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October 1, 2010
Volume 16, Issue 9
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and across the country, advocates are joining health care providers, business leaders, policy makers, faith groups, college students and others at events and activities that educate the public about domestic and sexual violence. Activities include national campaigns, the unveiling of a new teen dating violence prevention tool from That's Not Cool, the Family Violence Prevention Fund's Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day, and state and local events of all kinds.
The following list includes just some of the DVAM activities planned and the resources available. Domestic violence experts and service providers are encouraged to contact the sponsoring organizations to learn more about each event and explore ways to get involved. Often, it is possible to link a local activity to a national campaign. Please note that this list is not comprehensive; it is merely a sample of the powerful and creative national events and activities planned for this month. Learn more »
Local Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities
Today as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) kicks off, experts and those who work with victims of domestic, dating and sexual violence across the nation are planning DVAM events that educate the public, inspire action, and tell victims about the help and services that are available. While DVAM activities come in all shapes and sizes, the goals are often the same: to raise awareness about the prevalence and cost of domestic and sexual violence, the need for prevention, and the services that are available to victims and their families.
There is still time to plan activities. Readers have shared the following examples of Domestic Violence Awareness Month events that can be replicated or adapted to meet your program's needs, goals, budget and time constraints. The Family Violence Prevention Fund thanks the readers who generously shared their plans! Feel free to contact the event organizers to learn more about how to organize activities like these. (Editors regret that we were not able to include all the creative, unique and powerful events being planned for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. What follows is a representative sample of the submissions.) Learn more »
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These cards with the flipped up DSP are all the rage lately. Have you seen them? I finally got around to trying one - with a twist. I changed the orientation. I love how the DSP opens to reveal the message. And is it just me, or every time you see that stamp do you think of the Beatles and want to start singing?
I love the colors in the It's My Party DSP pack, but it's a little harder to make a masculine card with it. I think this one works.
Stamps: Suite Sayings, Party With Cake
Ink: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand (sponged around Make a wish).
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper (DSP): It's My Party
Embellishments: Gold Sequins
You can make this and seven other great projects at my Birthday Bash class this Saturday, Feb 6. Contact me to reserve your spot.

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Over the years I've come across numerous forums and threads containing information about particular Burger Chef locations. I thought I'd consolidate this information into a single, well organized site so folks could easily track down information about their favorite Burger Chef.
This list is incomplete. Feel free to comment or email me with any additional information you may have about a particular Burger Chef. Just remember to tell me its location! Pictures, past and present, are also welcome! It's the Burger Chef Reliquary's policy not to steal from other Burger Chef sites, so in cases where other sites may have additional information or photos I'll link to them.
Locations are categorized by state. Click on a state listed in the sidebar to the right. You'll then see an alphabetized list of cities and towns in that state where a Burger Chef was located. Addresses are given, if known, and alphabetized by street name.
I'm constantly updating this site, so if you have more to add, simply leave a comment or email me and I'll incorporate whatever you have into the list. When you're finished, be sure to check out The Burger Chef Reliquary.
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It's been a rough few weeks for the Laguna Beach High football team.
The Breakers, who have become accustomed to victories and high rankings over the past two years, enter the start of their Orange Coast League season this week with neither.
A 35-19 loss to Northwood in their final nonleague game on Oct. 4, was the second-straight setback for the Breakers. The loss also cost them a slot in the weekly CIF Southern Section Southern Division rankings. At No. 7 last week, the loss to Northwood dropped the Breakers out of the rankings.
They had risen as high as No. 4 in the poll three weeks ago.
This week marks the first time since 2010 that the Breakers haven't been ranked, and that season also marked the last time they had dropped consecutive games.
Now, Laguna gets the chance at a new start. The halfway point of the season this week brings the beginning of league play. The Breakers (3-2) begin defense of their 2012 league championship on the road against winless Saddleback on Friday.
Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Segerstrom High in Santa Ana.
Laguna comes into the game with consecutive losses starting with a Sept. 27 loss at St. Margaret's (No. 1, CIF Southern Section East Valley Division).
"We haven't played very well the past two weeks, but we've played two very good teams," Laguna Coach Corey Brown said. "You can't turn the ball over like we did against Northwood, and expect to win. We turned it over early, and never recovered."
Laguna turned the ball over on its first five possessions (four fumbles, three interceptions) and, as Brown said, never did recover.
The first two Laguna possessions ended in fumbles, the second one occurring at the Northwood two-yard line after a big, 67-yard run by Nathan Lancaster with the Breakers seemingly going in for a score in a scoreless game. The Timberwolves turned the turnover into a 98-yard touchdown drive of their own which they kept alive early by a gutsy and successful fake punt from their own end zone.
The Timberwolves also cashed in on another fumble recovery for their next touchdown which gave them a 14-0 lead at the half. Leading 21-0 in the third quarter, they went up four scores by returning an interception 44 yards for a 28-0 lead.
Laguna trailed, 35-0, before getting on the scoreboard late in the third quarter on a 69-yard touchdown run by senior running back Andres DeLaRosa. Sophomore quarterback Jack Simon threw a 31-yard scoring pass to junior running back Jake Smith, and Lancaster scored on a nine-yard run, both scores coming in the fourth quarter, to make it 35-19.
Both Lancaster (16 carries, 120 yards) and DeLaRosa (13-118) rushed for more than 100 yards. Simon was 11 of 28 for 180 yards.
The Breakers were without two-way starter, running back/defensive back Keaton Martinez (illness) for the Northwood game. Brown said the senior is questionable for Friday's game against Saddleback.
Laguna didn't score in the first half of the losses to St. Margaret's and Northwood.
"Defensively, I thought we played pretty well," Brown said. "In the grand scheme of things, the defense only gave up 28 points. Special teams-wise, we need to get better. [Northwood] converted two fake punts, one of which was my fault. And turnovers. We had seven, and that pick-six was a big one. Northwood came in and played really hard."
Saddleback is 0-5 but the Roadrunners have lost three games by eight or fewer points. In the last two weeks, they've lost two games by a total of nine points.
They are coming off a 25-20 loss to Westminster La Quinta, which scored the final 12 points of the game to pull out the win. Senior fullback Antonio Soto rushed for a game-high 135 yards and a season-best three touchdowns for the Roadrunners.
"They may be 0-5 but that's what makes them a dangerous team," Brown said. "It would mean a lot to them, to beat us.
"We've got to work on ourselves and need to get back on track. That's our goal. We've been telling the kids that it's the little things that add up to big things. I've been saying that it's now a five-step program for us if we want to be league champion. Someone will be league champs, why not us?"
Last year against league competition, the Laguna varsity and frosh/soph teams went 9-1, overall.
Entering league play, two OCL teams, Calvary Chapel (4-1) and Godinez (3-2), started the week ranked No. 8 and 9, respectively, in the Southern Division.
The Eagles and Grizzlies played each other in a league opener Thursday.
Breakers Schedule (3-2)
48...Bolsa Grande...17
32...at University...7
35...Rancho Dominguez...0
12...St. Margaret's...35
Friday: vs. *Saddleback (at Segerstrom High), 7 p.m.
Oct. 18: *Estancia (homecoming), 7 p.m.
Oct. 24: vs. *Calvary Chapel (at Estancia High), 7 p.m.
Oct. 31: vs. *Godinez (at Segerstrom High), 7 p.m.
Nov. 8: *Costa Mesa (Senior Night), 7 p.m.
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PM Sharif doesn't know the power of Parliament, says Khursheed
Speaking to media after offering Eid prayers in Sukkur, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah said that the prime minister does not know the power of the Parliament.
The opposition leader added that he will participate in any protest and rally which will promote democracy.
He went on to say that he will highlight the dangers faced by the country in the next session of the Parliament's lower house. Shah added, "There are different laws in each provinces."
"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has to answer the questions in the National Assembly," Shah said.
Commenting of the bilateral relations between Pakistan and India, Khursheed Shah said that only PM Sharif can expect anything better from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


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Getting potential customers to visit your site is just the beginning. What do you do once you have someone's attention? Is your site doing all it can to convert visitors into buyers? Karon Thackston recently wrote an article that talked about how your copy can be used to drive sales, but what about your sites look? Below is a small list of some very easy design tips that can potentially help you make more money online.
- Make sure your price is clear – Customers don't want to guess how much they are going to pay.
- Put the "Buy Now" close to the product price – Entice your customers with your copy and price, don't make them search how to pay you.
- Make the "Buy Now" button easy to find – This should go without saying, but I have skipped sites because I couldn't find out how to buy something.
- Photos of your products – A clear photo will draw people's attention to what you are selling.
- Make a bulleted list of the features – Just like this one!
The above are just a few very simple adjustments that can help your site generate more customers, more sales, and more return customers. Another related site design element to keep in mind is how your site looks in different browsers. While Internet Explorer has the majority share in web browser usage, there is a sizable minority of people who are using Firefox, Chrome, etc. It is important to test your site design in as many browsers as you can to make sure that the look and functionality of your site translates across browser platforms.
While nothing can guarantee increased sales on an e-commerce site, having a well developed professional looking site increases your chances of letting your products shine. With good copy and good photography your products and services are clearly presented. With simple site navigation and easy to find purchase links your potential customers can quickly move from "willing to buy" to "waiting for delivery".
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Hot Tech Start-Up & Shark Tank Winner Honeyfund Joins Tampa Bay Community
January 29, 2018 (Clearwater, Fl.)—Honeyfund, the #1 honeymoon and wedding registry app, has recently relocated their headquarters from Sonoma County, California to Clearwater, Florida.
"Being so close to Silicon Valley made hiring top-notch engineers a challenge. Tampa Bay's tech boom — both in terms of talented employees and a vibrant entrepreneurial community — was very attractive. We realized we could hack our growth by moving the company here," said CEO and co-founder Sara Margulis.
Honeyfund was launched in 2006 after Sara Margulis and her husband, Josh Margulis, CTO, discovered the need for a crowdfunding website that catered to couples wanting an experience over household items. Their crowdfunding wedding registry raised $5,000 for their exotic honeymoon to Fiji and inspired what later became Honeyfund.
In 2014, The Margulises were invited to pitch Honeyfund on ABC's Shark Tank and won a deal with Kevin O'Leary ("Mr. Wonderful"). They have used the investment to expand their team and services, including launching the Honeyfund app and the Honeyfund gift card. In 2015, the company partnered with the nation's top retail registries to offer one-stop giving. This year, the founders will realize a 12-year vision by offering zero-fee giving — a first in the crowdfunding industry.
Today, nearly 800,000 couples have used Honeyfund, receiving more than half a billion dollars in gift contributions. Apart from being a honeymoon registry, couples have the flexibility to have family and friends contribute to other savings goals such as home down payments, charity and more.
Beyond the wedding, sister-site Plumfund offers crowd-gifting for events such as baby showers, anniversaries, retirement and more. Recently, Plumfund users have raised money for everything from maternity leave to divorce, without the typical 5% crowdfunding fee.
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Online Wedding Registries Are Here to Stay
November 28, 2017—The Week discusses how Honeyfund kicked-off the honeymoon registry trend and has continued to stay at the head of the online crowd-giving registry pack. Read the full story here.
Why Honeymoon Registries Are Becoming the Wedding Registry Norm
September 21, 2017—With the millennial bride and groom comes a new way of gift-giving for the modern couple. Vogue dives deep into how and why crowdfunding your honeymoon is now the norm. Read the full story here.
Shark-Tank Winner Honeyfund Launches the First Universal Travel Gift Card, Leveraging Partnerships & nearly $425 Million in Honeymoon Giving
From millennials to baby boomers, weddings to retirement, anyone can now give an enriching life experience
San Francisco — (December 1, 2016) — Honeyfund, the #1 honeymoon wedding registry site, today unveiled the first-ever universal travel and experience gift card. Just in time for the holidays, Honeyfund Gift Card recipients can redeem the card for unlimited travel experiences from top partners including Hotels.com, Royal Caribbean International, Groupon, QVC, Uber, and many more.
After a successful Shark Tank appearance in 2014 where the company partnered with 'Mr. Wonderful,' Kevin O'Leary, Honeyfund has continued to grow in popularity – it's now the #1 wedding registry app and most-used universal wedding registry site on the market. The site has doubled in giving volume since Shark Tank, with nearly $425 million in gifts since the company was founded back in 2006.
"With the Honeyfund Gift Card, anyone can buy the gift of a truly customizable experience for anyone else," explains Sara Margulis, Honeyfund chief executive officer and co-founder. "From a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like scuba diving in Bali, to a simple spa day or wine-tasting trip, the memories of this gift will last a lifetime."
New research from Airbnb shows that millennials would rather spend their money travelling over buying a home or paying off debt. Uber's gift card launched recently to target wandering millennials. Indeed, Honeyfund has grown largely due to this trend, where wedding couples and guests alike continue to value experiences more than things. The Honeyfund Gift Card was conceived to allow hundreds of millions of wedding guests to give a honeymoon gift even if the couple isn't registered on Honeyfund. It turns out to be a great gift for any occasion.
Mr. O'Leary agrees. "Honeyfund has pioneered experience giving for weddings, offering people exactly what they want: a flexible, out-of-the box gift. The Honeyfund Gift Cards leverages more than 10 years experience in honeymoons to offer the perfect gift for the millennial generation – travel and experiences. Honeyfund has been a great investment with tremendous growth in the past two years. The gift card is a natural extension of that growth."
Top Three Reasons a Honeyfund Gift Card is the Perfect Holiday Gift
- Convenience: With the Honeyfund Gift Card, give a great travel experience instantly, with confidence the receiver will love it!
- Flexibility: The Honeyfund Gift Card can be redeemed through a wide array of air, cruise, hotel, restaurant and retail partners, offering unlimited experiences around the world!
- Fun & Meaningful: Givers love a unique and meaningful gift. The Honeyfund Gift Card offers a customized experience the recipient will never forget.
For more information about Honeyfund and the new Gift Card, please visit honeyfund.com/giftcard.
About Honeyfund
Founded in 2006, Honeyfund's founders Sara and Josh Margulis discovered their own wedding guests enthusiastically preferred giving experiences and memories over housewares. As they prepared for their own wedding, they created a simple page for family and friends to contribute to their dream honeymoon in Fiji. In 2014, Sara and Josh brought their idea to Shark Tank, and received investment backing from renowned investor, Kevin O'Leary, who continues to be an active partner to this day.
Today, Honeyfund is the #1 wedding registry app, and a crowdfunding pioneer. With 100% free options, Honeyfund and sister-site Plumfund now power all kinds of experiences and savings goals, for all of life's occasions.
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Honeyfund CEO Sara Margulis Discusses Shark Tank and Kevin O'Leary on Cheddar Life
November 18, 2016—Discussing women and business with Honeyfund/Plumfund co-founder and CEO Sara Margulis. Watch Sara give advice to women in the tech industry, tips on using Honeyfund and Plumfund and the scoop on a new Honeyfund product in the works! See the full interview here.
Real Honeyfund Couple Mixes Up Modern and Traditional Registry Options
October 7, 2016—A blog post from a real couple making the decision between using a traditional registry or a honeymoon registry. Why not have both? Honeyfund is featured on Weddingbee as the couple's honeymoon registry of choice! Ultimately, the couple decided to do what worked best for them and gave their guests the option to contribute towards a trip of a lifetime or in store items. The perfect mix of modern and traditional gifting.
Cosmopolitan Interviews Honeyfund CEO Sara Margulis about the History of Honeymoons
June 26, 2016—Cosmopolitan and Sara Margulis, CEO of Honeyfund, give us a history of honeymoons, where the tradition came from and how with time it has become increasingly difficult for the modern couple to achieve a honeymoon. Luckily, Honeyfund is available to help couples get their dream vacation.
Racked Covers Etiquette of Modern Wedding Registries
June 10, 2016—Racked weighs in on the etiquette of wedding registries. They talk traditional versus modern options, what couples really want and what guests are comfortable giving. Honeyfund is mentioned as a great way to give guests gifting options as well as a way for couples to avoid the process of returning those unwanted tangible items. Read the full story here.
22 Best Places to Register For Your Wedding
June 9, 2016—Vogue rounds up the nation's top registry options for modern wedding couples, including Honeyfund honeymoon registry.
Step One to the Perfect Honeymoon: The Honeyfund App
June 8, 2016—Advice and tips for planning the perfect honeymoon. brides.com walks us through 9 apps and services for planning, booking, and finding limitless experiences for your honeymoon. Step one being Honeyfund.
What Weddings Looked Like the Year You Were Born
June 3, 2016—SFGate runs through the most significant milestones in wedding history over 100 years. Honeyfund captures the mood of 2006. Read the full story here.
Honeyfund and Plumfund featured on ABC's 'Shark Tank' spinoff, 'Beyond the Tank'
May, 2016—Find out what it's really like to survive the 'Shark Tank' by watching Honeyfund and Plumfund on ABC's 'Beyond The Tank.' A closer look at Honeyfund/Plumfund and the future of the company. Investor Kevin O'Leary gets real with founders Sara and Josh Margulis about making some risky business model changes.
Arianna Huffington joins Honeyfund/Plumfund CEO Sara Margulis on ABC's 'Beyond The Tank'
May 20, 2016—Arianna Huffington joins Honeyfund/Plumfund CEO Sara Margulis along with investor Kevin O'Leary for "Beyond The Tank". The team meets to discuss Honeyfund updates and an exciting partnership between Plumfund and The Huffington Post.
How to Ask for Cash Instead of Gifts
March 3, 2016—Forget blenders! CBS reports on the now socially acceptable practice of asking your guests for cash instead of wedding gifts you may never use. Couples are turning to Honeyfund.com to crowd-fund their dream honeymoon trip.
Cash Wedding Gifts - How Much to Give
December 28, 2015—The New York Times navigates the struggle of giving a wedding gift. What to give? How much to give? What does the couple actually want? Honeyfund is mentioned as a modern way for wedding guests to give the couple what they really want — cash for things like a honeymoon. Read the full story.
Unique Wedding Registry Options for Modern Couples
November 29, 2015—Honeyfund is featured as the #1 wedding crowd-gifting platform on about.com! Honeyfund gives modern couples a place to register for anything from a honeymoon, adventurous experiences, to cash for a home. Couples can even add traditional items or registries from top retail stores with the new universal registry tool. Read the full article on About.com.
As Honeyfund's Episode Re-airs During Shark Tank Week, Site has Raised $100 Million in Gifts in One Year
September 11, 2015—Heavy.com recently interviewed Honeyfund CEO Sara Margulis about the growth of the company since Shark Tank, including news about sister-crowdfunding site Plumfund as well what it's like to work with Kevin O'Leary. O'Leary nominated Honeyfund for 'Shark Tank Week' and called the deal his favorite of Season 6. The episode will re-air Sept 13 at 8/7c on ABC.
Honeyfund Partners with National Retailers including Pottery Barn, Macy's and Target
September 10, 2015 —SEBASTOPOL, CA—Honeyfund, the #1 honeymoon registry, has created a first-of-its-kind, one-stop wedding registry, featuring partnerships with national retailers including Pottery Barn, Macy's and Target. The new feature displays retail registries alongside the honeymoon wish list, allowing wedding gift givers to choose from experience gifts or traditional housewares. "Wedding guests love choices when shopping for a gift. The more choices the better," explains Sara Margulis, Honeyfund CEO and co-founder. "Some will relish the chance to give a once-in-a-lifetime experience like wine tasting in France. Others will carefully choose an item for the home that will be cherished for years. Honeyfund is proud to be the first registry that lets givers choose."Sara and her husband, Josh Margulis, developed Honeyfund in 2006 for couples to receive contributions toward a honeymoon, without paying high fees. After growing to the #7 most-used wedding registry in the US, the Margulises appeared on ABC's Shark Tank in 2014 and won a deal with shark Kevin O'Leary. Now they're using the investment to expand Honeyfund to all types of gifts, including charity and home-down-payment gifts, as well as retail.
The retail program not only allows users to choose a gift that's meaningful to them, it also keeps the nation's leading retail brands top-of-mind. Brides and grooms are invited to start a new retail gift registry directly from their Honeyfund account. "We've always encouraged couples to have store registries in addition to their Honeyfund. Now we can surface and suggest specific wedding registries like Macy's and Pottery Barn right in the Honeyfund account," says Sara Margulis.
The program was announced via email to more than 50,000 current Honeyfund couples on August 2. Alongside Macy's, Pottery Barn and Target the program includes West Elm, Bloomingdales, Sur La Table, Best Buy, Kohl's, Wal-Mart and Michael C. Fina, among others.
For more announcements about Honeyfund and to learn more about the company, please visit our website.
About Honeyfund:
Founded in 2006, Honeyfund is the #1 honeymoon registry, and a crowdfunding pioneer. With 100% free options, Honeyfund and sister-site Plumfund now power all kinds of experiences and savings goals, for all of life's occasions. Honeyfund couples have raised more than $300 million to-date!
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New York Times Features Honeyfund in Story About Millenial Wedding Gift Trends
July 26, 2015—"When it comes to registering for gifts, a generational sea change has developed, with more and more millennial couples asking their guests to consider holding the gravy ladles and shelving the dishes in favor of gifts of a very different sort." Read the full story.
Honeyfund Launches Spanish Version: 'Fondo de Miel'
February 1, 2015—Sebastopol, CA—In conjunction with it's Shark Tank rerun, Honeyfund announces the launch of the Spanish service, Fondo de Miel. The first free Spanish-language honeymoon registry site, made possible by the Shark Tank investment from Kevin O'Leary, is demonstrated here by reporter Vanessa Hand Orellana of CNET Español.
Honeyfund, the Top Honeymoon Registry, Strikes a Deal on Shark Tank
November 5, 2014—Sebastopol, CA—Just in time for holiday gifting and wedding engagement season, Honeyfund, the popular honeymoon registry, recently closed a deal with Kevin O'Leary of ABC's hit reality show 'Shark Tank,' to expand its gift-funding business.
After multiple offers from three sharks, Honeyfund and Plumfund owners Sara and Josh Margulis chose a $400,000 deal from Kevin O'Leary (aka 'Mr. Wonderful') to grow their gift-funding websites for honeymoons, birthdays, anniversaries, projects and other life events. Without taking a stake in the company, O'Leary requested one third of net transaction revenues until he recoups his $400,000 three times.
"We are excited to use this investment to launch Fondo de Miel, the Spanish version of Honeyfund, and to further customize and expand what is already the easiest way to raise money for gifts," said Sara Margulis, Honeyfund Cofounder and CEO. "Working with 'Mr. Wonderful' is a dream-come-true, as he brings expertise in online transactions and opens new doors with potential partners," she added.
"Honeyfund and Plumfund make raising money for all kinds of gifts fun and easy. They have tremendous growth potential as we expand their gift funding offerings and global reach," said Kevin O'Leary, Founder of O'Leary Financial.
Founding Honeyfund in 2006, the Margulises are crowd funding pioneers. Their idea was born from their own need when planning their Fiji honeymoon. Honeyfund is now the top alternative wedding registry where friends and family help pay for a honeymoon or any savings goals, and can indicate specific gifts including meals, special outings, hotels, airfare and even a down payment on a home. To date, Honeyfund has transacted approximately $239 million in gifts.
In May of 2013, the Margulises launched a second site, Plumfund (www.plumfund.com.) for other gift-giving events such as birthdays, holiday gifting, baby showers and projects. Both sites offer free gift funding options for users as well as customization and upgrades.
The Margulises were initially invited to apply for the show by a Shark Tank staff member who had used Honeyfund and was a fan of the site.
About Honeyfund
Honeyfund is the world's most popular honeymoon registry. Together with Plumfund, they offer the easiest way to raise money for gifts or anything else – for free. To learn more, please visit www.honeyfund.com and www.plumfund.com.
About Kevin O'Leary
Kevin O'Leary is an entrepreneur and financier, best known for his role as an investor on ABC's Shark Tank. He leads a group of financial companies as chairman of O'Leary Financial Group. He is also the founder of O'Leary Fine Wines and the bestselling author of Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women and Money. Previously, O'Leary founded and was president of SoftKey (later called The Learning Company), a global educational software company, and negotiated its $4 billion acquisition by Mattel. For more information, visit www.olearyfinancial.com and follow @kevinolearytv .
Media: Photography is available at www.ABCMediaNet.com.
Honeyfund Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
'Shark Tank' Hosts Compete for the Kickstarter of Honeymoons
October 27, 2014—Graham Winfrey of Inc.com recaps Honeyfund's apperance on ABC's hit reality show 'Shark Tank," saying "Sara and Josh Margulis had the sharks eating out of their hands..." Read the full story here.
Anna Post sets the record straight about honeymoon registries
Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, breaks down the rules of the sometimes-taboo subject of giving money as a wedding gift. Read the story here.


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Monday September 23, 2013
Downton Abbey's series four opening episode drew in over 10.5 million viewers, over a million more than the debut episode of series three.
The episode aired on Sunday night causing twitter to go into a frenzy, with over 23,000 tweets sent throughout the show. In particular fans took to the social media site to discuss Michelle Dockery's depiction of the mourning Lady Mary causing #DowntonAbbey #LadyMary and #carsonsays all to trend.
The cast have hinted that series four will be the most exciting one to date and will include Lady Mary getting back on her feet and even being pursued by "more than one" love interest .
The show was nominated for 11 awards at the Emmy Awards which also took place on Sunday night, but only took home one trophy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.


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How To: Make a Bicycle Wheel Pot Rack
Pot racks are suprisingly expensive. And they're generally pretty simple, so what gives? Here's a cool DIY for making a bicycle wheel pot rack. The design keeps the wheel intact, allowing it to be rotated so you can reach pots in the back.
The look is not too bicycle-ey and the cost is a fraction of an off-the-shelf product. We actually are really digging the mechanical look of it. Brings a little Duchamp ready-made flavor to the kitchen.


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"Life insurance can be purchased to cover high funeral costs. Clients should always compare quotes to find the best rates." said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.
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Freeonlinelifeinsuranceleads.com has released a new blog post announcing that clients can compare free online life insurance quotes.
Comparing online life insurance quotes is very important as it helps clients find affordable coverage. Since funeral costs are increasing, clients should consider carrying coverage, even during retirement. A simple burial ceremony may cost almost $10,000. This high expense can cause financial hardship for many families.
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"Hiscutt" Surname
Frequency of "Hiscutt" Surname in the US
2000 US Census
The surname "Hiscutt" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Source: "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
"Hiscutt" Graves on Histopolis
Histopolis currently has 1 grave(s) with the surname "Hiscutt".
Search the Histopols Grave Index for the surname "Hiscutt".
Resource Links for "Hiscutt"
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Surnames that Sound Like "Hiscutt"
The surname "Hiscutt" has a Soundex code of H230. The following 161 surname(s) may sound similar to "Hiscutt" since they share the same Soundex code.
Unconfirmed Surname
Histopolis has an entry for this surname but it might be the result of an error in the source information, since:
- It was not listed in the US Census Bureau list of most frequent surnames for either 1990 or 2000,
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YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge this afternoon ordered that an Edgewater couple charged with breaking developer Fred Daibes's ribs while taking $2 million in cash, gold and jewelry during a luxury high-rise home invasion remain held on $1 million each — with no 10% option.
Meanwhile, a law enforcement official told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that authorities believe they're close to catching two two accomplices in the Nov. 26 robbery at the St. Moritz.
Lawyers for Ramona Mercado Vasquez and Adonis Sepulveda contended that the pair was set up by building employees whom they didn't identify.
Mercado Vasquez, a 26-year-old Dominican citizen, and Sepulveda, 30, a Dominican U.S. citizen, were arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Special Investigations Unit a day after Daibes was pulled from his bed in the middle of the night and beaten during what authorities said was a nearly three-hour ordeal.
A St. Moritz employee who was also injured in the robbery attended today's brief court appearance with Daibes.
Vasquez and Sepulveda live in the building that the well-known Bergen County developer built on what's called Daibes Court off Gorge Road
Both have been held on $1 million each since their arrests last Wednesday on charges of robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault, along with a pair of weapons counts and other offenses that include burglary and theft.
Everything stolen was recovered from Mercado Vasquez's apartment, while investigators continued searching for two other robbers.
Area residents "should not be alarmed[,] as we do not think it to be a random incident," Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.
The two "had been living in the building for some time" in different apartments, a law enforcement official told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Aware of Daibes' wealth, they made him a target, the source alleged.
Their attorneys, Douglas C. Anton and Ron Bar-Nadav, said their clients were set up and had no knowledge of the robbery. The two were given bags with the goods and told to stash them, they said, although they didn't say by whom.
The 223-unit St. Moritz has spectacular views of Manhattan, along with amenities that include a pool with a skyline deck, a large gym and spa, 24-hour concierge, housekeeping and corporate services that include a business center, conference room and guest suites.
broke the news of the arrests late last Wednesday:
Arrests in $2 million Edgewater home invasion robbery
CVP also was the first to report the robbery early Tuesday afternoon: Home invasion robbers get $2 million in cash, gold at Edgewater high-rise
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Diploma in Local Governance (DLG)
The Grama Panchayat Officials, especially Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Junior Superintendent are expected to perform multi-faceted functions on local governance and development. The efficient functioning of Grama Panchayat Officials requires thorough knowledge on Kerala Panchayat Raj Act (KPRA) and allied Rules, proficiency in applying management tools to solve organisational problems, and soft skills for effectively dealing with stakeholders. The enhancement of these skills and knowledge of the officials help to create positive work environment and cordial relation with stakeholders of Grama Panchayat. In view of strengthening these knowledge and skills, KILA envisages a Diploma in Local Governance (DLG) that targets to enhance the capacity of young Officials of Grama Panchayats on three core areas viz. (i) Kerala Panchayat Raj Act (KPRA) and Rules, (ii) Management Proficiency, and (iii) Soft Skills. This DLG is featured with a slogan '3-in-1', as the participants will be able to gain knowledge and skills on three core areas through one course.
Last date of Application :- 07 January 2017
|Online Application Form - Batch II
|DLG Official Portal
Procurement Manual Online Course
Local Self Government Institutions (LSGIs) in Kerala, in the course of carrying out their administrative and developmental responsibilities, have to procure Goods, Assets, and Services. The Officials of LSGIs are expected to perform multi-faceted functions on procurement. The 'Manual on Finance Management 3: Procurement of Goods and Services in Local Self Government Institutions of Kerala (G.O.(Rt) No. 2487/2016 LSGD dt. 20-08-2016) provides the principles, procedures, and mechanism required for the procurements of LSGIs. In view of strengthening the functionaries on procurement of LSGIs, KILA conducts an online certificate course.
Last date of Application :- 07 January 2017
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Post Graduate Diploma in Child Friendly Local Governance
Kerala Institute of Local Administration is conducting a Post Graduate Diploma Course in Child Friendly Local Governance.
Objective :- To make Child Friendly Governance in the Local Governments of Kerala
Participant :- Functionaries of Local Self Governments in Kerala
Qualification :- Graduate from any University and basic computer knowledge
Subjects :- Child rights, National/International Child Protection rules, Child Friendly Governance, Child Friendly Local Planning etc
Duration :- One year Course
Methodology :- Class room session, Assignments, Library Visit, Project, Exposure to the best practices visit etc
Evaluation :- Grades are awarded based on the Evaluation of entire activities within the course and the Exams conducted once in every Three months.
Attendance :- Participants having 80% attendance in the course will be allowed to write final exams to award the Post
Graduate Diploma Certificate :- Post Graduate Diploma Certificate will be awarded to every successful candidates at the end of the course


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"He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety. There is none but he whose being I do fear" - Macbeth (Act II, Scene I)
Are my relationships with people or my opinion of them? Is this a lifetime spun out on the axis of my projections onto them or their projections of their reality on me? And if this is a delusional way of building relationships, why bother?
The word relationship derives from the term 'to relate' which means 'to recount or tell a story' and 'to communicate with'.
The circumference of my relationships is bounded by stories, be these tales of inspiratin, rumours or slanted operating assumptions.
How many true relationships are there in my life? How many true conversations did I have today? How many of these resulted in a story worth re-telling?
How many people have I been totally wrong about? How many do I assume to have "figured out" and are now relegated into relationship on auto-pilot? I have grown and changed in the past ten years. Have these individuals changed in this same time period? I continue to judge them and they judge me. Our relationships are based on the tension between possibility and uncertainty. Two sides of the same question.
"What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Until I know this sure uncertainty, I'll entertain the offer'd fallacy" - The Comedy of Errors (Act II , Scene II)
How deeply and truly do I appreciate others? How do others appreciate me? The answers to these two questions can be revealing, perhaps even shocking!
"The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade. Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, bear 't that th' opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment" - Hamlet (Act I, Scene II)
I get off on the wrong foot with an individual. The difference between an insult and a compliment is in the mask that we attribute to each other. We are safe now because we only need to relate to the masquerade now.
I need to step over the easy excuses and rush to judgment. I need to find a way to reset the refresh button each time I relate to another human being. I can only refresh the relationship by challenging myself to listen more openly and by encouraging the other person to reach beyond the bounds of innocence and help them appreciate themselves for who and what they are.
If one of us have to take off the mask first, then let it be me. I will falter, I will fail, I will get hurt, but what is the alternative? How much does it cost to live a lie?
"This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man" Hamlet - (Act I, Scene III)


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Main → Afghanistan → Velayat Helmand → Pirah Sabz
Map of Pirah Sabz Velayat Helmand, Afghanistan
Other Names: Pira Sabz,Pirah Sabz,Piṟa Sabz,پره سبز, Pirah Sabz
Pirah Sabz
Welcome to the Pirah Sabz google satellite map! This populated locality is situated in Velayat Helmand, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Pirah Sabz. See Pirah Sabz photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Pirah Sabz area. This placemark was added 2010-08-09.
Map of Pirah Sabz
- Country: Afghanistan
- Province: Velayat Helmand
- Category: populated locality
- Altitude: 0 m
- Population: 0
Asia/Kabul +4.5
- Local Time: 07:51
- Sunrise: 06:25
- Sunset: 17:41
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When I began teaching adolescents, I remember standing in the front of the room, ready to impart copious amounts of knowledge to my students. Improving critical literacy and writing skills is important, so I saw it as my vocation to teach these skills to my students. As teachers, we are used to being the rulers of our domain. The four walls of our classroom are sacred space, where great knowledge is exchanged, and usually, this exchange of knowledge is one way: from teacher to student. I imparted the finer points of literary analysis and composition, and the students did their best to learn them. However, while improving literacy skills is important, some of my most valuable lessons weren't taught by me. Rather, they were taught by my students. I believe that the best teachers are willing to be students whenever a lesson presents itself.
As a university student, I learned how to plan lessons, manage classroom behaviors, and assess students' academic abilities. In educational psychology, I studied the adolescent psyche and behaviors, trying to understand how and why adolescents behave the way they do. However, my high school students taught me lessons that couldn't be found in textbooks. One year, Cindy, a sophomore, died in a car accident. In that sophomore class, there were quite a few cliques, and these factions often clashed with one another. However, at Cindy's wake and funeral, those animosities dissipated. Enemies understood that despite their disagreements, the need for compassion and camaraderie outweighed their disdain for one another. My students taught me the beauty of caring for one's peers.
Most of my students worked to earn money for luxuries such as fancy cosmetics or eating at restaurants with their friends. However, Linda was different. She worked to help support her family. Her single mother was disabled and couldn't work. Public aid and food stamps didn't cover the family's living expenses, and Linda was the eldest of her siblings. Taking care of her family required two steps. The first step was immediate: earn money to support the family. With her mother's disability check, public aid, and Linda's wages, the family never went hungry. Second was to do well in school. Even though she worked 35 hours per week, Linda maintained a B+ average. Her devotion to her family was extraordinary. She gave up dances and parties in order to care for her mother. "Family first" she would always tell me, and her loyalty clearly taught me that lesson.
Too many teachers believe that they are the sole keepers of knowledge in their classroom. However, the best teachers understand that lessons can be found anywhere. These invaluable lessons have made me more aware of my students and their learning processes. Over the years, I've had great success as a teacher. I attribute that success to my willingness to learn from my students. Thus, the best teachers are willing to be the best students.
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Dating is hard. It's even harder when you are doing it after a divorce. Add on the fact that you have kids now, well, it may seem easier to broker peace in the Middle East than finding Mr. Right ... again. That's what a couple of my single mom friends are going through.
They have been out of the dating game for a 7 plus years and boy has the love landscape changed. "Guys don't want to pay for dinner unless they know you are going to put out," lamented one pal. "I'm l like seriously?! You won't pay the Olive Garden?" Other dating disappointments? Guys who are too into their cars,oddly obsessed with Twilight, and one who actually insisted on knowing her bra size the first time they met. And the list goes on and on.
Here are five more ridiculous guys you will undoubtedly run into once you start playing the field.
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If you were unhappy about Jessica Simpson being drunk during her HSN debut, then this may put you at ease as sources close to her claim that she was completely sober.
The sources informed that the giggling and slurring video, which is sparking up the 35-year-old singer's drunken rumours, was just part of her personality that surfaces from time to time, TMZ.com reported.
The American singer got just two hours to rehearse her script, that's why the shots were not that perfect and seemed she was drunk, insiders added.
In addition to this, an HSN source has also said that Simpson wasn't drunk.


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My favorite holiday was in 2005. Hubby and I traveled to Sorrento in Naples, Italy for our 3rd wedding anniversary. This photo was taken on a day trip to Capri. There were so many things I loved about this trip - the beautiful and bright weather, the vibrant landscape, the gorgeous Italian food (iced coffees, fresh pasta), the amazing leather handbags (of course!) - and SO MUCH HISTORY (I'm a HUGE history buff). Capri was so glamorous (could see why Jackie O loved it) and we visited Vesuvius and Pompeii - places I'd only read about and never imagined I'd be walking through! Would LOVE to go back there someday!
|Jackie O in Capri - Image Source: All the Best Blog
- Beautygirl24 - Noelle wore denim shorts for the first time this year. See how she has worn them in the past, and how she wears them now.
- Ella Pretty - Ella's been decorating - come and take a house tour!
- Lilly's Style - Lilly's wearing a colorful lace skirt from H&M.
- Saltwater Dreams - Andi learned a new technique for creating a flawless foundation finish, check out the easy steps here!
- Schnelle Couture - Danielle is brightening things up this summer with her new favorite color- yellow.
- Sequins and Stilettos - Skylette is playing with the colorblock trend with a silk top and a navy skirt.


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§1-305. Records and certified copies; judicial supervision
The register shall maintain records and files and provide copies of documents as provided in sections 1-501 through 1-511 and such further records and copies as the Supreme Judicial Court may by rule provide. The register shall be subject to the supervision and authority of the judge of the court in which such register serves. [1979, c. 540, §1 (NEW).]
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The Galaxy S4 Mini is still hitting markets around the world, but Samsung is ready to press on with a new set of colours for potential buyers to choose from. These three new colours will come to lighten up the Galaxy S4 Mini choice, which currently stands at black or white.
With Samsung's usual colour names, the phones will be Scarlet Dawn, Bronze Autumn, and Blue Iceberg. They will come with the same internals, that is a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 4.3-inch 720p display and 16GB of storage.
The new models will be running Samsung's TouchWiz over Android 4.2.2, we have not heard of any moves by Samsung to push the Galaxy S4 Mini to Android 4.3 anytime soon, although we hope it will get the upgrade sooner or later.
When we checked out the Galaxy S4 Mini, we found it to be a capable mid-range device, keeping the same design as the Galaxy S4 with a little less juice on the specs. It certainly isn't something to marvel at and we would have liked to see the same specs in a smaller display, but it is yet another average mid-range phone from Samsung.
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Prepare and cook fish same as for Halibut à la Martin. Insert tip of small lobster claw in each fillet, and garnish with a thin slice of canned mushroom sprinkled with parsley and a thin circular slice of truffle. Serve with
Lobster Sauce III. Remove meat from a one and one-half pound lobster and cut claw meat in cubes. Cover remaining meat and body bones with cold water. Add one-half small onion, sprig of parsley, bit of bay leaf, and one-fourth teaspoon peppercorns, and cook until stock is reduced to one cup. Melt three tablespoons butter, add three tablespoons flour, and pour on gradually the stock; then add one-half cup heavy cream and yolks two eggs. Season with salt, lemon juice, and paprika; then add lobster cubes.


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Vixen Chat: Eve Talks Having Biracial Children, Lauryn Hill and Her Signature Haircut
VV: You've also talked about getting back to acting. What kind of role would you like to tackle next?
E: For TV, I would love to one of those borderline comedies that's so wrong but so funny. I want something like that. And then for movies, I want something where I have to strip myself down. Something I really have to study for, whether it's learning a language or an accent or something. I want to challenge myself.
Your style is constantly evolving. Will you ever go back to the short cut we all know you for?
You know what? Honestly, to my friend today, this morning, I was like, "Girl, I think I'm about to cut my hair off." Like, I'm feeling it! But I don't want to go back to retro me [Laughs].
Maybe an updated version?
An updated version. I honestly have thought about it. I love hair.
Would you say that's your favorite part about styling yourself?
Yes. It's fun! It's an accessory. It's like putting on a bracelet or a ring. My boyfriend teases me. We've been together three years, and in every vacation picture, I have different hair. I can't help it.
Would you say you're a girly girl?
Oh, I'm a girly girl, but I'm like a schizophrenic because I love my sweatpants, too. That's the first thing I do when I go to a hotel or when I come home. I put on something comfortable.
You're in the hot seat for "Salon Sessions," but if you were sitting in the audience, who is someone you would like to watch get interviewed?
Lauryn Hill. She's such an inspiration still. I know she's going through a lot, but I'm really happy that she's signed a new deal with Sony. I'm happy to hear music from her. She's one of the greatest, and it's great that she's like, fuck it, I am who I am and I'm not gonna be who you want me to be.
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Each year, people around the world share tidings on social media. As the festive season gets underway, we looked into the usage of popular Twitter hashtags for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, and the Holidays in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
Christmas hashtags have steadily trended higher around the world over the past month with English being the most popular language.
English hashtags like #happyhanukkah and #festivaloflight are the most common in celebration of Hanukkah on social media around the world.
While New Year's hashtags from most languages have climbed steadily in popularity, German hashtags including #sylvester spiked several times during November and December.
The use of the Spanish hashtag #felicesfiestas, translating to "happy holidays" in English, increased dramatically towards the end of November.
Throughout 2016, we've kept a finger on the pulse of pop culture, politics, sports and entertainment with our Impact Reports. Stay tuned for more to come next year.


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The QR code has gained popularity in recent years, given its superior readability and storage capacity compared to more traditional barcodes (UPC barcodes). Given a smartphone's camera can be used to scan barcodes, now millions if not billions of consumers have the equivalent of a barcode reader in their pocket – giving the consumer easy access to a wealth of information – including product details, coupons and yes – mobile-web surveys! When a QR code is used to launch a QR survey, the mobile-web survey URL is encoded into the QR code. When scanned, the QR Survey code automatically launches the mobile device's browser and directs the consumer to the online survey. The reason it's referred to as a mobile-web survey, opposed to a typical online survey, is because a mobile browser is being used to launch the online survey. Online surveys are usually accessed through a PC's browser, opposed to a mobile device's browser. There are technical considerations when deploying mobile-web browsers given the bandwidth of a wireless device as well as the resolution of a smartphone's smaller display. Online survey providers who claim to provide mobile-web survey technology should be optimizing their online survey technology to detect the mobile device that is accessing the online survey so that the survey can be properly rendered for the that particular device's screen size, resolution and mobile browser (e.g. iPhone's uses the Safari browser whereas Android a generic browser, until Chrome becomes available).
History of the QR Code:
The QR code stands for "Quick Response Code" and was originally invented by Toyota to help track automobile parts. Although its original use was intended for industrial applications it has become the barcode of choice for a variety of marketing purposes. The QR code is a type of matrix barcode (two dimensional). The QR code is unmistakable given its unique square shape that is made of square dots on a white background. Virtually any kind of data can be stored on a QR code. There are four standard types or modes available, but there are also extensions that can be used to extend the storage capabilities.


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Posted 9.1.2015
by Sarah M. Wells, Managing Editor, Weatherhead School of Management
Hillary Clinton is widely known for her extensive government experience. But Suzanne Cromlish of Statesville, NC, may have Clinton beat in one category. As an expert in sign language, Cromlish has signed for five U.S. presidents, as well as mayors, governors, senators and movie stars.
Cromlish, a PhD student in the Doctor of Management program at the Weatherhead School of Management, was at it again Thursday, as she signed for Clinton during an appearance at Case Western Reserve University.
A combination of personal curiosity and the circumstances at-hand has played a significant role in Cromlish's life. Her journey into interpreting for the deaf community began before American Sign Language (ASL) was an official language. Forty or so deaf people attended Cromlish's church in Salisbury, NC, when she was 15 years old, and only one person there could help interpret for them during Sunday services.
"I complained about being bored at church," Cromlish laughs, "so my mom encouraged me to help."
Cromlish learned sign language over a couple of years. One day shortly after she learned ASL, the mayor of Salisbury was going to give a speech. Cromlish noticed that no one was there to interpret for the deaf community and called the mayor's office to volunteer to sign for him at his public events. That was the beginning of her volunteer efforts in public offices.
Ten years later, the White House called.
Among her many public interpretations, Cromlish has signed for George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton twice, and Hillary Clinton twice. Always as a volunteer, she is able to interpret for both political parties because she is a registered independent. As an interpreter, Cromlish takes an oath to use the exact language at an event, even if she disagrees with a person's political position.
Very little preparation is provided for interpreters at public events. "It's all done ad lib," Cromlish says, "though sometimes a list of printed names is provided in advance, and I do ask for song lyrics if a song is going to be sung in case I can't understand the words."
Once, on Bill Clinton's campaign trail, Cromlish found herself on stage with Jimmy Buffett before Clinton was to appear. "I panicked as he started singing 'Margaritaville' and 'Cheeseburger in Paradise,'" says Cromlish, "How am I supposed to interpret this?! But there in the audience was a guy mouthing the words as Buffett performed," and it was by reading his lips that she was able to sign the lyrics.
It was by fate that Cromlish happened to be traveling from North Carolina to Cleveland this week for the Doctor of Management residency, when Hillary Clinton announced her plan to speak at Case Western Reserve a few days prior to her appearance. Cromlish contacted the woman in charge of Clinton's fundraising campaign to see if Clinton had an interpreter for her event. By Wednesday afternoon, Cromlish was meeting with Secret Service to prepare for Thursday morning.
When Cromlish met with Clinton on Thursday morning, she made a point to bring up her research in the Doctor of Management program. Ironically, Cromlish had heard Clinton speak a month earlier about supporting democracy at work, specifically employee-owned companies. This is the focus of Cromlish's research in the Doctor of Management program.
"I knew I would regret it if I didn't speak up," Cromlish says, "We've all heard the word 'no.' I knew I had to say something before Clinton left the room. You never know what might happen, and when we lay our heads on our pillow at night we have to feel satisfied with what we've done—that we've done everything we could that day."
Cromlish was drawn to the Doctor of Management program at Weatherhead because of its emphasis on thinking outside the box to pursue a compelling problem of practice. She also appreciates the program's model of servant leadership. The cultivation of this mentality in the program helped motivate Cromlish to pick up the phone and call the campaign fundraiser for Clinton last week. That same curiosity and passion drives Cromlish's research into employee-owned companies and empowering the 99%.
"When I told her [Clinton] about my research, her eyes got really big," says Cromlish. Afterward, Clinton's press secretary took down her contact information. "Who knows where that might lead?"
Learn more about the PhD and Doctor of Management programs at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Interested in learning more about Weatherhead programs? Request more information or apply now, or register for one of over 70 open enrollment courses through Executive Education.
Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University cultivates creativity, innovation, and purpose-driven leadership to design a better world.


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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Kids' Stuff: Hamilton Children's Garden
Our senior editor Megan Padilla was at Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas, CA, in September for their annual Gala in the Gardens, chaired by Rene van Rems. The big push at the gala was to raise money for the Hamilton Children's Garden, for which she saw the model (see photo at above).
One of the most anticipated areas of the new Children's Garden, which opens in June, is "Toni's Tree House", a one-of-a-kind "climbable" tree designed by Deneen Powell Atelier, Inc., rising more than 20 feet high and blending manmade materials with living plants. Here children can crawl in the roots to unearth worms, snails and bugs, then take a rope ladder and walkways to a crow's nest where they discover nodes which illustrate the relationship between trees, plants and animals. Hamilton Children's Garden will also include The Spell and Smell Garden, The Quiet Escape, A Mountain Stream and Meander, Birds and Butterflies and much more.
If you're in the area, check out the grand opening celebrations on June 13th.
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Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida A&M
The Miami Hurricanes lost their first game of the season to Louisville. On Saturday night, they host in-state FCS foe Florida A&M. Miami was 9-4 a year ago and lost to Louisville in the Russell Athletic Bowl, 36-9. Florida A&M was 3-9 in 2013 and is coming off an opening loss at Jackson State, 22-17.
Details for Saturday's game are below:
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ET
Live stream: The game can be live streamed here.
TV coverage: ESPN3
Radio: For a list of Miami affiliates, click here. For a list of Florida A&M affiliates, click here.
Game Facts
Miami facts
Miami is 8-1 all-time against FAMU and has never lost to the Rattlers in Miami. The teams' last meeting was Sept. 2, 2010, a 45-0 win for the Hurricanes.
True freshman Brad Kaaya was 17-for-29 for 174 yards and a touchdown in his first collegiate start for Miami on Monday. The 174 yards were the most by any true freshman quarterback in the nation in Week 1.
Miami has won eight straight games after a season-opening loss. The last time Miami opened a season 0-2 was in 1978.
Duke Johnson enters Monday's game 43 yards shy of becoming the ninth Miami running back to rush for 2,000 career yards. He is 119 yards behind eighth-place Edgerrin James.
The Hurricanes had four sacks against Louisville, matching their total for the last four games of last season.
Kicker Matt Goudis has converted nine straight field goal attempts.
Linebacker Denzel Perryman had 12 tackles against Louisville, three for loss. He only had five tackles for loss all of last season.
Anthony Chickillo and Thurston Armbrister forced turnovers in the loss at Louisville. The Hurricanes had 27 takeaways lasts season.
Six Miami players made their first career starts against Louisville—Kaaya, defensive linemen Calvin Heurtelou amd Tyriq McCord, offensive linemen Taylor Gadbois and Danny Isidora, linebacker Raphael Kirby.
Last week marked the third time in four seasons that Miami opened with a conference game.


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- erinbacher
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: November 2013
Sorry in advance for the horrible quality that the photos will be uploaded in.
Below are our DIY wedding invitations, RSVPs, directions insert, and (yes) the one card that kindly asks for money over standard gifts. Please DO NOT post negative remarks on here about it. I know that the topic is controversial, but For around here a lot of people put them in theirs and it's 'normal'. I'm simply asking to proofread everything before I print them and for any minor suggestions for if something needs to be changed.
Invitations will be mounted to a silver metallic matt. Envelopes are sapphire blue.
Thank you. 🙂


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Before one can delve into the camp wonders of today's featured movie, Where Love Has Gone, a little back-story is in order so that the through-line of insanity, the kind that can only occur in Hollywood, is able to be properly followed.
First we have Miss Lana Turner, turning in an Academy Award nominated performance in Peyton Place, as the distressed mother of a child who is starting to form her own opinions and break free of the stifling restraint that she's been held under since birth. Lana's big moment occurred on the witness stand where she decried that her daughter tried to tell her her problems, but she wouldn't listen.
The night of the awards ceremony, April 4th, 1958, Turner opted to take her teenage daughter Cheryl (and her own mother) to the event, leaving her moderately estranged lover Johnny Stompanato out in the cold. Having already been given what-for by Sean Connery during the filming of her latest movie Another Time, Another Place over in England, he was in the process of being eliminated from her life, though she was still drawn to the handsome (and reportedly well-endowed) hunk. By the time she realized that her swarthy lover was also a gangster, he'd already insinuated himself fully into her life!
Not long after, enraged over being passed over as her escort to the Oscars, Stompanato fought wildly with Turner in a house that she and her daughter had just moved into. Young Cheryl, fearful for her mother's safety, went to the kitchen to get a knife and threaten (or scare) him. However, upon Turner's opening of the bedroom door and his lunging towards it, he was stabbed and fell to the ground dead.
Rarely (in recent years, anyway) had such a scandal rocked the film capital as this one. Speculation ran rampant. Had Cheryl stabbed Johnny out of jealousy? Had Lana actually stabbed Johnny and let Cheryl take the fall because courts would be more lenient on her than on the star herself? Did he walk into the knife as they reported or had he been deliberately stabbed? It was a major gossip fest and a horrifying chapter in Turner's life.
In the climactic court hearing, she gave fretful, hysterical testimony (with cynics suggesting she was giving the performance of a lifetime!) and the ruling against Cheryl was deemed justifiable homicide. Cheryl, by the way, had already (according to her) lived through an ex-stepfather's molestation and later came out as a lesbian, albeit a seemingly very comfortable and content one, so her life definitely had drama to match any one or two of her mother's films!
Turner was understandably worried about her career and, in a genius move orchestrated by Ross Hunter, took the leading role in an opulent, no holds barred remake of the women's film Imitation of Life, with a story that partly concerned a famous actress's issues with her daughter. The film was a blockbuster hit, earning Universal Studios (and Lana) millions.
Cut to a couple of years later when novelist Harold Robbins published a book, Where Love Has Gone, in which a young girl is incarcerated for filleting her rich sculptress mother's sleazy boyfriend and no one seems able to get the truth of what happened out of her. Turner was appalled that Robbins would exploit her situation in this thinly veiled way and a Cold War developed between them.
The sensational novel was picked up by Paramount for the film version and this kicked off a whole other drama. Two strong ladies were chosen to headline the picture and there would be sparks flying practically from the start.
As the celebrated sculptress, Oscar-winner Susan Hayward was cast. In the supporting, but still very key, role of her domineering mother, Two-time Oscar-winner and cinema legend Bette Davis was chosen. Rounding out the cast were Mike Conners as Hayward's ex-husband and the father of the accused teen, Joey Heatherton as the chisel-wielding daughter, Jane Greer as a frank, but concerned, social worker and Star Trek's DeForest Kelly as Hayward's agent and sometimes lover.
One of Davis's own favorite films of hers was Dark Victory, the story of a young socialite who is dying of a brain tumor. (She famously fought a battle, and lost, over whether or not music would be played under her ascent up the stairs to her demise saying, "Only one person is going up those stairs, Max Steiner or me!") Hayward had just done a remake of the film called Stolen Hours and this did not sit well with Miss Davis, though the remake certainly made less than a fraction of the ripple the original had.
Also Davis, who fancied herself a bit of a writer, especially when it came to beefing up her own roles or rewriting dialogue, took pen in hand to the script and began making changes to it. Though the script was not strong to begin with and some of her changes might have strengthened it, she finally went a little too far and Hayward pulled out her trump card. She had final script approval and insisted that the script be shot as it was originally issued! Thus, the ladies reverted back to a script that is peppered with many hooty lines throughout.
It remains to be seen whether Davis would have had the wherewithal to remove any of Heatherton's exclamations of "Daddy!" Not only does she emit the word almost twenty times though the course of the picture, but also the way she says it is whiny and grating enough to send waves of pain down the spine of the listener. She does, however, have a surprising edge to her and enjoys a couple of decent scenes, usually when opposite the caring authority figures played by Greer and Anne Seymour.
As Heatherton's lawyer, George MacReady gets a real zinger when referring to the deceased plaything, "He wasn't any good at double entry bookkeeping, but he was great at double entry housekeeping." Later, when Davis blasts Hayward for her nyphomaniacal ways with indiscriminate partners, Hayward protests, "When you're dying of thirst, you'll drink from a mudhole."
A significant part of the film is told in flashback. As the principle characters drift back 15 to 20 years in their lives, every hairstyle stays the same, all the clothes are still Edith Head designs from 1964 and virtually nothing is done to suggest a prior era!
Susan goes about her sculpting in hilarious headscarves, only able to provide decent output when she's receiving plenty of sexual input. Once Connors begins hitting the bottle after Davis's machinations, Hayward starts molding more than clay with the male models she works with.
It's possible that Davis may have been miffed at playing the mother (bewigged in a sort of oddly becoming George Washington-esque coiffure) of someone only ten years her junior, though she looked as if the expanse was greater thanks to a life of cigarettes and assorted beverages. She claims that the white wig was necessary because otherwise, she looked too young to be Susie's mom. Female costars were always a crapshoot with her, though. Some were embraced and nurtured, such as Mary Astor and Olivia de Havilland, while others were reviled and detested, such as Miriam Hopkins and Joan Crawford.
Hayward was not exactly a shrinking violet herself, having been born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Typically, after each scene was put in the can, she would retreat to her dressing room, giving Davis (and most of the others) the cold shoulder. Davis maintained that acting with Hayward was like acting to a "blank wall" and that she got nothing in return emotionally from her.
Needless to say, however, whenever the story called for these two to lock horns, little or no acting was needed! The enmity that is displayed in their confrontation scenes is palpable and the voices are raised with ease. Susan even gets to take a fireplace poker and shred the hell out of an imposing portrait of Davis at one point.
According to author Whitney Stine, who had collaborated with Davis on her (semi-auto) biography, the minute the film had wrapped, Davis tossed her wig at Hayward and said, "Fuck you, Susie!" However, Davis wasn't through with her troubles yet. The makers decided that another scene should be added in which her character goes out of her mind and Davis (rightly so) fought against this, stating that she would have played her character differently all along had she known that that would be the character's final outcome. Amazingly enough, she came out on top of this battle, thank goodness. Hayward did manage later to deal Davis another punch to the gut when she slipped into the just-fired Judy Garland's role of Helen Lawson in Valley of the Dolls. Davis had campaigned for it, all but begging to do it for free!
The film's luxuriant theme song (sung by Jack Jones), playing against nighttime shots of San Francisco, was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar, but won neither. Jack would later perform the famous theme song for The Love Boat, crystallizing him into the 1970s pop culture.
The movie was a pretty big hit with audiences, though many critics carved into it with the same relish that Hayward had when she slashed up Bette's painting. Available at present only on out of print VHS, it screams out for a DVD release.
Things came full circle only five years later when Harold Robbins sold ABC television a treatment for the lavish primetime soap opera The Survivors. Despite her pronounced loathing of the man, the price must have been right because Lana Turner starred in the very troubled program. Boasting the highest budget in the history of television to that time (with the sets alone costing four times more than the norm), the opulent show was a complete fiasco and a financial money pit that never got fully off the ground. However, as has been demonstrated time and again, when the money's there, even the most hated enemies can find a way to work together!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
No "Love" Lost...
Labels: Bette Davis, camp, Cheryl Crane, Jack Jones, Joey Heatherton, Johnny Stompanato, Lana Turner, Susan Hayward, Where Love Has Gone
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As hugely, drunkenly entertaining as Konami's Dance Dance Revolution series might be, there's always been one fundamental problem with it. While some of us quite like the idea of pouncing around on a dance mat to impress potential suitors under the giddy influence of alcohol, we don't necessarily want to sink slowly beneath a torrent of brain hemorrhaging Europap.
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In fact, if you've played and enjoyed any type of dance mat game before, that's probably all you need to know about Dance Factory - oh, and that it works brilliantly.Of course, in the unlikely event that the DDR series and its bastard offspring are still an entirely alien concept, a quick run-down of the basics might be in order. Let's go!
Essentially, the core components of any dance mat game - and Dance Factory plays it entirely by the books - are the four arrows resting nonchalantly along the top of the screen: one up, one down, one pointing left and one pointing right. As the music plays, a combination of secondary arrows (representing beats) fly up the screen, your task being to stamp the corresponding direction on your mat as the rhythm prompts hit the arrows at the top. Do it right and, congratulations, you're a super dance fiend - do it wrong, and you're a shambolic embarrassment with little to no dexterity or coordination. Really, the only thing complicating matters further is the difficulty setting, dictating whether you'll be foot-tapping like your dad at a family wedding or - on the tougher levels - replicating Michael Flatley's River Dance, assuming it had been conceived while his pubic hair was on fire.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3693 and its auxiliary held the monthly Senior Bingo and Birthday Party Dec. 10 at the post hall on Churchpoint Road in Gonzales.
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Adams, M. (1990). Beginning to read: Learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Beck, I. L., & Beck, M. (2013). Making sense of phonics: The hows and whys. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Birsh, J. R. (Ed.) (2011). Multisensory teaching of basic language skills. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
Kilpatrick, D. A. (2015) Essentials of assessing, preventing, and overcoming reading difficulties. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Moats, L. (2010). Speech to print: Language essentials for teachers. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
Munger, K. A. (Ed.). (2016). Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice. Geneseo, NY: Open SUNY Textbooks. Available online at: http://textbooks.opensuny.org/steps-to-success/
Shaywitz, S. (2003). Overcoming dyslexia: A new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level. New York: Random House.
Wolf, M. (2007). Proust and the squid: The story and science of the reading brain. New York, NY: Harper.
Beck, I. L., & Juel, C. (1995). The role of decoding in learning to read. American Educator, 19, 8-25. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/Dodea/Module_2/resources/ dodea_m2_pa_roledecod.pdf
Murray, M. S., Munger, K. A., & Clonan, S. (2012). Assessment as a strategy to increase oral reading fluency, Intervention in School and Clinic, (47). 144-151. Available from http://issuu.com/mariasabenemurray/docs/murray__munger__clonan__2012__asses?e=22464175/31891235
Murray, M. S., Munger, K. A., & Hiebert, E. H. (2014). An analysis of two reading intervention programs: How do the words, texts, and programs compare? Elementary School Journal. (114), 479-500. Available from http://issuu.com/mariasabenemurray/docs/murray_munger_hiebert__2014__an_ana?e=22464175/31891364
- Foorman, B., & Al Otaiba, S. (2009). Reading remediation: State of the art. In K. Pugh & P. McCardle (eds.), How children learn to read: Current issues and new directions in the integration of cognition, neurobiology and genetics of reading and dyslexia research and practice (pp. 257-274). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
KILPATRICK PAST(Phonological Awareness Screening Test) MATERIALS
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A practitioner-friendly, scientifically based curricular supplement designed to develop and strengthen young children's early foundations in language and literacy. Lessons are organized around adult-child readings of high-quality storybooks and supplement – not replace – an educator's instruction. The curricular was developed through a two-year collaborative effort in which CCEC researchers worked closely with early childhood educators, state-level policy-makers, and speech-language pathologists.
It includes two lessons per week, approximately 20-30 minutes which can be implemented using whole-class, small-group, or one-on-one instruction. Findings show that children in classrooms using Read It Again-PreK! outperformed children in comparison classrooms in grammar, vocabulary, print knowledge and rhyming skills.https://earlychildhood.ehe.osu.edu/research/practice/read-it-again-prek/


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