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Published: January 2016
Your wedding is one of the most important days of your life — whether it's 30 people at a downtown hotel, a destination wedding for your closest friends and family or a backyard ceremony. According to The Knot's 2014 Real Weddings Study, the average cost of a wedding is more than $31,000 and engagements are typically 14 months long. That's a lot of time and money dedicated to planning your special day.
Hopefully your big day goes off without a hitch, but sometimes things may happen that you just didn't expect. What will you do if you have to turn to Plan B? Special event insurance may help protect what you've put into such an important event.
An Allstate agent can answer coverage questions and help you find ways to protect what matters most.
Yes, special event insurance, sometimes called "wedding insurance," is designed for events like weddings. Two different types of insurance may be available for you to purchase: cancellation and liability protection.
Special event cancellation coverage may help protect you from financial loss if your event needs to be canceled or postponed for a number of accidental or unexpected reasons, including weather that prevents the majority of guests from attending, a serious illness to the couple or immediate family and the bride or groom being called for military deployment. If you have to reschedule your reception because the banquet hall has no power after a big storm, but the caterer has already prepared the food, special event insurance will typically reimburse you, up to your policy's limits, for lost deposits and nonrefundable amounts for both the venue and the food. (And at what The Knot says is an average of $68 a plate per person, getting that money back would likely be a huge relief!)
This coverage may also help reimburse you for payments for a photographer or honeymoon if the wedding is canceled or postponed. And, even if your wedding takes place as scheduled, it may also help provide coverage if your photographs or videos are lost or damaged before you receive copies or for lost or damaged wedding gifts. The costs to repair or replace of special attire and jewelry, like a tuxedo, wedding gown or rings, may also be covered. Contact a local agent or read your policy to learn what types of coverage may be available to you.
Special event liability coverage may also help protect you should be found legally responsible for damage to the venue or an injury to someone at the event. So if one of your guests damages a wall at the banquet hall, your policy may help cover the costs of repairs. Or if your photographer trips and sprains his ankle trying to get a shot you requested, the resulting medical bills would likely be covered. Keep in mind that liability coverage is usually limited to a 24- to 48-hour period that ends when the reception is over. Coverage limits may vary by policy, so be sure to read yours so that you know how much coverage you have in place.
While it may be helpful if a vendor goes belly up or there's an illness in the family, special event insurance does not cover everything. If your photographer loses a memory card with some of the pictures or there's a mix-up with the cake, wedding insurance is not likely to provide protection. It's also important to note that a change of heart by either the bride or groom is not typically covered, and you will likely not be reimbursed for any expenses you've already incurred or any cancellation fees if the wedding is called off.
If you're eloping or having a small gathering, you may decide you don't need event insurance. But if you're having a larger event, special event insurance may help give you peace of mind as you invest time and money into your big day. You also may want to talk to your vendors about any insurance they may have, and look into what kinds of coverage you may already have through your home, auto or liability insurance as well as credit cards and warranties.
If you're going to purchase special event insurance, it's a good idea to do it as soon as you start incurring expenses for your wedding. Keep in mind, though, that there may be restrictions on when you can purchase coverage — often no later than 15 days before the event but no sooner than two years prior. You may be able to purchase liability coverage up to one day prior to the event.
Hopefully your wedding goes off just as you planned, but having special event insurance just in case may give you peace of mind so you can concentrate on getting ready for your big day.
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I was diagnosed with Myleodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in June of 2006. While my blood tests and bone marrow biopsies showed signs of the disease, my general health did not. In September of 2006, I went to the Cleveland Clinic, and met with Dr. Maciejewski - who gave me the knowledge and comfort of knowing that I was in the best place with the best doctors. Dr. M and I agreed that CCF would monitor my condition, with the agreement that if/when time came for treatment, I would be ready. In late 2008, I began to feel what the lab work was showing. In February 2009, I received my first blood transfusion and then became transfusion dependant. As the disease was now progressing, my only option was a bone marrow transplant. Lucky and blessed, my brother, Walter, was a perfect match donor. I entered CCF on July 13, 2009 and began six days of intensive chemotherapy. On July 21, 2009 I received my bone marrow transplant. I spent the next 12 months in recovery.
Released from the hospital on August 7th, I lived locally with my husband, Andrew, for 3 months while I was receiving outpatient treatment. I was allowed to go home to Michigan on October 30th, and soon after began to steadily lose weight. Something was just not right.
I had weekly follow-up visits at the Clinic, and in late November 2009 my doctors told me that my transplant was failing and that I would need a re-transplant as soon as possible. This would mean more chemo, another month in the hospital and, the unknowns and potential side effects. It was difficult to say the least to hear this news. Two days after Christmas, I woke up with a fever and rapid heartbeat. Andrew took me to ER at University of Michigan. I was put on IV antibiotics immediately. After numerous tests, I was told I had infectious pneumonia and septi-sys (a septic system). My blood pressure dropped to 55/50 and I was put on oxygen. Two days later another x-ray revealed that I had fluid around my heart. I had surgery - without anesthesia because my blood pressure was so low to drain the fluid. Two more days in cardiac ICU, with Andrew at my side and many prayers being said for me.
Then well, a miracle happened. Daily blood tests revealed that I did not have any myleoblasts in my blood. Doctors could not explain this. After 9 days at U of M I was transferred by ambulance to the Cleveland Clinic. I continued to receive IV antibiotics and oxygen, and day after day my blood work improved. I improved quickly and was released on my birthday on January 8th to come home. Several days later, I got a bad skin rash all over my body. I went back to the Clinic for a biopsy of my skin Graft v Host disease was confirmed. Another bone marrow biopsy was scheduled. I received the results at the end of January: I was going into remission! The doctors monitored me closely for several weeks and then it was decided I did not need to be re-transplanted. Slowly I began to eat, gain weight and regain strength. In April I went to visit my mom I had not seen her for a year and had the best Easter ever. I also began to reconnect with friends, read, write, and drive. I have been doing well ever since. I tell everyone that my experience was not a one-woman transplant. I had my amazing husband, my brother my donor, my sister who helped care for us, the love and prayers of family and friends, excellent doctors and nurses, and most importantly the blessings of God.
Now it was my turn, my responsibility to help others suffering from blood cancers. I knew all too well what that experience was like and I was and am committed to helping others. I contacted the director of the 4th Angel Program at CCF in June 2010 and singed up to be a mentor. Since then, Ive spoken to five people who were diagnosed with MDS and like me, had transplants. I want them to know that they are not alone and that as long as they need me Ill be there for them. Being a 4th Angel mentor give me perspective on the past, and I pray it gives hope to others for their futures.
Intelligent, analytical, precise. As an electrical engineer for Molex, a global interconnectivity products company based in the Chicago area, Don T.applied these qualities at his job every day. After hours, Don applied his energies and talents to his home improvement projects and furniture-making hobby. I was very busy all my life, he says. I would come home from work, have dinner, change clothes and get to work on my latest project.
Over the years, he completely remodeled the Chicago home he shared with his wife Kathleen and four kids and crafted tables, clocks, desks, turned bowls, candle holders and wine cups in his home workshop. Since retiring in 2002, Don is even busier, adding photography, investments, exercise, yoga, a ministry to shut-ins, Bear Necessities (a foundation that helps terminally ill children) and health and wellness research to his interests.
Meeting and talking to Don, a lively 70 year-old with the energy of a man 20 years his junior, its apparent that health and wellness is more than a casual interest for him. What isnt apparent - unless he chooses to tell you - is what prompted his interest in the subject. Don has kidney cancer, diagnosed in 1999 in one kidney and since metastasized to his lungs and ribs.
The kidney was removed in 1999, but two years later small tumors started developing on his lungs and ribs. At the time, they gave me 18 months to live, but my wife and I wouldnt accept this, he says.
After a career spent creating complex connectivity solutions for industry, Don is a man who likes to have a plan and a strategy. He attacked the cancer issue like he would an engineering challenge reading, researching and developing alternative solutions. He sought out information about the newest drug treatments as they were being developed, including where clinical trials of new treatments were underway and what types of patients they were accepting.
As a result, Don began supplementing his medical treatment with complementary therapies such as meditation, increased physical exercise, positive thinking, prayer and herbals and vitamins, under the supervision of a naturopathic physician at a major cancer hospital and the approval of his oncologist. He connected with other cancer survivors online and through the Chicago area Kidney Cancer Association.
When Don takes on a project, he attacks it with all of his considerable energy, and within a short time he had amassed an extensive library of information on kidney cancer and developed a far-flung network of cancer survivors. He believes that all of this, either directly or indirectly, has contributed to his longevity in the face of dire odds. I know whats coming down the pike as far as new treatments, he explains.
Nonetheless, Don had little success with drugs that were supposed to prevent spread of his cancer, including drug trials he participated in at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Within a few years of his original diagnosis, he developed a tumor on his spine that had to be removed, followed by a brain metastasis.
The brain met was a bad one, he says with typical understatement. The tumor caused seizures, then paralysis, landing him back at the University of Chicago Medical Center for an operation to remove it. Following the surgery, Don remained paralyzed, unable to walk or write a tough blow for a man who thrived on physical and mental exercise.
Transferred to a rehabilitation center, Don told the therapists, You can work me as hard as you want. Through hard work, excellent therapists and sheer force of will, he slowly but steadily recovered his writing and walking abilities.
Today, he rates his writing as 100 percent and his walking at 98 to 100 percent. Always ready to face a challenge head on and figure out a way to overcome it, Don added ankle and leg exercises to his daily regimen to combat the slight weakness that persists on one side of his body.
During the long Chicago winters, that daily workout includes a stair stepper or a treadmill, but as soon as spring arrives Don and his wife hit the walking and biking trails. Before I had cancer, I was always ahead of her, he quips, Now Im trying to keep up with her.
Since 2006 Don has been taking Sutent, a newly approved chemotherapy drug that he calls the best thing thats happened to kidney cancer. Since he started on the drug, his cancer has stabilized.
Despite his busy schedule, Don has taken time to think about his diagnosis and his life, which he now views as divided into two stages before and after cancer. It [cancer] changed everything, he says, my priorities, my outlook, my appreciation of my family. My wife, children and grandchildren are a daily reminder of just how beautiful life is and worth fighting for.
Hes still a busy man with a broad range of hobbies and interests, but these days he channels a lot of his energy into helping other people with cancer, often chatting online with them. It was online that he learned of The 4th Angel Mentoring Program. I realized I could do this, so I signed up, he says. To his ordered mind, it was the logical thing to do.
Don takes his 4th Angel responsibilities seriously, part of what he says is a self-imposed mandate to help as many people as I can. Of the myriad of activities that he enjoys, mentoring cancer patients is the one that gives him the greatest pleasure and personal satisfaction.
God, my family and helping others are my primary focus - my hobbies are a distant second. Helping cancer people is one of the most rewarding things that I do. No hobby can compare to that, he says. I understand their fears and apprehensions, whats its like to be making life and death decisions.
Mentoring other cancer survivors through The 4th Angel Mentoring Program and online is far removed from designing electrical circuits and connectors and dealing with hardwiring and boards. It is simply, Don says, a labor of love. My wife sometimes thinks Im overworking myself, he adds. But this is my chance.

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Russell Crowe fancies himself as the world's greatest actor, so I was curious to see how he would fare in his directorial debut, The Water Diviner, about a grieving father's quest to find his three missing sons in Turkey following the end of World War I.
The film is "inspired by a true story," whatever that means, and while it is largely grounded in reality it has a somewhat "magical" feel, where audiences are supposed to be believe in miracles and that "everything happens for a reason". I don't want to say it is a bad film, because it's not, though after hearing Crowe talk it up so much and describing how much effort and passion and experience he poured into the production, not to mention its win for Best Picture at the AACTA Awards (shared with Babadook), my immediate response after watching it was: "That's it?"
It's an Aussie production through-and-through, with a mostly Australian cast and crew that features one prominent recognisable foreign signee, the lovely Olga Kurylenko, as a widowed Turkish hotelier. Crowe apparently just wanted to focus on directing, but the film producers wouldn't give the movie the green light without him in the starring role. Russell was said to have put the crew through a rigorous boot camp to prepare them physically and mentally for their roles, and raved on about how he felt he was the only person in the world who could do the film justice. Despite this being his first film as director, he believed he had more experience than most directors — including Ridley Scott — given his 30 years as an actor in the industry.
And yet, The Water Diviner, notwithstanding its touching premise, turned out to be not all that much better than a glorified TV movie. It is well-researched and provides the historical background from both sides — notwithstanding typical accusations of inaccuracies — and there are undeniably moving moments, dramatic scenes and nicely choreographed war sequences, though many of the positives are undone by a sappy tone and corny melodrama. The contrived romance between Crowe's and Kurylenko's characters, in particular, was completely unnecessary and took away the focus from the film's heart, which is a father's grief and the love for his sons.
Led by Crowe's typical self-assuredness, the performances from the cast are decent. Jai Courtney, who seems to be everywhere these days, plays an ANZAC captain who has his doubts about the Aussie farmer's quest. Jacqueline McKenzie has a small role as Crowe's depressed wife, while Packed to the Rafters star Ryan Corr plays one of Crowe's sons. Isabelle Lucas is for some strange reason in it, looking way too thin as a basically pointless side character.
Perhaps its the budget or time constraints, but The Water Diviner fails to deliver the sweeping epic it appears to have set out to be. Instead, it's a solid and even occasionally good, but ultimately unspectacular film that likely won't have producers rushing to ask Crowe to direct their future projects.
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Whole Foods, Environmentalists Support Cockroach Invasion
Being a limp-wristed, knee-jerk environmentalist liberal, you probably thought that Whole Foods' plan to phase out plastic bags in its stores was a good thing. Sure it is—if you love cockroaches. That's the sober warning in an editorial in the New York Post today, penned by Jeff Stier of the conservative "science" group ACSH, which is funded by Dow Chemical, Chevron, and a slew of other corporations. See, cockroaches "prefer paper (bags) to plastic," which logically means that Whole Foods is virtually holding your door open and setting up a nice buffet for the bugs! And it gets worse: they're also trying to give you asthma.
This is a problem beyond just the yuck factor. Darryl Zeldin, a senior scientist with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, says: "Cockroaches significantly increase asthma symptoms in allergic individuals. And while a third of inner-city residents are cockroach-sensitive, sensitivity to cockroach exposure is widespread in our nation - not just in the inner cities."
If Whole Foods' "green" move starts a trend among food stores, it may contribute to New York's asthma epidemic.
Stier also argues that people reuse plastic bags, whereas paper bags are just, I don't know, set on fire and tossed out the window. If you always suspected Whole Foods of being in league with cockroaches, YOU HAVE BEEN PROVEN RIGHT. Only plastic can save us now.


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House Democrats could be tough sell on Syria strike
As the House of Representatives prepares to vote this month on whether to launch military action in Syria, President Barack Obama will have to persuade not only Republicans but also members of his own party to go along.
That includes Rep. Ami Bera, a freshman Democrat from California who's on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. While both Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California have lined up behind Obama, Bera and other rank-and-file members of Congress in both parties have expressed deep skepticism.
"I really want the administration to lay out the case why it's in the U.S. national security interests," Bera said in an interview. "I don't think they've adequately explained what the end game is."
Bera, a Sacramento doctor only nine months into his first term, is feeling the tug from two directions: his party's leadership in Washington and his constituents in California. If he votes no, it could cost him good will with the White House and House leaders — a risky move for a low-ranking freshman. If he votes yes, it could cost him support at home — a risky move for a vulnerable incumbent who won by little more than 3 percentage points.
"Welcome to Washington," said Mark Jacobson, a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a Washington foreign policy organization. "This is a vote where everyone needs to say yea or nay."
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report placed Bera's California 7th district in the "lean Democratic" column in 2014. The Democrats' House campaign fundraising arm has identified Bera and three other California freshmen among the 26 most vulnerable incumbents.
Constituent phone calls and emails streaming into lawmakers' offices across Capitol Hill have mostly expressed opposition, and Bera's office is no exception.
"People have real reservations," he said.
In Wednesday's hearing in the Foreign Affairs Committee, Bera condemned the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people. But he told three senior officials who testified — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — that he'd have a hard time explaining military intervention to the people in his district when Syria is "far from their problems."
"People don't want us to strike Syria," Bera told them. "They're fatigued."
Aaron David Miller, a Middle East scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a Washington policy group, said while it's easy for foreign-policy experts in Washington to reach a consensus on Syria, it's harder for members of Congress to sell it to constituents still reeling from two long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the worst recession since the Great Depression.
"It's an inside-the-Beltway argument, and most Americans are having a hard time relating to it," he said. "Not endorsing strikes me as the least risky political course."
Bera is far from alone in his reservations. Reps. John Garamendi, a Democrat, and Tom McClintock, a Republican, who both represent neighboring California districts but otherwise share little in common, both oppose a Syria strike. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, another California Republican, leans no, according to a spokesman. Bera's more senior colleague from Sacramento, Rep. Doris Matsui, a Democrat, hasn't indicated how she might vote.
Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer were two of the California Democrats who voted against authorizing then-President George W. Bush to use military force in Iraq more than a decade ago. This time, both are backing Obama.
Boxer voted Wednesday for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee resolution to authorize military action in Syria. Pelosi emerged Tuesday from a meeting at the White House united with the president and her Republican counterpart, House Speaker John Boehner.
Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., said the calculation is different for a new lawmaker in Bera's position than it is for Boxer and Pelosi, now senior leaders.
"If I'm a freshman, the folks in my district outrank my party leaders," Pitney said. "The folks in the district are still going to be there after the leaders are gone."
An Aug. 29-Sept. 1 poll by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that 48 percent of Americans oppose military intervention in Syria, while only 29 percent support it.
Jacobson, who supports a Syria strike, said it's clear that public opinion is running against it. But, he added, public support for military interventions rarely affects elections, even when things go right. Former President George H.W. Bush's approval ratings soared after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But he lost reelection in 1992.
Whether they're in their first year in office or have been in Congress for decades, Jacobson said a vote on authorizing the use of military force is a matter of conscience.
"You're talking about something that transcends electoral politics," Jacobson said. "There's no guarantee a vote either way plays better if you're a Republican or a Democrat."


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The days of using a drawboard are all but gone, but the digital equivalent is still going strong. Adobe has a range of design tools that covers a range of circumstances, and Adobe Proto makes it possible to take your designing on the road with you so you can continue working on your Android tablet when you are away from your computer.
The app can be used to create mockups of web sites, print page layouts or even application interfaces. You have the option of starting completely from scratch or you can work with CSS templates so you can get up and running as quickly as possible. Many designers feel completely at home working with a pencil and paper, and the jump to working with a touchscreen devices should feel natural and liberating.
The aim of the app is to make it as quick and easy as possible to create basic designs, and to this end there are a number of pre-designed wireframe components that can be simply dropped into place. From tabs and toolbars to menus and toolboxes, all manner of common interface components are here for you to use leaving you free to spend more time working on your design and layout than drawing individual objects.
While the idea behind Adobe Proto is sound, in practice it is a little limited. The lack of an export option is a serious oversight that will hopefully be addressed in an upcoming update, but it is still a helpful tool to add to your design arsenal.
A handy design tool that is somewhat lacking, but shows interesting signs of promise for future versions.


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LONDON (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 19 points, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James added 18 apiece and the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team pushed aside Argentina 109-83 on Friday in the semifinals.
The U.S. will play Spain for the gold medal -- a rematch of the final at the Beijing Games won by the Americans four years ago.
With James doing a little of everything, the Americans finally pulled away in the third quarter from the Argentines, whose strong outside shooting had them within six points at halftime. But the defending bronze medalists eventually cooled off and the U.S. team moved into Sunday's final -- as expected.
Spain rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Russia 67-59 in the first semifinal.
James added seven rebounds and seven assists before taking a seat in the fourth quarter.
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Gilmat Table Design, 2017-11-04 20:26:51.Coffee table may be excellent or not depending on what material it is made and how it is finished with. In the market, there is a large selection of designs, styles, sizes, shapes and finishes. Each of them provides different accents that can be displayed impressively in your room. One of the wonderful coffee table designs that you will absolutely like is marble top coffee table. This is not just a coffee table but also as the room accessory due the beautiful accents of the marble top.Marble top coffee table can complement your room space definitely. It looks classy and stylish. It is glossy too. Marble top is an excellent part you can add to your coffee table. It will absolutely protect your table from splash or drop of drinks that you put on the table. It is very easy to clean this table top. Besides that, you have a wide selection of the accents of marble top. Even, you can select the color of the marble top as what you want remembering that are some beautiful colors.If you usually look at the marble top coffee table in white color, then you can consider other colors like grey, black, green and others. It looks really gorgeous as it can complement your room interior decoration. Look at how green marble coffee table has fresh designs and accents. In the living room with fresh colors, this coffee table, with its green marble top, looks really beautiful. You can add fresh flowers on this table to create fresher accents. Try other colors to create different accents.You can find this marble top coffee table with antique look. In the huge collection of this coffee table, you may find this table in a very antique accent. Look how antique marble top coffee table is finished. It is so impressive. The antique accents provided with the display of the marble top as well as the coffee table design. It can be placed to any rooms as what you want. It will draw more attentions.Don't forget to pick this marble top coffee table with a real marble. It is because if you pick this coffee table with fake marble, although the look can be almost same, the real marble has its own special patterns and details that cannot be replaced with the imitation. However, if budget is your concern, then you can consider this table with fake marble top.
Gilmat Decoration, 2017-08-29 03:27:45.Do you know bertoia chair? This is the new invention in the furniture industry which was firstly published in 1952. The chair were made in unique shaped and materials as the alternative for the wooden materials. The chair is very unique because it used metal as the main materials of the chair. You may choose this type of chair when you want to have a simple and minimalist touch in your room or living room. This chair is suitable for you who want to have a modern vibe in your room by adding unique furniture.Harry Bartoia is the one who invented the chair in 1952 using industrial wire rod. You can imagine how unique the wire and metal when they are combined into one unique chair. The chair is surprisingly strong to carry the weight in the chair. The experiment of bertoia could change the furniture world because he can make the chair from the wire and metals. When people take a look at the chair, the air will mainly become the focus of the chair as it has spaces between each wire.When you are looking for the outdoor seating, you can consider this chair to be one of the elements in your outdoor space. The black and white frames could be perfect materials for the chair as it offers durability. When you prefer to have it inside, you may choose the chrome frame because it will give special effect to your room with the reflection from the chrome. It would be such a unique chair to be added in your house's furniture.You could add more comfort to the chair by adding some cushion. The unique shape of the frame will make the chair modern already, but adding cushion will make the chair even cuter. You can add the cushion on the back side of the chair, the base of the chair, or maybe both of them. So, you will have a unique and comfortable chair to sit on with cushion and etc. The simple metal will still hold the leg of the chair strongly.It is important for you to choose the styles and types of the bartoia chair. Each shape and cushion form will have different impact to your choice of furniture in your room. You can go with the frame only when you want to have minimalist and modern vibe, but you can add the cushion for extra comfort and make it cuter.
Gilmat Decoration, 2017-08-20 15:14:37.In the world of decoration, you will find so many ideas to decorate your home with certain home decor. Each decoration has its own characters from the designs, ideas to accessories where each of them has particular sense. So, if you want to build your home interior with Fleur De Lis home decor, you need to consider how the home interior will be designed with. Then, find out what accessories that you will need. The last, consider how to finish the home interior with this decor by design and accessories that you have already had.You need to have a set of skill of a professional designer to answer those questions. It is because when you think about Fleur De Lis home décor, it is not only to add the home interior with the symbol of Fleur De Lis. Remember that you will not only need the Fleur De Lis symbolism then display the symbol mistakenly without a plan. This is not what you can call as a decoration. Therefore, you need to start the first step to decorate the home interior with those questions above.For the design, you can select classic, traditional or even modern style. It is because any of them, you will find the right Fleur De Lis home decor. If you pick classical design, then the accessories with Fleur De Lis symbols will be in classic style. Therefore, the home interior will be classically designed by adding the touches of Fleur De Lis symbols. Besides that, you can also decorate modern home interior design then select the Fluer De Lis symbols or accessories in modern style to finish the decoration.If you have decided what design to apply to build Fleur De Lis home decor, then it is the time for hunting the accessories you need. If you shop online, you will find a huge collection from some stores. You can hunt the treasures as what you want including for the Fleur De Lis door decor, decor for wall space, bedding and many more. There are plenty of accessories with the symbols of Fleur De Lis that you can purchase.Then, the last question is about how to display or finish the Fleur De Lis home decor. Here, your skills are needed. Your intuition will lead you where to start decorating. This can be little bit challenging but it is interesting. You may have so many ideas to apply the decoration. It doesn't matter if you try some ideas before finding the best one. Here, you can spend a lot of times.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-08-31 13:38:03.Dining table with bench is one of the ideas in having a country feeling in your dining room. The bench will be the unique part of the dining table set. The bench might look simple for you, but you need to realize how many small things could change the nuance of the room. When you try to purchase the bench for the dining table, you need to consider a few things regarding the styles and materials that you want to give for the dining room. It is important for you to have a little bit knowledge about how you should choose the table and the bench.The bench for the dining table of the dining room is made from the wooden materials. The wooden materials will be the main materials for all of the sets in a traditional table set. The reason why hardwood becomes many people's favorite is because of the durability it gives to the furniture. When you purchase the furniture, you want to have a good durability so that you can have a long and good investment for your furniture.The table and the bench in your dining room will be definitely made from the woods. You need to consider on which type of wood you want to have for the bench and the table. Each type of the wood will bring its own natural color and beauty. The bench will look surprisingly traditional but also rustic in your dining room because not all of the people would expect the bench to be in the dining table.The bench in your dining table will not become the only seating place to complete the wooden dining table. The common four legs chair also could be placed around the table and the bench will be one item to give another view of the dining table set. When the guest and your family enjoy sitting in the common chair, they could sit on it. But when you have addition in your family members or friends, the bench would be a perfect place for them to sit. The bench would definitely make the guest come closer to each other.The dining table with bench is the best alternative also when you have a big family. The kids could sit on the bench when they enjoy the meals while the adult will sit on the regular chair. The warm feel will be instantly felt between the family members with the touch of the wooden bench in the dining table.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-08-23 11:23:13.Sleep is one of the most important activities that all humans need. By sleeping well, your body can feel refreshed and recharged. To have a good sleep, you need to have a comfortable and soft bed. The bed should provide safety, too, especially if it is for baby, toddlers, or elderly. Bed rails are designed to provide assistive and supportive sleeping environment. Both baby and elderly need these rails. Absolutely, the rails should be designed as how they need it. The rails for baby are different with rails for adults.You can look at the bed rails for baby first. There is a wide variety of design and idea you will find for baby bed rails. It is also called as bed rail for nursery. The most favorite material for bed rail is wood since it is durable and lasts long. So, it can be used until your baby grows to toddlers or kids. The designs are various and more beautiful with some colors. In the market, you can find the portable design.For bed rails for seniors or for adults, you can find the rails in some choices. From the materials, both wood and metal bed rails are available. It depends on what you like most as both of them are durable and comfortable. Here, you will see the bed rails in various sizes. Any sizes of the bed can be equipped with the right rails. It is because the rails come in king, queen, and in twin size. So, it doesn't matter about the size of your bed. You just need to pick the rails with the right size based on your bed's size.There are wide selections of bed rails either for baby or seniors. The important thing in selecting the best one is by considering your needs. It is because each design has different features although they are made for giving safety and comfort when you are sleeping. Some of the designs focus on the appearance beside the safety. So, you will definitely find the best rails that look excellent to combine with your bed design. Therefore, you will see various designs with various colors. It should be more interesting.Any designs and styles of bed rails that you will select, you need to make sure the rails are made of excellent material that is durable and comfortable. From the right material, it will create comfortable design. The comfortable design provides more safety to support your sleeping environment. This is the reason why you need to find the rails that meet your standard. This should be well selected. See the wide selection here.
Gilmat Door Design, 2017-08-22 23:05:40.There is a large variety of designs and styles of sliding glass doors where usually these doors are great for your patio. These door designs are even loved more than other door designs. Any designs you pick, sliding glass door needs the right treatment to make it more excellent and beautiful. One of the most favorite ideas is adding sliding glass door blinds. These blinds will work as an additional insulation, privacy and sun control. In the market, you have two options either it is in vertical or horizontal.Window treatments for sliding glass doors in horizontal design come with traditional to stylish design that will enhance your room without doubt. These blinds can act like insulation, sun control and also privacy. Besides that, the accents of horizontal lines from the sliding glass door blinds will add certain expressions. The glass looks more wonderful. You just need to find the blinds in the right paint color. It creates classic style too. So, it is better to paint it in white as well as the door frame.If you select vertical blinds on sliding glass door install, then you have a wide selection. However, most of the designs come in modern and stylish designs. These sliding glass door blinds even can be luxurious. You can find the blinds made of various materials too. It creates really wonderful view when the sunlight hit the door. These blinds will not only control the sunlight but creates really awesome expressions. You will absolutely love these blinds.Either horizontal or vertical designs, these sliding glass door blinds will treat your door more perfectly. It is because of the function of the blinds. You may need some ideas too to make the blinds look more incredible to the door. Looking at the images of these blinds may give you more inspirations to treat the sliding glass door expressions. So, your door can be enhanced impressively too.What you need to well consider about sliding glass door blinds is the installation. It doesn't matter either horizontal or vertical blind designs, the right installation is very crucial. The blinds can work nicely when they are installed rightly too. The panel tracks should be rightly installed so it will not be broken even when the door is slid to the right or left. You may need to install the blinds on the door frame or if you install on it, you need to make sure the door will not get stuck as the door is slid.
Gilmat Outdoor, 2017-08-22 19:55:35.Outdoor area in our home is our retreat. There, we can sit and relax. However, it will not complete if we do not have supportive furniture set. We will need seating unit, table, and even side table. Indeed, outdoor side table is a piece of furniture that has a significant role for the outdoor gathering area. Thus, it is required to work with the sofa, chairs, ottomans, lounge chairs and the coffee table that you already have.There are some functions that are offered by side table, both outdoor and indoor. It offers extra space to put and to display some things. It can serve you with some bottles of beverage and glass. The table is also where you can put your meals or foods. For book enthusiasts, it is also a good place to keep the books. Then, it is also good to display some decorative items, such as flowers and sculptures. Understanding the importance of having this stuff, you need to consider completing the outdoor furnishing with this table.There are various designs that you can opt to complete the outdoor furnishing. Side table is varied in shape design. It can be in rectangle or rounded shape. Sculptures are sometimes presented on the legs and top. The size is also varied, based on the needs or purpose of adding the table. For extra storage, some of the tables are completed with shelving units. More storage means more things to be connected to us. It will be comfortable when all we need is available next to us and we can only reach them without having some movements.The materials of this piece of furniture is also various. Wood ranks first and followed by rattan, steel, glass, etc. The combination of those materials may also result a surprising look. The example is a C table with stainless steel stand and rounded wooden top. Another table made of steel with tempered glass top is also interesting. Currently, rattan is getting so famous. There are a lot of rattan tables available on the market. They present flexibility and modernity, moreover, when they feature glass top.Colors are the next point to consider. Neutral color is timeless. It matches any other tones so that it is not difficult to mix with some other elements. Wood also always becomes favorite option. It presents light or dark brownish tone and will be great to collaborate with some natural accents such as plantation and stones. Black and white is also a good alternative. For more attractive look, bright colored outdoor side table becomes a whimsical option to take.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-08-31 14:48:17.Outdoor bistro table looks really excellent to add to your outdoor space. It can be for patio, garden, or backyard. This table is very famous choice to furnish your outdoor space. It doesn't matter if you have small or large outdoor space as this outdoor bistro table set will not take more space. You may need to see the various collections where you can find this table in a large variety of designs, styles, sizes and colors. What you will like here is also about the designs of the shape of the table top and legs.Indeed, outdoor bistro table offers more than just comfort for your outdoor space but also a style too. It can be seen from the various beautiful designs offered to you. Any themes for the outdoor space you have, you can find the best one to place there where you can utilize the table set functionality and versatility. The style of the table set ensures that it can act like an outdoor décor to your outdoor space too. This should be entertaining table set to add to furnish your outdoor space.You can find this outdoor bistro table with wicker design. If you want more relaxing bistro table and chair design, you will absolutely love how this outdoor wicker bistro table with chairs are designed. Made of wicker, then it ensures the long durability of the table set. It is even designed for all-weather. Besides that, the finish of this bistro table set looks really wonderful especially when you are talking about the paint colors. White wicker bistro table set is very popular. You will love it, too.For you who love classy and luxurious accents, you may find this outdoor bistro table with luxurious designs. You can consider also the top of the table. It can be with mosaic, glass or others that can make the table top more wonderful. Don't forget to look the table legs beside the table top. The legs of the table come with a very large variety of designs and finishes too. You can look at the pictures to see the various options.You will not need to worry about the space even if you have small space. You can find this outdoor bistro table with foldable table and stackable chairs. This surely can instantly save your cramped space. Small space has more chances to be more entertaining than before by this bistro table set. Absolutely, this table set is the excellent choice to add.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-08-28 02:58:42.When you come to the decision of designing the boy's bedroom, you may need to consider many things although it will not be as much as designing girl's bedroom. Designing the bedroom for your boy is not really that difficult since boys are more easy going and do not need many things or furniture inside the bedroom. Now, we have some brilliant boys bedroom ideas that can make your son feel comfortable to stay inside the room.The keys in designing the bedroom for boys is knowing well what your boys' favorite characters or hobby and the boys bedroom ideas will be related to their hobbies and also favorite actors or characters. The favorite actors, characters, or even the favorite movies can be the ideas to create bedroom theme. What we bring for you today is the boys bedroom paint ideas and also what we need in designing the small bedroom.Talking about the boys bedroom ideas related to the colors scheme, in fact boys will not be as complicated as the girls. The color palette for the boys will only be about neutral colors like blue, brown, black, and also grey. It is also okay for you to use the more vivid hues to create fresher impression in the bedroom. You can try to combine grey colors with minty green colors together to create fresh and cool ambiance inside the bedroom. You can also only use one color that is blue. Choose sky blue for the wall and lighter one on the curtains and bed linen.Hoe about the furniture or room accessories ideas? For the boys bedroom ideas related to the choice of the furniture, like what have been mentioned before, you can choose their favorite things, toys, characters, and so on. Put the punching bag, gaming device, or plane miniature or creating military interior, batman bedroom theme, and so on. If you provide all your children needs inside the bedroom, they must be stay in their room longer and do not spend too much time outside the house so you will be easier to see what they do.If you have only small room in the bedroom, here we have boys bedroom ideas for small rooms. Choose the neutral colors and do not put oversize furniture. Besides that, you can also add more storages and also organizations. You can ask your children to keep all their toys or gaming devices inside the storages so the room will always be tidy. Those are the boys bedroom ideas that can be your inspiration.
Gilmat Bathroom, 2017-08-31 08:09:18.What kind of bathroom design ideas do you have right now? Are you thinking that your bathroom design has been boring and you need to transform and change everything inside your bathroom? Well, bathroom, like the other rooms in the home, needs to always be updated. So, if you begin to think that your bathroom has been too old-fashioned, you should begin to think about bathroom makeovers. Here are some things you can do to makeover the bathroom.When someone comes to the decision to have bathroom makeovers, you should also think about the new designs that can change all your feeling when you are entering your bathroom. To get the ideas to makeovers your bathroom, you can start by browsing in the internet. There will be many ideas that can be your inspiration. In the internet websites, you will be served with bathroom makeovers pictures before and after. There you can compare the two different pictures that can inspire you.Here we provide you with some bathroom makeovers ideas. The first bathroom makeovers that can be very inspiring are the beige, bare, and boring bathroom. Matt Muenster has successfully changed the boring beige bathroom with the unusable shower and no room that can be used as storage in the bathroom. The designer can bring the color and add texture in the bathroom by adding shower from frameless glass and install the mosaic backsplash from the glass which is actually recycled material.Do you think that your bathroom is aged and you need bathroom makeovers? You can also change the appearance of your bathroom only with $1000. Change the yellow tub and also the vinyl floor and create space to the storage solution in the bathroom. Add the paint of chocolate brown and also the tile from mosaic glass for covering the mirror frame and also the new vanity. Custom decals can also be good idea to add the power of flower to your bathroom. Now, you will find fun and young bathroom.If you have all white bathroom and you think that your bathroom has been white overload, you can begin to create something new in your white bathroom. What can you do then? The designer gives you the idea to create eclectic red bathroom by adding bathroom wallpaper of course in red and add the old cabinets to be the vanity in your bathroom. Those are some ideas of bathroom makeovers that can be inspiring for you.
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Miley Cyrus debuted the music video for her latest single, "We Can't Stop," this week, but that isn't stopping the Ministry from asking her to stop anyway.
When she isn't generating gossip fodder with her on-again-off-again engagement to Liam Hemsworth, making quizzical drug innuendos or tirelessly working to besmirch her once squeaky-clean Disney-girl image, she makes music. And music videos.
And this latest one isn't answering any questions about the former "Hannah Montana" star. It seems to make viewers wonder what shocking thing she plans on doing next, you know, just for the sake of making us go "huh?"
In the wise words of Miss Cyrus, "It's my mouth, I can say what I want to." The video debuted Wednesday and already had more than 6.3 million page views by Thursday. (A few were shamefully contributed by this blogger for the purposes of this post.)
It's no vending-machine cameo in Jimmy Kimmel's "(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum," but it definitely has weird written all over it. At least "Tatum" was made as a satire.
This was not.
So here are few bizarre moments from the video we wouldn't mind un-seeing.
1. Miley Cyrus writhing around — practically dry humping — a floral comforter while wearing a skin-tight white outfit. And singing.
2. Miley Cyrus making out with a mini-me version of a ventriloquist dummy in a pool. Like with tongue and everything.
3. Miley Cyrus twerking. A lot. Guess what? Her booty jiggles. And she seems pretty happy about it.
4. Miley Cyrus in the same white outfit on a stationary bike, making facial expressions that should be reserved for her fiance.
5. Miley Cryus' tongue. And all the things it can do.
6. Miley Cyrus in a girl fight.
7. Miley Cyrus getting up close and personal with a lot of girls. In the pool. On the floor. In the gym...
8. Fake fingers being sliced off on a counter like a bundle of carrots. Then they ooze pink goo.
9. Taxidermy. A lot of it.
10. Some oddly inappropriate smoke effects strategically placed near crotches.
11. A man gorging himself on sliced white bread.
12. Life-sized versions of stuffed bears — as dance partners.
13. Several disembodied faces: One made out of what appears to be French fries. The other is a white mask-like face that beats and sings along to this lyric: "It's our party, we can do what we want to."
Indeed, Cyrus simply does what she wants to and seems to be pretty unapologetic about it. She sings: "Remember only God could judge us, forget the haters 'cause somebody loves ya."
The Times' pop music critic Randall Roberts said the song "seems as if it were written by a ninth-grader imagining her rebellious college sister's lifestyle," adding that it "celebrates celebration" and is a "monosyllabic mess" probably designed "for use during sorority parties, strip club dances and bedroom tantrums."
However, despite this slumber party gone wrong, Cyrus seems pretty excited about her newest piece of work.
"Hearing what you all have to say about the video means to much to me…y'all are making me tear up! #WeCantStopPremiere," she tweeted Wednesday.
There's a lyric in the song that has also raised eyebrows. It's when she says "Dancing with Miley," but most have been hearing it as "Dancing with molly," molly being a form of the party drug ecstasy.
"I have an accent!" Cyrus recently told Rolling Stone. "So when I say 'Miley,' it must sound like 'molly,'" she says. "You're not allowed to say 'molly' on the radio, so it obviously says 'Miley.' I knew people were gonna wonder what I'm saying in that song."
But she didn't put to rest rumors of drug use, instead offering an explanation about her distinctions between substances.
"I did a song with Snoop Dogg called 'Ashtrays and Heartbreaks,' so people can put it together for themselves," she added. "I think alcohol is way more dangerous than marijuana — people can be mad at me for saying that, but I don't care. I've seen a lot of people spiral down with alcohol, but I've never seen that happen with weed."
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New laws and regulations regarding data security breaches and disclosure laws affect the way in which nearly all organizations do business in the United States. This study, by Perimeter CTO Kevin Prince, provides a review of the scope and impact of data security breaches in an effort to encourage proactive modification to risk mitigation technologies, policies, and procedures that reduce exposure to a data breach incident.
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Jimmy W. Huh, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Critical Care;
Division of Critical Care Office- 7C06, Main Building-
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5505
Fax: 215-590-4327
BS (Biology)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Troy, NY, 1987.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY-Health Science Center (Upstate Medical Center) at Syracuse, New York, 1992.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatrics Residency, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992-1995.
Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-2000.
CertificationsPermanent link
Recertification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2020.
Recertification, Advanced Trauma Life Support , 2020.
Recertification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2020.
Recertification, American Board of General Pediatrics, 2022.
Recertification, American Board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2027.
Description of Research ExpertisePediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Description of Clinical ExpertisePediatric Critical Care Medicine
Description of Other ExpertisePediatric neurosurgical neurocritical care
Selected PublicationsDominguez TE, Mitchell M, Friess SH, Huh JW, Manno CS, Ravishankaer C., Gaynor JW, Tabbutt S.: The use of recombinant factor VIIa for refractory hemorrhage during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 6(3): 348-351, 2005.
Beno S, Huh JW.: Analgesia and Sedation. The Philadelphia Guide: Inpatient Pediatrics. Frank G, Shah SS, Catallozzi MC, Zaoutis LB (eds) (eds.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing Co. Page: 16-19, 2005.
Dominguez TE, Priestley MA, Huh JW.: Caution should be exercised when maintaining a serum sodium level greater than 160 meq/l for severe pediatric traumatic brain injury. Critical Care Medicine 32(6): 1438-1440, 2004.
Huh JW, Rittase WB, Raghupathi R.: Closed head injury in immature rats: evidence for an age-at-injury effect on synapse structure and axonal damage. Critical Care Medicine 32(12(Suppl)): A22, December 2004 Notes: Selected for Oral Presentation at the 34th Annual Society of Critical Care Congress, Phoenix, AZ, January 2005.
Su F, Raghupathi R, Huh JW.: Neurointensive Care for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children. eMedicine Journal 5(1): 1-9, 2004.
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Nut Chuckin' Review
- Publisher: Ghost Hand Games, LLC
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 31 Aug, 2009
- Size: 17.6 MB
- Price: $0.99
- Great sound effects and music.
- Simple gameplay that gets harder as you play; this includes more enemies and boss fights.
- Visuals are well done and very smooth.
- The touch sensitivity when catching nuts can sometimes be a bit iffy.
- The main story is the only mode available.
This is a simple title with plenty of replay value that anyone can enjoy. This game is worth the current game price.
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Nut Chuckin' is an action game where players take control of Risoo the squirrel as he must defend his tree from other invading squirrels. The gameplay is similar to dodge ball, in that players must catch other thrown nuts and throw them back at enemy squirrels to knock them out of the tree.
Players control Risoo in two ways, they can tilt the iPhone to make him run and dodge thrown nuts and they can tap on incoming nuts to catch them and then throw them back. The controls are easy use and allow players to quickly dodge a barrage of nuts or catch one and wait for the right time to attack.
The fully 3D visuals look great and the animations are very fluid. There is also a diversity in squirrel appearances and personalities, which adds to the fun of knocking them out of your tree. The sound is humorous and a lot of fun when enemy squirrels squeal as they get knocked out of the tree. This is currently a single player game with no leaderboard options, but levels can be repeated for a better score.
Nut Chuckin' is a game for people who enjoy games like Snowball Fight. The concept is original and makes for some fun gameplay. And while there's only one main game mode, players are free to repeat levels and improve on their previous scores. Overall, Nut Chuckin' is a well polished title with both satisfying and addictive gameplay that will bring players back for more.
DescriptionNew: iOS 4 Compatible with Fast App Switching! Nut Chuckin' is an addictive and challenging new game developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is filled with original artwork, unique gameplay and custom music.
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Toronto-area Knights rally support for Syrian refugees at home and abroad through creative initiatives – by Mike Mastromatteo
Rami Kaai, a member of Jesus the King Arab Christian Council 15045 in Thornhill, Ontario, sits with his wife, Hiyam Kholi, and children, Jad and Naya, inside Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church. (photo by Nadia Molinari)
As Syrian Christians wait with grim determination for the return of peace and stability after two years of civil war, a Knights of Columbus council half a world away is working steadily on their behalf.
Rami Kaai, financial secretary of Jesus the King Arab Christian Council 15045 in Thornhill, Ontario, is a native of Homs, Syria, one of the hardest-hit areas in the war. Kaai arrived in the Toronto area with his wife and two children in 2006. He is now a member of a newly formed Syrian-Canadian coalition dedicated to supporting Syrian Christians who are struggling for survival.
In addition to standing with Kaai and the coalition's efforts to raise awareness of the turmoil in Syria, Knights at Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church are engaged in several hands-on projects. Under the leadership of Grand Knight Hikmat Dandan, the recently launched "Food for Syria" program supports displaced and hungry Syrians, while the award-winning "Jerusalem Students" project and the "Churches for Jesus" rebuilding initiative continue to lay foundations for future generations of Christians in the Middle East. Such projects offer concrete ways for the larger Christian community in the West to reach out and help their Eastern brothers and sisters in need.
Christians have long been an important minority in Syria, composing roughly 10 percent of the country's 22.5 million people. Since the civil war began in March 2012, more than 2 million Syrians — among them some 500,000 Christians — have fled to Lebanon and elsewhere. Kaai and his family immigrated to Canada six years before the violence started. Their relatives and millions of others haven't been as fortunate. Kaai's parents and two of his brothers are now in Lebanon, where Syrian refugees account for roughly a quarter of that country's population.
Kaai recounts harrowing tales of violence, gunfire, ruined churches and abandoned neighborhoods in Homs, which he visited just over three years ago. Although the war had not yet begun, the country was in a state of unrest. Kaai witnessed row upon row of abandoned streets and houses. "Even the church where my wife and I were married is now practically ruined," he said.
Kaai's wife, Hiyam Kholi, also related how, shortly after they emigrated to Canada, she discovered that her parents had been turned out of their home. "I happened to telephone my parents' house in Homs, and instead of getting my mother or father on the line, there was some stranger who told me my parents didn't live there anymore," Kholi said.
She later learned that her parents had made it to a refugee settlement in Lebanon, where they await word on whether they can return to Syria or perhaps obtain a visa for resettlement in Ontario.
Such wrenching experiences are typical of the general hardship confronting Syrians and other Christian communities in the Middle East. The "Arab Spring" movement of 2011 was heralded as a bold push for democratic reform and openness, but for many Christians in Syria and elsewhere, it has only led to strife and suffering. Like their brothers and sisters in Iraq, Syrian Christians have struggled for survival while enduring separated families, destroyed churches and holy places, and the harassment, arrest and kidnapping of clergy.
It is especially significant that Syrian Christians now face such adversity. According to the Syrian-Canadian coalition, Syria was long considered a refuge for Christians fleeing persecution in other parts of the Middle East, since the Christian population there enjoyed more rights and freedom of religion than many other countries in the region. With the onset of the civil war, however, Christians were pressured by both government forces and rebels to take sides in the conflict. Their unwillingness to do so has led to increased attacks on Christian communities and churches by Islamist elements in the rebel alliance.
Syrian Christians have remained neutral throughout the struggle, Kaai explained. "The people there are basically innocent bystanders caught up in the crossfire."
In addition to the 2 million who have fled the country, the United Nations estimates that 6.5 million Syrian nationals remain either internally displaced or virtually under siege in their own communities. As rebels, the Syrian army and assorted militias battle for control, U.N. sources report that at least 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
While the international community monitors the situation and weighs its level of involvement, K of C Council 15045 is quietly lending its own brand of assistance. Established in May 2010, the 60-member council seeks opportunities to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian Christians, to provide assistance to refugees, and to fortify the Church in and around the Holy Land.
Dandan and Kaai are among those who actively support the Syrian-Canadian coalition, which has been advocating for easier immigration for Syrian refugees to Canada since last March.
As part of his involvement, Kaai works with the Archdiocese of Toronto's Office of Refugees to lobby the Canadian government to expedite visas for up to 1,300 Syrian refugees. Kaai and his coalition colleagues arranged a meeting in March 2012 with Jason Kenney, Canada's federal immigration minister and a member of St. Albert the Great Council 12446 in Calgary, Alberta, to present their concerns. In response, the Canadian government agreed to the creation of a program for Syrian refugees, similar to an existing initiative for Iraqi refugees.
Dr. Martin Mark, director of the archdiocese's refugee office, recently presented a seminar at Jesus the King Parish to outline the latest developments. He explained the benefits of the "Private Sponsorship of Refugee" program, which allows parishes, religious orders and other groups in the archdiocese to provide assistance. So far, there are at least 166 parishes, 10 religious orders and five other Catholic groups participating in the program.
Debris is seen on the floor of Saydet Al-salam (Our Lady of Peace) Church in Homs, Syria, which was damaged during clashes between Syrian rebels and the Syrian regime in 2012. The Melkite Catholic church is where Rami Kaai and his wife were married and where their two children were baptized. (CNS photo/Yazen Homsy, Reuters)
Mark praised the work of Council 15045: "The Knights' work assisting refugees shows the strength of brotherhood and the fantastic charity of the Church, which saves lives."
Grand Knight Dandan has long been concerned about the threats to Christians and places of worship in the Holy Land. He is deeply troubled by the diminishing Christian population in Syria and elsewhere. He fears the Holy Land will become "a museum of Christianity."
"The situation is by no means a recent concern," Dandan said. "We're especially worried that without support from the outside world, we might soon end up with a Holy Land that has no Christians living in it."
Well before the Syrian civil war and the Arab Spring brought additional unrest, the Middle East saw an exodus of Christians as they fled instability, violence and occasional intimidation by Islamist groups. Now, in addition to a shrinking Christian population, many of the most precious church buildings and artifacts face the threat of ruin or desecration, said Dandan. Even the ancient language Aramaic, spoken by Christ during his time on earth and still spoken today in the Syrian village of Maaloula, is in danger of extinction as local people look to escape.
In 2010, Council 15045 established its "Jerusalem Students" project — JerusalemStudents.org — to support education and community development in a small town near Bethlehem. Through individual and shared student sponsorships, K of C councils are invited to help Christian students in the Holy Land continue their education in the hope that they will become future leaders in their communities. The program earned Council 15045 the International Youth Service Award at the 131st Supreme Convention this past August. In tandem with its support for Syrian refugees, the council also intends to take up church reconstruction efforts once the crisis improves. Dandan launched the project — ChurchesforJesus.org — in 2000, when he was a member of North York Council 4393, in order to help rebuild a church in Lebanon.
Melkite priest Father Georges Farah, pastor of Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church and a charter member of Council 15045, is in a unique position to appreciate the threats to churches and holy sites in the Middle East. As an authority on the history of Christian Arabs in Syria, Father Farah sees the current situation as part of a long struggle for survival.
According to Father Farah, the majority of the rebel forces now fighting in Syria are from other countries, and in effect are carrying out their jihad, or holy war, in Syria. It is ironic, he added, that Syrian Christians should be under such pressure, considering that the city of Antioch, one of the four cities of the Syrian tetrapolis, is regarded as the cradle of Christianity.
"Christians there have always been peaceful, living in harmony with the Syrian Muslims of all factions, but whenever there was an imbalance or period of unrest, the leaders took it out on the Christian groups, describing them as invaders, even though many of them have been there since the beginning, centuries before Islam,," said Father Farah.
Father Simon Faddoul, president of Caritas Lebanon, observed that the struggles of Christian communities are not limited to Syria.
"Christians continue to flee countries like Iraq, Egypt, the Holy Land, Lebanon and Syria, driven by wars, conflicts, persecution and the dream of a better world and times for their families," Father Faddoul explained via email. "The numbers are becoming scary. The Holy Land has only about 50,000 remaining Christians. Lebanon continues to bleed, although it's the only country in the area where Christians have full freedom and have a say in the political fate of the country, and where the president is Christian."
Father Faddoul added that Christians throughout the world have a stake in preserving a Christian presence in the Middle East, citing Pope Benedict XVI's 2012 apostolic exhortation Ecclesia in Medio Oriente.
"Pope Benedict XVI pinpointed the fact that the area's Christians go back to Christ himself and his Apostles," Father Faddoul said. "As such, they are called to live out their faith freely and truthfully. However, this has not been possible in the light of the consecutive wars and persecutions they have been subjected to in recent decades, especially after the 2003 Iraq invasion and now with the so-called Arab Spring, which has turned out to be a 'stormy winter' for the whole region and its inhabitants."
To offer further assistance, Council 15045 has also established a new initiative, "Food for Syria," aimed at raising funds to provide basic food staples to Christians in Syria and in refugee camps.
Dandan stated that while the council is dedicated to rebuilding ruined churches once stability returns to Syria, there are pressing needs that must be addressed right now. "We have to take care of human beings first, the stones later," he said.
Dandan urged the creation of a Food for Syria program and its accompanying website — FoodforSyria.org — which the council is preparing to launch. The goal is to encourage people throughout the world to make small donations, which will be used to help feed hungry, displaced Syrian Christians.
However the present struggle plays out, Kaai and Dandan will remain resolute in their charitable work, reaching out to those in need in a spirit of solidarity and hope.
"The whole purpose of our outreach efforts is to enlighten brother Knights and others about the suffering of Christians in Syria," Dandan said. "Our aim is charity, not politics. The ultimate objective is to lessen the suffering."
Mike Mastromatteo, a member of Blessed Trinity Council 11681, writes from Toronto.


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From one of the other forums I saw the ideas of this person -- she is decorating bento boxes for a class project.
and here is her blog: http://paiselypirate.livejournal.com/
She is planning on selling her extras after her class meets and may do some to sell on Etsy.
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Wow thanks Eili! I appreciate the free advertising = )
LOL - you say that now -- if you get flooded with folks interested you could be cursing my name!
But really - the ideas turned out soo beautiful and so many of us are looking for something new for our ever growing obsession!
I would never curse good business. The more boxes I sell the more I'll be able to design and make in the future!
I'm actually holding off on buying more supplies for decals/boxes until I break even on what I've spent already. I was 87 dollars in the hole until today, now I'm only 37 in the hole. I need to sell 3 more boxes (all the ones I have left) until I break even xD Hopefully the cat ones will sell as fast as the font ones did.
I have been considering a tribal dragon design, or perhaps an asian styled one. Right now I need to spend more time on my classes though and sell what boxes I have left, lol. After that though I'd like to make some new designs, perhaps this weekend.
OH WOW those are cool! I like the font one & the kitty, did you decide to go etsy?
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OH WOW those are cool! I like the font one & the kitty, did you decide to go etsy?
She is not yet set up for Etsy - this is literally just moving from a class project/assignment to something to sell.
I guess as one of the first getting one of her boxes I am getting a prototype for her process and designs.
I thought they were just too brilliant and fresh to not share the information!
Thank you! = )
I did go and register the HappyYeti name on Etsy, but there's nothing set up on it yet. Maybe in a few days. I need to figure out how it's going to work with paypal and stuff like that. Right now I'm getting charged more than a dollar per paypal transaction because I have a merchant account for some reason (I don't even know why) and if I start selling things through Etsy that's another percentage taken off plus the cost of listing it.
Mh.. I never heard of Etsy before what is it?
It's an on-line marketplace for things people make.
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Nice. And I see why I haven't heard of it before. It's relativly unknown in Europe. Or maby I should better say there is nobody selling things on etsy in Europe (as the people in GB, as I heard, do not call themselfs europeans)
You would be surprised. Go to http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php and put "germany" in the search box. There are ten pages of people in Germany with recently updated shops. It's not terribly well known here either, but there are people using it.
Funny, when using the "globe" to search you only will find a few shops in the UK.......
Those boxes are awesome!
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State selects head of Atlanta transit system to lead MBTA
State transportation officials have selected the head of Atlanta's transit system to be the new general manager of the MBTA.
Beverly A. Scott, general manager and chief executive of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, was selected by the board of directors for the MBTA and the state Department of Transportation. She beat out the second semifinalist, Atlanta's No. 2, Dwight Ferrell.
The vote came after public interviews of both Ferrell and Scott.
"Both are excellent candidates with a deep experience in transit,'' said Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey, whose promotion a year ago from T general manager to secretary created this opening. "Both are from outside the commonwealth, so we hope either would bring us a fresh perspective, and they also know what we're up against in terms of the need to reform and refinance the system.''
From a national pool of 106 applicants, the T's human resources office forwarded 22 resumes to a screening committee comprised of Davey and two transportation board members. The committee interviewed 10 semifinalists by phone, inviting three to Boston for public interviews – with one unnamed candidate dropping out, leaving Scott and Ferrell. State officials have already interviewed their references.
Six of the 10 semifinalists were women, people of color, or both, with diversity an objective in filling one of the state's highest-profile and most challenging government positions, transportation board chairman John Jenkins said. Scott will be the first African-American woman to lead the MBTA.
The T carries more than 1.3 million riders each weekday and set modern-era records for number of passengers in the fiscal year that ended June 30, but it struggles to keep up with rising costs under a financial system set up by the Legislature more than a decade ago. That system has left the T overly reliant on one source of income besides fares – a dedicated portion of the state sales tax – and burdened it with billions in debt to pay off politically popular expansion projects.
A recent fare increase and a one-time infusion of additional state aid were enough to balance the budget just for this year, with more cuts or fare increases on the table for the future without new transportation taxes.
Legislative leaders say they will discuss the financial crisis facing the state's transit and highway systems in 2013, following expected recommendations in December from the Patrick administration on what taxes and fees could be raised to bolster the transportation system.


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Many were displeased with the "peace" King Richard of England brokered in the Holy Land, and his return from the Crusades wasn't greeted with cheers, but rather shackles. Now a "guest" of the Holy Roman Emperor, the Lion-Hearted is being held for an exorbitant ransom…so much money that it seems unlikely that the silver will make its way from Britain to Germany.
For converging on the caravan are a number of groups with very different motives: French troops who want the silver to continue their war with the English, mercenaries intent on causing chaos, English longbow men looking to protect their country's future, and Shield-Brethren hoping to ensure King Richard's freedom.
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