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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn't soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and dismissed the idea of bending the organization to the whims of "popular culture."
Perry is an Eagle Scout and in 2008 he authored the book "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For." It detailed the governor's deep love for the organization and explained why it should continue to embrace traditional, conservative values — including excluding openly gay members and Scout leaders.
America's longest-serving governor addressed the Texas Scouts' 64th annual Report to State, where hundreds of Scouts from around Texas filled the state House of Representatives to announce their delegation's recent accomplishments.
Perry has addressed the gathering several times before, most recently in 2010, but not since the announcement that the Scouts' national leadership is mulling scrapping the mandatory exclusion of gay members. Instead, the group could allow different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units to decide for themselves how to address the issue — either maintaining the exclusion or opening up their membership.
Even though the Boy Scouts reaffirmed the no-gays policy just seven months ago, the proposal is expected to be discussed, and possibly voted on, at the meeting of the Scouts' national executive board, which begins Monday in Irving, outside Dallas.
Perry told the youngsters that the Scouts was a key reason he joined the U.S. Air Force and later sought public office, and that society's failure to adhere to the organization's core values was a cause for high rates of teen pregnancy and wayward youth who grow up to be "men joining their fathers in prison."
Speaking to reporters afterward, Perry said: "Hopefully the board will follow their historic position of keeping the Scouts strongly supportive of the values that make Scouting this very important and impactful organization."
"I think most people see absolutely no reason to change the position and neither do I," Perry said. He said his views on the subject haven't changed since writing his book, in which he noted that profits would be donated to the Boy Scouts of America Legal Defense since "they continue to be under attack from the forces of secularism."
Asked if he would feel different about the Scouts if the policy is changed, Perry wouldn't say. But he added: "to have popular culture impact 100 years of their standards is inappropriate."
He also disagreed that allowing members of all sexual preferences would make the Scouts more tolerant: "I think you get tolerance and diversity every day in Scouting."
Fred Sainz of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights group, said Saturday, "It's a shame that Governor Perry has chosen to be on the wrong side of history."
"Governor Perry and the Boy Scouts are both completely out of touch with where America is going on this issue," he said "There should be one national, non-discrimination policy. We can't quite wrap our heads around why that is so difficult to do in 2013."
Perry wrote in his book that he doesn't "believe the teaching of sexual preference fits within the parameters of Scouting's mission," but also made it very clear he'd like to keep gay members from joining.
"Because gay activism is central to their lives, it would unavoidably be a topic of conversation within a Scout troop. This would distract from the mission of Scouting: character building, not sex education," he wrote.
Perry also questioned whether sexual preference is determined at birth or is a matter of personal choice in his book, and wrote that he doesn't believe in "condemning homosexuals that I know personally."
Zach Wahls is an Eagle Scout raised in Iowa by two lesbian moms who has become a leading activist against the no-gays policy. Wahls said by phone Saturday he believes national Scout leaders will soften the membership policy next week, and he hopes the move won't make Perry won't turn his back on the Scouts.
"We've been called bullies and had people say 'you're imposing your will,'" he said. "Our organization isn't calling for the removal of anybody who disagrees with us. We support fully inclusive Scouting."


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ATLANTA – As the cost of building a new nuclear plant soars, there are signs of buyer's remorse.
The second-guessing from officials in Georgia and Florida is a sign that maybe the nation is not quite ready for a nuclear renaissance. On top of construction costs running much higher than expected, the price of natural gas has plummeted, making it tough for nuclear plants to compete in the energy market.
In Georgia, Southern Co. recently told regulators it needed to raise its construction budget for Plant Vogtle in eastern Georgia by $737 million to $6.85 billion. At about the same time, a Georgia lawmaker sought to penalize the company for going over budget, announcing a proposal to cut into Southern Co.'s profits by trimming some of the money its subsidiary Georgia Power makes.
The legislation has a coalition of tea party, conservative and consumer advocacy groups behind it, but faces a tough sale in the Republican-controlled General Assembly. GOP state Rep. Jeff Chapman found just a single co-sponsor, Democratic state Rep. Karla Drenner.
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Southern Co. has said the nuclear plant is still a better economic deal than the alternatives over the long run.
In Florida, lawmakers want to end the practice of utilities collecting fees from customers before any electricity is produced.
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The fact that these gems were rejected just tells you how many great sessions are offered at regional and national genealogy conferences these days. Get out there and have fun (but turn off your cell phone, please).
Friday, January 13, 2012
Rejected Genealogy Conference Proposals
The fact that these gems were rejected just tells you how many great sessions are offered at regional and national genealogy conferences these days. Get out there and have fun (but turn off your cell phone, please).
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- Paula from SCGSJanuary 13, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Oh Amy. You started my day in tears. Fortunately they were the good kind. I would find you six spots in a New York minute. Or the amount of time it takes for me to set up an Outlook rule to ditch those emails. Whatever is faster.ReplyDelete
The only one I'd pay for (extra) would be the pronunciation one. Could they be in a fight cage so we can watch?ReplyDelete
Part of me secretly wishes Genealogy Fight Club would be a Friday night banquet at Jamboree. I'd pay good money for that.ReplyDeleteReplies
A whole new method of fundraising for societies....Delete
Ditto. *snort*Delete
Hey Coffin - Cheryl and I tried to pick a fight with you and Denise last year over the reaching our goals thing. so that by Jamboree time we were have a tag team Genealogy Smackdown. It was going to be on like Donkey Kong.Delete
If you are coming out in June I would be honored to push you around a little like in the hallways between classes or into the pool providing neither of us has a paper mache pinata.. I am a good friend like that.
Hilarious - you've cheered up a chilly London (England) afternoon, thank you.ReplyDelete
I needed this one. Just got a bunch of workshops rejected and am wondering if I need to use your ideas (smile).ReplyDelete
Fight Club!! I go thru that daily with my first AND last names!! But for Genealogy Fight Club, wonder who we could put in the ring?? Will have to ponder this :)ReplyDelete
You've made my week! Thank you. It's been hard to get back to genealogy but a belly laugh makes it so much better. Now to mop up the coffee.ReplyDelete
Amy, ROTFLMAO. I love it. I personally would sign up for the Pronunciation Fight Club as well as How to Beat a Ticket from the Citation Police. I think we have a new conference that must be planned immediately....ReplyDelete
- Lisa AlzoJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Amy: Absolutely hilarious. You knocked it out of the park with this one, my friend!ReplyDelete
Perfect. Just perfect.ReplyDelete
LOL I love it Amy. Thank you for the laugh. I need a few of those these days.ReplyDelete
Too funny! Definitely loved the Pronunciation Fight Club. I'm a Gene, not a Gen, and I refuse to change, LOL!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm with you, Lisa - Gene not Gen. :-)Delete
Hysterical! I had no idea you are so funny, Amy! Where have you been hiding this fierce sense of humor?! I want to see more of it! :-)ReplyDelete
This is hysterical! My computer is down and the weather is dismal but you've made my day with your right-on-target observations. Love them all!ReplyDelete
I needed a seriously good Laugh this morning and you just provided it!! THANK YOU!!! You also made me Very,Very grateful for our group at the Sumner County (Kansas) Historical and Genealogical Society! I work with a great group!!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh this is hilarious! I love it!!ReplyDelete
Very very very good! I needed a laugh and now have a few extra to spare! Am hard pressed to come up with another for such a clever list.ReplyDelete
Thank you. A Very funny post. I wonder if the 'citation sheriff' will laugh or squirm while reading it? The latter is my guess.ReplyDelete
*SNORT* LOVE all of these!ReplyDelete
Personally, I think the first two might actually be good proposals. Instruction through counter-example.ReplyDelete
Great Post, Amy. I think all these proposals should be accepted. I'd go to all! You made the laugh for the first time today. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
:)))))))!!! HAHA HOHO! LOL! You made the rest of my day!!!ReplyDelete
Hilarious...I'm still laughing!ReplyDelete
So funny - you need to take this show on the road!ReplyDelete
Thanks Amy - I needed a good laugh today, and you gave it to me. A shame you can't present a couple of these papers at the Australasian Congress!ReplyDelete
I absolutely loved this, too. Just curious how long it took you to write this. Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
Kathy, I thought of the idea one night. I wrote down 4 of them on a notepad by the nightstand. Two days later I wrote the rest and waited another 2 days to post it in case I wanted to do any edits.Delete
More fodder for my Genealogy Humour folder (& don't forget to pronounce the A in GeneAlogy, btw, or the fight continues!). Thanks for adding smiles for everyone today!ReplyDelete
Amy this is perfect! "Many a truth is said in jest" which makes this even funnier! Nice job1ReplyDelete
Oh, Amy! I want to go hear some of these! Where can I go?ReplyDelete
LOL all day long...
Really, really, really, really great and timely post! LOVING IT!ReplyDelete
This made me laugh and smile! Very creative, got to share when I get in my laptop! Thank you for this!!!ReplyDelete
Great stuff, Amy!ReplyDelete
New Ways to Judge Others Based on their Lineage Society MembershipsReplyDelete
I was laughing so hard - the coffee cups, t-shirts, certificates and pins. Met a person who was wearing all, had a cup in hand and certificates on the wall. Didn't know there were that many organizations out there.
As usual Amy- Perfect!
Well done, Amy!!! Loved this, esp. Advanced Techniques for Making Your Cell Phone Ring During Genealogy Sessions.ReplyDelete
I think someone is already making a mint on presenting this workshop, since there was a table-full of graduates in the restaurant where I had dinner last night. And they seem to be everywhere... :-)
This is great. Thanks for a needed laugh!ReplyDelete
Very creative thinking. Real life implications for genealogists. Looking forward to more such humor.ReplyDelete


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Sometimes, midway through a fight you have to change your strategy, and it seems Lady Gaga has a new battle plan.
In the wake of a flurry of nasty reports about her embittered Twitter war with ex-bestie Perez Hilton, the music heavyweight has written a new blog post reaffirming her commitment to "tolerance, acceptance, and kindness." (We can only assume that her definition of these things does not include publicly accusing former friends of being stalkers.)
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ROCKFORD - Another Christmas has come to pass and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is finally over.
Not hardly.
Just as many parking spots were filled Thursday outside of the East State Street Walmart, Target and Forest Plaza shopping mall as in the days leading up to Christmas.
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"Today is expected to be one of the biggest days of the year for retailers, and this week represents as much as 15 percent of what retailers bring in during the holiday season," said Kathy Grannis of the National Retail Federation.
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become inactive within 2 years, and that 65% of those who
reach the level of Clear become inactive within a year after doing
so. The older a list, the more likely that a person listed on it is
no longer involved in Scientology.
Please read About These Lists for more information.
Ruth Anne Kras in Scientology's Published Service Completion Lists
No entries were found in my Scientology Statistics Service Completions database for this person.
Ruth Anne Kras in Scientology's Publications
No entries were found in my main Scientology Statistics database for this person.
Ruth Anne Kras and the Clear List
Entries for Ruth Anne Kras in my Scientology Statistics Project Clear List database:
|7275 Ruthann Kras
|Auditor 150
|Clear 7275 RUTH-ANNE KRAS
|Auditor 154
Ruth Anne Kras and Scientologist Online Sites
My database does not list a Scientologist Online cookie-cutter web site for this person.
Ruth Anne Kras and WISE Directories
WISE, the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, publishes directories listing their members.
My database does not list this person in the WISE directories in my archives.
The information on this page comes from my Scientology Statistics database. While I attempt to be as accurate as possible, errors or inaccuracies may be introduced by the source material, the transcription process, or database bugs. If you discover an error or problem, please let me know by writing to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Editorial: A better way to describe tax rates
Can we clear something up?
The debate in Washington has been focused for months on income tax rates. But the way politicians and media frame the issue of the Bush tax rates is at odds with one of the fundamental principles of the income tax system, and it unnecessarily warps public understanding of what's on the table.
Facing record deficits and growing debt, President Barack Obama has proposed letting the Bush tax cuts, enacted as a temporary measure in 2001, expire for income over $250,000, raising that rate from 35 percent to 39.6 percent, though he has indicated flexibility on the rate if new revenue can be found elsewhere.
The problem is in the way this decision is too often formulated. The shorthand used by politicians of both parties as well as in the press, says that "President Obama wants to raise taxes on families earning more than $250,000."
Put that way, the idea is understandably disturbing to people who earn anywhere near $250,000. It offends their sense of fairness, raising complaints of class warfare. "But we're not rich," they say. Why should we pay at a higher rate than other people?" Worse, some threaten to keep their earnings under $250,000, so they won't be taxed at a higher rate.
But tax rates don't apply to families. They apply to income.
The system is built on "marginal tax rates." Under the current schedule, that means everyone pays the same tax rate — 10 percent — on the first $17,400 of income (figures for married couples filing jointly). They pay 15 percent on taxable income between $17,401 and $70,700, and the brackets edge up from there to income over $388,351, which is taxed at 35 percent.
The point too few understand is that, under Obama's plan, all taxable earnings under $250,000 — remember, that's earnings after deductions, not gross pay — would still be taxed at the current Bush rates. It's only the amount over $250,000 that would be taxed at a higher rate.
In other words, if your taxable income is $251,000, don't worry that you'll be punished for being rich. You'll pay the same old tax rate on everything except the final $1,000.
The tax rate for the highest earners has been all over the map in the last half-century. It was 91 percent on income over $400,000 when John F. Kennedy was president, 70 percent on income over $200,000 during Lyndon Johnson's second term, 50 percent on income over $106,000 when Ronald Reagan was president, and dropped to 28 percent on income over $32,000 under George H.W. Bush.
Under Bill Clinton, the top rate rose to 39.6 percent on income over $250,000, and under George W. Bush, it dropped to 35 percent on income over $379,000, which is about where it stands today.
Yes, it's difficult to explain to people unfamiliar with marginal tax rates that different dollars of their income are taxed at different rates. Since these calculations are incorporated in the tax tables, it's not something people really need to know. Filling out tax forms is complicated enough as it is.
But politicians and the press could make things a little less confusing if they would stop talking about raising taxes on households above $250,000 and instead talk about raising rates on income above $250,000.
MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, Mass.


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CAP funds help support long-term sustainability of transhumance shepherding in Spain.
CAP funds help support long-term sustainability of transhumance shepherding in Spain.
A cooperation project to develop an innovative, area-specific model of nature conservation advisory services.
A European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational group established a network of farm incubators in Spain to support young farmers who do not have previous family connections or a background in farming.
MUNTER integrates objectives for water, soil and flood protection with broader objectives such as climate protection, biodiversity and animal welfare.
This project combined state-of-the-art sensoring techniques and models with a participatory monitoring process with farmers and water authorities to create a common understanding of the main local challenges and possible solutions to enhance water quality. In addition, the process empowered individual farmers to become equal partners with water authorities as they gained knowledge and access to data. Problems with water management differ between regions, but the process of jointly collecting, learning from and acting on data can be applied across regions.
An EIP-AGRI Operational Group is developing a biosensor that will quickly identify mastitis infections in dairy cows and thus improve the efficiency of the sector.
A cooperative venture to develop a new generation energy efficient, thermo-regulated, shed for cattle housing.
Setting up collaborative water system measures and a governance approach to increase self-sufficiency of freshwater availability for agriculture.
An EIP-AGRI Operational Group project on the use of insects for adding value to organic residues from agriculture.
Using biomass residues to produce a fertiliser, which is then used to grow trees, and will, over time, improve soil quality, has led to significant financial savings for nature conservation organisations and tree nurseries.


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Yahoo! announced that its Geocities web-hosting service would close on 26 October 2009.
This resulted in the loss of a lot of websites with valuable genealogical and historical information.
We set up this page to help warn people about what was going to happen, and help people to find if any of the material would find as new home on the web.
To help people who would like to visit these pages before they close, I am compiling a list of genealogy sites on Geocities, which I've posted below. The list will be updated from time to time, until Geocities closes. You are invited to add to the list; if you would like to do that, please scroll down below the list for more information on how to do it.
I will leave ths list up after Geocities closes, as a kind of epitaph for the dead web sites.
Update April 2012
Many of the old Geocities sites have been caputred and archived on reocities or oocities or webring so some of the information that might otherwise have been lost has been preserved.
Our own family history page, for example, has been preserved on these three different sites now — Reocities, Oocities and Webring. Webring, like Geocities, was one of those sites taken over by Yahoo! and subsequently abandoned, and revived by those who found it useful and didn't want to see it die.
Of course those pages can no longer be updated — they are stuck as they were when Geocities closed. But in some ways they are better off — they are preserved in three different places on the web, instead of just one.
Attraction for spammers
One thing that is interesting about this page (the one you are reading now) is the attraction that it seems to have for spammers. Most of the people who visit this page seem to do so solely for the purpose of posting spam comments, and more than 80% of the attempts to post spam comments on this blog are directed at this page. Of course they are all deleted, but sometimes I wonder why the spammers bother, and why they find this page so attractive.
The site list
African Family History Network
General discussion of African family history
Genealogy of Walter Byron Moore and Janessa LeeAnn Lawyer
German South African Resource Page
Dedicated to various issues relating to German
South Africans, including genealogy, local history
and church matters. Where ever possible, identical
pages have been made available in English and
Hayes Family Tree
Genealogy of Steve and Val Hayes of Pretoria
Kapampangan Genealogy Resource
Genealogical resources and links for the Kapanpanga
province of the Philippines
Martin County Indiana Genealogy
Surnames, obituaries, census and other historical
records for Martin County, Indiana, USA
Nancy Cleere Rogers Genealogy Home Page
Christal, Cleere and other families of Texas,
Ohio Genealogy Network
Biographies, obituaries, cemeteries, burials,
marriages and more
The royal families of Perak State
Genealogy and family history of ruling families of
Perak State, Malaysia
Taylor Family Free Genealogy Site
William Hancock came to America in 1619. He was a
member of The Virginia Company of London. Also
Taylor, Peacock, Lindsey and other families.
The Taylors of Broadsea
Genealogy and history of the Taylor family of
Broadsea in north-east Scotland. Surnames include
Taylor, Buchan, Huntington, Van Horn.
Waldrop Surname Genealogy
Genealogical research on the WALDROP surname and
its variations. There are approximately 5000 heads
of households with the Waldrop surname or a variant
in the United States, which makes the name somewhat
rare. I am always happy to hear from anyone related
to the Waldrops of America.
Irish Genealogy sites on Geocities
Dennis Ahern has compiled a list of Irish genealogy sites on Geocities, which you can see on this page here.
How to add to the list
Use this template to submit genealogy sites on Geocities. Just use a plain text editor, like Windows Notepad, to copy and paste the template. Then add the information, and e-mail it to me.
Fill it in (up, out) like this:
TI (Site title)
DES (Site description – may be several lines)
OW (Site owner's name)
OE (Site owner's e-mail address)
URL (Site URL – don't forget the http://)
Only the title and URL are essential.
If you submit more than one, separate the records with a $
You can e-mail them to me at:
shayes (at) dunelm (dot) org (dot) uk
This list will be updated and posted from time to time until Geocities
There are plans to back up the Geocities sites at
but I'm not sure whether they will be publicly available there — in any case the links to them will be broken.
Geocities, and how Yahoo! destroyed it
Geocities was one of the earliest social networking sites on the web, and combined it with free (advertising supported) web hosting.
It was divided into "cities", each one with a theme. "Athens" was philosophy, metaphysics etc., "Hollywood" was films and filmstars, "Heartland" was personal pages about kids and pets and so on.
The idea was not just about web hosting and a place to park your web site, but it encouraged a series of virtual communities.
Geocities, however, was taken over by Yahoo!, which neglected it and allowed it to run down, and turned it into a simple ad-supported web-hosting site. It abolished the communities, and the voluntieers who encouraged community interaction.
For more about this see Notes from underground: Goodbye Geocities.
The genealogy pages on Geocities are of varying quality. There is some very good stuff there, which you may not be able to find elsewhere. There is some very poor stuff, which may nevertheless provide a clue to someone's family history. Most of it falls somewhere in between.
Some of the owners may move their material to new sites. Others may have lost interest, or have been unable to maintain their sites, and what they have posted will probably disappear. Some may have died, and will be unable to move their site. It will be the same kind of vandalism that one finds in redevelopment of cemeteries, because someone wanted to build a supermarket on the site.
Another consequence of the closure of Geocities will be the millions, if not billions of broken links on the Web, including, of course, the links from this page.
I have a faint hope that if enough people click on these links it might persuade the people at Yahoo! to change their minds, and give Geocities a reprieve.


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Hickory Hardwood Flooring – Pros & Cons
Hickory hardwood flooring is the type of flooring that will last for many generations with half as many complaints and scratches as other hardwood floors. This flooring is shock-resistant, sturdy, difficult to cut, sand, shape, and install. It has a janka hardness rating of 1820, which makes it one of the hardest hardwoods found worldwide. Most hickory hardwood is brownish-red colors but there is also white hickory.
Pros of hickory hardwood flooring
• Shock resistant-being shock resistant, hickory hardwood is also used to make furniture, golf clubs, baseball bats, and more. When it is used as flooring, it is able to withstand the daily wear and tear, weight, heat, and pressure of your household.
• Durable-it is harder than maple, pine, oak, and teak. Although it is hardwood it can develop dents and scratches if there is excessive force used, after prolonged use, and if you drop heavy objects like tools. This can be rectified by getting hardwood flooring using hand-scraped hickory flooring.
• Has a grain pattern that is extraordinary-the wood grain is very attractive but is even made more beautiful when it is used as hardwood flooring. When building new homes this is the most sought after wood for the floors. This is due to the color variations that go from dark brown to almost white. There are also attractive mineral streaks and knots.
Cons of hickory hardwood flooring
• It is difficult to install-because if the hardness and density of hickory it makes it difficult to cut into shape and sand into hardwood flooring. It can even damage sturdy hand tools with its hardness. It is not advisable for a homeowner or beginner to try to make hickory hardwood boards for the floor but have an expert do the job. They also offer pre-cut, finished hickory hardwood flooring if you want to do it yourself.
• The floorboards need to be wider than usual-because of the dense coloration the boards will need to be cut into 3 ¼. 4, and 5 inch thick boards because any thinner boards will not look right. Thinner boards can overwhelm the whole look of the floor because of the varying shades and irregular and uneven wood grain. When you use wider boards, it reduces this problem.
• Resistant to staining-hickory wood is so dense that if it is stained another color or to give it a shine the stain will often not adhere or penetrate the surface and may affect the finish. The only are of the wood that might take the staining is the soft areas in the wood.
• Susceptible to warping-even though it is a hard wood, if it is not dried correctly before it is installed it could warp.


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For your chance to win a baltic amber necklace or bracelet from Inspired by Finn, enter in the comments below! The winner can select anything 16 inches or smaller that is in stock. Contest is open to U.S. and Canada. MAIN ENTRY:
This is a joint giveaway with Anktangle and Natural Parents Network. You may enter at one site only. Please find the section marked "Win it!" for the mandatory main entry and optional bonus entries. Read to the end for a longer biographical note on today's reviewer, Amy from Anktangle.Inspired By Finn is an online retailer of Baltic Amber and Hazelwood jewelery for the whole family. The store sells youth-size amber jewelery, including teething necklaces with either a magnetic or screw clasp, anklets, adult-sized necklaces, bracelets and anklets, and nursing necklaces. They also carry amber for back and knee pain, amber earrings, and a selection of youth and adult hazelwood necklaces.
Healing Benefits of Amber
The healing benefits of Baltic Amber are widely touted. Amber is not a stone, but fossilized tree resin, and it has been used as a traditional remedy for centuries. According to Wikipedia, "amber and extracts were used from the time of Hippocrates in ancient Greece for a wide variety of treatments through the Middle Ages and up until the early twentieth century. Prior to World War II, amber was widely used in Germany for teething problems. Amber's healing properties are sometimes attributed to succinic acid which occurs as an oxidation product on the surface of amber."
Inspired By Finn has lots of information on succinic acid, Baltic Amber, and the healing benefits of wearing amber jewelery (emphasis mine):
Baltic Amber has some of the highest concentrations of succinic acid found in nature, and this is what makes it so special. Succinic Acid is a natural component of plant and animal tissues, and its presence in the human body is beneficial in many ways.
How can Baltic Amber help us?
- Pain Relief: Baltic Amber contains analgesic properties and helps take the edge off of many types of discomfort associated with dental issues, headaches, joint pain, etc.
- Strengthens the body's immune system: In many different and subtle ways, succinic acid helps boost the body's own natural healing ability and immune system.
- Restoring Energy: The human body naturally produces succinic acid. The salt of succinic acid (succinate) is one of the most active substances in the processes of cellular respiration and intercellular energy creation. Succinic acid restores oxygen and energy supply to depleted cells and helps the body return to a normal, functioning state. Succinate is a raw material and a catalyst in the Krebs Cycle which is one of our main sources of energy. During the Krebs Cycle carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are metabolized for energy.
- Maintaining Wellness: When the human body reacts to stress, the body's cells begin to use oxygen more quickly. Oxygen plays a central role in the intercellular creation of energy, and a lack of oxygen can result in feeling lethargic. Oxygen is alkaline-forming in the blood and maintaining a slightly alkaline blood ph helps keep us healthy. Whenever the body functions in a state of low oxygen, it is much more susceptible to illness.
- To help break a cycle of (chronic) inflammation: Where chronic inflammation is present, disease lurks. When the body's cells are chronically inflamed the human body's immune system response is to increase production of free radicals. Chronic overproduction of free radicals results in inflammatory-related disease. Chronic inflammation is a common denominator of many seemingly unrelated diseases.
Personal Experiences
I had the opportunity to review an amber teething necklace from Inspired By Finn. My son is six months old and has been having teething symptoms (fussiness, chewing, drooling, etc.) since he was around three months old. I couldn't wait to try out this necklace for me and my son! I chose a necklace with a screw clasp (instead of a magnetic one) and yellow round beads. I learned from my research about Baltic Amber that the lighter colored beads and the more opaque beads contain more succinic acid than the darker colored beads. I also learned that round beads—as opposed to the more angular "nuggets"—allow the amber to have more complete contact with the skin, thereby maximimizing the effects of the amber on the body.
I wasn't sure what I would think before I got it, but I really like the look of the amber necklace. They come in so many different colors and styles, and they're really adorable! My son wears his amber necklace two different ways, depending on his tolerance for me putting it on him that day: He can wear it around his neck and under his shirt, or wrapped around his ankle, under his sock. (It's important that the amber stay in constant contact with the skin for it to be able to release the oils.)
A few important safety notes:
The teething necklace is meant to be worn—not played with, and not to be put in the mouth. Keep this in mind when measuring your child for the necklace. (Tips of measuring from Inspired By Finn here.) Some people prefer to buy a longer necklace, so their child can wear the necklace for a longer period of time, and some prefer it to be shorter to help prevent it from getting caught on anything. The necklace is designed to break when pulled hard enough, as a safety measure to prevent strangulation. It is not recommended that your child wear the necklace unsupervised or while sleeping. The necklace is knotted in between each bead, so that if it breaks, the beads will not all come sliding off and present a choking hazard. Take extra care with magnetic clasps, as swallowing magnets is extremely dangerous.
How did it work?
For my son, I found that the Baltic Amber necklace worked just as well as any other teething remedy we've tried (cold washcloth, teething tablets, clove oil, etc.). That is to say: I thought it worked some of the time, and it didn't work at other times. In the interest of full disclosure, though, my son is a "high needs" baby who has sensory processing issues. He's fussy (putting it lightly) a lot of the time, so he might not be the best child to provide an accurate review of the teething necklace.
Out of curiosity one day, I put the necklace on myself, to see if it would help with the headache I was having. I forgot I was wearing it, and went back to what I was doing. Within about half an hour, I noticed that I was feeling pretty good. My headache had subsided, and my tailbone pain (which I've had almost all the time since I dislocated it while giving birth) had significantly diminished. I was blown away by the difference I felt when wearing the Baltic Amber!
We asked NPN followers on Facebook to tell us what your experiences with amber teething necklaces have been, and here's what some of you had to say:
Amber says: my 2 year old has had one since she was 1...worn daily ...we lost it for about a month and she was super moody! Have not taken it off since! My 5 month old has worn hers sine she was 1 month old...NO TEETH yet but one happy baby! Not sure if necklace causes that but they sure look cute!
Mandi says: Our son has worn his since he was 5 months and has four teeth and another on the way. The necklace works wonders...if we forget to put it on after a bath he is one very cranky little boy. Otherwise we have a very happy little baby!
Meredith says: Love our amber teething necklace!
Eco Fresh Baby says: I've worn baltic amber necklaces since I was 10 and never knew they could be more than a nice accessory. My little boy is always playing with them and now I'm wondering if maybe just maybe it could be the reason he's never ever required any relief for teething.
Cristina says: They're pretty, but never noticed that it made any difference for my son.
Andrea says: My daughter has 5 teeth. She drooled a bit but never was fussy :) Wish I had them with my other kids. I bought a second for my older daughter who has a cogenital hip defect that causes her incredible pain. She usually wakes at night crying from the pain. We had to give her tylenol and motrin every day! She now wears the necklace and a matching braclet. We rarely give her meds now! She never wakes up crying from pain!
Paige says: My daughter has had hers on since birth so she doesn't even notice it. We just bought two for the twins
Heather says: Positive!
Jessica says: We love them! It does not stop all symptoms of teething, however, it calms her and in turn calms us :)
Kari says: Lovelovelovelove!! My son has never woken up at night due to pain, has minimal drooling and a fairly consistent happy demeanor ever since we got his many months ago. I only know if he's got a new tooth when he's nursing and I finally feel it! :) I recommend them to everyone I hear complaining about teething.
Starr says: I LOVE them!!! Wish I would have had one for my oldest two. My 7 month old has 'signs' of teething, some drooling and green stools but doesn't suffer pain. Totally fab... Also, I never take the necklace off, not for baths and not even at night. She's worn it since she was two months. Oh... and the beads are not only individually knotted but also small enough that if baby happens to get one in their mouths they will just swallow it - no choking!! Oh yes... adults can wear them as well for neck pain and headaches so they would work great for an older child cutting molars:-)
Molly says: My daughter cut her first two teeth without amber and she experienced all the usual teething pains. She cut the rest of her teeth with the necklace and you'd never suspect she was teething (aside from the increased drool). I wear one for heartburn. My MIL wears amber on her back (back strand from Inspired By Finn). She was hit by a car as a child and has had a sore back ever since. With the amber she wakes up every morning without a stiff back. My SIL wears one and her clasp recently broke and she said she noticed a difference without it - more headaches. My husband, GMIL, and my dad also wear amber. We swear by it and I think anyone who doesn't use amber is silly. ;)
So, there you have it! Many people swear by the healing properties of Baltic Amber. It's a safe alternative for those parents wanting to avoid medicating their children with topical anesthetics or over-the-counter pain relievers (like Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen) when teething pain gets bad. Amber can help adults and children alike, and everyone will look great wearing their amber jewelry!
You can buy amber necklaces, bracelets, and anklets for adults and youth from Inspired by Finn's online shop. Most necklaces are in the range of $17.95 to $28.95, depending on length and intricacy. Some specialty items are more, and bracelets and youth items are less expensive than adult necklaces due to the smaller length. Worldwide shipping is offered. U.S. shipping is a flat rate of $1.95. First-class shipping to Canada starts at $3.50. To learn how to save 20% off ANY purchase with Inspired by Finn, go to this post on Inspired by Finn's Facebook page.
- Visit InspiredByFinn.com and tell us what item you like most!
- Tell us something you learned about amber.
- Tell us if you've had any experience before with amber for pain relief.
- Tell us what you expect to use this jewelry for.
- Sign up for Inspired by Finn's mailing list.
- Follow www.Anktangle.com publicly through Google Friend Connect, or subscribe to the Anktangle RSS feed in a reader or by email (1 entry for each).
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- Tweet about this giveaway (up to 5 times total, at least 24 hours apart). You can tweet this text: Enter to #win baltic amber for teething/pain relief from Inspired by Finn via @anktangle & @NatParNet! http://bit.ly/e3gPUV {1.6, US/Can}
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- Enter another of the giveaways on Natural Parents Network (1 extra entry per giveaway — check back for more).
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- Any questions, let Lauren know: Lauren {at} NaturalParentsNetwork.com


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"In the evening television news, careful listening - especially to serious reporters like Shlomi Eldar - could reveal the tip of the war-crimes iceberg yet to emerge: a Gazan prison was intentionally bombarded, a clear war crime. Gaza's hospital suffered damages too. All this in an overcrowded Strip in which life has already been strangled by an embargo on anything from cement and gasoline to medical equipment. A couple of months ago, journalist Amos Harel quoted an article of a leading military figure regarding Israel's next war policy, be it in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza: 'Using power without any proportion to the enemy's threat and actions, in order to damage and punish to an extent that would require long and expensive rehabilitation processes.' Another Israeli general explained that villages from which shots are fired will be devastated; 'we consider them as military bases' (Ha'aretz, Oct. 5; the names of the two generals - for The Hague's ICC - are Gaby Siboni and Gadi Eisenkot). Once the war started, Maj.-Gen. (Reserve) Giora Island - former head of the National Security Council - spelled it all out on television, without a shade of shame: Israel should not confine its attacks to military facilities, he said, but must hit civilian targets as well. The damage to the civil population should be maximized, because the worse the humanitarian crisis is, the better and the sooner the operation would end. It's the same major-general, by the way, who just a year ago caused outrage by urging the Israeli government to negotiate directly with Hamas. Do not to look for consistency, integrity, or intelligence where war criminals are involved."
You can see Olmert, who a few weeks ago was musing about the necessity of doing the right thing, and Barak, who is doing the math about how many more seats he wins with each additional 100 dead Palestinians (which means the entire country is culpable), and Tzipi Livni, the Madeleine Albright of Israeli politics ("sometimes also civilians pay the price"), and Netanyahu (beyond the pale), and other Israeli politicians (evil beyond comprehension), and the general approval of the Jewish population of Israel, all to what amounts to the bombing of a prison camp (like shooting fish in a barrel after setting the bait), and the fact that this action is part of an ever-recurring pattern going back even before the formation of the State of Israel, and the fact that there can no longer be any doubt that this is the first step in a planned complete genocide of the Palestinians, Israel's politicians beyond even listening to reason if reason would interfere with the plan, and you can only reach one conclusion.
Despite everything, I've always been a defender of the two state solution, for the simple reason that a one state solution would eventually mean the end of a Jewish state, which would mean the Jewish people would be treated uniquely in international law, which would be discriminatory and wrong. I now think that international law has to be changed to recognize the right of the community of nations to take self-defensive actions against a violent habitual offender. That would be an extension of the normal laws regarding war (already messed up by the United States). Most criminal law systems recognize the necessity of imprisoning violent continual recidivists on the basis that they are simply too dangerous to be left free to commit the crimes we know they will commit. Israel is, without any shadow of a doubt, an habitual offender. The world needs to be able to stop states which won't stop offending. We can't lock Israel up; we have to destroy it.
The only relatively humane way to destroy a modern nation state is to make it an outlaw, and institute 100% boycotts of it on all levels - no trade, no communications, no status in international law, no recognition of its citizens (after the bombing of a university in Gaza I never expect to hear complaints about the boycotting of Israeli academics). People will start to leave almost immediately - the world will face another Jewish refugee problem - and the entire country will be destroyed within a year. The Palestinians will then take back the land stolen from them. If Israel attempts to fight back madly - completely in character - the world will have to take collective military action to destroy it in the most humane way possible.
I say this with great reluctance, but the world really has no choice. Israel is like a psychopath, one who is 'escalating'. Each outrage is worse than the last, and the Gaza attacks may be the worst war crime yet. Self-defense means that Israel has to be named the world's first habitual offender, and forfeit its right to statehood.


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RIN1 Protein Vector
|500 ng
|These RIN1 protein vectors can be used for high level expression of the RIN1 protein. Protein vectors are available for expressing from bacterial or mammalian cells with a variety of tags for easy purification.
|Gene Name
|Unit quantity
|500 ng
|Accession Number
|Vector Map
|pPB-C-His, pPB-His-GST, pPB-His-MBP, pPB-N-His, pPM-C-HA, pPM-C-His, pPM-N-D-C-HA, pPM-N-D-C-His
|Full Gene Name
|Ras and Rab interactor 1
|Clear liquid
|Insert Size
|Storage Condition
|1 year when stored at -20°C or lower in a non-frost free freezer.
|Storage Buffer
|10mM Tris-HCI, 1mM EDTA, pH8.0
|Vector Size
|This gene is available from: Human,Mouse,Rat
|Bacterial Selection
|Accession Number
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Please note that due to the large number of variables applicable, any further expression analysis (e.g. protein expression) is not covered by the guarantee, as such analysis is dependent on the end user's experimental conditions.
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4) Disclaimer for Extra Nucleotides: Cloning may lead to the insertion of extra nucleotides at the 5' or 3' end of the target sequence which, in most cases, is innocuous to the stability/functionality of the construct.
5) abm guarantees that at least 1 out of the 3 sgRNA constructs purchased in a set designed to be used with Cas9 Nuclease will result in gene knock-out due to frameshift mutations in over 50% of cells, after successful infection and drug selection. This guarantee applies to sgRNAs designed to target human, mouse or rat genes only. If knock-out is not achieved in extremely rare cases, a one-time replacement of another set of 3 targets with alternative sgRNA sequences will be provided. To qualify for this replacement, customers must examine knock-out efficiency by Surveyor assay. Before sending your inquiry, please make sure you have optimized your experiments as far as possible. This includes (where applicable) increasing and optimizing your MOI, increasing the duration of infection (up to 72 h), and carrying out clone screening before assaying for knock-out. Please also provide data to show that a reporter virus was used to optimize the MOI for your target cell line. Customers must provide adequate data to show >80% infection efficiency with a positive control, plus additional qPCR data to evaluate the level of mRNA expression.
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|What is the difference between Retro-, Lenti-, and Adeno- viruses?
Retrovirus: Classic, can integrate into the genome but with low transduction efficiency. They are useful for gene transfer and protein expression in cells that have low transfection efficiency with other transfection reagents. Lentivirus: Can integrate into the genome with relatively high transduction efficiency and they are very useful for cells that have low transfection efficiency with other transfection reagents. No special competent cells required, as they are stable plasmids. Lentiviruses are a powerful tool for stable gene transfer to both dividing and non-dividing cells in vitro and in vivo. Adenovirus: Only work transiently (about 7 days) but have almost 100% transduction efficiency. Adenoviruses can infect a broad range of cell types with the highest efficiency and infection is not dependent on active host cell division. A second key feature is that high virus titers and high-level gene expression can be obtained in most mammalian cells.
|What are the correct concentration units for each recombinant viral particle?
For lentiviruses and retroviruses, they are measured in CFU/ml (colony-forming units per millilitre). Transduction with lentiviruses and retroviruses can cause the formation of colonies, which can be quantified for concentration. For AAV the titer is measured as genome copies per mL (GC/mL). Adenoviruses are measured as PFU/ml (plaque-forming units per millilitre). Transduction with adenoviruses will kill packaging cells, forming plaques in the process for quantification. The concentration for all three types of viruses can also be classified as IU/ml (Infectious Units/ml). Ultimately, the units refers to the viral particles and different units reflect the different assays involved.
|How long after transduction can the infection efficiency be observed?
You can observe transduction efficiency from 48 hours up to 5 days after infection.
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Gordon Lightfoot
Maturity Number 11
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and Globally as a folk-rock legend, helping in defining the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s on top of folk, folk-rock, and country music.
He was born on Thursday November 17th 1938, in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
Gordon Lightfoot has the Master Number 11 as his Maturity Number. Master Numbers indicate nearly complete or complete development of the traits associated with the number they would reduce to. This relation is usually expressed by writing the Master Number and the number it reduces to together. Master Number 11 is often written 11/2.
Freedom and responsibility come with having a Master Number. Gordon has the freedom to choose whether to allow his Master Number traits to express themselves or not. If he opts to act responsibly and use his lofty powers, he will find his reward is in the choice itself, but if Gordon Lightfoot chooses to ignore his talents, he might find himself taking more than one step back, and even incur a Karmic Debt.
Even in his early years Lightfoot exhibits knowledge and wisdom far beyond the normal. As he matures, his knowledge of all things spiritual continue to grow. In his later years Gordon Lightfoot will enjoy pursuing even more knowledge of the mystical and divine. His intuition and psychic abilities will have reached their zenith. Gordon will inspire and bring joy to those around him and possibly all of humankind.
Lightfoot will also discover that he possesses a growing talent for understanding and working with other people. His ability to influence others through tact and diplomacy will grow. These talents will further Gordon Lightfoot along in his career or business. He will become increasingly shrewd, and will learn the art of discrimination. As Gordon's sensitivity to the needs and desires of others improves, he will be able to evaluate their motivations with a growing clarity and uncanny accuracy, up until Gordon finds that he can get more done by persuasion and gentle guidance than by force.
Gordon Lightfoot may well have to learn to assume the role as the power behind the throne. His influence is less public, and he may not always receive the public recognition he deserves. However, Lightfoot's satisfaction comes from seeing the fruition of his own ideas come about, the result of teamwork and cooperative efforts.
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About Gordon's Maturity number
Gordon Lightfoot's Maturity number indicates an underlying wish or desire that gradually surfaces around age thirty to thirty-five. This underlying goal begins to emerge as Gordon gains a better understanding of himself.
With self-knowledge comes a greater awareness of who Lightfoot is, what his true goals in life are, and what direction he wants to set for his life.
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Living the Dream – Five Climbers Who've Made a Career in the Industry
Interviews with five climbers living and working their dream jobs.
Pete Ward is one of the managing partners at NE2C, a company with an innovative approach to bringing together climbing, community, companies, art and music.
He'll tell you that most of his job is spreadsheets and Power Point, but in reality, his work involves pimping cool companies like Mammut and Eastern
Mountain Sports to support kick-ass parties and events for the climbing community.
NE2C, comprised of Ward, Jason Danforth and Lu Yan, is responsible for the successful Mammut Bouldering Champshionships — a three-part yearlong series
with big purses attracting the country's strongest bouldering talent — and the EMS Nor'Easter, a three-day music/climbing/conservation festival that
kicked off last September at Rumney, New Hampshire. NE2C recently launched its own clothing line of art-inspired, gen-next apparel, Dawn & Relentless,
a name that reflects long nights and tireless work drive.
Like any small business, you never really stop, says Ward. Ten-hour days are average. During the week of an event, I work about 130 hours in seven days.
Yes, that means three hours of sleep per night. Try it sometime. Better than drugs.
Ward says the best part of his job is the freedom, and that it changes day to day, involving everything from scoping new event locations for the 2009 Nor'Easter
to scouting new music talent (i.e., seeing concerts for free), to finalizing logistics for a Dawn & Relentless fashion shoot, to reevaluating how
to set problems for competitions.
With all that going on, however, Ward has little time to actually go climbing. He only got out 10 or 11 times in 2008. And as far as making money, Ward
says his work is not lucrative because NE2C is reinvesting whatever income we can possibly bear to part with back into the company. Rather than getting
paid, we're starting Dawn & Relentless, hiring talented people who add to the company smart things like that.
Job: Gear Tester
Who: Kolin Powick
Climbing gear hates Powick. Nothing pleases him more than busting a perfectly good cam, cracking an ice-tool shaft or watching a rope explode into cotton.
It's a perverse satisfaction and Powick, the quality assurance manager for Black Diamond, is one of the few people tasked with testing and evaluating
climbing gear full time. In the past 12 months Powick was responsible for over 45,000 tests, including 12,000 to 14,000 just on carabiners. It's daunting,
but Powick, 40, has a child's curiosity for breaking things to determine how they do or don't work. Seeing stuff get destroyed is pretty fun, he says.
Everyone likes watching a building be imploded, and everyone that comes through the lab enjoys seeing a carabiner or cam tested to failure.
Powick's position may sound just about perfect, but it's no show-up-late-and-leave-early gig. You could say that Powick, a mechanical engineer and self-described
gear geek, lives his job. He says he hunkers down in his office 60 hours a week, crunching data, meeting with other engineers to discuss and develop
testing regimens, overseeing the day-to-day testing and brainstorming about gear. Off hours and weekends he tests prototypes (some sketchy) out in
the field and maintains his website QC With KP where he posts up his off-the-record results from his tests. Topics range from whether Sharpie markers
weaken climbing ropes, to when to retire ropes, to whether old tat is reliable. I don't sleep much, says Powick, but I can always do that later.
His most difficult task, he says, was working on the new C3 Camalot. Over 300 prototype units were built, tested and destroyed during 24 months. In the
field, 50 testers ran the cams through their paces and provided feedback. The amount of testing, says Powick, would blow your mind. But, he adds, It's
awesome to be a part of products that my friends and I use every time we go climbing. Seeing people psyched on gear, and seeing gear that I had a hand
in developing do incredible things, is pretty cool.
Powick's greatest revelation was when on a whim he tested his used rope just to see if it was still bomber. It was a bit beat, he says, and he'd been taking
huge whippers on it all weekend. The rope broke at just 6kN, a load easily achieved in a fall, at a worn spot about six feet from the end. That was
an eye opener, says Powick.
His advice to climbers seeking employment within the climbing industry: Be prepared for the real world, be prepared to work hard because there is another
guy or girl vying for that same spot, but you can't forget you also have to find your own balance between work and play. Getting out after it, not
necessarily being good at it, but being passionate about it can be just as important.
Job: Company Founder
Who: Beaver Theodosakis
Theodosakis was a pro race-car driver the day that he rented a pair of La Sportiva Megas, and went climbing with two friends. Within 15 minutes of touching
rock, the Beav was transformed.
In racing cars, Theodosakis says, there were so many factors: 30 people on our team, fuel balance, tires wearing out, changing track conditions. On the
boulders, it was just me. In climbing, the variables disappeared: It's all up to you and where your head's at.
Three years later, in 1990, Beaver and his wife, Pam, a former pro skier, started the clothing manufacturing company prAna out of their garage in Carlsbad,
California. In the first year they sold $300,000 in merchandise, to five shops in climbing destinations.
The company was at first more of an art project than a business, Theodosakis says, and born with an underlying environmental ethos. The founders built
clothing racks from scrap steel, collected old newspapers to make their own paper for tags, and mailed products in leftover produce boxes from the
grocery store.
Today prAna sells to 1,500 stores worldwide, employs 90 people and sponsors nearly 50 climbers. Demian Kloer, the founders' first employee and partner,
is the company's general manager. Beaver, 50, and Pam live in Encinitas with their 11- and 15-year-old daughters.
How much do you work?
Nine to 10 hours a day including a break, and a half-day on weekends. I try to get out and climb, mountain bike, run or play basketball. It helps me sleep.
I have a lot of energy. It's kind of a curse.
What's rewarding about the job?
I get to do something I love, with people I love. I wake up in the morning and try to think about how to make prAna better and enhance the lives of our
employees, athletes and associates. My job now does not require so much financial reporting as it used to.
So, what do you do?
I come in to a battery of e-mails in a lot of different departments. I couldn't manage them all but am privy to what's going on, and there are certain
parts where I dive in deeper. Any complaints come across my desk. You know, I've got a culinary degree. I grew up in a restaurant kitchen. The customer
is always first. Customer service is king. You don't design a menu to please the cook.
I also manage the athletes.
What are you looking for in people that you hire?
High-energy, self-motivated people that connect with our company culture and ethos. Very few people work at prAna just for a paycheck.
How about the athletes you sponsor?
Yes, they must climb hard but it's most important that they are a positive influence in their climbing communities by setting a good example, and being
friendly to others and the environment.
Job: Sponsored Climber
Who: Emily Harrington
When pressed to name five things that make her job as a sponsored climber difficult, Harrington can barely name one.
On her list of things she loves about her job?
I don't have to face the real world — yet. I no longer set my alarm. Mondays don't suck. Every day is a weekend.
It's pretty safe to say that this top female sport and comp climber from Boulder is living every climber's dream. She climbs as much (or as little) as
she wants, and takes rad trips around the world. In the last year, Harrington has climbed over 215 days, and in the last two years, has taken climbing
trips to Spain, Italy, Switzerland, China, Mexico and all over the United States.
While most climbers who dub themselves sponsored receive little more than free shoes or ropes, a few well-deserving athletes actually get paid to travel,
climb and represent the company. Harrington not only has a sweet demeanor, and is well-read and articulate (she graduated from the University of Colorado
with a degree in International Politics), she has a most impressive tick list. The 22-year-old, who has been climbing since she was 12, has redpointed
two 5.14b's, four 5.14a's (including one on her second try), and about a dozen 5.13d's. She also won a major international competition in 2006 at Serre
Chevalier, France.
I attend events, give slideshows, clinics, and, of course, climb, says Harrington. I feel like my sponsors really don't ask all that much of me. It's a
pretty good deal.Harrington's career as a sponsored athlete has blossomed from when she was 12, and got four pairs of free shoes a year from La Sportiva®a
hook-up based on connection and location. She recently signed on with The North Face, and La Sportiva and Petzl have increased her photo incentives,
travel allowances and salary.
I am really lucky, and I don't think there are a whole lot of negative aspects to being sponsored, says Harrington. I have expressed discontent in the
past because I am a person who cannot have only one focus in life. I feel like I don't use my brain enough. I like school and homework. Climbing is
my passion, but I need balance and variation in order to feel healthy and motivated.
Job: Film Producer
Who: Josh Lowell
In 1997, Brett and Josh Lowell founded Big Up Productions. Since then they've produced 10 feature-length climbing films, including the iconic Dosage series
and the appealing King Lines, a character-driven film about Chris Sharma that rises above the usual climbing-centric format. Big Up has won a Sports
Emmy for Outstanding Camera Work and more than a dozen awards at international film festivals.
Describe your job.
I produce and direct climbing films. Here are some of the steps:
Pre-production: Planning, budgeting, organizing, negotiating. All about phone calls and e-mails.
Shooting: Scoping, rigging, hiking, hanging, filming, reviewing, interviewing. Whatever it takes to capture the essence of the climb/climber/area, and
do it justice.
Editing: Music selection, storytelling, pacing, effects, titles, color correction, etc. Long days in front of computers.
Follow-through: Graphic design, web design, advertising, accounting, bill-paying, shipping, invoicing. The details.
What's the best thing about your job?
Creativity. Variety. Flexible schedule. No boss. No commute. Staying connected with my love of climbing. Of course, witnessing climbing history and
feeling like you are a part of it is always exciting.
Your films have featured some of the hardest sends. Do you feel partly responsible for Sharma's, or other climbers', successes?
I don't feel responsible, but I do feel involved. The climbers make the routes happen, but we work closely together to create a way to share the experience
with as many people as possible.
What sucks?
Too much computer time is not healthy for the body. Traveling to the best climbing areas in the world and watching other people climb all day. As a business
owner, I never really clock out since I'm ultimately responsible for everything.
Where has your job taken you recently?
I've been traveling less in the last two years since my daughter was born, but between myself, Brett and Cooper, who also shoot with me, we've worked
in China, South Africa, Spain, England, Slovenia, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and all over the United States in the last year or so.
I get to travel to a lot of great climbing areas, but I usually only get a day or two of actual climbing in. Shooting comes first, and the pros don't take
many rest days. Usually if they're climbing it means I'm not. So I do most of my climbing near my home. A lot of half-day bouldering sessions between
editing and watching my daughter.
What are you working on right now?
We are filming and roughcutting for next year's movie, Progression, about the climbers who are working to advance the sport in all its disciplines. I'm
also doing a lot of freelance shooting and editing in between climbing films. Just got back from a week-long fashion shoot with a Russian model in
the desert near L.A. Pays much better than climbing work!


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Security tips and reputation management for job-hunters
When you're job-hunting you go to great lengths to stand out among the hundreds -- even thousands -- of applicants for a single open position. But while you're working to catch an employer's eye, have you considered the importance of protecting your information from unwanted attention? Or the need to manage the online reputation you do want employers to see?
Searching online can be a great way to find your dream job, but it also requires you to take extra precautions to protect your personal information and to manage your online reputation. Enterprising identity thieves and scam artists may take advantage of personal, identifying information posted on job boards and online resume sites. And with social media making potentially embarrassing information and images widely available, it's important for job-seekers to manage what potential employers may find if they were to perform an online search of a candidate's name.
Protecting your personal information
When you post a resume on a job board, the information is usually public and viewable by anyone who wants to see it. Some websites allow you to control what is viewable and who can see it, limiting access only to potential employers who have registered with the site. Others do not restrict who can access resumes. It's important to know the privacy policies and settings of any employment website where you will post your resume or apply for jobs.
Consider how much personally identifying information you will share. Information such as your name and past work history may be essential, but keep in mind that no potential employer should ever ask for your Social Security number or financial information during the initial phases of your interaction. If a response to your resume comes with a request for your SSN or account number, be very skeptical and ask why this information is needed so early in the application process.
While conducting your online job search, it's important to keep an eye on your credit and financial accounts, because that's where identity fraud will first show up.
Protecting your current job
Consider how your current employer will react if someone from your company comes across your active resume online.
While your current employer likely won't fire you just for posting your resume on a job site, the situation can -- at the very least -- be uncomfortable. Before you begin circulating your resume or posting on job boards, be sure you know how your current employer would react if your information was found online. If you wish to keep your job search private, make sure to review the privacy settings of any job search websites you're using.
Conduct your search as honorably as possible, sending resumes, emails, etc. on your own time -- and not when you're supposed to be working for your current boss. Likewise, maintain a separate email address that you use solely for your job search; never use a work email address during a job search.
Protecting your prospects
By now you've likely read or heard media reports of prospective employers searching social media sites for information on job applicants. It's important to manage what employers may view in social media. If you haven't already done so, restrict access to your social media accounts so that your posts and photos can only be viewed by people you've granted permission to. Be sure to set privacy settings to their most restrictive.
Privacy controls notwithstanding, remember that when it comes to the Internet there's no such thing as 100 percent private. A good rule of thumb to keep in mind when using social media is if you would be embarrassed to have your mother or boss view the content, don't post it.
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Whether it's traveling during the holidays or commuting to and from work, Americans spend a lot of time in their vehicles - almost 540 hours a year, according to a Roland Berger study. With so much time spent behind the wheel, it's worth it to invest in the top gadgets to make your ride safer and more comfortable. These accessories provide you with some of the latest safety features and allow you to bring all the comforts of home along with you on your ride.
- Safety first: Back-up cameras are a simple installation that can save lives. About 34 percent of all non-traffic car fatalities for children under 5 are caused by back-overs, according to KidsandCars.org.
- Convenient help: A dead battery at any time of the year can be a real downer, especially if you are unable to find a person willing to give you a jump start. Portable systems like Peak Jump-Starters allow you to restart car batteries without the need of another car.
- A handy charging station: Cellphones, tablets, video games and even laptop computers are all portable and popular accessories for passengers when traveling, but all require charging stations. And everyone knows that road trips with dead video game or e-reader batteries are not fun. A portable charging station is perfect for recharging electronics in the car.
- Wi-Fi on the road: Once you have the mobile charger, put your electronics to use with a Mobile Internet Router. Passengers can surf the Internet, check emails and play on-line games with a simple plug-in. The coverage area is wide enough to supply a connection to the entire family.
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Here are this year's winner and previous winners of Motor Trend's Truck of the Year:
2013: Ram 1500
2012: Ford F-150
2011: Chevrolet Silverado HD
2010: Dodge Ram Heavy Duty
2009: Ford F-150
2008: Toyota Tundra
Car Q&A
Q: I own a 2010 Toyota Camry. Last week the low-tire pressure light came on the dash. A couple of days later it went out. What is the problem?
A: When the temperature drops down, so does the tire pressure. I see a lot of vehicles every day, a lot with the low tire pressure lights illuminated. The most common problem is just a low tire. Most vehicles equipped with a full-size spare tire also need to have the spare checked because the computer also monitors the spare tire pressure.
- Junior Damato, Talking Cars columnist
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