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BLK International Pty Ltd
Terms and Conditions of Trade
1. Definitions
1.1 "Seller" shall mean BLK International Pty Ltd and its successors and assigns.
1.2 "Client" shall mean the Client or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Client.
1.3 "Guarantor" means that person (or persons), or entity who agrees herein to be liable for the debts of the Client on a principal debtor basis.
1.4 "Goods" shall mean Goods supplied by the Seller to the Client (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined).
1.5 "Services" shall mean all services supplied by the Seller to the Client and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined supra).
1.6 "Price" shall mean the cost of the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Client subject to clause 4 of this contract.
2. Acceptance
2.1 Any instructions received by the Seller from the Client for the supply of Goods and/or the Client's acceptance of Goods supplied by the Seller shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.
2.2 Where more than one Client has entered into this agreement, the Client's shall be jointly and severally liable for all payments of the Price.
2.3 Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Client the terms and conditions are irrevocable and can only be rescinded in accordance with these terms and conditions or with the written consent of the manager of the Seller.
2.4 None of the Seller's agents or representatives are authorised to make any representations, statements, conditions or agreements not expressed by the manager of the Seller in writing nor is the Seller bound by any such unauthorised statements.
2.5 The Client undertakes to give the Seller not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change in the Client's name and/or any other change in the Client's detail (including but not limited to, changes in the Client's address, facsimile number, or business practice).
3. Goods
3.1 The Goods are as described on the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other work commencement forms as provided by the Seller to the Client.
4. Price And Payment
4.1 At the Seller's sole discretion;
(a) The Price shall be as indicated on invoices provided by the Seller to the Client in respect of Goods supplied; or
(b) The Price of the Goods shall be the Seller's quoted Price which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Client shall accept in writing the Seller's quotation within thirty (30 days).
4.2 At the Seller's sole discretion a deposit may be required. The deposit amount or percentage of the Price will be stipulated at the time of the order of the Goods and shall become immediately due and payable.
4.3 Time for payment for the Goods shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice, quotation or any other order forms. If no time is stated then payment shall be on delivery of the Goods.
4.4 The Seller may withhold delivery of the Goods until the Client has paid for them, in which event payment shall be made before the delivery date.
4.5 At the Seller's sole discretion, payment for approved Client's shall be due on twenty-eight (28) days following the end of the month in which a statement is posted to the Client's address or address for notices.
4.6 At the Seller's sole discretion, for certain approved Clients payment will be due thirty (30) days following the date of the invoice.
4.7 Payment will be made by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by credit card, or by direct credit, or by any other method as agreed to between the Client and the Seller.
4.8 A 4% fee will be levied on payments made via Diners and American Express credit cards.
4.9 The Price shall be increased by the amount of any GST and other taxes and duties which may be applicable, except to the extent that such taxes are expressly included in any quotation given by the Seller.
5. Delivery Of Goods / Services
5.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Client's address The Client shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery, or delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Client at the Seller's address.
5.2 Delivery of the Goods to a carrier, either named by the Client or failing such naming to a carrier at the discretion of the Seller for the purpose of transmission to the Client, is deemed to be a delivery of the Goods to the Client.
5.3 The costs of carriage and any insurance which the Client reasonably directs the Seller to incur shall be reimbursed by the Client (without any set-off or other withholding whatever) and shall be due on the date for payment of the Price. The carrier shall be deemed to be the Client's agent.
5.4 Where there is no agreement that the Seller shall send the Goods to the Client, delivery to a carrier at limited carrier's risk at the expense of the Client is deemed to be delivery to the Client.
5.5 The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate installments (in accordance with the agreed delivery schedule). Each separate installment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions in this contract of sale.
5.6 Delivery of the Goods to a third party nominated by the Client is deemed to be delivery to the Client for the purposes of this agreement.
5.7 The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
5.8 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage due to failure by the Seller to deliver the Goods (or any of them promptly or at all).
6. Risk
6.1 If the Seller retains property in the Goods nonetheless, all risk for the Goods passes to the Client on delivery.
6.2 If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed prior to property in them passing to the Client, the Seller is entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights or remedies under these Terms and Conditions of Trade (including the right to receive payment of the balance of the Price for the Goods), to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the Goods. This applies whether or not the Price has become payable under the Contract. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is sufficient evidence of the Seller's rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Seller to make further enquiries.
7. Client's Disclaimer
7.1 The Client hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel the contract or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any misrepresentation made to him by any servant or agent of the Seller and the Client acknowledges that he buys the Goods relying solely upon his own skill and judgment and that the Seller shall not be bound by nor responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than the warranty given by the Manufacturer which warranty shall be personal to the Client and shall not be transferable to any subsequent Client.
8. Defect/Returns
8.1 The Client shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within forty eight (48) hours of delivery notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Client shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Client believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Client shall fail to comply with these provisions, the Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the terms and conditions and free from any defect or damage.
8.2 For defective Goods, which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Client is entitled to reject, the Seller's liability is limited to either (at the Seller's discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods provided that:
(a) the Client has complied with the provisions of clause 8.1;
(b) the Goods are returned at the Client's cost within fourteen (14) days of the delivery date;
(c) the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner;
(d) the Goods are returned in the condition in which they were delivered.
9. Warranty
The warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods. The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever, except for the express conditions as detailed and stipulated in the manufacturer's warranty.
10. Default and Consequences Of Default
10.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due daily until the date of payment at 4% over the Westpac base rate, per calendar month and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgment.
10.2 If the Client defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Client shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller's costs and disbursements including on a solicitor and own client basis and in addition all of the Seller's nominees costs of collection.
10.3 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Client is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Client and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions. The Seller will not be liable to the Client for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Seller exercised its rights under this clause.
10.4 If any account remains unpaid at the end of the second month after supply of the goods or services an immediate amount of the greater of $20.00 or 10.00% of the amount overdue shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.
10.5 In the event that:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller's opinion the Client will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or
(b) the Client becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(c) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Client or any asset of the Client; then without prejudice to the Seller's other remedies at law
(i) the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Client which remains unperformed in addition to and without prejudice to any other remedies; and
(ii) all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, immediately become payable.
11. Title
11.1 It is the intention of the seller and agreed by the Client that property in the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) The Client has paid all amounts owing for the particular Goods, and;
(b) The Client has met all other obligations due by the Client to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller and the Client, and that the Goods shall be kept separate until the Seller shall have received payment and all other obligations of the Client are met.
11.2 It is further agreed that:
(a) Until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Client the Seller may give notice in writing to the Client to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice the rights of the Client to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease.
(b) If the Client fails to return the Goods to the Seller then the Seller or the Seller's agent may enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Client, or any premises as the invitee of the Client, where the Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods, without being responsible for any damage thereby caused.
(c) The Client is only a bailee of the Goods and until such time as the Seller has received payment in full for the Goods then the Client shall hold any proceeds from the sale or disposal of the Goods in trust for the Seller.
(d) The Client shall not deal with the money of the Seller in any way which may be adverse to the Seller.
(e) Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the Seller's ownership of rights in respect of the Goods shall continue.
(f) The Client shall not charge the Goods in any way nor grant nor otherwise give any interest in the Goods while they remain the property of the Seller.
(g) The Seller may require payment of the Price or the balance of the Price due together with any other amounts due from the Client to the Seller arising out of these terms and conditions, and the Seller may take any lawful steps to require payment of the amounts due and the Price.
(h) The Seller can issue proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods may not have passed to the Client.
(i) Until such time the Client has the Seller's authority to convert the Goods into other products and if the goods are so converted, the parties agree that the Seller will be the owner of the end products.
12. Cancellation
The Seller may cancel these terms and conditions or cancel delivery of Goods at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation.
13. Unpaid Seller's Rights To Dispose Of Goods
13.1 In the event that:
(a) the Seller retains possession or control of the Goods; and
(b) payment of the Price is due to the Seller; and
(c) the Seller has made demand in writing of the Client for payment of the Price in terms of this contract; and
(d) the Seller has not received the Price of the Goods, then, whether the property in the Goods has passed to the Client or has remained with the Seller, the Seller may dispose of the Goods and may claim from the Client the loss to the Seller on such disposal.
14. Lien and Stoppage in Transit
14.1 Where the Seller has not received or been tendered the whole of the price, or the payment has been dishonoured, the Seller shall have:
(a) a lien on the goods;
(b) the right to retain them for the price while the Seller is in possession of them;
(c) a right of stopping the goods in transit whether or not delivery has been made or ownership has passed; and
(d) a right of resale,
(e) the foregoing right of disposal, provided that the lien of the Seller shall continue despite the commencement of proceedings or judgment for the price having been obtained.
15. General
15.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
15.2 All Goods supplied by the Seller are subject to the laws of Queensland and the Seller takes no responsibility for changes in the law which affect the Goods supplied.
15.3 The Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Client for any indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Client arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions.
15.4 In the event of any breach of this contract by the Seller the remedies of the Client shall be limited to damages. Under no circumstances shall the liability of the Seller exceed the Price of the Goods.
15.5 The Client shall not set off against the Price amounts due from the Seller.
15.6 The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Client's consent.
15.7 The Seller reserves the right to review these terms and conditions at any time and from time to time. If, following any such review, there is to be any change in such terms and conditions, that change will take effect from the date on which the seller notifies the Client of such change.
15.8 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock out, industrial action, fire, flood, drought, storm or other event other beyond the reasonable control of either party.


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Bothwell Regional Health Center will hold a Safe Sitter babysitting education class from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10. The class will be in the Bothwell Education Center, 600 E. 14th Street in Sedalia.
The class is designed to educate adolescents to prepare them for babysitting. Curriculum was recently updated to include pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
"Students in previous Safe Sitter classes indicated a strong interest in learning CPR in order to be a better prepared baby sitter," said Bothwell's Community Outreach Coordinator Melissa Boeschen. "We are pleased to be offering the most recent curriculum that includes CPR in this one-day class. We anticipate filling the class with eager students, ready for a fun summer of babysitting."
Students also learn about injury management and prevention, childcare essentials, behavior management, the business of babysitting and how to care for a choking child or infant. Course materials are designed for children ages 11 to 14. Participants must be at least 11 years old. Cost for the class is $35, which includes a messenger bag containing babysitting essentials.
Preregistration is required and can be done by calling 660-827-9138 or e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Printable registration forms are available online at www.brhc.org/brhc_education_safesitter. Registration and payment are due by May 31. Class size is limited so early registration is suggested.
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A foreign exchange transactions is a contract to buy or sell a quantity of one currency in exchange for another at a specified time for delivery and settlement and at a specified price (exchange rate). These transactions take place in foreign exchange markets. Regarding counterparties and settlement dates, the forex transactions are classified in many categories as trade transactions, interbank transactions, spot transactions and forward transactions.
Various foreign exchange quotations play a major role in the foreign exchange market. These are direct, indirect or cross rates. And can be expressed in European terms or American terms. Direct quotation is the price of one unit of a foreign currency quotation regarding the home country's currency. The indirect quotation is just the reverse. It is the price of one unit of the home currency quoted regarding foreign currency. The exchange rate for any non-dollar currencies is then calculated from their respective dollar exchange rates, to derive a cross rate.
Foreign exchange market also has two segments. One is spot market; currencies are traded for settlement after two business days. However, in forwarding market contracts are made to buy or sell for future deliveries. Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the forex market is divided into level of access. These participants are commercial banks, brokers, customers, MNCs and central banks.


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Just starting to look for a used ATSC TV tuner card for my dual core XP desktop PCIE for OTA digital HD broadcast.
I want to run two coax from my powered antenna- one to the TV and one to the card.
I've noticed some cards have 2 coax connections. Is this antenna in and out or do I need a splitter?
Something efficient like h264 preferred and lastly mpeg2.
What do you recommend as a good used card?
Not looking to spend much, obviously.
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Last edited by zoobie; 15th Sep 2017 at 00:36.
Maybe a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 (older version) or WinTV-HVR-1265 (newer version). Most ATSC TV cards only allow capturing a digital signal as-is, MPEG-2 video + AC3 audio. ATSC broadcasts don't use H.264.
I have a WinTV-HVR-2250 with two RF connections, one for digital, and one for analog. I use the analog port for FM radio, since it tunes FM radio as well as analog TV. The other TV cards with two RF connections that I know about also have two (or more) tuners. As far as I can recall, I haven't seen a TV tuner card with RF out.
[Edit]The only ATSC TV tuner device I know of which transcodes the video from MPEG-2 to H.264 is the Silicondust HDHomerun Extend. It isn't cheap and Windows XP is not supported.
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Guess I'll need a splitter then. I've noticed different splitters with different results but I think the high frequencies are for satellites and not OTA.
Anyone else care to recommend a card for XP?
Last edited by zoobie; 15th Sep 2017 at 19:05.
Why used? Budget? Why internal? Internal slot type?Google is your Friend
I'm assuming the card is doing most of the processing....correct?
MCEBuddy is one possibility for auto commercial removal and transcoding, but I have no idea if it is worthwhile, or runs well on an older Windows XP PC. I do commercial removal manually and don't want to convert the original audio and video to other formats.
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Interesting and informative.
I edit on the fly.
The USB stick...How does it fit into my XP scenerio?
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Psalm 68: Breasts and Mountains
In seeking the meaning or connotation for El Shaddai I have come up with no answers but plenty of poetic allusions. Here are the three major connotations of El Shaddai - breasts and by association mountains, and destruction. These do not represent the known etymological roots of the word, but rather euphonic and associative connections.
In Genesis, El Shaddai is the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. In Genesis 49:25, Shaddai, - שַׁדַּי the Almighty, is the one who blesses with the blessings of the heavens and the deep and the breasts שָׁדַיִם (the shadayim) and the womb.
Shaddai not only blesses the patriarchs with children but he takes children away from Naomi. Shaddai is the God of Job, who gave him life and children, the God who will not afflict. (Job 37:23.) In Isaiah 13:6 and Joel 1:15, destruction, שֹׁד (shod) comes from שַּׁדַּי Shaddai.
El Shaddai is mentioned only 6 times outside of Genesis and Job. One of these times is in Psalm 68:14.
- When the Almighty scattereth kings
therein, it snoweth in Zalmon.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
Why look ye askance, ye mountains of peaks,
at the mountain which God hath desired for His abode?
Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever.
It is perhaps best to simply remark that Shaddai is an archaic and poetic name for God. Perhaps it is a name remembered uniquely by the composer of this psalm, whether woman or man, one versed in the ancient poetic traditions. One of the most interesting things that I noticed about this psalm is that so many of God's names appear in it.
Shaddai represents to me the mixing of traditions, contemporary with ancient, and feminine with masculine. However, I do not find any exclusively female association with the name Shaddai. After all, the promise of the blessings of breast and womb were made to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob - through their wives, of course. Bearing children was front and centre in the ancient Hebrew culture; it was the immortality that was promised to the patriarchs.
However, Shaddai does not seem to be mainstream by the time of the Psalms, a little counter cultural. This could possibly be explained by supposing that women had retained some of the ancient poetic traditions which had not become part of the temple worship.
I don't think one can attempt to find the original derivation of the name Shaddai, but as the Almighty He gives the blessing of life and immortality, He dwells in the mountains and has the power of destruction. He is sufficient.
Robert Alter transliterates Shaddai and simply remarks,
- El Shaddai. The first term as in El Elyon, means God. Scholarship has been unable to determine the origins or precise meaning of the second term - tenuous associations have been proposed with a Semitic word meaning "mountain" and with fertility. What is clear (compare Exodus 6:3) is that the biblical writers considered it an archaic name of God. The Five Books of Moses page 81
Other recent posts on the psalms are by Bob and Stefan.


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Palace Music
06/20/2016 § Leave a comment
Three years since their debut, Brick Mask, comes Palace, the second full-length, studio-recorded album from B/B/S/, a trio of Aidan Baker, Andrea Belfi, and Erik Skodvin. Copies of the limited 2LP release are available now in the BSP webshop:
And digitally on the BSP bandcamp page:
In other release news, Nadja's Queller has seen a CD re-issue from Essence Music with slightly new artwork and an accompanying silk-screened poster:
This is also available in the BSP webshop:
Obeying Conventions
05/13/2016 § Leave a comment
We will be performing a handful of Nadja shows in North America this month, a relatively rare occurrence since we expatriated:
26-05-16: Obey Convention, Halifax, CA
28-05-16: Le Ritz, Montreal, CA
29-05-16: St Vitus, New York, NY
03-06-16: The Garrison, Toronto, CA
Aidan will also be performing solo and with his trio Whisper Room at the Nite Comfort series in Toronto:
01/22/2016 § Leave a comment
Out now from Midira Records: Aidan Baker's new album Dualism, a double CD release featuring two versions of the same songs, one set recorded at Broken Spine Studios and the other at Legato Studios, both in Berlin.
A special, limited 3CD set in a handmade cloth pouch is available directly from Midira or one can order the 2CD version directly from the us at the BSP webshop.
And in touring news, Nadja will be heading out next month for a show tour in Germany, Czech Republic, and Switzerland:
11-02-16: K4, Nuremberg, DE
12-02-16: Papirna, Pilsen, CZ
13-02-16: Kabintet, Muz Brno, CZ
14-02-16: Fuga, Bratislava, SK
15-02-16: Klub Famu, Prague, CZ
16-02-16: Klubi, Zurich, CH
17-02-16: Diamant d'or, Strasbourg, FR (Aidan Baker solo show)
18-02-16: Jubez, Karlsruhe, DE
19-02-16: Komma, Esslingen, DE (AB solo show)
20-02-16: W71, Weikersheim, DE (also w/ AB solo)
Los Perros de la Navidad
12/12/2015 § Leave a comment
Next week, Wednesday December 16, Nadja will be performing in Madrid (for the first time since 2010) at El Perro:
And, Thursday December 17, at Lounge in Lisbon (first Lisbon show since 2008!):
Aidan Baker will also be playing in Lisbon (for the first time, solo), the next day, Friday December 18, at Zaratan:
In conjunction with our Madrid show, Nadja will be releasing a super limited cassette, Tabernanthe…which is actually already sold out…but is at least available digitally here:
Aidan Baker also has a new release, Ecliptic Plane, a limited CD out on the Russian label Dronarivm, which is also almost sold out (though we will have some copies in the BSP webshop, eventually), but likewise available digitally:
The Visual Spectrum
10/28/2015 § Leave a comment
Some new visual media:
A montage of the paintings by Manfred Naescher which accompany Nadja's limited EP, Songs For Wong Kar-wai, third in a series of a biographical fanzine series from Wist Records, and coming out November 10:
Filmmaker Marie Elisa Scheidt has made a lovely video for Aidan Baker's A Black Crow Flies, from the album Half Lives: Mountains Sweat Clouds on Gizeh Records:
And, lastly, a trailer for Emily Schultz's book The Blondes, directed by Brian Joseph Davis, and with Nadja's song Drown (from Flipper on Oaken Palace Records as the background soundtrack:
The Blondes from Brian Joseph Davis on Vimeo.
Fantasies, Plagues…
10/16/2015 § Leave a comment
Back in 2011 Aidan Baker released a limited LP, Plague of Fantasies, with Blackest Rainbow Records. This album was supposed to have a companion LP, Sorry For What I Said To You In Your Dream, which ended not being released…so, we have made it (along with Plague of Fantasies) available digitally on the BSP bandcamp page as a 'buy now/pay-what-you-can' release:
Both of these albums were originally recorded on cassette 4-track back in 2005 (around the same time as Lost In The Rat Maze, released on CD by Consouling Sounds) and digitally re-worked/-mixed/-mastered in 2010. For anyone interested in comparing, some of those earlier, 2005 versions of these tracks are available digitally now on Aidan's bandcamp:
In touring news, things are quite busy in the next two months, as we jaunt around the European continent:
01.11 – Sonic Ballroom, Köln, DE – w/ [ B O L T ]
02.11 – OCCII, Amsterdam, NL (also w/ Aidan Baker solo set)
03.11 – Magasin 4, Brussels, BE – w/ Enablers
04.11 – Espace B, Paris, FR
06.11 – Trauma, Marburg, DE
28.11 – Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, DE – w/ Insect Ark
03.12 – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
04.12 – 1000Fryd, Aalborg, DK
10.12 – Glimps Festival, Ghent, BE
16.12 – El Perro, Madrid, SP
17.12 – Lounge, Lisbon, PT
27.12 – Revolver, Oslo, NO – w/ Svarte Greiner
Aidan Baker will be touring with a trio of Lori Goldston (cello) and Andrea Belfi (drums) playing live-soundtracking performances to Dreyer's La passion de Jeanne d'Arc:
07.11 – Silent Green Kulturquartier, Berlin, DE
08.11 – Golden Pudel, Hamburg, DE
09.11 – Consouling In-store Session, Ghent, BE
10.11 – Café des Images, Caen, FR
11.11 – Le Picolo Café, Paris, FR
12.11 – The Hanger, Brussels, BE
13.11 – Christuskirche, Bochum, DE
14.11 – UT Connewitz, Leipzig, DE
And the following solo performances:
26.11 – Palác Akropolis, Prague, CZ – w/ Ulrich Schnauss
27.11 – Festiwal Ambientalny, Wroclaw, PL
19.12 – Zaratan, Lisbon, PT
09/03/2015 § 3 Comments
The second album, Children of Mars, from Adoran, Aidan Baker's bass and drums dronesludge duo with Dorian Williamson on Northumbria is out now on Consouling Sounds. It is available directly from the label here or the BSP webshop. Those of you in North America will be able to get it directly from a href="http://northumbria.bandcamp.com">Northumbria shortly.
Children of Mars was recorded at Polyphasic Studios in Toronto and mastered by James Plotkin (as was our self-titled debut), and features artwork by Karlynn Holland:
In performance news, Aidan Baker will be performing solo at the Hermetic Chamber Festival at Marie Antoinette's in Berlin on 10.09:
And then embarking on a short tour in northern Italy:
15.09 – Freakout Club, Bologna – w/ Uochi Toki
16-09 – Via Mazzini 66, Ravenna
17-09 – tba
18.09 – Altroquando, Zero Branco
19.09 – Stay At Home Festival, Bagnaria (Udine)
20.09 – Nerodiseppia (afternoon/acoustic) & Spazio Aereo (evening/electic), Venice


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Our client required a flexible and scalable solution which ensured accuracy of all the product information vital to meet their requirements today, and long into the future.
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StyleTech designed and developed a bespoke Extranet application which was simple and easy for our client's suppliers to administer, providing them with the opportunity to validate their product information at any time and amending product data whilst keeping an audit trail.
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When it comes to New Year's resolutions, socially conscious directors might consider tackling this trifecta: gender diversity, climate risk and sustainability-tied compensation.
These issues stood out in a recent Conference Board study, which looked at transparency and performance in select areas of S&P Global 1200 companies.
Gender diversity at the management and board levels
Only 12% of North American companies disclose the percentage of women in management positions. By comparison, European companies are almost four times more likely to report this information in their annual reports or sustainability reports.
The low levels of disclosure highlight an unflattering reality: Women hold just one in four management positions among North American companies. And while disclosure represents a step in the right direction, by no means will that alone move the diversity needle. Among European companies, where more than half report on this metric, women represent only about one in five management positions.
Directors should pay particular attention to imbalances between the median percentage of women in the overall workforce and the median percentage of women in management positions. For instance, data from the financial sector show a significant imbalance. Despite women accounting for 52% of the workforce among financial companies, women represent only 27% of management positions at these companies, a gap of 25 percentage points.
Diversity data for boardrooms is not any rosier. Today, women fill only one in five board seats among S&P Global 1200 companies. Even among health care companies, where on average women account for more than half of the workforce, women held only 20% of board seats. Given these figures, it comes as no surprise that the issue of board diversity is getting the attention of shareholders. Last year, for example, shareholders in the U.S. voted on eight proposals asking companies to prepare a report on steps toward increasing board diversity. Two of these shareholder proposals passed.
Directors can take a step toward improving board diversity by considering the "Every Other One" approach. Coined by the Committee for Economic Development, the approach entails appointing a woman to every other vacant board seat. By doing so, while retaining existing female directors, women can occupy about a third of corporate board seats in just a few years — certainly a step in the right direction.
Climate risk reporting
With investors increasingly recognizing the link between climate risks and shareholder value, companies are responding by developing climate-change strategies. But while stakeholders expect companies to be transparent about these strategies, North American companies significantly lag in this area. For instance, 68% of companies in Europe and 71% in Asia-Pacific have publicly adopted a climate change strategy. This is well over twice the rate of companies in North America, where less than one-third report having a climate-change strategy.
Directors should take stock of their companies' level of transparency on this front. Does the company report on its climate- change strategy? Are material climate-related risks discussed in the company's financial filings? This type of disclosure is gaining steam: During last year's proxy season, proposals requesting greater disclosure of climate risks received the highest average support among all environmental and social (E&S) issues brought forth by shareholders.
In fact, average shareholder support for this topic surged in just one year, from 27.5% of "for" votes in 2016 to 39.2% in 2017 (See chart). Of the six proposals on E&S topics that passed in 2017, three called for climate-risk disclosure. All three of these proposals were submitted at large U.S. energy companies, and all had a public pension fund as the main proponent.
Incentive compensation and sustainability performance
A small but growing number of companies are making explicit links between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and executive compensation.
In fact, 21% of companies in North America report linking compensation to some measure of sustainability performance, a practice already underway among more than one-quarter of companies in the European sample. Not surprisingly, companies in heavy industries apply this practice the most — namely, companies in energy, materials and utilities sectors, which have long included safety metrics as part of compensation schemes.
As an example, Xcel Energy bases 30% of long-term incentive compensation on the achievement of specified reductions in the company's carbon dioxide emissions. At American Electric Power, the company bases annual incentive compensation in part on a number of ESG measures, including safety, employee diversity and engagement, and volume of renewable energy projects.
While the data show an increase in the number of companies linking ESG performance to compensation, wide variation remains in the quality and breadth of disclosure. The lack of a standard methodology for linking compensation to ESG performance means companies that opt to make this link do so in different ways. Transparency on the details of these specific compensation schemes also falls short. Moreover, most companies offer little explanation on how their incentive compensation schemes incorporate sustainability issues.
Directors should consider their companies' priority ESG issues, and whether it makes sense to adopt compensation incentives to improve performance against these issues. This represents just one way to send a clear message to stakeholders that the company means business about embedding sustainability into its core strategy.
Thomas Singer is Principal Researcher in the Sustainability Center at The Conference Board. He is the author of the new report, Sustainability Practices.


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Doug coordinated all the FX and co-produced this movie. Written, directed and shot by Adam Ahlbrandt, the horror/thriller Sight was distributed worldwide by Lionsgate and is available on DVD and streaming services. Starring and produced by Clayton Haske. Also starring Tony Luke, Jr and Allison Persuad.
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Jeffrey leads a quiet existence. Living in constant fear of being labeled a psychopath, Jeffrey constructs a complex world of denial. He is haunted by the spirits of the vengeful dead, which he can see while no one else can. After meeting Dana, a beautiful young woman who shares his sight, Jeffery finds comfort in knowing someone shares his affliction. But his comfort is short lived. Dana suddenly goes missing and Jeffrey is left alone to find the answers.


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Barcelona Zoo Tickets and Prices
Located in the heart of Barcelona at Ciutadella Park, the Barcelona Zoo is home to over 400 species of mammals, reptiles and birds, some rare and endangered, and is an ideal family day out. Children especially enjoy petting the animals in the Barcelona Zoo Children's area where they also have pony rides.
There are plenty of shady areas for picnics and a small train to transports you around!
Located in what is known as the 'green lung' of the center of Barcelona, the Zoo first opened its gates in 1892. It is home to 4,000 animals in a habitat that replicates their natural home.
The Aviary contains birds from tropical forests all over the world, while 'Land of Dragons' offers the chance to see the Komodo dragon.


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Cover of Kevin Hewick song by In Embrace. B-side of their single 'The Living Daylights' (Glass Records).
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Staruk, Inc. is a Commercial Carpentry and General Contractor based out of Worcester, MA serving all of New England. We have been in business since 1978.
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Citizen Bridge is a unique opportunity to transform the way thousands of New Yorkers perceive, support and engage with their urban waterways.
Without immediate support to complete the final research and development phase in the summer of 2016, Citizen Bridge will not reach its ultimate goal to span Buttermilk Channel in the summer of 2017. We are looking for visionary patrons who understand the critical impact and role that the waterways and/or public art plays in the life of the city.
Visionary Patronage will help build this future icon of civic cooperation and paradigm-shifting model of infrastructure—witnessed by millions—and influence the cultural and environmental image of the city locally and internationally.
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Suzanne met Garrett in 2008 at her friend's wedding. He was the brother of the groom and the best man. During Garrett's best man speech, Suzanne became smitten and immediately introduced herself. Their first weekend getaway as a couple was in Vermont and they continued to return throughout the years. On one of those Vermont trips over Memorial Day Weekend 2011, they visited Hildene, the home of Abraham Lincoln's son. During a tour of the museum and grounds, Suzanne fell in love all over again. And even though she and Garrett weren't engaged yet, she knew it would be the perfect place for their wedding.
A few months later, on Garrett's 30th birthday, he surprised Suzanne by getting down on one knee in their apartment with a proposal by saying she was the best birthday present ever. How sweet!
Photographed by Orchard Cove Photography, their Hildene wedding was classic and sophisticated, with a touch of whimsy and English garden charm.
When asked what was the most unexpected thing that happened on your wedding, here's what Suzanne had to say.
We were in Vermont all week before the wedding enjoying the most gorgeous weather. Saturday (the day of the wedding) was forecasted to be beautiful (sunny and high 70s) so I stopped checking the weather for our outdoor ceremony on Wednesday – no need to worry, right?
On the day of the wedding just as guest started to arrive to the venue, clouds started to form. Fifteen minutes prior to me walking down the aisle, the sky unleashed monsoon like downpour! Everyone was able to stay inside the museum. The guests wandered around the beautiful summer home of Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's son) while the ceremony was delayed for about thirty minutes. Fortunately, the rain stopped for a brief time, just long enough to have the wedding ceremony outside. We were blessed to have such gorgeous clouds hovering near the overlook which created a breath taking backdrop for our wedding pictures. Not a bad trade-off!
In addition to their beautiful wedding style, Suzanne and Garrett tried to incorporate as much of their personalities and family traditions into their as they could. Here are some of the special things they did, in Suzanne's own words.
Embroidery in wedding dress (In honor of my late grandparents, I had an
embroidery created and sewn into my gown. It was my way to remember them on
this special day.)
Nana's wedding band (Again, I was very close with my grandparents and before she passed away, I asked if I could have her wedding band which was engraved with "RDP to CV April 11, 1942". Garrett and I were married 70 years later and it was the first time I wore it.)
We displayed old Family photos of our grandparents inside the house.
Green shutters(Garrett's brother Jason created this piece using shutters from the home they grew up in in Connecticut. We used them to hold the place cards as it matched Hildene's shutters. Now, we have them hanging in our home)
Homemade Family Cookie Bar (I grew up in an Italian family that loved desserts and I wanted to incorporate a little piece of home for both of us. For example, my aunt baked "Nana's Italian White Cookies and Garrett's Mom made her famous toffee!)
The dog candle (this candle has been a part of my family celebrations for as long as I can remember so I had to have it on our wedding cake!)
Wedding Sign (My Dad and I handmade this sign)
Instead of a guestbook, we had our guests sign the mat, and now it hangs in our dining room!
Gift Welcome Bags ("Love, Laughter, Happily Ever After" – I tried to incorporate that into as many pieces as possible – wedding sign, wedding programs etc.)
Flip Flops displayed in a vintage suitcase (I spray painted the suitcase emerald green to match the decor and added little shoe bags for the women to put their heels into.)
Photography: Orchard Cove Photography
Venue: Hildene
Caterer: Pangea
Florist: Nancy Bishop Floral
Band: Search Party
Suzanne's Dress: Amsale via Equisite Bride
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Makeup: Suzanne Della Pella
Suzanne's Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Bridesmaid's Dresses: Amsale
Ring Bearer's Bowl: Paloma's Nest
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Wedding Dress Emboridery: Inspired Stitches (Steve and Nancy Jensen)
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Who We Are
We are the local Democratic Party organization for the 37th Legislative District in Washington State. We believe that politics is the art of bringing folks together to solve problems. We are committed to creating a more perfect democracy by helping to elect and support local Democrats through donations and direct action.
Where We Are
The 37th District is comprised of portions of the following communities:
- Rainer Valley
- Central District
- Columbia City
- Madrona
- Mount Baker
- Leschi
- Rainier Beach
- Beacon Hill
- Seward Park
- Capitol Hill
- Skyway
- Renton
The 37th District is an exciting, thriving , diverse community, with wonderful parks, public sites, and historic areas. If you are unsure if you live in the 37th District, you can check here!
When We Meet
We hold regular monthly membership meetings on the second Monday of each month from 7:00 – 9:00pm. At our meetings we hear from guest speakers on a range of important topics, as well as elected officials and candidates for elected office. Join us from 6:30 – 7:00pm to socialize as we set up! Everyone is welcome. Meetings take place at the Ethiopian Community Mutual Association located at 8323 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, Washington 98118 in Rainier Beach.
We have a number of rules for our meetings, as noted below.
Meeting Norms
- Bring a positive attitude to the meeting
- Assume good intent
- Agree to disagree
- Ensure our meeting is a safe place
- Everyone's opinion is valuable
- The chair will ensure good time management
Ground Rules
- Speak when recognized by the chair
- Comments should be on topic
- Non-urgent comments or suggestions should be addressed to the chair or members of the executive board after the meeting
- Do not interrupt the person who has the floor
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Working with the team at spiceworks, Ingrained Technology developed foundational content that filled gaps in their impressive Learn repository. Given topics and tight timelines, we enabled the team to roll out Learn with more complete coverage of the storage and networking categories.
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Reprieve presents an analysis of President Obama's progress during six months in office
July 20, 2009
The briefing sums up what is at stake, President Obama's commitments so far, his achievements to date and what he has left undone.
Reprieve presents an analysis of President Obama's progress during six months in office, focusing on four areas:
1) Transparency and accountability for past abuses
2) Access to and judicial oversight of Bagram prison
3) Release of prisoners from Guantánamo Bay
4) Rendition and torture
Clare Algar, the executive director of Reprieve, said today:
"In January, we were delighted by President Obama's commitment to reverse the inhuman policies of the Bush Administration. Six months on, we are holding him to his word. We remain urgently concerned for the hundreds of men held at Bagram Airbase indefinitely without trial or charge, and for those in Guantánamo who cannot find a safe home.
"We ask President Obama to remain unflinching in his commitment to transparency and the rule of law in the darkest places. Providing humane conditions and legal rights in military prisons like Bagram would show the world that the US has truly found a new direction."
For more information please contact Katherine O'Shea at Reprieve's Press Office firstname.lastname@example.com 020 7427 1099.


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Rededication Ceremonies for Girl Scouts
It's Investiture and Rededication Ceremony season for Girl Scouts, and I offer you three options so you don't have to reinvent the wheel!
Being a Girl Scout leader provides me with an exciting way to inspire young girls and foster leadership qualities early in life. No matter what the age of the girls, I like to infuse my meetings with moments of introspection and meaning. Here are three different Rededication/Investiture ceremonies that you can use to spark your own imagination, use verbatim, or any variation in between.
(All sit in a circle, with a table in the middle prepped with one white taper candle, 3 gold taper candles, and ten colored tea-lights or votive candles. It would be lovely if the colors were the colors of the daisy petals, which ultimately are the colors of the Girl Scout Law values. You may find it helpful to use 3×5 index cards for girl's parts.)
Leader: Today we come together to rededicate ourselves to Scouting. I light this first candle to represent the flame of sisterhood that burns in the heart of every Girl Scout. (Light the white taper candle.) Although this is a tiny flame and it lights only a small area, all of us can see it. Though tiny, it is a beacon to every one of us. This tiny light can grow, multiply, and spread, lighting the world. Someone just needs to join it. First we light three candles signifying the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise.
Co-Leader: LIGHTING GOLD CANDLE FROM THE SISTERHOOD CANDLE – Repeat after me "On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country."
This candle that we light shall shine as a symbol that Girl Scouts are true to God and their country.
Leader: It is our goal is to help you be good citizens of high character.
Co-Leader:: LIGHTING GOLD CANDLE – Repeat after me "To help people at all times." May the light of the second candle shine as a symbol that a Girl Scout's greatest desire is to serve.
Leader: It is our goal to help you be confident girls. Enough confidence to have your voices be heard and to make a difference in the lives of others.
Co-Leader:: LIGHTING GOLD CANDLE – Repeat after me "And to live by the Girl Scout Law." May the light of the third candle shine as a symbol that Girl Scouts are true to their ideals and values, and that these ideals and values make up the Girl Scout Law.
Leader: It is our goal to help you become girls of courage, courage to remember your ideals, and to be true to who you are.
Co-Leader: Now it is time for you to recommit yourselves to the Girl Scout Law. Girls please stand and circle around the table. You may begin. (Girls use the sisterhood candle to light the following candles.)
Girl #1: LIGHTING 1st COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to be honest."
Girl #2: "What is honest? It is to be truthful in everything I say and do."
Girl #3: "I will do my best to be fair."
Girl #4: "What is fair? It is treating other people the way I want to be treated."
Girl #5: LIGHTING 2nd COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to help where I am needed."
Girl #6: "What is helping where you are needed? It is finding out what others need, and doing what I can to show them that I care."
Girl #7: "I will do my best to be friendly."
Girl #8: "What is being friendly? It is being generous with my kindness."
Girl #9: LIGHTING 3rd COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to be caring and considerate."
Girl #10: "What is being caring and considerate?"
Girl #11: "It is to be thoughtful of others. It is being the kind of friend you would like to have."
Girl #12: LIGHTING 4th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to be courageous and strong."
Girl #13: "What is being courageous and strong?"
Girl #14: "It is being brave enough to be true to my heart and to listen to my inner voice."
Girl #1: LIGHTING 5th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to be responsible for what I do and say."
Girl #2: "What is being responsible for what I do and say?"
Girl #3: "It is knowing that I have choices about what I say and do, and that choices always have consequences. So I always choose wisely."
Girl #4: LIGHTING 6th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to show respect for myself and others through my words and actions."
Girl #5: "What does it mean to show respect for myself and others?"
Girl #6: "It means to do your very best in the way that you treat others."
Girl #7: LIGHTING 7th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to respect authority."
Girl #8: "What does it mean to respect authority? It means to listen to people who are responsible for us and follow their directions."
Girl #9: LIGHTING 8th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to use resources wisely."
Girl #10: "How can we use resources wisely? We can learn not to waste what we have."
Girl #11: LIGHTING 9th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to protect and improve the world around me."
Girl #12: "What does it mean to protect and improve the world around me? It means to help preserve the world around us and to help make it a better place."
Girl #13: LIGHTING 10th COLORED CANDLE – "I will do my best to be a sister to every Girl Scout."
Girl #14: "What does it mean to be a sister? It means to think of all Girl Scouts everywhere, not as strangers, but as friends you haven't met.
Leader: Thank you ladies for making the world a better place with your light. Congratulations on re-dedicating yourself to girl scouts and the pursuit of courage, confidence and character.
(All stand in a circle, with a table in the middle prepped with one white taper candle, 3 gold taper candles, and ten colored tea-light or votive candles. It would be lovely if the colors were the colors of the daisy petals, which ultimately are the colors of the Girl Scout Law values. An * indicates where to light a candle.)
Leader: Today we come together to rededicate ourselves to Scouting. I light this first candle to represent the flame of sisterhood that burns in the heart of every Girl Scout.
Co-leader: Although it is a tiny flame and it lights only a small area around it, all of us can see it. Though tiny, it is a beacon to every one of us.
Leader: This tiny flame can grow and spread, lighting the world, it just needs other flames to join it and multiply.
Co-leader: Next we light three candles with the flame of sisterhood, signifying the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise. (*) Please repeat after me: "On my honor, I will try…"
Leader: On my honor, I will TRY. We cannot succeed if we do not attempt. So, we will do our best, put forth our best effort, and although we may not always succeed, we will grow with each new experience as we put into practice the values of the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law.
Co-leader: Please repeat after me: "…to serve God and my country"
Leader: Our goal is to help you become good citizens today and active citizens tomorrow, for a Girl Scout loves her country and knows the importance of having a loving relationship with her God.
Co-leader:: (*) Please repeat after me: "…to help people at all times"
Leader: We are all connected as human beings. Never forget that. It may be easier from time to time to help people who are like you, but where there are differences we gain exciting opportunities for understanding and growth.
Co-leader: Others need you and we hope you take pride in knowing that you are learning skills and seeking knowledge which could help someone be happier and allow you to experience what being of service feels like.
Leader: (*) Please repeat after me: "…and to live by the Girl Scout Law."
Co-leader: Being generous with your kindness and showing people that you care about them is living by the Girl Scout Law. Being truthful about your feelings, treating others how you wish to be treated, and being the kind of friend you would like to have is living the Girl Scout Law.
Leader: Knowing you have choices and making them wisely, and being brave enough to be true to your heart and listening to your inner voice is living by the Girl Scout Law.
Co-leader:: Listening to people who are responsible for you and following their directions.
Leader: Making friends with your fellow Girl Scouts.
Co-leader: Not wasting what you have.
Leader: Protecting and improving the world around you, and making it a better place…
Co-leader: That's living the Girl Scout Law.
Leader: Please come forward one at a time to re-dedicate yourselves to Girl Scouts. Using the flame of Sisterhood, light a colored candle representing one of the values of the Law. (* When all candles are lit, move on to the next paragraph.)
Co-leader: As the candle light grows brighter it does indeed fill this room, but it is actually the light inside each one of you that is making this room glow.
Leader: Thank you for making the world a better place with your light, and for sharing it with all of us. And congratulations on re-dedicating yourself to Girl Scouts and the pursuit of courage, confidence and character.
Both: Welcome Back Troop 7755!
(Have a big bowl handy, some large mixing spoons, and some serving bowls/bags/baggies to eat from. Give every girl a mini box of raisin for each year she has been a girl scout before you begin. This ceremony can be done with multiple leaders, or even modified to have each girl add an ingredient. Having done it both ways, I am partial to having the girls only add their raisin boxes.)
Leader : Have you ever wondered what goes into making a Girl Scout? Well, we have a recipe to show you what Girl Scouts are all about. Girl Scouts come in all colors, different cities and towns, Every Girl Scout's a sister no matter what she looks like or how she sounds. I am starting our mix with these colorful M&Ms.
Leader: Some of us are tall, and some of us are small. But when we get together, size doesn't matter at all. I am adding pretzel thins and marshmallows.
Leader: With our words and our actions, we show that we care. We try to do our best to be fair and SQUARE. I will add Chex Cereal to our mix.
Leader: Sometimes we act a little NUTS, we love to joke and play. We'd love to put a Girl Scout smile into everybody's day. So I am adding a bunch of nuts.
Leader: When we get together, we make circles so round. It's our never ending friendships to which we are bound. I will add Cheerios to our mix.
Leader: When we're planning and working we just don't stop, we use our creativity so that our imaginations POP. Next we add some popcorn.
Leader: We respect all God's creatures, if they're big or if they're small. The earth is our home, and there is room here for all. So for all the little creatures, I add some Goldfish crackers.
Leader: It was 1912 when Juliette Low started us off, and like the girls back then, we're just "CHIPS off the old block." So for all of us, I add some butterscotch candy chips.
Leader: We get a KICK out of doing new things cause the learning never ends, a kick out of helping others, and spending time with friends. I am adding Kix Cereal to our mix.
Leader: When you were Brownies, you were fresh, new and rare, but now that you're Juniors, you have experience to share. I'd like for each of you to come up one at a time and add your mini-box(es) of raisins representing each year you've spent in Scouting. Today you are adding _____ boxes representing ____ years of combined service.
Leader: Now we stir to the left and we stir to the right, we mix it together with all of our might. We welcome our troop to another great year, and hope the memories we make, we will always hold dear.
Leader: Now that our recipe is complete, let us look upon what we have just created. Each of the ingredients went into our recipe separately, just like each of you girls came into this troop separately.
Leader: As the ingredients mix together to form a dish, you girls mix together to form a troop.
Leader: And even as we look upon the mixture, we can still see each ingredient as separate and unique. You girls each bring your own unique talents and gifts to our troop to make this "mixture of girls" as special as it is.
Leader: Now at this time, I'd like (name girls who are brand new to scouting to join in on the "Investiture" part of the ceremony. If there are no new girls, simply move to the next paragraph) to step forward. Ladies, please make the Girl Scout Sign by raising three fingers to represent the Girl Scout Promise which you are about to recite, and repeat after me — "On my honor I will try, to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law." Congratulations, you have just "invested" yourself in Girl Scouts. (Put her vest/sash on her.) You may rejoin the others.
Now it's time for the rest of you to each rededicate yourselves to Girl Scouting. Please make the Girl Scout Sign and together we say the Girl Scout Promise. (When done, put their vests/sashes on them.)
To complete our ceremony, let us all say the Girl Scout Law together as a troop, Girl Scout Signs up — "I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, AND TO respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place and be a sister to every girl scout." — Welcome to Troop #_______, ladies, and thank you for continuing the journey of becoming young women of courage, confidence and character. Now let us eat GORP!
Gang Up for Good
I am so excited to have found his campaign…Secret's Mean Stinks. If you have young girls in your life, check out their website to watch videos worth sharing, download posters and tip sheets, hear expert advice, and to get connected to a campaign causing positive change. I'm painting my pinky blue today!
Girl Scout Rededication From the Heart
I wanted to pass this Girl Scout Rededication along to all you Leaders out there who might be looking for something a little more meaningful to do with your girls. My co-leader and I did this with our Third Grade Brownies and they seemed to really like it. In fact, it inspired a huge group hug and praise such as "You're the best leaders EVER!" (Each time you see an asterisk, light a candle to represent the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise.)
Leader: Today we come together in silence as we rededicate ourselves to Scouting. We light three candles signifying the three parts of the Girl Scout Promise as we renew it.
Leader: Repeat after me (*) "On my honor, I will try to serve my country."
Co-leader: On my honor, I will TRY. We cannot succeed if we do not try. So, we will try, and although we may not always succeed, we will grow with each new experience as we put into practice the Promise and Law.
Leader: Our goal is to help you be good citizens today and active citizens tomorrow, as the Scout loves her country and has knowledge of its relationship to the world.
Leader: Repeat after me (*) "To help people at all times."
Co-leader: All women are sisters. Never forget that. We learn that there are many likenesses in all people, but where there are differences we gain exciting opportunities for understanding and growth.
Leader: Others need you and it is good to know that you are learning skills and have knowledge which can make someone else happier and that you can be useful and of service.
Leader: Repeat after me (*)"And to live by the Girl Scout Law."
Co-leader: Each Scout is an individual, and by keeping yourself forever fit, (mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually) you are better ready to serve others and enjoy everyday living to its fullest potential.
Leader: It is your privilege to keep yourself physically fit, to live with kind thought and unselfish deeds, and to keep yourself morally strong.
Co-leader: As the candle light grows brighter it does indeed fill this room, but it is your internal light that makes this room glow, knowing what a contribution you are to the world.
Leader: Think about all you have done already as Scouts. You are girls of courage, confidence and character with hearts aflame with accomplishment. We look forward to an exciting year of fun and opportunities, as we grow together as Girl Scouts.
Pin new stars and have each repeat the Promise, if desired.
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Gather for a Cause
I can't express to you in mere words what a visceral response I had to just the trailer for Miss Representation. This award-winning film is eye-opening and maddening about just how much power the media has in shaping our young people's perceptions of the world in which they live. If you disagree, watch the trailer. It's not just TV, movies and music anymore. It's magazines, video games, online media, social networking, and all that comes along with that. 10 hours and 45 minutes a DAY of consumed media. Much of it is damaging our girl's self-esteem and confidence, creating body-image disorders, and a sense of uselessness, and a climate for our boys that breeds a false bravado and total lack of respect for women because they are taught to believe it is okay to treat women like sex objects.
In this week's video not only do I urge you to watch the trailer, but I share some ease ideas to keep the "conversation" going. It's such an important conversation…watch the trailer and the video blog and let's chat. What do you think? Please leave a comment.
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The Art of Earning a Brownie Girl Scout Painting Badge
There comes a time in every Brownie leader's life when she must prepare for her first field trip with the girls, and so was my task for my third meeting. In fact, I prepared for two field trips at once.
The troop had a fantastic opportunity to work with an artist in an art gallery and to create pieces using non-traditional materials. This was a very exciting venue for our girls to earn their Painting Badges. Moreover, the girls were given the chance to sell their art at an Art Walk and give back to their community. It was a beautiful lesson that was going to come full circle.
In preparation, several things had to be done to make this trip seamless. First, our Transportation Coordinator filled out the Parent Permission forms and emailed them to the parents for their signatures. Next, he arranged for three drivers, besides me, to transport the troop to the Art Gallery. (Here's a tip to make transportation easier: consider making multiple transportation binders. In each binder, includes a complete set of Health Histories for the girls in the troop, blank Accident/Incident Forms, and blank Adult Health Histories for each driver to fill out as needed. I also suggest keeping a set with your first aid kit. For more organizational tips, please feel free to email me at email@example.com.)
The next task was to collect donations of 4×4 ceramic tiles and new or used nail polish and acrylic paints. The final task was to purchase materials to transform the girl's painted ceramic tiles into coasters to sell. This included adhesive cork backing and small stickers printed with "Made with Love" and our Troop Number.
Once our preparations were complete, and snacks primarily eaten in the car on the way to the art gallery, we arrived at our destination where we began our third Brownie meeting, as outlined here, using the Girl Scouts of America's meeting structure.
- Walk through
As we waited for everyone to arrive, the girls finished their snacks. Then they had the opportunity to walk through the gallery and enjoy the art.
- Promise
- Law
- Brownie Smile Song
- Attendance
Convening in a Brownie Circle outside the gallery on our sit-upons, the girls opened our meeting with the Girl Scout Promise, Law, Brownie Smile Song, and attendance, each led by a new volunteer.
- GIve Back Badge
- Internal Ceremony
"The first order of business is to introduce you to a new badge we will be working on, called the Give Back Badge. Who can tell me what it means to give back?" I asked. After some discussion, I went through the Give Back Badge pamphlet from the Brownie Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting binder. Moving through each of the five steps, I outlined for the girls that (1) we would be researching businesses that give back between now and our next meeting; (2) we would be selling our art at an "Art Walk" in a couple of weeks with a goal of selling all 60 pieces that we make today; (3) our plan is to donate 50% of the proceeds to a business or charity that gives back selected by the girls; (4) during the Art Walk we will be asking our customers what they would like to see improved in their community, as this may help us with our decision or for future project ideas; and (5) that we will collect contact information from our customers during the Art Walk who would like to know who we end up donating our money to.
The next order of business was to move into our first Internal Badge Ceremony, a ritual I created to earmark the giving of a badge and to make it special. While my co-leader passed out the badges and their corresponding introduction/memory slips, I began:
"Earning a badge means that you've learned something new and that you've learned it so well that you can use your new skill to help others. I'm so excited I can't hide how happy I am inside, to present this to you with pride. Congratulations troop, on receiving your Girl Scout Ways badge! You have earned this badge today because you have learned four new Girl Scout ways. You have learned the Girl Scout Handshake and the Brownie Smile Song. You have assembled an important first aid kit for the Troop and made your first Sit Upon. Plus, you have reviewed the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
Ladies, always remember, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, the 3 C's that make the world a better place! As a Girl Scout, you are a leader in your daily life, a leader in the world, and YOU can do extraordinary things!"
- Painting Badge
Our host at the art gallery, Vanessa, graciously led the girls through an hour and a half lesson. As they walked around the gallery, she showed them various art styles (modern, abstract, impressionist), using the works on the gallery walls as illustration. She then introduced the lesson plan and had the girls paint tiles covering each with nail polish. She offered a variety of tools for the girls to use next. Using sticks, sponges, Q-tips, and brushes, she invited the girls to paint what moved them with acrylic paint over the polish. The two mediums together created a lovely texture and depth. Once the tiles were finished, they were laid together to create a beautiful mural.
Reminding the girls that Brownies always leave a place cleaner than when they found it was a helpful motivator, as there was much to clean-up this day.
- Friendship Circle
The girls formed a Friendship Circle outdoors and sang the Friendship Song and then ended the meeting with a fun and giggly hand squeeze. It was with much enthusiasm that everyone went home, excited to gather again for the Art Walk coming up in a few Saturdays.
The Art Walk
Even though the Art Walk itself was cancelled, the weather was miserable, and there was very little foot traffic, I would be remiss if I didn't share with you how much fun we all had.
Those girls who couldn't be with us on Saturday contributed by making signs, post cards for customers who wanted to be contacted, and name tags for the groupings of coasters. Tile groupings got such names as Beach Days, Modern Art, and The Happiness. The spelling on the name tags was even more precious than the names themselves.
We made beautiful displays using buffet plate servers for added height and elevation, table clothes for added class, and balloons on sticks to add just the right pop of color. Of course, the warm brownies proudly displayed on cake platters were a huge draw.
Our girls worked one-hour shifts and they were troopers. They sold coasters and brownies and made over $322 that day! Imagine what they could have done if it wasn't cold and rainy. Anyway, I can't wait to find out at our next meeting where they decide to donate their money.
The art of any good meeting is preparation. Having to do lists and some routine systems and procedures in place is extremely helpful for repetitive monthly meetings. For example, here is my Meeting Prep worksheet. I have one of these printed in advance for each meeting, as well as this Meeting Worksheet. These allow me to write ideas and notes as they come up and to keep things organized, especially when planning two meeting at once.


text: Nothing satisfies the soul like spending a warm evening in the yard with great friends, food, and drinks. I knew that that I wanted something that was light and refreshing and for that I turned to a summer staple, lemonade. Regular lemonade would not cut it and as I stood outside pondering what to make,… Continue reading Sparkling Blueberry Mint Lemonade


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Mount Athos, Vatopedi Monastery, ms. 227
Manuscript Pages
- Mount Athos, Vatopedi Monastery, ms. 227: page range 1r-368v
Additional Information
- Acquired: donated by the estate of L.G. Westerink
- Film: 16mm Black-and-white Negative
Prof. Westerink note:
Vatopedi 227
(368 ff.)
First image is library ID slip:
Monastery: Vatopedi
Efstratiados number:
General: 227
Special: 227
Nr. of Monastery: 227
Title of Codex: Ζωναρᾶ
FF: 368 βομβ.
Date: 13th c.
Date of Taking: 30-3-71


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The more business and personal transactions that you do on your computer, the more important it is to keep your computer clean of any spyware and malware. Another reason to do this is that those software tools will slow down your computer quite a bit! I personally HATE when my computer gets gummed up by weird malware and adware. Recently I ran into a problem with the Babylon search toolbar that took over my browser search settings. It's a bit like the Conduit search fiasco, but it's slightly different. The best way to remove Babylon search is to use a malware removal software program. This is the easiest. You can remove it manually, but that takes a long time and who has time for that?
When I get malware on my computer it seems to slow everything down. Here are a few tips on keeping that pesky malware OFF of your computer:
Don't download stuff that you don't need. Usually malware and adware piggybacks along with free download type software products from those "free download" sites. With the rise of moblie devices these internet cesspools have lost some popularity, however they are still around and people still download from them. Stay away. The only times I've really had issues with malware and adware it has usually come from one of those stupid free downloads.
Alongside this, don't download torrents or movies/music etc. Those programs such as Bearshare, Kazaaa, and others are often the entrypoint for malware and adware. So, just be aware that you might get attacked if you use those software tools.
Another thing to do is to employ the use of spyware removal software tools like Spyhunter or Malwarebytes. These programs are quite useful as they can easily and quickly get rid of malware that has worked its way onto your computer.
If you really must peruse bad internet neighborhoods like adult, gambling, and download sites, then you might want to consider getting yourself a cheap netbook to do these things with. That way your personal information is safe and secure. DO not do any purchasing or banking on this device, obviously.
If you think that using a Mac is a great way to avoid malware, then think again. More and more malware and viruses are attacking Macs as it gains a greater market share of active computer users. Also, mobile malware is out there for Androids and increasingly for iOS.
Lastly, ensure that all of your software as well as your operating system is up to date. Usually software updates contain security patches and if you don't update, you'll be vulnerable to threats that exploit these holes.
Better internet practices can keep you safe from spyware malware and adware. So do your due dilligence!


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Electricity is the future of the motor world and that fact brings a tear to the eyes of some car lovers. The hybrid and electrical cars we mostly see on the road are well tamed family cars, nothing that really makes your eyes turn and your heart race. Well I'm here to tell you there is no reason to fear. The cars you see here are all state of the art, high-tech, eco-friendly speed monsters.
Each is of them is a combination of numbers, technology and beauty you wouldn't believe. The prices on these are so high it's not even worth stating but the important thing is this: The cars you are looking at here will be the building stones for all future hybrid and electric cars, and that future looks good...
McLaren P1:
The McLaren P1 is a limited production plug-in hybrid electic sports car by British McLaren Automotive. The P1 features a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine and a electric motor producing 176 bhp (131 kW). With both motors, the P1 will have a total power and torque output of 903 PS (890 bhp) and will reach a limited top speed of 217 mph (349 km/h).
The whole car, along with its 324-cell lithium-ion high density battery pack, only weights 1,490 kg (3,280 lb). The advanced technology of the battery enables it to be charged by the engine or through a plug-in equipment, and can be fully charged in just two hours. The car can be operated using either the petrol engine, the electric motor, or with a combination of the two like many other hybrid cars. To maintain exclusivity only 375 units of these beauties were sold, so if you ever see one, consider yourself very lucky.
Porsche 918 Spyder:
This mid-engined plug-in hybrid sports car designed by the German company Porsche is powered by a 4.6 liter V8 engine, developing 608 horsepower (453 kW) and two electric motors delivering an additional 279 horsepower (208 kW) for a combined 887 horsepower (661 kW). The petrol engine only weighs 135 kg (297 lb) and the whole car is about 1,700 kilograms (3,700 lb).
The energy storage system is a 312-cell, liquid-cooled 6.8 kWh lithium-ion battery positioned behind the passenger cell. In addition to a plug-in charge port, the batteries are also charged by regenerative braking and by excess output from the engine when the car is coasting. The total range of the car with a full tank of gasoline and a fully charged battery is 420 miles (680 km), and those are some amazing numbers for a high-end hybrid sports car.
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive:
The worlds first electric super car is a limited edition electric version of the already fearsome SLS AMG, released in June 2013. The production version of the SLS AMG E-CELL includes four synchronous electric motors rated 392 kW (526 hp) and a 400V, 48 kWh lithium-ion battery from Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. Each motor is so high tech it only has one moving part and runs so quite you can barely hear it.
Each motor can spin up to 13,000 rpm and weighs only 45 kg (99 lb). In addition, the transmission allows each motor to selectively drive all 4 wheels. The electric power distribution is controlled by the main computer of the car and can send it racing from standing still to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.9 seconds, that's faster than the normal petrol version of the SLS!
Tesla Roadster:
The first highway-capable, all-electric vehicle in serial production in the United States was made by Tesla Motors in California between 2008 and 2012. More than 2,400 Roadsters were sold around the world. It was the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production BEV (all-electric) to travel more than 200 miles (320 km) per charge. A full recharge of the battery system requires only 3½ hours using a high power connector.
The Tesla Roadster can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 3.7 or 3.9 seconds with maximum output power of 248 hp (185 kW), depending on the model. It is a unique car in the sense that it's all electric, fast, not as expansive as you'd think for its kind (2010 base price was 109,000$ US), has a fast recharge time and looks just beautiful.
F70 - LaFerrari:
How can you talk about hybrid super cars without mentioning anything about the daddy of all supercar makers, Ferrari. The Italian powerhouse has made 499 units of this hybrid super car that provides the highest power output of any Ferrari, whilst decreasing fuel consumption by 40 percent.
Unlike conventional hybrid vehicles, in which either the electric motor or the internal combustion engine is running, the battery system in the LaFerrari adds extra power to the combustion engine's output level for a total of 950bhp (708 kW). Ferrari states that the car has a top speed exceeding 350 km/h (217 mph), and that it is capable of reaching 100 km/h (62 mph) in under three seconds. Those are amazing numbers for any car, and it only goes to show that there is amazing power to be found in the use of electricity in cars.


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