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The Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment
Learn more about what guides our selection of companies for all our indexed investment strategies, and many of our actively managed strategies.Download
- Calvert seeks to invest in issuers that balance the needs of financial and nonfinancial stakeholders and demonstrate a commitment to the global commons, as well as to the rights of individuals and communities.
We believe that most corporations and other issuers of securities deliver a net benefit to society, through their products and services, creation of jobs and the sum of their behaviors. As a responsible investor, Calvert Research and Management seeks to invest in issuers that provide positive leadership in the areas of their operations and overall activities that are material to improving societal outcomes, including those that will affect future generations.
Calvert seeks to invest in issuers that balance the needs of financial and nonfinancial stakeholders and demonstrate a commitment to the global commons as well as to the rights of individuals and communities.
The Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment (Calvert Principles) provide a framework for Calvert's evaluation of investments and guide Calvert's stewardship on behalf of clients through active engagement with issuers. The Calvert Principles seek to identify companies and other issuers that operate in a manner that is consistent with or promote:
Environmental Sustainability and Resource Efficiency
- Reduce the negative impact of operations and practices on the environment
- Manage water scarcity and ensure efficient and equitable access to clean sources
- Mitigate impact on all types of natural capital
- Diminish climate-related risks and reduce carbon emissions
- Drive sustainability innovation and resource efficiency through business operations or other activities, products and services
Equitable Societies and Respect for Human Rights
- Respect consumers by marketing products and services in a fair and ethical manner, maintaining integrity in customer relations and ensuring the security of sensitive consumer data
- Respect human rights, respect culture and tradition in local communities and economies and respect Indigenous Peoples' Rights
- Promote diversity and gender equity across workplaces, marketplaces and communities
- Demonstrate a commitment to employees by promoting development, communication, appropriate economic opportunity and decent workplace standards
- Respect the health and well-being of consumers and other users of products and services by promoting product safety
Accountable Governance and Transparency
- Provide responsible stewardship of capital in the best interests of shareholders and debtholders
- Exhibit accountable governance and develop effective boards or other governing bodies that reflect expertise and diversity of perspective and provide oversight of sustainability risk and opportunity
- Include environmental and social risks, impacts and performance in material financial disclosures to inform shareholders and debtholders, benefit stakeholders and contribute to strategy
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- Demonstrate transparency and accountability in addressing adverse events and controversies while minimizing risks and building trust
Calvert's commitment to these Principles signifies continuing focus on investing in issuers with demonstrated responsibility and sustainability characteristics. The application of the Calvert Principles generally precludes investments in issuers that:
- Demonstrate poor environmental performance or compliance records, contribute significantly to local or global environmental problems, or include risks related to the operation of nuclear power facilities.
- Are the subject of serious labor-related actions or penalties by regulatory agencies or demonstrate a pattern of employing forced, compulsory or child labor.
- Exhibit a pattern and practice of human rights violations or are directly complicit in human rights violations committed by governments or security forces, including those that are under U.S. or international sanction for grave human rights abuses, such as genocide and forced labor.
- Exhibit a pattern and practice of violating the rights and protections of Indigenous Peoples.
- Demonstrate poor governance or engage in harmful or unethical practices.
- Manufacture tobacco products.
- Have significant and direct involvement in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages or gambling operations.
- Manufacture or significant and direct involvement in the sale of firearms and/or ammunition.
- Manufacture, design or sell weapons, or the critical components of weapons that violate international humanitarian law; or manufacture, design or sell inherently offensive weapons, as defined by the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the U.N. Register on Conventional Arms, or the munitions designed for use in such inherently offensive weapons.
- Abuse animals, cause unnecessary suffering and death of animals, or whose operations involve the exploitation or mistreatment of animals.
- Develop genetically-modified organisms for environmental release without countervailing social benefits such as demonstrating leadership in promoting safety, protection of Indigenous Peoples' rights, the interests of organic farmers and the interests of developing countries generally.
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George Edward Faint was born 26 December 1818 in Ousby, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom to Robert Faint (c1791-1849) and Sarah Ann Todd (1794-c1873) and died 13 November 1891 in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Munsie (1828-1890) 22 September 1846 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Ancestors are from the United Kingdom.
He arrived in Australia 8 January 1840 on the Alfred.
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(CNN) -- Here are some of the most quotable sound bites from the Sunday morning shows:
On airport pat-downs:
"The challenge is, how do we balance the security that everybody wants -- everybody wants to make sure they get to their destination safely -- with the privacy that everybody wants also. How do we find that precise blend for each person?" -- TSA Chief John Pistole, CNN's "State of the Union"
"Clearly, if we are to detect terrorists, who have again proven innovative and creative in their design and implementation of bombs that are going to blow up airplanes and kill people, then we have to do something that prevents that." -- Pistole, "State of the Union"
"I am absolutely confident that our security experts are going to keep trying to get it better and less intrusive and more precise. But at the same time, we want people to travel safely." -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, NBC's "Meet the Press"
"I'm very attuned, given all the concerns that have been raised, to answer this question directly. No, we're not changing the policies, because of that, because of the risks that are -- have been identified because of the current threat in the stream." -- Pistole, "State of the Union"
On the movement to opt out of body screenings Wednesday and instead receive a pat-down:
"I think the public needs to work with us and we'll get it right. I'm not going to support that. But ... we need to get it right, and we will." -- Republican Rep. John Mica, "State of the Union"
On whether they'd submit to a pat-down:
"Not if I could avoid it. No. I mean, who would?" -- Clinton, CBS' "Face the Nation"
"I don't think any of us would want to undergo that. I don't think any of us feel that the discomfort and the delay is something that we like. But most people understand that we've got to keep airplanes safe." -- Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer, "Face the Nation"
On NATO's plans to turn over all security in Afghanistan to the Afghan government by 2014:
"We think that's a reasonable goal. Obviously, there's a lot between now and then. NATO also affirmed that that transition would start in the spring. We don't know exactly where it will start, but I'm confident of that date." -- Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "State of the Union"
On whether the Senate should take up the START treaty this year:
"I wouldn't describe it in any other way than I have in terms of there's a sense of urgency that I think -- and there's an opportunity to get this done now. And from a national security perspective, I really believe we need to do that." -- Mullen, "State of the Union"
"I have a great deal of respect for all of my colleagues, Democratic and Republican, in the Senate. And I think that everyone is trying to figure out how to do the right thing on this important treaty." -- Clinton, "Fox News Sunday"
"We are making the case that, number one, this is in America's national security interests. Our friends and allies around the world support this. We need to get inspectors back on the ground. Remember what Ronald Reagan said when he was passing an arms control treaty with Russia, "Trust, but verify." Right now, we cannot verify. And this is the kind of important national security agreement that the Senate needs to be encouraged to stop and really study and focus on." -- Clinton, "Face the Nation"
On North Korea:
"I've been concerned for a long time about instability in that region and, quite frankly, North Korea has been at the center of that. We've worked hard with other countries to try to bring pressure on them to have them comply. They haven't done that." -- Mullen, "State of the Union"
On why he supports repealing "don't ask, don't tell":
"Because I think it -- it belies us as an institution. We value integrity as an institution." -- Mullen, ABC's "This Week"
Mullen: Marines will comply with 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
On political aspirations:
"I am very happy doing what I'm doing, and I am not in any way interested in or pursuing anything in elective office." -- Clinton, "Fox News Sunday"
Clinton: I'm not running for president
"I don't want to be the president of the United States. I do want to work with these governors across the country to make the states more pivotal, more powerful, as they should be." -- Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, "Fox News Sunday"
"My only political aspiration is to be re-elected governor for a second term." -- Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, "Meet the Press"
On Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader:
"Well, had she not run, I would have run for leader. And I think I would have been elected leader. Having said that, this election was, I think, about issues, about concerns and anxieties that the American people have, not about personalities. They want us to focus on jobs and growing the economy and bringing the deficit down. I think Leader Pelosi will do that. I'll do that. Hopefully, our Republican colleagues will do that as well and we'll find common cause to reach that objective." -- Hoyer, "Face the Nation"
On whether President Obama is a one-term president:
"I think it's up to him. ... If he changes directions, he can certainly make a stronger case. But if he stays, if he doubles down on his current path, I think it would be very hard to make the case two years from now that he deserves to be re-elected." -- Jindal, "Meet the Press"


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'Blacklist' star James Spader's 5 most dastardly roles
On the surface, NBC's "The Blacklist" reads like an oddly blended smoothie of "Silence Of The Lambs," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" and some outtakes from "Mission Impossible: Why Won't Tom Cruise Age?"
But after seeing the pilot, which you can view on NBC this evening, I think that it's all of those things and more – the "more" being the presence of James Spader, who's spent a career playing all manner of misfits, sociopaths, punks, louts and weird paper company executives. What all of those characters have in common is Spader's sleepy-dead but insidiously seductive stare, his magnetic venom-drip of a voice, and a defining whisper of a soul, that makes those characters either slightly sympathetic or even more dastardly for trading on that soul. He's either creepily sexy, or sexily creepy. I don't know. It varies.
Here are the five instances of Spader at his most intriguingly dastardly:
5) Dutra, "The New Kids": The 1980s were full of movies about roving gangs of teens, either urban or rural, led by a sadistic, charismatic psycho. Spader's Dutra is that sadistic, charismatic psycho, who tortures an orphaned Lori Laughlin and her brother because she rejected him and her brother stopped him from harassing her. Normally, a rejected guy just calls the girl a name to save face and then moves on to a girl who likes psycho. But Dutra is not normal, so the whole thing escalates into one of those era-specific bloodbaths where people wind up in abandoned amusement parks on the edge of swamps, bad guys get dispatched by getting run over by things, and not a bit of it makes any sense. And at the helm of the mayhem is Dutra, all menace but with that angel smile. It's brutal.
4) Red Reddington, "The Blacklist": There's a scene in the premiere, also featured in the commercials, where brilliant long-on-the-run former agent turned bad guy Reddington purrs to the young agent he's chosen to be his conduit to the government that of course she shouldn't trust him – "I'm a criminal. Criminals lie." And that's the show's mission statement – Red does all sorts of horrible, shady things but we're not immediately sure why…and he isn't going to tell you anyway. But there's a heart in there, even a twisted one. Maybe. Or maybe that's a lie, too.
3) Robert California, "The Office": I was never an "Office" devotee – I always found it too twee and aware of its supposed adorable quirk for its own good. But I saw every episode of Spader's run as enigmatic, platitude-spouting, charming (probable) mad man Robert California, who takes the job as the top man in Scranton – a job completely beneath him – because he might enjoy messing with people's heads. As Jim says, "He creeps me out. But I think he might be a genius." Indeed.
2) Stewart Swinton, "Wolf": Before he starts becoming a werewolf, he's simply a slimy corporate toadie sliding into his former boss' place. But when that former boss bites him, he doesn't turn evil – he probably already was. He now just turns more resolutely so in a feral way, as if the bite unleashed the to-the-bone nastiness that years of evolution and high brow refinement had repressed.
1) Steff, "Pretty In Pink": The man himself doesn't talk about his role as a white-suited preppy nightmare in John Hughes' 1986 teen triangle, but if you're of a certain age, Stef is a particularly viscious piece of work. He's willing to break his best friend's heart and social status, beat people up and stomp all over the reputation of a spunky little misfit (Molly Ringwald) all because she likes his best friend more than him. You get the feeling that somewhere under that perfectly feathered blond hair and blue blood trappings, there's a sad little damaged heart. But he's perfectly willing to disregard that, because hurting other people might make him feel better. Or not. Whatever. He's still rich and hot. That's enough.


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I am going to love today.
Keera will be at school all day, it's her last full day visit before she starts school for good in two weeks.
The school holidays start at the end of today too.
Two weeks of not having to get up and get kids off to school and kindy.
And as Keera is going to be spending the school holidays with her Uncle Steve and Aunty Bex after Sunday, I will be getting a total break from having to look after a little kid!
That makes me smile. It's been a while now since I could just lie in bed and relax, knowing I didn't have to get up and fed/dress/entertain a little grandkid.
Keera has been with us for over 9 months now! It doesn't feel like it's been that long!
But it has, and as I said, it will be lovely to have a break from full time child care.
I don't count Brylee and Griffin as kids who need 'caring for' any more. Those two are so good at looking after themselves now.
I've done something right I suppose!
I am expecting Amanda and little Liam this morning for a visit. It's been a few weeks since I've seen them, so it will be nice to catch up with them.
But for now... I better get Keera dressed in her uniform, make her lunch and get her and the big kids outta here and off to school.
Really disappointed this morning. Heard from Amanda just now, she can't come out as she's been sick and doesn't want to pass on the bug.
Damn, I was really looking forward to seeing them, and playing with Liam.
So now... I will just have to do housework, then some sewing I think.
1.50 pm: Well... instead of doing sewing, I sat and yakked to our son Mike on the computer. Love doing that, it's always neat to catch up with him.
Lacy sent me some photos over the computer too. She's had a bit of a mishap with her thumb, involving a knife. I'd share the photos, but they are gruesome... too nasty to share. She has literally taken a chunk off the top of her thumb. Really ikkk. And nasty looking.
I hope it heals well. I think she may have a 'gap' in her fingerprint now!
During all that, I've been trying to get some washing sorted out... it's been piling up for the past week or so.
We've had wet weather for days now... so it will all have to be hung inside or put through the dryer.
So... a fairly nice, but blog boring day so far.
ANON: just two things to say to you.
FUCK OFF. and I know more about YOU than you think... Aucklander, uses Flip Services for ya Broadband, Your ISP address is : 103.9.43.*** and you have Windows 7 operating. Oh and I can actually find out more... if I so desired. So keep that in mind when you are making shit comments.
OH HI Anon, I see you popped back at 4.48 pm to check on ya comment. Sorry, it's gone.
Well... it's been a very quiet day, and I'm about to watch Coronation Street then go to bed.
Friday, July 07, 2017
I am going to love today.
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Sounds like a win-win situation all round. You get a break from having a little one to look after and Keera gets the company of her young cousins to play with. Hope you have a nice relaxing time and get lots of sewing,or whatever that you want to do, done!ReplyDelete
Shame Amanda could not come but I am sure you would not have thanked her if she made you all sick.ReplyDelete
Keera will have a lovely time staying with her cousins (and crazy Uncle Steve), I hope they don't all drive poor Bex insane.
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A lot of people would do well to remember that the internet isn't actually that anonymous!ReplyDelete
Glad I missed the Anonymous - I sure hope Lacy is ok? And that you do finally get a good sleep-in soon. :)ReplyDelete
Keera will be excited she is going on a holiday and will have such fun with the boys. The household will enjoy a sleep in and a quieter house. Hope Lacy is ok.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your break - you have done a great job taking on Keera but it's hard work looking after such a little kid, hopefully it gets a bit easier as she's growing up. Hope you have a lovely rest and get to spend a bit of time with Brylee and Griffin too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Athene, and anyone else reading this... we are only keeping Keera till the end of this year. Then she will be living PERMANENTLY with her Uncle Steve and Aunty Bex. I CANNOT and will not raise another child. Stew and I NEED some time for US, as we have had NO TIME ever when it's just been US. We are not prepared to raise another child till it's old enough to leave home! Steve and Bex are young, have children the same age as Keera and will love her and treat her as their own, and they have been in Keera's life since she was a new born. Keera is well aware of this 'plan' and we are all preparing her in many ways for this change in her life (to come). She is very happy with the plan, and Steve and Bex having her in the holidays is part of the transition process. I thought everyone knew this was our plan? Oh well... I will 'blog' about it again some time.Delete
Sorry Chris, I'm not sure if I've offended you? Yes, you have said that she wouldn't be with you long term, but I don't think you said where she was going - and it's still a long time till the end of the year when you have to keep getting up and doing kiddy stuff every day! I totally agree, you and Stu deserve to have some time on your own.Delete
Hell no Athene, you didn't offend me! Whatever gave you that idea? I thought you were not aware we were not keeping Keera permanently, so wanted to clear that up is all.Delete
I only have 2 kids, now 18 & 20 and I am so exhausted. Us Chinese in Singapore we take care of our kids a lot longer since they don't move out due to cultural and practical reasons (housing is expensive). Waking them up, cooking, cleaning, laundry, nagging to do homework. It never ends. I've made it known I won't take care of any grand kids. I know it's selfish but I really want to stop taking care of people.ReplyDelete
I think it's wonderful of Bex and Steve care for Keera. I know she will be loved and have a happy, secure life. I'm just so glad that you were able to take over her care when you did.ReplyDelete
Re my cold? Yes, I seem to have developed what you get - coughing til I nearly spew (or pee my pants). Oh the joy... I did get some great stuff though at the recommendation of the chemist called Harker Herbals deep lung support. Horrible stuff but it does seem to have made a massive difference already.
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I am constantly in awe at what you do for your family....kids and grandkids. What neat memories you are making for them and they are so very lucky to have you. FionaReplyDelete
My mom is 65 and gets exhausted watching little ones. I'm 43 and they drive me batty after about 2 hours lol. Good thing I didn't have any more!ReplyDelete
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Fisher-Price Taps Jonathan Adler as Creative Director
We can't think of anyone more fun and colorful than Jonathan Adler, so it's fitting that he's bringing his signature style to kids. Mattel has named the potter/designer/author creative director of Fisher-Price.
Adler will consult on the style direction of products for the 5-and-under set, starting with baby gear, newborn toys, crib bedding, nursery décor, and infant apparel this fall. In 2017, his influence will be felt more widely across the brand.


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Sleep Study Lab
Sleep disorders affect countless people of all ages around the world. The reality is that sleep disorders can be deadly. Some types of sleep disorders increase the risk for obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression, and unexplained sudden death.
Signs & Symptoms for Sleep Disordered Breathing
Common Nighttime Complaints
- Frequent awakenings during the night
- Frequent urination during the night
- Irregular heartbeats during the night
- Overall restless sleep
- Difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep
- Waking up gasping for air
- Night time choking or coughing
- Morning headaches
- Excessive Movements/Leg Movements
- Nightmares and Night Terrors
- Sleep Walking
- Snoring
Common Daytime Complaints
- Always tired during the day
- Fall asleep during inappropriate times
- Irritability and short tempered
- Trouble concentrating
- Forgetfulness
Sleep study is done in a comfortable, private room in Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Generally, the patient reports to the hospital in the evening and can wear their own pajamas and bring their own pillow, if they prefer. The study is usually finished early the following morning, so most patients are discharged in time to get home and get ready for their daily activities.
Talk to your doctor to see if a sleep study test at our Sleep Study Lab is right for you.


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College Graduating: With a weight of the price tag … in addition the Payoff
College Graduating: With a weight of the price tag … in addition the Payoff
This holiday season's higher education graduation time unfolds next to a backdrop of growing issue through the service fees of higher education, the troubles of individual credit debt plus the complications graduates facial skin in a very complicated employment situation.
The matter of expense and ascending scholar credit debt have have touched away from a countrywide controversy around the expense and cost of a college knowledge. Online surveys based on the Pew Analyze Center display a portrait of that sights of the public and college or university graduated pupils.
The price University Boosts Problems with Open public About its Cost 94Percent of mothers and fathers expect their child to venture to university./research_proposal/
57Per cent of People in the usa say schools forget to generate kids with reputable value for money used up.
75Per cent of common public declares higher education expensive for the majority People in america to purchase. Over 9-in-fifteen mom and dad (94%) that tend to have no less than one toddler beneath 18 say they be prepared for their child to attend higher education. But even while higher education enrollments have contacted log ranges, most young people with this region continue to fail to be present at a four-year or so college or university. The foremost boundary is finance.
In spite of mother and father' thinking that their teens should go to college, most of People in the usa (57Percent) repeat the advanced schooling system in the us breaks down in order to provide children with good value for the money they together with their the entire family squander. An even larger sized majority — 75Percent And#8211;suggests higher education is just too big expensive to most People in the usa to cover. (See And#8220; Is School Worth The Money? Introduction .")
Concern about the money necessary for university, even though prevalent through the entire population, is thought very much more acutely by some people than the others. Grown people ages 50 and a little older are more inclined than others by age group 50 to challenge the price of university. Amid many age range 50 and earlier, over eight-in-15 disagree with the notion that most people are capable to afford to pay to buy higher education. This compares with around several-in-15 between the using age group 50. Many men becomes older 50 and more mature (the majority of who might be in the middle of paying off their kids's college education) are especially concerned about advanced schooling will cost you: 83% doubtfulness that almost all folk have enough money to purchase advanced schooling.


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I didn't like too many places in Bangalore, but if I had to choose one I'd probably go for the stadium.
I went there with a Spanish guy to watch FC Bangalore home game against a team from Singapore. I love football, so it's easy to say why I liked so much that experience. At the stadium there were many foreigners so it was amazing to see how a sport attires people, maybe more than monuments and culture sometimes!
The home team won and I had the opportunity to see how they celebrate making a goal and how they sing for their team. I would advice this experience to anybody.


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I bought some lead from a friend and in with it was 30LBS of All American hard lead shot.
I have heard that u can a small amount of this to your melt because it has arsenic in it, what does this arsenic do for the alloyed lead? I will be making bars of #2 Lyman.
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Gay Clubs Are Happening In Nigeria -As In Africa! Yes, you read that right. It's only a matter of time before A Gay Pride Parade Day takes place there. Times are changing fast.
As reported by BBC:
"About 50 people, mostly men, crowd around the front porch of a social club in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, cheering on a shy-looking young man, who proceeds to sing a ballad.
Backstage, another man puts on his wig and takes a quick glance at his pocket mirror, before adjusting his tight-fitting red dress. Five other men also dressed in drag outfits appear, checking on each other's make-up as they wait for their turn to perform for the crowd.
This gathering of members of the gay and lesbian community in Lagos is held regularly, albeit discreetly, but it could soon be illegal. The vast majority of gay Nigerians may not be interested in this kind of event but they still have to hide their sexuality in this conservative society….".
"At the gay club, despite the jovial atmosphere, there is heightened caution, and no-one is allowed to take any photos. The thought of being identified as being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender in a country where the public still turns to mob justice haunts some here. And that is a huge concern for Richard (not his real name): "If you don't become discreet and try to hide yourself, even the man on the street will want to also act on the bill because it has been passed.
"If you're walking on the street and he stones you, he knows the law would stand for him because the law is against you."


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Families, Techniques, & Health® is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal that publishes clinical research, training, and theoretical contributions within the areas of households and health, with particular deal with collaborative family healthcare. College students finding out for exams might discover that eating bananas will help enhance those all important grades. Analysis carried out at a school in England showed that eating potassium-wealthy food equivalent to bananas, can assist learning by growing students concentration and application. It is very important understand that healthcare insurance providers don't care about the patient, they care about the bottom line. Our sufferings, diseases and tragedies do not concern them. It is a business, just enterprise.
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Operating Procedures
Please be advised that all Operating Procedures are currently under review. Information may vary over the next few months (posted January 31, 2017).
OP-01, Office Administration (May 2017)
OP-02, Governance Management (May 2017)
OP-03, Elections & Referenda (May 2017)
OP-04, Human Resources (May 2017)
OP-05, Committees & Taskforces (May 2017)
OP-06, Clubs and Societies (May 2017)
OP-07, Grants and Awards (May 2017)
OP-09, Communications (May 2017)
OP-10, Judicial Process (May 2017)
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How to Freelance Successfully: Finance and Networking for Creatives
Being a freelancer and starting your own business can be incredibly hard work, with not only the pressures of bringing steady work in, but ensuring that you are meeting regulations and meeting financial requirements.
The next workshop in ProConnect Manchester's programme is specially devised to help freelancers and small businesses address these challenges, led by experienced broadcaster David Thomas. The programme is fully funded by ERDF, and workshops are free to attend.
Split into two halves, the morning session will teach delegates the difference between types of freelance status (PAYE, sole traders, limited companies, partnerships), how tax and NI works for freelancing, how to manage (and log) personal and business expenses, what records to keep, how to save time on paperwork including drawing up simple – and clear – agreements between themselves and clients, how to invoice effectively and getting paid on time (including drawing on the UK's late payment legislation to ensure cash flow), know what to ask an accountant – and what they can (and can't) do for you, how to think like a business and where to get financial and business advice.
In the afternoon the focus will be on how to network effectively. The session provides a series of tools and techniques to help freelancers network effectively including how to build professional relationships over time, how to describe their own skills in a more engaging way, how to engage in face to face networking with more self-confidence, how to make best use of digital networking (and how it complements face to face interactions), and how to draw up a networking plan.
The session will involve group exercises and highlight how networking works and why people often get it wrong.
ProConnect is an exciting programme of support for small creative companies working in or aspiring to work in the film and TV industry in Greater Manchester. Comprising a series of workshops, one-to-one meetings and networking opportunities, the programme has been fully funded by ERDF at no cost to participants. ProConnect provides the expertise, support and contacts to break into and succeed in the film and television industry.
To register your interest in the programme please email email@example.com
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This question is motivated by my midterm exam. In this exam there was a question as follow:
Question: If the following statement is true, prove it, otherwise disprove it.
If $\mathbf{u}$ and $\mathbf{v}$ are vectors in three dimensions, then $\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v}=\mathbf{v}\times\mathbf{u}$. The $\times$ operation here means cross product.
For this question I actually proved that $\mathbf{u}\times\mathbf{v}=-\mathbf{v}\times\mathbf{u}$ and so the statement is false but my lecturer deducted some marks and said that my solution is not correct. She said for disproving question, you need one counter example. But still I think that I disproved it because I clearly showed that the given statement does not hold.
So my question after this long story is, what is the correct way of disproving a mathematical statement?


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Katie is 9 years old and has found our peripatetic lifestyle difficult to cope with at times. She was most resistant to the move, but has settled well.
Moving to Canada was a huge change in life for me (and I don't like changes very much) because it was leaving behind all the friends who I had made and all the people I knew for a home I'd never lived in before, a school I'd never heard of and a whole country of people I didn't know. Now I have tons of friends (and one them is English as well), a house that I know amazingly well, an absolutely wonderful school (called Stoney Creek Community School) and plus, a beautiful, amazing creek!!!
The night we arrived in Canada most of the snow was gone so there was only a few patches here and there, but that was enough to amaze all five of us. When we got out of the airport we couldn't find a taxi to take us to the hotel we were going to stay at, but we found a limo and asked the driver to take us to the hotel. That's how we arrived at the hotel all tired, one of my sisters feeling really groggy, all of us with jet lag, in a limo.
What I like: All kinds of dogs, hamsters, roast potatoes, "Imagine that" games, Star Wars, blue, Christmas Day/Eve, arts and crafts, making something really messy just so I can see how different it looks once I've cleaned it all up again.
What I dislike: Baked beans, non cooked broccoli, burned toast, my little sister messing up the desk in the room we share, my big sister telling us not to go into her room then coming straight into me and Lily's room without knocking.


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My webpage is in the final stages of redesign. From personal point of view it will be much better in every sense. I've upgraded to flash CMS template and it looks great. It is much more accessible and works like a charm, as well as being consistent over number of major web browsers, which was not the case with my last, html based website.
The best thing is the admin panel for keeping my web updated. The process will be 10X faster and simpler than the method I used up until now. I could even say I have finally stepped forward into 21 century of web mastering and webdesign. Anyways. Looking forward to publishing my site.
I believe it is only few days away.
Monday, 19 November 2012
WEB PAGE REDESIGN close to final
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Pro815 Samsung Camera - 8 megapixel digital camera.
The best digital camera isn´t the best for everyone. Your choice of digital camera depends on your needs and of course of your purse. We can take myself and my family as an example.
I am myself a professional stock photographer. This means that I need to have equipment that allows me to take pictures of the highest professional quality for reproductions in publications and advertisements. It also means that I need to have a digital camera that will be very dependable. I cannot afford to stand in a situation when everything is right for the right shot, but my digital camera isn´t functioning.
At the same time I also have to calculate my costs related to my potential income. In principle I go for the best and most durable digital camera. But at the same time I realize that I will have to renew my digital camera every year or so. This is needed because the development of digital cameras is still in a steep curve with new basic innovations and improvements nearly every year.
The innovations of improvements of professional digital cameras are mainly related to the following aspects:
At the moment the best digital single lens reflex cameras from the leading camera manufactures Canon and Nikon are still too expensive for my annual renewal and - what is very important for my way of working - they are also too bulky. My choice at the moment is accordingly Canon EOS D10. But it could equally well have been similar level digital cameras from Nikon, Olympus or Fuji. A basic requirement for my digital camera is that it can provide me with professional photos of at least 6 (5) mega pixels and in the so-called raw quality that means that I can easily convert them to tiff files without any loss of quality. My picture agencies require submissions of photos in tiff file format.
Before, I used Sony DSC-F707 first (you can see some of these pictures here at the picture agency Alamy All pictures of the size 14 MB is taken with this camera.). Then I used Canon EOS D60. In most cases it is very difficult to see any difference in a published photo produced by any of these cameras.
I am now looking forward to the next generation of a suitable digital Canon EOS model.
For photographers who use cameras with exchangeable lenses we will have a high level of brand affiliation, because a large part of our investment isn´t going into the cameras but into our arsenal of lenses and other additional equipment, like flash systems and macro equipment. For photographers like me who have a special passion for nature and wildlife photography the requirements of lenses and additional photo equipment is a never ending story.
My wife is a plastic surgeon with her own plastic surgery clinic. Her clinic functions like a very small hospital with 4 beds. As part of her plastic surgery she is offering cosmetic surgery. Breast surgery is her speciality, also from a research point of view. In all cases it is important for her to document the patients situation before they are treated as well as after the operation. A photographic documentation is important for a number of reasons:
For the documentation of her surgery she has been using digital cameras for the last year. She has other requirements to her digital camera than me. First of all she needs a digital camera that is quick, easy and dependable in daily use. It is important that it is very good in focusing and that the macro function is good, too. The build in flash function is also a crucial feature.
She has been using a Canon Ixus model with reasonable satisfaction. It is at the same time a small camera that signals quality. Quality is an important aspect of a private surgeon. The Ixus digital camera provides around 3 mega pixels which is more than enough for her paper prints. And the Ixus has lived up to the mentioned technical specifications quite well.
There is a lot of good digital cameras that could suit the needs of my wife and of people in similar professions or with similar needs in other professions. The pitfall of many of us males in a similar situation would probable be that we would tend to chose digital cameras with too many functions :-) . This might give us a slower speed of operation (sick!) than what my wife is able to run.
Real estate dealers and other professions with a more varied need of taking pictures might not pay so much attention to the macro function, but more to the lens, especially if the zoom range will be wide angled enough, if the flash can light up bigger rooms, and if the lens can avoid to show straight lines curved at the most wide zoom setting.
My 4 grown up children are all using digital cameras for photos of family events, travel photography and to document their daily life together with their spouses and family. In most cases 3 Mega Pixels are more than enough to support fully photographic looking normal prints on paper, and they can even be enlarged to A4 size.
If really large prints are needed it is possible to make an up-scaling of the picture file by using software like Lizard Tech´s plug-in to Photoshop Genue Fractiles.
The best reviews of digital
cameras are the reviews of professional digital cameras of Editor Phil Askey,
Digital Photography Review at www.dpreview.com . Most digital cameras are listed with their specifications and price level.
For reviews of many smaller digital cameras visit Jeff Keller Digital Camera Resource Page at www.dcResource.com
To be developed.
To be developed.
This chapter will come later.
Good luck with your digital cameras and photos!
Soren Breiting
Editor of Stock Photo news. & Stock photographer at A-Z Fotos


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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Getting vaccinated with a suppressed immune system... Do I, or don't I?
2 comments:
- Krissy said...
:( what a tough decision to make! If you're really paranoid about getting the flu shot, don't get it then. I don't think I've ever had a flu shot and I've only been sick with flu-like symptoms maybe once every few years (for me, I just get sinus issues).
Just make sure you take appropriate measures to avoid contracting the flu! (though i'm sure you know this already lol)
hope everything works out okay xx
- April 26, 2013 at 10:05 AM
- Alanna said...
I was like you until I started working. Didn't want to get it because it doesn't protect you against ALL the flu strains anyway and blah blah blah. But I work in a hospital now so that increases my chances of getting sick. This year was my third year of getting one and I've been lucky - only ever got a sore arm and this year a humira-type spot reaction because it was s/c not IM.
I agree with Krissy though - if you're stressing this much about it - don't get it! You've got enough to deal with!
- April 30, 2013 at 6:33 PM


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Things I have learnt to do on my HTC Hero – 2
In Part 2 of the mini series, I have decided to postpone my enthusiasm for Android apps (until Part 3) and write down a few more 'useful' tips I have found out.
- Deleting multiple contacts – To delete multiple contacts, with reference to the official HTC Hero manual (Pg 70), navigate to the main 'People' list, press the Menu button, then select 'Delete contacts', which will allow you to select multiple contacts to delete.
- Deleting all contacts (from Google Contacts sync) – One of the first things I did with my Hero was to login to my Google account. This resulted in almost everything being imported – including all the contacts I have ever emailed. To make a fresh start, select 'Settings' then 'Applications', 'Manage Applications' then 'Contacts Storage' and select 'Clear data'. Please bear in mind this deletes all your contacts.
- Troubleshooting – Syncing the HTC Hero calendar with Google Calendar – Events in my Google Calendar are automatically displayed by my Hero. However, I could never see the events I added on the HTC Hero online. It turns out the simple trick – as pointed out by TeaLeaf – is to select the relevant 'Google' calendar at the top when you first add the event via your Hero (and not My Calendar) so that the next time you login to your Google Calendar – hey presto!
One thing I have to give credit to Orange UK for is that, at a superficial user level at least, they have given the user (me) what seems to be the 'full' HTC Hero Android experience with this phone. To put this comment into context, my last phone – the LG ViewTY – had so many Orange UK customisations, the interface barely resembled what everyone else was reviewing!
The ROM, alas, is not the latest version released (I am told and have read that it improves the speed of the phone and the camera quality) which is strange, given that the ROM Upgrade for Orange (22.214.171.124) came out on 18th September 2009, and I only got my phone last week.
I have noticed the odd freeze, so maybe a ROM upgrade is due at some point. I will cover my attempt at upgrading the ROM in a future post. It will be a landmark first attempt for mildly techie me, so fingers crossed. The installation instructions look quite bewildering!


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"SNHU has become my family, and I feel so fortunate and proud to say that I attended this university!"
My journey at SNHU! Attending SNHU, since 2012, has been an amazing experience on so many levels as a non-traditional day student, as well as an online student to complete my BA as a hospitality/business student. Achieving the president's list and honors were a just a few of my proud moments!
Being an adult student amongst the younger generation, I certainly had apprehensions, especially acclimating to a new environment along with juggling my family responsibilities. I am a proud wife and mother of two daughters: Julianna is seventeen and a senior at Central High School, and Sophia is eight, and a second grader at Webster Elementary, here in Manchester, New Hampshire.
I have been given an amazing opportunity, with the love and support of my family to be attending SNHU! What really excited me from the beginning was the amazing welcome that I received, and still continue to receive, from faculty and students. What I enjoyed most and really set the stage for deciding my goals was Marlon Smith. He was a guest speaker for all transfer students during my first orientation days in September 2012. Marlon was an amazing speaker and talked about goal affirmations, positive energy, leadership skills, and living with a purpose. All of these I had heard of and used in the past; however, it was the drive that I felt that day that motivated my spirit! I was very drawn to his concepts and purchased his book called "Living with a Purpose, 40 Days to Empower You and Your Family." I use his tools every day, both conceptually and visually, and have established my goals in writing, so it is an affirmation to where I'm going.
Marlon had encouraged all of us that day to come up with our own mission statement. He explained how powerful a mission statement could be, and so I, too, have a mission statement that I live by. I, Christine Louise Carpenter, see, hear, feel and know that the purpose of my life is to be a caring, loving, dedicated wife and mother; to enjoy life's precious gifts with family and friends; to remain someone who is spiritual, compassionate and dedicated to succeed, and someone who is empathetic towards others, always seeking ways to grow from my past and looking into the future with an open mind and positive attitude.
There are many inspirational moments that I have cherished since starting at SNHU! One of the most is having an extraordinary admission staff that followed through with the ease of starting my journey at SNHU in 2012! I also treasured my "Pal" Michelle Cowell, what an amazing "Pal Program" to have at SNHU! Michelle always took the time to reach out to me through e-mail even if it was just to check in and say hello! Michelle spent time navigating My SNHU and Blackboard, which for me was a definite learning curve. Of course, the experience would not be complete without my amazing advisor, Stefanie Deprey! Stef's warm and compassionate personality, with her ability to work so closely with transfer students, is second to none! She made my first semester, until I transferred to a facility advisor, an easy transition. We have become great friends, and I will treasure that friendship always!
Another important aspect of being an SNHU student was getting involved on campus, especially being an older adult transfer student. There are many clubs, organizations and resources that you can be a part of, which give one the opportunity to meet new students and become a part of this beautiful university! I enjoyed being the president of the Transfer Student Club from 2012-2013, a new club that was established and fosters building a stronger community for all transfer, internal and readmitted students. I needed to resign my presidency due to the fact that I became a COCE student in January 2013 and was no longer a full-time day student. I missed being a student on campus this year! However, I run through campus often and stop to say hello to professors and friends. This amazing journey would not be complete without the fabulous professors and advisors that I had at SNHU. They are true leaders as well as educators! Many have become mentors as well as friends, adults that I will treasure always for their wisdom, help and encouragement. A professor once told me, "Life's a journey, Christine; embrace it!" I have treasured that conversation, and it has become part of what I am today. So, thank you! I have truly learned a lot about myself with having the opportunity to "live my life" over as a college student.
I would not be attending college if it weren't for my wonderful husband, Jonathan, who is my biggest supporter and has made many sacrifices so that I can attend SNHU! Bringing our youngest daughter on campus with me during events has been both amazing for her, to see what her mother did, as well as gaining knowledge about college life at an early age. I feel pretty blessed because not too many parents can say they can share this type of experience with their children! My mother, father and siblings have been extremely supportive and are proud of me for talking that leap of faith. My father would often remind me in conversation, "You're never too old to learn something new. Remember what your great-uncle Angelo used to tell you."
SNHU has become my family, and I feel so fortunate and proud to say that I attended this university! I love and appreciate the diversity that we all share from different cultures and backgrounds. My hope is to be accepted as a SNHU faculty member on the Manchester campus and share my journey as an alumnus with others!


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On the first day of the new year, steps were taken for founding a college, stakes being driven and stone hauled to the site of the Old University building by the agent and at the expense of the Emigrant Aid Society. Socially, the citizens celebrated the day by a banquet at the boarding house of Litchfield & Burleigh. Before the close of the month, this house was partially burned - the roof taking fire and the flames spreading to and burning a portion of the interior. Mr. Litchfield, wife and son and a daughter of Mr. Burleigh were lying very sick at the time in the house. On the 16th, Mr. Edward P. Fitch opened a free school - the first school in the city and county, in the rear end of Dr. Robinson's office, commencing his school with about twelve scholars. On the 18th, a meeting of the citizens was held in the school-room and Dr. Robinson, Dr. Doy and J. S. Emery appointed a School Committee for the ensuing year. Mr. S. F. Tappan was chosen Clerk and money was raised to carry on a school three and a half months. The office was entirely destroyed by fire on the 22nd - Dr. Robinson saving his books, however, and Mr. Fitch his school books and seat.
At the opening of the new year, the claim difficulties, which have been alluded to, were still unsettled; the citizens were divided into three parties - the Lawrence Association, in connection with the Emigrant Aid Society; the citizens who sympathized with the association, but were not members of it, and those opposed to the policy and operations of the society. The two former classes were called "insiders" and the latter "outsiders." All through the fall, the excitement was kept up by acts of aggression committed by irresponsible members of both parties. Before the New Englanders arrived, the timber claims were nearly all taken by the squatters, and doubtless, in their need, the former sometimes helped themselves to that which did not grow exactly within their own bounds. On the other hand, the emigrants who came in to actually settle and make a home, looked with longing eyes on the vacant claims set side in Lawrence for the use of the "Society" to be sold at some future time, as they believed, at prices perhaps beyond their means - and the longing sometimes developed into appropriating. Claims were "jumped" and rejumped until, in some respects, Lawrence became a sort of gymnasium, the prizes being secured by the most agile performers. In January, 1855, the troubles culminated in a call by the "outsiders" for a general mass meeting in which their grievances could be discussed.
At the opening of the Territory to settlement, people from Missouri rushed over the line and staked out nearly all the timber and other desirable claims, but did not occupy them, many being residents of Missouri even to this day; hence the claim difficulties chiefly arose in consequence of non-residents appearing after the land had been selected and occupied by Eastern settlers, and setting up claims, although no improvements had been made as contemplated by law. It was evidently the purpose of the Pro-slavery men to leave no room for an anti-slavery settler, and the doubtless hoped by means of squatter difficulties to harass and drive Eastern men from the Territory. It was really a political movement rather than honest claim disputes.
The following is a verbatim copy of hand bills announcing the meeting which were stuck up in every prominent place in the city and on the cabin doors of the squatters for miles around:
Territorial Indignation Meeting
The meeting was held according to call, John A. Wakefield being appointed President, and Clark Stearns and T. S. Gavin, Vice Presidents. It was attended by about 250 persons. It was a very stormy meeting and withal must have partaken somewhat of the ludicrous, as may be imagined when the effect of the following preamble and resolutions, as read by a person unfortunately afflicted with an impediment in his speech, is considered. The report is given as a literary curiosity worth of preservation in the annals of early Lawrence history:
Fellow Citizens; The assemblage of the sovereign people on this day by a spontaneous impulse, and for a common purpose, is a most glorious spectacle. And we too, friends and neighbors are together. The toils and cares of our daily avocations are laid aside; the disquietude and strifes that vex our poor humanity shall be lost in the mutual recognition of one grand settlement; and the turbulent, selfish interest here manifested for a period, under the overshadowing spell of sectional influences, which gloom pervades the hearts of men, whose actors, upon the grand rostrum of the future, chose as their talisman the sovereign ear whose compunction some slight affectionate caress of every victim of the oppressor triumph as the idol of their vain madness, and of their midnight orgies, which forever crush the rights of this people.
We have been weak - now, in justice, we are strong; more imposing than that of forty centuries from the old pyramids - the intellectual and progressive years of self-government of a free people. The fraternal influences - what are they? and why are we here this day? A handful of men on the western bank of the remotest tributary, whose waters pay homage to the Father of Waters, and yet only in the center of this immense confederacy, whose shade is a refuge for all nations of the earth, and the free breezes that unceasingly sweep through its branches, over the silent sepulchers of those who fought the good fight, and proclaimed to the world to be a free, independent and sovereign people. The seeds which they planted with tremulous apprehension are here this day, commingling their patriotic rebukes against that mercenary morbidness which characterizes the Lawrence Association as stock-jobbers and money-getter men of exchanges, and coteries and self-interest-covered from head to foot with the leprosy of materialism, until it shall submerge all opposition, by secret and unjust invasions, which, from their first advent in Kansas Territory up to the present, is opulence, title and despotism, with civil feuds, disserving all fraternal affections. We, the sovereign squatters, proclaim the manifesto of our absolute authority, and an inexorable interdict to every despotic invader upon our right, secured, and sanctified by the Congress of the United States. "Thus far shalt thou go, and go no further." We, the sovereign squatters, stand forth boldly upon our commanding eminence - the highest law of the land.
Compromising the plighted faith of the Government, that the land we now occupy shall be our future homes, upon which eminence we this day invite, for the last time, the false Belshazzar, who, with restless gaze, views the dauntless energy, which guides us to this grand consummation.
After a recital of various causes of complaint, the occupancy of claim belonging to "sovereign squatters" by the association, the cutting of timber on their claims by members of the same, with the consent of the "talisman, C. Robinson, or in justice termed the false Belshazzer, "whose" fell spirit no human means can reach with those fraternal affections untarnished by former dishonorable acts, not obscure to us, the sovereign squatters who are here this day. With one united voice, now and forever, we spurn with indignation the course here taken by the Lawrence Association who disregard and trample upon the laws that give us the right of pre-emption, and secures to us our homes and those comforts which our industry many accumulate; nor do we believe the Congress of the United States will allow such lawless and tyrannical encroachments secured by a heterogeneous mob to invalidate the right of our pre-emption." a set of resolutions followed the above preamble, concurring in and sustaining the sentiments expressed, two of them reading as follows:
1. Resolved, That, we have in good faith settled upon Government lands belonging to the United States, in view of pre-empting said lands according to the Act of September 4, 1841. Further, we mutually pledge each other to defend by law, and by force, if required, each and every squatter from lawless intruders who cut timber without permission or build upon our claims."
2. Resolved, That while we condemn the encroachments and usurpations of all oligarchies and moneyed aristocracies, we regard alike the rights and extend hearty welcome to all desirous of settling in our beautiful Kansas, whether from the North, South, East, or West.
Many who attended this meeting were diametrically opposed to the proceedings and to the resolutions adopted, and to make sure that their position should not be misunderstood, a meeting of the citizens, not members of the Lawrence Association was held at the "Church" on the 16th which denounced the proceedings of that on the 11th as being "held and conducted in a one-sided, indecent, mob-like manner, and wholly opposition to justice, right and honor" and that as "the endeavor was made to make us responsible for those proceedings, we therefore disavow all complicity or assent thereto and denounce the originators as demagogues." The course pursued by the Lawrence Association was endorsed by the meeting of which S. J. Willis was President: Dr. J. F. Merriam, Vice President; Messrs. Stewart, Burgess, Ladd, Pillsbury, Hartwell and Lowe, Vice Presidents.
The resolutions adopted were presented by Messrs. Ladd, Emery, Doy, Mailey, Hutchison, Mace, Searle, Simpson and Tappan, the third and fourth of which were as follows:
3. Resolved, That the organization of the Emigrant Aid Society has been of exceeding great benefit to the transmission of emigrants to this Territory; and their establishing an agency in this city, and their investment of capital therein, has been of a decided advantage to the place toward its rapid growth, providing for the wants and alleviating the trials of the settlers, and believe that their efforts thus far have been entirely disinterested; and we therefore most cordially invite them to remain and continue their operations among us, at the same time assuring them of our sincere approval of the past and of our co-operation in the future.
4. Resolved, That we, as citizens of Lawrence, particularly approve of the course pursued by the Lawrence Association toward the Emigrant Aid Society, in extending an invitation to that company to invest their capital here, and the basis upon which they are allowed to operate; and we shall duly respect their city rights, and support them in all lawful and liberal movements.
At the same meeting the Committee of the Lawrence Association, by their Chairman, Mr. J. Hutchison, reported the following resolutions which were accepted:
5. Resolved, That while believing there is no legal redress for trespasses committed upon unsurveyed lands, we have never as an association approved of cutting timber upon individual claims, made in good faith; but we fully discountenance such acts, believing them to be contrary to equity and good order.
6. Resolved, That as the law holds a man's domicile no less sacred and inviolate than his person, we regard all persons who shall molest or destroy houses erected, or in process of erection, as men guilty of a heinous offense and regardless of the law of the land..
7. Resolved, That while we uphold only justice and good order, we believe that neither the Lawrence Association nor their officers are accountable for individual acts, civilly or politically and that the late attempts to bring this association into bad repute and to cast upon us a stigma as undeserved as it is unjust, will bring down threefold odium upon the heads of the vile perpetrators.
Dr. Robinson, toward the close of the meeting, made a short and sensible speech, refuting some of the charges made against him, counseling his hearers of the damages of quarrels among themselves, and impressing upon them the duty and necessity of union; that they might, "with voice and hand and means combined, defend these hills and valleys, these rivers and broad prairies from the curse of human bondage, and the chains of slavery."
A preliminary meeting for the purpose of organizing a Free State Society, "which should use all its influence for the prohibition of slavery in Kansas," was held at the residence of Dr. Wood, in Lawrence, January 29, 1855. S. S. Snyder, Chairman; John Speer, Secretary. The committee appointed to prepare a constitution, etc., consisted of the following gentlemen: R. G. Elliot, W. Tacket, J. F. Wilson, S. Y. Lum, A. Fitch, S. C. Safford, S. C. Pomeroy, J. Speer, C. Stearns, E. D. Ladd, S. J. Willis, E. Chapman, S. F. Tappan., J. Garvin. The society was fully organized on the 1st of February, at the Lawrence House, the officers elected being R. G. Elliott, President; H. C. Safford, Vice President; John Speer, Corresponding Secretary; E. D. Ladd, Recording Secretary; S. N. Simpson, Treasurer; L. J. Ferril, Amos Finch, S. Y. Lum, S. N. Wood, Norman Allen, Executive Committee.
With the spring of 1855, the final settlement of the title to the land upon which the city was located, and the commencement of the spring immigration, came a new start in the growth of the place. On the 10th of March, there was a meeting of the members of Union School District when the committee previously appointed to select a site for a schoolhouse, reported that they had chosen one on Mr. Frye's claim, and that the material to build the body of the same would be on the ground before the 31st; also, that enough had been subscribed to build the body of the house. The Building Committee was Messrs. Adams, Yates and Waterman. This meeting was supplemented by one held on March 31. After the body of the building had been erected, when officers were elected, and rules adopted to govern school matters in the district during the succeeding year, Martin Adams, William Yates and Robert Allen were elected Trustees; Robert Hughes, Collector, and R. H. Waterman, Clerk. Among the regulations of this, the first School District, in Lawrence, was one making it the duty of the Trustees to "make out the rate bill of each individual and in case such rate bill was not paid, to sue for the same" The Trustees also to have possession and control of the schoolhouse, which was to be open for religious meetings and Sabbath schools, without regard to sects, except in school hours. One provisions reads: "It shall be the duty of the trustees to ascertain as near as may be, the amount of wood necessary for each scholar, and give notice to those intending to send to school; and in case any one neglects or refuses to furnish his appropriation of wood, the trustees shall furnish it and charge it in his rate bill." It was voted at this meeting that the roof, doors and windows of the schoolhouse should be completed on or before the 1st day of May."
During this month, Dr. Robinson replaced the sod and thatch office which was burned, with a two-story frame 25X35, on Massachusetts street. He also commenced about this time his house on Mount Oread, which S. N. Wood and G. W. Deitzler preserved from destruction before its completion by a party headed by Dr. Wood and which was burned by Jones' posse a year later, when Lawrence was sacked. Rev. G. B. W. Hutchison put up a concrete building for store and public hall, two stories high and fifty feet square. Messrs. Hornsby and Ferril built a one-story frame building on Massachusetts street and put in a stock of goods. Three mail routes were established connecting Lawrence - a route from Westport to Whitfield passing through Lawrence and Osawatomie to Ft. Scott, and a third from Kansas City to Lawrence. Blanton & Litchfield also established a semi-weekly line of hacks between Lawrence and Kansas City. The frame hotel on Main street, which was commenced in the fall was boarded and ready for customers; a clothing house was opened on Main street by Wright & Ballou, the "New Great Western Clothing House." a barber, Mr. Leis, came to town and saw a fine field for operations and concluded to stay; the first brick was made by Messrs. Hammon & Page; and to supplement the labors of the barber, the "Lawrence Hydropathic and Hygenic Society" was formed, E. D. Ladd, President; G. W. Brown, Vice President; S. N. Wood, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Johnson, Recording Secretary; Miss Gleason, Treasurer; Mrs. Wood, Librarian. It was proposed to found a water cure establishment in the vicinity, but the troubles that soon came thick and fast upon Lawrence, prevented the execution of this, with many other good designs.
On the 30th of March occurred the election of Councilmen and Representatives from the First District to the First Territorial Legislature. During this month, the first party of Eastern emigrants arrived in the midst of a bitter cold snow storm. The want of lumber ad saw mills was still a great drawback, but concrete houses were commencing to take the place of wood, and it was not long before two more saw mills were started - one by Deitzler & Shimmons and the other by Hunt & Hunt. A great number of houses were framed and waiting for boards to be sawed.
About sundown on the evening of the 20th of May, the citizens, who had congregated in great numbers on the Levee, were delighted to see the little steamer, "Emma Harmon," arrive at the Levee, bringing a number of passengers and considerable freight. The next day about noon, the "Financier" and "Hartford" arrived. All the boats were bound for Fort Riley. The "Emma Harmon" turned back at Topeka and the other two proceeded up the river. It was decided that the "Emma Harmon" should make regular trips between the mouth of the river and Lawrence, but on her second return trip she ran aground on a sand bar and was deserted by the captain and officers, leaving the owner, Mr. Knox, to dig her out. The boat was extricated by him and made regular trips between Kansas City and Lawrence during the summer of 1855.
During the year, Methodists made efforts to build a house of worship on Vermont street; Rev. Mr. Griffing working energetically for the purpose of raising subscriptions for the same, but the effort was not a success at that time. Rev. E. Nute was sent to Lawrence in the early spring by the American Unitarian Association and had been holding meetings in the open air, through the summer; mostly on Mount Oread, "in the shade of Dr. Robinson's house." The Unitarians made an effort to erect a church edifice in the fall; the building to be of composite, 40 x 60, with a basement and gallery. The excavation was made for the basement, and a portion of the building material put on the ground, but this enterprise also was delayed in consequence of the political troubles of the coming months. The structure which was erected by the Emigrant Aid Society in October, 1854, and which had served as eating-house and shelter for hundreds during the succeeding winter, also as the "church" for the settlement was destroyed by fire, September 13, 1855. It was used as a habitation up to the time of its destruction.


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- URL:https://<DataReviewerServer-url>/Batch Validation/executeJob
- Required Capability:Data Reviewer Server
- Related Resources:Batch Validation
- Version Introduced:10.1
The ArcGIS Data Reviewer for Server extension is required in order to use this resource.
A REST resource that executes a Reviewer batch job file (.rbj). Execution is asynchronous. The operation returns a jobId in a JSON object.
This operation does not support cron scheduling.
The batchValidationSettings parameter contains the following name/value pairs:
- batchJobFileItemId: The itemId of an uploaded batch job file. Use the reviewer map server's upload operation to upload the batch job file to the server. The upload operation returns the itemId. See the ArcGIS Server REST API documentation for more information about uploading.
- sessionId: The session in which validation will occur. A Reviewer session is similar to an edit session in that it represents a set of interactions with your data. While edit sessions contain editing transactions, a Reviewer session contains quality control tasks. Sessions have names. They are stored in the Reviewer workspace, and created with the ArcGIS Data Reviewer for Desktop Session Manager tool or using the Create Reviewer Session geoprocessing tool. Use the full string format of session id: Session 1 : Session 1.
- productionWorkspace: This parameter is optional. A path to a production workspace. A production workspace allows you to validate data in a different workspace than what is referenced in the Reviewer batch job file (.rbj). The workspace path can be absolute or UNC. The ArcGIS server account must have access to the folder that contains the workspace (fGdb) or the connection file that references the workspace (eGdb). Example: c:\\arcgisserver\\data\\arcsde_connection_file.sde.
- productionWorkspaceVersion: This parameter is optional and applies only if a production workspace is specified and it is an enterprise geodatabase. The productionWorkspaceVersion parameter allows you to validate data in a particular version. If the productionWorkspaceVersion parameter is not specified, the validations are done in the version saved in the production workspace connection file. Example: "productionWorkspaceVersion" : "SDE.DEFAULT".
- analysisArea: This parameter is optional. Polygon features that will be joined to create the processing area. Features that intersect this area will be validated by the Reviewer batch job. Features outside this area will not be validated. Example JSON structure: "analysisArea": {"rings":[[[-97.74, 30.303],[-97.738,30.303 ], [-97.738, 30.305],[-97.74, 30.305],[-97.74, 30.303]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid": 4326}}.
- changedFeaturesOnly: This parameter is optional and only applies to multiversioned eGdb data. The default value is false. If true, validation is limited to features that have changed from a parent to the child version. Changes between versions include the following:
- Features inserted in the child version but not the parent.
- Features changed in the child version and unchanged in the parent.
- Features changed in both child and parent versions.
- Features changed in the child version and deleted in the parent.
To validate data with changedFeaturesOnly, the connection file in productionWorkspace must reference a child version.
Request parameters
Description: JSON object with four name/value pairs
Values: {"batchJobFileItemId":"<upload itemId>", "sessionId":"<reviewer_session_id>","productionWorkspace":"<path to production workspace>" ,"productionWorkspaceVersion":"<name of version>" ,"analysisArea":<JSON polygon>,"changedFeaturesOnly": true | false}
Description: The batch validation job title. This information is stored in the scheduler database with the adhoc job information. It is not stored in the Data Reviewer workspace. The getJobDetails operation returns information that includes the job title.
Values: String
Description: Indicates the user name that executes the adhoc job. This information is stored in the scheduler database with the adhoc job information. It is not stored in the Data Reviewer workspace. The getJobDetails operation returns information that includes the job created by name.
Values: String
Description: The response format. The default response format is html.
Values: html | json
Example usage
Example 1: Execute a batch job. The request specifies a production workspace, an upload itemId, and a session. Submitting this request will return an adhoc job id, but actual batch validation execution may fail if you don't have this production workspace or session. To use this sample request:
- Change the production workspace (or remove it).
- Change the session id if your Reviewer workspace does not have a sesion called "Session 1: Session 1."
- Upload a batch job file. The upload operation returns an itemId. Change the batchJobFileItemId to your uploaded itemId.
https://localhost:6443/arcgis/rest/services/reviewer/MapServer/exts/DataReviewerServer/BatchValidation/executeJob?batchValidationSettings={"productionWorkspace":"c:\\data\\LocalGovernment.gdb","batchJobFileItemId":"ifff042a8-cbc5-43e7-b1ad-1a4edd593c0e","sessionId":"Session 1 : Session 1"}&batchValidationJobTitle=&batchValidationJobCreatedBy=&f=pjson
JSON response example
"adhocJobId": "ifff042a8-cbc5-43e7-b1ad-1a4edd593c0e"
Example 2: Execute a batch job. The request specifies a production workspace, an upload itemId, an analysisArea, and a session. Submitting this request will return an adhoc job id, but actual batch validation execution will fail if you don't have this production workspace, session or the analysisArea does not contain the features in your batch job. To use this sample request:
- Change the production workspace (or remove it).
- Change the session id if your Data Reviewer workspace does not have a session called "Session 1 : Session 1."
- Change the analysisArea to a JSON polygon that contains features to validate in your production workspace.
- Upload a batch job file. The upload operation returns an itemId. Change the batchJobFileItemId to your uploaded itemId.
JSON repsonse example
"adhocJobId": "fe63a23e-ffaf-4228-a509-14dc25c56238"


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- Please remember that you need to have an hour of non-eating, non-drinking on both sides of taking the sugar water or oil. The standard routine is to take about 120 to 150 calories in sugar water or oil twice a day, once in the morning, and once in the afternoon. This should take care of evening cravings, according to the diet's supporters.
- We we noted that Dr. Roberts says that he actually got too thin, and had to scale back his dosage after friends told him he looked unhealthy. On the other hand, pioneer diet book author Dr. Lulu, in the early 20th century, wrote that dieters are sure to confront jealous friends and husbands who felt more comfortable with the status quo, and will tell the dieter "she is starting to look sickly or old."
- The Shangri-La Diet theory is that if you give your body calories unassociated with any taste, it will lower its set point. So the calories should be taken between meals, separated from any eating or drinking (other than water) by an hour each side.
- Also, everyone I've seen who was anorexic who tried the diet gained weight (5 feet, 5 inches, 100 pounds, to anorexic), which seems strange. A possibility, considering the theory behind the Shangri-La Diet, is that the diet "corrects" the set point, and in your case you are already at or below your proper weight. If you lost 10 or 15 pounds, you would be skirting the lower edge of a healthy BMI and be close to underweight.
- I have been doing this "diet" since Monday, three tablespoons sugar in water twice per day. I am impressed that it works. I put diet in quotes because it is not a diet in the traditional sense. It does seem to suppress appetite in an odd way. I found that by the afternoon of the second day, I was no longer hungry or craving snacks. By the third day, I was having to remind myself to eat because I was getting weak. That is, by 1 p.m., with no breakfast (other than coffee and then sugar water) and after a lot of physical exercise, I was not hungry. But I could feel that I needed food. This is a creepy feeling. I have had that everyday since (it is Friday). I do not snack anymore, although I used to all the time. I eat a normal dinner and a small lunch now. I have lost six pounds, too much for a week, but have been drinking a lot of water. I know it is not water loss since my Tanita scale shows water percent.
- I think what happens is that when I eat familiar food with calories and flavor, my body says to itself, "This is feast food! Turn up the appetite, eat and store fat, because famine is just around the corner."
- Just oil is fine. You can do it twice a day rather than three times for three or four tablespoons in all, although doing it three times a day would have the advantage of preventing you from eating for six hours in the day!
- The purpose of the oil or sugar is not to "fill you up" or deaden your appetite just before a meal. That would be the grapefruit diet or apple diet.
The purpose of the oil or sugar is to trick your body into disassociating calories with food taste, thus breaking your caveman instincts. The effect is an overall loss of appetite all through the day.
- The only reason to drink the oil or sugar water in mid-morning and mid-afternoon is because those are long stretches of time when you normally wouldn't be eating, so you have an hour or two of non-eating time around the time you drink the oil or sugar water. You could drink it a couple hours after dinner and at 3:00 in the morning if you like, with the same effect. If you wish to divide the oil or sugar water into three doses, with one at night, that's fine too, but you can't eat within an hour of taking the oil or sugar water.
- The sugar-water acts as famine food (calories with no flavor), so my body says, "This is famine food! Turn down the appetite and burn my stored fat, because who knows when feast-time will come."
- Canola oil has been reported to cause sluggishness in some of the people who tried it. You might want to try another type!
- You cannot use a sugar substitute such as Splenda, Equal, or Sweet 'n Low because they do not contain any calories. The idea is to trick your body into associating calories with flavorless food, therefore you don't have a craving for more.
- This is truly amazing because… I smoke marijuana quite often. I'm 25, have a great job, and smoke at night with friends to relax. Every diet I've been on has failed because of my habit. The munchies were just unbearable, and I would just never be able to control myself at night before bed. If there was something delicious in my house I'd have to have it. Now I can smoke and just watch my friends eat six slices of pizza each with no problem. I'm also looking forward to cooking my own meals — I bought a low-cal cook book. And I'm going for hikes with my dog. This has truly been life altering.
- "Dr. Seth's XT (Extra Tasteless) Olive Oil" in convenient 1 tablespoon portatubes. Bite off the top, spit it out, and suck out the oil.


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What Can A Crane Pick Up?Book - 2012 | 1st ed.
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Really fantastic rhymes, and the illustrations are well done, with one major problem. All of the tiny people in this book are white. Really disappointing.
good toddler storytime book
"Little ones may well wonder what a crane CAN'T pick up by the time they reach the end of this peppy book, which shows smiling cartoon cranes lifting all kinds of things - from trucks and train cars to a polar bear, cartons and cartons of underwear, and even other cranes. With its cheerily simple illustrations and silly, rhythmic rhymes, this fun book will have kids wondering about the limits of all kinds of big machines. For more great picture books that show just what different construction vehicles can do, try William Low's Machines Go to Work, Sally Sutton's Roadwork, or Nathan Clement's Job Site." Picture Books December 2012 Newsletter http://www.nextreads.com/Display2.aspx?SID=5acc8fc1-4e91-4ebe-906d-f8fc5e82a8e0&N=584229
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Home Care Assistance Expands In-Home Care Services to Serve Santa Clarita and North Valley
Senior care leaders open a new Santa Clarita office to meet growing demand for home care.
Santa Clarita Valley, CA (PRWEB) November 07, 2014 - Home Care Assistance of Santa Clarita, a leading provider of non-medical, in-home senior care, is thrilled to serve the Santa Clarita Valley and North Valley communities and surrounding areas with its newest office. Located at 23360 Valencia Blvd., Unit P, in Valencia, California, the location is the 99th Home Care Assistance office in North America.
"I am excited to share what makes Home Care Assistance unique in the home care industry and I am confident this new location will be a wonderful service to the Santa Clarita Valley and North Valley communities," said Roy Melin, President of Home Care Assistance of Santa Clarita. "Our mission is to change the way the world ages through innovative offerings such as our proprietary Balanced Care Method™, which is based on the scientifically studied lifestyles of the longest living people on Earth, and our Cognitive Therapeutics Method™, an activities-based program designed to stimulate the brain and delay the onset of cognitive decline."
Home Care Assistance's Employee Care Manager, Diana Melin, accepts approximately one out of every 25 caregiver applicants. Background checks, reference checks and work authorization are all completed along with a proprietary Caregiver Personality Screening test. The screening test is used to verify applicants' suitability for the role of a caregiver by assessing traits such as honesty, kindness and conscientiousness. Diana approaches each client as if he or she were her own parent and spends time matching the client with the best-qualified caregiver for his or her needs and personality.
Though 89% of seniors say they would prefer to keep living at home rather than move to a facility, thousands continue to enter nursing homes every year. With the support of a professionally trained caregiver, older adults can age safely and comfortably in their own homes. Services Home Care Assistance provides include:
- Hourly and Live-in care
- Companionship and range of motion exercise
- Cooking, grocery shopping and errands
- Bathing, dressing and grooming assistance
- Transportation to doctors' appointments, supermarket, pharmacy
- Assistance with walking and transferring
- Status reporting to family
- Medication reminders
To schedule a free in-home assessment, or for more information about Home Care Assistance of Santa Clarita, please visit http://www.HomeCareAssistanceSantaClarita.com or call 661-259-9914 to speak with a home care expert.
About Home Care Assistance
Home Care Assistance is the leading provider of home care for seniors across the United States and Canada. Our mission is to change the way the world ages. We provide older adults with quality care that enables them to live happier, healthier lives at home. Our services are distinguished by the caliber of our caregivers, the responsiveness of our staff and our expertise in Live-In care. We embrace a positive, balanced approach to aging centered on the evolving needs of older adults. A 2014 Franchise500® and Inc. 5000 Company, Home Care Assistance has received numerous industry awards including Entrepreneur's Fastest-Growing Franchises and Franchise Business Review's Top 50. For more information about Home Care Assistance, our services and franchise opportunities, visit homecareassistance.com.
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Getting your hands on some butter is as easy as popping in the grocery store. But why buy what you can make? Homemade butter is creamier than the store-bought stuff and boasts a richer, more complex flavor. It's not as difficult to make as you might think, and there's more than one way to milk this particular cow.
Choose the modern method, and you'll transform easily available ingredients into butter in a matter of minutes. Try the old-fashioned way, and while you'll need a few specialized tools, some time, and a little brow sweat, proving you could have survived the pioneer life (at least part of it) will be as sweet a reward as that first bite of your butter.
Why do it this way? Because while churning butter can be a little time-consuming and takes some elbow grease, it can be a wonderful, hands-on way to teach kids about patience and persistence, as well as our agricultural heritage. And, yes, you can count it as your daily exercise!
You'll need a butter churn with a top. See if you can borrow one. I bet your aunt or mom or grandmother has one, even if it is currently only serving a decorative purpose—and they'll happily let you borrow it if you return it with a block of fresh, hand-churned butter! I borrowed my mother-in-law's that had been sitting in a corner of her kitchen, unused, for years.
You'll also need a dasher. Lots of churns turned plant-holders or corner-space-taker-uppers lost their dasher long ago. But you can make one with a wooden dowel and some lumber pieces from your local hardware store. There are detailed instructions all over the internet.
Finally, you'll need a large section of cheesecloth for straining later, as well as your ingredients.
If you want to be authentic, use raw milk, straight from under a cow. Don't own a cow? Try the next best thing: organic, pasteurized but non-homogenized whole milk. Check your local area to see if you can find a dairy that sells direct to customers nearby. You'll need several gallons to get the right amount of cream.
If you can't get your hands on either of these options, do what I did. The first time I made butter, I used a mixture of heavy cream and cut it with a little whole milk. I used four quarts of heavy cream and added about one quart of whole milk.
If you use raw or pasteurized but non-homogenized milk, start by skimming the cream off the top of the liquid and place it in your churn. You'll want to fill the churn about halfway. If you use cream and whole milk, you can skip this step and pour all of your liquid directly into your churn. Again, it should fill it about halfway.
Next, let the liquid in the churn sit at room temperature to "clabber." This is an important step and could take anywhere from several hours to overnight, so plan ahead. Test it regularly with a meat thermometer, and when it is about 55–60°F (a little cooler than room temp), you're ready to start the fun part: churning.
Place your dasher in the churn and place the lid on top. Move the dasher up and down, trying to keep a consistent, rhythmic motion. Sing a little song if it helps; the backs of your arms will probably soon be singing too. Churning is laborious, but strangely relaxing at the same time. I usually drift into a daydream, imagining my great grandmother on her porch, rocking while she pumps her dasher on a sticky Mississippi summer evening.
In as little as fifteen minutes, you'll start to feel a difference in the liquid, a thickening.
Watch the hole in the churn's top and the sides of the dasher. Once you see small "grains" of butterfat (probably in 30–40 minutes), you're almost done. Take the top off for a look inside, and you'll either see a nice big blob of butter floating in liquid (also known as buttermilk), or you won't. If you do, move on to the next step. If not, keep a-churning 'til you do.
Retrieve your butterball from the remaining buttermilk in the churn and place it in a large section of cheesecloth to strain. Squeeze it to remove as much liquid as you can, then place the butter into a clean bowl with a little ice water. Roll it around and push it against the sides of the bowl, squeezing any more liquid out. This washing process will help keep the butter fresh. Pour off the water and do this at least one more time.
Your butter is done! You can salt it if you like. Press it into pretty molds if you have them. Immediately slather it on some hot toast or a warm biscuit. Or just wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate. It will keep one week in the fridge or up to six months in the freezer.
Why do it this way? Because you crave the simple, smooth pureness of homemade butter but have zero patience and even less time.
Add two cups heavy cream to your electric mixer's bowl and turn it on. Let it blend on medium speed and watch the transformation with wonder. You'll see the soft peaks of whipped cream first, then stiff peaks. These will then fall and become a thicker mixture with small beads and blobs of butterfat pulling away from the liquid.
Soon these beads will come back together while the liquid, which is basically thin buttermilk, stays in the bottom of the bowl. Turn the mixer off and pour off the liquid.
Press the butter together with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula and place it in cheesecloth so you can squeeze any remaining liquid out. Put the butter back in the bowl and add a little ice water while rolling it around and squeezing it against the sides of the bowl to "bathe" it. Do this at least twice, squeezing out all the liquid again each time. Put it in the cheesecloth for one last really good squeeze if needed.
And there you have it: butter. The next steps are the same as for the old-fashioned way. Salt it if you wish. Mold it or wrap it in plastic wrap, and pop it in the fridge or freezer.
Mission accomplished. You did it. And if you did it your great grandma's way, double congrats! You can rest easy knowing that if left to your own devices a century or two ago, despite the fact that you can't build yourself a home or sew your own clothes, you would've had plenty of homemade butter, so at least you wouldn't have starved.
You can survive on just butter, right?