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It was a tale of jealousy and rage which had a tragic ending.
Legend tells of two sisters who were princesses of kayangan, the celestial kingdom who were well-liked by the people as they assisted them in their disputes. The princesses, Princess Santubong and Princess Sejinjang were invited by the people to live among them, which they graciously did.
Princess Santubong, the more beautiful of the two, had many suitors, got married and subsequently became pregnant. This made Princess Sejinjang very jealous, and consequently, she began to claim that she was more beautiful than her sister. Santubong would not agree and a huge argument ensued between the two. In the end Sejinjang became violent and hit her pounding pestle on the head of Santubong, who fell to the earth and grew into the mountain that bears her name. However, just before Santubong fell she threw her weaving loom's beam at Sejinjang, breaking a part of her body, which scattered into the sea, creating the islands in the area (Pulau Kera, Pulau Burong, Satang/Talang-talang and so on). Meanwhile, the rest of Sejinjang's body also fell to the earth and became the other mountain near Mount Santubong.
That is why the profile of Gunung or Mount Santubong looks like a lady lying on the horizon if viewed from various angles from the South China Sea.
Biological importanceIn 1855 a British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, who was staying at Santubong while collecting specimens in Sarawak, wrote a paper while called "Sarawak Law" which can be considered as a precursor to the biological theory of evolution.
AscentMount Santubong lies within a gazetted national park of the same name. Entry to the park is now via the temporary Sarawak Forestry Corporation park headquarter entrance. The issue of custodian of park entry has now been put to rest by the relevant authorities
Makam Sultan Tengah (Tomb of Sultan Tengah)Sultan Tengah was the first and the last Sultan of Sarawak.
When Sultan Tengah passed away, he was buried together with his family members, the location of which is the Tomb of Sultan Tengah.
The tomb is located about 5kms away from the Resort (approx. 10mins drive).
Kampung Santubong (Santubong Village)In the past, the Santubong area was famous for its trade, as evidenced by the remnants of English, Hindu and Chinese influence in Kampung Santubong.
The locals claim that Kampung Santubong, previously known as Kampung Teluk Pasir Putih, was given its name by the Chinese settlers trading in the area. It is approximately 5kms away from the Resort (approx. 10mins drive).
Guests are also able to patronise stalls selling local delicacies in Kampung Santubong.
Among the interesting sites to visit in Kampung Santubong are:'Batu Buaya' (the Cursed Crocodile Stone)
'Local legend tells the story of inhabitants of a village called Kampung Landeh, who enjoyed peace and harmonious living, until the arrival of a crocodile from an area called Ulu Landeh. The crocodile was a mystical creature and very fierce. Its presence disrupted the peaceful lives of the villagers as it terrorised the villagers and killed many in the process. There were many attempts to kill the crocodile but failed as it had mystical powers.
One day, a brave warrior by the name of Panglima Merpati Jepang arrived at the village. Sensing that he was able to help, the villagers promptly appealed for him to destroy the mystical crocodile. Seeing the carnage caused, Panglima Merpati Jepang agreed.
A great fight and struggle ensued between the courageous warrior and the mystical crocodile, which ended in the successful inhalation of the mystical creature. During the fight, Panglima Merpati Jepang severed the crocodile's large head from its body. The head subsequently drifted to the river mouth of Santubong River and was washed ashore. As the head was large, it remained ashore forever until it became a rock.
Subsequently, the inhabitants of Santubong named it Batu Buaya as it resembled the head of a crocodile.'
This is an ancient artifact of early Hindu influence.
'Pulau Kera' (Monkey Island)
This is an island located a short distance away from Kampung Santubong. According to the local legend, the island was the site where Princess Sejinjang's head was buried when it was decapitated by Princess Santubong.
'Batu Bergambar'(Picture Stone)
Located about 8kms (15mins drive) away from the Resort, this stone, with the shape of a man carved into it, is evidence of early Hindu influence.
Kampung Buntal (Buntal Village)
Kampung Buntal is a fishing village located approximately 8kms away from the Resort (20mins drive).
Currently, it is the favourite place for locals and tourists alike for seafood cuisine.
Sarawak Cultural Village
Tucked away at the foothills of Mount Santubong is the award-winning 'living museum', the Sarawak Cultural Village, which is the official venue for the world-renowned Rainforest World Music Festival.
Located just 1km (9 to 10mins walk) away from the Resort, visitors are able to experience first hand, Sarawak's ethnic diversity and have an insight into longhouse hospitality.
Damai Golf and Country Club
Boasting the true elegance of an 18-hole golf course, the very first golf course in Malaysia designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer, this unique par – 72 course is designed to provide two entirely different golfing experience – the 'Mountain Nine' and the 'Ocean Nine'.
Located about 5mins drive from the Resort, Damai Golf and Country Club is a must experience for all golfers.
Damai Central
Situated on a 4-acre site on the shore of South China Sea and opposite Sarawak's tourism icon, Sarawak Culture Village, Damai Central is geared towards providing an attractive venue for holiday makers and visitors, locals and tourists alike.
Damai Central is ideal for staging festive activities and events such as exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, sports, corporate and themed functions. The complex houses an open-air arena, an open-stage, a multi-purpose hall, a 'surau', locker and shower rooms, and a food court where most of the food and beverage stalls are already opened for business. There will also be a restaurant and other food and beverage outlets, some scenic views of the South China Sea, retail outlets such as a convenience store, a reflexology centre and a beauty parlor for the convenience and enjoyment of the visitors. A visitor centre will be established for tours of the vicinity and rental of recreational facilities among others.
In addition to keeping the complex clean and safe for its visitors, the management team of the complex will organize activities and work with the tenants and other event organizers to cater for families and for the younger generation, for both tourists and locals alike.


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The Braunton Countryside Centre situated in the heart of the North Devon Biosphere Reserve, helps visitors to explore and discover the local coast and countryside through its educational resources, expertise and the activities it undertakes. It recently began a transformation through a first phase of redevelopment works which included a new roof with roof lights and improvements to energy efficiency with fitting of better insulation, LED lighting and a 4kW PV system to generate electricity from the sun.
The Centre built over 25 years ago, was beginning to be a bit tired and dated and the roof was in need of urgent repair. The redevelopment goal of the Centre has been to modernise the building to make it a state of the art information and interpretation centre whilst maximising its benefit to the local community and visitors. The Trustees and volunteers of the Centre have been working hard applying to funders and fundraising to make the project happen. Fortunately, they were successful in receiving money from Fullabrook CIC, the Braunton Parish Council, the Luscott Barton Community Benefit Fund and the Western Power Community Benefit Fund to help with the costs of this initial part of the project.
The inbuilt PV roof system was fitted by local firm RES Devon, local roofing firm Nathan Spice undertook the roofing work and the LED lighting was provided by South West Lighting.
Ken Rutherford Chair of Trustees commented "The Trustees and volunteer team have worked hard to secure the funding we have received so far to help us achieve our aim of making the Centre a viable and attractive building for the future. We have now reached £130,000 of our 160,000 funding target to complete the next phases of the redevelopment project. We have more funding applications to complete and an exciting programme of activities and talks planned to help us fundraise to meet our goal."
To find out how to donate, help with fundraising, volunteer or for more information about the Braunton Countryside Centre events and activities visit: www.brauntoncountrysidecentre.org

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Here are my current Giveaway Contests
Love Is in Bloom Giveaway Hop through May 30th
MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM and Brent Taylor Query Critique through June 1st
Upcoming Agent Spotlights and Guest Posts w/ Debut Authors & Query Critique Giveaways
Kirsten Wolf Agent Spotlight Interview & Query Critique Giveaway on 6/12/19
Connor Eck Agent Spotlight Interview & Query Critique Giveaway on 7/10/19
Danielle Burby/Rosary Munda Guest Post & Query Critique Giveaway on 10/2/19
Stacy Glick/Jennifer Camicca Guest Post & Query Critique Giveaway on 10/14/19
So you might have already read them, but if you didn't....
$13.99 + (head) tax over at Janet Reid's blog (LOVED this.)
When You Really Mean That the Work is Not Right For You over at Pubrants.
Confident or Delusional at A Newbie's Guide to Publishing.
A couple new entries in the Publishing Dictionary over at Editorial Anonymous.
If you missed it, catch up on #Queryfail day, started by Colleen Lindsay at The Swivet, which was awesome! Miss Snark's First Victim posted some examples and thoughts if you don't feel like digging through Twitter (also, plenty to find with a Google search.) A lot of it was head-desk worthy, really.
Ten Commandments for the Happy Writer over at Nathan Bransford's blog.
Book Comparisons was a short, informative post regarding log lines at Janet Reid's.
And... some great recent posts over at Redlines and Deadlines, including one just today about Queryfail day.
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washingtonparkjones wrote:There are two enormous myths at work in this election - Bill Maher zombie lies
1- Hillary is dishonest. It started with a baseless Bill Saffire editorial a while back that was ultimately shown to be 100% bullshit. Politifact rated her the MOST honest candidate running in either primary. Hillary is not getting "taken down." Its been investigated for a long ass time. If indictments were coming it would have happened.
2- Trump is a good businessman. First of all, its hella easy to make money in real estate if you have the cash. According to Forbes, Trump would be worth more now just investing in index funds from the beginning. Shouldn't that be the measure of a "successful" business man - you have to do better than safe investments?
Trumps business reputation is that he screws his partners. Trump Palace being the most notorious example. Now its Trump University - he's not going to be able to run from that snake oil fallout. He's a scumbag and that scam is going to eat him alive.
Trumps biggest success is convincing people that his name is worth something. How's that for the biggest scam in the world - no product, no guidance - just pay me gobs for adding my name and my name is worth something because thats what he keeps telling everybody. PT Barnum and there's a sucker born every minute.
he's not even the top performer in the sector that launched him. as a real estate developer, his peers are far more successful than trump.
his casino properties in ac went into bankruptcy 4x and each time, he made sure to dump a few mil of his personal debt into each casino so that the bailout would trim off some of his own expenses. none of the major investment banks will do business with him, they got burned too badly in that debacle; wall st came to the conclusion that his balance sheet is awful but his name and market accumen have considerable value. since then, he only engages in businesses that generate fees and involve sinking very little of his own money into any business venture.
the guy is a sham, just like the 2 leading asshats (johnson and farage) that heavily promoted brexit; they have absolution no plan to govern and are completely unprepared to run a country.


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The Wicked Wednesday ATC Challengethis week is Things that Start with Letter "D"
The Sponsor is Miezo Digital Stamps
I used a digital stamp from Miezo Stamps called Dwarf for this ATC. The image was colored with markers. The ATC is embellished with Dotted design paper, a Deck the Halls sticker, Dots on the hat, green sequins and a small pompom.
I hope you have been inspired to join the fun at Wicked Wednesday this week. Please check the site for rules and prizes. Also, take a look at the wonderful creations posted by my fellow DT members. They are a very talented group!
I would like to enter this ATC in the following challenges:
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Pregnant woman died after hospital denied abortion
A PREGNANT woman died in hospital following a miscarriage after her family requested an abortion to try to save her life.
Three separate investigations are under way into the death which happened in Galway University Hospital.
The 31-year-old married woman, Savita Halappanavar, is understood to have died from blood poisoning.
Mrs Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks' pregnant, lived in Roscam in Galway city with her husband, 34-year-old Praveen, an engineer with Boston Scientific.
The case immediately re-opened the debate over the right to an abortion where the life of the mother is in danger.
Local Labour TD Derek Nolan said he was "very concerned" by reports the family was told an abortion would not be allowed because Ireland was a "Catholic country".
"We are going to have to have answers very quickly," he said.
"That the religious ethos of the State should interfere is seriously damaging," he added.
A protest has been planned for the front of the Dail parliament this evening after left-wing TDs Clare Daly and Joan Collins described the woman's death as an outrage.
They criticised the Government for failing to adopt their X Case Bill earlier this year, which would have introduced new laws to allow an abortion in specific life-threatening circumstances.
Mrs Halappanavar was admitted to the hospital suffering foetal distress three weeks ago.
Her family pleaded for a termination to be carried out, saying the foetus was not viable.
The operation was denied but she later underwent surgery to remove the remains of the foetus.
The woman subsequently developed septicaemia, where bacteria gets into the blood stream. The infection proved to be fatal.
Mrs Halappanavar died suddenly at 1.10am on October 28 – a week after being admitted to hospital with back pain.
Her distraught family is understood to be taking legal action against the hospital, claiming the foetus should have been removed earlier.
The three investigations are being carried out by the coroner in Galway, the local hospital's risk review group and the HSE's National Incident Management Team.
Mrs Halappanavar showed up at Galway University Hospital last month complaining of back pain.
She was found to be miscarrying. But her husband said she asked hospital officials several times over three days for a medical termination but the hospital refused because there was a foetal heartbeat still present and sources say he was told "this is a Catholic country".
After lying in repose in Galway and being removed in Monaghan, her body was returned to her native country and her cremation will take place at her hometown of Belgaum, India.
Last night, the Galway Roscommon University Hospitals Group said it wished to extend its sympathy to the family and friends of Ms Halappanavar.
A spokesman said the hospital cannot discuss the details of an individual patient with the media.
In general, sudden deaths in hospital are reported to the coroner.
"Galway Roscommon University Hospitals Group (GRUHG) co-operates fully with coroners' inquests. In general, in the case of a maternal death, a number of procedures are followed, including a risk review of the case and the completion of a maternal death notification form.
"External experts are involved in the review and the family of the deceased are consulted on the terms of reference, are interviewed by the review team and given a copy of the final report," a spokesman said in a statement.
Last night, the HSE said it had guidelines in this area.
"All HSE staff and hospitals are required to comply with the law which is very specific in relation to these circumstances.
"All staff are required to comply with the professional guidelines of the Irish Medical Council."
The death of the Indian woman who has had residency here for a considerable length of time comes as the Government awaits the report of an expert group on abortion.
The Department of Health says the legal position in relation to abortion in Ireland is set out in the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
This "provides that it is lawful to terminate a pregnancy in Ireland if it is established as a matter of probability that there is a real and substantial risk to the life, as distinct from the health, of the mother, which can only be avoided by a termination of the pregnancy".
The Medical Council's guide to professional ethics says "abortion is illegal in Ireland except where there is a real and substantial risk to the life (as distinct from the health) of the mother."
It adds: "Under current legal precedent, this exception includes where there is a clear and substantial risk to the life of the mother arising from a threat of suicide."
It tells doctors they "should undertake a full assessment of any such risk in light of the clinical research on this issue".
It also adds "rare complications can arise where therapeutic intervention (including termination of a pregnancy) is required at a stage when, due to extreme immaturity of the |baby, there may be little or no hope of the baby surviving.
"In these exceptional circumstances, it may be necessary to intervene to terminate the pregnancy to protect the life of the mother, while making every effort to preserve the life of the baby."
This incident comes a month after two mothers died in childbirth in the Coombe women's hospital in Dublin within 48 hours of each other.
In both cases, the deaths occurred shortly after the women had their children delivered by caesarean section.
Maternal death is extremely rare in Ireland and other developed countries.
Before the incident, the Coombe had recorded five maternal deaths in the previous 11 years.
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Mitchell On WBSM: School Cuts Unpleasant, But Need To Be Done
During his weekly radio program on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell offered some thoughts on the School Budget crisis.
The School Committee was told this week, it must eliminate 250 positions in next year's school budget, including more than 100 teaching positions.
Mitchell believes the cuts, in the long run, will force the School Dept. to refocus on spending money where its needed most, in the classroom.
A public hearing on the fiscal 2014 School Budget is scheduled for Thursday at 7 at Keith Middle School.


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Businesses that require the cooperation of large teams of people need to make sure everybody works with the latest information possible. If two people work on the same project, at the same time, by the end of the day they may realize they can't put their work together, so one of them has to start over. Another frequently occurring situation is meeting a client outside your headquarters and wanting to show them a piece of information that's not saved on your laptop. You have to call your coworkers to send it over via email, so that you can add it to your presentation.
These are only two examples of situations when using cloud computing could help your business. In cloud computing, all documents are automatically saved in the cloud, which is an external server everyone can access with the right credentials. The cloud stores your work and instantly makes it available to the other members of your team, so that nobody can possibly work on an outdated version of a file. This can eliminate mistakes caused by improper communication, thus improving the efficiency of your employees, and therefore, their productivity and your profit. You'll have instant access to all your important documents from wherever you want in the world, provided that you have an internet connection. If you want, you can allow your employees to work from home, as their physical presence in the office wont be necessary. They could use their user name and password to access the information they need to do their job, so their physical location won't matter anymore.
The other great advantage of cloud computing is that you eliminate the need for a dedicated IT specialist to take care of your server. Since the server where the data gest stored belongs to an external service, it comes with the guarantee that it's always going to be accessible and your data is going to be secure. You won't have to do anything else than pay your monthly or yearly subscription to benefit from top-notch server maintenance and data backup.
When using cloud computing, you are always going to pay only for what you use. The moment your data volume exceeds your current plan, you're going to be automatically upgraded, so you won't need to interrupt your activity to purchase more space. The cloud computing equipment is usually extremely expensive, so you'd have to invest a lot of money if you were to purchase it for your business. Besides, the administrative and technical staff costs may erode your profit. This makes renting much more efficient and desirable than owning a server.
Flexible and reliable, cloud computing is the best solution to handle and store your data. It enables you to eliminate a big part of all human errors caused by improper synchronization between teams, while also enabling you to have instant access to your files whenever you want, from where you want it. Besides, it will also help you lower the operating costs of your business, so you should definitely consider it, if you haven't done it already.…


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Vertical Industrial Piercing
Vertical Industrial Piercing.?
I had my industrial piercing last summer.. but it ended up getting ripped out.. soo i'm debating on getting a vertical one now.. what do you think.. should i or not?! http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2dj22t&s=3
How would a vertical industrial look with a tragus piercing?
I got my right tragus pierced a couple months ago, and I'm thinking about getting a vertical industrial, on the right ear as well. Any suggestions?
Can you still wear earbuds with a vertical industrial piercing?
I am wondering if I will still be able to wear earbuds with the bar going through the center of my ear – thanks for the help!
is it possible to get a vertical industrial piercing and a horizontal industrial on the same ear?
no i wouldnt do it at once. no way. but like if the first one heals and u get that afterwards
Your opinion on my vertical industrial piercing?
I have a vertical industrial piercing. When I got it I thought it was very unique and uncommon. I love it. I was just wondering what your opinion of it was ? http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff2/wicked_clown_09/l_1dfd6ae8dc794434b574c5f47b6ae010.jpg Copying and pasting might help….
How old do you have to be to get a vertical industrial piercing and how much will it cost?
I'm 16 and will I have to bring a birth certificate or a parent/guardian or anything?


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July 19, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a dog more than 30 times with a pellet gun.
The Case: News reports give the following account: Longview police officers found a brown and white male dog covered in blood near Richardson and Green Streets. Officers immediately contacted Longview Animal Control, who took the dog to the Humane Society of Northeast Texas. The dog was emaciated and had more than 30 pellets lodged in his skin. A broken leash attached to the dog indicates that he may have escaped from his owners' yard or been taken. Officers also believe the suspect(s) held the leash during the shooting so the dog could not escape. Investigators place the time of the shooting between 7:30 – 11:45 a.m. on July 16. The dog has undergone surgery at Kimbrough Animal Hospital to remove his injured eye and is being treated for his wounds.
Animal Cruelty: Getting the serious attention of law enforcement, prosecutors and the community in cases involving allegations of cruelty to animals is an essential step in protecting the community. The connection between animal cruelty and human violence is well documented. Studies show a correlation between animal cruelty and all manner of other crimes, from narcotics and firearms violations to battery and sexual assault.
"The terror and pain that this dog endured is unimaginable," said Katie Jarl, Texas state director for The HSUS. "We hope this reward brings forward anyone with information about the suspects involved so that whoever committed this vicious crime can be brought to justice."
The Investigators: Longview Police Department is investigating. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call (903) 237-1199.
Resources: The HSUS Animal Cruelty Campaign raises public awareness and educates communities about the connection between animal cruelty and human violence while providing a variety of resources to law enforcement agencies, social work professionals, educators, legislators and families. The HSUS offers rewards in animal cruelty cases across the country and works to strengthen laws against animal cruelty. The HSUS recently doubled its standard cruelty reward from $2,500 to $5,000 thanks to a generous donation from HSUS board member Cathy Kangas and her husband Ed Kangas of New Canaan, Conn. To see information on statistics, trends, laws and animal cruelty categories, click here.
Media Contact: Stephanie Twining, 240-751-3943, [email protected]
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Gamecocks' defense aims to eliminate explosive plays
In a departure from what was perhaps expected, South Carolina has been forced to defend itself nearly as much as it has other teams this season.
The questions for the USC defense have been regular and recurring throughout the season: What's wrong with the secondary? What's going on with the pass defense? How can it be repaired? Can it be repaired?
So far, through 13 games, a variety of mysteries have gone unsolved. The Gamecocks have given up an average of 253.6 passing yards a game, including five 300-yard games.
Only 13 teams in the country have been worse, statistically. And nothing was worse this season than Cam Newton and Auburn torching South Carolina for 335 passing yards in the SEC title game romp against the Gamecocks.
"Certainly no one likes the way we performed the last time out," said USC strong safeties and spurs coach Shane Beamer. "We've certainly had some down moments this year."
But there's hope in the form of one final chance at redemption, Friday against 9-4 Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl inside the Georgia Dome.
Don't misunderstand. This hasn't been a completely lost year for the defense, and the secondary in particular. South Carolina covered very well against Alabama, leading to seven sacks of Greg McElroy in that big upset victory.
Additionally, pick sixes, by Stephon Gilmore and Devin Taylor, were vital in the wins against Furman and Tennessee.
The problem for the Gamecocks throughout the year has been getting beaten deep, whether it was caused by a breakdown in the secondary or a missed blitz assignment - or anything else.
The team tries to avoid giving up what it calls "explosive plays" - runs of 12 or more yards and passes of more than 18 yards.
But offensive explosions were a semi-regular occurrence for opposing teams.
Auburn could put together a pretty lengthy highlight video of them from its two wins against the Gamecocks.
"It would be one thing if teams were hitting 10-, 10-, 10-yard plays on us,"
Beamer said, "but they're hitting 60-, 70-yard plays on us."
Friday's game will be a matter of limiting, or eliminating, Florida State's "explosive plays." But, as you'd expect from FSU, the Seminoles do have explosive players.
Between Bert Reed (56 catches, 589 yards, two touchdowns), Willie Haulstead (36 catches, 573 yards, six touchdowns) and Taiwan Easterling (41 catches, 541 yards, four touchdowns), the Noles have enough threats to give the Gamecocks fits.
"They've got speed," Ward said. "They've got little guys that can catch it and turn it into a 60-yard play, and they've got big guys they can throw it down the field to. They're a pretty complete team."
Florida State also figures to have a healthy Christian Ponder. The senior quarterback has been plagued most of the season by elbow issues, but those appear to be behind him. He's practiced this week for the first time in a month, and FSU coach Jimbo Fisher all but guaranteed that Ponder would be his starter for Friday's game.
Flaws in South Carolina's alignment has been a culprit in a lot of the passing defense's issues. If one player is out of position, it can really make the entire 11-man unit vulnerable.
"Every time we line up right, and we've got a good idea of what we're doing defensively, we don't have many mistakes," said DeVonte Holloman, who has been playing both safety spots the second half of the season. "We've had a lot of mistakes, but we feel like we've corrected them."
Even so, if you'd told Holloman in August that the Gamecocks would hover around 100th in the country in passing D, he would have informed you that you were nuts.
"I wouldn't have believed it," Holloman said, adding that being in the secondary is always about a shot at redemption. "Playing defensive back, you 've got to have thick skin. There are times you make plays, and there are times when you do mess up. We've made good plays and we've made bad plays.
We need more good plays."


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About cBIMc
cBIMc exists to connect members of Calgary's AECO industry that share a common interest in BIM (Building Information Modeling), Integrated Project Delivery and Sustainable Design. cBIMc welcomes anyone with a passion for BIM, Sustainable Design and/or Integrated Project Delivery from all AEC disciplines.
cBIMc hold meetings bi-monthly that include presentations from vendors, cBIMc members and opportunity to network with other members of the Calgary AECO community.
cBIMc – Terms of Reference
Mission • Expand awareness of BIM processes and technology to local contractors, designers, consultants, developers, and facility managers.
Mandate •To advocate the adoption of BIM for design, construction and operation within the Calgary, Alberta AECOO environment.
Objectives • Encourage BIM use and collaboration between member firms • To establish and disseminate best practices for BIM processes • Establish and maintain relationships with Canadian BIM organizations (eBIMc, BIMbc, aceBIM, Institute for BIM in Canada, Building Smart Canada and Canada BIM Council, etc.). • Establish and maintain relationships with product vendors (Autodesk, Bentley, GraphiSoft, Tekla, etc.).
Structure and Governance • Maintain preference for Alberta-based projects/companies, but open at all times to discussing / leveraging experience from Canadian and International practices. • Case Studies: • Software Demonstrations:
Meetings • Second Wednesday of each odd numbered month.
Administration • cBIMc Mailing List: • Canadian BIM Community group on Linkedin: • Sponsors
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- Getting Started with iOS Development - July 3, 2017
Developing iOS apps can take several different paths. But in this day and age, luckily, there are a lot of resources out there for budding iOS developers.
Resources for starting iOS Development
For those that don't know how to code at all, several resources can be found on the internet to assist you. On the other hand, those who have experience in coding need to get acquainted Apple's development tools and their guidelines. (https://developer.apple.com/)
Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment. Xcode is utilized on both Mac and iOS apps. It can basically be thought of as the interface you use to develop apps.
Swift is Apple's premiere programming language. If you are new to iOS development, then you're in luck! Many people believe that Swift is much more user-friendly than it's predecessors.
App Store Design Guidelines
Apple wants all apps on their App Store to be streamlined. They want impeccable design and great user experience. Pay special attention to your user interface, because Apple will. In fact, error on the side of usability. Develop an app that people will enjoy, one that users have fun using and keep coming back to. Apple picks up on these things and will reward you for it.
The App Store Review
It's no secret that Apple's guidelines for the App Store are pretty stern. Apple can be very picky about the apps they like to push in their store so it;s only logical that you would want to know their guidelines before building your app. It's worth time because you may work day and night on an app you love, but the App Store won't carry.
When you are finished building your app, you submit it to the App Store where it is reviewed based on design and content. Apps can often be rejects for crashes, broken links, or missing info. Go here to see common reasons apps are rejected.
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November 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Medicare coverage for Hospice care. That's right, for 30 years Medicare has covered hospice care, so that those who are terminally ill can spend the last moments of their lives with dignity and comfort, among their loved ones.
Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill. The focus is on comfort and support, not on curing an illness. Hospice care is generally provided in the home, by a specially trained team of professionals and caregivers. Services may include physical care, counseling, drugs, equipment, and supplies for the terminal illness and related condition(s).
For more information about hospice, you can visit Medicare.gov. To find a hospice program, talk to your doctor or call your state hospice organization.
Here's to 30 more years of providing the comfort, care, and support that you and your family deserve during this difficult time.


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Welcome home! This one checks all the boxes! Beautifully landscaped front yard and painted brick will warmly lead you to the vaulted ceiling and wide open entry. A lovely design of archways and columns is distinctive. Step into the large master bedroom with trey ceiling and wonderful sitting area. The master bath has double vanities, jetted tub, separate shower, and a generous walk in closet. The eat in kitchen has been updated with granite, tile back splash, and tile flooring. You will love the split bedroom floorplan! Two bedrooms with walk in closets and laundry are on main level. Fully finished walk out basement has two more bedrooms with large walk in closets and a full bath. The den will provide hours of fun! The garage is built for storage and toys! The great back yard is fully fenced and ready for play and fur babies. Emerald Parc is one of Chelsea's favorite neighborhoods. Super convenient to 280, I-65, schools(Bus Stop in front of their house), shopping, and restaurants.
Single Family, 1 Story
3 Full
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2,677 sq. ft
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Emerald Parc
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- Den/Study, Kitchen, Laundry Room, Living/Dining Combo
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- Master BR with Closet, Split Plan, Walk-In Closet
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- Eat-In Kitchen, Island, Butler Pantry
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- Garden Tub, Jetted Tub, Linen Closet, Shared Bath, Combined Tub/Shower, Full Bath
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- Appliances
- Central Heat, Central Vacuum, Electric Range/Cooktop, Dishwasher, Microwave Built-In, Refrigerator
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- Hardwood, Tile, Parquet, Carpet
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- Central Air, Electric, Ceiling Fan(s)
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- Gas Heat. Forced Air.
- Basement
- Full, Daylight
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- Double Pane
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- 1. Marble, Ventless, Living Room, Gas Burning.
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- Pull Down Attic Stairs, Attic Storage, Finished Basement, Cathedral/vaulted Ceiling, Crown Molding, Smooth Ceiling, Ceilings Trey, Stone Counter Top
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- 2 Garage Spaces. Driveway, Lower Level Parking, On Street.
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- Deck, Screened Porch, Covered, Patio
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- Subdivision, Public Roads, Wooded.
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Wikipedia's Donation Model
Wikipedia, which collects donations from users to keep the site running, use a key tenet of social proof that many charities use. They display what other users have donated. It helps put a face to donors and helps convince others to donate. An example for this can be found here. You may have to refresh the page a few times to see the example.
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It's busy busy busy here at the nascent Museum of Culture and Environment. Lots going on and lots in the pipeline. But today I am going to build some boxes and house some objects. First on the list: Russian religious icons.
Image on a wooden backing, with a copper overlay. The back is covered with an orange velvet. The velvet and the relatively small size of this icon suggest to me that this might be the sort of icon that one carried along during one's travels. There are five Russian religious icons in the collection; each one has its own specific needs for storage. So off I go!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Box building time
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Another three person quilt....
She said the little blocks had a lot of problems with the misalignment of some of the little blocks, but she handled them well, and I'm thinking the recipient will find so many other things to look at and enjoy in this quilt that they won't notice anything that's less than perfect.
Ruth chose wonderful, refreshing fabrics to accompany the blocks.
One of the lovely things about this quilt is the backing of bubbles!
I really like this quilt, undoubtedly being influenced by the lack of water here. New Mexico's most famous lake is Elephant Butte, but we have other good sized lakes as well. Of course, I also know of a New Mexico lake that is smaller than the pond our neighbor Lester Pfister used for irrigating his hybrid seed corn in dry weather between El Paso and Gridley, Illinois. We are a state of diversity--and that means a few extremes as well!
I hope you get to enjoy some water this July.
Happy quiltmaking,...
Monday, July 6, 2015
Sail On - A Prayer Quilt
Posted by Dora, the Quilter at 7:00 AM
Labels: Free Motion Quilting, Prayer Quilts, Victory Quilts
6 comments:
- Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...
What a cute quilt. Great way to use up extra blocks (even not quite square blocks). I like the waves. Everyone did a great job on this quilt.
- July 6, 2015 at 8:20 AM
- DragonPoodle said...
Great quilt. I love bright stripey fabrics and collect them so I am always interested to see what can be done with them. your quilting is lovely as always!
- July 6, 2015 at 8:28 AM
- bunbear said...
I don't know if I could live in a state that didn't have lakes and rivers abounding! Your quilting looked very nice. I saw a lot of movement in it! Very pretty!
- July 6, 2015 at 10:25 AM
- Missy Shay said...
I love your waves and the wind in the sky!
- July 6, 2015 at 8:31 PM
- Beth Strand said...
- July 7, 2015 at 8:54 AM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
Too Cute!!!
- July 7, 2015 at 5:16 PM
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text: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is the great hope of the church. However, there remains a lot of dogma among the beliefs of Christians with regard to the timing and events surrounding the Second Coming of Jesus Christ that is not anchored in the doctrine of Scripture. How can Thessalonians help? There are no other books of the Bible where the doctrine of the second coming is more prominent. It is the main theme of both letters and it is mentioned in every chapter. Want to know more? We hope you will join us for this study. Worship is at 11:00 on Sunday. Nursery and Children's Ministry are provided to age 14. Dress is casual.


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Mike Schmidt grew up outside Toronto and later attended Queen's University, studying chemical engineering. While at Queen's, he quickly developed an affinity for tech startups and was accepted into the Next 36 (an exclusive program in which he's still involved to this day).
After graduating from both programs, Schmidt launched Listn from a dorm room at the university. He then joined another startup team called We Heart It, before finally co-founding his current startup, Dovetail.
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New York v. EPA (2005)
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Multi-state challenge to 2002 EPA rule amending the New Source Review (NSR) program and narrowing the definition of "modification" to exclude certain sources from NSR requirements.
Citation: New York v. EPA, 413 F.3d 3 (D.C. Cir. 2005)
Topic: Air Pollution
Type of action: Lawsuit v. Federal Government
States involved: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin
Summary: State and environmental petitioners challenged a variety of policies in a 2002 EPA rule modifying the New Source Review (NSR) program. Under the NSR program, major stationary sources undertaking modifications must obtain pre-construction permits, as must major new sources. The 2002 rule interpreted the concept of a "modification" more narrowly than previous EPA rules and excluded a greater number of sources from NSR requirements.
Petitioners argued that the changes in the 2002 rule were inconsistent with the text of the Clean Air Act. They successfully challenged provisions giving sources discretion to determine if tracking post-modification emissions are necessary, exempting "Pollution Control Projects" from the definition of "modification," and exempting modifications made to sources that satisfied "Clean Unit" requirements which were not based on emissions levels. Petitioners also challenged the terms of the lookback period, the removal of source-specific emission baselines, the exclusion of unrelated demand growth from emissions projections, and the totality of the Plantwide Applicability Limitations exemptions, but were unsuccessful.
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Amazon comes to Metrozoo
Wototo and Kara, giant river otters, along with Palenque and Reina, magnificent jaguars, and a pair of harpy eagles have arrived in Miami, bringing the sleek and taloned majesty of the Neotropics to a corner of Miami's Metrozoo called Amazon and Beyond.
The last resident, a 17-foot anaconda weighing 300 pounds, arrives Dec. 2, in time for Saturday's grand opening of the $50 million addition.
Amazon and Beyond will have 120 animals, birds, reptiles and fish in
IF YOU GOMiami Metrozoo's Amazon and Beyond exhibit covers 27 acres and contains 120 animals, birds, reptiles and fish and more than 20,000 plants. The zoo is at 12400 SW 152nd St. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; ticket booths close at 4 p.m. Admission: Adults $13.95, children (3-12) $9.95. Call 305-251-0400 or visit its website.
69 exhibits. It is the first new addition to the zoo since the $13.5 million Wings of Asia -- destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 -- reopened in 2003.
Intended to replicate the biological diversity of an Amazonian rain forest, the landscaping sometimes necessarily reaches to continents beyond the hemisphere while wisely including plenty of South Florida natives. With time, its designers hope visitors will be immersed in a rich melange of 21,573 plants, including 60 kinds of trees, and 2,000 to 3,000 different flowers, shrubs, vines and a wealth of exotic palms.
The animals are native to the hemisphere. The rarest of them were donated or loaned by captive breeding programs around the Americas. In the case of the jaguars, for example, Metrozoo paid only the cost of having them shipped from Houston and Boston.
Funding for the $50 million addition came mostly from Miami-Dade County, the Zoological Society of Florida, and private donations.
Five years in the making, the Amazon complex takes a look at New World tropical and subtropical ecosystems -- the Neotropics -- not represented previously at Miami-Dade's zoo, pulling in hummingbirds and howler monkeys, Orinoco crocodiles, a giant anteater and diminutive poison dart frogs to populate the indoor and outdoor displays surrounded by orchids, gingers, heliconias, kapok trees.
It completes the circle of exhibits around the zoo's main road, picking up where Africa left off, adding another half-mile of walkways to the three miles already in place. Of Metrozoo's 740 acres, 320 acres are now developed.
Of the area's 27 acres, a core dozen or so acres open to the public include numerous waterfalls, pools and rising steam swirling through the cloud forest, suggesting the forests and rivers of Central and South America rather than simply displaying an assembly of assorted animals, says Metrozoo ambassador Ron Magill. Pathways are much narrower than in other areas of the zoo, and spaces are more intimate so that plants, animals and habitat become more personally meaningful.
Amazon and Beyond is one of the few open-air rain forest exhibits in the continental United States, so its flora can't be 100 percent tropical, but Florida's subtropical climate is warm enough to simulate a rain forest.
Designed by Jones & Jones Architects of Seattle, famous for their work on such zoos as the San Diego Zoo and portions of Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom, Amazon and Beyond began with the idea of promoting conservation, said Greg Murphy, landscape architect and project manager.
"It started with discussions with the zoo staff, the Zoological Society and World Wildlife Fund about what Miami Metrozoo could do to help promote conservation worldwide," Murphy said.
About the time the ideas were incubating, World Wildlife Fund came out with a Global 200 report, identifying threatened biodiversity hot spots. Half of the world's plants and animals are found in rain forests, and, said Murphy, "Miami was one of the best areas in the United States to replicate these threatened rain forests."
A village plaza with a fountain, a staple of Latin American towns, precedes the entryway to three ecological regions: a cloud forest; the Amazon and its flooded forest; and the highly threatened Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil.
Turn left into the Cloud Forest and you'll find black howler monkeys, hummingbirds and butterflies, tanagers and trogons, yellow-legged squirrel monkeys, misty waterfalls and a dry riverbed winding in and out of discreet enclosures. Verawood, yellow elder, hibiscus, firecracker, golden dewdrop and yellow milkweed offer color and nectar.
In the Cloud Forest reptile house, you'll discover not only the creatures themselves but you'll learn that pit vipers sense you by heat -- you can stand in front of a sensor and see yourself as a viper would. You'll see fangs of a fer-de-lance, one of the world's most poisonous snakes, and learn that snake venom, a mix of poisonous digestive juices, is used to produce Catopril, a medicine to treat heart failure.
The Cloud Forest house is adorned with glyphs of the Mayan culture. Inside is the iconic figure of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of the Mayans and Aztecs. You'll also find small glass-fronted displays of reptiles, including alligator lizards, the splendid leaf frog and glass frog, and a graphic that explains "The Mystery of Vanishing Frogs," one of the pressing conservation concerns of biologists around the world.
Palms and bamboo, prayer plants and cassia trees lead you to the jaguars.
Two of nature's most exquisite animals occupy what Magill calls "a two-room suite'' connected by an overpass. The 3,420 square feet of rock, water and plants are divided because the cats are solitary by nature.
Then, on to the Amazon. You enter the Orinoco River display, passing a sculpture of crocodiles hatching from a nest of eggs (look down and to your right as you enter the area). Here a green anaconda reigns behind its wall of glass. This giant snake can reach 30 feet and weigh 500 pounds. An Orinoco crocodile, which may reach 20 feet, stares back from his pool.
The Amazon River annually rises some 30 to 40 feet, flooding the nearby forests and allowing fish to dine on seeds and fruits of submerged trees. To simulate the flooding, the zoo has built its first aquarium holding 50,000 gallons of water, showing off fish such as three-foot pacu and a dazzling red-tailed catfish as well as three huge river turtles that swim among the submerged trees.
On the opposite side of the Flooded Forest is a living version of the forest in the dry season.
Outside, you can reach into a shallow tank to feed and pat freshwater stingrays.
Meditate on the majestic slate-and-white harpy eagles.
Past the keel-billed and chestnut-billed toucans you'll discover the rare giant river otters, whose energetic escapades belie powerful jaws quick to defend their territory.
An animal with one of the oddest designs in the place is the self-possessed giant anteater. Metrozoo acquired this female from the Cleveland Metropark Zoo; at 17, she is unruffled by crowds, said Conrad Schmitt, curator of mammals.
With Amazon and Beyond "we're raising the bar, and that's a wonderful thing," said Eric Stephens, Metrozoo director. "We've stretched ourselves and the exhibits to tie together animals and people and places in the tropical world.
"It just makes so much sense for Miami. The next area will be Florida, and from there the Caribbean. We're getting to work on areas of the world that mean the most to our residents and visitors. It's tremendously satisfying and exciting."


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The Glowing Guard Table Lamp is suitable for bedroom lighting, and would look great as a pair of bedside lights guarding your slumber. Masculine whilst fun, this versatile lamp also offers a different take on office lighting, especially in a home office as a desk lamp. Add a couple of these lamps to side tables in your living room and create an iconic British talking point to the room.
The Glowing Guard Table Lamp is made from faux fur that feels and looks just like the bearskins worn by The Queen's Guard. This Faux Bearskin shade has a gold lining interior to reflect the light out through the top and bottom of the lamp, whilst mirroring the golden chain worn by the guards.
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Fans, friends and show biz colleagues continue to grieve after news of Taiwanese pop diva Fong Fei-fei's (鳳飛飛) death broke on Monday last week. Born Lin Chiu-luan (林秋鸞) in August 1953 in Dasi Township (大溪), Taoyuan County, the star, whose luminous career spanned 40 years, died of lung cancer in Hong Kong on Jan. 3 at the age of 58.
Her importance to Taiwanese popular culture is probably best summed up by writer, cultural pundit and PChome chairman Jan Hung-tze's (詹宏志) oft-quoted comment: "To the Taiwanese public, the images of Taiwan are likely to be the city god temple, danzai noodles, fish-ball soup and Fong Fei-fei" (台灣人心目中的台灣,可能是:城隍廟、擔仔麵、魚丸湯和鳳飛飛).
Born to a humble household, Fong, the only daughter of a truck driver and housewife, was a tomboy.
Aged 12, she went deaf in her left ear because of an infection, and lived with the disability until she received an artificial eardrum when she was 30.
As a student Fong liked to sing and did well in art class, but not so well in other subjects. When she heard about a singing contest, to be held in Taipei, on the radio, the young singer wannabe persuaded her mother to let her go to the capital. She won the competition in her second attempt in 1968 and soon after started performing in restaurants and clubs under the stage name Lin Chien (林茜).
As Fong wrote on her official Web site (www.fongfeifei.com.tw), the first four years of her singing career were tough. To save money, the then teenage singer used to walk to her Sanchong District (三重) home, where she lived with an aunt and her family home, from her place of work on Nanjing East Road (南京東路).
Her breakthrough came in 1972 when the struggling singer was cast in a successful television drama under the new screen name Fong Fei-fei. Album deals and more television appearances followed, making Fong a household name. The performer was further propelled to superstardom in the late 1970s when she started singing movie theme songs for the big-screen adaptations of romance novels by Chiung Yao (瓊瑤). Both the songs and movies, including I Am a Cloud (我是一片雲) and The Wild Goose on the Wing (雁兒在林梢), were immensely popular at the time.
In her heyday, Fong was not only a singing diva, but a sought-after host of television shows. She starred in six movies, including Lovable You (就是溜溜的她, 1980) and Cheerful Wind (風兒踢踏踩, 1981), two of Hou Hsiao-hsien's (侯孝賢) early commercial films.
In 1981, the then 27-year-old star married Hong Kong businessman Zhao Hongqi (趙宏琦), who died of lung cancer in 2009 at the age of 70. After marrying, Fong had devoted less time to her career, but remained active until her last days.
It has been said that Fong's grassroots upbringing kept the star in tune with ordinary people.
Chen Chien-chih (陳建志), an assistant professor at Tamkang University's (淡江大學) Department of English, who wrote a book on Fong in 2009, pointed out that during her early career, entertainers were required to sing in Beijing-accented Mandarin, but Fong crooned Mandarin songs with a Hoklo accent, which made her more "accessible" to the country's Taiwanese population.
Her later Hoklo-language albums and tours of southern Taiwan's industrial zones endeared her to blue-collar workers and earned her the moniker "People's Diva" (國民天后).
Fong was renowned for her unisex look as she wore pants and a hat whenever she performed. With a collection of more than 600 pieces of headgear in her wardrobe, Fong was known as "Queen of Hats" (帽子歌后).


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Marketing Research
Business is a very complex operation with hard work and a product or service is not enough. Market is a very important area where the trading of goods or services takes place. In order to succeed and correctly identify a market, a product or service, people need to do market research. This is an organized study of facts important to the business. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the relationship between marketing research and marketing strategy and tactics. I will give a brief summary of my chosen article and describe the purpose of the marketing research and assessing the importance of the research in relation to the organization's marketing strategy and tactics.
Summary of Article
Innovation, experimentation, and change are not new to ranchers. Over the years most ranches have been through many changes in production - marketing, and management strategy. However, the level of interest in new markets and nontraditional agricultural enterprises has risen dramatically in recent years as ranchers look for new ways of generating income from their ranch resources.
The article identified three examples of these particular changes and how the ranchers want to make a change that reflects the people's buying habits. The first example describes the Evans family and how they are thinking about ways to diversify and keep the farm in business as people move to the city and taxes rise. They want to put in a roadside vegetable stand to take advantage of all the traffic that goes by, but must keep in mind their competition and the needs of the people (Do Your Own, 2004).
The second example describes Bill and Colleen Ryan and how they have been raising free-range chickens on a small scale for the past few years. This year they have been selling broilers along with...


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Time so flies, like dust and its grain,
All seems meaningless, yet nothing goes in vain.
Exactly on this day, one year ago, I did something very close to my heart. I uploaded my first film on YouTube. Titled 'Désespoir', the film was our most ambitious and probably our best piece of work in the whole of last year. As I sat today at Cutting Chai, watching several films in their film events, I realised the fact that an entire year had passed since I had done something so fulfilling. One year and five films later, Ixius Films, our production house, was standing idle, waiting for it's next project to come by. And today, it struck me what I wanted. The films I saw at the festival, that wasn't what I wanted to do. I could not picture myself making any of those films, and even if I was, the film would turn out to be very different that what I saw. Something was amiss.
A year ago, I was naive, going through an existential crisis, just overcoming it by the turn of the year. Last year began with a great surge of positive energy. I did so many things. But had I moved away from my own path towards something just flashy and appealing? No, what I find appealing is very different from what mainstream and hipster culture features. I don't like to see what stupidity the masses worship. Neither do I want to do something corporate like the very education that I have been unwillingly pursuing. No, I want to spread ideas, emotions and evoke harmonious horror into peoples' lives. Not being sadistic, but I have a different perception of things that can get people to think, to explore ideas in an unconventional way. Then what went wrong?
Nothing went wrong. Sometimes you need to go through a dark tunnel to understand that the light you live in is actually a precious gift. So think twice before you blow it up with your ignorant godforsaken soulless endeavours. I cannot explain the purpose in life for our lives to be true are meaningless. And maybe that is the pursuit of life, to find meaning in that which seems meaningless. To fill the void that you have yourself created for your own sake. Live for whatever time you must and do so, without once diverging from thy path. And if the divergence is needed, well, it is but an experience you need, for it is important for you to grow and evolve into what you must be before you depart for a place much larger and higher than our own.
And so, with such not-so-dark thoughts, I begin this blog. I always wanted to do so. This is my step forward into doing what I have always dreamed of. This blog has no meaning, and yet is full of it. Understand and it is good. Don't understand and well, it matters not. For now, I must say, to whoever bothers to read this, 'Death is the Ultimate goal of Life. So Die, but only after you have done Justice to your Life'.
May the Darkness guide you to Your Light


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Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Buffalo District Office
130 South Elmwood Avenue, Suite 510
Buffalo, NY 14202-2465
(716) 842-2900 Fax: (716) 842-2901
May 11, 2010
Ms. Lisa McDonough, Treasurer
Communication Workers, AFL-CIO Local 14177
PO Box 62
Derby, NY 14047
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LM Number: 513814
Dear Ms. McDonough:
This office has recently completed an audit of Communication Workers, AFL-CIO Local 14177 under the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to determine your organization's compliance with the provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). As discussed during the exit interview with you and President David Geary, Recording Secretary Mary Jane Waldorf, Vice President Roberto DeJesus, Executive Board Members Don Hine and Trish Voltz, and Audit Board Members Amy Weber and Charlene Valentine on April 27, 2010, the following problems were disclosed during the CAP. The matters listed below are not an exhaustive list of all possible problem areas since the audit conducted was limited in scope.
Recordkeeping Violations
Title II of the LMRDA establishes certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Section 206 requires, among other things, that labor organizations maintain adequate records for at least five years by which each receipt and disbursement of funds, as well as all account balances, can be verified, explained, and clarified. As a general rule, labor organizations must maintain all records used or received in the course of union business.
For disbursements, this includes not only original bills, invoices, receipts, vouchers, and applicable resolutions, but also documentation showing the nature of the union business requiring the disbursement, the goods or services received, and the identity of the recipient(s) of the goods or services. In most instances, this documentation requirement can be satisfied with a sufficiently descriptive expense receipt or invoice. If an expense receipt is not sufficiently descriptive, a union officer or employee should write a note on it providing the additional information. For money it receives, the labor organization must keep at least one record showing the date, amount, purpose, and source of that money. The labor organization must also retain bank records for all accounts.
The audit of Local 14177's 2009 records revealed the following recordkeeping violations:
1. General Disbursements
Local 14177 did not retain adequate documentation for some disbursements totaling at least $676. For example, the local did not maintain receipts to support a payment to Treasurer Lisa McDonough for $550. In addition, no receipt was maintained for mail costs to the Postmaster.
As previously noted above, labor organizations must retain original receipts, bills, and vouchers for all disbursements. The president and treasurer (or corresponding principal officers) of your union, who are required to sign your union's LM report, are responsible for properly maintaining union records.
2. Lost Wages
Local 14177 did not retain adequate documentation for lost wage reimbursement payments to union officers and employees. The union must maintain records in support of lost wage claims that identify each date lost wages were incurred, the number of hours lost on each date, the applicable rate of pay, and a description of the union business conducted. The OLMS audit found that Local 14177 prepared one voucher for lost wages collectively for all recipients. The union did not identify the date of the loss for each individual and the number of hours lost for each day.
During the exit interview, I explained the necessary requirements for properly recording lost wage reimbursements and provided the type of information and documentation that the local must maintain for lost wages and other officer expenses.
3. Reimbursed Auto Expenses
President David Geary, who received reimbursement for business use of his personal vehicle, did not retain adequate documentation to support payments to him totaling at least $74. The union must maintain records which identify the dates of travel, locations traveled to and from, and number of miles driven. The record must also show the business purpose of each use of a personal vehicle for business travel by an officer or employee who was reimbursed for mileage expenses.
4. Meeting Minutes
Local 14177 did not maintain sufficient meeting minutes to support authorizations and approvals for union business. Some of the meeting minutes were not dated and others were extremely vague that little information could be attained from them. According to the CWA Constitution and Local 14177 Bylaws, it is the responsibility of the Local Secretary to record and maintain the minutes of all meetings of the local, the local executive board or local officers. Minutes of all meetings must report any disbursement authorizations at those meetings.
5. Picnic and 50/50 Receipts and Disbursements
During the audit period, Local 14177 collected monies from the sale of tickets for 50/50 raffles and to fund the annual membership picnic. The union failed to properly maintain records to support the amount of cash collected for these fundraisers.
Union receipts records must include an adequate identification of all money the union receives including those amounts for raffles and similar fundraisers. The records should show the date and amount received, and the source of the money. In addition, all monies should be promptly deposited in the union's bank accounts.
In addition, Local 14177 did not retain adequate records to account for the monetary transactions for the annual picnic. The union must retain all original receipts and invoices to support any disbursements for the same. Specifically, winners of 50/50 raffles should be noted in the union records and all disbursements for the picnic should be accompanied with supporting documentation.
Based on your assurance that Local 14177 will retain adequate documentation in the future, OLMS will take no further enforcement action at this time regarding the above violations.
Reporting Violations
The audit disclosed a violation of LMRDA Section 201(b), which requires labor organizations to file annual financial reports accurately disclosing their financial condition and operations. The Labor Organization Annual Report (Form LM-3) filed by Local 14177 for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 was deficient in the following areas:
1. Disbursements to Officers
Local 14177 did not report the names of the executive board members and the total amounts of payments to them or on their behalf in Item 24 (All Officers and Disbursements to Officers). The union must report in Item 24 all persons who held office during the year, regardless of whether they received any payments from the union.
The union must report most direct disbursements to Local 14177 officers and some indirect disbursements made on behalf of its officers in Item 24. A "direct disbursement" to an officer is a payment made to an officer in the form of cash, property, goods, services, or other things of value. See the instructions for Item 24 for a discussion of certain direct disbursements to officers that do not have to be reported in Item 24. An "indirect disbursement" to an officer is a payment to another party (including a credit card company) for cash, property, goods, services, or other things of value received by or on behalf of an officer. However, indirect disbursements for temporary lodging (such as a union check issued to a hotel) or for transportation by a public carrier (such as an airline) for an officer traveling on union business should be reported in Item 48 (Office and Administrative Expense).
2. Failure to Report Receipts and Disbursements
The local failed to report receipts collected through 50/50 raffles totaling at least $3,400 in Item 43 (Other Receipts). The union must report all other receipts in Item 43 and subsequently report the disbursements associated with these raffles in Item 54 (Other Disbursements).
Additionally the union failed to report receipts collected for the annual picnic. It appears the union netted the amount collected with the amount spent on the function. Neither receipts nor disbursements were included on the report. The union picnic is an operation of the union and is not exempt from being included on the report.
3. Fixed Assets
During the period, the union purchased items for the union totaling $550. Not only was the receipts for these items not retained, the payment was reported incorrectly on the form in Item 29 (A) (Fixed Assets). The union purchased these items during the fiscal period, however included the amount at both the start and end of the reporting period.
Also, $1,639 was reported in Item 30 (Other Assets). The OLMS audit found that the union does not have other assets which should be reported here. Rather you explained that this amount is the value of fixed assets. This amount therefore should be reported in Item 29 (Fixed Assets).
Local 14177 must file an amended Form LM-3 for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, to correct the deficient items discussed above. I advised you that the reporting forms and instructions are available on the OLMS website (www.olms.dol.gov). The amended Form LM-3 should be submitted to this office at the above address as soon as possible, but not later than May 31, 2010. Before filing, review the report thoroughly to be sure it is complete, accurate, and signed properly with original signatures.
Other Issue
Inventory of Fixed Assets
As discussed with you during course of the compliance audit and during the exit interview, it is recommended that the union maintain an inventory list of its assets. An inventory list will help you identify, account for, and determine the total value of your union's fixed assets.
I want to extend my personal appreciation to Communication Workers, AFL-CIO Local 14177 for the cooperation and courtesy extended during this compliance audit. I strongly recommend that you make sure this letter and the compliance assistance materials provided to you are passed on to future officers. If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
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cc: Mr. David Geary, President
Mr. Roberto DeJesus, Vice President


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If a picture is worth a thousand words, to a field service team a video is priceless…
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For thousands of years the written word has been used to communicate the full range of human emotions: love; hate; longing; disappointment. This skill sets us apart from other life forms.
However, writing clear, unambiguous text requires time and experience. Time is something that is in short supply in our hectic working lives. It can be a real challenge for field services representatives when time pressured due to multiple jobs. This pressure to be productive can actually undermine efficiency through incomplete communications. Clear precise communication is difficult, under pressure it's very difficult.
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We speak at 150 words per minute (wpm) but type on a laptop at 40 wpm and into a mobile device at a mere 20 wpm. That's 7.5x less productive than speaking. Still images can also be problematic in handling a complex problem.
Even Winston Churchill once apologised for writing a long letter because he didn't have time to write a short one! This can lead to higher failure rates and customer dissatisfaction – a situation that will be challenged further as more and more hand-held devices are introduced for text data capture.
We speak at 150 words per minute (wpm) but type on a laptop at 40 wpm and into a mobile device at a mere 20 wpm. That's 7.5x less productive than speaking. Still images can also be problematic in handling a complex problem.
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