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This article, entitled "Graco Issues Recall for Infant Car Seats," comes from Liz Hayes, MomsEveryday correspondent from Central Wisconsin.
Ensuring our young children are safe while riding in a vehicle is of paramount importance. Recently, Graco has recalled 1.9 million children's car seats -- that's in addition to 4.2 million seats recalled earlier because of a defect with buckles that were difficult or impossible to unlatch.
Graco has been named a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit in California, where a toddler died in a car fire because her mother and bystanders couldn't unlatch her from her car seat.
Parents can check and see if their car seat is included in the recall by going to GracoBuckleRecall.com. If your car seat is included, you will receive a replacement buckle kit. Graco has also agreed to provide free buckles to customers who have infant car seats not included in the recall but would like the redesigned buckle.


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University of Kent - Medway Campus
G4-05 - Gillingham Building room 4-05
North Road
Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4AG
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1/2 day's training course £199 and 12 months access to 'Looking out for Lottie' - Book your place now
Select the 'Lottie & Zak' ticket to also attend our Zak training session on spotting the signs of online radicalisation, both sessions the same day for £299!
Lottie Terms and condition of licence use please read before booking your place
Please read the terms and conditions before booking your place on the CPD session. Unless formally agreed by the University of Kent, licences may not be used to generate income, licence holders may not be commissioned to deliver training and are not permitted to share enrolment details with others. Licences are for use within schools/organisations or for own CPD.
Objectives of the Lottie training session
At this half day's training session you will thoroughly explore all aspects of this interactive simulation, looking at ways to highlight and manage issues raised. A comprehensive training pack (based on research and expert consultation) containing discussion points, guidance and references is included. 12 months free access to 'Looking out for Lottie' will be awarded once training is successfully completed.
Light refreshments will be available on arrival. Lunch is not provided, but there are a variety of cafes, shops and restaurants very nearby for you to visit after the session.
Background to 'Looking out for Lottie'
Developed with NHS Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 'Lottie' offers health and social care and education professionals the opportunity to train on key aspects of online CSE - gaining insight into the process and implications for the victim and groomer. It is an interactive and immersive simulation, for use by both professionals and young people, on how young people are groomed online for sexual exploitation. It follows the story, on social media, of a schoolgirl Lottie and how she becomes involved with Jake, a seemingly plausible young man. By following the simulation, professionals are able to gain insight into the process, and the behaviour of the groomer and the victim. Two versions are available:
a) For professionals: to learn how to spot and highlight grooming behaviour and, vitally, how to manage behaviours resulting from child sexual exploitation
b) For direct work with young people: to learn about grooming methods to look out for demonstrated in a real-life scenario, to make decisions and understand the emotions and actions of the characters.
a. The University reserves the right to cancel the Training up to 10 days before the Commencement Date. In the event of such a cancellation the University shall endeavour to contact you by email to inform you of the cancellation. The Client is responsible for checking details for any cancellation before travelling. The University is not responsible for any travel or accommodation costs incurred as a result of the cancellation.
b. The Client may cancel this Contract at any time by sending notice of its cancellation in writing to the University Key Contact (Commercial). If this notice is received less than 28 days before the Commencement Date the following cancellation charges shall apply:
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c. If the performance by either party of any of its obligations under this Contract (other than a payment obligation) is delayed or prevented by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, then that party shall not be in breach of this Contract because of any delay in performance. However, if the delay in performance exceeds six months the other party may cancel this Contract with immediate effect by giving notice to the affected party.
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Directions to the training room: These will be confirmed again with maps and directions from the nearest car park. Tea and coffee will be provided from 9am.
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Pajama talk with your health provider
MyChart empowers patients with online medical records, scheduling
UC Davis Health's convenient MyChart online patient portal enables patients to instantly review parts of their medical record and communicate online with their doctor's office.
The system gives every UC Davis Health patient access to a free, secure personal connection to:
- Send and receive secure, non-urgent messages with their primary-care doctor and participating specialists;
- Request or cancel appointments with a primary care doctor or participating specialists, and receive automatic reminders when it's time to reschedule;
- View and print lab or other test results; and
- View certain portions of their personal medical records, such as medical history, medications, identified allergies, and immunizations.
"Making health information convenient is an important part of helping patients to help themselves stay healthy and track their own progress," said Kurt Slapnik, medical director of UC Davis Health's community-based primary care clinics. "Providing this ability is another part of our commitment to patient-centered care."
Because MyChart is available any time of day from any computer with internet access, patients no longer have to wait for office hours to call for information or appointments. MyChart automatically displays notices when it's time for health-maintenance appointments. Patients can then link directly to an online appointment request feature to select the best time for their schedules.
The paperless system also helps patients analyze information about trends in their own health status, such as tracking weight and blood pressure changes
Industry-standard secure encryption technology limits MyChart access to the patient, his or her physicians and their authorized staff, such as medical assistants.
By providing advanced functions, the new system frees more time for physicians to spend with patients at appointments, and other patient-care activities.
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Since its original construction as a school house in the unincorporated town of Lorne, the 103-year-old Minnesota Falls Township Hall has served a wide variety of community uses.
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Since its original construction as a school house in the unincorporated town of Lorne, the 103-year-old Minnesota Falls Township Hall has served a wide variety of community uses. Now, thanks to the passions of a local resident Maureen Aakre-Ross, it will go on serving the Minnesota Falls area community for perhaps a few decades more.
"I want to provide the village of Lorne a place to unite community again. It's important." said Aakre-Ross. "Many cities have a distinction of seeing themselves as the center – when I prefer to think of community as gatherings of like mind people in a convenient setting."
It was around this time last year that the fate of the fabled structure, located three miles south of Granite Falls along Highway 23, was brought into question. In recent years, its only use had been relegated to that of an area polling station – which with the introduction of centrally located electronic voting machines, had become obsolete. As a result, the Township Board no longer recognized a function for the building and so found itself feeling responsible to taxpayers to either find a buyer or tear it down.
Proposals and bids from prospective buyers were sought by the board in local papers. Aakre-Ross declined to reveal the price she paid for the building, but did add another $1,000 to the offer to buy back the land.
An ideal caretaker
In many ways it would be tough to find a better caretaker for the property. At the turn of the 19th century, the land had originally been owned by Aakre-Ross's grandparents, B.J. and Suzie Aakre, before the pair donated it to Education District #92 to allow for the construction of the original school house – which would later be re-built in 1911 after it was destroyed by fire.
In addition, Aakre-Ross lives adjacent to the site in a home that still stands connected to those early days of Lorne when it had served the community as the "Hays Store," offering dry goods, livery stable, and dance hall. Built in the 1880's it was moved to its current location in 1909.
Known also as Tweed and Fraseville during its early goings, it was the construction of the Great Northern Railroad in 1888, with a train depot connecting the towns of Hanley Falls and Granite Falls, which seeded the development of Lorne.
In all, the railroad would pave the way for a post office, two elevators, a lumber yard, stockyard, blacksmith shop, two stores hotel, and a schoolhouse. But the settlement would maintain a relatively short shelf-life, as transportation developments made it easier to travel to and from nearby cities, resulting in the closure of the post office and school by the onset of the mid-30s, while the last grain elevator was razed in 1958.
The closure of the school would allow the structure to be re-purposed into Minnesota Falls Township Hall. And it was in this incarnation that the township was able to hold monthly meetings and election polling, as well as other gatherings ranging from 4-H, Farmers Union and Lorne Community Club meetings to less formal affairs such as 'whist' card games, Halloween parties and the Valley Riders Saddle Club.
Re-creating a legacy
Over the years appreciation for this legacy has been made evident by the care of the 32 x 24 ft. Township Hall, as the rich hardwoods, old kitchen and even original blackboards of the old school were all kept in relatively pristine condition.
For her part, Aakre has sought to continue the care of the Lorne community legacy while making the necessary updates, removals and repairs in order to bring the past into the present with a purpose suited for this day and age. This means the old ceilings, plywood panelling and all but one blackboard are being re-purposed and, in their stead, tasteful replacements – sure to mesh better with new kitchen appliances and environmentally conscious utility systems, that include a battery powered propane stove and waste incinerating toilet.
Roughly six weeks away from finishing the project, Aakre-Ross-is awash in the little surprises and memories that schoolhouse project brings. There are relatives and friends initials carved into old desks, an abstract detailing the original donation of land by her
family and, even, behind one of the blackboards, an old piece of artwork drawn by the aunt of the boy who was her very first kiss.
"It made me weak in the knees," she laughs.
For now, Aakre-Ross says that she plans to open the schoolhouse to community activity from early April through the first Sunday in December. Annually, she foresees holding a community holiday party to close out the year while the exact purpose to hold other gatherings and events will reveal themselves with time. "People are very curious about what is going on there, and as a result I already have bookings in 2015 and 2016", she says.
Whatever the case, Aakre-Ross is having a blast recalling and, in the healthiest sense possible, reliving the past – and, now, just can't wait to bring others into the fold.
"It was a wonderful memory as a kid," she says. "Why not recognize how we can define community again around smaller centers. Why not rescue it. Why not re-create it?"


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Utilizing non-toxic, probiotic cleaning agents, Natural House products are strong enough for commercial clean-up, yet safe and gentle for all of the members of your Natural House.
- Natural House's plant-based ingredients are eco-friendly, non-toxic and biodegradable to naturally fight the toughest problems you face in your house.
- Natural House uses an eco-friendly cleaning method of probiotics that create a beneficial, odor eating ecosystem to naturally drive out and digest odors at their source.
- Natural House's Sinky and Flushy even break down and digest fats, oil, grease, and solid waste to ensure your disposal, pipes, drain lines or septic tank run smoothly.
- Natural House contains good probiotics which continue to scour, clean, consume odors, grime, grease, and germs, and they continue to do so until your next weekly treatment!
- Natural House has earned Retailers' Choice Award" at the 2011 National Hardware Show!
Traditional cleaners "clean" a surface for a moment in time; the second the rag is finished wiping the surface, that surface is almost instantly polluted once again with ambient dust, dirt, and micro-organisms.
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Restaurant: Fired Up BBQ
Location: 6224 99th St.
Information: 780-438-8218 or firedupbbq.ca
Dinner for two, without liquor: $25-$50
The true test of good barbecue should come well after the meal, when you get home and your hair and coat smell like you just came from sitting around a campfire.
On that count, Fired Up BBQ delivered, leaving a subtle char upon us for some time after we left the snowy, light-industrial strip mall where the city's newest barbecue joint set up shop about six months ago.
Lucky for our sated little group of four, the other mammals in the place that night soaked up the delectable, smoky scent and flavour even better than we did.
Chicken, cow and pig — in the form of brisket, ribs and pulled pork — were all slow-cooked till tender, basted in tangy-sweet sauce, with that unmistakable undertone of smoky-good barbecue.
The place is unassuming, pleasant enough if a tad unadorned, with a loud-ish and eclectic mix of southern/Cajun/jazzy music along with cafeteria-style service that suits the uncomplicated food.
The location, at the corner of 99th Street and Argyll Road in a small building shared with a McDonald's, lends itself to quick service, simple presentation and good, hearty meals.
It also likely accounts for the limited hours — lunches Monday to Saturday and early dinners from Tuesday to Friday only, with the place closing down at 7 p.m. At lunchtime, Fired Up BBQ is reportedly hopping, but when we went for dinner on a Thursday evening, there were only a couple of other tables in the small eatery, and only one gal serving food that had been prepared and set aside in a warmer earlier that day.
Happily, barbecue is used to taking its time, so it doesn't seem to mind sitting around for a spell. All the meat we sampled — brisket, pork ribs, pulled pork, chicken and a big beef rib, thrown in for good measure by the friendly server just so we could try it — was tender and flavourful. The beef rib, being less fatty, was a little chewier than the rest.
The meat came on platters in various combinations with a choice of three side dishes, or in sandwiches, without sides. Prices were reasonable, with platters in the $12 to $20 range and sandwiches running between $7 and $9.
Sides included a pretty wide selection of options: baked beans, Spanish rice, corn bread, coleslaw, potato salad, pickles, southwestern corn, green salad, fruit, veggies with dip or potato chips. The beans were a standout; the rest we tried were in the pretty-good to just-fine range, except for the coleslaw, which was strangely unmarinated and barely dressed — really little more than shredded raw cabbage.
In a considerate nod to vegetarians, kids and the health-conscious, Fired Up BBQ offers a few non-meat, salad-based and smaller plates. You can make a meal of four sides for $8 or risk ridicule from your carnivorous friends by ordering mac 'n' cheese, which is also on the menu.
While the server was helpful and friendly, you're pretty much left on your own once you've ordered and paid. This is a strictly bare-bones operation, with the bones, and anything that remains on your plate, staying at the table until you leave.
The place has only a half-dozen or so tables, leaving little room to linger. So Fired Up wisely offers "family-style" takeout, an exercise sure to embed that alluring, campfire smell in both your car and your kitchen — which is not, in any way, a bad thing.
Takeout packages, like the eat-in platters, include meat plus three sides, but for four people, with the option of adding extra folk for an additional charge. They range in price from $44 to $92 for four people, depending on which meat you choose.
With a solid plate of delicious barbecue under our collective belts, it was hard to think much about dessert, though Fired Up does have several, including cookies, squares and gingerbread cake with toffee sauce.
They also have home-brewed sweet tea plus a good variety of beer, from Alley Kat to Mill St. Organic — the perfect accompaniment to barbecued anything.
While Fired Up isn't the first to bring barbecue to our city — witness Smokehouse BBQ, Sloppy Hoggs and a veritable slaughterhouse worth of pulled pork on the menus of many local eateries — it's a solid addition to the scene, finding a good niche with the lunch and takeout crowd.


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Appointment made Friday
Twenty-five year old Jason Musselman, of Toulon, has been appointed the new Stark County ESDA (Emergency Services Disaster Agency) director effective Jan. 1, 2013.
Stark County Board Chairman Mike Bigger made the appointment during a special meeting of the county board Friday morning.
Bigger said Musselman's appointment was prompted by the recent announcement by the current Stark County ESDA coordinator Fred Sams, of Toulon, that he will retire from the post Dec. 31.
Sams has served in the county ESDA director since December of 2005.
Bigger previously said he felt Musselman would be a "good fit" based on his background and volunteer experience with both the local fire department and ambulance service.
The Toulon native has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Toulon Fire Department since 2007 and is certified as an intermediate EMT with the Stark County Ambulance Service, a position he has held since 2010.
Musselman was also appointed clerk of Toulon Township in September.
He is secretary of the Toulon Chamber of Commerce and publisher of the Stark County News and Prairie Shopper.
Members of the Stark County Board unanimously approved the appointment.


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Just a quick post for today to let you all know about a project that I've got coming up in the near(ish) future. I've teamed up with four other bloggers to create a special podcast project known as The Overlores. We're going to set sail on a brand new realm where we have no existing resources and live the lives of five Worgen facing the newly broken world.
We're going to level our toons together throughout the entire process, and every bit of it is going to be recorded. We'll share what we find as we explore the lore of the game and take the time to absorb and appreciate the changes that have been brought to the game by Blizzards developers and designers by way of Deathwing's vengeful destruction.
Cataclysm comes in 4 days and recording begins soon after. These are the other four members of the team:
Nibuca from Mystic Chicanery
Tarinae from A Healadin's Tear
Nevik from Nevik's Notebook
Rilandune from Heroically Random


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Dear Sharpie,
I have loved your pens since I was but a wee bairn and used to use them to decorate my mother's walls….much to her chagrin and prior to the invention of Mr Clean Magic Erasers.
I have an enormous collection of Sharpies, and use them for EVERYTHING, from writing in my dayplanner to marking numbers on the arms of derby girls to leaving (approved) graffiti in my favorite bar's bathroom. (They ask you to do this. It's OK.)
I even hide them from my son who is as big of a nut about using the perfect pen as I am.
I adore your writing utensils and ALMOST always have one with me….so it pains me that I got INSANELY EXCITED about your perk with Klout! And was totally denied. I was actually really upset. It was kind of ridiculous.
But without your pens, I would never have my name on nearly everything I own, the derby girls wouldn't be numbered correctly, and my backpack in the 10th grade wouldn't have been as fun.
So if you find an extra fun pack of your pens lying around, I'd be happy to take it off your hands and even happier to share your decorating/writing/doodling goodness with the next generation of the Cupcake Clan.
Love and ink stains,
Disclaimer: nobody gave me anything to write this. I just really really really love Sharpies and it's kind of an obsession and I was honestly really sad that I didn't get the Sharpie Klout perk.


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Globe Trekker "Around The World - Panamericana: Incas & Inquisitions" Trekker Brianna Barnes journeys to Peru, home of the legendary Incas, where she begins her trek in Cajamarca, where thousands of Incan soldiers were slaughtered by Pizarro's conquistadors. After visiting one of the world's largest gold mines, Brianna makes her way to Lima, once home to the Spanish Inquisition in South America. In Cusco, she learns about the golden Inca Empire before ending her journey on the volcano El Misti.G
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Independent Lens "The Island President" President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives is a man with a bigger problem than any other world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his island country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives, he must now ensure that his tiny country doesn't disappear under rising sea levels. That means capturing the attention of global superpowers, forging alliances, and persuading the skeptical.G
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Richard Dawkins supports a plan to distribute bibles in schools
But he does have one ulterior motive.
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The one commenter who asked if Dawkins has ever even READ the bible was rather amusing. One could ask the same question to the commenter, especially considering that for many believers, the answer is an astonishing NO.
That's right Loren! Many do not even read the book. They let the church read a few select versus to them.
That's pretty much my response, when I get some Christian asking me something like that. "I've read the thing cover-to-cover. Have you? Yeah, funny how you haven't read your own holy book."
I don't know that print copies really are necessary, though. In today's age, there are plenty of e-sources that could be of use. The bible (KJV) is a good source for seeing the evolution of language. It's also a good source for learning sentence diagramming... But again, you can find free sources without cutting down trees or putting money in religious institutions' coffers.
just steal a gidions from a hotel..thats what they are there for. I hollowed one out and rigged it to "burst into flames" when opened.(stage magic trick). works great! got plans for a few more gimmicked up phantasy books like the koran, torah, etc.
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When it comes to sustainable approaches, Tarkett has been setting the stage since 1948 when we saw the innovation of three-layer parquet to minimize the use of hardwood. And it took off from there. Tarkett began recycling the frist PVC HO tile in 1957, and has been the industry leader ever since. In 1980, the start of systematic life-cycle cost assessment of our HO products to save water, energy and detergents was implemented by Tarkett. Replay tile & sheet, manufactured from post-consumer rubber tires, was introduced in 1996. ReUse & ReStart® recycling programs became operational in North America in 2003, then included post-consumer recycling. In 2011 our Ecolibrium™ Bio-Based Wall Base that has received NSF 332 certifcation at the Platinum level. Johnsonite® is the first manufacturer to receive the Platinum level NSF 332 certification under this standard. Our Azrock Collection VCT also received NSF 332 Gold level certification and Harmonium xf™ received Cradle to Cradle® Silver Certificate and accepted into the USDA Bio-Preferred Program the same year. We also saw the elimination of phthalates in our vinyl products.
Our most recent accomplishments in sustainability include our now Asthma & Allergy Friendly™ certifcation for our iQ™ products. As time continues, we search for new and innovative ways that lead to a better tomorrow. We take pride in being a thought leader in sustainability and hope we can inspire others to do the same.
As vice president, environmental planning and strategy, Martel serves as an internal and external spokesperson working with all divisions of Tarkett North America to develop and implement an environmental strategy and action plan and ensure message penetration across the industry. Martel is a member of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) for Tarkett. She is also a member of the NSF-332 committee for developing a sustainable product standard and ASTM E-60 on sustainability.
Designing People-Friendly Spaces
IAQ, health and well-being of people
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This is exported by default. See Sub::Exporter on how to customize it.
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This online MBA enables you to delve into business areas such as Entrepreneurial Business Management and Innovation and Product Design. This online degree course is validated by Concordia University.
Academic entry requirements:
– Undergraduate degree
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English language requirements:
Where English is not a first language,
and the student has not completed
their undergraduate degree in English,
the following proof of English language
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– TOEFL-IBT score of 78 or
TOEFL PBT score of 547;
– IELTS overall band score of 6
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In a little-known Hallmark holiday back-story, the disturbing nature of which rivals even Valentine's Day, the woman who founded Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, actually spent the last years of her life fighting against its commercialization. In the short nine years that it had existed, for Anna, the day lost its meaning. Obviously, she lost her fight against the day's commercialization; today Mother's Day has become one of the most financially successful U.S. holidays. The 500 carnations (her mother's favorite flower) that Anna delivered to that original service started a tradition that saw Americans spend close to 2 billion dollars on flowers for Mother's Day last year alone. Two billion dollars on flowers! In an extremely ironic end to her life, it is said that Anna died penniless in a nursing home, her final bills paid for by the Florist's Exchange.
Make something, bake something, cook something or recycle something - moms want to honor Mother Earth on Mother's Day too.
Adding insult to injury, that two billion dollars on flowers is not only an ostentatious show of commercialism, but the cut flower industry, with approximately 80 percent of cut flowers being imported into the US, contributes to a serious overuse of pesticides. Because flowers are considered a "non-edible," the restrictions for pesticide use are not as stringent as they are for food items. This amounts to significant problems for human and animal health and as well as water, soil and air. They are especially harmful to the workers who have to apply them; there are even signs of secondary pesticide exposure for the family members who live with these farm workers (think second hand smoke).
The same interest in transitioning industrial acreage to sustainable food farming, we should also think about transitioning the floriculture industries in the U.S. and abroad. Many companies and third party certifiers are working to improve worker protection and reduce dependence on pesticides. There are other things you could buy to celebrate your mom, but if you're buying her flowers this weekend (yes, Johnny-come-latelies, Mother's Day is this Sunday!) it is important to seek out these more sustainable options. The major labels to look for are - USDA Organic, Veriflora, TransFair USA and Sierra Eco.
Local, sustainable and/or organic flowers are possible to find, so start looking! And remember the more locally you can purchase them, the better.
Where to get local, sustainable and/or organic flowers?
- Farmers' markets (Find one near you at EatWellGuide.org)
- Farms/farm stands
- Your yard, a neighborhood lot, a friend's or family member's garden
Online options for flower delivery?
- Farm Girl Flowers (San Francisco)
- Gardenia Organic (NYC)
- Organic Bouquet
- California Organic Flowers
- The Fifty Mile Bouquet
- Search Google for sustainable/organic flower delivery near you
Why are conventionally-raised flowers so problematic?
- Flowers classified as non-edibles have fewer restrictions than edibles and are often heavily sprayed with toxic chemicals. This residue is still on the flowers when they are purchased.
- Pesticides used on conventional flowers cause health problems for the workers and farmers - including skin rashes, respiratory problems, eye problems, infertility and links to cancer.
- Communities near non-organic flower farms can be contaminated.
- Pesticides used in conventional flower production poison groundwater and soil.
- Wild animals that feed near conventional flower farms can be poisoned.
- The high demand for water strains local aquifers.
- Workers can be subjected to extremely long work weeks in high seasons.
- The floriculture industry in the US is one of the heaviest users of pesticides.
- The pesticides used are highly toxic to bees.
- Methyl bromide is being phased out elsewhere, but the floriculture industry has won repeated exemptions to the Montreal Protocol, the landmark treaty phasing out substances that deplete the ozone layer.
- Flower miles! Approximately 85 percent of the most common fresh cut flowers - roses, carnations and chrysanthemums are imported, mostly from South America. A total of 79 percent of US flowers are imported from another country.
- Imported flowers are mainly checked for pests, not pesticide residue. If they have pests during importation they can be fumigated even further.
And don't forget that there are other options for Mother's Day. Make something, bake something, cook something or recycle something - moms want to honor Mother Earth on Mother's Day too.
Five alternatives to flowers:
- Make her dinner (or take her out to a sustainable restaurant).
- Treat her to an organic spa day (or some fraction thereof - moms like massages!).
- Tickets to a live performance, museum or botanic garden.
- Clean her house! Or some other type of service.
- Donate in her name. Moms are generous, they like that kind of stuff.
Mother's Day may be commercialized beyond the point of no return, but with a little effort, you can honor your mom in a way that would make poor Anna Jarvis smile.
This post was originally published in May 2012.


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Lead generation software allows companies to automate the capture, segmentation and assignment of leads to improve targeted marketing communications and shorten sales cycles. Meanwhile, lead nurturing software allows companies to stay in contact with those generated leads until they are ready to commit to a purchase. A number of customer relationship management (CRM) systems provide lead generation and nurturing capabilities, and some vendors offer solutions developed specifically for these tasks.
This guide explains features commonly found within these systems, the types of buyers who will get the most use out of this software and other considerations to help buyers narrow down their choices.
Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Lead Generation Software?
Common Features of Lead Generation Systems
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Best Tactics to Select Lead Generation Software
Benefits and Potential Issues
A lead is any contact—either an individual or a business—that has the potential to be converted to a customer. Leads can be collected through a variety of online and offline channels, including:
Lead generation software automates the capture and distribution of lead data from online channels. For example, a website visitor may enter their name and email address in a Web form to gain access to a piece of content. Their information is then recorded in the CRM database, and distributed to the appropriate salesperson to manage.
Screenshot of Silverpop's Web form and landing page design tool
Lead nurturing software automates and streamlines the process of maintaining contact with prospective customers. If lead generation gets prospective customers into the sales funnel, lead nurturing helps guide those who aren't yet ready to buy through the funnel toward a purchase decision. Lead nurturing software enables companies to remain in touch with their leads, keeping them engaged (e.g., through the delivery of relevant content) until they're ready to buy.
Lead data can be very basic—name, title, phone number, company name and number of employees, for example. When visitor tracking and analytics is used, more in-depth data can be added to the lead's profile, such as the referring website, pages viewed by the lead and other behavioral information.
After lead information is captured, the use of lead management software enables sales teams to efficiently nurture, score and track leads to increase qualification and conversion rates.
Applications vary from vendor to vendor, but a lead generation system will typically include the following types of features:
|Landing page and web form creation
|Web forms embedded on landing pages are the most popular method for capturing leads. With this feature, marketers can create custom forms and landing pages—or integrate existing forms—to deploy on websites and collect leads. Some systems also support the creation of promotions, such as contests and surveys, as an additional method for generating leads.
|CRM integration
|Lead data is automatically recorded and stored in the CRM database, where it can then be utilized for a variety of marketing campaigns based on leads' interests and behavior.
|Social media integration
|Social media is a vast data source for companies that generate leads across multiple channels. Lead generation tools that collect data from social platforms, such as LinkedIn and Twitter, go beyond a company's own website to deliver greater insights and increase the number and quality of opportunities for the sales team.
|Lead segmentation
|Demographics (e.g., job title and company size), referral source (e.g., organic search and paid advertising) and behavior (e.g., type of content downloaded and website path) information is used to categorize the lead. This allows it to be assigned to the appropriate sales team member for evaluation and lead scoring.
|Lead assignment
|This function routes leads to the right employee within a company based on filters users define, and alerts the sales team when a new lead is captured.
Below is an example on one CRM vendor's landing page and Web form creation tool. Lead generation CRM applications with these types of tools make it easy to design and embed forms on websites to capture lead information.
Screenshot of Infusionsoft's Web form and landing page design tool
Any industry can benefit from using lead generation software: from student loan providers to restaurants to software vendors to advertising agencies. Generally, however, buyer segments are broken into two categories:
B2C buyers. These buyers sell their products directly to consumers. Typically, B2C sales cycles are short, with leads turning into buyers soon after their first interaction. For example, someone might visit several online retailers shopping for a new pair of sunglasses. When that person finds a retailer offering the style they desire for the right price, they make the purchase immediately. In cases where leads don't turn into buyers right away, lead nurturing software for B2C buyers might serve up content such as discount vouchers or information about special deals to potential buyers.
B2B buyers. These buyers sell their products and services to other businesses, rather than to consumers. Because B2B purchasing decisions are often made by more than one person—or even a formal buying committee—more nurturing is required to convert a lead into a buyer than in the B2C sales cycle. Thus, lead generation and nurturing software tools are often used in conjunction to guide prospective customers through the sales funnel.
There are hundreds of lead generation applications from which to choose. Selecting the best one for your business depends on a variety of factors, including the type of lead generation campaigns you want to run, which channels you use to capture leads and what other software needs to integrate with the solution.
Even after paring down your list based on the above criteria, you'll likely have many products to evaluate. We recently surveyed software buyers across multiple industries to determine the best tactics for selecting software. Top methods include checking vendor references, having an attorney review agreements and preparing a request for proposal (RFP).
Software Selection Methods
Quadrant indicating where selection tactics fall on the "impact" and "satisfaction" spectrum
After creating a shortlist of products that have the functionality your business requires, you can use the methods above to speed further evaluation to find the product that best meets your needs.
Companies that adopt a lead generation system can experience several benefits:
Shorter sales cycle. Because the sales team is alerted to new leads in real time, reps and managers can contact leads promptly and with the right information to close sales more quickly.
More accurate data. There is less room for data entry errors because lead data collected from online forms is automatically synced with a CRM system, rather than being collected from various mediums and manually entered by an employee.
Improved efficiency. The core benefit of automation is to reduce or eliminate manual tasks, thus saving employees many hours of time evaluating leads and performing data entry.
Companies that fail to see these benefits often do so because of:
Unoptimized landing pages. Poorly designed landing pages and Web forms may fail to motivate potential leads to take action.
Lack of training. Employees who aren't properly trained to use the software's complete scope of features may miss out on opportunities to capture leads.
Lack of planning. Businesses that don't strategically plan for their business' changing needs and growth may make poor software purchasing decisions.
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University at Buffalo physicist Dejan Stojkovic and colleagues proposed in 2010....that the early universe -- which exploded from a single point and was very, very small at first -- was one-dimensional (like a straight line) before expanding to include two dimensions (like a plane) and then three (like the world in which we live today).....The core idea is that the dimensionality of space depends on the size of the space we're observing, with smaller spaces associated with fewer dimensions. That means that a fourth dimension will open up -- if it hasn't already -- as the universe continues to expand.....If Stojkovic and his colleagues are right, they will be helping to address fundamental problems with the standard model of particle physics, including the following:The incompatibility between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Quantum mechanics and general relativity are mathematical frameworks that describe the physics of the universe. Quantum mechanics is good at describing the universe at very small scales, while relativity is good at describing the universe at large scales. Currently, the two theories are considered incompatible; but if the universe, at its smallest levels, had fewer dimensions, mathematical discrepancies between the two frameworks would disappear....."What we're proposing here is a shift in paradigm," Stojkovic said. "Physicists have struggled with the same problems for 10, 20, 30 years, and straight-forward extensions of extensions of the existing ideas are unlikely to solve them."
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Water Roux Makes Bread Extra Soft, Tender and Fluffy.
Water roux makes bread extra soft, tender and fluffy.
This works for any yeast bread recipe. Bread machine or oven baked. I've used it on white bread, sour dough bread and wheat bread (half white flour & half wheat flour).
What's the secret to a high rising, soft, tender, fluffy loaf of bread?
Just add a flour and water roux to your wet bread ingredients.
The flour and water roux helps the bread to retain moisture during cooking and afterward. The roux traps moisture and retains it. This also makes a tall, fluffy, tender loaf with a longer shelf life.
You will really see and taste the difference
You heat the flour and water in the microwave for 45 seconds to make a flour and water paste (roux) and stir the flour and water paste back into the wet ingredients. This is only heating the roux to about 150-F - (65-C).
Here's how you do it.
Water roux ingredients.
You take some of the original recipe ingredients to do this, you don't need to add extra.
1/2 cup (120 gm) of water (from original recipe ingredients) 3 Tablespoons (25 gm) of bread flour (from original recipe ingredients)
Mix the 1/2 cup (120 gm) of cold water and 3 Tbsp (25 gm) of bread flour in a Pyrex measuring cup. Make sure the flour is mixed well into the water with no lumps.
Microwave 25 seconds. Stir well. (I use an 1000-watt microwave)
Microwave 10 seconds. Stir well.
Microwave 10 more seconds. Stir well. The roux should be thick and creamy, kind of like translucent mashed potatoes.
Stir the roux paste into the other recipe wet ingredients and mix well.
Now just continue the recipe as you normally would. That's it!
This process was developed in Asia. For more info just Google "Tanzhong roux."


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Lanterns in Jogyesa, Seoul. Lanterns festival corresponds to Buddha's birthday. Called seokgatansinil (석가탄신일), it occurs on 8th day of 4th lunar month, usually in may. Jogye temple (Jogyesa) is main temple of buddhist sect Jogye, in Seoul. It is possible to stay there for a while (temple stay).
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Kia ora Pierre (greetings from New Zealand),
great colourful photo. I love your composition especially with the darkened tree in the foreground. Cheers, Neil
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Bulldogs Win All Singles Matches in Straight Sets
ATLANTA – A day after seeing its eight-match winning streak snapped with a loss at No. 7 Georgia, the No. 24 Yale women's tennis team responded by sweeping No. 49 Purdue 7-0 in a neutral-site match at Piedmont Park. The Bulldogs won each singles match in straight sets.
Yale (12-3, 0-0 Ivy League) claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Purdue (7-4, 1-0 Big Ten) had won the doubles point in seven of 10 matches before Thursday. At No. 1, junior Vicky Brook and senior Lindsay Clark knocked off the No. 25 doubles team in the country, Purdue's Jennifer Rabot and Mara Schmidt, 8-3. Junior Stephanie Kent and freshman Annie Sullivan followed with a win at No. 2. Purdue won at No. 3 in a tiebreaker.
Sullivan was the first to finish her singles match, winning at No. 6. She has now won 9 of her last 10 singles matches. No. 118 sophomore Elizabeth Epstein was next to finish, giving Yale a 3-0 win with a victory at No. 2. Brook then clinched the match, beating Rabot at No. 1.
Freshman Blair Seideman then won at No. 3, and Kent won at No. 4 after rallying from a 5-4 deficit in the first set. Senior captain Stevi Petrelli finished the sweep with a win at No. 5. She rallied from a 4-3 deficit in the second set for the victory.
This was the first time this season Purdue has been swept. The Boilermakers' worst loss prior to this was a 6-1 loss to No. 33 South Carolina.
The Bulldogs conclude non-league play by hosting Quinnipiac and Fairleigh Dickinson on Mar. 27 at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. The team is holding a food and clothing drive on that day.
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NetworkManager Bridging Support
NetworkManager should be able to configure bridging interfaces consisting of wired and wireless ethernet devices. It should be able to fulfill server and virtualization bridging usecases.
- Name: Dan Williams
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Name: Pavel Šimerda
- Email: psimerda at readhat dot com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 19
- Last updated: 2013-01-08
- Percentage of completion: 40%
Detailed Description
Bridging is about connecting two or more network devices to make network traffic automatically go from the one to the other. The network devices can be physical or virtual.
Bridging is a commonly used technology to connect VMs to the outside world: create a tap device on the host, create a bridge between the physical nic and the tap, let the vm use the tap device as its nic. So far, this setup is handled by libvirt. This is the main driving use case for this feature.
Bonding is about glueing two network connections together and treat them as a single connection with bigger bandwidth. This happens at the ethernet level and thus only works if the two connections are to the same network. Bonding has uses mainly on servers, and is more of a byproduct in this feature, since the infrastructure for bridging will likely also support bonding.
Benefit to Fedora
NetworkManager becomes a more central point for network configuration, giving a more unified user experience. Virtualization on Fedora will be easier to set up.
This feature requires changes to NetworkManager, nm-applet, nm-connection-editor, gnome-shell, gnome-control-center and KDE counterparts.
How To Test
Configure a bridging interface and its slaves using GUI or CLI. Check using
ip link,
brctl or other tool. Test that the bridging actually works.
User Experience
GUI and CLI tools.
NetworkManager must only use bridging when configured so and it must only take over bridge configuration if requested so by administrator or by another tool. Therefore libvirt and other tools that rely on bridging can be ported to the new functionality at any time.
Contingency Plan
Don't support bridging in NetworkManager, virtualization will continue to rely on libvirt for this purpose.
Documentation will be drafted at Networking/Bridging.
Release Notes
NetworkManager now supports ethernet bridging.


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Grown-up Rum Drinks
Fresh and tropical, rum is a warm-weather standby when libations are in order. To make the sugar cane spirit even more versatile, eschew the light rums that most recipes suggest and embrace the mature choices in aged rums in a spectrum of drinks.
Daiquiri: Cocktails in the lime-drink group always seems to swim well with clear liquors—gin, vodka, tequila—but to explore the dark side with green citrus, rum is an imperative. The classic is the daiquiri, in which we've found that cane spirits with more gravitas create synergies that make the drink more than just a sum of its parts, adding previously unnoticed flavors.
In an ice-filled shaker, add two ounces rum, three-quarter ounces fresh lime juice and three-quarter ounces simple syrup. Shake and strain into a coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel. Suggested: Ron Zacapa, Mount Gay Extra Gold, Brugal, Ron Abuelo.
El Presidente: This is the aromatic version of a rum cocktail made with vermouth, and therefore the logical relation to the Manhattan and martini. But while elegant, it also shows a more whimsical side than those other two stalwarts as it is often taken on the rocks with loud fruit garnishes. Some recipes will tempt you with white spirits. Go dark for a great cigar accompaniment.
Place three parts rum, one part vermouth and a dash of grenadine in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with orange and cherry. Suggested: Bacardi Reserva Limitada, Pampero, Appleton, Botran.
Cuba Libre: Almost everybody has had this simple drink in their salad days, because it's so easy to use familiar cola to wean yourself onto liquor. Just about any spirit mixes with the syrupy-sweet soda pop, but rum seems to go best. The problem is making it seem grown-up. That's where bitters, lime and a gold rum will work wonders. You might even consider a splash of rich vermouth to make this hot-weather tonic seem more like an elixir.
Pour two ounces gold rum over large ice cubes in a rocks glass. Add juice of a half lime and two dashes orange or Angostura bitters. Fill with cola. Consider Bacardi 8, Don Q, Zaya, Zafra.


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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a contagious illness. It causes intense fits (paroxysms) of coughing. It mainly affects babies and young children.
Whooping cough used to be called the "100-day cough" because it can last for weeks to months. The illness often starts like the common cold, with a runny nose, sneezing, and a mild cough or fever. After 1 to 2 weeks, severe coughing starts. The cough often ends with a whooping sound as air is inhaled. During coughing spells, it is hard for babies and children to eat, drink, or breathe. These spells can last for weeks. In babies, it may cause periods of not breathing (apnea). Whooping cough is worse for children under 1 year of age. It is fatal is some cases.
The pertussis vaccine can help prevent the illness. But the vaccine is not 100% effective. And epidemics have occurred in areas where vaccine rates have fallen. If pertussis is spreading in an area, there is a chance that a person who has had the vaccine can still catch the disease. The vaccine's protection also wears off over time. Teens and adults who have not had a booster may spread the disease during an outbreak.
Symptoms start about 1 to 3 weeks after contact with the bacteria. They occur in 3 stages.
The catarrhal stage can last 1 to 2 weeks. Symptoms include:
The acute stage may last for 1 to 6 weeks, but can last up to 10 weeks. Symptoms include:
The child may also vomit with the coughing and appear to be strangling on the vomit.
The recovery stage lasts weeks to months:
Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. In babies, the cough may be very hard to hear. Infants may have a pause in breathing (apnea) instead of a cough. If you notice this, call your child's healthcare provider or take your child to the hospital right away.
The symptoms of whooping cough can be like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
In some cases, your child may to go to the hospital for treatment. This is for supportive care and monitoring. Sometimes, your child may need oxygen and intravenous (IV) fluids until he or she starts to recover.
Your child may also take antibiotic medicine. Antibiotics may not make your child get better faster. But they will prevent the spread of infection to others. Anyone who has been in close contact with a child with whooping cough is usually given antibiotic medicine. This is the case even if someone has had the pertussis vaccine.
Home treatment may include:
Talk with your child's healthcare provider about the risks, benefits, and possible side effects of all medicines.
The whooping cough vaccine is routinely given to children in the first year of life. But cases of the illness still occur, especially in babies under 6 months of age.
The CDC recommends that children get 5 DTaP shots for maximum protection against pertussis. A DTaP shot is a combination vaccine that protects against 3 diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. The first 3 shots are given at 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months of age. The fourth shot is given between 15 months and 18 months of age. The fifth shot is given at 4 to 6 years of age.
At regular checkups, 11- or 12-year-olds should get a dose of Tdap. The Tdap booster protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
Immunity from the vaccine only lasts about 10 to 20 years. Older adults who have been in close contact with a child with whooping cough, such as a grandparent, are at extra risk and should have the Tdap vaccine. All pregnant women should have the vaccine, even if they have had the Tdap before. Talk with your healthcare provider about having the vaccine.
Call the healthcare provider if:
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's healthcare provider:


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Vols bench QB Worley, start Peterman at Gators
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee has benched quarterback Justin Worley after three games, giving Nathan Peterman his first career start.
The Volunteers (2-1) announced the move about two hours before Saturday's kickoff at No. 19 Florida.
Peterman, a 6-foot-2 redshirt freshman from nearby Jacksonville, should give the Volunteers more versatility against the Gators (1-1). He has completed 6 of 12 passes for 40 yards this season, but he also has scrambling ability.
Worley, a junior from Rock Hill, S.C., completed 35 of 57 passes for 372 yards, with five touchdowns and an interception in three starts this season. He completed 13 of 25 passes for 126 yards, including a 51-yarder, in last week's 59-14 loss at No. 2 Oregon. Worley also started three games last season.


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About us
Adcon d.o.o.
Established in May 2010 with it's main purpose to deliver services and products for telecommunications business sector. Since it's foundation Adcon d.o.o. has grown to establish itself as flexible, reliable and understanding partner to it's ever-growing international partner network. Among others, Adcon d.o.o. has started using it's extensive telecommunications know-how to deliver real-time, highly available and interoperable systems to other business areas which have overlapping interests in area of IT solutions (e.g. energy providers, bank portfolio... ).
Main business principles:
- When it comes to quality of our services or products we leave no stone unturned in order to provide highest possible quality towards our clients and partners. It is not only important to deliver the project, it is vital to deliver it in a job well-done, first time manner as well.
- Adcon is based on numerous specialists emerging from world's largest companies. We continue to drive our knowledge and experience to highest peaks in order to bring our customers full understanding of their requirements and ability to drive them towards the common goal.
- We have, and always will, preserve the flexibility corresponding to small company. No problem or request is too small. Thankful to our partnership with large companies and vendors no problem or request is too big either.
- Returning customer is the only acceptable business plan. All actions and deliveries are taking into account to give our partners/clients reason to see our benefits and supply them with enough reason to come back to us continuously.


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The balance between the blueberry and the New York style cheesecake is perfect. Dessert fans will love it.
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You'll be hard pressed to find a better expert on messenger bags than Crumpler. After all, messenger bags are what started everything for us.
In 1995 in Melbourne, a group of gritty bicycle couriers was dissatisfied with the quality and functionality of their bags. Instead of just complaining about what was on offer, they did something about it and made their own bags to suit their needs. From their ideas on how to improve courier bags grew the first Crumpler bag.
Today, messenger bags aren't only for hardened bike couriers, but for everyone in the city who rides a bike or just likes the design. A big advantage of a modern shoulder bag is that it keeps your hands free so you can concentrate on the important things. Whether you ride your bike to work or to meet friends or just are looking for the perfect bike bag for your free time, you'll find a bag in the Crumpler collections for you. Many of our messenger bags come with extra functional interior design, enabling you to cleverly and securely store your laptop or tablet while accommodating the other important things like wallet, keychain or refreshments.
With a messenger bag it is vital that it sits in a comfortable and secure fashion on your shoulder, especially when you are on your bike in the busy city streets. That is why we created and integrated strap to stabilize your shoulder bag while on the go. The Third Leg Stabilizer is included in many of our messenger bags and offers you extra comfort and peace of mind.
If you are looking for a compact shoulder bag to store your iPad or tablet and otherwise just the bare minimum, you'll find messengers and slings that fit this purpose. Prefer a multifunctional messenger bag with a huge storage volume and high functionality for more than just your laptop? We've got you sorted with multiple large courier bags and messengers for large loads.


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I wonder how possible it would be to create a portable (usb drive) version of bibleanalyzer for windows. It would be really nice to bring bibleanalyzer with me whereever I go.
As far as I can see the only two edits to make to the software would be to not have any registry entries (not sure if there are any now) and to relocate the modules either in the same folder or somwhere on the same drive.


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Blossom Hill Inn Lijiang, Lijiang, China
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
- Collect nights
This place was beautiful. A Hotel right in the middle of the ancient city! On top of…
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Blossom Hill Inn Lijiang, Lijiang, China
- Suite
- Deluxe Room, Garden View (Joyland)
- Deluxe Room, Garden View (Springland)
- Deluxe Room, Garden View (Aromaland)
- Superior Room (Neverland)
- Deluxe Room, Garden View (Weavingland)
More great choices
What's around Blossom Hill Inn Lijiang, Lijiang, China
- Mu Family Mansion
- Dayan (Lion Hill)
- Wang Gu Lou
- Yufeng Temple of Lijiang
Getting around
- Lijiang (LJG) - 32 min drive
- Free self parking
- Limited parking
- Free airport pick-up
- Free train station pick-up
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 18 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-in/out
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed
- 2 per room
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free airport pickup (available on request) *
- Free train station pick-up *
- Free self parking (limited)
Other information
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast daily
- Breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Ecotours nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
- One meeting room
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Year Built 2011
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Library
- English
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Pillow menu
- Down comforter
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There's no such thing as sending "just one photo", and unfortunately, more and more teens are learning that the hard way. One topless photo sent to a caring high school boyfriend can easily be forwarded thousands of times in a matter of hours. Suddenly, that risque picture you thought you'd text has turned into a living nightmare. If there's anything to be more wary of than hormonal teenagers, it's hormonal teenagers with smartphones.
As parents, how can you get the point across that there's no such thing as just one photo? A new sexting ad demonstrates how it can ruin a teenager's life, and the short video could be an important first step in starting the conversation with your teen, or god only knows, tween, about the dangers of sexting.
Helping our kids understand that there are scary and unfortunate consequences when sharing photos online or over text is becoming a priority. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the person in the photo, especially if you don't know them, is actually a sentient being. Just look at the Steubenville rape case -- the photos of Jane Doe were circulated and re-posted without much hesitation, if any.
But the more our kids understand that one poor decision, be it sending a sext or forwarding one that was sent to you, can really affect their lives, or their peers' lives, the better.
How do you talk to your teens about the perils of sexting?
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LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese will suffer from cuts to schools and hospitals to protect civil service benefits after the constitutional court rejected austerity measures that would have reduced holiday bonuses and other public sector perks.
The government has had to scramble to find new areas to cut after the court concluded that it was unfair to single out civil servants for reductions in benefits under measures imposed to meet the terms of an international bailout program.
The decision deepens the divide between a protected class of civil servants and other workers, whose lives have become far more precarious during the worst recession since the 1970s.
Although public sector pay has fallen faster than in the private sector during Portugal's economic crisis, state workers still earn on average double the wages of the private sector. Meanwhile, all Portuguese have been hit since January by the largest tax hikes in living memory, and many economists believe more austerity measures will prolong and deepen the slump.
"This decision left me very worried. Civil servants benefit, but not the private sector. It's in the public sector where the government has to cut," said Sonia Castro 39, an unemployed secretary.
Jose Manuel, 56-year-old taxi driver in Lisbon, said the only outcome he sees is that "our lives will only get worse."
The European Commission and particularly Germany have urged Lisbon to waste no time in coming up with new savings in order to keep its bailout program on track.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho reaffirmed Lisbon's commitments to its fiscal tightening goals under an EU/IMF bailout, promising to compensate for the court decision with other spending cuts.
Coelho has managed to avert the court decision bringing down his government. He survived a no-confidence vote last week and won President Anibal Cavaco Silva's support to stay in office.
Portuguese benchmark bond yields jumped almost 20 basis points in early trading on Monday following late Friday's constitutional court ruling - a sign of investor concern - but then rolled back to Friday's settlement level of 6.42 percent.
"The key thing here now is that there is no political crisis, that the government stays on and that it is not planning to renegotiate bailout targets. It could have turned out much worse," said Filipe Garcia, head of Informacao de Mercados Financeiros, an economic consultancy in Porto.
Coelho's pledge to meet targets with more spending cuts means Lisbon will now have to find another 0.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product to satisfy the "troika" of lenders - the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - which demand austerity in return for bailout loans.
Lisbon has already promised to its lenders to cut 4 billion euros progressively in spending between 2013 and 2015, and the pace of the cuts will now have to accelerate.
Political scientist Viriato Soromenho Marques said the spending cuts were unlikely to cause new constitutional problems for now. "But most importantly, they will cause problems with people's living standards, which are already very low."
The government now plans to cut spending in areas like the healthcare system, pensions and education.
"They'll have to find solutions that don't run against the constitutional court's line, but I think it's possible to implement savings even in healthcare without getting barred by the court," Garcia said. "Judging by their early response, the government has a backup plan ready."
Analysts said freezing investment in hospitals was one possible measure that could save hundreds of millions of euros, as well as raising the share of medical bills paid by patients.
"The budget hole now opening is quite large, but not impossible to fill with other measures," Citi analysts wrote in on Monday, adding though that the ruling may delay the issuance of a new 10-year bond that had been expected soon.
Analysts say cuts will still have to fall on the public sector wage bill and pensions which make up 60 percent of state spending. But protecting the perks of those with steady civil service jobs means imposing more pain on contractors.
Some economists say new cuts are still a better option than more tax hikes.
"I was really concerned with their insistence on tax hikes, so it's probably a macroeconomic positive that they will cut spending," said Gilles Moec, Deutsche Bank economist in London.
"The overall story with the court remains a negative ... but 0.8 percent of GDP is not the end of the world," Moec said, adding that he did not expect any major delays with Lisbon obtaining new bailout tranches or extension of loan maturities that are being negotiated with its European partners.
Lisbon has to cut the budget deficit to 5.5 percent of gross domestic product this year from 6.4 percent in 2012, when it missed its goal but was still lauded by lenders for its efforts. The lenders have eased Portugal's deficit goals twice since the rescue was agreed, recognizing consolidation efforts.
Increasingly, there are economists who believe the endless rounds of austerity imposed by the international lenders are self-defeating, by preventing economic growth.
More austerity could "bring improvements in headline numbers at a great unnecessary cost," said Nicholas Spiro, Managing Director at Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London.
"If it were not for the Troika's leniency and the dramatic rally in Portuguese debt, the program would have already failed by now ... What undermines it the most is that there is no growth and no real prospects of growth soon."
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It would be wrong to base one's judgments about politicians too heavily on their gaffes. Public speakers are exposed to microphones so often that it would be shocking if the occasional boneheaded remark didn't slip out. But in the case of National Rifle Assn. Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, the achingly incongruous statements tend not to come from off-the-cuff remarks but carefully vetted prepared statements.
Which leaves us to wonder: How can anybody possibly attract such a large and financially powerful following by uttering statements that defy third-grade logic?
One does not have to dig deep into the LaPierre highlight reel to find footage of him dismissing the real point in order to bring up a complete irrelevancy, or simply ignoring an issue when it is in fact at the heart of the problem he's discussing. For example, here he is in a speech in Reno on Tuesday dismissing President Obama's common-sense proposals to limit gun violence:
"[Obama] wants to put every private, personal firearms transaction right under the thumb of the federal government," LaPierre said. "He wants to keep all of those names in a massive federal registry. There's only two reasons for a federal list of gun owners: to either tax 'em or take 'em. That's the only reasons."


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When Pope Francis announced he was visiting Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Israel in January, he emphasized that his journey to these holiest of lands was going to be one of pilgrimage. The focus was to be the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras — an important moment in the progression of relations between Roman Catholics and the Orthodox Church.
That occasion was marked as planned, and Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed a joint declaration while together in Jerusalem on May 25 pledging that both parties would continue to work for unity among Christians. But that moment of ecumenism was overshadowed by what could be called Pope Francis' "pilgrimage of the walls" — the Holy Father's stops at the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, the graffiti-covered "separation wall" dividing Bethlehem and Jerusalem and the memorial wall dedicated to victims of Israeli civilians killed mostly by Palestinian terrorist attacks.
This pilgrimage within a pilgrimage, while filled with both visually poignant and prayerful moments, also was teeming with potential pitfalls as Pope Francis walked a political tightrope between the two sides embroiled in conflict. As he traveled from one wall to the next, the pope touched them with his hands, even his head, pausing for moments of prayer and reflection. Into the Western Wall — echoing the actions of his predecessors Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI — he slipped a piece of paper with the Our Father written on it in Spanish.
With simple gestures, the pontiff showed respect for each of the three faiths struggling to coexist in this small, conflict-ridden part of the world. His peacemaking and ecumenism, too, further underscored his respect for the dignity of each person. And, as the Holy Father landed back in Rome on May 26, it seemed that he had managed to successfully negotiate the minefield.
Three keys to Pope Francis' success? First, his decision to include old friends from his Argentine home on the trip with him: in particular Jewish Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Omar Abboud, a leader from Buenos Aires' Islamic community. This decision, announced prior to the trip, immediately intensified its interfaith dimension and showed that the pope was not only speaking about efforts of peace and reconciliation, but also living those efforts. The most powerful public moment among the three was a shared embrace after praying together at the Western Wall.
Second, Pope Francis' surprise invitation to Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to an upcoming "peace initiative" at the Vatican. While this summit likely will be considered of little consequence in the eyes of the world, Catholics, looking through the lens of faith, should view the meeting as a positive step forward.
Finally, Pope Francis' somewhat overlooked, but significant, words of appreciation to King Abdullah II of Jordan for his role in welcoming refugees, especially from nearby Syria, and for promoting interreligious dialogue and Mideast peace efforts. "Such generosity merits the appreciation and support of the international community," the pope said.
Pope Francis' most significant trip to date was an opportunity to model for all of us his commitment to dialogue, community and continued assistance for the least among us.
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Hollywood Farmers' Market: A Bright Spot in Winter Hollywood, California
We truly wrestled with whether to share this report from Sunday's Hollywood farmers' market. On the one hand, we know many of our readers (and writers) live in colder climes than California, and strawberries might not be the most welcome sight if you're having yet another root vegetable meal…
Yet, on the other hand, we hoped this post might inspire our readers who do reside in places where growing and harvesting continues through the winter. If you live near the Hollywood farmers' market, or any winter market, please go and take advantage of it! It's such a blessing that always makes us fully appreciate where we live. And if you're trying to eat light or just want to energize your cooking, a trip to the farmers' market should give you plenty of inspiration.
Here are some of the beautiful fruits and vegetables now in season in Southern and Central California, along with some cooking ideas.
• 1 Strawberries – Sweet winter strawberries were definitely the pick of the day at the Hollywood market. We could hardly get in to snap a photo, the crowds were so big!
• 2 Romanesco – Of all the cauliflower and broccoli varieties now in season, this is certainly the most fun.
• 3 Bloomsdale spinach – This would be delicious with Sesame Dressing.
• 4 Mushrooms of all kinds – Have you tried Kathryn's Dry Sautéeing method?
• 5 Dark, leafy greens like rainbow chard and Russian blue kale – Need some ideas? Check out Five Ways to Eat Kale.
• 6 Avocados – Emma just posted this tempting Quinoa-Avocado Salad recipe.
• 7 Pomelos and grapefruit – How about Grapefruit Ginger Tea Bread?
• 8 Kiwifruit – Brighten up the winter with Mango Kiwi Salsa. (California mangoes are available from Mud Creek Ranch.)
• 9 Tangerines – These flavorful Fremont tangerines, or any winter citrus, would be excellent for tangerine curd.
• 10 Cherimoyas – These custardy fruits are usually imported, but the California-grown variety is now in season.
• For more information on the Hollywood farmers' market and other Los Angeles area markets, visit Farmernet.com
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Loras College is a Catholic, diocesan college explicitly oriented to promote service of both church and world through encouraging all members of the community in development of their "diverse professional, social, and religious roles." The college strives to be a community demonstrating the highest standards of the Catholic intellectual tradition and welcoming all people into a dialogue to promote core values of truth, respect, responsibility, excellence, and service. Recognizing that Christ summons us to "continual reformation" as we go our pilgrim way, we assert the following principles:
We promote an open atmosphere of critical inquiry and academic conversation that includes varied voices, past and present, across Catholic and other traditions. The Catholic intellectual tradition upholds the impartial search for truth. We encourage the ongoing conversation between faith and reason based on the confident hope that there is in human life a truth founded on reality. We endorse academic freedom which makes open discussion and inquiry about truth possible.
We reverence the spirituality of each person. From the Catholic perspective, spirituality is a response to the grace God gives to all to share the divine life and friendship. Because each person is created in God's image, we are responsible to one an- other and called to respect God's creation in all its forms. Catholic tradition has stressed both the dignity of the individual and communal participation in the formation of personal conscience. The human spirit must be cultivated in such a way that there results a growth in its ability to wonder, to understand, to contemplate, to make personal judgments, and to develop a religious, moral, and social sense.
We recognize the importance of personal and communal worship. A vital dimension of a Catholic College is prayer and worship, which increases our sense of responsibility for the world. From the Catholic sacramental tradition, we affirm the idea of a God who acts in history on our behalf, a God who sent Jesus, who lived among us, who taught, who died for us, who rose from the dead and is present in the Eucharist and alive and at work in the world today. We value the integration of the material and spiritual, through creative rituals for prayer and celebration. We seek a vision that calls for awe and reverence, sends us forth to serve, and compels hope that peace would be possible as the result of a more perfect justice among people.
We welcome the responsibility to serve. The Catholic social tradition affirms a solidarity built according to justice, enlivened and integrated by charity, and put into practice in freedom. Called to build up the reign of God, we must meet our responsibilities to protect human dignity. Aware that the world is an imperfect place, we challenge ourselves to embrace the joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the men and women of our time, especially those who are poor or afflicted in any way.
We advocate respect for diversity. As a Catholic college, we are called upon to be particularly attentive to the rich variety among the people of the world. We seek to foster dialogues that will promote understanding, cooperation and respect. We value ecumenism and collaboration among all people. In every dimension of what diversity entails, human dignity must always be maintained. We invite all members of the community to enter serious conversations and ask hard questions that together we might promote the core values of Loras College.
[i] Loras College Mission Statement [ii] Cf., Unitatis Redintegratio, the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism, #6. [iii] Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Apostolic Constitution of Pope John Paul II on Catholic Universities, #7, emphasis in the original. [iv] Cf., Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1996. [v] Gaudium et Spes, the Second Vatican Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 59. [vi] Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church, #20. [vii] Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paull II, On Social Concern, #10. [viii] Cf., Pacem in Terris, Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII, On Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty, #167. [ix] Gaudium et Spes, #1. [x] Cf., Ex Corde Ecclesiae, #45.
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The search for the truth in the remarkable documentary "The Flat" begins in modern-day Israel. After the death of Grandma Gerda at age 98, her family begins the long process of cleaning out the apartment that's like a slice of pre-war Berlin life. There are lots of gloves. Lots of bags. Lots of shoes. And lots of books. It's hoarding with panache.
Yet it's a newspaper clipping about a Nazi in Palestine that most intrigues the family, and especially her grandson, Arnon Goldfinger, also the film's director.
Turns out his German grandparents, who escaped the Holocaust by emigrating to Palestine, were close friends with a high official in the S.S. and his wife before — and, more surprisingly, after — World War II. The official was associated with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and was the predecessor to Adolf Eichmann.
Goldfinger looks for clues about how this relationship happened, interviewing his mother, family friends, experts and the charming daughter of Leopold von Mildenstein, the Nazi in question. There are startling revelations, family bonding, guilt and lots of people in denial.
The movie feels more like a thriller and a mystery than a documentary. Perhaps someday, someone will be inspired to dramatize this astonishing story.


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I was down Monday with server issues, which I hope have been resolved. Many thanks to Joe D. from Metsmerized for his help and patience.
Two items occurred that I haven't had the opportunity to comment on: John Maine and Jenrry Mejia.
The one on Maine is especially disturbing because it shows and ugly side of Jerry Manuel. His comment about pitching Maine "on the off days,'' was for a cheap laugh, which he got. But, how he threw Maine under the bus like that has to send a message to other players when dealing with their injuries.
Maybe Maine is done with the Mets, but he's still here and working hard to get back. He deserves his manager's respect.
If I'm a player and working hard to get back, I don't like the manager taking a cheap shot at me for his benefit.


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blabsforbullies wrote:Comb out some of the black flecks and put them on a white paper towel. Then put a drop of water on them and smear them with your finger. If they are red in color, it is flea dirt. If not, then it isn't!
pitbullmamaliz wrote:Of course, now that I'm TRYING to find black specks (on my black cat!) I can't find any. I'll keep trying so I can see if they turn red. Fingers crossed that she's just a dirty cat!
And she's an indoor only cat. If she's dirty does that reflect upon my housekeeping skills?
pitbullmamaliz wrote:I think it's fleas. I've got several itchy red bumps on me, and Inara's been scratching her armpits a bit more. I'm pissed. I've never had fleas before.
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Entrepreneurship Program Boosts Business Ideasby Howard W. Hewitt • July 11, 2006 Share:
Indianapolis, Ind. - Wabash men have long been known for their entrepreneurial ideas. But current students and alums came together July 6 and 7 in Indianapolis for a workshop aimed at helping both groups sharpen their ideas for business success.
Wabash College sponsored a two-day Entrepreneurship Accelerator program by Indiana University's Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Dr. Donald Kuratko led the students and alums through discussion and exercises evaluating business plans and ideas.
"We're taking ideas, in concept, or established ideas and we're trying to accelerate those," Kuratko explained. "We give them the concepts to understand feasibility studies and business plans. What are the areas they need to go back and really re-examine? We're trying to make sure they have the tools they need to position themselves for success."
The highly-regarded director of the Johnson Center program said there are a several key ingredients to entrepreneurial success.
"We focus heavily on market research because we see a lot of entrepreneurs who just assume the world will buy their products or service and we do a lot of work with them on why the market research is so important," Kuratko said.
"So many (entrepreneurs) do not articulate the concept carefully enough and understand within the competitive world out there where does it fit and how it is truly unique or better and what's the real value they bring. Marketing and concept refinement are critical areas that entrepreneurs have got to think about and work on very hard."
Several of the alums participating have entrepreneurial ideas already set in motion, while others were contemplating new businesses.
"This is a top-not incubator for burgeoning life science companies," said Hugh Vandivier '91. "You really feel like the biggest thing stopping a truly innovative and feasible idea is the insecurity of the person who came up with it. Workshops like these best serve to test ideas and hopefully dispel much of that insecurity.
"What better way to think critically about a business idea than to run it by a group of Wabash alums. After all, we're taught to solve problems, right?"
Part of Kuratko's two-day session is to emphasize business details and keep projections realistic.
"Entrepreneurs have all kinds of things they tend to skip over," he said. "Many just assume the market is there. "They worry about these tremendous financial numbers and they beef up their numbers to show unbelievable revenue they're going to make in the next two or three years. The problem is they have no marketing base for that. They have these puffed up numbers they think is going to impress everybody and most of us in the financial world are used to seeing puffed up numbers. If they are over selling the numbers they think they're going to get interest and they're almost killing the idea."
Tahir Ahmed '09 called the workshop a great learning experience. "It showed me what is required to start a business and also how to write a business plan," he said. "Meeting the alumni was also a great part of the workshop."
The enthusiasm of the students and alums can be focused to entrepreneurial success.
"Entrepreneurs cannot remove themselves from the passion and energy that are needed to drive the business," Kuratko warned. "We tell everyone in these workshops if you have an idea or a concept and you're moving toward the business stage you have to be energetic enough and passionate enough about this idea to take it all way to where it needs to be for a harvest, an acquisition or whatever. "If you don't the passion it just can't be some part-time thing or something you're doing on the side to make a lot of money. That's just not going to fly."
In photos: Top right, Hugh Vandivier '91, Kelly Pfledderer '96, and James Hamstra '00 listen to a classroom presentation. Center, Kuratko engages student Jay Leatherman '07 in discussion. Bottom, Tahir Ahmed makes a point in group discussion. On homepage, Andrew Newkirk '08, Keith Veal '92, and Shawn Tabor '96 work in their group on a problem.