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The offering will be formally received on Sunday, September 9. As with all our special offerings, you are welcome to give at any time (always make checks payable to Niles Discovery Church). You can also give online: go to our church webpage and click the "donate" button at the top of the page.
Niles Discovery Church receives a special offering each month. With that many possibilities for special giving, you may need to choose which ones are most important to you. You can see the schedule of special offerings at http://j.mp/speoff2018 or call the church office we will mail you one.
Thanks to your generosity, our August Special Offering of school supplies provided 76 backpacks (a record number), 21 lunchboxes, 2 boxes of binder paper and spiral notebooks, a bag of pens and pencils (49 dozen to be exact), a bag of glue and glue sticks (214), a bag of crayons, markers and colored pencils, a bag of erasers (66), and other miscellaneous supplies. The administrative staff at the Family Resource Center were delighted with everything, but then, we have a reputation to uphold. They were ready with three carts to bring in everything from the packed car, instead of the usual one!


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I don't usually do restaurant reviews, in fact I have made it a point not to give an opinion but the idea of a restaurant devoted to smoked meat intrigued me, so as the saying goes , never say never….
So what do smoked meat and Shanghai have in common these days? Hold on to your hockey sticks folks, the "famous" Montreal smoked beef has arrived in Shanghai and found it's way as far as Henan Lu. Like all Americans I love a good sandwich so I was very interested in trying Montreal smoked beef ( which was introduced to Canada in the 19th/20th century by Jewish immigrants) so off I went, mouth watering, to TOCK's, a Montreal deli right here in Shanghai.
Despite the rye bread being cut in such a way that made it tricky to keep all 150gms of beef in the sandwich, the beef was delicious. True to all the reviews, the beef is sorta like pastrami but juicier. They also have smoked duck pastrami on the menu but sadly they were out the day I was there.
This is one of the things I like best about Shanghai, every week there is something new to see and new to try. Often something we have never seen or tried before. Heck I have been to Canada a hundred times at least and had never heard of Montreal smoked beef. Now thanks to TOCK's I have.
If smoked beef is not to your taste , and I bet you are eating more beef then usual these days ( unless you took my advice and went vegetarian) just around the corner from TOCK's is a a street full of tiny Shanghai eateries, with outdoor seating. Lots of choices but unfortunately no sandwiches. Saved it for another day.
Eat Well, Live Well, Eat something new!

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Plastics and its negative effects have surrounded the world since its advent. However, the low-cost and ease of availability are contributing to the immense usage. The aquatic life is in grave danger due to the similar reason. In order to curb the same, veteran mariner Emily Penn has decided to initiate a venture that will include only female crew to identify the largest assimilation of marine plastic in the world.
The team, led by Emily Penn will also accomplish various experiments on the massive mobile mess made of plastic. This is also referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is created with the ocean currents and wind. This has swirled the plastics around, giving it a huge shape, which is currently thrice the size of France.
Emily Penn has undergone several experiments, which has revealed that the toxic effects of the plastics are very harmful to the women, which has compelled her to initiate the venture. The entire set of data obtained from the journey will be shared with the universities in Switzerland, the UK, and the US. The data will include the amount of plastic present in the seas and air along with the sediments. This will help the scientists analyze the extent to which the aquatic and terrestrial wildlife will be affected due to the same.
According to Emily Penn, she is more concerned about the matter that the plastics are breaking down under the influence of the sunlight and seawater. She has also experimented that the tiny particles are extremely harmful as these are jammed with chemicals. She has even revealed that these chemicals are equivalent to oestradiol, which is the sex hormone and can negatively affect the fertility in not only humans but also in animals.
This will be a support to the deals that work for controlling the pollution, one of which is the Plastics Watch, launched by BBC.


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In the majority of my blog posts, I say that I'll be back with another post shortly- and that has to be one of the biggest lies. I initially started this blog with hopes to post content regularly, and I'm failing miserably lol. I'll get better at it one day. It's almost been a year since I created this blog and it's fun for me to go back through posts and see what was going on in my life then. I was so fearful about senior year and college, but I am a high school graduate now!
I'll do a post about what I learned from high school later on (not setting a deadline) but for now, I wanted to give an update on what's been going on in my life! Rewind to the beginning of May:
I was hitting overtime at my job on most weeks while studying for AP tests.
It's weird cause it wasn't until the very end of high school where life just started getting better socially emotionally, mentally (everything). I started making more friends which made me sad thinking about missing graduation. Months prior, I made the decision to skip graduation night and go to Korea instead. Nonetheless, I bought myself a nice vlogging camera for my graduation present and headed to Seoul, Korea.
I toured lots of historical buildings, ate good food, caught up with friends and family, etc. I had such a wonderful time in Korea! I got along so well with my mom and we went everywhere together. Oh, the best thing about Korea? No tipping at restaurants.. lol. That's what I took away from my trip hahah.
I stayed in Korea for 2 weeks and then went to Newport Beach, California right after. My parents are divorced and my dad doesn't live in the States so he came to spend time with us. He brought his wife and my (cutest) little brother. We rented a beach house so on the days we weren't at the beach, we went shopping, discovered cute restaurants, went strawberry picking, etc.
After three weeks of traveling, I'm back at home and it feels so good. The traveling did me well in many ways and I feel rejuvenated. I have been so happy and feel incredibly blessed for all the positive energy and people surrounding me. High school hasn't been the most fun, memorable chapter of my life, but that's closed and I've opened up a new chapter.
This summer, I'll be busy checking off my summer bucket list all the while interning at a company I'm in love with. I've been thoroughly enjoying my summer so far.
Have a good weeekend! 🙂


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Here's his Red Castle Inn for the Building deck. I love all the little details and characters in here! There's more than just a few random heroes for hire. Look, it's Captain of the Guard and the Plowman arm wrestling in the back! The Bureaucrat is there! One of the thieves from the Thieves' Guild, and even the Mason is there! I wonder who else we might find!


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day after my birthday. All the kind, sweet texts, phone calls,and posts on Face Book make me so thankful for my family and friends. My students remembered my birthday and made sure to send me kind wishes of good will. Birthdays can be a renewal of thanksgiving for life, love, and kindness. Each morning I thank God for another day of life. This morning I want to also thank all of you who encourage and pray for me!Today, is the
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Downloads of v 3.14
Last update
get_iplayer: BBC iPlayer Indexing Tool and PVR
- Downloads TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer
- Allows multiple programmes to be downloaded using a single command
- Indexing of most available iPlayer catch-up programmes from previous 30 days (not BBC Three, Red Button or iPlayer Exclusive)
- Caching of programme index with automatic updating
- Regex search on programme name
- Regex search on programme description and episode title
- Filter search results by channel
- Direct download via programme ID or URL
- PVR capability (may be used with cron or Task Scheduler)
- HTTP proxy support
- Perl 5.10.1+ required, plus LWP, LWP::Protocol::https, XML::LibXML and Mojolicious modules
- Requires ffmpeg for conversion to MP4 and AtomicParsley for metadata tagging
- Runs on Linux/BSD (Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenBSD and others), macOS (10.10+), Windows (7/8/10 - XP/Vista not supported)
- get_iplayer can only search for programmes that were scheduled for broadcast on BBC linear services within the previous 30 days, even if some are available for more than 30 days on the iPlayer site. It may be possible to download other content directly via PID or URL, but such use is not supported.
- get_iplayer does not support downloading news/sport videos, other embedded media, archive sites, special collections, educational material, programme clips or any content other than whole episodes of programmes broadcast on BBC linear services within the previous 30 days, plus episodes of BBC Three programmes posted within the same period. It may be possible to download other content directly via PID or URL, but such use is not supported.
To install getiplayer (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
C:\> choco install getiplayer
--version 3.14
To upgrade getiplayer (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
C:\> choco upgrade getiplayer
--version 3.14
- tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $packageName= 'getiplayer' $toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)" $url = 'https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer_win32/releases/download/3.14.0/get_iplayer-3.14.0-setup.exe' $packageArgs = @{ packageName = $packageName unzipLocation = $toolsDir fileType = 'exe' url = $url url64bit = $url64 softwareName = 'getiplayer*' checksum = '11fd223cbf497819379ca82030a5339758e5e197' checksumType = 'sha1' checksum64 = '' checksumType64= 'sha256' silentArgs = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' } Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
- tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $packageName = 'getiplayer' $softwareName = 'get_iplayer*' $installerType = 'EXE' $silentArgs = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' $validExitCodes = @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641) if ($installerType -ne 'MSI') { $silentArgs = '/S' $validExitCodes = @(0) } $uninstalled = $false [array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $softwareName if ($key.Count -eq 1) { $key | % { $file = "$($_.UninstallString)" if ($installerType -eq 'MSI') { $silentArgs = "$($_.PSChildName) $silentArgs" $file = '' } Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName $packageName ` -FileType $installerType ` -SilentArgs "$silentArgs" ` -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes ` -File "$file" } } elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) { Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means." } elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) { Write-Warning "$key.Count matches found!" Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled." Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:" $key | % {Write-Warning "- $_.DisplayName"} }
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Release Notes
Changes in 3.14
Recording mode changes
In April 2018 the BBC removed some media streams, including the [email protected] streams referred to by the recording mode "hlshd" in getiplayer. The "hlshd" streams still exist for some repeats and box sets, but in general they are not available for new programmes. Consequently, some changes have been made to getiplayer recording modes:
- 50fps streams will now be tried first for 1280x720, 960x540, and 704x396 video, with 25fps streams as fallback for 960x540 and 704x396. This means that those TV downloads will roughly double in size and take twice as long compared to previous releases (when using default settings). 50fps HD video requires 2GB+ storage per hour of video.
- Removed
--fps50option as it is now the default
- Added
--fps25option to force use of 25fps streams only (HD video not available). An equivalent "Use only 25fps streams" option was added to the "Recording" tab of the Web PVR.
- Removed all "hls"-prefixed TV and radio modes, except for "hlshd" ([email protected]). Old values are automatically mapped to alternative modes, with warning emitted.
- Although "hlshd" appears to be on the way out, some older programmes, repeats and box sets may still be available with those streams. However, "hlshd" is no longer included in any mode shortcuts or defaults. It must be specified separately. See Recording quality for examples. Check for the presence of "hlshd" streams with
- Removed "vgood" mode shortcuts. Now mapped to "better".
- Removed "worse" mode shortcuts. Now mapped to "good".
- Removed "vhigh" TV quality level ([email protected]). Now mapped to "xsd" ([email protected]).
- Removed "std" TV quality level ([email protected]). Now mapped to "xhigh" ([email protected]).
- Added
hd,sd,high,lowshortcuts for
high,std,med,lowshortcuts for
--radiomode. Prefix with "tv" or "radio", respectively, for use with
--modesor Web PVR. These shortcuts provide a means to download only streams of the corresponding resolution or bit rate, without fallback to lower resolution or bit rate as is the case for shortcuts such as "best" or "better". These single-quality shortcuts may be combined. Notes:
- Don't use
--fps25since HD streams are not available.
- Don't use
--tvmode=hdwith audiodescribed programmes since HD streams generally are not available.
- Don't use
--radiomode=hd,sdsince such streams are not available.
- Be careful if using
--radiomode=high,stdfor World Service programmes since such streams may only be available for podcast versions.
- Don't use
- HLS ("haf" modes) is now default stream format for radio downloads, with DASH ("daf" modes) as fallback
If you plan to re-encode 50fps HD downloads to smaller 25fps files, you may wish to consider adding the
--raw option to get_iplayer downloads and using the resulting .ts or .m4a/.m4v files as re-encoding inputs. That would save a bit of time by not copying the file twice more during remuxing to MP4 and metadata tagging.
Other changes
- get_iplayer now tops up its cache to 30 days no matter how long it has been since the last update. If you update weekly, you shouldn't notice any difference. If you update after a long gap, the first update will take noticeably longer. The initial update after a new installation will also take noticeably longer since you are building an entire 30-day cache. You can use the
--refresh-limitoption to restrict the time period covered by a cache update.
- get_iplayer now uses HTTPS everywhere. All internally-generated URLs are HTTPS, and only HTTPS media URLs are used by default. There may be rare cases where streams for a programme are missing because no HTTPS media URLs are available. In that event, use
--stream-httpto see if any non-HTTPS URLs are available. Removed
--include-httpsoption as it is now the default.
- DASH downloads are now put through an extra remux to ensure that output files are compatible with Windows Media Player, iTunes, and other similarly finicky media players. This should affect few users since HLS is the default stream format. If you don't need or don't want the extra post-processing, disable it with
- Use the new
--credits-onlyoptions to download programme credits. Credits are available for many TV programmes, and a few radio programmes such as Radio 4 dramas. The credits are downloaded to a plain text
.credits.txtfile in your output directory. Not configurable in Web PVR.
- Use the new
--tag-creditsoption to append the programme credits decribed above to the output file's "lyrics" metadata tag. You do not need to specify
--creditsunless you wish to retain the
.credits.txtfile as well. Not configurable in Web PVR.
- The file extension for track lists has changed from
- Added
--available-beforeoption to bracket searches with
--available-since. Not configurable in Web PVR.
- Added
--thumbnail-squareoption to retrieve square version of thumbnail image. Not configurable in Web PVR.
- Removed unused
All non-core Perl modules used by getiplayer (except those from Mojolicious) are now loaded when the getiplayer script is compiled before execution. If you are missing some dependencies, you will see error messages similar to:
Can't locate XML/LibXML.pm in @INC (you may need to install the XML::LibXML module)
See: get_iplayer wiki
More Information
See: get_iplayer wiki
Version History
|Last updated
|getiplayer (Install) 3.22
|Tuesday, August 20, 2019
|getiplayer (Install) 3.21
|Monday, July 15, 2019
|getiplayer (Install) 3.20
|Tuesday, February 26, 2019
|getiplayer (Install) 3.18
|Thursday, January 3, 2019
|getiplayer (Install) 3.16
|Friday, July 6, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.15
|Thursday, July 5, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.14
|Wednesday, May 9, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.13
|Tuesday, March 27, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.12
|Monday, January 15, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.10
|Friday, January 12, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.09
|Tuesday, January 2, 2018
|getiplayer (Install) 3.07
|Wednesday, November 29, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.06
|Wednesday, November 1, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.05
|Friday, October 13, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.04
|Friday, October 13, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.03
|Monday, October 2, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.02
|Monday, August 21, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.01
|Monday, May 8, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 3.00
|Tuesday, May 2, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 2.99.20170410
|Monday, April 10, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 2.99
|Wednesday, February 22, 2017
|getiplayer (Install) 2.97
|Monday, October 31, 2016
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Macaws: A Complete Guide
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Another long weekend? If we must.
- At Minyanville, Kevin Depew has a special guest making the bear case.
- In the Los Angeles Times, Michael Shermer notes the evolutionary roots of "irrational" economic behavior (via Jeff Saut).
- Big mutual fund companies and the Investment Company Institute go to war over the tax treatment of exchange-traded notes.
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No matter how you slice it, humanity is a far cry from where it could be. The scale of suffering and inequality that we allow is staggering. While it's easy to brush off this line of thinking as dramatic, we all have moments when this truth is brought into focus — whether hearing of it from afar, or experiencing it first-hand.
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We're coming to understand that everything is connected — that we are not separate from one another or from our planet. Just as we admire fellow citizens who add value to the community, we gravitate towards companies whose overall contribution makes the world a better place.
This idea of overall contribution is critical. Many companies engage in seemingly progressive initiatives, all the while conducting themselves questionably in many aspects of their core business. This kind of selective nobility is, in some ways, the most disappointing. Every company should make its primary focus refining the way it carries out its core business, because that is always where it can have the most impact. Until then, resources spent elsewhere represent a misallocation at best and a diversion at worst.
Even with the marketplace evolving, demand alone is not enough to bring about the change that's needed. We need organizations to go beyond what is demanded of them, and do what's right before anyone is forcing them to do it. We need visionaries with unshakable resolve to pursue progress for the sake of progress, and then inspire people to come along for the ride.
At the root of all of this is a quality that doesn't necessarily have a word in the English language: The resolve to do what's right, even when no one's looking. The inherent elegance to doing so is all the motivation a true leader needs. It is, in every sense, the most profitable path.


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For more on the structure of our Mommy and Me class, please see the Mommy and Me link above.
This week at circle time, the kids got to decorate the tree. Each child received a felt ornament to put on the tree. I named their piece as I handed it to them and encouraged them to listen carefully for me to sing the name of their ornament. If you have ever worked with two-year-olds, you know that doesn't always (rarely) happens. It's all about progress, not perfection. Teacher lesson learned: only give them one ornament. I had a smaller group, so I gave them each two different pieces. Those amazing little brains are working on a lot. If they are putting a piece on the tree, that pretty much means that any pieces they have go on the tree. We sang "Santa Had a Christmas Tree" as we decorated.
During centers, we made pine cone ornaments. This is always a favorite activity. It is very challenging to find developmentally appropriate art activities for toddlers. This one is perfect. Most kids are very engaged and fill their tree. Just dip the pom poms in the glue and stick it into an open spot.
Our shaker project for the color green is this jingle bell shaker inspired by a project on Crafts by Amanda. I adapted it for the younger crowd. First they dot stamped the plate. For extra writing practice, parents could encourage their child to use a marker to draw circles around the dots and make a small dot in the center of the larger dots. I try to give parents ways to expand activities if their child is ready for a greater challenge.
After decorating the plate, they fold it in half and slip pipe cleaners through the holes to fasten. There are a variety of items to slip onto the pipe cleaners including beads, buttons, sequins and jingle bells. I put numbers on the tray if parents want to add counting to the activity ("pick two jingle bells"). I added larger pipe cleaner loops to the jingle bells to make it easier for the toddlers to string them onto the pipe cleaners.
For Music and Movement, we popped popcorn (crumpled up paper) in the parachute to the song Popcorn by Barenaked Ladies.
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I'm in Tennessee. I have a newly finished 3br/2ba house. 200A service. I have a small garage that I'm trying to bring power to. I have four spare breaker spaces. I was planning on adding a 150A sub panel in a detached garage using direct burial cable and spare breaker spaces in the house panel. My question is, will I need to mount a meter-base on the exterior of the garage and bring new service instead of just OCP'ing the 150A with a breaker inside the house panel, a disconnect outside the garage, and another 150A main breaker inside the subpanel? Some local guys told me that since the garage isn't ATTACHED it has to have it's own meter, which kind of defeats the purpose of using the spare breaker spaces. I'm trying to keep from doing this work twice
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Hey Zach thanks for your question. Buildings and structures can be supplied by services or feeders or branch circuits by using Article 230 or Article 225 - unless there are local requirements that change that. The NEC does not require meters, those are required by utilities because they want to charge for the electric supply and usage. If the house service panelboard is suitable for the additional load of the detached garage using a feeder to supply the garage is acceptable. make sure you locate the garage panelboard to comply with 225.32. That is a very common practice.
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"We are not built for pain," the bishop said yesterday, "but we are built for suffering."
Why talk about suffering? It's not even Lent, yet. This is how those of us who are Catholic know we are Catholic: if we aren't suffering, we are doing something wrong.
Okay, seriously, let's talk about suffering – a certain specific type of suffering that has nothing to do with pain. The bishop's comment referenced the readings for the fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The first was an excerpt of Job: "Has not man a hard service upon earth, and are not his days like the days of a hireling? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness and nights of misery are apportioned to me." (Job 7:1-3) And then the second reading, in the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians: "Brothers and sisters: If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship." (1 Cor. 9:16,17)
I hereby dub this "Burnout Week." So apropos that these reading show up in February! Have you seen Brandy Vencel's series on Homeschool Burnout yet? She offers some great ideas to help you cope with it, but here's what burnout is: the crash you feel when the good that you do, whether homeschooling or anything else, feels unrewarding, draining, or just plain boring in the moment you are doing it. The light inside feels as if it is extinguished, hence the sense that you must just suffer through, because the stewardship with which we have been entrusted, our children, is our primary duty. What is suffering but the willingness to get through the drudgery of doing – not planning and dreaming, but doing – day after day, week after week – for no immediate recompense. And why?
"So that you might have joy," said the bishop. "Not happiness, but joy."
We'll forgive him, English is the bishop's second language. I think he meant, as Fr. Pinckaers points out in his reflection on Catholic morality, that joy is a very different experience than pleasure, even though the two may both bring about happiness. The happiness derived from pleasure is external to us and short lived, but joy is about the deep satisfaction derived from, among other things, the "savor of a long task finally accomplished…truth understood and goodness loved." (p. 78) When we are burned out, it is easy to turn to pleasures by "temporarily" suspending our duties in order to relight the fire. What we are looking for, in truth, is joy.
"Energy follows attention. The more you focus on the good, the more good there will be to focus on." This quote hung on the wall at our marriage retreat on Saturday. Given the importance of attention as a habit we develop, it does follow that we use much of our energy in the process.
What does it mean to "CM" my marriage? Relationships experience burnout, too. The retreat, far from being an escape from the marriage, gave us a chance to ensure we were still working together. So the most important part of a marriage is dialog, where one partner shares either experiences, feelings or thoughts and the other responds. In Marriage Encounter, "dialog" is all about feelings, which did my husband and I very little good. We are both thinkers, not so much feelers, and our thinky hearts were warmed to know that we didn't have to talk about feelings all the time.
Anyway, back to CM – how to use a Charlotte Mason principle in another area of my life. Think of dialog as narration. The dialog partner responds to the sharing partner with mirroring ("you said…" "is there more?"), validation ("I can understand this…") and empathy ("I imagine you might feel…"). The partner does NOT respond with questioning, because, and this is important, the person asking the questions controls the conversation. When our kids narrate what they have read to us, they find it very frustrating when we interrupt them with questions, when we redirect the narration away from the direction they want to take it. It is natural to want to be heard. When we allow a narration, or a self-disclosure, to flow, we allow the speaker to show us who they are and how they think. "This is as good as it gets," said our retreat leader, "to be seen as we really are."
Our recompense, perhaps, is discovery. And that is a sure-fire way to prevent burnout.


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It's always an exciting day when a peer firm announces the bonuses it intends to pay its hard-working associates. A bit of an internal frenzy will often ensue at your firm once this news comes out as your colleagues will wonder if they can count on the same amount, or maybe more! But whatever you do during these periods of hope and excitement, never discuss bonus amounts with your friends in investment banking as that will likely cause you to start to question a lot of your life choices.


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Ben Croucher, applications and sales engineer, Clare instruments, looks at the paramount importance of electrical safety testing in the manufacturing environment
With verification of the safe operation and functionality of electrical products being vital to ensure compliance with established industry standards and maintain customer confidence, the focus has switched to the extent of testing required.
This requirement to ensure conformance through manufacture is clear from both generic product safety standards and European Directives, but the common reaction still seems to be 'does this mean I have to do 100% testing?' followed by a rapid retreat into discussions that aim to reduce an erroneously perceived time/cost burden, often quoting ISO9000 procedures and focusing on sample testing as a suitable solution.
Batch sampling and or product verification tests are essentially designed to determine type test and build instructions are being maintained via a set of 'working standards' and rely upon there being a traceable scientific relationship between the 'sample' and the rest of the batch. The assumption being if the sample shows conformance, then the rest of the batch also complies. However when customer safety is paramount can anyone take this risk?
In order to maintain a proper scientific relationship, back to the 'type approved product' testing of the batch sample should really involve a repeat of the 'type test' which could involve the use of external test house or the transfer of the sample to a dedicated, in-house test laboratory. In either case the test will require the use of skilled and expensive labour, specialised (and usually high cost) test equipment, complex, time consuming, test routines and/or possible destruction of test sample.
Taking a typical batch sampling routine as an example, the following scenario can be envisaged: Risk analysis determines a procedure for testing one sample product for every 100 that come off the assembly line. The sample is sent to the laboratory where it undergoes rigorous testing and fails. Strictly speaking, production should now be halted until the cause and extent of the fault is identified.
This should include recalling and testing not only the remaining 99 items of the particular batch, but any items produced / packed and shipped out since the sample was taken.
The cost of this exercise can be worked out in terms of re-call costs (time, labour, discard packaging etc) - even greater if products have left the factory - testing costs (which will now include skilled labour), rework costs (time, labour, parts if any), lost production (highly unlikely that all items are salvageable) and late delivery penalties.
To review the real on-cost to a business a useful investigation would be an ISO9000 're-call' procedural review and cost them accordingly. It might be argued that this worst case scenario only applies if the sample fails - but would anyone feel comfortable knowing that the electric drill used in a workshop has only a one in 100 chance of NOT causing electrocution.
Similarly, it is clearly in the interests of manufacturers of finished products that the safety critical components used to assemble a product are satisfactory - preferably before being incorporated into the product. Many manufacturers now request 'certificates of conformity' (CofC's) from their suppliers of safety critical components. However the question always has to be 'how sure are you of their test regime?'
Against this background it is clear there are increasing numbers of manufacturers of electrical products who wish to check supplied components before or during their own product assembly.
Among such companies, there is recognition of the advantages which can result in the pro-active identification of problems and defects before assembly, increases confidence in finished products, reduces the likelihood of product re-work and permits the cost of failures to be recovered from the supplier more easily.
By completing the cycle with 100% product testing, significant information can be gathered and used to improve and refine manufacturing processing and techniques. Identifiable reasons for product failures can be highlighted and quickly acted upon. Even simple fault counters can indicate particular areas of the build phase that may require further investigation.
Another major plus for 100% testing is the development of a competitive advantage, in that a company's ability to offer full testing during their own production processes reduces the need for the customer to carry out their own testing, thus offering a level of added value that can be translated into increased profitability, plus customer confidence and loyalty. But what is meant by 100% testing?
Firstly it should be noted we are talking about electrical safety requirements. Manufacturers will review their own processes for Class I and Class II products and accordingly introduce the three main tests for ensuring product safety: High current earth bond measurement, insulation resistance measurement and high voltage flash (or dielectric strength) test. In addition many manufacturers will be driven by standards/customer requirements or even their own in-house guidelines to complete functional tests (also known as run or load leakage testing).
A number of criticisms have been made against 100% testing, again usually on the basis of time and cost.
On the time factor, concerns normally arise from misconceptions between type testing requirements and the established practices for 100% routine production line testing. A typical regime of electrical safety testing to meet these routine test requirements can be completed in less than five seconds. Referring back to the earlier example, all 100 products could have been tested in less than nine minutes.
In terms of cost, equipment can be expensive if the type test requirement is to be employed. However for routine production line testing, there are a number of systems available that can cost from as little as £1500. With simple to use set-up and control features, they can be readily incorporated into the production environment without the need for highly skilled labour.
For type testing, a flash test can require high current levels (sometimes in excess of 100mA) and extended test times (several minutes for some standards) and consequently this type of test can require application under closely controlled conditions, involving the use of highly skilled and experienced test personnel.
However for routine production line testing, electrical safety standards define not only a lower safer trip level, but also the setting up of the test area is well defined to keep safe the operator. Experience has shown that routine test parameters provide a realistic evaluation of electrical safety and does not harm equipment that is designed to comply with the relevant standards for creepage, clearance and insulation properties.
Where delicate electronic components are involved, far from omitting the flash test, various techniques can be incorporated to soft-start (ramp) the test voltage, apply DC voltages with discharge circuits etc...thus removing any likelihood of damage occurring - a procedure recognised by EN60950 for information technology (IT) equipment.
Far from costing time and money, 100% electrical safety testing on the production line makes sound economic and business sense creating a competitive advantage and peace of mind. After all only 100% testing can categorically show 100% conformance.
Test & Measurement - Production line testing: What price safety?
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While hormones certainly affect our mood, a healthy hormone cycle affects so much more than that. It is the reason we menstruate (or not) and can ultimately reproduce, if we so desire. When our hormone cycle is disrupted, it can cause a whole host of health issues from mood swings to acne, to severe PMS and period pain, as well as long term reproductive issues.
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Our inaugural product is a plant-based Hormone Balancing Elixir that supports women suffering from PMS, mood swings, acne or irregular cycles (amenorrhea), as well as perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms*.
We aim to provide science backed, natural products that women enjoy and feel proud to use.
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On the coast of KwaZulu-Natal situated on the 30 square kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, lies the town of Richards Bay. Bordered by sugar-cane fields, magnificent wetlands and gorgeous beaches, property for sale here boasts everything nature has to offer in a very close proximity. It is no surprise that houses for sale in Richards Bay have risen in popularity for those seeking a quiet beachside lifestyle.
This area has retained its natural splendour whilst growing into a sophisticated, highly industrialised business centre that offers top-class conveniences and accommodation to both international and local visitors and homeowners. Property for sale in Richards Bay varies from large free standing houses to smaller, more compact flats. Find out more about houses and flats to rent or buy below.
Richards Bay is the foremost Bulk Cargo port boasting one of the world's prime coal terminals. The Port has the potential to develop over time into one of the principal global ports by expanding up the Mhlathuze River floodplain, offering unlimited expansion. Whether for work, an investment or a holiday indulgence, flats to rent in Richards Bay allow you to make the most of this business centre and the exquisite natural surrounds.
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Within driving distance from Richards Bay, one can enjoy an abundance of game parks & experience the Big 5. This region is known for birding; the Richards Bay Game Sanctuary is home to water birds, crocodiles, sharks & a range of other animals. The original wetland habitat surrounding Richards Bay has been preserved as a nature reserve, so walking through the many forests & game spotting are popular pursuits amongst residents.
Situated on the banks of Lake Mzingazi, the Richards Bay Country Club boasts a variety of sporting facilities and hosts many sporting competitions. Visitors can also amble over to the end of the North Breakwater Pier at Alkantstrand Beach and enjoy viewing the Humpback dolphins that frequent this beautiful coastline. The attractive beaches are ideal for water sports.
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Adrenalin junkies can experience the local scenery from the air (helicopter and mircolight flights) or on foot (walking trails) or on "wheels" (mountain- and quad-biking). Breath-taking harbour cruises and boat trips are a great way to soak up the beautiful. The popular annual Fishing Festival ("Bonanza") is held in Richards Bay over the Easter weekend.
The Waterfront is home to the up market hotels and restaurants, the yacht club and picturesque property for sale, including flats to rent.
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The popular schools that service the Richards Bay area are Veld & Vlei primary Richards Bay Hoerskool.
Netcare's The Bay Private Hospital is situated in the heart of Richards Bay. There us also the Ngwelezaan (provincial) hospital located in nearby Empangeni.
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Quincey Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name ScHoolboy Q is an American recording hip hop artist from Los Angeles, California. Hanley is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and is a member of Black Hippy along with Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul. In 2008, ScHoolboy Q released his first mixtape titled, ScHoolboy Turned Hustla and followed up in 2009 with Gangsta & Soul. In 2011, he finally released his first album titled, Setbacks.
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The Maryland Association of Realtors just crunched the numbers and showed steady gains in home prices as we break into Spring (or is it already Spring? This weather can't decide!). Read the article HERE.
Home sales leveled off the past month but prices increased. This is a classic supply and demand situation we are in right now. There is VERY limited inventory and MANY MANY buyers out looking. If you're hoping to sell DON'T WAIT for Spring! Get in now while there is little competition. Most buyers I work with are more than willing to lock down a home and allow the seller to rent the property back to give them more time to move. On the selling side, my clients are experiencing bidding wars and higher-than-anticipated sales prices. Your home doesn't even need to be in perfect condition to go on the market! Buyers love a fixer-upper and so do investors.
Buyers- don't think waiting until Spring when there is more inventory is going to make it easier on your either. There are many other people thinking the same thing and there will still not be enough inventory to go around. Interest rates are going up. It's going to get more expensive to purchase, so get in as soon as you can and start building that equity! Just for comparison, a $250,000 home last March is going to cost you closer to $265,000 this March. These increases have been steady for over a year and a half and we don't anticipate them slowing down anytime soon.
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Tis' the season for spooks and scares. So with freights on my mind I put some thought (and some actual research) into why certain people are more inclined to enjoy horror movies. Personally, they scare the pants off of me, but what is it about those weirdos who love em?Read More
What EA's Star Wars "Update" Really Means
This week EA announced that there would be major changes coming to their much anticipated action-adventure Star Wars game. Along with that news we learned that they would be closing Visceral Games, the studio who had been working on the game since 2013. I examine what their curt press release says about the future of the game, the publisher and the games industry as a whole.Read More
Unsurprising - Blade Runner 2049 Flops at the Box Office
The latest sci-fi blockbuster failed to impress at the box office this past weekend. This news shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone though. It's a phrase becoming far too common these days. So what caused Blade Runner 2049, a well made and well reviewed movie, to fail financially? The signs were staring us right in the face.Read More
Fall TV - Early Impressions
It's that time of year; the temperature is dropping, the leaves are falling and new shows are hitting our TVs. Things are a bit more complicated this year however. It's not as easy as it once was. You can't just set your PVR to record all the new hit series. Some things are on premium cable, others can only be found on streaming services. So which one's are worth watching? I've taken a look at some of this fall's biggest new series and give you the scoop on which one's are worth your time and money.Read More
Contemplating Cartoons - The Animated Dramedy
Why does BoJack Horseman make me sad? Why do I contemplate my own existence after watching Rick and Morty? More importantly, why is that so important? Both shows are blazing new ground for animated programming and I examine what sets them apart from their peers.Read More
What Happened to Toys "R" Us?
With the announcement that Toys "R" Us would be filing for bankruptcy I look back at what made the big-box toy store so special, where they might have gone wrong and what the toy market looks like now that they're gone.Read More


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Paris Fashion Week: main presentations
See in our review presentations of Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Kenzo, Saint Laurent and other legendary French brands.
A question that arises before any Chanel show is what theme will inspire this time Karl Lagerfield. The new Chanel presentation took place under the slogan "Liberte, Egalite, Chanel" and models on the improvised boulevard Chanel No.5, who looked like students during the events from 1968 in Paris, met the guests with posters saying "Be your own stylist" and motto "What do we want?", "Make fashion and not war", mocking this way revolutions on fashion theme. Karl Lagerfeld still made his own small revolution in the spring-summer 2015 season, turning the iconic tweed "twin-set" by Chanel in men's suits with deliberately bulk cut, culottes pants with short rainbow colored jackets and long coats lined with watercolor print. It is impossible not to agree with this caveat, especially when at the end of the show Lagerfeld demonstrates his version of the student style – white blouses with cup sleeves, strict blue skirt and romantic dresses with ruffles and geometric patterns.
Chanel, Spring-Summer 2015
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2015 show is the case when the place adds more meaning to the action. For Louis Vuitton, this place has become the latest building of the LVMH Foundation Louis Vuitton museum, raised by the genius Frank Gehry – massive "wings" made of glass, steel and concrete, built up right in the Bois de Boulogne. It is here where Nicolas Ghesquière had to demonstrate his version of Louis Vuitton future – the wardrobe for a true cool girl, presumably a student of the 70's, unruly and rebellious against the system and against her own emotional nature. Ghesquière strengthened his reputation as an innovator in Louis Vuitton and proved he was not afraid to change everything – from logos on the bags to the overall style of the brand, which now looks even more serious and ultra-modern.
Louis Vuitton, Spring-Summer 2015
Only Raf Simons manages to bravely serve the story, spinning court suits and minimalism in a spectacular complex cocktail. The new Dior collection for Spring-Summer 2015 – it is old and new, normcore and renaissance in one bottle. Combining what literally can not be combined, Simons wounds to the heart of absolutely everyone, if not with the first pure white series of strict outfits, then with luxurious fluffy dresses in "rustic" small flower print or final shiny coats, which go to the podium in the most unexpected combinations – with sports bermuda-shorts and high boots with embroidery in the spirit of the outfits of heroines from fairy tales.
Dior, Spring-Summer 2015
Saint Laurent
We have waited for Twiggy mini-dresses, black tights on long thin legs of models and touching Mary Jane sandals, and with them a lot of lurex, black leather, naive bows and some rebellious careless sexuality, which Hedi Slimane specializes in. The expectations were partially met and the odious Saint Laurent Creative Director, collecting applause from the audience and praise from the big bosses, continues to stick to their line. His version of the upcoming season of spring-summer 2015 – is again the 60's and again the eternal disco, boudoir luxury complicit with the rhythms of rock 'n' roll. Groupies from Los Angeles meet the refined Parisian Haute Couture. It seems that all these jackets with camouflage print, leopard coats, leather miniskirts and flashy sandals on shiny platform will be able to be worn only by Lou Doillon or Alexa Chung, but the presence of Catherine Deneuve and Betty Catroux in the front row suggests the opposite. Still, rebels can be at any age.
Saint Laurent, Spring-Summer 2015
Since Kenzo is lead by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, all hot fashion novelties and surprises are waited impatiently at each new presentation. At this time, the Kenzo show moved to the skate park, and that did not surprise anyone – rejuvenating the audience with street style experiments, designers now focus on the visual appeal. At 100% it is the fashion of the XXI century: in other words, if you do not want to post photos for Instagram with your new sweatshirt or sandals, then these are not by Kenzo. In the new spring-summer 2015 season, Leon and Lim showed the following: wide trousers made of denim, knitted suits with pleated skirts, as an example of the new New Look, space mask-sunglasses, shoes with perforated leather, and sweatshirts with sewed-on pieces.
Kenzo, Spring-Summer 2015
Stella McCartney
In each collection, Stella McCartney has the ability to dress women comfortable. In the spring-summer 2015 season, the designer rethought the "pajama trend", offering two dozen of silk dresses and suits, associated with home clothes to sleep (and plaid pajama coloring confirms this). Stella uses tight denim in the style of the 70's for jumpsuits and tops with fluffy skirts. Each outfit is consistent with the concept of everyday clothes – one in which you want to live and work here and now. The comfort is for Stella in the first place, but as regards the femininity, her new collection will not lose.
Stella McCartney, Spring-Summer 2015
Each Chloé collection has one keynote with romantic implications. It is hard to find a girl who will not want to wear these clothes: if not a white dress of a princess with beige gladiator sandals, then a loose overall, if not a tunic with balloon sleeves made of mustard color silk, then suede suit in the color of the sunset. Elegant, but with a note of naivety and childishness, universal, but recognizable in detail, the Chloé clothing glorifies the life, which is usually called by French joie de vivre – the lightness of being a dreamy and sublime nature, the character Chloe.
Chloe, Spring-Summer 2015
Phoebe Philo, Celine creative director, always "keeps in mind" the busy serious woman. What it means to be such a woman for her? "Being a mother, a sister, a friend, a designer – being yourself", says Philo. The leitmotif of Celine new spring-summer 2015 collection is the song "This Woman's Work", by Kate Bush and its components are clothes worth to be called new uniforms. For the realization of this goal, Phoebe created little black dresses with fringe, slim coats with contrast stitch, wool jumpsuits and ridiculously comfortable shoes resembling leather overshoes.
Celine, Spring-Summer 2015
Riccardo Tisci has created a collection for the modern Jeanne d'Arc – a militant, passionate nature with a war soul and wolf eyes (thanks to the talented Pat McGrath for dramatic wide wings that change the appearance of the models beyond recognition!). Of all seen by us, this spring-summer 2015 collection is probably the sexiest. Transparent light silk tunics with lace, tight like leather corsets dresses, jackets with rivets in the style of the series "Game of Thrones" and unique footwear – stockings boots made of black leather with lacing. The longer the legs, the deeper the cuts – Tisci do not revoice the androgyny fans and looks forward to its target audience, similar to the modern Amazons who want to be dominated and conquered.
Givenchy, Spring-Summer 2015
Alexander Wang creations for Balenciaga can be appreciated if only to view it with the zoom function. From distance it can not be seen all fancy textures that designer uses to create his own models. In the spring-summer 2015, these are chenille fabrics, reminiscent of sea corals, braided mesh, both large and reminiscent of lace, and 3D-silk with sewed on pieces. Being innovator and modernist, Wang destroys all conventional ideas about how the material for clothing should be. Every item looks as if it is a suit for a computer game, but that still exists in real life and apparently is just about to "come out into the light."
Balenciaga, Spring-Summer 2015
Alexander McQueen
The Japan culture is still an actual source of inspiration for Sarah Burton, if to judge taking into account the last collections of Alexander McQueen. Even while traveling with Alexander McQueen himself, Burton took one interesting feature from the Japanese costume – the personification in detail, and decided that every image, every costume, every accessory must have a certain meaning. The idea of the value of each item, its uniqueness in history was her motive, which is why all Sarah collections for Alexander McQueen are a limited number of outfits, but fully charged with energy of the strongest single-minded and even somewhat belligerent personality. Japan is a geographical point, the military style – a symbol of life, and the Gothic war theme, and Burton creates her own little world on the brink of war and peace.
Alexander McQueen, Spring-Summer 2015
Miu Miu
Several consecutive years, the Miu Miu show sums the final line under the Paris Fashion Week. The new spring-summer collection is an elegant feminine chic with detectable retro mood. There are three key "players" in the collection and these are triple garments which Miuccia Prada not the first year focuses on – coats, crop tops and pencil skirts. The first term – the most powerful: single-breasted doll coats in pastel shades, tweed coats with suede inserts, white jacquard coats and strict leather coats without any unnecessary detail. As in the collection of Prada for spring-summer 2015, Miuccia uses again the patchwork in the cut, combining tweed, silk and textured wool in one item, but in contrast to the dramatic Prada, the Miu Miu girl is rather romantic and sensitive – the designer conveys this lyrics by floral patterns, wavy ruffles on dresses and bows on shoes.


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Hand-loomed Tapete / by Pedro Romo de la Rosa
Hand-loomed Tapete / by Pedro Romo de la Rosa
These one-of-a-kind hand-loomed tapetes are a beautiful example of master textile artist Pedro Romo de la Rosa's unique artistry.
A third-generation textile artist in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Pedro's work has been shown in a number of galleries throughout Mexico, as well as the MoMA in NYC. We're honored to also represent his textile work, which is crafted entirely by hand from start to finish — including dyeing every strand of wool and weaving each rug on a pedal loom that he built himself. Please see notes below regarding three different color/pattern options, dimensions, care instructions, etc.
DIMENSIONS: 3' x 6'
BORDER MOTIF: (In order of full-length rug photographs shown), Zapotec Geometric, Crosshatch (Blue), Crosshatch (Gray).
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Dry clean only, as little as possible. To dust, carefully shake the tapetes outside. A warm iron may be used to smooth any creases as a result of shipping or storage. Do not iron the tapetes directly—protect the surface by ironing through a bed sheet or other piece of fabric.
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Second reading: Ordinance 2009-06: Control of Pets
The second reading of the ordinance was seconded with only one comment which came from Councilman Orban, who pointed out that the words "and under voice command" should be included under the "dogs off leash" area on the diagram which maps out the on leash/off leash areas of the beach . The Ordinance was passed unanimously with the change.
Second reading of Ordinance 2009-08: copies of homeowner DHEC permit applications to be simultaneously sent to Town Administrator.
Second reading passed unanimously.
Arts Council Annual Report
Councilman Lipuma reported that the Arts Council held 21 events over the course of the 2008-2009 season. "Once again, the performances were varied, professional, exciting and well received," said Lipuma. Music performances included world-acclaimed pianist Fred Moyer, Quiana Parlor, the Andrew Thielen Big Band, Barcino Baroque and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra featuring Yuriy Bekker, among others. Lipuma noted that the season's General Fund budget was $100,000 for program events and $15,000 for administration, which included ticket, poster and program printing. The Arts Council spent a total of $95,199 (95.2% of budget) on program events and $6,017 (40.1% of budget) on administration. The ATAX CSO event was on budget at $25,000. Attendance for the season averaged around 90%.
Lipuma thanked everyone on Council for all their hard work this past year, and noted that the Council's newest members, Ellie Burnaford and Linda Morganstein, had contributed significantly. "Running an event can be a formidable undertaking," said Lipuma. "Having said that, I want to thank Lenni Freeburg, Bill Blizard, Mary Johnson, Arie DeZanger, Linda Morganstein, Julie Fenimore, Carol Ann Smalley, Ellie Burnaford and Stephanie Braswell for a well done year." The full Arts Council 2008-2009 season report is available online and at Town Hall.
"Thank you to all on the Arts Council who made this possible," said Mayor Wert.
Amendments to the budget (Ordinance 2009-09)
Town Administrator Tumiko Rucker noted that the Ordinance made a few changes to this year's budget, including an additional $3,000 for vehicle repairs, an additional $88,000 to add the Regimes to Solid Waste Services, and an additional $25,000 to the Contingency Fund to replace the amount used for recycling containers. The changes, Rucker noted, are required due to anticipated increases in maintenance costs and the expansion of the solid waste and recycling program. The ordinance was given first reading and was approved unanimously.
Bike Path and Parkway
Councilman Orban began by asking for an approval to authorize Mayor Wert and himself to be able to approve up to $50,000 on change orders for the Kiawah Island Parkway Project; a recommendation which was previously approved by Ways and Means. "We need this latitude because the Council only convenes once a month and we need to be able to take care of these issues as soon as possible," Orban explained. "I had this approval on the roundabout project and we did nicely with that procedure." The authorization was approved unanimously.
Secondly, Orban asked for approval on three change orders which were reviewed and informally approved to prevent delays in the Parkway construction process. The changes were 1) $3,841.80 for tree protection; 2) housekeeping changes, including the cleaning and inspection of storm drains, removal of unsuitable material, soil stabilization fabric, the removal of two pine trees, etc. coming to $39,136.47; and 3) Resurveying by Southeastern Surveying, who found that actual elevations did not match the existing ground survey, the total of which came to $4,189.50. The construction contract total now stands at $1,272,754.13.
Mayor Wert noted that any change orders over $50,000 will be required to go through the Council. All of the change orders were approved unanimously.
As for the construction itself, Orban reported that everything is coming along. The bridge is essentially done and it looks "plenty wide enough for two bikes to pass", said Orban, noting that there is about nine feet of space between the railings. The contractors hope to start paving the path in late September and the major roadway paving will begin sometime after October 8. He also stated that the Town is out for bids on the landscaping and, presuming that they receive reasonable bids, the landscaping will begin immediately and everything will be essentially done by the fall.
Sea Island Greenway Alignment and Cost Study
"A lot's been written about the Greenway in the past couple weeks and days," said Councilman Burnaford. "The Charleston County Finance Committee voted to approve sending the Greenway study to County Council. The study will give the facts for the Greenway, not just emotion." He stated that the study will determine the most appropriate path through Johns Island and the actual costs associated with its construction. "The Council will then decide whether or not to go forward with it," he said. Burnaford then motioned that the Town forgo a $200,000 application to Charleston County to assist in funding the Kiawah Island Parkway, and asked that the funds be used instead for the Greenway study. Councilman Lipuma also noted that Dr. Paul Roberts and Councilman Burnaford are considered to be informal authorities on the Greenway project. "I'd hate to give them [the company to be hired by County to conduct the survey] money and then have them go off and start from scratch," said Lipuma. "I'd suggest that you both be involved in the study."
Councilman McKeown also commented on the $200,000 proposal, stating that, as a responsible member of the community, the funds would be much better used to conduct the study to get the data, which would help them decide whether or not to go forward with the Greenway project. He also noted that the $200,000 from the County had not been included in the original budget, "So while we're giving up funds, we hadn't planned on receiving any," he said.
"The real issue is that Charleston County sees this as the right way to go," said Orban. "Hopefully this is the key; to get a solidification of the study and to get a real idea of where this is going." He then read the formal resolution, which states that the Town of Kiawah Island agrees not to apply to Charleston County for up to $200,000 of the monies Charleston County has appropriated to assist the Town of Kiawah for the construction of the Kiawah Island Parkway/Bike Path improvements. The monies shall be used to pay for consulting services which will determine alignment and estimated costs for the proposed Sea Island Greenway.
Burnaford wrapped up the discussion by pointing out that the name "Greenway" is for a reason. The 300 foot wide, ten mile stretch of limited access, two-lane road will be in a park-like setting with possible bike and equestrian paths. Mayor Wert concurred, pointing out that, "for the first time in ten years, we'll have facts. That's all we've been asking for these many years. It may be that the decision is not to build the Greenway; we don't know. We just want a final decision to see if it would help reduce traffic." The resolution as read by Councilman Orban was approved unanimously.
Environmental report
Councilman McKeown joked that he had been promoted recently; from "Czar of Garbage" to "Magnet of Garbage" as per an email from Town administrative assistant Stephanie Braswell. Along those same lines, McKeown noted that the Solid Waste and Recycling committee which he is heading up had sent out a "straw man proposal" for a new Ordinance that will hopefully satisfy both the Regimes and the Town. The committee's goal is to have a satisfactory Ordinance receive its first reading in October and it' second in November so that everything will be ready for the new collection program by January 1. "Anyone who wants to join the committee is welcome," said McKeown.
Arts Council report
Councilman Lipuma reminded everyone of the Fred Moyer Jazz Arts Trio concert on September 30, 7:30pm, at the Church of Our Saviour. "This is an early start to our Arts season," said Lipuma, "but his availability schedule was just too good to pass up." This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are available at Town Hall.
Town Administrator's report
Tumiko Rucker noted that she has been working with Councilman Burnaford and Dr. Roberts on the Greenway project and everything is going along well. She is also working with Councilman McKeown on the recycling program, and wanted to point out a correction to a recently sent letter. The letter was meant to read that each property owner in Inlet Cove, Greenslake, Night Heron, Sparrow Pond and Ocean Woods will receive a 35 gallon recycling rollout between September 14 – 23, and collection will begin on Monday, September 28. Pickups will be every Monday. If you have any questions, you can reach Town Hall at 768-9166.
Lastly, Rucker stated that she is working on achieving an extra 250 points for the Town through their building rating system. If the points are received, property owners in the Town could potentially reduce their insurance by up to 5%. The onsite review for the Town will take place between September 21 and 23.
Mayor's report
Mayor Wert was pleased to announce that he spoke with Barbara Neil of the OCRM (Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management) about the setback lines that "had us so agitated" a while back. Wert stated that Neil promised the Town an answer on the setback lines in the next two weeks. "At least we've talked to a real person," he said. He also noted that the OCRM has recently changed their policies. They now make a decision and appeals have to be sent in after the decision is made. "It' seems a little backwards to me, but there you have it," he said.
Wert also stated that the Town had discussed putting advertising on the Welcome to Kiawah website, but they concluded that placing ads would probably be more detrimental than helpful.
Citizen's comments
Dr. Paul Roberts thanked the Council for all that they've done to help get the Greenway study approved. He stated that many have asked why they need this study when five others have been done already, and Roberts reminded them that in the past, all of the studies looked at the broadest of all recommendations. When the man who conducted the last study, Chris Christensen, was asked by County Council what it would cost to put a road in where the Greenway has been proposed, Christensen said that he didn't know, they hadn't looked into it. However, when pressed, he threw out the number "$150 million" as a guess. "This is not a tollroad, a parkway or an expressway," said Roberts. "It's much different than what we've talked about. I personally think that the people on Johns Island will best be served by something that does what we think it will do." He reminded everyone that comments in the past have shown remarkably more people in favor of the Greenway than against it.
Resident Kelly Bragg was next, thanking the Town for their help in moving one of the sea turtle nests which was positioned awkwardly behind a telephone pole on the beach between the Sanctuary and the Beach Club. "Now about 148 little turtles can get out. Thank you from the Turtle Patrol," she said. "It was a gigundous problem and the Council helped immediately."
Mayor Wert thanked her for her kind words, and, smiling, replied that, "We respond to gigundous problems."
Wendy Kulick was the last resident to speak, asking if the several power outages that have taken place on the island recently were due to the work on the bike path. Councilman Orban replied to her question, though Council usually does not reply to citizen's comments until the next Council meeting. He said that the power outages were due to lightning strikes, though he too had worried that the contractors had hit a power line. "Fortunately, the construction work hasn't caused any interruptions. It's been lightning strikes on junction boxes," he said.
Hurricane reminders
Lastly, Councilman Lipuma was happy to report that the passage of the two recent hurricanes off our coast had not caused any obvious damage to the beaches, and Councilman Burnaford reminded everyone to stay alert during hurricane season. "From now until October 15 is the peak of the hurricane season," he said, reminding everyone who either went out of town or left for the season, to make sure that they didn't leave any loose objects in the backyard and to be sure that everything in and around their house is properly secured. The hurricane preparation group for the Town will be updating citizens on a regular basis, "but I can tell you where they go for their information," said Burnaford. "Just go to nhc.noaa.gov to get all you want on hurricane paths, timing, etc."
The next meeting of the Kiawah Town Council will be October 6, 2009, at 2pm at the Town Hall.


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Strong & Supple Workshop
Hi guys,
We've finally got a time, date and location for the Strong & Supple workshop. I'm really excited about the tools this will give to people, helping with aches, pains, strength and simply enjoying the benefits of moving the body properly again!
Here's how to join us:
- Place only confirmed upon receipt of payment. Spaces strictly limited to 14.
- Transfer appropriate figure (£40 for non-members of the Vale Resort, £30 for members of the Vale Resort) to sort code: 09-01-27, acc no: 75210634, reference: Workshop
- Email email@example.com when this is done to receive your pre-workshop tutorial videos.
If you decide this is for you, I'd advise to sign up as soon as you can. The longer you have to work through the material in the tutorial videos, the more you will get out of the workshop on the day 🙂
Looking forward to seeing you there and having some fun,


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[By The Stars] The Secret of the Stalwartian Glaive
from the Miscellania Galactica, compiled by Gase Trimagus
Based on this author's decoded readings of the venerable Proceedings of the Eighth Stalwart Conclave, as well as other sources, both ancient and contemporary, the enigma that is the Stalwartian glaive shall now be made clear.
It is well known to all learned persons that a Stalwart's physical prowess derives from her complete and utter self-command. While even a novice might display feats astounding to the undisciplined crowd, such as slowing of the heart, focusing of the fist-strike to shatter ferrous alloys, or leaping distances seemingly impossible within gravity wells; the powers of self-command gained by better-trained Stalwarts boggle the imaginative faculty itself.
The will of a trained Stalwart—one who has passed his Rite of Ordeal—has been so focused by his exposure to and understanding of the very energies that make interstellar travel possible, that the exercise of that will can affect the very cells and molecules of the Stalwart's physical body. Through repeated mental exertion, the Stalwart is able to draw the very iron and carbon from her blood and flesh and shape them into the form of their glaive. Over weeks and months, these weapons grow from a seed crystal invisible to the unaided eye to the modest dirk-sized glaive of a young initiate. As years pass, a Stalwart will repair, shape, and enhance his glaive, as the weapon serves as physical symbol of the spiritual path the Stalwart has traveled. It is not unknown for accomplished master Stalwarts to wield glaives taller than their own bodies.
As for the seemingly miraculous relationship repeated observed between Stalwarts and their glaives, its dynamic spark lies in the method of glaive craftsmanship divulged above. A Stalwart's glaive is sprung from her own body through application of unyielding will and Interstellar energies. Even after it is forged, on a spiritual level, it remains a part of the Stalwart's body–still subject to his will, still connected to the quickening of life within his veins. Thus, summoning a fallen glaive to hand is as simple as matter as raising a hand in celebration.
This, of course, is but the least of the mysteries of the Stalwarts. In my own travels, my own senses have beheld no less than—
Remainder of Fragment Irrevocably Datacorrupt
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Love the datacorrupt.
Sounds good, man. Scientifiction Jedi.
Thanks. I'm enjoying format–making up fictional "historical" sources. It's one way to put all those history books I read in grad school to use.
Of course, the format is hardly original. Let's just hope Oghma son of Oghma doesn't have a good Intellectual Property attorney on Marr'd. 😉
even worse
Lawyers on Marr'd are demons, as they were all killed aeons ago.
Translation from the apocryphal datalogs of Blancadrin, Fallen Stalwart…
"… and as my soul blackens, a darkening shroud of anger falling about my eyes, each day drives me to torment and convinces me further of the futility of hope, shadowy flames engulfing the light that once was my solace. I welcome the coming inferno. Soon I will be unable to pass among my brethren as my glaive has begun to manifest the first signs of my fall, the crimson had begun to bleed to black and the once purifying flames now dancing in baleful fury along its length. Even the haft has warped, but while crooked in appearance, it fits my hand closer than ever, always an extention of me, my will and my strength…"
Transcribed by Trys Strykker, Novice
Cool. Thanks for writing that. I'd say that single paragraph was cooler than the entirety of Revenge of the Sith.
Not saying much, but still… 😉
I wasn't sure it would apply, but it just seemed to follow from what you originally offered. Of course the meta questions that come to mind, most if not all of which I'm sure you're considering already, include:
How does the damage/destruction of a glaive impact it's Stalwart?
Would forced seperation, if such a thing is possible, weaken a Stalwart?
What happens to the glaive when a Stalwart dies?
Taboos? (Ala daemon touching in His Dark Materials)
If I'm being too pushy, let me know…
Not too pushy at all. Certainly things I need to consider. I appreciate the help, as setting-stuff is not my strong suit. I'll make a note to touch on these in future posts. Thanks!


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The Tourist, The Resident: study
The Tourist, The Resident: An inspection of the undulating culture of modern urban tourism
Modern urban tourism has become not only an industry of travel, but also of mediation. By creating, mapping and graphing new urban topographies based on the current state of urban tourism (which relies heavily on mediation via the internet; e.g. tripadvisor.com and google.com), it is easy to see how the tourism industry clusters and only provides nodes of interaction with the city and its people, often isolating the outskirts.
Please find entire essay here: L Bancroft: The Tourist, The Resident: Inspection of Urban Tourism