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Interview with J School Instructor Andrea Mancini
Ingorda Publishing recently released the Fall 2017 issue of Blending magazine. Florence University of the Arts course titled Magazine Editing and Publishing I provides students with a professional magazine production experience with Ingorda Publishing. Ingorda was established in 2008 with the primary objective of providing a viable publishing counterpart to FUA's academic vision. Under the supervision of faculty members, students curate every aspect of production including design, writing, photos, editing and layouts. The class produces a semi-annual issue of Blending magazine, a professional lifestyle magazine created by FUA. The magazine represents the student's approach to living in Florence covering topics such as arts, gastronomy, travel, style and city scenes. The idea is to express the students' unique perspective of the city. The Fall 2017 issue was coordinated by instructor Andrea Mancini featuring the topic of the FUA/ Stony Brook 2017 conference titled 1968: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Reflections on the 1960's.
Interview with Andrea Mancini, FUA Professor:
What is your perspective on the Magazine class?
"Some of the students have an education in literature or journalism, but most of them are just so curious about journalism and hungry to know what it is like to work on an editorial team. They have so many questions about the realization of a magazine, fed by the imagination and fascination of journalism. News, fashion and features have always been communicated to them, in part, through magazines. This is my second year teaching the magazine class, but I've learned so much from the experience. It has given me great satisfaction to be able to guide these students and help them to create something important. They really achieve a lot with the opportunities provided by FUA. Last year they had interviews with Art Directors, New Entrepreneurs, Musicians and even fashion photographers who reside abroad with the use of Skype. I think the most important thing is to stimulate their creativity and encourage their enthusiasm."
How has magazine production changed from the 1960s to today?
"Magazines have changed a lot in the last twenty years, I have experienced this personally. I can just imagine how much different it was in the 60s! First of all, I think the public has changed greatly; in those years the public obtained their news in a very different way than today. In addition, there was a smaller variety of magazines, but more were sold and to a less educated audience. Today's market is very competitive, back then they had less competitors so it was easier in the market. Magazines sold more copies in those years, and some of the magazines literally "wrote" the story with the use of images (for example LIFE magazine.) Those magazines were an inspiration for generations of writers and photographers."
How has the amount of production and technology changed with the option for online availability?
"Of course, it has changed a lot. One of the most popular newspapers in Italy in the 1980s (when I attended high school) was 'La Repubblica' which exceeded 3 million copies sold. Today, the same newspaper decreased so much that it does not sell over 300,000 copies. It would be too easy to put the blame on the "digital" version of the newspaper, because doesn't have much more than 50,000 subscribers. The true reason is the media-mix of the "internet/social networks/TV-on-demand" that are replacing the printed material, due to the demand of the consumers. Tablets and new models of smartphones have certainly contributed greatly to this change."
How have computers and Photoshop changed the production of magazines?
"When I attended art school, I started working with a small editorial team on a sports newspaper in my hometown. I went there to sketch the weekly comic-strip every Monday and to be inspired by the reporters. In that little editorial staff there was about twenty people, each working on their own role. There were at least six designers, three editors, two typographers and two proof-readers. In addition, three boys were employed to deliver the newspaper. Today, with the computer, internet, and Photoshop, all of the editorial jobs can be done by a single person, perhaps two, and ten times faster...This is my personal thought about how magazine production has changed."
How have social topics changed?
"Today, there are words from the past that are no longer used. We don't say 'people', but 'community'. Topics in a magazine have to reach a wide audience and have a common interest. Everything revolves around what people are interested in as this attracts them to purchase the magazine. So many activities have become popular such as cooking, hobbies and travel. Specialized magazines are becoming more and more frequent and each of them has a common interest in the same subject. We could say that personal attitudes have replaced mass strategies to prevail over time, becoming an almost endless show...Always creating new targets for the market."
Do you have any other additional information you would like to share?
"My new magazine class will approach, for the first time, new topics such as 'Design'. The students will conduct very special interviews with Luca Checchi (Advertising), Rovai-Weber (Graphic Design), Marco Ornella (Architecture 9999). All of the students are ready for the challenge, of which the keyword will be "Revolution" in alignment with the theme of this year's conference "1968: Where Have All the Flowers Gone."
Future editions of this course can be consulted at the FUA academic schedule.


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Thomas Hedwig
The trend to fully machine parts using high-speed machining technology continues. The implementation of high-speed machining processes can lead to a reduction of overall manufacturing costs for roughing and finishing while maintaining or improving quality. The roughing process holds significant improvement potential with new programming strategies and insert types which allow maximum material removal rates while keeping the residual stock low. For the finishing process, tool dynamics require careful consideration for today's high feedrates and spindle speeds. The following article gives an overview of the state-of-the-art and future developments in moldmaking using high-speed machining processes for milling applications.
Changes in Programming Strategies And Process Layout
Although most recent developments in milling technology have focused on finishing, rough machining offers significant improvement potential. The selection of the roughing strategy is predominantly determined by the geometry of the final surface contour. In the past, programming strategies were limited by the capabilities of the programming systems. Modern CAD/CAM systems overcome these limitations and are capable of solving even highly sophisticated programming tasks achieving near net shape results.
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Decisions with regard to the two conflicting requirements for the roughing process - maximum material removal rate and near net shape approximation of the final contour - have traditionally been made in favor of the material removal rate because the simple linear programming of cylindrical endmills on stiff and powerful machines allowed high material removal rates. With adequate use of inserts and tooling, rough machining to the final contour with superior quality is possible. The demand to achieve closer and more constant stock heights for the finishing process has resulted in a paradigm change for the roughing process.
Roughing in planes or contour-oriented roughing with smaller tool diameters requires increased effort for programming and creates higher demands on machine tool capabilities. While the maximum spindle power decreases, faster and more frequent changes in direction and acceleration set higher requirements on the dynamics of the axes drives of the machine tool.
Profiting from Alternative Insert Styles
The use of alternative insert types increases requirements for tool definition and rest material calculation in NC programming. By using inserts with round or octagonal shapes, a closer approximation of the final contour can be realized than with cylindrical tools for comparable depths of cut. Cylindrical end mills are still useful for pockets and grooves where an increase of depth of cut results in a lowered stress on the cutting edge.
Considerations for Cutting Forces and Power Requirements
Tool wear of the cutting edge is the most limiting influencing factor when machining tempered steels. Machining tempered steels or hardened materials results in extreme mechanical and thermal stresses on the cutting edges and limits the range of applicable machining parameters. As a result, the stress on the machine tool is kept low. In contrast, when machining softer materials the capabilities of the machine tool (spindle speed, torque and axes speeds) limit the maximum machining parameters such as feedrates, cutting speeds and depths of cut.
For machine selection, the increase in required spindle power for worn tools - up to 40 percent of the original value - needs to be taken into consideration. Experiments have shown that the insert geometry has little influence on the maximum value of the cutting forces, but a stronger impact on the direction of the cutting forces. Passive forces are the highest with toroid geometries - such as toroid, octagonal and pentagonal - while cylindrical endmills show the highest normal forces. Chip forming geometries or positive rake face inserts, which produce beneficial results when machining steels with high adhesivity, do not lower cutting forces when cutting tempered tool steels.
High-Speed Finish Milling
Developments in Cutting Materials And Coatings
Tempered hot working steels with tensile strengths of Rm = 800-1100 N/mm} offer new potential for process improvements.
Micrograin and ultramicrograin carbides for solid body tools and inserts in combination with wear-resistant, multi-layer coatings allow economical cutting parameters that were considered impossible a few years ago.
The significance of coatings is demonstrated by the fact that almost 100 percent of solid body cutters and inserts are offered with coatings. While costs for a modern multi-layer coating are only a small portion of the overall tooling costs, the increase in capabilities is significant. Today, the use of uncoated tools is limited to drilling and tapping applications of light metals.
Machine Dynamics Limit Process Capabilities
In many cases, the machine acceleration is not sufficient to achieve the programmed feedrates during rapid changes of direction. The sudden drop of the machine tool feed rate results in drastically lowered feeds per tooth and tool load. The tool life is significantly reduced and the surface quality decreases due to marks left on the workpiece surface.
Because of these limited machine tool capabilities, developments in cutting materials and coatings do not necessarily result in efficiency increases. Nevertheless those improvements help to achieve higher process stability and extended tool life, both essential requirements for man-less, unattended machining. In addition, surface quality can be improved. Current developments, such as new kinematics and drive concepts with higher accelerations, will enhance the capabilities of available machine tools.
Quality of Toolholder/Tool System Determines Machining Results
Geometrical accuracy depends highly on the stiffness of the spindle/toolholder/tool system, especially when machining deep and tight cavities with challenging ma-chining conditions. High spindle speeds combined with small tool diameters set the demand for small bearing diameters, thus lowering stiffness. In the same way, small machine head dimensions make the use of more stable clamping systems extremely difficult, especially when their maximum spindle speeds are taken into consideration.
One way of reducing the tooling deflection is to minimize the tooling extension by tilting the machining axis moving only three axes simultaneously (3+2-axis milling). In addition, modular tooling systems with exchangeable holder geometries and extensions allow one to adapt the tooling geometry to the specific machining conditions. Despite the increased investment costs for a high number of modules, the number of interfaces should not exceed two to guarantee stability and accuracy of the tool seat. The dynamic characteristics of the milling tool itself also have a significant impact on the machining result. By choosing different material combinations, such as heavy metals for damping effects, the characteristics of the cutter body can be adjusted to the specific needs.
The dynamics of the cutting process are determined by the frequency of the cutting tooth contact. When using long protruding tools with small diameters, one must take cutting dynamics into consideration because of their low stiffness. In conditions with strong excitation, tools can ultimately break. Increasing the cutting speed shifts the excitation frequency to more stable conditions. A variation of the feed per tooth for constant cutting speeds results in good surface quality for the range from 0.03 to 0.07 mm [0.01181 to 0.02755 inches] feed per tooth. In contrast, a clear optimum can be observed for a feed per tooth of 0.07 mm [0.02755 inches] at a cutting speed of 450 m/min [1476 sfm]. The minimum feed per tooth is shifted to higher values.
Increasing the depth of cut to values greater than 0.7 mm [0.0276 inch] has a similar impact on the stability of the process. Depending on the cutting speed, a clear range for stable depths of cut can be observed. With a cutting speed of 100 m/min [328 sfm] a change in depth of cut of 0.1 mm [0.00393 inches] is sufficient to cause instability, while at higher speeds a wider range of stable conditions can be observed.
Case Study - Tail Light Mold
Figure 1 shows an example of achievable process parameters for the machining of a tail light mold. The part was machined using 3+2-axis machining. Using the high-speed spindle it was possible to achieve a superior surface finish and avoid the use of EDM machining. Significant time and cost savings compared to a conventional machining process were realized.
The implementation of high-speed ma-chining offers significant improvement potential. Increased machine capabilities and developments in cutting tools offer new opportunities not only for the finishing process, but also for the roughing process. For roughing, new insert geometries and powerful programming systems allow one to bring the raw part closer to final dimensions in a shorter time with low tool wear. In the finishing process, paying close attention to the dynamic characteristics of the tool/toolholder system is critical for a successful high-speed machining application. When changing a milling process to high-speed machining it is essential to pay close attention to all process steps in order to gain optimum results. This becomes even more important with future developments in the machine tool and cutting tool industry promising further productivity increases in high-speed milling applications.
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Fashion Events In STL: Saint Louis Fashion Week Calendar
Saint Louis Fashion Week announced the launch of its 2016 season late last week as well as the addition of a new cornerstone event, Caleres Fashion Entrepreneur Competition. The event list spans throughout the fall, celebrating 10 weeks of fashion focused on St. Louis. Here are the details:
Sept. 1: Sept. First. featuring House Ov Beeombi
St. Louis native Darron Cherry will present a 40-piece collection during a fashion presentation at Public Media Commons in Grand Center to kick off the fall STLFW season. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9:01pm.
Tickets | Public Media Commons, 3653 Olive Street, Grand Center
Sept. 14: Charlie Le Mindu Artist Talk + Book Signing
Celebrate the US debut of artist Charlie Le Mindu with an artist talk and book signing of his publication, "Haute Coiffure," at Washington University. Talk at 4pm; book signing at 5pm. Visit projects + gallery for updates and information.
Free | Kemp Auditorium, Givens Hall–Washington University St. Louis
Sept. 15: Opening Reception of "Charlie Would…" by Charlie Le Mindu
Head to projects + gallery for the US debut exhibit of artist Charlie Le Mindu. 5-8pm.
Free | projects + gallery, 4733 McPhearson, CWE
Sept. 30: Celebrate Style Runway Show to benefit Siteman Cancer Center
The Celebrate Style Runway Event targets men and women who love fashion and are committed to supporting cancer research and education. Guests will come together in their best cocktail attire to drink and socialize with the St. Louis fashion set and Siteman supporters. The evening will culminate in a runway show featuring several St. Louis area boutiques. 7-10pm
Tickets | Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington Blvd., Grand Center
Oct. 5: STLFW Panel Discussion during St. Louis Design Week
Celebrating great ideas and creativity in STL, St. Louis Design Week offers a variety of events throughout the week, including a panel discussion by Saint Louis Fashion Week on Oct. 5 from 8:30-10am. More information to be announced soon!
Free | St. Louis Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, Downtown
Oct. 8: An Evening with Saint Louis Fashion Fund and Saint Louis Ballet
Enjoy a cutting-edge mashup of fashion and contemporary ballet while meeting the designers and choreographers over cocktails and small bites.
Tickets | Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL
Oct. 8: The Factory Fashion Show + Night Market
Join a selection of local designers and brands including Perpetua by Kristin Johnson, Lauren Tracy, Mula Rouge Knits by Casharel Anias, Q Liu, Brandin Vaughn and Nasheli Juliana for a unique fashion show event that will take place off the beaten path. A night market will open just after the show wraps, featuring shopping and more.
Ticket Sale Coming Soon | The Factory, 4528 Ohio Street
Oct. 15: Local Designer Trunk Show at Skif
Shop a variety of local clothing, jewelry and wares at Skif Headquarters on The Hill. 10am-5pm.
Free | 2008 Marconi Ave., The Hill
Oct. 15: Fright Night Pop-Up Shop with Living Collective
Shop a variety of local vendors including Metal Institution, Meero Mani Nails and Living Collective during a fashionable, Halloween-themed bash in the Central West End. More information coming soon!
Free | The Vino Gallery, 4701 McPhearson, CWE
Nov. 10: Caleres Entrepreneur Competition
In a fashion-meets-"Shark-Tank"-style event on Nov. 10, five St. Louis-based fashion makers will present their brands and vie for the competition win. The $10,000 grand prize will be awarded at this can't-miss event featuring interactive fashion presentations, innovative designs inspired by Caleres shoes, video presentations and live pitches from the finalists. This year, you'll even get to help choose the People's Choice winner, in a public vote online in advance of the event. 6:30pm.
Tickets | Majorette, 7150 Manchester Avenue
Photo by Matt Kile.


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US Federal Gov't Web Resources
Created in 2003 as part of the eRulemaking program, Regulations.gov is an online clearinghouse for information about proposed and current government regulations. The product of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), RegInfo.gov supplies information on OIRA's regulatory efforts. Agencies and departments from across the federal government submit major regulatory proposals for OIRA review in accordance with Executive Order 12866. More information on this process as well as RegInfo.gov's mission can be found on the site's FAQ.
Users can search for regulations and read/submit comments on proposed reforms. Site visitors can also create customizable email alerts (and RSS feeds) for specific regulations and browse popular discussions and regulatory issues. Regulatory documents are available for download. Because of the sheer volume of information involved, the site can be difficult to navigate. Regulations.gov does, however, feature excellent documentation on using the site.
The Regulatory Agenda gives scholars an exceedingly useful listing, by regulatory body, of proposed regulatory changes for a given time period. These agendas can be browsed online or downloaded as PDFs. The agendas, however, are only posted going back to Fall 2007.
A major feature of RegInfo.gov is the publication of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, the overall list of all federal regulatory plans. These are currently archived as far back as 1995, and will soon date back to 1983. Reginfo.gov also hosts a user's guide for the Unified Agenda. Reginfo.gov also features information on OIRA's regulatory review process and provides a historical archive of information collected in these reviews. Unlike regulations.gov, which is more focused on enabling the public to discuss and engage with regulatory proposals, reginfo.gov is designed to provide information about OIRA's activities.
Regulations.gov is relatively new (as of 2010) and because the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is constantly adding features, its look will likely change frequently. Scholars interested in contributing to the broader goals of Regulations.gov as well as providing feedback on proposed changes to the site itself, should check the Exchange at Regulations.gov
U.S. Government Printing Office
GPO Access. The web presence of the Government Printing Office, GPO access provides digital versions of GPO publications. Of particular interest to scholars of regulation are the following sub-sites:
Federal Register
The Federal Register is the federal government's daily record of "rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents." Federal Registers dating from 1994 are searchable by keyword, date, and section. Sections and entire editions are available in HTML or PDF. Users can also sign up for daily emails of the Register's table of contents. For more information on how to use the Register, see the National Archives' Federal Register Tutorial.
Code of Federal Regulations
The collection of "the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government." Regulations are organized into 50 regulatory categories. The CFR is searchable back to 1996. A useful search tips page is included.
Unified Agenda
Government publication listing the rules that will be considered (or issued) by each agency during the coming year. Keyword searchable back to 1994.
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Record of releases from the White House Press Secretary. These documents often include information of relevance to scholars of regulation such as executive orders or presidential statements.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Online searchable directory of public papers (remarks, speeches, etc.) from 1991 forward. These comments often touch on regulatory questions.
United States Statutes at Large
The collection of laws and resolutions enacted during each Congressional session. A recent addition, the Status at Large are only available as issued and only includes recent Congressional Sessions.
U.S. Government Manual
A guide with detailed information on all parts of the Federal Government. Described as "the official handbook of the Federal Government." Available from 1995 forward.
Public and Private laws
Resource contains the text of laws enacted by the 104th Congress forward. Includes a history of line item veto notices.
Privacy Act Issuances
A listing of information on how various federal agencies compile data on individuals and rules for requesting information about individual records. Available from 1995 to 2005 as well as for 2007 and 2009. Useful for regulatory scholars interested in information availability.
U.S. Federal Departments
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Laws and Regulations
A listing of useful links for information about key USDA regulations. Includes links to relevant parts of the Code of Federal Regulations and Regulations.Gov
Department of Commerce Office of Legislation and Regulations
A listing of the key regulatory information for the Department of Commerce. Also includes links to information for relevant sub-agencies.
Department of Defense (DoD) Issuances
A listing of the Department of Defense's issuances. Includes information about directives, instructions, publications, administrative instructions, and directive-type memorandums. The site also includes a list of "most requested issuances" and recent updates.
Department of Homeland Security Laws & Regulations
A directory of laws and regulations relevant to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Also includes links to DHS reports, presidential directives, and official policies.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Regulations
A listing of the key regulations pertaining to the DOJ. Includes information about sub-agencies like ATF and the DEA.
Department of Labor Regulations
Links to the Code of Federal Regulations sections relevant to the Department of Labor.
Department of State Regulations
A listing of State Department regulations. Includes links to the Foreign Affairs Manual.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Dockets & Regulations
Links to sources for information about DOT regulations.
Department of the Treasury Orders and Directives
A searchable database of Treasury directives.
Independent Federal Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Laws & Regulations
A directory of regulatory info for the EPA. Also includes links to the Code of Federal Regulations and other Federal Government sites with EPA info. The listing includes an overview of how EPA regulations are created.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations
A set of links to relevant sections of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Federal Election Commission (FEC) Regulations
An overview of the FEC's governing regulations.
Federal Reserve System Regulations
An alphabetical listing of all Federal Reserve regulations.
General Services Administration Regulatory Reference Overview
A listing of the Administration's regulations.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Rules & Regulations
Links to the sections of the Code of Federal regulations relevant to the NLRB.
Office of Personnel Management Federal Register Documents
An up to date listing of Federal Register items relevant to the Office of Personnel Management.
Social Security Program Rules
An overview of the law, regulations, rulings, and employee operating instructions of the Social Security Administration.
Other U.S. Federal Government Resources on the Web
Provides resources for visualizing, browsing, and downloading data-sets generated by the Executive Branch. Includes data relevant to scholars of regulation, like the FDA recall dataset. Users can also view data.gov participation listed by agency. Data.gov links to and encourages the development of third party applications for manipulating government data-sets. For examples, see the Data.gov "apps showcase." Researchers interest in state and international questions should consult the links provided on Data.gov's community page. First time visitors to Data.gov should consult the about page and the FAQ.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Dockets & Regulations
A series of links to information on Department of Transportation regulations.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (DOA)
Laws and Regulations
A guide to DOA regulations, organized by topic.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
OIRA's homepage includes recent news, links to important documents and an overview of the office's regulatory activities (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_regmatters). OIRA maintains RegInfo.gov.
United States Courts
Rules and Policy
A guide to the rulemaking process and a resource for information on the court system's rules.
The Library of Congress' site for legislative information. The site covers committee reports, the Congressional Record, current Congressional activity, and a variety of other legislative issues. Also features links to state legislature sites.


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Oak are recognized as one of the leading garage equipment leasing companies for MOT test equipment, automotive diagnostic equipment, and garage equipment lifts.
Furthermore, we even arrange garage equipment leasing in Europe, so wherever you have a forecourt or garage, Oak can help you. Funders come and go, but Oak remains a constant reliable and experienced garage equipment finance and leasing company for over 26 years.
Our knowledge of garage equipment leasing and garage equipment finance helps you obtain very high acceptances of your proposals, that includes even new start business's. We are very aware that garages have to keep up to date with all the new requirements of both emissions and waste.
No one pays for their staff 3 or 5 years in advance, so why pay for your garage equipment in advance.
Garage equipment suppliers have been using leasing as a sales tool for over 30 years. No matter what type of equipment that you sell, by leading with a lease rental figure will always minimise the cost of the garage equipment by quoting a "ballpark" monthly or weekly figure.
The benefits of leasing to your customers is that they can afford what the really require today. Cash flow is critical to any business, but by spreading the cost over the working life of the equipment relieves the financial pressure on the business.


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In the time of my parents, we would set up ricing camp at Star Lake. We traveled from the south to the north, following the wild rice as it ripened. In my generation, I remember tribal member Gordon Henry getting arrested for ricing on Star Lake, accused of " poaching" manoomin. Discouraged for years by risk of fines and imprisonment, I am forever grateful to our people for their courage. Harvesting our traditional foods is how we survived and how we will survive.
Today, we are again faced with challenges. Our tribal economy and way of life has become impoverished as our trees, wild rice, deer, fish and our natural world is encroached upon and poisoned by the ways of the Wasichu and the state of Minnesota. A heroin and methamphetamine epidemic threatens a poverty of spirit. We watch as our relatives, who have battled every form of colonialism and oppression, self medicate in times of despair.
I am reluctant to divide with the White Earth Tribal Council; but in this case, I must say, that a casino at Star Lake will not heal us. Our answers and wealth are here, omaa akiing on this reservation. The federal government, even before President Trump, has a real disdain for justice. To me, justice is the return of land. A third of our reservation was stolen by the federal, state and county governments. Justice is the return of the northern half of the Tamarac Wildlife Refuge, the return of our ancestors' bones, restoration of our language, and fair trade for our wild rice and maple syrup. We need an economy based on our wealth, not our deprivation.
Instead of justice, we have been told as Native people that we can have a casino for economic development, a nuclear waste dump or a pipeline.
The Star Lake Casino, with an estimated $120 million investment at the outset, is a risky venture and does not truly build a tribal economy. Leveraging substantial long term debt for a tribe with limited resources should not be the right of one tribal council. The investment of $7 million or more in feasibility studies would have been better spent addressing fuel poverty and local food economies.
Historically, tribal gaming revenues have dwarfed treaty-guaranteed federal allocations to our people. According to the 2014 Congressional hearings on gaming,"... Our Bureau of Indian Affairs budget is about $2.5 billion and Indian gaming revenues are about $28 billion... our budget is less than 10 percent of what comes in through Indian gaming. In fact, gaming revenues eclipse by a large measure all the federal revenues toward Indian tribes...."
To be clear, I understand how some members of the tribal council believe this is the answer. Yet, at the same time, we are over-leveraging and not building a local economy. Several tribes have severely damaged their economies and reputations by overleveraging their gaming facilities. In cases like La Posta, the casino went out of business and left hundreds of people without work. In others like the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, tribal governments are continuing to pay off a credit card with another credit card when they refinance their loans with new loans when they come due. The White Earth Nation must avoid becoming caught in a cycle of debt due to reliance on outside consultants who encourage overdevelopment but don't suffer if it fails.
Many opportunities exist for our tribe, but they must be actualized through cooperation and innovation. Casinos are a means to an end, and not an end unto themselves.
In honor of those arrested at Star Lake, let us harvest our wild rice, take care of our land and build a sustainable economy. I want to ensure that the manoomin of our ancestors is here for our descendants, not a seat at a slot machine.
LaDuke is executive director, Honor the Earth, and an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota's White Earth Reservation.


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The start of a day is so ripe with potential. The sun is slowly making its ascent across the skyline, and through the shuttered windows of sleepy homes. The grass is slightly dewy. The water is still glass, and the birds begin a melodious chatter. A coffee aroma fills apartments, and slippered feet pad down the stairs.
The potential for greatness is all there, laid out for you every day. The difficult thing is harnessing that potential – soaking it in and letting it drive you through those days. There's coffee to make, and emails to read, and facebook to check, and texts to reply to, and instagrams to heart, and dirty dishes to ignore… and then suddenly its homes to leave, and work to get to, and busses to catch, and people to call…and it's lunch, and you skip it for take away to meet a new deadline, and reply to some emails, and watch some dumb youtube videos for half an hour because you're 'so busy you need a break'…then it's 3pm and you slump hard against the relentlessness of your day, sneaking chocolate and gulping a coffee….and it's 6.30 and you're out the door again only to be looking for busses, and scrolling through facebook, and liking instagrams, and replying to texts…and eating dinner in front of netflix and complaining and desperately hoping that by some absolute miracle, tomorrow will be different. And after several more hours of ignoring yourself, immersed in small glowing screens, you slump into an exhausted sleep and…
This scary cycle can define me over and over… and I am aiming to stop it, by harnessing the mornings. There is magic in morning routines, I'm convinced of it. I found small magic in watering my small pot of succulents in the mornings. And I found small magic in drinking chai tea, alone, outside on the balcony before the roads fill with cars and commuters and chatter. There's always magic in five minutes of writing, with pen and paper.
But I so quickly fall out of the habit of harnessing that magic. There's sleep ins to have, and group fitness classes to get to, and phones to scroll through, and scroll through and scroll through. However – it is time to reintroduce some structure to my mornings. To harness the magic, one small burst of sunlight at a time.
My first baby step is to spend three minutes alone, outside, with no sound, no music, no conversation, no phone, and no distraction. In time, I intend to build in plant watering. And one page of journalling. Stretching. Meditation. But I want this to stick, and I only see it sticking by going one step at a time. So this first step of harnessing the morning is by just letting myself recognise and embrace the greatness of the moment I'm in.


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GSK Stockmann
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GSK Stockmann is a leading independent law firm in Germany and Luxembourg, focusing on real estate, corporate, banking/finance and projects & public sector. Today, more than 160 lawyers and tax advisers work at our offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Munich and Luxembourg and regularly advise on national as well as cross-border transactions.
GSK Stockmann has one of the largest real estate teams, comprising more than 80 lawyers to advise international and domestic clients on the great diversity of real estate issues like real estate transaction and financing, project development, private and public construction, investments funds and tax-driven investment structures, asset management, joint ventures as well as crisis management, real estate restructuring and notarial services.
Our clients range from open-ended and closed-end funds, to banks, insurance companies, pension funds, project developers and construction companies, public sector and international asset managers as well as providers of private equity and opportunity funds. GSK Stockmann focuses on sectors like infrastructure and energy, hotel and leisure, healthcare and student housing as well as on real estate capital markets and investment funds.
For cross-border transactions and international projects, GSK works closely with a select group of highly respected partner law firms abroad. www.gsk.de
GSK Stockmann
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On this tour you can enjoy the sounds of Albania and listen to the major stylistic diversity between traditional music verses the differences in each region of the country.
A professional musician will guide you through the history of Albanian music and play for you various instruments from the unique regions of the country. The sounds, melodies and lyrics will enrich you with all the hopes and beliefs that are important for the people of Albania and you will share in the spirit of the nation.


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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child will develop his/her creativity by designing a character's outfit.
Your child develops creative design skills by choosing the look of Polly's room.
Your child develops dance and design skills as they help Polly Pocket get dressed for her concert performance.
Zoodles 11.8.7 Copyright (c) 2014 Inquisitive Minds, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Archive for Encryption
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is publishing a new series of guides to show healthcare professionals and organizations how to improve their cybersecurity measures to protect health information systems with standards-based, commercially available, or open-source tools.
The NCCoE released a draft version of the first guide in the series, "Securing Electronic Records on Mobile Devices," July 23 for public comment. The step-by-step guide demonstrates how to use smartphones or tablets for patient care without spreading sensitive data across the digital stratosphere.
A California hospital network that agreed to a $4.13 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit for exposing the PHI of more than 32,000 patients is now getting push back from its liability insurance provider about paying the claims.
In December 2013, it was discovered the health system and a third-party vendor, InSync, stored patients' unencrypted electronic medical records on a database accessible to the Internet. So, potentially, patients' PHI could have showed up in an online search engine for the world to see. There was no evidence that actually happened at the time, but Cottage Health had to notify 32,755 patients there PHI may have been publicly exposed.
The health system then agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by the patients. Chicago-based Columbia Casualty Company, Cottage Health's liability insurer, paid the bill but then filed a complaint in federal court in May 2015, seeking repayment of the insurance claims.
Missing unencrypted laptop may contain PHI of nearly 8,000 patients
A password-protected unencrypted laptop containing the PHI of approximately 8,000 patients was reported missing from Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California, according to The Press Enterprise.
A breach notification letter sent to affected patients states that the medical center learned December 1, 2014, about the missing laptop that was used by its ophthalmology and dermatology clinics. This is the second time in less than a year that the medical center reported a missing laptop, according to The Press Enterprise.
The medical center notified law enforcement and began its own internal investigation, but was unable to find the laptop at the time of the January 29, 2015 letter, which states that the laptop may have contained the following patient information:
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The medical center does not believe the laptop was taken in an effort to access or misuse patient information. However, it is offering identity protection alerts for affected patients, according to the letter.
HIPAA Q&A: ePHI in zipped encypted archives
Submit your HIPAA questions to Editor Jaclyn Fitzgerald at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will work with our experts to provide the information you need.
Q. I realize that when determining whether a breach is reportable, an organization must determine whether the ePHI was secure. However, if a covered entity or business associate uses encryption to secure ePHI contained in zipped encrypted archives that are then sent via email, must the method of encryption be Federal Information Processing Standard compliant to obtain safe harbor?
A. If the zip file is encrypted at the level set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the password for unencrypting the zip file is not sent in the same email, it falls within the NIST safe harbor. Generally if a file is encrypted at 128 bits, it meets the safe harbor standard. Ensuring that the file compression software used meets the NIST standard is a good idea. If the software does not meet this standard, it may lead to a reportable breach.
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15 August 2008
Much of an editor's job is thankless and focused on the negative. We send out far more alas-ograms* than hold-for-voting notes. We read some less than stellar stories. Each editor reads slush here at ElectricSpec, the equivalent of a few books worth over the course of a reading period, so it consumes time. We spend three hairy weeks a year in production. And we don't get paid. So why? Why stay on?
ElectricSpec was not my idea. I'm not a founding editor. I was invited on staff for V1I2, tried it as an experiment, and I've haunted these virtual hallowed halls ever since. We're deep into our third year and after our promotion efforts at WorldCon, we've spent some time thinking about where we'd like to go with the magazine. Our subs are up. We've got momentum. We're getting our name out there. I mean, even Sheila Williams of Asimovs approached a couple of us to find out what ElectricSpec is, and by the end of WorldCon, people were at least pretending they'd heard of us.
But, vague fame and recognition notwithstanding, why do I stay on? What part of our mission calls to me?
It's the STORY itself, humankind's time-honored method of making sense of the universe and our place in it, recognizing the heroes in our midst, seeking reassurance that despite every odd, all will come right in the end. Story brings us together in a way nothing else can. Story creates a beneficial tension between author and reader, a contract that says: we both bring all of ourselves to a Table and there we will meet and understand and empathize. Enduring that tension involves trust of the deepest sort, a sort of negotiation of the soul. All this from a few words of prose. And I have the honor of maintaining one of those tables. Editing is like laying out candles and a cloth, and maybe a glass of fine wine, to enlighten the experience for both reader and writer.
And that, friends, is why I do it.
*Shamelessly stolen from some author at WorldCon--she has brilliant red hair and is tall--that's the most credit I can give at the moment. One of my collegues might recall her name.
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I'm always excited by magazines that (a) have a plan, (b) have driven editors, and (c) publish cool stories. It wouldn't surprise me if - like Apex recently did - you guys started paying pro rates in the future. What's especially exciting is that you guys aren't funded by a publishing house (I think), so running for three years under your own steam is impressive. Markets like ES are a great place for up-and-coming writers and established ones, in my opinion. Not to mention people who enjoy reading short stories.
On the other hand, I'm an idiot. After waiting for a story that I submitted to ES over two months ago, I only just realized that I sent it to your editors/query email address, and not your submissions address. I was wondering why I never got my "we're holding your story for voting" email! Oh well. I can see the future: I will be resubmitting.
- David E. Hughes said...
I do it for the money! Money, money, money! Oh, wait a sec, I don't get any money. In fact, I'm actually spending money on this venture. So . . . I take it back, it must be for the story, as you say.
Oh, and thanks, tburger for your comment. We are not funded by a publisher or anyone else, for that matter. We'd love to pay pro rates, and we'll do so if we can figure out a way. As far as your story, I don't remember seeing something in the editor's in box. If you send it to the submission in box, you'll get an auto reply saying that we got it.
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Thanks, tburger. :)
- lesleylsmith said...
Hey, Bets, "alas-o-gram" came from Lisa Mantchev. In fact, I see she posted some pix from WorldCon on her blog:


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2 "Concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that before you I am about to defend myself today, 3 because[d] you are especially acquainted with both all the customs and controversial questions with respect to the Jews. Therefore I beg you[e] to listen to me with patience.
4 "Now all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my own people[f] and in Jerusalem, 5 having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand here on trial on the basis of hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, 7 to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him[g] night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king! 8 Why is it thought incredible by you people[h] that God raises the dead? 9 Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many things opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene, 10 which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when[i] they were being executed, I cast my vote[j] against them.[k] 11 And throughout all the synagogues I punished them often and[l] tried to force[m] them[n] to blaspheme, and because I[o] was enraged at them beyond measure, I was pursuing them[p] even as far as to foreign cities. 12 In this activity[q] I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and full power of the chief priests. 13 In the middle of the day along the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more than the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me. 14 And when[r] we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads!' 15 So I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But get up and stand on your feet, because for this reason I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you saw me and to the things in which I will appear to you, 17 rescuing you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you, 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
19 "Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance. 21 On account of these things the Jews seized me in[s] the temple courts[t] and[u] were attempting to kill me.[v] 22 Therefore I have experienced help from God until this day, and[w] I stand here testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what both the prophets and Moses have said were going to happen, 23 that the Christ[x] was to suffer and that as the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."
24 And as[y] he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "You are out of your mind, Paul! Your[z] great learning is driving[aa] you insane!"[ab] 25 But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality. 26 For the king knows about these things, to whom also I am speaking freely, for I am not convinced that these things in any way have escaped[ac] his notice, because this was[ad] not done[ae] in a corner. 27 Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe." 28 But Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?"[af] 29 And Paul replied, "I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such people as I also am, except for these bonds!"
30 Both the king and the governor got up, and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. 31 And as they[ag] were going out, they were talking to one another, saying, "This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment." 32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."
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Choose your colors carefully when you're looking at repainting a room. You want to choose colors that go well together and compliment each other. You don't want colors that clash and fight for attention. You want your colors to blend together and feel natural. Don't go with too many bright colors, or you risk overwhelming your senses.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The final three defendants were each sentenced to 33 years in prison today for their involvement in the violent armed robbery of Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry in West Bloomfield and an attempted armed robbery of Medawar Jewelers in Grand Rapids in April 2014, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
Co-conspirator Nathaniel Pembrook was sentenced to 33 years last week.
David Briley, 47-years-old, Shaheed Calhoun, 36-years-old, and Orlando Johnson, 42-years-old, were convicted along with Pembrook of a variety of charges, including conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by force, interference with interstate commerce by force, use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and being felons in possession of firearms after a four week-long trial in November and December 2015.
The evidence produced at trial showed that all four men lived in Philadelphia and traveled to Michigan on April 21 and 22, 2014, to commit armed robberies of jewelry stores, particularly targeting Rolex distributors, as part of a six-person robbery crew.
This armed robbery crew initially attempted to steal Rolex watches and other valuables from Medawar Jewelers in Grand Rapids, at approximately 12:28 pm on April 22, 2014. During that attempted robbery, one robber used a hammer to smash the Rolex watch display while three other robbers, one armed with a gun, rushed to the back area of the store looking for other valuables. The store owners, who are registered concealed pistol owners, shot the armed robber, and all of the robbers fled without any valuables.
About five hours later, three men, dressed in identical clothes as the robbers in Grand Rapids earlier that day, entered Tapper's Diamonds and Fine Jewelry on Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield, and held employees and customers at gunpoint as they stole approximately $1.3 million worth of Rolex watches. The men then fled the store without being apprehended.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kent County Sheriff Department, and West Bloomfield Police Department coordinated their investigative efforts and began to piece together various pieces of evidence to identify the armed robbers. Pembrook's blood, containing DNA, were found at the Medawar Jewelers location. Investigators discovered that Pembrook checked himself into Pennsylvania Prysberatian Hospital in the early morning hours of April 23, 2014, complaining of a gunshot wound. The hospital removed the bullet from Pembrook's arm and Michigan State Police laboratory personnel were able to match the fired bullet to the Medawars owner's firearm. Additionally, investigators tracked down video and cell phone information that helped to place all of these men from Philadelphia at the robbery locations during the times of the robberies.
Court records show that these men had a long history of committing larcenies and armed robberies. Briley had been previously convicted on 17 prior occasions, Calhoun had eight prior convictions, and Johnson had 13 prior convictions.
"We are grateful for the outstanding coordination by law enforcement agencies across state lines to put this case together." McQuade said. "Armed robbery creates an unacceptable risk of harm to the public, and we are pleased that these men will be off the streets for a long time."
Law enforcement agencies are still attempting to identify the final two persons associated with this robbery crew. If anyone has any information about those person's identities, they are asked to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


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Tozers tops medical negligence rankings in 2017 legal directory
Devon law firm Tozers Solicitors LLP has been recognised as a Band 1 firm in the legal bible Chambers & Partners 2017 for its work in clinical negligence for claimants in Exeter and surrounds. Tozers is one of only two Devon firms in band 1 for this category.
This year's edition of the legal directory, which was launched on 2 November 2016, describes Tozers' clinical negligence team as a: "Highly regarded clinical negligence practice with a broad range of expertise, notably including Erb's palsy cases. Also handles other complex claims including obstetrics and brain injury cases."
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"Endurance Arthur focuses her practice on birth injury claims. In addition, she handles complex spinal injury cases and other claims arising from negligent surgery."
"Stuart Bramley is recognised for his expertise in complex clinical birth injury litigation, including Erb's palsy cases. Other areas of strength include fatal accident claims and missed diagnosis cases."
In other areas of the firm's work, Richard King has been recognised as a Band 4 ranked lawyer for his work in Charities – UK-wide:
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The Social Housing team has been ranked in Band 3 for its work in the South West, Chambers & Partners 2017 comments that the team has a: "Strong reputation for expertise in employment matters within the social housing market with additional expertise in advising registered providers on housing management and property financing work."
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Stephen Burtchaell "knows the sector inside out," according to commentators. He wins praise for his counselling of registered providers on matters including property financing work.
The Family team has been ranked in Band 2 for its work in Exeter and surrounds, Chambers & Partners 2017 describe the team as "Highly skilled and experienced, acting on public children law matters and representing children and victims of domestic abuse. Also has a strong matrimonial team working on complicated financial remedy cases."
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A popular Ellon musician has released his fourth CD featuring his favourite songs.
Clarinet player Tommy Sutherland said: "It has given me great pleasure and satisfaction to compile this latest CD with more of my favourite tunes.
"I would like to dedicate the tune "Nobody Does It Better" in the memory of the late and famous Mr. Acker Bilk."
The 16-track compilation "At Last Take 4" features the songs It's Now or Never, Fever, The Lady In Red, Can't Take My Eyes Off You and Midnight In Moscow.
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June 30, 2008
Prosthetic scrotums and other things that annoyed me this week
WTF?? Who in their right mind decided that it was OKAY for men to hang PROSTHETIC SCROTUMS from their vehicles, which drive in public places? I mean, I don't know about you, but I do not want to have to explain this to anyone, including my child or grandparent. I mean, if you had a fake penis hanging from there, people would be outraged. That is just GROSS people. Was the full sized pickup not enough compensation for your not full sized package? Not okay.
That was just one of the things that annoyed me on my trip to the grocery store yesterday. Then, I got there. Do you know what I found? I turned a corner in the grocery store just in time to watch the following pass me by: a cart with three kids, maybe 1.5, 3, and 5 years old, being pushed by a visibly pregnant woman (who was definitely a little bit bigger even sans beachball baby belly), in a BATHING SUIT! And nothing else. Well, flip flops. And this wasn't just any bathing suit. It was a two piece with a small bikini top and skirt bottom. She was not wearing CLOTHES in the grocery store. Um... who does that? I mean, I get wearing jeans and a bathing suit top when you're a cute college student, or even an in-shape yoga doin' older woman. But c'mon lady. Put a shirt on. This is Fred Meyer, not the beach...
I got home to find that our neighbors are still watering their lawn. I'm pretty sure they've had a sprinkler going non-stop for the last few days. I know that it's hot. I know that it's hurting the grass. But that is NATURE people. I admit that my husband forced me to buy a sprinkler yesterday, but the only reason is that we are renters and it's in our lease to take care of the lawn and bring it to the standards of the neighborhood. It's just that I don't agree with the standards. Watering the lawn is such a freaking waste of water. Yeah, I know it goes back into the Earth. but then to get more drinking water, all of that water that flowed back into the water supply has to be re-filtered, and re-pumped into our houses. It's a waste of time and energy, and it just annoys me.
The final thing that's bugging me right now is that my house is like a freakin' sauna. I am sitting here in a tank top and cotton shorts and am sweating. Unfortunately the living room, where we spend most of our time, is the hottest room in the house due to an east facing window and no circulation or windows that open. Our bedroom is a little better, but not a ton. The kitchen seems to be coolest with the window and back door open. Today it was 84 in here. We're thinking about getting a small air conditioner for our bedroom soon. I am afraid that it's just going to get hotter this summer, so we definitely need to do something.
Also, our refridgerator scared the shit out of me last night by NOT WORKING for a couple of hours. Agh! I had just gone shopping on a BIG trip and filled it up, and it would have been really awful if it had stopped working. Luckily just as our landlord arrived with a small fridge for us to use and an offer to put all our freezer stuff in his freezer, it kicked on again. We think it was just overworked because of the heat and then being open while I put the groceries away.
To wrap it up, here are some things that did not annoy me this week: My son, who had the best, happiest week that I can remember. He was happy all week, laughing happy. Meeting my neighbor, who has a weiner dog named Low Down who is cute and very friendly, and talking with her a little and finding she has a five year old grandaugther who we can get together to play with Sam. Having dinner tonight with my new friend Amy and her husband and son, who is also named Samuel, and having a great time despite Sam freaking a little when we first got there.
Also... Justin and I are celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary on July 12, and here's what our AWESOME week looks like so far. Church in Seattle at our old, beloved church on the 6th, then Sam is going to visit his Grandma Deanna for a couple of days, on Wednesday the 9th she'll bring him home, then on Friday the 11th Sam will be with Grandma Edie & Grandpa Paul while Justin and I head to Seattle for 2 nights, including the hour long massages I just scheduled for us on Saturday afternoon (Botanical Fusion for me, Deep Tissue for him). Ahhhh... I can't wait!
10 comments:
- Petite G. said...
I saw those ball sacks the other day too and was completely grossed out. I mean really people. Really. It's just disturbing. I think it rates up there with that stupid picture of Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes comic) pissing on something. I hate that thing.
Your annoyances are totally mine too but man, a happy kid trumps all that any day. Lucky you.
- Confessions of A Mississippi Mom said...
First off if you lived in Alabama you could be arrested for displaying balls. Second I have seen this lady at the grocery store. I'd bet ya she thinks this is sexy, Yeah OK GROSS, PLEASE we would like to shop without the display of nudity (prego belly's).
It really hot here, but we all have ac or we couldn't survive.
- Rachael said...
Petite: I HATE those Calvin pissing pictures too! He's a little kid, with an imaginary tiger friend - why would someone DO that to him?
Confessions: I just read your post about the AL legislature and their ridiculousness with sex toys - I bet you totally could get arrested for truck balls! Or at least fined. Unfortunately WA is supposed to be not so hot, so not as many people have ac here, although I am dying for it right now!
- Honeybell said...
I HATE the truck balls. Can we say compensating???
and pregnant women shopping in swim suits?? creepy.
- Ramblin' Red said...
OMG - hate the balls too. Think they are obscenely disgusting.
Found you through allmediocre.
- Immoral Matriarch said...
:( So nasty.
- Nap Warden said...
Those are over the top stoopid! I gotta say, I haven't seen them in the Big City up north (thank God).
- auds at barking mad said...
OMG that's kinda funny, about the testicle tow bar cover. Only because I just saw this the other day...
Yeah, those are testicle implants for your neutered pet. UNFREAKING REAL!
There are just no words.
Seriously though, scrotum tow bar covers are the ultimate in redneck poor taste!
And about the preggo in the bathing suit..maybe she was on some sort of medication. I dont know of anything else that would explain such a lack of fashion-judgement.
Yuck I saw those balls (but in brass color)one day with my mom and I was hoping it was just that one freak with them! I am pregnant with 3 kids those ages too but I NEVER go anywhere but our backyard pool in my bathing suit! It wasn't me!
- Mrs4444 said...
Well, Seattle and massages trump all that other crap, right? (I hope they did, anyway.)
Here's hoping things in your area have cooled off--That sounds miserable!


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Two weeks ago, sources connected with the Florida Gators told Fox Sports the Ohio State coaching staff had turned in the Gators for a secondary NCAA violation related to an improper "bump," or contact between the Florida staff and a prospect.
Urban Meyer was quick to deny the charge, telling the Gainesveille Sun that there was "zero coach involvement" and an Ohio State spokesman doubled down, telling ESPN Meyer was unaware of the report "until well after it was done."
At SEC media days today, Muschamp was asked about the incident and didn't hold back:
Muschamp: "We appreciate our friends from Ohio making sure we follow NCAA rules. They certainly know something about NCAA rules."— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) July 16, 2013
We get it, you're salty. But did you have to go Hoke on us?
Will muschamp on #OhioSt turning in #UF. "It's a dead issue. In both situations we were turned in by Ohio."— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) July 16, 2013
A little bit later:
Will Muschamp says coaches are 100% responsible for their players and can't stick their heads in the sand.— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) July 16, 2013
Shots. Fired.