text:
The backyard has become the new "family room" for many St. Louis residents in recent years. At California Custom Decks, we welcome the opportunity to create the outdoor living experience our customers crave.
From custom decks and patios to gazebos and pergolas, our experienced deck builders and outdoor living experts are ready to transform your backyard into the relaxing oasis of which you've always dreamed!
Why Work with California Custom Decks?
Our Deck Designers and Builders are Specialists
We specialize in decks and outdoor living design and use a proven process for all our projects. We don't build homes, fix roofs, or put new siding on houses. We concentrate on outdoor living and we do it well! Our professional crew of deck builders and construction staff are friendly, family-oriented, and experienced builders you can talk to comfortably, and they work hard to transform your backyard into a relaxing space you'll enjoy now and for many years to come!
No Commission Sales People / No Pressure
We're here to help you bring the beauty of outdoor living to your backyard, but we understand that building a custom deck, deciding on the right patio, or choosing a custom gazebo, pavilion or sunroom requires time and the right information. We encourage you to take your time and gather all the appropriate information to make an informed decision about your project. Our staff of professionals are happy to answer all your questions and show you all the options available without pressure or hassles. You won't find any commissioned sales staff at our office, making us unique and the most thoughtful company in St. Louis. Just helpful professionals who love the outdoors as much as you do and understand how to create a truly beautiful backyard setting you'll be proud to relax in and show off to friends and family!
Most Trusted by Homeowners
We have an "A" rating at Angie's List with multiple SuperService Awards and over 100 reviews. We are an Accredited Business with the Better Business Bureau with no complaints from customers. We also have hundreds of customer surveys giving us outstanding marks for our performance and the experience we provided. Our customers are also very happy to share their experiences with our potential clients and even let people stop by to take a peek at the wonderful addition we provided.
See it Before You Buy!
Our showroom in St. Louis, MO is stocked with all the ideas you'll ever need to transform your backyard into a beautiful space. Visit our showroom to see incredible deck displays, sunrooms, gazebos, pavilions, cabanas, pergolas and so much more. A picture is worth a thousand words, but seeing live examples can spark ideas you might never have considered! Don't just imagine the possibilities - come and see them for yourself!
Want to see more? Check out our Photo Gallery!
Have questions? Contact us! We'll be glad to setup an appointment to talk about your outdoor project! Want to see real examples and get a feel for the possibilities? Visit our showroom in nearby St. Louis!


text:
Property for sale near Northampton Road, Rushden NN10
3 bedroom link-detached house for saleDonne Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden NN10
ColeyThomson are delighted to offer for sale this spacious three bedroom Victorian property idealy located, with close proximity to Rushden town centre. The accommodation comprises of a good sized lounge/dining room, a large kitchen, downstairs ...
- Wellingborough (3.0 miles)
- Kettering (8.2 miles)
Marketed by Coley Thomson's, NN10. Call 01933 329009
Offers over £295,000
5 bedroom detached house for saleDonne Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden NN10
William H Brown are honoured to have been chosen to market this stunning five/six bedroom detached home to incorporise a study. The property benefits from two ensuites aswell as a family bathroom, a utility room and a conservatory. Viewing is strongly ...
- Wellingborough (3.0 miles)
- Kettering (8.2 miles)
Marketed by William H Brown, NN10. Call 01933 628154
Latest Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 property for sale
Zoopla is one of the UK's leading property portals, helping you to find property for sale and to rent and make smarter decisions when buying and renting homes in the UK. Discover information on homes in Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 by researching Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 property values, Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 house prices paid, our Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 property market overview and find Northampton Road, Rushden NN10 agents.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Search results
The Goddess Of Flexibility & Pretzels
Zlata is the world famous Russian contortionist who has been featured in a number of television shows and magazines. One of the worlds' sexiest contortionist, she can pretty much bend her body anyway she likes. Her talent was recognized early in kindergarten and this blue-eyed blond babe has certainly made the most of her unique talents. She is a very good example that sexy muscles are more than just strength and mass, that flexibility and contortion can be just as erotic and sensual in every aspect.
See More Zlata Here At Her Website
2 comments
Well Constructed Bodybuilder Sheila Bleck
Looking So Very Strong, Muscled & Erotic
Sheila competes at the national level of bodybuilding competitions owning a string of heavyweight trophy finishes, and marveling at her muscled physique it should come as no surprise. Her inspiration for getting into weightlifting was Sylvestor Stallone, and was already pumping those muscles up before she was even a teenager. Her best lifts might give you pause to appreciate her strength: bench press 265 lbs, dead lifts 385 lbs, and squats coming in at 425 lbs. Her off season bodyweight runs aroung 170 lbs and she tightens up to around 160 lbs for competition. What a rock hard gorgeous muscle girl she is, and you can see her nude in all her sculpted glory at Land of Venus.
Muscle Girl Sheila Bleck Picture Gallery
No comments
Anime Muscle Girls From Japan
Interesting Anime Art From Japan
My interest in anime artwork has been cooling off of late just by the sheer overdose of it all, but every now and then you catch a glimpse of an artist whose individualistic expression makes his creations stand out above the fray. Sorry I don't have much information on the artist, as his whole site is in Japanese. But the name of the website is Earth Color, and the artist uses musclular girls as one of his main themes. If you are inclined to explore his portfolio futher, the link below will lead you directly to his galleries, which are quite extensive.
Earth Color Muscle Girls Anime Art Gallery .. dead link
No comments
Figure Pro Jen Becerra
What A Knock Out This Buff Babe Is
She turned Pro at the 2004 NPC National Fitness Championships in Dallas, TX. Winning 1st place in the Short Class. But as fate would have it she suffered a knee injury while dancing for the Houston Rockets Power Dancers, tearing her ACL. She had to leave behind the demanding world of fitness competitions, and has now turned IFBB pro figure. Heres a few photos of her modeling shoot for Images of Venus.
1 comment
Dynamic Girl Art
Expose Yourself To Art
Heres one of the best muscle artist I've come across the internet. The fantastic styling and intense expression he puts into each illustration is really something to admire. The girls are hot and sexy, not to mention well muscled. They literally fly off the screen at you, and I would invite you to check out the rest of the artwork the good maestro has to offer you.
Wagner's Art Gallery at deviantArt
1 comment
Hot Female Bodybuilder Barbara Fletcher
The Absolute Sexiest Female Bodybuilder In Her Size
One of the most amazing physiques around with flawless symmetry and muscular proportioning, this muscle girl gives full evidence to the strength and beauty of the female form. Her best lifts chalk in at 215 for bench press, 225 for quats, and 225 for deal lift, pretty damn impressive numbers for such a hot and sexy buff girl.
More Sexy Bodybuilder Pictures of Barbara and Her Muscle Girl Friends
4 comments


text:
Another example of lost, found and revealed is Le Désert des Tartares (The Desert of the Tartars), made in 1976 as the last film of director Valerio Zurlini. It features an international cast including Jacques Perrin in a film described by one critic as "Beau Geste meets Waiting for Godot." In 1900, on the edge of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a fortress garrison defends this remote outpost on the edge of a desert against an enemy that is only rumored to exist, but no one has ever seen. The film hasn't been available for viewing for 37 years. In Richmond, Jacques Perrin, who plays young officer Drogo, will present the film on Saturday at 4 p.m."It was just digitally remastered for Cannes," Peter Kirkpatrick explains. "We have a partnership with a post-production house that did this, and it's one of those films that you keep thinking about days later, about what is it to be a individual and how is that experienced through film."
The 13th Annual Theresa Pollak Prizes for Excellence in the Arts: Ensemble - GWAR from Richmond Magazine on Vimeo.


text:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man wanted in at least one sexual assault has turned himself in.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office named Jerry Gallion a suspect in the attack of a local woman, but investigators believe he may be involved in as many as three other attacks.
All the attacks happened in a five-block radius downtown, with the most recent attack happened just this morning.
JSO tells us Gallion knew he was wanted, and decided to turn himself in.
He's now in the Duval County jail.
Here are the most recent story comments.View All
The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Action News Jacksonville


text:
This cat couldn't care less that it is, through unknown circumstances, now the top prize in the claw machine.
« Trending Girl with Cat on Treadmill | Main | Trending Landings at San Diego Int Airport »
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
The comments to this entry are closed.


text:
Honoring the traditions of yoga and other inspirational practices, JoyFull Yoga LLC offers the community a comfortable and safe environment to practice a wide range of yoga and other classes designed to support and sustain the integrity and health of the Body, Mind and Spirit. We strive to offer something for everyone as we bring together a team of teachers that are qualified professionals with years of teaching experience.
Many people claim that yoga heals the mind, body and soul. The low-impact exercise has been gaining popularity in recent years… view all classesour teacherscontact us
What People Are Saying
It's been several months now since I started a yoga practice with you and I have to say that it has made a tremendous difference to the way I feel and to the flexibility that I have in my body. Before taking your classes I had constant neck and shoulder pain which has now completely disappeared. Even my massage therapist is amazed! Thank you.Michael Richardson
I just want to affirm the wonderful sense of serenity and peace that I feel when I walk in the door of your studio. You have created a very special healing space. I always feel that I am doing something very valuable for my health and well-being when I come to your class. What I take out the door lasts for a long time. J Barbara F


text:
A new Wisconsin Historical Society website is coming mid-May 2014! See a preview >>
a pioneer lead miner, politician, b. Newark, N.Y. From 1817 to 1822 he manufactured white lead in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Nov., 1822, first visited Galena, Ill. Upon his return to Cincinnati, he obtained a lease on mineral lands in the Illinois and Wisconsin region through correspondence with Secretary of War J. C. Calhoun and President Monroe. In Apr., 1823, he returned to Galena with his family and a crew of workers, and began to mine and smelt lead on a large scale. Following the Black Hawk uprising of 1832, he moved north to Blue River, Wis., and operated a smelter there for several years. In 1836 Meeker was unsuccessfully supported for territorial delegate to Congress. He was a member of the Wisconsin territorial lower house (1842-1844), and a delegate to the first state constitutional convention (1846). After 1846 he made his home in Mineral Point for several years, and in 1854 retired to his farm at Meeker's Grove, Lafayette County. A few months before his death he moved to Shullsburg. He was the author of an article, "The Early History of the Lead Region of Wisconsin" for the Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Dict. Amer. Biog.; Cons. State Hist. Soc. Wis., 6 (1872), 13 (1895); Wis. Mag. Hist., 3, 4; WPA MS.
The Wisconsin Historical Society has manuscripts related to this topic. See the catalog description of the Moses Meeker Biographical and Genealogical Sketch for details. See also the Moses Meeker Reminiscences.
94 records found
Atkinson, Henry, 1782-1842
Bad Axe River, Crawford Co.
Bad Axe, Battle of
Battle of Bad Axe (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
Battle of Wisconsin Heights (Historic Marker Erect
Beloit [brief history]
Black Hawk 1767 - 1838
Black Hawk at Turtle Village (Historic Marker Erec
Black Hawk War (1832)
Black Hawk War (Historic Marker Erected 1968)
Black Hawk War Encampment "Burnt Village" (Histori
Black Hawk War Encampment (Historic Marker Erected
Black Hawk [origin of place name]
Black Hawk, Sauk Co.
Blackhawk Island, Jefferson Co.
Blue Mounds (geology)
Brigham Park (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
Brigham, Ebenezer 1789 - 1861
Bunyan, Paul
Caspar Partridge case, 1850-1855
Clark, Satterlee [Jr.?] 1816 - 1881
Clermont, Alexis 1808 - 1898
Crelie, Joseph 1773 - 1866
Davis, Jefferson (in Wisconsin)
Decorah family
Decorah Peak (Historic Marker Erected 1958)
Decorah, One-Eyed, 1772?-1864, Ho-Chunk chief
Dodge's Grove and Fort Union (Historic Marker Erec
Dodge, Henry 1782 - 1867
Dodgeville [brief history]
Drummond's Island
Dunn [origin of place name]
Dunn, Charles 1799 - 1872
Fennimore [origin of place name]
Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833.
Fort Atkinson [brief history]
Fort Atkinson [origin of place name]
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson Co.
Fort Blue Mounds
Fort Defiance (Historic Marker Erected 1995)
Fort Hamilton
Fort Koshkonong (Historic Marker Erected 1966)
Fox Wars (ca. 1710-1740)
Gratiot, Henry 1789 - 1836
Grignon, Charles Augustin, 1808 - 1862
Grignon, Pierre Sr. 1740 - 1795
Hamilton, William Stephen 1797 - 1850
Helena, Iowa Co.
Indian Lake Passage (Historic Marker Erected 1997)
Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848.
Lincoln, Abraham (in Wisconsin)
Meeker, Moses 1790 - 1865
Military River Crossing (Historic Marker Erected 1
Monfort [origin of place name]
Neopope, Sauk warrior, dates unverified
Niedecker, Lorine (1903-1970)(Historic Marker Erec
Niedecker, Lorine, 1903-1970
Ocooch Mountains (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Oshkosh, Menominee chief, 1795 - 1858
Paquette, Pierre 1799? - 1836
Parkinson, Daniel Morgan 1790 - 1868
Pecatonica River, Green Co. [origin of place name]
Pheasant Branch Encampment (Historic Marker Erecte
Pope-Roberts, Sondy 1950
Potosi [origin of place name]
Presidential Visits to Madison
Prophet, The (Winnebago)
Robson, Judith Biros
Rountree, John Hawkins 1805 - 1890
Route of Abraham Lincoln, 1832 and 1859 (Historic
Sauk and Fox Treaty of 1804 (St. Louis)
Schooff, Dan 1971
Soldiers Grove Origins (Historic Marker Erected 19
Souligny, Menominee leader, 1785-1864
Spotted Arm (Broken Arm), Ho-Chunk chief
Stambaugh, Samuel C.
Storrs Lake, Milton (Historic Marker Erected 1976)
Street, Joseph Montfort 1780 - 1840
The Pursuit West (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
The Smoker, Ho-Chunk chief
The U.S. Military at Turtle Village (Historic Mark
Third Lake Passage (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
timeline of Wisconsin history, 1784-1835
Tragedy of War (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Trail Discovery (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Treaty of 1832 (Fort Armstrong)
Troop Encampment (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Victory, Vernon Co.
Western Escape (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
White Crow, Ho-Chunk chief
Whittlesey, Charles 1808 - 1886
Winnebago Indians (Historic Marker Erected 1973)
Yankees in Wisconsin


text:
2 people found this review helpfulReview from Guidestar
Dogs Deserve Better, Inc. Reviews
Invite reviews
Invite friends and colleagues to share their experiences with this nonprofit
61 Reviews
Previous | Next
March 2, 2012
2 people found this review helpful
"Hello everyone, I am a former employee of Fairfax County Virginia Animal Shelter. I am a animal lover. I used to remove animals from terrifying situations like dogsdeservebetter describes. Now I rescue Huskies and Shepherds, even cats. Since that I am a consultant for a cyber security business, I have a lot of time to give to these beautiful animals.
But recently I received one of your Valentine Day presents in the mail. I am obviously unhappy. Why? Well because your services were used in proxy to harass me. A company I worked (Tiger Legal) for once are not happy with me for not involving them financially with my work.
I do actually have a chain in my backyard. In fact I use it once a day, 5 days a week for my neighbours to spend time with my German Shepherd, Bear.
In no way would I ever leave him out unmonitored, or left out for long periods of time. That is abusive to any animal, especially a Intelligent animal like a German Shepherd. The point of a chain is for the dogs safety. Also if he gets loose he can cause grave harm to others if provoked.
As a former employee of Fairfax county I have to follow the laws provided. Even know they are not strict enough, I do my best.
Two years ago I spoke with the owners/starters of dogsdeservebetter. We agreed that they were being used to harass. The ladies I spoke with promised to never bug me again unless they need help.
Well here we are again.
So since I don't tolerate this sort of behaviour I took it upon myself to legally scan dogsdeservebetter.org with an intensive scan that can expose certain vulnerabilities that show that credit card numbers, and email addresses are open to anyone who wants them. Proving your putting every user on that site at risk!
I suggest you stop stuffing letters and fix your website.
Next is you will never send me another letter or I will contact an detective to go up and down your business.
Consider this a thank you for your efforts to prevent abuse to animals, but not happy with your practices."
More feedback...
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Will you recommend this organization to others?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2 people found this review helpfulReview from Guidestar
February 28, 2012
2 people found this review helpful
Here is the synopsis on Hank as I have lived it. I stand behind what I put in writing and will defend if need be. This is the truth as I know it.
In July 2011, A Buddy For Life, Inc was contacted by Tiffany Citino, a former DDB rep from the state of Delaware, for help with placing a 4 year old Hound Mix named Hank. Tiffany told us that she was going through some financial difficulties as well as being in the middle of a high risk pregnancy.
When asked why she had not contacted DDB to take Hank back into their rescue, she said that she had asked them for help with a dog that she adopted from them years ago, (Kiddo) and that Tami Thayne emailed her and told her to euthanize said dog. She said she already knew what Tami's answer would be, so she did not ask. She also said that a DDB rep in MA approved a home for him who subsequently dumped him at Kent County SPCA in Delaware, our local high kill animal control facility.
Because of what she perceived to be this rep's poor judgment in screening homes, she did not feel as though Hank would be safe if this DDB rep was involved with Hank anymore. She told us that the DDB rep had given her permission to re-home Hank on her own.
A Buddy For Life, Inc, found a foster home for Hank at the end of July 2011. He was in his foster home for approximately 2 months without incident. He lived with two other dogs at that time, as well as a husband and wife and had a large back yard to run around in.
In September 2011, A Buddy For Life, Inc, found an adoptive home for Hank. His adoptive home was a previous adopter, as well as long time personal friends with one of the volunteers. These people used to volunteer at a local no kill shelter, and have handled all types of dogs. They are truly caring people who do right by any dog that comes their way.
After having Hank in their family for 5 months, Hank lunged, teeth showing, twice in a 10 minute time span at the woman. There was nothing he was protecting (no bones, food, etc). This came out of the blue, and startled me when I heard about this. Unfortunately, the couple decided that while they love Hank, they cannot have a dog that shows this kind of behavior unprovoked in their home. They had grandkids who visited often, and while they were always careful with the little ones and their dogs, they did not want to risk anyone getting hurt.
Little did I know what I was about to find out.
I picked Hank up from his adoptive home on February 15, 2012. Hank was happy to see me, and went willingly with me to my car. I emailed Tami Thayne, CEO/Founder of Dogs Deserve Better, on February 17, 2012 in regards to Hank. I emailed her with the situation as I knew it, and requested that she take Hank back to her rescue/rehab sanctuary to work on his behaviors, as we are a small rescue who does not have the resources or money to work with a dog like Hank.
I felt as though since we were never made aware of Hank's issues, it was only fair that DDB take him back into their care and work with him. Hank is a liability, plain and simple. Without intense training and the properly motivated home that is willing to follow the advice of a knowledgeable and competent trainer, he could possibly hurt someone in the future.
Tami Thayne emailed me back, first telling me thank you for my civil tone and professionalism, and then in the next five paragraphs proceeds to slander Tiffany and Sean Citino. I did not email Tami regarding the Citinos, I emailed her regarding Hank. This was uncalled for and completely unprofessional in my opinion. I did not respond to that part of her email.
She also told me that her emails to me were to be kept confidential, again, I did not respond to that part. I refused to respond to anything that didn't have to do with Hank. While Tami may be pre-occupied with her reputation, I am more pre-occupied with the dog, Hank, which I believe they failed.
Tami said in her email to me and the MA rep for DDB, whom she cc'd on my original email to her:
"*****, I'd like you to take responsibility for Hank, and if that means putting him down, then that's what it means. I know that he has had chance after chance and issue after issue. Let me know what you think. DDB will pay for the procedure if it needs to be done in DE, or whatever you think is best."
Tami suggestion was that I euthanize Hank, as the DDB Good News Kennel was in its infancy, and could not rehabilitate a dog like Hank at this time. She said that DDB would pay for the euthanasia. She also copied the MA rep on this, who agreed with the decision to euthanize Hank, and also made sure she had some bad things to say about the Citinos.
The MA rep's email was troubling, and is what was the biggest catalyst for me to open my eyes and see that DDB as an organization FAILED Hank, not once, but 6 times.
From the DDB MA rep's email:
"I am the original rescuer for Hank Williamsjr, the dog we are discussing. Hank was with DDB-MA for over a year and had 4 adopters that returned him always within the first week due to a strange lunge he would do for no real reason. I do feel that you should have emailed me directly when this issue occured. This is not an issue for Tami Thayne. This is my issue. DDB in VA is full and unpredictable dogs cannot be adopted out and so I personally recommend euthanasia for Hank."
In the MA rep's email to me, she disparaged the Citino's, admitted that she knew that Hank had lunged before, and that Hank had been in 6 different homes while with DDB. None of this was ever relayed to me by the Citino's nor by the MA rep. The MA rep knew that I had Hank as I had emailed her regarding his new home and our need for his microchip information in Sept 2011.
Had A Buddy For Life, Inc, known of Hank's aggression issues, we would have managed him differently and started looking at other options—we never would have placed him into a home due to his unpredictability. The MA rep even disparages the Citinos for going to rescue Hank at the local kill shelter when the home she approved for him dumped him there when she told the new home that she was in MA and there was nothing she could do immediately for Hank. She told them to take Hank to the local humane society. Hank was instead dumped at a high kill animal control facility.
She also lets me know that I never should have contacted Tami Thayne regarding this issue, and that it is her issue to deal with. Tami is the founder/CEO of the organization, and so I felt she had every right to not only know what was going on, but also that she had a chance to address it. DDB reps are all over the US representing her organization.
My responses to all emails were polite and firm. Once they requested euthanasia, I asked for Hank to be signed over legally to A Buddy For Life, Inc, as I wasn't going to fail him again. Tami emailed me and the rep from MA and told her to sign him over to me, but I refused. The MA rep is a volunteer within the organization who holds no official title that I am aware of. Therefore, I requested that the surrender forms bear Tami Thaynes signature, which I did obtain on February 19, 2012.
After posting a plea to raise money to send Hank to a life long care sanctuary, the MA rep felt the need to respond to the posting on A Buddy For Lifes Facebook page. Among some of her comments were:
"a RESCUER HAS LIABILITY AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO HUMANS." When asked by BJH why she agreed to euthanize Hank, she responded: "because I had no where to put him and he is a liability for a rescue since he is unpredictable. good rescuers dont adopt out unpredictable dogs" however, she found him stable enough, by her own admission, to put him in at least 6 different homes while Hank was with DDB, and each time he was returned due to his unpredictable behavior.
I used to have immense respect for DDB. I participated in the Chain Off, and donated money over the years. I still feel as though their mission is a noble one—to get dogs off of chains and into a home. However, after my experience with Hank and DDB, I can no longer be sure of what is going on within the organization. Do all organizations make mistakes? Sure, none of us are perfect. As long as we learn from our mistakes, they build character and give us good life lessons. Rescue is hard work. It is a thankless job. However, Hank was not failed once, he was failed multiple times by the organization.
More feedback...
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A little
Will you recommend this organization to others?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
4 people found this review helpfulReview from Guidestar
December 6, 2011
4 people found this review helpful
"I KNOW Tami is about and only about saving animals."—Shannon Allen, August 6, 2011
by Tamira Ci Thayne on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00pm
"I wouldn't affiliate myself with an organization that does the things that BJH is claiming. I have a good relationship with Tami, that doesn't mean we don't disagree at times, but in the end I KNOW Tami is about and only about saving animals. If for one moment I doubted that, I would quietly move on. I picked up a chained dog around 4am one morning after receiving a call. Vespa had been mauled while chained and escaped. I don't know how long she was on the run with her injuries but was she severely septic. I asked Tami if we should let her go or try to save her. Tami said, "Save her!" Two days and $1500 later, Vespa died at the ER clinic. Tami was there for me at 2am, 2 days before Christmas when Vespa died. I will always be grateful for that."—Shannon Allen, writing about Dogs Deserve Better founder Tamira Thayne, August 6, 2011
(She's just got a funny way of showing her gratitude, that's all.)
I am under attack by former Dogs Deserve Better rep Shannon Allen, and as such I am speaking out about the Dogs Deserve Better Area Rep program, the expectations of reps who are in our program, and why Shannon Allen is misleading the rescue community and is, indeed, the only one abandoning dogs if that is where her intentions lie.
The Dogs Deserve Better Area Rep program is very unique, in that not only are we geographically scattered across the entire country—and sometimes even world—but each rep has in the past been given the utmost freedom of choice and control over his/her area.
This meant that first and foremost a rep was required to be an adult, to behave like an adult, and to make adult decisions as to her/his ability to rescue dogs, place dogs, and take physical responsibility for any dogs rescued in her/his area. In addition, reps made decisions about talking to people with chained dogs, running educational booths, building fences, and starting grassroots efforts to change laws for man's best friend to prohibit chaining.
I never asked or told reps to go rescue a certain dog. I didn't feel that was my decision to make. Rescuing a dog is a big commitment, and I would make that commitment for myself and for myself alone. If I were able to take a certain dog into my home and foster him/her, I might ask a closer rep to facilitate rescuing the dog and getting him/her to me.
I typically fostered as many as six dogs at a time, out of my home, which also doubled as the organizational headquarters. There was not any kind of magic castle in which to put dogs who needed rescue. Either a rep took responsibility for them, I took responsibility for them, or we tried to network with other rescues for placement for the dogs.
If a rep made a decision to rescue Dog A, then it was the rep's responsibility to make sure that Dog A was physically cared for from that point on. If Dog A went to a foster home that was not with the rep, and that foster home fell through, they could certainly network with the other reps and myself looking for another place for the dog to go, but the physical responsibility for that dog remained with the rescuing rep, unless and until the dog was transferred elsewhere.
The reps who behaved as adults understood this from day one, and made sure when they decided to step down as reps that all their fosters were either homed or in foster homes which they would continue to monitor until they got adopted. For example, one rep who retired from DDB, Gayla Hausman from Nebraska, wrote this about her foster dogs: "I'm so proud of the work I've done with all of you, and the many many dogs I have helped to get a better life. I will remain forever passionate about animal welfare. I have my last two dogs leaving in the next week for adoption. Let me know if there is anything else I need to do."
And former rep Penny Gummo elaborates: "When I was with Dogs Deserve Better I was told I wouldn't get vetting paid without prior approval and I never assumed that any dog I rescued would be physically taken in by Dogs Deserve Better. I don't know why anyone else would think they could do anything they please without approval. Rescue WOULD be much easier if we could just give the dogs to someone else once we rescued them…"
In fact, Shannon Allen typed April 2, 2011: "I feel responsible for every dog I adopt for the entire life of that dog. I assume at any given time an owner is going to call me and say they can no longer keep their dog. Maybe I am a control freak, but it is important to me to make sure that all dogs I adopt are safe, happy, and healthy for the entire lives."
Miss Allen, who was never an employee of the organization, but instead a subcontractor who worked from home, used her own equipment, and made her own hours, quit working with the org in September of this year.
We had been having trouble with her for a while with behaviors that were indicative of hoarding or at least an inability to judge how many dogs she could handle at any one time.
Even though I did not like to interfere in reps decision-making processes, I was compelled to start counseling Miss Allen about rescuing too many dogs for one person to handle. On April 5, 2010, I wrote the following: "I'm a little concerned that you're getting in over your head with the number of dogs. How many do you have right now?"
On February 7, 2011, I wrote her the following: "As I told you before, you personally cannot save them all. You have 19 dogs at your house, and you are costing the org a fortune in boarding. IT HAS TO STOP."
Yet Miss Allen continued to ignore me and created vet bills in the organization's name at at least three different vets that we had no knowledge of. No reps are allowed to create accounts in the organization's name, and Ms. Allen knew this, but she continued anyway.
When she quit the organization in September, 2011, she began attacking me and the organization on every website she could get her hands on. She then declared myself/Dogs Deserve Better responsible for her foster dogs, even though I had never seen any of these dogs in person, had never told her to rescue any of them, and had in fact told her she needed to cut back, stop rescuing, on at least three occasions.
Dogs Deserve Better DID cover vetting for every foster Ms. Allen claims has been abandoned by the organization. Ms. Allen made the personal decision to take these dogs into her home, therefore she is the one and the only one physically abandoning them if that is the path she so chooses.
I have made it a practice to help reps as much as I possibly can when they get into a jam. We have moved the organization from my home in Pennsylvania to The Good Newz Rehab Center, in Smithfield, Virginia, where we are currently operating out of a house while we continue to pay off the property. For the safety of our dogs and the humans who visit here, we cap the number of dogs we rehabilitate at any one time to 14.
The Good Newz Rehab Center's mission is to rehabilitate formerly chained and penned dogs. Our goals are to rescue chained dogs from nearby states, as well as support our reps who are out rescuing dogs.
Since moving here in July, we have supported the following reps, volunteers, or former reps by taking in dogs that they requested come to the center: Kristie Hendricks, Shelly Donnelly, Holly Lyttle, Miriam McCormick Hayes, Monica Severy, Rebecca Helwig, and yes, Shannon Allen.
The decision was made to drive over to Ms. Allen's home, 5 hours from the Good Newz Rehab Center, and take in three of her foster dogs, despite Ms. Allen's verbal abuse of the organization and myself.
We took as many dogs as we could responsibly take from Ms. Allen, and we told her we would continue to help her find homes for the others. But the bad-mouthing didn't stop. She claimed we took her three most-adoptable dogs, and instead of being grateful for our help in cleaning up her mess, she insisted we come immediately and take the rest of the dogs she had committed to.
People told me DDB should swoop in and take all the dogs. In theory that's a great solution, except that I have nowhere to safely put them, and the safety of the dogs we already have onsite and the visitors here comes first.
Here's what DDB CAN do for Ms. Allen and her foster dogs. To date we have adopted out two of the dogs we took from her, Storm and Rose. Cowboy is still at the facility. We currently have three spots open; however, one is claimed by Rebecca Helwig from Tennesee who has a rescued shepherd coming over within the week, and one spot may be taken by a local rottie. That leaves one space.
I will commit to giving that space to the foster dog of my choice that Ms. Allen has left in her home.
This, however, puts Ms. Allen in a bind, because she and cohort Ms. Estlow, twice-fired DDB employee from years ago who still has no life but to try to take me down, insist that I'm an animal abuser. Can she really give another dog to an animal abuser?
What would that say about her?
So will Ms. Allen admit that it's not true by giving me yet another dog (she's already given me three since she first accused me of being an animal abuser), or will she decline the help for one of her foster dogs she can't wait to get rid of?
I will even drive three hours to meet Ms. Allen to get the dog, and give her 10 bags of dog food for the remaining dogs in her care.
Ah, dilemmas, dilemmas.
Oh, let us not forget the DDB Sponsor a Dog Program, where Santa Paws will be matching donations so that every foster dog in the DDB program can get a $100 Petsmart or Petco card. I would commit to giving her one card for every foster she has remaining.
I will also say that if Ms. Allen had put the time and attention into trying to get her dogs adopted that she has spent on badmouthing me and trying to destroy Dogs Deserve Better, they would have been adopted out long ago.
What do we know about Ms. Allen? Who is the real Ms. Allen?
Ms. Allen accuses me of financial misdeeds with Dogs Deserve Better. Yet she herself has been convicted of embezzling $36,000 from Virginia Tech University. Convicted! EMBEZZLING! $36,000!!!!! She plea-bargained down from felony charges to misdemeanors by paying back the money. She then calls this 'borrowing.' Could she be projecting her issues onto me?
She has alleged that when DDB worked out of my home that DDB paid my mortgage, which couldn't be further from the truth. Anything of that nature would have been required to be filed in our 990 paperwork, which is readily available for public viewing. DDB never paid a dime of rent or mortgage the entire time we worked out of my home. When I sold my home, although I was left with only $5000 for myself, I still gave DDB $1000 of that money. (Yes, I have the cancelled check as proof.)
"I would actually love for there to be an audit however. It will prove that DDB operates legally. Then what will they have? The same thing they started with....a doctor with a major ego problem."—Shannon Allen, July 23, 2011
I believe in this organization, and in the mission we are trying to accomplish. I am a proud supporter of Dogs Deserve Better, both financially and with most of my time and energy. Now that my house is sold, I am paying the organization $400 a month rent for my bedroom and bath, even though my office takes up part of my bedroom. I am also paying $200.00 per month toward utilities. I strive at all times to be more than fair and very supportive of Dogs Deserve Better and our efforts for chained and penned dogs.
DDB has an audit done every year, and we have nothing to hide.
Heather Estlow was fired not once but twice by me. Why? Because I was dumb enough to hire her back, of course. I would imagine she has a bit of an ax to grind.
It is she who accuses me of animal abuse, and at the time I knew her, she lived in an abusive home with a husband who drank every night and she told me he hit her son and their dogs. I remember her biggest concern was her ex-husband finding out, and not the well-being of her son. Could she be projecting her issues onto me as well? Ain't it funny how that happens…
She once told me about a time that her dogs fought for two hours and she couldn't break them apart, no matter how much she kicked or hit them. She even broke a broom over their heads, and yet still they fought. If she ever saw me get physical with dogs, it would have been during a dog fight, when you can and must do whatever you have to do to break up the fight or you have a dead dog on your hands. Nowadays I favor pinning the aggressor down with a chair if at all possible, and this works much of the time, but I wasn't as savvy when I first started rescuing.
I was, in the beginning when Ms. Estlow was around, very naive about dogs and the fact that they fought, often without warning from the perspective of inobservant humans. It was very terrifying to know that if I didn't step in and handle it decisively, we would be lucky to have an emergency trip to the vet's and not a dead dog to mourn over.
"About two months ago, she had a terrible set back. I had let her out of her room to play like I had done every morning and she immediately attacked one of my resident dogs. She grabbed her neck and would not release. It was one of the most fearful moments as I really thought she was going to kill her. I tried to pry her mouth open and could not, I held her nose, I sat on top of her and put her in a choke hold all the while the other dog is flailing and screaming. I was finally able to wedge my fingers into her throat and choke her, and she released. The other dog ran and I picked Hokie up and put her in the nearest room with a door. I ran to check on the other dog expecting her neck to be ripped open as there was a lot of blood. Luckily she had on her invisible fence collar, and though it was destroyed, she only suffered some bruising."—Shannon Allen, February 27, 2010
I guess these two women are just as guilty of animal abuse, then. Or does the safety of the attacked dog warrant and justify any measures taken to save a life? I've asked quite a few trainers about what to do during dog fights, as it's always a grave concern of mine. I remember clearly one trainer telling me: "Whatever you have to do."
While I cannot prove to anyone that I'm not an animal abuser, everyone who comes to the center comments about how all the dogs follow me around like I'm the Pied Piper. From what I've seen, dogs don't follow animal abusers around. Typically two dogs sleep in my room with me each night, and the rest wish they could.
My current favorite rescue dog at the center is actually one of the dogs we took from Shannon Allen, a pit mix named Cowboy. I love nothing more than to curl up on the big dog bed with him for fifteen minutes before their bedtime, and just snuggle and kiss him to pieces. He's like a huge teddy bear. I adore him!
I do have a suggestion, though. If you think or believe that I'm an animal abuser, it's very simple: DON'T GIVE ME ANY DOGS.
That oughta lighten my load by about 1%.
Below are more quotes from Ms. Allen, which are in direct opposition to what she's is currently spewing on the internet. Doesn't it make you wonder who the real Shannon Allen is? Want to see absolute PROOF that she lies and it has nothing to do with me whatsoever? This link takes you to a discussion she has online when she was still with DDB where she is bragging about how she took down a dogfighter. (DDBNRV) Then someone comes along and points out that she is the same Shannon Allen that embezzled $36,000 from Virginia Tech and maybe people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. She denies it. She then builds another identity and comes back and says she's now 'the Real DDB' and the other one was fake. The people see right through it. That's some funny stuff!
How many people are living inside that head, Shannon?
This is one of my favorites, so it bears repeating: "I would actually love for there to be an audit however. It will prove that DDB operates legally. Then what will they have? The same thing they started with....a doctor with a major ego problem."—Shannon Allen, July 23, 2011
"If she thinks Vick's house is a mansion, I would love to see what kind of house she lives in. We have several sub-divisions here in middle class rural Virginia that makes Vick's house look like small. In addition quite a bit of land came with it. A lot of houses sell below appraisal, Vick's house sold below assessment.
Honestly, DDB has been fundraising for a rehab center for about 7 years although we didn't have a location picked out, it was decided early on that it would be Virginia. We looked at properties in Charlottesville, VA that cost this much for just the land.
I just makes me laugh that people who have had no dealings with starting a rehab/rescue center suddenly think they know about zoning, real estate, staffing, etc."—Shannon Allen, July 26, 2011
"What infuriates me the most is them spamming other rescue pages. So many dogs in need posts are getting pushed off of the page. So mean and selfish! Many of the dogs only have hours to live and rely on the right person seeing that post. I wonder if they even care? That is why DDB starting deleting and banning them. If they want to trash DDB, they can do it on the BJH page. DDB's page is about dogs that need help, not psychotic doctors that need help."—Shannon Allen, August 3, 2011
"There are other organizations, but I believe in DDB, our mission, and our leadership. I have learned and grown as a rescuer through DDB, I have met thousands of wonderful people, and have been able to so much more to help chained dogs through DDB. Even if I disagreed with DDB in this situation, which I don't, I still would not support Dr. Fiala. She has proven herself to be vindictive, unstable, and unreasonable (to name a few)."—Shannon Allen, August 6, 2011
"BJH mocks DDB for doing the same things that thousands of rescues do. If they would have simply stuck to, 'Bringing Joel Home', they would at least be somewhat credible. But once they started calling names, attacking the center, attacking Tami's wedding, attacking Chain Off, etc. It was obvious that this had nothing to do with Joel. If you notice, Joel is mentioned less frequently every day."—Shannon Allen, August 6, 2011
"This isn't a new rule which is why we are 'cleaning house' so to speak. Yesterday was the deadline for all current reps to re-apply under the new requirements and for us to review new applications. We have new rules and are reiterating old rules. This has in fact resulted in fewer reps but that is the point, to weed out reps that don't want to follow rules (like Marion), and to weed out the dormant reps (like Marion). Quality not quantity."—Shannon Allen, August 10, 2011
"I would totally expect that type of verbal abuse from a 'pro-chainer' but not from a fellow rescuer."—Shannon Allen, September 16, 2009
"I just don't understand why she is so angry at me. I just hope that she doesn't treat others in DDB, other rescuers, or anybody for that matter the way she treated me."—Shannon Allen, September 16, 2009
"Again, DDB is the best rescue organization that I have ever been involved in and perhaps I jumped on the resignation before thinking it through. It's just her words were so reminding of things my mother used to say to me when I was growing up. So perhaps [she] was correct in saying I needed help, help dealing with my 'mommy issues'."—Shannon Allen, September 16, 2009
"I am not as confident now as to whether I am worthy of being a DDB rep. So, I guess I want to get your assessment. I love representing DDB. This has been the most fulfilling opportunity. I want to be an asset to this organization, not a liability."—Shannon Allen, September 16, 2009
This is from a former rep who's personal e-mail Shannon is exhibiting around, against this rep's wishes. She says: "I just want to personally apologize for the part that I now "play" in the note that Shannon is sending around. I did send her that email when she first resigned because I thought "OMG is shannon is resigning, then there must be something really wrong." And I kept waiting and waiting for her proof... The proof was not there which is why I decided she was full of hot air."
Only you can decide who you believe in this mess. I say actions speak a LOT louder than words. While Shannon and Heather and their merry band of haters play Mean Girls on the internet, we have dug in and worked our asses off getting the Good Newz Rehab Center off the ground. We have installed 1500 ft. of fencing for our dogs, have found homes for six of the dogs, and committed to dogs to fill those slots as they leave. We have ripped up carpeting and installed rubber flooring, went through two washers and dryers, and taken the dogs for two walks virtually every day. We've trained them, we've brought them back to health, and we've given them as much of ourselves as we possibly can.
We are putting our money where our mouths are, while they spew hatred, filth, lies, and destruction. I guess only you can decide how you want to live your life. I know I'm going to keep rescuing dogs and fighting against chaining. Because that's what I do, and I don't do it for Shannon Allen or Heather Estlow or Fiala. I do it for the dogs. It's really that simple.
Tamira Ci Thayne, founder and CEO, Dogs Deserve Better
More feedback...
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Will you recommend this organization to others?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
1 person found this review helpful
December 4, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
It's sad when people can not accept losing a court case and then choose to lie and slander. Especially a group dedicated to helping dogs. Dogs living on a chain is exceptionally cruel whether people realize it or not. The head of DDB risked her liberty to save a very old, sick dog off a chain. That really tells me all I need to know about her. That dog spent the few months they had left happy, healthy and loved because of Ms. Thayne. She has also staged several chain in's as protest. She is doing things, unlike the sore loser. It's disgusting that anyone would slander those doing good work. Only dogs will suffer for this nonsense.
More feedback...
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Will you recommend this organization to others?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
Previous | Next
Filter by reviewer role:
Support This Nonprofit
Help this nonprofit get more reviews5 tips for getting reviews


text:
Category: Science
Autor: F500 17 March 2010
Words: 2150 | Pages: 9
Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Bioimaging
The goal was to prepare nanoparticles in microemulsions. The experimental procedure was learned by preparing silica and gold nanoparticles. Particle characterization was done using Dynamic Light Scattering. The size of the silica and gold nanoparticles was found to decrease with increased w/o. The aim of this experiment was to synthesis fluorescent nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles. These are commonly used in bioimaging.
As researchers continue to develop a wide range of nanoparticle-enabled technologies for bioimaging, there is a growing need to understand how the basic physical properties of a particular nanoparticle affect biologically relevant behavior such as cellular uptake.
The most popular microemulsion system for preparation of nanoparticle is "water-in-oil" (w/o) microemulsion system, and commonly referred to as reverse micelles. W/o microemulsions have tremendous scope for manipulation of reaction conditions to suit the nanoparticle design.
Dynamic light scattering (DLS) theory is a well-established technique for measuring particle size over the size range from a few nanometers to a few microns. A source of light (such as a laser) having known frequency is directed at the moving particles and the light is scattered at a different frequency. This difference in the frequency of scattered light among particles of different sizes is used to determine the sizes of the particles present.
Gold nanoparticles have been used extensively as specific staining agents in biological electron microscopy. According to the Mie Scattering Theory, particle size, shape and agglomeration can cause gold colloids to appear red, violet or blue (Feldheim et al). These nanoparticles of gold have a high backscatter coefficient, so they appear bright in a scanning electron microscope image.
In 1956, the formation of silica particles was observed by reacting TEOS in alkali solution with water in the presence of certain bases (Kolbe). Silica nanoparticles are used to make electronic substrates, thermal insulators and humidity sensors. The quality of some of these products is highly dependent on the size and size distribution of the silica particles (Vacassy).
Fluorescent dyes absorb light at certain wavelengths and in turn emit their fluorescence energy at a higher wavelength. Each dye has a distinct emission spectrum, which can be exploited for multicolor analysis. Fluorenscein-5-isothiocyanate (FITC) has an excitation and emission frequency of approximately 480nm and 520nm respectively. These dyes can be entrapped inside the silica particles (Vanblaaderen) and the spectral characteristics of the dye molecules remains almost intact. Silica encapsulation provides a protective layer around dye molecules, reducing oxygen molecule penetration both in air and in aqueous medium (Santra et al). As a result, photo stability of dye molecules increases substantially in comparison to bare dyes in solution.
Materials and Methods
Triton x100, Cyclohexane, n-hexanol, nanopure water, tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), chlorauric acid (HAuCl4), Ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH), Fluorenscein-5-isothiocyanate(FITC), APTS, hydrazine-hydrate, Sodium Citrate (Na3Cit), ascorbic acid, glass vials, stir bars, parafilm, centrifuge tubes.
Preparation of Silica Nanoparticles
To prepare a nonionic microemulsion, 1.77g of Triton x100(nonionic surfactant) and 7.7mL of Cyclohexane (oil) were mixed in a glass vial. Afterwards 1.6mL of n-hexanol (co-surfactant) was added, the emulsion stirred for 5-10 minutes. Four hundred and eighty micro liters (480ОјL) of nanopure water was added to the vial while it stirred. Approximately 5 minutes later, 100 ОјL of NH4OH was added and left to stir, after 10 minutes 50 ОјL of TEOS was added. The vial was wrapped in a layer of parafilm of prevent evaporation and left stirring for 24 hours. Approximately 5-10mL of ethanol was added to the vial at the end of the 24-hour period. The emulsion was left to stand for a few minutes for the silica particles to form and settle to the bottom of the vial. The particles were removed by centrifugation and washed 4 times with ethanol and 3 times with nanopure water.
Preparation of dye-doped Silica Nanoparticles
The dye used to prepare this micro-emulsion was called Fluorenscein-5-isothiocyanate (FITC). The process was carried out in two steps. For the first step, 5 mg of FITC was reacted with 12-14 mg of APTS and approximately 1 mL of ethanol in a clean glass vial. Wrap the vial with aluminum foil to prevent photo bleaching, the solution was stirred for 12 hours. After 12 hours, a microemulsion was prepared by adding 1.77g of Triton x100 to 7.7mL of Cyclohexane and 1.6mL of n-hexanol, a stir bar was placed into the vial and the emulsion stirred for 5-10 minutes. A volume of 480 ОјL of nanopure water was added to the vial while it stirred. Approximately 15 minutes later, 100 ОјL of NH4OH, 50 ОјL of TEOS, and 25 ОјL of the FITC solution were added.
Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles
For this experiment 5% gold nanoparticles was prepared from pure HAuCl4. A 2% solution of hydrazine hydrate was prepared to reduce the gold in HAuCl4. Hydrazine hydrate is an organic compound so it was prepared under the hood. The mixtures were stored at 40


text:
Confidence is key. I've never been a big fan of the word empowerment, but I love the concept. To me, it means caring less about what others think and doing what's right for you. Follow your heart, and it will lead you to your best you.
Lucy's Top 10 SELFy Ideas!
Lucy Danziger celebrates 10 years as SELF's editor-in-chief with her best tips for you.
- Keywords
- happiness,
- stress reduction,
- Happy Weight


text:
Fall Foliage To Be At Its Peak This Weekend For Seven Springs Mountain Resort's 28th Annual Autumnfest
WHAT: With the fall foliage at its peak in the Laurel Highlands, Seven Springs Mountain Resort is the perfect place to enjoy the magnificent colors and all of the family fun at the 28th annual Autumnfest.
Bear Creek To Host Harvest Wine Festival On October 21.
MACUNGIE, PA. - The 2012 Bear Creek Harvest Wine Festival will be held on October 21, 2012 at Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center. The Festival will take place from1-5pm and will be held indoors in the Lodge and Mountain Ballroom and outdoors in the Rock Garden. The event will be held rain or shine.
Roundtop Mountain Resort Named Best for Families
Lewisberry PA -
Roundtop Mountain Resort has been awarded the Visitor's Choice Award for Best Family Resort in the Mid Altlantic region by OntheSnow.com. The award is based on votes submitted by OntheSnow readers and recognizes the commitment Roundtop has made to families.
Three Troubadours Return For Hidden Valley Resort Concert Oct. 5, 2012
Hidden Valley, PA – Musicians Peter Wilson, Mountain John (Hilligoss) and Moe Dixon – The Three Troubadours -- will be performing "Back Home at Hidden Valley" at 8 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2012 in the Ski Lodge Alpine Room at Hidden Valley Resort. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., master of ceremonies and local musician Randy Myers opens the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door.


text:
Getty Images Deals
Sign up for Brad's Email Alerts
Sorry, there are no Getty Images Deals at the moment. Please check out our Getty Images Coupons page for the latest offers.
Related Stores
Related Coupons
TurboTax Coupons
10% off Online TurboTax Federal Deluxe, Premier & Home + Business
For a limited time, save 10% off on your TurboTax online federal deluxe, premier, & home + business edition.
Note: Click on link to activate discount. To see discount, be sure you are logged out of TurboTax before clicking on this offer. Online price reflects 10% disocunt in red font. (expires May 31, 2014)
Toshiba Coupons
$20 off Satellite E-Series Laptops
Use this Toshiba coupon code to save an extra $20 on a Satellite E-Series Laptop. (expires April 21, 2014)coupon code:AFF414ESRCopy & open site
Horchow Coupons
Reduced Shipping on Select Furniture
Click on this link to check out the reduced shipping items at Horchow. (expires May 31, 2014)
JomaShop Coupons
10% Off Montblanc Pens
Take 10% Off Montblanc Pens with this JomaShop coupon code. (expires April 17, 2014)coupon code:PSMBP10Copy & open site
Shutterfly Coupons
40% off
Use this Shutterfly coupon code to save 40% off your order. (expires April 17, 2014)coupon code:HAPPY40Copy & open site
Dell Financial Services Coupons
50% off Dell R610 Server
Use this Dell Financial Services coupon code to save 50% on any Dell R610 Server. (expires April 24, 2014)coupon code:R610SERVERCopy & open site
Pear Tree Greetings Coupons
10% off + Free Shipping with $100
Get a 10% discount and free shipping on orders over $100 with our exclusive Pear Tree Greetings coupon code. (expires May 31, 2014)coupon code:BRADSDEAL10Copy & open site
Sears Coupons
Extra 15% off Clothing & Accessories + Extra 10% off Lingerie
Use this Sears coupon code to save up to 15% off select items (expires April 17, 2014)coupon code:EASTER14Copy & open site
Brookstone Coupons
$10 off $80
For a limited time, this Brookstone promo code will save you $10 off on your order of $80 or more. (expires April 22, 2014)coupon code:TAKER80Copy & open site
CompAndSave Coupons
15% Off $50+
Take 15% off any order of $50 or more with this CompAndSave.com coupon code. (expires April 30, 2014)coupon code:INK15Copy & open site
Vistaprint Coupons
20% off + Free Shipping with $25 for New Customers
New customers can use this Vistaprint coupon code to save 20% off + get Free Shipping with orders over $25. BradsDeals is a Vistaprint affiliate. (expires June 30, 2014)coupon code:VPFIRSTORDERCopy & open site
Boston Store Coupons
Free Standard Shipping with $75
Get Free Standard Shipping with $75 and this Boston Store coupon code. (expires April 20, 2014)coupon code:FREESHIP75Copy & open site
Deluxe Corp. Coupons
50% off First Order of Checks or Forms
Get 50% off your first order of checks or forms from Deluxe. (expires May 31, 2014)
The Container Store Coupons
Free Shipping with $125
Spend over $125 and you'll get free shipping with this The Container Store coupon code. (expires May 1, 2014)coupon code:TCS125Copy & open site
Adorama Coupons
Various Discounts on HDTVs
Get various discounts on HDTVs with this Adorama coupon code. (expires April 30, 2014)coupon code:C426300500Copy & open site


text:
If not for the occasional clatter of pins, Bowlmor Lanes' bright and modern decor and its full-service dining room could be mistaken for a lively nightclub. The sleek establishment's gleaming lanes exude a glamorous charm not often found in bowling alleys. Adding to the ambience is a high-end sports bar and glow-in-the-dark lighting that illuminates each bowling pin.
Bel Mateo Bowl, home to 24 newly-installed Murrey synthetic alleys, fully automatic scoring, brilliant LCD monitors, and automated bumper bowling, provides family-friendly pin pulverizing seven days a week. Black-lit lanes illuminate bowling balls as they travel down the center's slick alleys during Planet Bowl, held each Friday and Saturday evening and fueled by colorful lights, upbeat tunes, and gravity. In addition to hosting leagues and bowling camps for kids, the colorful bowling center stocks a snack bar and serves drinks at a cocktail lounge punctuated by big-screen TVs. The alley's arcade room, complete with glowing air-hockey table, driving games, and pinball, hosts gaming kids and inner children alike, and karaoke on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday encourages lively covers of popular tunes and somber odes to fallen bowling pins.
Manor Bowl's 30 lanes have hosted rousing displays of tenpin pyrotechnics for half a century. Seven days a week, the alley's 60-foot lanes beckon pairs to slip into supportive, nonslippery bowling shoes for two rounds of hurling globes like a Greek god hurling bolts of good vibes. Overhead scoring units let carousers keep an eye on the competition while traipsing to the bar for a draft beer, and bumper bowling caters to out-of-shape balls afraid of getting their love handles stuck in the gutter.
Serra Bowl provides pin hunters with a comfortable, state-of-the-art environment in which to ply their strike-seeking skills. Take advantage of bowling's distinctively stealthy footwear to sneak up on the flocks of unsuspecting game roosting on the alley's 44 gleaming lanes—each of which can be outfitted with bumpers, the bowler's version of a laser scope. A high-tech Qubica scoring system is available to track the pin count and vindicate the view that math skills have no real-world applications, and a friendly staff is on-hand to help with the equipment, explain bowling's rules, and settle arguments over which of the Wright brothers was taller. Exhausted orb hurlers can replenish their strength at the alley's snack bar or fully stocked on-site cocktail lounge, or they can opt to give their brains a much-needed break from the complexities of the game with some therapeutic button pushing in the game room. Serra Bowl is open until 2 a.m. or later seven nights a week, and around the clock on Saturdays, giving werewolves a wholesome alternative to their traditional nocturnal activity—drag racing.
All across California, Western Bowling Proprietors Association sends pins scattering at a network of bowling alleys, each with its own personality. In addition to open bowl on automatically scored lanes, many locations host special events that heighten the experience with enhancements such as vibrant lights, lively music, and laser systems that do double duty protecting the alleys' diamond collections. The alleys also house refreshment facilities, pro shops, and diversions that range from arcade games to billiards.
Cresco Equipment Rentals delivers comprehensive equipment solutions and unprecedented premier service. Contractor to homeowner, large construction project, remodel, facility services, movie production or major event, we've got you covered.


text:
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Complete Obituary
C. Don Burget
C. Don "Boss" Burget, 73, of It's It Road, Celina, died at 4:02 p.m. June 28, 2008, at the Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born May 22, 1935, in Prairie Township, Tipton County, Ind. to Dale and Mary Wheatley Burget.
Survivors are three sisters, Marianna (Don) Gray of Tipton, Ind., Madonna (John) Spratt, Las Brisas Honduras, Central America, Marilyn (Danny) Nash, Prairie Township; and a companion, Mary McClain, Celina.
He worked at Perfect Circle Corp. later known as Dana Corp., Hagerstown, Ind., and he later became a Staff Representative in District 30 of the United Steel Workers Union. He lived in Kokomo and Elkhart, Ind., and later in Celina. He was a 1953 graduate of Prairie Township High School.
Deceased is a brother Gerald E. Burget.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodges in Celina, a 50-year member of the Austin Masonic Lodge F&AM and Benovolent Order of Elk's, Tipton Ind. He served in the military from 1958 to 1960 stationed in Germany. He graduated from Prairie Township High School in 1953.
Services are 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, and 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Young & Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton.
Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society or the charity of the donor's choice.
Additional obituaries for this date
Weather forecast
for Thursday:
Partly cloudy
for Thursday:
Partly cloudy
Tuesday, April 22
Tuesday, April 22
Tuesday, April 22


text:
Get rid of debt that is adding unwanted weight!
Some of the same methods for watching calories also apply when trying to cut or slim down your debt. If you're trying to get rid of debt that's adding unwanted weight, you have to pay attention to the nutrition labels (or interest rates) associated with each of your debts.
Check out First Flight's low-rate personal loan solutions and credit card options that can help you consolidate high-interest loans, reduce your monthly payments and pay off your loan & credit card balances sooner!
#WORKiT with First Flight Personal Loans


text:
Loading Market ...
Football Betting
Up To £30 Free Matched Bet
Everton target Joao Moutinho has signed a contract extension with Sporting which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2014.
The Toffees were strongly linked with a move for the 22-year-old last summer and reportedly had a £11.8million offer rejected.
Moutinho had been contracted to the Lisbon outfit until 2013, but has now put pen-to-paper on a one-year extension.
His contract now includes a whopping €22.5million (£20m) release clause should an interested party wish to hold transfer talks.
Sporting are currently second in the Portuguese Liga, four points adrift of league leaders Porto.


text:
2013 Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa (ETH) wins B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund.
Stephen Sambu (KEN) and Kim Smith (NZL) each win $100,000 in the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley.
Do you provide massages at the B.A.A. Half Marathon?
Similar to the Boston Marathon, will there be an expo, a pasta party or a post-race party at the B.A.A. Half Marathon?
1966 - Bobbi Gibb
In 1966, Bobbi Gibb was the first female to run the Boston Marathon.


text:
Security clearance jobs, security cleared and intelligence jobs, ClearedJobs.Net
Security clearance jobs, security cleared and intelligence jobs, ClearedJobs.Net
May 8, 2014
DoubleTree Crystal City
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington VA 22202
June 5, 2014
Westin Tysons Corner
7801 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church VA 22043
September 4, 2014
6715 Commerce Street
Springfield VA
TAGSair force Army BAE Systems Best Recruiter career career development career fair clearance jobs cleared job fair cleared jobs ClearedJobs.Net cyber security defense contractors defense industry DoD Engility F-35 General Dynamics General Dynamics IT HP info for cleared job seekers interesting tid bit interviewing JLTV Job search LinkedIn Lockheed Martin Marine Corps military career transition military transition Navy Networking Northrop Grumman Patra Frame Pentagon Raytheon recruiting Resume SAIC security clearance sequestration social media Uncategorized va veterans
Tag Archives: job fairs
Four Steps to a Successful Job Fair
Have you been wondering if attending a job fair is worth your time? Or worse, have you been to one and felt it was useless?
Job Fairs have a place in your job search plan – but only if you know how to work them effectively. And far too many attendees do not, they just show up.
First step:
Select a job fair which offers you access to employers you have targeted in your job search plan. If employers which interest you and have the jobs you want are not going to attend, there is no reason for you to attend either!
Second step:
Do your homework! Look at the list…
A Job Fair? Networking? But My Work is Classified
So often I hear job seekers who focus entirely on searching for work online and do not understand the value of personal contacts and networking. And when I talk to folks in intel or other data-oriented classified work, this is even more common.
But a job search that is effective and that will result in a job that is right for you means you have to get out, and get active.
Talk to people you know. Introduce yourself to other attendees at professional meetings. Look for connections to current employees of organizations where you want to work.
And attend the 'right' job fairs.
What are the RIGHT job fairs? Answer:…Read More


text:
The transaction log plays a critical role in a SQL Server database: it maintains an ongoing record of database activity crucial for the restoration of recent data in the event of a disaster. However, this benefit comes at a cost: the transaction log can consume a substantial amount of space in an active database. SQL Server provides two actions designed to counterbalance these large space requirements: transaction log truncation and log file shrinking.
Read more in SQL Server Transaction Log Management
Read more in SQL Server Transaction Log Management
- December 5, 2012 at 5:01 am(1) Chris says:
Just wanted to say thanks for article >>> Installing MySQL on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion – Saved me all kinds of time.


text:
This family owned Napa winery founded in 1882 is reknowned for producing classic, elegant refined wines, with a focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Beth Novak Milliken, President and CEO, returns after 20 years to host, and will delight you with her green approach to all aspects of wine production. The evening will cap off with a 1999 Magnum of cabernet from this iconic estate.
2011 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc
First Course
2010 Field Book Syrah, Griffin's Lair
Salsify Soup
Syrah Braised Lamb Rillette and Caramelized Pearl Onions
Second Course
2009 & 2004 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon
Golden Potato Gnocchi
Wild Mushrooms, Seared Leeks and Roasted Tomato Sauce
Third Course
1999 Spottswoode Cabernet from Magnum
Brasaola Wrapped Beef Tenderloin
Celery Root Mash and Roasted Tuscan Kale
Fourth Course
Warm Apricot Cheese Tart
Candied Orange Ice Cream


text:
Ranking: 3.22 / 104
The wife saw her husband frustrated reading the Marriage Certificate from top to bottom, flip it over, and then read it again...
She asked:" Honey, what are you looking for?"
He answered:" Nothing dear, Im just looking for the expiration date for this paper..."
Thanks to: belal almomani - Jordan
rec.:Aug/29/2008 pub.:Sep/23/2008 sent:Dec/16/2008
Ranking: 3.17 / 105
The "car way" of telling how far the relationship is:
-- Trying to impress the woman: unlocks and opens the door, waits for her to get inside, closes her door behind her
-- Dating: the guy unlocks her door and then goes around to his side to get in
-- Engaged: The man opens his door leans over and unlocks her door and opens it.
-- Married: The man gets in to the driver's seat, unlocks the doors, and says "Aren't you getting in?"
Thanks to: Mike - USA.
rec.:Oct/27/2004 pub.:Nov/1/2004 sent:Apr/1/2009
Ranking: 3.39 / 77
An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse he has been living with for the last 50 years. The wizard says, Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the course on you. The old man says without hesitation, I now pronounce you man and wife.
Thanks to: Anonymous - USA.
rec.:Apr/27/2010 pub.:Apr/27/2010 sent:Jul/22/2010
Ranking: 2.93 / 152
Now, that looks like a happily married couple. Remarks the husband.
Dont be too sure, my Dear. They are probable saying the same thing about us. Replied his wife.
Thanks to: Anonymous - USA.
rec.:Oct/11/2005 pub.:Oct/11/2005 sent:Jan/12/2011
© 1995-2014 EMERgency 24 Inc.


text:
Tom Ridge
Excerpts from a Monitor breakfast on homeland security.
Homeland Security Department Secretary Tom Ridge has lived the American dream. He grew up in veterans' public housing and went on to win a scholarship to Harvard.Skip to next paragraph
Subscribe Today to the Monitor
After Harvard, he started law school and then was drafted into the Army where he won a bronze star for heroism in Vietnam.
When his tour with Uncle Sam was over, he finished law school and became an assistant district attorney in Erie County, Pennsylvania. And in 1982, he was elected to Congress, becoming the first Vietnam vet to serve there.
When President Bush named him homeland security director, Mr. Ridge was serving as governor of Pennsylvania, a post to which he had been twice elected.
In January of this year, he took on one of the toughest jobs in the country, becoming the first person to head the Homeland Security Department.
Here are excepts of what he said at a Monitor breakfast Friday. The session was transcribed by the Homeland Security Department.
"Let's flash back about a year and a half when some of you would come to those meetings and there would be Attorney General Ashcroft and Director Bob Mueller and yours truly saying, 'Be vigilant, be aware, be careful. We think the threat has been elevated.'
And everybody would write, 'Be vigilant, be aware, be careful. The threat's elevated. Okay, now what are we supposed to do?'
And everybody said, 'What a horrible system this is. You've got to do something with this.'
So we went back and took a look at what State does and Defense does in terms of alerting people as to what not only the threat is, but also tied to each color is a level of protection that you want either your embassies or your forces to undertake.
We now have a very good system. It is a system designed to alert the general public, but [also] direct security professionals that they need to do additional measures to protect their families and communities. We now have a system - remember, we're a federal government, we can't mandate the system. We use it in the federal government. All states and territories have adopted it. Much of the business community is beginning to adopt it.
So, today, we can give a warning. We also give more specific information as to the nature of the threat, and we can send out and do send out an action plan; this is the warning, this is the nature of the threat, these are the things that we expect you to do.
... the fact is that our level of security at yellow today is better than it was a year ago, and our level of security at yellow today will be better a year from now. So the threshold to go from yellow to orange will be higher. That does make a difference.
"...we know we're in this for the long haul, because I do believe that there will be a successor to Al Qaeda and there will be a successor to bin Laden. We know that there are literally thousands and thousands of extremists out there. We know there are several dozen terrorist organizations. That's the environment within which we live. We need to view it as a permanent part of the hostile environment within which we operate. That's the reason for the permanent reorganization [leading to the Homeland Security Department]."
"...I have faith in the system that we're constructing, faith in the military, faith in an ever growing global commitment among freedom-loving nations around the world who view this as the scourge that may be primarily directed at the United States, but the consequences are felt across the globe. [There] will [be] a day when the announcement will be from some secretary of the Department of Homeland Security that the threat level went down rather than up."
"I think they [terrorists have] got Plan B, C, D, and M. I just do think that [another attack] is a matter of inevitability.
I do think part of it has to do with the military success; part of it has to do with much more robust and comprehensive engagement of the global community. You know, they've got over 3,000 terrorists detained around the world... - interrogating them and getting information on a regular basis. We've made it more difficult for them to access [funds] - I think the president mentioned the other day over a thousand accounts that we had identified were being used to support terrorist activity. A lot of it has to do with the improved security here.


text:
Most Volatile Stocks – Valero Energy Corporation, Molycorp Inc, Eldorado Gold Corp, Walter Energy Inc.
on 03/04/2013
New York, NY – (Net PR News) – 4/03/2013–smartOTC is the premiere destination for Investors and novices alike who wish to receive information on fast moving OTC stocks and undiscovered companies. Most of these companies are considered penny stocks and trade on the Pink Sheet or OTC BB market. Our daily alerts help investors cut their research time in half as we send out small cap and penny stock alerts that are displaying signs of a potential rally.
Sign up For Our No. 1 Rated Stock Newsletter to make Huge Profitshttp://www.smartotc.com
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) plunged -5.69% and closed at $42.41 in the last trading session, with the overall traded volume of 19.00 million shares. VLO has market cap of 23.45 billion. Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)declared that it will host a conference call on April 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss first quarter earnings results, which will be released that day, and provide an update on company operations.
How Should Investors Trade VLO Now? Don't Miss out on a Special Trend Analysis
Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) reported the gain of +6.72%, to close at $5.24 in the last trading session and its total traded volume was 10.18 million shares. Stock price 52 weeks high was $35.79 and 52 weeks low price was $4.86. Molycorp, Inc. provides Rare Earths and Molybdenum products to companies. The Company's rare earth products comprise of bastnasite, cerium, europium, lanthanum, neodymium, praseodymium, yttrium, and other lanthanides.
What Are MCP's Charts Signaling for Traders? Find Out Here
Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO) dropped -9.38% and closed at $8.50 in the last trading session with the overall traded volume of 8.65 million shares. EGO has earnings per share of $0.44 and its price to earnings ratio is 19.25. EGO has market cap of 6.07 billion. Eldorado Gold Corporation (Eldorado) is a gold exploration, development, mining and production company.
Can EGO Show a Strong Recovery? Find out in This Research Report
The Company owns and operates mines worldwide. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had exploration and development projects in Turkey, China, Greece and Brazil.
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) shares went down -7.96% to close at $24.15 and its total volume in the last trading session was 7.52 million shares. WLT has outstanding shares of 62.52 million with the total market cap of 1.51 billion and its beta value stands at 1.93 times. Walter Energy, Inc. is a producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry and also produces steam coal, coal bed methane gas (natural gas), metallurgical coke and other related products.
Should WLT be a Buy or Sell Now? Find Out Here
About Us:
smartOTC is the premiere destination for Investors and novice alike who wish to receive information on fast moving OTC penny stocks and undiscovered companies. We are a marketing firm that releases paid reports on undiscovered companies looking to tell their stories. Most of these companies are considered penny stocks and trade on the Pink Sheet or OTC BB market. Our daily alerts help investors cut their research time in half as we send out small cap and penny stock alerts that are displaying signs of a potential rally.
While penny stocks pose a much more significant risk factor compared to large cap stocks, their lure of quick gains makes it a trading choice for many small time and beginner investors. There is nothing wrong with investments into penny stocks, the best advice is to do your own research and consult with your own financial professional. smartOTC reports and alerts should only be used as a starting point for your own due diligence.
PLEASE NOTE WELL: This report/release/advertisement is a commercial advertisement and is for general information purposes only. We are engaged in the business of marketing and advertising companies for monetary compensation.
Smartotc.com and its employees are not a Registered Investment Advisor, Broker Dealer or a member of any association for other research providers in any jurisdiction whatsoever and we are not qualified to give financial advice. The disclaimer is to be read and fully understood before using our site, or joining our email list. Never invest in any stock featured on our site or emails unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. All content in our releases is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities.
Read Our Full Disclaimer at http://www.smartotc.com/disclaimer


text:
Priority Enrollment Program (PEP) for High School Seniors
Skyline College understands that the transition from high school to college can be difficult and confusing. The Priority Enrollment Program (PEP) makes it easy for graduating high school seniors planning to enroll at Skyline College for the upcoming summer and fall terms.
Students participating in Skyline's PEP will complete their enrollment steps, become familiar with Skyline College's programs and services and select their courses, all before finishing their senior year in high school!
PEP Day Agenda 4/19/14
Group 1
Check in: 8:30 AM
Placement test: 9:00 AM
Orientation/Advising: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Group 2
Check in: 12:00 PM
Placement Test: 12:30 PM
Orientation/Advising: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Apply Today
Complete an online Skyline College Application for Admission selecting Summer/Fall Semester even if you are not planning on summer classes. Once your application has been received, you will receive an email confirmation providing you with a G# and Enrollment Ticket. Please print out a copy of your student ID (G#) and enrollment ticket.
Note: Prior Concurrent Enrollment Students need to re-apply as "regular students"
To do this, select the "login" box to update your Skyline student status. Select both "summer/fall" enrollment.
PEP Day Schedule
Special days/times have been set aside on an Appointment basis only. The following dates and times are for participating PEP students – space is limited:
Apr 19
9:00a -5:00p
Building 4, 4-170
NOTE: You must bring: photo identification, student ID (G#), enrollment ticket
For more information, contact Florentino Ubungen at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
A giant woodland Commonwealth Games 2014 logo will be planted at a new Scottish community wood in North Lanarkshire as a lasting legacy of the sporting event.
Youth Legacy Ambassadors raised £40,000 and secured permission to use the official Games logo in this environmental project at Riccard Johnston woods at New Stevenston, near Motherwell, one of a network of 14 Commonwealth Woods.
Designed to create a beautiful natural attraction it will also function as a maze, an outdoor classroom and provide a woodland area for people of all ages to learn, get active and enjoy the outdoors for years to come.
Spanning an area of 2000 square metres, the maze is being planted in the four distinct parts of the Games logo, namely:
- the outer red ring made out of local bricks forms a path
- the inner yellow ring from planted golden sedge grass
- the blue arc with planted blue cypress trees
- the planted "G" in the middle of Scots Pine, recently declared Scotland's national tree.
The North Lanarkshire Youth Ambassadors won the Environment category at the Young Scot awards in Glasgow last week.
Jordan Linden (18), a Youth Legacy Ambassador, said: "With only a few months until the Games start, we're excited to reveal our design. The maze will be a striking addition to the local area and help bring the community together in celebration of the 2014 Commonwealth Games."
The Youth Ambassadors are appealing to families in the area to donate historic, named bricks to create the path around the maze linking the future legacy of the Games with Lanarkshire's industrial past.
Jordan added: "The bricks we're looking for were made at many of Lanarkshire's brickworks in the 19th and 20th Century and have different company's names on them. We think they'll add a nice touch to the path, connecting the old with the new, our history and our culture, in a community project to make the locals proud.
"We urge members of the public to let us know if they have, or know where we can find, any of these historic bricks."
Riccard Johnston, a former farm holding that was planted as a community woodland in the early 1990's, was recently transformed following a Forestry Commission grant in 2013. It's the latest wood to join the Commonwealth Woods in and around Glasgow that are a legacy project of the Games.
Funding for the project, which will invite dozens of children and families from the area to help plant the new woodland maze, came from the Environmental Key Fund with additional support from North Lanarkshire Council as the woodland owner, and Forestry Commission Scotland.
Hugh McNish, Forestry Commission Scotland's health advisor for the central belt, added: "A lot of people don't know the woods on their doorstep so we're encouraging them to take inspiration from the Games and get outside and explore. This is a fantastic project that will do just that, by creating a great visitor attraction at Riccard Johnston and allowing young people and the local community to become part of the legacy."
The Youth Ambassadors brick appeal is currently underway. Initial construction of the maze and path will start soon with planting due to take place in May and June involving local schools and community groups.
Click here for more information about events and activities and a map of the Commonwealth Woods.


text:
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) provides solar lights to poor villages in developing countries. The trouble with solar is that it doesn't work at night. (D'oh!). Off-grid solar is impractical for most first world houses because it takes expensive batteries to run 100-watt light bulbs and big TVs. When the competition is a dim and smoky kerosene lamp, small/cheap batteries work just fine. The payback is surprisingly fast; villagers already pay $5-10 a month for kerosene. The unexpected result is that solar power today is economically feasible for poor rural villages, but not for first world homes. Just as some developing countries have gone straight to cell phones, skipping landlines, rural villages may skip the power-grid and go straight to solar.
I must be a capitalist at heart: I love that people often want to do the right thing, but I believe that large-scale change is much more likely when supported by good economics. SELF's approach is so powerful because using solar instead of oil feels like the right thing, but they have improved the odds of success by focusing where there is a positive return on investment (ROI). Once they show the way, their approach should become a virtuous circle, spreading rapidly without more charity. SELF gets the ball rolling, gets a local industry going, and then moves on to the next country.
I believe that a similar dynamic will drive power savings in corporate data centers. In theory, corporations may want to do the right thing by running green data centers, but it'll be the economic benefits that drive large-scale change. This has been such a hot topic lately that the EPA – under direction from congress – is about to release a report on data center energy efficiency. In drafting the report, the EPA was interested in hearing what NetApp did to save power in our Sunnyvale data center.
Last year we did a major project to improve data center power efficiency. We increased storage capacity and performance, while achieving these results:
- 80% reduction in power (329kW to 69kW)
- 80% reduction in rack space (25 racks to 5.5 racks)
- 60% improvement in storage utilization (under 40% to about 60%)
- $1 million direct savings from reduced energy cost and PG&E rebates
- $1.5 million additional savings expected over 18 months
How? The short answer is that we upgraded to newer more efficient hardware, and we used advanced features in Data ONTAP 7G to improve storage utilization. (For more details, see this case study, this report, and this blog.)
This was an easy project for us to justify, because it had sales and PR benefits. We were showing our customers how NetApp equipment, properly deployed, can save power. But never mind the sales benefits, the savings alone justify the project. I haven't even mentioned savings from not having to expand our data center. We were approaching full capacity, but now we've got space/power/cooling to spare.
One of my frustrations with capitalism is that – on average – corporations seem much less interested in doing what's right than individuals. (Perhaps spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations somehow inhibit moral behavior. Topic for another blog.) But in this case, I'm confident that the right thing will happen anyway, because the economic benefits are so strong. When projects are green in the wallet sense, as well as the environmental sense, they are much more likely to get funded.


text:
Curious about the odds column. Why such a big difference between Yankees and O's when teams have same record? How does one interpret that?
Pennant Race Standings: September 29
Standings updated through all the games of September 29; Postseason Odds last updated Saturday morning.
NOTE: For the remainder of the regular season, Hit and Run will have a nightly post updating the standings relevant to the postseason races in the wake of that night's action. The positive numbers under Games Behind for the wild-card leaders indicate their lead over the third-place team in the race, or how far they are from being knocked out of a playoff spot. The Elimination Number (E#) column indicates the total number of the given team's losses and leading team's wins needed to eliminate that team from the race (essentially the reverse of a magic number). The magic number of the leading team is the elimination number of the second-place team. Postseason Odds are from ClayDavenport.com and will be updated in the mornings only.
p = clinched playoff spot
d = clinched division title
|AL East
|AL Central
|AL West
|AL Wild-Card
|AL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
If the season ended today:
- The Orioles would host the Yankees in a one-game playoff to determine the AL East Champion on Thursday, Oct. 4.
- Thursday's loser would host the A's in the wild-card game on Friday, Oct. 5.
- The wild-card game winner would open at home against the Rangers in the Division Series.
- The Tigers would open at home against the AL East Champion in the other Division Series.
|NL East
|NL Central
|NL West
|NL Wild-Card
|NL Home-field Advantage Throughout Playoffs
If the season ended today:
- The Braves would host the Cardinals in the wild-card game.
- The wild-card winner would open at home against the Nationals in the Division Series (the Nationals own the tiebreaker for home-field advantage over the Reds).
- The Giants would open at home against the Reds in the other Division Series.
Tiebreakers: A two-way tie for first place in a division or the second wild-card spot would be decided by a single playoff game on Thursday, October 4. A two-way tie for homefield advantage would be decided by head-to-head winning percentage. For details on other tiebreak scenarios look here.
After today's rainout, there is going to be a long day of baseball in Arlington TX tomorrow!


text:
3100 S Highway 17 Ste F, Murrells Inlet, SC | Directions 2957633.581204 -79.020082
Mon., Sun. CLOSED;Tue. - Wed., Sat. 5pm - 10pm;Thu. - Fri. 11:30am - 2:30pm
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Finocchio's Italian Ristorante on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
Best of Autocorrect
I got to "Dad" and had to scroll down and reblog for a break because I laughed so hard I nearly threw up twice.
"Killing her seems a bit harsh"
"Killing her seems a bit harsh"
I'm crying
Amour et Psyché, François-Nicolas Delaistre (1746-1832), musée du Louvre
Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Sophie, Countess of Wessex departs after attending the Commonwealth day observance service at Westminster Abbey on March 10, 2014 in London, England.
Reblog if you want to participate of the Royal Fandom Fashion Week. →
Rafa and I (royaltyfashion) are plainning the details about it and soon as we get everything decided we're going to post a masterpost explaining everything.
At the moment, I just want to know how many people want to participate.
We hope we get everything plained before…
Magpie Monday: The Murat Tiara
Magpie Monday: The Murat Tiara
Auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's are known for auctioning off exquisite and expensive jewelry, much of which comes from royal or noble families. This particular tiara, called the Murat Tiara, was sold in May 2012 via Sotheby's for $3,864,318 USD.
To the surprise of all of us in the British press pack, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appear to have gone on holiday to the Maldives.
Prince Harry attend the media launch for the Invictus Games 2014 at the Copper Box Arena in the Olympic Park on March 6, 2014 in London, England. The Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick serivce personnel will use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding of those who serve the country. Prince Harry has brought the Games to the UK following a trip to see the Warrior Games in Colorado in 2013. 300 competitors from around the world will take part.
Page 1 of 1083


text:
July 10, 2009
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) equipped its entire fleet of 15 NX Commuter Xpress service buses with WiFi, providing customers with a convenient amenity to enhance their trip to and from Saratoga, N.Y. and Albany, N.Y.
The WiFi service, provided through Sprint, has been tested over the last few months. Customers can connect their laptop or PDA to the Internet through a wireless router, which has been installed on all NX buses.
"We are making our services more attractive to customers by providing better amenities that make riding more convenient and comfortable," said CDTA Chairman David Stackrow. "Offering customers the ability to access email or browse for information makes their work trip more productive or relaxing as they choose."
Fill out the form below to request more info regarding the company/product/service featured in the story.
* Name
* Phone
* Email
Join the Metro E-Newsletters and receive the latest news in your e-mail inbox once a week. SIGN UP NOW!
View the latest eNews
Express Tuesday | Express Thursday | University Transit
Mass Transit Capital Planning An overview of the world-class best practices for assessing, prioritizing, and funding capital projects to optimize resources and align with the organization's most critical immediate and long-term goals.
More white papers
The full contents of Metro Magazine on your computer! The digital edition is an exact replica of the print magazine with enhanced search, multimedia and hyperlink features. View the current issue
Copyright © 2014 Metro Magazine. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Traditional / Country Solid Oak Sets
in a Medium Oak Finish. Mix and Match with any desired combination. Available in Table, Counter, and Bar/Pub Height Set. More »
Contemporary Solid Oak Sets in a Dark Walnut or Medium Oak Finishes. Mix and Match, thousands of table combinations to choose from,
in both Table and Counter Height Set.
Contemporary Solid Steel with Powder Coat Finish in up to four different colors. All with upholstered seats in lots of fabrics, thousands of color combinations, in Table, Counter, and Bar/Pub Height Sets.
Copyright © 2012 - All Rights Reserved -Americana Inc.OS Templates


text:
Article Preview
ISLAM'S CALL TO KAISER.; Emperor Hesitates to Answer Appeal to Save Persia from Aggression.
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES. ();
November 06, 1910,
, Section Wireless Cable and Sporting Section Financial News, Page C4, Column , words
BERLIN, Nov. 5 -- Political interest was concentrated on the remarkable Mohammedan meeting held at Constantinople last week, at which thousands of frenzied Turks and Persians acclaimed the German Kaiser as the "true protector of Islam," and appealed to him to save Persia from Anglo-Russian aggression, as he had saved Morocco and Macedonia.


text: We've been through a bout with the flu at our house. This year it only hit my oldest daughter and me. Not to brag, but we do most of the chores in the house. So, what to do? What can you do when you can't clean house? Sitting around in a dirty house is not good for physical or mental health, but these options may help.