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What if the entire community read the same book at the same time? Read and discuss Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains with people of all ages and walks of life.
...will be revealed very soon! We are excited to share with you the title that has been selected for Reading Together 2012. But you'll have to wait just a little longer. The announcement will be made on Wednesday, September 21, so be sure to check back if you want to be one of the first to know! We can tell you this: This year's book is a work of fiction and the author will be coming to Kalamazoo in March, 2012.
June 9, 2011
Dear Friends of Kalamazoo,
It is from the bottom of my heart that I relay my thanks to Kalamazoo Public Library and the Kalamazoo Center for Social Justice for helping to coordinate Kalamazoo's recent reading of "Strength in What Remains." The invitation you sent us to hear about Village Health Works in Burundi and the warm welcome you offered us last month made us feel at home.
It is critical that communities around the world come together to support those that have been forgotten. This, I believe, is how we can measure world progress. From Kigutu to Kalamazoo, we all have a role to play in making the world a place of peace, health and hope. This is why we created Village Health Works. Our Village Health Works (VHW) project in rural Burundi is many years overdue and is in the perfect place for everyone who truly wants to make a difference in the world. When I think of the unspeakable misery in that country so badly forgotten and still off the map, I always wonder: what have the poor Burundians done wrong to deserve such kind of punishment? But that misery also can be looked at in another way: as a test of morality for those who sit idly by watching what happens and choosing to do nothing about it.
In the 21st century, letting some of our world citizens lag centuries behind is a serious challenge to social justice and a threat to human progress as well as global peace.
Although there is no shortage of woes in Burundi, there is no shortage of opportunities either. There is always a reason for keeping hope alive when I look at how VHW has brought so much joy and hope to the lives of our community members in such a short time and despite the meager resources and other challenges we have faced.
The mission of Village Health Works is to become a center of excellence for healing and teaching for our world so that existing conditions that have dehumanized Burundi for so long can shift into ones that favor life. There is no question in my head that this mission will be fully accomplished. All it takes is a community of compassionate people who, arms linked, get together to understand the world as it truly is.
When one does good after seeing with an open heart and mind what we eyewitness and deal with on a daily basis in Burundi, it is a humane act, more about what makes us all human than being generous.
You have dearly recognized that fact, and I trust that the event you organized in May 2011 to hear more about our work was the first step in an important collaboration between your Kalamazoo community and our growing organization. So, whatever you do, keep us in mind and let's make a difference together.
With many thanks,
Deogratias Niyizonkiza, Founder, Village Health Works.
P.S. Please continue to follow our work by visiting us at www.villagehealthworks.org.
PO Box 75 New York, NY 10013 | 917.546.9219 | villagehealthworks.org
Download Deo's original letter PDF
Reading Together (RT) 2011 ended on a powerful note this week. Deogratias (Deo) Niyizonkiza, the focus of Strength in What Remains, and Dziwe Ntaba, co-founder with Deo of Village Health Works, were in Kalamazoo, thanks to our RT partner, The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College.
Deo described the poverty of Burundi, the health care conditions, and the founding of Village Health Works, intertwined with stories of his youth and family. He spoke for about 90 minutes without a note—he was telling his story, no notes needed. I sensed most of the audience had read Tracy Kidder's book and had attended other RT programs this year. Although most knew Deo's story, hearing it in his own voice was even more powerful, especially when combined with the photographs of building the road to the clinic, the homes and the people in the world's poorest country.
The following morning at a small breakfast gathering, we heard how Deo and Dziwe met in the Boston area on 9/11 and discovered both had the dream of establishing clinics in Africa. They joined forces to establish Village Health Works based on the principle "that all people are entitled to high quality health care, regardless of ability to pay." They have completed construction of an outpatient clinic and have begun to train community health workers. Not surprisingly, much of their time while in the US is spent on community visits such as the one here and on fundraising.
Before we said good-bye, talk turned to how we might keep in touch. From the library perspective, we offered to send them excess copies of Strength in What Remains for distribution to potential donors. Deo wondered if we could do children's storytimes by Skype for the library he hopes to build—maybe so! He asked for our business cards and said he'd be in touch! I imagine our K College colleagues had a similar conversation and will also keep in touch. And, I'm betting some of the folks in the audience for the public program will send donations.
From the earliest days of our Reading Together program, we have tried to select a book that is more than a "good read." We have tried to select a book to bring the community together in a meaningful conversation, perhaps even make a difference somewhere in the world. I'm proud that I think we accomplished that this year and we thank our partners at the Arcus Center for bringing Deo and Dziwe to town.
And now on to Reading Together 2012. Library staff have been exchanging suggestions for next year's book. We'd welcome your suggestions too. What would you like our community to read and discuss next winter?
Photo: Tyler Jacobson, University of Delaware Messenger
Central Library, March 29, 2011
See also...
The Art of Creative Nonfiction
A Tour of World Literature
Solar Em-Power-ment
Medicine, Here and Abroad
Moving Beyond Tragedy
The Immigrant Story
History of Burundi and Rwanda


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Weblogging—What Is It Anyway?
In Part I of a two-part series, Chris Ashley set out to explain what weblogs are all about in Weblogging: Another kind of website for the fall issue of Berkeley Computing and Communications. What I read about their experience didn't surprise me since I've been a dedicated weblogger, but check out what he wrote after installing Manila, a content management system that includes a weblog tool, to their server at Berkeley's Interactive University (IU). Did I ever smile reading this, being a firm believer in these types of tools and what they can do!/p>
"Within weeks the IU experienced a revolutionary change in thinking about what a website is, how they're hosted, what they're used for, how they're built, and who owns them. A year and a half later, all of the IU's websites are being produced using weblog technology, our team communications and sharing have been vitally enhanced, and a number of our team members are regularly writing on the web, as are many of our University/K-12 projects and the K-12 teachers we work with.
"...During the last year, articles in the New Yorker, the SF Chronicle, and other publications have portrayed weblogging as little more than the exuberantly recorded, vacuous byproducts of fun-loving dotcommers in search of love, new entrepreneurial opportunities, and urban fun. Fortunately, there's far more to weblogging than that."
That's only the beginning of this very informative article, too. Chris explores weblogs, describing what they're all about, what the trends have been, the variety of weblog approaches, some of the weblogs he likes that are also well-known and highly regarded. He also discusses how the tool has been implemented by teachers to enhance and help their teaching.
In addition to being so well written, Chris has many top-notch references and links about weblogging. I'm definitely adding this one to my bookmarks and look forward to Part II in the series when he'll further explore this technology.
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|DISAPPEARANCES (director/writer: Jay Craven; screenwriter: based on the book by Howard Frank Mosher; cinematographer: Wolfgang Held; editor: Beatrice Sisul; music: Jeff Claus/Judy Hyman; cast: Kris Kristofferson (Quebec Bill Bonhomme), Rusty Dewees (Frog Lamundy), Geneviève Bujold (Cordelia), Luis Guzmán (Brother St. Hilaire), John Griesemer (Brother St. Paul), Lothaire Bluteau (Carcajou), Gary Farmer (Henry Coville), Charlie McDermott (Wild Bill Bonhomme), Heather Rae (Evangeline), William Sanderson (Rat Kinneson), Munson Hicks (Sheriff); Runtime: 114; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Hathalee Higgs/Jay Craven; Screen Media; 2006)
story might
sound fine
on paper, but it didn't quite work out that well
when filmed."
Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz
Indie filmmaker Jay Craven ("Where the Rivers Flow North"/"Stranger in the Kingdom") directs and writes a low-budget (filmed for about $1.7 million and taking five years to get enough money to finish) Vermont Western set in 1932 in the Northeast Kingdom (filmed on location at Lake Willoughby, Vermont). It's based on the 1977 novel "Disappearances" by Howard Frank Mosher; all Craven's films have been based on Mosher novels. The adventure film aims to take the viewer into a bygone world and adds Indian folklore magic-realism (such as a snow owl to symbolize either death or wisdom) to give the story a deeper meaning. Its sluggish pace, especially in the second half, contributes to its mixed results--getting the atmosphere right thanks to the fine photography by Wolfgang Held but not able to capture the magical moments except through heavy-handed lecture points.
The film opens with a quote by William Faulkner "The past is never dead. It's not even past." If you left at this point you would still have gotten the film's main theme. It starts out with the farming Bonhomme family, in Vermont's Kingdom County, hard-pressed to make ends meet during the Depression after their barn burns down and they lose the hay to feed their cattle herd for the upcoming winter. The scheming, fun-loving, likable rascal of a family patriarch, Quebec Bill (Kris Kristofferson), a former whiskey-runner, decides to go on a dangerous whiskey run across the border to Canada and convinces his good-natured brother-in-law Henry (Gary Farmer), his disconsolate ex-con hired farmhand Rat Kinneson (William Sanderson) and his realistic, naive and gentle 14-year-old son, ironically called Wild Bill (Charlie McDermott), to come along. Wild Bill goes against his mother's (Heather Rae) wishes, as Quebec Bill's school teacher sister Cordelia (Geneviève Bujold) convinces mom it would be a good chance for him to learn about the long bootlegging family tradition.
Henry takes along Rat in his brand new super-charged Cadillac, named 'White Lightning,' while father and son cross Lake Willoughby by canoe. It soon turns into a hearty adventure tale, and for Wild Bill it's a coming-of-age story that involves his first taste of whiskey and his first time killing a man (like in a tale from the Old West, the kid has now been inducted into manhood). The foursome steal about a dozen cases of hijacked Seagram's whiskey from a dangerous whiskey hijacker with many lives, the bearded and dressed in Civil War regalia badass named Carcajou (Lothaire Bluteau). They then try to make it back to their home in one piece by stealing a motorboat, disguised as monks and later stealing a train, as the smugglers pursue them. Along the way, in superimposed artificial shots countering the live action, Wild Bill receives magical messages, news of omens and prophesies from his spiritual aunt, Cordelia, who takes it upon herself to mentor and make the kid understand himself and his birthright in a landscape that is quickly changing and disappearing.
The story might sound fine on paper, but it didn't quite work out that well when filmed. Probably the main problem was that Cordelia might have worked as a literary device in a novel, but on film her character seemed impossible to get across. Secondly the film's pacing was uneven, as after a lighthearted lively start it got bogged down in the woods with unnecessary ennui over mystical scenes that brought the film to a screeching halt. Finally, Charlie McDermott, the inexperienced thespian youngster, acted by rote and his halting performance couldn't carry off being the story's anchor and in almost every scene.
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That Bench on Bench was built with good reason. Here's the start of a new journey: lettercarving.
Hand carved lettercarving. Not machine carved. Not routed.
Signs are such a pervasive part of our everyday existence that we rarely think of how they are made. Most, these days, are computer generated in some way and produced through a variety of automation. Early in Dad's art career he painted signs: shop window signs, store front signs, signs on trucks, gold leaf signs on bank windows (there's a lock picking story with one of those banks), signs in every imaginable form. All were hand lettered, with letters of all styles flowing magically off long bristled brushes. There was a certain period when the Interstate Commerce Commission required great long strings of registration numbers be painted on the door of every commercial vehicle. While we detest government regulation, that one found Dad frequently lettering trucks and put a lot of food on our table. About the time that adhesive, die-cut, plastic lettering came along those regulations eased and reduced the need for hundreds of numbers on every truck door. Long stories short, I have an affinity for hand lettering.
Once in a rare while we come upon a sign with three dimensional characters, and on close inspection usually find that it was power routed. Then, far more rarely we find hand carved work from Kari or maybe Chris Pye.
Chris "wrote the book" about hand lettercarving a dozen years ago. It's out of stock every place I looked in the U.S., and the world's largest bookseller needed only 3 months to fetch me a copy from the British publisher.
The book is excellent and I'm slowly working my way through it. One thing is certain. There's not much forgiveness in lettering, especially incised lettering … where the letters are carved into the wood. I've been doing lots of incised practice.
Taking a break from practicing incised letter trenches, hundreds and hundreds of them, I did my first raised / relief carving.
About 40 years ago, my wfe swished a paint brush around for 2 seconds to produce this character, a stylized "E" that we have used since. It made a good subject for my first raised letter.
The first cuts were with a 60 degree v-tool, an Ashley Isles tool at it's original grind. It works very well but has a higher cutting angle than I prefer. I just haven't screwed up the courage to change it. … and forgot to take a picture just after the outlining.
Next, everything that is not part of the letter is the ground, and the ground is lowered, using #9 and #6 gouges, about 3/32 of an inch. Then it is leveled with a wide #3 gouge.
"Setting in" started up there around the ball. Setting in is the tedious part, the work of carefully setting the edge bevel exactly where it belongs. It needed quite a range of gouges and some very careful trimming with a fishtail chisel that also doubles as a surgery scalpel.
Then, the ground was fine tuned. Grounding in the small space was a challenge. Some of my smaller palm tools helped there.
After that, I stopped and made a simple "froster" by filing spurs into the end of a carriage bolt. You can see the end of it in the lower left photo.
The froster is to texture the background. The first stage is a quick outline with the v-tool. Next, tap the froster all around the edges of the letter, right at the base of the bevels. Then, the rest of the ground is done by keeping the froster suspended about 1/8 inch off the ground and moving it all around while tapping with a hammer. (and trying not to let it get onto the edge framing)
Then, a single coat of clear satin was applied to seal the bevel edges. That was followed by a 320 grit sanding of the letter face and a red acrylic wash on the ground, and trimming to final size.


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More Dead recording issues
December 2, 2005
Apparently things aren't quite as rosy as they appeared yesterday in the ongoing saga of Grateful Dead recordings on the Internet Archive.
Boing Boing: Grateful Dead "reversal" on fan-recordings is a smokescreen
However, it appears that all the talk about "communications SNAFUs" was a smokescreen for a half-assed compromise that leaves the highest-quality recordings available only as streams, meaning that they can no longer be simply downloaded from the Archive and traded on.
The spin on this is bizarre — see below:
He said the band consented to making audience recordings available for download again, although live recordings made directly from concert soundboards, which are the legal property of the Grateful Dead, should only be made available for listening from now on.
What, exactly, is the Grateful Dead's "legal property?" The media on which the recordings reside? No, those belong to the fans and/or the Internet Archive. Rather, the thing that the Grateful Dead controls is the copyrights in the performances. But they control the copyright in the non-soundboard recordings every bit as much as they control the soundboard recordings.
So much for fast learners…
The Dead – Fast Learners
December 1, 2005
Okay, my faith has been somewhat restored in The Dead — apparently they're a lot faster learners than most of the record labels —
After the Grateful Dead angered some of its biggest fans by asking a nonprofit Web site to halt the free downloading of its concert recordings, the psychedelic jam band changed its mind Wednesday.
Internet Archive, a site that catalogues content on Web sites, reposted recordings of Grateful Dead concerts for download after the surviving members of the band decided to make them available again.
Band spokesman Dennis McNally said the group was swayed by the backlash from fans, who for decades have freely taped and traded the band's live performances.
"The Grateful Dead remains as it always has  in favor of tape trading," McNally said.
He said the band consented to making audience recordings available for download again, although live recordings made directly from concert soundboards, which are the legal property of the Grateful Dead, should only be made available for listening from now on.
Cool 'nuf; everybody makes mistakes, and it's nice to know that GDM recognizes a freight train barrelling towards them when they see one.
I'm guessing the best part of this is that a whole lot of new listeners have now been turned on to the live recordings archive.
How to destroy the world's best fan base
November 30, 2005
Back in the day, the Grateful Dead was the top grossing act in entertainment, year in and year out. They toured 300+ days a year, playing to packed houses all over the world.
Part of their success? They didn't treat their fans like the enemy.
You want to tape a concert? No problem. In fact, we'll just open up as many seats as we can for tapers who want to plug into our soundboard, and tape our mix directly. We've spent all of this money on great audio equipment, no reason to drag your own mikes along…
You want to share and trade tapes? That's cool — enjoy!
Going by today's record label "logic" they should have gone broke over this. Instead, they made money hand over fist, like no other act ever has.
Time moves on.
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August 12, 2004
Reason interviews John Perry Barlow, on topics ranging from no longer being permanently 17 to EFF and why lifestyle libertarianism isn't enough anymore.
John Perry Barlow is one of my favorite people ever. I liked his lyrics when I first became a Grateful Dead fan back in my teens, and for he last 15 years or so, he's been one of the few really sensible people out there talking about issues relating to personal freedom and the evolving electronic landscape. If you're not familiar with him, then here's your chance to learn a little more…
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Online checking accounts are nothing new, and became very well-known in the early 2000s for their high interest rates compared with bricks-and-mortar banks. In fact, there were online accounts with interest rates well above 5% to be found up until 2007! While rates like these may be gone for good, the concept of online accounts is still alive and well. Even though the astronomical interest rates are long-gone, there are still some good reasons to move your money online and away from branch banks like Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
Online accounts are cheaper
According to a report by WalletHub, online checking accounts are 19% cheaper than branch-based accounts, and you can see how much less you're likely to pay for certain fees in the chart below.
Additionally, some of the big national banks charge much more than the national average. For example, Wells Fargo's "Everyday Checking Account" comes with a $10 monthly fee, although customers can get out of it by using their debit card 10 times during the month, or by having a $1,500 minimum balance. The account also charges a $35 fee for overdrafting and a $2.50 fee for using a non-Wells Fargo ATM.
Bank of America's basic checking account carries an even higher fee of $12 per month, with the same minimum balance requirement to avoid it and the same ATM and overdraft fees as Wells. Even though they charge high monthly fees, neither of these two checking accounts pay interest. If you want that, you need to upgrade to an interest checking account, which comes with a higher $25 monthly fee at B of A.
A good list of the various checking accounts available with little or no fees can be found here, and the vast majority of them are online-based.
More features
Despite the lower fees, it seems like you actually get more for your money with online-based accounts. Branch-based banks are much more likely to charge for features like paper statement delivery and online bill pay.
Another feature you can find is no overdraft or NSF (non-sufficient fund) fees. This one is still pretty uncommon, offered by about 8% of all online accounts, but it can be found if you do your homework. A good example of this is Capital One's 360 Checking Account, which has no overdraft charges, monthly fees, or ATM surcharges.
Interest is very low, but better than the alternative
Now, earning interest isn't the biggest priority when opening a checking account, but the difference here is definitely big enough to mention. The average personal checking account from a traditional bank pays 0.21% interest, while an online account pays more than double this amount at 0.47%. And, as mentioned above, if you want interest from a branch checking account, it's likely that you'll need to upgrade to one of the more feature-packed (expensive) accounts like Wells Fargo's Preferred Package checking account.
While we're not talking about a ton of money, it can make a difference if you tend to keep more than a few thousand dollars in your account. On a $10,000 balance, for example, it means an extra $26 per year, which could cover whatever little fees and charges you have to pay (if any). Between interest and the lack of fees, an online account could easily save you a few hundred dollars per year.
So, why would you keep your current bank?
All of these benefits come at a cost. There are a few conveniences you give up by choosing an online bank account, and it isn't for everyone.
For instance, customer service is an issue for some people. With a lot of online banks, your only recourse for solving a problem with your account is to deal with a call center, which could be mostly automated and tough to talk to a living, breathing human being. The Internet does make a lot of things easier, but the reality of the matter is some things are just easier to do in person.
Along with the higher fees with branch accounts, you do get the convenience of simply walking into your nearest branch. And, if you choose one of the national banks, odds are there is a branch wherever you decide to go. Wells Fargo has about 6,200 physical branches and 12,000 ATMs, and Bank of America has a network of about 5,600 branches and more than 16,000 ATMs, including locations in 40 foreign countries.
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Frank La Rue
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of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
Palais des Nations
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21 January 2011
Dear Mr. Frank la Rue:
On 26 January you will give the keynote address to the two-day UNESCO symposium and conference on the status of press freedom worldwide, freedom of expression on the internet, and the safety of journalists. These are matters that I am interested in.
I have here your Statement to the Fourteenth session of the Human Rights Council at Geneva, 3 June 2010, on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. With these remarks you note that "The Human Rights Council, through resolution 12/16, asserted that the exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression is one of the essential foundations of a democratic society, and is instrumental to the development and strengthening of effective democratic systems."
What do you make then of the fact that in France, where UNESCO is head-quartered in Paris, there is no freedom for individuals to fully exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression when it comes to asking questions about fragments of World War II history? One such question is: "What proof is there that the German WMD (homicidal gassing chambers) actually existed?" Remember the Iraqi WMD fraud?
What do you make of the fact that the French citizen, Vincent Reynouard, is presently imprisoned for what the French State holds to be a "thought crimes" -- questioning this or that fraction of the orthodox Holocaust story?
Have you looked into the matter of this French prisoner? Have you decided to not look into it? I see that recently, in your position of Special Rapporteur for UNESCO you have addressed the right to freedom of opinion and expression for folk who live in Tunisia, China, Mexico, Italy, Columbia, Venezuela and even in The Maldives. Are you suggesting perhaps that the Maldivians have the right to freedom of opinion and expression while Frenchmen do not?
Please don't take this the wrong way. It is my view that you are entitled to your opinion, and that you have the right to express it, as does Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to hear you explain why Vincent Reynouard is imprisoned for stating publicly that he questions what the French State holds to be true regarding one fragment of WWII history. Are all Frenchmen condemned to silence on this one issue—under the threat of State prosecution and imprisonment? And if not all, which ones are? Specifically?
As the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, representing UNESCO and the longing for liberty all over the planet, could you not say a few words about the imprisonment of Vincent Reynouard for the crime of thinking for himself, rather than for the State?
Thank you for your attention, and good luck to you out there on the podium.
Bradley R. Smith, Founder
Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust
NOTE: This letter will be copied to offices at UNESCO headquarters and to UNESCO field offices.


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Squirrels Chew on Wires In The AtticSquirrels are rodents, and they chew all of the time. They like any surface that they can gnaw on. Wood is often a choice surface, but they also sometimes chew on electrical wires. I've been to many houses in which people have reported losing power in half of their home because of a chewed power line. Losing power and having to pay an electrician to fix the wire(s) is the least of your concerns if squirrels have decided to snack on your power lines. This habit can also cause a potential fire hazard in your dry attic filled with flammable wood and insulation. Squirrels also chew on water pipes, if you happen to have any of those in your attic. I've been to more than a few homes that have had water leakage due to squirrel chewing.
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People always want to know how to how to get rid of squirrels. Squirrels are one of the most common problem animals, not only here in central Florida, but throughout the country. You may have squirrels in your attic you want to get rid of or perhaps squirrels in your chimney. There is no good squirrel repellent that will get rid of them, nor are there any pest control companies that do squirrels. You want to hire a licensed wildlife removal specialist who can perform squirrel trapping and removal services for you. The squirrels can be safely removed from the building without resorting to extermination or killing of the squirrels. A good wildlife control operator will also find and seal all of the entry points and perform squirrel prevention services.
Customer Inquiry About Squirrel Chewing: I am having a continuing problem with squirrels in my attic. I moved into an old Victorian last summer and had a 'squirrel removal' company come to my home to remove the many 'tree rats' from my attic, but after several months and a lot of $ they were not able to get the job done. I have several holes that are allowing the squirrels access, but can not close them up until after the squirrels are gone. I hear them everyday in my ceiling and walls and have now started smelling burning wires and am concerned they are going to burn my house down. It may not be politically correct, but I hate these animals and I would kill them if I
think they would smell up my house. I do not care about being kind or
gentle with them- I just want them out of my house- I do not care how it
is done. Any advice or recommendation would be appreciated! If you think
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Is your office beginning to look decrepit? With beat-up old office chairs, torn up guest seating, and worn out desks, the place may be starting to resemble a zombie movie, but it definitely shouldn't stay that way. Bad furniture can have a huge impact on businesses, reducing clientele, diminishing productivity, efficiency, employee self-esteem, and worst of all, revenue. Terrible office furniture can take a huge toll on the business and everyone involved, so why let it stay that way? Your boss may try to argue, saying "how much could chairs and desks have changed in the past ten years?" Well, we're here to tell you that the office furniture world has been bursting with great new innovations like ergonomics scientifically proven to improve all aspects of the workplace. If you think your office could use a furniture makeover, here's a few of the best reasons that may help you convince your boss!
Since its recent rise in popularity, ergonomics has become the pride of the office furniture industry. Just about every office furniture manufacturer has cashed in on this brilliant scientifically proven innovation that maximizes comfort, efficiency, and productivity in the workplace. Ergonomic furniture is all about comfort, with highly adjustable features designed to improve and make efficient whatever task the object performs. Things like ergonomic desks and ergonomic office chairs are nearly always equipped with features that allow their users to change comfort settings so that they feel as though the furniture was made precisely for them. Even better, ergonomic furniture is specially designed to improve the actual efficiency of the workplace through technological improvements adapted to whatever environment the furniture can be used in. For example, things like computers can become more efficient by adding wall or desk mounted ergonomic monitor arms. Inventions like these save desk space and can adjust the reach and tilt of the computer screen so that users don't have to lean over desks to get work done. The best part? Just about anything with the potential for structural improvement can be made ergonomic. Already, hundreds of office desks, chairs, and accessories have been improved using ergonomics. Why not improve your office by making it ergonomic too?
Long Term Value
One of the greatest things about new furniture, especially furniture of the ergonomic variety, is its long term value. The new office furniture of today is typically designed to last a long time, so that it not only provides indispensable benefits to the workplace, but does so for as long as possible. Today's furniture is typically made out of quality hardwood, tempered safety glass, chrome, metal, or high intensity plastic for things like office desks and chairs, so that their structural supports are built to last. The furniture not only provides indispensable benefits to the workplace, it is also a great investment in the future. Much of the today's office furniture is designed with the future in mind, often incorporating technological features for inventions that are expected to enter the workplace sometime in the future. This way, business owners who invest in high quality ergonomic furniture know they are getting their money's worth.
Another cool feature of modern office furniture is its organization. It may not seem like it at first glance, but office furniture today is far more advanced than it was ten years ago. In the past, most furniture lacked the ability to comfortably adapt to changing work environments and conditions. Nevermore! Actually, much of office furniture nowadays incorporates modular designs. This means that modular office desks can often support more than one user. While bigger than most conventional office desks, many multi user workstations are smaller, yet more efficient than an office that is cluttered with multiple islands of ordinary office desks strewn about the room. Cubicles are designed in a similar fashion. With them, business owners are still capable of adding or removing cubicle units to meet the needs of a changing work demographic, while also receiving the benefits of modern design. All of these things come together to make a workplace much more efficiently organized so a business can spend less time getting itself together and more time making itself known!
Obviously, a professional design is very important in the work environment. When office furniture functions efficiently, work gets done faster, employees and guests are comfortable, and the business blossoms in kind! So many of all these great benefits come as a direct result from incorporating modern office furniture into the workplace. As we've said before, office desks with modular capabilities can drastically improve the efficiency of a workplace by getting employees to work comfortably in close quarters so that the rest of the office space looks larger and cleaner. However,while functional design is important, so too are looks. Believe it of not, the way an office looks has a strong psychological effect on both guests and employees. If a place doesn't have any stimulating colors, artwork, or natural sunlight, it can be very easy for employee self esteem and work ethic to drop. Guests may become bored and uncooperative in an unsightly environment, so that the whole business suffers as a result, just from lacking visual stimulation. Don't let that happen to your office! Choose office furniture, desks, and office cubicles for collaborating so that your workplace looks as good as it functions. You may be surprised with the increase in business you get!
Customer Impression
For many businesses, everything revolves around the customer. Since the country's recent move from a production to a service orientation, businesses everywhere have been working like mad trying to get their companies noticed. For these places, the customer's impression of the business is the most important. What you may not realize is that furniture influences this too in a big way. When visitors enter a workplace as guests, they like to be treated with respect and to feel cared for. One of the best ways a business can show appreciation for its visitors is by comfortable chairs for office guest use. When guests can sit comfortably for long periods of time on affordable furniture for the office reception area without complaining about a wait time, its a good sign that the business has done the right thing in picking out quality guest furniture. Additionally, many businesses have taken customer satisfaction a step further by adding televisions, reading materials, and refreshment stations to their waiting rooms. This bit of extra effort pays for itself in the long run by allowing the business to work slightly more at its own speed, since guests are willing to wait longer without getting bored or irritated. It also improves the overall look and perception of the workplace in the customer's eye, and there's never anything to lose from that!
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Cristina Guitian 1st showed her work with us at the Designersblock:Illustrate show back in 2007 when she created a rather splendid Teddy Bear factory.
Needing a space to create a live piece for the Don't Panic website Cristina got in touch and asked of we had any ideas of a space she might use.
We were more than happy to give her use of the Designersblock bathroom.
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Such a fun group of ladies.
I'm now a huge fan is this art form. I met some really good friends and was happy to work with them and hopefully in the future can create some really cool images of their work. Thank you Gore Gore Girls for being part of my 2010. I love you all.


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I hate anyone who makes a profit by incarcerating human beings.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
They Deny Treatment to HIV+ Prisoners
A man incarcerated in Georgia, has lost 61 pounds since April because the prisons he has been in have continuously denied him treatment for his HIV. He has spent time in the GEO-Group operated D. Ray James CF, and currently resides in a private prison operated by a company called Croft Medical Enterprises. So even the smaller companies are adept at skimping on medical care to maximize profits.
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If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done.
Here are some other to have a look at:
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Not so sure I'd trust this ride… I don't even trust famous wooden coasters.
I second chris on this, This is pretty freaking awesome.
Ive heard about this.Once the government found out he had to tear it down.( It didnt follow safety regulations)
man that would suck, it looked pretty nice, i have to say pac i am too wondering where he gets this stufff i mean come on?!??!!?!?
The government wouldn't do that. It's his private property. If they made him tear down this then
that guy who built the blue streak a year ago would have to tear down his along with alot of
other people who are now building home coasters also. If it's private property it's yours and
the government has no say. If it's public that's another story.
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I am thinking of making one with chair coasters… wonder howw it will hold up…
let us know how it turns out. 🙂
hey my name is justin and me and my friend want to build a rollercoaster and we have some
questions about building it . can you e mail me some tips or steps please and how much it cost .
thank you,
My rollercoaster costed me 2 grand. I sold my camera and cannot take pics. One tip: there is no such thing as using too much wood or caution, espesially that first ride when the cart becomes airborn!
were do you get this stuff this is great and yall talk about making your own but where the heck do
you get it??
You just custom build all the hard parts and build the rest and have the hardware store sell you all their wood.
you have 2 cars or something cause in the second video showing how the car lifts up the hill its yellow not red hhhmmmmm


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Loom bands are very popular in Great Britain. Little strings of rubber are used to create little bracelets and other similar things. Or in this case – lingerie made completely out of a popular playground toy.
Claire Davis from Wattington, Cheshire, Great Britain, used 24 thousand loom bands to make herself a stunning two-piece lingerie set. As it might seem, it wasn't easy – it took a whopping patience-testing four weeks to finally come to life.
Her daughter Courtney and her friends were always making things with loom bands and that's where the idea came from. Also, the story about a girl selling her own loom band dress for 170 thousand pounds (around 282.200 US Dollars) seemed like quite an opportunity she just couldn't miss.
Claire is 30-year-old single mother, who is trying to raise 25 thousand pounds (around 41.5 thousand US Dollars) to save her beauty salon named Flawless. She has sent out pleas to celebs like Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga hoping they might be interested and buy the lingerie set, so her business would be saved. Claire just does not have that kind of money, but she can't bear losing her shop and fire four people who are working for her.
Claire, Courtney and her best friend Rebecca Lambert, spent many hours looping together a huge amount of loom bands in four different shades to make a skirt and a bra. Then they stitched it together and added some diamantes to embellish it in the end.
Claire's daughter and her best friend are huge fans of Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. Seeing one of them wearing a dress they helped to make would definitely be quite a thing to remember – maybe even a real dream come true!
Claire assures that even though it was a great fun to make it, it would mean so much if she could raise the funds to save her beauty salon. She really hopes that she can get the funds necessary – after all, it would mean the world to her, and for someone like Miley, it's just a drop in the ocean!
With only one day left to go on the auction site, the highest bid has been only 35 pounds (around 58 US Dollars). However, during the last hours, her story was heard and in the dying minutes of the auction the bid went up nearly to the very top. The loom band lingerie set was sold for 24.959 pounds (around 41.430 US Dollars). The price increased from 35 to 24.959 pounds just in the last 14 minutes. The buyer is anonymous, but it might just have saved Claire's business.
Let's hope that soon we will see Miley Cyrus or Lady Gaga wearing that lingerie set. As well as let's hope that Claire will found the remaining 41 pounds (around 68 US Dollars).


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Over the course of 23 seasons, Doug Allison has established himself as one of the most successful and respected head coaches in all of college soccer.
As Furman's skipper, Allison has posted an overall winning percentage of .664 (285-131-54) which ranks among the top 20 in the nation among active coaches in NCAA Division I.
Since Allison took over the Paladin soccer program in 1995, Furman has been one of the most successful programs in the nation, claiming nine Southern Conference regular season titles and eight SoCon Tournament championships. Allison has produced 112 All-Southern Conference selections, 30 All-Americans, nine MLS Draft picks and three United States National Team standouts.
Allison was named NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year in 1999, 2011 and 2013. He has been named Southern Conference Coach of the Year seven times and was honored in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2011 as the recipient of the Furman University J. Lyles Alley Coach-of-the-Year award.
In October of 2007, Allison recorded his 171st victory as Paladin head coach with a 2-1 triumph at UNC Greensboro to pass Davidson's Charlie Slagle as the winningest coach in Southern Conference history.
Allison's tenure at Furman has included many memorable moments and record-breaking performances as Paladin soccer has reached new heights.
Last season, Allison's squad reeled off six straight wins to start the season, including a victory at No. 4-ranked Denver. The Paladins posted a 12-5-3 overall record and 5-2-3 SoCon mark. Junior Laurence Wyke netted nine goals and added four assists en route to earning SoCon Player of the Year honors and United Soccer Coaches All-South Region accolades.
During the 2015 season, the Paladins claimed their second consecutive Southern Conference Tournament title and reached the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Allison earned SoCon Coach of the Year honors and helped the Paladins to a 1-0 victory over ETSU in the SoCon Championship Match in Johnson City, Tenn.
In 2014, Allison guided Furman to its seventh Southern Conference Tournament title, a national ranking and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Paladins posted a 12-5-5 record. All-SoCon goalkeeper Sven Lissek and defender Kevin Edlemann earned NSCAA All-Region honors. Lissek's save in a penalty shootout pushed the Paladins past UAB in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before nationally-ranked Washington advanced past Furman in a shootout in second round play.
The 2013 Paladins notched victories over nationally-ranked Xavier, Clemson and Elon squads en route to an 11-5-2 record. Forward Bobby Edet garnered SoCon Freshman of the Year honors and Soccer America All-Freshman accolades. Edet and Lissek were named to the NSCAA All-South Region Team.
In 2012, Allison's squad compiled a 12-4-3 overall record, including victories over Pac-12 member Stanford and ACC foe Clemson, and placed second in the SoCon with a 4-2-1 league mark. Three Paladins garnered All-SoCon accolades while sophomore defender Walker Zimmerman earned NSCAA All-South and All-America honors before being selected as the seventh overall pick in January's MLS SuperDraft.
Furman posted a 14-4-4 overall record and 4-1-2 SoCon mark while earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2011. Under Allison's guidance, Coleton Henning garnered SoCon Player of the Year honors, goalkeeper Alec Kann received NSCAA Scholar All-America accolades and Zimmerman captured SoCon Freshman of the Year and freshman All-American honors.
In 2007, Allison guided Furman to its 18th SoCon regular season title and 11th SoCon Tournament crown with a 19-4-0 mark. Furman, led by All-Americans Jon Leathers and Shea Salinas, notched a perfect 7-0 SoCon record, garnered an NCAA Tournament berth and advanced to the second round with a 2-0 victory over Campbell at Stone Stadium.
In 2002, Furman broke two long standing NCAA Division I records. The Paladins extended their Southern Conference unbeaten streak to 43 matches, eclipsing the old NCAA mark of 42 straight conference matches without a loss. Remarkably, Furman also put together an 11-match shutout streak, not allowing a goal from October 9 through November 27. The 2002 campaign ended with a 2-1 double-overtime loss to eventual national runner-up, Stanford, in the third round of the NCAA Tournament and a 19-3-1 overall record.
In 2003, Allison's squad stretched its NCAA record Southern Conference unbeaten streak to 46 matches and Paladin midfielder Clint Dempsey became the second Furman standout in as many years to be selected in the first round of the Major League Soccer Draft when the New England Revolution tabbed him the eighth overall pick.
Allison and the Paladins also found the national spotlight in 1999 as Furman posted a 21-2-1 record, won the Southern Conference regular-season and tournament titles, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, and finished the season ranked third in the nation. Furman followed up the 1999 campaign with successful seasons in 2000 and 2001, winning the SoCon regular-season and tournament crowns in each season and earning two more berths in the NCAA Tournament.
During his time at Furman, Allison has developed numerous players that have gone on to make their mark in the professional ranks, including United States National Team standouts Clint Dempsey and Ricardo Clark. Dempsey earned a place on the United States' 2006 World Cup squad and was the USA's only goal scorer in Germany. He earned the Bronze Boot after guiding the U.S. to the Confederations Cup final in South Africa in 2009 before leading the Americans at the 2010 Workd Cup. In 2014, Dempsey captained a U.S. squad that made it out of the group stage in Brazil. Clark made his first appearance with the squad in late 2005 and became a regular in the midfield appearing alongside Dempsey in the 2010 World Cup. Former Paladin All-American John Barry Nusum also garnered attention on the international level, ranking second in scoring during CONCACAF while playing for Bermuda.
Allison's arrival at Furman followed a four-year stint as an assistant coach under Mark Berson at the University of South Carolina, his alma mater. During that span, the Gamecocks posted a 59-18-7 record and made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 1993.
His latest tenure at South Carolina was his second, and followed a two-year stint at the University of North Carolina in 1989-90. During his time as an assistant coach for North Carolina, the Tar Heels advanced to the NCAA Final 16 in 1990. While at UNC, Allison also earned a master's degree in physical education, recreation and sports science, and was honored as National Outstanding Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 1991.
A native of Bath, England, Allison came to the University of South Carolina in 1984, and in four years fashioned one of the finest careers of any player in Gamecock soccer history. Allison lead USC to four consecutive winning campaigns and a berth in the NCAA Tournament each of his last three years. He led the Gamecocks in scoring each of his four seasons and still remains South Carolina's all-time leading scorer with 63 goals and 32 assists (158 points). As a sophomore, Allison scored 17 goals and played a key role in leading USC to a school-best 20-3-1 record and a NCAA quarterfinal finish. During his time as a player, the Gamecocks posted a 67-14-6 record against some of the nation's top competition.
Winner of numerous honors while at South Carolina, Allison was a three-time NSCAA All-South pick, as well as an All-America first-team selection in 1987. A co-captain of the 1987 squad, Allison also earned GTE Academic All-America accolades his junior and senior seasons. In his final season, Allison was named the team's most valuable player and participated in the ISAA Senior Bowl. He was also named to the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society prior to graduating summa cum laude with a degree in physical education and minor in biology in 1989.
Allison, who played professionally one year in Ireland following his tenure at USC, earned his NSCAA Advanced Coaching License in 1992, and later added his USSF "A" License in 1994. Over the last few years he has been actively involved with youth soccer in South Carolina, including the position of staff coach with the Olympic Development Program of the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association and as a Region III staff coach.
Allison is married to the former Jody Jensen of Columbia, S.C., and is the father of two sons, Callum and Keegan.
While at Furman:
285-131-54 Overall Record (.664)
114-43-18 SoCon Record (.703)
112 All-SoCon Selections
50 NSCAA All-South Picks
30 All-America Selections
12 NSCAA Scholar All-Americans
9 SoCon Regular-Season Titles
9 MLS Draft Picks
10 SoCon Freshmen of the Year
8 SoCon Tournament Crowns
7 SoCon Coach of the Year Awards
8 SoCon Players of the Year
8 SoCon Tournament MVPs
3 Furman Coach of the Year Honors
2 Players on the U.S. National Team
2 Coleman Lew Award Winners
3 Regional Coach of the Year Award


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Chandra Nandini written update 20th September 2017 Written Episode Update Twist Future story of Chandra Nandini. Spoilers & latest News/Update on TellySerialUpdates.com
The serial starts with the scene in which Chandra is saying everything to Nandini about her past like how was she going away from him and how was she coming back into their life just for Bindusaar. Then you gave values to Bindusaar just to make him a good man. Nandini smiles. Chandra says her that all over you are innocent and you are not that person who has killed
Nandini says to Chandra that I got my memory and now I am sure that I am your Nandini. Chandra and Nandini are coming close to each other. Nandini hugs Chandra. Chandra is getting so much happy to see her in his arms. Here Chanakya and all other sainik's are going to find out the aacharya who is Dharma's baba.
Chanakya is trying to resolve this puzzle. He says to his sainik's to have an eye on Purohit. Chanakya thinks that he was right by thinking that Purohit is doing all of this on someone else's orders. Here Nandini is getting ready by sitting in front of the mirror. She is recalling all past moments in which Chandra hugs her. A song plays on behind the scene and that is,"Bolo Mere Rang Rasiya." She is looking so much happy to see her.
Chandra says to Nandini that you are looking so happy to see her. He makes her get up and catches her in his arms. Chandra is looking at her continuously whereas Nandini s feeling shy and closes her eyes. Chandra says her to open her eyes now because you have to witness this moment by opening your eyes. Nandini is looking so much happy.
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Chandra says that I filled you hairlines that time because I never want someone to insult my wife and even someone question your identity for a while. But now I am going to fill up your hairline only by thinking that my wife is coming back finally into my life which is so much precious for me.


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October 25, 2018 - Jan 2, 2019
Reception: Nov 20, 2018
2 - 6pm
Location: Blue Curve Gallery
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
10230 111 Ave NW, Edmonton AB
I love flowers and birds there is something that is so joyful of the beauty of flowers and the singing, the soaring and the delight I find in watching birds. When I walk in the great outdoors, it is like a treasure hunt to see what I can find. I am thrilled when I find something that really catches my eye and my heart. I take a photo reference or sketch it right away.
Flowers come in so many shapes and colors. I seek to capture the details and essence of the flowers. Birds have a character all their own. I particularly like the ones I do not see every day, like the egret, eagle and osprey. These birds and flowers speak to me of God's beautiful creation.
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Saturday, Sept 30, 10 am - 4 pm Plein Air in MillCreek Ravine $60
We have a beautiful ravine close by. Let's take advantage of whatever the weather brings and paint on site. Sketching and painting outdoors is a good way to do eyetraining for painting and drawing. We will talk about composition, what to leave in and what to remove from the scene in front of you. Supply list will be attached soon or sent out after registration. Pack Light as we will need to carry everything a distance to the site.
Any medium welcome.
Saturday, Nov 4 10 am -4 pm Papermaking Workshop $60 plus $20 for supplies
In this workshop you will have the opportunity to make a variety of papers from natural and recycled fibres. We will begin by making 6-8 different paper pulps such as cattail, thistle, poplar fluff, blue jeans and more, out of seeds, cotton fabric, and recycled acid free paper: You will then have the opportunity to create papers from each of the pulp vats using the templates provided: approximately 10 -15+ unique pieces of paper for you to take home after the workshop.
There is no supply list.
Optional: Fabric, Inclusions: thread, sprakles, confetti, pressed leaves and flowers.
4 Thursday evenings Nov 9- Nov 30, 6:30-9 pm Painting on Handmade Paper with Mixed Media $140
We will take the handmade paper made in a previous Papermaking Workshop and use it as a suport for a painting.
We will work on (at least) two pieces.
One using the Handmade paper for it's own painting.
The second painting will use one or a combination of handmade papers mounted on birch panel or canvas.
We will plan out the painting, working on composition. We will work with different media to capture the painting. Bring extra handmade paper to practice on.
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Drop in for $25/lesson pay in cash on the day
9:30 am-11:30 am; Oct 10 - Nov 29, 2018
City Arts Centre at Terwillegar Rec Centre: (register: call 311 or visit edmonton.ca/eReg)
Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media 1-4 pm, 8 Thursdys,Sept 27-Nov 15, 2018, $155 (register: call 311 or visit edmonton.ca/eReg course code #635333)
Sharpen your observation and drawing skills in this mixed media class using watercolor pencils, watercolor, pen and graphite. We will explore the process of sketching and capturing a mood, a place and an idea. These techniques will increase your overall paintings and give you tools to sketch and paint on the go, taking your creativity outside the studio!
Workshops at Artelier: 10032 81 Ave
Floral Watercolor Workshop
Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 10 am -4 pm, $80 ea Supply list provided upon registration.
We will work on two paintings during this one day workshop. The first will be an exercise in pouring watercolor and using creative techniques to loosly establish a field of wildflowers. This is an excercise to loosen up and play with what turns up, working with the unpredictability of watercolor.
The second painting will be a more traditional approach of composition, and techniques to paint translucent petals and leaves. We will alternate between the two paintings, allowing one to dry while we work on the other.
Registration call the Paintspot 780-432-0240
Watercolor Workshop: Painting the flow of water (Landscapes with Waterfalls)
Nov 24-25, 2018, 10 am -4 pm, $160 ea Supply list provided upon registration.
Painting water: how it flows and moves over rocks and tumbles to the river below. This intense two day workshop uses a lot of basic techniques to capture the movement of water. We will work on one main painting and several exercises for creating movement in water. The exercises can be turned into mini paintigs by adding the landscape around the river or waterfall. Bring your favorite waterfall pictures for reference photos.
Art: Vocabulary for the Soul Workshop
Sat, Dec 1, 10 am -4 pm, $80 ea $15 supply fee
Art has a way of allowing us to see what is on the inside of us, our thoughts and feelings, and even the things we keep hidden from ourselves. In this workshop, we will use different exercises to engage our inner self, by drawing on the artist within. We will begin by fingerpainting, letting our inner child come out to play. The exercises will progress through the day utilizing different mediums that will be available to choose from: watercolor pencils, pastels and oil pastels.
Optional: pencil, color pencil, 9 x 12 sketchbook, eraser
The Enneagram in Love and Work Workshop
A Personal Development Retreat
Oct 19-21, 2018 $165
(Additional optional fees including accommodation)
Star of the North Retreat Centre, St Albert
The Enneagram is an incredible tool for helping us truly see ourselves. It is a map that guides us into our hearts and souls, bringing to light the desires, motivations, and fears that drive our choices and actions. Often we get stuck in these choices and actions, circling in repetitive life patterns without knowing why.
The Enneagram gives us a hand up toward true and deep self-transformation, improved relationships with others, and a more authentic relationship with God.
Art: Vocabulary for the Soul Workshop
Nov 9, 4pm - Nov 12, 2018, 2pm,
Early Bird $265 shared room, until Oct 21, 2018; $300 after Oct 21
Accommodation Lodge, Covenant Bay Bible Camp on Poplar Bay of Pigeon Lake
This spiritual retreat is for those who want to connect with God. Whether you are an artist, writer, musician, or just curious to try something new, we are all able to connect with God creatively. Students will be encouraged to create in the art of their choice -- painting, writing, photography, dance, etc. Instruction for watercolor and drawing will be provided for those who desire it.


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10 years after, Ex- Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola finally reunited with singer, Iyanya as she signed a new management deal with Temple Management Company (TMC)
After competing against each other at the debut edition of MTN project fame, Ex- Big Brother Naija 2017 housemate, Bisola and singer, Iyanya are back on the same team. Bisola made her first big move after her success at the just concluded reality show by signing a deal with creative agency, Temple Management Company (TMC). She signed the management agreement with TMC on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in company of her representatives and senior TMC officials at the Victoria Island corporate office of the organization.
She now joins a growing list of superstars currently represented by the agency including Mavin Records, Iyanya, 9ice, Seye Ogunlewe, Ebi Onome, Marylove Edwards, Victor Ehikhamenor and Funmi Iyanda.
The post Ex- Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola finally signs a new management deal appeared first on Big Brother Naija 2017 | Everything about Big Brother Nigeria.
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Silver Tone Girls Rock with Light Pink Crystal - Praise Her - Cross Necklace. Charm size is approx. 0.67 x 0.85 x 0.16 inches (HxWxD) including loop. 1.3mm Box Chain necklace is 18"+2" Extender. Lobster claw clasp. Stainless Steel Cross is approx. 1.3 inches long. Engraved Bible verse Proverbs 31:31 - Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. PLEASE NOTE: Our products are lead safe, but are not intended for children 14 years and younger.
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October being the month that I celebrate Nigerian literature, here are two new releases from two young Nigerian authors. One is out now and the other will be published in early 2015. Enjoy!!!!
The first comes from Diekoye Oyeyinka. His debut novel Stillborn is published by East African Educational Publishers. Narrated from the point of view of Seun, an orphan from the Niger Delta, Stillborn is not only a tale of turmoil and tragedy; desperation and despair; but also one of optimism and opportunity. It revolves around the lives of five characters: Seun, his mother Ranti, herself a girl of limited privilege; Seun's lover, Aisha, a refugee from the religious clashes in the North; and Emeka from the South-east, a war deserter who becomes an unlikely hero. Their lives intersect in the residence of Dolapo, a civil rights lawyer from the South-west. And the five lives come together to paint a vivid picture of Nigeria since its infancy fifty years ago, meandering into the complexity of the lives and communities of present-day in Nigeria. In the end, Stillborn traverses the various political epochs that have shaped Nigeria, and by extension, Africa in general, right from the pre-independence period and through the fears, frustrations, hopes and dreams that have characterised this fragile continent.
The second, The Fishermen, comes from debut novelist Chigozie Obioma. Published by ONE (an imprint of Pushkin Press), The Fishermen tells the story of what happens to nine-year-old Benjamin and his brothers after their father accepts a job transfer to a faraway city and the four boys go fishing in the river that snakes through their small town in western Nigeria. Near the river, a place the town's people are forbidden to go, the four close-knit brothers encounter a local vision-seeing madman, Abulu, whose prophecy of violence threatens the core of their family. When Benjamin's brothers assume one brother will kill the other, an extraordinary tension is created, and a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to change the course of Benjamin's life and even that of the entire community.
Wednesday, 22 October 2014 Posted by bookshy Labels: Chigozie Obioma, Diekoye Oyeyinka, New Releases, Nigeria


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Winsted City Council Minutes
Special Meeting
Dec. 10, 1998
City Hall
9:15 p.m.
Present: Don Guggemos, Gary Lenz, Bob Kegler, Bonnie Quast, Mayor-elect Floyd Sneer Staff: Aaron Reeves, Betty Zachmann
Mayor called the Special Meeting to order.
Final review of the 1999 Budget was discussed.
Lenz motioned to adopt Resolution No. 300-12-10-98, establishing the Final 1999 Tax Levy at:
General Fund $278,500.00
Special Bond Funds 200,000.00
(Amount was adjusted by HACA)
Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
A letter of resignation was received from Council member Mark Ollig. Ollig has been unable to attend meetings due to his work. Lenz motioned to offer the balance of the term (2 Years) to Jeff Albers, as person with the next highest votes from the Nov. Election, Kegler seconded, unanimously carried. (Should Albers not accept, Bonnie Quast, the next person with votes would then be offered the position)
Lenz, due to his absence, then motioned to change the date of the next regular meeting to Dec, 21, 1998 (Monday), as there would not be a quorum to hold the meeting, Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
Quast motioned adjourn the meeting, Kegler seconded, unanimously carried.
Betty Zachmann, City Clerk-Treasurer
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City Trash Cans Go Solar—and Wireless—to Save Big Bucks on Garbage Trucks
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the company changed its name to BigBelly Solar, reflecting the containers' large appetites for trash.
Sales tripled in 2006, tripled again in 2007, and have doubled this year, Kennelly says. The company raised a small amount of venture funding from the Brookline, MA-based Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, but expects revenue from product sales to carry it the rest of the way to profitability, he says. Poss now leads the company from its offices in Seattle, where he teaches entrepreneurship at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute.
BigBelly did have one big advantage over many of its brethren in the energy and cleantech spaces: it didn't have to struggle to develop an untested energy source or convince customers to invest in a solution that might only pay off in the distant future. "We haven't invented a new solar cell or anything," says Kennelly. "It's just taking two tried-and-true ideas—trash compaction and solar cells—and putting them together in an innovative way that saves customers money."
But that didn't spare BigBelly from having to solve some engineering problems. "The key to making a solar powered trash compactor work was that it had to be extremely energy-efficient," says Kennelly. "Most trash receptacles don't get a lot of direct sunlight—they are in the shade or alongside buildings. So we have to make it efficient enough to work just with ambient daylight, even though it has to be on 24 hours a day, continually monitoring so that it knows when it has to compact and can tell you when it's full. Making that work even in Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Montreal and other northern cities, where the winter days are cold and short, has been the real breakthrough."
The BigBelly requires minimal maintenance—its lead-acid battery, the same type used in motorized wheelchairs, needs to be replaced and recycled every four years for $40. The solar panel, which is sealed under a curved plastic shield designed to shed snow and rain, is guaranteed to work for at least 20 years. The motor in the trash compactor is designed to operate continuously for five straight years—but runs, in practice, for only 15 minutes a day. "The only issues we've had have been buses running into them," says Kennelly. "They're made of metal, so they will crush."
More and more of the devices—which are child-proof as well as rat-, seagull-, and raccoon-proof, thanks to a rotating bin door makes it impossible to reach inside the receptacle—are popping up around Boston and other cities. The Kraft Group recently bought 15 of the units for Patriot Place, the outdoor mall adjacent to Foxborough's Gillette Stadium.
The Patriot Place units actually have two compactors side-by-side—one for trash and the other for recyclable materials like soda cans and water bottles. "We're really excited about the double-bin kiosks," says Kennelly. "Recycling half of the trash further reduces how often you have to come by and empty the cans."
Kennelly thinks BigBelly is well-positioned to grow, even during the downturn. "It's a very good time" to be in the cleantech entrepreneurship space, he says. "Over the last few years there has been growing interest in the climate change issue; it has become more accepted that we need to do something to reduce emissions. Also, people have now started to expand their recycling programs in both private and public spaces."
And even with gas and diesel prices down from their highs earlier this year, Kennelly says, "people know that we have to find more cost-effective technologies to provide the kinds of goods and services we want, from transportation to sanitation, housing, lighting, and heating. They don't say 'Oh, they're a bunch of tree huggers' anymore. That's not what it's about. It's about the ability to do business in a way that uses all of our resources efficiently."
So the next time you see a BigBelly, feel free to feed it—you'll be preventing litter, saving your city money, and sparing the atmosphere, all at the same time.
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Intro to Dance for 3 & 4 year old (boys and girls)
These classes will introduce our youngest dancers to the amazing world of dance through ballet, creative and jazz. Fun warm up activities, leaps, jumps, rhythm, choreography, props and tons of fun!
Dance for 5 years and older
Jazz has become one of the most popular dance styles in recent years, mainly due to its popularity on television shows, movies, music videos and commercials. Jazz is energetic and fun, fast paced, consisting of unique moves, fancy footwork, big leaps and quick turns. The class includes a warm-up with stretching, isolations, strengthening exercises and then moves across the floor to work on turns, leaps, jumps and runs. Choreography is fun and innovative.
Hip Hop
These classes teach the fundamentals of hip hop movement. They are upbeat and high energy. Classes include stretching, isolations, rhythms, musicality, upper body strength and funky footwork, along with b-boy (floor stunts), tutting (hand & arm movements), popping, locking, and choreography.
Ballet introduces the fundamentals of classical ballet technique. Each class focuses on proper posture, body positions, and alignment while also building on ballet vocabulary. Classes include barre work, balance, hopping, skipping, jumping, galloping (basic locomotor movements), age appropriate stretches, basic positions of the arms and feet, and ballet class etiquette are part of the curriculum.
Advanced Technique
12 years and older
This class is for students with dance experience. It is designed for dancers to perfect their technique in a fun, fast paced, energetic class. Focus on strength, body positions, skills and choreography.
Ages 3 – 18 years: Acro is the fusion of dance technique and the precision and athleticism of acrobatic elements. Acro technique includes balancing, limbering, tumbling and partnering based in flexibility, contortion, and strength. Acro dancers seamlessly blend emotional expression, awareness of music and rhythm, line and extension with acrobatic movements in a dance context.


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El Corte Ingles is another strong example of the power of Usablenet's platform and our ability to scale a brand's mobile presence to support a global audience, while accounting for differences in infrastructure, device-type and mobile networks.
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 06, 2012
According to ABI Research, mobile shopping will account for $163 billion in sales worldwide, or 12% of global ecommerce revenue by 2015. As consumer adoption of smartphones and other web-enabled mobile devices continues its rapid ascent internationally, major European brands are leveraging the mobile web as a significant channel to more deeply engage with consumers and drive sales. El Corte Ingles, the largest department store in Europe and fourth largest worldwide, recently partnered with global mobile and multichannel technology platform company Usablenet, to launch an optimized mobile version of its site that extends the El Corte Ingles brand to customers anytime, anywhere.
The new El Corte Ingles mobile site features HTML5 capabilities and provides customers with key features and functionality available on the traditional website, including:
- Full M-Commerce Functionality: Registered users and guests have the ability to purchase items directly from their mobile device
- Advanced Scrolling Image Carousel: Customers can view high-quality, rotating carousel product images displayed on the homepage and product detail page without slowing their browsing experience
- Tap-Tap Zoom: Users can double tap on product images to further zoom in and see the product in greater detail
- Full Browse and Search Capability: Customers can search and browse from El Corte Ingles' entire inventory of products
- Expandable Navigation: Users can quickly and efficiently browse by category without loading extra pages and slowing down the browsing experience
"Mobile commerce has exploded onto the international stage, with a growing number of consumers using their smartphones to browse, shop and purchase items from leading retailers across the globe," said Usablenet CEO Nick Taylor. "El Corte Ingles is another strong example of the power of Usablenet's platform and our ability to scale a brand's mobile presence to support a global audience, while accounting for differences in infrastructure, device-type and mobile networks."
"With an increasing number of consumers using mobile to aid with their purchases, it was important for us to create a mobile version of our website that provides a positive user experience on all mobile devices," Said the eCommerce Division of El Corte Ingles. "Our new site was designed to provide El Corte Ingles customers with the same high-quality shopping experience that they have come to expect across all channels."
Usablenet is one of the driving forces behind mobile commerce on the global stage, powering the mobile sites of numerous large global brands like Tesco, FedEx, Expedia, and others. The company's HTML5 mobile platform enables leading brands in all industries to deploy next-generation mobile features such as expand-and-collapse menus, high-resolution image galleries, location-aware features, scrolling promotions, and more.
About Usablenet
Usablenet is a global technology leader for mobile and multichannel customer engagement that works with 20% of the Fortune 1000. Usablenet's transformative technology platform allows leading companies in all sectors to extend their brand to consumers across multiple channels, including mobile phones, mobile applications, tablets, Facebook, in-store kiosks, and other platforms -- with minimal impact to the client's IT resources. Usablenet customers include Amtrak, Delta, Estée Lauder, FedEx, Hilton, Marks & Spencer, Sprint, JCPenney, Victoria's Secret, and others. Founded in 2000, Usablenet is a private company headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, Italy and London. For more information, visit us at http://www.usablenet.com or on Twitter @Usablenet.


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Freemason's Arms, Covent Garden
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This is one of the better Covent Garden pubs, it bears up to the strain of office worker and tourist crowds quite well. A recent lick of paint has brightened the place up, but not affected it in any other way. It's not worth making a special journey to visit it, but it's a useful meeting place if you're in the area. Standard Shepherd Neame fare served pleasantly and promptly. If you sit in the back you'll notice a good few historic footy photos around the wall and a sign proclaiming "The Football Association was founded here in 1863". Given this heritage, no surprises to find this pub has many a screen to follow the match on.
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text: A personal project to pass some valuable spare time. Inspired by the Playstation 4 title, I wanted to create a poster for the game using clean lines and bold colours. Here are the results. The prints are on a very nice 150gsm uncoated stock. Can't wait to frame one, and give the rest away :)