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News & Media Coverage
Here you will find a collection of articles and videos about various cases Mr. Stepanovich has been involved in over the last several years.
Federal Judge tosses out discriminatory laws
Judge tosses out discriminatory laws adopted…
Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona, New York
December 7, 2017
Tartikov Press Release Opinion & Order, Case 7:07-cv-06304 (KMK), US District Court, Southern District of New York
Federal Court voids all discriminatory laws adopted…
John Stepanovich explains RLUIPA
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act was passed unanimously by Congress and signed by President…read more
You Paid For It: City Crashes (10/29/13)
Local cities paid $5 million in the past two years to settle accident claims involving police officers, firefighters and others who operate city vehicles. Staff, 13News Now 8:40 p.m. EDT October 29, 2013 NORFOLK--$5 million could go a long way to help cash-strapped...read more
Judge: Death at Norfolk day care was not a crime
NORFOLK The death of a baby boy at a Little Creek day care center two years ago brought anger, investigations and eventually criminal charges. No one hesitated to call Dylan Cummings' death a tragedy. But Thursday, Circuit Judge Charles E. Poston sent a clear message...read more
Homicide charge dismissed against Norfolk day care director
NORFOLK Tammy Futrell, the director of a day care where a 7-week old baby died, did not commit felony homicide, a judge ruled Thursday. Norfolk Circuit Court Judge Charles E. Poston ordered the felony homicide charge against Futrell dismissed Thursday, citing that the...read more
Beach Psychiatrist beaten by patient gets $5.35M from jury
Mr. Stepanovich obtained a jury award on behalf of a doctor beaten by a patient in a Virginia Beach psychiatric clinic a $5.35 million judgment.
The companies own and operate…read more
Protecting the Family – Part 2
John Stepanovich appealed the ruling all the way to the Virginia Supreme Court. Thankfully, Circuit Judge Glen Tyler reversed the orders of the lower court and Abraham was returned to the full custody of his parents. Stepanovich hailed the Circuit Court ruling as a...read more
Protecting the Family
A few years ago, Abraham Cherrix, a courageous 16 year old with Hodgkin's disease, from Accomack County, Virginia along with his family, decided to stand up to the government and fight his cancer their way. But they needed help. John Stepanovich joined in to defend...read more


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It's hard to believe it has already been a year since Chase announced the release of the Chase Sapphire Reserve®. This card and its promotional 100,000-point sign-up bonus sent shockwaves around the travel blogosphere.
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- + $300 Annual Travel Credit as reimbursement for travel purchases charged to your card each account anniversary year
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- + Get 50% more value when you redeem your points for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards. For example, 50,000 points are worth $750 toward travel
Earn 50K bonus points after you spend
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- Access to 1,000+ airport lounges worldwide after an easy, one-time enrollment in Priority Pass™ Select
- Up to $100 application fee credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓®
- No Foreign Transaction Fee
$300 Annual Travel Credit
The Sapphire Reserve offers up to $300 worth of statement credits per cardmember year that are automatically applied to your account. The way Chase manages these travel credits makes this one of the most useful and user-friendly travel credit benefits of any card.
The travel category is defined very broadly to include things such as parking fees and turnpike tolls. Since the credits post automatically, there is no extra work on your part. If this is your only card with a travel credit and you would normally have $300 per year of out-of-pocket expenses, then you can value this benefit at the full $300.
However, if you need to stretch in order to use up the full amount, you may want to discount this benefit to something less than full cash value. This may be the case if you have multiple cards which offer a travel credit.
TSA PreCheck or Global Entry Fee Credit
This TSA PreCheck/Global Entry benefit can only be used once every four years, so at best it is worth $25 per year (Global Entry fee divided by 4). However, if you have already used it, the marginal value for the next few years is zero, so this is not a reason to keep the card.
Higher Point Value for Direct Redemptions
Points are worth 1.5 cents with this card when used to book travel through Chase's online portal. Chase's other annual-fee Ultimate Rewards cards offer a value of 1.25 cents per point, while the Freedom cards offer a straight 1 cent per point.
For example, if you redeemed 100K points via the portal per year, you would derive $250 in extra value relative to one of the other annual fee cards. The value of this benefit is highly dependent on how many points you redeem via direct bookings (as opposed to transferring points to a partner).
Priority Pass Select
The Priority Pass Select airport lounge benefit offered by the Sapphire Reserve is the best of any travel card since it includes complimentary access for guests, with no stated limit on the number of people. This is great for those who often travel with family or friends.
3x Points Earning on Dining and Travel
This card earns three points per dollar on dining and travel purchases, which is an extra point each relative to the Sapphire Preferred, which has the same bonus categories.
Do all of These Benefits Make the Card Worth Keeping?
Here is one way to think about it:
Let's assume that you want to have at least one card which offers the ability to transfer your Ultimate Rewards to partners. Therefore, you will have to pay an annual fee of at least $95. If you value the Sapphire Reserve's travel credit at the full $300, then the annual fee effectively becomes $150.
So the question you have to answer is: Are the additional benefits of the Sapphire Reserve worth the $55 extra dollars in annual fee cost relative to other Chase cards?
The extra 0.25 cents per dollar for direct redemptions is worth $55 if you redeem at least 22K Ultimate Rewards through the portal per year. The lounge access can also easily be worth $55 of free food, drinks, and peace and quiet. If you are confident you will get at least $55 of value from the additional benefits, then keep the card.
Cheaper Options
If you don't feel the benefits of this card justify the annual fee, there are several cheaper options from Chase. If you want to retain the ability to transfer points, you need to have an annual fee card. The only other annual fee Ultimate Rewards personal card is the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card.
However, the Ink Bold® Business Charge Card, Ink Plus® Business Credit Card and Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card offer this ability, so if you have one of those, you may want to consider a no annual fee card.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: This card offers 2x points earning on dining and travel, 1.25 cents per point on direct redemptions, and the ability to transfer your points to hotel and airline partners. The annual fee is $95.
- Chase Sapphire® Card: The no annual fee version of the Sapphire card earns 2x points on dining and travel booked through the Chase travel portal (not all travel). This card does not offer the ability to transfer points to partners, so if you want to retain that ability you will need one of the cards with an annual fee.
- Chase Freedom®: This is a no annual fee card that offers 5x points in rotating categories on up to $1,500 of spend per quarter. This card does not offer points transferability.
- Chase Freedom Unlimited®: This version of the Freedom card earns an uncapped 1.5 points per dollar on all spending, but also lacks the ability to transfer to partners.
Bottom Line
Chase has a lot of great cards available. That means they come at a variety or price points with a variety of benefits and perks. The Sapphire Reserve is a great card, but it has a bit annual fee. If you don't think you'll use the added benefits, such as the $300 travel credit and free lounge access, consider one of Chase's cheaper (but still excellent) cards, such as the Sapphire Preferred or Freedom Unlimited.

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Here are some of the more interesting events, deals, websites and other travel tidbits that have come across our desk recently:
•Trek Travel offers a challenge to bicyclists with its coast-to-coast Ride Across Italy. The six-day/five-night trip crosses the Apennine Mountains and totals more than 280 miles with 24,000 feet of climbing. There are dates in April, May, June and September, and it's priced from $3,699 per person, double occupancy. International air is extra. 866-464-8735, http://tinyurl.com/zjfkbnd
•Sunnyland Tours has a six-day/five-night tour of Ecuador priced from $1,399 per person, double occupancy. The trip visits Quito and outlying towns with visits to hot springs, a butterfly farm and indigenous communities. The price does not include international air. 800-783-7839, http://tinyurl.com/zdon9ez
•The 2017 Vacation Planner for Colorado Springs, Colo., can be ordered or viewed online at http://tinyurl.com/hyx849g.
•The Seabreeze Jazz Festival will be April 19-23 in Panama City Beach, Fla. Among the headliners will be Kenny G. http://tinyurl.com/d4u4tl
•Visitors to the Seneca Lake Wine Trail in New York's Finger Lakes wine region can purchase a Wine Weekday Passport for $25 that's good for a free tasting at each of the area's 30-plus wineries through June 30. The passports can be purchased online or at the wineries. http://tinyurl.com/hflv8tu
•There's still fun to be had in the snow at ski resorts, even when the snow turns to slop. Shanty Creek Resorts in Mancelona, Mich., will host the Schuss Mountain Snow Challenge on April 1-2. Trucks will race side-by-side up 400-yard stretches of snowy slopes, and there will be a similar competition for ATVs. http://tinyurl.com/jkhy9tm
•The 41st annual Duneland Woodcarvers Show will be April 1-2 at Woodland Park in Portage, Ind. Wood and gourd carvings will be on display, and there will be judging in numerous categories. http://tinyurl.com/jhvf3q8
•The Rockford Dance Company will perform "Snow White" on March 31 and April 1 at the Hononegah Performing Arts Center in Rockton, Ill. There will be 7 p.m. performances both days and a 1 p.m. matinee April 1. Tickets are available online or by phone. 815-963-3341. www.rockforddancecompany.com
•"The Magical History Tour: A Beatles Exhibition" is on display through June 14 at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa. The exhibit traces the career of the Fab Four from their beginning in Liverpool, England, to North America and later recording dates in the U.K. http://tinyurl.com/zasotxa
•With winter wrapping up, it's time for people who like to fish for trout to head to Missouri. From March 1 to Oct. 31, the catch-and-keep trout fishing season is open, and sites that are particularly popular are Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park southwest of Salem, Roaring River State Park near Cassville and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. Fishing after that is catch-and-release. http://tinyurl.com/jctl89l
•The Lake Geneva Festival of Wine is scheduled for March 31 to April 2 at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wis. The Grand Tasting on Saturday is the highlight event, but there are also wine dinners, a chef demonstration, seminars and fitness activities. Advance purchase of tickets is recommended. http://tinyurl.com/zrue4j7
•The Indianapolis tourism folks were thinking of Valentine's Day when they put together their list of 50 Date Ideas for less than $50 in Downtown Indy, but there are ideas here that you can use year-round when visiting. http://tinyurl.com/lbd5jrm
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I have found using the Aurifil 50 weight thread makes quite a difference to getting these lovely little squares accurate. With the fine thread you can get fine stitching in the seams that does not take up allot of room therefore making a 1/4 inch seam more achievable. I also use a Schmetz 60/8 sharp microtex needle with this thread making smaller holes and again less room in my seams. I use this thread for all of my piecing work and have found it to be absolutely brilliant.
Aurifil Thread is available on our website. www.pinevalley.co.nz/catalog/aurifil-100-cotton-mako-502-thread
Schmetz sewing machine needles are also available on our website. www.pinevalley.co.nz/catalog/schmetz-sewing-machine-needles
When making smaller blocks, I have found that smaller prints or tone on tone fabrics work famously. The black fabric in these pictures has maybe a larger print then I would normally use for this size but as it is the black that I want to focus on in my design I am happy with it.
I am making these into a table runner for our Pine Valley Quilts pattern line so keep watching as I will keep you updated with the progress.
For this one inch size 1/2 square triangle you need to cut squares 1 7/8 inches, then draw a diagonal line down the middle of the wrong side of the light square.
Place squares together with right sides facing, stitch a 1/4 inch seam on each side of the drawn line. Cut down the drawn line to give you two 1/2 square triangle units and press them open towards the light fabric.
Soooo Cute
Happy Stitching
Thanks for the lovely comment
Great post! So glad I was sent here to your site! I love the fabrics you are using in you HST's and I too, love the Aurifil thread! Makes my piecing so much nicer :)
I'm really loving your patterns too!
This is a great content…I'm really glad that i found this post…Looking forward to read more great and insightful articles.Great job…:)
It look so nice. I love these cute little squares.I like how you design this pieces of clothes. Keep it up.
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Faux fur coat + leopard print shift + metal capped brogues = Today's Ultimate Outfit!
To welcome the week in I bring you Jess Turner, dressed like the best of the animal kingdom (does anybody else want to stroke this jacket?) If you want to copy this winning combination the coat is H&M, the dress is Topshop and if it wasn't completely against the spirit of the blog I'd prefer not to tell you where the brogues are from before I've nabbed myself a pair. Ah well, Cosmo's Wearing, Cosmo's sharing, these beauties are from Office and I've got my fingers crossed for a size 6...ready...steady...GO!
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'Body on the Bell' is the eighth track on Distant Voices' 'Not Known at this Address'. It was written by Ross Clark (Fiskur) and Gordon McKean in Glasgow, in December 2017. It was recorded in Chem19 Studios in January 2018.
"It was born from a conversation about how 'home' isn't always a place that represents safety and security to all people. Sometimes it can be a place we need to escape from rather than return to. We considered how people might feel when they are made subject to a curfew and their home is turned into a place of detention." – Gordon McKean
Pick up your copy of 'Not Known at this Address' HERE
Performed by: Ross Clark and Louis Abbott
Produced by: Louis Abbott
Mixed by: Jamie Savage
Mastered by: Paul Savage
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Rare Early WWII USN Pilot Wing for Overseas Cap Made by Beverlycraft
Product Description
ARTIFACT: Rare, early WWII United States Navy Pilot wing for overseas cap made by Beverlycraft. The wing is a US Shield and anchor centered between nicely detailed wings and the reverse reads: "BEVERLYCRAFT".
VINTAGE: Circa early WWII
SIZE: Approximately 1-9/16' x 1/2'
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Gilt brass
ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch
MARKINGS: "BEVERLYCRAFT" (partially obscured)
ITEM NOTES: This is from a USN collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAEX16 LAFEX12/16
CONDITION: 7+ (Very Fine+): The wing shows minor to moderate wear, much of the plated details remain, overall very fine condition.


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The decision of the Executive Committee to admit an applicant to membership shall be final. The Executive Committee shall not be obliged to give reasons for their decision to refuse membership.
Except for Life Members, membership endures for one year only, but shall be extended every year provided the member pays the relevant membership fee and provides any other documents that the Executive Committee may require to confirm that the requirements of the particular category of membership has been fulfilled.
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In the fourth week of September 2018, the issue of the 2019 presidential election was slightly displaced by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu-Donggala. The disaster was a major concern of respondents on several platforms, both social media, Youtube and online news.
Research Details:
- 1,509 respondents of JAKPAT
- Proportioned by internet population
- The survey is conducted in 5 hours only
- Data collecting was conducted on September, 30th 2018
- The survey distributed via JAKPAT app
Research Objectives:
- Capturing media habits in the second week of September 2018 (September 24th – 30th 2018)
- Focus on 5 types of media: local/national TV shows, international TV shows, social media, YouTube, online news
- Capturing the trending topics/ hot issues in each media.
The TrendTrack study tried to covered topics:
- Media Consumption - W4 September 2018
- The Top 5 of W4 September 2018 ( Youtube video, national tv shows, topics recalled on social media, international tv shows,)
- YOUTUBE: Top video types & categories
- NATIONAL TV SHOWS: Platform/media to watch, the most watch national tv shows of the week
- SOCIAL MEDIA: The most accessed social media of the week, top topics recalled on social media
- INTERNATIONAL TV SHOWS: Platform/media to watch, the most watched program of the week
- ONLINE NEWS: Platform to access news, Online media platform visited, Top topics recalled
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Thank you to all who have given so generously to support the Society.
For those coming to events and programs held at the Unison Store
the physical address is
21081 Unison Road
Middleburg, VA 20117
We invite you to browse our website for information on
In 2017 we presented an online article - researched and written by one of our local authors - of the old Unison-Bloomfield School. It enjoyed such a great reception that
we felt it deserved a link on the home page for website visitors to enjoy
the unique and richly written story of the school along with a wealth of incredible, little seen old photographs going back to 1919, all
devoted the school's rich and colorful 33 year history.
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Unison-Bloomfield High School - 1917-1944
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Island Red
by Matt Serafini
It's a species that has been around for 80 million years. It has over 300 teeth in 25 rows to trap its prey. It has very rarely been found in depths above 160 feet, meaning the frilled shark has never posed a threat to humans. Until now.
The residents of Crystal Key, Florida didn't think there was anything to worry about. A missing girl with a troubled past was easy to dismiss, but that was only the beginning. When fishermen disappear and two girls are attacked on open water, everyone assumes the culprit is a predator stalking their piece of the Atlantic. But as an offseason hurricane descends, and communications with the mainland are severed, Crystal Key is about to discover that terror doesn't only come from below.
Hold your breath. Until it's time to scream.
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Local Flavor
Connect with a local guide and get to know their culture.
sherpafeet stands for empowerment of individuals and local communities. We feel, the only sustainable way to conserve nature is when people see their livelihoods linked to it. sherpafeet stands to make this connection between you, the guides and your mountains stronger.
sherpafeet provides local guides a platform which enables them to build their profile over time. shepafeet strives to build and take forward the trust between guides and customers.
We do not charge any fee from the guides or the trekkers for this service. Plus trekkers could review the guide on a transparent platform after their trek, an incentive for the guide to provide his best service to you!
sherpafeet also provides limited number of scholarships to individual talented local guides to pursue mountaineering courses in recognised government institutes. As a company we also encourage women guides. To get listed as a guide on sherpafeet, we check for at least one year of experience in guiding trekkers. We require local guides to submit proof of their guiding experience along with customer references for each trek.
We connect you to trekking and mountaineering guides. Trekking directly with a local guide will give you a feel of the local culture. Local guides are necessary to make your trek safe. Local guides are experts who know a little more about the ways of the mountains.
Connect with a local guide and get to know their culture.
Instead of helping a CEO buy a 3rd holiday home, help a family get food on their table and an education for their little girl.
We make a direct economic connection between the livelihoods of the local people and nature.


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Another day, another David Bowie manicure. This one was really good fun to create.
I wanted to re-create the effect of the shading on Bowie's face from this photo shoot for the Aladdin Sane cover art. So I dabbed a small piece of sponge in some red polish and some white polish, and allowed them to mix on the nail to create this almost marbled effect. I guess it's a similar effect to a Saran wrap but without most of the effort, and certainly not nearly as much mess!
I used a striping brush to draw on the lightning bolt. The colours I used for this manicure are Jester and Cloudless Sky by George, Sinful Colors Snow Me White and a little bit of black from a Primark nail art pen.
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Join "Emerald Quiz – the Year of the Dog" today and have a chance to win an Apple Watch
All staff and students are now invited to join an online quiz organized by Emerald. If you have FOUR quiz questions answered correctly before 31 May 2018, you will enter a lucky draw to win an Apple Watch. Winner of the quiz will be contacted directly by Emerald.
The Library is currently subscribing to the Marketing Collection, Public Policy & Environmental Management Collection & Tourism & Hospitality Collection provided by Emerald. These cover around 100 journal titles across different subject areas including human resource management, marketing, tourism, sociology, public administration etc. If there are any enquiries on using the Emerald databases, please feel free to contact the Library at 3653-6620 or via email (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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As Manchester City suffered a second successive home defeat on Saturday afternoon, Manuel Pellegrini admits he is worried about his side's form.
The Premier League champions fell to a 2-0 home loss against Arsenal last Sunday, meaning they remain five points adrift of league leaders Chelsea after 22 rounds of fixtures. If this result raised a few eyebrows it was nothing compared to what happened this weekend, when Championship side Middlesbrough stunned the Etihad Stadium with a 2-0 FA Cup fourth round win.
City must now pick themselves up ahead of next Saturday, when they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Jose Mourinho's team in a match they simply cannot afford to lose. Speaking after the shock defeat on Saturday, Pellegrini admits he is concerned about the form of his side, who looked to be getting close to their best earlier this winter when they won nine games on the bounce.
"I am concerned, not because of the Chelsea game, but because in the last two games here at home we didn't score goals and because in the last (five) games here at home we conceded two goals in (four of them)," said the Chilean tactician. "Maybe in one week we threw to the trash all we did in December. We need to try to recover our performance in attack and in defence."
Defeat to Chelsea would leave City trailing the Londoners by eight points, and some would say that could be too big a margin even with 15 more fixtures to play. Indeed, if the chasing pack of Southampton, Manchester United and Arsenal all collect wins next weekend, Pellegrini may even be looking over his shoulder in regards to a top-four finish.


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Oedipus Rex
Silent Sky
Loras College: The Musical!
25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Hedda Gabler
Around THE WORLD
Patron review of my direction of The Last Five Years
As a director, before I begin work with designers or actors, it is important to me that I have a strong vision of how the story we are telling will be told. I read, read, read. I put myself in the performance space. I research, listen to music, daydream and imagine. This is critical to my process because I value the time of my designers and actors too much to waste it. When I meet with designers and actors for the first time, I am able to describe the world of the play, the kinds of relationships that exist, and the shape of the story. I have dynamic blocking actors can motivate, aesthetic designers can attach to, and a story that constantly engages.
Yet play is always involved in our process. The vision I offer (as thoughtful, prepared, and specific as it is) is a framework upon which we all collaborate. I am a strong believer of freedom within structure. Our process is an incubator which encourages actors and designers to experiment and bring forth their best work and strongest choices in the pursuit of our best production.
I set clear and high expectations of my team. I establish a culture that values work, play, and collaboration in which everyone contributes something significant and within their expertise.
After setting expectations and initially creating our culture, my job is that of a servant. As colleagues of mine will strongly agree, I am highly responsive to the needs and challenges of our team throughout the process. Always with appreciation for everyone's work, I never ignore the audience and constantly push everyone to the next level of clarity and strength in design, performance, and overall storytelling.
* MUSICAL THEATRE + World Premiere
She kills monsters
Rock of Ages
Oedipus Rex
Silent Sky
Ring and Run + (postponed)
Loras College, The Musical * +
Putnam County Spelling Bee *
Hedda Gabler
No Mud, No Lotus +
Around the World in 80 Days
The Royale
Hand to God
UNDERGRADUaTE SHOWCASE
Avenue Q *
The Drowsy Chaperone *
Miracle on 34th Street
Shackles 'N' Milk +
(First place Winning Play)
Reefer Madness *
The Amazing Hi-Lows * +
Taming of the Shrew
The Last Five Years *
The Importance of Being
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Drugs Are Bad
Alice in the Underground +
Close to the Flame +
Godless +
Can this Marriage Be Saved
Airline Highway (Reg. Premiere)
South Pacific in Concert *
George & Gracie, Now & Then *+
A Christmas Carol (Radio Play)
One-Day Play 2019
The Joke's On US! (improv)
It's A Wonderful Life (radio play)
One-Day Plays 2018
10-Minute Play Festival 2012
First Stage Series (Readings)
The Yellow Boat
Loras College
Trainwreck Productions
Asst. Dir.
Stage Dir.
Asst. Dir.
Dir. of Theatre
Artistic Dir.
Artistic Dir.
Loras Players, 2020
Grand Opera House, 2020
LOras Players, 2019
Loras Players, 2019
DBQ Fine Arts Players, 2019
Loras Faculty/Staff Play, 2019
Loras Players, 2019
Loras Players, 2019
Theatre Performance Wkshp, 2019
Loras Players, 2018
Theatre UNO/One Acts, 2018
Theatre UNO, 2017-18
Trainwreck Productions, 2017
Theatre UNO, 2017
Trainwreck Productions, 2015
Grand Opera House, 2015
Grand Opera House, 2014
DBQ Fine ArtS Players, 2014
Trainwreck Productions, 2014
Loras College, 2013
Trainwreck Productions, 2013
University of Dubuque, 2012
Trainwreck Productions, 2012
Bard-in-the-Yard/UNISTA, 2012
UNI Directing Course, 2010
10-Minute Play Festival V, 2010
10-Minute play Festival iV, 2009
Closer than they appear, 2008
Southern Rep Theatre, 2016
grand opera House, 2014
Grand Opera House, 2014
Guild of St. Genesius, 2019
Guild of St. Genesius, 2019
Duprov, 2019
Guild of St. Genesius, 2018
Guild of St. Genesius, 2018
Striking Out (short)
(Best Acting, Madison-48 HR.)
Doo-Doo Unto Others (short)
The Arbor Ate 'Em
Asst. Dir.
Asst. Dir.
2nd A.D.
Great River Films, 2009
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Collaborator TESTIMonials
"It's great working with a director with such good 'eyes and ears!'" - Rob Shepherd, music director
"[Ryan brings] vision, relatability, honesty, and outlines wants and expectations." - Melanie Pickard, actress
"He knows what he wants you to do, which really helps." - Lizzie White, actress
"Developing a schedule for such a quick turn-around. I was impressed with how few hitches the short rehearsal period presented." - Tori Rezek, costume designer/technical dir.
"Knowledge! Passion!" - Rachel Russell, actress
"Solid direction." - Alex McCarthy, managing director
"We're in love with a wonderful show. Thank you, Ryan!" - Bruce JG Kotowich, actor
"I appreciate your time and your expertise. It is fun working with you and I always learn something every rehearsal. I love that." - Laura Bayless, actress
"The show has exceeded my expectations -- I am very happy with the production!" - Robert Dunn, playwright/composer
"You've done an excellent job... I certainly appreciate your good work in rehearsals and ideas..." - Vince Williams, playwright/actor
"You would think that after nearly eight years of doing this thing called theatre, I'd get over the nostalgia of after show blues, but that's just not the case. Avenue Q was a great experience and one I'm so glad I went for. It was a blast to work with so many wonderful and talented people, and I'm grateful that I had the chance to reunite with people who got me into this crazy world of theatre in the first place. Congratulations on a job well done to the entire cast and crew of Avenue Q!" – Dakota Vaassen, actor
Audience Reactions / PRESS REVIEWS
Silent Sky
"Without exxageration or hyperbole, I must say that [Silent Sky] was perhaps the finest performance I have ever witnessed in my time at Loras. In fact, it was on a par with what I have seen in Spring Green (American Players Theatre) and other professional venues over the years.
"The presentation of the story was poignant and inspiring, with mature, sensitive, and touching character portrayals..." - RC
Loras College: The Musical!
"It's a wonderful show. It's funny, fast-paced, and genuinely well done." - JK
The Royale
"On Kevin Griffith's austere set in UNO's large theater, graduate student Ryan M. Decker's inventive direction and Diane K Baas' punchy lighting illuminated The Royale by Marco Ramirez... a powerful John Charles II, impressively supported by James Compton V and Shanda Quintal... The Royale provided an absorbing, invigorating theatrical experience." - Brian Sands, Ambush Magazine
Hand to God
"Ryan Michael Decker does a fine job corralling a willing cast into a fabulous farce that achieves unexpected depth." - SM
"WOW. What an awesome night... hilarious and tragic..." – ER
"I feel bad for anyone who didn't get to see Trainwreck Productions' production of Avenue Q this weekend. By the end of the first act my face was in pain from smiling and laughing so much... the entire cast did a terrific job..." – ER
"Congrats on a fun show! I really enjoyed it!" – AR
"What you do with so few resources! Congrats on Q. Fun night." – CG
"Such a great show! So much fun! I was guffawing the whole time!" – CH
The Drowsy Chaperone
"...an absolute delight with crackerjack timing, one of the most fabulous sets I have ever seen and a cast that is game for just about everything. Ryan Michael Decker did a fantastic job directing. Bravo everyone..." – SM
"... it was AMAZING. Fantastic sets and costumes and a very talented cast and crew made this an awesome show." – KL
Reefer Madness
Productions' performance of Reefer Madness was the most inspired local theatre
I've seen since [title of show]... Hey!
That was a Trainwreck project too!" – PN
"I'm giving this production of Reefer Madness really HIGH MARKS." – DB
"Everyone brought their A game tonight with a great show. If you haven't seen them, go check the show out… You won't regret it." – AM
"Trainwreck Productions does it again! Great show last night. Had so much fun I'm going again on Saturday. Lots o' laughs and top-notch performances!" – MM
"FANTASTIC SHOW!!! We loved it!! Thanks for another great TRAINWRECK!!" – SK
"What a fun show! We did not know what to expect, which was just fine-very entertaining and very well done." – MBV
"The show was funny and entertaining. Great acting." – MV
"Encore? Encore?" – AB
"Great campy show… keep the good shows coming and thanks for the laughs." – TK
"You all were so great! I loved this fun production!" - RB
"Awesome job to everyone! Enjoyed the show immensely and a very talented cast!" - CH
"It was great! Can't wait to see it again on Saturday. Everyone did a great job. Two thumbs up." – SD
"Reefer Madness gave this non-toker a natural high. Big fun!" – CG
"I saw, and loved, Trainwreck Productions' production of Reefer Madness! It was hilarious, smart, a little bawdy (just enough), irreverent, and really, really fun. The house was packed, and the audience was great! Bravo, to the whole cast, and bravo to Eronel for giving a home to this kind of theater experience." – PS
"Stunning. Yes. They fricking ROCK!!" – MC
"…the Old Guard let its guard down... troupes with more money and longer traditions do not touch the performances of Trainwreck." – Anon.
THE Last Five Years
"Saw the musical
last night. Incredible! Everyone truly felt the emotion of the play. Great job
Ryan, Lily and Kris!" – LB
"Ambitious and clever." – AJ
"I was really impressed with Ryan Decker's directing..." – MM
The Importance of Being Earnest
"…All I can say is
BRAVO to the cast and crew. It was an
incredible performance by a group of talented young actors. Entertainment at its best." – CS
"A truly enjoyable evening of theatre provided by Trainwreck Productions... GO SEE The Importance of Being Earnest!" – CG


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Sunday, March 02, 2008
MagicJack (Unlimted calls for $1.66 a month)
Like I said about a month ago we cut our land line. I don't think it could have come at a more inconveient time. Shortly after we cut the cord, I started a school project that requied me to call internationaly. I could get a calling card, but the calls would still eat up my cell minutes. I remembered listening to Leo Laporte the Tech Guy's podcast where a guest was talking about a device called a magicjack.
It works like Vonage and other VoIP companies that give phone service over the broadband conection. This device is a little diffeent. What you see in the pictuer is all that comes. No phone and no router. Just a USB like drive that plugs into your computer with a phone jack on the back. It costs $40 butts and it gives you a year of unlimited domestic calls plus Canada. For additional service the cost is $20 butts a year.
I have had it for two weeks and it works fine. The sound quality is good and the set up was easy. Once I pluged it in, the program preloaded on the device starts the 10 minute regristration process. In the end you get a phone number and unlimited calls for about $1.66 a month compared to $25 from Vonage. Also you can take the device with you on trips as long as you have a computer, phone, and a broadband connection.
Now there are a few downsides. It only works if your computer is on. Also if you have your computer sound on mute then no sound can be heard through you phone. On a scale of one to ten the sound quality is about a 6.978549. I am willing to deal will a little fuzz when it costs $1.66 a month for unlimited calls.
It comes with call id, call waiting, and a voicemail. Calls go directly to voicemail when the computer is off. You can get your messages from any phone. If you wanted, you could use it just for a voicemail service.I like the thing and other reveiws I have read have given it great praise. Check it out at www.magicjack.com.
Last of all, my biggest fear is that the company is not pricing the device high enough to cover costs. One day I may try to make a call and nothing happens. A few days later I may hear the company went out of business. Who knows?
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UK and International Tax news
Tax Changes Affecting UK Residential Property From April 2017
Friday 16th February 2018
HMRC has recently published further guidance on tax changes affecting UK residential property which came into effect on 6 April 2017.
From 6 April 2017 new rules extend the scope of IHT to all residential properties in the UK that are owned by non doms via companies whether UK resident or not. These changes also apply to persons who lend money or provide security for the purchase of UK residential property. Such loans will be subject to IHT in the estate of the lender, regardless of the lender's residence and domicile position.
Prior to 6 April 2017, IHT applied only in respect of UK residential properties owned directly by non doms. Properties held through non UK close companies, and overseas partnerships, were not subject to IHT as such assets were treated as excluded property for IHT purposes.
Excluded property for IHT purposes includes foreign property owned by non domiciled individuals, or trustees of a settlement where the settlor is not non UK domiciled at the time the settlement was made.
Before the 6 April 2017 this type of property was not included in the estate of a deceased individual and is not relevant settled property for the purposes of, for example, the ten year anniversary charge.
From 6 April 2017 the new rules limit the availability of excluded property relief for IHT if the open market value of particular types of foreign assets is attributable to a UK residential property interest which consists of or includes a dwelling. A foreign asset includes a right or interest in a close company, and an interest in a partnership. The new rules bring these foreign assets and the value of that property within the scope of IHT.
Relevant loans used to finance the acquisition, maintenance or enhancement of UK residential property made by an individual, or trustees or partnerships will not be excluded property in the hands of the creditor who will be treated as a participator and therefore the holder of an interest in the company that owns the UK property.
There is a two year restriction on the availability of excluded property relief for the disposal proceeds or any property representing those proceeds if a person or trustee disposes of partnership interests or participator's rights, shares or loans or receives a repayment of a relevant loan. This however does not apply to a disposal of the UK property itself and the loan repaid because the loan stops being a relevant loan when the UK property is sold and so the repayment is not for a relevant loan. The amount restricted is the lower of the value at the date of disposal (or repayment) and the value at the date of charge.
From 6 April 2017, IHT will also be chargeable on enveloped dwellings or relevant loans where either no tax is charged in a non UK territory on a transfer of value or there is a tax charge but its effective rate is 0%.
In addition, where IHT is not paid in respect of an enveloped property, HMRC can register a charge against the property at HM Land Registry, even though the property itself is owned by a company or partnership and not directly by the non dom or trustee.
With effect from 6 April 2017, a new targeted anti-avoidance rule applies to arrangements entered into for the sole or main purpose of avoiding or to minimise the effect of the legislation.
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The people of Mount Calvary make a difference in Boulder and the world in many different ways.
We make a difference in the lives of children locally and abroad by:
- providing the ministry of Rainbow Childcare Center, located at Mount Calvary, which offers high quality, affordable childcare to families in South Boulder.
- supporting the ministry of Anchor House, which is building a transitional home for foster youth ($2000).
- supporting the ministry of Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp ($300).
- supporting the Huruma Centre in Iringa, Tanzania, a children's home in Iringa, Tanzania, which provides a safe home, nurture, nutrition, and education for children who, for a variety of reasons, have no family or others to care for them ($5,931).
We make a difference to those living with mental illness by :
- Being a supporting sponsor of the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness ($500)
- Hosting a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family-to-Family class led by members Bill and Gwen Wharton, for families, partners and friends of individuals with mental illness. The course is designed to facilitate a better understanding of mental illness, increase coping skills and empower participants to become advocates for their family members.
We make a difference in the lives of students on the campus of CU-Boulder by:
Donating $5300 to Lutheran Campus Ministry at CU-Boulder, donating meals to the Tuesday Bread and Belonging program, and proudly claiming the title of the most supportive congregation at the annual beer tasting fundraising event. Member, Chris Johnson, serves on the Board of Lutheran Campus Ministry. Member, Bruce Hoelter, attended the Campus Ministry Theological Exploration of Vocation (CMTEV) Gathering held in Indianapolis on October 9-11, 2018.
We make a difference to those living in poverty by:
- Providing financial gifts of $3070 to the ELCA Global Farm Challenge
- Supporting the work of Sister Carmen which provides assistance to residents of East Boulder County who are in need, without discrimination ($2000).
- Providing food for hungry people locally by a monthly food collection for the Emergency Family Assistance Association and donating funds ($60) for EFAA's work helping those in our community whose immediate needs for food, shelter and other basic necessities cannot be adequately met by other means and supports their efforts toward financial stability or self-sufficiency
- Serving a monthly meal at Boulder Bridge House which provides a range of programs and services to help adults experiencing homeless have access to the resources they need for a better future.
We make a difference in the lives of immigrants and refugees:
Mount Calvary has trained members to be Guardian Angels, supporting minors in immigration court and financially supports the work of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services ($810) which envisions a world where all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities.
We make a difference to those impacted by natural disasters:
This year Mount Calvary has given $2225 to Lutheran Disaster Response which brings God's hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world.
We make a difference in the lives of those in prison:
Mount Calvary supports the ministry of New Beginnings Worshiping Community based inside the walls of the Denver Women's Correctional Facility whose mission is to transform shattered lives to wholeness with the love of Jesus Christ by participating in the greeting card collection and by financial support ($300).
We make a difference as part of the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA
As the Rocky Mountain Synod, together we proclaim and embody God's unconditional love for the sake of the world. In 2018 we have committed $14,000 for this work.


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Types of Medical Food
Medical food is the term that the doctors and the health professions use to determine the type of food that they patient should be having or have had. Medical food is not necessary doctor's designed food but it is more like the simple term being used in the medical context such as the food that can be easily digested by the human body, flavorless food, or food that being ordered by the doctor to help the patient to get recovered from the sickness as fast as possible and these are the types of food available in the medical center.
Normal food – such as ordinary food that people eat everyday such as bread, eggs, vegetable and so on. The normal food should be fulfilled the need of the human body
Soft food – such as the food that can be easily digested with lesser flavor such as clear soup, boiled rice, anything stewed.
Pap – the food that was being processed correctly and in the form of liquid. Pap food has nutritional quality lesser than the first 2 types but it is necessary for patient to take to avoid diarrhea, intestinal operation, chemotherapy period, or during the rehabilitation
Unwholesome food – these are the food in the riskier categories than any other types of food such as salty, spicy food, sour food, high fiber food, and milk
Diarrhea Prevention Food – the type of food that reduces the diarrhea condition
Constipation Food – food that help to accelerate the excretion such as fruits and vegetables
Easy to digest food – those are boil eggs, steamed eggs, except fried eggs
Hard to digest food – such as vegetable and fruits in raw condition, all types of meat including seafood except fishes
High Fiber Food – It is in the same category as the hard to digest food
Salty food – food that contains too much salt such as soy sauce, fries with salt, and snacks
Sweet food – food that contains too much sugar such as snacks, chocolates, and so on.
Tasteless food – food that has the least flavor for sweet, salty, sour, spicy,
High Protein Food – All types of meat including fish and other seafood. Eggs and liver also included. However, on the other hand, there are low protein food coming from some types of vegetable that gives protein in a lower level
High Carb Food – Food contains flour or sweeten food which is the opposite of low carb food
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"And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." I Kings 18:27
It is the duty of those who preach, defend, and promote the gospel to expose false prophets, false gospels, and false gods. God's glory and His character is at stake. The truth must be upheld and defended. It is not enough just to declare truth but lies must be exposed. Many professional preachers compromise when it comes to these issues because they must keep the money coming in. If they offend with the truth they fear financial ruin. The ecumenical movement is fueled by this compromise along with the spirit of antichrist.
The prophet Elijah was not worried about compromise. He felt it was his duty to go as far as mocking the false god of Baal. He was not worried about his peers, prestige, or fame. He knew the only true and living God Almighty. He believed God and trusted Him. He had complete confidence in the success of God's work. Elijah also knew that the god of the false prophets was a failure who could not get the job done.
The god of today that is preached about at 99% of churches is a miserable failure also. False prophets talk of a god who loves everybody without exception but lets the majority of them go to Hell. They talk of a "christ" who died for all without exception and the majority in up in Hell. They talk of a spirit that wants to save everybody but just cannot seem to convince most and the majority end up in Hell. This god spoken of today that fits this description is a god of people's imagination. It certainly is not the God of the scriptures. This means people are committing idolatry by forming a god in their mind that does not match the God of the Bible.
The false god of today's religion must be mocked as often as he is mentioned by false prophets. Pray for the deceived people but mock their god. A false god deserves no respect at all. Give people the truth of the gospel, how that Christ came and established a perfect righteousness by His obedience and death in satisfying the demands of God's holy law and unbending justice. Upon the ground of that righteousness established and imputed to God's people He can be both a just God and a Saviour. He is just when He justifies. All that God the Father chose will come to Him through the God-man Mediator, Christ Jesus the LORD. The Holy Spirit works mightily in the elect and gives them spiritual life to believe on Christ for their salvation. Not one for whom Christ died will be in Hell because He successfully put away their sin forever by His person and work. This God will ALWAYS accomplish His purpose and He is the only God available that can save at all. Worship Him or perish.


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How To Find Cheap Craft Supplies
Most people are still having to prioritize what they spend their cash on and think they have to give up much loved hobbies. Thankfully when it comes to crafts there are numerous ways to get materials cheaply or even for free! By adding an extra touch of creativity and knowing where to look, you not only save money, but have more fun, create something truly unique and help the environment.
Crafts are not just hobbies either. Creativity is an important part of child development, so finding cheap craft supplies to use for kids craft ideas is a must!
I find one of the worst places to find craft supplies and creative inspiration is actually in craft stores! You walk in and you're surrounded by overpriced plastic gadgets which apparently are 'essential to your craft'. No doubt your craft has actually managed several centuries without it up until now.
So with that in mind here's my guide on the best places to find a crafty bargain...
Recycle Old Clothes Into New Works of Art
Have a clean-out of the family closets and you will find a treasure trove of free supplies.
- Cut up old clothes and salvage fabrics, buttons, beads and edgings. Use these for crafts such as patchwork and quilting, dressmaking, home wares, jewelry making and accessories.
- If you're more into yarn crafts, make your own t-shirt yarn. The yarn is ideal for knitting and crocheting cushions, rugs and sturdy bags.
- Don't waste a thing! Pockets, zips, collars, elastics and cuffs can all be used. Don't neglect the knitted fabrics either~ they don't make great yarn but they are fantastic for making unusual cushion covers, especially when you add a touch of embroidery or beading.
Thrift Store Shopping
If you can't find anything at home to recraft, have a dig around in your local thrift store. I often see items that I wouldn't wear but adore the materials. You spend a fraction of the cost of buying the same amount of fabric new. Even recycle yarn by unravelling jumpers.
It's not just old clothes that you can give a new lease of life to. Make your own mosaic tiles using broken crockery and recycle old jewelry by taking pieces apart for their beads and findings.
Prepare to spend some time to really look as the really good stuff is normally hiding well. There will only be one of an item (unless you're really lucky of course) so if you spot something you really think has potential get it quick!
Sample Packs and Other Freebies
If you are planning a project and want to order material online many companies offer a sample pack for a small amount or even free. Once you have chosen your fabric and no longer need your samples, put them to good use and make something with it!
Many sample packs are a generous size and are perfect for small projects. It's not good practice to send off for free samples without intending to buy; but if you are comparing packs from various companies, you probably have a lot of materials laying around your home without knowing it.
Use your search engine to find samples for potential craft supplies, not just fabric. Search for what you need and you'll be surprised what's available. This is a great way to try a new medium before investing in it fully.
Other freebies are found in specialist magazines and by becoming a product tester for craft companies~ you get sent a product, use it and once you have reviewed it you get to keep it.
Upcycling and Recycling
So what's the difference between recycling and upcycling?
- Recycling breaks a product down into usable materials. So the original item has been totally refashioned it into something new.
- Upcycling uses what something already is and turns into something new with simple alterations and additions.
Upcycling is very big now. Ideas for upcycling are endless and range from simple customization to giving something a completely new purpose.
It's such a popular process now that even businesses are upcycling packaging. There are even upcycle competitions and whole blogs dedicated to the art. A search for the term 'upcycled' on handmade marketplace Etsy today brought up 137,559 items ranging from jewelry and accessories to garden ornaments and coat hooks!
Alternative Craft Materials
This is where thinking outside the box comes in to its own. By looking at things differently you'll find potential for crafts everywhere you go.
My favourite places for finding fun and unusual hobby supplies are hardware stores and garden centers. These are a treasure trove of items made from all sorts of materials. Copper wire for example is generally cheaper at a hardware store than from a jewelry supplier.
Ask around. Local businesses often have items they see as waste which would make wonderful craft additions. Out of date newspapers, damaged products, ribbons & twine and wooden crates can all be used to make the most amazing and eyecatching items. One of my favourites is to use hessian sacks as rug canvas.
Forage for Natural Crafts
Come across potential materials by going for a walk.
Fallen branches, nuts, seeds, shells, dry leaves, pebbles and cones can all be found for free and used for a wide variety of crafts. Drill nut shells for example and make into beautifully unusual beads.
If you are planning a trip into nature's store, make sure you stay safe. Be aware of coming into contact with harmful things like certain berries and make sure you have permission from the landowner.
Last Minute Bargains
One of my favourite places to find a bargain is of course eBay. A constant stream of people selling pretty much anything you can imagine, including craft supplies. If you are looking for something, someone is probably selling it there.
I find the best way to get good deals is to browse the categories you think appropriate. Choose auction only and order the results by ending soonest. You could find what you are looking for in a category you wouldn't have considered before. For example I once found some split-rings and cork balls in the fishing category which I needed for a jewelry experiment.
Where do you go first when looking for craft supplies?
Other Ideas for Crafts on a Budget
Fabric swaps are very popular, as often something you no longer need or want, is just what your friend has been looking for. If you don't know anyone who needs what you have, do a search for craft swaps online as there are several sites dedicated to helping people find what they need and often you only need to pay the shipping costs.
Discontinued Supplies are easy to find online. Yarn in particular goes through trends and just like with fashion when a company has decided to move on to something new the remainder gets sold at discounted prices. Search for what you are looking for but add 'discontinued' before it.
Discount stores have many products suitable for crafts. I have been lucky enough to even find some pretty decent painting canvases, paints and brushes in my local pound shop, along with twine, yarn and storage ideas. Just remember it's always worth a look!
Buy in Bulk if you use a lot of the same materials. This can result in big savings per product and if you spend over a particular amount in one order many sites offer free shipping too. When shopping in stores not online, buying in bulk means using less time and fuel.
I hope this has given you lots of ideas of where to look whatever your craft. We really are surrounded by possibilities. If you know any other places do let us all know below. It's always good to find a new way to save some cash!
Great ideas! It's good to be reminded of how many useful materials are laying right under our noses! Yay for upcycling!
I usually look in my house for supplies - there are so many ways to use something differently, and then ask friends and family. I do shop at craft stores but maybe from now on, I will be using them less.
You have written a very useful and creative article for finding craft materials. I agree with your idea to search and find options other than the main well known craft stores. thanks!
Great ideas here Karen, some of which I may have never thought about. You are right about the crafts store not being the most inspiring of places. I love seeds, stones, shells and wood, especially drift wood which you can collect from beaches...for my craft work. Thanks for sharing your ideas here. Have a lovely day.
I'm making a rag rug out of old jeans. I love reusing old unloved fabrics.
I LOVE this hub! Right on!
Thanks for all the tips! I'd never thought to use free samples/trial sizes for craft supplies. I agree that craft stores are a bad place to get ideas. I only go there looking for a certain item, and I am always amazed by how expensive stuff is there! I mostly get ideas when I'm just wandering around other places.
I like all the tips that you've provided here for craft supplies. I've been saving old t-shirts now in order to try to make a rug that I saw someone else make.
Up, useful and interesting.
Great tips. I've stopped crafting due to budget restrictions. Maybe I'll try some of your ideas and get back into it.
What great ideas! With a preschooler in the house, we're always on the lookout for cheap crafts. Useful and voted up!
Great stuff! I am sharing this with a friend who has a Trash Baby theme - finding treasures that other people think are junk and recycling them into very useful and beautiful art and jewelry pieces. Voted up and interesting.
In these times of austerity these are exactly the kind of practical, imaginative and innovative ideas that help creative crafters. Well written and useful. Love the examples made from various materials - my daughter is going to love these ideas !
This sort of hub is right up my street! Many thanks for the suggestions. My latest 'thing' is spraying acrylic ink over everyday objects such as plastic combs or rubber bands to make interesting stencil effects as backgrounds for journals.
Thanks for a good look at using craft supplies that are on hand and making the most of what we already have! You've got some great tips here for creatively using supplies to make inexpensive crafts.
Some very good ideas here. I think I have used most of these at one time or another. Thanks for reminding me!
Great topic, I am a huge bargain person. I need to be more so with my crafting as well.
My 5 year old daughter is a recycler...when it comes to making things. This gives me a ton more inexpensive or free options for her. Great information. Useful and interesting!


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Just received my aluminum housing from a Thai eBay vendor:
John AE5X
Re: End whistling into the mic
Guy N7BIR <sgbridge@...>
How about from your android or iPhone?
Re: End whistling into the mic
Doug W
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 02:24 pm, Guy N7BIR wrote:
How about from your android or iPhone?
John linked to this a few posts back. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keuwl.functiongenerator
I use the same app. It works great
Measures 8.7 by 17 by 2.8- inches
Re: Antenna connector continuity Ubitx
I learned from an accidental grounding on my Bitx40 that pcb traces make hard to replace fuses.
Bob KD8CGH
Re: SMD Group Build
Arv Evans
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Farhan, and others...
The old stripline PCB technique also works well. Just scribe through the copper on 0.1 inch
centers to make horizontal copper lines. Then break these lines with a scriber as needed
to solder SMD across the breaks. This method also allows surface mounting of transistors
and even 0.1 inch pin-spaced ICs. You can even mix-and-match SMD and leaded parts.
This works well:
This SMT stuff is not all that complex or difficult. Tombstoning or standing SMD resistors
and caps on end allows them to be used as tie-points or for connecting them in series.
Soldering multiple SMD resistors or capacitors on-edge allows you to connect them in
parallel to make up special values.
Use aluminium or wooden tweezers to hold them in place as you solder them. The old
spring-type wooden clothespins can be ground to a point to make wooden tweezers.
Tweezers can also be made with bare PCB substrate. just pull off the copper to avoid
your SMDs sticking.
Many will try to convince you that this SMD stuff is very complex. That may be true if
you are building to mil-spec requirements but with a bit of ham radio ingenuity you can
still work with these components much as we have done for years using Manhattan or
similar construction methods.
I use 2X reading glasses to allow old eyes to focus on small items. Reading glasses
are available for $1.00 at Dollar Stores here in the US.
Arv K7HKL
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> wrote:
Re: #ubitx and 6 meters #ubitx
Ryan Flowers
Hmmmm, if the IF is at 45mhz, won't operating above that invert the sidebands? Easy enough to compensate for in the raduino I suppose. Just a thought.
Ryan Flowers - W7RLF
Multi Band BITX40
The BITX40 FAQ
Re: Antenna connector continuity Ubitx
César EA3IAV
So, you think the finals are fine? The radio turns on and receives... but I see no output on the external power meter... though i hear myself on a nearby radio
Re: Antenna connector continuity Ubitx
César EA3IAV
I did insulate them... no continuity between tab and screw. I check both... i din't know what happened but as soon as i separated the fers from the box chasis it was fine
Re: SMD Group Build
Tom Clifton
I am not sure if it has been stated or not, but the SMD trainer with the LED's is available on eBay, starting under $2.00 (depending how fast you want it). Comes with all SMD parts, you provide the solder, flux and appropriate heat source. Just search for " smd rotating led kit "
Re: BitX40 voltage booster implementation
John T P
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Dear OM,
when we increase the voltage, proportionally current has to be increased, so as to maintain output impedence. Hence at 24v, current should be 2A. such voltage and current will produce lot of heat on final IRF510.
Hence I would recommend keeping 18v, 1.5A in the final.
John T.P.,
Tharayil House
Sree Ayyappa Road
Kuriachira PO
Thrissur 680 006
Mob : 8807007933
On Jan 26, 2018 2:06 AM, "Arvo KD9HLC via Groups.Io" <email@example.com> wrote:
On the power side, I'm thinking about a 19V laptop supply and building a small card with 19, 12, and 5V busses. 19V to the PA section, 12 V for the rig in general, and 5 to the SSM2167 card, and maybe to the Raduino.
Re: End whistling into the mic
Clark Martin
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One advantage of a tone on SSB is that you can reduce the signal level into the mic input and therefore the transmitter output. This will help protect the transmitter until you have got the load "tuned up".
Clark Martin
Re: Power Supply Option
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I have 3 bitx 40 v3 and all run at 13.8 v
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:09 PM Joe Puma <kd2nfc@...> wrote:
Re: End whistling into the mic
Allard PE1NWL
You could use this simple CW mod to generate a carrier for tuning:
If you use a 100K potentiometer instead of the fixed 4.7K resistor you can control the power of the carrier too.
73 Allard PE1NWL
Re: BitX40 voltage booster implementation
Gordon Gibby <ggibby@...>
"when we increase the voltage, proportionally current has to be increased, so as to maintain output impedence. Hence at 24v, current should be 2A. such voltage and current will produce lot of heat on final IRF510. "
This raises a question to me. Is it guaranteed that the impedance remains the same? Or it is the TRANSONDUCTANCE of the IRF510 that remains unchanged?
Has this been checked experimentally in this transmitter?
From: email@example.com <firstname.lastname@example.com> on behalf of John T P <tpjohn@...>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 6:26 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 voltage booster implementation
Dear OM,
when we increase the voltage, proportionally current has to be increased, so as to maintain output impedence. Hence at 24v, current should be 2A. such voltage and current will produce lot of heat on final IRF510.
Hence I would recommend keeping 18v, 1.5A in the final.
John T.P.,
Tharayil House
Sree Ayyappa Road
Kuriachira PO
Thrissur 680 006
Mob : 8807007933
On Jan 26, 2018 2:06 AM, "Arvo KD9HLC via Groups.Io" <email@example.com> wrote:
On the power side, I'm thinking about a 19V laptop supply and building a small card with 19, 12, and 5V busses. 19V to the PA section, 12 V for the rig in general, and 5 to the SSM2167 card, and maybe to the Raduino.
Re: BITX QSO Afternoon/Night, Sunday, January 28, 3PM/7PM Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
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traffic that is on every Sunday.
On 1/25/2018 1:34 PM, John P wrote:
BITX QSO Afternoon/Evening, Sunday, January 28, 3PM & 7PM Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere.
Re: Something has been blown
KC9SGV <kc9sgv@...>
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Those Mosfets are really cheap on eBay...
Get a handful....
I did.
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 25, 2018, at 2:48 PM, César EA3IAV <Cesarleon@...> wrote:
Re: SMD Group Build
Jack, W8TEE
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Great idea on the tool. Might have to make one of those!
Jack, W8TEE
From: Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...>
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] SMD Group Build
Ken, KM4NFQ
Since then, I have sourced 0805 SMD resistors, capacitors, and ICs from Mouser.
I calibrated it with an old kitchen oven thermometer which is accurate.
I found my 'Reflow Oven' at the Goodwill Store (re-purposed Toaster Oven).
I call this tool my Solder Paster Extruder.
The scrap-wood prototype worked so well, I never made a finished product.
There is a cap that screws over the end of the syringe, which I replace when I finish applying solder paste.
This works great for ME. YMMV.
Then I apply it to a pad with the dental tool.
As it comes out, I use a pointed dental tool to get a small gob on the point.
I don't use the needles at all. The solder paste comes out very slowly.
So what I did was to make a screw-controlled applicator.
I wanted more control over how much solder paste came out of the syringe.
So my first experience kind of soured me on using the needle applicator.
I used a Q-Tip and a wire to clean it up as best as I could.
Another thing is, the needle was a mess to clean up afterwards.
I thought it would never stop coming out!
I have a heavy thumb (ham-fisted, I am).
So it was also my introduction to a Solder Paste Syringe, and application needles.
Hello Jack, W8TEE,The Revolving LED SMD Practice Kit was my introduction to soldering SMDs.
A gentle squeeze on the syringe produced an on-going stream of solder paste.
Every once in awhile I give the screw a slight twist.
I made marks on the dial, then checked the temperature for each mark.
In actual use, I turn it to my 3rd mark and wait for the temperature to get to 200degF.
Then I turn it to my 6th mark, and the temperature goes to 350degF.
I turn the oven off, open the door, and let the PCB cool down.
I got my SMD Tweezers, and Hot Air Gun, from eBay, as well as the SMD Practice Kit.
Most of the other tools I already had in my studio.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 9:57 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <jjpurdum@...> wrote:
Re: Something has been blown
Arv Evans
César EA3IA
Since there is no short with the IRF-510 devices in place but not connected to the chassis, it is
possible that the antenna was disconnected, shorted, or some other anomaly. Unfortunately
MOSFETs used as RF power amplifiers tend to self-destruct if the load is not of proper
impedance. Too low an impedance and they will overheat, and too high an impedance and
they will go into oscillation and destroy themselves with high current.
As Bernie KC9SGV has suggested replacement devices are relatively inexpensive from Ebay
vendors. Some will probably raise the issue of Ebay sourced parts being less than perfect
but I have been using Ebay sourced IRF-510's for over 10 years with no problems.
Safest way to bring a new BITX on-line is to use a known good dummy load. Once you have
verified it is working properly you can connect it to your antenna via an ATU and apply only a
little amount of audio to generate a low output power while you tune the ATU for as close as
you can get to a 50 ohm match. Once you have a good match between BITX and antenna
you can then apply normal audio or full CW power.
It would be nice if there were a way to make the IRF-510 devices immune to impedance
mis-match problems, but to-date that does not seem to be available.
Arv K7HKL
Re: Analog keyer revisited #ubitx
Mike Woods
I like this solution and I hope to give it a try out this weekend.
Mike ZL1AXG
On 26/01/18 9:38 AM, John Pieper wrote:
I incorporated the keyer code from W0EB and W2CTX into my personal software build, but being determined to save the last analog input for S/power metering, kept the single input that detects three levels (four originally, but I don't care much about straight keying so I left that out for now). Some of the errors I've experienced and others have reported with the single line seemed to me consistent with the ADC deciding the state was "both" instead of "dit", for example an 'I' becoming an 'N' while the dit paddle is held closed. Looking at the nominal voltage levels with the provided resistors, I saw that there was only around 0.22 volts between the "dit" and "both" levels (1.60 vs 1.38 V). On the other hand, there is 1.8 volts between "dit" and "dah". Errors due to fluctuations would be much more likely between "dit" and "both".
Mike Woods


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Today we got some fabulous news. News we've been looking forward to for months. The tipping point: the ABC decided to stream a major show online before it sent it out over the airwaves on traditional channels. It's a huge win for fans of cult sci-fi mainstay Doctor Who, and it's going to go a long way to solving the piracy problem when it comes to importing television, but it's still not going to solve the problem that is Australians pirating the show. Here's why.
People are still going to pirate Doctor Who in Australia. I'm sorry, Mark Scott, but it's true, and it's because of the iView platform.
Despite the fact that you're being particularly kind-spirited by giving us all new episodes of Doctor Who a week earlier than we might have got it before, only an hour after the BBC does and well before America will, people want more. Not more content, though. They want higher resolutions.
You see iView only spits out video at 640x360 pixels with a bitrate of 650Kbps, and even I have to admit that it's a pretty terrible experience for those using iView on a gaming console, or even on an iPad or iPhone with a Retina display.
There's no way the ABC can improve the quality of content it streams from iView right now due to budgetary constraints around streaming content. That's on top of the money the ABC is paying to keep the show around on iView for 14 days, which can't be cheap. We have to remember that Aunty gets its cash from the government, a budget that has to be shared across the whole of the ABC.
So now we're confronted with a problem. So-called "resolution junkies" are still going to wander right by the iView platform in favour of BitTorrent because they can download the episodes directly to their devices in 720p.
This iView effort by the ABC is wonderful for most, because it gives us what we've been longing for: fast access to content from abroad. Now that the ABC has shown that it's possible, it's time for other networks to get their act together and bring high-resolution catch-up offerings to market. I'd even pay a fee, and I know a lot of others would too.
I really encourage Whovians to stream Who from iView if you can. Show the industry that this strategy works so that the ABC have the data to convince other networks to try it.


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Awareness on impact of climate change in agriculture, a comparative study of chidambaram agricultural area by using educational global climate model software and weather research and forecasting model
Author Affiliations
- 1Department of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu 608002, India
- 2Department of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu 608002, India
- 3Department of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu 608002, India
Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 6, Issue (4), Pages 24-36, April,22 (2017)
Chidambaram, a semiarid region is subjected to high climate variability and sensitivity. In Chidambaram 1376 people comprising 5 per cent were involved in agricultural sector activities. In spite of the environmental confrontation primary agricultural sector consists of local and regional marketing, with paddy being the primary traded product, accompanied by cereals, black gram, pulses and sugarcane. Interdisciplinary study has been undertaken as climate and agriculture are interrelated processes; both take place on a global scale. The study area has been explored at local scale, by means of interviewing several farmers and interpreted by using the advanced weathering station established by Annamalai University. In order of broad scale understanding, advanced meteorological Meta data have been collected from the National atmospheric research lab, which relates the study to the national scale. At last all the processed climate data, comprises using, Anemometer, Sunshine recorder and sophisticated equipments are used as a feed data in Educational global climate model software. The turnout presents a substantial rise of carbon dioxide and noticeable amount of temperature change over a certain period. Even carbon dioxide levels would also have effects both detrimental and beneficial, on crop yields. This study aims to examine the impact of climate variables on agriculture and bring out the awareness of the farmers who are quitting from their agricultural activities due to this correspondence of ill effects and helps to sustain their life of human beings for present and future generations too.
- Ashalatha K.V., Gopinath M. and Bhat A.R.S. (2012)., Impact of Climate Change on Rainfed Agriculture in India: A Case Study of Dharwad., International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 3(4), 368-371.
- Annamalal University (2016)., Climate change effect on crop production., (2016 November 04). Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/AtunRoyChoudhury/effect-of-climate-change-on-crop-production
- Upadhyaya S.D. and Agrawal K.K. (2014)., Rainfed agriculture in Central India: strategies for combating climate change., JNKVV, 48(1), 1-13.
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- Casarejos F., Frota M.N., Rocha M.N.F.J.E., Silva W.R.D. and Barreto Jr. J.T. (2016)., Corporate Sustainability Strategies: A Case Study in Brazil Focused on High Consumers of Electricity., Sustainability, 8(8), 791.
- Phan R.S., Weber F. and Santamouris M. (2015)., The Mitigative Potential of Urban Environments and Their Microclimates., Buildings, 5(3), 783-801.
- Raymond C.L., Peterson D.L. and Rochefort R.M. (2013)., The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: A Science-Management Collaboration for Responding to Climate Change., Sustainability, 5(1), 136-159.
- Tamilnadu climate change action plan (2013 October). Retrieved from docslide.us/documents/tamil-nadu-climate-change-action-plan.html, undefined, undefined
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- Silva M.C.M (2017)., Public Space and Flood Management., journal of university of Barcelona, 0-51.


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Dave Mustaine recently announced he was taking a break from social media for a while to concentrate on Megadeth's upcoming 16th album, and now it looks like the thrash metal titans are ready to make a big announcement very shortly.
The band posted a brief teaser clip showing vintage bomber footage for about 15 seconds before a riff from the Rust in Peace track "Take No Prisoners" kicks in, along with the caption "January 11th". Whether it's a big announcement or a new song remains to be seen, but something's definitely cooking in the Megadeth kitchen. We'll find out a week from today what it all means.
In November, Mustaine posted footage of drummer Dirk Verbeuren running through a new song, with a guitar riff heard faintly in the background.
It'll be a busy year ahead for Megadeth. Beginning in May, they will provide direct support for Ozzy Osbourne on the next North American leg of the latter's "No More Tours 2" trek. Additionally, Megadeth will headline their own MegaCruise, which sets sail from Los Angeles on October 13th, and also features such acts as Anthrax, Testament, DragonForce, Overkill, and more.


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A Europe by the People, for the People
A wake-up call from the survivors of Nazi concentration camps – the most serious victims of the last attempt by the oil and drug cartel to take control over Europe
The "No" vote to the "Brussels EU" and to the planned hegemony of corporate interests over Europe do not mean a rejection of the idea of a united Europe, one that serves the interests of the people. In fact, the current crisis could be a historic opportunity.
Many groups and institutions have made proposals towards the democratic foundation of a future Europe. One of the most credible voices comes from the survivors of the Nazi concentration camps, as the biggest victims of the previous attempt by the oil and drug cartel to conquer Europe. On November 13, 2007 they met in Auschwitz (pictured, above) to present to the world a draft constitution for a Europe by the people, for the people.


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The Count ~ PC
Done with archival pen / ink and watercolor paint on an antiqued 140 lb. watercolor postcard.
This eBay auction begins on Mon. 9/22 @ 4 PM EST and ends on 9/27/08.
Auction Link ~ (Click Here)
© 2008 Christopher Klingler, All Rights Reserved.
9 comments:
- Monkey-Cats Studio said...
Oh CK...you have done it again!!!! Wonderful!! He is nice and spooky!
Thank you for the nice note on my new ornament. I thought about eBay but I think I'm leaning to STJ to sell them. I am mixing clay in a few minutes to start the orange one!!! Wish me luck!!
- September 22, 2008 at 3:34 PM
- Designs by CK said...
Thanks SO much Laurie! :)
SpOOky CK
- September 22, 2008 at 4:57 PM
- Marie Antionette said...
You always outdo yourself and now its the season to be in your element.Glow ,my creature of the nite.I passed on an award to you,But i know you are very busy , and if you don't have the time ,TRUST ME,I don't mine.Just knowI do love you and your blog.XOXO Marie Antionette
- September 23, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Kristen Beason Designs said...
Hi Chris~
Can't wait to get my new CK postcard, but I happen to view your latest when Cole was next to me and he said, "Cool picture!" Hey, the boy's got good taste ;+)
- September 23, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Fantastic Figments said...
Ohhhhh .. loves it. The mouth is very reminiscent of a sweet transvestite named Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Must be the luscious red lips. As always wonderful!
- September 23, 2008 at 11:04 AM
- Kim Hardt Originals said...
He's a goodie!!
Hey I almost didn't recongize you in your new picture!! Great pic!!!
- September 23, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Designs by CK said...
Kristen ~ Thanks & hope you will enjoy your new PC!
Thanks Steph ~ The Frankenfurter full lips were a happy accident! Hehe '-)
Marie ~ Thanks SO much for the blog award. I will post the award on my blog soon!
Thanks Kim ~ The new profile pic is "Jareth" the Goblin King (played by David Bowie) in the movie "Labyrinth."
SpOOky Hugs 2 ALL!
Chris :-D)
- September 23, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Brenda said...
Hi Chris -- Happy Fall to you, too! Gosh, I LOVE your Halloween tree!!!!!!!
- September 25, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- Designs by CK said...
Thanks SO much Brenda!!! ~ SO nice of you to stop by!!!
Fall blessings 2 you. :-D)
- September 25, 2008 at 2:38 PM


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During Japanese colonial times, the government set out to encourage the proliferation and popularity of the native wild tea plants. After 50 years of research, Red Jade (aka TTES #18) was introduced by the Tea Research and Extension Station in 1999.
Initial availability of Ruby 18, as its known today, was disseminated through local farmers. Demand for the tea rapidly expanded due to its bold flavors of cinnamon and fresh mint, favorites among the Taiwanese and throughout the region.


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- 5 months ago
My is favorite scent is Rose Water.
- Anonymous6 months ago
Eau de B.O. ...........
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I don't visit Paarl very often, usually disappointed with the restaurant offering of the town. Last week I spent a day there, to visit Jan Willem & Seuns, and Melissa's newish branch. I had given up on Bosman's at Grande Roche, after repeated poor experiences in the restaurant. However, a chance meeting of Bosman's new Restaurant Manager and its Sous Chef at Maison in Franschhoek a few days prior led me to return.
During the busy festive season days I took a break at The Kitchen at Maison in Franschhoek, and sat next to a table with a couple, which turned out to be Austrian Chef Christoph Terschan and Restaurant Manager Onwaba Maholwana of Bosman's. We chatted for ages, talking through the whole Eat Out Top 20 restaurant list, and our respective experiences with the restaurants. Onwaba was well-informed about my previous Bosman's disasters, and Continue reading →


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Bazzini Holdings LLC is facing $56,400 in fines for 15 workplace safety and health violations following an incident in which a worker suffered an arm amputation at the company's Allentown, PA, facility, said Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials.
Bazzini Holdings, which employs 250 workers at the Allentown site, manufactures fine chocolates and nut products.
Refinery has Safety History Woes
Trapped Worker Results in Safety Fine
F&B Maker Faces Repeat Safety Violations
Metal Fab Faces Safety Fine
OSHA's inspection, initiated in November 2011 after the agency learned of the amputation, found three repeat, eight serious and four other-than-serious violations.
The repeat violations involve electrical hazards and uncovered projecting shafts. The same violations the company faced in 2008. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has had the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years.
The serious violations include additional electrical hazards as well as the company's failure to use specific procedures for controlling hazardous energy; provide general machine and power transmission guarding; develop and implement a hazard communication program; and implement a hearing conservation program that includes noise engineering controls, noise monitoring, audiometric testing and hearing conservation training. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
The other-than-serious violations involve missing electrical covers, unsecured machinery and personal protective equipment deficiencies. An other-than-serious violation is one that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
"Bazzini Holdings previously was cited for the same hazards and failed to correct them," said Jean Kulp, director of OSHA's Allentown Area Office, which conducted the inspection. "Employers are legally responsible for ensuring a safe and healthful workplace, and will be held liable should they fail to do so."