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Flying Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers is a strong contender to emulate compatriot Fanny Blankers-Koen's golden sprint double from 1948 at next month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a dramatic switch from heptathlon to concentrate on the sprints.
Blankers-Koen won both the 100-200 metres at the London Games after World War Two as well as the 80m hurdles and then anchored the Dutch in the 4x100 relay.
The tall Schippers, she stands 1.79m (5'10"), always had the potential to be a top sprinter after a record breaking junior career but instead concentrated on the heptathlon.
While good enough to clinch bronze in the heptathlon at the 2013 world championships in Moscow, she abandoned the gruelling multi-discipline event to concentrate on the sprints after the 2014 European championships in Zurich.
Having entered just the sprints to satisfy her own curiosity, she surprised many with winning times of 11.12 in the 100 and 22.03 in the 200 - the second fastest time of the year behind London Olympic champion Allyson Felix.
"There was no way I could have thought that was possible," said Schippers.
After that, the decision was made to concentrate on just two events and her times since have steadily got quicker.
She is highly fancied to win the 200 metres in Brazil after success at last year's world championships in Beijing and having recorded the best time of 2016 with 21.93 in Oslo at the start of June.
But gold in the 100 is also on the agenda for the 24-year-old after she finished runner-up in the blue riband event in Beijing.
Schippers has discounted her chances in the shorter sprint because of her height, which inhibits her ability to explode out of the blocks.
"The 200 is a little bit better for me because my start is not very good," she said.
Her rivals, however, will not be fooled by that given how last year in Beijing she powered through the last half of the race to almost catch Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the 100 final.
The success, however, has a down side as it has catapaulted Schippers, who also writes a food blog and creates recipes, somewhat uncomfortably into the spotlight.
"My world has changed somewhat in recent times," she said in a recent interview. "Everything I do now is news, everyone has an opinion about me.
"It has been hard and sometimes tiresome. It has taken a while to find my way in all of that."
Despite the extra attention, she said her focus was firmly fixed on Rio with "a crazy desire to succeed".
"I'm really relaxed, I'm not nervous about it," she said.
"Training has gone well and my goal for Rio is to go for the medals."


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Opportunities to Enhance Business Skills
While resolutions for the New Year come and go, one important resolution to keep is to build (or refresh) your business skills. These business skills are concepts you use every day that might deserve a little more refinement or a replenishment, where necessary.
According to a recent survey of SOA membership, participants indicated that newly credentialed hires and actuarial students need to improve upon, or in some cases, add soft skills like business communications (verbal and writing skills) and improved communications with non-actuaries. To help provide access to more business skill offerings, the SOA has now made available online professional development resources, namely the BizLibrary e-courses. These courses are designed for business professionals at all stages of their careers, from those just starting out to seasoned professionals.
This diverse mix of online courses covers the non-technical business communications important to rounding out overall career learning. These courses are a good accompaniment to the technical e-courses and in-person events already offered through the SOA. The BizLibary courses focus on the everyday skills necessary in the business world, from refining interpersonal communications and collaboration to leadership insights and business strategies. The online offering provides easy to access courses that are archived and available during the length of your subscription – a full year. Plus, these subscriptions are available in a bundle of five courses, to have a wide array of subject matter available.
Check out the BizLibary list of online courses, and sign up for a subscription today. Available sessions include effective listening techniques, how to build stronger work relationships, insights on how to lead teams, persuasive communications, emotional intelligence practices, and tips on strengthening business writing skills.


text: Who he; do I hear you say? Or maybe: oh him, I remember him and his unbelievable, interminable, meliorist, nay almost utopian TV series and book entitled, with absolutely no sense of irony, The Ascent of Man. Yeah him. Seems this man who knew everything once had a job teaching maths at the University of Hull and I suppose he had to lodge somewhere so this place on Hallgate in Cottingham was his home. During his time here he was, as a Polish-Jewish immigrant, of course given the usual warm welcome this country remains famous for and duly put under surveillance by the security services. That sort of thing wouldn't happen these days now would it?


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Today on my way to my daughter's first day of Kindergarten, my husband and I talked about our school experiences. He had some positive things to say. I didn't have many. As much as I've struggled through romantic relationships throughout my life, I've realized that I've strugged just as much, if not more, in my friendships. Especially with women.
I was always the girl that got along much better with guys than girls. In elementary school when it really wasn't legit to be friends with boys (because cooties, obviously), I would have friendships with girls but they would rarely last through one school year. I was friends with girls in my class, but only in class. I remember a few girl friends during those years, but not many. A lot of them were my friends by default because my mom took care of them after school, or our moms were friends. I also had one friend who grew up across the street. Both of those girls I'm friends with on Facebook today, but that's not the friendship I'm talking about. We are talking bonded friendships that last through thick and thin. I don't even want to talk about Jr. High and High School where I was tormented (well, that started before then as well). By the time I graduated High School, I did not have a single friend to say goodbye to or congrats to that night. I went straight home with my family (and boyfriend at the time, obviously).
College wasn't much better. Again, friendships revolved around classes and extracurricular activities. I didn't have ZERO friends. I had some really great friends. But they never last the whole way through or even past college. A few of them are still in contact with me here and there, but not many.
After college, it was more of the same. Friends were girls from work or the gym, and mostly involved girls I could drink with.
So, point being, throughout most of my years, I often didn't have anyone to turn to during those super deep dark moments. I know that a lot of the reasons as my own fault. I was kind of a life-sucker. I drained people. I also relied way too much on my "boyfriends" to act also as my best friend. Which I think is partially why I was a relationship whore (I'll have to re-publish that post in this blog…it's a pretty good one). I was also always in this kind of self-made wild world. I was selfish. I was totally borderline (personality disorder…google it if you're not familiar). I also had no sense of identity. Most of my friends abandoned me, but I don't blame them.
I swear to you there's a point to this pity party.
I asked my husband who he could think of (besides Mandy — see post on Mandy if you aren't sure who that is LOL) that I had been friends with since even he has known me (which is about 6.5 years). He couldn't think of anyone. I mean, actually a friend. See and talk to on a regular basis. Really lean on one another. I had lots of "outside friends."
Right now I have friends. I have actual friends. I have women in my life who I talk to on a regular basis. Who I love and who love me. We share giggles and secrets and fears and victories. We pray for each other, encourage each other. It's so freaking amazing.
It's also terrifying.
Matt and I have finally found a community to be a part of. We have a church family. These people are like OUR PEOPLE. #Mytribe type people. Who we see IN REAL LIFE on a regular basis. (I have 29385623572 Facebook friends, y'all, and YES I love and appreciate all of them and would not have survived my years of isolation without them)! It's different when it's in real life. We all need this.
So anyway, the point of this is to talk about how terrifying becoming a part of a community like this is and encouraging you to do so if you're afraid. The more intimate you get with people the more you see each other's flaws. They KNOW you. You can't hide anymore. You're vulnerable. If you drop off the face of the planet, they're going to come find you.
It's scary to open up and get to know people in a close-knit, but also wider community. I've thrown myself head first into the people of this church. I have been wildly waving my hands saying, HEY! I NEED YOU! ALSO, HOW CAN I HELP?! LET'S BE FRIENDS!!!! Sometimes part of me is looking at myself going, SHHHH FOR THE LOVE!! THEY WILL SEE YOU!!
So yeah, with this intimacy comes the knowledge of each other's flaws. People will SEE YOU. Good, bad, ugly, all that. BUT, it also comes with the ability to GROW in grace and in faith.
And you know what else? I think everyone is afraid to some extent. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't been hurt when they've become vulnerable in some way. Look at everyone through those eyes. The enemy wants our fears to overtake us. He wants us to say NO when we should be saying YES; to say "we'll see," instead of saying, "ALL IN!" The Lord meant for us to share in each other's joys, pains, struggles, and victories. To share it in love and truth and integrity, not in a judgmental or gossipy kind of way. This helps us keep each other accountable, but IN LOVE and not shame or condemnation. It is okay to be known. I promise. (I am seriously saying this to myself right meow, okay? Not just y'all reading this). If you think about it, we are already known. The Lord knows us inside and out, and guess what?! HE STILL LOVES US. There is no where to hide from His love and grace. MIND BLOWN. So let's not hide from the love and grace of each other. Who is perfect? Me? Sure as heck no. You? Most likely not. Who is? Our Heavenly Father. We are all still growing. We are all living in the tension of who we are now on earth and who we are seated in Christ. Sanctification takes time, and most of the time, IT HURTS. But it won't be and can't be accomplished alone. Hiding keeps us from discovering our purpose and anointing. The devil loves when we hide and isolate. His lies grow louder and we feed them. But when we intentionally surround ourselves with our brothers and sisters in authentic community, they remind us of who we truly are in Christ, and that the enemy is a stinking liar. He's a schemer who comes to kill, steal and destroy. But we can and will overcome because the Lord fights the battle for us. But the more we are covered in prayer, the better off we are and the more we can be refined and know His love through each other. He defeated death, and that same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in each of us. That is who we are, and that is how we ought to be known, and that is why we need each other. Because we all have moments of weakness and doubt. We all need people who will speak truth into our lives. When I find myself in those places where I want to literally hide, curl up in bed, never speak to anyone again (yes, this still happens), I speak Jesus' name over those fears and doubts, those lies and torments (thanks, Kari Jobe!). And I text my friends (or Marco Polo in my case, because BEST APP EVER), even when I don't want to. Because they will pray, and they will come harass me until I get back on my feet. I am so grateful that the Holy Spirit didn't let me give into these fears this time. I'm 100% not perfect, but all these people being on this journey with me help me keep going. I'm finally in one of those mutually beneficial friendships that I wanted to be. And I hope and pray that these people will be my friends for life, and not just for a short season.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16
"Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love." Ephesians 4:15-16
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." Hebrews 10:24-25


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Re^3: Hash of Regexby crashtest (Curate)
|on Apr 06, 2010 at 23:23 UTC ( #833152=note: print w/replies, xml )
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Only strings can be hash keys. So when building %dict with regular expressions (the qr// constructs), they are converted to strings to become keys in the hash1. For regular expressions, incidentally, these are strings that can be compiled back into the same regular expression they stemmed from - which is quite convenient.
So why did this not do anything to bichonfrisee74's input strings?
I was scratching my head myself until I use'd re 'debug'. zwon happened to forget to escape the parentheses in his (intermediary) example. So if you use the (correctly written) qr// constructs below, things "work" as expected:
1The ?-xism used to confuse me until I realized this just explicitly states: turn off the x, i, s and m regex flags.
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From the parking lot to the point we encountered views that included humpback whales breaching and splashing, gorgeous coastline and intermittent breezes to help cool us off.
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False Alarm
I am grateful for them and I am grateful for our safety. For 20 minutes I thought we were about to die and then we didn't.
How to spot a tourist in Hawaii
Here's a less than comprehensive list of things to avoid or ways to stand out if that's your jam. Next to wearing an "I'm on vacation!" t-shirt, these 5 ideas will help you scream your vacation status to the world. I promise. We've got you covered. In fact, just to make sure these are all doable and actually work as obvious giveaways we went ahead and tried them out over the years. You're welcome. Sometimes a good travel blogger and her family just have to take one for the team.
48 Hours in Kailua-Kona; otherwise know as That Night at Lava Lava Beach Club
Recently a couple of friends and I ate our way through Kailua-Kona and found the best spot to watch a sunset.
Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail and WHALES!
An awesome fun, free activity on Oahu is the Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail and I highly recommend doing it between late November and the end of the February. To be more specific, we've had the best luck seeing whales in the month of February.
Diamond Head with kids!
...between that, the beautiful views, great exercise and fabulous company I am calling our hike up Diamond Head a big win.
Flowers from Chinatown
I turned to my trusty friend Google to locate a florist on the island from whom I could procure loose flowers the kids could string to make leis.


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Theresa J. Pulley Radwan - Publications
Transitional Business Administrator and Professor of Law
B.A., University of Dayton
J.D., College of William and Mary
Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and the Elder Client, Corporations, Commercial Law, Secured Transactions
Selected Publications:
Defining Nondischargeability for Debts for Willful and Malicious Injury under Section 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, 7 Wm. & Mary Business L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2016).
Elder Law in Context (forthcoming 2015) (co-authors Professor Mark D. Bauer, Professor Roberta K. Flowers, Professor Rebecca C. Morgan, and Professor Joseph F. Morrissey).
Projecting the Impact of Lanning and Ransom: Calculating "Projected Disposable Income" in Chapter 13 Repayment Plans, 29 Bankr. Dev. L.J. 59 (Fall 2012).
Sword or Shield: Use of Tithing to Establish Nondischargeability of Debt Following Enactment of the Religious Liberties and Charitable Donation Protection Act, 19 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 471 (Winter 2011).
Defining Nondischargeability for Debts for Willful and Malicious Injury under Section 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code (work in progress).
The Elderly in Bankruptcy and Health Reform, 18 Georgetown J. Pov. Law & Pol'y 1 (2010) (with Rebecca C. Morgan).
The Elderly in Bankruptcy and Predictions for the Elderly of Tomorrow, 6 NAELA J. 1 (Spring 2010) (with Rebecca C. Morgan).
Corporate Shell Games: LLPs, LLCs, and Responsibility for Mitigation Sites, National Wetlands Newsletter, Vol. 31, No. 6, November-December 2009 (with Professor Royal C. Gardner) (SSRN Top 10 Environmental Series download).
Keeping the Faith: The Rights of Parishioners in Church Reorganizations, 82 Wash. L. Rev. 75 (2007).
What Happens When a Wetland Mitigation Bank Goes Bankrupt?, 35 Env. L. Rep. 10590 (Sept. 2005) (with Professor Royal C. Gardner).
No Harm, No Foul: Calculations of Nondischargeable Damages in Transactions Tainted by Fraud, 58 SMU L. Rev. 1385 (2005).
Domino Effect: The Continued Existence of Liability for Fraud in Bankruptcy Despite Good-Faith Settlements by the Honestly Unfortunate Settlor, 53 Cath. Univ. L. Rev. 81 (2003).
Trustees in Trouble: Holding Bankruptcy Trustees Personally Liable for Professional Negligence, 35 U. Conn. L. Rev. 525 (2003).
Determining Congressional Intent Regarding Dischargeability of Imputed Fraud Debts in Bankruptcy, 54 Mercer L. Rev. 987 (2003).
Limitations on Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts by "Applicable Law", 31 N.M. Law Rev. 299 (2001).
How Imminent is Imminent?: The Imminent Danger Test Applied to Murder Manuals, 8 Seton Hall Const. L.J. 47 (1997).
Meeting the Objectives of the MDA: Implied Preemption of State Torts Claims by the Medical Device Amendments, 10 J. Law & Health 343 (1995/96).


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New 50m motor yacht ordered at Christensen
by Raphael Montigneaux
Y.CO announces good news today with their first new construction order in 2013, for a 50 metre motor yacht at Christensen.
A few months after an historic contract with three orders, Christensen continues to complete their order book with yachts from 38m to 50m. Currently named 2GES, this new project comes from their Custom 50m series.
Built in composite in compliance with ABS and MCA standards, 2GES will accommodate 12 guests in six cabins: a full-beam master suite on the main deck, a VIP and four double guest cabins on the lower deck. Special features will include balconies, a hydraulic bathing platform, an elevator servicing all decks and a touch-and-go helipad.
2GES will be powered by twin MTU 12V 4000 series engines giving a range of 4,000 nautical miles. She is scheduled for launch in winter 2016.


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There are many things that are involved in making most of the personal decisions and when we decide on something we may consider some things that seem important to us and may ignore others that may have played an important role in another way.
In most of the institutes and training programs offered in Australia, there has been a great emphasis on theory in the past, but today the situation has become too different. Most of the training programs and diploma courses offer training and experience in real life scenarios and you can get more insight into the actual conditions rather than just reading the theory.
As for example, Retail Management Courses, Diploma of Counselling and Diploma Of Business Management all of these are based on the real business based training and if you are enrolled in it, you will get a chance to deal with a number of challenges and you can deal with the practical situations like a professional even if you have never done any job before.
In addition to these, if you have your mind towards child care and adult care fields, you surely ask for course including Aged Care Training and Aged Care Courses and also Community Services Courses to make sure you will be the most skilled person among your peers.
You can judge yourself and your eligibility for any course on the basis of the following things:
You may choose a Certificate II in Business or Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management and other such Business Management Courses in case you love to work for the business projects and like to be a part of a business plan. Or else if you personally like to serve the community, you may ask for aged car and child care courses to cater to your needs.


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Consumption of caffeineCaffeine is a natural ingredient, one of the oldest energizers ever used. It is also considered a psychoactive substance. In pure state, caffeine tastes very bitter and it appears like a white powder.
People who are vulnerable to stimulants should abstain from caffeine. Moreover, caffeine affects growth and development of the fetus in the uterus and therefore pregnant women should not consume these beverages.
Even though caffeine does not lead to the appearance of cardiovascular diseases, the possibility exists that this substance will temporarily increase heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore, people who already suffer from cardiovascular problems or hypertension should avoid products with caffeine content.
To benefit fully from the advantages offered by caffeine, it is recommended to drink a cup of coffee or two cups of black tea daily. People who drink four to six cups of coffee a day are prone to health problems.
Caffeine is a powerful stimulus for the central nervous system. It makes the adrenal glands to release adrenaline. If the incentives are used in excess, adrenal glands become fatigued. Adrenal glands fail to respond, which means that you have a lower endurance to pressure and thus more vulnerable to pathogens and environmental pollutants.
The pancreas reacts to the unexpected increase in blood sugar levels by creating insulin, which makes surplus of carbohydrates to be deposited as fat. In about 1-2 hours, the consequence is a dramatic drop in blood sugar levels, causing a phase of hypoglycemia. This process usually ends with the need for a new cup of coffee, if drunk, the entire state starts from the beginning.
Over 208 acids contained in coffee may lead to upset stomach and a large range of issues from hyper-acidity affiliated with arthritic inflammation, rheumatism. Many people complain of burning feeling in the stomach after consuming coffee because coffee rises the production of acid in the stomach.
Women should be concerned when signs of osteoporosis at menopause. Studies show that those who consume caffeine present a bigger risk to develop osteoporosis than those who do not consume it. Neither man are safe from osteoporosis.
So these are a range of symptoms because of which doctors recommend patients to exclude coffee and any product with caffeine from their diet.
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When magis means simple... Meda and Rizzatto's luminous disc is only slightly larger than a fluorescent lamp. Using IMD (In-Mould Decoration) technology, the designers managed to obtain a variance in transparency in the envelope, which acts as a shade, and diffuser at the same time. Sealed, ultra-light, slender, LightDisc provides a perfect blend of elegance and high-performance, with an eye on running and manufacturing costs.In detail:
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text: Digital Black Snob Flees D.C. for Big Apple By Betsy Rothstein|August 27, 2012 Share By Betsy Rothstein|August 27, 2012 Share D.C.'s loss is New York City's gain. The Black Snob, a.k.a Danielle Belton, is moving to Manhattan to work as a writer and blogger on T.J. Holmes' new show on BET. The new program, Don't Sleep, is a black, cultural-themed news show."For those of you playing at home, I worked on the pilot last winter and many, many moons ago used to pretend to stalk T.J. for poops n' grins on the Internet," Belton wrote on her blog. "Life is incredibly funny in how a guy I started writing about during this blog's beginnings in 2008 is the same guy I wound up working for in my first scripted TV writing gig."The show premiers in October. Aside from script and blogger duties, Belton says we may find her as a panelist. But please, ignore those promos! "I'm already (silently) featured in the show's promos, but I hate those promos because I'm wearing the sweater of doom and I'm about 25 lbs heavier than I am now," she writes. Best wishes to Belton, and congratulations to her on her new gig! Share http://adweek.it/2kjFI2J copy Adweek Adweek


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text: This week's theme was leaves and the letter was L. I've been sick for most of last week so we participated in one of my favorite L activities…laying around and loving some Sesame Street. We were able to go on a nature walk before I got sick though. The leaves in our canyons are just starting to turn so it was perfect to teach her about leaves while they're still green but we found a few that were yellow and red. I have a fall lesson coming up soon that I'm really excited about and I know she'll love seeing all the yellow, orange and red leaves when we go on another nature walk.


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I just wrote a post the other day in the Baby Center Community about why the digital videos are a great investment and now with this sale they are an even better deal! This sale only lasts until Saturday August 13, 2016. Here is a link to shop if you are interested.
$5 Signing Time Video sale
Yes you read that correctly! Signing Time is having a $5 Digital DVD sale! All individual Signing Time Digital DVD's regularly priced $9.99 will be just $5 each when you use code "5dollars". This includes videos from Baby Signing Time, Signing Time Series One or Two, Potty Time, Rachel and the TreeSchooler, Bible Fun or the new Signing Time Sentences. There is no limit on how many you can get but the sale coupon code does not apply to pre bundled sets. You can get all 4 videos from the Baby Signing Time set, individually, for just $20. I have never seen such a great sale.
I just wrote a post the other day in the Baby Center Community about why the digital videos are a great investment and now with this sale they are an even better deal! This sale only lasts until Saturday August 13, 2016. Here is a link to shop if you are interested.
Where is Hopkins?
ABC Signing Kids is excited to announce that we are joining in the#whereishopkins fun! Take photos of Hopkins as you are out and about this summer and share with #WhereIsHopkins. We will be sharing these on our ABC Signing Kids Facebook page. Where is your Hopkins visiting this summer?
Christmas in July!
Details: Get 40% Off Signing Time Christmas. The new digital version is just $11.99. It is Christmas all year long at our house thanks to this fun and well written video. Click here to go to our digital shop.
Offer expires Saturday, July 31, 2016 at 11:59 pm MST. Offer can't be applied to previous orders or other items. Not valid with other promotions, codes, or discounts.
One of my son's favorite Valentine cards to give out are Signing Time cards. The best part about it, is that they are all FREE! You can choose from Baby Signing time, Hopkins or Signing Time cards that feature Alex and Leah and even Rachael. All you need to do is print these files on white card stock, cut them out, sign them and hand them out. Here are the links. Enjoy!
Hopkins Cards
Baby Signing Time Cards
Signing Time Valentines Day Cards
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My New Friend
While at the NDSC convention I met a beautiful young lady named Carina. She came to my booth multiple times. While they already owned the Signing Time collection, they had loaned one of the DVD's to another family and Carina felt she just had to replace it. Her mom Kim told her she would need to be good during he convention and earn it. Later on, she came up to me holding a piece of paper. She had written me a note including a picture of us. Carina has great reading and writing skills, as you can see from the photo. I made her a little angel zipper pull and wrote a note back. She must have been a good girl as she was able to come back to get the DVD. What a great memory from a great conference.
All set up at the NDSC convention in Phoenix. Having a blast meeting families and talking about Signing Time. So many of these parents have stopped by to thank me for being here and sharing Sharing Signing Time with the families. I love seeing all the parents advocating for the use of sign. One Mom came up and said, "is this that sign language program wth the great videos where you can't help but learn to sign when you watch them?" What a great way to describe the signing time program. Signing Time really does make it easy to learn sign language.
In the brand new Extraordinary Earth, Rachel and her TreeSchooler friends learn about:
Earth - world - continents - North America - South America - Africa - Europe - Asia - Antarctica - Australia - equator - sun - Northern Hemisphere - Southern Hemisphere - winter - spring - summer - fall - seasons - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - United States of America - islands - mountains - valley - river - earthquake - storm - geode - volcano - lava - gold - silver - diamond - oceans - sand - endangered/danger - metal - salt - gas - rocks - conserve/conservation - reduce - reuse - recycle - take care - litter - glitter - trash/garbage - natural resources
About this DVD + Music CD Set
The DVD is 45 minutes, subtitled, and includes special features. The CD features 10 original songs written by Rachel Coleman with sing-along tracks for each:
The goal of TreeSchoolers is to teach a complete preschool curriculum. The goal of Signing Time is to teach ASL signs. Both shows features original songs by Emmy-nominated host, Rachel Coleman. Both shows feature ASL signs. Signing Time completely focuses on signing. And since research shows that signing can help preschool children learn and remember new concepts, it was natural to include a handful of ASL signs in TreeSchoolers, too!
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NDSC Convention, Here we come!
I am very humbled to have been chosen to be a speaker again at the National Down Syndrome Congress Convention this summer in Phoenix. Registration opened today and I have my flight and hotel all booked.
Being able to share Signing Time and my son's success story with other families who have a loved one with Down syndrome is so rewarding. Can't wait to see some of my old friends and meet some new ones this June in Phoenix.
Angie Willey is an Advanced Sign Language Instructor, certified by the Signing Time Academy. She serves the Southeast Nebraska Area.
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Consumer and Market Insights: Dairy Market in the US provides an overview of the market, analyzing market data, demographic consumption patterns within the category, and the key consumer trends driving consumption. The report highlights innovative new product development that effectively targets the most pertinent consumer need states, and offers strategic recommendations to capitalize on evolving consumer landscapes.
Key Findings
– Growth in the US Dairy and Soy market will be limited during 2014-2019, as manufacturers struggle in a saturated market. However, there will be bright spots, such as the rapidly growing Drinkable Yogurt and Set Yogurt markets
– Consumers aged 55 and over eat over a fifth of all Dairy products, despite recording a relatively low per capita consumption. Manufacturers need to refocus their efforts to better target this key age group
– Consumers are seeking out dairy products that offer moments of escapism and relaxation. Dairy products offer a treat for consumers looking for short moments of ŌĆ£me-timeŌĆØ during buy days
– Health concerns, and specifically meeting age-related nutritional needs, are an important driver in the market. This is helping the growth of high protein products
Consumer and Market Insights: Dairy Market in the US identifies the key demographic groups driving consumption, and what motivates their consumption. When combined with an in-depth study of market and category dynamics, readers are able to identify key opportunities, and what they need to do in order to target them. The report uses a unique method of quantifying consumer trends to highlight the degree of influence they have on consumption within the category. The report also identifies the most important trends within the market and shows whether beliefs over what influences consumer behavior within the category are accurate.
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– Key consumer demographic groups driving consumption within the US market. The figures showcase the number of times consumers of specific ages and gender consume Dairy, as well as identifying whether these demographic groups ""over"" consume in the category (i.e. they account for a higher proportion of occasions than the proportion of society they represent overall)
– A study of market value and volumes over 2009-2019 for the US, supplemented with category, brand, and packaging analysis that shows the current state of the market, and how it will evolve over the next five years
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This report brings together consumer analysis and market data to provide actionable insight into the behavior of US Dairy consumers. This is based on Canadean's unique consumer data, developed from extensive consumption surveys and consumer group tracking, which quantifies the influence of 20 consumption motivations in the Dairy sector. Category, brand, and packaging dynamics are also examined. This allows product and marketing strategies to be better aligned with the leading trends in the market.


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The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park is arguably one of the most beautiful hotels in Colorado. Set against a scenic backdrop, every photo of this historic hotel is simply stunning.
And now you can stay at the Stanley for just $89 a night! This special offer from the Stanley is only available for 2 days!
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I have told this several times and I will tell this again to all my fellow blogging beginners. I do not blog just for fun. This is my passion and profession. So, as this is my profession then it is obvious that I am making money from it.
The question I have been asked most of the times is "How I am making money?" and the second one is "Is this my only blog?".
I am going to answer these questions now. First of all- I earn money by blogging for others and from the advertisements in my blogs. As you can see- this is not my only blog and this is not the most popular one. I have several other confined niche blogs where I sell ad spots and paid reviews. In some of my blogs I also use advertisements like infolinks and Google Adsense.
Affiliate marketing is another way I get a share of my money. Now is it clear to some of you that- a blogger can earn money from several sources, but the main skill he should have is the blogging skill.
How to Get Advertisement for Blogs
Before trying to get advertisers attracted to your blog you have to think some points.
- Why they will be attracted to your blog?
- They will evaluate your blog before they go for a paid partnership.
- Does your blog is in an interesting niche related to their brand?
All these points I am listed for the advertisers who advertise directly on blogs. If you use some ad-networks like Adsense, Adbrite, bidvertiser, Chitika etc. They have their own rules and policy.
Let's get to the point how you can get more advertising offers from the advertisers.
Individual Ad Listing Page
Let the people know that you are accepting ads in your blog. People most of the time do not want to knock you to know if you are willing to do advertisement in your blog. But if you clearly define that you are accepting ads and what are your rules, ad formats, size with the pricing list then it become easy for them to decide. These things need to be clearly defined.
So make an individual page clearly defining that your ad statues and guidelines.
Improve Your Niche
Advertisers will look for niche blogs that matches their branding and with the products. This do not harm their reputation and increase the sales. From your part you have to define your niche and concentrate on creating content related to that niche. For example an SEO software company will look for blogs that talks about blogging, SEO and Search Engine Optimization topics. You concentrate and build authoritative voice on your niche you will get highest paid advertisement.
Creating Backlinks and Page Rank for Your Blog
Advertisers always look for a blog that has quality traffic and good Google page rank. If your blog has both of them then you are a gainer. Otherwise they might not be interested in your blog. At least who wants to through money to a unpopular blog. So, do everything you have to make your blog look professional and SEO optimized. Read the other posts how you can optimize your site.
Relation Making
If you have an advertiser for a month and let him know that you have special discount for him if he continues next month. Most probably he'll get interested. This is like running a promotion and discount for the customers already you had. This relation making can gain more potential advertisers for you.
At last, one thing you must have to know that- most advertisers will love to see the stats and counts of how their advertisement are looking and what are the statics of others who advertised in your blog. Show them the graph of your visitors, conversion and the overall position of your niche in the search engines. These things will keep you clean and make your blog a loveable place for them to advertise.


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Saturday, 12 March 2016
Common Ground
I went for a walk on Southampton Common on Friday, and the crows were out in force, mainly pulling off twigs for nest material. The urgency of the task means they are more approachable than usual. Yeah, yeah, what do you want? Can't you see I'm busy?
I thought this grafitti, carefully stencilled onto one of those ubiquitous galvanized utility boxes, was quite apposite, following the sentiments in the previous post and its comments. Although it seems that the person who felt the need to make this public intervention still thinks TV is the enemy...
8 comments:
- amolitor said...
I think the last line suggests that the writer actually knows that TV is no longer the enemy, and we have a new, albeit quite similar, one
It's British humor, innit? Wot? Wot?
- 12 March 2016 at 17:12
- Mike C. said...
No, don't think so, the "gogglebox" is the TV, not some iPhone app...
- 12 March 2016 at 18:33
- amolitor said...
OH! I read it as Googlebox. Which would competently change the meaning, wouldn't it?
My bad!
- 12 March 2016 at 21:03
- Mike C. said...
See? It's already started to work... Throw away your phone, burn your TV, put on the tinfoil hat as instructed, and run, while you still can!
- 12 March 2016 at 21:49
- Gavin McL said...
Yesterday, whilst working out the back, I watched two crows pull furiously at a tv aerial cable that ran across a neighbours roof, presumably to line their nest or maybe they wrote the graffiti?
- 14 March 2016 at 20:42
- Mike C. said...
Well spotted! To adapt Twin Peaks, the crows are not what they seem...
- 14 March 2016 at 20:51
- Graham Dew said...
Re: pretty but signature-less imagery, I once was at a club giving a lecture and got talking to a couple of club members.
One said to his friend "the judge didn't like my landscape picture last week".
His friend replied "that's because you didn't have a JCB in the foreground".
"You take pictures of diggers?" I asked.
"No, JCBs... Joe Cornish Boulders!
- 15 March 2016 at 20:49
- Mike C. said...
Yes, indeed... People will insist on forging other people's signatures! I've occasionally been dropping by a magazine/website "on landscape" to look at the (unsubscribed!) content, and there's clearly a British online landscape photo-club going on there, where Cornish and Co. are demi-gods! Some of the work is interesting, but in the main it's an object lesson in what to avoid, because *everybody's* doing it...
- 15 March 2016 at 21:43


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Youth and Family Volunteering
Volunteering as a family is a great way to introduce children to the difference one person can make and instill lifelong values of service! Chicago Cares has ongoing volunteer opportunities for youth volunteers 8 years old and older.
How to Find Youth and Family Volunteering Opportunities
Use the filters on the left side of the search page to find age-appropriate projects.
How to Sign Up for Youth and Family Volunteering Opportunities
Youth volunteers 16 and older can create a member account and sign up for volunteer opportunities that they can attend on their own. Youth volunteers aged 15 and under must volunteer with a parent or guardian (up to two youth volunteers per adult). The parent or guardian will ensure there are enough available volunteer spaces for the project, sign up themselves, and then provide the youth's name, date of birth, and email address in the special question portion of the project sign-up process. Everyone under the age of 18 must bring a signed youth waiver to each project they attend.
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Share the post "Beat Seasonal Depression and Reduce Stress with Six Instant Mood Boosters."
Us women are very busy these days, as a matter of fact, they have always been. And as women, we know that, unfortunately, most of the time we don't prioritize our health.
Let us think for a second about what can cause stress in our life? Well, if I say emotions and bad food choices, will you believe me? I am not sure, but it is true. Cortisol, the hormone your body produces when you are stressed, increases your appetite and promotes inflammation, reducing the body's sensitivity to metabolic hormones. To reduce cortisol levels and normalize your metabolism, you must relax.
- No time to de-stress? Think again! You can reduce stress in a second with these instant mood boosters.
- Start laughing.
- Studies show that even forced laughter lowers cortisol and blood pressure instantly.
- Start singing
- Recent studies show that singing your favorite tunes is more beneficial than simply listening to them.
- Call your friend or talk to your pet.
- Study shows that making conversation with someone you care about causes the same kind of positive physiological changes that a massage does. To express your feelings and thoughts you can either call a friend or talk to your pet (pets are even better listeners).
- Take a walk
- Some fresh air and moderate exercise can help clear your mind and frustration or anger.
- Squeeze a squishy ball
- Start squeezing something, such as a squishy ball, to work away your tension.
- Have some Dark Chocolate
Studies show that Dark Chocolate (70-75% of cocoa and higher) can not only lower your blood pressure and clear your arteries, it can also improve your mood by boosting serotonin and endorphin levels in the brain. Take a piece of dark chocolate, close your eyes and relax.
If we don't take care of ourselves, nobody will, but if something happens to us, who will take care of our children, our family? Studies show that more than 800,000 people a day take time off work because of a stress related illnesses.
Let us be stress smart.
Breathe, smile and be happy.
©Irina Wardas, HHC
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Just noticed that the link I provided to the above article is not working so here's a portion of the same news from Variety. RIP Hal Blaine.
Drummer Hal Blaine, who propelled dozens of major hit records during the '60s and '70s as a member of the "Wrecking Crew," Hollywood's elite, ubiquitous cadre of first-call studio musicians, died Monday, according to a statement from family members on his official Facebook page. He was 90."May he rest forever on 2 and 4," read the statement. "The family appreciates your outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Hal from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning. No further details will be released at this time."According to a 2017 Modern Drummer feature by Dennis Diken (himself the drummer of the New Jersey band the Smithereens), Blaine appeared on more than 35,000 recordings, including some 6,000 singles."Blaine's drumming could be found on all reaches of the Hot 100 — usually near the top," Diken wrote.
Keyboardist Don Randi, a fellow member of the Wrecking Crew, told Variety, "He was a trend setter for rock 'n' roll drumming."He was featured on the majority of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" productions, including the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," which featured perhaps the most indelible drum introduction in rock 'n' roll history. He also appeared on many of the Beach Boys' best-known records (standing in for the L.A. band's Dennis Wilson), including the classic 1966 album "Pet Sounds" and the experimental single from that same year, "Good Vibrations."Blaine appeared on such No. 1 hits as the Crystals' "He's a Rebel," the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man," Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night," Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," the 5th Dimension's "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," the Carpenters' "Close to You" and Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were."The most adaptable of studio percussionists, he also cut dates such notables as Elvis Presley (on both record and movie dates), Sam Cooke, Dean Martin, Jan & Dean, Johnny Rivers, the Monkees, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Nancy Sinatra, the Mamas and the Papas, Cher, John Denver and Steely Dan.In the end it may be easier to list the musicians he didn't support during his years of work during the heyday of such Hollywood studios as Capitol, Gold Star, United, Western and RCA. His work also encompassed movie soundtracks and TV scores and themes.One of the most versatile players on the L.A. scene, Blaine credited his popularity as a session man to his sensitivity to a song's specific demands behind the kit. He told Diken, "I was like a painter as a drummer accompanist. I used my drumsticks sort of like a painter's brushes. I filled in spaces and colored my work according to that given story."
Blaine's significance to pop music can not be overstated. Phil Spector, Beach Boys, Carpenters Fifth dimension , on and on .
Example:Could this song be a tenth as powerful without his (controlled but purposeful ) drumming toward the end that doesn't even begin until half way into the song? Who thinks to do that?
RIP thank you
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This man along with Benny Benjamin, Al Jackson and Earl Young is on my Mount Rushmore of studio session drummers! (I have more than one) As sad as it is to see him leave us, its nice to see a high number by his age. Not too many in the business make it that far!
Great drummer. Sad loss, like many of the others no longer with us. When I did 'Libby, let's leave it at that', I imagined it to be the wrecking crew etc. Hal Blaine was a massive influence on that track along with Brian Wilson.


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General Tips to Consider when Looking for the Best Escape Room in TX
If you are on the hunt to find the right escape room for you to have a great time with, then bear in mind that these things are not created equal in the first place. If you are going to check and look into the types and variations of which, you will find that there are easy escape rooms while there also are others that are so hard to complete alone. This is the main reason why it is very important for you to make sure that you will want to look into the right things for you to maximize your personal level of fun and experience.
See to it that you will want to check and look into the very items we have along just so you will be able to increase the very odds of making the right decision at the end of the day.
The first thing you need to check and look into is to assure you are well aware of the number of participants in the escape room. When picking the best escape room, it is very important for you to make sure you will want to consider this matter. To evaluate and check how many people will be involved in the escape room game is essential because there are escape room games that basically are just impossible to beat.
What Do You Know About Ideas
To ignore looking into such matter will right away assure that you will have a hard time beating an escape room game, especially since there will be too many distractions around to notice the clues. Unless you are alright with being defeated and a failure, then you will most likely benefit if you choose an easier escape room.
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You will also find that there are escape room games you will find that are just too hard for you to do alone or with a partner, reason why there are escape room games you will find that add up the smaller groups to come up with a larger group enough to finish an escape room game. You will also find that this also opens up quite a number of opportunities for people to know about other people through socialization.
See to it that you will also want to check and evaluate if you will need an escape room game that is fascilitated or one that is non-fascilitated. There are escape rooms you will find wherein you will be put in a conference room and various puzzles are thrown at you.
The thing is that you will most likely be stuck in a specific stage unless you really are in need of some assistance. In a sense, the general idea of non-fascilitated escape room game is that you will be left out and will not be aided whatsoever until you finish the stage accordingly.
The other one basically has a game master wherein you will be aided when you get stuck in a specific stage.


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Long known as the "Honeymoon Capital of the World," Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada is a wonderful vacation destination. Cozy accommodations, intimate dining and gorgeous scenery create a perfect romantic getaway. Spring, summer and fall are best for exploring the area's attractions and activities, but winter offers a range of romantic escapes as well.
Visit the Falls. To get to know the Falls and the region better, stop by one of the city's visitor centers for information on tours and historic sites, helpful maps and answers to any questions about staying in and getting around the city.
Take a Niagara Wine Tour. It's a leisurely drive through an impressive array of vineyards nestled between the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario. While in the area visit Artpark, in Lewiston, a quaint village just north of Niagara Falls. The park features a full range of arts from visual to performing. Plan to spend some time in charming Niagara-on-the-Lake, and stay the night at one of the cozy, romantic bed and breakfasts, like Addison's located in "Old Town" Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Enjoy dining possibilities here in several romantic restaurants with great views, like the Niagara Falls Skylon. It stands at 775 feet and the Revolving Dining Room at the top of the tower in the Dome will delight you. The restaurant turns at one rotation per hour, the food is wonderful and the views are breathtaking. Then stroll outside to the Observation Deck. On a clear day, you can see most of southern Ontario and Buffalo, New York as well as Toronto's skyline, which is about 90 minutes away.
Head for the Falls and watch the spectacular nighttime view when the waterfall is illuminated. Every evening beginning at dusk you'll see the colors of the rainbow. An awesome fireworks display also lights up the night through early September. Visit in winter and see the Festival of Lights. It's breathtaking. A variety of free concerts are held in Victoria Park, right across the street from the Falls during Christmas and New Years. Another romantic time to visit is Valentine's Day. Bundle up and snuggle your significant other as you go for a horse-drawn carriage ride along the scenic Niagara Parkway.
At day's end, try some gambling. You don't have to be a gambler to enjoy dropping some change into the slot machines. Try your luck at one of the 1,700 slot machines and more than 60 gaming tables at Casino Niagara, located in the heart of downtown. Or, head to Fallsview Casino and Resort, an incredible hi-rise overlooking the falls.
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- Fly to Buffalo International Airport. It's the closest to Niagara Falls. Shuttle buses are available from the airport directly to Niagara Falls, Ontario. Call 800-551-9369 for more information.
- Consider renting a car at the airport. This will give you the freedom to explore the area. From Buffalo, the best approach to the falls is to cross the Peace Bridge into Ontario.
- You must have official proof of citizenship plus photo I.D. to visit Canada.


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Cryptocurrency futures and options trading service Deribit has launched a new platform that will ensure cheaper and speedier transactions.
Deribit Perpetual: The Millisecond Bitcoin Exchange Service
Deribit recently launched a high-speed platform called Deribit Perpetual. The new product is said to track the price of Bitcoin and also enable trading that is efficient and cheap. According to Deribit, this new platform can carry out a large number of order requests every second and can handle transactions at a few milliseconds for every order.
According to John Jansen, the CEO of Deribit, the company was dedicated to improving and shaping its infrastructure to contend with large volumes during the first half of 2018. It has now successfully built an infrastructure that is extensive and flexible, which can adequately accommodate several nodes. The CEO also said that the there has been a duplication of each trading book on several nodes, which means that another quickly replaces the failure of one node.
Another benefit of the platform is its cheap fees, which allow traders with little capital outlay to still take sizeable positions. Deribit CEO further says that the company's fees remain low because of its reliance on volume. A volume of over $60 million is carried out almost on a daily basis. With this, the company has enough to cater for its expenses and still expand.
The beta version of the high-speed platform was launched on August 14, and it has gone on to be the top product on the exchange.
About Deribit
Deribit went live in June 2016. John Jansen, the founder of the exchange, is proficient when it comes to options trading. The idea to create a futures and options exchange came to Jansen around 2014. After years of tests and experiments, Jansen, along with an experienced team decided to make the idea of Deribit a reality.
Since its inception, the exchange has grown tremendously and is currently ranked among the three best futures exchanges and is among the most popular cryptocurrency options exchanges. Deribit's headquarters is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — As an ambassador for the pork industry in Iowa, Gracie Greiner helped deliver the bacon Tuesday,
Greiner, the 2019 Iowa Pork Queen, stepped in to help a struggling sow deliver her last piglet at the Iowa State Fair, the Des Moines Register reported.
It was a crowning achievement since Greiner was still wearing her tiara while she delivered the piglet at the fair's Animal Learning Center.
"Helping pull pigs has come to be one of my favorite parts of the process," Greiner said in a statement to the Register. "When one sow was having trouble getting her piglet out in the Iowa State Fair Animal Learning Center, I naturally stepped in to help."
Greiner's grandmother, Sandy Greiner, said in a Facebook post that Gracie Greiner gave "the Old Girl some much-needed relief."
Gracie Greiner, 18, lives a few miles outside of the eastern Iowa town of Washington. According to The Associated Press, her family breeds pigs to show at the county and state levels.
So, helping a sow in need was second-nature for Gracie Greiner, who is about to enter her freshman year at Iowa State University, where she plans to major in animal science.
"The piglet was pretty big, and one of the last ones which meant (the sow) was super tired," Gracie Greiner, told the Register. "Pulling pigs ensures that more piglets come out alive which is why we did it. We care about our animals and do everything we can to keep them healthy and comfortable!"
Greiner's family runs a small show pig operation where they breed and farrow pigs to show them at the county and state level in Washington, Iowa, a small town south of Iowa City in eastern Iowa, so she's had plenty of experience working with pigs in any kind of situation imaginable.
Greiner spent many years at the fair as an exhibitor, but she said this year has been her favorite.
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Why have a Funeral?
Funerals are recognized rituals for the living to show their respect for the dead and to help survivors begin the grieving process. By providing surviving family and friends with an atmosphere of care and support in which to share their thoughts and feelings, funerals are the first step in the healing process. Planning a personalized ceremony or service will help begin the healing process. Overcoming the pain is never easy, but a meaningful funeral or tribute will help.
What does a Funeral Director do?
A funeral director is a licensed professional who assists the family following the death of a loved one. They may help to:
What do I do when a death occurs?
• Information for the obituary including deceased's age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service, outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services, and an appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school). The funeral home will normally write article and submit to newspapers.
• Information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:
- Birth Date
- Birthplace
- Father's Name
- Mother's Name
- Social Security Number
- Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
- Education
- Marital Status
Should I choose Burial or Cremation?
Burial in a casket is still the most common choice in the United States. However, more and more people are selecting cremation because it allows for a funeral or memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together. It can also be less expensive. A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in an urn before being taken to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide. The remains may also be scattered according to guidelines set forth by the state.
Why have a public viewing?
Many grief specialists believe that having a viewing aids the grief process by helping the bereaved recognize the reality of death. Viewing is encouraged for children as long as the process is explained and the activity is voluntary.
What is the purpose of embalming?
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and burial, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.
Does a dead body have to be embalmed, according to law?
According to the Federal Trade Commission, "Except in certain special cases, embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with a viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial."
Do I have to make different funeral arrangements if I chose cremation?
One of the advantages of cremation is that it provides you with increased flexibility when you make your funeral and cemetery arrangements. For example, you may choose to have a funeral service before the cremation, a memorial service at the time of cremation, a service after the cremation with the urn present, or a service when and where the remains are escorted to their final resting place.
What can be done with the cremated remains?
Cremated remains can be interred in a cemetery plot, retained by a family member in an urn, scattered on private property, or at a place that was significant to the deceased. Cremation niches in columbariums are now available at many cemeteries, offering the beauty of a mausoleum setting with the benefits of above-ground placement. Many cemeteries also offer scattering gardens. This area of a cemetery offers the peacefulness of a serene garden where family and friends can come and reflect. The type of memorial you choose is a personal decision.
What is memorialization for a cremation?
A memorial serves as a tribute to a life lived and provides a focal point for remembrance for today as well as a record for future generations. There are several options for marking or "memorializing" the resting place of your loved one who has been cremated. We offer urns that are suitable for keeping in your residence, ones designed for placement in the niche of a church or mausoleum, urns crafted to conform to placement in a cemetery, and urns that are designed to facilitate scattering. For those who want to keep the memory of a loved one close forever, we offer miniature urns to memorial jewelry and sculptured artwork. If you choose earth burial of the urn, you may usually choose either a bronze memorial or monument.
Can we scatter the cremated remains?
Funeral directors can also be very helpful in creating a meaningful and personal ash scattering ceremony that they will customize to fit your families specific desires. The services can be as formal or informal, public or private. It is advisable to check for local regulations regarding scattering in a public place.
If I am cremated, can I be buried with my spouse even if he or she was in a casket?
Depending on the cemetery's policy, cremated remains may sometimes be buried on top of casketed remains, or the adjacent space may be utilized.
What do I need to know about income tax when I lose a spouse?
Uncertainty about income tax issues can add to the stress experienced from the death of a spouse. You should meet with your family attorney and/or tax advisor as soon as possible to review your tax and estate circumstances. Bring a detailed list of your questions to the meeting. If you do not have an attorney or tax advisor, call the IRS toll-free at 800-829-1040 for answers to specific tax questions.
Why are funerals so expensive?
A funeral home is a 24-hour, labor-intensive service with extensive facilities such as viewing rooms and chapels. It includes the services of a licensed funeral director and other professional staff who spend many hours making arrangements, collecting information, filing appropriate forms, and communicating with doctors, ministers, florists, newspapers and others, and coordinating all the necessary details. The cost also includes merchandise, transportation and other services, which all muse be factored into the expense of a funeral.
Is there financial help if I need it?
There are a number of options available, including:


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*Some more digging in the crates … What follows will be a series of blog posts, some published and some not, slated for MLSSoccer.com. The posts chronicle my experience as a tourist during World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The timing of posting these is obviously terrible, as the world's "Soccer Clock" is currently as far as possible from approaching World Cup relevance. But while I have the time and the means to revisit old writing, I thought I'd post them.
** This is the original version of a post that was also published as a shorter piece in MLSSoccer.com, here, about traveling Australian fan groups.
Do Australians Do It Better?
I envy the Australians. For a people that mirror Americans in many ways, mostly in the Departments of Brash and Oblivious, they don't travel like us. And they don't support their national teams like we do. As a group, they do it much, much better. This is a fact that digs at me daily in Durban, when I walk past zinc-smeared hordes of Aussies pouring out of their fan compound inside the Kingsmead cricket stadium.
958 Aussies are living in the stadium, which has been converted into a fortified village, for the duration of Australia's first round games. They've got 364 army-style tents arranged in streets named after Australian soccer legends, like Mark Viduka Ave. They've got showers, ATMs, food tents hawking local grub, and a massive bar (named after the burly goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, known as much for his partying as his hands) that has also doubled as a performing tent for the likes of Powderfinger and Fat Boy Slim.
"It's a really quality set up," Anthony Mancini said as he soaked up some Durban sun outside his green tent. "The environment's great. It's good team building."
A tour group called the Fanatics, which organizes international trips for crews of spirited young Australians, set up the campsite with the help of the South African company Edu Sport. Petra van der Spuy, a Project Manager for Edu Sport, said that the site took about 18 months of planning.
"It started as an idea sitting over coffee in Germany back in 2006," said Rob Brooks, a media liason for the Fanatics. The Fanatics set up a more rural camp for fans in Germany, but their 2010 home has topped that one by all accounts.
"This is the real deal," Mancini said moments before hundreds of his "mates" gathered like yellow moths around the bar's big screens to watch the State of Origins, a massive Rugby League match between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. "We've got everything we need here."
My main concern about the camp was the same one I have about Australians in general: that they live in a bubble. But the Aussies embrace such solidarity.
"I've met a ton of new friends from all over the country," Mancini said. "Also, you can leave whenever you want. And when you come back you're home, you're safe. You don't have to lug all your shit around, pack and unpack. We've got a base here."
The Fanatics also organized a number of optional excursions around Durban and outside the city. A group bussed to the townships to donate used computer equipment to a school while spending the day with kids. The whole camp will also uproot for Australia's next two group games in Rustenburg and Nelspruit. Twenty six buses will transport their army of support. They'll yell together in one heaving yellow mass.
"The best moment of my time so far here were between six and eight on Sunday night," Patty Boyle said of the mass march that he and close to 2,000 other Australians made north from the cricket grounds to Moses Mabhida stadium for their opening match against Germany. "It was amazing."
By most accounts of U.S representation here in South Africa, us Americans have brought it too. The U.S. purchased more tickets than any other nation. And I've run into gung-ho American fans everywhere in South Africa– in hostels, beaches, buses, and bars. Who says Americans don't know how to travel? U.S. supporter sections seem to rival those of any of the nationalities here. We're a colorful and passionate bunch.
I can't speak wholly from experience, as I didn't attend the first two U.S. games, but our support also looks more scattered than most fan efforts. Many American fans that won tickets via the Fifa lottery attended games besides those of their home country. I'm included in this group of Benedict Arnolds. And I've met dozens like me, lucky but confused travelers who chose to keep first round tickets to Australia vs. Germany or Netherlands vs. Japan instead of trying for more U.S. games.
Also, many fans that attended U.S. games told me that they still have much to learn about traveling to a World Cup.
"We probably had even numbers to the English fans, but it felt like they had more," said one U.S. fan from San Diego about the game in Rustenburg. "They got there early and set up their flags and banners … I guess they just know what they're doing."
At the next World Cup, I expect to see more attempts at fan solidarity. Can we learn from the Aussies? Would a travel group like the Fanatics work in America? There are more than enough young and willing American travelers here to compete with the army of green and gold.
A few tour groups offered group packages to U.S. games. But I'm curious to see how many U.S. fans signed up for these options. And I know that none of these groups offered as fun and rugged an option as the Fanatics offered Australian fans.
When I approached one of the few girls at the Fanatics camp to ask her why her and her friends would do something like this, she responded, "Ummm, because we're Australian."


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Painter Mark Rothko made headlines in October, after a vandal defaced his 1958 painting Black on Maroon at London's Tate Modern. Were he still alive to hear of it, the great abstract expressionist painter no doubt would consider such a crime deplorable. But, as playwright John Logan depicts his character in Red, Mark Rothko – while likely to condemn this particular response – also might have appreciated the fact that his work continues to elicit strong reactions.
Black on Maroon had a dramatic history long before October's incident of vandalism and Logan's 2009, Tony Award-winning play shone light on it. As part of the famous Seagram mural set, it was originally designed for the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. Rothko accepted the handsome commission from the Seagram Co. in '58. Then he changed his mind, returned the cash advance and decided to keep the paintings himself for a decade. He never had a chance to see nine of them hang in positions of prominence at the Tate Modern. Word of his suicide reportedly reached the gallery the same day his murals arrived in 1970.
John Logan's Red takes place in Rothko's New York studio from '58–'59, imagining the period when the artist created the Seagram murals. In Logan's retelling, an aging Rothko regales his young assistant Ken with passionate theories on art and philosophy. He rails against the Pop Art movement and the seemingly superficial tastes of modern society. He waxes romantic about the past and expresses grand hopes for his legacy. He's unintentionally funny, unbearably arrogant and deeply sympathetic, all at once. Ken the assistant, though awed by Rothko's talent and success, eventually summons the nerve to call him on his B.S. and give him fresh perspective.
PM recently attended a rehearsal of Red at the Gamm Theatre, where the RI premiere opens November 8 and runs through December 16.
With artistic director Tony Estrella at the helm and actors Fred Sullivan, Jr. and Marc Dante Mancini in the roles of Rothko and Ken, respectively, the production promises to be powerful. At a rectangular table, the two actors, their director, and a few of the crew sat discussing everything from emotional undercurrents to paint recipes (the script calls for raw eggs – but is that wise?). Estrella and Sullivan stuck around afterwards to share their own impressions of the play.
"It's a play about seriousness, about taking yourself and your art seriously. Art can play a serious role in our lives," Estrella explains. "Somehow in the last generation or two, we have succeeded in minimalizing art's role and conflating it purely with entertainment." Rothko fiercely believed in the significance of art, in its potential to evoke emotion and inspire new views of the world and our own internal workings.
"He's fascinating because he's so pure and serious of intent," Sullivan notes of Rothko. "He's so complicated and so human, and therefore it's a real challenge to be him for five scenes and ninety minutes. Because he demands, and his character demands, every note you can play on your instrument. It's incredibly personal and titanic in scope, the way he feels about things and the way he expresses himself."
Sullivan admires how deftly playwright Logan encourages viewers to meet art halfway, to be open to it, to "let it wrap its arms around you." Through Logan's characterization of Rothko, Sullivan finds that he is "begging an audience to be generous, and to look at what people sometimes dismiss as fuzzy rectangles that their kids could paint as something else. As an attempt to do the impossible, to paint emotion."
Red marks Estrella's first time directing Sullivan in a show, though these veteran theater artists have collaborated for years. Both fell in love with the play upon reading it and, after Estrella secured the rights, dove headfirst into research, learning more about Rothko's life, visiting museums to see more of his work and developing deeper appreciation for his genius. Estrella recalled a visceral reaction upon viewing the Seagram murals for the first time in 2005. Reading Logan's play years later helped, he notes, to "really define and articulate what that response was and why I had it."
Estrella revisited Black on Maroon and the other Seagram murals at the Tate Modern last month, in the course of his Red research. He happened to be there the very day before the vandalism. Hearing what transpired made him further consider art's value, and its destruction. It became part of his ongoing discourse with Sullivan – What is art? Why do we do it? Why do we need it? Talking about art, of course, is an enjoyable pastime for many artists, Sullivan and Estrella among them. That's part of their affinity for Red. As Estrella says of art, "For those of us who feel that the world cannot do without it, we are often pressed to say why. And I think this play makes a great argument for that."


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I know it may not seem as though Summer will ever arrive this year, but I can promise you that, as every year, it will. And what goes more hand-in-hand with Summer than BBQ food? In the UK, chefs and home cooks, and even those that just love to eat food, have seem a real emergence of new wave BBQ food...
It seems that we are not content with our bangers and burgers on the barbie but are looking for ways to augment the bustling BBQ flavours and techniques from around the world into our cooking.
With this in mind it is useful to have an idea what to do when it comes to dry-rubbing. Rubbing meat or fish is not a new idea, and probably originated many centuries ago through the spice routes and trading posts of the old world to mask tainted proteins. However in modern times it is a great way to inject flavour into meat and fish.
Take a look at this simple dry rub recipe below:
You will need:
1. Toast the Coriander and Cumin seeds in a pan or in the oven, cool and blitz together with the other ingredients until you achieve a uniform powder.
This rub is great on large joints of slow-cooked meat or great dusted onto a whole fish or steak before grilling over hot coals. Meat-loving Chris, the man behind All Things Meaty (check him out on blog, twitter, instagram) was brave enough to let us give his Short Ribs (pictured) a rubbing for him and he loved them!The dry-rub works for a few different reasons - salt seasons the meat, the sugar lends some sweetness to balance out the savoury flavour and will also caramelize on the outside giving great 'burnt ends' texture and the spices complement the smokiness and spiciness prevalent in most forms of BBQ cookery.
The best thing about a dry-rub though is it can be tailored to the protein, chef and occasion. Many good restaurants with have their own go-to dry rub recipe. An English nod maybe to add chopped rosemary and thyme into the rub, you could increase of decrease the amount of chilli, you could add some lemon zest for grilled or baked fish? Why not play around with some slow cooked, dry-rubbed pork shoulder in the oven this weekend and create your own dry rub for Summer? A.
Smoke & Salt
16/6/2015 09:08:20
Thank you Steve, hopefully we'll get you some more smoked meat ideas out to you.
6/12/2015 15:57:58
Going to try your dry rub recipe this weekend. My kids will love this!
6/12/2015 21:35:08
Let us know how it goes Jeremy....especially if the kids love it! Drop us a tweet or a picture and tag us on @SmokeandSaltLDN
9/12/2015 21:02:10
Those dry rubbed short ribs look delicious. Mine never look so good, however they taste great anyway.
9/12/2015 22:49:16
Hi Samantha....it took ALOT of patience and alot of basting over wood and coals. I bet yours do look amazing using that gear you've got :D
10/12/2015 15:38:49
Smoked food is delicious. I have never done roughly-ground rubs.The ones in the photo looks great!
4/12/2016 09:10:41
this looks scrumptious
2/1/2018 20:41:12
I love smoked BBQ and always looking for delicious recipes, i will definitely give it a try by this week.
8/4/2019 05:56:11
That color is awesome, delicious to see. Thinking to give a try soon. Thank you for the nice sharing.
18/4/2020 22:45:24
A very good recipe. Now i know what my recipe was lacking.. thanks for sharing this...
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Bhubaneswar: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) is committed to the "suffering brethren of Kandhamal," says the head of the highest Catholic body in the country.
"I join in praying and thanking God for the blessings showered upon the Kandhamal Christian community. I want to assure my commitment and the unwavering support of the CBCI to the suffering brethren in Kandhamal," CBCI president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis wrote in a February 4 letter to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, head of the Catholic Church in Odisha state.
Kandhamal, a district in the eastern Indian state, was the scene of the worst anti-Christian violence the country witnessed in its modern history. It was the biggest and largest attack in 300 years in Indian history. The violence that lasted nearly four months claimed nearly 100 lives and rendered more than 50,000 homeless.
CBCI has accepted a suggestion from Archbishop Barwa to discuss the anti-Christian persecution of 2007 and 2008 in Kandhamal at its plenary meeting scheduled for March 2-9 at St John's Medical College Campus, Bangalore, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Archbishop Barwa is scheduled to speak for 20 minutes on March 4 giving a panoramic view of Kandhamal violence from 2007 to 2016. He will also answer questions for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile a group of priests and lay people is preparing a detailed list of Kandhamal martyrs, according to the dates of their death, denomination or religion.
Archbishop Barwa, chairperson of the Odisha Catholic Bishops' Council (OCBC), hailed the CBCI decis9on to address the Kandhamal issue. The Divine Word prelate said it was the first time in eight years the national body of the Indian bishops has expressed its willingness to know about the status of Kandhamal violence.
The Odisha Church wanted the bishops' conference to discuss the possibilities of observing Kandhamal Martyrs' Day at national level, initiating the canonization process for Kandhamal martyrs and putting up an exhibition on Kandhamal violence at the plenary venue.
The appeal was made in a December 10 letter that Archbishop Barwa wrote to CBCI deputy secretary general Monsignor Joseph Chinnayyan. The prelate writing on behalf of the Odisha bishops wanted the CBCI plenary to allow 20 minutes for Kandhamal survivors to share their experience. CBCI, however, turned down the request. It also rejected another request to put up an exhibition on Kandhamal at the plenary venue.
Heads of India's 171 dioceses, auxiliary and retired bishops are expected to attend the assembly that has chosen the theme, "The Response of the Church in India to the present day Challenges."
The bishops are meeting first time after a coalition headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian people's party) formed the federal government on May 26, 2014. India was in the grip of an election fever when the prelates met last time at Palai in February that year. They addressed the theme, "Renewed Church for a Renewed Society – Responding to the Call of Vatican II."
Justice Cyriac Joseph, a retired Supreme Court judge and acting chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, will be the main speaker at the next plenary, said CBCI secretary general Archbishop Albert D'Souza of Agra in a report.
The bishops have invited Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, to address the plenary. The plenary has slotted some space for eminent persons from other Christian denominations and religions to express their views on the issues the bishops will discuss.
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Plus One Lap used to be all about cyclocross, now it's my dumping grounds for anything cycling.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Lightweight Cross Bike #18: SGK's Ridley
Another Ridley for the light gallery, looks ready to race in the Pac NW.
Frame: Ridley Supercross, 50cm
Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon
Bars: Ritchey WCS Carbon 44cm
Stem: Ritchey WCS
Headset: FSA Integrated
Brake/shift Levers: Shimano Dura Ace 9spd
Brakes: 4ZA
Seat Post: Thompson
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR
Crank Set: Shimano Ultegra
Chain Rings: Ultegra
Bottom Bracket: Ultegra Octalink
Pedals: Crank Brothers Ti
Chain: Sram
Rear Derailleur: Ultegra
Cassette: Ultegra 12-25, 12-27
Hubs Frt & Rr: Mavic 601
Rims Frt & Rr: mavic Reflex Ceramic, Kysrium SUP
Tires: Challenge Grifo
Bar Tape: Cinelli
SGK says it weighs 17.33 when "really" clean.
Thanks for the pics and build list, if you have a sub 18 pound cyclocross bike, email it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Full Frontal Freedom has teamed up with Out2Enroll to produce a new parody video to bring awareness to the final week of healthcare marketplace enrollment. Out2Enroll's larger mission is to make sure that the benefits of the Affordable Care Act reach LGBT communities. It's certainly an important issue, but it's hard to focus with all those beefcakes running around in their underwear.
But hey, that's what the website is for. For more info, check out out2enroll.org. Watch below if you need more encouragement.


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Vice President Mike Pence has left a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers that he was attending because some players kneeled during the national anthem.
Several 49ers players reportedly kneeled for the anthem just before the start of the game in Indianapolis.
I left today's Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.— Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
Well, if this is all it takes to get politicians out of our lives, awesome.
Of course, the kneelers are just interventionists of a different stripe.