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Covermarque is a specialist Insurance Broker, predominately working with Marquee, Mobile Toilet and Associated Equipment Hirers and Event Organisers.
Founded in 2003 by Nick Drew, CoverMarque has since grown to a team of smiley and outgoing insurance professionals offering a wealth of knowledge and personality. This has in turn, enabled CoverMarque to work even closer within the Marquee and Temporary Structure industry and also, specialise within different industries such as Inflatables and Play Equipment Hirers, Event Insurance, Equine and Bloodstock Insurance. Nick has become a well known figure amongst the Marquee Industry, not only for the provision of insurance since 1997, but also due to his contributions and support towards The Performance Textiles Association (MUTA) and has provided ample advice and talks on several Industry Insurance related issues.
In 2011, CoverMarque launched its first two schemes; Inflatables and Play Equipment and Event Organiser Insurance. Two schemes that we still have to this day which offer comprehensive cover without a long lists of exclusions. Our Inflatables and play equipment scheme has been well received across the leisure industry due to the flexibility, competitive premiums and the capacity to accommodate new industry equipment.
Our event organiser scheme has enabled us to accommodate for private individuals and commercial clients and can cover anything from cancellation insurance to losing a wedding dress before the big day! Offering event insurance has also enabled us to work even closer with our Marquee Hire clients by helping to properly protect their clients whilst a marquee is out on hire.
In 2015 we introduced our second Temporary Structure Scheme Insurance provider, which has opened up more options for our clients and finding the best policy for their business requirements and size. We are extremely proud of the quality of the Scheme Insurers we use, as the Financial Security and Claims Settlement Reputation should be a fundamental part of your decision as to which Insurance to buy.
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Director: Erle C. Kenton
Writers: Scott Darling (screenplay) (as W. Scott Darling), Eric Taylor (original story)
Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 13 March 1942 (USA)
Production Co: Universal Pictures
The Ghost of Frankenstein is a horror film from 1942. It was directed by Erle C. Kenton and starred Lon Chaney Jr, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill and Cedric Hardwicke. It is the fourth installment to the original Universal Frankenstein series and the final picture of that run. The quality had suffered and the character was on a bit of a decline. This sequel feels forced and not genuine. A surprising b-movie release from a usually top-notch company.
Ygor is the main character in this picture, finding the damaged creature and escaping with him as an angry mob destroys the Frankenstein family castle. After being struck by lightning, the Monster returns to his full faculties and the pair go to the home of the second son of Henry Frankenstein, Ludwig Frankenstein, a doctor of the mind. While the Monster strives to survive, Ygor is pulling the strings leading to the culmination of his plan, to have his brain inserted into the monster. To join them together as the most powerful being on the planet.
This original Universal Monsters run of Frankenstein is so weird. The setting is some strange meld of the modern industrial era with rural european locales from the middle ages. It creates its own world, and in that vein, the filmmakers have carte-blanche to do whatever they please. This installment actually has the Monster speak in a normal way. Albeit Boris Karloff's voice.
There is a lot of exposition that has to shoehorn the story into the canon already established. This is clearly a low-budget effort and equates to nothing more than a b-picture. A clear money grab for Universal. It's no wonder why the series had to come to an end. The Monster wouldn't be back on the screen until Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. A new series that would feature the Frankenstein Creature meeting these other big name Monsters.
The Ghost of Frankenstein isn't unwatchable. It's a pretty decent movie, considering it was just a little more than an afterthought. The acting is typical for the time, Bela does his best at trying to stay relevant and that makes his performance of Ygor so much more interesting. Unfortunately, parts of this movie drag a bit. There is a lot of dialogue between characters. Clearly they were running out of ideas since most of this movie is just re-hashing ideas from past pictures. It's weird to see a titanic franchise fall so far. At least we get some more of that bizarre world building that I like so much. Ghost of Frankenstein completes a strangely interesting series of movies that I highly suggest watching. Check out: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939) and this film that expands on that classic Mary Shelley story that started it all.


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This bracelet is inspired by the timeless Buddhist prayer mala beads, used in meditation to achieve deeper levels of happiness and joy. Polished Saffron colored Quartz beads with an oval Rock Crystal accent are complimented by large Shell discs. The Quartz beads are similar in shape to the prayer beads used by Buddhist monks, their elongated yet rounded shape is sensual to touch, the color is so luminous.
Saffron or "Bhagwa" is associated with sacrifice and the quest for enlightenment. It is a deeply mystic and revered color in Hindu culture, often associated with Agni, or the element of Fire. The flag of modern India has a large stripe in Saffron, "Deep Saffron", to symbolize the quest for spiritual advancement.
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This is a series of posts on Tudor Morality Plays and Modern Cinema (Set, Costumes, and Dance of Death; Central Character, Ritual in morality plays and Repo Men; Forgiveness of Sins). It might benefit one to read the previous posts prior to this one.
Forgiveness sins are a vital component of the morality play. Potter suggests, "In demonstrating first the necessity for repentance, and then the fact of its efficacy, the morality playwright seeks the participation of his audience in a ritual verification of the whole concept of the forgiveness of sins."[1] The forgiveness of sins must first begin with the introduction of mankind into the state of sin. In the plays man found immediate pleasure in sin and the act of sinning is virtually unavoidable. Therefore the state of innocence previous to sin understated or portrayed as theoretical.[2] During the fall from innocence, "the sexual seduction of Mankind into sin is dramatized, either in a literal seduction scene (as with Mankind and Lechery in Perseverance) or by inference, with lemans, wenches, and brothels indicated just offstage."[3]
Repo Man also delivered the vice of greed sensually. The immediate pleasure of sin revealed itself in the acts of greed. For Remy, the pleasures were found in a dream of house in the suburbs, wife, and child. Remy initially and Jake throughout the film, find pleasure in identification with their profession. Both liked being respected and feared as repo men. A scene where they scan a large man (which enables them to identify transplanted part information) and bet if he is overdue best illustrates this. When the scan reveals the man has two days left, they let him know they will be calling on him in two days.[4] Throughout the film, both choose to enter through the front door of the Union building, at which time Frank admonished them because they are scaring the customers.[5] Literally, Repo Men has it share of sexuality throughout the film that supports the vice of greed. The first customer encountered by Remy in the film has brought home a prostitute for the night.[6] This suggests his greed for all of life overrules responsibility in paying his debts. Remy's paperwork contract for his heart is delivered to him in the workplace by an exotic dancer.[7] Throughout film the job and the life that the job provides identified with sensual pleasures.
Once man has sinned in the play there comes a call to repentance. No two calls to repentance in morality plays are identical however in all of them repentance is the climatic theatrical event. In most of the medieval plays an attempt is made to dramatize this transformation in the specific terms of the sacrament of penance.[8] Potter concludes, "Thus the traditional morality play is not a battle between virtues and vices, but a didactic ritual drama about the forgiveness of sins. Its theatrical intentions are to imitate and evoke that forgiveness."[9]
Remy explicitly claimed in narration that he was not seeking forgiveness for all the wrongs he had done. However when contemplating his role with Beth, he mused that he is saving himself along with her. In a sense when he reclaimed all the organs, from Beth and himself he was getting forgiveness for his actions. The question might remain, who is granting the forgiveness. On one hand, it could be Union as it scanned the parts back into inventory. However, on the other hand, it could be Jake. Since the pink door scene is a neural implant and not reality, it is Jake granting forgiveness to Remy by allowing the neural memory to exist.
Highlight on forgiveness does not suggest the vices and virtues are not significant in morality plays. In a real sense virtues and vices play a role in bring mankind to the point of repentance. This contest between Virtue and Vice is ultimately for the possession of man's soul. Because it battled for man's soul, it focused on what Holzknecht calls "the Four Last Things." He suggests that, "Death, Judgment, the pains of Purgatory or Hell, and, alternately, the joys of Heaven, which were to be had if a man remembered the first three and refrained from sin or repented in time."[10] In interacting with the virtues and vices the audience is presented with the choice of life in repentance or death in rejection of faith.
This focus on the four last things was a common topic outside morality plays which allowed for an easy transition into the plays. The cult of death was prominent in England and "traditional literary forms were the treatise on the 'art of dying well,' including detailed instructions and formulas for preparing for the inevitable hour; and 'the four last things,' a sounding of the meaning of death, judgment, heaven, and hell."[11]
The entire story of Repo Men reacted to the art of dying well. Clients came to the Union company for organs and are willing to giving anything to avoid death. However, for those who financed their organs, it will still lead to death as they can never afford the financial terms. Neither Frank nor Jake have prepared for the "inevitable hour." Frank, who is without any compassion whatsoever, dies in Remy's neural dream without redemption. In reality, he continued to exist as a cold-hearted manager looking to keep sales up for Union company. Jake found complete redemption and is ready for the inevitable hour, at least in Remy's neural dream. However, even reality, it appeared he has made progress toward that goal. He paid the cost Remy's transplant debt and provided for Remy's future well being. These acts signified that, at some level, he gained awareness that greed must be restrained. At the end of the movie, Beth remained alive, with her fate in the hands of Jake. He must make of choice to recover her overdue organs or set her free. Jake's decision is not revealed in the movie. To Beth, in the end it does not appear to matter, she has found redemption through her relationship with Remy. Throughout the film Remy took care of her in spite of her faults, caring for her over himself. Beth too gave of herself to Remy. Both had freed themselves from greed ready to give their lives for each other. Remy, in both reality and neurologically though the implant, found redemption and clearly prepared for the final hour. In doing so, he avoided (at least temporarily) death and gained heaven (neurologically).
[1] Potter, The English Morality Play: Origins, History, and Influence of a Dramatic Tradition, 47-48.
[2] Ibid., 48.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Sapochnik, "Repo Man," 12:56.
[5] Ibid., 9:45.
[6] Ibid., 2:21.
[7] Ibid., 38:40.
[8] Potter, The English Morality Play: Origins, History, and Influence of a Dramatic Tradition, 49.
[9] Ibid., 57.
[10] Karl J. Holzknecht, The Backgrounds of Shakespeare's Plays (New York: American Book Co., 1950), 322-323.
[11] Williams, The Drama of Medieval England, 147.


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Friday, April 3, 2009
midvacation silliness
It's getting on toward the end of spring break and I hope everyone has had a good week. I'll be looking forward to seeing you all on Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy this 2009 take on a 90's bit of pop:
Breakfast at Tiffany's from Olde English Comedy on Vimeo.
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it's your hair that i notice first
streaked with morning
it frames your face
you lying there eyes closed
soft breath not quite there
i follow its path as it bends the sheet
and i can touch you there
touch what i feel is you
in the spark of daylight
you'll rise
pull on the wrinkled shirt from last night
say something you think is beautiful
drink some coffee
from behind my paper
and drive away,
leaving a kiss on my lips
and a hole in my heart
where a fire ought to be
Favorite Films
All-Time Favorite TV Shows
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Gilmore Girls
- The West Wing
- The X-Files
- The Daily Show
- Ally McBeal
- Picket Fences
- All In The Family
- Seinfeld
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Star Trek
- Firefly
- Wonderfalls
- Northern Exposure
- Get Smart
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Twin Peaks
- The Larry Sanders Show
- Monk
- Felicity
- St. Elsewhere
Current TV Shows I Enjoy (in no particular order)
- Perception
- Major Crimes
- American Horror Story
- Louie
- Suits
- The Newsroom
- Falling Skies
- Franklin and Bash
- Veep
- Scandal
- Fairly Legal
- Girls
- Don't Trust the B---
- Justified
- Portlandia
- Psych
- The Middle
- Person of Interest
- Happy Endings
- Hart of Dixie
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Nikita
- Raising Hope
- Castle
- Drop Dead Diva
- Covert Affairs
- Elementary
- Rizzoli and Isles
- Revolution
- The Last Resort
- Alphas
- Revenge
- Community
- Suburgatory
- New Girl
- Once Upon a Time
- Grimm
- Nashville
- Downton Abbey
- Smash
- Homeland
- Fringe
- Glee
- Haven
- Community
- Warehouse 13
- Modern Family
- Vampire Diaries
- The Daily Show
- How I Met Your Mother
- The Colbert Report
- Parks and Recreation
- Leverage
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Miss Pearl & Co
Little do you know I took these in our parking lot at work! We had an impromptu shoot for our new Sunshine swag for the nonprofit and it evolved into this here love fest. Karli has been running Sunshine Heroes Foundation for a little while now and is crushing it. On top of training us at Crossfit, raising 5 of the cutest kids (miss Pearl and Kendrick included), and basically being superhuman. Some people I swear. She's one of the gems.


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Witness testifies on upkeep decline
Former resident says alarm did not work during fire
Robert Reisinger recalled on the witness stand how the maintenance of 104 Jay St. went downhill when Jason Sacks took over as property manager in late 2014.
"It got worse, he wasn't addressing any issues," the prosecution witness said Thursday at the trial of former city code officer Kenneth Tyree, who is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of four people who perished in the high rise in the winter of 2015.
Reisinger, who lived there with his wife, stepson and three cats, said that with Sacks in charge he started seeing alarm panel boxes open all the time and that the fire department wouldn't always come like it used to before when the fire alarms would go off.
The family had lived on the D-floor for a time before finally settling in apartment B4 in 2014.
He also testified there were "no doors on the stairwells when we moved in in 2012."
Police and prosecutors have said the early morning fire, which started at 104 Jay St. and spread next door to 100-102 Jay St., started accidentally in apartment C1 on the fourth floor, possibly ignited by a cigarette, candles or incense that were left on a recliner in the apartment of Harry Simpson.
Simpson, 59, died in the fire, as did Jermaine Allen, 37; Allen's girlfriend, Berenices Suarez, 33; and Robert Thomas, 31. Both buildings were badly damaged by the flames, and the city demolished them.
Earlier this week, Sacks testified that Tyree went floor by floor in the building and checked all the apartments for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and also made sure smoke detectors in the hallways were operational.
He acknowledged that the elevator in the building wasn't working and that they needed to either get or renew the necessary certificates for the elevator, boiler and fire-alarm monitoring systems.
On March 5, 2015, Reisinger said that Sacks showed up at his door with an inspector. He didn't know the man's name, never spoke to him, but estimated he spent a few minutes in the apartment and the only thing he told Sacks was that the exhaust fan had to go because it wasn't working.
Early the next morning, Reisinger said he was "awakened by glass breaking" that he thought was coming from an apartment above. His wife called 9-1-1.
"The dispatcher said your building is on fire and you need to evacuate," Reisinger said. They made it out safe with the cats.
He said the "ear piercing" alarm would have woken him immediately if it had sounded.
On cross-examination by the defense, he said the inspector seemed friendly and reviewed every room in the apartment.
Reisinger said after the deadly blaze, he took Sacks up on an offer to stay at another one of the properties Sacks managed on University Place in Schenectady but was only there three months before they were ordered to vacate the premises because of code violations.
The jury also heard from another former tenant, Lorenzo Scionti, who lived on the A-floor at the time of the fire.
Scionti, who is currently in prison for a weapons crime and robbery, testified that he tried to make his escape from the blaze through doors to the fire exits but they "wouldn't budge."
Once he made it out, he said, he stood there "watching people in the fourth and fifth floors pretty much burn alive."
The city is facing civil lawsuits related to the blaze and has in the past year moved to reform the troubled building department.
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DH and I are celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary today. Six years ago I became a military spouse. I didn't marry a man who was already in and settled. We did what many military couples do – got married at a courthouse on graduation weekend. I drove 1700 miles from California to Missouri to see my husband for the first time in ten weeks and hightail it on over to the courthouse. I wouldn't do it any other way. Sure, we didn't get a wedding night (curfew mandated that he return to the barracks) or a honeymoon, but its simplicity made it so meaningful for us. The military's had its hand in our relationship ever since, separating us for months and years at a time. When it's worth it, you make it work and you find a way. Here's to six more years, and beyond!
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Love that wedding photo! You guys are so cute.↓
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It's amazing how fast things can change! Best of luck on your upcoming P.T. test! You can do it!↓
Hey Erin! I am just stopping by from Meagan's blog to say hello! I am not military but I do live in Warner Robins, GA and many of my friends here are Air Force! If you ever TDY or PCS here, look me up!! Take care, Lauren↓
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Good luck! I know that I came a really long way for all my my PT tests! It will be tough, but I'm sure you can do it!↓
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Good luck! My first PT test after my son was born was as rough as my first honest PT in Basic Training- B R U T A L. Then again, I did not really work to get back in shape… LOL… somehow, with angels carrying me, I am sure, I passed. I have a feeling you will do just fine! (and I love your wedding photo!!!)↓
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When we're looking for Clean50 Top Projects, we look for the three "I"s… Projects are selected because they are Innovative, they can Inform – and they can Inspire other Canadians to do more.
This year we started looking for 15 project to become 15 Top Projects – but instead we found 20… 5 more we just couldn't exclude! Spend a minute to read Tabatha Southey's great articles about what each of these organizations and individuals have done – and be inspired to copy them in your neighbourhood!
And sign up for the Clean50 Newsletter under the 'contact' tab – which will provide one email every 2 weeks or so, each with 2-3 in-depth articles featuring reports from Clean50 Project and individual Clean50 Award winners – what they did – and how they did it.
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BOMA Toronto & Toronto Hydro: race2reduce
Project Lead: BOMA Toronto & Toronto Hydro
For their race2reduce program, the Toronto Building Owners and Managers Association, BOMA, teamed up with Toronto Hydro to promote energy conservation in commercial buildings by engaging landlords, property managers and tenants. The tools and guidance provided by race2reduce saw a remarkable 4% reduction in energy use among participating organizations in the first year.
City of London – Water Engineering: Using AI to Identify Leaking Water Mains
Project Leads: Daniel Hsia, Water Demand Manager at City of London
By partnering with Waterlik who offered their new software developed to identify where pipe conditions suggest high risk of failure, the City of London will save nearly $2 Million over 5 years. Water loss through the municipal network is a global issue. Here's to ideas, and software that hold water.
City of Waterloo: Poop Power
Project Leads: Rhonda Fetterly, Parks Technologist
The City of Waterloo stoops, scoops, and anaerobicly digests to conquer messy waste in their parks, while producing clean energy and fertilizer. Using a locally developed technology, Waterloo is really going to the dogs, for the benefit of the environment.
Cleanfarms runs a 100% industry-funded safe disposal and recycling program, using a convenient return-to-retail model to safely and sustainably recover everything from non-refillable bulk pesticide containers to twine to seed bags which might otherwise be sent to landfill or even burned in the fields.
They're planting trees, so don't throw them any shade. CN's EcoConnexions "From the Ground Up" Program is greening communities along their rail network by providing grants. CN's Mass Reforestation program tackles larger scale projects, recently contributing to the effort to restore forests and green spaces in the aftermath of the Fort McMurray fire.
Compugen Finance: Refurbishing End-of-First-Life™ IT Products for Reuse
Project Leads: Steve Glover, President/CEO
Compugen Finance's recent partnership with Microsoft educates organizations on the environmental and security benefits of upgrading to Windows 10 while their refurbishing program diverts old computers from landfill, generates carbon credits and earns their partners found money which they are encouraged to donate to charity.
Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Dextran Products partnered with Enviro-Stewards to find and implement ways to make their production process more efficient. Dextra now saves $55,300, 17,800 m3 of water and 28,600 m3 of natural gas, reducing GHG emissions by 56 tons annually. A spoonful of sustainability helps the cost of producing medicine go down.
Ecology Action Centre (EAC): Deep Energy Retrofit
Project Leads: Maggy Burns, Managing Director
Environmental sustainability begins at home and so Ecology Action Centre turned a need for more space into an opportunity to showcase responsible renovation. EAC's renovated facility managed an 89% reduction in energy unit intensity while saving 527,208MJ of embodied energy that would have resulted from new construction,
Embedding Project: The Road to Context
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The Embedding Project's free "Road to Context" guide combines rigorous research with practical testing to help companies understand and prioritise their largest impacts on social and environmental issues in order to better allocate resources. An interactive casebook illustrates how these steps are being applied in practice.
Enbridge Gas: "Saving By Design" Program Review
Project Leads: Mary Sye, Manager, Programs and Marketing
Enbridge's Savings by Design initiative provides funding aimed at encouraging and supporting developers in exploring high performance building energy targets and other environmental objectives early in the design phase. Enbridge raises awareness and provides critical guidance and assistance in the design of buildings focused on high energy efficiency.
The team on Oshawa Assembly Plant's General Motors Landfill-Free Project numbered approximately 3,000. Everyone at the plant contributed to the success of the project. Overall, the facility now recycles 95% of total waste, including scrap metals, with the remaining 5% converted to energy offsite. General Motors made conservation a subject of general interest.
Enviro-Stewards and Maple Lodge Farms worked to identify resource-saving opportunities at Maple Lodge Farm's, then, together, they got the job and savings done. While Enviro-Stewards guaranteed they'd identify $240,000 per year of opportunities, they actually found more than 10 times that number. This may be how we save the planet, one sound investment at a time.
Morguard & RYCOM: Shopping Centre Smart Data Analytics Platform
Project Leads: Andrew Butler, General Manager
When the Morguard went shopping for an energy savings plan, they landed a bargain with RYCOM's Smart Data Analytics Solution. Using the platform to help identify and implement changes, the partners were able to find a potential of $55K in energy savings and 18,219 kgCO2-e in greenhouse gas reduction annually.
As the first asset management policy in North America to place natural and engineered assets on an equal footing, Municipal Natural Asset Management, originally developed by the Town of Gibsons, BC, helps municipalities evaluate just how invaluable their natural resources are.
It's seldom easy get competitors to work together and share knowledge but The Network for Business Sustainability (NBS), a non-profit based at Ivey Business School, labours to foster communication and cooperation by bringing industry and business leaders together. Sometimes our sustainability challenges demand a top-notch, potluck approach.
Plug'n Drive: Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre
Project Lead: Dav Cvitkovic and Cara Clairman
Come on down! Plug'n Drive's Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre educates consumers on the benefits of electric vehicles in a no pressure, no sales environment. Recognizing the need to familiarize both car buyers and car sellers with EV's, the centre is a practical, literally hands-on way, to clear the air.
Pyrocycle is at the forefront of an e-waste gold rush. Their cost-effective, environmentally friendly thermochemical process diverts toxic discarded electrical or electronic devices from landfills while recovering valuable materials. With 50 million metric tons of E-waste discarded in 2006 alone, this is one rush in which we need to stake a claim.
Trinity College School brings enough eco-consciousness for the whole class. Starting with the humble request for every student to "Please do one thing during April that has a positive effect on the environment," the Green Cup has grown into a Trinity tradition with the whole school competing for the coveted prize worth 25% of the school's "House Cup" .
Ville de Montréal – Bureau du développement durable: Montréal Sustainable Development Plan for 2016-2020
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Showing just how a lot of talk can lead to a lot of successful action, Sustainable Montréal 2016-2020, the sustainable development approach of the Montréal community provided a road map, and a bike lane, and some workable transit that shows other communities how sustainable, equitable living is done.
WeavAir's small and (thanks to their ability to power themselves from airflow and temperature differential) truly wireless sensors provide detailed statistics on HVAC systems while their predictive algorithms give actionable insights to detect failure or misconfiguration early and suggest fixes, saving money, employee health and the environment.


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What do you want the world to know about your sibling?
Freddie: She is fun. I love Jennifer. Best sister in the world. Jennifer is nice and helps me sometimes. Jennifer takes me out to places to eat and we sing in the car. Jennifer is silly and makes me laugh. Jennifer is my best friend.
Jen: I want the world to know that my brother can do anything he wants to do, I am witness to it every day. My brother is determined, stubborn, and strong in all the best ways and has exceeded all expectations people have placed upon him.
How has your sibling surprised you?
Freddie: With an Eagles shirt. I like Jennifer at Camp PALS. Jennifer buys me hot chocolate..Jennifer made me a Phillies blanket. She gave me a mickey hat from Disney.
Jen: Freddie has surprised me on a personal level, with how strong of a sibling connection we have. No matter how I act, he knows when I am hurt or upset, and will always ask me, "what's the matter?" and pulls me into a hug. He can tell what's going on when no one else can. The best part is when he hugs me, he asks, "what are you doing?" I in return tell him that I am hugging him. He always asks, "why?" but he knows the answer, as it is our routine. "Because I love you" I say, to which he always responds, "And I love you." This has never not made me feel better.
What do you love most about your brother/sister?
Freddie: She is nice. I like to drive with Jennifer. I like to take care of my sister. I like when she takes a nap on my lap. Jennifer is my best sister in the world. I love Jennifer.
Jen: One of the things I love most about my brother is his never-ending smile. He is genuinely happy 99.9% of the time, which is a hard task I would say to many people as they go about their daily lives. When he's sick, he is still smiling. When he's bored, he is smiling. When someone seems angry or upset, he is smiling and laughing trying to make them feel better. Happiness radiates off of Freddie and I am so grateful to have such a positive light in my life. He reminds me on the worst of days that even the simplest of pleasures are something to smile about.


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The Top 50 Inspirational Quotes of All Time
Here is The Top 50 Inspirational Quotes of All Time.
1- Unless you dream, you're not going to achieve anything. Richard Branson
2- It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Herman Melville
3- Fall seven times and stand up eight.
4- Too low they build, who build beneath the stars. Edward Young
5- The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
6- A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
7- Out of difficulties grow miracles. Jean de la Bruyere
8- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michelangelo
9- You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will. Stephen King
10- Data beats emotions. Sean Rad
11- I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa
12- Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
13- When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what? Sydney J. Harris
14- Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Bill Gates
15- I never dreamt of success. I worked for it. Este Lauder
16- Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Dennis P. Kimbro
17- Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice. Peter Drucker
18- Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment. Mahatma Gandhi
19- The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Alice Walker
20- Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. Joseph Campbell
21- We generate fears while we sit. We over come them by action. Fear is nature's way of warning us to get busy. Dr. Henry Link
22- A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. John C. Maxwell
23- If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. Dolly Parton
24- There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them. Seth Godin
25- Buckle up, and know that it's going to be a tremendous amount of work, but embrace it. Tory Burch
26- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Sharon Begley
27- There are no working hours for leaders. James Cardinal Gibbons
28- A good criterion for measuring success in life is the number of people you have made happy. Robert J. Lumsden
29- The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me. Ayn Rand
30- Insomnia is my greatest inspiration. Jon Stewart
31- Nothing is hopeless that is right. Susan B. Anthony
32- Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin
33- The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job. Zig Ziglar
34- Nothing works better than just improving your product. Joel Spolsky
35- The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mohandas K. Gandhi
36- Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? Robert Browning
37- If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it. Elon Musk
38- All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. Earl Nightingale
39- Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison
40- Teach your children early not to pass the blame or make excuses, but to take responsibility for their actions. Eric Greitens
41- How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank
42- I shouldn't even be here, so if I'm here, I better do something good. Tammy Duckworth
43- Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition–in having put forth the best within you. Henry J. Kaiser
44- The longer you're in the game, the hotter you are. Bonnie Guterl
45- The reward of a thing well done is having done it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
46- Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. Michelangelo
47- Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt
48- Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. William James
49- I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci
50- I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali


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Online marketplaces are king in today's business world. In the digital, on-demand era, platforms that connect buyers and sellers for goods and services have taken over.
A decade ago, my wife Stephanie and I saw this coming and set out to build a marketplace of our own. We founded Voices.com, an online marketplace that connects voice actors and their talent agents with creative producers, transforming the traditional model into an on-demand digital service.
Starting this business took hard work and self-education. What keeps us going is our genuine love for our work. We've found a niche market where we can express ourselves creatively and have a positive impact on the world, all the while recognizing the unique dynamics at play in starting, growing and operating an online marketplace.
That said, like any other business owner, we have learned quite a few lessons along the way, both in how to work together as a married couple and how to scale a business.
Do what you love
Though it seems obvious, the most critical factor of starting a successful business is a love for the industry. Stephanie and I are passionate about the voice industry, but starting a business – especially one that crosses into tech – is difficult, grueling work that can take a toll on your personal life.
Although we had contacts in the industry and experience in how it operated, neither of us held an MBA, let alone have taken business classes at university level. This meant that much of the backend work required hours of self-teaching and trial-and-error. Had we not had a passion for the industry, neither of us would have grown the business into the leader it is today.
Always remember that it's your hunger and love for your industry, your product and your customers that will get you through the tough times.
Find your niche
Finding a niche market is the sweet spot for start-up entrepreneurs. Before founding Voices.com, I attended audio engineering school; and upon graduating, I ran a recording studio in London, Ontario. Stephanie is a classically trained singer, performing at venues around the world; and for a brief period, she became a voice actor herself.
Entering a niche market allows business owners to focus on a specific skillset and create a community of people who have similar needs, aspirations and challenges without having to compete against some of the bigger companies. It also allows business owners to create and define their own category of marketplace.
When Stephanie and I founded Voices.com, on-demand voice acting was unheard of. For us, this meant focusing equally on talent and clients to build a marketplace that was beneficial to both sides. Find your niche and be the best at it.
Balance both sides of the marketplace
Having an appreciation for both sides of the marketplace gave us an advantage when building the business. Not only did we have a network of industry professionals, we already had experience being the voice talent as well as being the client procuring a voice-over.
A memorable exercise we did early on was taking a sheet of paper and writing each other's' names at the top with a line drawn down the middle. This paper served to delineate our roles and responsibilities. In short, I was responsible for the buyers, those clients at ad agencies, video production companies and corporate marketing departments while Stephanie connected and communicated with the voice actors. By establishing some boundaries, it allowed us each to take full ownership of a distinct part of the business, which we've found is key as a married couple. It also meant we were able to focus equally on both the supply (talent) and demand (companies/agencies in need of talent) sides from day one, and has ensured that neither were neglected as the platform grew.
Starting and growing a business is not easy, but doing it in an industry you're passionate about, and with someone who shares your passion, makes it easier.
About the author: David Ciccarelli is the co-founder and CEO of Voices.com, an online voiceover marketplace that focuses equally on talent and producers.


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Most remote workers don't have an "IT Guy" or an assistant on hand, so it's important to be sharp and self-reliant when it comes to the basics. Here's a list to help you evaluate and hone your own skills – let us know in the comments if we've overlooked any skills that you've found indispensable!
1. Email – Knowing how to check your email, and how to write an effective email are two entirely different topics – but both are useful to know! Your email provider should have a "How To" on checking your email through webmail and setting up an email client on almost any platform, but if it's over your head, consider using a flexible, free service like Gmail, and forwarding your old email to your new one. Although almost any email address can be configured so that it's accessible over the web via browser or smartphone, Gmail apps make it easy for even the non-technically inclined to access their email anywhere.
On the writing effective emails front, check out mindtools.com's article on Writing Effective Emails.
2. Networks and Wi-Fi – Being unable to connect to the internet can derail a remote worker's entire day. Being able to troubleshoot basic network and wi-fi problems is a must. Also, consider a backup plan, if a tree falls on the telecom lines outside your house, where is the closest wi-fi hot spot?
C-Net has a good primer video on basic wi-fi troubleshooting, which is worth a view if your productivity (and your paycheck) is dependent upon a wireless
3. "Instant" Communication, Skype, IM, etc. – Availability via IM can be either a blessing or a curse for a remote worker. Consider separating your business and personal life with separate logins for IM services so that you can tune out the chatter from friends, harness this tool for productivity, and gain a sense of "being there" with your colleagues even if you're far away.
4. Tele- and Web conferencing – Be sure to familiarize yourself with your client's preferred method of meeting. You can't blame it on traffic when you're late to a virtual meeting, and depending on your field, citing technical difficulties might make you look incompetent.
5. Collaborative Tools – Whether its as simple as Google Docs, or as involved as project management tools like BaseCamp, it's important that you can effectively use the tools that you have at your disposal.
For more a quick primer on Google Apps, check out Google's very own Google Apps Training Tutorial, and for some quick tips on how to use Basecamp more effectively, see Flatsourcing's "We <3 Basecamp. How we use it effectively."
6. Document creation and sharing – Being able to generate clear and concise documents, create the necessary delivery formats (ie, .doc, .pdf, .jpg), and share them via email attachment, web, ftp, or the collaborative tools mentioned above is an essential skill for any remote worker. A great free tool for creating PDF files is CutePDF, it's free and, once installed, is as simple as clicking "print".
7. Digital organization – Since the majority of remote work is digital, your computer desktop and local file structures are just as important as the desktop and filing cabinet you would keep at the office. It's easy – create new folders by right clicking on the desktop, select "New", select Folder, name it, put files and other folders in side of it according to the organizational structure that makes sense to you.
8. Screencasts/Screenshots – Sometimes its easier to just show someone what your talking about rather than trying to explain it. Being able to take a screenshot, circle part of the image and write notes can be a helpful way to illustrate a point. For explanations of more in-depth procedures, screencasts can be invaluable.
For more info, see About.com's How To Capture a Screen Shot of your Desktop or the Active Window in Windows.
For getting started quickly and easily with screencasts, check out NorthStarNerd.org's Tutorial on Camstudio.
9. Maintenance – Keeping a good eye on the health of your computer can prevent disastrous delays. Anti-virus and anti-malware are a great start, but your hardware's health is important too. Don't ignore noisy fans and cranky sounding hard drives! Most hardware failures give warning signs, don't ignore them.
For more info on computer maintenance see, Optimizing Computer Performance for Online Work Success, featured previous on the oDesk blog. For more advanced users, consider a hardware monitoring tool like SpeedFan, which can help you monitor CPU temperature, and overall hard drive health.
10. Security – Keep your sensitive data private. Run a good firewall, and keep your OS and browser up to date with security updates. For more security tips see, Securing Your Home Network, featured previous on the oDesk blog.


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My new camera! It is here. After not many days at all of waiting (but after a great deal of deliberation about wants vs. needs, eating vs. starving and so on) I ordered a Fujifilm X100s . Ken Rockwell, that master of hyperbole and audience-directed sabre-rattling (seriously, the guy can't write three lines without flashing his cutlass), called it the world's best digital camera. While that's almost certainly not true, it's a hell of a machine. The rings and dials cry out to be fiddled with. The optical viewfinder features framing lines and parallax-corrected autofocus. My god, this thing has an actual optical viewfinder.
So far I've taken a lot of pictures of my cat?
Not so bad. They're certainly very clear pictures of a cat. The camera lacks an optical low-pass filter (OLPF) or anti-aliasing filter over the sensor, so fine details and textures become much more visible. More importantly, the fixed lens, a 35mm equivalent, performs extremely well. It won't give you paper-thin depth of field that produces super-sharp eyelashes and blurry eyeballs, but it has enough bokeh for my liking, and anyway, screw that stuff. Ultra-shallow DOF is purty and romantic and good for certain effects, but at this point it's little more than a marker of status (I have a notion that extremely shallow depth of field is so popular these days because it's one of the few obvious signs that the photographer owns a ridiculously expensive camera).
Now that I'm on the topic, here are a couple of examples of depth-of-field gone wrong:
These two shots may look artistic. What they really are is wrong (particulary the first one).
I would have vastly preferred to have both faces in focus, but I had some fast lenses that I paid good money for, so I was going to get that money's worth by shooting them as wide open as possible. I should have taken some time to select a different aperture and then adjust the shutter speed for a comparable exposure. You'll probably note that I've done some smoothing of detail on the top image, particularly around the subject's faces. This was my solution for minimizing the focal mismatch.
Don't get me wrong - I like both of these photos. I love the '70s-era look of Paul and Devin, and the curious reflection of their faces in the mirror. And the slight blurring of my brother's face serves to focus attention on my grandmother (Also, why are their shirts so similar? That was unexpected). But the depth of field wasn't really a creative choice on my part. The camera made a crucial decision that I should have made. In the second picture, it works. In the first, it was my job to photograph two subjects clearly, and I missed the shot.
So where was I? Right, the new camera. I've tried it out in a few environments, with results that have so far warmed my tiny wrinkly dark heart. According to the doctors my heart is actually a peach pit.
And here's some shallow depth of field, done with furious purpose. Maybe not furious, but you know.
The promise or potential of a new camera is trickier than the camera itself. Promise swirls around it, a sort of mist in which your febrile fantasies can be glimpsed. When I bought my Panasonic GH3 a year ago, I was excited about its potential as a video camera. What have I done with it for video? Not much. Not nearly as much as I imagined myself doing. A few projects half-started, a few more in limbo. Video requires a particular kind of patience that I don't have much of these days. It also requires a laptop that doesn't wheeze and grind and cough when I force it run a video editor.
The X100s, though, has a different sort of promise. With this camera, I can picture all the pictures I'm going to take with it. Which is all the pictures, all the time. This thing is purpose-built to turn passable photographers into good ones, and good ones into complete bores who drone on about the X100s all day long. And well they should.
UPDATE: A certain amount of kismet must be in the air, because I was just contacted today about ongoing freelance work. Universe, you're right on time with the firmware updates.
ALSO: For the gear-curious, the picture at the top of the post was taken with my Olympus OM-D EM-5, and the middle two with the Panasonic GH3.


text: Share: Comments Print November 10, 2014 at 1:38 PM Hawaii lava oozes across road, gets closer to structures Posted by Kristin Jackson A new lobe of lava burned along Cemetery Road / Apaʻa Street in the community of Pahoa, on Hawaii's Big Island, after it reached the road on Sunday. (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory photo) Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano oozed close to a residential structure Monday morning. The main front of the lava flow has been stalled since Oct. 30 on the outskirts of the village of Pahoa on the Big Island. But fingers of molten rock are extruding from behind the stalled leading edge, and on Sunday and Monday the lava crept across a road and was about 15 feet from a garage, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory which issues daily updates on what's called the June 27th lava flow (for the date it began moving) Alternate emergency roads are being built in case the lava crosses Highway 130, a main road in the rural Puna area near Hilo. Some Pahoa residents have left; others are on evacuation notice. An outbreak of lava from behind the stalled leading edge advances along Pahoa's Cemetery Road / Apaʻa Street toward a new steel power pole that is surrounded by a cinder barrier. Public officials are trying to protect power poles to keep electricity on. (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory) So far the lava has flowed about 14 miles from a volcanic cone of Kilauea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If the lava begins flowing more robustly again, it could go about another six miles (or more, depending on its route) before reaching the sea. Many visitors are interested in seeing the lava flow, but access to Pahoa is restricted and the flow is mostly on federal and state lands that are closed to the public for safety. However, visitors can go right to the edge of the main Kilauea Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has lava-viewing info , where a lava lake just under the crater surface emits plumes and at night a fiery glow. The current flow comes from Kilauea's Pu'u'O'o volcanic cone. A lava flow in 2011 from the same cone went in the opposite direction and traveled down the slope of Kilauea into the Pacific ocean, creating a spectacular display as a fiery stream of lava cascaded off a cliff into the waves amid clouds of steam. Here's the background from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the previous and the current lava flow from what's called the East Rift Zone of Kilauea: "The eruption in Kilauea's middle East Rift Zone started with a fissure eruption on January 3, 1983, and continued with few interruptions at Puʻu ʻŌʻō Cone, or temporarily from vents within a few kilometers to the east or west. "A fissure eruption on the upper east flank of Puʻu ʻŌʻō Cone on Sept. 21, 2011, drained the lava lakes and fed a lava flow (Peace Day flow) that advanced southeast through the abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision to the ocean within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in early December 2011. The flows stalled and re-entered the ocean starting on November 24, 2012, until activity started to decline and the ocean entry ceased in August 20, 2013; the flow was dead by early November, 2013. The Kahaualeʻa flow, which started from the spatter cone/lava lake at the northeast edge of the Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater floor in mid-January 2013 was dead by late April, but a new flow (informally called Kahaualeʻa 2) became active in the same area in early May 2013, waxing with inflation and waning with deflation. "The Kahaualeʻa 2 flow died following the onset of a new breakout from the northeast flank of Puʻu ʻŌʻō on June 27, 2014. The June 27th flow advanced to the northeast, confined to old grounds cracks for part of its length, and has been slowly approaching the town of Pāhoa." Comments | More in Hawaii, Hawaii volcano | Topics: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, June 27th lava flow


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Sculpture: Portraits in Clay at Waterfall Arts
February 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
February 21@5:30 pm – March 28@7:30 pm $190
Participants will learn how to sculpt a half size portrait working from a model and/or from photographs. We will make studies of each feature, learn proportions and how to measure the relationship between the height and the width of the head and how to locate the features on the clay. We will study all the different view of the portrait such as profile, front, back and how it constitute a whole.The material will be provided.Bring a spray bottle, an old fabric to wrap the clay between sessions, a large plastic bag to cover it, and a sketchbook.
With France Hilbert
February 21 – March 28
Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:30PM
Age: 15+
Members receive class discounts!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Hilbert's major work consists of sculpture for public space. "Talma", a 7-foot bronze sculpture is installed in the public square of the Theatre of the Valley of L'Yerres, in Brunoy, France. A pair of 4-foot bronze relief sculptures entitled "The Calling" is installed at the Georgetown University Medical School building in Washington DC. Her artistic education began at the age of seven, when she was taught by her grandfather, the late artist, Jaro Hilbert. From him, she received a thorough education in the classical tradition. She continued her formal studies at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts de Paris, France, at The Academy of Art of The Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings on Hudson, NY and at The Art Students League of New York. She was awarded an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant from the Art Students League of New York in 2002.
Register by filling out the form at http://waterfallarts.org/event/sculpture-portraits-in-clay/ or calling the office at (207) 338-2222. Enroll early to ensure a spot! Partial scholarships are available.
NOTE: You will receive confirmation when you have successfully submitted the registration form. Your registration is not complete until payment has been received. Please try to register no later than one week prior to the first meeting of the class. All classes have minimum and maximum enrollment thresholds, so early registration will improve the chances of a class running and of your slot in it! Minimum enrollment for this class must be met by February 14 in order for it to run.


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Toronto immigration lawyer Robin Seligman says she supports independent oversight of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and wonders if a new private member's bill will go far enough to bring transparency and accountability to the agency.
"My hope is that this legislation goes far enough," says Seligman, principal of Seligman Professional Corporation. "I'm in favour of independent oversight of CBSA and this bill has to have some teeth in order to be effective. There has to be accountability, remedies and there has to be proper procedures and processes followed."
Bill S-205 — An Act to amend the Canada Border Services Agency Act (Inspector General of the Canada Border Services Agency) — had its frst reading in December 2015, and its second reading and referral to committee in April 2016.


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If there's one huge benefit from investing in a commercial property, that is you can be sure to reap the rewards of your investment sooner than you expect. Here are three things that make commercial spaces an excellent investment:
Owning a commercial property can benefit you in two ways: having an investment and a source of income. If you buy a property in the Vancouver area where demand for commercial spaces is high, you can lease your space and have your mortgage subsidised by the income you get from leasing. You can use your investment immediately and generate income at the same time. This provides you with financial flexibility that will enable you to invest in other properties to expand your portfolio.
Additional Stream of Income
If you're running your own business, paying for a mortgage for your own business space is a wiser move. In case you decide to change your business, you can always have your space leased to other businesses. Bigger spaces can even be divided into sections that you can rent out to different tenants simultaneously. This can be a highly profitable leasing strategy.
Other than owning and running your own leasing business, you're also investing in real estate property, making you a business owner and investor in one. You can either use the space to house your own business or lease it to other businesses. You can dedicate it for leasing or you can resell it at a higher value later on. Either way, it's a wise investment and a profitable business venture.
These are only three of the many excellent reasons you should invest in a commercial property. It creates financial flexibility, financial stability, and is definitely a profitable form of investment.


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School begins on August 21, 2019! Visit your child's school for the 2019-2020 School Supply List. The list can be found by clicking Menu - Documents -Parents - Supply...
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The Waynesboro Area School District is considering some modifications to student transportation for the 2019-20 school year. These proposed changes are included below.The...
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The Waynesboro Area School District has partnered with the Waynesboro Day Care Center and First Start Partnerships with Children and Families to provide 5 Pre-K Counts...
On Tuesday Dr. Kline and the WASD Admin Team welcomed all the Faculty and Staff back for the 2019-20 school year. We had special guests from each of our elementary buildings to welcome everyone. Please browse the link below to view the presentation. https://5il.co/9jn6view image
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Exhibition Lands
On June 21st was the City of Edmonton's Exhibition lands sessions. I attended the afternoon session from 1pm until 3pm. It was disappointing. The extent of the public consultation available, was for participants to put stickers next to the submissions they liked and disliked. This was very disappointing and the city will need to do better than this for future public engagement. This session was token engagement and was a waste of resources. The city will have to do better through the next phases of the Exhibition Lands.
The extent of the engagement was not the only problem, or perhaps not even the biggest problem. The other major problem that I encountered at the event was a lack of information on the proposals themselves. The staff brought no information about any of the proposals they received and when I asked for the information I was told by the staff present that the information was not available.
I would have like to have seen more information from the city. The city should have included information about various proposals.
After the event the senior planner for the exhibition lands sent out some details about some specific proposals. One proposal which caught my eye was the Agora Borealis proposal. The idea is the use the existing coliseum building to create an central, open, public space (called the Agora) surrounded by a Village that could house 700 families and guests. There would be a mix of housing options from seniors and students housing to market rental apartments and a hotel. Around this village would be commercial amenities like a large grocery store The proposal includes development in the area immediately around the coliseum alongside the redevelopment of the coliseum building itself. You can find more information on their website (http://agoraborealisedm.com or by looking at the proposal that was submitted at http://agoraborealisedm.com/mt-content/uploads/2018/05/agoraborealis180504.pdf).
Other proposals include one from Concordia University of Edmonton and the Aquarium Society of Alberta, amongst others. Common threads amongst many of the proposals were mixed use development and ensuring that the area is walkable.
For a brief overview of submissions that the neighbourhood development committee received from the city click here.


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On behalf of the board of directors, staff, patients and residents, I would like to thank The Young Women's League of New Canaan for selecting Waveny Care Network as a 2010 grant recipient.
We are extremely grateful for the generous grant from The Young Women's League which will be used to partially fund the purchase of a digital gauge and hand dynamometer to be used primarily with Waveny's in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation occupational therapy programs. The purchase and utilization of the device meets our "Best Practices" way of thinking and will allow us to continue to lead the way by offering the latest state-of-the-art equipment available to those we serve.
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Antique shop still
offers personal touch
To the Editor:
I certainly appreciate the article written about our shop "Antique shop closes door, turns to web," there's only one small problem: Although we do sell online, even now, I am very much about the personal touch, which the web cannot provide. Perhaps I didn't make myself clear but I really want to find a way to meet our customers in person and show them things to hold right in their hand.
I've actually written things about the impersonal nature of pointing and clicking and I really don't want to be going into cyberspace only, but rather pick a way to connect with people by appointment, by wine, cheese and antiques -- whatever it takes to be dealing one-to-one. We may even open another store before you know it.
Meanwhile, we're in the shop at least until the end of July, so don't give up on us too soon.
Patricia Funt Antiques
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To the Editor:
On behalf of Friends of Mead Park Tennis, we would like to thank the New Canaan Community Foundation's Board of Directors for the generous grant we received May 19. With these much-needed funds we will be able to replace and install new fencing for one court in Mead Memorial Park. It is our wish to begin work on the facility in late summer 2010 and continue through the early fall.
Friends of Mead Park Tennis, a 170(c)3 not-for-profit organization founded June 8, 2009, will continue to work hand-in-hand with the Park and Recreation Departments and the Town of New Canaan to raise funds for the remaining 50-year-old fencing to be replaced. We endeavor to preserve the historical tennis facility at Mead Memorial Park and to provide a safe, structurally sound and aesthetically appealing tennis facility for all to enjoy.
In support of the improvement project, we will hold our second annual fund-raising tennis tournament, "The Friends Open," this year on Saturday, July 31, at Mead Park and at private clubs throughout New Canaan. We encourage your members and all tennis players to participate in this great community event.
The New Canaan Community Foundation has been instrumental in recognizing our fledgling organization and honoring our mission's goals. We thank you again for your invaluable contribution.
New Canaan
Response to
June 18 letter
To the Editor:
Any article or opinion I have written in this newspaper or any other periodical is not written as the treasurer of the New Canaan Republican Town Committee (RTC), but as a private citizen.
Mr. Steever, your attack on my character and professional ethics is baseless and childish. Mr. Steever, you are not an accountant but a linguist, as you indicate on your LinkedIn profile. You apparently have no knowledge of GAAP and even mis-quoted GAAP, it is not Generally Accepts Accounting Principles but "Accepted." I was not biased in my application of GAAP to Republicans or Democrats. That thought is a figment of your imagination.
I never gave an example of a client not paying their taxes. The scenario you wrote was another fabrication, of distortions, in your own mind.
You accuse me and my clients of "creative accounting and evading taxes." You insist that I only have Republicans as clients. You say I base professional decisions on partisan logic which would be met with hefty fines. I challenge you to print one piece of evidence to your slanderous and defamatory claims. Since you cannot, I expect an apology.
I will not stand for an attack on my person or professionalism. Like a spoiled baby who cannot honestly counter questions, you resort to attacking the person. Your attack is baseless and not supportable with fact. Your article is the most negative piece of rubbish I have seen anywhere in any newspaper or journal. I do however admire your talent as a linguist in twisting facts and language, but never addressing the issues.
And, Mr. Kostek, for the 20th time I am not a Tea Party member. Do you have a problem with Americans who do not agree with your Democractic Party exercising their constitutional right of expression? What do you have against the Tea Party?
If your party is doing such a fabulous job please explain why your president's approval rating is 42 percent, oops 41 percent, and diving.
Roy A Abramowitz, CPA
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The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing and endangered 8-year-old boy this afternoon, who is possibly with his father.
Around 2:30 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015, 8-year-old Jonathan Smittle, of Cape Coral, was seen by witnesses as his father fled with him from a traffic crash on I-4 near mile marker 51.
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Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor dressed in a bright yellow anarkali suit lit the evening at the Wagah border when she walked into the conference room of the Border Security Force sector headquarters in Amritsar with co-stars Fawad Khan and Kirron Kher.chandigarh Updated: Sep 19, 2014 13:12 IST
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor dressed in a bright yellow anarkali suit lit the evening at the Wagah border when she walked into the conference room of the Border Security Force sector headquarters in Amritsar with co-stars Fawad Khan and Kirron Kher.
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Sonam said she had never in her life been at Wagah border before and was highly excited that her film's promotional tour had brought her to see the famous flag lowering ceremony attended by thousands on a daily basis.
On this, Fawad Khan says, "This is the first time in my life I would be witnessing the flag lowering ceremony from this (Indian) side of the border. It would be an electrifying experience to be a part of the same."
Commenting on working in India, he says, "Working in India has always been an overwhelming experience; people here have given me so much love. I feel at home over here and everything is so similar. Our culture, food, language, traditions, etc and at times I wonder why a rift exists between the two nations. I hope I can be an ambassador of love and peace and bring people together from both sides."
Unlike a lot of other Pakistani actors entering Bollywood, Fawad has been able to create a huge fan base in India. "My first Bollywood film would be releasing in Pakistan on the same day, thus I pray this cross-border effort brings people closer," he smiles.
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They're building blocks. The forum is called baby pips and its a forum for education in forex, teaching newbies, or babies in the forex world, the basics and the school is meant to show you how to take you're first steps. they're baby building blocks. It's just that simple.
Nah, he is just having fun with us…
Maybe they should sell dice with long or short on pairs and it would be a good trading system.
yeah… Buy, Sell, Hold, Rest… 2 more options then we will have a great trading system!
Being a christian myself I wont go to deep into this but I must comment on the quoted statement. When was the last time you went to a church? How many times have you heard the preacher talk about how many seats he filled on sunday. Do not kid yourself about it is saving people. Its about how many people will tithe. How much money was given to the church. Most churches give nothing to the needy but use the money on themselves. The last time I checked that was not the intended purpose on tithing. Even me being a christian I do look at churches as a legal form of stealing and robbery. How is it any different than forex? One man gives the other takes its a zero sum game to my friend. Wake up to the real world. Open that bible and read it before coming on here with your BS
The church is different from the Christianity. I agree the church is mostly stealing from the people these days.
I guess threads in this section of the forum do not need to follow the BabyPips rules in terms of this point:
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Admins, please don't.
Imagine them as ball instead of dice, does that help? If we gonna imagine dots on everything than a lot of more stuff will look like dice… The difference between a block and dice is that dice is a block with dots on it. Without the dots, they aren't dices…
Not serious involved with this discussion, but I just couldn't resist…
I came here looking for some other thread, and I found something even more shocking.
Firstly Im agnostic, the group that belongs to the there could be, there might not be, I just dont know cant make up my mind fence sitters.
I was quite religious up until I got married. My husband is an atheist. A militant atheist at times.
I guess you can say I was led astray by a disbeliever!
Now coming back to the topic, I just wanted to add that I found the title of the post very eerily similar to what we have repeatedly come across here where its predominantly Islam. ( Im a proud kafir by the way. Kafir means disbeliever. )
What shocked me is that they are also big on haram this and haram that. Haram means forbidden because its sinful etc etc etc.
the latest was a fatwa or something along that line saying celebrating valentines is haram. Which prompted my husband to declare that valentines is from now on hitherto known as valenswines day in Malaysia.
I was just reading the other day how Israel is being taken over by the orthodox who refuse to work, insist that the government pay for their up keep, refuse to enroll in the draft and compulsory military service, ( which ironically is to defend them from the errrr unbelievers. The other group who is trying to wipe the jews off claiming they abandoned gods original teaching )., have a dozen kids each, and are happy living off regular joes like you and me who have to slog it out and part with half of the earnings so that the government can continue to get the ultra orthodox votes, and the ultra orthodox can continue to live how people lived 2013 years ago.
This was exemplified by ten or so grown men who refuse to shave, gathering around a ten year old child and calling her a ***** because her school uniform included a skirt that was nearly up to her ankle. ( I am not making this up, its on yahoo.com or some news place. Happened about a month or so ago. )
I only know one thing. I use to think my husband was an Opinionated hick when it came to the subject of god or religion. I now believe that he is right when he says fundamentalism and fundamentalist of any religion should be shot on the spot for the sake of humanity.
With that being said, I would like to end this post by sharing a picture he once showed me online. This is where I started to think for myself and examine my own belief systems.
Disclaimer : In no way am I pointing out that the above is a malady affecting only Christianity, or the Catholics in particular. There are also pictures highlighting the same double standards in every religion of the world, including the religion of my birth, Hinduism. I just knew where to find this particular picture.
Hello Nikita
Sorry this is just a little pet peeve/ocd of mine. I get mildly annoyed when people refer to agnosticism as if it's a neutral stance between atheism and theism. (A)Gnosticism is a stance on knowledge, while (A)theism is a stance on belief. And yes in case anyone asks there is such a thing as a gnostic atheist or an agnostic theist. Again, I apologize for this. Do carry on.
I was replying a mail to a good friend but I was not able type and think at the same time. The reason was I could not help thinking if I should have posted what I thought regarding the above before that.
The reason is religion is best left un debated, as it is known to offend more than it has ever united humanity.
But than, I had said what I felt, and it might be the ultimate truth, or it might not. Each to their own.
This word is a serious racial slur in South Africa (though the spelling can be different)
I think the original meaning was the same but over time it became a term of abuse.
You could get into serious trouble if you throw that one around …lol
I've just never seen it used in this way
LOL, well if you ask me, I believe that anyone who uses such words to classify or group human beings should be brought to the book.
But than, the world has never been in balance. What might be a big offense on one corner of the world, might be so common on the other end, and it wont even raise an eye brow.
Me, I believe people can only offend me if I allow myself to be offended.
If they want to be dumb as hicks, be my guess. Stupidity does not offend me.
Ok let me assume the image is not DICE but not assuming forex trading is'nt gambling, betting which George Soros who is probably most of you guys role model is reffered to as gambler in media these days George Soros 'makes $1.2bn betting against yen'. Of course God does not approve gambling neither does he needs PROCEEDS from gamblers in tithe and offerings. The answer is "Proverbs 13:11. I can go on and on but those who have ears let them hear.
PS - babypips used "betting" when explaining meaning of fx trading in their school and so I still won at last.
not so fast!
Is there not a verse or two about -
"Niether a lender nor a borrower . . ."
So in your descriptions - No one should either be in debt to anyone else - -and niether should they borrow TO anyone. In this case then 99% or more of all of everything is a sin.
From buying groceries on a credit card . … . to having a mortgage for a home - - AND shame on credit card companies lending money - - and mortgage brokers lending too.
I myself am a member of the one and only true church, The Church of Scientology, and we are also actively trying to ban gambling from our present so that our thetans can enjoy this earth for contractually agreed billions of years to come in the drug and addiction free world.
To the site admins. Please don't delete this comment because then we, Scientologists of the world, might get an impression that you guys at Babypips HQ are favoring proselytizing of one religion (Christianity), over another on this ?currency trading forum? .
You are asking Babypips to not do something you just did by stating your church is the one and only true church.
Your ironic hypocrisy is enough for me to ignore you outright. What Babypips decides is between you and them.
But, you are not ignoring dedoctor when he writes, and I quote:
""By the way Roman Catholics or catholics believers all over the world are not Christians but bunch of idol worshippers and self righteousness under the guise of christianity. So do not be deceived. I am talking about the true pentecostal ministries here under the influence of the power of God through the Holy Ghost and Bible believing only.""
Why are you like this, mastergunner?
If these my lines of statement offends you catholics and feels I was being judgemental, I ve answered it already and in which case plead God for forgiveness and mercies. No offense intended.
If any body can prove otherwise fx trading is'nt gambling, betting (which I strongly believe non of you can coupled with the fact 95% traders are losers daily) hmm I will keep winning the topic
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