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(Dec. 26, 1928 - Nov. 12, 2017)
Reginald H. Rock died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at his home in Powell. He was 88.
He was born Dec. 26, 1928, in Kennewick, Washington, to Pearl (Abel) and Cecil Rock.
Rock was a man of many facets. He was a "sheep" man. He lived with all things sheep his whole life. He learned this trade from his father, whom he admired greatly. He loved dealing with growers, sorting animals at delivery time, making the best buy he could and he was a hard man to beat in the auction ring.
Rock married Carolyn Bauman in 1951 in The Dalles, Oregon, and the couple lived in California.
Rock and Carolyn were married for 39 years until Carolyn's death in 1990.
Rock married Elizabeth Mowrey in 1991 in Calipatria, California, and the couple enjoyed the last 26 years together. They made their home in Powell.
Rock had integrity and commitment to God, to those he loved and to people generally. No matter how difficult the task or how sorrowful he was, he never gave up.
He played his Hammond organ for hours to celebrate or to help him heal. He enjoyed hiking, fishing, exploring new places and learning new skills. Rock also liked breeding border collies, training them and just playing with them. They were his crew, his pals and a comfort to him.
His personal commitment to God was the keystone of his life and directed his decisions. No one was too small or too wounded to earn his time, attention and tenderness. He mended broken wings of birds and wounded souls of other people.
Rock knew how to laugh and have fun. He was not afraid to step up when needed, and never quit. His commitment was to the completion or end of a task. Rock never let old events cloud the discovery of the new. He simply pressed on with joy and love for God.
Rock was loved and admired by many, enjoyed his life and left to go home to his reward with an eager spirit. He will be missed, but never forgotten.
Rock was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn in 1990; brother Percy in 1992; and brother Clyde in 2010.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth of Powell; son Ron (Laura) Rock of El Central, California; daughters Linda (Mark) Decker of Worland and Marge Rock; brothers Clarence (Dee) Rock and Stanley (Marti) Rock; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Faith Community Church in Ralston, with Clyde Seifert and Jim Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell.
Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Thompson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.


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Under most cases, extraction of the tooth is the last resort to maintain dental health. In order to keep your teeth healthy and functional, it is important that you maintain proper oral hygiene within the home and attend regularly scheduled dental appointments. The odds of detecting decay and preventing infection are greatly increased by scheduling regular exams and cleanings.
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Bird owners know they make great pets, with their colorful feathers and beautiful songs. Some, such as parrots, even amuse us with their almost-human voices! Pet owners need to remember that birds have unique health needs they need to pay attention to. Birds are famously slow to show signs of disease, so we recommend that you bring yours to our bird vet at Mokena Animal Clinic twice a year for a wellness examination. Allowing our avian veterinarian to examine your bird is the best way to make sure it lives a healthy life.
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The Triage of Stroke Rehabilitation
Garraway, W.M.
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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1981 March; 35(1): 39-44
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Wendy Lockhart, Principal Engineer, Market Communications, Actel Corporation
As the features, complexity and capabilities of electronics systems have evolved over time, so have the requirements for power management in these systems. Evolving from board-level power generation to system-wide power management, and now to system management, the technology for addressing power concerns in electronic systems has increased in complexity along with the systems they supply.
Power generation in early electronic systems involved discrete components, providing simple voltage levels that were either on or off. As the number of devices on a board and their complexity increased, boards ended up with multiple supply voltages and as a result, needed sequencing between the different levels. This type of system would use either an application-specific standard product (ASSP) or simple programmable logic power management device. These devices are configured when the system is created and continue with the same function regardless of system response.
Intelligent power management not only controls the voltages, but can also track and trim the voltages and currents in a closed-loop monitoring system. This requires more intelligence than the basic programmable power devices. The intelligence can be provided either in the form of a microprocessor or FPGA beside the power management devices. For example, Actel's low-power IGLOO devices can be used to store a start-up sequence for the system while using very little power, providing the capability to enter shutdown mode or low frequency operating mode to maintain minimum function while waiting for a wake-up signal to trigger the rest of the sequence.
System management is the next step in the evolution of power management. System management requires more than just voltage generation and sequencing; it includes system knowledge and communication between multiple boards to manage voltage, current, and temperature for the complete system. System management can be implemented using either custom design or developed with emerging standards-based options.
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) message-based interface is widely used in system management implementations for platform monitoring and control functions. Management resources, either on board or remotely located, can track the status and voltage usage of all the boards across multiple systems. For example, IPMI enables a power-down request to be sent to one board in the system. That board then communicates back that it is either unable to power-down because it is in the middle of some critical action, or it is able to execute the power-down request and is doing so now. IPMI communication is not all one way; a managed board can also send a critical status message up to the management resource, indicating a critical payload fault, out of thermal range, voltage or current conditions, or routine sensor log readings. AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA are examples of standards that use IPMI for communication between managed boards, often collectively referred to as TCA standards.
As more systems incorporate integrated system management, these implementations will eventually grow to include predictive diagnostics and enhanced sensor data logging capabilities to enable continuous system monitoring, managed maintenance and dynamic system resources, and power optimization based on tracking of system parameters in real time.
Today, FPGA logic can be used to implement communications protocols that can request a service call while the flash memory blocks perform data logging and tracking. In the future, these same sensor records and communication protocols will enable identification of sensor readout patterns that pinpoint a system module that will soon fail. Requesting pre-emptive replacement before modules fail will result in significant improvements in system up-time and reliability.
Better monitoring of system power and tighter control of when sections of the system are powered up can lead to a reduction in power usage and reliability of complex electronic systems. By using a single-chip, high-reliability, mixed-signal flash FPGA solution, design engineers can now take advantage of the full range of system management capabilities.
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Mountain View, CA
(650) 318-4200
This article first appeared in the January, 2009 issue of Portable Design. Reprinted with permission.
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KLu : Fokker S-11 Instructor July 5, 2018 | Hans
THUNDERSTREAKS of the K.Lu/ Royal Netherlands Air Force (in active service)... July 4, 2018 | Hans & Frank
AIRCRAFT WRECKS & RELICS (pictured 2011-today, excl. USA)... June 21, 2018 | Frank
YUGOSLAV AVIATION MUSEUM, April 2018 June 18, 2018 | Frank
Wiesbaden (G) USAFE Armed Forces Day , May 18th , 1969... May 22, 2018 | Hans
1970 Tiger Meet, Kleine Brogel (B) May 2, 2018 | Frank
F-84F of the Greek/Hellenic Air Force April 20, 2018 | Hans & Frank
Best Hit Weapons Meet 1972, Larissa, Greece... March 26, 2018 | Hans & Frank
Aircraft-Spotting Frankfurt-Rhein Main AB (G) , May 17th , 1969... March 13, 2018 | Hans
Thunderstreaks.com is divided into 7 different chapters or "albums" (they are displayed on the big black bar above the pictures on this homepage). Each album is divided in a number of sub-chapters ("categories") in which we give more detailed information. Each category holds in its turn a number of galleries.
In the F-84F album we present a number of galleries, each one dealing with a NATO user of the Thunderstreak. Focus is on the Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)/Royal Netherlands Air Force; we offer a gallery on the Streak while it was in active service and a second one that holds pictures of unactive airframes. Same goes for Belgian Air Force Thunderstreaks. The USAF/ANG, Italy, Turkey, France, Germany and Greece are covered as well.
A second album is about the RF-84F Thunderflash, the reconnaissance variant of the Thunderstreak. This aircraft served with many NATO air forces and we try to cover all of these with pictures out of our own slide/negative/official photo collections; each air force has its own gallery.
The third album is dedicated to pictorial reviews of AIRSHOWS that we both or one of us visited in the mid- and late Sixties as well as in more recent years. We have split the Airshows-album in three categories/eras holding respective galleries.
A seperate album is on PRESERVED AIRCRAFT: preserved in museums all over Europe, the USA and the rest of the world, but we also present a gallery on "exhibits": airframes used in traveling exhibitions, roadshows and whatsoever. Also included in this album Preserved Aircraft is "Wrecks & Relics": monuments, gate-guards and so on. And the fourth is the category "Warbirds", dealing with civil registered aircraft painted as military aircraft (what in most cases they once were).
The fifth album is called SPOTTING and holds two categories and several galeries. One focuses on us as aircraft spotters (positioning ourselves on close-look near fences and runways outside the airfields) being not certain if there would be any flying-activities and the other one is an aircraft-spotters category with galeries consisting of pictures taken by us during special events , for example arrivals and departures for Open Days , squadron rotations and exercises , being certain that there would be enough aircraft to see flying in and out. The latter category is under long-term construction.
KLu aircraft is an album under long-term construction; in 5 categories we will deal with the different types of aircraft that we have seen during or after the time while they were in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu).. One of the intended five galleries (Light Aircraft) is ready, the other 4 await completion.
The album BASE VISITS holds reports of visits that we made to various active air bases during normal operational flying days and NATO exercises , either one or both of us being present as photo-taking reporters. So in this case , unlike our spotting-activties , we visited the air base itself with permissions granted.
For more (background)information on us and our website simply click the "introduction"-button on the top right side of this homepage.
Enjoy! Please note that we try to update our site with new material regularly. The most recent update is shown in the left-upper tile on this homepage.
Hans Engels / Frank Klaassen
Spotting ElsewhereFebruary 28, 2018 | Hans & Frank
We keep on spotting airplanes ; these pictures have been made "all over the globe " , most of them in more recent years !
RAF Wildenrath (G) , July 5th , 1968 (arrivals for 50 Years R.A.F. Open Days)January 13, 2018 | Hans
On July 5th , 1968 Hans went to Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath , a few miles across the Dutch-German border . He positioned himself near the landing-approach lights and awaited the aircraft and helicopters that were to arrive to attend the two Open Days that were planned there on the next two days.
OMAN Armed Forces Museum, Muscat November 2017December 14, 2017 | Frank
In November 2017 Frank had the opportunity to spend a few minutes in the Armed Forces Museum of Oman: an extensive collection of weaponry, with a.o. a few airframes that once belonged to the inventory of the Sultan of Oman Air Force.
Spotting at Volkel (NL) , September 15th , 1988 ( 35 years 306 squadron , K.Lu.)November 10, 2017 | Hans
In September 1988 it was 35 years ago that 306"reconnaissance"squadron of the K.Lu. came into operation.


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What does this do to Minsk II?
Kiev is twisting in the wind at this point. In addition, Putin has canceled the Normandy Four meetings that had been planned for the sidelines of the G-20, which is a reasonable move after Kiev's backers grossly abused the Minsk II accords as a sanctions trap for Moscow. NATO's France and Germany, which were supposed to guarantee Kiev's compliance to the ceasefire, have never done their job, and shamelessly exhibit little concern or embarrassment.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has reached out to Putin to discuss repairing relations in their post-Brexit new world, and the UK's Foreign Minister Boris Johnson was quick to follow up on this topic with Lavrov two days later. The game board is changing.
Germany's FM Steinmeier meets Lavrov on August 15th, as his boss Merkel is also leaning toward normalization with Russia. What we may be seeing with these recent Kiev provocations is an attempt to delay Western rapprochement with Russia by using the only card it feels it has to play – cranking up the hostilities with the Republics to force the West to intercede on its behalf. This is a dangerous roll of the dice, nonetheless.
Prime Minister Medvedev has said that a break in diplomatic relations is definitely a possibility if Kiev's attacks continue AND the West does nothing to stop them. If Moscow were to walk out on Minsk 2, where would that leave the Western manipulators and their puppet government in Kiev?
Another geopolitical boomerang surfaced out of the blue with China's offer of a military alliance with Russia to counter the West's push toward a new Cold War containment strategy. And, Turkey, with its fast improving Russian relations, is also in play with its accusing the US and NATO of backing a Gulen coup against Erdogan. The Turkish Stream project has already gotten the green flag, with Turkey getting half the gas flow and Russia getting a hard fought pipeline foothold into the southern EU gas market, making the Saudis very unhappy.If the Syrian War gets wrapped up somehow, we might see a number of countries begin to worry about where all those hard-core, trained jihadis are going to go to next.I said it when it started, and will repeat it again. The US policy of regime change has been a disaster – economically and militarily for the US, and for…
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Do you wanna be right or wounded?Posted by Nicole orriëns with 6 comments
But since I'm not really an adrenaline junkie I have timed my runs just so. I run when I know those kids are safely in school, and I've got the streets to myself. Or do I?! Because now I encounter these people who decided to take a nice walk. But not on the left side of the road, oh no, that would be adhering to the rules of traffic. Much better to walk on the right side, into upcoming runners.
Since I know I'm right, in running on the left side of the road, I absolutely refuse to budge. I stubbornly stay in the left lane. There's only one thing wrong with that: so do they! So in the end I kind of stumble even more to the left, spraining my ankles and what not, trying to avoid a full on collision.
And as I stumble along I grit my teeth in a mixture of annoyance and pain. Because I'ld rather be wounded then give up on being right.


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Sunday, November 30, 2014
Infinity: One door closes and another opens
November has been crazy busy at both work and the house. I haven't had much time for the hobby between life and a few video games. I have started back at painting my Tohaa and working and a few other models I have picked up.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal abounds. I did hit Miniature Market but missed the only item I really wanted which was the Geckos. I did pick out something to finish a secret project I have been working on. Not that it's that secret but I wanted to spring it on the guys at the last tournament of N2 and ITS2014. Not sure if everything will work again with the changes in N3.
N3 is a little over a week before it ships. I ordered a copy and should get it around Christmas/New Years. I really can't wait. G&S has a pretty good following and I can only see it grow with N3. Only three of us jump around with different armies. It should be cool to see what each of us try out with the change.
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In the present day, almost all mattresses measurements are typical. It means that most queen mattresses are the matching height or size, similar to all twin beds, full beds and King size beds. Which makes bed replacement a bit simpler for people that use a common bed frame. It also makes linen shopping quite much easier.
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Grievance Procedure
Most grievances are a result of someone not agreeing with an action you have taken. Now I mentioned above that in most cases it will be over disciplinary action; however, some grievances involve not selecting someone within your organization for a promotion. Or it could be over the results of a performance appraisal. In other words it could be for a variety of reasons, but your Procedure should remain pretty much the same.
If you're organizational workforce is part of a Union most grievance procedure Rules would be already defined for you. They will explain the step by step process that is required to be followed on any workplace dispute. Within that step by step process it will define a time line also. This time line is important since you don't want an open ended time line that would allow for an employee to drag up the past any time into the future.
Also as part a many Procedure Rules they will also spell out individuals (generally by position) who will be involved in the decision making along the way. Of course at some point the final decision will be made by someone if there continue to be disagreements at each level of the Grievance. In some cases the decision made will be final and in others the individual could take it to a government organization by filing an EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) if they feel they have been discriminated in some way.
If you're organization does not currently have a grievance procedure in place I would first ask yourself if you really need on. Once you open the barn door the livestock will come out and it is very hard to get them back into the barn. If you do establish one then make sure that it can be followed fairly and consistently. This continues to be the theme throughout this website. Be fair and consistent in everything you do and it will relieve many of your problems. Having said this there will always be someone that will challenge you and if and when they do you will be ready to defend yourself provided you have been fair and consistent!
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When you hear the name Burgundy it conjures up most of all the fabulous wines that make the area so famous:
Chablis, Nuits St George, Meursault and the list goes on…..
But Burgundy has much to offer beyond the grape and is increasingly popular with second home buyers and permanent movers.
Why? Perhaps because it offers an appealing combination of history, art, landscape and architecture – the things that draw many of us to the French way of life.
Départements: Côte d'Or (21), Nièvre (58), Saône-et-Loire (71), Yonne (89)
After the recent changes to the administrative regions, Burgundy is now part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Burgundy itself is divided into four departments. In the south lies the Saône & Loire (71) which stretches from the foothills of the Jura, the Saône valley to the banks of the river Loire. To the west are the rolling hills of Nièvre (58), (which takes its name from the Nièvre river), including a large section of the Morvan regional nature park and the highest peak of the Morvan hills, Le Haut Folin, at 903 m. In Northern Burgundy sits the department of the Yonne (89), an agricultural area with the usual undulating countryside which reaches the outer fringes of the Paris region. The Côte-d'Or department (21), around Dijon, is hilly in the north west, and flat in the south east.
The historic and modern capital of the Burgundy region is Dijon
The ducal cities of Dijon and Beaune, the glories of the many chateaux, the architecture of the Romanesque churches and the sense of history are part of the tapestry that makes up this region, plus the revered wine-growing hillsides between Dijon and Beaune, and the traditions of the Climats de Bourgogne, listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
The landscape adds it own colours to the tapestry; spring brings the vineyards into leaf, summer is the time to enjoy the canals, the paths and lanes ideal for walking and cycling and the mild autumn is many people's favourite with the spectacular autumn colours from oaks and maple forests. But if you want more spectacular scenery head East to the Jura mountains or a a little further and you're in Switzerland. Finally, it's not just the wines of Burgundy that you'll be sampling if you live here but you'll also be able to enjoy some fine cooking with more Michelin starred restaurants than any other region. Burgundy offers plenty to discover and plenty to do – not surprisingly it's an open secret that's gradually being found out by house-hunters from abroad.
Property for sale in Burgundy
Burgundy is a large region and there is a lot to offer in the way of areas and property styles to please most buyers across it's four departments. For buyers who want to maximise a limited budget then the department of Nievre would be ideal as it offers one of the cheapest areas and most rural. North and west of Autun, the land becomes more reminiscent of the Scottish high as you head into the Morval Regional Park which covers a large part of the Nievre and also the border of the Côte-d'Or and Saône-et-Loire departments. This is also a great area if you are looking for traditional farmhouses and properties with land.
Yonne to the north of Burgundy is known for its crop production and another well-known region for wine production with Chablis. The medieval villages of Vézelay and Ancy le Franc attract tourists and many Parisians have second homes here. Chablis is only two hours away from Paris.
Pricing increases in the Côte-d'Or – famed for its vineyards – and also in the southernmost department of the Saône-et-Loire. Popular areas of Saône-et-Loire include the towns of Macon and Autun. Pricing will typically be higher here but it's a good rental market as well as the lively town of Chalon-sur-Saone. There are attractive houses to be found in the surrounding villages and lower pricing to be found in the smaller villages along the Canal du Centre.
The most popular department of Burgundy is by far the Côte-d'Or with its prestigious wines (Meursault, Gevrey Chambertin etc) and access to the canal de Bourgogne attracting holidaymakers worldwide. Its capital is the lively university town of Dijon. Beaune is another sought after town with elegant townhouses and converted apartment buildings. Demand from property buyers is high here and pricing is at a premium.Along the Côte de Beaune prices decrease as the distance from Beaune and the vineyards increases. If you are not specifically looking to be close to the wine area, then Auxois is an ideal area to look whilst still offering easy access to places like Dijon. Prices have risen in recent years but it would make an ideal investment with the growth of Dijon and rental market for commuters as well as interest from holidaymakers.
The climate in Burgundy
From the countryside vineyards to the larger cities, the region's weather is fairly consistent. The climate of Burgundy has short but nippy winters, pleasant summer temperatures with spring and summer showers helping to fatten up the grapes. The Saône-et-Loire departement stretches down towards the Mediterranean and experiences a milder climate.
Burgundy travel guide
Access to this area is good with the A6 Autoroute from Paris, good motorway access in about 5-6 hours from Calais, and great TGV links. Dole-Jura airport is located 50km from Dijon.
Burgundy property guide
Burgundy is popular with holidaymakers and boasts a wide variety of property from inexpensive rural barns to large manor houses, making it an attractive area for renovating property for the rental market.
Property in the elegant towns and cities come at a price, as do substantial country properties in the wine making regions. However, as the property market in Burgundy remains buoyant, and properties tend to hold their value well, with affordable properties coming onto the market regularly, there is always something to suit every budget.
Burgundy property styles
Village and town houses :
These are traditionally character stone properties within walking distance to amenities and providing a community feel. Small village houses without outside space and perhaps in need of some refreshment can be found for as little as €80,000 – €100,000. Grander townhouses will start from €250,000-300,000 and upwards.
Winegrower's house (Mason Vigneronne):
Characterful stone built properties, formally the homes of wine producer's in the region. They are typically built with charming terraces and come with land and outbuildings.
Often made of local materials – think exposed stone and wooden beams. Traditional farmhouses in the Bresse area were made with clay and straw as there was no easy access to stone. Farmhouses in the Chataillon, Chablis and Vézelay areas are built from the region's natural resource, limestone. These properties come with land and outbuildings and/or stabling. They are prevalent around the Morvan Regional Natural Park – a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farming area. Prices start from around €150,000 depending on the level of renovation and upwards of €300k/€400k+ depending on the size of the land and to reflect in pricing if there is a gite or B&B business attached.
Burgundian roofed properties:
This is more of a feature of Burgundy properties rather than a property style. The polychrome, colourful glazed roof tiles are a key feature of properties in the region and unique to Burgundy. The hospices de Beaune and town hall in Meursault are fine examples of this architectural design. They are usually found on the grand town residences of the former bourgeoisie. They are highly sought after and in limited availability so pricing will be at a premium.
Frequently asked questions about property in Burgundy
I want to purchase a vineyard in this region, what are my options?
The community of wine producers, or vignerons, in Burgundy is very close knit. There has long been a rich culture of wine production here and, as a result, the community protects against investment and acquisitions of new vineyards from foreign investors. The S.A.F.E.R is also very supportive of keeping this community alive and will usually pre-empt any sales.
For more details on the S.A.F.E.R: (https://www.frenchentree.com/french-property/buying-a-house-with-land-the-role-of-safer-in-french-property-purchase/)
Although the sale was finalised, there was uproar in 2012 when a Chinese investor acquired a vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, world-renowned for its wines. Availability of vineyards is also limited, vines often sell in the form of smaller parcels of land rather than large scale estates and are rarely listed on the open market. If you are serious about investing in a French vineyard then we would recommend that you look at other wine producing areas in France.
Can I find a barn to renovate with land for under €50,000?
If you are considering a renovation project then a barn or ruin could be an ideal option. It is unusual to find barns with a lot of land since they are often situated a small distance away from the original farmhouse. They are now rare to find and due to their limited availability they are sold quickly. Pricing usually starts from around €30,000 upwards but move fast!
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Cheatham Street Warehouse
There are very few music venues that have as much musical reverence and historical charm as Cheatham Street Warehouse.
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Dick's Classic Garage Car Museum
Americans fell in love in and with the car industry, and Dick's Classic Garage Car Museum salutes that love affair right here in San Marcos.
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Cresent, Control of Work and Health and Safety specialists, and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the industry's leading global oil spill response cooperative, are delighted to announce a new training partnership.
This exciting collaboration will lead to an increased range of e-learning for customers, with Cresent strengthening their offering of oil spill response themed courses. This innovative approach offers key benefits; providing low cost, high quality courses to both Cresent and OSRL customers.
Rory Fraser, Production Manager at Cresent, said "We're looking forward to working closely with OSRL to reinforce a message of safety across the industries where it is most needed. We have been able to expand out exiting range of courses and tap into the extensive knowledge base of OSRL. This partnership allows us the opportunity for future collaboration initiatives and joint development of new e-learning courses for our customers."
This message is echoed by Jo Unwin, Training & Consultancy Manager at OSRL, "We are proud to partner with Cresent. We believe this collaboration continues to show our commitment to enhance the competence of our customers beyond the conventional realms of oil spill response. This will promote a healthier and safer working environment within the industry, working toward preventing oil spill incidents."
Safety is a core value embedded in both organisations, striving toward increasing understanding and competence through training solutions. This new partnership between Cresent and Oil Spill Response Limited is the beginning of aligning industry training standards and health and safety principles.


text: Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Pap smear and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test The Pap and HPV test can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. The Pap test looks for pre-cancers (cell changes on the cervix) that might become cancer without appropriate treatment. The HPV test looks for the virus which can cause these cell changes. Discuss the screening schedule that is right for you with your health care provider. Because we continue to learn more about this cancer, guidelines for screening continue to evolve. In general, women should start screening at age 21. The most current recommendation is: Women age 21-29 should get a pap test every three years Women age 30-65 should get a pap and HPV co-test every five years. A pap test alone every three years is also acceptable. Women should stop screening at age >65. Specifically if they have: No history of moderate to severe dysplasia or cancer Either three negative pap tests in a row, or two negative pap-HPV co-tests in a row within the past 10 years, with the most recent test performed within the past five years If the following apply to you, do not follow these guidelines. Instead, talk with your doctor about what is best for you. History of cervical cancer HIV-positive Weakened immune system Exposed to DES before birth HPV vaccine Legacy recommends that girls and boys get the HPV vaccine, as a way to prevent future cases of cervical cancer.


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A former suburban Chicago police officer jailed for killing his wife received a 40-year prison sentence Friday for plotting to kill the prosecutor who helped convict him of murder in 2012.
Drew Peterson was found guilty in May of attempting to hire a hitman to kill Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow.
Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Prosecutors say that while serving his sentence, Peterson approached a fellow inmate about the possibility of hiring someone to kill Glasgow.
The inmate, Antonio Smith, agreed to wear a wire for investigators and recorded Peterson offering $10,000 to hire Smith's uncle to kill Glasgow.
In court Friday, Peterson claimed that he knew he was being recorded and had never meant to kill Glasgow, but was pretending to order the hit so Smith could turn him in and receive a reduced sentece. He added that at the time of the recordings, in November 2014, he was suicidal and didn't believe he would live to see the scam come to fruition.
"Jim Glasgow, there was never any intent to have you killed," Peterson said. Glasgow responded outside the courtroom by calling Peterson "deluded" and "a patronizing con man."
In court, Glasgow said that a lengthy sentence was necessary as a deterrent, otherwise convicts will believe they can kill a prosecutor and get the minimum sentence.
"It's critical that a message be sent that this will never be (allowed) in Illinois," he said.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Friday's sentence, which must be served after Peterson's sentence for killing Savio, essentially guarantees the 62-year-old Peterson will die in prison. He had been scheduled for parole in 2047.
Peterson first came to national attention in 2007 after his fourth wife, Stacy, vanished from their home in Bolingbrook, Ill. She has never been found and no one has been charged in connection with the case. However, Peterson was recorded telling Smith he was worried that Glasgow would eventually charge him in the case.
Kathleen Savio was found dead in her bathtub in 2004. Her death was initially ruled an accident, but Glasgow ordered the case re-opened following Stacy Peterson's disappearance.
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Has Jennifer Lopez Had Cosmetic Surgery?
Jennifer Lopez or J.Lo, as she is known by her thousands of fans worldwide was born on 24 July 1969 and is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, fashion designer, and television producer.
As she reaches her middle-age, internet forums, blogs and chatrooms are full of chat about Jennifer Lopez and plastic surgery with many fans find themselves wondering whether Jennifer Lopez plastic surgery rumors have any truth to them.
Lopez, famed as a top grossing singer and a dancer of consummate skill as well as a model, record producer, fashion designer and television producer, is certainly no stranger to Hollywood.
Though out of the main spotlight, Lopez is still doing a lot of work behind the scenes as well as appearing on shows like American Idol where she acts as a judge.
Lopez is of Puerto Rican descent, and in her 40s she has continued to maintain her vitality and beauty that helped make her famous.
But many of her fans wonder just where Lopez is keeping her fountain of youth, and if she is seeking out the aid of celebrity plastic surgery to keep herself looking so good.
Has Jennifer Lopez Had Cosmetic Surgery?
Unlike situations such as the Nikki Cox cosmetic surgery rumors, Jennifer Lopez has gone on the record and said she doesn't get cosmetic surgery.
"If people want to get enhancements here and there and little shots or whatever… I don't do it, but I don't want to judge because I don't know how I'll feel when I'm 40 or 50 and if that is something I would do," Lopez is quoted saying at the Make Me Heal website.
That would seem to be a pretty bold statement, but then again Lopez is in her 40s now, and there are several plastic surgeons that are of the opinion she has gotten plastic surgery done.
However Lopez's procedures have been subtle and natural looking, nothing at all like the plastic surgery gone wrong horror stories Hollywood sometimes produces.
Jennifer Lopez: Before and After Photos?
When presented with the photos of Lopez as a so-called plastic surgery celebrity, several doctors have weighed in with their views and professional opinions.
Dr. Bruce Katz, a board certified dermatologist believes that Lopez has gotten Botox done to help smooth her face and help lift her brows.
This opinion is seconded by Dr. Steven Pearlman, who has pointed out the notable lack of crows feet on Lopez's face. However, neither surgeon commented on the rumors about Lopez undergoing a rhinoplasty or any of the other rumors that bear a striking resemblance to Catherine Zeta Jones plastic surgery speculations.
Both doctors agree that, in the event Lopez has gotten work done it is tasteful and natural looking; a far cry from the bad plastic surgery you occasionally see in Hollywood.
Despite the opinions, there hasn't been confirmation as to what Jennifer Lopez has and hasn't had done as far as cosmetic procedures goes.
There are still fans and commentators that will split hairs, debating whether or not non-invasive facial injections and Botox procedures count, or if Lopez has to go further for it to be considered real cosmetic surgery.
With that mind set it's doubtful that anything will quell Jennifer Lopez plastic surgery rumors short of her statements on the matter.
Jennifer Lopez Photo Gallery – Before & After
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Investing is the first step for future millionaires. You can hear about young millionaires these days because of Gemini2 binary option. If you want to become like them, try investing. It is alright to say that you don't know anything about investing in the stock market. Here's how to begin investing.
Research first on stocks
Stock investments are a good way to make money. Research first on stocks before thinking about the money you will earn. You need to begin searching for the best stocks in the market. How do you invest? How to create your trading account? What is the best software to use? Those are just some of the things you need to know about stocks. Do not just rely on researching online. There are books that are written by successful men who dealt with stocks.
Educate yourself
You can also educate yourself on investing. There are short courses that you can enroll in. Some provide online tutorials to guide you in investing. Online classes are also available. It can be free or worth a few dollars. Educating yourself in investing will give you more knowledge on how to manage your investments. Check your local schools for classes about investment. It can minimize the risk of investing without knowing what can happen.
Take care of your capital
To get started with investing, you need capital. It can be any amount you are willing to invest. The best way to take care of your capital is to start with a low amount. Familiarize yourself with the market. Do not just invest everything and not knowing how the market will move. Invest your capital in multiple companies, but on stable ones. Do not carelessly invest in just one company. The erratic stock market can easily burn your investment. Strategically invest your capital.
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Control your emotions while investing. You need to extend your patience, especially if something is not going the way that you like. You need to wait for the right time to buy investments. Patience is needed to sell at the right time. A big increase can be tempting, but waiting for a bit can raise a higher profit. Earning through investments can sometimes be unacceptable by another family. Be patient with other people who disagree with you. Even your family might not support your idea of investing.
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You might have big investments, but they are not earning as much as you want. The timeframe you have set to increase your profits was not met. In cases that your investments seem not to earn profits, ask for help. You can consult stockbrokers. Expert stockbrokers can enlighten you on areas that are not clear for you.
Research first on stocks either online or by paper resources. Educate yourself about investing and software like Gemini2. Take care of your capital by investing wisely. Extend your patience on investing and the people around you. If you are already at a dead end, ask help if necessary.


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Although tepees along the trail have given way to turnpikes, Indian traders are still heading west. Their destination: the Annual American Indian and Ethnographic Art Show and Sale at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, Calif., Feb. 20-21. For the growing number of dealers and collectors of Indian art and artifacts, it's the year's first major stop on an annual circuit that includes important shows in Chicago and New York, and auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Butterfield & Butterfield in San Francisco, and Skinner in Bolton, Mass. The high point on the Indian trail is in Santa Fe in mid-August, with a week of shows, sales and seminars.
"Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the cultural heritage of the first inhabitants of this continent," said Will Channing, a Santa Fe dealer and auctioneer. He was one of four dealers offering Indian blankets, peace pipes, wooden carvings, beaded buckskin clothing, pottery, jewelry and woven baskets at the elegant Winter Antiques in New York in late January.
Gone are the days of John Wayne movie stereotypes.
A heightened sensitivity to the history, faith and artistic traditions of American Indians is evidenced in a spate of new books, museum exhibits, films and school programs, which have catapulted Indian culture into the limelight and inspired many to covet its artifacts. Maya Angelou's inaugural poem is bound to spearhead even greater interest, as will the impending construction of the National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall in Washington.


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You'll love DOTTY CROWDY, despite the fact her two lifelong friends NORA and WILMA, find her incorrigible, especially when her two hundred and twenty watt light bulb illuminates her mind with ludicrous ideas and doesn't have an off switch. Her latest illumination is an African camping adventure, which fails to resonate with her friends, but Dotty knows how to sway their mind over a couple of bottles of sherry.
Dotty's unsuccessful visit to a travel agent prompts her to a visit to the Forest Arms for a conciliatory drink. She meets LUCAS, who hails from an exotic Brazzina (an imaginary but plausible island) off the coast of Africa. He's a tour operator and well connected, so he tells her. In her excitement, she invites him to dinner to meet her two sceptical friends. Nora's cautiousness and lack of ambition and Wilma dubiousness peeves her until Lucas seduces their minds with pristine beaches and beautiful mountains.
The three women excitedly chat about their forthcoming holiday over coffee in the local cafe. MAJOR RAYMOND MILESTONE eavesdrops on their conversation. He catches Dotty's eye, her beguiling smiles offers him an invitation to join them and introduces himself. When he invites her to dinner, her hormones do the tango as she misconstrues this as a romantic tryst. His purpose is to glean surreptitiously, information on their itinerary. He's not surprised it coincides with his covert military operation to destroy Lucas's opium on the island. He realises the women will be in danger if left to Lucas's devises. The onus is on Milestone to provide clandestine protection for the trio. Dotty doesn't hear from him again and assumes he's a jerk.
From the outset of their travels, nothing is as Lucas promises. Their travel arrangements are a diabolical cock-up. On arrival on the island, hysteria abounds when they see the touring vehicle, an old war torn rust bucket with a goat tethered to the tow bar and a box of live chickens as their fresh supplies. HONEST, their driver guide meets them, not Lucas's brother as he arranges. The hazardous journey takes five hours due to a cloudburst, potholes and thick mud. On arrival at their destination and to their surprise, they find a luxury camp nestling at the foot of the mountain. They absolve Lucas for the minor hic-ups!
A day into their sunshine holiday a storm rips through their camp. They seek refuge under a solid kitchen table as its canvas engulfs them into darkness. The end is nigh as Dotty suggests they make their confessions. Three hours later the storm abates, miraculously they only suffer minor injuries.
Dotty is suspicious when a new camp is erected and interrogates Honest. She knows Lucas doesn't have the resources. She demands to know who his boss is. Reluctant, he reveals it is Milestone. Furious, she concludes he's a kidnapper and contrives a foolproof escape plan to safety. They steal their vehicle and find themselves bogged down in mud. Nora and Wilma must push them out, if their mission is to be a success. Instead, Dotty steers it down a ravine, leaping to safety just in time. Despondent they contemplate their long walk back to camp. A passing vehicle picks up three dishevelled mud coated ladies and their goat.
Honest lets slip, his boss watches their every move from a secluded observation post. He reports to him early every morning. This adds fuel to her rage and begins a vendetta of ridiculous demands, chilled champagne for breakfast, and lobster for lunch, fans and a generator. Milestone wonders if the wretched women think they're staying in the Hilton hotel.
Two days later, Dotty demands to see Milestone. She learns he and his personnel have gone to war. Hysteria prevails; they're in a plum war zone and Milestone has kidnapped them for ransom. Honest assures them it's not true and moves them to Plantation House, Milestone's HQ.
ROSE the housekeeper welcomes them; they're awestruck by its luxury and the aquamarine sea below. Nevertheless, Dotty still plans another escape. She cajoles the driver to take them into the city: they must find their original guide. A visit to the market and opium parlour lands them in jail. Milestone radios Rose to find if the wretched women have settled, she tells them of their arrest. Enraged, he bellows for DURWARD, the Intelligence Officer, to find out the reason. Mortified, Durward has to inform his superior the charge is smoking opium with intent of purchasing. One of the women is his grandmother, Nora. Dotty thought she was buying opium perfume. Milestone negotiates their release with strict instructions to Rose and Honest to lock away anything with wheels, and the keys to the vehicle. Even better, shackle them to a tree until his return.
Milestone accomplishes his mission despite the added challenges and returns to the house with his key personnel only to discover the women missing. They trio and their goat went on a picnic in the forest and haven't returned. At the end of his thither, he sends a search party. The inebriated trio are singing in the observation post. Dotty jumps in surprise when she sees Milestone. Nora's surprise is seeing her grandson.
The following day Milestone explains his modus operandi. To accomplish his mission, he had to provide for their safety. Lucas, a drug baron, whose opium they confiscate and destroy had plans to use them as pawns against the military, even if it meant their demise. Embarrassed, the three tell Milestone what they thought – he abducted them for ransom and sleazy pornographic movies. Milestone is under no illusion where the assumption comes from.
With two days left of their holiday, Dotty has to find a way for Milestone's forgiveness. He taunts her with his aloofness, although his full intention is to prove to her, he is not the person she makes him out to be.
The synopsis is a bit frenetic and choppy. Each sentence doesn't lead as smoothly as it could into the next sentence; instead, it's like a roller coaster where the reader is being whipped first one way then another. And like a coaster ride, we come to an abrupt halt at the end. It's kind of like you thought: Uh-oh, I'm approaching maximum word count; I'll do what they do in journalism and start cutting from the end of the story.
Like with your query, I think you were just in a hurry to get this out -- and it shows. It needs a very careful edit. No matter the fun premise, I don't believe any agent or editor would ask for more based on this simply because of the amount of editing they would infer your manuscript needs.
Capping the character names on first introduction is a preference thing. Some people hate it, some people like it. I've done it both ways with abandon. So it's up to you whether to do it or not.
My version takes it down from 978 words to 760 words. It cleans up the grammar and syntax issues, but it's up to you -- and maybe some of the commenters! -- to add in the needed voice.
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At 63, Dotty Crowdy is an incorrigible retiree with a wild imagination, even wilder schemes, and plenty of time to act on them. Her latest notion: an African camping adventure with her two lifelong friends, Nora and Wilma. As usual, Norma urges caution and Wilma is dubious about the whole business, but it just takes a couple of bottles of sherry before they're willing to follow Dotty anywhere. Nor does it hurt that Lucas, the charming tour operator from an exotic island off the coast of Africa, is so persuasive and insistent, filling their heads with promises of pristine beaches and beautiful mountains.
The three women are in a local cafe chatting excitedly about their upcoming holiday when a silver fox, Major Raymond Milestone, catches Dotty's eye. She beckons him over with a beguiling smile, and when he invites her to dinner, her hormones do the tango.
Milestone, however, isn't after a romantic tryst; he's after her holiday itinerary. Nor is he surprised to find it coincides with his covert military operation to stop an opium cartel run by the same Lucas who's posing as Dotty's tour operator. Realizing the women are heading into danger but not knowing what it is, Milestone sets up clandestine protection for the trio.
When Dotty doesn't hear from him again, she assumes Milestone is a jerk. But she has other issues to worry about once she's off on her holiday. For starters, the touring vehicle is an old, war-torn rust bucket. And their fresh supplies? A goat tethered to the tow bar along with a crate of live chickens. It isn't even the driver -- Lucas' brother -- that had been arranged. And though it's a small island, it takes 5 hours to negotiate the potholes, rain and mud on the way to their lodgings.
A day into their "sunshine holiday" a ferocious storm rips through camp. Sheltering under a kitchen table, Dotty is convinced the end is nigh and suggests they make their confessions. A short time later the storm ends, but Dotty is suspicious about how quickly a new camp is erected. She drills their driver, Honest, to find out who's funding it only to discover it isn't Lucas at all but Milestone. Of course, there's only one possible explanation: Milestone must have kidnapped them and now intends to force them into making one of those sleazy pornographic films.
Dotty plots a foolproof escape and the trio manages to steal their tour bus. Only getting bogged down in mud isn't part of the plan. Nor is having to work the clutch. When the bus careens out of control into a ravine, the women leap to safety just in time. Almost immediately Honest is there to pick up the three disshevelled, mud-coated ladies and their goat.
When Dotty learns Honest's boss is watching their every move from a secluded observation post, she's infuriated. She begins a vendetta of ridiculous demands -- chilled champagne for breakfast, lobster for lunch, fans, and a generator -- wanting to put Hilton Hotel screws to Milestone's camping budget. The one demand that isn't granted is her demand to see Milestone. Her imagination concocts the obvious reason: They're in the middle of a war zone, Milestone is heading up an army, and she and her friends have been kidnapped for ransom.
Another escape attempt is in order. Dotty cajoles Honest into taking them into the city where she intends to find their original guide and go home. A sidetrip to the market, though, thwarts her plan when they duck into an opium parlor, which Dotty mistakes for a factory that manufactures her favorite brand of perfume. The women are unceremoniously thrown in jail on charges of smoking opium with intent to purchase.
An exasperated Milestone negotiates their release with strict instructions to Honest to keep a sharp eye on them and lock away anything with wheels. Even better, shackle them to a tree until his return.
He and his men track after Lucas, the opium baron, confiscate and destroy his latest shipment, and put him in custody. When Milestone returns, Dotty and her friends are gone -- again. A frantic search finds them in the forest. On a picnic. With their goat. The inebriated trio is singing, and Milestone finds himself thawing in the presence of their simple exuberance for life.
Against his better judgment, he invites Dotty to dinner. With a wink in her eye, she accepts, knowing she still has two days left of her holiday to win him over and end this silver fox's kidnapping ways.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Synopsis 8: Three Broads and a Fraud
You'll love DOTTY CROWDY, despite the fact her two lifelong friends NORA and WILMA, find her incorrigible, especially when her two hundred and twenty watt light bulb illuminates her mind with ludicrous ideas and doesn't have an off switch. Her latest illumination is an African camping adventure, which fails to resonate with her friends, but Dotty knows how to sway their mind over a couple of bottles of sherry.
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Phoenix thanks for doing this. But, in places the synopsis does not reflect the true story. I am going to copy and paste and work on what you have put together. Great you have reduced the word count. Also just to let you know, my MS has been professionally copy edited by a friend; the MS has no reflection of an overlaod as the synopsis or query. It's just that I wanted to do my own. Hopefully this puts your mind to rest on that.
- 28 October, 2010 08:59
Building on PHX's revision,I wouldn't name Dottie's two friends in the first para, or at all, because they don't do anything specific for the rest of the synopsis. Plus, that makes 5 characters named in the first 100 words or so.
She drills their driver, Honest, to find out who's funding it
This line made me laugh because I thought drill meant sex and Honest was not a name but a statement as in: "She honestly drilled him!"
All in all, it's shaping up well.
I'm of the crowd that's against capitalizing names in synopses.
my MS has been professionally copy edited...
I wouldn't go around telling people that because if an agent hears it he'll think, "If I ask this person to make changes, they won't know what to do." and might not think it's worth the effort to take you on as a client.
- 28 October, 2010 22:12
Hi Matt thanks for your valuable advice. Will take note of what you have said re: copy edited...... but I wanted Phoenix to know that the writing was loaded as she thought with the query and synopsis and I assume agents don't go looking...... or do they?????
- 29 October, 2010 04:44
- Phoenix said...
She drills their driver
grills. grills.
Awwk! I blame it on the sticking "g" on my keyboard...
- 29 October, 2010 15:42
Ha different terminology between America and British - well whatever I am. As a white born in Africa I used to be termed as European on any official document when in fact I am not European.... Africans say I am not African. Hands up, but yes I would use the terminology 'drilled' for an answer. Never heard of it as another version.
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On the heels of the Season 3 premiere of "Girls" -- or just Lena Dunham's general, unrelenting cultural relevance -- the anti-ingenue is Vogue's new cover girl. The February 2014 cover story, written by Nathan Heller, explores the life, love and anxieties of America's favorite millennial. And homegirl is wise.
Right away, Dunham responded to some viewer disapproval of her brief on-screen romance with Patrick Wilson last season, telling Heller there's really no such thing as a "perfect match" -- and that audiences need to see some more "imperfect" pairings:
It's like, "Have you been out on the street lately?" Everyone dates everyone, for lots of reasons we can't understand. Sexuality isn't a perfect puzzle, like, "He has a nice nose and she has a nice nose! She's got great breasts and he's got great calves! And so they're going to live happily ever after in a house that was purchased with their modeling money!" It's a complicated thing. I want people ultimately, even if they're disturbed by certain moments, to feel bolstered and normalized by the sex that's on the show.
While Dunham is known for her bare-it-all emotional transparency -- and recently responded to a (somewhat rude) question about her on-screen exposure by saying "I totally get it. If you're not into me, that's your problem." -- she tells Vogue that she is actually a "private" person. Dunham told Heller:
It's important for me to have a lot of time alone, and to have a lot of time in my house by myself. My entire life sort of takes place between me and my dog, my books, and my boyfriend, and my private world. To me, privacy isn't necessarily equated with secret-keeping. What's private is my relationship with myself.
When asked if her professional achievements have caused her to outgrow the generation she is charged with representing, Dunham explained that her rising star hasn't done away with the anxieties that most young adults -- and certainly the characters on "Girls" -- feel every day.
"I still go to a party and say something embarrassing to someone, and then write them a weird e-mail about it the next day, and then write them a text because I think they didn't get the e-mail," she says. "No matter what happens with your level of success, you still have to deal with all the baggage that is yourself."
Lena, you can say something embarrassing to us whenever you like.
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seanboulton.com? What the what?
Yep, I'm going big-time now. First of all, nice to have a unique name so that, in 2012, I'm still able to register it as a website address. Second, I've made the move from running a blog for free on WordPress to actually paying to have a real website, with multiple pages, the ability to embed unlimited photos and video - the whole nine yards. However, I get to create and manage all that within a completely flexible interface that I can make either as complicated or as simple as I want. And, trust me, it's going to be run simply for the foreseeable future.
As much as anything, this is about motivation. The theory is that if I'm paying for this site to take form, even if it's not a prohibitive amount, I'll take it more seriously. I mean, come on - I've been on sabbatical for almost three months now, and I may have written eight blog posts. And two of those were haikus. Not exactly what I'd call productive. I've had more than my fair share of free time.
I know lots of people who manage to write nearly every day, if not every day. I'm literally in awe of the discipline necessary to pull that off. It's one thing if you're doing that for a living, although that's difficult enough. It's another thing entirely if you're doing it alongside everything else you have going on in life. So, hats off to you, Josh. And you, Nicole. Et toi aussi, Casey. I aspire to actualize that type of commitment.
Meanwhile, this new site is a tool to work toward that. Plus, it's looking entirely likely that the whole freelance writing thing might start to take off as a side gig, and it'll be rather helpful to have a place to be able to promote that service. In all, the time is right to take this step. Stay tuned for more...


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If they do, what are their responsibilities with regards to the privacy of the other participants?
Should journalists identify themselves accurately and state their purposes upon entering a chat room or logging on to a message board?
Is it OK to lurk for a while before identifying oneself?
Naturally, there will be differences of opinion about what is proper online behavior.
Many chat rooms, e-mail lists and other Internet communities have general rules of etiquette that users are expected to follow.
Journalists doing research online might find it helpful to review these guidelines before joining a chat room or signing up for an e-mail list.
When journalists eavesdrop on Internet chat rooms, they run the risk of invading the privacy of the participants, as well as misrepresenting their purpose in being there.
The following article was excerpted from the book, "Digital Dilemmas: Ethical Issues for Online Media Professionals."Internet communications can be monitored secretly by one's peers through a behavior called "lurking.'' This is akin to eavesdropping, or perhaps listening to talk radio programs regularly without ever calling in.
Internet lurkers typically log on to chat rooms and discussion forums or join e-mail lists and newsgroups with little or no intent of sending messages; rather they prefer to read the communications of others.
But whereas the radio lurker cannot see the telephone numbers of those who call in, the online lurker usually has access to the e-mail addresses and screen names of anyone who sends a message or participates in a discussion.
There is nothing to prevent a lurker from copying a newsgroup or e-mail message from another subscriber and spreading it around the Internet, effectively making the original sender's e-mail address available to millions of other users.
Likewise, lurkers in restricted chat rooms and forums may also be able to record messages and circulate them around the Net.
Lurking is practically impossible to prevent, though it does raise some ethical questions.
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Suzanna A
Age when shot: 29
Eye color: green
Hair color: brown
Height: 170cm
Weight: 51kg
Breast size: large
Measurements: 94/58/89
Country: Ukraine
Ethnicity: Caucasian
The lovely Suzanna has returned once again to Biertijd.
What is it about busty brunettes that I like so much?
I don't know for sure but I am really happy when I see them. (;>)
Susanna seem to have that short nothing cut again. Perhaps it is an older shoot, but the appearance of a lady with a square jaw is enhanced when her face is framed with longer tresses. Maybe she'll return with a longer cut next time.
Great looking WOMAN!
What does a guy have to do to get some pics of a pussy around here? Ha! LOL
Btw, only a dotard like D.H. wouldn't know why a busty brunette is likeable. (Had to, 'cuz we all learned a new word this week)
I like her short hair and her large breasts and her not that square jaw and her cute and sexy smirk and her engorged, creaming pussy, and her mighty fine ass. Basically the whole girl. LOLOLOL
Very nice MILF overall, but definitely too skinny in the ass...
Extremely Smokin' Hot Woman ... 9/10 ...
I THink I Just Fell In Lust ....
@ Mongodude
I appreciate your humor and opinions, but if you examine #14, I think you'd have to agree that this busty brunette has a very square jaw. Fortunately for all of us, that's the farthest thing from our minds when giving babes the whole nine yards; if we are to believe B.E.M.
@ B.E.M. (and his far from tiny pee-pee) - 24 Sep '17 - 02:04
Two days ago you wrote this about Sybil A/Kailena:
"Pretty as hell but a total lesbian. :( - B.E.M. - 22 Sep '17 - 14:51"
The truth about Sybil A/Kailena can be found by googling "Sybil freeones".
Freeones should be one of the first for that search.
On the "Sybil" page look at "Dashboard" and scroll down and click on:
"Sybil A Kailena has passionate Sex with her Lover" and
"Sybil A Kailena and her Man undress each other"
In these you will see Sybil giving a guy head and enjoying vaginal sex with a guy.
"Total Lesbians" do not ever engage in sex acts with men.
Bisexual girls do but never "total lesbians".
The truth is you know nothing about about Sybil ...and you also know nothing about me.
The question I asked was known as a "rhetorical question".
You can look that term up as well. If you knew what it meant you would not have answered.
And as far as your "pee pee" is concerned: Guys who are well endowed never need to brag.
You hide behind your monitor because in real life I would easily kick your ass.
Your opinions about Sybil are completely wrong.
You are nothing but an Internet Troll ...
"Go Ahead Punk, Make My Day!"
@Louie, EEEEEEE! You're right! She does look a bit manly there in 14. Looks much more feminine in profile. I believe the solution lies in one of your own mandates:
"Woman, avert thy eyes!" "Look not directly upon me, lest thee lose thy head. Now, bend thee over...."
I prefer ladies with their heads on; therefore in a condition to give me head. Methinks, you are confusing me with my progeny Louis XVI. Now, off to the ball!
Geez, the attendants at the nursing home must have slipped Harry some extra prune juice because he sure is fired up. And, anyone that claims he could kick some ones ass on a porn site comment board is truly a wimp who hides behind his false sense of manliness because we all know that at your age your testicles have dried up and any testosterone in your body has been taken orally. Thanks for the extensive info on Sybil. You obviously have too much time on your hands. Do you need a new jigsaw puzzle to work on in your room? Jerkoff.
Omg ze heeft een heel mooi poesje wow
wie wil daar niet ff aan likken ofzo ikkuh wel hmmm
Een heel mooi lichaam heeft ze en zo uitnodigend wow.
Well Suzanna, you sorta get the idea of "one-article." But, you must understand that thigh high stockings are worn more properly with a mid length skirt and not a short one.
I do find you attractive with that short 'bob.' Also, the King LOVES sexy brunettes like you especially when you raise your shapely legs!
Thanks for the exhibition.
I thought she is taller as 170 cm... But I want try her so, too :) Something says me, that she isn't virgin yet in both strategic holes :D
Oh Suzanna, oh spread your thighs for me, for I come from Alabama with a dick down to my knee!
She might be a used car; but she's been kept in the garage.


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Bollywood actor Salman Khan today shot for a special film for the border guarding ITBP as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the security force.
The 46-year-old actor flew down from Mumbai to shoot his appeal for a marathon 'Run for the nation',being organised by the border guarding force on October 7 in the national capital.
The clip features the 'Dabangg' actor appealing to the youth to run for the marathon and also motivating them to join the security forces.
The force,according to sources,had specially contacted the actor to be a part of the marathon preparations.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is celebrating its golden jubilee year of raising this year.
It was raised in 1962 to counter Chinese aggression and at present,the about 60,000 personnel strong force guards the 3,488km long Sino-Indian border.
The troops have undertaken an Everest expedition and a river rafting voyage in the Ganges earlier this year as part of the golden jubilee celebrations.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Clean Coconut Carob Chip Banana Bread
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- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Where do you find carob chips? I can't seem to find them! (I love your blog btw. I'm obsessed with your buffalo chicken recipe and your PB chocolate protein bars! I make those recipes every single week.) -KimReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 7:41 AM
i've found carob chips at my local health food store.Delete
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Yep, health food store on the baking aisle.Delete
wow. i am making this this weekend!!! :)ReplyDelete
That looks awesome and no sugar!? Can't wait to try it this weekend!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ya! You could add it if you like things sweeter, but I think the banana sweetens it enough :)Delete
I try to stay away from the protein powders. What do you suggest as a substitute? Love your blog. Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
You can try another 3/4 cup oat flour, but no promises on how it turns out :)Delete
OMG I just ate breakfast and you are making me hungry again - that looks amazing! Thanks for sharing, am making this tonight for sure! :)ReplyDelete
I have to try this!! It looks amazing!ReplyDelete
- SharonJune 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM
That looks DELISH!!!! I swear I can "smell" that picture! lolReplyDelete
I always love seeing you pin treats, cause I know that soon, you'll have a cleaned up version of it! Thank you!!!Replies
Oh the smell is to die for!! :)Delete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Did u use chocolate or vanilla protein powder? I am making this tonight for sure!ReplyDelete
I've been loving your recipes. Crockpot salsa chicken on Monday, coconut chicken strips last night, and now as soon as my protein powder comes in the mail I'm going to give this a try. Thanks for all the healthy recipes!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 9:21 AM
can i sub vegan choc chips for the carob chips?ReplyDelete
I think the majority of PLL's viewers are adults. It's too scary for kids, lol.ReplyDelete
Do you use a program to calculate the nutritional info of recipes or do you just do it on paper?Replies
It really is SO scary!! I use myfitnesspal.comDelete
I'm a new follower! Love your blog! I've always exercised and eat semi-healthy, but your blog really makes me think about what I am eating! I just have one question- do you ever splurge and eat pizza, burgers etc?... Thanks for all of the great info!! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Not really, I've found clean ways to make all those bad foods so I don't ever really need them.Delete
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This looks amazing!!! Nothing like banana bread - and with "chocolate". Nothing compares. Definitely on my list to try! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- Souper17/LoriJune 22, 2012 at 8:11 PM
I just baked me a loaf of this delicious looking loaf. Can hardly wait for tomorrow to have with my morning coffee!!! Thanks for yet another amazing recipe...you're the BEST!ReplyDelete
Looks delicious! I'm guessing you use this as a pwo or first couple meals only? Thanks lady!ReplyDeleteReplies
O wow, REALLY good! I'll be making this again!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 11:22 AM
I made this over the weekend and boy was it good! My boyfriend was a huge fan since he loves banana bread. I didn't have carob chips so I used dark cocoa chunks that I did have. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 2, 2012 at 8:00 AM
I have an oat sensitivity- if I substitute whole wheat flour would I use the same amount?ReplyDeleteReplies
I would assume so!Delete
This is SOOOOOO good. I just made it, I didn't have carob chips so I used vegan choco chips instead but OMG yum.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 11:02 PM
at what time of the day would you have this, cant wait to try this recipe tomorrow!ReplyDeleteReplies
Anytime before 3pmDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Can I sub chocolate instead of vanilla?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Maybe i missed this but what SIZE cooking dish to use cause that will make a difference in cook time and temperatureReplyDelete
Just made this and baked in muffin tins, they are awesome!ReplyDelete
Got 11 nice muffins out of it!
Love your recipes Little B!!!


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PAME Book on The Functioning and Action of Trade Unions
Dear colleagues,
The link attached is a brochure called "The Functioning and Action of Trade Unions", published by PAME in Greece on April 2015.
Its purpose is to help the debate about issues on the functioning of the unions, the role, the goals and actions of the union movement. About the destructive role of the forces of class collaboration in the trade union movement. Also, to highlight weaknesses and problems faced in the everyday action of the unions. To be a tool for young and older trade unionists. Of course, this small document does not cover all issues, neither does it analyze in detail. Furthermore, some issues are focused in the realities of Greek trade union legislation.
However, we believe it's important for all unions to contribute with their experience to the collective thinking of the international trade union movement and, thus, we publish this document translated in English.
The book is dedicated at the 17th Congress of WFTU, which is to take place in Durban, South Africa, on October 5-8, 2016
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World War Z
Marc Forster, USA, 2013, 116m, PG-13
A dynamite Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a former United Nations troubleshooter faced with a global zombie invasion. The dead don't walk, they sprint. The opening attack in Philadelphia makes mob panic palpable. Gerry barely escapes with his wife, Karen and their two young daughters. But World War Z is still as smart, shifty and scary as a starving zombie ready to chow down on you, baby, you.
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January 21, 2016
by Hannah Field
Winter is quite a busy time for a lot of people. Winter holidays are joy-filled, but they can also be very stressful. Add to that the stress of jobs and school, which are often at their peak during winter, and it can be difficult to set aside time for healthy habits. Cooking nutritious foods, exercising, and getting enough sleep are often the first things to go when we are stressed, but they shouldn't be! These healthful habits give us the energy we need to tackle all that we need to do.


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I've spent more time than I'd like to admit crafting our wedding registry. I thought I knew what I wanted, but then I talked to Married People Who Know. They reminded me that the items on our registry are (ideally) meant to be used and enjoyed for the rest of our lives, not just right now. Then I opened the kitchen cabinets and counted my dinner plates. THREE. I have THREE dinner plates, y'all. So I completely overhauled the registry.
|Booze not included.
One thing that didn't change at all, though, was our desire to have a beautifully outfitted bar cart. Let's all drink to that! I want sparkling Irish crystal, Kentucky bourbon, and sturdy tools neatly corralled on a gleaming silver tray. Monograms optional. No, scratch that. I love that my old monogram is the same as my new monogram. Bring on the initials... and these gorgeous things!
|Dispense it! Infuse it! And oh, how it sparkles...
|Speakeasy Ice Bucket: Condensation has never been prettier.
|Bourbon would just taste better this way, wouldn't it?
|Bar Tool Set: I don't even know how to use these. Good thing Keith does.
|And it all goes right here.
Isn't it SHINY? What would you put on your bar cart? With some fresh flowers, glassware, gin, creme de Violette, Chartreuse, and a few bottles of wine, this would be so beautiful. But honestly, it's probably more "dare to dream" than "coming to a living room near you in November." But someday...


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I can appreciate your efforts at the mastery of your vehicle... but know any bias towards any state or avoidance of such is the very code by which you will soon be learning. There is a point where such a thing is beyond ones control as all desire has been mitigated; so the development of grace no matter what realm one is pulled into becomes paramount in understanding and accepting the lesson.
. . . . is the very code by which you will soon be learning.
Waking up is thus deeply related to "waking up to how this world has traumatized you". It means recognizing all those inhibitions in you - the fear, of shame - the fear of anxiety, which thus create and rebound into reflexive defensive behaviors that the perceptual (consciousness induced) makes to protect and help itself.
The process that distorts cognition is called; vipallasa(in modern terminology? Cognitive dissonance). This essentially circular process starts from view. Our views bend our perceptions to agree with the view. The perceptions then form the evidence for our thoughts. Then the thoughts argue in support of our view. It is a self-justifying cycle. Views generate perceptions that make thoughts that support the views. This is the very process of delusion.
For example, if someone believes in God. They hold a theist view. That view will deny access to the mind any perceptions that challenge that view. Scientific facts, such as those in the fields of astrophysics, quantum mechanics, geology, and biochemistry, become "no-fly" perceptions. They are rejected before they even register in the consciousness, because they are antithetical to the view. Only perceptions that support and conform to the God view survive the subconscious sifting process. These pro-God perceptions then form the data for our thoughts to work on. The data is convincing; it supports our view. We become convinced that there is a God, and our view grows ever more resistant to challenge. Such is the origin and progress of many religions, which are all convinced that they are right. They are mistaking the way things seem for the way things are.
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Been there. Done that.
On more than one occasion.
Some might call it life.
The same sort of thing is behind the legendary katana draw of the Samurai; the sword was out and the opponent down. The intent transformed into the very motion itself.
Absolute realityy? Nope. Despite all the names and concepts for things such as the "sun" we have had for perhaps millions and millions of years longer than we can even history ourselves; all of that knowledge or belief or concepts of that thing called "sun" has not changed it from doing what that phenomina does EVER and won't in any way shape or form except in one place... the mind subject to those concepts of it; and that's it.