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1pt Infusion Blend Single Pack
Citrus: Lemon Verbena, Lemongrass, Yerba Mate Marigold Petals, Ginger. Crisp and citrusy, with the slightest hint of warming ginger. Perfect for infusing vodka or white rum.
Mint: Mint, Lemongrass, Ginger, Long Jing. Crisp and cooling. A refreshing blend of green tea and mint, with hints of lemon and ginger. Makes the perfect mojito.
Floral: Lavender, Orange, Chamomile, Liquorice Root. An uplifting aromatic blend. Both lavender and chamomile are renowned for their calming, restorative properties. Reminiscent of freshly-cut wildflowers and summer garden parties. Adds depth and sophistication to gin.
Chilli: Chili Flakes, Pink Peppercorns, Sencha Shizuoka, Orange Zest. Savory notes of freshly-ground pink pepper with a mouth-tingling, lingering heat. Chili brings a hot kick to this Japanese steamed green tea blend. Perfect for infusing either vodka or tequila for a fiery margarita.
Cinnamon: Cinnamon, Apple, Orange Zest, Rooibos, Ginger. A mellow blend of cinnamon and soft fruits, with gentle hints of ginger. Reminiscent of spiced apple crumble and autumn days. Great with bourbon or dark rum.
Chocolate: Cocoa Shells, Vanilla Rooibos, Marigold Petals. Rich and warming. An indulgent blend of rooibos, vanilla and cocoa. With great length, the sweetness develops to leave a creamy chocolatey finish. Perfect for infusing bourbon or dark rum.
Smoky: Ceylon Black, Lapsang Souchong, åBergamot, Cornflowers. Deep and complex. Smoked Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi Mountains of China brings a tarred wood character, lifted by citrus notes of the bergamot fruit.
The Single Pack includes enough blend material to infuse a single bottle of spirits.
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Our Services
Compass Dental Group, LLC offers a full array of dental services to help you maintain healthy teeth. You can read more on this page about specific services.
What Sets Us Apart
At Compass Dental we have a caring staff and nurturing doctors that work hard to make sure the patients visit goes as smooth as possible. Incorporating the Mayo Concept at the heart of our working philosophy means that we continually strive for greater education and insight to the best treatments currently available.
All of the equipment in the Compass Dental Group office is state-of-the-art to provide you with the best technological advances possible for all of our procedures. On top of all of those benefits, we provided cable television throughout every operatory.
- Direct Digital X-rays
- I-CAT (Cone Beam CT)
- E4D (same day crowns)
- Intra Oral Photography
- Waterlase MD (laser fillings)
- Implant Dentistry
Initial Oral Examination
Your initial oral examination includes a visual examination, charting, periodontal probing, diagnosis and treatment recommendations. We will also take x-rays, which includes the panoramic x-ray for proper diagnosis of the anterior (front) and posterior (back) teeth as well as the bite-wing x-ray series for proper diagnosis of proximal decay of posterior teeth.
Braces (Orthodontia)
Braces are applied to teeth for various reasons, including poorly aligned jaws, crooked, crowded and missing teeth, or a bad bite (also called malocclusion). Read More...
Dental Implants
Implants are synthetic structures that are placed in the area of the tooth normally occupied by the root. Implants are anchored to the jawbone or metal framework on the bone and act as a foundation for an artificial tooth or permanent bridge. In some cases, implants can be used to attach dentures. Read More...
Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented over the front of your teeth to change their color or shape. Veneers are used on teeth with uneven surfaces or are chipped, discolored, oddly shaped, unevenly spaced or crooked. Read More...
Crowns and Bridges
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth. Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the tooth must be removed, crowns are often used to restore the tooth. Read More...
Teeth Whitening
Whitening procedures have effectively restored the smile of people with stained, dull, or discolored teeth.The darker tissue of your teeth, the dentin, can become exposed as the outer layer of enamel is worn away by the effects of aging or things like caffeine and tobacco. Read More...
Root Canal Therapy
Root canals are tiny passageways that branch off from beneath the top of the tooth, coursing their way vertically downward, until they reach the tip of the root. Read More...
Simple toothaches can often be relieved by rinsing the mouth to clear it of debris and other matter. Sometimes, a toothache can be caused or aggravated by a piece of debris lodged between the tooth and another tooth. Avoid placing an aspirin between your tooth and gum to relieve pain, because the dissolving aspirin can actually harm your gum tissue. Read More...
Dental Emergencies
Our goal is to help you to minimize the risk of emergency treatment. This is why we commit a generous amont of time designing a Lifetime Treatment Plan that will help you to offset the possibility of unforseen pain or tooth breakage. Read More...

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Committees advising the Vice-Chancellor
The VC is advised by three main committees:
- The Vice-Chancellor's Executive Committee ("VCEC") is the principal management committee of the University.
- The Senior Management Team ("SMT") provides the Vice-Chancellor with a forum for strategic discussion and advice on key University-wide issues.
- Major Initiatives Implementation and Oversight ("MIIO") advises the Vice-Chancellor on University strategy and monitors key initiatives
For items to appear on the agenda at a meeting of any of these bodies complete the submission form (DOCX, 0.7 MB).
Other committees advising the Vice-Chancellor
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is an advisory committee reporting to the Vice-Chancellor's Executive Committee.
- Indigenous Advisory Council
The Indigenous Advisory Council reflects the views of local Indigenous communities and advises Monash University in relation to Indigenous programs.


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Situated on the edge of the beautiful Welland Valley (Jurassic Way). The park makes a lovely day out for all the family including; wonderful nature walks, wooden sculptures 'Stories from the Folly', craft shops, café offering light meals, refreshments and ice creams, Foxy's Woodland Shop, children's play area, special events and FREE parking.
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Canadian Alumni Scholarship
- SCHOLARSHIP STATUS: Closed
- CLOSING DATE: 20th April 2018
- NATIONALITY: Canadian
- LEVEL OF STUDY: Masters or DPhil
- SUBJECT: Unrestricted
- VALUE: 100% of College Fee
- DURATION: 1 year;may be renewable
- APPLICATION DETAILS: Application to college
The Canadian Alumni Scholarship was established through the generosity of some Old Members and one Fellow. When available, the Scholarship is open to a suitably qualified student of Canadian nationality reading or intending to read for a postgraduate degree who is liable to pay fees at the overseas rate.
At the time of taking up the Scholarship, the Scholar must have been admitted as a postgraduate student by a relevant Faculty of Oxford University and must be, or become, a member of Linacre College.


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Zimmerman Truck Lines regularly offers a nice selection of well-maintained pre-owned tractors and trailers for sale.
Currently we have 2006 and 2007 model year Kenworth T600 Tractors available. These are equipped with CAT 475 HP engines. Some units have rebuilt engines with remaining warranty. Other features include (varies by unit): Eaton Auto-Shifts, 72 inch sleeper space, and APUs. All are very clean and have been strictly maintained by our in-house shop to our high standards.
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Your business is taking off and there is so much work that you can't handle it all by yourself. It is time to hire some help, someone to ease the burden so you can concentrate on the big picture and grow your business. Are you fully aware of the requirements for taking on employees as a small business owner?
Hiring your employee
First things first, make sure that you and your new employee sign an employment agreement. This is a critical first step to help outline the requirements of the employee and to protect you, as an employer. Here are some key items to outline in an employment agreement:
- Set out the compensation level for the employee
- Set out the start date of the employee along with details on vacation time, sick days and work hours
- Provide a detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of the employee
- Set out the necessary restrictions to ensure that your company's information, goodwill and customer information is protected
- Provide a non-compete clause, to ensure that the employee doesn't compete against you directly when he or she leaves your organization
CRA filing and deductions
Now that you have your first employee working for you, it will soon be time to pay him. Let's say that your new employee earns $20/hour and he worked 70 hours over the last two weeks. So his compensation would be $1,400. However, you wouldn't cut him a cheque for the full $1,400.
As an employer, you are responsible for calculating the appropriate amount of federal and provincial tax deductions along with Employment Insurance (EI) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) deductions. Let's say that all the deductions added up to $400. You would then pay your employee the net amount of $1,000 and remit to the government the $400 you withheld on their behalf plus the employer portion of EI and CPP.
CRA has a great payroll calculator that makes it very easy to calculate the required deductions yourself. For most organizations, monthly remittances are required and you should pay the amount withheld from your employee plus the employer portion by the 15th of the following month. (For example, for wages paid in October, you would remit the amount by the 15th of November).
Other Items to Keep in Mind
CRA does require you to keep accurate records of all employee payments, cheque stubs and payroll calculations. In addition, a T4 summary return will need to be filed once a year to CRA which outlines the amounts you paid and withheld from all employees for the year.
There are other items that have to be kept in mind as well when paying employees. Employers are also responsible for paying vacation, any overtime and statutory holidays. Plus, when an employee leaves your organization a Record of Employment form must be filed.
To ensure you have all your requirements covered consult an accounting and tax professional to obtain proper guidance when hiring your first employee.
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Westcott® 8" Titanium UltraSmooth™ Scissors with soft rib grip offers precision cutting and are perfect for paper/cardboard/light line/fabric/other materials. Westcott® 8" Titanium UltraSmooth™ Scissors come with sharper, lighter and durable cutting edge for home/office use. Scissors feature straight-handles for comfort use and are highly resistant to rust and corrosion.
- Straight-handle
- SoftRib grip for precision cutting
- Mfr. limited warranty
- Titanium blades produce a sharper, more durable and longer lasting cutting edge
- Resists the stickiness of tape and glue, which decreases clean-up time after craft projects
- Non-corrosive and 3 times stronger than stainless steel
- Contoured soft grip provides extra comfort
- 8" blade delivers an ultra smooth cut
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- Lightweight yet durable enough for any cutting job
- Ideal for paper, cardboard, light line, fabric and other materials
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- 3x harder than stainless steel, blades stay sharper longer
- Corrosion resistant, resists the stickiness of tape and glue
- Manufacturer's Limited Lifetime Warranty
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take (something) out of context
To misrepresent the meaning of an utterance, an action, or a report thereof by omitting or altering the original context in which it was spoken or done. You have to be very careful what you say when you're a politician, because the media are all too happy to take anything you say out of context. The way you're describing what she did sounds terrible, but you're taking things completely out of context.
in the context of something
in the circumstances under which something happens or has happened. In the context of a funeral, laughing loudly is inappropriate. In the context of an argument, it is fine to speak firmly.
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[of an utterance or the report of an action] removed from the surrounding context of the event, thereby misrepresenting the intent of the utterance or report. (*Typically: be ~; lift something ~; quote someone or something ~; take something ~.) You took her remarks out of context! You're the dishonest person, not her!


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FORT WORTH -- If you want to be hired by the city of Fort Worth, being a nonsmoker may soon be required.
In what could be an unprecedented move for a city, officials are studying the idea of telling smokers they need not apply.
Smoke-free hiring policies have been enacted by many private employers, including the Baylor Health Care System, but city officials said they haven't found any other cities that have adopted such a plan.
Locally, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department bans employees from smoking or chewing tobacco while working or in uniform.
Nationally, 29 states and the District of Columbia offer legal protections for smokers. Texas is not one of them.
The idea is worth contemplating because of the health benefits and lower health insurance costs, said Mayor Betsy Price, who stressed that she wants more information before making a decision.
"I don't think anyone on council has any strong opinions yet because staff is bringing back pros and cons on it," Price said.
At least two City Council members questioned the effect of hiring only nonsmokers, saying it could affect the pool of job applicants.
"I think we could lose a lot of good people in the process by excluding smokers," Councilman Frank Moss said.
Councilman Sal Espino, who is an attorney, said that he could see the legal argument for excluding smokers but that he wasn't sure whether it was a good idea.
"If you get the best person for the job, are you going to care if they smoke or not?" Espino said. "Obviously the taxpayers are paying for the healthcare cost, so maybe it should be more incentive-based rather than mandatory."
The Human Resources Department is reviewing public and private sector tobacco policies and will report to the council May 8.Employee rights
City employee Junior Duran, an ex-smoker, said a nonsmoking rule could reduce healthcare costs, but he wondered whether it infringed on an employee's rights away from the workplace. Though the proposal wouldn't prohibit current employees from smoking, Duran said it might make them feel unwelcome.
"For current employees, who are smokers, will they feel blacklisted?" Duran said.
Some employers haven't stopped at smoking.
A hospital in Victoria has targeted overweight applicants. Citizens Medical Center is also embroiled in a lawsuit over allegations of discrimination against physicians of Indian descent.
But plenty of research shows that eliminating smoking reduces healthcare costs.
A 2009 study by the Journal of Tobacco Policy and Research found that smokers take more sick days than nonsmokers. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke leads to 443,000 premature deaths and $193 billion in healthcare bills and lost productivity annually nationwide.
Nineteen percent of U.S. adults smoked in 2011, down from 42 percent in 1965.
Suggestion box
The Fort Worth proposal arose from the mayor's Big Idea Challenge, which encouraged city employees to suggest ways to save money.
Six ideas, including the nonsmoking proposal, were selected by a committee of city employees, and the winners split a $5,000 cash award donated by Community Trust Bank.
Among the other prize-winning ideas include keeping city employees from idling city vehicles when no work is being done and removing limits on how much developers can contribute to road work.
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Employees facing job loss at a Sprint Corp. call center in Overland Park have drawn the attention of a Lenexa employer.
Alliance Data Systems Corp. is holding a job fair for the Sprint employees next week and it plans to hire 100 to 150 of them over the next few months, said Brenden Steffens, the Alliance site leader in Lenexa.
"We certainly looked at that as a good opportunity to get some experienced individuals who are used to working with customers," Steffens said.
Others interested in applying can find openings listed through the careers link at
Alliance Data online
Steffens said he contacted Sprint to set up the job fair just as he had done when T-Mobile had closed an area call center previously. Alliance Data has been at its current Lenexa location for 16 years.
The jobs involve customer care work, answering calls from or making calls to consumers who use branded credit cards that Alliance Data handles for retailers. Alliance issues the cards and handles marketing and customer loyalty programs, such as rewards purchases, for more than 100 retail brands.
Sprint had said this week that it is closing several call centers, including the one in Overland Park, because its operations have become more efficient. About 200 work at the Overland Park center. Their jobs are set to end March 25.


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iPhone Smart Battery Case
A battery case that charges with a Lightning connector
For the five years that I've owned an iPhone, I've lived with severe battery anxiety. At work, I'd keep it charged up at my desk enough that I'd basically get through a day. But if I was going to be out for the whole day and into the night, there was a good chance the battery wouldn't last, especially if I was travelling. This was somewhat mitigated by keeping a battery pack and charger with me, but still got cumbersome and meant I had to bring a bag with me to store it in.
This has all changed since getting the iPhone Smart Battery case for my iPhone 6s. You slide your iPhone into the case which hooks it up to a little Lightning connector, charging the phone continuously. No switches or anything. With a full charge of the case and phone, I can use my phone heavily throughout the day and it will easily last until I go to bed. Best of all, I don't even think about my battery during the day. Battery anxiety ended!
Sure, there are cheaper options that provide more battery capacity. But this is the only battery case I know of that charges with a Lightning connector, meaning I can plug it into the same places I plug my iPhone into without having to carry extra cables. At the end of the day I keep my phone in the case, and it will charge the phone and case fully by the time I wake up. And because it's made by Apple, I can see the charge of both the case and the phone on the phone's display when I plug it in. Also, I've never used a case for my phone, finding them unpleasant to look at. But this one, despite being a little dorky looking in the back, is still not nearly as ugly as many cases. And I've gotten used to the extra grippiness it provides, especially in certain pant pockets, in which my phone previously had a tendency to fall out while sitting.
All in all, I'm a very happy customer of this boring and expensive phone accessory.07/10/17
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Breed Characteristics
Fox Terrier – Toy
This breed was developed in the United States in the 1930's by crossing the Smooth Fox Terrier with various smaller breeds. The goal in doing this was to bring down the size and make this more of a family breed.
The Toy Fox Terrier was first registered with the AKC in 2003 and grouped as Toy.
- Country of Origin: United States
- Weight: 3 - 7 lbs
- Height: 8 - 11 inches
- Color: This breed colors are Tri-color, White/Chocolate & Tan, White & Tan and White & Black.
Breed Characteristics
The Toy Fox Terrier is an intelligent breed who is alert and friendly. They learn new tasks quickly, are eager to please, and are not easily intimidated. This breed loves to play and is very entertaining.
The average life span is between 12 – 14 years. The Toy Fox Terrier breed is very healthy and have very few health concerns. Here are a couple:
• Patellar Luxation
• Skin Allergies
The coat is shiny, satiny, fine in texture and smooth to the touch. It is slightly longer in the ruff, uniformly covering the body.
The Toy Fox Terrier needs little attention to it's coat. A bath when necessary and an occasional brushing to get rid of dead hairs will do the job.


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The Mobile WebsiteJuly 20, 2009 at 4:57 pm | Posted in Web Design | Comments Off on The Mobile Website
Tags: mobile websites
I've just had a shock.
I've just remembered the exasperation of waiting for a website to materialise on my monitor. The same experience I had for years because the web was slow because I had to use dial up modems, and I had to watch the Netscape icon swirl around whilst I waited for a website to appear. When it did, the page would slowly load as there were too many large graphics and animated gifs and mostly the sites were ugly. Why have I been so rudely reminded of the past? I surfed the web on an HTC mobile device, and experienced the web as it was a decade ago. I've not had access to a PDA before and I never wondered how the web looked on a small screen. I really hadn't thought about the web on the PDAs and iPhones until I actually had a look. It was like going back in time.
I'm not alone, have a look at this article: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html
All websites are designed for bigger screens and even the simplest website will need to be designed to be more accessible for a mobile screen. Is it worth it? More people are buying these mobile devices as they are becoming easily affordable. These people could be your customers.
My next (unpaid) job will be to make our Solutions Factory site accessible for the mobile web, so that might take a little time as I have paid jobs to do, and with those I will be persuading our clients that they need a mobile web site.
Use this tool from Google to view your website on a mobile phone screen and also look at a website optimised for a mobile phone such as the BBC:
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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Came to Hidden Gem with my sister for 7 days. Had no reviews, but loved the pictures and writeup. All I could say is wow. Tons of open space & room for the family, with food right up the street! I got a discount because I was one of the first set of official guests so it worked out rather well. Room was amazing, bed was comfortable, awesome backyard/pool and Ann-Marie was a great and gracious hostess. Very relaxing, had an amazing stay � This place will not disappoint.
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Great place! Very spacious, beautiful outdoor pool and patio to have fun. Right by the water and the themed rooms was a nice touch. Best B&B on the whole island. I Enjoyed my stay!
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I went to Hidden Gem for a Staycation before it was officially opened. I have been back since then and the finishing touches are out of this world. It has got to be the nicest B&B on the whole Island, and the most elegant B&B I have ever seen in my entire life. I just love it. Well done Sister
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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by Chanser, Jun 9, 2010.
ZOO has been releasing a lot of shovelware lately.
Apparently nintendo just doesnt give a shit how much shovelware they get.
So...like, ZOO. Are these all new releases, or are they just getting dumped now? Cuz there's like one every day getting dumped...
Boot Camp? right!
Isn't a Boot Camp already an understood form of Academy?
That's like naming it High School High.
Why is his body like that? He has a huge upper-body, but then it turns scrawny? Also, his lower body is... mis-placed.
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Always a pleasure will be back soon
Lisa from Melbourne, Australia14 April 2016
wonderful as usual
Susan from Sydney, Australia25 March 2016
I am very happy with my recent stay at Magnolia Court. The staff are courteous and friendly. It is a good bonus that breakfast is included in the rate. The location is ideal for events at Rod Laver Arena, the MCG etc.
Jennifer from Lara, Australia21 March 2016
Lovely Hotel, romantic old building. And ridiculously cheap for it's great location.
Mercia from Sydney, Australia25 February 2016
Great location, charming building, quiet hotel, good breakfast, very helpful and kind staff. We enjoyed our stay.
Jennifer from Melbourne, Australia02 February 2016
It was a wonderful time. Very comfortable and homely. Very close to the tennis. In a beautiful area in Melbourne. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Would love to come again.
Catherine from Adelaide, Australia23 January 2016
Great as always
Elisa from Porepunkah, Australia13 January 2016
Very close to the MCG and the city. The staff are very helpful, the rooms are clean and the breakfast is yummy.
Ian from Casterton, Australia01 January 2016
Great. Comfortable and good service. Thank you.
Silvana from Sydney, Australia24 November 2015
Good value, great location, helpful staff.
Chris from Melbourne, Australia17 November 2015
Overall positive experience. Will stay longer next time
Callum from Echuca, Australia04 November 2015
Fantastic stay. Will definetly be back. Beautiful breakfast each morning. Very friendly staff
Vanessa from Melbourne, Australia21 October 2015
Thank you. Yet another great stay among the lavender.
Widge from Townsville, Australia18 October 2015
Very comfortable, walking distance to MCG great, quiet,
Marg from Melbourne, Australia17 October 2015
It is always perfect i have stayed many times and we always come back the cottage is beautiful but the standard room although basic is clean and comfy and the service is a1. The breakfast is excellent.
Lisa from Melbourne, Australia17 October 2015
It was good for what we wanted, close to Rod Laver. Very clean and helpful staff. Tired building.
Lisa from Geelong, Australia12 October 2015
We enjoyed our stay at Magnolia Court Hotel. The location was just right for us being close to the MCG, it was quiet and the breakfast was great.
Ben from Hobart, Australia15 September 2015
GARY from Melbourne, Australia31 August 2015
have stayed ther before. Ideal for attending mcg events. value for money
Ken from Geelong, Australia31 August 2015
We had a really enjoyable stay and will recommend Magnlia Court to others. Our room was small but clean and comfortable and, with breakfast and parking included, represented great value for money. The location is superb, especially for those going to sport and for those who enjoy the gardens nearby. The staff were friendly, efficient and helpful.
Lisa from Adelaide, Australia27 August 2015
We really enjoyed our stay and the balcony room provided us with extra space. The ability to park our car was appreciated.
John from Jan Juc, Australia25 August 2015
Have stayed several times and will return in the future
Errol from Wagga Wagga, Australia14 August 2015
Excellent friendly staff,
Good value for money,
Handy location,
Great breakfast
Heather from Adelaide, Australia05 July 2015
Very happy in all aspects of our stay.
Heather from Melbourne, Australia10 August 2014
Very good.
Anne-Maree from Melbourne, Australia16 July 2018
Very good
John from Kialla, Australia14 June 2018
It is always a pleasure to stay at Magnolia Court. Great atmosphere, great location, friendly efficient staff, clean and comfortable rooms.
Russell from Sydney, Australia10 May 2018
perfect position great staff
Mifanwy from Melbourne, Australia08 May 2018
Every time we have stayed it has been very good.
I love that you supply natural, unflavoured, sugar-free yoghurt at breakfast.
Chris from Canberra, Australia17 April 2018
Very homely and friendly atmosphere
Excellent breakfast,caters for most tastes and selfservice in a communal setting
Staff are friendly and very helpful , It is one of my prefered accommodations in Melb
Gail from Melb, Australia23 March 2018
Good location. Staff helpful.
Robert from Canberra, Australia26 December 2017
We stay at Magnolia Court quite often and really do not have any complaints.
JUDITH from Melbourne, Australia05 December 2017
Robert from Melb, Australia24 October 2017
Nice cosy B&B in good location: close to the centre but at a quiet street. Good access to public transport. Very friendly staff. Furniture and equipment a little dated, but clean and fully operational. The room was cold (beginning of September), but electric heater was provided. Tasty breakfasts with a variety of cereals, pankcakes, eggs etc.
Agata from Melbourne, Australia22 September 2017
Enjoyable experience. Good location and lovely garden setting view. Nice breakfast and friendly, helpful staff and owners. Always look forward to coming.
Tim from Melbourne (and Vicinity), Australia19 September 2017
Excellent location and good breakfast
Bruce from Sydney, Australia23 August 2017
Absolutely brilliant.
Martin from Perth, Australia14 August 2017
A great stay for a night
Michael from Melbourne, Australia10 August 2017
Great room, but the cottage room we stayed in doesn't have very good security, the chain on the main door doesn't work, also the door that opens onto the deck and out to the front road hasn't a very good lock, someone could push it and they would be in no trouble, doesn't make you feel safe. Otherwise great stay, good breakfast, great for the money in a great area of Melborne.
Karen from Melbourne, Australia27 June 2017
Great location and very friendly management and beautiful and welcome breakfast included
Peter from Bairnsdale, Australia21 June 2017
good place to lay your head. Perfectly adequate
Jon from Port Campbell, Australia18 May 2017
very enjoyable.
Paul from Griffith, Australia08 May 2017
I didn't encounter any problems during the very short overnight stay. Overall, very satisfactory and commensurate with the price.
Julian from Hobart, Australia06 May 2017
Rooms were clean and comfortable! Great location. Great value for money with breakfast included
Stacey from Melbourne, Australia04 April 2017


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They see me, every day. Yet I am but slowness in their peripheral vision. Even my son shall dance gleefully- sometimes he mocks me, at my oldness.
I feel like a frozen pole; in my mind, I know I am moving, but at the same time, it's as if my soul is moving through hardening glue, just like me.
The creators of my world have made me the grandpa- they even pay more attention to my younger sister. They know me in time, but that fades to ordinary knowledge. I am not nearly needed enough for their care. I see their busy lifespans- always rushing, always looking for something that isn't there. I've seen tears of sadness in my vision, all because they have hurried too quickly to see their potential happiness.
This knowing crosses my mind every day, but I can neither speak nor shout. My son is the beat that keeps us moving, my sister is the reminder that already time has passed, and I am the one that never seems to change- but when you take another closer look, I have already fast-forwarded time.
These humans that I see, sometimes I pity them. When will they understand that sometimes, instead of running, you need to walk and praise the snail? These creatures have programmed us- my son resonates with how they act every day, yet he cannot stop because he was designed not to. These sophisticated beings know much more, but it seems like they pay too little attention to me, the most important.
Unlike my son, they have the choice to move at their own pace- but it seems like they flick that away and in no time, have grown gray hair. Sometimes I wonder. Is gray hair a payback for wasting their happy moments? Is it a contagious illness? Everyone in my sight has soon grown gray hair, before I never see them again.
What does the color of hair mean?
Years I spent pondering these questions. It seems like even though I go round in circles in my small world, I never end. I am infinite. I, unlike these humans, have something they do not. I have time. Yet, though I have all that I need, I daren't waste a single moment of it. These mortals with the disease of gray hair- they seem to spend all of their lifetime throwing it away.
How can this be? Don't they realize what they're doing? Is it some sort of karma?
Then one day, a human walks up to me and stares at me straight in the face. It is the first time I have had this sort of recognition. He talks to another human, saying that I was off-time and my batteries needed to be changed.
Off-time? I am never wrong about time. How could he say such a thing? I am my own essence, and I can never be wronged, unlike these humans. And what is 'batteries'? How in any way is this 'battery' thing any part of me? Why does it need to be changed?
For the first time in my time, my mind seems to work faster and flurries of thoughts comes at me. Then, the human picks me up. What are they doing? How am I moved from my position? My pacing grows faster and faster, something that has never happened before, for I was always on time, always balanced. Then I feel his hand against the world's back, something I have never seen nor felt before. I feel something coming apart. What are you doing? Why are you ruining my world? How is this–


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17 comments:
- Nancy D. said...
Oh, Lori! How I enjoyed the walk-about! All your flowers, both wild and not, are charming! I've never seen Wild Lady Slippers. Beautiful. And the gravestones (I love visiting old cemeteries)…that dove on the stone of Judith's grave would make a lovely needlework design…I'll bet you've already done that. The woods are enchanting, and your farm inviting. Your sweet dog looks so happy…
The yellow flower looks like a type of coreopsis? Hope your day is as lovely throughout!
- April 28, 2016 at 9:37 AM
- vic said...
I loved the woodland walk and photo shoot.
It's wonderful to see little spring ephemerals popping up all over. I wish they hung around a bit longer to be enjoyed. Here in southern Indiana most of mine are either in full bloom or just past. The daffodils are pretty much past, the peonies are just about to bloom, and the iris are up but, so far, no buds. It's been such a strange and late spring that this flowering now is extra special.
- April 28, 2016 at 9:48 AM
- Plumruncreek ♥ said...
Beautiful!!!! Photography!!!! You are so lucky to have Lady Slippers growing wild, that is very rare around here!!
- April 28, 2016 at 11:40 AM
- Glenda said...
Pink Lady's Slipper is my favorite flower. Last year I hooked a Pink Lady's Slipper rug it was so much fun, I do not think it did this beautiful flower justice. I also love the yellow lady's slipper. You and Peter have a beautiful piece of property. Thanks for sharing.
- April 28, 2016 at 12:04 PM
- mrsduncanmahogany said...
How incredibly lovely! I would love a patch of quiet just like that! :)
- April 28, 2016 at 12:50 PM
- Constance said...
Thank you for allowing me to journey along on such an inspiring walk. Your farm is beautiful and peaceful.
- April 28, 2016 at 2:31 PM
- Fran Caswell said...
Thank you for taking us on the walk with you. You are a lucky lady to have so much beauty and serenity around you.
- April 28, 2016 at 3:14 PM
- pattyb said...
Thank you so much for sharing your springtime walk with us! All of your flowers are beautiful and some of my favorites! I agree with Nancy D. that the yellow flowers from that angle look like coreopsis. Hoping to get to visit your farm sometime in the near future, I am only an hour and a half away!!! Until then...I will enjoy your pictures! Blessings~ Patty B.
- April 28, 2016 at 3:37 PM
- marly said...
Thanks for taking us on your walk. How lucky you two are to have your animals and beautiful grounds to feed your souls.
- April 28, 2016 at 7:28 PM
- Laura Richards said...
Thanks for taking me for a walk with you! So enjoyed seeing all the pretty flowers!
- April 29, 2016 at 12:44 AM
- BJ said...
I love seeing your property come to life! Thanks for the rejuvenating stroll. Wish I lived in your neck of the woods so I could visit. Your yellow flowers could be one of the cinquefoils.
- April 29, 2016 at 1:05 AM
- Mary A said...
So lucky to have a pioneer graveyard on your property! The coreopsis is also known as Tickseed. I love the Lady Slippers and they are rare!
- April 29, 2016 at 1:15 AM
- elaine allerton said...
Love ur pictures!!! Just beautiful, ,,,, thanks for taking the time to take them,,,, we live jn the country , too,,, love it,, would not trade it for anything,,,, love seeing everything pop after the winter,,, just beautiful, ,,,
- April 29, 2016 at 6:04 AM
- Silent Stitches said...
Good Morning Lori...your photos made my day!
So excited about seeing the graveyard!!! Would love to hear more about the house's history and graveyard residents. You reallllly should write a book!!!! ~C
- April 29, 2016 at 9:54 AM
- Jackie said...
Thank you for taking us along your walk....I think the unknown flower is a coreopsis (sp?).
- April 29, 2016 at 9:59 AM
- sandi s said...
I love all your pictures! Thank you for the walk. 😊 You live in such a pretty area. Hugs,
- April 29, 2016 at 10:20 AM
- Phyllis said...
Nice to go along on your walk...looks like such a serene and quiet place. I think the flower is a called a Mouse Ear Coreopsis. Mine is blooming and it's a favorite. I love the poppies! I have tried to grow them with no luck at all. I have a Lily of The Vallely plant but it just stays in a clump.
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I have an obsession with Tea!!
I admit it! 🙂
- With its many bold & subtle, rejuvenating & calming, clean & musty, savory & spicy expressions,
- With its sweet invitation to slow down and come into the present moment, letting your tea time be a sacred ritual,
- With the close community created in sharing presence with tea (in person or virtual.)
Watch for an event on my calendar or contact me
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In this 1.5 hour workshop, we combine the simple act of drinking tea with presence practices to develop mindfulness of body, heart, mind, and soul. Through meditation, experiential exercises, poetry, readings, and inquiry, we grow awareness of ourselves, each other, and the tea we are engaged with to land more fully in the present moment.
Mindful Art of Tea Gathering, June 10th!
I developed this randomly with Barbara, the dear friend featured with me in the photo! We both love poetry and met to read it to each other while sharing tea. Tea & Poetry sessions are 1.5 hours and include poetry and tea paired with the season or another theme. We use the poetry as a way to reflect on these themes in our lives and deepen our connection.
"Thank you so very much for sharing your amazing gift of hospitality with us at the Tea and Poetry event. Every bit of it was enjoyable and filled with wonder! I learned so much about how to appreciate beauty, people, and life. Thank you and blessings."
~ Etta, Minnesota
Tea & Poetry Fall Theme, Sunday September 16th! (Details TBA.)
In the cozy safe container Katy creates with her own mindful presence during The Mindful Art of Tea, I felt more able to connect with my own grounded "beingness." Now, in having tea, I find the pleasure of coming home to myself, rather than just a brief escape from a busy day.
~ Dianne, Healer & RN, Minnesota (read more)
Maybe I was English in a past life! Or maybe it's my genes? I don't know any other way to explain my fascination and love of High tea! However, I am also a Health Coach, so the food I create and serve has to be HEALTHY, not just yummy.
Healthy High Tea includes a 3-course gluten- and mostly dairy-free spread (may include butter and/or eggs) with herbal, green or white, and black tea paired with each course. All the teas are organic from Plum Deluxe in Portland, Oregon, and the food is mostly organic and all homemade, with no refined sweeteners.
Sipping tea served in my nana's eclectic tea-ware, which is served in pots from my world-wide tea pot collection, we will engage with meaningful community-creating topics so that we can connect and nourish ourselves on all levels.
"Thank you for such a lovely lovely high-tea experience! Your food was so great
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Thank you for doing this. I hope you'll do another one in the near future!"
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Katy's Garden Tea–Morning & Evening Blends
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I love Tom Cruise.
No, seriously! It's not a shameful admission, or guilty pleasure of mine nor have I gone mad and jumped on a sofa to declare said madness.
Most people think of Mission Impossible when they hear Tom Cruise and Scientology and his crazy sofa jump but let's not forget he is actually an incredible actor and really gives a film character whenever he appears.
He's what Nicholas Cage would be if he had credible acting talent.
For instance, do you know he does all his stunts himself? Yeah, still. He has done some crazy shit no other actor worth millions would readily do.
Remember in Ghost Protocol he's climbing that tall ass building in Dubai? Yeah, he did that.
In MI2's opening, he is free climbing, yeah he did that too.
And that famous scene in the first MI with the massive fish tank breaking and 16 tonnes of water crashing out? Yeah, it was him, it was all him.
Now sit back and remember the greatest films you probably enjoyed that had TC in it, starting with…
#1 Mission Impossible 1,2,3, Ghost Protocol
Mission Impossible is what Bond was for the older generation, just with a bit more fun and less sexism. Unlike The Bourne films or the newer Bond films, Mission Impossible sequels still capture the fun and excitement you felt when the infamous opening music started in the very first film (and which Limp Bizkit almost ruined).
Greatest scene: Ethan Hunt on wires, you all know that one:
#2 Rain Man
A broke guy learns he has an autistic brother who inherited the vast fortune their father left after his death. In order to get the money he takes his brother out of a mental institution in the hope that he would get custody of the brother and therefore the money. He soon learns that his brother has exceptional abilities which he then exploits to count cards at casinos.
TL;DR: It's emotional and I cried. A truly fine film staring TC and Dustin Hoffman.
Greatest scene: When Charlie (TC) shows Raymond (Hoffman) how to dance
#3 Magnolia
Do you like Fedoras or Trilby hats? Do you know the difference between them? Do you have a neckbeard? Do you read the Bro Bible and think negging women will get you sex? You might as well have been in the audience of Tom Cruise's character in this film.
TC plays a sexist asshole who publishes books and gives talks on how to control women because they just won't sleep with you. He is sleazy, disgusting and absolutely brilliant. This film explores a little more about people's character and how their stories come together in the end, yeah, one of those films!
Greatest scene: When TC riles up his audience of "nice guys" and gives his "respect the cock" speech.
Too good for just a gif, this is something you need to watch: "SUCK MY BIG FAT SAUSAGEEEEEERRRRR"
#4 Minority Report
Blade Runner of its time. Minority Report is a superb sci-fi that doesn't get enough recognition.
TC plays a cop in the future where crime is predicted before they happen and people are arrested before they commit it. It was and infallible method until TC is accused of murder. He does everything to prove he will be innocent while still questioning the system he trusted fully.
Honourable mention: Colin Farrell is doing a pretty good job here too.
Greatest scene:
When TC uses future technology to analyse crimes. He uses his hands in the air, but somehow the data is saved on big ass slates, err cloud storage anyone?
#5 Interview with a Vampire
Yeah YOU FORGOT IT WAS TC DIDN'T YOU? Alongside Brad Pitt, there's this super homoerotically charged film about vampires long before Stephanie Meyer had a wet dream about them glittery beasts.
Through flashbacks, Brad Pitt gives an interviewer (Christian Slater) a glimpse into the life as a vampire and the lols and banter that goes with it. TC is naturally the baddie and bucktoothed Kirsten Dunst plays an annoying little girl, so herself.
Greatest scene: When the vampire community watches theatre. Grotesque and beautiful.
#6 Edge of Tomorrow
Apart from the fact that this is probably the most overlooked film of 2014 and easily one of the best last year, TC does a superb job being the all smiles coward who doesn't want to fight on the front line when earth is attacked by aliens.
This is a sci-fi Groundhog Day and is entertaining from beginning to end. Must Watch.
Greatest scene: The battle on Normandy beach, the whole scene with the crazy aliens is surreal, terrifying and exciting.
#7 The Last Samurai
Oh yeah. He went there. He went there and did a good job.
TC is an officer of the US army and is asked to train the Japanese first army so they can whoop the revolting samurai's asses ( yeah I have no idea), but when he is captured by the rebels, he realises that the samurai culture is just right for him and embraces it; falls in love.
Sounds terrible but the absolutely on fleek acting by TC and co made this film a quite stunning film about the differences in cultural values.
Greatest scene: Beautiful scene of TC training up.
There are another maybe 10 movies I could have mentioned (I know, Top Gun, Risky Business etc.) but this post is long enough as it is and the above 7 are my favourites.
I hope you realise now that Tom Cruise is the shitzzz and if not:


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Recently, I did the unthinkable! At a town hall meeting in Sacramento hosted by Senate President Pro Temp Darrell Steinberg, I proposed an easy way to balance the $26 billion California budget deficit without raising taxes on average citizens and without making any budget cuts.
The idea for my proposal came to me when I read in Forbes Magazine that California is home to 80 billionaires. California resident Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, alone is worth $27 billion. And if you add up the collective net worth of the other 79 super rich Californians, it comes out to over $232 billion.
Thus, the proposal I made at the meeting was quite simple: Impose a 10% surtax on the 80 billionaires who live in California and the budget could be balanced without making any cuts (actually the total figure falls a few billion short, but I was rounding off to keep it simple). What could be easier and fairer? A billionaire or multibillionaire could easily give up 10% of his net worth without changing his lifestyle one iota.
When I made the proposal Steinberg rolled his eyes, and with few exceptions, everyone else in the room– most of whom were just average folks– looked at me as if I were crazy. You can't do that! You can't expect billionaires to pay extra taxes to help out in a financial crisis! Yet somehow it's OK to increase tuition fees for college students or cut salaries for state workers, but ask billionaires to kick in a little extra for the good of the state-God forbid!
And that's the real tragedy! Americans have become so brainwashed over the past 30 years by "free market think" they actually believe that taxing the wealthy is not only off limits, but un-American!
In Wisconsin, the loathsome Republican governor of the state, Scott Walker, would rather cut pensions and benefits of workers and destroy the rights of unions to collectively bargain than to even consider raising taxes on the rich. Ditto for John Boehner and the Republicans in Congress. No taxes on the rich! Period!!
Of course, if any of these anti-tax fanatics ever bothered to check the IRS tax tables, they would discover that the wealthiest members of our country, currently paying a 35% rate, are taxed at the lowest rates since the 1920s.
In fact, from the 1950s through the 1970s, the members of the highest income bracket were taxed at 70-91%. Seems incredible now, but those were the rates. So the idea that taxing the affluent at a higher rate is some kind of radical idea or socialist slight of hand is nonsense.
But back to my proposal at the meeting. When the shock and awe of what I said subsided, Steinberg mentioned that even if the Democrats were to propose such legislation, the Republicans would never go for it. Clever trick by the Democrats-always blame the Republicans for their own cowardice and lack of vision.
But what if Democrats stood up to the Republicans for once? What if Jerry Brown called a press conference and offered Californians a choice: Either I make draconian cuts in all your favorite programs, like education and health care, and lay off thousands of government workers, or I tax 80 of the richest people in the state an extra 10%. Which do you think they would choose?
And would the Republicans be able to justify cutting the budget to the bone when the other option exists? If they did, it would be political suicide. Once the momentum shifted, the Republicans would have to capitulate to save their own political skins.
Unfortunately, that's the other tragedy. Democrats would never even consider asking the wealthiest members of the state, many of whom are their financial contributors, to help out during a fiscal crisis.
The same mentality exists at the national level. For example, why didn't President Obama fight to let the tax cuts for the wealthy expire? Why didn't he fight for the public option in his health care bill? And why hasn't he pushed for indictments or tried to recover any of the money from the Wall Street banksters who blew up the housing market and walked off with hundreds of billions in taxpayer money? Is that the Republicans' fault, too?
The bitter truth is, Obama and the Congressional Democrats are just as much in the pockets of the very rich as the Republicans, and they have perpetuated the propaganda of free market think over the last three decades with nearly the same verve and commitment.
During his campaign for governor, Jerry Brown said he was at a time in his life when he was ready to make the tough choices on the budget deficit. Well, he can start by telling billionaires they need to cough up some of the loot they've been stashing in the Cayman Islands or in Swiss bank accounts over the past several years. Otherwise, California may be the next state to experience "Egyptian-style" democracy.


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Hudson Division Beacon – September 2007
September 2007
Hudson Division Beacon – e-mail edition – # 78
Frank Fallon, N2FF, Director, Hudson Division, ARRL
30 East Williston Avenue, East Williston, NY 11596
(516) 746-7652 firstname.lastname@example.com
Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF, Vice Director, Hudson Division, ARRL
235 Van Emburgh Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450-2918
201) 445-5924 firstname.lastname@example.com and http://www.ka2anf.com
Hudson Division Home Page – http://www.hudson.arrl.org
ARRL Members
Please continue to spread the word to others that may wish to receive
this information that they will need to access the ARRL members only
web site. After becoming a member they must edit their profile and
elect to receive bulletins from the Section Manager and Director. If
you are already a member on the ARRL site (http://www.arrl.org) from
the "Members Only" box click on "members data page" and then under
email notification options set "Division/Section notices" to YES. You
will receive the next bulletin sent. Past Bulletins are available at
Hudson Division Award Recipients have been selected for 2007. See
list below.
===> DXers may want to answer this survey. See:
===> Contests Anyone?
Contests are not everyone's cup of tea but they are a way to get a lot
of stations into your log quickly. Then there are awards and
certificates to hang on the wall. Beware the contest season is about
to start. SM3CER's page is a good starting point for a contest
calendar so you can plan to join or avoid:
There are two contests this month that really interest me.
Unfortunately they are both on the same weekend:
The IRTS contest "CQIR" on September 29 and 30. See
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/index.cgi and click on the button listing the
contest. If you have any Irish connects in your genealogy chart this
may be of interest. It is also a way to work Irish counties. Here is
an award for that see http://www.irts.ie/cgi/weic.cgi
There are those who like to collect certificates. Participation in
this one could also win you a trip to Ireland. I will spend a little
time at this contest sending the exchange "1928 LON," which is the year
my parents came to the US and the county they came from – Longford..
If you are looking to add states or countries to your RTTY worked list
make sure you are on for the CQWW RTTY Contest held on September 29th
and 30th. See http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/ for the rules. This is
the largest international RTTY contests with stations on from all over
the world. There is always a chance to get a new one. If you hear me
on please work me.
RTTY contesting is a very fast growing segment of contesting thanks to
sound card software and programs like N1MM and MMTTY. See
http://www.rttycontesting.com/ and
http://www.ad1c.us/hamradio/rtty.htm which have a wealth of
information for the newcomer or old hand.
For a look at all the contests for the coming season see
http://www.ac6v.com/contestlinks.htm and
+++++ Hudson Division Awards Dinner Nears ++++++
November 10 is getting closer. Get your ads and ticket money in soon!
BARA will once again host The 2007 Hudson Division Awards Dinner on
Saturday night, November 10, at the Holiday Inn, Saddlebrook, NJ. See
http://www.hudson.arrl.org/pages/awardsdinner2007.htm for ticket info.
You or your club may want to place an ad in the Awards journal. Visit
the division web site for forms.
This year's honorees are for Technical Achievement Walter Legowski –
WA1KKM from Schenectady, NY – Member of the Albany Amateur Radio Assn.
Nominated by: George Wilner, K2ONP from Troy, NY. Walter also
recently received an QST Cover Plaque Award for an article in QST.
For Grand Ole Ham – Van Field – W2OQI from Center Moriches, NY – Member
of the Peconic Amateur Radio Club. Nominated by: Robert Napoli –
K2LGO from Riverhead, NY
For Amateur of the Year – Larry Lutzak – WA2CNV from Bellerose, NY –
Member of the ARC-ECS Amateur Radio Club in Queens, NY Nominated by:
George Sau – WB2ZTH of Huntington, NY
Vincent Mattera – WB2AAP from Brooklyn, NY – Member of Kings County
Repeater Assn. and Kings County Radio Club in NY. Nominated by:
Michael Patino – N2BMU of Brooklyn, NY, Laura Rudin – KB2VDV of
Brooklyn, NY and Herbert Klein – W2NCM of Brooklyn,
Hudson Division Special Achievement Award will to Tony Izzo – K2AMI
for his work and service on the ARRL Hudson Division Awards Dinner.
===> Amateur Radio Goes to Washington (Sep 27, 2007) — On October 3,
Army MARS Chief Stuart S. Carter, AAA9A, has invited the ARRL and
Amateur Radio representatives to join a MARS demonstration outside the
Capitol building in Washington, DC. With help from Laura Abshire,
Legislative Aide to Representative Mike Ross, WD5DVR (D-AR);Tricia
Russell, Legislative Aide to Representative Steve Israel (D-NY), and
coordination of the myriad details by "Pudge" Forrester, W4LTX, Systems
Administrator with Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), the "show" is
set for next Wednesday, and hams around the country can help. For
more details see:
Alert your congressman to attend.
Currently there are only ten sponsors for our BPL study bill – HR 462.
That is really not enough key legislators to make it happen in 2008.
I have asked previously that you contact "key" legislators to solicit
their co- sponsorship of this important bill. You did write or make
Here is the information on that effort that was in the July "Beacon."
By now you should be aware that ARRL has had a bill introduced in the
House and Senate requiring the FCC to study the "interference
potential" of BPL. These are H.R. 462 and S 1629 both named "The
Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007. See
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/06/15/101/?nc=1 and
This is our major legislative thrust at the moment. At this time we
are asking members to write to KEY legislators in both the Senate and
House to get them to co sponsor and push this bill through the Commerce
Committee. PLEASE NOTE: At this point we are contacting ONLY the
following legislators:
In New Jersey – Senator Frank Lautenberg and Congressman Frank Pallone
and Congressman Mike Ferguson
In New York – Congressmen Eliot Engel, and Congressman Edolphus Towns
Congressman David Israel has already signed onto H.R. 462
If you are in contact with the above legislators or have a relationship
with any of them please let me know at email@example.com
You can find a suggested draft letter to the congressman at
Please personalize the letter with specifics about yourself and your
involvement in Amateur Radio, especially if you are or have been
involved in emergency communications, the thrust of both bills.
Please DO NOT email the letters, use USPS, all sources we talk to tell
us that e-mails are only counted. They are not read! To be effective
a letter must not appear to be a form letter but must be personalized.
Once you have mailed off your letter please send me an e-mail copy at
email@example.com and to our lobbyist in Washington DC at
Please get involved in this legislative effort if your are concerned
about BPL interference.
I just finished reading "The World of Ham Radio, 1901 to 1950: A Social
History," by Richard A. Bartlett. The book is a history of ham radio
for its first 50 years written by a retired history professor whose
older brother was a ham operator. It contains a lot of interesting old
pictures and facts about the days of yore but the prose frequently
leaves something to be desired. There are also a few gaffs that a ham
would not have made, but in all it is an interesting book. I
pre-ordered it through Amazon.
Imagine my surprise when reading the next to the last page of the
"Epilogue" and read:
"But hams still have an incredibly important part to play in modern
society. For example:
September 11, 2001:
After the terrorist attack the New York-Long Island section emergency
coordinator, Tom Carrubba, KA2D, reported that hams were supporting
emergency officials and American Red Cross relief, helping at Red Cross
shelters and New York City American Red Cross headquarters as well as
giving aid to the New York City Office of Emergency Management. Lower
Manhattan's telephone system was operating problematically because of
overloading. 'The Amateur Radio ops (operators) are doing a great job
under very difficult and strange conditions,' said Carrubba, 'but this
is what they have trained for; they are doing it well. … "
No one else I know, including Dave Sumner at ARRL HQ, is mentioned in
the book. But the famous Owl and NLI that I sat next to at the Red
Lobster the evening before I read this paragraph, Tom, KA2D is. Tom
gets almost an entire paragraph.
Congratulations, Tom
73 de Frank….N2FF……
===> An Exercise in Mutual Dependency: Interoperability at its Finest
The focus is on October 6, 2007 – a day when the major communications
players will get together for a carefully coordinated event.
It all starts with the simulation of an earth-shattering natural
disaster, a Tsunami rocketing up the East Coast resulting from an
earthquake off the coast of Puerto Rico triggering a massive underwater
Amateur radio organizations together with their federal and state
counterparts are forging new ground in interoperability using
state-of-the art technical assets to address this precedent-setting
scenario, one where the usual infrastructure of telephones, cell phones
and electric distribution systems are wiped out – and quickly.
Amateur radio has proven time and again its capability to respond in
real-time to a disaster without the existence of any communications
infrastructure. And during the 9-11 and Katrina events, the public at
large became aware of amateur radio as being the only possible way to
communicate in the initial days.
The October 6 simulated event addresses a Tsunami event over-shadowing
9-11 and Katrina in both size and complexity. ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio
Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) will be major
amateur radio participants. State emergency organizations are
participating through the New Jersey SET exercise involving all 21
counties planned for the same date.
Army MARS, Region 2 (New Jersey & New York) is the lead organization
fully supported by Air Force and Navy-Marine MARS (a Defense
Department-sponsored organization of amateur operators). Mr. Bill
Fitzsimmons, Region 2 Director, advises that the ARES/RACES and the
MARS/SHARES (Government Shared Resources Network) organizations in
Regions 1, 2 and 3 are major participants in the exercise (Maine to
Virginia – prime tsunami country). Army MARS regions have been formally
aligned on a permanent basis with the DHS/FEMA regions for optimum
response and support, and will include the states of VA, MD, DE, NJ,
NY, CT, RI and MA in this exercise.
Command and Control has been set for Fort Monmouth, NJ using the
Incident Command Structure (ICS) as used by DHS/FEMA as well as
first-responder organizations at the state, county and local levels.
Interoperability between ARES/RACES and MARS/SHARES is being handled
through cross-band operations using a combination of military and
amateur HF and VHF frequencies. Cross-band has proven most effective
and has been used for years for Armed Forces Day communications between
amateurs and the military alike.
A major message center is to be established at Camp Evans, NJ, linked
to Fort Monmouth through VHF digital links using Winlink-2000. The link
deploys Airmail as the primary vehicle for digital traffic, fully
integrated with both radio (HF and VHF) and Internet (Telnet). Camp
Evans and Fort Monmouth also have voice linking. Both locations have
full communications capability to handle traffic on both digital and
voice with ARES/RACES members, MARS/SHARES members and the state EOC.
MT-63 is favored as the optimum digital mode for station to station
The "real world" direction of these amateur and government
organizations has been evolving over recent times with memoranda of
understanding (MOU) between the lead organizations on both sides.
Discussions with the ARRL and MARS taking place as recently as the
just-concluded convention is Huntsville have reaffirmed the value,
indeed the necessity, of these large organizations working closely
together as the only way to address major disasters such as the Tsunami
simulated exercise taking place on October 6.
Interoperability was the subject of an ARRL-MARS leadership forum
August 18 during the ARRL National Convention in Huntsville, AL.
Participants included Army MARS Chief Stuart S. Carter, Air Force MARS
Chief Al Eiermann, and from ARRL the CEO, David Sumner, COO Harold
Kramer and the new Emergency Preparedness Manager Dennis Dura. Carter
proposed expediting a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the
operating relationship
between MARS and ARES. Details are now being worked out.
Mutual dependency will turn out to be a win-win for amateurs and the
military alike.
The public and potential victims of such disasters will view the
"win-win" as a true matter of survival, survival in a world where the
communications infrastructure of cell phones and telephones are wiped
out in just a few hours. ARES/RACES, MARS/SHARES working with first
responders and support organizations will, indeed, be seen as the "only
game in town".
===> Community Emergency Response Team Training Scheduled For October
Sign up for the next Middletown Community Response Team (CERT) training
class to be held October 12-14, 2007
The program which is operated by Middletown Emergency Management
teaches residents how they can help one another during emergencies, big
and small. Skills taught during the 20-hour course include basic first
aid, light search and rescue, and preliminary damage assessment.
Middletown's CERT is one of the largest teams in Monmouth County with
more than 100 members. No monthly meetings are required once training
is complete. CERT members are only called upon as needed. They have
assisted in searches for missing persons and water distribution during
power outages.
Training is free. Call 732-615-2129 for more information or send an
e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com
The September 2007 award goes to the Peconic Amateur Radio Club
Newsletter, "PARC Serves." Congratulations once again to Paul S
Birman, WA2JPJ, of Southold who is the editor. It's hard not to select
"PARC Serve" every month as it repeatedly has interesting articles on
a wide variety of topics plus pictures and cartoons I am sure if they
leave a few copies in the local library and local town hall they may
attract even more members.. Please take a look at
Clubs please make sure that you continue to send a copy of your pdf
file to firstname.lastname@example.com. I have been missing some issues in the last few
months. Not every division club is submitting each month. It's like
Lotto, if you don't buy a ticket or send a PDF you can't win!
HAMFEST – Here are the remaining Hudson Division hamfests for 2007.
October 28th will be the last one of the season.
6 Oct 2007+Bergen Amateur Radio Association
Talk-In: 146.19/79 (PL 141.3)
Contact:Jim Joyce, K2ZO
286 Ridgewood Blvd. North
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Phone: 201-664-7625
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com of Washington, NJ
Westwood Junior/ Senior High school
701 Ridgewood Road
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey
6 Oct 2007+Tailgate Hamfest
Ocean Monmouth Amateur Radio Club
Talk-In: 145.110 -600 (PL 127.3)
Contact:Jeffrey Harshman, N2LXM
c/o OMARC
PO Box 267
Oakhurst, NJ 07755
Phone: 732-996-0637
Email: email@example.com Township, NJ
InfoAge Learning Center (Project Diana Site)
Marconi Road
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey
7 Oct 2007+Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club
Talk-In: 444.200 (PL 136.5) or 146.52 Simplex
Contact:Stephen Greenbaum, WB2KDG
85-10 34th Avenue, Apt. 323
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Phone: 718-898-5599
Email: email@example.com, NY
New York Hall of Science Parking Lot (Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
47-01 111th Street
Div: Hudson
Sect: New York City-Long Island
21 Oct 2007xTOBARES Hamfest
Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Talk-In: 146.685/R (PL 110.9)
Contact:Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI
PO Box 1222
West Babylon, NY 11704
Phone: 631-957-0218
Email: email@example.com, NY
Fireman's Memorial Park
Hartford Street
Div: Hudson
Sect: New York City-Long Island
28 Oct 2007+Long Island Indoor Hamfair & Electronics Show
Talk-In: 146.85 (PL 136.5)
Contact:Richie Cetron, K2KNB
198 Haypath Road
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
Phone: 516-694-4937
Fax: 516-694-4937
Email: email@example.com, NY
Levittown Hall
201 Levittown Parkway
Div: Hudson
Sect: New York City-Long Island


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E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
Post The Information Officer, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Southfields Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NR
Fax 01234 845045
Publication Scheme
Every public authority must produce and maintain a publication scheme (.PDF) to ensure that a significant amount of information is made available to the public without the need for a specific request.
Our publication scheme (.PDF) includes information about the Freedom of Information Act, our commitment to openness, what a publication scheme is, how publication schemes work and how to contact us.
The scheme outlines the different information we publish, the types of information available, details of how it is made available and any charges that might apply.