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The project commenced with providing the key FTI employees with basic knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001:2008 Standard requirements and process management concepts.
The initial approach consisted of understanding the FTI's business processes and their interaction, which led to the mapping of core processes that included business process flow, the rework loops, appropriately placed checks/balances, and well defined criteria for checks/ balances. With the knowledge of the business processes and with the assistance of JSA's expertise in the interpretation of ISO 9001:2008 Standard, FTI was able to design the business management documentation that was practical, optimum and appropriate for the nature and complexity of their business. The documentation development initiatives were based upon total engagement of FTI employees at the working level. The documentation consisted of policies, procedures, process maps, work instructions, tools and templates. The highlights of documentation consisted of product and process measuring/monitoring specifics, analysis of data, customer requirements understanding specifics, customer satisfaction surveys, business strategic plan, business drivers, and value-adding management reviews.
The next step was to make all FTI employees aware of the business management system on paper that had been developed. Following the awareness sessions, a comprehensive questionnaire was developed to help employees retain the competence they had acquired.
Following awareness, an implementation plan was developed and executed. The plan consisted of providing employees with job-aids, assisting employees in the understanding and completion of templates, and revising/updating templates where needed for practicality and value-added. Reasonable additional financial incentives were offered to employees who demonstrated commitment and motivation towards implementation efforts. Comprehensive process-based internal audits were conducted to evaluate on-going success levels of implementation. The internal audit findings trigged greater awareness of as well as added further value to business management. The employees expressed positive feedback in helping FTI leverage the business management system to 'raise the bar' for business excellence, competitiveness, customer satisfaction, and ultimate cost reduction.
The project commenced in Feb/March 2009 and the FTI was registered to ISO 9001:2008 " WITHOUT ANY MAJOR NON-CONFORMANCE" by December 15, 2009. The Regisrar's report praised the quality and value-added documentation approach and content. The FTI senior management is extremely happy with the overall success of the project that has provided them with a solid model to achieve competitive, cost effective and quality product as well as satisfied customer by employing a process-based approach combined with their business specifics.
Jack Sekhon & Associates was retained to assist Wastech Services Ltd in the development, implementation and registration of their business management system to ISO 14001:2004 Standard for all Transfer Stations and Cache Creek Landfill.
The project commenced with the formation of executive and process teams. A project execution plan was prepared and submitted to Wastech for developing a mutually understood project goals and specifics. The executive team was offered awareness of ISO 14001:2004 Standard and high level process management approach. The process team was offered comprehensive understanding and interpretation of ISO 14001:2004 Standard, process mapping concepts and tools.
The key business processes were mapped and their interaction with other processes understood. This led to laying the foundation of "Environmental Aspects/Risk Registry" based upon risk likelihood, risk consequences, nature of process mode, applicable environmental legislation, nature of existing controls, nature of measuring/monitoring, and level of influence. The registry development process was facilitated by JSA and actively participated by employees and senior management. These initiatives provided Wastech with a well-defined and highly employee-receptive platform for sound and effective management of environmental practices.
In addition, a legal requirement registry was developed by JSA which provided the list of all applicable environmental legislation and brief explanation of how does a given legislation apply to Wastech's operations.
The EMS documentation was developed with Wastech environmental risks nature and complexity of their business in mind. The documentation was singled out as "unique, extraordinary and business-oriented" by the Registrar at the documentation review stage.
The next stage was to make every employee aware of Wastech's established management system on paper. This stage entailed providing customized packages for senior management and employees supported by area specific quizzes. This awareness formally connected the Wastech culture with the environmental mindset which they use as a leverage to enhance their business, market presence, competition and sustainability.
In order to have Wastech due-diligence incorporated in their environmental management, a compliance audit was conducted to relevant provincial environmental Acts and Regulations. The feedback from the compliance audit helped Wastech design environmental due-diligence in their day to day activities.
The final stage was to implement the management system through hands-on approach with senior management and employees. Site specific and probing questionnaires were used as aids to trigger, solicit and engage employees during the implementation process. The on-going level of success of implementation was determined through customized, challenging, and non-threatening internal audit practices that triggered a comprehensive continual improvement process.
All the above initiatives led to Westech's registration to ISO 14001:2004 Standard without " A Single Non-conformance" raised by the Registrar. The registration has helped Wastech in responsible environmental management as well as in running an effective and efficient business.
Jack Sekhon & Associates was retained to assist A.E. Concrete Ltd in revamping their business management system to ISO 9001:2000/2008 Standards and to business excellence model for concrete plant in Langley, B.C.
The initiatives included reviewing their business processes to identify core processes. This led to incorporating specifics, technical specifications, checks/balances and associated acceptance criteria for decision-making in their core business processes.
Further efforts included causing enormous awareness of process management concepts/tools and incorporation of bold, intensive and value-adding internal audit tools/techniques. This led to transformation of culture, focus on process measurements and analysis, enhanced customer satisfaction measurements, and meaningful and value-added management reviews.
In addition, A..E. Concrete retained Jack Sekhon & Associates to help them evaluate their compliance status with B.C. Worksafe Act and Regulations. This led to A.E. Concrete revisit their OHS initiatives in enhancing the workplace health and safety. A.E. Concrete concluded that the compliance report findings were professional, thorough, specific, and value-adding.
Based upon demonstrated success, A.E. Concrete retained Jack Sekhon as an Advisor for on-going business improvement initiatives. The mutual engagement between JSAInc and A.E. Concrete resulted in 30-40% increase in sales, reduced product quality variations, enhanced awareness of effective and efficient business management tools and better employee morale.


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Sex, Money and Power
The Transformation of Collective Life
Author: Bill Jordan
Publisher: Polity
Category: Social Science
Page: 256
View: 9789Intimacy, choice, movement - these are the elements which make up the desirable lifestyle in the mainstream of affluent societies. They also undermine traditional forms of power and control. And they create a web of connections between individuals all over the world, which promises to be more flexible and less restrictive than any which have existed before. Bill Jordan sets out to explain the particular attractions of this vision of freedom, equality and harmony. He traces its appeal to a formula for human institutions which emerged with the birth of the social sciences. Sex, money and political authority glued together these changing accounts of the collective world. We are still seduced by the idea that personal autonomy and the moral sovereignty of individuals can make up a well-functioning social order. But, he argues, our present global institutions shut out the majority of the world's population, who are left to rely on quite different bonds, of blood, soil and faith. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, as well as of the humanities in general. It will also be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in human relationships and modern society.


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Hello Beauties! I hadn't planned on posting today but I made an exception because I've got some awesome news to share with you. I'm featured in InStyle Magazine April issue! I was beyond elated when I was featured last year and couldn't have dreamed I would be featured a second time. Thank you so much to InStyle Magazine for showing the love and of course you guys for swinging by to celebrate this awesome news with me! Here is the original post in which this outfit was first featured.
Featured in InStyle Magazine!July 14, 2014
Happy Monday everyone! I'm so thrilled to share with you that I'm featured in the August issue of InStyle Magazine. Honestly, my heart was jumping out of my chest when I heard this news. It had always been a dream of mine to see myself in this iconic magazine, so it's pretty surreal to see it happen. Of all the outfits that could have been featured, I'm glad it was the red jumpsuit. I adore this jumpsuit and it is one of my favorite outfits.
Adding to this happy news, today is also Luis and my one year wedding anniversary. This day last year, I married my best friend and the man of my dreams. I couldn't have asked God to bless me with a better partner and friend. I love him so much.
Thank you everyone for stopping by. I have an awesome surprise for you on Wednesday. I promise you will love it. See you soon!


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My Week #52 In Review (2016)
Meeting Up With My Friends From College, New Year, New Goals, End Of Christmas Break
My motto for 2017/ I met up with my friends from college/ Meal at Harvester/ I am going to miss these street lights for the holiday season
"A Queen who walks with God will always reach her destination"
This week, I met up with some of my friends from college and it was nice to see how a lot of them had changed after over 3 years. Majority of my friends have graduated from university now and are all looking forward to starting jobs so it is a whole new exciting experience for all of them. We went for a meal in Harvester and the food was really good. It was really nice to catch up with them and I am looking forward to more meet ups.
My Christmas break is now over sadly but I am glad to go back to uni where I can focus a lot more on studying. I have been having a lot of distractions at home and it would be nice to have some time to prepare for my exams which are at the end of January.
This was the last week of the year 2016 and I could not still believe that the year was over. Time flies really quickly and I just can't keep up anymore. I am grateful to celebrate God's faithfulness in my life though. I have so many things to be thankful for and to look forward to this new year that makes me really excited. I can't wait to dive into the unknown and to see what God has in store for me. I really hope 2017 is amazing for all of us.
Wish you all the very best as we embark on this journey together.
"I will worship Him forever
I will love Him forever because this God is too good oh"
2017 is my year of divine restoration and great faith. I believe that God will move mountains for me and I thank Him already.
What are your goals for 2017?
What are you looking forward to?
Please do let me know in the comments below.
Thanks for watching.
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We at Sovereign Hope are accepting applications for a new worship pastor in Missoula, Montana. If you know of anyone who may be interested feel free to point them to our listing on the Gospel Coalition Job Board. All the details needed for the application process are listed there.
What We Are Looking For
We want to shepherd and care for our members and our body in Missoula, but we also want to be training center where we can send out pastors, counselors, worship leaders, missionaries, and lay leaders to benefit the global body of Christ. That being said we want worship leaders who are passionate about the gospel manifesting itself through the local church. We want rich and Biblical worship which promotes gospel-appropriate responses. We want someone who will lead musicians and leaders, while equipping them with a sustainable philosophy of worship which will be carried beyond Sovereign Hope.
We also want someone who will undergird all of this with a pastoral heart. A worship pastor is a teaching pastor, and he should be able to lead and care for those in his direct ministry, as well as any other pastoral duties which may be needed.


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Tharstern has added a new Layout Library feature to its eponymous MIS, which should help printers improve the imposition that's sent down from the MIS, removing any need for manual corrections. Continue reading "Tharstern announces new layout feature"
Tag: MIS
Crispy Mountain MIS comes to UK
The Keyline MIS, which has been written by the German developer Crispy Mountain, is now available in the UK through Cloud to Print ltd. Continue reading "Crispy Mountain MIS comes to UK"
EFI updates Packaging Suite
EFI has released Packaging Suite 4.0, which is based around its Radius MIS. The suite also includes elements from other EFI software programs, as well as some integrated components from other suppliers, such as Esko's Automation Engine. Continue reading "EFI updates Packaging Suite"
Hybrid partners with Cerm
Hybrid Software has teamed up with Cerm to create a direct link with packaging productivity software and the Cerm MIS and Web to print applications, available to existing users of either company's products. Continue reading "Hybrid partners with Cerm"
Cerm to relaunch Web4Labels web to print system
Cerm is preparing to update its digital shopfront Web4Labels in time for drupa. Cerm has completely re-engineered the existing tool from scratch following feedback from its user group. The new responsive web design will allow it to work across any device from mobile phones to desktop computers. Continue reading "Cerm to relaunch Web4Labels web to print system"
EFI showcases workflow software
EFI used its Connect user conference to demonstrate a new JobFlow digital print workflow automation program. This supports multi-job submission, extended third-party job processing, workflow sharing and enhanced usability. Continue reading "EFI showcases workflow software"
EFI buys Shuttleworth MIS
EFI has continued its relentless acquisition of MIS with the announcement that it has now bought Shuttleworth Business Systems Ltd, one of the major UK systems, a move which is bound to improve EFI's showing in the UK market. Continue reading "EFI buys Shuttleworth MIS"
EFI acquires Corrugated Technologies
EFI has strengthened its offering to the packaging market with the acquisition of Corrugated Technologies Inc, which develops manufacturing execution software for the corrugated packaging market. CTI has extended its offering in recent years to also include business and management capabilities, creating a leading software offering for sheet feeders, sheet plants, and full corrugated box plants. Continue reading "EFI acquires Corrugated Technologies"
EFI updates PrintSmith Vision MIS
EFI has released version 3.0 of its PrintSmith Vision MIS. It features new HTML5 mobile views to let users see work-in-process, view job statuses or check arriving shipments remotely. Continue reading "EFI updates PrintSmith Vision MIS"
EFI snaps up global MIS order
EFI has secured a worldwide deal to supply its MIS to Snap Franchising. Headquartered in Australia, Snap is one of the largest franchising companies covering the quickprint, marketing and design market with branches in Australia, New Zealand, China and Ireland. Continue reading "EFI snaps up global MIS order"


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November 20, 2017
Wonder Twins were undersold by Super Friends. Shape of water, form of any kind of life? They could have gone with 'shape of a hurricane and form of a Kryptonian' and kicked ass every time!
I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. I followed the strip
and could feel your pain. It is hard to loose a parent, ( I have lost both of mine).It will get easier with time, but they will never be forgotten. Thanks for the adventure.
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ECHO PARK — New homes and restaurants are planned for a trio of empty lots on Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard. These projects have been in the works for a while but it looks like their backers are renewing efforts to get them built. Here's the rundown:
- A public hearing is set for Sept. 7 on a proposed one-story building with up to six separate restaurant spaces on the parking lot at the northwest corner of Alvarado and Scott Avenue (next to an Auto Zone). It's not clear if the developer is going after indie restaurants or big chains (Quiznos, Coldstone Creamery, Panda Express, etc).
- A developer has asked the city for permission to carve up vacant properties at 1826 Glendale near Clifford Street to accommodate 18 townhomes under the city's small-lot ordinance, which has been responsible for most of the new development in Echo Park. Permits for this project, which has been in the works for several years, show that the homes would be three stories high and include two-car garages and roof decks.
- At least three concepts for a small retail and restaurant center have been presented in recent years to fill the triangular lot at Glendale and Montana Street across from a KFC. Now a fourth idea has surfaced: a 4,500-square-foot building with subterranean parking and a rooftop deck is being shopped around on LoopNet. The concept is similar to the third proposal but features a different architectural style. Will the fourth time be the the charm?
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Hunted to near-extinction, grey wolves are an endangered species that is beginning to rebound. Recent sightings and a new documentary are re-igniting interest in this apex predator which has been absent from California for nearly a century.
Grey wolves are present throughout most of the northern Hemisphere, and for many years roamed widely in the highlands of what is now California. That's known, says Amaroq Weiss of the Center for Biological Diversity, not just through the many journals and letters of early settlers, explorers and miners, but from the languages of Native American tribes up and down the state.
The Sonoma Land Trust is hosting two screenings of Clemens Schenk's film about OR7 this week in Santa Rosa. Both have sold out in advance, but you watch the trailer for the documentary below.


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Florensis is an innovative, second-generation family business from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (Netherlands), founded in 1941 under the name Hamer Bloemzaden. The company now has a proven track record worldwide as a breeder and supplier of starting material for professional growers.
With around 2,000 dedicated and highly-skilled employees from the Netherlands, Europe and far beyond, Florensis produces over 900 million young plants from seed and cuttings every year.
Florensis has sales offices in the Netherlands (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht), Belgium (Sint-Amands), Germany (Weeze), Italy (Lazzate), Poland (Warsaw) and the UK (Oxfordshire). Through agents Florensis supplies young plants (plugs), propagated from seed and cuttings, all over the world.
In addition to annuals, perennials, pot plants, primulas, pansies and violas,Florensis also supplies young plants for cut flowers worldwide through Florensis Cut Flowers in Rijsenhout (Netherlands).
Florensis has special cultivation sites for the production of unrooted cuttings and seeds. These are based in Ethiopia, Kenya and Portugal and are essential to maintaining and improving the highest possible level of quality. Young plant production takes place in the Netherlands. Florensis has established a reputation for high reliability of supply for young plants, which always come in the familiar blue Florensis tray.
Product range
We offer growers an unrivalled range of more than 4,000 different flower and plant varieties. All these cultivars are produced to the highest possible level of quality, come in dazzling colour variations and are grown using highly innovative, and where possible sustainable, methods. We also know how to market these products successfully. This is our strength.
Florensis Cut Flowers is Europe's largest supplier of cut flower young plants from seed. We now supply our customers with more than 250 million young plants a year.
Florensis Cut Flowers (FCF) in Rijsenhout, the Netherlands, emerged in 2009 when Florensis acquired Ball Holland. The pot and bedding plant activities subsequently moved to the town of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, and FCF was launched in Rijsenhout where it specialises in the cultivation of seed propagated young plants for cut flower production. FCF is Europe's largest and market leading supplier of cut flower young plants from seed.
How we operate
Since 2009, a commitment to improving the quality of our products has led to investments in supplemental lighting and in sorting and selection machinery for young plants. We have also installed greenhouse cooling to guarantee the best possible climate for cultivating Lisianthus during the summer period. After all, what applies to all Florensis products applies here too: we want to supply our customers with the very best products. That's why, besides our own personal commitment, we also work with a large number of highly reputable suppliers and other breeders when it comes to breeding and selection. And all with our goal in mind: to give our customers the best possible product!


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The Jinx is a HBO documentary examining millionaire recluse Robert Durst and a string of murders that mysteriously followed him around. Okay it's not that mysterious, but it is creepy, disturbing, and oddly addicting.
It's similar to the podcast Serial, probably, I've never actually listened to Serial, but I'm sure it's similar. I haven't seen too many documentaries, something I should change, but I recently saw I Know That Voice and that was really enjoyable because I watch a ton of cartoons. If you want something more lighthearted, then watch that, it's fantastic. I don't watch shows like CSI because murder and blood makes me uncomfortable, but much like the voice of the title character, The Jinx hypnotically keeps my attention despite the subject matter. If this documentary has taught me anything it's that money can't buy happiness, but it can buy freedom.
If you haven't watched this documentary and want to watch it in the future then stop reading this review, it's better to watch this with as little information as possible. I went into this not knowing anything and I feel like knowing the ending could spoil the ride.
It was clear from the beginning that he murdered his wife, friend, and neighbor. Despite evidence pointing to him being guilty Durst constantly blinks and twitches throughout the interview. I'm pretty sure everyone in the world, minus a couple of jurors on the infamous self defense trial, knew he killed all three of them. At one point they interview the murdered wife's sister and she says something like, "I just want to know what happened to her." Robert Durst killed her and used money to make her disappear. That's what happened. I hope it's harder to kill people and get away with it now, but oh boy did Robert Durst make it look easy. I honestly thought this story was made up because it was so unbelievable one person could get away with what he did.
All Good Things (still waiting on the anticipated sequel Come to an End) came out in 2010 and had Ryan freaking Gosling star as the main character based on Robert Durst. It's official, Hollywood can spin any story to focus on two white people in love. Go through that IMDB page and you'll surprisingly see a solid cast for what the trailer portrays as a terrible B movie. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 32%, it wasn't a good movie, although I'm sure it played a part in Durst agreeing to be interviewed by the director. I'd be flattered too if the director thought I should be played by Ryan Gosling. Flattery can get you anywhere, in this case "anywhere" should be prison.
Besides murdering his wife and one of his best friends, Durst got away with murdering his neighbor in "selfdefense", dismembering that body, hiding the body pieces in garbage bags, throwing said garbage bags in a lake, going back to retrieve one of the garbage bags when realizing how stupid that plan was, and still got a not guilty verdict. WHAT?! With enough money anyone can get away with murder, but I would have thought Texas, famous for exercising the death penalty whenever they can, would have gone in the guilty direction. Well at least his actions during this murder clear up some questions about his other murders. I think it's safe to say that he didn't dispose of the other bodies via body of water if by murder #3 he didn't realize a dead body floats.
The only people that defended this guy were people that received money from him. Even his brothers, while not saying it on camera, were like, "yeah our brother totally killed those people. We don't talk about him now." Somehow the jurors still defended their ruling years later, one guy said something like, "Robert is just the most unlucky man in a series of unfortunate circumstances." There are just so many things wrong with that statement… Unlucky men don't get accused of murder on three separate occasions, but that's how Durst is living free right now, because he was "unlucky."
Besides his 2nd wife the one other guy defending Durst changed his mind after game changing evidence was found. Earlier in the 6 part documentary Durst commented a letter sent after one of the previous murders must have been written by the murderer. Later on they find a similar letter with almost identical handwriting and the exact same words that the "mystery murderer" wrote that Durst admits to writing. I'm glad it worked, but I was convinced long before they brought this new evidence to the table. "Oh they found more evidence proving this guy's guilty? Just tell me he doesn't get away with it."
I think Robert Durst felt like he could get away with anything, probably because he did most of his life! The Jinx dragged on a little, the last episode spent too much time focusing on getting the final interview with Durst and how Durst kept delaying their meeting, but I knew they'd get the interview, so just get on with it already! If you want a short version of The Jinx I can give it to you: rich dude that's clearly guilty found even more guilty. By accident Durst gets caught saying "killed them all of course…that's it, I'm caught," something I loved because he didn't learn from his mistakes earlier in the interview when his lawyers told him not to talk to himself out loud when mic'd.
Right now he's arrested, but knowing his luck he'll get off soon. Durst is definitely smarter than he looks if he got away with murder three times, but without all his money this crazy guy would be in jail. I'd like The Jinx a lot more if it helped lead to the permanent imprisonment of Durst. My recurring nightmare of a soft spoken Robert Durst standing over my bed while I sleep mumbling to himself would finally go away. That intro song is catchy, my favorite part of the whole series, but hopefully The Jinx is true to it's name and is unlucky for him.


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This small warbler is found in the dense vegetation of low scrubland and maquis. Sensitive against cold weather conditions, its population fluctuates and may decline during harsh winters.
- Migration behaviour: The species is sedentary.
- Diet: It feeds primarily on caterpillars, beetles, flies, spiders and during autumn and winter also on plant material. Grass seeds and wild fruits seem to attract small groups of warblers
- Status: The species has been declining in Europe over the last twenty years, especially in the Iberian Peninsula where suitable habitat has gradually regressed. In France it is still present, but the strong fluctuation of the population size would need a consequent monitoring.
- Presence in the Alpilles: The Dartford Warbler is widely spread in habitats of low Kermes Oak scrubland.


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Essential Oil Journeys
Experience Provence!
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Join us in Simiane La Rotonde, Côte d'Azur, Provence, to learn about the growing, harvesting, and distillation of lavender.
On the Valensole Plateau, in the heart of one of the largest lavender growing regions in France, spend a morning carefully picking wild lavender and enjoying the spectacular view from the hilltop, while the hypnotic aroma of the surrounding clary sage fields entices you. Come away with your very own vial of wild lavender essential oil and a spray bottle of delicate floral water. Later, climb the stairs of the ancient, stone Rotonde at the apex of the hilltown of Simiane to appreciate the lavender visitor's center and shop, shop, shop for more essential oils.
We'll have plenty of time to enjoy a few of the surrounding sites: the famous Abbaye de Senanque; the nearby castle town of Gordes; the Lavender Museum in Coustellet; the charming Friday market in Lourmarin; Grasse, the perfume capital of the world; St. Remy, where Van Gogh spent his hospitalized years and created some of his most famous paintings; and the historic, Roman city of Glanum.
Travel details and exact cost will be available soon. Please contact Dr. Moore directly for further details and to be added to our "I'm interested!" list.
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The last journey was absolutely magical -
a blend of education and culture!
"A life-changing experience," said one of the participants on our way back to the Phoenix airport. This time, we will drive to awe-inspiring Antelope Canyon and Vermillion Cliffs. At the Canyon, a stunning geological array of "painted" rocks, we will have a private, guided tour. Afterwards, we head out to Vermillion Cliffs, where we will stay at the historic Cliff Dweller's Lodge. The next morning, we will collect plant material for distillation at the studio of our hosts, Max and Clare Licher. Because Max is an expert on the taxonomy of Southwestern plants, he will take us on a plant walk at Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. Clare will show us their distillation studio, explain the properties and uses of southwestern oils, and instruct us in distilling the plants that we collect. Our journey will include opportunities to enjoy Native American crafters and jewelers and to sample Southwestern dishes (have you ever tried snake or cactus? Yum!)
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WAY TO GO, baby girl!!! It all happens at once, doesn't it?? :)
So sweet! I can't believe it has already been 8 months! Anna Kate we are so proud of you.
she is such a beautiful girl - that I can tell brings so much happiness to your life! xoxo


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I'm used to working in busy stores, hustling and bustling around filling scripts and juggling the daily tasks but my first day back was a huge struggle. I had transferred to a new location and today was my first day back in a new store and working a 12 hour shift. It was definitely an adjustment and obviously some getting used to in order to get into the groove of things when in a new environment. I was already distracted since baby has been sick with a cough and would not take the bottle for a few days. Now my poor baby is sick at home and I'm away for 12+ hours and unable to nurse him and all I can think about is him crying of hunger. It's heartbreaking! It's not like you can call out sick, leave early, or come into work late when your kids are sick. Sometimes you can barely call out yourself! Oh you're sick, well sorry there is no coverage for you. If there is no pharmacist on duty, the pharmacy can't open. So you best haul your ass to work at 7am because there is no one in the office to call out sick to anyway. You really can't leave the pharmacy either until another pharmacist is there or when its time to close so it's just really you stuck in a building that you can't step foot out of.
With the transfer and first day there, as manager of record, I have to take an inventory of all the controls in the pharmacy. Well let's just say I barely had time to start not even talking about finishing especially since I was there by myself with no overlap. I'm glad my location has an immunization room (looks more like a training room) but none the less a private clean space where I can pump. My technician after meeting her the first time said, oh you can pump in the bathroom if you needed. Umm no! That's the worst and most inconsiderate thing you can say to any mother. Period. But that's not the funny part. Seriously, when do you find the time?! I was only able to pump twice and even then I barely produced any milk. If this keeps up, my milk will deplete and I'm going to have no choice but formula feed. Pharmacy is just not a field where it lends itself to working pumping mothers. I didn't eat anything all day but a pear and drank some coconut water. I guess you can call me a camel since I didn't feel the need to go to the bathroom all day either. How am I supposed to keep my nutrition up to be able to produce quality milk? It wasn't so busy that I couldn't sneak away to grab a snack if I had to, but busy enough to keep you on your toes and moving all day long without time to really breathe. I just had alot I needed to finish my first day as far as managerial duties go and without getting off the bench, it makes it that much harder to accomplish. I stayed an hour late trying to catch up on stuff other than filling and it just wasn't going my way. I'm not the type to easily get frazzled from work but my head was just not in the game. I gave up for the night.
Pharmacy is health centered and very patient focused but I find that sometimes employee 'health' and 'happiness' suffer. There is no "at the corner of happy and healthy". HA! But where do you draw the line and say, your prescription will take a half hour versus your 15-20 minute waiting time because I need to go pump. Even a 15 minute waiting time is an 'inconvenience' to some patients and corporate definitely drives the shorter wait times. When do I put myself first because baby needs to eat? I feel that patients also need to understand that we are also human and nothing gets accomplished by yelling or bullying pharmacists into filling your script faster. I'm sure some patients are more than willing to wait a little longer but even still the stigma of a "pumping mother" at work is an 'inconvenience' since the only person who can verify their prescription is the pharmacist who is too busy pumping instead of getting their script ready. Store level management is more than supportive in allowing time if I needed to go pump but the drive of the prescriptions from patients keep me hostage to the bench. We don't get hour long breaks like other companies where people work in offices. We don't even get breaks, you fill and eat and take a bite and verify. We don't get the leisure of going out to pick up food. Hell, we don't even have the pleasure of sitting down. My feet and legs are achy and numb now for standing 12 hours straight. Hunger is finally setting in with a huge migraine. Going forward, I'm just going to have to focus on what's important to me and that is being able to pump for my baby, eat and not suffer from what I like to call the pharmacy work diet (lol although it will help me lost my postpartum weight jk jk), and maintain my motivation to work.
Today I felt defeated. Today the pharmacy won.


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brahma kamal
I recorded this mix last summer in 2016. The name Brahma Kamal, is connected to my birth name that was was given to me by my father. I'm named after a flower known as the 'Hoa Quynh' in Vietnamese, also known as Brahma Kamal in Hindu Mythology. Meaning the God of Creation and Lotus. It's a rare occurrence to catch this flower blooming. I remember as a little kid my parents would make me stay up late to catch it thrive. It blooms once a year and for only a few hours at night. This usually happens on or within a few days of my birthday to why it the name was given to me.
During this time last year, I started to experience a deeper connection to myself. It was rare for me to stay present at times and stay connected to the universe to only be distracted by doubt, fears and all the things that were going on around me. This also came around the same time the flower was blooming. Everything in your life is what you've manifested. Your intuition always has your back. Just let down your walls and trust it. I can go on and on about all the things that happened but instead I have this sonic memo to remind me of this point in my life. If you're reading this, believe in your journey because it's a beautiful one.
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Toro y Moi - So Many Details (Ft. Hodgy Beats)(Remix)
Zuper - Something Classic
Solange - Stillness In The Move (Dirty Projectors Cover)
Shigeto - Detroit Part 1
FKJ - Waiting (Ft. Madelyn Grant)
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Blouse - Into Black
Tom Misch - Your Love (Ft. Alexa Harley)
Toro y Moi - High Living
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Les Sins - Grind
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Asante - Prototype (Santejazz Remix)
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King's Court Estate Winery Vidal Icewine is from the Niagara Falls region in Ontario Canada, one of the most romantic places on earth. The Vidal grapes are handpicked and the artisan wine maker puts his full love and passion into making this Icewine. King's Court Vidal is the Icewine that will please you for no other reason than pure pleasure. The peace of mind that can reach its greatest potential with the sharing of this closeness. Feel the refreshment and redemption on your palate.
King's Court Estate Winery Vidal Icewine is part of an Elite Collection of Icewines designed to bring the romance back into wine by introducing Icewine as The Most Romantic Wine™. Distinctive characteristics from each varietal evoke a different taste profile and emotion. This rich, flavorful nectar will be a wine that can be paired with your mood not just your food. The discerning consumer will appreciate the promise of this collection.
This Icewine is the Artisan Prince of King's Court Estate Winery. It is created from the winery's estate grown grapes. Mother Nature's special winter kiss sets the stage for The Most Romantic Wine™. Grapes are left on the vine well into the winter months to naturally freeze and thaw. This process causes dehydration in the grape so it concentrates the sugars, acids, and extracts, thereby intensifying the flavors while adding complexity to the wine. The handpicked grapes are immediately pressed at the coldest moment of a winter's night under the strict supervision of the VQA. Each pressed frozen grape creates just one smooth, rich, luxurious drop of Icewine juice. The juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks for at least 3 months or more by the artisan wine maker. It yields a dazzling amber color fading to a water white rim with an aroma of raisoned fruits and apricots. The palate reveals a complex mix of honey, dried apricots, and almonds nicely balancing a crisp acidity and sweetness to give a long finish.
Served Chilled. Best served alone or can be mixed with a myriad of selected liquors to commence a Romantic Journey ™ cocktail.
Residual sugar:194 g/L
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Haubers hay is a very natural herbal mixture.
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Our very own hay with its unique mixture of Alpine herbs
We take great care not to use any fertilizers on our Alpine pastures as they are just full of a myriad of indigenous Alpine herbs, meadow flowers and grasses. Beneficial grasses, herbs and weeds (often actually herbs) thrive in these altitudes under the intensity of sun we get here. The very high quality of the hay can be attributed to a number of factors.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
The Vicem Vulcan 46m "Le Caprice V" Takes To The Water
The 46m (151ft) Vicem Vulcan "Le Caprice V" has finally taken to the water and will be making her public debut at the 2013 Antibes Yacht Show later next week, so if you are in the area be sure to stop by and check out this beauty.
She has three decks plus the sun deck where owner and guests can relax and enjoy the sun. Her main feature is the open atrium design that provides 45ft of unbroken natural lighting, from the very top of the sun deck all the way down to the lower deck. She is a very open yacht with natural light beaming throughout the inside emphasizing her fantastic interior which has been designed by the famous studio Art-Line.
The very impressive owners suite forward on the main deck incorporates the full 30ft beam of the yacht and also includes a wrap around entry, CEO's office and private gym. The rest of the guest cabins are on the lower deck and include a full beam VIP cabin, 2 double and 2 twin cabins, giving a total accommodation for up to 12 guests as well as the owners.
"The Vicem 46 Vulcan is a fantastic design and is as fast as she is beautiful. The yacht design is a build with absolutely no compromises and only the best materials are used. The first completed vessels are simply a work of art! We are excited to represent Vicem's entry into the megayacht world. The Vulcan line is quickly becoming recognized as an industry leader and we are proud to be part of the team" comments Gary Smith of Vicem of Americas.
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Shabby Chic Baby Bedding
The term shabby chic seems to have been tossed around so much it's really difficult to know what the style actually consists of. Originally, it came from designers who took distressed furnishings and accent pieces that looked like they were vintage, or from another time period. They were not necessarily antiques but some pieces looked like they could be, and other pieces looked like they came from a cozy cottage.
Shabby chic furnishings often have gone through numerous owners and just as many coats and colors of paint. Fabric is usually lace and linens which can be stark white or lightly stained with tea to give it a pale earthy shade. Chenille bedspreads, old looking chandeliers and any kind of rose motif are also popular shabby chic items.
Shabby chic came about naturally by people who didn't have enough money to spend on trendy and expensive furnishings. Instead they found used items and put their own twist on it making them look as if they were upscale pieces. Finding shabby chic baby bedding won't be hard as many companies have built décor businesses based on designing new shabby chic furnishings. Some of the places that sell new baby crib bedding in shabby chic styles include the selections below.
Layla Grayce is a site that has shabby chic baby bedding from several companies. One of them is from Caden Lane and it is the Shabby Chic Ruffle set is perfect for little girls with a pale pink background and pink flowers gracing the sheets, pillows and throw pillow. Pink ribbons and fancy ruffles make the look totally chic and just what little girls want in their room. The Bella Notte Company has a beautiful 3-piece set called Zia Cool and it has combined white, silver mist, and mint julep colors in a sweet little pattern. The ruffled bed skirt matches the baby bumper and it is attached with charming little bows. You have your choice of linen baby blanket colors to match the pattern.
Carosel Designs has a shabby chic baby bedding set that includes a darling musical mobile. Charming little fabric balloons will circle the crib as they play Brahms Lullaby. You can select the pattern you would like for your Shabby Chenille Comforter. The pale pink floral print is just beautiful and it matches the bumper pads that are attached to the crib with satin bows. The comforter has a sweet little ruffle border making it even more feminine looking. The Shabby Chenille Cradle Bumper has Baby Pink Chenille fabric on the inside and the Pink Floral print on the outside. The Shabby Chenille Collection also has bedding for a mini crib, a cradle, and a rocking chair.
The Love Birds Crib Bedding is another style of shabby chic baby bedding with material that consists of the most charming little love birds in pink and turquoise and blue mist. A beautiful damask print completes the look which is like no other around. The bumper intertwines pale pink panels with the print which keeps the pattern theme going. The bumper ties to the crib with pale blue satin ribbons. All of these patterns look especially charming on a white vintage crib.
Rachel Ashwell has created her own line of Shabby Chic Couture so it goes without saying that she has a collection of shabby chic baby bedding. The Bespoke Baby Bedding Collection has pale primrose crib sheets that are made to look handmade. There are crib skirt petticoats and crib skirts to choose from. The petticoats have plenty of ruffles and look even more vintage in pure white linen. The crib shirt is simple a plain white single ruffle.
The Bella Cottage has plenty of shabby chic baby bedding options in shades of pink, pale lilac and pure white. There are duvet covers, blankets, and bed skirts sold individually so you can create your own unique look for your baby's nursery. The beautiful linen voile crib skirts have a true vintage look that is subtly stunning. The Roses for Bella Baby Bedding is gorgeous with its use of pale mint green and shades of pink. The sheet is made of Lil Pink Dottie cotton material. The crib skirt is striped in Thin Green and White Striped material, and the bumper is overflowing with feathery pink roses.
Beyond Bedding has a wonderful site that features many vintage and shabby chic baby bedding crib sets. The 9-piece Champagne and Ivory Victoria Baby Bedding collection is by Sweet Jojo Designs. It includes a blanket for the crib, a crib skirt, fitted sheet, bumper and diaper stacker, toy bag and pillow all in the beautiful pinched taffeta and sheer voile material Additional pieces that can be purchased separately include a musical crib mobile that features Victorian style hanging hearts, a trio of cute heart wall hangings, throw pillows and a Champagne and Ivory clothing hamper.
The Riley's Roses Boutique also has a 9-piece shabby chic baby bedding ensemble that is made of soft white chenille coupled with a pink floral and sage green print. The set has additional pieces that will let you create the entire shabby chic look in the nursery – from sheets to window treatments. There is a musical mobile, changing pad cover, a memory board to hang on the wall, as well as a lamp and laundry hamper.
Another vintage/shabby chic set is the White Eyelet Baby Bedding 9-piece crib set. Made by Sweet Jojo Designs, this crisp white shabby chic baby bedding set is made of 100% pure white cotton eyelet with a floral embroidered pattern. The set comes with a comforter for the crib, a crib skirt, fitted sheet, window valances, diaper stacker, toy bag and accent pillow. The great thing about this set is that it will go with anything. Of course it looks best with a crib made of a deep rich mahogany. You can add to the set with accent pieces, a musical mobile, wall treatments and a lamp.
Enjoy transforming your baby's nursery into a shabby chic palace with some shabby chic baby bedding made for a little princess.


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UC Irvine sophomore Taylor Sparks, who shared Big West Conference Field Player of the Year honors in 2013 and was named third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, has been named to the USA Baseball national collegiate team.
"It is sensational that Taylor Sparks' great progress has been noted by the USA national collegiate team staff and that he has been invited to be a member of the team for the summer of '13," said UCI Coach Mike Gillespie, who managed the 2000 squad. "What a great honor and opportunity for Taylor, and well-deserved. Everyone in the UCI baseball family is proud of Taylor."
Sparks, a third baseman, led the Big West in slugging at .581, total bases with 129 and tied for first with 10 regular-season home runs. He led the 'Eaters with 80 hits and 50 runs batted in.


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It has been found through research that almost 25 % of the tourists like to travel with their pets. For this reason, there has been an influx in the number of hotels, restaurants and parks that serve customers with their four legged friend.
They have started to adopt a pet friendly policy only to substantiate the number and class of people travelling with their pets. To find a pet friendly accommodation is no more a difficult job as there are several options available on the internet. There are even internet based travel agencies that have a separate sector for pet travel.
What to look for in pet friendly accommodations
In the UK, you will find several hotels readily serve pets and their owners, but for an owner it is important to for certain qualities among a hotel, they should check whether they provide dog walking facilities, whether they can groom, treats provided, pet taxi facilities and dog training available.
Other additions may include doggie food menu in the restaurants some restaurants are even known keep pet bowls outside their entrance as a sign to show that pets are welcome. Some hotels provide pet walking facilities and have even parks adjacent to the hotels for you stroll with pets.
Best services for pets friends in UK
There are certain parks in UK that doesn't allow pets to come along, so it advised that you do a proper research on the internet to find the parks that allow for a nice evening or morning stroll with your pet. You will find several hotels that offer great facilities for pets and also restaurants where they have customized pets menu and you can have dinner with them on the chair beside.
The dog friendly hotels, restaurants & parks in UK are several and proper knowledge will guide to the ones that welcome you and your four-legged friend open arms.


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Cllr. Steve McGinnity
Party: The Labour Party
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The storyteller in any narrative is finally the filter through which events are told, and so a storyteller holds a alone place of power. This is particularly true of storytellers who are involved in the events that they recount. A first individual narrative tends to set up understanding from readers ; if we feel that we are acquiring a direct position of events, we align our opinion with that of the voice taking us through the narrative. All-knowing storytellers, so, can by and large be seen as more nonsubjective, since they are non affected by the events they are voicing. The usage of a first-person storyteller is hence a deliberate literary device designed to filtrate the events being told in order to bring forth specific reactions from readers. In Emily Bronte 's Wuthering Heights, Ellen ( Nelly ) Dean narrates the majority of the narrative, telling the history of two coevalss of household at the Heights, which are recorded by a renter, Lockwood, in his journal. Similarly, Maria Edgeworth 's Castle Rackrent, which satirises Anglo-Irish landlords through the relation of the household history of several coevalss of Rackrents, is narrated by the household steward, an Irishman named Thady Quirk. The narrative places of Nelly and Thady as long standing but subservient members of their several families offers a alone penetration into the interior workings of the two Big House households.
Nelly Dean is the housekeeper at Wuthering Heights and has been a retainer of the household her whole life, intending she has a close alliance with the household members and the events that take topographic point. She recounts the household history of the Earnshaws and the Lintons to Lockwood, a renter at Thrushcross Grange, whose ain narrative of how he came to be at the Heights frames Nelly 's narrative. Incapacitated by unwellness, Lockwood is recovering at the Grange and asks Nelly to entertain him with some narratives. Nelly recounts the narrative of the Earnshaw household who lived at the Heights 30 old ages prior. The household had two kids, Hindley and Catherine, and subsequently they adopt an orphaned male child, Heathcliff. Hindley becomes urgently covetous of Heathcliff, while Catherine becomes really attached to him, and the two rapidly go inseparable. Hindley, who is older than Catherine, is sent off to college, where he meets and marries a adult female named Frances. Three old ages subsequently, Mr Earnshaw dies and Hindley returns to Wuthering Heights as the new maestro. Hindley forces Heathcliff to go a servant to the household. The tale focal points on the passionate but doomed love of Catherine and Heathcliff, and the devastation that their infatuation has on them and the people around them.
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The diegetic narration of Wuthering Heights offers readers a complex penetration into the lives of its renters. Though the chief narration is Nelly 's, it is her remembrances as recorded by Lockwood in his diary that we read. This narrative is so framed by Lockwood 's ain ideas. This narrative technique therefore posits inquiries around the genuineness and authorization of the narrative voice. Since the bulk of the novel is narrated by the subservient Nelly Dean, her place in the events as they occur and so in the narrative as she retells the narrative have a important impact on the narrative. Nelly 's apparently innocuous place as a servant affords her the ability to pull strings events and she has far more bureau than it ab initio appears. Nelly 's motives and her presence in the events therefore require close scrutiny in order to set up her trustiness.
From the beginning, Nelly 's place within the Earnshaw family is steadfastly established. Through her remark to Lockwood that her female parent " suckled Mr Hindley " ( 24 ) , it becomes obvious that Nelly has been portion of the family since babyhood. In this respect, she is more than a mere retainer. She is a close perceiver and active agent in the development of the lives of the Earnshaw kids. Gideon Shunami suggests that this gives Nelly " a feeling of imagined equality " with the household, " with all of the duties and privileges which that entails " ( 454 ) . Harmonizing to Turner, this sort of connexion to the household reflects the outlooks of the " feudal retainer " ( 7 ) , who seeks a topographic point of emotional confederation with their Masterss in add-on to the basic proviso of a occupation and a topographic point to populate. Nelly has no kids of her ain, and despite her intimacy in age to the Earnshaw kids, she adopts a place of authorization over them. With no household of her ain, Nelly is reliant on the Earnshaws for emotional and practical fulfillment. Her place in the family, so, is highly of import to her, for without it, she has nil. Nelly 's double individuality as a pseudo-family member and servant becomes evident as a beginning of tenseness in the novel, as it becomes progressively clear that she is non simply describing on events but has been involved in pull stringsing them to her ain advantage.
Nelly 's close commitment to Hindley Earnshaw from childhood suggests that whilst Catherine and Heathcliff were turning nearer, Nelly and Hindley besides had a particular relationship. Indeed, they are shown to hold a " favorite topographic point " on the Moors ( 78 ) , reflecting the sum of clip that they must hold spent together as kids before Nelly became the servant proper. Nelly protects Hindley, despite his violent green-eyed monster towards Heathcliff, promoting Heathcliff to fault his contusions from Hindley 's latest whipping on the Equus caballuss ( 28 ) . Even after Hindley 's going to college and subsequent matrimony to French republics, Nelly 's trueness to him remains steadfast, as she recounts how she felt it was her " responsibility " to inform him that locals were talking severely of his gaming and drunken ways after Frances 's decease ( 78 ) . This trueness is emphasises by Nelly 's reaction to Hindley 's decease, in which she weeps " as for a blood relation, wanting Kenneth to acquire another retainer to present him to the maestro " ( 135 ) . Not merely does Nelly respond to the loss of Hindley with a acquaintance that suggests the deepness of their feelings for one another, but she besides steps outside her place as the retainer, anticipating others to carry through her responsibilities whilst she mourns her loss. Additionally, Nelly remarks to Lockwood that " our Miss Cathy is of us – I mean, of the Lintons " ( 24, accent added ) . Therefore, from the beginning, it is clear that Nelly thinks of herself as far more than a retainer to the Earnshaw household.
Nelly 's close relationship to Hindley is farther highlighted through her disfavor of his sister, Catherine. Nelly proclaims on more than one juncture that she does non love Catherine, and references that she " instead relished mortifying [ Catherine 's ] amour propre " ( 50 ) , showing her rough feelings towards Catherine that are likely borne out of green-eyed monster. Clearly, nevertheless, Nelly keeps her ill will hidden, as Catherine confides in Nelly that she is lacerate between Edgar and Heathcliff, and that she is unable to get married the latter because of his deficiency of societal position and instruction. During this exchange, Nelly is cognizant that Heathcliff is nearby, listening unobserved to the conversation. Hearing Catherine 's summing up of him as uneducated, Heathcliff flees before he hears the remainder of the conversation in which Catherine admits to Nelly that she is merely get marrieding Edgar so that can raise Heathcliff 's societal standing. Nelly intentionally waits for Catherine to complete speech production before informing her that Heathcliff had overheard the conversation, by which clip it is excessively late for Catherine to follow Heathcliff. Thus, Nelly is instrumental in Heathcliff 's death and, finally, in the failed integrity of the doomed lovers. In so making, Nelly rids the Heights of a individual she does non wish, and the matrimony of Catherine and Edgar secures Nelly 's place at the Heights and provides her with emotional and economic security that would non be guaranteed if Heathcliff were elevated from his societal place. As Turner notes, " if Nelly [ had ] been able to get the better of her antipathy for Catherineaˆ¦two decennaries of hurting and wretchedness could hold been averted " ( 39 ) .
The function of Nelly in Heathcliff 's ruin besides represents the significance of the function of seeing and listening in the novel. As a retainer, Nelly can show herself as peripheral to the events she describes, frequently mousing unobserved around the house to listen in on others ' conversations, jabing about in private shortss and by and large moving as a tampering and nosy adult female. Heathcliff, notably, is the lone character that recognises Nelly 's underhandedness: " I was non cognizant there were eaves-droppersaˆ¦Worthy Mrs Dean, I like you, but I do n't wish your dual dealing " ( 170 ) . Therefore, Heathcliff demonstrates consciousness of Nelly 's double function in the lives of the renters ; she acts the loyal retainer, but is far more instrumental in determining the events that the others realise. Her subservient place allows her to travel mostly unnoticed in the house, affording her the clip and infinite to tamper in the personal businesss of her Masterss to run into her ain demands. It is merely when it is excessively late for the state of affairs to be resolved that Catherine becomes cognizant of Nelly 's treacherousness.
Upon Catherine falling ailment, Nelly arranges secret visits for Heathcliff but suggests to Edgar that Catherine is " unhappily put out by Mr Heathcliff 's behavior, " reding Edgar that " there 's injury in being excessively soft " ( 82 ) in leting Heathcliff to see Catherine. Again, her tampering contributes straight to the ruin of the chief characters, and her unembarrassed manipulating contributes to the critical minute of the secret plan in which Catherine dies. As Turner suggests, " aˆ¦in doing [ Heathcliff and Edgar ] into enemies, Nelly becomes imperative to both of their relationships with Catherine " ( 42 ) . By promoting Edgar to revenge against his old challenger, Nelly succeeds in making fortunes in which Catherine suffers. Too late, Catherine becomes cognizant of Nelly 's true feelings and her function in Catherine 's devastation, proclaiming Nelly as a " traitoraˆ¦my hidden enemy. You witch! " ( 93 ) . Again, Nelly 's green-eyed monster of Catherine drives the secret plan, as Nelly uses her place as go-between to cement her function in the house, procuring her ain hereafter. Comparing Nelly to Shakespeare 's Iago, Hafley notes that " It is a richly symbolic minute when, after Cathy 's decease, Nelly twists the lock of Heathcliff 's hair with that of Edgar 's and encloses them in the locket, herself the agent of their calamity " ( 209 ) . With Catherine gone and a babe to supply for, Edgar needs Nelly more than of all time. The reaching of Catherine 's kid, Cathy, provides Nelly with another coevals of the household to function, procuring the household 's trust on her for old ages to come.
As the narrative advancements and Cathy grows up, Nelly 's animus towards Catherine is shown to widen to Cathy. Pleading with Nelly to maintain a secret, Cathy begs her non to state, as to make so would be " really hardhearted " ( 185 ) . Nelly asserts her authorization over Cathy, despite being a retainer, stating the kid that " I 'll do up my head on the point by tomorrow, Miss Catherine " before instantly uncovering the kid 's secret, " with the exclusion of her conversations with her cousin, and any reference of Hareton " ( 185 ) . It is clear that Nelly both adapts the narratives she tells at the clip every bit good as the narrative she now tells Lockwood, underscoring her double function in the narrative and her ambidextrous nature. Nelly 's hereafter with the household would be most unafraid through a matrimony between Catherine and Hareton, since Heathcliff is cognizant of Nelly 's " dual dealing " and therefore a matrimony between Linton and Catherine would render Nelly vulnerable to being excused of her responsibilities. Linton is besides a weak kid, and hence improbable to last to adulthood to supply a future coevals of the household for Nelly to be needed by ( Turner 44 ) . Nelly disregards the wants of her charge, concentrating alternatively on her ain demands for future security. Thus, Nelly does everything in her power – a power that is underestimated by her Masterss because of her humble societal place – to determine the events that she innocently recounts to Lockwood.
Nelly 's revengeful scheming continues even after Heathcliff 's decease, whereby she conceals " the fact of his holding swallowed nil for four yearss, fearing it might take to problem " ( 244 ) , but the lone problem she is concerned with is her ain. Trying to set up Heathcliff 's cadaver, Nelly 's efforts to shut his unfastened eyes prove futile as the face of the dead Heathcliff appears to Nelly to be " sneering " ( 243 ) at her. In this concluding act of revenge, Heathcliff " faces Ellen with the artlessness that is his cognition of her guilt, and it is excessively much even for her " ( Hafley 214 ) . Therefore, it is " merely in decease that Heathcliff has been able to defy, to get away, that " tampering " aˆ¦ But [ Nelly ] has won, however ; she finishes, " I shall be glad when they leave [ the Heights ] , and displacement to the Grange! " " ( Hafley 214 ) .
Nelly besides emphasises her sensed place as an important member of the family when she tells Lockwood that she and Edgar agreed that Catherine should remain at the Grange and that Nelly " should stay as housekeeperaˆ¦ [ I ] began to hearten up under the chance of retaining my place, and my employment, and above wholly, my darling immature kept woman " ( 207 ) . The delegating here of Catherine to the last portion of Nelly 's sentence demonstrates her precedences – she is clearly looking out merely for herself. As Turner demonstrates, Nelly 's direct function in raising the immature Cathy imprints Cathy 's personality, since Nelly raises the kid to be " easy manipulated " ( 46 ) . In act uponing Cathy 's determinations and the class of her life, Nelly places herself as the materfamilias of the household, doing herself seem indispensable ( Turner 47 ) . Her life-long affinity to the household is demonstrated as a clever artifice instead than servant trueness. The same can be said of Castle Rackrent 's servant-narrator, Thady Quirk.
Castle Rackrent is narrated from the position of Thady Quirk, a steward of the Rackrent household for many coevalss. Like Wuthering Heights, the novel has a double narration in that Thady 's narrative is framed by an column debut, epilogue and glossary that are written from an all-knowing position. As Glover notes, this splitting can be found elsewhere in the novel, including in " a divided rubric, a divided caption, a divided column frame, a divided cardinal narrative, two storytellers, two households each with two names ( O'Shaughlin-Rackrent and M'Quirk-Quirk ) , two national voices, two faiths, and two narrative clip frames " ( 31 ) .
The column supplements are aimed at the " nescient English reader " ( 37 ) who may be unaccustomed to the robust Irish slang that Thady utilizations. Therefore, the novel really presents two points of position: English and Irish, with the English position looking to be the higher-up of the two. Since Castle Rackrent was written merely prior to the Act of Union that established Ireland as portion of the United Kingdom, the inclusion of the English narrative voice in the novel provides a alone penetration into Irish society at a clip when Ireland was under English colonial regulation, repeating the traditional relationship between disempowered retainers and their opinion Masterss. Additionally, as Brookes contends, in Thady Edgeworth creates a storyteller with credible " qualities of regional address and ignorance, but she can pull strings his voice to function her intent. In fact, the use of his voice is one of the hints, necessary to her signifier, that we are reading fiction and non history " ( 602 ) .
History, nevertheless, is something that Edgeworth takes strivings to foreground in the novel, asseverating repeatedly that the events are those of the past, before 1782. Through the column voice, she grounds with readers to retrieve that these are " narratives of other times " ( 3 ) ; that the narratives belong to a race now extinct in Ireland:
There is a clip when persons can bear to be rallied for their past follies and absurdnesss, after they have acquired new wonts and a new consciousness. States every bit good as persons bit by bit lose fond regard to their individuality, and the present coevals is amused instead than offended by the ridicule that is thrown upon their ascendants. ( 3-4 )
Therefore, in her framing narrative, Edgeworth reaffirms her conflicted place as an Anglo-Irish adult female life in a state on the cusp of alteration. The delegating of the narratives to the yesteryear besides confirms Thady 's authorization to state them, since there are no members of the Rackrent household about to project uncertainty over Thady 's version of events. Like Nelly Dean in Wuthering Heights, the reader merely has Thady 's point of position to trust on.
Edgeworth asserts Thady 's authorization early on, set uping him as person who does non " merely pour Forth anecdotes and recite conversations with all the infinitesimal prolixness of a chitchat in a state town " ( 3 ) . Furthermore, the omniscient editor who frames Thady 's narrative appears to reenforce Thady 's genuineness, asseverating in the foreword that " those who were acquainted with the manners of a certain category of the aristocracy of Ireland some old ages ago, will desire no grounds of the truth of honest Thady 's narrative " ( 3 ) . With his authorization clearly advocated, Thady takes over the narrative to state the episodic narratives of four coevalss of Rackrent inheritors, picturing the character defects and ultimate ruin of each whilst hiding the deepness of his ain engagement in the concluding death of the last Rackrent inheritor, Sir Condy, who is forced to sell Castle Rackrent to none other than Thady 's " ain boy, Jason " ( 63 ) .
From the beginning, Thady is suggested as necessitating encouragement to state his narrative, though he finally volunteers his narrative. In this, Edgeworth emphasises Thady 's suggested artlessness, portraying him as a mere retainer who has to be persuaded to state his narrative. Later in the narrative, nevertheless, it becomes clear that Thady is a skilled storyteller who has " learned the Masterss ' linguistic communication " ( Tracy 24 ) , which allows him to show his narrative as " the history of a loyal retainer aˆ¦ [ and ] the history of a retainer who is really chief " ( Tracy 11 ) . In this double function, he echoes the place of Nelly Dean in Wuthering Heights as commanding the events that they subsequently describe. Unlike Nelly, nevertheless, who is reliant on the household for her economic security, Thady has his ain household and hence occupies a alone double place as a patriarch and a retainer. Thady is clearly proud of his boy, Jason, who is analyzing jurisprudence.
It is Thady 's alleged commitment to the Rackrent household, though, that is the true focal point of the novel. Similarly to Nelly Dean, Thady comes from a line of coevalss who have served the same household. His function in the Rackrent place is presented as one of familial trueness, but his changeless mentions to Jason undermine this, proposing his true commitment to his blood relations. He is reliant on the Rackrents for security, and so his relationships with the consecutive line of inheritors are important in understanding his place as an untrusty storyteller. Harmonizing to Cochran, Thady 's place in the societal hierarchy of the Rackrent place topographic points him in the function of a " slave storyteller " ( 57 ) , a place that generates understanding from the reader for the laden retainer. Cochran likens Thady 's narrative to a slave narrative through " its presentation of a conflicted slave storyteller, its usage of the framing device of the outside editor, and its narrative construction of episodic anecdotes that utilizes memory, description, and didacticism " ( 57 ) , which are the chief elements of a slave narrative. Several forms, nevertheless, undermine " honest Thady 's " ( 3 ) self-portrayal and expose his actions as those of a cagey subservient individual patiently expecting his chance to lift up against those that oppress him. Central to his ability to make this is Thady 's mask of unwavering trueness to the four Rackrent work forces who in turn inherit the estate.
Following the decease of Thady 's first maestro, Sir Patrick O'Shaughlin, through extra imbibing, the Rackrent estate is passed down to Sir Murtagh, who is obsessed with seeking to obtain money by winning fly-by-night cases. Thady remarks on Sir Murtagh 's record of winning jurisprudence suits: " Out of 40 nine suits which he had, he had ne'er lost one but seventeenaˆ¦ " ( 11 ) . On first glimpse, this statement appears to be supportive of Sir Murtagh, but in fact, he wins merely somewhat more than half of the instances. In a public presentation of trueness, Thady knowingly highlights Sir Murtagh 's defects. Tracy argues that the reader is at first taken in by Thady 's evident esteem of his Masterss, but that " we begin to gain that Thady is the gainer from the foolish behavior he records and praises. As manipulative retainer he controls his Masterss, as storyteller he controls the narrative " ( 11 ) . All of the Rackrent inheritors described in Thady 's narrative are capable to the same elusive exposure of their defects. In looking to " honor the bequest of the Rackrents while exposing all of their baser qualitiesaˆ¦Thady returns to the conflicted place of slave storyteller " ( Cochran 70 ) .
Sir Murtagh 's presence in the narration besides affords one of the first glimpses into Thady 's misogynous ideas on adult females, adding a gendered bed to the narrative. Sir Murtagh 's married woman is a tight-fisted adult female, sarcastically from the Skinflint household in Ireland. Sir Murtagh marries her for her wealth, which she refuses to portion with him. Indeed, Lady Murtagh 's mean ways are unpopular with the renters of the estate, as she exploits them by extorting nutrient and other goods. An statement with his married woman over money leads to Sir Murtagh 's decease, and Lady Murtagh is bestowed with generous wealth. She leaves the estate, taking with her " all the featherbedsaˆ¦blankets and family linen, down to the really knife fabrics " ( 13 ) . Therefore, the portraiture of adult females in the novel through the chauvinistic eyes of Thady allows Edgeworth to research gender issues in relation to category. Furthermore, Thady 's remarks on Lady Murtagh 's nationality besides suggest race tensenesss in the novel that echoes the tenseness between Ireland and England at the clip the novel is set. Thady remarks of Lady Murtagh that he " ever suspected she had Scotch blood in her venas ; anything else I could hold looked over in her from a respect to the household " ( 9 ) . Thady, so, is shown to judge his Masterss harshly, but conceals his true feelings in the cognition that keeping an commitment to the Rackrent work forces will procure his economic hereafter.
Sir Murtagh is succeeded by his younger brother, Sir Kit, who is merely every bit uneconomical with money and rapidly becomes impoverished. To get away this state of affairs, Sir Kit marries a Judaic inheritress from England who arrives " a alien in a foreign state " ( 17 ) , met with hardly disguised hostile dogmatism. Thady mocks the new Lady Rackrent 's ignorance of the ways of Irish life and refers to her as a " heretic Black " ( 18 ) . Sir Kit, nevertheless, does non expose the same racialist inclinations, possibly proposing on Edgeworth 's portion a position that racism is typical of the lower categories. Sir Kit is, nevertheless, infuriated by his new married woman 's refusal to give him her diamond necklace. Sir Kit 's response is to decline to function kosher nutrient, at which point his married woman " shut herself up in her ain room " ( 20 ) , where she is locked in by Sir Kit and kept prisoner for seven old ages. During this clip, Sir Kit lives a unmarried man life style and hunts for a new, rich married woman. A affaire d'honneur over a adult female consequences in Sir Kit 's decease, and his confined married woman is freed by Jason, and leaves Ireland with her diamonds integral. Again, despite racialist and woman hater onslaughts by Thady on their characters, the Rackrent married womans are winning over the ineffective Rackrent work forces to whom Thady aligns his trueness.
Sir Kit is succeeded by Sir Condy, who is " of all time [ Thady 's ] great front-runner " ( 25 ) . Indeed, Thady reveals his influence over Sir Condy from the latter 's childhood, informing the reader that Sir Condy " loved to sit on my articulatio genus whilst I told him narratives of the household and the blood from which he was sprung, and how he might look frontward, if the so present adult male should decease without childer, to being at the caput of the Castle Rackrent estate " ( 27 ) . Here, Thady exposes the history of his function within the Rackrent household and the bureau of that function ; he shapes the immature Sir Condy 's desires and reiterates the significance of the " blood " from which a adult male is born. Significantly, though, it is his ain blood line that Thady is most defensive of, and his covert uses into Rackrent personal businesss consequence in the ultimate death of the Rackrent household and the rise of the Quirks. As Tracy notes, " due to Thady 's power over the narrative of the Rackrent history, he has entered to the full into the Rackrents ' myth about themselves even as he cynically manipulates that myth " ( 21 ) . The interplay between category and gender is highlighted once more in the 'love trigon ' between Sir Condy, Thady 's niece Judy, and an inheritress, Isabella Moneygawls, who Sir Kit finally marries. Isabella, an educated miss with aspirations of being an actress, quotes Shakespeare at Thady which Thady takes as a mark of her lunacy, once more underscoring Thady 's inability to suit in with those of higher societal standing.
Isabella and Condy rapidly spend her luck on a munificent life style before borrowing money to finance the being to which they have become accustomed. Once the money runs out, Isabella becomes disenchanted with life at Castle Rackrent and she leaves to return to her male parent 's place but is about killed in an accident en path ( it subsequently transpires that Isabella was disfigured by the accident, proposing her autumn from grace to the poorer category ) . The scene in which Isabella tells Sir Condy that she is go forthing involves Thady listening to their conversation from the hallway outside, mirroring Nelly Dean 's covert eavesdropping on the supporters as a manner of earning information that will be utile subsequently: " With that she heaved a great suspiration, that I heard obviously plenty in the transition " ( Edgeworth 46 ) . This statement exemplifies the underarm mode in which the retainers of Wuthering Heights and Castle Rackrent move about their several universes, harboring secrets and selectively unwraping information that finally consequences in their ain lift in societal position. In making functions for themselves as intimates, and as " faithful, " " honest " retainers, Nelly and Thady like an expert manage the personal businesss of those around them, subsequently telling the narratives of the households with feigned artlessness.
Castle Rackrent draws to a stopping point with Sir Condy being forced to sell the estate to Thady 's boy, Jason, and the decease of Sir Condy with Thady by his side, offering him drinks despite Sir Condy 's obvious alcohol addiction. Again, Thady acts duplicitously, efficaciously rushing the decease of the maestro he professed as his front-runner. Thady remarks in the concluding subdivision of his narrative that he is " tired want for anything in this worldaˆ¦but I 'll state nothingaˆ¦as for all I have here set down from memory and rumor of the household, there 's nil but truth in it from get downing to stop, that you may depend upon, for where 's the usage of stating prevarications about the things which everybody knows every bit good as I do? " ( 66 ) . Thady 's refusal to state anything juxtaposed with his averment that he has told nil but truth postulates inquiries around the genuineness of memory and the acceptance of Thady as a storyteller. The premise, excessively, that " everyone knows every bit good " as Thady the events that transpired in the ruin of the Rackrent household exposes the false belief of his authorization, since readers merely have Thady 's position of the events. By the clip of Sir Condy 's decease, Thady would be at least ninety old ages old, and is therefore the lone life member of the Rackrent family to hold lived through the events he relates. In this manner, he holds a similar place to Nelly Dean, who lives through the deceases of three chief characters and recounts their narrative in a manner that represents her as an guiltless bystander.
The closing of Castle Rackrent involves a concluding narrative invasion by the editor, who asserts that s/he " could hold readily made the calamity of Sir Condy 's history more dramatic and more hapless, if he thought it allowable to seal the field circular narrative of faithful Thady " ( 67 ) . The reduplication here of " faithful " to depict Thady serves to oppugn his dependability instead than reenforce it. The scene of the narrative in the old ages before the Union besides allows the Editor to oppugn " whether a Union will rush or retard the betterment of [ Ireland ] aˆ¦Did the Warwickshire reserves, who were chiefly craftsmans, teach the Irish to imbibe beer, or did they learn from the Irish to imbibe whisky? " ( 67 ) . The concluding inquiry in the fresh therefore brings the issue of English colonization back to the bow, but poses the suggestion that the two states can larn from each other, and that the Union need non be every bit doomed as the matrimonial brotherhoods of the feckless Rackrent inheritor.
The function of the servant storyteller provides Nelly Dean and Thady Quirk with the range to choose what the reader is told, giving them the power to direct the narrative and portray the events nevertheless they wish. By showing themselves as inexperienced persons within their several narratives, they occupy a alone place of power non normally associated with the lower categories in Big House novels. Each storyteller includes biographical inside informations about themselves that suggest that they are, in fact, the " centre and maker " of their narratives ( Cochran 62 ) . Therefore, while their placement in the narrations as the cardinal voices at first seem to show their dependability, the narrative framing of Lockwood and the editor service to propose otherwise. Additionally, the retainers reveal through their linguistic communication and their behaviour towards their Masterss that they are non inactive bystanders but instead, active agents in the events that they describe. As Turner asserts:
Thady Quirk and Ellen Dean are servant-narrators who strategically use feigned commitment, sharp perceptual experience, and selective revelation to exert power over the lives of their mastersaˆ¦ In add-on, [ their ] proficiency at [ pull stringsing ] gives [ them ] the ability to efficaciously be aˆ¦ [ their ] Masterss ' Masterss. ( 2, 33 ) .
Ultimately, each uses their societal position and invisibleness within the events to pull strings the lives of those they serve, accordingly raising their ain societal position and procuring their economic hereafters in a society on the cusp of important alteration.
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Beefcake has been struck down with a man-cold. That is to say, we all have a cold, however Beefcake is dying and urgently needed to rush off to the pharmacy in order to dose himself thoroughly with whiney baby drugs.
Drugs, which I cannot have.
Anyhow, it turned out well because he decided to stop working after a few hours today and we spent the rest of the day making comfort food. Comfort food involving pasta and cake, which I should not have. Beefcake makes a gorgeous ginger cake, which is baked in a large baking dish. This is lucky because we tend to need to eat that much of it. Today, being terribly ill, he had put it in the oven when I noted it was rather less thick than usual and lacking in volume. On questioning, it turns out that he had added the ingredients in a rather haphazard order and had somehow forgotten to add one of the cups of flour. We managed to rescue the cake but he has been banned from baking. Still, I have indulged heartily in the carbohydrates and will now need to spend the next couple of days whispering nasty things to myself as punishment.
I stupidly went to bed at about 8pm with Grub and will now be awake until a million o'clock but at the time it seemed I had no choice as I was about to pass out from tired. Since I got up again, Poss has been up to get a drink and has begun laying the groundwork towards spending the day at home tomorrow. Think lots of moaning about blocked noses etc. We just heard her moaning in her sleep though so I think she may genuinely be sick.
Poor Rhubarb, he who brought the pestilence to our house, has been punished severely by enduring his first Monday fitness training for rowing squad. Poor baby had sport just before school finished and then went on to do 90 minutes of situps and rowing practice and the like. He seemed to enjoy it but I notice that his light was out early this evening, which can only mean he was knackered.
Right then, I might try and lay about and moan a bit before trying to head to bed again…… Or perhaps some more cake? Mmmmmm.


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posted on 1.7.2012 at 02:09 PM
Should stray dogs be shot?
Officials in Harrisburg, Penn., this week are reconsidering a controversial decision to have police officers there shoot stray dogs, according to a Reuters report.
Last month, the police department in the money-strapped city issued a memo granting officers the right to shoot "dangerous" dogs and to drop their carcasses off at a state Department of Agriculture loading dock.
Capt. Annette Books gave police supervisors the following instructions in the December 5 memo:
If the animal is vicious and a danger to the public and/or officers, or if the animal is obviously sick, injured or suffering the animal may be destroyed in as safe a manner as possible. The animal will then be taken to the Agriculture Bldg. (near the loading dock area) on Cameron St. for disposal.
The memo continued:
If the animal is determined to be a "found" animal, the officer can ask the complainant if they want to keep the animal or if they know someone who will adopt the animal, or the officer can adopt the animal for himself/herself, or the officer can place the animal in a prisoner van and release it to an area where it will be safe for the animal.
If you choose to adopt the animal yourself or release it in a safe environment, DO NOT inform the complainant of your intentions.
The memo goes on to suggest that officers inform citizens the dog is "going to a nice farm in the country."
When news of the memo broke, you can imagine the outrage. At least one group created a petition to stop the city's plans. The goal was to collect 1,000 signatures. As of this writing, nearly 1,150 had signed it.
The problem is that Harrisburg is broke, to the point that the city even attempted to declare bankruptcy, but a federal court prevented that last month. Aside from overall economic woes, Pennsylvania's capital has been unable to pay back bondholders who financed the repair and retrofit of a city incinerator. This led to growing debt, and a decision to break a contract with the local Humane Society.
New guidelines affecting the fate of stray dogs could be announced any day now.
Robert Philbin, a spokesman for Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson, told Reuters, "The general directions and guidelines (of the December 5 memo) remain in play. However, the language is being modified to comply (with) the solicitor's recommendations. This is in process right now."
Pennsylvania state law now requires that stray dogs be kept for 48 hours before any decision is made to euthanize them.
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posted on 1.7.2012 at 11:59 PM
WOW.....that was a horrible memo and initial cop "policy"...
Cruelty to animals ..wow...
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