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Diablo Grande Resort GC
May 7, 2012
PATTERSON – After 36 holes of golf on Monday Chabot College won the Northern California Community College Championship at Diablo Grande Resort GC with a team score of 10-over par. The team event which takes the five best scores of six players saw Chabot College grab an early lead after 18 holes with a team score of 4-over par, 364. In the afternoon that was followed by a 6-over 366 for a 730, 36-hole total, good enough for a 15-stroke margin of victory over Santa Rosa Junior College.
Chabot College was led by the trio of Tyler Archer, Jordan Johnson and Anthony Manguray, who also happened to be the top three finishers in the individual championships. Archer shot a 36-hole score of 140, 4-under par. He followed his morning round of 3-under par 69, with a 1-under par 71 in the afternoon. Finishing in a tie for second was Johnson and Manguray, who both posted a 2-under par, 142 aggregate. Johnson shot the low round of the tournament with an afternoon round of 4-under 68 after a first round 74. Manguray was steady in his play as he posted two rounds of 71.
Both Chabot College and Santa Rosa Junior College qualify for the California State Community College Championships at Santa Maria CC on Monday May 14.


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Practical Action celebrates its 50th anniversary
Practical Action was founded by economist Fritz Schumacher, following an article published on 29th August 1965 in The Observer entitled 'How to help them help themselves', calling for a radical change in international aid policy and provoking considerable debate.
Schumacher's influential book, Small is Beautiful, published in 1973, helped to spark the green movement and inspired organisations around the world to rethink economics and development theory. Practical Action is the oldest member of the Schumacher circle, the family of organisations inspired by his philosophy.
Fritz Schumacher believed strongly that technology could play an important role in lifting people out of poverty. But he saw the need for a different form of technology, human in scale, which allowed a form of economic development 'as if people mattered'.
Over the last 50 years, Practical Action has been putting these ideas into practice, backed by our amazing supporters.
Celebration of the life of George McRobie
On 4th November Practical Action held a celebration of the life and work of one of our founders George McRobie, a close associate of EF Schumach...Read more
Financial fundraisers show their passion for Practical Action
Two brave staff members, Gita Patel Practical Action's Global Head of Finance and Lesley McIntosh, Head of Internal Audit h...Read more
Sudan celebrates 50th anniversary with Technology Justice conference
Practical Action Sudan celebrated the organisation's 50th Anniversary through the first Technology Justice Conference in Sudan. It was...Read more
Reflecting on running the Himalayas
In 1983, two intrepid young men, Adrian and Richard Crane ran the Himalayas in a record 101 days raising £60,000 for Practical...Read more
Feedback from our supporters
Last year we approached some of our supporters for feedback for our 50th anniversary. We asked for three words that they thought summed up our o...Read more
Fiftieth anniversary blogs
50 technologies - the vote is in
We're drawing our 50th anniversary year to a close at the end of August, by celebrating 50 succes...
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India Celebrates 50th Year of excellence of Practical Action
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Being Young
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Our 50th anniversary offers an opportunity to spread this message more widely and increase our impact on the lives of some of the poorest people in the world.
Our 50th anniversary exhibition of photographs gives a taste of the wide range of our work over the years, focusing on technologies that have had a significant impact on their communities. It covers the many regions where we work in Latin America, Africa and South Asia.
Today Practical Action is active in 45 countries across the world delivering clean water and sustainable energy, improving food security and reducing the risk of natural disasters, demonstrating that technology has the power to transform lives.
Practical Action believes in Technology Justice, providing access to the basic technologies essential for a minimum standard of living for the two billion people currently living in poverty. We also argue for a shift in the focus of technological innovation away from consumer wants to the two great challenges of our time - eliminating poverty and providing a sustainable future for life on this planet.
Practical Action is active in 45 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, delivering clean water and sustainable energy, improving food security and reducing the risk of natural disasters, demonstrating that technology holds the answer to many of the world's problems and has the power to transform lives.
"Development does not start with goods; it starts with people and their education, organisation and discipline"
Fritz Schumacher
Read the Observer article that led to the founding of Practical Action
Timeline of 50 years of Practical Action
50th anniversary launch with HRH The Prince of Wales
Access to the internet, mobile phones and renewable energy are technologies that should be available to everyone, whoever, and wherever they are. This was the message from Practical Action at the reception hosted by The Prince of Wales, Practical Action's Patron, launching the charity's 50th anniversary.
Chair of Trustees, Helena Molyneux spoke about the anniversary.
"We've come a long way in 50 years, but we have retained our passion for the principles of Technology Justice – people being able to choose and use technologies that assist them lead a life they value, without compromising the ability of others and future generations to do the same. This year is a crucial one for the planet and the people on it. The debates and agreements due to be signed this year on the UN Sustainable Development Goals for eradicating poverty and on climate change, are vital. Practical Action works at the crossroads of development and the environment and our approach has never been more relevant".
How we work
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Soul Mates
In every marriage, no matter how well the two people know one another, great mysteries remain. Very often, each person comes to the marriage: not fully knowing himself or herself, not fully knowing about life, and not fully knowing about his or her spouse. What is unknown is far greater than what is known!
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How do I become a member or just check out Catholic Daughters, Court St Louis?
How do I become a member or just check out Catholic Daughters, Court St Louis?
Check our Church bulletin for meeting dates (usually the 3rd Wednesday of every month). We meet in the Church Pastoral Center, starting at 7:00 p.m. Just show up, sign the Guest list and by then, someone from Membership will greet you. There is a short social hour, followed by the business meeting at 7:30, which usually lasts about an hour.
We hope you will like what you observed, met some nice new people, and ask for an application before you leave. After the application is completed and check for the dues ($35.00 yearly) paid, you can be sworn in as soon as the next scheduled meeting.
There is a very simple oath to be administered, a pin to be presented, and a packet of necessary information passed on to you.
We would then encourage you to look into the many committees to join and the numerous fun activities to pursue. Participating in some way will guarantee immediate friendships, challenges to grow, and another way to find God in your life. What more can we desire in life!
Please complete the form below.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Pat Reynolds
Why should I join Catholic Daughters?
Why should I join Catholic Daughters?
- Unity with over 70,000 women across the globe
- Practical leadership development
- Community and parish outreach
- Support the Holy Father
- Scholarships for you and your family
- Help shape future leaders through CDA
- Spiritual, social and cultural activities
- Legislative concerns
- Lasting friendships
In addition to opportunities at the local, state and national level for fellowship with other Daughters who pursue our mission of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and dignity for all, Daughters experience the opportunity to give and receive.
By giving of your time, talent, ideas, knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm, you'll receive leadership skills, affirmation, community, broadened horizons, a marked sense of accomplishment as well as many spiritual benefits.
You are welcome to attend our monthly business meetings to check us out! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Please fill out the form below and our membership committee will be in touch!
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Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif
Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Indian High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan during a meeting here Wednesday that his country wants to resolve all contentious issues with India, according to a media report.
Bilateral ties between India and Pakistan and matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting, Geo News reported.
Sharif said Pakistan and India coming closer could open up a new era of peace and prosperity in the region.
According to the report, Sharif said the restoration of dialogue with India was a top priority.


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all right. i've run in circles, peed a little, danced the dance of Cinderella's stepmother in the hot iron shoes – only, if that were a happy experience – carried the kitten to the bathroom because she's afraid of the dark, put the kiddo to bed and sang Suzanne Vega to him until my throat is ragged, planned the things i want to say to my husband at 2am about his unwavering faith in me … i think i'm ready to sit still for a moment and say "Holy shit. This book. How the hell did I end up in this book?"
it will be available FRIDAY JULY 22nd for $15.95 on amazon.com (ebook details soon)
and the book – these people – go meet these people: http://welcometothevelvet.com/forums/
and the book site – get over there, too, that's where the NEWS lives: http://warmedandbound.com/
under the photos in this post lives the little acorn of misery, love and inspiration that led to the girls that led me by the hand into this book….
i'm going to be doing a few questions for Jay Slayton Joslin (along with the other amazing people in this list) but here's the extended and sappy answer to 'the' question:
Where did I get the story?
the answer is ugly. think a new baby and insomnia and a sister you rarely see but miss painfully – and think total seething anger for this sister, because in your head is this beautiful ethereal duo tapping their toes and waiting to be drawn in the shapes of letters. they have nothing to do with your family issues. all you can do is resent the bitterness you do NOT want to bleed into this innocence. so you miss your sister. and bite your cuticles and have recurring dreams about peculiar trees. what happens? giving in, what always happens…. you can tie off your fingers at the first digit but the story will only hold so long. the twist ties and kite string snap and through the blood under your fingernails, you watch the core of a something indescribably beautiful take shape in the hate and love and need – and the trees. "The World Was Clocks."
three years later, everything has changed – but Heather, this story was always for you.


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OREGON CITY, Ore. -- An Oregon City man is warning people to be extra careful on the day of the eclipse.
"It's going to be over real quick and it's not worth taking a chance," said Lou Tomososki.
Tomososki and a friend viewed a partial eclipse outside Marshall High School back in 1962.
"The sun at that time, at 3:30 p.m., was in the one o'clock position," said Tomososki. "I said to Roger, 'If you stare at it long enough the brightness goes away.'"
What seemed like a silly dare at the time turned into one of the biggest mistakes of their lives. By nightfall, both Tomososki and his buddy were having vision problems.
"It doesn't get any worse and it doesn't get any better," said Tomososki.
Both Tomososki and his friend, now 70 years old, have vision problems to this day.
"You know how the news people blur a license plate out," said Tomososki. "That's what I have on the right eye, about the size of a pea, I can't see around that."
A doctor later told Tomososki his retina was burned during the partial eclipse. An eye expert told KGW you do not want to look at the sun without protection for even an instant during the total eclipse.
"I think anytime is too much," said Dr. Brandon Lujan of the Casey Eye Institute. "Anytime looking can do damage."
Tomososki is living proof of that. He is excited about the eclipse on Aug. 21, but he will not be looking towards the sky.
"I'm going to go out and enjoy it," he said. "But I'll stand and watch it get dark."


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Having have worked in public relations for over two decades, I know some of the common challenges facing businesses and professionals. Staying on message (or getting clear on the message), connecting with (and identifying) the target audience(s) and being heard over the noise are some of the obstacles that are common to communicators and non-communicators alike.
Taking the time to learn new communications skills will save your organization time and money as your staff will have the tools, and confidence, to sell products, leverage the media to share stories as well as identify and take control of issues at the early stages.
I offer customized training and speaking to empower and educate people so they leave feeling inspired to try out their new skills.
These training sessions are all customized to meet the needs, and experience, of the participants. Online training is also available 24/7 at www.howtocommunications.com.
I have recently combined my communications experience with my passion for patient advocacy, by writing two books – Bed Rest Mom – Surviving pregnancy-related bed rest with your sanity and dignity intact and Your Child's Voice – A Caregiver's Guide for Advocating for Children Who Fall through the Cracks.
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Since screenings at the Venice International Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival, Alfonso Cuarón's new film Gravity has been getting absolute rave reviews—and after viewing this full-length trailer, we can all finally understand why. The film stars Sandra Bullock as an ill-fated astronaut who is thrust into space with only George Clooney's voice over satellite to help guide her back.
At over two minutes long, this is the longest look at the film, and, suffice to say: It doesn't disappoint. Bullock is at her best as Dr. Ryan Stone, an astronaut sent up to work on the Hubble telescope when debris from a Russian satellite interferes and sends her flying into the depths of space. The trailer is prefaced with the following: "At 372 miles above the Earth there is nothing to carry sound. No air pressure. No oxygen. Life in space is impossible."
The film was recently praised by director James Cameron as well, who called it the "best" space film ever:
"I think it's the best space photography ever done, I think it's the best space film ever done, and it's the movie I've been hungry to see for an awful long time," he said. "Alfonso and Sandra working together to create an absolutely seamless portrayal of a woman fighting for her life in zero gravity…. She's the one that had to take on this unbelievable challenge to perform it. [It was] probably no less demanding than a Cirque du Soleil performer, from what I can see."
You can check out the trailer above. Gravity opens in theaters on October 4th.
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To explain OSC's automatic processing and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically.
Eligible Employees in the Following Bargaining Units (BU's):
Administrative (BU 02)
Operational (BU 03)
Institutional (BU 04)
Division of Military and Naval Affairs (BU 47)
Rent Regulation Services (BU 67)
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit (BU 05)
Effective Date(s)
September 27, 2001 for Administration pay period 14L, checks dated October 24, 2001.
October 04, 2001 for Institution pay period 14L, checks dated November 01, 2001.
Agreements between the State and CSEA, DC-37 and PEF provided for the payment of performance advances to employees who serve at least one year, but not more than one and one-half years, before a performance advance is paid.
Performance advances are payable to employees in the bargaining units noted above whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current position, who complete one year of service in such position by September 30, 2001, and who were rated "Satisfactory" or its equivalent on their last annual evaluation date.
OSC Actions
OSC will automatically apply the Performance Advance from the appropriate April 1, 2001 CSEA, DC-37 or PS&T Salary Schedule, based on the four-digit increment code in the employee's record. The Action/Reason code will be either Pay Rt Chg/Perf Adv (PAV) for employees with an increment code of 1001, or Pay Rt Chg/Prom Recal (PMR) for employees with an increment code of 1004, and have an effective date of September 27, 2001 (Administration) and October 4, 2001 (Institution).
The performance advance row will be inserted in the employee's record after OSC has approved all Job Requests submitted for period 14L.
NS employees who are equated to a grade will notreceive automatic performance advances.
Reveal Reports
The following Reveal reports will be available for agency review the week of October 15, 2001 for Administration and October 22, 2001 for Institution payrolls. All reports will be sorted by agency code and then by employee name, in alphabetical order.
Mass Increment Payment Report (NHRP704) - This Report will identify all employees who received the automatic increment payments. The report will show the employees' increased salary. Other fields on the report include Emplid, Employee Record #, Employee Name, Grade, Barg Unit, Pay Basis Code, Part Time Percentage, Action Reason and Increment Code.
Mass Increment Payment Exception Report (NHRP708) - This report will identify employees who did not receive an automatic performance advance. Fields on the report include Emplid, Employee Record #, Employee Name, Grade, Barg Unit, Pay Basis Code, Part Time Percentage and FTA Salary. The report will identify the reason the performance advance was not applied by producing one of the following messages:
- FIS Missing
- FIS Below Current
- Increment Code Missing
- Increment Not Applied
- Salary Below Minimum
- Position and Job do not match
Agency Actions
- A request must be made on the Job Action Request panel using Action/Reason code of Pay Rt Chg/Perf Adv (PAV) for NS employees who are equated to grades and due an increment effective September 27, 2001 (Administration) or October 4, 2001 (Institution).
- For Position or Pay Changes resulting in a change in annual salary effective on or before the first day of period 14L, the agency must NOT include the Performance Advance Payment in the Salary Rate on the Job Action Request Panel. The increment code must be the increment code for October 2001. OSC will apply an automatic Performance Advance based on the increment code submitted.
- For Position or Pay Changes resulting in a change in annual salary effective AFTER the first day of period 14L, the agency must include the automatic Performance Advance in the requested salary on the Job Request Panel and report the projected increment code for 2002.
- For employees rated Unsatisfactory and who are NOT due an automatic performance advance in period 14L, agencies must request a Data Change on the Job Action Request Panel, using the Reason Unsat (USP) and enter the increment code 1003.
Time Entry
To report earnings (e.g., overtime), it is necessary to enter multiple rows if the earnings dates being reported overlap the effective date of the Performance Advance. The first row must be inserted to report earnings prior to the first day of period 14L. A second row must be inserted to report earnings effective on or after period 14L.
Questions concerning performance advance eligibility and processing may be directed to the Salary Determination mailbox.


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Spring is such a wonderful time when you live in Canada, I look outside (I can finally open a window or two during the day at least!) and see trees budding, the grass is getting greener, flowers are poking out of the ground, the Robins are back (my angels), and it is lambing (among other animals) season. Anyone who has looked at or held a newborn lamb, touched their warm fuzzy bodies and watched them leap around cannot help but feel joy and excitement about life.
I cannot think of a better time (at least in Canada) to ask people to get out there, go outside, and experience nature again (in a comfortable climate). Next weekend in Canada is the "Super Cities Walk for MS", a major fundraiser for client services and MS research. If you are in Canada and if you are mobile – get out there and experience the hope of spring. If you can't (for whatever reason), tell others about it, inspire them with your HOPE, sponsor them in their walk for us - with encouragement and thanks – the best things to give especially when so many MSers are tapped out financially.
It is no wonder that Alexander Pope combined these words, HOPE and SPRING, in his Essay on Man:
Alexander Pope,What future bliss, he gives not thee to know,
But gives that Hope to be thy blessing now.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast:
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733
http://www.whitworth.edu/Academic/Depar ... r_pope.htm
…and why David Atkinson (ALS SURVIVOR, yes, survivor) titled his book the same.
"Hope Springs Eternal, Surviving a Chronic Illness: A True Story by David Atkinson"
Love & Peace,


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I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
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The I Survived series is a runaway success with even the most reluctant readers. With its nonstop action and kids'-eye view of history's most terrifying events, the books draw readers in and don't let them go until the last page.
In 1863, the Civil War is raging throughout the country. Eleven-year-old Henry has been on the sidelines so far--but the events of a hot July week in Pennsylvania are about to change his life forever.
Does he have what it takes to survive the Battle of Gettysburg?
Lauren Tarshis is the editor of SCHOLASTIC STORYWORKS and SCOPE magazines, and the author of the I Survived series and the critically acclaimed novels EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE and EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL IN LOVE. She lives in Westport, Connecticut, and can be found online at www.laurentarshis.com.
RELATED SUBJECTS: Survival , Running Away , American Civil War , Fear , Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolition
I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
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You will often needs to send a push notification.
In Messages, Location you will access to your Notification Audience and send your push to users with a specific area.
By default you send your push notifications to all users.
But you can check "Specific Area Users".
You can see that on the right, your "Located App Users" will change.
In the Map below, in the second part of your screen, you are able to make a selection of your area by Radius or Geo-fence.
Radius: Send notifications to users within a specific radius.
Geo-fence: Send notifications to users within a fenced area.
Once the user enters the geo-fence, the notification will appear.
Let the Radius selection enable. Type one address and press enter. Your "Located App Users" on the right top is changed again.
You can add different city in the world and check if users has taken your App there.
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OMG!!! I can't flipping believe it….I am so excited!!! So excited I had to call Lauren between my Dead Lift 2nd and 3rd attempt to see what I should go for since I already lifted my PR on my 2nd attempt!!
You see this is why!! If you haven't been keeping up with my blog…I have been COMPLETELY out of commission for 37 days!! DOING NOTHING…and when I say nothing…I mean just the daily routine of life and nothing else. Which SUCKED!!! I was put on strict orders my my doctor during the procedures I was getting done to PLEASE NOT DO CROSSFIT OR ANYTHING ELSE…to just do daily routine things and when ever possible relax in bed…do you know how much that drove me crazy!!?? AAGGHHH!!! Can you hear me screaming through the computer!!
So here I am only back a week…I have only done 2 Strength Trainings before Kevin decides to put up the CF Total 1, the last time we did it was May 18, 2010…so 2 months ago! So I go to the gym and I am actually looking forward to it…I am being positive…if I hit my old PRs…I will be happy! How can I not after the hell I have just been thru with my hip and back…and here I have to do lifts that are ALL HIP AND BACK!!
So here it goes my CF 1 Total ~ Oh by the way did I mention ~
Deadlift 125 ~ 145 ~ 175
Back Squat 135 ~ 145 ~ 175
Shoulder Press 80 ~ 95 ~ 105
Old Total = 390…up 65!!
Hell yeah!!!
Oh yeah and then I ended with a 5k Bike Time:18:49, I also felt good enough so I just continued biking…not for time. This si the first time my legs weren't going numb so I just pedaled until they did! I made it 10.4 miles!!! My left leg was completely numb and my right the last three toes were dead and it traveled up the outside of my leg…but oh well, that is the LONGEST I have biked since the accident NON STOP! I know it wasn't on my TREK and it was on a recumbent bike, but who cares…that is a HUGE MILESTONE for me!!!
Yesterday, I did a mini WOD at home cuz I wasn't feeling to great…
100 sit ups
200 squats
50 burpees
Time: 14:19
Now on to another subject totally off topic…but something I have dealt with over the 37 days that I was laid up and actually a topic I have dealt with MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!
I am so sick and tired of skinny ass chicks or people who think they are healthy and know what the f&(# they are talking about, trash talking people who are overweight. Do I think there are people who lack desire to change, will power, who want the "easy" way out…yes I do. But coming from someone who use to be 275 pounds (yes I was THAT big)! But also someone who before that was athletic, who knew how to take care of herself, but circumstances of life happened. Don't pass judgement on people when you never walked a day in there shoes. Instead of belittling them, why not sit down and listen to their story! Take a journey with them…you might actually LEARN something from them!! Do I believe that some people are just plain couch potatoes…yep…but I also believe not everyone is born to have that strong will power in them, or to be able to motivate themselves or encourage themselves. How do you know that those people were not let down by the same type of people you are…why in the world would they want ANYTHING to do with you…even if it has to do with being healthy…to them YOU ARE A BITCH, SNOB, JUDGEMENTAL, SELF ABSORD ASS!!! Hell~I wouldn't want your help or want to be like you…if your aren't "healthy" on the inside…I really could careless what you look like on the outside!!
When my light bulb finally went off in 2005..I literally was in so much pain trying to lose my weight. I know I did it to myself, so I didn't care about the pain I had to go through to get it off…I was going to do it, FOR ME!!! And I did!! I didn't do it to find a guy, I didn't do it for my butt to look good in jeans, I didn't go get plastic surgery to fix shit…I am natural!! I happy with what God has given me…I will work with what I have and make it stronger and healthier to be around for my daughter and to live a life that I want to live….to fulfill MY DREAMS AND GOALS!!!
I guess some people don't understand because they have never looked death in the face like I have four times, they have never had to overcome huge obstacles without any help, just all on there own…that is when you grow and learn that life is a blessing…every breath you breathe is precious and it is not guaranteed….so don't judge someone for their outside…because when you do…your inside shines through and it's not so pretty!!


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Construction Design and Management (CDM) sets out what people involved in the construction industry must do to protect themselves and others from harm. CDM aims to improve health and safety on site, ensuring the right people are appointed and the work is well planned, coordinated and communicated.
Safetyboss provides support, advice and guidance for the construction industry through a range of different services. We can help support all nominated parties: Clients, Principal Designers, Principal Contractors and Contractors.
Starting in the earliest stage Safetyboss can assist with the selection and appointment of contractors, ensuring they are competent.
Assistance can be given to help notify the construction project to the HSE.
We can develop the mandatory construction phase plan and update (where necessary) to reflect the methods and practice of your construction work.
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All-gender restrooms are added to City buildings
The move will further transgender equity in Minneapolis
All-gender restrooms, facilities anyone can use as an additional option, are now being added to City buildings. They're part of the City's efforts to further transgender equity by making sure City policies and services are inclusive of transgender community and staff.
All-gender restrooms are an additional facility option for anyone, including:
- People who are uncomfortable in men's or women's rooms for a number of reasons.
- Parents or caregivers of children who are a different gender from them.
- People with caregivers or personal attendants who are a different gender from them.
Over the next few weeks, all-gender restrooms will be added in 44 City facilities, including department offices, fire stations, police precincts, Public Works facilities and City-owned parking ramps. This work involves re-signing and, in some cases, adding security locks to doors to 62 restrooms.
The all-gender restrooms are in addition to the traditional restrooms. Men's and women's restrooms will continue to exist in every City facility. Staff and the public will be able to use the restroom corresponding to their gender identities.
City staff are already planning for the next phases of this effort, which will involve making locker room and shower facilities inclusive. Also, as buildings are constructed and remodeled for City use, staff will explore accommodating multi-stall, all-gender restrooms and changing rooms.
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As part of Women In Horror Recognition month, I'd like to spread some spotlight to one of the biggest horror nerds in the world. A little girl named Fiona. This fundraiser was brought to my attention by Kristy Jett, the Executive Director of Service and Sass at FRIGHT-RAGS. To put it simply, it's a fundraiser to encourage the joy of horror in the lives of two little kids. Kristy met Fiona when she was even littler than she is now and before her little brother Damian was even born.
Little Fiona even writes and directs her own movies. This is a crucial point in a child's life where we should be nurturing and encouraging these types of passions. For Fiona and Damian, horror is their passion.
2012 was an especially hard year on their family financially and right now, at the start of 2013 things are very tight. What Kristy is wanting to do is be able to get these kids to Monster Mania. Going to conventions is their world and what better act of kindness than to get these blooming horror nerds a chance to experience one of the biggest events of horror fandom? Going to a convention for a horror fan is better than Disney World. Help this little girl and her little brother get to Monster Mania, and be a part of encouraging a soon-to-be woman in horror.


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Hello Oddballs..... Lizzy here, I wanted to share with you these really cool laminated bookmarks that our designer Angie Jones created using Oddball Art Stamps.
Didn't she do an amazing job with these? Be sure to let her know ok 😉
Its Thanksgiving weekend and we decided to have a Scavenger Hunt.....I hope you will join us for some fun and great prizes!
FIRST PRIZE = $25 Gift Certificate
SECOND PRIZE = $10 Gift Certificate
THIRD PRIZE = 1 Free Stamp of Choice
You can find all of the details to join in our hunt in the Oddball Art FB Group


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History of Ashdene House and the Grange
The Grange District (the Grange of St. Giles) was once the farmland which provided food for the people of the parish of St. Giles, and is now a conservation area. The Grange was developed as a residential district from 1825 until the early 1900s by the landowner Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder of Fountainhall and family. The street names of the area reflect the names and lands of the family e.g. Fountainhall Road (Fountainhall is an estate in the Scottish Borders), Dick Place, Lauder Road, St. Thomas' Road etc. Ashdene House was built around 1900 on the orchard for the mansion known as Grange House (which stood to the west of Lauder Road until 1950s). Next door was the red sandstone building of Fountainhall Road Church which was demolished in 1970s and replaced by Newington Library. The house was constructed of yellow sandstone, in the Victorian townhouse style, by local builder James Alexander, to reflect the architecture around it. James Alexander and his father George, built a large number of properties in the Grange. Most properties in Fountainhall Road were first occupied by the educated gentry of the city e.g. doctors, ministers of the church, lawyers, university professors etc. To this day, it is a very desirable residential district due to its proximity to the city centre as well as its quiet leafy streets. The first inhabitant of Ashdene House was Professor Orlando Charnock Bradley, Principal of Royal Dick Veterinary School (then at Summerhall, beside the Meadows). He lived in the house with his servants until his death 1937. Thereafter the house remained a family home until the Daulby family started the Guest House business in the late 1960s. David and Caroline took over the Guest House in 1994 when David's parents retired. Since then the house has been carefully restored and sympathetically decorated to retain many of its grand original features such as its ornate cornices and architrival wooden mouldings.


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Sunday, December 18, 2011
A Little Piece of Peace
While I've celebrated this, I've been spastic about trying to get everything done. Friday's are especially busy, as new nutrition & fitness plans go out to our Study participants. This last friday was insane. No. The day was busy, I was insane. Technology was not my friend. I fought with programs, with computers, with anything electronic it seemed, and as the day neared evening, I was becoming more and more frantic. Bill and I were to see a movie that night with Tabitha and her husband, and I wasn't seeing how it could happen... I wasn't done working! At one point, Bill came home and might have gotten his head snapped off. Maybe. He described it later as walking into a buzz saw.
Hmm. Might be I needed to calm a bit, yes? The plans were finally packaged and sent out - and everyone got their own (my own small victory, lol), and then if I moved really, really fast, we could make the movie. I moved fast.
The evening was great. The movie fantastic (Sherlock Holmes), and the company even better. It was the perfect way to unwind.
And then came Saturday. And the whirlwind began again. How the hell am I going to get it all done??? Here's how it went... a.m.: work, work, work. Noon, run out with Bill to christmas shop (remember I said my usual holiday routines are missing? that includes shopping!). We ran from store to store to mall to store. Then he had a meeting, so he dropped me back at home, where I immediately got into my car and Joey dropped me off at the salon to get my (waaay overdue) manicure. Tabitha was able to join me for a pedi (awww girl-time! Yay!), then it was back to the rush. Bill picked me up and off we went to finish the shopping. A few hours later, we hit up the grocery for some cheese, salami and crackers then home to wrap. And wrap. And wrap.
Let me rephrase. I wrapped. Bill watched me wrap. LOL. And as I frantically packaged up gifts, I realized I was doing it again. Focusing on the minute details and missing the big picture. It's Christmas. Where was my joy? I took a break, took a breath, and rebooted my brain. Time to have fun. We picked out our favorite Christmas movies and headed back upstairs to wrap. And had a ball. We had so much fun! Serious fun! It was great! We finished all our tasks at 4:30 am. No, it's not a typo. We didn't have a gazillion gifts, but we had some extra fun (a-la Jimmy Kimmel haha) so there were extra "things" to put together and wrap. Can't wait for Christmas day!!!!
We woke today, refreshed, even after just a few hours of sleep, and my food prep is done, two new recipes completed development, and we're ready for the week. I feel more in tune with the holiday. I've adjusted our usual Christmas Eve and Christmas day food traditions to reduce stress, and I'm looking forward to family time. I guess I just needed to exhale. Now I can enjoy my little piece of Peace.
Wondering about those movies? Our favorite Christmas movies? Mine is The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Bill's is Die Hard. Yep. We're twisted! :-)
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Labels: christmas preparation, stress, sunday food prep
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So funny on the The Long Kiss Goodnight because I not only love that movie and watch it around Christmas time, too, I also pretend I'm her every time I do my food prep and when I'm chopping for the holidays. LOLReplyDelete
Hahaha! Awesome!! I had Bill crackin' up yesterday when I told him I needed to get my veggie's ready for the week, "Cuz' Chef's do that." Haha! :-)ReplyDelete
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According to the Mayan calendar, there's just ten days until the end of the world. (I know it's really eleven, but ten works better for me.)
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That was about ten years ago. And where are we now? The climate is just find, thank you very much.
It's been ten years and I've seen zero evidence of climate change. Zero! Just a bunch of liberal entitlement hungry farmers bitching about droughts and erratic weather patterns. If they saved all their tears, they could water the crops for the next decade.
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Que? Que? Que?!?
whatever. The point is, everything is going along just as it always had, climate change or no climate change.
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- The bank scam has led Ms Chopra to consider snapping ties with the brand
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Liùzì jué 六字訣 "instructions on the six sounds"
Catherine Despeux, the entry's author tells us exactly what sounds they are. "This breathing technique, also known as "method of the six breaths" (liùqì fă 六氣法), consists of inhaling through the nose and exhaling in six ways through the mouth. The corresponding sounds are designated by six characters (hence the name of the method, literally meaning "instructions on the six characters"). They are xū 噓, hē 呵 (or xu 呴, nowadays also pronounced gou), hū 呼, si 呬 (nowadays also pronounced xì), chuī 吹, and xī 嘻".
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Some advices on medical application of 'six sounds theory' we can extract from the same article: "The six breath are related to the five viscera (wŭzàng 五臟) and to a sixth organ which, according to different sources, is either the "triple burner" (sānjiāo 三焦) or the gallbladder. Essentially they have a therapeutic or prophylactic action upon the viscera and their corresponding symptoms according to the principles of Chinese medicine. Chuī 吹 heals ailments resulting from cold and wind, hū 呼 ailments resulting from the heat, xī 嘻 ailments resulting from the wind and heat, hē 呵 relaxes the qi, xū 噓 clears away stagnation, and si (xì) 呬 dispels heat". — C.D.
How often people should practice six sounds exercise? My first guess is you can practice it anytime you think you need it and how often you want it, but it does not look professional. So, different sources can give us different numbers, 81 times after midnight, 72 times at cockcrow, 64 times at dawn, etc. And sometimes people used to consider the gymnastic movements and body directions too.
The information about six sounds was very interesting in medical aspect in this entry but there is a couple of things nice to add. I mean martial arts and erotical guides.
Martial Art (One Example)
My favorite example is a short episode from the movie The Sword Identity (2011) with a master Yu Chenhui in the lost field. It takes 51 second, or exactly 38 second when master does absolutely stunning martial training form. We can hear 18 sounds, the first five will be repeated to the end in different order. As far as I can write it down right, they are Hu, Uh, Xu, He, and Ha-ah. Every two-seconds sounds help master to train self right. Probably, there are six sounds instead of five but they are not the same we have seen in medical usage above. However, using sounds in martial art forms is an important fact to me and I would like to see more information in the encyclopedia.
Sex Guides in Ancient China
Once again, only one example from my favorite text Tiān Xià Zhì Dào Tán (天下至道談)
Wŭ yīn: yī yuē hóu xī. Èr yuē chuăn xī, sān yuē lèi ài, sì yuē huō. Wŭ yuē niè. Shĕn chá wŭ yīn, yĭ zhī qí xīn. "The five sounds: the first is 'sighing'. The second is 'short breathing'. The third is 'implicating sadness'. The fourth is 'panting'. The fifth is 'nibbling'. Pay attention to the five sounds to know her affections." So sounds rule everywhere:)))
The word 訣 (jué) from the title has a meaning 'secret' also. How about 6 (or 5) secret sounds in martial art or in love making? Frankly, I wanted to join martial art example and traditional medicine and erotic guide long ago. Probably, it is on a whim mostly.


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Two summers later, I pulled out the manuscript and submitted it to Lycan Valley Press's newest anthology, Final Masquerade. The project's wonderful editor, Stacey Turner, accepted "End" with a request for a little tweaking to the ending. That was a gray and humid Sunday. Lightning crackled and thunder boomed, and, rarest of rarities in this part of New Hampshire's North Country, we lost power. And so, by the waning battery charge in my laptop, I tackled that minor rewrite -- and actually scared myself as the storm raged outside!
Several of my talented co-authors shared the back-stories behind their stories in Final Masquerade.
Joshua Chaplinksky on "Mummer's Parade": "I wrote the original version for a different themed
anthology, one about clowns. I figured there'd be a lot of Pennywise-inspired
killer clown stories and I wanted my piece to stand out. I had the idea of
mummers in my head (probably from reading Game
of Thrones) and discovered there was
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came to me pretty early on -- Triboulet
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neck on a silver chain -- and it just got weirder from there. Ultimately
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much happier with the final product. When I came across the Lycan Valley
anthology call, I knew it was a perfect fit. I'm glad they agreed!"
Samantha Lienhard on "The Artist": "When I first wrote 'The Artist,' it was a very different
story. I'd heard a criticism of someone as not being a 'real artist,' and that
inspired the initial version of Ian -- a bitter, arrogant man out to ruin the
artist whose work got more attention than his. I wrote this story, and while it
covered the same basic beats as the version in Final Masquerade, it had one major problem: neither character was
likable. I took 'The Artist' to a critique session at Seton Hill University,
where I was working toward my MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. During that
critique, I not only realized this flaw, I also saw how Ian could be
sympathetic. I altered his past and revised the story through that lens, which led
to the version you see today."
Brian C. Baer on "Make Believe": "My girlfriend is a big fan of scary stories. Anytime she is
doing homework or housework or just dozing on the couch, she's listening to
them. Her phone is constantly playing the spooky, supposedly real life tales
read aloud on podcasts like "Creepy Pasta". I decided to write a
story for her but quickly ran into trouble. She was only scared by gritty
stories of psychological torment and life-or-death panic, and those were well outside
of my creative wheelhouse. As I kept hammering away at the various drafts, more
and more of my own interests leaked in. I added all-night dive bars, a noir-ish
sense of sarcasm and cynicism, and a love of the schlocky slasher films of the
1980s. The disparate elements all merged together in an unexpected way. 'Make
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randomness of real life. It explored what bizarre lengths mankind will go
through to find some kind of order. I finished the final draft, and I loved it.
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to provide veterans who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and
other disabilities, with a dog who will assist them in routine activities. Not
only is the dog a helper, he is a companion and friend. I wrote 'Hero' to honor
these service dogs as well as the veterans they love. Sarge, the narrator of
the story, is a German Shepherd dog. He's based on my dad's dog, Ranger. Ranger
was one of the best dogs I have ever known. He was brave, strong, smart,
mischievous, and loyal. Sarge is loyal too, loyal to a fault. And, it's his
love for his master and his mistress that leads him into the final masquerade.
I hope you enjoy reading this story and that you will take time to honor all
veterans, whoever they may be."
D. S. Ullery on "Delivery": "In the grand tradition
of EC Comics titles such as The Vault of
Horror or Tales from the Crypt,
my stories are frequently morality plays disguised as horror. I was wondering
what to write about next when I saw a news item about a serial rapist. I got to
thinking what sort of Hell would await a man like that. Once I began to apply
the notion of ironic justice to the equation, all manner of wonderfully dark
things started cooking inside my frankly twisted imagination. I hit upon the
notion of having him experience the same degree of torment he exposed women to
from their perspective, while feeling helpless the entire time. From that, my
little monstrosity was born."
Sheldon Woodbury on "The God of Flesh": "I've always been attracted to characters that engage in horrible acts,
but do so out of an emotional need we can all relate to. Stories that are just
about a mindless monster or a cartoon villain are easy to dismiss. But real
horror is when you realize you're never truly safe, because bad things can happen
in the most innocent of places, and the cause might even be you. I came up with the title first, then the
idea of a surgeon as the main character came next. If you want guts and gore, they're
bloody warriors fighting death every day. That takes more than a little
arrogance to believe that you have the godlike skill to cheat death. The story began
with a simple question. 'How far would you be willing to go for the person you
love?' 'The God of Flesh' is a horror story, but it's also about the power of love."
Adrian Chamberlin on "Urban Renewal": "The Green Man and its mysteries is a
subject that has long fascinated me, as can be seen in my 2011 novel The Caretakers and the short story 'The
Spirit of Summer' (in the 2013
collection The Dark Side of the
Sun). I also love writing post-apocalyptic stories, and exploring how
humanity either thrives or destroys itself under such extreme conditions, when
new standards of morality have been established. With this story, I wanted to
put a new spin on the Green Man mythos and explore what really lurks beneath
the mask of civilisation when the bombs have long since dropped and mankind believes
itself to be redeemed. 'Urban Renewal' takes place in a post- apocalyptic
Britain where social divisions are stark, and the few areas that survived have
raised barriers -- real and imagined -- between their prosperous lands and the
industrial areas blighted by nuclear destruction. The relationship between
humanity and the natural world has become perverted, twisted; a promised land
for those who believe themselves to be superior, even blessed. This new
civilisation is merely a mask that hides the dark nature of humanity, and as is
always the case, it is the innocent who suffer -- we see this in the alienation
of the orphan boy from the wasted lands who arrives at the new boarding school
in this seemingly bucolic paradise; he is alone, alienated and isolated, but
has a unique artistic talent that peels back the fake mask of beauty and order
to reveal a primal force of nature that too has become corrupted. It is the eve
of May Day, and the schoolchildren have been tasked with creating models of the
Green Man, an iconic image that appears in churches and cathedrals throughout
Britain; it is an archetype of humanity's connection to the natural world. What
the boy creates reverses that. It is a mask of the Green Man in retreat,
composed of scrap metal and dangerous materials from the devastated lands of
the apocalypse that he once called home, and an act of malice from one of his
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The drawings are inspired by the 96-year-old's travels in the late 70s
96-year-old French painter and author Françoise Gilot – also known as Pablo Picasso's former lover, muse, and mother of his two children – has released a new three-part edition of her sketches, which were first created during her travels in the late 70s.
The watercolour drawings – often accompanied by text and purposely incomplete – are inspired by her time spent travelling with her second husband, specifically by the trips she took to Venice, India and Senegal from 1974 to 1981.
The Venice travel book focuses on the city's striking canals and palaces, but also on its Renaissance art repertoire, reproducing works by Veronese, Titian and Tintoretto, while the other two sketchbooks draw inspiration from local female figures: "a landscape is always there and the people are not," Gilot said to the New York Times. "You can call it a diary. What I draw has meaning," she added, "in my mind, I notice what I feel, and not what is there."
In India, Gilot used mainly black and white to portray the chaos of the city streets, but also working women wearing traditional saris and carrying heavy loads, while in Senegal, the painter turned to vibrant colours to depict the life in the villages near Dakar and the prosperous flora that serves as a natural backdrop.
The travel sketchbooks, published by Taschen, come in a fold out box set that also include a conversation with the artist and are available to purchase here.
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Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to retire from Manchester United marks the end of a remarkable era. After 26 years in charge at the club, the Scot will step down at the end of the current season. In a uniquely successful career, Ferguson led the Red Devils to 13 league titles and two UEFA Champions League triumphs, among others. He is set to take up a position as a director and ambassador for the club.
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Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery per week, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday.
Postmaster General John E. Potter asked lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week.
Faced with dwindling mail volume and rising costs, the post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and, "if current trends continue, we could experience a net loss of $6 billion or more this fiscal year," Potter said in testimony for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.
Total mail volume was 202 billion items last year, more than 9 billion less than the year before, the largest single volume drop in history.
And, despite annual rate increases, Potter said 2009 could be the first year since 1946 that the actual amount of money collected by the post office declines.
"It is possible that the cost of six-day delivery may simply prove to be unaffordable," Potter said. "I reluctantly request that Congress remove the annual appropriation bill rider, first added in 1983, that requires the Postal Service to deliver mail six days each week."
If the change is made, that doesn't necessarily mean an end to Saturday mail delivery. Previous studies have looked at the possibility of skipping some other day, such as Tuesday.
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Jean-Laurent Kierffer scored a brace as France stunned European champions Belgium 5-4 in a nail-biting encounter to enter the semi-finals of the ongoing Hero Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in Delhi on Thursday.
In another quarter-final, The Netherlands were also made to work hard for a 3-2 win over New Zealand.
In the semi-finals, the Netherlands will face holders Germany, who beat Australia 4-3 in an evening match, while France will be up against Malaysia, who beat Korea 2-1, after the teams were locked 1-1 at half-time.
France scored through Victor Charlet (15th minute), Hugo Genestet (40th), Kierffer (48th, 65th) and Theophile Ponthieu (58th) to register a hard-earned victory.
Belgium's first goal came from an own goal in 29th minute, while Maxime Plennevaux (37th, 47th) and Dorian Thiery (42nd) were the other goal-getters.
Earlier, Thierry Brinkman (28th, 39th minute) scored from field goals, and Tom Hiebendaal converted a penalty stroke in the 42nd minute for the Netherlands.
The Black Sticks scored through Nicholas Woods, who converted a penalty-corner in the 38th minute, and Benedict van Woerkom (60th) from a field goal, but it was not enough to earn them a place in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, in the play-off matches for 13 to 16 places, England beat Egypt 6-1 (HT 1-0), Spain beat Canada 3-2 (HT 2-1) and Pakistan bt South Africa 4-0 (HT 1-0).
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