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William T. Hornaday award (Gold certificate)
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- For a list of all William T. Hornaday Awards, see William T. Hornaday awards.
William T. Hornaday Awards are presented for distinguished service in natural resource conversation for units, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters. The gold certificate is granted to an individual, corporation, or organization not affiliated with Scouting who have made an outstanding contribution to youth conservation.
Award requirements
William T. Hornaday Gold certificate
This award is by nomination only and is granted to an individual, corporation, or organization not affiliated with Scouting. The nominee should have made an outstanding contribution to youth conservation education and demonstrated commitment to the education of youth on a national or international level, reflecting the natural resource conservation and environmental awareness mission of the Boy Scouts of America. Candidates may be nominated by any recognized conservation/environmental organization. Up to six awards may be granted annually. Each nomination must be approved by the Hornaday Awards Committee and by the Conservation Committee of the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, in consultation with the Chief Scout Executive.
Source: BSA's Scouting.org Web site, retrieved 11/17/2007
Conservation and the Boy Scouts of America have been partners for a long time. Camping, hiking, and respect for the outdoors are a part of the Scouting heritage. Many of the requirements for advancement in Scouting call for an increasing awareness and understanding of the natural sciences. Many former Scouts have become leaders in conserving our environment and protecting it from abuse. Right now Scouts are involved in learning about environmental problems and actively working to make a difference.
This awards program was created to recognize those that have made significant contributions to conservation. It was begun in 1917 by Dr. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction.
The Hornaday Awards are highly prized by those who have received them: Only slightly more than a thousand medals have been awarded over the past 70 years. These awards represent a substantial commitment of time and energy by individuals who have learned the meaning of a conservation/environmental ethic. Any Boy Scout or Venturer willing to devote the time and energy to work on a project based on sound scientific principles and guided by a conservation professional or a well-versed layperson can qualify for one of the Hornaday Awards. Any of the awards will take months to complete, so activities should be planned well in advance.
See also
- William T. Hornaday awards - List of all William T. Hornaday awards.
- William T. Hornaday awards (Venturers and Sea Scouts) - Silver, bronze and badge awards for Venturers and Sea Scouts.
- William T. Hornaday awards (Boy Scouts) - Silver, bronze and badge awards for Boy Scouts.
- William T. Hornaday award (unit) - Certificate award for packs, troops, teams, crews, and ships units.
External links
- William T. Hornaday Awards — (official BSA link).
- BSA Factsheet 02-568 — William T. Hornaday Award for Distinguished Service in Conservation


text: 09 Apr 2013 07:00 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Viviane El Hajj as its new General Manager for Lebanon. El Hajj replaces Joseph Chamoun who moved to the airline's hub in Abu Dhabi in August 2012 to become General Manager for the home market.In her new role El Hajj will be based in Beirut, where she will be responsible for driving commercial results and further growing strong relationships with the airline's travel trade and corporate customers.Prior to joining Etihad Airways, El Hajj spent 18 years in the airline industry, most recently as sales manager for Air France, following several years at KLM where she worked in various managerial positions.Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "Vivianne has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the airline industry and has developed an extensive network within the corporate travel and trade sectors across Lebanon. We are excited to have her on board and look forward to her assistance in further developing our presence in the Lebanese market."Etihad Airways commenced services to Beirut in November 2003, and currently operates 18 flights per week between Abu Dhabi and the Lebanese capital.In April 2013, flights between the two capitals will increase to 20 times per week, thereby strengthening connectivity to and from Australia through the airline's Abu Dhabi hub. Get in touch with us. Contact us Let us know what you think Send feedback Join our community Etihad Facebook Watch our latest videos Etihad YouTube Follow us Etihad Airways

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PGY-4 Entry Programs
The Postgraduate Year Four (PGY-4) entry residency training programs offered by the Department of Medicine are accreditated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). RCPSC certification in a subspecialty is granted when one completes all credentials, training, and examination requirements. Information regarding the subspecialty training requirements for each program can be found on the RCPSC website.
To apply, you must be a current resident scheduled to complete your PGY-3 training in an accrediated Canadian or American internal medicine program on, or before, June 30th of the year following your application. Your citizenship status determines your application pathway for admission to residency. The Postgraduate Medical Education Office provides detailed information regarding eligibility and application processes for Canadian resident applicants (administered by the national residency matching process that the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)), international resident applicants and other application streams.
For a list of our PGY-4 entry residency program directors and please visit our Residency Program Directors page.
Scroll down to learn more about the 14 subspecialty residency training programs offered by the Department of Medicine.
Program Highlights
The University of Toronto, Division of Cardiology, is an internationally renowned institution for clinical care, research, and education of physicians at all levels of training. As well, it is an integral component of cardiology training for general internal medicine trainees at the University of Toronto. The division also provides training to postgraduate trainees in research and subspecialties in cardiology from all over the world. The division offers a training program in cardiology, which is accredited by the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada, and allows trainees who successfully complete the program to sit for the specialty examination in adult cardiology.
The University of Toronto Postgraduate Internal Medicine Residency Training Program in Cardiology is three years in duration, with further fellowship training available in subspecialties as required or desired. Upon completion of the program, trainees will have a high degree of skill and knowledge in all aspects of clinical cardiology, and a demonstrated ability to act as consultants to other physicians. As the division's expertise is spread over three physical sites; St. Michael's Hospital, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and The University Health Network – Mount Sinai Hospital, trainees within the cardiology training program will rotate across all sites, which allows them exposure to cardiology staff at all three sites. Trainees will be exposed to state-of-the art non-invasive cardiac diagnostics including echocardiography, stress testing and nuclear imaging. Invasive laboratories providing facilities for cardiac catheterization, and percutaneous intervention provide support to modern day CCUs at all sites. Specialized electrophysiology laboratories provide experience in EP studies, catheter ablation and device management. The division's large critical mass (~90 GFT cardiologists) and referral population provide trainees with a unique training environment and exposure to clinical patients and problems that may not be readily available elsewhere.
There are exceptional educational opportunities for the cardiology trainees, including local bedside and professorial rounds, local teaching rounds in the CCU, Echo-Doppler, nuclear, advanced cardiac imaging, electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization and hemodynamic laboratories. Trainees are expected to participate in Cardiology Grand Rounds, Research Rounds and at city-wide University Rounds. In addition, there are monthly cardiology core teaching rounds that are held on Tuesday afternoons. Trainees are expected to partake in research projects and are afforded the opportunity to present their projects to peers, the division, and at national and international cardiology meetings. In order to ensure that educational objectives are being achieved, the Postgraduate Training Committee, consisting of the training program director, local hospital training co-ordinators, and resident representatives from each year of training meet on a regular basis. The program is extremely receptive to trainee feedback on educational experiences.
Program Highlights
Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a subspecialty concerned with the investigation, diagnosis and management of medical conditions involving the immune system with an emphasis on allergic, autoimmune and immunodeficiency diseases.
The Adult Clinical Immunology and Allergy Residency Training Program is a two-year subspecialty program, which candidates complete following core internal medicine training. Our program draws from the strengths unique to University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, with a distinguished history of innovation and internationally renowned research, clinical training and educational excellence.
Trainees will be provided with a rich, supervised clinical experience in both adult and paediatric clinical immunology and allergy. While based at St. Michael's Hospital, residents have the opportunity to work in several teaching hospitals and community clinics. Due to the wide-ranging expertise of our faculty, diverse patient population and strong interdisciplinary collaborations, trainees will become competent in diagnosing and managing both rare and common immunologic and allergic conditions.
Residents will work with renowned content experts in adult immunology and allergy, as well as paediatrics, otolaryngology, rheumatology, occupational medicine, respirology and dermatology. With a close link to SickKids hospital and the Department of Paediatrics, learning activities include a robust academic half-day and teaching rounds. The program aims to tailor training to meet each resident's career goals, providing opportunities for research, medical education and teaching, or increased experiences in community practice.
Program Highlights
The University of Toronto Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology training program is one of only three such programs in the country. Applications are accepted from trainees in internal medicine, emergency medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, anesthesia and, most recently, public health and preventive medicine. The residency program is very flexible and can be tailored to a primary specialty. In some instances, trainees are able to pursue dual training in another subspecialty program (for example, critical care, geriatrics, etc.) concomitantly.
The training program follows the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada objectives of training, which are updated regularly. Each resident is expected to do a six month block of his or her primary specialty along with two three-month blocks of two other specialties. A full year of elective experiences constitutes the second year of training. A mandatory lecture series and examination are expected to be completed within the two years. Trainees are expected to participate in research, and a variety of options are available to this end.
Opportunities for trainees are numerous, with many partners across the University, in industry, and in regulatory medicine. These include epidemiologic research in drug safety, occupational and environmental exposures, quality and safety, therapeutics, addiction medicine, administration, critical care, public health, emergency medicine, geriatrics, drug development, laboratory toxicology and pharmacogenetics.
Program Highlights
The mandate of the University of Toronto, Critical Care Medicine Residency Training Program, is to develop leaders in critical care and foster the development of competent, caring and resourceful intensivists. There are a large number of opportunities for research and development in the areas of basic science, physiology, clinical trials, clinical epidemiology, ethics, and education. The success of our program lays in the diversity of our faculty and breadth of the educational opportunities provided by the various academic and community ICUs.
The rapidly expanding body of knowledge regarding the treatment of the critically ill, the continuing introduction of new technology for life support, and more complex societal issues (legal, moral, ethical) have created a need for specialists trained in the recognition and management of this patient subset. To develop such specialists, our residency program focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes pertinent to the expected roles and competencies of the adult critical care medicine specialist. Residents training within the unique interactive environment in which the critically ill are managed learn to respect the rights of the patient and family and acknowledge the importance of age, gender, culture, and ethnicity.
Program Highlights
The goals of the program are to develop future leaders in endocrinology, including researchers, educators and community endocrinologists. The program provides a very strong clinical base in first year, then allows for a highly individualized second year curriculum, designed to offer trainees the best training for their desired future endocrinology career. Our program emphasizes the development of both exemplary clinical skills as well as the scholarly skills required for our trainees to succeed in both academic and community settings.
Mainstream Program (Two Years)
Our program is committed to training gastroenterologists with a strong interest in scholarly pursuits. At least 21 months of the two year training program is designated to clinical rotations that are comprised of in-patient and consultative gastroenterology/hepatology service, in addition to a multi-site ambulatory clinic rotation, a concurrent six-month longitudinal outpatient clinic, a community block, a combined nutrition-motility rotation, two months of elective blocks and adequate endoscopy experience. During the PGY-5 year, trainees have a three-month research block to explore an in depth research project. At the University of Toronto, the training program provides breadth and depth of learning, with the opportunity for exposure to the multiple facets of gastroenterology and hepatology via:
- basic and specialized training in luminal gastroenterology at all sites
- advanced training in hepatology, transplantation and exposure to a strong autoimmune and viral hepatitis ambulatory program based at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH)
- acquisition of diagnostic and therapeutic procedural skills: endoscopy, liver biopsy, paracentesis (all sites) and exposure to advanced therapeutics St. Michael's Hospital (SMH)
- acquisition of research (clinical, epidemiologic, translational or basic) skills during a protected three-month protected research block during the PGY-5 year
- To encourage the pursuit of scholarly work, we have established an annual Hepatology Research Day and a University of Toronto, Division of Gastroenterology Research Day, where gastroenterology residents, clinical and research fellows, and general internal medicine trainees may showcase their research
- Exposure to a comprehensive core curriculum (academic half-day) teaching program, which includes clinical, physiology, pathology and radiology teaching, in addition to specific CanMEDS objectives (ethics, quality assurance etc.) The CAG Basic Science (Nation-wide Videoconference) Rounds are integrated into the academic half-day.
Resident Research Track
We are pleased to introduce the gastroenterology resident research track within the current Gastroenterology Residency Training Program, offering a research focused program with a third year.
Applicants are required and interested trainees should submit a short research proposal, in conjunction with a University of Toronto research supervisor. The trainee should contact Dr. Jill Tinmouth for a list of potential research supervisors. Dr. Tinmouth will also facilitate the application process for this track.
Applicants accepted via the CaRMS adult gastroenterology subspecialty match process will receive funding for the initial two years via the Ministry of Health. For trainees in the research track, the third year of funding will be contingent on procurement of funds either by the trainee, or with assistance from the supervisor or the division. Each trainee will work with his/her research supervisor to identify research grant funds, research training fellowships or other sources of funding for their third year. In addition, within the PGY-4 year, each trainee in the research track will be required to submit an application to the clinician-scientist program at the University of Toronto, and concurrently the Clinical Investigator Program, Ministry of Health and Longterm Care.
If the research track position does not fill, the position will be allocated to the mainstream program.
1. To identify and recruit applicants who are more likely to pursue a research career in gastroenterology;
2. To provide a research environment conducive to the mentoring and development of future, basic clinical or translational clinician-scientists in gastroenterology.
Description of Program:
Three years (two years of gastroenterology residency training as per the standards (goals and objectives) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, plus a third research year) for a total of 18 months of research.
Six month research block (either in two three-month blocks or one six-month consecutive block) within the first two years of training, third year dedicated entirely to research).
Detailed application guidelines are provided on the CaRMS website.
Program Curriculum
The training program is distributed across multiple teaching sites, providing exposure to various faculty members and mentors. There are education site-based directors and representatives from research, hepatology, endoscopy and in-training evaluation on the education committee.
There are regularly scheduled teaching/academic rounds at each hospital. In addition, there are monthly City-Wide Gastroenterology Rounds, Hepatobiliary Rounds, quarterly divisional Quality Improvement Rounds, weekly Inflammatory Bowel Disease Rounds (MSH) and interval scheduled Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Rounds, attended by faculty (local, national and international), trainees and community collegues.
The trainees also rotate through rotations at partially affiliated health care institutions:in the community:
- North York General Hospital
- St. Joseph's Health Science Centre
- Credit Valley Hospital
At the University of Toronto, there is representation of the diverse aspects of clinical gastroenterology by internationally recognized programs, including gastrointestinal oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, genetics, hepatology, therapeutic endoscopy, nutrition, liver transplantation. Research within the division includes basic science and translational research, epidemiology, clinical trials, clinical outcomes and health informatics.
- 10 months core luminal rotations
- Four months core hepatology rotations (two months in-patient, two months predominantly ambulatory)
PGY-5 year:
Three months research (for mainstream program vs. six months for research track), two months ambulatory block, one month community block, one month combined nutrition – motility, one month liver transplantation, two elective months, six-month longitudinal ambulatory clinic. There will be a slight modification of the research track to accommodate six months of research.
Program Highlights
The aim of the University of Toronto, General Internal Medicine (GIM) Residency Training Program is to train leaders in GIM. Our program offers support for trainees to tailor the curriculum to their individual career needs. Learning activities include faculty designed and lead academic half-days, simulation-based sessions, a longitudinal consultation-focused ambulatory clinic, GIM Journal Club, international electives, and opportunities to participate in educational and research activities. Available scholarly streams include: obstetrical medicine, clinical epidemiology, quality and patient safety, technology for patient care, and innovations in medical education.
Program Highlights
Our mission statement: We will provide the best educational experience possible, that meets and exceeds the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Candada requirements and is tailored to the individualized goals of our trainees.
To that end, we pride ourselves on the commitment to offering a flexible program of the highest calibre. Our program is designed to allow the resident to meet his or her learning needs and to prepare them for practice in geriatric medicine in a variety of settings. A large and diverse faculty at multiple sites allow for an excellent experience in many different models of geriatric care provision. Excellent research opportunities are available within the program.
Program Highlights
The Adult Hematology Residency Training Program is a two-year program in hematology with additional optional year devoted to clinical or laboratory research. The program is organized into an 18-month core program and six-month of electives. International electives are also offered. Longitudinal ambulatory care is offered to trainees from the beginning of their first year. Trainees will experience a benign longitudinal clinic during their first year and a malignant longitudinal clinic during their second year of training. Residents also participate in weekly academic half days throughout the two years of training on key topics in hematology as well as workshops exploring non-medical expert CANMEDS roles. Protected times away for these teachings is mandatory.
Program Highlights
Infectious Diseases training in Toronto will provide the trainee with the largest and most diverse clinical experience in the country. Because of the large and diverse population in Toronto, the depth and breadth of clinical material is exceptional. This includes a large HIV patient population, the largest transplant centre in the country and unique and varied clinical and basic research opportunities. The program has a large and experienced faculty that provides exceptional clinical supervision, teaching and mentorship. A unique feature of the training program is the tropical medicine clinic, which provides an excellent opportunity for trainees to see and manage patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic tropical infectious diseases. Longitudinal ambulatory experience in infectious diseases, including a group practice in the second year of training, is a key component of the educational experience.
Program Highlights
The University of Toronto, Medical Oncology Residency Training Program, trains residents in the clinical and scientific aspects of the diagnosis and comprehensive management of patients with neoplastic diseases. The primary purpose of the program is to produce well-trained medical oncologists who are knowledgeable in all aspects of cancer care, but with specific skills in the use of systemic therapies for treating patients with cancer. Ultimately, the goal of the program is to ensure that all trainees achieve the specific objectives set out in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's specialty committee's 'Objectives of Training in Medical Oncology.'
The guiding philosophy of the University of Toronto, Division of Medical Oncology Residency Training Program, is to recruit the best possible candidates and train them to be the future leaders in oncology in Canada and the world.
Program Highlights
The Division of Nephrology at the University of Toronto is an exciting division with world-class scientists, clinicians, and teachers working together to steadily improve patient care and deliver consistently outstanding education. The division offers training in all renal replacement therapy modalities, including home and in-centre hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplantation, as well as consultative and follow-up care for patients with all types of kidney disease. In addition, our faculty participates in a full range of academic activities including basic science, translational and clinical research, and teaching. Our division is considered to be one of the leading institutions for training nephrologists for both academic careers and clinical practice in North America. A two-year residency in nephrology is available for physicians who have completed a residency in internal medicine.
Upon completion of training, a resident is expected to be a competent specialist capable of assuming a consultant's role in nephrology. The resident must acquire a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of the specialty, including its foundations in the basic medical sciences and research.
Only candidates certificated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in internal medicine may be eligible for the Certificate of Special Competence in Nephrology.
On completion of the program, the resident who is competent in nephrology will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to independently care for patients with kidney disease (including the management of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and renal transplantation) and with disturbances of acid-base, fluid and electrolyte metabolism; and also glomerular, genetic, hypertensive, and diabetic kidney diseases.
The resident will have a working knowledge of the basic sciences (physiology, pathophysiology and immunology) and applied sciences pharmacology, pathology) as they apply to renal disease and their treatments. The resident who is competent in nephrology will be able to conduct himself/herself as an attending physician and a consultant, work effectively in a variety of healthcare settings (acute and chronic care hospitals, dialysis units (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis), ambulatory care clinics (general nephrology, pre-dialysis, renal transplantation) and function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team effectively collaborating with other health professionals. S/he will demonstrate an awareness of the need for ongoing personal education and will be able to access and critically appraise required literature. S/he will be punctual, dependable and conscientious in the care of patients and will exhibit appropriate personal and interprofessional behaviours. The resident will incorporate gender, cultural and ethnic perspectives in the practice of nephrology as a clinician and/or researcher (methodology, data presentation and analysis}.
Program Highlights
Occupational Medicine is a branch of medicine that emphasizes prevention, and deals clinically and administratively with the health needs of both individuals and groups with respect to their working environments and includes the recognition, evaluation, control, management and rehabilitation of occupationally related diseases and injuries, and other conditions affecting ability to work.
Occupational Medicine aims to:
- Promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupations;
- Prevent health problems caused by working conditions;
- Place and maintain workers in occupational environments compatible with their physical and psychological capabilities.
Upon completion of training, a resident is expected to be a competent subspecialist in occupational medicine capable of assuming a consultant's role in the subspecialty. The resident must acquire a working knowledge of the theoretical basis of the subspecialty, including its foundations in the basic medical sciences and research.
Only candidates certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in internal medicine or public health and preventive medicine may be eligible for certification in occupational medicine.
Residents must demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes for effective patient-centred care and service to a diverse population. In all aspects of specialist practice, the graduate must be able to address issues of gender, sexual orientation, age, culture, ethnicity and ethics in a professional manner.
Program Highlights
The mission of the Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Residency Program at the University of Toronto is to train outstanding palliative care subspecialists who will use clinical, academic and scholarly skills throughout their future careers to improve the quality of death and dying for patients and family members.
The program meets the specific training requirements set out by the Royal College. In the first year, trainees will acquire core palliative care knowledge and skills by rotating through palliative care services in a variety of inpatient, outpatient and community settings. In the second year, trainees will learn about the management of end-stage non-cancer illness through a series of focused off-service rotations. At the end of the second year, the trainee will complete another four blocks of core palliative care rotations during which the trainee will function as a "junior attending" in preparation for their transition to practice. Trainees will have 2 blocks of research and 2 selectives during their 2-years of training.
Trainees will be required to complete a scholarly or academic project during the course of their training. This project will be conceived, designed, conducted, analyzed and hopefully published by the trainee, under the supervision of a faculty mentor, on a topic of interest and relevance to the trainee. Elements of the academic half-day are devoted towards concept and design, and helping trainees get their projects going. Projects will be reviewed and evaluated in a peer-review format at the conclusion of the training program, and presented at the national meeting of the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians at the end of the second year.
Program Highlights
The goal of the Respirology Residency Training Program at the University of Toronto is to train effective and compassionate consultants in adult respirology. The program is designed to provide trainees with a strong grounding in general respirology, with the opportunity to develop a focused area of special expertise.
Our program emphasizes the development of both exemplary clinical skills as well as the scholarly skills for our trainees to succeed in both academic and community settings.
Program Highlights
The objective of this program is to produce rheumatologists of clinical and academic excellence who become leaders in their chosen field.
On completion of the PGY-4 year, the trainee will be able to function as a consultant rheumatologist with supervision. This requires the trainee to be effective in the assessment, investigation, management, and rehabilitation of patients with acute and chronic common forms of arthritis, soft tissue rheumatologic disorders, collagen-vascular diseases and vasculitides, spinal and regional pain problems and the musculoskeletal manifestations of systemic disease.
On completion of this educational program (PGY-5 year), the graduate physician will be competent to function as a consultant rheumatologist independently. Through subspecialty clinics and focused experience, the graduate is expected to have a detailed knowledge of rheumatic diseases, pathogenesis and measures of disease impact, appropriate therapeutics and methodology for literature appraisal.


text: It turns out that weird evening bank verification call from AmEx was legit. Brandon wrote back, "After reading all the comments on Consumerist, it stoked my fear of fraud even more, so I called Amex security. They verified the call was legitimate and was from American Express. It was just poor customer service after all."


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Custom Kitchen Design
Custom Kitchen Design Unexpected Ways to Make the Most of Any Space in Your House.
These simple Custom Kitchen Design prove you do not need a lot of square, Add instant style to any decor with decorating ideas that call for a little imagination, and canvases painted with interior latex paint to brighten blank walls. Just because you live in a Custom Kitchen Design apartment doesn't mean that you have to settle for boring, pint-sized furniture. And if you've found the perfect Custom Kitchen Design of your dreams, minute spaces can fold up and down and many other space saving furniture examples and ideas.
Here are ten Custom Kitchen Design ideas and tips to help you create a bedroom space that may be small in square footage, but is big in style. Custom Kitchen Design can have a big impact with the right design. Decorating a Custom Kitchen Design can get extra tricky with odd nooks and corners. Use light, crisp colors to combat unique features like lower ceilings. Bright whites look luxe in any sized room, and even turn this slanted-ceiling kids' room into a spacious play zone.
Use long drapes and tall lamps to maximize high ceilings and make a Custom Kitchen Design feel more spacious. Put the 'big' into a Custom Kitchen Design with bold pieces and strong patterns. When decorating with art that wows, neutral bedding is a must. Your Custom Kitchen Design wants to make a statement without being overcrowded.


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Over at nice girl notes, there is a 'what's in your purse' link up. Lots of fun friends are sharing pictures of what's inside their purses. I think it will be evident what our daily activities are by peeking inside. I took my pictures and here they are.... good grief. It's in 3 photos.
buckeye, rubber giraffe, fake vampire teeth, beanie baby tag, hot wheel car, paperclip, saftety pin, binder clip, index cards with a story Bee wrote on them, sunglasses, school key, cell phone, 3 pieces on candy, box of raisins, keys
coffee cozy, empty silly putty egg, Bee's sunglasses, handful of tickets, post it notes, blue pencil grip, acorn, hair band, bobby clips, hotel room key from weeks ago, chapstick, lip stick, sun block, camp out thank you note from May.
small sewing project, 2 pairs of sewing scissors, Vera wallet, empty snack bag, bandaid, bouncy ball, small rock, zipper bag containing 4 more pairs of kid sunglasses, Joanns coupon, 4 Bionicals cards, 11 assorted pens and pencils and markers, snap happy bag containing ipod shuffle and two sets of headphones.


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There's a lot to think about when you start decorating a new room for your baby. Which direction will you go? Pink with lots of ruffles, blue with a sports theme or somewhere in between. Whether you envision a room painted green with flowers, blue with nursery characters, or bright colors with modern designs, Sam's Club has the perfect bedding sets to complement any décor.
Once you pick out a crib, the first thing you'll need is a quality crib mattress. Sam's Club offers many quality crib mattresses and mattress pads to fit any standard crib. You can even find double-sided mattresses that are firm on one side for your newborn, and soft on the other for when your newborn becomes a toddler.
Next it's time to pick out matching bedding sheets and more. Multi-piece baby bedding sets typically include a crib sheet, quilt, bed skirt and even window valances and a diaper stacker. You can also find coordinating crib bumpers to complete the look. When your little one is too big for a crib, pick up new toddler bedding sets at Sam's Club that include a quilt, flat and fitted sheet, pillowcase and window valances.
When you shop at Sam's Club, you'll find great deals on stylish items for your baby or toddler's room to help them sleep safely and comfortably each night.


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You Are The Creator
You tell stories. You believe them.
They are just stories you have created, and will continue to create, unless you become "aware" (conscious) or awakened.
You are the creator.
Everything you see is actually revealing about you.
What you see in others, is inside you.
When you realize that, it will help you to SEE.
Then you will have a true UNDERSTANDING.
I am in your life because you created me.
Perhaps I am here to help you awaken.
For too long the traditional channels of communication (media, marketing, politics, etc.) have made us think and feel small. This has served their motive to control us and keep us subservient. So long as you believe yourself small, you seek their product to improve your life.
Remember what it felt like to be a child, to see the world of infinite possibility and to see no reason why our dreams can't become reality. As adult stargazers, we intuitively know that the stars watch over us, exerting an unseen influence on our lives.
The shift is that we're seeing our own lives as a story in the grander scheme of the cosmos, a microcosm of the greater expanse of reality. Our story is one for us to write, for us to dream up, to fantasise about, to imagine, and finally to create from scratch. Unlimited pathways open up to us, when we believe in our dreams.
For too long, our innate knowledge of our magnificence has been suppressed. Now we are ready to dream up a new possibility, to take the first step to achieving alchemical results.
Whatever you can imagine for yourself is possible, when you take action. Open your eyes to the lessons of the cosmos, the whispers of the stars, the caress of the wind, the wisdom of the sunshine that feeds and nourishes our being.
When you believe in your dream, your sense of self immediately expands. You become bigger than when you set out.
When you take the first step in search of your dream, each step is a little miracle along the road to your dream. Strangers will support you, people you never imagined will mysteriously appear before you to help you along the way.
Spirit is moved by action. Spirit will support your dream.
The grander your vision, the more action will be required and the more support from spirit will be received. When we embark on a journey to achieve our dream, we literally and metaphysically move mountains in the cosmos.
Lives are changed by our dream. We enroll advisers, helpers, guides, workers, servers, supporters. The greater our vision, the more we will start believing that spirit follows our thought, that matter and spirit are one and the same.
All greatness has been achieved by believing boldly, by imagining the impossible, by taking the first step and each step that followed it never losing sight of the destination.
Leap into the unknown, take a journey within and open your eyes to new possibilities. There's a hero within each of us, just waiting to be heard.
As we embark on the holiday season and new year 2013 awaits, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a safe and joyous and peaceful festive season.
This is our time. Our time to choose. Our time to flourish. Our time to take responsibility for our lives and our beloved planet.
We can be heroes.
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Jet Ducks...It may seem easier to shoot a duck than most players imagine. If you think the ducks are as meek as a lamb, you are completely wrong! From now on they will fly in helmets and flak jackets; they'll be armed to the teeth and have parachutes and jet accelerators... So, people, they threw down a challenge on us...Don't slip up - stand up and fight - you are in the hunt now! Free to download and try. Feel the thrill of Jet Ducks!
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NanoDays in Pictures
May 5, 2009
There are currently 124 pictures from 19 institutions participating in our Flickr NanoDays 2009 pool (opens in a new window). If you have photos from your event, please add yours.
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Professor: Mali at the heart of worldwide struggle with terrorism
Monday, January 28, 2013 2:00 AM
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PSU Professor Steve Harmon said Monday he wasn't surprised to see al-Qaeda-linked terrorists flee into the desert without firing a shot as French troops advanced northward in Mali.
"The Islamists are good at bullying and terrorizing civilians, but they will not stand and face a disciplined force that shoots back," Harmon said.
Instead, Harmon predicted, the terrorists will look for safety across porous borders and in the desert and wait for another opportunity to attack.
"The Islamists will retreat to the far north, and, if necessary, to Algeria and Mauritania," Harmon said. "Some of them will be able to hold out in the far north. They will definitely try to come back to the major cities, like Gao and Timbuktu, if they feel they can."
Harmon, a professor history and an expert on Mali and terrorism in northern Africa, said the relatively easy rout of extremists shouldn't lull anyone into thinking the battle is won.
"This isn't over. It will require a commitment of Malian and international forces over the long haul to hold them at bay," Harmon said. "Think Afghanistan."
Harmon is back in the classroom at PSU following a four-month visit to Mali, where conducted research for an upcoming book, "Terrorism and Insurrection in North and West Africa." It was his fifth visit to the country.
Since his return to the U.S. and the involvement of international forces in the struggle in Mali, Harmon said, he has fielded requests for comment and information from news sources around the world. Most recently, he participated in a live panel discussion for the English Language Service of China Radio International.
Harmon said the global attention being paid to the battle with extremists in Mali is well placed. He noted that terrorist attacks frequently have their roots in terrorist hideouts in uncontrolled spaces like Afghanistan, Somalia and now, northern Mali.
He also bemoaned the toll the occupation by the extreme Islamists takes on the civilian population.
"The people (of Mali) are very welcoming and very kind to foreigners," Harmon said. "They want what most of us want -- education for their children, a chance to make a living."


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Labor Day 2012 Wallpapers, Cards, Greetings, Wishes, SMS Texts, Messages, Quotes, Sayings, Songs & Events
Labor Day is also known as International Worker's Day or Labor Day in world wide. This day is a celebration of social and economic achievements of the labor in all over the world. Labor Day is a national holiday in more than 80 countries. It is also celebrated unofficially in many other countries.
In this year 2012, Labor Day will be celebrated on 1st May 2012. So, we are sharing Labor Day wallpapers, cards, wishes, SMS messages, texts, quotes,sayings, songs and events for Labor Day 2012 around the world.
Labor Day 2012 Wallpapers & Cards
Labor Day 2012 Greetings & Wishes
Your Hard work
Your dedication
Have helped to build the nation
May you have a great time ahead
Happy Labor Day
May you enjoy
the fruits of labor.
Let the spirit of unity
help increase your strength.
Just relax and party to celebrate.
Let's celebrate the labor, That built up this great land
From field to field to desk to desk, They built it hand in hand..Happy labor day.
Relax and enjoy, have fun and frolic around
enjoy to your Heart's content on this labor day.
So Jatay Hain Footpath Pe Akhbaar Bicha Kar,
Mazdoor Kabhi Neend Ki Goli Nahi Khatay,.Happy 1st May Labour Day….
Labor Day 2012 SMS Messages
Salute you on a Special Day, For all the hard work you do..
Celebrate With Joy, This very very happy May 1st Workers Day.
I wish all People living in World, Happy May Day
On this May Day Lets Unite, Happy May Day..
God give me work, till my life shall end
And life, till my work is done..Happy May Day..
Property Is The Fruit Of Labor;
Property Is Desirable;
It Is A Positive Good In The World.
Happy Labour Day
Labor Day 2012 Quotes
The Highest Pleasure To Be Got Out Of Freedom,
And Having Nothing To Do, Is Labor.
Labor Day 2012 Songs & Video
A great happy labor day song featuring beautiful flowers.. Chill and relax with the music in this May Day 2012.


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Koers (Online) vol.79 no.1 Pretoria Jan. 2014
The missional impulse of the biblical narrative
Steve Bishop
City of Bristol College, Bristol, United Kingdom
Michael W. Goheen, A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story
Publisher: Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, 2011
pp. 242
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Review Title: The missional impulse of the biblical narrative
The concept of mission has too often been shaped by 19th century assumptions: mission is a matter of geography, it is a cross-cultural activity done by a select few individuals; some are called to mission, others are not. This book exposes these erroneous views and places mission in the context of Israel and the church. It provides a whistle-stop overview of 'the missional impulse in the biblical narrative'. It begins to explore the missional roots of the church in the Old and the New Testaments. Far too many missional books neglect the Old Testament; Goheen does much here to redress the imbalance.
Mission is not about doing: it is about being. The nature of being Israel, a nation called by God, was to be blessed to be a blessing. Goheen shows that there is 'much continuity between the old and new covenant peoples of God' (p. 48).
The church is to inherit the calling of Israel to be a blessing to the nations. In chapter 3 this is further explored by considering Israel's missional role among the nations. The exile and the diaspora provide an apposite model for considering the church in today's context. Assimilation and withdrawal from culture were threats just as much then as they are now. Daniel and his friends provide a role model for how we can engage; they were 'able to carry out their tasks in public life precisely because they remain rooted in a different story' (p. 65).
In chapter 4 the focus is on Jesus and his gathering of an eschatological people. Much emphasis is rightly placed on the kingdom of God. The church takes up the call upon Israel; the church becomes the renewed and restored Israel, 'the vanguard of God's end-time messianic people' (p. 86). 'The announcement of the kingdom is a message about the restoration of all human life under the rule of God' (p. 88). A sobering aspect of this call, though, is suffering. This is brilliantly developed by Goheen, drawing on Newbigin's insights. As Goheen puts it: 'A challenge to the prevailing order will bring suffering' (p. 89).
The next chapter develops the theme of the church's missional identity by looking at the death and resurrection of Jesus. Here Goheen starts by focussing on three neglected aspects of the cross: the narrative contexts, the communal and cosmic significance and its transforming power. This chapter provides an important corrective to the individualism of much contemporary evangelicalism.
One of the many strengths of this book is that, in developing the missional identity of the church, it stresses the continuity and discontinuity with Old Testament Israel. The same missionary calling is taken up by the church, but it is also to be a new eschatological community.
This book brilliantly develops the missional perspective of the body of Christ. It also takes up themes from two of Goheen's previous works (co-authored with Craig Bartholomew), The drama of scripture: Finding our place in the biblical story and Living at the crossroads: An introduction to Christian worldview, and shows why we need to live out of that scripture at the present crossroads in a missional way. The final chapter provides some practical glimpses into ways in which we can do that. Here he addresses the important 'So what?' question, but not before he has done the important ground work to be able to address that question.
This book is inspiring and insightful - it should be required reading, not only for those with an interest in missional studies, but for all those who take the lordship of Christ seriously.
A website accompanies the book: http://www.missionworldview.com.
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Bartholomew G.G. & Goheen M.W., 2004, The drama of scripture: Finding our place in the biblical story, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids. [ Links ] Goheen M.W. & Bartholomew G.G., 2008, Living at the crossroads: An introduction to Christian worldview, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids. [ Links ]
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Chris Brown Nabs His First U.K. No. 1 Single
It's official! Chris Brown is atop the U.K. singles chart for the first time in his career. The R&B crooner's bouncy club jam 'Turn Up the Music' reached the apex this week, according to Official Charts Company. The song dethroned Katy Perry's reign with her single 'Part of Me,' which slipped from No. 1 to No. 4.
Brown hasn't been this close to a No. 1 U.K. single since climbing to the No. 2 spot with 'Run It' back in 2006. 'Turn Up the Music' is expected to appear on Brown's new album 'Fortune,' due out May 8.
Meanwhile, Breezy decided to treat himself to a new toy. The Grammy Award-winning artist was spotted on Monday at a Land Rover dealership in California copping a new black Range Rover. Shutterbugs snapped away as Brown was handed the keys to his $80,000-plus vehicle.
After car shopping, Brown, who was dressed in all-denim, drove to a massage parlor for some much-needed pampering. Hey, it's tough being a No. 1 R&B singer who posts pictures of himself all day on Twitter. Just kidding!
By the way, Brown recently dropped two new singles, 'Oh Yeah!' and 'See Through,' for your listening pleasures.
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LAKEWOOD – The city is slowly rebounding from the recent recession with new business growth and "great prospects ahead," Mayor Larry Van Nostran said at the Wednesday State of the City address.
And, despite recent setbacks such as losing its Redevelopment Agency, Van Nostran, in a booming voice, declared "The state of (Lakewood) is strong."
"I've seen Lakewood since our early hey-days – through some tough times in the 1970s and right through to today – where we have matured into one of the best-run and nicest communities in California," he said.
The mayor, along with newly-appointed Sheriff's Cmdr. Merrill Ladenheim, spoke at a noon luncheon at The Centre at Sycamore Plaza.
The mayor touted the city's public safety, parks and recreation programs, infrastructure programs, city government and community traditions and values.
At 7.5 percent, the city's unemployment rate is lower than the Los Angeles County rate of 11.6 percent, according to December 2011 figures.
Lakewood has not, however, gone unscathed by the economic slowdown, the mayor said.
The city is recovering, he said, due in large part to business growth and an increase in development sales tax revenue that has resulted from more robust consumer activity, he said.
In 2011, several new businesses opened in the city bringing roughly 500 new jobs, Van Nostran said.
More businesses plan to open this year, he said, such as Five Guys hamburger chain opening in March at Restaurant Row, and new openings at Carwood West Shopping Center.
Lakewood Center will also see more activity in 2012, with additional restaurants and shops and an expansion of the mall's square footage from the construction of the newly relocated two-story 24-Hour Fitness.
Adding to the good news, crime is also down, Ladenheim said.
Serious crime was down 4.5 percent last year, and from 2006-2011 it decreased about 16 percent, he said. In 2011 alone the city saw a 23 percent reduction in auto thefts.
The commander also said the city has purchased new automatic license plate reader and camera systems, which check "wanted" databases and provide a direct visual link to the Sheriff's station.
The new systems will be fully implemented by late 2012, Ladenheim said, providing technology to make police more efficient and proactive, and help prevent crimes in the area.
Despite the overall good report, Van Nostran reluctantly gave an update on its Redevelopment Agency, which must close along with hundreds of others around the state due to a recent court decision.
"Fortunately for us, redevelopment is not a huge part of what we do right now, but it's still significant," he said.
Programs like the "Fix Up, Paint Up" program and related efforts that help seniors, disabled, and low-income residents do home repairs – which has helped over 600 Lakewood families – are in jeopardy with the loss of redevelopment, he said.
Van Nostran, however, vowed to continue to keep Lakewood "a great place to raise a family."
"As I look at the state of our city, I can tell you that Lakewood today is fundamentally a strong, caring community, with a good quality of life," he said. "And we on the City Council will work hard to keep Lakewood that way in 2012."
Rebroadcasts of the annual report video will run on Lakewood CityTV Channel 31, and stream at www.lakewoodcity.org/CityTvlive Feb. 5-23 Sundays and Thursdays at midnight and noon, and 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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Motherwell and Hearts shared a 0-0 draw at Fir Park in the Scottish Premier League
Motherwell again failed to find the net at Fir Park as they were held by Hearts in a disappointing 0-0 SPL contest.
Last Updated: 24/11/12 8:31pm
Hearts had a penalty claim rejected when Darren Randolph caught Callum Paterson with his knee as he collected a high ball but referee Crawford Allan ignored the appeals.
The game started well enough with Randolph diving well to push away Ryan Stevenson's powerful free-kick.
The controversy came in the 13th minute when Randolph and Paterson chased a high ball from opposite directions. The home player was favourite to get to the ball and did so but sparked an angry reaction from several visiting players after colliding with the Hearts striker.
On initial viewing, the Republic of Ireland international's trailing boot appeared to have come down on to Paterson's face but television replays showed the movement was entirely natural after Randolph caught the striker with his knee as he leapt for the ball.
Allan was ideally placed and re-started the game following treatment by dropping the ball to Randolph after deciding there was no intent or dangerous play.
Motherwell had stepped up a gear after the break but their crossing was consistently letting down their build-up play.
Randolph then saved from Jamie Walker but Hearts were becoming more reliant on the counter-attack.
Motherwell hit the bar midway through the half, but only as a result of another wayward cross as Humphrey's centre bounced on top of the goal frame.
Humphrey threatened again with 10 minutes left in more impressive fashion, beating Ryan McGowan on the edge of the box and firing a powerful effort that MacDonald blocked.
Henrik Ojamaa set up Higdon from the resulting corner but the striker could not get hold of his shot, and soon diverted the ball just wide of the near post after a cross from the Estonian, although he was challenged well by Marius Zaliukas.
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A Detailed Look at Selected Moments from the Terminator Genisys Trailer
After months of silence and rampant speculation, and tons of totally unconfirmed story details which have caused some fans to prematurely bury Paramount's reboot of the Terminator franchise; we finally have the first Trailers, both Domestic and International. I have chosen a selection of screen shots out of the 600+ I took to discuss elements shown to us by Paramount in their first trailer for next July's release. They will be discussed in the order they appear in the trailer.
So let's get cracking.
The opening shot shows a burned out Los Angeles and Environs, an ash heap of destruction, painted in an almost noir-like lack of color. This perfectly captures a daylight look at the wasted, nuked, visions of the future described by Jim Cameron. Three newly designed aerial H/K's move through the scene towards the towering, shattered, spires of the Los Angeles metroplex. How this connects to the other Future War scenes we don't yet know but it sets a tone of desperation, something some would argue that was missing from RoTM and Salvation. I'll discuss machine redesigns later.
Here John Connor (Jason Clarke) prepares to fire a mounted Phased Plasma Weapon, behind him we see for the first time on film the red laser nets marking the place of battle to be at least in part a Human Detention Camp. You can also notice the beautiful purple nature of the phased plasma bolts from T1 and T2 is back. It looks like the Resistance will be using both scavenged tech, and modified human tech made Plasma capable.
This looks like Cameron's Future War or at the very least as close as we are going to get unless Cameron does re-imagine the series after the rights return to him in 2019. On the right we see waves of endoskeletons, and coming in from above and the ground on the left human resistance forces. It is clear from the helicopter that humans use both conventional and plasma weaponry. It is quite possible that in this future humans find it hard to replicate/procure/manufacture plasma weaponry on helpful scale.
We can also see the laser nets, but the detail I find most interesting is the crystalline/angular designs of the machine buildings. This kind of design was prevalent in Cameron's sketches of machine architecture so it's very nice to see it fully realized on the screen.
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President Barack Obama asked Congress today to provide $154,255,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities for fiscal year 2013. The request, which represents a modest increase over the endowment's current appropriation, includes new funds for a "Bridging Cultures" initiative to enhance Americans' understanding of the nation's heritage as well as the cultural complexity of the contemporary world.
The request also includes $3,000,000 to help the Endowment defray costs of moving from its longtime headquarters in the historic Old Post Office Building to a new location.
The budget request for programs, salaries and expenses, $151,255,000, represents a 3.6 percent increase over the current year's figure.
The President's request includes:
- $103,505,000 for the Endowment's grant programs in support of high quality projects in the humanities, including $40,350,000 for the operations, projects and programs of the 56 state and territorial humanities councils;
- $9,000,000 to support NEH's special initiative—Bridging Cultures—designed to renew and reinforce the bridges between the multiplicities of cultures and heritages that are part of the fabric of American life.
- $11,500,000 in federal matching funds, including funds for the NEH Challenge Grants program to help stimulate and match private donations in support of humanities institutions and organizations;
- and $27,250,000 for salaries and expenses needed to operate the agency and $3,000,000 to offset some of the cost of the relocation of NEH from its current quarters.
The National Endowment for the Humanities, one of the nation's leading funders of humanities programs, awards competitive grants through a rigorous peer review process to the nation's museums, archives, libraries, colleges and universities, public television and radio stations as well as to individual scholars and teachers. To spread the wisdom of the humanities as broadly as possible, the NEH and its affiliated state councils support scholarly research, public programs, museum exhibitions, documentary films, programs for teachers, and the preservation of archives and other cultural resources.
The request will enable NEH to make a credible investment in a range of humanities activities that will yield both immediate and long term returns for the nation.
Read the details of the full budget request here…


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I bought this gift basket for my doctor after my son was born. I had it delivered to my home so I could just bring it with to my next appointment and thank him again in person. It was delivered on the date I requested. It was in great condition with no packaging or delivery imperfections. I was unsure but ended up very pleased with this basket.
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This is my 4th basket I've sent to my clients this year. Unfortunately, I've never actually seen the baskets and of course everyone thanked me and told me how beautiful the basket was. The 4th one I sent was for a very dear friend (and client) so I was able to ask her about the basket. Since she is undeniably honest with everything I knew I would get the truth. Her comment was that the presentation was beautiful (very important to me), and had a great selection of goodies. She absolutely loved the basket!
The only thing that disappointed me was that I wrote a beautiful note on the card for this special couple and the only thing it said was "Thank you for your business"! I was very disappointed with that. I took the time to tell them how important they were to me as friends along with thanking them for their continued trust in me. Very disappointed in that but not enough to give the basket a 5 star. Please take note what someone writes and send it the exact way!
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They delivered the gift baskets quickly and everyone was so surprised and happy with the wine, champagne and treats.
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This was order from overseas and here is recipient's reaction in original:
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From ordering to delivery everything went beautifully without a hitch most impressive was the communication throughout and as you can see the basket was gorgeous
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The gift was not expected and was gratefully appreciated
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Gave this as a gift to family friends, they were impressed. Highly recommended!
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We sent this basket to a couple in the U.S.A. who are relatives of ours and are in their 90's. We live in the U.K. and so we did it on the net. They were overjoyed with the presentation, contents and service. They wept when they rang to thank us. Brilliant Gift Tree.
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My client recieving this basket was very impressed with the delivery, packaging and presentation!! That's what I was hoping for...very pleased.


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Federal agents in Baltimore seized 36 commercial websites on Monday as part of an international operation to stop fraudulent online sales this holiday season, alleging that the sites have been selling counterfeit goods — including athletic gear bearing the copyrighted logos of pro sports teams.
Dubbed "Operation Cyber Monday 3," the international effort involved law enforcement agencies from across the United States and Europe, and seized a total of 101 website domains that allegedly sold counterfeit sports gear, jewelry, shoes, movies and other items copyrighted by brand-name companies. It was the authorities' third campaign of its kind in as many years.
The Baltimore Homeland Security Investigations office, under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and in partnership with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center in Washington, seized more websites than any other participating agency in the United States.
Of the 36 it seized, 33 purported to be sales hubs for professional football, hockey and basketball teams in the United States and Canada, including steelersjerseystore.com, montrealcanadiensproshop.com and authenticlakersshop.com, officials said.
The three other sites were cheap-jordans-china.com, wholesale-sneaker.com and obamasell.com, officials said.
Documents related to the seizures are sealed, and the owners of the websites were not identified.
During the operation, agents purchased items from the websites, confirmed with the copyright holders that they were counterfeit and then obtained seizure orders for the domain names from federal magistrate judges, officials said. They also made one arrest.
The overall operation involved agencies in the United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania and the United Kingdom, as well as Europol.
"Our partnerships enable us to go after criminals who are duping unsuspecting shoppers all over the world. This is not an American problem, it is a global one and it is a fight we must win," Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said in a statement.
As part of the operation, federal agents are also attempting to seize more than $175,000 from PayPal accounts used by the targeted websites, officials said.
Officials with eBay Inc., which owns PayPal, said they are cooperating.
"PayPal and eBay Inc. pride ourselves in going above and beyond in the fight against the illegal online trafficking of counterfeit goods by partnering with law enforcement and rights owners globally, and we hope that this is fair warning to criminals that the Internet is not a safe place to try and sell fake goods," Tod Cohen, eBay's vice president and deputy general counsel of government relations, said in a statement.
The same Baltimore Homeland Security Investigations office participated in "Bitter Pill," another international operation that last month seized nearly 700 websites allegedly linked to the sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
The seizure of online domains has been criticized in the past by digital rights groups, which contend they violate the due-process rights of website operators and accidentally ensnare legitimate operators who are then left without their domains through drawn-out legal battles.
Officials say federal law allows the operators to contest the forfeiture of their property in federal court.
If no challenge is made, the domains automatically become the property of the government, officials said.


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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: A Nice Thing
1. What is the Nicest Thing another genealogist did for you, or to you, in the last week or so? (If you have no examples for this past week, go back in time - surely someone has done a nice thing for you in recent years!).
It seems various genea-friends (some I know and others I have never even met, not even online!) are doing something nice for me at least once a week, and some weeks are real bonanza weeks. In addition to this last week I'd like to mention some kind favors done for me in recent months.
Just this last week Linda Hughes Hiser at Flipside nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger Award. The lovely comments and words of encouragement that people leave on this blog are also Nice Things.
Then there is Tipper at The Blind Pig and the Acorn who posted an article by Ethelene Dyer Jones in which I recognized a family name; Tipper kindly put me in touch with Ethelene to confirm that there was indeed a family connection.
This last week I posted a list of Texas-connected genea-bloggers. I should have mentioned that two of them, Vickie Everhart of BeNotForgot and Patti Browning of Consanguinity, had volunteered to do look-ups for me in their local area when they learned that some of my family lines are from there.
I have mentioned in a number of posts how people have generously sent me information and family pictures; recently some of my Norman relatives – Pat D. and Chuck G. – sent me some photos of relatives I had never seen before, including my first photo of a great-great-grandparent (the prolific Joseph Madison Carroll Norman). The pictures you may have seen on this blog of my distant Brinlee relatives were provided by ace researchers Gale W. and Edna S.
The South Carolina researcher, Kelly O., who has been providing me with those many Moore obituaries will often find a death certificate or related article on a relative that she will just add into the bunch without charge; she has also given me valuable information on obtaining membership in the DAR and other societies.
My cousin Carolyn L. has provided me with many wonderful family stories. I have received many useful pointers and much encouragement from my fifth cousin through the Lewis line, Gayle H. When I first got into genealogy, the generosity of my third cousin Jo Ann S. with both information and photographs left me humbled, and I have tried ever since to emulate her generosity when I meet "research relatives."
These are just a few of many examples. This kind of generosity ultimately serves the noble goal of increasing our knowledge. One bit of information may provide the clue to another researcher that helps break down a brick wall. One picture can mean the world to someone who has never seen a picture of that relative before. One word of encouragement can keep a discouraged researcher "in the game" to make new discoveries that can then be shared. The cumulative impact of an act of kindness cannot be overstated.
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Hello Greta.....I always enjoy following your posts. I have picked you to receive the Kreativ Blogger Award. Please stop by "Our Twigs" to pick it up.....LouiseReplyDelete
Thanks for the shout out-I'm still amazed you and Ethelene are related-it is so neat that I had a part in you finding each other : )ReplyDelete
COUSIN Greta!?!ReplyDelete
I think I saw somewhere else on your blog that you are related to Mark Twain? Well, I am also related to Mark Twain -- for real!
My connection is via Christopher Clark, son of Sallie Ann Moorman and Micajah Clark, who are my 8th great-grandparents.
I show Christopher and his wife, Penelope, as 3rd great-grandparents (via their daughter, Agnes) of Mark Twain.
The same Christopher and Penelope are my 7th great-grandparents, via their daughter, Elizabeth, who marries Joseph Anthony in 1741 in Virginia.
FYI, another blogger connected to this line is Dana Huff > http://genealogy.danahuff.net <
Can we have ON-LINE family reunions!?!
"Cousin" Vickie in Texas
Vickie -- We totally ARE cousins! Yup, I descend from those Clarks and Moormans. My first Clark is Camila Clark (m. Rial Matlock) < Bolin Clark < Micajah Clark < Bolling Clark < Christopher Clark. Camila's mother was a Dyer, which is where my relation to Ethelene Dyer comes from. The thing that tickles me so about the relation to Mark Twain is that I have two Clemens lines and there is no known connection there. Yes, we definitely have to have an online reunion!ReplyDelete


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The new macchiatos, available for a limited time, represent the fickle weather for this time of year. The Coconutmilk Mocha Macchiato is a hot beverage for gloomy days, and the Iced Cinnamon Almondmilk Macchiato is more of a sunny-day drink.
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BATON ROUGE — With Congress debating tax cuts and overseeing part of the recovery for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, the proposition of a national carbon tax has resurfaced.
BATON ROUGE — With Congress debating tax cuts and overseeing part of the recovery for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, the proposition of a national carbon tax has resurfaced.
From a legislative perspective, the topic initially caught fire on the federal level not long after President Barack Obama was first elected four years ago. That's when the U.S. House in 2009 stood alone in passing a carbon-related bill, viewed by some as a means to addressing global warming.
In theory, a carbon tax would target and put a price on certain pollutants in an effort to curb them. States such as California, New York and Vermont, among several others in the Northeast, are already taxing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions through regional programs.
In Washington, D.C., chatter about the possibility of a such a tax is on the rise. That's despite officials with President Barack Obama's administration repeatedly telling reporters and others that a carbon tax or what's left of it is not on the political menu for 2012.
That's because once the dust settles on the ongoing fiscal negotiations, many expect the issue to be included in the tax reform talks of 2013. Last week, 14 nonprofit advocacy groups, largely seen as conservative organizations, sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to avoid the issue.
Sen. David Vitter, a Metairie Republican, said "a lot of evidence is starting to surface that there is, potentially, a lot of discussion toward placing a tax on carbon in some shape or form — including within the Obama treasury department."
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative-leaning government watchdog organization, recently asked the U.S. Treasury Department for all emails connected to the issue through a Freedom of Information Act request, Vitter said, and the department acknowledges that there are "at least 7,300 emails this year alone discussing 'carbon.' "
Vitter also recently co-sponsored a resolution expressing concern and raising additional questions on the matter. Rep. Mike Pompeo, a Republican from Kansas, is the other main sponsor.
"There's a lot of talk in Washington about raising taxes, and finding 'revenues' in creative ways to avoid going over the fiscal cliff," Vitter said. "But a carbon tax — which would force more financial hardship upon family budgets, energy consumers and job seekers — needs to be completely taken off the table."
When it comes to putting it into practice, there are many alternative routes for creating a carbon tax. For example, a cap-and-trade program found favor with the House in 2009, but it stalled in the Senate not long after.
As proposed in the past, such a system would force plants, manufacturers and other businesses to buy permits for their emissions, which would be capped. The permits could then be traded or sold to businesses with greater needs for emissions.
The regional carbon-taxing programs on the state level could also be expanded, or the federal Clean Water Act could be applied in such a way that energy plants would under stiffer regulations. Another alternative would be a static tax on carbon implemented across the board.
As such, these factors have so far created a debate partially based on philosophies rather than specific policy proposals. Last month, the Institute for Energy Research, an industry advocacy group, released a study "exposing the fallacies of so-called revenue-neutral carbon tax swaps, an idea that has gained some support among even conservative pundits and politicians despite numerous theoretical and practical problems with the scheme," according to the group's senior economist Robert P. Murphy.
He said lawmakers should be wary of any plan to introduce a new carbon tax in the name of promoting economic growth.
"The dismal record of the U.S. government in implementing efficient climate change policies is hardly evidence in favor of a massive new carbon tax," he added. "On the contrary, it is evidence that such a new program will be abused in the political process and will not be tailored to the recommendations of climate scientists and environmental economists."
In a recent brief to Congress, the left-leaning Center for American Progress offered advice on the issue, including setting a price for carbon at a level that will lead to climate safety, rise over time and be phased in across all sectors.
The brief's final suggestion is multi-tiered: "The revenue needs to be directed to three uses: minimizing harm to vulnerable consumers and businesses, growing the economy with investments in clean energy infrastructure and other infrastructure that makes communities more resilient in the face of climate change, and reducing the deficit burden on future generations."
Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University climate and political scientist, recently told the Associated Press that Hurricane Sandy, among other factors, is helping bring attention to the issue, but it's doubtful that it will gain any real traction given the politics surrounding global warming.
''Given the paralysis in U.S. politics, I really wonder if we're up to the challenge,'' Oppenheimer told the AP. ''And regrettably, it might take more than one Sandy to get people awake.''
Jeremy Alford can be reached at email@example.com.


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