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Timeshare Termination Team is rated 4.9 out of 5.0 based on 43 reviews.
Great doing business with them and their price is reasonable opposed to continuing paying the maintenance fee year after year.
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Brian, Holly and April were courteous, punctual, and completed all necessary paperwork in promised timeframe! It's good to be timeshare-less.
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After whiffing on most of the state's top 2017 talent, Texas has nearly monopolized the 2018 market.
Monday evening four-star wide receiver Brennan Eagles became the latest in-state stud committed to UT, doing so with a succinct Twitter note.
"The choice I'm making has been made up by me and my family," Eagles wrote, "but for the rest of my college career I would like to announce that I am committed to the University of Texas."
@CoachTomHerman IM READY ?? pic.twitter.com/ppwX7WaEig
— ¹² (@_BrennanEagles_) July 25, 2017
A 6-foot-4, 214-pound vertical threat out of Houston Alief Taylor, Eagles is ranked as the No. 3 player in the state and No. 29 overall recruit in the country, per the 247Sports composite.
As a junior Eagles hauled in 55 passes for 1,069 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He is the 14th player pledged to coach Tom Herman's 2018 class, which includes four of the state's top five players. The only holdout is five-star cornerback Anthony Cook, the state's top prospect.
Over the weekend UT also secured commitments from 2018 cornerback Jalen Green and 2019 quarterback Roschon Johnson.

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A longtime lingerer in lo-fi, Ariel Pink ups the production values and releases his best album to date. Before Today touches on a wealth of retro influences; if you didn't know better, you could guess this was an underground classic from the '70s. Subtle, psychedelic pop that has everyone from Pink Floyd to The Moody Blues to Hall & Oates to thank, Before Today moves with the fluidity of a lava lamp, smooth and hypnotizing, sometimes flowing in unpredictable directions. "Round and Round" would be a hit single if we were all still spinning vinyl and picking out shag carpeting.


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Bahia leucophylla de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 657. 1836
Perennials (often clumped; roots multi-branched). Proximal leaves (at least on flowering stems) mostly opposite; blades lanceolate to oblanceolate, 1–(2-)pinnately lobed (lobes ± linear), ultimate margins entire or toothed (teeth 1–2), usually strongly revolute (not crispate), abaxial faces usually densely gray-woolly, adaxial glabrate. Heads 2–5 per array or borne singly. Peduncles mostly 3–14 cm. Involucres usually 7–11 mm diam. Ray florets 8–13, sometimes 0; laminae 8–20 mm. Cypselae 2–3(–4) mm; pappi (0.3–)0.5–1(–1.5) mm. 2n = 16, 32.
Flowering May–Aug. Moist meadows, dry and rocky coastal or inland sites; 0–800 m; B.C.; Oreg., Wash.
Variety leucophyllum intergrades so smoothly with var. achillioides in southern Oregon that placement of some specimens becomes arbitrary. Eastward, variety leucophyllum passes into var. lanatum along the Columbia River near The Dalles. Polyploid populations of var. leucophyllum occur where it abuts vars. achillioides and lanatum (J. S. Mooring 1975, 2001). L. Constance (1937) and A. Cronquist (1955) submerged var. leucophyllum in var. lanatum. Modal populations of the two varieties differ sharply in respect to roots, leaves, and cypselae.
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Your horse can be your dream horse--you can have a magical bond with your horse regardless of your horses age, gender or past history. People often ask me how I bond so deeply with my beloved Friesian stallion, Apollo. He follows and obeys me like a big black Lab, he would jump in my lap and sleep at the foot of my bed if he could. I've been told that my horses are like "putty in my hands" as one spectator stated after watching Apollo and I interact together while showing him off to his admiring fans.
I am passionate about horses... I learn from them each day. They're incredibly powerful and yet they let us train them and ride upon their backs. They magnificent spirit is gentle and kind, and once they connect spiritually with their owner, they'll give their all. It always amazes me at the unconditional love and adoration they have for their person, the connection is undeniable and empowering. It's the magnificent spirit of the horse that awakens a part of our spirit that would otherwise stay dormant.
I have had years of experiences in helping people and horses come together to and create a powerful unbreakable bond of love, trust, and respect. Horse owners often don't realize how intuitive and smart horses are. Horses heal our souls with their powerful energy, they're truly one of God's greatest gifts to mankind.
Last summer I had a kind lady call me one day for help. She told me that she hired another trainer to train her horses but that she had a difficult time catching them, and so did the owners. She had seen me work with horses and knew that I had a special gift with them and so she was hoping that I could help her with her horses. I accepted and went to her barn the following morning.
Another experience with energy and bonding instantly with a horse is with my mare. The previous owner who owned my precious mare, Page, for eight years before I bought her asked me how I trained Page to follow me around, that was the second day I was with Page before I brought her home! When, in fact, I didn't teach her anything of the sort, she just followed me on her own from day one because she could sense my energy and love that I had for her.
Your horse is a mirror of you. If you manhandle your horse and believe that you can force your alpha role on him, think again. Just as a child learns to love and respect his parents by receiving loving guidance and by example, so it is with your horse. If you do not fully love, honor and respect your horse your horse will become bitter and resentful towards you. A test to know if your horse likes to be with you is to have him come to you upon hearing your voice, even before you reach his stall.
You can bond with your horse no matter how long you have owned your him, it doesn't matter you can have the bond you and your precious horse deeply long for. We all want a leader in our lives, we all want to feel safe and protected and want to have healthy food and clean water to drink to thrive, it is no different from your horse. Horses are extremely intelligent, loving animals; therefore, they need constant love and attention just as we do.
Below are 8 simple tips to bond deeply with your horse. When you connect deeply with your horse words will be unable to describe just how magical your bond truly is. You too can have a spiritual relationship build of love, trust and respect as I do with my horses--it is truly magical beyond expression.
By forcing your desires, you are actually blocking your horse from coming to you energetically. Call to them in a fun-loving tone of voice and when your horse comes to you upon voice command praise him and reward him by scratching his favorite spot or by giving him an apple or a carrot. Positive reinforcement is the most powerful way to train any animal. All of my horses greet me at the gate, they will even leave their food after feeding to say good-bye to me before I leave my barn. It's because I radiate a powerful loving energy which silently demands respect.
Spend quality time with your horse by loving on him and just hanging out, no training, no work, just plain old quality bonding time. Sit with him in his stall and read a book, give him a massage as he eats, talk to him in your mind and out loud, let him know how much he means to you and that he will always be safe with you. He can understand you far better than you may give him credit, so let him know often vocally and with action just how special he is to you.
I free lunge with my body language and energy, I send them off with my lunge whip with my core aimed at the hindquarters. Then I stand in the middle of the arena and have them trot and then canter around me, after a few minutes I call them into the middle of the arena by stepping towards the front of their shoulder and then stepping back one step, my horse then turns and trots to me in the center of the arena standing directly in front of me about 3 feet away. I then step towards them and reward them with lots of love and praise. I then walk on and my horse follows me no matter what I do, stop walk or even walk backward, my horse mimics my movement.
When your horse mimics your movement you have made a connection, you have established leadership as well as created a bonded with him. That is your horse acknowledging you as the leader. However, if your horse ignores you and just walks away that is his way of showing disrespect, and that is when you move his feet again—with heightened energy and power. Once you establish that you are the leader, love on him and walk him back to his stall or let him go play in the pasture with a treat in hand to reward him and let him know he did a job well done.
Always ride with soft hands, use your legs and seat to steer your horse, the reins and bit are simply tools to keep your horse between your aids and for subtleness. Always treat your horse as you want to be treated. If you horse does something that requires discipline then get after him quickly and be done with it. Allow him to recreate the situation to do it correctly and then praise him.
Talk to your horse as you groom and give him treats, make grooming a routine daily whether you ride or not. Bring along his favorite treats to give after grooming to let him know how much you appreciate him.
If you want to truly bond on a deep level with your horse then make grooming and hoof care a top priority, he will happier, healthier and will love and appreciate you all the more for it.
If you enjoyed this post, please take a moment to "Like" us on Facebook and share it with your horse loving family & friends.
Thanks for reading, until next time, happy trails!
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My Bullet Journal
Hey my loves, in today's entry I am going to talk about my bullet journal. I've been doing this for almost six months now and I decided to start a new one, because my old one got too messy and I wanted a different vibe for the inside. My bullet journal is from Cedon, I […]Read More


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You might have imagined a huge name like Douglas Adams would have had very little trouble getting a hugely successful property like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy made into a movie. You would be wrong.
Back in 1997, Adams struck up a deal with Disney to bring Hitchhiker's to the big screen. By 1999, there were many scripts redrafted, but nary any true interaction between Adams and Disney.
Not one to go quietly into the night, Adams penned a letter to executive David Vogel in the hopes that some personal, written correspondence might see some forward momentum on the project.
Ever the pragmatist, Adams spoke honestly about where things currently sat and how a common desire between himself and Vogel could get things moving again:
"It seems to me that we can either slip into the traditional stereotypes—you're the studio executive who has a million real-world problems to worry about, and I'm the writer who only cares about seeing his vision realised and hang the cost and consequences—or we can recognise that we both share the same goal, which is to make the most successful movie we possibly can."
Rather than complain, Adams went on to remind Vogel of their respective strengths, stating:
"You have a great deal of experience nursing major motion pictures into existence. I have a great deal of experience of nursing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy into existence in every medium other than motion pictures."
Ultimately, Adams made a simple proposal:
"I have a suggestion to make: Why don't we actually meet and have a chat?"
He ended with a note that showed some of his sly humor.
"I've appended a list of numbers you can reach me on. If you manage not to reach me, I shall know you're trying not to, very, very hard indeed."
It's amazing what a well-crafted letter can do. Shortly after this note was carried along, Vogel and Adams did meet, and, while Adams didn't live to see the day, Hitchhiker's did finally become a major motion picture.
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7th annual Kids Safety Expo
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) — More than 450,000 entries for missing children were filed with the FBI last year.
Saturday morning, parents are learning how to keep their children safe at the 7th Annual Kids Safety Expo in Springfield.
The event takes place at the Basketball Hall of Fame and gives parents the tools they need to keep their kids safe.


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Barossa Village offers a range of independent retirement living options and support services. Our units are located in small and large clusters throughout the nighbourhoods of Nuriootpa, Tanunda and Angaston.
We currently have over 190 units, with development recently completed for eight additional Licence to Occupy units in Angaston.
The majority of our properties are offered under a standard License to Occupy and we have a small number of rental units.
Our Licence to Occupy fees start from as little as $165,000 and range through to $350,000, depending on the size, age, location and amenities of the individual property. This flexibility allows us to cater to a wide range of needs and budgets.
We recommend you complete an Expression Of Interest form to help us find a unit that meets your individual needs.
Contact Barossa Village for more information about retirement living on (08) 8562 0300 or firstname.lastname@example.com
General Service Fee
A fortnightly Maintenance Service Fee is charged to the residents of all independent living units. This fee is used to cover the daily, quarterly and annual costs and services usually associated with owning and maintaining a home.
Those costs and services include items such as council rates, water rates and usage, building insurance, general maintenance, gutter cleaning, maintenance of front gardens and communal areas, servicing of air conditioning systems, hot water systems, ovens and hot plates – we even change light globes, replace tap washers, change smoke detector batteries and hang up your pictures.
Of course there are also the expected outgoings and the operational costs of running our Retirement Village.
Your neighbours in our Village are people like yourselves – everyone is aged over 55 and is either retired or semi-retired. Like you they choose independent retirement living to have a smaller home, less maintenance and security worries, while still maintaining their independence and freedom.
For many this enables them to free up capital so they can enjoy annual trips whilst knowing their home is safe and secure in the Village environment.


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Massage ServicesRelax with a fertiity, pregnancy, or therapeutic massage
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We offer a complete set of specialty massage treatments that will nourish your fertility, pregnancy, and wellness. Experience how good it feels to relax, rejuvenate, and support your health.
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Maya Fertility Massage
This relaxing massage is ideal for treating fertility and female reproductive issues as well as digestive concerns. Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® (ATMAT) helps to improve fertility and support pregnancy through increasing circulation to the abdomen.
Maya therapy has the added benefit of being emotionally supportive. The abdomen has been referred to as the "seat of emotions" and this healing work can help release difficult or blocked feelings that may arise while trying to conceive.
We also teach you abdominal massage techniques to do at home as part of your self-care.
How Maya massage improves fertility
- Increases circulation in the abdomen
- Distributes freshly oxygenated blood to the reproductive organs
- Supports the formation a healthy uterine lining for embryo implantation
- Supports healthy cell formation
- Balances the venous, nervous, and lymphatic systems
- Supports emotional release
Support during & after pregnancy
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- Prepares the pelvis for birth
- Returns the uterus and abdominal organs to their proper place postpartum
More conditions Maya massage treats
- Irregular or painful menstruation
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- Ovulatory dysfunction
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When to schedule Maya massage
- After menses, prior to ovulation
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- After ovulation and before menses
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Pregnancy is a time of transformation for many reasons. Your body, mind,
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Each massage is tailored to your unique needs on the day of treatment.
During the second and third trimester, your massages will be done in a
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Postpartum massage calms the entire nervous system and is an essential support for the demands of being a new mother.
Benefits of perinatal massage
- Decrease muscle tension, support range of motion
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With over 70 portfolio companies, Bigbang Angels have become one of the most active, value-adding seed-stage venture capitals in Seoul, best known for growing a unicorn like Lezhin comics. As a board member of Across Asia Alliance, Bigbang Angels is welcoming solid startups, accelerators & investors to thrive across Asia.


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Our singing lessons are specifically designed to assist each student develop their voice and their confidence at a pace that they are comfortable with. Vocal work can be daunting but we take a caring approach, working on each aspect of your voice, creating a stronger and more controlled vocal technique. We pay particular attention to developing the vocal muscles gradually so you don't strain your voice in the process of learning.
Development is aimed at a whole body approach to singing, not just using the throat but instead strengthening all the muscles related to singing. From breathing and posture, right through to correct use of the larynx, all these must be trained and utilized to create a strong voice.


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The domestic plant trek for first-year LGOs spanned two weeks, seven partner companies, and more than 90 degrees — with temperatures ranging from -10 F at General Motors in Michigan to the balmy 80s at Amgen in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
LGOs are first-year students in the dual-degree MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, which offers an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management plus an SM from one of seven MIT engineering programs to students interested in careers in operations and manufacturing.
Just getting started proved to be a lesson in logistics and airline load capacity. When the flight from Boston to Detroit was canceled due to a winter storm in the Midwest, the group of 40-plus students and staff rented vans and drove through the night amid snow and fog to attend the General Motors tour the next day.
The intrepid travelers were rewarded with visits to GM's facility in Brownstown, Mich., which assembles and tests electric lithium batteries for the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR, and the factory and assembly facility in Hamtramck. The group ate dinner at the GM Heritage Center, which showcases the company's 100 years of history. "So many amazing rides and styles," wrote Alex Whigham in his blog entry about the trip.
Next stop: Portland, Ore., where the group met with Nike executives and visited the manufacturing plant where the company makes "air bags" (the inflated pads in the soles of the shoes). As David Hahs recounted in his blog, the group also saw the first Air Jordan shoes and the original waffle iron that was used in making prototype shoes in the 1970s. Then the group hopped on a bus north to Washington state for stops at several Boeing facilities, including the 737 production facility in Renton, the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Everett, the Dreamliner Gallery, and the 98-acre Boeing Everett factory.
"My favorite part was the 737 facility," wrote Yalu Wu in her blog. "It was just a great example of a really well run plant that had undergone lean and really amazing to see."
After a day off in Seattle for some sightseeing and karaoke, the group headed south to Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., about an hour east of Los Angeles, and visited an Amazon fulfillment center in San Bernardino.
"The facility was so impressive — lots of automation and exciting solutions," Whigham wrote. "I continue to be impressed by Amazon's ability to improve the consumer experience."
Riding the bus to Raytheon
Then it was time for more group bonding during a seven-hour bus ride east to Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. The tour included a visit to an assembly building and a "petting zoo" with models of the many different missiles the company makes.
"It was inspirational to see our class principles being applied to great detail at the level of the operator," says Albert Chan. "The workstations were designed to be ergonomic, safe, and protected against human error. I was also surprised at the detail of inspection and quality control we could see in the factory. This shows the value of our LGO education in terms of diagnosing and improving real operations."
Part of the plant trek experience after each visit was having a group of students who had been assigned to each company share their impressions and answer questions from LGO program director Don Rosenfield and Professor Shoji Shiba, a former LGO faculty member and expert on TQM (total quality management). "It was an honor for the class to have Professor Shiba on the trip with us," Lin says. "He shared with us his super-valuable insights on each company from historical, organizational, and manufacturing perspectives."
At Dell in Austin, Texas, the LGOs were treated to a Q&A with CEO Michael Dell, who discussed the company's recent re-privatization and how that is changing its business focus. They also toured the company's data center, housing hundreds of servers, and spoke with several other senior leaders about how the business operates. "Dell's supply-chain strategy is similar to what we learned in our operations and logistics classes — postponement, reduction of lead time, SKU reduction, network and node analysis, risk management, and A/B/C classification of products," says Cynthia Lin.
Pharmaceutical plant in P.R.
The last leg of the journey stretched from Texas to Puerto Rico for a visit to Amgen. Before entering the areas where the company employs both robots and human workers for packaging drugs, students donned clean-room garb, including coveralls, booties, and hairnets — including a net for the lower face of the bearded Whigham.
On the final bus ride from Amgen to the hotel, students presented Rosenfield (who is retiring from his full-time role this summer) with his own YOTO ("You Only Trek Once") T-shirt signed by everyone in the class to commemorate his last domestic plant trek as LGO program director. Then it was time for a bit of rest and relaxation, as many students took a few extra days to enjoy Puerto Rico before heading back to chilly Boston.
"Plant trek was great — we got a lot more inside access and straight talk than what we expected," Lin says. "We also weren't expecting to be so well prepared for what the companies talked to us about. They spoke in a language we wouldn't have been able to understand prior to coming to LGO. By visiting, we got a good picture of how the things we're learning at MIT can help the companies resolve challenges they face."


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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world.
Putin was speaking to Russian ministers and MPs in Crimea.
He also said Russia would do everything in its power to end the Ukraine conflict as soon as possible and stop the bloodshed there.
"All our partners in the world should understand that Russia, like any other large, powerful sovereign state, has various ways and means of ensuring its national interests, and these include armed forces," he said.
In his speech on Thursday, Putin reportedly said Crimea was an inseparable part of Russia and that there was no turning back on Moscow's takeover of the peninsula.
Putin took part in a meeting of the Russian Security Council during his visit.
Russian news agencies quoted Putin's spokesman as saying the president discussed security issues in Crimea and Sevastopol as well as the work of police and the fight against corruption in the region.


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A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post about our next door neighbor here in AZ. It might be important for you to read (or reread) the blog post in order to understand why I'm so focused on my new neighbor. Here is the link to that post. I'll wait.
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Anyhoo, the couple about whom that post was written sold their house at the end of December, and have moved elsewhere. (By the way, I have never been able to confirm or refute whether she chose the lifestyle he did. In the six years since we bought this house, I only spoke to her on one occasion, and it was about the bird nest in our tree. She was fully clothed. Nevertheless, the fact that I only saw her once in six years speaks volumes, doesn't it?) Odd as it sounds, I was kind of sad. All-in-all, they had been good neighbors. Yes, it's true that if their garage door was open, it was important – essential, really – that one had to avert one's eyes or be strongly at risk of seeing something that would haunt you well into the next day. I'm as serious as a heart attack, I promise.
But they had our telephone number, and the telephone number of my niece Maggie and her husband Mark. On more than one occasion, circumstances warranted a phone call from our neighbor to Mark. The most recent was when our sprinkler system blew up. It was nice to know that someone sort of kept an eye on our house in the long months when none of us are here. His attire (or lack thereof) mattered not in that case.
But they moved on. He and I chatted when Bill and I were here in November. It was right after the house had been sold and shortly before they were going to move. Most importantly, he was fully clothed.
"Where are you guys moving to?" I asked him.
"Well, we're not certain where we'll settle eventually, but we will rent an apartment until we find a suitable 55-plus neighborhood in which to live," he answered.
As my grandkids would chant, "Dum, dum, duuuuuuum."
The code word, my friends, is suitable.
I admit that I immediately went inside and began googling Fifty Plus Nudist Communities in AZ. I came up with exactly zero, and luckily have not started receiving links to porn sites from Google. That's actually quite a surprise when you think about it. I went into Joann's Crafts Sunday and bought some yarn. In the store. Not online. And since then, I've been getting Google ads for the brand and color of yarn that I purchased IN THE STORE. It's creepy, but I digress.
The house was sold to an older woman whose name is Patsy, but who I always, ALWAYS call Doris. I don't really know why. I don't even know a Doris. My best guess is that it's because she reminds me of Doris Roberts, the actor who played the mother on a program I almost never watched called Everybody Loves Raymond, and who was one of the many Famous People Who Died in 2016.
Doris – I mean Patsy — seems nice. She was living in a townhome and climbing all of the steps became problematic, and so she purchased the nice little ranch next door. I have already seen her at least three times as much as I ever saw our neighbor's wife. What's more, she has been clothed every time. It's true she is wearing the standard Arizona Senior Citizen Uniform of beige capris and a polyester button-down shirt, but that's okay, because that's what I wear also.
The barely-adult granddaughter who shares the house with her has caused us no consternation as of yet. It's true she drives a Mustang with a big and loud engine that roars into life at 7:30 each morning when she leaves for work, but that's fine with me. I'm long awake, and thrilled that she isn't naked. It's the little things.
The yippy dog might grow on me, just as might I grow on him.


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I was just looking through old emails for proof of microchipping my oldest cat since I can't find the paperwork after 3 moves (going on four!), and I found the following email I got from a different breeder when I was first looking to get her (once you read through, you'll see why I didn't go with this one).
Thank you for your message and the interest in our Bengal kitten. Glad to hear you are excited to come and see him. We look forward to meeting you and introducing you to our wonderful Bengal kitten and his family.
As soon as your turn comes up, we will contact you and advise you of your opportunity. If you are still interested in him at that time and we have not yet selected the chosen home, we will request you and your entire family attend an interview with us.
During the interview we will observe and assess the interaction between yourselves and our beloved cats. Along with you and your immediate family, you will be expected to bring all extended family members, including any estranged in-laws who have access to your home and pets for any period of time. While not strictly required, we suggest your close friends and neighbors also accompany you, otherwise, you will be required to submit written documentation from them as character witnesses.
Your position on our consideration list is approximately 14th, so although we empathize with your patience in the wait, that too will assist us in evaluating your tolerance and perseverance for qualified and compassionate pet guardianship. In the meantime, you may opt to submit to us your personal and community resume for our review. This document will serve as your application for adoption of our little kitten and include all your contact information. Volunteer positions, community development, child/youth mentorship, lobbying for the homeless, public speaking against stigma of mental illness, multiculturalism advocacy, prosocial activist endeavors, worthy organizational membership, neighborhood improvement projects, humanitarian awards received, environment preservation measures, nature conservationist activities, etc., are some examples of social support services that are highly valued assets on your resume.
Any past clearance records will be considered. Reference letters from credible sources may also support your application. Copies of spay or neuter certificates of current and previous pets will be helpful. We will require a detailed explanation for any pet in the past that you removed from your home, as well as reference contact with anyone who rehomed a pet from your home. If you are in possession of a fishing or hunting license, an additional questionaire is necessary.
Upon receiving an application, we normally conduct a neighborhood tour of your area. We observe and record community factors including; type and number of pets visible in the community, quality of animal life, evidence of roadkill, amount of traffic, speed limit, number of motorized vehicles versus walking/bicycles/mopeds/riding horses, number and size of native trees (ornamental trees not included), condition and growth of outdoor plants, greenspace/parks/playgrounds/schools, safe recreational areas for children, pesticide/herbicide use, air quality, noise/smell, quality of water, proximity to natural bodies of water, evidence of environmental awareness, respect for natural resources, etc., as these factors contribute to pets and all life in the community.
Please be advised that you are under no obligation or expectation to provide us an application or any other information in the screening process. However, our selection of a qualified home for our kitten is based on confirmed verification of a responsible, compassionate individual or family living in a safe, healthy, natural environment. Further, only those applicants granted an interview will be notified.
Thank you so much for your interest in adopting our little fellow and we look forward to meeting you, your family and friends at our earliest convenience. Since you currently share life with a pet, we have total confidence in your application and trust you have already satisfied all the requirements for ownership with your previous adoption. You may even choose to forward a copy of the scoring you received in that screening in support of your application for our kitten.
Once more, thanks and hope to meet you soon.
All this so that I could get a kitten. I mean, I want to weed out animal abusers, but an environmental assessment of my community? Asking estranged in-laws to come along to the interview? THEY'RE ESTRANGED. I'm mostly certain that it would have been easier to adopt a child.


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Students at Cardiff University were said to have become infected with mumps - which can cause deafness and in rare circumstances can lead to meningitis - in a sign of the growing concern about young people who have not had the MMR jab.
The presence of mumps suggests that students may also be susceptible to measles, a more serious condition, because they did not have the combined MMR - measles, mumps and rubella - vaccine as children.
Public Health Wales said it had "seen increasing numbers of notifications of mumps in the university population" in Cardiff and Cardiff University authorities issued a letter advising students to contact their GP for the MMR vaccination as soon as possible.
It could not provide figures for how many people had caught mumps so far this year but said the outbreak was not restricted to university students.
The growing number of measles infections in south Wales has led to a catch-up campaign to protect children and young people from the three diseases.
The number of people infected with measles in South Wales reached 1,039 - 85 of whom have needed hospital treatment.
A reluctance by some parents to allow their children to have the MMR jab after it was wrongly linked to autism has been blamed for the outbreak.
A spokesman for the public health authority said that the numbers of mumps cases had not reached the levels of 2005, the last epidemic, when there were
more than 3,000 confirmed cases compared to 86 in 2012; 75 in 2011 and 85 in 2010.
However the presence of any cases suggests non-take-up of the MMR jag.
"We want to encourage everyone who is eligible for the vaccine, including students, to come forward," he said.
"Two doses of MMR give you 99% protection against measles, mumps and rubella."These are all highly contagious and could spread quickly in closed
communities such as schools and universities.
"Students should get the vaccine as a matter of urgency and those in doubt should receive the MMR again as a precaution."
The measles outbreak, which started in October, was blamed on a decision by some parents not to get their children immunised after research by Andrew Wakefield was published in the medical journal The Lancet, suggesting a link between the vaccination and autism, claims now entirely discredited, with Mr Wakefield struck off as doctor.
The 1998 study caused such concern that the uptake of MMR remained low for several years, although it is now close to 90 per cent among young children.
Measles is one of the most contagious viral infections, which can be spread by coughs and sneezes and even by breathing. One in five people suffer complications such as infections, pneumonia and meningitis.


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Monday, August 17, 2009
L'Oservatore attacks Allied "Silence"
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- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
There are two questions to be asked about this telegram of August 1942.
First, it's remarkably prescient that it mentions the use of cyanide gas as a means of extermination when the norm at that time was to use carbon monoxide.
Zyklon B had been used experimentally at Auschwitz on Gypsy children in 1940 and on Soviet prisoners of war in 1941. It was first used operationally at Belzec, which was one of the Operation Reinhard camps tasked with the extermination of the Jews of Poland.
The second point is why the telegram reports a plan to exterminate less than all the Jews of Europe, when the record of the Wannsee Conference of January 1942 envisaged the extermination of all of them.
- 17/8/09 12:42 pm
- gemoftheocean said...
Okay, even if it was a given, in Aug. of '42 that it was a known objective, practically speaking, what could the US or the UK have done THEN? The US wasn't even in the war until late '41, and neither country was in any shape to go pluck out millions of Jews. The Nazis held most of the territory at that time.
- 17/8/09 5:26 pm
- Fr Ray Blake said...
Bomb the Auchwitz factories and railway lines, as Jewish leaders had begged, would have been a start.
Promise post-war retribution to those who murdered, or were complicit.
What the author is trying to do is to say Pius was not alone in his silence, but he alone is attacked.
- 17/8/09 6:53 pm
- Jackie Parkes MJ said...
I'm busy reading about Blessed Mary Elisabeth Hesselblad..Bridgittine reformer..& I love St Bridget..recently staying in all 3 Bridgittine Convents..Holywell, Maryvale & Iver Heath. Wonderful spirituality & hospitality. I have several You Tube clips of the various prayers..scroll back a long way on my blog.
- 17/8/09 7:51 pm
- gemoftheocean said...
I quite agree that Pius XII got a rotten deal from the Hochhuth crowd starting with the incendiary play "The Deputy." But I'd say the "swing bodies" of the responsible parties was partial retribution. A think Europe today would supposedly be horrified by, being against the death penalty.
I think it unwise to anachronistically ascribe allied bombing capability of the present age to have been able to do something similar in 1942. There were no such things as "surgical precision strikes" in 1944. The 1st tomahawk cruise missile was only used Feb of 1991. Any bombing raids were "general ball park." Does the Vatican or others SERIOUSLY suggest that only the crematorium would have been hit and not the thousands of Jews crammed into nearby buildings? Ditto the rail lines themselves? The allies DID regularly bomb the train stations and try to keep them as in operable as possible, but you could only do so much.
Readers may find this article of interest.
If the Vatican article you site REALLY wants to go after the allies, they would be right to concentrate their efforts on the indifference of the allied countries (many) for not taking in refugees from Germany. Hindsight, of course, being 20-20.
The Vatican is right to defend the pope's actions. But if they are going to criticise the UK and US and others, they are certainly going about it in a ham-handed, not very bright way! There is certainly enough evidence to castigate the west for indifference (start with Joe Kennedy for one) but they can't yell at us for not bombing the crematorium!
A factory or a railway station is a LOT bigger target than a few relatively small buildings jammed right next to helpless penned in Jews and others.
- 17/8/09 7:53 pm
- Michael Petek said...
Father, I remember Lawrence Rees - the author of the BBC book and TV series - has addressed the point about bombing the crematoria etc.
Before March 1943 the only operational gas chambers in Auschwitz were the 'Little White House' and the 'Little Red House', both farmhouses converted into gas chambers. Without intelligence it would not have been possible to recognise these buildings for what they had been adapted for.
The big industrial gas chambers at Birkenau were put into operation from March-June 1943. Yet the Allies obtained the Vrba-Wetzler report only in June 1944.
The spring and summer of 1944 was the most murderous period in the history of Auschwitz because the Jews of Hungary were then being transported there and gassed. The Commandant Rudolf Hoess (who had been assigned elsewhere) returned to Auschwitz to supervise this operation.
All four crematoria ran at or close to their full capacity of 12,000 persons a day during that period. But the Pope, President Roosevelt and the King of Sweden appealed to Regent Horthy of Hungary to stop the deportations, and he did.
In August 1944 the extermination of the Hungarian Jews had gone as far as it was going to, and the numbers gassed and cremated dropped to 2,000 per day. August was also the earliest month when an air raid on the crematoria could practically have been organised.
But even if it had been it would have served no purpose, because the numbers being murdered were so low that the Little White House and the Little Red House could have been brought out of mothballs if the newer crematoria had been destroyed.
As for bombing the railways, it is highly doubtful that this would have worked either. Auschwitz received only two (at most three) transports a day. Shattered railway tracks could easily be rebuilt in a short time by military engineers, and there was no way Allied aircraft could stay in the airspace in perpetuity.
By the way, Gem of the Ocean, there weren't any Jews crowded into buildings near the crematoria. The crematoria were a fair distance from the barracks sequestered in their own part of the camp.
- 17/8/09 8:29 pm
- Thomas Windsor said...
What a very sad part of the history of the 20th c.
The main problem as I see it is to assume that the Allies were good and the Axis was bad. To describe Stalin as being on the good side... (The second worst in number mass murderer of the 20th c.) is beyond belief.
As for Britain and American, they were too busy bombing civilians in a deliberate policy to wipe out the women and children of Germany. Churchill had earlier said that the use of chemical weapons on the civilians of Irag and other parts of the sometime Persian empire, and was fully in favour of the bombing campaign, that led to the Nazi retaliations (Coventry).
America of course saw fit to use Nuclear weapons, not against heavily fortified islands, but against a cities full of innocent civilians including that city with the highest number of Catholics!
The Allies cared as much for the Jews as they did any other subject / citizen in Europe.
The only good side was of course the Pope, and he is attacked because he shows all the others as being inferiour and lacking in any Christian charity.
An excellent blog about the Allied can be found here. http://romanchristendom.blogspot.com/2009/07/29-july-anniversary-of-anglo-american_5074.html
- 18/8/09 8:23 am
- Edward P. Walton said...
It is all a waste of time.They have their agenda and they will stick to it, no matter what the explanation or evidence.
Pius XII was one of the greatest Pontiffs to ever grace the Chair of Peter.
- 20/8/09 3:25 am
Whilst Churchhill stood up to Hitler,this part of history is surely one of his and the USAs' poorer moments.
afterall he sent out to us here in 1940 jewish and german refugees on the HMT DUNERA.They were treated appallingly on the voyage out,and when theya rrived in sydney,received different treatment. Several British Army officers were court martialled. A friend of ours father was on this boat and recalled an Australian guard,saying to him' hold my gun mate whilst i light a cigarette". some months later all of these men were serving in australian army labour corps units.
The Dunera Boys as they came to eb called either returned to Europe or stayed here and contributed to post war Australia.
- 20/8/09 3:35 am
- Edward P. Walton said...
Regarding Pope Pius XII, any change of heart from his detractors will come in God's time, not ours.
Those of us, who had the privilege to live during the reign of this venerable Pomtiff, anxiously await the day when we can pray publicly for his intersession.
The present Pontiff, Benedict XV, who as a youth lived thru the "Fire Storms" and "Saturation Bombings" of those horrific times, could in Providence be the one to bring this happy event to completion.
- 23/8/09 4:45 pm
The Lord's descent into the underworld
At Matins/the Office of Readings on Holy Saturday the Church gives us this 'ancient homily', I find it incredibly moving, it is abou...
",,,, the Antichrist presents himself as a pacifist, ecologist and ecumenist. He ... seeks the consensus of all the Christian confe...
I have been asked to sign the Filial Correction, I signed the letter of the 45 academics and pastors last year, and almost immediately fou...
A French newspaper has reported Pope Francis, once Benedict dies, will abrogate Summorum Pontificum and handover Old Rite's celebrat...


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Sujo & Sun Hammer – OSD (Inam / Music Ruins Lives)
Two of the awesomest noise dudes joining teams for a record of absolutely killer fucking drones. Fistula takes on the minimal and the harsh, devastating abrasion and delicate clicks, working in both of Sujo's & Sun Hammer's own styles. This is a massive album, huge walls of speaker shredding noise that soothe the inner beast, blissed out darkness, a desolate, frozen tundra that hasn't seen snowfall in months, white noise that turns in on itself, unnerving high end with bleak industrial feedback, hints of Sujo's metalgaze balanced out with Sun Hammer's bleak subtleties, these guys work incredibly well together, pushing for sounds neither have done on their own, coming up with something that's a shining star in both of their catalogues. In short, fucking essential. Sujo's home label Inam is taking care of the CD, out any day now, and Music Ruins Lives is indulging all you tape nerds sometime in the near future.
Sujo & Sun Hammer – Fistula (Inam / Music Ruins Lives, 2012)October 23, 2012
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Coaching :: HP1 POLICY
Hockey Nova Scotia's Coach Certification NCCP High Performance 1
This interim policy outlines how Hockey Canada membership will manage head coaches who may not be in compliance with the regulation at various points in the season due to circumstances beyond the team's control. This policy is in no way intended to compromise the integrity of the Coach Certification regulation. Hockey Canada Development staff have been asked to monitor the Regional and National Championship events in order to track the trends in Coaching certification.
High Performance 1 – Head Coach Certification Policy
All Head Coaches coaching U15, U18, and Junior A teams that compete in Interprovincial or National Championships or the highest level as determined by the Branch, must be High Performance 1 "certified". It is mandatory as well in HNS that all Assistant coaches be at minimum Development 1 trained.
• HP1 has been mandatory since the 2015-16 season for U15 and U18 levels of hockey.
• HP1 has been in effect since the 2016-17 season for Junior "A" in 2016-2017.
All head coaches coaching teams in U13 or above teams at competitive levels, as 16-01-10 – NCCP Coach Certification Policy.v2 determined by the Branch, must be Development 1 "Certified" (other than those requiring High Performance 1). (As per HNS Coach certification, all assistant coaches must have Development 1 "Trained" status as well.)
• This interim policy is in effect for the 2017-18 season and applies to all coaches Elite, Female U18 and Jr 'A' coaches. Starting in the summer of 2018, HNS will host an HP1 Clinic each year, thus all coaches will have the opportunity to become trained and certified annually, negating the need for the "Start of Season" section of this policy for future years.
1. A club team that registers a Head Coach who is not in compliance with the HP1 Coach Certification regulation is required to complete the following prior to their teams first game of the current season:
2. A Head Coach that does not complete the requirements noted above by October 15 will be removed and the team will default to the requirements outlined within the "Coach Relocates, Resigns or is removed", outlined in the next section.
1. When a Head Coach is relocated for work, resigns from the team or is released by the club team, placing the team into a non-compliant position with the High Performance 1 Certification requirements, the club team may replace the Head Coach position with a coach that is Development 1 level certified (minimum) or transfer responsibilities to the 'Registered' D1 certified Assistant Coach.
A. The club team must notify the HNS office indicating the new Coach's name, the Division and Category of hockey coached and the certification level of the coach. If the replacement or registered Assistant Coach is not HP1 Certified, the club team is required to ensure the coaches has or does complete the following:
• Head Coach complete the Development 1 Certification, as well as the online Hockey Canada Safety Program and Respect in Sport – Activity Leader program.
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Halftone Leaf Sleeve
This sleeve is perhaps the newest evolution of the nature/technology theme I've explored in the past with the pixelized leaf sleeve. This time the leaves and water dissolve into the 'halftone' dots used by printing presses to create shades of gray in black and white images. Everything but the background (seen freshly done here--sorry, it's a little irritated and darker than it should be after healing) has multiple layers of pigment, which allowed me to build up fine details in the leaves and make sure all of the color was highly saturated as well. I'm really into this piece and I'm glad it was on such a cool guy who makes good art. You can check him out at www.jacobaker.comlarge image back
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The sacrifice is great for a heart which tenderly loves his parents, family, religious brothers, and the land where he was born. But the voice which invites us, which has called us to make the offering of everything we have, is the voice of God Himself. It is our Divine Savior Who says to us as to His first apostles: "Go, teach all nations, instructing them to observe all my commandments…"
A parent's first duty is to provide for the children. I have the obligation of giving my children, newly born of water and the Holy Spirit, the things that are necessary for spiritual life.
I wish to give myself unconditionally to the poor lepers. The harvest appears to be ripe here. Pray, and ask others to pray both for me and for all.
"…that we must choose the state God has predestined for us, so as to be happy in our next life."
"Obedience to our parents is one of God's commandments, not only in our childhood but also when we have reached the age of reason."
"I would gladly give my life for them. I do not spare myself when it is necessary to go on a sick call that takes me twenty to twenty-five miles away."
"My greatest pleasure is to go there [the cemetery] to say my beads, and meditate on that unending happiness which so many of them are already enjoying."
"I confess to you, my dear brother, the cemetery and the hut of the dying are my best meditation books, as well as for the benefit of my own soul as in view of preparing my instructions."
"My greatest pleasure is to serve the Lord in his poor children rejected by other people."
"Be severe toward yourself, indulgent toward others. Have scrupulous exactitude for everything regarding God: prayer, meditation, Mass, administration of the Sacraments. Unite your heart with God… Remember always your three vows, by which you are dead to the things of the world. Remember that God is eternal and work courageously in order every day to be united with him forever."
"I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus Christ."
"Having no doubts about the true nature of the disease, I am calm, resigned, and very happy in the midst of my people. God certainly knows what is best for my sanctification and I gladly repeat: 'Thy will be done.'"
"A parent's first duty is to provide for the children. I have the obligation of giving my children, newly born of water and the Holy Spirit, the things that are necessary for spiritual life."
"Jesus Christ treats missionaries in a very special manner, for it is He who guides their footsteps and preserves them from all danger.""I find my consolation in the one and only companion who will never leave me, that is, our Divine Saviour in the Holy Eucharist. . . .It is at the foot of the altar that we find the strength necessary in this isolation of ours. Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be unbearable. But, having Our Lord at my side, I continue always to be happy and content. . . . Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the most tender of friends with souls who seek to please Him. His goodness knows how to proportion itself to the smallest of His creatures as to the greatest of them. Be not afraid then in your solitary conversations, to tell Him of your miseries, your fears, your worries, of those who are dear to you, of your projects, and of your hopes. Do so with confidence and with an open heart."
25 February 2009
Blessed Damien Quotes
I noticed a few people today stumbled upon this little blog search for quotes from Blessed Damien of Molokai. Here are a few I copied down from his letters:
Posted by Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S. at 9:07 PM
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Thank you very much for posting these pieces...ReplyDelete
They touched my heart very deeply.
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Thank You. Blessed words from a humble saint. My husband and just visited the Molokai settlsment Kalaupapa and Father Damiens church and grave. A 20 year old dream realizrd. God bless. Tracy KeresteshReplyDelete
Blessed words from a humble servant. My husband and I just visited Father Damiens church and grave site on Molokai. A dream realized.ReplyDelete
Thank You. Blessed words from a humble saint. My husband and just visited the Molokai settlsment Kalaupapa and Father Damiens church and grave. A 20 year old dream realizrd. God bless. Tracy KeresteshReplyDelete
You're very welcome; I'm glad you were finally able to visit his home!ReplyDelete
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Whoa, we definitely did not see this coming.
According to a new report from Us Weekly, Kate Hudson and Nick Jonas are knee-deep in a no-strings-attached romance. This is not a joke.
The latest addition of the tabloid—on stands now—claims Kate, 36, and Nick, 23, have been hooking up since September—and romance is in the air. Do y'all believe? We're not so sure, but—jeez—wouldn't they be the sexiest couple on the planet?
Nick or Kate haven't confirmed anything. In fact, Nick is doing a good job of suggesting he's just living his damn life.
"I'm 23, single and loving life," Jonas told ET Canada. "And in a moment, I'm just trying to have as much fun as possible… I do live a public life and for whatever reason people are interested in that. I think my life is not that interesting."
But here's the tea: Nick can still be single and have a casual, breezy fling with Kate. Those are not mutually exclusive concepts, people. Until these lovebirds confirm anything, though, we'll simmer down.


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by Matt Slick
The relationship between faith and works is that works are the result of faith. In the Bible, faith and works are very often contrasted. They are not the same thing, and the combination of faith and works does not bring salvation. Salvation is by faith alone.
- Rom. 3:28, "For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law."
- Rom. 4:5, "But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness."
- Gal. 2:16, "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus…"
False religious systems always teach that faith plus a person's works result in salvation. This is false, because our good works are filthy rags before God (Isa. 64:6). Therefore, we can't do anything to please God by our good works. Gal. 2:21 says that if righteousness comes by the law (works), then Christ died needlessly.
Faith without works is dead
James 2:26 says that faith without works is dead, but what James is talking about is that dead faith produces no works. The context of the chapter begins in verse 14 where James says, "What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him?" Notice that James asks, "can that faith save him?" The faith he is talking about is false faith, which he further clarifies when he mentions how the devil also believes in God (v. 19). The Devil has dead faith. He only acknowledges God's existence.
So, with a real Christian, good works are the result of saving faith, not a contributing factor to salvation. Nor do our good works keep us saved. If that were the case, then salvation would be by works.


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Expanded Dune
This article or section refers to elements from Expanded Dune.
An Unaligned planet was a world during the Butlerian Jihad that was aligned neither with the League of Nobles nor the thinking machines.
The term was used commonly within the League, though rarely (if at all) by the empire of Omnius.
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On a general level, unaligned planets were often unaligned because they chose to be. However, there were also five categories into which such worlds fell. Some world's fell into multiple categories:
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Christchurch Casino turns to energy efficiency because they knew they couldn't lose
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Christchurch Casino set out to cut costs through energy efficiency but as Brian Johnson, Christchurch Casino Building Services Manager says, the changes have not only resulted in substantial cost savings but also created a much more comfortable environment for customers and staff.
"Our staff are happier because their work environment is more comfortable, and the improvements to building monitoring mean we can fix problems that arise before our staff or customers even notice."
"The Board have been so impressed with the results that they are embracing energy efficiency throughout the broader group of businesses they operate."
The project started with a focus from Casino management on reducing ongoing energy costs and led to an energy audit carried out by energy and utility consultants Enercon in 2012. Improvements identified included changes to existing air-conditioning controls, fresh air intake and lighting. These opportunities were implemented and fine-tuned during 2013.
The changes didn't stop there.
In 2013, the Casino also opted to install a new, very efficient air handling unit on the main gaming floor. The new unit exceeded energy savings expectations.
A recent review of the energy savings at the Christchurch Casino shows an 18.5% reduction in electricity use since the original energy audit due to these changes. These improvements have saved the Casino $138,000 a year and over 1 gigawatt hour in energy savings per year as well.
Sam Roose, Divisional Manager for Enercon, said that the Casino is a great example of the big gains to be made in many commercial buildings through changes to air conditioning units.
"Prior to the audit, the air conditioning units were drawing more outside air than required. The Casino was built in 1993 and the units had been designed to deal with people smoking inside and had not been optimised for smoke-free environments."
The potential for cost savings and other benefits such as a more comfortable work environment, improved productivity, and enhanced competitiveness as a result of energy management are enormous for New Zealand businesses – and many have already switched on to it.
So if you want to cut costs, don't take a gamble. Find out how energy efficiency can deliver the savings you're after and much more.
Company profile
The Company
Opened in 1994, Christchurch Casino is a 4,087.5 m2 casino located in Christchurch.
The Consultants
Established in 2004, Enercon is an energy and utility consultancy adding value to industrial, institutional and commercial businesses through managing and reducing utility costs. Enercon is based in Christchurch but also works nationally with many clients around the country.
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Sarah Collins was born in London, studied composition (and piano) at City University and then at Sussex University with Jonathan Harvey. She left London in 2001, and is now based in Wiltshire.
She began a PhD in composition with Professor Rhian Samuel in October 2005. She has written for a wide range of instruments and ensembles, from Salisbury Cathedral Choir and harp; a 7-piece brass ensemble with Nigerian drummers; The European Union Baroque Orchestra, to soloists from E.N.O. with electric guitars.
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Real Heroes
From the memoirs of a Vietnam POW ¹ :
Prior to my arrival, Bill Lawrence had been languishing in Calcutta [prison camp] for weeks. He had been shot down four months before me, taken to Hoa Lo, and locked in a torture room, known only by its number, Room 18. There he suffered five days of beating and rope torture. From his cell he could hear the screams of his backseater, Lieutenant j.g. Jim Bailey, who was
being tortured in a nearby room.
[Later] The Vietnamese introduced a new torment to their punishment regime—flogging with fan belts. Prisoners were stripped and forced to lie facedown on the floor. Guards would take turns whipping them with fan belts, which unlike ropes and cords would only raise welts on the sufferer's back and not tear his flesh. They would not relent until their victim had mumbled his assent to whatever statement their torturers demanded he make.
…Guarion was the first senior to be taken. He was rope-tortured, sleep-deprived, clubbed and whipped for weeks, until at long last he broke and gave the Vietnamese an acceptable confession.
…what packages we were allowed to receive from our families often contained handkerchiefs, scarves, and other clothing items. For some time, Mike had been taking little scraps of red and white cloth, and with a needle he had fashioned from a piece of bamboo he laboriously sewed an American flag onto the inside of his blue prisoner's shirt. Every afternoon, before we ate our soup, we would hang Mike's flag on the wall of our cell and together to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. No other event of the day had as much meaning to us.
The guards discovered Mike's flag one afternoon during a routine inspection and confiscated it. They returned that evening and took Mike outside. For our benefit as much as Mike's, they beat him severely, just outside our cell, puncturing his eardrum and breaking several of his ribs. When they had finished, they dragged him bleeding and nearly senseless back into our cell, and we helped him crawl to his place on the sleeping platform. After things quieted down, we all lay down to go to sleep. Before drifting off, I happened to look toward a corner of the room, where one of the four naked lightbulbs that were always illuminated in our cell cast a dim light on Mike Christian. He had crawled there quietly when he thought the rest of us were sleeping. With his eyes nearly swollen shut from the beating, he had quietly picked up his needle and thread and begun sewing a new flag.
And THIS knucklehead, Obama, comes up with some lame excuse as to why he doesn't/won't wear a flag lapel pin…and he wants to be OUR PRESIDENT/Commander-In-Chief??!! He isn't worthy to tie the shoes of someone like Mike Christian. I wouldn't care if Bo-Bo the Dancing Kangaroo was running against Barack Obama…I'd vote for the kangaroo.
¹ From Faith of My Fathers, John McCain, Pgs 306, 320, 335-336. NOTE: Just because I quote John McCain, doesn't mean that I'm a big fan...but the guy's a hero in my book.


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I raced for over 25 years at varying points of my life, starting when I was 8 years old, and only stopping when injuries took their toll. I was proud to be part of the Scottish team, travelling and racing internationally. I was Scottish champion a number of times, UK number 2 and once placed in the top 10 at a World Championships.
After racing I was the chairman of my local cycling club and helped out mentoring some younger riders whilst racing as a master then latterly as a veteran. While I don't compete regularly anymore I still ride on a daily basis and hope I can encourage as many people as possible to do the same.
More to the point, in 2008 I got my first job in the bike trade as an area sales manager for a well known UK bike brand. I worked for almost 10 years in the industry, moving to another company where I really learnt the trade, bike trends and generally gained knowledge from the trades perspective. This is where I saw the evolution of electric bikes, from the earliest models with wires hanging out to where they are now, sleek, contemporary and dare I say, sexy ebikes.
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