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2am in the morning. I awoke with a startle…what in the world was that shrieking noise? Is that a vacuum cleaner? Really?! Who in the world would be vacuuming at 2 in the bloody morning?
I felt my camping pad beneath me and the hard carpet under it. I remembered.
I was sleeping on the floor of my small office.
I had a fleeting thought as the vacuum fading away and I drifted back to sleep…
"I really need more money so I can get a place of my own with no shrieking vacuums at 2am…."
From that point onward I was a frugal machine. I had lost my home in the summer of 2007 and living in my small office was hardly flattering. But I was broke, and became obsessed with saving as much on anything that I could. I kept a gym membership that was a block away from my office, and that was where I showered each morning before starting the day. I had a small mini-fridge my brother had given me, and with that, a microwave, and a hot pot, I cooked eggs, top ramen, mac and cheese, and a whole host of not so great but cheap meals.
I spent 2 months living in my office before a family member lent me a $1000 to help me put down a deposit on a small apartment. No more office living for me. About twice a week I was sleeping in my car anyway because it was easier than trying to hide my living presence in the office building.
But my manic frugality started to take a toll on me.
Every penny that left my pocket was painful. Even buying food, which I knew I needed to survive, made me feel ill.
So, this begs the question, how far is too far in frugality? Is saving a buck always best for your mental and financial health?
From my own experience I would say you can take frugality too far. While frugality is a admirable trait you can make into an idol impairs your ability to make rational and big picture decisions about your health and wealth.
So, how far is too far?
1. Spending money prudently shouldn't be painful
Do you find yourself buying cheaper food items even though you know you'll get more satisfaction (and nutrition) from the higher priced item? Spending money should not make you sick. When you spend money on food, or any item that improves your life and allows you to be productive, you should not feel sick.
2. Frugality should not impair your ability to generate more income
When I was living in my office, after about 3 weeks I began to get a little stir crazy. I had no place to relax. No place to call home. My frugality was a necessity to some extent, but it was also a result of my stubbornness.
I began to notice a decrease in my productivity. Even though I was living in my office, and was there 24/7 I was getting less and less done.
Being frugal should never take away from your ability to generate more income. What good is saving a dollar, if you are so worn down that you miss out on generating an extra $2?
For self-employed people, being too frugal can severly limit your business growth. If you have tasks that you are doing that could be done by a cheaper employee, it's time to let go and learn to delegate. Sure you might save $200/month by doing your own bookkeeping, but if it takes you 10 hours and causes you to stress out…is your frugal mindset really helping you?
3. Your time is valuable
In the last year I've really changed how I think about saving money. To me, as a small business owner, my most important asset is my time. If I'm not doing income generating work, I'm losing money. And so if I can improve my productivity 10% by purchasing a larger monitor, or a faster computer, those are purchases I will jump at now without question.
4. Frugality is more than just price
What's more frugal? A used pair of jeans I wear once, but pay only $5 for. Or a new pair of jeans that cost $30, but I wear every day?
Obviously I'm getting more value out of the new pair, even though they cost $25 more. Don't always equate frugality with price. I think frugality is a mindset and recognizing the importance of value.
So being frugal sometimes means that new pair of jeans.
5. Don't be frugal just for frugality's sake
Why are you frugal? Are you frugal because you are trying to get out of debt? Or save for a down payment? Or just to put food on the table for your family?
Those are fantastic reasons to be frugal.
But if you are frugal just to horde money, or because you are just a complete cheapskate…maybe it's time to reexamine why you spend and save the way you do. When being frugal becomes the number one goal in your life…you are missing the point.
Frugality is a means to an end. Not the end itself.
How far is too far in frugality to you?
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Very interesting topic and actually there are two issues that DebtKid brings up. One is living frugally versus living cheaply. The other is living frugally personally versus running a business frugally. It's this second issue, that as a business owner, I struggled with. I'd been writing a blog as FrugalMomLA where I would discuss all my money-saving behaviors and great deals as a mom and wife. But, during my workday, as a co-owner of a small business, I knew I had to spend money. Why? To make money. We pay our employees well. Why? So that they feel valued and it keeps morale high when they know they're being paid fairly. They're not overpaid but we do the best we can. Since I'm the Business Development person, I spend money on hosting seminars, doing marketing and much more to advance our company name, attract new clients, and, most importantly, keep our current clients informed about our products and services. And, I believe strongly in the idea that you get what you give. As a sidenote, since we've started tithing at church, our business has really shown tremendous growth. In the end, I felt like I had a split personality by writing a personal blog about saving while in business I have to spend in order to make money. So, I stopped writing FrugalMomLA and I've felt much better ever since. But, I miss writing a blog.
I agree with Catharine that enjoyment is what counts. Living simply doesn't necessarily mean deprivation. In fact, it can open up a whole new world that gives life far greater meaning than the mass commercialization we've become accustomed to.
Marci raises a good point with the frugal but attitude, mindset, or just your way of life comment. I've been frugal for so many years its a comfortable part of my life. While I buy healthy groceries, and the occasional pair of new $20 jeans when the old pair wears out, my "balance" is still highly skewed to frugality or simple living. The few times I splurged on a far-away vacation or a consumer article which wasn't a necessity I generally didn't enjoy it as much as a road trip or finding something (a want, not a need) second hand.
TStrump: Excellent Point! Time is money. And so is energy. I do have a full time career, and an increasingly dependant elderly spouse.
I'm thinking some money well spent on a one time spring house cleaning event would be so worth both my time and energy and money.
I'm thinking of walls, windows, and balcony cleaning. What a relief that would be for me.
I really liked this post a lot. I struggle with this to some degree, because I am in one of those situations where every penny counts – yet at the same time, I know myself and if I don't strive for a balance, I will quickly swing over to the other side and go on a spending binge!
Great post and so true. I have made some unwise decisions thinking I was saving money but, if I had spent a little more and looked at the quality, it would have actually cost me less.
I think it's important to factor in time.
Something isn't really cheaper if it robs precious time from your day.
Case in point – saved $200 on a non-direct flight last year but it added 6 hrs to our journey.
Not worth it!
I think excessive frugality is not unlike frivolous spending in that you are going beyond what is considered reasonable given your financial situation. The key is to find that good balance.
Well said. Great post!
Great post! Frugality like anything else requires balance and moderation . . .
There's a difference between living frugally and living a joyfully frugal life. I'm like everyone else, intentionally living a simple lifestyle while I retire some debt load.
I enjoy preparing a simple meal, I enjoy my walks, I enjoy my big comfy bed, I enjoy sitting at my desk at the window and breathing in the good clean air.
I enjoy that my home smells sweet from lemon peels, and I enjoy the fact that my left delicious supper will also be my bag lunch tomorrow.
I enjoy driving my 10 year old well maintained car, and probably will drive it for some time yet.
I enjoy taking stock of where I really don't mind spending my money, on manicures and pedicures, and a little percussion drum set for my grandson made out of gourds.
I've enjoyed reading this web site, and I've enjoyed reading that I'm not the only one who enjoys homemade cleaning products.
I have a couple of friends who have simply turned "cheap", and there's a huge difference.
The word balance comes to mind for me, also.
I think if we stop looking at money as anything but what it is – a tool – we begin to treat it differently.
I like Suze's philosophy as well.
Everyone's situation is different, hence frugality exists for different reasons. I assume the person in this story lost their home to foreclosure, meaning they were likely not frugal before, therefor they aren't as accustomed to being frugal to start with. Secondly, his situation sounds dire, thus being frugal was an outright and perhaps unpleasant necessity.
As for my Wife and I, we enjoy being frugal because we have set goals for our savings. I've never been in debt and always pay cash for everything instead of taking out a loan. Our goal is to pay for our first house with cash as well and not have any debt, nor ever be in a situation where our lives are totally dependent on our jobs to meet bare essentials. Its been hard work and even though I could be driving a new BMW or taking out a loan on a Mcmansion somewhere, I enjoy feeling like a minority. We make decent incomes and most people in our shoes do like the majority regardless of income do: Buy the absolute maximum their salaries afford them. But by saving and living frugally, we will hopefully cut at least a decade off of our working careers and be debt-free throughout.
So yes- I delight in being frugal because doing so means a better life for us in the future.
Although a lot of people don't like her, I like how Suze Orman says People First, then money, then things. I think it can apply to both ends of the spectrum.
I think there are at least two types of frugality. One is by necessity – meaning you HAVE to do it for a certain timespan because of your immediate financial situation. In that case, I think you cannot be TOO frugal – it's temporary to dig you out of a hole.
The other would be frugal by attitude, mindset, or it's just your way of life. That is voluntary and you are doing it for peace of mind, savings, and a certain sense of security, as well as being able to splurge on the things you really want to spend the money on.
I agree with Amanda – Balance. Balance was the first word that came to mind when I read the article. You have to find that balance that makes your life satisfactory.
I love your insight. As I sit and read your article I find my head nodding in agreement. In this economy it is so incredibly easy to find yourself becoming cheaper and cheaper. What I mean by that is this… my husband has a good job, I am a stay-at-home mom, and we live a comfortable life. We have never lived beyond our means and we put money away for retirement. But now with the stock market taking such a dive we 'feel' like we have to tighten our belts a couple of notches. I am not saying that is a bad thing. I think this was a good wake-up call for a lot of people. What I am saying is that we don't need to live 'on the cheap.' Everyone should always live within their means but it's one thing to be frugal and another to be cheap!
I think too far in frugality is when you try to save so much that you can't enjoy your life. I've know people who never went out to eat or took a little vacation, not because they didn't have the money to, but because they were trying to be so frugal.
The key is to find a good balance between saving money and enjoying some of it. What good is it to work so hard making money if you can never enjoy any of it. It will only make you feel discouraged and cheated in the end.
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Shiatsu, aromatherapy, cranial massage, CBT… Alternative therapies for mind, body and spirit have been mushrooming up ever since the 80s and now flourish alongside traditional counselling. Some want to reach your mind through your body; others would introduce you to the universal mysteries; one or two want to re-acquaint you with the wisdom of your tribal ancestors. The choice is bewildering. Where on earth is a mind in need of help to turn?
The sceptic as always has an answer: turn to a good friend and take a bottle. When it comes to life we are all amateurs. Why pay good money to a so-called expert? You can't go on blaming your parents forever. Besides no one promised us a rose garden. Now I've a sneaking admiration for that stoical view, and I speak as a self-confessed therapist. In today's market-driven society, every whim and whimper it seems is catered for by some consultant or other – for a fee of course. Whatever happened to that proverbial stiff upper lip? On the other hand – and here I put my counsellor's cap on – many of those sceptics lead lonely and isolated lives; life has taught them to be wary of depending on anyone. If only they knew counselling could help. However, if you're not a sceptic and the New Age is beginning to look rather old hat, where do you start? Ad what are you letting yourself in for?
Psychodynamic counselling has its roots in psychoanalysis, t is less intense and less frequent. Psychodynamic therapists seldom see their clients more than twice a week, and usually only once. Both schools, however, believe that we all pass through certain psycho-sexual stages of development in childhood, and how we and our parents negotiate those stages pretty well determines the kind of adults we become. The past, therefore, lies just under the skin of the present; rather like those X-ray photographs of Old Master paintings that reveal the artist's first attempts lurking beneath the finished surface. With this as its canvas, psychodynamic counselling takes as its subject the dynamic and ever-changing relationship over time between counsellor and client. As you can imagine, that leaves a lot of scope for misunderstanding. For the protection of their clients and themselves, psychodynamic counsellors are therefore bound by a written code of ethics – with serious sanctions if they fail to observe them.
The 'therapeutic alliance', as it is called, is like no other relationship. It can and should be deeply intimate, but is held in check within strictly-observed boundaries. Sessions begin and end on time, whether the client is in floods of tears or not, and they take place in the same room at the same hour every week. Inflexible as it may seem, it comes to feel like a safe and dependable container.
Trust is a problem all clients have in common. If the counsellor's room is a sanctuary, it can also feel uncomfortably like a torture chamber at times. Trusting this intimate stranger with memories and feelings you thought you'd never share with anyone is like giving all your hostages to one fortune. We are all afraid of putting ourselves in another's power, even someone we have gone to for help. There will be times when you're convinced that your counsellor is laughing at you, or thinks you are pathetic, or disapproves of you in some way. It is important that you communicate these suspicions. At such times your therapist will feel that he or she has been cast in a role, that a mask has been placed over his or her face; a mask, as it turns out, of someone from your background. Of course you know she's not your mother, doesn't look anything like her, but for a while back there, well, in a way she was – and you reacted accordingly. As you and your counsellor become aware of these unconscious misjudgements (the professional word for it is transference) you begin to realise that you have pinned that mask unknowingly on other people in your life – with disastrous results.
Through 'transference' – the way we related in the past, usually to parents – subtly distorts the way we relate to others in the present. The distortions are not always negative. Idealisation is also a distortion and inevitably leads to disillusionment. We experience people in part as they are, and in part as we expect them to be, and we expect what early experience has shaped us to expect. Whenever a couple have a flaming row, the ghosts of their original families are often as not the hidden protagonists. They are so much a part of us, so much under our skin, that we are unaware of their existence or their origins. It seems we can never entirely shake them off?
This is what psychodynamic counselling is really about. If you like, it's a kind of exorcism, a laying to rest of old obsolete ghosts. The defences we erected in childhood will also be there, but don't expect to dump them overnight. In childhood they helped to keep us from mental breakdown; now they too are obsolete and actually obstructive. Adults have breakdowns when their life-long defences suddenly fail to defend. Counselling, however, is not like peeling an orange: one skin and you're into the juicy bits. It's more like peeling an onion; the aim is not to reach the innermost skin (an impossibility anyway), but to peel off the old superfluous skins, or defences, that prevent you from being open and intimate.
Whatever your feelings, you begin to see that this relationship with your counsellor is both the problem and the solution. Unlike others that went wrong and ended badly, this one offers the chance of getting it right, of coming back to it again and again until it feels more secure, more open, even playful. It's a chance not to rewrite the book, but to rewrite the ending. Of course life can still bring misfortune and misery. As Freud himself said, the purpose of psychoanalysis is to enable people to experience ordinary human unhappiness – as opposed to neurotic unhappiness. Freud was a realist.
Who needs it? It is not for everyone. If you suffer from an addiction, or phobia, or a compulsion, you would be better off seeing a Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist (CBT) first, or joining a support group that specialises in that problem. But if you feel that you yourself are the problem, and it affects the way you relate to others, you will need a therapy that addresses both causes and symptoms in greater depth. Recommendation is probably the best way of finding a good counsellor. Failing that, you could turn to your G.P, or The Counselling & Psychotherapy Resources Directory, published by BACP, or of course the Internet. When you do start don't be afraid to ask your therapist if you can review the situation after four or five sessions. You should know by then whether you feel compatible or not.
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Hello everyone, I'm home! So two days ago we returned from our holiday and we're still suffering from jet leg (not helped by both of us shooting a full day's wedding the day after we returned) but also suffering from not being able to eat the food we've been eating in Taipei and to an extent Bali.
Before going on holiday I was starting to struggle for ideas about what to cook but going home and eating both my grandma's food but also visiting a number of restaurants that I used to go to has rejuvinated me. I'll be writing up some restaurant reviews for various restaurants that we visited in the very near future and these restaurants had everything from authentic Chinese and Taiwanese food to the most fabulous Japanese fine dining.
So this dish is called Stir Fried Rice Cake with Spring Greens and Pork (long title I know!). Rice cake is known as Nian Gao in Chinese. Nian Gao has been part of Chinese cuisine for more than 3000 years and there are many different kinds of Nian Gao. Nian Gao can be eaten sweet or savoury. This recipe was influenced by Nian Gao from Ningbo.
The first time I ate this dish was in one of my elementary school classmate's home. Her grandparents came from Ningbo and they would cook this dish for me. Immediately after eating it for the first time I fell in love with this dish.
150g of shredded pork
200g spring greens, shredded
450g Ningbo rice cake (I bought this from my local Chinese Supermarket)
1 chili shredded
3 eggs
4 dried shitake mushrooms (soak in hot water to soften them and then slice)
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of potato or cornflour starch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Couple drops of dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon sugar
- Marinade the pork for 20 minutes and heat up a wok with a little bit of cooking oil. Stir fry the pork until it's cooked on the outside.
- Beat the eggs and add 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Keep mixing together until all of the seasonings have mixed evenly.
- Heat a frying pan with one tablespoon of oil and just fry the eggs. Once fried leave aside.
- Heat up a wok with a small amount of oil. Stir fry the ginger and garlic until the fragrance comes out from the wok. Add the spring greens into the wok and stir fry for 1 minute then add the rice cake and shitake mushrooms with half a cup of water.
- Lower the heat and continue to stir fry the dish until the rice cake has softened. Add the pork and eggs and continue to stir fry the dish for another 2 minutes. It's now cooked and ready to serve.
TIME TO PREPARE: 30 minutes
SERVES: 4 people
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Nineteen students will graduate from the Kilgore College Fire Academy No. 80 on Tuesday, July 26. The evening will mark the final class to graduate under the direction of Mike Earley, the originator of the KC Fire Academy in 1989. Earley, who has served 35 years with KC, will retire in August as Dean of …
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Anatomic subsites
● Fix first for proper sectioning
● Take section through surgical margin of stalk (may want to ink first)
● Embed entirely to detect high grade dysplasia or invasive carcinoma (Am J Clin Pathol 2001;116:336)
Colectomy - no tumor
● Remove mesentery and sample lymph nodes while fresh
● Either open bowel and pin overnight to fix, or inject specimen with formalin to fix
Take these sections:
● Abnormal areas by taking sections perpendicular to mucosal folds (through bowel wall)
● Resection margins
● Appendix, terminal ileum, cecum and ileocecal value, if present
Colectomy - tumor
● Remove mesentery and dissect lymph nodes while fresh
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Tsuruya Sushi Bar Set Lunch and Set Dinner
Posted by Food Promotions On Friday, April 10, 2009
Tsuruya Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant
77-G-10, Ground Floor Penang Times Square
10150 Penang
Tel: 04-229 9162
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I have my lunch and dinner at Tsuruya Times Square bedore.
They do prvide a tasty foods and resonable prices but their services have to keep on improve. Well, i'll continue support it cause couldn't missout any tasty foods....:p
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the food just ok, but the price is much more higer than other japanese food, i rather try sakae sushi.. & the service is way back behind others restaurant
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Warm cauliflower salad
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- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal206
- fat11g
- saturates1g
- carbs19g
- sugars18g
- fibre4g
- protein8g
- salt0.11g
- 1 cauliflower, broken into florets
A brassica, like cabbage and broccoli, cauliflower is a mass of tiny, tightly packed flower…
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1½ tbsp honey
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- 3 tbsp raisins
- small bunch dill, snipped
- 3 tbsp toasted, flaked almond
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- 50g baby spinach
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the cauliflower with the olive oil, season and roast for 15 mins. Stir in the red onion and carry on roasting for 15-20 mins more until tender.
While the cauliflower is roasting, mix the vinegar, honey and raisins with some seasoning.
When the cauliflower is done, stir in the dressing, dill, almonds and spinach, and serve.
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two yumyums and a rumbly tumbly!! we substituted salted cashews for the roasted almonds shenanigans and we added fresh fennel, which really goes well with the dill. we would like to thank the creator of this recipe because we enjoyed it immensely. we would also like to thank the creators of pesto cheese, because it is an excellent accompaniment to the dish. by the way (is an excellent album), we made this our main dish, with bread, pesto cheese and some beer and it was completely satisfying and fulfilling.
SO good ! fabulous textures and flavour with the roast caulflower. Roasted caulifower is a first for me and deffinaty to be repeated. Used top quality Balsamic vinegar touch of olive oil and honey - washed the spinach and added the almonds, raisins and dressing to the caulifolwer mix and warmed it all throug in th eoven for a coupl e of minutes - superb !
This is absolutely gorgeous. I made it from a whole small cauliflower and ended up eating ALL of it by myself in one meal plus seconds. The flavours mix is just genius. I did not have flaked almonds, so I have flaked my own, unpeeled, with skin, and it was lovely, in fact I think the skin adds flavour. Also I did not have dill, so I have omitted that entirely. And finally, I did not have sherry vinegar, so I have used 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar + 1 tbsp sherry instead
Very nice way to prepare cauliflower indeed! Unfortunately I didn't have any spinach so I made it without. Also changed the other ingredients a bit with what I had at home: I took pine nuts instead of almonds, balsamico instead of sherry vinegar, added some mustard to the vinegrette and some fresh coriander instead of dill.
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FORT WORTH (AP) - Even after winning awards at several international piano competitions and performing recitals in numerous countries, Maxim Philippov still gets nervous each time he plays.
The 29-year-old Russian, who teaches at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, says competing is more stressful than playing for a small group of people.
"As I sit down I say, 'These people come to enjoy you, not to judge you,"' he said Wednesday. "Sometimes I say to myself, 'Why do you get so nervous?' My heart will jump out."
Philippov is one of 12 semifinalists in the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held at Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth. His first recital in that round is Thursday.
The competition began May 25 with 30 pianists, and 12 were chosen as semifinalists Tuesday. Six finalists will be announced Sunday, and the winner will be named June 10.
The Cliburn contest has been held every four years since 1962. It was created by a group of Fort Worth music teachers to honor longtime resident Van Cliburn, who won the first Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow in 1958.
Philippov decided to try out for the Cliburn contest after he placed fifth in the prestigious Tchaikovsky competition in 1998. Just two years earlier he won first prize at the Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition.
He says he has won awards when he felt he didn't play well, and has not advanced in some contests in which he had a good performance. That's why he dislikes competitions.
"In sports, if you run faster than the others, you win," Philippov said. "Here, it's very subjective."
He says his best work is done when he doesn't think about playing well - he just feels the music. But Philippov, who has studied music since age 5, says he is never satisfied with his performances.
"Whenever you perform, you always feel it was not 100 percent, but I don't know how to reach it," he said. "I'm not sure it's reachable."
Still, Philippov hopes to become a full-time concert pianist.
Philippov has appeared at several concert venues, including the Gasteig in Munich, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Tonhalle in Zurich and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
"The stage is my life. I love performing," he said. "I'd like to play every day."
He has also collaborated with the Calgary Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Edinburgh Symphony, the Hamburg Symphony and the Moscow Philharmonic.
"I can't live without playing the piano," he said. "I think each piano has its own soul. If you think of the piano as something alive, it will pay you back."
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So when Gaylord Robb, the tribe's economic development director, learned of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, he jumped at the chance.
"It's been an uphill battle to do economic development on that land," Robb says. "That's why this grant is so important to us."
The tribe applied for and received a $74,000 block grant to fix the building's leaky exterior and give the HVAC system a tune up, a project that's expected to save the tribe up to 50 percent on the building's utility bill.
Using the funds awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the tribe's headquarters, which is located in Cedar City, Utah, and where about 40 people work, received the facelift in July.
The building's exterior was in severe need of repair, according to Robb. There were cracks and holes in the stucco finish, which allowed air to penetrate the walls. It seemed like the heating and cooling costs were increasing every time a new crack would appear, he says.
"It was difficult to regulate the interior temperature of the building," Robb says. "People were complaining that their offices were too hot—and we're in an area where the temperature can reach 100 degrees. In the winter time, people had blankets to keep warm."
All those cracks and holes have been patched up with a new stucco finish reinforced with mesh fiber, Robb reports.
The tribe was able to use part of the grant to clean out the duct work on the HVAC system and develop and implement a maintenance plan for it. This will allow the system at the newly - tightened building to run more efficiently.
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We offer two Youth Workshops this year. The first is taught by Anis Mojgani, two time National Slam Poet champion. It is designed for youth ages 13-17. The second is for youth 1-14 and is taught by Fishtrap veteran, Amy Minato. Both workshops runs congruently with the adult workshop schedule. Each registered youth is required to have an acting adult sponsor/chaperone onsite who will take responsibility for them when not attending their Workshop. We do not offer youth-oriented afternoon or evening programs. However, youth are welcome to attend all Summer Fishtrap events at the discretion of their adult sponsor/chaperone. $315 (does not include meals or lodging).
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No one who works in a restaurant wants to see it catch fire. That's why operators and employees pay constant and close attention to potential trouble spots so fires don't break out. But despite this level of vigilance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that an average of 5,900 restaurant fires take place in the U.S. each year.
"A fire may be the quickest way to destroy a restaurant business," says Craig Kwitoski, v.p. of Irvine, CA-based insurance agency SullivanCurtisMonroe. "While the day-to-day activities of running a restaurant are time-consuming, the potential consequences of a fire make it worthwhile to set aside time for preventive measures."
The experts from SullivanCurtisMonroe's food industries practice suggest that operators follow these five steps to keep their restaurants safe:
1. Comply with standards. FEMA found that 59 percent of restaurant fires originate in the cooking area and are often caused by deep-fat fryers.
Today's deep-fat fryers are highly efficient and use vegetable oils. Unfortunately, though, they cook at higher temperatures and retain heat longer than older fryers. In addition, the dry chemical fire suppression systems previously used are not effective with today's fryers.
If your restaurant uses deep-fat fryers or produces grease-laden vapors, you'll need a wet chemical fire suppression system that is UL 300 compliant. UL 300 was developed by Underwriters Laboratories specifically to protect restaurant cooking areas.
To keep oil from overheating and igniting, fryers should shut off automatically when a high temperature is reached. Fryers should be located at least 16 inches away from gas stoves, char-grills or other open-flame appliances. If they are closer, an eight-inch stainless steel baffle should be installed between them.
2. Maintain your fire suppression system. Fire suppression systems should be serviced every six months. In addition, regularly check caps on discharge nozzles to ensure that openings are not clogged by grease or debris.
3. Clean your exhaust duct regularly. A buildup of grease in the exhaust system can cause a fire. Clean your exhaust duct with the following frequency:
• Monthly if you use solid fuels, such as wood or charcoal.
• Quarterly if your kitchen operates at a high volume (i.e., if the restaurant does 24-hour cooking, extensive frying, charbroiling or wok cooking).
• Semiannually if your kitchen operates at a moderate volume.
• Annually for low-volume cooking operations, such as churches, day camps or seasonal businesses.
4. Train your employees. Show all employees where fire extinguishers are located and how to use them. Teach them how to manually activate the fire suppression system, and how to react in an emergency, based on your emergency evacuation plan.
5. Know the basics. Maintain clear, uncluttered walkways and storage areas. Use only Type K extinguishers on cooking fires. Avoid using extension cords or frayed electrical cords. Keep combustibles away from hot surfaces. Clean grills and kitchen equipment frequently. If you re-arrange equipment under the hood, have your fire protection servicing company evaluate whether you need to re-arrange the nozzles on your fire suppression system.
"It's neither time-consuming nor expensive to practice fire prevention," says Kwitoski. "But doing so has the potential to save your restaurant."
No one who works in a restaurant wants to see it catch fire. That's why operators and employees pay constant and close attention to potential trouble spots so fires don't break out. But despite this level of vigilance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that an average of 5,900 restaurant fires take place in the U.S. each year.


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I don't know what you did to your population because a million is 10^6, hence
When you round off to 3 sf, you keep only the first 3 digits from the left. Here are examples:
36841 to 3sf becomes : 36800
514.52 to 3 sf becomes : 515
0.01655 to 3 sf becomes : 0.0166
If you have a digit less than 5 to the right of the last number you are taking in the rounded figure, you round down. If the digit is instead equal to 5 or is larger than 5, you round up.
Can you work out the solution to your problem now?


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Hellenic College Holy Cross 75th Anniversary Jubilee Sept. 12–15
Hellenic College Holy Cross will celebrate its 75th Anniversary Jubilee September 12–15, 2013. The extended weekend event coincides with the school's name day feast—the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
"I strongly believe that this school is the heart and the mind of our Church in America," His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America said recently.
Jubilee festivities begin with a ticketed Gala Recognition Banquet on Thursday, September 12, 2013, with FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emanuel serving as Master of Ceremonies. All are invited to celebrate this exciting milestone in the life of the school.
Friday will feature a public lecture, "The Spiritual Value of Education," by Hellenic College Dean Dr. Demetrios Katos. There will be tours and a tennis tournament at Longwood Cricket Club, followed by the Great Vespers of the Holy Cross with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America officiating.
The Saturday of the Great Feast will begin with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy served by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America. Worship will be followed by an iconography exhibit, curated by Archon Elias Damianakis, featuring the works of HCHC alumni and other living iconographers. Rev. Dr. Thomas FitzGerald, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, will offer a second public lecture, "Ambassadors for Christ: Looking Back and Striving Forward," followed by Mike Emanuel, who will discuss "Traveling the World: Taking Your Faith with You."
Dr. John T. Chirban, author and director of the Human Development program at Hellenic College, will give a seminar entitled "Understanding Human Sexuality: Talking with Your Kids about Sex." Dr. Grammenos Karanos, Assistant Professor of Byzantine Music, will then speak on "Redemptive Suffering: Good Friday Hymnology" with selections from the Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir's new CD, which is to be released this weekend as well.
Sunday will begin with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America officiating the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, followed by a campus-wide festival and open house. There will be food, music, Greek dance troupes, and activities for children as well as tours around the beautiful campus overlooking the Boston skyline.
To learn more, register, or sponsor, please visit: www.hchc.edu/75years
To get involved, please contact:
Helen A. Carlos, 75th Anniversary Committee Chairman
Phone: (404) 790-3361, Email: email@example.com
Christine Karavites, 75th Anniversary Jubilee Chairman
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Just like that, the 2012 NFL regular season is over. It seems like just weeks ago we were eagerly looking forward to opening day and now it's all over. Except for the playoff, that is. The top 5 events from the world of sports that we're looking forward to this weekend:
#5 QB Go-Round
What is it with green-shirted teams from the Northeast and their quarterback dramas? Both the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles are starting their demoted former first-string quarterbacks who are likely in their last game with the team and were replaced by guys who started the season as third stringers, won the starting job, and are now out for the final game of the season due to injury. It'll be an interesting sideshow to watch how Mark Sanchez and Mike Vick will fare in their final games with their teams. On the plus side, the two once and future starters getting an audition for the rest of the league adds a little meaning to otherwise meaningless games for the Eagles and Jets.
#4 Streak Snappers
The Charlotte Bobcats have lost a staggering 16 straight games. Remember they were a respectable — at least tolerable — 7-5 before going on the long skid. Hope may be in sight for the 'Cats. Friday night brings them to Brooklyn to face the hobbling Nets who've lost two in a row. On the flip side of the equation the LA Clippers have won 14 in a row but face back-to-back away-home contests against Utah. Not that the Jazz is that threatening a team, but all streaks have to end sometime and it's tough to be a team twice in three days. The Buzzer Eagle prognosticators are officially calling for an upset here.
#3 Valero Alamo Bowl
The Bowl season is finally kicking into higher gear with the Valero Alamo Bowl Saturday. #23 Texas will take on #13 Oregon State in the first ranked-on-ranked action of the year. As if that weren't enough, we're going full time with Bowl games on 12 of the next 13 days leading up to the BCS National Championship on January 7th.
#2 Wild Wild NFC West
There isn't much drama left for Week 17 of the NFL season. All the playoff spots in the AFC and most of the spots in the NFC have already been locked up. The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks both know they're in the playoffs but a home game is on the line Sunday. San Francisco just has to win to lock it up. Seattle needs a win and a Niners loss to take it from them. With both teams facing division rivals who have nothing left to play for except being the spoiler, neither has an easy road in front of them.
#1Cowboys and Indians
The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins are the other teams fighting for a playoff spot this weekend and the NFL schedule makers had the foresight to pit them against one another on the final week of the season. It's winner takes all in the NFC East. Win and you're in. Lose and you're out (definitely for the Cowboys, most likely for the Redskins). As if the Cowboys-Redskins game needed any extra incentive.
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PINE BLUFF, AR -- A 21-year-old man is dead, his father, uncle and another man are hurt after a shooting in Pine Bluff.
Cedric Ginger of Sheridan died at a Pine Bluff Hospital.
46-year-old Leroy Ginger, 36-year-old Kevin Ginger, and 40-year-old Kevin Briggs were also shot.
Officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department responded to the area of 3rd Avenue and Redbud Street shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pine Bluff police arrested 24-year-old Darius Bryant after gathering witness statements and a short search.
Police say all of the victims were at a neighborhood reunion.
There was a large group of people there when the shooting took place.
The shooting began on the northwest corner of the intersection in a grassy lot.
There have been nine murders in Pine Bluff in 2014, according to police.
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2012 Tokyo Marathon and RECS Distributor Agreement Renewal
April 2nd, 2012
CONTACT: Glenn Latimer Telephone: +1–309–672–6442, ext. 302 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Company's Japanese partner expands market penetration and continues successful partnership with IPICO Sports.
Peoria, Illinois, USA – April 2nd, 2012 — IPICO Sports announced that The RECS, Inc., a division of Tokyo based R-bies, Inc., using IPICO Sports systems, timed the sixth edition of the Tokyo Marathon on February, 26, 2012. In addition IPICO Sports and R-bies Inc. formally signed the Exclusive Distributor Agreement to continue the distribution of IPICO Sports systems in Japan.
Since its debut in 2007, the Tokyo Marathon has rapidly grown in both size and significance. In 2010, over 335,000 applicants entered the lottery for 32,000 available positions in the marathon, and 3,000 available positions in the accompanying 10 km race. The Tokyo Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race. The event was also used as part of the selection process for the members of the 2012 Japanese Olympic Marathon Team.
Director General, Chief Operating Officer and Race Director of the Tokyo Marathon and Tokyo Marathon Foundation Tad Hayano said, "We are very happy about the timing results produced with the IPICO Sports products. We demand very high standards. The IPICO system met and exceeded our expectations."
Gordon Westwater, IPICO Sports President and CEO, remarked, "I was in Tokyo to observe the first class operation of the Tokyo Marathon, one of the industry's global leaders. The results were very pleasing and the professionalism displayed by the Tokyo Marathon Team and by the RECS team was outstanding. In addition we are delighted to be working with R-bies, the industry leader in Japan, to impact that marketplace in a very significant way. We are pleased to renew our Distributor Agreement with R-bies to continue our company's expansion in the Asian market."
IPICO Sports began working with The RECS, Inc. in 2007. In July 2009, The RECS, Inc. expanded its partnership to become responsible for the distribution of IPICO Sports automated tracking and timing solutions for use in the active sports and wellness markets in Japan. "We achieved great success at the Tokyo Marathon 2012 using IPICO timing," R-bies Corporation President Jiro Hashimoto said. "Demonstrating our mutual confidence in each other, it is our pleasure to renew the contract for R'bies as the Exclusive Distributor of IPICO Sports systems in Japan, we look forward to the successful introduction of their solutions into the active sports market in Japan."
IPICO Sports' next-generation IP-X™ RFID Air-interface Communication Protocol was developed to overcome the limitations faced by conventional Reader-Talk-First (RTF) protocols such as motion, distance, crowds and demanding environmental conditions. This patented Dual Frequency technology eliminates signal loss and tag read collision, working especially well with objects and environments high in liquid, carbon and electronic content, such as the human body. Since an initial market introduction in March 2007, IPICO Sports systems are now used in over 50 countries, and continue to develop and grow a loyal following throughout the globe.
About R-bies
R-bies Corporation (formerly Runners Inc.) was founded in 1975 and is the leading event management company in active sports in Japan, and it also provides online registration services for events, video and photo services, sports equipment development, and produces numerous print media publications. Through its event management and sports timing divisions, The RECS, Inc., it timed over 900,000 participants in more than 400 major events in 2010, including the Tokyo Marathon, Nagoya International Women's Marathon, Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon and Hokkaido Marathon. Visit http://www.r-bies.or.jp/.
About IPICO Inc.:
About IPICO Inc. ( www.ipico.com ) IPICO Inc. is an RFID solution supplier with operations in Canada, USA, South Africa and Asia. IPICO produces smart labels, tags and readers based on the IP-X™ RFID Air-interface Communication Protocol. IPICO products excel at various read ranges, fast multi-read anti-collision and high thru-beam read-speeds of dynamic tag populations, and allow for multi-reader rollout. Designed to meet multiple regulatory requirements, IPICO's products are used to optimize the management of products, equipment, people, animals and processes within the logistics and other value chains worldwide, including its leading sports timing solutions. IPICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trilon Bancorp Inc., an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.


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The body of a missing woman in Waitangi river has been found by police.
The woman's body was discovered by searchers just after 10am today about 1km from where she was seen to go into the water.
Police spokeswoman Sarah Kennett said the woman's name would not be released until her next of kin had been notified.
Emergency services have this morning resumed their search for a missing woman, who was swept from a tree near Haruru Falls in the Bay of Islands yesterday.
The woman in her 20s was swept away while she tried to get back to the house from her partially submerged vehicle at a property near Haruru Falls.
The area was extensively flooded, and there were strong currents across paddocks leading into the Waitangi River.
She was seen hanging onto a tree before she slipped away.
Search and rescue staff executed an air search of the river for her, battling treacherous conditions yesterday, but were unable to find her.
Three other people, who were stuck in trees or on car and shed roofs, were rescued.
This morning teams in boats were searching the Waitangi River.
MetService says the storm that has been battering Northland for several days is expected to be east of the country by this afternoon.


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Dale's Observations For 2010-07-19
BMW has announced the K1600GT sport touring motorcycle. 1600cc 6-cylinder engine. 160HP. 130 ft-lb torque. WANT! #
RT @NickSchweitzer @dmataconis: You misunderestimate her ability. | Perhaps. It may turn out to be perfectly cromulent for her. #
In the future, we may look back on today as the day that Sarah Palin managed to refudiate her chance to become president. She's Quayle II. #
The Republican party cannot be counted on to cut spending II: The GOP's counterinsurgency by spenders. http://bit.ly/a0B5Ms #
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Breitbart hits NAACP with promised video of racism. http://bit.ly/auZ3rK #
The Republican party cannot be trusted to cut spending. http://bit.ly/cXEBXZ #
The Washington Post assesses the US intel community. After post-9/11 billions spent, it sucks. Or just blows. http://bit.ly/dkpFNh #
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo confidence index dropped to 14. Unexpectedly. http://bit.ly/aUh6vT #RecoverySummer #
HTC says the phone named by Steve Jobs as having antenna problems received 35-times less complaints than the iPhone 4. http://bit.ly/dg3jF5 #
Sarah Palin apparently isn't all that interested in the property rights of Muslims, either. http://bit.ly/bEkZz5 #