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Ummm. Karen... I will be coming over for some wine too! I will just lay on that cute rug you have down..throw me a pillow and all will be good! WOW! I love your Porch- looks so inviting that I am just inviting myself on over! See you soon! :)
Oh- and I have to share this on FB! Hope that's ok!! :)
Looks great. Enjoy your bath,dinner and wine, you deserve it after all that work. Good luck on finding something to prop your feet up on.
Oh, I love your little shutters that are different colored~very cute. :0)
Great job, Karen! Everything looks so perfect and quirky! lol Enjoy your vino. Wish I could come hang out with ya!!!
I just saw your porch on FB {via Four Marrs & One Venus} and I loooove it! I'll be right over with my glass of wine too. Those shutters and that ohhh so chippy piece are gorgeous!
Your porch cleans up good! I love the day bed...and the old cabinet...it is way good!
This darling space isn't a room... it's an outdoor home! You have thought of everything! I love the chippy colors and great seating areas! The rug is awesome! I need to look for one like that!
If my porch was so inviting I would eat every meal on it!
Very inspiring!
Our back porch is one of my favorite places in the world. You have so much wonderful seating for yours... Nice!
Love your back porch, looks so inviting and fun with lots of goodies to look at! I just finished fixing mine up for summer as well, stop by and take a look if you'd like!
It looks amazing! Peonies are my favorite, ever! I'd love to hang out sipping a nice ice coffee and reading a good book!
Very cute! I love your green wicker chairs.
What a great place to chill out. I love it all, especially that chippy shabby cabinet !
I love that mat. You have been very busy, looking great!x
I think your porch is my favorite of all the ones I've seen today. Love the green wicker chairs. And the hoosier cabinet is to die for. Love it!!!!
That's not a back porch it's an outdoor living area!
I love your porch! I used to have one of my wicker rockers painted apple green, then I changed all the wicker to black, but I just bought some more apple green paint. I found another rocker the other day at an estate sale, and seeing your pair of green ones, I think I see green in a pair for my own porch! I love the little daybed too -- in fact, I don't see anything I don't like!
Found you through the Great Ooutdoors party.
What a transformation. Love what you have done here - especially that crib. How cute. Thanks for sharing, liz
Fab makeover. No wonder your back hurts. Now you can sit back and relax. It all looks so inviting.
Your porch is absolutely amazing!!
I love your vintage cabinet and that wonderful bed. Great wicker chairs in a bright color. You have created such a welcoming space.
What a colorful, cozy place! I love the mix of colors, textures, and materials.
That crib is fabulous!! Can I lounge on it while I drink my glass of wine?
Love the shutters and all the chippy goodness!
Your porch is so inviting! I adore those green wicker chairs!
It's so fun and colorful and chippy and shabby fabulous ...
... and I just love those colorful mismatched shutters on the window!
... so happy you shared with us at our Great Outdoors link party!
Where did you get those rugs? Did you paint them? They really make the porch sing. And save a seat for me! This looks like such a wonderful place! Thanks for linking up to the party!
Have a blessed and wonderful day!
I absolutely adore this space! Especially the sitting in the rocking chair drinking wine part. And that awesome awesome hutch. :)
Hey any chance you're going to Haven?
Thank you so much for sharing at our party!
Hi I came from the picket fence your back porch is lovely ty for sharing
The green chairs and hutch are my faves...love it all! Cute porch, please come link it up sometime at my party. :) ( I know you're tired, so go rest and do it next week...haha)
How super cute! It's so fresh, summery, and I would definitely grab a good book and sit here forever.
I love those green chairs!! I just found a wicker rocker on the side of the road and now you've got me wanting to paint it!
I am so in love with your back porch and that hutch and the shutters. Too much cool for me to take in all at once.
I love that old kitchen cabinet, and your wicker chairs, and the rug, and the shutters.......well, I love it all. Looks like a homemade ice cream kinda place. 8-)
oh.......and the little dining set and the baby bed/daybed.
Im now following you. Please come visit me at PICKINandPAINTIN.blogspot.com. 8-)
I love your porch and the wicker, and the stove, heck, I love everything.I have a porch and I love it. Can't wait to enjoy it, if nice weather ever get's here in Lititz.
Can you tell me what is the brand name and color of green paint on wicker chairs.
Thank you!!
Debra - It is Rustoleum Ultra Cover in Eden Satin. If you need any more info on these I talked about it here: http://www.somewhatquirkydesign.com/2012/06/rock-with-me-i-gotta-tell-you.html
I prefer Rustoleum Protective Enamel for wicker and for outdoors, but I wasn't able to find the color I wanted. They do have a color that is close (and it is an awesome color) Fern.
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As the world celebrates Mandela Day, a leading justice reform and human rights organization, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants, CURE-Nigeria has accused the Federal Government of paying lip service to the nagging issue of prison congestion in Nigeria.
The organisation's Executive Director, Mr. Sylvester Uhaa, stated this yesterday in a statement made available to Vanguard in Makurdi.
Uhaa said, "It is extremely sad that prison congestion, which is caused by the excessive reliance on incarceration, abuse of power, corruption, and blatant disrespect for the rule of law and human rights of suspects, has never received the desired attention in the history of Nigeria.
"This is so because most of the prisoners are poor and marginalized people, and Nigeria does not care for its poor population. If rich and powerful people were in prison in Nigeria, the case would be different.
"We thought that Mr. President's public acknowledgment that prison congestion is a national scandal and the subsequent statement by the Vice President that Nigerian prisons turn inmates into animals, would lead to concrete and tangible actions to solve the problem, but all we saw was the release of handful of inmates across the country and everything ended.
"This is obviously not enough to address the huge awaiting trial population of prisoners, who are subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment and have poor access to lawyers, good nutrition, portable water, medical and healthcare, education and other rehabilitation programs, and lack basic needs they are entitled to under international law.
"Above all, 70 percent of the prison population is awaiting trial for long periods. Although prolonged pretrial detention is unarguably, one of the greatest forms of injustice and human rights violations in Nigeria, it is often ignored because most of the victims of pretrial detention are poor and marginalized people.
"As we mark Mandela Day, we call on the Federal and state governments to release those who have spent years awaiting trial, especially those accused of non-violent offences, grant amnesty to death row inmates, particularly those who are weak, terminally-ill and are too old to pose danger to their communities, commute all death sentences to life imprisonment with a possibility of parole and put in place mechanisms to prevent prolonged pre-trial detention.
"In addition, we ask the Federal and state governments to ensure that juveniles in conflict with the law are not sent to adult prisons and not tried as adults.
"Furthermore, we recommend the use of alternatives to incarceration for all non-violent female offenders, particularly nursing mothers and pregnant women, as well as the transfer to mental hospitals, the huge number of all mentally-ill persons in prisons and other detention facilities across the country for medical attention, as these people are not supposed to be in prison.
"We ask the Federal Government to place emphasis on crime prevention, through aggressive investment in education, job creation, peace-building, rebuilding our infrastructure and social protection programs to reduce poverty.
"Rather than focusing on expanding our law enforcement and procuring guns and ammunition, as experience has shown that simply expanding law enforcement and procuring more guns without addressing the root causes of crime cannot guarantee security of lives and properties."


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Donald Trump has struck again, although unwittingly this time, when he took a starring role in a video by none other than al-Shabab, a terrorist group operating in Somalia and around East Africa.
It was in the wake of the Paris attacks and after the San Bernardino attack in the United States that Donald Trump proposed the setting-up of a database of Muslims as well as "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representative can figure out what the f*** is going on," he said at the time.
The video went on to helpfully elaborate on the words of the Republican presidential candidate.
"It's saying to Muslims, 'you either join Jihad or you leave the United States because of what Mr Trump is proposing," the commentary said.
Donald Trump, whose presidential slogan is to "Make America Great Again," appears unfazed at this new role which has been fostered on him. According to Trump, he exercised courage in bringing the issue into the open and now that it is out there, people will want to "examine the issue."
Asked by John Dickerson, the host of "Face The Nation," whether it was a concern for him being used in a recruitment video for terrorism, Mr. Trump simply responded, "They use other people too. What am I going to do? I have to say what I have to say. And you know what I have to say? There's a problem. We have to find out what is the problem. And we have to solve that problem."
Political naiveté? Lack of self-awareness? Or simply a campaign policy?
Of course, Donald Trump has never been known for holding his tongue, but ever since the run to the White House began, Donald Trump has been marred in controversy. The comment about Mexicans. The comment about Muslims. His chauvinism. One would think that his supporters would want to detach themselves from what some might call a loose cannon. But no, instead they grow in number because for them, he is the man who will really make America great again.
Some commentators have observed that for a group of the American population, Donald Trump is the embodiment of the white middle class rage. This middle class is fed up with career politicians seemingly not doing the work for which they were elected. So while every journalist or political pundit worth his salt is working out the consequence of being featured in such a video, Donald Trump is moving on. In the same interview, he accused Hillary Clinton and President Obama of creating ISIS and rejected Barack Obama's plans to address gun control via executive actions.
Donald Trump is almost behaving as if being featured in a terrorist video is simply just not a big deal. And perhaps for him, it isn't.


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In my last blog post, I talked about my journey into discovering Korean underground rap and analysed some of the tracks I found. This post featured my epiphanies on the genre, a common feature found in Autoethnography. In this blog post, I will be delving deeper into my own analysis of Korean underground rap, and my autoethnographic approach to the genre.
At the beginning of the blog, I presented a video created by music company 88Rising called Rappers React to Higher Brothers, in which a bunch of American rappers watch and react to the Chinese rap group. This video, I believe, was a perfect example of not only an autoethnographic experience, but also the ideology of east vs west, and the similarities and contrasts between the two cultures. I found myself having similar reactions with the American rappers, even though Australian and American culture is different, the overwhelming presence of western, particularly American, culture in Australian mass media has seen an increase in the cultural bond between Australia and America.
The video was also perfect for another thing, the closing of the gap between east and west, in terms of rap music. The music company producing 88Rising, is considered to be one of the few music companies bridging the gap between the two separate cultures. And it's becoming more obvious in the music itself, where Korean and other Asian rappers are incorporating Western cultural references within their songs to create more of a connection with fans from a western culture.
The further I delved into the genre, the more and more I found myself comparing it to western rap. When reviewing the track MV 뱃사공 – 마초맨(Feat.차붐,deepflow), I found myself comparing it New York rap, the reason behind this being that I had been listening to Action Bronson's new album all week and had found the instrumental on the track to be something that could easily feature on the album. Even when I was talking about the music video, I found myself comparing the video to a specific time period, something that can somewhat be seen as a bias towards western culture, and that may show the lack of originality from Korean rappers.
My autoethnographic analysis of the text had no real variety in the approach. There were no different methodology styles, a pretty basic, standard autoethnographic analysis. Using Ellis et al's Autoethnography: An Overview, I could have had an Indigenous approach to the songs and discuss the power and who has the power in the scenario. There were multiple levels of power present in my discovery of underground Korean rap. You have YouTube who has probably the most power, being it is the main platform where the artists and the music companies can provide the music videos for the audience the watch. Then you have the YouTube channels, which may be either a music company or the artist themselves, for example STONE SHIP, LEGIT GOONS and MKIT RAIN. These companies had levels of power that somewhat influenced my journey into finding underground Korean rap, with YouTube being the place where I could find the majority of the songs, but the search was based on number of views and other factors that easily could have promoted some songs over others, and could easily have had an effect on my autoethnographic experience.
When I was listening to the tracks, I had many assumptions and stereotypes already in my head about underground Korean rap. Some of these assumptions and stereotypes ended up being true in my situation but again, these assumptions had an effect on my autoethnographic experience. One of the assumptions was that the majority of Korean rap would be similar to Korean pop, in terms of randomly inserting English words and western cultural references to create a connection between the audience. Another assumption I made was that the themes of American and western rap culture, such as money and girls, will be prevalent throughout Korean rap, again to create a sense of connection for the audience to have with these songs. I also had the stereotype that the rappers will be feature clothing brands associated with hypebeasts. For those who don't know what a hypebeast is, according to trusty academic resource Urban Dictionary, "A hypebeast is a slang for someone who is a beast (obsessed) about the hype (in fashion), and will do whatever it takes to obtain that desired hype. The term is meant to be derogatory by ridiculing of such with a lack of style."
My original autoethnographic analysis of the genre of Korean rap was a more personalised analysis which featured many comparisons to western culture. I believe with a much wider approach using the methodologies Ellis et al's Autoethnography: An Overview, I can continue to grow and appreciate an understanding of autethnography and use that understanding to continue my research into the genre of underground Korean rap.


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Monday, January 19, 2015
Scrambled French Toast (a fun twist on classic French toast)
My mother calls it "scrambled eggs and bread," I call it either "scrambled French Toast" or "French toast bites," but whatever the name, this fun twist on French toast is a favorite in my family. The bread is broken up before mixing it with the egg, making an easy and fun dish to eat after it's cooked. My mom always tore the bread into pieces. I prefer to cut it with a pizza cutter. Either way works. The egg to bread ratio is ONE egg per ONE slice of toast. Use as many or as few pairings for your family size.
Basic recipe that feeds my four kids ages 2-12:
6 eggs, beaten
6 slices of bread (any kind)
Pinch salt
Dash pepper
Sprinkle of cinnamon (if desired)
Toppings of choice: Syrup, powdered sugar, jam, etc.
Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add salt and pepper (and cinnamon if desired). Stack bread slices on cutting board and cut into 1-inch squares with large knife. Add bread squares to beaten egg and mix until all pieces are evenly coated with egg. Pour into medium or large frying pan coated with a little oil or cooking spray. Pan fry on medium heat, occasionally stirring and flipping bread with spatula until browned on all sides. Transfer to serving plates and eat as is or top with your favorite French toast garnishments. ENJOY!
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Tony Cohen: Keto-ish, Krav Maga & Extreme Humans
We are going to have some fun.
We are talking to Mr. Tony Cohen.
If you're getting to know Tony Cohen, I want you to know him as a renaissance man, a guy that knows Krav Maga, a special form of defense fighting, a special form of self-defense and also a keto expert.
We're going to talk a little bit about Krav Maga.
We're going to talk about extreme humans.
We're going to dive into the conversation that is keto and how following a rigid guideline might not work for you.
In addition, we talk about brain fueling and what to put into your body so that you can achieve more.
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There's a whole lot more to see and do around Mae Phim beside visiting tropical islands and swimming in crystal clear turquoise waters. Please ask at the resort frontdesk.
An attraction for any kind of ages, especially family group of visitors. There are a lot of sea creatures for visitors to look around or learn how they live. Both indoor and outdoor sections are separated for visitors to look around.
The most beautiful viewpoint in the east region, one of the Dream Destinations, honored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and it is a must for a visit.
This national park covered a area of 52,300 rai with the lush forest with a great variety of flora and fauna which is the watershed of the Prasae River. The park has two natural trails for tourists to explore into the nature and wildlife which are two and three kilometers long, respectively. Comfortable shoes are a hot tip because the walk requires some rock climbing and hiking.
There are nearly 60 caves in the national park but only 20 of them are tourists allowed to visit. In some encounters the Buddhist monks who have taken over the caves and moved. A copy of the Buddha's footprint can be seen in one of the park's caves, which has become a small temple.
In rememberance of Su Thorn Phu, the famous Thai poet. His statue rises on the hill and below you can find statues from his most famous work.
The old U.S. military ship, taken over by the Thai navy and then renamed to HTMS Prasae. This royal battleship was towed to the mouth of the river Prasae and put on display there in 2003.
Here you will find the shining crystal products made of sand which largely comes from Mae Phim.
Swing through the treetops from platform to platform on a total of three kilometers of cables. In one day, you will discover what Da Kao Yai National Rain Forest has to offer.
Created by Mother Nature from accumulated vegetative matter, these floating islands are a wonderful example of successful environmental conservation.
At Oasis Sea World you can swim with the dolphins, a nice full day excursion for the whole family.
Snorkel Tours are available to both Koh Samet and the nearby islands. They make a few stops for snorkeling at the island's southern tip (Samet). You can also dive in the waters around Mae Phim. The depths are around 10-12 meters. Dive Zone on the beach road in Mae Phim offers both diving and dive training.


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Need I say more? 🙂
Congratulations Cecelia! How wonderfully fun and exciting for you all 🙂 Sweet! Very good Possibility photo for the challenge!!!!
Thanks, sweetdaysundertheoaks! We are all excited and happy for the coming addition to the family (her first child.) 😀
How sweet. Could there be a more perfect form of possibility?!
Thanks for stopping by, Kathryn. I appreciate it.
Great possibilities!
Yes! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it.
Thank you T2T! 😀
Possibility, indeed. 😀
😀 Thanks for stopping by!
I'm happy for you and your daughter. A precious gift is coming your way that will bring joy to your loving family. Beautiful post.
Thank you IT. We are very excited as this is her first child. She lives far away but I hope to go visit soon. She sends me regular photo-updates but it's not the same as being there and mothering her. 🙂
You are right, it's not the same as being physically present but it helps. My mother-in-law stayed with us for 1 month when my wife gave birth and it was very special and endearing. Have a great weekend.
Thanks IT. I'm hoping I can be with her when she gets close to delivery (March). Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you'll come back. 🙂
girl or a boy….. awwwwwwwwwwww….what a beautiful interpretation…
and such beautiful possibilities 🙂
We don't know yet, or daughter is not saying. They are keeping mum about it other than to tell us how glorious an experience it is. They may spill the beans before it's all over, but for now, ???? Thanks for stopping by and for sharing in our joy.
awww, that's great! Congrats!
didn't hear from you for long, hope you get to check my private blog.
Doris, thanks for stopping by. I have missed you. We have had a very tumultuous month. I'll email, and I'll stop by your private blog, too.
This is so sweet and so full of wonderful possibilities. Best wishes to you all!!!
Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your well wishes and kind words. I am sure there are many blogs in the future about this upcoming event! 😀
I hope that in your new city you're close enough to see your grandchildren often.
Thanks, Nancy. We are already enjoying more time with GG and her parents (my son and wife) in Pittsburgh. Haven't seen the Chicago girls yet, but we have the MegaBus here with direct trips (cheap, too) to Chi, to I've already planned a trip soon. Grandson and the coming grandbaby will definitely see a lot more of us now that we are in OH. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it.
Congratulations! Wishing you and your family much, much joy! A perfect photo for the challenge.
Thanks Theresa. We are excited. I am sure I'll be sharing more as we get closer to the spring date!
CONGRATULATIONS! That is the best "Possibility" photo!
Thanks Louise! We are all certainly excited. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your kind words.
Such possibilities! Great take on this challenge. : ) And congrats!
Thanks JR'Pier! I'm glad you stopped by. 🙂
YeY for the baby!!! Babies are fun and the more, the merrier!!!
I agree wholeheartedly with you, Ariana! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
no need for another word!
She looks very happy. Fantastic news Cecelia. Congratulations! 🙂
Thanks Elizabeth. We are all excited and enjoying the prospects, or should I say "possibilities" for this new life. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
It is always fun how quickly the picture of a pregnant mom's belly can bring a smile to my face. Congratulations to your daughter. I wish you complete happiness while you spoil and dote on this next grand baby! 🙂
Thank you! I plan to spoil the baby rotten with lotsa love! It is a happy time for us. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Congratulation 🙂
Thanks Jake! We are happy and appreciate your well wishes. 🙂
congratulations!! what a lovely shot! (smile)
Thank you, yi-ching lin. We are all very happy! 🙂
So true — unlimited possibilities! Great photo and perfect choice for this challenge!
Thanks Marge. We are certainly excited about the "possibilities." 🙂
good luck for your grand baby no. 3! I'm waiting for my third grandchild too – December …
Congratulations! Ours is due in March, 2012. Grandkids are the best! 🙂
Congratulations on the upcoming grandchild! Excellent interpretation of this week's theme!
Thank you! I'm glad you like it! 🙂
That's a great choice of photo – I bet you're looking forward to meeting the new grandchild 🙂
Yes, I can't wait! There is nothing quite like being grandparent to my children's children. 🙂
Infinite possibilities indeed … congratulations.
Thanks! I appreciate you stopping by. Have a great week! 🙂
how wonderful. thank you for going with this possibility and sharing your good news.
Thanks! We are all excited as you might imagine. I'll keep everyone posted. 😉


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This is a digital draft-at-home pattern for a stunning French pajama set from 1947. The pattern features full length trousers with a slight flare at the leg and a button front pajama top.
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This is a pattern from a French pattern drafting system fairly similar to the Lutterloh golden rule patterns. You will be able to draft a pattern to your exact size from the miniature pattern template and specially designed rulers. To draft any of these special patterns to doll, children, and adult sizes is easy. Rulers are available to draft the pattern as small as a 5 1/2" bust/ hip to as large as a 60" bust/ hip and the pattern will be scaled perfectly every time. ALL RULERS ARE INCLUDED WITH THESE PATTERNS.
The pattern includes basic markings and notches that show you how they fit together, and indications such as dotted lines for cutting on the fold. I have included several pages of drafting instructions that I have translated from the original French personally. The illustrated instructions show you how to easily draw your pattern pieces from the miniature pattern template using your special ruler.
These patterns were marketed originally to both home seamstresses and professionals alike and assume that you have a basic understanding of clothing construction. The original patterns DO NOT include any sewing instructions. To sew these, you should have a basic understanding of how pattern pieces should fit together. The pattern pieces are illustrated in such a way that you can see how they are supposed to be sewn to each other.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: These patterns might be a bit difficult for the beginner but an intermediate level home seamstress will most likely have little trouble.
For a complete tutorial on drafting your pattern including photos, check out this blog post.
QUESTIONS? Check out our draft-at-home patterns FAQ page.
Fabric: this pattern requires approximately 4 meters (about 4 1/2 yards).
Copyright Mrs. Depew Vintage, 2014. All Rights reserved.


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Italian millionaire who drove his own FIAT
Nationality: Italy
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Online Dispute Resolution
Under current law we are obliged to inform customers about the existence of the European Online Dispute Resolution platform.
You can find the platform here: http://ec.europa.eu/odr
Motorhome Bookers as a trademark of DER Touristik Deutschland GmbH, one of the biggest tourism companies in Europe, does not take part in dispute settlement proceedings of a consumer arbitration board and is not obliged to do so.
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A large blaze has broken out at a cotton gin in Queensland's southern inland, causing millions of dollars of property damage.
The fire started in cotton bales in a storage shed at the St George Cotton Gin, on the Carnarvon Highway, about 7:30pm.
The building was well involved when fire crews arrived.
The fire service says more than 30 officers battled the blaze in the 80-metre shed overnight.
They have managed to stop it spreading to nearby sheds which contain millions of dollars of cotton, cotton seed and chemicals, but say it will continue to smoulder for days.
Earlier, chief superintendent Lindsay Hackett said there were concerns a wind change could threaten a nearby field.
But inspector Graham Cooke now says the fire is now under control.
"It's still free burning within the shed beneath the collapsed roof, but the fire has been contained to the building of origin," he said.
"We believe that we've stopped the spread of the fire to the nearby shed that contains cotton seed and also nearby adjacent open areas that [contain] unprocessed cotton."
Jeff Ballentine, from Queensland Cotton, which owns the mill, says the damage is extensive.
"I think the crews have done a great job of keeping it under control and nobody got hurt, so we're very happy about that," he said.
Mr Ballentine says the company will be investigating to try to determine the cause of the blaze.


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- Making fishing better
Fishing WisconsinHooked on Wisconsin anglers' club
Wisconsin is a great state to fish! Every year anglers canvas the state wetting a line or two while enjoying Wisconsin's outdoors. The Anglers' Club is an award program that was created to recognize outstanding sportfishing catches from Wisconsin waters.
Three categories
Anglers can be initiated into the Anglers' Club in any of the following three categories:
Membership in the Anglers' Club is free, but to qualify you must:
- possess a valid Wisconsin resident or nonresident fishing license
- catch a fish with pole and line according to current Wisconsin fishing regulations
- satisfy category criteria and correctly complete the fillable application form [PDF 143KB]
- enclose a closeup, side-view photograph of the fish.
Send the complete application materials (form and photograph) to:
Hooked on Wisconsin's Anglers' Club
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
101 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921
What will you receive as a member of the Anglers' Club?
Anglers submitting qualifying entries, regardless of category, will receive a variety of club materials [PDF 138KB]: embroidered Hooked on Wisconsin Anglers' Club patches and a certificate. Submissions in the Kept Fish and Live Release categories will receive species patches. Patches will be awarded for every ten (10) species caught and released in the Mixed Bag category.
Who can apply for club membership?
Fishing enthusiasts of all ages (resident or nonresident) are eligible for membership. Membership is open from January 1 to December 31 of each year. Entries must be received by January 15 to qualify for the previous year's membership.
Related articles from Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
- Extending the credit line, Scheidegger, K., April 1996.
- Join the club, Scheidegger, K., August 1997.
Contact Information
For more information, or to send application materials electronically, contact:
Karl Scheidegger, Fisheries biologist


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How To Pick A Travel Agency
Failure to timely renew by the renewal date will result in the forfeiture of the license. One of the main concerns that seem to arise with online travel agencies is the trustworthiness and security of paying such large amounts of money online. A good travel agent will make sure you have the proper peace of mind with the right travel insurance to keep your family safe and protected.
Fox World Travel was selected for the 2017 Best of Sheboygan Award in the Travel Agency category. A high school diploma typically is required for someone to become a travel agent. Commock: Laughs Despite being in the travel industry for so long, I don't use one.
If you end up working with their company, don't forget to mention this to your travel agent. Club Travel is an award-winning Travel Agent most recently winning 'Best Travel Agency in Ireland' awarded by the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA). I find out what their travel need is—air, hotel, cars, limos, car service, domestic train and track, Euro rail—and book whatever the clients need.
Group travelers can save time when looking for accommodations that have room for the entire group by using a travel agency. The rates for the travel services indicated online must be simply what you need to pay if you decide to directly deal with the provider.
If we sum up, we have a total price for the agency offer of 1695 Euros (2457 dollars). Additionally you can compare travel deals and special available all over the world in order to find the very best deal for you and your travels. They'll ask where you're going and why, how you'd prefer to travel, how long you plan to stay, and what your travel budget is. Be open and honest with your answers.


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it's all happening
this weekend our (kinda huge) women's fashion issue comes out, and i have an ARTICLE in it.
yeah, i know.whaaaa? well, I DO ! (score one for the ART DEPARTMENT)
it's just a little story about the incredible epicness that is teenage bloggers. and how i love them. i worked on it back in MAY, it seems like a hundred years ago now!
i love all of you gals out there and all of your epic blogs but i have a little special place in my heart for the teenage girls who blow my mind on the REGZ with their smart smart funny articulate creative supercool opinions / outfits / twist on fashion. i rave about you all daily, really.
there is only so much you can fit in this small space and so much of my superlove had to be cut, but i have to say a mega thank you especially to tavi, stephanie and arabelle for first of all being the inspiration for the piece and also just taking time to talk and write to me. (and also 1234 who let us use one of her photos..it's so perfect for the theme, no?)
it's already online here, but i always prefer printed matter...T will be in the sunday new york times, so please go buy one if you are so inclined!
and with that i am outieeee for a few days, a weekend jaunt with the boyfriend.
bon weekend, you guys!
heartz n heartz
20 comments:
- laia. said...
thanks for the heads up on when the issue comes out!
- August 15, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- sleepyhead said...
pretty cool stuff!
have fun this weekend.
- August 15, 2008 at 5:03 PM
- Enfievre said...
yes for you!
- August 15, 2008 at 9:14 PM
- ..... said...
wicked program
- August 16, 2008 at 4:15 AM
- 1234 said...
YAY! congrats on the article. haha i almost forgot until someone told me on the blog. i must find a way to get the issue somehow!! thanks for choosing my pic!
- August 16, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- 1234 said...
ps can i use your photo on my blog?
- August 16, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- Stephanie said...
Oh man, thank you! The article is fantastic. I can't believe I'm being featured in an actual magazine! I am being uncharacteristicly enthusiastic here (exclamation points every sentence?) but seriously, THANK YOU!!
- August 16, 2008 at 7:11 PM
- Unknown said...
xD muahahaha.
- August 16, 2008 at 7:14 PM
I'm reading it right now... awesome, yeah!
- August 17, 2008 at 8:10 PM
- Tavi said...
:D Oh my God, thank you sosososo much Eelizerrbeth! Seriously. I less than three you with all my <3. Thank you again. Can't say that enough.
But I was really happy with the issue itself! The "well" (hmmm, who did I learn that supersmart fashion term from?)...up on my bedroom wall you go, little eds.
- August 17, 2008 at 10:42 PM
This is a well deserved article. These young ladies definitely earned some respect.. Very well written Elizabeth so congratulations to you and your first article and to all the YFB's.
- August 17, 2008 at 11:19 PM
- WendyB said...
Congrats! This was very well done.
- August 18, 2008 at 12:36 AM
- Style On Track said...
Fantastic, I am in love with the cover and I'm sure your article is fantastic based on reading through your great blog :) I'll be sure to pick up a copy if I can in Australia
- August 18, 2008 at 12:47 AM
- Fashion Tidbits said...
it was a great article! congrats!
- August 18, 2008 at 1:10 AM
- leeselooks said...
what a wonderful insider view into the young generation of blogging.
so fascinating + extremely well written.
I absolutely loved it.
I just started a blog...so all of this is so new to me.
Thanks for sharing this and congrats on the success.
- August 18, 2008 at 5:37 AM
- kirsty lee said...
such a great article - and not just because i get a mention! - i'm so glad that these amazing young bloggers are getting so much recognition.
i'm going to link to the article on my blog when i finally get round to it. will let you know.
- August 18, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- hard liquor; soft holes said...
dude, you're fuckin awesome. AND SO ARE ALL OF YOU YOUNG THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL SO OLD AND USELESS BUT I LOVE YOU ANYWAYS.
- August 18, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- White Lightning said...
hey hey heyyy!!!
thank you so SO very much everyone, really.
i love you girls! hearts hearts hearts all around. x
- August 18, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- the gmh. said...
Fuck yah!
- August 18, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- edgecakez said...
ohhh! send me a copy! good times bo!
- August 22, 2008 at 1:32 PM


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A quaint, beautiful villa located at a small distance from the beach, and built strategically away from the pollution and noise of the cities. Offering excellent views of the glorious Greek beaches of Paxos, a stay at the Villa is all you need to unwind yourself and feel pampered by the charm of Greece.
The Villa has been built with spacious proportions, allowing you to feel free and relaxed. A terrace wraps the villa all around and has a swimming pool where you can soak yourself in the magical, soothing waters of Greece. The villa has two bedrooms, both offering stunning views of the beach. Planning on hosting a small event? The villa has space for that too! The Villa is perfect for events such as a BBQ party with your friends and loved ones.
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elcome to the official Website for Troop 531 South El Monte, CA. With more than four million youth members, the Boy Scouts of America is one of America's most popular youth organizations. Boys join Scouting for one primary reason -- to have fun!
Troop 531 is committed to keeping our focus on doing what's good for our boys.
A key to Scouting's ongoing success is in the fact that the movement recognizes that a boy's perception of what is fun is constantly changing. In response, the Scouting program has expanded through the years to continuously offer activities and programs that challenge boys both physically and intellectually.
For Scouts today, the Scouting difference is that these boys get the opportunity to experience and explore life to its fullest. Perhaps more importantly, while boys have great experiences in Scouting, they gain much more than fun.
Scouts learn lessons about life, and the value of being a person of character and integrity. These lessons come through spending significant time and sharing experiences with families, Scout leaders, and fellow Scouts.
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ICANN won, Verisign lost. Bret Fausett considers this a "broad victory" for ICANN. I respect Bret and his opinions, however, I feel that the decision is not anything that can be construed as establishing "legitimacy" for ICANN.
I was mystified at Verisign's strategy, it seemed ill advised and weak from the outset. Rather than squarely basing legal arguments on the irrefutable fact of ICANN's role as a private regulatory body, of limited membership, over all domain name related businesses Verisign took what I felt was the bizarre path of trying to demonstrate a conspiracy. And I don't know what Verisign did to tick off the court, but in my reading of the decision I got the impression that the judge had come to have a very strong antipathy towards Verisign.
I have no love for Verisign, particularly after the "SiteFinder" mess. However, when one gets past the bad taste of Verisign, one is left with an ICANN that reeks of restraint of trade, financial harm to the public, and impediments to innovation.
Some might read this decision to say that under US anti-trust law ICANN's role is not unlawful. Perhaps. However, I would not conclude that ICANN is now a vindicated white knight. Rather I would conclude that US law is deficient and in need of modernization.
This decision is geographically limited. It is based on US law. And as ICANN likes to tell us, the US is but one nation among hundreds, each with its own laws.
This decision is based on an allegation that ICANN is a conspiracy. While it is true that my experience on ICANN's board of directors informs me that ICANN does have an inner circle, I do not believe that ICANN involves illicit collusion to manipulate the domain name industry to benefit those who are doing the colluding.
Rather I perceive ICANN as a club where those who want to make money from domain name gather to establish the rules and regulations, and set the terms of admittance, for the domain name marketplace. To my mind ICANN is not that far away from J.D. Rockefeller's "trusts" where those who owned virtually all of the oil refineries gathered to allocate products and set prices. I find the principle difference to be that Rockefeller was very overt in his purpose while ICANN not only wraps itself in fairy tales about internet stability and technical coordination but actually believes those fairly tales.
In my eyes ICANN is in a very practical sense the epitome of a "combination ... in restraint of trade or commerce". However this is an accidental combination of those who are traveling in the same direction and who share common goals rather than a body intentionally formed to be a vehicle for restraining trade.
But the history of the combination that is ICANN really makes little difference to the fact that ICANN as it now exists is a means through which a small number of industrial actors dictate the rules and chose the participants in the marketplace of domain names.
Whether ICANN is a "combination" under US law is a nice point. However in normal usage ICANN is most certainly a gathering of those who sell domain names, those who provide goods or services through the use of domain names, and those who claim intellectual property rights in domain names. The intent of that gathering is to impose rules and regulations on the practice of selling domain names and to limit who may enter the business of selling those names. Those who gather like to try to say that they are merely doing "technical coordination" in order to protect "internet stability". Anybody who believes that probably also believes all the e-mails they receive saying that there is someone in Nigeria who will give them a nice fee for handling some money.
It is worth recognizing this gathering we call ICANN is a rather exclusive club. ICANN has ejected those who articulate the voice of the community of internet users. The voice of the buyer is absent from ICANN. To the extent that the decision conjures an image of ICANN as a broadly based entity that incorporates all points of view that decision is based on fantasy.
Perhaps ICANN isn't a "combination" under US law. On the other hand perhaps it is. This case did not decide that question. However, if one considers the reasons why we have anti-trust laws it seems that if ICANN is not a combination under the law then that law is defective. Other countries may have anti-trust laws that look more to substance than to form.
Does ICANN restrain restrain trade or commerce? You betcha!
If ICANN does anything at all it is to determine who and who may not enter the business of being a domain name registry. And ICANN imposes very rigid conditions on those who it admits to that marketplace. Those conditions of entry and of business practices have no relationship whatsoever with the ability of the internet to function reliably, continuously, and accurately.
Those who ICANN denies admission to the domain name marketplace are, as a practical mater, utterly shut out. ICANN controls the only real marketplace for domain names.
ICANN has acted to ensure that no marketplace for domain names develops outside of ICANN's control. On more than one occasion ICANN has used means that I can best describe as "faux-technical excommunication" to hobble and diminish those who have tried to build domain name businesses outside of ICANN's marketplace. Certainly nothing says "restraint of trade" more than the intentional crippling of those who try to buy and sell outside of the controlled market.
ICANN's gate keeping and rulemaking is entirely based on ICANN's decisions as to what constitutes proper business, economic, and social policies - there is no technical component to these decisions. In other words, ICANN's decisions can not be justified on the grounds that they promote the technical coordination or technical stability of the internet.
Is the public harmed by this? Yes, to the tune of several hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
Every person who buys a domain name domain name is paying fees that contain ICANN dictated cost components. The bulk of that money flows directly into the pockets of domain registries. Those fees are established by fiat and are unaffected by competition or actual costs. Informed observers conclude that these fees, which cumulate to hundreds of millions of dollars per year, would likely vanish were ICANN to eliminate many of its arbitrary business rules and to create a business environment in which registries would find it in their interest to reduce their internal costs and to pass those savings onto consumers.
Sure, domain name prices to consumers have dropped a lot since the days when they were $35/year. But ICANN's price support system has prevented the prices from going even lower. This price support system benefits domain name registries as guaranteed profit margins and ICANN through its overrides on domain name transactions. But ICANN's price support system does nothing for domain name consumers except to suck money out of their wallets. But the latter have no way to complain - domain name consumers aren't allowed a real voice within ICANN. (ICANN does have an illusory mechanism for the public to participate - the moribund ALAC. But that mechanism gives the community of internet users approximately the same power to affect decisions as that of a French peasant observing Louis XIV at Versailles.)
As it is today, ICANN's system of imposed costs represents an industry price support system that guarantees registries a significant unearned profit at the expense of every person who buys a domain name.
ICANN has levied a private tax on the internet. ICANN takes a bite out of the revenues of all DNS operators. This is a tithe that ICANN exacts from those who wish to participate in domain name businesses. Of course, we all know that these costs are simply passed onto the consumer, that same consumer who ICANN has ejected from its forums.
It is these points that I wish the case had litigated. However, Verisign is only one plaintiff among millions who have been harmed by ICANN.Posted by karl at August 28, 2004 12:58 AM


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Featured in the April 2015 edition of Inland Empire Magazine
Inland Empire Magazine | Chef's Table Section – "Fresh Take" by Jeanne Boyer
Temecula's Europa Village Chef Dean Thomas grew up around Chicago, beginning his career as a teen-age assistant for an Italian chef. "I was 14, and I started by washing dishes. His cook didn't show up one day, and he said 'You! Come over here!' He put me on the line and I've been there ever since."
Inspired by his Italian mentor, Chef Dominic Bourgali, Thomas studied culinary arts at Joliet Junior College. Afterward, he embarked on his culinary travels, teaching in Vermont and working at resorts and hotels in Hilton Head, South Carolina; Tucson, Arizona; U.S. Virgin Islands; and San Diego County before arriving in Temecula in 2009.
Since 2011, he has been at Europa Village, serving as Executive Chef for the Inn at Europa Village and special events catered at Europa Village itself, which features wines in the style of France, Italy, and Spain.
Thomas and his wife, Nicole, are the Europa Village Innkeepers, presiding over the 10-room bed and breakfast hotel with a sweeping view of the Temecula Valley. Thomas has his own herb garden and fruit trees a few yards from his kitchen to add fresh ingredients to his cuisine.
"I have blood oranges, Meyer lemons, kumquats, tangerines, pomelo, grapefruit, fig, peaches, Asian pears, persimmons, avocados, pomegranates, apples and more. It's a chef's dream," he says.
He also has an additional vegetable garden nearby. "My father always had a garden," Thomas says, "and taught me there's nothing better than growing my own."
He pairs food with the Europa Village wines and pours a little in his dishes.
"I use the wines in our breakfast a lot of times – I'll poach pears in our wine and serve them. Or make hashes braised with our red wines."
Thomas has gained fame for his sumptous morning meals.
"I ask my guests to bring their passports when they come to breakfast. The cuisine changes every day and includes French, Italian or Spanish influences. We might start with a first course of passion fruit with strawberries, yogurt with granola and candied watermelon rind from the garden, then a sunny side up egg with chives and dehydrated Meyer lemon, along with peach, lemon and ginger preserve." That day's breakfast menu might also include meat and fish dishes, green bean salad with almonds and slow-roasted tomatoes, sweet pickles, shallots and tangerine zest.
"We do have a lot of guests who don't want to leave," he says.


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According to the United States Department of Justice journal issue (2009), a trade secret refers to any kind of intellectual property which is basically a crucial component in the development of new ideas and may in other cases involve a set of already established material resource which has never been exposed publicly. There are two folds upon which trade secrets develop. The two discrete approaches are basically used for investigating offences as they commence to unfold. The first approach entails a thorough undercover investigation which is entirely probable in nature. In this scenario, the conduct of the criminal activity in hand is left to go on as undercover operation is run parallel to the planning of the fraud. In other scenarios, there may be collaborative individuals that act as witnesses to the case. In this case, the undercover investigators are determined to expose the level of the trade secret, the number of participants and their individual roles in planning and executing the concern. The best example of this kind of approach is the Coca-Cola company trade secrets criminal case whereby an FBI agent posed as a Pepsi agent and pretended to buy the product sample at an agreed price. The undercover investigation was running for sixty days after which the defendants were arrested and convicted of the crime. In another case, the FBI performed an undercover investigation that was aimed at selling of processes and formulas for an anti cancer drug Taxol. In the second approach, the investigation is left to run reactively while uncovering past data relating to trade secrets. For instance, a defendant stayed in the U.S. for three days while attending a conference, the state officials at the airport later were able to hold him with trade secrets on his laptop. This was long after the information had left the company. The security measure that are supposed to be put in place to prevent further incidents include tightening security personnel at the border so that specific agencies are mandated to perform searches for any suspect of trade secrets; during the court proceedings the attorney's should be restricted from accessing the evidence at hand, the company should be encouraged to put stringent internal controls which will help in curbing internal espionages and also the government as a whole should enact laws that punish the caught suspects for the purpose of deterring potential suspects from committing the crime.
While economic espionage affects the whole economy of a country, the misappropriation of trade secrets affects either specific individuals or the company at large. It is difficult to measure the loss that comes with them but for quantification purposes. I think that economic espionage is far more damaging than the theft of trade secret because, speaking about economic espionage, the whole industry is exposed to threats, and, when the trade secret is successfully stolen, many employees will be forced to stay home unemployed as competition for the substance increases lowering its price and thus demand. For instance, in the United Sates, the value of intellectual property is un-measurable in the sense that it runs not only government top secrets but also the private sector at large (Lohr, 2010). The intellectual property is accountable for attracting more investors into the United States economy thus placing it as the world's superpower. In other cases, the theft of trade secret may harm a country's national security, for instance, when misappropriated technology such as U.S. munitions is left in the hands of the enemy, the enemy might have adverse advantage over the U.S. army. It has therefore been noted that threats to the nation's economic interest are definitely threats that are likely to affect the nation's crucial security interests, and thus protection of the same is somehow vital.
The potential remedy for economic espionage and the misappropriation of trade secret is to have all the States fully embrace the need for enacting laws that will help in fighting for such occurrences. The owners of the trade secrets are also advised to perform stringent checks aimed at reducing the vulnerability of such valuable information from potential criminals (Lohr, 2010).
The investigation and prosecution of the misappropriation of a trade secret though challenging undergoes a series of inflexible checks aimed at preventing the leakage of the trade secrets to both the law enforcers and the public at large. In order to make this process a success, the court allows for a parallel proceeding to take its full course. A parallel proceeding is defined as a consecutive criminal, civil or administrative investigation which involves a common set of findings from different mandated agencies, branches of the government or private petitioners in general. In these proceedings, the private party establishes and executes the evidence at their disposal in the form of interrogatory responses or those involving subsequent document requests and testimony at disposition and is believed to be of great interest to the prosecution team investigating potential EEA violations. The proceedings are run in good faith so that in case the involved professionals in bad faith engaged in the case are discovered, they are immediately suspended and the proceedings commence without their presence. A systematic approach is followed in case intrinsic legal issues are to be avoided completely. Legal bodies responsible for handling this kind of matter are established and are mandated to oversee that the case is prosecuted fairly and in good faith. A good example of such a body is the department of Justice's Professional Responsibility Advisory Office. It is therefore wise to note that the success of the trade secret proceeding entirely depends on the level of coordination between the plaintiffs' attorneys and the prosecution that has been mandated to oversee the successful prosecution of the matter (United States Department of Justice, 2009).
When the economic espionage or misappropriation of trade secrets involves a foreign entity, the complications arise when intended benefit is likely to accrue to a foreign instrumentality, and the complication even increases when the benefit to a foreign instrumentality is charged rather than be termed as a benefit to the foreign government or agent. Another complexity arises in the definition of terms whereby there is no case law interpreting the term "foreign instrumentality". The legislative history then goes ahead to state that substantially is not taken to mean full control but rather material or significant control. All in all, the proceeding to this kind of incidence follows a bureaucratic chain which may sometimes cause so much delaying thus affecting the legality of the matter.


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Suddenly, tracking school inventory goes from drudgery to simplicity. In the time it takes most students to walk from one classroom to another, you can set up a powerful tracking system. Forget about additional software, hardware, or IT costs. With GoCodes, you're all set. Best of all, GoCodes school inventory management software comes pre-configured with the data fields and settings that school administrators, teachers, and IT staff members need.
School asset tracking with GoCodes Education Edition is based on our customized, permanent asset identification tags. They're scannable by any smartphone. Each tamper-proof inventory tag contains a unique fingerprint that links the asset to a powerful, easy-to-use, web-based management system. Both smartphone and web interface options are included free with purchase of 100 Standard Tags.
Now you have all the details you need at your fingertips—whether you're in the classroom or out on a field trip. Track inventory type, make, model, serial number, assigned student, teacher, classroom, check-in/check-out status, and condition.
Discover the power of GoCodes: Search and sort assets to create customized Microsoft Excel reports for principals, school administrators and IT staff. View and respond to inventory messages securely. Audit and update asset information. You can even map assets via GPS tracking—no more searching classroom to classroom for misplaced equipment.
Using Apple iPads or Android Tablets? Easily monitor asset assignment, audit, and tracking.
Convenience is part of the package! GoCodes offers a complete, end-to-end, single-vendor solution. Tags, mobile software, web software and smartphone scanners are all included. There's no hardware to purchase, no software to configure, and no special IT support needed. Simply purchase our durable asset tags (metal shown), available in units of 100 for $99, and all other services are included.
Custom school asset tracking tags and premium software features start at $59/month for 500.Customized roles allow you to easily control who sees asset information and who can update it. For example, opt to have students see only basic asset information, let teachers view all asset information, and permit administrators and IT staff complete control, including the ability to add custom data fields and pick lists that make data entry a snap.
The GoCodes solution is agile enough to meet the needs of small departments and schools, yet powerful enough to benefit whole school districts. That's because all the data is securely stored in the cloud. Imagine no more PC server software upgrades, security patches, or data losses due to system crashes. Simply view and manage school inventory tracking from anywhere, at any time, on any device.
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GoCodes Education Edition includes inventory tags that feature your school's unique ID. Choose from our standard tag, made from premium polyester treated with permanent adhesive, or opt for tamper-evident metal tags. Tags are available in a wide range of sizes.
View our ongoing roll call of schools, school districts, and educational institutions that have already chosen GoCodes as their school inventory management software.
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Please note that in the kindergarten classrooms, all items (except backpacks) are shared with the class. No need to write your child's name on the listed items.
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- Rob & Tiffanie said...
I feel the opposite about nursing. I know it shrinks my stomach down faster with the uterus and everything, but as for weight I was told that maybe my body is holding onto the last bit of weight for my baby. I tried the same diet and exercise that has worked in the past and lost 0 lbs, but I wasn't nursing then, so maybe thats why it came off so fast. I am trying to be patient with myself and when I start feeling better I see some picture of myself and look chubby...no more restrictive diets though. I think it is good to eat healthy meals and snacks throughout the day and then eat a treat when I want and not feel bad about it. I hope you find the will power!
- July 19, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Ellingson's said...
come work out with me & danielle. we run or do a work out video. we shoot for every night after the kids go to bed, but it doesn't always happen. it feels good to at least do something everyday even though my weight's not really coming off yet either. BOO!
- July 20, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Emily said...
I've been working with my friend Tori for about 4 weeks, she has a degree in health and nutrition. She does not believe in will power, she just believes in controlling yourself. It's been hard, but the main thing for losing weight, according to her, is what we eat. I calculated how many calories I need to maintain my weight if all I did was sit on the couch all day, and it's 2600 (I know! A lot, huh?) so by cutting out 1000 calories a day, I automatically lose 2 pounds a week, WITHOUT EXERCISING. I joined livestrong.com and all you do is enter what you eat and it counts your calories for you. It's awesome and so far I'm down 6 pounds! I have a lot of weight to lose so it'll be a long road, but I thought I'd pass along the tips. :)
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Graph kernels have already been applied to chemoinformatics and are based on structural information encoded within molecular graphs. However, intrinsic properties of atoms and theirs interactions induce some electronic properties which are not explicitly encoded within classic molecular graphs representations. The main purpose of this post doctoral position is to include this information into a new augmented kernel and apply it on some chemoinformatics datasets. The two main steps will be i) to define a new molecular representation encoding local electronic information and ii) to define a new similarity measure as a kernel to compare two molecules encoded in the new proposed representation.
This project will be supervised in close collaboration by LITIS (Rouen, France) and GREYC (Caen, France) laboratories which have a strong expertise on graph kernels for chemoinformatics. The chemical part will be supervised by COBRA laboratory (Rouen, France) which has proposed various atomic descriptors encoding some electronical information. Their expertise will be essential to be able to encode additional information into a new representation for chemical compounds.
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Application domains: machine learning on graphs, chemoinformatics, graph kernels, graph representations
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Dyson is rapidly expanding; in its new and core categories, and across all of its global markets. The next four years are going to be Dyson's biggest and busiest yet. We have huge growth plans for our Direct Retail portfolio which include Global Flagship, Local Flagship, and boutique stores where the Store Manager and their team will be responsible for creating a seamless and consistent Dyson Experience to capture the hearts and minds of our owners. We are looking for creativity, a free thinker, and someone who knows how to use their retail space to educate and excite people about technology and our machines.
We are seeking licensed beauty enthusiasts with a passion for innovative technology to represent our brand as a Dyson Stylist. You will specialize in delivering an exciting and compelling experience primarily focused on our hair dryer – Supersonic. Stylists are responsible for delivering hands on demonstrations that include styling and relationship building with our customers, while achieving specified goals.
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Owner and Operator of Classic Sports Catering, Graduate of Harry Lundenberg Culinary School. Marc began his food service career on cruise ships and naval ships in 1977. After achieving the highest status in the industry of Chief Steward, he retired after 10 years to start a family and his vision of his own Catering Company. He began in 1988 as Vice President for a special events food service company. He was responsible for the overall operation of his own events, primarily in the golf industry. Fulfilling the vision of his own company in 1995, he has focused all energy and resources on operating a highly efficient special event concessions and catering business. Marc maintains responsibility for the sales and service aspect of the business with customer service being the number one priority of the company. His mottos that with an intense focus on customer service the sales will follow have been the benchmark, which has allowed the company to grow year after year.
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Pauline graduated Florida State University with a B.S. degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing and a minor in English. She worked for Bank of America for 16 years responsible for the overall operation of the largest banking center in Broward County. Her responsibilities included sales, service and the management of 27 employees. In 1998 she became responsible for overall administration, to include volunteer coordination, travel and various marketing issues for Classic Sports Catering. Her years of management and finance bring a wide array of customer service experience and are integral to the success of Classic Sports Catering. Her administrative role ensures that all clients are satisfied with the responsiveness of the company.
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Buck started in the hospitality industry at age 14. After managing and opening many corporate restaurants, his passion led him to off-site catering and large events for those corporate chains. Buck has worked with events from Rock and Roll tours, movie shoots, NHL, NFL to PGA tournaments. He loves the logistics side of keeping it all together, thus a happy client. Buck's experience comes from a background in sales, marketing, Executive Chef and large event production.
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With 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry and running a catering company in the North, Angela has made a wonderful addition to the Classic Sports Catering team this past year. As a proud mother of five, she has honed a pleasing personality that is accustomed to maintaining an upbeat outlook throughout the madness of the moment. Over the past two decades, she has accrued an extensive background that covers all aspects of food service; she's equally skilled in the kitchen, behind a bar, & supervising the overall picture. While based out of Michigan, Angela enjoys the travel opportunities that catering affords her. She loves to work a wide range of events, from weddings & corporate shindigs to golf tournaments & festivals.


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On Friday, June 24 from 5-7pm, the Arts Council of Princeton will hold a Closing Reception for Start Fresh, a group exhibition about clarity, finesse, energy, surprise, nature, healing and defying expectations in art. The exhibit brings together startling and fresh works of art by professional artists, alongside that of participants from seven arts and health programs that engage the community in creative dialogue. Curated by Eva Mantell, visitors can expect original works from Polly Apfelbaum, Lindsay Feuer, Susan Hockaday, Natalie Jeremijenko, Melissa Marks, and Scott Wright. Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages and at metered parking spots along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. For more information, please visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609.924.8777.
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Every good story has to have conflict, otherwise it's not a story.
I remember many years ago when I was a student at Columbia College Chicago studying fiction writing, we sat in semi-circles in four-hour class sessions practicing all sorts of visualization and verbalization exercises to fertilize our imaginations, to develop our abilities to describe, on the fly, what we saw in our imaginations. What I always found lacking in Columbia's method, however, was clear teaching about how to generate and resolve conflict. Surely, if you can't write dialog, if you can't set a scene, if you can't immerse your readers in the world of your fiction, your fiction won't be good. But if there is no conflict, then there is only description, which ultimately leads to boredom. I wrote many hundreds of pages describing characters, engaging them in dialog, showing their surroundings, and so on. But at the end of the day, I often asked myself, as did my teachers, "So what?"
So what was my writing about? What was the conflict? Why should I/we care about the characters I was creating? Where were they going? [Read more…]