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Voted by peers to New York Magazine's 2013 Top Doctors - Facial Plastic Surgery; Rhinoplasty Revision; and Nasal Surgery.
Dr. Sam Rizk has been chosen as a Top Facial Plastic Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist by Castle Connolly, the #1 Organization which selects Top Physicians in every field based on recommendations by their peers. Dr. Rizk has also published his original techniques in many plastic surgery journals, which requires peer review by other plastic surgeons to deem it original and worthy of publication. Dr. Rizk is often selected by doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to do their plastic surgery.
Dr. Rizk's philosophy is a customized facelift and necklift with jawline and cheek definition. Dr. Rizk does many different types of facelift and necklift surgery and customizes the lift to your face and degree of aging. One lift does not fit all patients and Dr. Rizk does not have a "signature procedure" because each face is different.
Dr. Rizk's philosophy in his lifts is a natural lift which avoids the "pulled" look of older skin lifts. He also does a facelift which not only makes a patient look YOUNGER, but also MORE ATTRACTIVE. This is an important concept because Dr. Rizk's facelifts also reposition volume from the jowls into the cheeks. He lifts in the deeper layers which encompass not only skin and muscle, but ALSO jowl FAT. This repositioning of volume is important because it creates definition, rather than just "tightness" and it looks more natural. The loose muscles in the neck are pulled and tightened behind the ears and also in the middle under the chin from a small incision under the chin.
Dr. Rizk also pioneered the use of 3-Dimentional high definition telescope systems to visualize the face better in the deeper planes, making it a much safer procedure which avoids blood vessels and other structures. With this 3D telescope technology, the scars are smaller and the recuperation is faster because the surgery becomes very precise. Rapid recovery is just as important for Dr. Rizk's New York City Park Avenue practice as is a natural and long-lasting result.
Widely respected for his advanced minimally invasive application of ground breaking surgical techniques, Dr. Sam Rizk's approach is based on philosophy that each individual procedure is tailored and customized to the individual needs of each patient. He uses minimally invasive endoscopic techniques to reduce downtime. Dr. Rizk is focused not only on a natural result but also on the speed of a patient's recovery. To optimize this intent Dr. Rizk uses preoperative as well as intraoperative and postoperative minimally invasive techniques and medications to achieve this rapid healing.
Patient privacy is very important to us and only patients who have given us special consent to use their photographs are on the website or blog. Some have requested certain features be blocked out and we honor those requests so you may see certain patients with their eyes blacked out.
Rise in Male Plastic Surgery According to Dr. Rizk
September 3rd, 2013
Dr. Sam Rizk noticed a rise in facial plastic surgery in males. Dr. Rizk notes that among men, neck lifts, nose jobs, and removing eyelid bags are the most popular procedures. Because of an increase in male necklifts being performed, Dr. Rizk pioneered his Rapid Recovery Neck Lift procedure to allow his patients to return to work earlier. Read more about Dr. Rizk's findings here.
Dr. Rizk on American Health & Beauty – Female Neck Lift
August 20th, 2013
Dr. Sam Rizk is featured in an American Health & Beauty article discussing the increase of necklift surgery in women. Read more about why women consider getting a neck lift over a facelift by clicking here. Dr. Rizk believes women get necklifts because they tend to pay more attention to their face than necks. This can increase collagen loss and allow wrinkles to form.
When does a facelift look unnatural and how does Dr. Rizk prevent it from happening?
August 13th, 2013
The results of a facelift may look unnatural when incisions are made in the wrong locations, when too much lifting occurs in certain areas, and/or when the wrong procedure or combination of procedures are performed, among other factors.
To avoid these issues, choose an experienced facial plastic surgeon with a natural sense of artistry, such as Dr. Rizk.
To avoid an unnatural look, Dr. Rizk is careful to place the incisions strategically. This helps avoid the classic "wind-blown" look many patients fear. He also keeps lifting to a minimum in certain areas such as the upper face and lateral orbital area, while lifting more in the deep plane near the jowl and neck.
Dr. Rizk also tailors treatment to the patient to prevent an unnatural look. In other words, he assesses each patient's needs to determine if a facelift or perhaps a combination of procedures will work best for the patient. If you do have a facelift, supplemental treatments may be recommended, such as Restylane to fill in the nasolabial folds.
Dr. Rizk also uses tissue glues whenever possible in order to eliminate the need for drains and certain incisions.
Recovery is an important factor in attaining a positive, natural outcome from your facelift procedure. For this reason, Dr. Rizk often recommends having a private plastic surgery nurse to monitor swelling and other issues. He will also likely advise you to use arnica montana and other postoperative skin products, and he may prescribe you medications for optimal healing.
What skin care regimen should I follow after a facelift? Is there a difference with age? 40 vs 50 vs 60?
August 6th, 2013
Caring for your skin following a facelift is more complicated than with less-invasive procedures. In addition to everyday skin care you will need to properly care for your wounds and control any swelling.
The general guidelines for skin care after a facelift are essentially the same whether a patient is 40, 50 or 60 years of age. However, older patients do heal slower, so measures taken to aid healing may be even more important in older patients.
Skin care after a facelift is often a continuation of your preoperative regimen. In your initial consultation with your surgeon, he or she may prescribe you specific skin care products to use both before and after your surgery.¬ These products can help to minimize discoloration and brown spots as well as get rid of dead skin cells.
To minimize swelling your surgeon will likely advise you to keep your head elevated while sleeping, and use cold compresses, for a few days. He or she may also recommend using herbal remedies such as arnica montana.
It is important to avoid the sun — as well as topical treatments or cosmeceuticals — for at least a few days. This is especially true with procedures like facelift where there are open wounds or broken skin. However, you will need to apply antibiotic ointment to your wounds until they have healed.
After the first few days your surgeon may advise you to use products to avoid discoloration, and to use sunscreen with an SPF of about 40. (Stronger sunscreens can block your pores, which is not good for healing.)
While your wounds are healing, avoid picking at them, as this can lead to scarring or infection.
Finally, hydration is an important part of your skin care regimen after a facelift. Drink at least six glasses of water per day. This helps rejuvenate the skin and flush out toxins.
Facelift Before & After
July 30th, 2013
55 yo female who underwent a facelift, neck lift and upper lower eye lift. She is shown a year after surgery and has minimum hidden scars behind the ears and under chin. Dr. Rizk used the high-definition telescope to help minimize the scars.
Dr. Rizk Featured on About.com's Luxury Travel
June 18th, 2013
Dr. Sam Rizk is featured on About.com's Luxury Travel section where luxury medical tourism to New York is discussed. Read more about Dr. Rizk's medical tourism to NYC here.
Facelift Before & After
June 17th, 2013
|38 yo female interested in improving her jawline and neck contour who underwent necklift and midline platysmaplasty (suturing the loose platysma muscle together in the neck) and midline neck liposuction as well. patient is shown postoperatively. Necklifts alone are more common in younger patients.
Facelift Before & After
May 15th, 2013
It depends what type of injury you sustained and when you sustained it. In any case, the injury needs to be evaluated by your facial plastic surgeon. But this does not mean you will need another facelift.
In the first six weeks after a face lift, an injury to the face needs to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if any surgical touch-up treatment is needed. For example, if the injury affected your incisions, this will need to be addressed.
If the injury occurred six weeks or more after your facelift, it will likely be treated as would any injury to face. Your surgeon will examine you to determine if there are any bony or soft tissue injuries that need to be treated.
If you injured your face after a facelift, contact your surgeon immediately for instructions on how to proceed.
In what situations is it not possible to get a facelift?
April 29th, 2013
There are a number of situations and conditions that may preclude you from having a facelift. Generally speaking, good candidates for facelift are non-smokers in good physical and mental health with realistic expectations.
If you currently smoke and are interested in having a facelift, you need to quit smoking well in advance of surgery. Most surgeons won't even consider performing cosmetic surgery on patients who smoke.
If you suffer any of the following, facelift may not be for you:
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Bleeding disorders
- Obesity
- High cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Severe allergies
- Lung/heart disease
- Arthritis
Patients with diminished skin elasticity (typically older patients) are not good candidates for facelift.
Face lift is an amazing procedure that can have a dramatic results, but it's not for everyone. It will not transform your life, so if this is your expectation, you probably aren't a good candidate for the procedure.
Also, some patients are better suited to other procedures such as neck lift or brow lift. Younger patients can often benefit from a less-invasive facial rejuvenation procedure.
If you are interested in having a facelift, schedule a consultation with Dr. Rizk to learn if you are a good candidate.
Dr. Rizk Discusses the Importance of Volume and Definition in the Surgical Aesthetics Journal
March 18th, 2013
Dr. Rizk Discusses Benefits of Cheek Implants
March 14th, 2013
Dr. Rizk Comments on Men Who Get Facial Enhancements on HealthNewsDigest.com
February 27th, 2013
Dr. Sam Rizk has been noticing a trend about the men who visit his New York City Facial Plastic Surgery Center. Men in their 40s and 50s are often interested in Botox, eyelid surgery, and rapid recovery neck lifts to look more refreshed and less tired, while men in their late 60s are interested in necklifts, modified deep plane facelifts and eyelid rejuvenation.
Read more about Dr. Rizk's comments here.
Dr. Rizk Featured on PRIME – International Journal of Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Medicine
February 10th, 2013
Dr. Rizk Featured in the Plastic Surgery Practice Magazine as One of the BEST Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeons in 2012
January 9th, 2013
Facelift Before & After
January 4th, 2013
Facelift Before & After
December 24th, 2012
Dr. Rizk Featured in Harper's Bazaar, December 2012 – "The New Neck-Lifts"
November 29th, 2012
55 year old female who underwent lower facelift and necklift as well as midline platysmaplasty. Patient is shown 1.5 years after the facelift.
September 24th, 2012
Dr. Rizk will be a panelist and lecturer at the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2013 conference from June 26-30, 2013, to be held at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas
August 2nd, 2012
Dr. Rizk will present at the FACE Conference and Exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians in London, to be held on June 16, 2012
June 8th, 2012
3D imaging by Dr. Sam Rizk
May 28th, 2012
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk is the first surgeon to use 3D imaging which enables surgeons to view structures before they are changed. This 3D imaging procedure uses small telescopes which are positioned and attached to a high powered camera that does not harm tissues or blood vessels, which results in less pain, bruising, swelling, and shortens recovery time. Patients usually are able to return to work in a week or less. Call us for a consultation at 212-452-3362.


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State Taxes
Income, Inheritance and Estate Taxes
Subchapter I. Land Donated for Conservation or Preservation
§ 1801 Short title.
This subchapter shall be known as the "Delaware Land and Historic Resources Protection Incentives Act of 1999."
72 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1.;
§ 1802 Findings and purpose.
(a) The General Assembly finds:
(1) That the State of Delaware's unique natural resources, wildlife habitats, historic resources and resources of outdoor recreation are a significant benefit to the State and the public;
(2) That the State of Delaware's unique natural resources and distinctive natural heritage, including habitat for plants, animals and natural communities and historic resources, are being lost at an alarming rate; and
(3) That much of the State's unique natural resources and habitats and historic resources are found on lands that are privately owned.
(b) The General Assembly desires:
(1) To encourage private landowners to be stewards of lands that are important habitats or designated natural areas, or that contain significant historic resources;
(2) To complement existing land conservation acquisition programs under the Delaware Land Protection Act, as set forth in Chapter 75 of Title 7, and historic preservation programs, and not duplicate them and thereby preserve public financial resources and leverage public expenditures; and
(3) To provide private landowners with incentives to encourage protection of private lands for open space, natural resources, biodiversity conservation, outdoor recreation and historic preservation purposes.
§ 1803 Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to this subchapter:
(1) "Delaware Heritage program" means the program within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife, that is responsible for inventory, research, data collection, information management and consultation about Delaware's unique or rare plant and animal species and natural communities and for the maintenance of computerized and manual records of the status and trends of such species and natural communities and habitat location information.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
(3) "Historic resources" means those structures, improvements, sites or lands that are listed as significant in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, either as individual listings or as contribution elements in listed or eligible historic districts.
(4) "Interest in real property" means any perpetual right in real property, or improvements thereto, or water, including but not limited to a fee simple, easement, partial interest, mineral right, remainder, future interest, or other interest or right concerning the use of property.
(5) "Land" or "lands" means real property, with or without improvements thereon; right-of-way, water and riparian rights; easements; privileges and all other rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to or connected with real property.
(6) "Natural habitat" means those land areas in Delaware that are or may be documented as areas of ecological importance and significance for the protection of unique or rare plants, animals and natural communities. Such areas are or may be comprised of lands that due to their physical or biological features, provide important elements for the protection, maintenance and survival of plants, animals and/or natural communities such as, for example, food, shelter, or living space, and may include, without limitation, breeding, feeding, resting, migratory and overwintering areas. Physical and biological features include, but are not limited to: structure and composition of the vegetation; faunal community; soils; water chemistry and quality; and geologic, hydrologic and microclimatic factors and other ecological processes.
(7) "Open space" means any open lands characterized by (i) natural and/or scenic beauty, or (ii) whose existing openness, natural condition or present state of use, if retained, would maintain important outdoor recreational areas and wildlife habitat, or would maintain or enhance the conservation of Delaware's natural, historic, or scenic resources.
(8) "Public or private conservation agency" means any Delaware governmental body or any private not-for-profit charitable corporation or trust authorized to do business in the State and organized and operated for natural resources, land conservation or historic preservation purposes, and having tax-exempt status as a public charity under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and having the power to acquire, hold and maintain land and/or interests in land for such purposes.
72 Del. Laws, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 254, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1.;
§ 1804 Tax credit available; land conveyed for conservation and preservation purposes.
(a) There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by Chapters 11 and 19 of this title, an amount equal to 40% of the fair market value of any land or interest in land located in Delaware that is conveyed for the purpose of open space, natural resource and/or biodiversity conservation or historic preservation as an unconditional donation in perpetuity by the landowner/taxpayer to a public or private conservation agency eligible to hold such land and interests therein for conservation or preservation purposes. The fair market value of qualified donations made under this chapter shall be substantiated by a "qualified appraisal" prepared by a "qualified appraiser," as those terms are defined under applicable federal law and regulations governing charitable contributions.
(b) The amount of the credit that may be claimed by a taxpayer shall not exceed $50,000. In addition, in any 1 tax year the credit used may not exceed the amount of individual or corporate income tax otherwise due. Any portion of the credit that is unused in any 1 tax year may be carried over for a maximum of 5 consecutive tax years following the tax year in which the credit originated, subject to the limitations provided herein, until fully expended.
(c) Qualified donations shall include the conveyance in perpetuity of a fee interest in real property or a less-than-fee interest in real property, such as a conservation easement, pursuant to Chapter 69 of Title 7. Dedications of land for open space for the purpose of fulfilling density requirements to obtain subdivision or building permits shall not be considered as qualified donations under this chapter.
(d) Qualified donations shall be eligible for the tax credit herein described if such donations are made to the State, an instrumentality thereof or a charitable organization described in § 501(c) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 501] and meet the requirements of 26 U.S.C. § 170(h)(3)(A) or (B).
(e) To be eligible for treatment as qualified donations under this section, land or interests in lands must meet the requirements for land protection of the Delaware Land Protection Act as set forth in § 7503 of Title 7; or consist of lands that are natural habitat for the protection of Delaware's unique and rare biological and natural features as determined by the Department, relying on information supplied and maintained by the Delaware Natural Heritage Program; or meet the requirements for Delaware's important historic resources as determined by the Delaware Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. The use and protection of such lands or interests therein for open space, natural area protection, biodiversity habitat conservation, historic preservation or similar use and purpose shall be assured in perpetuity.
(f) Any qualified donation made in a tax year for which the tax credit herein described is claimed by a taxpayer shall not also be eligible for treatment in the same tax year as a charitable contribution for state income tax deduction purposes in calculating Delaware income tax liability.
§ 1805 Administration.
(a) The Department, in consultation with the Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to certify eligible projects for treatment in fulfillment of the purposes of this subchapter by February 5, 2000. The Department and the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, in cooperation with the Open Space Council, upon each 5-year anniversary of the enactment of this subchapter or of any renewals thereof, shall prepare a report to the General Assembly showing the lands protected during such period pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) The Division of Revenue of the Department of Finance for the State of Delaware, in consultation with the Department, shall promulgate such rules and regulations by February 5, 2000, as may be necessary to administer the tax incentives provided for in this subchapter and shall coordinate with the agencies referenced in subsection (a) of this section in the preparation of the report or reports to the General Assembly showing the fiscal impact on the Delaware Treasury of the credits claimed pursuant to this subchapter.
72 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1.;
§ 1806 Applicability, fiscal limitation and renewal.
(a) The tax credits provided by this subchapter shall apply to transfers of land or interests therein in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000.
(b) Any taxpayer claiming a tax credit under this subchapter may not claim a credit under any similar Delaware law for costs related to the same project. A taxpayer may not claim a tax credit under this subchapter for lands or interests in land a portion of which constitutes the taxpayer's entire holdings and where the taxpayer has sold or has contracted to sell to the State the balance of such lands or interests in land for open space, biodiversity, land conservation or historic preservation purposes.
(c) Any tax credits which arise under this subchapter from the donation of land or an interest in land made by a pass-through tax entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, limited liability corporation or partnership, limited partnership, Subchapter S corporation or other fiduciary shall be used either by such entity, in the event it is the taxpayer, on behalf of such entity, or by the member, manager, partner, shareholder and/or beneficiary, as the case may be, in proportion to their interest in such entity in the event that income, deductions and tax liability passes through such entity to such member, manager, partner, shareholder and/or beneficiary. Such tax credits may not be claimed by both the entity and the member, manager, partner, shareholder and/or beneficiary for the same donation.
(d) The total amount of tax credits to be made available under this subchapter shall not exceed $10,000,000. The aggregate amount of such tax credits available in any 1 tax year shall not exceed $1,000,000 and shall be allocated to taxpayers for eligible projects in accordance with the rules and regulations to be established as set forth in § 1805 of this title.
(e) [Repealed.]
72 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 135, §§ 1-3.;
§ 1807 Construction.
No part or segment of this subchapter shall be interpreted to in any way alter or amend any permit requirements, reporting requirements, allocation procedures or other requirements set forth in any other provision of state law.
72 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1.;

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posted: 05/28/13
When it comes to street racing, drivers will endanger their lives, spend a fortune on their rides and risk going to jail—all to be No. 1. Here's a rundown of the top dogs in the underground world of illegal street racing in Oklahoma City. Follow them as they pull out all stops to be the fastest of the fast.
BIG CHIEF — No. 1
Ride: 1972 Pontiac LeMans, aka "The Crow"
Learn more about Big Chief HERE
DADDY DAVE — No. 2
Ride: 1996 GMC Sonoma S10 pickup
Learn more about Daddy Dave HERE
DOC — No. 3
Ride: 1971 Chevy Monte Carlo
Learn more about Doc HERE
MONZA — No. 4
Ride: 1972 Camaro Rally Sport
Learn more about Monza HERE
MURDER NOVA — No. 5
Ride: 1969 Chevy Nova
Learn more about Murder Nova HERE
DEREK — No. 6
Ride: Third Generation Chevy Camaro
Learn more about Derek HERE
KAMIKAZE — No. 7
Ride: 1980 Chevy El Camino
Learn more about Kamikaze HERE
DOMINATOR — No. 8
Ride: 1967 Dodge Dart
Learn more about Dominator HERE
BOOSTED — No. 9
Ride: 1995 Ford Mustang
Learn more about the Street Outlaws HERE
CHUCK — No. 10
Ride: 1989 fox body Mustang with a Chevy engine
Learn more about Chuck HERE


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Motel owners feel 'Punk'd' by 'Hotel Impossible'
The owners of a Jersey Shore motel say the show offered them help, but then portrayed them as scammers.
An appearance on the Travel Channel's Hotel Impossible has turned into an episode of Hotel Nightmare for the owners of the Thunderbird Motel in Seaside Heights, N.J.
The two-part episode, part of the show's Operation Sandy shoots, concludes at 10 p.m. Monday.
"The whole thing is they (the Hotel Impossible producers) came in on a sneaky premise of helping us rebuild the motel," Ray Braun Sr. said Friday. "Then they ended up humiliating my son."
Producers contacted the Brauns and subsequently called them 15 times to set up the shoot, Braun said.
On the episode, host Anthony Melchiorri browbeat Ray Braun Jr. as they went through an inspection of one of the motel's rooms leading up to the July 4 holiday. The room had two dead flies in a windowsill and a box of pizza in the refrigerator.
When the Brauns complained to producers, off-camera yet audible on the show, about Braun Jr.'s treatment, they were told that it was Melchiorri's style.
"That room obviously wasn't ready to rent," Braun Sr. said. "They came by and asked us if we needed help. They said it would be like This Old House and they would help us with rebuilding."
Instead, the Brauns were portrayed as scamming the producers of the show for help in renovating the motel. But Braun says everything was taken out of context.
"We never asked anyone for money," he said.
Braun Sr., of Mantoloking, N.J., said on the show that he has property assets totaling up to $40 million.
"What he (Melchiorri) doesn't understand is you don't drop and sell a property in two or three months." said Braun. "He never asked me how many mortgages I have running."
Braun said that he's reviewing the "legal impact" of the show with his lawyers and that he and his daughter have received death threats since the episode aired. The death threats have been reported to the police.
A spokesperson for Atlas Media Corp, the producers the show, declined comment until after part two airs on Monday.


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PATRICK JOHN MILLS GALLERY in the Heart of Hintonburg, Ottawa, ON 613 729-0406
NAKED! What did you say? I said, NAKED! Oh, I thought you said Naked. I did say NAKED!The gallery's monthly show for June is called NAKED NAKED NAKED.As owner, Patrick John Mills says, it's not necessarily about flesh and nudity. It is about the baring of one's artistic soul, about showing and telling all.NAKED NAKED NAKED's successful vernissage was the first Thursday of the month and it is being followed by our second Thursday of the month event, Let's Talk Art .Featured artists will be sculptor, James Fletcher, and multi-media artist, Joa Keur.Sculptor James Fletcher is formerly from Ottawa but he now lives and sculpts in Vancouver, BC. There are more than 30 sculptures on display and one in the front yard of the gallery which he started last week and will be completing over this week.Joa Keur is a multi-media master of colour and texture. Hie works are three-dimensional, many of them encrusted with mica and fibres and other items which makes you continually want to ask, "That's beautiful! What is it and how did you do that?Meet these two remarkable artists on Thursday, June 14, 2012.
A question/answer session follows their presentations.Additional information:
James Fletcher Carves in Front of Patrick John Mills' Gallery
James Fletcher discusses his sculpting technique.
Bronze sculpture by James Fletcher.
Multi-media art by Joa Keur
You won't want to miss this exciting event at Patrick John Mills Gallery. Two artists up front at once.Let's Talk Art Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:00 pm sharp until 8:00 pmAfterwards, you are welcome to tour the gallery and talk to the owner and to other artists who will be in attendance.Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!
We are an artistic community seeking to give words to our creative impulses.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Coming This Thursday, Let's Talk Art
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text: After our day trip to Kazbegi we felt like discovering more of Georgia. With some help from Khatja at the hotel reception, we signed up for a tour to Rabati, Vardzia and Borjomi. This time around we opted for an English-speaking driver and he picked us up from the hotel […] Caves and Fortresses: Visiting Vardzia


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Groups supporting Power of Florence
KCST Radio
Coast Broadcasting was established in 1988 and is the only locally owned fully-independent traditional media serving the central Oregon coast with Florence's only licensed radio stations KCST 106.9 FM and KCFM 1250 AM, 104.1 FM & 103.1 FM in Mapleton.
Grocery Outlet
Your neighborhood store for great savings on fresh produce, frozen, deli, groceries, health and beauty aids, and seasonal items.
Florence Area Humane Society
The Florence Area Humane Society, located in Florence, Oregon is made up of volunteers dedicated to assisting homeless or abused companion animals in our area. We also seek to educate people about such animal-related issues as cruelty and pet overpopulation.
Florence Area Community Coalition
The purpose of the Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) is to promote the most effective planning and delivery of human services in Western Lane County, which includes Florence, Dunes City, Mapleton, Deadwood, Swisshome, Westlake and the surrounding areas.
Florence Area Coordinating Council Home Page
Helping Hands Coalition
Helping Hands is an all-volunteer community organization dedicated to providing services, food, clothing, and a daytime center for the homeless and others with unmet needs. Our small but friendly faciltiy provides warmth, comfort, and basic services for those in our community.
Florence Food Share
Florence Food Share is a private, non-profit, emergency food box pantry. Our mission is to alleviate hunger in West Lane County, Oregon. We accomplish this by providing emergency food to low income, disabled, senior, unemployed and underemployed individuals in the areas of Florence, Mapleton, Swisshome, and Dunes City/Westlake areas of coastal Oregon.
Siuslaw Outreach Services
SOS is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization started in 1986. SOS provides a wide variety of free services in the Florence and west Lane County area. Our mission is to assist individuals and families to lead safe, dignified, and secure lives.
Siuslaw Outreach Services Home page


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BJA NTTAC supports efforts to plan, implement, and enhance cost-efficient strategies to address crime related to alcohol and substance abuse, including identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who illegally transport, distribute, and use alcohol or controlled substances. Strategies for preventing and reducing alcohol and substance abuse-related crime focus on prevention and treatment services. In addition, BJA NTTAC supports efforts to investigate and deter drug production, trafficking, and drug-related violence. Research shows that there are higher rates of substance abuse and mental illness among inmates and offenders than among the general population. BJA NTTAC supports program activities that assist target population identification, and support relapse and recidivism prevention.
Our Work
- Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a fast-acting prescription medicine that works to reverse overdoses caused by opioids. Since law enforcement officers are often the first to arrive at an overdose scene, their actions can mean the difference between life and death. Developed by BJA NTTAC, the Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit is a one-stop clearinghouse designed to answer frequently asked questions about naloxone and provide resources, including standard operating procedures, training guides, community strategic plans, outreach materials, and memoranda of agreement, to support law enforcement. All of the resources can be easily downloaded by law enforcement agencies and customized for their use. Browse the Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit and search our clearinghouse of resources.
- After seeing over 150 heroin-related deaths in a two-year period, which resulted in a public health crisis in its county, the Jefferson County (AL) District Attorney's Office reached to BJA NTTAC for help with its community consortium concerned with heroin abuse and addiction. Through BJA NTTAC, one of our providers worked with Jefferson County to create working groups to develop a strategic community action plan and a community engagement strategy to attack the prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic.
- To address overt drug trafficking in Anniston (AL) and surrounding communities, the District Attorney for Cleburne and Calhoun Counties (AL) received training in Drug Market Intervention (DMI), an evidence-based program, by the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College. Led by David Kennedy, who first developed and implemented DMI in High Point, NC, to eliminate local overt drug markets, the two-day workshop provided representatives from the Alabama counties with a complete overview of DMI. Read more about BJA NTTAC's assistance implementing this evidence-based program in Alabama.


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On the 8th, 9th & 10th June, Azzedine AZZOUZ - Training Manager and Mohamed KHALFI - Quality Manager Air Algeria attended a comprehensive train the trainer, training course at Didsbury Engineering on Didsbury PRG224 Modular Purge Air System / Aircraft Fuel Tank Safety. They also took the opportunity to receive training on the Operation of Minilift Hoists. Azzedine indicated that the training was of the highest standard and after the system is delivered he will be training up to 200 Air Algeria engineers.


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Murdoch University is offering a PhD scholarship. The duration of this scholarship is 3 years. The deadline for applying this position is on September 30, 2015.
Murdoch University offers Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship awards which include a living allowance and a tuition fee sponsorship. Applications are invited from suitably qualified international students for scholarships to undertake the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Education (EdD) at Murdoch University in areas in which the University has specialised research strengths.
Murdoch University provides the successful applicant with a living allowance of AU$ 25,392 per annum (2014 rate) as well as a tuition fee sponsorship and health insurance premiums. The health insurance covers the student and their spouse and dependants (if any) for the period of the MIPS.
Under the MIPS conditions travel and relocation costs are the responsibility of the applicant however Murdoch University provides the MIPS recipients with a (partial) allowance for relocation and airfares (based on receipts). Murdoch students also have access to a conference travel allowance once during the course of their degree, maintenance funding set by the Schools and a thesis production allowance.
The award is for a maximum of three years for PhD and EdD studies. An extension of up to 6 months may be granted for PhD candidates.
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Fair trial is an important human rights issue, and denial of that right created deep feelings of injustice and exclusion, which, for some, might trigger the decision to resort to the "inexcusable tactics of terrorism", Martin Scheinin, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, told reporters this evening.
Securing fair trial might be strategically important in preventing people from taking that catastrophic step, he added. Mr. Scheinin was at Headquarters to deliver his annual report to the General Assembly's Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, Cultural), and brief two of the three Security Council counter-terrorism committees: the 1267 Sanctions Committee, which compiled the list of Al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists, and the Counter-Terrorism Committee.
Among the major challenges to the United Nations action against terrorism was that the Organization's terrorist listing procedures did not meet due process requirements of fair trial, he said. As long as that was the case, national courts must review sanctions implementation measures.
To improve the regime, he favoured introducing an independent review body composed of independent experts, which would be part of the Security Council's decision-making procedure. A more radical option would be to abolish the 1267 Committee and list of Al-Qaida/Taliban terrorists, which would move the question of listing to the Counter-Terrorism Committee's jurisdiction, on the basis of resolution 1373 (2001). The United Nations could provide expertise in identifying persons to be listed, but decisions would be made at the national level and, thus, avoid legal obstacles for effective review.
Taking questions, he described his visit in May to Spain, where he examined the country's responses to domestic and international terrorism, including the Madrid bombings. He had identified best practices in the conduct of the trial for those bombings, but had concerns relating to the pre-trial phase of investigation and detention of suspects. He was in talks with the Spanish Government concerning the exact formulation of those concerns in his forthcoming report.
To a query on the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, he had a "strong expectation" that the new United States Administration, irrespective of who would be the President, would rapidly announce a plan to close that facility. He based that expectation on public statements by Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, who both criticized the facility.
The next stage would be release of those detainees who posed no threat, and the trial of those suspected of serious crimes. Mr. Scheinin expected those trials to be taken to federal courts, citing a "very convincing, reasoned report" by Human Rights First, which showed United States federal courts as competent to deal with terrorism cases in a sophisticated way that would meet fair trial guarantees.
Most difficult was the issue of how to handle detainees that were neither ready for release nor trial, he said, noting there might be proposals for an administrative detention regime, whereby indefinite detention would be continued under new legislation. He strongly recommended against that solution, as the Military Commissions Act had "many, many flaws" from the perspective of both international human rights law and United States constitutional law. Replacing it with an ex post facto law would unavoidably be assessed by international human rights bodies as constituting arbitrary detention.
As to the future of a Canadian detainee who was 15 years old at the time of his imprisonment at Guantanamo, and Canada's decision to not request that he face fair trial in that country, he was concerned about that case, which deserved "serious attention" by human rights observers. It was troubling that Canada was not doing what others had done to get their citizens out of Guantanamo. Many countries had secured the release of their citizens; some had even instituted criminal charges with respect to those persons, which had resulted in convictions. Should Guantanamo close, he expected the case to be tried through the Military Commission or the federal courts.
To another query on Iceland's concern at the freezing of bank assets in London under an anti-terrorism law, he said the Icelandic case demonstrated the risk that measures, initially inserted into legislation in the name of anti-terrorism, could create an unintended spill-over effect. It was a more general concern that anti-terrorism legislation could easily be abused for the purpose of curtailing protest opposition. In various countries, there was a broadening scope of application of terrorism legislation, or measures justified with reference to terrorism.
To a question on the length of pre-charge detention in the United Kingdom, he said the House of Lords had rejected a proposal to extend pre-charge detention to 42 days. He had addressed the issue with the Government, and in his most recent letter, underlined that the focus should not be on the number of days, but rather the scope of judicial review during that time. The United Kingdom had judicial review when charges were being prepared, but the scope of that judicial review was "insufficient". He also underscored that the United Kingdom was sending the wrong message to the world, in that authoritarian Governments would be happy to copy the number of detention days from British legislation, but not the safeguards.
Responding to a question on measures in the United Arab Emirates to rid society of extremist Islamist elements, he said the issue was important and he had addressed it in a report, which stated that racial profiling was always prohibited, and profiling based on other in-born characteristics, such as ethnicity or religion, triggered close scrutiny as to what was being done.
He had recommended as a best practice, learning from investigation of ordinary crimes, which investigated suspects based on conduct, rather than ethnicity. To make his point, he highlighted Germany's use of profiling in finding "sleepers", which was "hugely expensive" and had led to the intrusion into the privacy of millions of people, whose data produced nothing in the search of identifying persons of risk.
To a question on whether the Security Council was acting illegally, he said that was not necessarily the case. If a distinction was maintained between the Council's imposition of the sanction, and the national authorities' implementation of it, he could live with a situation whereby national implementation was subject to review. The Security Council listing would be treated as a "rebuttable presumption". He was aware, however, that listing was seen as mandatory, and not subject to domestic, judicial or any other review.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Buick Invicta: LaCrosse-based 4-Door "Coupe"
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Both renderings make the much loved LaCrosse an even more desirable automobile. You pushed the envelope even further with the brilliantly enhanced two-tone effect that's rarely seen today; most Italian and English top tier cars only offer it as an option-- having it on a mid priced sedan will make it more tangible for everyone else.ReplyDelete
Good Job!
Hello Casey,ReplyDelete
These are beautiful !
Woody has expressed my own thoughts and feelings perfectly. Vividly !
And, as always, they have that artandcolour touch: a realism that says ' maybe next month" as opposed to 'some distant day in the far off future. Which makes me want to see them all the more !
Great work, Casey
Thanks again for the inspiration.
Thank you, Woody.ReplyDelete
and thanks to both of you, lol!ReplyDelete
(it's so nice to have electricity again, after six days without!)
Well, these ae both wonderful -- but, as you know, I'm still waiting for Buick to build a Riviera (coupe) and a Skylark (convertible) off the LaCrosse platform!ReplyDelete
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I have one more week off work so I'm trying to get everything
together/organized before heading back. I have so many projects at
various stages of completion that I don't even count or consider some
when taking inventory of my Works In Progress (WIP).
Sad huh?
In an effort to take back control I thought I would join in
Each month I will attempt to complete one project or part of the project,
post it and join their link up.
For January I will be working on my quilt for do. Good Stitches, Cheer Group.
I need to make about 12 of these blocks to have a good size top.
The actual goal is to make the blocks and complete the top.
I wont be able to get it layered, basted and quilted this month,
but at least it will be on its way to done.
Here's a few fluttering butterflies from the members of the Cheer Group
Head on over to the Link Up for A lovely Year of Finishes and
get inspired to work on some of your projects or just cheer us all on.
And now for my first few finishes of the year.
Two of my grandchildren got kitchens for Christmas so they needed a couple oven mitts.
This is my own pattern and my second attempt to get everything worked out how I wanted.
I'm happy with the way they turned out.
Now I just need to make about 4 more.
Then, I made these little pillows.
The adult pillows were just too large for the children's little necks.
I made the pillow insert and the cases. I actually made four pillows and eight cases.
I think they're cute, hopefully the children will love them.
I'll be back soon with the last finish of 2012.
I have photos, but my daughter has better ones.
Hope your New Year is off to a great start.
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"Don't throw it away. Mend it with Mendets: a patent patch. Mends all leaks instantly."
Yes, I am a the daughter of people who grew up during the Depression. Perhaps that explains why* I am keen on things such as Mendets, and other evidence of people who respect what they have, and don't live a disposable life.
The United States population has gone so far away from any ideal of buying something decent to begin with, and keeping it a lifetime. How many Teflon-coated fry pans has your household gone through? Four? Twelve?
The notion of, "I'll just get another one cheap at Costco" is one my parents would disapprove of. I concur. Of course, generally our society doesn't support investing in good quality, nor repairing that which breaks down. Heck, a lot of new stuff is not even repairable …
Fortunately, I've been raised with a few skills; I am grateful for that. Yesterday with my itty little (old) Singer Featherweight I had a go at refurbishing a pair of camp chairs that had been tossed to the wayside. I think they are rather sporty now—3 hours of my time and $0 in fabric (because it too, was cast aside).
My hope is that with the roughness of the U.S. economy, there will be a return to more "making do or do without"—it would be good for us on so many levels. Less trash, more investment in the local economies, increased practical skills sets, more pride; I felt pretty darn good after converting some "trash" into something good-looking and very usable.
* Of course, there are many other factors that contribute to my philosophies … a hard-working blue-collar heritage, the hard-working wheat farmer heritage, the antiques collectors who raised me, the criminals with whom I've associated … but it's so easy to ascribe things to "Depression Babies" …


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The classic Italian supper comes together remarkably quickly -- garlic bread bakes alongside the ziti, and a green salad is tossed in mere minutes.Source: Everyday Food, October 2007
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stronglm77689258727 DEC, 2017I have made this recipe countless times - sometimes with the salad and bread, too. It always gets great reviews. I think it helps to use a good tomato sauce, such as Raos, or one with less than 3g sugar. The sweet ones give it an off taste.Reply
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Depression is a horrible, confusing and misunderstood affliction. Not only does the settling of a dark cloud over the mind have a rubberising effect on the emotions, blowing the most ridiculously tiny considerations out of all proportion whilst shrinking everything that matters to mere triviality, but it also is also a condition that still, even in the twenty-first century, can feel mildly embarrassing. With no physical symptoms apart from those brought about as a result of its debilitating effects (which can be easily be explained away to oneself in other ways, if one chooses to), it's easy to convince yourself that there's nothing wrong with you, that you're just feeling a little down, that you should, as many, many other people would be happy to tell you, given the chance, "pull yourself together." You can ask me how I know this if you like. Just be prepared for a very long answer.
We've been here before, of course, where we find ourselves this afternoon with Ray Wilkins. Having departed his position at Fulham earlier this week – football, no matter what else we might think about it, hardly has a reputation as the most sensitive employer in the world, and this is something that extends to many supporters, as well. We howl tirades at individuals on a Saturday afternoon in a way that we would never consider in any other area of our life, and having given more or less no consideration to how our abuse might affect them. Hopefully, we might think (because the majority of us are sensible, thoughtful, reasonable individuals), it just becomes white noise after a while. They put it up with it from us every week. They must be used to it by now, mustn't they?
And that's just for ninety minutes, once or twice a week. The machismo of professional sport and the sensitivity of mental unwellbeing make for uncomfortable bedfellows. Anybody who has been involved in professional football for any period will have their own stories of its own particular flavours of cruelty, whether inflicted in front of others in the semi-secrecy of the training ground or completely behind closed doors. No-one ever thinks of anything but winning, and in comparison with the adrenaline rush that comes with lifting a piece of silverware on a balmy afternoon or evening in May the feelings of those cast aside in the headlong rush towards that memorable moment are always likely to be fairly low on many people's list of priorities.
When I read the story of Ray Wilkins yesterday morning, of his battles with depression, alcohol and, more recently, with ulcerative colitis, my mind involuntarily jumped straight to the worst case scenarios, to Robert Enke, to Gary Speed, to Dale Roberts and to Justin Fashanu, and to other part-forgotten tormented souls, such as Hughie Gallacher, Dave Clement, Alan Davies and to John Lyons, professional sportsmen for whom the burden of life became just too much. For every one who does take his own life, though, there may be a hundred or a thousand who don't quite reach that feeling of hopelessness. They live with it, most likely keeping their pain internalised, or they seek help. Wilkins, thankfully, is seeking help.
By way of an aside, Ray Wilkins was a wonderful footballer. Consider this goal against Belgium at the 1980 European Championships, for example. Poise, elegance and calm on a day that was otherwise lacking in any dignity for English footballer whatsoever. Committed whilst seldom being over-aggressive – one moment of hot-headedness for England against Portugal at the 1986 World Cup finals which saw him sent off notwithstanding – and was possibly the finest passer of the a football of his generation, it seldom felt as if he ever quite got the recognition that his quality as a player deserved. It was certainly recognised in Italy, where, having captained Chelsea at eighteen and then won the FA Cup with Manchester United, he spent three seasons with Milan, before going on briefly to Paris St Germain and Rangers and the returning to England.
Under the circumstances, however, to discuss his qualities as a player seems almost inappropriate. Indeed, even to mention that he might also be one of the nicest men that English football has produced over the last four decades doesn't seem quite right, somehow. What matters is that he has recognised and is seeking treatment for his problems. Equally notable have been the comments seen over the last twenty-four hours wishing him all the best. The gales of rage that blow around football ground between three and five o'clock on a Saturday afternoon are unlikely to subside, but away from matches themselves we should take a moment to consider how much progress has been made when we hear of a professional footballer struggling with difficulties of this nature. Perhaps, just perhaps, we're making progress in the right direction.
Get well, soon, then, Ray. A fine footballer, a better coach than he will likely ever be given credit for, and, more importantly than anything else, a thorough decent man.
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The words HUTS, RUTS, ARMY, and DENE (British: "valley") have in common a property not too hard to discover. They are all transposable (HUTS = SHUT and THUS, RUTS = RUST, ARMY = MARY, and DENE = NEED). Suppose we replace ARMY with NAVY, so that our set of four words is now HUTS, RUTS, NAVY, and DENE. What more unusual, more difficult to discover, property do they now have in common?
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Certain Songs #687: The Jackson 5 – "ABC"
Posted by Jim Connelly in Certain Songs on Nov 01, 2016
You down with "ABC?"
Yeah, you know me!
The follow-up single to the eternal "I Want You Back," "ABC" was at once weirder than its predecessor and also more conventional.
Featuring yet another dynamite arrangement from The Corporation, this time with a piano providing the foundation instead of a funky guitar, "ABC" also featured crowd noises during the breakdown, and call-and-response vocals that were sometimes just plain nonsense.
And of course, 11-year-old Michael Jackson screaming "Shake it, shake it, baby!"
Meanwhile, the words were maybe playing too much into the youth of Michael Jackson. But of course, none of that mattered anytime he opened his mouth and sang. So he swooped into into his vocals, inserting random screams when he felt like and doubling-tripling-quadrupling down on the words "come on."
And when they all came in together on "That's how easy love can be," it was pure pop bliss.
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Starfish shawl is done!
Whew! That was a *ton* of knitting. But you know what? It was nice, peaceful, stress-free knitting. Knitting without having to refer to a pattern. I'm a multi-tasker knitter — I'm either watching a movie, or having a conversation, or listening to an audiobook, so it's a real drag to have to refer to a pattern while I'm working. This was a nice, round and round, same thing over and over again pattern that still managed to result in something interesting and beautiful, and not just a plain, stockinette tube (which is probably what I would end up knitting, if I didn't have nice patterns like this to follow).
Oh, so some pics:
You may notice that the quality of my photography has improved. That's because of my little photographer, who even helped me find some poses that look better than just standing there (supermodel I am not) For example, here are my lame-o poses before Julia suggested I put my hands on my hips and thrust my chest out a bit ("here!", she demonstrated, throwing herself into a runway pose. She's a natural – I swear, as far as I know, she doesn't know modeling is a career yet).
As I ran in the house to grab something to keep the shawl closed, she took a few self-portraits:
She is obviously much more photogenic than her mommy!
I took the shawl to work today and it was perfect for keeping the chill off from our over-air-conditioned office. And I love this yarn! It's nice, smooth, with a nice drape, and also warm and cozy. I am almost convinced I need to knit another one of these in a different color. Of course, that's another 3-4 months of knitting…
I had to re-order yarn twice because I'm a dingbat, and although I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, I like to 'estimate' when I'm knitting (hah! That means guess horribly wrong) and not actually calculate out the correct yardage. I think I'm significantly over what the pattern calls for… (1500 yd. vs. 1050) so I guess even if I had bothered to do the math, I would have had to re-order anyways. I almost had to re-order a third time, but managed to finish up with about 3 yards of yarn left (that's cutting it kind of close, eh?)
Oh, and one other thing — you'll notice I skipped the armholes. Most ravelers have commented that they make the shawl unwearable and I figured 1) I'd rather just knit in a circle and not go back-and-forth; and 2) when I'm cold enough to want a shawl, I'm cold enough to want it to cover my arms.
So there you go. Here's the Ravelry link: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/koolsheep/starfish-shawl
Catch y'all next time 🙂


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From WUWT:
"We've been highly critical for some time of the paper in summer 2015 by Karl et al.that claimed "the pause" or hiatus went away once "properly adjusted" ocean surface temperature data was applied to the global surface temperature dataset. Virtually everyone in the climate skeptic community considers Karl et al. little more than a sleight of hand."
"No matter, this paper published today in Nature Climate Change by Hedemann et al. not only confirms the existence of "the pause" in global temperature, but suggests a cause, saying "…the hiatus could also have been caused by internal variability in the top-of-atmosphere energy imbalance"." click here


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My baby is four years old. Does that seem impossible to anyone else?
Atti had a great birthday- breakfast out, baking with mom, a long nap in the afternoon, and then the dinner of his choosing with lots of his favorite people. And some super fun presents! A perfect day for my boy, who is just about as full of vim and vigor as one can be!
|Presents before breakfast! What could be better?
|I love the expression on Patch's face!
|spiderman pj's!!
It may look like he is giving me the finger, but really he is shooting webs!
|Pirate Spidey.
|Sam helping Atti get into proper Spidey position.
Happy Birthday sweet boy.
*This is my 400th mosherboy post! I know the blogging has been sparse lately, but this still feels like quite an accomplishment!!


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Basically, SEO uses the knowledge of how search engines work, and the way people search, to benefit your business. Optimizing a website or webpages for searches involves editing the actual content of the site as well as modifying the coding of the site (such as HTML) in such a way that its relevance to certain keywords is increased. Barriers to the effective search engine indexing are also altered or removed.
Optimizing your website also involves are variety of other techniques to increase its search ranking. Pages within your website may be cross-linked (one page links to another in the same site) to give prominence to the main page. The meta-tags of a page, those descriptors that exist in the code but are not seen, are also altered to advantage.
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CareerLeader is the world-leading business career self-assessment program. It provides a robust analysis of a student's interests, skills and motivators, and then matches them to specific career paths and cultures that are likely to be the best fit.
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About us
Welcome to Keirita's Yoga in the Andaman Sea in Thailand! We draw from a complementary mix of varying yoga styles which are primarily Ashtanga based. All classes are small and personal, average class size is 2 to 8 people. Private classes are also available on request for 2,000 baht. As we don't offer regimented retreat-style packages everyone has plenty of free time for all the activities that both islands have to offer. Be it snorkeling, rock climbing, kayaking, cookery courses or massage. The most popular activity on both islands is of course SCUBA diving.
Yoga is most complementary to diving. The focus on breathing in yoga helps with developing a steady, calm state of mind both during the yoga practice & while SCUBA diving. It aids certified divers in improving their air consumption and benefits new divers in adjusting to the new sensation of breathing underwater. This makes SCUBA diving a more familiar and less intimidating experience for those who have not tried it before. Mastery of the breath results in diving becoming a graceful, and weightless moving meditation in the silent underwater world.


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Cottage or vacation home on Curacao with SGR guarantee
Instead of a hotel, many vacationers choose nowadays more often to rent a cottage or vacation home on Curaçao. So you can enjoy the luxury of a private villa or vacation home on this beautiful island with lots of privacy and tranquillity.
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Secure making reservations with a reputable company with an office in the Netherlands and Curaçao.


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Walk for Missions - June 2016
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCNC) spreads the Gospel of Christ and supports the growth of our Holy Orthodox Church throughout the world. This Pan-Orthodox organization provides aide and assistance that spans the globe including countries in Africa, Albania, Asia, the Caribbean, Romania, Russia, Mexico, the former Yugoslavia, as well as home mission parishes throughout the United States of America! Presently, there are a number of American Orthodox missionaries, including ordained clergy as well as lay leaders, in many of the


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Sheldon Kennedy among new inductees to Order of Canada
Sheldon Kennedy's career totals read something like this: 310 NHL games played, 49 goals scored, thousands of life assists off the ice.
It's been 18 years since he came forward to police in 1996 to tell of sexual abuse by his childhood hockey coach. At the time, Kennedy was a rare voice speaking out against that scourge that affects an estimated one in six boys.
Since then, the former Detroit Red Wing and Calgary Flames right winger focused his life on ensuring that fellow survivors don't have to feel alone or silenced — and that more victimization can be prevented — through his constant speaking engagements, his book and film, and his Calgary-based Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre, which opened last year.
Kennedy was named Friday a member of the Order of Canada, cited for his "courageous leadership" in the sports community and beyond.
"I was very humbled," Kennedy said. "I'm not in this work for awards. When I first told my story, I never, ever, thought I'd see the day that either the issues that I represent, or the Sheldon Kennedy at that time (who was) having a hard time seeing a way out, would ever be recognized with this incredible honour."
He said awareness of child sexual abuse has increased, but there's still a long way to go.
"I think one of our bigger challenges is really painting the picture of the invisible trauma," he said, adding that childhood trauma is often the root cause of addiction, homelessness, domestic violence and mental health issues.
Of the 2,000 children the Sheldon Kennedy child Advocacy Centre has helped in its first 16 months, half of them are under 12 years old.
"To me, we have to work there," he said. "Instead of working when individuals end up on the streets, let's work when we have an identified patient at four, five or six years old, knowing where that's going to lead to."
Kennedy said the award gives him another platform to spread the message of hope to others who are victims of child sexual abuse.
"When I exposed my story, and for years before and after, I never, ever, ever thought there was a way out of the chaos," he said. "If anything, this gives hope that there is a way out."
"You can have the life that you want to have, and there is a way to stop that chaos," Kennedy added.
The list of others being honoured include Richard Pound, the Montreal lawyer who has served twice as a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and is also the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Pound was elevated to the highest level of the order, a companion.
"I've never thought it is right that you should get cheated out of a result because somebody is deliberately breaking the rules and taking doping substances," said Pound.
Among those appointed officers, the second highest rank, were Mark Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor who took the same post at the Bank of England in 2013, and Peter Milliken, the longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons from 2001 to 2011.
The Order of Canada was established in 1967, the country's centennial year, to recognize "outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation." More than 6,000 Canadians from all walks of life have been invested with the Order since then.
The new recipients will be given their insignia in a ceremony at a later date.
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Bag-It – Bag-It is a great documentary that goes through the process of eliminating plastic from your life while displaying valuable information and research in an accessible manner.
United Nations Environmental Program: Marine Litter Overview – an overview of how destructive plastic and waste in general can be for our oceans.
Plastiki – An expedition by David DeRothschild to the Pacific Garbage Patch.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Marine Debris Portal – Accurate info on the destructive nature of marine debris.
Plastic Bag Alternatives:
Bio-Bags – Biodegradable corn cellulose bags.
Chico Bags – Reusable Bags.
Baggu – Reusable Bags.


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Character Conception Corner: Shadow Jones
22 January 2015 1 Comment
I've mentioned before that Shadow Jones is one of those characters from the original Ninja Turtles books that I really wish had made it into 4Kids' adaptation, and that hasn't changed much–I still really wish she'd made it to the cartoon. Introduced in 1992 during the "City at War" arc, she since became a fixture of the Mirage 'verse, which focused various stages of her life–infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood–as various stories hopscotched through the timeline. She's also one of those characters who were really useful in showing how time had passed and changed the various characters; TMNT isn't about just having endless iterations of a single status quo–or at least, not usually about that–but about change. The characters as seen in volume 4 are not the same characters we first met in volume one; almost twenty years have passed since then, and they have made their presence felt, and Shadow is one of the clearest signs of that, as she turns characters into parents and uncles and teachers.
Since 4Kids did not see it fit to feature Shadow in their universe, I decided to take on the job myself. Because I'm me, this meant changing almost everything I thought I could get away with, while still retaining what I felt was the core of the character. I then paid an artist, as I've done before, to translate my ideas into paper (or whatever its online equivalent is), and this is what came from it.


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Located in prestigious Westwood Plateau. Sitting on a quiet 7,432 sqft corner lot, this custom built gorgeous home has 4,324 sqft living area, 7 bedrooms,4 full bathrooms and 2 fireplaces. This well maintained residence features a 18' high ceiling with a feeling of loftiness,luxury and openness. Newer high quality hardwood flooring throughout the main floor. Updated bathrooms with granite counters, Jacuzzi bathtub in Master Suite with a fabulous view of city and mountains. Spacious family room with balcony overlooking the fish pond in a huge backyard. School catchment: Pinetree Elementary & Secondary. Minutes drive to Skytrain station, Coquitlam Center, Douglas College.Open House 2-4pm Sunday May 19
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The inspiration:
I absolutely love these pairs of slippers, worn by the Empress Josephine. The beaded pair are her coronation slippers. Following description from Bourhis, Katell le et al. The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815. NY: Abrams, 1989. 46.
"Empress Josephine's white taffeta coronation slippers, embroidered with gold--strips, threads, sequins, and cannetillés--in a bee-and-star motif."
|Coronation slippers. 1804. Musee des Arts de la Mode.
|Empress Josephine's white silk slippers.
Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, Malmaison France.
Photo by Gerard Blot.
|Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and
Coronation of the Empress Josephine.
Jacque-Louis David.
I have never made a pair of shoes before, but from what I know about shoe making I pulled together some materials I had and gave it a go. So far only one slipper is finished (minus any decoration of course). The second slipper is all sewn up except for the sole. Below are some pictures of the construction and how I made them.
Top fabric: white twill weave silk
Lining: canvas and white linen. I didn't want my toes showing through so I added the canvas for interfacing. I don't think this is really necessary to use again if I made another pair. Too bulky.
Sole: Chamois leather. Pre-washed. It's all I had on hand. Not bad for the sole.
Sole lining: 2 layers of buckram, one canvas and then another layer of leather on top. I chose not to make a shank, since I was modeling this kind of after a ballet slipper.
Thread: White 50/3 linen and #100 white silk thread. Both waxed.
How to make a shoe pattern (from shoes you have): I modeled the pattern after a pair of ballet slippers and a pair of Chanel flats that have a similar shape to them as Josephine's. I layered pattern paper over the shoes and traced with a pen. I cut out the pieces, pinned them together and tried on the sample. It was a bit big in the back so I adjusted the pieces and recut. Then retraced onto new paper so I had a nice clean pattern.
|Too big. Needs adjusting.
|The shoe pattern.
I didn't take any pictures of putting the shoe together. But it was very straight forward, if lengthy. Basically I started with the top. I layered the linen and canvas (linen will be against your foot - canvas as interfacing), folded under the selvages, butted together and stitched with waxed linen thread. I also stitched along the center front piece, down the middle, to keep the linen lining from falling into the shoe.
The silk layer I sewed with silk thread. For the silk layer I backstitched the seam, then felled the selvage on the inside. See the pictures below. To join the aforementioned layers, I stacked the silk over the linen/canvas - insides out - and did a simple running stitch with the linen thread along the top edge, then flipped and pressed with the iron. Snip the curves to help flip the shoe neatly.
For the sole, I turned the top layers inside out again and pinned them to the sole layers (chamois and linen). It takes a bit of easing. I used an awl to poke holes in the chamois and backstitched the top and bottom of the shoe together. Flip it again! Push pull and ease the shoe into it's proper shape. I made the toe pointy, so I used the awl, with its plastic cover on, to push the shoe right side out.
For the small layers, that finish off the inside of the shoe, I layered the canvas and buckram and stitched through them to hold them together. Then I glued the layers together, I glued the chamois on top and I glued the whole piece to the inside of the shoe.
Next time, I think I will leave out the canvas interfacing on the uppers, and I will add a heavier leather for a shank. Other than that, I think they went well.
|My fingers are between the canvas and linen.
|View of the linen seam - right side.
|View of the canvas seam - right side.
|The silk is on the left. You can see the felled seam.
|Snip the curve at the front (top of the toe) to
facilitate flipping the pieces right side out.
|The flipped shoe, pinned open, before being pressed.
|On the right is the pressed, finished top. On the left,
the larger pieces are chamois for the sole and linen. The smaller
pieces are chamois, canvas and two layers of buckram.
I'm still deciding which shoe to make - either keep the shoes white and just add little bows, or bead and bedazzle like the coronation slippers... Ooo options!


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High School Equivalency Test (HiSET)
The High School Equivalency Test (HiSET®) is a widely recognized alternative to a high school diploma. HiSET® is a battery of tests which measures a student's academic skills as compared to a high school graduate. If passed, a Montana High School Equivalency Diploma is issued by the state of Montana. Most colleges and employers accept this as equivalent to a regular high school diploma. You may take the HiSET if you are at least 16 years old and are not enrolled in high school. The HiSET test is offered once a month at Learning Partners and costs $65.
The HiSET tests your knowledge in:
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Learning Partners can help you determine your current skill level and the preparation you'll need to be ready for the exam. Learning Partners can help you improve your reading, writing and math skills. We offer assistance in the computer skills necessary for taking the HiSET. We also provide career exploration, research in post secondary education options, and assistance in applying for financial aid. All of our services are free!
We do expect a commitment of 5 – 12 hours a week until you have completed a minimum of 40 hours of instruction. With this time commitment, we feel that you will be better prepared to reach your goals.
Learning Partners conducts Adult Education Orientation every Tuesday at 12:30. Call Sheila at 823-6363 to schedule an appointment and learn more about Learning Partners. Learning Partners is a service of Community Health Partners.
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For the first Tuesday of the new year we will take our back to the basics series all the way back to the first teaching of the Buddha, to start an exploration of the 4 Noble Truths with a look at the First Noble Truth. Please do your own research into this Noble Truth and bring that to the discussion. To launch the expedition, here are a couple of resources:
This is a link to the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion as translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu on Access to Insight – there are links to other translations on this page.
For a different take on this teaching, consider this quote from Stephen Batchelor Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal one's ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to 'the Truth' but to enable one's life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after one's death.
The schedule is:
6:00 – 6:30 sitting
6:30 – 7:15 discussion
7:15 – 7:30 sitting
The sitting takes place at BIBS – location in the sidebar.


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This yarn is the petite version of my hand dyed Superwash Hardtwist Merino yarn.
The consensus is that it will make a beautiful sock for the inside of a shoe. Don't find your favorite colorway listed? Just ask and I will catch up.
Fiber: Superwash Merino Yarn
500 yards skeins (100g) hand dyed merino yarn
Gauge: 8 stitches per inch Needle size: 1 or 2 US suggested
Care: Machine wash, gentle cycle. Dryer ok
Price: $20 US per skein
Just click on the colorway to see a larger view.
Every effort has been made to reproduce the shade cards accurately. Colors shown may not be a true representation and will appear differently on individual monitors.