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Northenders present engineer's discussion
Northenders present engineer's discussionEnvironmental engineering consulting firms which have worked with the North End Concerned Citizens over time will present a critique of both the town's 50-percent highway barn design proposed for the Jamestown landfill and the proposed remediation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CERCLIS listed of contaminated sites.
The presentation will made Sunday, March 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Portrugues American Citizens' Club.
This open forum event is the North End Concerned Citizens' informational counterpoint to the recent public workshop presentation by GZA engineering hired by the town.
Open questions, answers, and comments is the format. All citizens are invited, as is the Town Council and town officials. Food will be provided by the North End Concerned Citizens and open cash bar is available.
Last film in foreign series will be next week
The final film in the Friends of the Jamestown Library 2006 Foreign Film Series will be on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. and it will be the Chinese film "Not One Less."
"Not One Less" is the heartwarming tale of a 13-year-old girl, Wei Minzi (Wei), who is a substitute teacher living in a poor village in rural China. She is given a month-long assignment to teach a classroom of 28 students, ages 6 through 10, with instructions to make sure that all the students, "not one less," stay in school. Wei approaches the job as any 13-year-old might — like a sullen teenager — but because she's close in age to her students, they respond to her with playful attentiveness.
The children, including Wei, are non-actors who play themselves. As the story goes, Zhang Huike (Zhang), the class troublemaker, is sent to the city to find work and pay off his parents' debts. Teacher Wei sets out to find him and bring him back. Wei puts herself on the line for her tiny school and its impoverished community, and miraculously, her message travels farther than she'd ever imagined it might. (Synopsis from Rottentomatoes. com). The movie is 106 minutes long.
The films are free and open to the public. Johnny Appleseed visits the library
The R.I. Tree Council will sponsor a program on Friday, April 21, at 2 p.m. during school vacation week.
The program will be an hour and a half long, starting with a welcome by a member of R.I. Tree Council, and a brief talk on the history of Arbor Day, and what the R.I. Tree Council has been doing to "recanopy" Rhode Island.
Materials will be on hand for people to learn more about our work, before and after the program.
The main feature of the program will be performed by storyteller Marc Levitt, playing Johnny Appleseed. "Gentle Hero" is a 45-minute 12-character performance that details the life of this American folklore hero. With humor, music and costuming, Mr. Levitt brings alive the real John Chapman without losing his mythical elements.
The program is for anyone from age 6 up.
The R.I. Tree Council will be celebrating National Arbor Day during the month of April, with tree plantings, programs, and presentations. Many municipalities, garden clubs, and community groups will be taking part, in our effort to raise awareness about the important role trees play in our cities and towns. R.I. Tree Council is proud to have revived the holiday in R.I., with a celebration in every town and city in the state.
Registration is not required for this free program, which will take place in the library meeting hall at 26 North Main Road in Jamestown.


text: 30 items matching your search terms. Filter the results. Item type Select All/None Article Blog Entry Collection Page File Folder Issue Link Old Collection New items since Yesterday Last week Last month Ever Sort by relevance · date (newest first) · alphabetically Bailouts Redefined: Interview with David Korten David Korten on how a new economy can bail out both people and nature. Sarah van Gelder Jun 28, 2010 First Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Passes The National Domestic Workers Alliance, which formed three years ago at the 2007 US Social Forum, celebrates the recent passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in New York. Elizabeth DiNovella Jun 28, 2010 Social Forum Moments to Combat Cynicism The US Social Forum thrives in smaller moments, free of grand pretense. Mark Engler Jun 25, 2010 People Without Homes, Homes Without People In New York City, low-income people fighting for affordable housing are taking on the developers of vacant condo projects. Brooke Jarvis Jun 24, 2010 Danny Glover: Let's Reclaim Our Country Danny Glover, activist, filmmaker, and YES! board member, is among those attending the U.S. Social Forum. He sat down with YES! editor Sarah van Gelder to talk about the contribution social forums here in the United States and around the world are making to the success of people's movements. Sarah van Gelder Jun 23, 2010 US Social Forum Detroit: Opening March Jun 23, 2010 US Social Forum Kicks Off The US Social Forum begins with arrivals of caravans and a poor people's march, and an opening "We have a dream" protest march and rally. Sarah van Gelder Jun 22, 2010 Detroit's Renewal: Can It Inspire the Social Forum? Detroit is known for its decay, violence, and gas-guzzling cars. With thousands of activists coming to town, will it also become known as a source of hope? Sarah van Gelder Jun 21, 2010 A Personal Invitation to the US Social Forum The national coordinator of the US Social Forum, Adrienne Maree Brown offers her brief, heartfelt list of reasons to come to Detroit to participate in the 2010 USSF. Adrienne Maree Brown May 13, 2010 US Social Forum: Forging Alliances, a Movement of Movements Ashlee Green Mar 04, 2010 1 2 3 Next 10 items

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A Big Mac, a large Coke and large fries has 1,360 calories — more than three times the recommended 400 calories per meal.
Public health officials hope seeing calorie counts like these on restaurant menus and vending machines will lead consumers to make healthier food choices and help reduce obesity in America. But as Americans increasingly opt for meals outside the home, the battle's quickly becoming uphill.
'Healthy' options
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires restaurants with 20 or more locations to post calorie counts on menus. According to the Food and Drug Administration, 280,000 of the United State's 600,000 restaurants will be subject to the new regulations.
In September, McDonald's was one of the first large fast food chains to roll out the new menus.
Starting in 2013, the American Beverage Association is launching its Calories Count program with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, where calorie information will be posted on vending machines. The program is first rolling out in a few cities, then going nation-wide.
Whether the up-front information will lead to healthier choices is still up for debate.
While the nutritional information itself has been freely available, especially online, one Kirksville parent said when it comes to eating out, she and her family aren't thinking most about the calories.
"When it comes to dining out, we go out with a different perspective," said Stacey Semple, Kirksville resident and mother of two young boys. "When we go out we're not that worried about it and when it comes to a kid's meal, it's kind of a special treat."
For her family's nutrition, most of the management and control takes place at home.
At home, Semple said her 6- and 8-year-old boys are allowed snacks like fruit, granola and yogurt and that soda is usually reserved for the weekend.
"We're definitely not obsessive calorie counters, but we keep healthier options on hand to help encourage healthy choices in the future," she said.
Another mother, Jennifer Taylor Rider, said in a Facebook reply that she views nutrition and food as the body's fuel and strives to "put in the best possible foods to operate [at] your highest potential."
She also limits her children's intake of soda and sugar.
"Obesity among our youth is growing at an extreme rate," she said.
But it's not just youth that are seeing the bulge.
The percentage of calories Americans consume away from home has almost doubled since the late 1970s, according to the USDA Economic Research Service — and it's affecting our health and waist lines.
A study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute published in 2004 indicated young adults who eat frequently at fast food restaurants gain more weight and have a greater increase in insulin resistance in early middle age.
Insulin resistance is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease.
Expanding awareness, waistlines
As Americans' eating-out habits have increased, so has the nation's obesity rate.
The percentage of children in the United States who were obese increased from 7 percent in 1980 to almost 20 percent in 2008, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Adolescents saw a similar increase.
More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, resulting in about $147 billion in health care costs in 2008, according to the CDC.
Jim White, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said calorie awareness is important for addressing overeating in America.
"I don't think it is going to harm anything," he said of posting calorie counts on menus. "I think some people are going to be alarmed at the calories in some common restaurant items. A common restaurant meal can be 800 to 1,000 calories. I recommend a lot women have a 400-calorie-per-meal plan. They are getting 75 percent of their calories for a normal day in one meal."
Whether or not the calorie shock will truly dissuade consumers from ordering high-calorie, high-fat foods remains to be seen.
Two major university studies have shown conflicting results of posting calories counts on menus.
A Stanford study of Starbucks consumers showed a 6 percent decrease in calorie consumption when food calorie counts were posted on menus.
New York University researchers found about 28 percent of New York City customers indicated calorie labeling influenced their choices.
However, the participants' receipts showed they purchased about the same amount of calories before the labeling went into effect.
Teetering on the edge of health
Despite the calorie postings, some consumers will continue to opt for high-calorie, high-fat choices, with convenience and cost being large factors in those decisions, White said.
White noted many of the items on fast food dollar menus are the higher calorie foods, which may make it more difficult for consumers with fewer economic resources to make healthy choices.
"I think there are definitely certain people who will not opt for a healthy lifestyle, regardless," he said, "but I think there is a certain population that is teetering and might choose a healthier lifestyle if they had the information. It is that middle population we are looking at."
White said creating calories awareness at restaurants may lead to healthier eating at home.
"If you can eat healthy at a fast food restaurant, you can eat healthy anywhere," White said. "If you can face great-tasting things like cheeses and butter and tasty fried foods, you've dodged a bullet."
— Taylor Muller of the Kirksville Daily Express contributed to this report.


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Oregon Land and Property
United States U.S. Land and Property Oregon Land and Property
Provisional, Territorial, and Federal Land Office Records
Oregon land records during the period, 1845 to 1849, were filed with the provisional recorder. These papers are now in the Oregon State Archives. The record contains a description of the land claimed, and may name adjoining land holders. Abstracts of the records are in Oregon Provisional Land Claims—Volumes I–VIII (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1987).
Individuals who settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The earlier, provisional claims were voided. The size of the piece of land was dependent upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other valuable information.
Records of the original donation land claims are in the National Archives. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle); at the Family History Library; Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files, 1851- 1903 (Family History Library films 1028543 and 1490152-242), at the Oregon State Archives, and the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.
Abstracts of the donation land claims are published in: Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, 5 vols. (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1957-1975; Family History Library book 979.5 R2g; vol. 4 on film 823831 item 7; vols. 1-5 on fiche 6051173). An alphabetical index to the claims is available at the Oregon State Library. A published index to the claims is Oregon State Archives, comp., Index to Oregon Donation Land Claims (Portland: Genealogical Forum, 1953-57; Family History Library film 874373 item 2; fiche 6051271). An Index to the Claimaints can be found on the website of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.
Distribution of the remaining unoccupied land was administered by the General Land Office (FHLO) through land offices in Oregon. Most of the local FHLO records are now kept in the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle). Patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are at:
Oregon State Office
Bureau of Land Management
333 S.W. 1st. Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
The original tract books, plats, and land entry case files are at the National Archives.
Many of the records are now online at the BLM internet site.
County Records
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions are recorded by the county auditor in the form of deeds and mortgages. These may be obtained from the appropriate recorder or clerk in each courthouse. The Family History Library has not acquired land records from the counties, except for the deed indexes of Douglas County for 1857 to 1974.
Many of the country records can be found on the internet by using a search engine and terms such as county name (e.g. Douglas), Land, Records. Information on Oregon Land records can also be found at the Oregon State Archives
Wiki articles describing online collectons are found:
- Oregon, Columbia County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Oregon, Polk County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Oregon, Wasco County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


text: Kaija Saariaho: EmilieLibretto: Amin MaaloufCommissioned by the Fundaçao Calouste GulbenkiaSung in PortugueseEmilie du Châtelet is about to embark on the last of all journeys. As she feels death approaching, she looks back on her life, remembers loves, fears, sorrows and faults while she puts down in her book the way she would like to be remembered. From Amin Maalouf's libretto, the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho created the music to this opera staged in Portugal with the seal of originality of Vasco Araújo and André e. Teodósio. Soprano Barbara Hannigan will be lending her body and voice to Emilie. Gulbenkian OrchestraErnest Martinez-Izquierdo, conductorBarbara Hannigan, sopranoSet Design: Vasco Araújo e André e. Teodósio, Lighting Design: Daniel Worm d'AssumpçãoSound Design: David PoissonnierEscola Superior de Dança


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Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)
2010AA Patient Monitoring Guidelines Source Information
Web site:
The Patient Monitoring Guidelines for HIV Care and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) are provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international partners. The Patient Monitoring Guidelines included in the Metathesaurus are extracted from LOINC® and may not be a complete representation of the original source.
The Patient Monitoring Guidelines are provided to aid in the development of an effective national HIV care and ART patient monitoring system.
The Patient Monitoring Guidelines are used by those involved at various levels of the development or revision of patient monitoring tools such as patient and facility records, registers and reports, or electronic systems. They include:
- national AIDS program managers,
- health agencies,
- monitoring and evaluation officers, and
- other providers of HIV care and ART.
Metathesaurus Update Frequency
The Patient Monitoring Guidelines are updated in each Metathesaurus release as part of LOINC.
Sites Consulted
- WHO and HIV/AIDS [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization, HIV/AIDS Department; c2008. Patient monitoring guidelines for HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART); [cited 2008 Sep 29]. Available from: http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/guidelines/patientmonitoring.pdf


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Ondatra zibethicus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Name(s):
Castor zibethicus Linnaeus, 1766
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Will be transferred to family Cricetidae.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Cassola, F.
|Amori, G.
|Linzey, A.
A widespread, common, and widely introduced species with no major threats, hence listed as Least Concern.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species occurs in North America, from northern Canada and Alaska south through the United States, except the arid regions of the southwest and Texas, and the Florida peninsula. Introduced to Czech Republic in 1905 in order to establish fur farms, it is now present throughout the Palaearctic, Mongolia, China, northeast Korea, and Honshu Island, Japan. Also introduced in Argentina (Musser and Carleton 2005, Skyriene and Paulauskas 2012).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Canada; United States
Introduced:Albania; Argentina; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Chile; Czech Republic; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Hungary; Italy; Japan; Latvia; Lithuania; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Slovenia; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|The muskrat is common to abundant in suitable habitats, with average densities of 40 individuals per hectare (Feldhamer, 1999 in Wilson and Ruff, 1999).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Muskrats are found in brackish and fresh-water lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, and marshes. Depending on the location, they will either dig burrows into waterside banks, or construct houses of vegetation. Houses are built so that the main chambers are above water level, but can only be entered through underwater tunnels. Separate structures are constructed for feeding and nesting (Feldhamer, 1999 in Wilson and Ruff, 1999). Muskrats exhibit many morphological adaptations for aquatic life, including lips that close behind incisors to allow gnawing under water, partially webbed hindfeet, and the ability to stay submerged for up to 20 minutes. Muskrats are primarily herbivorous, feeding on aquatic vegetation such as cattails and horsetails. During periods of food scarcity, individuals will also consume animal matter such as mussels, turtles, mice, birds, frogs and fish (Wilner et al. 1980)
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
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|Major Threat(s):
|The majority of muskrat mortality is caused by humans. Muskrats are extensively trapped for their pelts, which are of increasing economic value around the world. High population densities of muskrats often result in destruction of local habitat, including damage to river banks caused by burrowing, and the reduction of aquatic vegetation due to over consumption for food and building materials. As a result, muskrats are often treated as a pest species and are trapped, hunted or poisoned to control population levels.
|Conservation Actions:
|There are no measures currently in place to protect O. zibethicus. Common and considered "secure" (S5) or "apparently secure" (S3) throughout entire US range. One subspecies of concern: O. Z. ripensis (S2 in Texas). Status in Mexico needs to be assessed.
|Cassola, F. 2016. Ondatra zibethicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T15324A22344525. . Downloaded on 24 September 2018.
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Mustang wrote:The humidity here in Caloundra is as bad as I can remember, rode Bald Knob loop yesterday, had a quiet afternoon
+1000. Rode yesterday and didn't find it too bad (but stuck to the coast pretty much). Went for a walk/jog this morning and took 30 minutes to stop sweating when I got back.


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UH Manoa researcher co-authors marine ecosystems studyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kim Selkoe, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology post-doctoral researcher, has co-authored a study on key threats and highly impacted ocean areas along the west coast of the United States.
Selkoe's work was published this week in an online issue of Conservation Letters, and was conducted at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She co-authored the two-year study with lead author Ben Halpern, associate research scientist at NCEAS, to document the way humans are affecting oceans in this ecological and economically important part of the world.
As part of the study, scientists overlaid data on the location and intensity of 25 different human-derived sources of ecological stress to the oceans. The sources included climate change, commercial and recreational fishing, various land-based sources of pollution, and ocean-based commercial activities, which produced a composite map of the state of marine ecosystems. The study reported that every single spot of the ocean along the west coast of the United States is being affected by 10-15 different human activities. Researchers compared the results to the results for the same region from the previous global analysis.
"Comparing the global version of the map to regional scale versions allows us to determine the kinds of places it performs best and can be relied on for regional management in other areas of the world," said Selkoe. "The high correlation is good news for marine managers in areas of the world that may be in need of maps of human impacts, but who do not have the resources to undertake their own tailored analysis."
A similar regional scale analysis was also just completed for the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii and released by Coral Reefs. The global map performed far better overall for the California Current than for the remote Hawaiian archipelago, because the global analysis focused on pollution, coastal development, commercial fishing and other effects key to highly populated areas with heavy use. In contrast, Papahānaumokuākea is a unique area in the world that is protected from heavy direct human use. Nonetheless, it is threatened by indirect effects such as global climate change effects of sea level rise, seawater acidification and warming, alien species spread and damage from marine debris.
For more information or to download the maps, visit http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/GlobalMarine.


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Endearment 20 Piece Dinnerware Set with Bread and Butter Plate
Brought back by popular demand! Endearment gives a classic floral pattern a touch of contemporary flair while retaining the traditional elements that make the style so enduring. A garland of delicate flowers in a soft palette frame a single center flower, and the scalloped shapes of each piece in this dinnerware collection are accented by gentle gold highlights. Constructed of Bone China. Hand wash only. 20 piece set, service for four, includes (4) each: 10-1/2 inch dinner plate, 7-3/4 inch salad plate, 6-1/2 inch bread & butter plate, 6 ounce teacup and 5-3/4 inch saucer.


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Technical Details
|Download driver for: SONY VGN-AR270
|Supported System
|Win 8, Win 7, Win 10, Win xp, Win Vista, Win 8.1, Win Server 2003
|File Size
|3996 kb
|VAIO TV Tuner Library Uninstaller driver for SONYVGN-AR270
The VAIO® TV Tuner Library Uninstaller utility automaticallyuninstalls VAIO TV Tuner Library software that is incompatible withMicrosoft® Windows Vista™ operating system
How to Update Sony Drivers by Yourself?
There are numerous of popular alerts and also other messages that you could get in the driver updating procedure, many of which I've paraphrased and listed right here along with information on how to proceed:
Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software: Choose Yes to continue installing this driver only if you received it directly from the manufacturer or from their installation disc. Choose No if you downloaded the driver elsewhere and didn't exhaust your search for a manufacturer-provided one.
To set Windows to install recommended updates
To automatically get available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only. Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates.
- Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
- In the left pane, click Change settings.
- Under Important updates, click an item in the list. You can decide which updates to automatically download and install.
- Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. You can also allow anyone using your computer to install updates by selecting the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box.
Too Complicated for You? Try DriverTuner
1. Download a Professional Driver Updating Tool and install it
2. Scan your PC for out-of-date drivers. Select the ones(here you should choose SONY VGN-AR270) which need to be updated and click download. Or you can just check SELECT ALL.
3. After the download process is finished, you should click SETUP to install them. That's it! Your driver for SONY VGN-AR270 has been updated. Sometimes a restart is required to let the drivers take effect.
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Best Dads and Playmates
By: Legacy Staff
6 years ago
Many folks who recently lost their fathers say their fathers were the best dads and their beloved playmates. For Father's Day, we remember of these beloved dads.
Lyle Russell Belknap, "participated in SPORTS all of his life and excelled in baseball," according to the obit his family prepared for the Lansing State Journal. "He played second base for the Chicago White Sox minor league and was active in Lansing (Michigan) baseball leagues as a player/coach.
"He spent endless hours playing, teaching and coaching teams for his children as well as many other youngsters," the obit said. "He loved his family and never missed a single sporting event, activity or music recital."
"What a happy life it was to have a 'play with us' dad," his children wrote.
Lyle, who "worked for Board of Water & Light as Superintendent of Stores, until his retirement in 1980," died May 1 at age 93, six months after the death of his wife, Marie. They had been married for more than 70 years.
Lyle "taught Sunday School and was the Church Song Leader at Walker Memorial Church. He volunteered at several nursing homes and senior centers playing guitar, whistling and singing gospel music."
"We were so blessed to have (in our minds) the best dad in the world," his family wrote.
Edward G. Mifsud, 75, who also died May 1, "enjoyed his ability to return to his youth as one of the greatest playmates a child could ever have," according to the obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle.
"He spent many hours teaching" (his six children and nine grandchildren), "as he worked on projects making and building things for them," the obit said.
"Edward always loved animals, he especially loved raising livestock while farming and ranching in his earlier years. He passed that love onto his children and grandchildren. He took great pride in knowing they shared the same interests and passion for agriculture as he had."
David Pini, a Vietnam War veteran, who died May 7 at age 59, was known for his legendary skills operating tractors and heavy machinery, according to the obit published in the Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel.
"He preferred the feeling of dirt and pine needles in his toes than the formality of shoes or the indoors, his family wrote. Dave connected to God through his love of nature. He taught his kids, Niki, Joey,and Kim his respect of nature and love of animals throughout his life and on many camping trips."
"He enjoyed scaring people with rubber spiders, snakes, and thrill rides on tractors and off-road vehicles."
"He was a dog's best friend, and cared for each of his dogs as beloved family members."
"The best thing about his laugh was how easy it was for him to encourage himself and others to laugh even harder. We simply had to join in on the laughter, even if we didn't get the joke."
"Above anything else he accomplished, he was a superhero to his kids and so many extended family members. Dad was always ready to help when someone needed it, to take on stray animals; he was that person everyone went to. He was the absolute best father and friend, and someone with too much character to describe in writing."
This post was contributed by Alana Baranick, a freelance obituary writer. She was the director of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers and chief author of Life on the Death Beat: A Handbook for Obituary Writers before she passed away in 2015.


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Hello everyone,
Ive been waiting to go to a great fan night where i can get dressed up and have some cocktails and a laugh but unfortunetly there was none :(
So me being me i have rented a club for the evening and am throwing my own twilight eclipse relase party!
I want to fill the place with fans it should have a great atmosphere.
For more info please follow my facebook invite page and add yourself to the list so i can contact you with the ticket details when i have had them printed xxx
To find my invite page type " twilight eclipse release party " into facebook search
Its going to be an amazing night so go for it xx


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This is the floor layout for concerts with the stage at the end.
These sections are around the court and rink.
This level includes the Blue Seats.
This level includes the West Balcony, Chase Bridge, and the Lounge sections.
At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, after the completion of the phase 3 renovations, the view of the jumbotron is now obstructed from approximately row 15 and above in the 200 level; As can be seen in this photo


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The Broad Domestic Equity Index investment strategy seeks a favorable long-term total return by investing in a portfolio of equity securities selected to track the overall U.S. equity markets based on the Russell 3000 Index.
The Broad Domestic Equity Index investment strategy attempts to replicate the Russell 3000 Index using a proprietary quantitative process that closely matches the overall investment characteristics of the index. The investment process takes into account access to cash flow, trading activity, and corporate actions in order to maintain the portfolio in line with benchmark.
In addition, the portfolio management team employs proprietary optimizing techniques to evaluate and control portfolio risk, with a goal of maintaining portfolio-tracking error within a very close range of the index, while effectively managing trading costs and other portfolio expenses.
Important Information:
Broad Domestic Equity Index portfolios are subject to certain risks such as market and investment style risk.
This material is provided for the informational purposes only and should not be regarded as a recommendation or an offer to buy or sell any product or service to which this information may relate.


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American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 to Jobs for the Future
Donations will support the Accelerating Opportunities Program via the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation
The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company's, today presented a check for $10,000 to the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation in Lexington, Ky. The check was presented by Cheryl Norton, president of Kentucky American Water, to BCTC President/CEO Augusta A. Julian at the Leestown Campus of BCTC in Lexington.
The American Water Charitable Foundation seeks to support our employees efforts to give back, through donations and volunteer efforts, to the communities we serve. Accelerating Opportunities, a Jobs for the Future program coordinated at BCTC, was selected for a grant based on what our employees felt were important needs in their communities, Norton said. We are proud to support BCTC's and Jobs for the Future's efforts to help prepare students so that they can achieve success in the workplace.
The grant will support BCTC's Accelerating Opportunity students with tuition and the purchase of books and classroom materials. The Accelerating Opportunity program combines basic skills in math, reading and writing with technical skills training to prepare students for high demand jobs. BCTC offers four learning pathways: Construction, Office Systems, Early Childhood, and Bridge to Biotechnology.
We're very grateful to receive this funding, says JFF President and CEO Marlene B. Seltzer. It will help support the important work Accelerating Opportunity does to help guide workers toward the credentials they need to secure family-sustaining jobs and long-lasting career opportunities.
BCTC students will receive significant benefit due to the generosity of the American Water Charitable Foundation and Jobs for the Future. These students are working hard to improve their workplace essential skills and to gain technical skills for good jobs. We appreciate the American Water Charitable Foundations support to provide this grant. This is a win for both our students and the regional workforce the students will soon join, said President Julian.
The donation to the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation is one of five, one-time grants recently awarded by the American Water Charitable Foundation to select organizations in the company's service areas. In a recent survey, American Water employees ranked veterans, youth, community, environment and health/welfare as the most important types of services supported by nonprofit organizations. Potential grantee organizations were then selected in each of these categories on a competitive basis according to criteria established by the foundations Employee Advisory Committee.
Established in 2010 with a founding contribution from American Water, the American Water Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides a formal way to demonstrate the company's ongoing commitment to being a good neighbor, citizen, and contributor to the communities where American Water and its employees live, work and operate. The Foundation helps support American Water employee-identified nonprofit endeavors.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College offers accredited certificate, diploma and degree opportunities designed to improve employment opportunities and maximize success in education and training. For more information about the college and its programs, visit BCTC's Home Page.
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Charlie Sheen Nominated 'Two & a Half Men' Crew for Ice Bucket Challenge
Charlie Sheen made it rain on himself for his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video… except he didn't use ice at all.
The 48-year-old actor dumped $10,000 worth of hundred dollar bills on himself instead and said he is going to donate the money to the ALS Association.
"Oh wait… that's not ice. That is $10,000 in cash, which I am donating to the ALS Foundation because let's face it, ice is going to melt, but this money is actually going to help people," Charlie says in the video released to TMZ. "So, I am hereby calling out Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, and Chuck Lorre to identically do what I just did. Come on guys. It's for a great cause."
In case you didn't realize, those three guys are the ones who are currently behind the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men, which Charlie used to star on!
Charlie Sheen's Ice Bucket Challenge Video Is Loaded with Money!


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'Tough challenge for bowlers against Indian top order'
Australian captain Michael Clarke conceded that his side's young bowling attack would face a tough challenge against the star-studded and experienced Indian batting in the Test series starting in Melbourne on December 26.
"The sheer weight of runs scored by the Indian top order over the years indicates that our bowling group is in for a tough challenge, but we are confident we've identified a few areas where we can have impact," Clarke said.
"The experience and class of India against the talent and energy of this exciting Australian team should make for a thrilling contest for the 75,000 people in the stands and the millions more watching around the world.
"There's also the issue of Sachin Tendulkar and his 100th international century, which has been a huge talking point in India and around the cricketing world," added the Australian captain.
Image: Michael Clarke during a practice session
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'Indians will struggle without Zaheer'
Clarke feels that the visiting bowling attack would lose sheen if strike bowler Zaheer Khan is not fully fit.
"The Indians have struggled with a few injuries to their bowling attack, and they will need Zaheer Khan to be fit otherwise there will be a lot of pressure on the other Indian bowlers.
"As for our own attack, we will be assessing the conditions over the next few days before determining the final XI for Boxing Day," Clarke wrote in his column for Daily Telegraph.
"Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Starc will be fighting it out for the third fast bowler's spot and they obviously bring different skills to the table. Hilfy boasts experience, the ability to swing the ball and bowl long spells, while Mitchell is a tall left-armer who can be a real handful for opposing batsmen when he gets everything in sync," he wrote.
Image: Zaheer Khan
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Christian could replace Watson
Clarke also indicated that all-rounder Dan Christian could be brought into the playing XI as Shane Watson was not named in the squad after having failed to recover fully from his injury.
"The option of using Dan Christian at No.6 is another interesting one for us. It's certainly handy having that extra bowling option as Shane Watson has shown us in recent years, although we have had success playing just the four specialists as well. Again, a lot of it will come down to the conditions," wrote Clarke.
"Another crucial factor in deciding our final XI will be how Shaun Marsh pulls up from his Big Bash League game with the Perth Scorchers last night.
"He has come along in leaps and bounds the last few weeks from his back injury, and it was great to see him hitting the ball well in our batting camp this week. We'll know a lot more today about where he is physically," he wrote.
Image: Daniel Christian
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Confident of a good show
Clarke does not see any problem in the Test players featuring in the Twenty20 Big Bash League just ahead of the series.
Rather he said playing in Big Bash would help the players."There has been plenty of discussion about the merits of Test squad members playing in the Big Bash between the New Zealand and Indian Test series.
"I think its been good for players to have some time in the middle and I've personally enjoyed watching the games on TV. Certainly the timing has been perfect in getting Shaun a game off the back of our batting camp," he said.
Talking about the batting camp called for some players, including himself, struggling Ricky Ponting and Hussey, Clarke said, "The camp has also been in the news of late, and its given the whole batting group a good chance to spend some time together before Boxing Day.
"We've spoken about the opposition and brought in some bowlers who have similar traits to the Indians to ensure our preparation is as comprehensive as it can be. It's all about improvement and I'm confident the boys will put in a good showing over the next four Tests."
Image: Ricky Ponting
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West Elk Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the West Elk Wilderness (map) in 1964 and it now has a total of 176,431 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionThe West Elk's most attractive offering may be a large and untamed area with little visitation. Only during fall hunting season do the trails and campsites fill. Elk and deer number in the thousands. You'll find many mountain passes leading to secluded and seldom-seen valleys filled with beaver ponds and lined with trembling aspen that turn a fantastic and indescribable gold in September. Volcanic activity has produced long lava flows, sometimes pushing mud before them. Ridges were crumbled and carved by wind and water into fantastic turrets, pinnacles, and crenellated bulwarks. The topography is reflected in many of the area's geographic names: Castle Pass, Castle View, Castle Creek, the Castles. About two hundred miles of trails offer opportunities for extended loop hikes through the West Elk, the fifth largest Wilderness in Colorado. Most of the trails provide excellent pathways for horse traffic. The Mill Castle Trail travels up to Storm Pass at 12,460 feet offering extravagant vistas and the best look at the castle like formations of this area.
Planning to Visit the West Elk Wilderness?
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- Regulations
- Contact the Forest Service
- Visit the National Forest wilderness website
Leave No TraceHow to follow the seven standard Leave No Trace principles differs in different parts of the country (desert vs. Rocky Mountains). Click on any of the principles listed below to learn more about how they apply in the West Elk Wilderness.
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
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- Dispose of Waste Properly
- Leave What You Find
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National Policy Dialogues (NPDs) on water are the main operational instrument of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) component for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA). NPDs are jointly facilitated by the OECD and UNECE and since 2006 EUWI NPDs have been carried out in the following countries.
NPDs are policy platforms where stakeholders meet to advance water policy reforms. NPDs are driven by the demand from the host countries. They are usually chaired by heads of respective government agencies. A variety of stakeholders participate in the meetings, such as ministries and government agencies and institutions, as well as non-governmental organisations, the business community, and parliamentary bodies. Participants also include international organisations and EU Member States active in water policy reforms in each country.
Discussions at NPD meetings are substantiated by robust analytical work and international best practice. For instance, reviews of water pricing benefit from assessments of affordability and competitiveness impacts of alternative pricing scenarios and development of river basin management plans build on similar experience in European countries.
Officials from EU member state governments and organisations are invited to participate, share experience and demonstrate EU policies and practices. The main outcomes are policy packages, such as legislative acts, national strategies, ministerial orders and plans for implementation. In most cases these apply the principles of the EU water policy. Emphasis is also set on the implementation of previously adopted policies through pilot projects or technical assistance.
NPDs are financially supported by the European Commission, several EU member states and other donors. They are facilitated by the OECD and UNECE, which contribute on substance and help the chairs of NPDs to manage the process.
EECCA countries benefit from the on-going EUWI NPDs in many ways, not least through better cooperation with EU Member States. Improved coordination with donors on water issues helps to increase cost-effectiveness of Official Development Assistance provided by EU Member States as well as other donors. Furthermore, NPDs provide opportunities to transfer best practices and knowledge from EU Member States and a number of international organisations including the OECD and UNECE to beneficiary countries.
It was an honour for me to cooperate with the implementing agencies and with our colleagues and partners throughout the region and to share the EU experience in water management to the benefit of EECCA countries and people.
We are proud of the EUWI-EECCA achievements so far and look forward to continuing the effective implementation of water policies designed through the NPDs."
Gheorghe Constantin, Chair of the EUWI EECCA component,
In Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the NPD Steering Committees have been successfully operating as platforms where key national stakeholders meet regularly to discuss and advance policy reforms. In Belarus, the NPD Steering Committee is in process of being established.
The NPD Steering Committees at national level will be used as oversight bodies to discuss plans and progress of all 3 Results of the EUWI+ project in all 6 Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. Agendas of NPD meetings will be prepared according to the priorities identified in the country workplans. Under the EUWI+ project, the OECD and UNECE are responsible for organising at least one NPD Steering Committee meeting in each EaP country every year.
This report evaluates how well EECCA countries have done in ensuring people's access to adequate water supply and sanitation services since their Economic, Finance, and Environment Ministers adopted the Almaty Guiding Principles to support such efforts in 2000. Besides looking at trends in the technical and financial performance of the water sector, the report analyses the results of institutional reforms at different levels of governance, as well as financing arrangements. The report draws policy recommendations to help countries stem the decline in the sector's performance that has occurred over the last decade, despite opportunities provided by rapid economic growth in many EECCA countries in this period.
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The Tornado won game 1, 8-5, behind Hunter Smith's four-hit game. Ohio Dominican came back in game two with a 9-3 win.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Hunter Smith went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI and Corey Rhodes gave up just two earned runs in five innings to lead King to an 8-5 win in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Ohio Dominican. The Panthers responded in game two with by scoring two runs in each of the first four innings en route to a 9-3 victory to split the doubleheader.
Game 1 – King 8, Ohio Dominican 5
King raced out to a 5-0 lead after four innings and went on to defeat Ohio Dominican 8-5 in game one of the doubleheader. Four Tornado hitters had at least two hits in the win.
Junior Hunter Smith (Bristol, Tenn.) got the Tornado going early with a two-RBI single to center field in the first inning. Smith went 4-for-5 at the plate during the game. The Tornado scoring continued in the second when junior Jose Sola (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) singled through the left side. An error by the Panthers allowed junior Tyler Gaby (Bristol, Tenn.) to score and Sola to advance to third. Sola then scored on a sac-fly by junior Garrett Cook (Luray, Va.) to make it 4-0 King. Cook was 2-for-4 in game one with that RBI and scored two runs.
King pushed the lead to 5-0 in the fourth when freshman Geoffrey Cieslewitz scored on an RBI groundout by sophomore Stephen Mullins (Bluff City, Tenn.). Cieslewitz went 3-for-4 with a double in game one.
The Panthers tried to claw their way back as Christian Prince hit a two-run triple in the fifth to cut the deficit to 5-2. Vince Bartolone then hit a single through the left side to score Prince and make it 5-3.
Junior Cory Rhodes (Kissimmee, Fla.) was still in trouble in the fifth with no outs and runners on first and second. Rhodes limited the damage though by getting a fly out, a strikeout, and a groundout to end the threat. That would be the last work for Rhodes as he earned the win to move to 2-0 on the young season. Rhodes pitched five innings and gave up four hits and three runs (two earned) while striking out six. Rhodes has an ERA of just 1.89 in 19 innings of work so far this year.
King scored a single run in the bottom-of-the-fifth to push the lead to 6-3. Ohio Dominican scored on a Tornado error in the eighth to make it a two-run game again at 6-4. However, the Tornado plated two unearned runs in their half of the eighth to make it an 8-4 game.
Sola finished the Panthers off in the first game by pitching the ninth, giving up a single run, to make the final score, 8-5, King. Offensively, Sola went 3-for-4 and scored two runs.
Cole Carpenter (0-1) took the loss for the Panthers and went four innings, giving up eight hits, five runs (two earned), and two walks to go along with three strikeouts.
Game 2 – Ohio Dominican 9, King 3 (7 Innings)
The Panthers fought back in game two by scoring two runs in each of the first four innings and never looked back and won by the final count of 9-3.
Ryan Rovnak hit an RBI-single in the first to get the Panthers scoring going. Rovnak later scored on an RBI-groundout by Kyle Tisdale. Jossue Delgado plated two on a double to left-center in the second to make it 4-0. Delgado paced the Panthers in game two by going 2-for-3 and scoring two runs. The Panthers plated two more in each of the next two innings to make it 8-0 after the top-of-the-fourth.
That would be all the run support Ohio Dominican pitching needed as starter Nick Venditti went four innings and gave up just one earned run. Alberto Canales pitched the last three innings for the Panthers to pick up his first win of the year by giving up two runs (one earned) in his work.
Sophomore Alex Martin (Kingston, Tenn.) took the loss for the Tornado in game two. Martin pitched three innings and gave up six runs on eight hits.
The Tornado did have some hitters who stayed hot in game two though. Cieslewitz went 3-for-4 with an RBI-single to put the Tornado on the board in the fourth. Cieslewitz also had a double in game two and went a combined 6-for-8 in the two games.
Cook had two more hits in game two to go a combined 4-of-7 for the day. Smith added two hits in the second game and was 6-for-9 on Friday.
Friday's games were the first of the season for the Panthers who are 1-1. With the split, the Tornado now sit at 5-4 this season.
The Tornado are back in action at home on Saturday, February 16 against Glenville State with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.


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Wall Street was set for a higher open on Friday in the wake of data showing employment grew in November, defying expectations of a sharp pull back relating to Superstorm Sandy.
Nonfarm employment increased by 146,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, but a drop in the jobless rate to a near-four year low as people gave up the search for work suggested the labor market was still tepid.
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"Overall, this is a pretty good number, even though we had a downward revision to the previous month," said Kathy Lien, managing director at BK Asset Management in New York.
"The real question, though, is whether this changes the Fed's attitude toward more stimulus. It doesn't remove the need for stimulus but might convince the Fed to opt for a smaller program."
Also to be released Friday is the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, at 9:55 a.m. (1455 GMT). Economists surveyed by Reuters expect a preliminary December reading of 82.4, down from 82.7 a month earlier.
Despite the strong gains in U.S. stock index futures, the market could easily turn course as investors remain anxious amid ongoing fiscal negotiations by congressional leaders.
S&P 500 futures gained 7 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures gained 75 points and Nasdaq 100 futures added 18 points.
Amarin Corp shares fell 18.5 percent to $9.74 in premarket trading after the bio-pharmaceutical company raised $100 million in financing to help it launch its heart drug, Vascepa, but disappointed investors, who had hoped for a sale or partnership.
Netflix Inc may be in focus. Securities regulators may bring civil action against the firm and its chief executive for violating public disclosure rules with a Facebook post, Netflix said Thursday. The case raises questions about how public companies communicate on social media.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Kenneth Barry)


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dressy (adj.)
1760s, from dress (v.) + -y (2).
For as her natural face decays, her skill improves in making the artificial one. Well, nothing diverts me more than one of those fine, old, dressy things, who thinks to conceal her age by everywhere exposing her person; sticking herself up in the front of a side-box; trailing through a minuet at Almack's; and then, in the public gardens looking, for all the world, like one of the painted ruins of the place. [Goldsmith, "The Good Natured Man," 1768]


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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Get Well soon
21 comments:
- gina g said...
Hi Wendy This is gorgeous sweet image and lovely colours, love all the stitching. Thanks for joining the Sophisti-cats Challenge this week. luv gina xx
- February 21, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- stitchy said...
Wendy, what an adorable card, love the image and the beautiful colors, they blend so well together..thank you so much for sharing him in our first challenge at OSAAT..good luck on all those draws.
stitchy xx
- February 21, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Liz said...
Beautiful card Thanks for joining OSAAT Good Luch Hope to see you bck on Sunday
Liz xx
- February 22, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Saskia said...
Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations Challenge! Good luck!
Saskia :)
- February 22, 2010 at 2:09 AM
- Avril Ann said...
Pippen is so cute, I love this image, you have done a great job with this card, thank you for joining us at Sophisticats this week. Hugs Avril xxxx
- February 22, 2010 at 2:47 AM
- sam said...
Wendy I'm honoured that you stopped by our little blog and entered hun (we're not worthy, we're not worthy - bowing on my knees as I say this). Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week and I hope to see you back for our next challenge that launches on Sunday.
Sam x
- February 22, 2010 at 5:44 AM
- Cheryl said...
oh this is stunning fab coluring and amazing detail bless you for joining us over at OSAAT hope to see you again soon hugs cheryl xxxxx
- February 22, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- BA said...
hi wendy
this is absolutely cute!! love all the details. thanks for joining us at stampavie & more. love your blog head too
xoxo BA
- February 22, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- Beautiful Greetings said...
Wendy, this card is just adorable and I am loving the circular sentiment. Great card!
- February 22, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Chris said...
Too cute!
- February 22, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Dianne said...
Hi Wendy!! This card is so sweet!! Gets you in the Spring mode. Loving the circular sentiments.
- February 22, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Liz's creative corner said...
Hi Wendy, ahh this is lovely, sure would make you feel better, love the image, thanks for joining us at OSAAT,hope to see you next time, hugs Liz xx
- February 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Sarah said...
Beautiful card and colour, thanks for joining us at OSAAT
Sarah xx
- February 22, 2010 at 5:11 PM
- Wendy - Anntaurus said...
A wonderful Easel card! Thanks for joining the MTTC Challenge this week!
- February 22, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Helen Dooley said...
Oh Wendy! I love your card. It is gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along with us at PCC.
- February 23, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Crystal said...
AWWW Love this sweet image and happy colors!!! What a wonderful card!! Thanks so much for joining us at Inky Impressions!
- February 23, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...
Aw! How sweet Wendy!! This image is sure to cheer anyone up!! Great coloring and design!! Thanks for joining us at Inky Impressions this week!
- February 23, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Biscuitlid said...
fab card Wendy and great colouring. Love the image and circle sentiment
Thanks so much for joining us at Creative Card Crew
- February 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM
- Valoudesbois said...
oh what a beautiful card with a wonderful image
Thanks for joining us at SAM this week.
I opened a new blog, here,, on which I shall like listing all the challenges, every day. Thanks for have a look
- February 25, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Spyder said...
Lovely easel card Wendy! and of course lovely sweet image! Love your use of 'stitching'
Thank you for joining OSAAT's First Challenge! Hope to see you next time too!
- February 26, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Kerri said...
Oh this is sooo CUTE!!! What an adorable image, and I just love your easel card! I'm going to have to check out more of your images : ) Thank you so much for joining us at Your Next Stamp!!!
- March 1, 2010 at 1:52 PM


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Josh Dallas & Colton Haynes Are Heartthrobs at Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014!
Josh Dallas steps out for his first official appearance since becoming a new dad while attending the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday (June 19) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Other swoonworthy actors who were in attendance at the event included Arrow's Colton Haynes, Salem's Shane West, and Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive co-stars Emile Hirsch and Lane Garrison.
Emile and Lane's mini-series is nominated this evening for Best Miniseries against American Horror Story: Coven, Dancing on the Edge, Fargo, The Hollow Crown, and Luther.
FYI: Shane is wearing a Ted Baker London tuxedo and Call It Spring shoes.
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Jan 25 - St Gregory the Theologian(who is only one of three church fathers to be honored with the title "Theologian" (the others being St John the Theologian and St Simeon the New Theologian) and whose relics were just returned to Constantinople from Rome, along with those of St John Chrysostom)
It will show both Julian and Gregorian dates.
Why not just show both dates at the top of our pages where we show 'Today's date' now?
Demetri, who celebrates his nameday (Oct 26) twice - on each calendar - a true ecumenist!
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The Ruler Trick
Radically reduce the time it takes to prepare and sharpen a plane iron with the help of a $5 steel ruler.
By David Charlesworth
Pages: 82-86
From the November 2004 issue #144
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I have been teaching furniture making for more than 27 years and am convinced that most amateurs are not getting the best from their hand tools. Bench-plane blades are a good example. I can resharpen a blade in less than four minutes, which includes washing my hands and putting the stones away. This short break from the work at hand should be welcomed as it gives us an opportunity for planning the next stage and the pleasure of working with a razor-sharp tool when we resume. Struggling on with a blunt tool is both tiring and counterproductive.
The methods I have developed to ensure that my students start with razor-sharp tools from day one are unusual (it involves a trick with a ruler). However, they are well-tested and guaranteed to produce the result we want. The techniques have been developed as practical solutions to issues that gave us trouble when we used a more traditional approach.
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So after you beat story and have completed all the white mage job quests, I believe you have to complete them, you will be given a quest for your relic weapon. Now the first part is easy...just open a chest in some mines....the next part however requires you to obtain a lvl 50 rod that can only be made by an alchemist. The rod is http://xivdb.com/?item/2049/Madman's-Whispering-Rod, the recipe is level 55, apparently you can make it at lvl 47 alchemy, so if you want to make your relic weapon on your own you will have to get alchemy to that level. You can also try to find someone who has alchemy that high and hope they will make it for you without you losing your house, car, kids, significant other.
On ultros I found someone selling this rod but it was going for ~170k gil...this price should go down as more people can make it but it will probably still be extremely expensive. I should have made this post when I still had access to the game so I could check out more info but hopefully this helps someone out there.
If you got any WHM questions feel free to ask and hopefully I can give you the answer you want.
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Lovely shot just as is. (Adding people would spoil it, IMHO.
Up to a second floor apartment ...great architecture
T The lighting is warm, beautiful and looks truthful. Was there a lot of photoshop done here?
Brevity: Well, a third: I cannot see the artist in this shot. Sorry, I could not resist a little RGism.
Well, continue it as long as you enjoy it. You can't see the artist, because you don't know what to look for. You don't know what to look for because you have no artistic nature in you. Sitting behind a computer working photoshop levers is not going to instill useful talents in you, unless you are shooting for becoming a video gamer. What is ironic is that you continue to amuse yourself with this idea, under the tutelage of a guy professing that everyone must "read the books," and somehow you have read none by any artists? Carry on now, Professor.
Oh, let's all follow the leader now. I do! I do! I do!
Brevity:I like how the lines in the curves combined with the verticals all serve to push the image upward.Using the black of the rail against the softness of the walls and the brightness of the window provide cohesiveness to line, shape and colorTwo niggles: the over brightness on the ceiling and the spot on the left wall.Well, a third: I cannot see the artist in this shot. Sorry, I could not resist a little RGism.
Fine composition. I'd love to see a human figure in it, maybe a silhouette, starting to climb the stairs, or maybe disappearing at the top, but then, that might make it a cliche.
... PS I do not want to be the critique police but I will comment on the ways I think members are undermining the purpose of this forum.


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Give credit where credit is due
This past weekend, I was doing my part to support the local economy by sitting in a popular café with a close friend where we consumed a few refreshing beverages. My friend, a contractor, brought to my attention an error in my "Where did all the money go" column from two weeks ago.
Unfortunately, he took the column seriously as if I actually knew what I was talking about. Nonetheless, he brought up a valid point. The money never went anywhere. As shocking as it may be, there never was any money. That is a myth.
What we are missing is credit. Somebody took or turned off the credit and has brought commerce to a screeching halt. Nobody ran off with the money. It is still in the same place where it has always been, in the banks, where it is safe and sound.
Very few businesses operate on actual cash. They operate on credit. They buy materials on credit and sell finished products on credit. When I stop to think about it, only three businesses do not run on credit, and only one of them is legal. The legal one is insurance. When you buy insurance, you must pay with real money.
Oh, the insurance companies will set you up on a payment plan, but you are only insured until the minute you miss a payment. Then your policy is cancelled. If you missed a health insurance payment and have the need to go to a hospital, you will be given a room in a broom closet where they will hand you a bill that is probably upwards of 20 grand a day.
If you are paying automobile insurance, the day you miss a payment, you will receive notice in the mail that you can no longer drive your car because your license has been suspended because you are not insured. How they get postal service that fast is beyond me, but the insurance companies can do it.
Insurance is an interesting business, because it kind of works on the credit system, only in reverse. When we buy on credit, we take home a television, a car, or . . . a home, and promise to pay for it sometime in the future. That's how credit works.
When you buy insurance, the insurance company doesn't give you anything. They just take your money. In return, they promise to take care of your hospital bill if you buy health insurance, or fix your car if you have an accident and want to make a claim on your automobile insurance.
What they don't tell you is that if you ever, for any reason, so much as attempt to collect money from them they will not pay your hospital bill, car repair bill, or any other bill related to your insurance contract, and they will raise your payments so high that your children's children will be paying the debt. If you don't like it, then you have the option of suing them.
They can't wait for you to file a suit. It gives their legal department something to do. They have more attorneys on staff than the mob has congressmen on retainer. Go into court against any insurance company and your attorney will be facing a team of guys in gray flannel suits, each with a college degree in how to make you look like a professional miscreant. But back to the money.
The money, most of which probably came from insurance companies, is in the banks, where it will stay so the banks can say that they have the money to back up the credit they give out.
The reason nobody has any credit is because some nasty person from the government made everybody accountable for their part in the trillions of dollars of credit that keeps mounting, but never gets paid back.
Paid back? You mean, they actually want us to pay it back? I am appalled. What is the point of running up credit cards if the only thing we have to look forward to is paying the banks back? That is simply icky.
To offset this obvious errant way of thinking, the government is stepping in to alleviate the situation. The government is going to give banks enough money so they can start giving out credit again as they should have been doing all along.
This will make the biggest publisher in America, the U.S. Mint. They will print more money than all the printing on books, magazines, periodicals and newspapers combined.
Nonetheless, the credit crunch will be over and life will be back to normal with business as usual. We will continue to operate in an imaginary economy with imaginary money and everyone will imagine how nice life would be if we could pay the money back.
We don't have to worry about it, because the mint will keep printing money so the banks don't run out. That's how the economy works when you live in a system you can't understand.


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Buprestis splendens
|Scope: Global & Europe
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Buprestis splendens Fabricius, 1775
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Notes:
|This species belong to subgenus Stereosa Casey, 1909 (Verdugo 2005).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered B2ab(iii,iv) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Mason, F., Campanaro, A., Horák, J., Istrate, P., Munteanu, N., Büche, B., Tezcan, S., Méndez, M. & Dodelin, B.
|Nieto, A. & Alexander, K.
European regional assessment:
Listed as Endangered (B2ab(iii,iv)) in view that its area of occupancy is less than 500 km², its habitat is threatened by unfavourable forest management and under decline. This European endemic is very rare throughout its range with isolated populations and is known or suspected to be Extinct in some countries.
EU 27 regional assessment:
Listed as Endangered (B2ab(iii,iv)), in view that its area of occupancy is less than 500 km², its habitat is threatened by unfavourable forest management and under decline. This European endemic is very rare throughout its range with isolated populations and is known or suspected to be Extinct in some countries.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is believed to be scattered across Europe ranging from Russia to central and western Europe, and from south-eastern Europe to northern Europe; but is absent from Britain and Ireland.
In Italy it has been recorded from two Apennines sites in Basilicata Region (southern Italy) (Curletti 2006). In Romania, it has been recorded from the south-western part of the country (P. Istrate pers. comm. 2009). It is known from three localities in Spain. Its status in Greece is not known.
It formerly occurred in central Europe and the forest zone in Ukraine, however its has not been found there for many decades. In Germany, Austria and Sweden this species is Extinct.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Albania; Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Greece (Greece (mainland)); Italy (Italy (mainland)); Poland; Romania; Russian Federation (North European Russia)
Possibly extinct:Spain (Spain (mainland)); Ukraine (Ukraine (main part))
Regionally extinct:Germany; Sweden
|Additional data:
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|This species is very rare across its European range, and its populations are severely fragmented and declining. It might be extinct in Ukraine and Spain, and it is already extinct in Germany, Austria and Sweden. At present the species occurs only in a minor part of its original range with small and widely separated relict populations (Luce 1996).
In Ukraine, this species is very rare. It was known from one specimen collected near Kiev 60 years ago (A. Putchkov pers. comm. 2009). In Spain, it is only known from three specimens collected in the last 50 years. There is only one old record from Bavaria from before 1900 in Germany
There is one recent record in Poland. In the Balkans, there is little information about the remaining populations. In Romania, a new specimen was reported a few years ago from the south-western Carpathians (P. Istrate pers. comm. 2009).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
This is an obligate saproxylic species. This species lives in relict old growth Pinus forests.Larval development takes place in the dead wood of large diameter trunks (above 40 cm) and in the higher portion of the tree. Host trees have to be sun-exposed. In Romania, the newly reported population is in Pinus nigra relict forest (P. Istrate pers. comm. 2009).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Use and Trade:
|This species is popular with beetle collectors and this is posing a threat.
|Major Threat(s):
The main overall threat is commercial and illegal logging, affecting age structures and tree density. Several subpopulations which are not subject to this threat are endangered by slow regrowth and are therefore vulnerable to single threatening events such as fires. Remaining populations can be threatened by commercial collection of specimens. In Romania, the threats to this species are unknown, possibly the loss of populations is due to removal of dead and dying trees (P. Istrate pers. comm. 2009).
|Conservation Actions:
This species is listed on Appendix II of the Bern Convention and Annex II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive. This species is possibly Extinct in many countries and it is likely to struggle unless conditions change. Monitoring of the remaining sites and action plans based on this monitoring are recommended.
In Romania, the only known population is well preserved in one protected area; the place is difficult to access (P. Istrate pers. comm. 2009). In Italy, one of the localities is in a national park.
|Mason, F., Campanaro, A., Horák, J., Istrate, P., Munteanu, N., Büche, B., Tezcan, S., Méndez, M. & Dodelin, B. 2010. Buprestis splendens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T3334A9778017. . Downloaded on 19 September 2018.
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If your company has not made the plunge into landscape maintenance, now might be a good time to test the water. Today's dim economic outlook is making every company evaluate what they're doing, and they are all looking around for a new focus and new opportunities.
Opportunities abound; however, they don't come that easy. You're going to have to work to get the business. But every property needs to be maintained. Even if they can't afford improvements, owners still want to retain the value of what they do have.
Take a few lessons from those who came before you. In the recent past, many landscape contractors put their energies into building the construction end of the business. They paid little attention to running a maintenance division. However, in today's world, there is very little new home building going on. One way to keep your company alive is to add a maintenance division to your company's portfolio of services. It can be a great way to survive in this tough economy.
Maintenance is very competitive, and everyone seems to be courting the same customers; however, you have an advantage. That advantage is that you know the client. You designed and built their landscape, and you developed a relationship with the client.
Although you didn't offer maintenance then, you do now. What better company to maintain it than the one that installed it? If the client was pleased with the work your company did, you can get them as a client for the maintenance of their property and make it the showpiece it once was.
Thornton Landscape, Mainville, Ohio, was kept busy working on design/build for many years. They didn't have the time or the inclination to develop a maintenance route. Then the new housing business fell apart.
Rick Doesburg, president of Thornton Landscape, picked up on this early and realized that he had to do something to keep his business growing. He needed to generate new business. To hedge against a change in the economy, he put his company back into the maintenance business in 2007. "Maintenance is now 50 percent of our business. We've been able to go back to our old clients and pick up the maintenance of their properties. It's been our savior," says Doesburg.
"It's tough to compete against the guy who is just trying to earn a paycheck. He doesn't have the overhead of worker's compensation, insurance, and he probably has lower equipment costs," says Doesburg. "But we're fortunate because most of our residential clients are our own installations."
Running a maintenance division requires a different skill set than construction—in essence you're selling time. "To run a maintenance division, you have to be very efficient and have a good handle on the numbers," he says. "It's a learning process, and the competition is very tough. The commercial marketplace is very cluttered; there are a lot of heavy hitters, so companies need to find a niche within the market, and then focus on service. Find the companies or homeowners who embrace quality—and will pay for it," Doesburg advises.
There are a lot of things to consider with each market segment, according to Doesburg. "With home-owner associations (HOA) you have a lot of bosses, and they are all 'experts.' You have to keep all of those experts happy, so that extra bit of time to keep the loudest critics happy, needs to be figured into the service call. Sometimes you have to oil that squeaky wheel before it makes so much noise that you lose the account."
Existing employees should be treated like a team, and brought into the loop about proposed changes in the company, says Doesburg. By making them part of the process, the transition can be much smoother, rather than if they feel they are in the dark.
"One of the most important areas is pricing the job correctly," Doesburg stresses. "Having good, reliable equipment is very important. You also have to figure-in maintenance costs on your equipment, worker's comp and other insurance, time involved—including traveling to the jobsite—backup equipment, and more. Many companies set their prices so low, that they cannot sustain the business over time," he notes.
Doesburg adds that they build on their relationships so as to offer design/build, as well as maintenance services to their customers. "We're glad that we got back into the maintenance business," he concludes.
Ken Hutcheson, president of U. S. Lawns, Orlando, Florida, sees the maintenance—or what they like to call the management portion of the landscaping business—as a service industry, built on customer satisfaction. What they believe to be the four most important ideals to keep in mind are trust, quality, service and value. Those ideals have served their company well, and can be the key to any successful service business.
He says that not all landscaping professionals will be able to make the transition into maintenance. "Design/build contractors," he says, "are used to projects with a beginning and an end. Maintenance is a service business; you have to learn to think like the customers, share their vision and deliver what they want. Maintenance is ongoing, so to keep the contract, you must continue to deliver the vision."
Hutcheson also says that there are a lot of differences between the contract side of the business and maintenance. There are many different types of equipment needed, and a whole different mindset. "If your customer manages a hotel, you have to think like a hotelier. The same is true for any other business segment, from shopping centers to office parks, to homeowner associations," he adds.
Every franchisee of U.S. Lawns undergoes training for six days at the company headquarters in Orlando, Florida, and then, they are trained onsite at the franchisee's location.
U.S. Lawns recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and their success is proof that to profit in the business, you need to think like a service provider, provide excellent customer service and build on those ongoing relationships.
Owen E. Dell, ASLA, of Owen E. Dell & Associates, a landscape architect in Santa Barbara, California, started his business doing landscape design/build and maintenance many years ago. He saw maintenance as a real opportunity for business expansion, and a way to keep his landscape crews employed. He says, "Imagine having gardening done by real gardeners, instead of by janitors! Adding a maintenance division creates opportunities that are not being met, and it can actually save the property owner thousands of dollars in the long run, because plants will not have to be replaced as often since real gardeners are caring for them."
William Dickerson, president of Dickerson Landscaping, Tallahassee, Florida, agrees. "There is nothing more exasperating than driving by a project that you've worked long and hard to design and build, only to see it poorly maintained, or not maintained at all. You not only feel as if your client threw his money away, but your reputation along with it. What's worse is that he also threw away any opportunity you may have had to showcase that project to another potential client."
Dickerson says that in this economy, maintenance is about half of his business. "We do it all, but maintenance is our bread and butter in this tough economy," he adds.If commercial properties are not your niche, there are residences in your community with lawns that need to be mowed, and shrubs and plants that need trimming. Many homeowners would jump at the chance to have a real professional, instead of the "mow, blow and go" guy that they have now. They would love to have someone who really knows how to prune, or trim the hedge so it looks like a hedge—someone they know and trust, with the equipment, expertise, experience, and knowledge to get the job done right. If they know you from the install, you are very likely to get them for maintenance.
There are many ways to gain additional business for your company.
Doing community service is a good way of attracting clients, says Dell. "You can install a landscape at a school, which is just a good thing to do and something you can feel good about, and sooner or later, someone will remember that you did that for the school, and they'll call."
Dell has also explored other niches as a way of expanding his business, including sustainable horticulture, 'firescaping' and Xeriscaping, but now, after a 40-year career, he is content just being a landscape architect, he says.
Before you jump into that big pool of maintenance service providers, examine your service area for potential clients, analyze your desired market niche, run the numbers, and determine if the added clients will create the splash that you want to make in your market and to your bottom line.
Can your company sustain the added business and the added responsibility of a service business? If you can make it work, it will provide an ongoing, solid revenue stream for your company. At least you can use the property as a showpiece for potential clients, because you will know that it is being maintained the way the landscape designer/architect wants it to be maintained.
If you're providing maintenance services for commercial clients, you need to understand that your crew will be identified with the client's property, so it is important to present the best image possible. Your crew should be wearing clean uniforms, and it might be a good idea if you gave them some training in customer service and how to properly interact with the visitors.
Make sure that they're familiar with the property, so they can give directions, or point them to someone who can. Your employees will be seen as an extension of the management staff, so make sure they impart that image. They should be polite and respectful. Your crew not only represents your company, but the property where they are working. They should always maintain a professional image.
If your company is ready for a new direction, maintenance may be the ticket, but before you get on that ride, analyze costs—consider the costs of additional equipment, uniforms, etc., and if you and your crew will be able to provide the services necessary to make the transition. Then go for it!


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
In the opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up seven points at 12,795. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up a point at 1,389. And the Nasdaq composite index was up five at 2,922.
Deere, the maker of tractors and other farm and construction equipment, opened down 3 percent. It reported a quarterly profit of $1.75 per share, missing Wall Street expectations of $1.88.
Chipotle Mexican Group, the restaurant chain, climbed 2.4 percent. It announced late Tuesday that it would buy back an additional $100 million of its own stock. It had announced a $100 million buyback plan Oct. 18.
The quiet open Wednesday followed an uneventful finish Tuesday. The Dow dropped as much as 94 points after a warning from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about federal budget talks, then recovered to close down seven points.
The stock market will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and will close early Friday.
The price of oil climbed 95 cents to $87.70 per barrel. It fell $2.53 on Tuesday because of signs that Israel and Hamas were close to a cease-fire to end Israel's weeklong assault on the Gaza Strip, but a cease-fire remained elusive Wednesday.
In the bond market, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 0.01 percentage point to 1.68 percent.
European markets were modestly higher. Stocks climbed 0.3 percent in France and 0.1 percent in Germany. Asian markets fared better. The Nikkei index in Japan climbed 0.9 percent and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong 1.4 percent.


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Firstly, it took longer than expected. More of an elongated blur of several unpleasant moments than a tidy scene from a cop movie, where the bullet-holed partner gets some minutes of reflection.
Secondly, there was order to it. Food was regularly provided at the same times daily (but not always eaten). Friends and family came by and spoke softly (or not at all) during scheduled hours. Doctors magically appeared (but only between 9-5) and tinkered with cold steel devices, frowned over charts, then suddenly stepped out of the room. Nurses indifferently checked vitals every 2 hours, 24 hours a day. A TV was set up, and I could watch whatever I wanted. Nothing was asked of me, and nothing was expected. It was easy.
When I went through treatment, I know some things were going through my head. They're becoming difficult to recall. I've chosen to forget this time in purgatory for some reason, although I may have envisioned (flickering) lights and a very long tunnel.
Since I've rejoined the living, a lot goes through my head. Most people who have reached the zenith of trade and status now seem lacking in any meaningful leadership. Everything around me seems more frail and mortal. I find myself smiling at children a lot, also old people - especially old couples. I try to visit friends more, or at least attend their children's birthday parties when asked. Work is accomplished, but hardly at the maddening pace it used to get done. I listen to a lot more music now, as much since my teen years. I recognize little things all the time: pleats in pants, swimming lanes that are divided for the slow, medium, and fast people, coffee shops that have posts to leash your doggie to and the like. I feel the need to honour my wife and family more then ever, but find myself slipping back to old habits.
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I've a toddler who wakes at 6 so no chance of a lie-in or sleep during day, and getting desperate. Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Massive growth spurt? She's gaining weight well, sleeps in sling during day but every time I take her out she starts crying before long so I tend to put her back in sling for a lot of the day


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