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Kaela graduated from Iowa State University in December of 2016 and has been working with BBS since January 2017. She has been working on a variety of renovation projects to gain experience in everything from programming and design to construction documents and detailing. Since working at BBS, Kaela has been working towards licensure with completing the Architectural Registration Exams as well as working to expand social media presence and bringing out the unique office culture that makes BBS who we are.
ALMA MATER: Iowa State University
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Associate Member, American Institute of Architects, 2016–Present
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Becky found a fabric she loved in my stash, so I made her a pillow using it:
I finally jumped on the bunting bandwagon... or pennants, or whatever you want to call them. I have seen them all over blogland and wasn't going to make any, but then I decided that I needed some color over the window in my craft room, but didn't want to put curtains there. Here is what I came up with:
I also made a couple of mug rugs. I am new to quilting, so these did not turn out as good as I would have liked, but I will keep trying!
Finally, I came across a pattern for an easy toddler pillowcase dress using 2 fat quarters of fabric. It was so easy to make, and you can whip one up in no time at all. The pattern can be found here.
I plan on making more of these, as I have lots of fat quarters in my stash!
Okay, off to do more sewing... have a fabulous day!

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William R Grove: The Fuel Cell and the Hydrogen Economy
William Robert Grove (1811-1896) was a physical scientist who is known as "the father of the fuel cell". His pioneering research on fuel cell technology and on the conservation of energy was sufficiently groundbreaking and renowned for him to become a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1840. Born in Swansea, he was also a founder of what became the Royal Institution of South Wales in 1838. In terms that are intelligible to non-scientists and interested lay persons, Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas describes Grove's work on the fuel cell and assesses the contemporary significance of his discovery and its potential for the development of the hydrogen economy – the use of hydrogen, in conjunction with a fuel cell, to provide a low-carbon source of energy.
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Simon Spalding performs at Sara's Big Apple – Monday, July 8!
Simon Spalding will present an eclectic program of unplugged acoustic music in the back room of Sara's Big Apple, Monday evening July 8. It's a fun, informal show, as Simon shares the history and backstory behind his songs and instruments. The instruments include the familiar (violin, banjo, ukulele), and a weekly-changing selection of exotic instruments […] Continue reading


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Sylabus předmětu N412O1_4I - Metal and Inorganic Materials Protection (FCFT - SS 2019/2020)
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|Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
|Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
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|Metal and Inorganic Materials Protection
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|Recommended semester/trimester:
|Conservation of Heritage Materials and Objects - master (semi-compulsory), 2. semester
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|test, evaluation according to Study Regulations of STU
|Learning outcomes of the course unit:
|Overview of corrosion processes and corrosion protection of metal materials, glass, ceramics and building materials. Influence of material structure on corrosion resistivity, corrosion tests and monitoring, selected technologies of surface treatment.
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|1. Thermodynamics view on corrosion process
2. Metal corrosion - type and mechnism
3. Environmental corrosion effects
4. Mechanical degradation of metal materials
5. Corrosion protection of metals
6. Corrosion monitoring
7. Corrosion tests
8. Corrosion protection of glass
9. Corrosion protection of ceramics
10. Building materials corrosion
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On Thinking and Feeling
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Gamernode: Microsoft's current project intended to secure another twenty years of dominance in the home computer market, the tabletop PC, is now set for release this Spring.
For Microsoft to really make lots of money out of this wouldn't it have to appeal to the home market as well? Or at least to more of a market than the odd hotel?
I actually think that one of the main reasons this won't take off is because of Health and Safety. A boring reason I know but how people sit at a PC for long periods of time (anything over an hour really) can really affect their comfort. Being hunched over a table would cause peoples neck and back muscles to stiffen. People who are sensitive to this (like me) really couldn't take that. I would be suffering for many hours after using the thing.
It wont take over or anything any time soon. The reason why our current setup is so successful is because we have different peripherals for everything. That is to say, a monitor is a monitor, a keyboard is a keyboard, and a tower is a tower. If any of those components fails, we just replace it. But what happens when your touch screen or projection tabletop dies on you? Well then the whole thing's no good.
It will take over. Once the price drops below a grand. Which means never.
Otherwise, yeah. It's basically various great ideas packed into a way too expensive box. The cost will kill it.
It a nice/cool idea, but i dont see it ever replacing the stand PC layout.
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The Nintendo fandom is about to be shaken to its very core. Well, at least the people who care about Waluigi. A drawing from an old comic resurfaced recently that shows Waluigi might have roots in the deepest depths of Nintendo lore. If the image is to be believed, Waluigi as a concept was actually created in the '90s, well before his first appearance in a video game.
The accepted origin story for Waluigi is that he was created for Mario Tennis, a game released in the year 2000 for Nintendo 64. Wikipedia even says it to be so, and credits Fumihide Aoki with his creation. It also makes a lot of sense for the tennis game to be his debut. Doubles is a big part of tennis and Wario needed a partner. Why not make a twisted version of Luigi to match him?
Except a new piece of history has come to light via the Supper Mario Broth Twitter account. The account, and its adjoining blog, dish out little snack-sized bits of Mario Bros. trivia. A recent post claims to have found a drawing from 1994 that depicts an early version of Waluigi.
A 1994 Mario & Wario manga contained a drawing of a hypothetical "Waluigi" as a visual gag, 6 years before the introduction of Waluigi in Mario Tennis on the Nintendo 64. pic.twitter.com/vj7sFBF4la— Supper Mario Broth (@MarioBrothBlog) July 29, 2018
The source for the image is credited as belonging to a 4koma series called "Mario and Wario." The term "4koma" refers to a particular kind of manga that only uses four panels to tell a story. Ususally 4koma are humorous, much like the short comic strips featured in newspapers. So this early Waluigi likely existed as a "what if Luigi had an evil counterpart?" throwaway gag.
Joke or not, this would mean that Waluigi existed a full six years before ever appearing in an actual game. However, evidence aside from this one tweet is hard to find. There was actually quite a lot of manga starring Mario released in the '90s, but only in Japan. This makes finding them a difficult task for one who doesn't speak Japanese. Google seems to prefer showing the more famous Super Mario-Kun series whenever a search is performed for Mario manga.
While the news would certainly be shocking if it is true, take it with a grain of salt. The drawing does look convincing, but could also easily be fan art made for an elaborate joke. As always with Waluigi, just watch the internet. Waluigi fans are unquenchable in their thirst for more content starring the purple weirdo. If the truth is out there, they'll dig it up soon enough.


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Cool cuffs are part of the TAE core range with magnetic tassel cuffs being the second thing I ever sold when I started the business in 2017!
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English is a hard language when its not your mother tongue ... things get lost in translation sometimes. In Malaysia it happens, in particular when we get zombies trying to do the English subtitles for movies. These are from China, in now way am I singling them out. Japanese ones are funny as well ... there are also the ones from India, Indonesia, Thailand ... but one at a time.
Some guys (assholes) should really go to the second room.
Hey, might as well be honest while you are at it!
The police/army are so considerate.
We certainly need this sign in Malaysia ... car showrooms and Pavilion.
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I will definitely try that!!!
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Before the Devil wore Prada, Hell Wore Heels! "Hell on Heels" is what defense attorneys used to call Linda Fairstein, former Chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office, when
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In many ways, Flickr, Yahoo's photo-sharing site, represents lost opportunities.
In 2004, Flickr brought photo-sharing on the Web back into vogue when it seemed that pioneers like Shutterfly and Snapfish had stopped innovating. Flickr, bought by Yahoo in 2005, ushered in the Web 2.0 era, but was quickly overtaken in traffic by the likes of YouTube and MySpace.
More recently, Facebook has rocketed past Flickr in photo sharing. Even the Picasa photo service from Google is growing faster, according to comScore.
Still, Flickr continues to draw a community of more than 85 million devotees and photo enthusiasts each month around the world. So today, Yahoo is trying to bump Flickr back into the spotlight by introducing a redesigned primary photo page.
The new page, true to Flickr's heritage, displays photos gorgeously. The service has always stored users' original image files, refusing to compress them. Now Yahoo is further exploiting that advantage by displaying photographs 35 percent larger and offering a separate "lightbox" view, which overlays enlarged photos on a black background. Among the other changes, Yahoo has also improved the navigation controls and rewritten the underlying JavaScript, so pages load faster and users can click through images like they are flipping pages in their family scrapbook.
Most interestingly, Yahoo has highlighted the location information its users often include with their photos. The company says it has 130 million geotagged photos. When users include that data in the photograph they upload to the service — cellphones do it now automatically — a map is prominently displayed on the righthand side of the new page, specifying precisely where the photo was taken.
"We always had location information and we always considered it to be important, but we are just now getting around to making that more prominent," said Matthew Rothenberg, head of products at Flickr.
Mr. Rothenberg said the intent was not necessarily to position Flickr as an alternative to other check-in services like Foursquare, but to "tell the entire story" of the photo, and help Flickr integrate better with other location-based and real-time services.
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UNCG celebrates everything science at the third annual free community festival, "Science Everywhere," on Saturday, April 22, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Free and open to the public, UNCG's Science Everywhere celebrates the science in our everyday lives through 70 hands-on activities located across UNCG's campus.
A North Carolina Science Festival activity, the event is ideal for children between the ages of 3 and 18, with opportunities for young people to track honey bees, measure air pollution, mix colors, interact with turtles, create robots, use a 3-D printer (and take home their designs) and more.
"Science Everywhere is a unique program that exposes young people to the wonders of science, technology and math (STEM) in fun and engaging ways," said Dr. Malcolm Schug, associate head of the Department of Biology. "Through a series of hands-on activities, kids of all ages have a chance to learn more about biology, chemistry, computer science, ecology, sustainability and even art. The day even includes a visit to the UNCG planetarium. It's truly the Super Bowl of Science."
Families will begin their science adventure at one of four welcome centers, located in front of the School of Education Building, Sullivan Science Building, Coleman Building and Foust Park, where they will check-in and receive an activity passport and a free bag.
From there, they are free to explore UNCG's campus and observe, discover and create along the way. Young people and their families will be exposed to new and interesting scientific ideas and principles and will be able to interact directly with experts in many fields.
Families can use the free shuttle service to move easily from one part of campus to the next, as activities span from UNCG's new wetlands near Peabody Park all the way to UNCG's School of Education Building.
Participants can purchase lunch from UNCG's dining hall or one of several food trucks on campus, and free T-shirts will be available in the Coleman Building.
Sponsors of the science festival include the UNCG Research and Instruction in STEM Education (RISE) Network, a coalition of educators and researchers involved in STEM, faculty and students from many STEM departments, the School of Education, the Provost's office and two National Science Foundation-funded projects.
In case of inclement weather, most activities will be moved indoors.
For more information, visit scienceeverywhere.uncg.edu.
By Eden Bloss
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How to build a portfolio
The best way to show off your talent is to create a portfolio. A portfolio is a collection of your own work that demonstrates your creativity. A good portfolio, or showreel, will help you persuade admissions tutors or employers to take you on. Read on to learn how to create a portfolio in your chosen industry and the free software that's available.


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Dear Mr Jones
I am currently involved in searching for a new position and would appreciate your help. I would like to include you in my list of references as someone who has a good knowledge of my skills and abilities.
If you are willing to act as one of my references I will include your name, title and contact details on my reference list and I will keep you updated about possible contact from a potential employer.
At this point, I would be grateful if you would write a letter of recommendation for me to include with my job search documents. I would appreciate it if you could outline my responsibilities while at XYZ Company and attest to the skills and abilities I demonstrated in the job.
Please let me know if you are comfortable with this request and if there is any information I can provide in connection with this.
John Candidate
Use this sample employment reference letter to see what a professional letter of reference should include.
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I am applying for a new position and would like to include you as a reference. Having worked together for some time I regard you as someone who has a good knowledge of my work abilities and performance and who will provide a valid employment reference.
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As president of F&E PaymentPros, Brad oversees the administration, service and technical departments, ensuring each customer's complete satisfaction. Brad has extensive operations, consulting and management experience dating back to his graduation from Clarkson University in 1984. He enjoys SCUBA diving, camping, photography and sightseeing the state and national parks while vacationing around the U.S. with his wife and grown children.
Janice | Customer Service Manager
Janice joined F&E in 2011, bringing administrative expertise, accounting skills and a background in customer service. Her employment background has an emphasis on accounting and management, working in manufacturing, construction and service industries. When she's not at the office, Janice enjoys spending time with her husband Tony and their three teenagers.
Carol | Administrative
Carol is a 25+ year veteran of F&E with an extensive knowledge of the machines and their consumable supplies. She provides customer service and handles purchasing, invoicing and receivables for the organization. Carol and her husband are enjoying their semi-retirement spending summer weekends at their place on Lake Erie and a variety of ports of call on cruise ships.
Caroline | Accounting
Caroline has been handling bookkeeping, payables, and payroll for F&E since 2008. She is a blogger and volunteers at her church as a media team coordinator and operator. She also manages an outdoor party center in South Russell with her husband "Bean" called Bean's Backyard.
Operations, Services & Support
Jerris | Manager - Implementation & Support
Jerris worked with the F&E team for five years providing technical support to the company prior to joining full-time in 2011. He project manages solution implementations for the company. His employment history includes technical expertise in both financial institution and remittance processing environments. Away from the office, he enjoys time with his wife and three young children, volunteering, and helping out on the family farm. One of his goals is to treat each day like it is a blessing, treasuring and being thankful for each and every one.
Tom | Director of Operations
Tom came on board in April 2017. His role includes managing day-to-day activities, directing the F&E service & application development workforce, providing strategic leadership and contributing to the company vision. His background includes the Aeronautics Industry, where he was most recently a Sr. Buyer. An avid bicyclist, Tom enjoys spending time with his wife, Jan and their grandchildren.
Jim | System Developer
Jim came to F&E in 2016 with over 27 years experience developing software in the telecom, insurance and financial industries. He enjoys developing new systems for F&E while working with our clients. He thrives on activities with his wife and two teenagers that include Scouting, volunteering, home improvement, music and amateur radio.
Bob | Equipment Service Technician
Bob joined F&E as a service technician in 2015 following a career in engineering. With a BS degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and 34 years of experience, Bob brings his interest in fixing things to light by repairing and maintaining equipment to his high standard of quality.
John | Equipment Service Technician
John started with F&E in 2015 as a service technician. Having worked as a repair technician, customer service coordinator and calibration technician, he has the qualities needed to service customer equipment with the utmost care. In his free time, John enjoys gardening, reading and home improvement projects
Gary | Equipment Service Technician
Gary joined F&E in 2013 after successfully operating his own office equipment business for over thirty years. On a part time basis he performs service and maintenance calls for F&E in mid and southern Ohio. He is enjoying semi-retirement. His hobbies are hunting, fishing and working on those long overdue home improvement projects.


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About 100 people receive care at the centre every day – from routine health care like treatment for diarrhoea, respiratory infections, skin and chronic diseases to even more complex consequences on health of having to leave your country as a result of conflict such as mental health related diseases and trauma.
The centre's staff manage these consequences well and every day prepare themselves to receive and treat new patients and offer advice to all patients seen at the center on how to manage and prevent diseases that may arise.
Good health is essential to good quality of life and this health care centre is significantly improving the health of refugees. It is providing timely vaccination for all residents of the camp, decreasing maternal and child mortality rates, providing primary preventive and curative health care services, as well as enabling access for refugees to secondary and tertiary medical care.
30-year-old Farhad has allergies and his son has anaemia, both are undergoing treatment at the health centre. "I feel safe here and they take care of my family," he said.
The centre keeps a record card of all families in the camp which provides information on health and documents the history of family consultations. It also enables referral for people complicated cases and patients with chronic diseases who receive a separate card to obtain their daily needed medications.
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The primary health care centre provides educational sessions for its employees. During our visit, employees attended a session on the importance of a healthy diet and the first signs of malnutrition in patients.
Despite the achievements of the centre, problems faced by the camp's residents continue to challenge their efforts. Leaving an ordinary life to living life as a refugee translates into uncertainty and instability. It takes time to adapt and accept a new routine, a new life.
Health is the foundation on which refugees survive and recover and should be a non-negotiable human right. "WHO works in cooperation with the Iraqi government, its partners and donors such the Kuwait Government to ensure provision of and access to basic health care to the refugees," said Altaf Musani, WHO Representative in Iraq.
Currently, WHO delivers and promotes health care in refugee camps but is constrained by limited level of funding required to increase its service capacity as the number of refugees living in camps and in host communities continues to remain high.
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The word Possible is the opposite of Impossible and they are like Positive and Negative or Good and Bad. It is just like saying Heaven is up and Hell is below, however, it depends on where you are traveling to, or your destination. Are you on the road to make the Impossible become Possible? Will you arm yourself with the mental concept of Possibility to achieve your major aim in life or depend on the concept of the Impossible?
The word impossible has been a favorite word for millions of losers and also one of the most disliked word in the English language by winners. Too often we hear someone say that this or that is impossible and can't be done, or it will never be done. However, the impossible can be made possible and has been proven from time to time by many numbers of individuals from as far back in ancient history and to present day.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined the word:
• Possible means able to be done or achieved, attainable, realizable, within reach, workable, manageable, can be done.
• Impossible as; incapable of being or of occurring, felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled. Insuperably difficult, extremely undesirable, can't be done.
When a group of Scientist, built the first Rocket Ship and proclaimed that they were going on a voyage to the moon and after the Ship was observed by many, there were a lot of unbelievers who spat out the word "Impossible". Some even went as far as to declare that the Scientist should be confirmed mad and placed In a home for the mentally insane. "This so-called Ship will never get off the ground". "Ha ha!" they laughed and the debate rage on and on. "The air was made for birds and man has no business up there, plus to visit the moon is Impossible". Some even went outside to look up in the sky and laughed and said, "If they go up they will surely come down with a big splat and end up in a million pieces like a rotten pumpkin". The Rocket Ship took off for the moon and many were left with bulging eyes and twisted mouths as they stared in amazement, and the laughing stopped.
In this world, we have Good and Bad, Love and Hate, Positive and Negative, Left and Right and yes, Possible and Impossible, plus more opposite terms. We have the freedom and power to think, speak, act or believe whatever we want to, therefore if we choose to believe in the word Possible or Impossible, it is alright and it is each individual choice. There is a proverb that state; "THE TONGUE SPEAK WORDS THAT BRINGS LIFE OR DEATH AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO TALK MUST BE READY TO ACCEPT WHAT IT BRINGS".
If we wish for Prosperity and Success in this world we need to remove the word impossible from our vocabulary. We do not need Mr. Impossible to manage our mental or thought process, so get rid of him and replace him with Mr. Possible. Henry Ford once said; "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right." Henry Ford statement could also be translated as, "If you believe it is Possible or Impossible –you're right."
It would be foolish to think that you can visit the Zoo and jump into the Lion's cage and pet him and do not expect to be eaten. It would be silly to give your friend a gun and command him to shoot at you and expect to catch the bullet with your teeth. Wake up, be reasonable with your brain and use it to accomplish goals, overcome obstacles, push yourself up to the ladder from the bottomless pit or accomplish worthwhile goals in life.
Whenever facing an obstacle or difficulties we need to convince ourselves that it is possible to get over or around them, and by believing in ourselves and our abilities, by focusing on what is possible. When we believe that certain things can't be done because it is impossible, we just need to switch our mindset to it is possible and it can be done, then very soon we will find a way to accomplish the task at hand.
Our mind works like a remote control the type that we use to change the channels on the television, so at any time if the Impossible channel is on our mind, we just need to switch it to the Possible channel. There is another proverb that state; "THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR US TO BE CAREFUL IN THE THINGS WE THINK BECAUSE OUR THOUGHT CONTROLS OUR LIFE".
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.


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Archive for February, 2014
Spring Runoff & Community Preparedness Meetings, March 10-13
Boulder County, Colo. – In an effort to inform residents about the risks associated with the upcoming post-flood spring runoff, Boulder County is hosting Spring Runoff & Community Preparedness Meetings.
These meetings will include information about potential spring runoff and summer flooding hazards, emergency preparedness measures, and updates about recovery projects such as the Comprehensive Creek Planning Initiative, FEMA buyout program, CDBG-DR funding, flood insurance, and housing assistance. Additionally the county will present an assessment of hazardous conditions and possible mitigation strategies such as debris removal, creek bank stabilization and channel restoration. The Long-Term Flood Recovery Group of Boulder County will also be in attendance to provide information about resources to meet individual unmet needs.
Jamestown/Lefthand Canyon/James Canyon/Streamcrest/Brigadoon/Oriole Estates/Nimbus Road
When: March 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder
Join Nancy Lewis at the Jamestown Support event, Sat. (March 1)
Contributed by the Jamestown Community Advocate:
Jamestown Support
Saturday, March 1st, 2014, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Alfalfa's Meeting Room
1645 Broadway
(FREE PARKING at the Boulder City Parking Lot across from Alfalfa's on the north side of Arapahoe on weekend or the Public Library lot is free for 3 hours.)
Sunday Reflection
There is nothing like a Leon Hill pig roast as these photos from 1999 to 2004 will attest. —Steve—
Have you seen that gorgeous Juniper Snow?
Jamestown's first post-flood baby girl born on Valentine's Day to proud parents Adrienne and Mark. She is now home, so let's welcome her and her parents properly. Living in post-flood Jamestown is challenging enough even without a new-born. Please consider signing up for a meal, groceries or goodies using sign-up genius.
Join the volunteers on Saturday (Feb. 22)
Message from Nina Andaloro, Volunteer Coordinator:
Come one, come all to the Volunteer Day in Jamestown
on Saturday, Feb. 22nd, THIS weekend!
We will be hosting a large volunteer group who will be working on multiple projects for JT residents throughout town.
If you would like to join us and bring some friends, please register with the United Way at the link below. We need to know how many people will be joining us for lots of different reasons including parking, lunches, coffee, tools etc. so please SIGN UP here and spread the word!
Thank you!
Merc Thursday Night Dinner is back
As requested, The Merc's new musical evenings will be: THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS
Matt Skinner band is gonna be some awesome country. Come give 'em a whirl.
AND to celebrate the return of Thursday night dinner, Rainbow is making one of her very favorite dinners- Amazing Asian Pork Chops, or Mushrooms if you prefer.
WANTED: Meal Coordinator Volunteers
From the Jamestown Volunteer Coordinator:
We are currently looking for two volunteers to help coordinate lunches and snacks for volunteers who will be repairing and rebuilding Jamestown in the upcoming months.
Ignore DO NOT CALL LIST post
I have taken down my previous post about the do not call list. It appears to be a scam. Please do not follow up on it. You can read about it here. I apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks for bringing this to my attention Sal. –Steve–
View the flood damage and insurance workshop online
From the Boulder County Land Use Department:
Workshop, Part 1
Workshop, Part 2
50 volunteers to help Jamestown Flood recovery on Sat. (2/15)
Posted is from Nina Andaloro:
On Saturday, February 22nd (with an inclement weather date of March 1), we will have nearly 50 volunteers who will be helping Jamestown residents (only) with a variety of tasks between 9 am – 2 pm.
REMINDER: Schedule for requesting additional assistance
World Renew Disaster Response Services will have volunteers in Boulder County from Monday, February 10th to Saturday, February 22nd, 2014. People affected by the flooding who need additional assistance to recover can talk to a volunteer at one of the walk-in centers noted below. This is your chance to request help for your recovery needs. Please bring your FEMA ID number with you if you have one. You may also call 1-303-895-3429with questions or email them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
FREE HISTORIC HOUSE could be moved to Jamestown
Mayor Tara recently received word that there is a FREE HOUSE that could be MOVED to Jamestown for a flood survivor. Please respond directly to Hugh Moore (email@example.com ) to learn more about the selection process. (He is not the owner) Out of respect, please only respond if you lost your house during the flood.
Post Office opening is BIG news
The press has been covering the post office opening. Click a video to watch it. –-Steve–
Jamestown sign is back
Thanks to Tom Maloney and the craftsmanship of Mr. Snake Von Habenero the WELCOME TO JAMESTOWN sign is back after being accidentally destroyed during reconstruction work .
(Click to enlarge.)
Postoffice IS NOW OPEN
The Jamestown Post Office reopened for business at 9:00 AM on Saturday, February 8, 2014. The pictures speak for themselves. –Steve–
(Click a photo to enlarge.)
From the Jamestown Post Office:
Community Meeting tonight (Tuesday)
There will be a Community Meeting tonight at Casey Middle School, 5:30 to 7:30. Topics include:
- Town Square
- Roads
- Water Operations
- Post Office
- Stream Corridor Master Plan
New grants for UNINCORPORATED Boulder County
UNINCORPORATED Boulder County Flood Relief Fund – Grants up to $5,000 per household will be available. Application for Financial Assistance. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED/EMAILED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014. The goal of the Fund is to provide financial support for individuals, families and businesses affected by the September 2013 flood. The Fund is intended to meet intermediate-term unmet needs of those impacted. The application is here.
Sunday Reflection
(Click a photo to enlarge.)
In the winter of 1998 through Spring 1999 a group of women from the community worked for many days and hours to create the quilts that adorn the Town Hall. The quilts represent a work of love and friendship by an enduring community that cares about the arts and creativity as much as it does about each other. –Steve–


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'Norwegian Financial Mechanism' programme
Roughly € 9.5 million were available through the 'Norwegian Financial Mechanism' programme. The call was met with high interest – with a total of 182 submitted project proposals. After the selection process, twenty projects were approved for funding covering four sub-areas, one focusing on gender equality and three devoted to health through the reduction of inequalities in health, the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, and improved mental health services.
Among the projects selected under gender equality is the OPENN project organised by the Peace Institute focusing on women's political participation. The project aims to identify obstacles hindering women's entrance into politics and address them through several measures, including new legislation proposals and awareness raising campaigns among both experts and the public. The Norwegian Association for Local and Regional Authorities will participate in the project and assist the creation of a support platform for local female politicians.
The selected gender equality projects do not only target women. Taking another route is the 'Fathers and Employers in Action' project, which will direct work-life balance measures towards men seeking to engage in active fatherhood. Also organised by the Peace Institute, the project will seek to communicate the benefits of work-life balance among employers, media and the public, as well as develop proposals for implementing work-life balance measures in practice.
Projects selected under public health initiatives focus on improving mental health and reducing inequalities in health between different groups. Activities target particularly vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, elderly, victims of domestic violence, minority groups such as Roma, children and youth with mental problems, to mention a few. By investing in preventive programmes and piloting new approaches, the projects are expected to make a difference on the ground as well as paving the way for future improvements in health system and service level in Slovenia. Most of the projects have partners in Norway for bilateral cooperation, transfer of knowledge, experience and good practices from both sides.
'EEA Financial Mechanism' programme
Over € 7 million were made available under the 'EEA Financial Mechanism' programme which supports projects in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as natural and cultural heritage. The call was well received, with 43 submitted applications and six projects selected for funding.
As in the call under the 'Norwegian Financial Mechanism' programme, the majority of the approved projects have bilateral partners. One of those projects is the reconstruction of the Idrija Mercury Mine. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the mine's rich cultural heritage is in a dire need of restoration. The project will cover the first phase of the restoration process with the specific aim of facilitating visitors' access to the mine. Done in cooperation with experienced Norwegian partners, the renovations are expected to result in strengthened educational tourism in the area, as well as increased awareness of the importance of preserving cultural heritage.
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You could also use FieldCache.getDocsWithField; it returns a bit set where the bit is set if that document had that field. Mike McCandless http://blog.mikemccandless.com On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Trejkaz <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Paul Taylor <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> I was looking for a Query that returns all documents that contain a >> particular field, it doesnt matter what the value of the field is just that >> the document contains the field. > > If you don't care about performance (or if it runs fast enough > already), use a PrefixQuery with "" as the prefix. > > If you care about performance, add a new field which contains the > names of each field in the document, and query on that. > > TX > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tips for Emergency Dental Care While Traveling
It's definitely regrettable, if not outright bad luck, to need emergency dental care while traveling. The dentist is the last person most of us think about when we're planning a holiday. But emergencies can and do happen, so make sure to visit your local dentist before leaving. Also, have their contact info handy on your phone. Quite a few dental emergencies can actually be resolved over the phone and there's no need to physically go anywhere.


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How To Cancel DVLA Guide
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is more commonly known as the DVLA and is the department of the UK government that handles the database of drivers and vehicles in the country. The DVLA is responsible for issuing driving licenses, collecting road tax and even selling private registration number plates for vehicles. It is based in Swansea, Wales and is a part of the Department of Transport. In 2004, the DVLA introduced the new Electronic Vehicle Licensing system or EVL which lets you pay for vehicle excise duty online.
If you are using a DVLA service and want to cancel it online, this guide is here to help. You can learn about cancelling road tax, a direct debit, a theory test or a DVLA application. The steps in the guide will make the process quick and painless. To start with:
- Go to the DVLA website at https://www.gov.uk/
- Find the information on the help and FAQ pages regarding the service you want to cancel
- If you have any issues, use the contact number 0300 790 6802 to speak to the DVLA
The information in this guide takes you through the various steps to cancel services from the DVLA. This can save you time and even money. But if you find you need to speak to a specific department or want specialist help, you can find the full list of contact information on the DVLA contact numbers page.
Step 1 – Enter the main DVLA Website
The DVLA has its own website as part of the .gov series of websites operated by the government and this is the best place to start.
- Visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency
- Have the information about the service you want to cancel on hand
- Keep a card handy in case there are any fees to pay
Step 2 – Read the DVLA Cancellation Policies
Cancel DVLA Vehicle Tax
If you want to cancel your vehicle tax because you no longer have the vehicle, you can get in touch with the DVLA. You can also set your vehicle to be off the road. When contacting them, you need to let them know if the vehicle has been:
- Sold to someone else
- Written off by an insurance company after an accident
- Stolen (and reported to the police)
- Exported outside the UK
- Taken off the road
- Scrapped at a scrapyard (with information about the scrapyard)
- Registered as exempt from vehicle tax
After you let the DVLA know which of these situations applies, they will stop the tax and the direct debit payment that goes with it automatically.
DVLA Vehicle Tax Refund
If you cancel the vehicle tax you will get a refund for any full month's tax you have paid. This refund will be issued by cheque. The payment is calculated from the date you tell the DVLA about the change of circumstance and the payment is sent to the person and address on the tax file. If the refund doesn't arrive within 6 weeks, get back in touch with the DVLA. There is no refund for credit card feels or on the 5-10% charge added to direct debit payments.
Step 3 – Cancel DVLA
DVLA Sold Your Car
If you no longer own a vehicle then you need to tell the DVLA. You also need to let them know if you buy a vehicle. The Sold Bought Vehicles page is where you can do this and simply hit 'start' to begin the process.
You will need to provide the following information:
- If you are in the motor trade
- What has happened to the vehicle (sold, scrapped, given away etc)
- The 11 digit reference number from the vehicle log book
You then give the green 'new keeper details' section to the buyer and tell the DVLA that you have sold the vehicle using this service. You can destroy the remainder of the logbook after this or keep for your records.
DVLA Register Vehicle Off Road
If you are keeping a vehicle but taking it off the road, you still need to let the DVLA know. This is usually if the vehicle is being kept on private property such as in a garage. To do this, you use the Statutory Off Road Notification or SORN. If you have remaining paid tax on the vehicle, you will get a refund for this when you make the declaration.
DVLA Stolen Vehicle
In the unfortunate situation that you find your vehicle has been stolen, the first thing to do is to call the police then your insurance company. The police will need your vehicle:
- registration number
- make and model of the car
- colour
Recieve a crime reference which will be needed when you ring the insurance company. The police will also inform the DVLA and again if the vehicle is found. If it is found, get back in touch with your insurer to see what happens next. If the insurance company pay you for the vehicle, you will need to tell DVLA that the insurer is now the owner of the vehicle. Send details including
- Name and details of the insurance company
- Car registration number
- Date of incident
- Make, model and colour of the car
- Your signature
DVLA Change of Tax Class
There are a number of reasons why you might change the tax class on your vehicle. This includes changing:
- The fuel type
- The size of the engine
- How many seats are in it
- How much the vehicle weighs
- What the vehicle is used for
If you are disabled or provide transport for disabled people, then there is no vehicle tax to be paid or it will be at a lower rate.
Change DVLA Driving Test Appointment
If you have a driving test booked and need to change the date, you can get in touch with the DVLA to do this. Lines are open from 6 am until 11:40 pm and you will need
- Your driving license number
- Your test reference or your theory test pass certificate number
You are permitted to change your test time six times but if you want to change it a seventh time, you will need to cancel and book again.
You can also change the date of your test on the website by visiting the change driving test page and following the steps.
Cancel DVLA Driving Test Appointment
If you want to cancel the test entirely, you can go to https://www.gov.uk/change-driving-test and follow the process to cancel the test. You will need your license number and test reference to do this.
You should receive a refund for the cancelled test, but this will take at least 3 working days to process.
Step 4 – Contact the DVLA Customer Service Contact Number Helpline
Changing or cancelling many of the DVLA services is very simple and lots of the processes can be done online. If you need extra help or want to speak to someone about some aspect of the process, then you can still contact them on the phone by ringing 0300 790 6802.


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One morning many years ago, as Mary Grace—who was about 3 at the time—and I sat at the table eating our breakfast, she asked me a question out of the blue.
Now, this wasn't the sort of question she typically asked at 7:30 in the morning. This wasn't, "Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox?" No, this question caught me off guard.
I mean, there I was listening to Morning Edition and the plight of left-handed Prairie Dogs in the New Mexico desert, or something like that, when my daughter said, "Daddy, why did they want to kill Jesus?"
You see what I'm talking about. What are you supposed to say to a three-year-old who asks you over a bowl of Cocoa Puffs why people wanted to kill Jesus?
I didn't know what to say. Did I feel dumb—this being my job and all. But I rebounded quickly from my initial befuddlement and launched a pretty slick reply of my own—I don't mind telling you.
I said what every self-respecting tongue-tied father would say in the face of such theological complexity. I said, "Honey, Mary Grace has a question for you."
Susan, of course, said something intelligent that satisfied her. But what got to me was the question: Why did they want to kill Jesus?
Think about Jesus for a moment. Usually, when popular Christianity pictures Jesus, it imagines him in a pastoral setting, bouncing toddlers on his knees, or kicking around the Judean outback with his scruffy, but rather lovable sidekicks; or it presents him as puckishly getting the best of those ham-fisted religious leaders—kind of a romantic, slightly daring rogue, always ready with a snappy comeback—sort of a Harrison Ford in sandals and a sheet.
Obviously, Jesus is often pictured dying dramatically on the cross. But for the most part, when he's portrayed, Jesus is a rather soft-spoken, reasonable, wandering teacher type.
And if that's all Jesus was, Mary Grace was right to ask, "Why did they want to kill him?"
Why kill a sweet, unthreatening big-brother type, who only wants to talk about love?
The answer, of course, is that he wasn't that—or at least, he was much more than that. Clearly, the powers-that-be didn't kill Jesus because he was nice.
Why did they want to kill him? Mary Grace, honey, they killed Jesus because he was honest. He told people the truth about God, about themselves, about their power arrangements, about their attachment to money, about their misplaced religious priorities. And, that just doesn't play well.
Honesty is always threatening. The world prefers the casual lies it tells itself about what's important, what's valuable.
Our world needs those lies to maintain the illusion that everything's all right, that there's nothing seriously at stake in how we treat the poor, in how we devour our environment, in how we behave in front of our children, in whether we maintain racist systems, in whether or not we feed the hungry, house the homeless, and welcome the stranger.
But most people prefer not to have their weaknesses and blind spots brought to their attention—by Jesus or anyone else.
But Jesus is pushy. He's not content to let things slip by just to keep the peace. He couldn't just look at those in poverty and say, "You know, those are the breaks."
He couldn't look at the outcast and the foreigner and say, "Too bad you weren't born in the right place to the right people."
When the sick and despairing approached him, he couldn't just turn his face and say, "Healthcare, food, a place to sleep, someone to love . . . those are privileges—not rights."
He couldn't abide a system designed intentionally to disadvantage people because of the color of their skin or their immigration status.
He couldn't say to those standing on the outside looking in, "Until you get it right, you're really not welcome in here."
He's announcing God's new reign—so he had no choice but to tell the truth to the world. And the world killed him for it.
So, let's be honest: things aren't especially harmonious in the world just now.
Paul says, "I appeal to you therefore, my family, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect" (12:1-2).
Those who follow Jesus are called, according to Paul, to see the world through God's eyes, not through the eyes of Madison Avenue, or Wall Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue.
Tough work. That's what worship is about: bringing us into the presence of God, so that we can go back into the world looking more like God than when we came in.
That's a big part of my job here—to help us understand the radical notion that what goes on in here is crucial to what goes on out there.
For instance, the world spares no expense to convince me that what's most important in my life is me. Self-improvement in our culture is an end in itself. Improving the self in the service of some greater good isn't as important as feeling good about the self I've improved.
So now, the most important question in our culture, it seems, is, "What's in it for me? What do I get out of it?"
But the job of worship, at least according to Paul, is to get us to offer our "bodies as a living sacrifice" and "not to think of [ourselves] more highly than [we] ought to think."
And why not?
Why is Paul so concerned to move our gaze off of our navels?
Because what's important is not just the me that inhabits my body, but the me that inhabits the body—the body of Christ: "For as in one body, we have many members . . ."
Popular Christianity plays into the modern penchant for individualizing behavior and morality. Many Christians have been preoccupied with the belief that what's important in the Christian life is fine-tuning the individual soul so that people can get their heavenly bus passes stamped.
But Paul tells us here that the reason we focus on our lives as individual Christians is not just for their own sake, but for sake of others. He says that true worship is being presented as a "living sacrifice," being "transformed by the renewing of your mind" in the service of Christ.
Because we've got work to do. This isn't just about us and our personal relationships with Jesus; this is about a world dying for love and justice, and a little bit of peace, a glimpse of grace. And we've been given the job of helping to bring it to them.
The truth, contrary to the conforming power of the world's account of existence, is that what's most important is not just me as a stand-alone entity—but me as I participate in the body of Christ—me as I'm related to a world dying for the mercy present in God.
To be truly transformed is to see myself as a member of something larger than me. "So we, who are many are one body in Christ."
And, according to Paul, it's when we begin to understand ourselves as part of the work God is doing in the world, instead of the focus of it, that we can be truly freed up to understand our uniqueness as individuals.
Only when we see ourselves as part of a larger body are we given the grace to discern the distinctive gifts given to us for service to others. That is to say, we can only truly be individuals when we understand ourselves as part of a larger whole—in our case being a part of that ragtag group of people who stubbornly persist in following Jesus (crazy as that sometimes seems).
As a part of the body of Christ, Paul tells us, "We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us" (8:7). God fits the blessed community for the work of God's new reign: "prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate in cheerfulness" (8:8).
God is the giver of all gifts, but God didn't give all the gifts to any one person. God made us special according to God's purposes.
Do you see?
God is busy creating individuals by bestowing upon each of them different gifts; but the gifts as well as the individual are to be set apart for others—not for self-aggrandizement.
Try selling that one in a Super Bowl ad.
You see, worship involves conflict with the way the powers and principalities attempt to rule this world, which too often centers on keeping the powers and principalities in charge, and everyone else scrambling to hold it together.
Worship is about reimagining the world the way God does—a place of peace and justice where no one has to go to bed at night fearing a knock on the door, the collection agent on the other end of the line, the bully at the end of the hall, or the sheriff and his "tent city."
But let's not kid ourselves, the world is busy trying to reimagine itself too.
Think about all the time and money being spent to convince us that we won't be complete unless we find the right zit cream, or mutual fund, or new SUV—until we're completely focused on ourselves and our own worries and desires. Don't think that the world doesn't have a vested interest in keeping us from being honest about what's truly important, about who we're really here for.
If the powers and principalities can continue to define us solely as individuals, beholden to no one or nothing larger than our own goals and projects, if they can continue to outline the range of our problems and desires, then they can offer us solutions that can be picked up from the store on the way home from work.
Don't be fooled into believing that the system doesn't have a financial stake in defining reality—with the well-financed individual at the center of it.
Under that scenario, gifts are things upon which we should capitalize for our own benefit. If you have a gift, take advantage of it. Cash in. Don't sell yourself short.
But true worship requires of us to present our gifts, our lives, as living sacrifices for the upbuilding of the community. Under Paul's conception of God's new reign, God gave us gifts—not in order to help us achieve self-actualization, but so that we might present them as an offering to the work of God's great purpose.
True worship stands against the dishonesty and lies of this world, which purport to tell us that the highest aim of our lives is to find personal satisfaction, while the satisfaction of everyone else is their own responsibility.
True worship stands against the duplicity of this present age, which proclaims that my needs are of paramount importance, while the needs of my neighbors is their problem—largely created by their own bad choices.
True worship calls into question the conviction that the popular account of reality is true in its ceaseless desire for violence, conquest, power, sexual fulfillment, and vocational attainment.
Conforming to this world is easy. The current is strong. All you have to do is let go, and before you know it, you'll wake up to find that you've been converted without even knowing it.
Transformation, on the other hand, takes some intentionality. If you want to speak the truth in this world, if you want to follow Jesus, as Daniel Berrigan said, "you'd better look good on wood."
God seeks constant transformation—both of the individual and of the community. As followers of Jesus, we're tirelessly attempting to listen to God, to hear where God desires to lead us.
Even to speak of our future is presumptuous—because it's God's future in which we seek only to participate. As followers of Jesus at Douglass Blvd Christian Church, as the body of Christ, our humble prayer is that wherever God is moving in our community, we might be there in the middle of it, with our backs tired and our hands dirty.
Telling the truth to a world that is bent on ignoring it is a matter of laying our lives in sacrifice on this altar for God to lead and use to realize God's future.
It's not easy. Ask Jesus; they killed him for telling the truth. But true transformation, true worship requires nothing less than the truth.
It's kind of tough to make sense of over Cocoa Puffs, but just break out a little bread and wine, and all the sudden things become much clearer.