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A Daughter of Christ
One woman's journey with the Lord. A road traveled with and without Christ through trials and tribulations. Happiness, joy, peace, mercy and grace. All the Glory is His!
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Good Lord is up to something big and He's shown me that we need to reach people through our testimonies. I'm excited to see what happens. There is so much to share that right now I don't know where to begin.
I do pray that this finds everyone doing well and your faith is growing stronger. Faith is what pulls us through and keeps us strong. One thing I do want to share right now is finally waking up and realizing that God IS the one in total control. Trust. Faith. He frees one of so much frustration, anger, wandering, feeling lost and lifts that darkness. It helps one deal with the trials and tribulations that we do all go through from time to time. Those things makes us stronger and teaches us. It draws us closer to Him.
Turn everything over to the Lord. Rid oneself of self. Let Him lead and guide you. When you can totally and fully realize that you can't do it alone, that when we try to do it our way, we make a mess of things, that is when doors and windows start opening up. So Let Go and Let God! You'll be glad you did.
I've been away on a roller coaster ride, but thanking the Lord for His love, mercy, and grace as that walk was taken. It's brought understanding and strength and took away so much darkness that liked to attack often. Let's just say, my soul has been awakened. That time has been a process of molding and pruning. So thankful for it as it's brought about a new beginning, a new life, a new walk. Excited and He continues to prune and mold.
I will leave you with this:
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. 8 It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones. Proverbs 3:5-8 NKJV
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Strong Enough to Bend
Thought for the Day: "God created the oak tree, which grows tall, straight, and strong. He also created the palm, which bends and sways in the changing winds. We need to learn to adopt the traits of both so we can be strong yet flexible – so we can weather the storms of life yet not break when life's winds blow too hard." Have an awesome day today everyone! –Elmer Laydon
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Looking at Churches
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Words Given
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
What if His people prayed by Casting Crowns
Friday, May 20, 2011
Who You Are
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
What a Glorious Day!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Great Resurrection Piece
Thursday, April 21, 2011
A Testimony that will Knock Your Socks Off!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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Be Careful What You Ask For
Lately I've been feeling overwhelmed with all I really need to take care of; well what I feel I need to take care of anyhow. I know there is no need to feel that way, but sometimes we focus on the somewhat trivial things. So yesterday while talking with hubs about how I have so much jumbled, mumbled mess going through my head, I decided to pray about it. I asked the Lord to please provide time to "get caught up on those things I've been behind on."
Well He gave me time alright, but not the kind I was hoping for. I was blessed with my daughter informing me I did not need to pick up any kids today, as unfortunately two of them are home sick. :( So that took away a big portion of running today. But, I also missed another group session, which the topic is so good and important. Plus, I've been going to get groceries for a week now, and still have not made it; and still wont.
My cold seemed to be getting better until yesterday, which was more of just a nagging irritating cough. This morning I woke up to chest and sinus congestion. Growl! I haven't done anything, as I'm very week, tired, just out right exhausted. I try to get up and do something & I feel like I'm going to drop.
When I finally took a shower--and as many of you know, this is where I receive a lot of insight, is in the bathroom--I realized; okay, it was revealed to me, that I prayed a general prayer. But, then again, was it? For I realized then and there, that I was weakened in order to spend time in the Word, which I've for some ridiculous reason have not done yet. He had another plan for me.
I asked for time to get caught up!
He gave it to me. Instead of working on the house, I'm to be spending time in HIS Word. Am I disappointed? NO! Not by any means. As HE comes first anyhow. So my day was partially wasted trying to recoup; but in the end, it will not have been wasted, as I'm going to do as HE had planned for me.
The lesson here is to always when praying, be specific. If you pray for something in general, chances are, He will take you in a different direction, not always in a good one like He did with me. Pray specifically. A more appropriate prayer would have been: "Lord, you know my struggles. You know I have a hard time being organized and finding time to do what I feel I need to be doing. My house needs a thorough cleaning, I have a garage sale to prepare for, I have a room that is full from all the moves, a garage that needs reorganizing and cleaned out. Please provide adequate time for me to accomplish these tasks when you deem right."
See the difference. It covered the areas that is driving me nuts. Time is not very ample for me by any means. But it's all good. He is always faithful. He always listens. It's just that His plans for us may not be the same things we want. Some of you may say, "Well He already knows our needs and wants, so why would you have to be specific?" Because He wants a relationship with us. Because He wants us to take it to Him. He wants us to talk to Him like you would your parents, siblings, best friends etc. Tell Him what is exactly on your heart/mind. He listens, He answers--not always in the manner we ask for--but He knows what is best for us. He's faithful, loving, kind, and wants what is best for us. Trust Him, ask specifically, and believe He will answer. If you doubt Him, then don't expect your requests to be answered. BELIEVE! TRUST!


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"Will younger children understand the scale of this text?" the reviewer asked about my recent picture book, The Stuff of Stars.
For better and for worse, those of us who publish are expected to remain silent before such questions, and I have. This one, however, begs an answer, so I'll cheat a little and give my answer here.
"Of course not!"
I must add, though, "It depends on what you mean by understanding." Because the success of my text depends far less on "understanding," either the understanding of those younger readers or adults, than it does on letting my readers feel. My text is meant to open them to something just beyond their comprehension . . . beyond my comprehension, too.
To her credit, the reviewer also went on to say, "More likely they will just take it on faith and be mesmerized by the remarkable art."
I couldn't possibly agree more. The art brings my text alive in a way I couldn't have dreamed. And having Ekua Holmes as the illustrator of my text is a bit like being the tail on a comet.
But I would argue that the words—if they are doing their job—mesmerize, too. Through sound and association, through rhythm and shape, they open a door to something larger, something we all can feel with a depth and authority that surpasses any understanding.
I joined a poetry group once to read and discuss poetry. I thought, This will be a nice way to spend an evening, talking about poetry. And I showed up for my first meeting with a high heart.
I attended only once.
I discovered that while I love reading poetry, feeling it, carrying it in my heart, I don't love talking about it. I sat through the evening thinking, "I've read it. I've taken it into my bones. What is there to say?"
I didn't mind listening to others, who had far more to say than I, but little of what was said enhanced my experience of the poem we had just read.
Let me be clear. I'm not against all literary analysis. A good piece, poetry or prose, is layered, and it's too easy to read across the top layer. But a lot of analysis reminds me of dissecting a frog. There can be much to learn in such a process, but when you are done, the frog is usually dead.
When I wrote The Stuff of Stars, I didn't ask myself whether young children would understand the origins of our universe, the birth of our planet, or even their own births. I asked myself only whether this was an appropriate subject for reverence, for awe, for delight.
I knew it was.
And if my words combined with Ekua's incredible art create reverence, awe, delight . . . well, we have all understood.

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Ivan Denisovich Essay, Research Paper
Imagine being captive in a concentration camp for over eight years. Ivan Denisovich Shukhov has experienced just this. In analyzing only one day of Ivan's life in a concentration camp, he displays many traits that show that he is a hero. Hero, can be defined in many different ways. The definition from Webster's dictionary states: Hero- a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Shukhov definitely portrays courageous characteristics. He also has gained many abilities that people do not have, due to his experience in the concentration camp. Shukhov shows emotional, physical, and moral strength throughout this book. I believe this alone makes him a hero.
In analyzing Shukhov's thoughts throughout his day in the concentration camp it is very clear to me just how emotionally strong he really is. Shukhov has been in this camp for so long, doing forced labor every day. He has grown a custom to working in freezing weather and eating nothing but bread and gruel. Deep down it seems Shukhov never really expects to get out of the camp, but yet he still maintains hope and keeps a very strong personality. He took pleasure in small things that would be irrelevant to us in our daily lives, such as eating a meal. One would have to be a strong person to get true happiness just by eating a meal. Shukhov didn't daydream about getting out of the camp or about anything in the future. He lived for that particular day and moment. Shukhov stated, when eating a meal, "It was great! This was what a prisoner lived for, this one little moment."(p. 169) Another example of Shukhov's emotional strength was at the end of his day, he was content and happy. This was only because he accomplished small tasks such as getting extra food for dinner, making a wall, and not being put in the cooler. It is so hard to imagine actually being completely happy about things like this. In my opinion this is heroic.
Shukhov's crafty skills and physical strength also are heroic traits that are displays throughout the book. He thinks of things in a different perspective than most of the other prisoners in the camp. He has a systematic way of thinking about everything he does. For example, when he saw the chunk of metal in the snow. He didn't have any specific need for it at the time he found it, but he thought maybe it could be useful to him at another time. He was also always doing little tasks to help other prisoners in the camp, while at the same time looking out for himself. This shows that Shukhov knows what it takes to survive in the camps. He also thinks this way when he is working. Shukhov states: "If your working for human beings, then do a real job of it, but if you work for dopes, then you just go through the motions." (p. 14) He knows how to do enough work to stay alive, and no more. This is a heroic trait that most of the other prisoners didn't have.
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov is not a romantic hero, he doesn't fix things or rescue people. He is a man of great interior strength and courage. Surviving the concentration camp alone would constitute as a hero. He is very experienced and skilled in the way the camps work and he uses this quality to help others in the camp. Maintaining ones dignity in a situation like this, is a very hard task to accomplish, and this is just what Shukhov did. Shukhov is a man with the power to rise above terrible situations and be strong, which in turn, he is a hero.


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In Memoriam of Wholesome, American Fun: A Tribute to the Route 1 Mini-Golf Course
We've reached the end of an era. The Route 1 Mini-Golf course is wrapping up its final season, thanks to some rich dudes that want to put up a few more McCondos. Progress marches on.
If you've never putted around the orange dinosaur, you just don't understand.
We recently visited the course one last time to pay our final respects and film a music video on a shoestring budget. You can check it out at www.thesunlions.com.
Speaking of a shoestring budget, the prices were rolled back on the day we went, all the way down to 1950s levels. We paid 50 cents each to play 18 holes. A rip off in Marty McFLy's mom's time, perhaps, but a hell of a deal today.
The whole time we were there, they were playing great oldies on the PA system, which really set the vibe. We apologize for pasting our song over them in our music video, but again, progress marches on.In remembrance of simpler times, we bring you a playlist of some of those golden oldies. Quickly, get out to your local mini-golf course, sandlot, drive-in or burger joint and crank these jams before it starts to snow.
Nothing but stone cold hits need apply here.
1. "At The Hop" – Danny and the Juniors
This is a classic doo-wop number. Great nostalgic feel and vocal arrangement. Also, the lyrics can hilariously be changed to "let's go kill a cop", not that we would ever condone doing this.
2. "That'll Be the Day"- The Crickets
Buddy Holly died when he was 22. Enough said about the rest of our wasted lives. On a sidenote, one of the biggest regrets of my life is driving through his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, and not having time to stop at the museum they made in his honor. I may have to go back to West Texas just to see it, and there is almost nothing in this world that would make me go back to West Texas willingly.
3. "Who Put The Bomp"- Barry Mann
Remember at the Omni Theater at the Museum of Science they used to do the intro to this song before every show? That was awesome.
4. "Carol" – Chuck Berry
Believe it or not, the Sun Lions got started a few years ago as a four-piece band called The Images that mainly covered Chuck Berry tunes. This one is right up there with the most perfect songs ever written. Park your car out back and you can walk inside.
5. "He's So Fine" – The Chiffons
George Harrison got sued for blatantly ripping this song off to write "My Sweet Lord" and ya know what? I can't blame him.
6. "Up on the Roof" – The Drifters
One of the best "throw my cares away" type songs ever. In college, we rented a house and put a couch up on the roof to do various, nefarious things. Needless to say we had a pissed off landlord show up hours later and we had to throw the couch off the roof because it wouldn't fit back in the window. Ah, college.
7. Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps–"Race with the Devil"
No one defines '50s cool like Gene does. One of the best pompadour/leather jacket combos of all time. Cliff Gallup, the guitarist from the Blue Caps, is the most criminally underrated player of his era or any other. This track proves it.
8. Elvis Presley–"Good Rockin Tonight"
Although Chuck Berry is the true "king of rock 'n' roll" you gotta give Elvis some love for this track. Have you heard the news?


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Ryan Jones, owner of Platform Construction & Roofing, explains more about finding a reputable and knowledgeable contractor for your designer roof HERE.


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On Monday Nora Weiss thought she was doing a regular food shopping when she purchased a bag of Sunview Organic Table Grapes from a Whole Foods store in Fairfield, Conn. But when she went to take the grapes out of the bag to wash them she realized there was a black widow spider inside the bag! (Those of you who aren't aware of black widow spiders, they are considered the most venomous spiders in North America.) But Weiss said she doesn't care if this happened, she will continue to buy organic food. I mean, a black widow is pretty scary to find in a bag of grapes.. But I think I would prefer a spider once in a blue than all the preservatives and cloned products all the time..For the rest of the story click below.
When Whole Foods was told about the incident they issued a statement saying "the claim could be true since no pesticides are used on organic produce. The store also offered Weiss a refund or replacement."
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SAN ANTONIO – Texas lawmakers may lift the state's decade-old cap of 215 charter schools under Senate Bill 2 introduced by Republican Dan Patrick of Houston, chair of the Senate Education Committee.
But Patrick said it is still unknown how many more charter schools would be allowed to accommodate 100,000 families currently on waiting lists.
Patrick said his bill also would target charter schools with troubled histories.
"There is a small percentage of charter schools that we need to close down," Patrick said.
Patrick said less than 10 percent of charter schools are in that category, unlike the vast majority that offer many at-risk students from failing schools chosen by lottery a chance at a college-bound education.
"Every bad charter we have is holding back a great charter from being established," Patrick said.
However, Patrick did not say what the criteria or process would be, other than a possible state board or a special focus by the Texas Education Agency.
"We need someone who not only approves them, but monitors them and helps them along," Patrick said.
Shelley Potter, president of the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel, said up to now, "closing charters that have improprieties, financial difficulties, etc., the track record has been terrible."
Potter also questions the push to expand the number of charter schools.
"Powerful corporate interests are using charter schools as a bridge to for-profit schools, which is really what they want," Potter said. "We gave out all these charters that didn't work out as well as they should have, but now we want to lift the cap on charters? That doesn't make sense to me."
But Patrick said many groups are like Texans Deserve Great Schools, a coalition of foundations interested in education reform.
Yet Potter said the Legislature should focus on restoring the $5.4 billion in public school funding.
"I find that most people want strong neighborhood schools that are at the heart and soul of their community."
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I have a new blog at http://www.jessicadenham.com. I review books there every Friday. I also post my cartoon dream diary on weekdays. I'd be delighted if you take a look. Thanks for reading!
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The 4 Best TV Shows You Aren't Watching This SummerLeave a comment
July 20, 2012 by jooshanoosh
It's summer. To most people it may seem like a barren wasteland for television when there's nothing on but competition reality shows and baseball. Now, don't get me wrong, SYTYCD is a great show but, if you're like me, you want a little drama, comedy, or even dramedy in your life too.
What are your options? I have some doosies (do-sies? dewsies?) for you*:
1. Suits
This show is not you're regular legal drama procedural. Mike Ross has dropped out of Harvard Law, his dream derailed after he's caught selling an exam to the Dean's daughter. Because of his natural intelligence and photographic memory, Mike makes a living taking tests for other people, particularly LSATs.
Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) is one of New York City's top attorneys and is forced by company policy to hire an associate now that he is a Senior Partner. After an accidental interview with Mike, Harvey is impressed by Mike and hires him. Because the firm exclusively hires Harvard alumni, they go about fixing things so Mike appears to be a Harvard grad.
The comedy and the drama in the show comes from Mike and Harvey's conflicts over one's ethical the other's uncaring demeanor. There's also romance, impressive legal cases, former partners, internal politics, and the threat of knowing Mike could be discovered as a fraud at any time.
You will recognize: Gina Torres from Alias, Firefly, and Angel. Rick Hoffman from The Practice, Chuck, and other weasely parts.
Watch if you like: Legal shows, witty banter, office politics, and sexy, attractive people such as The Practice or Boston Legal.
2. Alphas
From Wikipedia (with some edits): The series follows five people, known as "Alphas," or people with some kind of special power. They are led by noted neurologist and psychologist Dr. Lee Rosen as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas.
Rosen and his team of Alphas operate under the auspices of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense. While investigating these crimes, it does not take the team too long to discover that a group known as "Red Flag", which was thought defeated and eliminated long ago, is using other Alphas to commit crimes. It takes place in a shared universe with Eureka and Warehouse 13.
It's action packed, often funny, and has great contained and arching story lines.
You will recognize: David Strathairn from the Bourne movies and Good Night and Good Luck.
Watch if you like: Action or Sci-fi such as Heroes, Misfits, Alias, Eureka, Warehouse 13, Dollhouse, and Torchwood
3. Falling Skies
From Wikipedia with my edits: Falling Skies tells the story of the aftermath of a global invasion by extraterrestrials. Within a few days the invaders neutralize the world's power grid and technology, destroy the militaries of all the world's countries, and apparently kill over 90% of the human population.
The story picks up six months after the invasion and follows a group of survivors who band together to fight back. The group, known as the Second Massachusetts (an allusion to a historical regiment from the Continental Army), is led by retired Captain Weaver and Boston University history professor Tom Mason who, while in search of his son Ben, must put his extensive knowledge of military history into practice as one of the leaders of the resistance movement.
It has its melodramatic moments but overall it's a very compelling story of human survival, relationships, and what we'd do to keep our families safe.
You will recognize: Noah Wyle from ER and Will Patton from a billion movies, Numb3rs, and 24.
Watch if you like: Post-Apocalyptic Action Dramas like Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and Jericho or movies such as District 9 and 28 Days Later.
4. L.A. Complex
The Canadian series depicts Abby Vargas, an aspiring actress who moves to Los Angeles with nothing but her Maple Leafs hockey bag and dreams of being a famous actress.
"The L.A. Complex follows the lives of twenty year olds living in the same apartment complex in L.A. trying to make it as actors, dancers, producers and comedians. Relationships begin and end, the need to succeed is tested and all characters are pushed to their breaking points."
We just started this one and it's better than I thought it would be. It's fun, silly, gut-wrenching, dramatic, soapy, and addicting. Everything you want from summer TV.
You will recognize: Jewel Staite from Firefly and Jonathan Patrick Moore from Neighbours.
Watch if you like: The darker, less glitzy side of Melrose Place, The Hills, 90210, or Degrassi: The Next Generation.
So, there you have it. Something to watch this summer instead of Howard Stern's witchy, old woman face judging mediocre singers. Did I miss anything? What are you watching this summer?
*The series descriptions were borrowed from Wikipedia and then edited and commentary added.


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Jenni Rivera's powerful voice was able to transcend borders and lift us to new heights. As we continue to mourn her tragic death, we honor her achievements as a mother, grandmother, friend, daughter, and pop star. Without further ado, here are Jenni Rivera's best crossover moments.
1. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments
Before Jenni was in the forefront of the reality show game with her hit show, I Love Jenni, she launched as executive producer, Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis & Raq-C. The show focused on her first-born daughter, Janney "Chiquis" Marin, and sidekick, Raquel "Raq-C" Cordova.
2. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments 2
I Love Jenni was one of the highest rated programs on Mun2, which ended up producing yet another spin-off, Chiquis 'n Control, which focused on Jenni's daughter growing independent and opening up her own salon.
3. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments 3
Mun 2's Jenni Rivera Presents: La Boda de mi Hija (The Wedding of My Daughter), which aired about a month ago, was the number one cable show watched among Latinos between the ages of 18-49. The episode featured the 43-year-old singer's daughter Jacqui Marin lavish wedding. Fans caught Jenni offering marriage advice to her daughter and having a blast at her bachelorette party.
4. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments 4
The regional Mexican star wasn't done with conquering the airwaves. She has a family comedy in development with ABC, which was produced by Robert K. Boyett and Robert Horn. Jenni was set to star on the show.
5. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments 5
In 2010, La Diva de la Banda was named the spokeswoman for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The star who prided herself as a survivor of domestic abuse was honored by the LA City Council, which deemed August 6 "Jenni Rivera Day" due to her dedication to the cause.
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La Diva de la Banda officially became the first female regional Mexican star to sell-out a concert at the famous Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City in California. Back in 2010, she was also the first singer to sell-out to concerts back-to-back at the Nokia Theatre. Talk about star power!
7. Jenni Rivera Best Crossover Moments 7
In April, Jenni performed her greatest ballad hits at the Billboard Latin Music Awards at Bank United Center in Miami. During the performance, her I Love Jenni crew was following her every move for her fans.


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Failing to Provide Security Can Lead to Tragedy
Premises liability refers to the laws that make property owners liable for injuries sustained on their property. It is the responsibility of every property owner, both public and private, to ensure that the premises are safe for anyone walking through the area. For example, was there inadequate security at a business you patronized (such as a bar, hotel, or other location)? Inadequate security (such as inadequate lighting, broken locks and inactive or faulty surveillance equipment) could result in the business being liable for your injuries, even if a third party assaulted or attacked you.
Our lawyers have extensive experience in handling cases arising form negligent security such as when property owners fail to implement sufficient security measures. Attacks can occur in a variety of locations including:
- Private residences
- Restaurants, bars and nightclubs
- Hotels
- Retail stores and shopping malls
- Government buildings
- Office buildings
- Other businesses open to the public
If you have sustained an injury as a result of negligent security, you may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses and future care, lost wages, pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life. Our lawyers have the knowledge and experience to aggressively pursue a favorable outcome in your case.
Harms Caused Via a Business without Proper Security
If you or a loved one has been caused harm by the negligent security by a business owner, corporation, individual, or other entity, in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City or elsewhere in Florida, contact us today and arrange for a free confidential consultation. We would be happy to discuss your legal situation and advise you on the best course of action.


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Happy Sweetest Day!
The story behind Sweetest Day (the third Saturday in October) is just as sweet. It's a holiday primarily celebrated in the Great Lakes region and some parts of the Northeast. It is described as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed."
Yes, it was planned and organized by one of the candy companies in 1922, but the thought behind it at the time was genuine. They gave candy to the sick, orphaned, and hardworking children (remember, child labor was legal then) as well as the elderly and working girls. Nowadays, it's celebrated to appreciate the loved ones in our lives, especially women giving candy to their men. While candy is the tradition, you don't have to send candy. I send cards to those I want to thank for being in my life because they're important to me.
But if you DO want to send candy, lets make a healthy homemade treat to share with your loved ones.
Paleo Pumpkin Bars
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 eggs (can use egg beaters or silken tofu)
- 1 cup fresh baked pumpkin or winter squash (use the pie pumpkins, the sweeter, smaller versions of the jack-o-laterns)
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips (OR substitute with Vegan Chocolate Shakeology)
- In a food processor, combine coconut flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
- Roast the pumpkin or winter squash in the oven at 350 degrees F for a half hour or until soft to touch.
- Pulse in eggs, pumpkin, honey and oil until well combined
- Stir in the chocolate chips by hand
- Transfer batter to an 8×8 inch Pyrex baking dish
- Bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes
- Cool and serve
Makes 16 Squares
They are delicious and a welcoming treat for all your loved ones you want to show appreciation for without adding to the hips or arteries.


text: The most recent trends in research, industry and academia domains aim to develop new networking paradigms that would enable ubiquitous service delivery upon request. In fact, the end user mobile devices are envisaged to be equipped with the most advanced technologies, such as cooperative transmission (Doppler, Osseiran, Wódczak, & Rost, 2007). However, a real advancement will only be attainable, when the ground for convergence among different concepts supporting cooperative mobile networking has been accurately established. This will undoubtedly result in even further increased complexity as compared to the current solutions, however, the changes seem imminent. Looking at the concept of the Relay Enhanced Cell (REC), one can come across some commonalities with Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (Wódczak, 2007). Especially, for Local Area scenarios, the Base Station (BS) might be very generally perceived as an advanced Access Point (AP) and the fixed and/or movable Relay Nodes (RN) might be replaced by movable and/or mobile User Terminals (UT). Going further, the resulting networked system needs to be designed to accommodate the fact that the UTs can expose certain dose of autonomic behaviors, allowing them to auto-discover and choose to play certain roles, such as cooperation. In this context and with the use of autonomic system design principles, cooperative transmission can be translated into autonomic cooperative networking. From the business perspective, such a system needs to be managed accordingly and, therefore; the Generic Autonomic Network Architecture would be incorporated into the global picture to enable the interactions with Operations Support System (OSS) (Jain, Hayward, & Kumar, 2003). Consequently, one can expect that in the nearest future, network operators might be able to exploit the possibility of cooperation among the devices belonging to the end users to extend the capabilities of their networks and to facilitate Quality of Service (QoS) provision. Obviously, certain issues need to be tackled by the business models, such as the necessity for the incorporation of special incentive mechanisms, so the end users would be more willing to agree to trade quicker drainage of their batteries for additional bandwidth or other benefits. This paper discusses the selected aspects of the current advancements in the area of autonomic cooperative networking and outlines the way forward in terms of progressing the convergence among the aforementioned technologies to allow the instantiation of cooperative behaviors for the benefit of mobile network operators, service providers and of course the end users.


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Don't look now, but this Sunday's Canadian Football League game between the Alouettes and the Argonauts is another season defining match for the Toronto squad.
After two similar 'turning point' games and two wins against East Division rivals Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the past month, the Argos travel to McGill's Percival Molson Stadium Sunday to take on Montreal, who have quietly slipped past both Hamilton and Toronto into the division lead – two points ahead of both squads.
Montreal is on a five-game win streak. Granted they have played cellar-dwelling Ottawa twice in those five games, but they have also handed league leaders Calgary Stampeders one of their only two losses so far this season.
Two of Toronto's potent running game weapons – Andre Durie and Chad Kackert, shown below, – were on Toronto's Downsview practice field Wednesday with footballs in their hands but, due to injuries, both were still limited to spectator status as offensive drills were run.
Durie is on the six-game injury list while Kackert's name isn't on the Argos' website roster list, suggesting he is, once again, done for the year and/or retired from active playing.
Defensively, the acquisition of NFLer Cory Greenwood, a native of Kingston, Ont., will bolster the middle of the Toronto D-line. Greenwood, below working out for the first time for the Argos since the team drafted him third overall in the 2010 draft, was released from the Detroit Lions where he spent last year on the injured reserve list. Greenwood, 29, also played 48 games in three years for the Kansas City Chiefs where he recorded 35 tackles.
Defensive back Orhian Johnson, below, makes an imposing opponent during blocking drills.
Armond Smith, below, makes a catch.


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Sustainable Economic Development In The USA
United States was born on the 4th of July. This is the day when the greatest nation in the world, the United States, declared its independence in 1776. On this day, a formal and legal declaration document announced to the world the reasons why the thirteen colonies separated from the British Empire about 239 years ago. Although Independence Day means barbeque and fireworks for many Americans today, the United States has been going through a series of reforms and changes since that day on which it became a landmark and role model for many of the other nations in the world to follow.


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I've accidentally drunk a great deal more Mouton-Rothschild than I ever intended to. This isn't a bad thing.
The barest hint of fading on the rim, but still deep and dark.
Nose is savoury and minty and kind of brutish, with plums and wild herbs on the edges. It gets headier as it opens up.
The palate is backwards and ungiving at the moment. With coaxing, the ripeness of the fruit comes through, coated with sandy tannins. Leaps out with the food, but still seems to lack a bit of lift. I want to re-taste, as I was somewhat underwhelmed.
Tasted on Crawford Gardens, Summer 2010


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The AC offers a diverse range of professional development events, along with exclusive members-only forums.
These events provide a great way for those involved in coaching and mentoring to expand their learning, network with colleagues, and stay up to date through the latest talks.
Below you can find out about upcoming events. You can also search by event type by using the above dropdown list.We also offer a limited amount of opportunities to advertise events or training to our members. For pricing, see here. These events are not endorsed by the AC. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to express your interest.
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Skid Mounted Grit Recycling Systems
We currently produce two series of high performance skid mounted/Shipyard Special BVR units. Our Super Stack and Stack Pack units are detailed below.
Our simple single stack skid mounted Combo grit recyclers offers the ultimate in simplicity, performance, and safety. With the single stack design all abrasive recovery, recycling, storage, and blasting are in one convenient unit. By letting gravity do the work we have eliminated several major components thus simplifying the whole process. For the fastest setup with the least down time and the highest production choose the ADI SuperStack.
Our patent pending stack-able modular Vacuum, Recycle, and Blasting skids provide the ultimate in versatility and worker safety. They can be used individually or in tandem as a system, either arranged side-by-side or stacked for more confined work spaces. We utilize a clever vertical design for a gravity-fed, single pass orientation without any troublesome bucket elevators.


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Baked Stuffed Plantains
October 6, 2014
Baked Stuffed Plantains
So I had some leftover plantain and mince from my Plantain Lasagna and decided to make some Baked Stuffed Plantains.
I decided to make both a vegetarian and a meat based version, just to show you how versatile you can be with this recipe.
To make this amazing dish you will need:
Vegetarian Ingredients
-1 Ripe Plantain
-½ Small Onion Chopped
-1 Green Pepper
-1 Yellow Pepper
-1 Red Pepper
-½ tea spoon of mixed herbs
-1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil
-Salt and pepper as needed
-Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
-Line oven tray with foil and coat with coconut oil.
-Slit a shallow line down the long seam of the plantain and remove plantain peel by pulling off the
-Place the plantain on the tray and bake for about 15 minutes each side or until the plantain is golden brown.
-While the plantain is baking, add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to a saucepan, followed by the onions and peppers.
-Let it simmer for about 5-7 minutes, add your mixed herbs and season to taste.
-Remove the plantain from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
-Make a horizontal slit in the plantain and then stuff with the pepper mixture.
Mince Version
-1 ripe plantains
-2 tablespoon coconut oil
-½ pound lean mince
-½ medium onion chopped
-1 teaspoon minced garlic
-1 tin of chopped tomatoes
-Season to taste
-Use the same instructions as above in relation to baking the plantain.
-While the plantain is baking, add 2 tablespoon of oil to a sauce pan, followed by onions, garlic and your chopped tomato.
-Let it simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently and add about ½ cup of water if needed.
-Add the lean mince to the sauce, seasoning to your taste and continue cooking for about 15 minutes.
-Remove the plantain from the oven and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
-Make a horizontal slit in the plantain and stuff it with the mince mixture.
And there you have it, Stuffed Baked Plantain.
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How San Antonio neighborhoods got their names
As one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in the nation, San Antonio is sprawling with many neighborhoods and subdivisions. Developers continually manufacture divisions with pastoral, inviting street names to attract a seemingly endless cycle of homeowners.
While developers have long guided how San Antonio's residential areas evolved, a look at the city's older neighborhoods lends some perspective on how prominent residents — farmers, bankers and doctors — influenced the areas, and how they attracted homeowners as the city grew.
For example, in his book Place Names of San Antonio, David P. Green points out that neighborhoods attached names to words like "Heights" or "Hill" to indicate that the area was safe from flooding and frequented by cooling breezes.
This wasn't always the case, however; residents of Monte Vista threw a contest to name its neighborhood.
Drawing from Green's research and information gathered from neighborhood associations, the gallery above tells the story of how some of the most enduring neighborhoods in the city got their names.
More on the origins of San Antonio's suburbs is elaborated in this blog post 'From the Vault.'


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Facutly Ethics Statements
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Faculty Ethics Statement
- Community college faculty members, guided by a devout conviction of the worth and dignity of the advancement of knowledge, recognize the special responsibilities placed upon them. Their primary responsibility to their students is to seek and to state the truth as they see it. To this end, faculty members devote their energies to developing and improving their scholarly competence. They accept the obligation to exercise critical self-discipline and judgment in using, extending, and transmitting knowledge. They practice intellectual honesty. Although faculty members may follow subsidiary interests, these interests must never seriously hamper or compromise their freedom of inquiry.
- As teachers, faculty members foster the free pursuit of learning in their students. They hold before them the best scholarly standards of their discipline. Faculty members demonstrate respect for the student as an individual and adhere to their proper role as intellectual guides and counselors. Faculty members make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic conduct and to ensure that evaluation of students reflects their true merit. They respect the confidential nature of the relationship between faculty member and student. They avoid any exploitation of students for private advantage and acknowledge significant assistance from them. They protect the academic freedom of students.
Faculty members are obligated to ensure that students conduct themselves according to principles of academic honesty specified in the Standards of Student Conduct. They further recognize their responsibility to enforce sanctions against violations of these standards.
- As colleagues, faculty members have obligations that derive from common membership in the community of scholars. Faculty members do not discriminate against or harass colleagues. They respect and defend the free inquiry of associates. In the exchange of criticism and ideas, faculty members show due respect for the opinions of others. They acknowledge their academic debts and strive to be objective in their professional judgment of colleagues. Faculty members accept their share of faculty responsibilities for the governance of their institution. When faculty members have concem about the professional behavior of a colleague, they apprise the individual of their concem and attempt to resolve the matter collegially.
- As members of an academic institution, faculty members aspire to improve their effectiveness as teachers and scholars. Although faculty members observe the stated regulations of their institutions, provided the regulations do not contravene academic freedom, they maintain their right to criticize and seek revision. Faculty members give due regard to their paramount responsibilities within their institution in determining the amount and character of work done outside it. When considering the interruption or termination of their service, they recognize the effect of their decisions upon the program of the institution and give due notice of their intentions.
- As members of their community, faculty members have the rights and obligations of all citizens. They measure the urgency of these obligations in the light of their responsibilities to their students, to their subject areas, to their profession, and to their institutions. When they speak or act as private persons, they avoid creating the impression that they speak or act for their college. As citizens engaged in a profession that depends upon freedom for its health and integrity, faculty members have a particular obligation to promote conditions of free inquiry and to further public understanding of academic freedom.
- Respecting students as individuals is an ethical imperative. All students, as individuals, deserve the respect of faculty members regardless of their cultural background, ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, political ideologies, disabilities, sexual preference, age, or socioeconomic status. One of the challenges of educators is to reach their students at their current level of understanding. When relating to students as individuals, faculty members recognize the unique circumstances of each student's life. In particular, some students may possess learning styles which hinder them from benefitting from traditional methods of instruction. Faculty members have the responsibility to use all possible effective pedagogical tools to reach those students. Because students look to faculty as role models, not only must faculty exhibit an appreciation and respect for students from all backgrounds, but it is also imperative that they model behavior that is tolerant, appreciative, and respectful of others throughout the academic community.


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Miranda Birch is a mature English lady who writes tales of dominance and submission for the discerning adult. She is a firm believer in female supremacy. She has been writing for many years. Her discovery of Amazon Kindle gave her the idea and the opportunity to find an audience for her work.
This site has been set up to showcase her work, which is available for purchase in eBook form for various platforms — see the books page for details.
For more information about the stories, see a beginner's guide to my femdom fantasies.


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For all the times of the day, and for everyone's tastes.
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A friendly service for a friendly welcome in a warm and family atmosphere.


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The Chilean political system is a democratic republic. Despite the classical division of powers, political scientists agree that the 1980 Constitution defines other powers or functions, such as those of the Constitutional Court, the Central Bank, the National Security Council and other bodies.
The form of government is a Presidential Republic, which basically means that the president of the Republic is the Head of State and the leader of the government. Consequently, within this authority there are a lot of varying powers, among them are: to unilaterally initiate legislaative processes, granting constitutional exceptions, the ability to make decrees with the force of law (prior to a law being made by the powers of Congress), the convening of plebiscites and, of course, the appointment of ministers, and a large body of officials who work with him or her in the administration of the State, among others.


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If you'd like to get in touch with Cat's Dance School you can:
Message us on our Facebook page
Email us using the form below.
Call 0131 454 1734 (Catriona is horrendous at answering the landline because she can never find the phone! So you're probably best to call/text the mobile!!)
OR text/call 0787 626 7633 (if during teaching time it's best to text or leave a message)


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Looking to show some skin this Halloween? These sexy Halloween costumes won't break the bank, all costing under $25 and some as low as $15. These fun outfits are great for Halloween parties and costume contests, plus you can use them again next time you want to spice up things in the bedroom with some role play for a double use of your costume.
We've rounded up 10 of the best cheap and sexy Halloween costumes below for you to shop. Don't miss this post on the best Halloween costumes for couples and this post on the best dog Halloween costumes in 2017.
1. Women's Officer Police Uniform Costume
Sport some short shorts with this sexy women's cop costume, currently on sale for over 40 percent off for a savings of almost $20. The highly rated costume comes in one size, and is best for women size 0-6. Not only will you receive the navy romper, but also all the necessary accessories including the police hat, the belt and most importantly, some handcuffs. If you're not a fan of the shorts, check out this cop costume with a tiny skirt instead, which also costs under $25.
Price: $24.49 (42 percent off MSRP)
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
2. Women's Sexy Army Camo Combat Costume
This costume certainly gives off some serious badass vibes, perfect for a woman who's ready to fight. Costumes don't get much less expensive than this, with everything you need for under $15. The costume comes with the hat and dress, and since it's so inexpensive, you can spend a bit of extra cash on the bullet belt and some combat boots to really make for an awesome costume.
Price: $12.95 (43 percent off MSRP)
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
3. Women's School Girl Costume
A sexy school girl is one of the easiest Halloween costumes to pull off and with a full costume that costs under $20, you won't have to worry about piecing the details together. The black front-tie halter top features a very sexy deep plunging neckline and is made of a stretchy and comfortable spandex fabric. The short red plaid mini skirt is perfect paired with some thigh highs in either white or black. Don't forget some nerdy glasses for the perfect finishing touch.
Price: $17.95
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
4. Leg Avenue Women's Queen Bee Costume
This adorable costume is both sweet and sexy. If you live in a place with cooler temps, then you'll love the fuzzy leg warmers that come with this bumble bee costume. In addition to the leg warmers, the costume comes with the collared petticoat dress, wings, and a crown. Take your costume to the next level with these queen bee stick on nails.
Price: $24.40
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
5. Rasta Imposta Women's M&M's Tank Dress
Shopping for an awesome group costume? With an inexpensive price tag, these m&m dresses are amazing, available in all of the traditional colors in sizing for both teens and adults. Looking for other candy costumes? Rasta Imposta has tons of awesome choices like Nerds, Tootsie Rolls, Skittles, Twix and more.
Price: $18.98
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
6. Secret Wishes Women's Playboy Adult Referee Costume
There's no doubt that you'll look super official in this Playboy inspired referee mini dress, made with a cute black pleated skirt, a black and white vertically striped bodice, and a gold ribbon lace-up front. The whistle and wristband are both included at this very affordable price, so you won't have to shop for additional accessories. More of a player (no pun intended) than a ref? Check out this sexy baseball player Halloween costume.
Price: $20.57
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
7. Dreamgirl Women's Cave Girl
This stretchy costume dress is inexpensive and comfortable, featuring a one shoulder animal print brushed dressed that will have you looking like you're from prehistoric times. Since the dress is super short, you'll want to grab a pair of hot shorts for underneath, if you don't already own a pair at home. Get this silly caveman club for an extra prop.
Price: $16.74
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
8. Women's Sexy Christmas Costume
Who says that Santa costumes are only for Christmas time? There will be no doubt about who you're dressing up as with this traditional sexy Santa costume, under $25. This costume is great if you need a costume that provides some extra warmth. Keep in mind that this costume does run large, so you might want to consider sizing down for a sexier fit. Dressing up with a friend? Grab this sexy elf costume for them. Hello, wing man.
Price: $23.75
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
9. Sexy Mermaid Costume
Turn heads with this very sexy mermaid Halloween costume that sparkles from head to toe (fin). The costume is available in several different designs including the two piece option pictures above, as well as a one piece option that's better suited for anyone who's not comfortable revealing quite so much skin. The costume is made with amazing high quality fabrics and vibrant colors. Grab this sea shell necklace and headband to complete the look.
Price: $21.99
Buy this sexy Halloween costume here.
10. Pretty Kitty Accessory Kit
Sometimes assembling a costume requires a lot of effort and a lot of cash. Spend less than $15 for this perfect cat accessory kit, and pair it with any black dress you have at home to transform into a cute and sexy kitten. The kit includes cat ears, a tail, and gloves. Grab this inexpensive tutu to mimic the look in the above photo.
Price: $12.50 (27 percent off MSRP)
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text: Demonstrate attention to detail with hard surfaces that shineRegular hard surface cleaning not only maintains the luster and integrity of hard-surface floors, grout, countertops, desktops and backsplashes, but also demonstrates your business' attention to detail.Hard surfaces differ in composition, hardness and resistance to acid. Natural stones, such as marble and limestone, require special cleaning solutions to avoid scratches, blotches or etch marks. Woodard technicians are professionally trained to safely clean all surface types. Plus, Woodard offers grout sealing in our hard surfaces cleaning service as an option — to keep every detail of your workspace cleaner, longer.Bacteria and viruses can hide in countertops, tile and grout, too. With Woodard, we can ensure your hard surfaces will be sanitized and spotless.We have technicians trained in cleaning the following surfaces:MarbleTerrazzoMosaic tilesGraniteLimestoneTravertineCeramicPorcelainStamped concreteFinished and unfinished concreteVinyl composition tile (VCT) and luxury composite tile (LCT)How Woodard's commercial hard surface cleaning and sealing worksDifferent surfaces require different cleaning processes and solutions. We've perfected our carpet and rug cleaning processes and used those models to develop our hard surface cleaning processes. As an example, our 12-step process for cleaning tile and grout includes:Inspection and test cleaning of surfaceProtection of your walls and flooringRemoval of light furnitureThorough vacuumingHand-scrubbing of stubborn spots and stainsCleaning solution applied to surfaceHot water rinse and extractionHand-cleaning of edgesSpeed-drying with turbo fansSealing and protection of grout lines (ask about this optional service)Replacement of light furnitureFinal walk through with client


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GKN's Global Lean & Green Project
Many sustainability practices have tried to reform manufacturing practices. A new Kaizen model based on Lean & Green principles demonstrates the case for a new and innovative approach to the development of sustainable business, says Andrea Pampanelli, Driveline CI Leaders and Environmental Specialist at the company. Here Pampanell, who is doing her PHD on the subject, argues the case for a Lean and Green approach to manufacturing.
The GKN Lean & Green Kaizen model for a production cell
GKN, a global engineering and manufacturing firm, began its Lean & Green project in 2010.The work I'm doing is supported by the Lean Enterprise Research Centre from Cardiff University in the UK and UFRGS University in Brazil and is investigating the application of lean and sustainability concepts by developing a Lean & Green Business Model for integrating environmental concerns and business needs.
The project is also looking at how a new Lean and Green model can be applied globally to the different business units within GKN (Driveline, Land systems, Powder Metallurgy and Aerospace) in its operations in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
I've also been working to identify where existing environmental sustainable practices and Lean are complimentary, understand the gaps between them, and realize the benefits of achieving sustainability, while still taking into account people and cultural issues, profit and costs results, and environmental performance.
Sustainability, like Lean, has a good track record of improving the profitability of a business because of its emphasis on eliminating waste. Extensive opportunities exist to save resources and money. In this sense, GKN already started its journey by developing a Lean & Green Kaizen Model, taking a Kaizen approach at the level of a production cell (i.e. a multi-skilled team that works to produce an output – or product - of some sort).
The main objective of a cell environmental Kaizen is to improve the performance of its supporting flows (e.g. the materials and energy consumed and waste generated) while reducing overall waste. This includes what we would classify as environmental wastes.
In the Lean and Green Kaizen model, therefore, we focus on the mass-energy flows of the cell. The expected output of a Kaizen is the improvement of these thermodynamic flows (Materials, Chemicals, Water, Waste, Effluent, Energy), and an overall improvement in cell performance.
There are, of course, many potential cost savings associated with reducing the environmental impact of a business. For example, reducing the consumption of harmful chemicals and energy will impact directly on overheads, as well as reducing risk to the employees and the surrounding area.
At GKN, the Kaizen events were run pilot cells in Brazil and the UK in 2009. After identifying the need for improvement, a period of data collection took place with support of facilities and environmental specialists. With the data, the Kaizen structure was organized in order to analyze and review the actual state for the mass and energy flows of the studied cells. All Kaizen events were developed involving from 20 to 30 people, including all cell operators, leaders and managers, maintenance people, as well as environmental and lean specialists.
The most important tenet of the Lean and Green Kaizen Model is that Lean and Green approaches are integrated as part of the continuous improvement process where the lean philosophy and ways of working were already in place.
We use the following criteria to assess whether a production cell is ready for the Lean and Green Kaizen Model:
• A manufacturing cell that has a mature deployment level in using and applying lean tools (operators already know and apply the most common lean tools, such as 5S, Visual Management, Autonomous Maintenance, Lost Time Analysis, etc);
• A cell that has a stable process, with delivery records over a 90%;
• A cell that has already applied Employee Involvement systems (operators already know and apply the most common Employee Involvement tools, such as Daily Meeting, Primary Visual Display, etc, );
• A cell Manager that is supporting the Lean and Green Kaizen initiative;
• A cell where a level of environmental awareness/concern exists (operators have already been trained related environment at issues);
• A cell that makes significant use of resources (Materials, Chemicals, Water, Waste, Effluent, Energy);
In fact, integrating Lean and Green is considered the second step of a cell's continuous improvement process because a stable production flow is a necessary first step towards achieving a green enterprise. Leadership is fundamental for this; the Kaizen initiative needs to be approved by cell manager, requiring the complete commitment of Team Leaders and Team Members in order to develop it properly.
When applied successfully, the savings can be large. Our initial experience applying the Lean & Green Kaizen Model shows that in cell Kaizen exercises - combining both operators' and leaders' ideas and experience, and using the appropriate lean tools and techniques for identifying waste - created an opportunity of operational cost savings of about 274,000.00 GBP per year in the operational cells where we tested the model.
In a world of uncertainty about the economy and environment, where many environmentally sustainable alternatives have failed when we try to integrate them into the world of manufacturing, the Lean & Green Kaizen Model demonstrates what can happen when we take new and innovative approaches to support the development of sustainable business.


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By Brian Rader
It's that time of the year again! How can I clean off the winter accumulation of slippery slime and algae that makes my deck or dock dangerous to walk on, and how to do it in a way that minimizes negative impacts on the environment?
By now we all know that we need to avoid introducing pollutants, including soaps and most other commercially available cleaning products, into our waterways. So, what are our options for keeping docks safe to walk on?
This is a universal problem for folks with floats, docks and decks located over or near marine waters or lakes in this part of the world.
To make sure that I give information that does not conflict with State rules, I sent an email to the Washington Department of Ecology. While Ecology's experts would prefer to have nothing entering surface waters other than clean rainwater we also need to be able to keep our docks clean so they are safe to walk on.
First, there is a distinction we need to make. Is your wood float/dock/deck made of pressure treated wood or natural, untreated wood?
If your float/dock deck is made of unpainted/untreated, natural wood, you have some options. One option is to simply use a pressure washer and spray the slime off the docks. Some marinas in this area have a regular maintenance program using this approach. However, if not done carefully, the intense pressure from the sprayer nozzle can damage the wood.
Another option for people with natural wood docks is to scrub the surface with a brush and a commercially available, or homemade, oxygen bleach product. One example would be the product, 'OxiClean'. It is made of sodium percarbonate, which can also be easily and safely made at home by combining hot water, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide as described on the following website:
After use, it should break down to oxygen, water and soda ash. If you choose to use a commercially available product, please check the labels to make sure nothing harmful has been added such as hypochlorite bleach, and always wear gloves! Oxygen bleach can be irritating to the skin. Also, use the smallest amount necessary to get the job done.
If your docks are made of pressure treated wood, your options are more limited. Oxidizing agents, even our humble sodium percarbonate, can react with some types of pressure treated wood to release chromium and arsenic into the environment. These chemicals are toxic to people and aquatic life at fairly low concentrations. This is exactly what we want to avoid putting into our lakes and harbors. So, if your docks are made of pressure treated wood, you need to get by with using only clean water & good 'ole fashioned elbow grease.
So, the short answer to how to clean floats/docks/decks over or near surface water:
- Natural, unpainted wood:
- Pressure wash with water
- Scrub using a sodium percarbonate solution & use as little as possible to get the job done
- Pressure treated wood:
- Pressure wash with water only
- Scrub with water only
Brian Rader is the Pollution Prevention Specialist for San Juan County. He can be reached at 370-7581 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hocker Name Meaning
South German; North German (Höcker): variant of Haack 2, with the addition of the agent suffix -er. German (also Höcker): from a Germanic personal name composed with hugi 'mind', 'spirit' + ger 'spear'.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Hockert, Rocker, Hecker, Hacker, Hucker, Hooker, Recker, Hohner


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While The Academy Awards of recent years have noticeably been lacking in melanin, but the 89th Annual Academy Awards sought to correct #OscarsSoWhite in one night. It's hard to argue that it was one of the Blackest Oscars in recent memory, if not ever.
Just before the red carpet got underway, the night began on social media as stars like Kerry Washington, Gabrielle Union, and Tracee Ellis Ross used their platform to share a powerful reminder of what took place on this day 5 years ago, when 17-year-old Trayvon Martin lost his life.
The Oscars themselves started out with a bang when Mahershala Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and gave a speech that had us reaching for the tissues:
Shortly after, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, and Taraji P. Henson, also known as the women of Hidden Figures, took the stage to honor one of the heroes who inspired the film, Katherine Johnson.
Later in the night, after a surprise win, O.J.: Made in America director Ezra Edelman spoke to the forgotten story behind O.J. Simpson's infamous trial:
Then, in perhaps the most emotional moment of the night, Viola Davis finally brought home her first career Oscar, thanking God that she is able to work as an artist:
Near the end of the show, Barry Jenkins and Tarell Mc Craney made stirring speeches in defense of the ACLU and those combatting the discrimination existing in the White House, and also spoke to young men and women of color, especially those of the LGBTQ community to remind them that they are not alone.
And then, in the strangest way possible, Moonlight won Best Picture:
With the numerous wins, and brave and emotional words of the winners, this year's Academy Awards will be remembered for years to come. Hopefully it is a sign of even great diversity in Hollywood in the very near future.
89th Oscars Red Carpet
89th Oscars Red Carpet
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It was only in November of 2011 that Demi Moore announced her divorce to Ahston Kutcher through the Associated Press. Her statement read, "As a woman, a mother and a wife, there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life." Just a couple months after that announcement Demi Moore was rushed to the hospital after an epileptic seizure.
While there was some confusion as to what had caused Demi's seizure many are attributing the seizure that started the 911 call to dramatic weight loss that could be a more serious eating disorder like anorexia. The seizure was also tightly related to a reported heavy amount of nitrous oxide that Demi and a friend were doing.
The Mercury News & TMZ reported that Demi was doing a whip-it and fell into semiconsciousness and seizure symptons started to show. At this point the 911 call was placed at 10:45pm Jan 23rd, 2012 at 10:45pm Monday night and paramedics responded to the Los Angeles home of Demi Moore. It seems that it was this episode of substance abuse that landed Demi in the hospital.
Demi's rep is telling the press that, "Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health. She looks forward to getting well and is grateful for the support of her family and friends." It seems that the husband that Demi Moore filed for divorce with hasn't really responded to the incident. TMZ does report that Ashton has been partying away since Demi was admitted to the hospital.


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What In The Name Of Dracula's Hairstylist?
My favorite tia's name is Lupita, and so I have a special love for Lupita Nyong'o and I usually think that she could do no wrong and is the epitome of goddess. This entire awards show season, Lupita has killed hos with her elegance and I really thought there was no way she could fuck up fashion-wise. I thought that Lupita could show up to an award show with CROCs heels and a cinched Snuggie gown and we'd all get on our knees and worship her sophistication. But I learned something new today, Lupita can do wrong.
At the NAACP Awards in Pasadena, CA yesterday, Lupita showed up with Bram Stoker's Dracula hair and a dress that looked like it was made of orange Fruit Roll-Ups, wrappers and all. She looks like a dehydrated mango slice. I shouldn't look at Lupita and think, "Magatu's long-lost love child, is that you, girl?" Also, that fugly dress isn't doing good things to her chichis.
With all that being said, Lupita was still the hottest and probably best-dressed trick there. I mean, The Mighty O wore a tent dress that was designed by Coleman and Kerry Washington wore a dress that a knocked up 11th grader would wear to her junior prom. So Lupita won best dressed of the night by default.
And click here to see all the winners. ANGELA BASSETT WAS RAAAAAAAAAAAAAH-BBDED!
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Michigan emcee Bones is the hardest working emcee you've probably never heard of.
"TakingOutTheTrash" is produced by Stereoryze and has Bones laughing "ha" like Juvie at these fake rappers stuntin' with fake shiny diamonds to distract heads from their weak lyricism and originality.
Bones is an inspiration and leader of the new school, but his resistance to sign with an industry label is why you haven't heard his 100 + mixtapes, albums and EPs.


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So there I was the other day, driving home from work and minding my own business, when my current favourite local deejay (not that there are very many local deejays to choose from, but still) played a piece of vintage music that took me back to the very earliest days of my childhood. The deejay is, of course, Freddy Vette of good old CJBQ 800 AM out of Belleville, whose weekday-afternoon show of songs from the '50s and '60s is hugely popular. Freddy was doing one of his frequent audience-interaction things, inviting listeners to come up with the next few words when he lifted the needle – what? you mean deejays don't actually spin vinyl records any more? Well, you know what I mean – on the recording of the theme song from none other than the Saturday-morning cartoon show Tales of the Wizard of Oz. (Which, thanks to the wonders of YouTube, you can watch and listen to at the top of today's post.)
Now, I have to tell you that until that little radio interlude the other day, I had probably not thought of The Wizard of Oz Saturday-morning cartoon show for – well, let's just say it was several decades.
The Wizard of Oz may very well be the first TV show I ever watched, back in the days even before my family moved to the Manse in 1964. While my father completed his divinity studies at Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto, we lived with my maternal grandparents in the leafy Toronto suburb of Leaside. And it was there, on the big old black-and-white TV that stood in a corner of my grandparents' living room, that a very tiny me sometimes watched The Wizard of Oz – about which I can today recall absolutely nothing except its theme song. Let's just say that if I hadn't been driving, I could have called up Freddy with the correct response when he stopped the record halfway through: "Oh the world of Oz is a funny, funny place where everyone wears a funny, funny face; the streets are paved with gold – "
"And no one ever grows old!" I enthusiastically told the radio. (The radio did not, by the way, respond.)
That entertaining exercise got me thinking about other ancient Saturday-morning musical memories – not so much the cartoons themselves, but the theme songs from them. And I thought that you readers – especially the ones old enough to remember and hum along with me – might get a smile if I were to bring a few of those melodies together in this instalment of Meanwhile, at the Manse. So come along for the musical ride.
We'll start with another cartoon that is, in my memory at least, of the same very-early-'60s vintage as The Wizard of Oz. I think this because I remember watching it, too, from the comfort of the yellow upholstered armchair in my grandparents' living room. How thrilling the theme song for The Mighty Hercules was!
Next I'm going to show you one that's a bit of a mystery to me. I have always had the dimmest of memories of there being a Saturday morning cartoon show featuring The Beatles, but for all my adult life I thought I must be confused about that because I never found any reference to such a show. That is, until just a few weeks ago when someone posted this on one of those Facebook pages dedicated to funky stuff from back in the day:
You'll notice that the ad's listing of the cartoon shows does not include mention of The Beatles, but the images of the four chaps front and centre are so distinctive as to leave no doubt. So I realized that my dim memory was right! And then I proceeded to search out the opening theme for the show. I suppose I must have watched it back when I was a kid at the Manse (the glory days of television, as I have argued before), but I confess it brought back no memories whatsoever. Does it for you?
Gotta love And Your Bird Can Sing, though.
Then there was The Jetsons, which has a theme song that's not terribly catchy but, in my opinion, possibly the best cartoon opening sequence of all time. So mod! So futuristic! Orbit High School! The flying car that folds up to become George's briefcase! A guy who starts his workday with his feet up on his desk! Man, those were the days – or should I say, those will be the days…
And now, because I was really more a child of the '70s than the '60s, I'd like to move forward a few years to when the cartoons featured shaggy-haired kids wearing bell-bottoms, playing in fake bands, and constantly solving mysteries. Here's one that you kind of had to love:
And speaking of Scooby, let me show you an utterly useless thing that I scored in a fundraising yard sale a couple of years ago at the wonderful Tweed and Area Heritage Centre. Stupidest thing ever, but it makes me smile every time I see it. Note the "SD" on Scooby's collar – as if everyone wouldn't instantly know who he is!
Okay, back to theme songs. This show may have been more of an acquired taste. Early girl power, though:
And finally, because I want you to leave this blog post with an irresistible pop song in your heart, a classic that was not a theme song, but – well, swing it, Betty and Veronica!


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The Rolling Stones, who have toured every year since 2012 and whose principals are all in their 70s, have announced another set of concert dates, this one a summer stadium run through the U.K. and Europe. The 11-date "No Filter" tour launches May 17 in Ireland and is likely to be another set filled with greatest hits, to judge by the video clip announcing the tour. The tour began last year; full dates are listed below.
"NO FILTER! The news you've all been waiting for!" the announcement reads. "The Rolling Stones are bringing the No Filter tour to the UK and Ireland this summer, with some additional European shows! #TheRollingStones #StonesNoFilter #Tour"
In the initial run of dates includes five in the U.K., two in Germany two, and France, and one each in the Czech Republic and Poland. Rather than doing months-long campaigns as they did over the past few decades, the group's strategy over the past five years has been to do a dozen-odd shows per continent every few months.
This tour was teased by founding guitarist Keith Richards in a Tweet a few hours before the dates were announced.
"We haven't finished yet. It's still too early to talk about the Stones' legacy. There's one thing that we haven't yet achieved and that's to really find out how long you can do this. It's still such a joy to play with this band that you can't really let go of it."
In a press release announcing the tour, the four principals said:
Keith Richards – "It's such a joy to play with this band there's no stopping us, we're only just getting started really."
Mick Jagger – ''This part of the 'No Filter' tour is really special for the Stones. We are looking forward to getting back onstage in the summer and playing to fans in the UK and Ireland. Its always exhilarating going to cities we haven't played for quite a while and also some new venues for us like Old Trafford & The London Stadium.''
Charlie Watts – "The Stones audience is the glue that keeps us together. The best and most satisfying moment is when you are reaching the end of the show and they are all going nuts."
Ronnie Wood – "When I look out at the sea of people when we play all I can see is smiles. It's heart-warming and I'm glad we make people happy. Music makes me happy, and it makes them happy…. its infectious."
May 17 – Croke Park, Dublin
May 22 – London Stadium, London
June 5 – Old Trafford Football Stadium, Manchester
June 9 – BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
June 15 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff
June 19 – Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham
June 22 – Olympiastadion, Berlin
June 26 – Orange Velodrome, Marseille
June 30 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgar
t July 4 – Letnany Airport, Prague
July 8 – PGE Narodowy Stadium, Warsaw


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Sidewalk Dances: Fourteen Moondog Pieces
Joanna MacGregor's stunning new arrangements of fourteen of Moondog's most famous pieces are re-imaginings for larger forces, with a spectacular line-up of some of today's most cutting-edge jazz musicians, along with the brilliant Britten Sinfonia. Radically rewritten, each track retains Moondog's irresistible trademarks – short and snappy, of the street, melodic and joyful, and characterized by a pounding beat.
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Most of the second half was given over to Joanna MacGregor, firstly playing Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F minor and then leading an augmented Britten Sinfonia through Sidewalk Dances, her witty arrangements of twelve pieces by Moondog. Moondog, if you're not in the know, was a blind New York street musician who played his own music, often with instruments he invented himself, dressed as a Viking. His compositions, which are compositionally rigorous (often using canons) but also bright and poppy, deserve the serious attention they often receive, and MacGregor's suite is a great way into his eccentric, joyous world. The Sinfonia were joined by Andy Sheppard on saxophones, Tom Herbert on bass, Kuljit Bhamra on tabla and Seb Rochford on drums for the Moondog set….certainly a truly appropriate celebration of Britten Sinfonia, epitomising not only their brilliance in performance, but also their commitment to bizarre genre-twisting projects and experiments.
Bachtrack, 20th Birthday Gala Concert at the Barbican
A triumph: the varied forces give Moondog's obsessive riffs atmospheric lift; these dances are intoxicating.
The Times
MacGregor's arrangements are exhilarating, and Sheppard and the Britten Sinfonia play with feeling.
BBC Music Magazine
A real treat from one of the most original musicians at work in this country.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
New Investigators
At a member's birthday party
Hey peeps.
So I will start with investigators. So the farthest along one is the old Q who has the baptism date for the fifth (not going to make it because he won:t be coming to church this week and he still has to come at least one more time before). He is pretty solid. He is the reason I email later recently. We teach him lessons on Mondays. He is pretty good. He just needs more faith. This last week he followed the word of wisdom (although he didn:t think he did because he drank tea but it was ok tea (I can never be a senior companion for this reason, I don:t know which teas are ok and what aren:t)). He asks funny questions though, like does God speak Japanese. And he makes me pray in english to start lessons and to be honest I almost forgot how. He will make it.....I think. He is super busy which always scares me and he lives super far away. Never a good combination.
New investigator "H"san. She is a referral from the grandma like woman. She used to go to a catholic church and kinda missed christianity. she comes to eikaiwa(English class) each week. We were able to do a quick lesson this last week and after when we talked to the member that referred her she said she was super excited to hear more so it will go slowly, but things should go well with her.
Our other new investigator we taught last Sunday and set a more concrete appointment for yesterday but alas he wasn:t home. Sigh. I really had high hopes for him. Still do. Only time will tell. He is another once-a-weeker which is always annoying because you prep all week and then if they aren:t home its all for not.
Oh and we taught "T"san again! Yay. After a month of trying she was finally home. Again set a more concrete appointment.....we think. So that should be good.
Oh and we now have two children investigators that are the children of one of our members. The husband isn:t a member but it seems he says they can do what they want. He is super nice.
Anyway back to a bunch of random things.
Question, can you iron suits. Could be helpful for one of my suits since its always under my jacket and gets a little wrinkled.
Recently I have sewn strange things. Gloves, basically tights, etc. Still stink at it but my sewing holds well.
Ok so this branch is crazy. They had a ton of fun! All the time. Kinda not reverent but they are all the best of friends which is good and they do fun weird things. For example. To start sunday school they played this game where the teacher picked someone and then they would pick someone else and try to tempt them into doing something. It was super funny. Not sure what the objective was but still.
Oh I gave a talk in church. Everyone seemed asleep and I:m not sure if anyone understood but whatever.
What is American food? I dont really know what is actually just American food. I get asked a lot.
Its not a quite a scarf I wear and I received it from Shinno choro
Oh my goodness you picky people! I even like miso soup! Psh. Thats all I have to say about that, who's picky now?
~2/24 Elder Oaks comes
My ears are fine, I sent the stuff to alyssa so ask her.
You sent me stuff? This is why I can:t tell you people the truth. I say I:m cold and you start sending stuff. psh.
Ok so yesterday we were housing and we hit this house and it was this old lady so I start to introduce myself. *Are you Christians?* Nothing good ever starts this way. *Well yes we are* *My daughter is Christian* Well good for her I think. *She goes to a Christian church in Aizuwakamatsu* Hm. Well at least I have something to connect with this women with (I imagine its the same other places but everyone here thinks all christian churches are the same). *Oh thats cool, actually about a month ago I lived in Aizu* *Oh really. Yeah she:s part of the .....matsu.....jitsu* (Latter day) I about jumped out of my skin. *What is her name?* Yep it turns out I knew them very well and ate dinner with them a couple of times! Ha. Super awesome but it gets better. So we get back to the apartment and Yamatani choro says *I want to find more out about this family.....lets see if the AP's will let us call Aizu* I:m not going to fight that. So 5 minutes later I:m talking to my daddy! (Shinno choro) Ha. I won:t lie it was as good if not better than the christmas call. (sorry). So quick run down.
New missionaries Japanese sucks, its killing Shinno choro, made me laugh.
Sakkai san is a crazy strong member throwing referals out like candy.
"Y"san is still having some issues
So we had this potential investigator that Shinno choro always felt like we should visit but he was always busy. They finally got a lesson with him and when they extended the baptism commitment he says, *Oh I was already baptized into your church* What!? Ha yep. Super funny although it gets cooler. His daughter now wants to meet the missionaries.
Ok so Yamatani choro just told me we have a lesson in like 10 minutes. He doesn:t tell me a lot of things. Peace out. Sorry I:m not including a lot of stuff. More later.
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