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GOP chief accuses election office of misleading public on absentees at issue
BELLEVUE -- Brandishing a newly released report that he called a "smoking gun," state Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance accused King County election managers yesterday of misleading the public about hundreds of uncounted votes in the still-unsettled governor's election.
Meanwhile, emotions flared as dozens of Democratic and Republican protesters faced off outside Republican Dino Rossi's gubernatorial campaign headquarters yesterday afternoon, exchanging cries of "Count every vote!" and "Do the math!"
At issue are 573 absentee ballots cast in the Nov. 2 election under the names of registered voters whose signatures were missing from King County's computer system.
The ballots were rejected because election workers could not immediately verify that ballot signatures matched voter signatures on file. A week ago, county elections director Dean Logan said that complete rejection was a mistake, that the ballots should have been set aside for verification using non-electronic signature records and that he was previously unaware of the mistake.
Democrats now want the ballots counted because they could place Christine Gregoire ahead of Rossi, who has narrowly led every count and recount so far in the historically tight governor's race. As of Friday, Rossi clung to a 50-vote lead statewide.
But Republicans maintain that it's too late, under the law, to count those ballots.
At a news conference yesterday, Vance handed out copies of a King County staff report, filed in court Friday by Democrats and reviewed over the weekend by Republicans.
The report said that the county had sent letters to 423 of the 573 voters whose signatures were missing from the system, asking for updated signatures.
If a new signature was received and it matched the one on the ballot, the ballot was counted. But otherwise the ballots "were ... not tabulated and no research was done to find the voter's original registration form" before the Nov. 2 election results were certified, the report said.
The report also said that 101 voters who were sent letters in August "did not return a signature on the letter."
Vance said the report shows that election managers were working on the signature problem months ago, that the voters in question failed to fix the problem and that the managers misled the public in saying an error was discovered for the first time after Rossi was certified as the winner.
Rather, he said, the election managers are trying to change the rules at the behest of the elected Democrats who run the county.
"I am trying very hard not to call Dean Logan a liar," Vance said.
The election managers "had made a decision not to count these ballots. And then Larry Phillips started screaming. And that's when everything changed," Vance said, referring to the Democratic County Council chairman, whose vote is among the 573 at issue.
"Dean Logan works for Ron Sims. That's important," he added.
Both Democrat Sims, the county executive, and Logan were incensed by the GOP chairman's remarks.
"Mr. Vance said good things about King County Records and Elections when things were going his way," Sims said.
Now that Rossi's victory is threatened, "he is being bombastic. He is being incendiary and vitriolic. It's very unfortunate. But I don't believe that Mr. Vance or anyone else is going to be able to show that King County Elections acted inconsistently with the law."
Sims ran for governor himself, losing the Democratic primary to Gregoire. He said he "built a wall" between himself and the elections department to avoid any appearance of political influence.
"I have not been involved in any of the decisions that Mr. Logan has made," Sims said, adding that Republican King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng has guided every step of the election recount process.
Logan said Vance's suggestions of political influence are "offensive" and in "the realm of fairy tales."
As for the revelations in the staff report, Logan said there's actually nothing new. He said the county has never denied knowing about the missing voter signatures, and, in fact, sent letters seeking updated signatures to 1,146 voters as "a list maintenance activity."
He said Vance wrongly emphasizes the fact that voters didn't respond. He said he knows that the voters whose ballots are in question are actually registered voters, and the only question is whether the ballots that were cast in their names were cast by them.
The mistake that he discovered a week ago, he said, was the staff's failure to set aside the 573 ballots for later review against non-computerized sources of signatures.
"I have no idea who these people voted for," he said. "It really has nothing to do with any political issue."
The staff report, prepared last week, dealt with 573 ballots for which voter signatures were unavailable, but on Friday the county said it found an additional 162 ballots that were likewise not counted. Also on Friday, a Pierce County judge barred King County from including those 735 ballots in its hand recount of the governor's race, capping a week of controversy in the wildest state political contest in memory.
Jack Oxford is one of the voters whose ballots weren't counted. At the Democratic protest yesterday, he said the court's message seemed to be, "It's the right of every American citizen to have your vote counted, except for yours, Jack."


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Gary Barlow has released photos from his recent trip around the Commonwealth states.
The Take That singer has been touring the areas as part of an upcoming documentary to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
One photo features Barlow sitting eating local cuisine on the Solomon Islands, while another shows him shopping for coconuts in Honiara.
The X Factor judge tweeted last week that he was stranded on the Solomon Islands due to a cyclone warning. However, he later revealed that the "lovely government" sent over a boat to pick him and his crew up.
Before he caught his flight home, he wrote: "British Airways put the kettle on! I haven't had a decent cup of tea in 3 weeks!"
Gary Barlow also recently experienced drama on board a flight to South Africa when a passenger fell ill.
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Highly Effective Therapy for Lasting Recovery
Neurofeedback is a proven and effective brain stimulation technique that facilitates heightened relaxation and focus. It is used mostly to treat patients suffering from a variety of mental disorders, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The process works by stimulating the brain to produce desired thought patterns that place patients in positive mental states. The research department at Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches has extensively researched the methodology and effectiveness of neurofeedback. They collaborate with our clinical professionals in order to create a results-oriented and evidence-based program.
Neurofeedback has been an effective mental health treatment for over forty years, providing the following clinical benefits:
- Decreased anxiety and depression
- Improved cognitive function and focus
- Decreased impulsiveness
- Improved chances of sustained recovery
Visible, Proven Success
A considerable amount of data illustrates neurofeedback\'s success in helping patients complete treatment programs for drugs and alcohol, including one notable 2005 study from the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in which neurofeedback patients were compared to those simply receiving extra therapist time.
The results revealed that neurofeedback patients:
- Increased their rate of program completion by 41%
- Improved their ability to sustain attention and restrain impulsive behaviors
- Decreased their rates of anxiety and depression
- Increased by 75% their rate of sustained recovery during the 12 months of follow-up (see graph)
The Process of Neurofeedback
This learning process takes place by placing sensors on patients' scalps. These sensors feed patients' brainwave patterns into an electroencephalographic (EEG) neurofeedback machine. This machine then detects these patterns to create a live visual representation of patients' brainwaves, and it can also amplify and record particular brain activity. By viewing these brainwave patterns on a screen and determining the quality of these patterns, clinicians can send signals to your brain to help "teach" it new and more desired brainwave patterns associated with positive physical, emotional and mental states.
Our Neurofeedback Program
Neurofeedback is strongly recommended for clients with a history of relapse after prior attempts at treatment. If you choose this option, you will receive neurofeedback once or twice per day, three to five days per week, during your treatment. Each training session is customized for patients based on the extent of their ability to self-regulate their brainwaves in prior sessions and any current problematic symptoms that they are experiencing. By teaching the brain to work at its fullest capacity, neurofeedback can also increase the effectiveness of other therapies that you receive during your treatment, including EMDR, and other forms of Neurotherapy such as Nexalin Therapy and Light & Sound Neurotherapy. If desired, you can even continue your neurofeedback training at home after discharge, under the guidance and monitoring of Dr. Pigott to ensure that you gain maximum benefit from the therapy.


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Tips on How to Choose the Best Running Shoes for Flat Feet
Running Shoes For Flat Feet
Although most people do not notice it, running shoes for flat feet are extremely unique and well designed. Flatfooted people often lead a normal and fulfilling life when they have the proper attire and footwear, so it is no surprise that heavy investment and development has helped the lives of so many people. Below is a list of the best types of running shoes by type and brand:
Stability Running Shoes
Nike Zoom Structure Triax+ 15 – The Nike Zoom Structure Triax+ 15 is the best shoe for someone needs the best support, while still offering perfect cushioning and fit. The perfect shoe for the runner who over-pronates.
Nike Lunarglide +3 – The Lunarglide is a perfect shoe for people with flat feet, especially for the larger runner. Not only does it offer excellent support, but it is also extremely comfortable.
Asics Gel GT 2170 – this Asics shoe is a stability running shoe that is perfect for people with low arches, but do not need the full support that a motion control running shoe provides. The price of this shoe is exceptional for the value.
Mizuno Wave Inspire 8 – the Mizuno brand of shoes is always of high quality, but that is even more so for stability running shoes. This specific model is lightweight and perfect for runners looking for an edge without giving up speed or comfort.
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 12 – for a low arch, this shoe provides great control and is a perfect addition to a runner's collection
Motion Control Shoes
New Balance 1226 – New Balance is not an unheard of brand. While many motion control shoes are totally stiff, the New Balance brand delivers a supportive and flexible training shoe that feels good for any runner.
Brooks Trance 11 – the Brooks line of running shoes is one of the highest quality for people who need motion control support.
Asics Evolution 6 – like the stability running shoe, Asics tops the list of motion control shoes. They have designated their brand as a prominent protector of flat footed runners worldwide.
Flat feet is a condition where people have not fully developed the arches in one or both of their feet. In 20-30% of the cases, the patient has not developed arches at all, which causes further complications. This lack of an arch provides extreme discomfort and undue duress for people who wish to participate in fun outdoor activities.
Strangely enough, the affliction can develop in adult bodies for a multitude of reasons. Injury, illness, or just an aging body can all lead to development of the condition later in life. Many women over the age of 40 are diagnosed with the disability and must then try to lead a normal life by purchasing the right footwear.
Evaluating Running Shoes
Finding a shoe that is properly designed and helpful for your situation is often difficult and time consuming. Nonetheless, it is extremely rewarding due to the comfort and added support that specialized shoes provide.
Although one can run for long periods of time even with, the correct footwear will help extend the lifespan of your legs, prevent arthritis, and improve your health and effectiveness when running. The footwear must properly correct the gait that the foot type causes, but there are a number of other pertinent features that will help in determining which shoe is the best.
One study was performed by a graduate student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University by the name of Roy Cheung and Gabriel Ng. As members of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, they wanted to study aspects of flat feet and the impacts of proper footwear. They concluded that overpronation (common of most patients) while running long distances actually increases the probability of injury exponentially. They asserted that motion control shoes are the specific type of shoe that would limit the harmful motions. These types of shoes successfully reduced the amount of plantar force on the foot while stabilizing the legs, ankle and other parts of the legs adversely affected by flat feet.
Choosing the correct footwear
There are many options on the market these days simply due to the demand created by individuals who suffer from flat feet. Because patients can come from all walks of life, there are a variety of shoe types and styles that can help anyone.
Over the past twenty years, the technology for helping patients with flat feet has grown exponentially. Stability, support, and motion control are among the most import aspects of any running shoe specifically designed for flat feet. Support is what runner needs to maintain the protection of his legs and ensure a long lasting running career (even if it is just running in the neighborhood). Any shoe with added support technology is a step towards protecting your feet and legs. Every brand of running shoe also has a version of stability running shoes. For the most severe cases of flat footedness, motion control shoes, as mentioned previously, help to limit harmful motions caused by a flat footed runner. Specifically, the motion control shoes use a medial post of dual density foam, which includes a harder compound of foam below the place where the arch should be. This dense foam allows the foot to maintain an arched shape when running so that overpronation does not occur.
The decision to get running shoes specifically designed for flat feet should not be difficult because of the risk entailed with inaction. Although you may not feel it initially, the damage caused by overpronation may harm you physically decades after you take part in high stress activities.
Although many people who suffer from flat feet may not yet understand the actions made by their bodies, there are a few terms that doctors use to describe how they interact with their disability. Overpronation is one of the problems that is associated with flat feet. Overpronation is the tendency to push off the foot with the big toe and second toe completely instead of any other part of the foot like most people. This is harmful to the feet because the shock of the impact or weight is not evenly distributed across the entire foot. This additional stress can cause all sorts of arthritic problems for patients later in life. Additionally, the shock on the foot makes it difficult for the ankle to stabilize the rest of the body. In normal pronation the pressure on the foot is distributed far more evenly.
There are many causes of overpronation, but most doctors are unable to detect a single reason for the problem. Many attribute overpronation to an angle disparity between bones, muscles and tendons within the feet and legs. In any case, one of the best ways to deal with overpronation is through the use of proper footwear. Running shoes for flat feet have helped people who suffer from overpronation for decades.
Tips and Tricks
Although running shoes are helpful for people who suffer from flat feet, there are additional tips and tricks that can be used to provide additional support and comfort. Some of the following tips and tricks may provide support to some and not to others due to the intense variation between people.
If you get the chance to run barefoot, this is a strangely beneficial action for flat footed patients. The street is still quite hard so you should try to run on the beach or another soft ground if you can. Grassy fields or sand are often better for your feet, but always be careful when running barefoot.
If you are unable to run barefoot, then you should try the Nike line called "Free 5.0" and "Free Run +". These shoes are perfect for people who want to run barefoot, but are afraid of stepping on glass or other dangerous objects.
The last tip is to pick up a ping pong ball with your toes. Although it sounds strange, the process of picking up the ball with your toes will strengthen the muscles in your foot and allow you to deal with the stress of flat footedness better. Although unexplainable to most, podiatrists across the world recommend this form of physical therapy.
In Conclusion
Many people may laugh or tease people for having flat feet, but it is not a humorous affliction. Many people suffer from debilitating injuries that are caused from flat footedness that is not properly treated. Although technology has advanced considerably in the past twenty years, there are still many discoveries to be made. Oftentimes people who have foot problems are not diagnosed and therefore, not subject to treatment.
If you have any indication that you might have flat feet, contact your doctor to visit about the risks and side effects so that you may plan accordingly. Do not worry about what others say, but simply provide the most support and comfort for yourself so that you may lead a long and successful life.
One of the best ways to help yourself is to buy the correct footwear. This will considerably reduce the amount of stress on your body and increase support for you to continue doing what you love and remain active and healthy.If you have flat feet, choosing the correct running running shoe is very important. This is to avoid injuries to the ankles, knees, legs, and even the back. Not only that, but the running experience is much better with comfortable and correct fitting shoes.
Running Shoes For Overpronators
Acquiring running shoes for overpronators is like buying a laptop computer: there is no accurate answer to the question, "Which one is best?" The right question is, "Which one is best for me?" Like laptop users, runners have different needs. I weigh 130 pounds and land with the greatest amount of force on my forefeet. That means I need a different kind of shoe than a heavier runner who lands with the most force in the heel, just like someone who does graphic design has different computer needs than an accountant.
All feet aren't created equal, that is why we have so many different types/brands of running shoes available in market. E.g. running shoes for overpronators, running shoes for flat feet, motion control running shoes, running shoes for underpronators, (or) Nike running shoes overpronators, Asics running shoes overpronators, and New Balance running shoes overpronators. Whatever it is, the best running shoe is the one that best suits how your body, especially your feet, adapts to the stress of running. You want a shoe that best complements how you move through the gait cycle (what running geeks call biomechanics – how your body parts move together).
Running shoes for overpronators are constructed to address what happens when your feet hit the ground. Ideally, your foot lands on the outside heel, rolls in until your heel is aligned under your lower leg, then becomes rigid as it propels you forward. About half of all runners are blessed with something close to this kind of biomechanics. But many runners' feet roll in too far or continue to roll in as the foot prepares to push off; this type of footstrike is called overpronation. And a small minority of runners' feet doesn't roll in enough; this type of footstrike is called supination.
Overpronation is when your feet roll in too far after they have hit the ground. If you overpronate but don't run in shoes that control the excessive motion, you will likely be injured. That is the main reason you need running shoes for overpronators. Supination is when your feet roll to the outside after they have hit the ground. Less than 10 percent of runners supinate. Those who do need shoes with more-than-average cushioning.
The Three Types of Road Running Shoes
To address the different biomechanical needs of different runners, shoe companies play with the basics of construction. The shoes that they produce as a result create a continuum of models from heavy, ultrarigid ones to light, flexible ones. There are three main types of road running shoes:
- Motion control running shoes, which are designed to combat overpronation.
- Neutral shoes, which are for runners without significant biomechanical problems.
- Flexibility shoes, which are designed to provide maximum cushioning for supinators.
Although this list is simplifying things a bit, these broad categories are helpful to keep in mind when you start your search for the best running shoes for overpronators 2009.
I'm assuming here that your first pair of real running shoes will be a standard pair of road running shoes. Those really popular trail running shoes or walking shoes overpronators aren't what you should start your running career in, because as a new runner you are going to want to experiment with what types of surfaces you like running on the most. Trail running shoes are made specifically for the conditions you will find on rugged trails.
Because of these construction features, motion control running shoes are usually the heaviest one on the market. Running shoes for overpronators are designed to suit the majority of runners and they are usually among the lightest on the market.


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Find and Draw – Nature Scavenger Hunt for Kids {Free Printable}
Have you been enjoying your summer so far? I can't believe another year has flown by! To celebrate the summer months, we have a fun + simple printable to share with you – a nature scavenger hunt sheet. For all the details, please continue reading below.
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What You'll Need
- Find and draw nature scavenger hunt printable
- Clipboard or book
- Colored pencils or crayons <—- one of our favorite types – they're so fun to use, no paper to deal with, and sturdy!
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- Printer paper
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Discover our favorite bird-themed games, books, and more here.
What to Do
Begin by downloading and printing the free printable worksheet (link is below).
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You can use just about any HP printer but we've been using this compact one and absolutely love it! The color is gorgeous and matches my decor (we'll call that a win!) and the size is smaller than any printer I've ever owned which is great for small spaces (or living room/dining room offices).
Between HP Instant Ink and our compact printer, my printing life truly has become so much easier to print all these fun playdough mats and activity sheets we've been making lately.
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After you've printed your scavenger hunt printable, attach it to your clipboard, get your pencils or crayons, and head outside.
This printable is perfect for those summer nature walks outside and will not only encourage your child to explore the nature around them but will also make for a fun art project.
You could keep this activity super easy and simply invite your child to draw what they find during their nature walk or you could use this activity to lead to an entire series of art inspired by their findings.
You could invite your child to paint a larger scene, including everything they found on their nature walk. Or, maybe they want to learn more about a particular item from their scavenger hunt – a particular flower, for example. A trip to the local library might be fun, where you and your child could search for books on different flowers.
You could also invite your child to create paintings of their favorite flowers. Or, sculpt a clay flower. The possibilities are endless!
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Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids
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Lip augmentation | Lip injections for fuller lips
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Some people need more filler per zone, others slightly less. Our doctors have an eye for detail and have the skill to subtly apply the different fillers. This is important, because it achieves the best result for you, plus you only pay for the number of units used.
The objective is to create the most stunning version of yourself, with a simple, non-surgical procedure.
Book your appointment for consultation here.
We try to keep our waiting times as short as possible for lip treatments. We can usually see you within 2 weeks.
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The cosmetic doctor uses a very fine needle to inject the filler into the lips or skin. Thanks to the anaesthetic (lidocaine) you hardly feel a thing. A filler treatment is straightforward and takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the zones to be treated (filling lips, correcting droopy corners of the mouth, the vertical lines above the lips, the wrinkle between your lips and nose).
The result is visible immediately and lasts between 6 and 9 months, after which the result gradually fades in up to 18 months.
You can repeat the treatment as often as you want. Most people return every year for a touch-up treatment to maintain the desired result.
Gorgeous, fuller lips without surgery
Lip augmentation with fillers
Our aesthetic doctors are specially trained in the techniques for injectable treatments and are keen to first offer you expert advice. The most attractive and most natural result can be achieved by taking all your facial proportions into account.
Natural, fuller lips with injectable fillers
Gorgeous, full lips give your face a warm and sensual look.
Fuller lips with injectables
We can use filler treatment to fill or plump your lips, providing a natural result.
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For fuller lips with a natural looking result
After the treatment
After treatment the lips may be red and a little swollen. Sometimes there is a bluish discoloration around the injected area. This can easily be camouflaged with lipstick and disappears in a few days. Most patients return to work immediately after treatment.
Injectables for the lips
Which filler should I choose?
Lip injections: Biological biodegradable fillers & non-biodegradable fillers
We divide the fillers for the lips into two categories: the biodegradable fillers and the non-biodegradable fillers:
1. Biodegradable fillers:
Over time, they are broken down by the body and so the effect gradually fades (after 6 to 18 months). At the Wellness Kliniek we prefer biodegradable injections based on hyaluronic acid gel or calcium hydroxyapatite, such as Juvéderm, Restylane and Belotero.
2. Non-biodegradable fillers:
These are encapsulated by the tissue and have a permanent effect.
The choice of material for non-biodegradable injections is extremely important. Although research has shown that the risk of complications with non-biodegradable fillers is extremely low if administered by experienced doctors, the Netherlands Ministry of Public Health is of the opinion that there is insufficient knowledge of the long-term risks involved. Therefore the Dutch Government has requested that clinics offering cosmetic surgery be cautious when offering non-biodegradable fillers.
The Wellness Kliniek agrees that fillers such as Dermalive, Artecoll, Aquamid Beautical-5 and Silicon oil (PMS) belong in the past and have been replaced by more effective and safer products.
Lip augmentation with hyaluronic acid
Get fuller lips With Hyaluronic Acid
The most well-known, modern, biodegradable injectable fillers to temporarily plump lips are injectables based on a natural substance: hyaluronic acid.
- Hyaluron is a substance which is found naturally in the body and hydrates the skin. This substance is used in many anti-aging creams.
- Hyaluron acid makes the skin supple and elastic; it is safe and doesn't cause any known allergies.
- Hyaluron injectable gel is a combination of water and hyaluron acid. This is found naturally in the body and is known as the NMF (Natural Moisturising Factor).
Make an appointment to achieve fuller lips
Plumping, filling or accentuating your lips is a tailor-made treatment!
An injectable treatment always starts with a consultation. During the consultation the cosmetic doctor will discuss your wishes and expectations and explain the procedure for the treatment. You have the opportunity to ask questions. It is possible for the injectable treatment to be administered immediately. This takes place in consultation with the doctor.
Our doctors have extensive experience in the full range of injection treatments and will, in consultation with you, determine the best method for achieving a stunning, natural and long-lasting result.


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Osborne: vampire with a quirky side- George Osborne: Austerity Chancellor By Janan Ganesh
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The Chancellor emerges as a cheeky, life-enhancing sort
Britain's elusive economic recovery rests on the shoulders of George Osborne – the youngest Chancellor of the Exchequer, the author reminds us, since Randolph Churchill. That is hardly a happy precedent: Randolph was a reckless, hard-living 19th Century figure, carved up by his leader and destroyed by a thoughtless budget. Hold that thought.
Now Janan Ganesh has moved smartly to illuminate the Osborne story so far. An apostle of the New Toryism, the author presents us with a man of thrusting ambition, blessed with a clear intellect and spookily good political antennae – George spots the potential of Tony Blair to queer the pitch of the Tory Party on first sight of the toothsome New Labour leader.
But even Ganesh admits that the Chancellor isn't an easy sell to the public, being possessed of pale 'vampiric' looks and a squeaky voice.
Baptised Gideon – a name Ganesh tells us he ditched by deed poll at an age when most of us would not have known such a thing existed – George was brought up in Portobello Road, West London, among successful bohemians like his parents, who ran the reassuringly expensive Osborne & Little wallpaper and fabric emporium.
He was privately educated, and is less apologetic about it than many others of the new Right. Ganesh sees Osborne's time in the Bullingdon Club at Oxford as symptomatic of his insecurity as a London day-school boy seeking to climb the social ladder among landed elites.
George retains a taste for the high life which eventually trips him up when he ends up in 2008 on the yacht of Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire oligarch described here as an 'intellectual industrialist'.
Ganesh doesn't seem to think there¿s much chance of his man proceeding to steal the Tory crown, so the age of Osborne might not turn into an era
Osborne's social life is frequently accident-prone. After university, George is photographed with a woman who turns out to have been a prostitute, with a pile of something alleged to be cocaine in front of him. Ganesh underestimates the panic this story caused in the Tory inner circle, and misses the point that there was vital fall-out: it prodded Osborne to buddy up with Andy Coulson, the News of the World editor, in the belief that the party needed protection from the Murdoch tabloids.
On George's recommendation, Coulson became David Cameron's spin doctor before his own Waterloo over the phone-hacking scandal.
This book is a frank admirer's tale: most of the main characters 'shine' or are 'glamorous', and, somewhat improbably, on one occasion Osborne even 'shimmers'.
The Chancellor emerges as a cheeky, life-enhancing sort, who does late-night impersonations of Tony Blair (whom he reveres), and Gordon Brown (whom he imitates as a misanthropic one- eyed hunchback).
He's loyal to his old mates from the wilderness years, notably William Hague, while seeing that the old style of buttoned-up Tory needs an update.
If you like this, why not try:
Cameron: Practically A Conservative, by Francis Elliott (Fourth Estate £10.99 % £9.99 inc p&p)
Ganesh's dissection of what has driven the intellectual and political revival of the Tories is forensic and incisive. The most revealing episode covers the 2010 General Election campaign. A despairing Osborne tells a friend he's 'hating every day' of the dispiriting race. Many insiders blame Cameron's guru Steve Hilton for introducing the vague notion of a Big Society. Osborne, we learn, had no rights of intervention because the manifesto was Hilton's baby – part of the delicate balance of power at a jealous Cameron court.
When the counting is done, Cameron squeaks into Downing Street. After a flying start by the Coalition, the doldrums of economy prove a grim test even for a young politician sired in Tory adversity.
The argument about deficit reduction is covered from a mainly political perspective, so we never quite get to understand the Chancellor's thinking on economics, let alone the rather mysterious ways in which the Government is one minute preaching fierce austerity and pumping in stimulus funds the next.
Ganesh cannot, however, be accused of whitewashing the unpalatable truth of an incompetent Budget earlier this year, and the debilitating impact on Tory fortunes of an invisible recovery.
We leave the new model politician brooding that 'there is still light at the end of the tunnel, but the tunnel is getting longer and the light is getting dimmer'. For the first time here, Osborne sounds older than his precocious 41 years.
Even Ganesh doesn't seem to think there's much chance of his man proceeding to steal the Tory crown, so the age of Osborne might not turn into an era.
And yet the Chancellor brought to life in these pages emerges as a far more engaging and quirky figure than those outside the circle of Cameron's Camelot might have supposed.
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Gambia: 'I Will Not Succumb to Any Human Pressure'
The president of the Republic has vowed that he will not in any way succumb to any human pressure in the execution of his mandate. His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh made the remark while addressing over 4000 youths who were at the weekend in Kanilai to weed his 8-kilometer farm.
He said: "I am working for you [Gambians] and I will live for you and die for you. I will not succumb to human pressure, no way, but if you the Gambian people plead with me to halt the executions, I will suspend it because whatever I do, I do it for your interest. If you Gambians want the death penalty to be removed from the constitution, it will be removed."
The president also emphasised that the death penalty is not specifically for any citizen but for murderers. "It has nothing to do with politics. If I am to sign 10, 000 death warrants to save 1.6 million Gambians, I will do it. If any country has a citizen in The Gambia and do not want them to face the firing squad, let them not kill any person in The Gambia.I am not a colony of [the] European Union and I am nobody's colony," he added.
He then made it clear that he will not allow less than one percent of the population to hold the entire population hostage because of their heinous crimes. The Gambian leader reminded the gathering of the oaths he took in the execution of the functions of the Office of the President without fear or favour, affection or ill will. He stressed that The Gambia is not a colony of any regional organisation or sub-regional organisation, but an independent and dignified country.
"I live for you [the youths], and die for Africa," President Jammeh further told youths, while cautioning them to be mindful of those he referred to as "detractors". He used the opportunity to advise them to devote 20 minutes of their time to find out what is happening in and around the world. "We launched an appeal in 2011 when the country was hit by an erratic rainfall resulting to severe crop failure; some countries turned up but others did not," he said.
Maintenance of democracy
The Gambian leader opined that to maintain and strengthen democracy in a country, one has to eradicate poverty and fight hunger. "Whoever wants to bring democracy and human rights into The Gambia, let them create jobs and lift people from poverty. This is what we think is the much better way to empower people in democracy. Open universities for citizens; educate them on what is democracy and human rights. The Laws of The Gambia have nothing to do with politics. They are very clear," he concluded.
The minister for Youth and Sports, Adieu K. Jammeh, Hon. Seedy Njie, and the newly appointed youth mobiliser of the APRC, Pierre Mendy, among others, both spoke at that meeting.
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This probiotic charcoal face mask is now a concentrated powder, with a gentle and delicious vanilla and tea tree scent. Simply add a little water to your concentrate, mix well, and then apply to your face, leaving your skin feeling super cleansed, naturally.
- Organic activated charcoal is cleansing and absorbs impurities on the skin. When used in a face mask, activated charcoal binds to dirt and helps pull it out of your pores, making them less visible (it's the oil and dirt that makes them appear bigger). This leaves your face feeling fresh. (Use it with an exfoliating scrub to get the dead skin off and experience an even deeper clean.)
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Seeing as it's been over a month since I posted *embarrassed* here's a couple of photos of the wee dude to keep you going till I can write a decent post. (And one of me playing around with an online makover hehe. Thinking of getting a similar haircut. What do ya reckon?)
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The rights of individuals to receive equal treatment under the law are collectively called civil rights. Florida civil rights laws generally mirror federal civil rights laws, with some exceptions.
The following chart provides the relevant code sections and basic provisions of Florida's civil rights laws.
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|Yes, after exhaustion
|Attorney Fees Recoverable by Plaintiff?
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Mantis shrimps are not the shrimps normally chosen by a marine aquarist to live in their display aquarium, and for good reason. They are very efficient predators. Aquarists are much happier with cleaner shrimps etc.
Sometimes a mantis shrimp gets into the display aquarium, perhaps with live rock, or the rock attached to a coral. The shrimp is noticed as it scurries into its hide hole and the best way of removing it is to lift out the entire rock if that is practical.
If not practical the normal way is to attempt to catch it using a narrow necked bottle of suitable size – clear glass ones are the best. The bottle should be of the type where the neck is more narrow than the bottle itself, the glass opening out from the neck to the body.
Ensure that the bottle is absolutely clean inside and out. Then, place some food in the bottle, but not too much. Flake isn't of use, but a small piece of fish such as sold for aquarium use or the like will do. Then lower the bottle into the aquarium allowing it to slowly fill with seawater. Leave it standing more or less upright if possible, with the top rim close to the rock where the shrimp lives, again if possible. Don't leave the food in the bottle in the aquarium long enough for it to rot – remove the bottle and renew the food.
The idea is that the shrimp will detect the food and track it down. Having found it, the shrimp cannot get out of the bottle again because it is too smooth.
Alternatively the aquarist could try using a commercial device designed to catch livestock, though the aquarist could end up with a caught fish.
The capture method will need patience and a number of attempts may be required before there is success.
As said, the easiest and quickest way is to remove the shrimp complete with its rock.
Once caught what can be done? Put it in the sump is one possibility, where it can become interesting in its own right. If there isn't a sump available, perhaps pass it to an aquarist who has one, or take it to the local retailer.
If they can be interesting in a sump, why are they not welcome in a reef? As said, they are efficient predators and can take fish and crustaceans as prey. This isn't going to please the aquarist.
Where does the name mantis shrimp come from? It is derived from the land based praying mantis as it is thought there is some similarity in the way that insect sits and waits for and then captures prey. There are two attack methods used by mantis shrimps, spearing and clubbing.
The spearing mantis will usually attack fish and other shrimp. If these come within reach the forward legs flash forward and the victim is speared on the spines.
The smashing mantis will normally hunt hermit crabs, 'normal' crabs, snails and other shrimp. Once in range it will club the victim so hard that it is stunned. Three or so hits with the club will normally cause the victim's armour to crack. It is interesting to note that scientists have measured the power of the club in action, and have found it to be only a little less powerful than the impact of a .22 bullet!*
There are around 300 species of mantis shrimp of various sizes, and all of them are predators.* If prey is not available (for example they have been moved to a sump) they will take mysis shrimp, krill, and small de-frozen fish and the like.
The shrimps can be just 5cm (circa 2″) in length up to a whopping 40cm (circa 15¾").* I wouldn't like my finger near one of the latter! Most seen in aquaria are of course small types.
So if a mantis is spotted in the aquarium it needs to come out.
If a sump is available, or another small tank, keeping a mantis is interesting and different. They are efficient predators, and can be fed quite easily. All they need is a rock or two to call home.
(* Reference: Marine Atlas. Hans A Baensch & Helmut Debelius)


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How Shop Fitting Can Boost Your Retail Business?
It is not just the product or services that you give out which has to be considered when it comes to drawing in customers. The way you market yourself and how you present yourself to the customer matters a great deal. And in retail, you need to have an inviting shop that welcomes the people inside so that they can browse through what you have.
You can obtain the services of commercial interior design in Sydney when you start a new retail business. You will be advised on how you display the items you are selling, designing the layout of the shop and constructing it. You merchandise will most likely be in shelves. So we will be focusing our attention on to them. Think about what kind of shelves are used. They shouldn't be so bulky that they take up the space. And it should be perfect for displaying the product to its best advantage. Floating shelves are one option for a minimal design solution.
Lighting matters a great deal in retail shop fitting. You can manipulate what the customer sees with light. By illuminating one object from another you will be highlighting its importance. It is also a good way of directing them within the store. Needless to say, the shelves the products are placed on should be lit. You can do this in a way that the light fixture is not conspicuous to the viewer. Backlighting is one way of lighting your shelves. The colour and intensity of the light matters as well. It is up to you to select a warm colour such as something that is closer to yellow or a cold colour like white. Control the intensity of the light so that you are not putting undue pressure on the customers' eyes.
You will have a concept for the product or offers for a certain item. You can use it to influence how they are displayed. Make sure that the shop fitting design is versatile so that it will be easier to make new additions. Sometimes it can be refreshing to change up the layout and give the store a new look from time to time. This will keep the store in line with what is on trend right now. It is very important to keep up with the times. You need to have a clear idea of what kind of atmosphere the shop should have. You can discuss this further with a shop fitter. Homely environments can put people at ease. The theme you have for the shop will complement the product or services that you offer as well. For example, a shop for electronic gadgets will be looking for a theme that is futuristic. Whatever environment you create should be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing.


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Got a few photos before the sun came out early this morning. A pair of White Eyed Vireos; first the male, then the female, them the two of them building nest together:
Archive for the 'Reptiles and Amphibians' Category
White Eyed Vireos nest building
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, Wild Birds, tagged female, male, near Parthenon, nest building, white eyed vireo on April 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
Cold morning on the Buffalo River – a Green Heron and a few Turtles in the sun
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, Weather, Wild Birds, tagged 11/12/2014, Boston Mountains, Green Heron, on log. Buffalo River, parthenon, Turtles on November 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A half hour at Boxley Mill Pond last week
Posted in Farms and Homes, mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wild Birds, tagged beavers, Boxley Pond, Bull Frog, Frogs, hermit thrush, interesting place, muskrat, redwinged blackbirds on May 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
What an interesting place !!! Muskrats, Frogs, Beavers, Birds, snakes, etc.
Eastern Collared Lizard
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, collared lizard, Eastern Collared Lizard, Little Buffalo River, lizard, parthenon, parthenon ar on May 14, 2013| 2 Comments »
Found this large lizard in the williow bush and driftwaood pile; pretty sure its a Collared Lizard by size alone – it's 12″ to 15″ long. The williow was in the Little Buffalo River near Parthenon, AR.:
Time to use snake boots or snake gaiters when bushwhacking
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, tagged animals, Arkansas, Boston Mountains, copperhead, nature, nerwton county, outdoors, venomous on April 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Copperhead is venomous but shy. Surprised me !! Always startled by them, but I let him crawl on his way to a rock pile – they don't get much bigger than this one (~ 40″). Be careful this spring:
A sure sign of spring – a Meadowlark and a Lizard
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, eastern meadowlark, Five lined lizard, Mountains, nature, photography on March 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I have seen 2 animals that remind me that spring is just around the corner here in NW Arkansas; a five lined skink (lizard) and an Eastern Meadowlark. Actually saw the lizard 10 days ago on a 60F day and the meadowlark on the 20th of February, 2013:
Two juvenile Black Rat Snakes in the past 3 days
Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians, tagged black rat snake juvenile little buffalo river on November 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
These cute little guys are born live, not hatched, and are camouflaged as babies. I have seen 2 since November 2; likely born in late October:
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus/species: Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
The common rat snake is medium-sized, averaging 42 to 72 inches (106.7 to 183 cm) in length. At the widest point of the snake's body, its average diameter is 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). The rat snake is covered with keeled scales, and has a powerful slender body with a wedge-shaped head. The anal plate of the common rat snake is divided. A variety of subspecies is found across the United States.
The black rat snake, as the name implies, is completely black except for a white chin. Hatchlings of the black rat snake have a pale grey background with black blotches along the back. As the snake matures, the color becomes darker until the snake reaches its adult phase. Hatchlings are often mistaken for copperheads because their skin patterns are similar.
Common rat snakes tend to be shy and, if possible, will avoid being confronted. If these snakes are seen and confronted by danger, they tend to freeze and remain motionless. Some adults attempt to protect themselves. They coil their body and vibrate their tails in dead leaves to simulate a rattle. If the snakes continue to be provoked, they will strike.
Rat snakes produce a foul-smelling musk and release it on the predator if they are picked up, spreading the musk around with their tail. The musk acts as a deterrent. A few of the rat snake subspecies tend to be more aggressive. The Texas rat snake and the black rat snake are very snappy, while the yellow rat snake is more passive. When alarmed, the Everglades rat snake swims away through the swampy waters. Rat snakes are excellent swimmers.


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Tach'shitim (Jewels) is Bet Mishpachah's wonderful choir. Formed by synagogue members in the late 1980s, the choir has enhanced the beauty of the Sabbath, Festival, and High Holy Day services with their music.
Tach'shitim has performed throughout the Washington and Baltimore areas in concerts and interfaith services.
In 2000, Tach'shitim released its first recording, "Family and Friends." In 2004, it performed, to great acclaim, in the 7th International GALA Choruses Festival, held in Montreal. The choir was also featured in the 2006 documentary, "Why We Sing." In 2012 Tach'shitim was invited to participate in the Jewish Folk Arts Festival.
In 2013 Tach'shitim was awarded the Dace Stone Volunteer of the Year Award. The award, named for our fellow congregant Dace Stone (z"l), a distinguished social worker and LGBTQ+ and AIDS activist, recognizes a congregational "member" who has made outstanding contributions to Bet Mishpachah.
The Social Justice Committee takes the lead on activities including the N St. Village (It's Not Just About Food) Drive at the High Holy Days, collecting donations for the Queen Esther Fund at Purim to go to a worthy Jewish or LGBTQ+ organization, distributing food items to needy families at Passover (Project Hope), Labor on the Bima at Shabbat services around Labor Day, and more. For further information on how you can join this active group and carry on the Congregation's mission of tikun olam (repair of the world), contact our Social Justice chairs.
Recent activities of the Social Justice Committee:
June 2018
The committee circulated a letter to the congregation indicating the following developments concerning immigrants and asylum seekers:
1. National Capital Synagogue Coalition for Refugees and Immigrants. Bet Mishpachah has become one of the first Washington-area congregations formally to join the National Capital Synagogue Coalition for Refugees and Immigrants.
2. HIAS, the congregation's 2018 Queen Esther Fund recipient, has confirmed Bet Mishpachah's status as a "Welcome Campaign Congregation."
|Bet Mishpachah members host dinner for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers at the DC Center and hear a police official assure the asylum seekers that they are safe in Washington.
|Bet Mishpachah members prepare to make deliveries for a Passover food drive.
Participating in our women's outreach activities is a wonderful way to meet other women in a small group setting, contribute to the life of the synagogue, start and build long lasting relationships, and participate in various social action projects.
Every first Friday of the month we hold pre-service potlucks at 6:30 PM. Bring a dairy, vegetarian, or vegan dish to share. Usher in your Shabbat with great company, participate in lively discussions and interactive presentations, and other times just schmooz with others.
Check Bet Mishpachah's weekly email, "This Week and Beyond" for other upcoming events.
Bet MIshpachah's lively, long-running Book Group meets every six to eight weeks in members' homes around the area. Any congregation member is welcome to attend any session; all are welcome and there's nothing to join. Meetings usually run from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, with the first hour being a delicious dairy/vegetarian potluck dinner and the discussion occurring during the second hour.
Books generally have either a Jewish and/or an LGBTQ+ theme, and alternate between fiction and non-fiction works. Recent meetings have discussed nonfiction works such as David: The Divided Heart, by Rabbi David Wolpe; An Improbable Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil, by Anthony David; Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast; and the fascinating and timely Let There Be Water, by Seth M. Siegel. Fiction works have included The Jewish Husband, by Lia Levi; Judas, by Israeli novelist Amos Oz; and A Bride For One Night: Talmud Tales, by Knesset Member and scholar Ruth Calderon.
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Bet Mishpachah is a volunteer organization that depends on our members and friends to get things done. In addition to our volunteer Board of Directors, our various committees need active members and ad hoc help to plan and program a wide variety of activities throughout the year, including:
Hospitality Committee
Help our Director of Administration plan and order food, desserts and drinks for our weekly Oneg Shabbat receptions after Friday night services (and sometimes before, too) and our delicious Kiddush lunches after Saturday morning services on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Email administrationdirector@
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Join our Membership Director in planning how to grow our membership further and how to ensure that we're fully supporting and keeping in touch with current and new members. Help plan and present our annual New Member Shabbat and Volunteer Awards Shabbat programs and come up with new ideas for expanding our community.
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Bereavement Support Committee
One of our most valued functions is helping each other out in times of loss. Bet Mishpachah has a comprehensive Bereavement Support program that helps members plan funerals and provides shiva services and a meal of consolation. Members always appreciate everyone from our Bet Mish family who shows up to offer our support and comfort at funerals and shiva. Perhaps most important is, along with our rabbi, making phone calls to the bereaved after the initial rituals are over.
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Four civilians were killed in an attack targeting a French patrol in Mali Sunday, according to the country's Defense Ministry.
At least 20 other people were injured in the attack, including eight French soldiers, the ministry said.
An earlier statement by the Defense Ministry said that two French soldiers were among the dead, but it has since released an update noting that those killed were civilians.
A spokesman for the French military said there were no deaths among French troops when a car bomb was detonated in the northern city of Gao.
"I confirm that it was a car bomb that drove into a joint Barkhane/Malian army patrol," Mali Defense Ministry spokesman Boubacar Diallo said, referring to Operation Barkhane the nearly 4,000 French troops stationed in its former colonies in the Sahel region.
Witness reports claim that a shootout between attackers and Barkhane and Malian forces ensued after the explosion.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred just days after Islamist militants raided the headquarters of a five-nation African force in Bamako, leaving six people dead.
A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the U.N. chief condemns the attack and "reiterates the determination of the United Nations to continue to support together with the international forces ... the tireless efforts of the Malian authorities and people toward he stabilization of their country."
The upsurge in violence comes as Mali readies for its presidential election July 29.


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
CFH around the nation this week
Valley Forge PA next weekend, CKC - keep an eye out for CFH! Bring some cards to donate too, we'll have a collection box out. Need info? Click here!
Everett WA, Sun Aug 2 - cardmaking event at Whidbey Island Naval Base! Email if you'd like to attend.
Nationwide, SU Fundraiser - buy rubber stamps and raise money for shipping to our heroes! Click here for info.
Federal Way WA, shippers Kris and Sandy finally meet face to face this week - let the fun begin! :)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Around the world and back
What a great thing to see...we know this happens thousands and thousands of times, with thousands and thousands of families. But to see it all wrapped up in one little card....well that is just amazing. We're hoping to find the cardmaker responsible for that beautiful card—if it's you, please email and let us know!
Also, if you're the recipient of one of our cards—whether a family member, friend, supporter—please let us know. Our cardmakers LOVE to hear the impact that one little card has; it gives everyone motivation to continue on!
Sockwater - and other living conditions for our heroes
This video explains a little of why we ask for no glitter....these guys can't get rid of a mess on their uniform, and glitter can make them visible to night vision goggles. Yikes!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Featured Cardmaker: Lina W, Hampton VA
How long have you been making cards for our heroes?
I started stamping for Cards for Heroes maybe before Christmas of 2008 or the new year of 2009. I can't really remember. As soon as I found out I wanted to do it.
What's your favorite kind of card to make?
Quick ones! I would try to copy other stuff I would see and it would take too long or I was not happy with it. Now I just want to make a card that will not take me 2 hours and I can just be happy and move on to the next one.
Are there colors, style, or products that draw you?
I LOVE the new clear stamps. They are my favorite. Less mistakes and less waste. I love florals and stamps that have meaningful quotations.
What motivates you to make cards for heroes?
I am a military spouse and know what it feels like to be apart from your loved ones. I feel a connection with the spouses and the the heroes that are overseas!
Published excitement coming up!
- New video cardmaking tutorial - one way to distress paper
- Update on a mini-bloghop to share Christmas ideas
- More more more!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
No Hallmark in Baghdad - Article on CFH in Examiner!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Featured Cardmakers: Becky and Marilea, sisters in Elk Grove CA
Marilea -- married to a graphic artist. He is very supportive of her hobby and sometimes helps her with color combinations. I work for the State of California as a Office Manager so making cards is a good stress reducer.
Becky -- married to a retired cartographer. He is also very supportive of my hobby. I teach second grade. I get my students involved by writing Dear Hero letters (Knowing how to write a friendly letter is one of the Language Arts standards for second grade.) I also think making cards is a great stress reducer.
How long have you been making cards?
Marilea — I've been making greeting cards for about 10 years. Over the years, I have collected a lot of rubber stamps, paper and embellishments.
Becky -- -I've been making greeting cards for about 11 years. Over the years, I have collected lots and lots of rubber stamps, paper and embellishments. Who needs a guest room when you can have a craft room?
How long making them for our heroes?
Marilea and Becky -- About 9 months.
What's your favorite kind of card to make?
Marilea — I like to make fun fast cards that utilize embellishments.
Becky -- I like to make fun fast cards that utilize embellishments (agree with Marilea) and whatever types of cards are needed.
Colors, style, or products that draw you?
Marilea -- Clean designs and love Amuse and Papertrey Ink stamps and October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey, American Crafts paper. I'm addicted to paper!!!
Becky -- Same as Marilea, but I'm also addicted to ribbon, the Cuttlebug and chipboard letters and shapes. I also couldn't live without my ATG tape gun!
What motivates you to make cards for heroes?
Marilea — It makes me feel good that I can create something that brings a smile to a hero's family member or friend.
Becky -- When I read the Hero blog I tear up from the good cheer it brings. It's fun to get together with my sister and figure out the types of cards we want to make.
Monday, July 20, 2009
IAVA - Ad Council - Alone
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tribute for a fallen hero
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
National Cardsigning — arriving!
Remember the National Cardsigning that took place at Swarovski Stores across the USA? Well they've been arriving at our shippers' mailboxes! 2,300 so far! Pictured are just some of them....way to go, America!
Featured Cardmaker: Sherri C, Los Angeles, CA
I'm retired and have a garage full of cardmaking/scrapbooking supplies.
How long have you been making cards?
Years and years
How long making them for our heroes?
I don't know for sure. This last batch is my second!
How did you find out about CFH?
On the internet. Haven't a clue what I was looking for - it must have been a link from a link from a link. I do tend to wander around the internet at times.
What's your favorite kind of card to make?
One that uses up the scraps on my table. They're usually the best ones.
Do you have a special technique you love to use?
Not particularly. I watch UTube a lot and see all kinds of techniques and tools. When I see something I like, I go in the garage and try it out.
Colors, style, or product that draw you?
I love punches and die cuts.
What motivates you to make cards for heroes?
It gives me a reason to make cards. I can't stop buying supplies and I can't stop making cards, so to have a place to send them makes me very happy. Especially to the troops.
Picture worth 1000 words
Monday, July 13, 2009
CFH receives Army Commendation!
CFH has been commended by the Army! Though the packet came to Sandy's attention, the honor goes to all the CFH cardmakers and donors who have given so sacrificially to our nation's deployed heroes. Congratulations to you all!
The packet contains a letter that reads:
You have been submitted for a U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Commendation by 1LT R.D. for your contributions to our Army community.
America has always called upon the Army to do the hard jobs, and its Soldiers answer the call to duty. Ours is a free Nation — the standard-bearer of freedom for millions of less fortunate people — because our freedoms are guaranteed by great Soldiers and the families and communities by their side.
Ours is an Army of tradition. Our greatest tradition is selfless service to our Country, and in that service we ask Soldiers to carry out the tough missions that take them away from home, community, and family. Today, Soldiers answer the call to defend us against new kinds of threats. Deployments have increased in frequency and length in order to maintain our commitments to freedom, to our way of life and to the American family.
As Soldiers serve, the support of families and communities sustains them so they can do what must be done to protect our freedoms. Our Nation would not have the service of Soldiers without your support and patriotism. As an Army Supporter, you make a difference to our Soldiers and to our Country.
Please accept the enclosed Army lapel pin. It symbolizes the partnership between our Army, its Soldiers, their families and our communities — a partnership as old as the Nation itself. We hope that you will wear this pin with pride, as a statement of our shared commitment to our Soldiers and to our Country.
George W. Casey, Jr.
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff
Pete Geren
Secretary of the Army
Sunday, July 12, 2009
A soldier's perspective on Michael Jackson's passing
Okay, I need to rant.
I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.
Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America. Where is their moment of silence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddence," and "thank God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"
I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.
Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember these five words the next time you think of someone who is serving in the military;
"So that others may live..."
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Good for you, good for our heroes!
Stampin Up! demonstrator Jan Kreidler is holding a FUNDRAISER! She's picked a start and stop date that each honor two heroes: Start of the sale is July 10th, her soldier son's birthday; the end of the sale is August 9th, her marine nephew's birthdays! Celebrate a couple of heroes and buy that stamp set you've had your eye on - and 10% of profits will be donated to CFH!
Click on the link below for details:
Shop shop shop - and help us get some boxes shipped out to our heroes!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
CFH eNewsletter
For those who haven't yet signed up for our eNewsletter - you can preview a copy of it by clicking on the image above....it would be addressed to you by name if you got it in your email! :-) We hope it will be coming out at the start of each month, but since sorting and mailing cards takes priority, it might be late on occasion. :)
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Star Spangled Banner: Happy Independence Day!
Friday, July 3, 2009
A break in the heat: Christmas in July!
Our dare for the next six weeks is to create Christmas cards! Yes, Christmas cards. We start mailing them out to our heroes around the end of September, and last year we handled 35,000 during the three months of holiday shipping. We're hoping to spread out some of that work a little by getting some of our holiday cards in and packed up early!
The challenge: Make winter & holiday cards:
- secular (snowmen, santas, etc with Happy Holiday type messages)
- religious (Merry Christmas, religious imagery - nativities etc)
- general winter (love you, miss you, birthday, thinking of you - that have wintery imagery)
- special holiday (specifically Hannukkah!)
Bloggers: Help get the word out and post a blinkie or blogpost about the challenge and link it back to this thread — that will get you an extra 5 entries! (Leave a comment with a link to your blog!) We'll add more blinkies to this post for you soon, as well as more general CFH blinkies on our Resources page.
The prize: A flat rate box chock full of crafting goodies!! PS If anyone would like to offer additional prizes, please email us!
Deadline: August 15th!
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LET'S MAKE IT A MINI BLOGHOP: Link us up! We'd love to see what you're creating for this challenge, and share ideas with others for the upcoming Christmas season. Leave a link here to your blog or gallery post on any other site, and everyone can see what you've made. When the challenge is over, we'll post them together for a mini bloghop full of holiday inspiration!
Name that newsletter!
While you're leaving a comment, we'd also like to know what kind of content you'd like to receive in that newsletter...this Homefront Blog is the place to get the regular news, and our Twitter Feed and Facebook Fan Page are sources of more detailed news. But the newsletter — for some busy folks, that may be their only regular CFH news, so we're hoping to boil that down to the most pertinent things everyone would like to know.
Thanks for your input!!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Making the news in Texas
Forney Post article


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For some minutes Alice stood without speaking, looking out in all directions over the country—and a most curious country it was. She found herself on the flat bottom of a shallow, felted basin. 'I declare it's marked out just like a large billiards table!' Alice said at last.
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Pet Prescription Medicine
"Controlled Drugs" such as Epiphen or Tramadol can be only be dispensed ofter receipt of an original valid prescription sent by post and must be sent via tracked, signature delivery and do not qualify for free delivery.
Choose your delivery method. Either Royal Mail Special Delivery which operates a next working day service, requiring a signature(Our recommended option). Or First class post which is free, but at your own risk, this is usually next working day but may take longer.
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Rhabdomyosarcoma in patients with constitutional mismatch-repair-deficiency syndrome.
J Med Genet. 2009 Mar 16;
Authors: Kratz CP, Holter S, Etzler J, Lauten M, Pollett A, Niemeyer CM, Gallinger S, Wimmer K
BACKGROUND: Biallelic germline mutations in the mismatch repair genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 or PMS2 cause a recessive childhood cancer syndrome characterized by early-onset malignancies and signs reminiscent of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Alluding to the underlying genetic defect we refer to this syndrome as constitutional mismatch repair-deficiency (CMMR-D) syndrome. The tumor spectrum of CMMR-D syndrome includes hematological neoplasias, brain tumors and Lynch syndrome associated tumors. Other tumor entities, such as neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumor, ovarian neuroectodermal tumor or infantile myofibromatosis have so far been found only in individual cases. RESULTS: We analyzed two consanguineous families with suspected CMMR-D syndrome patients who developed rhabdomyosarcoma among other neoplasias. In the first family we identified a pathogenic PMS2 mutation for which the affected patient was homozygous. In family 2 immunohistochemistry analysis showed isolated PMS2-expression loss in all tumors of the affected patients including the rhabdomyosarcoma and in the surrounding normal tissue. Together with the family history and microsatellite instability observed in one tumor this strongly suggests an underlying PMS2 alteration also in family 2. CONCLUSION: Together, these two new cases show that rhabdomyosarcoma and possibly other embryonic tumors, such as neuroblastoma and Wilm's tumor, belong to the tumor spectrum of CMMR-D syndrome. Given the clinical overlap of CMMR-D syndrome with NF1, we suggest careful examination of the family history in patients with embryonic tumors and signs of NF1 as well as analysis of the tumors for loss of one of the mismatch repair genes and microsatellite instability. Subsequent mutation analysis will confirm proper diagnosis of the underlying disorder.
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Pride Parade: NoJetsTO Float Gets the Word Out
NoJetsTO Celebrates Waterfront as Hundreds of Thousands of Spectators See Float TORONTO - Toronto's annual Pride Parade has long been a major spectator draw and with our city hosting the WorldPride, this year's event was even bigger: a terrific opportunity to get the word out about the threat to our waterfront for NoJetsTO. Thanks to dozens of volunteers and more than a hundred donors, NoJetsTO was able to seize the opportunity and march in the Pride Parade with our very own float. Take a look at the pictures below: [gallery ids="2602,2603,2604,2605,2606,2607,2608,2601"] The beach-themed float celebrated Toronto's waterfront as a destination for residents and visitors, including the LGBT community. With the Island Airport expansion threatening hotspots like Hanlan's Point Beach, the Island Park and Harboufront Centre, a lot is at stake. In a fun way, the NoJetsTO float drove that message home. From pitching in for the float, to designing and building it all the way to driving, manning and disassembling, it was a major feat for our all-volunteer organization. Without generous support from individuals and Arcadia Co-Op (who made their workshop available), we would have not been able to pull it off. While the list of volunteers and contributors is long, NoJetsTO would like to give kudos to Brennan Ball, volunteer coordinator for the project, Kristen Chamberlain for the design elements, JP Boutros for driving the truck, Norm Di Pasquale and Bob Rasmussen.


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The Week Ahead
15 October 2012
The leaders of the European Union are under immense pressure as the time draws closer to the summit later this week. The Euro, which registered gains last week, is all set to quickly go bearish as the gap widens between the long speeches of the EU leaders and the stark reality. The credit degradation by Standard and Poor's 500 last week has made things very difficult for Spain, which is already on a very rocky terrain. Chances for a bailout request from Spain are highly likely anytime now.
The Euro however might witness a rally as the EU leaders begin the summit but the question is will the economy sustain under the weight of a severe recession or will it crumble like a cookie under the impassive policies of the EU?
The two-day summit
The European Union has decided to hold a summit later this week, on Thursday and Friday at Brussels addressing a number of issues that are plaguing Europe at present. The pressure on Madrid for an early bailout is immense and it is likely to be the centre of focus during the summit. Athens, which is already living on a bailout, would be looking forward to a deal with troika to enable its next instalment of loan tranche. Some of the other agendas include a common budget for the European Union and some proposals for the banking union.
Another important aspect that needs to be addressed is breaking the link between banking and sovereign debts. Earlier this June, the EU was in unison to recapitalize the banking sector through the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). This would ensure that supporting the banking sector would not affect a country's credit ratings. All the EU countries including the 'eurosceptics' also agreed to sign the deal. But the 'eurosceptics' were quick in saying that the legacy debt was the responsibility of the borrowing nations. A decision regarding this will reflect deeply on Spain and also the Euro zone economy.
You may want to open your call options as the two-day summit begins. The Euro is likely to go bullish at least for a while during the summit.
Spanish bond auctions
Madrid's worst fear is that they might be rejected when they make a plea for a bailout. This would cause a lot of humiliation to the Spanish administration and also trigger a brand new blitz of market pressure. There is also another looming fear about Germany blocking any attempts to the Spanish aid and imposing stringent norms before Spain can obtain any funds. Chances are that Spain will hold back for some time before pleading for the bailout.
Thursday's Spanish bond auction is likely to draw the attention of many investors as the markets worldwide are getting extremely impatient with Spain's delaying tactics. The impact however is likely to be a little subdued in view of the Summit which is bound to grab all the attention.
Also the German ZEW survey, which is due tomorrow, might just cause some stir in the markets, despite the fact that the data might be credibly obscured by political considerations.
The Spanish Bond auctions and the German ZEW both are the key events this week. You might just be tempted to open your call options but it would do you good to stay away from these two as they might move the markets either way. However, if Spain pleads for an early bailout, the markets are likely to be delighted and it would be the most opportune time to open up your call options.
Asia, U.S. and the U.K.
There is some important Chinese data due to be released this week. The latest consumer inflation will be made public today and a quarterly GDP data later this Thursday. If the data does not meet market expectations and comes below forecast, the situation is likely to cause great fears about the country's future economic accomplishments.
The U.S. sales report is also due today. This week will also see the Philadelphia Fed index and the New York manufacturing PMI released later on Thursday. These surveys saw some weak readings in September. However, this did not explicate into any downturn for the national PMI reading. The impact from the surveys this week is likely to be slightly damped as the investors are already viewing the data with much scepticism.
In the U.K. the latest consumer inflation data will be released tomorrow. The inflation rate, which fell steeply earlier this year, has flattened out now. The report is likely to have an impact on the Bank of England and Sterling. The unemployment report is also due to be released later this Wednesday along with the latest MPC minutes. A rise in the unemployment aid count would have a negative impact on the Sterling. Also, there is uneasiness in the markets owing to the stickiness of inflation; any rise in the rate of inflation is a cause for severe concern.
The government borrowing data and the retail sales data are also going to be released later this week on 19th October and 18th October respectively.
The Asian market might receive a boost if the Chinese consumer inflation data meets or exceeds market expectations. It would be a good time to open your call options if the events turn out favourably.