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DescriptionOur 2-pack Girls' Essential Leggings are perfect for casual dressing this season. Made from soft cotton, they offer plenty of stretch and comfort, making them ideal for active little ones. Because they come in a set of two, they are even better value, and you'll find yourself reaching for them time and time again.
Fit and features
- 2 per pack
- Fully elasticated waist
- Flower buttons detail to hem
- Machine washable at 40 degrees
- 95% Cotton, 5% Elastane
Free Standard Deliverywith orders over £35 £0.00
Standard Deliveryon orders under £35 £3.95
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Standard Delivery is available to all UK addresses, including Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, The Channel Islands, Isle of Scilly and The Isle of Man.
Don't forget the quickest way to return or exchange an item is to visit one of our stores.
We regret that due to our tiny stockrooms large products (including flat packed furniture, boxed toys, stair-gates, cribs, maternity cushions, beanbags, etc) may not be returned to our stores. If in doubt please call the store to avoid making a wasted trip.
NB: Personalised items may not be returned for refund or exchange.
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Lovely colours, nice and comfy
Donna MacLellan , 16/02/2018
Fab leggings-super quality, fabric and fit. Highly recommended.
Great quality!!!!
Priscilla Albes , 22/09/2017
Really nice quality leggings and a good fit. I bought 2 - 3 years for my 2.5 year old granddaughter and they are a good shape and fit with some room for growth.
Julia Laing , 11/08/2017
Although quite expensive these leggings really are worth it. The quality is lovely. Soft, thick fabric that washes well. I love the patterns too.
Jill Maxwell , 30/07/2017
Lovely material, quality product but very slim fitting so go one size up
Kate Conroy , 20/07/2017
These are lovely good quality leggings. Would recommend.
Sue Rougeolle , 13/04/2017
I love jo jo leggings the quality is amazing they wash so well and with stand the wear and tear of a toddler won't buy leggings any where else now
kadie Carroll , 12/04/2017
Although these seem expensive they are of excellent quality so well worth paying a little extra for leggings that last. Lovely thick material and sizing good, plus they look great too! Would highly recommend
Hannah Cook , 02/03/2017
I love Jojo leggings, although they may seem more expensive in comparison to others the quality and durability actually make them great value for money. True sizing with a bit of grow room. Not only practical but they look great too!
Alexis , 27/07/2016
Great quality leggings in nice colours with cute button detail.
Mel , 28/06/2016
Lovely item, nice and soft, good leg length. I have many pairs of jojo leggings for my daughter as they are lovely colours and wash so well
A Shepherd , 20/06/2016
Hi Hayley, thank you for your feedback and I am sorry to hear of your disappointment. Either myself or one of the other Customer Service Team will be in touch with you directly. Best Wishes, Jo Pembridge, CS Team.
Customer Service Team , 17/06/2016
I would buy 10 pairs of these if i could as the patterns, colours and quality is fab! Hard to find that else where BUT they are so tight fitting that i had to return. My daughter is a real skinny mini too! Such a shame. Seems to be a common problem with other reviewers too.
Hayley , 17/06/2016
Hi Laura, thank you for your feedback and I am sorry to hear of your disappointment. Either myself or one of the other Customer Service Team will be in touch with you directly. Best Wishes, Jo Pembridge, CS Team.
Customer Service Team , 13/06/2016
I bought these for my 8 month old twins in 6-12 months. My twins were 4 weeks prem and are only just in to size 6-9 months clothes. They are like string beans (long but skinny) so I didn't envisage having any issues with fit. However, these leggings are ridiculously tight on the leg (makes getting them on pretty tricky!) and quite long so I returned them. Such a shame as they are lovely quality.
Laura , 12/06/2016
Hi Anne, thank you for your feedback and I am sorry to hear of your disappointment. Either myself or one of the other Customer Service Team will be in touch with you directly. Best Wishes, Jo Pembridge, CS Team.
Customer Service Team , 12/05/2016
I ordered 3-6 months for my average sized 3 months old and they are really tight sadly, they just fit and certainly won't last until 6 months. A disappointment as the quality is nice.
Anne , 12/05/2016
Lovely leggings but my 3.5 yr old only fits the 2-3 years of age not the 3-4 years. She a standard 98cm tall and slim. Quality thick cotton with lovely detail button at the ankle. Great colours.
Suzanne Lovelle , 12/05/2016
Unfortunately my little girl has out grown her 3-6 leggings, but the 6-12 are too big, so I had to return, which cost me to return. Love your girls clothes usually. Victoria
Victoria White , 09/05/2016
These leggings are great. They are great quality and they feel it. They are nice and thick and the button detail is a nice touch. They wash really well and do not bobble.
Claire , 09/05/2016
Love these leggings!!!! It's a shame they don't sell the navy with fuschia horizontal stripe any more. It is good to see such an excellent manager at the Cardiff branch!
Margaret Stephens , 05/04/2016
My daughter has had lots of pairs of Jojo leggings, they are great quality and I love the patterns and colours. Very disappointed to have to send this pair back, Jojo have changed the sizes! Used to fit my daughters small waist really well, now they are too wide in the waist and too deep in the crotch. I can't get a smaller size as then they are too short. Such a shame Jojo!
Rebecca , 04/04/2016
I absolutely love JoJo's leggings, fit is always perfect, quality is just gorgeous-super soft even after being washed, and they don't fade or go baggy around the knees. Ive been buying leggings from you since my daughter was just a few months old and I will continue to do so for as long as possible!
Kate Buttery , 09/03/2016
After reading the other reviews, I bought one size up. they were much too big ( length and around waist) for my daughter and so I ordered the correct size for her age and they fitted perfectly. They are very good quality and so I kept the bigger pairs for next year. don't go baggy around the knees at all.
Jo , 29/02/2016
These leggins are fantastic. Fit well - not too tight nor too loose (so stay up rather than constantly falling down like many others I have tried). Great quality material and thickness (great for summer and winter) and wash and tumble well without shrinkage.
Jessica H , 29/02/2016
These are lovely leggings but unfortunately they are too small. I bought age 5-6 yrs for my just turned 5 year old daughter and they fit like 3/4 length leggings. I was unable to exchange them as I had washed them presuming they would be the same size as JoJo leggings I've bought in the past. They fit width ways so will have to use them in the summer as shorter leggings.
Rachel , 20/02/2016
Excellent quality fabric.
Really nice quality legging. Very please with the thickness and the button detailing at the bottom
anna nixon , 04/02/2016
Great fabric that retains its shape and washes well. As other reviewers have said, the sizes come up small in this product. I bought age 5-6 for my tall 3 year old and they are a good fit with just a little growing room. Excellent value in the sale.
Lynne Short , 04/02/2016
I thought the service was excellent and I was so pleased with the free delivery. I ordered the two pack of leggings and they arrived within a few days. The leggings are great, we had them in a smaller size and were really pleased with the quality.
Kate Bunkall , 04/02/2016
Great leggings, nice and thick so will last
Rebecca bremner , 04/02/2016
Lovely leggings made of thick material and they wash very well. A good buy!
Nikki , 04/02/2016
Lovely quality and lovely fit.
Emmi , 04/02/2016
Lovely thick good quality leggings. I do find the sizing smaller than other brands.
Lindsey , 04/02/2016
Lovely quality leggings, too big for my little one yet although look true to size. Nice thick stretchy fabric so think they will last well.
Nicola , 04/02/2016
Purchased three sets of these, the navy stripes, cornflower stripes and the rhubarb in next size up considering the small size reviews online. not two pairs are the same length even from the same set. Obviously a packaging/labelling problem. quality is good and colours are lovely so will try to return to store in hope they have stock.
Kerry , 01/02/2016
These are the only leggings I buy for my twin girls. Lovely and thick and keep their shape unlike other brands.
Holly Shaw , 01/02/2016
Bought size 12 to 18 month leggings for my one year old. Good quality but I returned them as the legs were so tight and the sizing small so she would not have got any wear out of them.
Trish , 29/01/2016
their design is lovely. I like the buttons on the bottom. If they are more strechy, it will be comfortable for baby.
Ayumi , 26/01/2016
Very sweet leggings, love the different colours and prints with very cute flower detail on the ankle. However, disappointed with the sizing. I ordered 12-18 months and found that they match 9-12 months from other retailers. Would recommend buying in bigger size than needed.
Louise , 18/01/2016
Lovely leggings, but unfortunately I had to return the 6-9 month size I bought for my 7 month old granddaughter as they were too small! Such a shame.
Rosie , 17/01/2016
Love these leggings! Great quality, they hold their shape and colour even after multiple washes. Wish you could get them in Mummy sizes :)
Maria , 15/01/2016
Only worn once and there is a hole in the crotch. I need to arrange an exchange. Otherwise fit really nice and lovely thickness and detail.
Sarah , 13/01/2016
Nice quality, but came up really small had to buy the next size up.
Tonia Sheed , 12/01/2016
Usual good quality material and nice rich colours but these come up significantly smaller than other jojo leggings bought at the same time in the same size. Very annoying as I thought I could trust jojo sizing so took off the tags and washed them before putting them on.
Je , 10/01/2016
Great quality, look lovely on
Claire , 07/01/2016
Great leggings! Nice and thick. Not like a lot of leggings on the market. Wash well too.
Victoria Brewster , 07/01/2016
Great leggings, hard wearing and keeps its size when washed.
Jude , 05/01/2016
Usually love these leggings as they are nice and thick and a good length. Bought some last week but they are ridiculously small! As I already had some at home bought a couple of months back I assumed size would be ok but the difference is very obvious, the legs are so much narrower. Not so noticeable on my spindly legged little girl but they won't last long. Can't return as they have been worn but maybe something to look into JoJo ??
Victoria Matthews , 18/11/2015
Although these leggings were of a lovely quality, they came up too small (too short and tight). I normally love Jojo products so I was quite disappointed. From my experience, I would buy a size larger in future.
Kirstin Porazinski , 30/10/2015
Really good quality, thick leggings. I can tell these will last a long time.
Rosie Joyce , 30/10/2015
Love the quality of these leggings. A bit more expensive than some but worth it, they last a lot longer and much less lightly to stain due to dark colours.
Caroline Booth , 16/10/2015
Nice, thick leggings but very small fitting.
Laura , 29/09/2015
Simply the best wearing leggings I have come across
Elizabeth Carter , 28/09/2015
Love these leggings, I've boug
Bonnie , 21/09/2015
Really happy with these leggings. Bought them for my 2 yr old, lovely quality, she hasn't worn them yet
deirdre shanahan , 17/09/2015
Lovely pattern and colours, but sadly far too narrow on legs and tight on waist, almost as though they were a completely different size from comparable JoJo clothes. So used to clothes being true to size I had taken the labels off before trying them, therefore couldn't return once I realised. Such a waste.
Maggie , 15/09/2015
I've had these leggings through the ages from 3 months to my most recent 2 years. They are definitely on the small side. I always have to buy two sizes bigger as hey are tight around the legs. Great quality and washes great too.
Caroline Rooke , 07/09/2015
Really good quality clothing however I do feel the leggings come up small on my little girls legs so need to buy a size bigger for leggings, dress and tops are great
Vicky Turvey , 01/09/2015
These leggings are lovely quality. I ordered the raspberry and white ones mainly for the white to go under dresses that are getting too short. She's had lots of wear of both pairs, they are lovely quality and wash well.
Jennifer , 01/09/2015
Great quality leggings that fit beautifully.
Lee-ann , 31/08/2015
Love these leggings, great quality. We've bought them for every stage & have proved really great quality for crawling & climbing. No sagging knees!! They are slimmer fitting so wouldn't suit a chubbier baby
Carmel Cleary , 26/08/2015
These leggings are a lovely quality and wash well but they come up so narrow on the legs.
Stephanie , 20/08/2015
Great quality but terrible sizing, much too narrow on legs. These could be more generous as are the majority of jojo' clothes.
Natapack , 04/08/2015
These leggings are incredibly long lasting. This is my second set. They keep their shape and don't bobble. Fab.
V Blair , 14/07/2015
Lovely colour and fabric but much too narrow on the legs
Georgy , 03/07/2015
Wish I had bought some of these sooner! Great quality cotton that feels quite robust and excellent fit (my daughter is just 18 months and on the smaller side). I will certainly be buying more.
KW Stoddart-scott , 01/06/2015
Really lovely quality leggings lovely thick cotton as always from Jojomamanbebe. However I would say to get the next size up as I feel the come up small.
J Thorpe , 02/04/2015
Disappointed with the sizing of these, the length is fine but very small around the waist for age.
Katherine , 23/01/2015
I have not received my order yet, can I have an update please.
Mrs Alma Small , 29/09/2014
Very late arriving after rest of order Sizing seems strange - small for age stated Quality and colours are good
morag gilbart , 17/06/2014
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Bethesda teased some footage from its upcoming title, Prey, during QuakeCon 2016 but if you want to see some more action then here's another minute and a half of Gamescom 2016 gameplay.
You'll see Morgan Yu inside the Talos I space station picking up the Gloo Cannon, which is described as a "multi-purpose tool that he can use to freeze the Typhon aliens in place." According to Bethesda, it comes in handy for traversal and enables Morgan to create pathways to get to areas that are otherwise hard to reach. Additionally, he can "seal off fiery vents so he can bypass them safely."
Morgan is also seen using the Mimic power, which he learned from aliens. Check out the video above for more.
Prey is out for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2017 and is being developed by Dishonored studio, Arkane. Bethesda previously told fans that it's neither a remake nor a sequel.
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Archive for October 2018
Standards of Criminal Advocacy: reports from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board
In November 2015, I noted in this blog the critical report by Sir Bill Jeffrey on standards of criminal advocacy. I also noted the consultation paper on the subject issued by the Government.
In June 2018, the SRA and the BSB published two reports on the subject.
The first report explores the views of the judiciary on the current quality, provision and regulation of advocacy within the criminal courts. The Judicial Perceptions Report, involved in-depth interviews with 50 High Court and circuit judges.
Key findings were:
- While judges viewed the current quality of advocacy as competent, some felt that standards were declining in some areas, especially in relation to core courtroom skills such as case preparation and dealing with some witnesses.
- Advocates' skills in dealing with young and vulnerable witnesses are largely improving.
- The most commonly cited barrier to high quality advocacy was advocates taking on cases beyond their level of experience.
- Judges were uncertain over when, and how, they should report poor advocacy to regulators.
The second report arose from a Thematic Review of Criminal Advocacy, undertaken by the SRA. It was informed by data gathering and interviews with 40 solicitors' firms actively involved in providing advocacy by solicitors within the courts.
Key findings of the SRA's thematic review included:
- Firms use in-house solicitors to support the vast majority of criminal work in magistrates' courts and youth courts (90 percent), and 29 percent of work in the Crown Court.
- The solicitors' advocacy market is dominated by smaller firms and increasingly ageing individuals, while the number of new entrants to the market is falling.
- Levels of complaints regarding advocacy work are relatively low (22 recorded complaints in two years across all 40 sample firms).
- Approaches to training are inconsistent, with its delivery often infrequent, limited or not planned.
To me, the most concerning finding is that those doing this work are aging and are not currently being replaced by younger colleagues. It may be assumed that the cuts to criminal legal aid have had an impact on this.
Building upon the findings of both reports the SRA will be undertaking further work to understand the work of solicitor advocates. The Bar Standards Board also intends to publish its strategy for assuring the quality of advocacy shortly.
The reports can be accessed at https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases-and-news/regulators-publish-reports-into-criminal-advocacy-standards/
or https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports/criminal-advocacy.page
Transforming administrative justice – current projects: progress reports
Information about the progress of the Transformation: Courts and Tribunals 2022 programme has been emerging from HMTCS. (See this blog October 2 October 2018).
In this note I look in a little more detail at projects in the administrative justice area.
In their recent progress update, HMCTS listed 5 projects that were either started or in prospect relating to administrative justice. These were:
- Upper Tribunal: Building the IT infrastucture to enable new digital ways of working across Upper Tribunal.
- Social Security and Child Support (SSCS): Establishing a new, digital process to improve the experience of appellants, allowing them to submit, track and manage their appeal online. Pilot projects are already been trialled in a number of venues.
- Immigration and Asylum Chamber (IAC): Developing the administration of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber's service so that it can adapt according to different needs of users. It will enable case resolution both online and by video.
- Employment Tribunals (ET): This project will use a combination of the tribunals authorisation and the civil money claims models to develop an ET service that can change the way it works according to what the user needs. This will include the ability to resolve cases online and by video.
- Specialist Tribunals: The project will establish new ways of working across the tribunals, developed on a tribunal-by-tribunal basis. This includes the Pilot project enable appeals to be made to the Tax Tribunal on-line, which are being tested and evaluated.
Keeping the 'Transformation: Courts and Tribunals 2022' programme under review
In June 2018, I noted here the critical report from the National Audit Office – published in May 2018 – on the Transformation: Courts and Tribunals Programme 2022.
The NAO report was reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee , which took evidence from the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service. In July 2018, it published a pretty brutal report which listed a number of concerns about the programme and set out a number of recommendations on the way forward.
The PAC found, in summary:
- It had little confidence that HMCTS can successfully deliver this hugely ambitious programme to bring the court system into the modern age.
- It found that HMCTS had failed to articulate clearly what the transformed justice system would look like, which limits stakeholders' ability to plan for, and influence the changes.
- Despite revising the timescale, it thought that HMCTS's imperative to deliver at such a fast pace risked not allowing time for meaningful consultation or evaluation and could lead to unintended consequences.
The Committee thought HMCTS had not adequately considered how the reforms will impact access to, and the fairness of, the justice system for the people using it, many of whom are vulnerable.
It found that, one third of the way through the programme, the Ministry of Justice still did not understand the financial implications of its planned changes on the wider justice system.
The Committee remained concerned that the Ministry of Justice was taking on significant amount of change, without a clear sense of its priorities, at a time when it is facing severe financial and demand pressures.
In relation to findings 1, 2 and 4 above, the Committee wanted HMCTS to start producing update reported on a regular 6 month basis, starting in January 2019.
In relation to finding 3, it wanted, by November 2018, HMCTS to publish plans on how and when it will engage with stakeholders and be clear about how it will act on the feedback received and adjust plans if necessary.
In relation to findings 5 and 6 it recommended regular updates from the Ministry of Justice, again starting in January 2019.
The Government has just announced that it has agreed to all the PACs recommendations.
As I said in my original comment on the report from the National Audit Office, my personal view is that it is essential that the justice system is modernised. Doing nothing is not an option. While stern criticism may well help to ensure that the Director of the reform programme keeps her eye on the ball, I also think that it is important to support those working on the reform programme. Such harsh criticism could be extremely undermining of staff confidence and could paradoxically increase the chances of some of the negative outcomes listed by the Committee coming to fruition.
I will keep readers of the blog posted as and when new material is published.
The NAO report is at https://www.nao.org.uk/report/early-progress-in-transforming-courts-and-tribunals/
The PAC report is at https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmpubacc/976/97602.htm
The Government's response is at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/746797/CCS001_CCS1018676736-001_Treasury_Minutes_Gov_Resp_43-58_Cm9702_Web_Accessible.pdf
Transforming family justice: current projects – progress reports
There are currently six projects associated with the Family Justice system.
1.Online divorce
This project aims to deliver a transformed national end-to-end digital service for individuals and their legal representatives to make an application to legally end their marriage or civil partnership and resolve associated financial issues.
The first stage – supporting applications for uncontested divorce, and allowing digital upload of marriage certificates – was rolled out nationally from 30 April 2018. By mid-September 2018, over 13,500 on-line applications had been received. Fewer than 1% of applications have contained errors that meant they needed to be resubmitted, compared to over 40% of the old paper forms.
The Government is now testing an online system, to be used by legal representatives, for Financial Remedy consent orders.
2 Online probate for personal applicants
This project aims to provide a digital, user-designed application form and a new case management system to actively manage probate applications. The project will create a simpler, digital process for users, as well as reducing the cost and time spent processing applications. To date the service has received 3,862 applications with just over 3,194 grants of probate having been issued.
3 Family public law
This project will make the family public law process more efficient, ensuring the court, parties and their representatives have access to the right information, at the right time, to help decide the best outcomes for children involved in public law cases.
In particular, it will allow evidence to be submitted and shared electronically and cases can be managed much more securely and effectively.
It will also allow orders to be written and produced in real time in court (in many cases), meaning that everyone leaves with immediate clarity on what has been agreed.
The first parts of the new system to be developed are now being tested.
Following the first stage of the work on family public law, there is a project to digitise the adoption process for both public and private law cases, again developing systems to manage these cases more securely and effectively. Once all the parts are complete, they will fit together so that cases can move seamlessly from one to another.
The plan is for this work to start imminently and to run alongside the public law service development.
5. Court of Protection
This project will be to enable people using the Court of Protection to initiate and manage their cases online. This work will begin in Spring 2019.
6. Private Family Law
Later, the project will move to develop and implement systems and processes to enable private family law litigants to initiate and manage their cases online – again, fitting together seamlessly. This work is expected to begin in Summer 2019.
Transforming civil justice: current projects – progress reports
In the civil jurisdiction, existing processes can be protracted, inefficient and costly. The Government's aim is to create a system that enables people to manage and resolve a dispute fairly and speedily.
- This will involve more mediation and fewer hearings.
- It will involve simpler processes and online routes into and through the courts – providing good quality digital systems to support the civil system, which at present is very paper-heavy, and allowing the kind of digital working in civil courts that legal professionals and others have become used to in the criminal court.
Initial focus is on those proceedings that most often engage the civil courts, in particular the county court – money claims and possession claims. In addition there is an important infrastructural programme to enable the High Court to function more efficiently. In a little more detail:


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Friday, April 20, 2012
Random Thoughts From This Week
2. Almost finished reading The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah Eden. It's taken me forever to read it. Not because it isn't good, I've just been so busy. I'm excited to finish it this weekend. Then I can dive into the never ending pile of books I want to read that stare at me from my bookshelf.
3. Fritos and cheese dip are my new favorite snack. Seriously. I could probably eat the whole bag in one sitting. Good thing I space my "feedings" out. lol :)
4. Storymakers is in 2 weeks! WOOT!!! :D :D So excited to see everyone that's going! And I'm sure I won't get any sleep at the hotel. I'm rooming with 4 other women, so ... ya. We like to talk. And laugh. And stay up forever.
5. I started a super secret project last night. Yay for new things!
How was your week? Anything exciting coming up that you're looking forward to?
Have a great weekend! :D
13 comments:
- Renee Collins said...
I'll be at Storymakers!! Only Saturday, but still. I'm excited. Can't wait to see you there! :)
- April 20, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- Patti said...
I almost made it to Story makers but then we had to buy a new vehicle. Good bye conference. Hope you learn lots.
And I love secret projects. I'm hoping to start one soon.
- April 20, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Tasha Seegmiller said...
I can't believe Storymakers is in two weeks. I can't wait to meet everyone and take pictures and be amazed and just learn tons!
- April 20, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- Stephanie McGee said...
Yay Storymakers!
Hope this actually stays around this time.
- April 20, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Jessie Humphries said...
2 weeks!!!! That is ridiculously soon! I was thinking it was in 3 weeks. Eek, I better get preparing. Maybe a flight would help?
- April 20, 2012 at 3:06 PM
- Nick Wilford said...
Secret projects are very exciting. Got a cruise round the Baltic seas coming up in May. Good break after the A-Z! :)
- April 20, 2012 at 3:10 PM
- Leslie S. Rose said...
Have you discovered the twisty chili flavored Fritos yet? They'd be delish in cheese dip.
- April 20, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- Leigh Covington said...
Oh man! I hate watching the news and I'm not even prego. It's too depressing. And I can't believe Storymakers is so soon! YAY!!
- April 20, 2012 at 7:24 PM
- S.P. Bowers said...
I just read Kiss of a Stranger this weekend. I loved it. Have fun at storymakers, wish I could go.
- April 20, 2012 at 8:14 PM
- Ruth Josse said...
Oh yeah, there will be little sleeping going on. Party time! Hijinks galore. Maybe some stalking. It's going to be awesome!
Yay for new projects! Fun, fun, fun!
- April 20, 2012 at 10:13 PM
- Brooke R. Busse said...
Conferences sound so fun but I don't think I could go to one just yet. I'd feel weird with my youngness. :/ Also, yay for new things and still getting excited about the old!
- April 21, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Peggy Eddleman said...
1. I'm kind of like that all the time.
4. Woot! So exciting! Who are you staying with? Sounds like a blast! The conference is 20 minutes from my home, but I'm still staying at the hotel. Nothing beats the fun of living/breathing/sleeping writing!
5. Exciting!
I just finished edits. I'm still living off the relief from that. And kind of hoping that she's slow to get me second round, just so I can catch up! Maybe even write a little. :)
- April 23, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- Angela Cothran said...
I'm glad you loved Kiss of a Stranger :)
- April 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM


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NASCAR scanning article for Trimble Navigation
This article was written for Trimble Navigation, the world's largest maker of GPS and survey equipment. It is just one of dozens of case studies I've written (under the pseudonym Craig Dylan) for Trimble that establish them as the preferred equipment choice of land surveyors and engineers. The articles typically appear in surveying trade journals, but also in magazines devoted to factory management and the energy industry.
Updating the Lady in Black – 3D scanning infuses new life into NASCAR's first superspeedway.
NASCAR racing is rich in tradition, and no NASCAR track is home to more legends than Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Known as the track that's "too tough to tame", Harold Brasington began construction in 1949, making Darlington the first superspeedway built specifically for NASCAR racing.
Brasington, a retired racer, knew that wide, sweeping turns were a necessity for the high speeds of a NASCAR event. But the 70 acres of cotton and peanut fields he bought had one limitation: the seller, Sherman Ramsey, insisted that his minnow pond remain undisturbed. So Darlington Raceway ended up egg-shaped, with a long and broad turn at the east end of the track, and a considerably tighter, narrower and steeper turn at the west. This unusual configuration turned out to be Darlington's most important feature; drivers say it's hard to get in a groove, that the track rewards skill, and that more than a fast car is needed—that's why Dale Earnhardt said, "if you happen to be a race car driver there's no victory so sweet, so memorable, as whipping Darlington Raceway." Consequently, a good performance at Darlington is a badge of honor, and when rookie drivers hit the wall there, as they often do, they're said to have earned their "Darlington stripes."
But aside from the track, not everything about Darlington Raceway is ideal from a fan's point of view. Unlike many NASCAR facilities, Darlington is not located near a big city or other attraction, so a trip to the races doesn't fit well with a family vacation. Attendance has been falling off in recent years, and some have wandered if the "Lady in Black" (so called because of the tire marks that darken the track's barrier walls) will be able to survive in the modern era. To woo fans, there have been major investments in recent years, including the addition of lights in 2004 to support nighttime racing. The biggest investment to date began in early 2007, when the current owners decided to put $10 million into repaving, the first complete repaving since 1995.
Preserving character
Repaving was definitely needed. NASCAR tracks see a lot of abuse, and Darlington's steeply banked turns—23º and 25º—were shedding asphalt; there was rutting, exposed aggregate, failing subgrade and in some places pavement was actually slipping down the track. Also, a lot has been learned about optimum track shape since Darlington was built, and some tweaking was needed for speed and safety.
But at the same time, Darlington's most bankable asset is it's 'racer's racetrack' character, and if the track turned into just another modern superspeedway a lot of priceless tradition would be gone forever. An extremely accurate survey of the track was needed, to ensure a faithful reconstruction, and an accurate 3D model would be needed for use in the specialized software used to analyze track characteristics. Raceway officials mandated survey shots at 3-inch spacing, with accuracies of at least a hundredth of a foot vertically and three hundredths of a foot horizontally. Since the track is a lot like a 1.4-mile section of highway, complete with barrier walls and other features, this would amount to millions of shots, and lead contractors Sunmount Construction decided that 3D laser scanning was the best available technology.
This would be the second time scanning was tried at a NASCAR track. The first attempt, at Talladega Superspeedway, was not a complete success, due to accuracy issues. So Sanborn Map Company, Inc., the subcontractor hired to do the scanning, knew they had their work cut out for them. "We did our due diligence on this one," says James P. Peterson II, PE, PLS, Sanborn's Vice-President.
A challenging job
Sanborn used a Trimble GX scanner for this project, and after consultation with Trimble, decided to set a maximum scanning distance of 500 feet for this project. The GX will scan much further, up to 1,100 feet, but the low angle of incidence of most track shots, and the relatively tight accuracy requirements, suggested a lower limit. This meant that a large number of control points would need to be set, and that a larger number of discrete scans would need to be registered.
Weather turned out to be a surprisingly important factor. Scanning was done in June, and the acres of pavement pushed daytime temperatures well above 80º. Temperatures inside the scanner were even higher. Peterson found that the GX handled temperature differentials quite well, that is, data was as accurate at 40º as at 99º, but at internal temperatures over 104º data was unreliable. An umbrella was used effectively, but when sun angles were low, he occasionally had to shut down for an hour. Peterson says that the galvanometer and other atmospheric correction features on the GX were so essential that without them he, "couldn't have done the job—there would have been 0.3' busts everywhere." Still, though gathered data did stay within tolerances, there was observable degradation on the worst weather days.
Barrier walls were also 'barriers' to scanning, mainly because the obstructed sight lines would create 'shadows' that could have doubled the number of scan setups. To get around this, setups straddled the wall, or alternated from one side to another, and were on tall tripods with the scanner up to ten feet high. Ladders were used to set up and level the GX, and were also needed to determine the height of the setup—the ladder work turned out to be one of the project's more tedious aspects. High setups also led to large unscanned areas directly beneath the scanner. Typically, these were 'backscanned' from adjacent setups, but in a few cases a total station was used to fill in scan shadows.
Deliverables for the project called for stripes to be located accurately. Since scanning would not normally pick out painted stripes, this could have meant a lot of extra total station shots. But the GX, controlled by Trimble PointScape software, took georeferenced photos that could be aligned with known points in the scanned data. Peterson says, "One of the cool things about the GX was that we were able to take images from the scanner and apply them (in Trimble RealWorks) to the mesh created from the point cloud. We were actually able to survey the paint striping from the image, and didn't have to take separate shots except as a check."
Edge detection, especially important in corridor surveys like this one, is traditionally a problem with scanning as the scanner doesn't necessarily take shots exactly at toes and other breaklines. Some conventional shots were taken for quality control, but Peterson relied mainly on Trimble RealWorks' edge detection tools, and found they worked well.
Tight control
Sanborn used rapid static GPS to set 21 primary control points around the track. South Carolina State Plane Coordinates were applied; this was done because aerial photography was part the project, and georeferencing would help tie the scanned data to orthophotos. A Trimble 5600 Robotic Total Station was used to densify the control network and create ample options for backsights and setup points—plenty of control meant there would be little temptation to stretch scan limits beyond the 500 foot maximum, and a primary control point could be observed from every setup.
Survey Workflow, a feature introduced on the Trimble GX, proved invaluable for this large scanning project. Essentially, Survey Workflow means that the GX can be used to traverse around a site much like a conventional total station. The GX can be leveled, and backsights and foresights taken as part of the setup process. Peterson says, "The ability to zero index the galvanometer, thermo indexing, atmospheric corrections, realtime level compensation, and a dual axis compensator has allowed for a more traditional survey workflow. The user can calculate the position of the scanner by normal traversing or resection. It creates flexibility, and I wouldn't want to do a job like this without this ability. Without Survey Workflow, each scan setup would have started at zero zero, and in the office, all the scans would have been stacked on top of each other. This way, we were able to check scan data as it was gathered, and could use PointScape to check setups and registration, and avoid drift. It made a big difference."
For each scan, the GX was set up on a known point, and four more known points were shot: "three points for the plane, one for a break in plane, and one to throw out," Peterson explains.
This was a sensitive job, and accuracy and reliability were of more than ordinary importance. So Sanborn took the unusual step of hiring a second survey firm to traverse the primary control network and to shoot eleven track profiles from barrier wall to barrier wall. After scanning data was registered and processed, these profiles were used to verify that scanning data was within tolerance. Overall, after checking, Peterson was very pleased with the accuracy of scanning data and found that residual error was within tolerance for the entire project, making the scan of Darlington Raceway the first totally successful application of scanning technology to a NASCAR track.
Getting it right in the office
PointScape and the GX's Survey Workflow meant that scans came to the office with a 'phase one' registration, meaning that data was where it should be, but might benefit from reevaluation. Field operators were instructed not to worry too much about which configuration of the four backsights yielded the most accurate resection. Office staff went through various iterations of control data, and made a few adjustments to fine tune results. Occasionally, holding fewer backsights gave better data.
After an acceptable point cloud was created, profiles from the quality control surveys were imported. These profiles were checked against the scanned surface visually, to catch large errors, and then a digital terrain model (DTM) was created so that the vertical coordinates of the quality control profile shots could be compared to points at the same horizontal coordinates on the DTM. Results indicated that the scan was acceptable. RealWorks was then used extensively to apply breaklines and further refine the track model.
Although it would be possible to perform a scan where control coordinates are not known, and rely on office technique for registration, Peterson believes that this would be a mistake. The advantages of field registration and checking against known coordinates are just to great.
Tools of the future preserve the past
There is no escaping the futuristic appeal of scanning technology. The largely automated, extremely rapid collection of huge amounts of data, and the easy conversion of that data to accurate 3D models, complete with photographically accurate appearance, would have seemed like magic just a decade ago, and still has the capacity to astonish. And yet, this advanced technology is already being used for gritty, real world tasks, like manufacturing plant refurbishment and marine retrofitting.
One interesting use has been historical preservation. Across the world, cathedrals, archaeological sites, and other areas important to our heritage are being preserved virtually, to assist in physical preservation.
At Darlington, this urge to preserve has been applied to a piece of living, working history that facilitates speeds of well over 200 mph. Thanks to the accuracy of this evolving technology, it's possible for the Lady in Black to get a facelift while preserving the qualities that made her beautiful in the first place.


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By MIKE CHAIKEN
Have you ever leapt off a 30-plus story tower?
Now's your chance. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket has launched its new HighFlyer zipline.
The attraction brings you to the top of the Fox Tower, and then you glide down to the Mashuntucket Pequot Museum and Research Center— 3,750 feet down and away.
For Foxwoods, senior vice president of resort operations Jason Guyot said the zipline boosts the resort's visibility around the world.
The HighFlyer zipline becomes a "bucket list item" for tourists from all across the globe as well as Connecticut and New England, said Guyot.
The zipline will carry you down those 33 stories of the tower—or 350 feet up— and over the woods to the museum at a speed between 40 to 60 miles per mile- depending on the guest's weight, said HighFlyer's owner Brian Stewart. The trip itself takes about a one minute and 25 seconds. Stewart said they expect to carry up to 80 people an hour on the zipline.
"It's one of a kind experience," said Stewart.
Stewart said the zipline at Foxwoods is one of only two in the world that starts at the top of a hotel—and the only one in North America. The only other zipline that starts from on top of a hotel is in Dubai.
"It's a phenomenal ride," said Felix Rappaport, president and CEO of Foxwoods, who strapped on the zipline's special safety flight suit and was one of the first people to leap off the tower on media day.
Standing on the roof of the 30-floor Fox Tower, plus another 20 to 30 feet higher on the metal platform where the zipline is launched, the view is intimidating. The museum is a good distance away. You're also many, many, many feet above the trees that lay between the tower and the museum (some of the trees have been topped off for clearance.) Although the press day was held on a gray day, and the forest green had been stunted by the lingering cold weather, it's easy to imagine the lush view when New England is at its greenest.
The quoted speed of the ride on HighFlyer, 40 to 60 miles per hour, seems daunting. But in reality, gliding down the line, the speed is not as crushing as one would think. There was a wind on the media day so there was a little buffeting side to side, but nothing stomach churning. And with all of the safety equipment strapping you in, you felt tight and secure. You probably would feel more ill at ease on a roller coaster than on the zip line.
Rappaport told the press that the zipline is all part of a plan to transform Foxwoods from primarily a gaming facility to a world class destination resort. Last year, he said Thrill Tower, which houses the Sky Drop and Sky Launch, opened (and is now open for the 2018 season). Next, he said, Foxwoods will be opening an indoor go-kart track.
The zipline also serves another purpose, said Rappaport. It helps tie the Fox Tower campus to the museum campus. Foxwoods is hoping the zipline raises the profile of the museum.
In an interview after the press conference, Rappaport said the idea for a zipline in southeastern Connecticut began when he was visiting Las Vegas, which has ziplines that run through some of the resorts. He liked the idea of bringing one to Connecticut. However, the zipline moved closer to fruition when he realized that it would be a good way to introduce guests to the museum.
Guyot then approached Stewart and HighFlyer about building a zipline for southeastern Connecticut.
Stewart said when planning began for the zipline, there were architectural and engineering hurdles to overcome. Firefighting equipment had to be moved around on the top floor of Fox Tower. Electrical equipment had to be moved. They also had to transport by hand and up a stairwell the 78,000 pounds of metal needed to construct the zipline tower. Then there was the engineering of laying the line itself. The cable weighs 105,000 pounds, about the equivalent of 26 Chevrolet Suburban SUVs. It had to constructed on both ends to handle the torque on the tower and the landing site.
"This isn't like doing a zip line at a resort where there is a mattress at the end to stop you," said Stewart.
The HighFlyer zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket is open 12 to 6 p.m. until the summer when the hours will be extended to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information and for booking, go to www.foxwoodshighflyer.com


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Robbers get away with cash
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police are searching for three masked gunmen who stormed into a beauty store and robbed it.
Officers tell Local 6 the gunmen entered "Beauty Depot" on Tampa Avenue around 7 p.m. Sunday.
The victims inside the store told officers the robbers had handguns and demanded cash.
After taking the money, the suspects left in an unknown direction.
Officers did not immediately have a description of any of the gunmen.
No one was injured.
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12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. #Bible http://mydailybible.org/dv/esv/2014-01-31.htm
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When you read a John Maxwell book, you are going to get a full serving of practical counsel to help you soar. I just finished reading 15 Invaluable Laws Of Growth, and my highlighter almost ran dry marking all of the helpful passages!
Dr. Maxwell states right up front that no one grows by accident, but we need to have a plan to help us grow. Consider this book your growth manual from someone who has the life experience to back-up his words of wisdom. Every chapter builds on the ones before to help you remove any hindrances to your growth.
Not only are Maxwell books instructional, they are motivational as well. I have heard him say numerous times, "Hi, my name is John, and I'm your friend." Indeed this book feels like a wise friend is sitting across the table from you, giving you pearls of wisdom and practical steps to apply that wisdom, as well as cheering you on to success.
A great companion to 15 Laws is JumpStart Your Growth. This book is designed for you to read one selection each day for three months. You will be reminded of a principle John taught you in 15 Laws, but then you will find a blank journal page with a suggested exercise for that day. I would highly recommend reading JumpStart right after you complete 15 Laws, so that you are putting into practice the phenomenal truths you were just taught.
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There is only one person that always put your needs ahead than his. Yes, you have guessed it right. He is your role model, he is your hero and he is your aspiration. He is your father. Father's day is here to knock and it is a best time to show your gratitude to the person who have sacrificed his life to give you all the happiness of the life.
If you have not finalized the gift for your father, we are here to help you out.
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LBF: Best in world publishing vie for top awards.
LBF International Excellence Awards 2015: Shortlist revealed
US shortlisted eight times, China with six, The Netherlands with four.
LONDON, 19 MARCH 2015: The shortlist for The LBF International Excellence Awards 2015 spans the globe with companies from 21 countries being recognised from Philippines to Croatia, and Mexico to Taiwan.
The LBF awards, which are held in partnership with The UK Publishers Association, celebrate success in 18 categories, representing the breadth of the international publishing industry.
This year's shortlist showcases some of the biggest talents in the industry from the hotly contested Award for Best Use of IP where Mojang, the Swedish developer of video game sensation, Minecraft, take on Aadarsh, the Indian creators of Purple Turtle, the popular franchise of books, apps and YouTube videos. In the highly-acclaimed International Literary Agent Award, a global race is on between renowned agents from Germany, Spain and the US.
UK (11 shortlisted companies), US (8), China (6), Netherlands (4), India (3), South Africa (2) and Belgium (2) all received multiple entries.
Jacks Thomas, Director, The London Book Fair, said:
"These awards, now in their second year and designed to showcase innovation around the world, cover a fantastic breadth of ingenuity and creativity in the international arena. The ceremony promises to be a real treat at which we honour these amazing nominees and shout loudly about what a talented, resourceful and inspirational industry the book world is. Congratulations to all those shortlisted."
Richard Mollet, Chief Executive, The UK Publishers Association, said:
"This shortlist should leave no one in any doubt as to the exciting developments occurring in publishing around the world. It highlights the amazing innovation taking place as well as the way in which publishers are pushing their traditional boundaries, moving into apps, video games and other forms of multimedia."
The shortlisted nominees in all categories are:
The International Literary Agent Award: Anna Soler-Pont, Pontas Literary & Film Agency (Spain); Nicole Witt, Literarische Agentur Mertin Inh. (Germany); Pierre Astier, Astier-Pecher Agency (France); Tom Colchie, Thomas Colchie Agency (US)
The Award for Best Use of IP across Multiple Media Platform: Aadarsh Pvt.Ltd (India); Mojang (Sweden)
The International Literary Translation Initiative Award: Asymptote Journal (Taiwan), Dutch Foundation for Literature (The Netherlands); Paper Republic (China)
The International Academic and Professional Publisher Award: IOP Publishing (UK), Sage Publications (US); Princeton University Press (US)
The International Education Initiatives Award: Book Aid International (UK), Library for All (US), Via Afrika (South Africa)
The International Educational Learning Resources Award: Caramel Tree (US); C.J. Fallon (Ireland); Uigeverij Van In (Belgium)
The Bookseller International Adult Trade Publisher Award: Fraktura (Croatia), People's Literature Publishing House (China); Rupa Publications India (India)
International Trade Children's and Young Adult Publisher Award: Clavis Publishing (Belgium), Duckbill Books (India), Fondo de Cultura Economica (Mexico)
The Publishers Association Copyright Protection Award: FILCOLS (Philippines), IPCC (China), Nigerian Publishers Association (Nigeria)
Mexico Market Focus Outstanding Contribution Award: Adam Freudenheim, Pushkin Press (UK), Daniel Hahn, Director of the British Centre for Literary Translation (UK), Pam Dix, IBBY UK (UK)
The Market Focus Achievement Award: China National Import and Export (Group) Corporation (China), Dorling Kindersley China (China), Sharjah International Book Fair (UAE)
Accessible Books Consortium Award for Accessible Publishing – Initiative: BooXtream, a division of Icontact (The Netherlands), Libri Italiani Accessibili (Italy), Syndicat national de l'edition (France), Young Power in Social Action, YPSA (Bangladesh)
Accessible Books Consortium Award for Accessible Publishing – Publisher: Cambridge University Press (UK), Elsevier (Netherlands), HarperCollins (US), Sage Publishing (UK)
The Publishers Weekly International Book Industry Technology Supplier Award: BooXtream (Netherlands), Copyright Clearance Center (US), China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Corporation (China), De Marque (Canada)
The Publishing for Digital Minds Innovation Award: Gojimo (UK), Join Book Club (UK), Rook Labs (UK), Snapplify (South Africa), The Pigeonhole (UK)
The winners of a number of other awards will also be announced on the night including: The Association for Publishing Education Dissertation and Project Prize; and The London Book Fair Chairman's Award.
The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Peter Usborne, founder and Managing Director of Usborne Books.
The awards, which celebrate international excellence in the book industry, cover the whole scope of international publishing, including academic and scholarly publishing, children's publishing and digital innovation. In each award category the judging panel was made up of experts in that sector.
The awards will be presented at a gala evening in London on 14 April. The invite-only event will be attended by publishers from around the world and will take place at the stunning new LBF venue London Olympia in The Conference Centre.


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Clearwater Hills Home with Camelback Mountain Views
Luxury Property Overview
- Price
- $ 1,192,300
- Type
- Home
- Contract
- Sold
- Location
- Paradise Valley / Clearwater Hills
- Area
- 3,295 sqft
- Baths
- 3.5
- Beds
- 3
Clearwater Hills Home with Camelback Mountain Views
Secluded and charming with magnificent Camelback Views. An incredible opportunity to transform the existing home on this private lot just shy of an acre in prestigious guard gated Clearwater Hills. The current single level home is 3295 square feet and is tucked away hillside, surrounded by mountains with breathtaking views. Spacious open kitchen, vaulted ceilings, skylights and large attached guest wing all lead onto the expansive patio. An incredible opportunity to reinvent this picturesque and private home into a new stunning showplace ready to impress.
Contact Amanda Malcolm for information & showings:
Amanda Malcolm, 480-296-9678, email@example.com
Location Map for this Luxury Property
Contact Our Award-Winning Team at Wendy Walker Fine Properties
Meet Wendy Walker of Wendy Walker Fine Properties
3113 East Lincoln Drive
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
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Lilac 403 Skull Toiletry Bag
This fabulous toiletry bag is made from wipe clean digitally printed imitation leather PU
It is lined in black and cream polka dot satin with 2 internal pockets and can fit all your
essential toiletries or treasures.
Measures 24 x 19 x 10 cm.
Free shipping in Sweden. Free shipping in Europe for orders over €50. Rest of the World Postage €5.90
When you buy this wash bag € 1.60 is donated to empowering women through NGO CIRHEP


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The GSA Action Book is coming soon! GSA Forum Alumni and Upcoming GSA Forum Participants will receive a copy of the GSA Action Book. The Book is designed to have online resource accompaniments, which can be found here:
Resource 01:
Bisexuality Statistics Document
Resource 02:
Bisexual Panel Sample E-mail
Resource 03:
NCOD Photo Campaign Posters
Resource 04:
Supporting Friends Posters
Resource 05:
Asexuality FAQ Document
Resource o6:
Wall of Remembrance Document
Resource 07:
Wall of Remembrance Example
Resource 08:
TDoR Sample E-mail
Resource 09:
VAW Statistics Document
Resource 10:
Pop the Stigma Cut-Outs
Resource 11:
Friendship Speed Dating
Resource 12:
Take-Away Message Document
Resource 13:
DoP Dialogue Sample E-mail
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Wall of Exclusion Messages
Resource 15:
IDAHAC Photo Campaign Posters
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IDAHAC Info Document
Resource 17:
Aboriginal Month Display


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The best-in-class GX420d direct thermal printer offers the widest range of features, and fast 6 inches per second print speed to meet all your low to medium volume printing requirements. The GX420d has a sleek and compact design, boasts the smallest footprint in a 4-inch desktop printer, and supports a variety of applications and industries.
The GX420d comes standard with EPL and ZPL programming languages and triple connectivity for easy integration into existing systems. For additional flexibility, 10/100 internal Ethernet is also available. Well suited to any industry and with options such as an adjustable media sensor, cutter and peeler, the reliable GX420d desktop printer is a smart investment that's always a perfect fit.
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Print head cleaning Kit
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The best Windows printer driver to use for any Zebra printer is available from www.seagullscientific.com
Feed Button modes: use these to set the print width, burn temperature or to reset to factory defaults:
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"MWC is more like a home. Our program gives the students time to improve themselves academically, spiritually and emotionally."
Sr. Mary Howard, Director of Mary Ward Center, was born and raised in Chicago. She entered the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) in 1954 and graduated from DePaul University and Purdue University. After 50 years of teaching grade school in California she returned to focus on vocation work for the IBVM Community. Sr Mary Howard joined the Mary Ward Center in 2001 and has been busy teaching ESL, Computer and assisting immigrants with Citizenship preparation. In her free time, Sr. Mary Howard enjoys reading, crossword puzzles and spending time with friends.
"My Mary Ward Center students keep the Gospel call alive in me."
Sr. Lorraine is a proud Chicago native! She is a Notre Dame graduate and brings to the MWC a wealth of experience. Sr. Lorraine taught 7th and 8th grade for 18 years and then served as Pastoral Associate at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet for 21 years. She has been teaching ESL at the MWC since 2003. She holds a special affection for good friends, family and the City of Chicago!
"My work this coming year is to invite more volunteers and students to be a part of Mary Ward Center and to continue to find new ways to grow and meet the needs of our community."
Born and raised in South Chicago, Marianne graduated from DePaul University and has worked in the community for the past 24 years. Her past experience as a Community School Resource Coordinator at Metropolitan Family Services and as the Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is a blessing for the Mary Ward Center. She has 2 children, Roberta and Joseph and enjoys time with family, reading, nature and gardening. She joined Mary Ward Center in 2014 as the Administrator and also teaches ESL.
"Mary Ward Center is the best opportunity I have had in my life. I am able to speak more English, write more in English and I continue to learn more each day."
Concepción was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and came to the United States in 1995. She began at Mary Ward Center in 2011 as an ESL student. Shortly after beginning class, she became part of the Mary Ward Center staff and she is currently enrolled in college courses. Most likely you will speak with Concepción when you telephone the Center. She has 3 children, Selena, Jose and Melanie, and enjoys reading, writing, shopping and gardening.
"My life has been enriched beyond measure by my MWC students."
Eileen is a lifetime resident of the Southside of Chicago. She joined the MWC staff in 2012 but first met the IBVM sisters when she was a student at Loretto High School. Eileen taught English for 35 years in the Chicago Public High Schools. Today, she leads students in conversation classes and teaches English and computer classes. She has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Eileen is an avid reader and enjoys attending plays and concerts.
"It is very fulfilling to watch your students master concepts and improve their language skills. My student inspire me!"
Amy graduated from UIC with a BA in Elementary Education in 2004. She became interested in teaching ESL after being assigned a student from China during her student teaching. The courage and motivation she witnessed first hand inspired her to volunteer at MWC. Amy has been volunteering for over 10 years and joined the staff in 2017.


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Benedetto -- Nemec
Benedetto -- Nemec
Stephanie Ann Nemec, daughter of John and Theresa Fawver of Stratford, was married to Michael Anthony Benedetto, son of Michael and Ellen Benedetto of Milford, June 6 in Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford.
Jessica Evans was matron of honor, and Mark Benedetto, the bridegroom's brother, was best man. Jeremy Schulick, Shaun Fallon, John John Fawver and Matt Hildebrand ushered.
Following a reception at the park, the couple departed for a wedding trip to Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla. They reside in Stratford.
The bride is employed by United Rentals, Shelton, and the bridegroom works at CDI, Stratford.


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VCube is a multi-purpose video player/recorder supporting all Standard and High-definition formats in NTSC, PAL and High- definition. Video capturing is an option as the system is able to directly stream media files, OMF, AAF and FCP-XML compositions from a media server, bypassing the rendering stage for audio post production. Even complex multi-layer compositions including different media types can be displayed in real-time. No additional option is required to playback a single uncompressed HD 1280×720@24fps video data flow.
VCube LE Player
This VCube offers the most fundamental requirements and cost-effectiveness for audio post production, ADR, Screening, Live Events and simple video referencing. As a software only package it can be installed on any suitable PC and can import an array of video formats detailed in the VCube specification section.
VCube XE Player
The XE model is an enhanced version of the LE and suited as a Video Player for Job Preparation, Finalisation, Conversion and Transcoding as it comes standard with the ability to import/ export, transcode/render/wrap the media.
VCube SE Player/Recorder
The SE adds recording capability as standard with all the functionality you could need as a Video Player/Recorder for ingest, Editing and VTR replacement in either Standard or High-definition configurations. VCube SE SD or HD comes standard with SDI and Analog video/audio inputs and outputs.
VCube LE/XE/SE Pro
If you need to synchronise VCube to external machines you have the option of including Merging's new sync card offering Video Ref Sync I/O with LTC, RS422, MIDI MC, and optionally Bi-phase. VCube LE can also be installed in the same machine as Pyramix without the need for the sync card as full synchronisation is achieved through Merging's Virtual Transport technology.


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Dallas Cowboys Lincoln Financial Field Tickets
Football fever is in the air and anticipation is building for the upcoming games that will pit some of the top teams against each other. In one of these thrilling encounters, Dallas Cowboys will take on Philadelphia Eagles. The game is set to take place on 14th December at the Lincoln Financial Field which is the home ground of the Eagles. Dallas Cowboys Lincoln Financial Field tickets are being purchased in advance by the ardent supporters. Cowboys now have a chance to avenge their Thanksgiving Day defeat to the Eagles in which they lost with the final score 33-10. So are you ready for Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys face-off!
Five times Super Bowl champions, Dallas Cowboys will soon be meeting Philadelphia Eagles in an exciting battle. The two teams recently played a game in which they were both fighting for the top spot on the Eastern Division. In a thrilling Thanksgiving Day blowout, the Eagles defeated the Cowboys 33-10 and took the sole possession of the first place in the NFC East. Now Dallas Cowboys will be taking advantage of the upcoming game to take revenge for their defeat. Make sure you are present at the Lincoln Financial Field to catch the action live. Dallas Cowboys Lincoln Financial Field tickets will mark your attendance.
Philadelphia Eagles will have the home ground advantage but the Cowboys have always adjusted to adverse conditions and will not let this affect their performance. Cowboys-Eagles rivalry has been a fierce one in NFL as both sides are equally talented and give each other a tough time. They are known to fight till the very last minute and every point is cheered by the loyal fans of both the sides. The offensive line of Cowboys will have its toughest matchup of the season when it will meet the plethora of pass-rushers on the Eagles.
With its capacity to accommodate more than 69,000 fans, Lincoln Financial Field is always jam-packed with supporters. In the upcoming game the stands will be filled with blue and green color. Don't miss an epic football game.


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Property managers wear many hats, from collecting rent as a landlord to making sure the building is well-kept and employees are tending to necessary tasks. While it may seem like property managers can do it all, hired maintenance technicians are an absolute must for those who want things done right. Here are a few examples why.
Which Repairs Are Needed Immediately
While, as a property manager, you are sure to receive reports and requests from residents and staff about issues and repairs, you may not have the field knowledge to know just how quickly certain repairs should be handled. You do not want to be fixing a light bulb when the resident next door has a mold issue that is only continually getting worse. Maintenance technicians are experts at just that – maintenance, so they know best which repairs can wait a few days and which ones will cost you a fortune to put off.
The Proper Costs of Repairs
Maintenance techs in your building likely know the entire property inside and out. They have replaced bulbs, switches, faucets, carpet, etc. They have assessed a number of renovations, repairs, and damages, and know vendors who can offer parts at a fair price. Many maintenance technicians have worked in a similar field all of their lives, gaining useful contacts and information. This is an incredible asset that should be acknowledged and utilized. You would be surprised how much money you can save on large repairs or the accumulation of hundreds of small maintenance projects if done right.
When to Hire a Professional
Just as property managers are not superheroes, maintenance techs aren't miracle workers. While almost any normal maintenance and small repair should be easily handled by your maintenance staff, there are times when a professional service may be needed. For instance, if your pool pump is malfunctioning, this may be outside the realm of work handled by your techs. It is always best to hire a professional if your maintenance workers are not confident about the job at hand. Complex repairs or jobs too large to handle in-house should always be handled by an outside professional, particularly at the request of your trusted maintenance crew.
Property managers should strive to build a solid maintenance department that is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and ready for whatever comes their way!
Looking for a career in property management? Check out our available positions!


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Just around the corner of Canal Street and Magazine Street, there was a surprise waiting for me: the Ruby Slipper Cafe. It's a cute little cafe tucked away in a quiet corner bordering the French Quarter. They had the BEST PANCAKES I've ever had — they were the daily special: Cookies 'n' Cream Pancakes. They took the cookie part of Oreos and crushed them up, baked them right into the pancake. Then they took the cream part of Oreos and melted them down, poured the syrup right on top of the pancakes. They were absolutely amazing. They were positively heavenly, and perhaps the most creative take on pancakes I've ever had the opportunity to eat. If you have the chance, head to the Ruby Slipper Cafe and try out their special pancake of the day.
While I was there, I also had an Abita root beer. Abita's a local brewery, and the root beer was tasty. Sweet without being saccharine, nicely carbonated, and with a nice aftertaste. If you see this stuff in your local convenience store, pick up a bottle and try it out. It's quite good, as far as root beer goes.
Finally, the interior of the cafe is also really cute, so here it is — for your viewing pleasure. It's clean, airy, and nicely decorated with beautiful chalk menus and stories (like the story of how the cafe got its name — because when the owners returned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, they felt that nobody said it better than Dorothy did: there's no place like home).


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This cake has a different taste, with these two little-used ingredients creating an interesting and mouth watering combination. It can be stored in a cake tin for up to two days, or served fresh and warm when out of the oven.
This cake is great as part of a picnic, as it can be easily stored and transported. It's also great fresh and warm out of the oven with thick slices being covered in lashings of cream.
Quark is a type of cheese, but closer to yogurt than the more traditional cheese. In the Americas, it's quite hard to find, and only a few specialist retailers carry it, but have a look at 'baking cheese' if you're able to find it.
To Serve 10
150g Quark
3tbsp Milk
3tbsp Sunflower Oil
2 Eggs
75g Caster Sugar
Zest of two Oranges
100g Redcurrants
250g Self Raising Flour
3 or 4 Ripe Peaches
1tsp Brown Sugar
1. Heat the oven to 190 C (Gas Mark 5). Line a nine inch round cake tin with baking paper.
2. Place the Quark, Milk, Sunflower Oil, Eggs and Sugar in a large bowl, and beat until smooth.
3. Stir in the Orange Rind, half the Redcurrants and the Flour, making sure there are no lumps.
4. Spread the mixture evenly across the cake tin, before slicing the Peaches and scattering over the top of the cake mix, with the remaining Redcurrants. Sprinkle the Brown Sugar
5. Bake for forty five minutes, until golden brown, and cooked through.
6. Leave to cool for ten minutes, and then remove from the cake tray and take the paper away.
7. Serve warm or cold, with single cream.
Photo Courtesy of: Martijn Van Exel


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« Shift Away from 'Seat Time' on Display in States | Main | South Carolina Schools Chief Blasts Draft Pension Rules »
State Ed. Agencies Make Cuts, but Protect Key Areas
Many state education agencies have seen their budgets cut over the past year, though they have also protected personnel working in "key school reform areas," such as providing help to struggling schools and developing new teacher-evaluation systems, a new survey has found.
Twenty-six of 37 states, plus the District of Columbia, that responded to a survey by the Center on Education Policy said they had made cuts during the 2011-12 school year.
State officials do not expect the 2012-13 school year to be much better: While just 13 of them project more cuts in their education agencies' operating budgets, only four of them expect to see an increase in funding, according to the CEP, a research and policy organization in Washington.
"As these state responsibilities increase, SEA staff with relevant expertise are likely to be stretched very thin," the report says. "It remains to be seen whether SEAs will have the funding and staff to effectively carry out these duties."
When those 26 states cut spending, that often meant leaving open positions unfilled or laying people off. Yet despite those pressures, state agencies also made an effort to create safe harbors from budget-cutting for areas they deemed crucial.
Eighteen states, for instance, reported increasing the number of staff providing support to low-performing schools in 2011-2012 school year—which corresponds with the 2012 fiscal year—while 17 kept personnel levels the same in that area.
Fifteen states reported boosting the number of personnel working on the development and implementation of new educator evaluation systems, while 17 kept the same number of staff in place. Twelve states boosted staffing on the development of new statewide data systems, while 22 kept it level. Ten increased staffing for the development of common-core standards, and another 20 kept the staffing level the same.
When states education agencies were forced to cut jobs, many of them reported doing so through attrition—meaning they left vacant spots unfilled—rather than firing people.
While fewer states project increasing the number of staff who work on key education areas in the months ahead, the majority anticipate at least maintaining the current number of people working on those issues, the CEP found.
The CEP also released another report today on how states are responding to the drying up of federal stimulus funding. See my colleague Alyson Klein's item on Politics K-12 for more details.


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The Critical Window for Development
Brains develop in early childhood. Construction of the brain begins at conception and by the 1001st day, or the baby's second birthday, the brain has reached 80% of its adult size. The quality of relationships and experiences during this critical period establishes either a sturdy or fragile foundation for all of the learning, health and behavior that follow.
The most rapid development occurs in the first 1,000 days of life – a critical window for learning to see, talk, walk and think. Development can occur later but with much more difficulty. One in 4 young children live in poverty—growing up with poorer nutrition, and exposed to fewer colors, experiences, relationships that "grow" the brain. Studies show that children in poverty are to 30 million fewer words than children from professional families, which is later reflected in lower fourth grade reading levels. The best chance to close the gap is during the first 1,000 critical days with a loving, adult who cares for the baby, talks, reads, provides the foundation for academic success.
Toxic stress damages the developing brain, which can lead to life-long physical and mental health problems. Scientists now know that chronic, unrelenting stress in early childhood, caused by severe neglect, exposure to violence, or repeated abuse can be toxic to the developing brain.[1]
Nurturing relationships can buffer the effects of early adversity. Absence of a nurturing adult makes "tolerable" stress become "toxic" over time; however, babies can overcome early adversities with a nurturing caregiver.
The brain's capacity for change decreases with age. Interventions at age 10 won't have nearly the impact they would have at age 2. The brain is most "plastic" or open to change early in life than after brain circuitry is hardwired in adulthood.
Capacities developed in early childhood are prerequisites for later success. The emotional and physical health, social skills, and cognitive-linguistic capacities that emerge in the early years are critical for success in school and later in the workplace and community.
[1] INBRIEF: The Science of Early Brain Development, Centering on the Developing Child, Harvard University (www.developingchild.harvard.edu).


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Once upon a time, there were limits on how much money the wealthiest donors could spend to influence elections. Thanks to the Supreme Court, however, those limits are nearly meaningless — so much so that the Democratic Party just set up an entity that will allow it to collect individual checks exceeding a million dollars.
Even after Citizens United v. FEC unleashed a torrent of donations to so-called "independent" groups that operate separately from parties and candidates, donations to the parties and candidates themselves were still regulated. Among other things, the law capped the total amount donors could give to all federal candidates and all political committees combined at $123,200 in a single election cycle.
Then came McCutcheon v. FEC, a 5-4 decision invalidating this cap. The upshot, as ThinkProgress explained at the time, was that either major party may now "set up a 'Joint Party Committee' consisting of all three of their national party committees and a state party committee from each of the 50 states." Donors could then write a single check worth more than a million dollars to this committee.
Last week, the Democratic Party set up something very similar. According to a statement filed with the Federal Election Commission, the new Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund "collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds" to 52 different arms of the Democratic Party, including the DNC, the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee, and Democratic Party organizations from all 50 states.
As the money in politics group Issue One explains, this structure will allow this "grassroots" victory fund to "solicit more than $540,000 per individual donor per year — or about $1.1 million per year from married couples." The reason why is that, while there are still limits on how much money a donor can give directly to the DNC or an individual state party, those limits add up to quite a bit of money when combined together.
Meanwhile, once the money is distributed to individual state parties, the law permits those state-level groups to redistribute it among themselves to places where it will have the most impact. Thus, state parties in fairly solid blue states, such as Connecticut or Rhode Island, can redistribute their share of the "grassroots" victory fund's earnings to states like Arizona or Nevada, where there are competitive Senate races. Republicans can also set up a similar fundraising committee, and redistribute money from solid red states to more uncertain races.
The logic of decisions like Citizens United and McCutcheon, is that campaign finance legislation is only permitted when it targets "'quid pro quo' corruption or its appearance." Thus, absent an arrangement involving "dollars for political favors," the government is powerless against wealthy donors seeking to influence elections. The fact that organizations like the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund make it easy for parties to solicit massive checks — and make sure lawmakers know which donors wrote these checks — does not matter.
As Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in McCutcheon, "government regulation may not target the general gratitude a candidate may feel toward those who support him or his allies, or the political access such support may afford."
The result is that it is really easy for wealthy donors to buy gratitude and all the favors that gratitude brings, and very difficult for lawmakers to do anything about this problem. And so we now live in a world where political parties can collect million-dollar checks from their wealthiest donors.


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AMC Dine-In Athens 12
1570 Lexington Road,
1570 Lexington Road,Athens, GA 30605
No one has favorited this theater yet
The Carmike 12 opened in April, 1999 with room to add 4 more screens in the future. It features stadium seating, coffee and concession bars, and all the usual multiplex features.
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Recent comments (view all 2 comments)
Mike Rogers on June 21, 2011 at 12:13 am
No thrills cinema seen from thr Expressway.Frankly, Athens.like most towns were better off with the screens they had when I was There in the early 80's.Basically,they have about the same number of screens.JUst under two roofs,LOL.
rayman29 on April 12, 2017 at 5:19 pm
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Caton Poor's Land Charity
In 1724, Edward Fincham left land to be used to benefit people in need living in this parish. The land is let out for grazing and fishing, and the proceeds are distributed by the Parish Council. Small grants are distributed every December. To apply, please fill in a simple application form. You can get it from the Parish Clerk (phone 07882 949110) or from the Victoria Institute in Caton. Copies are in the Cottam Room (formerly the library), or ask Peter Collins the Administrator. Forms must be returned to the Parish Clerk or to the Victoria Institute by 30th November.


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sketchbook- symbiotic Hedy Lamarr
The villain in the latest season of Agent Carter seemed less like Madame Masque (her actual namesake) and more like Hedy Lamarr with a venom symbiote
Tales from the Spiderverse: Spider-Brit
The mega spider-man cross over "Spiderverse" has come and gone, and along with "Superior Spider-man" has caused me to jump back on the Spider-man band wagon. Will I keep this status after Secret wars… we shall see.
I love the concept of the Multiverse, and this crossover was a shining example of what can be done with it. rising from the depths of quarter bins we were reintroduced to MC2's Mayday parker, Spider-ham and Spider-man 2099 among others. the only downside was only getting a glimpse of the world they existed in.
When i was in Junior high and high school I would regularly stay up late and watch old British television on our local PBS station, much of which I only barely understood. While others were smoking, underage drinking and having pre-marital sex this is the form my rebellion against the world took (take that bed time!). this is what that version of myself would have thought the sinister six would have looked like.
I found a bunch of old art supplies at work and wanted to see if they even worked so I chose to do this piece with 20+ year old colored markers. it's not a medium I am super confident with but sometimes it is good to get out of your comfort zone