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Volunteer abroad and directly impact local communities.
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Volunteering Abroad With AIESEC
In AIESEC, we believe that everyone has the ability to change the world - even if they don't know it yet. That's why our mission is to help enable young people develop these four leadership qualities through our experiences. All Global Volunteer projects have been created by schools and NGOs overseas partnering with AIESEC to enable young people from across the world to support tackling the Global Goals relevant in their local communities.
1. Project Coordination
We partner with not-for-profits and schools to create projects that directly address one of the targets of the United Nations's 2030 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. These are local organisations addressing local issues in sustainable ways where projects are enhanced by global volunteers.
2. Individual Leadership Development Learning Program
We offer tailored support to help you make the most of your experience from beginning to end. We provide you with a self-driven experience where you will undoubtedly face challenges, but have the support network for you to have the freedom to fail and learn.
3. Logistics Support
We provide assistance with visa, airport pickup and departure, assistance with accommodation, transport and basic necessities. Local AIESECers from abroad will act as your insider guide to help you get settled into your new environment.
4. Individual Support
Each volunteer will have an individual learning partner both from AIESEC in Australia and from your local AIESEC entity abroad. They will be part of your support network, will encourage you to fully process your experience, and will be available to assist in the case of any potential issues that may arise.
5. Virtual & Physical Education Workshops and Resources
Going abroad by yourself is not a small task - even if you've done it before! We host preparation spaces so that you have the information to get ready not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally for the journey ahead. This includes things like packing tips, dealing with culture shock, and personal goal setting to help you stay focused.
"Being able to interact with like-minded people from all different parts of the world helped me distance myself from implicit stereotypes and become more mindful of my own self."
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Browse Through AIESEC's Projects
Using our website and online platform, check out AIESEC's projects and discover what possibilities await. You'll create a free profile to track your progress.
Connect With A Project
If you find a project you love, create a profile and connect directly with AIESEC representatives abroad to determine if you'd be a good fit.
Confirm Your Project & Get Ready
Receive personalised support from your local AIESEC consultant who will be there throughout your journey. Attend our preparation spaces and sort out flights, visa and logistics.
Have An Impactful Experience
Pack your bags, open your mind and get ready to challenge yourself to be uncomfortable. Discover your world and most importantly, yourself.
The Fine Print
Program Fee: $950 AUD
Browsing through our internships online is free of charge. Once a match is made between a volunteer and the opportunity, all programs require a $950 AUD program fee. This fee does not cover flights, visa fees, or insurance. Please check your specific project as accommodation or meals may be included.
Volunteers are required to be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. There are no background requirements in terms of education or work experience. Applicants should be able to speak good to native English. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national, ethnic or social origin.
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You'll be working with local organisations to tackle local issues while being guided by local AIESECers. You'll be volunteering abroad while truly being able to live, eat, work, enjoy and explore
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This used to be me. O.K., minus the downhill suit, but otherwise it's me. I didn't ski a downhill more than a few times and it scared the hell out of me. Slalom scared me enough. But there was a mystique about the racing scene. It lost something when the skiers switched to toy-sized skis. Am I revealing a prejudice? Am I old-fashioned? Anyway, this time of year, I do think about it. I remember being a ski racer. I remember being a coach of ski racers, which was less cool than plain freezing. So any opportunity I get to illustrate the sport is a treat. I wrote lengthy, fairly glamorous travel features for Skiing magazine for many years, and all of that seems like a different life now. This illustration appeared in a recent issue of Snow magazine which also featured an article I wrote about ski fashion.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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Womens Fashion Handbags
... Your Style & Shopping Guide to Chic Handbags
Womens fashion handbags are your outfit and wardrobe necessities. They complete your look, add a fashion statement and they're practical!
Who else is going to stylishly carry your keys, cellphone and makeup?
Having a bag obsession goes much deeper than looking good and is probably a lot more important than any other accessory in your closet. It represents something deeply private to you - it contains your survival kit for daily life in the urban jungle - and leaving your house without it makes you feel naked, right?
In this Shopping & Style Guide to Womens Fashion Handbags you'll find tips and inspiration on:
Take me straight to the shopping & fashion tips!
Handbags are a huge part of our everyday lives, so making sure you select the right type for your lifestyle and personal style is quite crucial to creating a fabulous "first bag impression".
And buying handbags that you are guaranteed to use saves you time and money! The handbag says a lot about you and it's a great way to express your individuality.
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How to Buy Fashion HandbagsSome women find comfort in shoes, others have an obsession with jewelry - but it's the tote handbags, laptop bags and purses that we just can't live without.
It's with you from the moment you step out of the door until you come back home, and it tags along when you're out doing your groceries and in the weekends when you're having fun with your girlfriends.
So it's natural to spend chunks of your money on bags in various styles and colors to keep you looking stylish and up-to-date!
Tips on Getting the Most out of Your Bags
If you want to get the most out of your buck you first need to secure handbags in simple styles. A tote bag and hobo handbag are examples of classic bag styles that never go out of style.
And you can never go wrong with a clutch envelope for the weekend cocktails :-)
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A tip is to secure at least one bag for each of your major daily activities (work, casual evenings, traveling, parties, etc.) in neutral, versatile colors such as black, brown and white/cream.
This ensures that you can match them with the rest of your wardrobe without having to think twice if the colors and style clash with the outfit.
If you spend most of your time at one place, then invest more in fashion handbags for that specific activity.
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As we all know, diving is one of the most reviled tactics in sports. The outcry over Charlie Davies' flop that may have cost RSL three points on Saturday, and the much more muted hand-wringing over a possible Jermaine Jones dive on Sunday, has the concept of soccer players falling with minimal contact becoming a talking point for many in the sports media.
And, as they do so well, ESPN has taken a hot topic and run with it to promote their brand. SportsCenter commercials have always been highly entertaining, and this one is no different. Not only is diving mocked, but US women's national team player Abby Wambach makes a guest appearance (just in time for the Women's World Cup).
Take a look and enjoy. Hat tip to Kckrs.com and WVHooligan for discovering it.


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Lake Forest Symphony features guest soloist at two venues
The Lake Forest Symphony's A La Baroque concert featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons Nov. 11 and 12 celebrates the organization's 60th anniversary, as well as its return to its roots.
The orchestra performs with guest soloist Philippe Quint Nov. 11 at the Cressey Center for the Arts in Lake Forest and Nov. 12 at the Lumber Center in Grayslake.
"This is an opportunity for Lake Forest to embrace its orchestra, and to further the Lake Forest community's new campaign, 'Welcome home,'" said Tim Corpus, the symphony's executive director.
It's also a recommitment to bring orchestral music to other parts of the county, he said. "It's our goal to maintain both facilities (in Lake Forest and Grayslake), to continue this coming home adventure we're on. It is important to us to be in Lake Forest."
The orchestra has performed two concerts back to back at the Lumber Center for past several seasons; now the group will do one concert in Lake Forest and one in Grayslake.
Each concert venue offers a different way to enjoy a modern string orchestra performing baroque music, Corpus said. Cressey Center is small and intimate and the Lumber Center has a wonderful sound, he said. In fact, the symphony is doing two recording sessions at the Lumber Center, he said.
At the November concert, Quint, who has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, will play on each piece.
"He's worked with us before and we wanted to work together again," Corpus said. The concert is a collaboration between Quint and orchestra director Vladimir Kulenovic, he said.
The symphony will perform some lesser-known baroque era music as well as two pieces the audience will very likely recognize — J.S. Bach's "Air on G String" and Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," Corpus said.
The audience might even be able to hum along with the melodies of those pieces she said.
Vivaldi certainly had nature in mind when he wrote "The Four Seasons," Corpus said. "In the spring movement, for example, the listener can almost hear babbling brooks and the gentle murmur of the wind," he said.
Jim Kendros, historian for the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, who will give a pre-concert lecture an hour before the performance said in his program notes:
"The music recalls images such as thunderstorms, several birds, buzzing mosquitoes, snow storms, icy landscapes and cozy warm winter fires."
Prior to his Lake Forest post, Corpus, a composer and percussionist, was executive director of the Hyde Park Youth Symphony, education coordinator for the Northwest Indiana Symphony and drumline instructor at Loyola University. He joined the symphony team in July.
Sheryl DeVore is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.
A La Baroque: Lake Forest Symphony
8 p.m., Nov. 11 in Lake Forest; 2 p.m., Nov. 12 in Grayslake
Where: Cressey Center for the Arts, 1500 Kennedy Road, Lake Forest; James Lumber Center, 19351 Washington St., Grayslake
Tickets: $15-$75
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Anderson County overcame an early deficit, then survived a late scare to oust Rowan County, 18-16, in the middle school state football playoff semifinals.
Tristan Ashburn had a big game, running for approximately 100 yards and finding the end zone with the go-ahead touchdown to lead Anderson's offense.
Chris Glass likes to start his freshman math classes with a joke. All the better to make learning a difficult subject fun.
When Glass makes the transition from Anderson County High School teacher to Middle School football coach, nothing really changes. Just like the classroom, it's not really a laughing matter and carries an expectation of success, but there is fun in getting there.
Lots of fun. And lots of wins for the Mustangs, who made it all the way to to the second state middle school championship game.
The Anderson Middle School seventh-grade girls' basketball team, also known as the "B-team," captured the championship of the Mid-Kentucky Middle School Conference tournament Wednesday night at Marion County High School.
The Lady Mustangs defeated Old Kentucky Home for the third time this season, 49-45. Anderson improved to 27-0 on the year.
Column as I see 'em ...
Kudos this week go to the Anderson County Board of Health for listening to the public and doing away with that goofy septic tank pumping ordinance. (See page A1.)
Anderson was the only county in the state with such an ordinance, and with good reason: it was bad policy.
Ben Walker turned in what he termed as "probably the best game of my career" to lead Anderson County to a 60-18 win over visiting Spencer County on Friday night.
Walker ran for 135 yards and caught three passes for 76 more as he totaled four touchdowns in his final regular season home game.
"Ben has been getting better and better every week," said his classmate, quarterback Jacob Russell. "This is what we expected from Ben."
Wednesday, Nov. 4
8 a.m. to noon, GED instruction and college preparation, Anderson Community Education building, 219 E. Woodford St.
Noon to 4 p.m., GED instruction and college preparation, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, U.S. 127 campus.
4:30 p.m., Anderson Middle School site-based decision making council meeting.
4:30 to 7:30 p.m., GED instruction and college preparation, Anderson Community Education building, 219 E. Woodford St.
The Anderson County Sheriff's Department could be moving into a new home in the near future.
The Anderson County Fiscal Court gave unanimous consent for County Attorney Bobbi Jo Lewis to draw up a contract for the county to obtain a commercial building at the corner of Court and Main streets during its meeting last Tuesday night.
Magistrate Juretta Wells was not at the meeting.
The vote followed a lengthy closed session, and no specifics on the deal were discussed.
Bob Thompson never imagined his "tour" of the United Nations Headquarters in New York would be considered a lapse in security.
However, spokespersons for the U.N. are calling it just that.
According to several media outlets, U.N. spokespersons say Thompson should have never gained access to some of the areas he toured last Thursday.
The incident made worldwide headlines Tuesday, with articles appearing on numerous websites, including media outlets in Europe and Canada.
Investigators are still trying to officially determine the cause of an accident last Thursday afternoon that left a Bourbon County man dead.
Larry Jones II, 38, of 124 Cathy Drive, Paris, was pronounced dead Friday night, one day after the motorcycle he was driving slammed broadside into a pickup truck at the intersection of Highway 44 and US 127 Bypass.
Jones' bike collided with a pickup driven by Derek Shouse, the director of student services for Anderson County Schools, according to Sgt. Robbie Armstrong of the Anderson County Sheriff's Department.
Mallory Walker may not mind if you spin her hat on Saturday evening, but she wouldn't suggest actually putting your right foot on red.
This Halloween, Mallory will be in costume as Twister, the game.
Her dress will be made up of the red, green, blue and yellow dots and "my hat looks like the spinner board," she said.
Mallory, a fifth-grader at Emma B. Ward Elementary School, isn't alone in being all prepared for Halloween. Her classmates have their costumes planned out as well.
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New Models: IFBB Orlando Europa 2016
When we announce that MuscleAppeal.com will be attending a bodybuilding event on our social media, many of our FBB fans want to know which models we plan on working with. They can't wait to see pictures of these new female muscle models!
New Models: Orlando Europa
New Female Muscle Models At the IFBB Orlando Europa 2016!
When we announce that MuscleAppeal.com will be attending a bodybuilding event on our social media, many of our FBB fans want to know which models we plan on working with. They can't wait to see pictures of these new female muscle models. We have decided to post an article in our female muscle blogs section showing you who we have worked with. This way you can see in advance which models will be new to the website in the future.
We will be giving our honest opinion about the models and their personality. There will be no bullshit. If we don't like the model and don't plan on working with her again we will give our reasons. To be honest MOST female muscle models are awesome to work with. We will also be including how the shoot went. Hopefully this will get you excited about out future updates on MuscleAppeal.com
If you want to see more muscle girls that we worked with at this show, then checkout our other website; GirlsFlexing.com. We have the same article about muscle girls next door that we worked with at the 2016 IFBB Orlando Europa show.
Lets get started… Here are the female muscle models that we worked with at the 2016 Orlando Europa Show!
Brittany Snell
Brittany Snell is an amateur figure competitor and she looked in great shape. We first saw her at the host hotel about to check in. She was not wearing any fake tan, and her shoulders look amazing! She seemed interested in the modeling but we don't think she knew exactly what the modeling was about. We gave her a business card and told her to contact us if she is interested.
Later that day she contacted us and arranged a little photo-shoot after she went on stage. Brittany was limited for time, so it was quick. She agreed to do a couple of videos, but we don't have much content of her.
Brittany Snell was nice and she was great to work with, but her tan!!! I HATE that bodybuilding tan! In my opinion Brittany was too dark, and it was hard to work with in the natural light.
Diana Schnaidt
Diana Schnaidt never disappoints! She is actually a professional model even before bodybuilding. She knows her angles and will make any photographers job very easy.
It is hard to believe that we almost canceled the modeling with Diana Schnaidt on this trip! The thing is, we still have lots of content from her when we worked with her in Miami. After we seen her in person, we turned to jello and was like putty in her hand. But the shoot almost didn't happen. She got off stage very late and we had to rearrange. It all turned out good though, and we have some amazing new content of Diana Schnaidt!
Erin Knecht
Erin Knecht was a last minute shoot. It can be difficult working with competitors because they don't know their schedule until after they get off stage. Luckily Erin contacted us after she competed and wanted to model.
We love working with young and fun muscle girls! If you enjoy the models company it does show that in the work. We always get much better content when we are having fun with the models. Erin Knecht is a child at heart and was probably the most fun model to work with at the 2016 Orlando Europa show.
Since Erin was fun to work with the photos and videos turned out great!
Esther Kelly
Esther Kelly is a great model but we had out doubts at first! We have worked with Esther Kelly before at the 2015 Miami USA Nationals. We know Esther looks amazing, but at the Miami show we did not manage to get great quality pictures or videos of her. To be honest, we were not impressed with her shape at the Miami show. She looked skinny and WAY too tanned. We were so un-impressed that we ended the shoot very early!
However we know Esther can look amazing, and we were right! Easther was not competing at the Orlando Europa, which means no bodybuilding tan!!! She also looked bigger and more muscular because she was not competing… And because she gained quite a lot of muscle too!
In Miami we found it hard to work with Esther Kelly, but at this show she seemed like a different person! She was probably shy and nervous the first time. Either wat Esther Kelly is awesome and she looks awesome!
Karla Rodriguez
Karla Rodriguez is a gorgeous muscle girl! We have been talking to Karla for a while, and we did not expect her to have as much muscle as she does! We planned to feature her on GirlsFlexing.com because she seemed more like a muscle girl next door… After seeing her flex we were SHOCKED! Her muscles are big!
Since we planned for her to be featured on GirlsFlexing.com – a muscle girl next door website, we also included another muscle girl next door in the modeling shoot with Karla. If you like the other muscle girl modeling with Karla then you will need to check out GirlsFlexing.com. Her name is OC.
We like the look of Karla Rodrigues. She is a gorgeous muscle girl. We decided to work with her twice on this trip. We couldn't get enough of Karla!
Rosalyn Dudding
Rosalyn Dudding was a HUGE surprise! Rosalyn had contacted us interested in modeling. On the pictures we seen of her she looked ok. In all honesty she did not look special.
We met with her to talk about the modeling and to arrange some photos and videos for the future… When we seen her, we could not believe our luck. She was actually beautiful.
We didn't see many pictures of her before hand, but we were shocked when we seen her in person. We even contacted our friend Dan Ray and told him about Rosalyn Dudding, and that she was a gorgeous new muscle girl!
Of course we arranged modeling with Rosalyn Dudding and she was a delight to work with. She is very professional, and fun to work with. We have some amazing photos and videos of her!
New Models: Orlando Europa
There you have it! We worked with 6 models; we got 4 new models at the 2016 IFBB Orlando Europa show. Every female muscle model that we worked with turned out to be very nice and awesome. Hopefully we get to work with all of these muscle girls again in the near future.
Hopefully you guys like these muscle girls that we worked with at the 2016 IFBB Orlando Europa show. Let us know which of these female muscle models you like the most! Leave a comment below!


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Some people think smoking rollies is healthier for you – it's not. They contain the same tobacco, the same additives and the same 4000 chemicals as ready-rolled cigarettes.
It's the same tobacco, from the same factories, with the same ingredients as ready-rolled cigarettes. Even American Spirit, which claims to be "100% additive-free tobacco" has to say it is not any safer or healthier than other rolling tobacco and cigarettes.
Thinner rollies usually mean that the smoker takes deeper drags to get more of what they want – nicotine-containing smoke. Whether you smoke a thin amount of 4000 chemicals or a fat amount, you're still smoking 4000 chemicals. Have you ever taken the filter out of a used cigarette? Grim stuff.
Rollies actually contain higher levels of nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco. Also, without a filter, you're getting a stronger and harsher hit of the smoke and all the nastiness that it contains.
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Pão do forma – Pão Fatiado
Sliced Bun (Pão de Forma) – Commonly eaten all over Brazil, Pão de Forma is the convenience bread, which is easy to find in every store or bakery and commonly used to make toasts. A delicious combination is a warm toast stuffed with NUTELLA and sliced bananas.
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As of 2013 there were 2,220,300 men and women in prison in the United States; approximately 50,000 are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. At this Holiday Season, I wanted to share a few thoughts from those inside prison. The following thoughts are from letters I've received during 2015. - RM
John Catanzarite
It's been over a year since my release from isolation. I am now used to being around people, hot food, and coffee. And while everything I own in this world, my entire worldly possessions, can fit inside two cardboard boxes, compared to back then, I feel rich. Sure, there're a few more things I'd like to have, and in time I'll get them. But when you come from where I've been, complete and lasting nothingness, two boxes of property is like owning the entire world.
— John Catanzarite, a prisoner in California, served 14 years of his sentence in solitary confinement. He is now in general population in a different facility.
George CameronWhat are you doing for Labor Day? There is nothing planned here but a two-meal day. Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you. They stopped serving eggs at breakfast here. [Breakfast is served at 2:00 a.m. at this facility.] Breakfast is kinda messed up with no eggs!! I don't know if this is a permanent thing or not, but I guess it will be. Nothing much else new here to report.
— George Cameron is serving a sentence of Life Without Parole in Alabama. He has been in the prison infirmary for the last five years.
Michael McKinney
How can I change? For me, it is a matter of telling myself to keep using all the willpower I have to keep making changes in my heart. I need to remember to turn my life over to God and let him lead me wherever he wants me to go.
—Michael McKinney is serving a sentence of Life Without Parole in Florida, and was until very recently in solitary confinement. He is being considered for a change in classification that will move him into the general population.
John Purugganan
But this is a new day, my thoughts are far less limiting. I believe that anything and everything is within my grasp. I'm certainly no monk. Meditation has become an important part of my life, but truth be known, I'm not even very good at it (though not for lack of trying). And that doesn't seem to matter. I'm trying, and I know I'll only get better.
—John Purugganan is serving a sentence of Life Without Parole in California. His essay "You're In Prison" was published in The Sun magazine; he is co-editor of the book of essays "Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough," written by prisoners across the U.S. serving Life Without Parole. He is currently writing a novel and a screenplay.


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Everything you wanted to know about IT but were afraid to ask.....
IT is at the heart of everything that Boldfield does. Supporting systems, enhancing your security, building new systems, writing bespoke software and offering cloud services to you.
IT is a massive issue and the wrong choices or poor service can be detrimental to your company.
On the other hand a good system, well thought through and tailored around your needs can make your business fly.
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Topic – Building Your Brand with programatic Video
Abstract: Consumers are moving across screens and consuming media in all formats, creating a challenge for traditional Brand Marketing efforts to efficiently and effectively reach their target audiences. Here's what you will learn:How do brands and agencies leverage this new wave of digital video to reach their target audience and move them along the consumer journey path?How do brands ensure their videos are being seen in a brand safe environment that aligns with their messaging?How can you leverage technology to address the fragmentation of media consumption and effectively reach your target audience at scale. Join Darin Williams, Managing Director of TubeMogul Southeast Asia for an interesting and informative session
Profile: Darin Williams joined TubeMogul in November, 2015 as Managing Director of Southeast Asia following his role as Head of Talent Solutions for SEA with LinkedIn and previously as Director of SEA with Facebook. Prior to this time, he worked with Nielsen in various senior roles across Asia for over 15 years. Darin is passionate about Asia market dynamics and strategy and has developed markets for numerous companies in locations as diverse as Japan, Korea, Australia, Vietnam, and Singapore. In his spare time, Darin has an interest in financial markets and also education for children in under-served markets – and has helped refurbish schools in Vietnam. Darin is a graduate of Michigan State University where he has a Bachelor of Science and an M.A in Labor and Industrial Relations.


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The Business Plan & Budget process shows how the City turns goals and priorities from the Strategic Plan into action; it serves as the basis for Council's decision-making. Find out more about what the City is doing and why, and how you can get involved.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Budget Committee is a Standing Committee of Council. Members include the Mayor and all 11 Ward Councillors. All meetings are open to the public.
Finance staff present an overview of the City's current and projected finances and business areas present their current service levels, cost pressures, efficiencies and new initiatives for the Committee to consider. Once the Committee approves the proposed budget, it goes to City Council for a vote. See Meeting Agendas & Minutes for details.
The process of developing the Business Plan and Budget ensures the City's resources are spent wisely. It also brings the City's strategic plan to life by providing the necessary funds to move action plans forward. And, it's important as a democratic process: through their elected representatives, residents have the final say.
Mississauga's Budget Committee first receives an overview of the City's finances and draft plan for providing programs and services for the year ahead. The Budget Committee then guides the development of business plans and approves budget requests to ensure the City can deliver programs and services approved for that year.
The Business Plan & Budget is guided by the City's Strategic Plan and long range financial plan.


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here, and now I must confess I just looked through nearly every page of this tumblr devoted to crystals. Here are some of my favorites!
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The Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD) has prepared an Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Stonybrook Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project, and is inviting your comments regarding the adequacy of the document. This proposed project consists of two culvert improvements that cross Stonybrook Creek along the County of Alameda maintained Palomares Road at Mile Posts (MP) 8.60 and 8.75. It has been determined that both culverts are barriers to all lifestages of anadromous fish, including federally listed Distinct Population Segment (DPS) Central Coast California steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
The primary concerns that led the sponsor, the Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD), to propose the Stonybrook Creek project are: a) presence of barriers to migration of anadromous Central Coast California steelhead and resident rainbow trout to identified spawning and rearing habitat in Stonybrook canyon and b) a concern for damage to public infrastructure and private property due to undersized crossings.
ACRCD is the lead agency under CEQA for the proposed project. ACRCD will be accepting comments on the Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration from Wednesday, February 5th through Friday, March 7th, 2014. Written comments may be submitted to: Haley Burgardt, Alameda County Resource Conservation District, 3585 Greenville Road Suite 2, Livermore, CA 94550.
The Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for review at the following locations:
A public meeting to describe the proposed project and answer questions is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11th, 2014 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Chouinard Winery tasting room, located at 33853 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley.
Stonybrook Creek Fish Passage Improvement Project CEQA documents:
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The second of the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, by Terry Pratchett.
"Sell the cemetery?
Over their dead bodies . . .
Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead aren't going to take it lying down . . . especially since it's Halloween tomorrow.
Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were . . . well . . . alive. Particularly if they break a few rules . . ."


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BICA - A Brief History
The inaugural meeting of an interim Committee of the Bruny Island Community Association was held following the Easter Ox Roast at Alonnah on the 26th April 1980. Incorporation of the Association as The Bruny Island Community Association Inc. occurred on the 12th June 1980. The Association's voice Bruny Newsst edition was published during October 1980.
The Association, following amalgamation with the Bruny Tourism Group was incorporated as The Bruny Island Community And Tourist Association Inc. on 23rd July 1986.
During the period 1990-1994 with community interest and energies directed to the "Fight Against Council Amalgamation", interest in the Association waned with 1993 and 1994 AGM not having a quorum. Audit Reports and Balance Sheets were sent to the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs to "wind up" the Association as an incorporated body on 15th February 1994.
The Community Association continued publishing Bruny News and with its chequered history behind it and with renewed vigour the Association was incorporated as Bruny Island Community Association Inc. on 24th March 1997. The Association continues to provide a valuable forum for airing issues affecting our community and takes the community's voice to Local and State Governments seeking appropriate actions.
The Association also assists other community organisations in their endeavours and using funds raised by Bruny News advertising, provides financial support to community related development projects. BICA Inc continues to welcome further applications for consideration.
Membership of the Association
Membership of the Association upon payment of annual subscription is open to any ratepayer of, resident of, Bruny Island and any member of their family.
The basic objects of the Association are:-
To maintain and develop the quality of life on Bruny Island.
To preserve the important elements of the special character of Bruny Island.
To ensure that any development of or alteration to the attributes and qualities of the Island contribute in a positive way to the enhancement of its character.
In order to achieve the above objects:
Encourage amalgamation or affiliation with associations, organisations, committees and other community groups having similar or related objectives.
Make such representations to Federal, State and Local Government as may be appropriate.
BICA General Meetings
General Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month. Meetings commence at 11.00am conclude at around 12.30pm with a "sausage sizzle".


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March 28, 2014 - A man shot at 10950 Bissonnet #B-125 about 12:30 p.m. on Thursday (March 27) has died from his wounds.
The victim, Rueben Portillo, 53, was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced dead today (March 28).
The five suspects fled the scene and currently remain at large. Surveillance photos of the suspects are attached to this news release.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant A. Versluis and Officer J. Horn reported:
The suspects, described only as three Hispanic males and two Hispanic females, entered the Lucky Star Game Room and began playing the electronic slot machines. Without warning, one of the males attacked Mr. Portillo, a security guard. As the two struggled over Mr. Portillo's weapon, a second male suspect joined in the attack. During the struggle, Mr. Portillo was shot. The male suspects then robbed the individuals inside the game room before all five suspects fled in a silver two-door Honda Accord and red Nissan Sentra with tinted windows and a rear spoiler.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts or identities of any of these suspects is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Inc. #037132114
For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.


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On the 1st day,
By 7:30 am – Starting the road journey to Gandipochamma temple from Rajahmundry
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By 1:00 pm- Vegetarian meal in the boat
By 2:00 pm- we reach "Papikondalu Hills"
By 3:00 pm- we reach Peranatapalli. There we visit Rama Krishna Muni Vatika- An Ashram, followed by darshan of Swayambu Lingakara Sri Veereswa Swamy temple
By 3:30 pm- Start our journey again in a tribal boat
By 5:00 pm- we reach Koida village and there our boat journey ends
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Adults – Rs.4000
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Fresh evidence that the 'siblings' were formerly man and wife...
The ongoing saga over the nature of the relationship between White Stripes pair JACK and MEG WHITE has taken a further twist with the production of a marriage certificate purporting to be of the pair.
Dating from September 21 1996, the certificate details the wedding of Megan Martha White to John Anthony Gillis – long mooted by people in Detroit as Jack White's real name. The pair are registered as both being 21 at the time. The ceremony, according to the certificate, took place in Lyon, Michigan. It has been posted on [url=] here, and comes with various claims of authenticity.
The most striking of these comes from reporter Jeff Sabatini who claims to have pulled the certificate from the records office of Wayne County, Detroit where the certificate was notorised on September 26 1996. However, the waters become muddied when it is noted the wedding took place in Oakland County. Oakland County have no record of a marriage involving either a Megan White or a John Gillis. Wayne County Records office could not be reached at press time.
It is not the first time it has been suggested the pair were once married. Last year, local newspaper the Detroit Free Press made the claim, adding they were divorced in March 2000 in Oakland County.
Jack and Meg White have maintained they are siblings coming, in a proper blues tradition, from a family of ten.
However, Jack White started out life as a drummer before turning to the guitar relatively late. As a teenager, he drummed with Detroit trad-country punk outfit Goober & Peas. The band's website -[url=] click here -carries a photo of a youthful Jack and lists him as Jack Gillis, openly claiming he is "now part of an internationally famous duo".


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Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, set the stage for APEC to take greater action to fight climate change when Papua New Guinea hosts its first trade policy meetings as APEC Chair in 2018 next month.
Prime Minister O'Neill described the urgent need to do more to confront climate change in the Asia-Pacific and the role that cooperation between APEC member economies should play to take things forward.
"Dealing with environmental risks is one of the most critical issues for Pacific and APEC economies. Extreme weather, including droughts and tropical storms, are killing our people and destroying livelihoods, so positive action must be taken in the global community," Prime Minister O'Neill explained.
Prime Minister O'Neill, the first Papua New Guinea leader to address the annual gathering of private sector and political influencers in Davos, pointed to the importance of boosting access to capital and investment for the success of climate resilient development and infrastructure projects.
These range from new roads, ports and airports to next generation power and digital networks needed to ensure connectivity between APEC economies and jobs, sustainable business growth and improvements in living standards that depend on these relationships in the increasingly globalized economy.
"As the cost of renewable energy comes down, more and more consumers will opt for it. Around some remote communities in my own country, they are converting to solar energy at a very fast rate," said Prime Minister O'Neill.
"Our mobile users increased from 200,000 to over a million in one year as new network infrastructure was made available," Prime Minister O'Neill added. He pointed out that such progress supports the harnessing of digital innovations that can help to raise energy efficiency.
Prime Minister O'Neill noted the value of working together in APEC to both ensure open markets that lower prices of new technologies for consumers and deliver climate conscious reforms.
"Governments need to set up policies that better position the private sector to act in a manner that is socially responsible, environmentally friendly and, of course, promotes good governance," Prime Minister O'Neill said.
"You look at it now, the debates and discussions and conversations that are happening all around the world—it's encouraging," he concluded.
Trade and sectoral officials from APEC economies will aim to build on these and complementary trade and investment measures when they meet in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, beginning on 24 February.
The consultations will continue with the First APEC Senior Officials' Meeting on 8-9 March and culminate when Prime Minister O'Neill hosts the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Port Moresby in November.
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At this year's Comic-Con, fans are sure to see all the usual suspects: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman. But how do the most elaborate costumes come to be?
Meet Catherine Fisher, a local costume designer who lives for Comic-Con.
Fisher began designing for Comic-Con in 2005, but her passion for costumes started long before that. Fisher said she started making her own Halloween costumes at age 9 because she didn't like what she found at the store.
Now, she's winning awards for her Comic-Con creations.
Fisher said there are two main categories of Comic-Con costumes: Floor costumes and Masquerade costumes.
Floor costumes are worn in common areas throughout the conference. Fisher said the key is keeping it simple.
"The more restrictive your costume is, the more trouble you're asking for on the floor," she said.
Check it out: Comic-Con Survival Guide
At Saturday night's Masquerade, individuals and teams will show off elaborate costumes they've been working on for months. Participants range from children to people in their 70s. Fisher said many designers start on their costumes six months in advance.
"I'm usually working right up to the Con," she added.
In 2011, Fisher's "Return of the Jedi" costumes won "Best Recreation" and the Lucasfilm award. Fisher said Chewbacca was the most labor-intensive costume she's ever created.
"I was latch hooking that fur for 12 to 15 hours for probably 10 days straight," she said. She used the same technique used to create the original Chewbacca costume in "Star Wars."
So how much do one of these costumes cost? Fisher said that depends. For something like Chewy, "you're looking at $3,000 for a good recreation."
When it comes to costumes, Fisher predicts Comic-Con 2013 will feature lots of "Game of Thrones" characters and steampunk, a genre that combines history with the futuristic.
"It's just going to be a mishmosh of really awesome costumes, as always," she said.
So what does Fisher have planned for this year's Masquerade? That's a closely guarded secret. But she did reveal her skit involves six people and is based on a 2011 movie. Also, she said this is the first time she's using electronics in her costumes.
"That's all I can give away right now," she said.
For Comic-Con attendees interested in costume design, Fisher and other designers will speak at two panels: Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.


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- 1 cup mini sweet bell peppers, sliced
- ½ an avocado, sliced
- ½ cup mango, sliced
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Last night I had a Thespian experience. A friend's hairdresser, now stay with me, is also the Director fo the Bilpin Arcadian Players, an Amateur Dramatic group. He used to live in our area but has now relocated into a more rural part of the neighbourhood about an hour away in the lower blue mountains. Keen to patronise his hobby, my friend frequently buys tickets for a 'table' at their performances and last night, I was asked to join a table of about 14 for a night of theatre. Bilpin is an orchard area in the lower blue mountains. Not remote by Australian standards but it is a little microcosm of its own with local families who have lived there since the settlers days and a few yuppies who have weekenders to escape from the city heat to enjoy the rural lifestyle. There are no supermarkets or malls, it's a village atmosphere with the general store and a few little restaurants and fruit stands dotted along the only road that links it to the Blue Mountains.
So, with TheBoss and TheDane talking business in the drivers and front seat, Thommo, Rhonda and I squished into the back and talked girly things such as curtains and separation anxiety. As we wound up the Bells Line of Road, in the rain, we'd agreed to meet at the Bilpin Bowling Club. Lawn bowls that is, the pasttime of many retirees in Oz. It's really just grown-up marbles as far as I can see. So, we pull in among the utes and four wheel drives donning multiple arials and bull bars and eek our way past the 50th Birthday Party being held in the main area of the club and settle in behind the bar. Crowding isn't difficult as this bar area is little bigger than my cottage kitchen! The revellers celebrating obviously from the pink and white balloons, a female 5oth birthday look like something out of that film with Duelling Banjo's, Deliverance. The men have mullets. Short back and sides with a swag of hair at the back hanging shoulder length. Many are wearing really classic jackets bearing the insignia of Jack Daniels and Cougar. Some are wearing their football jumpers, obviously the dapper country man's choice of formal wear. The women are similarly identifyable by their 'country' good looks with missing teeth and slicked back, jus- got-out-of-the-shower hair. No GHD straighteners or spiral perms here. By now, the inner snob in me is absolutely having a field day.
We order a delightful round of drinks from a select list of beverages that included beer (three types of draught), spirits and soft drinks or that delicious goon that you get out of cardboard boxes usually with names like Fruity Lexia or Hock . . . it passes for wine up there apparently. Fortunately, we brought our own from home for later. Eager to get out of this place, TheDane is now standing there with his arms crossed, not happy about this environment at all. I can see him scanning the room and counting the fingers on the patrons just to see if there are the requisite 10 or if inbreeding had actually enabled them to grow a few extra. He was absolutely dreading the theatrical experience ahead. If this was pre dinner drinks, what was the rest of the night going to be like?
Back in the car and off to the Arcadian Theatre. Quite a cute little hall with a stage and proper curtains. About 12 trestle tables neatly laid in red white and blue with real knives and forks and wine glasses, not the plastic cups we had expected. Nibbly bits comprised those frozen samosas, mini pizzas and Aunty Mabel's home made meat balls with BBQ sauce but they were hot and we were hungry. A meal of roast beef and chicken with little frozen baby carrots, peas and corn mixed together and a potato bake (an aussie staple) were plain but wholesome and tasty and supplied with white bread rolls and little tubs of real butter. None of your yuppy low cholesterol high omega margarines, it's the real deal up here!
Then an eerie silence decends and the lights dim as the play begins. Actually it wasn't too bad, a little French farce about a woman who had three grown children, each by a different father but needed to marry one of them (the fathers that its) in order to 'save face' with her kid's fiancee's. Too long but only a few prompts from the sidelines were required, loud enough for everyone to hear them. And of course the Director's end of show speech, thanking his wife, children and God for the accolade afforded by the tiny crowd as if he was accepting an Acadamy Award. Generally, it was a good night, cheap, warm and cheerful despite the awful weather.
What really surprised me is that you can drive just 50 minutes from middle class suburbia and land bang smack in the middle of hicksville. We could have been air lifted beyond the black stump, way out in woop-woop and found ourselves in a similar environment. The only exception, dogs of the four legged kind weren't admitted into either venue. Amazing . . .I'm just glad we didn't dress up for the occasion or we would have looked much more out of place. As it was, the cabernet and chardonnay set were a little conspicuous among the local crowd but got into the spirit of things anyway.
I don't think we'll get TheDane there again . . .


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Don't forget to come along to the Rally 4 Democracy this Wednesday and sign our petition.
Don't forget to come along to the Rally 4 Democracy this Wednesday and sign our petition.
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– represent the students of the University in matters which may concern them:
– maintain communication between the students and other sections of the University community, and
– provide a range of services to the student body.
I'm sure there will be more after the Electoral Tribunal meeting tonight.
This news article distributed by the University of Queensland itself claims to rectify its policies to ensure transparency. Yes, the University claims to publish the UQ Constitution and Regulations on the UQU website, but does not specify whether these documents will be up-to-date. They may offer 'evidence of any recent changes to these', but they will not specify exactly which parts of the Constitution or Regulations have been altered and/or in what way. The report also claims that 'UQU Annual Reports, including financial summaries' will exist, but UQ does not specify whether these will be complete and correct when they are released!
At least we can be thankful for the promise of an 'appropriate, publicised UQU general complaints and appeals procedure is in operation'. However, it leaves me wondering; how come this kind of procedure was not in place before now? If an engineer builds a bridge, she doesn't wait for it to collapse before she assesses the issues with its construction.
This report also claims there to be an Electoral Tribunal hearing tomorrow (Thursday 23rd August). I know I'm excited to hear the proceedings.
If the University was really intending to pull the Union together, it would not be making these loose claims that could easily be manipulated – just to get us exactly where we were before this incident occurred. I'm looking for a total analysis of the Constitution and Regulations. I want all systems of the UQ Union to be audited and validated. I want there to be absolutely no room for misconduct whatsoever in future elections or any other Union associated activity. These claims from the University offer security in none of these points, and its students deserve more.
I received a tip today and I decided to post it so people are aware of a) the thinking of FRESH-minded people b) some of the rumours that are going around, usually based on ignorance or incorrect facts.
A text was sent to me written by a source from Cromwell College (the college a variety of the fakePULSE candidates attend):
They [fakePULSE kids from Cromwell] are not related at all with fresh. Also what fresh hasn't been saying is that pulse/change have done very similar tactics in the past. That exec [executive] just wanted to stay power so they [could] get paid. The union exec get paid alot. E.g. vice pres gets paid $36k a year. Unlike change exec, fresh exec gave most of it back to the union… So many flaws. In the change campaign. Also I know some of the change people doing all this and they are unreliable & creeps
All in all, I would like everyone to question all information they receive over the 'election' period, even if it's coming from your side of the fence. Lots of rumours are going around as is lots and lots of confusion. Accept the fact that some or most of the things you are hearing are not true and use your common sense to make judgements.
Check out these words from Robert Kelly.
Hi guys, my name's Robert Kelly and I WAS running for the Vice President of the well known Pulse party. However, as many of you already know, we were disqualified from running under the name 'Pulse' as another party had already registered under this name. What you don't know is that the President running for this fake Pulse party is Zac 'Dexter' Draheim – who is Colin Finke's best friend from Cromwell College. Ben 'Husky' Durance is running as Secretary of the party, and is also a close friend of Colin's, and the rest of the executive positions in this fake party are Cromwell College residents. No doubt Fresh will remove these boys from these positions after this post goes out and replace them with new ones, but please do not be fooled as they will only be replaced by other secret Fresh supporters. Party nominations have now closed, so when you see 'Pulse' on the ballot sheet, just know that it is a fake Pulse and if you tick that box, or any other box that appears on the ballot sheet, you are in reality, supporting Fresh.
Here is an image of the notice on the UQU Notice boards for evidence. Zach Daheim is actually listed under 'Union Newspaper' for PULSE, not President.
P.S. How confident are you in the competance of our Returning Officer that she misspells 'candidate' on this public document?
Here's another document drawn from a good old Facebook stalk, if you can read it.
I don't know if everyone has seen these flyers, but it is quite obvious they are either a candidate for or personally aligned with FRESH. The information about PULSE is entirely untrue. PULSE actually formed an alliance with the three other lefty tickets to make a stand against the arguably corrupt UQU, we are not separated but united.
It was great for me to see a random unidentified student walk past the FRESH stall area and knock down all three FRESH campaign boards in an act of protest. It was also interesting to hear the FRESH campaigners afterwards exclaim how PULSE was being 'so dishonest and violent' about the situation, despite the fact that the unidentified student was unaffiliated with PULSE in any way as far as any surrounding PULSE former candidates were aware.
There was also a picture taken of a PULSE affiliate standing on the fallen campaign board, sticking a notice of disqualification on to the tree behind it. I would like to put a warning out to all people campaigning for democracy; do not take this too far. There's no need for unruly behaviour, we have the power of the truth behind us and soon the media. Keep it calm, keep it casj. We don't want our behaviour to undermine our message.


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Archive for November 2010
An Early Holiday Wish List!
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- There is a parking spot next to the door of the store I am going to.
- I find an extra $20.00 in the pocket of my jeans.
My grandchildren forget I said yes to the many "Nana will you get me this?" toys they have seen advertised on TV.
Traffic parts (much like the biblical Red Sea) as I travel to the mall at the last-minute.
When asked if I can bring anything to a holiday party, the hostess answers "Yes, please bring your beautiful family and good cheer."
I stop feeling guilty about not sending Christmas cards each year.
Butterscotch replaces peppermint as the traditional holiday flavor. (I hate candy canes.)
Models in the catalogs weigh more than 90 lbs. so I can see what clothes will really look like.
Christmas radio stations will only play the Christmas songs I like. And they won't play any Christmas songs until it is actually December.
Santa reads and agrees to give me what is on this "Early Holiday Wish List!"
We know that December tends to bring stress as well as excitement, aggravation as well as joy and tension as well as cheer. It just does – so have some fun and start the month off by making your own "Early Holiday Wish List!". You'll feel better. I know that I do!
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is, you're the pilot." M. Altshuler
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted November 22, 2010on:
When my children were little we would sing this thanksgiving song: There are many things I am thankful for. I can find them near and far. There are many things I am thankful for. Let me tell you what they are. Each one of the kids would get their turn to sing about what they were thankful for. The song ended with…and I'm thankful to be me.
This little song at Thanksgiving turned into the song they taught their baby dolls and to their "students" when they played school. It was the song that we sang each night before bed and the song they would sing on a car ride. It is now the song that they sing and teach to their own children. They are listening to the wonderful way that their little ones are starting to be thankful.
If you have family and friends at your house around Thanksgiving Day, here are some ideas that you and your children can do together to show the many things they are thankful for:
- Thanksgiving placemats. Select paper, cloth or vinyl and let children decorate with drawings, photos, written names and special memories. These are wonderful additions to a table at meals or as a tabletop decoration around the house.
- Thanksgiving cards / books. Children can identify a special friend or part of the family and create a card or little book for them. Special drawings, photos, stories or particular "likes" for each person can be included in their very special book.
- "I am thankful for YOU!" Badges. Cut bright-colored circles, write or stamp I am thankful for YOU! on each one. (If you can, glue a photo of that person on the front of their badge). Children can sign their name or make a picture on the back. Punch a hole and string with ribbon. Children can present one to each person at your Thanksgiving table!
Thanksgiving offers us a traditional day set aside to consider all that we are thankful for. In reality, it is hard not to spend every day being thankful. When you look at your child – can you even remember what you did without her? Each morning when you wake up to a barking dog, smell coffee in the kitchen and hear the sounds of a busy household – stop moving and soak it in. When your child is hugging you – squeeze even tighter. When someone you love kisses you – rub it in. When you hold hands – never let go.
There are many things I am thankful for and I can find them near and far.
Count your blessings on Thanksgiving Day and every day.
Happy Thanksgiving!
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
Fall Fun!
Posted November 15, 2010on:
There are so many ways to have fun in the fall — whether it is your backyard or a visit to one of the gorgeous parks in our communities — the colors, smells and "feel" of fall is ready to be enjoyed by all.
Collect leaves! Fill a lunch bag or another container with beautiful, crispy fall leaves. Young children love to collect & carry leaves in their own bag. Older children enjoy collecting leaves and sorting by color, shape or size. Help them identify an oak, an elm or a maple leaf.
Speaking of leaves – nothing beats a pile of crackly, crispy, crumbly leaves! With rakes and mittens, get all of those yard leaves into a great big pile. But before you bag them up, run & jump in them! Throw them around and make it "snow" leaves – gear up for winter.
Squirrel food! Acorn, chestnuts, hickory nuts and seeds make wonderful food for squirrels. Collect nature's nourishments and sort into piles. Roasting hickory nuts and chestnuts, tasting acorn butter, and sorting dried fall seeds is great fun!
Fall melt-aways. Adult partners needed. Find all of those small bits of crayons that you have been meaning to throw out and create beautiful leaves! Use an old cheese shredder or paring knife to whittle crayons. Place crayon sprinkles on a sheet of wax paper, wax side up. Place another sheet of wax paper, wax side down on top. Cover with a thin towel and "iron". The crayons will melt in the wax. Cut out some leaf shapes and string to hang in front of the window.
Fall forest. Children can tear / cut and paste brown paper "tree trunks" on large plain paper. Using glue sticks or liquid school glue add colorful leaves children have collected outside to their tree trunks. Be sure to add a bright sun, cotton clouds and a crumpled leaf 'ground' to your fall forest.
Big Twigs. Collecting sticks is fun for older children. In a wagon or wheel barrow let children walk through the yard or neighborhood collecting fallen sticks. Sequence their sticks with them from the smallest to the tallest – the thinnest to the heaviest – the one with the most bumps on the bark to the smoothest…. Make up more comparisons. Be sure to have a pretzel stick for each winner! Recycle the collected sticks as appropriate to your neighborhood.
There's nothing better than stirring cinnamon sticks in hot chocolate, baking a warm apple pie and enjoying pumpkin pancakes (add a scoop of pumpkin pie filling to pancake batter) with our families in the fall!
October's Party
~George Cooper
October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came –
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
The "Aha" Moment
Posted November 8, 2010on:
There are great comic strips that typically show a child – or adult – struggling with the way to get something done. In the first few comic boxes it shows repeated attempts without success. A middle box will show a light bulb over the head of the "struggler" but now there is a smile and wide open eyes:the "aha!" moment has happened! The moment when it all makes sense and everything is clear! The final comic strip box will be jubilation and success with what once was a challenge.
If you watch your children closely, you will be blinded by the flashing light bulbs. Each day there are "aha!" moments to celebrate! Each day in a young child's life celebrates a new success overcoming what once was a struggle.
What are these wonderful "aha" moments in childhood?
- For your baby –
Rolling over for the first time – grabbing a toy and making sound – rocking on knees and hands – standing holding on to the couch – walking to mommy without falling – picking up Cheerios – moving with deliberation and balance – crawling upstairs then down – sitting forward in a car seat.
- For you –
Figuring out what helps a light sleeper sleep through the night – determining where formula & diapers fit into your budget – learning how to successfully juggle new household responsibilities – the day you fit back into your favorite jeans – finally finding the way to collapse the stroller to fit into the car trunk.
- For your toddler –
The power of language, especially NO! – picking toys up & carrying them without drops – putting clothes and shoes on – knowing where the dog treats are and getting them "all by myself" – completing puzzles – finding the orange crayon – knowing the (correct!) words to songs – outsmarting older siblings – running
- For you –
Perfecting a working routine that includes active play and calming down-time before bed – learning how to get kids to eat at the table – discovering the quickest and safest way to travel with children – timing morning showers and evening adult time perfectly – balancing laundry, toy, & recycling baskets – finding that 25th hour in a day
- For preschoolers and young school-agers –
Reading – writing – making friends – building strength – gaining confidence: every other moment will be wrapped up in these.
- For you –
Pride – accomplishment – respect for your children, family & yourself: every other moment will be here.
"There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in."
Graham Greene
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director
As parents, were you ever startled at your child's action that was either wonderful or horrible? Have you ever listened to your child spout words of compassion and understanding – or what you would consider totally inappropriate? Have you stood in awe at your child's accomplishments and fortitude – as well as ran to them to stop an argument or struggle? Have you thought to yourself: "I don't know how that happened!?!?"
Consider this… We know that children are like sponges; literally soaking up every single thing they see, hear, and are a part of. As children develop and grow, the world explodes right before them. What used to be a challenge is now a success. What was off limits is now allowed. Constant learning has opened new worlds. One friend has turned into many. Family expectations become expanded and detailed.
We can find ourselves overjoyed at how our children move smoothly through life's many changes as well as finding ourselves struggling with the why of children's actions, tones and words that we didn't expect. Before our eyes that sweet little infant has turned into a defiant two-year old who quickly becomes a "know-it-all" preschooler who is working toward being a saucy school-ager. And we ask again "How did that happen?"
But wait! If you soak a sponge in water, you get water out of when you squeeze it. If you soak a sponge in milk, you will get milk out. If you soak a sponge in juice, you will get juice. If you soak a sponge…. Oh, you get it!
So if you have a bouncing baby, or a terrific two-year old, a practically perfect preschooler or a super school ager, make no mistake what you put in is what you will get out! Children don't make up tones of voice or snappy responses or pouty pusses or snobby attitudes or rude refusals. They learn them.
Children treated with kindness will be caring. Patience will lead to persistence. Smiles and Laughter will teach humor and attachment. Excitement will frame interests. Praise will encourage initiative. Understanding will allow achievement. Respect will build friendship. Encouragement is the marker of success.
Children truly "Learn What They Live" D.L. Nolte
-Kate Dust, EduKids Education Director


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Burrows, Roswell Lester, was for many years one of the foremost members of the Buffalo bar. His father, Latham
Avery Burrows, was a lawyer, a judge of the Court for the Correction of Errors, and a State senator, was located
at Owego, Tioga county, N. Y., where his family of ten children were born (Roswell L. being ths second), and where,
on the banks of the Susquehanna, he built a fine house of the old fashioned pillared type, which, with its well
kept grounds and garden, is still one of the pleasant homes of that quiet, attractive place. Roswell Lester Burrows
was born March 12, 1821, and as a boy and young man was remarkable for his great physical strength and mental vigor,
and many an entertaining anecdote was told of his boyish courage and prowess or victory in the class-room. About
1889 the family moved to Rochester, where he studied law with General Matthews. He was admitted to the bar in 1842
and began active practice in Albion, Orleans county, where two of his father's brothers lived, and where he formed
a law partnership with Judge Burrell. On the death of his elder brother, Latham, in 1847, he moved to Buffalo,
where he resided and practiced law until his death. January 6, 1848, he married Maria W, daughter of Rev. Justus
W. French, of Albion, N. Y. After removing to Buffalo he shared, for a time, an office with E. Carleton Sprague,
and during his earlier residence in this city held many positions of trust. He was a trustee and secretary of the
Buffalo Orphan Asylum and secretary of the. Buffalo General Hospital, rendering efficient service during the cholera
panics of 1849, 1852 and 1854. He was chairman of the lecture course of the Young Men's Association, city clerk
during the years 1854-55, and during the war of the Rebellion was in full sympathy with the North and active in
the service of the Sanitary Commission. He was a member of the State Legislature in 1866-67, and while there was
the means of securing for Buffalo its State Normal School. In the fall of 1868 he was elected judge of Erie county
and served four years, when he resumed his law practice, which he carried on until his death, making a specialty
of referee cases. For the most part he practiced alone; but he formed, at different times, partnerships with Judge
Green, George R. Babcock, John A. Douglass, and Sheldon T. Viele. He was also for many years a director and the
attorney of the Niagara Falls International Bridge Company. Judge Burrows possessed a discriminating sense of justice,
keen judgment, and a comprehensive grasp of mind rarely equalled. His fund of anecdote was exhaustless, his sense
of humor remarkable. He had pre-emineritly a legal mind, and he so supplemented that quality by training and study
as to become a great lawyer, sharp and accurate, but never narrow or technical. His opinions and decisions were
ever received with deference and respect. His uprightness of purpose, honesty of intention, and perfect integrity
were unimpeached and unquestioned, and he enjoyed in the highest degree the esteem and confidence of alL He was
first a Whig and later a Republican, and a member of the Baptist church. He died February 15, 1897; his widow survives
him. He had four children: Sarah Lester (Mrs. Charles C. Morey), who died December 15, 1883; Julia Maria, who died
September 14, 1878; Miss Anna E., of Buffalo; and Latham Avery, a banker of Saginaw, Mich.
Our County and its people
A descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Truman C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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General considerations to keep in mind during treatment with Innohep include the following:
- This medication is given as an injection just under the skin (subcutaneously) once a day.
- The injections are usually given in the fatty layer on the abdomen (the stomach), the upper thigh, or the upper area of a buttock.
- If you are in a hospital, a healthcare provider will probably administer the injection. However, you may be sent home with this medication, in which case you or a caregiver must administer the injections.
- Make sure your healthcare provider shows you exactly how to inject Innohep.
- Do not inject this medication into a muscle. It should be injected into the fat layer under the skin.
- For Innohep to work properly, it must be used as prescribed. You may be increasing your risk for serious problems if you stop taking it too soon.
The dose your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
- Your weight
- Other medical conditions you may have.
As is always the case, do not adjust your dose unless your healthcare provider specifically tells you to do so.
(Click Innohep Dosage for more information.)
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The Bakken-Three Forks rig count dropped to 66 rigs running across our coverage area by end of the week on Friday.
In recent Bakken news, production in the Bakken Shale play decreased over the summer according to the Energy Information Administration' s latest Drilling Productivity Report.
Read more:EIA: Bakken Production Declines
The U.S. rig count fell by four this week, ending with 838 rigs running by midday Friday. A total of 194 rigs were targeting natural gas (down four from previous week) and 640 were targeting oil in the U.S. (one less than the previous week). The remainder were drilling service wells (e.g. disposal wells, injection wells, etc.)70 are in ND alone.
Bakken Oil & Gas Rigs
The Bakken oil rigs were at 66 this week with Bloomberg reporting WTI oil prices trading at $45.7/bbl on Friday afternoon. WTI-Brent decreased $.06 landing to $48.60. The Bakken has zero natural active gas rig in the area this week with futures increasing slightly to $2.56/mmbtu by midday.
McKenzie County continues to lead development at 25 rigs this week, far outpacing other counties. View the full list below under the Bakken Drilling by County section.
Activity continues to be dominated by horizontal drilling:
- 62 rigs are drilling horizontal wells
- 1 rigs are drilling directional wells
- 3 rigs are drilling vertical wells
Be sure to visit our Bakken Job Listings to search openings and come back weekly for updates or sign up for alerts - Daily or Weekly Email Alerts
Bakken Drilling by County
Bakken Oil & Gas News
Pope Francis Challenges U.S. on Climate Change
Continental Sidelines Bakken Rigs
What is the Rig Count?
The Bakken Shale Rig Count is an index of the total number of oil & gas drilling rigs running across Montana and North Dakota. The rigs referred to in this article are for ALL drilling reported by Baker Hughes and not solely wells targeting the Bakken formation. All land rigs and onshore rig data shown here are based upon industry estimates provided by the Baker Hughes Rig Count.
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It's that time again! The holidays are right around the corner and that means we're gearing up for a season of DIY decor. Halloween is the one holiday in which you can get away with practically anything. And although we love faux spider webs and painted pumpkins, we're more attracted to unique, original designs. Our DIY Sidewalk Skulls are a great way to add spook to your home without too much black and orange. Where's the wow factor? It's a glow in the dark graveyard so each piece glows in the gloomy night of Hallow's Eve.
Materials: White poster board or card stock, Scissors or craft knife, pencil, glow in the dark acrylic paint (available at craft stores), paintbrush, skewer sticks, masking tape
How To:
1. Print this skull template on your home printer. Cut out with scissors and a craft knife (for the eyes and nose) and trace onto your poster board or card stock. *Tip: for extra strength or to keep your skulls from warping over time, glue two pieces of card stock together before tracing and cutting.
2. Cut out the skull from the poster board or card stock using scissors and a craft knife.
3. Apply three generous layers of glow in the dark paint.
4. After the paint is dry, place the skewer stick on the back (pointed side down) and secure with a piece of masking tape.
*Tip: We recommend keeping the skulls under a lamp or bright light before displaying for best results. If rain is in the forecast, remove the skulls from the yard to preserve the strength of the paper.
Place skulls along your sidewalk or pathway to light the way for trick-or-treaters! We added bats and bones to the mix, but you can make anything from witch hats to pumpkin heads!
Happy Halloween!
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New Year is a time many people reflect on themselves and how they can be fitter, slimmer, tighter, faster, healthier, better! We compare ourselves to those around us and online – eagerly pouring over the lives of smug fitness professionals and celebrities who paint their perfect lifestyle alongside their perfect abs. Of course we are…Details


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Alida recently received an email from a worried client. She went looking for advice about writing good sex scenes, and found enough of it to confuse her. The thing to remember is that a sex scene is a scene like any other. So why are they so uncomfortable to write? How can you write them well? What is the one thing you should never do?
Alida covers all of that in this 60 Second Writing Tip.
This is a clean discussion, but I acknowledge that people have sex and writers write sex scenes. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed this video. Please share your thoughts about writing good sex scenes in the comments below. And don't forget to share it with your writing friends.
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Direct Deposit
Direct deposit allows you to receive your refund directly into your checking or savings account. Students with direct deposit generally receive refunds in their bank accounts 2-3 business days from the processing date shown on the student account. In order to safeguard student financial data, we have implemented two-factor authentication for student direct deposits.
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Students who choose not sign up for direct deposit receive refunds by check sent through U.S. Mail to the current 'billing' address listed in One.IU. Checks sent through normally take between 7 to 10 business days from the refund date shown in One.IU to arrive at the final mailing destination. By contrast, direct deposit of student refunds normally occurs within 2-3 business days … so, be sure to sign up for DIRECT DEPOSIT to get your money faster!
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Upcoming conference: Renewing the Face of the Earth: The Church and the Order of Creation (St. Paul, MN)/
From the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity (at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota), comes a call for papers (PDF) for their conference, "Renewing the Face of the Earth: The Church and the Order of Creation," to be held in St. Paul on October 29-31, 2009. Here is the announcement:
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.
It would be an understatement to say that the natural environment is a current topic of concern in contemporary culture. And yet, though many may share in the concern, little work has been done to arrive at a common framework for considering possible solutions.
While a myriad of practical proposals have been aired in the public sector, this conference emerges from the conviction that more fundamental theological questions lie at the heart of the concern for our care of the earth, questions which the Catholic intellectual tradition is uniquely equipped to address: What is responsible stewardship? What is the meaning, value and destiny of created goods? How does one situate the dignity of the human person vis a vis created things? And are there distinctive Catholic features to any authentic response?
The aim of the conference is to consider the significance of grasping anew the Catholic theological and philosophical principles which may be drawn upon to illuminate the problem o f the environment. We invite papers that bring the wisdom of our own intellectual heritage, especially that of St. Thomas Aquinas, to articulate an adequate vision of responsible stewardship, one that is coherent, meaningful and faithful.
The conference will be held at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minnesota. Paper proposals should be sent to Dr. Deborah Savage at email@example.com by June 1, 2009.
As the announcement indicates, there is a certain forefronting of the doctrine of Aquinas. The conference's website is here.


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I gather the title is a take-off on the concept of peak oil. I do rather hope it is true, too much frivolous punctuation is annoying. I'd rather see it used properly.
Courtesy The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... on/358628/
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"The Internet offers us nearly infinite space," - well, yes, but Twitter and many texts limit input to 140-160 characters at a time. And as one of the comments mentioned, many texters use no punctuation at all. BTW, the comments on the article about typewriters are worth the link. Thans, Slava.!?!
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