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The NLTA Music Special Interest Council invites music educators, music researchers and graduate students in music and/or education to submit a proposal for a workshop presentation at Resonate 2018, taking place in St. John's, NL November 1-2, 2018.
Sessions run 45-50 minutes long and possible areas include but are not limited to band, choir, strings, orff, social justice in the music classroom, community music, technology in the music classroom, differentiated instruction, student growth and motivation and panel discussions.
We invite all interested educators to complete the application. We have limited spaces and will be looking for presenters covering a wide range of topics, especially those noted of areas of interest by our members.
Those selected to present will receive free registration to Resonate 2018.
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Today is the big day!
Welcome to all our presenters, volunteers, performers, teachers, students, and all other attendees. Resonate 2017 is off to a wonderful start and we can't wait to share pictures and videos of the day on Twitter. Tag #ResonateNL so we can re-tweet you. Also keep an eye out for some Twitter and Facebook livestreams for those people who were not able to make it. Additionally, we will be adding recordings of all our sessions thanks to Jennifer Nakashima. Stay tuned for those in a few weeks!
Giveaways, Travel Grants, Sub List, oh my!
Happy Sunday!
A reminder that conference registration is still open. Early bird deadline is September 30th. All the details can be found in the previous news post or in the pinned post on our FB page.
Register for the conference by 11:59pm on September 30th to have your name entered into a draw for a $25.00 Teachers Pay Teachers gift card. One winner will be selected and announced on October 1st. Plus, you will also receive that sweet, sweet early-bird registration price! Win-win! Register at www.nlmsic.com Good luck!
Travel Grants
This year the MSIC is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of travel subsidies to members living outside the metro area who are attending the conference. Applicants must be MSIC members and registered for the conference. Priority will be given to members more than 150km outside the metro region however everyone will be considered. The deadline for applications is September 30th and those receiving funding will be notified by October 10th.
Click here to access the travel grant application form!
Substitute List
We have complied an UNOFFICIAL list of music substitutes in Eastern NL. You can access it on our FB page or contact me (rebeccamcdonald1 @ nlesd) and I will forward you the link to the google doc. I have not recieved any information for substitutes in Central, Western, or Labrador - if I do, I will compile a list for those regions as well.
Keep your eyes peeled for our Fall newsletter hitting your inboxes very soon!
Basic Conference Details
Resonate 2017 is happening on Friday, October 27th, 2017 at the St John's Holiday Inn. Registration is expected to be completed prior to September 27th. As well, registration of specific sessions is mandatory and we will be checking registration lists at the door of each session. Early bird deadline is September 30th. Check-in is at 8:00am and sessions run from 8:45-3:30.
Schedule and Presentor Info
The MSIC Professional Development Travel fund is to assist members who are travelling to conferences and/or professional development opportunities over
250km from their residence. This grant can be combined with other travel grants such as those from the NLTA.
To be eligible for funding applicants must be an active member of the NLTA MSIC. All projects must focus on the professional development of educators.
For more information and to apply, please login by clicking here or if you are not a member, please click here to register. Once you are an active member, an apply button will become available to you.
Your continued membership is very important to us! You may not be aware that funding for councils from the NLTA is based directly on paid membership. Note also that your membership fees are completely deductible for income tax purposes (see Union and Professional Dues). Please support your council by renewing your membership as soon as possible.Click here to join or renew your membership.


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When Robin and Mark Tillman decided to redecorate their Governor's Club home and complete an unfinished basement, they turned to Chris Carlisle of Chris Carlisle Interiors, a Franklin-area designer who arrived in Middle Tennessee from California a few years ago.
Mrs. Tillman says the couple always talked about eventually building a custom home and they moved into their dream home in 2003. "We poured over home design books and finally agreed I'd show him the home I liked best and he'd show me the home he liked best—and they were practically identical," she says.
Armed with their favored plans, they retained N. Mitchell Barnett to serve as their architect and builder Will Forte of Forte Building Group to execute the design. "Mitch tweaked the plans a bit to create the ideal home and they worked seamlessly together to build our dream house," says Mrs. Tillman. "I wouldn't change a thing, and even today the house is everything we would want."
While the home is traditional French in appearance on the exterior, it features some of the best in contemporary construction. Sitting on the 7th hole of the Governor's Club golf course, the four-level home is built of wood and steel framing. The main rooms are designed in an octagon shape with lots of windows. It also includes some French architectural features within.
The home exterior is covered in 2.5 inches of genuine stucco to protect it from storms and stray golf balls, while the roof has 18 pitches to add to its beauty and serve as a challenge for the builder.
When the Tillmans were ready to tackle the basement, they also refreshed much of the rest of the house. "Chris was phenomenal," says Mrs. Tillman. "Her ideas are just the best and I wouldn't change a thing."
Downstairs, in addition to the media room, is a space furnished simply for just hanging out. Furnished with four comfortable chairs around a low table, the room was designed, at least in part, for the couple's three daughters to spend time together. It is, Mrs. Tillman suggests, quite simply a gathering room.
Carlisle says her imperative was to create a casual, friendly, and elegant space that was also quite functional for the family, which today includes three adult daughters. She decorated the master bedroom as well as three other bedrooms, and incorporated sleeping space in Robin Tillman's office in the form of a sleeper sofa.
Mrs. Tillman's preference for pale gold/yellows and blues is reflected throughout the home, which also reflects her love of light and light-hearted style throughout. Expressive of Florida and California elements, the home expresses what Carlisle says is the "comfort and style in paradise" feeling that Tommy Bahama uses to describe its fashion. It is those things and yet, as Mrs. Tillman says, traditional. "It's uplifting and fresh," she says.
Part of that thematic expression includes soft window treatment, and Carlisle says selecting floor coverings that flow throughout the home was among the challenges.
When the Tillmans asked Carlisle to help envision the roughed-in basement area as finished living space, she applied creative vision and designed a media room to accommodate adequate seating and a large screen television niche while giving the space the home's signature light touches.
Mrs. Tillman's original dining table serves as the focal point of the refreshed dining room where translucent panels accent the windows and art reflects the hues found throughout the home. An arrangement of hydrangeas created by Carlisle serves as the table's centerpiece.
All new upholstered pieces chosen for their silhouettes and soft colors keep things simple in the living room which features a mixture of casual tables and foliage for a somewhat tropical impression.
In working with Carlisle, Mrs. Tillman says they essentially started fresh with colors, design, and furnishings. "And I just love the feel. Some day, when we decide to downsize, I want to capture this same feeling in a smaller home.
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Three mornings a week, at 6 am or 7 am or 8 am, I consider this scene--that of a giant spider chasing two miniature horses--while I wait for the elevator to blast the morning "news" and climb six floors to a yoga studio. It reminds me of Halloween. It reminds me of stickers on the walls of friends' apartments in Geneva. It reminds me of studying biology in college, of learning that horses were once the size of foxes, that everything has transformed, from banana seeds to angiosperms, that we're all climbing somewhere, but not necessarily up.
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#TakeNoteTuesday Protecting Your Peace
"Ships don't sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets in them."
There are individuals in life who seem like they were created to suck the energy out of you. They come in and disrupt your life with their problems, their insecurities, their needs; the list just doesn't end. There's probably a part of you that feels honored that you're their go-to and another part that feels somewhat responsible for keeping them appeased.
However, when you give too much of yourself to everyone else, there's nothing left for you to hold onto. Don't play with your peace. At some point, those people have to learn how to take care of themselves or stop projecting their issues on you, and you've got to stop being so available. Boundaries were created for a reason. They both literally and figuratively mark limits, a line that divides what you will and will not allow. Here are five tips on how to create those limits in your own life:
Take a social media break: Ever since the popularization of social apps, society has become slightly obsessed with scrolling and staying up-to-date with what their friends and strangers have going on. It may be time to delete those apps for a while and give your brain, eyes, and most of all, emotions a break. Constantly spending large portions of your day swiping through pictures and statuses has been proven to stir up feelings of depression and make us feel alone.
Whether we admit it or not, we've become consumed with comparing our lives to the people we follow on the internet. When it seems like our lives aren't measuring up to the lives that others have cropped and filtered, we become discouraged or anxious. Reclaiming your peace may be as simple as


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I don't know even where to begin...
Since this is a health-related blog, I guess I'll start there.
My relationship with food wasn't always an issue, but my self/body-image was. I have pictures of me at my prom, when I was 16 and about 103 lbs with my hand on my stomach, because I thought I was fat. I look back now and think that I'd give anything to have that body again.
I was running a 5K almost everyday on my lunch break in the summer. I got engaged at 17, but found him with another girl. Enter lower self-esteem.
College came and so did the fast food, beer and late-night drunk pizza. My "freshman 15" became "freshman 30" (or maybe even more)! The 5K running was non-existent. The list of rejections from men grew and grew. Enter the beginning of an eating disorder.
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Luckily, I found the man of my dreams and I also found God. But my eating disorder only worsened and worsened. After struggling through our second year of marriage in 2005, my self-hatred was at an all-time low and I was using and bingeing on food on a regular basis to numb the pain.
To the glory of God, we made it through that rough time and have never looked back. Each year we grow and grow and get closer and closer and fall more and more in love with each other. My husband is my best friend and my life wouldn't be complete without him.
In 2006, the Lord blessed us with a baby girl. No complications with pregnancy (except a very minor case of Gestational Diabetes) and it only took us 5 months to get pregnant.
I gained 20 lbs with the pregnancy and lost 25 lbs when she was born.
|Me, 2-weeks after giving birth.
When my daughter was about 4-5 months old, in 2007, I decided to attend Overeaters Anonymous to try to gain control of my eating habits. I didn't want to pass the issue onto her. I was sugar-free for 40 days and decided I was "cured" and quit. It didn't take long and I was out of control again. This was partly due to the fact that I was diagnosed with PCOS and a few months later, it was suspected that I was also suffering from endometriosis.
|Me, 2nd from the right
In April of 2008, I lost a daughter, which we named Haven, at 9 weeks gestation. My weight crept up to it's all-time high of 161 lbs.
December of 2008, I underwent a laparotomy for endometriosis of the bowels, micropolyps/inflammation of the uterus, PCOS, pressure of the fallopian tubes and a kink in my intestines. I was also diagnosed with Thyroid System Disfunction at this time. I was seen in Omaha, NE by Dr. Thomas Hilgers, because he is supposedly the best in the nation for endometriosis removal. His average reoccurrence rates are 12 years, as opposed to the "normal" doctor's average of 1.5 years.
After surgery, I had no appetite and began intermittently working out again. I lost 16 lbs.
We immediately began trying for another baby.
In the meantime, I underwent eating disorder treatment at The Emily Program. They do great work there and I really learned a lot.
April 2010 I decided to become loosely Vegetarian. You can find my reasons why here.
Enter August 2010... we decided to stop trying for a baby, because the stress of it was just too much. I was seeing my regular local OBGYN and discovered I needed another surgery due to pain I was having on my left side. That surgery was performed on August 6th, 2010. I was banking on the fact that the endometriosis was gone and not returning for 12 years. To my astonishment, it was back. The pain I was having on my left side was due to my intestine being "glued" to my uterus by endometriosis.
In October 2010, after a 4.5 years battle with infertility and to our disbelief (For the complete story click here), we found out we were pregnant for a fourth time.
|Me, at 12 weeks
I fought my entire pregnancy against Gestational Diabetes and eventually beat it, so I could deliver via waterbirth using Hypnobirthing methods for a pain-free delivery!
On July 19, 2011 our daughter was born. During the pregnancy I stayed active and ate a very healthy diet. I only gained 5 lbs.
My goal is to eat healthy food without sacrificing passion or taste. And to truly love myself and appreciate the journey... every step the of way.


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Born and raised in California, Dr. Fong moved to the New York area after graduating from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2004. She spent 3 additional years of training to specialize in Orthodontics following dental school, receiving her Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey (Rutgers) in 2007. This completed her 11 years of education, having earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis in English Literature.
Dr. Fong has practiced orthodontics throughout New York City and Westchester, and has had extensive experience treating all kinds of cases in all age groups, from ages 6 to 76. She believes in a comprehensive, patient-focused approach to orthodontic care. This means that she takes the time to learn about your past dental history and to find out what your main concerns are today. She will explain your individual needs to you with patience and enthusiasm, and will then offer thoughtfully planned options for the care that works best for you. Her approach to care is based on her years of clinical experience balanced by focused dialogue with you, the patient. Working together, you can achieve the beautiful smile you've always dreamed of!
She is a proud member of the American Association of Orthodontists, and stays current with best practices in the field with regular continuing education seminars. She specializes in metal and clear braces, and Invisalign clear aligner therapy as well. She lives in Manhattan and in her spare time, she loves outdoor adventures, cooking healthy food, traveling, learning French, reading, writing, and listening to jazz.
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Diane collaborates with a highly experienced group of financial experts, specializing in estate planning, property and casualty, as well as CPA's. With this combined expertise, clients' assets may be repositioned in order to enhance the potential for returns, minimize taxation and allow for sufficient income to pursue their objectives.
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Spruced up the bedroom decor…
When I first started working in Photoshop, I came up with this cool twisted look and pretty much twisted everything I edited. Well that look has been in my bedroom for far too long.
Granted they were all pics of my honeymoon in France but I was over the twisted look (but you should check it out here, as there are some cool photos) for my bedroom. I wanted something more recent and more personal. Luckily my husband and I went on a little hiking date the other day and I took some awesome photos. Because seriously, I was agonizing over what to put in our bedroom. These photos seem to speak to us as a couple…the way we like to hike, our love of birds, and our dog. Granted we had left out our kids, but I wanted something to reflect our time before kids but recent.
So check them out (guess you get to peek in my bedroom, glad I made the bed, hehe) and let me know what you think…a little masculine and a lot of outdoors 😀
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fPOE invites you to a virtual Holiday Art Show on Facebook
Female Artists Virtual Holiday Art Show
Thursday, November 29, 2012 – 7 pm – 10 pm EST
You are invited to Female Artists Virtual Holiday Art Show that Anita Miller has organized on Thursday, November 29, 2012 from 7 PM to 10 PM EST.
How do you make a purchase? Every photographer will have their own album of pictures of everything that they will selling. If you want to make a purchase, please see the directions posted in the album of the photographer that you are interested in making a purchase from. I highly recommend watching the video featuring a sampling of the work from all the photographers that are participating in this event. Here is the link to video show ====> http://tinyurl.com/virtualArtShowVideo.
Please note that most of the items are available on a first come, first served basis.
I will be online during the show to answer any and all questions. Please send me a PM if you have any question to keep the event board as organized as possible. Most of the photographers will be available to answer any questions regarding their work and what they have available for purchase.
Please note that if you receive an invoice from a photographer, you must pay the invoice within 24 hours. If you are making a purchase through their Etsy store, then you must complete your transaction within 24 hours of this event. All items unless otherwise noted, will ship by the week of December 2nd, and you will be sent a follow up email letting you know that the item(s) have shipped.
Each person who attends this event has the opportunity to win a fabulous assortment of photography prints and gifts! There are 4 raffles, one each hour. The first three raffles are valued at $100+ and the grand prize raffle is worth more than $200! Below are graphics of the raffle prizes.
****Although no purchase is necessary, you must join the event in order to enter the raffle drawings. You have a chance of 30 entries for the raffle. You will receive 5 entries for entering the event. You will get 1 entry for liking a Facebook page or following a photographer on Twitter. Winners will be selected at random. If you win, the photographer for each item will reach out to you after the event on how to claim the prize item.
Due to Facebook restrictions, we may not notify winners on the fan page, so check back here for a list of the winners! I will also send a Facebook PM to each winner as well.
Below is a list of all the participants and their information for this event ===>
Business Name: Nature's Images By Design
We thank you for attending this event and good luck!
This promotion is not sponsored by, and has no affiliation with Facebook.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me ! Thank you and look forward to seeing you at the show!
Monday Mosaic: Thankful for our Teachers
This Wednesday at my daughter's school is a Teacher Appreciation brunch. Each grade was asked to bring something to contribute to the brunch, i.e. food. Well, me being me, and not wanting to cook and wanting to show off my craftiness (hehe), I made some photo blocks. For each teacher.
Yes, I made 27 3×3 wood blocks. I picked out 4 flower photographs I really liked, printed them, varnished them, and then glued them to wood. I love doing this…really!
I appreciate all that teachers do everyday for our children. My daughter is at a wonderful school and I couldn't be more thankful.
Here are pictures of my project:
Selfie Saturday: Week 4
Four weeks already into the {In the Picture} project!
This shot is of my ear, totally random, trying to heft my big camera and take a selfie. For some reason, I really like this picture. I don't always like wearing my glasses but somehow it has become who I am. I reverted back to these old frames because my newer ones bother my ears. Glasses really suck though and hopefully one day, I will get Lasik surgery…
Selfie Saturday: Week 3
I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.
–Joan Jett
Monday Mosaic: What's my style?
I have decided to submit some of my artwork to my local art gallery(ahh, it's juried!). Exciting right?? Well I am having a hard time deciding what to submit. I am trying to figure out what best defines BleuOiseau Photography. I made a few mosaics to see what works best together. I am having a hard time finding cohesiveness and defining my work. Am I a wildlife photographer, a landscape photographer, or fine art photographer?
I wanted to submit all birds but my husband then defined me as a wildlife photographer–like it was a bad thing or limited. I mean, I LOVE birds but I don't want to be defined as a bird photographer unless it lands me a job with the Audubon Society (which is a dream by the way). I tried putting together a few of my Twisted Series which are fun to make but you either love them or hate them. I didn't have much luck with them on my Facebook page so I won't submit them. I made a third mosaic trying to tie in a variety of my artwork. It showcases my favorite Twisted print, the Dancing Tower, and a few of my other favorites which I tried to make cohesive with color.
So what is my style then? I don't think I slept well last night thinking about this. Looking through my photos, I see there is a theme and that theme is nature photography. This really doesn't surprise me. I mean I hold a degree in Resource Biology. I hike, run, and cross country ski. I am constantly birding and so is my family. There isn't a day that we aren't talking about birds or the bird feeder…but does that define my photography? No. I love to shoot other things as well and therefore, I am going to submit the photos in my third mosaic.
Now which medium do I use? Metal prints, ThinWraps or wood blocks…so many decisions to be made before next Monday!
P.s. Just saw that the lovely ladies from fPOE have featured me this week! Thanks a ton for the shout out!! Happy Monday ya'll 😀


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This article will focus specifically on creating a gift card as a product and thus enabling the purchase of this by the end user.
Step One
1.Log into the administration section of Catfish with your required username and password. Navigate from the Dashboard and towards 'Configuration', 'Settings' and select 'Basket Settings' to enable the function of Show gift card box by ticking the associated field. Finally, select the Save control which is located at the right of the webpage – saves all recent changes.
Step Two
2. From within the administrative area of Catfish, navigate to 'Content Management' and select Message Templates. This will direct you to the corresponding web-page. Locate the property which is designated – GiftCard.Notification and select Edit, this will then direct you to the attributes of this feature. Select the function labelled is active: and select Save in order to record new changes. The property should now be declared 'true' rather than 'false'. A redirection will occur and you will now be returned to the Message Template List.
Step Three
3. Navigate to 'Configuration' and Order Settings and alter the state of two attributes (gift card activation order status/gift card deactivation order status). For this example the attributes have been set to Processing and Cancelled which determine when the gift card is summarily accessed by the end user.
*Circumstances may dictate when the end user will be deducted an amount and configuring the activation order status to any other setting may mean that the end user can utilise the gift card (which may be of a substantial amount) without having actually paid for the card itself and likewise with the deactivation order status. Should the order not be cancelled, the user could receive essentially, a free gift card in which to spend - a circumstance to avoid.
Following this action, select Save to update the system settings.
Step Four
4. From the administrative area of Catfish, navigate to 'Catalogue', Products and Manage Products. Select Add New and name the product "Gift Card" and enter the Product Variant tab to access additional attributes of the product. Provide the gift card with a realistic price value (£10.00) and enable the function of: Is gift card, while also stating whether the gift card is intended to be either Physical or Virtual.
Configuring the gift card to Physical will result in a physical gift card being sent out to the recipient whereas a configuration of Virtual will result in the gift card being emailed to the recipient alternatively.
Stage Five
5.Though the previous steps have detailed specifically on how to create a gift cared within Catfish, it is also possible to view gift card attributes under further tabs such as that of 'Sales'. Accessing 'Sales' from the Dashboard (or the current page you are on) a sub-category of Gift Cards appears.
Selecting this control will redirect you to the appropriate web-page where a summary will be displayed of the total order of gift cards.
When viewed on the front-end of the storefront, a customer is able to complete fields for the intended recipient, as well as add their own information. Additionally a message can be stated, for specific occasions (such as birthdays).
Following the adding of the gift card to the basket and subsequent checkout, the recipient will receive an email stating an individual has sent them a gift card for them to use (with both the monetary value and code stated).
* Details of both the storefront and individuals have been blurred for security purposes).
In the circumstance that the recipient wishes to purchase products with the gift card, the recipient will journey through the ordering/checkout process as normal, however upon reaching the basket, they will now see that the a field for the gift card code.
Entering the code will withdraw that amount from the card. Should the order total exceed the maximum value of the gift card, the gift card will fail to apply and generate a corresponding error message.


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By: Megan Makuck, Fall 2017 IAC Student Intern
There once was an actively managed portfolio who bragged about how fast he could grow. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the passively managed portfolio, challenged him to a race. All the investments in the market gathered to watch.
The actively managed portfolio ran down the road for a while, investing in all the stocks that were expected to have quick growth, attempting to sell them shortly thereafter for a quick profit, then repeating the process. Eventually, he paused to rest. While he rested, his stocks were so volatile that some of them lost money, while only a few others continued to grow.
He looked back at Slow and Steady and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?" Slow and Steady had invested in a diverse portfolio and waited for his investments to grow slowly overtime.
The actively managed portfolio stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The passively managed portfolio grew and grew. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line.
The investments who were watching cheered so loudly for the passively managed portfolio, they woke up the actively managed portfolio.
The actively managed account stretched and yawned and began to search for quick growth stocks again, but it was too late. The passively managed portfolio was over the line.
After that, the actively managed portfolio always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"
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There's nothing more frustrating than taking your car out for a spin and finding that you can't get your window to go down. Power windows operate on motors and can fail for a few different reasons, none of them very convenient, but most fairly easy to fix. If you're having problems with yours, refer to your car manual or a local mechanic on what steps are involved in the process of fixing it. Some situations may just require a bit of elbow grease, while others may need the attention of a professional.
The most typical reason for a stuck window is the power switch, and generally what has happened is that the switch has corroded over time due to vigorous use as well as the elements. This means that a new switch will need to be installed, and getting your vehicle to a mechanic is a must.
Getting off Track
A slightly less serious reason for a malfunctioning window could be that the glass has gone off the track, or there is an obstruction jammed inside the track that is keeping the window from going down. If you're fairly good with the mechanical side of cars, then fixing this on your own isn't too difficult, and can save you some money. If you're not sure about the process, though, it's best not to attempt it on your own, as further damaging the window may be cause for a replacement.
Fuse Troubles
If the window is malfunctioning only on one side, then the above culprits may be to blame; if none of the windows seem to be working, however, then the problem may be a blown fuse or bad relay. If the fuse has blown, it will need to be replaced, but if the relay is the problem, you can jumper it back into action using jumper cables on terminals 30 and 87.
Slow to Start
Sometimes the problem isn't nearly as serious as it seems and the window mechanism is simply dragging, which causes the function of opening and closing to slow or cease. After removing the door panels of your vehicle, it's very easy to lubricate the tracks and fit the pieces back together.
No matter which of the above afflictions your car is currently suffering from, you can rest easy knowing that power windows are relatively easy to fix and won't necessarily affect the rest of your vehicle as other issues might.
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Elizabeth Lee Thompson specializes in civil appeals in Texas state courts and federal courts. She also assists trial counsel in preserving error for appeal in the trial court, including in pretrial, trial, and post-trial motions.
Lee is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She served as a staff attorney for Justice Elizabeth Lang-Miers at the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas, Texas. During her over six years at the Court, she worked on civil and criminal appeals concerning a wide range of legal and procedural issues.
Lee holds both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in history with a concentration in legal history. Her published work includes a book and articles on legal and historical subjects in publications including St. Mary's Law Journal, American Journal of Legal History, and Texas International Law Journal. Her most recent publication is Interlocutory Appeals in Texas: A History, 48 St. Mary's L.J. 65 (2016). She has also taught legal and historical subjects at Stanford Law School, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Texas at Arlington.
Selected Publications, Speeches, and Presentations
- "The 2019 Texas Legislature and Appellate Practice: Laws Enacted and Proposed," The Appellate Advocate, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section (forthcoming)
- Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section, May 2018: Interlocutory Appeals in Texas: A History
- Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, November, 2017: Interlocutory Appeals in Texas: A History
- Interlocutory Appeals in Texas: A History, 48 St. Mary's L.J. 65 (2016).
- The University of Texas School of Law (J.D.)
- with honors
- The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D.)
- History with Concentration in Legal History
- The University of Texas at Austin (B.A.)
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Plan II Honors Program
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- United States District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Professional and Community Activities
- William "Mac" Taylor American Inn of Court, Master of the Bench, 2017–Present
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
- Council Member, Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section, 2019-Present
- Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Barrister Member, 2014–2017
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section
- American Society for Legal History
- Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers
- State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
- Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
- Dallas Women Lawyer Association
Professional Recognition
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Law School Dean's Achievement Award
- Finalist Scribes Law Review Competition, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
- Best Note, Texas International Law Journal


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Police investigate attempted murder
Berkeley police are looking for suspects today in an attempted murder case in which a man was shot twice while he waited for a red light to turn green.
Lt. Russ Lopes said the victim was driving westbound on Ward Street toward Sacramento Street at about 8:50 a.m. While he was waiting at a red light, another vehicle drove up and a passenger fired four rounds, Lopes said.
One shot hit the man in the left forearm while another went from his upper back to his chest. Lopes said that none of the bullets struck vital organs and the victim was able to drive himself to Alta Bates Medical Center. He was later taken to the trauma center at Highland Hospital in Oakland, and Lopes said he is in good condition.
Lopes said the victim did not have time to see what kind of car carried the shooter.
"He never did see the car," Lopes said. "It came on him pretty fast, and the impact of the second round threw him upon the steering wheel, and he was pretty much on the floor after that."
Lopes said police are working with several witnesses. Police also activated a community alert system, which telephoned residents near the area asking them for information about the incident.


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By Sarah Dallof
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Four years ago Srey Nim was stuck in a life that few would envy and she herself did not want.
She spent her days on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, selling flowers and water to tourists. It was hard work, day after day in the heat making little to bring home to her widowed mother. To escape, she would leaf through magazines looking at the pictures but unable to read the words.
Then came the turning point. An outreach group with Friends-International invited her to play sports with a group of kids. They made her an offer: If she wanted off the streets, they would give her an education and teach her a trade of her choice. She accepted.
Today, the shy and smiling 17-year-old is a student at Romdeng restaurant, which is owned by Friends-International. She works hard and one day hopes to open her own restaurant featuring both Khmer and international cuisine.
"Before, I was lonely," she said, speaking through a translator. "Now I feel I have a brighter future. I know how to read. I love to cook."
Srey Nim is one of many success stories at Friends-International, which asked the students to use pseudonyms for this story to protect their privacy. There are students who now own their own restaurants, who teach cooking classes and who have broken the cycle of poverty. The organization offers vocational training in nine areas ranging from mechanics to hair styling to welding, but it is their cooking and hospitality program that gets all the attention. More than 100 students are currently training in the organization's working restaurants giving them important experience.
In turn, customers enjoy a delicious meal and get the opportunity to meet the people their support will directly benefit. Friends the Restaurant offers international tapas-style plates and is staffed by advanced students. Mid-level students train at Romdeng, which features Khmer food.
On any given night at either establishment, the reservation book is impressively full and people are buzzing about. Student waiters are flanked by their teachers as they take orders and greet guests. The kitchen is a bit more chaotic as line cooks work quickly to fill orders and prepare drinks. Customers seem excited to be there and for good reason. The cuisine at Romdeng and Friends the Restaurant are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on Trip Advisor's list of places to eat in Phnom Penh.
The success of the restaurants was not without long hours and days, according to hospitality and business coordinator Gustav Auer, who was tasked with getting the two eateries up and running 13 years ago.
"It was an adventure," Auer said. "We never expected it to become so successful and so big."
Today, the restaurants are 65 percent self-sustaining, with groups like UNICEF and the Skoll Foundation making up the rest. Friends-International has since added a café in Phnom Penh, a restaurant in Laos and is publishing a series of cookbooks. They sell bags made by local women, including Srey Nim's mother, and candleholders made by welding students in the restaurants' gift shops.
Auer didn't expect how attached he would become to the students. In many cases teachers became substitute parents to the kids. Auer pointed to the example of a student who emailed him earlier that morning asking if Auer would attend his upcoming wedding.
"(When he and I met) he was living above the sewer," he recalled. "He had training with us and started to work for a few restaurants, and now he owns his own business, his own restaurant. It's actually quite a famous restaurant in Phnom Penh. I'm very proud of him."
For every success story in the program, there are a hundred more waiting to happen on the streets of Cambodia's capitol, where an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 kids live and fight to survive. The fluctuation in numbers is due to harvest season and various natural disasters in the region.
But it's a tough and dangerous life for children no matter their numbers. They are at high risk for physical, psychological and sexual abuse, HIV infection and drug abuse.
Sopheap, 24, knows the risks all too well. A year ago he was living on the street addicted to ice and yama, a pill laced with meth. Friends-International placed him in drug detox and vocational training.
Now he's working alongside other youths he knows from the street in Romdeng. He has a place to sleep, and medical and dental care. It's a far cry from his days on the street.
"I think I'll have a good job in the future and be able to make good money," he said through the translator. "I hope other kids get the chance as well."


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As I am reviving blog posts; I came across this one. There is no better time to talk about grief than the holidays. The holidays are a wonderful time to bring together family and friends, but they are also a painful reminder of the empty chairs, the missing cards, and the lack of chatter. I leave this hear with you dear friend. In hopes it helps you. I have not by any means "arrived" or "overcome" but I can say the triggers are fewer and the pain not quite so searing deep.
What I wish I would have known… saying goodbye to my daddy
I knew the day would come. I dreaded the day it would come. Little did I accept the fact it actually did. The day I lost my dad is a day forever imprinted on my heart. I knew I would have to face the day, sooner than I would like, considering every parent should live forever. But the days, months, even years following his death revealed much about myself. So I leave here for you, five things I wish I would have known about death of a loved one.
The actual death is not the hardest part.
Oh, believe me, it is an extremely emotionally taxing experience. One I dread reliving when my mother leaves this world, but I realize now the statement I once proclaimed out loud, "the day I lose my father will be the worst day of my life" is far from the truth. In fact, there are many worst days of my life following his death. For example, the first missed holiday, birthday, or major life event. My dad died four weeks before the birth of my first child and even though the birth was joyous and an amazing life experience, the nagging of your dad not being present for a major life event was always in my mind and heart. The first year, every missed something is a deep heart ache. Then the next year and the next. The triggers seem to grow, and the emotional response does as well.
Your family will never be the same. And YOU will never be the same.
Unfortunately, this is true. This truth comes with great prayer and hope anyone who experiences the death of a parent, their family will grow closer and the bond deeper. But if it goes quite the opposite, you are not alone. It happens to many families. When the rock, the cornerstone, the glue who holds it all together, leaves this blue-green globe, piecing the family together again can be a difficult, if not impossible. Prior, I had always thought our family was a very close-knit unit. After the death of my dad, I realize it was in fact, dad who was the close-knitter. He kept the family in contact, always updating each other, reminding of birthdays and anniversaries or when the other family member was in great need of support.
You will change as well. Hopefully, for the better, but if not at first then let grief have its time in your heart. I know I kept waiting to be 'me' again. I wanted to return to my normal. Where was normal? I am so different now, my thoughts, my actions, my everything. And the anxiety from waiting to be myself again mounted as the days continued. What I failed to realize, until someone told me the simple truth in one sentence, "you will never be the same." Grief and major life events change people. Sometimes for the worse, but sometimes for the better! Yes, think about it. Some of the individuals who have experienced the most grief and the "wow, I would never want to be them" moments, are the most encouraging, loving, grateful people you will ever meet. Why? They let their devastating life events mold them into a better version of themselves. They take their experience, and turn it into a gift. A gift which can bless others, encourage others, and turn their heartache into their testimony. When you see the person who has arrived, think to yourself, who knows how long it took them to arrive at such a wonderful destination of encouraging, hopeful, and thankful. SO if you have not arrived yet, stay encouraged, your time can still come, if you allow it.
Death makes people uncomfortable.
Wow, does it ever. The cliché statements and odd moments are in every-day life after you experience a close death in the family. Even with some of your closest friends and co-workers. I used to find bitterness in every off-the-wall or meant-to-be encouraging statement. When someone would ask "how are you" with their facial expression changing to one of sympathy, and then walk away returning to their normal day as soon as you answered with some shallow response. While I was left there to relive my pain. Little did they know what their innocent question had done to me. Fortunately, I have realized, it is honestly their own fear of death and of saying the wrong thing to a person they care about. Their hearts are in the right place, they want to comfort you, but realize dear friend, they know not what they do. Instead of bitterness in their statements, pray for them. Pray they never fully understand the grief and pain of experiencing death first hand. Pray their family is protected for years to come, and they never walk in your same footsteps. For you were once there; naive yet concerned, unsure how to comfort, but want to do so for the friend or co-worker going through a difficult time.
Depression and anxiety are okay.
After my dad died, my son's birth was shortly to follow. My son had colic and screamed most of his newborn life. I had NO time to wrap my mind around the honest truth, he was gone. Once my son moved into a calmer season, if there ever is a calmer season with children, the anxiety hit me so hard. I was no longer bouncing, rocking, walking, and swinging constantly to soothe my first born child. Instead I had pause moments. In those moments, I realized how hurt and how much ache was within my heart. Tears came more often, insomnia was a new friend. My child was sleeping better in this season of life, but I was not. Frustration was new friend too. Thoughts came constantly, "what is wrong with you?????" "Get over it, he is gone." I tried to reason myself to be better. I tried to pray it away. The realization of what I was facing hit me when I had my normal yearly physical. Side bar, not everyone loves physicals, but I do. I love my doctor. She is kind and compassionate. Listens intently, and never rushes me, even though I know her pressures are high. In our hour visit, I broke down into a total mess. It was the week leading up to my thirtieth birthday and I apparently did not have a grip on my emotions. We discussed anxiety and depression, and when she suggested anxiety medication until I could cope more appropriately… I realized I had a problem. I followed her instructions to seek counseling.
Counseling, with the right counselor for you, will change your entire perspective. See, society, your own self, and even dear friends will tell you, anxiety is not something you SHOULD be dealing with. Pray, lean on God more. Trust God. I had been believing something was wrong with me, I should pray it away and it should go away. My counselor, on the contrary opened my eyes to a whole new perspective. Embrace anxiety, face it head on. Realize it is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. Do not run from the truth but rather, embrace the fact you are not whole at this point in time. WOW. It is ok that I am not ok?!!! Perspective changed, life altered, anxiety still present but my capability of handling it, improved. Fleeing from the issue is not the answer. Addressing it head on, bingo.
Grief has no timeline.
Prior to the death of dad, I ignorantly believed you could grieve for a certain period then it was time to move on, get over it. Life goes on. Well, I carried this preconceived notion into my own situation. I kept putting additional pressures on myself. You should not be crying, or you should have it all together by now, it has been __ years. What I did not realize, I was the only person in my life not allowing me the grace to grief. I now realize grief comes and goes in waves. Some days, weeks, even months you can smile at the memories, but sometimes the waves hit you so hard they all but swallow you whole. The memory of calls on certain days of the week, or inside jokes, or nicknames. Oh the memories. My dad use to always call me on Friday and say "TGIF"!" It was a highlight of the week. He rarely forgot, and was always cheerful. Just a reminder from him, you made another week in adult life, which we all know is one difficult task. Well every once in a while, the notion of Friday morning is painful, and for the longest I had my own pressure of get over it, move on, no big deal. Other times, I am telling others "TGIF!!" in memory of him and in honor of him, with a huge smile. Some days I must sit in my car and say to myself out loud, "He's dead" to keep myself from experiencing denial. Other days, I embrace a fond memory and even relish in the moment, realizing I was blessed with every day he was present as a wonderful father and friend. So I need you to know, grief has NO timeline. Give yourself grace as you would give to someone else going through a similar situation. Everyone responds differently to life experiences and it will be difficult for many years to come.
These realizations have helped guide me through this new territory. Uneven terrain, knee skinning, bruise inflicting territory. I am blazing the trail in my own life experience, learning and adjusting as a go, no one has been down the exact path I am creating. I wish to be following someone else, to help guide me and shed light on the next chapter, but there is only one me, and only one him. It is quite like the memory I have of following my dad as he created a path in the woods. Slow, steady, following his new trail. Dad constantly touching small twigs or trees growing, pinching off the very tips when he could. If I followed his trail too closely or did not pace myself just right, his manipulated branch would swing back and whip me right in the face!! "Dad, you just got me in the face!!"
"Well, Muffy, don't follow so close."
The places we would go were beautiful. Most times, completely untouched by any other human footsteps, but if I did not pace myself I ended up with multiple battle wounds. The wounds of his memory are still present in my heart, as I blaze a trail where my footsteps have not yet experienced. There is beauty to be seen in the brush and bramble of this path, but I easily forget to accept my pace, and look up to behold the path I have created.
I need you to know as I reread and edited this article I am in total meltdown mode. Remembering the pain of early on stirs the heart and takes me deeper into the journey. Since I first published this post more than a year ago, much has evolved in my trail. The wounds are not quite so deep, not quite so painful. I can smile and see the beauty, rather than focus on the difficult terrain. At times, I struggle more than others, such as the death anniversary, holidays, and days like today, his birthday. The waves of his memory push me a bit harder during these times, but they no longer completely engulf me. I am still able to stand and embrace, when before I would have found myself drowning in emotion and pain. I pray you will find a similar place, at your very own pace.


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Italy grants workers an average of 42 paid days off per year – some European countries exceed even that, in the interest of work/life balance. On average, Americans receive a whopping 13 days per year, and of those eligible to receive those benefits, only 57 percent are actually taking what they've earned. The other 43 percent are leaving money out on the table to be swept into the trash.
It's easy to believe that not taking days off is a testament to your work ethic and dedication to the company, but it's just the opposite. In fact, you're generally not saving your employer money because that time is already paid for and invested in you as an employee upon your hiring, or during annual contract negotiations.
You might argue you add productivity in those extra two weeks that you show up to work, but those so-called hard workers toting the perfect attendance badge are simply draining that company savings by showing up to work sick – or burned out – and dragging colleagues down with them.
Of course, there are jobs that don't grant vacation or paid time off as part of the hiring compensation package. I have known people in positions where you have to wait six months to earn a paid sick day. And while that's less common in today's workplace where flexible arrangements play a role in retaining and attracting top talent in many industries, some employers still don't provide benefits and compensation in line with that objective.
Paid time off, or PTO as it's referred to in the HR world, is given to most employees as part of a compensation package, a non-monetary supplement to your base earnings, salary, or commission structure. If you are granted vacation, personal, and sick time as part of a compensation package, and you don't take it because you think it will make you look more dedicated… all you're doing is leaving a big fat bonus on your desk and walking away.
Take your time off. Understand the potential value of what you're throwing away. Not all companies will roll over vacation or sick days at the end of the year, though some do.
American culture fosters the workaholic mentality, and with economic and political instabilities adding to the mix, proving oneself through long hours and hard work can seem vital; particularly in a downturn economy. We work past the clock, take on extra projects, and voluntarily give up valuable benefits that are already paid for in exchange for the perception of job security that may or may not exist.
Many companies strive to create and maintain a culture that promotes health, productivity, and wellbeing. Employers recognize that dedicated, hardworking, but also healthy employees are a true asset, and helping staff reach and operate at their highest level of productivity is the basis of many costly programs and investments focusing on workplace wellness, corporate coaching, and culture development.
People who pay attention to their own health and wellness are far more productive than those who think burning the oil at both ends and sending emails at 10 pm to acknowledge passively that yes, you're still in the office. At the end of the day, companies want to hire quality employees who will add to the productivity of the company, proving a positive return on their decision to hire you in the first place.
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