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Heartland Travel Showcase
Professional Code of Conduct Agreement
Description: Statements concerning behaviors, perceptions, and actions of all attendees that relate to ethical compliance while participating within all areas of Heartland Travel Showcase. This document is a guideline and does not represent the entire breadth of what constitutes good conduct and ethical behavior.
Purpose: To clearly set expectations so individuals will know how to act ethically at all times. The code is designed to foster trust and mutual respect among everyone who participates in Heartland Travel Showcase.
Governing Authorities: Heartland Show Management and Ohio Travel Association Board of Directors.
- This policy covers all buyers and sellers within Heartland Travel Showcase. It also covers individual attendee's behaviors when acting in any capacity of attendance. Individuals registering for and being accepted into the showcase implicitly agree to abide by the rules and regulations that govern the show which include these ethical statements.
- All Heartland Travel Showcase attendees are expected to comply with any and all similar standards and ethical guidelines that are prescribed by show management.
Purpose: All attendees are expected to comply with the Heartland Travel Showcase Code of Ethical Conduct. When in doubt, attendees have the responsibility to seek clarification from show management.
Professional Behavior:
- All attendees are expected to maintain professional behavior during all communications and interactions, including pre-showcase communications, on-site interactions and immediate post-showcase communications.
- Each scheduled appointment consists of exactly six minutes which is to be used to conduct group tour business.
- Only registered sellers (exhibitors) and media vendors that have purchased exhibit booths are permitted to sell during the marketplace. Buyers (operators) are NOT permitted to sell products or services at the showcase.
- All show attendees are expected to show professional courtesy at all times. The use of disparaging comments and remarks against other attendees and staff is both unprofessional and unacceptable.
- Sexual Harassment and harassment of any type (on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, handicap, disability, political affiliation, personal appearance, student status, family responsibilities, veteran or military status, marital status) are strictly forbidden. This includes, but not limited to, unsolicited contact of any type, request of favors, physical assaults, threats, stalking and intimidation.
- All exhibit booths shall remain in-tact until the marketplace ends at noon on Sunday.
- All attendees shall abide by the time schedule concerning the Four Minute Meet. No exhibitor is permitted into this area until they have been given specific permission to enter.
- The Saturday lunch, education sessions, and any Networking functions are restricted to fully registered attendees ONLY. If you are registered as an exhibit floor only attendee, you will not be permitted to attend these functions.
Procedure for Reporting: Inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated by show management and attendees are expected to report inappropriate behaviors immediately to show management. Any allegation of inappropriate conduct will be investigated by show management.
Failure to Comply: Failure to comply with any of the items listed in the Heartland Travel Showcase Code of Ethical Conduct will result in your being asked to leave the show and your being blocked from future participation in the showcase.
I have read and agree to abide by the Heartland Travel Showcase Code of Ethics:


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(Reuters) - U.S. food and drink maker Sara Lee Corp SLE.N stood by its full-year forecast despite the loss of a business and a smaller boost from foreign exchange, sending its shares up 6 percent.
Sara Lee said it still expects adjusted earnings of 89 cents to 95 cents per share in fiscal 2012, even though the weakening euro reduced its expected foreign exchange benefit and the company announced a plan to sell its North American foodservice coffee business.
Those issues led the company to cut its full-year sales forecast to $7.9 billion to $8.15 billion, from a prior forecast of $8.5 billion to $8.75 billion.
"Though some investors may be disappointed with sales guidance reduction ... we suspect the building momentum behind the coffee and tea business and the fact that the company reiterated its full-year EPS guidance despite incremental headwinds ... may be enough to push shares incrementally higher," said Barclays Capital analyst Andrew Lazar in a research note.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2012, which ended on October 1, Sara Lee reported a net loss of $217 million, or 37 cents per share, on Thursday, compared with a year-earlier net profit of $192 million, or 29 cents per share.
Excluding items, Sara Lee reported a profit of 18 cents per share, topping analysts' average expectation by a penny, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Sales rose to $1.94 billion from $1.73 billion a year earlier. Analysts on average were expecting sales of $1.98 billion.
Sara Lee, based in a suburb of Chicago, is planning to split into two companies — one focused on North American meat brands including Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park frankfurters, and the other on international coffee and teas, with brands such as Douwe Egberts and Pickwick.
Sara Lee shares were up $1.11, or 6.3 percent, at $18.72 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reporting by Martinne Geller in New York, editing by Maureen Bavdek, Bernard Orr

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PLM Vis is an SDK that enables the creation of custom applications that include JT visualization. It is the Teamcenter Visualization API so think of it as your toolkit for creating a custom version of Teamcenter Visualization; all the visualization power of Teamcenter customized for your users and company specific processes. The resulting applications, created with PLM Vis, are highly efficient and they can make your Enterprise more productive.
Custom PLM visualization created with PLM Vis
Of course, some development effort is required, it's worth it because of the productivity gains that you can get. By enhancing existing applications, customers are able to continue to work using their existing processes while improving productivity through the addition of visualization; for example:
Customers also use PLM Vis to create new sophisticated applications that include visualization. These custom applications are the ultimate in productivity because they are company and data specific. They may also enable sophisticated capabilities that are not available in "out of the box" solutions. For example:
These are just two examples of how our customers are using PLM Vis to boost productivity as they implement their Model Based Engineering (MBE) vision. It's an important part of the Siemens PLM visualization portfolio and offers the ultimate in flexibility with respect to user experience and integration with non Teamcenter data.
PLM Vis based applications are robust, tailored to a company's specific needs and enable faster, smarter decision making.
If you have a custom PLM application, think about how much more productive it can be with visualization. Consider adding visualization using PLM Vis.
For more information about PLM Vis, please visit our PLM Vis site.
For more information about Teamcenter's visualization capabilities, please visit our Visualization site.
About the author
John Whetstone is the Director of the CTO Product Management and Marketing Team. Our team's mission is to market Parasolid, D-Cubed, Kineo and the JT Toolkit to Independent Software Vendors. We also provide product management and marketing for PLM Vis, Geolus, the JT Toolkit and JT2Go. In addition, we champion Siemens PLM Software's corporate openness policy by managing the JT Open program and actively participating in JT ISO and other standards related activities.
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Jason Revok
Spirograph AP Sold Out
Jason Revok
Spirograph AP Sold Out
Acrylic spray paint on shaped aluminum panel with reflective coating.
60" Diameter (152.4 cm)
From an Edition of 10 unique works
* Shipping cost will be determined by location.
Presenting the disintegration of structures, the works of Jason REVOK utilize manmade tools in their creation from start to finish; whether a paint roller coiled in tape to create his Tape Loop Paintings or an apparatus that holds a row of spray cans, the devices are well-considered for their faults. Creating glitches, drips and flaws in all the right places, these systematic - yet accident-prone - tools have allowed REVOK to create distinctive series of works that are as alike as they are different.
REVOK has developed another tool - a giant spirograph template constructed from plywood that also holds a spray can, marking mesmerizing spirals on circular panel and metal. The tools to create his Spirograph works are just that - essentially, a scaled up stator (outside ring) made of plywood is fastened to the wall. The rotor (the smaller gear that holds the spray) is then placed inside the stator so that its teeth engage with those of the secured piece as it moves around its perimeter. The number of arrangements possible by combining gears of different sizes and shapes is endless. REVOK has made a brilliant modification to a classic drawing tool, though its evident through video footage of his process that it's not a methodology for the weak - substantial muscle is required to sustain the physicality needed to complete the work.
This Spirograph series was created on 60" aluminum exclusively for Louis Buhl & Co. Each work is unique and original but part of a specific body of work.


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Paper Players and PPA Preview
7 comments:
- Shannon J said...
Great idea for the circles! I just love your subtle use of color on this card!
- August 15, 2012 at 2:17 AM
- LeAnne said...
SO pretty.....I need to dust off this set, it's been unused on my shelf! Love what you did with the colors! Thanks so much for playing with the Paper Players this week and sharing your creation!
- August 15, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- Nance Leedy said...
Hi Patti! I adore your card! Love the blooms in each corner and the highlighted areas. Fabulous use of the colors and a perfect use of this set. So glad you joined us at The Paper Players! ((hugs))
- August 15, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Anne Marie Hile said...
Such a fabulous use of the stamp set and the challenge colors, Patti! WOW! Love that fussy-cutting! Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)
- August 15, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- Amy White said...
What a great card - love how you've highlighted the blooms with the coloured circle portions! Thanks for playing along with the Paper Players this week!
- August 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- Maria said...
Gorgeous! Love that sweet bird! Great use of the colors!
- August 16, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Ann Schach said...
Very pretty, Patti! I LOVE the red rhinestone eye! A classy card!
- August 17, 2012 at 11:35 AM


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Dog-Friendly Employers
Kudos to Rogers Insurance for recognizing the benefits of allowing employees to bring dogs into the office. Their article can be found here: https://www.rogersinsurance.ca/the-dogs-of-rogers-sammy/
I applaud Avalon Master Builder for integrating pet needs when providing Calgarians with holistic home choices. Avalon creates affordable, innovative, net-zero green homes promoting healthier living for both inhabitants and our environment. Pets of all sizes are welcomed in Avalon developments, private outdoor space is incorporated into all homes, and Avalon's Zen communities are furnished with dog washes! Avalon's love of animals starts at their own office, with canine employees Fuller, Morgan, Mini and Ebby providing inspiration daily.
For more information on Avalon Master Builder: http://www.avalonmasterbuilder.com
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Quickbooks Online Banking: Setting Up, Deleting Matched Transactions and Manually Uploading Web Connect or Excel Files/
Using online banking can be real time saver for businesses with numerous bank transactions. It is primarily a tool to help you reconcile your bank accounts by matching the transactions that have already been entered in QuickBooks. It helps to avoid the painstaking process of checking each transaction against your bank statement and the maddening frustration when you something goes wrong and you have to redo it.
Setting Up Online Banking:
QuickBooks makes it quite easy to set up your online banking. You need to go to Banking/Online Banking/Set up Account for Online Services and follow the instructions. It is important to make sure that your bank supports export into the correct QuickBooks (OFX) format and that you have all the information so that this process is automated. If you prefer to import your bank transactions manually, please see below.
Manual Download of Files:
Many banks allow you to export your transactions into a web connect file which you can then download manually into QuickBooks as follows:
If the account that you are downloading the data for is already set up for online banking it is very important to disable this. You can do this by going to the chart of accounts, edit account and disabling the online banking function. Once this is done follow the steps below.
- Go to File/Utilities/Import
- Select Web Connect File
- Select the account that you want matched.
- Go to online banking center to see "Items Received from Financial Institution"
- Go to "review statement" to match transactions
Manual Download of Excel Files:
Some banks, like HSBC Canada, do not have web connect file functionality. However, it is still possible to convert excel files to the appropriate OFX format using software (or if you have programming skills, without software). I use QIF to OFX creator from Big Red Consulting to do this. You will have to pay approximately $59 to use the software, which is worth it if you have alot of transactions to reconcile. The instructions are fairly straightforward and really only require that you include the date and amount of the transaction in the excel file.
Delete Matching of Online Bank Account Transactions:
There are occasions when you are either learning how to use the online banking function or your trigger happy download finger performs the action twice or for other reasons, you want to unmatch the transactions. Unmatching each one individually is time consuming (and irksome) and defeats the purpose of using this time saving functionality in the first place. As I was searching for a solution to this problem I came across this incredibly easy fix:
After you have incorrectly matched transactions in the online banking module and decide that you want to start over:
- Go to the Banking/Reconcile
- Select the bank/credit card account that you want to match. Enter reconciliation details as normal.
- Select "continue" to go to the details
- In the details page, next to mark all, unmark all etc. you will notice a "matched" button (only if you have used online banking to download and match your transactions). Select this and it will bring up all the matched transactions.
- Click on unmark all
- Voila – all your online transactions are no longer matched.
You can then proceed to make the necessary corrections, go back to online banking and rematch the transactions.
I highly recommend the use of online banking (automated or manual) for anyone who has more than a few banking transactions each month. It greatly facilitates the reconciliation, reduces frustration and frees up your time to provide more value in more important areas.


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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 24, 2017) - HempAmericana, Inc. (
The interview with Salvador Rosillo, CEO explains the details of the Maine partnership that will develop a unique CO2, supercritical, low temperature, super fluid oxygen extraction machine. The partnership will invest hundreds of thousands in the new one-of-a-kind extraction machine that will have a 200+ liter capacity. In addition, the interview talks about the New York partnership which consists of 650 acres of land for growing hemp, with two acres already planted. The property also includes a 50,000 square foot facility in which HempAmericana will operate an onsite extraction lab. These partnerships can potentially bring an excess of $400,000.00 a week in revenue into HempAmericana, Inc.
"The CBD market is a $130 million market and growing fast, there currently is a tremendous backlog of demand as oppose to production," states Company CEO Salvador Rosillo. "We're lowering our cost and increasing margins by shifting oil production from oversees to domestic. We plan on capturing a significant market share of the extraction business by scaling our extraction lab model to all 50 states and making them accessible to domestic and international companies."
To listen to the interview with Salvador Rosillo, CEO, please click on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxWm1wCj9Bc&feature=youtu.be.
HempAmericana is currently in the rolling paper and CBD oil business using the brand name Weed Got Oil. Search Rolling Thunders hemp papers on YouTube for a product demonstration of the Company's papers. The Company now plans to become a leader in the CBD oil market by establishing a laboratory for the extraction and research of the oils contained in the hemp plant. HempAmericana also researches, develops and sells products made of industrial hemp. See more at http://www.HempAmericana.net.
Safe Harbor:
Safe Harbor Provision Cautionary statement for purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Information in this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the execution and performance of contracts by the Company and its customers, suppliers and partners. Please also review Hemp Americana annual and quarterly financials for a more complete discussion of risk factors. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
Contact Information:
Pierre Petard
888 977 7985


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According to Pop Herald, the iPhone 5 will pack a 4-inch screen—up from the iPhone 4S' 3.5-inch screen—forcing app developers to upgrade their products to prevent pixelation.
BGR also reports rubber or plastic bumpers around the screen to accommodate a new antenna system. Citing a close source, the blog confirmed a fall 2012 release, though anyone could make that call given the drop date of the 4S this year.
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Down Syndrome Education International
Charity information
Down Syndrome Education International
Down Syndrome Education International improves educational outcomes for children with Down syndrome through original scientific research and evidence-based publications and services.
Founded 1986
Mission statement
Down Syndrome Education International's mission is to improve educational outcomes for children with Down syndrome. We focus on delivering measurable improvements in speech, language, literacy, maths, memory and social development.
Our scientific research advances understanding of the children's development and learning difficulties and evaluates new teaching approaches. Our services empower families, teachers and therapists with the knowledge and tools needed to offer children with Down syndrome highly effective support.
Each year, we help more than 150,000 people in over 180 countries.
Down Syndrome Education International aims to:
- To improve educational outcomes for children with Down syndrome
Established: July 1986
Registered Charity Number: 1062823
Board members: 10
Full time staff: 4
Part time staff: 2
Volunteers: 11
Phone number: 0300 330 0750
Address: 6 Underley Business Centre Kirkby Lonsdale Cumbria LA6 2DYView charity accounts on the Charity Commission website
Hear what I say!It is often difficult to understand what children with Down syndrome are saying, and this ... More


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King Groaker are continuing their run of shows in Melbourne by bringing their bluesy-grunge rock stylings to The Brunswick Hotel on Tuesday the 30th of August. They'll be bringing along their friends The Déjà Vu's and One Day Bender for a big night of thick riffs and tasty licks.
8:00 - 8:40 - One Day Bender
9:00 - 9:40 - The Déjà Vu's
10:00 - 11:00 - King Groaker
Entry - FREE!!


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Banner / SWORDS
Important Links
Banner Request Form
Banner ID Lookup new!
Using SWORDS to Register
View SWORDS Tutorial
SWORDS is your gateway to the Banner Student Information System. This system provides access to registration, grades, class schedules, transcripts, financial aid status, account balances, and much more.
**IMPORTANT NOTE: Additional fees for proctored exams may apply to online classes for which you register**
The supported web browser for SWORDS is Internet Explorer. There are known issues when using Google Chrome.
* The login page for SWORDS asking for your email credentials is not working properly right now and will remain offline until the problems can be resolved. We are currently working with the vendor on the issues.
Until a solution is in place, the login page for SWORDS has been changed to require your MGA ID (begins with 983 and is on your ID card) and a 6 digit pin.
If you receive an error when you click on SWORDS login, please clear your cache and try again. *


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5 Wide Fit Sandals to Step Up Your Footwear Game this Summer
Summer is officially here! Besides marking the beginning of sundress season (bless) it means that it's time to book those pedi appointments and don your sandals! As a 5' 8 plus lady, finding shoes, talk-less sandals, that fit my feet is always a struggle. I still have flashbacks of tear filled shopping trips through dozens of stores looking for a single pair of wide-fit sandals. The plus-sized industry has evolved and expanded so much in such a short period of time to include brands that take to heart the struggle wide-fit ladies face. My goal is to ensure that no lady goes through the same struggles I faced each summer, so I've compiled a list of my top 5 wide fit sandals to help with the wide-fit sandal search!
1. Driven by Optimism Wedge in Rose - ModCloth
As if I could turn down a patterned shoe, this retro funky pair of wedges are the perfect way to add colour to you summer wardrobe. True to the vintage forward feel only ModCloth can provide, these wedges pair a pretty rose-nude tone with a Saved by the Bell inspired zig-zag print to provided a comfortable, yet fun, summer sandal!
2. Micro Suede Lace-Up Wedge Sandal - Ashley Stewart
Nothing screams summer like a vibrant pop of colour, and what better way to do so than with your shoes! This sizzling pair of lace-up wedge sandals from Ashley Stewart are the perfect statement sandal for your summer wardrobe, bringing a fun burst of colour in an easy to wear sandal. Pair these with a simple white lace dress or your favourite pair of light wash denim capris for a quick and chic look!
3. Braided T-Strap Sandal With Tassel - Lane Bryant
When you love festival style as much as I do, finding festival inspired pieces to add to my everyday wardrobe is an important task. These braided and tasseled beauties from Lane Bryant combine the best of both worlds - fun, colourful, festival inspired accents in a flat sandal that takes sassy casual to a whole new level!
4. Coral Twist Strap Espadrille - New Look
Espadrilles are making a huge come back to the fashion scene (did they ever leave though?). They are always a crowd favourite for the summer season, so why not experiment with different styles? Not only does this heeled pair provide the comfort and wearability that is the back bone of espadrilles everywhere, the coral accent and platform heel adds the perfect summer shade to the mix!
5. Leather Sandals - Asos
This one is for my inner minimalist who tends to make an appearance once in a while. These Asos leather sandals bring sparkle to any summer time look with a "barely there" feel. The best part about leather sandals is that they hold up very well so these can be a permanent addition to your closet to be brought back out year after year!


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(CNN) — The Southeast's worst drought in nearly a decade will no doubt make it difficult for firefighters to corral at least 14 fires in and around Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a popular tourist gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said Monday evening that crews are battling wind gusts of up to 70 mph. "If you're a person of prayer, we could use your prayers," Miller told reporters.
City officials have declared mandatory evacuations in several areas, according to CNN affiliate WATE.
The national park has closed some of its roads because of the fire danger, including Gatlinburg Bypass.
"It's very dangerous weather conditions," Dana Soehn with the National Park Service told WATE. "We've had trees coming down, limbs coming down and the fire is continuing to grow."
The park sent a series of tweets throughout the day about fires in its boundaries.
"Due to continued erratic winds, the fires are very unpredictable and more fire growth is expected."
The park has evacuated employees from the Elkmont and park headquarters housing areas.
There may be some good news: Rain is forecast in the area.
More on the bad news: High winds are possible across eastern Tennessee, southwest Virginia and southwest North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service. They could down trees and power lines and fan the flames.


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But we will also try global positioning to keep track of each other. Starting soon I will send invitations to all registrated hikers to join our C2C-account on Google Latitude. You will get a mail where everybody's mail adress is attached.
From there, either on a computer or in an app, you can follow your friends movements in real time.
This means that you will be trackable by everybody you have connected with. But you can log out, or turn on your privacy setting if you want to have some time "alone". After C2C you can throw away the app, if you want to.
With Latitude you will also be able to send instant messages to each other.
Other ways to keep track of your fellow hikers:
- Twitter - coast2coastsw (if you tag your tweet #c2cswe we will get a channel, which makes it easier to find our tweets and subscribe to them).
- Facebook - Coast to Coast Sweden
- Homepage - www.coast2coastsweden.com


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Germany is one of the most fascinating holiday destination's for the entire family. Gorgeous landscapes, rich culture and bustling nightlife make it an irresistible choice for your dream holiday this Summer. Visitors of all ages will love going to theme parks, water parks, castles & museums; Germany is also a great place to get close to nature with a trip to national parks.
Khimji's House of Travel & Lufthansa City Center along with its partners like Euro Disney & Costa Cruises can arrange for special deals through Lufthansa City Center for the hotels in Germany as well as the theme parks in Europe. Germany – The travel destination presentation was held recently by Khimji`s travel to announce its plans for this season.
Book your affordable European holiday with us. Call our holiday's department today for the best deals: +968-98049431 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Shore Road Beach
Shore Road Beach is a beach of the finest quality with fine golden sand. The water is clean and safe, although it may sometimes be cool ! The beach slowly and gradually slopes away, ensuring it is safe for even the smallest of children.
There is a Beach Station where there are Lifeguards on duty ( 1 May - 30 Sept.)
There is a car park at Shore Road and also on-road parking. The charges made in the car parks are quite high although you are parking right on the beach so you don't have far to carry all your beach goodies. As you would expect when the weather is good, the car parks fill up very quickly, especially as the car park is not large.
There are very good facilities on the promenade, including toilets (with disabled facilities), ice-cream kiosks and hot-dog/burger bars as well as Sands Brasserie and Jazzy's Joint offering a selection of hot & cold meals and jazz music !
There are also a wide selection of watersports available from the beach including parascending, inflatable "Bronco's" or "Ringos", jet-ski hire, power boat rides and much more. Check what is available when you visit.
Read our brief check list on preparing for your day at the beach.


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ND Photographer Publishes Book on International Peace Garden
North Dakota photographer Kari Barchenger has turned her camera in a new direction with the release of "The International Peace Garden, promise of peace." Her 88-page full color collection of images of the International Peace Garden, located North of Dunseith, North Dakota and South of Boissevain, Manitoba, is the first ever photo collection to feature the International Peace Garden in its 84-year history.
Inspiration to produce her new book came after thirty years photographing weddings, students and corporate leaders. When she joined her father Arthur Norby in the delivery of his new sculpture, Promise of Peace, to the International Peace Garden in 2015, she found a new world of color. The International Peace Garden contains over 75,000 flowering shrubs, perennials and bulbs as well as some 6,500 cacti and succulents. Barchenger has chosen an array of floral images, backed up by photos of historic buildings and monuments such the one hundred twenty foot tall Peace Tower which is scheduled to be removed in 2016, or 2017.
International Peace Garden CEO Garry Enns said of Barchenger's book, "Kari Barchenger has captured the essence of the International Peace Garden in her photographs and in this first ever publication dedicated to the story and the beauty of the International Peace Garden. Her ability to find just the right light combined with just the right vantage makes each of her photographs a work of art. You will see the thousands of flowers quite differently once you have seen them - through her eyes - on the pages of this book."
"The International Peace Garden, promise of peace" will be available at numerous North Dakota locations beginning mid-June, as well as from her website. The book is being formally released with a book signing at the International Peace Garden July 24, 2016, when the Promise of Peace sculpture will be dedicated.
Norby's six foot tall stainless steel sculpture depicts two folded hands releasing a dove. The sculpture will be placed in a landscaped fountain straddling the North Dakota/Canada border. Although this is Norby's first stainless steel sculpture he has produced monumental bronze and steel sculptures throughout the United States.


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BRUCE LEPERRE Who are you? I am Bruce Leperre
What do you do? Career highlights? I am the Director of Programming and Music at 730 CKDM in Dauphin, Manitoba. I also host a weekly alt country/roots show on CKDM. I write CD reviews and the odd entertainment piece/review for the Winnipeg Free Press. I wrote a monthly column for Ottawa based Country Music News since the early 90s until the paper's sad demise in 2012. I book shows at the Watson Art Centre in Dauphin and do what I can to assist independent artists of all genres with their music careers. I do the mobile deejay thing too and I sit on many a jury including the Prism Prize. Career highlights include winning the Manitoba Country Music Association's Radio Personality of the Year the last 2 times they had an award show and in 2005 I won both the Canadian Country Music Association's Music Director of the Year (Secondary Market) and On Air Personality of the Year (Secondary Market) awards after years and years of nominations.
What makes a good video? What stood out about your picks? A good video is one that is able to grab my attention. After watching early MTV and early Much Music (when they played music videos) one thinks they've seen it all but there seems to be more and more creativity as artists and directors are stepping up to the challenge of "standing out". In my picks I was impressed with things like unique animation, storylines (some looked like mini movies), how the visual and the music worked together as opposed to being at odds and there was one that was even interactive!


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No river in London/
[gallery link="file" order="DESC"] The imposter Morris made a return today, quote "I like Kolne, Look at the river, Theres no river in London". Woke up to more rain than I've seen in a long time, dried up nicely enough for us to make it to the land of the giants concrete in Antwerp, was alright seeing as we almost wrote the day off with the wet weather. Up to Holland and now in Germany.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Brady Quinn threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as No. 8 Notre Dame routed Air Force, 39-17.
Quinn threw three TD passes in the first quarter -- a 51-yarder to Jeff Samardzija, a two-yard completion to John Carlson and a 24-yard hookup to Rhema McKnight.
Darius Walker rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, and Samardzija caught six passes for 106 yards and the score for the Fighting Irish (9-1), who have won seven straight games after their only loss of the season.
Terrail Lambert returned a blocked field goal attempt 76 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, and Marcus Freeman scored a third-quarter touchdown on a 23-yard pass from Quinn.
Shaun Carney was 14-of-17 for 210 yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons (4-5), who have only managed one win against Notre Dame in 12 games dating back to 1985.
Carney threw touchdown passes to Beau Suder and Jacobe Kendrick.


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Now you can download each set as .ZIP!
If you needed more reasons to join here they are! What are you waitng for?
Click on the thumbnails to see the first photo of the newest sets full size.
Join the members area to get all pictures of all galleries and Video clips! Enjoy!


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Insurance for Your Home
Your house is probably your most important asset and an important part of being a homeowner is protecting that investment by purchasing homeowner's insurance. It will allow coverage for your home both inside and out by providing compensation for losses to your house and your possessions. It can also safeguard you if you are responsible for someone's injuries on the property. Being an independent agent, we can offer you a range of coverage from different carriers to find the policy that's right for you.
Benefits of Homeowners Insurance
- Protection from the unexpected loss occurrence.
- Protection should you lose your home due to fire or natural disaster.
- Replacement if your contents are damaged or stolen.
Insurance for Your Rental
It's important to protect your personal property while living in a rental home or apartment. Renters insurance can protect you from loss due to unforeseen circumstances and instances such as fire, theft, and water damage that your landlord's policy does not provide. You can't depend on coverage from their policy to cover your possessions because they only cover the building structure, and not your personal property. It includes the financial protection you will need should your personal property be destroyed or stolen, plus liability protection should someone suffer injury in your residence.
What does Renters Insurance Cover?
- Personal Property
- Personal Liability
- Specified Perils and Covered Losses


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Nielsen returns to midemblog, this time to look at the online consumer beyond music, delving into the main online activities of different demographic groups across Europe (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy), US, Australia and Brazil. The report takes a particularly close look at the UK, to identify what else users of music-related websites are most likely to do online.
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On the day after Thanksgiving in 2005, I set out to write about the wildness and weirdness of Black Friday. The plan was to be in the thick of the frenzy, experience the adrenaline rush as bargain hunters shifted into turbo mode and be on hand for any moment when Black Friday turned into black-eye Friday.
Which is always possible, of course. Sleep deprivation plus competitiveness can lead to a willingness to get physical over a particularly dazzling item, such as a Sesame Street 2-in-1 Giggle Guitar.
Nine years later, the thing that stands out most about that day – other than the amount of abandoned shopping carts rolling across parking lots -- was the time when the stores began opening. I had to be there at 5 a.m., and I thought that was crazy early.
Now 5 a.m. on Black Friday, at least in terms of when the holiday shopping season begins, is crazy late. Most big stores are open on Thanksgiving, a.k.a. "Gray Thursday," and big sales and extended holiday hours start before Thanksgiving. Give it a few years and shoppers will be lining up for door-buster specials while kids are trick-or-treating.
Or maybe shoppers won't be lining up at all. Not on Black Friday, anyway, because it seems the longstanding starting gate for holiday shopping is losing its mojo. Some retail analysts even say that America's iconic day of excitement, excess and exhaustion is headed for extinction.
Could it be true? Black Friday is dying?
If so, one reason is the steady increase in online shopping, which is expected to pull in about $89 billion in sales during this holiday season. That would be a 13 percent increase from last year, when online shopping was already thinning the crowds a bit at the brick-and-mortar stores.
Yes, online shopping is huge. It's always less hectic, often more convenient, and as often pointed out in references to the growth in online sales, you can shop in your underwear.
That's true, but clearly, nobody's getting scared away by a Black Friday dress code. I've seen people in slippers, pajamas, robes and hair curlers. If you've got a credit card, you can wear whatever you want.
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Online sales cut into the Black Friday madness, but the biggest threat to its iconic status is the way the holiday shopping season is stretching out like a post-Thanksgiving waistband. According to the National Retail Federation, 40 percent of consumers now begin their holiday shopping before Halloween. The main reason for that, according to 42 percent of those shoppers in the NRF survey, is that deals are too good to pass up.
I'm not sure Black Friday is dying, considering some of its chaos can still be mistaken for the Running of the Bulls. But if it's beginning a slow fade, that's a little sad.
That's crazy, right? Black Friday is a showcase of greed. It's the commercialism of Christmas. It's gluttony on parade.
All true. But it's also kind of fun.
It's a guilty pleasure for sure. I rarely do more than dip a toe into the quagmire, but I like watching the shoppers, with their frenetic energy and enthusiasm. It's a great people-watching expedition, much like a walk down the Las Vegas Strip.
Yeah, I just linked Christmas shopping and Sin City. Now it seems even crazier to bemoan the potential extinction of Black Friday.
But you know, Black Friday is just the start of the holiday season. When the day is done, and you've made it through the last checkout line, there's still plenty of time to get in line with the true meaning and important messages of the holiday season.
Chances are, you'll see one of those messages on a bumper sticker in a parking lot, right next to an abandoned shopping cart.
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Desert Jewels is a conceptual art project devoted to the art of storytelling. We define a jewel as a person, object, or experience that is treasured and precious. Desert Jewels is a place for you to document and share the jewels of your life. It is a place where you can express the many versions of yourself through your life stories. It is a place where storytelling inspires mindful connection and generates community.
Founder / Creative Director
Jojie was always the kid marching to the beat of her own drum. Drinking diet coke by the gallon as a toddler, dancing with her tutu pulled up, impersonating the church lady from Saturday Night Live and pretending her bicycle was a wood paneled caravan. Being creative, loud and expressive are at the core of who she is. A giant imagination and a passion to un-follow the rules of life have led Josephine to creating Desert Jewels. A place where she can express all the versions of herself through her own life stories and a place where she can connect with others through their stories.
Josephine is an artist, yoga instructor and farm to table cook currently living in one of the smallest towns in the USA, Boulder Utah.
Executive Editor
Lauren has always looked at the world as a collector, researcher and interpreter. As a young child, she would obsess over her mom's tiny collections displayed in small wooden boxes and her grandmother's collections of carousels and refrigerator magnets. In time, Lauren managed to develop a pretty massive keychain collection of her own. It's no surprise that Lauren's passion is finding, documenting, and sharing people's collections. She has studied art and architectural history at the graduate level for several years and is currently working as a freelance editor and barista in Seattle, WA. Her current obsessions include miniatures, denim, and secretary desks.
Executive Designer
The desert breeds survivors, independents, and creatures attuned to their place on this earth. Born to cactus and cresote, the place Jennifer was raised has been the largest shaper and former in her personal manifesto. Her curiosities in space, atmosphere, and human's connection to their environments are all rooted to that special place at the base of four mountain ranges in Arizona.
Jennifer is an architect, photographer, collector and traveler currently transplanted in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Emma was born and raised in the High Desert Plains of Twin Falls, ID. She grew up among the charged energy of the Magic Valley where she cultivated a strong relationship to the unique landscape and its mystery. In 2007, she received her BA in printmaking from Southern Oregon University and shortly after moved to Tucson, AZ where she completed her MFA in photography from The University of Arizona and her 200hr RYT yoga certification from Yoga Oasis. Emma's love of the obscure, uncanny, and untethered nuances of the universe are what inspire her creative direction and she is excited to be embarking on this journey with Desert Jewels as the director of all things musical, magical, and visual.
Emma is a multi-media artist, alchemist, and yogi currently holding space in Seattle, WA.
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Often described as someone who can get along with just about anyone, Nathan finds human connection to be the most important guiding force in his life. Talking with and learning from people of all walks of life has shaped Nathan into who he is today, and will continue to shape him for as long as he lives. Whether it's connecting with people through Spanish or Yoga, his passion for lifelong learning is unbounded. Life always has more to teach and Nathan finds it his job to wring all he can out of his experiences. Beyond learning, Nathan loves to eat locally, grow his own food, shake his groove thang, and bike around his city.
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Editor's Selects from February 2017 Project Show Las Vegas
I was lucky enough to be invited back to the Project Show for the 2017 Season. For those unfamiliar, Magic is a collective of 13 different men's and women's trade shows. This multiday event gives brands access to retailers around the country and press to showcase upcoming offerings from their lines. I was once again attending for my second season the Blogger Project. The Blogger Project is a handpicked group of fashion bloggers and creatives by Marcus Troy to create content and help promote brands at the show. Here are a few of my favorite brands from this season.
ARCADY (whose name comes from the ancient Greek region of Arcadia, a place hailed throughout time as a rustic paradise where people lived simple and peaceful lives in harmony with the earth and with each other) is entirely developed and produced in Los Angeles, California. The brand works closely and personally with the people and factories producing its garments, allowing a design-to-production process that is intimate, sustainable, and supportive of the community that ARCADY calls home.
Billy Reid
Daniel Won
Daniel Won has created a men's collection that utilizes the finest materials with a focus on an international modern chic, rock & roll inspired design, with a New York influence. The collection incorporates elements of outerwear and sportswear all using a common thread of fine leather. Many items are designed to achieve a multi-faceted use by giving the consumer the ability to create his own distinct look, through removable and reversible functions.
Founded in 2006, Matias currently offers a mix of Japanese raw selvedge, Japanese washed selvedge, and canvas work pants that are all made in Los Angeles, CA. Every item is named after the streets in his home community of Palos Verdes. All design and development is done in-house, as are all patterns and finishing.
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Issuing Authority and Effective Date
Effective Date: November 15, 2011
Issuing Authority: Chief Information Security Officer
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This guideline applies to all University employees and faculty who in the course of their jobs at Temple University must use confidential or regulatory protected information electronically in non-production systems.
Information protected or covered by regulations, such as FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA, PCI-DSS, Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Act and other sensitive, private or personal information, must be protected at all times. In order to appropriately protect these information assets; measures must be taken to ensure that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data are not compromised. This procedure outlines the steps that employees and faculty should take prior to using or storing sensitive, private, personal or regulatory protected information in non-production (Test) systems.
- Education Records - Any record (in handwriting, print, tapes, film, electronic, or other medium) maintained by the university or an agent of the university that is directly related to a student unless noted under FERPA as an exception.
- Electronic Media –Technology used to store or transport data in electronic or digital form. Hard, floppy or optical disks, USB drives, memory sticks, magnetic tape, wire, wireless, cable and fiber are among examples of electronic media.
- Internet – Any portion of a network connection that is not under the direct control and management of Temple University.
- Non Public Information (NPI) –personally identifiable financial information and any list, description, or other grouping of consumers (and publicly available information pertaining to them) that is derived using any personally identifiable financial information that is not publicly available that should be given special protections to ensure that it is not disclosed to anyone unauthorized under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
- Protected Health Information (PHI) – the definition given to information that should be given special protections to ensure that it is not disclosed to anyone unauthorized under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Regulatory Protected Information – Data which is protected by federal, state or local law and includes, but is not limited to, PHI, NPI, and Educational Records.
- Sensitive, private or personal Information – Any information that is not for public consumption and if that information were exposed could cause harm to the University or any of its employees, faculty, students, or alumni.
- Non-Production Systems – systems used for application development, testing, production-support and training. Testing environments include those used for integration, functional, structural (non-functional) testing as well as for user acceptance testing.
- Test Data – non-production data that does not belong to, or cannot to identify, an individual irrespective of affiliation with the university, and that is used for the purposes of development, integration, functional, structural testing as well as used for user acceptance and training purposes.
- Production Data – data that belongs to, or can identify an individual, or that is otherwise considered Regulatory Protected Information.
- As a best practice non-production systems should only contain test data and not copies of production data.
The Chief Information Security Officer will permit the use of Production Data in non-production environments on an exception basis. The general criteria for such exceptions are as follows:
- The development or test being completed requires a production level validation with production level data, and
- The non-production system has the same level of security as the production system, and
- The non-production system is on the list of systems that undergo an review by Information Security to ensure data protection standards.
- If the above conditions are not met, then all sensitive data must be masked or redacted. This requirement covers all fields that contain information that is covered by FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA, PCI, PA Breach Notification Act and any other data deemed that could expose the University or any of its employees, faculty, students, or alumni to harm. See Appendix A for a list of covered date elements.
- Once it is determined that you need to use production data in a test environment, you must contact the Office of Information Security at 215-204-7077 or at email@example.com to work out a procedure for having this non-production system reviewed.
- Use of the Test Data will be allowed for up to one year and reviewed annually.
- Production Data is not to be used in any presentation (live demonstrations or illustrative e.g. Power Point).
- During training sessions, production data is not to be used unless all users present are authorized to view the data. The training session data and attendees must be reviewed by the Office of Information Security at 215-204-7077 or at email@example.com.
- If you are not sure about the sensitivity of your document, please ask your supervisor for guidance. If necessary, contact the Office of Information Security.
Appendix A – Covered Data Elements and Directory Information
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Leica Ultravid 8x32 HD Plus
Field of view: 135m@1,000m
Close focus: 2.1m (manufacturer's figure)
Weight: 535g
Dimensions: 116mm x 116mm x 56mm
Eye relief: 13.3mm
Ratings (out of 5):
Optics 4.5
Handling 4.5
Price 4
Overall 4.5
Review by Matt Merritt
MORE and more, I find myself wanting smaller, lighter bins I can carry at all times, to fit a bit of birding in anywhere.
Leica's Ultravid HD Plus 8x32s are a refinement of what was already an exceptional model. Outwardly, little has changed. Very compact and light (just 560g), they have a closed bridge, and solid, easy to grip armouring. The comfortable eyecups click up and down to four positions, and stay in place well, a little too well at times.
The focus wheel is a finger-and-a-half wide, well ridged, and takes just more than a full clockwise turn from close focus (less than 2m, for me) to infinity, moving very smoothly and moderately stiffly. The dioptre is set by pulling out the wheel, and is calibrated and locks in place well.
Bright and natural binoculars
The image produced is very sharp and well contrasted right to the edges, making the most of the 135m@1,000m field of view, and it's bright and natural too. In really dim light, perhaps you'd miss your 8x42s but, generally, it coped well with dawn, dusk and bad weather.
Colour-fringing was negligible, but setting the bins up does need care. They're so compact that you need to take time to get the interpupillary distance and your eye position right to avoid flaring or chromatic aberration. Once you have, a fairly stiff hinge keeps things in place well. The rainguard fits easily, and the neoprene strap makes even lighter of your burden.
If you're looking to downsize optically, you have to consider these – they do the job optically, and they're also a pleasure to use.
This review was first published in the April 2017 issue of Bird Watching magazine


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OSE SA processes train timetables and is responsible for the coordination and safe movement of trains. This is achieved through the application of traffic regulations by skilled personnel, who also use modern traffic management systems, such as traffic control centers, signal light systems, telecommunications, etc.
The approximately 300 station masters across the network daily manage the safe passage of 500 trains and settle unexpected traffic disruptions.
The Traffic Division configures timetables as requested by the railway companies operating on the OSE SA network and supervises the strict enforcement of traffic regulations.
Safety is the foremost characteristic of railway transportation and is secured by adhering to the rules, most of which are common throughout Europe and the result of technological developments and many years of experience.


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CD Review: Jimmy Earl "Renewing Disguises"
Having long had an ear to forward-leaning mixologists like Squarepusher and Matt Garrison, Earl—the veteran Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Jimmy Kimmel Show bassist—puts his own postmodern spin on the merging of DJ-induced sonics and live musicians. "Africano Cento Cinquanta" surrounds drummer Gary Novak's clave with loops and Earl's sequence-tight-but-improvised bass bursts, before moving to straight-ahead for solos by Scott Kinsey (on Rhodes) and trumpeter Tim Hagans. "Night," adapted from Sergei Prokofiev, becomes a drums-n-bass and upright throb, with spoken samples alluding to an alien arrival. The title track, from David Shire's The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 score, is an industrial, loping faceoff between Kinsey's keys and Steve Tavaglione's alto. Most intriguing is Earl's remix of Gil Evan's arrangement of "Gone," from Miles Davis's Porgy & Bess album, with live enhancement. Elsewhere, Jimmy steps forward on fretless and Jazz Bass respectively for "Cavatina" (the touching theme from The Deer Hunter) and his own "Weather Reporting."


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The EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle/
One of my favorite all-time movies is Stripes. And this is one of the best things about it, the ridiculously awesome EM-50. How amazing would it be to have an RV with a flame thrower and rocket launcher? It would certainly help those camping trips with the obnoxious loud music neighbors (camping with PJ and Sean wouldn't suck either). This MOC by BMW_Indy rocks by any measure, but with the addition of lighting by BrickStuff, it's just over the top.


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Ingredients:Several years ago my sister was working in a border town in Texas and she came across this recipe for a quick and easy Pico de gallo. Lately we've been trying to get fresher foods on the road so I've been making guacamole and today I made a little portion of this Pico. Here's my recipe, I hope you enjoy!
1/2 lb tomatoes
2 cloves garlic minced
Juice of one lime
2 oz coarsely chopped cilantro
1/4 large onion diced
1 jalapeno diced (more or less to suit your tastes)
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Benefit for Derek Burr Family
LulaRoe Bingo-Silent Auction
Benefit for Derek Burr Family
February 26th at 2PM
Six Mile Run Fire Hall.
Tickets are available at Little Kidz Blessings in Martinsburg and at Serenity Salon in Woodbury.
Cost is $25 a ticket and includes a mystery pair of leggings.
Recently, Derek Burr, a 13 year old boy from Hopewell, passed away in a four wheeler accident. The community is coming together to help support his family during their loss.
Anyone who would like to donate a gift basket can contact
Jessica Pote Douglas at Serenity Salon.
All proceeds go to the Burr family.
Even if you can't make it – Please Share!
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Assistant Cub Scout Den Leader
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The Assistant Cub Scout Den Leader shares the work of the Cub Scout Den Leader and may be called upon to serve as a family contact or record keeper, or to handle other details of den operation. Each den should have at least one assistant den leader, and more if needed. Also see Assistant Webelos Den Leader.
The assistant Cub Scout den leader's responsibilities are to:
- Help the den leader as needed.
- Carry out the duties assigned by the den leader.
- Be ready to fill in for the den leader in case of an emergency.
- Help establish a close working relationship with the den leader and den chief, functioning with them as a den leadership team.
- Complete Cub Scout den leader Fast Start Training and position-specific Basic Leader Training. Attend monthly roundtables.
- Attend Pack Meetings and help as needed.
- Take part in the annual pack program planning conference and pack leaders' meetings.
- Attend the monthly den chief planning meeting for den leaders, assistant den leaders, and den chiefs.
- Work in harmony with other den and pack leaders.
- Support the policies of the BSA.
Adult leaders must possess the moral, educational, and emotional qualities that the Boy Scouts of America deems necessary for positive leadership to youth. They must also:
- Abide by the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Scouter Code of Conduct.
- Subscribe to the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle.
- Reside within the USA or a U.S. territory, or be a U.S. citizen residing outside the USA.
- Respect and obey the laws of the United States of America.
- Be 21 years of age or older for primary leadership positions.
- Be 18 years of age or older for assistant leadership positions.
- Complete Youth Protection training (YPT) before application is processed and renew training as required.
- Review the disclosure information related to the BSA's background check process and complete and sign a Background Check Authorization form.
- Take leader position-specific training.
- Hold only one position within the same unit. The chartered organization representative may multiple as the committee chair or a committee member.
The adult leader application process will not be complete until Youth Protection training has been completed and a criminal background check has been obtained.
The Assistant Cub Scout Den Leader is recommended by the Cubmaster after consultation with the den leader, parents, and guardians of the Cub Scouts involved, and approved by the pack committee and chartered organization. Registered as an adult leader of the BSA.
Cub Scout Expenses
In one weekend of Popcorn sales or other Fundraising, a Cub Scout can earn enough in his Individual Account for a year of adventures!
- $23 National registration, Boys' Life magazine, and Accident Insurance.
- $20 Program Materials: Tiger, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos book, rank patch, neckerchief, and slide.
- ____ Pack Expenses: Each Scout's fair share of Pack recharter, training, fees, equipment, etc.
- ____ Advancement: Awards, Belt Loops, patches, and more.
- ____ Activities: Pinewood Derby, trips, ball games, camping, and much more.
- ____ Camping: Day Camp, Resident Camp and Family Camping.
- ____ Equipment includes Uniforms, sleeping bags, tents, etc.
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Swedish Feta Stuffed Meatballs
Last summer when our Swedish friends where here visiting, Sofie made the best dinners for us. I would be with the kids at soccer practice and walk into a delicious meals waiting for us. After having them here I really started to get the whole Sisterwife thing. I mean, if they are going to make dinner for me on crazy nights..I get it sister wives, I get it.
When Jones Creek Beef asked me share a recipe using their ground beef I thought it was the perfect time to try out one of the delicious meals Sofie made while here.
In Swedish its called biffar, which I guess translate to steak, but when I think of steak I think of something entirely different, so I'm going to call these Swedish Feta Stuffed Meatballs
1 pound Jones Creek Beef
2 table spoons onion powder of 1/2 chopped yellow onion ( I used powder)
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
4-5 tablespoons bread crumbs (add more if it doesn't form well)
salt/pepper/garlic powder
feta cheese, I used one small container for the meatballs and the feta sauce I made to serve with it
Mix all the ingredients except the feta together in a large bowl. Then form the meat mixture into large meatballs, they will shrink down some. Once I had the size I wanted them to be I flattened them a bit in my hand so they looked like hamburgers, grabbed a big chunk of feta and pressed it into a meat, then formed a ball around the feta so the feta is in the middle.
Then stick the meatballs in a pan on medium heat and turn gently every few minutes so they don't fall apart. Mine took about 20 minutes before they were cooked all the way through.
Serve with a salad, potatoes and a yummy little feta dip which is just feta and sour cream mixed together. So good! The kids even asked for left overs for lunch the next day.


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Saskia Rasink: Art in Board Games #5
This week we have Saskia Rasink an illustrator who recently worked on the Kickstarter game The Open Road.
Hello Saskia, thanks for taking the time to speak to us. Firstly, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I'm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and studied illustration graduating in 2013. During my studies I started becoming obsessed with old maps and old graphic designs from buildings from the 1960's and 1970's. I used to go to second hand book stores and search for hours to find the beautiful maps in old travel guides. One map I found, from 1970, inspired me to make a personal map of Copenhagen. This actually started my freelance career, with many map-based freelance jobs coming in. Nowadays, I illustrate my love of architecture, cities, and traveling every day for many different companies which I am very grateful for.
Now we know a little more about you, I have to ask, as a child what did you want to be when you grew up?
The funny thing is, I always wanted to do 'something with drawing'. My grandfather used to paint beautiful landscapes and he really inspired me to do the same. When I was young, he taught me all about paint, techniques and the different kinds of paper that work best. Nowadays I don't illustrate or paint by hand, it's mainly computer (Illustrator) based, but my grandfather definitely inspired me to become an illustrator.
So how did you first get involved in making board games?
Blair Berg and Carl Strycharske, the people behind the Open Road board game, saw my work and thought my illustrations were perfect to visualise their board game idea. They approached me and told me about the game, and I got really excited about illustrating it. There was a lot of creative freedom in this game, which is not always the case in commissioned work and I also thought the idea of a bicycle board game was very original. I cycle my treasured old 1970's 'grandmothers' bike everywhere around Amsterdam and as cycling is very common in this country it felt like a subject very close to my Dutch heritage.
When you are working on the art of a board game can you give us a quick overview of your creative or thought process and has this changed at all since you first started?
With the map of the USA, I started the same as I always do for maps. I research everything, from the local landscape, to landmarks, to trees. After that, I first pick a color palette to start working with and then start with the landmarks. Then I place them on the map, and I start working on every other detail like mountains, trees, people on bicycles, tents, animals, or other local things. I keep working until I am satisfied and I feel the map is getting nearer to the finished product. When all the details are illustrated I usually put it down for a few hours and come back to it, and I start to switch around details, or maybe add another detail because it's too empty somewhere in the map. Sometimes I switch colors too if I feel it's not 'there yet'.
You were involved in the creation of The Open Road, so could you tell us a little bit about what that involved and what were the biggest challenges you faced?
Before I started designing the game board, there was already a route of the USA created, with lots of lines, dots and city names, as this is the gameplay. At the beginning all these lines and dots, which were the cities and routes you could take in the game were a huge challenge because they took up a lot of space on the map but weren't visually attractive yet. It was my work to combine everything and make it look like an actual board game. Sometimes all these lines and dots, and every city name, made it hard to have enough space left for illustrations of local landmarks or details that were important to show the local area, especially as I could not place them somewhere else in the map.
What was the inspiration or core idea that drove your work on The Open Road?
The first thing I looked at to inspire me in making the big map of America for the Open Road board game was all the different kinds of landscapes in the USA. I felt this was really important to research because I had to get a certain atmosphere onto the map that was fitting to every area in the USA. After that I researched local landmarks that people would recognize, to add on the map.
For the cover of the board game the different landscapes in the USA were especially important and pictures of these really inspired me in creating the illustrated cover. We wanted to have three different kinds of landscapes, that represented the nature in the USA you're bicycling through. You have the snow capped mountains, the pine tree forest and the jagged desert rock formations near Las Vegas. I had a lot of creative freedom to make this one big illustration, where the landscapes were different, but flowed into each other for the cover.
What are you currently reading, listening to or looking at to fuel your work?
I currently have an obsession with vintage matchbox labels from Eastern Europe and Russia from 1950-1960. They are being sold on Ebay, and I love to search for hours to find the most beautiful labels and buy them for my ever growing collection. They are a huge inspiration to my work, as the labels are very beautiful designed but at the same time they are graphic, minimal and have lovely colors. For their very small size they are so very clear and communicate so much.
Also, colors inspire me a great deal. If I need color inspiration, I always turn to "A dictionary of Color Combinations" by Sanzo Wada. It was originally published in 1933. This book is really old, but the color combinations are surprisingly still very up to date!
What advice would you give to anyone wanting to work in the board game industry?
I never thought my illustrations would work in the board game industry, as I had always thought board games looked a bit different to my illustration style. If your work fits the idea of the board game, and you personally love the subject, go for it! It doesn't matter if the board game looks different, it will only make it more special and people will want to buy that game because the artwork looks different to what's already out there.
Do you have any current projects underway, or coming up that you'd like (or are able) to tell us about?
I can't tell much about it yet, but it has got something to do with Summer landscape illustrations!
Finally, if we'd like to see more of you and your work, where can we find you?
You can see my work at:
My website: http://www.saskiarasink.com
Behance: https://www.behance.net/saskiarasink
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saskiarasink/
Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/saskiarasink
And the board game I designed is on Kickstarter until 4th July 2017: kck.st/2rtFuNk
(All images provided by Saskia Rasink)


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Let Yourself Off The Hook! Really! "In The Quiet"
Hey there! And happy new month!
Is there a referee on your shoulder? Tell them no thank you, and send them on their way, and come rest In The Quiet. Without that pressure to be or do or become by anyone else's agenda, even your own, without that old list of "should-a could-a would-a… you might just find more energy to be more and thus do more from a peaceful place within. Works for me, as long as I listen from within and allow the depth from beyond old negative tapes to repair and guide my way.
Come be inspired by the sheer beauty of music! It's powerful stuff! And it's here for all of us!
Hey, it might really make a difference you can keep, a difference that allows you and everything in your life to make a positive difference going forward!
Debbie Hazelton
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Be Effective Not Right/
This was the third shot that the sniper student missed. One more, and he was done. Out of sniper school. A failure.
I looked down and noticed that the student's body position was still off despite my earlier coaching to correct it. The final round cracked off, and nothing else was heard—no sound of lead impacting steel at a distance, no "hit" uttered by the spotter. Nothing except the sound of what was now a former sniper student's head landing on the shooting mat.
"Man, I think there's something wrong with my gun," he said as he lifted his head.
"Here, let me see," I said as I settled into my shooting position next to him.
Bang. Tink.
Bang. Tink.
I hit the targets with his gun, no problem.
"Body position, dude." I stood back up. "I told you that yesterday."
The day before we had had a long talk—well, it'd be more accurate to call it an argument—about the importance of body position while shooting. Unfortunately, this particular student had no respect for the "softer" skills of shooting—body position, breathing, diet. These were of no interest to him. He was a stereotypical gun nut who thought he knew everything there was to know about guns and wasn't interested in learning anything else.
He had learned the technical aspects of shooting and had been told by someone in his past that these softer skills didn't influence the impact of the bullet enough to worry about them. Technically, he was probably right—the shot I was asking him to nail was easy and the "lighter" elements of shooting were, independently, not likely to make a difference.
So why was he missing?
Collectively, they were adding up to a missed shot.
On their own, body position, breathing, and trigger squeeze have subtle influences on the impact of a round, but, when you add them together they can have a dramatic effect on the outcome. For example, let's say that body position affects 2 percent of your accuracy.
In this case, the student's body position was off, and that was affecting his breathing, which, let's say, affects another 5 percent as well as his trigger squeeze, which affects another 10 percent. That's now a sizable 17 percent—enough to achieve a miss.
My explanation of this to him countered what he knew about shooting, and he was more committed to being right—or what he believed to be right—than he was to passing sniper school. So he failed.
Learn and Live
To this day, I've no doubt that that sniper student still thinks that there was something wrong with his gun and that all of that philosophical talk about body position and mental management was a bunch of B.S.
Too, often people get stuck in their current levels of performance and what they know, because 1) they're too lazy to learn, 2) they can't stand being wrong, or 3) they become blind to what is really going on. It's like they just can't stand to be a beginner.
I dedicated an entire chapter of my book, Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons, to this very topic, because it is the person who is committed to the results—rather than the methods—that holds the power in any situation. And to be committed to results takes practice and recognition that you don't necessarily know everything, even in fields for which you have studied or earned a degree.
Being Effective:
How do you leave "being right" behind and move toward "being effective"? Here are four exercises to get you started:
1. Start thinking of what you already know not as unchangeable facts but as your current best information. Always be ready to abandon your beliefs the moment you find something more effective.
2. Practice saying "I was wrong" or "That didn't produce the result I wanted." Get really familiar with failure. When we're wrong and we realize it, we get to grow.
3. Don't be shy about pointing the finger at yourself. We need others to let us know when we're bullshitting ourselves. If you can't call yourself out in public, then those around you will have a hard time doing it as well.
4. Learn new skills. Remain a beginner. High performers learn every single day. I know it's a pain in the ass to always be learning new things, but it's really the only way to practice being wrong on a consistent basis. I just started training in Jiu-Jitsu, and I love nothing more than having someone wrap me up and choke me out every time I try to deploy a recently learned move. It means that I have more to learn.
- In the comment section, tell me about a time you were more committed to being right than you were to being effective?
- Is there a relationship—with a spouse, a parent, or a friend—in which you find yourself more committed to being right than you are to the relationship itself?
Eric's new book, Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned From their Training and Taught to their Sons (St. Martin's Press), will be available on May 3, 2016. To pre-order a copy, visit Amazon or Barnes & Noble.


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Someone recently asked me if I had a guilty pleasure when it comes to my music taste. I answered that yes, I absolutely love bluegrass. I now realize that I was wrong.
Give it a chance
I wasn't wrong about loving bluegrass - I really do - but I was wrong about my feeling guilty about it. I absolutely love the stuff, and there is not a drop of guilt in my body (in this respect, at least....). I have friends who look at me as if I've got three heads when I put on one of these artists, but I truly believe that their doubt is a matter of close-mindedness. Anyone who gives bluegrass a legitimate will be hard-pressed to not find themselves at least tapping a toe, if not flat out dancing.
And what better time to tap a toe than in the summer? Bluegrass matches so well with things that I like to do during the summer - namely, sitting on a deck somewhere, mountains in view, drink in hand, dancing shoes on. Maybe you'll find the same - give it a chance. Here are a few tunes to get you started - stay tuned for more bluegrass playlists in the future.
"Why Only One?" - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Being that good at the mandolin is actually illegal in seventeen different states.
Chris Thile was a bluegrass prodigy from the age of eight (he won a national mandolin championship when he was just 12--and yes, that exists), and has since been a part of various bands and recorded solo albums as well that have seen him live up to all the hype.
Also, what do I have to do in order to be present at the next time he plays in a giant field, alone???
"Methamphetamine" - Old Crow Medicine Show
OCMS are one of the genre's most popular acts, with their ultra-well known rendition of Bob Dylan's "Wagon Wheel" serving as an anthem for summer camps, fraternities, hikers and just about anything in between. This song is actually quite fiery - as the title suggests, they sing about the horrible effects of meth (which, unfortunately, is a widespread issue in lots of the areas where bluegrass is popular). However, the rhythm, harmony and instrumentals change the feeling, to the point where it almost feels like a happy tune, if you can ignore the lyrical content. Either way, it's a great one.
"Church Street Blues" - Tony Rice
Tony Rice is an old school kind of guy, and he's really fun to listen to when held next to some of this generation's bluegrass musicians, like those in the rest of this card. No kidding, he can play. A more relaxing, restful type of bluegrass (if there's such a thing), it definitely belongs on the list.
"Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown" - Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder are my personal favorite. No one has as much fun as these guys on stage. Pretty much the anti-Tony Rice, they're not keeping any secrets: they love to get drunk, they love to get high, and they love to play music. And if they can do all three at the same time, they're happy folk.
Oh, and, by the way - they're about as talented as they come.
Bluegrass fans unite
Unfortunately, there just aren't that many bluegrass fans, especially where I come from. So I love connecting with people who dig it, too. Are you a long-time fan? Just discovering it for the first time? Let's support one another's weird passions, eh?
This card is part of a larger collection, Songs of Your Summer. Check it out here. I hope you've all been enjoying - it's been tons of fun for me to put together these playlists with the summer months in mind.