I could go on for hours about how I feel that the gaming industry is ignoring me and my family. For one thing, my husband and I, both in our mid 30's, have a hell of a time trying to find an E or Teen rated multiplayer quest game to play with our 7 year old girl (we've played every playstation 2 game there is that remotely fits that description). For another thing, I have no real games of interest for me. Sims was too un-end-user friendly, and generally stupid/boring. The rest have too much fighting, which is again, boring.
Don't give me that crap that there 'isn't a market' for me and my family. I'm not the only mom out here who grew up in the arcades and see nothing wrong with a little family game play. And don't tell me to buy the Wii – we don't want tennis. We want more shrek, teen titans, spongebob, etc. 4 player adventure games where we work as a team against bad guys and not against each other. And throw in a few games for just me, ya head-in-the-sand-prejudiced-blind-stupid-arrogant fucks.
(sorry, that last bit wasn't very 'mom' of me. I'm seriously pissed off, though)
while the debate this was contained in focused only on the multi-hyphenated explicative, I'm more interested in the parts that I set in italics.
See a lot of dev discussion takes the assumption about some "core" market. And in a way there seems to be the notion of that "core" market being the end-all of what keeps you afloat, while the casuals are a great way to add growth and sales. But the "core" is what will pay subscriptions, shell out extra cash for collectors boxes, and buy all expansions.
Looking at 2006 PC game retail sales, two francises dominated: World of Warcraft as a single title, and Sims2 as a game with many expansions. WoW courted the casual market at least initially, while Sims2 is by no means a traditional "core" game, yet people bought expansion over expansion in 2006. The PC retail market grew for the first time that year, after steady declines the years prior. (Note that these numbers don't include subscription sales, and online downloads, they also don't contain any alternative business models, "casual games" or browser games).
The data is from NPD, analysts who track many markets, including game retail markets (console and PC separately).
So given the Mom's complaint above it really got me thinking. Why do I not know that many family-friendly but high production value retail games? Yet I can name many war games, many RPGs, FPS even adventure games, sports games and RTS. I know so-called family games, but they don't jump at me as filling massive shelf space at my local game stores.
But independent of family. Where are the games that focus on social, joint play. That focus on collaborative gameplay, rather than emphasize solo or competitive gameplay. WoW certainly is all this: solo (lots of the leveling), collaborative (group PVE, instancing), and competitive (PVP, competitive instancing). But in marketing competitiveness is often emphasized. Recent MMO titles like Warhammer are advertised as PVP heavy.
I always liked games that are about playing together to achieve a goal. I never really liked games where I beat up on my friends. It's certainly a personality thing. But given that I'm attuned to games that allow one or the other and I can't help but claim that collaborative models are underrepresented compared to solo and competitive models.
It may be rather shocking in a way that only last month NPD released a press-note with the following title: "PLAYING VIDEO GAMES VIEWED AS FAMILY/GROUP ACTIVITY AND STRESS REDUCER – New Study Busts Myths on Attitudes and Behaviors of Various Gaming Groups". Well, OK the title isn't such a shocker. What is shocking is that this title busts myths about attitudes and behaviors! Anyone surprised that people play games to reduce stress? And it certainly isn't shocking for PurpleCar, as she's been looking for more family-friendly games all this while for NPD to announce this as an analyst-discovered need at the brink of 2008.
Let's see what they say:
while heavier gamers are much more inclined than lighter gaming groups to prefer playing games alone, both groups are equally inclined to enjoy playing games as a family, group or as a party activity, and both groups value gaming as a way to bring their families closer together.
Now that is a shocker. How many game devs seriously put into their game description: "We thought long about how that game looked to a whole family playing it."? I don't know but I haven't read many articles for sure!
What a shocker too when people want to bond and unwind together, rather than, what some devs promote as fun, be constantly challenged and brought to moments of failure and competition?
Family gaming amplifies the picture because the question is not only "how social is a game, how can a game be played together", but also, "is this the kind of message I want my kid to receive?"
In future additions to this sequence I want to try to carve a little bit at these questions.


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Wed 01 Feb 2017, 07:53
Neill Anthony - also known as Food Network's Private Chef - is here to show you what it's like being a personal chef in the homes of his prestigious friends, acquaintances and clients for their personal dinner extravaganzas.
We've already had a look at the recipes in week 1 and tried a few ourselves.
Watch the double-bill episodes of Private Chef every Thursday at 20:00 on Food Network (175) to see what Neill has up his sleeve and which guests will be delving into his meal.
Neill will prepare the dishes below on Thursday 2 February - and now you have the recipes to follow him along:
Recipe 1: Rice Pudding with Mango
Rice Pudding
• 2 cups short-grained dessert rice
• 2 cups single cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup castor sugar
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• Vanilla paste
• Cardamom seed
Mango Mousse
• 1kg of mango puree
• 2 tablespoon icing sugar
• 5 leaves gelatine, soaked
• Juice of two limes
• 1 cup crème fraiche
• Edible flowers - nasturtiums *optional
1. Toast the cardamon, add milk, cream and vanilla paste.
2. Add sugar, stir to dissolve. Bring to the boil.
3. Wash rice until water runs clear.
4. Add rice to infused cream.
5. Cover and bake at 130°C for 40 minutes.
6. Remove lid, add a dash of cream if necessary.
7. Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for another 20 minutes until golden crust forms.
8. Put mango puree into large pot and heat to reduce to half the quantity.
9. Remove from heat. Add soaked gelatine.
10. Place into container and chill.
11. To the creme fraiche add the lime juice, icing sugar and 2/3 of the mango jelly.
12. Pour into piping bag and chill until needed.
13. Plate.
Recipe 2: Salt baked celeriac, pear, walnut, blue cheese
• 4 small celeriac – peeled (keep the peels)
• 1kg flour
• 1kg salt
• Bunch of thyme
• Water to mix
• 500g walnuts
• 250g castor sugar
• 2-3 pears
• 100g gorgonzola
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoon butter
• Wild chive flowers for serving *optional
1. Add the salt, flour and thyme to a food processor and, while the motor is running, add enough water to make a stiff pastry. Roll into ball.
2. Divide into four balls and roll each ball out until it's about 5mm thick.
3. Peel the celeriac and cover in pastry, trimming the excess pastry and squeezing the ends together to make sure it sticks together and the whole celeriac is covered. Pop onto a baking tray and bake for 45 minutes at 180°C.
4. Cook the celeriac skins in the cream and chicken stock.
5. Add butter, blend and season.
6. Spoon into squeeze bottle.
7. Melt castor sugar in pot to make caramel.
8. Add the walnuts. Stir through.
9. Lay onto non-stick sheet, season with salt and leave to harden. Set aside.
10. When set, break up with a knife and chop.
11. Remove from oven and leave in salt crust to rest for another 20 minutes.
1. Peel and slice pears and toss in olive oil and salt.
2. Crack open salt crust, remove celeriac and slice to serve.
3. Toss in olive oil.
4. Assemble with pears, cheese and walnut caramel.
5. Serve.
Recipe 3: Bavette, baked potato puree, microwaved white onions, grain mustard and asparagus
• 2kg Bavette (Skirt steak)
• 2 tablespoons of grain mustard
• Salt
• Pepper
• 3 -4 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 large baking potatoes
• 500g sea salt
• 250ml cream
• 400g butter
• splash of milk
• salt
• 4 white onions, peeled and quartered (keep root intact)
• Olive oil
• salt
• 20 asparagus spears - stem peeled, blanched
• 400g purple string beans, blanched
• 2 black radishes
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoon water
1. Rub steak with mustard, salt, pepper and olive oil and set aside to marinade.
2. Bake potatoes on a bed of salt until soft.
3. Bake the bavette at 130°C for an hour.
4. Heat cream with ½ butter.
5. scoop steaming potato flesh out of its skin and place in ricer, push through into warm cream.
6. Return to medium heat, whisk in remaining cold butter.
7. Season and set aside, covering with a butter paper if you have.
8. Place empty skins onto baking tray and return to oven for another hour. When dry, blend in food processor with tablespoon of salt to form a potato salt.
9. Set aside for later use.
10. Slice the black radishes super thin on a mandolin.
11. Heat the sugar, salt, vinegar and water until just simmering, take off the heat and pour over the black radishes to make a quick pickle.
1. Put onions in microwave proof dish.
2. Drizzle with olive oil and season.
3. Clingfilm and microwave for four minutes.
4. Remove, shake to recoat in oil. Microwave for another four minutes.
5. Remove from microwave. Do not remove clingfilm. Set aside for at least 10 minutes before removing clingfilm.To cook steak – grill over high heat for total of 15 minutes, turning constantly.
6. Heat four non-stick pans with a drizzle of olive oil each.
7. Sear bavette for a couple of minutes on a side until you have a crust set aside.
8. Add the raw asparagus to the pan juices and cook for 30 seconds, add the blanched beans.
9. Reheat potatoes, adding a splash of cold milk.
10. Toss asparagus through melted butter.
11. When reheating potatoes add splash cold milk.
12. Blanche asparagus and drain.
13. Toss asparagus through melted butter.
14. Slice the bavette across the grain.
15. Plate with potato salt.
Express Meal: Line fish, tomato, couscous and baby basil
• Sustainable line fish 120g
• 100g couscous
• 200ml hot chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• Tabasco to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Jalepeno flavoured olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Salt and pepper
• Couple of basil leaves
• Lemon juice
• 1-2 tablespoons butter
• 5 cherry tomatoes – quartered
• 1/2 red onion – finely diced
1. Place fish on paper towel to remove excess moisture.
2. Add olive oil, couscous, seasoning, hot sauce, tomato paste and jalepeno flavoured olive oil to a mixing bowl and mix well.
3. Pour hot chicken stock over and cover with cling film. Set aside for 15 minutes. (Half way through mix with a fork to roughen up. Recover and set aside to continue steaming). Add a squeeze of lemon before serving.
4. Heat non-stick pan on medium high heat. Add glug of olive oil. Fry for about 1½ minutes on each side.
5. When turning the first time, add a knob of butter and cook for the last 1½ minutes. Remove from pan and pour excess butter over fish.
6. Add diced onions, cherry tomatoes, basil and seasoning to a bowl, mix well.
7. Stir through the couscous.
8. Pile onto a plate, top with fish and pan juices and serve.


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We all love to set goals. There's just something emotionally satisfying about goals, isn't there? (More on this one another time) But when it comes to accomplishing those goals, we instantly think about the "stuff" we just have to have to accomplish the goal. Maybe it's the cool looking clothes to make you feel good about yourself. Or the latest gadget or software you just have to have in order to be productive. The late night workout widget that promises us the abs we want in 6 weeks flat. In other words, we immediately go to figuring out the best way to shortcut the process.
The tendency lives in us all. You could blame it on our society's obsession with instant success. Perhaps it is how media glorifies the company's that grow exponentially or stars that go from YouTube to filling stadiums in seemingly no time. But I think maybe it's just because we're flat out lazy.
The other day I was talking with someone about a new venture they wanted to take on. It was exciting and new and they had even written down their reasons for doing this to display in their office. Gleaming in the sun of hope it was…a bright, shiny object. Do you know what I mean? It had caught their imagination and overwhelmed their more rational mind which would normally be able to see all the holes in the ship.
Here was the gist: they had found an opportunity to make money online and had fallen in love with the dream. Bam! Website up, profits roll. Here was the major, gaping hole – they could barely handle the features on their cell phone much less understand things like UI design, SEO, PPC, niche selection, keyword selection, analytics, community building, etc. But no matter! They had a company that was going to help them learn all they needed to know…in 4 weeks. Woo-hoo! Now, I'll admit the educational material seemed to be pretty good. But no matter how good the material, you can't go from where this person was to Internet entrepreneur in 4 weeks. And here's the kicker – the training was going to be thousands of dollars. (Which they didn't really have.)
Maybe I'm crazy, but this just sounded like a great way to throw several thousand dollars down a hole.
I listened as patiently as possible and asked them things like, "You know, a lot of this kind of learning can be done for free from the web and supplemented with deeper knowledge from fairly inexpensive books. Why don't you start there and try your hand at doing something on the web like building a blog community? That way you can learn the ropes and then apply it to a business." The response, like ones I've heard myself give before, was "I just don't know where to start! I'm not sure I can learn without someone to talk with and help explain things to me. I just need help." Now, on the surface this may seem like a fairly reasonable statement. What if you don't know where to start and need guidance navigating this new world? Isn't that what universities are for? Didn't I do this when I went to GA Tech? But here is the issue: this was a 4-week course. If you can't learn independently, you aren't gaining a whole new career-level skill in 4 weeks. Not only that, but the world of building a web-based company is changing by the millisecond. You learned SEO? Oops! Google just changed the rules…again. Got your blog building strategy down? Uh-oh! Now there are new "rules."
Here's my point – they were missing a basic fundamental. The "stuff" that was going to short-cut the process aren't going to do any good unless this person develops the fundamentals of discipline, independent learning, creativity, perseverance and personal responsibility.
Why in the world do we think that throwing money at something means a higher chance of success? It's kind of like when you see people get all excited about going to the gym and getting in shape. They tend to buy a membership at the biggest, best gym and buy all the cool looking clothes and fancy gear. They stock up on the latest pills and potions…before they've set foot in the gym or develop a plan of attack. Then, 3 weeks later they're back at home sitting on the couch eating Cheetos wondering why their plan failed. It was because they should have focused on the basics first. 99 times out of a 100, you should get started on something using the free options. Once you know this is something you want to do (because you've been doing it) you'll have developed the core of discipline and base level knowledge. Then you can hire someone to help take your game to the next level. Starting with money gives you a false sense of security. You think that since spending money gives a higher chance of success when in reality it lowers your chances. Why? Because it blinds you to what really creates progress. Money doesn't create value or progress. What creates these things is you. Your discipline. Your creativity. Your perseverance. Nothing else. No coach, course, equipment, pill or formula overcomes the basic fundamentals of winning through personal discipline and will.
To be clear, I'm not at all against spending money to take your game up a notch. But it's like nutritional supplements. 99% of the people taking a performance supplement derive almost no value from it. Why? Because a supplement isn't a magic pill that melts fat. (Sorry to all the advertisements out there saying otherwise.) Supplements are just that…supplemental. If you haven't developed the core discipline of working your butt off and eating right, taking that supplement is going to skinny your wallet – not your belly. And you don't need a fancy gym or a trainer to work your butt off. You can do pull-ups, push ups, sit ups, running, jump rope, kettle bells and many, many other exercises at home for a few bucks.
When you do master the basics, if you do develop some basic skills, knowledge, discipline and attitude of perseverance and apply that to some initial experimentation in your chosen arena, then adding some paid coaching on top of that can be immensely helpful. When you take the first step on your own, your confidence, base knowledge and discipline will give you the foundation you need to get a return on any money spent furthering yourself. Or…you'll find that you aren't going to be able to do this new thing you thought was so great. Either way, you'll end up knowing you. And that is the most important step.
I know there are a lot more angles to this topic and there is no way to cover them all in a blog post. But I'd love to hear thoughts from anyone else on this. Do you agree that our ability to put money at something up front is actually a bad idea (most of the time)? When would it be better to lead with money? (Other than what is absolutely required to get started.)
UPDATE: I just got this post from Jeff Goins site this morning and loved this guest post: http://goinswriter.com/athletics-of-art/. Highlight:
Repetition tries our intentions. The thought of creating art is appealing to almost everyone. But the commitment and discipline required to make it is another story. People pay big money to set up a blog or get private lessons, but those same people quit quickly when nothing happens overnight. Why? Because maybe they confused a desire to create with a need for affirmation.


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"Safety of Your Athlete is Your Number One Concern"
Whenever protective athletic equipment is purchased, the individuals who select the equipment play a vital role in safeguarding the health of the athlete who wears it. Since football equipment is subjected to the constant stresses and strains of practice and competition, it must be made of the best materials, utilize the most modern construction and design, and meet exacting manufacturing standards in order to produce top-quality products that give the necessary protection and performance. Standards-setting organizations, such as the "National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment" (NOCSAE), continue to develop appropriate athletic equipment standards, which provide improved protection for the football player. From these organizations come some basic recommendations to optimize the protection of athletes of any age:
Purchase the best equipment available.
The best is not necessarily the most expensive.
Equipment should be carefully fitted to the individuals.
Do not buy equipment that is too large hoping that the individual will grow into it.
Maintain all equipment conscientiously.
Regularly check to ensure proper fit and to detect defects.
All equipment should be worn whether it is a practice or a game.
Remember, it is the administrator's equipment manager's and coach's responsibility to see that each individual player is provided with protective equipment that fits correctly, is not in need of repair and is appropriate to the demands of the position being played. To this end, the person or persons in charge of purchasing, fitting and maintaining the equipment should learn as much as possible about the various products available. This is done by:
- Contacting the various manufacturers and suppliers to obtain information about their
- Establishing contact with university and/or professional team equipment managers,
in order to seek answers to questions that you may have regarding purchasing, fitting
and maintaining equipment.
- Talking to equipment managers in your own league or conference.
- Talking to other people in the same purchasing position to find out what they use for
their teams and what recommendations they would make.
- Contacting the Provincial Football Office. They will be able to assist you in contacting
knowledgeable individuals such as the AEMA members. Determine your needs and what you can afford; compare prices and then purchase enough quantity and variety of quality equipment to ensure that the individual needs of every player are met. Because purchasing football equipment involves such a large financial investment, correct care of it is equally important so that the utmost in service and longevity are obtained.
- Contacting the various manufacturers and suppliers to obtain information about their
For more information about NOCSAE and their standards you can write them at:
P.O. Box 12290
Overland Kansas 66282 USA
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The tide of public opinion on email marketing is shifting and new research has found that the growing popularity of smartphones can be credited for the change.
To that end, the number of people who accessed emails on mobile devices increased 8 percentage points in the past year. Furthermore, 43 percent of consumers say they read emails most frequently on a smartphone or mobile device.
Those numbers present a huge opportunity to marketers who are able to capture that rapidly growing audience. The researchers found that 63 percent of consumers say they would make a purchase from an email they viewed on their mobile device.
However, there are some caveats to the newfound acceptance of email marketing. Eighty-four percent of consumers say they sign up for emails from companies in order to receive discounts. Consumers are also more likely to open emails from brands that they are familiar with.
"In exchange for their email address, consumers expect value, often in the form of a special offer," the BlueHornet 2013 Consumer Views of Email Marketing report said. "However, remember that your email program is an extension of your brand persona — not simply a coupon distribution channel. Make sure there is a strategy behind the discounts that you offer, use discounts to elicit a specific strategic customer behavior, and always keep the strategy in alignment with your brand."
Despite being more accepting of email marketing, consumers will still unsubscribe from emails, especially if they have poor mobile displays. However, consumers are most likely to simply delete emails if they do not read well on a mobile device. Additionally, nearly 14 percent of consumers say they will wait to view the email in their browser, while 6 percent say they will view the email anyway.
The research was based on the responses of 1,000 consumers between ages 25 and 40.
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The West Virginia Chapter was chartered in Feb. of 2014, Z-Man's first charter. We have 13 members at this time and are actively involved with our community and do both homeless and prison ministries.
In 2013 my wife Cat invited Robert and Alicia Happoldt to come and speak at the Biker Sunday at our church, little did we know that request would change our lives forever. When they arrived in West Virginia with Bobby and Gail Maxwell, it wasn't long that they asked if we would ever consider starting a Heaven's Saints chapter here. Little did they know the night before we were thinking of it . Also they had know idea that in 2006 Cat was saved at a Biker Sunday and the speaker that day was Barry Mayson. Because of the lack of a true MC ministry in our area we quickly said, "YES!" GOD HAD A PLAN from the moment Cat heard Barry speak .
Our good friend and now our Chaplain, Ralph Ross was the first person we spoke to and then he joined. And then our friends, Jeff and Laurel Roush decided to join. God had sent them from Cincinnati for this purpose, I know it in my heart.
We have had our ups and downs as most new chapters do but we have seemed to settle in pretty good now. Respected by all of our local clubs we have participated in many of their events, always letting them know we are them for them if needed. We are involved with the Central Ohio Chapter's homeless mission in Columbus, Ohio and have started one in Charleston, West Virginia also. We are involved with the Bill Glass prison ministries and try to participate when they are within riding distance. We set up for the largest bike event in Southern Ohio, the Annual Meig's County Memorial Day Run. Over 1500 bikes participate in this event every year and we are there to provide them with cold water, bike blessings and fellowship.
We also do fund raisers for different needs. Our granddaughter, Hayden, was born with "Spina Bifida" and needed a exercise bike that our son-in-law's insurance would not cover. We decided to have a Spaghetti dinner to try to raise some of the $3000 needed for the bike, Guess what? When our dinner was over, God had put His hand in it and we had made over $8000! So now we have a fund to help her when an item she needs comes along and her daddy's insurance can't cover it.
We are so thankful to be part of such an awesome ministry. Our fellow Saints are always there to help us when we need it. Just recently we lost a brother the same day he got patched. So many of our brothers from Ohio came to help out during this tragic time and Z and Donna came to show their respects……will be grateful to all forever! I know that God has truly ordained our ministry and look forward to see what He has in store for us in the future.


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Vehicle hits fire hydrant, rolls in east end
Firefighters had to free a person from a vehicle that had struck a hydro pole and rolled over in the city's east end Sunday.
They say they were called to Ste. Cécile Street, just west of Richelieu Park, at 4:23 p.m. They found the vehicle resting on its side with the occupant trapped.
The vehicle was an Audi Q3 SUV with a large sunroof, so firefighters were able to pull the person out. They were extricated after 23 minutes and handed over to paramedics.
Their injuries were minor.


text: State Court of Appeals Affirms California State University's Property Rights to the CSU Name 6/18/2003 Page Image Image Caption Page Content (June 19, 2003) The Court of Appeal of the State of California has issued a ruling that affirms the California State University's right to protect its name and derivative names of the 23 campuses from commercial use without the university's permission. The state court's Second Appellate District, in San Luis Obispo County, overturned a lower court decision regarding a local retailer who was selling unlicensed merchandise bearing the name Cal Poly—the abbreviated name of the California Polytechnic State University, one of CSU's 23 campuses. The appellate court instructed the lower court to issue an injunction against Bello's Sporting Goods to cease using the name of the university for commercial purposes. In its statement, the appellate court said that "Bello's has no constitutional right to commercially exploit the value of the university's hard-won reputation." "We're very pleased that the appellate court agreed with us--and the California Legislature--that our name is an asset in which we have important property rights," said Christine Helwick, CSU's general counsel. "The court has affirmed our right to protect the name of the university and its campuses from inappropriate use." The ruling has relevance for all 23 CSU campuses and other institutions as well. Helwick said that Caltech, a private school, felt strongly enough about the issue to file a brief with the court in support of Cal Poly's position.The Legislature had enacted a statute in 1982 protecting the names of the CSU schools and their abbreviations. This law was later amended to clarify that the name "Cal Poly" is included in that protection. "It is the unlicensed use of the name that we are trying to prevent," CSU's trial attorney LeRoy Anderson explained. During settlement discussions before trial, Cal Poly offered to license the use of its name to Bello's, which would have allowed the retailer to continue selling merchandise with the Cal Poly name at a profit. But Bello\'s rejected that offer. Anderson said that Cal Poly also offered to purchase the Cal Poly merchandise at market price to prevent Bello's from suffering any financial burden. But the retailer rejected that offer as well.v The school never asked for any monetary damages from Bello's. "Our objective is not to hurt local business, but to protect the right to control use of our own name," Anderson said.Media Contact: Clara Potes-Fellow, 562-951-4806 or firstname.lastname@example.com Error processing SSI file Last Updated: 20 June 2003 Error processing SSI file Want to Learn More? Please contact: Public Affairs Department (562) 951-4800 Yes


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What would you do if you got the chance to interview Gracie Allen, Josephine Baker and Aphra Benh, a collection of female performers throughout history? Well I got that chance back in spring 2007 when they played the newly re-opened Toynbee Hall in Aldgate, as these women have come back to life, re-incarnate as Guerrilla Girls On Tour. The GGOT are a group of female activist performance artists, touring the world with the aim to highlight issues of sexism within the theatre industry and society as a whole. The women each take on the names of a dead woman artist and dons a gorilla mask with the aim to put the focus on the message, not themselves, as well as helping them to gain some much needed publicity to their cause.
LH: How did you all became involved in the Guerrilla Girls On Tour?
Aphra Behn: Well we were all born Guerrilla Girls.
Gracie Allen: We split from the original group in 2001. We were theatre artists and we were looking at discrimination in the theatre. We wanted to create performances so we branched out on our own. The girls actually split into three groups at that time. It had been going quite a long time, there was a lot of burnout and we needed fresh energy.
LH: I hear there was some acrimony with that split. Was that upsetting?
GA : Not anymore, it's behind us now. But we did get sued! A couple of the girls had registered the copyright and they took the trademark without anyone else knowing and then sued everyone else. It was a big mess.
LH: What do you think you've achieved since you started and what do you think you've got left to achieve?
GA: Well the point was to try to end sexism one city at a time, and I think we've gotten to at least three or four cities! We're taking London, so we'll tick that off of our list.
Josephine Baker: I think that if we say what we haven't achieved, there are still people out there who are against women being feminist, getting out there and speaking their minds. What we're striving for is to try to reach those people. Every year we try to go somewhere different, giving the message to those thirsty for it and also maybe waking up some people who thought everything was fine and hopefully taking the apathy out of the younger people and getting them to be more pro-active.
LH: It's interesting that you say that about younger people, do you think young people are more apathetic than they used to be?
GA: I think it's easy for anyone to be apathetic. Society right now is a lot of watching TV and sitting around, sitting in our cars and sitting behind desks. It becomes a very sedentary way of thinking about life. At a lot of the campuses that we go to, the students voice that as a concern. They talk to their fellow students and say, 'What do you think about this,' and either their response is, 'I don't want to have an opinion because I don't want to upset anyone,' or, 'I don't care.' I think it's across a lot of the different age groups, but college students have particularly mentioned it to us and in the end they are the ones that are going to have to carry on. We want no-one to be apathetic about these things.
LH: Why is it important that you remain anonymous? Do you think there will ever be a point where you won't need masks to distract from who you are to help get your message out?
GA: It's got us a lot of attention and it puts the focus on the issues and not ourselves. When I wear this mask a lot more people listen to me than when I don't.
JB: We are all theatre professionals and this gives me the anonymity to stand on stage and say, 'Hey the Roundabout theatre in New York doesn't do any plays by women, doesn't that suck,' and then later when I go and audition for the Roundabout, they won't know it was me. It gives us protection as well.
LH: With the names of the dead women, you're Aphra Behn and she was a writer in the seventeenth century and I find it really interesting that there doesn't seem to be any shortage of women for you to choose from, yet the traditional view is that there was only Shakespeare. Do you think that is sexism at the time they were writing, or is it sexism now that prevents them being acknowledged now?
AB: It's now, because they are not in the history books. The Cambridge History of Theatre doesn't have a lot of these women. There was one that just came out; it was interesting to look to see if any of the women we talk about are in there. It's interesting that the women get written out. We are letting them come back in. Part of the reason we use these pseudonyms is to promote womens history and not let these women's lives and accomplishments die.


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A suit-maker to the stars whose company continues to thrive five decades after it was launched has passed away, aged 85.
Walter Grimes founded bespoke suit makers, Carl Stuart, in Ossett and his business went on to become a clothes shop of choice for the rich and famous.
However, the highly-skilled master cutter had been suffering from dementia in recent years and he died in Pinderfields Hospital on the evening of January 3.
His family, who still run the famous firm today, paid tribute.
His daughter, Jane Firth, said: "He was very generous, gentle and kind man and was a very good listener.
"Everyone had 100 per cent respect for him, and everybody has been shocked by his death, it's a very sombre mood among the staff at the moment.
"He will be missed a hell of a lot and it's such a massive loss."
Growing up in Thorpe, he went on to become a master cutter at Ibbotson's tailors in Leeds, before branching out on his own in April 1963.
As his reputation grew over the years, so has the long list of famous A-list customers such as Elton John, Mick Jagger, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro.
The company was even asked to cut a bespoke jacket for US President-elect, Donald Trump, and trousers for the world's tallest man - 7ft 9" Xi Shun from China.
Shop manager Stephen Spurr and long-time friend said: "Walter was excellent at what he did, otherwise we wouldn't have the reputation we do.
"He was perfectionist and stuck with the industry when others fell by the wayside.
"He worked six days a week and took work home with him for the seventh day, he really loved his job."
The funeral will be held at Holy Trinity Church in North Ossett on January 25 at 2pm.


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Good Morning on this sunny day. This morning we have the Bikers coming through from all over for the Poker Run 2013! It is a HUGE Event 🙂 Harley Davidson has set this up for Sept 19th through the 22nd. … Continue reading
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Love Pinterest, always have great ideas. This aisle idea is adorable, but having our weddings in the keys I wonder if anyone would do a beach wedding with the leaves down the aisle! This is beautiful. Advertisements


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For today's color post, I was inspired by this white and orange invitation by Vera Wang. The bright pop of orange and white is perfect for a summer party or shower.
Clockwise from top left: blood orange sorbet [via tastespotting], oranges and flowers tabletop from Hostess with the Mostess, shoes from anthropologie that match the envelope liner almost perfectly, ranunculus arrangement by tanakawho, sundress from j. crew, vera wang invitation, tulip neck tie by tijusa.
For more citrus inspiration (or great reading), I highly suggest the wonderful blog - How About Orange.


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About.me Mobile App for iPhone: Meh; Mobile-Friendly Website: Win
About.me finally took the wraps off its mobile app for iPhone that lets users check out and save all the cool user pages. What impressed me more was the mobile-friendly site that lets ANY mobile device browse pages.
If you're an app-head and feel you must partake of the native app experience, I must admit, the native app for iPhone does offer a slick and beautiful way to browse pages. Upon logging in/signing up, users are presented with Featured Pages that lets you scroll through pages About.me thinks you should check out. From there, you can search for a specific page or tap the shuffle button and flip through random pages. The app does a good job at presenting the pages formatted specifically for the iPhone screen.
Other features include the ability to 'favorite' pages, and activate location services that let you view pages of users that are in your area. You can select the range from within one mile up to 50. The other notable feature is the ability to adjust your own page's Name, Email address, Headline, and Biography on the fly.
That's all Kool and the Gang, but I can really appreciate About.me doing a mobile-friendly site that lets a user browse pages from any mobile device. I may be late, but when About.me first launched, I didn't put my page on my biz card because if somebody wanted to check out my page right then and there, it would take them to the full desktop version - That's no good.
So while I was trying out the native app, I just decided to navigate to my page on my smartphone, and low and behold, you get an almost a similar look/functionality viewing pages as you get via the app. You can search for a specific page or view random pages, view all of their social networks, contact the user, favorite and share their page. No location-specific settings, or editing your page, unless you flip the full-page version (which may not be a problem if you're packing one of those Galaxy Note "phablets").
I tested the mobile-friendly site on an iPhone and larger Android device, and it definitely gets the job done. Doesn't look as beautiful as the native app, and since I now have the About.me app for iPhone (and I'm one of those app-heads), I will use it when meeting somebody and they mention they have an about.me page. But I will be putting my about.me url on my business cards to let people know what I'm up to…no matter what smartphone they have.


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Project Name:88-93 Newington Causeway, Southwark, London
Build Type:Residential (22 storey apartment block with commercial at ground)
An impressive multi-storey concrete framed tower built on a triangular piece of brownfield land in a town centre location with confined boundaries including a National Rail viaduct.
The structural scheme is an RC frame structure comprising of in-situ flat slabs supported on RC columns and RC shear walls to stair cores and lift shafts.
This scheme was chosen as the most adequate to address sway and second-order effects associated with the overall height of the building and the ratio height to width of the structure, all complying to relevant Building Regulations, Sustainability Code and British Standards to create the most cost effective structure.
The building stands on piled foundations and incorporates contiguous piling to the perimeters.