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23 • Matchmaker
"I'm pretty sure that timeliness is not the top quality women are looking for in a good man. But let's be clear about this: I am coming to dinner with you because you are the best cook in the county. Not because you invited you invited whatshername."
"Cameron Julian, Mr. Phillips. Girls also like men who can remember their names."
"Okay, okay. I'll write her name on my hand so I don't embarrass you. And I have an idea, " he said, with the slightest hint of mischief. "You don't mind if I bring along a friend, do you?"
"A friend? Whom do you have in mind, Mr. Phillips? It's a bit forward to ask the host if you can bring someone else, don't you think? Tacking someone onto a dinner invitation?"
"You know my manners, Mrs. Jenkins. Sometimes I make you think I was raised by savages. You've said that. Look, you'll want to play cards after dinner, and threesomes are impossible. Last time you played with a dummy hand I'm sure you were cheating."
"I just don't want someone getting between you and Ms. Julian. Erm, I mean, I don't want someone she doesn't know, that she'd be uncomfortable with."
"Promise you. My friend will make everyone comfortable. And besides. Cameron is a big girl. She can handle meeting new people. Let me bring a friend, please? I promise it will do nothing but fan the flame of your little Yenta dinner. Okay?"
"Well. Why do you always get your way with me?"
"Because you think I'm cute, Mrs. Jenkins. I'll see you at 6:30. Or before, if your vegetables need cutting."
Will disconnected and pulled up Joe Murphy's number in his phone. Joe also answered on the second ring.
Two peas, Will thought. Match made.
"Hey Joe. Do you have plans tonight?"
Pearl had not told Will to come down the back stairs, but he did anyway, knowing she'd be in the kitchen frantically bustling around with her final dinner preparations. While he was in the shower, he decided what he had done to Pearl bordered on cruelty, if cruelty could be a little sweet. She would be frazzled enough wanting everything to be just right so she could later say her dinner was his and Cameron's first date. But introducing a mystery character into her carefully crafted plot line would be nearly too much for his tightly wound landlady-turned-matchmaker.
He should tell her Joe was coming, he thought as he slid the offset triangle of his four-in-hand knot on his narrow plaid tie under the points of a blue Oxford shirt. Pearl also hadn't told him to wear a tie, but he'd made the mistake of showing up for dinner once before with an open-collared shirt. There are some things a guy only has to learn once.
It would at least be a small relief to her to know he wasn't bringing himself a date, which would be humiliating for Cameron and in turn for Pearl, and ultimately for his date who would be smart enough to see what had just happened.
He buckled his belt over the button of his brown corduroys and slipped on his shoes. No, he must not tell her about Joe. That small sense of relief would make just enough space for her to stop worrying about Cameron and start worrying about herself, and it would be like a cold front meeting a warm front and a tornadic funnel cloud the likes of which had never been seen on the Dakota plains would tear through Pearl's kitchen. No, he would say nothing. Joe would have to be a surprise. He would simply continue to assure her that it was a good thing, that when dinner was over she'd be glad he'd invited his friend.
Will would, however, tell Cameron. He needed her help in case things backfired to ensure Pearl did not direct her straight-line winds of fury against Joe. Cameron would need to be prepared to shove Will out in front of the bus while she grabbed Joe out of the street. Joe, of course, was good natured enough to be able to handle anything Pearl dished out. But Pearl would hate herself in the morning.
He made his usual exaggerated stomps down the back stairs to alert Pearl of his arrival.
"My heavens, Mr. Phillips. Must you sound like an entire pack of horses got loose and are galloping around on my servants' stairs?"
"Wolves travel in packs, Mrs. Jenkins. Not horses." He gave her a light kiss on the cheek. "And they are very quiet."
"Except for the snarling right before they devour you, " she said. Pearl slammed the knife hard through the carrot lying innocently on her wooden cutting board and a slice shot off the edge and into the sink. Will picked it up popped it into his mouth.
"Oh, Mrs. Jenkins, " he said as he moved beside her. "You are very anxious about what I've done." He put his hand over hers on the knife handle. "Please don't worry. I wouldn't do anything to ruin your evening. Promise." Her hand loosened under Will's. "Let's cut the rest of the carrots, shall we?"
Pearl sighed. "Well, yes. But only because they need to be cut. Not because I'm not still upset with you. You're on very thin ice with me, Mr. Phillips. If you make a fool of me or that nice Miss Julian, you can count on your rent going up."
Will took his hand off Pearl's. She kept chopping calmly away, seemingly content at her newfound tactic to keep Will in tow.
"You're going to fine me?"
"Yes, " she said. "Twenty-five dollars a month for each time you slip up. Now stop flirting with me and go put on an apron."
"An apron?"
"My, but you seem the poor listener tonight. Must I repeat everything? Yes, an apron. In the pantry. I want you to mix up the gravy and I'd hate for you to splatter it all over your fancy pants."
"An apron. I don't need an apron."
Pearl turned from the counter and looked at Will, one eyebrow raised and the other pressed into a scowl. She pointed the long chef's knife toward the pantry. "Apron, Mr. Phillips, or get out of my kitchen."
Will put his hands up in front of his chest and made his way to the pantry with his back to the wall. "Of course, Mrs. Jenkins. An apron." He ducked inside the pantry door.
Pearl happily chopped her way through another carrot. Will called out, "Are these the only ones you have? Perhaps there's an apron Mr. Jenkins used to wear?"
"Mr. Jenkins didn't come into my kitchen very often. They're one size fits all. Just pick one."
Will looked at the three aprons hanging on hooks inside the pantry. Flowered. Ruffled. Each one. "Sure you don't have one that's less…festive?" He wondered how much he could talk his rent down if Mrs. Jenkins made him look foolish.
"It's a festive occasion, young man. Come on now, gravy is waiting."
Will pulled an apron off the hook, bright red begonias trimmed with white eyelet lace. He came around the corner and put the top loop over his head. Pearl turned and wiped her hands on her own bright flowery apron and said, "You look dashingly domestic, Mr. Phillips. Turn around and I'll tie you."
"Domestic wasn't quite the look I was going for. How about I just strap on my tool belt? It'd catch the splatters and keep my fancy pants nice and neat without making me look like the florist shop blew up on me."
"I like you in begonias. Oh, that reminds me. Did you bring flowers tonight?"
"Umm, no. Was I supposed to?"
"Oh, Mr. Phillips. You are incorrigible. There's a bouquet in the refrigerator. I thought you might forget. We'll act like you brought them. Now take the beef roast from the oven and get to work on the gravy."
Will opened a drawer and pulled out two green oven mitts, then took the roaster from the oven. He turned and closed the oven door with his foot. He transferred the roast to a large cutting board Pearl had set out and was picking up the roaster to drain the drippings when the doorbell rang.
"Oh, dear, " Pearl said, looking at the clock. "One of them is early."
"You just keep working. I'll get it. It's probably Cameron."
Will needed to get to Cameron first. And if it were Joe, well, he needed to get to him first too. He bolted for the pantry and into the dining room, too fast to hear Pearl call out after him.
"Mr. Phillips, you might want to take off that pretty apron!"
Will saw Cameron, split into a dozen tiny images through the beveled glass of the entry. He reached for the doorknob, not taking his eyes off the intelligent, sassy young woman standing on Pearl's wide porch. It took longer than it should have to realize he still had the oven mitt—and the begonia covered apron—on. He yanked off the mitt and pulled open the door, greeting Cameron with a sheepish grin.
"Come in, come in." He motioned with the mitt toward his apron. "I'm sorry, Pearl has me helping in the kitchen. I'm hoping she'll take it off my rent."
"Anyway, come in. Come in." He motioned with the oven mitt to the parlor and giant staircase, evening sun streaming through the vast stained glass on the landing in a colorful array. "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Pearl Jenkins' home."
Cameron stepped in and looked around. "What lovely woodwork."
"Yes, it is. As local legend has it, Pearl's granddaddy was a lumber man and built the house to showcase his wares. The birds eye maple in the dining room is stunning. We should go there before Pearl decides you and I ran off together before we even enjoyed her wonderful cooking."
Cameron tipped her head. "So you're okay with her matchmaking, even though you know nothing will come of it?"
Will swallowed at her certainty. "Well, yes. It's not the first time Pearl has had me down to dinner, you know. I've learned to moderate my expectations. She, on the other hand, keeps turning them up." He put the oven mitt under his arm and slid his hands into his pockets, rocking forward and back on the balls of his feet.
"I didn't, " Cameron started. "I didn't mean–"
"I know, " Will said, and smiled. "Look, before we go in there, I need to tell you I invited a friend."
"Oh?" Will thought he saw Cameron's eyes darken, her pupils widening impossibly across the deep pools. She shifted her weight and brushed a hand across her bangs in what seemed an effort to appear nonchalant.
"Yes, and Pearl is incensed. I didn't tell her who it was, and if it goes badly, I'm looking at a spike in my cost of living that even Congress couldn't achieve."
There was a tap at the glass behind them. Will rushed past Cameron to the door. "Joe! Come in, " Will said, shaking Joe's hand and clapping him on the back with the oven mitt.
"Why, you're looking quite lovely tonight, Will. Is the apron new?" Joe laughed. "Now I feel underdressed."
"Consider me the baseline control, Joe. Pearl Jenkins thinks I was born underdressed, so everyone looks dashing next to me." He put a finger under his collar to adjust it. "The bow tie is a nice touch. You look downright professorial."
Cameron cleared her throat. Joe pressed Will out of the way with a sweep of his arm. Cameron stood facing the two men, arms crossed over her chest, a smirk planted on her face.
Joe stepped forward and extended his hand. "You must be the fair Ms. Julian I've been hearing about."
"Hearing about?" Will said. "I mentioned her once, today, when I invited you to dinner."
"Ah, Will likes to be coy."
"Call me Cameron, please."
"If you will call me Joe." He lifted Cameron's hand and dipped his head to lightly kiss the back of her hand.
"Oh, good grief, " Will said.
Joe pointed his index finger back and forth between them. "So this is the match your landlady is working up?" He let out a soft whistle. "She's no slouch, I guess, your Mrs. Jenkins."
Will scowled. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"Well, she's got her work cut out for her, is all. You were right, Will. You're terrifically outclassed here. Not going to be an easy sell." He smirked at Cameron, who laughed and bit her lip.
Will rubbed the back of his neck. "Thank you for the vote of confidence, Murphy. Listen, that's why you're here. Cameron and I already know, I mean, we'll humor Pearl for tonight. But if you play your cards right—and I mean literally, there'll be a game after dinner—-and you can redirect her efforts…elsewhere."


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London Looters: Openly Committing Crimes in the Age of Radical Transparency is Stupid
Hey kid – would you put down those Foot Locker boxes and have a bit of a chin waggle for a minute?
Martin Luther King once said "a riot is the language of the unheard." What's burning up London right now is an unheard population, and while I can sympathize with the sentiment, the violence isn't something that can be condoned and it's utterly and completely daft. Here's why:
- London is one of the most surveilled cities in the world (just behind Chicago). There are over 500,000 cameras throughout the city quietly recording with unblinking eyes.
- Facial recognition technology has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years, and it's so commonplace we all have access to it in Facebook. The pool of photos is growing all the time, both on social networking sites and off in private databases. Even if you're wearing a mask or covering your face, it doesn't matter because police will be able to match your clothing from other video footage when your face was uncovered.
- You can't count on your friends because all it takes is an errant tweet or Facebook post to incriminate you. Police are already watching for incriminating evidence of activities in process and arresting tweeting looters.
- Your technology can narc on you. Given how prevalent mobile phones are in the UK and how flimsy the security is, it should be relatively easy for police to use scanners to identify all mobile devices within range of a certain area where the riots are taking place. That would help kick-start any investigations or facial recognition searches. Not only that, but if the companies that produce all the electronics that have been nicked in the past few days have added any sort of security to them, connecting to the Internet could identify a looter (or someone who received stolen property).
- London Police can crowdsource the investigation with ease. [Update: …and they already are] Back in 1997, a bunch of people in a neighborhood near Michigan State University rioted after MSU lost to Duke in the NCAA finals, burning couches, stealing and destroying property. Even back then, there were plenty of people shooting video and taking pictures which the local police took and looped on a cable-access TV channel with a message inviting the community to tip them off if they recognized anyone in the photos. That was 15 years ago – just think of how much easier it will be to crowdsource identification with Facebook ads or mobile apps.
- The evidence will stay around "forever." That means Law Enforcement can take its time with the investigation – as it does so, the technologies and pattern-recognition algorithms will continue to improve. I'm also pretty sure England doesn't have a statute of limitations – so prosecutions could happen even years after these fires have been extinguished.
In the meantime, mind the gap! (Sorry, couldn't resist).
[Update: This just appeared on Mashable and is obviously highly-relevant recommended reading – "NYPD Creates Unit To Track Criminals Via Social Media"]
[Update II: Scotland Yard Confirms It's Using Facial Recognition Tech]
Missouri's Ban on Teachers Friending Students on Facebook is a Golden Gate to Impracticality
[Update: newly-signed law is now being challenged in court by the Missouri State Teachers Association | via Slashdot]
The Missouri Senate recently approved Senate Bill 54 the "Amy Hestir Student Protection Act" a law aimed at preventing schools from moving teachers facing misconduct allegations around from school to school without alerting parents.
Unfortunately, however, it contains some other more draconian provisions and social media takes some shrapnel. Of concern is that it bans teachers from friending students on any social networking site, limiting them to creating fan pages to which all students in a class may have access.
Like so many ham-handed legislative measures, it curbs speech and interferes with education in the name of saving the children.
One of the many stupid facets of this bill is that the victim for which the bill is named was sexually assaulted by a teacher 20 years ago, long before the advent of social networking. Read more…
The Grand Rapids Shootings and the Social Media Future for First Responders
As the horrible events of July 7, 2011 unfolded in Grand Rapids and a troubled Roderick Dantzler murdered seven people including two children, people around the world skipped the news media altogether and watched/listened live (via live streams of the police scanner – at one point 14,000 people were logged in). It was a tragic example of the amazing technological power the average person wields, which [to paraphrase FDR/Spiderman's Uncle Ben] "comes with great responsibility."
What I observed made me think about the role social media will play in the future of society when events like these occur. Here's how my night went: Read more…
Absences and Presences in the Era of Radical Transparency – the MyGR6 Censorship List Deconstructed
Courtesy of Grand Rapids social media maven Laura Bergells (@maniactive), there's now a screen capture of the full list of words/phrases banned by the MyGR6 contest entry form. Or, at least, this was the list banned when the contest originally debuted earlier this week. Mark L. Curtis (@Mark_L_Curtis) observes that the site appears to have switched to a paid service for content filtering. Read more…
Your Generation Gap is Showing
Recently I was working on a promotional project and proposed some copy for a related webpage that would notify the target audience that there were some unfavorable conditions related to the promotion (hurdles to jump over to make use of it).
The response I got was "but why would we want to tell them those things – won't that make them less likely to commit?"
Gut check moment – your response to that question may indicate a great deal about your perspective: Read more…
[Update] @HowardStern Just Started Using Twitter, but he's Already a Pro: Here's Why
[Update: @HowardStern is enjoying Twitter so much, he talked today about how he plans to experiment with a talk show on Twitter after having fun quizzing @Alyssa_Milano. Pretty impressive tech innovation for a guy who still uses Lotus Notes.]
Last week, Howard Stern (@howardstern) finally broke down and decided to start tweeting at the urging of his colleagues and friends. So far, he's doing everything right and his success is something anyone can learn from even if they're not the "King of all Media."
- Be Authentic: Stern tweets himself. He doesn't have his publicist or agent or staff tweet for him. In an interview with Piers Morgan today (another celebrity who understands Twitter), he emphatically rejected the idea of having someone else tweet for him. Authenticity is what makes Twitter successful. It's why people have been flocking (excuse the pun) there since 2007. In an age of glimmering fakery, they're looking for real contact with people they find compelling. Stern's first tweets were backstage before an appearance on the David Letterman show where he even posted a photo of himself sitting in the make-up chair flanked by Stern Show fixtures Vinnie Favale and Ralph Cirella.
- Have Something to Say: The traditional paradigm of mass media was that one must constantly publish to stay in front of the audience one has built. That relentless pressure to produce on deadline is often met at the expense of quality. In the era of social media, I fervently believe that you don't need to force yourself to come up with something to say for the sake of saying something. If you're scheduling tweets (especially repeats of your previous tweets) you're likely doing something wrong. Stern tweets when he has time and feels inclined. That's perfectly fine – unlike a newspaper, magazine, cable TV package, or Sirius radio – it costs nothing to remain a follower of the @howardstern twitter feed when he's not tweeting (just as it costs nothing to follow the RSS feed of a blog or virtually any other form of publishing online).
- Trust Your Instincts: One of the main factors that kept Stern from trying Twitter was the relentless criticism he's subject to being a controversial figure of his notoriety. Fortunately he discovered the satisfying feeling that comes with blocking someone from interacting with you. That's not to say that one should block out all negative comments. You know when a criticism is authentic and constructive – so trust yourself and block out all of the carping that doesn't add quality insight to your life.
- Engage Your Audience as the Real You: This applies for multinational companies just as it does individuals. It doesn't matter if you have dozens of Twitter followers or millions – you're not making the best use of the medium if you're not connecting on a one-on-one basis with people. That's not to say that you have to reply to every tweet fired off to you, but at the very least you have the chance to respond to the ones you find interesting. Another way celebrities can provide their millions of followers a simulated personal connection is by letting them see interactions with their friends (which usually include other celebrities that followers are interested in). So @howardstern converses with @johnstamos – and we get a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of these two personalities. Stern also had fun with a challenge to his audience; offering to post a photo he'd just shot of his model wife Beth Ostrosky Stern with his smartphone if he reached 100,000 followers by "cocktail hour."
- Use it for Real-Time Group Experiences: Twitter is terrible for communicating complex messages; by design it sacrifices the ability to apply nuance/depth for flexibility/brevity. This allows it to be an ideal vehicle for communicating with many people in real-time about a shared interest. Case in point: the Superbowl. For my money, the tweets about the Superbowl halftime show (most of which mocked the over-the-top Black Eyed Peas performance with references to Tron and Demolition Man) were far more interesting than the actual show itself. Stern launched a few snarky tweets during the Superbowl and by his own admission he had a great time.
- "give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give give THEN ASK! Period!": To quote sommelier and social media pro Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee), you can't just promote yourself and ask things of your audience. You have to provide them with value – and not only that, but you have to provide them with comparatively more value than what you're asking for. As Stern demonstrates – it's not until his 49th tweet that he finally promotes himself.
Here's to hoping Stern convinces his parents to start a "@ShitBenSternSays" Twitter account.
Your Visible Social Network: Radical Transparency as the Great Equalizer
The more information accumulates about us online (with or without our consent), the walls between the compartments of our lives become more porous (eventually they'll likely disappear altogether).
Whether or not you know it, your social network is visible to others online. This is important because it means people can view you how your social network understands you.
Even if you lock down your Facebook profile, odds are you allow viewers to see your friends (which can be a great source of information about you; one can easily use the public information your friends display to gain insight about you – what organizations they're affiliated with).
Even the organizations and people you're NOT affiliated with can say volumes about you; I anticipate this will become a huge source of inferential data in the future as data analysis tools continue to become more sophisticated and more data accumulates online. Imagine: an aggregation tool could run an algorithm to find out who you dislike based on an analysis of common connections, interests, and groups and looking for gaps in your circle of connections.
Nothing about this is anything new to police or intelligence agencies – they've been gathering this data for years (building cases by interviewing individuals peripheral to a target). The difference is that now it's a communication channel available to anyone.
This is why I believe privacy will be virtually impossible in the future. This has important ramifications for public policy; take medical records.
- One of the main reasons medical records aren't largely digitized is privacy concerns – people worry that individuals and organizations outside of the doctor-patient relationship will be able to use that data to the disadvantage of the patient (think insurance companies, banks and prospective employers).
- Even if you are able to keep your medical records from being posted online – the records of your relatives will be posted. Conclusions about your predisposition to health issues can be gleaned from the health of your relatives (and organizations whose profitability depends on calculating risks will actively seek out this information).
- Conclusions about your health can also be drawn based on aggregated data from the region you reside in (the percentage of fast food restaurants, the rates of STD/STI infection, etc.).
Another reality (explained in greater detail in the book "Born Digital" by Urs Gasser and John Palfrey) is that children born today typically don't have a choice about what information about them ends up online; their parents begin creating digital presences for them while they're still in utero (by posting sonogram photos/videos, and information on how they intend to rear their children in discussions with friends). A recent study concluded that 92 percent of toddlers have an online presence.
Update: Apropos of this post – a hilarious Venn Diagram from Dave Makes:
"...and you shall have no pie."As my parents tell it, when I was an infant my first word wasn't a word - it was an entire sentence. Very little has changed.
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I've been making an effort lately to rediscover bits and pieces in my own make up collection and use up the products I actually own, instead of constantly pining for the latest releases. That said, I have been in a few situations recently that were just irresistible - like duty free, a cosmetics outlet store, and the discovery of cut price Revlon lip butters in Superdrug! So here are a few bits and pieces I've picked up over the past few weeks...
Revlon Lip Butters in Sweet Tart and Tutti Frutti - the latest additions to my Revlon lip butter collection, I snapped these up when I spotted them in Superdrug recently (I showed you Tutti Frutti here). Most places in
Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze - I own four of these already but this particular shade was calling to me - it looks so versatile! I've yet to use it but I'll let you know how I get on.
Chanel Empreinte Rouge Coco Shine - I picked up this pretty pale nude in duty free on a
MAC Beauties Play It Cool palette - Another outlet purchase, this eyeshadow set was part of the Tartan Tales collection and includes 6 cool toned grey and purple shadows - purples are massive for autumn and these ones are so pretty!
MAC Blushcreme in Brit Wit - Now replaced by Cremeblends, this was another outlet buy. I picked it up because of the colour, a dusky mauve shade that will team well with purples as we move into autumn.
Anything you'd like me to review from this little lot? And have you been shopping lately?
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Malt Products Featured in Instore Magazine
With clean labels being all the rage among consumers these days, various retailers are rethinking their prepared foods ingredients list, and how best to tailor it for mass appeal. When it comes to using sweeteners for those that are made in-house, malt and molasses not only fit the bill for a clean label, but have significant nutritional benefits that can enable your product to boast an even healthier lifestyle than its branded and shipped counterparts.
"Malt used to be thought of only for its nutritional value, in products such as Ovaltine and Carnation Instant Milk," says Jim Kappas, vice president of sales and marketing for Malt Products Corp. "Over the years, corn and cane sugar have been substituted because they are less expensive, so many Americans only think of malted milk shakes and malted milk ball candy as areas where malt can be used. Our main message is to consider adding malt for its nutritional value. On a gram-per-gram basis, malt has five times more antioxidant power than broccoli. It is also well established to help athletes recover after endurance exercise."
Malt Products Featured in Meura Newsletter
Recently, Malt Products Corporation, located in the USA, entrusted Meura with the order for a new brewhouse of their new malt extract plant, the Malt Company of Ohio. Malt Products Corporation is a world leader in the field of malt extract production and has grown from a regional supplier of malts in 1957 to an international company at present.
Malt Products Featured in Baking and Snack Magazine
"Because malt extract is derived from whole grains, I like to call it a 'nutritious sugar,' " said Jim Kappas, vice president, sales and marketing, Malt Products Corp. He compared its potential appeal to the whole grains message that has recently transformed the baking industry. Although used by bakers since ancient times, recent years have seen malt taken out of formulations for cost reduction purposes.
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When you tend to say "I don't know what I want" (in my life, career, house, relationships etc), this is the way forward for you. Creating a Vision or Mood Board reveals what makes you tick and inspires you to make it happen!
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A private session with a Life & Coach is 2 hours in length. During this time you'll receive some back-ground information about Vision Boards, you'll create the actual board (which you can take home afterwards) and you'll receive a professional analysis of your creation. This in-depth exploration of the often unconscious and symbolic meaning of the images on your board is often described as a very revealing and insightful process. To finalise the session you'll receive coaching to define your goals and develop an action plan in relation to the outcome of your Vision Board.
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International Stuttering Awareness Day is Tuesday, and it's a great time to remind your readers that there are speech-language pathologists in your area who specialize in helping people who stutter.
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In addition, parents can also use our website to find the new video, "7 Tips for Talking with the Child Who Stutters." We've recently made the video available to 53,727 pediatricians across the United States. It features the leading voices on preschool stuttering who provide parents with answers to tough questions about stuttering and practical strategies they can use right away.
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General view of Simla.
Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
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Date: 1865
A general view of Shimla, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The hill-station of Simla is built across a range of hills and connecting ridges. It is now the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, but it became a popular resort with British residents of India in the 1820s. It also became the Presidency's summer capital when the Governor-General began to take his administration with him to the hills to escape the intense heat of Calcutta, 1300 miles away. Shimla was known as the 'English Convalescent Station' as its climate was conducive to good general health and the Military Sanatoria of Kasauli, Sanawar and Sabathu were also nearby.


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Over the Internet, unfortunately, it is impossible for me to issue you an accurate diagnosis but I can offer some advice. From what you have written, and please know this is based on a very limited amount of information, it sounds more like schizophrenia than DID. I would have to know more about your history and symptoms to know for sure. If you are concerned about getting the correct diagnosis, I would suggest making an appointment with a mental health professional and talk with him or her about your concerns. DID and schizophrenia require two different sets of treatments and you want to be certain you are receiving the most appropriate help. If you are concerned, go ahead and make the appointment. You may feel better if you did. I wish you well.
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Q. Ok, let me start off saying I can't remember my past at all. The good the bad, nothing. There have been times when I was fighting with my boyfriend and a 'wave' would wash over me then I couldn't remember anything that just took place. I've had a voice talk to me named Katrina.. She's around the age where I believe something bad happened to me. Sometimes I dont feel whole and I feel like i'm not 'me'. Another scary thing thats happened to me was I had an Out Of Body Experience. I was looking out of my body, but what I was looking at was myself and it was an evil entity. That wanted to hurt my boyfriend. After a few minutes like this I then felt whole again. I'm currently diagnosed with Schizophrenia but I'm asking myself is this a correct diagnosis. I am a paranoid person, and I have seen things, however, that was at a period when I wasnt sleeping so it could've been sleep deprivation. Anyways any help/advice you can give will be much appreciated.Is this DID or just schizophrenia?


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Can You Handle a Single Version of the Truth?
"We worked long and hard to get to a single version of the truth. Then we realized that we can't handle a single version of the truth," said a data architect at a global manufacturing company. This company built a beautifully architected and perfectly conformed enterprise data warehouse with a single unified portal for BI and reporting. But business units everywhere, from Europe to Latin America, expressed great frustration because they can only get information out of the system in one way. As a result, spread-marts proliferated.
Every enterprise BI initiative faces the fundamental conflict between the need for local autonomy and flexibility, and the need for standardization and economy of scale. There're indisputable benefits to a single-source, multi-purpose system that holds the "single version of the Truth". However, a large enterprise is a complex, multiple-layered, interrelated, and dynamic collection of business units and functions spread over continents with very different business climates. Local business units have legitimate needs for many variations of the "Truth", and for agility, they want to be in control of these variations. Plus, there're always local data needs not shared by other business units. BI, perhaps more than other data-related initiatives, is particularly sensitive to local requirements.
Let's consider the two extremes solutions. At one extreme, we build a gigantic data warehouse managed by an enterprise team. With no exception, all BI needs everywhere are serviced with data from this data warehouse. At the other extreme, we have completely separate "stovepipe" data warehouses for each region or business areas and give them complete autonomy. For most large organizations, these extreme solutions are not sustainable. They're the technological equivalents of Authoritarianism and Anarchy. As the current unrest in Egypt shows, the two are not as far apart as we like to think. Spread-marts are often caused by too much central control on data.
The principles of federalism can guide us to an optimal solution to this conflict. Recall that federalism means the central authority should have control only over a limited and clearly defined set of the things. The rest would be locally controlled. It strikes a balance between the two extremes by drawing a clear boundary for what is considered centralized. For BI, this means the central, enterprise level authority should control a limited, core data model and a core set of data, while allowing local business units to extend the core anyway they like to fit their needs, as long as they don't change the core.
Technically, a federation has a central data warehouse and a group of member data warehouses. In the most common design pattern, the central data warehouse distributes a core data model and global master and reference data to the federation members. The members are free to extend them to address local needs, but are required to adhere to the core to enable a level of central control and standardization. Meanwhile, transactions data flow back up from federation member instances to the central instance based on the aggregation rules inherent in the core model. As a result, the central data warehouse can offer cross-functional and/or cross-regional views of the enterprise as whole. (Keep in mind that federalism is a data governance model that lays out responsibility and decision rights, not a physical architecture. All these data warehouses can very well live on the same physical database.)
Many Kalido customers, including Shell, BP and Unilever, built global BI programs based on federalist principles with great success.
In my next blog, I'll talk about how federalism can guide data policy management.
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Sacrifice trade union to save the Euro
Greece and Ireland need to depreciate their currencies, but exiting the Euro is unworkable for either of them. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, so they could both temporarily introduce import tariffs for EU products, as well as potentially recycle some of the money generated to export tariffs.
Imports go down, exports go up, GDP increases, deficit goes down. Of course this doesn't work in the long-run the way depreciation would, but it would work a treat as a short-run stimulus and deficit-reducing measure.


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Last year we had the pleasure of working with Paul Weller, a successful business owner who wanted to look at a new design challenge. We worked with Paul on the first conceptual phase of this Octocopter. Paul presented us a novel tubular concept which we presented to him after several meetings together.
This project is pushing on, unfortunately Paul cannot share any of the latest details yet, but we cannot wait to see how this awesome project will turn out.
Luma3Dprint used Solidworks 2013 3D CAD software to produce this design.
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Presentation slides that are riddled with bullet points and text are deadly to an audience. You know the drill: The presenter reads the text aloud, while the audience attempts to read the text to themselves, and the end result is a broken connection between the presenter and the audience. By replacing large amounts of text with images that visually represent the topics being discussed, this problem can be avoided, and the audience is better able to recall this information in the future. This is a familiar concept.
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Women might count for little more than 15 per cent of the 2017 Juno nominees, but they occupy 100 per cent of this playlist. Here's why.
Much like 2016, when the Juno nominations were announced this year, there was pushback. Tegan and Sara wrote a letter that gets to the heart of the matter:
"In eight categories no women were recognized at all, and in over 12 additional categories, only one in five of the nominees included a woman," they wrote. "Specifically in the areas of production and engineering, it is discouraging to not see a single woman represented."
A few days after that letter was released, Macleans asked Allan Reid, the head of CARAS, for his thoughts on the issue:
"Do we have female producers who are at the top of their game to the same as the men are in producing these records that are having global success? For the most part, we don't see that, not right now," he said. "That doesn't mean there aren't great women who are making great music, but when the committee vets those applications, they're also trying to make sure that the best people get it, and it's not gender-based. That's one of the things at CARAS, we don't base it on gender, or diversity, it's about music and music only. And so those things aren't really taken into account — I hope they're not, by the judges, because that's not what people should be based on. It should be about music."
We decided to crunch the nomination numbers ourselves for 2017. In an effort to be accurate, we counted every nomination that had women, even if they only appeared as a featuring artist (Ashe, Delaney Jane, Shae Jacobs, etc), or part of a group (The Strumbellas, Weaves, Pugs and Crows, etc), or almost all the orchestras in the classical categories.
This year there are 45 categories at the Junos, including three special awards. These categories have a total of 218 nomination slots. Only 46 of those 218 slots are occupied by women. That number is lower when you factor in multiple nominations for the same artists. Setting that aside, there are only 34 instances of nominations that have women in some capacity, such as part of a group or orchestra, or as a featured artist on a male nominee's song. Suffice to say, that almost 85 per cent disparity is very noticeable.
So, to highlight and celebrate the women nominees, we've created a playlist of the music for which they've been nominated. Hit play below for music from Tegan and Sara, Céline Dion, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Alessia Cara, Jess Moskaluke, Grimes and more.
Editor's note: This playlist only includes tracks by women nominees. It does not include any of the groups or orchestras that have both women and men. Due to restricted availability, it also does not include some of the classical tracks that were nominated.
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More to explore:
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11 songs you need to hear this week: International Women's Day edition
From Céline Dion to Lauryn Hill: 30 women who have changed music


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I love clouds. They are beautiful, dramatic, and no two cloud formations are ever the same. The reason I call today's photo a cloudscape, and not a landscape, is the majority of the shot is about the clouds, and the interplay of light and shadow from the early approach of the sun on the scene.
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A third-generation scientific glassblower incinerates the glass ceiling.
If you want to see Christine Roeger's exquisitely crafted glass pieces, you can't visit a museum. But you could look on Mars. There, a quartz window she whittled helps a rover peer across the Red Planet. She's also created a multi-walled instrument that descended into a volcano to pump out superheated air, a glass cage that measured birds' respiration under stress, and a large-scale distillation apparatus that plumbed the depths of the ocean in search of a cancer cure. Roeger is a rarity. She's one of about 650 scientific glassblowers in the U.S., one of only a dozen or so women in the field, and one of even fewer third-generation scientific glassblowers. Running Arizona State University's Glassblowing Facility as a one-woman operation, she's carrying on a long but unheralded tradition that goes back to the makers of Galileo's thermometer and Thomas Edison's light bulb.
Your grandfather was a scientific glassblower at the University of Wisconsin, and your father was a scientific glassblower at ASU. What was it like growing up in this tradition?
To me it was normal. Sometimes I still think about it when I walk into this atrium area [in ASU's facility]. I would be roller-skating out there, and my dad would be in here working, and I'd get to blow glass bubbles. He had a little shop at home in the side yard, and we would go out there and watch him blow glass. In my dad's shop, I started around [age] 12. He would have me make little, simple things for him, all scientific. I've always been comfortable around glass. I was always into math and science and creating things.
How did you know you wanted to do this professionally?
I started college here, in the education school. I initially was going to be a kindergarten teacher. My dad said, "We could use some extra help. When you're not studying, why don't you come in and be a student helper?" I never thought I'd be a glassblower. But when I saw the interactions with the students, I thought, "This is really cool. Maybe this is what I want to do." So I got an apprenticeship program going, switched to working full time in the apprenticeship and ended up with a bachelor's degree in business administration and got my journeyman's certificate at the same time. I started working here full time and have been here ever since.
What's it like being a woman in this profession?
It's always been a male-dominated field, with a lot of old German glassblower men. Sometimes people walk in and they're like, "Can I talk to the glassblower?" And I'm like, "Right here." I went to a [American] Scientific Glassblowers Society meeting in my first couple years. I walked into an elevator full of glassblowers with my badge on, and they said, "Oh, where does your husband work?" I said, "I'm the glassblower." Then it got quiet.
Describe your collaborative process.
Grad students are my main customers. They come up with these crazy ideas of glass they need made. I don't make anything you can buy from a catalogue. It's all custom. Sometimes someone that's never been in before is overwhelmed, so I walk them through the steps and help them design their glass. Then there's people who'll say, "I was thinking the other night" and [take out] scratch paper with a rough drawing. Then I have the engineers coming in with everything in a technical drawing. I have a couple hundred jobs a year. Sometimes the jobs take 40 hours. But then I'll have a little job repairing a flask. Every job is different. That's why I love it here.
But a lot can go wrong working with glass and a 2,000-degree flame…
I have burned myself. I have quite a few burns and cuts. It goes with the job. I can never have long fingernails or pretty hands. Sometimes I'll put 40 hours into something and it'll crack, and you just have to start over. I worked a week on a vacuum pump once, and I get it out of the oven, and I drop it on the floor. That day I went home.


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I know, I know, another chicken recipe. But it's another pretty decent one. Although it was listed in the September 2002 issue of Cooking Light, I only recently found it in their Holiday Cookbook. I didn't have initial plans to make it, although, I admit the picture looked appetizing but I had some leftover pesto I wanted to use up. The recipe for Chicken Chili with Pesto wasn't the best thing I've ever had from Cooking Light nor the worst (see my Beer Cheese Soup post…). It was a pretty decent recipe and I would consider making it again if I had some leftover pesto again! The only alteration to recipe I made this time around was using store-bought pesto (yes, I know pesto is simple to make). I also pureed some of the white beans to make it a little thicker. Another good recipe for a cold wintry night.
Overall rating: me – 3.5 stars, hubby – 4 stars
Chicken Chili with Pesto
Swirl in a generous dollop of pesto before serving to liven up this classic white chili.
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 1/2 cups finely chopped carrot
3/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup canned chopped green chiles
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 (16-ounce) can cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons Classic Pesto
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and chicken; sauté 5 minutes. Add carrot, bell pepper, and celery; sauté 4 minutes. Add chiles and the next 6 ingredients (chiles though broth); bring to a boil.Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes. Stir in Classic Pesto.
Note: The chili and pesto can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months. Prepare and freeze 3 tablespoons Classic Pesto. Prepare the chili without Classic Pesto, and spoon into a freezer-safe container. Cool completely in refrigerator; cover and freeze. Thaw chili and pesto in refrigerator. Place chili in a large skillet; cook over medium-low heat until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Stir in Classic Pesto.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)
CALORIES 327 (23% from fat); FAT 8.5g (sat 1.8g,mono 3.4g,poly 2.5g); PROTEIN 30.3g; CHOLESTEROL 52mg; CALCIUM 134mg; SODIUM 769mg; FIBER 5.9g; IRON 4.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30.7g
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Upcoming Engagements to Advance the Province's Trade and Economic Interests
Premier Kathleen Wynne is supporting Ontario workers and businesses by promoting free trade and increased partnership between Ontario and the U.S.
Following a successful mission to Washington, D.C., and New York to underscore Ontario's significant ties to the U.S. and support for free trade, Premier Wynne will continue that advocacy with a series of engagements on both sides of the border.
In the coming weeks, Premier Wynne will continue to hear from Ontario workers and business leaders concerned about the potential impact of NAFTA renegotiations and other economic challenges. Key events include:
- This Thursday, February 15, Premier Wynne will host a Town Hall in Windsor. Moderated by Ken Lewenza, former President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union, the Premier will take questions from the public on a wide range of topics, including concerns about the impact of Canada's decision to sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP-TPP), NAFTA negotiations and the current state of Ontario's auto industry
- The following day, Premier Wynne will attend the Canadian International AutoShow at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Premier will highlight Ontario's position as a leader in the automotive sector and address the impact of trade negotiations on this critical industry
- On February 22, the Premier will kick off the Toronto Region Board of Trade Party Leaders Series with a discussion of Ontario's economic competitiveness and the province's plans to continue working alongside partners in the U.S. to encourage economic growth and create more fairness and opportunity for everyone
- On February 23-24, Premier Wynne will return to Washington to attend the National Governors Association Winter Meeting. While in Washington, the Premier will meet with U.S. governors to drive home the importance of maintaining free trade and explore opportunities for further economic partnerships with the U.S. — particularly with the Great Lakes states.
These upcoming events build on the Premier's extensive U.S. engagement efforts to date. Premier Wynne has had productive discussions with 33 governors over the past year that have strengthened Ontario's relationships with key states and confirmed a broad consensus among U.S. state leaders about the importance of free trade to our shared prosperity.
Ontario is also exploring new opportunities to collaborate with individual states in order to drive more growth and opportunities in a period of economic change. The province has a strong track record of productive partnership with U.S. states, such as the 2016 and 2017 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Michigan designed to promote innovation and enhance the automotive sector's competitiveness. This collaboration has already resulted in North America's first national, cross-border automated vehicle test drive through Southern Ontario and Michigan, promoting innovation in the auto sector and driving economic growth.
Promoting trade and partnership while protecting Ontario's economic interests is part of Ontario's plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.
- Every day, more than $1 billion in goods are traded between Ontario and the U.S. In 2017, two-way trade between Ontario and the U.S. totaled nearly $400 billion.
- The economic output of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region totals $8 trillion — one-third of all U.S.-Canada economic activity.
- In 2016, Ontario and Michigan together accounted for 26 per cent of North American vehicle production.
"I know that many people across the province are feeling uncertain about their futures. My priority is to stand up for everyone who calls Ontario home. I will keep listening to your concerns and fighting on your behalf — working closely with our partners in the U.S. and across Canada to find new ways to collaborate and protect the millions of jobs here in Ontario, and across North America, that rely on our integrated supply chains, free trade and strong cross-border relationships. I know from meeting with U.S. leaders that they recognize the value of our integrated partnership, and I am confident that by working together we will find a way forward."
— Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario


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Thank you for visiting our website!
Here you will find information concerning our church and its ministries. We hope you find your time spent here a blessing. Our church is a warm and loving church, and we want you to feel comfortable and at liberty to call on us for anything you need. Feel free to browse through the various areas of our website and learn about our fellowship.
If you are considering a new place of worship or a relocation to our area, we would love to have you be our guest. Our worship includes a mix of contemporary songs and hymns. We offer communion every week for those who are believers in Christ. We also provide a children's church program (kindergarten through fourth grade) and nursery during the worship hour.
When you visit our church, you will find:
In His Care,
Terry Rhoads
Ladies Bible Study will start again Jan 9 and every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:00 PM at the church, right after Prayer Meeting. We also have added another time for Ladies Bible Study. We now will have a Saturday class at 10:30 am. It will be the same material as Wednesday so you may attend either one. The study will be on Parables.
Wednesdays at 6:30 PM at the Church, all are welcome.


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James Monroe Show 2018
2017 was another great year as I gave more attention to social media with an elite focus group to better understand how to deliver the most relevant and entertaining content and promote JMS using that medium. My goal has always been to promote the best of us and our contributions to the United States of America and the world. JMS will continue to be an alternative to the negative images and buffoonery in other media platforms while being entertaining as well. Make sure to visit all the pages on the website!
James Monroe Show's worldwide audience continues to grow. Thank you Google Analytics for your services. Stay tuned for the biggest year yet! JMS 2018 continues to feature Black Entrepreneurs, Professionals, Leaders and the best in Black Entertainment. I'll also be launching the television version and app. I'm excited and thanks to all my faithful listeners, website visitors, advertisers, sponsors, and supporters. JamesMonroeShow.com is the "Credible Link to the Black Community" As always "I wish you prosperity in Mind, Body, and Soul"! JM
Directions for Archives listening; Shows with music in the beginning have my picture; for those that want to hear inspiration and interviews first just click the play button on the posts where my picture is not included. Enjoy!
Every Month is Black History Month on James Monroe Show
2016 was a great year and thanks to you our faithful listeners, site visitors, and supporters JMS is growing worldwide! Listen in your car, while working out, wherever you are on the go and of course home at your own convenience. For new listeners: push the play button to listen and stop whenever you like: push pause and continue listening at a later time: each show is 3 hrs and 15 min. Show will stop automatically when you receive phone calls and listeners can resume after the call. I left some shows posted prior to enjoy your favorites. JMS will continue to feature top Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Leaders, speeches from some of the greatest thought leaders of our time, great music and top Black owned businesses with quality products and services. Thanks in advance for your continued support and "As always I wish you Prosperity in Mind, Body and Soul", JM
James Monroe Show: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Today
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last speech sounds like he could be saying it today- check it out. My interview with Rodney Sampson, Author of the book Kingonomics " Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Business and Life", inspired by Dr. King, Dr. Z's "Happiness Campaign" , Dr. Willie Jolley, great music, news you can use, and of course Team JMS
- James Monroe Show September 2016
James Monroe Show: Black Wealth Building and the Truth About Racism
Featuring my interview with John Grant, CEO of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Dr. Boyce Watkins on generational wealth, Dr. Claud Anderson: Racism and Behavior of Black Americans, great music, and of course Team JMS
- James Monroe Show August 2016
James Monroe Show: Politics, Money and Human Rights
Featuring my interview with Calvin Vismale, Consultant, Broker and Rainbow Push Executive, Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1988 speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Rev. Dr. William Barber who in my opinion was the the highlight of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Author Dawn Gacutan (Dawn G), great music and of course Team JMS.
- James Monroe Show July 2016
James Monroe Show "The Greatest" Courage & Faith
Tribute to Muhammad Ali including excerpts from him on the Vietnam War, White People, and being Muslim. Lonnie Ali, the wife and widow speaks powerful words at his funeral. My interview with Commissioner Gregory Moore of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Dr, Z's Happiness Campaign, Inspiration from "Yo Girl" Denise Dyer, Dawn G. on having healthy relationships, Get empowered with Chloe Taylor Brown, hit music and of course Team JMS
- James Monroe Show June 2016-1
James Monroe Show All Star Review & "News You Can Use"
Featuring Barbara Jordan's statement on Black Americans and the US Constitution, Jesse Jackson Sr.'s historic speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention; Jackson's run for the presidency paved the way for Barack Obama. The return of 3 yr old Peyton Jackson reciting "Hey Black Child", my interview with City Planner and Strategist Wendell Love, "Gorgeous" new release by Muhsinah, more hit music, and of course Team JMS.
- James Monroe Show May 2016


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Coochie Boat Hire is located on Coochiemudlo Island in Southern Moreton Bay, only 35 kilometres from Brisbane's Central Business District. A short ferry trip from Victoria Point in the Redlands gets you over to one of the smaller islands in the Bay.
Four kilometres of sandy beaches, and a western shore of mangrove forests, Coochiemudlo is a family friendly getaway with lots to discover on land and sea.
Have a fabulous outdoor adventure and book ahead for their self-drive Barbecue Boats and Fishing Tinnies - no boat license needed - available any day of the year!
Dip your line at the recommended fishing spots and encounter turtles, dolphins and even dugongs while you cruise around the island. See Coochiemudlo's rich bird life and enjoy the views of the natural shoreline. Different to the other bay islands, Coochiemudlo has no seafront properties and truly looks like from another time. Don't forget the camera!
On weekends and Queensland School Holidays, they also hire out Kayaks, Pedalboats, SUPs and the original Aussie Aqua Bikes on Main Beach near the playground and public barbecues.
For those preferring to explore Coochiemudlo's quiet streets by bike, they have a fleet of comfortable three-gear cruisers for hire.
You can't get lost on a five square kilometre island but Coochiemudlo's quiet streets are great to explore by bicycle.
A ride around the island usually takes no more than an hour and some of the quirky residential and holiday homes are well worth a sight. Watch out for the thriving birdlife all over Coochiemudlo and enjoy.
Their three speed cruisers are super comfortable to ride for anyone 12 years and older.
Helmets and a map of Coochie is supplied.
Cruise casually around Coochiemudlo Island - no boat license needed.
Fun for the whole family and great for fishing, too!
Their Barbecue Boats comfortably take 10 and a maximum of 12 people.
Go and explore Moreton Bay in their self-drive Barbecue Boats / Barbecue Party Pontoons.
Included are:
Ziegler and Brown Twin Ziggy Barbecue.
Bluetooth speaker supplied on demand (bring your own music).
Fishing map and area briefing.
Hire includes all essential safety gear, gas for the barbecue.
Fuel and full instructions on how to handle the boat.
Available any day - bookings essential.
Go for a fish or a cruise around Coochiemudlo Island on their MakoCraft 4.2 metre aluminium boats!
No boat licence required. Tinnies are for up to four people. They are stable, comfortable and easy to operate. They are roomy and have sun\rain roof protection. There is a fishfinder on board and you will get a fishing map and area briefing.
Hire includes all essential safety gear, fuel and full instructions on how to handle the boat.
Available any day - telephone bookings essential.
They will be down on the beach between 9am to 10am - weather permitting.
Go around the island: Hire a Kayak and explore Coochiemudlo's mangrove forests and four kilometres of sandy beaches. Call them to check tide and wind conditions!
On Main Beach, right next to the jetty and playground: Try out their soft-top SUP's (Stand Up Paddle Boards) or get active with your kids on the Aqua Bikes, Kayaks and pedalboats!
For groups of more than 15 people/kids they can make you a customised offer - great for birthday parties, school groups, scouts or maybe a fun work party!
Group hires are available any day of the year, (weather permitting).
Life vests supplied in all sizes.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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Mobile Phone Photography Competition
by jamesdn on 10-05-2011 14:11 - last edited on 10-05-2011 14:20 by david_m
Many people choose not to take up the hobby of photography for different reasons, whether it's lack of time, no inspiration to do so or sometimes because they can't afford a digital camera. Having never owned a digital camera myself, photography was never something of any interest to me, however with the progression of technology, having a camera built into my mobile phone has allowed me to explore this in greater depth.
These days it is unusual to find a new mobile phone handset without a digital camera function and the quality of some of these cameras in terms of advanced lenses, higher megapixels and increased storage space on the handset is quite incredible. In fact last year, the UK saw its first ever mobile phone photography course being introduced, demonstrating just how popular this activity has become, no doubt due to the increase in availability and affordability of camera phones.
In order to encourage more giffgaffers to enjoy the camera function on their phones and to share their results with others, I am pleased to announce a giffgaff mobile phone photography competition! The aim is for you to take pictures of anything that is of interest to you, whether it be animals, sculptures, anything you want to take a picture of (as long as it is appropriate for all to view, of course ). You can submit up to 3 images by posting them into a reply (you can check out boonitch's excellent guide on how to post images if you're unsure). I will then shortlist the 10 best pics and the winners will be voted for by the community.
The prizes up for grabs are 2000 payback points for 1st place, 1500 payback points for 2nd place and 1000 payback points for 3rd place.
The photographs must be taken using a mobile phone and not a digital camera or any other device. Therefore you will also need to post the name of the device you used to take the photo! Here are some mobile phone photography tips for you:
Avoid using the zoom facility as this can make your image appear pixelated, instead get up close as needed to your subject.
Keep still, try to keep your hands as still as possible to prevent blur.
Take lots of shots and don't delete anything you think is not good – often the best pictures are those you're not expecting to be any good.
You have until Monday 23rd May to submit your entries, so have fun and enjoy getting creative with your pictures, I look forward to seeing them
Full terms and conditions can be found on the giffgaff Facebook page, or by clicking here.
SOURCE: http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Blog/Mobile-Phone-Photography-Competition/ba-p/796799
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This 4x4 Jeep and Catamaran combo offers the best of both worlds. Start by exploring the unspoilt countryside and picturesque East Coast before setting sail for your snorkel experience along the pristine West Coast, with full open bar and Buffet lunch.
This non-stop fun expedition takes you to the most strikingly scenic parts of Barbados on a guided on and off-road island tour. Dubbed our most popular tour, you will certainly not want to miss this adventure!
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PATH Intl.Region 4 Conference
Hosted by H.O.R.S.E.S. Inc.March 30-31, 2012Gilbertsville, KY(just outside of Paducah)
Kentucky Dam Village113 Administration Dr.
Gilbertsville, KY 42044Phone: (270) 362-4271
Reservations: (800) 325-0146 (make reservations by March 8)
Accommodations & Rates
Thursday, March 29, 2012
(6) Two-Bedroom/ Two Bath Cottages @ $ 170.96 each Up to 4 adults/cottage
(3) Three Bedroom/ Three Bath Cottages @ $ 224.95 each Up to 6 adults/cottage
(46) Village Inn Lodge Rooms @ $ 71.96 each Up to 2 adults/room
Friday, March 30, 2012 & Saturday, March 31, 2012
(6) Two-Bedroom/ Two Bath Cottages @ $ 179.96 each Up to 4 adults/cottage
(3) Three Bedroom/ Three Bath Cottages @ $ 242.95 each Up to 6 adults/cottage
(46) Village Inn Lodge Rooms @ $ 80.96 each Up to 2 adults/room
Kentucky Lake Equine Hospital4224 Mayfield HwyBenton, KY (270) 527-6655
Online registration will be available through March 15th. After March 15th registration will need to be completed onsite. Single day registrations may not be combined.
Registration Fees:PATH Intl. Members through March 15 $125
Non-PAT Intl. Members through March 15 $150
Friday Only Registration through March 15 $75
Saturday Only Registration through March 15 $75
PATH Intl. Members onsite $135
Non-PAT Intl. Members onsite $160
Friday Only Registration onsite $85
Saturday Only Registration through March 15 $85
Refund Policy:Full refunds are given only if a written cancellation request is received at the PATH International office by March 8, 2012. A 50-percent refund is given if a written request is received at the PATH Intl. office by March 15, 2012. Individuals who do not submit a written request to PATH Intl. prior to March 15, 2012 will not receive a refund. There will be no refunds for cancellations due to weather unless the conference is cancelled.
Thursday, March 29
5 to 6 p.m. Registration
Friday, March3 0
7:30 to 9 a.m. Registration
9 to 10:15 a.m. Session A
o A1, Successful Fundraising 101with Tony Watkins
o A2, Benefits of Joining a Pony Clubwith Jenny Jackson
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Session B
o B1, Business Plan Developmentwith Chris Wooldridge
o B2, Autismwith Tina Grey
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch
1 to 2:15 p.m. Session C
o C1, Risk Management 101with Jennifer Revell
1 to 5 p.m. CAT Course
Pre-registration is required. Bring PATH Intl. Standards for Accreditation and certification manual.
2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Session D
o D1, Responding to Your Commitments: whether or not to start a non-profitwith Bob Long
4 to 5 p.m. Session E
o E1, Engagement 101with Stephanie Benjamin
5:30 to 7 p.m. Meet and Greet and Round Table Discussion
Saturday, March 31
8 to 9 a.m. Region and State Meetings
9 to 10:15 a.m. Session F
o F1, Seeking and Securing Grant Fundingwith David Frost
o F2, Lesson Plans and IEP'swith Susie King
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Session G
o G1, Mounting and Dismountingwith Kim Henning
o G2, The Ups and Downs of Down Syndromewith Lana Dockery
Noon to 1 p.m. Lunch
1 to 2:30 p.m. Session H
o H1, TBD with TBD (1:15 to 2:15 p.m., held at the KY Dam Village)
o H2, Care of the Senior Horsewith Dr. Kim Abernathy (1:30 to 2:30 p.m., held at the KY Lake Equine Hospital)
2:30 to 3:45 Session I
o I1, Strategic Planningwith Gina Winchester
o I2, Interactive Vaultingwith Shannon Bomar


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Welcome to Mildew Manor (And you think your house needs work.)
by Cherie Winner | © Washington State University
Check out the new building at Washington State University's Extension campus in Puyallup. The foundation is cracked. The front stoop tilts toward the house. Window flashing was installed wrong or not at all, the attic insulation runs right up against ventilation holes, and there's a persistent leak around the toilet.
Contrary to what you might think, the designers and builders of the 1,152-square-foot house made it that way on purpose.
"We were told the other morning that we were good at doing things wrong," says construction maintenance mechanic Ron Froemke, who helped build the house. "It felt like a low blow to me, but I guess if everyone's happy..."
"Everyone" in this case includes pesticide educator Carrie Foss and the advisory committee for WSU's structural pest integrated pest management (IPM) program. A few years ago the committee suggested building the house as a teaching aid for structural pest managers and inspectors. The "Structural Pest IPM Facility," as it is formally called, will give students a chance to see for themselves a variety of poor building techniques and the pest problems they help create.
"Conducive conditions" is a key concept, says Foss. Poor construction doesn't always lead to pest problems, but it does create conditions, such as excess moisture, that encourage pests and give them a foothold within the home. Subterranean termites, carpenter ants, and the fungus that causes wood rot are just a few of the pestiferous guests Foss expects to see in the house eventually.
Foss says many of the problems that plague homeowners aren't easy to find. They sprout behind walls, under floors, in cracks and corners. In their early stages they can be hard even for experienced inspectors and pest pros to detect. How-to books, diagrams, and checklists can help, but there's no substitute for the real thing.
"What's of value here is being able to see where the problems—that might not be obvious—are going to be," says Foss. "To know where to look, and what clues to see."
Foss and her crew will monitor the house over the next few years, and when they find damage in out-of-sight places, they'll make it easier to view by replacing portions of walls or flooring with Plexiglas panels.
The house will be officially dedicated this spring, but it made its instructional debut last October. In a weekend workshop for 25 pest managers from six western states, the house was a hit. Until now, students in this region haven't had the chance to see many of these problems before they get out into "the real world." Similar facilities have been built in the eastern half of the country, but Puyallup's "mildew manor" is the only such structure in the western U.S. That distinction might not last long. After the first class, two California attendees, a student and an instructor, went home convinced that their state should have such a facility, too.
In addition to being built wrong, the house incorporates a variety of different materials—several kinds of siding, roofing materials, flooring, attic and subfloor structures—that aren't necessarily bad, but may not be appropriate for conditions in the Pacific Northwest.
It might reassure prospective homebuyers to know that Foss had a tough time getting building permits for the house. When county authorities saw the plans-which obviously included several major no-nos-they balked.
"This is out of the context of what they normally do," says Foss. "This is a training facility. It's not like a house that they would normally permit."
The logic of using poor construction techniques as a teaching tool finally won out, and the project went forward. It was a challenge for mechanic Froemke and carpenter Curt Bod to do so much of it so wrong. In fact, other than the parts that were deliberately done wrong, the building is solid.
"For a house that's built to fail," says Bod, "it's pretty well built."
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Our mission at Marshall Miller & Associates is to provide a valuable, quality service to our clients – something that begins the moment we are hired. We have the expertise necessary to participate in every aspect of a mining enterprise – from conducting feasibility studies, resource evaluation, developing schedules, forecasting costs, obtaining permits and complying with regulatory agencies. MM&A is on your team every step of the way.