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The Owners
Dale Stouffer is an experienced builder with an eye for lasting design. He brings experience, aesthetics and a need for perfection to every project.
Brandon Stouffer shares a love for building with his father. He strives to contribute new ideas, energy and conscientious design to the business.
The images on this site are a sampling of projects completed by Brandon and Dale over the years for some of their most loyal clientele.
The Company
Brandale LLC is a construction enterprise formed by two experienced builders in June 2005. The business brings together the combined talents and abilities of a father and son. Dale Stouffer provides over thirty five years of experience in construction. Dale's son Brandon has worked with his father for over fifteen years in the construction business and brings innovative ideas and energy to the company.
Brandale LLC specializes in design builds, new construction, commercial projects, additions, renovations, landscape, hardscape and pretty much anything else you can dream up. All of our projects reflect substantial workmanship,
character, charm, and unique and thoughtful construction design.
If you are searching for qualified craftsmen to expertly construct your new home or project, Brandale LLC will surpass your expectations. You can view the beautiful and unique projects that reflect Brandale's quality construction projects on this site
The Clients
Our business is "built" on service. With over 50 years of experience we are able to provide you with the highest level of expertise in all areas. From pre construction to final product you can be confident that we are using our knowledge to protect your interest. Our clients have come to trust us; they know we will provide them with competitive pricing, ethical building practices, and a group of highly professional sub-contractors.
Our standards are held very high – which is why our clients highly recommend us and continue to use us on future projects. We might not always be the lowest bidder, but we do our best to cover all bases so there are no surprises in the end.
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by Shannon Spake
My interest in triathlons began the summer of 2012. I was covering NASCAR for ESPN, and learned that a few of the drivers were training for a triathlon. Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, and others were going to jump on a plane after the July race at Daytona, fly to Charleston, S.C., and compete in a sprint triathlon. I was very familiar with the full-distance triathlons that IRONMAN put on, but I had no idea there were shorter distance races. I was interested but wasn't exactly ready to commit.
That commitment finally came two years later, when I signed up, trained, and competed in my first sprint triathlon.
I've trained in freezing temperatures, oppressive heat, rain, snow, and everything in between. When traveling for work, treadmills and stationary bikes are my best friends, and I've probably consumed more protein bars and electrolyte powders in three years than a normal person will in their entire life. I've had a herniated disc, tendinitis of the Achilles, and ear infections. I've come to rely on acupuncture, anti-inflammatory medications, foam rollers, and heating pads for daily relief just so I can physically and mentally battle my way through tempo runs and brick workouts that can last up to four hours.
My days are crazy busy, but they are also coordinated and scheduled. My lack of speed leads to many frustrating training sessions, but when the workout is completed, I am full of pride. The daily exhaustion is overwhelming, but when I catch my breath and realize what I've accomplished, I feel powerful as hell.
Anyone who has trained for a race, regardless of the distance, can relate. It's a sacrifice to get to the finish line, it takes commitment and follow thru that many aren't interested in tackling. It tests you, and at times, it will break your will—but for many, that sacrifice is worth it because we realize the sport isn't selfish. It gives back.
Since that first sprint triathlon I have slowly increased the distance, and on Sunday, June 5th, I officially became part of the IRONMAN family after finishing IRONMAN 70.3 Raleigh in 06:43:37—slower than I hoped, but I did it!
My race started at exactly 7:56 a.m. on Sunday morning when my feet left the sandy bottom of Jordan Lake, my arms began to move in a circular motion and I made my way toward the orange turn buoy in the distance, mentally reviewing my race plan for what seemed like the hundredth time that day.
The 1.2-mile swim was to be my warm up for the day; "ease into it" my coach had instructed. So, I focused on my breathing and pace while navigating the choppy water that at times had me feeling like the Cornelia Marie rocking back and forth over the waves of the Bering Sea.
The words "Keep your head down, sight, breathe, move forward," were on a mental loop in my brain for the entire 48 minutes of my swim.
In fact, the only time I stopped swimming was when a guy, who was struggling with the waves even more than I was, kicked me in the stomach. I assessed the damage, realized it startled me more than it hurt, and I moved on. Other than the kick, and some poorly timed breaths resulting in a mouthful of water, the swim was a success.
Up next: 56 miles on the bike. By the way, if you have a race checklist with all of the items you need for race day, make sure your bike is on the list. My family and I were an hour and a half into our drive from Charlotte to Raleigh when we realized we forgot my bike at home. Yes, I forgot my bike! Thankfully, I'm now able to laugh at the situation because at the time I was so mad thought my head might pop off.
The bike ride went pretty smoothly. "Take it slow, respect the ride, save it for the run"… was just some of the advice that circled in my head as I closely monitored my heart rate and nutrition throughout the ride. One energy gel every 30 minutes, salt every 15 minutes, one bottle of fluid every hour, and try to keep your heart rate between zones two and three.
For three and a half hours. I stuck to the plan, and as the Raleigh skyline came into view, I felt good. I was also thankful that I escaped the long ride without joining the steady stream of cyclists standing or sitting on the side of the road with mechanical or physical issues. I was one of the lucky ones.
As I made my way towards T2, I saw my family for the first time that day. My kids jumped up and down and screamed: "Go, Mommy, go!" While my husband's proud smile peaked out from underneath the camera he was using to capture every moment. He was still taking pictures as I began the run segment of the race. I waved and flashed a huge smile. What I didn't realize at the time was it would be the last time I smiled until I crossed the finish line.
The next 2 hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds went something like this. Run, walk, pour water on my head, drink. Repeat a dozen times. By the way, kudos to the race director for setting up food and water stations every mile, and thank you to the upbeat and supportive volunteers along the way. You gave me the strength to take it: One. Mile. At. A. Time!
As I approached the last mile of the race, my stomach felt better, I had settled into a pace around 10:18, and the sound of my sneakers sloshing with water had become comical. Then, I heard a new sound. Cheers. Celebration. It was the finish line. I was almost there. I made it.
With the inflatable IRONMAN finish line arch in sight, I glanced down and noticed the woman in front of me was in my age group. If I crossed the finish line in front of her, I would move up one more spot in the finishing order. So, of course, I found another gear and crossed the line first. I will be reminded of that moment whenever I look at my official finisher's photo, which reveals a look of intensity rather than a smile of joy.
By now, I have had a little over a week to reflect on the challenges and sacrifices it took to get me across that finish line, and the question I have asked myself many times is "Would I do it again?" The answer is "Yes!" However, I can assure you that wasn't the answer after the race as I proudly looked down at the "finishers" medal around my neck.
In fact, last week I swore there was no way I would do another one, but as I have reflected on the day I have remembered why I decided to sign up for that first race two years ago, how much I love competing in the events and all of the amazing people I have met along the way. When I think about those things, three words cross my mind: sign me up!
Additionally, I am thankful I got to choose my race bib number, #1021. This number is special to me because it's my 91-year-old grandfather's birthday. My Papa, a World War II veteran and Silver Star recipient, was part of the Army's first organized airborne unit. In 1944, he fought in the Battle of Leyte, where 3,500 Americans lost their lives. He has always been the kindest and most generous man, and it was really cool to be able to honor him with those four little numbers.
- Follow Shannon on Twitter @SSpakeESPN to keep up with her next triathlon journey.


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RibFest 2015 Dates Announced
RibFest is returning to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls, thanks to a successful transition to its new home last year which saw record-breaking attendance.
The 18th Annual RibFest will be held at the Fairgrounds on May 28-31. SMG Sioux Falls, which has produced the annual kick-off to summer each year, is working with a new partnership team that includes title sponsor Campbell's Supply, the Sioux Empire Fair Association and Pepper Entertainment.
Campbell's—the home of "Your Friends in the Red Shirts"—has been a long-time sponsor of RibFest, having sponsored Free Friday and KidzFest activities in the past.
RibFest hours are the same as last year-- Thursday 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Information on national concert headliners and ticket prices will be announced in the near future. All eight of the national award-winning rib vendors from last year are returning and will vie for the coveted People's Choice and Critic's Choice awards for cash prizes and trophies.


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Nine Inch Nails just released another new album called The Slip today. And you guessed it, Reznor is releasing it for FREE. The new album clocks in at 43:45 and has ten songs, including "Discipline" and "Echoplex". You can download it here.
The Slip Tracklisting:
The music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher than-CD
quality 24/96 WAVE. Your link will include all options - all free. All downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
For those of you interested in physical products, fear not. We plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in July. Details coming soon.
The Slip Tracklisting:
- 999,999
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- letting you
- discipline
- echoplex
- head down
- lights in the sky
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It is not easy to consider the mind – decisions must be made, people need to be guided, and also the pressure will succeed late in the day. If you're an innovator, what would you really appreciate?
You may be a great boss, a person who will meet everyone and can be a motivator. Or serve as a hard boss who demands high standards of achievement, may be respected but also insulted. What would really decide to try to be a legendary, memorable, across great leaders? Listed here are 25 characteristics you may have to be such a great leader.
How to be a good leader ? You're persuasive
This is one of the most important characteristics – you have a talent for persuading others. Whether a person can improve or not by having an idea or maybe you are good at conveying disagreement, every leader is famous for his or her amazing ability to force others.
You inspire individuals surrounding you
Great leaders not only concentrate on themselves – they try to educate, motivate, and share their skills with those around them. Others often think you like the source of understanding, as a way to understand something. They depend on your experience and also your suggestions, and you are also willing to help them.
You remain composed pressurized
Like the last point, you're effective in keeping an awesome mind whatsoever occasions. Once the going gets tough, you do not allow it to reach you-you face adversity mind on.
You rely upon yourself
It depends on yourself, and it will build the confidence of the people around you. You think of yourself to finally come through in the time of the clutch, and also have a flow of trust that supports every movement.
You're persistent
You will always get what you want. When you realize that it can not continue in the same situation, you spend every resource and every effort you leave before admitting failure.
You workout effective making decisions
There is no a great leader you have found unconvincing. Whenever there is a scary decision you face, you know how to use good judgment, choose on time and make sure of this. You are logical, along with a quick fixer. Firmness can also be a key, which generates the following points.
You stick from your word
You realize when others help you too flexibly, they will run along you. You do not bend other people's objections – more precisely, you have a place to face and enforce any decisions you've made.
You're self-disciplined
You train yourself to self-control and restraint. You do not let the feelings factor into the decision-making process. You do not let a negative desire or idea like greed take you away. You do not succumb to temptation easily, and you are hard on yourself. Furthermore, you realize that success depends on it.our conditions.
A person always has an agenda
Everyone comes when needed. You are a very effective strategist, and try to find out or solutions. You embrace everyday challenges and your ability to overcome them all by solving your conditions.
You're goal-oriented
You are not happy unless of course, you are trying to succeed. Actually, your mentality mandates that you keep trying to achieve various goals. Your belief grows with every single goal going to be achieved and also you feed that spirit flame.
You constantly try to improve yourself
According to the previous point, you turn it into a lifelong quest to continually improve itself in any way, shape or form. Nothing is perfect, and you are also aware of it. However, you turn it into a priority to allow others to realize that you are constantly striving to be as good as possible. Although you are not always be perfect.
12. You're a perfectionist
You're not half-complaining it's about getting the job done. You model each example and realize that the good thing about everything is based on the facts of the job. You decide to go beyond limits, set bigger and bigger standards and also for others.
You're open-minded
You are regularly trying to see things with views as long as others. This allows you to actually make decisions, to evaluate scenarios comprehensively. Others feel comfortable delivering suggestions to you or relaying their ideas because they already know that you are holding back decisions and therefore very reasonable.
You're compassionate
Not good leader is careless within their regard for other people. You realize where other medication is originating from and demonstrate genuine empathy whenever a troublesome event crosses their path. You frequently aim to help, make the perfect listener, and also you pour your half-full glass to their half-empty glass.
You're charismatic
Famous for cult leaders, these characteristics flow into any kind of leadership. You get a lot of energy that keeps flowing because you are infecting others and will take him to the ship. Your passionate method of any risk reflects your true desire – your spark.
You're virtuous
What cult leaders and dictators have in charisma, they don't have any genuine virtue. You're the great guy or woman that exercises every type of virtue available: courage, honesty, morality, righteousness. Your sincere display of those characteristics rapidly lets others realize that a person always has good intention and therefore are someone to respect.
You are aware how to see others
You're socially aware – you are able to know if other medication is laying for you or misleading you. You are aware how to see feelings, how you can effectively judge a book by its cover. You constantly try and find out about how individuals were surrounding you work, and also to comprehend habits and understand behaviors.
You are able to handle critique
Actually, you really need it every occasionally. You enjoy the feedback of others. Whether you practice it's your call. However, you certainly don't let it get your meals at you. Contrary, it motivates you.
You're humble
You joke much more about yourself than you need to do about others. You admit your problems and embrace your mistakes and as a result, grow from them. You realize that the needs aren't more essential than individuals of others.
You're positive
No great leader came into existence successful having a pessimistic attitude – practical, maybe, although not entirely negative. You've far-seeing aspirations that carry you towards attaining your objectives, and you may frequently employ a positive frame-of-mind on the negative circumstance.
You're creative
You believe far creatively, while you approach problems with your personal original thought. You're a concept person, a visionary. You aim to innovate instead of work underneath the established order.
22. You're self-reliant
Its not necessary others to supervise your projects in order to validate your time and efforts. You act by yourself initiative and depend by yourself instinct. You criticize yourself before others may have a chance. You've all of the tools you have to make certain you're effective, and also you don't frequently turn to others to help you get where you need to go.
You realize when you should admit defeat
An excellent leader shouldn't lose too frequently, however, when they are doing, they accept it. It might sting. However, you realize that it's just area of the process which, try as you may, you cannot win 'em all. Quite simply, you aren't an aching loser.
You're prepared to be responsible for those things of others
If somebody needs to bite the bullet, you step-up. You throw yourself within the grenade. War-themed sayings happen to be invented to effectively describe accountability. It's an explosive factor, and you are aware how to deal with it.
You're likable
And finally, people just appear to love you, and that's likely because of the fact that you simply possess most of the aforementioned characteristics. You discover that, due to what you are, you're well-respected and respected by others.
In the event that you own these characteristics, then all signs indicate your possibility to eventually be a great leader. Keep in mind that focusing on on your own is only half the fight, which individuals surrounding you matter more towards your subsequent success.


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The mission of this SBV company is to address the unmet need for a high performance hand product.
The many daily stresses encountered by our hands result in collagen and elastin fiber breakdown, dryness and hyperpigmentation as well as the appearance of aged skin. Though the skin on our hands is as delicate as the skin under our eyes, most high performance actives are reserved for facial products and most anti-aging products on the market do not fully address the special needs of our hands. Consequently products that focus exclusively on the hands are underdeveloped and consumers are left underserved.
SBV will create a nutrient-rich, anti-aging cream specifically formulated to counteract the daily stresses encountered by our hands. R&D began in December 2013 with an expected product launch in 2016.


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Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens was established to demonstrate the indigenous plants native to the Potomac River Valley as well as to highlight plants from around the world. At just under 95 acres the gardens are an ideal place for a quiet walk or an afternoon picnic. A series of gentle trails weave their way among the plantings and ponds providing beautiful views and an opportunity to see a variety of wildlife.
Soon after leaving the garden center there is a large butterfly garden to the right of the trail. In spring and summer search the blooms for species such as common buckeyes, red-spotted purples and question marks. As the trail winds downhill, check near the large pines for small groups of chipping sparrows and scan the lawn for eastern bluebirds hopping around in the grass. The tiny creek that flows under the trail could attract a waterthrush during migration, and the bushes should hold a Carolina wren or a northern cardinal in any season.
Down around the pond, look for a green heron stalking the shoreline or eastern painted turtles basking along its banks. These waters are the hunting ground of dozens of dragonflies in the summer, with eastern amberwings and widow skimmers zigzagging their way about the pond. As you ascend up a slight incline and into the woods, listen for chickadee and titmice flocks that may also host a few warblers or vireos in migration or perhaps a brown creeper or nuthatch in the winter.
From Claude Moore Park, return north on Rt. 637/Cascades Parkway for 0.6 miles to the entrance ramp to SR 7/Harry Byrd Highway. Merge onto SR 7 and follow it southeast for 8.1 miles to Rt. 702/Beulah Road Turn right (west) and go 1.6 miles to the park entrance on the right.


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Fayette County
UPDATED| Wind Chill advisory until 10 a.m.
A windchill advisory is in effect for Fayette and surrounding counties until 10 a.m.
The temperature can feel like it is anywhere between 0 and negative 10 degrees depending on the wind, said Angie Lese, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in Louisville.
Temperatures are expected soar to 16 degrees on Thursday, but it will be back down to 0 and possibly colder tonight, she said.
Lexington shelters were expecting an influx of homeless men and women Wednesday night because of an arctic cold front and wind chills.
The Catholic Action Center had 48 people by 9:45 Wednesday night. On a normal night it would have 28 to 35 people. Director Ginny Ramsey expected more by 2 a.m.
The center began staying open 24 hours in October because the slow economy has caused a rise in homelessness. Police and sheriff's deputies were also bringing people to the shelter.
"We are definitely preparing," Hope Center spokeswoman Kim Livesay said. "We're calling in extra staff to help prepare food at the sites." The Hope Center sent overflow to Grace Baptist Church on Loudon and Bryan avenues.
The Salvation Army was at capacity on several recent days, Maj. Debra Ashcraft said. As of Wednesday afternoon, 10 beds for women were empty, but all the family rooms were taken, she said.


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There's no pretty way to put this, really. I have been holding on to so many library books that I have had to re-check them five times. That's 15 weeks, people. These books are long read, yet because of , they are still sitting on my desk. Well,... Read More | Share it now!
Book Review and Giveaway: 'Crash and Burn' by Michael Hassan
I can't even begin to review this book in my usual style: plot, what I liked about it, what I didn't like about it, and end with a summary. This book deserves much more than this kind of review, and yet as I sit here, trying to write it, I have no... Read More | Share it now!
BriefINK Review: 'Just One Day' by Gayle Forman
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Review: 'The Raven Boys' by Maggie Stiefvater
Rating: 5 The Low Down: What if you grew up knowing that your kiss would one day cause the death of your true love? This was no idle threat from an overbearing father, mind you, for Blue Sargent has no father. When you come from a family of... Read More | Share it now!


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Lovemore Bonjisi
Born: 1985
Education: Unable to attend school as he did not possess a birth certificate
At the age of 12, Lovemore was introduced to stone sculpture by Lameck, his brother, in his ample free time as Lovemore was unable to complete his primary education because he did not have a birth certificate. This led him on to assist Lameck with the finishing and polishing of his sculptures. As he progressed, Lameck gave him small raw stones to work on, and with these almost unworkable pieces, Lovemore's sense of creativity was unleashed. He produced sculptures, which by the age of 14 had won the hearts of many who were originally dealing with Lameck. Lovemore's positive feedback encouraged him to work on bigger pieces marking the beginning of his career. At 15, Lovemore received his National Birth Certificate but by then his heart was set on sculpture.
Lovemore claims:
"A sculpture exists already in the stone before you start working on it. All I do as an artist, I remove the unwanted material to reveal the sculpture hidden within. It's like cutting a diamond".
Lovemore's work is diverse and dynamic, ranging from traditional to modern, coupled with sharp angles and smooth long necks with life-like faces.
Cecelia Winter Irving, respected Shona art collector, critic and ex-curator of the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe has described Lovemore as the 'Shone Michelangelo'.
Botanical Garden, Prague
Gallery Conrad in Oberdorf, Germany
The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton UK
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe
The Chapungu Gallery, Zimbabwe
Lovemore Bonjisi, 'Lovers', W14xH144 KG110


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Within one notch of the The Blaze [glennbeck] domain..
DDG offers to help explore The Archive results
Beck inspires some technically interesting feats. And as the content hasn't been yanked it seems consent has been granted.
google moves archive.org down to 9 out of 10
Glenn Beck domain forced to change descriptors to gain ground over Archive.org in google results
Archive.org seems to end 2013. Better to support the programming and view in HD


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A new trailer has just been released for Yo-Kai (or "Youkai") Watch 2. The minute-twenty long spot gives a quick overview of the game (in Japanese) and features a lot of weird imagery including but not limited to gigantic skeletons, plants transforming into butterflies and monsters that can only be described as bizarre.
Youkai Watch 2 will be released on July 10 in Japan for 3DS and come in two flavors. Check out the trailer below:


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When conversation turns to a debate of VoIP vs POTS one of the common arguments in favor of keeping at least one POTS line is the idea that a plain vanilla phone doesn't require AC power. It's power comes down that very same POTS line from the phone company, so in theory it remains operational in the case of a power outage. This is fast on the way to becoming a myth.
The idea itself is not wrong. You could have a very plain phone on your POTS line, and it would work during a power outage. However, the simple fact is that at least in the US…almost noone has a simple line powered phone anymore.
Consider as supporting evidence the following photo:
My apologies for the image quality. It was taken with my Blackberry Bold…a superior phone, but inferior camera.
This pic was taken in a Target store near my home. My wife had asked me to pick up a couple of things on the way home. Since I was in the store I thought I'd check out the aisle where they sold phones. They had a selection of phones, mostly cordless, and every last one…corded or cordless… required AC power.
Herein lie the transformation into myth that I referenced earlier. Even if you have an analog line, it's very unlikely that you have a phone powered by that POTS line.
This same situation can be seen at retailers from Best Buy to Fry's, and Micro Center to Sears. The line powered analog phone has long been MIA at American retailers.
Should this be cause for alarm? Are we left exposed? Should there be new legislation? Probably not.
The simple fact is that as we have become a more technological society this transition was essentially inevitable. Most people have cell phones, some have only cell phones and not home phone at all.
Those of us who still have home phones can use a simple UPS to provide power in case of emergency. Some people, most notably AT&T U-Verse users, get a UPS as part of their service. Their voice line will be sustained during a power outage.
When we had the late, lamented ION service from Sprint it too included a UPS built into the CPE (pictured below)
People who use other VoIP services may have to take more direct responsibility for providing such capabilities. As we have not had POTS lines since 2005 we've taken care to ensure that our core network and phones remain functional during any short power outage. Back when I established this blog that was one of the first strategies that I sought to share.
Can we now lay to rest the idea that a line-powered is a real benefit to the PSTN? If you don't have such a phone it remains an unrealized benefit. If you're providing a UPS to run your phone then you could also be running your network and using your VoIP service, as we do.
I'm reminded of the old boy scout motto…"Be Prepared."
Nuff said.


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With Christmas over and our move North approaching, I decided to look at our collection of kids clothing! My daughter is 2 and my son is 10 months, and we have saved every article of clothing they have outgrown since they came into this world! I spent the last few days sorting through all this. I organized everything by size. There is over 350 outfits that they have outgrown! About 30 or more per size! I was overwhelmed! And the shoes!! OMG! So I took some pictures and listed everything on Craigslist in hopes of making a few bucks off thousands of dollars of clothing that has hardly been worn! It really hard deciding what to keep and what to get rid of. I could remember the day they wore every outfit! The next task at hand will be my own closet! See, I have been pregnant for the better part of two years! After the birth of my son I joined the local Stroller Strides, a total body workout for mommies with their babies! And I joined Weight Watchers. I must say in the past few months I have lost 25 pounds and can now wear everything in my closet! I set 2 weight goals and have met them both! I now go to Stroller Strides everyday with my kids! Unfortunately there is no Stroller Strides in New York…..maybe I should start one! ;0 Well, my second blog entry down….let's see if I can keep this up!!
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Smutser, Västra Förlunda, Hisingen-Manhattan. Yeah, the list of successful songs is long and a presentation might feel redundant. Kristian breaked hard during 2005 with his album "Innan bomberna" and has during the later years stripped down the band more and more until it only became song and guitar. The lastest album "Rum 4 svd. 81" became greatly acclaimed upon it's release.


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The title of 'Bond 23' has officially been set as 'Skyfall.' Great cast and director, too. Could be a winner.
The official plot synopsis (via @007):
Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.


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"From websites and email, to social media and print, every channel presents an opportunity to market," explains Adweek's SocialTimes blog.
That's a lot of channels to cover, and each has its pros and cons. Digital is great for immediacy and reach, while printed ads and content seem to be easier for consumers to process and better for brand recall.
Author and science-based marketing expert Roger Dooley sums up recent research in a Forbes post titled "Paper Beats Digital in Many Ways, According to Neuroscience."
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Okay, so I've been lax. I apologize! It's not like I ain't had enough on my plate to do and enough on my feeble mind to think about to also need to write all the derned time. So, here comes recompense of a sort!
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First, I had chemo round number 5 at Duke on July 30, followed by brain surgery/Beta Knife Ct scan follow-up at Wake the following Wednesday. The good docs at Wake advise that I got the prettiest little brain they ever did see. No signs of tumor or any other problems at all. Phew!
Then, I visited Duke again this past Wednesday, and despite barely acceptable platelet levels, I received chemo round 6. Thursday night I slept like a cat trapped in a dog pound, and last night I had dreams that would cause a therapist to be institutionalized just to have to listen to them (imagine what Saddam Hussein, a lacrosse stick, an inflatable doll of Madeline Albrigh tand a gallon of Neat's foot oil have to do with each other), but otherwise I've had no real effects.
In three weeks I return to Duke for a follow-up PetScan, and if all is as anticipated on the basis of past performance, Doc Potti expects to put me on a regimen of mere monthly maintenance, hour-long drippings of Alimta, administered here in Lex, with periodic follow-ups at Duke and Wake to make sure I continue as the same marvel of "recovery."
Apparently, though I haven't fully appreciated it until now, my progress has been so superior to the norm that I've caused some head-scratching. Most folks can't tolerate the effects of the chemo to even make it through 4 treatments, which is the normal goal, but I've managed 6 without any serious side effects besides a slight loss of hair. Which is why I have a Sinatra-esque haircut right now (think father), but also I'm receiving compliments on a haircut for the first time in my adult life. Shrinkage of the tumor remaining in my lung has been unusually dramatic so far. In other words, I'm way ahead of the curve for the similarly situated, and though this house of cards could collapse and be blown away any minute, for the first time since since last February I am able to wake up without feeling like I've got a Joe-Bftsplk-ian black cloud hanging over my head. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, which undoubtably have had a powerful effect, and I'll keep you posted on the follow-ups! And, if anybody besides Jim Nance or Fatz can identify the Joe Bftsplk reference without recourse to the World-Wide-Web, I owe you five dollars!
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During my relative silence, I have learned and reflected on some things that I narcicistically insist on sharing (how's that for a turn of phrase…"narcicisistically insist"?). Those of you interested only in medical reports can tune out or log off now. Those interested in subtly calibrating my current state of mind can continue reading.
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Prior to each of my 5,487 scans during the last se7en months, nurses concerned at my confession of a slight bit of claustrophobia have given me what has been described as a "mild sedative" in the form of a small, innocuous pill. I'd never been able to determine that the pills had any effect whatsoever. Instead, I had attributed my ability to lie still easily and sometimes nap and otherwise zone out during most scans to mental strength and meditative powers developed through yoga classes I'd been taking since Thanksgiving. Boy, was I ever WRONG!
Prior to my last scan at Wake, I declined the pill. A few minutes into the scan, I would have mortgaged my child, sold my cat into slavery, read Mein Kampf backwards, lunched with Newt Gingrich, attended a Neil Diamond concert – in short, done anything to terminate the procedure. All my meditative mastery proved worth was about a half-thimble full of sheer, worthless hubris.
They held my head steady with Jason-esque flaps folded onto my cheeks. Either this was the first time, or I had been blissfully unaware of it before. I wanted to scream.
Then I was jiggered into the machine, where commenced a light show and array of repetitive noises designed to make a terrorist confess to anything within 13 seconds. I squenched my eyes shut against the light show for the 45 minutes or 37hours of the procedure. The noises were something else. Imagine the sounds Fatz's stomach might make after dinner at PF Changs, and the sounds of 10,000 kittens being stomped to death by a Sasquatch, and the sounds of an old railroad roundhouse in full operation, and the sounds of British parlimentary debate over Indian independance, and put them altogether in a minuet of madness, a concerto of chaos, and you'll have an idea of what I experienced. It was an episode of terror, more intolerable for being easily avoidable.
The next time, given a choice, I'LL TAKE THE PILL!!!!
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During our annual family week at Sunset Beach, Deirds and I took an afternoon off to go exploring up around Holden Beach. On Hwy 130, between Shallotte and Holden, we passed a strange looking array of buildings hidden under draping oaks on the north side of the road. Deciding to check it out, we pulled in.
That's how we met Crazy Mary, a visionary artist and combination nut/seer/saint and capitalist. Back in '98 or thereabouts, the Big Celestial Cheese did the Saul/St. Paul thing, visiting Mary, an unassuming country housewife of the sort that you meet at chicken pie suppers, and telling her he wanted her to "feed the children." Not having any normal means handy for raising cash, she picked up paintbrushes for the first time in her life and started slapping paint on anything her then nascent pack-rat predisposition brought to hand. In time, she found a market, publicity and something like acclaim.
The house and it's environs now resemble a psychedellic collage from the old Monkee's TVshow. Ringing the house are outdoor playhouses which Mary has rescued from discard and rubbish piles and repainted and decorated, each according to a theme. There are two levels of them, with a rickety catwalk connecting the houses perched on ten-foot poles.
Mary paints on just about anything, but prefers plates, mugs and old glassware, windows and doors, mirrors, walls, flooring and ceilings. She has just finished constructing a "bottle house" with painted floors. The front porch railing is topped by a level of Rolling Rock bottles. Here and there are donation boxes. Mary passes on virtually all proceeds from gifts and sales to the Feed the Children Foundation.
The art ranges in quality from the nauseatingly cheesy (a series of pictures of the Pink Panther, looking like a Great Dane that has consumed a case of Pepto Bismol) and Betty Boop, to the wierdly and genuinely inspired (an illustration of "The 12 Days of Christmas" on a twelve glass-pane door). The prices range from a $4.00 seashell painted jigger to several thousand dollars for a major piece, which might be a trap-door depicting a scene from the Book of Revelations with mermaids and unicorns. Mary told us about recent shows of her stuff in Chicago and Milan.
Almost lost in the midst of all the High Outlaw Culture is the fact that the place is also a flea market par excellance! Look around and there's no telling what you might see: a museum quality array of old toasters dating from 1933; plates commemorating the Harding Inauguration; canes carved from every kind of knobby, twisted wood branches imaginable; random "Life" and "Colliers" and "New Yorker" magazines; ashtrays from every single tourist trap ever operated between South Carolina and Key West. In other words, it's a veritable smorgasbord of the tacky and the useless, and it is utterly compelling.
Mary has a web site, but it appears the server is haphazard and inept, as we have not been able to access it sine coming home. But google her name and you may find some good articles and photo sites on the web. If you are ever in the area, Crazy Mary's is definitely worth a visit. Take your camera and snap pictures – Mary likes to pose. I guarantee the visit will improve your outlook on life.
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Deirds and Harry alerted me to the latest plague to threaten the health and stability of our nation this summer. No, I'm not talking about the swine flu, terrorism, Miley Cyrus or any of the other over-hyped and ballyhooed banes to our continued existence. I'm talking about the stick and form people you see festooning the rear windows of increasing numbers of insufferable vehicles.
As far as I'm concerned, there used to be four classes of people with regard to vehicular decoration. Now, unhappily, there is a miserable fifth.
First are the NuFus, folks who drive like they live – neat, straight-ahead and unadorned. They drive Fords, drink Pabst and attend cinder-block churches. They are utterly unconcerned with what impressions they make.
Second are the Preeners, who decorate their cars with whatever stickers and bumper stickers they damn well like. Some advertise allegiances, whether to sports teams, Jesus, or to whatever agricultural product they prefer. Others tout vacation destinations. Some celebrate vehicular accomplishment (in full disclosure, I must confess that I drove around for nearly 3 years in a Chevy Vega bearing a bumper sticker that proudly declared :I climbed Mt. Washington). Others put stickers on that "just look….like….you know…..COOL!" I've got no quarrel with anyone who's a member of these two classes.
Third, however, come the Broadcasters, who are a bit more problematic as a breed. These are the folks who so fancy things about themselves and what they think that they want the whole world to know about it. There are two susects of Broadcasters. One is the Beasties – the chest-thumping, in-you-face asses who eat red meat raw, drink Castroil, and who, though they would never vote for Obama, they'd sure sleep with his sister if he had one. These are the subhumans who think driving a pick-up emblazoned with obscenities is just the neatest thing. Next are the Limp Persuaders, the nose-bleeders who want us all to become Vegans, respect Wiccans, hug cops, and plead for China to leave Tibet alone. Find one of these vehicles in your driveway and you can rest assured that your daughter's virginity will remain intact longer than her politics will.
Fourth, and formerly the most deplorable, used to be the Remoras, lame and ineffectual status seekers who find status only vicariously. These are the whimps and whimpets who attempt to ride to the bank on the backs of their childrens' modest accomplishments: "Proud Parent of a Duke Student" (as though that's worth kuddos) or "My Kid Is An Accellerated Reader At Elmo Elementary!" I keep waiting finally to see the one such sticker or bumper sticker really worth displaying: "My Kid Does Not Torture, Maim or Burn Neighborhood Pets." Now that would be something worth crowing about!
Finally, and the newly minted most loathsome of the decorators are the Mirror Gazers, who put stick and form figures on their rear windows representing every breathing thing in their families. These are the utterly self-absorbed critters who think everything about themselves is just so wonderful that they've just got to share it with everybody else on the road, even if it's information so banal that census takers and identity thieves aren't interested. Mommies, daddies, number and sexes of kids, number and species of pets! I fully expect soon to see stickers added representing possessions: flat screen TV, Waring blender, Gucci handbag, Rolex watches!! And who possibly, except some deranged nut-case determined to commit vehicular suicide and take as many people with him as he can, could possibly be interested in who might be in the next car on the road? I mean, REALLY!
Frankly, I've cogitated over the matter and sleep less easily than ever before. I have concluded that these rear window figurines are not merely Narcisistic noodlings, they're signs. Somewhere, perhaps under cover on the dark side of the moon, are alien invaders, waiting until the time is right to start landing and taking over our bodies "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" style. When will the time be right? When the numbers of stick figures on cars identifies enough people with nothing in their heads and no lives that the aliens can colonize enough bodies to make a defendable beachhead. Mark my words! They're out there!! Waiting!!!
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During the last few weeks, Woodstock and Manson Family specials have been showing up in surprising numbers on TV. These follow on the heels of specials devoted to the Moon landings and the Stonewall riots that signalled the start of the Gay Pride movement. Though I haven't seen a special on Chappaquiddick, that also happened during the summer of 1969. How the hell did we ever survive it?


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Many of us wish to travel the world and explore different location as a digital wanderer. A traveller wants to leave behind from the hustle and bustle of daily routine and want to feel free by enjoying life. This lifestyle is something extraordinary which many of you wish to have but only a few have that courage to lead a life like this.
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Posted by tigress on April 09, 2003 at 14:14:49:
I'm considering (right now I'm just in the researching stage) adding a black rat snake as my second snake (my first being a Mexican Black Kingsnake). So far what I've gathered is probably a 40 gallon (should it be a long, or is regular ok?) should be ok with it (I'm hoping to make a stand that allows its cage below my kingsnake's cage so hoping to keep it in a similar sized cage at least, my kingsnake is in a 40 long I think now).
Anyways, one thing I haven't seen much consensus on is temperment. I'm getting the idea they can have good temperment, but I've seen everything from it's a tossup to they usually have good temperments. Anyone here have one can tell me what they experience the temperments are like? Do they need to be handled a lot to keep good temperment (my snake actuallyd oesn't get handled a lot, I found he seems to be happier that way, and still he is very good about being picked up and such the occasions he does, just doesn't act happy about the whole idea, always trying to slither away, he's all flight and no fight) or do they in general have a good temperment?
One thing I read comparing kingsnake to rat snakes was that kingsnakes tend to stay squirmy but not aggressive or musky where as ratsnakes tend to be aggressive at first but will calm down with handling and tend to be less squirmy than kingsnakes after being worked with (this was in regards at least to wild caught ones). Does that seem to ring true (my kingsnake never really seemed to start liking being handled even when I would handle him every day, always just wanted to go back to his cage)?
Anyways, feel free to email me with replies, I'll try to keep up here.


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I also feel that New Year's Resolutions should be personal. That means not posting it to Instagram or Facebook for the sake of getting a few "likes." I know what you're saying: "But, Wade...you posted your resolutions to Instagram and Facebook."
I know I did. I also know that I've never gone through with any previous New Year's Resolutions that I set for myself. I need the push. I need the accountability that posting my list brings. I urge you to do the same. Not for "likes", but for that extra push. That extra push we all need from time to time.


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"This is a MUST HAVE in your Ant collection. Adam is a BRILLIANT song writer. And it shows in this...his first release (although tweaked a bit in 1983 when rereleased.....I dont think it is even possible to get an original copy of this album.....too bad). Please....BUY THIS! You wont regret it."
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"Apart from being one of my favourite Adam Ant CDs, this is one of my favourite CDs of all time. There is just something about the simple clarity of all the tracks that really stands the test of time. Although every track on this Cd is good, outstanding tracks are Digital Tenderness, Nine Plan Failed and Cleopatra. While some of the production is obviously late 1970's, that adds to the overall charm of this excellent CD. Dont expect anything like Prince Charming mind you, this is from the punk era."


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In this paper, two modes of non-binding communication between an expert and a decision- maker are compared. They are distinguished mainly by the nature of the information transmitted by the expert. In the first one, the expert reports only his opinion (soft information) concerning the desirability of a certain action, whereas in the second one, he is consulted to provide evidence (hard information) to convince the decision-maker. The expert's ability to provide evidence increases with the precision of his information. The paper shows that requiring evidence is always beneficial to the decision-maker whereas it is beneficial to the expert if and only if the preferences of both agents are different enough.
Thomas Lanzi, and Jérôme Mathis, "Consulting an Expert with Potentially Conflicting Preferences", Theory and Decision, vol. 65, n. 3, November 2008, pp. 185–204.
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No Joburg joy for Higgins as Cañete wins
David Higgins crashed down the field as Argentina's Ariel Canete grabbed the inaugural Joburg Open.
The Waterville man closed with a four over par 75 to finish tied for 67th on level par in sweltering South Africa.
And that left him 19 shots adrift of surprise winner Canete, who birdied the last two holes to win by two shots from South Africa's Andrew McLardy.
Higgins got off to a nightmare start, dropping four shots in the first six holes and never recovered.
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Brigham Young University Hawaii, or BYU-Hawaii for short, is an undergraduate institution that educates some 2,400 students from Asia, the Pacific islands, the United States, and other parts of the world.
The campus is located in Laie, Hawaii. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was founded in 1955 by Mormon prophet David O. McKay.


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Why We Often Go Mute Before a Big Change/
Any major personal transformation requires that we learn a new language.
Before we're aware of the change taking place, we use the language we grew up in or are most familiar with.
When shifts are underway, we often become language-less for a time. The words we used to use to describe ourselves no longer fit, but it takes time and experience to find the ones that do.
This mute, formless, and nuanced space is an uncomfortable place to be in for people who want to know and be able to describe what's going on inside of them.
I am one of those people, and I'm without a language right now.
Fortunately, I've been here before and am more comfortable in this liminal space than I used to be, but with each descent into the next stage of understanding comes discomfort and the loss of our old ways and words.
When I left my job in 2014 and was seeking a new way of working in the world, I had to learn a new language to describe who I was becoming and what I was looking for. Prior to that time, I hadn't learned what it meant to do work that was meaningful to me; I didn't know how to talk about my "unique gifts" or express my nascent belief that everyone deserves to do work that's enlivening to them.
The language I had to work with, which was full of corporate jargon like "skills," "high performance," and "job search" could no longer help me. It wasn't enough. It didn't capture what I really wanted, which was a way to support myself financially and keep my creativity and integrity intact. I wanted more than a "job," and I didn't want to play the application / resume / interview game.
For a few months, I had to sit in an uncomfortable in-between space while I stopped applying for jobs, did what I had to do in order to survive economically, and quit trying to explain to anyone else what I was doing. I couldn't explain it, because I didn't have the right words for it.
This made it tough to interact with recruiters, family members, and others who were trying to help me land my "dream job." It required a new level of patience with not knowing.
Eventually (finally), I started putting together a language to describe what was happening inside of me. Words that fit better in my body came out - words like "gifts," "work life integration," and "career development."
Those words have served me well over the past three years, and I'm grateful for the doorways they've taken me through.
But my path is leading into the depths again, and I can't take those words with me - I have to learn a new language, which takes time.
So I am language-less right now, and that makes writing a blog pretty tough.
I haven't written a post in almost three weeks, which is the longest I've gone without publishing except for the time right around my daughter's birth.
In the past few weeks, when I'd go to type something up, one of two things would happen: I'd either have zero inspiration, or I'd write up a mishmash of personal processing and half-baked ideas, none of which I wanted to subject you to.
Now, of course, I could throw together something using my old language, and to be honest, I spent more time doing that than I'd like to admit. I kept writing in that way because I felt like I needed to get something out to you, even if it was stale and coming from a solely intellectual place.
But I feel ready to stop compromising in that way, and I want to recommit to sharing things with you that come from my bones, my body, the truth of me - not from my ego, which wants me to tell you that I have everything figured out.
For a moment, I considered just canceling the blog so that I didn't have to learn a new language in front of you. The idea of going "underground" indefinitely was very appealing, because it meant that I wouldn't have to try things out or be messy in front of an audience.
Ultimately, I decided that I want to continue writing as long as it feels like this blog can be of service to you.
Even though I don't know where this path into the darkness will lead, I'm inviting you into the depths alongside me.
I'm a total rookie when it comes to astrology, but I'm aware that for the next year, the planet Jupiter will be in the Scorpio sign. Jupiter is the planet associated with our growth, personally and collectively, and Scorpio is associated with our deepest fears and shadows. Scorpio pushes us to look at what's really going on, and it teaches us the transformational power of the darkness.
It's intense, and learning about Jupiter in Scorpio has helped me understand what's being asked of me in this time. For a way more coherent understanding of what's happening with the planets, check out Chani Nicholas' website.
I don't know yet how Jupiter in Scorpio will manifest for me, but I can share some of the questions that are gestating inside of me:
- How and where do I need to confront my whiteness, especially in my business?
- How can I support my clients better and more deeply?
- What new tools do I want to learn about? Tarot, astrology, Reiki?
- What would it mean to EVOLVE in my blog, my work, and in life generally?
In addition to the questions, new words - little buds of language - are popping up. Here are some of the words that are feeling resonant to me these days:
- Rewilding
- Regeneration
- Mysticism
- Mystery
- Inner Genius
- "Solutionaries"
- Conspiracy (meaning: to breathe, act together)
- unTeacher
I share this post with you in part to be honest about what's going on for me personally, but also because I hope it encourages you to explore that language-less place within you as well.
Sometimes we get stuck in old patterns because our brains aren't comfortable staying still while we wait to understand what's next for us. It's like we have an internalized Boss who expects us to account for each feeling and thought we have, even if we don't know where they lead yet.
We live in a culture that expects us to explain everything logically, even though mystery and the unknown are inevitable and necessary parts of being alive.
This means that we have to juggle our own internal transformations with the fact that other parts of ourselves and the people around us want to know what we're doing and why. Telling them that we're entering a new phase of understanding that we don't have language for yet won't always make sense, and that's uncomfortable. They might also laugh at us!
If you know that something is changing inside of you and you're not sure how to talk about it yet, I want to tell you that it's okay. You'll eventually come up with the language you need, and sometimes there just won't be any words for it, which is okay, too.
If we don't make space for this dark, subtle place inside of us as it generates new language and new ways of being, we deny ourselves the chance to evolve.
And if we don't give ourselves the chance to evolve, what's the point of living?
If you feel drawn into the depths of your own personal transformation, you can let me know. I have one coaching slot opening up later this month, and I'm happy to talk with you about my process, A Wild New Work.


text: Chelawasi Public House is the new pub in town in Arequipa however when it comes to beer, it seems to be ahead of the pack. Cleverly named (Chela being slang for beer and wasi meaning house in Quecha), it is located in historic Campo Redondo (San Lázaro), on one of Arequipa's original streets and somehow that seems very fitting. It may be small in size but the plans cultivating around the brand are not.


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What is 'Just Cause' for Dismissal?
There is a reason that Canadian courts refer to just cause for dismissal as the "capital punishment of employment law." The implications can be grave. If you are fired for just cause, you will likely face a number of problems. These can include your former employer refusing to provide severance, Service Canada denying your application for Employment Insurance ("EI") benefits and potential negative work references while seeking re-employment.
Because the implications of a just cause dismissal are so severe, the law requires employers to meet a high threshold before they can successfully make this assertion. An employer that fires an employee for just cause must be able to show that the employee's conduct was of such a degree that it was no longer compatible with ongoing employment. The key is that the sanction imposed (termination) must be proportional to the misconduct in question.
In any determination of whether just cause for dismissal is a reasonable response, three questions must be answered:
- What is the nature and context of the employee's misconduct?
- What were the circumstances surrounding the misconduct?
- Is dismissal an appropriate response?
In answering these questions, context is critical. The employee's disciplinary history, the nature of the workplace and the employer's response to similar previous acts can all play a role in determining whether a just cause dismissal will be sustained. Furthermore, the term 'misconduct' incorporates a wide range of actions including theft, dishonesty, acts of violence, chronic absenteeism, misuse of company assets, sexual harassment and social media activity.
The recent case of Phanlouvong v. Northfield Metal Products (1994) Ltd. et al highlights the critical role that context will play, and serves as a reminder of how hard a just cause dismissal is to establish. Consider the following:
Mr. Phanlouvong worked on an assembly line at a manufacturing facility operated by Northfield. In this role, he was positioned at a work station with three other employees and had a fraught relationship with one of these individuals, Mr. Bailey.
One morning prior to the commencement of his shift, Mr.Bailey passed Mr. Phanlouvong with his elbows extended, carrying dirty gloves. As he passed, Mr. Bailey knocked Mr. Phanlouvong with one of his elbows. Mr. Phanlouvong took immediate exception to this and punched Mr. Bailey in the face, breaking his safety glasses and bloodying his nose.
Following this incident, Northfield conducted an internal investigation and ultimately decided to terminate Mr. Phanlouvong's employment for just cause. Mr. Phanlouvong responded by filing a claim for wrongful dismissal, which the company vigorously fought.
At trial, the judge rejected Northfield's argument that it had just cause to fire Mr. Phanlouvong and awarded him a severance package based on 15 months' pay. In so doing, the judge found that Northfield had failed to consider whether there were any reasonable (lesser) alternatives to termination and commented that despite his misconduct:
Mr. Phanlouvong had 16 years of service with Northfield with no previous incidents of discipline of any nature, much less an incidents involving violence. His supervisors described him in evidence as an excellent employee.
The Bottom Line
As an employee, you should be aware that just cause dismissal is not easy for an employer to prove. If you are fired for just cause, it makes sense to challenge it as you have much to gain and very little to lose. If the employer cannot show that its decision was a reasonable response, you will be eligible to receive a severance package and stand a far better chance of accessing EI benefits.
As an employer, while just cause dismissal is a high threshold to meet, in certain circumstances it is the appropriate response. The three key elements that should be present prior to any decision to implement a termination for just cause are: consistent and equal treatment of staff; active and appropriate management of any acts of misconduct; and thorough documentation.
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So this is just a post to let you know that i am still alive, and very, very happy.
And that's nice, right?
Here are some pictures of trees and cows in Denmark, cause that's what was already in my big pile o' drafts.
That should buy me a few more days, shouldn't it?
I think so.


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Review the entire report online at oswego.edu/annual-report-2016.
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An au pair is a domestic assistant from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a monetary allowance for personal use. Au pair arrangements are subject to government restrictions which specify an age range usually from mid-late teens to mid to late twenties; some countries explicitly limit the arrangement to females.
Arrangements differ between Europe, where the concept originated, and North America. In Europe, au pairs are only supposed to work part-time, and they often also study part-time, generally focusing on the language of the host country. In the United States, they may provide full-time childcare. In 1969, the European Agreement on Au Pair Placement was signed, and it came into force in 1971.
Unlike many other types of domestic assistants, the au pair is considered a part of the host family and not merely an employee. In some countries the au pair wears a uniform, but more commonly the au pair only follows the host family's dress code and wears attire appropriate for the work description, typically including a protective apron.
The concept of the au pair originated in Europe after World War II. Before the war, an abundant supply of domestic servants had been available to look after the children of middle and upper-class families, but changes in social attitudes, and increases in wages and taxes after the war, made the old system inaccessible to most middle class parents. At the same time, social change increased the number of middle class girls who needed to earn their own living, and rising educational aspirations for girls made experiencing foreign cultures and learning foreign languages more common aspirations.
However, due to the stigma attached to being a "servant", an essentially working-class status that even working-class people were repudiating, this potential supply for domestic labour could only be utilised if a new non-servant role was created. Thus the au pair was born. The au pair was supposed to be treated as a member of the family rather than a servant, and was not required to wear a uniform.


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It's a hard day.
It's been a hard week.
I wish I knew when it was going to get better.
But I don't. It's out of my control, beyond my reach.
My terrible temptation is to think that "if I just..."
- If I just process all my childhood pain.
- If I just have excellent self-care.
- If I just have good boundaries.
- If I just have the best kind of community.
- If I just have my marriage the way it should be.
- If I just love my kids enough.
- If I just get the flu shot, or don't get the flu shot.
Somehow, some way. I'm going to get out of the mess, out of the brokenness. Out of the pain.
But it's not like that.
Life happens.
It happens in a heartbeat.
Nobody's doing anything wrong.
In fact, we are often doing our very best.
Life just happens.
The world is broken: profoundly, painfully, deeply. And we live here.
So here we are.
Mid way through this past week, which I am personally sure is going to make my Top 3 Worst Weeks of Life Ever (and you know me, I've got some contenders), we went to a Josh Garrels concert.
I was excited about Josh Garrels initially, but by Thursday night, not so much. It was cold. It was snowing. (Half an inch, people, snowpocalypse in North Texas.) I was absolutely exhausted. But, there was this one song I knew I needed to hear.
And we had promised to meet our son Matt there. More than anything, by then, I just needed to hug my son.
So we went, and timed our arrival so we wouldn't have to hear too much of the opening band, because I had never heard of them and I had no patience for people l'd never heard of.
When we walked in, this is what they were playing, these people I'd never heard of:
Well, I hung onto Matt and just cried.
And then they played this:
Finally, at the end of the evening, I got to hear the song I'd come to hear:
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
Tempted and tried, I wondered why
The good man died, the bad man thrives
And Jesus cries because he loves 'em both
We're all cast-aways in need of rope
Hangin' on by the last threads of our hope
In a house of mirrors full of smoke
Confusing illusions I've seen
Where did I go wrong, I sang along
To every chorus of the song
That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates
Leading mice and men down to their fates
But some will courageously escape
The seductive voice with a heart of faith
While walkin' that line back home
So much more to life than we've been told
It's full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
Wash away all the things you've done
Forgiveness alright
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
Still I get hard pressed on every side
Between the rock and a compromise
Like the truth and pack of lies fightin' for my soul
And I've got no place left go
'Cause I got changed by what I've been shown
More glory than the world has known
Keeps me ramblin' on
Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall
I'm free to love once and for all
And even when I fall I'll get back up
For the joy that overflows my cup
Heaven filled me with more than enough
Broke down my levees and my bluffs
Let the flood wash me
And one day when the sky rolls back on us
Some rejoice and the others fuss
'Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess
That the Son of God is forever blessed
His is the kingdom, we're the guests
So put your voice up to the test
Sing Lord, come soon
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
So, cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand this, all by and by
So that's pretty much my play list for now.
Lord, come soon.


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Workouts for Busy Women
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July 28th, 2013
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Feel like there aren't enough hours in the day to complete your daily chores, let alone to train? Here are 5 of my best workout secrets for busy women. As busy women we don't want to be spending hours a day working out. We need something doable – something short but highly effective. Below you'll READ MORE


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Creating Symfony projects like a sir
I'm pretty sure many of you don't like to download the latest version of Symfony Standard Distribution from symfony.com, install it, remove the AcmeDemoBundle from src directory and remove those stuff mentioning it every time you start a new project. I don't like it either. Fortunately, I have a better way to do so.
hacfi from Freenode channel #symfony-dev suggested me a way to start new projects, the only thing I've done is to create a bash script to automatize it. So first thing you have to do is install composer:
$ curl -S http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer
This way you can reach composer from anywhere you want by typing "composer" to the shell – you don't even have to type "php" or "phar". Next thing you should do is put a record to your crontab so it would update itself regularly (or if you prefer, you can do manually when you want with "composer self-update").
Here comes the real trick: create a nice function to your ~/.bashrc file:
The usage of this little script is:
$ create-symfony path version
For example you want to create a new Symfony 2.1.3 project called foo:
$ create-symfony foo 2.1.3
This command will create a directory foo containing a new Symfony 2.1.3 project, but without the Acme directory, every reference to it, the apple-touch-icon.png and the favicon.ico. Now you can work with it :)
UPDATE: the way I described leaves two unfinished routes in app/config/routing_dev.yml, which has to be removed manually (_demo and _demo_secure).
UPDATE 2: no need to manually remove _demo and _demo_secure path now.


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Energy bars seem like a good choice for a quick, easy and healthy snack when people are on the go. But energy bars are only a reasonable snack when choosing wisely. Today @OntariosDoctors, we look at a Globe and Mail article that helps Ontarians choose wisely when it comes to energy bars.
Some bars are packed with so much sugar you might as well be eating a Snickers bar. Thanks to the addition of brown-rice syrup and cane syrup, the Chocolate Chip Clif Bar, for instance, packs 23 grams – almost six teaspoons' worth – of refined sugar. Not a good choice if you're sedentary. (Clif Bars are designed to help fuel the energy demands of long workouts.)
In order to pick a healthy energy bar, people should avoid yogurt or chocolate covered bars, which come with a heavy dose of saturated fat. The best bet, is to choose whole food energy bars.
Many whole-food energy bars boast high fibre content thanks to the addition of prunes, dates, oat fibre and/or inulin, a type of soluble fibre that promotes the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. More fibre also means an energy bar will satisfy you longer.
Be sure to read labels when choosing an energy bar, keeping an eye out for calorie amount, artificial sweeteners and refined sources of sugar like syrups.
Visit the Globe and Mail for more information on choosing the right energy bar for you.


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'Behind The Helm' Episode #13 – Captain ZulooSaturday, October 31st, 2009
Classic-Pirates.com News Coordinator and 'Behind The Helm' host, Connor Hicks is interviewed by co-host Izzy Kilmartin in Episode #13 - Captain Zuloo. Sharing a number of things from LEGO@reg; in Australia to Pillage the Village II, this is an interesting interview, worth a listen or read.
Listen to 'Behind The Helm' Episode #13 - Captain Zuloo in the Pirate forum!