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March is Women's History Month. Women have been celebrated nationally since 1981 when Congress passed a law creating "Women's History Week." That week was celebrated in March annually until 1987 when Congress began passing "Women's History Month." And then finally in 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama issued annual proclamations designating March as "Women's History Month."
Aroline Schmitt (1904-1995)
Appropriately, this year the WCHF will be inducting on May 13, 2019, a woman infamous for her stand on sustainable forestry. Her name was Aroline Schmitt.
Aroline was a pioneering woman and citizen conservationist, who worked in a man's world during the 1930-1960s. She advanced sustainable forestry and promoted fledgling conservation organizations and initiatives in Wisconsin and the nation.
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Gifford Pinchot, the Father of Forestry, persuaded Aroline to go to work for the US Forest Service as a timber cruiser during Word War II. "She traveled all over the country, and Alaska, and cruised timber. She worked in the woods. It was her job to help set aside forests for the war. She was all over the country, all the time," said her daughter Maxine Schmitt Roberts.
The travel also took its toll on Schmitt's health. "She used to travel on troop trains during the war. Only the soldiers could sit down. She would stand up all the way home, a lot of times through the night and into the day," her daughter said.
She continued to work for the US Forest Service in various capacities after the war, Roberts said. Newspaper clippings in the Wisconsin Historical Society collection note Schmitt was called upon to help set up conservation departments in various states and formulate plans for forest management and control. She was involved in this professional activity even though she had no formal training or degree in forestry.
Education and Achievements
Trained as a nurse, she got her love of forestry from her lumber baron grandfather and her mother. Her mother was a botanist, and Aroline learned a basic appreciation and love of the fields and forests from her as a child growing up in the forests of Maine.
Schmitt played a pivotal role in protecting the Flambeau River State Forest and its old growth hemlock-hardwood forests, and in the transfer of forested lands to the Wisconsin Conservation Commission (now WDNR). She also helped protect the Menominee Tribal Forest by lobbying for the rights of the Menominee Indians during a tense battle over termination of the tribe's reservation status in the 1950s and 60s, and served as a consultant to the tribe until 1971.
She helped establish several conservation facilities in Wisconsin, including the educational program Trees for Tomorrow and the US Forest Service's Rhinelander Experimental Forest-Northern Research Center. She also taught correspondence forestry classes on school forestry for the Michigan Extension Service.
Aroline received awards and recognition for her knowledge, tenacity and dedication. Despite health challenges for much of her life, Aroline Schmitt fought with determination and charisma to advance major conservation policies affecting Wisconsin's natural heritage and America's sustainable forestry practices.
WCHF Induction Ceremony
Other Wisconsin heroes to be inducted with Aroline are UW-Madison Professor Scott Craven who is a frequent Wisconsin Public Radio guest on wildlife and Don L Johnson who was a prolific outdoors writer for the Milwaukee-Sentinel for a variety of environmental causes. The ceremony and all activities related to the induction will be held on April 13, 2019 at the Atrium in SentryWorld in Stevens Point. The public is invited.
A coffee reception will be held at 12:30 p.m. prior to the 2:oo p.m. Induction Ceremony. Following the ceremony, there will be a dinner at 4:30 p.m. The Induction Ceremony and Coffee Reception are free and open to the public.
Reservations for dinner ($25 per person) may be made online or by calling Schmeeckle Reserve at 715-346-4992.

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The Jetta We've Been Waiting For
The motoring press hasn't had the greatest of relationships with the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. When the sedan debuted, critics slammed the newest generation as a Walmart interpretation of a model many of us had grown up loving. The nicer-than-expected materials, playful handling and quiet cabin had all been scrapped in favor of a bargain basement price tag wrapped in styling as risky as sunblock in summer. The machine simply felt like the latest casualty of the Volkswagen campaign to become the world's largest automaker. To make matters worse, buyers didn't seem to care.
Despite a tide of vitriolic ink that's risen around the 2012 Jetta, the model has seen an explosion of sales that's left plenty of critics tapping their microphones and asking, "Is this thing on?" If anything, the exercise has proven that when it comes to moving vehicles in the now fiercely-competitive compact segment, price is still king no matter what the critics say. So, when Volkswagen promised to satiate the model's longtime fans with a new GLI, the rank smell of skepticism came wafting through newsrooms across the country.
But with a stylish exterior, sporty indoor appointments and an upgraded suspension, the 2012 Volkswagen GLI seemingly makes up for the base model's deficiencies, at least on paper.Continue reading 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn
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The Capitular Vicar of Aix had ordered the priests to celebrate a solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on the anniversary of the July Revolution of July 1830 ("the three glorious days"). Having suffered the persecution of the Church by the government brought in by that revolution, Eugene was outraged! He congratulated Father Courtès for having refused to celebrate.
I approve your attitude of reserve. It is a difficult situation; but with coolness and calculation you will win through in spite of everything, but you must be careful never to sacrifice principles.
Thus it would have been necessary to run the risk of seeing the church closed rather than sing a High Mass in thanksgiving for one of the greatest crimes committed since the world began, whose immediate consequences have been to throw Europe and the entire world into commotion
It would have been an evil act, a sin, a huge scandal, a sacrilege, a profanation, a monstrosity. So I am not surprised that the clergy of Aix did not heed this unjust command, as you are not bound to obey when superiors command a sin.
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Bond's not exactly sure what the two scientists are up to, so when they leave the room, he sneaks for a closer look.
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Produced from 100% Cabernet Franc and coming from the Spring Mountain District, the 2015 Cabernet Franc shows a medium to deep garnet-purple color with vibrant red currants and cherries scents over lovely roses, lilac and bouquet garni nuances with a touch of dusty earth. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and fresh with lovely perfumed fruit, it has a long, mineral-laced finish. Yum!
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SpaceX has yet again demonstrated the viability of its reusable rockets.
The private space company just successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket that had already flown once before, back in February, when it took cargo up to the International Space Station (ISS).
The Falcon 9's flight marked the third time this year Elon Musk's company has successfully reused a rocket – a feat it only first achieved back in March.
Rockets are comprised of multiple stages which each contain their own engines and propellants. This flight marked the 12th time this year SpaceX has landed a rocket's first stage, its bottom and biggest part, back on Earth.
The rocket's first stage landed on a SpaceX drone ship called Of Course I Still Love You, stationed in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida, around eight and a half minutes after it launched.
It marked the 18th time in SpaceX's history a rocket had successfully been landed – a process that took so long to perfect a blooper reel highlighting the many failures was put out earlier this year.
The company, which was launching a satellite for use by SES and EchoStar, hopes to eventually reach the stage where its rockets are ready for launch again just 24 hours after returning from space.
This successful mission was SpaceX's second in three days.
Reusable rockets dramatically reduce the cost of spaceflight, and also mean SpaceX should be able to complete flights more frequently.
The company recently unveiled further plans for its colonisation of Mars, which it hopes to fund with its satellite launches and trips to the ISS.
Musk plans to land at least two cargo ships on Mars by 2022 – using a rocket he claims will also be able to take humans anywhere on Earth within an hour.
The Tesla CEO also revealed he wants SpaceX's next generation of spacecraft, called the Interplanetary Transport System, to make the current fleet redundant.
Musk previously said as many as six used boosters could fly in 2017 and, with this being just the third, there could be more rockets to come before the end of the year.


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Children's Festival (Dye-Nosaur Gardens)
Have a roaring good time at Children's Festival this March. The Dye-Nosaur Gardens brings the visitors into an imaginative habitat of dinosaurs and prehistoric plants. Look out for colourful and magnificent dinosaurs nestled at the Supertree Grove, and look forward to exiciting performances, creative crafts, workshops and fun-filled carnival rides and games!
Art-Zoo - i Light Marina Bay 2017
Introducing Art-Zoo: An interactive inflatable art park with larger-than-life animals and plants, Spider Bouncer and inflatable maze, all for the young and young-at-heart!
It is a culmination of an experiential inflatable playground and art installation in the setting of a zoological garden.
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Rise & Shine Family FunFest 2017
A weekend indoor Funfest where you can indulge in all-day play with your family, it will be held from 17 – 19 Feb 2017 at Marina Bay Sands.
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How to Use Facebook's Magic 3D Photo Feature
The world's most used social media app added a brand new feature! It's called 3D Photo, and it does exactly what it sounds like it does – well, kind of. The new feature adds distance between the foreground and background of a photo, making it look "3D." Or, as Facebook puts it, like you're looking at something "through a window."
When you view a 3D photo, you can scroll or tilt your device to make the foreground of the image look like it's moving in space. Facebook says the feature is "a new way to share your memories and moments in time with a fun, lifelike dimension." The bad news? It's only available on iPhones 7+ and up.
Here's how to use it:
- Take a photo using portrait mode on your iPhone.
- Open your Facebook app.
- Search for and like the Facebook 360
This is the secret trick! Facebook has given a few select people automatic access to the feature. For most people though, liking this page is the key to unlocking the 3D photo option in the app.
- Close and reopen the app.
- Create a new post. You should now be able to see the "3D Photo" option in the list of features to add to your post. Click it. A list of available photos should pop up.
- Select your photo and wa-lah! Your 3D photo should now be available to post.
We see this feature adding all kinds of fun to our timelines! Photos with backgrounds that pop (we're looking at YOU fairs, festivals and destinations!) come to life with 3D effects. For some eye-catching options, have a staff member ride your Ferris wheel with midway lights blinking in the background. If you live in a destination with water, waves crashing to the beach in the background is sure to be a pleaser!
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Founded in 2018 by sisters-in-law Georgie and Jo, they set out on a journey to create a conscious brand that was compassionate to animals and the environment we live in, without compromising on luxury or design. V BY TOWNSLEY was hence born.
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Washington State University, founded in 1890, WSU's flagship campus is located in Pullman, Washington. A land-grant university, WSU is one of just 108 US universities to be ranked as a Tier 1 research university in the US and known for its programs in chemical engineering, business, architecture, communications, pharmacy, neuroscience, veterinary medicine, agriculture, food science and plant sciences.
You can choose to study at one of five campus locations in the Washington State University system: Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver and Everett. Each offer a different learning experience, backed up with big-university resources. According to U.S. News & World Report, WSU is #143 in National Universities (tied with Oregon State University), #75 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs & #94 Best Business Programs.
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Participants will learn a more detailed version of CPR, as well as Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use and Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO). The class, which is designed for people who provide healthcare to patients in a variety of hospital and non-hospital settings, is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 1 - 4 p.m. in the OSF Saint James first floor conference rooms 1 & 2. The cost is $30 per person and payment is required in advance of class.
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We met Tim Woolford, Local Area Highways Manager at Wiltshire Council responsible for the south of the county an area covering Amesbury, Salisbury, Southern, South West and Tidworth and features the A350, A360 and A30 primary roads. Tim is not a registered engineer as such, however he is responsible for engineers and technicians and engineering-based activity across the department.
Tim and his team are responsible for pot holes, gulley's, kerbs, minor highway defects, drainage, the Parish Steward scheme and weather and winter services. He is the link between contractors and the community, town and parish councils and the public to make sure that the work is done. In addition, he undertakes various inspections relating to quality and safety but also authorises any service requests.
Tim's career began on a Sainsburys graduate management scheme followed by several years in the motor industry. He has worked across local government in several regions since 1991 starting out in fleet vehicle workshops, however Tim got involved in waste management then moved to Wiltshire Council in Street scene. In recent years there were internal changes across the Street Scene and Highways team structures, however when these areas were separated in 2016 Tim remained with the Highways team.
Having gained a HNC in Civil Engineering in 2015, Tim held the necessary qualifications to take up a post within the Highways Team and believed that the move was in his best interests in terms of career development. Tim also holds a CPC Operators license, Level 5 Diploma in Management Studies and a Certificate of Technical Competence for the management of Waste Transfer Sites.
Whilst at East Dorset Council Tim was instrumental in creating the Dorset Action for Safety and Health Programme which was created through a partnership with WAMITAB, The Dorset Action for Safety and Health group and the Health and safety Executive (HSE). It was designed to provide a consistent level of training mapped to a regulated qualification and viewed as something different which enabled good practice to be shared across local authorities. Tim was successful in securing £100k of funding from the HSE to create and launch a training DVD. Over time, employers have developed their own style of delivery and integrated the DASH programme into it. To date Tim is proud of his involvement with this project.
Tim is responsible for 3 Area Highways Engineers that support and deliver the technical aspects of the team. Tim told us that these engineers have a range of experience and knowledge across many sectors that support him in managing the department, contracts and stakeholders.
Highways is predominantly staffed by older white, males, however Tim reflected that his department has not been fully staffed for 2years, as a manager he is keen to recruit from a wider spectrum of people and dispel the image of local government employees coming from a graduate background.
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Saint Bonaventure was a Christian theologian and the head minister of the Franciscans.
Saint Catherine of Siena was a Dominican nun and Doctor of the Church.
Nigeria ranks among the highest exporters of crude oil in the world yet they rank among the poorest in the world. A few politicians pockets the wealth of the nation in their pockets.
Ventriloquism is the art of speaking in such a way that the projected sound seems to originate elsewhere, as from a hand-manipulated dummy, puppet or mask.
The crises in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria have affected the country adversely since its inception. One of the major actors in the brawl is the MEND, the movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.
A poem I wrote to express the greatness of the Lord. Oh that man will praise the Lord. He deserves our praises.
As the election draws near in Nigeria, there is the need to consider certain factors that will help to usher in a free and fair election. Previous elections in the country has always been characterize with rigging and violence.
The Jos people in Nigeria have currently been under incessant bomb attacks. For the past few years, the Jos people have been facing different forms of sectarian violence ranging from gun battles to the recent use of sophisticated bombs.
Bamboo is a common name for more than 40 genera and about 480 species of perennial, woody, usually shrubby or treelike plants of the grass family. They belong to the scientific family of Poaceae, (formerly Gramineae).
We are saved by grace. Salvation can not be merited. A poem I wrote to explain how undeserving I am to be saved but by grace, I am saved through Christ Jesus.
A poem I wrote concerning the perversion and wrong teachings in the church. Preachers abandon the real message of salvation, which is centered on Jesus Christ to preach messages to suit themselves.
Living in sin is like being veiled. We can not see ourselves the way we really are but we'll be living in ignorance, oblivious of the consequencies of our actions.
A poem I wrote to elevate the name of the Lord. He is to be praised for His goodness and kindness to mankind.
The Bible and the scriptures has just one purpose. Jesus Christ and Christians also have one purpose; that purpose is to inherit the kingdom of God.
A poem where I expressed so much about the love of God in Christ Jesus. Christ is the fulness of God's love.
Are you hungry for life everlasting? Then you have enough food that will quench your hunger. Christ is the bread for the hungry, so get hold of Him.
A poem I wrote to explain the need to live for God. With God on your side, you are victorious. He will guide and protech you.
Many may wish to follow a godly way of life but the flesh keeps resisting it. The spirit of most people are willing but their fleshes are weak. I advice such people to follow their thirst.
A poem I wrote about the attrocities that are being committed by politicians and rulers in the third world and how to say 'no' to their tricks and resist their oppression.
A poem i wrote about Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa. A very busy town and the former capital of Nigeria. Lagos is densly populated and the most busy city in Nigeria.
A poem I wrote about the sufferings of Christ. This is what He did for us; what have you done for Him. He is still thirsty!
A poem about the ups and downs of life. Success is not usually achieved by the strongest and the race is not usually won by the fastest.
Poem about the goodness of God to mankind. Inspite of man's disobedience, God still love him.
The expertise knowledge of the ancient Romans in the use of stones and marbles was an added advantage to the Roman furniture industry.
The major part of the ancient Greek furniture is known from paintings and sculpture works. Designs on terra-cotta, bronze, tombstones and paintings that survived the years are indications of early production and use of furniture by the ancient Greeks.


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Today I am writing a very different post. I don't have a picture of anything I created to show you but I have some input that I hope will help some of you.
I know in recent times some people have had a terrible time trying to comment on blogs. On some blogs it worked and on some not. The problem, which seems to have something to do with a session conflict when using blogger, lies on the commentor's side rather than on the blog's side.
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Splashing with ink
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I had been creating some backgrounds with inks and watercolors. This background started out with two Simon Says Stamp inks smooshed onto my glass mat - Hive Dive and Apricot. I sprayed them with water and carefully laid my paper into the liquid. I wanted them to apply to my paper, but not create mud. You can see some specks of the Apricot ink in the bottom left hand corner of the background. I wanted that there to kind of give a whimsy sort of ground appearance.
After I had added these two inks and they were dry, I put some Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks on my mat and applied water. I then dragged my paper through those colors, being sure not to cover the specks of Apricot. And so in fascinated abandon, I applied color to my paper, layer by layer.
Posted by Monica C. at 9:00 AM 6 comments
Labels: card, no coloring, Spellbinders
Lovely Ava
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Hi again today with another card to show you. This image is the one for this month's Outlawz Progressive Challenge February 2019. Her name is Ava and she from Di's Digi Stamps.
I printed her out through Silhouette Studio so that I could place her exactly where I wanted her on the cardpanel and also that I could trace her and cut a mask with the shape. She was printed on Daler-Rowney Drawing paper.
I printed her out through Silhouette Studio so that I could place her exactly where I wanted her on the cardpanel and also that I could trace her and cut a mask with the shape. She was printed on Daler-Rowney Drawing paper.
Posted by Monica C. at 12:48 PM 7 comments
Labels: card, dis digi stamps, prismacolor
Butterfly Silhouette
Monday, February 25, 2019
My blog has been a little quiet in the last few days. It is season here in Florida and so all of us in the hospitality industry are quite busy. I do have some projects lined up to show you in the next while though, so here we go.
I recently won the prize over at the Butterfly Challenge for creating a card using all the elements of the wheel and one part of my prize was this beautiful butterfly stamp. It came in the mail all the way across the pond.
Posted by Monica C. at 8:30 AM 2 comments
Labels: card, no coloring
White on white
Friday, February 15, 2019
Happy Friday to all my friends in blogland. It has been so much fun meeting new crafty friends and looking at all your wonderful makes.
Today I have another card that features some work done with my Silhouette machine. I had this background called "wildflower frame" by Teresa Collins that I had got from the Silhouette store eons ago and have never used. I adapted it to fit my 5.5x5.5 inch card and cut it out of white cardstock. I then glued it (which was quite a mission I might tell you) to a white cardbase to provide a delicately textured background. But I think it was well worth the effort
Posted by Monica C. at 10:13 AM 11 comments
Labels: card, conie fong
The Mushroom House
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Welcome to a new challenge at World Wide Open Design Team challenge blog. If you are a member of any design team in the world, you are welcome to enter the fun Anything Goes challenge. Julia Spiri is the sponsoring artist for the challenges there and her artwork is such fun to color.
This month I am using the image Mushroom House. The enchantment of the image makes it such fun to color. I used the mushroom class in the Kit & Clowder Elements of Nature class to practice the single shrooms that I have in my project.
Posted by Monica C. at 2:00 PM 11 comments
Labels: card, DT WWODT, Julia Spiri
Mice Valentine
Today I have a very traditional Valentine's Day card to share with you - well maybe traditional as far as the colors used are concerned.
The focal image on this card is from the Very Mice Coloring Book Volume 1 and then from the page Berry mice!
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Labels: card, House Mouse
Fancy Flowers
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
I was recently given this digi by my friend Tracey of Tracey Gurley Designs. She has a great array of handpainted clipart and digital papers in her shop, but this image I got as lineart so I could color it with my trusty pencils.
I created a cardpanel in Silhouette Studio as I wanted to have the word BIRTHDAY cut into the panel so that the cardbase would peek out from behind. Once I was happy with the panel, I added the image in Silhouette Studio and then using the print and cut option, printed the image and then cut out the cardpanel. I used Daler-Rowney Drawing paper.
I created a cardpanel in Silhouette Studio as I wanted to have the word BIRTHDAY cut into the panel so that the cardbase would peek out from behind. Once I was happy with the panel, I added the image in Silhouette Studio and then using the print and cut option, printed the image and then cut out the cardpanel. I used Daler-Rowney Drawing paper.
Posted by Monica C. at 6:27 PM 8 comments
CAS Birthday Card
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
I have another CAS card to show you today. I recently learned that Scrappers Delights was starting up another progressive challenge with this cutie and so I wanted to participate. You can get the image for free from the Scrappers Delights Facebook group, so head over there and get on board.
Since I wanted to show case the image, I opted for a CAS card to show her off. I printed her on Canson XL Watercolor paper so that the card could be truly one layer. I colored her with my Prismacolor colored pencils. I tried a new color combo for her black hair, integrating some blue into it as well. I was not too sure about it during the process, but once she was completed I really liked the blue tint.
Posted by Monica C. at 9:30 AM 11 comments
Labels: card, Scrappers Delights
A sky of Butterflies
Monday, February 11, 2019
Today I am playing along again at the Butterfly Challenge blog and this time the letter is K. Here is the wheel:
The idea is to use some or all of the elements in the wheel on the project. The project must have a butterfly on it though, that is mandatory.
I created a 5.5x5.5 cardbase for my project and created a card panel out of some beautiful patterned paper from my stash that was covered in butterflies. It reminds me of those pictures you see of the butterfly migrations where the sky is filled with wings. The paper included both the colors Kobe and Kobi, so it was perfect. I matted it onto a piece of Kelly Green cardstock.
Posted by Monica C. at 11:33 AM 8 comments
Labels: card, no coloring
Colored die cuts
I am still playing with the January Spellbinders Small Die of the Month club. This time I cut all the pieces out of Strathmore Paint Pad paper and colored them with my Prismacolor colored pencils. That way I could add some dimension. I colored the face with some shading under the hairline. I used the shirt die for the lady's top and the dress die to create a maxi-skirt into which I colored some pleats.
Posted by Monica C. at 9:30 AM 4 comments
Labels: card, Spellbinders
Paper Dolls
Saturday, February 9, 2019
The Spellbinders Small Die of the Month club for January was the cutest couple of dolls. The set contains 21 dies and allows for a lot of customization of the dolls. Due to a glitch, I only received mine a few days ago. So now I had to play.
For this card I did not do any customization on the dolls other than choosing the color of their outfits. I cut the faces, arms and the little girl's legs from cream colored cardstock. Each one got slightly different color hair. The hair die not only cuts out the hair, but also embosses texture into it - very cool.
For this card I did not do any customization on the dolls other than choosing the color of their outfits. I cut the faces, arms and the little girl's legs from cream colored cardstock. Each one got slightly different color hair. The hair die not only cuts out the hair, but also embosses texture into it - very cool.
Posted by Monica C. at 9:30 AM 9 comments
Labels: card, Spellbinders
One Red Heart
Friday, February 8, 2019
Today I am using this digi that Julia Spiri kindly gave to members of the Kit and Clowder Facebook group. Isn't she sweet?
Posted by Monica C. at 1:19 PM 15 comments
Labels: card, Julia Spiri
Happy Birthday Mr C.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
It is hubby's birthday and of course I made him a card. He is the reason I am so in love with my pencils (and him too, of course). Since I am usually the one that gets roses throughout the year, I decided he needed some for his birthday and so I colored up this image from Power Poppy's Everything's Rosy Digital Stamp Set.
Posted by Monica C. at 8:00 AM 15 comments
Labels: card, power poppy
The Purple Rose
It is time for a new challenge over at Crafting with an Attitude and this month our sponsor is Morgan's Artworld. The prize is 3 images and the theme is Anything Goes. So pop over and link your project up.
For my project I used the image "Valentine" Single Rose. I printed it out through Silhouette Studio onto Daler-Rowney Drawing paper and colored it up with my Prismacolor colored pencils. I love purple roses and so that is what this one became.
Posted by Monica C. at 5:00 AM 11 comments
Labels: card, DT CWAA, Morgan's Artworld
With Sympathy
Monday, February 4, 2019
Sympathy cards are often the hardest to make, most particularly when the person that it is going to is not really someone we are familiar with. That was the case with this card, so I decided to keep it simple and elegant.
I used a retired Stampin' Up stamp from my stash as my focal point on this card and stamped it on to Canson Bristol Vellum paper with Versafine Onyx black ink and then covered the ink with clear embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment, also a Stampin' Up stamp in my stash, with Versafine Onyx black ink onto silver metallic cardstock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Posted by Monica C. at 9:00 AM 3 comments
Labels: card, stampin up
Buttons and bows
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Here I am back with another House Mouse project. The current challenge over at the House Mouse Monday Challenge blog is Buttons and/or Bows. I had the perfect stamp for that and I am nearly late!
Posted by Monica C. at 1:59 PM 17 comments
Labels: card, House Mouse
Friday, February 1, 2019
It is the 1st of February and time for a new challenge over at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. As always, the theme is Anything Goes and this month the sponsor is Morgan's Artworld. The winner will receive the 3 images used by the design team.
I got to work with Fae 3 and opted to create a page in my art journal with her. I printed her out and colored her with my Prismacolor colored pencils. I then fussy cut her out.
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Strangling life with ambition
January 18, 2013
As another Winter Dathun comes to end I can't help but reflect on the last month. I did not attend this year due to the advice of my teacher, meditation instructor and psychiatrist, to take it easy on meditating for a while.
And it KILLED me not to go.
Thinking of 110 beings (approximately) sitting for nine hours a day; eating every meal Oryoki style; SERVING Oryoki !!! I love serving Oryoki. The long periods of silence and stillness and intense fire of reality in every ones eyes. And let us not forget to mention it is all set at the base of Ritro Gonpo; that magnificent mountain peak. Cradling us , nurturing us, pushing us to step out of our concepts and into the mad love of reality. My skin cried. But it was a new moment. A moment to relax and face the concepts that I was holding onto. Mainly, identifying as a meditator for security…sneaky ego (I see you).
Since August, I cut my meditation to only an hour a day and no bodywork. Just simply sat and allowed. No mahamudra (oh, believe me, I was tempted). I've found how dangerous ambition can be on the path. How meditating three to four hours a day can easily turn into quantity instead of quality. Fantasizing about what the next session would be like tomorrow. Always pushing; not much resting.
Limited my practice has allowed me to rest into my day. And thankfully, the full body awareness and awareness of space has started to return. Somehow, I had forgotten the three reminders of long ago;
Stay home (in the body)
Invite everything
Expect nothing
These are not reminders from a book but rather something I took away from listening to a Winter Dathun that my ex-wife had attended. She had received a set of cd's that had all the talks of the Dathun. And it changed my life; again.
Last week, I increased the meditation for two hours a day. Not out of ambition, but I could feel a genuine nudge to step into it a little more. The effect has brought tears of gratitude to my eyes. For the first time, since August, I am not riddled with anxiety, depression and fear (mentally). I am able to rest in my body in a way that concepts fall away. And most importantly, my heart is starting to open again. Instead of generating love for the world, it is flowing through me again.
To all the beings that have helped, and continue to help, others open their hearts to themselves…thank you.


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More Furniture in 24 hours by Spiros Zakas – V Armchair
A third design from Spiros Zakas' 1979 "More Furniture in 24 Hours" book. See our first post on this book. Click below to find plans for building this chair or go to our Flickr set for high res versions. Zakas' book features many designs by his Parson's School furniture design students in the 1970s. As I've mentioned there's clearly a Gerrit Rietveld influence throughout the book (not surprising since Rietveld's angular style is easier to produce in an art school woodshop than curved shapes) and that's in evidence in this chair by Yutaka Matsumoto. Apparently this chair takes 5 hours to make "the first time." The first time? How many of these would one need? Click below to find plans for building this chair or go to my Flickr set for high res versions.


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The Miami Valley Music Festival Association is sponsoring this event, which will feature live music, food trucks, concessionaires, vendors, a car show, and a beer garden. The Miami Valley Music Festival Association is a grassroots non-profit organization which has raised and given away thousands of dollars to Miami Valley charities, such as the Covington Outreach Association, Hospice of Miami County, Miami County Health Partners, and Riverside Developmental Disabilities., all during the past 12 years.
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Two days after the food truck rally, Covington residents will again be treated to a thrilling evening under the big top! On Monday, May 14, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus brings its show back to our village. The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, which is sponsored by the Covington Chamber of Commerce, will again feature two 90-minute shows consisting of high-flying acrobatic acts, horses, dogs, clowns, a lion, and a tiger! There will also be prizes for the kiddos and plenty of delicious circus snacks.
Show times on Monday, May 14 are 5 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the following Covington Chamber businesses: Al's BP, Siegel's Country Store, Covington Savings & Loan, Sellman's Furniture, The Stitchery, Koverman-Staley-Dickerson Insurance, and at the Covington Government Center. It was a very enjoyable time two years ago, so if you couldn't attend then, please make plans to come check out the circus. Only through the community's support can these type of events continue to come to our village. It will be an event your children or grandchildren will remember for years to come! To learn more about the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, visit their website at www.cmcircus.com. Also, tell them how much you enjoyed the show by visiting their Facebook page.
Invitations to the annual Covington High School Alumni Banquet have been mailed. The 2018 Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 2, at the K-8 building, with dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Honored class pictures will be taken from 4-5 p.m., and classes being honored this year include 2018, 2008, 1993, 1968 and 1958. Our master of ceremonies will be Jim Meyer, and the guest speaker will be 1972 CHS graduate Tom Dunn. The catered meal will be prepared by Batdorf's Red Barn Catering and Lee's Chicken. A delicious menu is planned, and the Buccs football team will once again be there to assist the Alumni. Once you receive your invitation, please return it to the Alumni Association at P.O. Box 31, Covington, OH 45318 before Saturday, May 14. If you have any questions, or you are an alumnus who didn't receive an invitation, please contact Beverly (Clark) Zimmer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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With the New Year in full swing, many of us reflect on the past year and have a new and refreshed ambition to take on new challenges in the upcoming year.
Whether your goal is to eat healthier, save money, spend more time with family … whatever your new goals are, they cannot be achieved without a plan.
Today, I am happy to reveal some steps you can take to put you one step closer to landing that highly coveted job.
As an agency recruiter at a top IT staffing agency, I hope to be able to share some knowledge and insight into how you can sharpen your job hunt and interview skills!
Read on for a list of some of my quick tips.
1. First Impressions - Your Resume
When you apply for a job, the first impression you make to a recruiter comes in the form of a resume.
Your resume should showcase your key accomplishments and experiences.
Make sure they relate to the job that you are applying for.
Keep your resume succinct.
Long essays should not have a place in your resume.
If we want to know more, we want to hear about it in the interview.
Add more than a maximum of five to six bullet points per section.
Your resume should look clean and easy to read.
Recruiters often spend less than a minute per resume since they have many other resumes to screen.
- Keep a space between each resume section.
- Try bolding or capitalizing titles to visually separate different sections.
- Get creative with borders, layouts, and border colors (depending on your industry).
- Add color to the borders only.
- Stick with just one color (or up to two different shades of the same color).
- Keep the colors a neutral shade that is easily readable and appealing.
Remember, keep it simple and organized.
(Check out Professional Resume Style - Headers, Fonts, & Themes for more on resume designs.)
2. Get Past the Recruiter's Prescreen
Now, the recruiter wants to hear more about you after seeing your resume.
It is often surprising to me how casual some people take initial phone screens.
- Think of this phone screen like the talk with your date's parents before the date.
- If you do not get past the screen, you do not get a "date" with the hiring manager!
This means that your conduct over the phone, the way you answer the questions, and how you sell yourself will determine whether or not you can interview with the manager.
Essentially, how you interview with a manager should be the same way you interview with a recruiter.
When a recruiter asks you to introduce yourself and elaborate on your experience, they're looking for a few key things:
- What is your motivation for this position?
- Are you passionate?
- What did you last do or learn from your experiences that can be translatable to this position?
Your goal here?
Paint us a story of who you are and what impact you can have on this position.
Note, do not rush when you are speaking.
You probably have said the same thing over and over again in past interviews.
But to the recruiter, this is his/her first time hearing it all.
Also, if we ask you if you know a certain technology or have done a certain type of project, elaborate on specific examples in detail (without going on a tangent).
This is your chance to tell us what we do not know from your resume!
(Read How To Answer The 16 Most Common Interview Questions for more interview essentials.)
3. Culture Fit and Preparation
Be sure to ask the recruiter what attire to wear for meeting the manager and team.
Culture fit is huge nowadays, so you definitely do not want to look as if you do not blend in before you even get the job.
If the attire is casual at the company, opt for business casual to show that you are serious about the interview but still aware of the company's culture.
(For more on dress attire, check out Preparing For A Job Interview – What To Bring, What To Wear, & More.)
Be professional and cordial but also conversational!
Obviously, you'll want to prepare for what was told to you (such as a coding test, whiteboarding test, and so on).
Having prepared for the technical portion, focus on knocking it out of the park in terms of connecting with the manager and the team.
Try to show them your interest by asking thoughtful questions about them or about company practices and culture.
If you can have a "normal" conversation on the way from the elevator to the meeting room, it will make you more memorable.
You'll come across as someone who is a pleasure to potentially work with.
When you talk about your background, emphasize how your experiences will allow you to make a positive impact on the position.
Send a thank-you email to everyone you interviewed with.
- Mention specific parts of conversations.
- Don't be afraid to acknowledge stumbles in your interview.
- Most importantly, thank them for their time.
This is your last chance to make a final good impression.
Closing Thoughts
When it is all said and done, what matters most is that you prepare and give it your best shot.
The job market is tough and the competition keeps getting tougher.
As such, I hope some of these tips will give you that extra confidence and edge.
Some of these tips may seem obvious now, but at the moment it can be easy to forget about these simple details.
Keep in mind that these simple details can separate the candidate who gets the job from the candidate who does not.
I wish you all the best of luck!
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Modern applications are highly reliant on the rapid flow of data, and while there are many factors that govern their responsiveness, one of the most critical is the underpinning infrastructure from which they are delivered.That means the choices an organisation makes regarding where and how data is stored can have a huge bearing on the experience it ultimately delivers.
With the exponential growth of data traffic, data center equipment continues to consume an increasing amount of power, while more power is also required for heat dissipation. This means that the power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers needs to be reviewed. Energy conservation and emission reduction have both become global mandates, while environmental protection is key to achieving a global economy with sustainable development. In that regard, all countries are striving to achieve carbon neutrality. Against this backdrop, energy conservation has become an inevitable issue that needs to be discussed across the data center industry.
The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™), the world's leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), today announced the Long Term Evolution (LTE) for Metro Testbed led by Huawei and partners. The first testbed for the rail transportation industry, the LTE for Metro Testbed shows the feasibility of adapting LTE for Metro technologies for the urban rail sector.
The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™), the world's leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), today announced the Long Term Evolution (LTE) for Metro Testbed led by Huawei and partners. The first testbed for the rail transportation industry, the LTE for Metro Testbed shows the feasibility of adapting LTE for Metro technologies for the urban rail sector.
Recently, in response to smart grid development towards IP, Huawei proposed the next-generation IP communication network construction concept for power transmission and transformation, and released Technical White Paper on the FlexE-based Relay Protection Service Bearer Solution.
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) —a leading service provider in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, standing out with strong business capabilities and wide coverage, has announced Solutions by stc developed a new partnership with Huawei—a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices—to enrich its ICT products and solutions offered to enterprise customers within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At the globally live-streamed Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2020, Huawei announced its partner development strategy named "Profitability, Simplicity, Enablement, and Ecosystem". Through this strategy, Huawei will cooperate with global partners to achieve mutual benefits.
During the Huawei Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2020, Huawei officially launched its all-new UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)power module globally. The product enables the power density of a single module to reach 100 kW/3 U, twice that of industry standards .
At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2020 which was livestreamed globally, Huawei officially released its Intelligent Data Center Service Solution. This service can help customers design, build and operate the world's high-reliability (Tier-4), green and intelligent data centers.
As more and more customers choose the hybrid cloud strategy and raise higher expectations on deployment and O&M, the multi-tenant data center architecture transformation becomes the only way to ensure the agility of services in the Internet service industry and meet the SLA of customers in the digital era.
At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference-Live, Huawei officially released the Huawei ICT Academy Program 2.0. Through this program, Huawei aims to develop 2 million ICT professionals and popularize digital skills over the next five years by collaborating with universities.


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On Saturday, May 14, at 3:30 pm, the Peabody Preparatory Young Artists Orchestra (YAO), directed by Daniel Levitov, and Peabody Preparatory String Ensemble (PSE), directed by Hana Morford, will present a recital. Cellist Elena Shih, the winner of the 2016 PSE Concerto Competition, will be featured in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Chanson Triste. The group will also perform Modest Mussorgsky's The Great Gate of Kiev and three movements from Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals. Violinist Fiona Cunninghame-Murray, the winner of the 2016 Junior Concerto Competition, will perform Violin Concerto, Op. 8, No. 4 "Winter" from Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The YAO will also perform works by Samuel Lam, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Pietro Mascagni. The free performance will take place in Leith Symington Griswold Hall. Info
Saturday, May 14, 1:00 pm
The Peabody Preparatory Jazz ensembles will perform jazz and American songbook classics in Cohen-Davison Family Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 14, 3:30 pm
Baltimore City School students in the Peabody Conservatory's HarpAdventures outreach program will perform a spring concert at the Central Hall at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street. The event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 14, 4:00 pm
The Peabody Preparatory Wind Orchestra, directed by Elijah Wirth, and Peabody Preparatory Wind Band, directed by Karen Seward, will present a joint concert. Faculty artist and trumpeter Joe Burgstaller will be featured with students and trumpeters Keith Davenport and Luke Powers in Leroy Anderson's Bugler's Holiday. The Wind Band will also perform Frank Gulino's Skyline, David R. Holsinger's On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, and Brian Drake's The Rescue. The free performance will take place in Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall.
Saturday, May 14, 7:30 pm; Sunday, May 15, 3:00 pm
Play Lab at Center Stage will present staged readings of Frank Proto's Shadowboxer, a jazz opera based on the life of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in Peabody's Joe Byrd Hall. The cast of local and international singers includes Peabody alumni Benjamin Moore (MM '10, Voice), Madelyn Wanner (BM '09, Voice), Christine Thomas (MM '94, Voice), and current GPD student Rebecca Elizabeth Wood (MM '15, Voice). Tickets are $10. There will also be a free open rehearsal at 2:30 pm on Saturday, May 14, at Peabody.
Sunday, May 15, 3:00 pm
A free concert by the Peabody Youth Orchestra, conducted by Harlan D. Parker, will be held in Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall. Violinist Sarah Kim, the winner of the 2016 Preparatory Concerto Competition, will be featured in Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61. Franz von Suppé's Poet and Peasant Overture and Alexander Borodin's Symphony No. 2 in B minor will also be on the program.
Conservatory student recitals are free and open to the public. For a list of recitals including student name, degree program, instrument/voice, date, time, and hall, visit peabody.jhu.edu/recitals
Saturday, May 21, 4:00 pm
Friday, May 27, 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 28, 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm
Saturday, May 28, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 pm
For other events featuring Peabody performers, please visit our Peabody Institute Concerts Facebook page. The full calendar of events at Peabody can be found at peabody.jhu.edu/events.
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The facade of the former Junction Hotel (later Robbies) has been saved and the construction fences have now gone. Great to have the old lady back!
Archive for the 'Corners of Waimakariri' Category
Great News for Kaiapoi16 August 2015
The former BNZ in Kaiapoi is now vertical, having been on a lean since the September 2010 quake. Well done to the new owner, John Shivas, for rescuing this Category 1 heritage building. Canterbury has lost a lot of its heritage, so it's great to have this one survive.
The building is now being strengthened.
Corners of Waimakariri: The River Mouth at Kairaki7 March 2013
Hunnibell's (now Capone's) is a Waimakariri "Landmark".1 January 2013
Capone's Restaurant, which started life as Hunnibell's Boot Shop in the early 1870s, is a well-known building in Rangiora – in fact it is the oldest commercial building in the High Street.
At various times (after a long time as a boot shop), it has been an accountant's office, a beauty salon and a bike shop – and the rooms upstairs, where the Hunnibells once lived, were let as a flat for a time.
Apart from the brick chimney which goes up the middle, the building appears to have survived the earthquakes well.
The Landmarks programme recognises heritage buildings in the town centres of Rangiora and Kaiapoi. Buildings that are being considered have to be well maintained and research is done into their history before they are approved. As much information as possible is put on to the plaque, but further information is also put on the Council website at http://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/home.aspx .
The Ashley Bridge Looks Interesting from Underneath!25 October 2012
This photo of the Cones Road Bridge over the Ashley near Rangiora, with a fair bit of water going under it a couple of weeks ago (no, it wasn't closed!) shows the fix-it job done when it was found that the river was scouring out under the piles. The little bit of weed you can see beside the bridge is caught on one of the piles left from the pre-1910 "cart" bridge.
Corners of Waimakariri: the Monument in Victoria Park22 October 2012
Thousands of people have walked past it without reading what it is all about, but the little monument has a dual purpose.
One one side it commorates the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 (he had succeeded his mother Queen Victoria the previous year).
The other side, however, is a memorial to two Rangiora soldiers who died in the South African War of 1899-1902, Sergeant H R Rule and Trooper J W Sansom.
And there is actually a third purpose: a sundial on the top!
Pegasus Three Years Ago19 October 2012
Unusual Building Emerges in Southbrook17 April 2012
One of these buildings is a church!
Actually, as most locals know, it is the one on the left that is St Mary's Anglican Church. It is still used by a small group of parishioners, even although the building is no longer owned by the Anglican Church.
The new one on the right is part of the new Rangiora Mazda complex, owned by Hanish Hide. He has decided to keep the church on his property and work his new workshop and administration area around it. Good on him!
Rangiora Mazda has to move from across the road because that site is now owned by Foodstuffs and will be the site of a Pak n Save supermarket.
Rangiora Bowling Club Pavilion Recognised as Landmark15 April 2012
The Rangiora Bowling Club Pavilion has been recognised as a "Landmark". At a short reception last Thursday, Annette Golding, a grand-daughter of one of the original builders, unveiled the plaque. This follows the refurbishment of the building by the Club to turn the lower storey into a more usable lounge for members. The work included earthquake-strengthening to bring the 100-year-old building up to code. The pavilion is a Category II historic place
I can think of few buildings in Rangiora that are more worthy of the the term "landmark" than this one. It occupies a prominent place on the corner of Blackett and Good Streets, which would be one of the town's busier intersections.
The Landmarks project has been ongoing over a number of years, starting as an inititaive of Our Town Rangiora, the Rangiora and Districts Early Records Society and the Council. The aim is to recognise the work of owners to preserve their heritage buildings in the centre of the town and to inform people of the history of those buildings. The programme has been more recently extended to Kaiapoi. Other recent plaques have gone on the Kaiapoi Band Rotunda and the the former Parrott's grocery store in Rangiora (now Rangiora Eyecare).
We have lost a number of heritage buildings in the District because of the earthquakes and others have been closed to the public because they have been assessed as dangerous. It is great, therefore, to have a good-news story!
You can read more at http://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/home.aspx
Corners of Waimakariri: the Horrellville Church25 March 2012
The older building dates from the 19th Century and is a Category 2 Historic Place. It is the orginal church, replaced by the 1950s building seen on the left – a scaled-down version of Trinity Methodist Church in Rangiora. The Horrellville church is now part of the Oxford District Union Parish.
Canterbury has lost so much heritage, it is good to see some surviving.
Corners of Waimakariri: the Oxford War Memorial25 February 2012
Corners of Waimakariri: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Fernside1 January 2011
Since 1874, St Matthew's has been a centre for the Fernside community. It is one of several in the District designed by the notable colonial Church architect, Benjamin Mountfort. Bishop Harper laid the foundation stone and within 6 months the church had been built and was debt-free, because he was able to return and consecrate it.
The church can be found on the corner of Mount Thomas and Mairaki Roads.
A Grand Old Lady Gets a Landmarks Plaque27 May 2010
The Rangiora Town Hall received a "Landmarks" Plaque today – 84 years to the day after it was opened. Somewhat controversial at the time (what's new?) it now generates a lot of enthusiasm amongst many locals. It is one of the very few theatres of its type left in New Zealand.
The plaque was unveiled by Malcolm McIntosh (left), great nephew of the mayor of the time, Robert McIntosh (his wife Robina performed the actual opening in 1926). Robert was one of the two McIntosh brothers who were mayors of Rangiora and Kaiapoi at the same time.
As you can see, the plaque has yet to be fixed. The wet weather has meant that the necessary adhesives might not work!
The unveiling featured songs from the 1920s sung by the North Canterbury Musical Society Singers (conducted by Gail Fox), speeches from Dave Sanderson of the Musical Society and from the current and former movie theatre operators, Patrick Walsh and Fred Read. Yours truly added a few historical details.
Outside, there were a couple of Model A Fords supplied by Peter Bayler and Alan Hill.
The grand old lady holds lots of stories and some were relayed by people present today. It was a good way to celebrate one of the District's notable buildings.
Another Kaiapoi Landmark Commemorated15 May 2010
The former BNZ building in Kaiapoi – now housing John Rhind Funeral Directors – was given a "Landmarks" plaque this morning. Now owned by the M E Ayres Trust, the restored building is a credit to Pat Peoples and her son Paul Ayres.
The BNZ is the second building on the site and reflects the way 19th Century banks liked to present themselves to the public: solid and safe.
The Landmarks programmes in Kaiapoi and Rangiora are slowly but surely commemorating with plaques the notable historic buildings of the towns. It is my strong belief that increasing communities' knowledge of the their histories helps make those communities stronger.
Kaiapoi has a notable built heritage and around the Charles Street – Williams Street corner provides a very good example. The former BNZ is a very important part of that precinct.
Corners of Waimakariri: the Kaiapoi Woollen Mill16 March 2010
Kaiapoi played an important part in the early settler economy of North Canterbury. The region's agricultural products moved there to the port, the freezing works or the woollen mill.
The Kaiapoi Woollen Mill and the "Kaiapoi" brand were famous and probably many homes still have Kaiapoi rugs to be brought out on cold days.
Today the mill still has an important function, housing a variety of businesses and is a sprawling, low-rise presence on the Cam River.
Corners of Waimakariri: Rangiora's First Post Office1 February 2010
Although it has had a bit added on to it and has been shifted from its original High Street site, this house in King Street is Rangiora's "first" Post Office.
It was originally on High Street close to the current site. Prior to that, postal facilities had been provided in Wilson's store by the railway line, followed by Blackett's store, more central on the north side of the street.
It wasn't, therefore the first post office, but it was the first building dedicated to that purpose.
Change comes to Southbrook: St Mary's Anglican Church22 January 2010
A landmark in Southbrook Road since the early days (the foundation stone says 1879, but I'm not sure if that was for the current building), St Mary's was an adjunct to St John the Baptist Church in Rangiora.
The site is now subject to a resource consent application from the business that operates Rangiora Mazda, on the other side of the road. They are being forced to relocate because their current site is part of where Foodstuffs have applied for planning permission for a new Pak n' Save supermarket.
The application for the St Mary's site says that the church will be incorporated into the design of the site that will need to be developed.
Quite clearly, and assuming consent is given, the site will look very different.
This is a further example of how Southbrook is growing into an ever-more-important business node for the District.
The Colour of the Rangiora Town Hall15 January 2010
Admittedly, the colour of the Town Hall polarises locals: people either love it or hate it. There don't seem to be many who are neutral! This means that to go back to the previous cream colour or something like that would probably be equally polarising.
One thing is for sure: more than anything else, the Town Hall since it went to red and blue, has become Rangiora's signature building.
In the words of one of the committee that originally chose the colour: "She's a grand old lady and we're going to dress her up!"
Corners of Waimakariri – Summerhill28 December 2009
Corners of Waimakariri: the former BNZ, Kaiapoi16 June 2009
Kaiapoi's former BNZ buikding occupies a prominent place on the corner of Williams and Charles Streets and is listed with the Historic Places Trust.
It is currently covered by scaffolding, so I thought I had better publish this photo before the building changes!
Kaiapoi's Rialto Theatre Gets Landmarks Plaque9 June 2009
Arguably the finest Art Deco building in the District, Kaiapoi's Rialto Theatre, now the Riverside Christian Fellowship, has been awarded a "Landmarks" plaque. The Fellowship are to be commended for the way they have maintained the building in accordance with its architectural style.
Corners of Waimakariri: Kaiapoi Pa25 May 2009
Kaiapoi Pa, in Preeces Road, Waikuku, is an important site for the Ngai Tuahuriri hapu of Ngai Tahu.
Given the name as the place where food was brought from afar (as the poi swings around the hand), the local area was rich in resources in its own right: the sea, the Rakahuri (Ashley River), forests and wetlands were all close by, all with their own kinds of food resources. Pounanmu was brought here from the West Coast for working.
In the early 1830s, conflict with Te Rauparaha's Ngati Toa iwi brought Te Rauparaha here on two occasions. On the second, he managed to breach the pallisades and Kaiapoi was razed.
Today you can see a memorial erected since that time, but, more importantly, the uneveness of the ground indicating the sites of pallisades and buildings. Willows in the distance mark the edge of the wetlands that once surrounded the pa on three sides.
The pa is located on the northern edge of Pegasus. Exacavating for the new town has revealed further evidence that this was an important area of occupation before the arrival of Pakeha.
Corners of Waimakariri: the Riverside Fellowship (former Rialto Cinema), Kaiapoi14 May 2009
An art deco gem, Kaiapoi's former Rialto Cinema has been kept in wonderfully appropriate style by its current owners, the Kaiapoi Riverside Fellowship. It will soon have a "Landmarks" plaque mounted on it, the second Kaiapoi building to receive one – although this is a programme just getting under way, so there will be more!
Corners of Waimakariri: Oxford Town Hall12 February 2009
Local halls and community centres like the Oxford Town Hall, are focal points for their communities. They are dotted all over our District and are very much valued by locals. We have two Town Halls, the other being in Rangiora, of course. A pity Kaiapoi hasn't got one.
Corners of Waimakariri: the Pou at Pegasus29 January 2009
The six pou at the entrance to Pegasus make an impressive statement: linking a new town with the rich Maori heritage of this area. The location is close to Kaiapoi Pa, Ngai Tahu's central pa in this part of the South Island.
Corners of Waimakariri: Kaiapoi's Mandeville Bridge31 December 2008
The Mandeville Bridge is easily seen from the road bridge – but why not try walking and lingering on it? The historic Mandeville Hotel is at one end (see picture) and at the other you can walk down into the Scott Rose Garden .
Corners of Waimakariri: the Cust Museum30 November 2008
The Waimakariri-Ashley stock-water race system, which takes water from the Waimakariri at Brown's Rock, is over 100 years old. The Water Supply Board operated from this office for much of its life and only formally came to an end with the 1989 local government reorganisation.
These days the building houses the Cust Museum.
The water races continue to fulfill their function but are now administered by the Waimakariri District Council. Some of the water flows along the channels widened by Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd.
Corners of Waimakariri – Rangiora's Matawai Park29 October 2008
Matawai Park is a much-appreciated asset to the southern part of Rangiora. Located between King, William and Percival Streets, it was previously waste land, piled with spoil from the excavations produced by the reconstruction of Percival Street.
About thirty years ago, former Borough Councillor Dudley Franklin had the vision and energy to get this park started.
What we find now is a microcosm of Canterbury's flora from the mountains to the sea, with plant communities including tussock grassland, beech forest, wetlands, podocarp forests and coastal communities. Logically, the mountain communities are at the western, King Street, entrance and the lowland and coastal communities at the Percival Street end.
It has multiple entrances so it is is easy to pass through it in the course of a walk and the Matawai Park Advisory Group has worked with the Council to provide information boards, picnic tables and a barbecue.
Corners of Waimakariri: Kaiapoi Pa12 October 2008
Kaiapoi Pa, these days near the corner of Kaiapoi Pa and Preeces Roads, between Woodend and Waikuku, was a very important pa for Ngai Tahu.
The name is testament to the food resources of the area: from the sea, from the surrounding wetlands, from the bush near Woodend and Rangiora, from local rivers like the Rakahuri (Ashley). Think of a hand holding a poi with the kai coming into the central point.
Kaiapoi Pa was also an important pounamu working place, the pounamu being brought in, of course, from the West Coast.
The monument at at Kaiapoi (shown in part on the left) commemorates this importance, as well as memorialising those who lost their lives in the early 1830s to a raid by Ngati Toa (led by Te Rauparaha) and their allies.


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Picture the most confident, insecure person you can imagine. That was me.
I began modeling when I was 14. Upon later reflection, I realized my modeling career was a manifestation that emanated from a collage of models I pasted on my entire bedroom wall.
Agent after agent found me, which propelled me from Boston to New York City (NYC) to Sydney to Paris to Milan and back to NYC. I based myself in NYC while accumulating frequent flyer miles, street smarts, magazine covers, savings, insomnia, outrageous experiences, anxiety and confidence. All of this was lumped on top of the post-traumatic stress and a deep sadness that followed me out of high school.
This combination, along with my innate spiritual nature, motivated me to search for inner peace. For years, I was simply trying to survive my days. I have definitely learned a lot through my healing journey. The natural choice after I retired from modeling was studying psychology and counseling thus lending my advice-giving personality credibility while dealing with my anxiety, post-traumatic stress and sadness.
I spent years hiding by wearing Birkenstocks and overalls or staying home studying and practicing healing and spiritual techniques. Still 25 years after I stopped modeling, people still introduce me as 'Susan the Supermodel.' It took me some time to embrace the idea that my career as a model is a great avenue to connect with people.
I now love bridging outer beauty and inner peace and helping others do the same. I know we all want the same thing-outer beauty and inner peace. I know I do.
Some of my favorite ways to cultivate beauty and inner peace:
Connecting with others on a deep level.
Meeting with my spiritual Master Mind Sisters.
Pursuing self-discovery and awareness.
Allowing Source.
Practicing the Inner Beauty Regime.
Teaching and learning from my daughter, one of my teachers.
That's that. Like most, I'm a grown woman who still feels like a kid inside. Thankfully my daughter is mostly peace-filled and hugely grateful of this life I've created for us.
To this day, my favorite thing to do is to help others.
My goal is to not give unsolicited advice, but to be a healing presence by listening, caring, not judging and being an example of a girl who was once a hot mess and has pulled it together.
If I can feel inner peace-you can too.
With Love and a desire to connect with you, Susan


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HWSA 1 Week Free Swim Trial (For New Swimmers)
Welcome to the HWSA
2020 New Swimmer Trial Registration
For Spring/Summer Season
Hickory Willow Swim Association (HWSA) is a swim club out of Stagg High School. We will be holding a 1 week FREE trial starting Monday, April 6 thru Friday, April 10 each evening from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. We will teach each swimmer how to swim freestyle and backstroke during this time. After April 10th, each swimmer is welcome to join our swim team for the season that runs through mid-July 2020.
Swimming is an important life skill that all children should learn early on. There are so many benefits in learning to swim, and your child will get pleasure from the ability throughout childhood and into adulthood. Not only is it great for their health, but it could one day save their life too. While taking your child to the swimming pool yourself and encouraging them to learn, there are some things they will only learn in swimming classes, where they are taught to swim long distances, different strokes and even lifesaving skills.
Required items to bring:
Swim suit, Goggles, Towel, Swim Cap for Girls
To register for the 1 week FREE trial:
Go to website: www.hwsadolphins.org, click on HWSA 1 Week Free Trial.
Contact Tom Rieman,
Head Coach of Hickory Willow Swim Association.
E-mail: email@example.com
Cell: 312-301-1870.
Capping at first 100 athletes registered.
Location: Stagg
High School
8015 W. 111th St.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Enter in N1 doors of school each day (Main School Entrance)