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Month: July 2014
18th Sunday Ordinary Time 2014
Gospel Reflection for the 18th Sunday Ordinary Time Year A – August 3rd 2014
Full scripture for this Sunday is available on our parish website. Daily Scripture is also available. Our parish Prayers of the Faithful for this Sunday are made available on the Dublin Diocesan website.
When Jesus received this news he withdrew by boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. But the people heard of this and, leaving the towns, went after him on foot. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick.
When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, 'This is a lonely place, and the time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the villages to buy themselves some food'. Jesus replied, 'There is no need for them to go: give them something to eat yourselves'. But they answered 'All we have with us is five loaves and two fish'. 'Bring them here to me' he said. He gave orders that the people were to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing. And breaking the loaves handed them to his disciples who gave them to the crowds. They all ate as much as they wanted, and they collected the scraps remaining; twelve baskets full. Those who ate numbered about five thousand men, to say nothing of women and children.
Matthew 14:13-21
Pope Francis remarks — "We find Jesus' wounds in carrying out works of mercy, giving to our body – the body – the soul too, but – I stress – the body of your wounded brother, because he is hungry, because he is thirsty, because he is naked because it is humiliated, because he is a slave, because he's in jail because he is in the hospital. Those are the wounds of Jesus today. And Jesus asks us to take a leap of faith, towards Him, but through these His wounds.
'Oh, great! Let's set up a foundation to help everyone and do so many good things to help'. That's important, but if we remain on this level, we will only be philanthropic. We need to touch the wounds of Jesus, we must caress the wounds of Jesus, we need to bind the wounds of Jesus with tenderness, we have to kiss the wounds of Jesus, and this literally. Just think of what happened to St. Francis, when he embraced the leper?"
Feeding the Needy
This is what is behind Jesus' wish to feed the hungry. He feeds bread for physical hunger, but the story of the gospel today is more than bread for hungry people. It is getting fully involved in the lives of those in need.
Any christian group, parish or otherwise, tries to reach out to those most in need in their area. Today the hungry need to be fed, the refugees find a home as all our homeless and those wounded by life need healing. The call of the church is truly to be 'the field hospital' of Jesus and his disciples in the world.
Donal Neary SJ


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The Evaptainers team is excited to announce that we have been named by National Geographic as a Great Energy Challenge grant winner!
The Challenge, seeks to "hasten the growth of promising, global energy solutions as a response to climate change, energy resource constraints and environmental limitations." National Geographic provides support to Evaptainers and the other Energy Innovators as we work to provide sustainable solutions to some of the world's greatest problems. For Evaptainers the grant will help us continue our ongoing field tests in rural Morocco and support the development of our next-generation prototype. One of the greatest parts of being awarded this grant is learning more about the other awardees work, check it out here.
We are thrilled to be supported by such a wide-reaching and impactful organization and look forward to working closely with the National Geographic team as we move into the next phase of development. Find out more about us and the Challenge here.
To download a press release about the award please click here.

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Hey everybody! It's the first day of spring and guess what's happening outside?
Mother Nature…you are a hag and I am NOT AMUSED.
So I'm going to join my friends Mar, Cynthia and Courtney today for the Friday Five where we will talk about 5 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT SPRINGTIME! And I will sit here and not look out the window because if I can't SEE the snow it means it doesn't exist. Right?
1) Running in shorts.
I'm sure you knew this one was coming and I will be shocked if I'm the only Friday Five participant that mentions it. I miss my warm weather running wardrobe something terrible. Now I don't know how anyone else feels about me running in shorts right now because my legs are pasty and terrifying, but guess what? Put on sunglasses if you have to look directly at me because the moment the temperature rises above 60 degrees again, it's ON.
2) Playing Outside.
Between last week and then this past Monday and Tuesday I became irrationally optimistic that spring was here and that there would be more outside playtime. I guess there could be today if we put on snow pants.
Betty was able to enjoy some fun times with sidewalk chalk and some swinging with Mr. Salt.
But now we've been driven back inside again. The playgrounds in our neighborhood are calling our names. Now that the days are longer, we are ready to make outdoor activity an every day thing.
3) Baseball Season!!
I've expressed my undying affection for my hometown Baltimore Orioles on the blog before and now in just 20 short days a brand new season of fun, family times at Camden Yards will be here. It's so close I can almost hear the crack of the bat, smell the peanuts roasting and taste the $18 beer.
Even Betty loves baseball. Every time we head anywhere near downtown she asks if we are going to a game. No, Betty, because the Orioles are in Florida right now WHERE WE SHOULD BE.
4) Crab feasts, pool parties & BBQs
With the exception of some Christmas parties, it is my belief that the BEST parties happen in the spring and summer. Crabs will be back in season soon which means they will only cost an arm instead of an arm and a leg. Pools will open in May and I will get to take my girl swimming. I will eat meat off the grill and drink cold glasses of wine and margaritas on a deck somewhere with a warm breeze blowing through my hair. In this fantasy I also have a glorious tan, I'm 5 years younger and I'm a millionaire.
Did I mention it's snowing outside right now?
5) Spring Races.
Let's get back to running. Some of the best events happen in the spring. Sole of the City is coming up in a couple weeks, and then tons of great races in May and June including the return of The Color Run (Come run with us! BALTIMORE2 at check out for a discount!), the Baltimore Women's Classic, the Frederick Half and the Baltimore 10 Miler just to name a few. I'll be taking a little break between April 26th and The Color Run on May 23 because last year I learned the hard way why you don't race so soon after a marathon. After that though? RUN ALL THE RACES.
Is there snow where you are today? Can you wear shorts on your runs yet? (If so I am ridiculously jealous of you right now.)
I hope everyone has a great and non-snowy weekend! I'm going for 20! Wheeeeeee!


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This space themed free printable barrier game is a perfect way to work on speech and language goals.
Barrier games are a great way to explore lots of different speech and social skills. This free printable space themed barrier game for kids is a bit more simple than the other barrier games that I have made. I realize that some kids get overwhelmed visually, like my son does from time to time, so this particular barrier game uses fewer items as a result. The simplicity of this one would also be great for younger children, such as preschoolers.
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What is a Barrier Game?Barrier games are a way to practice speech and social skills concepts by creating and describing scenes to another player. For more information on barrier games, I highly recommend reading this article about how barrier games are great for language enrichment.
Barrier games can be used to target specific skills such as:
- Following directions
- Listening skills
- Prepositions (on, under, above, beside, next to, etc.)
- Expressive speech
- Vocabulary
- Turn taking
How to Use the Free Printable Barrier GameTo prep this barrier game, you will need at least two players. Simply download, print two copies of both the scene and the items (one copy for each player), cut the individual items, and laminate all pieces for durability (optional).
To play this barrier game, have all players sit at a table and set up a barrier (a file folder or book works great!) so that all players cannot see each other's materials. Each player takes turns placing an object on the scene and describing to the other player where to place the objects. Each player should give specific directions on where to place the objects. The objective of the game is to have identical pictures at the end. That is, all players should have matching scenes with the items placed in the same spots for all players.
Please keep in mind that I am not a speech pathologist. I created these barrier games using ideas from our son's speech pathologist as well as from researching about barrier games, what they are, and how to use them.
Download the Free Printable On the Moon Barrier GameThis free printable barrier game includes three pages, including details instructions on how to play, a landscape or scene, and game pieces.
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Heh, this episode finally featured an actually funny fanservice joke. When the horny doctor first appeared, I feared the worst, but his nurse's BSDM have turned out to be quite hilarious. Especially the dog's outfit was brilliant. Really, if series as Kanokon realized this, they would have been quite fun, though instead they just can't think beyond the tried-and-true formula of groping, blood-noses and panty-shots.
Fanservice aside, I'm still surprised at how much I'm enjoying this show, seeing as it's turned into one of the dark horses of this season in the rest of the anime-community. The budget is indeed quite low. Studio Fantasia is no Satelight or Madhouse, so the drawings and animation are quite simple. And yet this has never had a weak episode so far, in my opinion at least. This episode again was a great one, and it finally pushes the plot forward again.
We learn that the one who changed all the women to glass was indeed that little girl. This time, she kills Yuumi, who indeed went on her solo-debut, dropping Seiji without him even knowing it. The glass women like her and Sara were meant as humanoid weapons. Hence why the bad guys are so interested in retrieving her. They're currently in the process of testing out their work, which has finally shown its fruits.
One thing I also like is how this series has managed to make characters likable who would have been really cliché otherwise. Especially Shu and Manami would have been incredibly annoying if they didn't receive any development. Manami, however, turned into a really sympathetic character, who's just finding out how naive she's been in the past episodes. She's a girl with real fears, instead of contractor-like behaviour (a la Darker than Black) of knowing what to do in any dangerous situation. Shu meanwhile turned into quite a refreshing main character, who neither is a stereotypical ambitious guy nor a carefree "cool dude". This guy doesn't care about being the best; he just cares about the people around him. For some strange reason, both of them have really turned into my favourite characters in this series.


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: "His Heart, His Hands, His Voice" - Theme Video
Here is the theme video for the 2011 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. It focuses on the truth that as we give, pray, and go, we are "His Heart, His Hands, His Voice."
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Softwere – Hardware
Equipment Inventory Tools
The reason for an equipment stock is to decide the equipment properties, arrangements, and associated gadgets connected with individual or various PCs. Leading a physical equipment stock can be to a great degree tedious and mistake inclined. Indeed, even with a semi-mechanized approach, for example, a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) accumulation apparatus or USB drive running a stock script, it requires that data be gathered and reported on a machine-by-machine premise – barely an effective procedure, especially if equipment is revived much of the time.
Luckily, equipment stock instruments exist that totally mechanize the way toward gathering data about the equipment abilities of PCs. Such devices in a perfect world accumulate information, for example, PC name, CPU sort and speed, memory, circle space, arrange card address and maker, serial number, and custom parameters you determine. In a perfect world, equipment stock information can be seen close by programming stock information for a point by point perspective of an individual's machine traits, and in addition an association wide synopsis of introduced resources.
Equipment stock devices are a basic piece of following and overseeing equipment resources over the endeavor. For instance, they are basic to arranging and dealing with the equipment revive cycle, and also programming or working framework movements, since they help resource supervisors distinguish PCs that should be updated or supplanted so that precise venture spending plans and time periods can be set up.
In the event that equipment and programming stock information can be gotten to on a continuous premise, it can likewise be utilized by help work area staff investigate issues with individual PCs. For instance, if a worker is encountering drowsy execution, the stock data can be utilized to decide how much plate space is accessible, what applications are at present running, whether there's an associated gadget known to be defective, or different qualities that can influence a PC's speed.
Eventually, the gathering of equipment information ought to a very much incorporated into an association's general IT resource administration methodology, as it speaks to a huge share of its general IT uses.


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By Rebecca Lawton, ILCW member (USA)
"The Ostrich Syndrome is a very human tendency," said environmentalist, author, and philosopher Edward Goldsmith in 1970. Although ostriches are misunderstood—they'll fight or flee as well as hide—Goldsmith implied that their cartoon personae resembled societal response to deep environmental crises. We lean toward wishful thinking. Or we apply superficial remedies. Ignore it, or slap on a band-aid, and we're good to go.
Last fall, as a visitor at the University of Alberta, I shared what I knew about the extended drought in California. My colleagues had heard of our lack of rainfall but not how dire the situation had become. They weren't strangers to dry spells themselves. They, too, have suffered devastating dustbowls. Today their prairies share the severe drought covering much of western North America. Glacier-fed water sources are dwindling as climate patterns change. Canadians know they have thirsty neighbors to the south, too, never an enviable position.
Imagine my surprise to return home after many months away to find water use unchanged and California still stymied: calling advisory group meetings, debating where cuts should be made, discussing who should be metered. Governor Jerry Brown hadn't yet imposed mandatory restrictions, and now that he has, they don't touch the biggest users.
Why the delay? Why the inadequacy? California's response to crisis reeks of Ostrich Syndrome—a long time spent with heads in the sand followed by superficial remedies and, perhaps, wishful thinking. According to one of my neighbors, "We've been hoping for a lot of rain and snow to come along and end it." Others claim political complexity and expediency: if you're a government official who waits to address a natural disaster like multiyear drought, you might garner more support for grand-scale water-diversion projects you've wanted to complete for years. Never mind that there isn't the water to put into them once they're built.
It's not accurate to say no one saw California's dilemma coming. The current drought began in 2012. The year 2013 was the driest on record since at least 1894, according to Western Regional Climate Center. Since the 1930s, we've put in waterworks to rival any built any time or anywhere, using several tiers of public funding—Central Valley Project, State Water Project, Colorado River Aqueduct. We've been Herculean in our success moving the 75 percent of our water supply in the north to the 80 percent of our population in the south.
We've had no shortage of science. We've known California's fresh water supply varies from 60 to 100 million acre-feet in any given year, posing unique challenges for storage. We've studied tree-ring data and understand that shortages can last for decades. We've grown accustomed to a status quo in which people use half the available water—20 to 40 percent for agriculture, 10 percent for cities and towns—leaving just half to an environment that once had it all. We've seen California's cities become comfortable using twice the per-capita water that Australian cities use in comparable climates.
We've understood that our breadbasket Central Valley farmers, among others, have pumped groundwater to replace the rainfall we're not getting. We've seen agriculture become more efficient with its water use, although we also recognize our convoluted rules force desperate and self-sabotaging behaviors: some users who must exercise or lose their rights sell water south to make up the difference. Net effect: depletion of groundwater under their feet.
In short, we've known we have work to do.
Drought is just one of many natural crises of which we aren't ignorant but that we fail to face with sufficiency. I live on an active fault, part of the San Andreas system, which any day could deliver the next Katrina-sized disaster to my hometown. Citizens of Pompeii before Vesuvius knew their city was prone to devastating seismic shaking likely due to fire in the volcano. But life goes on—for some. Whether we live with drought, earthquakes, tornadoes, unlivable atmospheric CO2, or flooding, we tend to get together our emergency kits (or not) and hope for the best.
The root of the word crisis holds the key to understanding how to react. Often it's used to mean a difficult or dangerous time, but it comes from the Greek krisis, which means decision. That sense of the word dates from the 17th century: a time at which a difficult or important decision must be made.
When we reach crisis points, when important decisions must be made, barriers block us from moving from talk to action. There are jobs at stake, homes to lose, communities at risk, ways of life to upend. There are privacy issues, property rights to observe, tradition to respect, history to study.
Meeting and conversing take patience and perseverance. There are models through history of how to do it best. In the Quaker tradition, one remains in meeting until consensus, not compromise, is reached. In the Greek tradition of dialogos, discussion is aimed at the issue at hand rather at each other in a debate to win. Facilitated meetings, committee and subcommittees, rules of order, memoranda of understanding—all are part of the fabric of civilized decision making. Without them, we unravel.
Yet meetings must lead to action. Protecting the commons. Saving resources for a (non) rainy day. Monitoring seismicity and translating data to action. Allocating the resources for suitable public works. Acting as if we had a future, for our children and the many generations ahead.
When ostriches hide, they do it in plain sight. They don't really bury their heads in the sand, although they do collect crop stones in that familiar and much-mocked head-down posture. They lay low when sitting their eggs, flattening their whole bodies to escape notice. They hide when they have to, but as I've said, they're just as prone to take critical action in their best interest.
They're just as likely to model excellent behavior we've not yet grasped.


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Some people go through life unchallenged. Richard Rawlings is not one of those people. He's the star of Discovery Channel's hit, Fast N' Loud, but don't think he got there overnight. It took years of hard work and dedication to supercharge Gas Monkey Garage into the powerhouse shop it is today. The new season of Fast N' Loud returns in March. Rawlings took some time to chat with us, here's what the man had to say.
Interviewed by Zach Doell (@thetirekicker)
What's going on in the shop today?
Well, we're building an F-100 pickup truck right now, for the show. We're different than most shows, we build about 365 days a year, take a couple weeks vacation and that's about it.
You've got a Mustang GT on the show, is that you're daily driver nowadays?
Oh, that green one? Yeah it's one of my drivers but not daily. I usually just drive my Dodge pickup truck, but when I don't, I try to get in the GT as much as I can. It's a car we built about eight years ago – a '68 Shelby.
That's a hot car. It's safe to say you've got most guys' dream job.
Well I tell 'ya I do have a dream job, I get paid to drink beer and play with cars! [laughs]
It's going to be interesting to see if there's people out there 20 years from now trying to restore Mitsubishi Eclipses.
Any downsides?
Everyday has its challenges – keeping up with the business, and we are a real business, unlike a lot of the reality shows. We build all the cars. It has its challenges, but at the end of the day, it's not a bad way to make a living.
When did you realize that this is what you wanted to do for a living?
I've been into cars my whole life, I've always bought and sold a few here and there on the side, as kind of a hobby. I was fortunate to have sold a company that I built 11 years ago and decided this is what I wanted to do. It was just part of the dream of being the next Paul Sr. or Jesse James of cars. Then, BAM! It was like an 11-year overnight success.
When you and Aaron met, was it love at first beard?
Dude, he didn't even have a beard! [laughs] Although, he grows hair like a Chia Pet. He really is one of the most intelligent mechanics I think I've ever run across.
Does he do anything that drives you nuts?
Be himself, he's a total asshole most of the time. [laughs] You're never gonna' tell him anything, and you're never gonna' tell him that he's wrong. After 11 years of trying, I just let him do whatever.
Do you see any current cars that you would customize in 30 years?
I think it's gonna' be a little interesting. I think that you'll find restoration projects, but we're in a new era and it's going to be interesting to see if there's people out there 20 years from now trying to restore Mitsubishi Eclipses, you know?
[laugh] Probably not.
But then again, 20 years from now we might have a hard time getting metal and they'll probably outlaw the process of chroming bumpers, so who knows.
I'd like to see them turbocharge a Prius.
I wanna take a Prius, rip all that stuff out, and drop an LS9 in it. [laughs]
I'd be in line for that. Is there anything else you're itching to build?
I've always wanted to build a '37 Lincoln Zephyr. We just got one a few days ago, so it might make it on the show. We've got a really cool design for a vintage desert race truck with long travel. But yeah – we're open to anything – we don't really pencil ourselves into any one genre.
It isn't hard to tell that beer has sweetened the deal on a few occasions. What is Richard Rawlings' beer of choice?
Oh, I'm Miller Lite all the way, man. [laughs] I try to keep on the straight and narrow. I can't drink the brown stuff. Anything brown, it's just a no-go for Richard.
I wanna take a Prius, rip all that stuff out, and drop an LS9 in it.
Goes in and comes out the same color doesn't it?
[laughs] It turns Richard into a different person!
Anything coming up in the next episodes?
It's kind of the muscle car holy grail, if you will. We found a 1967 Firebird – '67 was the first year – and we found bodies #1 and #2.
That's unheard of.
Yeah, it's going to blow people away. You've got to remember these we're actually made before the '67 Camaro. These were cars that dealers had never seen before. To find #1 and #2 is pretty awesome.
We're guessing this means no more Ferrari F40's then.
You never know! We do have a supercar that we're fixing to do. We're gonna turn the tables on it just like we did on the Ferrari. So the next one we build is gonna blow peoples minds; ake it lower, meaner, leaner, faster, louder. All that good stuff.
Can't wait to see that. Next time you need a project, the off-road Mazda Miata, remember where you heard it!
You know what, I'll go tell Aaron right now. [laughs]


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V. Reservation of title
1. We own all goods that the buyer orders from us until we receive from them in cleared funds all monies due to us in relation to the goods, at which time title to the goods passes from us to the buyer.
2. The buyer must clearly identify the goods that they have ordered from us but not paid for in full (unpaid goods) as belonging to us and keep them safe, secure, comprehensively insured against loss and damage and separate from other property. Where the buyer gets into arrears or fails to pay an invoice when due, we shall have the right to reclaim the unpaid goods and for this purpose, to enter the premises of the buyer within the usual working hours of 9.00am to 5.30pm. Except as otherwise expressly set out in this clause, the buyer must not:
a. part with possession of the unpaid goods;
b. allow any right to be created over the unpaid goods; or
c. make, nor allow anyone other than us to make, any additions, alterations or modifications to, or remove any part of, any of the unpaid goods.
3. The buyer is not permitted to sell unpaid goods.
4. We may, by notice, cancel the buyer's right to sell unpaid goods if it fails to pay us the amounts due under the invoice in respect of those unpaid goods. If:
a. the buyer is unable or deemed unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due; or
b. the buyer enters into a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any of its creditors (whether by way of a voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement, deed of compromise or otherwise); or
c. a moratorium is sought or declared in respect of the buyer or any of its indebtedness or an application is made to court for protection from its creditors; or
d. an administrator, liquidator (compulsory or voluntary other than a liquidator appointed in a solvent winding up for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction), provisional liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, receiver and manager, voluntary arrangement supervisor, compulsory manager or other similar officer is appointed to or in respect of the buyer or the whole or any part of its property, assets or undertaking; or
e. a petition or application is presented or documents are filed or faxed with a court for the appointment of an administrator, liquidator or receiver to the buyer provided that if the buyer is contesting the winding-up petition in good faith and with due diligence the notice shall not be treated as having being given until a period of 5 business days has expired since the presentation of the petition or application without it having been either discharged or struck out; or
f. a meeting is convened, a resolution is passed or notice is given of the intention to appoint an administrator, liquidator or receiver (including an administrative receiver and a receiver and manager) to the buyer; or
g. an order is made for the buyer's winding-up, administration or dissolution; or
h. possession is taken of the whole or any part of the buyer's property, assets or undertaking; or
i. the buyer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business or operations or sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of the whole or a substantial part of its undertaking or assets, either by a simple transaction or a number of transactions; or
j. any other analogous step, process or procedure is taken in relation to the buyer in any jurisdiction,
then the buyer's right to sell unpaid goods will automatically end and we may refuse to supply it with any further goods.
VI. Qualities, dimensions and weights
1. All qualities and dimensions shall be subject to the API quality standards, DIN/EN standards and material sheets applicable at the time of conclusion of the contract, and in the absence of these, in conformity with trade practice. References to standards, factory standards, material sheets or test certificates and details of qualities, dimensions, weights and usability shall not constitute an undertaking of warranty. The same shall apply to declarations of conformity, manufacturer's declarations and appropriate marks such as CE and GS.
2. Weights shall be established on our weighing facilities or on those of our sub-suppliers. Weight shall be evidenced by submission of the weighing report. Where permitted by law, the weights may be determined on a standard basis without weighing. Numbers of items, bundles, etc., indicated in the dispatch note for goods charged by weight shall be non-binding. If items are not weighed individually, the total weight of the consignment shall be used. Differences in contrast to the calculated individual weights shall be allocated proportionally.
VII. Acceptance
1. Where acceptance inspection has been agreed, the goods may only be inspected at the supply facilities or our warehouse immediately after notification of readiness for acceptance. Personal acceptance charges shall be borne by the buyer, any material acceptance costs shall be charged on the basis of our price list or the price list of the supplying facility
2. Where acceptance is not performed or completed or is late for reasons for which we are not responsible, we shall have the right to ship the goods without acceptance or store them at the cost and risk of the buyer and pass on any resulting costs to the buyer.
VIII. Shipment, passage of risk, packaging, part deliveries
1. The shipping route and mode and the forwarding agent shall be determined by us.
2. Where transport on the specified route or to the specified location at the specified time proves impossible or is considerably impeded for reasons for which we are not responsible, we shall have the right to use a different route or deliver to a different location. Any additional costs incurred shall be borne by the buyer, who shall be given the opportunity to comment prior to such action.
3. The risk, including that of confiscation of the goods, shall pass to the buyer once the goods have been handed to the forwarding agent or carrier, or at the latest once they have left the warehouse or the supplier. This shall apply to all transactions and shall include goods for which charges have been prepaid and for shipments free to the buyer's address. Insurance shall be arranged only by order and at the expense of the buyer. The duty and cost of unloading shall be the responsibility of the buyer.
4. The goods shall be delivered without packaging and without protection against rust. Where customary in the trade, we shall deliver packaged goods. Suitable packaging, means of protection and/or transport may be arranged based on our experience at the expense of the buyer. These may be returned to our warehouse. We shall not assume any responsibility for the costs of the buyer for the return transport or for its own disposal of the packaging.
5. We shall have the right to make part deliveries within reasonable limits. Excess and short deliveries of the contractual quantity as customary in the trade shall be permissible.
6. Our delivery commitment and the handling of the shipment shall be subject to the commercial custom of the sea ports, e.g. the Antwerp Conditions as amended in 1972, etc.; CIF deliveries shall also be subject to regulations 2, 3, 5, 7 to 18 and 21 of the Warsaw-Oxford Rules 1932.
IX. Call Orders
1. Goods notified as ready for shipment as per contract shall be called immediately. Failure to do so shall entitle us, after a reminder, to ship them at our option at the cost and risk of the buyer or to store them at our discretion with immediate invoicing.
2. Where contracts are based on continuous deliveries, the buyer shall provide us with calls and batch instructions for approximately equal monthly quantities. Failure to do so shall entitle us to decide at our discretion.
3. Where individual calls exceed the total contractual quantity, we shall have the right, but not be obliged, to supply the additional quantity. The additional quantity may be charged at the prices applicable at the time of the call or delivery.
X. Liability for defects
1. Material defects of the goods shall be notified immediately in writing, or within seven days from delivery at the latest. Material defects which could not be detected within this period despite careful inspection shall be notified to the seller in writing immediately on discovery, or prior to expiry of the statutory period of limitation at the latest. At the same time, any and all use and processing shall immediately be discontinued.
2. Once the buyer has accepted the goods as agreed, any notification of material defects which could have been detected during the agreed acceptance inspection shall be excluded.
3. In the event of a justified and timely notification of defects, we shall be given opportunity, at our option, to remedy the defect or provide goods in perfect condition (subsequent performance). In case of failure or refusal of subsequent performance, the buyer shall be entitled to reduce the purchase price or, after a reasonable but unsuccessful period of grace, to withdraw from the contract. For minor defects, the buyer shall only have the right to claim a reduction of the purchase price.
4. Where the buyer fails to give us immediate opportunity to verify the material defect and make the rejected goods, or samples thereof, available to us especially at our request, (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights relating to the material defect shall expire.
5. Where goods have been sold as downgraded material – with the exception of IIa material – the buyer shall not be entitled to any rights arising from material defects where these result from the reasons stated for the downgrading or such as may normally be expected in this regard. Where goods sold are IIa material, our liability for defects shall be excluded (to the extent permitted by applicable law).
6. We shall assume responsibility for expenses associated with subsequent performance only where reasonable in each case, particularly in relation to the purchase price of the goods. No responsibility shall be assumed for expenses incurred as a result of transporting the purchased goods to a location other than the seat or place of business of the buyer, unless in accordance with the terms of the contract.
XI. General limitation of liability
1. We shall only be liable for breach of contractual or other obligations, specifically for impossibility of performance, default, culpa in contrahendo and unlawful acts, in the event of intent or gross negligence. This shall include our executive staff and other vicarious agents and shall be limited to damaged typically foreseeable for this type of contract.
2. The warranties and conditions stated in these Terms and Conditions are in lieu of all other conditions, warranties or other terms that might be implied into or incorporated into these Terms and Conditions whether by statute, common law or otherwise, all of which are hereby excluded to the extent permitted by law.
3. Subject to XI. 1, we will not be liable to the buyer under any statute or in contract, tort or otherwise for any:
a. loss of profits, business revenue, business opportunity, contracts, goodwill and/or anticipated savings, whether direct or indirect; and/or
b. indirect or consequential loss or damage, which arises out of or in relation to these Terms and Conditions, or any order.
4. Subject to XI. 1, our total aggregate liability to the buyer in connection with each order for our goods or services (whether such liability arises under any statute or in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be limited to the total price payable by the buyer under that order.
5. Subject to XI. 1, our total aggregate liability to the buyer under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions (whether such liability arises under any statute or in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be limited in each calendar year to [£1,000].
XII. Place of Performance and jurisdiction, applicable law and contract language
1. These Terms and Conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law, and, except as set out in XII. 2, we and the buyer hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
2. The buyer acknowledges and agrees that we may bring an action against it in respect of breach of these Terms and Conditions in any jurisdiction in which it or its assets are located.
3. The contract language shall be English. Where contracts are translated into a different language, the English version shall prevail in all questions of interpretation.
XIII. Partial invalidity
1. Should any individual provision or any part of any provision of these Terms and Conditions be or become void or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions hereof shall in no way be affected. In such case, the parties shall agree to replace the void and/or unenforceable provision or provisions by relative provisions acceptable to both parties which come as close as possible to the sense and purpose of the deleted section.
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Typographic artwork is very popular at the moment with all sorts images being created, from maps to movie posters. They look really cool but don't you just wish that you could do it yourself using any picture you want?
Wordify brings creating these types of graphics to your Mac in a very simple to use app that will convert any image you want into a typographic piece of art. It gives you beautiful results, and actually looks great doing so.
Word Art, for Real
As soon as you launch Wordify, you're presented with a small window onto which you can drag an image. There's a selection of templates to get you started, ranging from shapes to animals. Wordify works best when using portraits of people or images shot on clear backgrounds as you get the best effect from it but in my testing I was able to get some pretty good results from photos on multicoloured backgrounds.
The app is sparse when it comes to controls and only has three button on display once an image is loaded, one of them for deleting the image. The other buttons start the text rendering and provide access to the settings.
In Your Own Words
There aren't many options in the way of settings but what you can customise is useful nonetheless. The default text used is, rather fittingly, "Here's To The Crazy Ones" but can be changed to any text you wish. Only unique words are rendered so if you paste in your favourite quote and it contains the same word a few times, you're not going to see it more than others. So, there's no way to get a phrase — even just two words — to be guaranteed to show up together.
You're also able to customise the font, size and colour of the text generated. A nice touch is the option to completely randomise the font used if you're not too interested or would like to see what your image would look like in different fonts. I like this option as you get to mix up all the different fonts that you have available, resulting in some really great looking artwork.
Instead of just outputting an image for you to use, Wordify shows you a preview of the artwork being generated and, once finished, results in a PDF that's approximately 10×8 inches. Not only can you print it at home but because it's a PDF, there's no loss in quality so you can scale it up to almost any size you wish. If you think the artwork is truly special, you'll find no shortage of online printing companies that can print your typographic piece onto canvas or large poster formats.
Room For Improvement
The app does have one or two weak points that are worth mentioning. Although you can specify any colour you want for your text, there's no colour picker or even palette. Colours are controlled by a red, green and blue slider but with no feedback on the exact colour you've chosen. If you've got a very specific colour you'd like to use then you'll need to have a keen eye to make sure it's the same.
Some fonts (such as Wingdings) are symbol fonts that contain no readable characters so you'll often find random symbols appear within your artwork. I'd like to see the option to specify a number of fonts to use rather than everything in my font library.
Generated PDFs are also just opened, in my case, with Preview. Whilst Wordify generates the PDF, the actual saving and management of it is done within your preferred PDF viewer. I find this a little counterintuitive as the file that's generated is a temporary PDF, you need to save (or move) it using Preview if you want to keep it. It would be a little easier if the app simply saved the PDFs to a folder rather than sent them to Preview first.
Wordify is an interesting app and despite it's lack of customisable options is quite fun to use. Not every image you use will come out great but once you get used to the types of images to use, you'll have plenty of fun. The fact that Wordify saves artwork as lossless PDF files means that you can create some truly great posters and have them printed to put up on your walls.
A nifty app to easily generate some great looking typographical artwork that you can keep or even print to large sizes. There's not a lot of customisation options available and the colour picker could be better, but it's still a great app if you're wanting to easily generate some cool posters for your workspace.8


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Take advantage of our obsession with tweaking Websites. You take care of your Business ~ We'll take care of your Website
What Are Website Tweaks?
Website Tweaks
… are the little changes or 'tweaks' you need done to your site that can be completed within an hour or two. You tell us what changes you would like done and we make the required changes. Leaving you free to take care of business.
Some example Tweaks may be
- Landing Pages
- Change/ Install Themes
- Add Social Media Icons
- Custom email capture forms
- Professional WordPress Install
- Setup Security WordPress Plugins
- Add functionality via plugins
- Fix conflicts between themes and plugins
- Small design changes – font, font size, colors…
- Whatever you need us to do.


text: Honeybees communicate through a dance named the "waggle". They can communicate to their sisters as to where to find food, water or a new place to live. The name? Well, I guess the name can be more easily explained if you watch the dance on YouTube, but certainly there has to be something more sophisticated out there! Many of our hives are under the direction of an Italian queen, cool right? I think it's pretty rad that Italian women dance around in buckets of grapes while our lovely ladies dance around in their hives...all in the name of foodstuff.


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Mister Minit specialises in the services of shoe repairs, key cutting and duplication, engraving and watch service. The team continue to build a strong service brand through commitment to excellence in customer service and continual improvements in relation to our customers changing needs.
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5 Running Things And Barley Soup
I need to put some thought around keeping track of my running here on the blog. I, of course, want the things I post to be useful, inspiring, interesting... something, for you friends reading this! I'm not sure me just keeping track of the miles I'm running does that. How do you feel about it?
This week, instead of giving the rundown of the miles I've been running I'll give you 5 things about my general running state for these past few weeks. I usually post each run as I go, on Instagram, so if that interest you check that out!
1 - I went 11 miles! I was supposed to go 13 this past weekend, but didn't get it in. I will do it this week. The 11 miler was a good run. I have a knot in my upper hamstring/glute that is pinching pretty good at times. I felt it at the end of this run and it had wrapped around to the front of my hip. I've got to get this thing gone! It was a cold run, and I was reminded of the dread of carrying liquid with me, but I felt good, kept good pace and wasn't dead at the end! 11 miles @7:49 pace.
2 - Orange Theory. I am hitting OT twice a week. I enjoy the social aspect of it, the variety of it and the challenge of it. I'm always up for giving my best and I enjoy when that is in a different realm that what I'm always doing. I feel stronger and I'm happy to be part of that community!
3 - Running Therapy. I took Q on a road trip over break. We met the C's in Nashville. It was so good to be with our best friends! I loved it so. I laughed so hard, talked so much and loved exploring a new place with our friends. Molly is my best friend. It just breaks my heart when I have to say goodbye to her! I helped get them out the hotel door Tuesday morning and felt the lump in my throat. I went back up to the room to put my jacket away before heading out, and I felt the tears coming. I took a deep breath as I walked outside and started my run. I still felt sad, but all of the emotion boiling inside me just released and I pounded the pavement. I so appreciate this thing that I do, that it is a healthy way for me to cope with challenges in life.
4 - Coconut Water. I have been a fan of Gatorade for forever. I train with it and like it! Last year I started trying coconut water. I didn't love it at first, but after a few tries I have felt and tasted the difference of hydrating with it. It is gentler on my stomach and the lack of sweetness is good for me after some runs. I like to stay open to many different things, so I am not loyal to any one type of hydration, but there are days that I just want to drink this after a long run! It tastes so good! My favorite kind is the lemonade flavor, and I love it over ice. So refreshing!
5 - Zero Xposur. This vest has been my go to this season! No more long sleeve jackets and super layers! I have done well with a base layer and this Zero Xposur lightweight vest. I got mine at BJ's, which is like Sam's or Costco. I have a dedicated one for running, because I tend to stink them up with all my sweat! It was a good buy.
I posted on IG today that I really don't mind when my kids don't gobble up the soup I make. After dinner I distribute it into containers and pop the soups into the freezer. I will eat them for lunch during the coming weeks. I love soup for lunch, quick and easy!
I want to add that I'm not so good at measuring, so as I explain how I make stuff I'm sorry! I used to be all about precision and recipe following. I have grown and am not afraid to experiment! I threw a bunch of stuff together for this soup, and it worked! That is how I've been doing it as of late!
I made this barley soup I with precooked barley. (I cook barley and all my grains in my rice cooker) I had a bunch left over from something else. I used canned stewed tomatoes and chicken stock as my base. I started with sauteing onions in some butter, then added my stock, then tomatoes. I threw a bay leaf in there too. I brought that to a boil then added my carrots and celery. I kept it at a low boil until the veggies were soft-ish. I added the barley and beans at the end and just heated through. I seasoned with salt and pepper. The photo below is day 2, when I got the leftovers into a dish. The barley sucks up the liquid so if you want it to stay brothy then freeze leftovers as soon as your soup cools.


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My First Video Blog: Mindful Cooking, Gratitude and Going on Adventures
Welcome to my first video blog!
I'm so excited to share some glimpses into my own mindfulness practices, including mindful cooking, practicing gratitude and going on mindful adventures.
You'll pick up simple mindfulness tips, like exploring different textures and flavours of food, appreciating the world around you and paying attention to the feelings which arise as you spend time in meaningful places.
And, of course, enjoy the cuteness overload that is my dog, Moose! He's managed to get in nearly every scene;)
If you enjoy the video, please subscribe to my YouTube channel or leave me a comment below! I'd love to hear how you could try out these mindfulness practices yourself.


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LG Pocket Photo printer review
We test drive LG's smallest and lightest mobile photo printer
BUILT TO WORK with any smartphone or tablet, the LG Pocket Photo printer produces roughly business card-sized colour prints via ZINK inkless printing technology, which LG says eliminates the need for expensive ink cartridges.
The mini printer, which LG unveiled at the Gadget Show 2013 in Birmingham earlier this year, costs £130 and LG claims that it is the smallest and lightest mobile photo printer available.
Compatible with both Android and iOS devices and operating wirelessly over either Bluetooth or near field communications (NFC), the Pocket Photo printer is capable of printing 2x3in images.
LG said that the Pocket Photo printer brings back the physical photo in a world saturated by digital imagery.
Design and build
Measuring a rather slim 72x120x24mm, the Pocket Photo printer weighs just 215g. Its name might be a bit inaccurate though, as we couldn't get it to fit into any of our pockets comfortably. That said, it is small enough to not take up too much space in your backpack or handbag.
Available in black and white, the Pocket Photo printer's chassis is fashioned with tiny hearts, which might appeal more to the female half of the market, but they are quite subtle, not pink coloured, and aren't too noticeable, so alpha male mobile printer users won't have to worry too much about what their friends will think.
There are not many buttons or knobs on the Pocket Photo printer's chassis, as most of the printer's functions are controlled by the app. There is however a catch that you clip open in order to load the 2x3in photo paper. The silver banding around the printer is where you'll find the power button to the left and a microUSB port to the right.
The LG Pocket Photo app needs to be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play store to enable the printer to function.
The app allows you to search through your phone's camera roll or media folders to load an image and alter it with Instagram-like filters, annotations and photo frames. Through the app you can also add a QR code that, once scanned by a smartphone, will present the viewer with a message that you edited into it earlier.
Once image editing is complete, hitting the print button in the app sends the print job to the printer.
If you have an Android phone with NFC, you can open a photo in the Android photo gallery then simply tap your phone atop the Pocket Photo and the two will be paired using NFC, initiating a printout, although we didn't get a chance to try this as we were using the printer with an iPhone.


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Oh how it glistens, the stars above the Promised Land,
Oh how it glistens, the blood upon oppressor's hands.
And time it has no chance to move,
The stench of death it follows you,
And dreams are had but none come true,
And hope is how they see it through.
Luck is earned but truth is born,
And order's by the devil's sword,
Eyes that bleed but do not blink
More gruesome than you ever saw
The stones they cry and carry men,
Waiting to be born again
As birds to flee within the night
But heavy hearts hinder their flight.
And thoughts of nothing fill the crowds
Anxiousness stays unannounced
Now recklessness has been aroused
And tunes of death begin to sound.
Armageddon, get involved.
Corpses line the streets of old
With the saddest eyes they pray
The sun to melt their tears away
No one runs, it's time to die
Preachers kill and children fight
Soldiers hide, they have no pride
And every day bleeds into night
Oh how they glisten, the sparks upon the Promised Land,
Oh how they glisten, the stains of blood upon their hands
And innocence has lost its way
And life is still a dream away
They wished for death and so they lay
A promise kept, it's where they'll stay.


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Kelly heads to Metlakatla, the last Native American Reserve in Alaska, to uncover how sustainable salmon fishing is possible in our modern age.
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Kelly heads to Metlakatla, the last Native American Reserve in Alaska, to uncover how sustainable salmon fishing is possible in our modern age.
Who knew we'd start the year learning about mezcal and end it on an iceberg? That's the beauty of every season on The Original Fare!
Catch up on all the Original Fare you can swallow! View us anytime on PBS Food, Roku, Apple TV and even YouTube. Or just click through right here on the website.
My mission is to seek out the best quality ingredients each corner of our world has to offer.
This project began with obsession. A nagging desire to travel everywhere to find the pulse of what makes it unique. Food quickly bubbled to the surface and also revealed deeper subjects of: land usage, food systems, agribusiness and fundamentally: who we are and what we value.
I've worked in factory farm chicken houses in the American South, learned from master cheese makers in the mouth-watering Loire Valley, plucked salmon and rose petals with commercial fishing women in Alaska, and nearly lost my feet reef net fishing in Hana Bay, Maui.
Co-founder of Iron Way Entertainment, I have produced & directed digital series for Fortune 500 companies and NGO's since 2004. I've done extensive interviews on art & technology with visionaries like Ed Catmull (President of Pixar), created a wild campaign with NRDC to engage millennials on environmental issues, and conversed with girls fighting for their voice after being genitally mutilated.
I made my feature directorial debut with Big Dream, which follows seven ambitious young women around the world who will stop at nothing to achieve their Big Dream.
Produced in partnership with Microsoft, UN Women, White House Office of Science & Technology, UNICEF, and National Science Foundation-- Big Dream was selected in the American Film Showcase in partnership with the US State Department. I had the incredible honor to travel to communities around the world to screen my film. From villages in northern Zambia, the jungles of Peru, ancient cities in Algeria, guarded communities in Haiti, and neighborhoods up and down the vastness of Thailand- I exchanged with young women of all cultures on our common goal: Girl Power and Gender Equality.
Once upon a time I was selected by Interview Magazine's "Top 50 Under 30 To Watch" (where my lo-fi photo was embarrassingly wedged between a sparkling Anne Hathaway and a handsome John Krasinski) and Glamour Magazine's "50 Women Doing Great Green Things." I look like crap in both of them but would gladly show you a Harper's Bazaar shot when I guest DJ'd a Save the Music Foundation event. I wore Betsey Johnson. Played Deceptacon. Maybe stole drugs. It was amazing.
I was kicked out of high school at 17 after growing up in a small, agriculturally focused, albeit racist town of 200 on the Missouri River in Napoleon, Missouri. Although we were in the heartland of food production; no trend existed about giving a shit where your food came from. You can say 'short man syndrome' is naturally ingrained.
When I'm not on the road: I'm either dreaming about being on the road or running naked through my current home state of Oregon. In the field, with no cameras, of course. (maybe)
We're tripping out about our Webby Award Honoree in 2017!


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Summer Issue of Local Banquet Now Available
In the current summer issue of Local Banquet, we interview our new lieutenant governor, David Zuckerman, who is not only a successful politician but also the first farmer to serve as lieutenant governor in more than 50 years, David gives us an insight into where things may be headed for our farming communities as we move forward under a new administration. We also take a close look at the large anaerobic digester (Big Bertha) at Vermont Technical College and how nutrient management helps to closes the loop in the sustainable food system. In another article we examine how the folks at All Souls Tortilleria are working with UVM to develop a white corn suitable for growing in Vermont which they can use in the production of their tortillas.
Also in this issue: the plight of the Butternut tree in Vermont and the efforts to help; an article on rare sheep breeds in the state; and a first hand account of the Everyday Chef program run by RAFFL in the Rutland area.
Read the summer issue online, at www.localbanquet.com, or keep an eye out for Vermont's Local Banquet at food co-ops, winter farmers' markets, and select restaurants today!
Vermont's Local Banquet Magazine is a quarterly publication that illuminates the connections between local food and Vermont communities. Our stories, interviews, and essays reveal how Vermont residents are building their local food systems, how farmers are faring in a time of great opportunity and challenge, and how Vermont's agricultural landscape is changing as the localvore movement shapes what is grown and raised here.


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I may not have a set moving date but I have a mind filled with ideas for my new home. From reusing what's already there to buying new furnishings I am excited. For this reason, I thought I'd share my thoughts here, which is great because this post also doubles up as an organiser!
Living Room Interiors
After searching Pinterest and Google for many an hour I have eventually decided that I'd love a navy blue and cream colour scheme. We needed a colour scheme that would complement our brown leather settees and cream and brown seemed very noughties.
To work with navy and cream we will be investing in a large Georgian mirror, golden lampshade and oak flooring. This will hopefully make the room look rich and warm.
A large tartan armchair will also be added to the corner of the room along with cushions from made.com
My only concern is that I usually like bright and airy rooms whereas this design seems the complete opposite, but I'm hoping the rest of the first floor will compensate for that.
Kitchen Interiors
White, white and red…
I like kitchens to be bright and clean so what better colour than white. Although I have a child and white may seem like a bad idea, my current home has a white kitchen so this should work fine.
Before any painting can start the wall to the dining room has to be knocked through so that we have an open plan kitchen diner (my dream)! I know very easily pleased.
Once the wall is gone and the walls plastered so they are smooth we will paint them white, and glossy white cupboards and a wooden breakfast bar with 4 red seats. All utensils, cooker, kettle, fridge and other appliances will be red, and there may be the odd bit of artwork above the table.
Grey rectangle tiles will be placed above the sink and oven so that too much mess is never made, in our very busy kitchen!
The flooring is already done with cream tiles I'm hoping that the wall coming down won't damage them.
Moving Upstairs
To be honest I'm not sure how I'd like this area to look yet because what I want to do is far too expensive so will have to wait for a while. As this whole thing is hypothetical may as well share these ideas too.
The staircase will be oak with stripy carpet running through the middle of the stairs, secured with black frames. Along the walls will be a collage of family images in black and white frames.
There will be a mirror in the hallway so you can check yourself before leaving and upon entering the building!
The landing will be complete with a lovely silver chandelier to add a little glam.
Bathroom Interior
Although the bathroom and toilet are separate, we will still discuss both, just to get my thoughts together.
Other than the kitchen this room needs the most work, with a whole new suit and tiling to be done it is a big job and first on the list to do before Christmas.
I am happy to settle for a plan and simple bath, sink and toilet with fountain taps but the shower needs to be extra powerful, I cannot stand a weak shower. Tiles will surround any wet areas so that we do not get any mould. As of yet, I'm sure of the colour scheme but fully tiled from floor to ceiling would suit me.
The Attic
Perhaps my favourite room in the house, consisting of 3 large areas and two skylight windows. This room has a lot of potentials and I cannot wait to get started on it, but this will be the last thing we get round to doing probably in a year or so time.
Grey and light blue are the colours for this room ensuring it is kept light and bright, with a grey carpet. On the main wall to the right of the room, I'd like to paint a pop art inspired piece – when I have the time.
This room will be equipped with bean bags, 60" HD TV, gaming stuff and dart board. The room at the back will be my closet full of clothes, shoes and bags – YAY!
The only rooms left are the bedrooms but yet to give this much thought, that can be another blog post. Although here's one idea
I hope that we will achieve these interior goals but will keep you informed during the process.
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Elizabeth and Jonathan tied the knot over the summer at the beautiful Muckenthaler Mansion in Fullerton, CA. These two college sweethearts met at UCSD while studying for their undergraduate degrees. They continued to date while they went their separate ways for grad school. Jon patiently waited as Liz finished earning her degree and God blessed their relationship for 6 years! Liz has a keen eye for style and you can see it throughout their wedding. Everything was planned with careful attention and detail, even down to the bridesmaids dresses.
Family and friends started to arrive for their summer outdoor ceremony which took place in the Rose Garden. They got to witness these two become Mr. and Mrs. and pray over them as they began their new journey as husband and wife. Guests got to enjoy cocktail hour at the boba bar, provided by Cha for Tea. They got to select between 'his-almond milk tea' or 'her-honey green milk tea' drinks. Each guest got their own mason jar which doubled as an escort card! The newly Mr. and Mrs. entertained their guests with a choreographed first dance. The night was filled with laughter, love and unique party favors. They had a live watercolor station where Dianuh, from Chasing Linen, gifted guests with their own personalized gift. Liz also repurposed all of her ceremony florals into a floral station where guests made their own floral pins for a keepsake! The guests got to enjoy late night ice cream provided by Carmela's and danced the night away! Tommy and Connie from The Great Romance did an excellent job capturing all the details!
- Venue: Muckenthaler Mansion
- Wedding Coordinator: Tiffany from A Blissful Soirée
- Photographer: The Great Romance
- Videographer: Seven Pines Productions
- Florist: Milieu Florals
- Hair & MakeUp: Jackie Su Artistry
- DJ: DJ Bleev
- Catering: Colette's Catering
- Boba: Cha for Tea
- Dessert: Carmela Ice Cream
- Live Watercolor/Floral Pin: Chasing Linen
- Headpiece: Handmade by Sara Kim


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Service to others has always been an important part of the 4-H club program. One part of the 4-H pledge states, "I pledge my hands to larger service." An entire section of the 4-H Summary Record is dedicated to the documentation of community service done by each 4-H member.
4-H groups conduct community service projects in local communities where they meet. These projects include community beautification, collecting donations for food pantries, raising money for charities, volunteering in nursing homes and donating needed items to hospice and hospitals, to name just a few.
Massachusetts 4-H also conducts statewide community service projects. Past projects include the distribution of backpacks with school supplies to needy children, the collection of new toys to benefit children in the Foster Children Evaluation Services at the UMass Medical Center, a Hurricane Katrina relief effort to benefit 4-H families in Louisiana and Mississippi and several food drives.
We conduct the annual statewide community service project in October and November. This year we are offering incentives to clubs that participate and report including 4-H pennants, club T-shirts, 4-H cinch bags and 4-H approved curriculum. We ask all 4-H groups to participate and to report their results to their Educator or through an online survey. Read the details about our current State 4-H Community Service Project 2018 - 2019
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Other factors contributing to poverty in Ethiopia include a lack of basic services and infrastructure such as safe drinking water, health care and education. HIV/AIDS and malaria greatly damage the health of many Ethiopians and kill young people who are the most important providers for their households. People living in rural areas have the least access to services and awareness programs, and have reduced ability to influence policy decisions that are relevant to them. This lack of awareness and involvement reduces people's ability to change their situation.


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After six months, a year, or even two years of planning, we've successfully made it to Wedding Week! All of the planning and preparation is completed, and now it's time for all of the final details to be confirmed. Stay with us as Kurtis Cross, Professional Wedding DJ, takes us through the wedding week of a DJ and through "game day."
Let's first preface this part of the series by taking a quick look at what we've already covered. The past couple of weeks, The Overwhelmed Bride has looked at the role of a professional DJ and more specifically, how my team and I approach different angles of producing a fabulous wedding celebration. In those entries, we've discussed several points and matters which are equally important during the wedding planning process. If you haven't done so just yet, you should take a moment to read our previous entries.
In getting to "game day" I truly believe that prior proper planning prevents poor results. In keeping with this theme, my team and I prepare, as much as we can, in advance for each wedding celebration. With many hours of planning in our rear view mirror, we've taken the time to get to know each couple, their likes and dislikes and, of course, the vision they share for their dream wedding day. Our main goal on their wedding day is to execute their wedding day as one fine masterpiece. It is with this in mind that my team and I approach each couple and each wedding day as if it is the only wedding in the world that matters. In fact, to us, it truly is. There are no "do-overs" and we have just one opportunity to make each moment, on this day, count. Let's fast forward...
Wedding Week
On the Monday of each wedding week, we confirm the final details of the wedding day with the couple, the designated venue contact person and, if needed, any other venue staff who may be critical to the wedding day. The evening prior to a wedding, it is important to me to have a low impact day ending with a great night's sleep. I conduct a normal business day. However, part of me is getting into performance mode. Tomorrow is a big day...
Six Hours Prior To Show Time
In the hours prior to the wedding celebration, Paula Panasiewicz (our in-house wedding expert) and I review the timeline/itinerary. By this time, Paula has loaded the day's timeline into an iPad, sent it to me via e-mail and has print copies available for me and for venue personnel to have on-hand. We have a "dress rehearsal" for the wedding, whereby my script, all of my cues, song selections and special instructions are executed in an abbreviated format. All name pronunciations are rehearsed, and cues are confirmed. The day's music program is identically arranged in both laptops via our music program "Virtual DJ." Our Road Crew then picks up the laptop system I'll be working with that day (consisting of two Macbook Pro laptops, two external hard drives, connecting cables and so forth). They are required to be neatly dressed and professional as they are the first impression that the event venue will have of The Kurtis Cross Team. Once they arrive to the event location, the Road Crew will check in with me... and the countdown continues.
Four Hours Prior To Show Time
Appearance plays a part in our professionalism. Therefore, I prep for today's celebration by shining my shoes, picking out the suit or tuxedo (client's choice) that I will wear. Where possible, I'll match my tie and pocket square to the dominant color that the couple has chosen for the wedding. Very few things speak to a wedding vendor's attitude and readiness better than a professional appearance. A pressed suit, laundered shirt, crisp tie, sparkling cufflinks and let's not forget the shiny shoes, are all a part of my professional appearance. From our team, a Reception Coordinator always accompanies me and this person is also expected to have a similar, professional appearance. Now, it's time for a meal!
Two Hours Prior To Showtime
By this time, I am en route to the performance location. Typically the Reception Coordinator and I will ride together and during that time, we discuss the wedding and what role they will play in building the perfect wedding and/or reception. Each of our Reception Coordinators understands the importance of each couple's day and will work tirelessly to fill the role of support person to the couple and to my performance. The mood is professional yet lighthearted. For me, the anticipation builds as we are now inside of two hours until show time.
One Hour Prior To Show Time
We arrive to the event venue. The Road Crew briefs us and I then introduce myself to the venue personnel. Key people to meet are the front desk staff, the maintenance staff, banquet captain and on-site wedding coordinator. Once I've met the key venue staff, I check in on the couple... first the bride. Our early arrival to the venue is something that each couple appreciates, knowing that our part in their day is underway without a hitch. With 45 minutes to go, we conduct a sound check with our Road Crew. Both laptops are tested, the wireless mic scans for an open frequency, and I conduct a mic check. I scroll through the iPad and then match our timeline to what the banquet captain has. More often than not, our timelines match. If for any reason they do not, we work together to sharpen up any inconsistencies, in the best interest of our couple. With 30 minutes to go, I am now in the ballroom, waiting for our first guests to arrive. I begin the music program with time to spare as I would like music to welcome even our earliest guests. It's time to kick-off this celebration!
Game Time!
Am I nervous? Slightly. After all these years, I find that my nervousness serves as a reminder to me, that each wedding celebration is unique and deserving of our best effort. This evening, we will deliver exactly that. Beginning with organizing the bridal party for their grand entrance and ending with the couple's final dance, it's game time.
To see where we go from here and what guides us, click here, for a sample of an itinerary used at a recent wedding celebration!
There's nothing like the day of a couple's wedding. For me, each "game day" is equally thrilling and exciting. At the same time, I am the slightest bit nervous, on each wedding day. Forget the number of years I've been in business (28 to be exact!). This is a couple's WEDDING DAY! All must be perfect... this must be their dream day and I am responsible for completing their day with a huge celebration. A celebration that they will remember for the rest of their lives. And just for good measure, a couple hundred of their friends and family will be in attendance as well. With each vendor playing an important role in the success of a couple's wedding day, some vendors are more on "display" than others. As a professional wedding DJ, each announcement I make and every song selection I choose is public. I do not look at this as pressure, but rather an opportunity to make this celebration distinctly different than last week's wedding. I must take the personality of the couple, their ages, each interaction I've had with them and their wishes into my "game plan."
Wedding DJ Blog Series...featuring Kurtis Cross, Professional Wedding DJ
Follow us over the next four weeks as we take a deeper look into the life of a professional wedding DJ, with the help of professional wedding DJ, Kurtis Cross. We will start with what you need to look for and avoid as a bride, as you begin your search for the perfect DJ, head through the planning process and what a DJ does to prepare for your wedding. Finally, we will end with the wedding day and all that he or she does on your big day in order to ensure your day is even more spectacular than imagined!


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100 days of happiness. 100 days where each day, no matter how awful it has been, you are supposed to find something that makes you happy. Sounds pretty simple right? I'm happy. I'm happy about the fact that we can choose to be happy at any point in our life; that it is our choice and our choice only to choose happiness over anything else.
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Getting wool from local sheep in Australia which the Vikings may have worn around 700AD onwards isn't viable. Our breeds of sheep are very well up the evolutionary line. The first breeds of sheep documented in Australia were only arriving in the late 1700s http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/agriculture/produce/wool/ and were Spanish Merinos and South African fat tailed sheep. To my knowledge there are none of the Swedish or Norwegian Ancient breeds here but there are some Finn sheep. (I would love to here from any sheepy people who are raising ancient breeds because I would probably want your wool ) So what was a girl into ancient vikings from Staraya Ladoga http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staraya_Ladoga in 700AD to do?
I was pretty sure the wool was going to be a heck of a lot different from what the modern world appreciates as wool and many Aussie re-enactors and living history people and I was quite right. Below is a picture of Spelsau Wool and Merino wool after they have been washed and then after they have been combed. The Merino is the lighter, finer wool.
If you are serious about accurate living history you really have to think about the wools that were around at the time and I set out to look into this area which seems to have been neglected all the way down here in the Southern Hemisphere amongst those interested in this educational hobby. I don't think people mean to, I just don't think anyone stopped to think about the breeds of wool around in their chosen time periods. For many, wool is wool and they are unaware or unconcerned about the providence of their wools. I sat down and thought that perhaps I could do some of the leg work and some of the hard yards and even make these more accurate fibres available. I sat down to write this to introduce the subject and damn the torpedoes. I've got a much longer journey ahead and I would appreciate your help.
So the first ancient breed I was able to get some wool from was the Icelandic sheep. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_sheep Evidently this breed has been in Iceland since the Vikings bought them there. It's a long way from Staraya Ladoga. It's a long way from anywhere but the creatures have not had too much chance to interbreed with other sheep breeds however they arrived much later than the 700s from what I have read. It's an interesting hairy wool and spins very nicely on a drop spindle but wasn't quite my period, I noticed they descended from sheep in Norway but I put that on the back-burner. I Nålebinded http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nålebinding some socks http://www.joanna-molloy.com.au/Joanna_Molloy/Viking_Socks.html with it and I made viking leg wraps with it which sold on ETSY as soon as I put them there. Here is a picture of them
Next I tried to get some Russian sheep wool, the type I could find was Romanov sheep http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanov_sheep and I am not really sure how long this breed has been in Russia it seems they were only noticed in the 1800s. Not helpful. Not enough info and I can only translate so much Russian Cyrillic with Google translate. Still not happy but I played around with it, spun it on a drop spindle and then woven it on my floor loom into a beautiful shawl. Which is up on ETSY https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/200178406/earth-shawl? for those interested.
Then I found a lady from Norway who was able to provide me with Old Norwegian Spelsau http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spælsau and wild Norwegian sheep wool. This is another very interesting hairy wool that spins well and has long hair and wooly fibres. I spun a whole swag of that on my drop spindle and then wove a herringbone patterned shawl out of that. This one is not on ETSY its in my living history kit and comes out for exhibitions. Im rather proud of it. It is pictured here.
I really am pretty happy with this wool, but its not from Sweden, and there seems to be evidence that Vikings who were hanging out in Staraya Ladoga were most likely Swedish.
I have been patiently waiting for a Swedish contact to move house and get back to me as she knows someone who has ancient Gutefår http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gute_sheep sheep and may be able to provide me with some, that will probably be the closest wool I can get to something that may have been worn by Swedish Vikings in Staraya Ladoga around 700AD. Phew. Mad I hear you say, well just a bit :). I really want to know what the wool and the fabrics were like.
I also inadvertently came across another reason why people doing re-enacting and living history might look at their woollens more closely. If there is no demand for supply, these ancient breeds will die out. I recently purchased a DVD from a fibre lady, Debra Ronson, to supplement my interest in ancient wools. She has made a little video promoting her DVD but she pretty much sums up the importance of rare wools as passionately as I would have to say on the matter so I will let her explain it to you here. http://youtu.be/zG8-zx3gt4M


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Lightbow 1.4 - Groups, Color Conversion, and UI Improvements/
The Philips Bridge has the ability to set up groups of lights within your setup. Groups make it convenient to affect any number of lights with a single tap, rather than dealing with each one individually. You can group lights by room, function or any way you like—lights can be members of multiple groups. Leverage groups to change colors in unison, or turn a whole room on/off at once. Group information is stored on the bridge, so it is instantly available to everyone on your home network.
Color Conversion
By now, owners of Philips hue lightbulbs have probably noticed something strange going on in the green part of the color spectrum. In order to achieve the brilliant warm & cool whites you would want to light your home, the red/green/blue LEDs inside hue's bulb are tuned to be slightly off the typical red/green/blue. It's an interesting (and worthwhile) compromise by Philips for most users, but you'll notice a distinct difference in color space from some of their other models like Bloom, Iris, Aura, and LightStrips, which are meant for for party/accent lighting and have less emphasis on beautiful whites.
When you are working with a Philips Bloom and a Philips hue light in the same color editor, you'll see a split spectrum representing each color space. When you move the slider back and forth, you'll see the recalibration indicator update in realtime. Before, if you were to assign a hue around 75° the Philips hue would look orange while the Philips Bloom would be more of a yellow-green. Now, they will appear much closer to the same color (as hardware allows). Lightbow will be tuning and updating these color mappings with each version as we receive feedback from our users, and as new light models come to market.
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You can now duplicate a preset by tapping and holding on that row in the preset list. Since terms like "Color Temperature" and "Hue, Saturation, Brightness" don't mean much to many users, we're going with "Warm & Cool" and "Rainbow" to be more user friendly. ON/OFF switches in the light/group list now reflect mixed state, so you can easily see when only some of a group's lights are on.