text:
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer attempted to "fact check" a claim by The Washington Post's Charles Krauthammer, but he succeeded only in demonstrating the weakness of the genre by whitewashing President Obama's rejection of the Winston Churchill bust.
The Obama team did remove the bust in question from the White House — and hasn't brought it back — but you'd never know that from Pfeiffer's characterization of the issue.
"Now, normally we wouldn't address a rumor that's so patently false, but just this morning the Washington Post's Charles Krauthammer repeated this ridiculous claim in his column," Pfeiffer wrote on the White House blog today (without mentioning that Mitt Romney had also raised the issue yesterday in London). "He said President Obama 'started his Presidency by returning to the British Embassy the bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office.' This is 100 percent false. The bust [is] still in the White House. In the Residence. Outside the Treaty Room."
Update: Pfeiffer's blog post, which contains a photo of a Churchill bust now in the White House, is highly misleading. The bust that was loaned to President George W. Bush and removed by Obama has not been returned to the White House.
"The bust of Sir Winston Churchill, by Sir Jacob Epstein, was lent to the George W Bush administration from the UK's Government Art Collection, for the duration of the Presidency," James Barbour, Press Secretary and Head of Communications for the British Embassy, told ABC's Jake Tapper. "When that administration came to an end so did the loan; the bust now resides in the British Ambassador's Residence in Washington DC."
The bust wasn't sent to the Embassy; it was sent to the British ambassador's house. "Diplomats were at first reluctant to discuss the whereabouts of the Churchill bronze, after its ejection from the seat of American power," The Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported in 2009. "But the British Embassy in Washington has now confirmed that it sits in the palatial residence of ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald, just down the road from Vice President Joe Biden's official residence."
The bust that Pfeiffer triumphantly displays in his blog post is actually another Churchill bust that has been in the White House since the Nixon Administration.
Of course, Pfeiffer's history omits the fact that Obama did, in fact, expel the Churchill bust from the White House. He cites an old National Journal article which says that "the Churchill bust was relocated to a prominent spot in the residence to make room for Abraham Lincoln." He does not cite yesterday's National Journal article on the subject.
"The bronze torso of Churchill had been loaned to President George W. Bush following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and although it was due to be returned when Obama took office, British officials offered to extend the loan for another four years," National Journal explained. "Obama declined, and replaced the Churchill bust with one of President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican president whom Obama admires." CBS also reported that Obama decided "to return the Churchill bust to the British."
Update II: Pfeiffer updated his post to acknowledge the other Churchill bust and argue that the removal of the second bust was routine. "On January 20, 2009 — Inauguration Day — all of the art lent specifically for President Bush's Oval Office was removed by the curator's office, as is common practice at the end of every presidency. The original Churchill bust remained on display in the residence," Pfeiffer says. "The idea put forward by Charles Krauthammer and others that President Obama returned the Churchill bust or refused to display the bust because of antipathy towards the British is completely false and an urban legend that continues to circulate to this day."
The 2009 Telegraph story, on the other hand, said that Obama rejected the offer to extend the loan when he came into office.
Newsweek offered an explanation for the removal in February 2009. "Maybe it's no surprise that Obama wouldn't want Churchill watching over his shoulder," the magazine's Katie Connolly suggested. "After all, it was Churchill who, in 1952, ordered a crackdown on the Mau Mau rebellion against British colonial rule in Kenya, Obama's ancestral homeland. Obama's grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, was labeled a subversive during the uprising and spent months in detention."
Pfeiffer paints Krauthammer as ridiculous for saying that the bust was sent to the British embassy, but the error is picayune. Maybe Krauthammer's should update his column to reflect the fact that the bust was sent to the British ambassador's home. Maybe the Obama administration, having repented of rejecting the Churchill bust, shouldn't split hairs.


text:
Browne, the #1-ranked quarterback in the country by Scout.com, started off slow, the Spartans' first three possessions going for 3-and-outs, and Browne getting sacked three times. Then the five-star went to work, and put on a half to remember. It started with a 78-yard touchdown pass to trim the lead to 14-7, then after the Spartans got the ball back, Browne connected on a 12-yard touchdown pass after a 58-yard pass got Skyline into the red zone. Newport took the lead back at 21-14, but Browne responded with a 63-yard touchdown pass to tie it. After forcing a Newport punt, Browne threw the first of a double pass that resulted in an 84-yard touchdown pass.
Browne was 10-for-11 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone. He threw his fourth touchdown pass early in the third, and then after the Spartans took two fumble recoveries back for touchdowns, his night was done.
We saw the USC commit Browne in Week One, and that week he started slow before getting into a groove, but it was nothing like the groove he got in against Newport.
Browne has one of the most flawless downfield arms, easily getting it down 50-60 yards without much effort. His pocket poise is remarkable, he did a good job stepping up in the pocket after Newport got early pressure on him, and after struggling a bit with it early in his career, he speeds through his reads and finds the open receiver, rather than the first receiver he looks at. He did a good job of waiting for his receiver to get open before lofting the ball his way. He only made one mistake really all evening in the passing game, trying to float a pass to his receiver along the sideline, that was picked off by Dotson.
Like the last couple of years, Browne, once he gets comfortable and in a rhythm, is peerless, and mechanically can pick apart a secondary.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
Daniel 2 describes a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who later conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Trou-
bled by his dream, he demanded that his wise men tell him both the dream and its interpretation, or else be dismembered and disgraced.
As one of several young Hebrews taken captive and trained by Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel faced certain death if he failed to obey the king's command. Requesting more time, he and his three friends met together to beseech God for wisdom.
A family member requested I write about the time I "hypnotized" 52 chickens for a $25 bet with five of my friends. Even though these were close friends, they did not know that I had a master's degree in the social life of chickens.
Lies surround us by politicians, media big shots and by our ruling class in general.
"God is not a man, that he should lie" (Numbers 23:19). It looks like men are not God that they should or could tell the truth.
A short list of some examples:
We've all seen the advertisements for the TV lawyers promising big bucks if we sign up with them on some big class-action suit for mesothelioma or asbestos or some other product or medical liability case.
I would like to respond to Michael Jedson's letter, "Facts, without the whining and ranting," in the Feb. 1 edition of The Lancaster News.
Why do Democrats and supporters keep repeating talking points and calling them facts when anyone who can add two plus two or use the Internet can debunk these myths?
I apologize in advance if this sounds like an insult, it is not my intention to disparage you personally, but your so-called facts would be almost laughable if they were not so tragic for so many in this country.
I must be suffering from some new eyesight malady. Despite peering at it quite carefully, squinting mightily and blinking several times, I could not find in the Feb. 11 column of J.R. Wilt any proposed solution.
I know it must be there, because certainly Mr. Wilt did not write in simply to complain.
Stop me if you've heard this excuse before.
Let's begin with the obvious: South Carolina State is a mess. No, it's way beyond a mess; it is on life support and its very existence is in grave danger.
But it can be fixed and, in fact, the solution is fairly straightforward. It's not rocket science; if GM can go from the brink of extinction to making a profit in less than 24 months, then SC State's problems can be solved.
Recently, the Coalition for Healthy Youth presented an update on the "Take U Out of DUI" initiative that began in Lancaster May 2013, in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies.
These detailed presentations charting the impact of the 18-month-long project were made to local elected officials at Lancaster County and City councils, and Lancaster County School District Board meetings.
As recorded in John's Gospel, Jesus made seven amazing statements about himself that no one else has ever made.
Shortly after he fed the multitudes by multiplying five loaves and two small fishes, a crowd seeking another miracle brought up the manna that God provided for the children of Israel during their long march through the wilderness.
To them, Jesus' spectacular one-day miracle faded in comparison to God's 40-year-long provision of bread from heaven.
Copyright © 2017
The Lancaster News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lancaster County and Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding area..


text:
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 26, 2008, 4:32 PM
Town Square
Council supports flood basin
Original post made on Jul 2, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 26, 2008, 4:32 PM
Comments (1)
a resident of another community
on Jul 2, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I'm not convinced that the council has done any real due diligence here. Did any councilperson go and look at any similarly converted site? A few pretty pictures are all it takes for the council to make an irreversible decision that will save a handful of families a few bucks on flood insurance?
Unless I'm mistaken, Save Open Space is one guy.
Don't miss out on the discussion!
Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic.
Chocolate + Tahini Ice Box Pie
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,216 views
Love is a Verb
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 795 views


text:
Monday, October 18, 2010
Walking the Borderlands With Author Carole McDonnell
Johne here. I've been looking forward to this interview for a long time. I discovered Carole McDonnell through friends, through The Lost Genre Guild, and through Facebook. Her book, Wind Follower, isn't the kind of thing I'd normally go looking for, and yet so many people I respect raved about it that I finally tracked down a copy myself on Amazon. It is an amazing book.
If you haven't yet read Carole McDonnell, you will.
Key for this interview - AuthorCulture = AC: Carole McDonnell = CM
AC: I've gotten to know you from a variety of places. You have a unique perspective. From what I know of you, you don't strike me as one who walks the beaten path. How would you say that you came to be the person you are? What would you consider the most important influences which have molded you?
CM: Like anyone else who walks the unbeaten path, I pretty much found myself there. I don't think I'm brave enough to have entered it willingly. I suppose being an immigrant influenced me. I arrived in the U.S. when I was eleven. That's the age kids start learning how to deal with the world outside the family. So, just when I was learning the rules of how to be a Jamaican, I suddenly had to learn how to be an American. And not only an American, but a little Black girl whose family had integrated a white Jewish building in Brooklyn. That was the home front. In school, I ended up in a white mini-school inside the larger school. I believe anyone who migrates as a kid gets interested in communication issues and in "belongingness" but somehow I ended up with a really bad case because alienation was thrown in — alienation from my own culture and from the culture I was now involved in. That gets extended to other areas and "cultures."
My friend, Nick Wood, a really great South African speculative Writer, says that I "walk the borderlands." Which is a nice way of saying it. I just tend to stand outside of all the groups I belong to. I'm Christian but am always disagreeing with Black and White Christianity. I'm Black but am generally not in the African-American or Jamaican camps when it comes to many issues. On the whole, the folks I get along with are religious oddballs. If someone really loves God, fights the oppressor, and is emotionally wounded, that person is going to become a close friend. And I like those people because they also have had to be brave as they go through the world, they understand the societal, emotional, and political alienation.
AC: What were your influences as a reader growing up? What are you reading right now?
CM: My mother was an Anglophile. Most educated Jamaicans her age worshiped everything English. She grew up poor in the country without money for books so she had to memorize them. Upshot, she was always repeating long passages from novels by Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens etc. She read only the great literary classics, and so did we. Even now, it takes a whole lot to make me read a contemporary fiction book. When Mama came to the US as a nurse, she went to college and so our house was filled with her studybooks, which my sister and I read because they were always in the house — as were we; Mama never let us out, because she was afraid we would end up coming home with "the belly" like all the other kids around us. She was into anthropology, Black history, medicine. So that's what we read. Plus we watched a whole lot of PBS and cartoons. On PBS, we watched the Janus film collection of great foreign films and documentaries about archeology, anthropology, history, and a ton of British period pieces.
What am I reading now: The Value of Nothing by Raj Patel; Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town by David Robertson; The Bible.
AC: What is your pedigree as an author? How did you come to write novels?
CM: Pedigree? Oh my! Am not sure if I have a pedigree. I grew up reading a lot of short stories by great dead authors. I like short stories. But I am so in love with characterization and worldbuilding that my stories usually opened so many doors and brought up so many questions. It takes a great skill to write a good short story and my love of world-building and character development novels fights against my ability to write anything short. Actually, that love fights against me writing good novels as well. Honestly, I get so caught up in exploring the ramifications of a certain speculative world that if I'm not careful I would roam through the world utterly forgetting the plot. That is one of the flaws of Wind Follower. (It has quite a few flaws but I love that book dearly.) Its pacing is a bit off. If I understood my tendency to roam speculative worlds, and to be affected by the pacing of foreign art films, I probably would've written it differently. But as it is, I'm glad I didn't know all that about myself. Because as it is, it's a good little book. And I'm glad for that slow pacing and those exploratory scenes.
AC: Wind Follower is a unique novel that seems to defy easy genre identification or labeling. What was the inspiration for this story?
CM: Oh wow, so many things went into that book! It started out as a YA book. It started out as a story about a Black slave girl who escaped to Comanche territory and fell in love with a warrior. I did a ton of research on Native American tribes and decided I loved the Comanche best because they reminded me of the Yanomamo (the Fierce People of the Amazon.) I've always liked fierceness. I'm always interested in what human nature us and how culture, folklore, and religion affect so-called human nature. What are people like without the restraint put on them by religion? How do people play with the religion and spirituality they inherit?
I also love fairy tales and the Childs Elizabethan and Scottish ballads. Many of my short stories and poems are based on fairy tales. My story, Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair was based on a ballad and had just been published. So I was walking downtown humming some of my favorite ballads and I started singing, "The Trees They Grow High" (also known as He's Young but He's Daily Growing) and I realized Wind Follower was about a woman who gets betrothed to a rich man's son in order to pay off a debt.
I have also thought that Christian writers have messed up creatively. There are so many genres we could have explored or even invented, but because of denominational issues (such as a distrust of imagination) or political issues (such as American Christian identification with the American country and government) or personal issues (such as racism, ethnocentricism, distrust of sexuality, priggishness) most Christians would never write. I said to God, "Give me the ideas and I will write them." So I consider myself a Christian who writes stories other Christians would never write. Something about being alienated makes one no longer care what people think. The next thing I knew, Wind Follower had appeared in its present guise. It took a lot of courage to write it because I still worry about what people think. But I've learned to work against the fear.
AC: I was introduced to Wind Follower by strong (and diverse) word-of-mouth raves from all sides, from people I know and respect, from total strangers, and from everyone else in between. From my limited vantage, it appears to be hit across a broad spectrum of readers. When you were writing the book, did you have any idea it would be as widely embraced despite the apparent barriers?
CM: It's widely embraced??? Neat! See, I didn't know that. Knowing this will knock a chip off my shoulder. Or maybe it'll make the chip a little smaller.
So I thought: White Christians will be offended at it because they believe the USA was given to them by God; Many Black Speculative Fiction writers will be offended because they dislike Christianity (the religion of the white oppressor etc) and would rather a book be about African Spirituality or totally atheistic or agnostic; Fantasy lovers are accustomed to Wicca, elves, Norse religion, etc but not Christianity; Christian fantasy lovers are used to apocalyptic stuff like Left Behind, Narnia, or Lord of the Rings. I was putting some new world before them that they would have to accept-- something they would probably be challenged by.
But I also felt that it wasn't typical and if people gave it a chance it would do well. Some White folks don't want to read Black Fantasy or Sword and Soul because the world is strange to them. They're used to vampires, shape-shifters, elves and the like. But they're also afraid they'll be stuck with accusatory or "meaningful" literature — a burden from college and high school when Black stories were read to enlighten the white student about oppression and not really for fun. And few secular fantasy readers won't pick up fantasy about Christ unless it's something like Philip Pullman's The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ. They're afraid of being preached at. But I thought. . . well, Wind Follower is a little different and one day Chupacabras from Mexican folklore, Asian spirits, and Arabian djinns will make fantasy more multicultural. And one day having a Christian worldview in a fantasy story (written by someone who actually believes in the Bible and Jesus) might be acceptable.
AC: Writing a daring novel is one thing. Selling it is another. Wind Follower strikes me as Fantasy but almost seems to be a genre unto itself. How did you find a home for Wind Follower?
CM: Total grace of God kinda thing. I network with a lot of people so I was told there was a new publisher — Juno Books — looking for manuscripts. Since it was a new publisher, Juno hadn't quite decided what kind of fantasy it would do. They've since decided to do urban fantasy so shape-shifters, demons, vampires now abound. I sent another WIP, The Daughters of Men, because I thought Wind Follower was too religious and they wouldn't accept it. The editor, Paula Guran, said it needed a lot of work. I had been working on Daughters of Men for ages and I hadn't touched it in two years or so. Then I said in passing, well I have this other WIP that I just started. It's called Wind Follower. She looked at it and immediately accepted it (much to my surprise). She later said she wouldn't have accepted it at another time, but it came in at the right time.
AC: You've said strange things happen if you're a writer who happens to be cross-genre. I presume some of those things are negative or challenging, but have there also been unexpected or wonderful things as well?
CM: True. The first review was from a reviewer in Malaysia. She was a reviewer of romances and didn't usually review speculative fiction. She loved Wind Follower. I took that as a sign from God that the book would be loved in the rest of the world, possibly receiving more honor in other countries than in the US. I also got a great compliment from someone from Africa. And have gotten fans from The Philippines and Taiwan. The book speaks to people and Christians who understand the kind of folkloric spirituality that deals with demons, dreams, and the like. So it turns out all that anthropology reading has helped me write a book that really speaks to folks in Asia, Indonesia, India, Africa, and Latin America.
AC: I've enjoyed following you on Facebook where it appears that your day-to-day life is an adventure. How do you navigate a full personal life with the realities of life as an author?
CM: With God's help. I am not too happy about the adventure at times and I'm a bit of a whiner, as you know. On the practical level, I can navigate because I have a sweet husband who treats me like a queen. So I get away with a lot. And I have learned to take advantage of his sweetness. On a creative level, having a son labeled disabled and dealing with my own health issues affect my stories. I can't imagine what kinds of stories I would write if I were well with a well child. As it is, all my stories deal with illnesses, have disabled or ill characters (usually young boys), and have characters at war with the clans to which they belong.
AC: What are you working on currently? How are those projects going?
CM: I'm working on Constant Tower, a novel. This was hard going because I couldn't quite get the narrative voice right. I always have trouble with that. If I'm not careful, I end up with a kind of knee-jerk highfalutin' pseudo King James Version speak. I have to be careful of that. It's uneven right now. Some parts have a contemporary modern sound and some parts are high fantasy. So I have to work on that. In addition, my two beta readers told me they loved it more than Wind Follower and that it's better written but that it is too bleak. They especially objected to the killing off of a character. So I had to remove the last 100 or so pages and find a new ending. This revision put me off schedule but it feels as if I've found the right path. Although this one is not as religious as Wind Follower, there's a bit of courage involved in writing it as well. My young male warriors are so touchy-feely wounded types in a world of machismo that I'm afraid readers will want to slap some manhood into them. Takes a lot to write such easygoing almost feminine male heterosexual characters in fantasy. There's also the way marriage is done. Two men and a woman form a marriage bond. So that will bother a few folks.
There's also a YA novel called My Life as an Onion. Another novel where I have a voice issue and which is also religious. It's about a girl with the gifts of discerning of spirits. So yeah, she sees demons and generational curses on families. Plus she's in love with a rich guy and she's quite mercenary because this guy and his money is the key to her future happiness. Hard to write because I believe in her cause, and I know feminists will utterly want to slap her . . . and me. But it's a book I want to write. And I truly believe one should write for one's self.
Am also working on a Christian demonic succubus erotic story called The Night Wife. I always laugh whenever I see folks romanticize demons and demon lovers. I figured I'd write an urban fantasy story from a Christian viewpoint. Erotic and utterly religious in one book, something to make folks who think they know demons see the truth of the way-too-romanticized situation.
AC: What advice would you give to up-and-coming authors about making it as a novelist?
CM: I'd say to join one or two critique groups. They should also buy a lot of books about writing or study from the internet. So many new writers aren't humble and simply won't take advice. Humility brings you a long way. They should network and always be ready to learn. They should also choose if they want to write for fame and simply want to be published, or if they want to write the book they want to read.
Thanks so much for interviewing me.
13 comments:
Great interview! I'm intrigued and will hunt down a copy of Carole's book. :) Carole, I am curious how eroticism can fit into a Christian book--I was just having a conversation about it with another writer friend of mine (who is a Unitarian, and writes secular novels.) Until today, I wouldn't have thought there'd be an opening in the market for that combination!ReplyDelete
Best of luck with your next projects.
What a fascinating interview--and what a compelling book cover! I'm anxious to read your novel.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Carole and Johne!
Hi Liberty: It'll be tough to actually succeed with the erotic novel, I think. I write to deal with my own issues but I don't want to sin by actually encouraging these issues in myself or in my readers. As a writer, one really h as to go very near the knife to get some stuff out. As a Christian, I believe in the incubus/succubus stuff so I know I can write believably about a woman who has a spirit who violates and "stimulates" her at nights. But at the same time, I'm not as in love with demon lovers as other writers are. So there'll be an examination of the good of fantasy and the evil, of grief and vain imagination. So far, I have some good open-minded Biblical Christians beta-reading it. They like it but they've fallen in love with my demon and are begging me to make him be a human...and to make the demon someone else. A real challenge now.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Linda. The cover is done by Tim Lantz. His website is: http://www.stygiandarkness.com/ReplyDelete
As a self-proclaimed cover art snob for RGR, I /love/ the cover by Tim Lantz. It captures the character, the vibe of the book - is defiant and beautiful and vibrant and daring. Has Tim written about how he came to create this cover in this way? I'd be interested in the story behind the piece.ReplyDelete
Hi Johne: Well, Tim had done another painting, in which the character looked very coy and sweet. But then the Borders book-buyer made a fuss and said the cover had to be changed to make her more aggressive. I got a bit peeved because I thought: "What the heck? Angry Black woman or something?" But after awhile the cover grew on me.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing with us today, Carole. Your thought-provoking answers to Johne's questions have definitely got me intrigued by your book!ReplyDelete
Coy and sweet strikes me as the 'before' picture, which is entirely acceptable, if entirely boring.ReplyDelete
I prefer the 'after' picture which depicts a strong woman who can't be stripped of her dignity by circumstance or tragedy or the mere machination of others. It shouts out with inner strength and determination, a bold declaration of sanctified defiance. The world may be out to crush us between its wheels (and will, indeed, eventually claim our bodies) but our spirit is not so malleable or so easily destroyed. This cover reinforces a central truth - we will not get out of this life alive, but our spirits can soar again, unfettered and free, if we know Christ on that last day.
Of course, I may be reading a lot into a simple picture, heh, but isn't that the wonder of art? ;)
Thanks, KM! -CReplyDelete
Johne, I finally understood that about the picture as well...after making a big stink about the change. Now I really like what it implies.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2010 at 9:09 AM
Carole, I remember you from the old LGG blog. Haven't heard much from or about you in a couple years...ReplyDelete
Some White folks don't want to read Black Fantasy or Sword and Soul because the world is strange to them. They're used to vampires, shape-shifters, elves and the like.
Carole, this White Boy is sick of "Elves, Dwarves, etc". (And don't even think about Uber-Hawt Emo Vampires (sparkle sparkle)...) For 50+ years, fantasy has meant "Elves, Dwarves, etc". I'd read Sword and Soul just for something DIFFERENT.
Last year at LosCon, I attended a panel on non-white, non-Anglo SF. Gave Wind Follower a shout-out. Especially to someone seeking recommends for a third party who'd "only read BLACK authors."
Hi Liberty: It'll be tough to actually succeed with the erotic novel...
Especially when Conventional Christian fiction completely tap-dances around anything remotely Sexual (TM), even in Romance. Add another group of Christians deliberately looking for anything Sexual (TM) just so they can get in a snit about it and you have one really hostile situation. As you said in one LGG blog comment/rant about reactions to Wind Follower, "All it does is make us look like sex-crazed ninnies with nothing else on our minds."
But then the Borders book-buyer made a fuss and said the cover had to be changed to make her more aggressive. I got a bit peeved because I thought: "What the heck? Angry Black woman or something?"
Don't know about you, but I've always fallen for the archetype of "The Cuddly Amazon", soft and nurturing but with a core of tungsten steel. And to this White Boy, that woman on the cover also looks exotic and "foreign". No Blonde Bimbo or Prairie Muffin there!
"Headless Unicorn Guy"
Ken Pick, LGG member
Hi Headless Unicorn Guy! Thanks for giving Wind Follower a shout-out. Although you haven't heard much from me these past two years, I'm still around. Just writing short stories and trying to get at least one of these WIPs finished. Hope all is well. Yeah re: the American obsession with the sex thing: surely salvation and being spiritual is not only about sex. Happy creativity! -C (Carole McDonnell writing under her other google acct)ReplyDelete
Thanks, all, for interviewing me. Happy creativity, all!ReplyDelete


text:
For Fort Hood shooter, is execution punishment?
Credit: The Associated Press
Credit: The Associated Press
Maj. Nidal Hasan and many of his victims in the Fort Hood shooting seem to want the same thing — his death. But while survivors and relatives of the dead view lethal injection as justice, the Army psychiatrist appears to see it as something else — martyrdom.
As the sentencing phase begins Monday following Hasan's conviction for killing 13 people in the 2009 attack, the conflict has not gone unnoticed.
|The article you requested is no longer available on BostonHerald.com.
- More On:
- Al-Qaida
- Nidal Malik Hasan


text:
Over medium heat, warm up a cast-iron griddle or large skillet; a non-stick griddle or pan will do as well.
Melt the butter in a cast-iron skillet or heavy nonstick sauté pan over medium-high heat.
This cast-iron road was denominated a "plate-way," from the plate-like form in which the rails were cast.
You were so cast-iron certain you could fill his place, you know!
First it might be a table or a cupboard, or perhaps a bedstead or a cast-iron cookstove.
Each consists of a cast-iron body in which are placed brass collars.
For without brotherly love and kindly human interest, laws are but cast-iron rules, and life but a living death.
It is generally furnished with cast-iron apparatus for cooking.
The carriage runs by means of its cast-iron grooved wheels, upon the cast-iron railway l2, which is fixed level on the floor.
An oblong mass of cast-iron used for ballast; there are also pigs of lead.
1660s, from cast (past participle adjective) "made by melting and being left to harden in a mold" (1530s), from past participle of cast (v.) in sense "to throw something in a particular way" (c.1300), especially "form metal into a shape by pouring it molten" (1510s). From 1690s as an adjective, cast-iron.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/2/2014 (1260 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's not easy getting Green.
As a matter of fact, Canadian TV personality/comedian Tom Green has been on Al Rae's wish list for a few years, but it wasn't until recently that the Winnipeg Comedy Festival's artistic director was able to add Green to the roster of performers at the annual spring celebration of silliness.
Green is one of several marquee comedy names that will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 13, when the Winnipeg Comedy Festival unveils the lineup for its not-so-unlucky 13th edition.
"The theme is '13 Horrible Years,' and I think we're going to have a lot of fun with it," Rae told the Free Press in an exclusive interview in advance of the annual launch event.
Green will host a taped-for-TV gala called Special Delivery (April 12), which will focus on comedians with unique performing styles or abilities. Also confirmed as gala hosts are Sandra Shamas (Food Glorious Food, April 10), Match Game host Darrin Rose (The Bro Show, April 12) and Daryn Jones (First World Problems, April 11). The host for the gala titled Grave New World: The Future Show (April 11), if confirmed, will bring an interesting musical-comedy perspective to the mix.
Other highlights of this year's comedy-fest schedule include the return of the cuisine-and-comedy evening Gastrocomique at Fusion Grill (April 9), with Derek Edwards providing the laughs, a taping of CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show (April 9), with locals Jane Testar and Jacqueline Loewen (of Hot Thespian Action) added to the roster, the annual local-talent showcase The Winnipeg Show (April 11, hosted by Bruce Clark), tapings of CBC Radio's Definitely Not the Opera (April 10) and The Debaters (April 12 and 13), and a panel discussion titled Just Kidding? (April 13), which will explore the limits of comedic free speech in the 21st century.
The festival gets an early start on Monday, April 7, with a pair of shows -- the annual legal-community fundraiser A Lawyer Walks Up to the Bar, hosted by Dave Hemstad, and Kings of King's Head, hosted by Chantel Marostica and featuring a mix of local and imported acts.
The official fest opener, Comedy Aces, takes place April 8 at McPhillips Station Casino, hosted by Graham Chittenden and featuring Edwards, Hemstad, Jen Grant and Darryl Orr.
Elvira Kurt, a festival regular who has done a stellar job of warming up crowds before gala shows the last couple of years, has been rewarded for her efforts by the inclusion of her one-woman show in this year's lineup (April 9).
Kids in the Hall regular Kevin McDonald will host his annual film retrospective, KevinFest, at Cinematheque, with this year's theme being None-Hit Wonders -- movies that were initially dismissed but, in retrospect, deserved a better reception (included on the bill are The Man With Two Brains, Duck Soup, The Producers, The General and Ishtar).
Rae said this year's roster of fest-connected shows at Rumor's Comedy Club is the strongest to date, featuring full headline performances by Edwards, Hemstad, John Wing, Sean Lecomber and others.
The 13th Annual Winnipeg Comedy Festival runs April 7-13. A full schedule and ticket information are available at www.winnipegcomedyfestival.com .
Rae said he's particularly pleased with the quality of young comedians signed for this year's festival.
"There were incredible showcases of talent in Toronto this year, particularly out of Yuk Yuk's, in terms of a whole wave of new comics," said Rae. "I was wondering a few years ago if there would ever be a new slate to rival Brent Butt and Derek Edwards and their generation, and I'm beginning to see a new class that has finally arrived.
"These comics that we're putting on our galas -- and for most, this will be their first festival appearance -- are really moving up. There's a very competitive and very strong standup scene in Toronto right now, the strongest I've seen in five or six years."
Rae added that Winnipeg's comedy scene also continues to produce an ever-growing roster of promising young performers.
"There are more slots and better slots than ever for local performers," he said. "It's something we really want to support; I think a healthy local comedy scene helps the festival. We don't take any credit for the strength of the local scene -- they did that on their own -- but we certainly support and encourage it."
Veteran Canadian comic Jon Steinberg will make an appearance at the Feb. 13 launch event (11 a.m., Gas Station Arts Centre), and will also offer a special pre-festival show that night at 9 p.m. at The Purple Room at Frame Arts Warehouse (318 Ross Ave., tickets $10).
email@example.com Twitter: @BradOswald


text:
lactometer and Test Tube test papers, and these can be had from any philosophical instrument maker or laboratory furnisher.
The lactometer is used for measuring the purity and richness of milk.
The tests are most conveniently made in a glass cylinder (Fig. 7), which may be purchased with the lactometer.
A hydrometer that is especially adapted to milk is called a lactometer.
The better lactometers have a thermometer with the scale just above or opposite the lactometer scale.
Feeling sure that the lactometer must be at fault, I consulted my friend the doctor, who examined and found it quite correct.
The reading should be taken when the lactometer is floating free in the milk.
Fig. 17, is a number of glass tubes of equal size, set in a frame called a lactometer or cream guage.
With a view to exposing fraud I purchased a lactometer and found the usual proportions of milk and water to be half and half.
By means of an inexpensive instrument known as a lactometer, this cheat may easily be detected.


text:
Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by Risen Star, Jan 5, 2012.
and mrs moon about knuckles.........................
I never forgot these comments from Moon, or some of the ridiculous posts I read in this thread. So I thought I'd update you all on "Dez Bryant with all of his brain cells" stats. Playing every game this year, 26 receptions, 250 yards, 1 TD. And he apparently only knows one route. Yes ladies and gentleman, this was the 7th overall pick in the draft
to be fair, who is throwing him the ball?? exactly.
Andre Johnson had David Carr and Tony Banks throwing him the ball his rookie year and still put up 900 receiving yards. Larry Fitzgerald put up 800 rec yards in his rookie season catching passes from Josh McCown. You're making excuses for a top 10 pick that just isnt that good
I'm not making an excuse for anyone. All I am saying is I would expect Dez to have a better rookie season that Blackmon, just by looking at who is throwing them the ball. Andre Johnson and those QBs (which I would take either over Gabbert, anyways) have nothing to do with it.
It has everything to do with it. Blackmon isn't the only rookie WR taken in the top 10 to have bad QB play. The difference between Blackmon and the other WRs taken that highly is they still produced. Watch him play (who am I kidding, you probably havent seen the Jaguars play all year), he has no explosion, nowhere near the athletic ability of a Dez Bryant, and you had people calling this same guy T.O. lol
ok, Blackmon sucks. I dont really care - haven't watched him, and wasn't trying to get in some sort of argument over it. It was just a quick observation that having a complete scrub as your Qb does not help a rookie. jeaze, it's like I kicked your dog or something...
all thats need to be said, I picked this up based on your comments but its all you really needed to say
I still stand by my comment, even though I have not watched him. One that is extremely generic and most normal people would not argue - it is tough for a rookie receiver to put up good stats with a scrub throwing them the ball.
If you want to compare Blackmon to another former OSU WR that was a first round pick it is Rashaun Woods. The only difference is that Woods pretty much wanted to go fishing instead of playing football before he took an NFL snap. He pretty much only played in the NFL to get enough money so he can live off his contract for the rest of his life. Blackmon just isn't any better talentwise than Woods and he wasn't good enough to make it in the NFL either.
You shouldn't, he stinks (and I have watched plenty of Jags games this season).
please read. I never commented on the ability of Blackmon himself. I said I have never even watched the Jags play this year.
I will still stand by the comment that it is hard for a rookie receiver to put up good stats with a scrub QB throwing to him.
I actually had Kendall Wright as the best receiver in this class with Malcolm Floyd 2nd.
I never bought into the Blackmon hype. He just isn't that gifted physically.
This is a thread about Justin Blackmon, so perhaps the reading lesson would fall to you. Everyone can spew uninformed generalizations, but that doesn't change the fact that Blaine Gabbert is not the problem with Justin Blackmon. His problem is that he can't get off of press coverage or gain separation when he does.
If Drew Brees started QB'ing the Jags tomorrow, Blackmon wouldn't all of the sudden get better because Brees would look to the two other receivers that are actually getting open (Shorts and Robinson).
Blackmon needs to work on his game this offseason or the next QB up will look the other way as well.
exactly, it was an uninformed generalization that I admit to. seriously, *** is wrong with people here just looking for an argument?? what I said does apply, however. Maybe there is more wrong with Blackmon than his QB, and I believe you guys that there is - as you have watched him and I haven't. But that does not take away my right to give a generalized statement (that everyone does believe as a fact) which does relate to the situation.
There are plenty of people that enjoy arguing, but I don't really place myself in that category. I felt that you were making a statement that did not apply to the situation as it pertains to Justin Blackmon, no more, so I wanted to bring it to your attention. There is certainly no harm in knowing more about Blackmon and the Jaguars' situation than what you started with, yes?
Attached is an article that I looked up for you on Blackmon and his struggles. It sums it up nicely. I think if he puts in the work this off-season he can adjust, but he is simply not used to being out-muscled by defensive backs after how easy it was for him in college and it is showing up on the field.http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000092137/article/justin-blackmon-hurting-blaine-gabbert-scout-says
you looked up for me, huh?? ohh, thank you so much!!!!
I don't give a damn about this guy's situation.
It is a pretty quick Google search for someone that has stated several times in this thread that he feels people are just trying to argue with him.
google search for what?? I am not getting your point. Why can I not state the fact most rookie WRs will struggle to put up numbers with a scrub QB throwing to them??
I am not claiming that to be Blackmon's only problem. Why do I need to know anything about Blackmon???
and, I see 2 times mentioning people trying to argue. not several.


text:
Label : Silvertone
305 view(s)
Buddy Guy
Music Clip Discusses Blues Today
Buddy Guy
Music Clip Discusses His Biggest Achievement
Buddy Guy
Music Clip Discusses 'Born To Play Guitar'
Buddy Guy
Music Clip Thick Like Mississippi Mud
Buddy Guy
Music Clip Born To Play Guitar
You like Buddy Guy, it is obviously on Jukebox that you will find his/her Music Clip Born To Play Guitar and best music videos,
and of course his/her more experimental projects. Whether it is a mixed video clip, a pix, a live or an official video,
it is on Jukebox that you will find it and share it with your friends. His/her last added music clips are Discusses Blues Today, Discusses His Biggest Achievement
so if you think there is some new release missing there, propose this content to Jukebox: but carefull, only official and
legal contents are authorized. Share your opinion on this video but don't hesitate to report an anomaly if you see one,
for example a clip that is suspended, inappropriate or mistaken. Jukebox wishes to promote Buddy Guy, the video Born To Play Guitar
and the clips presented are here to entertain you and also promote the music of
Buddy Guy and his/her album .


text:
« Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences Adopts New Open Access Requirement | Main | Orphan Works Legislation: Another Try? »
From that bastion of capitalism, the Wall Street journal comes this pronouncement...
... barriers to the spread of information are bad for capitalism. The dissemination of knowledge is almost as crucial as the production of it for the creation of wealth, and knowledge (like people) can't reproduce in isolation...In fact, open access might help to moderate some of the worst forms of academic hokum, if only by holding them up to the light of day -- and perhaps by making taxpayers, parents and college donors more careful about where they send their money ...
Keeping knowledge bottled up is also bad for the world's poor; indeed, opening up the research produced on America's campuses via the Internet is probably among the most cost-effective ways of helping underdeveloped countries rise from poverty ...
The context for these quotes was an article, Information Liberation, in the March 7, 2008 issue of the Wall Street Journal. (Currently available for all to read.)
The focus of the article is on the problems that the current barriers to research findings cause to the citizenry. The blame is placed on the rising serials costs. However, it is noted that there are signs that the barriers to access are falling with the advent of open access mandates. The recent NIH mandate is applauded
Congress has mandated that by April 7 papers arising from NIH-sponsored research -- roughly 80,000 of them a year -- be made freely available in the federal PubMed database, which can be read by anyone with an Internet connection. Alas, the new NIH policy will allow a 12-month lag between publication and posting on PubMed.
As is the recent mandate by the Harvard Arts & Sciences faculty
hose members voted to publish on the Internet for all to see -- gratis. These professors will give Harvard world-wide nonexclusive license to their work, and the university will exercise it by posting their papers. The journals won't have much choice if they want the work of Harvard professors. The faculty members will still publish in expensive journals, but the move to put the same materials on the Internet is a stake poised at the heart of a vampire that has been sucking dollars out of academic institutions for years through the ever-sharper bite of subscription prices.
Posted by Katie Newman at March 7, 2008 4:21 PM


text:
During a recent Coaches Caravan stop in Washington, D.C., Penn State head coach James Franklin hinted good news on the recruiting front may be on the horizon out of the D.C. area.
Saturday afternoon, his prediction came true.
Washington, D.C., St. John's three-star safety Ayron Monroe verbally pledged to the Nittany Lions just two weeks after he declared Penn State and Maryland were showing him the most interest. He picked State over offers from over 10 other programs.
The junior has played mostly safety in high school, and recently told FOS he would prefer to play it in college because he feels most comfortable there. Penn State not only offered him that opportunity, but also informed him that he sat atop their board at the position, Monroe said.
He joins three-star safety Jarvis Miller at the position in the Lions' now 16 member class of 2015.


text:
Player InformationFlames Home > Softball Home > Softball Roster > Roster Detail
Alyssa DiMartinoClass: Sophomore
Position: P
Height: 5-8
Previous School: Northstar Christian
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
2011 (Fr.): Made 18 appearances in the circle, including seven starts … fashioned a 4.42 ERA and a 3-3 record in 57 innings pitched … earned a win in first career start vs. Mount St. Mary's, allowing one run on one hit while striking out two batters in five innings (March 4) … picked up wins in back-to-back starts, against Hampton and Norfolk State (April 19 and 20) … struck out career-high four batters twice, versus Jackson State (March 11) and against Virginia (May 3) … posted 2.57 ERA in 30 innings of relief work, turning in seven relief appearances in which she allowed no earned runs … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduated from Northstar Christian High School … a four-time Section V All-Tournament Team member as a pitcher … two-time Bird's Eye Player of the Year … as a senior, was an all-state first team honoree and was named to All-Greater Rochester team … pitched 112 innings her senior year with 237 strikeouts and a 0.25 ERA … holds New York State record for most triples in a season, and ranks in the state record books for most strikeouts in a game (22), most career perfect games (three) and most no-hitters in a season (six in 2009 and 2010).
Personal: Daughter of John and Erin DiMartino … studying nursing at Liberty … birthday is July 25.


text:
Regular price: $287.93
Sale price: $213.28
Estimated Shipping Cost: $18.95
Add item to cart to check stock levels.
Zero Edge handcrafted stainless steel sinks achieve a new benchmark in style and design through craftsmanship. Each zero-radius sink is handcrafted to perfection with extra deep bowls, rear drain placement, and sound insulation. All Zero Edge sinks are backed by a limited lifetime warranty.


text:
Nintendo have announced that the successors to Pokémon Black and Pokémon White games are set to launch for the Nintendo DS (also compatible with 3DS) on 12 October 2012, imaginatively christened Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 respectively.
Pokémon Dream Radar will also be available for purchase in the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on the same day. This downloadable Nintendo 3DS title allowing Nintendo 3DS owners to catch their favourite Pokémon, including some very rare ones, via a combination of the 3DS' cameras, motion control and augmented-reality technology.
Pokémon Black & White 2 bring players back to the Unova Region two years after the events of their predecessors, introducing new areas to discover, and changes to familiar places for you to explore. Fans will be able to visit new area Virbank City, home to Pokéstar Studios, for example, where they will be able to star in their own movie with their favourite Pokémon.
The games will also give fans of the originals a chance to catch up with some familiar friends, as Cheren and Bianca return – Bianca now assistant to Professor Juniper and Cheren is now a Gym Leader and a teacher at a school in Aspertia City, the starting location for this adventure.
Players can also transfer Pokémon they have caught on the 3DS' Pokémon Dream Radar into their Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 games.
Also launching this Autumn is the Pokédex 3D Pro for Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eStore, this enhanced and upgraded version of the original including detailed information about every known Pokémon featured in the history of the Pokémon video game series.


text:
The Massachusetts Wellness Tax Credit Incentive program gives small businesses in Massachusetts a state tax credit for having a certified employee wellness program.
Massachusetts businesses that employ 200 or fewer workers may qualify for a tax credit for up to 25% of the cost of implementing a certified wellness program for their employees. The maximum credit a business can apply for is $10,000 per year.
What is a Wellness Program?
In addition to providing a safe worksite that protects and promotes health, a wellness program is designed to improve the health and overall well-being of individual employees.
Employee wellness programs include:
- Identifying and addressing employee health needs and health risks
- Creating a work environment that is supportive of employee health and overall well-being
- Awareness and health education programs
- Behavioral change programs that support employees as they seek to live healthier lifestyles
To receive a Seal of Approval from DPH, your wellness program must also include eight essential components. Download the Wellness Tax Credit Program Guide , to review eligibility requirements and the eight components of a wellness program.
Eligibility for the Wellness Tax Credit
Massachusetts businesses are eligible to apply if they meet the following criteria:
- Employ 200 or fewer employees, the majority of whom work in the Commonwealth.
- Offer healthcare benefits to employees.
- Sole proprietorships, professions, trades, businesses, or partnerships are eligible to apply.
- Businesses must be in compliance with all legal obligations of employers including, but not limited to, those enumerated in Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), chapter 149, and with all applicable labor, licensing, and tax laws (including MGL c. 149, MGL c. 151, MGL c. 151A, MGL c. 152).
How to Apply
To qualify for the Wellness Tax Credit, your wellness program must be certified and receive a Seal of Approval from DPH.
To apply for certification:
- Complete an online application. Applications must be received before 5 PM on December 31, 2017. Please click here to begin the online application: Massachusetts Wellness Tax Credit Certificate Application.
- Obtain your Certificate of Compliance from the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and email it to email@example.com. If you need assistance accessing your certificate, please visit www.mass.gov/dua or contact the Department of Unemployment Assistance at 617-626-5750.
If you make an error on your Wellness Tax Credit application, you are allowed to make corrections and resubmit before the December 31 application deadline. Corrections will not be accepted after the deadline.
If your wellness program is approved, a Seal of Approval with a Certificate number will be issued. Print out the certificate and submit with your annual tax return.
For More on the Wellness Tax Credit
- Wellness Tax Credit Regulations: The Wellness Tax Credit Incentive for small businesses is made possible through Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012. In April 2013, the Public Health Council approved final regulations for the Wellness Tax Credit: Massachusetts Wellness Tax Credit Regulations
- Wellness Tax Credit Summary: DPH tracks utilization of the small business Wellness Tax Credit incentive each year. For a summary of year-by-year performance, please click the link below: Wellness Tax Credit Summary
- Model Wellness Guide: If your wellness program does not qualify or you wish to improve upon your existing wellness program, the Model Wellness Guide has a range of practical options: A Model Wellness Guide file size 11MB
You can also visit the DPH Worksite Wellness page for additional resources and tools to get you started on creating a Worksite Wellness Program.
If you have questions about the Wellness Tax Credit, including questions about certifying your wellness program, please contact email@example.com.
This information is provided by the Division of Prevention and Wellness within the Department of Public Health.


text:
Call our experts: 888.808.FINE
Shop Personalized StationeryCarlson Craft Wedding Invitations Customize any Address Stamp to match your style!
Select a quantity and printing method. Changes are easily made later.
This silver and navy blue digital photo card features your photo printed on the left side of the card. "Class of" and the current year are printed above your personalized text and the graduate's name is printed below your photo.The size of the photo printed on the sample card is 3.6 x 4 inches.PLEASE NOTE: If you choose to include an optional printed return address, your envelope text will be printed in black ink only.
View Noteworthy Collection's digital photo requirements


text:
HSE has identified three new initiatives for inclusion in this Plan. Two of the initiatives aim to improve health and safety outcomes as well as reducing administrative burdens. The third initiative will remove an outdated, unnecessary form, and complements HSE's existing forms project. With the addition of these projects, HSE has identified initiatives that will reduce administrative burdens by just over 25% if successful.
HSE has produced new combined good practice guidance on the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations and the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations. The objective is to facilitate better dialogue and co-operation between employers and employees on health and safety matters, and thereby improving health and safety standards at work.
The guidance also aims to clarify employer requirements on the provision of information to their health and safety representatives: employers only have to provide health and safety information that they already have as part of their health and safety management system, and do not need to provide it in a different format or provide further information.
Clarifying this requirement aims to save businesses an estimated £36.6 million annually, according to the ABME figures. Following publication of the guidance and a high profile launch in October, the guidance will be promoted by HSE prior to an assessment of business take up of the guidance and whether the projected savings have been delivered.
In addition to the 8 forms HSE has been working to remove as part of its forms project, HSE's review of forms, also recommended that a further form, required by the Docks Regulations 1988 to certify a dock transport vessel, should be removed.
Preliminary discussions suggest that the docks industry is content to remove this form, which will save businesses in this sector £3.4 million annually. HSE is working with the industry to produce comprehensive new industry guidance, and will then seek to remove the Docks Approved Code of Practice. HSE also plans to remove the legislative requirement for the docks form at the same time – prior to April 2010.
HSE is planning to introduce an electronic template for recording a risk assessment, which will complement the example risk assessment work under HSE's Sensible Risk Management campaign. The template would also cover the need to have a written health and safety policy statement and a record of arrangements. The aim of the template is to save businesses further time in recording their risk assessment, encouraging compliance with the requirement.
The template will be available on HSE's website from April 2009, for businesses to download and complete drawing on HSE website materials, such as the example risk assessments and other industry specific guidance. HSE is currently looking at estimating how much the template will save businesses in administrative burdens per year.


text:
Do you Be concerned about Your Dog's Health and fitness and Pet Foods Diet program
While using the ongoing incidents of contaminated pet food, it is perfectly comprehensible for pet parents almost everywhere to get questioning their dog's food plan and worry about what they are literally feeding their dog. dogfoodall.com For so prolonged, pet mom and dad just assumed that each one pet foodstuff had been a similar and definitely the companies generating them would only have their pet's ideal curiosity at coronary heart. Sad to say, we all misplaced our faith for most of your doggy food items businesses using the breaking information of contaminated canine food items.
If at some point you may have:
Questioned the quality of your respective dog foods
Questioned in the event the foods that you are serving is risk-free
Considered altering foodstuff to your improved high-quality foodstuff
You then are surely wanting to evaluate your dog's diet plan and produce a adjust.
To several, trying to generate a improve for their foodstuff can seem like a daunting job. With a lot of manufacturers and varieties to pick from and deceptive foodstuff labels that could appear difficult to interpret, a lot of people just carry on to prevent the procedure out of stress. On the other hand, your dog's general well being, quality of life along with the duration of their lifespan are all depending on feeding them a high quality puppy food stuff diet plan.
Quite a few pet mother and father fail to comprehend the massive effect their dog's diet plan has on their pet. The effects are wide ranging, starting up with:
Ranges Is usually Inadequate Using a Negative Diet plan
Wellbeing Problems Like Kidney or Liver Failure and Most cancers
Behavioral Challenges This kind of as Limited Attention Span
Arthritis and Joint Suffering
Weight Concerns
Lifespan, the Length in their Everyday living is Right Affected By Their Diet program
Allergy Issues like Pores and skin Flaking, Itching and Hotspots
Overall Health and fitness and Appearance including a shiny coat and clear eyes
Quality of life is impacted By Reduced Power, Nutritional Gaps and Disease
They are only a couple of of likely wellness risks your canine faces when having a poor quality diet regime.
The good news is the fact you are able to increase your dog's overall health only by understanding the way to choose a high quality food items with very simple instruments & information. By considering your dog's individual needs these kinds of as body bodyweight, breed, genetics, age and their activity level, you'll be able to narrow quickly start to narrow down the proper food items choices.
By using a step by step procedure, it is possible to learn to easily interpret those deceptive foodstuff labels and identify the hidden ingredient meanings. You'll need to use your dog's personal needs as discussed above to start determining the proper category of pet food items. When you might be considering a food items for your dog, it can be important to consider your own lifestyle in that choice. If you might be a busy person with very little free time, then it's unlikely a homemade food stuff diet program would work well for you because you would lack preparation time.
It is also important to consider the standard in the meals. Should the foods is full of fillers and ingredients that are not whole meats for example, these should immediately be crossed off within your choices. You should also consider your budget when choosing a high quality food items. What can you reasonably afford to pay each month?
Look for fresh ingredients these as fruits and vegetables. Prevent chemicals this kind of as preservatives and dyes. When you happen to be searching for a doggy food stuff, be sure to pick multiple possibilities. You will want to end up with 3 to 5 good quality foodstuff options to provide both a alter in variety and fill in nutritional gaps between foodstuff.


text:
keith Wrote:So guys, should we have the other thread 'faq/issues/etc' be the 'bleeding list bugs' thread, or should we continue to have 2 different threads, one for 'from apt-get' and a nightly one for bug list/organization?I think that your best bet is to split it into 2 threads, as you've suggested:
Maybe we should break it out, so we have a FAQ/installation/etc one thats geared for apt-get/new folks, and then a bug list one as well, that may list bugs from the repo, but also nightlies.
Kind of a 'this is FAQ on how it should work' 'now here's the bug list on broken things'.
- FAQ/installation/etc.
- known issues (repo AND nightlies)
- Having both sets of known issues in one thread would be nice for comparison of what's been fixed, and what functionality may be lost by upgrading to the nightly build.
I'd imagine that keeping the nightly issues up-to-date might be a challenge, but would be helpful if it can be done.
BTW; I'd recommend reserving at least the first 3 slots in the thread - the word limit is maxed out on the issues post and the FAQ post of the current thread.
Quote:If we do go down that route, I want to try to keep the FAQ thread specific to iOS/ATV2 just like the bug list thread.Totally agree. Just make sure you've got a link to the wiki for general FAQs, and then the rest can be all iOS specific
Quote:Also should these threads be locked so we don't get troubleshooting on the threads themselves? I'm against locking threads AND continuing to post in them usually, but since the platform is fairly mature/usable now, I am not against this use of it for organizational purposes.Personally, I'd recommend keeping the thread open. It's been very useful to have people report bugs in replies to the current issues/FAQ thread. It's made it easier to (mostly) keep on top of things than if that facility wasn't there. When I made that thread, I did try to make it clear that
"new issues should be confirmed beyond your own personal experience before posting them here"
Inevitably perhaps, there were still plenty of people who didn't read that and posted there for troubleshooting anyway, but on balance it has been helpful to have. Troubleshooting posters were usually dealt with in a single reply, and if not they were directed to start a new topic.
You could take a more stern approach and delete troubleshooting posts. If you do that then people will probably learn pretty quickly that this thread isn't the place for those kind of posts.
Either way, if you're planning on keeping the first post(s) up to date, then doing that is what really counts. The end user should be able to get all the information they need from that first post, and not have to go digging through the thread to find issues. Ultimately the rest of the thread is there to help you keep the first post up to date. If you want that help, keep it open; if you don't think that you need it, or if you think that risk of troubleshooting spam will be more of a hindrance than help then leave it closed.
As mentioned in the post below this one, the last nightly thread did become difficult to use; from a standpoint of trying to find what issues were present. This was because new issues were being reported and discussed, but not necessarily confirmed, or put into a single post. What I was proposing in keeping the new thread open was that you use it to pick up confirmed bugs which have already been discussed elsewhere on the forum. As these are presented to you, rather than having to hunt them out yourself, then they're easier to add to a single list of bugs. I suggested this approach as it serves to 'lighten the load' of keeping track of what's going on. This might not be necessary if you're managing to keep track of all changes and bugs anyway.
- Having both sets of known issues in one thread would be nice for comparison of what's been fixed, and what functionality may be lost by upgrading to the nightly build.


text:
RIPE NCC Training Course Material
Latest version: 20170615
Table of Contents
- LIR and RIPE Database Training Course
The "Local Internet Registry and RIPE Database Training Course" is a one-day introduction to administrative procedures and policies related to obtaining and distributing Internet resources (i.e. IP addresses, AS numbers), operating a Local Internet Registry (LIR) and working with RIPE Database.
- Basic IPv6 Training Course
The "Basic IPv6 Training Course" is a one-day course about the need for IPv6 and includes basic information on how to plan your deployment.
- Advanced IPv6 Training Course
The "Advanced IPv6 Training Course" is a two-day practical course about IPv6 technical details including dynamic protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
- BGP Operations and Security Training Course
The "BGP Operations and Security Training Course" offers an in-depth look into Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Participants are able to reinforce the theory through practice with our interactive exercises following each topic.
- DNSSEC Training Course
The "DNSSEC Training Course" is a one-day practical training course covering how DNSSEC works and become familiar with the related procedures and tools.
- Measurements and Tools Training Course
The "Measurements and Tools Training Course" is an introductory hands-on course to RIPEStat and RIPE Atlas.
- Additional information
Here you will find a list of useful links.
Training Courses
LIR and RIPE Database Training Course
Basic IPv6 Training Course
- Course Slides
- Training Exercise: Addressing Plan with Possible Solutions
- Training Exercise: IPv6 Address Notation
- Training Exercise: IPv6 Address Notation Solution
- Training Exercise: Making IPv6 Assignments
- Training Exercise: Tunneling IPv6
- IPv6 Address Types
- IPv6 Subnetting Card
- IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration Timeline
- HOWTO: Preparing an IPv6 Addressing Plan
Advanced IPv6 Training Course
BGP Operations and Security Training Course
- Course Slides
- Course Laboratories Appendix
- Course Database Objects Appendix
- Route Object Creation Flowchart
Additional references (External links)
- A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (RFC-4271)
- Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4 (RFC-4726)
- BGP-4 Implementation Report (RFC-4276)
- Experience with the BGP-4 Protocol (RFC-4277)
- Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4 (RFC-2842)
- BGP Communities Attribute (RFC-1997)
- BGP Extended Communities Attribute (RFC-4360)
- BGP Route Reflection (RFC-4456)
- RIPE Database:
- Routing Policy Specification Language (RFC-2622)
- Routing Policy System Security (RFC-2725)
- Using RPSL in Practice (RFC-2650)
- Recomendations on IPv4 Route Aggregations
- An Application of the BGP Community Attribute in Multi-home Routing (RFC 1998)
- Routing Policy Specification Language next generation (RFC 4012)
- Routing Information Service Project
- Routing Registry Consistency Project
- Resource Certification:


text:
7 Day Forecast
Arbor Vitae Area
Eagle River
Lakeland Area
Lincoln County
The Northwoods
St. Germain
5pm Newscasts
10pm Newscasts
General News
Regional News
Local News
Video Center
News Links
Submit Press Release
Local Weather
School Closings
Travel Conditions
Sky12 Live Weather Cameras
General Sports
Regional Sports
Local Sports
High School Sports Scores
Video Center
Big Ol' Fish
Big Ol' Fish Gallery
Hodag Sports
Antenna TV 12.2
NBC Program Schedule
WJFW Deals
Mugshot Monday
Big Ol' Fish
Area Gas Prices
Events In The Northwoods
Homeward Bound (Pet Adoption)
Job Watch
Lost and Found Pets
Mr. Food Test Kitchen
Buffy's Northwoods Kitchen
Northwoods Birthday Club
Northwoods Sites
Y Watch
Closed Caption Concerns
News Team Biographies
WJFW Careers
Contact WJFW
EEO Reports
Reward increased for turtle beating
Submitted: 07/05/2013
Story By Associated Press
- Authorities are still looking for suspects in the death of a snapping turtle found bludgeoned on a Delevan golf course last month.
And a reward for information in the case is now more than $10,000.
The Janseville Gazette reports that authorities believe someone attacked the female snapping turtle with a golf club on June 10.
The turtle later died at a wildlife rehabilitation center.
Walworth County Sheriff's Capt. Scott McClory says officials are still following up on leads, and they are hopeful someone will come forward with information.
The monetary reward is thanks to the Watertown-based Global Conservation group and the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Text Size:
+ Increase
Decrease -
Sponsored in part by HodagSports.com
What We're Working On
Submitted: 07/21/2017
- Tonight on Newswatch 12:
We take you live to Hayward for the Lumberjack world championship and talk with some of the competitors.
We talk with some very young actors that are part of the Campanile kids show in Minocqua.
And we show you the senior citizens version of Wimbledon right here in the Northwoods.
We'll bring you the details on these stories and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
+ Read More
A group of older adults from all over the country meet to play tennis in Minocqua
Submitted: 07/21/2017
- The tennis courts at Lakeland Union High School usually get filled with students.
If you stop by the courts during the summer, you'll see a different demographic taking over.
A group of senior citizens dressed in all white play with wooden tennis rackets to mimic a Wimbledon, tennis game.
Jerry Sikora never played tennis until the day he decided to get a group together back in 1990.
"It means a lot to a lot of us that don't do activities that much," said Sikora.
Since getting the group together for the first time Sikora has gotten a lot of practice.
He also added about 20 older adults to the team.
The age range of the players is from the 50s to mid-80s.
"The older you get the smarter you get," said 70-year- old Ted Dasler.
The group said they only get better with time.
Sikora said the snowbirds get more practice during warm winters in the south.
"They have no mercy on us when they come back," said Sikora.
Things can get intense on the court at times, but the friendships and entertainment brings everyone back to play.
The players said the most important thing is to always have fun.
+ Read More
Missing woman found safe after search east of Eagle River
Submitted: 07/21/2017
- A woman went missing last night east of Eagle River, but searchers found her safe early Friday morning.
The Vilas County Sheriff's Department got the report of the missing woman just before 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
+ Read More
Traveling Vietnam Wall visits Marathon Co., open until Sunday
Submitted: 07/21/2017
Play Video
- Every year, people travel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. to pay their respects. But for some, the trip to the wall isn't possible.
That's why Wausau Homes in Rothschild brought the American Veterans Traveling Tribute to Marathon County.
+ Read More
Hodag BMX to host Badger State Games
Submitted: 07/21/2017
- This weekend the Hodag BMX track on the west side of Rhinelander hosts the Badger State Games.
More than 100 competitors of all ages and skill levels will compete for the fastest times on the recently updated track.
Competitors race bikes on a quarter mile track with several turns, jumps, embankments and moguls.
Track Operator, Rob Deede says they have competitors from age 5 to their mid-fifties.
"So it's a sport for kids of all ages, we also have it broken down based off of skill level, so from the new beginners, novices all the way through the experts who have achieved many wins in their career." Said Deede.
He says the oldest competitor he's seen was in his mid-eighties.
The track was revamped about a year ago to keep up with the changing style of tracks around the country and the world and to accommodate larger events.
He hopes to bring something positive to the community through the BMX club.
Races will take place this evening and the Championship Qualifying races tomorrow afternoon.
Admission is free.
+ Read More
Judge halts Wisconsin county rule for apps like Pokemon Go
Submitted: 07/21/2017
- A judge says a Wisconsin county is likely violating the U.S. Constitution with its requirement that game developers obtain permits for augmented-reality apps like Pokemon Go to be played in parks.
U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller said in a ruling Thursday that Milwaukee County can't enforce the ordinance for now. The ruling came at the request of Irvine, California-based game developer Candy Lab Inc., which is suing to overturn the rule.
+ Read More
Salute for Service: Mosinee thanks National Guard soldiers for athletic complex help with cookout
Submitted: 07/20/2017
Play Video
- If an army marches on its stomach, Captain Steve Layden and his group of soldiers should be able to do its job while very well-fed... eventually.
"Nope, commanders always eat last," Layden said with a smile Thursday afternoon.
Layden and members of his Army National Guard 173rd Engineer Battalion from Rhinelander were treated to a cookout, helping them fuel up for another week's worth of hard work.
+ Read More
+ More General News
Your web browser does not support this feature. Please upgrade and reload page.
Program Schedule
WJFW Deals
Closed Caption Concerns
Contact WJFW
EEO Reports
Quarterly FCC DTV Reports
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use & Service
Copyright© 2017 Rockfleet Broadcasting / Northland Television, Inc.
WJFW is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified.
Rockfleet Broadcasting / Northland Television, Inc. and By Request Web Designs shall not be held responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints.
Site Design By:


text:
Dangling 828 metres in the air from the world's tallest building, daredevil Tom Cruise films a thrilling chase scene for his latest Mission Impossible movie.
Fans below gasped as the 48-year-old Hollywood hero, strapped in a safety harness, ran around the outside of Dubai's imposing Burj Khalifa skyscraper.
Tom's death-defying stunt was staged 124 floors up - the equivalent of 189 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other. Cameras on a helicopter hovering 10ft away caught the incredible action.
An onlooker said: "I was holding my breath, I thought one false move and he's finished but he pulled it off."
Tom returns as secret agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, the fourth instalment of his blockbuster series. Days before shooting started in the United Arab Emirates, Tom said: "I'll be spending many days, many hours, on the side of this building. I can't give you details, but I will be up there."
His spokeswoman Amanda Lundberg said: "Tom has been preparing for this stunt for some time. He believes if he performs the stunts himself, the audience believes more in his character."


text:
SPI is one of the world's largest and most reputable sales performance improvement companies.
Learn More
We just ran a report on win rates for January which are sitting at 69% when they were 48% in 2014. I believe this is a direct result on our sales transformation, specifically Solution Selling®. People are working on less opportunities where we are not positioned to win and we are at Power more often.
David Hughes, EVP of Global Sales


text:
Faculty Interests
- Carlson, Martha Diane M.D., Ph.D.
- Dore-Stites, Dawn Jeanette Ph.D.
- Felt, Barbara True M.D.
- Garton, Hugh James Lauriston M.D., MHSc.
- Hassan, Fauziya M.B.B.S., M.S.
- Hoban, Timothy Francis M.D.
- Hornyak, Joseph Edward M.D., Ph.D.
- Joshi, Sucheta Madhav M.D., M.S.
- Leber, Steven Mark M.D., Ph.D.
- Maher, Cormac Oliver M.D.
- Minecan, Daniela Nicola M.D.
- Muraszko, Karin Marie M.D.
- Robertson, Patricia Lou M.D.
- Shellhaas, Renee Adele M.D.
- Silverstein, Faye S M.D.
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Diagnosis and treatment of developmental disorders and childhood movement disorders
Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental disorders
Specialty: Pediatrics
Clinical Interests: Dr. Dore-Stites has primary clinical interests in the behavioral treatment of sleeping, toileting and feeding problems. She works collaboratively with other faculty in the Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Clinic and Multidisciplinary Encopresis Clinic. She also sees outpatients for a range of treatments focusing upon adherence and adjustment to chronic illness.
Research Interests: Dr. Dore-Stites has a primary research interest in sleep problems within a chronically ill population. Secondary interests include factors related to adherence and the transition of adolescents with chronic illness to adulthood.
Specialty: Pediatrics
Child Behavioral Health
Clinical Interests: Developmental Pediatrics, disorders of elimination, parent-child interaction difficulties, sleep problems, school problems and attention deficit disorder.
Research Interests: Iron deficiency anemia during development.
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Neurosurgery: Hydrocephalus, Pediatric Neurotrauma, Developmental Anomalies of the Central Nervous System, Tethered Spinal Cord, Syrinomyelia, Pediatric Brain Tumors, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders, Surgical Management of Epilepsy, Surgical management of Spacticity, Craniofacial Anomalies, Congenital Spinal Anomalies and Spinal Collumn Injuries, Care of Adult Patients with Spina Bifida.
Research Interests: Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trials and Outcomes in Neurosurgery, Prediction of Shunt Malfunction based on Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Outcomes after Mild and Moderate Head Injury. Management of Severe Head Injury, Economic analysis of Endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy. Cervical spine injury.
Specialty: Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Research Interests: Dr. Hassan's research interests focus on the utilization of spirometry as a tool in the diagnosis and management of asthma; how spirometry affects treatment in the subspecialty setting; and the underutilization of asthma in the primary care setting. Other interests include: the association between asthma, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea; and the relationship between obesity and insufficient sleep in children.
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology, Sleep Medicine
Clinical Interests: Epilepsy, parasomnias, sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome.
Research Interests: Epilepsy and sleep disorders.
Specialty: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests: Down Syndrome, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and neuromuscular diseases.
Research Interests: Exercise in people with disabilities and molecular aspects of exercise.
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Neurology Pediatric Epilepsy Pediatric Electroencephalography
Research Interests: Epilepsy treatment and outcomes Nutrition in epilepsy
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Pediatric headaches and migraines.
Research Interests: Clinical application of the internet.
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Moyamoya, Arteriovenous Malformations, Cavernomas, Chiari, Hydrocephalus
Specialty: Neurology
Neurology; Clinical Neurophysiology; Epilepsy
Clinical Interests: Clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, seizures, surgical treatment of epilepsy, evoked potentials and intraop monitoring.
Research Interests: Surgical treatment of epilepsy, sleep and epilepsy, malformatios of corticasl development and epilepsy, and event-related potentials.
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Pediatric brain and central nervous system tumors, pediatric brain tumors, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, craniofacial anomalies, Chiari malformations, tethered cord syndrome, pediatric brain and spine injury, congenital brain and spinal cord anomalies.
Research Interests: Immunotoxin therapy for brain tumors, biology of brain tumors, Chiari malformations, craniofacial anomalies, congenital anomalies of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus.
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Pediatric brain tumors, neurological complications of childhood cancer, tuberous sclerosis and neurofibromatosis
Research Interests: Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Epilepsy; Neonatal Seizures
Research Interests: Neonatal Seizures
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Interests: Pediatric movement disorder
Research Interests: Neonatal brain injury


text:
Industry leaders share their insight with MBA students
Because the market is so large and viable, Doyno recommends pursuing sustainability projects that reach beyond what he calls "the low-hanging fruit," or projects that fall into the M.U.S.H. categories — municipal, university, school, or hospital buildings. "These types of projects have already been tapped, but they're the ones people keep focusing on. We need to start thinking about other buildings, because we're missing out on maximum opportunities," Doyno explained. He encouraged MBA students to think about building efficiency when considering career paths.
Kenneth Davies '02, MEng '04, vice president of origination at Altenex, closed out the morning's session with "The Role of Renewable Energy in Corporate Risk Management."
Renewable energy can reduce risk for corporations in significant ways, Davies explained. Most important, perhaps, is the elimination of variable cost. "When you use renewable energy," Davies said, "there's no fuel cost, so there's less fluctuation and price is predictable. You don't have to reserve capital and have a piggy bank in case fuel costs go up, so you're reducing risk."
Davies also explained that it's not necessary to make a total shift to renewable energy to gain a measurable effect. The first company to really do this on a large scale was Google when, in 2010, the company slowly began to rely on wind power.
"During their first shift, they only switched to 115 megawatts of wind. But after a similar move in 2011, they increased their efficiency on renewable energy to 25 percent. That makes a serious difference not only in terms of risk," Davies said, "but also in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability as a whole. They took a small step in a very big way and it's steps like this that have important implications for the energy industry."
Fourteen more alumni delivered presentations at three additional plenary sessions, and discussed a variety of energy related topics, ranging from bringing start-up technology into oil and gas operations, to commercializing emission control technologies in the energy industry. The event concluded with a group lunch as well as company office hours — opportunities for students to speak to representatives from different companies individually and to network.
— Maria Minsker '13
For professionals seeking leadership development and management expertise
Professional certifications or advanced degrees may qualify for this accelerated MBA program.
A one-year program for students who want to advance their careers by mastering the field of accounting
Six options to concurrently earn two top-ranked Cornell degrees
For professionals who desire leadership opportunities in the digital economy
Our newest program: a dual degree MBA program offered in China
A 17-month program offered in more than 20 cities
Offered on weekends in the Metro NY area
Advancing leadership and innovation in healthcare delivery
Our top-tier journal on organizational studies.


text:
For the last seven weeks, we have been running Solutions columns on how to fix the Pentagon. With the DoD budget ballooning again and again over the past 40 years and the news yesterday that we have already spent $600 million in the first week in defending Libya from the air, there appears to finally be some movement to look into what is wrong with our defense spending. We have fired 191 cruise missiles at a cost of $288 million alone ($1.5 million per missile) - just one illustration on how we have spent too much for our weapons, and the Pentagon has admitted that it is unauditable and cannot successfully track most of its procurement money.
The Buying and Selling of the Pentagon (Part I)
Current Status: Blessed (1)
Seeded on Thu Apr 7, 2011 12:10 AM
keyboard shortcuts: V vote up article J next comment K previous comment


text:
A SON has paid tribute to his father who was one of Bolton's most prominent hoteliers in the 1960s and 70s.
Richard Glass, who died earlier this month aged 83 from a stroke, managed the Swan Hotel, in Churchgate in Bolton town centre as well as the well-known Crest Motel, which is now the Britannia Hotel, in Beaumont Road.
Mr Glass, who attended the prestigious Westminster College Hospitality Training School, spent a year working in Paris where he once served afternoon tea to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor — the former king of England, Edward VIII, and his wife, Wallis Simpson.
He moved to Bolton with his wife Margaret and sons Nick and Jeremy in 1964 and became the manager of the Swan Hotel, which is still a pub today.
He later took charge of the newly-opened Crest Motel and featured in various news articles of the time as the first manager of the high profile business.
Mr Glass managed the Carlton in Blackpool and eventually bought his own hotel in 1977 following the death of his first wife.
His son, Nick Glass, aged 57, decided to stay in Bolton and lives in Bromley Cross, working as an IT consultant.
He said: "Working in the hotels in Bolton meant that dad knew a whole host of people. He made many good contacts along the way and knew all the other hoteliers in the nearby areas.
"There wasn't one person that he couldn't talk to or try to help in some way.
"My father was a very fair man and was really generous and supportive of his family and friends.
Nick added that as a hotel manager, his father would meet people from all walks of life and had "no airs and graces".
He added: "He was a man who served the former king of England but would also stop and talk to a beggar and give them money."
Mr Glass left the hotel industry and moved on to work as a drilling engineer and then a gardener before he died surrounded by his family earlier this month.
His funeral service at Overdale Crematorium, Bolton, on Tuesday was followed by a reception at the Britannia Hotel.
He leaves a wife, Josie Glass, and son Nick. His other son, Jeremy, died at the young age of 26.
The family say donations in Mr Glass's memory can be made to Cancer Research UK at justgiving.com/Richard-M-Glass.