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I would like to start with one of the slides of the innovation framework presented in "How to make babies?".
The graphic and model is of course based on – but adapted to the specific SWIFT environment – the work of on Henry Chesbrough, the godfather of the concept of "Open Innovation", and author of the 2003 book "Open Innovation: The new imperative for creating and profiting from technology" (Amazon Affiliates Link)
Chesbrough says:
Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology". The boundaries between a firm and its environment have become more permeable; innovations can easily transfer inward and outward. The central idea behind open innovation is that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, companies cannot afford to rely entirely on their own research, but should instead buy or license processes or inventions (i.e. patents) from other companies. In addition, internal inventions not being used in a firm's business should be taken outside the company (e.g., through licensing, joint ventures, spin-offs)
Innovation Framework
The graph above illustrates an innovation framework:
- With lots of idea generation tools on the left side of the graph
- An innovation funnel, progressing the ideas from left to right, and making healthy adults from incubated babies
- A north and a south side, where "north" stands for a traditional gating process product evolution for the core activities of a company, and where "south" stands for any innovation that basically does not fit the blueprint of the core.
In my blog post "How to create deep sustainable change", I discussed the "Why" and the "expected outcome" of deep change and innovation.
- The "why" has to do with creating a more agile organization, waking up the entrepreneurial spirit, in other words to "un-trap" the creative juices. And to do so, work is needed at the foundations: the roots of a tree. It's about making the organization healthy, fit and un-trapped. This has nothing to do with six-sigma, lean, or other way to improve the efficiency of the organization, the efficiency of the organizational "body". What we are talking about here is the fitness of the organizational "mind".
- The expected outcome of pumping up the volume and the fitness of the organizational mind is a connected organization, connected teams, connected people, connected values, operating in a connected economy.
Pump up the Volume
What follows is a personal interpretation of a team brainstorm we did in February 2011. So, it's collective wisdom that I happen to be able to put in a format that's more or less readable. Thank you team !
In this blog post, I will talk about the "How", the set of tools that an organization can use to achieve the why and the desired outcome.
"Tools" can be actual tools such as an idea generation portal, but it can be other techniques at the front-end of innovation (the ideation), as well as processes and governance for moving ideas from ideation, via proof-of-concept, incubation, acceleration, and scale to full fruition.
What follows is also a model that can be used to underpin a strategy of "shake the tree" or – what I prefer – to "Pump up the (innovation) Volume".
The volume knob is another metaphor to help us gauge our innovation focus, efforts and investments. What is important? What is nice to have?
Turning the knob to the max is what I would call being serious about innovation. But you have to start somewhere.
The Rose of Innovation
So, let me introduce you to the "Rose of Innovation". Somebody has to give the romantic spin in all of this.
And let me mix it with the epicenter of an earthquake.
Indeed, "Shaking the Tree" is like starting a quake from the middle, and the seismic innovation waves swarm to the edges of the system, where in the end they cause "Fault Lines". You "feel" the move.
You know that inertia has been broken
You know you have crossed the chasm
And let's segment the rose or the epicenter in different slices. Each slice is a cluster of innovation tools. You can have as many slices as you want, but I suggest to limit it to six in this case, merely to keep the overview and the focus.
For each slice, one has to decide how far to the right you want to turn the volume knob. Do you want to move from 2 this year to 8 next year? Probably, you want a multi-year perspective on this: from 2 to 4 next year, 4 to 6 in two years, towards 8 in 2015 ?
Let me walk you through the different slices.
We already do internal and sometimes external – with customers – innovation challenges. It's a call for teams and ideas around a pre-defined topic. What could be our ambition level if we pump up the volume to 8 by 2015?
- Our ambition should be to be seen as one of the Top-10 innovation companies in financial industry. Long way to go, but possible with focus and will.
- Build a real "Exchange" of ideas, competences, teams,…
- Make a real competition of if. Like Cisco's X-Prize. And with real money, I mean indeed a 250K EUR price for the champ of the year to help her incubate the idea of the challenge.
- Open up the Incubation Centre, not only for incubation projects, but also for challenges. The cocktail of innovators in Building 8 will be irresistible.
- Start-up something like frequent flyer pass. A frequent innovator pass. Points gathered this way add to your annual appraisal points, and reward repetitive innovators.
- We should become so good we are being "called": by other companies, at conferences, etc So good that people see the value and want to pay us for this.
- Launch internal SWIFT "bucks". Innovators can invest "bucks" in their projects. Later, when the project incubates these "bucks" get converted in actual shares in the project-company. These ideas are not new: ideation tools like Spigit and Brightidea already implement this. We just have to turn on the feature.
This is more or less my shop today: let's call it "Petervan Productions" Our events even more become "immersive experiences". This unique mix of high-quality matter experts and speakers, together with our facilitation techniques. We could do much much more in this space. What about:
- 8 Innovation events per year like Innotribe Mumbai ?
- 1 Partner innovation event of 3 days
- 1 Customer innovation event of 3 days
- Deep conversations with: 3 days off-site with a guru on a topic and a select group of top-15 Heads of Innovations of banks
- 4 hackatons per year where we ask developers to code/hack together an application in 2 days
- More study tours, not only for the executive or L1/L2 level but accessible for all staff
- The frequent innovator pass should help us identity who can go on such a tour
- More gamification of our events: work with game experts such as Jane McGonical from Reality is Broken (latest book), Dave Gray from XPLANE and Gamestorming, and Verna Allee from Value Networks
From left to right: Jane McGonical, Dave Gray, Verna Allee
- Have a 3 day SWIFT employee festival? Like AMPlify.
- Do sort of Woodstock at Sibos. Like Pirate Ship. With concerts
- Sponsor other innovation events
- Embed and sell our techniques to third-party event organizers
The overall objective is to create serendipity. To reach other audiences, bring other content, start exploring the edges, create brand recognition. For SWIFT. For Innotribe.
We also should more and more look at our events as something that is the middle of the process, not the end-game. Usually we come out of an event, exhausted, as we build up all the energy towards that one day, one week. But then it only starts: the event is only the place where the connected community meets for the first time, gets initially built.
Again, we already do this. We have a yearly budget that lets us invest moderate amounts of money in proof-of-concepts: these can be prototypes, animations, whitepapers, etc
- Turning up the volume in this space is merely doing more: more prototypes, hence more budget and resources
We just started this year. See also the "Babies" presentation. Initiated by Matteo, and now with the help from Cathal as program manager, this is our "Mathal Productions". Their projects are located in Building 8.
Turning up the volume would mean:
- Team with Silicon Valley incubators
- Team with Incubators in Eastern Europe, APAC, South America. The example of Solkovo in Russia comes to mind
- We could do much much more in bringing young entrepreneurs and start-ups together. You can create a marketplace of start-ups, accessible by the SWIFT community.
- You could create – together with the 9,000+ banks on SWIFT – an alternative start-up funding and loan model. With better rates for those who have a good standardize Innotribe quality score.
This is what Mariela and team already do. For fun, let's call it "Mela Productions". Why for fun? Or "Innotribe Facilitation Studios"
- Mela should make a business out of it. Think big. A worldwide team of 50-60 facilitators. Why not. If we were able to deploy similar numbers of lean navigators for cost reduction and efficiency, why can't we do something like this for value creation?
- This is also something we could start selling. This is an area where we are being "called". Internal business units, but also banks from our ecosystem already now ask Mela to run facilitated workshops. Even from outside or our industry. We should charge for it.
Office Space
This is about having a critical look at our office space and the – communication – tools we have. On one hand we are spoiled. If you have ever been to the SWIFT HQ, you will for sure have been impressed by the main building and campus surroundings.
But the main building inside sometimes feels like a temple or a castle, with long corridors and closed doors that not really incentivize for cross-collaboration and sharing. I know there is a big project started to look deeply into this.
But also office-tools should be looked at. Today we have something called "Internet on the desktop". It is a Citrix implementation of your browser.
- We should turn it 100% upside down. Internet should be the default, and we should have a "SWIFT on the desktop" for the couple of apps that require tighter security or access control. It's inevitable. It's part of the movement towards cloud.
- Skype, Drop-Box, Google Docs, etc should be our standard tools. Complemented by Salesforce, Chatter, Twitter, Quora. We should all be equipped with iPADs, Androids, etc. We never should have to use a PC anymore.
- This modernization will also have a major impact in image and brand.
I have been quite deeply involved in an effort to look at company culture, and those who follow my blog know that I have something to say in this space.
- Lately, the culture team was re-organized, and volunteers from GEN-Y and GEN-X were called upon. I applied for GEN-X (those born in 1961 and beyond)
- Great was my astonishment that I was considered "too old to innovate". I am born in 1957 so indeed, strictly to the letter, I am not GEN-X anymore. But I am lucky, I still get "copied" on the stuff (sic)
Any pump-up-the-volume in his space
will be worthless
as long as we do not
apply a strategy of "seed and infect"
- If not, what we will end-up with are loads of powerpoint slides, processes etc. It will show great in an annual report or so, and it's a bit the same as "how real is your innovation?". Ask yourself the question "How real is your culture change".
What we need is
a viral infection of the company
- 40 people in 2011 should get the chance to follow a personal discovery journey like Leading by Being, so that they lead from their open mind, open heart, and open will.
- In 2012 another 100 people. And in 2013 another 100.
- That's 240 folks. Deeply passionate about changing the company. That's more than 10% of the workforce. That will change the culture for sure.
And have a look what companies like J&J do. They have in a couple of years a group of more than 750 change agents. They can be flown-in or video-conferenced at any moment to form tiger teams.
Banks for a better world
This is a big bad new idea. It must be possible to have a deep merge between Innovation, Talent Management and CSR.
- It must be possible to create with our community a new foundation "Banks for a better World"
- Inspire ourselves by and work with foundations like Ashoka, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Betterplace.com
Think big, really big
I think it must be possible to create
a 1 Billion $ Fund
that invests in financial inclusion
I know that some of our banks have invested big time in some of the above examples.
Why can't we pool together
funds and resources as an industry?
Would that not be
immensely more powerful?
- That would be quite a different story than what you hear/read these days about "too big to fail", greed, lack of trust, etc
It would also lead and propel the community into a modern thinking about capitalism, rethinking value, and waste that we produce for the next one in the value chain (for ex bail outs) or even pushing debt towards future generations.
Studios and Production Houses
I am getting convinced that for each of these slices, we have to start thinking in terms of independent and complementary "Studios". Like the studios of Pixar, Dreamworks, etc
Or in terms of <name> "productions". For example for facilitation, you could pitch the "SWIFT Facilitation Studios" or "Mela Productions". Events could be "Petervan Productions", etc.
I like somehow the personalization aspect of this, as usually these teams are geared around a particular person with specific strengths.
If you like it or not, organizations are – or should be – built around people.
It's indeed some sort of
studio or production environment
The Studio or Production metaphor also works well: you could consider the Head of Innovation as the "impresario", and the studios the teams that collectively deliver a streamlined total experience. Or you could – like in big Hollywood studios – talk about "Building 123", or like "Building 20" which is the innovation building of MIT.
At SWIFT, the incubation building is referred to as "Building 8".
- What does it take in monetary investment
- Additional resources
- This is reality check. Where the CEO mantra "I want you guys to shake the tree" is tested with reality. This is where people get scared. This is where you hear: "I know him/her (the CEO), and we can't go with such an ambitious plan and attached budget".
This is the real test
- Here you will find out how real is your innovation. Or is it just a window-dress because innovation is fashionable and always works well in front of a board of directors or in an annual report.
You will probably end up somewhere between the window-dress and the edge-nirvana. And that is fine. The important thing is that you gauge it. Use it as a baseline. And don't accept less when entering the next budget round.
Step by Step vs. not knowing what end result is
The challenge with all this is that
can not managed like the core
The core is – and should be – managed as the optimization engine. In this space you know where you want to end-up over a given period of time. You make a phased project plan, allocate the budgets and resources, put a project manager on it, and you execute as planned. It's Failure is not an Option. It's highly predictable, with yearly budget cycles, than in essence most of the time built upon last year budget models. It's a stepped approach.
The challenge with innovations is that they are not planned. You usually know the "direction", but you're not sure where you land. It's like Christopher Columbus heading West to discover India, but he found America. It's like a (pirate?) ship meandering. It's Failure IS an option. It's unpredictable. It's a meander approach.
That's what I wanted to say today. It's a blog post that was cooking for several weeks. Happy it's done. It's a long post, I know. And maybe next, I should put all these blog piece together in a book. Who knows, maybe I'll do that one day.
But one thing is sure: The combination of "How to create deep sustainable change", "Pirates, Rebels, Mercenaries and Innovators", and this post "Pump up the Volume" will form the basis of a brand new Innotribe presentation, the follow-up of "How to make babies". I will let you know when it is ready.
All for the same purpose: the fitness of the organizational "mind". And a deeply changed organization, connected and full of energy!
Let's Pump-of-the-Volume!
Let's take those innovation energy pills!
Let's shake the tree!


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Birdseed ornaments couldn't be easier
This time of year, the easier the handmade project, the better!
Making ornaments is always a great idea. But since they're seasonal, they end up getting put away at the end of the holidays.
Birdseed ornaments, on the other hand, can decorate your outdoor tree for months and, hopefully, invite all kinds of colorful creatures to nibble and frolic.
Here's what you need:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
3 tbsp. corn syrup
4 cups birdseed
cookie cutters
nonstick spray
drinking straw
waxed paper/parchment paper
First: Prepare the space where you'll be filling your molds. Cover your work space with waxed paper or parchment so that you can contain some of the bird seed and won't get non-stick spray on everything.
Next, grab as many cool, but simple, cookie cutters as you can find in your kitchen stash. I say simple because if the cookie cutter has tiny nooks and crannies, they're difficult to fill and even harder to get out of the mold once the bird seed has dried.
Each cookie cutter (or mold — you can use muffin tins, too) needs to be coated with an even layer of non-stick spray. Better to do this step in advance so you can get to filling the molds pronto.
Finally, cut a handful of drinking straws into two inch pieces. These will be used to poke holes through the drying ornament so that you can hang it.
Second: Combine flour, gelatin, corn syrup and water. This is the glue that keeps the seeds together! Mix with a wire whisk until all the lumps are gone!
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Third: Add the bird seed and incorporate into the wet ingredients. Make sure the birdseed is completely coated.
Fourth: Fill your molds! I used a mixture of cookie cutters and Mason jar lids. As you fill each mold, use the back of a small spoon to press the mixture into the the corners of the cookie cutter. I filled mine to the top which makes for some hefty ornaments, but that means they'll last a while hanging in your trees.
Fifth: Insert a straw into the bird seed mixture. Do this step gently, being sure that the straw goes all the way through to the back of the birdseed and that the surrounding mixture is solid. Press the birdseed around the straw to be sure.
Now, let the ornaments dry for 2-3 hours and then gently remove them from the cookie cutters and also remove the straws. Then let them dry some more!
When you're sure they're completely dry and firm, use some twine or a ribbon through the hole you've made to hang it!
Super simple and tons of fun! Give it a shot with your kiddos to gift or decorate your trees at home!

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This is the third year in a row I've had the opportunity to write and present a "Things I'm Thankful For" post on this blog. Each year, on November 23rd, I have sat down in front of the typer and tried to find a way to express my gratitude for all I'm surrounded by, the blessings life has bestowed, the magic of it all. It's impossible, but I've tried. And I'm going to do so again. It's November 23rd, and this is what I'm thankful for (please note, there is likely to be some overlap with previous renditions!):
My missus, who did not so much save my life, as reinvent it for the drastic better. Who teaches me, everyday, why love exists. Who is perfect. She is who I was born to fall in love with. I am so thankful that she found me, and I her.
My daughter, who is proof that miracles do happen. The most delightful creature I've even known, my favorite person in the world. Who invents for me, every day, new ways to cry with happiness.
The chance to write this blog, because it means I get to write posts like this one.
The iPhone that Ridge gave me. Because while I am not, in any way shape or form, a tech evangelical, I do have to admit that Apple did a really, really good job with the iPhone.
Antonio Galloni. Because he gets Ridge, and he gets Paul Draper. Because he wrote, "Heretical as it may sound, I think the wines Draper is making today will prove to be far superior to the wines of decades past, many of which are rightly considered legendary." Because this is true.
Grandparents, especially my daughter's. Because this bond, this connection, this grandparent-grandchild relationship, is a friendship like no other, and a delight to watch in action. Because grandparents suffer from a most delightful strain of insanity.
Verizon's cell phone service, circa 2008. For giving me a good connection when interviewing with Nicole Buttitta (VP of HR at Ridge) for the first time, from a truck stop in Wyoming.
Really awful looking old corks, in the necks of really old and awful looking bottle-necks, that somehow still protect really, really, really amazing mature wines. Lead-shrouded, moldy, juice-stained, and crumbling, but still doing their jobs to perfection.
Amy Monroe, Antonio Favela, Barry Campbell, Howard Hickok, Jane Occhialini, Jenny Merit, Karen Cai, Kim Korupp, Michael Riese, Nancy Tarng, Peter Yaninek, Sam Howles-Banerji, Samantha McMillan, Sonja Seaberg, Tara Einis, and Zani Nesvacil. Who have taught me that hackneyed corporate aphorisms like ""I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team" have within them the gold of truth, because I am of little to no worth whatsoever without the blessing of these fine people by my side. You know them as the Monte Bello Tasting Room team. I am proud to know them as inspirations; and more than that, friends.
Wine & Food pairing; specifically, Champys and Salt & Vinegar crisps.
Wine & Food pairing; specifically, Champys and other food besides Salt & Vinegar crisps.
The Owle Bubo.
Jazz Winemaking, as performed by Paul Draper.
Guests who do all the right things in the tasting room.
The 2008 Monte Bello Chardonnay.
Drinking 2008 Monte Bello Chardonnay in the fog while watching rabbits.
The Monte Bello Collector Component Tasting, which is one of the coolest tasting opportunities I've ever experienced.
The Vegetarian Lasagna from Bash Catering. To Chef Jaci Rossi and the Bash Catering team, a hearty congratulations; it's very, very hard to make truly outstanding lasagna!
The 1995 Monte Bello, for so pleasantly surprising me by quite unexpectedly transitioning from one of the tightest, most angular, most intensely structured Monte Bellos ever, to this very poised, aromatic, beautific Monte Bello that I am looking at right now, feeling very, very thirsty.
People who don't chew gum.
Really good wine bloggers.
People who believe me when I tell them Jazz, Haiku, and Winemaking are intimately related.
People who write me e-mails about all the amazing ways our wines have been a part of their stories: births, deaths, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, etc. These e-mails remind me that what we do really is something special; we produce that which ritualizes that which you will remember forever.
Wine Berzerkers. Which is pretty self-explanatory.
Three-day old Geyserville out of a flat-bottom glass, with pizza. Mushroom and Olive pizza. And Geyserville.
Our vineyard and winery teams. Watching them during the 2011 Harvest reminded me all over again about what Sam Howles-Banerji refers to as their "awesomeness."
That Kyle Theriot and Will Thomas have joined the vineyard teams.
Lytton Springs. The place, the people, the wine.
People who understand it's important to wear cool shoes when tasting wine.
Drinking the new 2008 Buchignani Ranch Zinfandel (which, in my estimation, is the most delicious vintage since the '04) while wearing ankle boots.
Parents who understand how to go wine tasting with their children.
The way a properly set tasting looks before anyone has arrived. The shimmering glasses, the ordered plates, the small hills of freshly sliced bread, the cool perfection of the cheeses, the crisp diamond sparkle of the water in the glasses, the wine bottles standing at attention, awaiting their deployment …
My almost-three-year-old-daughter's hysterical one word wine reviews …
My wife's preposterously expensive taste in wines, and that fact that two-day-old Ridge wine still consistently appeases her …
My boss, Ryan Moore, who does not regurgitate hackneyed corporate aphorisms like ""I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team." Who does occasionally deploy tidbits of corporate-speak, but always with a twinkle in his eye and a twist at the corner of his lips. Who consistently forces me to come up with new and ever-more hyperbolized ways of explaining just how great I'm doing. Like stupendaliscious, or outer-galaxial.
That my co-workers keep having cool babies.
Haig's. The greatest hummus in the world. Perfection in pairing with our chardonnays. When experiencing a line-up of excellently selected and staged food & wine pairing selections, one might be tempted to deploy a hackneyed aphorism like "No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing." Except that when Haig's is involved, one must conclude that the rugged individuality of the rowing is indeed deeply praise-worthy.
People who don't wear cologne or perfume.
Carignane. Especially the John Olney kind.
The 2011 Ridge Vineyards Holilday Packs. Especially the Estate Cabernet vertical, for being so good. And, oddly enough, especially the Dusi vertical, which has suprised me immensely by being truly delicious. Not because they're not good wines; they are. But because I personally like them so much. Because I am not normally a drinker of this style. But these are really, really, really good.
The fact that my post on this blog with the somewhat laughably lunatic title of "Zoot! And Poetry, And Wine, And Jazz, And Steve Martin, And The Muppets, And Jack Kerouac!" remains one of the Top 5 most viewed posts of all time.
Honest people. People who say true things. Like, "Champys should only be drunk from Coupe glasses."
People who drink Champys from Coupe glasses. Because these are people who obviously have perfect aesthetic taste. And are accordingly inevitably the sorts of people who will also appreciate the opportunity that our new Historic Vineyard Series release represents. People who drink solo-varietal Cabernet Franc. And Champys. From Coupe glasses.
People who, like my father, fell in love all over again with Merlot after seeing Sideways. People who, like my father, have refused to buy Pinot Noir ever since, even though it's kind of silly, and certainly self-defeating. People who, like my father, deserve admiration for having principles like this. People who, like my father, remind me of aphorisms that are not all hackneyed, like this relevant one from Mark Twain: "Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed."
That we are fortunate to oft be well-fed.
People who remember that not everyone in the world is well-fed; that in fact, far too many in the world have never, ever experienced being well-fed. And accordingly, I am thankful for people who not only remember this, but work to correct it. Or at minimum, at least walk the world with appreciation, as opposed to arrogance.
Humble winemakers like Paul Draper, Eric Baugher, and John Olney. Who are good enough to be arrogant, but aren't.
Humble assistant winemakers like Shun Ishikubo and Muiris Griffin, who are good enough to be arrogant, but aren't. Who are also good enough to be head winemakers, but choose instead to be part of something beautiful.
People who don't wear skinny jeans.
People who understand that wearing skinny jeans while drinking good wine makes puppies cry.
People who listen to wine podcasts. Because that is serious dedication.
People who know that there are far better things to pair with red wine than chocolate.
People who pair sautéed mushrooms and garlic with red wine.
People who know you can pair red wine with Indian food.
People who understand that, despite the schtick, ZZ Top is actually a really good band.
People who know that Motorhead has their own wine now, and still don't drink it, even though they really like Motorhead.
That Rex Stout's immortal literary creation, the detective Nero Wolfe, insists on the use of Tarragon Wine Vinegar in his kitchen instead of sherry.
Good Poets. Because in this day and age of shallow superficiality, cultural devaluation, and emotional disconnect; in this age where protective irony and deliberate obfuscation rule the emotional day, we desperately need people who are still trying to connect our heads to our hearts for us.
People who understand what wine and poetry have to do with one another.
Really, really ridiculously hyperbolized wine tasting notes.
All wine writers who have not used the word "millenial" in the past year, if there are any.
Cecilia Aguilar, Chris Seguin, and Mary Devine; the dictionary definitions of Customer Service. And really nice people on top of that.
David Gates.
Coated tannins.
People who use terms like "coated tannins" in their tasting notes.
That I was invited to attend the Monte Bello Assemblage tasting, the greatest wine experience of my life.
Cellar Tracker, and the admirably obsessed people who use it.
That Elliot Nett and Jason Shelton are now esteemed full-time members of the Lytton Springs hospitality team.
People who drink wine both in formal wear, and naked.
Old men who keep their belts below their bellies, as opposed to above.
Whoever first described my approach to clothing as "hobo chic," because it's given me a way to explain away comments about my clothing.
Ties with subtle wine stains.
Wine stains that look like the profiles of famous classical composers.
Tasting Rooms that do not play baroque classical music or Santana.
People who are willing to let themselves love, because this is the bravest thing of all.
Having someone to love.
Having something to love.
People who, when asked "Don't you want something to love?," answer "Yes."
That I have had the chance to love almost every single vintage of Monte Bello going all the way back to 1964.
The things people say to one another while drinking wine, like, "You know, socks are a really great idea," or "Pass me another crostini," or "Ayn Rand was wrong," or "Has it ever occurred to you that some of our best memories involve autumn?" or "Wow, that is an amazing Syrah," or "I love you too."
And so many other things also, like Bud Powell, and Laura Chenel's Melodie, and solid-color carpets and the people who love them, and co-fermenting Viognier with Syrah, and the Haiku of Issa, and Ah So Cork Pullers and the people who use them, and pacifists, and the Optima font, and typewriters from before 1960, and books, and wearing PF Flyers and a suit, and anyone who doesn't have a mirror in their bag, and really weird and cool wine stores, and France, and fractured limestone, and grape sorting tables, and people who don't iron their jeans, and very worn-in bandanas, and firefighters, and people who really aggressively swish while wine tasting, and the fact that spittoons are used by both oenophiles and cowboys, and romance, and candles that don't have scents, and owls, and wine bars that don't play house music, and restaurants that always bring out the vintage that's on the menu, and Thai restaurants who understand that if you can't make green papaya salad properly you shouldn't be a Thai restaurant, and Italian restaurants who understand the same thing about gnocchi, and people who know first-hand that thirty-year-old cab goes really well with japanese-style barbecued okra, and friends of any kind, and people who don't call me Chris after I've introduced myself as Christopher, and the movie Casablanca, and Ah So Cork Pullers and those that have them, and Watsonville Sourdough, and the days when one doesn't have to cut one's toenails, and dew, and that lunatic fringe cadre of loyalists who re-wrote the zinfandel rules, and sweet potatoes, and the taste of a wine spill being licked off the stomach of a lover, and December, and people with awful handwriting, and the paintings of Pissarro, and college radio, and really fine wine.
And most of all, I am thankful to Ridge Vineyards. By your dedication to me, and mine to yours, my family is happy, healthy and safe, and my heart is, accordingly, intact. Thank you.
And to you all, may all the best of everything be yours, and may you always have cause to be thankful.
To share a glass of wine is to share the experience of love. May you all be, feel, and share true love this holiday season.
To all at Ridge, please know I am so thankful for you.
And to every person, place or thing I have neglected to mention in this post, please know I am praying for ten thousand more years of writing "Things I Am Thankful For" posts, so that at some point, I might thank everything.
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Census Records for Wyoming
This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford in Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Population Schedules
• Indexed'1850 as Utah Territory; 1860 as Nebraska Territory; 1870; 1910, 1920, 1930.
• Soundex'1880, 1900, 1920
Mortality Schedules
• 1870, 1880 (indexed)
Industrial and Agricultural Schedules
• 1880
Union Veterans Schedules
• 1890 (indexed)
The 1850 U.S. census schedule recorded residents of Fort Bridger in 1851 as part of the Green River Precinct, Weber County, Utah Territory. Green River County was never organized and was discontinued in 1868 when Wyoming Territory was created. Persons residing at Fort Laramie were enumerated as part of the unorganized portion of Nebraska Territory. The census of 1870 was the first federal schedule of Wyoming Territory.
In 1880, Wyoming Territory included seven counties as well as Yellowstone National Park. All counties are extant in the 1880 census. Mammoth Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park was enumerated with Uinta County. All census years are indexed either through printed indexes or online subscription database services (see page 17).
A relatively unknown source is the First Wyoming Territorial Census, which was enumerated soon after formation in 1869. This comprehensive census includes names, lengths of residency, and place of origin. This census is available on microfilm at the Wyoming State Archives and FHL. There are censuses for the city of Cheyenne for 1875 and 1878 that include name, age, sex, birthplace, occupation, and nationality. These are at the state archives.
External Links
- Wyoming Census Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing Wyoming census records. Identifies federal, state, and territorial censuses, as well as substitute records (FamilySearch Research Wiki).


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It's been a while since the ARG ended, and you've probably noticed that some of the sites have already gone down. I'm taking point on archiving all the sites we hosted under watchthefootage.com, so we'll have a permanent archive of everything.
Note that I don't plan to make archives of anything that we didn't host ourselves. In other words, I won't be making copies of the Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Wordpress accounts, the Google site for Baskerville Heights, or the Livestream account. (In fact, the video that was on the Livestream account seems to have gone; since Joe covers it in his last WTF, though, I think this should be fine.) These won't be going away, of course - it's just that they're hosted by other people so there's no need for us to archive them ourselves.
The first stage is identifying the sites we used. Most of them are in WTF's sidebar, but there are some that aren't. In total, I believe these sites need to be archived:
1. *.ezblog.co
2. littlegreycells.biz
3. holmesinvestigations.net
4. fictionalthreat.com
5. *.pheeble.net
6. lerouxproductions.com
7. xovr.net
The sites that *don't* need to be archived because they're hosted by other people are:
1. belgianamongtheenglish.wordpress.com
2. flamingorarebooks.wordpress.com
3. sites.google.com/site/baskervillecommons/
4. new.livestream.com/accounts/1210453
5. All the YouTube channels,
6. All the Twitter accounts,
7. Pan's Facebook account.
I think this is everything, but I may have missed a few sites, so just in case, do any of you guys notice anything I've missed, or are there sites that should be archived/should not be archived that are on the wrong list? Let me know and I can make the appropriate changes.


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The Good Ship Lollipop sails the open seas bringing joy to everyone except her photographer (Jonathan balked at taking the photo above: "So cheesy!"). The Good Ship Lollipop's passengers are two homemade Shirley Temple lollipops made with grenadine and lemon.
The Good Ship Lollipop's passengers were my very first homemade lollipops. Believe me, it's much easier than you might think. You can do it! I was prepared to have to make multiple batches before getting it right, but the lollipops worked swimmingly on the first try (Well, technically it was the second try. During the first try, I forgot to take the plastic wrapping off of my new candy thermometer before putting it in the hot candy – oops!).
What The Heck is The Good Ship Lollipop?
Please let me know in the comments if prior to this post you had never heard of The Good Ship Lollipop. I thought that most people had heard of it, but my mom said, "No young people will know what you are talking about. That song is so old!" I'm wondering who is right.
The Good Ship Lollipop is a Shirley Temple song from 1934.
The comments on the YouTube post about this video are really interesting. People mention how Shirley Temple's short dress and the fact that she is around older men would by today's standards make the men perverts. Back then, she was just a cute kid. Girls didn't grow up so quickly. This has nothing to do with cupcakes or lollipops, but it's a thought to ponder.
How to Make Shirley Temple Lollipops
To make Shirley Temple lollipops, I modified a recipe from a post on Celebration Generation about making LolliHops – beer flavored lollipops (don't you want to try that recipe?).
Homemade Shirley Temple Lollipops
- 1/3 C grenadine I used homemade grenadine and I strongly recommend that you do the same. It's really easy to make.
- 1 C sugar
- 1/2 C light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- lollipop sticks
- lollipop molds optional, but useful if you want your lollipops to look more professional
- Fill a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan with ice water and set aside.
- Spray lollipop molds with cooking spray or, if you aren't using molds, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan on medium-high heat, combine grenadine, sugar, corn syrup, and lemon extract.
- Stir regularly and bring to a boil.
- Continue to boil until the mixture reaches 300 F on a candy thermometer. Watch VERY closely. If it gets much higher than that, it will burn. I highly recommend that you use a digital candy thermometer with an alarm. That way, turning your back for a minute won't cause you to burn your candy. If you don't have one, just don't turn your back!
- Immediately move the hot pot into the ice water bath and leave it there for just 20 seconds.
- Pick the pot up and swirl it around for a couple of minutes to let it continue to cool and thicken a bit.
- For lollipop molds: Working quickly, spoon mixture into lollipop molds. Put the lollipop stick about halfway up the candy (as shown below) and swirl the stick around so that it is completely coated with candy. For baking sheet method: Drop spoonfulls of the candy onto the baking sheet. The beauty of this method is that you can make your lollipops as big as you want! Put the lollipop stick about halfway up the candy (as shown below) and swirl the stick around so that it is completely coated with candy.
- After the lollipops cool, remove them and they'll be ready to suck!
Why Shirley Temple Flavored Lollipops?
Groom 4.0 has chosen his flavor for the wedding (Piña Colada cupcakes). Before she decides on her pick, Bride 4.0 wanted me to remake the Shirley Temple cupcakes that I made a few years ago. She remembered loving them. I'll be remaking those soon (with some modifications since I didn't like them as much as she did), and since I was thinking Shirley Temple, why not make lollipops?!
Dental Warning
Warning: Brush well after eating these lollipops. They are particularly sticky!


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Abundance Sunday Sale Days at Art From Scrap
March 31, 2019
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Sunday, repeating until December 23, 2019
Art From Scrap will be starting Abundance Sunday Sale Day every Sunday beginning March 24th at our downtown Creative ReUse Store. Sale items (both bulk and/or non-bulk) will be half off and will vary depending on our recent donations. Fabric, paper, housewares, or a particular commodity like metal, glass, or plastic will be highlighted each Sunday. On Saturday, we will post a clue on Instagram as to what will be on sale the next day.
Every day is a surprise at the Art From Scrap Creative Reuse Store. We look forward to seeing you. Stay tuned!
You can find us at 302 East Cota Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Sunday Store Hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.


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Summary of New Versions Lodged to this Website for the Week
A weekly report is published under this section every Friday showing all new versions lodged to this website for the week ending that Friday
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Commencement Information Acts
Commencement Information Statutory Rules
The following publications list commencement details for all Statutory Rules. They include date of making, commencement dates, provisions not yet in operation, sunset dates, authorising Acts and Government Gazette details. They are updated every Thursday (resources permitting) if changes have occurred during the previous week.
Commencement Information for Statutory Rules 1989 to 2018
Commencement Information for Statutory Rules for 2019
Current year Acts
Current year Statutory Rules
Acts currently in force
Statutory Rules (SRs) currently in force
These lists are updated every Thursday (resources permitting) if changes have occurred during the previous week.
Current Principal Statutory Rules and Amendment History
Reprints of Principal Statutory Rules as at 31 December 2018
Authorising Acts for Principal Statutory Rules
Act Tables
Cumulative Acts and Statutory Rules Tables (Hard Copy)
Legislative Process Handbook
Guide to Preparing an Explanatory Memorandum and Template
The guide has been designed to assist the preparation of the explanatory memorandum for a Bill. It describes the process for preparing and finalising an explanatory memorandum and the purpose of an explanatory memorandum. It also sets out examples, information and tips about how to write clause notes, including information about how much detail is required and the expectations of the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee.
The guide contains a template that instructors should use to prepare an explanatory memorandum in the correct format and style.
Guide to preparing an explanatory memorandum July 2014.pdf
Notes for guidance for the preparation of Statutory Rules
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Change in service provider and introduction of print on demand services
As a result of a recent procurement process, LitSupport/TIMG has been appointed as the authorised printer for hard copy Victorian legislation. The change from SAI Global to LitSupport/TIMG takes effect from 1 January 2019.
From 1 January 2019 copies of the latest authorised version of current principal, public Acts and Statutory Rules will be available to purchase online via print on demand through the Victorian Legislation website, which will then direct the user to the LitSupport/TIMG website to prepare the order. Reprints will no longer be produced, as the latest, current versions of authorised legislation will be available to print in hard copy.
Customers can also order and purchase legislation in person at the TIMG Bookshop, Level 10, 575 Bourke St, Melbourne Vic. 3000. Free delivery is provided in the Melbourne central business district.
Queries can be directed to:
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Latest version = only the latest authorised version is available for purchase; when a new version is uploaded, the previous versions will no longer be available for purchase (however they can still be viewed and downloaded).
Authorised version = the authorised PDF of legislation can be purchased, but not the unauthorised version (Microsoft Word version).
Current = only current legislation can be purchased. This is due to the limitations of the website (only authorised versions have the 'Buy printed copy' button) and the large number of older files that are not print-ready and thereby unsuitable to print on demand.
Principal, public Acts and Statutory Rules = Principal public Acts and Statutory Rules in the Law Today database are available to purchase, but not the majority of local and personal Acts. This is because the majority of local and personal Acts are not yet authorised (authorising is progressively undertaken as resources allow).
Government Gazette
The address for the Victoria Government Gazette is http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/.


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Maryland Vital Records
This entry was originally written by Roger D. Joslyn, CG, FUGA, FGBS, FASG for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
In 1640 the Maryland Assembly provided for the recording of births, marriages, and burials by the clerk of 'Every Court'; banns were to be posted three days before a marriage, but very few of these records exist. Those that do are indexed at the Maryland State Archives. When the Anglican Church became the official church of the colony in 1692, the parishes were instructed to register the births, marriages, and deaths of all residents except African Americans. Every county formed by 1770 has at least one pre-Revolution parish register, and many of these include African Americans.
The clerks of the county circuit courts were to record births and deaths beginning in 1865, but compliance was very poor. The City of Baltimore started recording births and deaths in 1875 and the counties in 1898. This arrangement of county and city recording merged into a state system in 1972. The first place to check for Maryland births (1898'1998), including those for Baltimore City (1875'1978), is the Maryland State Archives, which has microfilm of records and indexes. The state archives also has Maryland death records for 1898 to 1987 (indexes 1898'1968), with Baltimore City deaths for 1875 to 1987 (indexes 1875'1971). Birth and death records, but not corresponding indexes, are restricted'births for one hundred years and deaths for twenty years. The state archives can certify births through 1924 and deaths through 1987. County civil marriage records from 1914 through 1950 are at the state archives but are indexed only to 1930. Further information, restrictions, and fees are found online at www.mdarchives.state.md.us. Maryland births from April 1898 with City of Baltimore births from January 1875, Maryland deaths occurring less than twenty years ago, and Maryland marriages from June 1951 are also available from the Division of Vital Records, State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 6550 Reisterstown Rd. Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21215-0020. Further instructions, restrictions, fees, and downloadable forms are online at health.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/birth.aspx. The fee is currently $10 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope should be sent with each record request. Access at the Division of Vital Records is more restrictive than at the Maryland State Archives. Earlier marriages, usually from the 1770s to 1919, are either with the clerk of the circuit court where the license was issued or at the Maryland State Archives. The latter also has microfilm of most of these records, with an incomplete general index to records and licenses (1650'95, 1777'1886) for the counties of Anne Arundel, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Kent, Prince George's, and Somerset; there is also an index to licenses for Baltimore City and County (1777'1851). Among the published marriage licenses or 'marriage records' are those for the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Montgomery, Somerset, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester. Three volumes of Maryland Marriages (1634'1820), compiled by Robert Barnes (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975'93), were gathered from church and estate as well as public records. A similar compilation by F. Edward Wright is Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records and Supplement, 6 vols. (Silver Spring and Westminster: Family Line Publications, 1982'2001), which covers births, marriages, and deaths (1648'1825) from church and court records.
At the Maryland State Archives are microfilms of early county vital records and a card file indexing some pre-state records kept in the counties, from the 1600s for Charles, Kent, Somerset, and Talbot counties; births (1804'77) and deaths (1865'80) for Anne Arundel County; births (1898'1923) and deaths (1898'1916) for Calvert County; births (1865'73) for Kent County; and deaths (1898'1916) for Annapolis. Another state archives index covers implied marriages from court, land, and probate records (1674'1851), while other indexes cover vital records substitutes for various time periods from Bible, cemetery, and church records. Evidence of marriages found in Revolutionary War pension files was included in Newman's Maryland Revolutionary Records (see Maryland Military Records).
Although a few separations were granted, there were no divorces in Maryland before the Revolutionary War. From that time until 1842, they were granted by the state legislature; see Mary Keysor Meyer, Divorces and Names Changed in Maryland by Act of the Legislature, 1634'1854 (1970; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972). Records of later divorces are with the clerk of the circuit court where the divorce was granted or at the state archives. Many adoption files, accessible prior to 1 June 1947, are at the state archives.
At Ancestry.com, subscribers can access the following Maryland vital record databases:
FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
- Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995
- Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970
- Maryland, Deaths and Burials, 1877-1992
External Links
- Maryland Birth, Marriage, and Death Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing Maryland birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.
- Maryland Marriages Search Engine - free Maryland marriages search engine that has indexed marriages posted across the web.
- Maryland Obituary and Death Notice Archive - free Maryland obituary archive that has transcribed obits from across the state.
- Maryland Library of Files - free Maryland obituary and data files archive from across the state.
- Maryland Vital Records - links to Maryland vital record sources organized by county


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How much greenhouse gas is produced by a year's worth University-related travel?
A student capstone team started the process of answering that question this winter when it pored through thousands of travel records of Portland State faculty, staff and students for all of 2010. The data they collected provides a baseline that will help the University measure its travel impact for the years to come.
That's because PSU's Climate Action Plan (CAP) sets a target of maintaining 2010 levels of travel emissions, a goal that requires an in-depth understanding of where and how people travel.
Most University travel is arranged through travel agencies, which give a detailed picture of mileage, destinations, number of legs in a trip, etc. But this doesn't account for all travel. Some faculty and staff make arrangements on their own, paying with personal credit cards, and are reimbursed by the University. The students wanted to find out what part of total University travel came from credit card payments, so they pored through a year's worth of travel reimbursement forms, which included everything from flights to hotels and meals. They discovered that these reimbursed trips accounted for less than 10 percent of University travel, meaning that the more detailed records from the travel agencies – the other 90 percent – was nearly comprehensive.
"This discovery by the capstone group was essential for us to move forward with the climate action goals for travel. We now have more confidence in the original estimate of travel emissions and can base future goals on those numbers," said Sarah Renkens, PSU's transportation and parking services manager and head of the CAP subcommittee in charge of travel and commuting.
This was the first capstone team to do a project related to the CAP. The plan was formulated in 2010 as a way for the University to track and reduce its carbon emissions from the energy use of its buildings, use of materials, travel, and other sources. PSU-sponsored travel was estimated to be about 11 percent of the total when the plan was written, but better information was needed.
"In many areas, the tracking mechanisms and data required to measure progress or baselines is lacking or nonexistent. The data was just not needed in the past," said Molly Bressers, program and outreach coordinator for the Campus Sustainability Office.
The capstone team not only confirmed a baseline for the PSU travel portion, but also created a Web site to help readers learn how to travel in ways that leave a lighter carbon footprint.
"Travel for University purposes is important. The work we're doing is intended to cut emissions as much as possible through alternative travel modes, offsets, more efficient travel practices such as direct flights, and utilizing teleconferencing when appropriate," Bressers said.


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Danielle DiFerdinando, the successful handbag maker responsible for the popular Danielle Nicole line, will appear Tuesday morning on The Price Is Right with host Drew Carey, she said Monday. The pair will present tic-tac-toe, and the winner will walk away with 52 handbags personally designed and selected by DiFerdinando.
The stash includes totes, satchels, crossbodys, clutches, and iPhone and iPad accessories.
DiFerdinando, who taped the segment in June, said that being at CBS Studios in Los Angeles was surreal.
"Watching the show as a child and into my teens, it was dreamlike being on the set of such an American classic TV show," said DeFerdinando, whose celebrity fans include Oprah, Rachel Zoe and Rachel Bilson. "Behind the scenes and being backstage was so fun. All the different Price Is Right games are housed at the studio, along with The Big Wheel, which I got to spin after taping."
DiFerdinando said she had a blast working backstage with the CBS crew. She also got a kick out of Carey and announcer George Gray practicing the pronunciation of her last name prior to the show.
"It was definitely entertaining," she said. "All the bright colors, lights and energy of the show really fueled me, it was so moving."
Watch Danielle DiFerdinando on The Price Is Right Tuesday at 11 a.m. on CBS.


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If you've got Netflix, you should probably be checking out their new original series 'Hemlock Grove,' if for no other reason than to watch sexy young actor Bill Skarsgard.
Guys, those Skarsgard boys have seriously good genes. Handsome dad Stellan has been acting for a very long time, and we all know how sexy Alexander Skarsgard is, especially when we get to see him (and his butt) every week on 'True Blood.' But did you know there is yet ANOTHER Skarsgard sibling and he's also really hot?
Meet Bill Skarsgard, a young Swedish actor who appears on the Netflix original series 'Hemlock Grove,' produced by director Eli Roth, who brought us such awesome horror movies as 'Hostel' and 'Cabin Fever.'
Skarsgard plays the character of Roman Godfrey on the series, which follows the brutal murder of a teen girl and the hunt for her killer, but in the town of Hemlock Grove, everyone has a weird secret — some pretty supernatural ones, too. Like werewolves! Roman's character is kinda unlikable at first, but reveals himself to be rather complex. He's aristocratic and privileged, and has quite the sex life.
Check out some pics of Bill below, or sign in to Netflix to start watching 'Hemlock Grove' — all 13 episodes of the first season are available.


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The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1857
Description: Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 4, 1857
Creator: Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
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Eden Shoes was founded in France in 1993. After opening its first boutique in Paris's 15th arrondissement, success ensued and new sales outlets flourished. Today, footwear from Eden Shoes is worn by trendsetters not only throughout France but from Brussels to Casablanca, from Oslo to Lebanon, and even as far as Dakar. Mindful of the caprices of dedicated shoe addicts, Eden Shoes pounces on the latest trends and renews its collections throughout the season. Urban, trendy and abounding with style, Eden Shoes guarantee good looks without breaking the bank! Eden Shoes is quick to respond to the market and incorporates into its chic and accessible designs all the little details that we love: glossy leather, cork soles, gladiator straps, wedges, killer heels and more... Whether playing the diva, shopping with friends or simply giving yourself some retail therapy, you won't find a better value solution than Eden Shoes.
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When it's time for a thorough cleaning, Dickson® fabrics can be cleaned while installed on your awning rail.
When cleaning Dickson fabrics, it is important to observe the following:
If you are cleaning Dickson® fabrics while set up on an awning rail, follow these simple steps:
If stubborn stains persist, you can use a diluted chlorine bleach/soap mixture for spot cleaning of mildew, roof run-off or other similar stains. The recommended special mixture is made up of:
Re-treating the Fabric
As part of the finishing process, Dickson® fabrics are treated with a fluorocarbon finish, which enhances water repellency. This finish is designed to last for several years, but must be replenished after a thorough cleaning. Based on test results, Glen Raven recommends 303 High Tech Fabric Guard® as the preferred re-treatment product for Dickson® fabrics. Fabrics should be retreated after thorough cleaning or after five years of use.
Applying 303 High Tech Fabric Guard®
303 HTFG should be applied to Dickson® fabrics after each thorough cleaning, which typically removes the original fluorocarbon finish and reduces the fabric's water repellency. After cleaning the fabric, allow it to air dry completely and then apply 303 HTFG in a thin, even coat. After allowing the first coat of 303 HTFG to air dry, apply a second thin, even coating of 303 HTFG. Two light coatings are more effective in restoring fabric water resistance than a single heavy coating. A 32-ounce bottle provides coverage of up to 150 square feet of awning fabric. Always apply 303 HTFG to clean fabric.


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Boston Celtics Basketball Club Cue Rack with Mirror
Spot on Value!
Functional and appealing, this pool cue rack is the perfect way to store and protect your cues all while displaying a handsome piece of art. Highlighted with an inlaid mirror that has the full color graphic of your favorite team, makes this a must have for the pool shark or sportslover in your life.
- Includes wall rack and base
- 10.5" mirror with Boston Celtics logo detailing
- Holds up to 8 cues
- Oak finish
- Wood veneer / glass
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Dimensions: 13.25" x 28"
- Officially licensed NBA product
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From Gambit wiki
Gambit is implementing a namespace mechanism, which is being used to separate internals from user code and also to partition the Gambit internals into several parts (e.g. the compiler parts are using a different namespace than the interpreter parts).
The namespace mechanism is not described in the official documentation, but it is being used and hence shown in the examples bundled with the Gambit source code. Marc maybe didn't officially document it since he didn't want to sanction it as official mechanism that he would need to support into the indefinite future, and he maybe originally just wrote it for his own purposes (those is just speculations). In the mean time, as there is now an "official" module system in the form of SNOW!, users can also be encouraged to make use of the latter instead of using the namespace mechanism directly (the writer of these lines also intends to continue to work on his "chjmodule" module system to further explore dynamic programming and other concepts like parametrization).
How does it work?
There is a special rule for fully qualifying an identifier, and there is a special form which can be used to (a) declare the currently active default namespace, and (b) to declare a list of given identifiers to be in a particular namespace.
Full qualification
Gambit is treating the # character (#\# in Scheme syntax) in identifier symbols as a special character separating the namespace from the local name. Example:
is the
bar identifier in the "foo#" namespace (I include the # separater character here since that's also how the namespace form works and because that allows to specify the empty namespace).
There are two special namespaces, one is the "#" namespace being used for most basic internals, and the "" (empty) namespace being the default namespace for user code when the Gambit interpreter or compiler is being started.
Declaring an identifier as belonging to a particular namespace
(namespace (STRING SYMBOL...))
special form specifies that the list of the given identifiers (symbols) are to be treated as belonging to the namespace given in STRING. Example:
(namespace ("foo#" bar))
says that whenever
bar is being mentioned in the code that follows in the same scope or file, it is implicitely being treated as
Note that the identifier
namespace is part of the empty namespace. If you change the default namespace (see below), you have to use
##namespace instead.
Switching the default namespace in code
Identifiers which are not containing a # character are being treated as belonging to the namespace being active in the current scope (see below for what the scope is). This is the empty namespace by default. This can be changed by putting
(namespace (STRING))
before the rest of the code; e.g. using a namespace declaration without a list of identifiers. Note that once you've changed the default namespace, you cannot refer to
namespace anymore, since this identifier is only being defined in the empty namespace and there is no way to fully qualify identifiers as belonging to the empty namespace, so you have to use the
##namespace identifier instead (meaning the full qualification for the "#" internals namespace) which acts the same.
Scope of namespace declarations
A namespace declaration is in effect until the end of the current lambda or let construct (note that
begin doesn't open a new scope), or, if specified at the top level of the file (or just inside a
begin form residing in the top level) until the end of that file.
Switching default namespace in the repl
If entered in the repl, or run by the
eval procedure, the default namespace used by the repl (which is also the empty namespace by default) is being changed. This then remains active until the next namespace declaration is being entered or eval'ed.
The namespace mechanism can be used to partition user code in a style similar to how C works, by writing a "header" file for a library which declares all the exported values to be in the namespace that has been choosen for that library. In the Gambit source code and the examples, Marc is employing the convention of adding the # character to the name of the module (e.g. if he writes a module "foo.scm" he will name the header file "foo#.scm").
Access to Gambit internals
Since the namespace handling doesn't prohibit access (it's just for the sake of convenience, not for protection), Gambit is somewhat special in that all of its internal procedures can be accessed by the user; this is very useful to learn how the internals work and also to extend the system without hacking the Gambit source code. It must be noted though, that most of those procedures are not checking their types, so you will quickly get a segfault when feeding them data of the wrong type. Sometimes this missing type check is also (mis)usable (or even being used explicitely by other Gambit internal procedures) to access data structures on a lower level:
(define-structure foo a b c) (let ((v (make-foo 123 "hello" 'world))) ;; (mis)treat the structure as vector: (let ((len (##vector-length v))) (let lp ((i 0)) (if (< i len) (begin (println "value at position " i ":" (##vector-ref v i)) (lp (+ i 1)))))))
This prints
value at position 0:#<type #2 foo> value at position 1:123 value at position 2:hello value at position 3:world
(Note that if you access elements behind the given length, you would access unrelated memory contents or invalid memory addresses.)
Producing lowlevel unsafe code explicitely
It's also worthwhile knowing that the basic primitives (like memory accesses, lowlevel arithmetic, etc.) which are mapped by the compiler directly to C constructs (actually C macros as defined in the include/gambit.h file) are a bunch of such identifiers in the # namespace. Like
(##car obj) will be translated to
___CAR(obj) which is then expanded by the C compiler to basically a pointer dereference. So those can be used in user code to let the compiler output those lowlevel constructs, which are not doing any type checking (and are simple enough for the C compiler to enable optimizations on the C level) and thus very fast, without declaring your whole Scheme code as being unsafe by using the
declare special form (which would achieve the same thing).


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* At least 24 reported killed in fresh violence
* Free Syria Army leader appeals for outside intervention
* Mandate of Arab monitors expires on Thursday
By Erika Solomon
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab source said on Tuesday, but a rebel army chief said they should go as they had failed to curb a crackdown on protesters seeking President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
Damascus opposes broadening the scope of the Arab League observer mission, the source at the League said, but would accept a one-month extension of its mandate which expires on Thursday.
However, Riad al-Asaad, the Turkish-based commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, called for international intervention to replace the observer team which is monitoring Syria's implementation of a League plan to end 10 months of bloodshed.
U.N. officials say more than 5,000 people have been killed in the violence across Syria and the government says 2,000 members of its security forces have died.
The Arab League must decide whether to withdraw its 165 monitors or keep them in Syria, even though they are expected to report that Damascus has not fully implemented a peace plan agreed on Nov. 2. Arab foreign ministers are set to discuss the team's future on Jan. 22.
"The outcome of the contacts that have taken place over the past week between the Arab League and Syria have affirmed that Syria will not reject the renewal of the Arab monitoring mission for another month ... if the Arab foreign ministers call for this at the coming meeting," the source said.
The Arab plan required Syria to halt the bloodshed, withdraw troops from cities, free detainees, provide access for the monitors and the media and open talks with opposition forces.
Rebel commander Asaad opposed any extension of the mandate.
"The Arab League and their monitors failed in their mission and though we respect and appreciate our Arab brothers for their efforts, we think they are incapable of improving conditions in Syria or resisting this regime," he told Reuters.
"For that reason we call on them to turn the issue over to the U.N. Security Council and we ask that the international community intervene because they are more capable of protecting Syrians at this stage than our Arab brothers," Asaad said.
The source said Beijing and Moscow had urged President Assad to accept an extension of the monitoring mission as a way to avert an escalation at the international level.
Syria would agree to an increase in the number of monitors, he said, but would not allow them to be given formal fact-finding duties or be allowed into "military zones" that are not included in the existing Arab peace plan.
Any change in the scope of the mission, whether to militarise it or let it investigate human rights abuses and potentially assign blame, would require a new agreement with Syria, the source said.
Qatar has proposed sending in Arab troops, a bold idea for the often sluggish League and one likely to be resisted by Arab rulers close to Assad and those worried about unrest at home.
Syria's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was "astonished" at Qatar's suggestion, which it "absolutely rejected".
The League could ask the U.N. Security Council to act, but until now opposition from Russia and China has prevented the world body from even criticising Syria, an old ally of Moscow.
Western diplomats said a Russian draft resolution handed to the council on Monday did not make clear if Moscow would accept tough language demanded by the West.
French Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal described Moscow's latest draft as disappointing, saying Paris had proposed constructive amendments to the Russian text.
"After a month of silence a new text has just been submitted by Russia, which still falls far short of responding to the reality in Syria," he said. "We've been saying this for months now: the Security Council's silence is scandalous."
Few Western powers favour any Libyan-style military action in Syria, which lies in the heart of the conflict-prone Middle East. Bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Israel, it is allied to Iran and the armed Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah group.
Iran condemned what it called foreign interference in the affairs of its closest Arab ally, Syria, and praised reforms President Assad has promised as "problem-solving".
"We are fundamentally against interfering in the affairs of other countries. We think it does not solve the problems but will only make them more complicated," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told a news conference.
Assad, while offering reform, has vowed to crush his opponents with an "iron fist", but Syrians braving bullets and torture chambers appear equally determined to add him to the list of the past year's toppled Arab leaders.
Army deserters and other rebels have taken up arms against security forces dominated by Assad's minority Alawite sect, pushing Sunni Muslim-majority Syria closer to civil war.
Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday that what it called terrorists had fired rockets, killing an officer and five of his men at a rural checkpoint near Damascus. Seven others were wounded in the incident, a day after gunmen assassinated a brigadier general near the capital.
Eight people were killed when a bomb hit a minibus on the Aleppo-Idlib road, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
In Homs, tank fire crashed into the Khalidiya district after a night rally against Assad there, activists said. YouTube footage showed a crowd dancing at the rally and waving the old Syrian flag used before the Baath Party seized power in 1963.
The British-based Observatory said eight people were killed in violence in Homs, a flashpoint city of one million racked by unrest, crackdowns and Sunni-Alawite sectarian killings.
Activists also reported fighting between rebels and troops trying to edge into Khalidiya, a neighbourhood that is home to Sunni tribesmen and lies next to the Alawite district of Nozha.
Tanks were firing sporadically at the rebel-held town of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, which has been under attack since Friday, activists said. They added that several soldiers who had tried to defect to the opposition had been killed.
Syrian forces shot dead a man at a roadblock in the restive Damascus suburb of Qatana, they said, and an activist was killed by sniper fire in the northwestern town of Khan Sheikhoun.
The United States, the European Union, Turkey and the Arab League have announced sanctions against Syria, but while these have hurt its economy, they have yet to prompt Assad to change course. Opposition to sanctions from some of Syria's trading partners, notably Lebanon and Iraq, also dilutes their impact.
Security Council members have been divided for months over the uprising against Assad, with Western countries pushing for strong condemnation of the government's bloody crackdown but Russia seeking to shield Damascus.
In October, Russia and China vetoed a European-drafted resolution that threatened possible sanctions. Russia presented its own draft on Dec. 15 and Western countries agreed to discuss and negotiate it, but there has been little progress since then. (Additional reporting by Ayman Samir in Cairo, Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Amman, and Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans in Beirut; Writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by David Stamp)


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Well, it's all over... the presents are unwrapped and you have leftovers falling out of the refrigerator.. Now comes the fun part! You get to reclaim your sewing room! Mine turned into wrapping central and a warehouse of wrapped presents..along with storage for the extra table and chairs and at one point two bicycles were parked in there..
So here is my design wall today...
That wrapping paper needs to be put away for another eleven months.. On the right is a charity baby quilt...Sometime in the last few weeks I put the blocks together so now it needs quilting.. And the blocks on the left are part of a quilt that I started back in September at a sew-in. The pattern is by Kristy who is president of our Modern Quilt Guild in St Louis... It was featured on Moda Bake Shop..
It always takes me awhile to get back into the pattern once I have left it for awhile..So far I have pulled the finished blocks out and separated the other pieces I have. Today I hope to get back into the pattern and figure out where I left off...lol
So I will leave you with a photo of the tree right before we had to wake up the son and his girlfriend so they could open presents...it was 9 am and even though we had turned up the sound on the TV...Opened his bedroom door and let the dog in...there still was no sign of life... Finally I went in and said "Merry Christmas, get up!!"...lol Then I let him go to her room and wake her up...(yes, we are a PG family, no co-inhabiting til married) ... Everything was a hit..
Ha...see that big red plastic bag on the right side? Have you ever tried to wrap a body pillow? I could not find a gift bag or box big enough, so I just stuffed it right back into the target bag and tied it shut!! The son opened the body pillow cover and could not figure out what it was... I finally told him that the other part was in the bag... He liked it then... lol
I of course was spoiled by Santa...A bird feeder to hang outside the sewing room window, a GC to a great local quilt shop, a Garmin. new wallet and a Flat Screen TV for the sewing room...which I have decided to return.. I have a perfectly good TV and I would love to have a DVD player...Now that I have a real library I plan on utilizing it to borrow some good movies to watch while I sew...
The grandkids gave us a selection of games they enjoy to keep at our house...We got Jinga, Sorry and Phase 10. Can't wait to have a game night!
And I think the grandkids all loved their presents... They were all here on Christmas Eve...I decided that this year we would have a Mexican food buffet... We would eat and then open gifts... Then we realized "someone" had forgotten to put the chicken enchiladas in the oven! LOL So we popped them into the oven for 40 minutes and changed the plans...we opened WHILE dinner was cooking...
And we had Birthday Cake for a special grandson who turned NINE!! on Christmas Eve...Chocolate cake, chocolate icing and sprinkles baked by his Great Aunt Cupcake..
So that's it for 2011...no more design walls this year... On to 2012!!


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At around 2 a.m. this morning, Ed Coleman of WFAN in New York reported that the Mets and superstar third baseman David Wright had agreed to a contract extension that will likely keep him in Queens for the remainder of his career. The deal is presumed to be for seven years and around $140 million, which would be north of the largest in team history, Johan Santana's $137.5 million deal that was signed in February 2008.
Obviously, the extension hasn't been officially announced by the club yet, but if you're a Mets fan, today should be a good day. Yes, the team has lots of needs and will likely be LOL-sy for the next season or two, but even an ownership group as lousy as Fred Wilpon's has to give fans a reason to keep coming to the ballpark. Knowing that Wright is now firmly entrenched in that lineup for the foreseeable future helps assuage those concerns. And, most incredibly, the Mets may have finally done something right.
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You can customize the automated — or template — notifications that Quick Shopping Cart® sends to the people who interact with your online store. For instance, your customers get emails when their orders ship or if their purchases refund. Your warehouses get emails when they need to ship orders.
Using template messages, you can enter custom text for the message subject line and the introductory and closing text. Customizing template messages is one way to create an identity for your online store.
For more information about working with notifications, see Managing email notifications.
Quick Shopping Cart currently sends the following emails automatically to your customers:
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NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- "Glee" star Jane Lynch and "The Office" actor Craig Robinson took a break from their day jobs to play aliens in the Hollywood movie "Escape From Planet Earth."
Featuring the voice talents of Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry, Brendan Fraser, Ricky Gervais, George Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Shatner and Sofia Vergara, the animated family flick is about what happens when Fraser's character Scorch, a famous and fearless astronaut from the Planet Baab, is captured and imprisoned by the U.S. government during a dangerous mission to Earth. His brilliant, but cautious brother Gary [played by Corddry] tries to save him with the help of various other alien prisoners, including Lynch and Robinson's characters Io -- an enormous, red, one-eyed monster -- and Doc -- a tiny, rodent-like critter.
"From Day 1, they showed me some artwork and each time I went in to the [recording] studio -- probably six or seven sessions -- they showed me the progression [of what my character looked like]," Robinson told United Press International in a recent roundtable interview in New York. "They were like, 'Here's some footage.' All they asked for was, 'Bring your voice, your real voice.' So, that's what I did. I don't know if that impacted [my performance,] so much as it was, 'OK, I am a mouse-like alien.' It came out the way it did and I'm very proud of it."
"I did one massive session," said Lynch about recording the lines for her character. "[The movie] had already been animated. I knew what she looked like, I knew how she moved. I knew what the story line was and I did it in one eight-hour session. It was a lot of fun. It was really great to knock it out like that. I've done other animated films before where you do five or six sessions over a few years and this was a quick one."
So, was she all by herself in the studio?
"Yeah, all of us did it that way. That's kind of how it's done. Very rarely do you get to work with the person," Lynch explained. "There's a lot of benefit to that, but then it's also fun to be by yourself with just your imagination and I know Craig and George Lopez and Rob, so I had an idea of what they might be doing, so I could picture that in my mind as I did it."
Robinson -- a former elementary school music teacher who along with Lynch was also part of the "Shrek Forever After" vocal cast -- said he gets a kick out of making movies younger members of his family can see.
"This is fantastic. I have an 11-year-old niece who might love this more than her Hello Kitty, so I'm anxious to get it out there," said the "Pineapple Express" and "Knocked Up" cast member.
"I do a lot of R-rated stuff, so it's always nice to do something my family can see and go, 'Hey, great!' I grew up in church, so every time I say certain words, I'm like, 'I'm going to get in trouble,'" Robinson said.