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Great start to Vintage 2014
Did you catch the world's Fastest Bunny? Here he is with his' ears pinned back, he's moving so fast.
Now its time to reflect on how this year started for the grapes.
With the late rains, we've had a beautiful spring - the flowers and trees were stressed by the dry winter. With these rains, they literally sprung into bloom with a ton of flowers.
What does this mean for us, the wine drinking mench?
Well, vines produce their best fruit when they are stressed. They put more effort into the fruit, and less effort into their foliage, otherwise known as their canopy. Less foliage, more fruit. Sounds like a potentially fantastic vintage of 2014. Let's see what happens!
For sure we didn't have any late frost, nor any major storms which can knock off the fruit. This is known as 'shatter' -
Warm winter also let to early start to the vines - they may be 2 weeks 'ahead' of schedule.
So it may be one of the best starts I have seen to a vintage.
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What is your most treasured home ornament and why? We invite you to draw, write about or sculpt your favourite home ornament and add to our Reading Room display.
Daphne Wright's Emotional Archaeology is an exhibition that focuses themes of domesticity, class, faith, parenthood and care.
An artwork included in the exhibition is Home Ornaments; a group of domestic objects produced by Daphne Wright as part of a public art project during the redevelopment of the Gorbals housing estate in Glasgow generating debate over taste, meaning, value and ownership.
The ornaments were made to represent the shared memories of a community are indicative of the ornaments we all have in our homes which also have stories attached to them.
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We invite you to draw, write about or sculpt (from tin foil) your most treasured home ornament and add to our Reading Room display.
Or, why not take a photo of your favourite home ornament and share it with us on social media. Tag your photos #DaphneWright
Visitors have been busy sculpting some of their favourite ornaments with tin foil (a material used extensively in Daphne's Where do Broken Hearts Go?) which are now accumulating in our Reading Room:
Arnolfini Staff have been selecting their favourite Home Ornaments and sharing online:
"I don't have many trinkets or 'dust collectors' but I do love photographs. This is a treasured picture of my grandad and I which I keep in a frame that was discovered in a loft scavenge and belonged to my great, great grandmother. It has taken pride of place in every home I have dwelled." @lisawhiting
Learn more about the artwork Home Ornaments by Daphne Wright here.
See the images that visitors have been sharing of the exhibition and home ornaments here.
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Salon Pure is located in the exclusive Palmer Square, Princeton. High above the noisy busy streets, come up and enjoy the best view in Princeton. Our staff have experience and expertise that is unparalleled in Princeton. Sassoon, Arrojo, Goldwell and Paul Mitchell are just a few of the many companies we train with on a regular basis. Along with being published in major fashion magazines and participating in fashion week and hair industry shows, Salon Pure has a direct pulse on the hottest trends. Whether you're looking for something edgy or just need a fresh take on what you already love, Salon Pure stylists are ready to meet your needs. Need some inspiration? Check out our social media for consistently fresh ideas and to see what new techniques we are excited about. While you're here, enjoy delicious menu items delivered from Mediterra or complimentary refreshments from our coffee bar. We hope our professional, friendly atmosphere leaves you feeling refreshed and looking great.
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Graphic designer Jessica Walsh's name is associated with a few very obvious words: talented (she's won accolades from the Art Directors Club, Print magazine, SPD, and other major industry organizations); Sagmeister (her partner at design firm Sagmeister & Walsh); and nudity (her shocking photo announcing her position as partner at Sagmeister & Walsh). Adding to that list, one might consider including "surreal," as Walsh's curiosity toward the idea has been formative in her childhood, her dreams, and her work. Though she doesn't consider herself a surrealist by trade, she does find inspiration in the wonder-filled world of the surreal, from classic examples like Alice in Wonderland to contemporary exhibitions at the Whitney.
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LN: Have you always had a predilection toward the surreal? Jessica Walsh: Yes. One of my favorite stories growing up was Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Many of the surrealists took inspiration from this story. What did you love about it? I loved both the visuals and the story. While it may seem like a simple fairy tale, there are so many hidden underlying messages and philosophies about life within the story. I very much loved the art direction of the latest Alice in Wonderland made in 2010. I loved films such as Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, and some of the fantasy films like Labyrinth.
LN: At the time, did you see those worlds as fantasy or real? JW: I did understand they were fantasy worlds, but when I was young I very much believed there was more to life than we could see or understand. I thought adults just couldn't see this, and I was pretty sure I had special powers and could communicate with ghosts. While I've grown out of those beliefs, I do still hold onto a childlike curiosity and wonder.
LN: What about your dreams? Do you remember them? JW: Yes I usually remember them, I have been trying to keep a dream diary as they are often quite crazy… intense… beautiful. Sometimes before I fall asleep I'll tell myself I want to dream a solution to a project. The results aren't always as interesting as they seem while I am in the dream, but still inspire things I am doing. For a while last year I had taught myself how to lucid dream, which is where you are consciously aware you are dreaming and can control your participation in the dream.
LN: What have you done in your lucid dreams? JW: All sorts of things, from flying, space travel, to sex fantasies.
LN: Would you consider yourself a surrealist? JW: Not really. I call myself a designer. That being said, I am not so interested in labeling things.
LN: Would you describe your work as surreal? There is a surreal quality to some of the work I've done in the past, particularly the photo illustration editorials, posters, and fashion advertising work I've done.


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A deeply moving and searingly honest memoir about fathers and sons.
Wasn't that the whole point of being alive? ... To ask the right questions, not just as a journalist but as a human being? To not just examine other people's dark, cold, self-hating, contradictory, disconnected places, but to examine one's own, given that this was possibly the most uncomfortable inquiry one could ever undertake? ... not to rush to one position or another, but to allow disparate ideas to co-exist, within ourselves and within others. To begin to know oneself, and to begin to know that we don't know.
More than a decade ago, journalist David Leser started writing a biography of his famous father, legendary magazine publisher, Bernard Leser. But David couldn't finish the project because he didn't want to employ his investigative and forensic feature writer's skills to unmask his father - to do so seemed utterly at odds with his desire to be the loving son he wanted to be. But freed from the obligation of having to think of his father as a book project, David started seeing him as a man, as both a son and a father, as someone loved and familiar but also flawed and unknowable. And the harder he looked at his father, the more he saw himself and how his own life had been lived both in tribute to and rebellion from the legacy of his father.
A lyrical, deeply moving and searingly honest memoir of two men, father and son, and their shared truths and burdens, To Begin to Know is a story of love and forgiveness, of acceptance and hope. It goes to the heart of a family - the hearts of all families - and asks questions crucial to us all.
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First, a disclaimer: David Leser is a friend and I worked briefly for his father Bernie. So I know the key players in this very candid memoir. That means I can vouch for its sincerity and authenticity; rarely has a man laid himself bare (at one point quite literally) so comprehensively, revealing his inner demons regarding his own striving ambition, his desires and conflicts, his fears and flaws. He is, at times, perhaps too hard on himself, particularly when writing about his failings as a husband. At others he is downright hilarious (his account of his Mrs Robinson-style deflowering and the libidinous surges he experiences in Israel are particular highlights).
Leser's experience as a journalist is wide and varied, and he embraces every assignment, whether in New Orleans or on the West Bank with open-minded curiosity and highly-tuned instincts (except for one potentially fatal episode). Underpinning his restless drive is a searching and deeper questioning and a need to prove himself as being worthy of his father and yet able to step out of his father's considerable professional shadow. (The restlessness is at time quite literal, described in his desperate quest to cure an ongoing battle with insomnia).
Touching, honest, brazen and funny, this memoir is both affecting and entertaining and captures the complexity of a life grasped with both hands.
About the Author
David Leser has been a Middle East and Washington D. C. correspondent as well as feature writer in Australia for the Murdoch, Packer and Fairfax presses. He's more recently gained a reputation as a brilliant profile writer; among his subjects are Alan Jones, Dame Edna Everage, Helen Garner, Margaret Whitlam, Oriana Fallaci, the Dalai Lama and Xena, Warrior Princess. The recipient of a number of awards, David has worked as a staff feature writer for the Daily Telegraph, The Australian, HQ, The Bulletin, The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend and the Australian Women's Weekly.
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 328
Published: 1st July 2014
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.54
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Do you need to set up a social media campaign? Do you need some help getting started?
If your business is considering a social media campaign, planning is paramount. By incorporating these five core components you will be well on your way to running an effective social media campaign. Remember, a planned campaign is a successful campaign.
What are your goals?
The first and most important stage is to work out your goals, do you want to increase brand awareness, drive more traffic, increase customer loyalty or improve conversion rates? Once you've chosen your goal, you can work out your strategy. If you are new and want to increase brand awareness you should use BuzzSumo to find the trending and most popular stories in your industry. If you want to increase customer loyalty, implement a photo sharing contest into your campaign and use this opportunity ask for their email address.
Your goals need to be measurable so you can track your progress and this is done by using key metrics. This includes Facebook likes, Twitter followers, shares, retweets, conversions etc. Having these objectives and using the data available allows you to react quickly when certain strategies are not working. HooteSuite and Buffer are great social media management tools that provide this data.
Find your audience
The next step is to find and understand your audience and where they spend their time. Different segments of the population are found on different social channels. If you're having trouble finding where your audience is, you can use social interaction reporting on Google Analytics. This will tell you which channels send visitors to your site. Below is a brief overview of the most popular social networks.
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Once you know where your target audience is, start listening to them. Work out what hashtags and keywords are connected to your brand and pay close attention to what is being said about you, this information can be used in your campaign. If no one is talking about you yet, pay attention to what is being said about your competitors, their weaknesses can become your strengths. Also, pay close attention to your competitors and look at what content types and information get the most engagement. Social listening is just as important during your campaign so make sure you are listening in throughout the campaign. Google Alerts and Quora are great tools for social listening.
Set a timeline
Establishing an editorial calendar is a great way to stay on track with your campaign. Remember to include upcoming events, social media content and editorial content. Schedule your social media content in advance rather than doing this throughout the day. Your engagement and customer service should be unrehearsed but your content should be written ahead of time. Remember you should keep a balance with the type of content you are promoting, the 80/20 rule states that 20% of your content should be promoting your brand and 80% should interest your audience and engage them in conversations. If you don't have a calendar, you can use this excel template to help you get started.
Prepare content
When preparing your content it is important to make sure it stays in line with your brand image, but to take it a step further you should also create a tone for your brand. Ask yourself, if your brand was human what kind of personality would it have? Write down a list of adjectives and think about how you'd like your brand to be perceived. When you are creating content or responding to customers, make sure it is in line with your tone.
Visual content has a lot of anecdotal evidence in its favor, posting images and videos are going to increase engagement. You can offer tips, advice, quotes, how-to's, photos of your products and more.
Chose a hashtag for your campaign that fits with your content and brand. Research which hashtags are taken already and which could be useful. Ritetag is a useful tool for researching hashtags. You also might want to change the visuals on your social media accounts to match your campaign. If you're having a competition you could put this in your header image along with your hashtag,
Paid advertising can be a great addition to any social media campaign if you have an advertising budget make sure you familiarize yourself with the platform and prepare any content ahead of time.


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JR's Taste of Ceylon features a menu of authentic Sri Lankan cuisine.
We've driven by so many times, we've been aching to give this a shot. It's not as if Sri Lankan cuisine is sprouting up everywhere in Vancouver. Finally the stars aligned and we had a chance to give it a go.
It's not a great looking place outside, but neither is anything else in the neighbourhood. Our first worry ... nobody was in there. We sent in a scout, and we couldn't get even a mouse, so we left. Then we went in again a few minutes later and finally some dude shuffles in view.
We were the first and only ones at that time ... so presumably we had his undivided attention. Strangely enough, when we asked for a child booster chair he disappeared for what seemed like a good 10 minutes. What? Did he just whip one up in the back alley? Did he go steal it from a vacant house? Hmmm ... at least it gave us a chance to scope out the washrooms, which were impeccably clean. Good start there.
Well, that's where it all started to go downhill. Despite being the first and only ones, I think it took maybe 40 minutes or so for the first dish to arrive (which was pretty good, by the way). A few other tables trickled in and they had a hard time getting so much as a menu let alone a glass of water. Another table had to wander by and borrow the menus that were left with us. Okay, we won't beat around the bush. Most of the stuff we ordered was pretty decent and unique, nothing mind blowing. All except the last dish, the "lamprais", which, well, tasted a bit off. Which is funny since we were warned it would take 20 minutes to make (from what? from a batch of slightly off ingredients?). In actuality, it took us about 2 hours to get out of there. And there were only 3.5 other tables there (0.5 for the couple at the table that just had a beer and gave up due to lack of service). As we left, one of the other tables still hadn't gotten their food and none of the other tables had complete orders yet. Poor sods, they were probably lucky to get out of there before midnight.
We know there were at least 2 workers in the restaurant, and if you can't handle 4 tables with a fairly limited menu? My gosh, that's destined for failure. As much as I wanted to like this place, the final "off" dish did it in for me along with the excruciating wait. (Seriously, given a WiFi connection, Google, I could've whipped up those dishes myself in less time). Feel free to try if you have A LOT of time on your hands.
During the hour or so we were at JR's, we were the only seated customers; one guy came in for a take out order. Truth in reviewing: this was a Monday night, around 7pm - in the rain - at least two strikes against a restaurant getting decent traffic. We were admonished that the meats were not yet finished, would a 15 minute wait be OK? I don't think in Sri Lanka we ever had a meal that took less than an hour to arrive (it's part of the charm) so this wasn't a problem.
We ordered a couple of curry dishes: meat (chix) plus 3 veg for one of us; seafood (squid) "devilled" curry and a side veg. The food was adequate. We've had "the real thing" in Sri Lanka and the flavours weren't bad, but nothing to compel us to return. There were two really pleasant waitstaff - both Philippinas, one so new that she didn't know what was in the items on the menu. My wife spotted the cook and thinks she's actually Sri Lankan or Tamil (a presumed prerequisite :)
The prices were reasonable but bore no correlation to the ingredient cost, quantity or preparation complexity. So the chicken curry with rice and sides were, say $10; the seafood curry alone was $14 - and didn't include the rice or side dishes. One "can't recommend": the eggplant curry was rather bitter and the skin inedible. Perhaps the bitterness was the way it should be, but I didn't care for it. The chicken was quite spicy by Canadian standards - fine by me (in-country it can be incredibly spicy cuisine) but might come as a surprise to less those preferring less fiery cuisine.
Beer selection was local (i.e. Molson...) and priced at about $4.50/a bottle - so 4 of them total amounted to a significant hunk of our bill, which totalled at about $60 less a groupon of $20.
The restaurant offers nightly specials (I noticed this on their web site - it wasn't particularly obvious) and these may bring in local Sri Lankans for a "taste of home". However, I don't think we'll be back. As we headed home to the West End, we passed by House of Dosas - another Sri Lankan restaurant nearby. IT was packed.
For adventurous diners, I'd suggest you check JR's website, and try one of their "speciality" evenings later in the week. I get the sense their heart is in the right place and I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm with my "damning with faint praise". For a "known quantity" in Sri Lankan, I'd much prefer House of Dosas.
Please let me recap on what exactly happened tonight. My parents and I went to JR to use our Dealfind coupon. We paid about $20 for $50 worth of food. We went into the restaurant to be greeted by a girl sitting at a table on her laptop computer. We were the only table at the time (it was almost 7pm on a Sunday night).
We were first of all, greatly confused by the menus because of its lack of descriptions (we're not Sri-Lankan or Indian). We order the Rotti, a hopper platter, curry chicken, curry beef with rice, and mango lassie.
First of all, let's go right into the curry chicken. It came COLD in a glass dish the size of a soy sauce dipping tray (extra small), for $6.99. Yes, $6.99 for 4 pieces of chicken that had more bones than meat. We complained to the waitress that it was cold, and she did not do anything to redeem herself, until I asked her to heat it up...in a microwave. We waited for 10 minutes to get it reheated. I heard the microwave beep twice, so she undoubtedly reheated it twice in those ten minutes. When it came back, it was indeed hot, but half of the curry had already evaporated.
The rotti was fine. The hoppers were not worth the $12 that we paid for. There were 5 rice cakes, that were less than stellar. The beef curry with rice tasted exactly like the curry chicken, and it felt like the whole dish was microwaved, as the dish lost its heat within 5 minutes. The only thing that was acceptable was the mango lassie. Yes, a drink. It just felt like mango yogurt, but that's fine. It was for $4.
This restaurant is not good at all. This is seriously the worst Sri-Lankan/Indian restaurant I have ever been to, and I will not hesitate to NOT come again. I will not come again. At the end of the night, the waitress told us that the computer system has problems with the Dealfind coupon, and that she couldn't print out a receipt. Is it that hard to write out the prices?
We feel that we have been thoroughly ripped off by the restaurant, as we feel that they have intentionally shrunk the portion sizes because we had a Dealfind coupon. We have also calculated our bill based on the menu, and realized that they charged us an extra 10% (it's not much, but the thought of it is just immoral).
Just do yourself a favour and please, don't visit this restaurant. The waits for food are ridiculous, the food is terrible, the service is unethical, and the atmosphere is common and unattractive. I am just being honest, I did not exaggerate any of my experiences.
I hear a lot of complaints. I have tried many different type foods of this country. Food is great here. Service may not be great as they are not trained to run restaurants
I loved the fish cutlets , unreal. And also their roti with vege curry.
keep a note that south Indians and sri lankans only dip the bread in the curry so its not like in North India where they eat a lot of the curry so you get bigger dishes
sometimes better to research the food then criticize!
Great place. we will be back
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I have a single site with two (2) systems... 1x old system running CCSP v2.0.7 that has been used for 2x years and is being kept as a cold standby for failover, and 1x new system running CCSP v2.1.3 that is just installed as replacement and being used from now on. In order to avoid licensing issues with failover, each system has it's own activation code.
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So this post is going to sound like endless bragging and I'm not one bit ashamed. I get to do what I love on a daily basis, travel for work, and occasionally be on camera so my degree in Theater Arts isn't a complete waste. I've spent many years on my life's journey feeling like I'm not... quite... there... yet. And now, I feel balanced, grateful, content. This is not just a result of what I get to do for a living, but also the mindset that my yoga practice has helped put me in. The classes I teach are all ones that I love. I get to travel all over the place as a POUND® Master Pro and teach instructors how to empower their students with this loud and badass workout. And Crunch Gyms has always been so good to me, letting me do PR for them and making me feel like a star! Here's the latest on Antigravity® Cocooning:
The path here hasn't alway been easy, but I have learned so much along the way and I don't intend to ever stop learning and growing. I've learned when to say no, that not every opportunity is actually right for me. I've learned to only teach what I'm truly passionate about because your students can always tell when your heart's not 100% in it. I've learned about the strange and wondrous support of the world of social media (which I still struggle to use). I've learned about how the body moves and how the mind ensnares you. I've learned from books, I've learned from friends, and I've learned from my students. Do I ever question this particular segment of my journey? Sure. There are times I see a Broadway show or a particularly moving acting performance on tv or in a movie and I can't help but wonder 'what if'. What if I had worked harder at pursuing the dream that originally brought me to New York?Would my life be different or the same? The mind can't help itself, questioning the past and anticipating the future. All I can do is acknowledge my crazy mind and say, "Yes Yes, little mind, wonder away, but what good is it doing you?" The answer is always the same, Nothing! It's so silly and so simple all at the same time!
Our paths, our journeys are ever-evolving and ever-changing. All we can control is how we live and act and react in this precise moment. If we can get our heads out of our phones and actually show up to our lives, we can see that everything is beautiful! No filters necessary.


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Game Ball, Swirls, Bath Time… ahh… Family
My favorite thing is to be with my fantastic family… every chance I can steal a kiss from any of them it makes my day…
A stop at Swirls Yogurt or as the Grandkids call it Squirrels… after a great day of watching Caeden play on his Baseball team…
Game Ball… After playing an amazing game… I turned to Brooke and said "there is no way they are going to give him Game Ball two weeks in a row"…. but sure enough Caeden was honored with the Game Ball two weeks in a row… 3rd this playing Season… Caeden you're blessed and humble… your Bobo and Papa love you!
And not to be out done Camy does an excellent and consistent headstand… seriously Camy your getting so brave… we are so proud of you. We now call her Cirque Du Soliel.
Sweet Baby Girl Emily enjoys the wonder of water… Growing up is so fun Love this face… so happy… so joyful… so perfect. Almost walking any day!
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Macon County is located in east-centra Alabama. The County Seat is Tuskegee and the largest city is Tuskegee. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.maconcountyal.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 19,425 and the 2010 census population was 21,450. The land area is 608.89 square miles and there are 35.2 persons per square mile.
16.7% of the population is White, 81.5% is Black or African American, 1.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 80% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $75,700, there are 8,107 households, an average of 2.29 persons per household. The per capita income is $16,826, the median household income is $30,724, and 27.3% of the persons in Macon County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,584. Retail sales (in $1000) were $87,509, and sales per capita were $3,932. The percentage of black-owned firms is 66.7%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 0%.
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Great news for #Meningitis – As reported in the news over the weekend all babies in the UK will soon have access to a vaccine against Meningitis B.
Supporters of the MRF Meningitis Research Foundation are celebrating the good news after a long battle and campaign to get the vaccine offered to babies for free under the NHS. Meningitis is one of the most feared and deadly diseases and campaigners have warned that delays of the Men B vaccine have been putting childrens lives at risk.
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that an agreement with the giant drug company GSK Glaxo Smith Kline will mean that the vaccine will now be added to the national childhood immunisation scheme and babies will receive their first vaccine at 2 months old.
For more details on the MenB (Meningococcal B) vaccine please Click Here to visit the Meningitis Research Foundation website.
Clubit has been a long standing supporter of the Meningitis Research Foundation Charity by selling and promoting the purple 'Spot it' fundraising and awareness charity wristbands. The purple bands are available to buy by for only £2.00 each with free UK delivery by clicking on the image below.
Please show your support for this great UK based Charity and help raise more funds and awareness by buying, gifting and wearing a purple wristband.
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I downed tools and flew to Australia to spend a week with my sister, her husband and the new addition. It's such a special time with a newborn, but hard work! I felt really lucky that I could help out a bit (and cuddle the baby, of course!)
This episode of The NZ Quilt Show podcast continues the National Quilt Symposium round up and includes interviews with Rachel Maw from Annie's Country Quilt Store, a lovely little quilt store in Ashburton, NZ;
Kathleen Burford from the Migrant Women's Quilt Project;
and Bobby Duncan of Fabric by Three, a family owned fabric dyeing company. That's Bobbi on the left, her husband John in the centre and John's sister, Liz on the right.
A note about the Migrant Women's Quilt Group - Kathleen and her group of volunteers teach migrant women, whether they be refugees or recent immigrants, to make quilts. This group fosters friendships, makes connections, helps with learning English, all while teaching sewing skills. They use donations to help keep the group going. If you have GOOD quality fabric, sewing threads, notions etc to donate, you can contact Kathleen via email seniorburfords at gmail dot com
Thank you to everyone who supports this podcast and helps me tell the stories of our quiltmakers, artists and professionals. If you would like to support me, head over to iTunes and leave a five star review, pop over to my podbean hosting site and leave a donation, or consider advertising your business by sponsoring an episode. Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com Cheers!


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Why Not Suggest Something That Shows Off Your Work?
You work hard to deliver landscape plans to make each landscape look its best. You specify the landscaping materials, you design an irrigation plan suited for the plant materials and sometimes you add lighting. You work within your client's budget to give them the best look for their money. Then you turn it over to a landscape contractor to make your design a reality.
But what happens if the landscape doesn't take well or the landscape suffers transplant shock and the plant materials have to be replaced? Although you are not likely "on the hook" for the replacement cost, you know that your client is disappointed in the outcome. What does that do for your repeat business? Wouldn't it be better to have an "insurance" plan to make sure that landscape you conceived on the drawing boards is as spectacular and pleasing as you imagined?
Why leave your plans to chance?
With EZ-FLO you don't have to leave the landscape result to chance. By using EZ-FLO you can:
- Reduce the occurrence of transplant shock
- Keep animals and insects from devastating the plants
- Accelerate root development, build more fertile soils and develop a mature looking landscape more quickly
- Enhance the vitality of any landscape you design by adding bio-stimulants to the package
- Save your customer money by reducing water usage
"Every design I submit has an EZ-FLO Fertigation system on the Plan."


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Why all your facts are fiction with Mixed Mental Artist Hunter Maats
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It's a fact that god created the universe, reality is in three dimensions, India is a developing country, you need to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day, that when you meet the right person it will be true love, and if you eat fat you're going to get fat. These are indisputable facts. There's no place for opinion, or feelings in any of this, right? If you opened your brain and added up all the time you've spent fact-gathering, how much time do you think that would add up to? How much of what's in your head are anecdotes that you repeat and how much are simply true? Even if they're not, who's got time to figure out what the truth is, where to start, and how to see it?
Certainly, Science is true. That's the bedrock of our culture. It's always been true and it always will be true. That is, until you look to the past and realize it's a modern invention not at all shared around the world. It blows up the closer and closer we get to it. That's not anti-science sentiment, just that we do need to take a closer look at ourselves, our minds and how we perceive reality. The closer we look, the more we realize there's some pretty big gaps.
There's a certain set of folks who put a lot of effort putting a flashlight on the fact that we're all trading the same ideas. We're reaching for the same pre-conceived answers. That may not help us grow. It won't change our cultural trajectory. In fact, by readdressing and letting go of those things, it may help us frame something completely different. Something a lot more exciting and helpful for our connection and belonging with each other.
One of those people is Hunter Maats. His book, "The Straight A Conspiracy," blew up the templated idea of what it means to be a student. He's taken a lot of that same questioning and is applying it to bigger and broader issues. Whether as a guest on Joe Rogan Experience or Tangentially Speaking or his own, Mixed Mental Arts podcast, Hunter Maats is challenging us to look between the lines and let go of the categories that we've conveniently been handed. To start using a different box of crayons that we can use to color a reality that unites the human experience back to the connection we so desperately seek. In this show, we talk about our category instinct, our pattern-matching machine, our convenient reality that has been so carefully and tightly mapped for us— then turn that orange inside out.
Music Credit: I'd Love to Change the World, Ten Years After
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Disappointment and Opportunity
I opened Facebook today and saw a girl in my sorority had been accepted to the Disney College Program. I know how overwhelming that feeling is because only a few months ago, I was accepted to the DCP for Spring Term Advantage. This would mean I'd be leaving soon to Florida to work in Disney World, one of my dreams. Due to circumstances out of my hands, I was not able to accept this offer. Being accepted to the DCP is an extreme honor, since hundreds to thousands of people apply, but few are actually accepted. It is exclusive and for Disney lovers who hope to work for the company one day, it is a huge boost. No tuition while still getting college credit? Getting paid for doing what you love? Duh.
Because it has been a few months, I was thinking I was over it, looking forward to a time in my life when I will be able to apply again. Seeing this girl's post, however, threw me over the edge again. I was so happy for her yet so devastated about being reminded about how I couldn't go. I fear applying again and being rejected and never being able to go.
But despite all of my worries, I know it is such an honor to have been accepted in the first place. I also know I have so many other opportunities. I'm still waiting to hear back from colleges about the status of my transfer applications. I was chosen to go to Italy this summer to study Italian. I was accepted into my sorority with so many lovely women. I've been cast in numerous shows. I am thankful for all of these things because I know they are opportunities other people do not get.
So I have reached the moral of this post, and I feel much better. Though I am still disappointed about the Disney College Program, I have so much else to be thankful for. It's okay to be disappointed, it sucks when things don't turn out how you'd hoped, but remember to recognize the opportunities you do have.
(Theory #2 about bloggers: pretending to have your life together, helps you actually get your life together)
(Theory #3 about bloggers: talking about something that's bothering you will eventually lead you to a self-fulfilling conclusion that you can blog about)
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This is probably of no interest to all you musclebound youngsters, but may be a revelation to any female riders or other ageing old f*rts like me, who sometimes struggle to get the bike on its stand - I passed my test on a Lambretta 150 Pacemaker in 1964 - as they say on the tv ads, "you do the maths!"
To get to the point, I was going to fit a side stand to my 200 4T to make life easier, but then I looked at the front wheel which must have been about 3 inches above the road when the bike is parked & thought that I`m having to lift the bike up there every time I park, no wonder it`s a struggle! I lay the bike over on the lawn (after I drained the tank a bit) & pulled off one plastic foot & realised that the metal stand was all burred on the bottom, so that was the first thing - the stand didn`t go right down inside the foot, but had cut into the plastic & jammed about half an inch or so above the bottom of the foot. I could have just filed a bevel around the bottom of the stand tube & put the foot back on, which would have improved things but thought that I would go one step further. I cut three quarters of an inch off the bottom of each side of the stand tubes, filed them flat, filed a bevel around each tube end & put the feet back on with a bit of grease.
The difference is amazing, the front wheel is about half an inch above the road when the bike is on its stand & it`s soooo easy to get it there now that I think I will keep the bike until I`m 80, or whenever the spares run out, whichever comes first!!!
If anyone out there thinks of doing the same, here`s the disclaimer, don`t use my measurements, measure your own bike to see how much, if any, stand you can remove!
As a very rough guide, whatever you cut off the stand will drop the front wheel by about twice as much.
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1-Week Body-Mind Centering® Morning Intensive with Nina Wehnert
'Fluid Flow'
Apr 24 – 28, 2017
Mo – Fr 8.30 – 10.00
Studio Sonne
in English
60 €
Please register here (please note the name of the course you want to register for and your name and surname).
In this Body-Mind Centering® morning intensive we will move, breath, rest, explore and dance. We'll explore structures of the body and their possibilities for movement. Through anatomical ideas, movement, perception and touch we will place our awareness into different body systems and use the information for joyous free movement.
The 'Fluid Flow' 1-week-Body-Mind Centering® morning intensive will focus on the fluids of our body. The fluids are largely made up of water that changes properties and characteristics as it passes through different membranes, flows through different channels, and interacts with different substances. We are moved by a fluid dynamic flow, spirals, pulsation, streaming and rhythm. All body tissues are nurtured and connected through fluid. We all know the great feeling of being carried by water and moving effortlessly. Fluids support flow, ease and rest in movement. They underlie presence and transformation, tension and relaxation, rest and action. The embodiment of the fluids invites freedom, power, letting go and suppleness in movement.
You are very welcome to join with curiosity for finest awareness, sensation and perception of your body.
Nina works as a dancer and teaches Vinyasa Yoga, Body-Mind Centering® and Contact Improvisation in classes, workshops, retreats and festivals around Europe as well as at dance schools. She is certified as a Somatic Movement Educator in BMC® and in Embodied Anatomy & Yoga and received her yoga training at OM Yoga New York in 2007, a Yogaschool that combines clear, precise alignment with the form of vinyasa and buddhist meditation.
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New Podcast Coming Soon
Women drink beer too! Join Katie and Cathy as they try a different brewery every Tuesday: the popular, the unusual, the local, the craft. We try it all, and tell you about it so that when confronted with a beer list, you know what to expect.


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Bradley Merrill Thompson Quoted in "Industry Proposes Its FDA Guidance Priorities, Reforms"The Gray Sheet March 23, 2015
Bradley Merrill Thompson, Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences practice, in the firm's Washington, DC, office, was quoted in Pharma & MedTech Business Intelligence's The Gray Sheet, in "Industry Proposes Its FDA Guidance Priorities, Reforms," by Ferdous Al-Faruque. (Read the full version — subscription required.)
Following is an excerpt:
Attorney Bradley Thompson, speaking for the Combination Products Coalition, says he believes even more substantial reforms to FDA's guidance program are needed, perhaps even involving legislative reform that establishes more tools for the agency to get information out on a timely basis. The Combination Product Coalition submitted a Citizen's Petition to FDA in 2012 seeking reforms to make the guidance process more efficient and effect, but has not yet received a response.
Thompson says the current guidance process is failing both in advancing policy making and in conveying the agency's thinking on established policy.
The process "has gotten so complicated and bureaucratic and constipated that it takes years to write a draft guidance; a draft that lacks public input and that frankly never gets substantially revised if it ever gets finalized," said Thompson in an email to "The Gray Sheet." "Further, these guidances ossify-- stagnating because the process of updating them is so burdensome and time-consuming." …
"We can either get new guidance, or we can get draft guidance finalized, but not both without the agency getting more resources," he said. "That's not an acceptable position for the government to take. We need a new approach, since solving the problem with significant new resources does not seem to be in the cards."


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Patient Centered Medical Home
What is a Patient Centered Medical Home?
A Patient Centered Medical Home (Medical Home) is an approach to healthcare that aims to organize primary care coordination across multiple settings in an effort to help patients achieve and maintain good health. It transforms primary care into "what patients want it to be". Medical Homes can lead to higher quality healthcare and lower costs, while improving the experience of care for patients and providers.
As part of a health system that participates in a Medical Home, USMD primary care physicians (PCPs) provide patients with access to high-quality, evidence-based care, patient and family education materials and self-management support. USMD PCPs are committed to providing every patient with the best care at the right time, in the right setting and with electronic technology. USMD uses nationally recognized guidelines to prevent and treat diseases while also directing and coordinating comprehensive and continuous care across multiple settings.
Patients and Providers Working Together
A Medical Home works best if providers and patients partner to achieve optimal health. As part of this process, it is important that patients provide their PCP with a thorough and complete medical history. It is also important that patients inform their PCP if they make the decision to see other providers or if they are admitted to a hospital or the emergency department. This allows the PCP to communicate with the other specialists and healthcare providers to ensure continual coordination of care.
Communicating Electronically with your PCP
All USMD patients are encouraged to sign up for NextMD. NextMD is USMD's secure, password-protected internet portal that allows patients and their PCP to send confidential communications. Through NextMD patients can also review and print recent labs, request medication refills, request non-urgent appointments and find useful information on many diseases, conditions and medications.
Reaching your USMD Clinic
You are always able to connect with your USMD clinic during regular office hours and after hours. To do so, please contact your clinic directly via phone. Patients are also encouraged to use NextMD to communicate directly with their PCP for non-urgent needs.
We are here for you 24-7
USMD is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist patients with urgent medical problems. Patients are encouraged to contact their USMD physician on call when after-hours care is needed and when their office is closed. Please contact your PCPs office to initiate the on-call service in order to secure and receive the assistance you need. If a patient does require urgent care or is hospitalized, as soon as that patient's PCP is notified, USMD strives to obtain the patient's health information and send it to the PCP to help further coordinate care.
Frequently Asked Questions about a Patient Centered Medical Home
Question: What is a Patient Centered Medical Home?
Answer: A Medical Home is an approach to primary care. It involves a partnership between the patient, the physician, family members and other professionals who participate in a patient's care. Quality, preventive care and safety are key in a Medical Home.
Question: Where did the concept of a Medical Home come from?
Answer: The American Academy of Pediatrics introduced the Medical Home in 1967. Medical Home concepts are based on patient-centered principles of providing healthcare that is designed to keep a patient healthy.
Question: What are the principles of a Medical Home?
Answer: Medical Homes provide physician-directed healthcare, whole-person orientation, coordinated and integrated care, a focus on quality and safety and enhanced patient access to care.
Question: How does a Medical Home work?
Answer: At the base of the Medical Home is an ongoing partnership between the patient and their personal PCP. Patients receive reminders about appointments and screenings, as well as other support to help them and their families manage chronic conditions. Additional services include e-mail communications, patient satisfaction surveys and online tools to help patients manage their health information and make informed decisions. The PCP helps to assemble a team when specialists and other healthcare providers are needed. The ultimate goal is to take care of the whole person.
Question: What will it cost me as a patient?
Answer: A Medical Home is an additional service you receive for being a USMD patient. There is no additional charge. In a Medical Home, the patient's costs are the same as the costs for traditional healthcare services.
Question: Who will provide care for me?
Answer: With a Medical Home, the care approach shifts based on each patient's needs. A patient's care team may consist of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants, care coordinators, nutritionists/educators, pharmacists, case managers, behavioral health professionals, as well as community resources and home health or hospice care services. Any member of the care team can provide treatment, education, assistance and communication to the patient.
Question: Will my PCP oversee my behavioral health needs?
Answer: In some cases, your PCP will oversee your behavioral health concerns. However, in some instances, your PCP will refer you to an outside behavioral health specialist to manage and oversee your behavioral health concerns. If you are referred to an outside specialist, your PCP will work closely with that specialist to co-manage your behavioral health needs.
Question: What is a care coordinator?
Answer: A care coordinator is a nurse or clinical specialist that works with the Medical Home PCP to help care for patients. The care coordinator provides education and answers questions about a patient's medical condition, acts as a liaison with insurance companies to locate support programs related to medications or healthcare services, coordinates care after discharge from a hospital, collects medical information from a patient's specialists and puts patients in touch with support groups, disease information classes and other services, as needed. They also work with your PCP to contact patients when they are due for vital healthcare services, such as mammograms, colonoscopies or comprehensive annual exams.
Question: Are all PCPs part of a Medical Home?
Answer: No. Special training and a specific type of care are required to be a designated Medical Home practice. All USMD PCPs are, however, part of a Medical Home.
Question: Why do you need to know if I have any special needs?
Answer: One of the roles of Medical Home is to anticipate the special needs of a patient. The practice provides accommodations for special needs, such as translation services or services for the disabled.
Question: Why do you need to know my race or ethnicity?
Answer: Disclosure of your race or ethnicity is voluntary. However, we highly encourage you to provide us with this information. Medical research has shown that individuals of particular racial or ethnic backgrounds have a greater risk of developing certain diseases and may benefit from special medical screenings, preventive care and treatments. Providing this information is optional, but can lead to a better outcome in your healthcare.
Question: Why am I asked to complete a survey?
Answer: A pivotal standard in the Medical Home is to adjust the program to best suit to the needs of patients and constantly improve the care received. At USMD, our goal is to provide you with the best care possible. Please help us improve by telling us how we are doing.
Question: How do I transfer my medical records to USMD?
Answer: USMD is happy to help you transfer your medical records to our system. To do this, please visit www.MCNT.com. Click on the "For Patients" link on the top of the page, then click on "Forms". Download and complete the "Authorization to Release Medical Information TO USMD Physician Services" form. When possible, please provide your USMD PCP's office with a point of contact from your previous providers' office, as this helps facilitate the transfer of care. Return the completed form to your current physician's office and they will handle the transfer of your records to USMD.
Question: What if I don't have health insurance or need help paying for medications or services?
Answer: Being part of USMD's Medical Home is not insurance based. At USMD, equal access to the Medical Home is available regardless of insurance status or insurance providers. If you do not have insurance or need additional assistance, USMD has social workers and care management teams who can help you review and understand programs that may be available to you. Please let your PCP's office know if you would like to speak with a USMD a social worker or a member of the care management team.
Question: How can I participate in USMD's Medical Home?
Answer: All patients who see a USMD PCP are part of our Medical Home. To get the most out of your participation, please follow your PCP's care plan, including receiving follow-up care and therapies, as prescribed. In addition, please let your PCP know if you have difficulty affording medications—he/she may be able to help. Call your PCP if you are admitted to a hospital and/or have visited an Emergency Room and let him/her know if you are seeing a specialist. You should also sign up for NextMD, USMD's secure, password-protected internet portal. Most important, if you feel you have an urgent problem or minor emergency, please call your USMD clinic first. Even after hours or on weekends, someone is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help you.


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American Students' Experiences with MANN+HUMMEL
Hi there! We're students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and over the spring semester in Spring 2016, we collaborated on a research project with MANN+HUMMEL. Running under the direction of Dr. Lois Peters in the Lally School of Management, we undertook a study of a novel technology that MANN+HUMMEL is attempting to commercialize. This played into the goals of the class, Commercializing Advanced Technologies (CAT). CAT, as we like to call it, is an experiential course designed to allow students to investigate a technology, evaluate its potential, design a business model, and attempt to see how far the technology can go.
First, a bit of background about ourselves. Joel Janke is a PhD student from Canada in the biomedical engineering department here at RPI, following a Bachelors in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology from the University of Calgary. Tyler King is getting her Masters in Business Management, following a Bachelors in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication from RPI. Willing Glatfelter is getting a Masters in Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, following a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from RPI. We wanted to be involved with this project because the technology that MANN+HUMMEL is working with has potential applications in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
At the start of the semester, we met with Mr. Wilde, a manager of Innovation Management at MANN+HUMMEL. Over the course of the meeting, we were introduced to the technology, the goals and expectations of MANN+HUMMEL, and the other people involved with the technology: Heike Rupp and Dr. Steffen Schutz. The last two are involved with creating the technology of interest: a new type of ceramic membrane. While MANN+HUMMEL has traditionally been involved with gas and liquid filtration, especially in automotive uses, they are looking to branch out into other industries. They are excited about this new ceramic membrane, which could potentially allow them to enter the pharmaceutical industry.
It was an interesting experience, as MANN+HUMMEL and Dr. Peters had some differing goals for the project. On the more academic side, the project was designed to proceed through three checkpoints, or Learning Loops as they're called. These are designed to provide a framework for the investigation and evaluation of the technology.
The first learning loop is designed to allow students to understand the technology, and come up with potential uses for it. Research into the markets for the technology, its maturity, and other measures were used to form a more concrete vision of the technology. Potential applications were identified through spider diagrams, and the benefits of the technology were illustrated with technology translation tables. The second learning loop was dedicated to identifying assumptions and underlying uncertainties associated with the technology at hand. Additionally, we focused in on a number of select applications that we felt the technology was best suited for. In the third and final learning loop, we attempted to provide answers for the assumptions and uncertainties, as well as develop a rough business plan and provide our final recommendations for the future of the technology.
On the other hand, MANN+HUMMEL wanted a more structured project that was at first focused on a single application of the technology. Balancing the demands of both the academic and corporate sides was interesting, and forced us to consider a number of different applications. Over the course of the project, however, we managed to finalize a vision for the technology, and satisfy both parties. Interestingly enough, our research lead us to conclude that the best business segments for the technology actually exist outside of their desired use.
Over the course of the project, we found it quite interesting to work with a company that possessed a working technology. A number of the other groups in the CAT class were working with patents or scatterbrained inventors, which provided for a much more nebulous set of goals and checkpoints. MANN+HUMMEL provided a strong set of goals and deliverables, which allowed us to focus on the checkpoints that they were interested in. One point that we realized we could have improved was out communication of our results. This was a limiting factor that held us back, as we would focus on certain topics without a clear vision. Looking back on the project, we feel that this was quite a fun and interesting project. MANN+HUMMEL provided us with a fascinating technology, and the opportunity to collaborate with a world-class industrial company.


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Here's another set of troublesome words: peek, peak, and pique. To make things more difficult, peek and peak can be both nouns and verbs. (Pique can also be a noun and verb, but since pique as a verb is much more common, I only included that.)
Let's take a look at their definitions and some examples. Then test your understanding with a quiz at the end of the post.
peek (noun): a brief look
Gene took a peek at what was behind door number two.
peek (verb): to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment; to take a brief look
Gene peeked through a crack in the door.
Gene didn't look at the whole magazine. He just peeked at it.
peak (noun): the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point; the highest level or greatest degree
It took Gene four days to climb to the peak of the mountain.
Gene thought his vacation had reached its peak, but then he saw a mountain lion do the foxtrot.
peak (verb): to reach a maximum (as of capacity, value, or activity)
Gene peaked after hour three of the dance off.
pique (verb): to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
When Gene's friend brought up the subject of physics, his interest piqued.
Test your skills with this quiz. Fill in the blank with either peek, peak, or pique.
1. Gene reached the _______ of his high school career when he beat his math teacher at chess.
2. Gene had a _______ at the test before it was time to start.
3. "Let me _______ your curiosity," Gene said as he pulled a magic box from his purse.
4. Gene painted the _______ of the mountain for his art class.
5. Gene _______ed, in terms of accomplishments, when he won the first prize in debate class.
6. Gene hid behind a big rock, then he _______ed around it.
7. Gene decided to _______ at the cookies while they were still in the oven.
1. peak (noun) 2. peek (noun) 3. pique 4. peak (noun) 5. peak (verb) 6. peek (verb) 7. peek (verb)
[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peek?show=1&t=1328661707
[2] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peek
[3] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peak
[4] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peak
[5] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pique


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NEWS RELEASE · 9th April 2010
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement in reaction to Irans claim that it will unveil faster uranium enrichment capabilities:
The claim that Iran is advancing its enrichment technology is a clear example that the regime is further testing the patience of the international community. The Iranian regime continues to threaten global security and ignore its international obligations.
The Iranian regime must address the serious lack of confidence that members of the international community have in its nuclear program. The military links to Irans nuclear program remain completely unresolved, and Iran has made no attempt to live up to the minimum standard of compliance.
Canada strongly supports further sanctions through the United Nations Security Council. Canada will work with its allies to encourage effective responses to the threat that Iran poses to international peace and security.
Canada continues to express its serious concerns over the Iranian regimes continued suppression of the Iranian democracy movement, the regimes blatant disregard of basic human rights, and its use of brute force against the people of Iran. While we are deeply concerned with the actions of the regime, the people of Iran must know that we stand with them in their struggle.


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Downtown Oxford Car Show Vendor (non food)
Downtown Oxford Car Show Vendor (non food)
Please read the terms below
By submitting your application you are stating that "I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE BELOW RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND WILL ABIDE BY THEM THROUGHOUT MY ASSOCIATION WITH Oxford Mainstreet, Inc.'s First Friday. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS ONCE I REGISTER.
Vendor Fees: Spots are available for the September Car Show. There are no refunds unless organizers don't allow you to participate. The First Friday Car Show is an outdoor event that takes place in rain, shine or snow, and is never cancelled, please dress and prepare accordingly. Booth size is 10' x 10'.
Application and payment must be received two weeks before event to reserve a space and be included in all promotions; after which, applications may be accepted if there is space available. Vendor will receive a confirmation email when payment/application is received. If you are not able to attend please call the OMI office. No refund will be furnished if you withdraw your participation.
Vendors must post prices of each item offered. OMI does not offer exclusivity to vendors. Sales Tax Vendors are responsible for collecting applicable state sales tax and reporting all sales to the Pennsylvania State Department of Revenue, if applicable. Vendors are individually responsible for conforming to all applicable local, state and federal laws.
Food Vendors
Food vendors will be assigned a location and will be notified approximately one week in advance with a location. If you are selling food products, consult the Chester County Health Department and follow necessary guidelines. Contact: 610-344-6246
Hours of Operation
All vendors must be open from 4pm to 8pm. No booth may be left unattended during this time.
Set Up
Set up begins at 12:00pm. Event staff will be available to help vendors locate their assigned space, if needed. Refer to the Vendor Map for vendor setup locations. Vendors are not permitted to setup in front of or within 4-feet of doors, driveways or parking lot entrances. BID Merchants may setup in front of their businesses. Vendor is responsible for providing tables, chairs and a tent (10' x 10', if desired). Electric is not provided. Vendor must ensure tables, awnings, cords or any other items present no hazard to shoppers or passersby. Vendors may bring their vehicle onto the closed streets between 12:00pm and 1:45pm to unload. All set up must be completed and vehicles removed from the streets by 1:45pm sharp. If you arrive after 1:45pm, you must carry/walk into event. No cars are allowed to drive or park on the Edward Jones Lawn.
Vendors are not allowed park in the Rite Aid, La Sicilia, Pizza Hut or Firehouse parking lots. Parking is available in the Municipal Broad Street Parking Lots and on any open street. See vendor map for more locations. Breakdown Begins at 8:00pm. Vendors may be able to drive their cars into the closed streets to load up if event staff or police are present.
Vendors are not allowed to "ROVE" with their merchandise at any time.
No booth may be left unattended during hours of operation.
No alcoholic beverages, illegal substances, loud music, television or "hawking" is allowed.
Items promoting the use of illegal substances as defined by Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. will not be allowed.
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One year ago, Seattle voters passed a campaign finance reform initiative, and this year a similar proposal goes before voters statewide.
I-1464 would tighten restrictions on lobbyists, limit their ability to contribute to campaigns, increase disclosure requirements, and create "democracy credits," giving voters 150 dollars in credits to spend on state legislative races.
The program would be funded by repealing the sales tax credit for non-Washington residents who don't pay sales tax in their home state.
Sitting down with KING 5 for a mini-debate not he top, campaign spokesman Peter McCollum represents the pro side, and former State Attorney General Rob McKenna represents the opposition.
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Chicago White Sox
Day One Selections
13. Chris Sale, LHP, Florida Gulf Coast
Inside the Pick: Every draft has one player who takes a surprising fall, and this year it was Sale. For the player some thought was the best college pitcher in the draft to fall to 13th overall is a massive get for the White Sox.
What He is: Sale is the rare pitcher who combines size (6-foot-6), velocity (up to 96 mph), and plus command from the left side. His changeup was among the best in the draft, and he consistently dominated week after week, including in his few starts against top-notch competition.
What He is Not: Sale's low three-quarters arm slot gives some scouts concern. It prevents him from being able to get around on his slider, and gives right-handed hitters a very long look at the ball.
Path with the White Sox: Sale shouldn't have too many problems at the lower levels based solely on his velocity and command. If he can find a dependable breaking ball, he has a chance to really move quickly.
Through Three Rounds
2 (63). Jacob Petricka, RHP, Indiana State
3 (95). Addison Reed, RHP, San Diego State
3 (114). Thomas Royse, RHP, Louisville
Petricka had some big helium in the weeks leading up to the draft when he started lighting up radar guns with 95-97 mph fastballs. He has a Tommy John surgery in his past and his secondary stuff needs a lot of work, but it's a big-league arm. On a scouting level, Reed is the opposite. He has average-to-plus velocity, as well as a good slider, plus changeup, and outstanding command. Royse is more like Reed; a big, polished righty with more sink and command than blow-you-away stuff.
Of Note Afterward: Fourth-round pick Matt Grimes is a big, athletic high school right-hander with considerable upside, seventh-rounder Tyler Saladino is a very good defensive shortstop with a lot of questions about his bat.
Summary: Sale alone makes this one look like a potential winner for the White Sox, but it's not the most exciting group afterward.
Cleveland Indians
Day One Selections
5. Drew Pomeranz, LHP, Mississippi
Inside the Pick: Cleveland seemed to be more focused on Sale and Michael Choice, but that might be because they just didn't expect Pomeranz to get to them.
What He is: A big, very strong left-hander with two big-league quality pitches in a 92-95 mph fastball and one of the best curveballs in the draft. Beyond his power stuff, he's a heady, intelligent pitcher who understands his craft.
What He is Not: After getting off to a tremendous start this spring, Pomeranz struggled to throw strikes leading up to the draft. While clearly hampered by a muscle strain in his chest, command had been an issue throughout his college career. His changeup needs considerable improvement, and some think he might fit better in the bullpen down the road.
Path with the Indians: Between dropping a little farther than expected and being represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Pomeranz will not be the easiest of signings. Chances are good he won't make his official debut until 2011.
Through Three Rounds
2 (55). LeVon Washington, OF, Chipola (JUCO)
3 (87). Tony Wolters, SS, Rancho Buena Vista HS (CA)
After not signing with the Rays last year, Washington hoped to be a first-rounder once again, but a hand injury prevented him from playing at his best this spring. To find these kinds of tools at 55 is fantastic for the Indians, but Washington rarely lived up to expectations as an amateur. Wolters' drop was even more shocking, as some saw him as a day one pick. He was one of the most fundamentally sound high school players in the draft, with equally good makeup, but ultimately his size, or lack thereof, worked against him.
Of Note Afterward: Fourth-round pick Kyle Blair with a fifth-round pick out of high school, and based on how well he pitched this spring, could have gone higher. He has size, stuff and is one of the better makeup guys in the draft. Seventh-round righty Robbie Aviles absolutely dominated lesser competition in New York, but he's far more about projection than right-now ability and will be a tough sign as he expected to go much higher.
Summary: The Indians clearly had no particular focus in this draft, combining college with high school talent, and safe picks with upside. By grabbing a number of players lower than expected, this is an impressive haul.
Detroit Tigers
Day One Selections
44. Nick Castellanos, 3B, Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL)
Inside the Pick: In the mix for several teams with first-round selections, one of the top high school hitters in the draft shockingly fell completely out of the first round.
What He is: Castellanos earns high grades not only for his power potential, but also for his pure hitting ability. He's big, and maybe even a bit bulky, but a very good athlete for his size.
What He is Not: Castellanos' bat is where most of his value lies. He's good enough to stick there, but he'll never be a valuable defender at third base. His swing can get long at times.
Path with the Tigers: Castellanos could suddenly be a tough sign, as he could still be expecting a seven-figure payday. Once he signs, he's one of the top position prospects in the system.
48. Chance Ruffin, RHP, Texas
Inside the Pick: One of the most dominating college relievers in the game had a 1.11 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 64
What He is: Ruffin's bread-and-butter pitch is an absolute wipeout slider that features strong two-plane break and generates some silly-looking swings. His fastball sits at 91-93 mph, has good movement, and he locates the pitch well.
What He is Not: A big-league closer. Despite his college exploits, Ruffin doesn't have the raw stuff to pitch in the ninth inning once he reaches the big leagues, so his ceiling as a good set-up man.
Path with the Tigers: Ruffin could be one of the fastest movers in the draft, despite his lack of impact potential.
Through Three Rounds
2 (68). Drew Smyly, LHP, Arkansas
3 (100). Rob Brantly, OF, UC Riverside
Smyly offers above-average velocity and movement from his cut fastball, but his command can waiver and times, and his secondary stuff is average. Brantly is a highly polished college product who, like Ruffin, has the skills to ascend through the minors quickly, while also possessing little star potential.
Of Note Afterward: Sixth-round pick Bryan Holaday was once of the best defensive catchers in the draft, and while he has trouble making contact, his power (he took Stephen Strasburg deep in college) should be enough to at least get to the majors as a backup. Cole Nelson, a 10th-round pick, is the kind of player scouting director David Chadd loves as a 6-foot-7 lefty with a good fastball, but he's still seen as a project by many, even after three years at Auburn.
Summary: The Tigers should be thrilled to nab Castellanos despite their lack of a first-round pick, and while they went primarily with pitchers in the earlier rounds, they weren't the usual upside type of arms the Tigers normally prefer.
Kansas City Royals
Day One Selections
4. Christian Colon, SS, Cal State Fullerton
Inside the Pick: In the end, the Royals didn't like the price tags of some of the top college arms or catcher Yasmani Grandal, so they went the relatively safe route with Colon.
What He is: Easily the most polished position player in the draft. At the plate, he has an excellent approach, sublime contact skills and even showcased average power this year. His defensive fundamentals and baserunning are nothing short of outstanding.
What He is Not: A player who can stay at shortstop, according to most. While he has his share of believers, for most, no amount of positioning and first-step instincts can make up for the fact that Colon is 40 runner (on the 20-80 scouting scale) at best.
Path with the Royals: There is no reason Colon should struggle in the minors.
Through Three Rounds
2 (54). Brett Eibner, OF, Arkansas
3 (86). Mike Antonio, SS, George Washington HS (NY)
Eibner almost certainly would have gone higher had he wanted to pitch, but even as a outfielder, he has power, speed, center field skills and an excellent arm, although some holes in his swing drew Rick Ankiel comparisons. Antonio is an outstanding offensive prospect, but like Colon, there are plenty of questions about his ability to stay at shortstop.
Of Note Afterward: Fifth-round pick Jason Adam was one of the best local players, as the Kansas high school righty has an ideal pitcher's frame, plenty of projection, and already consistently throws in the 90s. Ninth-round pick Whit Merrifield has power and plus speed, but comes with plenty of unanswered questions about his bat.
Summary: It was a safe, almost boring draft for the Royals. There's nothing bad to say about it, but not much excitement either. In Dayton we trust?
Minnesota Twins
Day One Selections
21. Alex Wimmers, RHP, Ohio State
Inside the Pick: The Twins had been on Wimmers all spring, and while it looked like he'd pitched his way into mid-first-round consideration, a late-season hamstring injury prevented big names from seeing him pitch, and the Twins ultimately got their guy.
What He is: Wimmers fits in perfectly with the Twins' philosophy. While he's known more for his command and depth of arsenal than his stuff, he still sits comfortably in the low 90s, and his curveball and changeup both rate as plus for some.
What He is Not: A pitcher with a high ceiling. His has the body and smooth delivery to eat up a ton of innings, but his ceiling likely ends as a No. 3 starter.
Path with the Twins: Just on the basis of his polish, Wimmers could start 2011 at High-A Fort Myers with little trouble.
Through Three Rounds
2 (71). Niko Goodrum, SS, Fayette County HS (GA)
3 (102). Pat Dean, LHP, Boston College
It's hard to find anyone who thinks Goodrum can stay at shortstop as a pro, but it's hard to not get excited about his tools, as he's 6-foot-4, over 200 pounds, has bat speed and power, as well as a plus arm and at least average speed. Dean is a another classic Twins pick, as his upper-80s fastball that tops out at 92 mph plays up due to nearly effortless command, a good curveball, and an outstanding changeup.
Of Note Afterward: Fourth-round pick Eddie Rosario is a Puerto Rican outfielder who makes up for a small frame with impressive tools. Seventh-round pick Matt Hauser was an effective college reliever with a plus fastball, but he's more known for his slider, and (what else?) outstanding command and control.
Summary: It was the usual set of picks for the Twins, who focus on tools and upside when it comes to position players, yet looking for polish and command above all else with pitching selections.
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On January 25, 2018, I argued before the Washington Supreme Court. Read the full article . . .
Victory! Yesterday, the Washington Supreme Court handed down its opinion in State v. Hardtke, a case that Brandli Law argued. Mr. Hardtke was charged almost $4000 to wear a special alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet that the court required him to wear. He wore this bracelet at a time when he was awaiting trial, and so not Read the full article . . .
I recently argued before the Washington Supreme Court. Folks ask what that is like. I will try to give a taste of the experience. Read the full article . . .
I will be arguing before the Washington Supreme Court this Thursday, May 7, starting sometime between 2:30 and 3:30 PM. You can watch on-line on TVW. Click the "Watch Now" button. Edit (5/13/2015): You can view the oral argument here.


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Guam National Wildlife Refuge
Guam National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1993, to protect and recover endangered and threatened species, protect habitat, control non-native species with emphasis on the brown tree snake, protect cultural resources, and provide recreational and educational opportunities to the public where possible. The refuge receives over 90,000 visits a year from island residents and tourists.
The Ritidian unit is located along the northernmost point of Guam.
Access the unit along Route 3A from the Route 9/Route 3 interchange approximately 6 miles from the refuge headquarters. Travel north on Route 3A for 4.5 miles, then turn left and continue downhill 1.5 miles to the refuge.www.hobogrill.org


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The act of notarization doesn't make a document legally binding, and it simply certifies that the individuals who sign a document are who they purport to be, according to the National Notary Association. Although a legally binding document requires signatures from all the involved parties, not all documents need notarization.
The National Notary Association explains that notarization includes three factors. These include the acknowledgement, or identification of the parties to the document; jurats, which require that the parties sign the document and affirm the truth of their statements; and certified copies, which verify the validity of reproductions of the original document.
A legally binding document is one that can be defended in court. A valid contract, for example, is legally binding on both parties. Signatures symbolize the parties' acceptance of the terms, but it's the acceptance itself that provides the contract's validity, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.


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Held on January 29th at the Royal Albert Hall, it included a personal message from Frank Sinatra, who won two awards that year.
Coverage in the following week's paper was cut down due to a printing dispute (the issue was 8 pages long), still there was a lovely picture of actor Fernando Lamas presenting Dickie Valentine with his award.
Large Band
Ted Heath
Small Band
Musician Of The Year
Eddie Calvert
Favourite American Singer- Female
Doris Day
Favourite American Singer- Male
Frank Sinatra
Female Dance Band Vocalist
Rose Brennan
Male Solo Singing Star
Dickie Valentine
Female Solo Singing Star
Ruby Murray
Favourite Musical Personality
Dickie Valentine
Most Promising New Band
Ronnie Scott
Vocal Group
Male Dance Band Vocalist
Robbie Britton
Outstanding Popular Singer In The World
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Aircraft MRO Services
The Airport Authority's vision includes continuing to develop airfield facilities and support tenants that provide a variety of aircraft 'Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul' (MRO) services. The goal is to become a full service aircraft maintenance depot. A list of aircraft and aerospace service providers currently operating at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport is provided below.
- Kalitta Air – www.kalittaair.com
FAA certified 145 Repair Station and offers heavy maintenance, line maintenance, parts sales and service, component repair and overhaul, and engineering services.
- Phoenix Composite Solutions – www.phoenix-mi.com
FAA certified aircraft repair and aircraft overhaul facilities. Engineering Driven Staff Experienced In Advanced Concepts of Composite Design, Manufacture and Repair.
- Phoenix Aviation Services – www.phoenix-mi.com
Fix Base Operator at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. Providing aviation fuels, light aircraft hangar rental, flight school and aircraft repair services.
- HAECO Aviation Services – Oscoda Engine Center – http://www.haeco.aero/content/haeco-americas-engine-services.html
Established in Hong Kong in 1950, HAECO is one of the world's leading independent aircraft engineering and maintenance groups. It is one of the largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers in terms of capacity.


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how i've been relaxing lately, now that i've wrapped up my year officially.
first, doodling & drawing...
then making some plastic tiles to put around the edge of my fireplace* opening.
(ahhh much better.)
* i've been asked if the plastic won't fume or burn, i must note that it's a
NON-WORKING fireplace - it WILL fume & burn if it worked.
also, occasionally (and masochistically) trying to get my own butt kicked on the piano.
listen to it the most ideal way possible here.
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Linking > Linking Categories > Linking /d+n/: Nasal Aspiration [d̚ n]
Linking /d+n/: Nasal Aspiration [d̚ n]
Smoothly link from a word ending in /d/ into a word beginning with an /n/ by using a technique called nasal aspiration. This allows the two sounds to merge. The phonetic symbol for nasal aspiration is [d̚ n].
To learn the nasal aspiration, the function of the velum must be understood. The velum is the flap in the back of the mouth that either allows air to pass through the nose or blocks it. The velum is closed (blocking air) for all of the sounds of English except the three nasal consonants (the /n/, /m/, and /ŋ/).
A nasal aspiration begins with the velum closed during the approach of the /d/, and then opens at the same time as the air is stopped for the /d/. With the velum open, the tongue can stay in place for the /n/. The only change in the vocal tract is the velum opening. The tongue stays in the exact position of the stopped /d/ as when producing the /n/.
Practice linking /d+n/ using nasal aspiration:
1. did‿nothing: The boy did‿nothing.
2. heard‿noises: We heard‿noises coming from outside.
3. decided‿not: We decided‿not to go.
4. good‿night: Have a good‿night.
5. third‿national: It was their third‿national conference.


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PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said France will tax digital giants at a national level from 2019 if European Union states cannot reach an agreement on a tax on digital revenues for the bloc.
EU finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues on Tuesday, despite a last minute Franco-German plan to salvage the proposal by narrowing its focus to companies like Google and Facebook. (Reporting by Richard Lough; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)


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Anne Marie Maniego for DVF Brand Ambassador
Anne Marie is a full-time apparel designer and freelance wardrobe stylist in San Francisco and New York. With six years of experience as an apparel designer and specialties in styling, Anne Marie genuinely thrives in taking on new challenges and developing her unique vision through unconventional ideas in design and styling. She graduated with a Fashion Design Degree at FIDM's San Francisco campus and has since been designing for major San Francisco based brands. Anne Marie also holds her own business in freelance design and personal styling with extensive training at SOS with celebrity stylist, Luke Storey, and fashion expert, Lauren Messiah at the Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood and Culver City. In the words of Anne Marie, "Nurture your passion, and stand by your vision." Do what you love, and the rest will come.


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The Computer Information Technology and Electronic Crime (CITEC) Unit investigates non-traditional crimes where computer systems and the Internet are used to facilitate the crime or store evidence of a crime. Personnel assigned to CITEC are trained in the investigation of cyber crimes that impact governmental agencies, public service companies, educational institutions, and private corporations. Investigations include:
The CITEC Unit also specializes in the forensic recovery of digital evidence from computer systems and electronic media encountered in these investigations. To request an investigation into the security compromise of a government, public service company, or business network computer system, contact the CITEC Unit supervisor at (512) 424-2685.