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3 Ways Shipping Makes Printing Franchise Stronger
PostNet printing franchise has shipping expertise, which comes in extremely handy for its business customers
PostNet printing franchise owners enjoy long relationships with the small business owners in their communities, which allows our franchisees to grow by adding new customers while retaining a strong customer base. The key to our customer loyalty is our commitment to helping small business owners succeed and making their lives easier.
While our printing and marketing services drive performance for PostNet franchisees, our shipping services also play a crucial role in making our business stronger.
Here's how:
Choice of carriers saves customers time
The owner of a typical small or medium-sized business works 60 hours a week or more. Their time is at a premium, and the last thing they want to do is drive all over town to drop off packages at the U.S. Postal Service, at UPS or at FedEx. PostNet is an authorized partner of all three, which means that business owners can drop in at a PostNet Neighborhood Business Center and quickly arrange to have packages shipped using any or all of the carriers of their choice. We'll handle the packing, too, if desired.
Shipping creates a cross-selling opportunity
PostNet franchise owners grow their businesses by networking with other business owners, listening to their concerns and needs, and offering solutions. To grow your business most effectively, it's important to follow a strong outbound sales strategy. At the same time, since PostNet is an authorized drop-off spot for FedEx and UPS packages, we get walk-in traffic, too. That gives franchisees and their employees an opportunity to educate new customers about the broad range of services PostNet offers. Many long-term printing customers started their relationship with PostNet by dropping off a package.
PostNet is an important hub for business travelers
PostNet franchisees also offer mailbox services, which allows small businesses to have a safe, secure location to receive packages. The mailboxes, paired with our printing and shipping services, allow us to serve as a headquarters for business travelers. A few examples:
• A business owner heads to a small town to meet with an important client and realizes he forgot his laptop cord. We can ship him one overnight.
• A frequent business traveler is waiting for an important package, and it arrived while she is out of town for a two-week consultation. We'll let her know it has arrived and can ship it to her current location.
• A salesman has prepared a PowerPoint presentation for a potential customer and wants a spiral-bound copy. He sends us the file, and we send him the finished materials — fast.
Learn more about PostNet
PostNet has been repeatedly recognized by Franchise Business Review for its high franchisee satisfaction scores, and we have been named a top franchise opportunity by "Entrepreneur" magazine for 21 years in a row. To learn more, visit our research pages or fill out a form to download our free franchise report and start a conversation. You also can read what other PostNet franchisees have to say about us on our PostNet franchise blog. We look forward to talking with you!


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Black Marlin Pipeline Company
First Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 03/01/2003, Docket: RP00-335-003, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 228 Original Sheet No. 228 : Effective
23. OPERATIONAL FLOW ORDERS (Continued)
23.2 (Continued)
(b) cease or reduce tenders of gas into Transporter's system by
a specified quantity at specified receipt points;
(c) commence or increase takes of gas from Transporter's system
by a specified quantity at specified delivery points or
shift takes of gas, in whole or in part, from different
delivery points;
(d) cease or reduce takes of gas from Transporter's system by a
specified quantity at specified delivery points.
23.3 Imminent Operational Flow Orders - If Transporter determines
that operational circumstances exist such that the issuance of
an OFO is imminent, but that corrective actions could mitigate
such circumstances, Transporter will notify affected Shippers of
a potential OFO. Transporter will postpone the issuance of an
OFO, if feasible, and allow affected Shippers the opportunity to
take corrective actions, provided the affected Shippers advise
Transporter of their proposed corrective actions and Transporter
agrees to such actions. Failure to implement corrective
measures by such Shippers may ultimately result in the issuance
of an OFO.
23.4 Termination of an Operational Flow Order - Upon termination of
an OFO, Transporter will provide to Shippers, by facsimile or
electronic mail communication, relevant information specific to
the individual situation regarding the issuance and lifting of
that particular OFO as soon as it is available.

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Last week I got a burst of energy and repainted the kitchen, and it looks nice and clean and fresh and ready for the holidays. I got rid of a lot of clutter, cleaned out cabinets, the oven, and the fridge. It wiped me out though, and I felt like I had been dragged through a knothole backwards (my Grandma used to say this quite often, with her feet propped up after a long, hard day.)
So here's what I'm messing around with this week. I had a gift certificate and bought a bundle of 30's reproduction fabrics from my local fabric store. This wouldn't have been my first choice but honestly there was nothing else to pick from. The owner really needs to step up her game and start ordering some new lines of fabric. There is so much out there to choose from and she keeps bringing in the same old
I'm almost done with my family signature blocks. When I started this quilt a few months back, I figured I had plenty of time before Thanksgiving to finish it up so everyone could sign it. Oooops. I need to get a move on.
Now, not only do I have my own WIPs to finish, but I decided to take on something that was started by someone else. Nothing big, and I'm enjoying it. But really, another WIP and it's not even mine?
More on this next time.
The big chunky ribbed crochet blanket is about halfway done and I LOVE it. I would like to add some faux fur like the throws they sell at Pottery Barn. I feel a hack coming on. No picture this time, because it looks almost exactly like the picture from my last post, and I don't want to bore you with the same old baloney, just warmed over (Grandma again). Do you guys have family sayings or quotes that get repeated over and over like that? Or lines from movies. "I'll have what she's having"(When Harry Met Sally) or "You're killing me Smalls" (Sandlot), are a couple that usually find their way into our conversations, along with song lyrics, which must be sung while you're at it. I dunno, maybe we're just weird like that.
I also started a crocheted scarf using Berroco Flicker in an indigo blue. It has silver threads throughout and is quite soft, but the stitch definition is not very pronounced, despite trying out three different patterns.
Not quite what I expected so far, but it's better than a kick in the butt with a frozen boot (Grandpa).


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My friend Bev over at Christian HomeKeeper is having a giveway with only 2 little rules to enter. Go check it out!!! Heres a sneak peak at what shes giving away,
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Yesterday we brought you the story (INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES BEWARE!!! This Man Has Allegedly Walked Out On More Than One Bar/Restaurant Tab Recently!) were a man had allegedly walked out on a bar tab at Weebles Bar & Grill.
Within a short amount of time the man was spotted at another local establishment and one of our readers even posted a picture of his license plate.
Today the Sangamon County Sheriffs Office arrested Mr. Jeffrey T. Precour on the SPD case S16-27689.
He was booked into the Sangamon County Jail today.
It is reported that he did admit to several of the alleged incidents, but not all of them.
Way to go Springfield, without all the tips from the community this man would not have been caught!


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How Breast Cancer Changed My Political Views
Posted by Loucinda Sullivan in Abundance, BPA, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cleveland Clinic, Compassion, Democrats, Flouride, Fracking, GMO's, Greed, Love, Politics, Republicans, The Pink Vaccine on September 20, 2015
I was walking in a field, alone, when my footsteps began to feel lighter, and lighter until my feet were no longer touching the ground at all. I was trying to walk, but instead I was floating just inches above the ground. I woke myself up when I called out, "Mom?"
I was a life-long Republican, until one morning in 2011 set a wave of change in motion. I'd spent my life believing in the free enterprise system, believing that business is always good for the economy because it provides jobs for people, and that the people who run these big businesses have our best interest at heart, and value their employees by paying them well. In a perfect world, this might be true, but I've discovered otherwise.
March 2011
I woke up and found a red spot on my breast. I noticed it when drying off after my shower. Peering into the mirror, I rubbed over it, and did a breast exam. No lumps, I thought, I must have slept with my arm there, or something.
The next morning the red spot was still there. Curious, I thought, as I dressed to go to work. My gut nagged at me off and on all day, so when I got home from work I went to the bathroom, removed my bra, and looked closely at the pink area about the size of my thumb.
I dressed, went straight to my laptop and typed in, "red spot on breast." The information glaring at me from the screen was scary. The only two explanations that came up were mastitis, a breast infection seen in nursing mothers, and inflammatory breast cancer. Since I was fifty-six, and post menopausal, I knew it wasn't mastitis.
I received the diagnosis on April 1, 2011. April Fools! You have breast cancer. I was standing in the reception area at work when I received the phone call from my doctor. I was dazed. There was no history of breast cancer in my family; this was something I thought could never happen to me.
I took the first appointment I could get at the local cancer center. The following week was a busy one. I had appointments for a port to be installed in a major vein near my heart to receive chemotherapy, an MRI, PET scan, and Chemo Class, where the nurse explained precautions I should take while in treatment.
I've always been curious about why things happen, and breast cancer was no exception. I looked first at my diet, which I believed was fairly healthy, since I was a long-time vegetarian. But as I became an avid label reader I discovered all sorts of problems with our food supply. Sugar, which is said by some to be as addictive as cocaine, is generously added to many convenience foods. Flavor enhancers, preservatives, flavors both natural and unnatural, are added, as well as dyes and products that cannot be considered food at all. These additives preserve food for a longer shelf life, but they also make food addictive, thereby increasing sales, resulting in profits for happy shareholders. I believe this to be the root of obesity in our country.
How, I wondered, are these things allowed in our food supply? Further research showed that chemical and pesticide companies are leading the way in modifying the seeds of our food supply. But, that makes no sense. Why is that not a conflict of interest? Why is Monsanto, a company that produces pesticides, genetically modifying our vegetables, fruits, and even nuts? Don't they realize that even if you rinse them off, watering makes the chemicals seep into the ground, and the veggies slurp it up. If pesticides are what they drink, then pesticides are what're inside.
I found many articles on bullying techniques by Monsanto, arguments for why GMO's are healthy, and safe, but also found that many other countries have banned GMO seeds. Then I found out about The Monsanto Protection Act, which was written into an unrelated Bill and approved by Congress. It's premise is that even if GMO's are later found to be unsafe, or unhealthy, Monsanto will be allowed to continue this practice. What??? If Monsanto is correct, and there is nothing for us to worry about, then why was The Monsanto Protection Act even necessary? And what is the problem with truth in labeling? To protect investments, and profits? What about the health of our society? In my opinion, Monsanto has a monopoly over our food supply. Isn't that illegal?
My research also uncovered a plethora of environmental causes of cancer. Toxic chemicals, invade our everyday lives. Toxins in our plastic food containers; did you know that canned foods are lined with BPA, and the foods are often cooked right in the cans? Would you add a scoop of BPA, or a block of plastic to a nice big pot of homemade soup? Of course not, but that's what we're eating when we open a can of food lined with BPA.
We breathe contaminated air, and eat meat and diary treated with growth hormones. Animals are raised in terrible conditions, and some farmed seafood is raised in virtual cesspools. Fluoride, an industrial waste and neurotoxin, is added to our water supply: Chemicals spill into our groundwater from fracking.
The commercials paid for by gas and oil companies tell us they've been safely fracking for more than sixty years. But all anyone needs to do is search the Internet for fracking accidents and spills to find that they've been fracking a lot, but not safely. Search again for drilling sites close to the increasing number of earthquakes we're seeing. Fracking involves taking a virtual jackhammer to the Earth's crust, and injecting toxic chemicals that they don't have to disclose into the Earth. These chemicals don't stay buried in the ground; they end up in our water, and in our environment. And how many times would you take a jackhammer to the foundation of your home and still consider it structurally sound?
Toxic ingredients are added to makeup and body care products, too. It's not hard to find a list of them: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/
What have we done to our planet, and its population? Is everyone at the Food and Drug Administration asleep? Where is the accountability? And why do we even buy these products?
I believe the answer is that we are just too busy in our lives to pay attention. We believe measures are in place to protect us from unsavory business practices. We've fallen asleep, we drank the kool-aid, and we've become apathetic. We take the word of others over the common sense in our guts.
Then I found out about some extraordinary research at the Cleveland Clinic. They've developed prevention for breast cancer. It's been sitting, unfunded, for years! And the research is solid: 100% effective in preventing breast cancer in all three mouse-models. Even mice bred specifically to develop breast cancer failed to when given this vaccine. Further, mice that already had breast cancer saw tumor reduction when given the vaccine.
But sadly, a vaccine that prevents breast cancer would put the big pink charities, and many pharmaceutical companies, out of business. They refused to fund this research. I was furious when I heard that. Only about twenty million dollars was needed to fund this research, and billions are raised each year. The difference between the "cures" we're running around and throwing money at, and "prevention" is enormous. Prevention means never needing to spend the $300,000 billed to my insurance company to buy toxic chemo and radiation. Mastectomies would not need to rob us of our femininity, but most importantly, patients would not need to endure the life-long side effects of these treatments. Lives would be saved, families could be raised by their mothers.
The more I dug into these things, the more I found one common thread. Greed, and worship of the almighty dollar. Big businesses deemed too big to fail. Lobbyists throwing millions upon millions of dollars at campaigns geared to sway politicians. I found greed on both sides of the aisle, both democrats and republicans.
As I dug into some of these political platforms I discovered an enormous gap in what they stood for. It's apparent to me that republicans stand for money, and a strong economy, and while there is nothing wrong with that, they also support businesses that export jobs, keep money in off shore accounts, and some even renouncing citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes. They protect the wealthy. Period.
But, most of us aren't wealthy. Most of us are normal, middle class people trying to earn a decent living, and live a healthy life. Where is our representation?
At sixty-one, my cancer is metastatic. It's in both of my lungs, in my bones, and the side effects of removing lymph nodes during my mastectomy is causing fluid to build up around both of my lungs, and my heart. It's too late for me. I drank the kool-aid early on. Nothing I can do at this point will reverse this disease that is occurring more frequently in spite of the billions of dollars raised over decades to "cure" it.
But I learned some valuable lessons. I've learned that I should never assume that just because something is approved by the government means it's safe. I've learned that some politicians advocate for a clean, healthy environment, and for the well being of all people, not just the wealthy, or corporations. I've learned that pink ribbons are a marketing tool used by companies and charity organizations to improve sales and profits. I've learned that it's a travesty that we allow shareholders to become a part of our healthcare system, making healthcare unaffordable for so many. I've learned that it all simmers down to greed, and ego.
A society that champions clean air, a clean food supply, and shows compassion for people is the society I wish to leave behind. But, I understand, from the perspective of my own research, that the Republican Party will never champion these vital civil rights.
Life on this planet is important. People are important. Not just a few of the people, all of the people.
I've concluded the free enterprise system will only work if devoid of greed and selfishness. Business is good for the economy only when there is accountability to the planet on which we dwell. The people who run big businesses may have had our best interest at heart at one time, but many have lost their way and identified success with an unlimited stream of money…for themselves.
Charity organizations need to have caps on salaries so that the funds raised are not just lining the pockets of the fortunate few who run them. And care must be taken that those who sit on their boards of directors are not there for financial gain because that's a conflict of interest.
Our forefathers dreamed of a land of opportunity for all, not just a privileged few. So many injustices could be made right if only people, and not money, were our central concern. Thomas Jefferson called for a government by the people, for the people. We've irresponsibly morphed this into government of the people for the corporations. It's shameful in my view, and I can no longer stand with those who would put profits before people, or withhold the truth.
Share love. Reject greed, and judgment. Embrace The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Our world is precious, our society to be valued, but never, ever should love of money overshadow our love of one another.
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Posted by Loucinda Sullivan in Books, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Crime, Dani Driscoll, Drugs, Giveaway on June 7, 2014
Summer is here at last, and it's time to dust off the lawn chairs, grab a cold beverage, and take in some vitamin D while relaxing with a good book.
One of my favorite genres is crime mystery, and Hope, Inc. reveals a web greed, jealousy, and conspiracy. It's a backdoor peek into a well-oiled money making machine preying on desperate victims.
Some comments from readers:
Gutsy story!
Thought provoking
Great action
Loved Dani Driscoll
More please!
In cooperation with Goodreads I'm giving away three copies of Hope Inc.
Hurry! This giveaway closes on June 30, 2014.
Researcher Offering Hope to Millions Run Down by Dark Sedan
Posted by Loucinda Sullivan in Books, Crime, Dani Driscoll, Mystery, Writing on January 23, 2014
Hope, Inc.
Seth stood up, and raised his champagne glass. "To Nolan, whose research is on the brink of saving millions of lives every single year."
"To Nolan." Amy, Bridget, and Suzanne said in unison, and clinked their champagne flutes with Nolan's.
"Suzanne, you must be so proud of your husband." Bridget said. "I can't help but notice the admiration in your eyes. It lights up your whole face."
Susanne nodded. "I couldn't be prouder. And Nolan insists the three of you are equally responsible for the success of his research."
"Not true," Amy said. "Nolan is our fearless leader, and we are merely minions doing his bidding."
"Look!" Seth pointed at Nolan. "His head is getting bigger by the minute. You girls better knock it off with the compliments or his enormous ego won't fit through the door of the lab in the morning."
"Seth!" Amy punched him on the shoulder.
The steak and lobster were mouthwatering. But Seth could hardly take his eyes off Amy the entire evening. That little black dress, those long legs even sexier in stilettos, hair flowing like silk over smooth shoulders. Her southern charm and gentle way came out more with each sip of champagne. He found her irresistible tonight.
They celebrated into the evening until Seth noticed Suzanne's eyelids getting heavy.
Nolan reached over, and took her hand. "Ready to call it a night, love?"
Suzanne tried, unsuccessfully, to stifle a yawn. "I guess all the excitement tired me. I hope the rest of you will stay. Nolan will leave his credit card with the waiter."
Seth pushed back from the table. "I'm stuffed and getting tired myself."
Pulling his keys from his pocket, Seth nodded toward his car. "Is everyone okay to drive? I switched to water and coffee awhile ago; I can chauffer all of you."
"I wouldn't mind a ride." Amy seemed grateful for the offer.
"I'm okay, but thanks Seth." Bridget hugged Suzanne, and smiled at Nolan. "Thank you again for a decadent dinner." Waving, she headed to her car. "Have a nice evening, everyone. I'll see you all in the morning bright and early."
Seth chuckled, and watched as Nolan took Suzanne's hand, waved at his colleagues, and started across the street.
"Nolan!" Suzanne shouted, and Seth turned just in time to see the see an old Cadillac sedan slam into Nolan's back with a sickening crack, sending him soaring.
Nolan felt his wife jerk his arm, but the force ripped him away from her. In an instant he was in the air. Higher, higher…
Dizzy and confused, he looked down and saw Suzanne's eyes wide, her mouth open in a piercing scream.
Can't breathe! Panic gripped him. Pain seared his spine. The impact knocked the air from his lungs, and everything went into slow motion. He could hear Suzanne crying out for him in the street below. The pain of a thousand tiny razors coursed fiercely through his body.
He gasped for air, arms and legs flailing. His heart raced with panic when he realized the black pavement was rushing toward him. He could see all of them; hear their shouts, and then… Nothing.
"Nolan!" Suzanne screamed.
Seth rushed to keep her from running into the street, quickly looking over his shoulder to see if Amy and Bridget were safe. He whipped around in time to see the sedan speeding away into the night; horrified that he never saw its brake lights come on.
"Oh, my God, stop!" Seth screamed after the car.
Nolan crashed to the street with the horrific sound of shattering bones.
"Call 911!" Bridget shouted. She struggled with her purse to find her cell phone.
Amy sank to her knees on the sidewalk. "Oh, please, please, somebody help us! We need an ambulance!"
Seth was in the street, at Nolan's side in an instant.
The angle of Nolan's body was frightening. His left leg and foot were twisted and mangled, left arm bent at his side, and right arm lay lifeless above his head. Blood saturated the pant legs of his suit and trickled onto the street, but most alarming was the growing puddle of blood oozing from the back of his head.
Suzanne crumpled beside Nolan, wailing hysterically.
Seth took off his suit jacket and draped it around her, but she ripped it off, reaching out to place it under Nolan's head.
"No, Suz, don't move him until the paramedics get here." He took the jacket from her and draped it around her shoulders again, crouching over to warm her.
She trembled so violently it shook the two of them.
He shouted toward the restaurant, "Has anyone called an ambulance! We need an ambulance here now!"


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Outdoor TV Product FAQ
What's the difference between Pro Series, Signature Series and Marquee Series TVs?
See Compare Models for information.
Why is the audio on my new 4K UHD TV not working on HDMI?
- If you own a Veranda Series or new Signature Series 4K UHD model, the HDMI is set to version 2.0 supporting 4K content. To change settings, 1) access HDMI input that you are using 2) press menu on the remote 3) go to the setup menu 4) change this setting (EDID) to version 1.4 to support 1080 signals. This setting will restore missing sound or video.
Each HDMI input can be independently changed. The HD-BaseT (on the 4K Signature Series) is not changeable.
If playing 4K content, the EDID 2.0 setting will work, but, keep in mind, most cable & satellite companies are not broadcasting in this format yet.
What is the standard VESA pattern for SunBriteTV models?
- Standard VESA Patterns
- 22" and 32" landscape – 100 x 100
- 32" portrait – 100 x 100 with plate or 400 x 200 without plate
- Landscape 4630, 4660, 4610, 4707, 4717, 5510, 5560, 5507, 5517 – 600 x 200 - Portrait - 46", 47" and 55" – 600 x 400
- 4670 – 400 x 200
- 5570 – 400 x 400
- 65" landscape – 600 x 400
How many HDMI ports are on the various models of SunBriteTVs?
- All SunBriteTV models come with 2 HDMI ports.
Are the mount dimensions of the SunBriteTV standard, if so can I use my own mount?
- Yes, we use standard VESA mounting patterns. It is possible some mounts may have too long of a bracket for use on the television itself and may need to be cut down to fit between the vent hood and the cable access door. Please coat any cut ends in silicone to help minimize rust, which is typical for indoor mounts.
You can also use spacers and longer mount screws so the mount can be installed in such a way to clear the vent hood and the cable access door, although it will not allow you to open the cable access door once installed.
Can the inputs be labeled on the SunBriteTV in the OSD menu of the TV?
- SunBriteTV does not support this feature.
What type of audio output is available on the SunBriteTV?
- Please see product pages for model-specific audio outputs.
Can you connect external speakers to the SunBriteTV?
- Yes, through an amplifier, you can connect additional speakers.
What type of remote does the SunBriteTV use?
- Our remote is an IR remote and can control all aspects of the television only. We use Sony codes, however, if you are planning on using a different remote control.
Can the SunBriteTV be controlled directly with an RF remote?
- No, you can only use IR remote controls on the TV or RS232 controls.
Some of the SunBriteTVs have RS232, what is this and do I need it?
- RS232 is a type of connection typically used by professional installers to hard-wire the TV to a control system. Unlike IR control, it is a direct hard-wire connection which provides a 100% reliable connection and control. See RS232 Control Codes - PDF.
What is the difference between IR and RF control?
- IR stands for Infrared light control. IR uses light beam pulses which are not visible to the human eye to control the TV. IR also requires a clear line of sight between the remote and TV, typical distance is 20-25 feet maximum.
If you use IR control, how well does it work outside?
- Our IR remote is designed for outside use and has a high output transmitter to provide reliable operation in an outdoor environment.
I want to use my own IR remote. Where can I find HEX codes?
- See this HEX Codes list - PDF.
What is included with each TV?
- Please see product pages for included items.
The LED is not completely visible in the IR window, is something wrong on the TV's IR/LED window?
- There is nothing wrong with the TV; the LED is offset in the window by design. We found that having the LED completely visible while using the TV can be distracting particularly at night.
What is a Balun, and why should it be used instead of an HDMI cable?
- Baluns are used to connect the TV to a signal using common network Category 5 wiring. Unlike HDMI cables, Category 5 cable can be sourced, cut to length, terminated and installed at the installation by the installer and most electricians. A Balun will then be used at both the source (Sat or Cable box) and the TV to convert the HDMI or Component signal to and from the Category 5 wiring.
HDMI cables have limitations on the distance at which they will operate. These distances can vary depending on the type of source device driving the signal.


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A man emailed me last week, appalled to see a young baby seated near smokers (including its parent) in a pub beer garden.
He was even more appalled when I told him this was still legal under current NSW smokefree laws – and with no end in sight.
New smokefree legislation now before the NSW parliament makes some welcome steps forward – but still leaves many children facing significant secondhand smoke exposure in crowded public places including so-called "outdoor" smoking areas in pubs and clubs – and even in alfresco dining areas until at least 2015.
The health evidence on harm to children from tobacco smoke exposure is compelling. The government's NSW Tobacco Strategy 2012-17 sets out actions the government will take to reduce tobacco harm - especially to children, who are especially vulnerable.
Under legislation introduced by the government, several public outdoor areas will be made smoke-free, including children's playgrounds, public sports grounds and swimming pools, public transport stops and entrances to public buildings. These are welcome.
The government has committed to end smoking in public dining areas – both licensed and unlicensed – but not until 2015, when a Memorandum of Understanding with Clubs NSW expires. Under this memorandum, the government agreed not to change smoking rules in licensed venues during its first term. So while outdoor dining is now smoke free in most states, in NSW we wait on.
The smoke free legislation has passed the Lower House and now goes to the Upper House – where amendments moved by the Greens would end or restrict smoking in these child-accessible spaces. These amendments might pass the Upper House but would then go back to the Lower House for passage of the amended bill.
The Protecting Children from Tobacco coalition of 42 child welfare, health, equity, church and other bodies at ASHis calling for passage of amendments to fully protect children from secondhand smoke.
We urge everyone concerned to communicate their views to local MPs, MLCs, the Health Minister and all NSW parliamentary parties.
MP contacts are at NSW Parliament Website
ASH Australia http://www.ashaust.org.au/
Stafford Sanders
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Vatic Note: As you may have guessed, today was a day of good news for activists and dissenters. We can prevail if we wish, and if we have the courage to do so as outlined in these three blogs we put up. This below is a letter to steven Quayle that was picked up by 12160 and published to make the point, that all is not solid for the evil ones. They have no idea how the planet will react to the major pulls of the incoming dwarf star, nor what impact it will have on earthquakes which can open underground rivers into othewise dry parts of a cave system.
Then there is the problem of Radon leaking and causing illnesses. I think they hope they survive this, but in the meantime, BEGIN LOOKING FOR VENTS TO UNDERGROUND FACILITIES, SO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. They have to have venting to survive..... so look in places that seem inaccessible. That is probably where they will be.
I've been watching CNBC on and off today. You can hear the fear in their voices.
VN: This is a letter to Steve Quayle and it was interesting enough for me to put it up and let you decide..... what is what.
Dear Steve,
I've been watching CNBC on and off today. You can hear the fear in
their voices. As I type these words the Dow is down 244.
Our nation is reaping the direct consequence of the genocide of 56
innocent human beings. Did anyone seriously believe that America could
skate away scot-free from this horrendous crime against humanity and
God? God will not be mocked.
What we are now witnessing is the beginning
of the end. As I stated in my previous e-mail to you this morning–"IT
HAS BEGUN…"–the world is utterly unprepared for what is about to happen.
Even the "preppers" will be stunned. And I reiterate that the sun will
something "massive" in the first week of February.
Again, you could hear the fear in their voices on CNBC. Even as I
type these words, their commentators are poo-pooing today's fall.
Steve, next week will be pretty much the final week for people to
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I've wanted to bake up a batch of dairy-free chocolate chip cookies since Monday — which is unsurprisingly when I realized I had no dairy-free desserts in the house. I must have been influenced by the mouth-watering chocolate chip cookies episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Levain Bakery's cookies look just fantastic. Don't take my word for it, see for yourself.
I researched many copycat recipes online and found myself overwhelmed by the choices. In the end, I settled on a non-copycat recipe, referred to simply (and not humbly) as The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie.
I made a double-batch of dough, replacing the butter for my vegan margarine and substituting in half trans-fat-free shortening as well, to prevent the dough from spreading too much while baking. The sugars, eggs and flour I used are organic. I doubled the amount of salt as I find most cookie recipes under-salted. I also omitted the nuts and didn't quite have enough chocolate chips to fully double their quantity — I came closer to having 5-1/2 cups of chocolate chips than 6 cups. The chocolate chips I use are still PC The Decadent Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, a non-dairy semi-sweet chocolate chip.
Rather than follow the recommendation to allow the entire batch of dough balls to "rest" for at least 6 hours, I baked off a half-dozen cookies immediately. The author is right, not allowing the dough to rest results in "just regular chocolate chip cookies". Still, I managed to get my craving out of the way and tomorrow I'm going to have what promises to be a little over four dozen durn good cookies to nibble on.
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I am returned from my trip up home and am ready to dive back into poetry. Today's the day, woo hoo!
As most of you know, I've been working on and sending out my second book, In a World Made of Such Weather as This, for several years now. It has landed in the semi-finalist and finalist pile several times, but so far, no joy. Last fall, it went through a major reno (as they say in the housing business), which I detailed here. All through the spring semester, I've wanted to go back to the book and see if the new order still worked for me. Alas, this takes a very quiet mind and the semester got away from me.
This morning, I sat down with the book and read it cover to cover, quietly, calmly, slowly, making notes and observations along the way. My conclusion:
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Yes, I can answer why each poem is where it is, and I know what links them one by one, but I have a hard time figuring out if this is the "right" order. I liked my original order just fine, although it was very literal and stiff. Once this was pointed out to me by good friend & poet, Stephanie Kartalopoulos, it was obvious, but I never would have seen it without her. Now, I really like the new version, but I'm nervous that there's something else I'm missing, even though I've had several other readers check it over.
Some of this confusion results from the fact that I've just exchanged manuscripts with another good poetry friend, and I'm trying to read his book the way Steph read mine, with the strength of the whole taking more importance than the strength of each poem. I love the fact that I have such great poetry friends who are willing to exchange poems and manuscripts, since looking at and critiquing their work makes me learn how to critique my own. This is a lesson I'm always trying to teach in creative writing classes, the value of the workshop, and it's great to be reminded that it really does work outside the classroom.
This is also a lesson on perseverance. So, this "looking at the whole" thing is not my strong suit, well then, I just need to practice.
I've commented before about my tendency to write poems that land closer to the lyric end of the lyric-narrative spectrum, and I think this adds to the issue. The speaker of these poems does journey through an emotional 'arc' if we must call it that, but there is no clear timeline and no clear conflict and resolution as there are in many books based more on the narrative side of the spectrum.
At least this gives me one place to begin my practice. I need to look at books of mostly lyric poems and check out how they are ordered. Maybe that will help. Maybe I'll just see more trees, but the walk will be beautiful, no matter.


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Joan Carroll started participating in sports only months after the passage of Title IX, swimming first for Fordham University and then the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University). This fueled an interest first in water sports and then sports and fitness in general. Over time she was drawn into a fitness-related research career, obtaining a PhD in Exercise Phyiology in 1992.
She moved to Fort Worth in 1998 to continue her research at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, focusing on topics such as exercise and aging, obesity and heart disease, and ethnic health disparities. As a result of her research career, Joan was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame in the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida in 2011.
After leaving the Health Science Center in 2009, she has followed her passion for photography, and her works can be seen gracing the hallways of Benny Vaughn Athletic Therapy Center (BVATC). She also keeps things running smoothly at BVATC as Operations Manager.
Arlene graduated from the Institute of Natural Health in 1979, a massage school owned by Benny Vaughn. She became licensed to practice massage therapy in Florida in the same year.
In the early 1980s Arlene taught Reflexology and Animal Massage with a focus on Equestrian at the Florida School of Massage Therapy. In 1983 she started a private practice on St. John, Virgin Islands and maintains that practice today.
Arlene also apprenticed in Sports Massage with Benny Vaughn in 1991 at the University of Florida in Gainesville. This course of study lead to a position on the sports massage team for Track and Field at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.
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El Paso native Cassandra De Anda is a Certified Athletic Trainer, Licensed Massage Therapist and yoga and dance enthusiast. A highly capable and compassionate healer, she is deeply motivated by the health and healing of her clients and believes everyone deserves the best. After suffering her own sports injury, Cassandra began her journey towards becoming the practitioner that she is today. Bringing her first-hand knowledge, experience and wisdom of post-injury care into each session, Cassandra is there for her clients along every step of their healing journey. Cassandra earned her degree in Athletic Training through Texas State University and studied massage therapy at The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin, the premier massage school in the state of Texas.
Kelly Hucklebridge started her career as an educator and swimming coach. When her children entered the picture, she changed her focus to personal training, working with active adults and seniors. Thereafter, she was director of the TCU Breast Cancer Recovery program for 5 years.
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Kelly enjoys running (completed 8 marathons), skiing (raised in Wyoming), and virtually anything outside. She loves spending time with friends and family and when time permits, being slightly crafty, embarking on stained glass and painting projects. Her husband Lee and her two sons, Dane and Logan, have been a constant source of encouragement and inspiration.
Kyle has always been fascinated by the human body as well as with helping others maintain and exceed their full potential. He lives an active lifestyle which has included competing in national and regional paintball tournaments, Wednesday night soccer leagues, and weekends at the golf course. In his spare time Kyle keeps himself busy by learning new ways to achieve optimum mobility and health.
Kyle's career in massage therapy began in 2012 when he attended Auburn University for Kinesiology and later earned his degree in Physical Activity and Health. He was then trained in massage therapy at Georgia Massage School while also gaining his Corrective Exercise certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). In his massage therapy practice, Kyle uses a combination of his Corrective Exercise training along with various skills learned through continuing education courses to achieve the best results for his clients.
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Mindy was recognized as Athletic Trainer of the Year from Clayton State University in 2007 and from Gwinnett Medical Center in 2010. She relocated to Ft. Worth, Texas to join the Benny Vaughn Athletic Therapy Center team in 2013.
KJ has a heart for people with pain. He has been active all his life and always thought being active would mean he would be pain free. However, he suffered a number of injuries resulting in muscle compensation and imbalance in his body. These frequent injuries led him to learn more about the human body. In 2013 he started taking Pilates from a Master Pilates Instructor. It was then that things about his injuries started to make sense. Fascinated with the principles of Pilates, KJ decided to become certified as a Pilates Instructor.
In his Pilates practice, KJ encountered clients with injuries that limited their active lifestyles. Pilates helped them strengthen their muscles and focus on body control and awareness. After benefitting from soft tissue treatment combined with body conditioning for his own injuries, KJ decided to learn more about soft tissue treatment. He attended massage school at the Georgia Massage School graduating in 2016.
Mark Witty is a passionate and experienced athlete and bodyworker. After nearly 15 years serving in the British Army, Mark moved to the United States from Belgium. Born and raised in Yorkshire, England, and following his passion in Sports Performance, Manual Therapy and Rehabilitation, he came to the United States and became certified as a massage therapist at the Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy in Virginia Beach, VA in 2012.
Mark received a certificate in orthopedic massage from The Center for Pain Management, is certified as a personal trainer by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and has experience working in a variety of settings with individuals, athletes, teams and in clinical environments. His background as a coach and athlete, including International Rugby with Belgium, and competing and enjoying many sports and outdoor activities, complements his knowledge and skills as a massage therapist. Mark also obtained a certificate in Movement and Moblilty (Mobililty|WOD) from Kelly Starrett.
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Krithika's Real Love Story - Sacrifice
krithika was first year science student, studying in chennai.she was first daughter to her parents,so her parents treated her like a princess.it was a fine evening.the setting sun is painting the sky with vibrant colors.few flights crossed with heavy noise.birds returning back to their nest.schools students are going to tuition.krithika enjoyed all these beautiful sights from her balcony while having her favorite bru coffee.flower boy delivered flowers to her.when she unwrapped the flowers from the news paper,she noticed the column 'INK LINKS' with full of addresses.she studied about pen friendship in her school days.but by that time she didnt get an opportunity to make pen friends.so she thought to give a try now.she couldn't select anyone from the list so she thought to mail her address to get published.later after few days while searching books in her cupboard.she found bunch of letters in her name.with a surprise she read the letters.then she understood that her advertisement got published,seeing that few persons written letters to her.many persons like her are looking for pen friendship across india.most of the letters are from guys.she kept those letters back in the cupboard.but one letter from coimbatore got her attention.it was from tarun kumar,a mechanical engineering student studying in PSG engineering college.he told that he got her address from one of his friend.he mentioned that his dad was in government service and mom was home-maker and he had one younger brother.his hand writing was like a child's scribbling.hard to read.but still something attracted her.so she replied to him with her description.soon they became good friends.daily after returning from college she use to check for his mails in her cupboard.days passed happily.they spoke through letters. they talked about everything except themselves.krithika's friends started teasing her by saying "how is ur coimbatore mappilai?"her reply was just a smile.what they know about our friendship???she thought to herself.In his next mail "krithi,my friend says'macha,she is in love with you da...and he teases me by saying "KA KO TA (kandhal kottai tarun)"she laughed reading that letter.but she understood what he meant. he indirectly proposed her.but she dont wanna react to that mail.so simply replied"seems your friend watches more movies,thats why he is thinking so...one more doubt...is it your friend thoughts or do you started loving me???just kidding...dont serious.what he knew about our friendship?you dont take it seriously.he might be making fun of you.you concentrate in your studies."he replied"no da...its just his words...we are good friends"she breathed happily with that reply.As days passed by...they exchanged their photos after one year of their friendship.'you are very beautiful da...i showed your photo to all my friends.everyone said you are charming".he was also smart,good looking but that didnt make any difference in her.she liked his character not his personality.For every festival he used to send greeting cards.he sends greetings even for republic day,gandhi jayanthi...and sometimes hello,remember me,miss you cards...but she never sent any.once she sent her hand painted card on his request.from the she started sending him cards once in a while.everyone knows how much krithi loves his friendship.he is also like that only.when she was sick for few days.she couldnt write letters to him.at that time he was almost depressed.wrote many letters... "if i have done anything by mistake.iam sorry da.please punish me as you wish but dont punish me without writing letters i cannot tolerate your separation.i dont want to miss you at any cost.daily iam checking my mailbox and getting disappointed without your letters"."oh my god...how much love he is pouring on me? Am i worth for all these? Thank god for giving me such a wonderful friend for life time" krithika's eyes filled with tears...she wrote him immediately about her health.iam not well da,that why couldnt write letters to you""i know you might be having some valid reason for not writing me but still i couldnt tolerate.you know what was the turning point in my life?it was the day i received your first letter.yes da...its you who moulded my life beautifully.you made me a poet with your poems,you made a painter with your paintings.you made me someone special among my friends.what else you are going to make me angel?.i want to hear your voice da,if you dont mind could you call me to my hostel number or give your number I will call you…. please???"krithi was happy while reading his letter.he appreciates her for everything she do.they both are good in studies.she can feel his immense love for her.but she is helpless...she called him after two days to fulfil his small wish.they spoke only 'Hi,Hello,How are you?,fine.thank you.take care,bye" only that much...he praised her voice in his next mail "wow...what a lovely voice you have da!!!...cuckoo will fail infront of your voice" he is the first person prasing her voice. she thought all guys will praise girls like that only.but later when she gave a speech in college culturals.everyone appreciated her cute voice she never know that she have such cute voice until he told...he is simply great.pen friendship is some kinda nice feeling.one day she just bunked her college due to heavy down pouring of rain.after breakfast she slept off while scribbling some paintings for tarun."madam courier"shouted the courier guy...his rough voice woke her up from her deep sleep.the rain stopped by that time.when she half opened her eyes to see who it is.Her uncle was standing in the gate,signing in the delivery form,receiving a parcel.she thought it was for him, he have given their address for receiving letters from his office as he was staying in rented house.she waited for sometime expecting the parcel for her but he didnt give it to her so thought that it was for him she slipped back into sleep to continue her colourful dreams.when she got up she found a valentine card with the words 'To my valentine', beautiful stone embedded bangles, valentine gift with the word 'valentine, you add colors to my life' scattered on the table with the cover named TO KRITHIKA. she was more shocked than surprised to see those valentine's day gifts. my god it was gift from tarun for her on valentine's day.Now she remembered the parcel received by her uncle. "what a manner less fellow he is...!!! how dare is he to open my parcel without my permission" she got very angry, but he was not there by then. None of her family members wont touch her letters. they give importance to others feelings.Their was a big meeting in her house that night at dinner time about that parcel and about her friendship with tarun."ma,he is just my friend.thats all.nothing else between him and me as your stupid brother told you.i swear ma...if you trust me or not iam not going to bother,because i know what i am."she went inside the room and slamming the door.That topic was stopped there, but war started in her. she lied on bed, thinking why he sent such gifts? is he started loving me??? if i didnt accept his proposal means...then do i need to miss him??? his friendship? but how can i miss his friendship?She don't know want to reply. so she stopped writing letters to him. She cannot discuss neither with friends nor family as they are already making fun. she was in dilemma...whether to write or not…he too didn't write to her. probably he might be waiting for my reply she thought.finally she made up her mind to write a letter." Tarun ,you are my best friend, guide, philosopher, etc., no one understood me the way you understood. the way you encouraged. iam really lucky to have such a great friend like you, but i am not lucky enough to get you as my life partner. i never felt of loving you. i always seen you as one of my best friend. everyone thought i am loving you but i never had such kinda thoughts. why all you guys are like this. if a girl speaks friendly means why you takes it as love? because of you guys only parents suspects their daughters. That's why they are not allowing girls to speak with guys. you are not actor ajith kumar in the movie kadhal kottai and iam not heroine devayani to love each other without seeing in person? i never expected this from you. You want to do MS in USA na??? you have GRE and TOFEL exams next week na?prepare well for that. i don't think we can continue our friendship after you got this kinda thoughts.so lets separate as good friends.wish you good luck in all your future endeavor's i hope you will appreciate my decision" she completed writing her last letter.yes...it was the last letter to her beloved friend. she couldn't control her tears. she don't know how to control her feelings.she winked off her tears when she heard someone's footsteps.days passed by....but there is no reply from him....she was restless.she couldn't able to guess what he thought after reading her letter.she was completely depressed...she was pale...she was not active like before.she stopped speaking with friends at college.no one seen her like that earlier.she was lost in her thoughts. "what has happened to you krithika.why are you so dull?" asked her childhood buddy sneha in the lunch time."any problem between you and tarun???" asked hesitatinglykrithi burst into tears hugging her.she never seen her best friend crying before. everyone calls her as "smile" as she handles everything positively with a smile on her face.but now she is....she explained everything what has happened...after listening the whole story.she asked calmly "you might have told YES to him rather than suffering like this"she continued " i know how much you like him,he too loves you unconditionally.you know very well he is very nice person.then what is the problem in accepting his proposal?""yes sneha...he is very nice person thats the problem...""what?" puzzled sneha"Are you hesitating because of your health???""yes...he is such a marvelous person i met in my life. he loved me the way i needed to be loved. He is such a caring heart.according to him i am an angel,his dream girl.how can i become a burden to him.how can i spoil his dreams by saying iam handicapped?.i dont want to ruin his future"sneha hugged her friend proudly...."everything is ok but he too will be suffering like you only na krithi?"questioned snehaShe continued "he loved you so much since these years.he cannot tolerate a day without your letters.then how can you expect him to be happy now.he too will be suffering like you only na""Yes…she is right…he cannot tolerate a day without her letter but how will he now????"That evening she called to his hostel number they told "he vacated the hostel"She searched for his residence number in his letters but she couldnt find any.she tried all the numbers given by him but she couldnt find him.Atlast she only got his Email id from his friend.She mailed him saying "tarun I love you so much.now I realized what a blunder mistake I made by saying NO to your proposal.leave your parents and come tarun lets ran away and get marry."She knows his mind that he never agree for this. eventhough he loved her immensly he will hate her for this mail.She reached home happily with content of well executing her plan.Next morning she got a call from the net cafe girl"madam, you got reply for your mail,which you sent from my mail id yesterday""really, read it out for me..."'dear krithika,what you have decided earlier is right.as per your wish iam going USA to pursue my MS. lets seperate as friends happily and try to reach our goals.be happy.wish you good luck'bye"Thanked that girl and she banged the phone happily. She knew that he will never think of her again in his life...She got him out of depression,but who will get her out of depression???
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Katana Bookends As a ninja in training (or am I?) it can be hard to find the time to organise all of my books and educational materials. If they are not correctly stored and in a non-anarchic way then my studies will be hindered by this lack of discipline and harmony. Fortunately I decided I was going to stick a huge sword through my entire collection and allow them to become one within themselves. Totally lying (really?)I came across these "Katana Bookends" and the rest is history I guess.
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Panch Prana emphasises purification of the body (deh suddhi) Mind, Chitta etc. Chitta shuddhi has a main role in Self Realisation. The aim of Yoga is a self realisation so from deh shuddhi to Self realisation.
Most of people comes to me for curing diseases, not even body purification. I don't say that everybody should come for self realisation. but I tell everyone, without purification of the body how can you achieve physical fitness. For curing diseases you need to be physically purified.
I taken one group (11 Practitioner) of 35 to 43 age, height 5.7 to 5.10 fit, they were all from one rich society and their parents were well settled. Most of them had smoking and alcohol and also some of were druggy. Their would weight between around 70 to 85. They just came to meet me in Delhi from Dubai and Oman.
They all came inside my room with very abnormal mood and unsmiling face. All said hello Yogi Anoop, it was like bombing over my head.
I smiled and started my diagnosis over one trouble maker of them. After 5 minute everyone was excess focussed and started listening quietly. I told that you are abusing yourself, you want to get free from all thoughts, thats why you all have started having these drugs. Actually you have chosen escapism technique, this is not the right way of going into effortless zone. I know you are become frustrated with religious do's and don'ts. You don't want to live with those unscientific rules. you should live with your own constitution.
If you want to know my philosophy that how to live in the present, How to live without all hypnosis and without preaching. How to live without addiction so give me one week.
I it is possible for you then welcome otherwise you can go, you are free from my side. They accepted and lived for 15 days.
I applied my Yogic Panch Prana technique over them and after 15 days they had realised a new world and were free from all addictions. Their whole kapha was gone. Nadi were purified, they become stayed into the middle brain.
At the end of the session I said "I know that every student have a great potential" so let know and use this for yourself and for society. And don't come again to meet me for problem's solution. Let always come to share me your positive and negative experience only. Fight with your own.
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The holidays are over and I am back at school. I spent the past two weeks in denial, the typical 'I have plenty of time left, why rush to do homework? I deserve I break' Now the two weeks is up, I haven't even touched my photography book the whole time and now I have three massive deadlines, weeks away, a set to paint for stage challenge and a career path to pick. So, naturally instead of actually doing the work, I have resorted to manic planning and searching for 'inspiration'. Because everyone knows you cant do 3 art projects without that. That's right, I tried to dig out the diary I bought at the start of the year and never used..
This is a bit of a forewarning, for the next couple of weeks I might only be able to post every second day, which really sucks. But believe me, I would much rather be doing this than stressing over photography and design projects..
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Today's Washington Post reports that some military generals are advocating a "declaration of victory" over al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). A military intelligence official tells the Post that Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal is the leading voice in calling for such a declaration:
Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, head of the Joint Special Operations Command's operations in Iraq, is the chief promoter of a victory declaration and believes that AQI has been all but eliminated, the military intelligence official said. But Adm. William J. Fallon, the chief of U.S. Central Command, which oversees Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, is urging restraint, the official said.
McChrystal happens to also be one of the military generals who also fiercely advocated the declaration of "Mission Accomplished." In April 2003, McChrystal assessed that "major combat" was over in Iraq:
"I would anticipate that the major combat engagements are over," Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. He said U.S. forces are moving into a phase of "smaller, albeit sharper fights."
Just two weeks after McChrystal's comments, President Bush strutted aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln and — beneath the "Mission Accomplished" banner — declared, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."
The Congressional Research Service recently warned U.S. commanders have increasingly "seemed to equate AQ-I with the insurgency, even though most of the daily attacks are carried out by Iraqi Sunni insurgents." Gen. James Jones, the author of detailed report on Iraqi security forces, said that 98 percent or more of the fighting is an internal civil conflict among Iraqis. All of which suggests that the basis for this declaration of "mission accomplished" is just as misplaced as the last one.
Digg It!UPDATE: Greg Sargent notes that the Pentagon recommended McChrystal be "held accountable" for "misleading behavior" as a central player in Pat Tillman affair.


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Kind of quiet around Stollen Central the last couple of days as far as our Battle of Doltz game goes. School begins for everyone in two weeks during the week of the 29th, so we have been involved with several preparatory meetings with new teachers and related staff at his school for the Young Master as well as our own stuff on campus. Summers are always relatively carefree, but then you come crashing down to earth like Icarus every mid-August!
Now, the uninitiated might say something like, "Quit your complaining! It must be nice having 3.5 months off each summer and month at Christmas and New Years." And that is true. Yes, it is. But things have a way of evening out. We pay for those chunks of what seem like totally free time once a new semester starts when life gets very, very busy. We also reliably bring work home with us in the evenings, there are classes to plan four or five days a week, and we are always reading in our respective areas of (ahem) expertise with the aim of publishing articles and books to help advance the thinking in those areas. That's not even taking service to the institution into consideration which is not only time consuming, but sometimes dealing with petty, neurotic colleagues is not exactly easy either. I wouldn't trade the academic life for anything however as it has made things extremely interesting, brought about all kinds of new opportunities, and, in some ways, made working life rewarding even in view of the occasional frustrations.
Anyway, I plan to return to the Battle of Doltz this evening and carry on with Turn Four.
In the meantime, the mail lady delivered a small package from Eric Hotz, proprietor of Hotz Artworks, earlier this afternoon. It contained four felt and flock 25mm fields and four of the same but in 15mm size. See for yourselves, but I think they will help to break up the broad, golf course like expanse of the Woodland Scenics Ready Grass mats. The felt fields not only add considerable visual interest to the tabletop, but they conform nicely to the slopes beneath. You can also cut them into odd shapes like American gamer Bruce Weigle has done for his 1866 games. There are many examples of his stunning terrain on the Hotz Mats website by the way. Now, if only my additional two packages of fields would just arrive.
Ok, back to syllabi revision or me. Still a few hours of work let this afternoon.
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ForestHarvest: non-timber forest products in Scotland
News / Offers
and requests
- at the Big
Tent Festival, 25-26 July 2009
31 July 2009
The Scottish
Wild Harvests Association (SWHA) held its launch event as part
of the Big Tent festival's new Wild About Wood zone, in the idyllic
Falkand Palace orchard. Well-known chef and champion of locally-sourced
food, Christopher Trotter, welcomed the new association and announced
its formal launch. A lively discussion session followed, and discussions
continued throughout the weekend at the SWHA stall - helped along
by a bucket full of foraged cherries!
This was a great start for a group which will provide mutual support
for Scotland's wild harvests businesses, while helping to build
a well-informed network of foragers, and raise awareness of sustainable
harvesting codes and practices. SWHA is looking for more members,
both full and associate - join now to take advantage of the introductory
membership rate.
20 July 2009
forage.rs is a new attempt to let
people map their favourite local foraging sites, started by a forager
who stays just south of Edinburgh. Give it a try, and let us know
what you think!
5 June 2009
A full report of April's Wild
Harvests events is now available (PDF document 239KB)
Click here for background information about
these events.
27 April 2009
The Wild Harvests events earlier this month generated some welcome
media interest in Scotland's wild harvests, and in the new Scottish
Wild Harvests Association:
The Guardian, 27 April 2009: "Wild
harvest reaps big rewards in foraging rush"
Birnam Arts & Conference Centre and Hilton Dunkeld House,
Perthshire, Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th April 2009
Two days of events to celebrate and develop
Scotlands wild and woodland products sector
The programe included:
The Wild Harvests of Scotland Conference
A Slow Food feast
An evening celebrating the Orchards of Scotland
The inaugural meeting of the Scottish Wild Harvests Trade
More information here.
- an announcement from Berry Scotland
30 March 2009
"Imagine Scottish berries at every meal time as soup, salads,
puddings or drinks. Imagine replacing the fatty pie or chocolate
bar with a tub of Scottish berries - or giving blueberries to older
people or people with high blood pressure and raspberries to people
with high fat diet.
"Why not? We can change the food we eat if we work together.
Berry Scotland has been
given funding to glimpse into that future and see if it has support.
"If you have ideas or would like help in getting a berry-based
business off the ground we need your input. Contact Anne Thomson
on 01786 834342 or click
here to email Anne."
Buccleuch Arms Hotel, St Boswells, 15 February 2009
24 February 2009
This event was for everyone with an interest in foraging and wild
harvesting - with speakers on wild herbs, traditional plant lore
and sustainable harvesting, demonstrations of birch sap tapping
and mushroom log inoculation, and wild food & drink tasters.
Best of all, it was a chance to meet other people with an interest
in foraging and wild harvests.
The day was a great success, with over 70 people attending, and
it may be the start of something new - a Foragers' Forum
for the Scottish Borders.
is a report of the event, with links to contacts, info & suppliers,
on the Reforesting Scotland website.
Glasgow (Pollok Visitor Centre), Thurs 20 November 2008
Abriachan Village Hall, near Inverness, Wed 26 November 2008
14 January 2009
This pair of meetings provided a chance for people across the Wild
Harvests sector to meet each other and to find out about issues
that concern them as a group, including the Scottish
Working Woods label, new government funding, and access rights
and responsibilities.
Each meeting also discussed ideas for a dedicated trade association
a collective presence to aid access to funding, training
and marketing opportunities, and to give the sector a voice in policy
A broad range of businesses and interests were represented at the
meetings. Participants were very positive about the benefits of
meeting each other and about future chances for building and strengthening
As a result of the meeting, a steering group was been formed to
take forward plans for a Scottish Wild Harvests trade association.
The full
report on the meetings is available here (PDF document 381KB)
2 October 2008
National tourism organisation VisitScotland has developed
a new campaign on its eatscotland.com website to highlight all the
food based events happening in Scotland this autumn including a
number of foraging weekends. The Building
up an Appetite campaign details tour operators and accommodation
providers who offer foraging courses, many of which also incorporate
cookery skills and bushcraft techniques.
1 October 2008
"I am looking for information on the presence
and harvest of the cowberry in Northern Scotland for the purpose
of including it in a children's book on a circumpolar/circumboreal
look at the species.
More particularly, I am looking for an entry from a student between
the ages of 10 and 13 which would include a letter about the berry
(i.e. berry-picking,how it is used, etc.) a drawing, and a recipe
from his/her family.
This book will be supplementary to the book PARTRIDGEBERRY, EDBERRY,
LINGONBERRY, TOO just released (in August) by Boulder Publications
in Newfoundland.
The book in process has entries from children in Alaska, Cape Breton,
Nunavut, Saskatchemwan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Norway,
Sweden, and Japan.
I am very determined to include information on the berry in Scotland
and a student entry for this global look at the species.
I hope you are able to provide a contact person for me."
Ellen Bryan Obed
30 September 2008
Reforesting Scotland is carrying out a survey in order
to understand gathering on a national scale. Gathering fungi appears
to be becoming increasingly popular and we want to ensure that this
continues to be something everyone can enjoy. The survey will inform
our work promoting sustainable
wild harvesting.
here to take part in the survey.
Click here to download
a printable survey.
Zbieranie grzybów zdaje się zyskiwać
na popularności. Organizacja Zalesianie Szkocji przeprowadza
tę ankietę, aby w ramach naszej promocji ekologicznego
korzystania z owoców natury oraz poznać zwyczaje
zbierania grzybów w całym kraju. Pragniemy dowiedzieć się
jakiego rodzaju grzyby są zbierane i w jakich ilościach.
kliknąć tutaj, aby pobrać polską wersję ankiety.
here to take survey.
11 September 2008
Conditions this year have meant a massive harvest
of edible fungi in Scotland, which more and more people are using
and enjoying. But a recent high profile poisoning case - Nicholas
Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer - reminds us of the
Many wild fungi are edible, many aren't, and a few
are extremely poisonous. There is no substitute for knowledge: a
good guide book is essential, and first-hand experience of going
out foraging with an expert is always the best way to learn. Look
out for notices of fungus forays around your area, and never, ever
eat any fungus you cannot reliably identify.
Whisperer author taken ill" - BBC News
for thought" - Aberdeen Press and Journal
fungi: delicous or deadly?" - BBC Scotland News
23rd June 2008
After nearly two and a half years of working with four partner community woodland groups, Reforesting Scotland's Rural Alternatives project has now come to an end. Outputs from the project have been published on the Reforesting Scotland website, including articles, reports, and six case studies of non-timber forest product-based enterprises and activities - available to download on the new Rural Alternatives Shared Futures project reports page.
Croft7 were
invited to join the Lantra stall on 19 June at this year's Royal Highland Show.
Lantra are celebrating the success of their Online
Competence Framework for Crofters: Croft7 were there to demonstrate
various aspects of their business, including
hazel and willow work, natural dyeing, and fruiting landscapes/forest gardening.
details on the Lantra website.
16th June 2008
Reforesting Scotland has just launched its new Wild
Harvests Sector Support project. This follows on from previous
work such as last year's Scottish
NTFP Sector Research and Development project and the 2006 Wild
Harvests seminar. The first planned project activity is to hold
two open meetings, one in the north and one in the south of the
country, to give people from the whole range of businesses, across the whole of Scotland,
the chance to meet, talk and hear more about developments that effect them as a group.
There is more information on the background to the project on
the Wild
Harvests Sector Support project page on the Reforesting Scotland
Ongoing activities are described in the Trading
section of this website.
For more information or to get involved,
click here to email Emma Chapman.
Zacharry's is a new store which opened in Moffat at
the end of May. It is a family business, specialising in products
made from the Sitka spruce which grows abundantly on land owned
by the family at nearby Crookedstane. Goods on sale include spruce
quencher, spruce jelly, exclusive spruce and lemon flavoured dairy
ice cream, spruce chocolates, spruce burgers, spruce flavoured sausages
and a range of spruce teas.
Zacharry's is situated on 25 Well Street in Moffat
and will be open Mon - Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.
More information
available via the Zacharry's website.
A small participatory workshop on Non Timber Forest
Products: Opportunities and Barriers to Innovation, was held at
the Birnam
Arts & Conference Centre, Birnam, Perthshire on 11 June 2008.
The workshop brought together representatives of businesses and
other organisations to discuss the nature, effectiveness and support
for non-wood product innovation in the forest sector, comparing
the situation in Scotland with that in other countries, in particular
Italy. The workshop findings will contribute to collaborative research
being undertaken across a number of European countries.
The workshop was organised by the Macaulay
Institute. For further information email
Diana Feliciano or phone 01224 498200 (Ext. 2362).
13th March 2008
The Natural History Museum reports that bluebells
have flowered in February for the first time in the UK.
This comes at the start of this year's online
survey of bluebells in the UK. For the third year running members
of the public are being asked to look at the bluebells in their
local environment, to help build up a picture of the distribution
of bluebell species within the UK. Is the native bluebell in danger
due to hybridisation with the non-native Spanish bluebell? You can
help find out.
ForestHarvest's Scottish
Bulb Collection Code pages provide more information about bluebells,
and about the issues surrounding bulb harvesting in the UK and abroad.
More information about the trade in wildflower bulbs.
8th January 2008
Happy New Year! ForestHarvest is celebrating the start
of 2008 by launching a new
section on Scotland's sustainable harvesting guidelines.
12th December 2007
What species or groups of species should Reforesting
Scotland's new Sustainable Forest Harvest project focus on? If you'd
like to make a suggestion, see Reforesting Scotland's Sustainable
Forest Harvest project page for more details.
28th November 2007
Sustainable Forest Harvest - Monitoring NTFP harvests
Scotland is pleased to announce the start of a new project to
develop participatory monitoring and harvesting guidelines for selected
NTFP species in Scotland.
More details on the ForestHarvest
projects page
A new project led by Plantlife Scotland will celebrate the amazing world of mosses, liverworts, lichens and fungi and the extraordinary richness that exists in Scotland. In a bid to help their conservation and raise awareness of their importance, the newly launched Lower Plants and Fungi project will be providing advice on managing key habitats for rare and threatened species and organising events for people to learn more about them.
Plantlife's new Lower Plant and Fungi Officer is Matilda Scharsach, based in Stirling. She can be contacted on 01786 469778 or click here to email Matilda Scharsach.
18th September 2007
As NTFP harvesting becomes more popular as part of
people's lives and work, concerns are rising about the possible
impacts of harvesting. Two new sets of harvesting guidelines - one
for mosses and one for bulbs - are now available to help with this
The codes have been produced in consultation with
moss harvesters, land managers, species experts and representatives
of conservation organisations.
A5 leaflets containing the essentials of the guidelines
are available from:
Dr Dave Genney, Scottish Natural Heritage, Great Glen House, Leachkin
Road, Inverness, IV3 8NW, Tel: 01463 725253 (click
here to email Dave Genney)
here for more information about Scotland's sustainable harvesting guidelines.
14th September 2007
"A nature reserve in mid Wales is banning all visitors from picking wild mushrooms because it says some species are in decline." Full story on the BBC Wales website
Local fungus expert Daniel Butler has been leading fungus forays in the Elan Estate since 1998. He says the ban, imposed by the Elan Valley Trust, is both unenforceable and unscientific, and that he would defy it. More details on the BBC Wales website
19th August 2007
Modern day Finns have found some ingenious uses for their abundance of birch trees, including
making a sugar alcohol called xylitol which is used in tooth-friendly chewing gum.
Now one of the world's oldest pieces of chewing gum has been found. It's from Finland - and it was made from birch trees. The Stone Age version was made by heating birch bark in the absence of air, to produce a tar. Like its more high tech counterpart, it also had chemical properties which aided dental health.
Metro.co.uk: "World's oldest chewing gum found"
Kierikki archaelogical centre: "Friday 13th of July was the lucky day at Kierikki Excavation"
9-10th June 2007
Popular annual event celebrating all things woody.
This year as part of its diverse display, Reforesting
Scotland showed examples of Scottish non-timber products and
distributed leaflets explaining about the new Scottish
Working Woods label.
1 June
Touchwood Festival, combined with this year's Scottish
WOODfair and held in Dingwall, was a 2-day event to showcase
the diversity of the Highlands trees, woods, forests and environment,
and networking businesses throughout the 'wood chain', from tree
nurseries to wood product manufacturers.
Reforesting Scotland helped to bring a
non-wood presence to the event as well, through the Rural
Alternatives project, through displaying examples of products
from forest harvest businesses, and by its involvement with the new Scottish Working Woods label.
The Scottish Working Woods label was
launched at Touchwood, with representatives from trade associations,
the Forestry Commission, the press, and woodland products businesses
among others. Refreshments included wild garlic cheese and rowan
berry jelly kindly donated by local businesses. The label is
designed to promote both timber and non-timber products from Scotland's
19 April
A talk for Reforesting Scotland by Professor
Nancy Turner
Royal Botanic Garden,
Professor Nancy Turner, an ethnobotanist from the
University of Victoria, British Columbia, gave a talk based on her
recent book, The Earth's Blanket, which explores the wealth
of ecological knowledge and spiritual connection to the natural
world that is fundamental to indigenous cultures and lifeways.
Nancy is the author of dozens of books and other
publications on plant use by the First Nations of the Pacific
North West and is an honorary clan member of several groups.
She is also very interested in how we in Scotland value our
plants and their traditional and contemporary use.
31 March 2007
Reforesting Scotland completed an NTFP Sector Research
and Development Project at the end of March 2007, exploring ways
of supporting Scotland's wild harvesting businesses. The report
on the responses from businesses is expected to inform future plans
for networking and marketing for the sector.
A big thank you to everyone who participated in this
More details on the projects
February 2007
Many basketmakers, garden landscapers and others looking
for willow end up sourcing willow from England or further afield,
when we have a lot of willow growing in Scotland.
Willow Scotland
is a new website which aims to make it easier for willow users to
find willow suppliers. It's been set up using information from research
done by Reforesting Scotland in 2004 - information which may of
course be out of date; this voluntary project now needs willow users
and suppliers to get in touch to help make the list complete and
here to email Willow Scotland.
The information collected will also feed into the
ForestHarvest business directory.
Last updated: 31jul09
Below are requests relating to just some of the trading
in wild products going on in Scotland at present. More can
be found via the business directory.
Maelor Forest
Nurseries are looking for people who may be interested
in seed collecting or who own sites that may be of use for
seed collecting. We are interested in a number of tree species
from across Scotland and pay for seed per Kg. For more information
on species, quantities and prices please call Sam on 01948
Produce specialise in the harvesting of problem sites
of rhododendron for the bouquet industry, and are currently
looking for sites in Scotland. They need reasonable access
and blemish and pest-free stems. They pay estates 1p a stem
and prefer large sites, as they can cut 50,000 stems per week.
They are also willing to deal with freelancers,
who would be trained by them and would then work on a piece
Contact Forest Produce UK manager Bev Stephenson
- 0789 6859445 or 01830 540025.
Flavour and fragrance company Ungerer Ltd are
currently in the market for bog myrtle. If interested please
email either Steven
Caldwell or Sue
Morgan, or telephone 01244 371711.
Scotia Seeds
are looking for collectors throughout Scotland - in particular
the north and west - who can provide the skill, means and
expertise to make collections of seed of a number of wildflower
species. Ring 01356 626425 or click
here to email.
Scotia Seeds follows the Flora
Locale Code of Practice for collectors, growers and suppliers
of native flora.
John Sanderson is interested in getting in contact
with anyone in the East Lothian area who is involved in coppicing
for charcoal. Click here to email John
Thinking of gathering blaeberries next season?
Alloa-based Ella Drinks would
love to buy Scottish blaeberries for their blaeberry drink.
(You might find berry
scoops a useful aid to gathering them.)
Greenacres, a
central-Scotland based horticultural company, arelooking to
buy large quantities of holly foliage - 3-4 inch tips - long
hedges in need of a trim are ideal. Will travel anywhere in
Scotland to harvest, during November and December.
Phone Brian Gray on 0781 2011298.
More information about holly in the ForestHarvest species directory.