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Interval funds are among Wall Street's hottest investments these days, but they come with drawbacks for investors, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Asset managers registered to sell $26.7 billion of interval funds through September, the Journal notes. That's an increase of 24% from the same period last year. The funds invest in areas that rarely trade in the markets, such as commercial real estate, timberland and farmland, online consumer loans, distressed debt and catastrophe bonds.
Buyers who want to take back their money typically can only do so each quarter, and the typical fund will only redeem 5% of its total shares at each interval. That means it can take an investor up to several years to get all their money back.
"That creates a pool of patient capital: money that won't leave in a panic, because it can't," the Journal says.
Interval funds can be expensive. In a fund for which the firm FS Investments recently filed with the SEC, $10,000 invested in A shares would become just $9,425 after a 5.75% sales charge. And after the first year of the fund's life, net annual expenses could be as much as 3.45%, according to the Journal. Sales charges—but not annual fees—can be avoided by purchasing the shares through advisors.


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It was also an amazing year for diving and our return trip to the Galapagos Islands was even better than our previous trip in 2014!
Let me paint a picture – we're sitting on the liveaboard boat at Darwin Island – over 165 nautical miles north of Galapagos' main islands, we've crossed the equator overnight and just arrived that morning…
We look out towards Darwin Arch less than 1km away, just down the coast we can see a mother Humpback Whale teaching its baby to slap its tail on the surface, around the boat we count 6 turtles relaxing on the surface, 7 Silky sharks are swimming under the boat, then suddenly a school of Mobula Rays are jumping into the air as they swim past, and the biggest school of dolphin any of us has even seen is in the distance leaping and playing as only they can… this isn't over the morning – this is all at the same time! To say we were excited to get in the water was the biggest understatement you can imagine… we were all buzzing to get under Darwin Arch!
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Heading out towards the arch on one of the two inflatables – our boat driver suddenly yells out "Whale Shark right below us... get ready to go" heart racing gear in place camera in hand, "3, 2, 1, go as the inflatable slows down ahead of the whale shark – we backward roll in – I'm lucky – I'm at the front of the RIB and manage to swim ahead and slowly let her catch up to me and we're only 3m below the surface! I angle to be above her and swim to get into the pressure wave above her head… always mindful of never touching – and manoeuvring so I'm in the sweet spot. I don't have to fin as hard – I'm being pulled along with her – it feels amazing, I quickly look back and a couple of divers are still swimming trying to keep up – the others have peeled off towards the arch.
She angles down and takes me on a 9-minute swim to 30m – several Giant Trevally come and join me above her head… they don't stay long as almost unbelievably she swims through a school of hammerhead sharks!Truly one of the most epic moments I've had underwater in my 36 years of diving! She turns – I'm trying to remember to take pictures but I don't want to waste this experience looking through the lens… she starts to ascend – too quickly for me to safely stay with her… so I peel off to the side – making sure the Go Pro on top of my camera captures her disappearing up into the blue shallows around the arch… she's gone – I turn to high five the others (if they're still there) and a second whale shark is 4m away swimming straight towards me! I move up above and out of the way and let her pass underneath me and I swim on her back for the next couple of minutes and realise just how lucky I've been on my first dive at Darwin Arch – and that was just the first 15 minutes!
Over the seven days we're on board Galapagos Aggressor we swim with hundreds of Hammerheads, Turtles, and many more Whale Sharks – not to mention the Seals, Sealions, Marine Iguana, Sunfish, huge schools of Barracuda – this really is scuba diving heaven… We climb an extinct volcano and get incredible pictures of the wild landscape, we visit the giant tortoises and tour around finding penguins. We eat great food, drinks, and have some late nights playing our new favourite dice game "Zilch" (thanks Willie). This made for another epic trip at what we believe is the greatest big fish dive in the world – Darwin Arch - Galapagos… And yes, we've booked the Galapagos Aggressor for August 2021! Contact Malcolm on 09 444 7698 to book your spot(s)!
We are proud to announce that we received the PADI "Outstanding Contribution to Diver Training" award for New Zealand for 2018! Presented this week by PADI Asia Pacific's Territory Director Thomas Knedlik, it is gratifying that our teams hard work is being recognised once again by PADI and appreciated by you our customers!
We know how lucky we are to introduce people to the underwater world, we love what we do, and to be recognised as the industry leaders once again is a testament to how the team do their job and share their passion for diving; so thanks to them, and of course thanks to you for choosing us to get you into this amazing world!
We were very proud in 2016 to receive the shop award from PADI Asia Pacific in recognition of "Outstanding Contribution to the Diving Industry".
Jen Clent PADI Regional Manager for New Zealand presents the award to Malcolm Kidd - MD Dive Centre Ltd.
At the same time Jen also presented Matt Shortall, Dive Centre's long serving Instructor with the "Outstanding Contribution to Diver Training Award" due to his consistent excellent work and issuing almost 200 certifications last year!
Jen Clent PADI Regional Manager for New Zealand presents the award to Matthew Shortall - Dive Centre Ltd Master Instructor.
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Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.
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Stuart Mason is a successful musician who is now paying the price for years of hedonism, a painful journey to the grave with stomach cancer.
Just when he is about to give up on life, he meets a rookie young journalist named Andre Vettori. Vettori manages to convince Stuart to reveal a secret he has kept for twenty years, an encounter with a woman he met at a bar called Blue Mermaid. It is a story he's never revealed to anyone, and he recalls it in such a touching manner, it is clear this woman made him who he became, even though he met her only once, and he never knew her name.


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"We just want to make sure we have all the distribution deals locked up...and we think we're getting pretty close to doing that," Chernin said yesterday at an investors' conference.
A more pressing issue for News Corp. is renewing deals with cable and satellite operators for the Fox News Channel. Chernin said he expects negotiations over the next several months to be exceedingly contentious with deal-making going down to the wire--perhaps even leading to a blackout.
"You may see us pull the channel if we can't make a deal," he said.
Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen said FNC receives 25 cents per subscriber, and is seeking $1. Chernin would only say that "we believe that we have earned the right to get a significant, significant increase."
Regarding the Fox Business Channel, about half of its initial 30 million homes are likely to be customers with DirecTV, the News Corp.-owned DBS service. News Corp. has a head start in launching new cable channels, since it can instantly give a new outlet distribution in 15.5 million DirecTV homes.
Since News Corp. acquired DirecTV three years ago, Chernin has said the company intends to use it to launch one new cable channel a year. So far, the launches have included the Fox Reality channel and Fuel. In addition to the business network, DirecTV will serve as a springboard next year for the launch of the Big Ten Channel, a joint venture between Fox and the vaunted athletic conference.
On other matters, Chernin threw cold water on speculation that DirecTV would seek a merger with EchoStar, then offered some observations on the ad market.
He described the market as "pretty good" in the U.S., but soft in the UK and Australia. While the cable market in the U.S. looked "ugly" in mid-summer, he said it has been improving.
He also said the principal issue that slowed the broadcast upfront--how to place a value on ratings reflecting DVR-aided viewership--is far from over. While sellers agreed to negotiate based solely on "live" ratings this year, Chernin said the war has only begun, and battles over how much advertisers will pay for shows viewed via DVRs will continue.
While there has been some talk that ad-zapping DVRs may drastically reduce advertisers' interest in broadcast television, Chernin said the devices will simply create a dichotomy.
"Hit shows are only going to get stronger and you're going to have more leverage and advertisers will pay whatever it takes to be on them, and marginal shows are going to become that much more marginal," he said. "No one needs to buy a fourth-place show in any given time period."


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Earnings for the smaller dry bulk ship sizes have also risen since the start of the year. Panamax earnings reached their highest level in almost nine years, USD 18,116 per day on 2 September 2019. The last time Panamax earnings were above USD 17,000 per day was in December 2010. Panamax earnings have increased as these ships have entered trading on traditionally Capesize trades.
The strong increase in Capesize and Panamax earnings reflects a change in the market dynamics since the beginning of the year. Following major disruption at the start of the year, Brazilian iron ore exports have increased, although monthly exports since March remain lower than what they had been in the corresponding months last year. Iron ore exports bottomed out in April at 18.9 million tonnes and have since risen to 34.3 million tonnes in July.
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Major Chinese dry bulk imports paint a conflicting picture for the Capesize market, with iron ore imports down 4.9%, whereas coal imports are up 6.9%. BIMCO has previously reported on the changing nature of Chinese iron ore demand, driven primarily by a switch to using scrap steel in steel production rather than imported iron ore, a change pushed for by the Chinese government. Chinese steel production is up 9% this year, the growing volumes being produced mainly for domestic consumption, as exports have not increased.
The main Brazilian soya bean exporting season which due to seasonality occurs between March and July, disappointed. Despite a strong start to the year in January and February, exports in the first seven months of this year are down 5.9%. Although Brazil has had a record-breaking harvest this season, low stocks at the start of the season as well as lower Chinese demand due to the African swine flu, has meant that the record harvest has not driven record exports.
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Deliveries of 25.6m DWT compared to demolitions of only 5.5m DWT has resulted in a net fleet growth of 2.4% so far this year, with the fleet currently standing at 865.3m DWT.
BIMCO expects that the dry bulk fleet will grow by 3.7% in 2019.
Year-on-year Capesize fleet growth has been below 3% since February 2019 indicating that, for the moment at least, the supply side is under control. Solid scrapping has led to 22 Capesize vessels with a cargo carrying capacity of 4.2m tonnes, leaving the fleet since the start of the year. This has only partly countered the 43 Capesizes that have been delivered, including 8 Valemax (380,000 – 400,000 DWT) and 24 VLOCs (200,000 – 350,000 DWT).
BIMCO expects that the solid scrapping activity will slow down in the second half of the year. BIMCO expects that transported volumes will grow along usual seasonal patterns in Q3 and Q4, with Capesize earnings remaining profitable for the rest of the year. This does however depend on iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia remaining stable, and Chinese demand for iron ore not falling due to the increased use of scrap steel in steel production. Chinese coal imports must also maintain what has so far this year been a supportive role, and which could deliver volatility to an otherwise steady outlook.
Contracting activity has been slow over the summer months with 18 dry bulk vessels being ordered between June and August, consisting of 5 VLOCs, two standard Capesizes and 11 Handymax, of between 42,000 and 49,500 TEU. The total order book as of the start of September stood at 93.3m DWT.
The African swine flu outbreak has had a severe impact on the Chinese pig herd, with official statistics showing that 32% of China's pig herd has been culled in the past 12 months, dramatically reducing demand for soya beans, in a trade that has already faced much disruption since the start of the trade war. The massive culling makes it even more unlikely that the trade will return to volumes previously seen any time soon, with Chinese soya bean imports in the first seven months of the year down by 11.3%. With the main Brazilian exporting season having drawn to a close, focus will turn to the US and what is expected to be another disappointing export season as China has announced that it will stop all purchases of US agricultural goods as well as adding a further 5% tariff to soya beans as part of the latest escalation of the trade war.
Chinese coal imports, which so far this year are up 6.5%, are facing increasing domestic political influence. Reports of shipments of coal from some of the traditional coal exporters to China facing increased delays with customs clearance as well as some local customs areas limiting coal imports in 2019 to the same level as 2018, mean that this trade is an important swing factor in the rest of the year.
In December 2018, Chinese coal imports were dramatically reduced when some customs areas stopped clearing coal to limit total imports. Should 2019 follow the same pattern as 2018, coal imports will gradually decrease on a monthly basis through to the end of the year, with several factors pointing to this possibility.
The political importance which the Chinese government has placed on keeping the growth of coal imports low comes from their hopes of becoming self-sufficient. The Chinese state has made several large investments in domestic coal production, leading to a recording breaking 333.4 million tonnes of coal being produced in June 2019, as supply grew to meet high energy demands over the summer. But as Chinese coal remains more expensive than imported coal, sudden changes in customs' policy mean that this trade can quickly go from high growth rates to volumes plummeting.
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Companies and individuals will no longer be able to say they "neither admit nor deny" wrongdoing in a civil case if they've admitted to related criminal charges following a policy change by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The change, which is already in effect, could have a major impact on commercial litigation nationwide.
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His can-do spirit inspired a legion of Notre Dame fans and a Hollywood movie, but Daniel Ruettiger, also known as "Rudy," has since disappointed stockholders and inspired the Securities and Exchange Commission to file a federal lawsuit against him for a "pump and dump" stock scheme. The commercial litigation resulted in a nearly $400,000 settlement.


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Andrew Hudson
Meet Andrew!
Andrew is a married Dad of 2 and joined CGA in 2006. He is ACCA qualified and devoted Leeds United Fan and Season Ticket Holder (for 22 years!!!).
Andrew and family moved to Sherburn, North Yorkshire 2 years ago and are members of Wetherby tennis club.
He threw himself out of an aeroplane for Breast Cancer Care in 2009 (and is terrified of heights). He also ran the London Marathon in 2012 and 2016 and still applies for the ballot every year but no luck as yet. Andrew is currently studying for his Company Secretarial Qualification alongside coaching Sherburn White Rose U6s with his son Max, after recently completing his level 1 coaching qualification. Sherburn White Rose U6s are sponsored by Sherburn Aero Club and Andrew's elder son, Aaron, also plays for the U9 team. Of course time is still found for Andrew himself to play 5 a side football once a week at A1 Football Factory in Pontefract.
On Andrew from the team:
"Andrew's random facts and sense of humour keeps conversation entertaining whilst in the office. It's just a shame he's a Leeds fan."Lawrence
"Andrew is one of the biggest personalities within the office who can always make you laugh (mainly with his sarcastic comments)."Billy
"It's always good to have Andrew around to talk football with even though he is a Leeds United fan, when its warm he tends to take off his tie and tie it around his head in Rambo fashion which is an interesting look!"Claire
"Loves his jazzy neon socks and Leeds United and is a funny (and very sarcastic) guy!"Melissa
"Andrew is a proper foodie and will pretty much will eat anything, he loves the fine dining restaurants as well as good old fashioned food, I don't think he has beat me in the office cook off as yet though!"Chelle
Lawrence McClelland
Meet Lawrence!
Lawrence grew up near Banbury, Oxfordshire and played a lot of cricket for Banbury/North Oxfordshire as a teenager. Lawrence is an artist and we think his drip-painting technique is fab!
Travelling around North & South America in 2015, Lawrence visited Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Canada, Venezuela, Chile & Argentina where he spent 4 months volunteering on conservation projects. He swam in rivers with Piranhas and Caiman, got bitten on the bum by a Tapir (we're not jealous of that part), released a sloth back into the jungle, tracked some rehabilitated and newly-released spider monkeys through the Amazon, accidentally stood on a Boa Constrictor in flip-flops and released baby turtles into the Pacific Ocean & yes, we feel tired reading that too.
Here's some more facts about Lawrence:
- Currently the Treasurer of Yorspace, an organisation building 19 community-led homes in Acomb which will be affordable forever and hopes to tackle the crippling need for properly affordable houses in York
- He is creating a mini nature reserve in his new back garden and has just dug a fairly sizeable pond for Dragonflies/Newts to use in the summer
- Moved to York in 2017
- Completed the 10km course Wolf Run last weekend in around 1 hour 20 mins including several swims through freezing cold rivers. Brr!
- Owns a cat called Puzzle
- Enjoys climbing at the Red Goat, York
- Cycles regularly. Hoping to cycle across England in the next year or two.
On Lawrence from the team:
"Hairy artistic type"Andrew
"A friendly approachable face (must be the beard) and always up for a laugh"Billy
"Lawrence with his loud shirts and sense of humour is a joy to have around the office and he's quite good at accounts too."Claire
"Art/travelling/vege/sports/beards loving guy who is funny and great to have as a member of the CGA team!"Melissa
"Daily Quiz Master in the office and font of much useless sporting knowledge"Chelle
Melissa Brooks
Meet Melissa!
Melissa joined us as our Practice Administrator in 2014 after 10 years with NFU as Senior Sales Support and work with the University of Leeds. Melissa's role is to be efficient, effective and keep everything running smoothly. Most often the first voice you will hear on the phone, Melissa will ensure you reach the right person quickly.
Melissa is also part of the payroll team, ensuring clients payroll is completed in a timely manner so they all have happy employees at the end of the month.
A real team player in the true sense of the word, before Melissa became a Mum of 2 she would turn out as Shooter or Goal Attack for Jorvik Netball Team in York and has never been known to turn down a mini break, especially if it involves shopping.
Melissa is the one to go to when it comes to any pointless celebrity gossip.
Here's some more facts about Melissa:
- Originally from Wilberfoss
- Moved to Selby in 2009
- 2 Gorgeous Daughters – Amelia and Olivia who are 4 years old and 1 year old
- Married to Mark for nearly 6 years but been together nearly 13 years
- Has two cats called Dexter & Miley who are 10 years old
- In spare time likes to play netball, travel, shopping, eating out and general socialising with friends and family but since having the girls my time when not at work now involves days out and trips to parks and soft play to keep them happy and entertained!!
On Melissa from the team:
"A pleasure to talk to although her Love Island chat usually turns into white noise. Always up for a laugh."Lawrence
"If you ever need to know any up to date pointless news about celebs, Melissa is your woman! Always buys the best secret Santa presents as she has bought mine for the past 4 years."Billy
"Melissa is my right hand women when it comes to payroll and manages Chelle's diary with amazing efficiency (which is no easy task). If she was on Mastermind then Celebrity Gossip would be her specialist subject."Claire
"Can't cook, won't cook – Doesn't like sad cats* – Netball genius"Andrew
*Sad Cats is a book that Andrew bought Melissa as a Secret Santa present – it turns out it was so much a joke book but some very sad cats with terrible back stories – needless to say the book was left on the CGA bookshelf .
"Time juggler extraordinaire – always managing to get in appointment after appointment and still leave me some time to go racing – I mean work!!!!"Chelle
"Loves reality – Knows a lot about celebrities – Mum of two"Adam
Billy Dell
Meet Billy!
Taught by Claire's tutor, Billy joined CGA straight from Selby College in June 2015 and is currently studying towards the ACCA qualification to become a Chartered Certified Accountant.
Billy loves to be well organised (some would say OCD), and is highly territorial about his desk and is the go to person for all bookkeeping packages, he is a Xero guru and is the first person clients ask for when it comes to Xero questions.
Billy is in the process of purchasing his first home with his lovely girlfriend Zoey, who recently commented 'he would sell my kidney if he thought he could get some money for it' – a true accountant always looking after the pennies!
Here's some more facts about Billy:
- Interests are shooting, holidays and cars
- Hates change!!
- Loves a good night out
- Married to Mark for nearly 6 years but been together nearly 13 years
- Has two cats called Dexter & Miley who are 10 years old
- In spare time likes to play netball, travel, shopping, eating out and general socialising with friends and family but since having the girls my time when not at work now involves days out and trips to parks and soft play to keep them happy and entertained!!
On Billy from the team:
"Loves tweed, shooting and going on holiday and is a funny and friendly guy to have around in the office!"Melissa
"Billy is a funny lad who keeps the office atmosphere positive. He loves his noodle pots and in his spare time he enjoys a good early morning shoot."Adam
"Billy keeps promising to bring us lunch – we are still waiting! All clients love Billy – he is a joy to work with and almost as good at me on Xero."Claire
"Loves wearing tweed"Andrew
"Mr Organised and systemised – understands the meaning of a Clear Desk Policy. Great at training staff and clients – his patience knows no bound. Belief: A place for everything and everything in it's place."Chelle


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The Independent Records & Video network of shops has long been a musical fixture in Colorado Springs, as anyone who still enjoys buying physical media surely knows. But as far as local musicians go, the record stores have been more than just a place to cop new releases or rare LPs; they have functioned as a sort of hub for musicians and music junkies alike.
Much as you'll often find musicians on both sides of the counter at Independent Records, you can't really attend a local show and manage to avoid someone who has worked there, be it onstage or in the crowd. I even put in some time at the Annex location before I followed the lucrative siren songs of touring and music journalism, and I still fondly remember having an extended conversation with a customer about John Coltrane on one occasion. Those are the things that stay with you — certainly more so than filing away countless moldy copies of Rumours under the bins.
Given Independent Records' inextricable connection to the local music community, as well as its fairly iconic status, news traveled quickly of the downtown location closing its doors after a 38-year run overlooking Acacia Park. And just as quickly the local music community was aflood with memories.
Local bassman-about-town and former KRCC deejay Gabe From the Future, like many, fondly recalls perusing the bins for vinyl gems, recalling particular selections from Rainbow, The Beach Boys, and "a sweet picture disc of [Outkast's] Aquemini."
Meanwhile, if you worked downtown in 2000 and wondered why there was an ashtray full of cigarette butts in the manager's desk for a year, you can blame The Who's John Entwistle, not then-manager and singer-songwriter Chuck Snow.
"I was managing the downtown store, and we received a last-minute chance to have an in-store with John Entwistle, who was on tour at the time and had a live CD out. He showed up with a small group of guys, and I took him back to my office to relax," says Snow. "I was kind of at a loss as to what to say — it's John Entwistle, and I'm star-struck. So I asked him if there was anything he needed, and he says, 'I'd like some Courvoisier and an ashtray.' So I ran to the liquor store. All these thoughts of who he has played with were rolling through my head, and I think he picked up on my nervousness. He grabs a CD copy of Who's Next, studies it for a bit, and says, 'Look at those trousers I was wearing. What was I thinking?'"
Of course, while the downtown location — and the vague memories of the skate park in its warehouse — may be gone, not all the news regarding Independent Records is grim. The chain's Platte Avenue, Platte Annex, Security, North Academy and Pueblo locations are still in operation, and the renewed interest in vinyl virtually assures that as long as audiophiles remain passionate, shops like the Annex will always have an enthusiastic clientele.
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CASA volunteers can earn credits toward the required 12 hours of annual continuing education by completing training online, reading articles or watching videos pertinent to the CASA role. Review the options below, and then check with your local program coordinator to be sure the topic you choose is eligible for continuing education credit.
Upcoming Webinars
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (AST)
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (AST)
May 28, 2020: Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Tribal Communities
Time: 8:30AM - 10:00AM (AST)
Neglect:The Hole in the Middle (Alaska Center for Resource Families web-based course.
Surviving Childhood: An Introduction to the Impact of Trauma - free online course offered by Child Trauma Academy
Bad Memories - In this podcast, Dr. Valerie Edwards discusses the lingering effects of adverse childhood experiences. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Knowing Who You Are
During the Tribal State Collaboration Group (TSCG) meetings in 2008, the State of Alaska's Office of Children's Services (OCS), Tribal partners, and Tribal organizations committed to train all State and Tribal child welfare workers under the same process called Knowing Who You Are (KWYA). TSCG recognized that a component of helping youth in care succeed was for youth to be able to develop and maintain a healthy racial and ethnic identity.
The KWYA curriculum, originally designed by Casey Family Programs (CFP), is a model used in many states. CFP supported Alaska in creating a diverse team of facilitators and certifiers in order to build the self-sustained program it is today.
KWYA provides a framework for participants to identify and explore racial and ethnic identity and to understand how one's race and ethnicity impacts both personal and professional interactions. KWYA is open to State and Tribal child welfare workers, child advocates, foster parents, juvenile justice staff, teachers and other educators, law enforcement, service providers, and other community partners.
For information on a workshop near you, please visit: http://dhss.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/icwa/default.aspx
National CASA offers several options for continuing education. Ask your local CASA program coordinator about getting credit for listening to a relevant podcast or completing one of the e-learning series. Currently there are e-learning courses on "Education and Youth in Out-of-Home Care" and on "Supporting Youth Transitions Into Adulthood."
The National CASA Training Department regularly hosts webinars to introduce new training materials and resources; improve programs' ability to raise funds and awareness; and share the latest information on timely topics from leaders in the child welfare field. See a list of upcoming webinars on the training calendar or access a recording of a past webinars through the National CASA YouTube channel using the links on the webinar library page.
National CASA Advocacy Resources
The Advocacy Resources section of the NCASA website provides a wealth of resources to members of the CASA community. There is a page devoted to advocate resources which includes the following topics.
- Addiction/Substance Abuse
- Educational Advocacy
- Rural Issues
- Adoption
- Family Preservation
- Socioeconomics
- Child Welfare
- Foster Care/Placement
- Working with Child Welfare Professionals
- Communication
- Health
- Working with Children
- Cultural Competence/Diversity
- Immigration
- Working with Parents
- Disparity Law/Legal
- Working with Older Youth
- Domestic Violence Research and Evaluation
- Youth Voice
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Alaska's History & Cultural Studies provides students, teachers and others interested in the state access to a rich source of facts and viewpoints about Alaska and its history. There are six UNITS, each encompassing an important theme or historical period. Linked to the UNITS you'll find extensive information that includes an historical account of that era, stories of the people who lived then, photographs, maps, oral history, letters and other primary resources.
The Alaska Center for Resource Families (ACRF) website offers original written, audio and web-based courses on topics relevant for Alaska foster parents. Many of these courses are also relevant for child advocates. Check with your local program coordinator before completing an ACRF course to be sure you will be given continuing education credit for the topic you've selected.
CASA of Arizona's website offers an array of online training modules. While some of the modules are specific to Arizona, most are relevant to child advocates everywhere. There are even instructions for learners from other programs on how to submit your training results to your local CASA program for credit. Check with your local program coordinator to be sure the topic you choose is eligible for continuing education credit.
FosterClub offers a number of free online training courses ranging from The Sibling Bond to Challenges in Helping Youth Live Independently and Helping Abused Kids in Care Heal. Check with your local program coordinator to be sure the topic you choose is eligible for continuing education credit.
Free online tutorials focus on the subjects of substance abuse and child welfare; they support and facilitate collaboration between the child welfare system, the substance abuse treatment system and the courts. Continuing Education Units are available upon successful completion of a tutorial. Website also includes resources and topics from numerous sources that address substance abuse, child welfare and courts and a child welfare training toolkit.
The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) website lists a wealth of teleconferences, webcasts and webinars offered by NRCPFC and other organizations. Check with your local program coordinator to be sure the topic you choose is eligible for continuing education credit.
Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has partnered with the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections, also a service of the Children's Bureau, to provide an online training on parent-child visits to help you enhance efforts toward family reunification.


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Making Plastics Manufacturing is easy using LIAD's BlendSave
LIAD is making plastics manufacturing smarter with BlendSave, the most advanced, patented multi-weighing channel batch blender. BlendSave can optimize the flow of raw materials whilst offering unparalleled consistency and high throughput.
According to factory specifications, multiple BlendSave systems can be interconnected in true Industry 4.0 philosophy, providing the ability to control multiple processing machines hence creating a platform able to process an unlimited amount of raw materials and recipes.
BlendSave is a central Multi-Channel Gravimetric Batch Blender that provides optimal factory management of multi-ingredients and multi-process machine combinations for all plastic manufacturing plants.
Accuracy and Uniformity in every job
BlendSave is comprised of up to 14 weighing chambers fed directly from silos or containers. BlendSave simultaneously, accurately and consistently weighs raw materials, combining them as a batch according to pre-determined recipes to pre-determined processing machines. Each batch is distributed to its specific buffer deriving from up to 50 different chambers, and each chamber is linked to one processing machine. A mixer then receives content by a perfectly timed signal from the buffer. Batches can be adjusted achieving exceptional batch uniformity.
Dedicated weighing chambers eradicate the risk of cross-contamination eliminating the challenges faced when working with recycled plastics and various types of raw materials.
The 14 weighing stations can be configured as a 20-liter weighing chamber or as a 3-liter weighing chamber, providing a potential throughput of up to 6 tons per hour. Furthermore, weighing in parallel allows for the use of smaller load cells.
BlendSave can provide consistent and high-resolution weighing channels within 0.01g by utilizing a combination of dual weighing steps.
BlendSave provides full monitoring and control of customized job status, batch blending, historical graphs and performance reports for each machine and job by using an interactive PC dashboard or by linking BlendSave to a factory ERP system.
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Hard to describe this simple contemporary shape. It is so simple and natural. Textured and oxidized silver are combined with quiet polished bronze. Earrings are by San Francisco-based Marjorie Baer, new to us, but she has been making beautiful and classic jewelry for over 30 years. They are about 1" in diameter. Available as a post or clip earring... Choose below. All metals are hypo-allergenic.
Artist: Baer, Marjorie


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Welcome to the PRAA Basketball Cheer website!At Porter Ridge we strive to provide our cheerleaders with a fun, safe, learning environment!Along with teaching the fundamentals of cheerleading, we strongly emphasize the importance teamwork, leadership, good sportsmanship, positive attitudes, and achieving goals through hard work and dedication,all while forming life-long friendships!!!Our season begins in November and runs through February for participants ages 4-12. Our practices will be held at Hemby Bridge Elementary and we will cheer during games held at PRMS or PRHS. More detail to follow once the season schedules are released. Cheer participants may be required to purchase a uniform if they do not have one from prior seasons. If you're interested in coaching please contact us at the email below. Please email our Cheer program commissioners for any questions.LaTasha Anaya - [email protected]We hope to see you soon!
Porter Ridge Athletic Association
P.O. Box 707 Indian Trail, North Carolina 28079
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Bright and Sunny Day ~~ a Whiligig Poem
Two Bites
One bright and sunny day
Soon to become darkened
Our clumsy wasp was caught
Red molecules of blood
Sticky whirl, his demise
He did begrudge that day
Spider's web alluring
Poppy seeds sugar dripped
His shouts of no avail
Until heard by the crow
False alarm, two small bites
Food chain, gizzard pulling
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I'm also linked with Marian at The Tuesday Platform,
sunny, clumsy, wasp, molecules, whirl, begrudge, spider, poppy, shouts, crow, alarm, pulling, and I used all twelve, on in each line.
Labels: Humor(?), Poem, Syllabic Form, Tuesday Platform, Whirligig poem


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Seven Portion Duck Confit Cassoulet Tin
A very high quality duck confit cassoulet prepared by La Belle Chaurienne cassoulet specialists in Castelnaudary – these larger tins offer exceptional value!
These larger tins serve 7 people and make a delicious, tasty and nutritious French meal with very little works – simply requires warming gently in a saucepan.
|Store in a cupboard up to 3 years. Once open store in a fridge and consume within 3 days.
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|Cassoulet is gluten free and free from additives and preservatives, so entirely natural!
Lingot beans, water, duck confit, Toulouse sausages, tomato concentrate, salt, duck fat, garlic, pepper.
Pour your duck cassoulet into an oven proof dish and place in a pre-heat in the oven (180c) for 20 minutes.
Or if you're pushed for time simply warm gently in a saucepan.
If you have more time try frying some shallots and a couple of garlic cloves until golden brown. Then addsome pieces of chorizo and add these to your cassoulet for delicious results!
Another thing you can try is to make up 1/2 cup of chicken stock (even from a powder) and/ or 3 tablespoon's tomato concentrate and add to your cassoulet for a more open texture.


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If you have a love of all things interior design, then you have come to the right location. Whether you're new to the area of design, have dabbled a little here and there or are a legitimate design aficionado, you can find great advice and tips to assist you.
If you have plans to get a new condo at Orchard road, then you are in great favour as most developers will spent a lot of effort in interior design since those condos are high end luxury, so expect some tip top designs in place. Take for example, the upcoming one, Haus on Handy by CDL, developer website https://www.hausonhandy.com, they are known to develop great condos at District 09, 10 , 11 where the high ends market is.
If you are planning an interior design project you should decide on all your textures and colors before beginning. If you don't plan it all out in advance it is possible to discover that you wind up straying from your original plan. This is bad, as you want an organized looking result.
The ideal office space ought to be designed with style and function in mind. Lighting is a really important part of an office, and so is the seat and desk. You will need to focus on creating a workplace where you will love working. This also entails improving the appearance of your space.
Whenever you're selecting wall colors for a room that does not have a lot of natural light in it, it is wise to select lighter, natural colors. A lighter colored wall will distribute light around a room more evenly given the room a brighter look than if you used dark or bright colours.
When designing for contemporary and modern spaces, incorporate textures to the materials inside the room. If the fixtures and furniture are heavy on smooth materials, such as glass, smooth plastics, metal and polished wood, add some textured materials to bring out details that will catch the eyes and make a more interesting space.
If you are decorating a smaller room or space, try to incorporate mirrors into your own design. Mirrors create the illusion of larger space, and add depth and beauty to the room's layout also. Interesting, unique frames may also improve the decoration of the space, turning a mirror into a work of art.
Have a detailed contract with an interior designer if you choose to hire a specialist. This will benefit both of you and make sure you are on the same page, with no surprises or cost overruns. A fantastic interior designer will want a contract anyway, so it is a good way to establish that they are a reputable businessperson.
Produce some elegance in a room using sconces for lighting. The dim light that comes out of a sconce is thought of as fancy and romantic.
You're going to have to purchase a paint when redesigning your dwelling. Therefore, since you'll need to buy it, you must make sure that you buy the highest quality of paint possible to ensure your home looks as great as possible. Cheap paint is truly bad for your walls, and it wears away quickly. This will cost you as time goes on.
A quick way to update your space is to focus on accessories. Cosmetic items, figurines, lighting fittings and flower arrangements are easily replaced. Updating curtains or incorporating an elegant silk flower arrangement are other options. Simple changes like these will give your rooms a new appeal, and they won't cost you a fortune.
Adding a mirror opposite a window will help make your room seem brighter. A nice mirror can reflect the window light and make it seem like there are two windows. The room will become lighter and brighter.
While shopping for a new dining set, consider ergonomics. Your dining room must have sufficient space to accommodate the dining table set when it is at its seating capacity without anyone pulling their chair in.
In regards to interior and lighting design, it's always a great idea to use layers of lighting. A simple overhead light, while it may provide lighting for the entire room, does little for the ambiance so think about adding some accent lights also. Accent lights can bring focus to specific areas of the room.
Put pictures at eye level. Never put images up high on a wall. Handing images at eye level doesn't only make them easier to see. When you position pictures up high, it makes your ceiling look lower. Leaving them at eye level creates a nice focal point and opens up the space a little.
Your ceiling should be brighter than your walls if you would like a positive color stream. If this is not done, you will feel as if you're in a box. Brighter ceilings make the room look bigger, and feels more expansive.
The easiest and quickest interior layout trick is to paint the walls. Walls often begin becoming drab after a while and need a fresh coat of paint. Make sure your room has some color by adding a new coat of paint.
Think of a mood for the entire design prior to starting. Give a thought to what you would like to achieve in the room. Is this going to be a room that is more a relaxing type of space? Do you need to get actual work done in the space? Will you be amusing guests within this space? Every type of room will determine how you should go about attaining a specific mood.
Are you trying to discover a heirloom dining room table for that area of your home? If this is true, you should find the one that will be treasured and also work on your dining space. The materials it is made of, color it's stained, and the sizes are all essential points on your purchase.
If you would like to make those spaces in your home that really wow, you will need the perfect information. With a bit of know-how, some elbow grease and a bit of creativity, you can turn your visions into reality. Use the advice and ideas you have learned here to help you get started.
Haus on Handy
28 Handy Road Singapore 229228


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It is a known and established fact that men differ greatly from women. Thought we not be able to ignore the physical differences, the other aspects are not so obvious. The fact is men differs from women in their thinking too because their brains are also wired differently from women. This can make them very difficult to understand and identify with. This issue can lead to many conflicts in relationships, hence the need to try to get a deeper understanding of the thinking processes of a man. This is exactly where Whats He Really Thinking comes in.
- 1 What is Whats He Really Thinking?
- 2 Who is Bob Grant?
- 3 What are some Benefits of reading Whats He Really Thinking?
- 4 What will I get when I order Whats He Really Thinking?
- 5 Bonus Section 4 Steps to Mind Reading
- 6 Additionally you will also get the following programs at discount price.
- 7 How much does Whats He Really Think Cost?
- 8 Is there any guarantee available?
- 9 What are the pros and cons of Whats He Really Thinking?
- 10 The Bottom Line
- 11 Pros
- 12 Cons
What is Whats He Really Thinking?
This is a book that is written by Bob Grant that is available in pdf format. It is designed to give women the knowledge and skills necessary to uncomplicated their very complicated men and in so doing fully understand the way he thinks. The facts available in this book will let women know:
- What men think about them
- Exactly what they want to hear when they are in bed.
- How to determine what is going on their mind
- Exactly what men want to know about them
- What he is thinking during a break up
- What goes through his mind on a regular day
- What he is thinking after specific years of marriage.
Bob takes into consideration the fact that men can be very difficult to understand, hence he created this self-help book that can be used by women to decode mens thoughts.
Who is Bob Grant?
Bob Grant is a relationship doctor, therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and relationship coach for the past 20 years. He has also written several other books on dating and relationships.
What are some Benefits of reading Whats He Really Thinking?
It is an established fact that if you had the power to read someones mind, you would have a grossly unfair advantage. This will work the same if you had the power to read your mans mind. You will be at an advantage to all the other women that he has come into contact with.
Additionally you will be able to automatically move your relationship to a far better place than it is presently.
Reading this stellar eBook promises to help you:
- Communicate with you man in such an intimate way that you will have him literally eating out of your hands. Men can be very cooperative if you know how to tap into this characteristics and being able to communicate intimately with him will help you to do this.
- Get him to support you in all your endeavors. The main reason why you are in a relationship in the first place is the fact that you need support from someone else. Not having support defeats the purpose of having a man in the first place. Reading this book will help you to learn how you can get your man to support you. You will know about all the things you need to say and do to ensure that you boost the support level in your relationship.
- The ideal relationship is one which strives for mutual respect. In the absence of this, there are so many other things that can go wrong. Reading this amazing book will teach you what you need to demand and maintain respect in a relationship.
- Knowing exactly what he is thinking will eventually help you to meet his needs and know what makes him tick. This will put you in a better position to meet his needs sexually and you will know how to help him to equally meet your needs.
- The time you spent together will be far more worthwhile and rewarding. Knowing what he is thinking will help you plan to make the most of the time spent together of activities that will build your relationship and tighten the bond between you and him.
- If you know what he is thinking, it will be easier for you to have fun together. It will be a natural and effortless part of your relationship.
What will I get when I order Whats He Really Thinking?
If you order now, you will receive the extended version with a bonus component, 4 steps to reading minds.
Bonus Section 4 Steps to Mind Reading
Bob believes that women are natural blessed with the gift of intuition, however they need help to tap into this gift. He promises that reading this section will not only help them to read mens mind but just about anyone that they come into contact with.
Can you imagine being able to know what your boss is thinking? This bonus section promises to teach you how to do that.
You will learn:
- How To Get Him to Tell You What Hes Thinking
- Exactly What to Say When Your Man Is Quiet
- What Men Crave More than Anything Else
- The 3 Qualities You MUST Display to Disarm Any Man
- How to Always Know What Hes Thinking
- Why Didnt He Call You Back?
- What Will Make You Special in His Eyes
Additionally you will also get the following programs at discount price.
- The Woman Men Adore advanced Video System retailed for $129. Here you will learn about what makes women irresistible and in so doing attract the man of your dreams.
- The Bonding Code retailed for $49. This program takes into consideration that men are tempted on a daily basis. It offers you tips on how to keep your man attracted to you forever.
How much does Whats He Really Think Cost?
If you order now, you will only pay $47 for the extended version which includes the bonus section.
Is there any guarantee available?
Bob is so confident that his program will work to help you understand your man and build a stronger bond with him that he has thrown in a 7 week satisfaction guarantee. If within 7 weeks you are not absolutely satisfied with the progress you have made, you are free to return the product for a full refund; absolutely no questions asked.
What are the pros and cons of Whats He Really Thinking?
- The book is written by a credible source. Apart from the fact the bob is a relationship expert, what better person to give insight about men think than a man. He will be in a better position to offer information from a mans perspective.
- The book is easily accessible. Because the book is written in pdf format, it can be accessed with just the click of a button, thus illuminating the complications that come with mailing.
- The guidelines written in book are clear and easy to follow.
- Reasonable price. $47 is a reasonable price to pay for the ability to know what your man is thinking.
- This book is only available online and as such cannot the accessed in stores.
- This book requires much dedication if you want maximum results.
The Bottom Line
Taking all of the facts into consideration, this program seems capable enough to deliver what it promises. I will most certainly recommend it.
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– It is a detailed course that covers everything that you need to know as woman regarding men issues.
– The guide is very easy to understand meaning that each and every point is well explained to suit you.
– The guide is very viable meaning that everything in the guide is very useful and will help you to get what you are looking for in a relationship.
– The guide is not costly, meaning that you can easily access the guide with only a few bucks.
– You can only access the guide through the internet and it might take you some time before you start seeing the results that you desire.
Summary: What he is really thinking is a guide that has been formulated to help the women know exactly what their men are thinking about and how to manipulate their thought to favor them. The guide aims at helping the relationships become stronger and the couples to understand each other.


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To become famous in the food chain, every food shop has to take feedback about the food. So, the Telldunkin survey is taken by Dunkin Donuts restaurant.
In Quincy, Mr. Rosenberg established the first restaurant of Dunkin Donut. But in the year 1990, Ba skins Robbins owned this company. Mainly, the Dunkin Donut is famous for its flavored coffee and savories also.
The Dunkin Donuts having more than 12,600 restaurants in different locations of 46 countries worldwide.
Eligibility and Rules of TellDunkin Survey
Before participating in any survey, the participant must know the rules and regulations of the survey. The rules of this TellDunkin survey are as follows –
- On visiting the Dunkin Donut, one coupon is given per visit
- Participant's age must be 18 years or above
- After the final food order, one purchase receipt will receive from the restaurant team on which the survey entry code is mentioned. But this code is only valid for 3 days
- Participating customer must be a resident of USA, Canada
- The redeem is valid for next 180 days only from purchasing date
Requirements for survey
- You must have a computer or laptop with an updated browser and good internet facility
- A Smartphone with a stable and good internet connection
- Customer must know English or Spanish language
- You have the time of a few minutes to complete the survey
How to participate in the Survey?
If you love free gifts and food, then it is a good chance to be part of this survey but first, you should know the following steps-
- If you want to be a part of this survey, then firstly you have to visit the official website
- Choose your convenient language either English or Spanish on the visited homepage
- On the purchase receipt, there is one survey entry-code is mentioned, submit that code on the official website
- Enter the 'START' button to start your feedback or survey
- You have to answers fairly for all the question which provide by the company about food quality and services also
Questions of the survey are as follows –
- Which food you have ordered?
- How is food quality?
- Are you comfortable with food prices?
- Is staff nature being good?
- Do you like the interior of the store? suggest if any improvements needed
- Whether you recommend this to new people?
- You have to give your personal information to the site as the company will give information about new offers or schemes
Gifts for the winner of Tell Dunkin Survey
In return for valuable feedback given to the restaurant, the winner of the survey will get the following rewards –
- Free donuts
- 3 soft ice cream
- The winner of sweepstakes gets the free coffee for the whole year
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Customers give valuable feedback which helps to achieve the aim of the restaurant as 'customer satisfaction'. As per suggestions of customer, the restaurant team work on it and now the Dunkin Donut restaurant become world famous restaurant.


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Sail Pendant
A curved round soft rose gold shape set with a diamond set in the center, held in place by two rectilinear slots. Exists in 15, 21 or 30mm wide, in yellow, rose gold or platinum. To be worn on a Niessing coil.
- Weight : 1,1 Grams
- Dimensions : 15mm
- Main component : 750 ‰ rose gold 1,1 Grams
- Main gemstone : Diamond 0,03 0,03 ct
The breeze brings the plane into motion. Delicate and elementary...
The stillness of the round or quadratic shape and the silky matte surface are only the beginning. Two little incisions are cut into the metal. The brilliant-cut diamond sinks securely between them. The background pulls back and draws everything else along with it.


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Welcome to Erica's Craft Room
100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop
You should have started at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ if not please start at the beginning
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Hop of the New Year over @ My Cricut Craft Room. I hope you all made through the holidays and are ready to do some crafting. If you just came from Lisa's then you are in the right place. If not then you want to start at the beginning so you don't miss any of these fabulous projects.
Each month the Design Team shows you 100 carts and many of the projects you can create with them. This month Erica asked us to use 5 different carts. I made mostly cards and a cute little box from the following carts: Victorian Romance, Paper Dolls teen Scene, Sweet Tooth Boxes, Hello kitty Greetings and Superman.
Since I have 8 grandchildren I decided to use this month's hop and get a head start on some Valentines' Day projects.I hope this will give you some incentive to get going as well. So, let's get started:
I plan to make some shaped cards this year to challenge myself and I found the perfect one to start with on Hello Kitty Greetings. This image was found on page 51
using the card feature @ 3.25". I love the glittered card stock for the wings, however the heart had a few spaces I wasn't happy with so I decided to add some liquid pearls to the outline. The stamps are Pink By Design "Laughy Taffy". One of my grand daughters is going to love this!
I was so excited to finally use this cart. This image is from Paper Dolls Teen Scene . The image is on page 27 and all the layers were cut @ 5". The image s-rain, s-rain s for the body was cut in black + shift body in cream. I used wardrobe layer 2 and wardrobe 2 for the clothing. I just love the skates and, since one of my grand daughters takes ice skating, I'm sure she will love this card.
I added some waterfall stickles to the edge of the skirt and some chalk from Pebbles, Inc for the cheeks. (It's pretty cold in those arenas, lol). She looks like she is holding a heart from the background paper. (Yes I planned it that way!).
I used some scrap pieces to make the background, added some faux stitching around the edge and I tag I had left over from last year.
Enough of the girlie stuff. Since I have 5 grandsons, I used Superman for an out of this world card.
I LOVE how this came out. I haven't decided whether this will be for V-Day or a birthday but, either way it will work. This cut can be found on page 28 and I cut it @ 3.50".
I was going to make another V-Day card but this image really caught my eye. It's the clown image and only has 2 cuts. What a sweet die cut this is with the silhouette as well. I think this would make a great baby card. I left the bottom right corner with enough space to add a round tag, maybe a congrats message. Here's the girl version:
This could be for a birthday, congrats baby card and yes, even a Valentines' Day card, lol.
Both clown cards were raised with pop dots for some dimension.
I hope I have given you a little inspiration today. I would love if you would tell me what crafting goals you have for the New Year. Mine is to challenge myself to use the carts I have purchased but never used (Shocker!!!) and to make some different style and shaped cards this year.
Now be sure to hop on over to Robin's and see what crafting goodness she has created to share with you today.
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Summertime Fun
gherrmann44 posted a journal entry in CoinsbyGaryEvery year in August my local coin club sponsors a picnic for the members of the club. Out of a total of just over 100 members, 20-30 people typically come out to the picnic along with their spouses. The club supplies the meat and drink and the members bring a dish to pass. If you have good people and good food you usually have a good time. If that was all there was to the club picnic, I'd be totally happy. What really sets this outing apart is the bingo games for spectacular numismatic prizes! There are typically six lots of prizes donated by a local coin dealer associated with the club. Sure, there are some items that the dealer is offloading from his inventory but there are other things that are nothing to balk at. For instance, the last prize is a 1/10 oz gold eagle! To win that one you have to cover every square on your bingo card. Well, I didn't win the gold eagle but I was glad for the person who did, he's a pretty good guy and a very active member. However, I did win one of the other lots! I was so thrilled because I never win anything! Included in my lot is a 20th century mini type-set with a Mercury Dime, Buffalo Nickel, Lincoln Steel Cent, and Bi-Centennial quarter. Three incomplete Whitman folders, Lincoln Cent number one and two, and a Jefferson Nickel folder (no silver war nickels). Rounding out the lot is a 1685 silver Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel German 3-taler coin, 500-piece puzzle complete with ANA write-up on "The Lute Player" coin. Oddly, I thought the Jefferson nickel was the best item in the lot but not necessarily the most valuable. You see several years ago I started a Dansco Jefferson Nickel album that I wanted to populate with coins from my pocket change. The first thing I did when I got home was to raid the Whitman folder to populate the empty slots in the Dansco album. Now I consider myself a pretty advanced collector but some of the best fun I have with coins is stuffing those albums, no-kidding. I had a blast. Although the Lincoln Cent folders were incomplete, both were pretty full. For instance, number one is complete from 1932 to 1940. Number two is complete from 1941 to 1959 except for the 55-S. Again, I was surprised by how many coins my prize encompassed. The ANA puzzle is going to be a lot fun. I think I'll save that one for the cold winter days ahead! I hope you are all having a great summer and one week from today I'll be giving my presentation at the ANA World's Fair of Money. Having finished the edits to my presentation and getting it pared down for the allotted time I'm getting stoked! Right now, I'm just practicing the presentation at home twice a day. I'll be ready and I'm pinching myself to see if this is real, little ole me giving a presentation at a national show! It just doesn't get much better than this. Gary
Fairfax (VA) Coin Club meeting, May 8th
jgenn posted a topic in US, World, and Ancient CoinsThe May meeting is set for Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center in the upstairs meeting room 201. Non-members are invited to come check us out, so feel free to invite someone. For May's meeting we will feature 2 different Educational Talks. First, our very own Member Arthur Aron will talk on Obsolete Notes. Specifically, he has been collecting obsoletes that have coins depicted on them. He has a great slide show prepared and looking forward to learning more!!! Next, Peter Tompa, who serves as executive director of the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild, will discuss such rules and regulations and what collectors should know before they purchase coins abroad. Foreign cultural patrimony laws have already impacted ancient coin collecting in the US. Recently, there have been moves to extend import restrictions based on such laws to Spanish Colonial coinage. We are adding a second raffle, a $5 1986 U.S. Eagle MS69 NGC ( 1/10th of an ounce of gold). Tickets are $10 and a maximum of 30 tickets will be sold, so get your ticket early. ***limited to 2 per member*** We will also have our monthly raffle for a one ounce .999 Silver Australian Funnel-Web Spider coin.
Fairfax (VA) Coin Club meeting, April 10th
jgenn posted a topic in US, World, and Ancient CoinsOUR NEXT MEETING IS AT THE VIENNA COMMUNITY CENTER!!! Sorry for shouting, but we wouldn't want you to end up going to the wrong venue! Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 10th, at 7:00 pm. The Vienna Community Center is located at 120 Cherry Street SE in Vienna, VA. The meeting room is upstairs in the Upstairs Interior Rooms L4-L6. The link to the Vienna Community Center is here: https://www.viennava.gov Show Schedule We should be set up by 6:30 if anybody wants to come early. The meeting will include an open session for bourse and camaraderie. There will be a raffle for a 2018 Australian Kookaburra. For Quiz Time, we will conduct a grading contest with 5 or 6 random coins. Everybody grades the coins, and the best grader wins a prize. There will be a Youth division as well, with another prize for that winner. Bring your loupes, glasses, magnifiers! Tthere will be an auction of approximately 40 coins. It is a mix of U.S and Foreign: a gold piece and an original double mint set are the highlights. The auction list will be on-line at fairfaxcoinclub.com
Fairfax (VA) Coin Club meeting, February 13th
jgenn posted a topic in US, World, and Ancient CoinsOur next monthly meeting is February 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Reston, VA Community Center. Hope all members can come! Based on the recent interest we had at the Vienna Show we expect to have a decent number of visitors and possible new members. This month we will hold an auction of 22 lots consisting of some U.S. coins, some World coins, some proof and mint sets, and a numismatic book. Please check our website at http://www.FairfaxcoinClub.com for an auction lot list. We will hold a raffle for an 1873 Belgian 5 Fr. Also, plan on testing your numismatic knowledge once again with some coin trivia! As always, there will be time for bourse activity, so bring something to share with other members. We had a lot of buying & selling activity at the last meeting at the World Coins section! And don't forget, our following meeting is March 13th, where our very own member, and numismatic author, Roger Burdette, will conduct an educational session. Roger would like to get some feedback from the members for any topics you would be interested in discussing, so please come to the meeting and share your thoughts.
Fairfax (VA) Coin Club meeting, January 9th
jgenn posted a topic in US, World, and Ancient CoinsOur next meeting is January 9th, 7:00, at the Reston Community Center. This month we have no auction but instead a training that will be taught by our very own Jason Tungli. The Bourse will be open by 6:45 pm for those who arrive early and the meeting will start at 7:15 with general announcements and updates from our recent Board Meeting. We will then proceed into Jason's presentation on Coin Conservation followed by Q&A. We will close with meeting with our monthly raffle. Here is a little teaser from Jason regarding his presentation... "Don't clean your coins!" You often hear this piece of advice, but what does it really mean? At the January 9th club meeting, come learn the ins and outs of numismatic conservation and find out the proper way to keep your coins looking their best."
Vindicated - Grading/Encapsulation of Maui Coin Club medals
THN posted a journal entry in The Hawaiiana NumismatistBack in the year 2014, I made an inquiry to NGC Support about the grading/encapsulation of medals listed in their listed numismatic bibliography titled Hawaiian Money, 2nd Edition, by Medcalf and Russell. My "coin club" medals were rejected (see images). I now see that Hawaii related coin club medals (Maui coin Club and Hawaii State Numismatic Association (HSNA))are now being graded! (see image below) Great!!! I made this video about a year ago related to my completed Maui Coin Club silver medal set. Enjoy!


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Xbox Press Conference reveals first look at Shadow of the Tomb Raider "Louder Than Words" gameplay trailer. At E3 2018, attendees will be able to play a show floor demo of the game.
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In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider® she is destined to be.


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Clarkston Freshman Volleyball conquered a huge feat as they went undefeated during their fall season with 116 wins.
"It's amazing," said Daneen Kincaid, head coach. "I have never heard of a volleyball team doing this. Other sports where you only have eight or 10 competitions it is still quite an achievement, but to step out on the court 116 times and never lose a game is unheard of."
The girls finished the season with the Year End Classic, Oct. 22, and winning their fifth tournament. Then, hosted their final quad with Rochester Adams, Walled Lake Northern and Berkley on Oct. 25.
"You don't want to go 110 games and then lose one," Kincaid said about how the girls were feeling going into the quad. "The second game against Adams our girls nerves got to them. We ended up winning it 25-21. It shows how volleyball is such an emotional game. After they played Adams we had some good service runs in our competitions. The girls just wanted to finish the job they came to do."
She added the girls were a treasure to work with during the season.
"They played as a team," Kincaid said. I told them at the beginning of the season we are only as strong as our weakest player and they worked hard to make sure everybody's bar was raised up high and everyone was encouraged."
The 2016 Clarkston Volleyball team is Abigail Barta, Jessica Buscher, Han=nah Cady, Morgan Dolan, Cali Ehrenberger, Courtney Farrugia, Jordan Klokeid, Natalie Luba, Jordan Newblatt, Nicole Nickelson, Lauren Schoenherr, Madeleine Smith, Abby Tolmei and Sarah White.
Clarkston Freshman Volleyball conquered a huge feat as they went undefeated during their fall season with 116 wins.


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M.L. Miller – the mastermind behind Jungle Book, Pirouette, and movie reviews at Aint It Cool News – is gearing up for another crazy, creepy and glorious comic book miniseries with Gravetrancers. Described as a grindhouse horror throwback with visuals never before seen in comic books, Gravetrancers will be a four part series from Black Mask Studios featuring bright and freaky art from James Michael Whynot with coloring by Dee Cunniff and lettering by Jim Campbell.
"Maribel and Anthony are in search of the grave of their dead father, not knowing that they are stumbling into a graveyard owned by an eccentric clan of grave-robbers who've devised a highly-addictive drug made from human remains–and the fresher the corpse, the stronger the dose. What started out as an attempt to reconnect with the past becomes a descent into a psychedelic, neon-colored nightmare—will Maribel and Anthony find their way through the hallucinogens or will they become the next hit?"
Issue #1 of Graveatrancers is releasing on September 27th 2017. Previews and pre-orders are available here. And if you're super excited about this upcoming horror comic series, visit the Gravetrancers team at Comic Coon on Friday, July 21st from 5-6PM in Room 23ABC. Look for the Black Mask booth or the "Reinventing Horror in Comics & Films" panel!


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17-5548. The board of directors of any association may at a meeting called for that purpose adopt a plan of reorganization of the association. Six copies of the proposed plan of reorganization signed and acknowledged by an officer of the association shall be submitted to the commissioner. If the commissioner approves the proposed plan of reorganization, the commissioner shall endorse such commissioner's approval and the date thereof upon the six copies, three of which shall be retained by the commissioner and three copies returned to the association, one of which shall be retained by the association. Within six months after approval, the plan shall be presented to the members at an annual meeting, or a special meeting called for the purpose of acting upon such plan, or the approval shall become void. At any such meeting called for the purpose of acting upon a plan of reorganization which provides for a reduction of the association's savings liability to each of its shareholders or depositors pro rata to remedy an impairment of capital, any provision of the association's bylaws notwithstanding, each such shareholder or depositor shall be entitled to one vote, plus an additional vote for each $100 or fraction thereof of the amount credited to such shareholder or depositor on the books of the association, without any limitation, except for the total votes which may be cast by each shareholder or depositor. If at such meeting 51% of the shares represented in person or by proxy vote the adoption of such approved plan, the association may proceed to reorganize in accordance therewith. Five copies of the resolution adopted approving such plan of reorganization shall be filed with the commissioner. The commissioner shall place a copy of such certified resolution and statement and a copy of the approved plan in the permanent files of such commissioner's office, and transmit copies thereof to the secretary of state. Copies of the instruments shall be filed with the register of deeds in every county where necessary to show transfer of title of property.
History: L. 1943, ch. 133, § 126; L. 1978, ch. 84, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 189, § 7; July 1.
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I have a confession to make
After six decades on this planet, I've never really 'got' opera
I mean, I enjoy listening to bits of Bizet, Puccini, Mozart and Verdi, and I can name a few singers, but I guess my relationship with these bits of knowledge is not really very different to the one that many of the people have with wine names like Rioja, Sauvignon Blanc Bordeaux and Malbec. I can tell you what I enjoy, but my understanding and appreciation is very shallow.
I'm not remotely proud of this lacuna in my life (I hate it when people – Britons especially – puff up their chests to say "I don't know much about [art, music, wine, whatever] but I know what I like") and still fondly imagine that one day, I will do something about it. Once, that is, I've found the time to read all the great classic and modern novels and biographies that have passed me by. And gone to all the ballets, concerts and art exhibitions.
It is not as though I was never given the chance to be bitten by the opera bug. My parents had vinyl albums of Madame Butterfly, Tosca and Aida and possibly a few others. But my father also had several by Dave Brubeck, Count Basie and Oscar Peterson, and for some reason it was the jazz that found its way into my soul – where it remains to this day.
I can't give my parents credit for igniting my love of wine. Or not directly, in any case. While I was a child, they certainly drank it but with little knowledge or interest. Then they accidentally – it's a long story – ended up owning a hotel, and consequently employing an Italian 'Maitre d' called Mario who let me sample some of the contents of bottles that customers had not quite emptied. I'm very aware that the cards might have fallen very differently for me: no hotel; no Mario, and all too plausibly no introduction to the mysteries and joys of wine.
Over the years, I have tried to introduce countless other people to my love for wine and jazz, and sometimes those efforts have been successful. But quite often they haven't, or not really. At the time I was the wine critic for the London Sunday Telegraph and received up to a hundred sample bottles per week, one of my closest friends lived two floors above me. He and some of my other neighbours got to drink many of the sample bottles I'd received, along with some half-full bottles I'd bring home after tastings at the office.
After several years of this exposure to some of the finest drinking on the planet, my friend still happily glugs whatever familiar label his local supermarket has on offer at an attractive price. At least one former girlfriend was similarly immune to my efforts to turn her on to the sound of brilliant improvisations on a tenor saxophone.
And that doesn't bother me in the least. Just as it doesn't bother another leading wine critic friend of mine that his wife doesn't drink wine at all, and never has.
This, like the acceptance as friends of people with different political and religious views seems to me to be a fundamentally reasonable way to see the world, but for many professionals and enthusiasts, it apparently makes me a heretic. Wine, they believe is a miraculous beverage whose flavour, mysteries and stories are almost sure to bewitch anyone who is exposed to it in the right way. These people remind me irresistibly of the missionaries in Peter Matthiessen's brilliant At Play in the Fields of the Lord who set out to convert members of a tribe in the Brazilian rain forest, with disastrous results for all concerned.
For the vinous evangelist, the unenlightened need to be led away from the supermarkets where they worship the gods of convenience and low price, and taken to the temple of the wine shop, where they can bask in complexity.
Instead of the consistently predictable, simple, fruity, possibly oaky and maybe even slightly sweet wine they currently think they enjoy, these misguided souls must be introduced to the individual estates and vintage and bottle variation, and labels and flavours they have never previously heard of.
And just as the missionaries carrying the Word of the Lord did so in different ways, some of the newer breed of evangelists believe the path to true vinous salvation lies in cloudy, 'funky' red wines, orange wines, zero-dosage fizz and, of course, 'pet nat'. I don't imagine these particular believers in 'natural' wine will appreciate being dubbed "the hair shirt brigade" but, watching some consumers' first reaction to these wines has been like seeing someone being asked to swap the comfort of wool and cotton and man-made fibres for the 'reality' of hemp.
In operatic terms, this strikes me as rather like expecting someone who's happily listening to Coldplay to appreciate Harrison Birtwistle (a modern British composer with whom I have real difficulty).
None of this means that any of us should stop trying to expose as many people as possible to our enthusiasms. After all, every single person who has a love of anything, from fishing to flying gliders and playing the flugelhorn, has been turned onto it by somebody else. It's almost our duty to open the door to allow at least a glimpse of the thing that has so captivated our interest. But we have to accept that part of being human is that we are all individuals with our own personalities and preferences. And if some people prefer Barefoot or sweet Lambrusco or, like a third of the population of France, choose not to drink wine at all, remember that there is almost certainly something they relish – like opera for example –that maybe we don't.
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Posts Tagged 'Priyabhanshu Ranjan'
Family questioned in India journalist death
Police in India are questioning the father and brother of a Delhi-based journalist found dead last week in a suspected "honour killing" case.
Miss Pathak was a journalist working in Delhi
Nirupama Pathak was found dead in her parents' home in Jharkhand state. An autopsy revealed that she was pregnant.
She was reportedly in a relationship with a man from a different caste.
On Monday Miss Pathak's mother was arrested and charged with her murder. Her family deny all the allegations and say she committed suicide.
Miss Pathak's family reported her death last Thursday. They said she was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room and produced two suicide notes.
But an autopsy report showed the death was "a clear case of murder… caused by asphyxia as a result of smothering," the AFP news agency quoted senior Jharkhand police officer MS Bhatia as saying.
The autopsy also showed that Pathak was pregnant, fuelling suspicions that this was a case of honour killing, police said.
Miss Pathak, 22, was a high-caste Hindu Brahmin living in Delhi and reportedly in a relationship with another journalist, Priyabhanshu Ranjan, who was from a lower caste.
Police say that her parents had opposed the idea of their daughter "marrying someone from outside their caste".
Correspondents say that honour killings in the villages of northern India have long been reported.
But if Miss Pathak's case is found to be an instance of honour killing, it would be rare given her education and her urban background.


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It has occurred to me that if something were to happen to you, I would no longer be able to move. I can see it like in a comic book strip. Each second would stretch, sketched into a long inky strand of something trying to pull me away from the last moment you knew me, but I'm trusting the artist to use graphite or something heavy in their hand to draw me in grief. A shadow behind me so dark, so void, I can carry it with me, anchoring me to our togetherness. Because what if I was able to walk away with slow heavy footsteps, getting lighter each day. What if I succumbed to time and its ravaging inability to not change, what if I let myself do things that you would have loved or hated or been proud of or had feelings about that I could never guess because I would not be there to show you and you would not be there to tell me. Maybe Jesus did not ask for the stone to be rolled away. Maybe the stone that is known is the safe place and if the artist is to do an honest portrayal of the stone in the way I would like, the pen would need to tear through the paper, create a gash, keep going, carving down through the desk and its many drawers, gouge the tile and dig for the deepest blackest earth to even find a shade that would accurately depict the contrast, the relief, the sharpness I would need for my grief.
That reminds me, maybe what I fucking hate about memory the most is that it's immovable where as you are always changing