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CHICAGO – Three of the four regions posted significant sales increases in September and in the third quarter, according to the results of the latest AmericanCoinOp.com StatShot survey.
Self-service laundry operators in the West reported September sales were up 10.0% compared to September 2011, and that their third-quarter sales were up 7.0% compared to the same period in 2011.
In the Midwest, September sales were up 8.2% from the previous September and third-quarter sales for this year were up 8.8% compared to July-September 2011.
September sales in the Northeast were up 5.0% from September 2011, while third-quarter sales were up 8.6% when compared to the same period one year earlier.
The South was the only region to post declines, based on the unscientific StatShot results. September 2012 sales were down 1.7% from the previous September, while third-quarter sales dropped 1.2% when compared to July-September 2011.
"My small area is picking up as I continue to innovate and find new ways to attract new customers, as well as keeping my current customers excited about the store," says an operator in the West. "Listen to the customers, as without them, we have a nice Laundromat that is not used to (the) fullest."
An operator from the South reports that three more competing stores have opened within a three-mile radius of his/her store within the last year.
AmericanCoinOp.com's StatShot includes information on sales, wages, costs and other financial data based on anonymous survey information provided by industry owners and operators.
Audience members are invited to participate in the unscientific surveys, which are conducted online via a partner website. All self-service laundry operators are encouraged to participate, as a greater number of responses will help to better define industry trends.


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Amberations' goal is to raise $100,000+! This amount will allow us to provide a comfortable meeting place for visiting groups; possibly by purchasing the house adjacent to our barn. This would also enable us to improve the living space for our caretakers. Our barn and paddock area will be upgraded allowing us to adopt some additional animals and improve our paths making them more wheelchair friendly.
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looked at me scrutinizing and he said Hmmm.
Well I have heard that sound so many times , on so many occasions with so many emotions and feelings and wisdom
implied into that sound that I refused to be terrified by that
noise. He pulled up his writing pad and with random emphatic scratches wrote down five medicines ! Five medicines with some valuable adv. at the end "X ray, Blood test ,uric cid test, and blood sugar test.
So for A simple sore throat a hassle of spending nearly 1000 rs.
Of course the doctor needed the fees from me and the commission from the chemists and pathologist. That's how it goes.
This is what the culture of medical ethics and the profession in our city. \
Now if I suffered from this same symptom, Sore throat, would a doctor in uganda, or lima , or a an isolated village in Cambodia suggest the same remedy , curative or therapeutic ?Would the villagers firstly bother to visit a doctor for a sore throat ? Would the medicine that works for a Delhi boy ,work for a Tasmania village boy? The answer to al the above questions are an Emphatic NO.
We all have different cultures ,our faith , our values, our sense of valid knowledge , our logic and reasoning are our culture based.
We grow up with our culture and what we believe will be good for us changes according to our cultural context. In a village
of Mongolia a simple shaman , or village medicine man takes care of all the illnesses of the community. It is believed in most part of the agrarian culture tha Dis-ease is a community illness
( surprisingly, Medical science of most advanced countries now have started to subscribe to this view )
Many stress related illness, madness,heart diseases , etc originate from the dysfunction of the society at large.An ancient Shaman used to believe that cure of an illness of an individual depends squarely on the cure of the society at large.
So in order to cure the patient questions must be asked why does one suffer from a particular illness . Who or what is to be blamed and what can we do about it.
Shall we require our doctors to prescribe toxic cughsyrup to our children or shall we see that the air my child breathes is pure which obviously needs attention of our culture. Medicine is linked to our anthropology.


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"I am a people person".
I hear this all the time and often it just means that people like to socialize but in the world of photographers it marks a pretty clear divide. You either like photographing people or you don't, it's quite simple.
I enjoy engaging with new folk especially strangers, the variety of meeting different people and getting the chance to take their picture is what drives me as a PR Photographer in Hull. I don't like solitude so I can't spend my time trudging across the countryside looking for the next good landscape panorama, I have tried it and have produced some really nice images but I need to be able to talk to people so I don't specialise in it. Here's a little sample from my time in Scotland.
Being relaxed with people isn't easy though and I think you have to have a certain temperament and a great deal of experience. I've being photographing people for a long time so I'm quite adept at reading folk and the situations they're in so when it comes time to encourage them into the pose you need or to react in a way that you know will work for a particular newspaper or magazine it's a skill more learned than taught, if that makes sense.
I make my living as a Commercial Photographer in Hull so looking slightly beyond my enjoyment of the job I do I need to make sure that I'm focussed on what my client's needs are at all times. So whether I'm shooting for a feature magazine or a PR agency on one day then commercial products for a company the next I've always got their best interests at the top of my shot list. It's something else that comes with experience, knowing how my photography will help them achieve the best publicity for their campaign or show the best aspects of their product to potential buyers. More often than not I'm working with my clients as a specialist in my field providing advice where necessary to get the best out of the assignment.
I am available for commercial assignments. If you'd like to book me call 07989 984643 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
If you'd like to know a little more about me or see some more of my work head over to www.dcimaging.co.uk


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The Silkmen return to Moss Rose in good spirits after picking up four points from away fixtures at Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra over the past week.
Simpson has increased options at his disposal with the return of some players from injury and told his club's official website that changes may be on the cards.
"I'll have a think about that overnight," he said.
"I've read all the reports we've had on Northampton and spoken to people who have seen them this season."
Last season's corresponding fixture ended in a 2-0 win for the Cobblers as they continued their impressive post-Christmas form.


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JapanBoyz sets up Maya to top Tomohisa. They show up and realize that they already know one another; can these two enjoy more than one another's conversations?
Seems Tomohisa has no problem sucking a nice big fat cock like Maya's and in return, the bottom stands and is stiffened happily. Put on all fours, Maya then rims his partner and readies the bottom's hole.
Backing up onto Maya's cock, the two work out the logistics and agree, "this feels great." Pushing his boy onto the bed, girth becomes an issue as Tomohisa has to spread extra wide. With both in the zone, Maya really starts to pound away and doesn't stop until he drops his load onto Tomohisa's stomach and groin.
Orally stimulating his partner to blow, Maya then finds that a finger goes "a long way" as Tomohisa blasts.


text: colorado fresh food financing fund The Colorado Fresh Food Financing Fund (CO4F) improves access to healthy food in underserved Colorado communities by financing grocery stores and other forms of healthy food retail. This statewide fund is anticipated to leverage $20 million in investment. Page Image Image Caption Page Content goalsImprove retail access to fresh and healthy foods; Encourage economic development in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods; Provide attainable financing to food retail outlets that improve food access; Partner with local governments when possible to enhance the benefits and successes; and Develop a Colorado model based upon national best practices. Program Overview Program Overview - Spanish Program Guidelines Program Guidelines - Spanish Grants Policy Grants Policy - Spanish Pre-Application Form Pre-Application Form - Spanish FAQs FAQs - Spanish Media Fact Sheet CO4F Customer ProfilesCO4F Funded Projects Map CO4F Grocer Guide CO4F Evaluation CO4F Quarterly eNews archiveco4f financing uses Business start-up and expansion costs Opening a new store Keeping a store open under new ownership New or upgraded equipment and displays Land assembly Developing an innovative business concept about The seed funding for CO4F comes from The Colorado Health Foundation, which developed this initiative based on research on food access barriers in Colorado communities and national Fresh Food Financing best practices. CO4F is partnering with the Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) to finance small and innovative fresh food concepts. Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.) serves as the Food Access Organization for the Fund, providing general information to prospective borrowers. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) serves as the fund administrator and manages the allocation of grants and loans. history In fall of 2011, the Denver Food Access Task Force released "Healthy Food for All: Encouraging Grocery Investment in Colorado," which outlined policy recommendations to improve access to affordable, healthy food and stimulate economic development in Denver and throughout Colorado. CO4F Production as of dec. 2018 Using those recommendations as a blueprint, a CO4F working group explored ways to remove barriers that prevent Colorado's underserved population from obtaining healthy food. The working group was chaired by Cameron Bertron of EFG Brownfield Partners. Other representatives were from the Colorado Health Foundation, CHFA, the Denver Department of Environmental Health, the Denver Office of Economic Development, the Colorado Enterprise Fund, the Mile High Community Loan Fund and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. Contact Information General inquiries, application help, eligibility & technical questions: Andrea Buglione PUMA email@example.com 720.510.8567 Loan inquiries up to $200,000: Alan Ramirez Colorado Enterprise Fund email@example.com 720.473.4053 Loan inquiries of $200,000+: Tim Dolan CHFA firstname.lastname@example.com 303.297.7318


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It's been a great summer holiday for us here at Antidote, but we're back to work now 🙁 Here are some of the latest new videos that we've pull for August so far. We'll be back with another one in 2 weeks.
August Video Playlist
August 16, 2016 @ 10:51am by Andrew
Andrew Carter is a well renowned entrepreneur with an extensive background in marketing and specifically, trendsetting. He founded antidote magazine in 2001 and has been Editor in Chief since it's conception. This position allows him to sustain creative control, while still engaging in areas of design, photography, all the while ensuring a high caliber of journalism for the benefit of our readers. As Editor in Chief, his sole mission is to continue to provide you with the most dynamic, smart and compelling national magazine.
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AA Cars is launching a new tool that could help dealers to attract more customers looking for a reliable used car.
The new Approved Dealers scheme is intended to help customers choose the most reliable used car dealerships from which to make a purchase. Once a dealership is approved under the scheme, it wins a place on AA Cars' used car-buying portal. The accreditation is also likely to boost online views of used cars.
Independent used car dealers can apply to be accredited under the scheme by signing up to the AA's ten-point Dealer Promise and also offer AA car inspections for all the used cars being sold. Franchised dealers are able to automatically join the scheme immediately, providing they are offering customer guarantees and AA inspections.
AA Cars insists that offering AA inspections is a great way to secure more interest from used car buyers. Edmund King, the president of the AA, claims that 92 per cent of buyers said they would prefer to buy a car that has had an official AA inspection than one that has not. He also added that used cars with an AA inspection were 22 per cent more likely to be viewed online than those without.
King added that there are other advantages for dealers who sign up the scheme. He said that buyers were much less likely to return a car if they buy one that has been through the AA inspection process, guaranteeing a more steady income stream and more predictable finances for small dealerships.
He explained: "For dealers, this means customers are much less likely to return a car for a refund or repair within 30 days, under the Consumer Rights Act if they can show beyond reasonable doubt that a fault was present at the time of delivery."
Another way to ensure your finances are stable is to take out comprehensive motor trade insurance to cover your business for fire, theft or criminal damage.
AA Cars managing director, Paul Yates, said of the new scheme: "It's the ultimate progression from our existing 10-point 'dealer promise', launched last year, which is essentially a customer service commitment. Fundamental to the process is adding car inspections to these approved standards of conduct.
"This all adds up to an industry-leading concept."


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Monday, 23 May 2016
Local Group Report – Easebourne Thursday 19th May 2016
The beer and the bravado were flowing well at The Three Moles in Selham near Midhurst, when the SDFS Easebourne Group met on Thursday night for their monthly sing. We welcomed four new members – Robin and Sue, and Gordon and Debbie – who joined in enthusiastically and brought our total up to 16 singers. We hope they'll join us again next month on 16th June. After warming our voices with Pleasant and Delightful and O Good Ale we sang another 16 songs plus a version of Ewan MacColl's Freeborn Man of the Travelling People which our landlady Emma has requested we learn for next time, it being her father's favourite song! We enjoyed singing the new Kipling songs, namely Oak, Ash and Thorn, Follow Me 'ome, Smuggler's Song, and Run of the Downs, and followed this by practising many of the songs scheduled for the Sullington Event on the 25th June. You could really hear the difference in our voices once we got back to singing the songs we all know and love! Our thanks to everyone who came along and helped make it a great evening. See you all again soon!
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More HTC One press shots leak showing it does have a back
We've seen many leaks and teasers for HTC's M7 handset, rumored to arrive as the One, but apart from a grainy TV screenshot, we haven't seen its palm-friendly side. French site NowhereElse has allegedly come into possession of yet another press shot of the all-but-unannounced handset, with the back of the black model mostly on show. The side-by-side position of the camera and flash matches the mystery white phone Peter Chou was caught with, and apart from that, we can see a couple of shiny bands near the bottom and top, a small Beats Audio brand, the HTC logo and no apparent loudspeaker grille. We'll inevitably get the full story at the HTC event starting later today, and we'll be there to liveblog every minute of it.
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The Villager reports today that the State Attorney General appealed an Oct. 4 ruling by the State Supreme Court that prevented the owners of Knickerbocker Village, a 12-unit 1,590-unit rental complex on the Lower East Side, from withdrawing from a low-income housing program and transfering the property to private ownership.
The Department of Housing and Community Renewal approved the transfer in 2003, yet tenants, who were assured that their apartments would fall under rent stabilization once the deal went through, preferred protection through the state Article IV housing program, which predates the rent-stabilization laws.
The judge who made the earlier ruling that stopped the deal said at the time that the DCHR may not tranfer the property "to anyone other than a municipality or to another limited-dividend company." The owners of the development, Knickerbocker Village Inc., wanted to dissolve itself and transfer the property to Cherry Green Corp.–another, presumably more profit-oriented, version of itself.
Appeals are expected in the future, too, from whomever stands least to benefit from the next ruling.
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Published 1997
The draft NDS was launched on Monday 6th January, 1997 by the late President His Excellency Dr Cheddi Jagan. Soon after this, the NDS Secretariat was established to manage the public consultation phase and, in the near future, the Secretariat will be organising public consultation workshops in various regions of the country. This web site has been established to allow wider access to the NDS, and to encourage comments on the draft document.
The NDS contains six volumes. Volume 1 presents the overall objectives of the NDS and includes summaries of the technical chapters. Volume 2 deals in-depth with macro-economic policy. It looks at issues such as taxation, reform of the public sector and banking policy. Volume 3 includes forward looking policies for the social sector. It considers important areas such as poverty, the environment, gender and Amerindian issues.Volume 4 contains chapters on the productive sectors. It examines issues such as rice development, forest management, the role of the private sector and tourism. Volume 5 examines the infrastructure sectors and deals with areas such as the energy sector and transport development. Volume 6 contains recommendations for legislative changes and a programme of public investments.


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This morning I took my Christmas decorations down. Yes, I know that it is January 28th, and that the 12th day after Christmas passed some time ago. I have a history of being very last-minute where this kind of thing is concerned, and this laziness is, in fact, the reason we have an artificial Christmas tree.
When you have a real Christmas tree dropping dead pine needles and crap all over your carpet until February, things can get very messy.
The thing is, it's always a bit of a hassle, not only to take the decorations down, but to put them up in the first place. You have to dig out boxes that are buried under eleven months' worth of crap in the storage room, then you have to clear a space for the Christmas tree and figure out how to make your home look festive without being tacky. Let's face it, I ain't Martha Stewart. I always envy those people who can casually throw a rug over a sofa and make it look like a designer item. I can spend an hour arranging the rug on the sofa and it will still look like the results of the room throwing up.
Taking the decorations down is worse. I mean, when do you get the time? You're so busy trying to recover – and get your kids to recover – from the remnants of the Christmas season. You're trying to catch up on work that's fallen behind because no-one was at work. You're trying to figure out how the kids' new toys work so you can show them, and you're trying to figure out where the hell to put all of this new stuff. With all of this going on, it's no wonder my Christmas decorations stay up for so long.
This year, I have had an extra excuse, and its name is Autism. You see, George's autism hasn't really affected the comings and goings of the Christmas decorations before, because George has always been pretty cool about things changing. I always used to think that for a kid with autism, he was pretty adaptable.
That has all changed.
About six months ago, a fear of routine changes reared its ugly head. Now, understand that I'm not just talking about a dislike for or a resistance to change. I'm talking about actual
anxiety fear near-panic that sometimes gets intense enough to make George throw up. We had such an incident recently involving a mirror, and in that case, Gerard and I felt that the best thing would be to restore the mirror to its rightful place to ease George's anxiety.
So today I took the day off work, with the intention of making a few changes while George wasn't around. They were necessary changes that included taking down the Christmas decorations and getting my scary mess of a desk organized (cluttered physical space translates to cluttered mental space and all that). The kids went off to school, I took a brief moment to relax, and then I started working. I got the Christmas decorations down and put away, and then I had a major decluttering session. All of the boxes that were under my desk are now stored more appropriately, meaning there's room to put my feet. My filing cabinet has been rearranged, so my files are actually in the cabinet instead of in a broken plastic container on the corner of my desk, which now boasts two stacking trays instead – one for incoming mail, and one for the kids' homework and school forms and stuff.
When George came home from school, World War III broke out.
First it was the Christmas tree. Kiddo was insistent on the restoration of the Christmas decorations, and went so far as to start dragging boxes of decorations out of the storage room. I firmly took said boxes from him and put them back. He kept mentioning the Christmas tree, but I don't think it took him long to realize that he wasn't getting his way with this one.
My desk proved to be the bigger issue. The broken plastic box that I had discarded? George wanted it back. George wanted it back so badly that he was almost panicking. The poor boy was looking directly into my eyes – something that he only does when he's feeling emotionally distressed and is desperate to impart a message to me. Those eyes, those eyes… They had such pain and fear in them. They were brimming with tears as George begged me to put the box back onto my desk.
I had to say no. I'm always one to pick my battles with George. If it doesn't matter, I don't make an issue of it. I let George get his way from time to time. But sometimes the battle does matter, and this is one of them. I need for my home office to be organized. I always have so much to do, so much admin to keep on top of. The way I was going, I was paying bills late for no reason other than the fact that the papers were getting buried. I had to arrange things so that I could keep up with everything. This is definitely a battle I needed to win.
I felt so conflicted, though. My friend Amy went through the heartbreak of burying her child yesterday, and here I was, with my child alive and well, and I was allowing him to be sad and fearful and distressed. What kind of mother was I being?
Even with this conflict going on, though, I knew that I was right. I knew that this was a storm I would just have to weather. I needed to rearrange things on my desk, and George needed to see that things could change and he would still be safe.
The storm appears to be over – at least for now. George was upset for a long time, but gradually calmed down. He started walking around without looking suspiciously at my desk out of the corner of his eye, and he started jumping on the trampoline, making the kinds of sounds he makes when he's happy and settled. When he said, "Charlie is a girl" (with reference to Charlie the Unicorn), I knew that he was OK.
Sighs of relief all round.
At least for now.


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Some people think that building an online social networking community requires that you go out and recreate the wheel. I'm glad to report that is not necessary.
First, you decide which social networking communities make the most sense for you.
· Twitter (My favorite)
· FaceBook
· LinkedIn
· MySpace
· Yahoo Answers
These are just some of the more popular options of available Internet communities in a world that has gone to the Web.
Then you decide what you want to talk about.
Really, this is not a tough call to make either. I personally have two hats that I wear. One is related to Internet Marketing while the other is focused on health and wellness through chocolate.
No matter which hat I wear I know I will find people that are interested in speaking with me from the social networks mentioned above. If my tweets alone are not enough to lead me to those connections on social networking sites I find other means to implement.
Here are three excellent strategies to use with Twitter, which as mentioned above is my favorite social networking site.
*** Twitter's Search Engine ***
When you logon to Twitter there is an option to search their system for specific keywords. In the early days I was not overly impressed with the results of Twitter search. Fortunately, the power of Twitter direct has grown immensely since then.
I then follow people who seem to have a similar but not direct niche to myself. I can even look through their followers to find more people to link to. In theory, people who are following them and who they follow would also make great people for me to be connected to also.
However, if you find your time to limited for that then consider using Twitter Grader which is an excellent resource for finding similarly related people to yourself on Twitter.
*** Social Networking Participation ***
This really works for any social network just as well as with Twitter.
The more you are involved with what is happening on social networks the greater interest you can expect to guide your way as a result.
No matter if being involved means…
· Answering questions
· Participating in events
· Or following key people
*** Share Your Ideas ***
If you create content point people to that content once it is created.
Share your articles, audios, videos and the like on your social networks. If you use a site like Associated Content you can actually be paid for doing exactly this while you build the confidence your community has in who you are.
Simply put the more social you are with your online social networking community the more direct results you will be able to experience as a result. But why take my word for it? Try it for yourself; I'm sure you will be happy with the results. I know I am.
Try a sample of Body By Chocolates healthy chocolate cookies for yourself and discover where the world's of health and chocolate connect.
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Magical Disneyland LayoutPosted in Scrapbook Pages and tagged with CTMH, Disney, sparkles, stamping on 10/25/2010 12:00 am by Wendy
This printed paper I found on a rummage sale for 25 cents! The title is stamped with Close to My Heart's Chocolate Large Alphabet and Smokey Plum ink. I had fun adding Sparkles (CTMH) to many of the flowers along the bottom of the page.
Layout Challenge: #80 of 210.


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This page contains links to Books, Videos, Articles, Blog Posts, etc. that I feel are useful, helpful, or just entertaining for anyone interested in learning more about a life free from the shackles of mythology. I will update this page as often as I can.
- Dawkins, Richard. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Free Press: New York, 2009. Print. (Amazon) (Barnes and Noble)
- Campbell, Joseph The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Princeton University Press, 1968. Print (Amazon) (Barnes and Noble) (I would recommend any book from this author. Some are a little dry, but all are extremely informative and interesting)
- Campbell, Joseph with Bill Moyers. The Power of Myth. Random House: New York, 1988. Print. (Amazon) (Barnes and Noble) (Also a PBS video series: see below)
- For a prime example of the stupidity you face when debating with creationists Watch this
- Any of this series is worth watching, however this one addresses a really stupid creationist argument about animal dispersion after Noah's Flood
Blog Posts:
- Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (DVD) (Barnes and Noble) (Online)–I saw this series on PBS when it originally aired during a time in my life when my beliefs were failing. It really helped me to clearly see that I wasn't so much 'losing faith' as I was growing intellectually.


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By Erin Shields
A TPM Production
November 17–27, 2016
Venue: Rachel Browne Theatre – 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Directed by Ardith Boxall
"Did you see that movie? That new one with the cop? Yes, with the cop, and she's trying to catch a serial killer, yes, who takes men. Beautiful men. Beautiful naked men who end up dead in basements. And the cop watches TV. Yes, she watches a historical fantasy about an Amazon Queen with a harem of writhing man-slaves. And the queen from that show, she's watching a play. Right, she's watching a play."
TV is better than ever and binge worthy shows like Game of Thrones, True Detective and House of Cards frequently pop into happy hour conversation and accompany us into the wee hours of the night.
Erin Shield's asks a simple question in her sexy, no-holds-barred play Beautiful Man: What if? What if, in these shows, the roles were reversed?
"Searing and consistently hilarious" –Jordan Bimm
Artistic Team
Playwright- Erin Shields
Director- Ardith Boxall
Featuring Sarah Constible, Andrea del Campo, Tracy Penner and David Arial as the Beautiful Man
Production Design- Linda Beech
Video and Lighting Design- jaymez
Costume Design- Angela Vaags
Sound Design- Davis Plett
Production Management- Steven Vande Vyvere
Special events:
Wednesday, November 16th at 7:00 is PAY WHAT YOU CAN PREVIEW.
Thursday, November 17th at 8:00 is OPENING NIGHT + reception
Friday, November 18th at 8:00 is COCKTAILS and COCKTALES with drinks by the Roost on Corydon
Tuesday, November 22nd at 7:00 is STUDENT NIGHT with a talk back + reception and $10 Student Tickets
Erin Shields- Playwright
Erin Shields is a Montreal based playwright and actor. She won the 2011 Governor General's Award for her play If We Were Birds, which premiered at Tarragon Theatre where she is currently a playwright-in-residence. Her adaptation of Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea was part of The Shaw Festival's 2015 season.
Andrea is a Winnipeg-based actor, improviser and producer. Favourite theatre credits include The Glass Menagerie and The Penelopiad (RMTC), James and the Giant Peach (MTYP), Mr Burns: A post-electric play (DTC), Sunday in the Park with George (Galleryworks). Television and film credits include Stegman is Dead, The Pinkertons, My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Blood Pressure, Steel and Wingin' It. Watch for Andrea this season in DTC's Tigers Be Still and RMTC's Kill Me Now. Andrea is a proud founding member of local musical improv company, Outside Joke, and probably owes her career and much of her happiness to it. Much love to her own beautiful man, Philip, who is the greatest feminist and ally this little weirdo could ask for.
Tracy's worked with several theatre companies in Winnipeg including RMTC, WJT, zone41 theatre, SIR and Sarasvati Productions. In Edmonton, select companies she's worked with include Catalyst Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Concrete Theatre, and Vault: Theatre of Invention. You might've seen Tracy in spring, playing Emma in the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre's production of Shiksa. And coming up in May, she'll be playing Ethel Smyth in Muriel Hogue's new play, Passion. Tracy is a graduate of the University of Alberta.
David Arial- the Beautiful Man
David Arial is delighted to be making his debut with Theatre Projects Manitoba. Previous Winnipeg theatre credits include: Just One Spark (One Trunk), Three Sisters: A Black Opera In Three Acts (Who Is John Moe?) and Tough Case (MTYP). In his most recent work, David played the Narrator, the Devil or, God depending on what you believe in for Kristine Nutting's production of Devour Content Here: A Show which was housed in a non-conventional space in downtown Edmonton. He holds a degree in drama from the University of Alberta, Augustana campus.
Linda Beech- Production Designer
Linda Beech has lived and worked across Canada as a visual artist and theatre professional for over twenty years. Starting with a degree in theatre from Dalhousie University she went on to intern at the Banff Centre for the Arts and later graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design. She has been awarded grants from the Ontario Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council among others. Career highlights include being a roadie for Sarah McLaughlin's Lilith Fair Tour, building a giant crow (and getting him across the U.S. border) and teaching theatre arts at Argyle Alternative High School through the Manitoba Arts Councils ArtsSmarts Program.
James Jansen- Lighting and Video Design
With a multi-faceted and distinct visual style, jaymez has worked in the visual art, dance, theatre and music communities. His video work has appeared in a number of international festivals, theatrical and dance productions and he has performed live video alongside dozens of musicians and artists. He has created lighting, video and sound designs for a wide range of companies and choreographers including Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Ming Hon, Adhere + Deny, Sarasvàti Productions, Moving Target Theatre Company, One Trunk Theatre, Sawdon Dance, Nova Dance Collective, and .6 Ricochet. His work has been seen in a number of cities including Stratford, Edmonton, Regina, Calgary, Toronto, Osnabrück (Germany) and Ultrecht (Netherlands) .
Angela Vaags- Costume Design
Angela is excited to be back with TPM, designing for BEAUTIFUL MAN. Theatrical Costume Design credits include Ther're Playing our Song for Surflight Theater in beautiful LBI NJ, Montreal 2008 Fringe production of Acne Japonaise, Wise Man of Chelm for the Segal Center, Group Bec-de-lievre's Festival FIL production, Project Walser and Le Grand Cahier at the Theatre de Quate'Sous Montreal, That Way Production's 2014 Winnipeg Fringe presentation of Quo Vadis, TPM's Production of Proud and last season's production of Reservations as well as WTP production of Heathers round out the list. Angela's day job is the School Costume Coordinator for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Davis Plett is an intermedia artist who works with audio, text, theory, spectacle, and performance. Recent creations and collaborations include performing in <<TESSERACT>> with 2boys.tv and Alexis O'hara at nuna (now), premiering his solo show Infidelity at the Winnipeg 2016 Fringe Festival, and devising the physical theatre piece (0) with Jenn Davis. Sound design / music director credits include Drowning Girls (Pocket Frock / Creative Minds), Brave Hearts (Have you seen this theatre?), Twelfth Night (University of Winnipeg), and Vinegar Tom (University of Winnipeg). In 2016, Davis completed a sound design mentorship with Greg Lowe through Arts and Culture Industries Manitoba. For information about upcoming artistic projects, visit Davis on Facebook @mirrorstageproductions.
Steven Vande Vyvere- Production Manager
Steven has been working in the technical realm of theatre since 2008, and has had the pleasure of working with countless talented professionals during that time. Some of his most memorable projects include Angels in America: Perestroika (WJT), Comedy of Errors, Antony & Cleopatra (SIR), and The Miser of Middlegate (TPM/Zone 41). Steven is very excited to be working with folks at Theatre Projects Manitoba once again for Beautiful Man. While not working on shows with the many great theatre companies Winnipeg has to offer, he can be found assisting in the carpentry shop at the University of Winnipeg's department of Theatre and Film. Steven would like to extend his heartfelt thanks to his wife, Robin, for her constant support, encouragement, and never-ending patience.


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Welcome to today's 1:5:10:365 Tip for becoming a better steward for our home and planet environment.
1:5:10:246 EcoTip: Thanks to MistyMom for today's 1:5:10:365 EcoTip. Check your dryer lint screen to see if it is clogged with a waxy buildup from dryer sheets and fabric softeners. I've been holding this tip for awhile trying to vet it before it was published. Those of you that have been following this blog know I try to be careful to post factual information, or issue the appropriate disclaimer – well here is one that had me stumped for awhile because the nature of the post that was sent to me was somewhat questionable. Our family doesn't use fabric softeners and dryer sheets so I couldn't test it out myself – but snopes.com came to the rescue. You can see the exact nature of the email information that was sent to me below, then the confirmation.
The point the post below makes is that clogged lint screens can cause your dryer to burn out. My additional point is the clogged screens make it take longer to dry your clothes and waste energy.
(A personal note to MistyMom: I'm sorry I doubted you – but you know you've forwarded me some whoppers that have turned out to be false.)
Additional Information:
Suggested Review: :071, :245
Here's the information that was sent to me:
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material… I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. Well, the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit.
You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free… that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box ..well this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?!
Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd share!
Note: I went to my dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it… the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all!
That repairman knew what he was talking about!
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Education and Schools in Sweden
- Purchase the complete Expat Arrivals Sweden Guide (PDF)
Education in Sweden is compulsory and free for all children attending public schools between the ages of seven and 16. In addition to this system, expat parents also have the option of sending their children to a private or international school in Sweden.
The academic year starts in mid-August and runs to the beginning of June the following year, and is divided into two semesters; the autumn term and the spring term. There are several mid-term holidays during the school year.
Children in Sweden start school when they are seven years old. Primary school is divided into three stages, consisting of elementary school, middle school and high school. Primary school is followed by upper secondary school (gymnasieskola) which is not compulsory. However, most children do fulfil secondary education to be able to get good jobs in the future.
Public schools in Sweden
Public schools in Sweden are open to all and follow the Swedish National Syllabus. These schools are administrated by the local municipality in which they are located, are taxpayer-funded and may not charge student fees. When children turn seven years old they are automatically placed in a nearby public school. Primary school is compulsory for children up to Grade 9, when the student is usually 16 years old. At this point, if the student wishes to continue with their education, they go into high school. Local public primary and high schools are free and funded by local taxes.
Secondary school, which follows high school, is also voluntary, but each municipality is responsible to follow up on young people under 20 who do not study after high school. Pupils choose from 17 national programmes as well as a large number of local programmes, specially designed programmes and the individual programme. Unlike many other countries, Sweden lacks a formal matriculation; rather, there are secondary schools aimed at providing basic access to college.
Most children in Sweden go to public schools, but expats generally choose international private schools for their children instead due to the language barrier.
Private schools in Sweden
There are a number of private schools in Sweden, known as friskolor. These schools are funded by local contributions from the home municipalities and notification, queue or registration fees may not be charged. Private schools are, however, allowed to accept donations.
Swedish private schools are independent and run by individuals, associations or foundations. In some cases, there are groups that have formed to run several schools. Private schools are, in principle, not obliged to follow the Swedish National Syllabus. However, most private schools do follow the national curriculum.
More and more private schools are opening in Sweden and this means more competition, not least because parents can now choose which school they want their children to attend, and funding follows the student to go to their chosen school. This is good for students because the competition pushes schools to perform better.
International schools in Sweden
International schools in Sweden offer the curriculum of a foreign country such as the UK, the US or other qualifications such as the International Baccalaureate. These schools are primarily intended for students living in Sweden temporarily or under special circumstances. International schools expect a yearly fee and applications need to be made by contacting the school directly. Extra fees might apply if the children are not registered with their local municipality and do not have a Swedish personal number.
Children of all nationalities, including Swedish children, are welcome at most international schools. These schools may have long waiting lists, however, so it's best for parents to plan ahead and apply for a spot for their children as early as possible.


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- This product contains Nicotine which is a highly addictive substance. It is NOT recommened for non-smokers
- Always keep E-Liquid out of reach of children
- Please read enclosed leaflet or multi-layer bottle label where applicable


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Four Surname Family History Research Gift
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Four Surname Family History Research Gift Package
Click on PDF for sample pages of a family history report
White Section: Research Gift Description
What's included in the price?
What's not included in the price?
What is Four Surname Research?
Are the ancestors' wives and children included?
What about their occupations?
How is the final tree presented?
What are the differences between the hardback book folders?
Do you charge extra for documents?
What documents are not included?
Will the gift recipient receive research updates?
Blue Section: What you need to know
In which countries do you research?
The gift recipient has already begun their family tree, can I buy this package?
Can the gift recipient work on the family tree with you?
What information do I need to start if I am buying for a gift recipient?
How far back do you go?
How long does it take?
Gift Voucher Presentation Pack
I've ordered a tree now what?
Green Section: Payment and Stuff
How do I make a payment?
What are the Shipping Costs?
Should I read the Terms and Conditions?
'Ancestors are presented as people rather than shadows'
- A beautiful dark green spring back hardback folder to hold your/the gift recipient's report for display and safe-keeping
- All of the research outlined below amounting to 80 hours of research, analysis of documentation, and writing
- Accessing and purchasing documents on your/the gift recipient's behalf and providing citations, transcriptions, and references
- A family narrative telling the story of the surname chosen
- A genealogical narrative outlining the names and important dates of all the individuals researched
- Historical and contextual background relating to your/the gift recipient's ancestors such as attending school in the 19th century or what it was like to work in their particular occupations
- Birth/baptism, marriage, and burial transcriptions/records (where possible)
- Census transcriptions/records with names of roads and villages where your/the gift recipient's ancestors lived (where possible). The National Archives Image Library has kindly given us permission to produce single copies of census records and the 1939 Register
- Photos and maps of where your/the gift recipient's ancestors lived (where possible)
- Surname distribution map pointing to the original origins of the surname
- Surname meaning and origin
- An A3 pull-out hourglass tree
- Approx. 40,000 words of research and narrative
You/the gift recipient can also add:
Your own family photos - we will send instructions about format and submitting them to us.
The vast majority of documents held in public archives are subject to copyright. This means that there are limits on the copies of documents that we can provide for this family history. While we can consult records we cannot copy them under copyright law and pass them onto customers. However, it is possible for our customers to acquire the records themselves and we will assist in this process by providing transcriptions and full source citations as well as advice on how to buy copies of original documents for personal use.
We do provide, however, copies of birth and marriage records, census records, military records, probate records and other National Archives records such as the 1939 Register. For other instances we provide transcriptions.
What's not included in the price?
Research from 1950 to present day. If you wish to include all your/the gift recipient's current and extended family on the tree you will need to supply their full names, dates of birth etc. This includes children, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. If you wish to include the offspring of a sibling or of an aunt for example, you will also need to supply the name of the sibling's/aunt's partner or spouse and their date of marriage. However under the new General Data Protection Regulations 2018 you will need to provide signed written consent for every living individual you/the gift recipient wishes to include on the family tree. This can be arranged when you/the gift recipient completes our Application Form after the package has been ordered. Please be aware that adding living persons to a family tree will take about 90 minutes from your/the gift recipient's research budget in order for this information ready for printing.
An ancestor's exact date and cause of death. In order to achieve a good balance of research and narrative on the budget, we do not automatically buy documentation to discover the exact details of an ancestor's death. We may only be able to identify the year at no extra cost. If you or the gift recipient would like to know the exact date and cause of death, you can be billed separately for each search. Just let us know when research begins.
What is Four Surname Research?
For individual recipients we like to call this grandparent family history research, because it allows them to research all four of their grandparents' surnames.
Remember though that everyone has eight great grandparents, so it will only search four of those great grandparents along each male line! This is because each great grandparent has a different surname: a total of eight surnames altogether.
If you want to research all the recipient's surnames then you will need a massive budget to cover each generation as it doubles in size:
2 Parents
4 Grandparents
8 Great Grandparents
16 Great Great Grandparents
32 Great Great Great Grandparents
64 Great Great Great Great Grandparents
128 Great Great Great Great Great Grandparents
And so on. By the time we get to the recipient's 10 x grandparents there are roughly 4096 of them, which is rather a lot for a genealogist to find!
We find a lot of people still don't understand this in terms of what we research, so if you are struggling just contact us.
Are the ancestors' wives and children included?
Yes. We will find out their wives' full names, their years of birth, where they came from, and their parents' full names where possible. We will also find the full names of their children, where they were born and their dates or years of birth. We do not trace all the females and their family trees (see What is Four Surname Research above). The research will only look at the father's trees of both female grandmothers.
What about their occupations?
Wherever possible we will find out what they did for a living. We will also look for any information about their religion, any criminal activities, any probate, institutional records, overseers, poll book entries or anything about them in the newspapers. Please note though that budget does not stretch to exhaustive enquiries.
How is the final tree presented?
The gift recipient will we receive a hardback book folder telling the story of their ancestors in a chronological narrative, detailing their lives and times. The length of the book is approximately 80 - 100 pages. The gift recipients' ancestors are drawn by the genealogist in their historical context - this approach is more than a list of names and dates - it outlines the motives and actions of their ancestors in relation to the period in which they flourished. Ancestors are presented as people rather than shadows. After the genealogist's chronological history narrative section, there is a family narrative outlining relationships, vital dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death with a complete annotated source list with citations. The hardback book folder will also, include at no extra cost (see Do you charge extra for documents? below), documents concerning the gift recipient's relatives from birth and marriage, to census records. All families are different so contents will vary. Finally, the report includes a folded A3 family tree chart showing the gift recipient's relatives. As this is a large tree some individuals may not be included on the A3 chart, e.g. the spouse of a distant cousin.
What are the differences between the hardback book folders?
There are two types. The package includes a plain green quality hardback book folder, but there is an option to upgrade to the embossed book folder in pastel as shown in the illustrations above.
Do you charge extra for documents?
No. Many other genealogists offer packages cheaper than ours, but further investigation will show they do not include family documents or proof of your family tree included in the price, but as an optional extra. They will charge you more fees to buy the documentation they require to research your family tree accurately in addition to their basic cost. We believe if a high standard of research is to be achieved, proof should never be optional and it should be included in the price. At Family History Gifts, we include all the documents in with the price. We do not charge you extra for them.
What documents are not included?
We cannot search documents that are not in the public domain. This will include a number of 20th century record classes, most notably: military records including World War Two service records, personnel employment records, hospital, education, and coroner's records to name a few. Many records are subject to Closure Rules.
Death certificates - see What's not included in the price? above.
Will the gift recipient receive research updates?
We do not provide email, letter or phone updates... we think that's boring! Much better to allow the gift recipient to login to their private family tree viewing area whenever they want and view their new ancestors! They will be able to instantly see all the new ancestors we've discovered. This is an exciting addition to our services. The gift recipient will need to have an email address to use the family tree login area, alternatively they can nominate a member of their family.
In which countries do you research?
We research in England, Scotland, and Wales for this package. We do not research overseas. If you require Irish research please see our Irish Family History to 1850.
The gift recipient has already started their family tree, can I buy this package? This family tree is costed for beginners only (i.e. for those starting back from their parents or grandparents). The further back one goes the more expensive it is to research a family tree, those costs are not included in the above price, so this package is not suitable for anyone who has already begun their tree.
Can the gift recipient work on the family tree with you?
Once the Application Form has been completed and sent to us, we will decide all research methods and stages. As a consequence it is not possible for the gift recipient to work on researching the family tree with us. Please see our Terms & Conditions, section 3. Your tree - controlling the Research.
What information do I need to start if I am buying for a gift recipient?
You will need to supply the gift recipient's full name, date and place of birth, father's full name and mother's full name including mother's maiden name. The gift recipient will receive more information about their family if you are also able to supply full names of grandparents too. The more information you can supply about living memory relatives, the more the budget will stretch to ancestors yet to be discovered.
How far back do you go?
This very much depends on the family because every family consists of unique individuals doing unpredictable things like changing their name, emigrating, immigrating and choosing to have illegitimate children. This research gift aims to get to 1780 if possible.
How long does it take?
On average a minimum of 45-50 weeks after we have received your Application Form. Yes it is a big job and cannot all be completed at once. Research has to be undertaken and then we may have to wait a week for documents. Then more research, then another week or more for documents. The same process is done over and over again until the budget is used. The estimated time does not include Bank Holidays or seasonal holidays such as Christmas or Easter. Please allow extra time for these holidays. Also consider the following factors:
- Not one family is the same as another
- Historical research is unpredictable - it is not possible to know in advance where it will lead or whether it will be straight forward
- Historical research is unpredictable - it is not possible to know in advance where it will lead or whether it will be straight forward
- To achieve a high standard of research, a genealogist needs time to search through all the necessary records in order to overcome hurdles and uncover the correct ancestors. At Family History Gifts we use the Genealogical Proof Standard and this requires a great deal of dedication.
- With this in mind, 45-50 weeks is an estimate and not definite. Research may take 40 weeks, it might take 52 weeks; it is entirely unpredictable.
Imagine going to the library to find out information about something you know nothing about and being asked to predict exactly how long the task will take you?
If you have a fast approaching gift day talk to us before you order. Alternatively you may like a Gift Voucher Presentation Pack (see below).
Gift Voucher Presentation Pack
Once you have purchased the One Surname Family History, you will receive a Gift Voucher Presentation Pack. The pack contains a gift voucher and information explaining our service. The presentation pack can be given to the gift recipient on the gift day and they can complete the Application Form online to start the family tree research process. The Gift Voucher has an expiry date of six months - the Application Form must be submitted within this period. Gift Voucher packs are dispatched within 48 business hours.
Gift Voucher Presentation Pack
I've ordered a tree now what?
You will receive a Gift Voucher Presentation Pack. Then,
- Gather information about gift recipient and their parents including full names, dates and places of birth, dates of marriage etc.
- If you want to include gift recipient's immediate relatives e.g. children, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins etc. gather the same information for them. As a consequence of the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 you/the gift recipient will be required to obtain signed permission from all living relatives to include them on the family tree.
- Proceed to the Application Form and submit
Once we have received your Application Form we will email the provided email address in acknowledgement and possibly discuss the form with you. We will then notify you about the next steps.
How do I make a payment?
To order, pay by credit/debit card using the following options:
a. Direct from our site. We do not capture or keep any of your card details on our servers.
b. By PayPal. Please note it is not necessary to be a member of PayPal to use it. Please select PayPal as your payment option, complete the Checkout process, and enter your credit/debit card details on the PayPal payment page.
c. Pay in Instalments: There are two instalment plans available. Follow these links for more information: Instalment Plan Five - Pay in 12 easy payments Instalment Plan Six - Pay in 7 payments. If you opt for an Instalment Plan, your family tree report will not be delivered until all payments have been paid.
d. Order by phone. Please call 07788647670 and have your debit card ready. Unfortunately our instalment plans can only be ordered on the website.
What are the Shipping Costs?
Delivery costs of £11.00 for delivery of final report and documents via Royal Mail Special Delivery will be added to your order when paying in full.
Should I read the Terms and Conditions? Our Terms and Conditions are not very long and we do recommend that you read them before agreeing to them. Cancellations and Refunds Please see our Terms and Conditions for our refunds and cancellations policy.
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I opened two new pages:
Upcoming Vintage Computer Events is about events that deal with vintage computing.
The next one is the "5. Waiblinger Usertreffen" (5th Waiblingen User meeting" of the "Verein zum Erhalt klassischer Computer" (Society for the preservation of classical computers).
Where to get stuff in the Internet is about what sources in the Internet exist from which you can buy/trade/get old computers.


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Why I Began Blogging
When I started this blog, I did so with the intent of making it easy for my extended family to keep up with me. My extended family is large and scattered. Dad had six siblings and Mom fifteen. I have countless cousins and they now have children and soon, grandchildren. Before Facebook, I started Random Walks at iWeb.mac.com/davehamby to keep in touch with everyone. I find Facebook useful for quick broadcast notes but deep thought requires a more expressive forum such as WordPress.com.
Why Retired Moocher?
We have Mitt Romney and the Republicans to thank for the title. It took it to spite the Republicans and the horse poo spewed by the likes of Fox News. The Republican Party has shown a complete lack of understanding of the United States economy, the income required to live independently in the United States, and the income distribution in the United States economy.
The sad thing is that the Republican Party is disrespectful of its own members. Median personal income is about $50,000/year. Twentieth percentile income is about $25,000 per year. To live independently requires $30,000 per year for the first member of a household and about $10,000 per year for each additional member. At this level, the household has no economic security. They are unable to save for retirement or emergencies such as illness or a break in employment. To be economically secure requires an income of $40,000 for the head of household.
As you can see, most single head of household families are struggling to get by. A significant fraction of dual head of household families are also struggling. And this struggle is color blind and age blind. The Republicans continually advocate policies that disadvantage the majority of their supporters who skew older, white, and male.
Why Goes Walkabout?
I needed a title for this thing. When I began it, I had no idea what I would write about. As I started writing, I found myself writing about my hobbies, technology, and the activities that keep this retired moocher active and engaged. I have a number of interests.
- I'm web master for a couple of non-profits to which I belong.
- I do sound and light for my church
- I enjoy recorded music and good music reproduction
- I am an amateur photographer
- I have retired greyhounds
- I'm learning to garden
- I'm learning to cook and to eat properly
My posts are drawn from my experiences in these activities so they can be pretty random. I've started using categories and titles to help you find those of interest. If a post is popular, I'll move it to a static page.


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New Plugin – Google Group Maps ( need testers )
I wrote a plugin to add google map functionality for buddypress groups. Its still quite basic but its getting there. Iv'e just started playing around with google map api but would greatly appreciate some help.
Still to do:
1. Add content to the info window ( address, street view and maybe some other requests ).
2. Add geolocation ( address's and gps co-ordinates )
3. Return the directions as apposed to being directed to google.com/maps..
Create a folder called google-group-map in wp-content>plugins and save the below files in the newly created folder.
Save as google-group-map.php
Save as google-group-map.css
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Participants to the YABC summit during the Terra Game/ Michele Belmondo, Italian Red Cross.
Youth participants during a group activity on communication/ Michele Belmondo, Italian Red Cross.
Multicultural night and "share and compare" market/ Michele Belmondo, Italian Red Cross.
By Giovanni Zambello
Elisa is one of the 40 Red Cross Red Crescent youth from some 30 National Societies of Europe, Central Asia and Africa who are attending the YABC Summit taking place in Jesolo, northern Italy, as we speak. "Trying to work on our heart and feelings first, and through that reaching our mind - that's what we've been trying to do in these days here at the YABC Summit" says Elisa Mastrantoni, a youth volunteer with the Italian Red Cross.
Peer education. Fundamental Principles. Inter-cultural dialogue. Youth empowerment. These are the four key words to describe the spirit of an event jointly organized by the Principles and Values Department, the Europe and Africa Zones, the Italian Red Cross and the Centre for the Cooperation in the Mediterranean. It brings together Red Cross and Red Crescent youth around the world to actively contribute to building a culture of non-violence and peace and keep the word given in 2009 in Solferino with the Youth Declaration.
YABC stands for Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change, the Federation programme inaugurated in 2008. As of today, it has initiated 1950 youth from 140 Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, and has trained 250 as peer educators from 60 National Societies.
"What's amazing about such experience is that we are youth from so diverse cultures, background and experiences" continues Elisa. "All of us have a different story to tell, about how we volunteer, how we bring our action in our National Societies and how we live our Fundamental Principles. Though, I feel that here and now we're united by a strong common need. The need to make a change in our communities".
By working through, with and for youth, the YABC experience is aimed at empowering youth to play a stronger role in positively influencing behaviours, changing mindsets in their communities, and thus building stronger National Societies. In order to do that, it doesn't convey knowledge, nor does it say to youth what to do or not to do. Instead, it aims at developing skills which can help youth change their perspective, and see their lives, their personal relationships and their way of considering voluntary work through a different lens. Empathy, active listening, critical thinking, elimination of bias, non-judgement, non-violent communication and mediation are some of the main skills that the programme tries to teach the trainees - so they are able to be agents of change, the living examples of the Fundamental Principles, as well as ambassadors of our principles of non-violence, peace and social inclusion.
"Two questions have led to the birth of what today is the YABC" comments Katrien Beeckman, Head of the Principles and Values Department. "How do we go from knowledge and understanding of our Seven Fundamental Principles to their actual application? In other words, how do we live these Principles? And again, how do we promote a change of attitudes, mindsets and behaviours in our communities?"
"The answer to the first question leads to the answer to the second: it is by living the Fundamental Principles in our everyday life that we can promote a change in mindsets in our communities. And how can we not only optimise learning but also engagement and action if not through alternative learning methods? If we can emotionally connect to something, if we can feel it, the learning is much more powerful" continues Katrien. "That is why the YABC utilizes non-cognitive education, from the heart to the mind, such as role plays, games, story telling, visualisation, sport exercises, etc. That brings us to another question; change: how do we change behaviour in society? Change cannot be imposed or dictated from outside, but needs to come from within."
In Sierra Leone, the YABC initiative has been brought to vulnerable youth, drug users, and former sex workers. It creates a strong sense of belonging, and represents a key tool to identifying new Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers.
"Working as the National Youth Officer in the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society I have been able to apply YABC in all aspects of my work and life. It gives you something to say in all circumstances" tells us Abu Bakar, youth officer in the Sierra Leone Red Cross, and one the first pioneers of the programme back in 2008. "The facilitation skills I've learnt in my YABC journey and the Principles and their underpinning Values are applied from the instant I wake up in the morning till I go back to bed. I feel life is just a process of facilitating a group of difficult participants. I find that it works, especially when I realize that my working relationship with colleagues is on a high, and my personal life with family and friends has never been better".
"The Pakistan Red Crescent Society was amongst the first National Societies in the Asia Pacific zone that piloted the YABC programme and integrated it into its activities with 36 YABC Peer Educators and 286 beneficiaries" notes Dawar, Deputy Youth Director in the Pakistan Red Crescent. "In our National Society we consider this as an effective model for youth empowerment where individuals volunteer to change themselves before expecting change in their respective communities."Since the birth of YABC in 2008, the P&V Department, together with the youth who participated in its training initiatives, developed a skills-based toolkit which was pilot-tested in Solferino in June 2009 by 20 YABC peer educators. Since then, it has been presented and field-tested during international, regional, national or local gatherings, and has been engaged in practical projects of social mobilisation. The finalized toolkit will be launched at the International Conference this November.
"The Jesolo summit represents the latest successful step of the process we embarked on in 2008, of spreading the seeds of inner change among youth, in order for them to be the first change in their respective communities. Our experience in these three years has taught us that YABC has first of all a positive impact on youth themselves. It deepens their self confidence and trust, it enhances their ability to engage in teamwork and cooperation, and gives them a sense of ethical leadership. But it also has an impact on the Red Cross Red Crescent work, and on the quality of the services we deliver" concludes Katrien Beeckman.
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America's Finest Optical Retailers 2015 by INVISION MAGAZINE
If there's one thing INVISION's 2015 America's Finest Optical Retailers prove, it's that there's no single way to be the best at vision care. They do share a rock-solid commitment to superior service and products.
But beyond that, our 10 winners thrive in wildly different settings — from city streets to suburban strip malls and medical parks to small-town squares. Regardless of their location, each has found ways to create an independent vision care business with style and flair that's theirs alone. Meet Eye Candy Optical from the Class of 2015!
Second Place Eye Candy Optical - Westlake Ohio
It's official! Eye Candy Optical is the 2nd best optical store in the USA! See how Eye Candy won this prestigious national contest for Best Independent Optical.
Read the whole story here and stop in soon to see for yourself what Eye Candy customers and the whole optical industry is talking about! Established right here in Cleveland by Clevelanders! HUGE THANKS to our Customers and Fans!
This year's No. 2 shop is a new business launched by two guys with MBAs and no optical industry experience. (No, not those two.) Steve Nelson and Anton Syzdykov had worked and traveled together for years in global marketing and retail development within the paint industry, but they saw a need in their hometown of Cleveland for a high-end eyewear boutique that didn't feel clinical or stuffy.
1. Sweet stuff: Eye Candy turned to a local chocolatier for custom-made milk chocolate bars given in thanks when people pick up their eyewear. The candy theme also finds its way into the window displays, where — for example — Skittles and M&Ms separated by color helped draw attention to the latest frames from Theo.


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Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
NBER Working Paper No. 20235
This paper surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between the spatial distribution of economic activity and transportation costs. We develop a multi-region model of economic geography that we use to understand the general equilibrium implications of transportation infrastructure improvements within and between locations for wages, population, trade and industry composition. Guided by the predictions of this model, we review the empirical literature on the effects of transportation infrastructure improvements on economic development, paying particular attention to the use of exogenous sources of variation in the construction of transportation infrastructure. We examine evidence from different spatial scales, between and within cities. We outline a variety of areas for further research, including distinguishing reallocation from growth and dynamics.
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Wednesday Quotes on Career Success
Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career. Orison Swett Marden
Communication–the human connection–is the key to personal and career success. Paul J. Meyer
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team. Benjamin F. Fairless
Any woman who has a career and a family automatically develops something in the way of two personalities, like two sides of a dollar bill, each different in design. Her problem is to keep one from draining the life from the other. Ivy Baker Priest
I've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing. Gloria Steinem
Desire! That's the one secret of every man's career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. Bobby Unser
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. Jane Fonda
To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, and then to work hard at it, is about as near to a formula for success and happiness as the world provides. One of the fortunate aspects of this formula is that, granted the right career has been found, the hard work takes care of itself. Then hard work is not hard work at all. Mark Sullivan
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career! Earl Nightingale
The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake. Alan Greenspan
People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk. Gary Oldman
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.Patanjali
The past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future. Marilyn Ferguson
If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track, which has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Joseph Campbell
The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun. Napoleon Hill
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great. Mark Twain
The decisions you make about your work life are especially important, since most people spend more of their waking lives working than doing anything else. Your choices will affect, not only yourself and those closest to you, but in some way the whole world. Laurence G. Boldt
Talents are common, everyone has them – but rare is the courage to follow our talents where they lead. Anon
There is no security in life, only opportunity. Mark Twain
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. George Bernard Shaw
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
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Pacific Connections: An Overview
The Pacific Connections Garden is a key component of the Master Plan and marks the first major new exhibit in the Arboretum in nearly 50years. The 14-acre garden will be located at the south end of the Arboretum and feature five eco-geographic immersion forests surrounding a central grassy meadow and a series of entry gardens. The garden eventually will tie together five regions within the Pacific Rim that have climates similar to ours in Seattle:
- Cascadia (the Siskiyous, Oregon)
- Chile (Valdivia region)
- China (Mount Emei, Sichuan)
- Australia (New South Wales mountain region)
- New Zealand (South Island mountain region)
An intricate network of walking trails will allow visitors to enjoy the forest habitats and marvel at the diversity of plants that can thrive in the Pacific Northwest. Trail signage and an interpretive shelter will profile the Pacific Rim regions represented in the new gardens, highlight their horticultural connections, and illustrate the vital importance of plants in different societies and ecosystems.
A Conservation Garden: A key feature of the Pacific Connections Garden is that all of the plant material in the new forests will be propagated from seed collected in the wild. The UW Botanic Gardens is conducting expeditions to collect seed for the new forests. Using wild-collected seed of known provenance in the new garden will allow Arboretum staff to practice ex-situ (or off-site) conservation of plant species that are threatened—or may become so—in their homelands.
A Multiphase Project & Campaign
It will take about a decade to complete the design and construction of all the forests in the Pacific Connections Garden—and it will take many more years after that for the garden to grow and mature into a finished display. The idea for the garden was laid out in 2001 in the Arboretum Master Plan. In 2003, the Arboretum Foundation launched the Pacific Connections Campaign, an ambitious fundraising effort to raise more than $15 million in public and private funds to build the new garden and establish an endowment for maintenance. In concert with garden construction, the campaign is being coordinated in different phases.
Pacific Connections Phase 1: Following a $2.2 million donation from the Foundation to the City, the first phase of the garden was completed and opened to the public in fall 2008. It included the central welcoming meadow; interpretive shelter, five entry gardens, and the grading, pathways, and retaining walls for the future Cascadia Forest. [Read more]
Pacific Connections Phase 2: In 2009, the Foundation raised $425,000 to help create the Gateway to Chile, the first garden is Phase II of Pacific Connections. The Gateway garden opened in fall 2010. In summer 2012, we launched a new major campaign to fund the construction of the New Zealand and Cascadia Forests, as well as create an endowment for maintenance. Construction of the New Zealand Forest was completed in late summer, 2013. [Read more]
Pacific Connections Future Phases: Campaigns to fund the construction of the remaining forests (Chile, China, Australia) will be launched in the near future.
How You Can Help
Make a gift to Pacific Connections. To learn more about the project, please contact our Interim Executive Director, Jane Stonecipher, at email@example.com or 206-325-4510.
Related Links
- UW Botanic Gardens Web Page for Pacific Connections
- Seattle Parks and Recreation Web Page for Pacific Connections.
- "Sprucing Up a Place For Plants," Seattle Times, October 2007.
- "Big Changes Coming to the Arboretum's South End," Seattle P-I, May 2007.


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Oscar nominations were announced this morning and it seems like it's setting up to be Slumdog Millionaire's night–especially in the categories for original score (where A.R. Rahman is nominated for his score) and original song, where Slumdog holds a 2/3 advantage, as "Jai Ho" by Rahman and Gulzar and "O Saya" by Rahman and M.I.A.(!) are up against Peter Gabriel's song for Wall-E.
But that might not be the biggest news as far as original song goes, since Bruce Springsteen's song for The Wrestler, which won the Golden Globe for best original song, wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. The Boss got totally robbed. At least Rourke got a nod for best actor, but again, they're really setting up Slumdog for a heck of a night–the Best Picture award is definitely going to that film, especially after two bonafied duds got a nomination (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and The Reader).
The Oscars are live on February 22 at 8 p.m. EST.


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National Ask for Angela campaign backed by Suffolk police
PUBLISHED: 11:38 07 December 2017 | UPDATED: 11:38 07 December 2017
A national code-word campaign which enables those who feel vulnerable in pubs and clubs to discreetly approach staff and ask for help is being backed by Suffolk Constabulary.
The 'Ask for Angela' initiative aims to reduce sexual violence and vulnerability by providing people on a night out with a discreet phrase they can use to gain assistance should they find themselves in a worrying or intimidating situation.
The campaign, which was originally launched by Lincolnshire County Council last year, has already gained support across the country from a number of police forces and councils.
As part of the initiative, options available to staff include offering to call a taxi in order to get people home safely, trying to contact friends or family, or as a final resort, asking the individual who may be causing distress to leave the venue immediately.
Staff and officers from Suffolk police met with security door staff and bar and club representatives at Unit 17 in Cardinal Park, Ipswich, last week to launch the campaign.
Various representatives from the community joined the launch and training was provided for door supervisors and a presentation on the 'Ask for Angela' initiative was given.
Officers have also distributed posters advertising the initiative to venues across the county where they will be placed discreetly in toilets of bars and clubs set to take part in the scheme.
Detective superintendent Eamonn Bridger, of Suffolk Constabulary, said: "With Christmas and the party season almost upon us, it seems more important than ever to back this innovative campaign and introduce it in venues in Suffolk.
"This simple, yet effective, initiative allows those who may find themselves in a vulnerable situation with an easy and quick way to gain help."
Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said: "Anything aimed at keeping people safe has my full support.
"This is a very imaginative campaign and if it helps protect just one vulnerable person over the Christmas period it will be a success in my book.
"As we head towards the party season I would urge everyone to think about their personal safety and the safety of their friends during festive celebrations this year."
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If you follow what is happening in the beauty community you know that our UK friends have been enjoying the Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers for some time now. What they claim to be via Rimmel:
Earth-Shattering Color
- For the first time, the intense, richer color of a lipstick is enhanced by a smooth satin shine
- Ultra-intense, ultra-comfortable – it lasts all day
- It's neither a lipstick… nor a gloss… it's BIGGER than both
The earth-shattering lip lacquer from Rimmel London combining the intense color of lipstick with a lacquer like shine, Show Off Lip Lacquer is an explosive make-up phenomenon that represents the end of color as you know it. Packed with pure color pigments, its lusciously creamy, conditioning formula promises a never-before combination of color, shine and comfort that last and last.
Those are some pretty big claims right? Supposedly, they really are pretty great. Now us makeup junkies in the US are able to try them! As of now, you can find them on Drugstore.com under a new name, Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer. What is even more amazing, and shows that it pays to wait…. there are only 8 shades available in the UK, there are going to be 14 shades available here in the US. I still have not heard when they will hit stores. Hopefully soon! If you spot them, be sure to let me know where! 🙂
Update: I have seen several places online that there are some displays up in Walgreens stores already! I will be checking mine tomorrow and will let you know.