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Heat any structure or space with infrared heating panels
Agricultural Buildings
Infrared heating panels are the ideal solution for heating large barns for many reasons:
- They heat the floor, walls and animals rather than the air
- They create the safe heat of the far infrared rays of the sun keeping the animals warm and comfortable
- They dry the floors decreasing the spread of mould and odors
- They operate silently
- They do not force air to move from one area to another spreading dust and germs
- They are more energy efficient than other means of heating
- They do NOT produce a fire hazard
- They are very easy to install
- They have no moving parts and require no maintenance
Infrared heating panels are ideal for heating cool and damp basements. No more mould, no wet spots, just a comforting, quiet warmth.
Buildings in the North
Infrared heating panels use far less electricity than other methods of electric heat; 70% less than baseboard heaters, for instance. When infrared heaters heat your space, they heat all the objects in the room rather than the air. Those objects then become repositories of stored heat themselves allowing the heaters to reach the desired temperature sooner and retain heat longer than with conventional heating methods such as forced air furnaces.
Because of their light weight, they also cost less to ship to remote destinations.
A wonderful solution to your heating needs in the north. Ask for a quote for your heating project.
Container Homes
Now our space-saving infrared heating panels can be used to heat container houses made from shipping containers and used for homes in inner cities, remote locations and third world countries. A perfect solution for limited space heating requirements!
Equine Stables and Riding Arenas
Infrared heat is healthy and therapeutic for your horse. Dry them safely with an infrared heating panel. Great for all your equine buildings.
First Nations Communities
- INFRARED HEATING PANELS– smart, safe and healthy
- Bring the sun's energy indoors
- Very easy to install
- Heat the objects in the room, not the air
- Store heat for future use
- Clean, dust-free
- Immediate energy savings over traditional heating systems
- CSA certified
- No moving parts; maintenance-free
- Control mould
- Present NO FIRE HAZARD
- Heat your homes, offices, schools, halls, arenas, workshops, etc.
- Plug-in or hard-wired
- Available in 3 sizes: 24"x 24", 24"x 48", 42"x 42"
- Custom printed panels are also available
Heat your garage and turn it into an all-season workshop.
Heat your greenhouse more economically than you have been doing.
- greens
- tomatoes
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- shipping container greenhouse
Hockey Arenas
With infrared heating panels you can keep those fans in the bleachers cozy and warm while using a renewable resource and saving money at the same time.
Infrared panels will also keep your dressing rooms free of mould and mildew.
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Homes or Cottages
Heat your entire home, condo, apartment or cottage.
- infrared heating in a kitchen
- infrared heating in a bedroom
- bathroom heating with an infrared panel
Click here to fill out the free estimate form for your heating project, big or small. Let us do the work for you.
Prestyl infrared heating panels are ideal for hospitals where the finest in disease and germ control is required.
This heating technology contains all the elements that are required in terms of
hygiene, health, comfort, efficiency and durability.
• Operating rooms/theaters
• Baby Rooms
• Patient rooms
• Emergency Services
• Seniors housing/assisted living
• Other areas such as: restaurant, offices, corridors, basements etc.….
• Urgent care units
• Sanitary areas / Clean rooms
Hotels and Motels
The Sound of Silence: Message for Hotel and Motel Owners.
Our innovative infrared heating panels bring, not only wonderful enveloping heat, but also zero noise!
There will be no noisy heating unit to disturb your sleep as it cycles on and off.
No dust or germs will be blown around the room with the moving air. No cold air when the unit shuts off.
Our infrared heating panels operate silently and emanate comforting warmth to everyone and everything in the room.
Offering no moving parts, no maintenance, and great energy savings, infrared heating panels heat the walls, floors and all objects in the room. Heat is stored to be released later when the thermostat shuts off. Our panels are CSA-certified made in the USA of the highest quality parts.
For more information check out the rest of our website. For a free estimate on your heating project, click here to go to our quote form.
Industrial Buildings
Infrared heating panels are the ideal solution for heating large warehouses and other industrial buildings for many reasons:
- They heat the floor, walls and furniture rather than the air
- They operate silently
- Heat recovery from the opening of loading docks is much faster than with convection heating methods
- They do not spread dust and germs
- They are more energy efficient than other means of heating
- They do NOT produce a fire hazard
- They are very easy to install
- They require no maintenance
- Panels can be suspended from the ceiling to bring the heat closer to where it is needed the most
- They create the safe heat of the far infrared rays of the sun keeping employees warm and comfortable
Modular Homes
Infrared heating panels are especially suited for heating manufactured or modular homes which need to be transported to remote locations such as First Nations communities, high Arctic communities, remote logging and mining sites, hunting and fishing lodges.
- take up very little space
- need no duct work
- are very easy to install
- require no maintenance
- present no fire hazard
- are very effective in mould prevention
- use very little energy in comparison to gas or oil furnaces or electric baseboard heaters
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Personal care homes
It seems like infrared heating panels and personal care homes were made for each other. Soothing comfortable warmth that heats the objects in the room: walls, floors, furniture and people. Infrared heat is what seniors crave. No more hot /cold areas in the room, no more dust and germs blowing around, no more noisy fans cycling on and off.
More reasons to love infrared heat for personal care homes:
- They are safe and healthy
- Prevent mould from forming
- Heat the space more economically than other forms of heat
- Take up no floor space
- Are very easy to install
- Require no maintenance
- Are made in the USA and CSA-certified.
Places of worship
Many places of worship are large, old and drafty buildings with high ceilings and ancient heating systems. Energy-efficient heat is also important for modern churches. Infrared heating panels can be mounted on walls, suspended from ceilings or mounted on hover arms which can move to the side when not in use. They heat the people and objects rather than the air. As well they are very easy to install, require no maintenance and conserve energy thus saving money for the congregation.
We are putting an end to the enormous heat loss that occurs in wintertime when congregation members trickle into the main entrance, two or three at a time, letting in a blast of cold air. Simply stated, the building's main heat is lost before services begin. Our infrared heating panels will not allow that to happen because, instead of heating the air, they heat all the objects in the building, i.e., walls, floors, pews and people. Expect 50 to 70% in heating cost reduction. Call for a quote for your place of worship and meeting rooms. A win-win for all.
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Renovated Homes
Use infrared heating panels to update ancient heating systems. No need to tear everything out just install the panels and you're done.
Benefits of Using Infrared Heating Panels for your Sauna:
- Infrared rays warm the body just as sunlight does and penetrates deeper for better cleansing and detoxifying.
- As well infrared rays bring an increased relief from pain and stress, improved circulation, lower blood pressure and wound healing.
- Heat the people in the sauna rather than the air.
- Reach the optimum temperature sooner. No need to preheat the sauna.
- No need to have the temperature up to a very high heat to get the results you need.
- Ask your doctor about a prescription for a far-infrared-heated sauna.
- The dimensions of the sauna and desired temperature will determine the size of panel required.
Far Infrared Heating Panels bring warm sunshine energy indoors.
No ducting, no maintenance, no dust, no mould, and no moving parts
Since the heating system does not transfer air from room to room, schools in the USA where infrared heating panels are installed have noticed a marked decrease in student absenteeism.
Airborne illnesses seem to be contained.
Of interest also, these heating panels are totally quiet, creating the best in learning atmosphere. There is no background noise as experienced with forced air systems.
Experience in schools where infrared heating panels have been installed shows that students' wet clothing would be dry in their lockers when it was time to go home.
Solar Homes and Buildings
If you are using solar panels to be less reliant on fossil fuels for energy thereby reducing your carbon footprint, then it makes sense to also use infrared heating panels for your heat source. Infrared heating panels use clean electricity and much less of it than traditional heating sources do.
"Perhaps it's time we took a closer look at infrared heating and how it can complement the renewables revolution." – See more at: https://www.renewableenergyhub.co.uk/blog/could-a-solar-pv-and-infrared-heating-mix-be-ideal-for-the-uk/#sthash.iXy055xz.dpuf
Turn your 3-season sunroom into a year-round paradise with our easy to install, no maintenance infrared heating panels. Your plants will love you.
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Tiny Homes
Infrared heating panels are perfect for tiny homes where conserving floor space is a priority. Mounted on walls or ceilings they take up no space while yielding safe, efficient and comfortable heat.
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Yoga Studios
Our unique radiant heating panels emitting healthy, safe far-infrared heat are perfect for all types of yoga studios.
Far-infrared heat is a far more therapeutic, deeply penetrating, and detoxifying form of heat which expels toxins, heavy metals and pollutants from the body, providing numerous health benefits:
- Improves blood circulation as well as healthy muscle relaxation
- Enhances the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to soft tissue areas
- Removes accumulated toxins by improving lymph circulation
- Envelopes participants in a balanced warmth
- Eliminates extreme temperature differences within the space
Many yoga studios across the nation are upgrading to hot yoga. Prestyl is known for the best hot yoga technology on the market, and is the ideal choice when it comes to enhancing the hot yoga experience.
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Internationalization is a very broad term that describes a variety of activities on a college campus. International students have long been an on-campus version of internationalization that provides many benefits to students and an institution, such as the opportunity to share cultures and languages.
From the time I studied international relations at Stanford University and through my research on European politics as a graduate student at UCLA, I have spent time abroad and had a global orientation to my understanding of higher education.
I took on the international portfolio when I was a vice-provost at the University of Texas at Austin—a plum assignment for a university that declares, "What Starts Here, Changes the World." What followed was a whirlwind of activity, developing relationships with universities in Latin America and Africa, connecting with alumni around the world, and building up our study abroad programs to ensure that they were accessible for all students. I made sure to include first-generation college students like myself, and engineers, who often feel like they don't have the time to study abroad.
The current political environment has not been helpful to the efforts of many universities to recruit international students, and students of immigrant backgrounds, particularly DACA students, have come to campuses with concerns about deportation, both for themselves and family members. Despite the tenor of the times, it is critical that we continue to support efforts around internationalization. University researchers from around the world are taking the lead on research related to issues that have no borders, such as climate change. They are finding new fuels, and more efficient ways to use energy, to reduce our carbon imprint. Immigrants are often entrepreneurial and are an important part of the start-up culture in places like Silicon Valley, where I live.
We can't get away from the fact that we are an interconnected world, despite the efforts of some. Universities must continue to take the lead in educating the best and the brightest, regardless of where they come from or their income level. State leaders in the U.S. need to recommit to supporting higher education, while campus leaders need to find new ways to continue offering a broad curriculum.
One of the most important lessons I learned as vice provost for international affairs at UT Austin was that we had something to learn from universities around the world. Innovation is happening around the globe, and leaders need to be tuned in to take advantage of collaborations and investments that can move us all forward. I believe the future is still bright for internationalization, and I am proud to support scholars in my field of political science who are doing great work in comparative politics, international relations, and other fields that rely on a global perspective. From the classroom to the field, internationalization is a critical component of the future of higher education.
About the author:
Dr. Terri E. Givens is the Founder and CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership (CHEL). She was the former Provost at Menlo College in the San Francisco Bay Area; Professor of Government and European studies at The University of Texas at Austin; Vice Provost overseeing undergraduate curriculum and spearheading global initiatives as its chief international officer. She formed CHEL to provide academic leaders with information and a supportive community for improving management and leadership skills in an environment of changing demographics, financial challenges, and advances in educational technology. CHEL was born of Terri's experiences navigating these fields and learning along her journey through academe, from professor to vice-provost and provost at universities in Texas and California.

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Higher Ed Deserts–Actions to Attenuate Their Spread
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington
Rosenboom and Blagg[1] estimated that nearly 41 million adults in the U.S. live at a distance of 25 miles or more from the nearest institution of higher education or in areas only served by a single community college. This is in line with Hillman and Weichman's[2] definition of education deserts. In 2019, Beamer and Steinbaum[3] reported that 38% of the nation's population live in these deserts with little to no access to institutions of higher education and a commute time of at least 45 minutes to the nearest one. This, in itself, is a grim picture at a time when–due to the convergence of information and technology–advanced knowledge in the form of degrees and credentials is needed more than ever for success in the workplace.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent move to a primarily online mode of instruction has revealed even more barriers for students, especially for underserved populations including students of color, women, and those coming from economically disadvantaged sectors of society–the very populations already impacted by existing inequities in the higher ed system. We need to keep in mind that if we do not develop post-COVID environment with care, we could actually increase the scope and impact of education deserts.
Uneven, or lack of, access to broadband and even computers, lack of dedicated quiet space to study, time constraints and additional responsibilities (like the need to look after children now at home due to restrictions on school re-openings), added to health concerns and financial stress due to unemployment have enhanced these deserts. While no definitive study has been completed yet, it is clear that in rural regions and the poorer areas of urban and suburban regions, the digital chasm has created its own education deserts. While online education does provide greater opportunity to access higher education for some non-traditional population sectors, its efficacy is predicated on aspects that were probably not considered at scale prior to the pandemic. We have a responsibility to address these concerns as we proceed rather than believing that they will just vanish in a post-pandemic world.
While the opening of new higher ed institutions, or the expansion of existing institutions in areas determined to be deserts, and even making changes to Pell grant policies to ensure adequate levels of funding in these areas can make a difference, there are other–perhaps more basic–aspects that also need to be addressed. Here are some suggestions to solve these issues and diminish the scale and growth of higher education deserts in general.
1. Availability of appropriate computer equipment
Many students do not possess computers of their own. Even when one exists at home, the consequences of the pandemic are such that it may be used by multiple family members, resulting in less time for students. Programs that provide "loaners" or simply purchase computers for financially challenged students for their coursework will be critical as we move forward. There is a need to develop programs (either funded privately or through universities and federal/state entities) that provide this in conjunction with a Pell grant or directly based on FAFSA considerations.
2. Network access
Despite tremendous advances in coverage over the past decade, there are still large areas across the U.S. without internet access and cellular coverage. Further in many areas, download speeds are slower than required to enable online learning through streaming modalities. While students' use of parking lots outside Starbucks might seem to be the exception, it is not. Providing personal hotspot devices does assist in some cases, but in others, where there is no cellular/network coverage whatsoever or very slow speeds, this does nothing. Institutions of higher education need to work together to advocate for rapid expansion of coverage through federal, state, and corporate partnerships. Working with libraries, chambers of commerce etc. to provide areas where students can access coverage, even with appropriate social distancing, is equally important and will continue to be essential even after the pandemic. Just as with computers, the provision of online access as an integral part of the admissions/enrollment process as an add-on to financial aid may need to be considered to ensure that lack of connectivity does not result in an expansion of higher ed deserts.
3. Access to personal "learning" spaces
As a result of the pandemic, universities closed facilities such as libraries, student centers and other areas that provided space to sit and study. And with similar public community spaces also being shut, students no longer have the ability to focus on their studies undisturbed by other activities. This is especially significant for those living in large family units, those with children, and/or those living in small homes in which finding a quiet place to focus on online material becomes impossible. The lack of these spaces especially effects economically disadvantaged students, women, and students of color, furthering the inequities that already existed for them in higher ed. The provision of these spaces through the remainder of the pandemic and even thereafter, especially on a 24/7 basis, to provide flexibility to match schedules related to their work and family responsibilities will be critical.
4. Access to learning/support centers
While online delivery increases access for specific populations, the lack of face-to-face contact can be detrimental for those who need specific personal support and/or assistance to succeed in their courses. The establishment of learning/support centers, especially in rural areas, would go a long way in addressing some of these issues with key facilitators assisting in guiding students without being the disciplinary experts on a topic. In many ways, these centers have been successful outside the U.S. in countries where populations are geographically distant from urban areas. The centers could also serve as locations where course material could be loaded periodically onto laptops/tablets to provide a way around lack of network access in the short term. It should be emphasized that while first-generation students, among others, are highly motivated to succeed and work extremely hard, the lack of support caused by closure of physical campuses causes significant difficulties and added stress since they have lost, in large part, the academic and emotional support systems that existed prior to the pandemic, adding to their stress and the risks of their dropping out.
5. Flexible course structures and delivery modes
The fixed length of our semesters are based less on pedagogical reasons and the selection of time periods to optimize learning, and more on the historical division of the year into two primary study periods with the length related to the credit hour. It is ironic that the concept of the credit hour originally had nothing to do with the amount of learning or course material but was rather introduced as a means of providing pensions to faculty. We need to recognize that the "traditional" 15-week semester bound curriculum and could well be a barrier to progression and completion for students juggling responsibilities in addition to education. Shorter terms with more intense study and multiple starts through the year have been shown to enable working students to continue their studies at a pace, and in periods, that better match their lives. The concept of a carousel, with students hopping on and off based on their ability to balance education with other responsibilities, enables them to "stop out" for a short period and then return and "catch up" on the carousel, substantially reducing the risk of dropouts. In similar fashion, providing students the flexibility of accessing lectures through both synchronous and asynchronous modalities can help them juggle education with other responsibilities. Given the disruptions and modifications to K-12 schedules and structures, we need to remember that "non-traditional" students with school-aged children face serious, and previously unforeseen, issues related to childcare and homeschooling. These situations disproportionately affect those who already face inequities in higher ed, and not providing the flexibility of time through choice of modes furthers the potential for their having to drop out due to circumstances beyond their control.
6. Modifications to pricing
While the reasons for the increase in tuition over the past two decades can be debated, there is no doubt that the levels, even at regional universities, are increasingly exceeding students' reach. The costs of delivering a high-quality online education are not inconsequential, and as such, may be even more expensive than the cost of a traditional course. However, the overhead components on both options are very different. Given the existing structures of universities and resources sunk into traditional campuses, changes that enable differences in tuition rates based on the delivery mode and expectation of extra-curricular activities is difficult. However, it can be done with significant cost savings as proven by Georgia Tech with its online Masters degree program in computer science, the University of Texas in Arlington's nursing program, and by the University of Southern New Hampshire using a totally different setup from what they used traditionally. Advances such as these need to be looked at seriously if issues of educational access are to be addressed comprehensively outside the discussions of a political solution.
7. Minimizing obstacles to enrollment
All too often, students, especially first-generation students, for whom English is not the first language, and those who are economically disadvantaged, get discouraged by the complications and bureaucracy associated with admission and registration. The use of criteria that increase inequities, processes that require multiple steps, and the completion of long documents many of which are not even referenced in making decisions, and a less than welcoming attitude make this an experience that is often difficult and can result in even a highly motivated student stopping the process, never to come back. While these issues have been exacerbated by the pandemic, they are nonetheless very real even in normal circumstances and are a major cause of lack of progression for students belonging to populations that can benefit most from higher ed. This, above all others, is a truly artificial catalyst for the creation of higher ed deserts.
As we look to furthering access and student success, we need to ensure that geography as in physical location, ability to access a network, and unnecessary barriers based on dogmatic adherence to processes and procedures of the past do not in themselves create deserts. If education is to truly be the great equalizer and the door that opens opportunities to a better future, we need to ensure that our students can not only reach that door but be able to cross the threshold and embark on a journey powered by their talent without obstacles.
[1] Rosenboom, V. & Blagg, K, 2018. Three million Americans are disconnected from higher education. Urban Institute. https://w w w.urban.org/urban-wire/three-million-americans-are-disconnected-higher-education
[2] Hillman, N and Weichman, T, 2016. Education Deserts: The Continued Significance of "Place" in the Twenty-First Century. Viewpoints: Voices from the Field. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
[3] Beamer, L. and Steinbaum, M., 2019, December 18, Unequal and Uneven: The Geography of Higher Education Access, Jain Family Institute, Phenomenal World https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/geography-of-higher-ed
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Historically, one of the highlights of the SGC calendar, this year's Valentine's Day Soiree will be hosted by the SGC Board and include dining and fun activities to celebrate our relationships.
Come join other member couples at a magical evening at the gleaming new building of our host couple with breathtaking nighttime views of the Puget Sound.
Classy, comfortable and engaging the lounge creates the perfect backdrop for an evening of great food, great fun and friendship! This is a can't miss event.


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You read about it first here. Now CNN.com has removed a poll that asked viewers whether gay-inclusive television is "bad for society."
The poll, which appeared on the site Friday, was taken down after media watchdog the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) complained to the network. GLAAD also criticized the video report that accompanied the poll.
The story from the network's HLN's Showbiz Tonight titled Too Gay for TV begins with: "Too gay for TV? A brand new controversial battle is on today as more gay characters invade prime time television."
In the report, Dan Gainor from the social conservative group Culture and Media Institute lashed out against the increasing number of gay characters on the small screen.
"It's bad for society to promote homosexuals, particularly a homosexual lifestyle and gay marriage," Gainor said. "And that's what this is doing."
GLAAD said the poll and report were troubling because they follow "an alarming trend of media outlets creating simplistic, predicable 'pro-gay/anti-gay' dualisms that do a great disservice to viewers who are seeking information on the diversity of opinion and experience within our community."
Before the poll was removed, 56 percent of the 36,406 respondents said gay-inclusive TV was not "bad for society," while 44 percent responded that it was detrimental. (Via On Top Magazine)


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There has been a dog hanging around our yard, it seems, and tonight he was by our carport barking at the raccoons that like to congregate in there for dinner (we set out dog food for them.)
When we approached this dog, he was real friendly, and as we soon found out very hungry and thirsty. After much deliberation, I let him in, gave him a much needed bath/shampoo. I wasn't able to get him completely clean, some of his fur is matted with burrs and twigs that he wouldn't let me easily get out. He's much cleaner though. He's now staying in the house as I type this, lying on an old computer chair that is perfect for him.
We'll check the local vets and shelters to see if there are anyone looking for him that match his descriptions. Maybe someone is looking for him, although out here rednecks love to move out and leave their pets outside to fend for themselves. I can't stand that. But you never know, maybe a little girl lost her favorite pet.
I named him Buddy, because I kept calling him that while giving him a bath and trying to calm him down. "It's okay, little buddy, just getting you all cleaned up." I would say to him. If we don't find an owner looking for him, I may just have a new pet.


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This blog is part of a series that dives into the ObjectiveEd curriculum-based games for blind and visually impaired students.
The ObjectiveEd Suite consists of the following components:
- Web Dashboard for Teachers and Specialists
- Mobile device-based Educational Games
- Professional Network for Teachers and Specialists
This blog focuses on the Professional Network for Teachers and Specialists. A prior blog talked about some of the Mobile Games that are part of the ObjectiveEd system.
The ObjectiveEd system includes a Professional Network that allows teachers to create "skills", lesson content and braille sheets and share them with other teachers. When a teacher shares something, she hashtags it with one or more keywords, and it is available for other teachers in our secure cloud repository.
Teachers can communicate with each other over the Professional Network, discussing lesson content and offer advice to one another.
Organizations, such as districts, counties or agencies can create their own group of teachers to privately communicate with each other, and post notices to all members of the group. Schools and smaller agencies can create private groups as well.
Experienced teachers and researchers can post articles that other teachers can read, just like a blog.
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Engaging men in safeguarding work
Safeguarding work has been in the headlines again because of recent tragic cases, including those of Peter Connelly, Hamza Khan and Daniel Pelka. And once again, a key issue that emerges from the recent serious case reviews is the failure of services to pay sufficient attention to the men in the child's life.
This failure is repeatedly highlighted in analysis of serious case reviews (Ofsted,2010; Brandon et. al., 2009) and yet it repeatedly gets overlooked in policy and practice development. In the sad case of Daniel Pelka the failure to engage and work with key male figures is highlighted in the analysis and summary of findings in the serious case review – but is NOT addressed in the lessons learned or the recommendations that follow.
Both the Department for Education and the European Union have in the last three years commissioned the Fatherhood Institute to research and develop approaches to help services tackle this deficiency. There are a range of actions that you could be taking in the immediate future that will make positive changes to your safeguarding services – we're here to help you make them a reality. They include:
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- audits of policies, procedures and practices, and
- our free good practice guide.
For more information on any/all of these, please contact our safeguarding programme manager, Dr Mark Osborn at m.osborn(at)fatherhoodinstitute.org or tel 01603 470158.
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EURUSD spiked down, but there's no overlap, which means that wave 4 didn't come in the territory of wave 1, so EURUSD still can see 1.1330 – 1.1350 area for wave 5/c before a bigger decline.
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Paolo Javier's O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy
A poetry comic that requires (and rewards) constant re-reading, like learning a new language.
O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy
(Nightboat Books, 2021)
Filipinx poet, artist, and writer Paolo Javier's latest collection of poetry O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy—which took a decade to complete—is not an easy read. Its contents, a "weird postcolonial techno dream-pop" (as the author refers to it), writhe in a chaotic mix of black-and-white photocopy-style images and texts that often require rotating the thick (265 pages for a single book of poetry!) portrait-orientated softcover book around to read longwise like a legal pad.
It begins innocently enough, luring the reader in with traditional elements: 1. A frontispiece: a strange but graphically dynamic illustration of a circular fossil shape densely filled with lines that blur together a number of references readers will later encounter in the book—fingers, tentacles, feathers. It's not clear what we are looking at here, or if we are seeing a thing or perhaps an oddly shaped peephole into another world of other things, but the sharpness of the image is enticing. 2. Standard title page featuring the frontispiece image and a note of collaborative authorship, with art by Alexander Tarampi and Ernest Concepcion, drawing on the comics tradition of separate writers and artists. 3. The first of many quotes by Javier's range of influences, in this case, comics author Lynda Barry (who Javier makes a point of noting is also Filipinx, true as well of his artistic collaborators). Other quoted influences include Frantz Fanon and Julia Kristeva. And the final introductory element: 4. Contents, listing the book's seven sections with titles like, "Aren't You A Mess," "Goldfish Kisses," and "Remain as Beast."
The final section, the Afterword, "Some Notes on bpNichol (Captain) Poetry & Comics," is notably the first time the words "poetry" or "comics" appear in the book, both essential components of its contents. But this obfuscation is no accident. Rooted in the poet's experience of "both/and" (to borrow a phrase from Lorraine O'Grady), spending parts of his youth in the Philippines, Katonah, NY, and Cairo, and now living in Queens, speaking English, Tagalog, and some Arabic—O.B.B. is in many ways purposefully illegible. As the poet notes in the Afterword, "I love the circularity of O.B.B., a comics poem that locates much of its play on ethno-national identity in the space between the category of 'Philipinx' and 'American.'" Javier refuses to explain himself, or his experiences, for the ever present white-gaze, instead performing a state of betweeness with the mixed-media of comics, poetry, and collage—all formats that involve reading on multiple levels.
Despite its narrative and stylistic difficulty, the DIY, photocopy aesthetic of O.B.B. is familiar to readers of comics and punk zines, relishing in the "outsider" style. Each section of the book is visually different, with some recurring visual and verbal motifs: squid tentacles, barren trees with sharp branches, anthropomorphized fish, and wires and electrical cords, "span[ing] the reaches of analogue and digital" imagery. The first section, "Aren't You a Mess," features pixelated text, as though printed enlarged beyond appropriate resolution, collaged oddly—at the bottom, or too close to the center margin—across otherwise blank pages. It begins, "I was born on August 20, 1977," and a few pages later, "I / grew up in / Las Piñas" next page, "17 Galvez St. PhilAmLife Village." I purposefully note the line and page breaks, as the empty spaces create an unnatural reading rhythm, adding a sense that we are reading along as thoughts emerge, suggestive of the author's moments of reflection in a diaristic poem. Other lines describe his first love ("The first Pinoy you ever fall for / lives in PhilAmLife Village") and fears over his career choices ("You're nothing but a Tagalog teacher"). Interspersed between the text pages are images, black-and-white illustrations of a church (a nod to his religious upbringing), angry tree branches with half eaten apples (a reference to his parents "whose names join easily / like the words / apple / tree"), and school buses impaled by branches. The placement and styling of the words make lines easy to miss, and the complexity of the images demands time to decipher its components. Other poems in the book lean more heavily on visual storytelling, such as "Goldfish Kisses" and "Last Gasp," while others, such as "Remain as Beast," are much more textual. In all cases, reading O.B.B. requires (and rewards) constant re-reading, like learning a new language; the more we read, the more we understand.
Present across the poems is "Monkey Boy," a character in The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons (2004), which tells the story of American imperialism in the Philippines through political cartoons. Cited as one of his major influences, Javier slips this character into numerous sections, most notably "Restrained by Time," a story of Yankee Soldier and Monkey Boy that most closely references The Forbidden Book. "As long as Monkey Boy is among his own," Javier writes, "he will have no occasion, except in minor internal conflicts, to experience his being through others." OB.B. is a poem of coming-of-age, one which is constantly relatable yet hyper-specific. Again and again the "I" is forced to see himself as others do. "Manila is only outwardly you," he writes in "Aren't You a Mess," and on the next page, "Monkey Boy! Monkey! Monkey!" In these moments, Javier's blend of poetry and comics is most successful. Collage requires a separation, tearing and uniting. This unification of image and text in O.B.B. is often jarring, unsettling, and uneasy. The form fits the material, and we are reminded that putting things—and ourselves—back together is often painful, like the aesthetic Javier adopts that shows the edges, messily adding text to images and images to text.
The Afterword, written like a critical essay without the visual-verbal play of his poetry, shows Javier not only to be a skilled poet and designer, but also a deep thinker engaged in the history of his chosen genre. In it, Javier connects his work to a rich legacy of poets, artists, and comics: Joe Brainard, Bern Porter, Robert Seydel, and of course, bpNichol, to name just a few. He also acknowledges the legacy of superhero comics, particularly Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol. He sketches out a lineage for the genre against the literary term "graphic novel" that necessitates comics to be narrative like novels, instead preferring the medium's inherent shared qualities with poetry—blank spaces that require the reader to imagine what is happening between lines and stanzas as they do between frames. As he writes, "O.B.B. is my own engagement with comics and the poem where I play with dialogic text and drawing, illustration, collage, photocopy, and painting." Charting bpNichol's merging of poetry and comics, both dependent on rhythm, pacing, blank space, pauses, and the visual appearance of words on a page, with O.B.B., Javier carves out a manifesto of image-and-text, an ode to the anti-storytelling potential of poetry.


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There are now 9 novel medical products under development at VIC targeting specific cancers, infectious and immune mediated diseases including mesothelioma, Q fever and type 1 diabetes. These products are broadly applicable and include devices, cell therapies and the repurposing of immunomodulatory small molecules and the invention of biologics.


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Michael W. Macy and I replicated the study on the contagion of generosity for antisocial behavior. In the new online experiment, participants could anonymously take a portion of another participant's payment. We found that people are more likely to harm others if they have been harmed and they are less likely to do so if they observe that others do not harm.
Our findings were published in Sociological Science.


text: Terry was born and raised in the Annapolis – Cornwallis Valley and attended Acadia University where he was introduced to engineering, geoscience, and hydrogeology (the study of groundwater). He started his career with the Nova Scotia Department of Mines, now N.S. Dept. of Natural Resources. He has also worked for Environment Canada, several national consulting companies, and now has his own business specializing in Hydrogeology, Groundwater, and Water Supplies. His study of the water resources of Sable Island, during the 1970s, was the first evaluation of the fresh water available on the Island, and is still the only reference on this very valuable resource of the Island.


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purse and a backpack!!!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Re-mix: The Hippie Purse/Backpack
purse and a backpack!!!
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This reminds me so much about grandma's crochet projects. Great work! And what a cute little bug you have :o)ReplyDelete
Très original et ravissant, jolie création :)ReplyDelete
You did it again! My inspiration...now I know what my next project will be. One of these adorable, colorful and fun bags.ReplyDelete
Love the purse! Tutorial or pattern?? So cute.ReplyDeleteReplies
The top part is the granny roses joined with sc. The striped part is the striped part from the hippie dress pattern by Mrs. Wild at wildaboutcolor.blogspot.com. *Then 2-3 rows of single crochet and then a row of alternating 3 dc and a sc followed by a few more rows of sc. A chain with slip stitches all the way down is then woven in and out of the 3 dc and 1 sc row.Delete
The very top is the same as * but I put a couple of wooden beads on the ends. The straps are just a chain with dc coming down each side. :-)
Hope that helps.
Since so much of it comes from the pattern I purchased from Mrs. Wild I don't feel right about publishing the pattern for the purse; however, I think you can figure it out from her pattern and my explanation.
That is so well made..tutorial or a cal would be greatReplyDelete
Oh, that is so cute, with wonderful colours. And a big idea. I love it.ReplyDelete
It's fabulous Astri, you are very clever to think it up, just love it :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2012 at 5:21 AM
Totally gorgeous bags Astri.....I love them! Perfectly modelled too!ReplyDelete
Love it! Lovely mix of colours and stitches.ReplyDelete
It's so gorgeous! SO cute! And Little Bug makes a beautiful model :) Maggie xxReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Kjempefine, dinnje må eg prøve å lage :-) Ha nettopp lært meg å hekle, so bli nuk en sjølstudert versjon :-)ReplyDelete
And I wrote my comment in Norwegian dialect to challenge you a little :-P Please let me know if you need it translated ;-)


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Choral Adithinngithigh Adnyamathanha Aghu Tharrnggala Alawa Alngith Alyawarre
forest at Amarag Ami Andajin Andegerebinha Anguthimri Anindilyakwa Anmatyerre
dusk and Arrernte Atampaya Awabakal Ayabadhu Ayapathu Badimaya Bandjigali Banjima
gusts of rainbow Bardi Barngarla Barrow Point Bayungu Bidyara Bundjalung Bunuba
lorikeets, tides and Bunurong Djabwurung Djangun Djawi Djinang Djiringanj Djiwarli
settlements of lorikeets Doolboong Dungidjau Dyaabugay Djabirr-Djabirr Dyangadi
fill the aural branches with Dyirbal Eora Erre Flinders Island Gaagudju Gajerrong
wars, avalanches of orchestras Gambera Gamilaraay Guguyimidjir Gumbaynggirr
and song, clashing into sound. The Gundungurra Gungabula Gunin Gunya Gurindji
Jingulu Jurruru Kabi Kabi Kala Kayardild Kija Kokata Kok-Nar Kukatja Kuku Thaypan
corpus and philology of his loved, lived Kuku Yalanji Kuku-Mangk Kuku-Mu'inh
language was a flock once of words different Muminh Kuku-Ugbanh Kuku-Uwanh
to any other, but when he is gone, this dictionary Kuluwarrang Kunbarlang Kunggara
will close, so they send him children to teach. He is Kunggari Kunja Kunjen Malgana
Malyangaba Manda Mandandanyi Mangarla Mangarrayi Mangerr Mara Maranunggu
a keeper of a whole world's swallowed syntax, heavy heavy Marti Ke Martuwangka
expectation for a Shakespeare to own a whole vocabulary, but Martuyhunira Maung
for this one man, almost too much and the strange birds peck at Mayaguduna
the roof of his mouth searching for all his forgotten irreplaceable words. Okunjan
Paakantyi Pakanha Paredarerme Peerapper Peramangk Pitta Pitta Pinigura Pintupi Pini
There are other birds coming down to the branches: Eastern Rosellas, King Thaua
Parrots roosting, not threatened but not so plentiful as this brash, eager army,
calling out. How could anyone know if one of these birds stopped singing?
Wadjigu Wagaya Wagiman Wajarri Wakawaka Walangama Walbanga Walmajarri Wambaya
Wamin What difference would it make to the song? Warlpiri Warluwara Warnman
Warrgamay Warrungu Warrwa Warumungu Wandandian Wangaaybuwan Wangai
Wunambal Wurla Yandruwandha Yankunytjatjara Yan-nhangu Yanyuwa Yawarawarga
Yawijibaya Yinggarda Yir Yoront Yir-Thangedl Yorta Yorta Yukulta Yulparija Yuwaaliyaa


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Cherry Glazerr Hits You With the Raw Truth, and They're Flashing You While They Do It.
Cherry Glazerr played at SLO Brew for us last week on their Apocalipstick tour with Winter, an adorable dream rock band with similar Burger-like roots.
The band has seen some shit. Frontwoman Clementine Creevy formed the group in 2013, and soon after they were shining under a spotlight cast by the infamous Burger Records from Orange County.
As a former self-proclaimed "Burger Girl," I can account for this; I have seen Cherry Glazerr at various venues, ranging from The Smell to random backyards. They have changed a bit since I was a senior in high school, having just released their second studio album with new drummer, Tabor Allen, and keyboardist, Sasami Ashworth.
The band's instagram bio is "½ pussies ½ dicks," to give you an idea of Cherry Glazerr's vibe.
In the opening act, the sisters who are Summer Twins played backup guitar and bass with frontwoman Samira Winter, sporting berets and galaxy-print windbreakers. Winter was adorned by blue and purple light, mimicking the cover of their debut album, Supreme Blue Dream. Opening with new music and later transitioning into older favorites, such as "Crazy for You," Winter consistently dazzled the audience, with some moshing in the process.
Cherry Glazerr themselves followed soon after, with every member taking the stage normally except for Clem, who crawled out on her hands and knees, not unlike a huge bug. Despite her boisterous entrance, she simply wore a t-shirt and high waisted shorts.
After a few welcoming screams, the rock show began. They first played long time hit "Had Ten Dollas," which Clem revealed after to be about "bad habits," referencing her craving for cigarettes. The audience did not take long to form a large, pulsating mosh pit, which appears to be a Cherry Glazerr show tradition. Ashworth backed up Clem's vocals throughout the show, accompanied by simultaneous head bangs.
Their set pleased long-time and short-time CG fans alike, playing a healthy mixture of Haxel Princess era songs, such as common favorite "Teenage Girl," and newer Apocalipstick songs, including KCPR rotations like "Nuclear Bomb" and "Told You I'd Be With The Guys." Even if you didn't know any of the songs, the performance was fun: the wave was facilitated and Clem did a "drunk Orange County mom" dance.
They love making fun of themselves, but it's clear that the content of their songs come from a true, raw, emotional place. Adopting a "young and dumb" mentality, Cherry Glazerr knows that growing up is gritty. And yet, Apocalipstick feels cathartic, tackling frustrations that surround love, lust, and life in general. So why not say "fuck it" and wiggle your tongue out at strangers?
Be more like Cherry Glazerr.
Lucy McNeil is a KCPR DJ and Cal Poly psychology student. She attended the show and wrote this article. She dons the title Encarnacion and handles the airwaves on KCPR San Luis Obispo 91.3 FM and KCPR.org from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays. Hannah Quitugua is a Cal Poly political science student and Marketing Director at KCPR. She took the pictures. Mikaela Duhs is a KCPR's video director and a Cal Poly journalism senior. Pierre McAllister is a KCPR DJ, our in-studio director, and a Cal Poly journalism sophomore. Together, they shot and edited the video.


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I don't Know if history repeats itself
But I do know that you don't.
I remember that city was didvided
Not only between Jews and Arabs,
But Between me and you,
When we were there together.
We made ourselves a womb of dangers
We built ourselves a house of deadening wars
Like men of far north
Who build themselves a safe warm house of deadening ice.
The city has been reunited
But we haven't been there together.
By now I know
That History doesn't repeat itself,
As I always knew that you wouldn't.
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Provide your analysis, explanation, meaning, interpretation, and comments on the poem I Dont Know If History Repeats Itself here.
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PTC Announces Winners of 2008 Design Contest4 May, 2008
Contestants used Pro/ENGINEER to develop innovative designs for Redefining Innovation Product Design Contest 2008.
PTC announced the winners of its "Redefining Innovation Product Design Contest 2008." Launched around the globe, the contest asked designers to use PTC Pro/ENGINEER 3D parametric CAD/CAM/CAE software to develop innovative, product-changing designs.
The Grand Prize was awarded to Scott Buckner of the United States, designer of the Easy Oar system. This drop-in rowing rig was designed for a canoe or other small craft to allow the oarsman to face forward in the direction of travel. With no significant improvements to a forward-facing rowing system since the late 1800s, Buckner's design goal was to overcome the awkward style of propelling a small boat with oars while facing backwards.
The Runner Up Award went to Benjamin Mahan of the United States, designer of the Predator Facial Armor System Technology (FAST). This redesigned facial armor system upgrades the ballistic coverage of current U.S. military helmets to create a facial armor system that can be used in conjunction with currently fielded helmets. Mahan's design goal was to provide lightweight, maximum ballistic protection and coverage while not degrading or inhibiting a soldier's peripheral vision.
The Predator Facial Armor System Technology (FAST). Courtesy of MTek, the company that produced the facial armor system.
The Second Place Award went to Koert Vanoverbeke of Belgium, designer of the TNI Tellus Smart. The TNI Tellus Smart is a compact, handheld communication device that provides a graphical way for speech-impaired people to communicate. Powered by picture-driven software, users gain back the basic freedom of communication by resuming contact with friends and family.
The contest was sponsored by Manufacturing Business Technology. Criteria used during the judging process included uniqueness of concept and its approach to unmet customer needs, marketability of product, the ability to manufacture the product, and the ease of generating consumer interest.


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Once there was a little boy. It was a possum boy. He runned away from his home and found a boat. He went in the boat and found a pirate hat and put it on his head. And then he found a bag with two telescopes in there.
His hat didn't fit on him very well. He swam in the water to the beach. He went to the beach, put his hat off and put it in the boat. He left the boat and put the anchor out. He hanged it somewhere, left all his stuff in the boat and dug a lot.
He found a bit of treasure and opened it up with his tail. And he said "wow!". He put everything out so he could look at them really well. And he said "wow! there's gold". He put everything back in there. He was so excited, he kept it. He was going to take it in his boat and also take it home.


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I am so good at hiding it.
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The annual post…
What did you do in 2014 that you'd never done before?
Welp…started raising a child, started a new job. That was new enough.
Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't. I wanted to focus on balance. That was tumultuous. I'm an extroverted introvert and I have trouble saying no. I also did not PR my Ironman – I didn't finish. My heart wasn't in it. My only regret is trying; I should have been staying home with my baby. Shame on me. So many Ironman races await. Rachel will never be an infant again. I didn't get it at the time but I do now. At least I lost some weight?
What are your new year's resolutions for 2015?
Lose the weight. Be healthier. Drink less. Finish IMAZ. Do what's best for US, not what other people want us to do. Brush off the haters (always).
Did anyone close to you give birth?
My sweet friend Merritt had her second baby boy, Maddox. A few other friends also had babies!
Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank goodness.
What places did you visit?
Traveling is my favorite ever. Took my first trip away from Rachel at 8 weeks – a 24-hour trip for my good friend Rachel's (yes) bachelorette in NYC! I even paid to change my flight because I missed baby Rachel so much. It's hard. We took a fantastic family vacation to Alaska to visit our dear friends Shea and Kyle. Rach was an angel on the flight!! I have a feeling now that she's mobile that we went at the right time. A couple of other trips to NYC, plus Vegas, San Francisco + Napa.
What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?
Perspective. Life is short. I hate sitting still, but sometimes I have to in order to get the most out of life.
What dates from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Am I allowed to say Rachel's first birthday? Love that sweet girl.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Taking a new job – I had never realized my full potential. I love being at a company that truly values its employees. Couldn't ask for a better job!
What was your biggest failure?
IMTX. Something I never should have attempted. I regret spending a single minute of time on it. I should have been at home. I didn't want to do it. So many regrets.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
What was the best thing you bought?
Tickets to Alaska. Love the place. We'll be back.
Whose behavior merited celebration?
Always the strangest question. But, my parents – our whole family, really. They love Rachel exponentially and without question. My mom begs to spend time with her. She and my sister drove 8 hours in one day to spend 36 extra hours with her by themselves. I don't know if any other girl has been so lucky as she is with the out-of-town grandparents.
Where did most of your money go?
Lolz, childcare? And (besides savings) travel. We love to travel!
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I personally would only allocate ONE "really," but NYC Marathon was amazing.
What song will always remind you of 2014?
SHAKE IT OFF. Because I shake the haters off. Always have, always will.
Thanks for being a part of our year…
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Dear Rachel,
My sweet daughter, we have reached the first milestone. I have almost no adjectives for how awesome you are! Silly, adorable…they don't seem to describe. So intuitive and smart. You wave "hi" and "bye bye." You walk now. 6 or 7 steps, I count it. You love food, but what else is new?
I kiss your neck and you laugh and laugh. I make faces you recognize. You shake your head "no" at me and then do it anyway. I don't know what else I could have possibly been expecting – you are your mother's daughter, after all. A rebel.
I hope you are. I hope you always question authority. I hope you challenge yourself. May you develop your own opinions of the world. May you fight for what you believe in. May you fight for the ones you love. Be an artist. Be an academic. Be a warrior. Be a feminist. Be. You. Argue with the people you don't agree with. Defend the ones you do. Be outspoken. Be (a little) obnoxious. And definitely be weird; normal is boring…
And know that Daddy and I are on your side no matter what.
I have no idea who you are yet. But I hope that I instill the proper values, that I give you some sort of moral compass. You inspire me every day to be a better person. I didn't know why I was here, until I knew what I would die for. It was all you… every day of my life.
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Dear Rachel,
You are truly the sweetest. You are the light of our lives and pure joy. That sounds horribly cliche, but it's so true. I can't imagine a sweeter baby.
Your laugh is contagious. I always tell you, "Nobody else laughs like you, Rachel." You have sort of a crazy laugh, a hilarious heheehHEHEHAHAHAHAA. Genuine crazy person Broadway musical laugh. I just realized that it's the Joey stalker laugh.
Just kidding, love.
You are standing! You can stand on your own for up to 10 seconds and then slooowly lower yourself back down. You'll walk if we're holding both of your hands, and a couple of times you have taken a tentative step toward me if I outstretch my hands, but then you tumble into my arms. You will definitely be full-on walking soon, and then we are totally in trouble!!
In Mommy's office after the Halloween party.
You were a dragon – the cutest one! My t-shirt said Mother of Dragons. I am sorry I am so nerdy.
You partied too hard.
You are always happy. So rarely fussy – only when you are tired. Otherwise you are smiley and giggly, and oh so curious! You are interested in everything and never miss a detail.
You mimic our sounds (we can always get a "mama" and "dada" now, as well as something approximating "nonono"). You also make a deep grunting/growling noise, like you are exasperated. It's hilarious. You do understand the word "no" and usually mind us if we say it and shake our heads. But you think it's funny to be bad – I say, "Rachel….are you being a baaaad girrrrl?" and you crack up!
AND THE CLAPPING. I love it. We taught you how to clap a couple of weeks ago, and now all we have to say is, "yayyyyyyy!" and you start smiling and clapping. SO adorable. That's a great one.
I can't believe how fast time has gone. You are truly turning into an adorable little girl, and so smart and kind.
Never change from your silly and sweet self, my doll!
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Dear Rachel,
It gets harder and harder to write these updates. You have turned into an almost-toddler in the blink of an eye, it seems. You're 10 months now…
Just like it gets harder and harder to leave you every morning to go to work. I wake up before you and shower and by the time I've warmed up your bottle and poured myself some coffee, your'e stirring. I always ask the boys (the dogs of course) if they "want to go get Rachel." They run downstairs and wait at your door. By this time you've heard us coming and are standing in your crib with a huge toothy grin – you're such a morning baby!
You at nighttime:
Speaking of teeth, you have 6 now. 4 up top and 2 on the bottom! And you do use them. You've broken the skin biting me. I just assume it's how you kiss right now
You LOVE the dogs. Every time they play around you, you crack up. That's another thing – you are a very giggly little girl. Luckily your daddy and I are super silly so we get to hear your sweet laugh quite often.
You crawl everywhere, all over the house. We put a baby gate at the top of the stairs, of course. But you crawl from the living room through the kitchen, down the hallway, all the way to our room and then back again.
AND you pull yourself up to standing and your balance is getting really good! You can hold on with just one hand and I've noticed you're much steadier – we'll have a walker soon!
You have lots of activities! Story time at the library, Gymboree, and music class – music is your favorite. You went to Maya's first birthday at a music class and had a blast! We noticed how much you liked the maracas and got you some. The first few days you would cry when we took them away and would get frustrated when you couldn't stand up with them in your hands! Hilarious.
SUCH a happy girl. I love you!
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This weekend started on Friday, very early. We woke up at 5:15 to get to the airport for a 7:30am flight to Tampa. We went to visit Shane's grandmother, who has lived there for quite some time!
Watching Frozen on the plane.
We got in pretty early and I was super hungry so we went straight to lunch at good ol' CPK in the nearby mall. Shane spotted H&M Kids and that tied us up for a little bit – my girl got a few new outfits (included a pretty birthday dress!). How did I walk into an H&M and come out with nothing new to wear myself? This is being a mom, huh?!
Then we headed to meet Shane's grandmother at the home where she lives for Shabbat dinner. Rachel cried at first because she was tired and there were so many new faces, but pretty soon she warmed up and was the life of the party! Everyone got a kick out of her. I was walking down the hallway and heard two of the residents talking about her playing with her feet. Oh, she was such a hit!
After a couple of hours we headed out for the night and went to Target for some items we needed, plus a few we didn't (oops). Grabbed dinner at Whole Foods to take back to the hotel room. The Renaissance by the airport was great! They sent up a Pack 'N Play! Rachel was so tired and we went to bed shortly after her. We had bought some beer, but I could only drink 1/4 of mine before I was too tired.
Did not want to wake up and run, but I had already set something up with the local TNT chapter – so I'm glad I did, because that's the only thing that got me out of bed at 5:20am! It was raining – booooo! But I was looking forward to getting some miles in and meeting some new people – I ran with another girl named Christa! Ended up getting 11 done, that's 11 more than I would have done on my own.
I was hungry (sensing a constant theme here) and on my way back to the hotel saw a TooJays sign around the corner! TooJays is this Jewish deli chain in Florida that my high school boyfriend first introduced me to (he was from FL). Shane and I went once in Fort Lauderdale before a cruise, but I was pleasantly surprised to find one in Tampa. Made for a good breakfast (omelette, potatoes, and a bagel for $7 – yes please). Also got some mini black-and-whites, the best!
After breakfast we headed over to see Shane's grandmother again and had lunch with her (constant meals, like I said). We sat outside for awhile and then Rachel was happy to climb around inside – she was holding onto her stroller with just one hand while standing, which I've never seen her do before. Right now she needs something to climb up on, but I give it a week until she's standing up from the ground on her own. It was sad to say goodbye after a couple of hours but Rach was getting fussy and needed a nap.
Back at the hotel, Shane and Rach both snoozed before my friend Merritt's mom, Maureen, who lives in the area, came over for a drink! We went to the hotel restaurant and caught up for an hour. So good to see her!!
Took Rach to the hotel pool for a bit and then it was time for bath and bed for her. She wasn't quite willing at first…
Shane picked up Thai food and we had another night staying in and watching The Lincoln Lawyer.
Another breakfast at TooJays, then quick to the airport to get home this afternoon. Laundry, work, dinner, Breaking Bad, updating the blog a little, and now it's time to turn in. Rach was sleepy all afternoon…
Busy and emotionally draining weekend. Lately it feels like we don't get a break – I know that sounds whiney, but man…I just need a break. My energy is way down.
Anyway, hope you had a good one!
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Written yesterday, posted today. But I am posting, so there's that. And also my phone wiped out all my photos with a software update which I'm trying not to freak out about, but yeah, lost all photos and videos of Rach. Anyway…
This weekend kicked off with Aziz Ansari at Toyota Center! While Shane and I both agreed his last set (Buried Alive) was funnier, it was enjoyable. It just lasted so late!! Jess was babysitting for us and I thought we'd be home by 10:30 or 11 at the latest, but we didn't get home til midnight. AHHH!
So…got very little sleep. I had to wake up at 5:30 to get in my 16 miles. Which actually isn't that early, it's just the late bedtime that bothered me. I have NYC Marathon on 11/2. I know it's not going to be the time I'm wanting, so my "A" race for the season is Houston Marathon in January! I know the course like the back of my hand, so here's hoping for a PR then…not gonna happen at NY. I'm still trying to get back in shape. 5 more pounds to go. Plus I have to get back in mental shape. Kinda being a baby.
But no time for that this weekend because I can't take 3 hour naps after my long run anymore. After the mileage I took Rachel to music class, which she loved! It was so adorable seeing her crawl around to the other babies and pop bubbles with her fingers – what a little mess! It didn't last long enough, she loved the music so much!
She was due for an afternoon nap and I was due for a tour at Holocaust Museum Houston, so I spent a couple of hours there before coming home and doing bath and bottle with my baby (I just re-read this sentence and realized I should clarify that I gave Rachel a bath and bottle). But then Shane and I took advantage of the weather and had a drink outside on the balcony – it was nice. A rare cool evening in September.
Woke up early today to get in some miles on the bike – went with Jess and Lindsey to the Karbach ride – here's the photo at our gas station rest stop! The only photo I have from all weekend thanks to said phone.
Rachel accompanied me to a meeting for our fundraiser this week and enjoyed her first crepe outside the womb – she had so many in Paris last summer when she was inside! ;o) Pleased to say she loved 'em…
Hope you had a great weekend!
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Dear Rachel,
Your mother is perpetually late. Especially these days. No matter how early I try to leave, I always am a few minutes behind. Usually. So it should come as no shock that these letters are always. late.
But really, I remind myself that I need to write them and I resist. It's hard for me to admit that you are nine months old. Maybe I was in a sleep-deprived stupor for the first few months, but I swear those passed like days.
And now you are 9 months old. This is you in a Frozen coma – the only way we can get you to sit still – but you have no interest in paying attention to the camera when Frozen is on!
Of course I remember what you at 9 months has been like though. You full-on crawl, on hands and knees. You pull yourself to a standing position and even walk along the furniture; once you tried to go from the coffee table to the couch and were short – fell on your face. You cried for all of five seconds – you're SUCH a tough girl. Everyone says so. The dogs knock you down, you slip and hit your chin, you bump your head. But you take it all in stride. I'm amazed at you.
You can say dada and mama (though you don't know what that means), but mostly you just babble. It's hilarious because you have a toy phone and you know exactly what it's for. You put it to your ear and start talking away. Daddy and I come up with your dialogue – you always sound so busy and important! "What the h, Frank? I told you to have those memos on my desk by this morning!" You're gonna rock this crazy life thing, I can tell.
You're starting to really and truly engage. You laugh when we tickle you and play peekaboo. You LOVE "I'm a Little Teapot," "The Noble Duke of York," "If You're Happy and You Know It," and of course any song from the Frozen soundtrack. You, watching Frozen? You're in heaven. It's so adorable.
You have FOUR teeth now (two bottom, two top). At the doctor's office this month you weighed 21 pounds, 4 ounces and were 29.5 inches long – 85% for weight and 90% for height. And the doctor diagnosed it herself – you're a hot mess.
I miss you every day while I'm at work. But you are a very happy and healthy baby and that's all I can ask for. I love you!
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A pixel wall clock that represents the combination between analog and digital. The organic shape of the clock seems to be swallowed by the digital pixels. These pixels represent the rise of the digital influence in our current lives.
This object is a reminder that both digital and analog can be beautiful. As each have their distinctive character and can exist together in harmony.
Available in matte stoneware: Mint Green, Pastel Pink and Cool Grey.
Diameter: 30 cm (12")
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We spend much time bemoaning our hair woes, but often fail to remember that the root of the problem (oh-so pun intended) starts at the scalp. It's not rocket science, kids – a healthy scalp means the rest of your hair will look healthy and happy too.
I don't know about you, but this time of year, the dry, cold weather has my scalp feeling extra agitated. What's a beauty gal to do?
Head & Shoulders gets the scalp struggle is real, and that's why they've been fighting flakes (which look extra unsightly resting on the shoulders of this fall's dark turtlenecks) for a long time now.
Personally, I'm loving the Head & Shoulders Green Apple Shampoo: not only is the smell utterly divine, but its pH-balanced formula feels amazing on my irritated scalp. Plus, it doesn't dry or damage my hair, nor does it dilute that fiery red hair color I so deeply love.
By the way, that shampoo brush up there is another great way to make sure you really scrub the shampoo's proprietary medicated 1% pyrithione zinc formula deep into the scalp and get a complete clean – no gunky parts left by the nape of your neck!
Wanna snag one for yourself this holiday? (Trust me, you'll need those pretty luscious locks when that beauty-scoping cousin of yours walks in the door. You know, the one who's always going, "who does your hair? What mascara do you have on? Are those false lashes?" UGH.)
Grab your Head & Shoulders Green Apple Shampoo on Amazon (I love the Prime free shipping, so that's where I get EVERYTHING) and make your scalp happy for the holidays.
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The Story: Don't eat the fruit in the garden, Eden,, It wasn't in God's natural plan., You were only a rib,, And look at what you did,, To Adam, the father of Man.
The Story: You smell like goat, I'll see you in hell
The Story: All the b***h had said, all been washed in black
The Story: And my blunt is my ho now
The Story: At home, drawing pictures, Of mounds of tots, With ham on top
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Tyler, The Creator made his debut performance last night on the Grammys. Along with taking home the award for 'Best Rap Album' for IGOR, Tyler performed two tracks from the album 'Earfquake' and 'New Magic Wand.' Watch the full footage above.
Tyler, The Creator - Earfquake + New Magic Wand (Live At The Grammys 2020)


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Think Honda makes boring motorcycles? This trio should make you think twice. These three motorcycles are what you get when Honda gives three young designers from Honda R&D Americas, South California, three motorcycles based on the 2010 VT1300 motor (namely, a Stateline, a Sabre and a Fury), a limited budget and tells them to go nuts. The only two rules - the bikes should be fully running motorcycles, not extreme-looking standstill models and secondly, they must stay true to 'the core of the production vehicle'. If you ask us, we don't know how these bikes manage to do that! Anyway, these bikes made their debut in December 2010 at the CA International Motorcycle Show and will tour the Americas in 2011, dropping jaws wherever they go. Go on, feast youreyes. And pray that Honda makes them and brings them to India!
The Honda Stateline transmogrifies into the Slammer. And it's all about those swooping lines! Designer Erik Dunshee's interpretation of the bagger style of cruisers, the Slammer looks like a creature of the night, almost like Batman's weekend getaway bike! The bodywork is a fully custom job coated with a two-tone satin metallic black and pearl black finish, while the front wheel is a 23-inch piece. Looking at those long and low lines lend this bike a flow we will gladly beg to see in motion. And in spite of the overall minimalistic look, the Slammer boasts fully adjustable air-ride suspension, a multimedia head unit with satellite navigation and GPS speed display and a 500-watt sound system with a 10-inch subwoofer. We thought Honda said 'limited budget' somewhere...
Did anyone say 'powercruiser'? Designer Edward Birtulescu took the Sabre and fashioned it into this, the impossibly sharp Switchblade! It's his vision of a pro drag machine - wait a minute, we thought Honda said 'stay true to the core of the production vehicle'. Oh never mind - we're glad that he didn't! Easily the maddest-looking of the trio, the Switchblade borrows cues from Formula 1 and MotoGP to scare away eventhe most hardcore of powercruisers available today.
The Switchblade features fully custom carbon-fibre bodywork along with a single-sided swingarm conversion. Even more to the point, it flaunts three-way adjustable racing suspension and racing-spec brake callipers and rotors that are mounted on carbon-fibre wheels - 21-inch at the front and 18-inches at the rear. To measure the Switchblade's tarmac-ripping potential, it gets an onboard GPS laptimer and data acquisition unit. While we can see that it's obviously built for obliterating straight lines, that tasty suspension/tyre combo gives us a glimmer of hope for corners as well. On second thought, forget it -we'd rather park it and look at it all day.
Designer Nick Renner shows those perennially squabbling Teutuls how it's done by making the Fury become the Furious. This motorcycle is a dyed-in-the-metal chopper and makes no bones about it. Between the 23-inch front wheel and a 20-inch rear, the Furious showcases a 45-degree rake, a hard-tail rear and clean lines, both typical of the chopper cult. In keeping with its theme, it also gets a metal flake paint job with elaborate leafing as well. Completing the old-school look are those cycle-pedal footpegs and foot controls with motocrossstyle edges. That's the old part.
However, the Furious also features five-spoke cast wheels with a design that is oh-so-21st century. And just look at the surface treatment and finish of the engine and cycle parts - it looks like a CAD rendering, not a real motorcycle! The modern-looking exposed shaftdrive also adds to this effect, and all of these elements fuse together beautifully to give you a best-of-both-worlds chopper. We'd love to ride this one down a crowded boulevard and watch heads turn!
Pity there are only three motorcycles for now, but we'll keep bringing more mad machines to you in the future. Oh, and lest we forget, do tell us which one you like best in the comments section!


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The project was envisioned in 2004 and the first phase included the setup of the necessary hardware and software components as well as the implementation of a standardised data model / framework which would act as the basis for the data warehouse moving forward. Phase II of the Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence (ICDS) project was initiated in June 2007. The major component of phase II of the ICDS project was the sourcing of six Government of Punjab departmental source systems into the data warehouse. The source systems that were sourced into the data warehouse in Phase II include:
- Land Records Management Information System (LRMIS)
- Computerisation of Lahore General Hospital (LGH)
- Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited (PPCBL)
- Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC)
- Motor Transport Management Information System (MTMIS)
- Excise and Taxation
This initiative has been deployed in 36 districts across Punjab and is being actively used for:
- Data Integration of Call Data Records, BTS Records, Subscriber, Driving License, Motor Vehicle, FIR, Crime Mapping, Geo-spatial Maps, Hotel Check-ins, Criminal Record Office and Tenants Systems
- In Depth Criminal Profiling from across the source systems (CDR, Subscriber, Driving License, Motor Vehicle, FIR, Crime Mapping, Geo-spatial Maps, Hotel Checkins, Criminal Record Office etc.)
- Centralised Citizens' Verification : The integrated data feed from this solution is being provided to other systems of
- PITB like Tenants Registration System, Hotel Eye System etc. which helps verify citizens on runtime.
- In-depth- Granular CDR Analytics
- Pre Crime Analysis
- Post Crime Analysis
- Geo Fencing and Geo Spatial Crime Analysis
- Temporal Crime Analysis
- IMEI Handset Based Analytics
- Mobility Profiling of suspects
- Social Network Analytics of suspects and criminals
- Suspects' Communication pattern and intermediary persons identification
This initiative has resulted in:
- Timely and efficient reporting and 360 degree view of activities for the Chief Minister Punjab and other top management
- Criminals Network Analysis
- Location based Insights
- Suspects Profiling and Movement
- Predictive Crime Intelligence
- Handsets Analytics
- IMSI Data Analytics for suspect's Real Time Identification and Movement
- PITB's Centralised Information HUB
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Bloomingdale's and bloomingdales.com to Showcase Limited-Edition
Merchandise for Men and Boys from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31
NEW YORK, September 28, 2011 – Looking for a few good men to join its ranks, Bloomingdale's has recruited two of the most iconic military characters of all time — Beetle Bailey and Popeye the Sailor — for an innovative program with one of the nation's most prominent retailers. Through a unique collaboration with King Features Syndicate and fashion innovator Darren Romanelli, known for his popular fashion brand Dr. Romanelli (DRx), Beetle Bailey and Popeye will serve as the inspiration behind an exclusive Americana and military-infused collection for men and boys. Debuting nationwide at 34 Bloomingdale's stores this weekend and online, the limited-edition merchandise will feature high-end apparel, accessories, and collectible items from renowned brands including Converse, Medicom, Psycho Bunny, Junk Food Clothing and Altru, among others.
Beetle Bailey has called to duty his military counterpart Popeye for this exciting national retail program that brings together the world's laziest private and the mightiest mariner for the first time in history. Combining the original cartoon designs of legendary Beetle Bailey cartoonist Mort Walker and Popeye creator Elzie Crisler Segar with today's hottest fashion trends, Darren Romanelli has curated a collection that stays true to the classic properties and celebrates both the Army and Navy. The retail program has been in development for several months following an initial showcase which starred Beetle Bailey earlier this year at PROJECT New York, the leading advanced contemporary fashion event, where it there captured the attention of Bloomingdale's.
"Collaborating with King Features to provide our customers with new and exclusive products inspired by comic icons like Popeye and Beetle Bailey is what makes the Bloomingdale's shopping experience unique," says Kevin Harter, vice president of fashion direction for Bloomingdale's. "The collection is fashion forward and fun, which will certainly resonate with our customers."
From Oct. 1 through Jan. 31, Bloomingdale's will have special boutiques dedicated to the major retail program in-store and will feature the product on bloomingdales.com. The Beetle Bailey and Popeye collection will feature 52 SKUs of high-concept merchandise ranging in price from $26 to $1785 for an array of exclusive items, including Converse shoes, Medicom collectible toys, jackets, sweaters, pants, t-shirts, bags and hats. Bloomingdale's will showcase the program during its annual "New York Nights" events that will take place on October 12 at 12 store locations around the country.
Bloomingdale's flagship 59th Street store in Manhattan will be prominently spotlighting the Beetle Bailey and Popeye collection in their famed Third Avenue windows from October 6-17.
From Oct. 13-16, King Features will collaborate with Bloomingdale's to exhibit at New York Comic Con, the East Coast's biggest popular culture convention. Coordinating with the Army vs. Navy design theme, King Features' booth will showcase a Bloomingdale's pop-up shop where attendees can purchase the Beetle Bailey and Popeye merchandise available only at Bloomingdale's. In addition, Comic-Con attendees will be eligible to receive a VIP card that will provide them with an exclusive discount on the King Features merchandise at Bloomingdale's. This offer will be eligible for in-store purchases on this exclusive merchandise only from October 13- 30. Visit King Features and Bloomingdale's at Booth #1259 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
"Americana is red hot and nobody exemplifies this trend better than Beetle Bailey and Popeye. Together with cutting edge designer Darren Romanelli, we have created a hip collection that re-envisions these classic characters like never before," said David Golzman, Manager of North American Licensing for King Features Syndicate. "Bloomingdale's is an American institution, making it the perfect partner to join with these two pop culture icons in the celebration of Americana and the military."
"We are creating a whimsical approach to Americana, and, simultaneously,
showcasing tastemaker culture in a very unique format," said Darren Romanelli. "Americana is the myth and legend of my country and I've grown to love it over the years. The stories of adventurers, artists and everyday folk are woven together in an epic and ever-evolving narrative that plays over and over in my mind. With this new collection, I wanted to pay tribute to one of the most classic rivalries the USA has to offer: ARMY vs NAVY."
About Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store and a division of Macy's, Inc. It was founded in 1872 and currently operates 41 Bloomingdale's stores and 4 Bloomingdale's, The Outlet Stores in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Nevada, and California. In addition, Bloomingdale's has an international presence with a location in Dubai. Be sure to follow Bloomingdale's on Facebook or Twitter, and for more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com.
About King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate is a member of Hearst Entertainment and Syndication Group, which combines Hearst Corporation's cable network partnerships, TV programming activities, newspaper syndication and merchandise licensing operations. King Features is one of the largest and most experienced organizations in merchandise licensing and entertainment. It represents some of the most recognizable global brands, including Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man, Olive Oyl and Romero Britto.
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The new Thomas TS675 is an advanced benchtop pH/ISE meter for use around the lab. The meter performs a 3-point pH calibration with automatic temperature compensation and 3-point calibration for Ion Selective Electrodes.
The TS675 offers GLP capabilities, 80-point data logger and bi-directional RS232 capabilities for easy computer or printer interface.
1235B78 meter kit includes meter, 3-in-1 electrode and stand.
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Applying rules to all residents equally is a board requirement, not an option.
New York's Cooperative and Condominium Community
Applying rules to all residents equally is a board requirement, not an option.
If construction defects are plentiful, stay level-headed and in contact with your attorney.
When a sweetheart lease is transferred, the board should look for new opportunities.
Can't we set a bottom-line price for resales and not tell anybody about it?
Carefully looking into a vendor's past can reveal something crooked in the present.
Boards should have "first dibs" rights on any sale or rental of your condo's units.
Why having an attorney review your contracts can be crucial.
When discussing board business, don't forget that your email conversations are discoverable.
When a shareholder combines two units, make sure they're combined on paper, too.
How do you deal with a sponsor who won't relinquish control?
A co-op board asks for advice regarding a major alteration of an apartment with no apparent end in sight..
Make sure that scary notices – like your building's mortgage is in default – are sent directly to your board.
Be sure you're protected when shareholders want to transfer shares to a trust.
Not keeping minutes and not keeping good records can cost your board.
If you don't pay attention to building conditions, your insurance carrier will, and it may cost you.
Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments
Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise
Got elected? Are you on your co-op/condo board?
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Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
When every dollar counts, it is good to know that the EACUBO annual meeting and annual workshop meet your professional and educational needs. Earn CPE credits as you attend sessions, confer with colleagues, and meet industry leaders from across the region. Your certificates will be available within 2-3 weeks after a program through your EACUBO online account.
What you will Learn:
Course Information and Prerequisites:
CPE Record Retention
EACUBO will retain the required materials for a minimum of five years as specified by the current Statement of Standards of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs. Responsibility for ensuring the compliance with the record retention provisions will reside the EACUBO's Program Prefect and the Prefect will collect all relevant program materials and transmit them to association headquarters for electronic archiving for the appropriate period. To fulfill this requirement items to be retained include (but not limited to):
In addition, information to be retained by developers includes copies of program materials, evidence that the program materials were developed and reviewed by qualified parties, and a record of how CPE credits were determined.
Refund Policy
Refunds for professional development programs sponsored by EACUBO must be requested in writing (email will satisfy this requirement). Refund requests received after the cancellation deadline will be reviewed by the Program & Services Chair on a case-by-case basis and full or partial refunds may be issued if circumstances warrant.
Program Cancellation
Every effort will be made to conduct professional development programs sponsored by EACUBO that have been advertised. In the unlikely event that such a program needs to be cancelled for any reason, EACUBO will notify all registered participants via email, letter or phone of the cancellation and will issue them a full refund. Additional notices of the program cancellation will be made through appropriate means such as Association website, newsletter, or broadcast email.
How to Access Your CPE Certificate
To download your CPE certificate for a program that was held after October 2013, please complete the instructions below:
If you would like a copy of your CPE certificate for a program that was held prior to October 2013, please complete the CPE Certificate Request Form.
For more information about CPE Certificates, contact EACUBO at (202) 861-2595.
The Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
The EACUBO sponsor identification number is 107734.


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