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I would like to see this attention along both sides of the track throughout Rodgers Park
- April 16, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- Philip McGregor Rogers said...
A Rogers Park grocery store was shut by city inspectors today after they found hundreds of mouse droppings and no hot water there, according to the city.
Clark Supermarket, 6647 N. Clark St., was closed after inspectors with Mayor Daley's Dumpster Task Force stopped there during inspections of businesses in the area and found more than 500 mouse droppings, according to a release from the Department of Streets and Sanitation.
Droppings were found in the store's walk-in cooler, as well as on store shelving. The rodents also had grawed on two large bags of rice and several bags of corn chips, according to the release.
What the city said were "numerous" holes and openings in the store's walls "provided mice with multiple nesting options," according to the release.
The store also had no hot water, and had "major cleanliness issues," according to the release.
"Management is going to have a lot of work to do before this store will be allowed to reopen," said Streets and Sanitation Deputy Cmsr. Josie Cruz, whose burea of rodent control runs the task force, in the release.
- April 17, 2011 at 12:35 PM
- Philip McGregor Rogers said...
Called in some gangbanger activity at morse and wayne this evening at 7pm. I was picking up pizza at jb albertos and had to wait until both sets of bangers were dispersed. About 4-7 of them at nicos and about that many at the laundrymat. Took the cops about 15 or so minutes to come by.
In the meantime tony of albertos was nice enough to give me a sample of a very cool pocket pizza, but with real tomato/cheese filling.... very good.
So I got to sample a new offering at albertos until the coast was clear. I was not going to cross between rival gangs to get home south of morse.
- April 17, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Philip McGregor Rogers said...
Another thing I noticed is that one mexican banger, probably a brazer went home to 6921 n wayne, atleast to the gangway. I tried calling a and p management, no luck. That may inevitably be a 311 call for a nonworking number for their building management. They have atleast hired someone to keep their property kept free of litter.
6921 n wayne is the problem building of my block for sure.
- April 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Philip McGregor Rogers said...
Very active day in my neck of the woods, new drug dealers were at my corner of wayne and farwell yesterday and today. They likely have police scanners because they leave soon after 911 is called, each time they only had time for one drug deal.
I gave the cops descriptions of the dealers, one is an evil looking spike lee person, except she is a lady, liklely lesbian with short hard and classes, and yes looks evil, usually wears a bulls uniform, and an older AA male and there was a weird pimp looking african guy, i say african because of his accent, he was in on it and some skeevy looking white guy lent the evil spike lee lady his phone.
They have been trying to deal drugs at wayne and farwell during the day on the weekend,
the evil spike lee lady was being nice to passerbys to make it look like she is so nice.....
Haha. She was hanging on the fence with her accomplice of the 6832 n waynes building.
Very active day today.....
- April 17, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- Philip McGregor Rogers said...
I saw craig yesterday during this whole gangbanger episode, he was walking his dog on Morse.
Im pretty sure he is out of the game.
- April 18, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I heard about the business on Clark Street that the city closed because of rats! Hope Rahm Emanuel don't cut the city's budget on rat patrol. I have seen city rats climb out of sewers and into the tail pipes of automoblies for shelter fromt he winter storms. We may have to leash the rats under a Chihuahua ordinance if the rat problem progresses.
- April 18, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- Quest Network Services said...
We can certainly help with the internet connection and wireless hot spot at the new bakery. Just give us a call, we are right down the street. :-)
- April 26, 2011 at 2:33 PM


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Then, as we had left off… we were questioning whether or not the tree of life is actually on this earth. When we consider the beginning of our conversation pertaining to this we realized that the Bible testifies that Christ has always spoken in parables, ever since the creation of the world. Then, that would include the book of Genesis, which is where we read about the existance of the Tree of Life. All along, in the garden of eden there was the solution to our problem of death. Then, why didn't Adam and Eve and for that matter, us, why didn't we eat from the Tree of Life after having eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?? This is the question at hand. The reason being so is very plain when we see that God blocked the way to the Tree of Life by two guardian angels. Then, even though they have found parts of Hezekiah's tunnel, pieces of Noah's Ark, and various other historical articles, no one ever has come across the Tree of Life being guarded by two angels in some garden… why not?? This is because the Tree of Life, and for that matter, the Garden of Eden, is not a physical place on earth, but rather a parable of what took place in heaven. Then God blocked the way to the Tree of Life (the way to have eternal life) and we were cast out of heaven to this earth. Then only who can unblock the Tree of Life and bring it down from heaven to this earth? Only God. Then, we must see to what must we eat that can give us eternal life? What has come down from heaven to this earth? Seeing as Christ is the one that spoke in parables since the creation of the world, then only Christ can show us the reality to this tree.
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In the Gospel the Lord exercises His power as God to reverse the course of nature and to restore life and health to those suffering sickness in body. As wonderful as these stories of miraculous healing may be, as much as we delight to hear them retold in our Mass this morning and to imagine the wonder and joy of those who saw and experienced the Divine power of Christ the healer, there is yet something more we need to have. We need Faith.
Disease and death have power over us because they can cause us to be fearful. Fear takes away the goodness and joy of living; fear takes away our hope. The only power that can restore hope and joy is Faith – the grace of a God that who opens a future for us despite the existence of disease, suffering and death in this world. Faith opens up a way of trust and hope because it reveals for us that disease, suffering and death will not have the last word for us and for those we love.
This is the reason why Christ says "Do not be afraid, just have Faith." Christ gives a command in the Gospel this morning that we do not find surprising because we have heard him say it before, he tells us, "Do not be afraid, just have faith." Have you ever wanted to tell someone who says this, "Easy for you to say." We are tempted to respond in this way when we think that the person who is speaking to us cannot share in or understand our condition. Are you tempted to think you might have said this, or wanted to say this, to Christ if you had been there that day to witness the events we hear about in the Gospel? "Just have faith": little words that demand great things. But was it "easy" for Christ to say this? No, it was not. Christ in his human nature experienced everything that we experience except for sin. This means that Christ the God-man needed to have Faith in his Father in the same way as He asks us to exercise this virtue.
Christ teaches us with compassion that comes from fully sharing in our human condition as well as from His divine authority as God. "Do not be afraid, just have faith." Christ can say these words in a truly compassionate and loving way because He does not say them merely with authority. He is not only the Teacher, the one who shares the truth about Faith with us. No, what is more, He Himself is Faith, the source of Faith for all of us whom He invites today to live a new kind of life, a different kind of life, a life without fear. What does it mean to "have Faith?" It means to "have Christ"; to "love" Christ. Christ invites us to possess Him, and in having Him, having also the antidote to the temptation of fear.
There are other diseases we do not hear about in the Gospel today: the fear brought by poverty, the fear of loneliness and of old age; the fear of what the future might bring; the fear of losing one's job or one's home. For a priest the promise to obey his bishop and to go wherever he is sent to serve God's people might bring a temptation to be fearful. All of these fears rob life of joy because they steal our hope.
We are invited today to possess the One who opens the way to hope as we move toward the future: Jesus Christ, who alone can promise to love us no matter what we look like, or where we live, or how much money we make. Jesus Christ fully shares our human nature so that we can share in His Divine life which never ends and which alone is victorious over all that threatens to rob us of hope in this world which is so very temporary, whether disease or suffering or death.
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Pressed about her lack of support for an amendment that would close loopholes for offshore tax havens, a Minnesota Republican dodged the question in favor of talking about her religious beliefs.
Minnesota Rep. Abigail Whelan, a second-term House legislator from suburban Ramsey, was responding to a question from Democratic Rep. Paul Thissen early Wednesday morning about whether she thinks "benefiting people who are hiding money in Liberia is worth raising taxes on your own constituents."
Whelan ignored the question and instead sounded off about her religion.
"It might be because it's late and I'm really tired, but I'm going to take this opportunity to share with the body something I have been grappling with over the past several months, and that is, the games that we play here," she began, leaving the tax haven discussion in the dust. "I just want you to know, Representative Thissen and the [Democratic] caucus — I forgive you, it is okay, because I have an eternal perspective about this."
Whelan went on to make a case that happiness is not to be found in good public policy, but rather in the eternal love of Jesus.
"I have an eternal perspective and I want to share that with you and the people listening at home that at the end of the day, when we try to reach an agreement with divided government we win some, we lose some, nobody is really happy, but you know what, happiness and circumstances — not what it's about," she continued. "There is actual joy to be found in Jesus Christ, Jesus loves you all. If you would like to get to know him, you're listening at home, here in this room, please email, call me, would love to talk to you about Jesus, he is the hope of this state and this country."
Even though she didn't address the issue when Thissen posed the question to her, Whelan did take a stance on it. She later voted against the amendment to close offshore tax loopholes. Not a single Republican voted for it, and the amendment was defeated in a party-line vote.
Whelan's faith has played a major role in her policy-making career.
In 2016, Whelan co-authored Minnesota's version of an anti-trans bathroom bill that would have barred transgender people from using the bathroom matching their gender identity in public areas and their workplaces, according to The Column.
During a radio interview in April of last year, Whelan characterized society's growing tolerance for LGBTQ people as "entering into an era where good is called evil and evil is called good."
"When you go through life and you are transgender and you end up having an operation, those folks they are depressed," she continued, oblivious to the role played by the type of social stigmatization she supports.
"The gender fluidity movement is one the biggest problems we are facing and it's bringing about a lot of confusion," she added. "I would also encourage folks to keep praying because we all know the battle is spiritual."
Last year, Whelan also championed a bill to withhold $14 million from the University of Minnesota unless researchers stopped using fetal tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research. The measure didn't become law, but it had a negative impact on the university nonetheless, as the Star Tribune reported. The discussion of the bill in the House led the university's top choice to lead its medical discovery team to turn down the position, writing to the university that the legislative debate "reminded us of the many risks inherent in moving our family."


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MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. Russia should use in full the agreements reached in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) because there is no better mechanism for Moscow now, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with the Chinese Central Television (CCTV).
"We are now told: 'you know, WTO is outdated, we should set up new trade alliances'. We do not agree with this. We should use in full all agreements that we reached at WTO. Yes, this is not a problem-free topic, and WTO is probably not an absolutely universal regulator, but we do not have anything better. Any attempts to substitute WTO with some surrogates is a dangerous tendency," Medvedev said.
Behind different protectionist measures, one can often find a desire to destroy the World Trade Organization and substitute it with something else, he added. "We are against that. We, as participants of WTO, should be led by the principles of international trade enshrined in WTO, even if those principles do not always positively affect the current situation for some reasons. In general, we should share the spirit of the World Trade Organization, in order to make right decisions," the prime minister noted.
He added that coordinating interests of national producers and maintaining competition will always be a difficult process, and it is necessary to find the middle ground. Russia is ready for that, he said.
"We are developing trade relations with all countries, with our Chinese friends. We are trying to develop large-scale relations, not only bilateral but also multilateral, in the framework of existing opportunities. We will give signals to other partners, so that they behave accordingly, instead of trying to sacrifice the principles of the World Trade Organization and modern principles of international trade to some political interests, some political programs," Medvedev explained.


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THE Foreign and Commonwealth Office is, "working hard to find an interim solution," to the situation caused by the suspension of flights to Ascension Island, a spokesperson told Penguin News this week.
Although flights between the Falklands and the UK have been rerouted, Penguin News felt the Secretary of State for Defence Mark Lancaster, had ignored the plight of people and businesses on Ascension itself when he responded to questions on the subject asked in Parliament by Kevan Jones MP.
Mr Lancaster only commented on the impact on the UK's "operational needs," when responding to a question from Kevan Jones, MP (a former shadow Defence Minister) who asked what effect the suspension would have.
Penguin News contacted the FCO directly and the spokesperson said: "Following bad weather on Ascension Island in spring 2017, a full inspection of the US-owned runway was carried out. This found extensive damage, making it unsafe for the heavier aircraft used to travel between the UK and Ascension Island. As a result the runway will need to be fully rebuilt."
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A lot of talk will go to the decision not to foul at the end of the game, but if the Clippers even had a below average second quarter, they probably would have won comfortably. Instead, they post a season low 10 points in a quarter and lose by 2. Good thing Last Call can be hidden by the Super Bowl.
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Defining Moment: Celtics ball, Clippers down two with 26.6 seconds left. Conventional wisdom says you have to foul, but the Clippers played it out. Bad idea. Paul Pierce stepped up and stepped back with a dagger 3-pointer to seal the deal.
Well that was… balance: The Celtics had five guys in double-figures and 52 bench points, helping them build a 19 point lead at one point. Yes, Pierce was the hero, but don't overlook Jason Terry's jumper or Avery Bradley's drawn charge, either.
X-Factor: The Clippers scored just 10 points and turned it over 8 times in the second quarter, and that hole was just too big to crawl out of in the end.
— D.J. Foster
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Sources tell Sporting News that the #Clippers have contacted the #Celtics about Kevin Garnett. Offer would include Caron Butler and Beldsoe.
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Chris Paul is depth
One of the things everyone pointed to this season was just how deep the Clippers were, especially at the point guard position. But with Billups sidelined and Paul nursing a bruised kneecap, it turns out the Clippers vaunted depth doesn't cover up quite as easily as previously thought.
Looking over the past few games, the full bench unit of Crawford-Barnes-Hill-Odom-Turiaf has been average to ineffective and the starters no longer have the calming influence of Chris Paul to stem the tide of the second unit's mistakes. This compounding situation was in full effect in the second quarter today.
Last possession curiosities aside, credit Vinny Del Negro for shortening the rotation to eight in the second half. It seems like until CP3 returns, the opportunity for greatest success lie in a tighter roster and major minutes for Eric Bledsoe.
– Andrew Han
At the end of the day, basketball is, above complex schemes and advanced statistics, a game about effort. The Clippers' first three quarters were filled with lackadaisical passing, missed defensive rotations, and, the cardinal sin, a lack of effort. The Clippers seemed like they didn't even want to be in snowy Boston on Puppy Bowl Sunday, which, while somewhat understandable, is nonetheless unacceptable from what has otherwise been one of the hardest working teams in the NBA this year.
This lack of effort was seen most clearly in the startling amount of turnovers in today's game. The Clippers had 20 turnovers, well above the season average of 14. Jamal Crawford (6 TO) was tasked with playing the point in the second quarter and he threw the ball away a couple of times trying to hit Barnes on the wing. There simply was a lack of communication and care taken in directing passes to open players. Some may credit this to the Celtics who did a good job in that second quarter of disrupting passing lanes and trapping Jamal when he attempted to move in to the key, but from my vantage point in the Garden, it seemed as if the Clippers second unit sorely missed their usual fire starter and effort machine Eric Bledsoe.
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"Best of" Denver Screening/Awards Ceremony
Friday, September 9th
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"Best of" Denver Screening/Awards Ceremony
Friday, September 9th
7:30pm, $10 per ticket
Natisha Walton, Vice President and Executive Producer at RunawayTrain Productions co-produced the winter season of network IDs for PBS Kids Sprout.
PBS KIDS SproutSM is the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, for kids ages 2-5. It was created as a partnership among Comcast Corporation, HIT Entertainment, Public Broadcasting Service, and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street®.
Shot on location in picturesque Breckinridge, Colorado, the heart of Colorado's ski country, the pre production required weeks of location scouting, wardrobe, and casting.Says Walton: "Casting children can be a lot of fun, but it can also be challenging. You really never know how child actors will react the day of the shoot. You use your best judgment, but in the back of your mind you know they could be in a great mood during casting and not want to perform once they are on set. In our case we were very fortunate."
Sprout is the #1 Kids On Demand service for young children, generating over half a billion orders to date. Sprout provides 60 hours of VOD programming each month, including 10-15 hours of Spanish-language programming (Plaza Sésamo®, Angelina Ballerina™, Barney & Friends™, Bob the Builder™, Olly El Submarino™).
The IDs are live action and involved nearly 40 crew and talent for 2 days, and were directed by Marianne Fernsler of Sprout.
The finished products are currently running on PBS Kids Sprout. Look for it on your local cable listings.
Homestead National Monument brings the epic homestead story of the American pioneer to life and demonstrates the true scope and importance of the Homestead Act of 1862 which allowed nearly any man or woman a chance to live the American dream of owning their own land.
RunawayTrain Productions in a partnership with CEAVCO Audio Visual in Denver, Colorado has been asked by the National Park Service to create an assistive listening guided tour for the Homestead National Monument in Homestead, Nebraska.
For several years, The National Park Service has been upgrading all the audio visual exhibits in the parks to enrich the visitor experience for guests with disabilities. Assistive listening systems are being installed to amplify program audio for the hearing impaired and most recently, audio description audio tracks are being added to the presentations themselves to enrich the experience for the site impaired. For almost a year, RunawayTrain Productions has been working with CEAVCO Audio Visual, the audio visual integrator, to add these audio options and convert the existing media to solid state digital playback systems.
When the National Park Service began renovating Homestead National Monument they realized that no such audio description tracks existed, so they called on RunawayTrain Productions to create one. "It sounds simple but it definitely comes with challenges" says Natisha Walton, Executive Producer and head writer on the project, "Writing for film and television focuses so much on complimenting the existing visual image. In audio description, you really have to imagine being visually impaired and maximizing your language to enrich the exhibit experience".
The CEAVCO selected the Sennheiser GuidePort system which allows each guest wearing a receiver unit to hear a visual description based on a proximity trigger specific to the exhibit. Should the guest want to hear more detail, they may navigate to more content using buttons on the hand held receiver unit.
"It's a great system, but it required us to flow chart the content in a much more interactive manner" says Walton. "Each of the exhibits became a bit of a jigsaw puzzle in how we designed the content flow. This project may have taken more time to produce than a conventional script, but the Park Service has been great, the content is fascinating, and at the end of the day, we feel like we may have helped someone less fortunate learn more about American History.
General Motors – "The All New GM" video produced by RunawayTrain Productions
2009 was tough on the auto industry and for General Motors it was no different, but when most auto manufacturer's got conservative in 2009, GM was busy renovating dealerships, improving product, systems, and procedures. The executives at GM know the future was bright but they wanted to let the dealer base know it, so GM turned to RunawayTrain Productions in Denver, Colorado. GM wanted to create a series of video presentations that would rekindle the feelings of optimism and pride in the company, while clearly illustrating recent milestones and vision for the future.
The opening piece titled "The All New GM" highlights the themes of the campaign. New products,new look, new clientele, new facilities, new commitment, and new spirit. GM wanted to hear from a broad cross section of employees, see high quality shots of renovated dealerships, and package it with contemporary graphics and music to create a feeling of momentum.
RunawayTrain Productions shot in multiple locations across the United States to capture a variety of recently remodeled dealerships, interviewing corporate executives, dealership managers, as well as sales and service employees. By crafting interview questions around GM's key bullet points RunawayTrain was able to create a variety of video pieces ranging from short attention grabbers to longer, more detailed presentations. GM liked this approach for several reasons. Economically, the modular nature of the productions gave them lots of presentation options for a reasonable budget. By designing a campaign wide graphics package, that could be easily adapted to existing running footage, they enhanced their brand direction with a consistent graphic look that appears on many platforms, and many viewers.
The creative community also recognized the success of the production by awarding RunawayTrain Productions two Telly awards which honor the very best in film and television. Check out this and other video projects by RunawayTrain Productions on youtube, vimeo, and vodpod.
Xcel Energy
The board of directors of Xcel Energy, the largest utility in the Rocky Mountain Region, contracted RunawayTrain Productions to produce two video projects structured to raise awareness and support for Xcel Energy's new SmartGrid technology.
The first video substantiated a legislative effort for the city of Boulder to revamp the city's aging analog system and become the nation's first "SmartCity". By upgrading to Xcel's real time management and distribution system, the city would not only become the flagship of green municipalities but reduced their annual operating budget.
The second project involved integrating the video presentation into a mobile educational display that could attend events around the country to educate and market SmartGrid technology to both public and private entities.
Xcel Energy enlisted the award winning motion graphics skills of RunawayTrain Productions in Denver Colorado to create a virtual city model and illustrate the technical advantages of the SmartGrid. Mixed with live action of everyday households, the video creates an effective relationship between energy management technology and the homeowner.
RunawayTrain Productions partnered with Xcel Energy's marketing department, technical representatives and product managers to concept, write and design a script which would explain the benefits of the SmartGrid technology as it relates to consumers, communities, and the environment. RunawayTrain Productions shot in multiple locations including Denver and Boulder using a Sony-EX3 high definition camera.
Post production involved the use of complex 3d and 2d animation, stock footage, and live action to illustrate our culture's transition from analog to digital as the fundamental difference between legacy technology and Xcel Energy's new SmartGrid system.
This Project for the Western Dairy Association takes a whimsical strategy on promoting the dairy industry.
Western Dairy Association – "Cow Caregivers, Earth Caretakers"
The Western Dairy Association wanted to produce a creative and informative marketing piece to raise awareness and enrich the image of dairy farmers in the state of Colorado. The result was a warm and engaging animated video that garnered regional Emmy and National Telly top honors for design.
RunawayTrain Productions used a book metaphor to chapter Western Dairy's key concepts of family ownership, the ethical treatment of animals, and environmental stewardship through sustainability. The design involved creation of a 3D book with turning pages as transitions. The 3D elements were created using 3D Studio Max and added to the final composite using Adobe After Effects.
Interviews with dairy farmers were shot using RunawayTrain's Sony-EX3 camera on the Comcast Media Center's soundstage in Denver Colorado. The set backgrounds were painted with a chroma key greenscreen allowing for later replacement with animated backgrounds. Carefully designed dolly and zooms were utilized to create segment transitions.
In the post production process, award winning creative director Brock Sherman created still image cutouts from captured images and stock footage using Adobe Photoshop. Images were selected to reinforce themes of nutrient rich milk, family pride, care for animals, sustainability, integrity, and Americana. In the final composite all these elements were chroma keyed, motion tracked with camera moves, and treated with various filters to create a warm, engaging presentation that is consistent with the Western Dairy Associations overall marketing values.
The Western Dairy Association's "Cow Caregivers, Earth Caretakers" won both Regional Emmy and National Telly awards for excellence. The video was pressed to DVD for a direct mail campaign, occupies a prominent place in all WDA trade shows, and is featured on the Western Dairy Association website. Western Dairy Association has had an overwhelmingly positive response to the video, and plans are already underway for next year's project.


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Universal Storage Group Part Time 1/17/2018
USG is currently seeking well-qualified, career oriented candidates to assume the Relief Manager position at our various locations. Put your life experience to work for us! Do you share our CORE Values? Whatever It Takes Be the Spark! Top of Mind, Market & Industry Sincere, Approachable & Passionate On Target & Goal Oriented Honorable With Personal Integrity Then put them to work for us. Universal Storage Group is a dynamic, growing, innovative company delivering world class customer service, and offering award-winning training programs, competitive pay, great healthcare and additional benefits, and the opportunity for career growth. All USG Employees are given a three phase training program with our Certified Trainers on sales, operations, and our use of world-class marketing techniques to deliver Solutions to our clients. Employees also receive ongoing training throughout the year and annually at our Company Meeting. Self-Storage is a fast-paced environment. Our employees wear many hats: salesperson, customer service rep, cleaning crew, marketer, accounting clerk, cashier, and more! As a USG Relief Manager you will be responsible for: • Greeting everyone at your facility with a smile and a handshake • Helping your customers determine the best size unit before each rental • Completing all paperwork correctly for each rental • Completing scheduled facility Walk Thru and Lock checks • Posting all payments made the day of receipt • Tracking and following up on past due accounts • Record keeping of all customer records; including but not limited to, payments and notes • Making DAILY bank deposits and posting receipts as instructed • Monthly Marketing such as Calls, Visits, Emails, Social Media Postings, and Events • Maintaining merchandise for customer purchase • Cleaning vacant units to rentable condition. • Ensuring grounds, office, and bathrooms are clean and presentable at all times • Preparing auction units according to procedure and lien laws as needed • Assist customers with Free Move Truck; rentals, cleaning, returning equipment • And more……
Our stores are retail and open 7 days a week from 9:00am – 6:00pm. This is a part time position that will require weekend work. We offer a competitive starting pay, plus bonus potential, based on your expertise. USG part-time employees have access to the following benefits: • 401k with company match • Paid Holidays Candidate Requirements - Valid Driver's License Successfully Complete Background Check Successfully Complete Drug Screen Attitude and Aptitude Testing Physical Demands – The physical demands described here are representative of these that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Employees must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to climb or balance; bend; kneel; crouch; or squat, and talk or hear. Employees are occasionally required to sit for periods of time. Universal Storage Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Nothing in this Job Description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Herckes, Pierre
- 1 Arizona State University
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- Electrokinetics
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- Mobile Crowd Sensing in Edge Computing Environment
- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
- Mechanically Active Heterogeneous Polymer Matrix Composites
- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
- 并购背景下教育行业品牌价值研究
Microfluidic systems have gained popularity in the last two decades for their potential applications in manipulating micro- and nano- particulates of interest. Several different microfluidics devices have been built capable of rapidly probing, sorting, and trapping analytes of interest. Microfluidics can be combined with separation science to address challenges of obtaining a concentrated and pure distinct analyte from mixtures of increasingly similar entities. Many of these techniques have been developed to assess biological analytes of interest; one of which is dielectrophoresis (DEP), a force which acts on polarizable analytes in the presence of a non-uniform electric fields. This method can …
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- Crowther, Claire Victoria, Hayes, Mark A, Gile, Gillian H, et al.
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Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness
Written by Eric Metaxas
Published at Thomas Nelson
About the book
In his eagerly anticipated follow-up to the enormously successful Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of history's greatest women, each of whom changed the course of history by following God's call upon their lives—as women.
Each of the world-changing figures who stride across these pages—Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Maria Skobtsova, Corrie ten Boom, Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks—is an exemplary model of true womanhood. Teenaged Joan of Arc followed God's call and liberated her country, dying a heroic martyr's death. Susanna Wesley had nineteen children and gave the world its most significant evangelist and its greatest hymn-writer, her sons John and Charles. Corrie ten Boom, arrested for hiding Dutch Jews from the Nazis, survived the horrors of a concentration camp to astonish the world by forgiving her tormentors. And Rosa Parks' deep sense of justice and unshakeable dignity and faith helped launch the twentieth-century's greatest social movement.
Writing in his trademark conversational and engaging style, Eric Metaxas reveals how the other extraordinary women in this book achieved their greatness, inspiring readers to lives shaped by the truth of the gospel.
My Thoughts
While I was reading Seven Men to review a few months ago, I realized that the author was going to publish Seven Women in the fall. I was greatly excited because I was enjoying Seven Men so much. I was pleased to see the title being available to review through the publisher and quickly jumped on the opportunity to read it. I wasn't disappointed. Seven Women is as interesting as Seven Men was. Reading about strong pillars of faith is very good because it allows you to discover how they lived their life as Christians.
The book contains the biographies of seven women who are still a great example of faith to many who discover their lives. The seven women that you will read through the pages of this book are Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Saint Maria of Paris, Corrie ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresa. Each of these women are extraordinary in their own ways. Think of Joan of Arc for example. A young lady who was called by God to lead and liberate the French from the English. She had to face the fact that back in these days women were not leaders of an army and persuade the future king of France that she would be able to do so.
I was familiar with some of these women like Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Corrie ten Boom and Mother Teresa and less familiar with the other ones. However, the author had a way of presenting the information that even if I knew about some of them, I was captivated by their lives and learn a few things about them. The book is a great introduction to the lives of seven women whose faith was strong. I think it is a wonderful book, along with the Seven Men one, to discover whether you are an high school student or an adult.
Seven Women is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.
The book is also available for Kindle.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Nelson for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.


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Have you thought about the difference that the right piece can do for your appearance? It can make your eyes pop or make the colour of your hair stand out. It can transform a short neckline to one that is swan-like and graceful or it can distract attention from the assists that are not your strongest. Here is how you can pair your accessories with the right shape and structure of your face to bring out the best in you.
If you have an oval shaped face
This is probably the most common and easiest structure of face to pair accessories with. When you buy gems collection in Hong Kong, you can opt for hoops, tear drops and chandeliers for earrings as well as other designs that incorporate soft curves. However, sometimes some angular designs can also help because it can add contrast to the otherwise round appearance of an oval face. Avoid any form of earrings that drag down to shoulder length because it will make your face look elongated. When it comes to necklaces you can wear any shape or style as long as the fit is just right. Your necklace should always bring out your neckline so that is all you need to consider.
If you have a round face
Here, you need to create an illusion of having more length to your face. When you visit a fine jewellery shop to get some accessories look for styles are long and are vertical such as danglers, chandeliers which are narrow and drops. Rectangles and trapezoids are other shapes of accessories that will complement your face. In necklaces opt for long and looping pieces that will create a lengthier look with your face. A large pendant and a V shaped necklace will also look great on you. Chokers, princess necklaces and collars are not suitable for this shape of face.
If you have a square face
You really need to focus on softening the jawline if you have a square face. Large and oval shaped hooped earrings as well as chandeliers are great on you. However avoid wearing chandeliers that are too broad and also avoid studs because you need to focus on drawing attention away from the jaw and not emphasizing it. Rope length, princess, matinee and opera are great lengths and styles of necklaces on a square face. Go for accessories with swirls and curves to hide the angular shape of the jawline.
If you have an oblong face
Try to hide the length of your face with your pieces. You can carry off large and bold accessories especially earring very well and you can also wear studs and a variety of chandeliers styles. Wear short necklaces such as chokers and collars along with princess length necklaces as well.


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Meeting at UCS – 10 minute topics
Ten minute topics has always been a popular format. You are invited to suggest a topic for ten minutes of discussion. It can be anything you like. Everyone writes a topic on a scrap of paper and they're drawn from a hat (or another suitable receptacle). Sometimes this generates ideas that can be followed up at a later date.


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America's Warrior Project
Volcano Ridge Mounted Archers
All of us Volcano Ridge Mounted Archers are so Honored to offer our US Veterans
" AMERICAS WARRIOR PROJECT " We all are committed to preserving the Ancient Skill of Survival through Mounted Horseback Archery.
Send your US Veteran our way to join our life changing Program. The discipline and Skill that will be shared by the Volcano Ridge Mounted Archers is incredible.
THANK YOU for your Donation & Membership support!
All proceeds go directly to support
Look forward to meeting each one of you that join us.
We are dedicated to sharing the education of Mounted Archery with the World.
" Mounted archery is a calling. Many people know it when they see it – that they were meant to be a horse archer. You are a special kind of horseman from a different type of tradition. It is not just something that we do, it is something that we are. The magic of mounted archery enables us to reconnect to the past, to the earth, the air, the elements, and physics. We train and test all of our senses along with those of our faithful horses to higher levels of personal discipline and reward.
A power exists between the archer, horse, and bow that is rare to find in conventional horse sports. Horseback archery has an ancient soul that has existed for generations and across cultures worldwide. We share that collective soul in our practice. Mounted archery is referred to as the Queen of Martial Arts. And is a discipline requiring the dedication of a humble pupil and the heart of a warrior.We celebrate all of these things every time we train or compete together. Each occasion is a shared celebration where we honor each other and our horses as we enjoy our own personal journeys in mounted archery. "
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MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has annulled the proclamation of Regina Ongsiako Reyes as the winning representative of Marinduque province in the May 13 midterm elections.
"The May 18 proclamation of the respondent, Regina Ongsiako Reyes, is declared null and void and without any legal force and effect," said the 19-page resolution by the Commission en banc.
With this, the poll body ordered the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) of Marinduque to proclaim Lord Allan Jay Velasco as the winning representative in the province's lone district.
"Since petitioner remains the only remaining candidate for the position of representative, who garnered 48,396 votes, then the PBOC shall proclaim him as the winning candidate," said the en banc, voting 5-2.
The order added that the proclamation of Reyes should be annulled since she lacked the one-year residency requirement and for being an American citizen.
Last March, the Comelec First Division has cancelled the COC of Reyes on the grounds that she is an American citizen and did not meet the one-year residency requirement.
Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Commissioners Lucenito Tagle, Elias Yusoph, Grace Padaca, and Luie Guia voted to unseat Reyes.
For their part, Commissioners Christian Lim and Al Parreno dissented noting that Comelec has no jurisdiction over the case since Reyes has been proclaimed by the PBOC.
However, the poll body said that they still have jurisdiction of the case since what is being declared null is the action of the PBOC, which is under the Comelec.
"Clearly, therefore, contrary to the assertions of the Respondent Reyes, the Commission retains jurisdiction to determine the validity and propriety of the acts of the PBOC," said the resolution.
On the other hand, Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes explained that the en banc is merely continuing the Petition to Deny Due Course on the Certificate of Canvass (COC) of Reyes.
"Indeed, while the denial of due course to and/or cancellation of COC generally necessitates the exercise of the Commission's quasi-judicial functions, when the grounds therefore are rendered conclusive on account of final and executory judgments, such exercise falls within the Commission's administrative jurisdiction to enforce and administer all laws and regulations – which is definitely outside the functions of the HRET," he said in his concurring opinion.


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As well as a packed programme full of poetry, speed-lectures, film, workshops, creative writing, discussions, dialogue, movement, presentations, food, tea, exhibitions, intergenerational & interdisciplinary dialogue - phew! - we were also able to commission the artistic talents of a young poet to be our Court Sketch Artist.
Here is a preview of one of Patricia Bongani's sketches featuring doctor, academic, author, writer, activist, organiser - and after his successful debut on Saturday - now performance poet!!! - Dr Carl Hylton.
In addition to being an artist, Patricia Bongani is also a poet - and was in fact Team Captain for the Leeds Young Authors team that hoped to travel to Brave New Voices in 2011 as well as being a successful member of the LYA team that won the UK National Slam in 2010 and also a two-time winner of the UK's longest running youth team slam & literature festival with Ralph Thoresby school at Voices of A New Generation in 2009 & 2010.
Check Pati performing her powerful poem "The Loudest Silence"which speaks to many of the themes discussed at Britain On Trial:


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We are just three days from the Creative Suite 5 public debut. This afternoon, Kevin Lynch, Adobe CTO shared a few insights to this new release on the Adobe blog. He also shared his views on Apple's revised SDK license and what it means to millions of Flash developers.
Highlights on the new features of CS5:
– Social Computing Innovation: Allowing closer team collaboration within the Creative Suite tools
– Cloud and client Innovation: New cloud-based services such as Omniture for optimizing content and apps to drive greater revenue
– Multiscreen features: Enabling authoring for upcoming releases of Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2 and making it easier for developers to target multiple devices and form factors
Thoughts on new restrictions from Apple
Kevin also pointed out that despite Apple's tightening restrictions on what technologies developers can use for creating apps for iPhone/iPad OS, multiscreen is spreading beyond Apple's devices. We will see a wide range of excellent smartphones, tablets, smartbooks, televisions and more coming to market. Developers can leverage the Flash Platform to create and deliver rich content and applications across a variety of these devices.
Also, the Packager for iPhone/iPad is just one of 250 amazing new features in CS5. Be sure to tune into the global webcast on Monday 8am PDT at http://cs5launch.adobe.com/ and find out all the details.


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Invasive Weed Resources
Weed Identification
Proper weed identification is key to a successful program. Below is a list of where to have weeds identified by trained botanists:
- California Department of Food and Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch
- http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/
- Contact a local university, botanical garden, or herbarium near you.
Biological Control of Weeds
Biological weed control helps reduce reliance on commercial, synthetic pesticides. Such methods use plants, microorganisms and animals in the management, control and eradication of weeds of concern. Biological control is also available for insect and disease threats to agricultural crops and livestock ~ click here for bio-control of insects and disease.
The Agricultural Commissioner collaborates with CDFA and the University of California in the introduction and release of biological control agents throughout the county. An example of local biological pest control methods for weeds includes insects to control yellow star thistle.
For more information or to request biological control agents by contacting Hannah Wallis, Agricultural Programs Biologist at 831-759-7332 or email@example.com. Note that these bio-control agents are typically available in June/July.


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Whytecleon Limited – Our client, a fast growing multi branch company in the furniture component trading and manufacturing sector. They offer the widest range of decors & colours in the country. Included in their services are production of 3D design rendering and material optimization. In addition, they offer smart space solutions and innovative storage options to maximize efficiency in your living and work spaces. They are efficient in delivery and reliable with great customer experience and service.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Sales Manager
Location: Lagos
Department: Sales
Reports to: Managing Director
Overall Purpose of Job
- Ensures smooth running of company operations
Internal Relationships:
- Interacts with all the departments in the company
External Relationships:
- Relates with customers, installers, and contractors
Responsibilities and Accountability
Strategy Development, Planning & Reporting:
- Develop customer service/marketing strategy across most of the areas in which the company and its Products operate. Such strategy is to be cascaded into quantifiable objectives to aid measurement of the results from its implementation.
- Constantly analyze market and competitive trends and recommend changes to agreed marketing strategies based on the outcome of such analysis and feedback
Strategy Implementation, Communication and Feedback:
- Develop and ensure effective communication and compliance with standards of operation.
- Carry out market analysis and projections of the business viz – a – viz; based on predictive and descriptive customer trends and behaviors.
- Drive internal marketing campaigns at both store and corporate level aimed at motivating staff & educating on brand values and standards
- Responsible for focusing external image and significantly increasing presence and awareness of all company owned Products in all key markets in which we operate
- Design and deploy systems which are used to obtain and generate bi-annual Customer Feedback reports on all key Brands owned by the company
Relationship Management:
- Identify, analyze, pursue and report on market opportunities both existing and new
- Identify, cultivate and manage the company and Product relationship with key, affinity and strategic marketing partners. In achieving this, it must also be ensured that relationship management guidelines and performance standards are clearly defined and communicated to all key stakeholders
- Own and drive the implementation initiatives
- Ownership, Management and Leadershi
- Own and be the custodian of all Products owned by the company and the various channels through which information about them is disseminate
- Performance objectives are clearly defined for all job role
- All staff of the Department are evaluated against agreed performance objectives at pre-defined periods set by the HR function
- Provision of coaching and counselling as necessar
- Development of a culture which supports the strategy of the Divisio
- In house training of staff to ensure maximum delivery of agreed standar
- Develop and administer policies and practices aimed at ensuring optimal utilization of the department's Resources. In performing this role, the Head Marketing shall ensure
- Ensure compliance with any and all requirements defined/established by Government Regulatory agencies that have an over-sight responsibility of the Department's activitie
Functional Competencies/Requirements:
- Product Managemen
- Strong Internal and External Communicatio
- Marketing Research & Analysi
- Problem Solving & Analysis
- Customer Lifecycle Management
General Management Competencies/Requirements:
- Strong Leadership, Influencing and Communication skill
- Strong Negotiation Skill
- Strong People Management Skill
- Strong Presentation Skill
- Strong Time Management & Multi-tasking skills
- Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively
Desired Personal Attributes:
- Integrity
- Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
- Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to cope with and work under pressure
- Proactive self-starter
- Assertiveness & tenacity
- Strong cerebral capacity
Educational Qualifications/Experience
- Minimum of university degree ( a masters degree in Business Administration will be an added advantage)
- Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
- Must be a people person (Must have people Management Skills)
- Good analytical skills numerate abilities and strong attention to details.
- Decision making and be result oriented.
- Must be able to work in a fast paced environment
- Minimum of 7 years working experience in sales
- Must be a team player
- Must be able to thrive under pressure
- Must be flexible
Computer Operations:
- Proficient in commonly software applications like Microsoft Office, Word and Excel
- Able to electronically communicate internally and externally using public and private email and messaging programs
- Adept at planning schedules utilizing computer spreadsheet and calendar software
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's with "Sales Manager" as Subject to: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Well it is Monday everyone and you know what that means: the weekend is over and I hope everyone has some fun stories to tell! As for me, Friday night was definitely memorable, and I am going to share it with all of you.
I am not sure how familiar all of you are with the clubs of Hollywood but there is one called Supperclub and it has always shown me a good time. So on Friday night me and my girlfriends decide we want to go out and I text some friends of mine that are promoters and they make it happen. We meet up with them at their MANSION of a house (not even joking it was huge) and we pile in their car heading to Hollywood Blvd.
Once we get to the club we walk right in and head to the table. The bottles arrive and we just start drinking and dancing and having a blast. This is exactly what we needed. The shots start coming the drinks are constantly refilled and it's only a matter of time before we are all feeling pretty tipsy. The DJ wasn't bad either, I think the only bad thing was the constant long line to the women's bathroom, and the kinky vending machine placed outside selling condoms and lube (so gross). All in all the time spent in the club was extremely fun and we danced all night!
This is when it gets rough. Our ride tells us it is time to go NOW and by this time I am the only sober one between me and my two friends so I had to round them up. One of them was in the upstairs bathroom and one of them was being held on to for DEAR LIFE by some desperate guy. Now I don't mind being patient for you to give my girl your number, but once that is done and I'm trying to get her out but you still won't let her go, pretty douche bag move. I mean yeah she was wasted so it was hard to convince her it was time to leave but he understood perfectly but he was just an asshole. Because there is thirsty and there is too thirsty ya know? That guy was just TOO THIRSTY! Lol!
Anyway, we get to the car and everything seems fine, after a few minutes of driving I hear from one of my friends next to me "I need to throw up". Next thing you know I'm screaming "she's gonna throw up pull over!" Because of course I'm by the door and I don't want to get puked on! We pull over I jump out and she starts throwing up, when she seems finished I clean her up and we get back in, leaving her by the door. The rest of the way home driving down the 405 she has her head out the window puking down the side of the car (still feel terrible about that) while I am holding her hair out of her face. We get back to the house and we all go in, I directly walk to the patio for a cigarette of course, and when I come back in this is where I see my friend:
Hahaha gotta love it right?! She was such a champ though I mean she seriously drank SO much I felt so bad for her being that sick (although my other friend and I did get some entertainment from it lol). It took some serious effort but we got her in the backseat of my car and we got back to her house safely and passed out around 4-5am? Pretty solid Friday night if you ask me. Of course my friend suffered a rough hangover the following morning.
Hope she has recovered by now! Lol! Last night was fun went to a BBQ and drank champagne then got to hangout with my brothers pup all day today! Hope you all had a memorable weekend!
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Decentralised curbside at Tegel Airport closedBerlin, 19.10.2016
From 24/10/2016, renovation work will be carried out at Tegel Airport on the decentralised curbside in front of Terminals A and B. The curbside will be closed for vehicle traffic for approximately eight weeks. Coaches and BVG busses may continue to use the road. Parking spaces P1, P5 and PK, as well as car park P2, will not be affected by the closure. Travellers are kindly requested to follow the latest traffic information upon arrival.


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The Nike Air Jordan Spike Forty "Dunk from Above" is another amazing colourway of the iconic silhouette.
Aligning with the colours of the Air Jordan Dunk From Above collection, the vintage-inspired contemporary silhouette rocks a fresh gold colourway.
This edition of the Jordan Spike Forty is dressed in a mix of Gold Leaf and Midnight Navy colour scheme. The pair is constructed with textile and molded TPU based upper in gold. It includes additional details on the lace tips and tongue and also features reflective material and a lace toggle in contrasting midnight navy shade. The pair sits on top of a Phylon midsole with a zoom air heel unit offering additional comfort. The look is finished off with a clear outsole.
The Nike Air Jordan Spike Forty "Dunk from Above" will drop on Wednesday the 9th of March 2016 for the retail price of R1899.00


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Engine 844
We had a unique opportunity to see and photograph this special steam engine #844, UP's "Living Legend". It was saved from the scrap yard and put into special service in 1960 after diesel engines took over the rails but has been retired from passenger service over 60 years ago. It has become Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. This engine left Cheyenne, WY Tuesday, where it was restored and returned to service in 2016, on a special excursion to Boise and then back again. This was photographed as it passed by our house. It was pulling several passenger cars and a back up diesel engine.
Found a bit more info on this engine (from local newspaper). Construction was completed in 1944, weight is 454 ton.
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I needed to the the old herald manifold off as the studs were stripped, causing the exhaust to blow. Whilst I have it off, I thought it deserved a lick of paint.
Don't want something that will last 5 minutes !
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We celebrated Mikey's birthday with a friends and family and cake and play. At the end of all the excitement, there were (inevitably?) some returns that needed to be made. I am not a shopper and when I do shop I usually avoid big stores. The argumentative side of me says I should support small business and steer clear of stores that take advantage of and exploit consumers, underpaid workers, etc. The real reason I avoid big stores is more visceral.
I like shopping in boutiques. When I walk into a small toy store I am not assaulted by stimuli. Somehow small toy stores seem to be quieter, more peaceful, and more inspiring than big stores. Most of the toys are made of natural materials, lovely colors, and make me feel relaxed just holding them for inspection.
Unfortunately, I have not had the delightful experience of boutique toy shopping in almost two years since I moved from Montana to Arizona. And returning a broken-out-of-the-box toy to a big store is sometimes inevitable. So there I was, dwarfed by towers of brightly colored boxes of toys…trying to find my way.
The broken toy was the last one in the store so it could not be exchanged. Instead, we got to look for something else to treasure. And that seemed like what our time in the store could be – a treasure hunt. I spotted treasures here and there: a clever wooden rattle here, an adorable animal there. Mikey had a harder time spotting treasures so he defaulted to an obvious choice for a preschool engineer – a new truck.
With the new Tonka Bulldozer in the basket we started toward the register. But my parents were with us and wanted to get something little as another "treat." Of course, I am at a point in my life where I know when to pick my battles so I reluctantly agreed to go treasure hunting a little longer for something new for each child. My mom headed us back to the "educational" part of the store and I wondered what distinguished toys as "educational." It seemed like there were fewer character/brand toys. The Octonauts had their own place elsewhere as did Dora, the Avengers, and other popular TV personalities. There were more "science" toys and Melissa and Doug seemed to have taken up residence in the "educational" section but it was unsurprisingly hard to find something just right.
Watching Mikey seem lost and uninterested and my mom bewildered by the selection it occurred to me that we needed something more specific than "educational." I stepped in. "We are looking for something mechanically interesting," I said. Scanning the stuff I quickly found a water toy with a funnel and some spinning wheels. It was mechanical and shaped like a crab so Mikey loved it. It was under the price point so my dad seemed satisfied. My mom seemed skeptical but she was outnumbered. We finally could leave so I was starting to feel relieved.
Upon reflection, I began to wonder how people shop for toys. Since I'm not a shopper, I shop online. Since I ruminate I usually do research before buying a toy. I look at "must have" lists, lists of toys that have won awards, and top selling lists. I think about the child who will be playing with the toy and his or her age and preferences. I consider the parents of the child how annoying the toy might be. I pay attention to how the toy makes me feel. Is it a treasure? Could it be one?
Seriously? Can I really put in all the effort to just buy a toy? No, not every time. That is why, at the end of the day, I rely on a framework for shopping. More than, "Is it educational?" I choose something more specific like, "is it mechanically interesting?" or "are the puzzle pieces designed for good fine motor work?" or "does it inspire creativity?" or "is it magic?"
Don't have time to create a framework to drive your shopping? Yeah. Sometimes I don't either. And sometimes I just want to surf around and get excited and/or feel inspired by the possibilities. That is when I rely on "boutique" Internet stores to have done some treasure hunting of their own.
FatBrainToys.com has exclusive selling privileges for some toys in the US. For example, when I saw Blu Tracks on their site I did a quick search to price-compare and saw that Fat Brain is the only place that sells these European racetracks to US residents. What other treasures will I find on FatBrainToys.com? Bella Luna has an extensive collection of Waldorf toys – those things that are natural, simple and beautiful. If I could walk into a storefront that carried these treasures then I would…and I used to in Montana at Walking Stick Toys.
Indeed, sometimes I shop WalkingStickToys.com just to support that small business where I had beautiful visceral shopping experiences. I made new friends, discovered Sarah's Silks, and sometimes rested mid-day to nurse my first-born baby. I never had to return a gift from Walking Stick Toys but I would have been delighted for a reason to visit the store. It was filled with magic.
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