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Postal Sector Policy Reform, in its totality, covers questions of postal regulatory framework, structure (monopoly or regulated competition, corporatization or privatization), scope of the Universal Service Offering, how to finance the USO as well as the future oriented USO. To survive, Posts must ask themselves the hard questions and accept the need to change.
In setting its direction for the future, it's very important for any Post to ask itself very difficult questions. Not only investigative questions about the business but also about the organization structure, the operations and the Post's viability.
The Key Question: What business are you really in? & Why is this question important?
Many Posts are facing declining growth in the area of mail. Have leaders defined their mission too narrowly? Did they think that their "product" was their business? Did they focus only on their Posts' current capabilities? Did they misunderstand this question or assume that the answer was perfectly clear?
Some railroad companies thought they were simply in the "train" business transporting people from A to B. Others that succeeded, understood that they were really in the larger "freight hauling" or in the business of moving people as fast as possible from A to B.
Western Union believed it was only in the "telegraph' business. If they had understood that they were really in the larger "communication" business, they would have accepted Alexander Bell's offer to sell them his telephone patents. They refused and missed a great opportunity.
For years, the companies that have succeeded have been those that have remained thoroughly customer focused and that have evolved—in terms of the products and services they offered—as the needs of their customers changed.
For example, the fast-food, worldwide, franchise chain McDonald's realized that they were not in the hamburger business but in the real estate business. McDonald's restaurants are in over 100 countries. There are over 36,000 locations worldwide, of which only 15% are owned and operated by the McDonald's corporation directly. The rest are franchisee-operated. They buy the properties and then lease them out to their franchisees. In addition, the franchisee pays them a percentage of their gross hamburger sales which goes toward marketing.
Starbucks understands clearly that it is not just selling coffee. They provide customers a social experience, a place to spend time. In the same way Hollywood has realized that it is not in the movie business but in the larger entertainment business. Oil companies have realized that they are not in the petroleum business but in the larger energy business.
Nike doesn't make shoes. It has diversified into other products and inspires the athlete in all of us. Red Bull does make the energy drink but understands that it is in the larger business of helping us live our lives to the absolute extreme. Tesla is not in the car business. It is in the larger business of electric mobility. Volvo has positioned itself as being in the family safety business. Kellogg doesn't just make cereal. It's in the health and wellness business. Apple is clearly in the life-style business.
What have other Posts done?
Posts in industrialized counties have generally responded in one of 4 ways:
Do Nothing (wither, wane and waste): Ride out the storm of declining
lettermail and take a wait and see attitude. Try to improve, defend or extend the life of lettermail by continuing to encourage people to write letters. Ultimately this strategy can only lead to lower sales, a shrinking post office network, bankruptcy and irrelevance.
Do Less (reduce, restructure, reorganize): Give the impression of leadership, continue to cut costs, shrink the organization, automate mail sequencing, restructure routes, close owned post offices particularly in rural, decrease post office hours, switch to alternate-day delivery for mail, eliminate Saturday delivery, eliminate door-to-door service, consolidate plants, privatize or franchise, use pricing leavers, reduce pension liabilities and initiate regulatory changes to reduce service or reduce delivery speeds of products. This very traditional strategy sets aside the key role or essence or identity of any Post that is to provide Universal Service. It will buy the Post time but remember that no organization ever shrank its way to greatness.
Do More (enhance, extend, evolve): In the 1980's, Colgate, the health care and personal products giant, got into the frozen meals market. The toy company Lego also tried selling candy. Many Posts have faced similar identity crisis. These Posts were unclear about their business and wasted efforts by stretching into areas that were inconsistent with their essence. They introduced more and new retail products (magazines, stationery, pens, gifts, etc.) to capture incremental revenue; diversified (financial / banking services, parcel or logistics space, retail services or customised delivery by industry); positioned the Post as the low-cost delivery channel for online parcels and waited for that third-party business to come. In some cases, it was logical to expand into mail-related complementary products and services, government services and emerging services such as telecommunications, e-commerce and business services. However, were they in the "services business" or in the "communication business"? Other Posts also sold insurance and travel packages and toasters. That was not because they had previously defined what business they were in but simply to maximize what was sold in their post office real estate. In some cases, the result confused customers and gave an advantage to their competitors. This again is a traditional strategy of leveraging (stuffing) the bricks and mortar. This strategy gives the semblance of true innovation. It can be compared to treading water – like "Do Less", the Post is splashing about but not really swimming anywhere very fast.
Do Different (change, capitalize, connect): Forward-looking Posts started by answering this key question and defined themselves to be in the "transportation" or "delivery business". They focused on delivering parcels. With that in hand they changed their culture, formed partnerships with the growing online retailers and interconnected the disparate parts of their business. They have seen their parcel business improve dramatically.
Change: They moved from a traditionally hierarchical and political culture to an innovation culture. Posts need inspiring and inclusive leadership that listens, encourages ideas, leads by example, focuses on long-term growth and rallies employees and customers alike via an articulated, concise idea or vision that ignites excitement and expresses what the company wants to be.
Capitalize: E-retailers are selling and shipping products to growth areas in China and Asia. These Posts are helping them sell and ship more products abroad. In the process, the Post will make more money.
- China Post and TOM Group operate ule.com. The site offers a very wide range of products to Chinese consumers on behalf of retailers from China and worldwide. China Post's over 50,000 post offices also provide over-the-counter sales, services and a dial-in service hotline for Ule. Australia Post, New Zealand Post, Post Denmark Deutche Post, Poste Italiana and others already have agreements with China Post.
- Posts in France, Australia, Singapore, Italy and others have signed agreements with Alibaba. The Australia Post agreements with Alibaba allow e-retailers to sell via Tmall.com more easily and Australian consumers to use Alipay gift cards from Australia Post on Tmall.com and Taobao alike. The strategy helps the Australia Post parcel business both ways – outgoing and incoming.
Connect: These Posts interconnect their warehousing, logistics, delivery and customer service capability. They speed-up the delivery process, increase delivery options, provide real-time tracking and lower overall cost for customers. They also partner and integrate with a major e-retailer.
- China Post signed an agreement with Alibaba to boost Alibaba's presence in lower-tier cities. The two opened up their warehouses, processing centers and delivery resources to each other, building an e-commerce logistics platform in an effort to develop new business and new markets.
- Finnish postal operator Itella has been investing in warehousing, automated e-commerce fulfillment process and delivery systems. It formed a partnership with e-commerce marketplace Mitäsaisiolla.fi (MSO.fi), a grouping of 200 e-commerce merchants. The alliance will offer online merchants a market platform and logistics service as a single solution including better customer service and faster delivery times.
- Alibaba invested $250m (USD) for 10% of SingPost allowing SingPost to accelerate its transformation into a regional e-commerce logistics specialist to pursue a market forecast to be worth $1 trillion (USD) in sales by 2020. Alibaba will also make use of SingPost's cross-border e-commerce logistics services, including delivery of products into the postal company's expanding network of self-service parcel locker terminals called POPStations.
The above answers to the key question may or may not be the answer for your Post. To answer this question, you must look at your own environment and your country.
Ask yourself: Who is our customer? What do our customers value? What customer needs in our market are not currently being adequately met? What is the potential of this market? How is this market changing? Who are our competitors? What technologies are emerging that will impact this market?
So, what business are you really in? Are you sure?
You may want to look at our page: A New Strategy for Posts
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Nine. Count 'em, Nine
Other than a sharp intake of breath and a couple of tears hovering at the corners of her eyes as the stinging sedatives entered her bloodstream, she was an absolute trouper. She endured Bubba's jokes that we may have to supply the catgut stitches ourselves by performing a tummy tuck on our own kitty. She watched in rapt fascination as the blood pressure cuff, oxygen monitor and EKG leads were stuck to various parts of her body. She didn't move a muscle as the twin cannulas poked themselves into her delicate little nostrils to deliver oxygen and measure her carbon dioxide output, even though they were altogether the wrong fit and forced her nostrils apart unnaturally. She went to sleep peacefully and trusted that she would wake up just fine.
That she did. Bubba and I refused to look at each other for the first few minutes in the waiting room, knowing that meeting the other's eyes would only prompt tears from both of us. We managed spurts of conversation amidst islands of silence and he finally said, "It is so much easier to be the one in there," as he gestured toward the door of the operating room.
But an hour and a half later, the doctor emerged from the back office to let us know that she had sailed through and was ready to go home. Packing ice, extra gauze, tea bags to help stop the bleeding (wet them and it activates the tannic acid which helps stop the blood flow), and a baggie with nine of her teeth, we headed out. She spent the day on the couch watching Star Wars movies with Bubba and endured only a few twinges of major pain. Her tongue has found the stitches (she calls them 'whiskers') protruding from her gums and pokes at them endlessly. She is enjoying her diet of applesauce, mashed potatoes, 7-up, and ice cream (specifically dark chocolate and blackberry, although not together). Her cheeks are puffy and her eyes are very tired, but she has sailed through the first day better than we could have ever imagined.
As we tucked her in to bed tonight and poured all nine teeth in to her tooth fairy box she said, "I hope nobody else around here lost any teeth today, cuz the tooth fairy is going to be really busy at our house tonight." Indeed, my dear. Indeed.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Come on, Sing With Me! You Know you Want to!
Monday, February 25, 2008
The Power of the Stomach
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Obsessions of the Week
Because Bubba is out of town, I decided to try a new dessert. He indulges me all too often in my search for new flavors of ice cream, but he draws the line at sorbet and frozen yogurt. Because I have a sweet tooth the size of a T. Rex, I am always looking for something not quite so fattening and I usually experiment while he is safely on a business trip. While I'm not certain the new dessert I have come across is less fattening, I'm certain I'm glad I don't have to share it with anyone this week. I know that sounds awful, but as I sat on the couch last night, book in hand, towel wrapped around the carton of bliss in my lap savoring each and every mouthful of silky chocolateyness, the thought of taking a bite and then passing it off to anyone was ridiculous. So, you ask, what is this dessert that has inspired such passion? Luna & Larry's Coconut Bliss. Ice cream made out of coconut milk (no cow's milk, soy milk, rice milk, no preservatives, no cane sugar) and flavoring. They have several flavors: vanilla, dark chocolate, cherry amaretto, coconut (duh), mint and cappuccino to name a few. So far, I've only indulged in the dark chocolate and, being a total chocolate snob, I can say it is FABULOUS! Creamy, rich, chocolatey, absolutely satisfying. And, it's made in Eugene, Oregon. That qualifies as 'local', doesn't it? Sorta?
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Boundaries? What Boundaries?
Sunday, February 17, 2008
P is for Precocious
Thursday, February 07, 2008
The Cave
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Must Be Present to Win
Monday, February 04, 2008
Hold On To Your Hats
When the girls are settled, tummies full, lunches packed, shoes on, hair brushed, bags in hand at the garage door, I can no longer deny it. I'm headed for the bathroom. The stuffing of the last few days, weeks, months is over. The dog knew it. My body knew it. I was the only one who thought I could make it through another week or two before I came undone. No matter how many times I learn this lesson I never really learn it.
I couldn't sit still. My family had disintegrated right before my eyes and I had to stay busy. I lost my brother, my soulmate in an excruciating blow that had yet to be acknowledged by anyone else. My father had moved out of the house. My mother took a full time job. My solution was to throw up. Careful not to draw too much attention to myself lest anyone discover this was just a ploy, I crafted a schedule that I thought would work. Once or twice a week I excused myself to the bathroom down the hall. Just in case there were any teachers wandering the halls, I made sure to hustle across the shiny linoleum, not pausing to gaze through the glass display doors at past school heroes and trophies. Once inside the girls' bathroom I locked myself in the third stall and retched over and over again. Too afraid to stick my finger down my throat, most often it was just the retching sounds with nothing coming up. When I had exhausted myself enough to produce sweat on my brow and draw the blood from my face I slowly shuffled back to Mrs. Griffith.
She always stopped talking as I entered the classroom and cocked her head to one side as I made my way to the front of the room. I took in her long peasant skirt and flowing sleeves, longing for that warm protective arm to surround me and pull my head to her shoulder. I would get sent home and my mother would have to come stay with me. A good daughter, I felt guilty at the thought of disrupting her work day, making her lose a day's pay to sit with me on the couch and push my hair back from my face, my Dorothy Hamill hair always springing right back to where it framed my cheeks.
Instead, I ended up across the street from the school. Coat hanging across my shoulders and drooping down the front of me, backpack bunching up the fabric behind me as I climbed the concrete steps – five of them that led to the white house where my sister and I would curl up on the couch and watch TV while Jan sat in the kitchen and talked on the phone all day long. We watched TV together and waited. Waited for her son to get home and bring us in to his dark cave of a bedroom where he molested us and nobody knew.
I hate throwing up. The mere thought of it brings tears to my eyes more violently than anything else I can imagine. I would rather choke back the bile and swallow it – push it deeper and deny it any power or release. These days I know I'm in trouble when it starts to come out the other end.
My grandfather. The man who was one of my heroes. The glue that held his family together. The one who accomplished what I could not. Since I was eight years old my mission has been to put my family back together and draw a tight band of steel around it so that it can never be split again. Only then can I truly believe that I have the right to be a mother. Only then can I truly believe that I am worthy of being part of a family.
My grandfather is gone. How can I learn his lessons now?
My father is dying. Before I can find my brother again, I am threatened with losing yet another member of my family. The little eight-year-old inside me is cowering in the corner, desperate to wake me up. "Please!" she screams. "Please fix this! I need help! I can't bring them back by myself. Everything I do turns out wrong. I can't scream loud enough to make anyone pay attention. I need a witness." I can't cry quietly anymore. I need to feel the sobs coming from deep in my gut. My throat must be raw from the sounds that erupt through it. My body must shake with the effort, the tears should fly from my cheeks as I struggle for air. Please listen to me.


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Photographer's Note
The Church of Saint Anthony (Portuguese: Santo Antão) is a religious monument in the Portuguese city of Évora located in Praça de Giraldo.
It was built on the orders of Cardinal D. Henrique, Archbishop of Évora, on the site of the medieval Hermitage of Saint Anhtony. To allow its construction the Roman Triumphal Arch was demolished.
Building started in 1557 based on a late Renaissance design. It consists of three naves, presenting the characteristics of so - called parlour churches.
It has a considerable number of altars with gold carving. Also of note is the rare marble front of the main altar representing the Apostolate, a work of 14th century and coming from the old Hermitage of Saint Anthony.
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emka (139254) 2018-03-10 23:55
Hello Stephen,
fantastic symmetry in this view of the St. Anthony (?). Excellent composition.
Evora is a beautiful city, with so much to see.
Kind regrads Malgo
papagolf21 (145146) 2018-03-11 0:47
Bonjour, cher ami Stephen,
Cette vue en contre-plongée sur ces croisées d'ogive, est magnifique, elle rend bien compte de l'architecture générale.
Belle réussite.
lousat (121047) 2018-03-11 1:47
Hi Steph,lovely watch to the top of this church dedcated to Saint Andrew (or Saint Anthony?),the style is a great show and you caught this opportunity in perfect way,impressive sharpness and a great symmetry too as i like,very well done! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano
pajaran (92204) 2018-03-11 3:11
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazan enterijer, dobar kontarst i ostrina.
Lep enterijer i detalji u staroj Crkvi.
Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautiful interior, good contrast and sharpness.
Nice interior and details in the old church.
I wish you a nice day for rest, all the best.
janneman (3903) 2018-03-11 3:38
Interesting shot with some beautiful light and symmetry.
Love it!
Regards, jan
pierrefonds (93605) 2018-03-11 4:52
Hi Stephen,
The columns have a graphical effect. The point of vie is showing the details of the columns and of the vaults. The sharpness is very good. Have a nice day.
jhm (191415) 2018-03-11 7:12
Hello Stephen,
Nice picture of the Church of Saint Anthony, certainly the columns and ceiling.
Excellent photographed with all details.
Real colours and splendid totally picture.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Sunday,
Fis2 (142723) 2018-03-11 8:25
Witaj Stephen!
Interesting interior.
Wonderful vault and colums.
Excellent light and colours.
Decent focus.
Warm regards.
maloutim (13195) 2018-03-11 11:41
Hi Stephen ,
Quite an amazing low-angle shot of these pillars and vaults. I like the play of lights in the different shades of whites and greys.
Beautiful church indeed.
Kind regards.
rychem (68021) 2018-03-11 12:26
Another beautiful view of this attractive vault, excellent POV, perfect management of light and composition
regards Ryszard
dale54 (16052) 2018-03-11 13:58
stephen hello-good evening..now this is so impressive to look at,nice look up shot,love this low soft light too! tfs dale
abmdsudi (81622) 2018-03-11 20:06
Hi Stephen
A great image, I love all those curves, patterns, angles and superb shadows and contrasting textures. This is the kind of image which draws the viewer straight in to the piece and there is something classy about it too! What a fabulous building and brilliant pov. Excellent work!
Best wishes
dkmurphys (77034) 2018-03-12 0:42
Impressive interior taken in a great shot. Well balanced POV.
ChrisJ (152452) 2018-03-12 3:02
Hi Stephen,
I like the near extreme wide angled pov bordering on a fish eye effect. Perfect sharpness and nice repetition of the tall white columns. Tfs!
Nicou (188510) 2018-03-12 4:52
quelle vue et compo quelle image et captage fantastique ces colonnes et ce plafond quelle architecture et ce jeu de lumières au sommet quelle vue et intérieur.
Bravo et belle journée
Cricri (176) 2018-03-12 6:39
Hi Stephen
J'aime l'intérieur de cette église a plusieurs colonnes, les détails du plafond et sa blancheur, bonne prise de la lumière, très belle présentation
jemaflor (125765) 2018-03-13 0:43
Hi Stephen,
Well framed, good result for an perfect presentation of this ceiling, exposure is well managed, tfs.
carlo62 (81029) 2018-03-13 1:16
Ciao Stephen
molto bello l'effetto di queste colonne che si innalzano verso gli archi a vela.
Ottima prospettiva e ottima esposizione.
mcmtanyel (54623) 2018-03-27 21:32
Hello Stephen,
Here is another beauty - excellent interior photo! Great light management, bravo!
Photo Information
- Copyright: Stephen Nunney (snunney) (130965)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2018-01-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon Eos 760d, Canon EFS 10 - 18 mm
- Exposure: f/5.6, 30 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2018-03-10 23:47


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Cutting deeper, my first flesh removal
When I first found out about scarification I thought of it as one of those mods that I, myself, would never have done. It always apeared for too much, too hard core. "Cut a piece of my flesh off! Are you nuts?" was the usual response from me when I was new to the practice. Over time, thanks to my good friends and BME, I was exposed to scarification and flesh removal in a way that was beautiful to me. I saw what were true works of art cut into peoples' bodies. I then began to toy with the idea of getting something done, maybe in the future. I never was able to come up with an idea of what I would really get. Many conversations were spent between myself and friends discussing what would be something that I could get done.
One day I was sitting around with Craig and Tiff and I started on my usual ranting about how awesome Germany is and how much I love the cars and especially the autobahn. I had always wanted the autobahn sign tattooed on my body somewhere but never could come up with anything too good because I have very specific plans for what I will be doing with tattoos. That's when Craig came out with it. "Why dont you get it cut?" It made sense--that would be perfect and on top of that, it is a good design for a flesh removal. After probably two or three weeks of tossing back and forth ideas of where to get it and what size to do it, I came up with getting it done on my ribs and having it actually be pretty large for my first scarification. Despite quite a few sugestions to put it somewhere less sensitive or to do it smaller I still went with the famous line "go big, or go home" Pain has never really been an issue for me. I am always trying to find ways to push my body further and find my limits, the point that I have to say stop I that just can't continue. This was going to be a good test of that.
After making the design and getting placement, it was still two or three weeks before Craig (iam:darkncrazy) and I were able to come up with the extra time to sit down and get the cutting done. I spent this time reading experiences and just learning anything that I didn't know before. Research has always been something that I do a lot of before I embark into a new mod. As the day came rolling around, I became nervous, very nervous actually. I have had a past of depression and cutting myself, so I knew what to expect as far as the outline went but the flesh removal was what was eating at my thoughts. What was it going to feel like? And will I be able to take the pain of having pretty much the majority of the flesh on my right ribs removed.
The night had come and on my way to Craig's. I drove with the music cranked up high. I was deep in thought and my type of meditation just going through what was about to happen to my body and thinking about how I would be at the end of this night. When I came in the house, I wasted no time and wanted to get it all started while I was still in my zone in my head. I stayed pretty calm for the prepping and the placing of the autobahn sign on my ribs. I laid on my left side and started breathing nice steady deep breaths. I closed my eyes and waited for that first cut. Time went by very slow for me that few seconds before the first cut was made, it seemed to drag on and on forever. Then with cameras flashing and video cameras rolling He made the first cut. I gripped Tiff's hand tightly as I felt the blade cut threw the skin. Thankfully, the blades were very sharp and the first few cuts were not that much worse than a tattoo.
Then Craig started to remove the first piece. The pain was intense and overwhelming. I could feel my body screaming for it to stop. This feeling has never stopped me in the past and I just kept breathing. Every cut was torture, and I could feel the skin being lifted and the blade cutting--cut by agonizing cut to remove the flesh. The first of five sections of flesh to be removed was over and I got to sit up, drink some water, and look down at the progress on my ribs. I didn't want any more than a minute or two break between, and I wanted to get back to work and get it done. The next section to be done was up almost in my arm pit. This was to be the most sensitive area. I knew if the first session was bad, this was going to be that times ten. I was not wrong. The pain was at least twenty-fold. I was deep in pain, with my eyes closed I could still see every cut. I could feel every cut nerve. The pain became so much that I could no longer talk. To even muster one word was impossible. Every breath was pain, with every inhalation the ribs would stretch the freshly cut skin, and it became harder and harder to keep my breathing steady. Then section two and three were removed.
My mind started to go someplace it had never been before. My reasoning became strange and I could not even now recall anything I said. My body was going through some of the worst pain it had ever experienced. Between starting the last two sections, I once again sat up and took a few sips of water. My hands were sweaty and I was shaking a little bit, but I didn't want to stop. This break was a little longer then the last three. None the less, I wanted to get started as soon as I could have. I laid back down and Craig started on the largest and last two sections of flesh began to be removed.
My body was spent by this point the adrenalin had worn off. These last two sections were almost too much. I was sweating and screaming in my head. Every single cut felt very deep and painful. I could hear only some things. I remember people saying I was doing good and I can remember Tiff telling me it would be over soon. For me, every second felt like an eternity. I will admit that this last section was almost too much for me. I was clenching my eyes so tight that sweat and tears built up around my eyes and I could feel the drops roll down my nose. Cut after cut he continued only, stopping to change blades. Every part of me was screaming for me to yell out "stop" but I just kept pushing further and further. "How much more can I take?" I remember thinking to myself. My adrenaline was done, my body was exhausted, I had nothing left but the support of the people around me keeping me going. I can remember them counting down the last five or so cuts. "It's almost done, Miyagialmost--just one more cut" Then it was done. I sat up in a daze that I had never felt. Everyone was so proud of me and I could feel their energy. At this point that was pretty much all that was keeping me conscious.
I knew I had come this far, so why not go little further? That's when I asked for one of the pieces of flesh that was removed. And yes, down the hatch, and I ate it. It really didn't taste like anything, just alittle chewy. Not that I think I really could have tasted anything at this point. My body was beyond any sore feeling I had ever felt, but it was done. I had once again pushed my body to a new level. I couldn't have been more pleased with the experience and the cutting itself. Craig (iam:darkncrazy) did an amazing job. I would not trust anyone but him to remove that kind of flesh off my body. After getting cleaned up I looked up at the clock. The entire cutting took two hours--two hours of pain, two hours of learning just alittle more about myself and my body. I was asleep within twenty minutes of getting bandaged up and I was in the most satisfying sleep I had up to that point in my life. I am truly a blessed person to have the people I had there because they are what kept me going when I actually thought about quitting. Thank you so much Craig (iam:darkncrazy), Frank(iam:frank_prov), Lisa (iam:gracebudd), and of course Tiff (iam:secksihoar). They are all a constant inspiration to me. They are my family and my support. I would be nothing and nowhere without them in my life.
In the end, I am beyond happy that I went along with the cutting. It came out beautiful and it is even more beautiful to me just knowing what I went through to get it. I will always look down on my scar and remember this time that I tested my limits and how I went further. I am stronger then I ever thought I could have been, but my strength comes completely from the love and support of my closest friends.
submitted by: Anonymous
on: 19 May 2005
in Scarification
Artist: Craig+Werner+%28iam%3Adarkncrazy%29
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The board has the following members (January 16, 2019):
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Visitation Guidelines for Professionals
The Bergen County Sheriff's Office strives to provide inmates entrusted to its custody with all the protections and rights afforded to them by the America's legal traditions and due process. As such, the Office permits inmates access to various legal, medical, religious and social professionals as an inmate's needs require.
Attorneys, interpreters, clergy and medical or social professionals who desire to visit with a specific inmate must follow the following procedures:
- Professional access to inmates will be permitted in the jail from 7:00 A.M. through 9:30 P.M. 7 days a week. All visits are subject to approval by the Tour Commander on duty.
- Upon arrival, professionals will be asked to give their name and provide proper identification, such as a Bergen County Sheriff-issued identification card, Attorney Bar Association card, Motor Vehicle License or Medical License, to the Reception Officer on duty.
- All persons entering the secure area of the Bergen County Jail must deposit cell phones, coats, keys, tobacco products and any other prohibited items in the lockers provided. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
- While visiting an inmate, only soft sided file folders are permitted within the jail The inmate may not be given anything other than legal papers.
- Items such as money, pens, highlighters, paper clips, jewelry, matches, lighters, cigarettes and chewing gum are considered contraband and are strictly prohibited.
Posting Bail
A person who has been arrested and charged with a crime may be required to post bail (a bond) before being released from jail. A bond is insurance to guarantee an arrestee will appear in court for trial. If that person fails to appear for a court date, the bond money is forfeited. A bond may be posted in cash, by an arrestee or by someone on his/her behalf.
Most crimes are bondable offenses, except capital crimes (those crimes for which the death penalty may be asked). The amount of a bond is determined by a judge or from an established schedule.
To post a bond, first make sure the person is, in fact, located in the Bergen County Jail. Please call the jail's Records Unit (201) 527-3050.
Two ways to post a bond
Cash Bond - the total amount of the bond, in cash, is placed with the county to guarantee the arrestee will appear at the next court hearing. If the arrestee does not appear after posting a cash bond, the money will be forfeited. If a not guilty verdict is rendered or the case is dismissed, or at the conclusion of the trial proceedings, all bond money will be refunded.
Cash, cashier's checks are the only accepted methods of payment for bail. NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. When posting bail, cashier's checks must be made payable to the Office of the Bergen County Sheriff.
Bond payments and bond refunds are both processed by the Bergen County Superior Court Finance Division located at 10 Main Street, Hackensack New Jersey. Refunds for cash bonds can only be made if documentation that the court has released the bond is presented. Contact the Bergen County Superior Court Finance Division at 201-527-2250 for additional information.
Surety bond - A bonding company posts a bond that guarantees an arrestee will appear at the next court date. The Bergen County Sheriff's Office does not participate in the contract between an arrestee and the bonding company. The bonding company normally charges a fee for each bond posted. Consult your local Yellow Pages for lists of bonding companies.
All correspondence for inmates shall be mailed to:
Bergen County Jail
P.O. Box 0369
Hackensack, N.J. 07601-0369
To ensure the safety and security of all the inmates and staff all the mail received at the Sheriff's Office for inmates is subject to inspection. Publication such as magazines, newspapers, and books shall only be accepted when shipped directly from the publisher. Correspondences containing certain types of information as listed below are not allowed within the jail facility. The items are:
- Correspondence or publication contains material which is detrimental to the security and/or order of the Bergen County Jail because it incites violence based upon race, religion, creed or nationality and a reasonable inference can be drawn, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators that it may result in the outbreak of violence within the facility.
- Correspondence or publication contains information regarding:
- Explosives
- Weapons
- Controlled dangerous substances
- Escape plans
- Lock picking or locking devices
- Anything deemed to constitute an immediate threat to the security or orderly operation of the Bergen County Jail
- Correspondence or publication contains information which appears to be written in code.
- Correspondence or publication that contains information concerning activities within or outside the Bergen County Jail which would be subject to criminal prosecution under the laws of State of New Jersey or the United States.
- Correspondence or publication that may incites violence or destructive or disruptive behavior towards:
- Law enforcement officers
- Office of the Bergen County Sheriff or contract vendor's personnel
- Facility inmates/detainees, visitors and/or volunteers
- Facility programs or procedures
- Correspondence or publication contains material which, based upon the experience and professional expertise of correctional administrators and judged in the context of the Bergen County Jail and its paramount interest in security, order and rehabilitation:
- Taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest in sex
- Lacks, as a whole, serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, and depicts, in a patently offensive way, actual or simulated sexual conduct including patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals, sadism, masochism or bestiality.


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Smartphones have truly revolutionised the way we use a phone. Ask anyone and one of the first features that one would consider when it comes to getting a smartphone is its camera. While it's nowhere near as good as a DSLR, the smartphone cameras we have nowadays passes well as a normal functioning camera. As smartphone makers continue to improve their cameras, professional photographers or those that want higher quality photos would still rely on a seperate camera. But with the new PICTAR camera grip turns your smartphone into a device that's pretty darn close to a DSLR. Offering many external buttons for controlling your camera functions while providing a well-designed grip for proper one-handed photography, the PICTAR device is an add-on feature for your smartphone to unlock its full photography potential.
It comes with a multi state shutter release that is electronically calibrated to provide maximum sensitivity. Its shutter button offers a "half press" mode to lock focus and exposure for easy tracking of a moving object or create desired composition. The zoom ring gives you an easy way to zoom into a subject rather than the awkward pinch-and-zoom way one would be accustommed to. The zoom ring can also be re-programmed by the users to suit specific needs, such as flash, white balance and others. While we don't encourage the act of selfie-ing, the PICTAR device comes with an added selfie button so you can properly take a "selfie" shot without and your thumb or whatnot making a cameo appearance in your photo. Lighting is a serious factor into what makes a photo good and due to the simplicity of a normal smartphone's camera function, one usually finds it difficult to adjust lighting and exposure to the appropriate setting of the photo one wishes to take. With an exposure compensation wheel, you can control your lighting and exposure, making for clear and balanced photos.
The other functions offered by PICTAR includes a programmable smart feel for you to put different camera settings into your smartphone, a virtual wheel for other functions such as Flash, Shutter speed and ISO settings, wrist and neck straps as well as a tripod and flash connector.
While PICTAR is currently only focused on only iOS compatible devices, we're hoping that an Android-friendly one is in the works! Head over to their Kickstarter for more information!


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Ravin - Is it The Worlds Best Crossbow?
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Ravin is boldly different than any crossbow ever created. Powered by Helicoil technology, this revolutionary crossbow has several design advantages that provides unmatched downrange accuracy with every shot.
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Antique clocks, scientific instruments, musical boxes and other mechanical items get damaged if subjected to direct sunlight, extreme temperatures or damp. A common – and one of the worst – places for a clock is over the fireplace. Dust may lock sliding or moving parts of scientific instruments and mechanical items, so keep these in a box or display cabinet when they are not in use. Movement can affect the working of mechanisms too; longcase clocks and wall-hung instruments need a solid wooden wall bracket or mount, if not screwed into a wall.
Before moving a mechanical object, check there are no detachable parts. Do not rely on handles, instead hold the object with both hands under its base. Secure the pendulum of a spring clock by the clip or screw clamp found on many English bracket and mantel clocks. Otherwise remove the pendulum and use folded paper to wedge the ticking 'crutch piece' firm. On a longcase or other weight-driven clock, remove the weights and pendulum, and 'take down' the clock by separating case, hood and movement. If a mechanism is set in motion while being moved, let it run down completely.
Take special care when moving mercury barometers. Keep them upright in transit. If the mercury moves suddenly, the weight could shatter the glass tube. On a stick barometer, turn the little key square at the base until the column of mercury reaches the top of the tube. Wheel (banjo) barometers must be 'corked' by a specialist before being moved.
Winding Mechanical Pieces
With longcase clocks, if you go away for longer than the next due winding, stop the clock to avoid damage to the escapement when it winds down. It should be impossible to over-wind a mechanism; simply turn the key firmly to the point of resistance. Always use the correct key for the item, and make sure it hasn't warped, rusted, worn or split. To adjust the minute hand of a clock, gently turn the hands clockwise (never anti-clockwise) with your fingertips. If the hands jam, move the minute hand back a fraction but never back past the hour. If this does not free them, leave the job to a clockmaker.
A photographer's soft-bristled brush with built-in puffer is ideal for dusting lenses and delicate or intricate surfaces. Wipe less fragile surfaces with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth. Avoid metal polishes which can seep into the movement or destroy a valuable patina such as that of a brass carriage clock. For stubborn marks on a glass face, use cotton wool dampened in a mild detergent solution or methylated spirit. Rinse with damp cotton wool and buff gently dry with a chamois leather. Leave major cleaning of parts – especially dismantling – to a specialist. Even oiling the mechanism of a valuable object can be risky if you don't know where to apply it, and too much or too thick an oil attracts abrasive grime and clogs the mechanism.
If a mechanism stops, forcing it to go may aggravate the damage; leave repair work to a specialist. Get clocks and watches with delicate mechanisms checked and serviced every five years. Those with larger, stronger mechanisms every decade.
With thanks to Readers Digest.
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A Pumpkin-Apple Smoothie To Spice Up Your Morning
We usually associate delicious fall ingredients like pumpkins, cinnamon or nutmeg with pies and other not-so-healthy desserts that are enjoyed post-Thanksgiving dinner. But why not enjoy dessert for breakfast and even better, keep it healthy and easy? Below is a simple smoothie that is packed with nutrients and definitely satisfies any sweet tooth.
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Serves 1
- 1/4 cup 100% pure pumpkin purée
- 1 1/2 cup diced apple with skin on (approximately 1 large apple)
- 1/2 small frozen banana
- 2 teaspoons raw cacao powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon raw peanut or almond butter
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender and process until smooth.
Photo courtesy of the author
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sbo Friday, 10 May 2013
your site very nice
anna Tuesday, 09 April 2013
Hi Gabrielle, I love your work! Right now I'm in Sydney. Hope someday we will meet.
Ashley Monday, 21 January 2013
I love this website and Gabrielle is so awesome I love her and her work she dose for SIDS I had a baby cousin that die from SIDS he was 2 months and his name was Christian
Lulu Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Kiaora Gaby, wow I had no idea how big SoN, you and mandy are in the world within the community (I'm from New Zealand) I hope you never feel too much pressure from it but thanks for being a great ally and getting involved in something that at the time alot of other actresses probably would have steered clear of. Between that and what seems like your involvement in alot of charity work you are a crusader, using star power for good instead of evil... I think i just turned you into a superhero... yeah no pressure remember ;-) keep it up honey, peace and respect x
CarI N. Thursday, 06 December 2012
OH MY GOSH!! I had no idea you were Gen's sister! Small world... Gen's good friends with my brother Drew and Gen has now become our 'Step-Sister/Daughter' and whatever.. but No Way hahaha :)
Jesse Bowden Thursday, 05 July 2012
Thank you so much for bringing making south of nowhere it helped me so much in my life and helped me get through so much of the trouble i was going through in my life i was upset when I herd that the n was going to pull it off the air only after 3 seasons I wish it was on longer and still on today. So again thank you so much for making a great show that helped me and so many other people get through the tough times and I am really happy that teennick is rearing the show so I can re live all of the great memories that I had when I watched the show the first time and for all of the people who did not watch it when it first aired on the n and I hope it becomes regular show on teennick thank you again so much for a great show Gabby it will never be forgotten in my heart
Luke Monday, 25 June 2012
You are the hottest chick out.
cherry Saturday, 23 June 2012
I hav lots of favorite actress&actors but ur one of the best. u really portray ur role in SONs, i just found out ur movie in youtube. and i DL it, i knew it\'s not a waste of time, i love ur tv series just like LOST and Smallville. Im from philippines its kinda far from ur place and our culture are very diff. but i do appreciate the story bout family, love, friends, etc. i salute u and all of the cast n SONs. im too late but congrats for having family in ur own and to ur friend mandy also extend my congratulation... more powers to u, ur career and ur family... looking forward to see u more in movies. Godbless
Loretta Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Watching South of Nowhere has given me the courage to come out to my mother about being a lesbian. I'm just learning to accept this, and hopefully someday I can find true love just like Spencer and Ashley did. Thank you for changing my life in the most amazing way possible!
Tina Sunday, 18 March 2012
Hi gabby Just a new fan of your show SON I loved it ,thought it was better than the L word ,
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Washington, DC—After extensive analyses by a team of scientists led by Carl Agee at the University of New Mexico, researchers have identified a new class of Martian meteorite that likely originated from Mars's crust.
Washington, DC — When materials are stressed, they eventually change shape. Initially these changes are elastic, and reverse when the stress is relieved. When the material's strength is exceeded, the changes become permanent.
Washington, DC— The mantles of Earth and other rocky planets are rich in magnesium and oxygen. Due to its simplicity, the mineral magnesium oxide is a good model for studying the nature of planetary interiors.
Washington, DC, 26 November 2012 -- The Geophysical Laboratory's Stewart McWilliams and his team find evidence that alters our understanding of planetary evolution.
Washington, DC--Researchers at the Carnegie Institution have discovered a new efficient way to pump heat using crystals.
Washington, DC—Carnegie scientists are the first to discover the conditions under which nickel oxide can turn into an electricity-conducting metal.
Washington, DC — A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Lin Wang has observed a new form of very hard carbon clusters, which are unusual in their mix of crystalline and disordered structure. The material is capable of indenting diamond.
Washington, DC — In order to understand Earth's earliest history--its formation from Solar System material into the present-day layering of metal core and mantle, and crust--scientists look to meteorites.
Washington, DC, 12 July 2012 — New research led by Carnegie scientists indicates that frozen water distributed throughout much of the early Solar System is the source of water on Earth.
Washington, DC — Mineral evolution posits that Earth's near-surface mineral diversity gradually increased through an array of chemical and biological processes.


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Sand County Foundation (SCF) and the Kentucky Agricultural Council (KAC) have joined forces to inaugurate the Leopold Conservation Award (LCA) for Kentucky. The LCA recognizes farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners actively committed to living the legacy of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold. Recognizing extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation, the LCA inspires other landowners through award winners' examples, and helps the general public understand the vital role private landowners can and do play in conservation success. Kentucky is the first state east of the Mississippi to participate in this prestigious national conservation award. Other states currently participating are California, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Sand County Foundation created the Leopold Conservation Award to inspire American landowners by recognizing exceptional farms, ranchers and foresters. The prestigious award, named in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, is given in 14 states.
Conservation ethics were instilled in Mark Turner at a young age while helping his father on the family farm. When Mark took over Turner Farms, he saw the negative effects on the land from the moldboard plow, and decided to purchase his first no-till drill in 1983. The farm is now no-till and cover cropped on every acre.
At Turner Farms, Mark works alongside his wife June, his son and daughter-in-law Matthew and Hannah, and his daughter Leslie. The Turners raise chickens for Perdue and grow tobacco, pumpkins, grains and a variety of cover crops. Year-round cover cropping has led to improved soil structure, promoting water infiltration, weed suppression and proper plant growth. Mark also leaves grassy strips along his ditch areas to prevent erosion and nutrient loading into streams.
West Wind Farm Charles Williams is a Leopold Conservation Award Finalist for 2015.
Old Homeplace Farm Ronnie & Will Bowling Leopold Conservation Award Finalist 2015
Tallow Creek Farm Harry and Karen Pelle Leopold Conservation Award Finalist 2015
Sand County Foundation and the Kentucky Agricultural Council (KAC) are proud to announce Springhill Farms as the recipient of the prestigious 2014 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®, which honors landowner achievement in voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. Jerry & Valarie Peery own and operate Springhill Farms, a row crop operation in Clinton. With a history of seeking new technologies and methods for improving their farm, the Peerys began experimenting with no-till farming more than 40 years ago, before many farmers had considered it. Their conservation practices, combined with the use of precision farming technologies to manage inputs like seeds and fertilizer, have lowered overall operating costs while increasing crop production. At the same time, valuable habitat and forage has been maintained for many species of wildlife. The $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award is presented in honor of renowned conservationist and author Aldo Leopold, who called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage. Award applicants are judged based on their demonstration of improved resource conditions, innovation, long-term commitment to stewardship, sustained economic viability, community and civic leadership and multiple use benefits. Sand County Foundation and the Kentucky Agricultural Council presented the award at the American Farmland Trust National Convention in Lexington, October 21. "The Peery family's acceptance speech for the award was testimony to a lifetime of improving the economic and environmental sustainability of their land. As they increased their landholdings, they implemented more and more sustainable environmental practices. Their farm is emblematic of Leopold's belief that productivity is best when the environment is a prime focus," said Nancy Cox, Ph.D., Kentucky Ag Council President. The Leopold Conservation Award in Kentucky is made possible thanks to the generous support of Farm Credit Mid-America, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Monty's Plant and Soil Products, Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food & Environment, DuPont Pioneer, Farm Credit, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and The Mosaic Company. To learn more about the Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®, visit leopoldconservationaward.org
Visit the grassfed beef operation of our inaugural Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award recipients, the Bednarski family.


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Hebron--Today, Israel Defense Forces, acting on an anonymous tip, responded to a peace demonstration in the West Bank.
Upon arrival, the brave men and women of the IDF found a peaceful crowd of demonstrators protesting a series of Palestinian homes being demolished.
The resolute IDF troopers observed that the peace demonstrators were at fault for the local Hasidic settlers throwing rocks and pieces of animal dung at them, since the protesters would not stop chanting "Give Peace a Chance."
Seeing that the Hasidic Jews were in danger of running out of objects to throw at the peace demonstrators, the IDF decided to take action.
The leading protester, an individual only identified as a "J. Christ," implored the D9 armored bulldozer driver to not crush any more homes. With that provocation, a special squad of IDF special forces troopers rushed in, beating the subversive Christ into a coma, then threw the troublemaker into the path of the oncoming D9 armored bulldozer.
Christ made no effort to get out of the way of the D9 dozer and as a result of his frivolous actions, was crushed not once, not twice, but three different times by the brave D9 dozer operator.
The IDF issued a press release, saying that they would investigate and see if J. Christ caused any harm to the 80 ton D9 dozer and if they found Christ did cause the heavily armored bulldozer any harm, they would send that same dozer into Nazareth to crush the house of this terrorists home, where his parents, Mary and Joseph, live.
Reporting from Hebron, this is Dov Thugstein, for the Holocaust™ News Service
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Armored IDF Bulldozer savagely attacked by West Bank Peace demonstrator
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I am right now in the VIP lounge of a particular airline, awaiting our boarding time. I feel like chanting VEGAS VEGAS VEGAS, but that seems inappropriate. Maybe after a few more glasses of FREE WINE.
I'm sorry about all the caps; it's just so outrageously exciting to be going SOMEWHERE that is not my classroom or unkempt house. (Although I am slightly sad about not visiting my grocery store for a few days...I'll have Stu play the checker game with me again).
FYI, we are the loudest people in this lounge. Clearly no one else in here is leaving behind teenagers or children or laundry.
You are now free to feel jealous.
Friday, April 18, 2008
en route
posted by stephanie at 6:10 PM
are labels really necessary? badness, thankfulness, travel, wine
8 comments:
- Cheri said...
Still chuckling over the checker game. And . . . I AM JEALOUS THAT YOU ARE GOING SOMEWHERE!!! (Caps provided without excitement and free wine.)
- April 18, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- The Doggy Did It said...
wait till you get on the plane, people on the way to vegas are usually pretty rowdy on the plane.
- April 18, 2008 at 8:10 PM
- Jenn @ Juggling Life said...
Green. With. Envy.
- April 18, 2008 at 8:33 PM
- I AM VERY MARY said...
hey - that's where I got hitched. The second time.
- April 18, 2008 at 9:56 PM
- Mrs. G. said...
I hope you have a great time.
- April 18, 2008 at 10:38 PM
- brandy101 said...
I'm officially jealous!
My priest pal just got back from a trip to Vegas, himself! He emailed me pics of the casino/spa where he stayed. Gorgeous! I told him there needs to be a new commandment:
"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's vacation!"
- April 19, 2008 at 7:09 AM
- Lisa Milton said...
It's official: I wish I was there. I can hear you all laughing now...
Have a splendid time - all of you.
- April 19, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Tootsie Farklepants said...
I am incredibly jealous.
- April 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM
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The catch itself was unique. After all, bats don't fly into the stands with the frequency foul balls do at baseball games. But what made Eileen Depesa's one-handed snag of Tyler Flowers' errant lumber during Monday's Cleveland Indians-Chicago White Sox game truly special was who she protected in the process. The catcher lost his grip on the bat. The piece of equipment went helicoptering down the third-base line and bounced on top of the Sox dugout. That's when Eileen, who was seated in the first row, reacted quickly. She reached up with her right hand and stopped the bat from going any further. The U.S. Cellular Field crowd gave her a loud ovation for the grab — but all Eileen cared about was the little girl in close proximity to her. "I was more concerned with protecting the baby seated behind me," the heroine said. And Chicago fans left the game happy too as the home team won 6-2. Watch this snag here.
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