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(If I were the), has always been a fun hypothesis, I mean, what child hasn't pretended to be a cowboy, a secret agent, a jet pilot or a clown?
Not forgetting the fairer sex, a princess, Cinderella, Pamela Anderson or Angelina Jolie.
Albeit, going with the title of my offering today, if I were the President, an individual on record in more than one venue as holding disdain for white people and especially white police officers, my choice of an advocate to represent American law and order in Ferguson, Missouri would be Eric Holder as well.
After all, when you're setting in the catbird seat at the top of the tree, you want someone representing you that holds the same disdain for "white people" and especially "white police officers" as yourself.
Quote from dreams of my father; "I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, …when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites."
After all, what self-respecting black teenager would want a white person as a friend?
Another from dreams of my father…
"That's just how white folks will do you. It wasn't merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be mean and then some. It was a particular brand of arrogance, an obtuseness in otherwise sane people that brought forth our bitter laughter. It was as if whites didn't know they were being cruel in the first place. Or at least thought you deserved of their scorn."
Arrogance offending arrogance, that's a good one.
Yet another…
"But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid."
This one of course I agree with wholeheartedly, as America elected our current commander-in-chief from misinformation and (in your face) blatant lies.
Although not my ultimate favorite, this one is near the top…
"I think perhaps education doesn't do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat."
Question: Can anyone in America document and occasion, (other than on a golf course), where our current commander-in-chief has broken a sweat?
From dreams of my father…
"I kept finding the same anguish, the same doubt; a self-contempt that neither irony nor intellect seemed able to deflect. Even DuBois's learning and Baldwin's love and Langston's humor eventually succumbed to its corrosive force, each man finally forced to doubt art's redemptive power, each man finally forced to withdraw, one to Africa, one to Europe, one deeper into the bowels of Harlem, but all of them in the same weary flight, all of them exhausted, bitter men, the devil at their heels."
For those of you who may be lacking in imagination, the devil of which Barack Obama/William Charles Ayres speaks of in the book, is the white man.
"The emotions between the races could never be pure; even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart."
Again I have to agree with Mr. Ayres, as there is without a doubt a divide between the races, (an intended divide) a divide intended by God and nature, as the divide between bovines and butterflies. Although all bovines and butterflies serve the same purpose, they as well, come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors.
More from dreams of my father…
"The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those who have power–and that all too often seeks to explain, to those who do not, the ultimate wisdom and justness of their condition.
This from a man who raised America's national debt in four years more than every other president of the United States combined since the founding of the nation.
Of course, in reality (all the words above) were written by Barack Obama's friend William Charles "Bill" Ayres.
An individual described by Wikipedia as an "American elementary education theorist and a former leader in the counterculture movement (the weather underground) that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Question: What could possibly be a more effective "tool" to mislead America's voting population than a book of (fiction) contrived by an aspiring community organizer with ambitions of grandeur and "questionable" citizenship and a notorious domestic terrorist?
One-man (in my opinion), that grew up with disdain for "white people" and America, and the other, (also in my opinion) that grew up with disdain for "all people," and America.
Eric holder and the law; …
Although Eric Holder has adamantly denied any knowledge of (his) Justice Department selling assault rifles to Mexican drug cartels, anyone with the common sense that God gave a gnat understands that, that is not the way our government works.
Then of course there were the Black Panthers that stood outside of a voting place intimidating white people that Eric holder refused to prosecute, as well as his personal narrative in numerous venues describing how he himself was targeted by white police officers, for (in his opinion), being black.
..and this is the man that Barack Obama sent to Ferguson, Missouri to see that a white police officer gets a fair shake under the law, …Eric holder's law.
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Bosentan in Systemic Sclerosis (HOME)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01395732
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 18, 2011
Last Update Posted : January 7, 2014
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|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|July 6, 2011
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|July 18, 2011
|Last Update Posted Date
|January 7, 2014
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|March 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Mean blood flow restriction in patients [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks ]
Relationship between blood flow in the hands, as measured by laser Doppler imaging, and extent of Digital Ulcer disease assessed by the mean blood flow restriction in four distinct groups of patients: patients without current Digital Ulcers (pitting scars allowed), patients with new Digital Ulcers (< 3 months), patients with persistent Digital Ulcers (> 3 months) and patients with significant tip-necrosis.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01395732 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Change in blood flow in the hands [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks of bosentan treatment ]
Change in blood flow in the hands after 12 weeks of bosentan treatment compared to the baseline, as measured by laser Doppler imaging.
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Bosentan in Systemic Sclerosis
|Official Title ICMJE
|Effects of Bosentan in a Homogenous Population of Systemic Sclerosis Subjects With a Predefined Restriction of Blood Flow in the Hands
|Brief Summary
|The effect of bosentan on digital ulcers (DU) was studied in two randomized placebo-controlled trials (RAPIDS-1 and RAPIDS-2). A limitation of these studies was the heterogeneous study population. More importantly, there were no endpoints that assessed changes in vasculopathy and / or perfusion. Laser Doppler imaging has been shown to effectively demonstrate blood flow restrictions in the hands of patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). The relation between blood flow restriction in the hands measured by laser Doppler imaging and the extent of DU disease has not been studied. The current study will attempt to demonstrate this relation. In addition, the impact of bosentan on the blood flow in the hands, in a defined cohort of SSc-DU patients with a history of DU within the past 2 years and a clinically relevant reduction of blood flow in the hands, will be assessed.
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|Study Phase
|Phase 4
|Study Design ICMJE
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Drug: Bosentan
2 tablets of 62.5 mg a day from baseline to week 4, then 2 tablets of 125 mg per day to week 12.
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|Experimental: 1
Intervention: Drug: Bosentan
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|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Actual Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Actual Study Completion Date
|December 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date
|November 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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Nov 10, 2017
A call to action for our times, Payam Akhavan's 2017 CBC Massey Lectures is a powerful survey of some of the major human rights struggles of our times. Lecture 5, "The Spirit of Human Rights", was recorded in front of an audience in Toronto.


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When high school junior Melissa Keiser returns to her hometown of Anna Maria Island, Florida, she has one goal: hide from the bullies who had convinced her she was the ugliest girl in school. But when she is caught sneaking into a neighbor's pool at night, everything changes. Something is different now that Melissa is sixteen, and the guys and popular girls who once made her life miserable have taken notice. When Melissa gets the chance to escape life in a house ruled by her mom's latest boyfriend, she must choose where her loyalties lie between a long-time crush, a new friend, and her surfer brother who makes it impossible to forget her roots. Just as Melissa seems to achieve everything she ever wanted, she loses a loved one to suicide. Melissa must not only grieve for her loss, she must find the truth about the three boys who loved her and discover that joy sometimes comes from the most unexpected place of all.
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Nicole Quigley is the winner of the ACFWs Genesis Contest for best young adult fiction, and a publicist with more than a dozen years of experience in media and public relations. She holds a B.S. from Appalachian State University, where she majored in Communications/Public Relations and minored in English. Nicole recently moved back to Anna Maria Island, Florida, where she grew up. Visit her at www.nicolequigleybooks.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nicolequigleybooks, or on Twitter @NicoleQuigley.


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Hate the way people sh*t on albums that basically shatter records. 'Views' was everywhere over the summer. In the end it was the most streamed album with countless weeks at number #1 on Billboard. Culminating in a being immortalized as 4x platinum.
People. Listened. To. This. Record.
Sure it doesn't make it "The BEST ALBUM of 2016" by default by any means. But to deny Drake, his team of production wizards, and those countless ghost writers just seems wrong. Even summer blockbusters win Oscars. Sure it's under technical most of the time… but they are still winners. Drake has never put out a bad record. His business structure doesn't allow for it. Cause there are moments on 'Views' where his vision is crystal. Betcha those Dance Hall tracks ("One Dance", "Controlla", and "Too Good") got you moving during 2016.
My issue with this record are all those dead spaces at the end of each track. Works with "Redemption" which captures the classic ambiance of the essence 'Take Care'. Yet, not necessary when all you wanna do is dance. Balance is key for albums to be amazing and 'View' is unbalanced. The "year in 6" premise swerved in, out and around. That's the problem with artists who are a mixture of genres. Doesn't always hold a candle.
'Views' is best listened as singles. When they come on. I enjoy myself. Even The Throne-less "Pop Style" or repetitious "Grammys".
Noteworthy Tracks:
- "One Dance"
- "Redemption"
- "Controlla"
- "Feel No Ways"
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The man who once lifted the Commissioner off the ground has been dumped by the team that drafted him.
According to ESPN, the Browns have traded defensive lineman Danny Shelton to the Patriots. In exchange for Shelton, the Browns reportedly give up a mid-round 2019 pick and get back a 2018 pick.
Shelton has appeared in all but two games during his three NFL seasons, but he has yet to live up to his potential.
It's the fourth trade the Browns have made in less than 24 hours, with receiver Jarvis Landry, quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and cornerback Damarious Randall in — and Shelton and quarterback DeShone Kizer out. Chances are the Browns will be doing plenty more this week, as they try to turn around a team that has won one game in the past two years.
Meanwhile, Patriots fans likely will be hoping that, the next time Shelton picks the Commissioner up, he doesn't let him back down so softly.


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i was so bored i had to take pictures of myself. :)
was going to take my outfit shots out outside but it rained :(
so yes.
this is the outcome
we were suppose to go shopping again but my dad didn't allow us.
i really love how my mom and i did little shopping sprees 3 weekends in a row.
haha really!
we've been going to the movies pa. always her treat.
in return, i do whatever my mom tells me to do.
even in my laziest days.
good daughter.
my old room.
old because i do not live at my parents
house anymore.
i have been planning to renovate it.
but i still i have to decide on things.
especially my walk in closet
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A distinctive feature of your religion?
The Bible is our sole authority. Independent Baptist churches are not part of a hierarchy, creed or convention. All of our doctrine and practice comes directly from Scripture.
What's the one most mistaken impression about your faith?
That we are legalistic, harsh or strict. Baptists tend to be very dedicated to church and the Bible. Sometimes people think that we have to perform these duties. In actuality, we just want to do them to honor our Lord.
If you couldn't be a minister, what would you be?
I'd probably be involved in trades. I have experience in electrical work. But I would always be involved in church, whether in Sunday school, as a deacon or any place I was needed.
Favorite vacation spot?
Bryson City, N.C. We have always been city people, so we like to be near the mountains and trees. We stayed at a cabin in the woods and loved it.
Favorite TV shows?
Just a few old ones like Little House on the Prairie, or old funny ones like The Beverly Hillbillies. I don't want to watch anything that I can't let my children watch. There are too many shows with bad language and immoral performances.
Favorite film(s)?
I have always liked Friendly Persuasion with Gary Cooper. In the film, the family has to reconcile their Bible beliefs with fighting in a war and other cultural influences. These issues are many of the same things we have to deal with today.
Your worst moment in the pulpit?
When my cell phone rang twice during my preaching. The first time, I thought I had turned it off, but it rang again. It turned out to be a member who wanted to tell me he couldn't make it to church.


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Cert: PG Runtime: 116 mins Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jermaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Bill Hader, Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall
It was the Witching Hour, when the Boogeyman comes out…
Roald Dahl captured my imagination as a child and got me into reading! Some of his books have been made into films, but some of them haven't really captured the essence of his work! The BFG has come back to life, the animated movie was great as a child. But I did watch it recently and it wasn't the best. Spielberg has been trying to make BFG for a long time. Finally I have seen it. So what is The BFG about? An orphan named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) finds herself snatched away from the orphanage one morning by a friendly giant she names the BFG (Mark Rylance). The BFG's job is collect, catalogue and deliver pleasant dreams to children. Sophie joins him on his travels, except they are followed by a group of evil giants, who have an altogether more unpleasant plan for the sleeping kids. Together, Sophie and the BFG must save the children from becoming the giants' next meal!
The magical world Dahl created is luscious on the big screen Spielberg uses a blend of real life footage and computer generated images. Although we've come a long way with CGI as a whole, the minor differences between images captured from the real world and those generated on a computer were just large enough that they were often times off-putting. Spielberg does do an amazing job to get the amount of times this happens to a minimum however by using certain techniques that make the real life footage seem more like computer generated ones rather than the other way around. That does not mean that the CGI in 'The BFG' was bad though, it's because they were so good that these moments happened. In fact a few times the visuals were so stunning that it could make almost everyone's jaw drop in amazement. Over the course of the movie it becomes quite noticeable that there is a problem with the pacing. Quite a few times this has the effect that scenes which were mesmerising at first drag on for too long, so long in fact that often times they will have overstayed their welcome. This is especially true for the few action scenes the movie has to offer.
The bad pacing also causes the story to fizzle out and what is left is a movie that gets a little bit boring after only half of it's two hour running time.One of the movies redeeming factors however is the amazing acting by the aforementioned actor Mark Rylance who does a really good job at getting the viewer to care about this big and friendly giant. Another great performance is given by Ruby Barnhill who really shines as this little girl Sophie. Although there were a few moments where I think her acting felt a little bit off I am really curious where her career will go next. Together these two actors make the building friendship between their characters seem very believable and they are the reason the viewer will stay engrossed in the movies story.Overall the movie featured some amazing acting with stunning visuals, but sadly there is only so much that can be done to offset the bad pacing.


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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Cheery Lynn Camping set
7 comments:
- Leslie Miller said...
So cute! It's a familiar scene here, too, and I hope to sit around a few campfires this summer. Now, if only that happy sun face would smile down on us...
- April 27, 2017
- Ann Greenspan's Crafts said...
Spectacular card, Laurie. I have wanted this campfire die for so long but have been putting off buying it until the Fall. But now that I have a cute picture of my 3 yr old nephew in his lounge chair outdoors at camp I will have to get the die for his scrapbook page. I love how bright your card is and the layout. It's a great scene and makes me feel just like I'm at camp.
- April 27, 2017
- Verna Angerhofer said...
What a wonderful die cut scene you have made. Camping season is upon us already so this is a great design.
- April 27, 2017
- Kathy Krug said...
Fabulous camping scene. All you need are marshmallows on a stick.
- April 27, 2017
- Andrea W said...
Such a fun camping card! I love all the layered die cuts.
- April 27, 2017
- Di said...
Really great card Laurie! I think you're the Queen of die cutting :) Such a wonderful scene.
Di xx
- April 29, 2017
- Carol L said...
What an awesome camping creation! The dies and colors make me want to break out the marshmallows and enjoy the great outdoors again!
- April 29, 2017


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by Amber Garza
What can I say about this book? Hell YEAH!!😃😃😃
well… it was so cute when Kass did not know who Ross is.. it was obvious Archer is very happy…
This book is a quick read and a cute one too. The people. anxiety and worries are almost the same in real life. I just don't get it why some people let other people dictate their lives. I get the jealousy part though, I mean it is normal..
I would recommend this read to high school and college youth. It is so cute! I also love the best friends! yeah really.. I love Sophia, even though she's the boy crazy one, and not so much alike, she loves Kassidy.. she always make sure Kass is comfortable. Mac for Archer is also good. They're like brothers, and the good thing is, they tell the truth. I hope there's another book that tells Sophie and Mac together..😍😍😍
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Planned Performance
Achieving Planned Performance is all about: a) first setting a company's stakeholders' expectations; b) and then meeting those expectations. The expectations of the company's stakeholders can be best managed by providing them on a timely and continuous basis with tailored, reader-specific budgets, forecasts, and estimates which are solidly based, reasonable, achievable, and appropriate.
It is no longer enough to be profitable and have positive cash flow to be adjudged successful! Indeed profits and cash flows which are not consistent from period to period and in conformity with predictions, estimates, and budgets are not even minimally acceptable!
Lenders, creditors, vendors, employees, customers, and shareholders, all of the company's stakeholders require the company to perform within a narrow band of predetermined expectations. Failure to fall within the band of expected performance can, and will, result in:
The company's first and best opportunity to meet performance expectations is in the setting of those estimates, forecasts, and budgets which together give rise to stakeholder expectations. Then, when the company executes on the communicated plans and meets or exceeds its stakeholders' expectations it will have delivered Planned Performance!
Unless otherwise pre-warned, lenders expect profits, positive cash flow, growth and debt reduction. Employees expect increased wages and benefits as well as stable employment and growth. Creditors and vendors expect payment within invoice terms and growth. Customers expect timely and complete delivery of services and products with increasing value and quality at appropriate pricing. Shareholders expect the continuance of the business enterprise and increasing shareholder value.
One of the ways in which a company's executives can manage its stakeholders' expectations is to promise less and perform more. Exceeding a company's stakeholders' expectations is the cardinal rule of achieving Planned Performance, and the best way to ensure its achievement is to promise less and perform more. This does not mean that we advocate "sandbagging" the company's stakeholders. It does mean that we advocate a conservative approach to the creation of stakeholder expectations.
Budgeting is a tool for performance assessment as well as a model upon which expectations are, in part, based. Having a budget does not mean economizing on expenditures any more than being on a diet means reducing caloric intake although in common usage many would ascribe to these definitions. If the company does not have a budget and use it frequently, at least monthly, to analyze its performance by variance or exception analysis or both, its management will never develop a deep understanding of the financial inter-relationships of each constituent line item (expense) on its operating statement with each other expense item and with the company's top line revenue, and rate of growth. An expense item that has an underexpenditure to budget is, or should be, of equal concern to one that has an overexpenditure to budget. In each case the absolute, positive or negative, actual to budget dollar variance must be analyzed and explained. Then causes must be determined, plans developed, actions taken and feedback again collected to get back "on plan." If the budget is proven by performance to be inappropriate or no longer achievable, management then has the opportunity to modify the plan forecast to be more reflective of current actual market conditions.
When setting the company's annual and monthly budgets we recommend that the company apply both a top down and a bottoms up methodology. Then compare the results of each and reach a company wide consensus at what is achievable with at least an 80% confidence level. The use of the statistically significant concept of a confidence level indicates that within a narrow band of deviation a given result will have a specified probability of success. For example, a budget will have an 80% confidence level of being achieved at specified dollar and unit volumes, plus or minus, 5%. Since budgets of necessity deal with future events and unknown and unknowable market conditions, the setting of a confidence level for their achievement cannot be a purely statistical exercise, but will of necessity, involve management's best judgements in the light of their intelligence, market experience, and knowledge.
A bottoms up budget is one which starts by analyzing the expected unit volumes of each product and service which the company offers, in each marketing area, by each sales representative, to each known or expected customer or client. The process which should involve every member of the executive, sales and marketing teams should be started no later than the company's third business quarter for application to the company's next succeeding annual period, and it must be completed early enough to allow the company to prepare and implement the resource reallocations that will be required prior to the start of budget period in order for the company to get a running start at meeting the plan on day one. The process must require not only numerical responses, but also well reasoned written explanations for market conditions, applicable by geographical area or identified customer or customer class for the current year to date taking into consideration seasonal variances and exceptions as well as planned unit, dollar volume, and pricing adjustments for the budget period.
Once the unit sales budget is delivered by geographical area, product, service offering, salesman and customer, it can be rolled up into an expected top line in units and then priced at both current and expected pricing to provide a first look at the new budget year. This projected top line can then be provided to the accounting department to create a tentative budget with the application of existing fixed costs and variable costs applied to the indicated unit volumes, with the resultant bottom line being available to management as a first look at next year's prospective budgeted results.
Unlike a bottoms up approach to budgeting, a top down approach starts with a management determination of what next year's bottom line should look like to meet the existing or current financial expectations of the stakeholder group. By management communicating continuing expectations of the company's stakeholders in a clear manner in numerical form accompanied by an explanatory text to the accounting and finance staff, a second, or top down, view of next year's budget can be developed. These budgets when analyzed and synthesized will form the basis for an internally negotiated consensus budget.
However, the task of budget creation is not finalized until the budget is both communicated to and accepted by the company's stakeholders as reasonable, achievable and appropriate. It is reasonable if all of the requirements for successful achievement, adequate capital (debt and equity), staffing, equipment, facilities, vendor capacities, quality standards and identified current and prospective customers are, or will, with at least eighty percent certainty (level of confidence) be available. It is achievable if reasonable and the stakeholders consent and buy in to its success without condition. Where participants state conditions or "buts" each must be heard, discussed, analyzed, and incorporated, if valid, into the budget. Remember, there is an important distinction between just listening to a communicated thought and really hearing the thought. If the company's stakeholders can devote the time and care to comment, management must devote the time and equal care to hearing, understanding, and thinking about the stakeholder's comments.
The budget will be appropriate if it is reasonable, achievable, and consistent with the corporation's long term vision statement and quality and market objectives. Once the company's budget is established, its actual performance must be compared on at least a monthly basis to its budgeted performance with all variances (positive and negative) being explained. These explanations should then be transformed into an adjusted budget or forecast of performance for the balance of the budget period. The forecast not only provides an updated view of the company's expected Planned Performance for the current period, but when compared to the budget a tool for validating and modifying, if necessary, the budgeting process itself. When both the actual to budget and forecasted performance are promptly and continually communicated to the company's stakeholders, their expectations of the company's performance will be adjusted and the surprise factor which is so deadly to stakeholder confidence will be diminished.
The company's budget for the ensuing year should not be changed. The budget will form the basis for assessing how susceptible your business is to periodic prediction as well as serving as a basis for performance evaluation. However, once the company has completed a single month of actual performance the company's monthly financial performance evaluation packages, which in various and appropriate levels of detail should be provided to the company's stakeholders, should include the budget with the actual to budget variance analysis, and the forecast for the current year. The forecast will, or course, consist of the years actual to date performance plus an updated budget forecast based on current market conditions for the balance of the year.
Just as budgets are differentiated from forecasts so are estimates differentiated from forecasts. We believe that the more remote in time, the more fallible and uncertain the performance or said another way, the lower the confidence level of the predicted result. As we insist on an eighty percent confidence level for a budget, we do not believe it to be appropriate to refer to any performance more than twelve (12) months in the future as a budget, as to do so would raise the stakeholders' expectations beyond that which is reasonable. In other words, we do not believe an 80% confidence level is achievable for any performance more than one year in the future. Hence the term estimate.
It is important not to unreasonably raise stakeholders' expectations of future performance by delivering overly optimistic budgets, forecasts, or even estimates. However, if estimates clearly are understood to have a lower confidence level than forecasts, and forecasts a lower confidence level than budgets, the delivery of long term, more than one year in the future, estimates should not unduly or unreasonably raise stakeholder expectations.
We believe planned performance requires the creation, use, and communication of a five year forward vision reduced to numbers, accurately adjusted to conform with both the company's budget and updated forecast accompanied by a detailed written explanation of market conditions, the company's market approach, and all other relevant factors. This estimate becomes the foundation upon which the business' financial, sales and marketing, process, operational, capital, employee base, and other models can be constructed and tested. Each functional model once constructed then becomes a tool for use in the operation of the business to test the feasibility of alternative options, plans, and visions against the company's stakeholder objectives, and each in turn becomes a component of Planned Performance.
Managing a business consistent with the concept of Planned Performance requires a high degree of discipline and focus, but we believe that the rewards provided by continuously meeting stakeholder expectations increases access to funding, employee morale and participation, satisfied suppliers and happy customers, and makes the effort well worth the investment.
Ronald C. Lazof currently serves as a managing director of Prism Advisors, LLC, a management advisory and consulting organization. Prism focuses its attention on the entrepreneurial, emerging growth and mid-sized privately held corporate markets. Mr. Lazof served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Behr Process Corporation from 1996 to August 2001, playing a key role in the company's move from a private family held business to a publicly held multi-plant manufacturer and distributor of paints and coatings. Contact Ronald by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com and visit http://www.prismadvisors.com/ .
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The Nottingham Belfry is just on the edge of the cosmopolitan city of Nottingham. Designed with the customer in mind, the hotel answers the needs of both the business visitor and those seeking a luxury venue for rest and relaxation. The 120 bedrooms are all fitted with complimentary WiFi and offer all the facilities that you would expect of a prestigious four-star venue. The hotel has a fantastic health club offering a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, gymnasium, exercise studio, sauna, and steam room, all complemented by a spa to help you relax and unwind. There are six individual treatment rooms available, and one dual treatment room for you to enjoy with a friend or partner. The Lawrence Restaurant offers a varied selection of fine cuisine and wines and for those who prefer the comfort of their own room we also offer a 24 hour room service menu.
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Durban House Day Spa
Nottingham City Centre, Nottingham
Just a few miles from Nottingham's vibrant city centre, Durban House Day Spa is a luxurious spa retreat situated within a classically styled 18th century country house. Offering a unique experience away from the city, enjoy tranquil rooms, fresh local cuisine and a range of individually tailored treatments, all designed with your care and relaxation in mind. Spa Facilities Upon arrival, you are greeted by a grand sweeping staircase, leading you up towards the first floor spa. Housing a rasul steam chamber, king size waterbeds and a host of day beds and cocoon chairs, whether you looking for a bespoke treatment or just a place to unwind, you're sure to find exactly what you're looking for. Other Amenities Steeped in heritage, Durban House dates from 1876 and was built as the administration HQ for the Barber and Walker Coal Company. Enjoy learning about the rich history of the region or simply recharge with a hot chocolate on the terrace, the choice is yours. Nearby Attractions Your stay isn't complete without a visit to the D H Lawrence birthplace museum, a museum dedicated to the early 20th century novelist, poet and playwright. With each room meticulously styled to recreate the period, you are sent back in time from the moment you arrive. Directions Just a few miles north of Nottingham, the manor is easily accessible via the A610 and the A608. If travelling by train, Langley Mill station is just 5 minutes away by taxi.
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Thoresby Hall is a stunning Grade 1 listed house, set in beautiful grounds that border Sherwood Forest. Old-age splendour combined with 21st century comfort and a perfect setting make this hotel the ultimate luxury break. Unlike many other formal country house hotels, Thoresby Hall Hotel is exclusively for adults and has an unrivalled welcoming atmosphere. The Spa at Thoresby Hall is set in the historic and idyllic grounds of Thoresby Hall and is designed with you in mind. Our Spa Experience is based on the ancient ritual of bathing, where the body is heated and cooled. Our Heating and Cooling Rooms, plus all of our other relaxing facilities allow you to make your time in the Spa your own. If you want to 'make a night of it' Thoresby Hall Hotel offers a range of Bed & Breakfast and Half-board accommodation packages for you to choose from. Comfortable en suite accommodation to suit all pockets, a selection of dining experiences, a fully-equipped leisure club ideal for couples and groups, Thoresby Hall has everything you need for a luxurious, relaxing break.
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With its enviable reputation for shopping, entertainment and nightlife, Nottingham these days is famous for more than just folklore hero Robin Hood. Served by East Midlands Airport, Nottingham is a popular choice for city breaks and business conferences. If you're looking for smart accommodation, VILLAGE Hotel Nottingham is conveniently located between the airport and the city. Experience a local market, catch a show at the Theatre Royal or enjoy the stylish bars and restaurants of the Lace Market Quarter - the swimming pool, spa and chic rooms at our Nottingham hotel will relax and refresh you between visits to the city's many attractions. Indulge your body and mind, our experienced and educated therapists will enrich and revitalise you with a range of spa treatments and packages. The VIVA Urban Spa offers pure escapism along with practical, therapeutic and rejuvenating treatments using CACI, ESPA, Jessica & St Tropez products. Treat yourself to one of our day packages especially designed for friends, couples or groups. Or alternatively indulge in one of our Overnight packages which include treatments, dinner and overnight accommodation.
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There's no better way to end the warm weather than going to a country concert. There is something about being outside and in the nice weather listening to country music that always puts me in a happy place.
The music was good, but the people watching was definitely my favorite part. There were people just being bonkers all over the place. There was this couple in their 50's near us that really looked like they should leave and get a room. They were dancing, the guy shirtless, making out and just being very awkward. It also didn't help that they were horrible dancers.
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Hugh Jackman Reveals Logan Official Synopsis
As we move closer to the release of the final "Logan" trailer, star Hugh Jackman this morning unveiled the official synopsis for his final appearance as Wolverine.
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It's brief — just two sentences — and doesn't shed much light on director James Mangold's film, but it is official: "In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces."
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We know that "Logan" is set years after the epilogue 0f 2014's "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and that the young mutant in question is Laura, better known as X-23, played by Dafne Keen. Add to that the involvement of the Reavers, the Marvel Comics team of criminal cyborgs led by Donald Pierce (played by Boyd Holbrook), as well as Caliban (Stephen Merchant), a mutant who can sense and track other mutants.
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The film is Jackman's ninth, and apparently final, appearance as Wolverine, a role he originated on screen in 2000's "X-Men." "I'm really, really proud of this movie," the actor recently said. "I was really keen that I didn't leave the party feeling like I could dance more. I think I'm pretty much danced out, and I had a great time. It's been an unbelievable ride, but it feels right."
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by Bob Weisenberg
Of all the meditation approaches I've experienced and studied, the one I keep coming back to in the end is a little out-of-the-mainstream book called Effortless Wellbeing, by Evan Finer.
Of all the meditation approaches I've experienced and studied, the one I keep coming back to in the end is a little out-of-the-mainstream book called Effortless Wellbeing, by Evan Finer.
Evan set out to discover and distill the essential elements of meditation that can affect our everyday sense of wellbeing. Eventually he boiled it all down to three key skills, which can then be used in a rich variety of ways, tailored to you individual needs.
He has systematically removed anything that he doesn't think is essential. So this book is not about yoga or zen or vipasanna or any other specific "denomination" of meditation. But it is consistent with them all, since there are several simple common elements that make them all work:
2) Learning to breathe smoothly and naturally, and
Evan talks about a number of specific kinds of meditation. But there are few things in life which cannot be enhanced by relaxing your body, breathing more naturally, and gently focusing your mind.
In short, anything can be turned into meditation. Meditation can be not only something you go off and do as a separate practice, but something that can permeate your everyday life and create "Effortless Wellbeing".
Beyond this, each person's approach will vary. In my case I like to remind myself of the following variations (this is my personal list, not Evan's), each of which starts with relaxing the body, breathing naturally and smoothly, and focusing on:
1. The simple in and out of the breath itself.
2. A mantra. I happen to prefer A simple Sanskrit mantra, but Evan feels any words will do, since it's the focus that makes it work, not the words themselves.
3. A single object. This is the traditional method of the Yoga Sutra, whereby one can become as one with any object. A less obvious example–I focus entirely and exclusively on the ball when I play tennis, which turns it into an hour an a half of moving meditation.
4. A scan of the body or other body focus. This is the method used by Buddhist whole-body vipasanna meditation and yoga nidra. Chakra meditation also falls into this category.
5. A concept or idea or feeling. It could be passage or principle from an ancient text, or a koan, or a wish, like loving-kindness or world peace, etc. (This is a broad category that includes many variations.)
7. What I like to call ultra-awareness, whereby you tune in more acutely to specific sounds or sights or sensations or emotions. Maybe it means noticing the shape of the clouds or the color of the trees or the distant sound of cars on the freeway, just paying close attention to some detail of daily experience you are usually oblvious to.
8. Visualization. Picture yourself on a beach in the Caribbean, or looking out from the peak of your favorite mountain. Relive an enjoyable mood or feeling you've had in the past simply by closing your eyes and imagining it.
9. Relaxed, non-judgemental focus on the present moment–whatever happens to be going on right now, at this moment, no matter what it is.
As you can see, this is meditation as everyday life, even though meditation as a separate practice is still certainly very important, too. Evan Finer calls this broad-based approach to meditation Effortless Wellbeing.
If this sounds intriguing to you, get the book. You'll love it.
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A washer as a brewing setup....... hmmmmmm takes sparging to a whoooooole new level. Maybe I can re-label the control panel.....Ale, Lager, Stout.......
Meat. Maybe cheese.
Some folks just don't understand.
You should see the looks I got when I asked some of my co-workers if they've ever smoked a fatty.
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Monday, August 28, 2006
2 Poems
Two Cypress Trees
There are two cypress trees on my street
One is invisible
The other wakes me
Every morning
Except the days
I dream of the silver lining
Softening the undermining
Of the night
Turning into the Hollywood day
Those days I am more
Pure and suddenly alive
They take the dead
Down Western Avenue
The tranny knife fights
Deflect the street lights
As funeral cars crawl down
The swooning part of town
The winner tonight
Has a half shirt
Gives her twice the hurt
As the loser
There are two cypress trees on my street
One is my favorite tree
The other's dead to me
end of first poem
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proceed to second poem
Do You Even Know Me?
Between my softest mumble
And my deepest thought
Lies my desperate answer
To your exasperated question
"Do you even know me?"
I think
I scrunch my nose
I touch my chin
I make a list
1. Yes I even know you
2. From the beginning of the dawn of time
Below the wordless stumble
Of my shallow stab at immortality
Sleeps the ancient thrust
Of bloody futility
3. Yes I even know you
4. Until the end of the death of earth
I reach
I smell the air
I look above
I see the exposed pipes
And the hidden camera
They got me again
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- Ali said...
Note to people who don't know me:
Though we share the same name and the same favorite basketball team, the guy I link to (the guy in the 2nd picture) is not me.
Yes, I used to live in Minneapolis.
Yes, I'm capable of dropping some mad beats.
But I am not bald. I am not albino.
My name is Ali. His name is Brother Ali. I have no brothers. Buy his albums.
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I can't remember having seen this before, but if you like books, there's nothing like an overdose. Here's the info from the Strand mailing list a few days ago:
The Mid-Year Strand Book Festival
Upto 80% off
at Basava Bhavan, Opp. Hotel Chalukya, Near High Grounds Police Station, B'lore -1.
(Ample parking in and around the hall)
Fri 26 May-Sun 4 June (incl. 2 Sundays)
10am-8.30 pm.
Haven't been there yet, not sure if I'll go.


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Counting today, the conferees have 19 working days left before the current extension expires June 30. Their staffs, who do much of the detail work in the conference process, probably will be working close to 24-7.
A bet that they could finish negotiations by then would not be wise, according to many close watchers.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has predicted that there will not be a bill, and American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves is nearly as pessimistic.
But Hill insiders say that if the conferees can find a way to compromise on tough issues such as funding and the Keystone XL Pipeline, there's a chance they can follow through with a bill sometime this year that at least begins the process of reforming the federal highway program.
"I think they are going to work as hard as they can between now and the deadline to get a bill done," said veteran transportation policy analyst Norma Krayem of the Washington, D.C., legal services firm, Patton Boggs. "If they can't get through (the issues) it won't be from lack of trying."
Many moving parts
The conference process has many moving parts. Under traditional practice, conferees negotiate the details of the legislation that brought them together -- in this case the Senate's two-year, $109 billion bill, and the House's 90-day extension of the current program.
Trouble is, the House's extension does not contain the highway bill that was reported out by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The full House was not able to pass that measure, which includes reforms that transportation experts say are needed to modernize the federal program -- many of which are similar to provisions in the Senate bill.
The Senate believes its bill should be the basis for the final bill, but is willing to incorporate House priorities in order to win House approval, said a senior Senate aide who could not speak on the record.
Keystone XL
It will be difficult to get there, though, unless there is an agreement on a controversial provision of the House extension that would force the Obama administration to change its regulatory approach to the northern portion of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
That segment of the line, which would move oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta to Steele City, Neb., is a political lightning rod pitting Republicans against Democrats over jobs, fuel prices, environmental concerns and the presidential election. It is not a purely partisan issue, however, since both labor interests and some Democratic legislators support the line.
The project, which must be approved by the State Department because the line crosses the U.S.-Canada border, has been stalled over concerns about the initial proposed route. It would have traversed Nebraska's environmentally sensitive Sandhills region.
Nebraska is in the process of approving a revised route that takes the line to the east of that region. TransCanada, the pipeline company, already has proposed this change to the State Department. The State Department has said it is open to the revision, and TransCanada says it anticipates approval in the first quarter of next year.
Whether or not that happens remains to be seen. A senior Republican aide in the House, who could not speak on the record, gave 50-50 odds on approval due to opposition from environmental interests who believe that the oil would diminish demand for electric cars.
Meanwhile, the House transportation extension bill has a provision that would take review authority away from the State Department and give it to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Compromise Possible?
Whether or not there can be compromise on this point is anyone's guess at this point, but that's what it will take to clear the way for the highway bill.
"It's probably true that until Keystone gets resolved, the rest can't get resolved," said Mary Phillips, senior vice president for legislative affairs at ATA.
Compromise is a rare commodity on Capitol Hill these days, but it does happen.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., describes the House's pipeline provision is a "poison pill," but she also said, "We need to meet in the middle." Boxer chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is one of the co-authors of the Senate bill and is one of the key negotiators on the bill.
She and her Republican counterpart, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, can claim a recent success based on compromise. The two are polar opposites on practically any political issue -- like Mars and Venus, as Boxer put it -- but they agree on infrastructure and fashioned a highway bill that passed the Senate with a strong bipartisan, 74 - 22 vote.
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Trucking interests favor completion of the pipeline but are focused on the main prize -- the highway bill. It is important for the industry that the conference negotiations include truck-related provisions that are in both the Senate-passed bill and the House T&I Committee's bill.
While portions of the bills overlap (both contain a drug and alcohol clearinghouse, for example), each contains provisions that don't show up in the other.
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The Senate bill also contains provisions that would help states focus resources on freight corridors, a first for the highway program.
Other major provisions of both bills are aimed at reforming the federal program by eliminating earmarks, speeding up the construction process and consolidating programs at the Department of Transportation.
If the conferees cannot finish work by the end of June, Congress will have to pass another extension, the tenth since the highway program officially expired in October 2009. That extension could be relatively short, if the conferees are close to agreement, or it could push the deadline out to the lame duck session following the election in November.
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Director: Matt Reeves
Run Time: 140 minutes
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, et al…
Plot (taken from IMDb): After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
"War. War never changes". These are the words that permeate your thoughts when watching the devastation that befalls Caesar. Andy Serkis' emotional ape leader is well and truly put through the wringer in almost two-and-a-half hours of non-stop tension and aggression that sees his life torn in two. Ape strong, though, and Caesar must remain strong in the face of utter peril.
War For the Planet of the Apes picks off not long after the harrowing events of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Caesar is fighting a war that he didn't start, but he needs to see it through to a conclusion that sees the apes he's fighting for live safely and happily away from the humans. People are very much the bad guys here and are seen shooting anything vaguely ape-shaped. It makes sense, though. The simian flu has wiped out terrifyingly large numbers of the world's population and is beginning to strike back – now turning humans into beasts who cannot talk. Oh, how the tables turn.
Caesar decides to show compassion in the face of evil at the film's opening, an effort to end the war on a peaceful note. This doesn't work and ends up with human soldiers learning the whereabouts of the apes and storming their home in the dead of night. The Colonel (Woody Harrelson) killing apes close to Caesar's heart in the process. Caesar, filled with hate for the man decides that not only must every ape leave and find the promised land in the desert but to enact grisly revenge on the Colonel. This is a film that starts off loud and snarling, with the boom of guns whizzing by your head but turns into something quieter and more menacing. Just as with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War is a very smart film.
Yet again, the CGI is utterly fantastic. Caesar and his ape pals are so realistic, you'll be rubbing your eyes in disbelief practically throughout the entire film. There are moments where the use of CGI is clear, but for a film where CGI plays such a big role, these are surprisingly few and far between. The mixture of live-action and CGI works a treat throughout in this very physical film. You can feel the power of the apes and their human counterparts thanks to some excellent editing and cinematography. Nothing in the film feels forced and director Matt Reeves never forgets that a picture can say a thousand words. Those expecting a violent war film with tonnes of action may walk away a little frustrated.
For a film about sentient apes, there's an awful lot said about humanity. Instead of focusing on the violence and action of war, War For the Planet of the Apes focuses instead on the emotional impact and consequences. A lot is spoken of the morals of revenge and war, rather than showing lots of bullets and shells flying. There are plenty of action scenes here, but this is a lengthy film. Personally, I found the tone familiar to something such as Logan, or maybe even The Last of Us. It's dark, but there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how tired, angry or upset you may be. This hope comes in the form of a little girl inflicted with the new strain of simian flu.
She never says a word, but she holds Caesar back from his violence, reminding him that the world has changed and is fragile, no matter the war. The Colonel's back story plays a similar role. His is one of terrible hardships, with plenty of death he had to deal with personally. The way he dealt with his problems, however, were akin to a psychopath. He's a terrible person but deeply wounded. He's scared. Everyone in War For the Planet of the Apes is scared. War is a terrible thing anyway, but when the world is in as dire a state as it is here, it makes things even worse. War For the Planet of the Apes is a dark film full of hate, violence, and sadness. Each of these themes is handled expertly.
You will see lingering shots of someone's face, whether man or ape. Each one full of emotion. The camera shows exactly what is required, with nothing needless added. War For the Planet of the Apes is all thriller, no filler. You may not appreciate the overall dark tone to the film, but there are moments of light, especially when the little girl gets involved. There are plenty of touching scenes and there's even some comedy in the form of Steve Zahn's Bad Ape. At first, you may feel like the comedy is at odds with the darkness surrounding Caesar's tale of grisly revenge, but it will grow on you towards the end. A nice reprieve from the snarling tension and violence that Matt Reeves so expertly weaves.
War For the Planet of the Apes is a spectacular film. It provides a stellar, fitting end to a wonderful trilogy and cements Matt Reeves further as a talented director. This is thought-provoking, smart blockbuster material at its best. You'll care more for a band of CGI apes than you will most other people in this year's cinematic offerings. This is a bold, powerful and exciting tale about death, love and war. Apes strong.
War For the Planet of the Apes offers up a spectacular slice of smart, powerful blockbuster action.


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Recently, a homeowner called SRT with questions about pruning an oak tree on her property. She explained that a neighbor had cut limbs that were above his property, and she wondered if she should cut some on her side to balance it. After recommending that she call a licensed, insured arborist for more information, we told her that when limbs are removed, an imbalance is indeed created. Then she asked what SRT does at Kaweah Oaks Preserve when a tree "needs a trim."
SRT does not trim trees on its nature preserves, with the one exception: when a tree falls into one of the waterways on the preserve. In the last year, the Kaweah Delta Water District removed two large oaks from the waterways at Kaweah Oaks Preserve. This ensures that water can continue to flow to farms, but just as importantly, it keeps bridges over the waterways safe.
When oaks fall in areas away from the rivers, SRT leaves them there because fallen trees provide important habitat for wildlife. For years to come, a fallen oak will be a food source for insects, which will in turn feed birds. It also makes a nice roof for burrowing mammals, feeds vining plants such as the native blackberry, provides habitat for birds and other small creatures, and will eventually feed the other oaks that will enjoy the open sky available to them.
In 2008, a survey of the preserve found the oldest trees were roughly 130 years old, with an average height of 85-95 feet. One measurement counted the number of seedlings per acre with some areas having more than 100 seedlings per acre. Clearly, the trees are living up to their reputation as a vigorous tree when given the chance to grow.
Most people in the San Joaquin Valley know how vigorous oak seedlings are. At Kaweah Oaks Preserve, there is clear evidence that the many age classes of oaks are present. While it can seem sad to lose a majestic old oak that has been alive since the 1880s or perhaps earlier, we should remember that the valley oak as a species has been thriving here for much longer, and will continue if we work together to be good land stewards.


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The Traditional Pakistani Bazaar Comes Alive at Global Village
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The Pakistan Pavilion at Global Village captivates guests as soon as one reaches the fa�ade entrance, which has been built to emulate the various historical structures from Lahore of Pakistan. The beautifully created fa�ade and interiors include the Badshahi Masjid, the Shahi Qila � replica of the famous citadel in Lahore, the Minar-e-Pakistan, which literally means the �tower of Pakistan� and the beautiful fountains of Shalimar Bagh of Lahore.
At the entrance itself, one is greeted by a pleasant guide dressed in traditional Pakistani attire representing the Sindh province style of clothing including an Ajrak (block print shawl) and a Saraiki topi (a Sindhi hat). Junaid Ali Siddiqui, the host and guide of the pavilion, welcomes guests with the traditional hospitality associated with the centuries-old region and proudly shows off the relics built at the pavilion as almost-real replicas. He engages with guests as he regales them with stories from the past while explaining the history of the structures.
As one walks through the pavilion, a visitor might hear the high-pitched voices of women bargaining on the price of the authentic Pakistani cotton dress material called lawn at Shop No: 18. Mumtaz Ahmad, the shop-keeper, proudly shares that most of his clientele includes Emirati ladies who love the soft cotton of Pakistan to stitch their kaftans as well as the bejewelled versions, which are used to make the more formal Jalabiyia. �I get all my material from Faisalabad and Lahore to sell at Global Village and they are immensely popular. I guess I have a real eye for good designs that my lady customers love. I have been coming to Global Village for the past 4 years from Pakistan to run this shop. I don�t even run a shop in my country because I make enough money in the 5 months that is sufficient for me to run my home for the remaining part of the year. My wife and two children live in a small town close to Lahore and while we live apart for these months, my family doesn�t mind as it means that I get to be home for the next 7 months and share household duties with my wife!� says Mumtaz Ahmad.
Abdul Razak Khan, another shop keeper belonging to the Western provinces of Pakistan, runs Shop No: 4 at the Pakistan pavilion selling Kashmiri carpets. �This is my first time to Global Village and I came here to sell my carpets because I had heard that people from all around the world visit this place looking for authentic items. I felt that my carpets would sell very well here because they are not just very beautiful and in a variety of colours and patterns but more importantly, they are made by hand. I don�t think it can get more authentic than that!� Abdul Razak Khan certainly knows what he is talking about, seeing that he has carpet-lovers thronging to his shop for some real steal deals.
Another shop that sells some very interesting and authentic items is Shaheen Handicrafts at Shop No: 77. Hand-crafted wooden tables� as well as hand-painted, wooden wall hangings can be seen being bought out up by eager buyers. Made of genuine Rose wood, the products range from wooden crockery to clocks to jewellery boxes. A treat for visitors who are looking to add interesting pieces to their home, the special pieces which are hand-made by Pakistani artisans are sold to support the handicraft industry of the country.
Shah Jee Marble, Shop No: 86, holds the largest collection of products made in marble at Global Village. Right from massive garden fountains to classic chess sets to bowls, plates, coffee pots, vases, ashtrays, glasses and even plates; the guests will be amazed with the vast collection of marble products available for purchase.
One of the most interesting highlights of the Pakistan Pavilion for food lovers is the Nimco Shop No: 51 that sell authentic and fresh Pakistani snacks and savouries all the way from Rawalpindi. Ghulam Abbas, the shopkeeper said, �We have up to 30 varieties of snack items which are freshly made and sent from Rawalpindi � that�s a really small number considering we have over 75 varieties in Pakistan. Just in chips, we have 5 to 6 varieties! Based on our experience in Global Village in the past, we decided to bring back the salty and spicy snacks as they are very popular among our customers and business is roaring. We have been coming here for the past 5 years and have built up a loyal client-base of Pakistani and Indian customers who identify with our food. Once we have a customer visit us, they always come back for more.�
With so much to buy and see at the Pakistan pavilion, one cannot leave the pavilion without buying a simple yet traditional pot or vase made by Mohammed Imran, a potter from a small village called Ahmadpur in Pakistan. The potter belongs to a family of craftsmen who have been earning their livelihood through pottery. �I have small workshop in my village where I specialize in this sort of work. I am very grateful to Global Village for giving me an opportunity to present and sell my work at such a big platform where international visitors take interest in what I consider something ordinary. This is a big encouragement to people like me and helps keep our traditions alive�. The Pakistan pavilion is a must-see for experiencing all this and much more for an authentic market place experience and if you love a good bargain!
Global Village will continue to provide a unique shopping, food, and entertainment experiences to its guests every day until April 8, 2017. Global Village's opening hours are from 4 pm to 12 am Saturday to Wednesday and from 4 pm to 1 am on Thursdays and Fridays in addition to public holidays.
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30 Bryant Ave is a $239,900, 1,248 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.0 bath home on a 0.10 acre lot located in Collingswood, NJ.
Updated Colonial features a convenient location within walking distance to the Patco station!! The open floor plan includes a spacious living room, dining room and well equipped kitchen in addition to three good sized bedrooms. You will enjoy entertaining on the newer maintenance free composite deck overlooking a beautiful back yard with vinyl fencing! The exterior of this home is maintenance free with it's double hung replacement windows, exterior vinyl siding, fascia, soffits, gutters and spouting.New heater and new hot water heater recently installed due to plumbing leak in basement, new green board in basement and basement recently painted.
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Laundry Type - Basement
Basement - Yes
Hot Water - Electric
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Flooring - Tile/Brick
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Sepp Blatter, refusing to bow to world opinion and just go away, plans to publish a book about his time at FIFA, the Guardian reports.
He's not writing the book; that might require actual labor. Even though it's touted as "a very personal" work, the task of authorship has been delegated to Blatter's paid mouthpiece, Thomas Renggli.
It's called Mission Football, and I predict that it'll be the hottest seller since…