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As a breeder who uses the services of the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats.
I understand I have certain responsibilities to pedigreed cats and to the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA).
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I will breed my cats with the intent of improving the breed and to produce healthy, happy kittens.
I will deal honestly with the purchasers of my kittens and cats.
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Buy him an art book and have him draw for fun everyday! Then I would get him a book that showed "real" lab reports, so he can see what information is useful/helpful. I love your sons sense of humor! Whatever you do, help him maintain that through out his life. I love it!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Anguidae—Alligator Lizards // Anniellidae—North American Legless Lizards // Crotaphytidae—Collared and Leopard Lizards // Eublepharidae—Geckos // Helodermatidae—Gila Monster // Iguanidae—Iguanas // Phrynosomatidae—Spiny Lizards // Scincidae—Skinks // Teiidae—Whiptails // Xantusiidae—Night Lizards
As used here, all the lizards are included within the suborder. The Southwest is rich in both modern and, thanks to plentiful remains in caves, fossil lizard faunas. Most of our regional lizards are diurnal, introducing a bias in cave faunas since the most prolific suppliers of fossil faunas in caves, the owls, have little chance to harvest saurian prey. Thus, most fossil lizard remains in the region probably come from deaths in the immediate vicinity of the deposits or from diurnal falconiform birds and small predatory mammals.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Barack Obama wasn't kidding when he said he would start speaking out more aggressively against the Clintons.
From his first answer at a highly acrimonious debate Monday night, the Illinois senator went after the first couple of Democratic politics with a tenacity he had not shown before in his campaign of hope. He drew quick return fire from Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is pointing her campaign toward Super Tuesday Feb. 5 when more than half the Democratic delegates are at stake.
John Edwards played the role of referee, but many of his calls went against Obama. That double-teaming with Clinton was a reflection of Obama's strong standing in the South Carolina primary Saturday in which at least half of the voters are expected to be black. Obama needs to protect his standing with that group to win South Carolina and maintain his strong position against Clinton, who came back to defeat him in New Hampshire after a big Obama victory in Iowa.
He cannot afford to ignore the criticisms coming from the Clinton campaign -- most prominently and aggressively from the former president. Even though Bill Clinton is beloved by many black voters, Obama accused both Clintons of playing loose with the facts and being willing to do anything to get elected.
"There's a set of assertions made by Senator Clinton, as well as her husband, that are not factually accurate," Obama said. "And I think that part of what the people are looking for right now is somebody who's going to solve problems and not resort to the same typical politics that we've seen in Washington."
"Your record and what you say does matter," Clinton retorted. "And when it comes to a lot of the issues that are important in this race, it is sometimes difficult to understand what Senator Obama has said, because as soon as he is confronted on it, he says that's not what he meant."
Their debate only intensified from there, with the two candidates shouting over one another, jabbing fingers in the air and glaring at one another while Edwards struggled to get a word in.
When Clinton criticized Obama for complimenting Republicans in a recent newspaper interview, Obama responded by defending his comments about Ronald Reagan. Clinton said she wasn't talking about Reagan.
"Your husband did," Obama said.
"Well, I'm here. He's not," she snapped.
"Well, I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes," Obama complained.
Obama said while he was working on the streets of Chicago, helping workers whose jobs were shipped overseas, Clinton was "a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."
Moments later the former first lady responded that she was fighting for workers while Obama was representing a now-indicted political patron "in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago."
He said her current opposition to a bankruptcy bill that she previously voted for meant voters can't trust what she says. Clinton suggested Obama did the bidding of the insurance companies and refuses to take responsibility for his votes.
And on it went.
Clinton criticized Obama for voting "present" 130 times while he was in the Illinois state Senate, refusing to take a yes or no position on bills that would keep sex shops away from schools and limit the rights of victims of sexual abuse, among other things. Edwards chimed in to press Obama on the issue.
"Don't question, John, the fact that on issue after issue that is important to the American people, I haven't simply followed, I have led," Obama responded.
The second half of the debate was less personal, and Obama even allowed that former President Clinton had earned his enormous affinity in the black community when he was asked if Clinton deserved his title as the "first black president."
"I have to say that, I would have to investigate more of Bill's dancing abilities and some of this other stuff before I accurately judge whether he was in fact a brother," Obama said.
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On the surface, most people are quick to associate the raven with death, darkness, and ill omens. While this may be some of the associations to this mysterious bird, it is certainly not the only ones. The raven gained most of those negative associations back when they were spotted picking at the bones of human […]Continue reading
Although the arrow tattoos were primarily used in Native American cultures, today it has a significant meaning in just about all cultures. When ancient civilizations drew the arrows, they were meant to represent hunting, warfare, history, and visions. Today, the arrow is more symbolic of a sign, but ink lovers have found some pretty unique […]Continue reading
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Leading Destination for Member-Exclusive Pricing on Outdoor Gear Grows Online Community With Expanded Selection
Leading Destination for Member-Exclusive Pricing on Outdoor Gear Grows Online Community With Expanded Selection
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Cofounder and Chief Merchandising Officer Cec Annett is a former rocky mountain ski instructor who went on to lead Airwalk's category expansion in the 1990s and later became vice president of adidas North America.
Cofounder and Chief Communications Officer Kelly Dachtler is a lifelong cyclist and snowboarder who has held executive creative roles for Merrell and Liz Claiborne, and was instrumental in the multi-billion dollar success of the Mossimo brand for Target Corp.
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Spinach Bacon Quiche
"'This versatile dish fits nicely into a menu for brunch or supper,' informs Lois Sundheim of Fairview, Montana. Her colorful pie slices easily."
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Mushroom, bacon or ham, swiss and cheddar cheese quiche with spices. THis is quite good. Prep time includes chill time
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I got this recipe out of either Gourmet or Bon Apetite years ago. The bacon and leek combination with the nutmeg is great. It is easily doubled, reheats...
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Lately, for my day job (to be more efficient for the time I spent), I am required to use Windows, back again. :-)
It is great to be back. By back, I mean using Windows for some of the workflows. All these years, I've been using Linux based tools (Debian, Kontact | IceDove, Konq | Chromium | IceWeasel etc) to get my job done. It is great to try back Windows for some of the workflows.
Wrestling (WWE) is entertaining. The way the ww[ef] superstars (Especially the ones like Undertaker, Triple H) are presented is fun to watch. Or the kind of high flying maveuveurs the wwf superstars are able to perform, it really is super cool. The only catch is - it is not a sport. The feuds are all pre-defined to juicen things up.
I have been thinking of this topic for some time. I am a happy owner of the old Phat PS3 Model. At one time, I use to do a fair amount of gaming on my computers. So when Sony marketed the PlayStation 3 product, it was cool to see a machine that did:
The following document was taken from Machtelt Garrel's Site.
The information below was gladly sponsored by European tax payers. The money went to a Dutch company for doing social research among developers. People doing this kind of research deserve a financial compensation, of course.
The start point of the research was a questionnaire for developers, asking about demographical information, orientation, motivation, earning and employment.
The survey started with a description of the typical geek or nerd that can be expected in a developer environment:
Or, as the dictionary puts it: geek: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake, which translates as "not the sociable kind".
The actual survey was about checking if the above is all true. Most of it is.
And so much for the better. Geeks are typically at the perfect age for reproduction and fun. Only one fifth is student, but all of them are 98% male. But don't we all love a typical man with just a slight touch of the female nature? Macho's with a soft spot?
Another advantage is that only one fifth of the geeks are married. That's probably not the same fifth that are students, but that still makes over half of them possible dates. Except if you love the risk of going for young boys or married men, in that case you still have the full choice.
My general impression is that women like to have a partner they can respect, somebody intelligent, and that women will give up an attractive partner for an intelligent one. Now, your average nerd is not very attractive, but they do have the brains, all consolidated in PhD's, university or highschool degrees and various certificates. So I'm quite sure that geeks or nerds are OK, guru's on the other hand are not good candidates in my opinion. It seems that you have to really spend an awful lot of time behind your computer in order to achieve guru status, while you can be a nerd by more or less keeping up appearances. This can be done, specifically in the case of Open Source activists, by spending a couple of hours a week on your projects. Most people really don't do more than that, so there's plenty of time for building relationships.
Also on the financial plan you're quite safe with a nerd: unemployed nerds virtually don't exist. Except the students, but if you go for the young boys option, you should be prepared to grab your wallet from time to time. It's a well-known fact they don't have anything at all. The average geek on the other hand makes a fair and reliable monthly income, enough to sustain wife and children and a nice house in a nice neighbourhood.
The above statements should of course be revised if we are to compare Open Source developers with closed source developers. There's an equal amount of both, but I would advise to try an Open Source developer if you have the choice. Open Source developers are generally more satisfied with their work, so consequently they will be more agreeable human beings. As an extra, they suffer less from time pressure, so they have less stress, and a longer life. About that last statement we don't know anything yet, because geeks are commonly too young a group for producing this kind of statistical material, but it is my guess this will become clear in a couple of decades.
Since Open Source developers clearly seem to enjoy what they're doing, they don't usually think that money is all-important. They usually have a healthy attitude towards balancing earning and spending money. Expect your presents in hardware, of course. But hey, if he buys your laptop, all the more for you to spend on make-up, new clothes or whatever you like!
Other nice side effect of Open Source is the motivation and energy these developers have. And not only about their software. They will also be very enthousiastic about you, guaranteed! And they want to make things better - almost sounds like Philips, what more can you want? Plus they are innovative and funny and generally not the kind of guy that wants to stay in his ivory tower.
To a certain (large) class of Open Source developers, programming is an art. They have an eye for aesthetics. They will tell you when you look too fat in your dress, but when asked to observe, they will notice you changed your hair colour.
Open Source people are also the kind of guys that usually have elaborate ideas about politics and freedom, and are generally peace-loving. Not the kind of husband that beats up his wife - maybe because they usually don't have the physics for it to start with, but even if they would, you're safe.
You might not have thought of it, but your true Jacob might be a geek...
More information can be found at infonomics.nl. The survey was published in the Autumn of 2002 and apparantly was also referenced in SlashDot.
Fishkeeping is a very common hobby and an easy one to start. What's challenging is is to be able to continue the hobby. Very often most people give up on fish keeping.
Reasons being:
All the points above are inter-related. If you can crack 1-2 of them, you might have a better experience with your fishkeeping hobby.
I've been an aquarist for just about 2 years. I've been a victim of all the 3 above bulleted problems. But now, I have kinda worked it out and haven't had any trouble.
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HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed a bill that includes $250 million in funding for Honolulu rail.
The bill was passed by the committee Thursday.
It includes more than $2 billion in grants to help communities around the nation invest in new rail and bus rapid transit systems.
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz says Honolulu made an important decision to build rail transit and it is the federal government's responsibility to support it.
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This is my build based off one of my favorite builds Shunpo That.
If you do not like or needyou can takeagainst a CC team orfor more dodge chance.This is very important for that extra surviabilty and also your AP attacks can slow the enemy.
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Before you begin
You should have the following things ready:
- The BlackBerry Native SDK for Tablet OS
- Your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
- A basic understanding of the C language and some experience running applications with the BlackBerry Native SDK for Tablet OS
If you need more information, the following topics in the BlackBerry Native SDK for Tablet OS Getting Started Guide might help:
Create your project
To get the Good Citizen application up and running, you need to create the appropriate project:
- In the QNX Momentics IDE, on the File menu, click New > Project.
- Expand Examples and click BlackBerry Tablet OS Example Project. Click Next.
- Select BlackBerry Tablet OS Example Good Citizen Project. Click Next.
- Verify that you'd like to create the project in the default workspace, or clear the Use default location check box and select a different location for the project.
- Click Finish.
The project appears in the Project Explorer window in the IDE. To see the source files in the project, you can expand the project folder and then the src folder.
Using the application
In the Good Citizen example application, users control the color of the cube that appears on the screen by using the color menu. Users can interact with the application by tapping the radio buttons that appear to the left of the text. The current color of the cube is indicated by the radio button that is selected. The radio buttons are displayed using one of two .png files located in the project directory; one file shows a selected button and the other shows an unselected button.
Swipe down from the top of the bezel.
The color menu appears on the screen.
Tap the radio buttons on the screen.
The color of the rotating cube changes and the selected radio button is highlighted.
Tap anywhere outside the radio buttons.
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In summer 2009, something stirred in America. After Barack Obama and a Democratic congress swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, out of nowhere a citizens protest movement emerged that threatened to derail their agenda. Was this uprising the epitome of grassroots democracy? Or was it, as some said, an example of 'astroturfing'? That is, the creation of fake grassroots (ie. Astroturf: get it?) groups, designed to put corporate messages in the mouths of seemingly independent citizens.
Fascinated by this concept of astroturfing and curious to find out if these accusations were true, Australian filmmaker Taki Oldham hopped on a plane to investigate. Going undercover as a curious onlooker, his month-long journey took him over 5000 miles, 6 states and right to the heart of the 'American Dream'.
His three areas of investigation were:
Healthcare: After filming a passionate healthcare town hall meeting in rural Virginia, Taki sought out former health insurance PR man turned high profile whistle-blower Wendell Potter. Potter uses his own experiences of astroturfing to reveal its extensive use in the current campaign.
Climate Change: From a senate briefing by renowned sceptic Dr Fred Singer to infiltrating a series of oil funded astroturf groups, Taki investigates (with insight from PR man and author of 'Climate Cover Up' Jim Hoggan) how the energy industry too is using front groups and 'independent' experts to defeat the cap and trade bill and deny the science of global warming.
The Tea Party Movement: From the 'Tea Party Express' in Louisville to the first ever national tea party in Washington D.C., Taki examines this phenomenon and finds that it's roots are not so natural after all. A visit to NYU professor and corporate propaganda expert Mark Crispin Miller provides an enlightening view on some of the fervent patriotic and anti-socialism themes of the movement.
As the journey unfolds it becomes apparent that behind much of the uprising is the so-called Free Market Movement and in particular two groups called Americans For Prosperity and Freedomworks. As the investigation turns to whether it is mere ideology or corporate investment driving these groups, Taki uncovers the most startling and unnerving evidence yet of the scale on which this practice of astroturfing is taking place.
(Astro)Turf Wars is both a journey through a unique moment in American history and thoroughly researched piece of investigative journalism. Through an examination of astroturfing and disinformation, we see how citizen democracy has been captured by powerful corporate interests. Moreover, it sets out to expose and thereby render ineffectual this deceptive practice that threatens not only the health of American democracy, but that of its citizens and the planet as a whole.
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Airline lobby says Venezuela will repay debt
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's airline lobby says the government will allow foreign carriers to repatriate the $3.8 billion in revenue that has been stuck inside the country due to currency controls.
The Venezuelan Airlines Association announced on Friday that the administration of President Nicolas Maduro will allow companies to take ticket revenue out of the country using the exchange rate in place at the time of the sale.
The association said the money would be released over the coming year.
The socialist country requires airlines to charge tickets in the local currency, and airlines had feared it would only be allowed to recover their earnings at a far weaker exchange rate.
The move comes days after the international airline lobby said 11 airlines have cut service to the country and more could follow.


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Sunday, August 6, 2017
Boxes and Bags - IAS #14
On to my project. Our theme at International Art & Soul this fortnight is Boxes and Bags.Here is the finished box.
Another view from the front.
The straight part of the ribbon got a bit cattiwampsus when I was photographing it. Here is a link to the template for creating this. It's from Graphic45. I love their papers and they have so many great ideas for inspiration.
The finished size is 4 x 4 x 5. I added a piece of cardstock to the top of the 4 x 4 box to make it taller and to accommodate the lid. You'll see as you look at the directions. Also, they say to cut the lid 5 x 5, but it has to be 6 x 6 to give you the 1" overlap and to fit the box. My cardstock for the base was from my stash. I have no idea where I got it. The designer paper is from the Autumn Spice collection from LilyBeeDesign. I believe that they no long are in business. I couldn't find them anywhere on the internet.
The sparkley trim is by Recollections and the brad on top is from my stash. No coloring.
I hope you'll come take the time to play along with us. I'd love to see the different types of boxes and bags. I"m always looking for new things. You could be our overall winner or one of the Top 3! See the link at the top. Good luck.
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A great box Maggie. It is a great size so you can put a really decent gift in it. Christine xReplyDelete
Super cute little box, Maggie! It makes the packaging as delightful as the gift, which is part of the fun of gift giving/receiving. All my papers are old and a lot from BasicGrey which totally retired from the paper business. Still functional, though! Only 3 weeks to go? Yay!ReplyDelete
Great project and so pretty!ReplyDelete
So pretty Maggie! I love the fun bow you added. Isn't it nice to take an occasional break from cardmaking?ReplyDelete
Love the way you finished off this box with the paper bow. Such a sweet little gift box.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful box, Maggie! Love it! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Maggie, your box is lovely!ReplyDelete
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Preserving California
Thanks to Beall's efforts, thousands of acres of watershed in the Santa Cruz Mountains can be saved for public access. To help fund public acquisition of the watershed, he co-authored a $4 billion bond measure on the June 2018 ballot that also addresses park access, water quality and flood protection statewide.
Recorded a perfect 100 percent from the Sierra Club California's 2017 legislative scorecard.
Successfully navigating SB 492 through the Legislature, Beall set the stage for 1,100 acres of redwoods to be saved from logging and for public control of 6,500 acres of fragile watershed in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The bill culminated a decade's work by Beall to bring the San Jose Water Company, owners of the property, to the table with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The bill enables the open space district to use its traditional purchasing process to speed up a possible acquisition. Signed.
Beall co-authored SB 5, a $4 billion bond measure for the November 2018 ballot to fund California parks, water and flood control infrastructure. Proposal includes $3 million that can used by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for its proposed purchase under SB 492. Signed.
Supported SB 5 (de León), the first bond measure in state history that focuses on social equity. The bill targets water and flood control investments for areas with the highest unmet needs, such as San Jose's Coyote Creek channel.
With Beall's support, the state's continued historic investment to clean air advanced with the passage of AB 109 and AB 134 to extend the Cap and Trade program until 2030 to advance zero-emission technologies in the transportation sector.
Fostering the growth of clean-burning hydrogen vehicles, Beall successfully lobbied for a $1.9 million California Energy Commission grant to fund a hydrogen fueling station on San Jose's Blossom Hill Road to expand the state's network of fueling stations.
Helping communities that were either parched by the drought or endangered by flooding, Beall voted for budget earmarks of $85 million for drought mitigation measures and $111 million to speed up flood control programs.
Organized the Los Gatos Creek Cleanup at Campbell Park to keep this fresh water corridor pristine for wildlife and aquatic life. Over 120 volunteers filled more than 80 bags with garbage.
As the chairman of the Transportation and Housing Committee, Beall supported bills to advance clean air. Among them:
SB 498 (Skinner) requires half of the State of California vehicle fleet to be electric and other zero-emission technology by 2024.
SB 802 (Skinner) creates a state advisory task force to recommend policies regarding autonomous vehicles to make their use environmentally friendly, safe, and to reduce congestion.
AB 1239 (Holden) requires apartments and condos to install electric vehicle charging stations when they are reconstructing their parking lots.


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Anne Hathaway said it was actually her idea to cut off her own hair for a scene in the upcoming musical film "Les Miserables," but that did not make going through the scene and parting with her long locks any easier.
"I wasn't expecting it to be such a big deal because it was my idea. You know, it was something I wanted to do for a long time and I knew it's something the character did," Hathaway said during her interview on "Live! with Kelly" on July 12. "So I just offered it to the director [Tom Hooper] and he said, 'Yes.'"
"And then as it got closer, I just thought, 'Oh I can't really take it back now,'" she added. "I've now done backflips out of windows, I've jumped off of buildings and cutting my hair reduced me to like mental patient crying."
Hathaway cut off her hair around April. She plays Fantine in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Les Miserables."
In the musical, Fantine is fired from her factory job and sells her necklace, her hair and finally, her body so she can continue to send money to a nasty innkeeper and his wife who are taking care of her young daughter Cosette.
The role of Fantine was originally played by Patti Lupone in London's West End. Susan Boyle sang her solo song "I Dreamed a Dream" for her on-stage audition of "Britain's Got Talent," which made her a viral sensation and later, an international star.
"I was inconsolable," Hathaway said about shooting the big scene. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter.
The 29-year-old actress appeared on the morning show to promote the upcoming film "The Dark Knight Rises." In the film, Hathaway plays the iconic character of Catwoman / Selina Kyle. "The Dark Knight Rises" is set for release on July 20.
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All this can be found in Songs & Stories from Deep Cove Cape Breton. The Bras d'Or Collection contains many different stories and songs about Cape Breton and other places; for example, one of the songs in this book is called "The City of Boston."
Contained in the Bras d'Or Collection are many maps of Cape Breton Island. Some of the items are maps themselves while other items contain maps inside them. Here are a couple that have been digitized so far.
This first map is page 2 of Indutrial Cape Breton: Industrial and Commerical Information. This map highlights many of the cutlural aspect of the island such as the Fortress of Louisbourg and the Highlands National Park.
Next is page 130 from Provincial Tourism Master Plan.
Here is a very colourful map that shows the watershed from the Bras d'Or Lakes which is presented on the back cover of Bras d'Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative Workshop.
And finially, we have an image also from Bras d'Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative Workshop which shows that Cape Breton Island and frogs have similar shapes.
Explore more maps online and/or in person at the CBU Library.
Normally you see family trees but in The College of Cape Breton Conference on the Future of Steel there is a coal tree.
One of the items that has recently been digitized and added to this database contains many oral histories that were recorded in 1982, Community Fabric: Oral Histories. Through these stories you can learn about the different cultures that makes up Cape Breton Island, such as English, Scottish, Belgian, Bulgarian, Greek, Polish, Italian, West Indian and Jewish. Here is part of one of my favorite stories contained in this item.
"My grandmother built a house after she was widowed. She bought pieces of land. She mortgaged her land and built the house which is still standing. She had a well and garden. She grew herbs--anything that the soil would support--raised cows, and kept boarders" (Mr. Allister Grant, 13).
A truely loved grandmother.
About a month after I started working on this project I discovered a document that my dad had written in the 1980s. It is titled Sociological Implications of Non-Resident Ownership in Cape Breton, A Functionalist Approach.
In order to see if anybody who you know wrote a documnet that is now part of the Bras d'Or Collection, type the name into the search box that appears in the right-hand corner of the webpage. If any documents in the collection have the name that you searched listed as an author they will come up.
Included in the Mini-report on Amalgamation of Metro Cape Breton is a comic strip about the Amalgamation of Metro Cape Breton.
Do you enjoy stories about Cape Breton Island? If so, you should take a look at Cape Breton Vignettes. There are three different kinds of stories included in its pages.
"One of the first things you learn, when you set out to be a storyteller, is that stories fall naturally into three groups - true stroies, not-true stories, and might-have-been true stories. There are samples of each type in these stories, presented first as brief radio talks" (4).
This collection includes documents from many different years, the majority were written in the 1970s and 80s. One of the older documents in the collection comes from 1920, it is titled The Great Election and written by James D. Gillis. The little book features poems about the Cape Breton Election that took place in 1832.
On some of the documents in this collection there are hand-written notes in the margins. For example, in Industrial Cape Breton: Industrial and Commercial Information (call number 601) one person decided to highlight the unfair difference between wage rates for males and females. Here take a look
Staff at the library have begun to digitize and upload documents. This is going to be a long process but here some of the ones that have been completed thus far.
1697 The Economic Development of Cape Breton
2828 The Bras d'Or Institute and its Projects
3082 The Feasibility of an Industrial Clothing operation in Cape Breton
3978 Prospects for Industrial Development in Cape Breton
4527 Study: the Potential of Developing a Woolen Industry on Cape Breton Island


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The Challenge
In 2015 Myer identified a high profile opportunity tobe THE fashion authority for the Spring Racing carnival.This is a key retail period for fashion brands so Myer teamed up with Bauer to join in the festivities.
The challenge was to leverage Myer Emporium assets, creating content across Bauer's consumer portfolio,and do this with a 360 degree cross platform approach that encompasses paid, owned and earned media.
The Idea
To cement Myer as the ultimate shopping destination for spring racing, Bauer created a content partnership that showcased Myer's fashion and accessories through an editorialised lens. Underpinned by spring racing content created by BauerWorks for emporium, Bauer created bespoke editorial to supercharge spring racing.
A series of inspiring editorials appeared across our fashion titles. We connected with the sassy COSMO reader, gained the reach of The Australian Women's Weekly, plus the sophistication of ELLE and the luxury of Harper's Bazaar.
Each magazine produced a tailored spring racing booklet. We featured 111 pages of editorial on spring racing style hacks, offering readers inspirational insights on how to be race day ready.
Advertorials highlighting Myer's designers and the hottest trends of the season, ensured readers knew how to stand out from the crowd.
Through our To Love network, we created fashion galleries, native articles and videos with key editorial staff and Myer ambassadors. Consumers could then extend their journey to Myers website, or the newly launched myeremporium.com.au.
Facebook posts gave Myer access to Bauer's large social community of over 2 million, allowing for deeper meaningful relationships with consumers.
With plenty of experiential theatre the campaign was brought to life, with a premium VIP 'Spring Racing Night of Style'.
Editorial support increased with EDMs, social posts and by creating articles to share and drive consumers to Myer's 'Spring Racing Night of Style'.
The event at the flagship store was such a fantastic night, people shopped while sipping champagne, indulging in canapés and learning the style secrets from the experts.
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This campaign was amplified through Myer's own channels and across Bauer's portfolio of brands as well.
- 110,000 copies of Myer Emporium Spring Racing broadsheet were printed for Myer
- 119,000 copies were inserted into the Spring Racing editions of ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, COSMOPOLITAN and The Australian Women's Weekly.
- 80% of editorial coverage of clothing and accessories across ELLE, Harper's Bazaar and The Australian Women's Weekly.
- 40% of clothing and accessories across COSMOPOLITAN
- Print reach 1.2 million
- 129,000 impressions (over delivered by 74,000)
- Exposure to 2.6 million social followers
For an international designer-label-lover through to a young aspiring fashionista, the campaign was impactful, interactive and highly engaging.
We collaborated with Myer on this amazing partnership, affirming Myer's standing as the ultimate shopping destination for spring racing.
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UPDATE (2012-06-13): updated konsole 4.9 beta RPMs are now available at kde-redhat's unstable repo.
If you regularly use SSH and Konsole, you may have noticed a missing "feature" after updating to KDE 4.8.0 (released on January 25, 2012): new tabs now always use the default profile instead of "cloning" the profile of the active tab. I mean, in pre-KDE-4.8 Konsole, you could run
ssh://user@host:port in Krunner (that's the Alt+F2 menu), or
konsole -e ssh -p port user@host, or even
kioclient exec ssh://user@host:port and pressing Ctrl+Shift+T would open a new SSH tab. Add public key authentication and/or SSH connection multiplexing, and you got an automagically logged in remote session on each new tab for free!
I really missed this, so I submitted this bug report (with a couple of quick and dirty patches).
Turns out this feature was actually more like a "bug". In fact, the executed command was "remembered" by the current active Konsole profile. That's cool with SSH, but could lead to some nasty side effects, such as re-running a shell script for each new tab. Several bug reports showed this was really confusing and counterintuitive. In fact, this bug report is exactly the opposite of mine!
A proper fix has already been commited for KDE 4.9, which is scheduled for release on August 2012. But that's too much time lost just logging in again and again! (Ok, I could use SSHMenu or Remmina, but I love my konsoles :-D). So I set up a Yum repo with Konsole RPMs based on the excellent packages by the KDE Packaging Project for Fedora/RHEL and a snapshot of sources from Konsole's main git repo.
DISCLAIMER: This Konsole version includes tab cloning... but may also carry countless creepy horrible bugs and kitten-killing diseases!!!
- Install the kde-redhat Yum repo
- Download and install the .repo file into
# wget http://www.maxiberta.com.ar/repo/fedora-kde4.9.repo
# mv fedora-kde4.9.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
- You may need to enable the testing repos from both kde-redhat and konsole
- Install/update the bleeding edge version of Konsole:
# yum install konsole
- Optionally associate a keyboard shortcut with the new "File -> Clone Tab" menu entry
- Enjoy all your free time saved from logging in through SSH again and again!


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How to Become a Self Employed Electrician / Electrical Contractor
Useful resources for electricians include:
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An electrician specialises in the installation, repair, operation and maintenance of electrical systems– ensuring their safety. These systems include wiring, circuit boards and electronics.
The trade usually involves working in residential homes, public buildings or offices.
An electrician may typically perform the following tasks:
- Connect wires along ceilings, walls and floors
- Assess plans to calculate where wiring and plug sockets need to be fitted
- Test wiring and electrical equipment for faults
- Install alarms and other security systems
- Lay cabling to connect computers etc. to power supplies
- Fit fuse boxes, earth terminals and circuit breakers
- Install telecommunications networks
- Mount back boxes on walls for points and sockets
This trade is extremely varied and many electricians choose to become freelancers due to the many benefits. In this case, networking is vital, as maintaining good relations with sub-contractors will result in more work and higher pay.
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As with most skill-based trades, an apprenticeship is one of the most common and practical ways of getting into the industry. Choosing to go down this route means that you can 'earn as you learn' by gaining both the experience of working as well as attending college.
A professional apprenticeship normally takes between three to four years to complete and during this time you will be typically trained to safely handle electricity and how to install electrical components etc.
For the majority of apprenticeships, applicants (in England and Wales) should have GCSE grades A-C in Maths, English Language or Literature and an ability to understand technical drawings is an advantage.
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Finding Work as a Freelance Electrician
A strong client base is vital for both building and sustaining a good reputation when it comes to having a successful freelance career. This can be achieved by having introductory offers, providing discounted work to friends and family– anything that may spread a positive word of mouth, showing how you provide an excellent customer service.
Self promotion is a fantastic way of getting your name out there and attracting new clients. Advertising your business through a website, business cards and door-to-door flyers will all help towards building a wider range of clients.
Here are some helpful suggestions on how to market yourself:
1. Give out business cards to friends and family. This way they can hand them out to their friends; knowing that they know you personally will perhaps make them have more trust in you and your business.
2. Set up a professional website. The website needs to be information rich about the services you offer, a price list, the areas you cover and contact details. Using a website builder such as Webs or DIY Site Builder can make it both simple and quick.
3. Take advantage of social networking sites such as Twitter, Linked In and Facebook are an effective and free way of advertising your business. Linked In is designed specifically for businesses and professionals to create a network of co-workers and other associates.
4. Advertise your business through free directory websites. This ensures many people actively looking for your trade can easily find you.
5. Talk to all the retailers from whom you buy products or services. Give them your business card and ask if they can use your service, or if they know anyone who can.
6. Advertise in your local newspaper/newsagents etc. This way you're able to target specific areas and increase the amount of people who see your business without spending too much money.
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"There must be-and is-life beyond the 30-second spot," the Procter & Gamble Co. Global Marketing Officer told the American Association of Advertising Agencies Media Conference in Orlando, Feb. 12. "But our systems still revolve around that. Today's marketing world is broken. ...We are still too dependent on marketing tactics that are not in touch with today's consumer."
Specifically, Mr. Stengel was grading the industry on its response to the famed call 10 years ago from former P&G Chairman-CEO Ed Artzt, for marketers to embrace and develop new media. He gave the business a C-, pointing out that although new media are now abundant, marketers and agencies aren't using or measuring them sufficiently.
But his address also tackled wider issues that have been reverberating around the business for some time, such as the failure of many to find new ways to market in the face of increasing consumer control of media, fragmentation and clutter, and the absence of a method of measurement to track holistic marketing approaches. (See "Cracks in the Foundation," AA, Dec. 8, 2003.)
"Everyone is dissatisfied with things as they are," Mr. Stengel said in an interview after his speech. "Part of why I'm doing what I'm doing is for the industry," he said, but he's also pushing to improve P&G. "For us, it is not good enough to be better than the direct competition," he said. "If you start measuring yourself against the Starbucks or the eBays of the world, then you have a different set of comparisons."
Bernhard Glock, manager-global media and communications, and Greg Ross, director-North American media are working on plans for P&G that include making media planning step one in marketing plans, determining where the company needs innovation and who its partners might be, Mr. Stengel said.
"All marketing should be permission marketing," Mr. Stengel said in his speech, and later pointed to P&G's trip to Cannes last year and its contest to pick a Super Bowl ad as efforts to make its media advertising something consumers want to watch.
`sense of urgency'
Measurement remains the basic problem in making TV and the rest of the media mix work better, Mr. Stengel said. "We don't look at each media the same way now," he said. "That's part of what's broken."
Mr. Stengel was not alone in his views. "There are great ideas out there that aren't used because they cannot be measured," said Andrew Jung, senior director-advertising and media services at Kellogg Co.
"I see a real sense of urgency," said Bob DeSena, director-relationship marketing for Masterfoods USA. "Most importantly, we need to adjust our attitudes and accept consumers already have moved on."
Scott Berg, director-marketing, Hewlett-Packard, said he looks to media agencies for measurement and metrics on return on investment. But a sticking point is who will own what's developed. "If I own it, I'll pay for it," he said. "But if an agency is developing it, and wants to use what's developed for other clients, then that's a discussion point."
Developing strategy and accountability are keys for media agencies whose work has otherwise been commoditized, said Page Thompson, CEO of Omnicom Group's OMD North America.
`it is insanity'
TV may have more advanced measurement than most media, but it's still not working, Mr. Thompson said. "It is ridiculous that year after year we rely on 5,000 people meters to tell us what works. It is insanity."
He raised the possibility of buying network time on a pay-for-performance basis, much as many marketers now do with interactive media.
While Mr. Stengel said the industry's focus on the "small issues" of pay and process was inhibiting progress, a recurrent theme among attendees was that marketer pressures on productivity and costs remain an impediment to innovation.
One response is for media shops to take calculated risks, said Mr. Jung. Another, said Mr. Thompson, is for them to charge for services they've given away in the past by unbundling work around sports sponsorships and entertainment marketing.
"It's always a good thing when P&G pours Starbucks in the Folgers cup-everyone listens," said Pete Blackshaw, a former P&G interactive brand manager who joined the company largely in response to Mr. Artzt's speech and is now chief marketing officer of online intelligence provider IntelliSeek. "This particular wake-up call hits long-overdue issues ... and that bodes extremely well for the entire ad industry."


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Federal Duck Stamp Turns 80 Today
Today is the 80th Anniversary of the first Federal Duck Stamp.
Sunday, March 16, 2014 represents the anniversary of a unique and beneficial fundraiser for the conservation and rehabilitation of waterfowl habitat in the US.
Since its enactment by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1934, Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (as the duck stamp was originally known) sales have conserved more than 6 million acres of waterfowl habitat across the country.
RELATED: Senate Committee Looks to Reauthorize Conservation Act and Increase Duck Stamp Prices
Ironically, the buying power of Federal Duck Stamps has never been lower. Now set at $15, the price has not risen to reflect the changing value of the land that's being conserved. As an example, Minnesota wetland has increased from $400 an acre to $1,400 since only 1998.
The most unique aspect of Federal Duck Stamps is the artistic competition held every year to determine the specific images that appear on the purchasable stamps. In fact, it's so unique and interesting that a Kickstarter movement has begun to film a documentary on the submission and judging process.
Here's an introduction to the 'Million Dollar Duck' documentary project.
Have you purchased a Federal Duck Stamp? Do you feel like it is satisfying its intentions of preserving wetland habitat?
Featured image via US Fish & Wildlife Service


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NCAA, NANTA move to sanitise travel industry
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday disclosed plans to stiffen the regulation and control of travel agencies in the country. It also mandated all agencies and agents to get registered forthwith.
The NCAA, in collaboration with the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), said the fresh measures when fully in operation would provide database, enhance monitoring of transactions and save travelling public from being duped.
The move was on the advice by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police urging air travellers against using credit cards for the purchase of air tickets to avoid being defrauded.
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the unit, Ibrahim Lamorde, gave the advice following the fleece of some air passengers of N2.3 million by suspected fraudsters who used stolen credit cards for such transactions. Similarly, a United States (U.S.)-resident lady was also alleged of defrauding several air travellers of N56 million in exchange for fake travel tickets.
Director-General of the NCAA, represented by the Director of Air Transport Regulations, Edem Oyo-Ita, who spoke at the presentation of the travel practitioners' identification project to major aviation stakeholders in Lagos yesterday, said the travel business robs of on the image of the country with fraudsters putting Nigeria in bad picture.
He said the travel agencies' sub-sector with over 6,000 entities, but about 10 per cent registered, would no longer be acceptable.
He added: "With a lot of Internet fraud and cybercrimes and people getting defrauded, everyone has to be identified. We are grateful for the identification project initiative. We have seen it demonstrated and we are happy with its prospect of curbing fraudulent practices," Oyo-Ita said.
President of NANTA, Bernard Bankole, said it was regrettable that the economic downturn pushed every Tom, Dick and Harry into the downstream of air travel business that is highly specialised and professional.
"All they need is a laptop. The result is that a lot of passengers are at the end of the day stranded and the public calls all travel agencies and agents fraudulent. This is because we don't know who-is-who.
"That is why all travel agents and agencies have to register with unique and renewable registration number on the platform of NANTA. And once the NCAA, Global Distribution System, airlines and travel agencies can agree, no one will be able to come in and defraud passengers," Bankole said.
He said that in a bid to work out all requirements and accommodate concerns of the International Air Transport Association, and airlines and allow the NCAA decide sanctions, among others, the compliance date hitherto fixed for September 1, 2017, had been shifted to a later date.
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From Bartleby to Occupy: Art and Politics
Central to our formation as social beings is the role that we play in the political life of our communities. But in an era saturated by the influence of wealth on politics, it is increasingly unclear how ordinary citizens can participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect our lives. This course will look at how literary texts, films, and critical theory can help us to position ourselves in this world. We will begin by looking at how an early story of power and money – Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" – became a political touchstone of the contemporary Occupy movement. We will ask how his famous quip, "I would prefer not to," relates to political life, and if it is a good model for us today. We will also contrast his story to more explicit stories of political transformation, including Martin Delany's Blake, W.E.B. Du Bois' Dark Princess, and some recent films like The Hunger Games, Selma, and White God. We will supplement this with theoretical readings that may include Jean-Paul Sartre, Frantz Fanon, Theodor Adorno, Giorgio Agamben, James Scott, Jacques Rancière, and Jeffrey Stout.


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Old biddies vs young visionaries.
Wise women vs ungrateful little girls.
Maybe even: mother vs daughter.
"This is not your mother's feminism."
"Young women don't know what feminism is."
We've heard all of these before, from each side, staking out their territory in generational wars. This is nothing new. Feminism has been declared dead over and over, sometimes even by older women who've dedicated their lives to a feminism that no longer exists in the way they knew it.
I come to this...debate? disagreement? full-out fight?...as one of those supposedly ungrateful, lazy, selfish young feminists. I'll admit that I get awfully sick of the older generation disparaging my entire peer group, condescending to us, not trusting us, and refusing to pass on that torch.
But I do understand where a lot of the distrust comes from. I'll also admit that I do have peers who don't value the wisdom of the older generation, who don't want to be passed the torch so much as either rip the torch from the older feminists' hands or try to reinvent fire altogether.
This older generation of feminists that so distrusts my generation has been through a hell of a lot. They've had to fight like hell so that we don't have to fight quite so hard for the same things. Most of them were around when abortion was illegal, and know firsthand what exactly we'll lose if Roe falls. A lot of them were trailblazers in their field, entering predominantly male workforces and facing intense, overt discrimination. They might have been getting married when spousal rape was still perfectly legal. They've got stories to tell and wisdom to share. And yes, there are some in my generation who don't really care, but really: most of us do care.
It's a respect thing, but it's also just a logical strategic thing: if there's wisdom there, learn it. You don't need to reinvent the wheel.
This generation gap / fight / debate / disagreement / whatever is a little tiresome. For everyone. When we waste our energy fighting with each other over who gets to carry the torch, we sacrifice our ability to blaze any trails.
This is why I'm super stoked to be going to this conference at the Omega Institute in a few weeks:
Women & Power: Connecting Across the Generations. (video will automatically start playing)
The Women's Institute at Omega is breaking new ground and bringing women of different generations together for one electrifying weekend. Featuring more than 34 amazing trailblazers, Women & Power: Connecting Across the Generations will get you charged up to make a difference in your life, your home, your community, and the world.
Join us for a weekend of celebration, uplifting speeches, entertainment, and panel discussions with women from different backgrounds and generations. Award-winning novelist Isabel Allende; Alberta Nells, youth leader of the Navajo Nation: feminist icon Gloria Steinem; singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant; and playwright, poet, activist, solo-performer, Sarah Jones; are just a few of the diverse women coming together to share, unite, and inspire.
It's got a pretty rockstar list of faculty:
Isabel Allende
Lori Barra
Maya Breuer
Cathy Collins
Ann Friedman
Carla Goldstein
Angela Hucles
Charreah Jackson
Sarah Jones
Jensine Larsen
Andrea Lee
Elizabeth Lesser
Jana Long
Donna Lopiano
Courtney Martin
Jessica Mendoza
Natalie Merchant
Pat Mitchell
Elisa Mott
Samhita Mukohopadhyay
Alberta Nells
Ana Nogales
Sarah Peter
Adrienne Ressler
Eliza Reynolds
Sil Reynolds
Lateefah Simon
Gloria Steinem
Gail Straub
Helen Thomas
Jessica Valenti
Vanessa Valenti
Sakena Yacoobi
Miriam Zolia Perez
My homegirl Gloria Steinem will be there!
And OMG. Helen Thomas. I have such a grandma-crush on her. (i.e. I would like for her to be my grandmother)
And Isabel Allende!
And and and and and...
I'm stoked.


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The Environmental Science & Resource Management minor provides non-majors with the opportunity to explore environmental issues and examine human impacts on natural systems. It provides students with an understanding of how their personal choices affect the environment around them. In addition, it equips students for further study in environmental science, law, policy, or management.
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A new systematic review suggests higher chocolate consumption may be associated with a lower risk for incident stroke and stroke-related mortality….
Results of 2 prospective cohort studies showed, respectively, a 22% reduction in stroke risk for those who had 1 serving of chocolate per week and a 46% reduction in stroke mortality from weekly consumption of flavonoids in 50 g of chocolate vs no consumption. A third study showed no association between chocolate intake and stroke or death.
Senior author Gustavo Saposnik, MD, from St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada, stated that, "However, the number of studies looking at this relationship was small …we need more prospective studies that specifically identify the type of chocolate and the amount, including the amount of flavonoids included in the composition of the chocolate, to make more valid conclusions."
Chocolate contains cocoa butter, flavonoids, carbohydrates, and vitamins. Previous studies, most of them epidemiological, have shown varying effects of chocolate consumption on the risk for cardiovascular disease, the researchers, with first author Sarah Sahib, BScCA, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, write. "Less is known about the risk of stroke in association with flavonoid intake," they note.
To examine this association, the authors carried out a systematic review of studies published between 2001 and 2009, using search terms including flavonoids, flavanols, isoflavones, and anthocyanidins, as well as stroke and mortality.
"We found 88 publications, among them 3 prospective studies, and another retrospective study providing some information on the effect of chocolate consumption on the incident risk of stroke," Dr. Saposnik said. "Two of these studies show a reduction in the incident risk of stroke, and the other 2 didn't show any substantial difference."
For example, of the 3 prospective studies, 1 found no association between flavonoid intake and the risk for stroke or death when 3% of catechin intake came from chocolate. However, a second study found a reduction in incident stroke for chocolate consumption once per week vs no consumption.
The third study looked at the association between flavonoid intake and stroke mortality and found a suggestion of protection against stroke mortality from 50 g of chocolate.
The authors conclude that further prospective studies are needed "to assess whether the benefit of chocolate-based flavonoid consumption truly lowers stroke risk, or whether the apparent benefit is biased by a healthy user effect."
Still, there are varying types of chocolate, and the amounts that are required to affect stroke risk may bring a load of sugar and fats that may work counter to the beneficial effects. "50g of chocolate per day is a significant amount," Dr. Saposnik notes.
Finally, large longitudinal studies are also expensive, and funding for them is scarce, which may explain why much of the evidence is coming from epidemiologic studies, he added. One alternative may be to conduct smaller studies, looking at the effects of consuming controlled amounts of chocolate on some intermediate biomarker of stroke risk.
American Academy of Neurology 62nd Annual Meeting. April 10-17, 2010. Published online February 11, 2009.