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By Jim Foster –
There is magic in the minutes preceding a new day. The time when the day decides it really wants to get started and the sun takes a peek over the eastern edge of the world. The smells and sounds are unlike anything produced in the civilized world. The nighthawk's cry seems far too sad a sound for something in the process of being new.
This very special period of time is one I have enjoyed for most of my adult life in the upland fields, photo hides, deer blinds, decoy spreads, and from a morning campfire in the Rocky Mountains.
The smell of a campfire and freshly brewing coffee in a high camp, rolling over in my sleeping bag and watching the birth of the new day through the flap of my tent. Then quickly dressing and hurrying to join in and be a part of it all.
At home it's rising in the dark, dressing and after filling a coffee cup with the caffeine loaded brew walking outside. There to smell, feel and be a part of the new day.
Some of this time I have spent alone with nothing but my thoughts to interrupt the tranquillity. The there were the years when I had a small friend who enjoyed this part his day as much as I.
A small Brittany I nicknamed Pocket Dog.
Jud Hillje made the introductions.
Jud, his wife Kay and their family live on a lovely piece of Texas located on the banks of the Nueces River near Cotulla. The Hillje's run a hunting operation for deer, turkey, hogs, javelina and at the time quail. I have hunted quail, hogs, and whitetail with Jud while in search of the perfect outdoor story.
Jud and Kay and their family are examples of just plain "good folks". Jud has personally added to my list of events worth remembering and helped me acquire the material for several good articles.
Jud doesn't say a lot but when he does, you would be wise to listen. But hunting anecdotes are not why I'll remember the Hillje's.
They will be remembered for a small orange and white bundle of excitement named Brit.
It was a fall morning when we were driving around the Hillje ranch looking for hogs. Jud asked if I still had a Brittany?
I said I did, my female Lady. Jud went on to say he was cutting back on his quail hunting operation and wanted to know if I might be interested in a young Brittany male, "with a few problems". I had always admired Jud's dogs and without blinking an eye I said, "sure".
"The problem is." Jud paused. "He's a runner." A good hunter when you can keep him home, but take your eye off him for a second and he's gone. A few days later a neighbor a few miles away will call and I'll go pick him up. The next hunt he will take off again."
Jud's dog area was located close to the river under large pecan trees. The dogs were well housed in elevated barrels and in excellent shape. Four Brittanys were bouncing around, barking and trying to fly on their stakeout chains. In the middle of this commotion was a small dog sitting quietly watching.
Jud walked up to the dog and sat down. I followed and after the dog had greeted Jud, he calmly jumped up in my lap.
"Meet Circle B's Cinco Brit", said Jud.
To say it was a done deal would have been an understatement. I had another dog. Actually the truth was, Brit had just acquired another human.
The trip home took on an air of "let's get to know each other". Not having a truck kennel, Brit rode in the cab of the truck. Before we had turned on to the main highway, Brit was asleep with his head on my knee. He awoke a few times to look around, but seemed content to catch up on any sleep he had lost during his life.
After a couple of hours I figured he needed to find a tree. I needed the same activity but with a little more privacy.
Pulling into a rest area with facilities, I took him for a brief walk to get the pressure off then snapped a check chord to his collar and left him in the truck while I made a run for my spot. A few minutes later I returned to find the check cord with a collar attached hanging out the window. The Brit was gone.
Looking around the little dog was nowhere to be seen. There was a moment of panic when I remembered Jud's warning, "He's a runner."
I expanded my search with no luck. I did see a large, rather fresh, let's say, "poop pile" on the grass near the truck, but no other signs of the missing pup. I decided to get the truck and do some backtracking in case he had decided to head back to the ranch. I opened the truck door and there he was Brit asleep on the drivers side.
He gave me a "where you been" look and moved over. Lesson learned, never try to second-guess this dog. I don't believe I ever did.
The next few months were spent getting to know the little dog and doing my best to let him know me. I must interject here that I wish people, myself included, could be as tolerant and forgiving as a dog. Not once did he ever comment about a mistake I had made. In later years Brit did have a way of looking at me when I missed a quail. A look that made me spend more time at practice.
Hebronville in Jim Hogg County has always had the reputation of some fine quail hunting. So, when a rancher extended an invitation to hunt, I was packed and ready in a flash. There was a problem.
At that time, I was a three-dog hunter. The problem was my pointer had a bad cut on one foot that was not quite healed and my female Brittany had just gone into heat. Very bad timing to say the least. Brit would be the only dog along on this trip. I mentally crossed my fingers. "Would he take off?" It was a recurring thought.
On the first morning out the air was crisp and cool. There was not a lot of moisture on the ground and the weather had been quite dry for the last few weeks. Our host met us at our cabin and over coffee we talked about the day. He had a few ranch chores to do but he planned to join us before lunch. We opted to hunt some grass pastures with light brush close to his headquarters so he could catch up easily.
Brit was ready and hit the ground running. I whistled him in and he responded. So far, so good. I had planned to keep him as close as I could on this hunt.
We had hunted about twenty minutes when Brit swapped ends and locked up on a rather pretty point for a small bird dog with short legs. As we closed in for the flush, he gave me a quick glance.
The flush was a noisy with Gentleman Bobs flying to all points of the compass. Several birds fell close but one cripple sailed into a cactus patch fifty yards away. I may haste to retrieve the bird I lost track of Brit. When I looked up the Brit was nowhere to be seen.
I looked around but couldn't see the dog. I gave him a couple of blasts of the whistle but the sound was answered by silence. I walked in the direction of the crippled bird hoping that the dog would come running in. It didn't happen.
My spirits soared as I came around some thick brush. There was Brit, locked on another point. I hurried in just as the crippled quail took to its wings, both legs hanging. I ended the rooster's flight with one barrel of my 20 gauge double. Brit found the dead bird and stood guard until I arrived. One thing Brit never learned to do was retrieve on a regular basis. When he felt like it he did, otherwise I was on my own. He did make a pretty good retriever out of me.
Our hunt lasted for three days and Brit hunted as hard as I had ever seen a dog hunt. During our breaks he would come in and lay down by my boot and catch a quick nap. Then after a drink take off and hunt for another hour or so without a break. By the end of the day I was exhausted, Brit may have been too but it never showed. Brit mellowed with age and always wanted to hunt.
Over the years several other Brittanys joined Brit. Belle and Bandit were moved to the first string and Brit had some well needed help in the field. At first it was reluctant relief to say the least. He would bark and howl until it was his time to hunt. After a while it was easier to let him hunt than to listen to the objections.
On his tenth birthday we hunted a small strip of grass and brush near the Rio Grande River. It was that magic time of the morning as I got my gear ready and let Brit stretch his legs.
After accomplishing his morning duties he vaulted up on the tailgate of the pickup. I heard a small yelp and looked him over in the early light. I couldn't find a thing wrong and he seemed fine and ready to hunt.
After the hunt Brit was very wet and dirty so he rode home on his bed in the kennel. At home he was slow getting out and seemed stiff – for the first time Brit seem to have aged. Where had the years gone?
It was later that month when Brit suffered the first of several strokes keeping him from hunting the remainder of the season. He still wanted to go but just didn't have much run left in him. His retirement years were spent in the kennel yard and sleeping in the sun.
On a March morning close to his 14th birthday, Brit went on to wherever good bird dogs go when they finish their last hunt. I thought it might be nice to take him back to Cotulla and the big pecan trees near the river. I just couldn't do it. Brit's last spot is under a leaning Hackberry tree between the house and kennels.
I go there sometimes in the new hours of the day, sometimes before a hunt, with a cup of coffee and think of hunts past, friends, and new days to come. And, a small orange and white pocket sized Brittany with a heart as big as the new day.


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Rowenna Davis is a writer and teacher. She has written for publications including the Guardian, the Times, the Sun and the Economist. In 2011 she published Tangled Up in Blue which documented the rise of Blue Labour. She was a parliamentary candidate in the 2015 election and is now a secondary school teacher in Croydon.
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The journey of foster care and adoption is an incubator of seemingly competing emotions, feelings and experiences - none of which are felt lightly or quickly. The tension of everything seeps that much deeper and lingers that much longer.
The joy of loving and the heartache of letting go. The thrill of adopting and the grief of all that's been lost. The confusion in the wake of brokenness and the clarity in the face of redemption. The uncertainty of what's to come and the sure hope in the One who is sovereign and in control over all of it. A constant of chaos only punctuated by moments of calm, it seems.
The tensions run deep.
They reach into places and parts of you that you did not know existed - and force you not just to acknowledge them, but to embrace them. To go there in yourself, not just for the sake of these kids, but for your sake as well. The crevices in their stories expose the cracks in yours. Their heartache reveals your hurt. Their loneliness exposes your need for belonging. The anguish over all they've lost in their life reveals the apathy you have towards all that you've acquired in yours.
Success in foster care and adoption is not learning how to minimize the hard and maximize the good. It's not determined by your ability to avoid the difficult things and only live in the ideal ones. Instead, it's the process of continually discovering how to navigate the tension of both simultaneously - as equally true and real at all times - the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, the "this is what we hoped for" and the "this isn't what we signed up for". This is where hope is ultimately found - in these unique and special places - not in your ability to avoid the tensions, but in your capacity to absorb them, be embraced by them and ultimately be compelled by the truth of both of them.
While this list is certainly not exhaustive, it is certainly representative of the incubator of tensions God has invited us to walk in throughout our own personal journey. Probably like you, we've wrestled with them all, been conquered by most and at times managed to defeat some by learning to hold each side up as essential and true. They never really go away - we're not ever fully done with them. We simply learn how to live with them as constant companions on this journey that will periodically make their voices heard and remind us of why we started doing this in the first place.
The feeling like this is hard and we can't do it, while also believing this is hard which is exactly why we do it.
The fear of loving a child we may have to let go coupled with the fear of a child never knowing what it felt like to be held onto.
The crippling weight of brokenness confronted by the healing power of beauty and redemption.
The awareness that we don't have what it takes balanced by the belief that God doesn't expect us to have all that it takes.
The longing to love these kids fiercely as our own tempered by the hope that one day they can return home.
The anger we feel towards abuse and neglect balanced by the love we must give towards those who perpetuate it.
The conviction to keep coming back - because somehow it feels less like we're choosing it and more like it's choosing us.
The overwhelming feeling of not being in control of anything met by the steady hope that God is sovereign over all things.
The sense that sometimes when it feels most wrong, that's when we're doing the most right.
The joy of seeing new things formed from old struck by the heartache that any of this is even happening in the first place.
The angst we have over exposing our bio kids to hard things met by the concern we have of insulating them from all.
The desire to methodically produce a certain set of outcomes tempered by the reality that it's okay that we can't.
The aspiration to live a life of ease and comfort and calm confronted by the conviction that in the end, there's no time for that.
Foster care and adoption is a myriad of tensions only clarified by one resounding beacon of hope - that in the end, God has the capacity to produce unending beauty out of unspeakable brokenness. He has the ability to bring clarity out of confusion and hope-filled things out of hard things. This, I believe, is where the gospel is made most rich and tangible and evident - not with a guarantee that any of the tension will be easy, but in the hope that all of it will be worth it.
I don't know how you do this if the gospel is not true - if God doesn't have the capacity to supersede all the apparent tensions and contradictions of hope and loss and joy and sorrow and clarity and confusion - and somehow, not despite all of that, but through all of that, bring beauty and redemption and restoration. So that one day those hard things will not be the final things. Those confusing things will not be the final things. Those broken things will not be the final things. The tension will dissipate and the contradictions cease. Everything that is wrong will one day be made right. And to even get but a glimpse of that "right" now in the tension and conflict of all that is wrong is worth it. It's worth it. These kids are worth it.
So, foster parents. Thank you for doing what you're doing - immersing yourself in the contradictions and tensions - because you know in the end, that's where hope has ultimately made its home.
Seven Things Foster and Adoptive Parents Need To Be Remind Of
Five Responses to Common Things Often Said to Foster Parents
Surprised by Foster Care: Five Ways It's Not What I Thought It Would Be
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Seattle on paper is a very wealthy city. The median wage is higher, the minimum wage is higher and the cost of living is higher. Seattle is not New York and never will be and has no aspirations to, it was San Francisco that was always the desired outcome, they got their wish. Be careful what you wish for.
I grew up there and watched Seattle go from boon to bust to boon again and it like many other company towns that litter the American highways and byways, it is just fortunate that Seattle was home to many types of company's versus just one. And then there was one.
Watching the Amazon growth had to be akin to what it was like back in the day of the Gold Rush when prospectors, dreamers, deadbeats and denizen tried their hand to find that pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow and it rains a lot in Seattle. Then a crash came in the form of a fire, then in turn a war that brought planes, trains and ships that built a stable economy until the 70s. Then like America we turned tech and a Gate opened and through it all Seattle was a working class town with not so working class duds that were all brought along by a cup of Joe. But the river that ran through it was less idyllic and more demanding than any that came before. The Amazon has swallowed all that it aligns and it lines all the pockets and books in Seattle's economy.
And for all that wealth the crisis in the streets has expanded a problem that grew with the plants that brought more green into the economy. Then we have a massive education crisis with not enough schools and desks in which to seat the newest citizens and the University of Washington seems to find itself lauded for one half of its institutions but its Medical and Dental schools are under crisis and facing insolvency and closing doors to those that are in most need. Funny how all that green seems to bring nothing but blues when it comes to finding a safety net for those who weathered all the storms that came before the arrival of the new Captain of this ship of industry.
Is Bezos holding Seattle hostage? The cost of being Amazon's home
Amazon is looking for a home for its second headquarters. But in its original home of Seattle, critics say rising house prices and growing inequality have damaged the city
by Chris McGreal in Seattle
Guardian UK
However they see Amazon, for good or ill, residents of the fastest-growing city in the US largely agree on the price Seattle has paid to be the home of the megacorporation: surging rents, homelessness, traffic-clogged streets, overburdened public transport, an influx of young men in polo shirts and a creeping uniformity rubbing against the city's counterculture.
But the issue of Jeff Bezos's balls is far from settled. "Have you seen the Bezos balls?" asked Dave Christie, a jewellery maker at a waterfront market who makes no secret of his personal dislike for the man who founded and still runs Amazon. "No one wanted them. They've disfigured downtown. Giant balls say everything about the man. Bezos is holding Seattle hostage."
My rent's gone from $500 to $1,000, but outside of that Amazon have been beneficial
- Jen Reed
It's not strictly true to say everyone is against the three huge plant-forested glass spheres at what Amazon calls its "campus" in the heart of the city. The Bezos balls, as the conservatories are popularly known, are modelled on the greenhouses at London's Kew Gardens, feature walkways above fig trees, ferns and rhododendrons, and provide hot-desking for Amazon workers looking for a break from the neighbouring office tower.
"They are absolutely gorgeous. There was nothing in that area 10 years ago," said Jen Reed, selling jerky from another market stall. "I don't hate Amazon the way that a lot of people hate them. Seattle has changed a lot. My rent's gone from $500 to $1,000, but outside of that Amazon have been beneficial. It's give and take, and anyway we invited them here."
"Giant balls say everything about the man" ... Jeff Bezos is taken on a tour of the Bezos balls during their grand opening in January.
But even those sympathetic to the biggest retailer in the US are questioning whether there has been more take than give. Amazon has long been accused of stretching the city's transit and education systems, and its highly paid workers have driven up prices of goods and housing.
The resentful murmur recently became a roar after Amazon reacted to the city's latest tax proposal, which would have charged large businesses an annual $275 per employee, by resorting to what critics call blackmail. In mid-June, less than a month after unanimously passing the tax, Seattle's council abandoned it in the face of threats from the corporation. The tension has sharpened the debate about whether the city can retain its identity as one of the most progressive in the country, or is destined to be just another tech hub.
Ironically, given Amazon's much-publicised "city sweepstakes", in which municipalities in North America are competing to land the company's second headquarters, Seattle did not reach a Faustian pact with Amazon to lure it in the first place. The city gave no tax breaks and passed no anti-union laws, although the fact that Washington state law bars income tax was certainly appealing. The council did encourage the firm's massive growth, however, with accommodations on building regulations that helped drive $4bn in construction.
Amazon has remade Seattle in many ways beyond new buildings. The city's population has surged by about 40% since the company was founded, and nearly 20,000 people a year are moving there, often drawn by the company and its orbit. The tech industry has brought higher-paying jobs, with its average salary about $100,000. But that is twice as much as half the workers in the city earn, and the latter's spending power is dropping sharply, creating a clear economic divide between some of the city's population and the new arrivals.
The better-paid have driven up house prices by 70% in five years, and rents with them, as they suck up the limited housing stock. The lower-paid are being forced out of the city, into smaller accommodation or on to the streets. The Seattle area now has the highest homeless population in the country after New York and Los Angeles, with more than 11,000 people without a permanent home, many living in tent camps under bridges, in parks and in cemeteries.
"It's incredibly difficult to find housing in Seattle now," said Nicole Keenan-Lai, executive director of Puget Sound Sage, a Seattle thinktank focused on low-income and minority communities. "Two years ago a study came out that said 35% of Seattle's homeless population has some college or a college degree."
John Burbank of the Economic Opportunity Institute said there is a a direct link between the surge in highly paid jobs and the numbers of people forced on to the street.
"There's an incredible correlation between the increase in homelessness and the increase in the number of people who have incomes in excess of $250,000," he said. "That has grown by almost 50% between 2011 and 2017. The population of homeless kids in the Seattle public schools has grown from 1,300 kids to 4,200."
Amazon has sought to improve its standing with financial support for organisations such as Mary's Place to build a new shelter for 200 homeless women and families.
It is a similar story as schools and public transportation grapple to keep up with the rapidly rising population and the demographic shift it is causing.
While use of public transport is falling in many major cities in the US, down more than 7% in Los Angeles in 2016 and 10% in Washington DC, it was up by 4% in Seattle. The city has redesigned bus routes and upgraded the South Lake Union Trolley, known locally by the unfortunate acronym of the Slut, to the Amazon campus in the area, but the system is struggling. The company has contributed towards some of the cost of the upgrades, including buying an additional streetcar and giving $700,000 toward running the bus service this year.
But still the flow of cars to the Amazon campus has led to long traffic jams to the interstate. The bus route to the same area, the No 8, is notorious as one of the most overcrowded and delayed in the city, prompting a derisory Twitter account with the slogan "You can't say late without 8!".
In other cities, rising salaries would be a boon to public coffers, but Seattle is burdened with one of the most regressive tax systems in the country.
With no income tax, the financing of public works falls more heavily on the less well off through sales and property taxes. "We have a tax system in which if you're making less than $25,000, you're paying about 18% of your income in state and local taxes. If you're above $250,000 you're paying about 4% of your income in state and local taxes," said Burbank.
"As a result we're leaving millions of dollars on the table that should be going into public investments in our state and in our city. We're increasing taxes on the people who can least afford to pay taxes and we're letting the affluent off the hook."
We have personal freedom and no taxation. Of course chickens are going to come home to roost
- John Burbank
This is not how large numbers of people in Seattle think things should work. They argue that Amazon should contribute to upgrading a transport system that's struggling under the influx it created, and improving schools that provide the educated workforce the company benefits from.
"It is sort of a bipolar relationship because we do have a progressive city in some respects, we have a progressive city council in some respects, and then we have an environment that embraces individual wealth," said Burbank.
"I think Amazon's attitude has to do with the difference between social liberties and economic equality. Bezos was helpful in the campaign for same-sex marriage, but he also put $100,000 in opposition to the [initiative on introducing an] income tax that we ran in our state in 2010.
"So if it has to do with personal freedom, that's OK. But if it has to do with actually trying to create a shared quality of life which entails taxation of the affluent or higher taxation, that's not OK. And so this is a really good city for him because we have a lot of personal freedom and we have no taxation. Of course chickens are going to come home to roost at some point."
Bezos's company has arguably done much to erode the liberal and progressive culture of the city that first attracted him. Unlike other locally based giant corporations such as Microsoft, Starbucks and Boeing, Amazon planted itself in the heart of the city, and the influx of well-paid tech workers has changed the feel of Seattle. Keenan-Lai sees it in the erosion of the identity of her old neighbourhood on the city's Capitol Hill and the disappearance of older, quirky restaurants, driven out by newer, more polished places.
"I can't begrudge people moving to try to find opportunity," she said. "But I do hear a lot of people say 'I don't want those programmers coming to Seattle'. It does create a lot of tension. Amazon represents both innovation and progress, and also dystopian fears for a lot of folks."
Reed, at the market stall, added: "It's definitely weird when you go into a dive bar that used to have bike gangs and now everyone's in a polo shirt."
The city council has struggled to find a path that remains true to Seattle's progressive values while keeping the source of much of its recent prosperity happy. In 2015 it became the first major US city to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Keenan-Lai said 100,000 people – then quarter of the working population of the city – benefited from the measure, but that its impact was swiftly eroded.
"The increase in the cost of housing has exceeded the increase in wages," she said. "When we were advocating for $15 an hour the idea was that everyone who lived in Seattle could afford to live here. Our housing market just skyrocketed."
Seattle, forced by the lack of an income tax to hunt for innovative means of raising revenue, has run into resistance from Amazon at every turn.
The friction peaked over the recent worker tax, which was expected to raise around $50m a year to help pay for affordable housing and services for people made homeless by escalating rents and property prices.
Amazon, however, in actions critics called blackmail, characterised it as a "jobs tax", threatened to freeze construction in the city and backed a petition drive to put the issue to a popular vote in November.
The city's chamber of commerce and other businesses threw their weight behind the ballot initiative. Popular support for the measure collapsed amid accusations that it would cost jobs and that the money would not be put to good use because the council lacks a coherent strategy to cope with the homeless crisis.
Under pressure from Amazon, the council broke, and only two of the city's nine councillors voted to keep the tax. One of them, Kshama Sawant, a member of Socialist Alternative, accused the council of a "cowardly betrayal" and called Bezos "our enemy".
Sawant, a driving force behind the $15 minimum wage, said it would be a mistake to expect Amazon to behave any differently. The company, she said, could easily afford the tax but opposed it for ideological reasons.
Jeff Bezos and the billionaire class have no incentive to do the right thing
- Kshama Sawant
"It's not a tax on jobs," she said. "It is not a tax on employees. It's a tax on big business. For the people who would actually be paying this, it is pocket change, and yet they are fighting fiercely against it. 'Good corporate citizen' is an oxymoron, because Jeff Bezos and the billionaire class have no incentive to do the right thing."
Amazon has said that while it opposed the worker tax, it is "deeply committed to being part of the solution", and points to its support of nonprofits in the city. The company declined to comment for this article.
Critics are not persuaded. Some see the company as attempting to shape a future in which Seattle's residents are dependent on Amazon's largesse through the funding of NGOs to deal with social issues, giving the company undue power at the expense of democratic institutions.
"Amazon is very much, 'We want to save the world too, let's do it together.' And then as you get into the details, not so much," said Keenan-Lai. "There is a lot of benefit we provide to Amazon but the city has had a really hard time extracting benefit from the company in return."
Still, Keenan-Lai said the city's history of progressive struggle is deep-rooted. "There's been a long understanding that corporations can't continue doing what they're doing," she said. "In Seattle, we've been fighting back for a long time."


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We've all heard about discrimination and bias related to one's gender, race, age, etc.
But can your name influence the way you're treated in the workplace?
A variety of research studies suggest that the answer to that question is "yes."
In a study published in the "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology," Dr. Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr. Adam Alter from the New York University Stern School of Business contend that those with simple, easy-to-pronounce names are more likely than others to garner positive results in the workplace.
The researchers, who used names from Anglo, Asian, Western European, and Eastern European backgrounds in their studies, found that people with easy-to-pronounce names (1) were evaluated more positively and (2) were more likely to receive job promotions than those with difficult-to-pronounce names.
"Research findings revealed that the effect is not due merely to the length of a name or how foreign-sounding or unusual it is, but rather how easy it is to pronounce," Laham states.
Alter conducted a study of U.S. lawyers' names and found that attorneys with easy-to-pronounce names rose more quickly in their firms. "People simply aren't aware of the subtle impact that names can have on their judgments," he explained.
In one study titled "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal?" published in June 2004, researchers found that applicants with "white-sounding names" were 50 percent more likely to be contacted for job interviews. This statistic was the same regardless of occupation, industry, or employer size.
HR POINTER: Organizations can limit the likelihood and impact of name-related bias in the hiring process by:
*Training managers to recognize unintentional bias.
*Removing names and addresses of applicants from resumes before they are circulated.
*Conducting "blind interviews" (i.e., phone interviews) initially to minimize the impact of any bias because of physical appearance.
*Creating structured interviews in which all candidates for a given job are asked the same questions.
*Using multiple interviewers with diverse backgrounds.


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There have been several controversies world wide over books, and usually, they relate to the facts published in the books. But it has happened for the first time in India that questions are being raised about the timing of a book rather than its contents. Actually, two recent books which highlight Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's helpless powerlessness and his image of someone dancing to the Gandhi family's tune have embarrassed and made the Congress very uncomfortable. These books coming into the market at the time of the Lok Sabha elections have become a matter and source of problems for the Congress. Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul and their loyal functionaries are quite rattled by the truth that has emerged through these books. But they must understand that over the last ten years, people of the country have been watching such a person in the form of a Prime Minister who did not have the capacity to take independent decisions. These books give documentary shape to this helpless powerlessness of the Prime Minister.
Two recently published books have created problems for the Congress party. The first book, 'The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh' is by Sanjay Baru, who was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Media Advisor in the first stint of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government, commonly known as UPA-1. The second book, 'Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths' is by PC Parakh, was Coal Secretary in the UPA-1 Government and retired as Coal Secretary in December 2005. In their respective books, Sanjay Baru and PC Parakh have portrayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as someone who was utterly helpless, unable to take serious decisions and who worked according to Sonia Gandhi's signals. These books provide factual information of the UPA Government time scams, especially in respect of the coal scam, also known as Coalgate. Of course, the 120 crore people in the country already know very well all the things that Sanjay Baru and PC Parakh have disclosed about Prime Minister Manmohan. They know that their Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, who resides at New Delhi's 7 Race Course ( the Prime Minister's official residence) was subservient to and a virtual slave to orders from Sonia Gandhi who resides at 10 Janpath (official residence of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi).
These books are important also because they break the myth of Sonia Gandhi being an 'Idol of Sacrifice' ('Tyag Murti'), as these books prove that even without being the Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi took all the major decisions which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should have taken. Even though the country's people were already aware of Manmohan Singh's subservience, nobody had surmised that the Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy could be so weak and confused, as revealed in the books. Actually, in this country whenever a Congress Government was formed and the Prime Minister was someone who was not from the Gandhi family, he was subjected to the same set of conditions. I think it is pertinent here to mention an incident that happened four years ago. At that time, from Parliament to the roads, there was an uproar over the 2G scam. Days later Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke his silence before the media and startled everyone by saying that he was an ignorant, doltish high school student. However, even at that time the Prime Minister's public confession came as no surprise to anyone. This statement by a powerless Prime Minister reminds one of President Giani Zail Singh who had been appointed by the grace of Indira Gandhi and had said, 'If Indira says so, I am ready to even sweep the floor'. Many kinds of things are said even about former President Pratibha Patil. However, Manmohan Singh has broken all records in his sycophancy of the Gandhi family. This is the reason that he was unable to establish himself as a capable Prime Minister.
The talk about the so called 'Idol of Sacrifice', Congress President Sonia Gandhi, does not end here. The present President, Pranab Mukherjee, was in 2004, the strongest contender for the Prime Minister's post from the side of the Congress. Even the Opposition parties did not have any doubts about his abilities and political understanding, but Sonia Gandhi and her sycophant functionaries did not want Pranab Mukherjee to become Prime Minister because Pranab Mukherjee is like an institution in himself. Along with Congress leaders, Sonia Gandhi too knew this. Therefore, both times instead of an able statesman being made the Prime Minister, a person was appointed to the post who did not consider himself a Prime Minister, but a 'sevak' (somebody who serves) of Sonia and the Gandhi family.
As a result, it seemed that during the ten years of his tenure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh worked like an employee in the Prime Minister's post. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's helplessness can be judged from the incident when the Cabinet issued an Ordinance and Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi publicly called the Ordinance 'complete nonsense which should be should be torn up and thrown away'. Here Manmohan Singh bowed before Rahul and after returning from abroad he decided to withdraw the Ordinance. All these many incidents that happened in the last ten years underline the fact that even though Manmohan Singh may have occupied the Prime Minister's chair, he never exercised his own thinking or took any independent decision. In fact, Manmohan Singh himself is responsible for his condition, because in the last ten years he could not gauge or appreciate the dignity attached to the post of the Prime Minister.
You must have seen Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi together at some function or the other that was televised. If you can recall some visuals, they will be of seeing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh like a docile innocent being in the presence of Sonia and Rahul. While speaking before Sonia his voice often falters. The same invisible fear prevented Manmohan Singh from becoming an influential Prime Minister and neither could his persona be maintained. Sanjay Baru's book also confirms that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not take any decision on his own, and instead they were all taken in accordance with Sonia Gandhi's wishes. This means that for the Prime Minister, keeping Sonia and Rahul happy was more important than the welfare of the country. In fact, Sanjay Baru and PC Parakh's recent books prove not only how blurred the dignity of the post of Prime Minister became, but also how much interference there was from 10 Janpath in the functioning of the Prime Minister's Office – for instance many appointments in the Prime Minister's Office were not made according to Manmohan's wishes but according to Sonia Gandhi's wishes.
In his book PC Parakh has written quite emphatically that the former Union Minister for Coal, Shibu Soren and Minister of State for Coal, Dasari Narayana Rao put up many blockages in the improvement processes in the Ministry of Coal. They opposed the proposals of open auction of coal blocks. According to Parakh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was amenable to making the auctioning and bidding process of coal blocks transparent, but due to interference from his favourite Ministers and MPs he was unable to do so. Parakh's book also relates how the CAG's report on the coal block allocations had put the UPA Government in the dock. According to the report, it had been wrong to ignore recommendations for coal block allocations made by the Coal Secretary PC Parakh in 2004. At the time the CAG had made this observation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the Coal Minister. Former Coal Secretary PC Parakh has accepted that there was pressure on him from particular companies in the matter of coal block allocations. According to Parakh, if the Prime Minister had exercised his will power in this issue, then perhaps a coal scam of crores of rupees would not have happened. The surprising thing is that instead of taking steps to initiate proceedings against the scamsters, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh advised the Coal Secretary to get on with his job.
Parakh has also made serious allegations against the CBI in his book. According to him, the CBI has registered a case against Hindalco in the Talabira coal block allocation in Odisha, but no FIR has been registered against the Prime Minister, even though the decision on the Talabira coal block allocation had been taken by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself. In his book Parakh has also made an allegation of misuing her post when Mamata Banerjee was Coal Minister in the NDA Government. According to the Parakh, at the behest of the Trinamool Congress chief, 50 party workers were given jobs in the North Eastern Coal Fields, throwing the rules to the winds. Many senior journalists and intellectuals have said that both Sanjay Baru and PC Parakh's books been published at such a time when the Lok Sabha elections are on in the country. As a result those political parties opposed to the Congress may benefit from them. However, one cannot agree with people who are giving this argument, because when such serious issues are involved, what better time than this can there be to bring such issues before the public?
Today, the country is in the process of choosing a new Government, therefore the people should know what went on in the outgoing Government. This is right for democracy, otherwise the country may again move towards some dark tunnel. One pities those people who are raising questions about the timing of these books, because when these books are based on concrete facts, questioning their publication and timing is beyond one's understanding. Had these books been published after the Lok Sabha elections, would the facts and information in them have changed? Also, had these books been published after the elections, what is the guarantee that they would then not be treated as being politically motivated? Would the question not have arisen then that when the books were printed and ready, why were they stopped from reaching readers before a new Government was formed? The other point is that India is the world's largest democratic country and every year in some State or the other, State assembly elections are on. For instance, in October- November this year, assembly elections are to be held in the State of Maharashtra, where a Congress-NCP coalition Government is currently in power. If these books had been published in October, even then the question would have arisen that the decision on timing was biased.
Excerpts from an Interview with former Coal Secretary PC Parakh
Former Coal Secretary PC Parakh's book 'Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths' has generated considerable and often fierce political discussions in the country. The book discloses that had Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exercised his will power instead of remaining weak and helpless, perhaps the coal scam amounting to crores or rupees could have been avoided. Chauthi Duniya correspondent Abhishek Ranjan Singh spoke to PC Parakh about his book and the issues in it. Here are excerpts from the interview.
Parakh Sahib, in your book you have held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh responsible for the coal scam. What is the truth in these allegations you have made?
In my book I have held the Prime Minister responsible for the coal scam because due to what can be called his helplessness or lethargy, despite knowing everything he did not prevent loot of the coal. As Coal Secretary in the Ministry of Coal I informed the Prime Minister's Office through a letter. So much so that I myself met the Prime Minister and apprised him of what was what, but all my attempts proved to be futile. As far as the truth of my allegations is concerned, my book is full of new facts and information.
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has raised serious questions about your book. According to him, this book has been written to help the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. What do you have to say about these charges made by the Congress?
Will writers now have to take permission from political parties on when to write a book? Writing is a long and continuous process. No book can be published overnight. It takes considerable time. Writing this book took me about three years. It is wrong to see books through political spectacles. If a person has to raise questions, they should be about the facts published in the book.
Will it be called just a sheer coincidence that at the time of the Lok Sabha elections, not only did your book come into the market, but also that of former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister, Sanjay Baru, because in both these books questions have been raised on the role of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?
You can say it is an absolute coincidence that both these books have been published at such a time when the country is in the process of holding the Lok Sabha elections. Had these books come into the market after the elections, would it have changed the things written in these books? I think questions are being raised about their timing without any reason.
In your book you have written about the reform process in the Ministry of Coal. Alongside, you have also made allegations against the then Minister of Coal, Shibu Soren. What was this matter all about?
Indeed, while I was the Coal Secretary I apprised the Prime Minister about a number or proposals for improvements. The Prime Minister was in agreement with my suggestions, but he appeared to be powerless before his Ministers and MPs. In the Ministry of Coal, interference had started to increase not only from the departmental Minister, but also from other Ministers and MPs. I told the Prime Minister about all these things, but instead of doing anything about it, he advised me instead to continue doing my job peacefully.
In the allocation of coal blocks, gross irregularities were being practised, but despite this you did not do anything at that time. What is the meaning of revealing it in a book after retirement?
Today the whole country is ashamed of the coal scam, but the UPA Government has no regrets about it. In this regard I gave written and oral information to the Government, but they did not take it with any sincerity. If the Central Government had shown activeness in this matter, perhaps the loot of coal could have been prevented, but the Government, especially the Prime Minister, did not abide by duty and responsibility.
Chauthi Duniya Report Proved True
Chauthi Duniya had exposed the coal scam in April 2011 itself. At that time neither had the CAG report come in nor had anybody imagined that there could be such a big scam. At that time nobody even believed there was such a scam. Those who did believe, did so only partially. Even today, Chauthi Duniya firmly stands by the points it raised and brought to light in April 2011. According to our investigations, this coal scam was of at least rupees 26 lakh crores and it is the biggest scam in the history of the country. At that time, nobody showed any seriousness about our report, but before it could be presented in Parliament, the CAG report was leaked and in March 2012 the 'Times of India' published this emphatic CAG report, which then created an uproar in Parliament. The CAG report talks about the scam, but it is has understated the amount involved in the scam. The CAG report placed this scam at rupees ten lakh seventy thousand crores, but the Government said the CAG itself was not persistent about the report and the news that had been published was not correct, it was a lie. The Prime Minister's Office spread this response, citing a letter from the CAG. The very next day the truth came out that the CAG had not denied the scam report. Actually, it needs to be understand that all the parties knew about this scam beforehand but still they kept silent. The moment the CAG report was published in a newspaper it picked up momentum and an uproar started in Parliament. Coal is called black gold, it is called black diamond, but the Government recklessly divided this precious diamond like a monkey would and gave it for free to its beloved, favourite capitalists and brokers.


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Meditation Tips
I never thought that meditation would be part of my daily routine. For so long I always thought I just didn't have time for it being a busy, creative entrepreneur. The busier and busier I got I always felt like there was something I needed to reset my brain after a long and busy day. Here are a few meditation tips to help get you started.
Starting Small
There is nothing wrong with starting small. If you start off right away with a full 20 minutes you may find your mind wandering quickly. It takes time and practice to get there. Start small and work your way up. Set a goal for the first week to just get a few minutes each day of meditating. It may seem a bit strange when you first start but I promise that the more you do it the more natural that it will feel. There will be distractions and sometimes it can be hard to really let your mind go. Start with small manageable number, even if it just two minutes.
Get Cozy
It may seem silly but think about where you want to start meditating. Having a comfortable space that you feel safe in is really important. Being comfortable will help you sit for a longer period of time. If you are uncomfortable from the start, you may not last very long.It be easier to let distractions in and take you away from your meditation practice. So pick a spot that you feel really comfortable in. Whether it is a corner in your bedroom or your favorite chair and dedicate it to your meditation. You can even make it more comfortable by adding in pillows and blankets.
When it comes to meditation, it's best if you create a routine. You want to make sure that you are sticking to the same location and time frame each and everyday. It doesn't have to be completely perfect but slowly your body will start to get used to it and it will just become part of your daily routine. Choose your meditation space wisely! Choose a space that lets you be comfortable and focus on your breath. The more you sit in that area the easier it will be for you to get into your meditation mode. Be sure that space is relaxing and comfortable.
Remember to breath! It may seem a little silly but be sure to start out you meditation practice focusing on your breath. Your mind will wander but when you notice just bring it back to focusing on your breath. The more you focus on your breath the less you will worry about day to day things. Try to breath deep and slow, will help slow down your heart rate and keep you relaxed.
These are just a few tips to help you with your meditation practice. It's something that I am constantly working on so it's okay if you are not perfect on the first day. What are some of your favorite tips when it comes to meditation?


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Tucked Away in Wanakena
Blue Heron -Tranquil Wisdom
As a totem, Heron symbolizes opportunities.
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." – Lao Tzu
December 30, 2018
Quality Time Together
Dreaming of Summer
Animal Kingdom
South Colwell Pond
Afternoon Walkabout taking in the last warm fall days.
Just Us and York Pond
On a Dead End road called Jericho Lake Road we found York Pond. We were exploring 'off the beaten trail' roads in New Hampshire north of the White Mountains. Just us and nature.
West Branch Ausable
Walking the beach of Maine was nice; exploring New Hampshire incredibly beautiful; Vermont always provides an interesting story; but there is no place like home in the Adirondacks.
Five days of fun and exploring back roads, State Parks and interesting places.
Boulder Beach in Vermont
As we made our way across Vermont, attempting to visit as many State Parks as we could get into, we travelled down a narrow curvy road and found Boulder State Park. After parking at the closed gate and walking down a leaf filled path, we came across this beautiful view of the lake. The temperature was chilly, however, the sunshine made for a nice walk along the beach capturing photos of the clouds. It is impossible to describe the serenity of being the only ones there connecting with nature. Just being present.
Rye Harbor State Park
First day in New Hampshire exploring the coastline of Portsmouth.
Autumn Reflection in Water
I could not resist taking this photo of the trees reflected in the pond. Flipping it upside down gives the appearance the leaves are falling from above.
Happy Autumn Valley
Relaxing autumn morning photographing Happy Valley.
"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." ~Stanley Horowitz
It's Simple
A relaxing day walking around the lakes.
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hunter Mountain Miracle
Always Protected
We had no idea what we were in store for as we began our journey up Hunter Mountain on September 2nd . . . that haunting voice of the ski lift attendant "once lost, gone forever". https://www.newbeginningsholisticwellness.com/new-beginnings/2018/9/3/always-protected-hunter-mountain-miracle
Sun Seekers
An afternoon exploring the sunflowers at Wickham Farms
Magic in Thompson Park
I absolutely love this young girls playful spirit. She was ready and just full of life.
Kicking Up Dust in Cameron, Missouri
July 17, 2018
Looking in the rear view mirror was a spectacular site, so I reached out the window and captured a shot.


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Today was better than yesterday. I mostly just have pain when I move. So if I'm just laying there, I'm pain free. Except for when my stomach growls. It doesn't hurt hurt, just a little weird. Also, when it does that, I can feel tiny little air bubbles come up my throat. It kind of reminds me of pop rocks or something lol. I've been keeping up on my pain meds pretty good to stay comfortable. I've been walking around the house every few hours too. My shoulders don't hurt like I've heard they would, I think all the gas is just in my gut and not going anywhere. I've almost thrown up twice today. Oh so close. I got pale and clammy but luckily the feeling when away. I think it's because of the pain meds on top of a mostly empty tummy. I've had a few protein shakes and a few liquid yogurt things. They're called DanActive. My pee problem has resolved itself so thats good. I've just been sleeping a lot. Tomorrow is shower day, I've got tape goo all over my arm from the IV's. I just didn't feel up to showering today. Sorry about my randomness squashed all in one paragraph, my mind is in a bit of a haze. Talk to you tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Day 2- post op
Posted by Ashli at 12:09 AM
9 comments:
- Jacquie said...
I'm glad you are feeling a little better Ashli. I guess each day will be a little better than the last.
I am having surgery 1 week from today.
- March 17, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Band Groupie said...
That shower is going to feel good! Sounds like everything went well (walking the dog? really?). Congratulations Bander! Keep staying ahead with those pain meds. Day 4 was my turning point, hope yours comes soon! Keep on sipping :-) BG
- March 17, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- Carmen said...
:-) i'm happy that you are doing well! keep it up!
- March 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Kristen said...
That's great that your not in much pain! And yay for shower day tomorrow!! :)
- March 17, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Sandy Lee said...
So glad you are feeling better and the shower will make you a new person! Loved the pop rocks analogy. Last night the same thing was happening to me for about 2 hours but only if I lay on my left side. Funny feeling isn't it. I think it is the air coming up from the lower stomach though the new band opening.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Leslie said...
I still have that pop rocks feeling sometimes.
I didn't have shoulder pain until amost a week after surgery. I think it was five days and it hurt but it was an achey hurt so it wasn't too bad.
- March 17, 2010 at 8:40 AM
- Jenny said...
Everyday you will feel better! I'm glad you're still posting to let us know how you're doing. I agree that once you shower I bet you will feel so much better. It was like that after I had my kids, a shower makes it better for some reason.
- March 17, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- ~ Katie ~ said...
So glad you're doing good. Hope the gas pain remains a 'Non' issue for you.
- March 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Joey said...
you'll get through it, I swear! If I can, anyone can. I'm a total wimp. Come day 4 I felt like a new person. Just take it easy and sleep as much as possible.
- March 17, 2010 at 6:29 PM


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How to Use Molding to Renovate a Character Home
In old days, trims were considered as finishing touches to a place. A house without some fancy plaster or wooden crown moldings was deemed to be a bad taste. Most of the old houses have been stripped of moldings as an act of modernization. Nevertheless, this beautiful architectural feature has made a comeback in various profiles and dimensions to create a place in modern interior design.
Renovating a home with Crown moldings does wonders in changing the look of the interior. Let's see how you can use these to renovate a character home whether you do it yourself or by hiring a professional renovation contractor
- The Profiles You May Use
Moldings are not just strips of carved wood pieces that fill up some rather odd bare spaces in your home. Their decorative profiles have a more complex purpose. The effects of light and shadow on the trims soften the transitions from a wall to the adjacent ceiling, floors, windows, and doors. Let's find out what type of profiles could help your interiors to build an interesting personality. If you are looking for the best house renovations ideas, check out what Model-Home Makeover has to offer.
Choose them in complementing designs.
The crown molding designs don't need to be the same for the entire house but the moldings in a room at least should complement one another. If you find matching the exact profile for a coordinating set is too much exhausting, try to bring panels with consistent motifs or curves.
The moldings, if applied to the right way, can add to the visual scale and proportion of a place. These often remind of a bygone era and express the fine taste of the homeowner's renovation.
- Give traditional style a shot
The classic profiles of moldings remind of the early days of American architecture when such a feature was not cheap. Although the expenses reduced after the Civil War, the traditional decorative trims still remind the wealth and opulence of that old time.
In fact, the more complex designs of traditional moldings create a depth at the ceiling or the surface where these are installed. You can put together two or more panels to form an elaborate display. Although you can keep the silhouette simple, depending on your personal preference and the decoration of that particular room.
- Gustav makes a comeback.
The Gustav moldings became so popular once because of their ability to display the inherent beauty of the woods without making use of any ornate profile. These make the rooms look interesting and complete by themselves. The style went to back due to the minimalist trend but you should have no doubt about their power of creating an impact.
The moldings are actually casing that is used to hide the cut edges of windows and doors and to fill up the blank space in between the adjacent wall. If you are thinking of choosing this profile for the front doors, find some embellished designs to enhance the aesthetic appeal.
- The Materials You Should Consider
The options are endless when it comes to design and types. You will be delighted to know that there a couple of options regarding the materials too. Let's see what can bring sophistication to your home and add a higher resale value.
- Wood molding
It's the more traditional material used for carving moldings for centuries. It oozes a classic, elegant look so effortlessly, which is hard to achieve with any other components. The wooden trims create a solid appearance and hard woods such as mahogany and oak can add warmth to a room with their natural color stain and grain motifs. Another perk of wood is that you pair it up with any type of ceiling and it always projects a high-class look.
- Plaster molding
It's the most expensive of all the materials. These moldings are made of a combination of a cement-type base-coat and a polished acrylic finish. You can paint them in any color you like. Moreover, these won't show any crack, shrinkage, or swell even if there moisture in the environment.
- High-Density Foam molding
It's lightweight, cheap, and easy to install. You can glue them directly on a surface, reducing the hassle and costs associated with the installation. However, the HDF moldings are not suitable for textured ceilings, and these don't have the factor like the wood and plaster trims for your renovation project.


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EFVVA's classic style oversized dress with a lowered, wide waist and one frill.
A beautifully soft Alice & Rabbit dress is made of blue cotton jersey, with a cosy fur vest and embroidered rabbits on a collar.
Ideal for the younger and older girls.
Perfect for colder days.


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Photo by Amy Kosh Leon Russell can write songs as well as his face can grow hair, really
As our writer Lee Zimmerman says, "Leon Russell and the Abominable Snowman appear to have a lot in common. Both are legendary, and sightings of each are relatively rare." Read more about Russell's appearance at Culture Room (3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale) tonight here.
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Published at Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 - 10:38:21 AM. garage door. By Aldona Arnold.
In times of bad weather having a garage to keep your car in is essential, but so often the up and over or sliding garage door proves difficult to move and it is easier to leave your car out to face the elements. However thanks to improvements in modern technology you can replace difficult to move garage doors with an automatic alternative.
The most popular garage door is still the old trusted one that slides up and into the garage roof space. This design has been around for decades and is the most popular because it takes up so little space. There are other options and the choices are many and it often depends on your budget as some can be fairly expensive if they are for example a double garage remote controlled one.
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9413 101 Street, Edmonton
Courtesy Of Constance Braun Of Schmidt Realty Group Inc.
Here's the gem you've been waiting for! This 1147 sq ft bungalow has been lovingly maintained by the same family since it was built in 1962 & is now ready to be passed on to a new family. Sitting on a quiet street in Kensington with only local traffic, it's a perfect home to raise a family. Upon entry you'll be impressed by the brick wood-burning fireplace that was added years ago & creates a lovely ambience for the LR. Maple hardwood runs in the formal DR & kitchen. DR also has garden doors leading to a large deck which overlooks a beautifully landscaped west-facing yard full of perennials & shrubs. Kitchen was updated a few years back with stainless steel backsplash, new door fronts, countertops & additional cabinetry. Newer laminate plank flooring in all 3 BDs upstairs & 2 BDs downstairs. Other upgrades include a new 3-piece bath in the basement, HE furnace, H2O tank (2016), & 30-year fibreglass shingles installed about 12 years ago. Walking distance to Kensington School, shopping & transit.
Residential Detached Single Family
Laundry-In-Suite, No Animal Home, No Smoking Home
Over Sized, Single Garage Detached
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F&D F210X: Flexible audio entertainment on a budget
By Brian Joseph Patrick N. Yalung
Bluetooth speakers vary mostly in design and the quality of audio rendering. F&D is a brand that most may have heard off, a company that dares to cater to all markets – especially the budget-conscious.
The number of speakers that comprise an audio system matter and the first impression the F&D F210X calls to mind some home theater philosophy. It comes with a subwoofer and a pair of 3W satellite speakers that hope to account for evenly spread audio coming from mobile devices, memory cards and other sources of audio playback.
Aesthetically pleasing, most would be concerned about the sound quality it is able to deliver. For a budget-friendly speaker system, the W&D F210X is a nifty solution that hopes to create some noise in the Bluetooth speaker segment.
Playing back with gusto
The W&D F210X 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker system accommodates connections via Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. Alternatively, it comes with a USB reader for folks who prefer to playback their favorite tunes directly from it via MP3 or WMA formats. If not through the card reader, audio rendering can also be done via Universal Serial Bus (USB) using portable flash drives or even external hard disks that house large amounts of audio files.
Should the stored audio files from the phone or the memory cards fail to satisfy, the W&D F210X also comes with its own uninterruptable Digital FM station where up to 100 stations can be stored. Complimenting it is PLL technology for smoother listening via digital networks.
Built to deliver soothing audio
The W&D F210X was designed to help expand audio possibilities, particularly for folks who want audio spread evenly. To help maintain high-quality sound, the mold of the W&D F210X hopes to do that with its housing made of the 100-percent wooden material for lower distortion.
The whole set is composed of dual 3W RMS satellite speakers with bass delivered via its 9W RMS subwoofer. Impressive as the look and specs may be, it would be best to note that this is a budget-friendly device that could lower expectations a bit.
Overall, the W&D F210X 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker system stands as a great companion for people who want to enjoy the soothing sound, adding some flare to their gaming prowess or ramping up their movie viewing pleasure. It comes with pretty basic features found in the panel keys (power button, audio play controls, and volume adjustment).
The W&D F210X also comes with a remote for an easier interface, allowing owners to make the necessary adjustments from afar. With all those in the package, this is one speaker system to consider – particularly the cash-strapped folks who want some decent audio compliment for music, gaming, and other media-centric entertainment pleasures.


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- This Week Schedule
- Monday—Regular Schedule
- Tuesday—Period 1 & 3 final. 12:26p release.
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- Thursday—Period 5 & 7 final. 12:26p release.
- Friday—Period 6 final & Advisory. 12:26p release.
- The library will be closing at 2pm on Finals days next week. The library will have regular hours on Monday, which is not a finals day.
College and Career
- Schedule change requests forms are available starting Friday January 19th in the main office. Please fill out the form and return to the counseling office on the following dates.
- 11th and 12th Tuesday 1/23 12:30pm to 1:30pm
- 9th and 10th grade Wednesday 1/.24 12:30 to 1:30pm.
- Please note all classes are year long and do not allow mid-year entry. Exceptions for Service and courses needed to meet graduation requirements or college eligible seniors.
- AP Students: This is the last week to register for exams without late fees. What are you waiting for? Don't pay more! Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. Visit the registration site for details.
- Looking for free SAT prep help? Sign-up at bit.ly/PTPSspring18. Classes start in February!
- Hey Cougars: The Graduate for Mas challenge has officially begun. If you haven't already done so, sign-up at getschooled.com and start earning points, prizes and rewards today. Once registered you will be eligible to apply for the Live Mas scholarship with $1,000,000 in available award money and you don't have to be a senior to apply. Our first goal is to earn 300 points school-wide. Help us hit the mark by signing up today!
- This weekend the East Bay Regional Park District is holding it's 4th Annual Youth Job Fair. Anyone with an interested in working in the great outdoors, with children, around aquatics, and ensuring public safety should attend. Lunch will be provided for free. For more information visit EBparks.org.
Clubs and Teams
- Bio Club on Tuesday in Room 306! We will have a bake sale today after finals!
- BSU will not be meeting this Thursday but will meet next Thursday in Rm 104.
- Animal Shelter Club meets today at lunch in Rm 218.


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by Wendy Lawrence
When I saw this book, I immediately wanted to buy a copy for every kid I knew. I settled for only one and gave it to an artistic niece as I thought its subtleties might be lost on my younger boys, whose art tends to be a bit more on the abstract side. But I love everything about this book and think you will too. It would make a really nice–and unique–gift for your next birthday party or (dare I mention it yet) the holiday season.
Title: Photoplay!
Author: M.J. Bronstein
Genre: Picture Book with a twist–you draw some of the pictures!
Ages: 5 and up
This is an interactive picture book with photographic pages that have pieces missing, just asking for your young artist to fill in the spaces. But don't take my word for it. Here's the book trailer:
I love the way this book allows kids to interact with their reading and make their art a conversation between the author and themselves. Maybe if you ask nicely, they'll let you play too, and you can talk to your own kid through the pictures you each add! And after you do, you can check out what others have done in the gallery, or even email in your own work!


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First off, I need to say that the game is stunning visually. I mentioned this to a member of the Santa Monica studio who happened to be there. Unfortunately, I didn't catch his name, but he worked on God of War II and III, and when I mentioned how good the game looked, he instantly told me how much more that they could do on the PS3. He almost seemed to apologize for the graphics. Let me re-iterate that, at least from these 30 minutes, this ranks in the top 3 best looking games I've seen on the PS3. This includes the Uncharted games. What's even more impressive is that everything is in-engine. All cutscenes, everything. Now, that doesn't mean it's all real time, but nothing is CG and believe me when I tell you that that fact will surprise you during some moments.The opening is, as expected, extremely epic. The first boss battle blows the Hydra and Colossus out of the water. Pun intended (you'll see). Otherwise, this is still God of War. Magic powers seemed to be mapped to specific weapons this time which opens up interesting possibilities as way to trigger magic is also mapped to a different button, so things seem to be a bit more mixed up from a gameplay standpoint. But that's mostly speculation at this point as I had no way to upgrade or collect new abilities or weapons from the section I played.
Still, there were a few improvements I could immediately pick up on. The Quick-Time Events that I just spent a Sunday Soapbox tearing to pieces aren't as excruciatingly bad. The cues take place on the four corners of the screen representing the placement of the Playstation's signature shape buttons. This makes it easier to actually watch the animation and use the peripheral to cue your fingers. It's still a dumb mechanic, but it's admittedly more bearable than before. The leap to the PS3 is noticeable. New animations, grander scope, more going on, and absolutely beautiful boss fights.
It was just a little taste, but while it really just is more God of War, the pretty new packaging has got me excited.
Tags: God of War III, Impressions


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Power semiconductor mounting and heatsinking
On this page I'll explain some of the most common problems in thermal management of power semiconductors, and practices which I consider good in this field.
For now, some pictures of a full bridge I recently designed with good thermal management in mind – more to come later!
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Well now, we have yet more exciting news relating to our songs being used in Waterloo Road on BBC1. After 'DIY' was used in episode 2 of series 7, and both 'Cry For The City' and 'Constitution Failed' featured in episode 12 of the same series, we now have 'Blue Poetry' included as the final song in episode 13, tonight!
You can watch Waterloo Road on BBC1 at 7:30pm today, or if you miss it, it will be available for 2 months on the BBC iPlayer.
'Blue Poetry' was originally released on our self-titled 8-track CD, released in 2007. All the songs from Wilful Missing have since been re-worked, but we are still proud of this now scarce set of recordings. 'DIY' was re-recorded for our Vast Atlantic EP, four of the others were remixed for the Loose Ends EP, while the remainder have been more recently re-recorded ahead of the release of our 'Molehills out of Mountains' album, due for release in December 2011.
So, the new recording of 'Blue Poetry' will soon be available. However, in the meantime, if you would like to have the 2007 version, you can download it from Last.fm for free.


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What Generally Happens :-
New models of laptops and Smartphones are launched almost every day and slight updates and enhanced features always tempt us to get rid of our existing devices and buy the new one. While we may think that all we need is to spare a few Dollars or Rupees or Euros, the environmental costs are much higher than what we can imagine.
To understand, let's look at the following points:
a)The batteries and circuit boards in electronic devices contain elements like Cadmium, Lead, Sulfuric Acid,
Beryllium, and Bromine. When in use, they are safe, but during manufacturing and destroying, they not only
consume a lot of fossil fuel but also cause a lot of pollution.
b)Dr. Eric William and Ruediger Kuehr, Professors of Rochester Institute of Technology have found that just manufacturing a normal computer monitor needs more than 100kg chemicals and over a ton of fossil fuels.
c)In the book "Natural Capitalism", researcher Paul Hawkins states that 4000 to 1 is the ratio of the volume of material required for manufacturing a new laptop. It means that for manufacturing a 2kg laptop, 8 tons of chemicals and fuels are used.
d)In India, more than a million Smartphones and laptops are dumped every year. In the USA, this data goes over 3 million. In the European Union, more than 1.5 laptops are sent to the landfills every year.
e)Radiations in the environment and seeping of chemicals in the land are something that doesn't need any explanation.
What's The Solution ?
The good thing about innovation and technology is that they eventually figure out a solution to every problem, and the environmental impact of electronic devices is no exception. It's very relieving to see that startups such as Secondhandkart have taken an initiative to protect the environment by creating a revolution of Certified Refurbished Products.
a)According to Eric William and Ruediger Kuehr, adding extra life to laptops save at least 20 times more energy as compared to manufacturing a new one.
b)They also state that more than 75% of energy is consumed before a new electronic device is brought into use. This means that by refurbishing, we're not going back to invest the already used 75% energy again.
c)By using Refurbished products, we can reduce the pressure on mining and landfill sites. This leads to less cutting of trees and eventually protecting the environment.
d)It also promotes the reduction of fossil fuels. It is estimated that refurbishing requires 25 times less fossil fuel than manufacturing a new device.
Bottom Line
Refurbished electronic items available at Secondhandkart are not different from new devices. They get their hardware replaced, software reloaded, and they come with warranties similar to the new devices. And what's more? Well, you also get the proud feeling of protecting the Environment.


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Doyden CastlePort Quin, Cornwall
At-a-glance details
- Sleeps 2
- Bedrooms 1
- Preferred changeover day Monday
- Minimum stay 2 nights
- Number of dogs welcome 0
- Acorn rating 5 What's this?
- Reference 011101
About Doyden CastleA little fortress at the edge of the cliffs on the Port Quin headland, with sea views all around.
Be king or queen of the castle when you stay in this intriguing cliff-top fantasy fortress. It was owned by Samuel Symons, an infamous bon-viveur, in around 1830 as a place to entertain his friends. Now, it plays hosts to an eccentric one-bedroom holiday home full of quirks from its past. Inside you'll find arched gothic windows, a cosy open fire and even the original wine bins in the cellar.
It's set on a secluded headland of Port Quin where you'll be encompassed by jewel coloured ocean views. Walk down the hill to Port Quin's sheltered inlet where you go rock pooling, kayaking or fishing.
For longer walks you can loop onto the South West Coast Path, which runs just past the front door, and hike to the higgledy-piggledy lanes of Port Isaac. To the east, you'll find surfing beach Polzeath and foodie hotspot, Padstow.
Availability & book
- Selected dates
- Booked
- Unavailable
- Changeover day
Features and facilities
- Cot & high chair not available
- Microwave available
- Fridge available
- Freezer available
- Dishwasher available
- Washing machine available
- Tumble dryer available
- Telephone available
- Television available
- DVD available
- WiFi* not available
- Open fire / wood burner available
- Garden not available
- BBQ not available
Not accessibleView Access statement (PDF 687 KB)
Ground floor
Sitting/dining room with open fire.
First floor
Double bedroom (with 6' bed which can also be a twin on request).
Other floor(s)
Cellar floor: entrance door to kitchen/diner, utility room, shower room, separate lavatory.
Notes for guests
Access: The access statement is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see those images in the main website page.
Due to the close proximity of the cliff and the sheer drop we feel that this hazard makes the cottage unsuitable for children.
The partly walled track to the Castle is quite narrow in places, please take care. Arrival in daylight is advised.
The stairs within the castle are quite steep.
Parking: Access by car to unload/load; at other times please park at Doyden House, a five to 10 minutes walk away.
Garden: There is no garden, although it is possible to sit outside the castle.
Telephone: There is no telephone at Doyden Castle, however guests can make outgoing calls from telephone in the hall at Doyden House.
WiFi: There is no WiFi at Doyden Castle but guests can use the WiFi connection in the communal area at nearby Doyden House.
Heating: Night storage heating, eco electric radiators and convector heating included.
Logs: Fire kits and supplies can be purchased at time of booking or whilst at the cottage.
Fire starter kit comprises of: 1 x pack of six eco logs, 1 x net of kindling and 1 x pack of eco-firelighters
Further suppliers of eco logs, kindling and eco-firelighters can be purchased seperately.
Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm.
Free entry to Tintagel Old Post Office on production of booking details subject to seasonal opening hours.
Local suppliers: Discount offered to National Trust guests at Cornish Rock Tors and Outdoor Adventures. These outdoor activity providers offer kayaking, surfing, coasteering and much more.
Doyden CastlePort Quin, Cornwall
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A historic stone building with sea views from the garden on the Port Quin seafront.
The Birdcage
A quirky three-storey cottage in one of Cornwall's most iconic villages, Port Isaac.


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Week 3 of a Master Bathroom Renovation
Week Three: We worked on the electrical installation of the new outlets, lighting, fan and switching. We also introduced a moisture-resistant, green board ceiling to prevent any possible moisture damage in the future. This week's renovations also provided the biggest leap forward in the overall enjoyment of the space by showcasing a brand new Pella casement window to bring the daylight into the bathroom.
We had hoped for Drywall this week, but were hindered by Chicago's unseasonably warm weather and rainstorms that delayed the cutting of the hole for the window.
We plan to have a wet area featuring a tub and shower that will be divided by a shower curb and a full-height glass door from the dry area, which houses the toilet and weight scale.


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(The First Murder), by Arthur Lavandier, was commissioned by Lille Opera and Maxime Pascal's Ensemble Le Balcon, with which the composer has worked since its inception. The world-premiere production (seen Nov. 8) was by American stage director Ted Huffman.
Le Balcon is one of France's most progressive contemporary ensembles, exploring the possibilities of electronic amplification of instruments and voices. Lavandier recently arranged a version of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique for the ensemble, and Maxime Pascal, one of the founders of Le Balcon, scored a triumph with his take on Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos in the intimate Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris. (See opera news,Aug. 2013.) It would be a mistake to consider this simple amplification; the subtlety and acoustic sophistication of the process are impressive. On this occasion, the singers as well as the eighteen-piece orchestra were treated electronically, while a dozen onstage musicians played acoustically, creating a fascinating world of aural density, not unlike the effect of the offstage orchestra in The Three Sisters, by Peter Eötvös.
To match this sonic sophistication, Federico Flamminio created a mysterious, dreamlike libretto, dividing more than ninety minutes of playing time into a traditional prelude, four acts and an epilogue, performed without an interval. We were presented with the writer Gabriel and his wife, Emma, whose lives seem to be on hold after an unexplained "incident." Gabriel receives the hopeful message of a new work to be written on a journey through the devastated cold of a northern country, here imagined by director Huffman as something akin to Chekhov's Russia. This exploration of sleep, nightmares and dreams included two narrators, Aleksandr (Damien Bigourdan) and Herman (Manuel Nuñez-Camelino), who comment on and organize Gabriel's actions; Emma's mysterious maidlike figure, Misère, sung by Elise Chauvin; Hippolytus, the handsome actor who is the erotic focus of Gabriel's dreams, sung by baritone Taeill Kim; and a character known simply as l'Autre (the Other One), played by Vincent Vantyghem.
It was impossible to distinguish the real from the imaginary in this well-played psychological journey, but the strongest points of the evening came from some almost Italian-styleverismostage action. At a memorable moment, when Gabriel dismissed Misère from the stage, the theater filled with some spiky brass interventions from the onstage musicians, and the writer finally confessed his love for Hippolytus, who is later rejected by Gabriel, leading to the actor's suicide. The problems of relationships also found L'Autre persuading Emma to abandon her husband before taking a knife to the writer. Was this a murder? A domestic drama? These questions were left open as Gabriel and his wife settled down to a formal dinner in the epilogue.
Lavandier's score spoke a popular hybrid musical language alternating atonality with more lyrical moments. Pascal conducted it with dramatic confidence. The vocal lines allowed the singers impressive flexibility, with the sound system providing an infinite palate of nuances, rather than just a boosting of volume. If occasionally the prosody sounded awkward, the name "Gabriel" had a consonant spiritual ring to it, and baritone Vincent Le Texier, in his best voice, gave a commanding performance of the role, opposite the authoritative legato singing of soprano Léa Trommenschlager as his wife. Chauvin displayed a haunting coloratura soprano as Misère. This was an ensemble piece without any weak links in the supporting cast, encouragingly played to a young and enthusiastic audience, who stayed behind afterward to discuss the work with its creators. —Stephen J. Mudge


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