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This is an often avoided but inevitable topic in the natural course of life.
Discomfort usually accompanies the pre-planning or present planning of funerals. This is why clear and adequate information of the services offered by the mortuary is relevant in order to prioritize the necessary components of a funeral arrangement.
In finding the right funeral parlor, there are considerations to bear in mind:
The basic choices about religion and type of service must be considered. The establishment and existence of religion specific mortuary are based on the high rate of religion in a particular area. The Synagogue leader or clergy can provide the reference for religion specific funeral homes.
Even atheists and agnostics die so the type of service must be contemplated. The selection may vary from traditional burial to cremation to green burial, or the combination of cremation and burial. Cremation costs process, wherein there is no need for embalming, can be just as expensive as traditional burial when casket is involved. On the flip side, the cremation costs also utilizes wooden or cardboard container, which is both environmental-friendly and low cost.
Funeral Directory
Delegating tasks to the funeral staff afford the family the appropriate time to grieve. However, caution is needed in relation to the business information relayed by the mortuary directory or staff persons.
The reputable and trustworthy funeral homes offer direct information needed for the preparation of funeral service. Minor particulars may include memory candle, heirloom bible, floral tribute package, additional night of visitation, pallbearers acknowledgement cards, audio cassette recording of service, thank you cards, remembrance registry, celebration of life video, framed photo collage, life symbols plaque with corner option casket and Condolence basket, laminated obituary bookmarks, flower tribute package or veterans flag case. Advertisements are not necessary. Just like in any other purchases, the clients have the right to know the breakdowns and to understand the substantial reasons behind each of the funeral price. The Funeral Rule is particular on itemized list of cost of every funeral expense. There must also be active phone numbers and correct physical addresses of the mortuary buildings and burial locations.
Funeral Director
Selection of funeral director comes with the selection of coffins, location of the funeral memorial service and the headstones. Coffin is usually the most garish among the funeral expenses. However, no person is prohibited to purchase a cheaper coffin from other mortuary aside from those provided in a packaged funeral service. This is in accordance with the Federal provisions in what is known as, "Funeral Rule".
Picking the location of the memorial service brings forth the selection of clergy, funeral music, eulogy and funeral poems. Depending on the funeral homes, the funeral director can enlist its own mortuary location and more importantly, the books for the preparation of hearse, musician service, flowers, military service, limousines, register book, cars for transporting pallbearers and ministers, order of service folders and other funeral merchandise.
It is a myth that on-the-top mortuaries conduct the best funeral service. The personal value of the dead human does not equate extravagant funeral costs. Budget affects how personalization of the funeral service. This is the appropriate time to process any life insurance policy and other social service benefits. Aside from the expenses needed in the funeral service, legal responsibilities develop. There is the need to supervise over significant documents such as death certificates, obituaries and wills. The staff persons in funeral homes have knowledge about these official tasks.
In summary, since death gives rise to both financial and emotional stress, the family that is hiring the funeral parlor must bear in mind that burial in a presentable and dignified manner is enough.


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ASB Summer Starter
Sunday, 26 November 2017
New Brighton Pier/Ti Rakau Reserve, Christchurch
The ASB Summer Starter is a 10km fun run and walk from New Brighton Pier in Christchurch on Sunday, 26 November 2017 and a shorter 4km event, starting at Ti Rakau Reserve.
This event is not going ahead in 2018; refer to the message on Facebook for more details.
Cantabrians will walk, jog, run, skip, roll across the 4km and 10km course all the way to the finish line based at Redcliffs Park.
ASB Summer Starter is all about bringing Canterbury back together. It is the perfect excuse to come together to celebrate Christchurch city life, while raising money for charity and enjoying costumes, music, fun and surprises.
This event welcomes runners from all ages from babies to senior citizens and even your 4 legged friend.

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Saturday, March 09, 2013
Stillwater - 32
Say what one might about Esther Davis — and plenty was said — there was no denying that she was a woman of boundless drive, unfailing vigor, and immediate action. She had been the social face of Stillwater for almost twenty years; she had invested her own time and talent (though none of her own treasure) in ramming the Stillwater Fellowship Ball up through the stately echelons of River Road society galas and charity affairs, and now Richard's sudden and unaccountable selection of Melly as the Stillwater Queen had been a real blow to her ambitions. But even in this hour of crisis, she was not idle. Already she was spinning the story, trying on one narrative after another to see which one reflected best on the Ball, and, by extension, her. The insult implicit in being passed over for the Queenship was not lost on her. Her sense of resentment poured fuel on her already active nature. By Friday night Esther had already run several searches through employment databases in Baton Rouge, searching for an opening that might suit Melly's meager talents. It was high time the child learned to strike out on her own. Surely she was suited for something. It was unseemly to have her lounging around Stillwater, a big girl like her who ought to be working.
She found herself saying as much to Ian Winter early Saturday morning. Ian, just finishing a run, had encountered Esther at the top of the drive as she collected the mail, and as the two of them walked down the long gravel road toward the house, the conversation had somehow turned toward Melly. Ian was a sympathetic listener, attentive and deferential, so different from that tiresome sort of man who is convinced that the highest aim of conversation is to solve a woman's problem and be done with it. He did not put forth solutions. He forbore from giving his opinion. His encouragement was discreet and his questions subtle, and Esther allowed herself to be expansive. Of course they all loved Melly! There was no question of tossing her out. But it was time for her to stretch her wings — they were really doing her a disservice by not insisting on that. Anyone with her sweet and pliant temperament ought to do well at any number of things: perhaps she could go as an au pair or do housekeeping or dog-sit. Esther did not deny that Melly could sew quite well; maybe she could do alterations like her mother. There was really more scope in Baton Rouge for her than down at Stillwater with its limited opportunities. How could there be any future for her here?
"Really, though, I don't know why I bother," she sighed as they turned behind the house and headed toward their cottages. "Richard's treated her better than her own father has, so you'd think he'd have some interest in not letting her languish away here, but just between us I think he'd rather have her here than Sophia or Olivia — if you can imagine!"
Ian murmured. He could imagine.
Catering vans and florists' delivery cars maneuvered around each other in the back parking lot as Esther and Ian crossed toward the cottages. The bustle boosted Esther's spirits. The chaos of the Ball had begun, and she would be needed to sort the tangled and calm the agitated. Melly could be managed later — she would keep. Bidding a brief farewell to Ian, Esther girded her loins and strode off into the fray to impose order on the confused.
To society, the Stillwater Fellowship Ball was a banquet of delights, an infinite variety which age could not wither nor custom stale. Every detail was lovingly planned and handled by Esther to create the luxurious impression of Stillwater's glamorous past without the little awkwardnesses of the days of yore: the heat, the smells, the chamber pots, the slaves. She had almost the whole of the Stillwater Trust at her disposal, and with the assurance of one spending someone else's wealth, she demanded the highest quality for anything that might reflect on her.
As a result, the Ball now ranked in the highest tier of society affairs along the River. Just to be invited was an honor, but to actually ascend the sixteen steps to the porch and pass between the immense pillars was to find oneself transported to another, more gracious time. Tall boots, vests, cravats, crinolines, trim waists, and decolleté -- all were on grand display against the formal beauty of Stillwater, in a drama underscored by the small orchestra tucked around the grand piano in the parlor. Quieter scenes were played by couples on the porticos or in the gallery, in the peaceful reception room or on the secluded balcony outside the library. Everywhere was a profusion of flora: potted palms lining the hall, great vases of blossoms on the consoles, flowers on every surface and in every lapel. Trays of hors d'oeuvres surrounded a massive centerpiece on the sideboard in the dining room, offering a banquet of delights for all the senses. Specially trained waiters, costumed in sober contrast to the guests, hovered over this garden of paradise, proffering tempting tidbits or delivering drinks.
And the dancing! Professionals were on hand to teach the figures and sets, but the long-timers knew the old dances by heart. The slim elegance of the gentlemen complimented the more sweeping beauty of the ladies as they waltzed around the floor. The swirling skirts covered a multitude of flawed stepwork, giving even the most awkward dancer the illusion of floating effortlessly.
For the guests, the Ball was an evening of pure bliss. For the residents of Stillwater, the enjoyment of the evening was intermingled with the agony of preparations, a weeks-long saga authored by Esther. Richard tried grimly to concentrate on sugar futures through the hubbub of strange workers invading his house. Malcolm would gladly have abolished the whole project. Pugsy went off his feed, alarming Cheryl. But Melly, being the only resident that Esther could order around directly, bore the brunt of every remembered task and odd job not worth hiring out and emergency situation. She was a willing worker, and as desirous that all should redound to the glory of Stillwater as anyone was, but she did harbor a faint hope that perhaps her role as the Queen of the ball might relieve her of some of Esther's less reasonable demands.
Around noon, Malcolm Spencer walked slowly from the cottages to the big house, stirring up little puffs of dust as he kicked at the dry gravel. Under the blazing August sun, he was buffeted by waves of humidity rising hotly from the ground and pouring off the river. His shirt stuck to his back as he opened the basement door and shut it with a savage gentleness. For a moment he stood blinded in the sudden dimness of the house, able to hear but not see the entire cast of Ball supernumeraries on lunch break in the big family room.
Upstairs, the main house was suspended in a hush of anticipation. Passing through the gallery, he peered down the quiet length of the pilastered hallway. A small and solitary Melly was on her hands and knees before the front door, pushing a big towel around the inlaid floor.
"Melly, what's going on?"
She sat back on her heels and pushed her hair off her glistening forehead with the back of her wrist as he strode down the hall.
"Oh, it's nothing. Someone bumped one of the big vases and it fell off the table and broke, and Esther needed someone to take care of it right away. I think I've got all the glass in this pile, but be careful anyway."
Malcolm was irritated. "And she couldn't do it herself?" He seized another towel from the pile by Melly and buffed at the streaks of water left from Melly's first pass.
"Oh, she has so much going on today. I don't mind, really."
"Queen for the day, indeed."
They worked in silence, drying and restoring, the tinkle of swept glass echoing in the vast hall. Malcolm swabbed vehemently while Melly's towel made small but thorough passes across the the floor. It was warm work, despite the blast of the industrial-strength air conditioning through cleverly-masked ducts.
"I talked to Alys this morning," said Malcolm at last, taking a gloomy swipe at a square of parquet.
Her head bowed intently over her work, Melly did not answer right away, but when Malcolm did not elaborate, she said, "You don't sound as thrilled as usual."
"She's been invited to go back to stay with friends in New York," he said. "Her lease on the cottage is month to month now, so there's nothing to tie her here, it seems, except the novelty of dancing at the Stillwater Ball with a sap who prefers teaching to sugar millions."
"Did she say that?" Melly glanced up in surprise. She wanted to take some consolation in the thought of the Winters' departure, but at the moment it was hard to be pleased about something that made her friend so miserable.
"I don't know," said Malcolm wearily. "I can't make heads or tails of her today. You know how hard it can be to have a serious conversation with her, though God knows I've tried. Sometimes I wonder, not if she's shallow, because I know I've seen flashes of her true self underneath all her teasing and sarcasm, but whether years of living with her uncle have hardened her so much that she can't let me peel away enough layers to reach her heart. Right now I can't even tell if she even cares that I'm trying." He sighed morosely. "Sometimes I wonder if it would have been easier to stay in the seminary."
"You didn't think so at the time."
"No, you're right. It grew more and more difficult, and I left." He sat on the edge of the thick hall carpet and nudged his towel around a pile of shards on the gleaming wood floor. "Now things are difficult with Alys, but I don't want to run away again."
"You didn't run away." When he was talking to her like this, confidentially, like he used to do in the old days, she felt freer to express herself. Now her eyes flashed indignant hazel fire to hear him accuse himself so unjustly. She joined him on the carpet, tossing her towel toward the pile. "Don't you remember how unhappy you were at the seminary, and how heavy your spirits were? I do. You... you were like someone lost on the wrong path without a light. So you thought and prayed about it, and made the hard decision to leave because that you knew that leaving was the right thing for you to do. That's not running away, and you know it. You're just feeling sorry for yourself now."
Melly was a bit shocked by her own boldness, but to her surprise he laughed and patted her hand resting on the carpet. She sat still and straight, absorbing the warmth of his fingers and willing herself not to make any motion that might shake him off.
"You're right again. On all counts. Whatever happens with Alys -- probably nothing; I don't want to keep up false hopes -- I know that I wasn't supposed to be a priest. And I'll never forget how much I leaned on your support then, and how much I count on it now. There's no one whose judgment I trust more than yours."
"What about Alys's?"
For a moment he studied her, hidden behind a curtain of hair. She couldn't look at him, couldn't think of anything beside the gentle pressure of his hand covering hers.
"You never can hear yourself being complimented, can you?" he said, a slight indefinable edge in his voice. "You'd always rather be out of the spotlight, hiding away where no one can appreciate you. Well, you'll be in the spotlight tonight, Queen Melusine, so you might as well start getting used to it now, because I am very serious about being grateful for all you've done for me, and I think you deserve to know that."
As he leaned toward her for emphasis, Melly gave a sharp cry. Jerking her hand up from where he had pressed it into the carpet, she turned it over to see blood welling around a needle of glass protruding from her palm. Malcolm seized the hand and examined it, and for a moment they both stared as the slight sliver of glass glowed ruby red. The sound of Melly's quickened breathing made him look up, and at the glimpse of her white face and pale lips he pulled her up and rushed her through the dining room. Arm around her shoulders, he almost dragged her to the kitchen and sat her in a chair.
"Head between your knees, Melly; you're going to be all right." He had staved off many of her fainting spells over the years and knew the routine, but now, as he rummaged through the first aid kit for the tweezers, he was struck not by her pallor, but by a low growling sound. He fixed her with a stern eye.
"Melly, have you eaten anything today?"
"N...no," she confessed, a bit of color springing back into her cheeks. "I came into the kitchen this morning, and everything was so busy, and Esther needed me to take care a few things right away..."
Malcolm, guiltily reflecting that his morning would have been more profitably spent in the big house protecting Melly from Esther's monomania, muttered a few choice opinions of Esther as he tried to extract the sliver instead of driving it deeper into the palm. It was a more complicated process than it ought to have been, and Melly lay back in the chair with eyes and lips pressed tight. As Malcolm bandaged up her hand, he laid out the schedule for the rest of the afternoon.
"I'm giving you the rest of the day off, Melly. Do not let Esther give you any more jobs; she can take it up with me if that gives her trouble. In fact, don't even let her see you. Eat something, and then go lay down. If you don't rest up now, you'll be in no shape to dance tonight, especially not the way René flings his partners around."
Melly thought, as she listened to him making her a sandwich and pouring out a glass of milk, that she could probably last all night, and well beyond, on his words and the memory of his hand on hers.
7 comments:
- Brandon said...
Ian murmured. He could imagine.
This was funny. Ian at his best.
- Otepoti said...
I'm enjoying this very much! BTW, I've forgotten, but what was the cause of Melly's original frailty? Was it anorexia? Because she's the sort of girl (it strikes me) would have control issues, and she needs a flaw, if only one that too many people would regard as a virtue.
- MrsDarwin said...
She was never diagnosed with anything, but she has had a generally poor constitution from a very early age. She isn't anorexic, though -- her problem today was that Esther told her to do something, and she was too pliant and accommodating to say that she needed to eat first. Her flaw, I think, is that she's a pushover, and doesn't have enough sense of self-worth that she can stand up decisively to those who would push her around.
- JP said...
Keep them coming! I'm still enjoying it far more than I at first expected (I tend strongly towards both reading and writing SciFi/Fantasy). I'm looking forward to see how it ends while at the same time not particularly wanting it to. Quite conflicting. :)
On another note, the formatting seems strange today. Some of the text has a small style applied to it and some doesn't, switching even in the middle of a few paragraphs. Was that intentional?
- MrsDarwin said...
Thanks, JP! The formatting was just an issue with cutting and pasting at 4 AM. I tried a couple times then to fix it and it wasn't going, but I've corrected it now -- I hope.
- mandamum said...
OK, now that I've had time finally to come back and SAVOR the segment (yay yay)...um, when do we get the Ball?? Demanding fans want to know :)
And this is making me want to go re-read what I think is the source material....
- MrsDarwin said...
Mandamum, soon! I've been working on it over the past few nights, but I haven't bitten the bullet of staying up until 4 am to get it all done. That's why it's taking me so long to post -- not because the writing is necessarily strung out over a number of days, but because I have to steel myself to stay up for the long haul, again. Unfortunately, my prime writing time seems to be between 1:00-3:00 AM.
Feel free to drop me a line with your source speculation! If you already have something in mind, though, you're probably right.


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Books are always a great resource when seeking a loan modification. One reason is that readers can absorb the material at their own pace, in the comfort of their own home. Another is that books are typically available free of charge at public and university libraries. Websites such as Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble have a network of used book sellers that they work with. These booksellers compete with one another for customer orders, and books can often be had for a small fraction of what they would cost new, either online, or in a brick and mortar store.
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To do an online search of all government publications, including those relating to loan modifications, visit the website of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications:
While few borrowers who are in a position where they could potentially lose their homes to foreclosure are telling everyone they know, consulting with a trusted family member might be a good idea. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is that this person can help shed some perspective on the situation. That person might also be able to suggest some options based on what they know about the borrower or their circumstances, or suggest other avenues for help. Family members can sometimes provide financial assistance as well, either directly, by consigning a loan or by posting collateral to help guarantee a loan. A banker or other financial advisor can assist in identifying options that may make sense in a given situation. However, discretion should always be used when mixing family/friends and financial matters, given the potential for discord should the borrower not be able to repay the funds advanced.


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The products listed here I use or have used and my review is based on personal experience of the product. I value my money, as I'm sure you do. But I value my reputation even more. And I will not recommend any product that I do not believe to be of good value, or that I have not highlighted to you any shortcomings I may have encountered.
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Step by Step Digital Scrapbook – Learn How to Digital Scrapbook
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There are many tutorials around showing digital scrapbooking techniques … I've made some of them myself.
But none of them seem to address the needs of the absolute newbie: the person who isn't comfortable with using graphics editing programs and who doesn't know the terminology that has grown up around digital scrapbooking.
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I've created a course called Step by Step Digital Scrapbook which has a series of digital scrapbooking tutorials that will take you by the virtual hand and help you to go from beginner to expert digital scrapbooker.
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Verse of the Day
Ephesians 5:20-21
always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Prayer for the Day
Thank you, Lord for family, friends, and loved ones. I thank you for each and every one of them. It is to them that I must witness for you, each day of my life.


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The Burren Stories & ArtJohn Betjeman's poem 'Ireland With Emily' dedicates two stanzas to a laudatory description of the landscape of the Burren. Written during the Second World War, when Betjeman was working for the British Embassy in the then neutral Irish Free State, the poem is evocative and richly detailed.
Stony seaboard, far and foreign,
Stony hills poured over space,
Stony outcrop of the Burren,
Stones in every fertile place,
Little fields with boulders dotted,
Grey-stone shoulders saffron-spotted,
Stone-walled cabins thatched with reeds,
Where a Stone Age people breeds
The last of Europe's stone age race.
The following legend of Bóthar na Mias is to be found in the work of the great folklorist Thomas J. Westropp in Folklore of Clare (Ennis: Clasp Press, 2000):
'The dish-like hollows in the crags below the hermitage of St. Colman MacDuach, at the great 'Cliff of the Eagle,' in Keelhilla, the name Bohernameesh (bothar na mias, i.e. road of the dishes), and marks like the footprints of men and animals all seem to have been seized on by the saint's biographers. Colman, brother of King Guaire 'the hospitable,' of Hy Fiachrach Aidhne (the district round Gort), early in the seventh century retired to fast and pray in the wilderness. After a most austere observance of Lent, a companion monk yearned for meat, and Colman pitied him and prayed.
'The King's Easter feast therefore flew to the hermitage, pursued by the whole court. Terrified by the angry warriors Colman again prayed, and their feet and the hoofs of their horses stuck fast in the rocks. The legend is still told in a form identical with that in the Life. The servant is said to have died from the feast, and his grave is shown beside the Bóthar.'


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Food safety is very important for people with cancer because treatment can affect their immune system, making them more prone to foodborne illness. Share these tips with a loved one today.
What is World Cancer Day?
A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world's population in the fight against cancer.
It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action.
Why World Cancer Day is important
- Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30 to 69 years)
- World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people's minds and in the world's media
- Learn about cross contamination, cold and hot food safety, best practices for personal hygiene, and foodborne illnesses.
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Food Safety for People with Cancer
As a cancer patient, your healthcare provider may have recommended that you take chemotherapy, radiation, or mediations to help fight your disease. A side effect of these therapies is that they may weaken your immune system. Cancer also may weaken your immune system over time due to its chronic disease process.
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Food Safety for People with Cancer Infographic
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Christine Hale, friend of a dear friend, has a new book out in July: A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice: A Memoir in Four Meditations.
The four meditations are "What You Do Wrong," "Sky," "Lucky," and "Walk Fast, Keep Going."
And the advance praise says it better than I ever could:
"Christine Hale's memoir A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice vividly and beautifully describes a chaotic life, and rather than the expected acceptance that accompanies a Buddhist memoir, this book finds several avenues out of pain, including tattoos, which come to represent the sometimes ragged fashion in which people are able to love. I couldn't stop thinking about this book after I read it: the many startling scenes and places brought so vividly to life, the rich detail, and the remarkable (if deeply flawed) people who populate its pages. A candid, deeply absorbing tale."
--Debra Spark, author of Good for the Jews
"Christine Hale's evocation of the bewildering complexities of life as a mother, daughter, wife (and ex-wife), and student of Buddhism is both a poem and a letter to those she has worked so long and hard to understand. On a journey that takes her through emotional and actual hurricanes, love and cruelty, urgent losses, and painful gains, she climbs to sometimes unnervingly high altitudes as she experiences "the joy and the sorrow of samsara." In beautiful, clear language, Hale explores the wounds life gives us, the wounds we give ourselves, and the long process of healing."
--Sarah Stone, author of The True Sources of the Nile
"A Piece of Sky, A Grain of Rice is an exquisite engagement with those tough human questions that must be asked even if they can never be answered. Hale writes toward acceptance, every page brimming with honesty, insight, and deep understanding. A truly beautiful meditation in lovely, lively prose."
~Dinty W. Moore, author of The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life
That "lovely, lively prose" makes the book worth reading, to my mind, even apart from the story. And the story is gripping. An introspective, bookish child born and raised in southern Appalachia. A mother given to anti-social passive-aggression and violent rages. A father who puts up with it--and also, in secret, forces sex and physically abuses. A disabled sister.
Through interweavings of memory and half-buried flashbacks, Hale tells the story of how she came to be who she is now: mother of an adult daughter "J" (now a medical doctor) and slightly younger son "B", student of Buddhism, author, creative writing teacher, seeker, pilgrim, wife.
The book is wonderful on the awkward raggediness of family life. One recurring theme is what comes to be a family ritual: Hale and her two children getting tattoos. They make a deal for each to accompany the other to a Tampa, Florida, tattoo parlor for "Lefty" to do his magic. Her daughter J, the last to take the plunge, steps into Lefty's chair for the first time one year right after Christmas. Afterward, Hale offers to treat the kids to dinner (she also, of course, pays for the tattoos).
"Christmas dinner after Christmas tattoo!" I hear myself chirp. They roll their eyes.
At my favorite Indian restaurant, seated two-facing me in a particularly uncomfortable vinyl booth, the seat too hard and the back too straight, I'm the only one eating. My children piddle and stir their entrees; they confess one after the other (in what seems to me callous disregard for my feelings) to having eaten in what seemed to them famished necessity) immediately before the tattoo.
The minute I've paid the check, J heads straight back to Lefty's to meet a guy friend who's become a tattoo addict, she explains, after witnessing the inking of her back--his third tattoo scheduled tonight. B is visibly impatient to get to the privacy of his room and answer all those mixed calls and text messages, and maybe make a pass at his homework.
Driving home alone after dropping B off at his dad's, I can't fail to notice how J is right, again: we never do anything together.
And I keep making mistakes I cannot fix.
Of a tropical hurricane that flattens a retirement community a mere hundred miles south, and spares her own home, she writes:
I understand I have learned something from what did not happen--although I have no words to label it. I know I ought to be ready to start my life over, with greater clarity and resolve. I have, after all, taken refuge and been spared. But all I really feel is wonder: my own open-ended amazement about how much we can't predict, how surprising life is, what happens to us, and what does not.
This embrace of paradox, the unknowable, the ever-unfolding surprise ending--life as unfinished symphony--is the central paradigm of course, of the Cross. In fact, in the one passage that made me wince, Hale's house is in dire danger of being flooded from rising storm waters and she rejects, just a bit contemptuously, "petitioning the Methodist God of my youth to save me and my son."
As a "good Buddhist," she writes, "[N]o-one except me had the responsibility or ability to save me and mine. I could face the question squarely, do what I could, and accept the outcome. Or I could panic, do nothing, blame someone else. My choice."
Just for the record, no-one in this vale of tears holds the corner on facing questions squarely, acting decisively, taking responsibility and accepting whatever happens,
Which this gorgeous writer and deeply thoughtful, deeply sensitive human being, I'm sure would be the first to acknowledge.
Besides, that someone from such a traumatizing childhood could find her way to the writing that saved her--and as all good writing does, in turn helps to save us--is the real takeaway.
"Paralyzed silence--at the table, in the car, in the den while the television prattled: the default sound of my childhood. On the infrequent occasions my parents did speak expansively, they told and re-told Southern Gothic tales of people they'd known--not tragically dead--and places they'd lived or visited--now ruined. A scree of nostalgia rubbled every story's surface. When we traveled, we toured graveyards, battlefields, antebellum mansions. Much of what I saw was sealed under glass cases. Everything that mattered happened in past tense, way past. All of it reeked of loss. When I was very small we still visited relatives. They were old, wrinkled, eccentric, infirm or alcoholic...
[My parents] had been born defeated by their origins, the land where their people had always lived: beautiful and backwards Appalachia...My parents passed their defeat directly on to me; I didn't just inherit it, it was cultivated in me."
Perhaps. But that some of us manage to transcend all that was inherited and cultivated in us as children, while still honoring and loving our parents for all they gave us, is some shaky kind of Resurrection.
But then the Resurrection is always shaky.
I'm sure there's a tattoo in that.
Friday, June 24, 2016
This week's arts and culture column is on a merry olde ensemble that sings madrigals.
Here's how it begins:
A few Sundays ago, I made my way toward Altadena, north of Pasadena. The neighborhood is lovely: up against the mountains, up above the city, quiet.
The homes were large, graceful and charmingly landscaped.
When I arrived, a woman in a medieval wench costume with a gigantic bosom and a feather wreath in her hair was sitting cross-legged in the driveway. "Welcome!" she said brightly — and I did feel welcome, right away.
Inside I felt as if I'd stepped onto the extras lot of the Errol Flynn "Three Musketeers" shoot. There were more wenches, in tightly-cinched corset-style bodices and long full skirts. There were men in leather jerkins, harlequin-style pantaloons, striped stockings and fawn-colored boots. Fringed, ruffled, medallioned — sporting an astonishing array of feather-bedecked headgear, the whole merry group toasted with another with tankards of what could only be mead.
This was The Briton Ensemble, whose work has been described by "Splash Magazine" as "madrigal magic."
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Northampton has a wonderful, miles-long bike path. This was taken from a bridge off Main St. above the Connecticut River. My sister Little Meddy and I were out taking the air at dusk.
Above is a Japanese maple and below a white peony, both from my cousin Dickie's back yard on Ocean Boulevard in Rye, NH, at the magic hour.
Friday, June 17, 2016
This week's arts and culture column is on a personal friend of mine: Mr. Aaron Lipstadt, cylist extraordinaire.
Here's how the piece begins:
Aaron Lipstadt is 63, a TV director and a resident of Hollywood's Bronson Canyon.
He also rides his bicycle just about everywhere.
Recently, he sat down at an Echo Park café and told how he came to his passion.
"I grew up in small-town Connecticut. My friends lived a mile, two miles away, so I'd ride my bike over. Then I went to college in Chicago during the '70s bike boom. I took my bike down to Kentucky one weekend and rode the back roads for three days. It was kind of the signal adventure of my life.
"Mapped it out: Lexington to Louisville. Camped. Asked this couple if I could pitch my tent in their yard. In the middle of the night I was almost blown away by a tornado. Ran across the field to their house. Saw the power go out. Their son came out and let me sleep in his truck. The next morning was beautiful. Clear, wind still blowing. The family invited me to breakfast. Made a fire. Dried my stuff. I was 20 or so. That hooked me on biking. I understood that cycling was an adventure." By the early '80s, he and his wife Julia were living in Los Angeles.
"In the late 90's, I went on the AIDS ride, San Francisco to L.A...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Along with all people of decency, love and goodwill, I am sickened and shaken by the recent massacre in Orlando. I'm especially sickened that we allow our citizens to purchase assault rifles.
Here's a spot-on piece by Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker who, to his great credit, has written consistently and eloquently of the insanity of our permissive gun laws.
A priest friend sent the below piece along yesterday.
Today I write with a heavy heart arising from the tragedy which occurred in the early morning hours yesterday at a Gay, Lesbian, Transgender night club in Orlando, our neighbor to the east. Yesterday, the best I could muster was to send these words by text message to my brother, Bishop John Noonan, bishop of Orlando: "John, I am so sorry. With love to and for all." Today with a new dawn, I once again have some thoughts which I wish to share.
Our founding parents had no knowledge of assault rifles which are intended to be weapons of mass destruction. In crafting the second amendment to the Constitution which I affirm, they thought only of the most awkward of pistols and heavy shotguns. I suspect they are turning in their graves if they can but glimpse at what their words now protect. It is long past time to ban the sale of all assault weapons whose use should be available only to the armed forces. If one is truly pro-life, then embrace this issue also and work for the elimination of sales to those who would turn them on innocents.
Second, sadly it is religion, including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people. Attacks today on LGBT men and women often plant the seed of contempt, then hatred, which can ultimately lead to violence. Those women and men who were mowed down early yesterday morning were all made in the image and likeness of God. We teach that. We should believe that. We must stand for that. Without yet knowing who perpetrated the PULSE mass murders, when I saw the Imam come forward at a press conference yesterday morning, I knew that somewhere in the story there would be a search to find religious roots. While deranged people do senseless things, all of us observe, judge and act from some kind of religious background. Singling out people for victimization because of their religion, their sexual orientation, their nationality must be offensive to God's ears. It has to stop also.
Third, responding by barring people of Muslim only faith from entering the country solely because of their stated faith until they can be checked out is un-American, even in these most challenging of times and situations. There are as many good, peace loving and God fearing Muslims to be found as Catholics or Methodists or Mormons or Seventh Day Adventists. The devil and devilish intent escape no religious iteration.
Will we ever learn? I hope so but until the above three points are taken seriously by society, sadly, tragically, we can expect more Orlandos. May the souls of those faithful departed who met their God early Sunday morning rest in peace, and those recovering from deep wounds heal, help and hope.
+ Bishop Robert Lynch, St. Petersburg
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
I think it's official--my photo-taking now focuses exclusively on flowers. I like to take fifty or sixty shots of the same small area of blooms. And I truly believe my little camera is magic. The flowers know I love them and thus reveal themselves.
These are of a single dogwood tree on the grounds of Portsmouth (RI) Abbey, which overlooks the ocean, where I spent last weekend.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Hello people, I'm in Portsmouth, RI!
This week's arts and culture piece is about L.A. artist Ramiro Gomez.
Here's how it begins:
Marta was the cleaning lady of the woman who owned the house in Silver Lake — my roommate — where I lived from 2010 to 2014. Every other Wednesday, Marta arrived at noon and stayed until 8 p.m.
I myself have never had a cleaning lady. Even though Marta was younger than me, she triggered all the unresolved guilt and sorrow and pride I had for my own mother, who also never had a cleaning lady (that was with eight kids), for my bricklayer father and for the fact that I escaped the blue-collar life for the writing life.
Marta didn't clean my little wing (bedroom/office and bathroom), but the whole time she was there I felt I should be asking if I could pitch in. I'd be sitting in my room with the fan on, a glass of iced tea and a basket of fresh figs writing about the Crucifixion while she was out in the blazing sun emptying the mop bucket.
Artist Ramiro Gomez was born in 1968 in San Bernardino to (then) undocumented parents from Mexico. His father drove trucks; his mother was a janitor at the same high school from which she'd graduated.
An introspective kid who showed talent in drawing early on, he adored his grandmother Nina, was "nannied" by his aunts and grandmother and himself frequently babysat for his sisters and cousins.
He won a partial scholarship to Cal Arts...
Monday, June 6, 2016
Whoa. I can't believe I grew these dear fragrant sweet peas from seed!
The crop isn't actually that good. Tons of foliage; not a ton of flowers. Still, they were incandescent the other early eve in the vesper light. I could have taken hundreds of pictures of these three small vases of flowers.
I'm thrilled they bloomed before I take off for back East in a few days. My friend Patrick who'll be staying at my place can enjoy them, too.
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|Allah tells us that the longer the son of Adam lives, the more he becomes weak after being strong, a
This is like the Ayah:
﴿اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفاً وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ ﴾
(Allah is He Who created you in (a state of) weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength gave weakness and gray hair. He creates what He wills. And it is He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful.) (30:54). And Allah says:
﴿وَمِنكُمْ مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلاَ يَعْلَمَ مِن بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْئاً﴾
(And among you there is he who is brought back to the miserable old age, so that he knows nothing after having known) (22:5). The meaning here -- and Allah knows best -- is that Allah is telling us that this world is transient and will come to an end, it is not eternal and lasting. Allah says:
﴿أَفَلاَ يَعْقِلُونَ﴾
(Will they not then understand) meaning, will they not think about how they were created, then they become gray-haired, then they become old and senile, so that they may know that they were created for another world that is not transient and will not pass away, and from which there is no way out, which is the Hereafter.
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We run several ASP.NET applications on our webfarm, but we noticed a lot of error entry in the event log:
Unable to get the private bytes memory limit for the W3WP process. The ASP.NET cache will be unable to limit its memory use, which may lead to a process restart.
We stores the web site files on a network share and the application pools running under the "Network Service" account. We did every recommended step (but the problem still appears):
- aspnet_regiis –ga "Network Service"
- cscript metaacl.vbs IIS://Localhost/W3SVC/AppPools IIS_WPG RE
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- Allow "Connect As" accont to logon as a service.


text: Charles Shively Collection Title Charles Shively Collection Subject Shively, Charles Publisher The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. Identifier THP-0074 Items in the Charles Shively Collection Collection "The SCHNEBELE family in America" – Shively geneology Shively coat of arms Another copy of birth certificate, Charles Shively Orville Hallrich, Batavia Ohio Judge August 23, 1965 Certified Copy of Birth Record, Charles Shively Probate Judge Orville Hallrich, Batavia Ohio court June 6, 1945 Sympathy card from Lou Costa in Billerica to Gordon Copeland, November 2, 1990 Lou Costa November 2, 1990 Letter from Carol (Gordon's wife) to her father-in-law, from the Air Force Base in 1954. Carol, wife of Gordon Copeland November 1, 1954 Letter "Dear Skip" about the end of Gordon and Carol's marriage, no date Based on other letters in the archive, this letter seems to be written by Carol, at the time the wife of Gordon Copeland (Charles Shively's future partner). unknown to the archivist Letter, Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, June 28 1973 Allan Searcy June 28 1973 post-breakup Valentine's Day card from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, not dated Allan Searcy not dated, but likely February of 1975 based on other letters in the archive Valentine's Day card from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, not dated Allan Searcy not dated (likely between 1973-1974 based on dates of other correspondence in archive) Postcard from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, October 18, 1974 Allan Searcy October 18, 1974 Letter from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland in which Allan shares that he is now going steady with someone, dated August 4, 1974 Allan Searcy August 4, 1974 Birthday card from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, June 20, 1974 Allan Searcy June 20, 1974 Card from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland. April 17, 1974. Allan Searcy April 17, 1974. Letter from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, April 11, 1974 Allan Searcy April 11, 1974 Letter from Allan Searcy to Gordon Copeland, November 1, 1973 Allan Searcy November 1, 1973 letter from Allan Searcy in the Navy to Gordon Copeland, June 7, 1973 Allan Searcy June 7, 1973 letter from Allan Searcy in the Navy to Gordon Copeland, May 4, 1973 Allan Searcy May 4, 1973 letter from Allan Searcy in the Navy to Gordon Copeland, May 17, 1973 Allan Searcy May 17, 1973 Drawing of a Gymnast Gordon's autographed studio portrait of Robert Russell (writer for plays, musicals, and documentaries) Drawing of a man Gordon bartending Gordon bartending, July 1968. July 1968 [Untitled] [Untitled] Portrait of a young Gordon Copeland and four other men. Black and white photograph of a living space with a painted portrait of Gordon Copeland. Small color Kodak studio portrait print of sailor Allan Srarcy, with affectionate inscription to Gordon, 1973. 1973? (The photograph has an inscription on the back with the year in quotation marks.) [Untitled] Charles Shively, June 1961 (age approximately 24) June 1961 [Untitled] Charles Shively (young) [Untitled] Ray Barrett Photography, 1919 Pacific Avenue, Dallas Photograph of Gordon Copeland in a bar, later in life. Photo of a dog Retouched, enlarged Kodak copy of original Polaroid of Gordon and his dog. Gordon and his dog. Gordon bartending, July 1968. unknown July 1968 Handwritten draft of Gordon's obituary and to-do lists for his memorial service. probably Charles Shively between November 23, 1995 (date of Gordon's passing) and December 8, 1995 (date of Gordon's memorial service) Request from Cambridge Hospital Patient Accounts for Gordon Copeland's income information in order to obtain Free Care. Cambridge Hospital Patient Accounts April 16, 1996 "NINETY-FIVE: ANNUS SEMIHORRIBILILIS" unknown to the archivists apparently at the end of 1995 Application for use of Old Cambridge Baptist Church, for December 8 1995 memorial service of Gordon Copeland (partner of Charles Shively). Old Cambridge Baptist Church sometime between the date of Gordon's passing (November 23, 1995) and the date of the memorial service (December 8, 1995) "Airman's Clearance Certificate" - paperwork part of Gordon Copeland's discharge from the Air Force on April 3, 1953. (Gordon was Charles Shively's partner.) US Air Force Major Robert G. White April 3, 1953 Letter from Gordon Copeland to the Boston Veterans' Affairs office, regarding the benefits that the Air Force had denied him since 1953 due to his "undesirable discharge" (discharge based solely on accusation of homosexuality), dated July 3, 1979. Gordon W. Copeland, Jr. July 3, 1979 Copy of a letter from Gordon Copeland to the Secretary of the Air Force, Discharge Review Board, dated July 3, 1979. Gordon W. Copeland, Jr. (Charles Shively's partner) July 3, 1979 Letter of membership recruitment for the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), addressed to Charles Shively, with handwritten notes on the back regarding Gordon Copeland's appeal for upgrade to honorable discharge. Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union likely around 1979 ACLU Gay Rights Chapter: "UPGRADING GAY & LESBIAN VETERAN DISCHARGES" ACLU of Southern California, Gay Rights Chapter likely between 1976 and January 1, 1980 Newspaper clipping, reporting a fire at 135 Commonwealth Ave (Boston MA) that almost killed Gordon Copeland. newspaper publisher, unknown estimated around 1960, definitely prior to January 17 1961 (see description) Schedule of personal estate in detail, schedule of real estate in detail unknown to the archivists unknown to the archivists Mortgage document - Charles Shively's purchase of a property on Broadway in Cambridge, MA, that became his and his partner Gordon's long-time home. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts August 23, 1976 "Court Does Not Require the Memorandum" notice sent to Gordon Copeland from Attorney Joseph Johnston on February 23 1985. Middlesex Probate and Family Court Department envelope dated February 23, 1985. (form itself is not dated) Postcard from England. Perhaps from Gordon Copeland's mother to her father on a vacation to England in 1932. F. Frith & Co., Ltd. unknown (speculation 1932) Portrait photograph of Gordon Copeland at age 18 months, with a woman (possibly his mother). Henry Hill (this is the portrait company name printed on the margin of the photograph), in New Brompton, Kent likely around December 1932 Love poem for Gordon Copeland, typed and handwritten drafts, dated 9 July 1965 (over 30 years before Gordon's passing). most likely Charles Shively July 9, 1965 Draft of Gordon Copeland's Obituary probably Charles Shively Sometime between November 23, 1995 (the day of Gordon's passing) and December 7, 1995 (the day the obituary was printed in the Boston Globe). Gordon's discharge from the Air Force, April 3, 1953 U.S. Air Force April 3, 1953 Gordon Copeland's Certificate of Death City of Cambridge Registry of Vital Records and Statistics certificate dated November 29, 1995 Last Will and Testament (envelope and 4 page document) of Gordon W. Copeland, Jr. (Charles Shively's partner), signed April 5, 1985. Gordon Copeland (Charles Shively's partner) April 5, 1985 List of personal property referred to in Gordon Copeland's Last Will and Testament, April 5, 1985. Gordon Copeland (Charles Shively's partner) April 5, 1985 Death Certificate of Timothy Joseph Kelleher Cambridge Medical Examiner certificate filed on December 6, 1977 (three days after death on December 3) Birth Certificate of Gordon Copeland (Charles' partner) State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations July 1931 Memorial Service Program for Gordon William Copeland, Jr., Charles Shively's partner, on December 8, 1995 printed not long before Gordon's Memorial Service on December 8, 1995 Four obituaries for Gordon W. Copeland Jr., Charles Shively's partner, who passed away on November 23, 1995. The Boston Globe and three newspapers whose names are not evident on the clippings. December 7, 1995 for one of the obituaries; the others are not dated but are probably not long after Gordon's death on November 23, 1995. Letter to Charles from his mother, Florence, regarding the marriage of his brother, Mearl Jr ("Butch") to a woman named Marilyn on March 6 (year not recorded). Florence L. Shively unknown Letter to Charles regarding his grandfather's will (Mearl A. Shively) dated April 5, 1977. Walker & Bradford Law Offices April 6, 1977 letter to Charles from an attorney regarding the estate of his brother, Stephen C. Shively Jack Cornett, Attorney at Law May 10, 2000 Funeral Program for Florence L. Shively, Charles' mother. Bright's Aristocrat Line 1996 (between Sept 16 and Sept 21) Obituary for Florence L. Shively, Charles' mother Most likely, a local Fairfield Ohio newspaper. most likely, a few days after September 16 1996 Letter dated September 27 1996, from Kathleen Staarman (paralegal) to Charles Shively presenting a Waiver of Notice of Application to Relieve Estate from Administration. Millikin & Fitton Law Firm September 27, 1996 Packet of 3 documents from November 6 1996 regarding Charles' deceased mother's property (transfer of property rights to Charles's brother Stephen, and Charles' receipt of receiving household goods). Millikin & Fitton Law Firm The letter presenting the documents is dated November 6, 1996; his signature on them on November 20, 1996. Front cover featuring a photo of "The 1954 All Ohio Boys' Band," perhaps including Charles. The Columbus Citizen newspaper August 28, 1954 Local Ohio newspaper announcement of Charles Shively's graduation from Harvard undergrad. the Sunday Echo newspaper June 21, 1959 Local newspaper article from May 10 1958 reporting on Charles Shively (noted as a Fairfield High School graduate) making Dean's List at Harvard. local newspaper (Fairfield?) May 10, 1958 Last Will and Testament for Charles' grandfather, Mearl Avery Shively, July 30, 1971 The W.H. Anderson Company, Law Publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201 View all 91 items Comments


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To this end we set up a complete fitness facility as an adjunct to our physiotherapy and health/rehabilitation services. The concept is that once physiotherapy treatments have been completed, our patients can continue their progress to wellness by having a customized exercise program designed just for them. Our certified personal trainers work with our health professionals to ensure the program is safe and is a continuation of your recovery.
Massage Therapy & Diet
As the needs of our patients have expanded, so have the services we provide. Our clients have experienced the benefits to their overall health through massage therapy and dietitian services.
Gym Facility
Of course, membership is open to all (not just our physiotherapy clients) who want to improve their health through exercise. There is an advantage to these members, too. With our full time physiotherapists available to offer professional advice, we make our facility just that more safe to use.
We have a fully equipped gym with cardiovascular workout equipment of various types, strength training equipment and free weights. We also offer a variety of exercise classes as well as one-on-one personal training.


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Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
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Community and Senior Center
Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center has been designed to capture the essence of Mission Viejo in a comfortable, but classic "early California" motif. This beautiful 23,500-square-foot facility is surrounded by lush landscaping, stately courtyards and outdoor living spaces. If you are looking for the perfect venue for a wedding reception, anniversary, birthday party, conference or organizational meeting, the Community and Senior Center is ideal for any occasion and offers diversity to meet your special and individual needs. The facility also boasts audiovisual equipment, plasma televisions, and wireless technology.
For more information about facility rentals please see Facility Rentals Brochure, and Facility Regulations. To book your next event please fill out a Facility Permit Application and return it to facility rentals office. Facility rentals are booked up to one year in advance.


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Retailers and Restaurateurs Invited to Leasing Opportunity Forum at Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia—May 31, 2011—Marketplace Philadelphia Management and Marketplace Development, in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia's Division of Aviation, will host a leasing opportunity forum on June 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the Airport Marriott, 1 Arrivals Road, Philadelphia. Local, regional and national retailers, as well as quick service food operators and restaurateurs, are invited to learn about the leasing opportunities that are available in the concessions program at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
The purpose of the event is to discuss the retail and food/beverage program at PHL and to inform qualified food, beverage and retail operators of locations that will become available throughout all terminals, including the redevelopment of one of the Airport's busiest Terminals, the commuter terminal, Terminal F. In addition, the Airport and Marketplace Philadelphia aim to facilitate communication and encourage business relationships and new jobs in Philadelphia.
The airport environment presents an exciting opportunity for merchants to benefit from captive passenger traffic and a strong demand for quality dining and retail. PHL gives merchants the potential to reach 30.7 million passengers each year not to mention over 20,000 employees who work at the Airport on a daily basis. New projects such as the recently completed Terminal E expansion and the D/E Connector, which have added a total of 13 new restaurants and shops to PHL, are always on the horizon. The current redevelopment of Terminal F will add up to 20 additional locations.
"PHL is an ever-changing and growing environment and represents many opportunities for merchants to launch or grow their business," said Clarence LeJeune, President of Marketplace Philadelphia Management.
To attend the forum, please call Mignon Buckholtz by June 6 at 215-937-1200 or respond online at http://philamarketplace.com/newsletters/evite201105.
MarketPlace Philadelphia Management is the manager of the food and retail program throughout Philadelphia International Airport. The award-winning food and retail program consists of stores and eateries throughout all seven terminals at Philadelphia International Airport. The airport features more than 160 in-line stores, restaurants and services, plus more than 30 specialty retail units. MarketPlace Philadelphia Management is the local management company for MarketPlace Development, a Boston-based retail development firm that partners with airports and airlines to develop, lease, and manage airport retail programs. MarketPlace is an affiliate of New England Development, a full-service development company based in Newton, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.philamarketplace.com Follow us on Twitter @phlfoodandshops and become a fan on Facebook.
Philadelphia International Airport is owned and operated by the City of Philadelphia. The Airport is a self-sustaining entity that operates without the use of local tax dollars. It is one of the largest economic engines in Pennsylvania, generating an estimated $14.2 billion in spending to the regional economy and employing a workforce of nearly 42,000. Visit the official Philadelphia International Airport website at http://www.phl.org.
Anna DiGregorio
MarketPlace Philadelphia Management
Emily Watts
For MarketPlace Philadelphia Management
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Expedia Inc. EXPE, +0.05% shares retreated slightly Tuesday, giving up 57 cents a share to slip to $42.08. Barclays Research analyst Anthony DiClemente cut his rating on the online travel booking site to underweight, or the equivalent of sell, from equal weight, saying that he believes enthusiasm is too optimistic over Expedia's ability to drive high-quality growth. DiClemente made no change to his $34-a-share price target on Expedia's stock.
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Consultant Dermatologist
- Location
- Chichester, West Sussex
- Salary
- £77,913 to £105,042 per a
- Posted
- 25 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 18 Nov 2018
- Sector
- Hospital, Dermatology
- Career Level
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
(10 PAs)
Are you looking for a chance to influence the way a service is designed if so we have an ideal post for you.
Applications are invited for the above post of Consultant Dermatologist based at St Richard's Hospital, part of the Western Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
The Dermatology service in Chichester is undergoing an exciting modernisation due to the retirement of the existing Consultants; this will enable us to provide a responsive, high quality service for our patients. We are looking for Consultants who are looking for an opportunity to lead the development of the service, supported by the team of dermatologists from Worthing, the MFU team and the team of specialist nurses in Dermatology.
The CQC recognised our leading approach continuous improvement which encourages and supports innovation at all levels. We are an acute trust with three hospitals; St Richard's in Chichester and Worthing Hospital, where we provide emergency and inpatient care; and Southlands Hospital in Shoreham, where we provide out-patient care and day surgery.
We are a forward looking and innovative trust whose purpose is to provide high quality emergency and elective care for the people of West Sussex. Foundation Trust Status was achieved in July 2013.
Our hospitals are all situated along the beautiful Sussex coast, nestled against the South Downs National Park, and close to vibrant towns that are richly endowed with excellent cultural and sporting facilities, offering good transport links to London and Europe.
All newly appointed Consultants are mentored, via the "WSHFT Mentorship scheme for senior medical staff".
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attaining Specialist Registration at the time of interview. Applications from candidates who, for personal reasons, are unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post.
For further information please contact: Dr A Wellesley Chief of Medicine, email firstname.lastname@example.com or via secretary on 01243 788122 ext 33406:
To apply for this post please click the apply button.
All applicants are required to provide the names and contact details of four referees; three will be clinical referees including one from the current employer (or most recent employer if not currently working) and the final referee will your current Responsible Officer for revalidation.
Please note shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide an up to date CV for their interview.
Applications from Agencies will NOT be considered, therefore please do not send any directly to the department or Medical HR.
Closing Date: 18 November 2018. Interview date: 20 December 2018.


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Real estate developers say one of the biggest consequences of a 22-year-old master plan is that a lot of the "current prime residential areas" continue to be classified as "industrial" or "agricultural" land. "Take for example Radhakrishna Mills on Avinashi Road. Though everyone knows that the road has become commercial or at least a mixed zone, that large piece of land continues to be called industrial," said the president of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI), Coimbatore, Rajesh Lund. "Many plots in Vilankurichi and Thaneerpandhal too are classified as agricultural land with houses on both sides," he said. And property on Avinashi Road being bought to develop commercial complexes is still classified as residential, he added.
When developers purchase a property classified under other categories, it takes them six to eight months and lakhs of rupees to get the classification converted. "If a land needs to be converted, an application has to be sent to the local planning authority (LPA) along with a building plan, from where it gets sent to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) from where it gets sent to the housing ministry. We have to grease palms for every movement of the file and approval," said a city-based real estate developer.
Industrialists say a new master plan which continues to be updated every five years will remove both the above problems. "It will give us a clear picture on the areas we can look at for specific purposes, be it residential or commercial," said Lund. "More importantly, it will allow the city to grow in a planned manner. The government too can afford to be strict in implementing zoning rules and regulations," said president of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, D Nandhakumar.
The member secretary of the Local Planning Authority, Mathivanan, admits that there is commercialization of residential areas. "We know it is happening. But we are preparing a new master plan for Coimbatore which will be ready in a few months," he said. "Sixty percent of the surveying work is done for the purpose," he said.


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As you are tipping your wine glass to enjoy that very first sip, what you may not know is the number of factors that influenced the unique tasting profile of that one particular wine. As the grapes grow eagerly on the vine, they are influenced daily by a number of environmental and exterior factors. Additionally, the flavor of the wine continues to evolve long after the grapes are harvested and processed. But let's focus for a minute on a few of the main factors that influence the grapes as they live out their life on the vine.
Climate- In general, grapevines thrive easily in moderate climates, which allows the fruit to reach full maturation and attain balanced levels of acids and sugars. So what exactly is considered a moderate climate? Well pretty much anywhere opposite of Telluride, Colorado! A moderate climate has temperatures that aren't too high, and don't drop too low either. Typically these climates produce nominal rainfall, and they are not prone to extreme droughts.
Soil- The soil that the grapes are growing in has a lot to do with how the grapes will mature as well. It is highly beneficial for the soil to be free draining and able to regulate the water supply to the roots of the vines equally.
Location- Have you ever wondered why most wine vineyards seem to be on sloped land? It turns out, there is a method to this madness. A sloped terrain aids in proper drainage for the vines, and having the slopes pointed towards the south increases sunlight absorption and helps prevent exposure to frost.
Here at Wine Mine in Telluride, Colorado, we love exploring the unique flavor that each wine has to offer and we hope that you do too!


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Emily Lakdawalla • April 25, 2019
The Curiosity team is touring Glen Torridon, the Valley of Clay, south of Vera Rubin Ridge, happily photographing everything and zapping rocks. It's clearly a delight for the team to be in a place they've been hoping to reach for 7 years.
Jason Davis • June 11, 2018 • 5
NASA is providing an instrument for the mission, which will try to uncover the origins of Phobos and Deimos.
Emily Lakdawalla • March 06, 2017 • 2
This week MAVEN had to execute a short rocket burn in order to prevent a future collision with Phobos. Curiosity (and other rovers) may have played a role in those trajectory predictions.
Emily Lakdawalla • December 15, 2016 • 2
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter's science team enjoyed the opportunity in November to test out their science instruments on Mars. One of the tests involved imaging Phobos from an unusual angle.
Emily Lakdawalla • October 06, 2016 • 11
It's always a delight to sink my teeth into a new data set, and I have spent this week playing with one I've been anticipating for a long time: ISRO's Mars Orbiter's Mars Colour Camera, or MCC. MCC is unique among current Mars cameras in its ability to get color, print-quality, wide-angle, regional views of Mars.
Sandhya Ramesh • October 05, 2016 • 1
On Mars Orbiter Mission's second anniversary of Mars arrival, ISRO has (finally!) made available to the public data from its first year in orbit.
Casey Dreier • May 19, 2016 • 7
Lockheed Martin proposed a system to send humans to orbit Mars in the year 2028—a concept that shares many core values with The Planetary Society's report, Humans Orbiting Mars, we released last year.
Emily Lakdawalla • April 21, 2016 • 1
Enjoy this serene image of a moonset on another world, captured by Curiosity's Mastcam in April 2014 and processed here by Justin Cowart.
Casey Dreier • September 29, 2015 • 2
Learn all about a sustainable, affordable path to get humans to the Red Planet—a path that goes through Mars orbit and Phobos.
Casey Dreier • September 19, 2015 • 3
Impress your friends and wow your colleagues by learning all about Mars's moons.
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.
LightSail 2 launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Be part of this epic point in space exploration history!


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Google Buys reCAPTCHA
Google this week snapped up a company called reCAPTCHA. The company's technology largely involves teaching computers to interpret difficult to read text such as that scanned from faded pages of books.
To that end, Google plans to use the technology for its always expanding Google Books and Google News Archive Search, making it easier to perform searches on scanned books. The technology will also help render text more easily on smaller screens like mobile phones.
In a blog post, Google added that it will also use the technology to increase fraud an spam protection.


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Texas Patriots PAC announces support for Lone Star College, Hospital District candidates
(The Woodlands, Texas) - Texas Patriots PAC has announced their support for the November 8th Lone Star College System and Montgomery County Hospital District races, rounding out their guide for voters to consider when going to the polls.
For the contested races for Montgomery County Hospital District, the PAC has chosen to support Brad Spratt for Precinct 2 and Mark Cole for the at-large position 1.
"Brad Spratt is a rising conservative leader, whose expertise in emergency services as well as his passion for conservative governance will be a welcome asset on the board," Texas Patriots PAC President Julie Turner said. "Along with the solid conservative leadership Mark Cole has displayed during his time on the board, we expect the Montgomery County Hospital District will remain one of the best in the state."
For the Lone Star College District races, the PAC has chosen Luis Granados for District 5, which covers The Woodlands and Magnolia, and Ron Trowbridge for District 7, which covers Conroe and east Montgomery County.
"Luis Granados is a reformer whose voice for academic excellence will be very important on the board," Texas Patriots PAC Treasurer Bill O'Sullivan said. "He is one of the few candidates we've seen with a passion for addressing the critical issue of remedial courses the college is forced to spend resources on for students who are not ready for college, which amounts to an unfunded mandate. We look forward to him joining Ron Trowbridge on the board as a trustee who is willing to go against the grain and promote fiscal responsibility."
Texas Patriots PAC, a non-partisan Tea Party organization dedicated to the election of candidates who share their core values of constitutionally limited government, free markets, and fiscal responsibility, is based in The Woodlands, Texas. For more information, please visit www.TexasPatriotsPAC.com