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Brabantia supports The Ocean Cleanup
Brabantia helps people all over the world with solutions for waste management at home. With the recently introduced super sustainable newIcon pedal bin, the lifestyle brand contributes to managing the (plastic) waste in the world's waters too. For every newIcon pedal bin sold, Brabantia donates to The Ocean Cleanup to help rid the oceans of plastic.
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We love our planet as much as you do. That's why we design recyclability into all our products. And with our newIcon pedal bin we've stepped up our game. These sustainable pedal bins are made of 40% high-grade recycled materials, and after use, 98% of the bin and packaging is recyclable. On top of that, for every newIcon pedal bin sold, we donate to The Ocean Cleanup. How beautiful is that?
Robert Engels, Category Manager Waste Management: 'In 60 years, we have made over 50 million pedal bins. In the newIcon pedal bins we bring this expertise and focus on sustainability together. Besides the great design and beautiful colours, the newIcon pedal bins are a great step towards 100% recyclability and great value for money. Our best bins ever.'
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Waste management in the home has been one of Brabantia's strong points ever since the introduction of the first pedal bin in 1953. The newIcon bin also helps solve the problem of waste not making it to the bin. For every newIcon bin sold, Brabantia makes a donation to The Ocean Cleanup. This advanced cleaning system, powered by ocean currents and invented by Boyan Slat at age 17, could theoretically remove about half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years. A prototype is currently being tested in the North Sea. In high tides or low tides, we will be by its side.
Robert Engels: 'At Brabantia we want to make the world more beautiful today, and for generations to come. So we are not in this to fish for compliments; we are truly committed to helping The Ocean Cleanup clean up the world's oceans. '
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Brabantia's newIcon pedal bins are not only iconic beauties, but they're reliable workers too. Sturdy, and always standing strong because of their non-slip base and anti-tilting block. Thanks to the unique soft-closure feature, the lid closes smoothly and very quietly. And of course newIcon pedal bins are odour proof and easy to open, move around and keep clean. NewIcon pedal bins come in 3, 5, 12, 20 and 30 litres, all with a 10 year guarantee and a sample pack of Brabantia PerfectFit Bags. The new natural colours of Daisy Yellow, Clay Pink and Moss Green bring the total of colours to choose from to 13.
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The Ocean Cleanup develops advanced technologies to rid the world's oceans of plastic. Invented by then 17-year-old Boyan Slat, the network of extremely long floating barriers lets the ocean concentrate the plastic using its own currents. The array could theoretically remove about half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years. A prototype of the barrier is currently being tested in the North Sea.


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Joint ams and STMicroelectronics solution enables secure NFC transactions in new ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design
Benefiting from ams' boosted NFC technology and ST's proven Secure NFC, ARM® mbed™ Wearable Reference Design supports IoT applications including contactless ticketing, access control, payments and more
ams AG (SIX: AMS), a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, and STMicroelectronics, (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today revealed that ARM is using the companies' NFC solution to provide the secure, high-performance NFC and microcontroller functionality in its new wearable reference design.
The NFC solution developed jointly by ST and ams is comprised of the ST54E from ST, a System-in-Package featuring an NFC controller (NFCC) and a Secure Element compliant with the Global Platform standard v2.2, and ams's AS39230 NFC analog front end with boostedNFC technology.
This NFC solution is particularly well suited to very small, battery-powered products such as wearable devices and smartphones:
- the ams boostedNFC technology overcomes the difficulties that conventional NFC devices face when attempting to operate via a tiny antenna in an environment hostile to RF transmissions. The ams/ST solution exceeds the EMVCo requirements for RF performance in contactless payments, even when operating through an antenna smaller than 100mm2
- the ST SiP provides comprehensive support for all important NFC security standards worldwide, ensuring that the ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design can support secure transaction types required in IoT (Internet of Things) applications, including but not limited to contactless payments, automatic fare collection and access control
- the joint ams/ST solution achieves very low average power consumption, helping to extend battery run-time between charges, thanks to fully configurable power cycling of both the boostedNFC front end and the NFCC
The mbed Wearable Reference Design provides a model that wearable device OEMs can quickly replicate to achieve high-performance NFC card emulation. The joint ams/ST solution is particularly easy for system designers to work with, since it is supplied with a complete NFC software stack developed by ST. This stack is compatible with ARM's mbed IoT Device Platform.
In addition, the high RF performance of the ams/ST solution ensures robust NFC functioning even in the most demanding operating environments. The NFC system draws on unique capabilities in the ams AS39230, which implements active load modulation. This boosts the NFC front end's transmission signal to achieve an 'operating volume' – the space in which the wearable reference design can couple with an NFC reader – comparable to or exceeding that of a contactless card, which will typically have an antenna that is some 40 times bigger. The solution provided by ST and ams is also optimized for the mbed wearable reference design's antenna, giving high immunity to interference from the wearable reference design's Bluetooth® and GPS radios.
At the same time, the close compatibility between the discrete ST and ams components provides for sophisticated power-saving capabilities: the ST54E may be held in a deep power-down mode when not in the presence of an NFC RF field. At the same time, the AS39230 cycles rapidly through its far less power-hungry active power modes, drawing an average current of just 18µA.
The ams/ST solution's software is optimized for low-power microcontrollers based on ARM technology. Its modular design means that users can choose to compile only the modules for the use cases their device supports, helping to reduce the system's memory requirement and to optimize the resource footprint.
The software stack optionally also supports peer-to-peer and reader/writer functionality, and can be updated over-the-air when the device is in the field.
The ST54E is supplied to developers fully approved for use as an NFC device in card emulation, peer-to-peer and tag reader modes in compliance with the NFC Forum standards. It is also suitable for use in applications, which require worldwide certification, including for Common Criteria, EMVCo, GlobalPlatform, and Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, and the People's Bank of China (PBoC).
In addition, the security capabilities of the mbed wearable reference design are enhanced by a separate fingerprint reader, which uses an STM32F411 Dynamic Efficient microcontroller from ST, based on the ARM Cortex®-M4 core, to perform fingerprint image processing and matching.
"Our joint NFC reference design has been proven to provide the best combination of RF performance, interoperability and low-power operation available in the market today. Thanks to minimum system requirements in terms of footprint and processing power, the ams/ST solution is ideally suited for space constrained designs, such as ARM's mbed Wearable Reference Design," said Mark Dickson, director of marketing at ams.
"The ams/ST comprehensive NFC solution provides an easy path to developing secure and energy-efficient wearable/IoT applications for contactless payment, ticketing, and access control," said Laurent Degauque, Marketing Director, Secure Microcontroller Division, STMicroelectronics. "Compatibility with the mbed IoT Device Platform will enable OEMs to go from prototype to product quickly and focus on adding their own value-add features."
"The ARM mbed Wearable Reference Design provides a tested design foundation for companies to quickly build low-power IoT devices and focus on adding value with their own innovative features," said Zach Shelby, vice president of marketing, IoT Business, ARM. "The NFC solution from ams and STMicroelectronics demonstrates the energy efficiency obtained by utilizing ARM Cortex®-M processors and the mbed OS for small form factor devices and applications."
Details of the mbed Wearable Reference Design can be found on mbed.com/wearables.
Separately, ST will be demonstrating its products and solutions for mobile and wearable devices at Mobile World Congress (22-25 February, Barcelona), stand 7A61.
ams will be demonstrating AS39230 and other NFC solutions at Mobile World Congress, stand 6E20.
About ams
ams is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced sensor solutions and analog ICs. Our mission is to shape the world with sensor solutions by providing a seamless interface between humans and technology. ams' high-performance analog products drive applications requiring extreme precision, dynamic range, sensitivity, and ultra-low power consumption. Products include sensors, sensor interfaces, power management and wireless ICs for consumer, communications, industrial, medical, and automotive markets. With headquarters in Austria, ams employs over 2,100 people globally and serves more than 8,000 customers worldwide. ams is listed on the SIX Swiss stock exchange (ticker symbol: AMS). More information about ams can be found at www.ams.com.
Join ams social media channels: Follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/amsAnalog or Share with https://www.linkedin.com/company/ams-ag
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2015, the Company's net revenues were $6.90 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.

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This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn't me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I'm not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:I found Allie Brosh's blog, Hyperbole and a Half (book link HERE), over a year ago after she'd not written for quite some time. I went back through and read everything I could, though, because along with her funny drawings she writes incredibly well. I know some would look at her writing and compare it to a classic novel and disagree with me, but I've found I'm drawn to the books where I can imagine that's actually how the person speaks in real life.
Stories about things that happened to me
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Eight billion dollars*
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The secret to eternal happiness*
*These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
She's also incredibly funny.
I loved the story of how she found Helper Dog and literally laughed until I cried looking at the illustrations of the first meeting between Helper Dog and Simple Dog. And the fact that she added actual screen shots at the end of her story with the goose just made the story itself that much more hilariously amazing.
I honestly don't know if there's been another book that's made me laugh that hard.
I finished the entire thing in one night which, considering it's made up mostly of simply (but creatively) drawn comics, wasn't hard. I needed to read it, too. I needed a pick me up. I'd been walking through the book store and I was kind of down that day, can't quite remember why, and as I was leaving I saw that book on the table in the center aisle. I grabbed it and walked right to the register with it. One of the best decisions I made that week.
There's really not much I can say in the way of a review. These are someone's personal life experiences, and how can you critique that? I enjoyed the way she told of her experiences. And I appreciate the fact that she could make me laugh. Also, that I could relate to her in some of her stories. Sometimes that's all I'm really looking for.
I'd recommend this for anyone looking for a funny story teller. There is some bad language so no one too young, but other than that, I don't think there'd be any reason you wouldn't love this book. Maybe it'll brighten your day the way it did mine.


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Here's another topic that shows up often at LinkedIn, on the Copy Editing List, the Editorial Freelancers Association discussion list, and elsewhere: When you don't get any editing work for a while, what do you do to keep your skills sharp?
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Ben & Jerry's Snickerdoodle Cookie Ice Cream: Limited Batch
Snickerdoodles are one of those cookies that people seem to either love or hate. I am in the love crowd, and I do mean love. If you have never had one still warm and fresh from the oven, with the aroma of heated cinnamon Eskimo-kissing your nose, then it is quite possible you have not fully lived.
Ben & Jerry's latest limited edition flavor is the autumn-friendly Snickerdoodle Cookie. It is a butter and cinnamon flavored ice cream base with chunks of -- you guessed it -- snickerdoodle cookies.
I think the choice of a butter flavored base was interesting. I have always like the butter flavored part of butter pecan ice creams. I am just not a fan of the actual pecans, even though I like pecans otherwise. (In one of the quirks that makes Gigi, as much as I like nuts by themselves, I hate nuts in ice cream.) So I was looking forward to enjoying the butter flavor without having to worry about avoiding nuts.
But how did it taste? Well, the butter is more like essence of butter. Don't expect the full-on rich, almost salty flavor that you would get from, say, a butter pecan ice cream. This is more subtle and creamy. And in addition to the cinnamon, there also seems to be a hint of nutmeg. It actually reminded me a lot of a less custardy egg nog flavor. Truly delicious by itself.
Aaaah, but it's not by itself. No indeed, it is chock full of hunks (because "chunks" does not convey how large some of the pieces of cookies are) of snickerdoodle cookies. The cookies are full of cinnamon and brown sugar. They crumble up just a little and add a small hit of salt that brings all other the flavors out a little more.
This is truly one of the best flavors ever to come out of Vermont -- and I do not say that lightly. In fact, I beg those good people in Vermont to just forget the whole "Limited Batch" thing and add it the core line. This was truly amazing.
Be sure to check out Rodzilla's review here. I liked it a little more than he did...but that just means more for me!
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4 comments:
Ben and Jerry does ice cream the right almost 9 times out of 10. BTW, I am also a huge snickerdoodle fan...whoever came up that name however was a strange one
- September 13, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Rodzilla said...
Thanks for the link Gigi. Yeah, I wasn't feeling this one as much. Would you place this one over cinnamon buns?
- September 14, 2010 at 5:30 AM
- tanya said...
it reminded me of Oatmeal Cookie Chunk sans fudge chunks and less cinnamon-y. i thought it was just okay... not much flavor.
- September 14, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Gigi said...
Foodexercise: I must say I agree with you. This years flavors were almost all home runs. I have STILL managed to not keep a pint of Dulce Delish around long enough to review but I LOOOOVE it.
As for the name, according to Wiki one of the possible explanations for the name is that it was an Americanized version of a German word. Not sure how true that is, but it sounds possible.
Rodzilla: Your welcome!
Hm Tough call- I really liked the cinnamon but, but I think I do like this flavor just a teeny bit more.
Tanya: Believe it or not that is one of the few flavors I have not tasted. I just don't like oatmeal cookies all that much and every time I have almost gotten it I have talked myself out of it.
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Apple Announces iPhone 6S Event Date
Apple has announced its iPhone launch on September 9th with invitations sent to media for the event at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. With seating capacity of 7000, the event is slated to be big.
It is expected that the company will unveil smartphones, the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus. Not much is known about what the new phones will have on it, but some suspect that it would include Force Touch – which will allow the phone to detect force-sensitive touches, which has already appeared on the Apple Watch. A camera upgrade has also been rumoured.
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Ginny Shorette, left, and Angie Harrell speak about graduating from Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education program Tuesday. Both women overcame challenges to graduate. Staff photo by David Leaming
WATERVILLE — Ginny Shorette and Angie Harrell are living proof that it is possible to overcome life challenges and succeed, even when you think you can not.
The women, 20 and 36, respectively, will graduate Tuesday night from Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education after having dropped out of school when they were younger, enrolled in adult education courses, worked hard and persevered.
"I'm so proud and relieved," Shorette said. "I've got a lot of family coming. They're all really supportive and excited. They've got all kinds of things planned for me."
English teacher Paula Raymond also is proud.
"These were a couple of young women whose lives and luck just were never there for them," Raymond said. "They gave our program a last ditch effort so to speak. Both worked hard over these past few years."
Graduation ceremonies will be at 7 p.m. in Trask Auditorium at Waterville Senior High School.
Shorette, of Oakland, dropped out of Messalonskee High School when she was a sophomore. She just couldn't seem to make it in traditional classes, was not grasping information the way other students did and continued to fall behind. She struggled with depression and anxiety, which contributed to her difficulties.
When she enrolled in adult education, it became clear she had an ability to learn, but in a different way than in a traditional classroom. She spent time one-on-one with teachers and counselors who helped her learn how to organize, and she focused on the diploma she so earnestly wanted. She got professional help to work through her issues with depression and anxiety, got a job in a fast-food restaurant and eventually was promoted from a crew member to a swing manager.
"I was in there working one day and the owner came in and was walking around and I guess he noticed me working and talked to my general manager and I was promoted," Shorette said. "I got a raise. I'm still getting raises the more I do."
The more she accomplished over the last two years in both school and work, the more confident she became. She is in the process of doing paperwork to enroll in college to study phlebotomy and hopes to become a nurse one day.
"I never thought I was going to do it, and it wasn't that I didn't want my education. It was that I couldn't pull myself out of what was happening around me in my life," she said.
The staff at Mid-Maine adult ed, including Raymond, who also teaches courses other than English, and history-government teacher Ken Gagnon, who sat with her and spent time with her, made the difference, she said.
Unlike Shorette, Harrell did not have a supportive family. In fact, it was the opposite.
In 2010, she moved to Maine from Washington state after growing up in a family that did not value education and whose members were addicted to drugs, she said. Her family moved back and forth from Florida to Washington frequently, and hers was a precarious upbringing, surrounded by drugs, partying, violence and crime, she said.
She had three children and lost them to the state because of her own issues with addiction. When she got pregnant for the fourth time, she decided she needed to get far, far away from drugs and raise her child in a healthful environment.
When she came to Maine, she went to the New Hope Shelter in Solon and connected with a woman she now calls her "god-mom."
That woman convinced Harrell that the only way to get off welfare is to get an education, so she enrolled in adult ed and has taken courses for four years. Harrell said she also developed a faith in God that has helped her to become stronger and change the way she relates to the world. Because of help from her godmother, her church, her son, who is 6, and the staff at Mid-Maine Adult Ed, she will graduate Tuesday and hopes to enroll in college and get a job, possibly doing alcohol and drug counseling.
"You want to show your kid that they can do it, and I don't want my son to drop out of school," she said.
Like Shorette, Harrell said instructors, including Raymond and Gagnon, took the time to understand how she learns and how best to help ensure her success. She also learned that focusing on work and sticking with it were critical.
"Once you lose that groove, that's it," Harrell said. "You have to push through it no matter what you're going through."
Harrell, of Waterville, said she will be the first person in her family to get a diploma out of prison, and she worries that it may be difficult to get a job because of her background.
"I should have been dead 50 times over — I know it," she said. "Once I rose above that, I know that I am worth a lot more than I was told all my life."
Both Shorette and Harrell encourage others who want to purse an education but are afraid to, to just do it.
"Push through it. Don't let the fear keep you back," Shorette said. "If you let it hold you back for that, it'll hold you back from other things."
Harrell said she was the "queen of excuses" for why she could not continue something, but once she made up her mind to go on, she kept on going.
"People can do a lot more than they think they can," she said.
Meanwhile, Raymond said Shorette and Harrell worked very hard, and she is excited to be able to see them graduate Tuesday.
"They took many a deep breaths, and they were willing to trust those of us who were advocating for them," Raymond said. "They both can lift their heads up high and walk proud into their future endeavors."
Hannah Bard, director of Mid-Maine adult ed, said 35 men and women will graduate this spring and 12 will march in ceremonies Tuesday night. Nine will graduate with high school diplomas and 26 will receive HiSET, or high school equivalency certificates. The HiSET is one of three high school equivalency tests in the nation and is used in seven states, according to Bard.
She said she can not say enough about how impressive this year's group of graduates is.
"Each one of them has worked incredibly hard to be graduating on Tuesday evening, facing challenges that would have halted others," Bard said. "They had to make uncomfortable choices to change their lives for the better. One of the best things about this group of graduates is that I know Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education is not their last step, but rather their first step to new journeys."
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text: Okay, so I have owned BadA** now for about 71K miles. Previously isloated to the great country of Texas, it has only been for jaunts within, but now (instead of the SUV) we are taking the golfcart to Seaside FL in July. It is time to get a storage system. I have decided (empirically) on the Whispbar system (WBS17/WBK704) and am looking at the Yakima Skybox 16 Carbonite. I have my personal reasons; certainly they will differ greatly with many others on this forum. Reasons: 1) I understand that the Whispbar system is relatively quiet and minimally impacts range particularly at low (non interstate) speeds ... [I can leave it on while going back and forth to work without worrying] 2) I have a 64"X15"X15" canopy system that needs to be carried with. Without putting down the back right seat down, it will not fit. I am potentially taking another body (In addition to the four of us) which would make that option null. 3) The Skybox 16 is 75"X36"X22" and will accommodate that as well as many other items for transit. [Note: We can take the MDX - It has all the storage, and a receiver for the basket, and a roof for everything ... but it is a eco-challenge now, and I wish to check this box on my "to-do" list] Please weigh in (I don't mind opinions, but I would prefer facts) regarding my choices as I am considering pulling the trigger on this in 10 days or so. Any suggestions or alternatives, real-life experiences (particularly with this combination, the tail gate, rain leaking, range reduction, etc.), and other data would be greatly appreciated. I am also two years left on the 21 year old and 4 years left on the 18 year old for moving them back and forth from college apartments ... so it is going to get some use. Regards WJ


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Osbek had been the Creative Director of the label for four years. Jonathan Saunders (pictured) will take over immediately, designing his first collection for spring/summer 09 which will debut in September at Milan fashion week.
Kirkwood, who will also continue to design his own eponymous shoe collection, will head up accessories acting as both design director for shoes and fashion coordinator for handbags.
'Jonathan Saunders is an internationally recognised talent who will surely emphasise the extraordinary potential of Pollini with enthusiasm, consistency, and vitality, owing to his powerful creativity and contemporary fashion vision,' said Massimo Ferretti, President of the Aeffe Group - which owns Pollini.
These two rising stars of British fashion are now truly in ascendance. Last season Jonathan transfered his catwalk show to New York from London, to critical acclaim and financial success and secured himself a coveted spot as one of Target's GO Collection designers (previous guest designers have included Luella Bartley, Proenza Schouler and Temperley) while Kirkwood continues to wow the fashion pack with his designs.
These boys are certainly ones to watch!
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One hour after the guest lecture, I hit the treadmill at a gym nearby my home. I love pace walking over the treadmill. Once I get my rhythm , I start thinking about something that doesn't make me focus on how tired I get or how long I have been on a treadmill. Yesterday's treadmill thoughts were about questioning specification, requirement, process, policies, rules, guidelines, best practices...
The common thing about the above list is, "Someone says it, others follow it". Topic I chose to think on the treadmill was interesting enough to help me burn a lot more. I guess for people like me, thinking about following a requirement/rules/policies/process/best practices without questioning burns more calories than running heavy on a treadmill for 30 minutes.
After the workout, I dropped in at a nearby popular and reputed food joint for dinner at Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore.
I bought a token for 1 plate of Roti and curry ( Indian bread ) Cost: 16 rupees. After I got the token in hand, I realized it would not be sufficient and asked if I could get an extra Roti. I had to pay 10 rupees to buy an extra Roti token.
While eating one of the two Rotis, I realized that the curry isn't sufficient for the next Roti and I asked for more curry, I was asked to pay 10 rupees more for extra curry that is of same quantity provided to me the first time.
So here is the interesting thing:
One plate Roti and curry is: 16 rupees : [ 1 Roti + 1 set Curry ]
If I buy an extra Roti and Extra curry: that's 10 + 10 = 20 rupees
Total: 36 rupees [ 2 * 1 Roti + 2 * 1 set Curry ]
If I buy two plate Roti and curry: 16 * 2 = 32 rupees [ 2 * 1 Roti + 2 * 1 set Curry ]
I went to the hotel supervisor and said, "I have never come across any hotel other than yours which has two different prices for the same quantity and item served if purchased in a different order. Is that intended?" and then explained to him the sequence in which I bought Roti and Curry. You might not believe this: He nor the other staff knew that they had been charging customers different rate for the same quantity they buy an item based on the order in which they buy things.
This certainly surprised their staff and I could witness an argument over the issue among other staff members. There was excitement over the issue and I enjoyed the argument between them.
Supervisor of the hotel then assured me that they would fix this issue after consulting the hotel manager and thanked me with a smile for bringing this up.
I was happy. As a tester, I questioned things and provided them information about their service with evidence. I handled it politely and helped them understand how illogical it would sound to people and how their credibility is at stake if they continue to do so.
If I hadn't questioned at the logic, or their menu, or their process, or their specification, I wouldn't have helped them understand something was seriously wrong - because they seem to be concerned to not do anything wrong as it could affect their reputation. They are into this business for at least 5 years and they hadn't realized what rule they set could conflict with their own menu rates.
When customers say "We want A,B, C, D, E, F", they are less aware that A could conflict with E unless we ( testers ) help them understand and that's our job. If we (great testers) don't question requirement/specification/process/rule/guideline/best practices, and the customer by himself finds B conflicts with D at a later stage, he might think of us as fools and maybe get our butts fired.
In the Roti Curry story above, I think there is another lesson hiding. As a customer of the hotel, I realized I wanted more, only when I got some bit of it - which means I didn't know how much I needed to buy till I saw some sample. If someone were to have collected my requirement/need, I would have stated something and changed it because I am not sure what I want.
There are a lot of customers who are not sure what they want and if we ( great testers ) are to follow a document that was prepared so early in the project before the customer could see something, we would never be doing what we should be doing. Testing is *not* satisfying a customer but providing information to help the management or customer take informed decisions. The information we provide could be bugs, assessment of risks, questions we have, answers we found...
Little does the hotel know that testing lessons are for free when people buy Roti and Curry.
Laugh (if you want): Research Doctors at National Health Research Institute are recommending to take a minute of every day, especially for those in software testing, to laugh out loud at those testers who don't question the specification/requirements/test scripts/test cases/process/best practices.
It is found through their research that the health condition and testing has had a significant improvement by doing so. Researchers also encourage laughing at yourself, if you are one among the testers who don't question.
Pradeep Soundararajan - http://testertested.blogspot.com - +91-98451-76817 - firstname.lastname@example.com
"The test doesn't find the bug. A human finds the bug, and the test plays a role in helping the human find it." --


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On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 02:01:40PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > Some of our work is and can not be, for technical reasons, part of the > > vanilla Debian but we're working hard on fixing this and we're not > > unlike something like experimental in that way really. > > And like I said: derivative distributions, like Debian-NP, Knoppix, > Adamantix, whatever, are a Good Thing. IMO, there's absolutely no need to > justify yourself with "we're trying to integrate it back in, really > we are!" The one reason I see is that Adamantix got themselves into hot water for calling themselves "Trusted Debian" when they were in fact not working with or inside Debian while we are doing similar things from a technical perspective but we identify very much as being inside the project with a d.o website, list, etc. and I suspect that most of us would like things to stay this way. :) Regards, Mako -- Benjamin Mako Hill email@example.com http://mako.yukidoke.org/
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Cafe Strategy Cards
Check out my strategy cards and grab a set HERE! Merry Christmas everyone!
12 comments:
- Sandy said...
Thank you so much for the cute strategy cards!!! I know what you mean about hand-writing them and looking all different. I had them up in my classroom and tore them all down because I couldn't stand looking at them I wrote on my list of things to do "create strategy cards." Thank you for helping me check that off my list! Happy New Year to you!!!
- December 28, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- Brian H said...
Awesome strategy cards! Thanks for sharing with all of us!
Brian :-)
- January 1, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- Erin said...
I love them! Thanks for sharing. :-)
- January 1, 2012 at 12:24 PM
- Lisa Howard said...
I just award you a versatile blogger award. Check it out at http://ateachersbagoftricks.blogspot.com/2012/01/versatile-blogger-award.html
- January 2, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Tara said...
Hi Misty,
Thanks for coming by:) I got my rug from Kirklands. It was in their college section stuff:)
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- January 5, 2012 at 2:21 AM
- Kim said...
Just found your blog! I can't wait to read more...gave you the versatile blogger award!
- January 9, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- Lisa Lizak and Beth Wright said...
I LOVE these! They will be so fantastic to use with my CAFE board :) I know they suggest having the kids write out the cards, but I LOVE the look of a clean and organized board for strategies and these will be PERFECT :) Thank you for another FAB freebie :) Hope you're having a great Tuesday!
Lisa :) (new follower)
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- January 10, 2012 at 8:12 AM
- MissAndrew said...
I love love love these! I am getting ready for my new Grade 4's this year and these are perfect! The ones we made as a class last year were...authentic lol...but not not pretty. These are running through the laminator as I type :) Thank you for calming my inner nerd and making my board look matching and organised!
I've just started my own blog - feel free to check me out!
Lauren :)
- January 21, 2012 at 7:23 AM
- lowens said...
I love these cards and have put them to good use! Thank you so very much for sharing!!! I would love my classroom to look like yours, BTW!
- February 12, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- Mrs. Cook said...
I am new to learning about daily 5 and Cafe and love your blog and am looking to try my best and implementing these this coming year. My question with these strategy cards is, how do you put them up? Do the kids put up which ones they are working on, do you pick which ones go up, what if more than one kid is working on a strategy? Thanks! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
- May 28, 2012 at 5:15 AM
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- July 14, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- abettes5985 said...
I love your strategy cards! Where did you find the template? Thanks for the great post!Do you have the headers for each (Comprehension, Fluency, Accuracy, and Expand Vocab)?
- July 14, 2012 at 8:36 PM


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One Easy Way to Make a Big Style Statement in Your Entryway
The great American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, did a neat trick with some of the houses he designed: he made the entrances very small, low spaces, so that when you emerged from the cozy vestibule the rest of the house would seem even more spacious by comparison. Painting your entryway in a dark color could, I imagine, have a similar effect, of making the rest of your house seem bigger and brighter. At the very least, it's a great way to add a big dose of style to a little space, and make sure your home makes a great first impression.
Above: A black front door in a black accent wall adds serious style to this entryway from Marie Claire Maison.
In this designer's home from Design Milk, dark grey walls add a dose of drama to the entryway.
Here's another dark grey entry from Style and Create.
Chalkboard paint is a fun (and stylish) choice for an entryway, as seen on Design Sponge.
If you're not quite ready to paint the whole room black, you could experiment with going just halfway, as seen on Design Sponge.
Details matter: In this entryway from Dezeen, a radiator (and the shelf above, a great spot for stashing keys or mail) painted a dark color blends right into the wall.
This black accent wall, in an entryway from Emmas Designblogg, is plenty dramatic without being too overwhelming.
And when it comes to dark colors, grey and black aren't the only choice: witness this hunter green chalkboard paint, spotted in an entryway from Dezeen.


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Klaus Leidorf – Aerial Photography
Klaus Leidorf: A german aerial archaeologist that likes to observe the human artifacts from a bird's eye view. Impressive scenary taken from the top of the world, Klaus has made some really astonishing photography. Klaus Leidorf Photoset
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Every year brings a few, unforeseen wrinkles to the investment landscape (this year, the conflict in Ukraine would likely get the nod, though it is merely June). The temptation to sell during such controversy can be strong, but it also can be very wrong, and it is not something that we typically do. Counter to much of what one hears in the financial media, which typically emphasizes trading activity, we hold our positions for a number of years. And there's a logic to that.
First, we attempt to invest in exceptional companies. Exceptional companies are just that: They are the exceptions. They are unique. When we can invest in them at a fair price, we do it, and we sell only when the business economics change or the price becomes significantly overvalued. Naturally, this does not argue for a lot of trading. Our portfolio turnover* tends to average around 10% to 20% a year, which is on the low end in our industry.
Second, we seek to avoid one of the mistakes that professional investors are capable of making: Harvesting profits too soon. While the adage that "you can't get hurt taking a profit" has some truth to it, this can also lead to expensive mistakes. Let's say you invest in a company and the price doubles in a year. You may feel pretty smart taking that profit and moving on. However, we've seen great companies simply correct a bit, or move sideways for a time and then proceed to double and then double again! The quick sale might ultimately cost you a lot of money. Patience is nearly always your friend when investing in the best-of-breed growth companies, in my opinion, especially when they are priced fairly. High turnover, or a panicked sale, can be a recipe for outsmarting yourself.
Long-term investing suits our bias towards investing in quality, durable growing businesses. It also follows the logic of investing in equities too: They are long-term instruments. We will continue to be long-term investors, unforeseen wrinkles or not.
* Portfolio turnover is a measure of how frequently assets within a fund are bought and sold by the managers.
Mutual funds are subject to market risk and volatility. Shares may gain or lose value.
These views represent the opinions of OppenheimerFunds and are not intended as investment advice or to predict or depict the performance of any investment. These views are as of the open of business on the publication date, and are subject to change based on subsequent developments.


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"That's an attitude, sir, that calls for the most delicate judgment on both sides. 'Cause as you know, sir, in the heat of action men are likely to forget where their best interests lie and let their emotions carry them away."
Kasper Gutman
Writer-director John Huston virtually invents the noir genre in his mystery-crime-thriller The Maltese Falcon.
Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan) run a private detective firm. When Brigid O'Shaunessey (Mary Astor) offers them a job following a man named Thursby. Both Sam and Miles immediately suspect that Ms. O'Shaunessey is not being completely honest with them, but the 200 dollars that she has offered them for their services is more than enough to pull them away from their better judgment.
Shortly after taking the case though Miles, along with the mysterious Mr. Thursby, turn up dead. This sets the police after Sam, who they think is responsible for one, if not both, of the murders in question.
This leads Sam to try and discover the real reason that both these men were killed. And his start point, is deciphering the mysterious Ms. O'Shaunessey, a woman that he is quickly falling in love with.
The more that Sam finds out about the two murders the more confused he becomes. All he does know is that everything revolves around an ancient black statue of a falcon.
The film has many interlocking plots that make it almost impossible to give any sort of detailed synopsis. That is not a negative thing though. All the little things that are going on do not detract from one another, as is so often the case. Instead, everything that happens in this film is just one more block that builds toward the climactic finale.
This film is great. It is not as artistic as some of the other films on this list, but that doesn't mean that it isn't innovative. There are no iconic "Vertigo shots," or impressive dolly movements. This film's innovation came from its story, its acting, and its razor sharp dialogue.
Nothing can be said about this film though without mentioning Bogart's performance. He proved himself to be a bona fide star in this film. The camera could not detach itself from him, and for good reason. Much like in Casablanca, his presence alone is captivating, and that presence is in all but one shot of the film.
Even without Bogart's performance though this film was quite strong. It's kind of like Indiana Jones but with less action and better dialogue. The plot is just fantastic enough to capture the viewer's imagination while still maintaining a firm grip on reality. This is not an easy task but it is one that the film tackles head on and succeeds in accomplishing. It is the stuff of which dreams are made (and it gave us that beautiful end line).


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Today Tammy is sharing the Egg Tower Box with us.
Available now at www.creativekuts2.com
It looks so cute with all of that curling ribbon to keep it closed.
These tower boxes are so much fun and easy to assemble. They can be made large to hold lots of goodies or small to be the perfect party favor size. This one could be made small to hold some jelly beans and be placed in your little ones Easter Basket!!! Or large as a gift filled with cookies or candies for someone special in your life or even a special treat for the mailman or your hairdresser. Anyone would love to recieve this adorable box filled with goodies!!!
This tower box comes in 4 different styles and is available now in the store. We shared the Heart style yesterday from Lisa. Come back tomorrow to see what style she has in store for us next.
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The Human Worker is at his/her core an Artist.
Thierry Loa has diligently been exploring and working in various visual and media disciplines, on a diverse and mixed array of projects such as video installations, narrative films, interactive cinema, new media design, and photography.
Conducting both commissioned and self-produced projects, and being interdisciplinary, Thierry shares his time between filmmaking, photography, interactive design, reading, writing, drawing and traveling.
As a filmmaker, he completed his first feature film, a nonverbal nonfiction film project titled 20-22 OMEGA (www.20-22.com) which, using a pure cinematic form, examines the new epoch of planet Earth's history, that is the Anthropocene and the Posthumans. Now he is working on the sequel film tentatively titled 21-22 which explores the state of life and nature on the planet, to be captured in 360 video.
As a photographer, he has an ongoing photo-ethnographic project called FACES (www.faces.ms) which photo-documents and offers an intimate look at human faces captured in public spaces; un-posed and up-close faces.
As a new media designer and storyteller, he is working on the long-format interactive film titled A Man And A Woman (www.manandwoman.me) which tells the story of a young couple while exploring love and lives together and apart, as well as the cyclic nature of love relationships. The story is augmented by interactive narrative elements.
This web gallery showcases some of his drawings, photographs, and images from his films; highlighting the visual aesthetic and thematic concerns found in his visual and intermedia works. Thank you for your visit.


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Public Health Care Management - Port Harcourt
By: Reenel Associates
Rivers State, Nigeria
02 - 04 Jun, 2015 3 days
This healthcare management course will focus on the understanding of contemporary health issues which are influenced by various factors such as economic, social cultural, political and psychological etc. This course will provide opportunities to explore the nature of health needs and health policy of different government. The course places high priority on health promotion, professional development and management of organizations.
Course Objectives:
- Advanced knowledge in key areas relevant to international healthcare systems, their management and reform
- Awareness of the need for forward-looking strategizing and innovation in sustaining excellence in healthcare delivery
- Political and media 'intelligence' and skills in gaining patient and public perspectives and confidence
- Critical appraisal, reflexive and communication skills to develop managers, who understand, practice and promote evidence-based healthcare
Course Outline:
- The policy-making process in health and using this understanding to improve the quality of public decision-making
- Evaluating ways of improving health system performance in countries across the world, from developed countries to the third world
- Using economic and epidemiological analysis to guide disease prevention and treatment in areas such as malaria, HIV/AIDS/ TB vaccine preventable diseases, child health, and cancers
- Understanding the influences on health of individual behaviours including sexual practices, drug use, and gender violence, and evaluating behavioural change interventions
- Assessing the effect of environmental factor on health especially climate change, air pollution, housing and transport, and evaluating public health policies in these areas
- Understanding global influences on health and health systems including the role of transnational companies such as tobacco industry and the spread of pandemic diseases.
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Video: D'Angelo's Return in 2012
Video courtesy of the internet.
Not a big fan of posting other people's videos, but since I was literally just listening to a bootleg of this show over the weekend, featuring quite possibly the only live performance of The Time's "My Summertime Thang" (not performed by either Prince or The Time, but instead) by D'Angelo (featuring Eric Leeds, Jesse Johnson and Questlove), you have to check this out. It's the first part of a documentary showing D'Angelo's return to the live stage in the USA at 2012's Bonnarroo Festival. Since this video features a Prince cover, it will likely be taken down before the end of the day because Prince is a motherfucking douche bag. But until then…
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2. Getting The Band Back Together: Featuring
Pride and Vanity by the Ohio Players
3. Hit It and Quit It: Featuring "Funky Dollar Bill" and
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At midnight, Buddhist monks held a bell-chiming ceremony, counting down to the moment of the anniversary.
Hong Kong was returned at midnight on 30 June 1997 after more than 150 years of British rule.
Earlier, police scuffled with several dozen pro-democracy activists who were trying to petition Mr Hu.
On Sunday, Mr Hu will oversee the swearing-in of Chief Executive Donald Tsang's new cabinet.
But he is set to leave the territory before a pro-democracy march in the afternoon.
'United purpose'
Ahead of the bell-ringing, Mr Hu and Mr Tsang attended a traditional variety show featuring the socialist work Yellow River, played by famed pianist Lang Lang.
In a speech at a gala dinner, Mr Hu urged unity between Hong Kong and the mainland.
But Mr Hu also urged Hong Kong's leaders to heed the public more, without being specific as to how.
The special administrative region operates under the "one country, two systems" principle.
Its post-handover constitution allows for full suffrage to be introduced but does not set any timetable.
At the same time as the bell-ringing, pro-democracy figures re-enacted the protest they held on the Legislative Council balcony in 1997.
Veteran democracy campaigner Martin Lee said: "Ten years have passed. Today all the pan-democrats have come back here together with a united purpose - recommitting ourselves to the fight for democracy."
In heavy rain, reminiscent of the downpours that greeted the handover ceremonies a decade earlier, several dozen activists had earlier in the evening tried to reach Mr Hu's hotel.
More than 100 police officers kept the protesters, who were shouting slogans such as "power to the people", away from the building.
Street carnivals
Mr Hu arrived on Friday on his first visit to Hong Kong as president.
Lok Lok and Ying Ying have been drawing large crowds at their new habitat in the Ocean Park amusement centre.
Districts around Hong Kong have been holding street carnivals and there are overnight parties in clubs and bars across the city, some of them called Unity, or DisUnity, parties.
No foreign representatives have been invited to attend the anniversary events, with the focus instead on Hong Kong's closer ties with the mainland.
After some tough years of economic crisis, the economy is doing well. Hong Kong's way of life has not really changed and key institutions are still independent and accountable.
Many citizens increasingly describe themselves as Chinese, as well as Hong Kong people.
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Thomas Shultz (PhD Yale, Psychology) is Professor of Psychology and Associate Member of the School of Computer Science at McGill University. He teaches courses in Computational Psychology and Cognitive Science. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, and a founder and current Director of the McGill Cognitive Science Programs. Research interests include cognitive science, cognitive development, evolution and learning, relations between knowledge and learning, decision making, problem solving, memory, neural networks, and agent-based modeling. He has over 390 research publications in these areas.
- Peter Helfer's paper on a molecular-level model of memory reconsolidation was published in May in PLOS Computational Biology (Helfer & Shultz, 2018). The first submission was positively regarded by all three reviewers. Reviewer #3 concluded: "This is a very elegant paper presenting a computational model of pathways involved in late-LTP to see whether they can create the stability required to generate persistent memories. The key claim is that this long-term stability (longer than protein turnover) can be generated by linking two feedback loops: 1. PMK zeta initiating local translation of PMK zeta mRNA and 2. PMK zeta and GluR2-containing AMPARs preventing each other's removal from the synapse. The model focuses on PKM zeta and the pathways it is involved in. The authors show that the computational model can reproduce a range of known features of L-LTP. This is a beautiful model, providing a valuable addition to the synaptic modelling landscape. The paper is very well written. I am considering making the introduction required reading for all my students!" See the abstract and URL under PUBLICATIONS / Memory.
- Our paper on Modelling the Spread of Innovation in Wild Birds (Shultz, Montrey, & Aplin, 2017) was published online 28 June 2017 in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. See RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS for a brief summary.
- Our preliminary paper on Converting Cascade-Correlation Neural Nets into Probabilistic Generative Models (Nobandegani & Shultz, 2017) was recently favorably reviewed by Synced: In-Depth AI Technology & Industry Review. They were impressed by our efforts in "bestowing important human-like ... features such as knowledge and imagination to machines." We presented a talk on this work at the July 2017 Cognitive Science annual meeting in London. Our paper received an unusual 5/5 positive reviews from this highly competitive Cognitive Science conference.
- Dominique Danco won the best-poster award at the 12 April 2017 McGill Cognitive Science Undergraduate Research Presentation Day. She reported our work on how humanitarianism might compete more successfully with ethnocentrism in the evolution of cooperation.
- Our paper providing a novel resolution of Rogers' paradox about the inability of social learning to enhance population fitness appears in the February 2017 issue of Journal of Theoretical Biology. See RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS for a quick summary of the major findings.


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Rollover IRAs
A Rollover IRA is an account which stores money received from a retirement plan. Funds that qualify for IRA Rollover can come from 2 sources:
1. Employer's Retirement Plan
- Effective January 1, 1993 eligible roll-over distributions not paid directly from a Qualified Retirement Plan (QRP) to an IRA or other eligible plan are subject to 20% Federal Income Tax withholding.
- To avoid the 20% withholding you must instruct your plan administrator to make a direct rollover to an IRA or other eligible plan.
- Before you receive your distribution, open an IRA account at QNB. Then, when the direct rollover is deposited to your account, all the necessary paperwork will be completed.
In order to avoid losing any favorable tax treatment on a Rollover IRA originating from a qualified retirement plan, no yearly contributions should be made.
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- Withdraw from an IRA at another institution with a check made payable to you. Redeposit it into a Rollover IRA within 60 days. The IRS allows you to make this type of rollover from an IRA only once every 365 days.
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I'm thrilled to announce The Fashion Slaves new EP, "GO INSANE" is coming out soon.
Here's one track on SoundCloud:
The story behind that song is fun. Fashion Slaves' singer-guitarist Emily Jayne brought in a great tune called "Your Toy" to rehearsal one day and we learned it. It was by a '77 punk-pop band called Chelsea, with some guys who went on to play with Billy Idol and other new wave era greats. Emily changed up the lyrics a bit, and the original writer James Stevenson (from Chelsea, Generation X, The Alarm and Gene Loves Jezebel), shared credit with her on the new version! Then the strangest coincidence, Stevenson's current band The International Swingers played in San Francisco a week after we uploaded the EP for release. So of course Emily burned a CD of our version, went to the show and gave it to him. Here's a pic of them backstage at the Red Devil Lounge. Small world and who woulda thunkit!
The EP is available at iTunes Store or Amazon.


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Hidden Rock Ranch
Welcome to the Hidden Rock Ranch! Located in Doss, Texas If you are looking for a property with great views of the Texas Hill Country and enjoy watching wildlife or just star gazing this is the property for you. We have so much to offer you such has walking trials, wildlife, catching and release fishing and Spectacular Views of the Texas Hill Country. Come stay at our two bedroom two bath Cabin and enjoy some peace and quiet.
- Hill Country Property located in Doss, Texas
- 2 Bedrooms Upstairs with Queen-Size beds
- Half Bath Upstairs
- Downstairs Bathroom has a tub/showers combo
- Full Kitchen with basic utensils
- Continental Breakfast
- Coffee Bar with regular coffee maker
- Dining table seating for 3 and Breakfast bar seating 2
- Living area with Wood Fireplace (wood is provided)
- Satellite T.V and Wi-Fi Connection
- BBQ grill- bring your own charcoal and starter
- Washer & Dryer
- Roof Top Deck
- The stairway to the loft is very steep and narrow
- Walking trails
- Lots of wildlife (Zebra, Axis, etc.)
- Natural Spring Pond fully stocked great for catch and release fishing
(Black bass, catfish etc.)
- Amazing views of the Texas Hill Country
- Owners home at base of Hill
Rates & Restrictions
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- Rates are based on double occupancy
- $35.00 each additional person per night
- 2 nights required for All Event and Holiday Weekends
- Children Welcome
- Small Pets Welcome (Pet Rules) $30.00 per pet per night
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Update: Nickelodeon Trivia Prizefest Live moves to Saturdays from 8:00pm ET/PT starting Monday 5th May 2018!
Terms and conditions apply. Many will enter, few will win.
Prizes include:
PRIZES – Daily Prizes (60). Twelve (12) Daily Prizes are available to be awarded in each Daily Sweepstakes (for a total of sixty [60] Daily Prizes to be awarded in the entire Sweepstakes) as set forth in the chart below. Total ARV for all Prizes in the Sweepstakes is $2,316.00.
- Daily Prize #1: One (1) Nickelodeon Collectibles bag which includes one (1) of each of the following: a Nick drawstring bag, a Nick S'well water bottle, a Nick cell phone charger holder, a Nick selfie clicker, a Nick USB bracelet, a Nick pin, and a Nick Popsocket. Individual Daily Prize Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") is $41.00. Total ARV of all Daily Prizes in Daily Sweepstakes is $492.00.
- Daily Prize #2: Set of four (4) posters from the Nickelodeon series – "Henry Danger", Game Shakers", "The Thundermans" and "Knight Squad". ARV is $20.00. Total ARV is $240.00.
- Daily Prize #3: One (1) Nickelodeon wireless headphones. ARV is $41.00. Total ARV is $492.00.
- Daily Prize #4: One (1) Nickelodeon laptop desk. ARV is $20.00. Total ARV is $240.00.
- Daily Prize #5: One (1) Nickelodeon Drone. ARV is $71.00. Total ARV is $852.00.
Test your Nickelodeon trivia with Riele & Cooper! Watch Trivia PrizeFest for a chance to win really awesome prizes:
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Originally published: Wednesday, April 11, 2018.
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Sooooo I totally realize I have been MIA! Sorry guys... so busy with PBD stuff, which is beyond fabulous- MUCH thanks to all my shoppers!
HOWEVER, today I spent the entire - E.N.T.I.R.E day at the court house, thinking what are the actual chances I would be called to sit as a juror. WELL.......... apparently my chances were super high.
I am now juror number 5, beyond annoyed! Soooo needless to say, my turn around time on decor will be slightly delayed by a day or two. Sorry guys!
Buuuut I can't leave without some eye candy!!! How crazy cute is this new invite?!?Hope you all had a fab 4th, and I sooooo realize I also need to pick a winner for the give away and what a fab give away this was!
The LUCKY DUCKY WINNER IS...... Caycee of Hanging with the Hewitts! Caycee, you didn't leave an email addy, so be sure to contact me or My Sunshine Designs!
Hope you are all having the best week ever!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Jury Duty = One Annoyed Lady!
Sooooo I totally realize I have been MIA! Sorry guys... so busy with PBD stuff, which is beyond fabulous- MUCH thanks to all my shoppers!
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When do you say thanks to your PLN?
Having a great PLN is vital, if you want to be a lifelong learner. I do.
Recently some major players in my Twitter PLN began to give accolades to one another. I am calling them and others my #Bestpractices PLN. I received an accolade as a tweet from an outstanding scholar in her own right, Rusul Alrubail. So I had to blast back with a tweet:
My pleasure to learn from a #bestpractices PLN:@dinamoati @KrisGiere @RusulAlrubail @alicekeeler @dbuckedu
That led me back to a question I sometimes ask myself. When do you say thanks to your PLN?
I would like to say my policy is like that of early voting: Say it early and often.
That said, I am reminded that I recently completed a Mastery Series Workshop on Instructional Design that was hosted by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). You can see the link below. Lessons learned from my PLN proved valuable in my completion of the workshop. I owe a debt of thanks to my PLN for telling and showing me things about best practices in instructional design.
Someone may ask, Don't you have your degree? Yes, sure; but having a degree is not an endpoint for a lifelong learner.
So, when did you last say thanks to your PLN?
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I was compiling the content of this blog into a text only document for a certain "project" I have agreed to become involved with and was somewhat surprised that I have written over 61,000 words in over 130 word document pages.
Also until recently Blogger has not included a spell check application and I was more than surprised at how many spelling mistakes I have made.
Ok the puker... So I was sent for this guy at XXXXXX on Saturday night and I thought I was looking for a woman because the name was transgender I suppose. So he tells me where he is going and I proceeded to that location, the conversation was limited and I knew this guy was wasted (he had a hard time actually opening the door to the car and was stumbling hardcore). Upon arrival at his requested destination I asked "is this your place?".
I was stopped at the time and turned on the light and looked over my shoulder. It was as funny as it gets, this guy had puked and was holding it in his mouth (hold your lips closed and blow air into your mouth, that is how it looked). I am glad he had contained his puke in his mouth. I guess he could not tell me to stop sooner because his mouth was full. Thanks buddy for keeping it in. Once we stopped he opened the door....let it all out ....paid me and went on his merry way.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Random Stats + The Puker
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- Loralee Edwards said...
the project sounds interesting
- November 5, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Hah! Poor guy. Thank goodness he was a considerate drunk, eh?
- June 23, 2012 at 10:53 PM
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Rudd Art Museum
159 East Main Street, Thursday – Sunday 12-5 PM, Free Admission
For the final DownStreet Art night, Rudd Art Museum will have on view selections from its permanent collection in the lower galleries. In addition, our new show "A Blueprint for Preservation" presents mesmerizing blueprints which the architectural firm Woodbury&Stuart of Boston produced while constructing this repurposed 1929 church. These are linear essays on laborand love. Finally, two smaller shows are on display: an architectonic installation by Peter Dudek and architectural models of Berkshire buildings by Bill Sweet.
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Care Fund Set Up for Bob Cranshaw
A care fund has been set up for bass legend Bob Cranshaw, who is battling stage 4 cancer. The 83-year old bassist has been receiving support, but recent events have led to a sharp increase in costs.
"Bob is bravely battling stage 4 cancer that is aggressive and relentless," the GoFundMe page states. "While his family is eternally grateful to The Jazz Foundation of America for their generosity and support, he and his family now need 24/7 care. Many of you have offered help, so now is the time and here is the way you can give back to this wonderful man who has given us all so much."
Cranshaw's bass lines have permeated the jazz world and beyond for over six decades. He may be best known for his longterm association with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, but his playing spans all genres. He recorded on classic Blue Note albums like Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder and Grant Green's Idle Moments, but he also played on Paul Simon's There Goes Rhymin' Simon. He was the session bassist for Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live. He played in the pit orchestra for Jesus Christ Superstar. He was also one of the early adopters of the electric bass in jazz. More recently, he's been playing festivals and advocating for musicians through the New York City musicians union.
To give back to this man who has given us so much good music, check out the The Bob Cranshaw Care Fund on GoFundMe.
Our thoughts are with Bob and his family.


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STOCKTON - On the table Tuesday night was talk of concealed weapon permits, union influence, crime and the topic that has received the most attention: the county's overcrowded jail.
STOCKTON - On the table Tuesday night was talk of concealed weapon permits, union influence, crime and the topic that has received the most attention: the county's overcrowded jail.
Two-term Sheriff Steve Moore and the sergeant looking to unseat him in the coming election, Pat Withrow, fielded questions from the public in a friendly forum hosted by the San Joaquin Taxpayers Association at Central United Methodist Church.
The two contenders remained composed as they surfed through some of the county's most pressing concerns.
Withrow said he supports county residents obtaining concealed weapon permits in answering a question about a recent court decision to loosen California's concealed weapon laws.
"Good cause, unfortunately, is living in San Joaquin County," Withrow said, referring to county crime. "We need to get back to neighbors protecting neighbors."
Moore said the Sheriff's Office follows what the state requires.
Withrow pointed out that the agency's website has outdated information on required paperwork.
A reoccurring theme in some questions was the County Jail, as both candidates have pitched different plans to fix the overcrowding issue.
Changes in state law have sent more violent and serious criminals into the jail system who would have otherwise served their time in prison.
Moore said he has continued to present ideas to county supervisors, including a more recent plan to increase double bunking.
Moore assured that he would not implement a plan that was inherently unsafe.
But Withrow countered by saying he has spoken to correctional officers who are "scared to death" that their safety will be compromised.
"What we need are quick, inexpensive beds," Withrow said.
Withrow promoted his own ideas: converting the Honor Farm, which is not being used to house inmates, into a more secure facility to add beds; securing the Honor Farm fences, because inmates have been walking out at a higher rate than normal; and adding modular facilities on an as-needed basis.
"We need to catch up; it's been seven years," Withrow said. Withrow also said he is concerned that the overtime worked by correctional officers - some putting in up to 18 hours in a shift - is placing their safety at risk.
And because an increasing number of inmates are being released early from jail, the public is also put at risk, Withrow said.
"We need to do a better job of protecting our citizens," he said.
Moore challenged the modular facilities idea, saying nowhere in the state are corrections departments using such housing units. Modulars do not last and they would have to be brought up to fire regulations and other building standards.
"If that was a viable alternative I would have executed it a long time ago," Moore said.
Moore also said he has secured $300,000 to build a fence, a project Withrow said would still leave open access. The open access, which is also used by delivery trucks, should be secured with sallyports, he said.
Moore's efforts have included landing an $80 million state grant to build a new jail. The plan was scrapped after the economy tanked and county supervisors could not secure sufficient funding to operate it.
Although Withrow called the sheriff's use of $9 million to develop the plan a "waste," Moore said some of the work done was incorporated into another $33.3 million facilities plan. The higher-security facilities would have replaced the low-security Honor Farm.
Moore received conditional approval to build it, but recently the state opted to give those funds to Stanislaus County.
Moore said he is looking ahead into future funding that state lawmakers plan to earmark for jail expansions next year.
He also said the county is in the process of developing a pretrial assessment program to better evaluate inmates for early release.
Moore said that in his time, crime in the county has decreased.
"I can tell you that I have worked really hard and I'll continue to do that," he said.
Forum questions also focused on public safety.
Withrow's answer is to reconfigure the way deputies are deployed. One out of every five officers, he said, are on special assignment.
Withrow wants more deputies on the streets, working in schools and performing community policing.
One member of the public asked whether Withrow could be in the "pocket" of unions because of their endorsements of him.
Withrow said he is a "union guy" and proud of it, but rejected the notion that he is in their pockets.
Withrow said his priority is not to cut the "worker bees" who are "protecting people," taking a stab at Moore, saying the incumbent sheriff cut from the bottom instead of the top during recession years.
Contact reporter Jennie Rodriguez-Moore at (209) 943-8564 or email@example.com. Follow her at recordnet.com/courtsblog and on Twitter @therecordcourts.