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Written by Robert E. Sheriff, MS, CIH, CSP, President
November 5, 2018, Updated July 2019
What is Sick Building Syndrome?
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is usually described as an unidentified cause of an acute illness, nausea or irritation in an office or commercial/public building. Individuals often have a cessation of the symptoms after leaving the building. More specifically, Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) can be associated with practically any condition that seems to stop after exiting the building. Generally, the symptoms are acute (immediate or short term) not chronic (long term). In some cases, the conditions may prompt a panic exit from the building.
Symptoms of SBS
They can include headache, eye/ear/throat irritation, dizziness, itching skin, fatigue, high anxiety, asthma attacks, nausea, even inability to concentrate or loss of memory.
Many factors can be involved: Poor ventilation, excessive heat, odors, dust, very low or high humidity. Significant changes in the work environment such as relocation, changes in numbers of occupants, noise and odors all can have an impact on a person's ability to stay well and function effectively. Stress in the job itself can add to whatever encountered factors are less than ideal to where the body can no longer effectively cope with the situation. New furniture, paints, varnishes, carpet adhesives can add a variety of chemicals to the air one breathes.
The reaction can develop slowly and continues through the day. In other situations, the stress, from whatever scenarios, creates panic and the person or person must get out of the building immediately.
Testing To Identify The Cause
There are a variety of tests that can be taken to identify the cause. The basic tests are for:
- Carbon Dioxide – Yes, we exhale it but stagnant air can cause the CO2 levels so high it causes us to hyperventilate—results in dizziness, nausea, panic.
- Carbon Monoxide – This can be deadly. Symptoms are often headaches, dizziness, weakness, flushing of the skin. CO can often come from vehicle exhaust brought into the building from the street, loading docks, parking areas.
- Temperature – Often high temperatures—over 76°F can cause sweating, skin irritation, anxiety.
- Relative Humidity – Low humidity below 30°can cause dry eyes, itching skin, sore throats, sneezing, coughing. High humidity 60° can encourage mold growth resulting in asthma, allergies, upper respiratory ailments and more.
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) – VOC's can be perfumes, aftershave lotion, paint solvents, nail polishing removers, cleaning agents, glues, adhesives, varnishes, oils.
- Formaldehyde – Often an adhesive in furniture, glues, insulation, fire retardants and permanent press agent in drapes and furniture cloth and carpets.
- Molds – Since molds are outdoors as well as indoors, the important thing is to prevent them from finding an ideal indoor growth environment which is generally high humidity, dampness, flooding, condensate, dirt (mold food) and elevated temperature. The result of mold growth indoors can be allergies, asthma, respiratory irritation, even skin reactions.
- Allergens – The most common allergies are from cats, dogs, cockroach, and dust mites. The cats and dogs don't have to be in the building. Animal dander can be brought in on a person's clothing in sufficient quantity to affect others. Dust mites and cockroach allergens can accumulate due simply to lax housekeeping and sanitation. Even perfumes, aftershave lotions air fresheners can result in an allergic reaction.
Sometimes the Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) conditions may be alleviated by just removing one stressor: job stress, VOC's, low humidity, formaldehyde. In other cases, a significant improvement to the indoor environmental quality must be achieved.
The solutions are as varied as the problems. Obtaining the assistance of an Indoor Air Quality Specialist is recommended.
We have almost 40 years of experience in dealing with SBS and IAQ problems. Contact us at 1-800-344-4414 or firstname.lastname@example.com for a free quote.
Our primary service areas for Indoor Air Quality Sampling/Testing are: NJ, NY, NYC, PA, CT, DE, (Boston) MA, RI, Wash DC, WI, MD, MI, (Chicago) IL, VA, IN, (Atlanta) GA, AL, NC, SC, TN, (Dallas, Ft Worth) TX, OK, DC, AR, we can service most other areas of the U.S. but with some added travel charges.


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The Break
The hiatus has been long, considering I maintained a post per day through the month of February. I promise the break is worth it as I am giving myself time to complete reading the books I plan to review and fine tune the short stories I will present. Until then... Noel Fielding has become one of my favorite comedians:
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In an age where technology has taken over lives, even smoking isn't the same as it was in previous years. With the advent of electronic cigarettes people now have more alternatives than ever before. These cigarettes are believed by some to be safer than smoking traditional cigarettes while others feel they are just as dangerous and unhealthy. Yet this trend is growing everyday and many companies now offer the product to consumers.
Electronic Cigarette Brands *
The many brands of these cigarettes include blue eCigs, a brand released by an Australian entrepreneur in 2009. Half of the market share of e-cigarettes is dominated by this brand. The company even runs an awards program where consumers that purchase their products earn points they can redeem for various rewards.
The Ego Electronic Cigarette is one of the most basic versions of this product. It is designed for those who consider themselves to be medium or a heavy smoker, as opposed to a light or social smoker. This brand can often become confusing to new smokers because they have so many options when it comes to its features and even the size and color of the cigarette.
Electronic Cigarette Starter Kit *
There are many electronic cigarette starter kits on the market. One of those kits is VaporFi. Consumers can choose from the company's six different starter kits. These are the Express, Air, Pro, Pro Color, Pulse, Rocket, Rebel II and the Vox 50 MOD Starter Kit. The Express Kit is easy to use and perfect for beginners. This kit comes with a combination cartridge/atomizer. All smokers have to do is switch to a new preloaded cartridge to keep using this product.
The AIr Kit it also recommended by the company to any new smoker. Its clear tank and compact body make it easy to see when the cartridge needs to be replaced. It is compact enough that it can easily be taken with a smoker when they travel. The main difference between the Express Kit and the Air Kit is that the Air Kit can be used with custom e-cigarette juice.
The Pro Kit was designed to combat problems with the voltage of the electronic cigarette as well as its power level. This kit is meant for experienced smokers who want more options available to them than other starter kits offer. One of those options includes the ability to adjust the resistance level of the atomizer. The Pro Color Kit lets users choose their battery and cartomizer colors so they can have the color scheme they want.
The Pulse Starter Kit includes everything the other starter kits include, with the addition of a cordless circular charger. This not only makes the electronic cigarette more stylish it also helps it perform better.
The Rocket Starter Kit comes with a high voltage battery and dual atomizers. It is a step above the other starter kits and attracts smokers who want the best vaping experience possible.
The Rebel II Starter Kit gives smokers more control over their use of the product. Its adjustable wattage and voltage are big selling points as is the adjustable juice flow that lets smokers control how much they are using.
The Vox 50 MOD Starter Kit provides 50 watts of power to the electronic cigarette. Its advanced features include temperature protection and an LED digital screen. The vaporizer is small enough to fit in a pocket, making it easy to transport it.
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While there are countless brands of electronic cigarettes on the market, only a few can be called the best. Those who support people quitting traditional cigarettes recommend the following e-cigarette brands:
- VaporFi
- Mig Cigs
- Halo Cigs
- Apollo E-Cigs
- V2 Cigs
- South Beach Smoke
- 777 E-Cigs
- Revolver E-Cigs
Electronic Cigarette Reviews *
V2 Cigs is a highly recommended electronic cigarette by those who know the industry. As one of the best selling brands of e-cigarettes, V2 Cigs has a reputation for providing smokers with quality products.
VaporFi is a big hit among smokers because it is one of the few brands that gives them the option of building a customized vaporizer. Consumers can go on the company's website and pick and choose the features they want their vaporizer to have.
Halo Cigs is known for providing consumers with the best e-liquids on the market. This brand is also popular among smokers for its various kits. The Elements and GO Entry Kit are particularly well liked by smokers.
South Beach Smoke has also been a popular choice for e-cigarette smokers. This is mainly due to the company's cartridge subscription program that makes it easy for those who use the product to order the cartridges they want and have them delivered in a timely manner. As a service that most other brands don't offer, South Beach Smoke has found its niche in the industry with this unique and convenient subscription program. Another selling point of this brand is that many smokers find it more affordable than other brands.
Best Electronic Cigarette *
According to consumer reviews the top three brands of e-cigarettes are Green Smoke, VaporFi and Apollo. Green Smoke has been praised by both consumers and industry reviewers for its quality of products and its various kits. The most popular Green Smoke kit is the Pro Kit, which includes two packs with 10 cartridges, three rechargeable batteries and three chargers. The Express Kit also comes with one pack of five cartridges, two rechargeable batteries and two chargers. The Essentials Kit is the most basic kit as it only comes with two cartridges, one charger and one battery.
VaporFi was one of the first electronic cigarettes on the market that consumers responded to positively. It has gained
a reputation for being among the best choices in electronic cigarettes. In turn, the company has responded to consumers comments and suggestions for improvements and new options in starter kits.
Apollo Cigs is a hit with consumers in part because of the company's efforts to provide them with the best choices in e-cigarette juice by developing a lab for the purpose of creating new flavors. The company's Endeavor Starter Kit is particularly impressive to many consumers. The kit comes complete with two e-cigarette juice flavors that Apollo created in their lab. This gives them an edge over other e-cigarette brands that
have much less to offer smokers.
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The electronic vapor cigarette has become a life changing product for many consumers. A whole new world of
possibilities is now open to smokers that are willing to quit traditional cigarettes in favor of their electronic counterparts. Consumers are now able to have more choices and can customize the way they use their electronic cigarettes. This kind of freedom has swept the world and the cigarette industry will never be the same again. Every day new products are being created to help consumers enjoy their cigarettes and get the most out of their experience. While many consumers have turned to electronic cigarettes because of their ease of use others have turned to them to serve as a stepping stone in their effort to quit smoking for good. Only time will tell if the industry continues to grow and thrive in the coming years.


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The 2017 Lowitja Oration
The consultations conducted in Indigenous communities under the auspices and with the financial support of the Referendum Council have yielded a constant message that Indigenous Australians want substantive constitutional change and not just symbolic or minimalist change.
The question is: How much should we attempt to put in the Constitution now, and how much should we place outside the Constitution, or delay for constitutional inclusion until another day? There's certainly one thing worse than minimal symbolic constitutional change accompanied by substantive change outside the Constitution, and that is no mention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution, either because we judged it all too hard or too compromised, or because we tried to achieve too much, too soon.
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Traditional NAT has been in use for over a decade and typically has been deployed between customer networks and SP (Service Provider) network. Using one or more public IPs, NAT provides internet connectivity to customers using private IP addresses within their network. But as SP has run out of public IPv4 addresses, they cannot allocate more public IPv4 addresses to meet the demand of growing internet population. LSN (Large Scale NAT), also known as CGN (Carrier Grade NAT) or NAT444, fills this gap – it brings in another layer of NAT, which is done in the SP network. This enables SPs to use private IPv4 address even at customer NAT devices and the translation to Public IPv4 address is done in the SP network. Following diagram shows how LSN works.
As can be seen that a double translation is happening – once at the CE NAT and then in the SP network before traffic goes out to public internet. As a result SPs are able to allocate private IPv4 address to SP facing side of NAT devices and save public IPv4 addresses. But LSN, by the virtue of its deployment requirements, has additional level of complexities. Some of the key requirements from a LSN solution are:
- Capability to handle large number of concurrent sessions and support for high rate of new connection establishment
- Quota driven policies – LSN needs to enforce quota policies on how much resources each customer can consume. These can range from number of IPs and Ports allocated per user to connection rate limiting. This is done to ensure that each customer gets fair resources for its need without choking other customers.
- Functional requirements like
- Allowing internal users / applications to use the same external IP for all their sessions
- Hairpinning – to allow clients behind the same LSN device to communicate using their public IPs
- Endpoint Independent Filtering – to make NAT traversal work
- Comprehensive logging abilities to track port allocation and IP usage, and for compliance
Till the time world moves to an all IPv6 environment, solutions like LSN will continue to fill the gap while allowing IPv6 to come up. For example another variant of LSN is NAT464 – which allows the access network between customers and SP to be an IPv6 network while enabling end to end IPv4 connectivity.


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VERNOR'S GINGER ALE GNOME photo picture art print for sale. This is a detail multiple exposure photo of a portion of a rare metal 1950's advertising sign featuring the iconic VERNOR'S GNOME sitting on a keg of Detroit's legendary favorite beverage---Vernor's Ginger Ale. In his hand is a giant size bottle of this beverage---though---maybe it's a regular size bottle and the gnome is very small. This would make a wonderful display piece for the Detroit Vernor's lover.
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NSE's All-share index sustains rising profile, up by 1.6%
Following price gains recorded by most blue chip stocks, the bulls maintained dominance on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, resulting in a further rise in All-share index by 1.6 per cent
Yesterday, the All-share index rose by 1.6 per cent or 419.46 points, from 25,396.83 recorded on Wednesday to 25,816.29 while market capitalisation appreciated by N144 billion or 1.6 per cent from N8,736 trillion to N8880 trillion.
On the activity chart, the banking subsector remains the most active stock in volume terms with 93 million shares worth N660 million while the conglomerates followed with 14.9 million units valued at N19.9 million. The food products subsector ranked third with 14.3 million shares worth N42 million
In all, investors exchanged 317 million shares worth N2.2 billion in 3,335 deals.
Dangote Cement topped the gainers chart with 8.00 kobo to close at N168.00 per share. CAP followed with 1.78 kobo to close at N37.56 per share. PZ Cussons added 1.10kobo to close at N24.10 per share. Dangote Sugar gained 0.50 kobo to close at N5.99 per share.
Unilever gained 0.50 kobo to close at N27.50 per share. Cement Company of Northern Nigeria added 0.47 kobo N9.00 per share. Zenith Bank and African Prudential garnered 0.31 and 0.27 kobo per share. Access Bank added 0.20 kobo to close at N4.36 per share.
United Bank for Africa also gained 0.20 per cent to close at N3.18 per share. United Capital and Diamond Bank garnered 0.14 kobo to close at N1.59 and N1.54 per share. Oando gained 0.12 kobo to close at N3.49 per share. Ecobank TransNational Incorporated gained 0.11 per cent to close at N18.12 per share. West African Portland Company also added 0.10 per cent to close at N82.10 per share.
However, Seven Up led others on the losers' chart with 8.50 kobo to close at N161.50 per share. Seplat followed with 2.78 kobo to close at N349.52 per share. International Breweries lost 0.38 kobo to close N18.50 per share. Nigerian Breweries dropped 0.20 kobo to close at N98.20 per share.
Air Service shed 0.11 kobo to close at N2.18 per share. Custodian & Allied insurance and Eterna oils shed 0.04 kobo to close at N3.86 and N1.86 per share respectively. FBN holdings dropped 0.03 kobo to close at N3.62 per share.
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noun ar·ti·san \ˈär-tə-zən\: a person who makes things by using skill with the hands.
This is a pure definition for the recent "I Am An Artisan Challenge" hosted by our sister company, FreeSpirit Fabrics. As a "yarnie," you know the name Kaffe Fassett from his multi-color knitwear designs and beautiful yarns bearing his brand. Kaffe's love of textiles also graces colorful 100% cotton fabrics perfect for patchwork or any sewing project.
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Mira Betz
Mira Betz has been teaching and performing Traditional and Contemporary forms of Middle Eastern dance for over 25 years.
Her work has been instrumental in the emergence of a new style known all around the world as Tribal Fusion, a dance rooted in tradition while forging new bonds between world dance and individuality. Mira, known as a teacher's teacher, empowers students to cultivate curiosity, find their own unique voice, and brings the notions of artistry and integrity to her work.
She travels internationally continuing to spread her experience, knowledge and love for dance through her captivating performance and engaging teaching style.


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RePast: a simulation toolkit
I turned myself into simulation lately. When you're not a tech person, it's hard something that can both fit your needs and be simple. Let's have a look at RePast.
Our goal with Repast is to move beyond the representation of agents as discrete, self-contained entities in favor of a view of social actors as permeable, interleaved, and mutually defining; with cascading and recombinant motives. We intend to support the modeling of belief systems, agents, organizations, and institutions as recursive social constructions.


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The Serial Shopper is Salute Magazine's new weekly column authored by Fashion Editor Money Jensen. The Serial Shopper is a weekly look into the mind of our quirky and eclectic Fashion Editor and her thoughts on the state of the fashion industry, fashion influencers, and controversial topics within.
The decade we live in is truly a unique one. The world is more diverse than it has ever been, technology is in a place that was only dreamed about fifty years ago, but some of the worst human habits remain in us. Prejudice is something that we as humans are smart enough to be evolved from by now. But in America, and in many places around the world, old habits die hard. If you haven't heard, one of the mother three brands, Chanel, issued an apology to actress Gabourey Sidibe after one of their sales associates treated her like trash off of the street who was unworthy of shopping there.
According to Sidibe on Producer Jenni Konner's blog Lenny Letter, she was dressed in fur, and even WEARING a vintage CHANEL bag, and STILL got this treatment from the sales associate. This happens all the time, in various stores of different brands across America and the world and it boggles the mind. Chanel released this statement:
Chanel expresses our sincerest regret for the boutique customer service experience that Ms. Sidibe mentioned in this essay. We are sorry that she felt unwelcome and offended.
We took her words very seriously and immediately investigated to understand what happened, knowing that this is absolutely not in line with the high standards that Chanel wishes to provide to our customers.
We are strongly committed to provide anyone who comes in our boutiques with the best customer service, and we do hope that in the future Ms. Sidibe will choose to come back to a Chanel boutique and experience the real Chanel customer experience.
I have seen Caucasian women walk into luxury boutiques in sweatpants and a hoodie to casually browse, as they should be allowed to, get treated like a French duchess and me, carrying a $500 vintage bag at a lower end store get followed by security and watched like a hawk.
Let me be clear, I am not here to diss brands, but I will also be clear, we as humans need to demand respect from all businesses who are selling a good, ESPECIALLY luxury businesses.
I know that I am not the only person this has happened to clearly, but the fact that we are still going through this in 2017 is deplorable. You never know what someone else has in their bank account, and you never know who someone is, or who they know as a sales person. This is why responsible sales people treat everyone with the same level of respect. It makes me wonder, what will it take for people to realize that our money is just as green?
The worst part about this is, Gabourey was exactly right to snap off online the way she did because she could have bought everything in that store. More to the point, she is in the cast of one of the biggest shows on television where there is a predominantly black cast and audience, A show which fashion IS one of the characters.
Television, music, sports, social media stars and political figures of color all drive brand sales. If they did not, brands like J. Crew wouldn't have had their website server crash after Sasha and Malia Obama wore their clothing to their father's inauguration. If we didn't drive sales, designers wouldn't go out of their way to dress singers like Beyoncè. So, for people of color to be disrespected on a daily basis by employees of brands like this, whether instructed to or not, is not okay.
Gabourey questioned whether or not she should fill out her customer service survey and possibly get the woman fired, even after being treated so harshly, she still has a heart. This may sound petty… but I do not.
Just as we do with children, reprimanding this type of behavior teaches a lesson. ALL people that walk into your store should be treated with the utmost respect not matter their race.
If we have the cash to spend, it is just as good as anyone else's. If you do not realize that fact and decide we aren't "worthy" of the brand that is paying you a salary to SELL their products, well maybe you should be fired. Maybe then people will realize we are all equal and beholden to a higher standard of basic respect.


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The conception stage starts with a creative brief to identify your vision and goals for the project. We take into consideration your budget, communication objectives, and conversion targets to ensure we have a clear understanding of your needs. We then create the concept, the format and if necessary a script. Once you are satisfied and give us the green light, we move forward to the pre-production stage.
Pre Production
The pre-production stage is all about planning the logistics to ensure the project runs smoothly and is completed on schedule. We organize all the necessary location permits, reservations, casting, styling, and equipment rentals based on the needs established during the conception. Our structured approach ensures all the details are handled with care in preparation for production.
Timing and execution are essential during the production stage to avoid unnecessary setbacks and ensure the project is on track. We work hard to make sure every member of the production team is well informed and has a clear understanding of their role in capturing the audio, video, b-roll images, animations and candid interviews. Our diligence and concerted effort is what guarantees we have everything necessary for post production.
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Make a Resource List and Reignite Your Confidence/
Often when we are thinking of starting something new, whether that be a new business, a new creative project, or a new pursuit of any kind, it's easy to feel daunted. It can feel like you are entering uncharted territory, which may be true. But just because that particular venture is new and unknown, that does not mean that you don't take all of your previous experience and resources with you.
To remind yourself of all of the things you have already built in your life that can serve you in a new undertaking, try making a resource list. You'll be amazed at how confident it can make you feel and you might even be quite surprised at how extensive your list is.Read More


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"Cygnal empowered us to better understand the true feelings of our stakeholders, their motivations, and how best to engage them. With anonymous data collection, Cygnal's analysis, and clear recommendations, we're improving customer service, communicating with our clients clearly, and more effectively serving the State of Alabama."
– Jim Purcell, Acting Secretary, Alabama Office of Information Technology
The Alabama Office of Information Technology (OIT) – a state agency charged with providing IT strategic planning, governance, and services to other state agencies – needed a fresh perspective on how to improve communications with their constituents, strengthen customer service, and execute their state mandate more effectively. Providing IT infrastructure, services, and policy to nearly every agency is a herculean task. While OIT took a significant leap forward under its new administration, they wanted additional unbiased insight with a clear way forward, as well as increased departmental synergy.
Anonymity Without Sacrificing Valuable Insight
As with any organization, feedback is a critical component of improving products and services; however, feedback is only as good as it is honest. Getting honest feedback was particularly important to OIT because its customers are IT professionals within other state agencies.
We took every precaution in this regard and generated a response rate nearly 30% higher than the industry average. We were able to ensure each respondent's identity remained anonymous without sacrificing any beneficial demographic data that could provide further context for analysis.
We matched state employee data with each respondent, removed all personal identifying information, and delivered a report back to OIT, with respondents broken out by age, tenure, income, state agency, and job role. By fielding this survey with an outside research firm, OIT gained valuable insights and key recommendations, while providing its employees with peace of mind.
Detailed Analysis and Insights
OIT wasn't just interested in knowing what its customers thought, they wanted to know why – the driving force behind respondents' opinions. To that end, we included open-ended questions and conducted anonymous executive interviews.
Thorough sentiment analysis on open-ended responses paired with quantitative data, allowed our team to provide deeper insight into customers' motivations and feelings.
The anonymous executive interviews we conducted gave unprecedented access into the minds of OIT's clients. We collected a representative sample using customer data by conducting 20-minute interviews with OIT customers serving in different roles at various state agencies. These interviews were conducted at the end of survey fielding, which allowed our interviewers to gain further context around key pain points OIT customers were experiencing.
Incorporating anonymized demographic data let us dig even deeper. Suddenly results aren't limited to state-wide brush strokes; instead, intricate pictures of consumer feelings across location, salary ranges, roles within the agency, tenure, age, and many other demographics began to appear. This detailed look allowed us to develop custom solutions for OIT to address communication and customer service issues with its wide-ranging customer base.
Expert Analysis and Recommendations
Analysis is both an art and a science. Making data-driven recommendations that can be easily understood and quickly applied is a craft mastered through experience. With many research firms (and software solutions) that measure satisfaction, once the survey is complete, that's the end of the transaction. When the research phase of a Cygnal project is completed, that's when our work really begins.
We believe research and analysis is only useful if you know how to use it. For OIT, we presented a comprehensive path forward, which included a project recap, situational analysis based on the findings, insights from executive interviews, primary challenges discovered during the project, stakeholder segmentation, and specific organizational, communication, and customer service recommendations. After OIT had time to review these documents, we followed up with several meetings on how to implement and measure the effectiveness of these suggested changes.
The Solution Is More Cost-Effective Than You Think
With a Cygnal customer satisfaction research project, we saved OIT months of work and gave them more honest, useable results. OIT now has a better path forward to care for and improve satisfaction with its most important audience – their customers.
Want to learn more about how we can provide your firm custom research and strategic solutions at "off-the-shelf" pricing? Shoot me an email or fill out our contact form.


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Lately I have been very surprised by how much it has been raining. There is an actual monsoon season here, but it's not until July normally. I have been told, however, that right before the crazy heat, it rains a lot. So the heat is coming!
As a result though, at parks beautiful flowers are popping up everywhere. So it's becoming spring season! Spring will only last for about...3 weeks... :) but it will be enjoyable nonetheless!
I don't envy people right now that are in the cold...no thanks! I'll take the weather we're having any day over cold weather!!


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by Ravi Chitrapu
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Those were the days before any of the corporate schools had mushroomed to 'coach' students in packed classrooms for a gruelling 16 hour, 6 (or 7) day schedule, endeavouring to manufacture doctors and engineers! School and college in our days was where we learnt, played, sang and enjoyed – they were fun and never a stress. On this Teachers' Day we gratefully acknowledge and salute with indebtedness the teachers' profession for the invaluable service it renders to humanity.
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ASLSJ words are formed using a pattern of syllables. Each syllable can have a key letter to tells you the kind of syllable.
p = base handshape
m = wide handshape
q = height / body location
h = palms facing direction
j,t = wide hand direction away from base hand, or wide hand direction touching onto base hand
v = hand or finger movement
These key letters are used on additional syllables after the initial movement. On smaller words, most of these prefixes are omitted.
Finger-spelled words are prefixed with "w-". The word "mat" is normally fingerspelled. In ASLSJ, it would be written as w-MAT.
Muliple signs are often combined to make a new word, like the word lbfi-zq fars-dd DECIDE use the signs for lbfi-z THINK and fars-dd JUDGE. ASLSJ adds the linking suffix "q" onto each word before the final word.


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Author Biography: Valerie Loftus is a journalist who was born and bred in County Mayo, though she has since defected to the Big Smoke. A graduate of DCU's BA in Journalism, you might have seen her work in Stellar magazine, the Irish Independent, or DailyEdge.ie. Her personal favourite part of Penneys is the beauty section, where you will probably find her spending wild amounts of money on makeup under the pretence of `getting the few bits'.


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The handwriting in this letter is exquisite! I love that 89 years ago, my relatives were chasing their ancestors. From my time reading these letters, and referencing all the work my Cousin Alan (1st 1x removed) has done on Ancestry.com - it seems I have a LOT of cousins out there. It is a shame to know so few of them, and yet, just as George (below) had trouble keeping up with life's demands and correspondence back in 1926, it seems we face the same challenges today, despite all the technology we have at our fingertips. No matter the century, time is the one thing that we never have to spare.
Back to George - I don't know much about him, yet. Fortunately, there are a ton of clues in here that I can share with my cousin, perhaps he has some ideas and some more letters will share their stories.
There are so many places to research in this letter so I'm breaking it into a two-part post. More tomorrow...
G.H. Vince
Mountcastle VA
Nov 23 1926
Dear Cousin Alice
I am sorry I have kept you waiting so long for a letter some how I seem to always have a little more to do than I can get over in a day and when evening comes I am ready for bed or have a meeting to attend. I am secretary of the Masonic Lodge at Providence Forge a little town three miles from here. Secretary Treasurer of a Tomatoe Cannery postmaster and Store keeper at this place so don't you think I can keep out of mischief.
Now as to the name you have found it must be my grandfather as my Fathers name was John Vince. I don't remember even hearing what Grandfathers christian name was but that is most likely it as he owned Lexden Mill years ago. I am more interested in mothers side of the house her name was Annie Coates and she came from Braintree Essex so if you happen to run across anything about her in your search for the Vince family let me know. I have written my brother several times about my uncle James Vince but he always omits any reference to it in his letters. I would have liked to learn all about your trip to England must drop in and see you some time I suppose. My contribution to this Vince family are Colin Ivan aged 15 years Rosa Lucile aged 10 years Helen Bernice aged 7 years and Nina Arnett aged 5 years. They are all doing well and keeping there dad hard up feeding and clothing them.
How are things around Salt Lake City business is pretty dull round here. Is Magna Mill still running. I do wish I could come out and see the dear old state again but it seems a long way off just now. Now please forgive me for keeping you waiting for a letter so long I often think of you but I am doing something else instead of answering your letters. With the best of love to all of you.
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When Donald Trump won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections, one of his first executive orders was to end the U.S. partnership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Trans Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries, except China. This was his election campaign promise that was seen as an appeal to the American working classes, who have lost out on jobs and have become disenchanted with free trade policies. With the rise of nationalist politics around the world that threaten globalization and free trade deals, the future of free trade seems dismal.
An important part of trade deals that is often not in the limelight is the Investor State Dispute Settlement clause that is the major cause of concern in the US and the European Union.
Investment agreements are often signed between developed countries and developing countries, or countries with legal systems that do not offer the same guarantees of independence, effectiveness and transparency as those of their investment partners. In 1959, Germany and Pakistan reached a trade agreement to encourage and protect investments between the two countries. The agreement included the first ever investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism. Since then, thousands of agreements containing a similar provision have been reached around the world. An ISDS mechanism is a legal provision in bilateral or multilateral investment agreements or in the chapters on investment protection in free trade agreements. It gives investors the right to international arbitration if they believe a foreign government that is party to the agreement has breached one of its provisions.
ISDS provisions are included primarily to send a signal to investors in developed countries that their money will be protected from misuse by local governments, through such actions as expropriation without proper compensation, for example. By offering this protection, developing countries hope to increase investment flows into their economies.
If there is no ISDS mechanism, foreign investors can turn to the domestic courts of the countries in which they have invested. However, that means of recourse presents a problem on two levels:
First, domestic courts differ from one country to the next. Investors could be concerned that the court system lacks the guarantees of transparency and effectiveness to which they are accustomed in their home countries. Second, some claim that domestic courts may not be fully independent and may be biased against foreign investors, particularly since the respondent party is the government of the country where the courts are based.
ISDS in International Trade Agreements
Several Free Trade Agreements like TPP, TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An agreement between the US and European Union), NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement :An agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada January 1994) and CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement :A agreement between Canada and the European Union signed in October 2016) have ISDS as a clause under the Dispute Settlement mechanism. But there is major disagreement as to the effectiveness and transparency of such a legal mechanism.
Joseph Stiglitz, the renowned Economist, warns of the dangers of ISDS under the TPP: he says that defenders of ISDS claim that it prevents discrimination against foreign firms, foreign firms have in fact sued and won, even when they are treated the same as domestic firms in the host country. The provisions in fact help the foreign firms discriminate in their favour. A foreign firm can sue the US government in private arbitration for cash rewards if the firm believes that the government policies violate the new rights and privileges granted under TPP, but domestic firms have no such privileges in US courts. Under the TPP, foreign investors could sue any law, policy or government decision that hinders their growth and profits.
Another common criticism is that ISDS panels, including those of the TPP, do not allow governments to sue corporations. This ignores the fact that governments can, and do, charge corporations with civil or criminal violations in the domestic court system: ISDS panels exist precisely because governments can use the courts, and other means, to discriminate against foreign investors in ways that often are insidious. Indeed, it is a lack of trust in the fairness and transparency of foreign governments, shared among investors of many nationalities, which led to the creation of the ISDS panels.
However, the Canadian parliament's background paper on the ISDS mechanism claims that it is an unbiased system that is conducted in sync with the regulations laid down by the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes: An International Arbitration Institute established in 1965 for legal dispute resolution and conciliation between international investors, part of the World Bank) and that it does not have the power to influence sovereign legislation and regulation:
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has made available a fact sheet on their website that provides details on ISDS, its implementation, structure and address criticism against ISDS:
"ISDS is a neutral, international arbitration procedure. Like other forms of commercial, labour, or judicial arbitration, ISDS seeks to provide an impartial, law-based approach to resolve conflicts. Various forms of ISDS are now a part of over 3,000 agreements worldwide, of which the United States is party to 50. Though ISDS is invoked as a catch all term, there are a wide variety of differences in scope and process. ISDS in U.S. trade agreements is significantly better defined and restricted than in other countries' agreements.
Because of the safeguards in U.S. agreements and because of the high standards of our legal system, foreign investors rarely pursue arbitration against the United States and have never been successful when they have done so."
A corporation may choose to invoke the ISDS in the following situation: An Argentine subsidiary of a U.S. company wants to challenge an Argentine government regulation. The firm could pursue its case in a simple way: use the protection afforded to the parent company under the U.S. Argentina bilateral investment treaties (BIT), have its case heard in the perennially operating ICSID facilities, and later seek enforcement in U.S. courts.
Alternatively, the U.S. company can manipulate its multinational holding company structure so that its Dutch subsidiary is the legal owner of its Argentine operations. It can then bring the case under the Dutch-Argentina treaty, get that treaty's protections, and seek enforcement in Dutch courts.
Between these options lie many others, such as taking advantage of the treatment standards under third country treaties (e.g., the Argentina-Chile BIT), enforcement opportunities of third country courts (e.g. Switzerland or Britain), or private non-ICSID arbitral centres. Through the ISDS mechanism, corporations can get the governments of both developed and developing countries to do their bidding.
Vattenfall AB and others v. Federal Republic of Germany
To show how corporations can manipulate entire countries, a prominent case that shows the working of ISDS: After the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, and as the culmination of a decades-long public debate, the German parliament decided to amend the Atomic Energy Act to speed up the phase-out of nuclear energy, so that it would be completed by 2022. The amendment entailed the immediate shutdown of some of Germany's oldest reactors. Vattenfall, an energy company wholly owned by the Swedish State, operates and owns two of those oldest reactors.
According to Vattenfall's CEO at the time, the shutdown of the two reactors resulted in a loss of expected revenues of 10.5 billion Swedish Kronor (US$1.5 billion) in 2011 alone .Seeking to "obtain fair compensation for the financial losses," Vattenfall and the two power plant companies initiated arbitration proceedings against Germany before the ICSID and also filed a lawsuit before the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
The precise agreement between both parties is, however, unknown, although it is recognised that Germany nevertheless provided the licence to Vattenfall. On 31 March 2015, it was reported that the EU Commission was about to lodge a complaint against Germany before the European Court of Justice for having decreased its environmental requests vis-à-vis Vattenfall, which consequently breached EU requirements.
Vattenfall v. Germany has brought Germany's international investment policies to the attention of local decision-makers and the public. Unfortunately, international investment arbitration is now conducted behind closed doors in Germany, leaving citizens to speculate what is at issue in the dispute and how much taxpayer money Germany might have to pay.
Investors have a choice of whether to launch the case at ICSID (a World Bank arbitration centre with relatively better transparency), or at a private arbitral centre with lower transparency requirements.
Once a tribunal has rendered a ruling, the investor can seek enforcement in any country it estimates likeliest help secure payment (which might be driven by investor friendly national arbitration laws or courts, or the presence of sizeable assets).
The system is unusual in international law. Most international courts only allow disputes between states. ISDS, in contrast, creates one way rights: Corporations can sue governments, but not vice versa.
It's also ad hoc: The legal challenges are decided by arbitrators hired for that case only. The typical set up is that the foreign investor appoints an arbitrator, the host state appoints a second, and the two parties or arbitrators appoint a third to chair the case. After their decision, they are paid by the parties, and the tribunal is dissolved. The burden of exorbitant legal fees that has to be borne by public money, dissuades governments and they eventually give in, either by settling claims or by redesigning legislation to suit investors.
The parties that benefit the most from such a legal setup are private legal advisors/experts who act as arbitrators. They charge exorbitant legal fees to the States and the investors involved in the dispute.
Now with the roll-out of Nationalist/ Far Right parties with the US presidential elections, Brexit and rise of Marine Le-Pen in France, the TTIP has lost political traction, in part due to its anti-protectionist policies and with the roll back in globalization tendencies. ISDS has proven to be a mechanism used by non-state actors to directly challenge policy of sovereign states, but it remains to be seen if trans-national legislation like the ISDS will survive this new emerging global trend. With the end of the TTP, it remains to be seen what the future of globalization and trade would look like. Does the growing distrust in free market trade, especially in the US and Western Europe, spell the end of corporations dominance in the world market? Or will this protectionist trend force countries to rethink trade laws and policies?
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Based on the best scientific evidence available and supported by leading Maine businesses such as InterfaceFABRIC and Tom's of Maine, t
he report calls for practical, common-sense action to protect public health and the environment from the unnecessary use of toxic chemicals in everyday products.
The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine applauds Governor Baldacci for his leadership and foresight in establishing a Task Force a year in advance of a wave of recalls of toxic toys and other children's products that reveal gaping holes in the federal safety system for consumer products.
We strongly agree with the Task Force that the widespread use of toxic chemicals in products poses a serious threat to public health and environment, especially to those most vulnerable, including the developing fetus and young children.
The Task Force conclusions are well-documented and verified by authoritative testimony:
The federal safety system for chemicals in commerce is badly broken since known hazardous chemicals are still on the market and thousands more remain untested;
There are huge gaps in knowledge – neither the chemical industry or manufacturers are required to test chemicals for safety or disclose the chemicals added to products;
Investment is lagging in research and development of safer alternatives and green chemistry solutions that provide opportunities for economic development,
the production of nontoxic bioplastics from Maine potatoes and other natural resources.
We strongly support the Task Force recommendation that Maine continue to lead by example in its state purchasing practices and in public policy development. We can't afford to wait for the federal government to catch up with the advances being made at the state level across the country, in the European Union and elsewhere.
We strongly support the Task Force recommendation that Maine enact legislation to establish a comprehensive chemical policy to require safer substitutes to priority toxic chemicals in consumer products and to create incentives for safer alternatives.
Such a safer chemicals policy should, as recommended by the Task Force:
Identify and prioritize chemicals of high concern that are known to harm children's development, cause cancer, cause genetic or reproductive damage, disrupt hormones, persist in the environment or build up in our bodies or wildlife;
Require manufacturers to disclose which chemicals are in consumer products; and
Require that safer alternatives be used whenever they are demonstrated to feasible.
We are confident that Governor's Baldacci's track record of success in protecting the health of Maine's children and the environment from toxic chemicals will lead him to fully embrace his Task Force recommendations for a safer chemicals policy.
Governor Baldacci called for the creation of the Task Force on February 22, 2006 when he issued his Executive Order Promoting Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products. He charged the Task Force to survey knowledge related to promoting safer alternatives to chemicals of concern, develop recommendations for a more comprehensive chemicals policy that requires safer substitutes to toxic chemicals in consumer products, develop recommendations for expanded consumer education and public right-to-know to promote markets for safer alternatives, and develop recommendations for expanded research and development in Maine of safer alternatives.
The thirteen member Task Force was comprised of representatives with expertise in business, economic development, public health, the environment, labor, law and integrated pest management. Members include Stacie Beyer (Interface Inc.), Mark Dobrovolny (Tom's of Maine), Dr. Deborah Rice (Maine Center for Disease Control), Mike Belliveau (Environmental Health Strategy Center), Nick Bennett (Natural Resources Council of Maine), and Sharon Tisher, the representative of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine. The Task Force is chaired by DEP Commissioner David P. Littell and staffed by the DEP's Environmental Public Health specialist Ginger Jordan-Hillier.
The Task Force heard presentations and engaged in productive discussions with a wide range of experts on chemicals information, regulation and policy, including Mark Catlin, SEIU Education and Support Fund; Stephanie Publicker, National Library of Medicine's NIH-NLM Household Products Database; Mark Sanderson and Elpi Karalis of Environment and Health Canada; Dr. Michael Wilson, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Berkeley; Kenneth Cook, Environmental Working Group; and Dr. Tom Green, IPM Institute of North America.
Early on in its work, the Task Force found major inadequacies in the current system of federal regulation of Toxic Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, and presented a number of recommendations for expanded education initiatives and expanded research and development of safer alternatives.
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Production to make its debut in London this weekend
The Kinks frontman Ray Davies has penned a school musical tracing the last 60 years of cultural and political life in the UK.
The production entitled 'Child Play' will see students from the John Ruskin School in Cumbria perform tracks by the singer's former band and his solo work including 'All Day And All Of The Night', 'Waterloo Sunset', 'Dead End Street' and 'Do It Again'.
It is being staged at London's Southbank Centre for the first time tomorrow (September 4). Although the pupils will be joined by two musicians for the show Davies will not be one of them, according to BBC News.
The students will portray three couples from different social classes who deal with events ranging from the death of Princess Diana to the global financial crisis in the production.
The show will also be performed in Cumbria at a later date as part of Grizedale Arts' plans to revitalise the Coniston Institute, a former miners' institute and community arts and education centre.
Earlier this summer, Davies curated the Meltdown festival which he performed at alongside Madness and Yo La Tengo.
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Earlier this week I have reported about the release and installing the MIUI 10 Based on Android Pie Beta on Xiaomi Mi8. Now Xiaomi has released Android Pie Based MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM 8.9.7 for Mi MIX 2S and its now available to download as well. The update is rolling out over-the-air (OTA), but if you don't want to wait for the OTA to arrive you can also download and install the Beta ROM 8.9.7 on Mi MIX 2S manually.
Since this is a beta update for your Mi MIX 2S you might encounter few bugs after downloading the update. However, the final version will be rolling out soon.
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hi wassim,ur posts r always intresing and informative…dear i wana to learn juniper routing.can u pls guide me wt type of simulator (like GNS3 in cisco) we use in juniper and any videos like CBT or trainsignal for junos pls send me links to "firstname.lastname@example.com"
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First, let me tell you that Juniper stuff is cool. So if you have played with Linux in the past, you'll enjoy learning JUNOS and its intricate details.
I heard that GNS3 does emulate JUNOS. However, I didn't really take the time to learn how to do it. I used to emulate JUNOS by using Olive.
In a word, Olive is a compilation of software that run JUNOS on a mini FreeBSD. An interesting post to read is the one made by Himawan on his blog http://brokenpipes.blogspot.com/
Each Olive emulates a router. So to emulate 3 routers, you'll need 3 Olives, quite simple
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Learn that life doesn't end when dementia begins in this free Cedar Valley event where guests will view the "I'll Be Me" documentary about beloved country star Glen Campbell. Unfortunately, many of our loved ones will face dementia in their lifetime, but with proper planning and care it doesn't have to be the end.
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Have you thought about who will protect your estate when you are no longer living? In this post you will find some helpful tips on how to find the right way for you to protect your estate.
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In 2000 Ruth Heffron established a traditional IRA, probably by rolling over a lump sum distribution from her employer's retirement plan. At her death the next year, the IRA was worth $450,000. Heidi Heffron-Clark, Ruth's daughter, was the sole beneficiary of the account. She
began taking monthly distributions from it.
One strategy for keeping your home in the family on a tax-preferred basis is the Qualified Personal Residence Trust, or QPRT. One can think of a QPRT as a major gift scheduled for a future date.


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The James Bond movie franchise celebrated its 50th anniversary in style back in 2012, when the Sam Mendes directed Skyfall earned some of the best reviews in the series and became the first 007 adventure to make $1 billion at the global box office (without 3D surcharges even). As one might expect, the fact that Mendes returned to the director's chair for the followup, this year's Spectre, only added to the anticipation fans have for the upcoming film, considering that many of them enjoyed his take on the MI6 mythos and are curious to see what he has in store.
By all accounts, we should be in for another thrilling Bond movie when Spectre premieres, but there will probably be an undercurrent of bittersweetness to the affair. Even though he was previously rumored to be attached to helm the untitled Bond 25, Mendes has recently come out publicly to say that Spectre will likely be the last 007 movie he makes.
In an interview with BBC Radio, Mendes stated that although he has had a great experience making his two Bond movies, the time has come for him to step away from the franchise and let someone else take the reins:
"It feels almost, even though we've just finished shooting it, like one big experience and it was a fantastic life-changing thing. It really is more a lifestyle choice than a job. I don't think I could go down that road again."
Those who have been following the development of Spectre from the beginning know that Mendes almost didn't return for this fall's outing before finally signing on. The director was influenced by his feeling that he hadn't yet completed the entire Skyfall story with his first Bond flick, and this project offered him the opportunity to build upon the characters and themes he had introduced. If the teaser trailer is anything to go off of, there's plenty of connective tissue between Mendes' two Bond movies, and ideally they will work in harmony to tell a multi-pronged narrative that's captivating on a number of levels.
Mendes' impending departure may be a sad reality for fans to consider, but it is easy to understand where he's coming from. Calling the shots on a massive tentpole (particularly one like Bond) can be a grueling task for even the most dedicated and enthusiastic directors. In addition to the "normal" shooting schedules for Spectre, Mendes' team also had to deal with the film being hit by the infamous Sony hacks last year, which probably was none too pleasant for those involved. As much love and admiration he has for the character, Mendes probably wants to step away and recharge his batteries before focusing on something new (a la Joss Whedon after Avengers: Age of Ultron).
One of the silver linings here is that James Bond is not a film franchise that's defined by the singular vision of one filmmaker. For more than five decades, the series has seen a number of directors step in to put their own spin on 007, which has kept the movies fresh after all these years. Mendes leaving simply opens the door for another talented helmsman to oversee Bond 25 (which will be a landmark occasion in its own right), and fans are already probably dreaming about names like Christopher Nolan operating behind the camera. Daniel Craig's tenure as the iconic spy has been one of the series' most successful, so whichever studio distributes the next film will want to keep that momentum going by hiring someone just as skilled as Mendes and seemingly end Craig's run with a bang.
Spectre will be in U.S. theaters November 6, 2015.
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This week I stood in the doorway looking out at the relentless falling rain and was immediately reminded of an experience I had a couple of years ago. I had to run into the grocery store to grab a couple of things before picking up my son from rehearsal. It was just sprinkling, so I dashed inside. However, when I came out of the store it was pouring, and I was without my umbrella. I hesitated. Should I wait it out or make a run for it? I decided to run for it. Halfway to my car, an image flashed across my mind. It was from a rainy day when I was a kid.
My friends and I were in our bathing suits covered in mud. When the rain started, we had all run inside to put on our bathing suits and meet up for the best softball game EVER! We didn't care who won. (I know...those of you who know me are thinking, "yeah, right," but it's true!) The object of this game was not about scoring runs...it was about sliding into first (yes, I know that is not allowed), and diving to catch the ball. We were breaking all the rules that day. After all, we were outside playing ball in the RAIN! We were out to get muddy and enjoy every drop of that rain.
So when did I stop thinking rain was so FABULOUS?
Before I reached my car, I just had to stop. I held my arms out with my groceries and all and lifted up my face to really take it in. People probably thought I was CRAZY...but I didn't care. I just wanted to hit the pause button and enjoy the rain.
One of my favorite quotes is:
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain."
Life is filled with storms. If you haven't experienced one, you will. Storms come in all shapes, sizes, and intensities. There are little pop up showers like a disagreement with a friend, a flat tire, or a banking error. You feel it, but it passes quickly. Then there are those storms that come into your life and turn your world upside down. You find yourself in the middle of a relational typhoon, a financial tsunami, or a health monsoon like cancer or chronic fatigue. These are the storms that knock the breath out of you and leave you struggling to stand.
One thing is certain...life is filled with storms. The question is not will we have storms, but what will we do when the storms come? Will we stop living when they come, OR do we learn to dance in the midst of the rain? I don't know about you, but I don't want to stand by waiting for the storms to pass. I want to get out there and DANCE!!!!
Next time it's raining I'm gonna
Look up, mouth open wide...
Stretch my arms out to take it in...
I may even break out in song!
One thing is for sure...
I'm gonna DANCE!
Wanna join me?


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Can This Marriage Stuff Work?
WestBow Press, Feb 28, 2012 - Family & Relationships - 124 pages
Can This Marriage Stuff Work? is designed to help couples who are involved in a committed relationship by offering them the necessary tools to build a strong and lasting relationship. It helps enable them to weather the storms that committed relationships can bring. Whether youve been married for many years, are just recently married, or in anticipation of journeying down the road of marriage, this book will offer assistance to you. Pastor Lee provides his readers with both practical and spiritual insight to strengthen them on their relationship journey. He shares some intimate details about his own successes and failures, pulling the mask off those long-held myths concerning marriage and the marriage bed. God never intended for marriage to become stale or boring. Pastor Lee gives helpful tips on how to heal past hurts and put the spice back into your relationship.


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How long did you two date?
Becca: "We have dated for almost four years."
How and when did Kaleb propose?
Becca: "Kaleb proposed on December 24, 2015. We were on the way to his parents' house to eat lunch and take Christmas pictures with his family when his boss called him and asked him to check on something at the shop in the Waters. First we pull up to the chapel, he explained to me he first had to check on something there. It's pouring down rain so, we pulled up he handed me an envelope, and he jumped out and ran inside, so I opened the envelope inside was a letter he had wrote at the end of the letter it said, 'Check behind your seat.' There, I found another letter, and an umbrella. Inside this letter, there was a pet adoption agreement. (A little background information on this: I always joked that he would have to adopt my silver lab, Emmie, as his daughter when we got married.) Then, he had a piece of paper that said, 'Come inside when you're ready,' so I walked in the church went through the double doors. As soon as I opened the door, I saw Kaleb on one knee with our two dogs (Emmie and Nelli) on each side with signs around their neck that said, 'Will you marry dad?,' and a sign above him that said, 'Will you marry me?' Meanwhile, he had Thomas Rhett 'Die a happy man' and then Sister Hazel 'This Kind Of Love' playing in the church. He also had my sister and a close friend of ours hidden taking pictures."
^This photo above was taken by Madelyn Holding! I let her get behind the camera, and she captured some genuine emotion! Love it!
What are some things y'all like to do together?
"We enjoy just being together! We love traveling, fishing and anything outdoors. Most of all we just enjoy being together, so as long as we are together, we are having fun!"
Kaleb- what's one of the things you admire most about Becca?
Kaleb: "I don't even know where to start. The first thing that caught my eye about Rebecca is her obvious outer beauty. I was amazed that she would go for me. Putting that aside, the most amazing thing about Rebecca isn't her outer beauty, it's what's inside. Her soul is the most beautiful attribute that she has. She is the sweetest and kindest woman I have ever met. She's the kind of woman that will give you the shirt off of her back if you ask her. I wouldn't be who I am today if I didn't have her by my side."
Becca- what's one of the things you admire most about Kaleb?
Becca: "This is a really difficult question. Kaleb is an amazing man!! He is selfless, thoughtful, loving, patient, but what I admire most about him is he is a strong Christian man-- constantly encouraging me to become closer to God and a stronger Christian. Kaleb is always by my side no matter what encouraging me and helping me achieve my goals in life!! I am so blessed the Lord chose me to be Kaleb's wife."
^This last photo above was also taken by Madelyn! :)


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Democratic Party Schism Reflected in Chicago Mayoral Race
By Tim Jones and Elizabeth Campbell
The Democratic Party is riven over how loud a voice to give its progressive wing. Chicago is that struggle's new frontline.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has dared to anger his party's organized-labor allies, is being challenged in the city's first mayoral runoff by Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, a Cook County commissioner who forced it with backing from the Chicago Teachers Union.
"This is a fight about the soul of Chicago and whether Chicago is going to be a city for working people," Garcia said in an interview.
On April 7, voters may make Garcia the next Bill de Blasio, the New York mayor who vanquished establishment favorite Christine Quinn in 2013.
Another possible analogue: Zephyr Teachout, the law professor who forced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to steer left before she won just a third of the vote in September's Democratic primary.
For Emanuel, it's an awkward time to be an Illinois Democrat with enemies in labor. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, a friend and former business associate, is attacking unions as a catalyst of the state's financial crisis. The governor wants to let municipalities create zones in which union membership is optional in businesses or public jobs with collective-bargaining agreements.
In neighboring Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker, a potential presidential candidate, is expected to sign legislation letting employees in union workplaces opt out of membership and dues.
Emanuel's dilemma echoes that of Hillary Clinton, widely expected to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. She met in December with the darling of the party's left wing, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, The New York Times reported. She was soliciting policy ideas and possibly co-opting a potential challenger.
"These are the tensions that exist between the progressives and the centrists in the Democratic Party," said Alan Gitelson, a political scientist at Loyola University Chicago.
Emanuel's tense relations with elements of his own party date to his days as a White House aide helping President Bill Clinton pass the North American Free Trade Agreement, which unions opposed.
Two decades later, Emanuel has been unafraid to challenge organized labor as mayor of a debt-ridden city. He pushed pension-benefit cuts on employees, fought 30,000 unionized teachers in a rancorous strike and, in 2013, closed 50 schools.
Chicago's election, while nonpartisan, is fought between Democrats in a place that the party has dominated for decades.
Labor is split. The teachers union, whose 30,000 members must live in the city, backed Garcia after its president, Karen Lewis, a fierce Emanuel critic, decided not to run after a cancer diagnosis.
Bricklayers, plumbers and electricians are among the unions backing Emanuel. Don Finn, business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, called him "the construction mayor." Still, those workers aren't required to live in the city, so their impact is harder to measure.
Emanuel's critics have portrayed the campaign as a referendum on "two Chicagos" _ a prosperous downtown where corporate leaders support the mayor, and minority neighborhoods that bore the brunt of the school closings and a 12 percent increase in shooting incidents last year.
Emanuel rejects the argument and notes the passage of a $13 minimum-wage measure during his first term. He also defends closing what he called underperforming and underused schools.
The third-most-populous U.S. city has $20 billion in unfunded retirement obligations and must pay $600 million into its retirement funds next year. Chicago can't alter pensions without state legislative approval.
When asked Feb. 25 about the crisis, Emanuel pointed to agreements he had already brokered for two of the four funds. Lawmakers in June approved the restructuring for about 60,000 municipal employees, who will pay more and get fewer benefits.
Other unions sued, and the litigation was put on hold until the Illinois Supreme Court rules on a separate challenge to a state pension overhaul. Last week, Emanuel said he would use the pact with laborers and municipal employees as a model for police and fire funds.
During a Feb. 25 interview on a public-affairs television program, Garcia wouldn't commit to tax increases to resolve the pension crisis. He has criticized the school closings, saying in December that he's considering whether some can be reopened. Last week, he softened that position.
"We're strapped for resources," Garcia said. "I don't want to get into making commitments that will be very difficult to honor."
Neither campaign is taking labor for granted. Emanuel made sure to greet neon-vested water-department workers across the street from the senior center he visited.
Less than 24 hours after polls closed, Garcia's campaign issued its first news release, condemning what it called discrimination against pregnant teachers.
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Court ruling in Corman suit cited in Paterno battle with NCAA
Paterno family lawyers this week evoked strong words the state Superior Court had for the NCAA and the sanctions it levied against Penn State in the family's own legal battle to have the punishment overturned.
Attorneys for the family, in the latest legal memo filed in their own ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA, started with a quote from Judge Anne Covey, who last week authored a majority opinion in a separate suit that appeared to call the sanctions into question.
"The children harmed by (Jerry) Sandusky, the children's family members, the community, PSU and the (c)ommonwealth were all seeking to uncover the truth behind these hideous crimes when although 'ordinarily ... not ... actionable by the NCAA,' the NCAA involved itself in one of the most disastrous events in .. the history of the community, PSU and the (c)ommonwealth...," Covey wrote in a decision issued in lawsuit filed by state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Benner Township, and state Treasurer Rob McCord.
"Student-athletes, trainers, coaches, administrators and support personnel who had excelled in their jobs through hard work, practice, commitment, team work, sportsmanship, excellence and perseverance were told none of that matters," Covey wrote.
Corman's suit seeks to enforce a state law that would keep money collected from the sanctions in Pennsylvania, but the most recent court ruling in the case could open a door to a review of the sanctions.
Paterno family attorneys have included Penn State as a nominal defendant in the suit, but said in the filing Wednesday that the NCAA has the university "under its thumb," and is pressuring the university to oppose the family's suit.
The door could still be open, however, for the Paterno family to amend their suit and seek relief from the university, according to a footnote in the filing.
In the footnote, attorneys said the plaintiffs "continue to believe that Penn State is a victim" of the NCAA and that the university's objections to the lawsuit "reflect the continued pressure by NCAA officials."
"We named Penn State as a nominal defendant only based on belief that the consent decree was imposed by NCAA, through threats and coercion," Paterno family attorney Wick Sollars said in a statement. "If the light of discovery causes that view to change, we have not foreclosed any options in the litigation."


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Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 6:00pm
Come celebrate the last session of our six week series "Youth Justice Presents..." with some pizza and an open mic night at the Grove Hall Branch Library (41 Geneva Avenue). Hosted by Dzidzor Azaglo, come share your latest lyrics or poems and meet representatives from local organizations including Year Up, ABCD, Planned Parenthood and more!
For teens ages 12-18
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Celia Contelmo
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