text:
26 Aug, 2013, 01:01 ET
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellar Solar, one of California's leading commercial and residential solar integrators since 1998, is proud to announce their selection as best solar company in San Diego County in the annual UT San Diego readers' poll. Stellar Solar also won the award in 2011 and finished in a close second place in 2012. This award, combined with their status as the recipient of the most 5 star reviews on Yelp, has positioned them as the clear People's Choice for residential solar in San Diego.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130826/PH69467-a)
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130826/PH69467LOGO-b)
"There are solar providers that spend significantly more than we do on marketing, but then rely on high pressure tactics and sales gimmicks - and people get turned off by that," said Michael Powers, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We prefer an educational, consultative approach and as a result, a high percentage of our sales come from customer referrals," he added. "Going solar is an investment and people want to feel comfortable with their provider. The way we do business is reflected in awards like this, and from the high number of customers that rave about us on forums like Yelp. Besides that, we have the reputation of providing timely follow-up to solar inquiries and quick preparation of solar estimates and people appreciate that, especially with the high number of homeowners looking into solar as a result of the SDG&E rate increase."
Kent Harle, CEO at Stellar Solar had this to say about the award, "This award is a reflection of the team that we have put together at Stellar Solar. Every one of our employees is someone I would feel comfortable inviting into my home. From our sales team to our installers, designers, and electricians, they are all good people, and the best at what they do in the industry. We expect our people to be honest and realistic, there to educate, not pressure people into a sale. We provide the best options based on the unique needs of each homeowner. People recognize this and appreciate this and it's reflected in awards like this. This is a huge honor for us."
Stellar Solar is experiencing the most dramatic growth in the company's history. Both its residential solar and commercial solar business has increased dramatically as interest in San Diego solar is gaining as a result of the recent electric rate increase.
Stellar Solar offers no-cost commercial and residential San Diego solar site evaluations. Call 866.787.6527 to schedule.
David Boylan
About Stellar Solar
Stellar Solar is a leading California residential and commercial PV solar design and installation company, based in San Diego with over ten years of experience and 900+ installations, ranging in size from 2kW to 2MW, throughout the Southwest. They have been voted BEST OF San Diego solar provider by readers of the Union Tribune in 2011 and 2013 and have more 5 Star Reviews on YELP! than any other solar company in San Diego County. Learn more at www.stellarsolar.net
Read more news from Stellar Solar.
SOURCE Stellar Solar


text:
Clear Channel Outdoor Americas runs DOOH campaign to trace missing children
By M4G Bureau - May 28, 2018
Clear Channel Outdoor Americas and Texas Center for the Missing (TCM) have launched the campaign to feature digital images of missing children from San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston in the US
Texas Center for the Missing (TCM) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., have launched a new digital billboard campaign in Texas, US calling attention to the ongoing searches for local missing children. Some families of missing children, along with local law enforcement working these unsolved cases, spoke at press events throughout the state and urged the public to share any information they have regarding the disappearance or whereabouts of these children.
Timed to begin with National Missing Children's Day, May 25, and running through June, CCOA will display images of missing children from San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston on the company's digital billboards across Texas. Radio public service announcements will also be aired on iHeart Media radio stations throughout Texas highlighting the different missing children cases for Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and El Paso.
The country is in the midst of a persistent missing and exploited children crisis nationwide, with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) reporting over 441,165 entries for missing children in 2017. Specifically, the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse received 55,346 missing person reports in 2017, 41,893 of which were juveniles.
Photos are one of the most vital tools for law enforcement when searching for a missing child, and have the power to produce leads that can help law enforcement give families' answers and help safely recover children. The new billboard campaign enables TCM to reach a broad audience across Texas by distributing photos of missing children in select areas that can aid law enforcement with a search.
"We know that photos bring missing children home and we rely on our partners like Clear Channel Outdoor Americas to help us in our mission," said Beth Alberts, TCM CEO. "We are grateful to them for the continued support to find missing children and helping to reunite families."
"Public safety, and child safety in particular, remains a core tenet of our corporate social responsibility efforts," said Michelle Costa, Regional President, CCOA-South Central. "Our digital billboards have the ability to reach passersby in high-traffic areas as they are out and about. We hope our efforts can play a role in reuniting these children with their families."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Klean Kanteen
Klean Kanteen Water Filter Adapter
Sale price $ 4.50 Regular price
$ 5.95
If you prefer the design of the Klean Kanteen™ Classic bottles, but still want to take your Klean Kanteen on the trail, just pick up one of these small, lightweight filter adapters. One end screws into the Classic bottle and the other end has a universal thread design that connects to most standard backcountry water filters. Great product! Note: adapter only, water filter not included.


text:
Our Seattle area based Client provides custom automation for homes and businesses throughout Mercer Island, Bellevue, Seattle and Puget Sound area. They provide simple and easy-to-use technology for audio video systems, lighting control, motorized shades, climate control, networking, smart home security, and more.
This position is a trained technology professional responsible for combining their technical expertise and craftsmanship to deliver, reliable, easy to use systems for the company's clients. Working in teams, Field Technicians are hands on self-starters who plan their work, use skill and creativity to solve problems, and deliver client systems on time and on budget.
Should have a minimum of 2 years' experience in residential electronic systems installation or service.
Knowledge of residential systems integration including audio/video, lighting, shades, climate control, security, CCTV, telephone and computer networks.
An understanding of signal flows and control systems for distributed audio, video, and home theater systems and the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot problems.
Ability to read and interpret blue prints, electronic schematics, and user manuals.
Knowledge of construction techniques and wiring methods for new and existing construction.
Proficient with hand and power tools used to complete physical installations of speakers, displays, equipment racks, and ventilation systems.
Job Benefits
$15.00 to $25.00 per hour. DOE.
Employee Health Insurance.
401k matching.
Paid Holidays.
Company cellphone.


text:
Bay Bridge Birds Mini Tote
Bay Bridge Birds Mini Tote
Our canvas mini tote makes a perfect "goodie bag" for your next party or event. Use it everyday to tote your lunch, extra pair of shoes, or whatever is overflowing from your regular handbag. The screen printing covers the entire bottom of the bag for extra durability and a wipe-clean exterior surface.
Each bag is printed, cut and sewn right here in San Francisco.
- Capacity: 375 cubic inches (3.75" x 8" x 12.5")
- Flat Dimensions: 11.5" W x 12.5" H
- Base: 3.75" x 8"
- Durable 10 oz cotton canvas
- Sturdy 1-inch wide cotton webbing handles (each 13.5" long, 5.5" drop)
- Screen printed bottom
- Made in USA
Write Your Own Review


text:
This Website is conformed to the for informed adults only and does not violate regulation. It contains texts, photos and XXX videos that may offend some viewers. All the people featured on the Website is over 18 years old.
This Porn Website contains lots of Exclusive HD pornographic content: Porn Videos, Photos, hundreds of Pornstars, nudity, mouth penetration, anal and vaginal between Guys and Girls from Quebec.
By entering this Site you are certifying that you're over 18 years old and that you're acknowledge and agree to be exposed to Pornography from Quebec and away.
Under 18 years old Leave
Welcome to chicnchix.com, part of the Pegas Productions Network !
We often hear that Quebecers are the most beautiful women in the world… It's true, especially if it's beautiful naked girls. Discover the beauty of sexy women from Quebec through photos and videos. Blondes or brunettes, big boobs or small tits, natural breasts or fake boobs, pornstar look or girl next door… beautiful girls from Quebec, there's enough for everyone! Some of them are famous but others are real amateurs that are totally nude in front of our pervy photographer. Our hot girls from Quebec are getting naughty for the camera! There's nothing prettier than sexy naked French-Canadian Girls! A picture is worth a thousand words…
Welcome to the world of perfect girls' pics and sexy videos! These hot girls are even hotter once nude… It's a Naked Women frenzy on Chic & Chix. Form famous pornstars to unknown naked girls, they bare it all for our photographer! There's nothing better than naked girls' erotica. These babes are completely nude, just for the camera. Naked Women are at their best on Chic & Chix! Sexy lingerie and nude bodies blend together in theses hot girls' pictures and videos. All the hot girls, from the pornstar to the next door babe are nude, just for you!
Some perfect girls are nice, but even better when they turn into naked girls! On Chic & Chix, all women bare it all for the camera. Hot babes and pornstars get naked for some erotica pics. Panties, bras and lingerie fall off these hot babes so you can enjoy their nude body. Chic & Chix has a vast selection of Naked Women only asking to show off their perfect girls' breasts. Get your naked girls' dose right here right now with these not babes! There's really nothing better than naked girls showing it off just for you…
Furthermore, you'll have access to a lots of Extras : Photos, Deleted Scenes, Stripteases, Bloopers, Behind the Scenes, Interviews and much more… like discounts from our partners (Brazzers, Hustler, Playboy etc). Pegas Productions, a 100% Creative Company, who you can thrust that it will bring you good Porn from here, who you can identified with!
Pegas Productions is also:
For Billing Inquiries, or to cancel your membership, please visit:
FX Billing ou SegPay ou Epoch ou CCBill our authorized sales agents.Technical SupportCancel Membership
© 2006 - 2023 All rights reserved chicnchix.com


text:
Amid spiralling cases of Covid-19 in the national capital, the number of available Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds equipped with ventilators is shrinking fast at several hospitals here, with zero vacancies at nearly 60 facilities, according to official data.
The rise in cases of the infection has happened at a time when approaching winter and severely deteriorating air quality in the city have worsened complications in people with respiratory illnesses.
According to the online Corona dashboard of the Delhi government at 12:30 pm on Thursday, only 131 Covid-19 ICU beds were available out of 1,362 such beds at various facilities here.
There was no vacancy at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Max hospital's facilities at Saket, Patparganj and Shalimar Bagh, Batra hospital, Fortis hospital's facilities at Shalimar Bagh and Vasant Kunj and Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, and Venkateshwara Hospital in Dwarka, among others, as per the data.
The RGSSH, a dedicated coronavirus facility under the Delhi government, has 200 ICU beds with ventilators, all occupied, while at the LNJP Hospital, another dedicated facility, only seven such beds were available out of 200 at 12:30 pm.
Seven of 71 ICU beds with ventilators were available at AIIMS Trauma Centre, at the Safdarjung hospital, seven such beds were available out of 65, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has eight such beds available out of 45 and RML Hospital has only two ICU beds with ventilators available out of 28, as per the data.
At other Delhi government facilities such as the BSA Hospital, nine beds were free out of 12 and at the SGMH hospital, four beds were free out of six, the data showed. There was no vacancy at the DDU hospital.
The non-Covid-19 ICU beds were also getting occupied at many hospitals in Delhi and their count is shrinking at other facilities too.
The national capital has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28, when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time, and it crossed the 8,000-mark on November 11.
Delhi recorded 7,486 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the city's infection tally to over five lakh, even as 133 more fatalities, the highest single-day death count till date, pushed the toll to 7,943, authorities said.
These fresh cases came out of the 62,232 tests conducted the previous day, while the positivity rate stood at 12.03 per cent amid festive season and rising pollution in the city, according to Wednesday's bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
The highest single-day spike till date here -- 8,593 cases -- was recorded on November 11.
The National Centre for Disease Control, in a report drafted recently, had warned that Delhi needed to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 per day, taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings.


text:
The Problem
While institutionalization of vulnerable children should be a national concern, Kampala district represents a unique climate by sheltering most institutional orphanages and babies homes in the country. A disproportionate number of these children are from ages 0-14 year's old, raising concern about the length of a childhood spent without an individual parent figure for attachment.
- Over 15% of the children in institutional orphanages were placed before turning 6 months old (Walakira, Dumba, Bukenya, 2015).
- 28% of children in institutional orphanages are less than 3 years old (Walakira, Dumba, Bukenya, 2015) Click to Learn More A Family For All Children Baseline – Survey – Report
- Material poverty rather than lack of caregivers is the dominant reason for placing children in institutional care. Click to Read More Orphanage Life harms Uganda's Children


text:
Given CSU's geographically distributed multi campus nature a robust VLE solution is clearly key for them.
Why did I go?
Currently we run an outsourced version of moodle as our VLE but use Sakai 2.4 as our collaboration platform, basically a poor man's sharepoint. We are currently updating this to 2.6. However I have a number of questions:
- Do we have too many products in the mix?
- Could Sakai replace Moodle, or vice versa?
- Collaboration requires social networking like features - does either Moodle2 or Sakai3 support these?
- To what extent will these products interwork with Googledocs, flickr and the rest?
- Could either product be used in place of a student (or indeed staff) portal eg Melbourne graduate studies portal?
- How likely is either product to deliver?
With Moodle the answer is quite clear. Moodle2 will become available sometime in the December 2009 / February 2010 timeframe, will have a new respository style content focused architecture and will have support for plugins to import and export to flickr google docs and the rest and is aimed at the shared experience. With plugins for gmail and live@edu, calendaring and the rest moodle could provide the equivalent functionality as a student portal. (See my Moodleposium post for more details)
However while moodle could undoubtedly be run as a collaboration suite, especially given its new architecture, it promotes object reuse and repurposing.
Sakai is somewhat different. Sakai 2.4 and earlier versions tended to be more buggy than moodle and rather more freewheeling in their approach leading do a degree of confusion as to how to get tool x to do y. As of 2.6 the foundation has been putting in place management measures to ensure better QA on the code and as of 3.0, not only will there be a new respository style architecture promoting object resuse, and integration with flickr, gdocs etc but there will be a strict style guide to ensure that all application conform to a common look and feel - basically if 2.4 was linux, 3.0 will be the mac - everything works more or less the same way.
Architecturally, sakai3 makes more use of other open source projects, eg shindig, apache jackrabbit to become more modular more component based, making the environment easier to maintain and easier to build. Objects in the repository store will have metadata controlling their resuse, basically access control is on a per object basis, rather than on a per site basis as in 2.4 and 2.6.
Sakai 3 includes the concept of scholarly social networking in recognition that much academic work involves collaboration, including integration with google docs, and has an architecture that allows the building of connector apps. One nice aspect is its idea of a universal inbox, one where there are sakai instant messages, and imap and pop connectors to pull email out of other mail systems.
Coupled with shibboleth and credential caching for single sign on and ical calendar subscription this would appear to give the ability to provide a portal out of the box. Sakai3 also is cloud storage aware and will scale to support very large sites with many many objects in the repository.
So basically sakai 3 looks on paper to be ideal application.
However, timing is everything. Unlike Moodle2 Sakai3 will not ship until sometime in 2011, with 2.6 going EOL in 2011. The last version currently planned off the Sakai 2 code base will be 2.7 and that will go EOL in 2012.
Sakai 2.6.0 whipped without a Wysiwyg editor for the wiki tool, zip and unzip functionality and an enhanced version of the FCKeditor.
All are envisaged for a 2.6.1 service pack.
The question is therefore if Moodle2 ships without problems, and given that there is a strong market out there for VLE solutions will sakai start looking old and tired with its 2.6/7 architecture. Sakai could start to look very poor in comparison as a collaboration architecture, although features such as the new profile tool, which is much more facebook in its approach - a facebook for learning - enhances collaboration within an institution.
Sakai 2.4 certainly works for us as a collaboration plaform and the same is true of 2.6 for Melbourne's graduate studies portal. The question really is will Moodle 2, be good enough to replace these use cases, given the desire to reduce the number of products. Only time, and testing, will tell. Certainly the demo version of sakai 3 at 3akai looks promising.
Health warning: The views in this post are my own and not those of my institution.


text:
NesCon connectivity products
Joint closures
NC-400 product family includes a wide range of joint closures for trunk and access networks.
Termination boxes
Nestor Cables termination boxes are suitable for terminating different types of fibre optic cables in areas where the box is mounted on a wall. Most termination boxes are designed for indoor installation, but some of them are also suitable for outdoor installations.
19" products
We offer cabinets, patch panels, racks for splice trays and accessories for 19-inch systems.
NC-1000 products
The NC-1000 is a modular fiber optic cable cross-connection system based on ETSI sizing, designed for large fiber connections.
Splice cabinets
Splice cabinets, combinations of splice cabinets and K serie cabinets, indoor splice cabinets and cross-connection cabinets.
Connectivity accessories
Ready-made cables, patch cords, fixed attenuators, pigtails and pigtail kits


text:
Please complete the form below for general enquiries about Interlaw. Alternatively, you can email us at [email protected].
General Enquiries
Interlaw's strategic partners are multilingual lawyers who are fully immersed in their local laws, regulations and customs. Connected to key local contacts, they simplify the process of doing cross-border business and work seamlessly across the world to deliver collaborative business solutions tailored to meet all our clients' needs.Connect to a lawyer
Latest Awards
The quality of Interlaw's strategic partners is reflected by us consistently being awarded "Elite Network" status in the most authoritative and influential legal directories.
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Latin America 2024
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Latin America 2023
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Canada 2023
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Asia-Pacific 2023
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Europe 2023
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Global 2023
InterlawGlobal Network of the YearThe Lawyer
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Europe 2022
InterlawTop Ranked Elite NetworkChambers Global 2022
What people say about us
Interlaw offers clients an invaluable resource when they are looking to complete cross-border projects quickly and efficiently.
Kodak Alaris, John O'Reilly, Hertfordshire, UK"What is really important to me is having access to top quality legal advice in each jurisdiction where we operate. Whilst large law firms often have...Read More
Tangoe Inc., Connecticut, USA"The advantage Interlaw gives me is that the advice I receive is holistic rather than individual comments from separate law firms. Not only that, but...Read More
AMICORP, São Paulo, Brazil"It's a real advantage to be working with an organization such as Interlaw that can provide a seamless service across the jurisdictions in which we operate. When...Read More
Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte, Zürich, Switzerland"Interlaw's collegiate culture, which encourages teamwork and collaboration is one of its key distinguishing features and sets the organization apart from...Read More
Camargo Côrrea Infra, São Paulo, Brazil"Headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, we needed advice on a project in Colombia. The Interlaw network worked seamlessly to complete the project. The Interlaw...Read More
Salaryfits, Belo Horizonte, Brazil"Working with Manucci Advogados and Interlaw was definitely a cost-effective decision for us. We were able to have bespoke support from highly qualified...Read More
Alcicla Indústria e Comércio, Contagem MG, Brazil"All aspects of our corporate project in Venezuela were managed out of Brazil through the Interlaw legal services platform. We found it comforting that...Read More


text:
Fashion Forward Festival
Butuan Beautiful
Festivals are a big thing in the Philippines. Every province seems to have a reason to come together and celebrate fiesta's all year round. Cebu celebrates the Sinulog festival every January, Bacolod celebrates the Maskara Festival during the same month as well while Baguio celebrates the Panagbenga every Feburuary and Butuan, the province we moved to just last year, celebrates the Balangay festival every May.
The Balangay Festival celebrates the importance of the Balangay boats in Butuan, the prehistoric boats that were discovered in Butuan and date back to a time before Magellan discovered our islands. One of the major events that happen during this festival is the Mutya Hong Butuan, an event that celebrates the local beauties of Butuan. This year, Imagine Nation Photography was commissioned to be the official photographers of the Mutya Hong Butuan and we worked closely with the young designers of the city, making our shoot fashion forward savvy! The first set of photos showcases Bong Enriquez' Summer/Spring look and the second set showcases the designers take on using local water hyancinth (water lily) and is a first in Mindanao.
No comments posted.
Recent PostsPhotography 101 with John Mateos Ong Imagine Nation Studios presents Before I Do Jump Start! Weddings & Debuts 2016 Bridal Fair Weddings & Beyond Bridal Fair 2016 Melo & Nikki: SDE (Video) Getting Married Bridal Fair 2016 Sam & Aizza: SDE (Video) We're giving away FREE TICKETS for the Kerygma Conference 2015! Gilson & Grala: Prenup (Video) Gilson & Grala: Prenup BTS (Video)
January February March April May June July August September October November December


text:
Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
(Fiction) £11.99
Former punk guitarist Garret Lee's first two albums were clubby affairs that reiterated the eclectic lessons of big beat. Lately, though, Lee's sideline has eclipsed his own artistic output. U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , Snow Patrol's Eyes Open and Editors' latest were all his productions. Somehow, Lee has found the time to knock out a short album. It's both more rocky and less original than you might expect. The amusing 'I Like It, Yeah' cribs Calvin Harris, but 'Run Me Over' welds LCD Soundsystem melodics to a guitar riff awkwardly. Most gauche is 'Making Me Money', which probably describes Lee's producer job accurately, but hardly endears him to you.
Kitty Empire
(City/Slang) £10.99
The mathematical precision with which Dan Snaith has constructed his fourth album (the second since he stopped calling himself Manitoba) should restrict its emotional force, but somehow the Ontario-born maths PhD has managed to create a record alive with ecstasy and fragility, a synthesis of computer sequencing and delirious Sixties psych-pop. Snaith sets himself up for a fall by opening with 'Melody Day' and 'Sandy', the album's euphoric high points, but what an elegant fall it is, through the percussive intensity of 'After Hours' and the lysergic oscillations of 'Irene'. A bittersweet delight.
Killian Fox
Kula Shaker
(Strangefolk) £10.99
Britpop-era stars Kula Shaker's decision to reform certainly shows chutzpah. After making a splash with their debut K, a collection of cod-Indian psychedelic rock as gratifying as a tandoori pot noodle, they became one of Britain's least-loved bands, the result of a pretentious follow-up album and obnoxious frontman Crispian Mills. Strangely, then, Strangefolk isn't awful. The lyrics are as fatuous as ever - 'I'm a dic, dic, dic,' sings Mills on 'Great Dictator (Of the Free World) ': you tend to agree - but musically they've ditched the hippy-mystical bombast for a softer sound with shades of the Beach Boys. Who knows, they may find musical redemption yet.
Hugh Montgomery
Good Arrows
(Full Time Hobby) £11.99
Folktronica may be a clunky concept but it produced, in Tunng's Comments of the Inner Chorus , one of last year's loveliest records. Now beefed up to a sextet, Tunng attempt to create something bolder and more dramatic from their blend of pastoral pop and sonic bricolage. Sadly, that extra ambition scuppers them here; a consistent folkiness sustained COTIC 's sense of enchantment but these broader experiments in acoustic pop yield a fragmented album. Good Arrows is not without its charms; the jaunty bounce of the 'Bullets' chorus, for example, contrasts wonderfully with horrorstruck lyrics. But overall, this is less than spellbinding.
Ally Carnwath
Sound of the World
(Warners) £12.99
The annual compilation from radio DJ and writer Charlie Gillett cannily divines 'world' music's mercurial spirit, which seems to find different hotspots each year. Cape Verde is one; the islands have three fine tracks here, two featuring singer and emerging star Mayra Andrade. Belize's Andy Palacio offers another example of a tiny place with its own distinctive style. Many of the 33 tracks here feature displaced artists (Ethiopians in Amsterdam, a West African from Mallorca) and music that is hybrid going on mutant - the avant-garde sounds of Fiona Soe Paing's 'No Man's Land' are a case in point.
Neil Spencer
(Audio-B) £13.99
The band's name may sound like a firm of solicitors, but Spike Wells, Gwilym Simcock and Malcolm Creese are, respectively, among the finest drummers, pianists and bassists in contemporary British jazz. In fact, on the evidence of these 11 tracks, the term 'jazz' itself may be a bit limiting. That is certainly the case with their extraordinary, seven-minute exploration of 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind', which takes the old hymn into realms of pure collective imagination. Elsewhere they do much the same thing with standard songs and a couple of their own pieces. Their ability to think and feel as one is quite uncanny.
Dave Gelly


text:
Though the attention is great for the sport, teams try their best to avoid leaking any information to the public. Nothing is worse for a club than having their draft plans in the hands of other organizations. Even still, behind that veil of secrecy, formulating mock drafts is endlessly fun and informative. Thanks to scouting and assessments of team needs, a mock draft doesn't have to be perfectly accurate to be beneficial.
Bleacher Report released its latest 2018 mock draft this week. Things get interesting right from the jump with the Cleveland Browns deciding not to select a quarterback with the first pick.
Rather than having their selection of the best QB in the draft, the Browns instead go with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley is widely considered one of the top three players in this class, so the selection isn't outlandish. But it is risky for Cleveland, a team that has been without a franchise quarterback since its reboot at the turn of the century.
That leaves the New York Giants – at pick number two – with their choice of any quarterback they desire. B/R has New York going with USC passer Sam Darnold as its hopeful replacement for Eli Manning behind center.
After Indianapolis selects edge rusher Bradley Chubb at three, the run at quarterbacks begins in earnest. The Browns have their second pick coming at fourth overall thanks to a past trade with Houston. So, though Cleveland's decision to pass on a QB at one is noteworthy, the team isn't out of luck completely. In this scenario, it still gets the second-best quarterback prospect in the draft, and since opinions are so varied on who actually is the best or second-best QB in this class, this move makes a lot of sense.
The Browns make Baker Mayfield that second QB taken, followed by Buffalo taking Josh Rosen at five, and the New York Jets taking Josh Allen at six. That makes four of the top six players off the board QBs.


text: my favorite posts of 2014 by Alison Green on December 30, 2014 I wasn't going to do a list of favorite posts of 2014 because technically I'm on vacation and being lazy, but then at the last minute, the urge struck. So here they are. 10. my coworkers heard my roommates having sex while I was on a conference call Because I'm 12. 9. our European clients are sneering at my American colleagues' table manners Because this whole topic was fascinating to me. 8. how can I stop being afraid every time my manager wants to talk to me? Because lots of people are. 7. I had to prepare a meal and entertain 20 people for a job interview — and so did 19 other candidates Because holy hell, and also it's the post that got us on Gawker. 6. my boss doesn't want student workers eating lunch with other employees, because they might hear "adult subjects" Because that's crazy. 5. the two interviews of 2014: the lab worker at the Arctic Circle and the former receptionist at a legal brothel Because they're fascinating. 4. is it legal for publications not to pay their writers? Because the ethics and practicalities of this are really interesting (and personal) to me. 3. can your employer do that? probably — but you can still discuss it Because I want to launch into this explanation in half of what I write. 2. how to make your boss adore you Because these are my secrets. 1. update from the reader who didn't want her coworkers to know she was living off cupcakes from the employee kitchen Because — come on, this needs no explanation. Want more? Here are my lists from 2013, 2012, and 2011. You may also like:European clients are sneering at my American colleagues' table mannersmy favorite posts of 2021my favorite posts of 2018 { 34 comments }


text:
The 2021 Look Pivot 15 Raw, a park skiing binding. A preview of Look's binding made for aggressive freeskiers, plus weight and full specs.
New this season, the freeride Pivot ski binding comes with a 15 din rating and in a raw, unpainted edition with rugged style.
The binding's durable aluminum toe piece and unique "turntable" heel design offer expert freeskiers a responsive connection between boot and ski for instant power transmission and precise ski control. It features powerful shock absorption and travel with confident retention and release for aggressive skiing.
It's compatible with all traditional Alpine (ISO 5355) and GripWalk® boot soles.
DIN Range: 6 - 15
Weight: 1245g /Indiv. Binding


text:
So, I warned you yesterday that I would be taking a closer look at improving my editor options within WordPress… Who knew it would be so soon!
There was actually two tools that I was looking for. One was an improved editor, or enhancement to what I currently had and the second was a statistical tool that would allow me to see how well my blog is doing with you the reader.
I decided that the first thing that I should look at is WordPress itself and see if it had any tools that could help me… While it should have been no surprise to me that it would, I never realized just how large a variety I had to choose from!
WordPress, as of this writing, has over 1,000 various plugins to choose from and experiment with. Some of them can actually change the original code of your WordPress engine, while others work in conjunction with what is there. My preference at this stage of the game is to work with what I have, and if I don't like the plugin, to be able to remove it without damaging my current system.
The first and most pressing issue, was finding an advanced editor that would allow me to avoid the cut and paste issue that I talked about before, and also let underline items without having to flip the editor from it's "visual" mode (very close to what you see is what you get) to its "code" mode (that stuff that sometimes appears as gobbledygook on your screen when you are hoping for pretty pictures and text.)
The plugin directory for editing tools contained over 125 various items. Some offered to replace my current editor, while others added to it. After reviewing the screenshots, home pages, and reame files for those which I thought might do the trick, I settle on "WP Super Edit" as the authors website gave clear screenshots of the editor in use and showed how easy it was to modify. Most importantly, the shots also showed me that not only could it handle underlining, but much, much more. Including a whole wealth of formatting tools for tables, highlighting and one of my favorites – more smileys!
My other concern was how these extra features would impact my document. When I looked behind the scenes at the actual code, everything looked great, with nothing extra put in where it shouldn't be. My concern here was that there are a lot of tools out there for creating and modifying web pages. Many of them do a great job creating the visual page that everyone sees, but some of them do a horrible job behind the scenes.
What I am referring to is extraneous code or bizarre extra pieces of code that are put into the actual document for no reason. It can slow down loading and viewing a page, and worse could actually stop you from seeing it. For those who might be interested here is a great article by Robin Good explaining this problem in much more and better detail than what I can give it here.
Another really nice option that this editor has is that you can turn off any and all features you don't want, or don't understand. Which was great as it had some very advanced editing tools that I didn't really need, nor want at this time. You can also choose to place your layout buttons where you personally find it most logical and useful.
I unfortunately still have my cut and paste problem (which I talked about earlier), but I am now getting into the habit of using control codes to past a copied piece into a document instead of just the mouse. I'm beginning to think that it may be an issue with Windows/Firefox/HTML than WordPress itself.
Be warned that this is a large plugin, over 500K in size. It is hefty, but in my opinion, worth every byte that you upload. After putting it through it's paces, , I would give it a 5 stars rating. Which, by a strange coincidence is what it is rated on the WordPress site!
As I mentioned, the second plugin that I was looking for was something that could give me some valuable statistics, again without replacing any code or interfering with the normal operation of my blog. The choices on WordPress weren't quite as many, but it did give me over 30 choices to choose from.
Most web site providers offer a wealth of information and mine was no different. It offered several packages with lots and lots of statistics and charts. It was almost overwhelming. What I was looking for, though, was something that would weed out my own activities and give me just true "reader" statistics, which was something that I couldn't get through "normal" web statistics.
My choice, after reviewing the various screenshots and readme files was a tool called Quickstats . This one will probably take me a little longer to evaluate and give a proper review on. The reason I chose it was two fold. First, it has several options for fine tuning out information that I may deem irrelevant, either by IP addres or Administrative Pages and/or Local Referrals.
The other feature that I really liked in this tool, was that it would help identify for me whether or not the RSS feature of my blog was being used heavily, lightly or not at all, without interfering with the convenience and ease of use that RSS offers.
RSS is one of the best services currently on the web, it allows a user to subscribe to a web page or news feed and get updates whenever a change and/or posting occurs. More and more people are using this great tool. Why go find information, when you can have it delivered to you!
For those who are new to the concept of RSS feeds and want to know more, or want to know how they can get started, there is a great article with all sorts of information on getting started on the Dummies.com website. Check it out!


text:
Potential Savings During COVID-19 Closure
It's time to take a close look at potential cost savings you can take advantage of while your health club is closed.
Members: Free
Non-Members: FreeDownload
Health clubs worldwide have been forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While your revenues diminish, there are cost-saving measures you can take right now to alleviate some financial pressure.
This checklist provides tips to help you save money while your club remains closed. Inside, you'll find information about potentially reducing the following expenses:
- Products & services
- Mortgage & rent
- Insurance
- Utilities
- Music & video licensing
You will also learn about general cost-saving tips and ways to negotiate with your trusted vendors. By strategically saving money now, you will be in a better position when your club reopens.


text:
Sometimes teaching year 10's you get so caught up in your lesson you miss the bloody obvious.
Today we were looking at distance from origin, Perth to Meekatharra, Perth to Newman and so forth using trip counters and odometers. My students were finding it hard to find the distance between two locations (I forget the real distances so please excuse my made up ones)..
So I went a bit further and used my favourite diagnostic tool. I wrote the following on their page.
And asked them to add one to each number. Thankfully only one student couldn't do this. Then I write 10526 and 52679 at the end of the list and moved to each asking them to say the numbers quietly to me. This was not as successful. This was the trigger to split the class (again) and start these kids on a different programme of work.
The integration of low ability or underschooled students into the mainstream and removal of dedicated remedial classes has meant that many students are falling through the cracks. It is no wonder that some of these kids can be disruptive, disheartened and are having confidence issues. Students that cannot read numbers above 100, can't identify simple operations or understand place value have little chance in mainstream classes. It's enough to make you physically upset and reminds me why I originally intended teaching year 7 rather than senior secondary. The impact of intervention is greater at an earlier age than now.
I have many of these kids next year and have identified areas of focus, we're designing entry tests for new students and aim to improve numeracy with low performing students. It's frustrating the amount of time that it takes to find these issues and detect the underlying factors behind avoidant behaviour. Time will only tell how much success can be made of it.


text:
Autosport has printed a substantial retraction of an earlier article following intervention from the FIA.
Next to a feature on independent teams a small column titled, "The Max Factor" claimed FIA President Max Mosley's stance on the issue of car manufacturers in the sport had "yo-yoed for the past five years." (Autosport, February 8th 2007)
It went on to state, "At a Monaco meeting [in 2004], Mosley abandons the planned agenda and tells a stunned group of team principals that F1 will adopt…2.4 litre V8 engines. Aggrieved teams threaten the FIA with legal action."
The following week a quarter-page correction (larger than the offending story) titled "The FIA" clarified the original comments: "Only two teams, BMW and Honda (not all teams as our story suggests), threatened arbitration." But that was only the beginning.
The same article stated, "our new information makes it clear that the FIA has always welcomed world car makes to F1, but has consistently made it clear that the sport cannot rely on them."
That article promised a further explanation of how the V8 engine rules were agreed upon in the following edition of Autosport. This was in turn postponed to last week's issue (March 8th).
That two-page un-bylined piece "The real V8 story" claims, "most of the car manufacturers backed the move," from V10 to V8 engines. Presented as an unbroken block of text it lacks the look and feel of an ordinary Autosport page both in appearance and content.
The sheer size of the response to an error which was made in a fairly small column indicates the FIA were seriously upset with the original claims.
If the first correction took up a surprising amount of space the second was truly astonishing. Clearly Autosport took the FIA's objection very seriously.
I have always found Autosport to be a highly accurate and reliable source of Formula 1 news and this episode has not changed that opinion. But it does make you wonder whether the sport's governing body might be tempted to use its power of veto over media access to Formula 1 races to stifle criticism of its policies?
Even more confusingly, an article on autosport.com from 2005 (below) insists that three manufacturers backed the arbitration – BMW, Honda and Mercedes. So where lies the truth?
Related links
Tags: f1 / formula one / formula 1 / grand prix / motor sport


text:
A group of alleged scammers have been caught trying to fake deaths on the Costa Concordia in a sign that cons are trying to target the cruise ship disaster. New York lawyer Peter Ronai, a Hungarian speaker who is representing six Hungarian survivors from the ship wreck, discovered the scam.
The claims made by Ronai were backed up by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, which said it grew suspicious when a mother claimed her daughter was missing on the ship. The claims were found to be false when it was discovered that the missing woman's mother was actually dead for three years.
"It was absolutely clear that it was a fake story, so we treated the request as a face action," Jozsef Toth, the Foreign Ministry of Hungary press department head said. "We have initiated an investigation about the matter, who is this person and who made this report and what was the motivation? The investigation is ongoing."
All of the suspects will face criminal charges in the scheme.
The public was notified of the fraud as authorities recovered another body from the wreck, bringing the death total to 16, with 16 still missing, including a couple from Minnesota. While in Budapest, Ronai was asked to take on a seventh missing person case involving the ship.
"I got an email saying, 'Can you please help us? My daughter is missing. She was on the Concordia,'" Ronai said. "I ran out to her house and basically she told me her 5-year-old granddaughter was missing, too."
The mother of the alleged missing daughter said she did not know what her daughter, Eva Fiedlerne Puspoki was doing on the ship. Ronai said that he would need to speak with the boyfriend, who was able to corroborate the story from the mother. The two asked Ronai how much money they could get in a settlement.
One day later, the boyfriend called Ronai to tell him the child was not missing.
"The story started changing and changing, more and more," Ronai said. Ronai told the boyfriend that a missing person report has to be filed with police if he does not see the child. Ronai and the police went to meet the boyfriend and ask questions.
"When is the last time you saw mommy?" they asked.
The child responded 'today' and that the mother took her to the park.
"Are you sure you saw Mommy today?" Ronai asked.
"I saw her today. I saw Mommy today," the girl replied.
The alleged missing woman appeared during the questioning and said that she was on the ship and that she hurt her leg when jumping off the boat but had no visible injuries.
"They confessed to everything after questioning. They confessed to pulling this scam to make money," Ronai said. "The police arrested them. They didn't take them away to jail, but they'll face criminal procedures."
"They're called 'jump-ons.' It's normal, this is just on a grander scale," Ronai said. "People will do horrible things for money. When you think about it, I had contacts at the embassy spending money looking for these people when they could have been looking for others."
Ronai said he spent an estimated $10,000 on the search for the alleged missing woman for a plane ticket, a private investigator, countless taxis and cell phone bills.
"In 20 years of doing this stuff, I've seen a lot of deaths and a lot of tragedies, but I've never met one family after losing a loved one that says, 'How much?'" Ronai said. "They always want to know, 'What happened? How did it happen?' These people wanted to know, 'How much?'"


text:
Avengers Age of Ultron vs TerminatorJanuary 24th, 2015
Two of the most anticipated movies coming out in the summer of 2015 are Avengers: Age of Ultron and Terminator: Genisys. YouTuber Alex Luthor envisions what it would be like if these two films were actually one, seamlessly mashing up the trailers from both big-budget popcorn flicks into one giant, robot-filled battle sequence.
I for one would definitely like to see Ahhnold go up against The Hulk. I think that would be a good fight.


text:
1. Stand with the feet shoulder-with apart. Bend the knees, pressing the sacrum down.
2. Position the arms as if they are encircling a tree; hold the thumbs up and relax the fingers, barely permitting them to touch. Relax the chest and hold the head erect.
3. Place the tongue on the palette. Practice abdominal breathing 9 or 18 times. Feel the sexual organs move up and down with the breath.
4. Inhale 10 percent to your navel, keeping the abdomen flat and pressing the diaphragm downward as you pull the sex organs up. Inhale and pull up the left and right side of the anus. Pack and wrap the chi at the kidneys, then collect energy at the navel.
5. Breathe into the lower abdomen, without spiraling. Breathe into the perineum and feel it bulge out.
6. Exhale through the back of the legs and the feet. Feel the palms and and soles breathing.
7. Suck energy from the Earth through K1, Bubbling Springs. "Claw" the ground with toes as you inhale and circle the energy 9 times counterclockwise at the Bubbling Springs (Kidney 1). The spirals on the soles of the feet move in the same direction.
8. Inhale, bringing the energy to the knees. Lock the knees; do not spiral at the knees.
9. Inhale up to the perineum; circle the energy there 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise. Feel the bulge at the perineum.
10. Exhale. Harmonize the breath and be aware of the soles and palms breathing.
11. Inhale and pull up the left and right sides of the anus, packing the back and kidneys.
12. Inhale up to the sacrum. Tilt the sacrum back, packing it. Circle the energy 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise. This will strengthen and activate the sacral pump.
13. Inhale to T11, inflating the kidney area. Press outward at T11, then spiral 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise.
14. Inhale to C7, pushing from from the sternum to tilt C7 back, straightening the curve at the neck.
15. Lock the neck by tucking in the chin. Circle the chi 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise.
16. Inhale to the Jade Pillow (C1), clench the teeth tight, and squeeze the skull and temple bones to strengthen and activate the cranial pump. Circle the energy here 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise.
17. Inhale to crown (pineal gland) and circle 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise. If you cannot go all the way up on one breath you can pass over the Jade Pillow, or you can take an extra breath where needed until your capacity increases.
18. Exhale with the tongue up to the palate.
19. Regulate the breath. Concentrate on the third eye until you feel the chi energy build up there. Bring the energy down to solar plexus and circle 9 times clockwise and 9 times counterclockwise. Bring the chi down to the navel. Stand still and maintain the position.
20. Press the soles to the ground. Discipline your mind to move the energy downward.
21. Feel energy flowing up from the ground. Circulate the energy for as long as you wish.
22. Practice Bone Breathing.
23. Practice the Power Exercise.
24. Stand up and bring the energy to the navel, putting your hands over the navel and bringing the feet together. Relax. Collect the energy in the navel area.
25. When you feel calm, walk around and brush the energy downward.
Reference: Iron Shirt Chi Kung by Mantak Chia
Summary: Embracing the Tree with Chi Condensing and Circulating p. 129-132


text:
My First Salt Room Experience: The Salt Suite in Moorestown, NJ!
We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post.
So, if you've been following along with my latest blog series, you may understand why February is typically a tough month for me. Along with the dreary weather of February, the memories just get me down in the dumps. As a result, I'm always on the lookout for things to do in February…not always an easy task! I was scrolling through my Instagram feed last week and came upon a post from The Salt Suite: a new business in Moorestown, NJ. They were offering a FREE session in their Salt Room! I'd never experienced a Salt Room before, but had wanted to because I had heard they could help with clearing out sinuses and decreasing stress. Of course, I called them and scheduled an appointment for later in the week. I was SO EXCITED!
When the day arrived for my appointment, I dropped the boys off to school and drove over to The Salt Suite so that I could make sure to arrive with plenty of time to fill out paperwork. I walked in and, I swear, I felt more at ease almost immediately. The decor was minimal and didn't overwhelm the senses. I was promptly greeted by a member of the staff and given a clipboard with a paper to fill out and sign. Then, I was given a little tour of the place and all they have to offer:
- lockers with keys are available for storing your belongings
- water dispenser along with cough drops, tissues, and ear plugs available for use during your experience
- beach-themed family Salt Room complete with toys to keep the kids busy
- semi-private rooms for multiple guests with comfortable, reclining chairs separated by partitions
I put all my belongings in one of the lockers, used the (super clean!) bathroom quickly, and was then brought into my Salt Room for my 45 minute session. You guys. YOU GUYS!!! I walked in with only socks on my feet (sock are required) and felt like I was walking on the beach. The floor was completely covered with salt as were the walls! The beach is my ultimate happy place, so this feeling of walking on the sand had pretty much an immediate positive effect on my stress levels. I chose to sit in a recliner over to the side of the wall because, honestly, I wanted to touch the wall! It was covered in salt and felt rough, kind of like the inside of a geode. I was given the softest cream blanket to cozy up under and was asked if I'd like to listen to spa sounds or guided meditation. I picked "meditation," even though I've never really meditated, but figured it was worth a shot and might as well try something new. I was told that I could choose my meditation options and was given a set of white headphones and a little iPod. It was explained that, when it was time for the session to begin, the lights would dim and salt particles would be blown through the air vents into the room (!!).
Then, I was left in the room by myself. I could already feel that my sinuses were clearer than they had been before walking into the Salt Room (thank you, post nasal drip!). It really was pretty cool to experience an effect so quickly!
The rest of the people showed up for their appointments and got situated in their recliners. Then, the true magic began. I started a meditation session on the iPod. First, I did a meditation to help with my sinuses. This calming voice spoke to me in the most soothing tone, telling me when to inhale and inhale, whether to inhale or exhale through my nose or mouth. The meditation was about 17 minutes long and, by the end of the recording, my upper body was tingling and felt SO MUCH BETTER. I am so serious! It was like magic. I did the meditation recording for stress next and seriously felt like I was on cloud 9. I was ready to move my entire family into this Salt Room! It was THAT calming! With every inhale through my mouth, I could taste the salt. In a good way. Like, it wasn't overwhelming, but made me feel like I was just relaxing on the beach. The hum of the air vents was calming, too. Oh my goodness, I could go on an on.
After the 45 minute session, the lights grew brighter and the air vent stopped humming. There was a thin layer of salt over everything that hadn't been covered. It really was pretty cool. It had been recommended to wear light colored clothing for this reason, but I was a risk-taker and wore black leggings instead because #momuniform.
Following this experience, I was more relaxed than I had been in AGES. I was definitely happier and more easy-going. When I was done, I called The Mister and told him all about it and how I really really REALLY want to get a monthly membership. I'm definitely planning on returning soon in hopes to keep this version of "chill mom" hanging around for a bit.
The Salt Suite offers a variety of packages for individual and family memberships as well as options to "pay as you go" for single visits. I especially love that they allow the ability to use Flexible Spending Accounts to cover the cost of the sessions. In addition to helping with sinus issues and stress, there are many other benefits to salt therapy. If you're interested in trying out a session, give them a call to schedule an appointment! They're currently offering a FREE first session, so it's definitely worth a shot to try out! Oh! Another thing I loved? They're located directly across from the Centerton Shopping Center which, if you know me, you know I love to shop!
Have you experienced a session in a Salt Room before? What did you think?


text:
Part of the credit for Club Congress' outstanding live music experience has to be given to the sound guy, Dana Fehr, who makes sure the levels are balanced but loud enough to envelop you. The other part of the credit also has to go to the in-house booking team of David Slutes, Matthew Baquet and KC Libman who make sure to pull in great local and national talent. With a handful of free shows in either case, you can be sure you "saw them before they were big" at Club Congress.
Runners up:
2. La Cocina Restaurant & Cantina
3. The Flycatcher


text:
UPDATE: ABC Disgusting artist Takeshi Miyazawa and potential ABC Disgusting theme song creator Jane Lui are joining me with the ketchup/banana challenge! If we hit $28,000, all three of us will eat some banana dipped in ketchup! Back the project today and make this grossness reality!
ANOTHER UPDATE: ABC Disgusting colorist Jessica Kholinne has joined the ketchup banana challenge! So Jessica, Jane, Tak and I will ALL eat banana with ketchup if we hit $28K!
By Greg Pak
Because I am ridiculous, if the ABC Disgusting alphabet book Kickstarter hits $28,000, I will embrace the spirit of the book and eat some banana dipped in ketchup. And yes, I'll post a video of it.
Back it today and make me do it! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregpak/abc-disgusting/


text: Donnelly is a policy oriented candidate who cares about governance August 26, 2008 By AmberPaw As some of you know, before 2003 I was not active in Massachusetts politics at all. My time and energy was totally taken up with both earning a living and being a wife - and mother of two very demanding special needs kids. When … [Read more...]


text:
Donna Lewczuk
Commercial and Residential Mortgage Agent
Building long-term relationships through trust and proven performance
"I wanted to thank you for the wonderful gift, Fatima and I really appreciate it, as we did with your help with our mortgage, our lives have gotten better and we couldn't be happier. Your professionalism and quick work truly made it an pleasant experience. Thank you very so much for everything."
Warmest regards, Rouhin and Fatima Majidzadeh- June/16
"I have been not using the banking system for decades now. I was sick and tried of the banks making me belief that I was just lucky to have there business, with an inflated interest rate. I was a person who always wanted the lowest rate so I would shop around and only then would the banks start to negotiate . I thought there should be an easier way.
I then met Donna, then it was easy. She got the quotes quickly and in a timely fashion. Her word was gold when it came to the process and my options. To this day she has not let me down and in business, I am known as a finicky cat. Thanks for being prompt and reliable. These days that is a hard currency to find." – Rob Gula, Feb/16
"I would like to take this opportunity to say, thank your for such an excellent job well done. Your tireless effort and hard work is truly appreciated by me. You also contributed in helping to reduce some of the stress I was feeling throughout this trying time. I know there were other key players however, your hard work is greatly recognized. I am thankful that you helped to make this transition easier for me. I will gladly recommend you and your company to anyone who needs this service. You truly operated in excellence.
Thank you, and God bless you. "Carmetta
"We want to thank you for all the hard work you put in to make this happen. We felt comfortable working with you from the beginning right through to the end. Your expertise and experience made me feel comfortable and we just want to thank you once again." (B. Parent, QC)
"I would like to share my personal thought about you as a broker. I am 19 years in Canada and its first time when I found the broker (your self) who are responsible and honest. Plus I will refer all my friends and co-workers to you as I know that they will get the same service as me." Viktor Avramenko, Toronto
"Donna, through our discussions about my mortgage, we got talking about life insurance. It was your advice that prompted me to contact my life insurance company. And thanks to you, I was entitled to get a refund on my premiums for the past 2 years. Thank you!" Jeff Kring, Hamilton, ON
"We were at our wits ends, we did not know which way to turn or who we could talk to about our financial situation. Our five year mortgage was up for renewal and over a period of time we had incurred some debt including a second mortgage. We went to the bank we had our first mortgage with, but it was very complicated because the second mortgage wasn't up for renewal.
Donna called us, said she knew our mortgage was coming up for renewal and she thought she could help us.
I was a bit reluctant and skeptical because I thought if the big banks did not have the time to sit down with us and try and work something out for us, what could she do?
After explaining our situation to Donna she assured me she could help and she would email me some figures we could look at, see what we thought and give her a call. We looked at the figures, discussed it and everything looked so promising we called Donna.
She came over to our house, sat at our kitchen table and went over every detail with us, very professionally. We felt comfortable talking with Donna, discussing our options. I even joked with her that God must have sent her to help us out of a difficult situation. Now we've got our mortgage and most of our debt was consolidated into one low bi-weekly payment.
Just want to thank you Donna for a wonderful and professional job well done." Ron & Margaret
"I would like to extend my thanks to you for everything that you did for me. As you know I had a difficult 18 months due to illness and watched my credit slowly slip away from me. I was on the verge of losing my home and tried all these companies that say yes we can help but always came up against a brick wall. Then I met you and Donna and my life has changed so much, the hard work and keeping me up to date with every detail was very comforting and really made me believe that you both genuinely cared and were passionate about what you do. In no time my troubles were behind me leaving me a fresh start and being able to get on with my life.
Thank you for all the hard work that you did in securing my mortgage for me and I will never forget all that you have done for me and my family. You may use me for a reference at any time and I will send anyone that I know that is looking for a mortgage to you."
Randy Luken, St. Catharines, Ontario
"Thank you for all your help, we were able to free up more than $1000 cash flow every month, and are now well on our way to be debt free, well other than our mortgage. Our family is less stressed and more able to enjoy life. Also thank you for the nice card you sent. Warm regards "
Nicola and Jason Thomas, March 2009
"Dear Donna,
I want to thank you for your astute judgment of the financial world and your suggestions to us. The new mortgage with the lower interest is a huge relief. Thanks so much from both Don and I."
Anne Gagan, February 2009
"Donna has made the transition into purchasing and occupying our new home so easy and as stress-free as possible. Because we were first time home buyers, we weren't sure what to expect as far as the maintenance of a home as well as the steps that were involved in buying a home. At first, we were tremendously overwhelmed. But, when it came to our mortgage, Donna's experience, quick and diligent response, knowledge and great customer service gave us one less thing to worry about. She handled every step in a very professional and caring manner. We highly recommend Donna to handle your mortgage promptly and efficiently!"
Anthony & Angela, November 9, 2008
"Donna was able to help build up our credit once again by finding us a line of credit/mortgage to help us be able to do some up-grades to our home. Donna is very efficient and very quick to reply with any questions. She helped us accomplish this with her tremendous hard work. We would definitely refer Donna to anyone that needs assistance with any financial dealings and would definitely deal with Donna again. Donna you are a wonderful person to know. Thank you so very much for all you have done for us."
Sylvia Shepherd
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 2008
"I recently dealt with Donna to refinance a mortgage for me. Within two days, she was able to get a mortgage approval for me. She was quick to answer my questions and to alleviate any concerns I had. Due to her promptness, I was able to close the deal within two weeks. I will definitely recommend her to any of my friends who would like to obtain a mortgage and as for me, I will certainly contact her again should I need a mortgage. Thanks again Donna for all your help."
D. Crichton
Pickering, Ont ,July 2008
"Donna was able to help me find a mortgage for my commercial property when other lenders refused. It is a difficult property type to refinance but Donna persevered and got the deal closed. She always kept me informed of what was going on. I would definitely deal with Donna again. She does her job and more than her job. Donna you're wonderful!"
Yavuz Siddiq
Hamilton, Ontario, October 2007
" We needed to do some house repairs- mainly windows, this huge expense was made possible by contacting Donna and allowing her to advise us. She found us a lower interest rate and a shorter amortization for about the same monthly payment. We were very happy with Donna's expertise and attention to detail. Our lawyer said that the transaction was about the smoothest one she had done. Thanks Donna."
Mark and Liz, September 2005
"My husband and I were looking to redo our mortgage to include consolidation and a lower rate than what we were locked into. We were very pleased with the assistance that Donna was able to provide us. She accessed our situation quickly, was able to provide us with exactly what we were looking for and at a better rate than we had even anticipated. Donna took a stressful situation and made it a simple and easy transaction. Thanks Donna."
Rita and Matthias, January 2005
"Donna, I want you to know I have always found you to be first rate. You embrace customer satisfaction and are the epitome of a service champion. I can recall a number of times that you came to my rescue for which I am and was very appreciative. Others don't always seem to care but you did and for these gestures I will always be grateful. Thank you again for all your hard work. Kindest regards,"
Darlene, October 2004
"Donna was referred to me by a friend who had heard of her positive reputation in the industry. This proved to be true. Donna understood where I was coming from as a first time buyer and was forthcoming with information. As I learned in searching for a mortgage broker this is not always the case. Due to my job situation, I was not the easiest person to speak with "live" and Donna always got back to me promptly and always made herself available – even if this meant calling her at home. Currently, I receive mortgage updates, which I totally appreciate as I do not have the time to research this. Thanks so much for your dedication. Regards"
Jeannette, October 2004
"My name is Denise Bourque & I have received a mortgage thru Donna Lewczuk. I found Donna very informative and accessible. This being my first time in purchasing a home on my own it was a bit nerve racking to say the least. Donna was extremely patient, and had to explain to me the procedures in purchasing a new home on more than one occasion. I do and will recommend her to anyone I know purchasing a home or in financial difficulties. In fact I have done that and I am happy to say they also have received a mortgage with Donna. I am grateful to Donna and in the future if I choose to re-mortgage or purchase a second home I will most definitely get back in touch with her."
"Donna provided us with outstanding service twice in last couple of years. First, she provided us with the mortgage needed for the first house we bought in 2002. Recently, we relocated due to the employment: again, her support was outstanding and resulted in obtaining extremely competitive mortgage rate. Donna is very professional, yet friendly, available and warm. She is always there if questions need to be answered; she goes an extra mile to provide comparative analysis of various options available. She taught us a lot and, as a consequence, we saved substantial amount in interest. We have frequently recommended her services to friends and family: everybody is extremely pleased with her service." Dana
" When we first spoke I must admit that I just wanted to say, "look I'm just too busy to switch mortgages and discuss the changes, then
actually make the change". We are all so busy every day that we accept where we are at and don't take the time to investigate. Well am I glad that we spoke. You took control, did the homework for us, explained everything briefly, and in a manner we could understand. Then you executed all aspects of the mortgage change in an extremely professional manner. At the end of the day we end up with a better mortgage rate, money in the bank, and more peace of mind.
Donna, thank you for all the efforts you put into our mortgage, it is sincerely appreciated by Marg and I. Continued success and please keep in touch."`
Best Regards,
Contact Today 1.877.336.3545 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Servicing residential mortgage clients in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan


text:
Hello #BruceBannerTheDane… Lounging on a Sunday evening.
2 Jul
Follow me on Instagram
Related posts:
- Just a guy and his pup.Yep we have adopted a Great Dane… He came to us as Bruce…. So since he is huge we've added a bit to his name.Meet Bruce Banner Burgan, or Triple B. 🤣 He's a sweet heart, loves to play, and lounge where ever you are.You can expect more photos, I'm sure of it.#ericburganfitness #WeGotAGreatDane #danesofinstagram #danesofig #Marvel #BruceBanner #Hulk #doggo #mrincredible
- Bruce Banner loves sprinklers. Whenever he is bored during the summer we'll be turning them on! #BruceBanner #BruceBannerTheDane #danesofig #danesofinstagram #greatdane
- Have an amazing Sunday everyone!
- Comments 0 Comments
- Categories Uncategorized
- Author fitbyburgan
This is test week of the new Joel Freeman workout on Beachbody on Demand, LIIFT4. Feels great to be moving weight again. The pre week workouts are only 20 minutes long… Way short for me, however plenty to get a beginner spooled up for the 8 week sprint of the entire program. Most everything in the program is in super sets. 3 sets of 10 reps, done 3 times! Push yourself for maximum time under tension.I needed something to mix up my boredom as of late and Joel has me sparked. Now to take pictures this weekend and get some meal prep done… Overcoming drill weekend festivities is always a challenge.All the above being said.. What is it that you need to snap out of a slump you are currently experiencing? How can I help? What would be the most benefit for you? Increased energy, increased strength, weight loss?, something else in your journey that perhaps I can help with?Let me know, let's find your stride. →


text:
These are three of twelve 800-pound bronze animal heads that were unveiled today in the fountain at the southeast corner of Central Park, in front of the Plaza Hotel. The sculpture is the work of jailed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who designed the famous Birds Nest stadium in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, and who has spoken out against corruption and cover-ups on the part of the Chinese government. He is currently in jail for what Beijing calls "economic crimes," but his work continues. Here's a brief explanation of this work, from the Times:
The sculpture, "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads," was inspired by the famous fountain-clock of the Yuanming Yuan, an 18th-century imperial retreat just outside Beijing. Designed in the 18th century by two European Jesuits at the behest of the Manchu emperor Qianlong, the fountain-clock featured each animal of the Chinese zodiac, spouting water at two-hour intervals. In 1860, French and British troops ransacked the Yuanming Yuan, pillaging the heads. Seven of them — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, horse, monkey and boar — have since been located; the other five are still missing.
"Artists risk everything to create. They risk failure. They risk rejection. They risk public criticism. But artists like Ai Weiwei, who come from places that do not value and protect free speech, risk even more than that," Mayor Bloomberg said today at the unveiling. "His willingness to take those risks, and face the consequences, speaks not only to his courage, but also to the indomitable desire for freedom that is inside every human being."
At Unveiling of Ai Weiwei Sculptures, Artist Remains a World Away [WSJ]


text:
Stretch marks occur when our body suddenly gains or loses excess weight and during pregnancy, with the baby growing inside the womb, the skin stretches beyond its capacity, leading to stretch marks. Though there are loads of cosmetic treatments available to remove stretch mark but they are quite expensive. So we list few natural remedies which are safe and inexpensive too.
Oil Massage
Although, it is a time-taking process, but it gives good results when followed regularly. Take some oil in your palms and smoothly massage the area then, keep it for at least 30 minutes so that the vitamin A, D, and E in the oil are absorbed into the skin.
Aloe Vera
Use fresh aloe vera gel and rub it directly over the skin, leave for 15 minutes and wash it off using lukewarm water. Apply to the affected areas regularly.
Take a small cloth and apply honey on the affected area and let it remain until it turns dry. Rinse off using warm water, you can also make a scrub of honey by mixing it with salt and glycerin. The antiseptic property of honey helps in reducing stretch marks.
Sugar is one of the best remedies for stretch marks as it exfoliates the dead skin, which lightens the stretch marks. Take one tablespoon of sugar, mix it with some almond oil and a few drops of lemon juice. Use it as a scrub before shower every day for a month.
Lemon Juice
Rub fresh lemon juice on the affected area and leave it for about 10 minutes until the juice soaks into your skin. The acidic property of lemon juice works in healing stretch marks. Rinse off using warm water and apply this every day for better results.
Water is very important to keep your skin well-hydrated and to erase the stretch marks and other skin conditions. Drink at least 10 to 12 glasses of water every day to keep your skin hydrated and safe from toxins.
Cut apricot into small pieces and blend it in a blender. Apply this paste on the stretch marks for 15 to 20 minutes and then rinse off with lukewarm water.
Potato Juice
Cut a potato into two halves and rub over the stretch marks, wait till the juice soaks into the skin. You can notice the difference in a few months as potato contains phytochemicals, polyphenols, and carotenoids, which improve the skin texture.
Egg White
Egg white helps in rejuvenating the skin and makes it look fresh. Beat eggs, clean the affected area with water and apply a thick layer of egg white on it. Let it dry and then rinse off using cold water. Repeat this every day for at least two weeks.
Cocoa Butter
It is the primary ingredient present in most of the body lotions. This remedy improves the skin elasticity, prevents dryness and reduces the stretch marks. Take some cocoa butter and apply on the stretch marks regularly.


text:
At Nationwide, the health and safety of you and your employees are our primary concern. That's why we provide safety and risk training programs, as well as an abundance of written material and videos that cover a range of health and safety topics.
Our risk management consultants are also available to speak during board, employee or safety meetings, professional or trade conventions or any gathering related to the health and safety of your employees.
Health and safety topics
Health and safety classes, seminars and presentations are tailored to meet the specific needs of your business and your employees, and may include the following topics:
- Back injury prevention
- Blood-borne pathogen exposures
- Business continuity planning
- Confined space entry
- Ergonomics and back injury protection
- Fit testing and respirator usage
- General workplace safety and fire protection
- Hazard analysis critical control point basics
- Lockout-tagout
- Processed safety management basics
- Right-to-know and hazard communications
- Work environment hazard analysis
- Workers' compensation basics
- Workers' compensation cost management guidelines
Learn more about Nationwide business insurance or call 1-888-490-1549.
Farm and ranch products are not available in: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Oklahoma.
This information was obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and its employees make no guarantee of results and assume no liability in connection with any suggestions or information contained herein. Furthermore, it cannot be assumed that every acceptable safety method is included in this article or that specific circumstances may not require additional methods or alternative safety suggestions. Also, nothing contained herein is meant to represent or indicate compliance with applicable standards or requirements mandated by federal, state or local jurisdictions.


text: On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 12:09:50PM +0200, Mathieu Roy wrote: > Matthew Palmer <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > The little I know about computing leads me to think, however, that > writing a regexp that obfuscate address but not perl code is not > something impossible. It is incredibly difficult, because whether a string which matches the e-mail address regexp is defined by it's semantic usage, not purely by the characters which make it up. You've already been given one example (Message IDs). More aren't hard to come up with. > For instance people is unlikely to have email > address like @bla or $@adad{da}. We can discriminate what could be an They aren't e-mail addresses. They're random strings that happen to have an at symbol in them. - Matt


text:
WSJ has an article by Laura Landro on EMRs in the US context:
In New York's Hudson Valley, more than 600,000 patients are blazing a trail with a new regional medical-information network that lets area hospitals, doctors, labs and pharmacies share medical records securely over the Internet.
The Taconic Health Information Network and Community project is one of the most ambitious efforts yet in a growing movement to establish large regional health-information networks around the country. While it may be a decade or more before Americans have a national system of electronic medical records — as promised this year by the Bush administration — more than 100 state and local groups are moving quickly to establish their own networks, securing seed money from federal agencies and nonprofit groups, and lining up local employers and health plans to offer financial incentives, including bonuses for doctors to participate.
The regional networks aim to get local providers to convert patients' paper medical files to electronic records, and persuade doctors to exchange pertinent information with a patient's other health-care providers. By using a single network, regional health groups say they can reduce medical mistakes, better track patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, zip prescriptions electronically to pharmacies, and cut costs by eliminating duplicated lab tests and X-rays.
"The simple vision is that we want to see every American covered by one or more regional health-information organizations," says David Brailer, who was appointed as the nation's first health-information-technology coordinator this year. Regional networks are better suited to meet the needs of specific geographic populations, he says, and eventually, the regional networks can all be interconnected to form a national network that will enable officials to track health trends, report disease outbreaks and better identify public-health issues.


text:
Item #: SCP-742
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-742 is to be located in a secure safe, which may be stored in the general holding area under 24-hour security. It may only be removed by level 5 personnel.
Description: SCP-742 is a rather mundane-looking hourglass roughly 58.42cm (23in) in height. There is nothing unusual or remarkable whatsoever about the craftsmanship or the materials used.
Unmolested, SCP-742 seems to be completely inert. It may even be picked up with no observed ill effects. However, when SCP-742 is turned over, the person holding it disappears instantly, usually dropping SCP-742 to the floor (which, despite the apparently mundane construction of the object, does not appear to harm it in any way) .
Based on observation of test subjects, it is currently assumed that whoever turns over this device is sent to an unspecified point in the past or future. A theory by [EXPUNGED] suggests that every time the device is reset and turned over, each falling grain of sand will represent a specific and constant period of time, and this specific seed appears to be arbitrary - each grain representing a second or a millennium. Evidence also suggests that whatever point in time the user was sent to, the space his body takes up upon arrival is switched out with the space he took in the present.
Addendum: On November 8 of 2003, 10 test subjects - incarcerated prisoners with either death or life sentences - were brought in to test the device with the promise of either a commuted sentence or a full pardon. None of the ten were informed about the specifics of the experiment before being led into the observation room and instructed to turn over the hourglass. Once the prisoner had disappeared, an assistant would enter the room, place SCP-742 back onto the table and let the cycle complete, then leave. Once completed, the next test subject was called in. The results are as follows:
Test Subject 1, ████ █. ██████: Upon disappearance, a saltwater shape of the subject's form was visible for a moment before splashing to the floor. In this seawater was half of a fish that, according to all current knowledge, went extinct over 6 million years ago.
Test Subject 2, ██████ █████████: Upon disappearance, nothing unusual. Returned to the same spot three days later, as if nothing had happened (and frightening the cleaning lady in the process)
Test Subject 3, ███ █████: Upon disappearance, a short burst of flame exploded from where the subject was previously standing. This flame heated up the treated steel walls of the room to 480 degrees celsius, instantly. This necessitated a cool-down period of the room of several hours. SCP-742 was unscathed.
Test Subject 4, █████ ██ ████: Upon disappearance, nothing unusual.
Test Subject 5, ███████ ████: Upon disappearance, nothing unusual.
Test Subject 6, ████ ███████: Upon disappearance, there was a loud "thunderclap", and sensors detected a minor loss of air pressure in the room, as if a vacuum had appeared in his place.
Test Subject 7, █. █. █████: Upon disappearance, a few snowflakes appeared and quickly melted. The melted water on the floor contained microbes of unknown origin. The researcher, ID# 822-8772, died of extremely high fever caused by the onset of an unknown disease weeks later. Fortunately he is the only one who had extended contact with the water at the time.
At this point, General ████████ halted the experiment, and after weeks of examining what little information and evidence was obtained, permanently terminated the experiment.


text:
7 Tips To Save Money When Painting Your House
When thinking of expenses, the first thing that comes to mind is how you could save yourself a few bucks. For home interior renovations like interior repainting, the cost can be pretty much hefty. As any sound individual, you will think of ways on how you can make this endeavor economic but cost-effective. Talk with the professionals at Earls Paintworks about the many ideas on how you can save money during the interior painting process is by making a great save at the paint store.
Easy Ways to Save Money at The Paint Store
You have to keep in mind that you can save a few dollars when you are buying paint. This is a money-saving trick that can help you when you decided to repaint your home interior. Although paint is not as expensive as new kitchen cabinets or a new kitchen countertop, you can still spend too much money without realizing it when you buy paint carelessly. With these few tips, you can make your home interior painting renovation economical.
- Stick to the Plan
It is important to create a plan before you hit the paint store. With a plan at hand, you can organize and limit the purchase to the materials and paints that you will only actually need during the painting process. Impulse buying can rack up your counter bill. You need to choose the paint you will use.
- Paint Sales
Most home improvement stores hold paint sales a few times annually. If you have a specific paint brand in mind, you can follow their social media pages to get news on paint sales and special promotional discounts. By waiting for the right time, you can save a lot of money.
- The Paint Calculator
You can save money by not overbuying paints for your repainting. Whether you have a professional painting contractor or you opt for a do-it-yourself, it is wise to use a paint calculator. This can help you decide the amount of paint you need to but, so you won't end up with too much or too little paint. The paint calculator measures the amount of paint you will need given the area of the surface to be painted. You have ensured to account for the number of coatings you will do.
- Hire A Professional Painter
Hiring a professional painter is a smart and economic way. This might seem an expensive move since you will pay the painter's labor; however, you need to compute for the time it will take you from your time when you do it yourself. This can also take the liability from you when things did not end great.
- The Right Paint Formula
A quality paint and primer formula can save you time and money. This can eliminate the need for you to purchase a separate primer. Matte or flat paint might be in trend, but they do not work in all kinds of surfaces. Matte paints are good for softening wall imperfections, but these might not be the best option for high-traffic areas such as the kitchen and the living room. Kitchens and bathroom should be painted with semi-gloss to deal with moisture.
- Use One Paint for the Entire House
Bulk buying can always save you a couple of dollars. This works for all household items, including commercial items such as paints. Uniform color gives an elegant flow of colors from one room to another. You can add paint designs to give each room a unique style.
- Be A Smart Consumer
When purchasing the painting materials, make sure to buy the right materials. Ask your painting contractor for the right brush or rollers with the best quality for different surface textures. Do not be afraid to ask questions.


text:
All About The Keepers, Netflix's Next Making a Murderer
We're on the edge of our seats waiting for Netflix's next crime documentary. After capturing our undivided attention with Making a Murderer, Netflix is presenting The Keepers. The series centers on the decades-old unsolved murder of a Catholic nun. While that in itself is interesting (albeit horrible), the case gets even darker. Here's what we know about the show so far, including the newly released trailer.
The Mystery
26-year-old Sister Cathy Cesnik, a beloved teacher at Archbishop Keough High School, went missing in Baltimore in 1969. Her body was recovered two months later, but the mystery of her death was never solved. In the 1990s, a woman known as Jane Doe came forward and claimed that the school's chaplain had sexually abused her in the '60s. She also said that she was taken to Cesnik's body (which had yet to be discovered) and told, "See what happens when you say bad things about people."
The documentary will feature interviews with "Jane Doe," more former students of Cesnik's, local journalists who covered the story at the time, and retired law enforcement members who knew Cesnik. "My hope in making this series is that we open up the conversation around what happened to these children," said director Ryan White, in a press release. "The ones that survived are now adults, but it's not too late to (talk) about what happened to them, why it happened, why it was never exposed and to make sure that it stops happening in the future.
The Trailer
The Filmmakers
Ryan White, who was behind 2014's Prop 8 doc The Case Against 8, is the director. He's working with frequent collaborator/executive producer Jessica Hargrave, along with cinematographer John Benam.
The Premiere Date
The seven-part documentary series will debut on May 19.


text:
Tinkering With Tinkerlab: Turning My Dining Table Into Art Central
It's been quite a while since my daughter and I sat down to do an art activity together so I was very excited to have a copy of Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide For Little Inventors by Rachelle Doorley sent to me and work on our shared art space. Before opening the book, I didn't really know what Tinkerlab stood for. I knew that it always had fantastic experiments for kids to do, and cute art activities but didn't understand it more than that. The book is broken up into five main areas: Prepare, Experience, Build, Concoct, and Discover. It's perfect for my daughter, S, at age 3, and I think kids up to age 8 or 9 would really enjoy the activities too since it covers art, exploration, tinkering, and science.
I'm not a heavy book reader but I have a love for knowledge and typography so I feel drawn toward books. Tinkerlab has bright, clean images that pair well with the content, and an intuitive structure for easy reading. I thought I'd thumb through the book then dig in a little bit more slowly over time, but once I got the book in my hands I couldn't put it down and started adding tabs. The introduction in the Preparation section is thoughtful and inspiring. In fact, it pushed me to create a new art area in my home for my daughter and I to do projects together.
Originally, I had designated a long table in the garage as S' art area so that she could paint, drag markers on paper, or do whatever messy activity she wants, but I didn't want to sit in the garage with her while she did this so art time was cut super short. After learning about some tips for art areas, and how to set up invitations (art activities that are laid out and ready to go for little ones to use as they like and explore) I wanted to delve into this more. I decided to take over the dining/kitchen table since we don't need the entire space for dinners, and dug up all my old art supplies so that I can start painting and drawing again while S explores using markers, pastels, and stamps in her open invitation art space.
So I rolled out a blank sheet of the IKEA Mala ($12 for paper and stand), then filled different containers with supplies (an empty lantern from my wedding that I use to hold her markers, a kid-size wooden toolbox for paints, and a little drawer container to house all the stamps I've resurfaced from when I was a munchkin). I left some of the items out for S to choose from, and so far the area is getting a lot more use than the previous garage location!
Now that I've completed the Preparation portion of Tinkerlab, I'm venturing into the other sections and plan on sharing the Naked Egg experiment with you next. At first I thought my daughter is a better fit for the art projects in the book, and would do more of the science and tinkering type of projects later in life. But after reading this book I've become more aware of how much tinkering my daughter already does on a daily basis just naturally. When presented with new objects she instinctively takes them apart to learn what they're composed of and how, then she either reassembles the item(s) or uses her imagination to create a new use for it. When working on our Naked Egg experiment S was very involved as well. I can tell this is one book that won't get dusty on my shelf because S and I will be using it regularly for years to come, and I am really looking forward to that! If you have a little engineer, or curious creator, I recommend checking out this book. It's available in stores, online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Roost Books. If you live in the California Bay Area, New York, or Cambridge and would like to meet the author of Tinkerlab in person, check out Rachelle's book tour dates, here, which include a book signing and hands-on kids activities.
Do you have a favorite space for creating art? Share your art spot in the comments below!
*I was sent this lovely copy of Tinkerlab for my review. I was not paid and my opinions are my own.
- The 9 Most Common Postpartum Nutrient Deficiencies and How to Prevent Them
- A Hidden Postpartum Crisis: The 411 on Postnatal Depletion Syndrome
- 6 Things You Need to Know Before Becoming a Dad
- Over 11 Clever Pregnancy Costumes
- Tongue and Lip Ties 101
- The Best 2017 Black Friday Offers for Families
- Nautical Inspired Kids Room Design
- The Big List of Meal Delivery Options — With Reviews and Coupon Codes!
- 3 Things I Learned After I Stopped Breastfeeding
- BubbleBum Review & Giveaway
- 10 Things Families Should Know About Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort and Spa
- How to Design a Princess Bedroom for Less


text:
API, widgets, and links to build up your own project web
Widgets and crowdsourcing results
Widgets are website components showing the progress of the georeferencing pilot and statistics for work done by individual people.
These may be used internally in the institution or publicly for a crowdsourcing pilot. Widgets can be embedded in other websites via HTML iFrame.
Data from widgets are available in JSON format as well, for closer integration by programmers with custom-developed systems.
For more information please visit: https://demo.georeferencer.com/docs/ (replace the "demo" in the link with your own institution domain name)
Linking into Georeferencer from your catalog or website
An institution can integrate a link from their existing websites, online catalog, or digital repository for individual maps directly into Georeferencer service with easy-to-use link APIs. For more information please see the article: Linking into Georeferencer from your catalog or website or visit https://demo.georeferencer.com/docs/ (replace the "demo" in the link with your own institution domain name).
Results of the crowdsourcing project
After the georeferencing project is finished there are several outputs.
Spreadsheet with geo-metadata exports
Spreadsheet table with the produced metadata (including MARC 034 field, bounding boxes, geo envelope, etc.). This table is in the Microsoft Excel format (XLS) and it helps to use the data for enrichment of cataloging library system or fo backups.
Download GeoTIFF & use map services
Access to raw produced data is via the "This map" page. It gives you the possibility to generate GeoTIFF from your scanned map with georeferencing information from the Georeferencer service.
"This map" page also provides links to Map Services (OGC WMTS standard) to all logged-in users. These can be opened in desktop software or online GIS tools - such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
On request (via email@example.com) we can also provide exports in additional data formats.
For more information please visit georeferencer documentation at https://demo.georeferencer.com/docs/