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Did you know that stores are now releasing multiple ads during the month of November for Black Friday? Gone are the days of retailers releasing a single ad for the Friday after Thanksgiving that topped out at 35-40 pages. We now have pre-Black Friday ads, Holiday ads, Toy Book ads, Thanksgiving ads, Cyber Monday ads, and wouldn't be surprised if stores release post-Black Friday ads this year. Some of these come close to 100 pages and may have conflicting and confusing information. As the staff at BestBlackFriday.com has to occasionally read them multiple times to get a grasp of the sale offered, we can only imagine the headaches that the average shopper experiences. We decided to break down how we go through the ads so you can quickly and efficiency select the right deals for you.
1. What kind of ad is it?
The first thing that you always want to look for in the ad is the date. In past years, this wasn't really necessary as it was assumed that every sale was on Black Friday. Now you will see dates as early as late October until Christmas! While these holiday ads aren't "Black Friday" per say, they are in the same ad format and stores push them as such. As Thanksgiving and Black Friday are starting to merge into the same day, make sure you differentiate between the dates. Some stores have separate Thanksgiving Day ads and sales while other stores actually have their Black Friday sale begin on Thanksgiving and run through the night. Even the holiday, toy book, and pre-Black Friday ads can run as high as 80 pages or more so don't use length as a determining factor. Here are examples of the more common ads:
Strictly Thanksgiving:
The above example showcased Kmart's Thanksgiving Ad last year. Every item in the sale was only available on Thursday from the hours between 6 AM and 5 PM. Nothing in this ad was available on Black Friday. With more stores beginning their Black Friday sale on Thanksgiving and running it through Friday morning, it is likely we will see less and less strictly Thursday ads as we move forward. It is still important to be on the lookout for them since you do not want to show up at your favorite store on Friday morning and find out the doorbuster that you wanted was only sold on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday Hybrid:
This "Hybrid Thanksgiving/Black Friday" ad scan seems to be what we will see more of going forward. While some retailers are still holding out opening on Thanksgiving, many are giving into the pressures of customer demand and attempting to remain competitive with giants such as Walmart and Best Buy. Instead of releasing separate ads, retailers will release a single flyer that starts when the store opens on Thanksgiving and ends when the store closes on Black Friday. There are two types of these ads:
- Event Based: Walmart traditionally uses this format. Their single ad will be split into different events starting on Thanksgiving and ending on Friday with multiple rounds of doorbusters and deals. Deals will be listed by each event along with the event hours. You will not be able to get any of the items in an event outside of the listed hours.
- Non-Event Based: This is a combined ad that will list hours starting on Thanksgiving and ending on Black Friday. If it does not mention events, everything in the flyer is fair game for the hours listed. This is preferable from a consumer standpoint and makes it much less hectic.
Strictly Black Friday:
This is the traditional Black Friday ad where the store opens anytime on Friday and closing on Friday with no carry over between Thursday and Saturday. While these are still more common than strictly Thanksgiving ads, they are being replaced by more and more "Thanksgiving and Black Friday Hybrid" ads. Even though we eventually feel as though only hybrid ads will exist, certain traditional stores such as Home Depot and Harbor Freight will probably keep "strictly Black Friday" ads alive for at least a few more years.
Toy Books (not Black Friday related!)
There is a common misconception that the toys in holiday toy books are somehow directly related to Black Friday pricing. While some of the toys listed in the toy books may appear on sale during Black Friday, the toy books themselves generally have no bearing on this. The confusion happens because toy books are released right around the same time as all of the Thanksgiving and Black Friday flyers. They look similar and they have the same exact feel. The pricing is a different story though. Many times the discounts will be minimal and not worth pursuing.
While the toys in these ads are usually on sale towards the end of October, beginning of November, their discounts have been known to last until Christmas. If you see prices that you find valuable in these toy books, by all means take advantage. If you are looking for premium discounts, we recommend the store's Black Friday ad.
2. What time is the sale?
Unless the store in question has no idea what they are doing, the hours will be right at the top of the first page of the ad scan. While we have seen this information absent in years past, retailers seem to be getting better at clearly labeling when their hours are. A few things to look out for:
- What time their doors open
- What time their sales end
- What time their doorbusters begin and end
- What time their store closes
While points 2,3, and 4 may sound the same, they are actually different many times. For example, a store could open at 6:00 AM, run their doorbusters from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM, end their general Black Friday sale at 5:00 PM and close their store at 8:00 PM. It is important that you know these hours so the items that you want are available at the price you want.
3. Doorbusters
To get you excited, stores will generally put the majority, if not all of their doorbusters, on the first page of the ad. Find the price and compare it online to other retailers to see how the price stacks up. More often than not, it will be cheaper than other stores but sometimes you can find it for the same or an even better price at discount retailers. You also want to look out for the quantity. If a store is offering $500 off on a HP laptop, everyone is going to want it. If each store is only carrying 5 of them, it may be extremely difficult for you to get your hands on one so you may be better off targeting a less popular item. Here are simple ways to find which items are doorbusters in an ad:
- Look for the headline that says Doorbuster on the individual deal or in big, bold letters in the section
- Look for the words "limited quantities" for any deal or item section
- Look to see if the actual number of units that the store will be carrying is listed. If anything between 3 and 10 is listed, it is a doorbuster
You should also read all of the small print to see what you are getting. Sometimes doorbusters are stripped down versions and really are not worth it. A usual high performance computer may be discounted because it has less ram, a smaller hard drive, and no accessories. Always look at the doorbuster as a whole and decide if it is really worth it. Check out our phony and misleading Black Friday deals article to learn more.
4. Coupons
Many ads will contain coupons and it is anyone's guess where they will appear. We have seen them anywhere from the first page all the way to the last page. They even sometimes randomly appear in the middle pages of the ad. They are sometimes general coupons such as "save $10 on all orders over $50" and "save 15% off all orders over $75". Other coupons may be for a specific item or item category. Make sure you thoroughly sort through the ad to ensure that you find every coupon. Some items require a coupon and you won't be able to take advantage of that particular sale without it. These coupons are especially important for online sales that require a coupon code to be entered at checkout.
5. Online and Offline Deals
This one is pretty store dependent. Some retailers will include their online sales in their regular ad while others will release a separate ad for online only sales. It is important to always be aware of where the sale is taking place as many doorbusters and deals are offline or online exclusively. Check out our offline vs. online black friday shopping article for a more in depth analysis of the pros and cons of each.
Now that you are an expert on breaking down a Black Friday ad, you are ready to start planning your big shopping day! Our planning for Black Friday article provides tips on how to use our website, the ads and the deals listed in order to come up with the perfect holiday shopping strategy! See below for a review of the main points of this article:
- Figure out what type of ad you are looking at (Strictly Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving and Black Friday Hybrid, Strictly Black Friday or Toy Book)
- Make yourself aware of the important hours such as store opening time, doorbuster times and when the holiday sale is over for the day.
- Identify all of the important doorbusters and coupons
- Identify all deals that are strictly sold in stores as well as strictly online ones.


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Methods exhibition, at Victor Hunt, Brussels, is presenting the groundbreaking French designer Julien Carretero's recent explorations of metal in all it's variations and their particular processes following his research of the past three years and resulting in an extended batch of recent works to be discovered, highlighting the essences of the material.
The exhibition will be representing the latest limited edition named Contrast, launched in June at Design Miami/ Basel, composed of six different designs in different metals emphasizing the contrasts inherent to all main alloy's within the industrial world – all lighting, realised exclusively for Victor Hunt Designart Dealer.
Additionally there will be a particular attention for the recent Stencil edition – based upon the principles of renewable textile molds for aluminium casting of structures – supported by the documentary produced by Victor Hunt to enlighten the process of the project.
Last but not least, there will be an overview of all of the designer's main projects since his graduation at Design Academy, such as his graduation To be Continued and Drag projects.

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Over the years I have had to make do with whatever method I could to make a circle for a project. Sure the lathe works but it has a limit on circumference and takes time. Many videos exist on this jig, lots of good ideas and some really strange approaches. Would not say mine is any better but I added improvements I thought worked better for me.
Base is ½ plywood, the next layer is 3 pieces cut to fit the sliding rule. Now I know some are going to look at the bottom and have a stroke on the number of screws used. Overkill, OMG what did you use the entire box??? Yeah all of the above. I assembled this with no glue and dialed in the sliding rule then took it all back apart and finished each piece, reassembled and used glue and the screws. Why? It seemed like a good idea at the time ya know? The plywood had two unsightly knots so I drilled them out and glued in dowels of mahogany.
The sliding rule base is a metal plate used in a cash register I seem to have 6 of them so one got used. I had a duller than a rock ¼ drill bit that I cut the bottom off and used it as my pivot. The ruler is an aluminum one I picked up at a box store, to attach after I set it correctly I used epoxy. To avoid confusion I sanded off the upside-down numbers, is may not be pretty but less confusion is best I am not getting any younger here.
To lock the jig in place on the work side I made a cleat to go under the bandsaw table. Sliding the unit into the blade this cleat hits the base of the table and extends 1 ½" under it. I spent a fair amount of time experimenting with locking down the opposite side for added safety. Experimenting with it I found it was not needed as you had more than enough pressure on the top pushing the blank around. Note I spent several days to determine this. (laughing)
While most jigs I have seen on videos just use plywood and maybe hit it with some wax I cannot abide that. I wrapped the sides with some mahogany strips and carefully cut out my slot for the sliding rule. Finished the entire piece with 4 coats of poly, let cure for a week then 3 coats of car wax. Yes for those so inclined that seems like overkill. Perhaps, but I subscribe to the idea that just because it is homemade does not mean it cannot look good.
In coming to the end of this project I have a strict rule for myself. Jigs, like tools, need a home. Sure the jig is made, now where you going to put it hotrod? Took a couple of tries before I settled on this location. Of course that meant a few more days making the cleats and rest block for the jig to sit in.
You can make this jig in many different ways. My design is 3 ¾" tall. The base measures 18"x18" which allows for a 26" circle, more if needed but it comfortably cuts 20" with ease. I did get a 3/16" blade from Timberwolf that they suggested would work well for this application. So far it has worked very well on everything I have cut.
-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.
7 comments so far
#1 posted 02-15-2017 05:23 PM
Very nice and precise built, not to mention it's so practical and useful jig.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#2 posted 02-15-2017 05:34 PM
I spend time putting waterbourne poly on my jigs as it helps with the extreme differences in moisture. You did a nice job, and it will be there again and again. Norm Abrams was the first one I remember using this type of jig. His used pre drilled holes with a nail for the pivot pin.
I just got a new 17 inch Band saw so this is on my list and it will be a little different. LOL! I also built one using a router a long time ago. Have yet to use it? Hmmmm
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
#3 posted 02-17-2017 04:24 AM
Great jig, Gunny I love it!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#4 posted 03-15-2017 10:36 PM
-- Antonín,Rožná.Česká republika
#5 posted 03-15-2017 10:38 PM
I live in Czech Republic.
-- Antonín,Rožná.Česká republika
#6 posted 03-15-2017 11:08 PM
Dobre utra Gspadin Klusy. Studied Russian in High Shcool. Just passed! LOL! Niet govarim parruski.
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
#7 posted 03-16-2017 01:18 AM
Try this. Write in both English and Russian.
Попробуй это. Напишите на английском и русском языках.
Zkuste to. Psát v angličtině a ruštině
-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.
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Show your faith with these Christian and Inspirational personal checks. Select from over 40 different designs of personal checks for Christians that feature religious themes including the cross, churches, Bible scriptures / versus, angels and more. These personal checks also serve as a daily reminder when we take them out to use that God is always nearby and watching over us.
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Yesterday, while I was sitting on my deck enjoying the beautiful spring weather, I saw my first butterfly of the year. So, I know that spring has finally arrived after a rather dreary and very cold winter. I really enjoy photographing butterflies and have created many products from what I consider my best butterfly shots. In this post, I thought I would share some of my butterfly merchandise with you as well as some nice flowers to plant to attract butterflies. You can view some of my butterfly photography products as well as others I thought you might enjoy. My butterfly merchandise includes mousepads, binders / notebooks, mugs, buttons, greeting cards, tote and canvas bags, stickers, keychains, posters and more.
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Attention penguin lovers, there's some really great penguin gifts and merchandise out there on the internet but it isn't always easy to find them. I'd like to show you a few places to find some unique penguin products. We'll of course start with some that I've designed. I drew the cute little penguin on the right back in the late 1990's for a craft project, a napkin holder to be exact. I gave those projects as Christmas gifts that year but that's for a different thread. I have now posted my cartoon penguin on a variety of products in my Zazzle store. My penguin merchandise includes some fun t-shirts, apparel, mousepads, coffee mugs, binders, stickers, cards, tote bags, and more.
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I must admit I am a Ladybug lover. There is just something about these little red and black bugs. I know they're kind of cute and are said to bring Good Luck. I have been drawing the cute little ladybug shown on the right for many years now and use it for my aviator in many online forums. Since opening my new shop that features my artwork, my little ladybug is now available on a variety of merchandise and gifts including t-shirts, tote bags, coffee & travel mugs, mousepads, greeting cards and even shoes.
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I am often inspired when I see the wonderful talents of other artists. This can certainly be said for an artist I ran across recently, her name is Renee Fukumoto. I recently opened a new Zazzle shop featuring my own artwork and soon learned of some very gifted artists there. Renee's shop, Ravenwood Studio was one I ventured into and was truly blown away at the passion that is reflected in her artwork. She specializes in horse, animal and nature art using a variety of mediums such as watercolors, acrylics, pastel pencils, pen & ink, and digital photography.
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I'm so excited to finally launch my new shop that features my artwork. Buzz the bee (this websites mascot) is just one of many characters I have created through the years. I enjoy drawing these cute little animals and bugs and now they are available to purchase on a variety of products and merchandise. I also offer some of my wildlife and nature photography as well.
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I absolutely love these beautiful and unique cat figures and statues created from artists around the world. I was really surprised to find these cat figures and statues are so affordable, as most of these felines are hand carved from wood and hand painted. The artist captured the classic cat features with fine details from the top of the cats head to the tip of its tail. You won't find these types of unique cat figures from anywhere else but Novica.
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Don't you just love a comfy bath robe? Select from over 200 Women's Bath Robes from famous name brands: Frankie & Johnny, Bedhead, Karen Neuburger, Carole Hochman, PJ Salvage, Betsey Johnson and more. These comfortable women's robes from SleepyHeads are available in a variety of styles and colors, from fun designs to simply elegant. You'll find short and long robes as well as waffle robes, zip-up robes, spa robes, kimono robes, etc. Comfortable materials is a must for a good wearing robe, you can select from cashmere, velour, cotton, terry cloth, flannel, fleece and more.
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I thought that I would share some Christian jewelry with you, seven scripture bangle bracelets. These beautiful Christian scripture bracelets are sterling silver and available in 2 sizes. These stylish bangle bracelets each have their own inspirational message that you find strengthens your faith or expresses a scripture you feel connected with. These bracelets are perfect for sharing your faith with others and they make a wonderful Christian jewelry gift.
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I am faithful to my coffee each morning and enjoy having a variety of coffee mugs to select from. The mug I select for the day of course depends on the mood I'm in or honestly what's clean. I can't think of a better way to start the day than with a coffee mug showing a bible scripture or inspirational saying. So, I want to share some Christian and Inspirational themed coffee mugs and travel mugs I found from DaySpring.
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CFO Moves this week include:
|The Hershey Company
|Kelly Services, Inc.
|Lorillard, Inc.
|Chromalox, Inc.
|Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
|Potbelly Corporation
|LKQ Corporation
|Scripps Networks Interactive
|Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
|Xero Limited
|Pacific Continental Corporation
|Accolade, Inc.
|Summit Bank
|Sparton Corporation
|TriMas Corporation
|Pentagon Federal Credit Union
|SynCardia Systems, Inc.
|XIFIN, Inc.
|Automated-X, Inc.
|Castle Biosciences, Inc.
|Fortus Healthcare Resources
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The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced the appointment of Patricia A. Little as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 16. Currently, Little is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Kelly Services, Inc. She serves as a board member and chair of the audit committee of McCormick & Company, Incorporated. Prior to joining Kelly in 2008, she spent 24 years with Ford Motor Company holding leadership roles in both corporate and operational finance.
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) announced that Patricia A. Little will step down as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective March 13, 2015, to pursue an opportunity outside of the Company. Concurrently, Olivier Thirot, Kelly's Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the role of Acting CFO. Mr. Thirot brings more than 25 years of extensive financial and accounting experience to the position, having managed several key finance functions at Bacardi Ltd. and L. Raphael where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his current role as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Thirot was responsible for the finance functions in Kelly Services' EMEA and APAC regions. He joined the Company in 2008.
Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) confirmed that David Taylor, currently executive vice president, finance and planning and chief financial officer of Lorillard, will serve as the new chief executive of ITG Brands LLC ("ITG"). ITG will be a newly formed subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group, PLC following the closing of Lorillard's pending merger with Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) ("RAI") and RAI's divesture of certain brands to Imperial Tobacco. The appointment will be effective immediately upon the closing of such transactions. Mr. Taylor has served as Lorillard's executive vice president, finance and planning, and chief financial officer since January of 2008. Prior to joining Lorillard, Mr. Taylor was a senior managing director with FTI Palladium Partners. In that capacity, he served as interim chief financial officer of Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. from January 2006 to November 2007.
Chromalox announced the appointment of Craig A. Creaturo as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Administration. Mr. Creaturo most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of II-VI Incorporated, a position he held since 2004. He joined II-VI Incorporated in 1998 as Corporate Controller and became an executive officer in 200 Previously, Mr. Creaturo spent six years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP.
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) announced that it has reached an agreement with Karyn F. Ovelmen, executive vice president and chief financial officer, for her separation from the Company. Under the agreement, Ovelmen will continue as CFO for up to three months while the Company conducts a search for her successor. Ovelmen previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Petroplus Holdings AG, a large European refiner and wholesaler of petroleum products. She also served as executive vice president and CFO of Argus Atlantic Energy. Prior to that, Ovelmen served as vice president of external reporting and investor relations for The Premcor Refining Group Inc.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) announced that Thomas F. Ackerman, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will retire from Charles River Laboratories in February 2016. Mr. Ackerman joined Charles River in 1988. He became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1996 and was elevated to his current position in 2005. David R. Smith, Corporate Senior Vice President, Global Discovery Services, has been named as Mr. Ackerman's successor. Mr. Smith joined Charles River through our acquisition of Argenta and BioFocus from Galapagos NV, where he was serving as Chief Executive Officer of its Galapagos Services division. Mr. Smith spent eight years at PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to joining AstraZeneca in 1997. After leaving AstraZeneca, Mr. Smith served as the Chief Financial Officer of Galapagos NV before becoming Chief Financial Officer for Cambridge University Hospitals, where he served in that capacity for six years, from 2007 to 2013.
BlackLine hired Mark Partin as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Partin most recently served as CFO at Fiberlink Communications, which was sold to IBM. Prior to that, Mr. Partin was CFO at Headhunter.net (now Careerbuilder.com). Mr. Partin began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen. Former CFO Charles Best will remain with the company as Chief Accounting Officer.
Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ: PBPB) announced that Charles Talbot, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving Potbelly to accept a senior leadership position with another company outside of the restaurant industry. Mr. Talbot will continue to serve as Potbelly's CFO until his departure on March 27, 2015.
LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) announced that John S. Quinn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LKQ, is moving to the position of LKQ's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of European Operations. Dominick "Nick" Zarcone has been appointed as LKQ's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr. Quinn, effective at the end of March 2015. Mr. Zarcone has been with the investment bank of Robert W. Baird since 1995, most recently as its Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to being named CFO of Baird in 2011, Mr. Zarcone spent 16 years in Baird's Investment Banking Department where most recently he was Chief Operating Officer.
Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) announced that Joseph G. NeCastro, currently chief financial and administrative officer, has been appointed chief development officer. Lori A. Hickok, presently executive vice president of finance, will succeed NeCastro as chief financial officer. Prior to Scripps Networks, Joseph G. NeCastro was executive vice president and chief financial officer for The E.W. Scripps Company. He joined the company in 2002, from Penton Media, Inc. where as chief financial officer at Penton. He previously held senior financial positions at Reader's Digest, and U.S. News & World Report. Lori Hickok was previously vice president and controller for The E. W. Scripps Company. She first joined the company in 1988, as a financial analyst in the corporate finance department. She held positions as the chief analyst for corporate development, controller for the company's new media operations as well as the controller of the company's former cable television systems division, which merged in 1996 with Comcast Corporation. She left the company after the merger to serve two years in senior financial roles at Paramount Kings Island in Cincinnati including chief financial officer.
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (SSB) announced that Chief Financial Officer Brian Callahan has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. In the interim, SSB Chief Executive Officer Gary Fazio will assume oversight of the company's finance functions.
Xero Limited announced that Graham Smith has joined the Xero Board as an additional independent, non-executive Director. Smith's experience includes being Salesforce's Chief Financial Officer and as a Board member of industry leaders such as Splunk.
Pacific Continental Corporation (NASDAQ: PCBK), the holding company of Pacific Continental Bank, announced that Executive Vice president and Chief Financial Officer Michael (Mick) Reynolds will retire during the late second quarter of 2015. Reynolds has been with the company since 1998 and has held the position of chief financial officer for 16 years. Prior to joining Pacific Continental, Mr. Reynolds spent 17 years in the corporate finance divisions of First Interstate Bank and U.S. Bancorp.
Revitas announced the appointment of Michael Coluzzi as the new Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Coluzzi joins Revitas after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Quintiq. Prior to Quintiq, Coluzzi served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Metrologic, which was later acquired by Honeywell International.
Accolade, Inc. announced that Steve Barnes has joined from NRG Energy as chief financial officer. Prior to NRG Energy, he was managing director and chief financial officer for Novitas Capital.
Summit Bank (OTC: SBKO) announced that Ross Kari will be joining its Board of Directors. Ross Kari retired in 2013 as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Freddie Mac. Mr. Kari spent a large portion of his career – from 1983 to 2001 – at Wells Fargo, rising from senior financial analyst to executive vice president and chief financial officer. He has also served as chief financial officer of Fifth Third Bank and Safeco and executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Mr. Kari also served as a director and chair of the audit committee for KKR Financial Holdings LLC.
Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) announced that its Board has appointed Frank A. "Andy" Wilson as an Independent Director. Mr. Wilson will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Andy Wilson joined PerkinElmer in May 2009 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Mr. Wilson held key financial and business management roles over 12 years at the Danaher Corporation, including corporate vice president of investor relations; group vice president of business development; group vice president of finance for Danaher Motion Group; president of Gems Sensors; and group vice president of finance for the Industrial Controls Group. Previously, Mr. Wilson worked for several years at AlliedSignal Inc., now Honeywell International, where he last served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for Commercial Aviations Systems. His earlier experience includes PepsiCo Inc. in financial and controllership positions of increasing responsibility, E.F. Hutton and Company, and KPMG.
TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) announced that it has appointed Herbert K. Parker, former chief financial officer and current executive vice president, Operational Excellence at Harman International to its Board of Directors. Previously, he served in various senior financial positions with global power and technology company ABB Group for 28 years, from 1980 to 2008, including chief financial officer of the billion Americas region from 2006 to 2008, when he was based in Norwalk, Conn. From 2002 to 2005 he was the chief financial officer of the global automation division.
Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) hired Denise McGlone as chief financial officer. McGlone served as chief financial officer at Affinity Federal for eight years and was CFO at Sallie Mae.
SynCardia Systems, Inc. announced that Dan Hudspeth has been named Chief Financial Officer. Hudspeth most recently provided interim executive and board advisory services to venture capital and private equity-backed companies through his company, Cohesive Strategy LLC. He has served as the chief financial officer of Genomica Corp., Rally Development Corp. and Allos Therapeutics.
XIFIN, Inc. has named James C. Malone as its new chief financial officer. Malone most recently served as executive vice president/CFO at American Well, Inc. Additionally he served as EVP/CFO at Misys PLC, and was the EVP/CFO of The Trizetto Group, Inc. Malone has also held executive positions with IMS Health, Cognizant and Dunn & Bradstreet Corporation.
Automated-X, Inc. (OTC: AUTX) announced that it has appointed Alan Bailey as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bailey spent over 35 years at Paramount Pictures (a division of Viacom Industries), most recently as Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer.
Castle Biosciences, Inc. announced the appointment of James L. Dunn, Jr. as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dunn has served in both CFO and General Counsel roles across various industries. He most recently served as CFO of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., and successfully managed its IPO. He began his career as a Co-Founder and CFO of Pentegra Dental Group (now iLinc).
Spence-Chapin announced the promotion of Adam Cotumaccio by naming him President. Cotumaccio was previously COO/CFO of the 107-year-old agency. Cotumaccio has served on several non-profit and for-profit boards and has extensive cause marketing experience. Adam was formerly the Global COO for Kinetic Worldwide and previously served as COO, Americas GroupM ESP, the Entertainment, Sports and Cause Marketing division within GroupM.
Levenger announced that Steven Hansen, the former chief financial officer, has rejoined the company as CEO. Hansen was most recently a founding partner and President of GoldFellow LLC, and served as CFO of inSleep Technologies LLC. He maintained strong ties with Levenger during this time, serving on the company's advisory board after concluding his tenure in 2010 as Levenger's CFO. Prior to his initial term at Levenger, Hansen served as CFO for other companies including Andin International, JewelAmerica and Aurafin LLC. In addition, he has held partnership positions at Tatum Partners and GRH Holdings, and currently serves as an adviser to Tarantin Industries and Sleep Science LLC.
Fortus Healthcare Resources announced that Dave Keenan has joined as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Fortus, Keenan served more than 12 years as VP – Treasury and Taxation at Oneida Ltd.. He also spent eight years as a tax manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).


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Volume 43 – Number 4
Van Gulik's Tobacco Box
A Chinese Lacquer Box at The Cleveland Museum of Art
Tushanwan Workshop Pagodas
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Cover: Detail of a box
China, late Southern Song to early
Yuan dynasty, late 13th century
Carved lacquer
Height 21 cm, diameter 40.6 cm
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr Fund (2011.34a-b)
In this issue, Orientations takes an in-depth look at a variety of singular artworks with unusual historical backgrounds. Lothar Ledderose relates how a curious tobacco box came to symbolize the enduring friendship that developed between two 20th century men of letters in Tokyo. Anita Chung presents a stylistic analysis of an early Chinese lacquer box recently acquired by The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cole Roskam discusses the scale and significance of the Tushanwan Workshop Pagoda Collection, an ambitious, somewhat eccentric project undertaken in the early 20th century by a Jesuit monk in Shanghai. We also focus on photographer and conceptual artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, who talks about his work, career and inspiration with Frank Feltens. Sylvan Barnet and William Burto reflect on Kegon Waterfall, one of Sugimoto's best-known works.
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A rather fun & crunchy experience
Located in Marylebone just a few blocks behind one my favourite gallery The Wallace Collection, the Michelin starred L'Auture Pied is sitting along side another Michelin restaurant Trishna and the high profile Roganic on the same street. I didn't really know what to expect when I booked the place, as it is one of the lower profile Michelin restaurant in London and not many bloggers or food critics has written about the restaurant lately. So off I went to see what L'Autre Pied has to offer and it turned out to be pretty enjoyable.
We went for the tasting meal at £49, which was a special offer, and this has to one the best value deal for a Michelin restaurant! Before the meal starts we had some very tasty canapés and bread, the black olive and Parmesan roll has to be best bread I had in 2013 so far, the richness of the cheese and the unique taste of the olive really shine through. It was a perfect match and as usual I had a bit more than I should but the roll was just really well made, as good as the bacon roll at The Ledbury!
|black olive and Parmesan roll
A lovely Amuse Bouche was followed, a creamy cheese mousse with a sea bream and nutty salad on the side, never expected nut to go so well with seafood and it really opened a new dimension of texture. But the real star of the evening was the first course: Ceviche of hand dived scallops, black quinoa, crme fraiches, radishes, fennel and dill. This was a stunning dish, the raw scallops was so sweet and refreshing, while the bitterness of the fennel and distinctive taste of the dill really lifted up the cream fraiches which was very light unlike the usual ones. The radishes gave the dish a touch of fruitiness while the black quinoa really delivered a sour and nutty taste on top to complete an outstanding plate of seafood dish, this ceviche in fact was far superior than the one I had at Lima.
|Amuse Bouche
|Ceviche of hand dived scallops
Next: Squid Linguini, gremolata, smoked anchovies, pine nuts and dried grapes. This was a fun dish with the squid chopped in to the shape of linguine. Tender and smooth, the squid was top quality but I found it just a tiny bit too salty. The gremolata was packed with Mediterranean herbal flavours, the smoked anchovies added a bold and rich meaty flavour to the dish then the dried grapes balanced it out with the sweet and fruity taste. Again a nutty taste was added using the pine nuts to add a oily and crunchy taste to the finish.
|Squid Linguini
This was followed by grapaudine beetroot with St Tola goat's cheese, balsamic and grated belper knolle. This was brilliant vegetarian dish, the sweet and earthy taste of the beetroot was a perfect match with the light and creamy goat cheese. The belper knolle played the crunchy role this time around, the intense flavours of spices combining with the balsamic delivered an explosive taste of richness to the dish, quality.
|Grapaudine beetroot
The meat course was the kid goat with glazed aubergine, ras el hannout, wild garlic and sambal. Really enjoy how the chef exploring flavours around the world to create something so unique and refine. The aubergine was cooked to perfection, ras el hanout, sambal plus the garlic gave it a very authentic taste to the goat with the well balanced spices. The kid goat wasn't as tender as I expected to be but really has a nice meaty and moist flavours went really well with the spices and sweetness of the aubergine.
|Kid goat with glazed aubergine
To finish off the meal we had two desserts with the first one a sorbet with cream and again using nuts to top it off. It was refreshing and acted as a very good palate cleaner. The 2nd dessert: Pineapple carpaccio with coconut, yoghurt and lime. Very tropical flavours using sweet and sour taste of the fruits. While it was enjoyable, I felt like the desserts was the weakest dishes of the evening as unlike the other dishes, it lacks a bit of imagination to push the desserts to the next level.
|Pre dessert
|Pineapple carpaccio
It was a very good dinner overall, L'Autre Pied delivered a very interesting experiences using flavours from all over the world to create bold, unexpected combination and ambitious taste which worked brilliantly especially for the seafood courses. It was a lovely meal and totally justifies the money I was paying for, plus service was warm and very professional. This is a place well worth going if you are seeking something fresh and refine in an elegant way.
Food 3.5/5
Head chef:
Andy Mcfadden
What I paid:
£77 per head with 2 glasses of wine
Average cost without drinks and services :
£27.50 lunch menu
£75 tasting menu
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With the prevalence and popularity of social network sites today, safety as become a serious concern. This includes people of all ages, not just children. When you participate in social networking you are potentially exposing a lot of your life and personal information to the Internet at large. Before you know it that information can wind up in the wrong hands, so it's essential that you learn how to protect yourself immediately.
First and foremost, one of the most important steps towards protecting yourself is to keep all of your passwords safe. Your passwords should never be shared with anybody, and they should be different from site to site. None of these sites will ever ask you for your password, so don't believe any bogus emails or messages that you receive. Keep your password private, refuse to share it and report anybody that does ask you for it.
Choosing the right password will also help you protect yourself. Far too many people use short, simple passwords that can be easily guessed. Using your name for example, or something like the word "password" is a recipe for disaster. You should always try to include both letters and numbers, and even a special character or two if it's possible. The longer your password is, with more variation included, the less likely it will be to be hacked and found out.
Password protection is one of the most important elements of online safety while social networking but there are many other important factors as well. As mentioned, when you participate in these sites you are leaving yourself wide open to the world. This means that you have to take extra care to only include what you are comfortable sharing with everyone. Private pictures quickly escape into public view, and people share them, post them in other places and so on.
Everyone from schools to potential employers now checks in on sites such as Facebook and MySpace to see what people are up to. Even one embarrassing or inappropriate picture or comment can come back to haunt you. Don't think that marking something as private will do the job, and don't think that nobody will take the time to search. People will search, and everything eventually gets found.
It's one of the inherent dangers of social networking, so be sure that anything you post, say or include you would be comfortable with everybody seeing and knowing. There are far too many horror stories out there already about people who got fired from a job, suspended from school or turned down for an open position someplace because of what was found out about them online.
Social network sites have proven to be a valuable tool for staying in touch with friends and family, meeting new people and more. However, with their popularity there also comes some well known risks. Pick a strong password and keep it to yourself, and be sure to be careful with what you post and say online. By taking these simple steps you will ensure your own safety and you will be able to enjoy a better online experience.


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Have you experienced how Hard water effects on you? In areas where the water supply offers hard water, people can experience frequent plumbing issues, repeated sanitary attachment replacements, hair skin and nail issues or brittleness and all such problems. To avoid all these problems and get a healthy shower, using the best shower head filter for hard water 2020 supply could be the best solution for your safety and health as well.
There are showers that come up with shower head filters offering minimum to the maximum level of filtration capabilities. Though some work great while removing impurities and other dust and dirt particles, you need to look for those which offer hard water component removal or that provide water softening filtration process to keep you away from the effects of hard water.
Table of Contents
- Top 5 best shower head filter for hard water 2020
- Buying guide for the shower head filter for hard water
Top 5 best shower head filter for hard water 2020
To assist our readers in the best way, we have carefully picked and sorted a list of 5 of the best shower head filters for hard water here:
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This one is a complete set consisting of a shower head that is designed for wall mounted shower settings and contains the filtration system that is perfect to get rid of the hard water components. This assures that with this shower head you can get rid of the hard water effects by removing the components from the water flow and gives out the quality of water that keeps your hairs and skin safe from getting damaged.
The shower head meets the EPA certification standard and offers 2 gallons per minute that are safe for the skin and make sure you get a soothing shower.
The shower comes with the rubber spray nozzles making sure it would not rust or get clogged by the water deposits or rust. In addition to that, the 5 5 different types of spray settings make it easier for the user to select the shower spray that is the best for their use.
The water filtration cartridge is WHR-140 making sure it filters out the sulfur and chlorine components from the water making its composition safe and soft for the users. The filtration cartridge works well for 6 months giving the best quality soft water you need.
The bacteriostatic bacteria removal filter setup removes bacteria from the water making it even healthier. The shower head is tested using NSF and ANSI standards for a trustworthy performance. It is easy to install and need no extra tools to get it mounted.
This shower head filtration system makes sure to offer high-quality soft water no matter if you have a hard water supply in your showers. The coconut shell carbon along with the copper zinc mix make sure to reduce the level of chlorine and other harmful components like lead, iron, mercury, hydrogen sulfide, herbicides, and pesticides.
By reducing the harsh chemicals from the water coming in the shower, it helps in reducing the skin and hair problems by giving a soft-rinsing solution to keep you healthy and safe.
The 5 ft. shower wand helps in using the shower head easily for cleaning pets and giving a shower to little kids. In addition to that, the multiple massage settings make sure you get a soothing massage with the shower flow coming consistently and flawlessly for better and relaxed shower experience.
The long-lasting filtration system gives out 10,000 gallons of fresh water so that you get quality without any extra expenditure with ease.
The system is easy to install and let you get it fixed quickly with almost no tools or complicated process required.
This one is another water filtration system from Aquasana deluxe water filter system and allows better filtration and an active removal of the harsh and damaging components from the water for making it safe for the user by improving the overall quality of the water.
The shower comes with the filtration setup that is designed to offer coconut shell carbon and a mix of copper zinc for an active and efficient removal of iron, hydrogen sulfide, pesticides, and herbicides, lead, mercury and choline components.
All these components are harsh on the skin and may damage if they are supplied in the shower. The filtration system that is included in the Aquasana shower heads effectively removes the particles so that the water quality is improved and the water has softer and better effect on the skin to keep it moisturized and undamaged.
The massaging shower head allows soothing shower effect for a relaxed showering with soft and clean water that is free of all hazardous compounds. The filter lasts up to 10,000 gallon of water which is almost 6 months of usage meaning that there would be no need to change the cartridge frequently.
The water filter comes with a massaging shower head that assures a soft and soothing effect on the skin while keeping it safe from getting affected by hazardous compounds. The unique water filtration system assures removal of matter that may reduce the quality of the water. The special formulation of KDF-55 filtration medium makes it easier to remove almost 90 percent of the chlorine from the water coming in the shower.
By improving the overall quality of the water through effective filtration system the shower assures better and moisturized soft skin and healthier, shinier hairs as well. The filter lasts for up to 6 to 9 months or it can filter out up to 25000 gallons of water for a long-lasting and efficient performance.
The shower head is well designed to offer chlorine filtration and destabilization for an environmentally friendly effect that makes it easier to convert the harmful chlorine into harmless components with the use of KDF that converts the chlorine into safer compounds.
The shower filtration system meets the NFS standard 177 for a better chlorine removal system that keeps the environment and the user safe from getting harmed.
AquaBliss is surely a well-known brand offering a range of high-end shower heads and filtration system for improved water quality and better user experience as well.
The filtration system actively removes the heavy harmful metals like mercury, nickel, and chromium which are usually found in hard water. In addition to that, it also removes chlorine which is also commonly found in the hard water supply.
In addition to this, the growth of bacteria, algae, fungi, mold and scale formation is also inhibited through the proper filtration system.
Hard water causes itching and dryness on skin and hairs making it damaged and brittle. Whereas through the use of a proper filtration system it helps in keeping the skin moisturized and give better hair and skin health.
The perfect combination of KDF 55, activated carbon compound and calcium sulfite make sure to filter harmful elements in hot as well as cold water shower flow. It is easy to install and make it easier to replace the cartridge whenever needed.
Buying guide for the shower head filter for hard water
For hard water removal, the shower heads have to be equipped with the certain type of filtration system that is capable to combat the most common yet most harmful hard water components that include lead, chlorine, sulfides, and mercury as well as other components that could affect the quality of the water. The filters should be capable of removing impurities and provide soft water that keeps the user away from hair and skin damages as well.
The following considerations should be kept in mind:
- Make sure the water filtration system consists of multi-level filtration assuring that dirt, dust, rust, chlorine, sulfides and other metal components will be removed effectively.
- It is better to make sure that the cartridge that is used in the water filtration system, it also improves the quality of water by discouraging the growth of molds, bacteria, and viruses, as well as fungi and algae, are not supported in them.
- Having rubber nozzles keep the shower head in good condition by avoiding rust and scale formation in the nozzles.
- You may also make sure that the filtration cartridge in your shower head is capable of delivering a continuous level of quality in water for months to come. Most of the high-quality shower heads with the filtration system meant for hard water treatment offer 6-8 months of cartridge life that is enough for keeping you worry-free.
- The size and applicability of the shower head and the filtration should not be ignored as well because if the cartridge does not fit in your shower head or of the whole system and the shower head is not adjustable or cannot be installed on the shower then it could create an issue or cause loss of money as well.
Here we have discussed a combination of shower head and filtration systems that are available for hard water treatment and promise the users to deliver soft water by removing harmful components. You must notice that most of these shower heads of filters offer an active removal of metal, chlorine and sulfide components that assure a better quality of water.
In addition to that through filtration when these elements are removed these may also be treated to offer an environmentally friendly solution as well. For this purpose, the filtration system in Rainshow'r shower head also offers KDF filtration making it easier to convert the chlorine into more soluble and safer compounds to keep the environment safe as well.
So it is better to select the one that not only cares for you to get soft, high-quality water flow it should be safe for the environment also.


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Dental Assistance
The Dental Assistance program is designed to provide grants to both pre-transplant candidates and post-transplant recipients to assist in accessing appropriate dental care directly related to their transplant needs:
- Dental treatment plans must be submitted with the application.
- All dental care must be pre-approved.
- Transplant team must verify that this is the final clearance needed to be listed for transplant or verification must be submitted that dental care needed post-transplant is transplant related.
- All dental insurance must be utilized first.
- Approvals are valid for 90 days.
- GTF staff will contact dental provider for fee arrangement and billing methods.
Eligibility Guidelines:
- Georgia Resident.
- Solid organ transplant candidate and recipient.
- Evidence of financial need.
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Friday, 2 September 2016
Darwin's Abominable Mystery Is Good for Us
Joel Kontinen
Charles Darwin called the origin of flowering plants an abominable mystery that was difficult to account for by his theory.
Flowers do appear suddenly and fully formed in the fossil record. Even the earliest flowers look very modern.
Flowers need pollinators and pollinators need flowers. Evolutionists might need to invoke co-evolution, mutualism or symbiosis, but flowers are nevertheless beautiful, and many insects do a good job in helping them spread.
A recent paper in Nature concludes that the more variety in flowers (and insects) there is in a meadow, the more beneficial it is for us.
Science Daily summarises the findings of the research:
"The more it swarms, crawls, flies the better it is, say scientists. A diverse ecosystem populated by many species from all levels provides higher ecosystem services. Even rather unpopular insects and invisible soil-dwelling organisms are important."
They are good for our health.
Reminds us of the very good world of Genesis.
Technical University of Munich (TUM). 2016. Flowering meadows benefit humankind: Greater biodiversity in grasslands leads to higher levels of ecosystem services. Science Daily. (17 August).
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Gasping for Breath
|Drowning Watchman rescued (4)
Description<name>! I was on my way when it happened.
No time to waste. A good half of the town watch was in the area that collapsed. Get in there and save as many as you can.
Make sure to get them out of the water and onto shore. I'll make sure they get any aid they need.
You did what you could, <name>. With any luck a few others will find their way to shore.
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Zé Arigó
Zé Arigó (pseudonym of José Pedro de Freitas 18 October 1921 – 11 January 1971) was a faith healer and proponent of psychic surgery. He claimed to have performed psychic surgery with his hands or with simple kitchen utensils while in a mediumistic trance, therefore he was also known as the Surgeon of the Rusty Knife. During his operations he supposedly embodied the spirit of Dr. Adolf Fritz.
Zé Arigó
José Pedro de Freitas
18 October 1921
Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
|11 January 1971 49)(aged
|Known for
|Popular medium of Spiritist movement
Zé Arigó was born José Pedro de Freitas on a farm located 6 kilometers from Congonhas do Campo, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His family was very poor and he could only study up to the third grade of school. At the age of 14 he began working at a mine where he worked for 6 years. According to his autobiography, around 1950 he began to suffer from strong headaches, insomnia, trances, and hallucinations. One day he felt that the voice that had been pursuing him took over his body, and he had a vision of a bald man, dressed in a white apron and supervising a team of doctors and nurses in an enormous operating room. This entity identified itself as "Dr. Fritz."
After claiming to have channeled Dr. Fritz, Arigó began to perform operations using scalpels and needles. His reputation soared and spread throughout Brazil after it was alleged that he had removed a cancerous tumor from the lung of a well-known Brazilian senator. Over the next twenty years, thousands of people who mistrusted traditional medicine, or had not found help in it, came to Congonhas in search of a cure.
In 1956 Arigó was convicted of illegally practicing medicine. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison, but was pardoned by President of Brazil Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira. In 1962 he was arrested and held for seven months for practicing medicine without a license. However, he was allowed to continue treating people while held in jail. Arigó died in 1971 in an automobile accident.
Critical reception
Magician and skeptic James Randi considered the psychic surgery of Arigó to be the result of sleight of hand trickery. Randi published a photograph of himself performing a knife stunt that Arigó was alleged to have performed.[1]
Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell has written that Arigó "prescribed various potions and concoctions that obviously depended for their effectiveness on the placebo effect. His prescriptions were filled at the only pharmacy in town run by the amateur doctor's brother. By such means were Arigo's alleged "miracle healings" actually performed."[2]
Philosopher and skeptic Robert Todd Carroll author of The Skeptic's Dictionary considered Arigó to be a hoaxer.[3]
Martin Gardner protesting Crowell-Collier's publishing of the John G. Fuller's book Arigo withdrew publication of his own (Gardner) book.[4]
- Randi, James (1982). Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions. Prometheus Books. pp. 174–176. ISBN 0-87975-198-3.
- Nickell, Joe (1993). Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions & Healing Cures. Prometheus Books. p. 161. ISBN 1-57392-680-9.
- Carroll, Robert Todd. (2004). "Pranks, Frauds, and Hoaxes from Around the World". Skeptical Inquirer 28: 41–46.
- Ward, Ray (2017). "The Martin Gardner Correspondence with Marcello Truzzi". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. 41 (6): 57–59.
Further reading
- Fuller, John G. (1974). Arigo: Surgeon of the Rusty Knife. Afterword by Henry K. Puharich, M.D. New York: Crowell. ISBN 0-690-00512-1.
- Playfair, Guy L. (1975). The Flying Cow. Research into Paranormal Phenomena in the World's Most Psychic Country. London: Souvenir Press. ISBN 0-285-62160-2.
External links
- Haughton, Brian (2004). "José Arigó – Psychic Surgeon and Healer". Mysterious People. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- Stemman, Roy (1986). "Arigo:surgeon extraordinary". In Peter Brookesmith (ed.). The Unexplained. 3. Great Britain: Marshall Cavendish. pp. 378–380. ISBN 0-86307-098-1.
- "Surgeon of the Rusty Knife". Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- "Arigo-Psychic Surgeon". Retrieved 2013-05-10.


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UPDATE: More Closures Announced, Ferry Service Disrupted
UPDATE 5 p.m.:The Kitsap County courthouse and county offices are operating on a two-hour delay on Tuesday. The courthouse and county office open at 10 a.m. The board of commissioner's meeting originally scheduled for tonight is rescheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. Also, Kitsap Transit will continue serving limited routes on Tuesday.
UPDATE 12:35 p.m.:Poulsbo City Hall will close today at 3:30 p.m. It will be open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Also, the Kitsap Airporter will make its last run of the day at 4 p.m.
UPDATE 12:15 p.m.: Edmonds/Kingston Route Cancellations
Extreme weather conditions have delayed fuel service to the Hyak. There will be no 10:50am, 12:10pm, and 1:40pm service from Kingston and no 11:30am, 12:55pm, 2:30pm service from Edmonds. The Hyak is expected back with the 3:10pm sailing from Kingston.
UPDATE 10:45 a.m.: Waste Management will not pick up residential trash today. Homes will be allowed double volume on the next regular collection day for each missed container. There is limited commercial service.
UPDATE 10 a.m.:Power outages are being reported all over the county, according to Puget Sound Energy.
Here's a wrap up of the customers in our area without power:
South Kitsap: 3,606
Bainbridge Island: 2,238
Bremerton: 998
Poulsbo: 777
Suquamish: 189
Indianola: 193
Kingston: 1,195
Hansville: 254
Rain may be on the way to the Kitsap Peninsula today, as temperatures emerge from subfreezing levels ? at least for a little while, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters are calling for a high of 35 and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. And as the temperature climbs, that may mean some rain for the area.
If nothing else, Monday night is expected to be mostly cloudy here, with no new snowfall, though a 26 degree temperature will keep things frozen. And come Tuesday, with a high of just 33 degrees, snow is again expected to return to the region, though not in the record-breaking amounts seen on Saturday and Sunday.
Kitsap Transit is planning to run limited bus service around the county Monday. For a list of the service available, go to www.kitsaptransit.org.
Washington State Ferries issued a statement Sunday night to ferry users and commuters that the "extreme weather conditions could result in reduced service on all ferry routes beginning this evening and throughout the day tomorrow, Monday, December 22. Please use caution in your travel plans and prepare for possible one boat service on all WSF ferry routes."
Among those businesses and agencies that are shut down today:
The Kitsap County courthouse and administration building will be closed Monday. The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners' regular meeting is canceled for today and will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday. For updates, call the county's emergency closure and inclement weather line at (360) 337-5775.
The city of Bremerton will be closed to the public and all employees are required to follow the severe weather policy. The Port Orchard city hall will also be closed.
The Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island city halls will not open until at least 10 a.m.
Olympic College campuses in Bremerton, Poulsbo and Shelton will be closed.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound ? including all branches and administrative service centers in Pierce, Mason, and Kitsap counties ? will be closed.
The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard issued to the following statement: "PSNS and IMF, Bremerton site is curtailing normal operations on Monday, December 22 for all non-essential personnel due to the current snow storm."
City and county public works crews, who continue to work around the clock to sand and plow roads, have issued the following road closures due to weather this morning:
South Kitsap
* Minterbrook Road SW about 1/2 mile north of Sidney Road SW (tree down in power lines)
* Bielmeier Road SE between Jason Lane SE and North Van Decar Road SE
* Baker Road SE between Clover Valley Road SE and Phillips Road SE
* Anderson Hill Road SW between Highway 16 and Warbler Way SW
* North Street SE between Ebbert Drive SE and Long Lake Road SE
* Retsil Road E between Beach Dive E and Williams Lane E
* Williams Lane E between Retsil Road E and Arnold Avenue E
* Orchard Avenue SE between SE Black Road and Olalla Valley Road SE
North Kitsap
UPDATE: Totten Road now open (a downed power line was blocking the roadway earlier Monday)
* NE Beachwood Avenue, between Indianola Road NE and Harbor View Drive NE
Useful Links:
National Weather Service in Seattle - http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/.
Ferry Weather from the University of Washington - http://i90.atmos.washington.edu/ferry/Ferryjs/mainframe1.htm
Lastest Seattle Weather Radar - http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0R&rid=ATX&loop=yes
Cliff Mass's Weather Blog - http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/
Kitsap County Road Conditions (does not include cities) - http://www.kitsapgov.com/pw/roadwork.htm
Kitsap Sun Road Closure guide (includes cities and county as reported) - http://www.kitsapsun.com/maps/snow-2008/
Kitsap County snowplow routes at http://www.kitsapgov.com/pw/snowplow.htm
Kitsap Transit has already announced Saturday schedule changes. To see those, click here.
Check the status of your flight at http://hosting.portseattle.org/fids/FlightInfo.aspx
Check major highway conditions at WSDOT's main page at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ or if the site is running slow, on WSDOT's Twitter page http://twitter.com/wsdot
Puget Sound Energy General Information line: 1-888-225-5773 or go to their web site at http://www.pse.com.
Mason PUD 3 - http://www.masonpud3.org/ or call 360-275-2833 (Belfair)
Links to tips for staying warm as well as other news from around the region - http://www.kitsapsun.com/snowstorm08/


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The NFL's controversial replacement referees made their biggest mistake on the final play of Week 1.
NFL vice president of officiating Carl Johnson confirmed that the Oakland Raiders should have been given an "untimed" play at the end of their 22-14 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.
The play came after the Chargers punted to end the game, downing the ball at the Oakland 5-yard line. However, because the Chargers touched the ball first, Oakland was entitled to a final play under league rules.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an email after he spoke to Johnson that: "Yes. If the Raiders elected to take it. The officials should have notified them that they could have one more play due to the 'first touching' violation."
[Related: Oakland's Travis Goethel gets an unfortunate 15 minutes of fame]
The Raiders would have been able to run one final play from their own 5-yard line, needing to go 95 yards and then make a two-point conversion to send the game to overtime. While improbable, the mistake is nonetheless significant.
The gaffe was by far the biggest of a weekend that featured several awkward moments for the replacement officials, but no mistakes that appeared to have a direct impact on the outcome of a game. During the Arizona Cardinals' 20-16 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, the replacement officials mistakenly granted Seattle a fourth timeout at the end of the game. Although Arizona ultimately won, the officials had to admit they did not know the league's rule on injury-caused timeouts in the final two minutes.
Likewise, the refs in the Denver Broncos' 31-19 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night mistakenly called for the two-minute warning with 1:58 remaining before Denver ran a point-after conversion play.
Other than those errors, the NFL replacement refs, who reportedly are now expected to work up to the first five weeks of the season, had a relatively quiet week. While there was criticism of many judgment calls, that is relatively typical of any week in an NFL season.
[Dan Wetzel: Ravens Lewis, Reed finally backed with explosive offense]
However, the mistake in the San Diego-Oakland game is far more significant, even if the Raiders were unlikely to convert. In the past, the NFL has required teams to go back on the field for a last play in circumstances where it was required. In 1999, the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins were forced to go back on the field to run a final play after the game had seemingly ended when the league determined that the clock should not have run out.
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Enterprises, by definition, take risks. Fortunately, risk can be managed well. The art is to identify and mitigate them. Sounds simple, and according to risk-experts, it is. Many people mix up problems and risks. To be clear, a risk is never a problem. A risk is something that can happen but hasn't happened yet. And if it does happen, it is a problem and no longer a risk. Moreover, as long it is a risk, you can manage this. Therefore too, it is not a problem. Provided of course you are properly equipped to do so. Here is where an integrated Commodity/Energy Trading and Risk Management (C/ETRM) comes in: Can you afford to let a risk become a problem?
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Enterprises can do a lot themselves to minimize risk. When something does happen it often is a result of an accumulation of things that go wrong. When you keep most of those under control, the chance for an incident reduces. A trade capture system may help a lot, but it is only the ability of an integrated C/ETRM system that can provide the required single overview to keep taps on Market risk, Credit risk, and Operational risk.
Market Risk results from changes in market parameters which affects all open positions, driven by market prices, volatilities, foreign exchange rates, spreads, interest rates etc. A modern, "live" C/ETRM system can capture and configure your risk policy, and subsequently report critical impacts to the position in near-real time, for immediate action, while notifying decisionmakers when volumetric, value-at-risk and other limits are reached.
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Emini Trading Update – Monday 18 June 2012 (17:20)
Weak rally today and we're lining up for cyclical resistance Tuesday or Wednesday on a whole bunch of charts. The reason I keep on banging on about this is because if we're in a downtrend the resistance level will print quickly and we'll move away from it strongly. So, essentially no overshoot. And if that happens then we're going through the lows at 1,250 and there will be howling in the streets.
When we have a rally back away from the lows the general public gets complacent, thinking that the worst is over. Although they got scared at the lows and saw their equity positions really hurting, they feel better as the retracement progresses and start thinking to themselves they did the right thing by not panicking and dumping their stock.
Meanwhile the Professionals are exiting their Longs on the way up and getting positioned Short. So they're prepared and profiting when the turn happens.
So this will be the marker. Quick turn and strong move away and we're going down. Or slow turn, hanging around the resistance level and just a little weakness will mean we've done enough damage on the downside and we're preparing for a stronger rally.
So that's what I'm looking for.
Good luck with your Emini trading.


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Several years ago Kinesiology researcher Dale Butterwick launched a worldwide registry looking for details on serious injury or death in rodeo competition.
"The purpose of the registry was to get an idea of how many injuries occur and how often they occur," says Butterwick. "And I think we're getting a better handle on that."
Since the registry was created in July of 2007, Butterwick has received documentation of 45 serious rodeo injuries, including 18 fatalities.
He is compiling the information for publication, however he suggests that an early look at the data indicates that some rodeo equipment worn by cowboys clearly isn't doing the job it's supposed to. He also says there might be a good case made for wearing helmets in competition.
"Two of the cases that were reported detailed fatalities due to head injury," says Butterwick, "neither of those individuals were wearing a helmet. On the flip side there were no reports of serious head trauma or death by cowboys wearing helmets in competition."
Butterwick stresses that analysis of data is not yet complete, and hopes that injuries will continue to be reported to the registry website: http://www.sportmed.ucalgary.ca/rodeo.


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Friday, May 23, 2008
Plantopia All natural soaps, bath salts and stationary. Plantopia, Inc. is proud to contribute to the Trees Across America Campaign and is committed to planting one tree every time three bars of their soap are sold. I was lucky enough to come across the owner of Plantopia at a recent Earth Day event. I purchased several of her soaps and I have to tell you they are everything advertised and more. I particularly like the Morning Mint since it smells so refreshing, although my husband prefers Bar None with zero fragrance. Check out their products and, as long as you're buying, get three so another tree can be planted. Happy Gardening.
Monday, May 19, 2008
More great links
With everything that's been going on lately I've been stockpiling emails with some great links. Be sure to go visit when you get a chance - they are all worth the time.
- Lawn Care Guide. It's everything lawn related - lawn care, maintenance, mowers and equipment. You can sign up for a monthly lawn maintenance reminder as well as money saving coupons.
- Flower Window Boxes. There's just something about a window box that makes me think of the south. This site offers a nice selection of window boxes that are made of PVC material. They look fantastic and best of all they won't rot away over time. This company will even make them to custom sizes to fit your windows.
- Garden Boutique. Located in the UK, this company offers garden attire, pots and window boxes, and "the pretties" - gorgeous garden accessories. Check out the composting bins, and the wildlife attractors.
- Clyde's Vegetable Planting Slide Chart. A sliding chart developed to help you learn the best time for planting veggies in your area.
- GreenCulture. Everything you wanted to know about composting is on this site. They even gave a composter to Oprah for Earth Day. The best part is that all products on their site are made from 100% recycled materials.
- Aquascape Water Gardens. If you've ever considered having a gorgeous healthy pond with fish check them out. Aquascape is located in St. Charles, IL which was recently declared "The Water Garden Capital of the World"!
- The Gift and Garden Store. A new site offering everything garden related as gifts along with candles and jewelry.
- Circle C Farms. Coming back to those lawn lovers, here's a great place to purchase the lawn of your dreams. You can get either turf grass or even ornamental grasses from this Florida company.
- Waterkeeper Alliance. This group is dedicated to clean and healthy waterways. They support and encourage gardeners to stop using cypress mulch, the clear-cutting of which destroys the coastal wetland forests.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
Today is Mother's Day. I was wondering frankly if I was going to be able to celebrate this day with my mom after the last few months we've had. My mother had a heart attack. She was just bouncing back when she had a stroke. The harshest words I've ever heard in my life came from her doctor the day after her hospitalization with stroke. "Your mother is dying. It may be within the next few months or the next few years but her body is shutting down." With those words all kinds of thoughts flooded through my brain. She's 87 and all of her siblings have died around this age from heart related ailments. I don't know what it's like not to have my mom around, for good or for bad she's here. What will it be like? I'm getting older and now I must face my own mortality.
I had a dream roughly two years ago that she had died. Was my mind telling me to prepare or was it just one of those things that go away when we awake. I've never forgotten the feeling of devastation I experienced in that dream and I know there will be a day I will feel it again for real. So where are we now? My mother is very much alive and well. She has a little loss of memory but still very sharp for her age. I sent her roses for Mother's Day. She called to tell me she had never received long stemmed roses in her entire life - it took her 87 years to get them and she would never ever forget how beautiful they were. You know what else? I took her to church today for the first time in over 6 months. When we walked into church I told her not to worry about all the standing up and sitting down throughout the mass. Although it clearly was a trial for her she did it anyway. When I asked her why her response was, "Because I have to. I have to keep moving."
So, we'll see what happens within the next year or two or hopefully many more than that. I pray she proves the doctor wrong for a long time to come. But in the meantime, I still have my mom and we still have Mother's Day every day.
Sufficed to say that's why there have been no posts on this blog for several months. I'm not going to promise to write something regularly because I don't know if I will. Right now my mom has my free time and my heart. But I'll write as I can and keep you updated on her progress. Happy Gardening and for every Mom, Happy Mother's Day. You are loved.
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