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Posted by Editor & Public Communications | Posted in Community Messages | Posted on 02-06-2014
Community Alert!
Protect your home from Residential Burglary. A common MO that has been occurring is suspects who typically knock or ring the doorbell to verify if the resident is home. When there is no answer, the suspects enter the side or rear of the residence and force entry by smashing the window or door glass to gain entry. Suspects are targeting the master bed and bath areas of the home and removing Jewelry and small electronics.
If you are home when someone knocks on the door or rings the doorbell, announce yourself to let them know that someone is home but do not open the door unless you verify who they are and you know the person at the door.
Another Burglary trend that has been occurring is construction thefts and break ins. Items of value being targeted are construction tools, equipment, appliances and building materials. If you observe after hours suspicious activity at a construction site or major remodel location, call 911 immediately!
The Los Angeles Police Department recommends the following tips to help secure your home and harden the target.
- ALARMS: Ensure that security alarms are in good working order and set when not at home whether leaving for 10 minutes or 10 hours.
- ALARM RESPONSE: Consider a private patrol alarm response to enhance your current alarm and security system. In many cases private patrols are already contracted in many neighborhoods or associations.
- SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS: Web based surveillance camera systems will allow homeowners to view and monitor activity from any smartphone or computer which are motion sensor activated and will alert your device when there is activity. They also lend valuable information and clues to the investigation.
- GATES: Ensure that all gates and access points to the side or rear of the residence are locked and secured.
- DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS: Ensure that all doors and windows are locked and secured with sturdy secured locks and that there are second locking mechanisms securing all doors and windows as a second line of defense.
- MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HOME…Even when you're not.
- NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Monitor suspicious activities in your neighborhood and alert your neighbors. Should the activity escalate to a crime about to occur, crime in progress or crime that just occurred, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!
- SECURITY PATROLS: Consider after hours on site security at construction sites or major remodel projects. Many neighborhoods contract with private security patrols which monitor neighborhoods and can quickly respond to burglar alarm activations or reports of suspicious activity when they occur.
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A WORKER at Manchester Airport had an amazing escape today when he was blasted by a lightning bolt through a pair of headphones.
He was helping to guide a holiday jet away from Terminal Two when a storm started and the plane was struck by the bolt.
A massive electrical charge travelled from the fuselage and along a cable linking the worker's headphones with the pilot.
The handler was blown off his feet. Colleagues said he was able to get back up and was soon walking around.
An airport spokesman said the man was helping to guide a Britannia Airways plane for a flight to Malaga when he was struck by lightning at 7.30am.
He said the man was taken to hospital but is not believed to have serious injuries.
Colin Higgins, a spokesman for his employers Servisair, a ground-handling agent at the airport, said: "At the moment it's a little bit early to say anything on his condition.
"Lightning passed through the wheel sections while the aircraft was on the ground, which in itself wouldn't usually be a problem.
"But the handler was, of course, attached to the plane for taking instructions from the pilot."
Later a holiday jet from Newcastle was diverted to Manchester after it was struck by lightning.
Engineers gave the MyTravel Airways jet the all clear and it was allowed to continue its journey to Kos.
Lightning also knocked out key airport installations, including one of the landing systems and part of the radar. It put one of the runways out of action for 15 minutes,disrupting incomingand departing flights.
Airport spokesman Chris Shaw said: "The average delay was about 15 minutes."
The Britannia 767 flight BY487A eventually departed an hour and 20 minutes late.
One traveller who was in the Terminal Three car park at the time of the lightning strike said: "I nearly jumped out of my skin.
"It was very loud and pretty awesome. Car alarms went off all around me. The sky was lit up for a second or two and we were in the middle of a downpour as well."
Elsewhere, motorists had a lucky escape when power lines crashed on to two cars on the M6 in Cheshire. The vehicles were hit on the northbound carriageway in Barthomley, near Crewe.
Police believe the power lines had been struck by lightning. The cars were damaged but no one was injured. The carriageway was closed for two hours while the cables were made safe.
Torrential rain
The lightning strikes came as the heatwave ended. Southern England cooled last night after forecasters warned that torrential rain, thunder and high winds which have battered western France were heading towards Britain.
Localised thunderstorms were predicted.
Forecaster Michael Dukes said Cornwall was the wettest part of Britain yesterday with one inch (25 mm) of rain.
He added: "Scattered thunderstorms are likely. We could get some torrential downpours in the next 24 to 36 hours.
"The thunderstorms could be anywhere in England and Wales but they will be localised.
The heatwave lasted until yesterday in much of the Midlands and northern England with temperatures between 24C (77F) to 30C (86F). Both Manchester and Liverpool recorded a top temperature of 30C.

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A recycling truck driver in Scotland has been sentenced to a year in prison after being involved in a fatal incident.
In December 2014, Scott Hamilton was driving a Stirling Council lorry when he struck 80-year-old Peter Wills.
Wills had been driving his mobility scooter when he was reversed into by Hamilton and died of his injuries at the scene.
Hamilton was sentenced at Stirling Sheriff Court, where he was also banned from driving for 12 months, after he pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.
On sentencing, Lord Ericht said Hamilton had not been convicted of his original charge of death by dangerous driving.
"I note the circumstances of the incident, that you gave assistance to Mr Wills and your remorse, and I have taken all of these into account," he said.
"Earlier that year you had signed off on risk assessments and safe working method documents confirming that you were aware of the dangers of reversing your vehicle and how to minimise them.
"You were aware that Mr Wills was somewhere on the road behind you, as you had passed him a few minutes previously. Also, you failed to have proper regard to Mr Wills as a particularly vulnerable road user.
"In these circumstances there is no alternative to a custodial sentence."
He said Hamilton's guilty plea reduced his sentence from 15 months to one year.
Stirling Council said it was requiring new refuse collection vehicles to have camera recorders fitted.
A spokesperson said: "We have robust health and safety policies in place for our refuse vehicles, and all of our drivers receive training for this and are expected to fully comply with them. Our vehicles have reversing sensors and comply with the recommendations made following the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry incident."
Police Scotland inspector Roddy MacMillan said: "This sentence should serve as a reminder to the public that they must take the upmost care when driving large vehicles.
"This has been a long process for Peter Wills' family. I hope this sentence will bring them the closure they need to move forward with their lives."
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Appreciation for you my friend
As a woman you experience periods in your life when you feel loved, wanted, needed and appreciated. Well today is NOT that day for me. In fact it hasn't been my whole dang week.
My boss said something to me yesterday that got me completely exhausted. He said "With my wife being home from surgery and I'm left with the kids, household stuff, cooking cleaning, driving, sports and work I'm drained. Josie, how do you do it? You do this every day. You get the kids going you come to work then your off to your home to cook, drive, sports, wash, clean. When the hell do you have time to shit?" I stared at him and I immediately wanted to cry and oddly enough I actually had to think about when the last time I actually shit – no need to panic with all the thinking about when I actually did made me have to do it.
I honestly feel Mother's Day or any day that a parent is recognized (Birthday, Anniversary's or even Happy Hour) should be an every day event. Sometimes we lose sight of appreciation for the people that wake up to care for us every day.
I had an amazing mom. Her every breath was for her children and grandchildren. I unfortunately lost her almost one year ago June 25th and I have to tell you, if I could have just 5 seconds to give her a HUGE hug I would trade one of my children HAHA okay maybe not one of my children but you know what I mean.
Take a moment and appreciate someone today. For me I will say thank you to the bank teller that will cash my check and hand me my cash. For if it wasn't for that person's pressing of key on that handy little computer I would have to wait in line for the ATM.
Happy Hump Day!


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Showing 5 items related to Feminist Art News
Illustration relating to an exhibition
Published by: Feminist Art News
Single copy A4 photocopied sheet/FAN (Feminist Art News / Vol.2 Number 9 (no date)/ Photocopy of the cover of the magazine featuring a reproduction of a painting.
Title: Maud Sulter: We The Women Will Fight
Image courtesy of Sistersnaps. Underneath the picture are the following headlines: Along the lines of Resistance; Spectrum women's photography festival; Feminism, fashion and popular culture.
Article relating to an individual
Published by: Feminist Art News
Single sheet A4 - Photocopied article - No date/FAN (Feminist Art News) Volume 3 - No.4
Title: The making of Necropolis - The text as a site of cultural struggle
Author: Maud Sulter
From the article: "Lubaina Himid wrote in the afterword to the second edition of The Thin Black Line Catalogue that, "There has to be a strategy for the nineties. Black women artists must push themselves and more especially their work much further: beyond the boundaries set in the last one hundred years. From the cusp of modernism to the present day. In every mark made…we have to take into account every nuance within the structures of power and economics and challenge the order while changing the shape""That is my aim with Necropolis - an echo from the city of the dead."
From the end of the text: "Maud Sulter read this extract from Necropolis at the International Feminist Bookfair in Barcelona. NECROPOLIS will be published by Urban Fox Press in September 1990."
Article relating to a publication, 1990
Published by: Feminist Art News
Year published: uncertain - some time between 1989 and 1991
Single sheet A4 portrait/monochrome photocopy from original/taken from Feminist Art News (FAN) Vol.3 no.4/no date, p2
Title: In the Woodpile: Black Women Artists and the Modern Women
Author: Lubaina Himid
Article contains an image of a painting (uncredited). Short paragraphs giving examples of influences of black women on art movements or artists throughout the ages. At the end of the article it states: "This paper was presented at the 1990 Art Historians Conference in Dublin. The Author would like to thank Maud Sulter for reading part of the text and Joan Fowler for facilitating the session."
Invite relating to a publication
Published by: Feminist Art News
A5 single sheet card folded down/monochrome type on white card
Title: Passion: Blackwomens Creativity of the African Diaspora
Source: The Elbow Room
Invitation to a publication launch for Feminist Art News (FAN) From the text: "FAN invites you to the celebration launch of the new issue of the magazine in the company of the guest editors Lubaina Himid and Maud Sulter, Sistah contributors and the FAN collective. Saturday 3rd December 7pm in the Nash room of the ICA, The Mall, London SW1. Come and meet friends old and new and visit our magazine stall."
Magazine relating to a publication, 1988
Published by: Feminist Art News
Year published: 1988
A4 portrait publication/monochrome type and image with gold text on the front cover/guest edited edition of magazine
Title: Feminist Art News (FAN)
Subtitled features: Exclusive preview: Daufuskie Island; Lubaina Himid and Maud Sulter guest edit…Passion-Blackwomen's Creativity of the African Diaspora with theory, painting, poetry, photography, prose and lots, lots more…
Source: Feminist Art News, Vol.2 Number 8, Autumn 1988, 31 pages
Front cover contains a full page photographic reproduction: Girl in a screen door, 1979, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Issue edited by Lubaina Himid and Maud Sulter - From the editorial statement on the first page: "As guest editors we wanted to put together an issue which would go out into the world as a passionate letter. Fragments reformed as notes from the underground. Blackwomen's creativity of the African diaspora needs such links; each a talisman to record, rememory, regroup. Communication over distance; physical, mental, emotional. Historically there has been little space given to us to engage with each other about issues of artistic creativity. Even when we take the space, class, sexuality, privilege are sometimes played off against the more apparently pressing issue of race.
As Blackwomen who are artists and curators we face like you pressures of economic survival, space to live and work, and the continuing onslaught which marginalises and trivialises our experiences. As Zami's we try to help create a world where all women will have the right to choose and fulfil their creative potential in a beautiful and constructive, life affirming way. We must record our own herstories, span continents, go beyond fixed beliefs imposed by the dominant hegemony.
Our contributors represent a network of brave Blackwomen who want to communicate within a context of equality. Their call and response is here for us to share. Diasporian blues may appear on the horizon but our course is self determined. As Family. No Maps."
4: Duafuskie Island - Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe in conversation with Maud Sulter
7: …I'm on my way and won't be back for many a day - A short story by Abiola Agana
8: Fragments - How cultural production can still effect political change by Lubaina Himid
10: Beyond Chiffon: The Making of Storme - An essay from the book Blasted Allegories by Michelle Parkinson
11: If the Jobfit's - Notes from a Jobfit participant by Folasade Oyeleye
12: Reel to Reel - An essay by film maker Ingrid Pollard
13: Opera in Africa is a Sorrowful Song - Dress and the observation of ritual by Omoyiola Oyeleye
15: Call and Response - An exploration of the power dynamics facing Blackwomen under patriarchy by Maud Sulter
18: A Burst of Light - Extracts from a book of verse by Audre Lorde
20: Passion Profiles - A spotlight on some of our favourite artists working in the UK
23: Antigua is Beautiful - An extract from A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
24: Where Are They Now? - A poem by Lubaina Himid
25: The Heart of Blackness - Castles in the Sand reviewed by Jacqueline Nassy Brown
26: More than Mirror Images - Reasonings by Pat Agana
27: Images Employed - A call for artists from Elaine Okoro
28: Indexes - An update on Blackwomen and WASL by Rita Keegan
29: Blackwomanprintproject - Reviewed by Sandra Agard
31: Black Tradition - A poem by Sharon Bell
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Dear parents of the children of Lumen Christi School,
Greetings and welcome to you from Fr. Siju Xavier, Parish Priest.
First and foremost I wish to express my thanks and congratulations for choosing our School as your children's educational institution. It is not the look, it is not the architecture of the school that motivated you to choose our School, but rather it is the Catholic principles and values we inculcate into your children's lives. Our School is the fruit of the hard work and good will of our past parish priests and nuns as well as the past and present parishioners. Lumen Christi School is very important to our parish family and we value it with high significance as your place your trust in us. The Parish and School rigorously attempt to create a positive and safe environment for your children.
As the children feel safe with their mother, our parish is also a mother, loving and caring for your children, and our Lumen Christi School is one of the two lungs of the same body and the other is our Parish. Without one, the other hardly has any life. You are an integral part of our Parish family. Again, I thank you personally for your decision to educate your child/ren in our school.
Pope Francis reminds us that, "The Church is our mother. She is our 'Holy Mother Church' that is generated through our baptism, makes us grow up in her community and has that motherly attitude, of meekness and goodness: Our Mother Mary and our Mother Church know how to caress their children and show tenderness. To think of the Church without that motherly feeling is to think of a rigid association, an association without human warmth, an orphan."
The Church is our mother and welcomes all of us as a mother and her "motherhood is expressed through an attitude of welcome, understanding, goodness, forgiveness and tenderness." Lumen Christi aims to teach your kids the best values as we can as to enable them to become the best citizens of God's kingdom and of our society.
Pope Francis in his homily said: "where there is motherhood and life, there's life, there's joy, there's peace and we grow in peace. When this motherhood is lacking all that remains is rigidity, discipline and people do not know how to smile. One of the most beautiful and human things is to smile at a child and make him or her smile."
A special welcome to our newly born prep children to our school family! It is an exciting time for you and we are indeed thrilled to have you and to welcome you to our caring, loving and learning together school family. Welcome also to those children who joined us or planning to join us in 2018! I wish and pray that you all make use of our school facilities for your own bright future and moreover, we have a great bunch of staff to care for your spiritual, academic, physical and psychological wellbeing.
Dear parents, as I thank you and welcome you and your children to our school family, I welcome you too to our parish family. As mentioned above, ours is a welcoming family attempting to radiate the light of Christ to everyone. No merit required, Christ loves everyone no matter what your past was; he welcomes everyone as you are. I am reminded of the beautiful verse of the hymn: "come as you are that how I want you…" to experience what the Lord has to offer you.
God bless you all abundantly,
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The moment you step into this exceptionally upgraded North Toronto home featuring a total of 2,400+ square feet of living space (including below grade) with 3 +1 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 fireplaces, and ideal combination kitchen & family room, you will realize just how special this offering is. Walk through the inviting main-floor foyer and enter into a bright and spacious living room featuring a decorative fireplace, large picture window and hardwood floors. Continue through the double entryway in to the dining area featuring hardwood floors, beautiful ceiling mouldings and plate rail. Step through to the spacious contemporary, open-concept, stunning loft-like family room with gas fireplace – the ideal backdrop for unwinding and entertaining! The expansive family room with French doors to the backyard overlooks a sun-drenched breakfast area that boasts a second set of double French doors with expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase the home's beautifully landscaped back yard. The recently renovated kitchen features Caesarstone counters, hardwood flooring, tiled marble backsplash and new stainless steel appliances. Retreat upstairs to the serene, master bedroom that features a large picture window and closet. This second floor also features two additional well-proportioned bedrooms with ample closet space as well as a full bathroom. The finished basement with separate side entrance can be used as a nanny suite with ample walk-in closet space, and a 3-piece bath adjacent to the room. The basement also features a huge recreation room with fireplace and access to a fantastic workshop, as well as a separate bright and inviting laundry space. A rare opportunity to own this updated, open and inviting home, just steps from parks, shops/cafes & TTC. Be in the heart of it all - minutes to Mount Pleasant Road & Bayview Avenue, this home comes loaded with both charm and intelligent design. This would be the perfect city home for a young couple or growing family. Included is one parking space in front (not a legal pad) and an additional space for a second car in the rear of the property. CARDIFF ROAD 7
MAIN LEVEL ENTRY • Hardwood flooring • Charming stain glass window • Full closet LIVING ROOM • Hardwood floors • Ceiling moulding • Decorative fireplace • Wall sconces • West-facing window • California shutters DINING ROOM • Hardwood floors • Wall moulding • Ceiling moulding • Overhead light fixture • Double French doors to family room FAMILY ROOM • Hardwood floors • Gas fireplace • Pot lights throughout • Fan lighting • Custom window treatments • Walk out to back yard • Combined with kitchen & breakfast room KITCHEN & BREAKFAST ROOM • Hardwood floors • Pot lights throughout • Window treatments • Cozy eat-in area overlooks private back yard • Loads of pantry space throughout family kitchen • Appliances (all purchased in the Fall of 2011): • Stainless steel Gaggenau gas cooktop • Stainless steel KitchenAid convection oven • Stainless steel KitchenAid microwave • White Bosch double door fridge with water & ice dispenser • White Kenmore Elite built-in dishwasher • Custom marble tile backsplash • Upgraded cabinets and new hardware with Caesarstone counters • Breakfast area features ample pantry storage and decorative glass cabinets • Walk out to private back yard SECOND LEVEL MASTER BEDROOM • Hardwood flooring • Serene west-facing master bedroom • Wall sconces • Ceiling light fixture • Affixed rectangular mirror 2nd BEDROOM • Hardwood flooring • Walk-out to roof • Closet • Ceiling light fixture MAIN BATHROOM • 4-piece bath 3rd BEDROOM • Hardwood flooring • West-facing window • Closet • Ceiling light fixture BASEMENT • Finished basement renovated 2012 • Separate side entrance to house Recreation Room: • Wood flooring • Fireplace • Workshop Nanny suite: • Broadloom • Huge walk-in closet • 3-piece ensuite bathroom just outside room Laundry & utility room • Upgraded vinyl flooring • Owned water heater • Front-loading Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer (2012) • Convenient counter, shelving and double sink in laundry area BACKYARD • Deck for entertaining • Natural gas BBQ hook-up
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MARIAN KERIAKOS MBA, CFA, Broker CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BROKERAGE Vice Chairman's Award 2012 President's Award 2008-2011 Cell: 416.315.2565 Office: 416.925.9191 www.mariankeriakos.com email@example.com ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FEATURE SHEET HAS BEEN OBTAINED FRONT SOURCES DEEMED RELIABLE AND ASSUMED CORRECT BUT NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO ITS ACCURACY. PARKING • Front pad parking (not legal - see Schedule B) • 1 parking space at rear of property CLOSING • To be arranged / 30 days INCLUSIONS • Kitchen appliances • Stainless steel Gaggenau gas cooktop • Stainless steel KitchenAid convection oven • Stainless steel KitchenAid microwave • White Bosch double door fridge with water & ice dispenser • White Kenmore Elite built-in dishwasher • All electric light fixtures • All custom window treatments including California shutters, blinds & drapes • All parts of furnace and air conditioner • Front-loading Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer in basement • Shed in back yard EXCLUSIONS • Window shears in master bedroom
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Organization is an essential part of running a business. We all know of at least one business leader that seems to have it all figured out – they are always punctual, always know exactly where to find what they need when they need it, always finish projects with time to spare, and so on. However, well-organized people are not born this way; rather, they use a variety of methods and tools to accomplish their goals and stay focused on their priorities. They develop good habits that make them more efficient and productive. If your goal this year is to be more organized, adopt these daily organization habits of successful business leaders.
How to Become a More Organized Business Owner
Use Tools
Organized people don't expect to do everything on their own. From mobile apps with notification reminders to software that streamlines business processes, there are many different tools available to business owners. Here are some of the best tools for small businesses:
- Expensify is an expense tracking tool that allows you to track business expenses from a computer or mobile device. It codes expenses to the proper category, saves receipts digitally, offers easy reporting, manages travel plans and mileage, logs time, and more.
- Wunderlist is a task and project management system that makes it easy to manage all of your team's projects with centralized communication and unlimited collaboration features. It offers reminder notifications, project delegation and file sharing, among other features, to allow a team of any size to seamlessly keep track of all tasks.
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools allow you and your sales team to keep track of leads, opportunities and customers with sales tracking, communication and collaboration tools. There are many free or low-cost CRM tools for small businesses, so research a few different ones to find the platform that works best for your team.
- Mailchimpis a useful email marketing tool that helps you manage your mailing lists and create newsletters to send to your subscribers. It is also a good tool for sending your customers surveys and tracking results.
- Online calendars can be very effective when used properly. Choose a calendar that integrates with your mobile device and email provider. For example, Android users will probably want to use Google calendar, as it syncs effortlessly with their Gmail account. However, most online calendars can be added to any mobile device's native calendar application with a little effort. Here are the instructions for integrating Google Calendar or Outlook Calendar to your phone.
There is an abundance of online productivity tools that can suit any business. Find what works best for your team and stay on track all year long.
Purge Clutter
Start with a clean slate. Go through your workplace and clear out old computers, paperwork and other clutter. Next, go through your computer files and sort everything into folders and make a backup of all your files. Once your workspace is clean, keep it that way. Take a little time every single day to clean up before you go home. Put things away as soon as you are done with them, rather than at the end of the day. File paperwork in the correct location as soon as it hits your desk. Respond to all emails by the end of the day and file them in their relative folder so that they don't get lost in your crowded inbox. Making a habit to do these small chores every day will save you a lot of time in the long run.
Establish the Priorities
Organized people know what their goals are and where they fall in the list of priorities. Start every day with a plan for meeting that day's goals. Whether that means taking the first hour at the office every day to sort through your email and write out a to-do list, or just visualizing the plan of action for the day ahead, simply taking each day at a time and establishing a strategy each morning can make all the difference.
Ask for Help
You simply cannot do it all. Part of being organized is knowing in advance how much time you have to get everything done and asking for help ahead of time before you find yourself with an overflowing to-do list. Delegate tasks to other team members from the start to make sure you (and everyone else) can focus on one project at a time. When everyone is rowing in the same direction, the company moves forward faster and more efficiently.
Close to Open
There is a saying in the retail and restaurant industry that the evening shift should "close to open." This means that at the end of the day, employees should prepare the store to be ready for business the next morning. Work spaces are cleaned and stocked, items used during the day are put away in the proper place, and tables/displays are set for customers. The opening team only needs to unlock the doors and they are ready for business.
The same theory holds true for other businesses as well. Even if customers never enter your office, closing to open each day gives you a head start in the morning and inspires you to be productive right out of the box. It requires discipline to spend an extra 15 minutes at the end of a long day preparing for the next. Most people are procrastinators by nature. However, once you develop the close to open habit, you will never go back. Having a fresh start to your morning rather than having to clean up from the day before gets your momentum going and keeps it going all day.
Organization is a skill that anyone can master with the right habits. What kind of habits will you adopt in the coming year to improve your business? Let us know in the comments.
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Using a common output device (headphones) for several applications (Windows sounds, P3d, TS3,vLSO)
When another application outputs to the device, it causes the output level (volume?) on TS to reduce way down to barely audible. After a period of inactivity, the TS3 volume returns to the preset level.
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N-P has one of 'those weeks'
To put it simply, it just wasn't Nashua-Plainfield's week when it came to the baseball diamond.The Huskies dropped four games — including one in which they were leading 8-2 — and saw their record fall to 10-15."Honestly, it was just one of those weeks," Nashua-Plainfield coach Levi Miller said. "Nothing seemed to go right, and I guess the best thing I can say is better now than later."The Huskies dropped an 11-1 game to Garner-Hayfield/ Ventura last Wednesday, and two nights later, they traveled to Sheffield to complete a suspended game they were leading 4-1 and play a regularly scheduled game.The Huskies built the lead to 8-2 in the suspended game before West Fork rallied for 10 unanswered runs."We had 16 hits and still didn't win," Miller said. "That's sort of sums up the week."Details from the week may be found in the July 7 Reporter.


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Strong Standards: A Review of Changes to State Standards Since the Common Core
In this report, Achieve focuses on states that had previously adopted and implemented the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts (ELA). The 24 states studied here have implemented state-developed ELA standards after eliminating use of CCSS. To understand how well these state ELA standards reflect foundations of college and career readiness, Achieve analyzed these state standards to assess how well the standards articulate expectations for student performance, knowledge, or skill. Analysis also focused on how state ELA standards approach text complexity.
Achieve's analysis found that 20 of the 24 state ELA standards included in the study include each of the key elements needed to prepare students for citizenship, college, and career. The study does raise concern about the variability in text complexity is included in various state ELA standards. Achieve suggests that state ELA standards provide clear guidance regarding text complexity, including guidance for evaluating complexity from grade to grade. Ratings on different standards dimensions are included for all 24 state ELA standards in this report.
This Achieve report may be particularly helpful for states who are moving away from CCSS and implementing state-developed content standards, as it provides considerations for standards that are reflective college and career knowledge and skills. The report's content is also helpful for understanding the features of other states' ELA standards and how these standards compare to one another.


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History of library
The Scientific Library is one of the most important Departments of the University. It provides the teachers, students and employees with educational and scientific literature.
The Library of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University is one of the largest libraries in the city that has a rich and interesting history. Our University is a contemporary educational establishment, formerly known as Uman Institute of Social Education (since 1930).
The Library history is closely connected with the history of the University.When the University changed its name from the Institute of Social Education to Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University the Library was also renamed into Scientific Library (in 2009).
The Library started its life with merely several dozens of donated books. However, by the start of the war the collection had grown to nearly 100 thousand books. Only a small number of these books were rescued during the war.
M.A. Oleinik and N.V. Rudkevych were helpful to save some of the most valuable books in the basement of the Agricultural Institute. After the war the Library had been headed by A.I. Vdovin and V. Rybchuk, V.D. Eremenko, L.G. Homenyuk (in 1994 – 2007). Since 2007, the Library is headed by T. Grigorenko, Candidate of Sciences in Philology, Associate Professor.
The Research Library annually provides subscription to more than 240 titles of pedagogical, research and professional periodicals. After the war, the Library fund has been growing and now it embracesover 400 thousand books among which there are scientific publications in different fields of knowledge,over 80 thousand textbooks and more than 278,000 copies. The Library contains socio-political, educational, methodical, scientific literature in many disciplines researched at the University.
Besides, the Library offers much fiction reading. There are hundreds of books autographed by the authors from Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the United States and Canada, published in Ukrainian and other languages. The fundamental task of the Library is updating the latestpublications. This is enabled with the assistance of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine in the frames of "Ukrainian book" program.
In the difficult 90'the Library fund received a significant assistance from the "Sabre-light"Ukrainian-American Charitable Foundation. Since 1984, the Library has began to transfer the fund, catalogs and systematic filing papers to a new system of bibliographic classification. This process was completed in 1985.
In recent years, the fundwas replenished with Ukrainian books and manuals, individual monographs of eminent historians and educators, namely Hrushevskyi, Yavornytsky, Chornovil, books on Ukrainian Ethnography, the works of writers that were not yet published (V. Vynnychenko, B. Lepkyi, M. Khvylyi Olzhych, V. Stus, O.Teliha, I.Svitlychny). Ukrainian diaspora donated about 100 Ukrainian and English books to the Library.
A new era in the Library began with upgrading of the logistics, including the purchase of computer equipment and library programs.Currently, the Library content is arranged in a new e-catalog, full-text databases are created. Besides, the Library has an Internet access. The readers can use the electronic catalogin the local network of the University.


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新年快乐 Happy Chinese Year of the Wood Sheep!
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, which began on Feb. 19, and go on for 15 days until the full moon, will say goodbye to the Year of the Horse and usher in another animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
Also termed as the 'Spring Festival', the new year of the Chinese calendar is an event of much fanfare and excitement. The celebrations kick off on the second new moon after the winter solstice, this year it's February 19th, and end with the lantern festival on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. In what has been referred to as the world's biggest annual human migration, about three billion passenger trips will be made over the 40-day travel period as China celebrates the Spring Festival. That's a lot of dudes, dude!
Each of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac has unique characteristics and each year corresponds to one animal. 2015 corresponds to the Sheep. Or Goat or Ram. This isn't a sudden identity crisis within the chinese calendar but instead a confusion of the chinese character or mandarin letter "yang", which describes any horned grazing animal.
In addition to the twelve year cycle corresponding to each of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac, there are Five Elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) which are associated with their own "life force" or "chi". This energy blends with the corresponding animal to determine that year's fortune. In 2015, the corresponding animal is Wood. Wood by its very nature, is the element associated with all living things, the "spring" or life renewal process. Wood relates to trees which relate to the color green. The Year of the Wood Sheep is therefore also known as the Year of the Green Sheep.
So what does it all mean? What do the characteristic of the Sheep mixed together with the elements of Wood bring? According to Chinese tradition, the Sheep is kind, tender and sympathetic. Sheeps are creative and elegant and because of their soft nature, they are symbolic of peace and harmony. Combined with the evergreen and renewal characteristics of Wood, the Sheep's creativity will be unleashed. Watch this space as the Year unfolds…!
If last year was the Horse's year to gallop and take off, this year will be the year for contemplating and appreciating what has already been accomplished, to think about bringing goodness to others, to take a deep breath and calmly look at what's ahead. A steady path, generosity, and keeping the peace are this year's mantra.
That certainly sounds like a good philosophy to me! But it doesn't appeal to everyone! Sheeps avoid confrontation and are not born leaders. It is because of these characteristics that being born in the Year of the Sheep is not that highly regarded by some Chinese who prefer the energetic and dynamic characteristics of some of the other signs, like the Dragon, Tiger and Horse. However, the Sheep is the 8th sign of the twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac, 8 is the lucky number for the Chinese, and being born under the 8th sign is auspicious indeed, and who wouldn't want their child to be kind, forgiving and loyal? Sheep babies are good-hearted and will always look after everyone else first.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Alison Klayman, director
Feature documentary starring Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. With: Ying Gao, Changwei Gu, Zuzhou Zuoxiao, Huang Hung
Politics and art makes for a volatile mix. Politicians are motivated by the desire to govern—and in many cases control—people while artists are, by and large, individuals dedicated to self-expression. That's a gross simplification, of course, but our global history is littered with tragic and heroic tales of artists who have fought, and often died, for their country's liberation.
No one knows the ultimate fate of Ai Weiwei, China's leading dissident and artist. It's clear that he's prodigiously gifted—working in photography, installation art, sculpture, film and cultural criticism—so it's easy to understand why the Chinese government and international curators became fascinated by his work over the past decade. But Ai Weiwei wasn't content to be a feted "official" artist. How he moved from being a highly touted figure, entrusted with the famed "birds' nest" design for China's signature Olympic stadium in 2008 to being placed under house arrest in 2011 by the same Chinese powers-that-be forms the drama in Alison Klayman's fascinating documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
The turning point, according to Klayman's and other Western journalistic accounts, was the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Thousands died, including many children crushed or trapped in the collapse of poorly constructed "tofu-skin" schools. The Chinese government chose to cover up the corrupt practices that had created so many faulty buildings. Outraged, Ai Weiwei supported efforts by local activists and artists to find out how many students had died—even that number was being concealed by the authorities. He published the results of the investigation—the number of students was 5,385—including every name as well as investigative articles on his very popular blog.
When his website was taken down by officials in May 2009, Ai Weiwei started using Twitter and immediately regained his huge Chinese audience. That August, police attacked him in a hotel room in Sichuan when Ai Weiwei returned to the province to testify for a fellow activist. The footage, supplied by the artist to Ms. Klayman for the film, is dark but you can hear what's happening: the vicious assault is clearly audible on the soundtrack.
A month later, Ai Weiwei underwent surgery in Munich for a cerebral hemorrhage brought on by the police attack; luckily, he recovered. And so a radical was made.


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Vancouver Calisthenics Park List: Get Outta the Gym and Go Outside!
Why Go to the Gym When You Can Work Out Outside?
If you, like Kim and I, prefer to get away from smelly, bicep-pumping gyms in favor of more natural, all-around (and free!) outdoor fitness training, this Vancouver calisthenics park list is for you.
While these Vancouver calisthenic parks pale in comparison to the amazing setups elsewhere in the world, like San Francisco, Los Angeles, or even Dubai, all you really need is a bar or two, some creativity, and your own fat (or fit) ass for weight, right?
Stanley Park Second Beach Calisthenics Park
Calisthenics Equipment:
Pull up bar, rings, trapeze bar, grassy field, adjacent children's playground
Second Beach is definitely the most popular Vancouver calisthenics park. If it's nice out you can count on someone else being there just about any time you go.
Unfortunately for tall(-ish) people like me, the bars and rings are all about 8 feet high, so you won't be able to hang without their feet touching the ground. The support poles are good for climbing though; try doing a controlled up-and-down in an L-sit if you think you're strong.
If you're looking to connect with the Vancouver calisthenics community, be sure to come by around 1 p.m. on Sundays in the summer. That's when a big group of natural movement athletes (of all levels) regularly meet. Check out the Second Beach Sundays public Facebook group for more info.
Stanley Park Brockton Oval Calisthenics Park
Calisthenics Equipment
Pull up bars, ascending monkey bars, parallel bars, sit-up board, horseshoes
We sometimes call this place "the secret bars" because most people don't know about it. It's tucked away in a seldom-frequented part of Stanley Park and a lot quieter than anywhere else on the list. If you're looking to do a solo workout without any disturbance, this is the place for you.
Another benefit of this Vancouver calisthenics park is that, unlike most other places listed here, the bars here are up to 9 feet high, so even tall people can freely hang from them. They're also a bit thinner than the bars at Second Beach, which is good for working your grip strength in a different way.
Note that the parallel bars here are only about half-a-foot off the ground, so they're no use for dips. They are handy for planches, handstands, and shoulder stands though.
Kits Beach Calisthenics Park
Pull-up bar, trapeze bar, rings (the same as Second Beach)
Kits Beach is the second most popular Vancouver Calisthenics park. It's beautifully and conveniently located at the eastern end of the extremely popular Kits Beach. This makes it not only a good spot for an outdoor workout, but to people watch, go for a swim, and hang out too.
The downside of this workout area is that the bars here are very low—less than 8 feet high. This means that if you're 6 feet or taller you can't freely hang from them.
During the weekdays you're likely to have the bars to yourself. If you come on weekends in the early to mid-afternoon odds are there'll be another calisthenics athlete or two to chat with (or secretly compare your own ability to).
Empire Fields
Pull up bars of all different heights, blocks and walls for jumping and climbing, old lady workout machines
This is probably the best Vancouver calisthenics park. The only problem is it's way out in the very easternmost edge of town.
More than just a calisthenics park, Empire Fields is a parkour practice area. It not only has plenty of bars for upper body work, but various walls and obstacles for lower body training as well. There are also some outdoor fitness machines that your grandma can use in case you invite her to tag along.
If you make the trek out to this part of town, we recommend you celebrate a solid workout by hitting up on our favorite Vancouver dining experiences, Petit Saigon, which is not too far away.
Lord Roberts Elementary School Playground
Parallel bars, ladder for human flags, monkey bars, chest-height pull up bar, a swirly slide
While not a calisthenics park, the playground at Lord Roberts Elementary school is worth including in this list because it has some toys that the other Vancouver calisthenics parks do not, notably waist-height parallel bars and a ladder for doing human flags. The playground also has a bunch of other toys you can make a good workout with if you're creative. The most glaring missing piece here is a high, straight pull up bar, but there are monkey bars and a soccer goal you can do pull ups and chin ups with.
Be aware that because this is a school playground you won't be able to work out here around lunchtime during the school year. When school's out in the summer though, you can go any time.
Douglas Park
Slightly narrower than usual low parallel bars, two sets of chin-up bars, hurdles and benches for leg calisthenics, soft woodchip ground for plyometrics, big open grass field and running track.
Douglas Park's calisthenics area is as quiet as the residential area it's located in (near Cambie and 20th). If there's another person working out there at the same time as you, it's busy.
All the equipment you see in the photo above is all you have to work with (though our last time there someone had left a car wheel, rims and all, that we threw around as part of our workout). But what else do you really need? We like to go here for plyometric leg workouts because of the super soft woodchip ground and the set of hurdles—we challenge you to see if you can bound over all five of them in just five consecutive two-footed hops.
More Vancouver Outdoor Gyms and Workouts
Penzer Park Parkour Facility
What may be our favorite park is not on the list because, well, it's not in Vancouver. It's called Penzer Park and is in the suburb of Langley. Check out our post about our visit there.
Vancouver's Beaches
We also didn't include any of Vancouver's beautiful beaches, where we enjoy doing rock workouts. If that interests you, here are some of our favorite stone training exercises.
Inspiration to Ditch the Gym
- Why You Should Ditch the Gym and Work Out Outside
- 7 Fun but Intense Partner Exercises for a Full-Body Workout
- Fun but effective outdoor workout ideas—like hammock, rock, and partner exercises—in our Fitness Archive.
Other Things to Do in Vancouver
Assuming you didn't come to Vancouver just to do a few chin ups, check out our guides for inspiration on unique things to enjoy in and around the city:
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thanks for the post. exactly the information i was looking for.
Hey All. are there any regular meetups at any of these places in Vancouver?


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Theoretical results of acoustic-surface-wave (a.s.w.) zero-frequency-temperature-coefficient (f.t.c.) configurations in Tl3TaSe4 are discussed. Six selected cuts with an electromechanical coupling coefficient of up to 4% are described, as well as a zero-f.t.c. and zero-power-flow-angle cut with 2% coupling.
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Gratings of finite width provide wave guidance by means of reflection from the grating boundaries. Measured mode patterns are compared with the theoretically predicted patterns, and good agreement is found.
An equivalent circuit is described for a surface-acoustic-wave delay line utilising interdigital transducers in a multilayered medium with a conductive silicon substrate. Attention is paid to practical material parameters for the ultimate realisation of the monolithic integration of surface-acoustic-wave and electronic components on the same silicon slice.
By correlating during read-in, we correlate signals of much greater length than could be stored within the device, thereby obtaining a large improvement in t.b. product.
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The letter describes a technique which can be used to compensate for losses in amplitude response induced by beam profile reshaping by a multistrip coupler when used with weighted surface-acoustic-wave transducers having large time-band-width products. This is achieved by analytically modifying the conventional weighting of the transducers. Experimental results from two filter designs employing this technique are presented.
A unidirectional surface-acoustic-wave transducer with a sputtered ZnO film on a glass substrate is presented, consisting of interdigital electrodes and a plate electrode on both sides of the film. Experiments are in good agreement with the equivalent-network approach, which is similar to Smith's networks for the normal interdigital transducer.
A new type of unidirectional transducer is proposed and demonstrated. This transducer consists of three electrode groups, one on the bottom surface. The others are interdigital electrode groups 60° out of phase and on the top surface. Better than 20 dB of directionally was obtained for the zeroth symmetrical mode of a Lamb wave.
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The Road With All the Roadblocks
Let's just forget about Robert Frost's "The Road Less Traveled". I think we decided to take the path with all the Road Closed signs and Bridge washed out signs... A few months ago I had a goal of ribboning at the YEH 5 Year Old Championships. Now the goal is to just complete. Though a ribbon would be very nice as well!
3 months ago I moved to Aiken, South Carolina for an amazing opportunity. I had the chance to train many nice young horses and bring both Bruce and Buzz along on the trip. But I can't go anywhere without having some sort of issue. 24 hours prior to leaving my vet came out to do the health certificate for the boys. Both boys were in perfect health and ready to make the move. I was somewhat packed and the next day we were getting ready to head out. Until I heard that questioning sound that you can just hear and be concerned about in moms voice. Bruce had managed, in 24 hours, to develop a MASSIVE eye ulcer. We were encouraged when the vet checked on him and it didn't hold any dye, so we were cautiously optimistic that it would clear pretty quickly.
Unfortunately, it didn't seem to be improving. So while my boss had the vet out, I went ahead and got his eye checked again. Unfortunately we got some pretty bad news.. His eye took up a lot of dye, she had debried the eye, and his cornea was starting to melt. Banamine twice a day, 4 different types of drugs in his eye about 8 times during the day and another 4 or so times during the night if at all possible. At that point we were at risk of losing the eye and I was just convinced that all our goals were shot. I remember just sitting in his stall and bawling my eyes out.
By the next check up, our vet was cautiously optimistic about it picking up a little less dye and looking slightly better. Still the same amount of eye meds, cut back the banamine, and he could start hacking. So towards the end of August we started hacking.
His eye continued to get better, we cut back drastically on the meds, and he was finally approved to come off the atropine and go back outside. That also meant he could go back into full work. We had been lightly flatting by this point, but we got cleared to do jumping, gallops, and everything else needed to be ready for Fair Hill. It was looking super promising that we would still be heading to Fair Hill and even with the extra time off we were going to go for the ribbons.
I turned Bruce out in the field and I took a quick trip back to Florida to visit my family and friends. About a day into the trip I get a call that Bruce sliced his leg open. I started freaking out because I'm 4 hours away and I have no clue what's really going on. The Barn Owner is doing her best to keep me updated but I'm still paranoid. We brought him in and wrapped it so it didn't get infected and I got home on Thursday night. On Friday the vet came out to check his eye again and thankfully by this time the swelling in his leg had gone down enough so that we could actually stitch his leg up. He was back on complete stall rest for 10 days until the stitches came out.
The stitches were the only chance at even having a chance of him being ready for Fair Hill. But after the stitches came off he still had to be off until after the TB Makeover, which was the first weekend of October. 2 weeks to prep for the 5 year old championships is not a lot of time... I got back late Sunday, rode him early Monday morning and he felt super. Flatted again on Tuesday and popped him over some small fences Wednesday. He still felt super so we flatted again on Thursday and Friday and I gave him a bigger jump school on Saturday. After 6 days of work he got Sunday off and we flatted on Monday. Yesterday we took him for a cross country school off property to make sure he was set and would jump bigger things when asked and he didn't put a foot wrong. (Aside from the water jump, but that's always been an issue..)
So here I am, blogging on my way to Fair Hill, just feeling lucky to be on my way up here, because two weeks ago we weren't sure this would even be happening... Fingers crossed for a good experience if nothing else.


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I recently attended a gathering of CIOs where the speaker was a former head of Joint Special Operations Command. His remit to detect and eliminate terrorist cells was very clear. His manner was focused and his job had heroic overtones.
As one would expect, he had done his homework and was well prepared for this speaking mission. But then it struck me that his reconnaissance was somewhat flawed. And it was just a little slip that gave him away.
In building up rapport with the audience, he mistakenly tried to draw parallels with his former world and that of the CIOs. He talked about intelligence, but most revealingly he used a phrase that truly let the cat out of the bag - "You guys being Information Officers will appreciate this..."
Information Officers? That may well be a large part of the job title but it is definitely not a large part of the role of most CIOs. Possibly the General has a skewed version of what being an Information Officer entails? Or perhaps the problem lies with the IT industry, where the IT function acts as more border control than intelligence management?
I reflected on this shocking realisation for a bit and then realised that CIOs do spend a fair amount of time on information management, but mostly on its production rather than consumption. The provision of applications to capture the data and the storage of that data being two main elements of the day job. Often tools are provided to enable the users to have a poke around the data with the goal of eliciting nuggets of information (aka insight or intelligence). The 'I' in CIO thus standing for Information Provision.
You may well be happy enough with that being the extent of your information responsibilities. Given the complexity of many technology estates, to even provide information access in a manner that might reflect reality is a major challenge.
So let's imagine you have been invited to a board meeting. The topic of governance bubbles to the top of the agenda. The CEO directs his focus on the CFO. "Mary, tell us how you have sweated the company's capital this quarter?" Mary goes on to explain that some shares have been bought back, the gilts investment of last year is generating 5% return above libor and the company is now structurally in a position to buy our main competitor. "Thank you Mary. Good work."
You are next. Beads form on your forehead. Your shirt seems to be changing colour from the 'armpits out' in real-time. You are a bright guy, but you are under pressure and the other board members are eyeing you up in a manner that would be recognisable by any chicken who had stumbled across a gathering of foxes.
"Our data centre had 99.995% uptime with record low MTBF and MTTR. The ticket processing velocity is similarly running at a high (when seasonally adjusted) and the new middleware layer has improved our service layer responsiveness significantly."
Wrong answer.
Like the CFO, the CEO wants you to describe how you have taken the organisation's substantial data asset and converted it into business value. The CxOs are wondering how this seemingly high and random budget figure you request each year gets turned into differentiated customer experiences, enhanced employee engagement and a leaner business model. How you balance all of this in the context of protecting the organisation against the growing threats associated with the digital era would be particularly welcome.
Not unreasonably you will argue that data management/information production is both a tough enough job and the one you were employed to do. Agreed. But the world is moving on, and as the IT function (albeit slowly today) gets sucked into the cloud, the value proposition of your IT function needs to be revisited.
In my view, provision of analytics tools to the various functions around the business is not enough. They are not analysts and to some extent they only want to see the world through their own HR or Marketing lens. The organisation needs someone to take charge of overall intelligence. What are the geopolitical risks that might threaten our growth? How is market sentiment on the social networks correlating with our share price?
Your people may not be analysts in the style of GCHQ or the NSA, but the analytical profile of a typical technologist makes them well suited to transitioning into such a role.
It's not a case of abandoning technology management. You know that without it the business collapses. To switch analogies, you are sitting on an oil field. But managing the crude oil (big data?) is only part of your value proposition. Maybe it's time to acquire one of those big Texan cowboy hats?!
Ultimately would you and your people prefer to spend most of your time splicing cables, replacing memory cards and telling users to reboot their device? Or would you prefer your IT function to look like the ops room of the Counter Terrorist Unit or even NASA? And wouldn't the phrase, "Houston, we have a problem", put you at the centre of the business? And aren't you glad that you bought that hat?


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Every year our members gather for an Annual Membership Retreat. We incorporate education, annual meeting and some fun. Here is a quick look at some of the things we did in 2011.
Link to Photo Penne Ainsworth presents on "Why People Cheat" as part of the CPE provided during Retreat.
Link to Photo Kenton Walker - UW Panel Update
Link to Photo Social Hour before Dinner at the Laramie Country Club
Link to Photo Dinner at the Laramie Country Club
Link to Photo Dinner at the Laramie County Clud
Link to Photo Jacque Michel and Dave Koerwitz enjoying dinner at the Laramie Country Club
Link to Photo Bill Benksin giving the Welcome Speech at dinner at the Laramie Country Club
Link to Photo Manon Ward – Entertainment during dinner at the Laramie Country Club
Link to Photo Enjoying the evening's entertainment
Link to Photo Ken Dugas and Renee Brower watching the evening's entertaimnet
Link to Photo AICPA Professional Issues Update – Greg Anton making his presentation
Link to Photo 2011 Past Presidents in attendance – (Top row Left to Right) Rick Reimann, Bil Benskin, Ken Dugas, Mike Lovelett, Ed Brolyer, Stu Webster. (Bottom row Left to Right) Lois Huff, Jacque Michel, Cheryl Brolyer, Carl Wheeler
Link to Photo Bowling Tournament – Susan Frank and Pam Ivey
Link to Photo Dave Koerwitz in his release as Micheal Wright prepares to throw his ball
Link to Photo Bowling bowling bowling! Keep those CPAs bowling!
Link to Photo Pam Dunnuck getting her bowling on!
Link to Photo Micheal Wright - looking like a professional bowler!
Link to Photo Lois Huff - talking to her ball....
Link to Photo Susan Frank in the middle of her realease (back) while Dave Koerwtiz looks on to see what falls.
Link to Photo Pam Dunnuck and Alexandra Wilkinson both at the line waiting to see what thier ball has decided to do.
Link to Photo Suzanne Michel and Alexandra Wilkinson discussing thier game plan to win the bowling tournamnet
Link to Photo (L to R) Wayne Herr Discussing the fine points of Bowling with Cody Carter
Link to Photo Mike Lovelet can't look as "Striker" (aka Dorthy Reimann) prepares to throw her ball.
Link to Photo Mike Lovelett congratulates Penne Ainsworth on her score
Link to Photo Jacque Michel, Mike and Liz Lovelett
Link to Photo (L to r) Wayne Herr, Pam Dunnuck and Trenda Weisshaar
Link to Photo Sam Dunnuck (Right) telling Ed and Cheryl Brolyer a joke during Social Hour
Link to Photo (L to R) Dorthy Reimann and Lois Huff
Link to Photo (L to R) Lois Huff and Renee Brower
Link to Photo Three Wise Men – (L to R) Bill Benskin, Micheal Wright and Rolf Peterson
Link to Photo (L to R) Bill Benskin and Gretchen Morrison announcing the Bowling Tournament Results
Link to Photo Low Bowlers - Team with the lowest score – Mike Lovelett, Penne Ainsworth and Carl Wheeler
Link to Photo Alexandra Wilkinson receiving the "Best Effort" award for her bowling.
Link to Photo (L to R) Trenda Weisshaar, Lois and Randy Huff
Link to Photo Dick Bell telling a "serious" story while Heather Lendarson listens intently
Link to Photo CPAs Getting thier GROOVE on! – (L to R) Trenda Weisshaar, Dick Bell and Dorthy Reimann
Link to Photo Mike Lovelett dancing with his lovely wife Liz
Link to Photo Pam and Sam Dunnuck cutting a rug
Link to Photo Renee discusses the Historical Tour of Laramie with Melissa Stockberger at the Friday afternoon picnic.
Link to Photo Renee Brower annoucing the Golf Torunament results
Link to Photo Bill Jeffreys looking on as the winners are announced
Link to Photo Loser Golf team – (L to R) Micheal Wright, Bill Benskin and Stu Webster
Link to Photo Winning Golf Team – Dick Bell, Lois Huff and Mike Lovelett
Link to Photo Micheal Wright "I'll have some more please"
Link to Photo Lois Huff, Mike Lovelett and Rolf Peterson dicussing the fine points of a good golf game


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Hand embroidered baby grow, personalised with your choice of name or slogan and made from super soft, white, 100% organic cotton.
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Fitted T-Shirt: I wear a Medium for perfect fit, or a Large for a looser fit.
Oversized T-Shirt: I wear a Small for a 'just right' oversized fit - looks good tucked into jeans, but not so big it looks like a pyjama top!
Sweatshirt: I wear a Small for a perfect fit, or a Medium for slightly oversized.