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Should I get a tattoo? After all everyone else seems to have one. They're everywhere these days and given they seem to have hit the mainstream, it does beg the question; should I get a tattoo? Outside the church, as well as within. Brand new Christians and seasoned believers alike all seems to have a tattoo somewhere on their body.
They can be a reminder of the past, or a declaration of a future. Tattoo's have different meanings and significance to everyone.
Should I get a tattoo? Read on for my thoughts on the subject.
While they may be part of modern society, not everyone likes them. Some would say they have definite rebellious, or even pagan significance. To these people they are much more than just ink on skin.
Others find them beautiful. They view their body as a canvas and their tattoos are art.
While I'm not considering a tattoo, I do know people that are. I'm often asked what I think, and whether I believe it's something we as Christians should be doing to our bodies. Hence this post.
Should I Get A Tattoo?
To answer this is not as simple as you might at first think. Like many issues for us as believers, there's not a clear, one size fits all, answer.
Most people have an opinion one way, or the other, but many haven't thought through why they think the way they do. Often we're strongly influenced by our upbringing, family or friends, or even the culture around us, but we haven't seriously worked through the issue for ourselves. Nor have we considered it from God's perspective.
It's easier to take on the thinking of others, rather than form our own conviction. It's easy to act rashly and do as we feel in a moment of abandon or emotion.
What's needed is a considered position.
If you're asking; 'should I get a tattoo?' or if you're trying to work out what your understanding is, then there's a number of things you should seriously consider.
Should I get a tattoo? Here's 6 questions to answer before you do;
1. Should I Get A Tattoo? What does the Bible say?
As you read the word of God, diligently seek to understand whether it prohibits, allows for, or promotes us as Christians inking up our bodies.
Look for specific verses, or passages, that speak about the subject and also those that speak of related issues. For example, don't just do a word search for "tattoo" and think that's enough. Some of the related areas to think about might be things like;
- The body as the temple of God – what does this mean?
- Our lives are not our own – does this have any implications?
- Being a slave to Christ – where does this fit in?
- God's redemption of all creation – is tattooing working for, or against this?
These are just a few thoughts to get you started. The idea is to look for the overall biblical pattern when it comes to our bodies and how we are to view, and treat them.
When you do find verses that specifically relate, don't rush into an interpretation, or read them in isolation. For example, Leviticus 19:28 says;
Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
This looks fairly straight forward at first glance, but within context of the chapter we find it's not so easy to make a simple judgement. Don't try to make this say what you want it to, no matter which side you're on.
It's better not to be too quick to take one verse as condemnation of tattoos, or to write off a verse as Old Testament, and therefore not applicable to us in the new covenant.
Look at the verse within it's wider context and diligently seek to grasp how you are to understand, and apply, all of it. After all, these verses are in our Bible for a reason, so let's not abuse, misunderstand, or ignore them.
2. Should I Get A Tattoo? Will it offend anyone?
For some people tattoos are offensive, in and outside the Church. From this perspective, you as a Christians need to consider who, if anyone in the world you live in, will be offended by you getting a tattoo.
Now days, we like to think that it's the offended persons problem if they don't like something we do. "They can get over it" is a common phrase I've heard people say. But the New Testament is fairly clear. As far as we're able, we're not to be offensive to people by our behaviour. For brevity I won't go into the whole context here, but one example is found in 1 Corinthians 10;
'So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.' – 1 Cor 10:31-33
It seems a fairly clear Biblical ideal that we need to think through our actions in light of other people. Our decisions should not be based solely on whether we want to get the ink done, but (at least in part) on how offensive it may be to those around us. We also need to consider what the repercussions of this offence may be and whether we're prepared to live with the potential to continually offending people.
3. Should I Get A Tattoo? Who will it influence?
No matter who you are, we all have a sphere of influence. Some larger than others, but we all influence other people. When it comes to making the decision to get a tattoo, we need to consider what this decision communicates to those around us and how it influences them.
An example of this might be the youth leader who is thinking about getting some work done. Without him, or her, even saying anything about it, the ink will speak for itself. You're best to consider who, and how, you're going to influence and if this is okay with you and your conscience. As a youth leader you will obviously need to also consider the parents of the young people you lead. The same goes for Pastors, worships leaders and anyone in a Christian leadership position.
4. Should I Get A Tattoo? Is it wise?
I realise this is a highly subjective question. Therefore, you may not be able to know objectively if the decision to get a tattoo is wise or not. So, seek Godly counsel. Speak with those Godly people in your life and ask them for their advice.
The risk you take in doing this, is that they tell you something you don't want to hear. This is a good thing and will help you to understand your true motives and reasons for wanting to get the tattoo. The right people will, at the very least, work through the topic with you and help you to come to a thoughtful, prayerful, decision.
5. Should I Get A Tattoo? Why do I want to get it?
Again, you may not be able to work out your true motive. Sometimes we're more influenced by the culture around us than we would like to admit, or even realise. Could it be that it is a rebellious decision, or perhaps a result of low self esteem? Are you trying to impress someone, or to fit in? Consider carefully your motive and take the time needed to be sure that it is not based on peer pressure, emotion, or any other short term decision making mechanism. After all the ink will be with you forever, so you don't want to end up regretting it.
6. Should I Get A Tattoo? How does it reflect my hope in Christ?
This is a big one for me. I'm always trying to use this question as a gauge for my decision making in all areas of life. To explain; I often ask myself what my choices communicate. After all, everything says something. So, what does me having a tattoo communicate? In what way does it show others that I am not my own, that my hope is in Christ, that one day I am believing for Him to return, that on that day He will restore all things, that those who are in Him will rise from the dead and their bodies will now be resurrected? In this case; How does me having a tattoo, or not having a tattoo, help me to share the gospel, the truth about who God is, and what He has done in me?
Should I Get A Tattoo?
At the end of the day, getting a tattoo is not a salvation issue. But, with all this in mind, we need to remember that our lives as Christians are not lived in isolation. Like it, or not, we live in community. Our thinking and actions must be informed by the community of faith we're a part of and the way this community has lived and outworked faith in Jesus for thousands of years.
If getting a tattoo is more about looking good, fitting in, being cool, low self esteem, or even just getting something you want, just because you want it, then you've missed the mark. Likewise, if you consider the questions listed above and come to the considered place of conscience free ink, then it's not for others to judge.
With serious consideration of the Bible, prayer, and thinking about these 6 questions, guided by the Holy Spirit and your conscience, you're sure to create a personal conviction about this issue, one way, or the other.
Question: Are you asking yourself, Should I Get A Tattoo? Do you have one already? How did you come to the decision to get it? Add your comments below.


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Interesting stuff...especially for us big kids.
From Dow Jones Newswires via the Orlando Sentinel:
Disney Co. moves into home goods
Targeting adults, it will expand into the furniture, linen and wine markets.
Angela Pruitt | Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2007
NEW YORK - Walt Disney Co., aiming to be more than a Mickey Mouse operation, is branching out into furniture, linens and even wine.
Starting this fall, Burbank, Calif.-based Disney will unveil a line of home goods including lighting products made by the Minka Group. Disney also plans to market a fashion bath-and-bedding collection with Dan River, and outdoor tabletops and entertaining products with Zak Designs next year.
Full story here: Disney Co. moves into home goods -- OrlandoSentinel.com
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C'est la vie, Remy. The Mouse has decided that Costco's wine aisle is no place for a cartoon rat.
Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it had abandoned the wine business even before its first bottles of Ratatouille Chardonnay were scheduled to hit the big-box store's shelves in August.
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 9, 2011 - Livermore Valley is a much overlooked wine region of Northern California.
The first thing you'll notice is the beautiful countryside. Lush vineyards are surrounded by towering mountains with fragrant flowers and big open sky. You'll also notice Livermore Valley's family-like wine country hospitality. There are more than 40 wineries in the region, inviting you to explore their rich history in California wine making, visit their tasting rooms, take winery tours, check out a concert, and of course taste their award-winning wines.
Livermore Valley is closer to downtown San Francisco than most of the Napa and Sonoma wineries. Here there is a real down-to-earth feeling you might not get in the larger wine regions of California.
The rich history of wine making in Livermore can be dated back as far as the 1760s when Spanish missionaries first planted wine grapes to provide wine for church services, much like the wine regions to the north. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s. Then family winemakers James Concannon, Charles Wetmore and Carl H. Wente saw the area's potential and likeness to rocky French soils, and founded their wineries in the early 1880s.
Well before the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 that put Napa on the map, Livermore Valley captured America's first international grand prize medal for wine with Charles Wetmore's Cresta Blanca at the 1889 Paris Exposition. But that was only the beginning. Livermore Valley wineries were the first to make varietal bottled Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and of course, Petite Sirah.
Petite Sirah is a grape with an identity problem. As both Jim Concannon from Concannon Vineyard and Charlie Kidd, the new winemaker at Las Positas, both told me, Petite Sirah is actually a grape called Durif. It's just that Petite Sirah sure sounded a lot better at the time.
When Jim was 6 years old, he took his first attempt at winemaking. Huddled up in his room, he took some grape juice and some yeast and mixed them together. The way Jim tells it, there was a massive explosion, grape juice flying everywhere, seeping under his closed bedroom door. His dad, seeing this, opens the door, walks in and calmly tells him, I think its time we taught you how to make wine. The rest is history.
In 1961, Jim Concannon, his brother Joe and their then sales contact in Southern California, Denny Caldwell, upon the advice of Denny, decided not to use the grape only for blending, but kept it separate and bottled it as its own varietal. In 1964, Concannon released America's first Petite Sirah. It became an instant hit, started flying off Denny's shelves, and has been Jim's favorite wine ever since. And it was no longer the secret ingredient in hearty red blends. Jim would say it was a little bit of the luck of the Irish. Perhaps it was fate. I think winemaking is just in his blood.
Let's not forget about the Cabernet Sauvignon. Where would California wine be without it? Concannon introduced Cabernet Sauvignon clones 7, 8 and 11, which provided the backbone of Napa Valley's Cabernet resurgence in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, nearly 80% of all California Cabernet Sauvignon is from Concannon clones.
Wente's history is just as rich as the soil. Carl H. Wente purchased 48 acres of vineyard in 1883 and built a winery in the Livermore Valley. Wente produced the nation's first varietally labeled Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. And today nearly 80% of all Chardonnay planted in California is derived from the Wente Clone.
The Wente Family were huge advocates for agricultural advancements in wine production throughout the years. Adding things like overhead sprinkler irrigation for frost protection, the centrifuge for filtering wine and stainless steel fermentation. Creating a nursery to supply other vintners with vine cuttings and rootstock, growing their vineyard to approximately 3,000 acres today.
The wineries have expanded by leaps and bounds from those early years. Concannon just finished a $30 million revitalization project that included a refreshed look to their wine labels, their property and a new state-of-the-art wine bar. And Wente, in addition to their fines wines and ever expanding vineyard, features activities such as unique outdoor concerts, an award-winning restaurant (featuring estate grown produce) and opened the Greg Norman designed golf course. Since 1883 both the Wente and Concannan families have owned and operated their vineyards continuously and today the fourth and fifth generations are still producing award-winning wines.
Wineries such as Wente and Concannon didn't stop there when it comes to innovation and keeping a forward-looking eye to the future. Both wineries are Certified California Sustainable. This means that they actively practice sustainable vineyard management, endorsed by the California Wine Institute, which includes things like energy usage, environmental concerns, conservation of resources, organic farming, and socially equitable business practices (to name a few of the over 200 criteria). If you think about organic wines and biodynamic wines, those would be subsets of the larger sustainability picture.
If you think that only Napa, Sonoma or one of the other large wine regions in California have the wine, atmosphere, events and amenities that are what you love, you will be missing out if you don't look to Livermore Valley. Not only is there robust wine history found here, you will also enjoy the flavorful wines, events, food and undoubtedly make new friends. It's not just about drinking wine here. It's about the lifestyle, sharing stories and ensuring that same lifestyle is here for generations to come.
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View a map of the Livermore Valley wine region.
Transportation: It is best to drive or hire a car while wine tasting in any region. Be sure to have a DD (designated driver) if you do drive.
Hydrate: Be sure to drink plenty of water! Drinking wine sip by sip by sip builds up quickly.
Relax: Take your time. Don't try to do more than four wineries per day. I recommend two hours per location, really talk to the folks in the winery, and do allow time for food. Picnicking in the vineyards is an excellent way to get some food in you and continue to wine taste.
Read more on the history of wine growing and making in Livermore Valley and discovering more about wines in California (downloadable brochure). An interactive map to help you plan out your trip.
Read more about California Wine Month. Also check out my article highlighting events happening throughout the month of September with tips, advice and more.
Read more about the California Wine Institute and sustainable wine growing practices.
Here is a listing of available Concannon Vineyard wines.
Here is a listing of available Wente Vineyards wines.
Stayed tuned for the Part 2 article about the Livermore Valley 30th Annual Harvest Festival and the vineyards, wines and experiences of the festival. This article will include wineries to visit, tasting recommendations, where to stay and more.
Photography: Thanks to Stevan Nordstrom for the main image for this story. And to the Concannon and Wente families for access to their photo archives.
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Nov 23rd 2009 12:37PM on my first character four years ago after a dead mines group i return to westfall to receive my staff. i immediately sold Emberstone staff and equiped the staff of westfall. wasnt until later i was told that higher dps on a staff didnt actually mean the damage it gave you.
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Apple has today released an update for iBooks 2 on iOS devices to resolve issues that some users were having with opening the new media rich textbooks format recently released by the company. The update brings the iBooks software version up to 2.0.1 and will hopefully include some stability and bug fixes for their flagship eBook software.
Personally, since the iBooks 2 update, I've had sporadic problems with launching the iBooks app, with load times in excess of 10 seconds on an iPad 2 with less than 100 ePub books in the application. It's too early to tell if Apple has resolved this issue in the latest update, but so far, with around ten or so quit and re-launches, the issue hasn't appeared again.
The iBooks 2 app was released last month to coincide with the launch of iBooks Author and to provide functionality for Apple's new textbook initiative that was launched last month in New York City.
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Director's Blog
2014 Budget Approved
1) As a result of patron feedback and suggestions, our 2012-2015 Strategic Plan includes a comprehensive look at how library spaces are used, how that usage has changed over time, and what changes you'd like to see to improve our interactions with you. In addition to your feedback and suggestions, we also considered the entire building; the original library building is now 25 years old, and the library additions are now 12 years old. Much of our equipment and fixtures date back to the original construction and are due (some overdue) for replacement. In 2013, we were able, through donations and use of Fund Balance, to update and renovate some library spaces--new study rooms were added in the east wing of the library, and renovations were done in our Community Room and Quiet Study Room, as well as in the staff kitchen. These updates and replacements will continue in 2014 with updates to the main area of the library, with our Patron Service Improvement Project (PSI Project).
Reciprocal Borrowing 2012 - Board Presentation
Nancy's presentation, attached here as a .pdf, gave the Board good background on checkouts of our materials by patrons of other libraries, and I hope that you find it useful and interesting, also.
Eva M. Davis, Director
2012 Budget Hearing
Our Library Board of Trustees will hold the required Public Hearing on Thursday, September 15, at 7:30pm at the library to take public comment on and approve the library's 2012 budget (attached, with a comparison to our approved 2011 budget), levying a millage rate of 1.5437 mills to generate total revenue of $4.9 million. This is a reduction of about $40,000 compared to our 2011 budget, and a total reduction of about $1.9 million compared to our 2008 budget — 2008 was our "high-water" mark as far as revenues; the recession led to declining property values, which leads to reduced property tax collections and a smaller budget for library services.
Connect Your Summer Feedback
Our new Connect Your Summer program reinvented the Canton Public Library's traditional summer reading program. Connect Your Summer simplified and streamlined participation by creating one program for all ages that could be completed singly or as a group, team, or family. While we continue to offer a paper-based format, Connect Your Summer was primarily designed to be completed online—so you could complete your log at anytime, from anywhere—and allowed library staff to provide more meaningful interactions with you through our increased programming and events. Badges could be earned by reading as well as other means. Our overarching mission is "Connecting Your Community," and Connect Your Summer focused on community partners, community events, and shared experiences, with the library serving as the hub.
Because Connect Your Summer is a new approach to summer library programming, we are asking you to provide feedback to help us learn from and improve it:
- If you participated in Connect Your Summer, Share your feedback
- If you did not participate, Share your feedback
Eva Davis, Director
Troy Public Library to Remain Open
Update on Services to Garden City Public Library Cardholders
The Garden City Public Library has announced that they will be open for thirty hours, five days per week, from July 18 through at least the November millage election. Unfortunately, these hours will not meet the minimum requirements for state certification. As a result, the Canton Public Library will not resume reciprocity with Garden City Public Library at this time.
Welcome to Connect Your Summer!
Connect Your Summer is truly a community-wide program. Like our logo, the library is the hub of Connect Your Summer, with spokes leading out to our partners: the Friends of the Library, Canton Leisure Services, the Canton Downtown Development Authority, the Canton Chamber of Commerce, the Cherry Hill Village Theater, the Michigan Philharmonic, and others.
Sign in to your individual, family, pair, or group account to start earning virtual badges for reading, attending community events, attending library programs, attending programs put on by one of our partners, visiting places in our community, using the library, or for activities you come up with on your own. As you complete activities, click 'Claim' next to the appropriate badge to get that badge. Publish your earned badges and write reviews of your activities to share your experiences with other Connect Your Summer participants.
Connect Your Summer is designed to be completed online, at your own pace, when it is convenient for you. Want to mark your badge completed at 10:30 at night? No problem! Do you find it tough to keep track of reading logs for every member of your family? There are no more paper logs to keep track of (or lose!). Have you wished you could take a solitary activity and make it a group event? Now you can — create a new account to register for Connect Your Summer as a group, and because it's one program designed for all ages, you can earn your badges together.
I am proud of the work my staff has done to create this innovative new program that turns the traditional library Summer program on its head and allows for multiple ways to participate, at a level that you can tailor to meet your needs. Our overarching goal with Connect Your Summer is to encourage you to make connections within your community. I think that you, your family, and your friends will enjoy the variety of ways you can use Connect Your Summer to learn more about your neighbors and the entire Canton community.
Eva M. Davis, Director
Services to Garden City Public Library Cardholders
In preparation for their anticipated closing due to lack of funding, the Garden City Public Library has announced that the last day they will lend materials is Thursday, May 26, 2011. GCPL will remain open to the public to use materials within the building until June 25, 2011.
Update on Services to Romulus Public Library Cardholders
The newly-created library board's announcement that they will open the Romulus Public Library for eight hours, one day per week, through the first week of July, and their plan to fund the library at .12 mills after that for service three days per week, is a great start to getting the new independent library started.
Services to Romulus Public Library Cardholders
In preparation for their anticipated closing on May 1, the Romulus Public Library has stopped checking out all materials. As a member of The Library Network cooperative, the Romulus Public Library had a reciprocal borrowing agreement in place that allowed you to use neighboring libraries.
While we here at the Canton Public Library are happy to reciprocate with other communities, that reciprocity is based on mutual sharing; we cannot bear the financial burden of serving Romulus residents when Romulus is eliminating funding for their library.
Losing Libraries
That's what makes an article like this one from Scott Turow such a mood-lifter for the CPL family. Our featured author at our 2010 Everyone's Reading program, Mr. Turow spoke to a capacity crowd at the Village Theater last February, staying afterward to answer questions, autograph books, and talk to fans. Despite the bleak outlook for the next several years, we here at CPL will continue to strive for excellence in programs, collections, and services, meeting the needs of our community, as Mr. Turow outlines in his article, while maintaining a balanced budget and living within our means.
How the Governor's Proposed Budget Affects CPL
Governor Snyder released his budget proposal last week, and as expected, the news is grim. The cuts to public, school, and university libraries across the state are significant, and will affect the services that CPL will be able to provide to our community — namely, interlibrary loan and research databases.
The Governor has proposed cutting state aid to libraries to $3 million. The statutorily-required funding is $15 million. The current funding level of $5 million automatically qualifies the state to receive a federal matching grant of $5 million, which pays for MeLCat (statewide interlibrary loan) and the Michigan eLibrary (MeL — statewide research databases). Cutting state aid results in a cut to, and possibly a loss of, the matching grant, which puts MeL and MeLCat in jeopardy.
MeL and MeLCat exemplify the resource-sharing, aggregation of services, eliminating duplication of effort, and economies of scale that the Governor has emphasized over and over. More than 300 libraries — public libraries, K-12 libraries, and university libraries — pool this funding to provide services to Michigan residents. The $5 million investment by the state nets a $5 million matching grant, and saves taxpayers nearly $72 million annually, when you consider the cost to each library if they had to purchase these same resources on their own.
2011 Approved Budget
At its September Budget Hearing, the Library Board of Trustees approved the library's 2011 budget (attached, with a comparison to our 2008 budget, which was our last budget before the recession hit), levying a millage rate of 1.5437 mills to generate total revenue of $4.9 million. This is a reduction of about $300,000 compared to our 2010 budget, and a reduction of about $1.6 million compared to our 2008 budget.
$4.9 million is the size our budget was in 2004, when we served 15,000 fewer people, checked out 600,000 fewer items, and had 40% more staff. It is ironic that these library cuts come at a time when our community needs us now more than ever to help you cope with the down economy. In 2011, further cuts have been made to nearly all line items, notably staffing, materials, supplies, and programming.
2011 Budget Process Underway for CPL
The budget outlook for the library remains bleak in 2011. As I wrote last year, the deepening recession and declining property values mean less money coming in to the library — 95% of our 2010 revenues come from taxes Canton property owners pay to support library programs, collections, and services — which means more cuts for the next several years.
In 2011, our budget will drop another $300,000, to $4.9 million, bringing our cumulative total cuts since 2008 to $1.6 million. $4.9 million is the size our budget was in 2004, when we served 15,000 fewer people, checked out 600,000 fewer items, and had 40% more staff.
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Working to Improve Our Service to You
With our budget cuts due to the recession — we've cut nearly 20%, or $1.2 million, from our budget since 2008 — we have held nearly all vacant positions open to save money. With fewer people working, but ever-increasing demand for materials (we hit a record of 2 million checkouts in 2009), we have struggled to keep up with all of the work that needs to be done. Many of you have experienced this when you return an item to the library and it takes us a day to clear your record. After holiday closures, it was not uncommon for us to need several days to catch up with all of the returns. We are only human, and simply reached a breaking point where our manual processes could not keep up.
Realizing that we were overwhelmed, a team of library staff who know and do the work examined how we do things and made suggestions for improvement. One of their suggestions was to install an automated checkin and sorting system (the conveyor system we are using is the same as/similar to conveyor and sorting systems used by UPS, USPS, Netflix, and Wal-Mart) that would let us devote more staff time to shelving and other patron services, such as retrieving and processing holds. These suggestions coincided with our need to upgrade our RFID inventory system, and last year we began the work of retagging all of our 300,000 materials with new RFID tags, eliminating nearly all of the locking cases that so many of you hated, and six months ago we launched new checkout, self-checkout, and processing equipment.
This past spring, our Copy Center services were distributed to other areas of the library, and the room converted for the new Sorting Room. New outside and inside return slots were installed, which feed directly into that space. The sorting system arrived this week, and today's launch of our new Sorting Room marks the end of this long journey. The majority of returns will be checked in and removed from your record automatically and pre-sorted into categories (bins). This means fewer hands have to touch items to get them back on the shelves. This, along with the other improvements made and suggested by our staff, means your library card record is more accurate, we will make fewer errors, and you'll see faster turn-around of items to the hold shelf or their home shelf location.
Check out our video for a demonstration, or stop by during our regular hours to look through the glass doors and see the sorting system in action.
These improvements were funded through the library's savings account and the generous donations of the Friends of the Library. We still have some kinks to work out — nicer signage for the new outside return slot, for example, among other things — and I thank you for your support, patience, and good humor while we work on fine-tuning our new system.
Eva M. Davis, Director
2009 Annual Report Now Available
Anna Slaughter, award winning librarian!
CPL has been blessed with supportive patrons and an excellent staff. We are proud to have one of our own singled out for the wonderful work she does with teenagers in our community. Please join me in congratulating Anna on this accomplishment!
2010 Approved Budget
These necessary cuts are a result of several factors, which all fall under the umbrella of "the recession:"
Interlibrary Loan & Research Databases at Risk
Yesterday, the Michigan legislature's budget conference committee proposed another 40% cut to funding for joint library services, from $10 million to $6 million. A minimum funding level of $10 million is required to receive federal matching grant dollars of $5 million. These federal matching funds for MeLCat interlibrary loan and 25 MeL databases are at stake; due to the local economy and cuts to local funding associated with the recession, the Canton Public Library does not have the revenue to pay for interlibrary loan or online genealogical, historical, or reference products if the state legislature does not act to maintain statewide library services — Canton residents would lose access to these resources.


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Hey I was re-watching the old episodes of Hidden Frontier & I got to "Coward's Death" again. Last time I watched it I thought was amazing, great performance from Beau and all the typical things that I thought of Hidden Frontier. Re-watching it now with having lived a lot more with a mental disorder and having had a friend of mine commit suicide not long ago I just have to say that that episode made me cry and I had to say something the people involved.
If I were you I would take it as an amazing achievement having created something so real and powerful to bring that sort of emotion out. I feel that this is probably the stand out episode season 2 & would like to say to anybody involved for creating this episode thank you for having the guts to include an episode with this sort of message into the show and for making this episode amazing viewing and for being fantastic. Please making amazing episode like these. |
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I think... stressing THINK... I have an early instar Giant Swallowtail caterpillar on my rue! I was taking cuttings for my BST's and just selecting a variety (dill, fennel, parsley and rue) and then later went to check on them to make sure they had all transferred to the new plants. I thought I had checked over the cuttings pretty closely to make sure I wasn't introducing any predators (ie spiders).... anyway while checking I see this early instar cat on the rue that I knew wasn't in my habitat before. So I look closely and notice it was slightly different color than a BST... look more closely and it has little spikes on it too! I'm going to try to take my macro lens out there and get a picture of it so you can help me confirm! Please cross your fingers for me - I've never even seen a GST in person - let alone one in my yard, and never ever dreamed they'd lay eggs on the rue!
Can you tell I'm about to explode with EXCITEMENT???!!! LOL ~Laura |
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- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 13:19
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 15:12
I can't recall a black swallowtail caterpillar ever being that color, so congratulations, Laura!! They're so much fun to raise - comically lethargic. :/ Again, congrats, congrats! Sherry |
- Posted by butterflymomok (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 16:10
Laura, I think there's a strong possibility that you have a Giant Caterpillar. Congrats!! I have a question for you, where did you get your rue plant? Mine has succumbed to the gopher. :-( Sandy |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 16:56
Sandy, I'm sorry to say I can't remember where I got it. I shopped so many different places this spring. It may have been from Bustani Plant farm in Stillwater now that I think of it. I have never grown it before this year. I bought and planted two and they have grown nicely. |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 19:33
A giant swallowtail Mama laid one lone egg on the rue in my front yard, Laura. I checked it out, and it's hatched - 'looks just like yours! |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 20:09
HURRAY!!! Fingers crossed that I'm able to raise it without any problems! :-D ~Laura |
- Posted by caterwallin 6-PA (My Page) on Sat, Jun 23, 12 at 23:34
Congrats, and best of luck raising the little guy! I love the GSTs! Cathy |
- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 13:19
Congrats! I've only found a GST cat on my rue once I think but lots of Black Swallowtail cats. Warning - I handled rue many times with no problems but then did get a bad rash on my arms that I'm pretty sure was caused by rue so I still have it but I'm more careful now. It can cause a poison ivy type rash if you get it on your skin and then you're exposed to sun afterwards (phyto-something). |
- Posted by caterwallin 6-PA (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 15:27
I'll second what Christie just said...be careful of the rue unless you want to be itching for a week like I am. lol I don't think that I always was allergic to this but am now. I'm also allergic to my Aristolochia macrophylla and Asclepias currasavica. It's too hot this time of year to wear a long-sleeved shirt when I'm in the gardens, so I just go in bare-armed and hope that I remember to wash my arms afterwards. Cathy |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 11:26
He is still growing (SLOWLY) and has molted a few times and is definitely a Giant. I'll try to get pictures today after I charge my camera battery. ~Laura |
- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 12:51
Well I didn't know a person could have an allergic reaction to arislochias. I need to watch those too. It hasn't bothered me so far but that doesn't mean it never will. I handled hellebore seeds several times before those caused a reaction. I was collecting seeds and the ends of my fingers started to burn like fire. Is your rue rash starting to get better now Cathy? That one got me good. I should've gone to the doctor but kept thinking it would go away soon. It seemed like it took forever to go away. Laura - It will be fun for you to get an up-close view of your Giant Swallowtail when it emerges. They're just amazing! |
- Posted by caterwallin 6-PA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 2, 12 at 22:33
Christie, I don't recall if anyone else on here ever said about being allergic to aristolochias, but I know that I am. I'm allergic to pretty many things, even grass and tomato plants. I've noticed that if the leaves are "hairy" (there's a word for it but can't think of it right now), chances are that I'll be allergic to it. I'm think I'm allergic to the Verbena bonariensis too. Of course, tropical milkweed isn't like that but I'm still allergic to it, but I hadn't noticed that I'm allergic to swamp milkweed. Yes, my rue rash is getting better now but my arm looks like it went through a war. I'm like a little kid when I get a rash...I just have to scratch it! :-O The rash still itches very slightly but it's nothing like when I first got it. Oh my, I had trouble sleeping at night! Gosh, so you're allergic to hellebore, huh? I don't have any or if I did I'd probably be itching from that too. You'd think that I'd stay out of these things that I'm allergic to, but I just have to feed the caterpillars, take off seed heads, weed, etc. It's kind of hard to just stay away from the plants. I could stay away from the pipevine totally because it's at a place away from the other gardens and doesn't really have to be weeded...but Pipevine Swallowtails are my favorite cats to raise. I also like the Giants a lot...and wouldn't you know it, I'm allergic to the of the host plants that I have for both of them. I also have gas plants for the GSTs but haven't found out yet if I'm allergic to those. You don't always have an allergy from the start but develop one. I know that I didn't use to be allergic to tomato plants but found out the other year that I was/am. Here I thought that I kept getting into poison ivy somehow until I put two and two together and figured out that it was the tomato plants, so now my husband does the weeding there and picks the tomatoes (although we don't have any this year yet). |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 4, 12 at 15:35
Here is the same little guy from the first picture in this thread. He's growing - slowly - but definitely growing! ~Laura |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 4, 12 at 15:40
Camera settings were off - but here he is with his osmetrium poked out. :-) Plus you can see his size compared to my finger. ~Laura |
- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 7:40
Cute photo! I need to check my prickly ash again today. It hasn't been defoliated by beetles this year like last so I'm hoping it will be more appealing to the mama Giants. My wafer ash seedlings may be getting big enough to attract some attention too. Glad you're doing better Cathy. As I would say to my kids - Quit Scratchin! |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Thu, Jul 5, 12 at 11:23
That's what mine looks like, Laura. I released my first giant swallowtail of the season yesterday. I had my camera with me, but he/she flew out of the cage too fast to get a picture. 'Sure was a big beauty! Fortunately, giant swallowtails don't take as long as tiger swallowtails to emerge! Sherry |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 13:25
I don't know if mine is ready to purge/pupate or if it's just being still to molt. It's being still, though, that's for sure! How's yours doing, Laura? Sherry |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 11, 12 at 13:19
Sherry, just today I went outside to check on him and he's made his sling on the top of the mesh cage. I thought he looked a bit small to be doing this but I've kept plenty of fresh rue for him and he was eating so I guess it was just time. He still hasn't shed the skin and formed a chrysallis but I'll try to take a picture when he has. I thought I'd gotten a rue rash or poison ivy late last week. But turns out I have a nasty case of shingles. So I've been laying low and staying inside mostly. ~Laura |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9MS (My Page) on Wed, Jul 11, 12 at 15:18
Oh, no! I've heard shingles are REAL painful! I don't know what you do to make it better, but do that, whatever it is! My giant swallowtail made its chrysalis last night, so now I'll just wait for it to emerge. I've got many others that pupated several weeks ago, but only one has emerged so far. Take care of yourself, Laura! Sherry |
Laura, Are you having much pain from your shingles? If so, there is a topical pain reliever that can be compounded by some pharmacies that can give excellent relief. I'm a hospice physician and we use it often for shingles. Call your physician and ask for topical ketamine in a 10% cream or spray (the sprays are much more expensive). It can be applied to the rash every 4 hours. If you can't get the ketamine, you certainly should have some strong oral pain medicine to use at night so you can get some decent rest. Shingles can be very painful, but you don't have to suffer. Keep in touch. Martha |
- Posted by wifey2mikey 6b Tulsa (My Page) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 13:05
Thanks for the suggestion Martha. Yes it's pretty painful, but overall I think I probably have higher pain tolerance than the average person. Not bragging, just saying. (I've been through several surgeries without needing any pain medications as well as had two babies without pain meds.) Anyway, it does hurt, but I'm taking acyclovir and I'm noticing today that both the rash and the pain is lessening a bit. ALSO - last night a friend had me over to her pool and hottub, and honestly, the cool then hot water made it feel INCREDIBLE. So much better. I finally got some pain meds - Ultram - yesterday (it would have been sooner but there was a pharmacy glitch) and I used it last night and I did get some decent rest. I slept 10 hours which is unheard of for me even on a good day! :-) Thanks again to everyone! This too shall pass and hopefully never ever ever come back! :-) ~Laura |
I'm glad you're finding relief--and the rest will do you good. Martha |
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I can also dig up more but right now I have 4 dozen that I can send on Monday morning. I also have crinum seeds that are starting to sprout if anyone is interested in those.They are large seeds that look like bulbs. I have about 2 dozen of those. I believe they are white or could be milk and wine. Not sure what I am looking for so let me know what you have to trade.
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So I am digging out all the pattern books and trying to find just the most darling patterns for this January baby. DD came home this weekend to announce that she is 12 weeks pregnant. The little dickens had me worried that it just was not happening.
This is the first grandchild on both sides. We won't know if it is a boy or girl for 6 more weeks, so I am starting with a white afghan that I will trim later. Then I will make something in mint. DD always loved baby mint. I love palest yellow, so that color will be next. I am making a thick blanket now. But I will try a sport yarn teddy bear blanket in mint next. Then gotta find something to make in the yellow. By then we ought to know if I need to buy blue or pink yarn. What fun! We spent the whole weekend buying her maternity wardrobe with the ease of suburban shopping and mom's car. A friend here gave her a sack full of maternity pants and shorts (that she had been given second hand but could not fit into). They fit DD just right. I think she will need some more things come the 8th month as everything looks rather small. But since she needed long sleeves, everything she bought down here in the warm summer climate was on sale racks and marked way down. We do love the sales! |
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- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Tue, Jul 4, 06 at 22:57
Yippee!!!! Congratulations, SheilaJoyce! My only grandchild had his 7th birthday yesterday, and I cannot tell you how enriched my life is because he is here. You are going to be a wonderful grandma, I'm sure. Please let me know if you want any patterns. I have some adorable crocheted dress patterns, and some cute boy things as well. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 4:45
Thanks, Donna. I will let you know when we get the news. I am going yarn shopping with my friend later this week. |
Congratulations - I've been told I will have granddogs! Red Heart's New Mint Twinkle is very nice. They have a yellow also but I don't know the name of it. I also have a bunch of patterns so let us know what you what - coveralls, sweaters, buntings, etc. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 13:40
Good idea, Susan--I could make a bunting. Had not thought of that. Since she lives in the city, she will do lots of walking with a stroller. Buntings do not work well for car seats, but just for taking a stroll they would be great. I am mostly looking for darling sweaters, cute hats and booties and afghans. If we find it will be a little girl, I may attempt a little dress and matching diaper cover type panties. I would like to crochet edges on some flannel receiving blankets, but I have a devil of a time getting that first row --actually the hook--into the flannel itself. So if any of you have a secret for that, do let me know. |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 13:50
Sheila, I know it is a bit of extra work, but I find that you won't have any puckering and it makes crocheting that first row much easier if you use the same thread that you will be crocheting with and make a row of button-hole stitch all the way around the blanket, spacing the stitches about as far apart as you would put the sc, then just crochet into the top of those stitches. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 15:29
I will try that. I like that your suggestion also seems to take care of puckering too. All the edging patterns I have use huge numbers of stitches per inch. I wonder if I could make two base sc stitches into each buttonhole stitch. I almost feel like I am cutting the edge of the blanket off with the hook when I make the base row because those stitches are so close. Do you have any favorite ways to join two squares of flannel,front and back? I have tried tying a yarn knot every so many inches, but I am afraid that they could work loose in the laundry and be lost. Any method that seems more secure to you? Thank you for all your help! |
I have no suggestions, just saying congratulations. ~ Kit |
- Posted by rosegardner (My Page) on Sun, Jul 9, 06 at 14:26
Big congrats to you!!! I'm also looking for baby things to knit and crochet up. I'm waiting for great grans, 2 of them during the same month, YIKES!!! My needles are smokin these days. I'm new here today so bare with me if I don't get these messages right on. Is'nt there a panel here that only discusses baby things knitted/crochet. I thought I saw and so I made myself a member but now can't find it. Well Sheila I just fined the 'Jamie blanket' using Bernat softee baby in blue and using the white one with the dots on it to add in one line about 1-1/2" wide 3" up from the bottom and also 3" up from the top. This pattern makes it's own scallops on the edges and on the last row at top. You do have to turn it around and only do one edge when done. Also cross stitched a bib which reads " Im in Charge" I'm going to start the 5 hour baby boy sweater this week. Babies are due in Dec. so I have some time. Nice to meet you Sheila. Again I'm happy for you and now have 11 grands. Take care. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Jul 9, 06 at 15:47
We welcome you, Rose. No, I know of no baby needlework forum here. Since this child may be the only one to give me grandkids, I am going whole hog on the knitting and crocheting. (My sons show no interest in commitment. I guess that is good because I have not been impressed by their "friends" myself. Besides, who knows if any daughter-in-law may like my needlework as much as my DD--and her friends, I might add.) I love to make booties (they stay on so well when they are homemade), sweaters (here in California, if someone makes a nice warm baby sweater, momma won't have to buy a coat for the baby.) hats and afghans. But I am now thinking of Prof Susan's suggestion of a bunting too. Just need to know if it is a boy or girl. If they stay up north, maybe I will make a cute fingering yarn dress for late summer next year or the following year. I looked for baby mint sport yarn the other day, but the stores were sold out. Will try another store this week that is further away. I did find a mint, but it was not that really pretty soft mint, a little to bright. |
one year (many, many years ago - these babies are now 31) I made 4 buntings - one yellow, one mint green, one light blue and one pink. This was before all the options we have not - I think we only had the traditional baby ombre then. There were four babies due and as it turned it there were two of each. The pattern I used had a geometric desgin with some pretty ugly colors so I just made it solid and sewed in a zipper. I can dig up this pattern if you are interested. There are also some great bib patterns I found on the web - two duck ones, an elephant, and the Coats & Clark Little Bits bibs are great also. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Mon, Jul 10, 06 at 12:05
I would be interested in the bunting pattern. I do think I have to agree with you that this big city child needs a bunting. I was even wondering about using that Baby Clouds, I think it is called, and just making a very plain bunting. It is rather thick yarn and so fuffy that a design does not show up through all the fluff. Has anyone had much excperience with Baby Clouds? I made one blanket, but was not real fond of working with it. However, DD likes it, so you know what that means. I must make something with it. I am not into making bibs or cross stitching. Strange how sometimes we pick the type of needlework we like and ignore the others, isn't it. I used to do needlepoint and some embroidery, but no more. |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Mon, Jul 10, 06 at 17:31
Sheila, I think I have a bunting you will like. It has a hood, zips, and is all done in hdc. It also includes a pattern for a doll bunting so that when you make it for future grandbabies you can make one for the older sibling's doll as well. I've made lots of these and they go very quickly. As you suggested, it is a very simple pattern and it lets the yarn make the presentation. If you'll send me an email I'll get the pattern to you this evening. I don't know how to send attachments through email sent through the forum. And later, when you find out whether it's a boy or a girl I'd be happy to send you patterns for Annie's Baby Bootie Boutique if you don't already have them. |
I'll find my pattern on Thursday when I have some free time. I'll scan it and then send it to you so send me an e-mail also so I have your direct address. Mine also has a hood. I think I have others and I know that Crochet Pattern Central has a few but I like the hooded one and the zipper makes it unisex. I haven't worked with Baby Clouds but did work with Bernat Baby Boucle - similar in texture. I used it for the new hooded bobble baby blanket from Lion Brand. Their pattern calls for Jiffy - I made one in Jiffy and then another in the boucle. |
OK, I know I have it.........just need to keep looking. In the meantime here's a link to eBay so you can see it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Baby Bunting
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Thu, Jul 13, 06 at 12:03
Susan, I have that one, too. If you can't find it, let me know and I can scan and send to Sheila. |
Congratulations. I am mostly a lurker hear but do post once in a while. We are expecting our 13 GGD in Sept. I have made a lot of things. I just finished my 2nd Turtle neck sweater with a Lamb on the front. Lamb is our family name. First one i did like that is 37 years old. [for our 1st GD and she still has it]. I still have my knit and chrochet books from when our boys were born and the fisrt one will be 60 in Sept. Thanks for letting this old lady ramble on. |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Thu, Jul 13, 06 at 18:57
Wow, Velleen,13 great grandchildren and how many grandchildren? What a special way to memorialize the family name. |
Donna, Please send the pattern to SheliaJoyce - mine is not downstairs so that means it is tucked away in the attic and it's too hot up there to do a search right now. Thanks. Susan |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Sat, Jul 15, 06 at 16:32
Done. |
Yes, I have worked with Baby Clouds by Red Heart (color: cotton candy), using a J-hook and it was difficult to find where to insert the hook with each and every stitch. The stitches are hard to find due to the boucle/chenille texture of the yarn. This slows one down considerably! So I made a square receiving blanket using sc, ch-1, sc, ch-1 and still had diffiulty finding where to insert the hook making each row stitches. Once the square was made, I did a simple scalloped edge using 5 dc in ch-1 sp, sl st in ch-1 sp, but it was a relief when done. To make it look better than it was, I put a tassle at each corner. This project took 4 skeins, as the yarn works up very quickly, disappearing rapidly. I had enough left to make a small hat with ears and ties. Email me for more info. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Mon, Jul 17, 06 at 21:34
So cute, Susan. I do love that popcorn stitch! |
found a pattern for a ribbed baby blanket from Red Heart using Baby Clouds - it called for using a P hook |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Tue, Jul 18, 06 at 16:31
I made one baby blanket with the Baby Clouds yarn. I think I crocheted it. You have to find the next stitch by feeling for the hole with the pads of your fingers sometimes. I suspect that knitting with it would be easiest. |
- Posted by topaylawns (My Page) on Sun, Aug 20, 06 at 19:56
Congratulations!!!! Isn't it so much fun? Being able to plan everything you wan to make out along with planning out what to make. I have alot of patterns for toys. One is a train pattern toy that is so soft. So many things to think of making and so many thing of buying. I jsut went ot a baby shower afew weeks ago and made a Diaper Casket out of 112 infant diapers. I then filled it will all kinds of things but wrapped everything I bought in diapers. It turned out to be a big hit. I knitted a hat for a new born baby and in cross stitch I put WT: for weight and on the second row I put Born: / / and on the third row I put HT: for height. On the other side of the hat, people can put the babies name. What a fun keepsake it will be for someone. |
- Posted by topaylawns (My Page) on Sun, Aug 20, 06 at 20:09
Here is a link to a Free Pattern. It's a Panda Bear Bib. http://crochet.about.com/npbbib.htm |
me too! I'm looking for a tumbling blocks baby afghan pattern there is one on lionbrand but it is the adult version. |
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