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I had my final reconstructive surgery on December 12, 2012. The significance of the date is not lost on me. I marked my mastectomy surgery date, June 8, 2011, when a piece of me died two years ago. 12/12/12 is significantly marks a surgery date where I came out of overjoyed. I've been in remission for over a year and everything to do with my boobs is finally over. Fingers crossed!
It was the first time I went off to surgery at WCH alone. It would only be a 2 hour procedure, at the most, I was told. I gave the admitting nurse my friend, Jeff's phone number. Jeff not only offered to drive me home from the hospital but promised there would be no talking in the car as it may have led to laughing which may have led me to pop a stitch. The nurse asked if I was aware what the Nipple-share procedure was. I told her I did but I was still squeamish about it. She asked me if I knew that there were other options. I told her I did know about the other options (using a piece of skin from my labia to create the nipple!!! or building a nipple some skin from my reconstructed breast mound) but truly nipple-sharing WAS THE BEST CHOICE, of the lot. She chuckled knowing it was true but also added that the results are excellent.
As usual, Dr. Beber and his surgical prodigy of the day took me to the little room to dot up my chest with his Magic Marker. He carefully measured distances between my collarbone to the remaining nipple and then placed an EKG sticker, which he cut up to match the size of my nipple, on my mound where the new nipple would be. I looked in the full length mirror to decide if it was in the right spot. It didn't look right even though I knew he measured equidistant to where my other nipple was from the center of my chest, visually it was off, from what I was used to seeing on my breast. I asked him to move it a little to the right. He marked the mound with his position of the sticker and then moved it to where I wanted the nipple. It looked better… or did it? Dr. Beber told me to take my time until I was sure. His surgical assistant remained quiet beside me. I almost asked her what she thought but thought better of it, as this wasn't a whole new outfit I was asking an opinion for. This was something I have to be happy with for… well, forever. Hmm, I thought about it for a little more but only imagined myself spending hours moving this sticker at slight millimetres, left and right, over and over again. Pretending to sound sure to Dr. B, I said, "That's it." He marked my spot and I was led to the operating room by his assistant.
It was smiles all around the operating room . The nurse asked me to state my name and the procedure I was having done to everyone in the room,"Nipple-share, from the right breast to the left." I said.
"No, that's not right. Are you sure about that?" the nurse prodded.
"Whoops! I meant the other way around, left to right," I was sure they would have figured once they saw my chest, "It's pretty obvious which nipple and where it would go."
We all had a good laugh before the anesthesiologist proceeded to find one of my veins on my left arm, the only arm he was allowed to infuse with an IV, as they had done so in chemo (my right arm had sentinel nodes taken out therefore nothing should ever be infused in my right arm). The anesthesiologist told me he sometimes placed the IV in after the patient is unconscious."Why don't we do that?!" I pleaded. As long as my veins remain as thin, as they are, I will never get over my fear of being poked by needles. The anesthesiologist wanted to try. He missed. I yelped. The anesthesiologist took another look at my arm and finally conceded with me. As he readied my mask I noticed the nurse securing my legs together with a belt.
"Why are you strapping me in? You know I'm not going anywhere, right?"
"Yes, we do this to make things easier when we sit you up during the operation." she explained, and with that I scooched down the operating table a little more and splayed my arms out, onto the boards jutting perpendicular beside of the operating table like Jesus-on-the-cross style.
The mask went over my face and within seconds I was out.
I woke up feeling all happy. Automatically, I looked under my hospital gown to see my nipples bandaged up with cotton balls. Dr. B came to see me and told me everything went smoothly and I was to make an appointment to see him after the weekend. I remember saying something incoherent to him and realized I was still drugged up. Dr. B left and I closed my eyes for a bit longer.
Waking up again the nurse asked me how I was feeling. I told her I was a little achy on my breasts but other than that I was fine.
"Do you want something to take the edge off?" she asked.
"Yes, I'd like to try some Oxycontin." I said assuredly but maybe too quickly.
"Look. At. You." quipped the nurse. She didn't give me any. I got my usual Percocets which she told me had some oxycodone in it but I told her I didn't like how it made me sleepy. So, of course, I stayed wide awake for the rest of my time in the recovery room. I thought about how I wanted to die after my mastectomy, but now the mere thought of dying during surgery would be a huge shaft because I would have missed out on all the fine painkillers offered during recovery from surgery.
Finally, I am seeing things more optimistically. It's a good feeling.
Alter my follow-up appointment with Dr. Beber, I headed back to Montreal for the Christmas holidays. It was good to see my parents and the rest of the family. Unfortunately, there was a lot of snow, record snowfall temperatures, in fact. So much so, that I ended up shovelling the front walkway to my family's home twice on the second day I was home. It was a bit of a mistake on my part because my newly stitched nipples started to leak profusely afterwards and I ended up heading to the pharmacy every day to buy non-adherent pads to place inside my bra.
It was a bit disconcerting when I was doubling up on the pads so it wouldn't soak through my bra onto my shirt. I didn't want to tell my parents either knowing they would have probably brought me to the emergency room but I just knew it would be a headache to deal with Quebec medicare to Ontario's OHIP, in our socialized system. My cousin Susan, looked at it the day before I left Montreal and made me call WCH. They told me to go to the emergency room to have it checked out. I still waited until I got back to Toronto but not after I shovelled another three times, in one morning, to get the car out to drive to the train station… Montreal received a lot of snow this season.
Back in Toronto, my GP cringed a little when I told him about my nipple-share procedure. I told him I cringed for a whole year to psyche myself up to actually go through with it. Anyhow, he took a look at my leaking nipples and assessed it was probably not due to popping a stitch. As the surrounding area was also itchy I needed to stop using the Polysporin, and to air dry my nipples, as it looked like a fungal infection developed from perspiring while shovelling all that snow! My purpose for detailing this stuff is to remind anyone who has this procedure done, that the pain subsided fast, for me. It had not been two weeks after surgery before I started shovelling snow. Let this be a lesson, to follow the doctor's and nurses orders to stay inactive for up to four weeks to heal and to not pop a stitch or SWEAT.
A week later I saw Dr. Beber and told him about the snow shovelling so soon after surgery and my leaky nipples but everything seemed to be healing fine now. He braced himself a little before I showed him my breasts. Relief swept across his face and he became more animated telling me he was extremely happy with the results.
Now for those of you who are about to go through with your reconstruction and are dying to know exactly what I think about my new breast. Dr. Beber has done a spectacular job recreating a breast and if my mastectomy scar (which looks like it is fading) did not hover over my nipple, no one would be the wiser that I ever had a mastectomy. The nipple protrudes but not as much as my real nipple however no one can tell when they look at them straight on. Dr. C, my breast surgeon, who I just saw recently, told me that nipple-shares usually have the most projection from all the nipple procedures she has ever seen.
Every woman I have shown my new breast to has been amazed at the tattooed areola, the colour matched my own nipple hue. They are equally impressed, as I am, that there was even a piece taken from my existing nipple to make the other one. We are all in agreement my nipple must have been ginormous to be able to provide nipples for two breasts. Also note I still have all feeling in my real breast as it was an issue I worried about before opting for the nipple-share procedure.
I am extremely happy with my breast reconstruction results. The reconstruction will never be as perfect as my old breast but it comes pretty damn close. Close enough to make me feel my body is intact again.
I thought this entry would be the last but I felt rushed to put this out to let you all know how things turned out with my final surgery. I'm in the middle of getting on with life after cancer but will try to write my good-bye entry soon. I know a few of you want me to continue with this blog but I hope you understand I feel the need to move on and not focus on my boobs anymore. As always, thank-you for all your support throughout this ordeal. I could never have come out of this smiling without you all cheering me on when I needed or crying on your shoulder when I needed.

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Boyle (; Irish: Mainistir na Búille) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by. The population of the town was 3,000 in 2010 and 5,110 in 2011 including a rural area.
On 15 August 1599, the Battle of Curlew Pass between English and Irish forces was fought in the Curlew mountains during the Nine Years' War, between an English force under Sir Conyers Clifford and a native Irish force led by Aodh Rua Ó Dónaill. The English were ambushed and routed while marching through a pass in the Curlew Mountains, The English forces suffered heavy casualties. Losses by allied Irish forces were not recorded but were probably minimal. The Queen's principal secretary, Sir Robert Cecil, rated this defeat (and the simultaneous defeat of Harrington in Wicklow) as the two heaviest blows ever suffered by the English in Ireland.
Boyle suffered considerable hardship during the famine years (1847–49). The following quote from the novel Woodbrook is one example: A retired herd, Mick Maxwell, speaking to Thompson about his grandfather during the famine, related the following: 'when his grandfather, the only man strong enough, brought fifty and sixty corpses on a barrow, one by one, two miles from Cootehall near his home to the graveyard at Ardcarne.
By 1881 Slater's directory reported the town had a dispensary, three banks, three hotels and two newspapers, Boyle also had a post office, 40 grocery shops, 25 pubs (sixteen of which were also groceries), 12 bakeries and an assortment of businesses including fire insurance companies, booksellers, ironmongers and hardware stores, butchers, an auctioneer and churches for both Protestants and Catholics.
In 1917, Joseph Mary Plunkett, had been executed by the British in May 1916 for his part in the 1916 Rising. Michael Collins campaigned on the candidate's behalf, as did Michael O'Flanagan, later to become President of Sinn Féin. A plaque on the Courthouse, on The Crescent in Boyle, commemorates this occasion. This was the first by-election following the Easter Rising of 1916 and it was crucial that the democratic mandate be obtained by Sinn Féin. The election was held during a period of inclement January weather but sufficient supporters turned out to deliver the party a breakthrough into parliamentary politics.
King House is a Georgian mansion located in the centre of Boyle and was restored in 1989 after years of neglect. The house was built for Sir Henry King MP between 1720 and 1740, whose family were one of the most powerful and wealthy in Ireland. It was subsequently home to Edward King MP (1726–97), first earl of Kingston. The design is attributed to William Halfpenny (d. 1755).[7] Since 1788, when the King Family moved to Rockingham, the house has been used as a military barracks. Throughout the nineteenth century it was the home of the Connaught Rangers, adapted as a barracks for twelve officers and 260 soldiers. On the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the newly formed Irish National Army took possession of the house and it was renamed Dockery Barracks in honour of a commanding officer killed in Boyle during the Civil War.
Roscommon County Council, recognising the historical, architectural and cultural importance of King House, began a restoration project in 1989 following years of neglect. Using skilled artisans and local craftsmen employing traditional techniques and materials, all three floors and the basement have been restored. Of particular note are the main entrance gallery with its tripate windows and original fireplace, the extensive vaulted ceilings on all floors and the main salon which is in use once again as a venue for recitals and banquets. The other rooms in the house are used for temporary exhibitions and these are open to visitors. In The Kings of Connaught exhibition visitors are led through a series of tableaux and encouraged, with interactive pieces, to experience life as it was in the house and in the locality. The displays, ranging all over the floors, cover four main themes: The Kingdom of Connaught - from the earliest recorded times showing the importance of the clans and their kings; The King Family - meet the families who lived in the house from Sir John King who came to Boyle in 1603 to the fascinating accounts of life, both for the family and the staff, at Rockingham Estate (now Lough Key Forest Park); The Restoration - a room left partially restored so that visitors can see the fabric of the house and, with the aid of photographs and models, see the skill and craft employed in the building and restoration; The Military Usage - from 1788 to recent times.
The Cistercian abbey was founded in the 12th century under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts and is one of the best preserved in Ireland. It was colonised from Mellifont in 1161. The building of the chancel and the transepts with their side-chapels probably began shortly after this date, though the lancet windows in the east gable were inserted in the 13th century. There is a combination of rounded and pointed arches in the transepts and crossing. The existing large square tower formed part of the church from the beginning, though it was raised in height at a later stage. The five eastern arches of the nave and their supporting pillars were built at the end of the 12th century, and have well-preserved capitals typical of the period. Although built at the same time, the arches of the northern side of the nave are different in type, and have differently shaped columns and capitals. The three westernmost arches in the south arcade which have leafed and figured capitals, were built after 1205, as was the west wall, before the church was finally consecrated in 1218. Nothing remains of the cloister, but on the eastern side there are two doorways of c.1200, now blocked up. On the west side there is a two-storey gatehouse, which acts as an interpretative centre. The rest of the buildings surrounding the cloister are largely 16th or 17th century. The Abbey was one of the most important in Connacht, and was invaded by Richard de Burgo, Maurice Fitzgerald, and Justiciar, in 1235. In 1659, the Cromwellians occupied the monastery and did a great deal of destruction. Though mutilated during the 17th and 18th centuries when it was used to accommodate a military garrison, Boyle Abbey is one of the best preserved structures of its type, and attracts many thousands of visitors per year. A restored gatehouse 16th/17th century vintage houses an exhibition. The Abbey is now a national monument in state care and admission is currently free while restoration work is being carried out. There is a Sheela na gig hidden above one of the central Romanesque arches. It can be seen from ground level, just at the top of the column, where the arch begins. Records of monks and abbots working at the Abbey have been kept since the abbey started and this information can be still found today.
Situated just off the Ireland but now has locations in Sweden and plans to expand Worldwide.[8] The park covers 800 acres (3.2 km2), and was formerly part of the Rockingham estate. This was the seat of the Stafford-King-Harman[9] family who at the end of the nineteenth century "owned" over 30,000 acres (120 km2) in north County Roscommon and County Sligo. Rockingham House was designed by John Nash in the early eighteen hundreds for the English landlord John King. It was remarkable due to its dome front and 365 windows. Rockingham House was suspiciously destroyed by fire in 1957, after which it was taken over by the Irish Land Commission. Declared as unsafe in 1970, it was demolished. The tunnels to Rockingham House are still accessible to this day. A viewing tower was built in 1973. In the town park, known locally as the Pleasure Grounds behind King House stood a statue of William of Orange, this was pulled down and destroyed by locals in 1945 with the base of the statue remaining there to this day, reflecting the turmoil of that era of Irish History.[10]
There are many interesting islands on Lough Key. Castle Island is a well-known visual icon of this area. Trinity Island contains the ruins of a chapel, linked to the Cistercian monastery in the town. There are two trees growing on the island with interlinked branches, said to mark the graves of Una Bhan Mac Diarmid and Tomás Láidir Mac Coisdealbhaigh, two ill-fated lovers, celebrated in the poem Una Bhan.
Boyle Arts Festival is a highly regarded event, considered the best small-town arts festival in Ireland. The summer event has been held since about 1990 and has established an impressive reputation for excellence. The festival has been the winner of several national awards and welcomes new and innovative contributions. Events include a major art exhibition of works by contemporary Irish artists, classical and traditional music, poetry, drama, lectures and children's events.
The 5-arch bridge across the Boyle river close to the Abbey, known as Abbeytown Bridge. Also built in the late 12th Century, it could well be the oldest surviving stone bridge in Ireland. It has been widened but still carries a 5-ton load.
The Drumanone Dolmen is just west of the town. It is a site of Irish and European historic archaeological significance. This Dolmen located outside Boyle, is a fine example of a portal dolmen, and was built before 2000BC. The word "dolmen" is Celtic in origin and means "stone table".
The great capstone, 4.5m x 3m wide, is one of the largest to be seen in Ireland. Drumanone Dolmen has portal stones more than 2m high and a doorstone about 2m high. The capstone is about 4m square and has slipped back to cover the polygonal chamber. The sides of the chamber are each composed of a single stone. It is located in pasture land about 300m north of the Boyle River. This is an excellent example of a Portal Tomb, the chamber structure is fully exposed due to the usual robbing away of the covering cairn. There are two large portal stones, each over 2m high, these are set longitudinally and parallel to the NE-SW long axis of the tomb. There are two side stones, the one to the south has been re-erected, and the western slab has been tilted over by the mass of the slipped capstone, and it is now supported by a steel girder. A small stone sits between the side slabs at the SW, and this may be a remnant of a broken back slab. The capstone is huge, measuring roughly 4.5m x 3.8m, it has slipped back quite a distance from its original position, and has distorted the rear end of the tomb considerably.
Boyle railway station opened on 3 December 1862.[11] Boyle lies on the railway line from Dublin to Sligo, and the N4 Dublin-Sligo main road skirts the town. The town is linked to the River Shannon navigation system via the Boyle canal, the River Boyle and Lough Key. The town was once on the N4 national primary road from Dublin to Sligo but was bypassed in 1999. It is connected to the N4 by the R294 regional road (which also connects it to Ballina, County Mayo) and the N61 national secondary road which links Boyle to Athlone via Roscommon.
Boyle is the birthplace of actress Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane in the Tarzan movies), writer Patrick Chapman, Suffragette and women's rights campaigner Margaret Cousins, physician Robert Cryan, and hometown of actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd. O'Dowd filmed segments of his six-part comedy Moone Boy in the town in January 2012, with filming for the second season taking part in 2013. Neville Knott, interior designer and television personality.[12]
Irish orchestral conductor Michael Bowles (1909–1998) grew up in Boyle.
The writer John McGahern grew up near Boyle and Boyle is mentioned in several of his books. In his novel The Dark, a scene is played out in the dining room of the Royal Hotel, overlooking the river.
The UFO society of Ireland was founded in Boyle by the late Betty Meyler. Boyle hosts an annual conference on the subject.
Noted singer John Reilly lived in Boyle. He is credited by Christy Moore as a source of several well-known folk standards, such as 'The Well Below The Valley' (uniquely attributed to Reilly), and 'The Raggle Taggle Gypsy' (not a local song). Cited as an influence by Sinead O Connor and John Hoban, John Reilly features on three albums on the Topic Records label. The John Reilly Music Room was a local music venue for many years. Other local recording artists include the Grehan Sisters, who released two albums on the Transatlantic Records label and have featured on countless Irish music compilations. Christy Moore's first broadcast was as a guest performer on the Grehan Sisters BBC radio series. London-born John Carty is an Irish traditional musician and has lived in Boyle since 2003. He plays fiddle, tenor banjo, tenor guitar and, occasionally, the flute. He is very interested in the North Connacht traditional music style and was declared Irish television station TG4's 'Traditional Musician of the Year'.
Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has a holiday home near Boyle, as does Emmy-winning actor Brendan Gleeson.
Boyle offers a wide variety of shops and services to its inhabitants. With many of Ireland's leading supermarket chains, including SuperValu, Centra, Mace and Gala, having stores within the town, Boyle serves as a commercial centre for surrounding villages, such as Ballinameen and Corrigeenroe. The town is also home to numerous smaller businesses. These include butchers, newsagents, grocery stores, florists and clothes shops, amongst others.[13]
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Less has been said about what that trend means for enterprise data center staffing, recruiting and hiring. Suffice it to say, it means a lot, both for the employees themselves and the CIOs and managers that must retrain them — or do away with them altogether.
CIOs and other IT managers, of course, like the notion of a converged infrastructure because it saves on power, wiring and even real estate. Cisco claimed 10,000 UCS customers by early this year, up from 4,000 a year ago but there are not a ton of independent statistics comparing sales of converged infrastructure to sales of regular servers, storage or networking products. However, a new survey of Fortune 1000 IT professionals who deal with servers found that one-third (32 percent) of the 169 respondents have such equipment in pilot now or plan to buy it. Most of that interest in converged infrastructure comes from large companies, said analyst Peter Ffoulkes with TheInfoPro, a division of the 451 Group, which conducted the research (see chart below).
Chuck Hollis, the global marketing CTO for EMC, said converged infrastructure isn't for every account, but there are enough large enterprises in the market for it to keep vendors like EMC — which is a player with the vBlock bundles of Cisco UCS, EMC storage and VMware virtualization — busy.
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For the last decade or so, there have been three key constituencies in the data center: the server person, the networking person and the storage person. While these administrators didn't necessarily sign the purchase orders, they definitely held power when it came to which brand and model of equipment was bought. And once that happened, the chosen piece of gear was their baby to care for and maintain. In short, they had deep knowledge of their particular piece of the IT infrastructure puzzle but little insight into the other pieces.
Now the need is growing for IT pros who understand more about more things as opposed to a whole ton about one thing. And the need to field data center specialists in the three tech silos is on the wane. If, for example, a company buys a vBlock or a FlexPod (melding NetApp storage with UCS and VMware), someone higher up the IT stack is signing off on that purchase, and the resulting vBlock will certainly not need three IT pros to maintain it.
"As you converge you get rid of silos and that has tech pros worried," said Sam Barnett, the directing analyst for Infonetics Research. "No one wants to engineer themselves out of a job."
Higher up the food chain, CIOs have to figure out how this trend is changing their staffing requirements and how to handle retraining for the administrators who are suddenly without a silo to call their own.
"Hiring managers are already looking for more diversified backgrounds. They want more of a jack-of-all trades than a storage or a LAN specialist," said Bill Kleyman, analyst with IT consultancy MTM Technologies.
To be clear, this need for retraining to understand more about process and workflow as opposed to the niceties of X server, Y router or Z storage array is a large-enterprise phenomenon. IT pros in smaller companies already tend to be cross-trained across the silos. In a 200-person company that runs a couple of servers, a handful of IT people must know enough about servers and storage and networking to keep the whole shmear running; there is just not as much specialization or siloing in those shops.
But in data centers of all sizes going forward, "broad is better than deep," said EMC's Hollis, who spends a lot of time talking to customers about this topic. "There will still be a need for specialists, just not as much need." He says data center people have to find a more holistic view of how things work and how to translate that into IT services for their end users.
Hollis uses EMC's own experience as a guide for its enterprise customers. As the company redesigned its own IT infrastructure to serve some 50,000 employees, the data center head count stayed stable or rose slightly, but the mix of skills changed drastically as people retrained to take on new responsibilities.
EMC wanted to set up its IT to act more like an internal service provider — more like a vendor selling services into the company rather than a part of the company itself. "We had set up services that are consumed, which means IT has to focus on service and delivery versus handcrafting every piece of IT," he said.
The result? "We found that 85 percent of the roles in our IT organization changed significantly in the last 18 months. I don't even want to think of what that other 15 percent is doing."
The people who were configuring servers for several hours per week are no longer doing that but are building or specifying the IT services needed by various departments. Someone who might have installed or maintained servers, now, with additional training, is building services needed by people in the business units. There is definitely a cloud inflection to all of this as companies move forward. Nearly everyone needs to gain a working knowledge of virtualization at the very least, if they haven't already.
It is all about going from reactive to proactive mode for IT. EMC IT people who used to configure and provision servers now perform capacity planning and IT process engineering to support their users, for example. Those who responded to help-desk tickets have morphed into IT pros who develop and deliver actual services to users. The difference is that the old-school IT people were always in catch-up mode, dealing with issues (breakdowns, snafus), while their new roles are about creating services and planning for new capacity needs in advance. The assumption here is that the new converged, heavily virtualized infrastructure just works better and is more self-tuning and self-healing than its predecessor — and that means more free time for the people who used to tune and fix it. Whether that means they are out of a job or need to be retooled for a new job is up to them and their IT management.
The more things change . . .
People forget that even in the staid world of data centers, things continually evolve: There is nothing new about requiring IT guys to change.
"Ten or so years ago, when you wanted to talk network, you had to talk to the telephone PBX guys. Then the PBX guys didn't know IP, so we had to start a network group, then the phone became IP so we didn't have PBX guys anymore," said Paul Santinelli, who once ran data centers for Red Hat and now invests in data center technologies as a general partner in North Bridge Venture Partners. "[IT] people have to change as the workloads and data center technology changes."
Santinelli doesn't think jobs will be lost, provided the people involved are prepared to learn new skills. "There's this misperception out there that when you virtualize things [as happens in the converged infrastructure world] you cut people because there are less machines, but in fact you often increase people because there are more VMs atop any given piece of hardware."
Santinelli's argument is that as the base level of technology rises, IT folks who learn skills in the "white space" above that tech level will be just fine.
Word to the wise: Train up
But to be sure, not everyone agrees that these jobs are safe.
Greg Shields, a partner and technologist for Concentrated Technology, an IT consulting firm, thinks the mid-range data center admins are in the bull's-eye.
"When you move to converged infrastructure, you still need to have your hardware monkeys — low-level people who rack-and-stack boxes and you still need the high-end architects," he said. But all those mid-level sysadmins? The guys who manage servers and storage and routers? Not so much. Most of this converged infrastructure comes with automation that takes on a lot of the work these sysadmins do, Shields said.
Jobs may or may not be lost in this transition, but IT professionals who are not willing to learn the new skills required are definitely in danger of losing their jobs.
The net takeaway is: If you are a server admin, a storage admin or a LAN admin, it is time to bone up on how your piece of the IT puzzle works with the others and how the entire system can deliver IT services that end users want.
Vendors that hope to cash in on this converged infrastructure boom are offering training in new skills to help these administrators learn new skills to move up the food chain.
A big part of this is the need to reshape the mindset of data center professionals. In the past, IT departments at big companies were often more a logjam than an asset. Business users requested things to help them do their jobs better and then waited for IT to get around to doing them.
What converged infrastructure — and its automation — facilitates is the notion of IT as a service organization. It is there to do what needs to be done to help the business units, and long waits are not an option. The smart IT shop will pitch services to the business leaders before being asked. In this new model, for example, an IT shop would have noted the appearance of iPads in the building and rushed to accommodate their use on corporate networks rather than waited for C-level execs to mandate they do so.
As more of the data center is automated and self-managed, IT management guys will be freed up to perform service functions like the above example. That change of mindset might be harder than any technical retraining that must be done.
It also means that the folks who knew about servers and wiring need to know a lot more about the businesses they are serving. Smart CIOs will encourage the sort of education and training — both on the technology and business sides — to ease their path.
"If the sum total of your contribution to your business IT infrastructure is clicking the 'next' button, then it's time for you to move on anyway," Shields said. "There will be job loss. When we had the dot.com bust, a lot of IT pros lost their jobs, but many of them probably shouldn't have been in IT in the first place."


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Cashbook are happy to be attending the Midwest Lawson User Group (MWLUG) Fall Meeting in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Midwest Lawson User Group Fall Meeting is on Thurs 15th Nov 2018 at the HealthPartners building. This Lawson User Group will see certified business partners, key exhibitors and Lawson users come together for a great day of learning, sharing, and networking. As an Infor partner, Cashbook are looking forward to meeting users at this event to share our experiences, and discuss how we have helped companies to enjoy the productivity benefits of Cash Application automation.
Cashbook is an add-on automation and productivity tool for Lawson that consolidates all of your cash information in one location and creates a daily overview of your cash position. Transform your financial operations and increase the productivity of your Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Bank Reconciliation functions with Cashbook's automation capabilities. We consider cashflow going to other patient health systems, such as EPIC and Cerner.
With Lawson and Healthcare, a big problem is splitting a receipt on your bank statement out to many individual parts. One receipt for $50,000 may have to be split in 20 different parts to EPIC, Lawson GL, external clinics and external business process outsourcing divisions. Cashbook automates this cash splitting process and divides a large bulk payment into as many parts as deemed necessary. This solves a very time-consuming issue for our clients, one that adds exceptional value to your company.
Cashbook also automates the coding from bank statements to Lawson General Ledger codes. This includes automating lockboxes, credit card files, deductions and decoupled remittance details from emails and web portals. Cashbook automates payables with checks, ACH's, wires and the new ISO 20022 formats. Bank Reconciliation automation transforms your month-end into a daily reconciliation.
Book an appointment to meet us at MWLUG Fall meeting by emailing David Rushe today.


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Four seniors from the Central Connecticut women's soccer team were chosen for the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl. Seniors Ashley Cavanaugh, Shelbie Carr, Danielle Pearse and Charlotte Maurer were picked to represent the Blue Devils in the annual senior showcase game.
The NEWISA Senior Bowl is scheduled for December 1 at 12:00 p.m. on the campus of Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. The game features seniors from colleges and universities in New England across all three NCAA divisions.
Cavanaugh was the top vote-getter among goalkeepers for the game. She was named the Northeast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season and earned a spot on the All-NEC First Team. A three-time NEC Defensive Player of the Week, Cavanaugh backed a solid defensive line and ranked sixth in the nation posting 11 shutouts as a senior. Cavanaugh led the NEC with a 0.66 GAA and was second with a .854 save percentage. Cavanaugh was also named Goalkeeper of the Year by New England Soccer Journal. Cavanaugh finished her career with a 27-11-4 record with 23 shutouts and a 0.69 goals against average.
Carr played in all 20 games as a senior, making 19 starts on the CCSU backline. She helped the Blue Devils rank 21st nationally with a 0.636 goals against average and 22nd in shutout percentage (.550). Carr appeared in 61 career games, making 51 starts, and totaled two goals and two assists.
Pearse earned All-NEC First Team honors as a senior after leading the team with 25 points and 11 goals. Pearse was named the Northeast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring three goals in the tournament, including both goals in a 2-1 semifinal win over Fairleigh Dickinson. The forward also scored the game's opening goal in CCSU's NCAA Tournament game at top-seeded Georgetown. Pearse finished her career with 21 goals and six assists.
Maurer was the top vote-getter among midfielders for the Senior Bowl. The NEC Midfielder of the Year totaled 21 points on eight goals and five assists as a senior. Maurer scored three game-winning goals on the season. The Northampton, MA native, earned the NEC Player of the Week honor on Oct. 2 after scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson and adding a goal and assist in a 6-1 win against Wagner. Maurer tallied 10 career goals and seven assists in 64 games played.
The quartet helped the Blue Devils win the Northeast Conference championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Central posted a 16-2-2 record overall and went 8-0 in league play.


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Red Coral and White Shells
Posted by juliesjewels on July 2, 2011
Do you like Red and White together?
If so you may like these two items, a necklace and matching earrings created with Red Coral and White Shell pieces. Of course they both have some Sterling Silver touches.
both listed in my ArtFire Studio
3 Responses to "Red Coral and White Shells"
August 16, 2011 at 7:07 am
julie our love and prayers are with you at this difficult time, love always from linda lindsey justin janette and sheree from hamilton. our thoughts are with you julie and lennie.


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in a variety of disposable and durable end use product segments including
hygiene, filtration, bedding, furniture, carpet backings, wipes and
fabric softener sheets, air through bonding is definitely considered
a �hot technology� in the nonwovens industry. In addition to versatility,
air through bonded nonwovens feature high tensile strength and loft,
bulk, absorbency and thickness, as well as lower weights. Air through
bonded nonwovens are processed without chemical binders, offering
a much safer production process and working environment for machinery
operators and plant employees. Furthermore, manufacturers are able
to save energy and achieve lower operating costs, as no binder preparation
station is required.
�Air through bonding has been replacing spray latex bonding for the past 10 years,� said Frank Maupay, product manager at air through equipment supplier National Drying Machinery Company, Philadelphia, PA.
Whereas spray bonding only sprays the outer layers of the web, air through bonding can bond thicker webs uniformly throughout the core. The use of hot air instead of sprays, resins and solvents in bonding or heating the nonwoven web makes air through bonding more environmentally friendly and hygienic. Also known as through air bonding, air through technology is a type of thermal bonding. The process involves wrapping a nonwoven web around a drum, up to five feet in diameter, which is considered to be the �heart� of the dryer. Hot air passes through this drum to heat or bond the nonwoven web. Air through dryers can thermal bond or heat set nonwovens formed using a variety of technologies including carding, spunbonding, airlaying, thermal bonding, wetlaying and spunlacing. In the case of a spunlaced or wetlaid nonwoven, air through dryers and ovens can drive off moisture and stiffen the material. Perforated conveyor belts can also create bulkier materials. With such versatility it�s no wonder why air through bonded nonwovens have been replacing other nonwoven technologies.
�Air through bonding is the only thermal bonding process that allows the entire product to be exposed to a uniform temperature,� explained Chris Caiazzo, sales engineer at Metso, Biddeford, ME. �This segment�s steady growth is attributed to the use of air through bonding for medical products, wipes and disposables. Air through bonded materials offer a dryer surface in absorbent products and greater strength per unit weight for heavy weights. Additionally, new fibers, machinery and product enhancements will position this technology well for continued growth.�
Bicomponent Benefits
Most air through bonded nonwoven webs consist of either bicomponent or multicomponent fibers. Bicomponent fibers with a high melt temperature polyester core encased in a low melt temperature polypropylene sheath are still one of the most common bicomponent fiber combinations used in air through bonding. This allows a wider temperature range because one fiber is low melt and the other is high and it is generally the least expensive to produce. Additionally, the web is less likely to be subjected to shrinking. Other fibers used include low shrinkage, polypropylene fibers for interlinings and disposables and polyethersulfone (PES) or co-PES fibers, featuring lower melting points, which are used in fiberfill webs and filters. Depending on the fiber�s melting points, denier and attributes, certain fibers are preferred by manufacturers because they perform better for certain applications. The high melting portion found in some bicomponent fibers allows the nonwoven web to maintain uniformity and integrity, while the low melting point easily melts and bonds the fibers together. Single component fibers, while less costly, have a low temperature range and are less sophisticated than multicomponent fibers.
Bicomponent and tricomponent fibers are also preferred over resin bonded polyester fibers. Bicomponent binder fibers used in air through bonded nonwovens is an alternative to fibers with chemical binders, because no additional maintenance and cleaning is needed in production facilities. The bicomponent fiber�s core ensures a three-dimensional network throughout the entire web. As a result, manufacturers can make products with bulk that are not over- or under-bonded in certain areas of the web. The benefits of bicomponent fibers tend to outweigh those of a single component fiber. This has more manufacturers paying closer attention to new fiber combinations.
Conserving Costs
Despite the advantages of bicomponent fibers, their higher cost is one of the biggest obstacles facing their proliferation into nonwovens. While multicomponent fibers clearly offer advantages, fluctuating raw material prices have some manufacturers concerned. In response to this, manufacturers are turning toward web consolidation to handle cost challenges.
�The current trend appears to be in consolidating one or more separately formed sheets into a single, multifunctional process,� Metso�s Mr. Caiazzo explained. �Web consolidation without water removal, when comparing air through bonding to spunlacing, is more energy efficient, requires less floor space and operates at higher production rates. Spunlacing requires a significant amount of energy to generate the high pressure water jets as well as energy required to remove the moisture from the product since it has been bonded. Many air through equipment suppliers are combining monofilaments as layers or using a combination of separate polyethylene and polypropylene spinneret configurations. This multilayering allows the producer to use cheaper, shorter fibers in the inner layer and longer, more expensive fibers in the outer layer.�
In addition to combining webs to help conserve costs, manufacturers are relying on new machinery components for air through bonding. For instance, spooling is commonly used in place of winding and slitting to more easily roll lofty air through fabrics.
�Loftier fabrics are more difficult to wind in narrow rolls with high diameters,� explained George Levy, sales and marketing manager at air through bonded nonwovens producer Shalag Nonwovens, Upper Galilee, Israel �Relatively short roll lengths are disadvantageous to absorbent product manufacturers. There are solutions available, such as spooling, which increases the cost of the nonwoven but decreases the customer�s processing costs.�
�Acquisition/distribution layers made with air through bonded nonwovens are considered by hygiene product manufacturers to be exceptionally efficient in attaining improved penetration and in preventing rewetting,� said Mr. Levy. �The demand for air through bonded nonwovens is rising and will continue to do so, relative to the need for thinner and higher quality absorbent products.�
What�s On Tap For Air Through?
Not only are these markets broadening air through bonding�s role, they are also opening new markets for nonwovens.
�We have been seeing a lot of odd requests for air through machines that can produce materials for the insides of speakers and underneath door frames�areas where you never would suspect air through bonded material could be used,� National Drying�s Mr. Maupay explained. �It is now also more common for regional companies to purchase air through bonding machinery, instead of the larger roll goods manufacturers. Lately, there has been a big move toward the actual vendors and end product manufacturers who are directly purchasing air through bonding lines to make the product themselves.�
One of the reasons this trend is gaining speed, according to Mr. Maupay, is many companies are looking to horizontally integrate their products. When manufacturers horizontally integrate, they will introduce new products that are similar to or complement their product lines, in order to incorporate a wider variety for end use applications.
Most manufacturers are reporting that new applications for air through bonded nonwovens are appearing literally every day, leading machinery manufacturers to incorporate higher speeds and working widths onto their machinery lines to increase capacity and stretch air through bonded nonwovens into previously untapped markets.
Fleissner GmbH & Co., Egelsbach, Germany, a supplier of thermal bonding lines, perforated drums and calibrating units for interlinings, filters, padding material and nonwoven wall coverings, has kept its focus on machinery advancements to increase high temperature uniformity profile advancements into its machines.
�Automatic material transfers through the line, integrating cooling drums at the end of the air through units and integrating calibration units to adjust the web�s thickness and density on either cooled or heated rolls are some advancements on the machinery side of the business,� explained Alfred Watzl, vice president of Fleissner. �The benefits are then seen in the final products. Geotextiles, for example, can reach a higher tensile strength when they are thermal bonded. Costs are saved because the same results are achieved with air through bonding as with other processes, but with lower fiber weights.�
The variety of new machinery components for air through bonding equipment, such as calibration units, allows manufacturers more flexibility in what characteristics the end roll good product can obtain. A large part of this flexibility revolves around temperature control, which is vital for manufacturers in order to uniformly bond materials consisting of different fibers.
�Most of the major air through advancements have been on supply air temperature control,� said Mr. Caiazzo. �Metso can regulate the supply air cross machine temperature profile within 5�F. As a result, our customers can uniformly bond higher loft products and control the temperature through and across the web.�
Also focusing on temperature control in air bonding is Cavitec AG, Muenchwilen, Switzerland. The company�s forced through air bonding system (FTA) saves energy, offers a higher output and allows a uniform heat transfer throughout the web. This system is used to manufacture carded or airlaid thermal bonded products, man made and natural fibers, cellulose pulp for acoustic and heat insulation, geotextiles, acquisition/distribution layers for the hygiene market and cleaning wipes. In addition to the fibers and web forming methods used in air through bonding, the interaction of temperature and air distribution and fiber control have a significant influence on quality, efficiency and flexibility.
�The FTA system runs at higher speeds and has a better heat transfer from air to the fiber,� explained Christian Haas, sales director at Cavitec AG. �Using this system allows a shorter heating up and drying period for the material.�
As manufacturers push the envelope with different material combinations, fiber configurations, higher speeds and machinery advancements air through bonding is constantly evolving. As a result of this, air through bonding manufacturers are incorporating pilot lines and spending more time in the research and development process.
Mr. Caiazzo has seen an increased focus on researching temperature control and improvements in producing a porous web to allow for even airflow distribution throughout the web.
�Product permeability is a critical issue in the air through process. If we cannot force air through the product, then we cannot bond the entire sheet,� explained Mr. Caiazzo. �Temperature sensitivity is another big issue for air through bonding. Therefore, prior to committing its customers to a full-size production machine, Metso will conduct trials on its pilot line to determine how new fibers will react to our process.�
Mr. Maupay agreed that the use of pilot lines is a key component to the air through bonding research process. �There is such a diversity of applications right now. It really requires a lab to test all the different products and fibers,� Mr. Maupay said.
As air through bonded nonwovens continue to establish themselves in larger end use markets as well as in newer specialty markets in the nonwovens industry, the need for air through bonded material will increase.
�Thermal bonded nonwovens using air through technology for hygiene applications, sanitary products and makeup removal pads have definite benefits over binder bonded products,� Fleissner�s Mr. Watzl opined. �With the development of new fibers, this technology will continue to keep its marketshare.�


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AceShowbiz - A music video in accompaniment of Jesse McCartney's new song "How Do You Sleep" has been premiered. Shot in black-and-white scenes, it shares his experience of hitting the road for live shows, including a backstage meeting with Katy Perry.
"How Do You Sleep" is a song coming from production hands of duo Sean Garrett and Clubba Langg. The track, containing lyrics dealing with the feeling of missing the beloved one, appears on Jesse's third studio record "Departure".
In related news, Jesse McCartney has been booked to perform on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009". He will be joining will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield, Fall Out Boy, Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, Solange Knowles and Robin Thicke for a live appearance on the Hollywood Party segments of the holiday show.
Jesse McCartney's "How Do You Sleep" music video:


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With the Halloween season coming up, I am sharing some of the Halloween related crafts and decor that I have done in the past. Hopefully you can get some inspiration from these projects.
For the garage door
For outdoor lighting.
For the decorations inside the house
For the garage door
For the decorations inside the house
Oreo Spiders
Oh, I also decorated my car for the trunk or treat
To check other crafts and tutorials visit Crafts/Tutorials tab on the top.


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Even if you understand what PPMS is and its effects on your body, there are likely times when you feel alone, isolated, and maybe somewhat desperate. While having this condition is challenging to say the least, these feelings are normal.
From treatment modifications to lifestyle adaptations, your life will be full of adjustments. But that doesn't mean you have to adjust who you are as an individual.
Still, finding out how others just like you are coping and managing the condition can help you feel more supported in your PPMS journey. Read these quotes from our Living with Multiple Sclerosis Facebook community and see what you can do to cope with PPMS.
"Keep pushing forward. (Easier said, I know!) Most people don't understand. They don't have MS."
– Janice Robson Anspach, living with MS
"Honestly, acceptance is key to coping — relying on faith and practicing optimism and imagining a future where restoration is possible. Never give up."
– Todd Castner, living with MS
"Some days are a lot more difficult than others! There are days I am just so lost or want to give up and be done with it all! Other days the pain, depression, or sleepiness get the better of me. I don't like taking meds. Sometimes I want to stop taking them all. Then I remember why I'm fighting, the reason I push and keep going."
– Crystal Vickrey, living with MS
"Always talk to someone about how you're feeling. This alone helps."
– Jeanette Carnot-Iuzzolino, living with MS
"Each day I wake up and set new goals and cherish each day, whether I am in pain or feeling good."
– Cathy Sue, living with MS


text: Many years ago, in Ripley's "Believe It or Not," we read about a guy who over the course of his lifetime, had found an example of every one of the cards in a deck of cards. We will not try to duplicate that feat. We took a photo of this card, but that's it. We don't intend on spending the rest of our life taking photos of the various solo playing cards we spot.


text: Funny that the much-touted "reunion/comeback" album Steel Wheels followed Dirty Work by just three years, while it took the Stones five years to turn out its sequel, Voodoo Lounge -- a time frame that seems much more appropriate for a "comeback." To pile on the irony, Voodoo Lounge feels more like a return to form than its predecessor, even if it's every bit as calculated and Bill Wyman has flown the coup. With Don Was, a neo-classic rock producer who always attempts to reclaim his artist's original claim to greatness, helming the boards with the Glimmer Twins, the Stones strip their sound back to its spare, hard-rocking basics. The Stones act in kind, turning out a set of songs that are pretty traditionalist. There are no new twists or turns in either the rockers or ballads (apart maybe from the quiet menace of "Thru and Thru," later used to great effect on The Sopranos), even if they revive some of the English folk and acoustic country-blues that was on Beggars Banquet. Still, this approach works because they are turning out songs that may not be classics but are first-rate examples of the value of craft. If this was released ten years, even five years earlier, this would be a near-triumph of classicist rock, but since Voodoo Lounge came out in the CD age, it's padded out to 15 tracks, five of which could have been chopped to make the album much stronger. Instead, it runs on for nearly an hour, an ironically bloated length for an album whose greatest strengths are its lean, concentrated classic sound and songcraft. Still, it makes for a stronger record than its predecessor. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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Top Ten Things Overheard at Obama's Beer Summit
I haven't really heard a lot since President Obama's beer summit…. David Letterman, however, got the scoop…
Top 10 things overheard at the beer summit!
Was Your Wedding a THRILLER?
Oh, Dear Lord what have we done? When Jill and Kevin Heinz's "Wedding Entrance Dance" went viral last week it spurred a network news turf war. Now EVERYONE is jumping on-board.
A "Thriller" That Michael Jackson Could Love: Among YouTube wedding dance clips, this one's the king with close to 10 million views after nearly three years. The zombie line dance performed by Brian and Sandy Lundmark's crew even caught the attention of Jackson's camp—it's down on the late singer's YouTube channel as one of his 13 favorite clips.
Gerard Butler – PICKS A NEW SCRIPT
He's Gerard Butler… Here he is sitting in a West Village cafe with a script, apparantly picking a new role for himself.
You know picking a script can be sticky business… Then you have to pick the right leading lady so all the other women will be green with envy.
Picking just the right script can be a real booger. You can't after all just fling youself into a role unless it right for you.
Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston – TOGETHER AT LAST
Gerard Butler is such an angry little man… But how does he deal with the rumors that he is in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston, who's been passed around more than a collection plate? He makes jokes!
Recently on "Conan "The Barbarian" O'Brien, Butler was asked about Aniston, who is his costar in the movie he is making. He replied by saying, 'Yeah, we're getting married. What the he–," Butler tells Parade magazine. Check out al (Read the original story on US Magazine)
The Proposal – YOU HAVE TO SEE IT
Last-night my hubby and I went to see a wonderful movie — The Proposal,staring my favorite actress, Sandra Bullock and her leading man Ryan Reynolds… The movie was absolutely fabulous! I believe I've seen every movie Sandra Bullock has made and, perhaps with the exception of the classic, Ms. Congeniality, The Proposal is the best ever! She and the all star cast, including Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Grag T. Nelson and Betty Whiteall gave outstanding performances… I laughed and cried all through the movie. Thank God for my post movie Prozac… Margaret Tate — Sandra Bullock, played a hard nosed socially inept Chief Editor for a book company that was in the U.S. on a work visa from Canada. She had left the country temporarily for work but did not fill out the proper paper work before leaving. The U.S. government decided to revoke her work visa because of the incident. In an attempt to stay her deportation, Margaret Aka Sandra B. decides to ( temporarily ) marry her good-hearted yet HOT, personal assistant Andrew Paxton, played by Ryan Reynolds… The immigration officer, Mr. Gilbertson played by Denis O'Hare, is hot on the couples trail in an attempt to debunk the phony engagment and have Margaret deported… I never said this movie was realistic,, " Como Esta? ". In an attempt to convenience the immigration officer that they engagement is real, the couple go to Sitka, Alaska to visit his family and to announce their upcoming marriage. Andrew's mother Grace, played by Mary Steenburgen and Grandma Gammy, played by Betty Whitetake a special interest in Margret and not only convince the couple to get married in their barn but treat Margret to several excursions including a trip to the only strip club on the small island. Once on the island, Margarete begins spending time with Andrew and actually does fall in love with him. Having forgotten what it was like to have a family, since hers died when she was 16, Margaret realizes she cannot hurt Andrew, and so confesses the deal at the wedding ceremony. However, Andrew chases her to New York just before she is deported and confesses his love for her; they then get engaged "for real". This movie was both hilarious and heart-warming…. The Alaskan scenery was aw-inspiring! You have to go see this movie! On a personal note, I never realized how HOT Ryan Reynolds was, that is until I saw he and Sandra nude…. ( Don't worry, no frontal, damn it!)… I have to nominate him for the 2009 Hottie Award!
The Nine Words Women Use…
The Crazy Stuff Kids Do!
Crazy stuff kids do!
Let's do something different.
On another blog site, my friends an I started talking about the crazy things that our kids had done or crazy things that we had done to them. It really seemed to catch on and was a lot of fun. I'll start with my favorite story and then you can share your crazy stories about your kids.
It was around Christmas time a few years ago and our two children were getting to be just about the age where they questioning if Santa Clause was real or not.
We told them the usual stuff. If you don't believe in Santa he might not bring you any gifts so you better believe just to be safe…. You better still be good just in case he does exist, you wouldn't want to miss out on getting gifts. etc….
Christmas Eve night my husband was getting smashed partaking in some "Christmas Spirits". We were hurradly assembling the kids gifts that were to be from Santa for the following morning. He and I were discussing how the children were growing up and soon they wouldn't believe in Santa at all.
My husband, with his twisted male way of thinking, sprang to his feet and went to the kitchen. He got down the box of Little Debbie Brownies that I was saving for Christmas day, (you know, the kind with the little sprinkles)… He started opening the packages of brownies and began rolling them around in his hands into the shape of turds. I was thinking, WHAT THE HELL! He has had WAY too much to drink. When he was done shaping the little turds, he took them outside and threw them on the roof of the house!
The next morning, after the kids were done opening their presents, he went outside to get something from his truck. When he came back into the house he says, in a very upset voice, "Those damn reindeer have done shit on the house"! The kids knowing Daddy never uses bad words unless he is really really mad, jumped to their feet and rushed outside to see the fecal madder on the roof. Their eyes were opened wide and full of wonder as they stared at the poop on the roof.
There was then no doubt that there really was a Santa….
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The Doughnut Police
"Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Clare, Michigan. It is owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.
The newly renamed bakery opened Wednesday, offering doughnuts, cookies, muffins, brownies and bread. It also has mugs and T-shirts bearing the "Cops & Doughnuts, 100 Percent Cop-Owned" logo, and phrases including "You Have the Right to Remain Glazed" and "Handcuffs and Cream Puffs." I wonder if they will carry "Pigs in Blankets"?
Officer Al White says the officers were concerned when the Clare City Bakery's owners decided to throw in the towel. The 113-year-old bakery would have become the sixth empty storefront in Clare's three-block downtown.
The officers were on hand for the grand reopening but have hired a manager and will employ local students as staff.
I see a future porn movie in here somewhere!
Joey Chestnut vs Sasha Grey in – HOTDOG EATING CONTEST
Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Sash Grey, porn actress, was unable to attend the event but says she has put away more weiners than that, and she will not take this laying down!
Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., hoisted the American flag and then stood proudly like an Olympic athlete as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played following his 68 to 64 1/2 dog victory over his archrival, six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi.
As soon as he knew he had won, he shot his right fist into the air, his mouth still bulging, which was also Sasha's plan, while he chewed the last of his wieners at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Sarah Palin talks about – DAVID LETTERMAN'S PENIS
Sarah Palin retaliates against David Letterman's off color remark about her daughter by talking about his penis….
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Weird Sex News
Most of these laws are left over from olden days but I think some of of them need to still be enforced!
Bozeman, Montana – Has a ban on all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown-if they're nude. I wonder if this had become a problem in this town… LOL
Carlsbad, New Mexico -During lunch breaks in no couple should engage in a sexual act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains. There goes my nooner… LOL
Cleveland, Ohio – Women are not allowed to wear patent-leather shoes. This would help to explain why Cleveland is not a fashion mecca…. LOL
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Reader's Digest – IT NEVER GETS OLD !
I don't know about you, but I love The Reade's Digest! Here is some experts from their Wedded Blitz section that I thought you would enjoy.
Wedded Blitz
The minute I walked into the post office, the postmaster noticed the new earrings my husband had given me. "Those must be real diamonds," she said. "Yes," I said. "How could you tell?" "Because," she said, "no one buys fake diamonds that small." –Deborah Caudell 8.
When a woman in my office recently became engaged, a colleague offered her some advice. "The first ten years are the hardest," she said. "How long have you been married?" I asked. "Ten years," she replied. –Tonya Winter 9.
"What is that sound?" a woman visiting our nature center asked. "It's the frogs trilling for a mate," Patti, the naturalist, explained. "We have a pair in the science room. But they've been together for so long, they no longer sing to each other." The woman nodded sympathetically. "The trill is gone." –KathyJo Townson
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The Amazon through the eyes of our global citizen - Alex Hilton
"Just Some Water"
Women living on the banks of the Marañón River try to birth as many children as possible because it is expected that a significant percentage of them will die as infants. The water of the Marañón River is not safe to drink; kids die every day drinking it. I've just arrived, by boat, to a village on the banks of this river -- the principal source of water for the Amazon River. It's June 30th, 2015, in the midst of an incredibly hot Peruvian summer but I couldn't be more excited to be travelling again. I'm meeting villagers I will never see again; unfortunately, they will never know how much merely meeting them will impact me. I'm seeing how little girls here grow up. I meet a young girl and think about how I was seven years old once, too. Things were different, much easier, for me when I was seven. The realization that this girl is as happy as she is, living how she's living, will change my life forever.
I woke up today on a luxury river cruise, in a comfortable bed. I ate eggs, cooked to order, for breakfast and am now getting ready to embark on a journey to explore the banks of the Marañón. My family and I have just disembarked our small motor boat into the backyard of a local village family. No one speaks English; no one can tell me how or what to think about this place.
A family is greeting us now. I can only imagine what's going through their minds:
"Who are these white people and why are they in my yard?"
"Here come the pitiful tourists again."
However, I'm not just a pitiful tourist. For me, observing how these people live is about learning from them, not feeling bad for them.
We have a translator with us but I've taken a couple years of Spanish and that's one of the reasons I was so excited when I found out we would be travelling to Peru. As we stand in the backyard of a local family's home, I see a little girl with olive skin and extremely dark hair, with eyes to match. However, that's all I can see of her – she's hiding. She peeks her head above the rails of a canoe turned on its side in the yard just long enough to let me know she's there, and then ducks again.
She plays this game with me for a minute or two and then I see a different head pop up; then a different one. I walk around to the other side of the boat to find three beautiful little girls, none over the age of nine years old, giggling at me.
"Hola niñas," I said.
"Hola," the oldest replied.
I ask them their names and ages and the oldest sister tells me her name is Isabel but after that, they don't make much conversation. The three of them hide from me for a little while longer and eventually get bored of their game. They still just stare at me. They stare at my hair and my skin and my clothes.
That day I took pictures of them and they posed for me; they didn't smile because they didn't know that's what most people do when they are being photographed. I still look at those pictures frequently.
After a little while, my family and I start walking toward the main part of the village. There is a "grocery store" stocked with not much more than mints, which the locals think are candy, and water. There is an open space with soccer goals on opposing sides and another with a make-shift volleyball net. There are huts-made-homes by the genuine people living in them.
I said my goodbyes to Isabel and her sisters before leaving. A few steps into our walk, I feel someone come up behind me and take my hand. It's Isabel. She's taking my right hand in her left and her sisters are completing the chain. I held Isabel's small, dirt-covered fingers in mine and felt as though I had a little sister, or three, for a second. We walked as one into the village – different but the same.
When I connected with those girls, I felt myself grow as an individual. Never have I looked into another's eyes and seen as much wonder and life as I did in those of the children who lived in that village. That experience changed how I see everything that happens to me every single day.
Now, any time I think about complaining about my life in Sarasota, I think about the villagers on the banks of the Marañón. I think about the little girls I met and how some of them may not even be alive anymore, not through any fault of their own; they were just thirsty. I think about how they live in a "house" the size of my bedroom, with their entire families. I think about how no matter what problems I think I have, I'm beyond fortunate to live the life that I do. When I get frustrated, I think about how small my problems are in comparison to, not only those of Isabel and her sisters, but those of less fortunate people all around the world. But the beautiful thing is that those people don't complain; they don't pity themselves because this is all they've ever known. They just keep going and living. They still find time to be happy and smile and love.


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Rolls-Royce today joined Airbus and Qatar Airways to celebrate the delivery of the first Airbus A350-1000 to enter service, powered by Trent XWB-97 engines.
His Excellency, Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Fabrice Brégier, Airbus, and Chris Cholerton Rolls-Royce, President – Civil Aerospace, attended a formal aircraft handover ceremony at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France.
The Trent XWB-97 is the 97,000lb higher thrust version of the Trent XWB, the world's most efficient large civil aero engine flying today and is also the fastest selling widebody jet engine ever, with over 1,700 engines ordered by 45 customers worldwide.
The other version of the Trent XWB, rated at 84,000lb, powers the A350-900 which first entered service in January 2015, again with Qatar Airways as the global launch customer. Today 290 of these engines are in service with airlines worldwide, having accumulated more than 1.3 million flying hours and achieving the best entry into service performance of any widebody engine, with outstanding reliability.
The event marks the start of a series of first aircraft deliveries for Rolls-Royce, with its engines also due to power the Airbus A330neo and the Boeing 787-10 into service in the coming months.
His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: "As an airline known for delivering innovation and world firsts Qatar Airways is proud to be the global launch customer for the Airbus A350 XWB-1000 and to take delivery of our first aircraft today. As the World's Best Airline we look to work with the world's best partners so I am pleased to be here today with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to celebrate this milestone in aviation history. We look forward to providing our customers with continued award-winning service from day one with this latest aircraft."
Fabrice Brégier said: "It gives us huge pride at Airbus to deliver the very first A350-1000 to our launch customer Qatar Airways. This is another great moment for Airbus and I would like to thank Rolls-Royce for its continued support in providing this latest version of the fuel-efficient and quiet Trent XWB engines. As the most powerful engine ever developed for an Airbus aircraft, it's yet another great feat of engineering from Rolls-Royce."
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Jack Clayton - Modernising the game industry
My name is Jack Clayton and my wife Hollie and I have a beautiful two year old daughter called Isabella.
I am currently running my own Game Farm, J S Game Ltd, based in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Now in my eight season rearing in excess of 120,000 Pheasant and Partridge Poults.
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Mark, where are you from?Where are I from? Â I was born in the middle of Happy Valley, Provo, Utah.Â
If you could travel to any time in history, when would you visit?Time Travel..hmmmmmm  I would like to make a visit to family members in the 30's and 40's.  I like the music, movies, and fashions of that time.  The history was kinda rough and many things about it were way to sad, but I would like to visit family of the past.
If you could have dinner with any of your characters, which ones would be? What food would you serve?
Dinner with a Character from our book? Â Probably Al Reed and Paige Turner. Â They are just your average kids and would probably have something simple to eat. Maybe a Pizza, Mac & Cheese, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, or a bunch of finger foods.
If you could travel anywhere, on earth or off, where would you go?Travel anywhere on earth or beyond. Since it's winter and cold here, anywhere warm.  An island with white sandy beaches.  A place where time just ambles on and you could just relax and enjoy nature hikes and sunsets.
Describe your dream writing spot.My Dream Spot for Writing? Â I've enjoyed writing in a library surrounded by books. Â All that written word energy seems to help my brain. Â When the writing bug hits, I'll write where ever it knocks me over.How did you find enough commitment to complete your book?When writing a book you need to have a partner with an enormous cattle prod. Â Or someone that is constantly inspiring you and keeping your creative juices flowing. Â And on our book, Amy was the Fire and Dallin, and I were the slow burning embers…that sometimes went out. Â But Amy kept fanning the fires.
What is the name of your book?What is a hand without a puppet?  Naked!  And when you put that puppet on your hand, tah dahhhh  you're dressing the naked hand.  So what better title.  We hope that no hand will find itself naked for long, and that soon, hands around the world will be dressed and ready for puppet play.Â
What kind of research did you do for this book?The research we did for the book came about through reading books and more importantly, living, doing, and failing, and doing and doing…with over 30 yrs of puppetry experience I would hope I've learned something and could share that knowledge with others.
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Mark Pulham is dressing the naked handWednesday, February 3rd, 2016
Tags: Guide to Making Puppets, How to, How-to Crafting, Imagine Learning, Life the Universe and Everything, Orem Library's Teddy Bear Picnic, Performing with Puppets, puppet shows, puppetry, SCERA Center for the Arts, Staging, Staging Puppets, Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Utah Puppetry Arts Guild, World Horror Con, Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers
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The World's Greatest Guide to Making, Staging, and Performing with PuppetsWednesday, January 27th, 2016
Where are the authors from?
All 3 authors, Amy White, Mark H. Pulham, and Dallin Blankenship are currently in Utah.
Amy White
Mark H. Pulham
Dallin Blankenship
Amy if you could travel to any time in history, when would you visit?
There are two people that I would love to spend some time with — Aristotle and/or Albert Einstein — oh for a time machine!
If you could have dinner with any of your characters, which ones would be? What food would you serve?
I think Kevin (the blue monster on the back cover)Â would be my dinner companion of choice. I'm certain he would share my love of chocolates.
On the other hand, I must warn anyone wanting dinner with a certain single-toothed old lady (bottom right, pg 81), she's a bit hard of hearing, won't take no for an answer, and is known for her Hairy Toe stew.
If you could travel anywhere, on earth or off, where would you go?
Oh, I'd definitely have the Commander (found on the back of the title page) take me to realms and worlds unknown.
Describe your dream writing spot.
Oh, to dream!  My spot is in a warm and bright open-to-the-air Hawaiian seaside room with a resting couch, the walls filled with my library of reference books, stocked with my favorite office supplies, a never-fail computer, and ever full-of-ink printer.
How did you find enough commitment to complete your book?
I wondered myself at times. More than anything, you need to understand why you want to write a book. Deadlines come and go. Complications multiply like rabbits, despair looms menacingly on an almost daily basis, but what keeps you going is that goal, that deep down inside you reason to not just 'want' to write, but the 'need' to have written.
What is the name of your book?
Dressing the Naked Hand: The World's Greatest Guide to Making, Staging, and Performing with Puppets
Give us a back blurb of your book
Created by a team of master puppet builders and performers, Dressing the Naked Hand is the go-to manual for all things puppet. With workshops on stuffets, hand puppets, advanced puppets, stages, acting, voices, and much more, it's the world's most comprehensive puppetry guide–ever!
What genre is it?
Non-fiction How-to / Crafting
What kind of research did you do for this book?
After years of being a children's librarian, and years watching Mark's puppet shows entertain hundreds of kids and adults, I finally convinced him to teach me puppetry. I also joined the Utah Puppetry Arts Guild, attended guild workshops, and dedicated myself to learning from every expert I could find.
Additionally, in the final months of creating images and editing, I realized, for this particular image-heavy and image-specific book, I'd need to teach myself Adobe Photoshop. That was a learning curve!
Any special appearances or events coming up that you want to mention?
Puppetry is a hobby–a beloved, obsessive hobby–for each of us. This curtails our performance and workshop opportunities. We traditionally perform in June at the Orem Library's Teddy Bear Picnic; on Labor Day weekend at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival; and the 3rd week of December at the SCERA Center for the Arts. Outside of those venues, Dallin and Mark do commission work for Imagine Learning, and Amy lectures on script and text analysis, as well as non-fiction at writing conferences such as Life the Universe and Everything (LTUE.net), World Horror Con 2016 (WHC2016.org), and Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers (WIFYR.com)
Updated information can be found on the DTNH website at http://dressingthenakedhand.com/
Where can we find your books?Â
Wherever books are sold–
Barnes and Noble
Direct for the Publisher- Familius
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Richard A. Avent
On September 4, 2018, a true gentleman left this valley for a better one. Richard A. Avent, 85, passed away after a short stay at The Willows in Red Lodge, MT.
Richard's parents were Alden and Margaret Avent who ranched outside of Meeteetse, WY. When it was time for Richard to be born, Margaret traveled back to her hometown of Sparta, WI where her father, Dr. Carlton Beebe, helped bring Richard into the world.
Richard had lots of fond memories of growing up on the Greybull River. He and his younger brother, Jon, started their schooling by riding a horse named Fox to country school. They attended various country schools, concluding their high school education by graduating from Cody in 1951. Richard furthered his education by getting a Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1955. While at college, he was in the process of getting his pilot license but was unable to complete the process because just before he was supposed to take his final test, another student crashed their plane.
After college, Richard returned to the family ranch. In 1967, he met and married the "best gal a rancher could have", Doris Hamilton from Pryor, MT. They settled down on a ranch outside of Reed Point and in 1968 had their only child, James. In 1971, the family moved to Red Lodge Creek and continued to raise cattle for another 41 years.
Richard is preceded in death by his wife, Doris, in 2010. He is survived by his son, James (Susette), grandson, Camron and granddaughter, Zoe, of Red Lodge; a brother, Jon Avent of Washington; and his special cousin, Maury Heiss of Loveland, CO.
The family wants to thank Dr. Fouts and all the staff of the Willows for the exceptional care given to Richard. Memorials may be given to Red Lodge Fire Rescue Community Care, PO Box 318, Red Lodge, MT 59068.
Richard was laid to rest alongside his wife at Riverside Cemetery in Cody, WY.
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