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I finally had my parathyroidectomy on Thursday. I am returned to you now shy not one, not two, but three parathyroid glands. My surgery was longer and more complicated than expected, with the first two "suspicious" parathyroid glands removed in the first hour and a half. My surgeon had closed me up and been ready to send me to recovery when my lab work came back to say that my PTH levels hadn't dropped, meaning there was another bad gland.
And it was hiding.
My surgeon had to do a full exploration, going down as far as my thymus to look for the gland. My adenoma was actually residing within the right side of my thyroid, and so I had to have that removed as well. My surgeon said that when this is the case, the adenomas usually pop out easily, but not mine. It had burrowed nice and deep. As soon as the half of my thyroid was removed, my PTH levels plummeted.
I was in surgery for five and a half hours total and ended up having to spend the night in the hospital. My time in recovery was the worst of it. I literally felt as though someone had slammed me into a cement wall again and again and again. I was expecting the neck pain and the shoulder pain. I'd prepared for that. I had not prepared for the bruising through my chest from the exploration. It was like I had severe whiplash and bronchitis rolled into one. AND they must have had my right heel up against something during the surgery because it was very red after surgery, very sore, and on the surface is still numb to the touch three days later.
Anyway, the good news is that the problem should be fixed. I have to take calcium supplements for a while—possibly for months—to make up for all of the calcium my bones have lost in the (likely) years that I've had this. My body also has to adjust to working off of a normal calcium level. While my levels were normal leaving the hospital, my surgeon explained that my body has gotten used to functioning off of levels a good two points above where I'm at now. So it's all going to be an adjustment. I also have to be careful that my bones don't suck up so much calcium that I go into hypocalcemia, thus the supplements. (And ice cream. Lots of ice cream.)
I'm doing okay today, although feeling a bit foggy. The stiffness is still present in my neck and shoulders, but my chest is finally starting to ease up a bit. I can breathe without feeling like some fat kid is sitting on my chest. I'm also sleeping at night. Like, actually sleeping. As in falling asleep within a reasonable amount of time of lying down and then staying asleep until morning. It's pretty amazing, and I can't wait to see what else changes over the next few weeks and months.
The mental/emotional aspect is what I'm having the most difficult with at the moment. I won't look at myself in the mirror because it terrifies me to see the mark on my neck. And when my mum was explaining to my aunts on the phone how the procedure went, I had to block my ears and walk away because it made me nauseous. Wasn't really expecting that so I'm not sure how to deal with it.
Follow-ups in a month with the surgeon and endocrinologist. My surgeon said he hopes my concentration issues clear up by then and I can present him with the next great American novel. Harhar.
(P.S. This is apparently my 100th published post. It's a pretty good one to be #100.)


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Stonewash Throw Blanket
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Sizing: 130cm x 170cm
Also available in colour Mink
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You could be putting your child's life at risk if you don't deactivate the front airbag when fitting their car seat – and you could also be fined £500
Children are always safer in the back seat of your car, but restraints can be used in the front passenger seat if absolutely necessary
MOTORISTS could be putting their kids' lives at risk if they fail to deactivate the airbag when fitting a child seat in the front of their car.
While it's always safest to have children travel in the back, those that must sit in the front need an appropriate restraint - but a simple oversight could prove deadly.
Most modern cars will be fitted with a front passenger airbag in the dashboard.
But if you have a crash and the airbag deploys while you have a rear-facing baby seat fitted, it could cause serious injury or death to your child.
Rule 101 of the Highway Code states: "A rear-facing baby seat MUST NOT be fitted into a seat protected by an active frontal airbag, as in a crash it can cause serious injury or death to the child."
The rules for children's car seats changed in March 2017, with authorities able to slap drivers with a fine up to £500 if they don't meet strict requirements.
How to deactivate a frontal airbag
- Switch off the ignition before deactiviating the airbag to avoid any possible malfunctions
- The switch should be located either in the glovebox or on the underneath or side of the dashboard (you may need to open the passenger door to access the side of the dash)
- It will have an "ON" and "OFF" position, and usually a small diagram showing you to turn it off when using a child's seat
- Turn the switch to the "OFF" position when using a rear-facing child's seat
- If you don't have the option to turn the airbag off, do not place a children's restraint in the front passenger seat
- Always consult your owner's manual to find out the specific application for your vehicle
So drivers may use their front passenger seat to install a child restraint if absolutely necessary, but they must then also deactivate the airbag.
And remember, you should only deactivate the airbag if you are using a REAR-FACING car seat - keep it switched on if you have a front-facing seat designed for older children.
Switching off a front airbag is usually quite straight forward.
There will normally be a keyhole switch located either in the glovebox or on the underneath or side of the dashboard (you may need to open the passenger door to access the side of the dash).
The switch will have an "ON" and "OFF" position, and usually a small diagram showing you to turn it off when using a child's seat.
You may need a special key to turn the airbag off, so always consult your owner's manual to find out the specific requirements for your vehicle.
KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE What are UK baby car seat laws, what are the rules and how do I fit a child's booster seat properly?
Some cars won't give you the option to deactivate the airbag, or use an automatic system that only turns it off when the seat is empty.
If this is the case, you must only place children's car seats in the back.
Neil Greig, IAM RoadSmart director of policy and research, said: "It is crucial that drivers understand the effect an airbag can have on a rear-facing child seat if you fit it on the front passenger seat.
"In a crash the airbag will deploy into contact with the seat and can eject a baby backwards or cause serious spinal or neck injuries.
Guide to fitting a child's car seat correctly
- You must deactivate any frontal airbags before fitting a rear-facing baby seat
- You must not use side-facing seats
- The seat must either have its own diagonal strap, be designed for use with a lap seat belt, or be fitted with ISOFIX anchor points
- ISOFIX anchors the child's chair to the car's back seat. There are three ISOFIX points – two metal bars at the base, and a top tether or support leg
- Make sure the seat itself is fitted as securely as possible, with no excessive movement
- Make sure the seat's buckle is clear of its frame - because otherwise it could snap open if you have an accident
- With babies, harnesses should be pulled tight, with no more than two fingers' space under the shoulder straps at the collarbone
the road laws you need to know
"IAM RoadSmart advice is to always a baby seat in the back but if you must use the front seats then deactivation is a must.
"Normally it takes little more than a key turn in the glove box or by the door frame.
"A moments extra care will not only help you avoid a potential fine but much more importantly keep your baby as safe and protected as possible."


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Treasury and the IRS have released final regulations under Section 987 and submitted them for publication in the Federal Register on May 13, 2019.
Of particular interest, the final regulations are narrow in scope and address three particular issues: (i) combinations and separations of Section 987 qualified business units (QBUs), (ii) withdrawal of the liquidation value percentage methodology set forth in Treas. Reg. sec. 1.987-7T, addressing allocation of assets and liabilities in the context of aggregate partnerships, and (iii) finalization of Treas. Reg. sec. 1.987-12T, anti-abuse rules. These final regulations do not amend and do not finalize other sections of the temporary Section 987 regulations.


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I used to be the kind of person who had only one book going, and would keep at it until it was finished. I also usually only had one project going – back when I was doing beadwork. And there were only the occassional UFOs – tucked away for undoing later when I was more in the mood.
Now I find myself reading several books at a time, and having several projects going. I like it!
So, here is one of my next projects. At last, a real Charlotte of my own, not someone else's that I visit on their website. Someone on the AK list mentioned "yarn porn". My yarn porn is more in the way of finished projects. I have tucked away links to people's choices for their Charlotte Web Shawls and links to the finished shawls. I have tucked away links to online stores that sell a good selecton of Koigu PPM, I have downloaded some of these to try to make up combinations that I like.
But when it got down to it, I visited local yarnstores to make my purchases. It is just too dang hard to photo Koigu and capture how they will look with other colors of Koigu.
Now, here is what I have come up for mine:
1=117 blue (21 g) & ??? pink/blue (36 g), 2=239 brown (50 g), 3=201 dark purple (35 g), 4=314 tans (30 & 36 g), 5=305 bright purple (50 g)
Most of these are partial skeins that I bought from Needlework Unlimited when the had both a massive new shipment and were selling partials by the gram. The last color I picked up at The Yarnery. I read from another person's tips that if you can, buy more of the 5th color so I will do that.
I have to figure out what to do to get more of the 3rd color and in order to create the 1st color I am mixing 2 different partial skeins. If it doesn't work I will need to find more of either. I would really like to use all of the mystery number skein – I think it might be 705. So…. if anyone out there has some 705 lying around or some 201 lying around I would be very grateful if you would sell your partial stash to me. Just email me so we can strike a deal.
In my last post I mentioned having purchased some Cherry Tree Hill for another scarf. I just tried to photo it – can't get the colors to come out right and from visiting the Cherry Tree Hill website, I can see that they had problems too. If you saw this yarn in person you would scratch your head when you read the color African Grey because mine doesn't have any hint of grey. It is very vibrant and flame looking. I saw it done up as a scarf in a modified feather and fan pattern and couldn't take my eyes off it it. The owner saw this and gave me her freebie pattern. Silly girl, it wasn't the pattern I was struck with. But of course once I got that freebie pattern it was almost like the secret okay from on high to go ahead and get that skein. Do I really need another scarf? No. Do I really look good in those colors – not really, but they are so delicious. I could pull it off with a lot of purple on, and I wear purple so there you go.
I am making fantastic progress on the scarf I showed you before. I will probably be done this week. Then on to matching mittens. I need to find a somewhat matching pattern for the cuff that mimics the basketweave design. I think I might have found it in a cuff pattern from the book, Cool Socks Warm Feet but that is just from a casual look. I will need to research that a bit more.
Now I gotta go jump in the shower and get out the door for my weekly meeting of The Bead Ladies (not just Ladies, not just beads) .
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Women with a full time job are not able to give too much time to preparing meals for the family. By the time they get back from work, either it is too late or they are too spent to be able to put a complete meal on the table.
This could become a problem as these days, dinner is the only decent meal that the family sits down to, as lunch is normally a meal on the go or a packed lunch box. So it becomes important that dinner be one hot nourishing freshly prepared meal of the day.
Here are are a few time saving cooking hacks as well as do-it-and-keep ideas that you can resort to. These will help you rustle up a meal faster. All you need is a little bit of preparation and planning.
1. Do your grocery, vegetable and meat shopping over the weekend. Buy enough supplies to last you a week so that you never run out of an ingredient. Cooking becomes easy when you have all the ingredients at hand.
2. Clean the leafy vegetables and store them in neat packets for easy access.
3. Divide the meat into one time portions and store separately so that it becomes easy to thaw and use.
4. Veggies that take a lot of time to chop can be chopped beforehand and stored in airtight boxes.
5. You can chop onions and brown them and then store small quantities which are enough to make one time gravies, in small containers. Use these browned onions to make a curry in minutes.
6. Always keep a few cartons of tomato purée at hand for that one time when you are really pressed for time.
7. Keep idli- dosa ready made batter in the fridge.
8. For a quick coconut chutney, mix some curd to desiccated coconut and add a tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves.
9. Grind together enough ginger and garlic to last you for a week and store in fridge. Just add a teaspoon to any gravy to enhance the taste.
10. Make a green chutney using coriander and mint and store in the fridge. Besides being healthy, it also adds a zing to an otherwise boring meal.
11. You can add some of this chutney to beaten curd to make mint raita in a jiffy.
12. Make some sugar syrup and keep it handy. You can use this to make fruit shakes and cold coffee faster as otherwise dissolving sugar in something cold takes longer.
13. Plan your meals from Monday through Friday. Sometimes more time is spent on deciding what to cook than the actual cooking itself.
14. Use leftover veggies for paratha stuffing.
15. If you have leftover dal, add wheat flour, salt, chilli powder and ajwain to it and make paranthas.
Use these simple tips to save time and make cooking easy and stress free!!!


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Grant Number: 20010204
To further acquire land for the trail right of way, construction of bridges, boardwalks, and observation platform, and fund raising in support of those activities.
Year Issued: 2001 | Amount: $3,000
Friends of the Linear Trail, Inc.
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To make 20 more copies of the Quinnipiac River Report on the water quality of the river.
Year Issued: 2001 | Amount: $500
Yale School of Forestry/Environmental Studies
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I'm back home again in Indiana! While it is good to be home, I'll miss seeing my Monkeys Jump.
I had a full schedule in Saint Louis - so much to see and do. I'll write more detailed posts in the coming days but for today, I'll post just a couple of the photos I was able to capture while there.
At Forest Park in downtown St Louis
Meramec State Park
Missouri is a beautiful state! Now I need to arrange for a "baby fix" to make up for the days I was away from the boys. I feel a sleepover coming up soon!


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Hey there everybody. As you all should know by now, I run a shop in conjunction with this website called henshinGARB (yes, spelled that way), and I recently had to re-open it. You see, I had closed it down at one point because I basically had no customers for over a month, and even though people were visiting, no one was actually buying anything. Plus there was this guy, KRFan he called himself, who basically said my designs were terrible. To which my reply still is that he is a big jerk. But anyway, after all of that, I decided to close the shop, at least for the time being. But then out of the blue, someone calling himself PaladinZeo left a comment on the blog talking about how he was interested in my merchandise, and that he had finally gotten the money to buy what he was interested in just as I had closed my shop. So, as per his request, I reopened the shop, and he went in and got what he wanted, and over the weekend he recieved his first order! And, as per my request, he sent some pics of what he ordered! So let's take a look:
So we're clear, this is NOT me. I wanted to be honest and wait for someone else to buy my stuff. You gotta admit, they turned out pretty good. Anyway, if you want to some for yourself, just click the link under the the category "Stuff I actually have anything to do with" and you can get some unofficial, appropriatly-sized clothing and fun buttons! I've recently added a bunch of new products and designs, and just about everything is available in men's and women's sizes, and I can guarantee the some of the lowest prices around, so check it out!
-M.C., the Quantum Twin
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This great idea comes from the Phyllis Onest website. We've found a simple photo album, this one bearing a Cross and Scripture verse on the outside, with standard plastic 4x6 pages on the inside.
Then we've added our favorite Saints to make a personal book to enjoy! It's a nice way to keep small icons protected and organized for fun learning. Plus it has encouraged us to be on the look out for more icons to add. The pages are easy to turn for little ones, and the older kids enjoy deciding who to put where. We kept the desert ascetics together, then the female martyrs, etc... with more room to grow, we've enjoyed this little book during challenging moments in Church, and on road trips. We hope it can be a useful idea to your families as well.


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Julius Caesar is one of the tragedies William Shakespeare wrote. I studied it from Mr. Mahendra Illangasinghe, my former English teacher. Julius Caesar is full of power struggles, violence, betrayal, suicide, revenge and war. Though the play is called Julius Caesar, Caesar is not the most prominent character in the play since he happens to die in the beginning of the third act. Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus become more prominent in the play.
Marcus Brutus is Caesar's close friend and a Roman praetor. Though he loves and respects Julius Caesar he is induced by a group of senators led by Caius Cassius who conspire to kill Caesar to prevent him turning republican Rome into a monarchy under him. Cassius takes great efforts in convincing Brutus that exterminating Caesar is the only answer that is left. Brutus struggles a lot with his own conscience before agreeing to kill Caesar.
Julius Caesar is warned by a soothsayer who warns him to "beware of Ides of March" but Caesar simply ignores him. Caesar's wife also unsuccessfully discourages Caesar not to go to the Capitol that fateful day. At the Senate, Casca stabs Caesar in the back of the neck when he is least expected such a blow. Other senators join the stabbing game and Brutus is the last to stab him. Caesar utters the famous line "Et tu Brute" (You too, Brutus?) and adds "Then fall, Caesar" implying that he doesn't want to survive such a betrayal by his own colleagues.
What follows the death of Caesar is interesting. Killers of Caesar are of the view that they killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus too makes a speech to convince the crowd that the killing was done to create a better future for Rome telling that "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" which people accept in the first place.
Subsequently, Mark Antony, still a Caesar loyalist, pleads to make a speech to the crowd and starts his famous speech, one of the most effective speeches in the world history, starting with "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears" and turns public opinion against the murderers. The conspirators flee Rome.
Brutus and Cassius quarrels over killing Caesar but later they are reconciled and get ready for war with Mark Antony and Octavius, the adopted son of Caesar. Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus that night and warns "thou shalt see me at Philippi" hinting Antony's possible defeat.
At the battle, the triumph swings between Antony's and Brutus's sides but the subsequent final thrusts show that Brutus's end is near and he commits suicide.
(The play ends with a tribute to Brutus by Antony, who proclaims that Brutus has remained "the noblest Roman of them all" because he was the only conspirator who acted for the good of Rome. There is then a small hint at the friction between Mark Antony and Octavius which will characterize another of Shakespeare's Roman plays, Antony and Cleopatra. – Wikipedia)


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Its been a while since I posted, A long while, but with the inspiration from a friend, Chris Keimig, who has a wonderful blog, http://emptylots.tumblr.com/ (Please check it out.) I've decided it's not just me that struggles with keeping up with it.
Much has happened since the last post, moved studios, (about to do that again.) switched REAL jobs, tore my ACL and missed the summer soccer season, but most of all changed the focus of my work. For the longest time, I've definitely wanted to shoot fashion and glamor. I still do. However I have moved more to the artistic/editorial side of the genre. I'm sure this won't even be close to the last time, but this move feels right to me in many ways. It feels like the expression through the lens is more true to who I am and what feel. Definitely….. It also comes with changing the way I work and connect with viewers. So, with a new website planned and a change of address I am moving forward with the blog again. Full circle I guess.
I soon hope to have some new images to post here. I know that the ideas haven't stopped, but now its time to put the ideas to paper, or at least my computer screen. watch me as I change lanes. At least I'm using my blinker.


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2014 Enchanted Lands:
Celebrating NM Public Lands
This show will be co-sponsored with the Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center in Sept-Oct 2014. It is timed to include the national Public Lands Day, Sept 27th, 2014. The Opening will be Saturday, Sept 6th, 3 to 5 pm.
The show will be a plein-air exhibition of art done in ANY of New Mexico's extensive public lands. The art will be from 2012, 2013, and part of 2014 and will include national, state, county, City, BLM, Open Space, and Forest public lands in New Mexico. Partnerships with various "friends" organizations will be encouraged. Art celebrating the uniqueness of New Mexico public lands is encouraged. It will be juried. Size limitation is a framed maximum of no more than 22x22 inches.
Juror of Awards will be Richard Prather, PAS and OPA. Entry jurors were Margie Lucena (PAPNM Signature Member) and Joshua Willis (Open Space Gallery)
Co-chairs are Linda Heath and Karen Halbert, with assistance from Melody Sears, Linda Eichorst and many others.
May 12, 2014 – Open for digital submissions
July 31, 2014 - Deadline for submissions and payment
Aug 22, 2014 - Jury Selection Notification by email
Sept 3, 2014 - Delivery of artwork either shipped or hand delivered to the Open Space Visitor Center Gallery, 6500 Coors NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120.
If shipped, please include return postage.
Sept 6, 2014 - Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony, 3-5 pm
Sept 6 – Oct 26, 2014 - Exhibition at Open Space Visitor Center Gallery. Gallery hours are 9-5, Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays.
Oct 28, 2014 – Artists pick up unsold artwork or return by pre-paid shipment.
You may view the entries at: Entries: 2014 Enchanted Lands: Celebrating NM Public Lands
You may view the prospectus at: 2014 Enchanted Lands - Prospectus.pdf
Mail information to:PAPNMP. O. Box 20503Albuquerque, NM87154-0503
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Not a lot of people know this(?)
(This is a longer post than usual and may be of interest to anyone claiming Incapacity Benefit (IB) in the UK where severe migraine is part or all of the claim.)
In the UK, welfare benefits like IB are decided by a points system. The system is now changing, but as far as I know it's still a points system. (Unless you know different!) Anyway. To qualify for IB for a physical incapacity you must either:
- Score a minimum of 15 points, or
- Satisfy a government hired medical practitioner that your need is sufficient.
My IB is now up for what is called normal review. When this happens depends on how you last qualified. But the minimum period seems to be one year. As part of that review I once more have to complete the questionnaire on my health. It's called a personal capacity assessment (PCA), and officially labelled an IB50. (The form itself is titled "Incapacity for Work Questionnaire".)
After the problems I had previously with claims, which I won't go into here, I thought I'd look around for advice. One site I found is Benefits and Work, included in my Migraine FAQs page: http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/
Benefits and Work use the UK's Freedom of Information Act to find out what the Benefits Agency don't tell you. This includes this points system stuff. It turns out that although I now know I have two conditions causing headache, migraine may score some points under "fits or something like this". The section includes a box where you can write more information if needs be. Benefits and Work say in their booklet (from the government's own guide) that this refers to "an involuntary episode of lost or altered consciousness". They go on to point out (one of the site's creators is a barrister): "the law in this area is rather confused, but it may be the case that vertigo, severe migraines and other conditions that cause 'altered consciousness' may score points under this activity."
Now in order to make a lawful claim, you must answer the question honestly and as completely as you can. This means you can't claim to have epilepsy instead of migraine, for example. But it also means that you should answer if you have severe migraines. That's what the box is for. Looking back on my migraine diary, I can honestly tick the box for "I have a fit or something like this at least once a month" (on average). Or certainly "I have a fit or something like this occasionally". I will then complete the box with more information. Why?
Again, from the government by Work and Benefits, the system as it stands awards:
- 15 points if you have a "fit or something like this" at least once a month,
- 12 points if you have had one at least twice in the last 6 months before the claim date,
- 8 points if you have had one once in the last 6 months before the claim date.
It is then up to the Benefits Agency to assess whether the episodes reported qualify. To give non-migraineurs who may not understand how migraine could qualify under this I'll give you examples of those altered consciousness I have had which fall in that 6 month period:
- 2008/04/24: Aphasia – complete loss of ability to use or process language,
- 2008/07/11: (1st attack) Aphasia and confusion,
- 2008/07/11: (2nd attack) Anxiety and a sense of a malign presence in an empty room,
- 2008/07/14: Hemiplegic attack followed by aphasia,
- 2008/07/28: Hemiplegic attack followed by jamais-vu – where things, places, people that are familiar become unfamiliar – and partial inability to recognise faces or understand written language.
- 2008/08/11: Sense of a malign presence in an empty room,
- 2008/08/21: Confusion.
- 2008/08/24: Hemiplegic attack followed by confusion.
I also suffer a general malaise with and after migraine. This also affects my ability to think, and has affected me generally 20 of the 69 days since I started by detailed diary on 23rd July.


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evanb wrote:Delta28L wrote:Wonder if DL will expand in Western Africa to counter AA entry and Royal Marco joining One World Alliance.
AA already have substantial capacity into Africa through the JV with BA. Granted, West Africa isn't the strongest part of BA's network, but they do have ABV, ACC and LOS. CMN will complement this with a lot more designations, but ultimately less available capacity.
I'm not sure that Delta would respond in any specific way since the capacity change relative to the total market would still be minor.
The trouble is that West Africans are still going to Europe/North Africa to get to North America. Nothing makes the case for Africa World Airlines' growth more than this scenario. Each city cannot grow long haul routes on their own without connections. Once AWA has larger aircraft and more cities come into range, they would be the ideal partner for DL in ACC. KQ schedules from Freetown and Monrovia aren't going to be enough to feed the ACC-JFK route for daily flights. Luanda, Douala, Dar es Salaam and Harare are all possible contenders. One would not have to backtrack to Southern Africa to head west!


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George Leaves…
…Me in Good Stead
It was a sad day for all
The day George left the workshop was filled with much well-wishing but it was a sad day and especially so for me. Until now we had both ridden our bikes out of the yard and on up the cobbled streets to see who gave up before we reached Hillgate at the top of the street. His vintage bike clattered along with the rod brakes loosely connected through a series of links. Mine were cable breaks with side callipers applying pressure to the sides of the rimes while his pulled up inside the wheel itself. Such was the time of transition in bikes. Today, tonight in fact, he would board a train with his suitcase and leave work at the bench with me behind and then town too to go and live in a town I knew nothing of called Leeds. There he would start his teacher training course to train as a teacher. I wasn't altogether sure what I should be feeling, but whereas all of the men expressed interest in his future as a woodwork teacher, for me there would be a huge hole at the bench where he and I had worked opposite each for the past six years. Back then six years was a third of my life, but one thing that I remember most was how unable I was to really express the mixed feelings I felt about my not seeing him every day in future. Once more, as in so many times past, George took up the slack. "I'll be back to see you, Paul. We can go for a pint. Don't you fret none!" But though we spoke on the phone for a season, we never saw much of one another from there on. I valued his mentoring and the input he had on my life. I still remember his infectious grinning as my flawed work evidenced against his – along with the speed of my work (or lack of it)!
Mentorship apprenticing
When George was no longer there I felt much more vulnerable. He had always picked me up when I fell flat and encouraged me when the struggles came. He was also something of a protector when senior apprentices tried it on. This man had taught me most of what I knew in subjects ranging from physics and algebra to history, geography and then of course woodworking generally. He taught me how to survive in the workplace over my apprenticeship. Interactions with others were not always obvious to me and neither were the snide remarks around the workshop. He'd taught me to pick my battles more carefully, not to get to offended unless it was well worth it and then to deliver the goods as succinctly as possible without wasted words. and not to shy away when failures came but to persevere when things seemed to go wrong.
Time to stand on my own two feet
the day George left was the day I finished my joiner's tool box. It was painted black according to tradition and another joiner who also earned extra as a sign painter wrote my name in white calligraphy in the top right hand corner on the front panel frame. I had been making it whenever I could in the back of the timber racks installed in a large shed where no one knew I was doing it. Proud as punch I wrestled it out of the stacks and racks and walked with it on my shoulders to George's bench. His smile was so lovely and indeed loving. I placed it proudly in front of him knowing that without his reassurances through those past and recent years I might not have made it. I first glanced at it from a distance as if eying up a painting. His nod gave his approval though there wasn't really much to see of what was beneath the paint. But I knew the dovetails would have passed muster as I had taken my time with them. Inside there were two tills that would hold the small and longer tools, chisels, gauges and such. These showed the dovetails and I was pretty proud when he said, "These are very nice Paul, well done!"
A lived life making expands
Looking back on my life as a tradesman I realise now the significance of not just apprenticing but too the willingness to actually undertake mentoring when that's not so much what they are paid to do. But it's been that way for centuries and of course mentoring can be both good and bad. Of course it was and is up to the individual craftsman and woman to undertake this aspect and up to them how much mentoring they want to do.
Thankfully, with George, it was all encompassing to the degree that he welcomed so much from me that went beyond mere woodworking and work at the bench. George was a moral man, dextrous with his hands and then too his mind and words. Mentoring and apprenticing are not always interlinked as I am suggesting it was for me here. Mentoring is something that grows according to need but also our interacting. These two terms, mentoring and apprenticing don't always go hand in glove, working with a where caring mentor tar does not compromise the standards but maintains them no matter disallows them ever being dumbed down.
We adults, those of us accepting apprentices, must make a decision to take our apprentices through everything we went through and then add to that the decades of our own ever expanding experiences: the ones we've added to life as crafting artisans along the way. Having apprenticed a dozen or two through the years I have seen the standards I have expected then become expected by those I trained too. Currently, my two apprentices are moving rapidly along a steady and progressive path to become furniture making artisans and woodworkers in their own right. This is marvellous to me, marvellous.
A new future is always important
Hovering in my background I have the hope that I can continue my plans to take in other apprentices as autist woodworkers and furniture makers over the next year or two. I further hope that between them I can help steer an enterprise that forms them into a cooperative in establishing their own furniture making work designing and building according to their skills and abilities. By then I may be too old to do more, but it is an exciting prospect for me to think that they will own their future as designer makers. George prepared me for my own future through the things I am teaching you online and then too my apprentices now and in the future. My successes through the years hinge on his simple and pleasant input into me.
It may not be perfect but I believe it is the very, very best I can do. Some of you have and do send in pictures of your successes and it matters to me. And, just so you know, those of you who do indeed send in donations to help my work, I want to thank you here and now. Ultimately, I have now arrived at a point where I want to protect my future work working with autists and the work they do so I am wrestling through things to establish a long term plan for these young apprentices and journeymen. Protecting their future a little more will provide a permanent workplace that nurtures them in their efforts to be craftsmen and women. As the work will be for high functioning autists looking for a future in woodworking and furniture making, I must create a Trust to that end. Who would have thought that George's influence and favour would pave the way for me to stand as a craftsman in my own right? Now it's time for many more others.
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"It may not be perfect but I believe it is the very, very best I can do. "
Upon self reflection, no finer words can be written.
Saying goodbye to George was hard, I know because I had a "George" in my early life, also. But you made it through, Paul, to become the mentor of many more than George could ever imagine. You have sparked and nurtured the flame of many a craftsman out there and I know that George is still grinning at you.
Goodbye George, and thank you for a contribution that is a direct reflection of you.
Don't get too reflective…! We still need you!
You should post a picture of George in a future blog post.
That rocking chair is spectacular! Please do a series showing us how something like that is made. Not a simplified version of that one, but that one. I would like to see how the curves are shaped, how the seat is shaped and how, in the face of those curves, the joints are laid out.
Great idea!
And a living tribute to George
Not to rain on your parade, Michael Michalofsky, but in my view Paul has already left a 'living tribute' to George and his work, in the person(s) of his apprentice(s), both first hand (his current hands-on crop) and second hand (in the persons of ourselves, who are 'lurking' on the internet). In my view, a 'tribute' to human beings will always be other human beings, not mere pieces of wood, which are after all, only temporary, no matter how long they last.
Regarding being shown how to make this chair, 95% of it is identical to the existing rocking chair masterclass. I think the only difference is in carving a seat, integrating that seat with the rest of the chair, and then shaping the various components. I'll bet you could just do the other chair with its square Craftsman style components, sketch the profiles on, and then have at it with your spokeshave with a careful eye towards not violating the joinery you just cut. It looks like maybe the rockers are rotated by 90 degrees compared to the other chair and I'm wondering if they are mortised rather than being scribed and screwed. Anyway, if you go through the rocking chair video, you'll have almost everything.
Creating a trust and avenue for autist woodworkers is a fantastic idea.
If there are no photos of George you should draw his portrait! We would love to see how you remember him at his bench. And it would make a nice cover for the book of these reflections.
And I echo the person who said: "dont get too reflective; we still need you!"
Thank you, Paul.
Hello all, I agree with Ed, try and sketch from fond memory an image of George. He does sound a very sincere admirable person.
As always, thank you Paul.
I wonder if our mentors ever really fathom the deep impact they may have had on our lives. I can only speak for myself and a mentor I've had (far less encompassing than your experience), who had a profound impact on how I view and do things I make and the care I apply. I know he doesn't have the beginning of an inkling of how deep the impact of his lessons on my work (and even, life) have been.
As to photos or drawings of George, a quote from a book I once read comes to mind: "What is essential is invisible to the eye"
I am old. I did "woodwork" at school (1950s) and hated it, twas so so difficult. Over the years I dabbled and made, with far too much effort, a few only just about acceptable pieces. I never had a really sharp tool. All the sharpening methods I read seemed to require removing vast amounts of hard metal in the most inefficient way possible. Several months ago I returned to my home workshop determined to get a bit better. You taught me:-
1. To sharpen my chisels and plane irons. In the past, very occasionally, I came a little close to this when I abandoned trying to create flat backs at an exact angle and micro bevels and I just tried to get an edge. But each time I then returned to doing it "properly" and then I gave up.
2. To sharpen often. This was for me so very slow to register. And it is possibly the most important lesson from you to me so far.
3. To sharpen saws. I now have some lovely old saws, cheap and now very sharp. I have long been able to saw to a line. But I had no idea how wobbly my line was on the 'waste' side, and how much wood I took out with my hard point "fat max". Until I bought an old rip saw, sharpened it myself and cut some boards from 1 1/8″ to 1/2″. That, in turn, taught me that, whilst sizing and thicknessing a badly cut board was for me virtually impossible, thicknessing a well-cut plank is within my capabilities.
I have recently produced some pieces that are really quite bad but, and it is a big but, that last is so much better than the first. I am slowly learning!
I am very grateful for your clear lessons.
My first woodwork teacher at age 12 was a Welshman. An absolute stickler and disciplinarian. Put a plane down flat on the bench without resting the toe to elevate it, or allow a chisel to roll off the bench because you hadn't put it in the well and he would give you a slap to make your ears ring. There was HIS way of doing things or the WRONG way. I hated woodwork but was drawn to it.
After leaving school and some 8 years later I attended a weekly evening class. It was run by a teacher who had served his apprenticeship and spent many years making wooden propellers for aircraft. He must have been close to 70 in the late 1960s/early 1970s. He was of the opinion that 'there's more than one way to skin a cat', and taught me much more than my first teacher.
I'm 71 myself now and although I can always find some fault in my work, as far as I know nothing has fallen apart yet! I still get great satisfaction from working with wood but I wish I'd relied less on machinery.
Fallen apart? My wife warned me about leaning back on Paul's bench stool, telling me I would break the legs.
"Not this one," I said. "Someone will be balancing in these two bench legs a hundred years from now."
I did a trade and was very conscious of the difference between a good teacher and not. A lot of the time you are just sidelined and there is no skill appropriate learning curve on the job, you are the dogsbody and whatever school you go to should teach you the actual skills: which is bogus.
I learnt everything I learnt in the first year when I was more conscientiously mentored, and trade school didn't prepare me for the current workplace at all. So it was very disheartening and when the company I worked for did a somersault and writhed for years, nearly giving me a breakdown, and then went bust: I never looked for work in that trade again. But I'm a slow learner…and as I know so well.
It's more than the physical skills. It being taught how to live
Great story Paul. Always nice to read personal stories and experience a part of your past. I think you are a great mentor yourself. Thanks for being a mentor to us.
There is nothing I love more than reading your blog. When I've had a rough day, I know that once I'm home and able to turn on your YouTube channel, listen to your words of wisdom and watch your way of working with the wood, it'll instantly cheer me up. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! If I could, I would drop everything here to apprentice under you.
Reading many of your blog posts has made me think back to my youth. The blacksmith in the village that I grew up in offered me an apprenticeship. I declined and followed an academic career. But now, I do wonder if I could have made it in what was then a dying career.
He was an interesting character, partly because he managed to work despite using a shotgun to remove his fingers.
Sometimes I do regret not giving it a go then.
Once again your words resonates greatly with me. I am almost ready to start your classes. I cannot deny it has taken me some serious time and money getting the place to call my workshop and acquire a plethora of tools,glues,measures etc my drive inside is so strong that I have not let anything get in my way. I look forward to years of learning and creating beautiful wood pieces and having you Paul mentoring my journey and being able enjoy your stories, your wisdom and your vast knowledge and skill. I hope you hold no retirement plans Paul as so many of us out here need you.
It's a bit sad for us now also, we now have to say goodbye to George as well.
I apprenticed back in the mid sixties . I think almost every apprentice if they were lucky had a "George" in their life . in my case it was an "Ian" he sounds very similar to your mentor . After many years I actually surpassed him and became his boss . However I could never repay him for the kindness and patience he showed to a 16 year old boy. I had a poor 9 months at first though before I met him as a workmate where I was mistreated by several other journeymen.More like a packhorse really and learning not too much The first words I ever heard were "hey you pick up my effing toolbox and follow me" ha ha . Toughened me up though. Then it picked up and I rapidly learned. Great story Paul,
What a wonderful friend and probably the best mentor that anyone could ever have or ask for and his legacy shines through you Paul in every thing you do. Your classes and teachings speak volumes of knowledge, beauty and talent in their own right of course. I think I could state that you inspire us all.
I always look forward to every new project you begin, and am excited by every new YouTube video and Instagram post you make. You bring out a great level of enthusiasm for woodworking.
Paul, George lives through you and and his teacher also. The mentoring is hundreds of years old and you are continuing that tradition into the future. Much has been lost in learning with automation, the human part gives way to noise, dust and a lack of personality. There is integrity in growing, learning and giving your best and you are teaching that. You are teaching people to not be afraid of failure but to take courage and step out of your comfort zone and try something new. Thank you!!!
George would be proud as to how you've turned out.
Thoughtful and well said comments.
It is a bit strange the requests I receive from family are for rustic projects. While thankful I am squirrelling away a few nicer projects I hope they will appreciate. I do like a finished project when I can say, "It may not be perfect but it was the very very best I can do."
Thank you
You're lucky to have known how great a mentor you had in George. Often, people only realize years or decades later how influential a person was in helping them learn to become the best they could be…
And as always, Thanks for sharing feelings and personal history, and much more than woodworking. Stories like these help everyone deepen their own sense of empathy, caring, and community.
Best Regards,
Chad in California
I have never posted before and tend to shy away from social media in general however your descriptions of teaching, apprenticing, and mentoring have strong echoes in my own life over the past 4 decades. I am just a couple of years younger than you, an academic pediatric neurosurgeon in the States, a field that is as much craft and experience as it is didactic teaching and science Each year I have had the privilege of working with 2 or 3 young man or women in a one-on-one capacity, bringing them along as surgeons and humanistic physicians, reflecting on my experiences, hopefully teaching them not to replicate my mistakes, and being filled with pride as I see them achieve their successes and hopefully some day surpass me. I guess it is both the parent and teacher in me that hopes that my trainees, like my children, will push their field beyond where they found it .
I have been following your writing and videos over the past 2 years as I have tried to relearn and expand on skills that I learned many years ago. You are a remarkable and gifted teacher, not just transmitting lessons on technique but imbuing all of your instruction with philosophy and humility. As I work on a daily basis with children with a multitude of neurologic disabilities, I am truly impressed with your dedication to teaching and training young adults with autistic spectrum disorder.
As many others have commented, I look forward to many more years of learning from you
It's weird when I was in collage I had a lecturer who said I should train to become a lecturer god forbid I don't know why because I have never felt I know enough to teach others even now I am approaching towards 60 and I was only young then just always thought others with more to teach than me
"George was a moral man." Can you really get any better than that?? When I am laid out in the funeral parlor may they say, " He was a good and moral man, fair, honest, God fearing, and one hell of a carpenter!!!
Did George go on to teach woodworking? Are there other students of George, still knocking about he UK?
Well done.
Very beautiful rocking chair and beautiful boxes! Thank you Paul.
That was a great tribute to George. How lucky you were to have a George. I had a Bill. He was nothing like your George at all. I apprenticed as a machinist in the 70s and a tool maker in the 80s learning from mistakes and being scoffed at for inadequacies. My Bill's philosophy on mentoring was "get away from me boy" I made it through the apprenticeships and was never so glad to get away from Bill…


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Cameron Clark '20 led the way for the Mammoths as he shot a 74 on day one, then a 75 on the second round to total his weekend at 149.
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Total Teams: 10
Course Par: 72
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Every year we organize a party to celebrate the birthday of our friends. Usually we have parties in my home because it is bigger than my friends'. Last year, my brother wanted to have a party too, so my mother told us she would take us to the beach.
All my friends were invited and we went to celebrate Alex's birthday at "Psatha" beach in Alepoxori. We had a lot of fun, we played volley, football, limbo and we sat at a cafe. We ate club sandwiches and a fantastic cake, and drank soft drinks. We also swam and played in the water.
It really was the best party because we were all together and did special things. I would like to do that again.


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This piece was performed at the Bangkok Poetry's Event entitled "In Memory." It was held May 22nd at WTF Gallery in Bangkok. The audience turnout was low due to the coup, so I thought to share it here.
Earlier this month, a friend of ours was killed in Cambodia. What struck me so hard about losing her was that, while I only knew her from a few encounters, quite a few years back, I felt her loss very strongly. My sense of loss was so intense that it got me questioning what really makes a memory? When I saw the "In Memory" theme come up just a few days after, I felt compelled to write and perform something in her honour. I am not much of a writer or a performer, but I felt the need to do something. So this is for Daphna Beerdsen and her daughter Dana. May they live on, not in our memories, but in our DNA.
"In Memory"
I don't care for this term, this idea that we carry people in our minds after they leave us, it just doesn't sit well with me. You see, memory is the retrieval of encoded and stored data from the hippocampus located in the temporal lobe of the brain.
The way I feel when I think of the people that I have lost, I am sure that this description is less than sufficient.
Every day, in one way or another, we interact with 100s, maybe thousands of individuals- all day, every day, for most of us- from grocery store clerks to fellow commuters. This does not even take into account friends, family and acquaintances.
We see people, we hear people, and receive numerous electronic messages from people all day long, every day. Roughly, if you were to add it up, you would count, at minimum, 40,000 encounters a year. At the end of our lives we will have experienced millions and millions of interactions with other humans.
I have come to realize over the years, that when you interact, in anyway with someone, whether you pick up their change on the side of the road, yell at them for jumping the queue, or tell them your life story, you make them a part of you. What I mean by this is that these interactions shape us, they build us, as if they were restructuring our entire DNA sequence, whether we remember these individuals or not. These interactions are embedded in our subconscious forever, resulting in how we see the world.
With all these interactions, we remember some so strongly. THAT "data" is stored in the conscious mind, but for others, these encounters will slip by unnoticed. By this logic, if every interaction is life changing, and so damn important, why do we only remember a select few?
Now, over the course of my life I have lost many people, in one way or another, just due to prolonged travel, arguments and obstinance, and when people leave this life for good. What I have come to realise is that, when these people leave us, we can hold onto memories, and that is all well and good. We can retrieve all kinds of encoded and stored data: names, faces, laughs, smiles, acts of kindness, conversations, etc. But for those that we miss the most, is it the remembering itself that causes us so much anguish? Or is there something else?
In life there are times when you truly let someone in, when you are truly open to people, whether you interact with someone on a continual basis or just once. What's left when they're gone is more than a memory, more than data. There are these people that are open to us, that let us in, that let us take parts of them, even though the risks are great. These people will receive you, they invite you in. You don't have to know them for long, sometimes you can spend a night drinking with them, or meet them on a long bus ride. These people are open, and ready to let you transform their DNA, for better or worse. And when this happens, they don't just remain in your brain, they take over your whole heart and soul.
This openness, it is the key, it brings us together, it elucidates the infinite connections all around us, it reminds us that no matter where we are from, or what we are carrying around, we are connected. These people mark your soul and permeate your being. When these people leave your presence, something remains behind and it is not a damn memory, it is so much more.
The thing about memories is, they fade. When your brain no longer needs the stored data it shifts it just out of your reach to make space for things like Katie Perry's song lyrics and other useless information. That, however, does not mean the indelible mark that people leave on your heart and soul will ever go away. Under this logic you can change the world by kindness, compassion and, by opening your heart, by not being afraid to give a piece of you away with every encounter. By doing this you will receive love in return, which will fill the void and that is the connection that makes life worth living, and that is what you are leaving behind.
And so to Daphna, and all the others that have left long before I wish they would have,
I am sorry, you will not live on in my memory, my data encoding and storing hippocampus will let you go one day, but you will live in every part of my heart and soul. I hope keeping a part of you here on earth is ok with you because you left behind a lot with me and with everyone else who was lucky enough to receive your love and kindness.


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There are stories behind the things that we have in our homes,
don't you think?
I mean, what's the point of looking at things
if there's not a person or a pleasant thought linking the love.
I just purchased that tiny little farm scene from a friend's yard sale.
She was selling everything,
or pretty nearly everything,
The scene is a sweet one,
and so now when I look at it,
I think of her and send a little prayer up for her day.
It sits on a shelf I purchased at a yard sale a few weeks ago.
I knew I had the perfect spot for this $2 shelf.
Annie Sloan's Provence paint is still filling about half a can,
so I used some of it, since the shelf had quite a few marred places on it,
then some crackle paint,
then a mixture paint I made of a slight shade off from the Provence.
Of course,
the stained wax on the sanded piece gave it a finished look.
The farm scene diorama was created by my husband's grandfather.
He was such a sweet man; it's a fond reminder of him.
The shelf filled an empty spot on our enclosed porch...
and the pieces it holds carry memories
while working with the theme for the space.
(I hope to finish some projects on the porch
and then finally do a post on it so you can see how it all works together
since Kelly's Korner is doing a link party on
"dining rooms",
and that is what this space serves as for us.
Until then, if you'd like to enjoy a visit to other dining rooms,
click >HERE< to go see.)
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Hello , my name is Monika and I am a nanny with over 14 years of experience looking after children of different ages.
I am looking for part time position Monday to Friday ideally from 8am till 3pm. I have been working with my current family for 3 and half years now and due to little one starting Belville reception in September I am looking to fill up my mornings with another job till pick up time.
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- Scrub bathroom
- School with Cosette, work on letters with Eli
- Go to library for storytime
- Go to bank
- sort through and wash HUGE mountain of clothes purchased at GoodWill
- Order several things online
- Have dinner ready on time so Joel can get out the door to church meeting
- Oh yeah, nurse baby, diaper baby, burp baby, love baby, etc, etc.
Several things I am excited about today?
- First of all, the huge pile of clothes we bought at GoodWill over the weekend! Cosette had grown out of all of her fall clothes from last year, so she was despertly in need of some new stuff. I love GoodWill! We found her new-looking clothes for a fraction of a fraction of what it would have cost elsewhere! She is now fully 'ward-robed' for fall and winter!
- We bought two bike trailers for the kids . Joel and I have not been on our bikes for almost five years! (since we were married). We decided we'd like to be able to do some more 'physical', outdoors types of activities with the kids this fall, so we splurged and bought the bike trailers. We tried them out last night and loved it!! Cosette and Eli sit in one together, and Noah's car-seat straps securely in the other one. FUN, FUN, FUN!
- Fall weather. I love it! It's coming quickly, too. I told Joel just yesterday that I'm ready for sweaters, candles, warm apple pies, soup, etc. etc. Can you tell that I enoy fall?
And now, on to that laundry.......


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October 14, 2016
"I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."
"The Remnant Faithful is that part of the faith community that does not allow their faith to be destroyed by new concepts of right and wrong. They do not allow the legal systems to define sin as a right, but cling to the Commandments as the Truth. The more they choose good over evil, the more I protect their faith through the grace of My Mother's Heart."
"I hold these Remnant Faithful in the deepest recesses of My Heart, ever soliciting their welfare before the Throne of God. Although they are spread far and wide and do not, for the most part, know each other, in My Heart and in Heaven they are one."
"These Remnant have not abandoned the established Church. The Church, in its effort to 'keep up' with these times, has abandoned them. They are persecuted by untruthful labels and, by many, regarded as unworthy of belief. However, it is these staunch, little soldiers of faith, I am depending upon. Many will come to recognize their worth."
October 14, 2016
Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says:
"I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."
"My brothers and sisters, during this crucial election please pray that each candidate focuses on the issues and not character assassination. The latter accomplishes nothing. But you must not vote for personalities – only for what each one can accomplish."
"Tonight, I'm Blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love."


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Diyondre Wilson, 17, has been charged witih the murder of Derrick Lamar Chambers. Chambers was found shot to death on Saturday, April 6 in the 7200 block of Barrington Drive.
Another man who was there with him was injured, and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
LINK: Multiple overnight homicide investigations underway in east Charlotte
During the investigation, detectives determined that Wilson was a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. The teen turned himself in to police on Friday.
Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to call CMPD at 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to Detective B. Sinnott, the lead detective on the case, or another homicide unit detective.


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Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Security troops have arrested two Islamic State members in east of Salahuddin province, a security source said on Friday.
"The Rapid Response troops received accurate information that located two IS members, who have arrest warrants issued against them. Troops then carried out an operation and managed to arrest them," the source told AlSumaria News.
The operation was carried out in the vicinity of Tuz Khurmatu region, east of Salahuddin.
"The arrested members were transferred to detention cells to be then taken to investigation and judicial authorities," he added.
Last month, Abadi announced full liberation of Iraqi lands, declaring end of war against IS members.
Thousands of IS militants as well as Iraqi civilians were killed since the government campaign, backed by paramilitary troops and the coalition, was launched in October 2016 to fight the militant group.
However, Observers warn that some IS sleeper cells might remain in the country and pose a future security threat.
Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State Sunni extremist militants who proclaimed an "Islamic Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria. The war against IS has so far displaced at least five million people. Thousands of others fled toward neighboring countries including Syria, Turkey and other European countries, since IS emerged to proclaim its self-styled "caliphate".


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Why LockDown?
Used as part of the Run-Hide-Tell protocol, Lockdown can form an essential part of any business or school's incident response and lock down procedure. The Governments RUN HIDE TELL protocol– proposes the use of a barricade where possible when hiding.
Combined with our incident alarm for early warning it ensures your staff or pupils are secure before the threat reaches them.
Allows for fast and easy deployment of an emergency barricade, proven to meet PAS 24 Impact resistance standards.
Lockdown is also ideal as a secondary solution to lock down a door at speed, buying time. Locating keys and locking a door in an emergency isn't always an easy task .
Eivind Mangset, Department of Product Design at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, established through research, that motor skills, judgement and overall performance are compromised in a high stress, time pressured situation.
- Fast and easy to deploy emergency barricade device for either single or double doors
- Capable of barricading both inward and outward swinging single doors up to 1100mm wide, or double doors up to 60mm thick
- Securely locks to protect a room and occupants from outside entry
- Free standing lightweight device; can easily be transferred to another access point
- Tested to PAS24 Impact Resistance Standards
- Includes wall fixings for fast access


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NALMS Supports Secchi Day on Beaver Lake
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, Beaver Water District held their 14th annual Secchi Day on Beaver Lake! We were very excited for NALMS to have such a significant presence at this year's event. Our President, Sara Peel, was able to attend to show our support. In addition, the NALMS/Secchi Dip-In booth was manned by our Past President, Reed Green, and past Region 6 Director, Brad Hufhines. This year's event was the largest ever with over 800 participants. This number represents participants at the festivity (723), plus a record number of volunteer science teams (38) that ...
Looking Back on Lakes Appreciation Month 2019
As it does every year, we blink … and Lakes Appreciation Month, celebrated annually in July, is over! With ever-growing threats like climate change, invasive species, growing population, and more … it's never been a more important time to bring the issues that affect our freshwater resources to the forefront. All life needs water; let's not take it for granted! Highlights from Lakes Appreciation Month 2019 include: Our members and supporters got the word out for Lakes Appreciation Month by hosting lake shoreline clean-ups, Lake Appreciation community ...
Participate in the 2019 Secchi Dip-In!
It's summer and that means it's time to head to your favorite lake or pond. What better way to kick things off than to take part in the annual Secchi Dip-In? You're invited to celebrate Lakes Appreciation Month in July by participating in the 2019 Secchi Dip-In! This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Dip-In and the 154th anniversary of the first use of the Secchi disk by Father Pietro Angelo Secchi. We're making changes to update the Secchi Dip-In website and database, so please note other ways you can contribute to the database while we work to ...
Lakes Appreciation BINGO
In honor of Lakes Appreciation Month, we were proud to partner with our friends at Earth Science Laboratories to create a fun, kid-friendly game that helps raise awareness of lakes and the issues they face. From ESL: "Our lakes are such a valuable resource. They provide water, energy and enjoyment. This simple "bingo" game is designed to stir creativity, curiosity and action. So, dive right in! Your participation and interaction will push awareness about lake issues to the forefront. It's reminder for us all to pause and appreciate something we often take for ...
Lakes Appreciation Month Contest Alert
Our good friends over at Princeton Hydro are putting on a contest in honor of Lakes Appreciation Month! Want to win a free one-year NALMS membership AND a $100 Amazon gift card? Of course you do! HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST: During the month of July, get out on your local lake and take a few Secchi measurements. Snap a photo of yourself in action and post it to Facebook or Twitter using #LakesAppreciation and tag Princeton Hydro (@PrincetonHydro on Twitter!). (Note: Your account or post must be public for us to view your entry.) Submit your data to NALMS ...
Take the 2017 SDI Participant Survey!
YOU'RE INVITED to tell us what you think by taking a survey (11 multiple choice questions & 2 comment boxes)! Identification and prioritization of improvements depends on your feedback. THANK YOU for your interest and participation in past Secchi Dip-In activities! Your participation gathering water transparency measurements is an invaluable part of the effort to monitor lakes around the world.
NEW: How can VLMPs submit bulk data?
The Secchi Dip-In is trial-running a few options until August 7, 2017. Options exist for all VLMPs, regardless of whether data is submitted to the US EPA STORET database. Find out more here.
UPDATE: Website-Database Interface Fully Operational (July 7, 2017)
Hello Secchi Dip-In Volunteers, NALMS Secchi Dip-In staff received notice Thursday evening that the website-database interface is fully operational again. As always, send questions and issues to email@example.com. Thank you, volunteers, for your patience! Sincerely, The Secchi Dip-In Team
NOTICE: Website Data Submission Temporarily Unavailable
Hello Secchi Dip-In Volunteers, Thank you to all volunteers who alerted us about issues submitting data via the Secchi Dip-In website! Late Monday evening, it was determined all accounts are currently unable to submit data to the Secchi Dip-In website. The company managing our website-database interface has been contacted and we are waiting for a response. Currently, three options exist for data submission: Sign up for and submit your information using the GLEON Lake Observer App. Training videos for downloading and using the app to submit data to the ...
NEW: NALM's student-produced "How to Take a Secchi Depth" video
Train (or re-train) to take a Secchi disk measurement by watching NALM's student-produced "How to Take a Secchi Depth" video! Want to learn more about lakes? Check out NALM's YouTube channel to view more student-produced, educational videos.


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Aceh's Citizen Lawsuit: A Protracted Tug-of-war Over the Future of the Leuser Ecosystem
An alliance of concerned citizens has mobilised in response to the Government of Aceh's legalization of the Spatial Land Use Plan in 2013, a plan which entirely dissolves the protection of the Leuser Ecosystem. The highly contested Spatial Plan makes no mention of the existence of the forest as a National Strategic Area for environmental […]Continue reading
Winner of the 2016 Whitley Awards: Farwiza Farhan
"The threat of floods, landslides, drought and other natural disasters is a very real threat. We hope that members of government will open their hearts and minds and see these demands for what they are… We do this because it's important for us, for the people of Aceh and for future generations," said Farwiza Farhan. […]Continue reading
Ketambe Research Station reopened
Ketambe Research Station is the first orangutan research station in the world and was built by Dr. Herman D. Rikjsen, a Dutch researcher, in 1971. Nestled in the heart of the Leuser Ecosystem in Aceh Tenggara the Ketambe Research Station continues to be a site of natural wonder and beauty. It is estimated that no less […]Continue reading


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First things first: Happy Mother's Day to all you mums, nannas and mums-to-be! I hope you enjoyed a good breakfast in bed and that the kids' arts and craft project churned out something useful or appealing or edible or easy to hide. :-D
Apologies for slacking off last week with the Bizzo, but this one is absolutely chockers with good romancey stuff, so I hope it's worth the wait.
ARRC09 audio recordings
Audio recordings from the Australian Romance Readers Convention in February are now available. Click here for more information and an order form.
International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
The IASPR is offering yearly, 5-yearly and lifetime memberships. Click here for more information. The IASPR, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and the Romance Writers of Australia are sponsoring an academic conference on Popular Romance Studies. The conference will be in Brisbane on August 13 to 14 and Teach Me Tonight has posted a final call for papers for the conference. Submissions are due by May 30.
Authors and events
The RWA National Conference will run on August 14 to 16, and there's a Romance Roadshow in Perth on May 23.
The Gold Coast libraries are sponsoring Literati 2009. On May 29, the Literary Feast will feature around 30 authors mingling with guests over dinner at the Gold Coast Arts Centre ($75). On May 30, the libraries will host free author talks (bookings essential. Romantic suspense author Bronwyn Parry will be at Broadbeach Library at 10am. Click here (PDF) for the full program of events.
Dominic Knight, who writes for The Chaser, is promoting his debut novel, Disco Boy:
- In conversation with Lisa Pryor at The Back Street Gallery in Newtown on May 13. The event is sponsored by Better Read Than Dead and includes wine and nibbles ($10). You can book online.
- Reading and Q&A at the Qld Irish Club in Brisbane on May 14. The event is sponsored by Brisbane's Better Bookshops ($15/12/10). Check the link for more information on where you can buy tickets.
- Book reading and Q&A at Readings in Carlton on May 28. The event is free but you have to book by calling 03 9347 6633 or via email.
Knight will also be at the Sydney Writers Festival as well as "various lowbrow events". I'll be posting my review of the book next week, but in a word: keeper.
Richelle Mead, author of the Vampire Academy series, will be in Australia from September 14 to 18. Looks like she'll be visiting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, but her itinerary hasn't been announced yet.
The Newstead Short Story Tattoo, the only short story festival in Australia, will be held from May 15 to 17 at Newstead, Victoria (via Cass Ball).
Coming soon
Over at the Australian Avon Romance Facebook page, Anna Campbell spills the beans on her upcoming release, Captive of Sin (I've paraphrased quite a bit so you'll have to read the discussion to get the finer details):
- The hero is Sir Gideon Trevithick, a national hero who returns to England scarred from his experiences while working for the East India Company. He's a knight in shining armour type and rescues an heiress, who's running away from a repulsive marriage being arranged by her stepbrothers.
- The heroine is Charis, who starts off as a young and unworldly virgin, but then has to develop into a woman who's worthy of Gideon.
- Gideon and Charis end up in a marriage of convenience.
- The novel is set in Cornwall and Jersey in the Channel Isles.
- There are no pirates, but there'll be some sea travel.
- The setting is reminiscent of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and Campbell considers Gideon's Elizabethan manor as her version of Manderley, with its cliffs and casement windows and mysterious moors.
Captive of Sin is due for release on October 27 in USA. There's no Australian release date yet.
Nalini Singh posted the blurb for her next Psy-Changeling book, Blaze of Memory:
Dev Santos discovers her unconscious and battered, with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that she's dangerous. Charged with protecting his people's most vulnerable secrets, Dev is duty-bound to eliminate all threats. It's a task he's never hesitated to complete…until he finds himself drawn to a woman who might yet prove the enemy's most insidious weapon.
Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor, and programmed to carry out cold-blooded murder, Katya Haas is fighting desperately for her sanity itself. Her only hope is Dev. But how can she expect to gain the trust of a man who could very well be her next target? For in this game, one must die…
Singh says there's a twist in the heroine's name. My guess was that it's Amara because the heroine's name is an anagram of Ashaya Kat, but maybe the commenters on that post are correct and it's Ashaya's assistant Ekaterina, who we thought had died when Ashaya's lab was blown up.
Ebooks and epublishing
Ebook reader manufacturer BeBook has unveiled its new 5-inch model. I'm not sure if it'll match the functionality of the BeBook 2, which is supposed to have wireless connectivity and touchscreen navigation. They're supposed to go on sale sometime this year.
And speaking of ebook readers, Amazon has just released Kindle DX, which has a much bigger screen that an ordinary Kindle. I've read lots of negative responses to this model, but I'm a sucker for bigger screens, so I rather like it.
Jessewave posted an excellent Q&A with Angela James, Executive Editor for Samhain Publishing. James talks about the ebook market and the process of getting ebooks published.
Discounts and contests
- Online bookstore Fishpond.com.au is offering Book Thingo readers $10 off when you spend at least $40 from the store. Just use the discount code BOOKTHINGO at checkout. This offer applies to new Fishpond customers only and can only be used once per customer.
- Ann Somerville is offering Aussie readers a limited number of print copies of her books Remastering Jerna and Encounters (2 books in 1 volume) for AU$5 per volume (plus postage). Click here for more information.
- Borders at Pitt St Mall in Sydney is closing down as part of the building's renovations, but word is that there are no plans to reopen the store. This is a bummer because it actually had a decent romance selection, and I've bought a few Marsha Canhams there—those books aren't easy to find. Books are heavily discounted until the store closes (on May 15, according to Skerricks), although Wandergurl reports that a lot of the good stuff is gone.
- Buy a copy of Roadside Sisters by Wendy Harmer for a chance to win a luxury escape (Allen & Unwin)
- Buy a copy of Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult for a chance to meet the author in the USA (Allen & Unwin)
- Buy a copy of The Shoe Princess's Guide to the Galaxy by Emma Bowd for a chance to win some designer shoes (Allen & Unwin)
And other random stuff…
If you're wondering if the bar in the picture at the top of this post is real—yes, it is. The books were donated to a pub called the Swan & Edgar, and they range from reference books to Mills and Boons. So I was thinking it's a cool bar, but then I thought, What if it includes a book you really, really want to read? It would suck to see it every time and not be able to get at it. If you live in England, the pub is at 43 Linhope Steet, Marylebone.
Carrie Ryan has sold the film rights to her YA zombie novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth to Seven Star Pictures. I can only hope they make the movie a tad more romantic ending-ish.
How cool is this site: $30 date night? It's basically a collection of ideas on how you can have a fun or romantic night out for $30. I've had a quick browse through the Sydney ideas, and most of them are actually pretty good.
And finally, does anyone have a copy of the Smart Bitches interview on Alan Brough's radio show in Melbourne? I forgot that ABC Radio doesn't provide recordings online (or if they do, I haven't figured out how to get at the archives). I'll settle for a transcript if anyone knows where to find it. The ABC Radio website is painful to navigate.
Save the date
13/5 — Dominic Knight in conversation with Lisa Pryor at The Back Street Gallery in Newtown | Bookings: online ($10)
14/5 — Book reading and Q&A with Dominic Knight at the Qld Irish Club in Brisbane | Tickets: Brisbane's Better Bookshops ($15/12/10)
15-17/5 — Newstead Short Story Tattoo in Newstead, Victoria.
18-24/5 — Sydney Writers Festival
21/5 — Richard Morgan at Galaxy Bookshop, 5:30pm
22-31/5 — Emerging Writers' Festival in Melbourne
23/5 — Romance Writers of Australia Roadshow at Good Earth Motel in Perth
23/5 — Richard Morgan at Gaslight Book, 3-4pm
27/5 — Richard Morgan at Pulp Fiction, 6.30pm
28/5 — Book reading and Q&A with Dominic Knight at Readings in Carlton | Bookings: 03 9347 6633
29-30/5 — Literati 2009 at Gold Coast libraries (program)
30/5 — Bronwyn Parry at Broadbeach Library, 10am
8/7-12/7 — ASAL Common Readers and Cultural Critics at ANU/NLA
7-9/8 — Byron Bay Writers Festival
13-14/8 — Popular Romance Studies: An International Conference in Brisbane
14-16/8 — RWA National Conference at Sebel and Citigate Hotel in Brisbane
2-6/10 — National Young Writers' Festival in Newcastle
Book Bizzo is a weekly omnibus of news items, events, and other interesting tidbits related to books, and especially the Australian romance book industry. You can find past Book Bizzo posts here.
Did we miss anything important? Got a book event coming up? Feel free to send tips, press releases, and any other interesting links to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Workshop Description
"The gas chambers at Auschwitz didn't begin with bricks. They began with words."
How do insensitive comments, jokes, stereotypes, myths, and vandalism lead to other anti-Semitic incidents and, even further, hate crimes? This interactive session will empower and equip students and other community members with the skills to effectively and constructively respond to anti-Semitic incidents and the stereotypes that are often at the root of such incidents.


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Baby Swing Weight Limit
The average maximum baby swing weight limit is 30 pounds or 13.60 Kilograms.
Some baby swings have a weight limit of 20 pounds. One baby swing on the market right now will hold up to 40 pounds in weight. The Fisher-Price Floral Confetti
We will run through the most popular baby swings and note down their weight limits for each machine. To see the best baby swings on the market right now follow the link.
Baby Swing Weight Limit
Fisher-Price Floral Confetti: 40 pounds
Fisher-Price Cradle 'N Swing Sweet Snugapuppy: 25 pounds
4moms 2015 mamaRoo: 25 pounds
Graco Cozy Duet: 30 pounds
Graco Dream Glider: 30 pounds
Graco Simple Sway Baby Swing: 30 pounds
Ingenuity Comfort 2 Go Portable Swing: 20 pounds
Fisher-Price Snugapuppy Bouncer: 25 pounds
Fisher-Price Papasan Cradle Swing: 25 pounds
Fisher-Price Blush Safari Cradle 'n Swing: 25 pounds
Graco Glider Lite Baby Swing: 25 pounds
Fisher-Price Floral Confetti
If you have a large baby then this is the only baby swing on the market for you. The baby swing weight limit is 40 pounds (18.14 kilograms). This is also noted to be just perfect for taller babies too. So, this is the best baby swing for tall and large heavier babies to use.
The swing has a curved stand so it can be rocked manually by pushing with your hands. Or, even better, the baby can rock themselves to sleep by kicking their legs.
This is a rocker and swing in one combination. It includes a useful top tray and foldable kickstand. The machine has multiple vibration settings used to calm babies over to sleep.
Graco Cozy Duet:
This baby swing weight limit is 30 pounds. This is the next best option for larger/heavier babies. This too is a rocker and swing combination. The seat is easily removed from the swing, simply placed onto the floor becomes a rocker.
The swing motions from front to back as appose to side to side like many other models out there.
This model has two vibration modes available. It is lightweight and easy to carry. The big drawback is a minimal song, just 5 sounds to choose from. The fabrics are super soft and make it super comfortable for your baby. This model was designed specifically to take up less floor space, and it certainly has achieved that. The model has 4 swing speeds, you are sure to find one that your baby loves.
The first most gentle setting has proved to be the most popular baby swing setting. The head support can be removed to provide more space as your baby grows.
The two hanging soft toys are placed on the top bar to keep your baby entertained when he/she is awake in the chair. Which of course will not be for long when the gentle swing motion starts.
It has a built-in 5-point harness for ultimate safety while your baby is in the swing. One thing that might put you off this swing is that the chair does not recline. The swing is very easy to put together and it's position makes it the best choice for babies with reflux.
This one is a little noisy when rocking, which might be annoying to some parents. So, now you know you can get a baby swing weight limit up to 40 pounds.
You may also be looking for the best baby monitor and best long range baby monitor if so follow the link.
We also have a guide to help you find the best baby cribs and best baby car seat.
If you have any further questions about any of the baby swings please leave a comment or send us an email.


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Garden Design Process
2. Design Process
The Garden Design Process
Whether you plan to enhance just part of your garden or transform the whole area we can tailor our garden design service to suit your requirements.
The garden design process is very flexible, therefore our garden design service is too. It begins with a Consultancy Visit where we spend time with you in the garden to help decide if you need a full detailed plan or whether some simple sketches will suffice. After this initial consultation the design process usually follows several distinct logical phases as outlined below although some steps could be missed depending on the size of the project.
1. The Brief
The importance of establishing a good working brief is essential. Clients are asked to outline their requirements, preferences and budget requirements in a simple questionnaire. This is used to trigger further discussion and develop ideas so that a comprehensive brief is agreed before any detailed design takes place. Download our garden design questionnaire.
2. Site Survey/Analysis
Before commencing with the design, the site is surveyed to record existing features and conditions. This may be a simple measurement survey by your designer or a full topographical survey depending on the project.
3. Concept/outline design
The concept Plan is a 2D scaled drawing of the proposed layout for your garden. As well as buildings this highlights areas of proposed hard landscaping, lawns and planting and other features discussed when establishing your brief. Click to view Example Concept Plan
A meeting after production of this plan is normally arranged so that we can communicate and develop the ideas in person and for the client to identify any preferences.
4. Master Plan
Following approval of any modifications to the Concept plans, a more detailed master plan is produced with relevant annotation as required. In many cases this is a suitable plan to calculate potential installation costs and to build from. Click to view example Master Plan.
Project Management
A real benefit of us designing and building your garden is that your designated garden designer will be committed to you and your project for its entirety at no extra cost, liaising with you and our build team to oversee the work and ensure plans are implemented correctly.
5. Planting & Redesign Service
If a full garden design isn't required we can also renovate /update your garden or areas of tired planting with our planting redesign service. Gardens can be rejuvenated using new plant varieties and styles, or simply refreshed with reliable classic combinations.
6. CAD views
To help you visualise your new garden, 3D landscape models or perspective views of your garden from different angles can be created using Vectorworks if required. Click to view example Perspective View.
7. Planting plans
Taking into account individual preferences, site conditions and the overall 'style' of the design, planting plans can be produced to identify the location, number and species of existing and new plants. These will often be presented in conjunction with mood boards and a plant schedule for pricing and many of the plants can be viewed at our nursery. Click to view an example Planting Plan.
8. Construction drawings and specifications
When required, detailed construction drawings of specific features, lighting or irrigation plans can be produced. Written specification documents that detail the full scope of the work can also be provided and we can arrange structural engineers where necessary.
9. Consultancy, planning or project management
Where required we can also assist with any of the above as ad hoc projects. These are usually charged for on an hourly basis agreed in advance. Of course, if we have designed and then build your garden, your designated garden designer will be committed to you and your project for its entirety at no extra cost, liaising with you and our build team to oversee the work and ensure plans are implemented correctly.
Garden design fees
Fees for design will depend on the amount of time needed to produce each stage of the process that may be required below. Our quotation will set this out in detail and factor in location and travel time. Where the extent of design time cannot be established at the start of the process we will agree a suitable allocation of time for each stage in advance.
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These lovely pillows from artist Patti Haskins celebrate the bond between cats. Each one is hand painted using black textile color on floral cotton fabrics. Completely unique and made in very limited editions, each one is a work of art that you can hug.
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Sales – Allied Client Advisor
The Allied Client Advisor will be responsible for creating and cultivating relationships with current and potential clients in their designated territory to staff clients with our clinical professionals.
What we expect from you:
- 2+ years of sales experience (staffing preferred)
- Allied sales experience
- Superior communication skills allowing you to connect with people and build strong relationships over the phone, text and email
- Competitive nature that motivates you to succeed and surpass your goals
- Self-driven mentality that wants to take advantage of uncapped commissions
- Innate talent for contract negotiation and creating revenue-increasing opportunities
- Exceptional customer service delivered in a timely manner
- Bachelor's Degree, or 3 – 5 years equivalent work experience
- Adaptability in the face of adversity and the ability to learn new processes and procedures
- The internal belief that everything is within your control
- Ability to problem solve and think creatively
- Strong organizational skills
- Expand current territory while developing assigned territory, and identify new hospitals that require healthcare staffing services
- Manage current hospital's relationships within territory and build new relationships
- Negotiate contracts
- Submit qualified candidates to requirements, schedule interviews to take place, close deals
- Reverse market candidates by submitting them to potential and existing clients
- Consistently follow up with active clients, while providing excellent customer service
- Track and generate Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly reports
- Effectively manage interdepartmental communication
What you can expect from us:
- Extensive training programs, mentorship and ongoing career development
- Fast-paced, state-of-the-art office located in one of the most vibrant places to live and play near the Shops of Legacy and Legacy West
- Benefits such as medical/dental/vision, 401(k), paid time off, 8 paid holidays, accident insurance and pet insurance
- Volunteer opportunities to make a positive difference in the community
- Awesome perks including a fun business-casual environment, free lunch Fridays, concerts/events, an on-site gym with towel service and so much more
The Allied Client Advisor role is essential to the company's success. In exchange for your skills and efforts, we offer outstanding compensation and benefits packages, as well as a unique company culture accepting of creativity and strategic input. Working for LiquidAgents Healthcare means flexibility, loyalty, teamwork and professional growth through a wide range of career options.
What sets us apart:
Certified by The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, LiquidAgents provides staffing solutions for the healthcare industry. Our people use proven identification and selection methods to recruit healthcare talent, including nurses and allied health professionals, and place them in public and private facilities looking to secure traveling and direct-hire healthcare personnel. Recognized as an Inc. 500 fastest-growing company and employee-voted as a "Best Place to Work" for more than decade, LiquidAgents is a trusted name in healthcare staffing.
LiquidAgents Healthcare, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.