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Today's meeting of the Citizens Financial Accountability and Oversight Committee began about five to 10 minutes ago. Members are hearing presentation of routine audit results already aired publicly by the California stem cell agency.
At 9:18 a.m., the meeting achieved a quorum. That enables it to take official action. A new member was sworn in this morning. However, his name was not audible on the audiocast of the meeting. The California Stem Cell Report has asked for information on the appointee.
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Thursday, October 01, 2015
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Window Blinds in the Sunshine Coast Fundamentals Explained
The True Meaning of Window Blinds in the Sunshine Coast
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Window Blinds in the Sunshine Coast – Is it a Scam?
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The Tyrone County Board has responded to an email from a disgruntled player criticising how Mickey Harte's team is being funded.
An unnamed Tyrone footballer has claimed an "ongoing battle" with the county's GAA board over funding is hurting the team's All-Ireland chances.
A recent Irish Independent survey listed Tyrone as only being 25th in terms of spending on senior inter-county football teams in 2016.
The county's funding last year was reported to be £17,800 down on the 2015 figure.
Tyrone spent £408,000 on the team in 2016 with the highest spenders Mayo's figure said to be almost £1.4m.
Chairwoman Roisin Jordan said: "Within Tyrone GAA we avail of regular meetings between Executive officers, team management, and players liaison officers.
"It is at such meetings that we discuss a range of issues involving games, administration and finances.
"I welcome such a forum to allow for an exchange of views, so that each can explain and understand any constraints which may apply.
"In terms of finance, Tyrone are highly fortunate to have generous backers in the form of corporate sponsors and Club Tyrone. It is incumbent upon Tyrone GAA to ensure their investment is properly applied to GAA purposes. Any major decisions involving funding, or curbing expenditure, will ultimately be decisions for Tyrone County Committee and not individuals, nor private emails exchanged between individuals."


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These are the best indoor marks by all collegiate athletes during the current calendar year. An athlete or relay can appear more than once. Marks from November and December of the previous year can be included on this list.
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Good Morning Folks.
Outside of the sweaty dancing tree episode at the Bang last Saturday night, Halloween passed relatively quietly in my tiny neck of the woods. A friend from work lent me Shaun of the Dead, so I could continue my annual viewing. About 40 trick-or-treaters knocked at my door frame or shouted through the screen door. I almost missed my first arrivals (three teenagers -- uncharacteristically early and well-costumed -- twoJellyBellies and a sleeve of Wendy's French fries); I opened my door to their retreating figures. "You don't have a door bell.* I didn't know what to do," explained the first bag of Jellybeans. "Ohhh, right, sure." I gazed at the hole where the doorbell button used to be. Somehow I thought knocking was always an option.
*{Ginger, reading this:"OMG, I can't believe you haven't fixed that yet! It's an easy fix!" I know. I know, it's true.}
Outside of the first arrivals, there weren't too many standouts. Several costumes arbitrarily were what they were PLUS LIGHT SABER. One enthusiastic mutant ninja turtle, beat my piebald lawn with his light saber: "BAM! BAM! BAM!' A Walk Sign had the nice feature of glowing whitely as it progressed up the sidewalk. General cuteness, i.e. shy spiderman, a toddler devil in a tutu, earnest choruses of twick or tweet.
During the day itself, I wandered around downtown Ann Arbor to see what other costumed cuteness I could run across. The practice of trick or treating at retail operations still strikes me as very strange and as another mildly dispiriting indication of commerce functioning in a way that neighborhoods used to...though of course the local businesses also make up part of the community. Hmmm. It was lunchtime. Eventually I opted for fried food at the Fleetwood diner. It was during a lull for them; more workers than customers were there and they talked in the idle way you do when you have worked in a restaurant for years, judging who you can speak in front of, alternately ignoring the presence of diners and folding them into meandering discussion threads.
"I tell you, since you hate kids, you are in the RIGHT place," the counter woman said to an older man seated on a bar stool. "We ALWAYS have candy for the trick or treaters. And they NEVER and I mean NEVER come in here." The odor of stale frying grease hung in the air, almost as thickly as cigarette smoke once did. Band stickers plastered the aluminum walls.
"People are too cautious," added a sweet-faced fry cook. He looked to be minutes or hours above high school age.
"They just stop, look over and then the parents are like, 'Oh noooo, not THERE.' We have better candy than all the other punkass businesses downtown. Not like we spend this money just so Eric* can eat it all day." Eric grins and bobs his head.
Eric says,"You could just buy it like a day later. It's like 50% off."
"WHY would we do that?"
"It's a shame there's not a pot holiday around the same time," says Eric. Visions of multiple Bob Marleys descending chimneys and leaving behind mellow gifts unspooled through the diner. Talk inevitably turned to Ann Arbor's hobbled hashbash, how it was coopted by the Normals. I ventured to claim a KitKat on my way out.
*Fry cook, whose name I didn't catch.
Three Other Seasonal Offerings + Bonus Non-Holiday Exchange
1. One of these days I'm going to do something proper for Dia Di Los Muertos. Hasn't happened yet, though I have always loved the imagery and attendant trappings. Chelas was rumored to carry cookies for the occasion, but this did not quite happen. Hopefully next year! How cool if they could bust out with the cookies and sugar skulls, it'd be lovely. In direct contrast to my lack of initiative. Talented illustrator living in my original stomping grounds, Michele Melcher has always been devoted to Halloween and Day of the Dead. This year, she did an amazing self portrait! Initial sketch here and gorgeous complete portrait here. Dayumn.
2. If this isn't in the spirit of Halloween, I don't know what is: the work of UK illustrator Andy Fairhurst was recently brought to my attention. Many readers have probably already aware of his children superhero silhouettes, but for those of you who aren't, you're in for a treat. Perfectly captures that childhood mix of the commonplace cobbled together into something fantastical; the temporary sense of vaulted power! If you're smitten, you too, could own one, through his DeviantArt page.
3. On a recent stop at K's house to catch up and to witness the girly growth of ThreeorFour and Five*. I admired new plastic horses, sparkly doll outfits and their new found bicycle rider status. I disrupted the evening hours by drinking wine with their mother and snacking at the table when it should clearly be dinner time. Five and I discuss cursive letters; she gives me air instructions on letter technique. This flashes me back to first grade and I relate to K how Chuckie Lentz and I got into a heated disagreement about the spelling of Pennsylvania--
"--Transylvania," Five says helpfully.
"No I'm from PENNsylvania-"
"TRANsylvania," she corrects, as if I were a bit slow.
"We're in the United States and PENNsylvania is the state I'm from. TRANsylvania is another country.**"
**Region! I meant region. geez.
Five first frowns and then purses her lips with displeasure. "We have been watching a lot of commercials about that movie lately!" K notes. "We have also been learning to talk like Dracula."
"MwaHaHa," says ThreeorFour from across the table. Her delivery lacks menace. She stares mournfully at her plate. "These aren't grapes."
It's my turn to be helpful. "They are grapes. They're just smaller than the ones you usually eat." She peers at them more closely; their varietal existence somehow physically pains her. "You don't have to like them. But it's always good to try."
K, to me:"They say that kids have to try a new food eighteen times before they like it."
Three raises one closer to her mouth, ever so slowly. "See Three? That means after you try that one, you only need to eat seventeen more of those!" I gesture at the fruit plate and nod encouragingly. She looks close to tears. I am a horrible, horrible adult.
*Clearly didn't think those through. They are now 5 and 6. Maybe I'll just temporarily freeze them, as it happens anyway right? You don't see a child for a bit, turn around a couple times and they're ramming the garage door with the family car and attempting to mislay blame. And you still think they'd maybe like some Pokemon cards.
1. Exchange between undisclosed mother and daughter.
Daughter, relating how patient her boyfriend was while she shopped for clothes: "I mean, he was really helpful."
Undisclosed mother, providing clarification: "That's because he's not a husband."
Happy November, Y'All. Finish off the candy, or squirrel it away for emergency sugar. Forgive the squirrels for ravaging your jack o' lanterns.


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- Ch 3 Perinatal Media
- Ch 4 – 21st Century, Its Discontents
- Ch 5 Birth Wars, World Woes
- Ch 6 Healing Crisis
- Ch 12 Through Gaia's Eyes
- Ch 8 Derailing War, Violence
- Ch 9 Regressions in the Service of Society
- Ch 10 Cultural Rebirthing, Where Lies Hope
- Ch 11 Control vs. Surrender
- Ch 12 Atman Projects vs. Surrender Solutions
- Ch 13 Peaceful Warriors, Silly Heroes
- Ch 14 To Move the World
- Afterword: Shamans … Scapegoats
- Wounded Deer and Centaurs – Book 5
- Prologue: For Earth's Sake, Get Real
- Chapter One: We Are a Fever
- Chapter Two: Ain't Born Typical
- Chapter Three: Projecting the Perinatal Zeitgeist
- Chapter Four: 21st Century and Its Discontents
- Chapter Five: Prenatal Imprints of Our Unnatural Self
- Chapter Six: Prenatal Oxygen Hunger and Fire
- Chapter Seven: Civilization and Apocalypse
- Chapter Eight: Return of the Centaur
- Chapter Nine: Prenatal Hunger Games
- Chapter Ten: "Bad Blood"
- Chapter Eleven: Prenatal Irritation-Revulsion
- Chapter Twelve: Toxic Womb ~ Toxic World
- Chapter Thirteen: Perinatal Printouts of Generations
- Chapter Fourteen: Birth Wars ~ World Woes
- Chapter Fifteen: The Unsung Consciousness Revolution
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- "your position on the abortion issue is the closest thing to a military uniform indicating on which side of the culture war you have enlisted" and what generation you are most likely from: Sixties & Millennial Generations Versus Gen X, and WWII and Fifties Gens
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Joraform Composter Optional Wall Mount - Suits Big or Little Pig
For ease of use and for those with back problems, the Composter Optional Wall Mount enables you to position your composter at any height on a wall.
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NEWSBRIEF: Partners in Policymaking program invites Minnesotans to apply for no cost, comprehensive, confidence-building training in disability law and policies
Minnesotans with disabilities and parents of young children with developmental disabilities are encouraged to apply for a comprehensive advocacy training course, Partners in Policymaking program at no cost. Starting in September, the nationally recognized leadership training offers eight sessions over nine months.
"Our goal is that graduates gain a clear understanding of disability law and policies. The training increases their self-confidence in advocating for their needs," said Dr. Colleen Wieck, executive director of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities. "As they have learned to speak up for people with disabilities, many have become leaders in their own communities." The Minnesota-inspired program is also offered in most states and several foreign countries.
This leadership training taps into national experts and utilizes group participation. Participants become effective advocates for themselves, their children and others with disabilities.
Sessions cover the history of disability and self-advocacy movements, inclusive education, supported living, competitive employment and avenues to influence county, state and federal legislative processes. For convenience, the monthly two-day sessions are held on Fridays and Saturdays, from September to May (with no session in December). The March session is on a Sunday and Monday, when participants prepare for and meet with legislators at the Capitol.
Costs for the program are covered by a federal grant. Childcare and respite allowances are given, and overnight accommodations are provided for those who travel from outside the metro area to attend. Mileage is reimbursed, and meals are provided. Sessions are held at the Crowne Plaza Aire, at 3 Appletree Square in Bloomington, near Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Limited to 40 Minnesotans, participants are selected by a panel of Partners graduates and representatives of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities. The first session for the 2019 to 2020 program year is Sept. 13 to 14. Local experts and nationally recognized leaders in school inclusion, community organizing, governmental processes and disability issues are among the presenters. Applications can be downloaded at http://mn.gov/mnddc/partnersinpolicymaking/class37/application.html and are due by July 8.
"This program is based on the belief that systems change is best brought about through the efforts of those most affected by them, and we seek to arm these individuals with the tools needed to be successful in the public policy arena," said Wieck.
Those selected to participate in the program must attend all sessions and complete homework assignments. For further information, or to get an application form, contact Brenton Rice at email@example.com, or 612-242-6589.
The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities introduced the Partners in Policymaking program in 1987, and, through expansion to other states and countries, has trained more than 27,000 people worldwide.


text: SilentWhipser 0 Posted August 9, 2010 (edited) Complete Holistic Cure The Holistic approach Treatment - Emotions - Internal Cause In summary: 1. Simple cleansing of skin 2. Dealing with emotions in a simple way 3. Diet; eating healthy foods: Fresh fruit, vegetables, seafood, meats, etc What I'm going to show you is not only the best way of treating your skin, it's the healthiest and pretty simple. Its 3 steps, its natural and normal, no strange tablets or treatments are needed, and can give you clear skin as well as improve your health and well-being. I really sympathize with people I meet and see in real life with spots and wish I could tell them how to treat it, so I want to offer it here because it worked very well for me after 10 years of trying everything else. I really hope that anyone who wants clear skins tries it and can see bad skin as a thing of the past. I used to come on here hoping for something to work, then I found something that worked and haven't needed anything else, but I want this to be brought to more people's awareness. I think everyone should know this approach as it's the foundation of treating bad skin, and I think a lot more than ever before do, because with people having to use awful things like tablets and harsh chemicals to treat their skin when they can have clear skin easily if they just knew how this information should be shared by everyone until those treatments are gone. The 3 aspects of this holistic treatment is skin treatment; simple washing and moisturizing, emotions; letting go of all negativity surrounding skin and diet; dropping acne causing foods and replacing them with foods that improve your skin's health. All simple and the strongest way to heal your skin and prevent spots. My quick story is I had spots for years, around 9 years of spots and treatments that didn't work. I tried accutane and about 6 other cycles of tablets, around 20+ different types of washes, around 8+ cycles of creams, and a few other treatments, and each cycles of creams or tablets would last a few weeks/months and not work. I then tried BP again from here and it just burnt my skin. I used to browse these forums looking for a 'cure' every time my skin flared up, just hoping I would find the correct way to treat it and being frustrated so much by everyone's different regimens. Some would be utterly complicated, and some would require expensive materials, washes, tablets, creams, oils, etc. And it would make me frustrated because I had tried most and still wasn't clear, and would have to try more treatments and see if they would work. Of course I was treating the *effect*. I was fighting the outcome and not realizing the *cause*; the reason I was actually getting spots. When I found this and tried it my skin cleared up and not only that, I didn't need a complicated regimen or topical treatments, and my health and my skin's health improved making it look better than it had in those 10 years, and I've had 2 years of experience with it to know it works. So I understand first-hand how annoying bad skin can be and how complicated and frustrating it can seem when everything you try just doesn't seem to work and can sometimes make things worse. It's because we're dealing with an outcome and trying to fix that. The problem with treating your skin because you get spots is your only dealing with the EFFECT, when we have to deal with the CAUSE. The cause in most cases(apart from hormonal)is our diet. On top of that we aggravate our skin with treatments and chemicals that damage our skin and can even be the cause of many spots. It IS possible to treat your skin with creams or tablets, but they have unhealthy side effects and for me, they wouldn't work. Treatment should be gentle and natural. The reason spots appear is because we're going against nature. We're putting in bad foods, putting in a lot of negativity, and aggravating our skin. So we have to reverse that and put in good foods, positivity and care for our skin. Let's get to it. The Holistic approach Treatment - Emotions - Internal Cause Treatment: Just a simple cleanser with no chemicals is good. I just use Dove Soap for sensitive skin 2xday and as moisturizer I use jojoba oil. These are just my own personal ways of keeping my skin clean and healthy. In the end you just want to keep your face clean with a simple cleanser without harsh chemicals(that many spot-treatment washes have) and keep my skin hydrated with a moisturizer, I use jojoba oil because it's natural and my skin isn't greasy(the holistic treatment is for all skin types). I know some people may not want to stop their facial treatments and it's OK, the other 2 steps are useful, but make sure you're not aggravating your skin too much, as sometimes that can be the main cause. It does sound silly, but the treatment can actually be the cause of some spots. Emotional aspect: It's important to keep this part under control because it fuels stress and amplifies the problem. This is for your own peace of mind. The emotions from not having clear skin are just as bad sometimes as actually having the spots. Emotions like anger, sadness, frustration and grief are not helpful to us. If the cause of these emotions is a reaction to our skin and self-image, then they should be dealt with. This is a very simple way of dealing with your emotions with your skin, and for any negative emotions. You can use this on ANY emotion Here it is: It's as simple as this. You say 'YES' to everything all If your emotions are going wild you say "yes†to them. If you're body is in pain you say "yes†to the pains. If you're life situation is feeling out of control you say "yes†then do whatever. If you're angry at yourself, someone or something just say "yes†then do whatever. Some alternatives: Yes/Accept/Embrace/Welcome/Be aware of/Love/Enjoy You're basically accepting all emotions. Most of us fight them. When we feel a negative emotion we should let it be there or even run towards it. You can say "Give me more!†and that's embracing them, and they leave. The simple reason is because "what you resist persistsâ€. Resist or fight an emotion and it gets worse. Embrace it or accept it, and it leaves. Trust me; it's helpful for your well-being and happiness. You can use this in your everyday life in ALL situations, not just frustration at skin problems. Just try it and see. Say "YES†to all negative emotions: Grief, anxiety, frustration, anger, etc. "Can I just accept for a moment what I'm feeling?†Internal Cause: Bad foods. I will be providing a book that goes in depth as to why bad foods cause acne, but I'll be listing the short version here just for the sake of a quick listing. Diet:This is the good and bad food list from Loren Cordain's book: Bad Foods These foods cause spots, acne and bad health. Avoid them. Dairy, cereal grains, wheat, legumes, yeast containing foods, processed and canned meats, alcohol and sweets. "Dairy Foods 1. Milk 2. Cheeses 3. Butter 4. Cream 5. Yogurt 6. Ice cream 7. Ice milk 8. Frozen yogurt 9. Powdered Milk 10. Non fat dairy creamer 11. Dairy spreads 12. All processed foods made with any dairy products 13. Sour milk, kumis Cereal Grains 1. Wheat (bread, rolls, muffins, noodles, crackers, cookies, cake, Doughnuts, pancakes, waffles, pasta, spaghetti, lasagne, wheat Tortillas, pizza, pita bread, flat bread and all processed foods made With wheat or wheat flour) 2. Rye (Rye bread, rye crackers and all processed foods made with Rye) 3. Barley (barley soup, barley bread, and all processed foods made With barley) 4. Oats (Quaker oats, rolled oats, and all processed foods made with Oats) 5. Corn (corn on the cob, corn tortillas, corn starch, corn syrup, corn Chips, Doritos, Fritos, Taco shells) 6. Rice (All rice, brown rice, white rice, top ramen, rice noodles, Basmati rice, rice cakes, rice flour and all processed foods made With rice) 7. Wild Rice 8. Millet 9. Sorghum 10. Modified food starch (may be made from the grains: corn, wheat, or rice and from starchy tubers: potatoes, or tapioca) Cereal Grain-Like Seeds 1. Amaranth 2. Quinoa 3. Buckwheat Legumes 1. All beans (kidney, pinto, navy, white, lima, black, broad bean, Teary, wax beans, string beans, green beans, mug beans) 2. Lentils 3. Peas, split peas, snow peas 4. Peanuts (peanuts are a legume and not a nut) 5. Soybeans and all soybean products 6. Garbanzo beans, chickpea 7. Black eyed peas Starchy Tubers 1. Potatoes 2. Cassava root, manioc 3. Tapioca pudding Yeast Containing Foods 1. All baked goods (breads, doughnuts, rolls, muffins etc.) 2. All fermented foods (beer, wine, pickled foods, foods containing vinegar, tofu) Fatty, Processed & Canned Meats & Fish 1. Sausages, bacon 2. Fatty hamburger 3. Fatty cuts of meats a. T-bone steaks b. Beef ribs c. Lamb roasts and chops 4. Processed meats a. Lunchmeat, deli meat b. Any preserved or smoked meat (hams, turkey, etc.) c. Smoked or dried and salted fish 5. Canned or pickled meat and fish a. Canned fish (tuna, sardines, herrings, smoked oysters and clams, canned salmon and mackerel, etc.) b. Canned hams, chickens, beef, etc. All Alcoholic beverages Sweets 1. All candy 2. All refined sugars 3. Maple sugar 4. Date sugar 5. Syrups 6. Honey 7. Dried fruit Vegetable and Salad Oils, Margarines and Shortening 1. All processed foods made with or cooked in vegetable oils, margarines or shortening 2. The only exceptions are: flaxseed oil, canola oil, walnut oil and olive Oil Good Foods Fresh vegetables, seafood, lean meats, and fresh fruits. Acceptable Fresh Vegetables: The following list certainly is not comprehensive and nearly all fresh vegetables, except potatoes, are entirely acceptable. The list: asparagus, parsnip, radish, broccoli, lettuce, mushrooms, dandelion, mustard greens, watercress, purslane, onions, green onions, carrots, parsley, squash of all varieties, bell peppers, all peppers, artichoke, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, celery, cucumber, tomatillos, collards, Swiss chard, endive, beet greens, beets, turnips, rutabaga, kohlrabi, kale, eggplant, pumpkin, turnip greens, spinach, seaweed, yams Acceptable Fresh Fruit: As was the case with vegetables, any fresh fruit you can get your hands on is fair game. The only exceptions are dried fruits (raisins, dates, figs, etc), which like potatoes should be avoided since they also have quite high glycemic loads. The list: apples, oranges, pears, peaches, plums, kiwi fruit, pomegranate, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, cassava melon, pineapple, guava, nectarine, apricot, strawberry, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, avocado, carambola, cherimoya, cherry, fig, grapefruit, lemon, lime, lychee, mango, papaya, passion fruit, persimmon, tangerine, star fruit, gooseberries, boysenberries, rhubarb, cranberries, honeydew melon, and all other fruits Acceptable Meats, Poultry and Eggs Lean beef: flank steak trimmed of visible fat, top sirloin steak trimmed of visible fat, extra lean ground beef (drain fat from pan when possible), London broil trimmed of visible fat, chuck steak trimmed of visible fat, all lean cuts trimmed of visible fat, lean beef jerky Lean pork: lean pork loin, lean pork chops, lean pork roasts, all lean cuts trimmed of visible fat Lean chicken, turkey and game hens: skinless breasts Eggs: Eggs are actually a high fat food and a single egg averages 62% fat by energy. I recommend that you limit egg consumption to six per week and buy omega-3 enriched eggs whenever possible. Commercially Available Game Meat and Other Exotic Meats: The list: kangaroo, venison, elk, alligator, reindeer, pheasant, quail, muscovy duck, goose, wild boar, ostrich, rattlesnake, emu, turtle, African Springbok antelope, New Zealand Cervena deer, squab, wild turkey, caribou, bear, buffalo, rabbit, goat Acceptable Fish: The list: salmon, halibut, herring, trout, catfish, bass, mackerel, cod, scrod, northern pike, sunfish, haddock, grouper, walleye, flatfish, red snapper, monkfish, rockfish, perch tilapia, striped bass, turbot, mullet, bluefish, drum, eel, orange roughy, or any other commercially available or fresh caught fish Acceptable Shellfish: The list: abalone, clams, crab, crayfish, lobster, mussels, oysters, scallops, shrimp, whelk or any other commercially available or fresh caught crustacean or mollusc The only oils I recommend are flaxseed, canola, walnut, avocado and olive.†The book is here: (It won't show a link on here, but do a search for "Loren Cordain - The dietary cure for acne" and follow the 'filestube' link - It's available for download) Its worth reading the parts you want especially the diet part. The rest is scientific studies as to how and why bad foods cause acne, which isn't really useful looking back, the actual food list is what I use. Conclusion The first time you see this list may be quite scary, it was for me. But I got tired of spots and treatments and decided to do something about it, and took on this diet. I was about 50/50 good and bad foods at the beginning, and I can stay clear at eating around 60-70% good foods, and this is someone who has never had anything really work well before. This is because I was treating the effect and as long as the cause was bad, I would have been doing it forever. So in summary: • Simple washing and (optional, but helpful)moisturizing • Emotional aspect • Good diet I really hope that this approach gets more popular than it already is until it becomes the foundation for treatment of acne and stops people ending up in the cycle of products and tablets. I am more confident in having people try this than ANY other product out there and it's also the safest and healthiest way. I think it's pointless to have regimens with lots of steps. We shouldn't have to do any treatment at all, just a good diet, and basic cleansing like everyone else in the world does. Once you've proved to yourself that it works you'll be excited to use it. I'll answer any questions you may have. All the best. Edited August 9, 2010 by SilentWhipser Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Magic Renderer allows you to organize Soft Attributes (IBAs) associated with Typed objects such as WTDocuments, Change Requests etc in logical expandable and collapsible groups so that it is easy to create, update and view typed objects.
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I'm a fan of naturally aspirated power and want to make 300 whp in my '06 Honda S2000. Which parts would you recommend I obtain first? I've heard PasswordJDM makes the best intake systems, and that J's Racing headers are the way to go. At some point a dyno tune would be necessary, along with larger fuel injectors, but what else do you suggest I do? -Evan via importtuner.com
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Before I became a theatre historian, I was a professional graphic designer, having designed children's books, marketing materials, and quite a few snarky t-shirts for myself. It has been five years since my last design job, so I was thrilled when the editors asked me if I would mind designing a Harry Watkins t-shirt for our staff. I knew immediately that I would feature a piece of Harry's writing to show off his (not always) elegant script which might show a bit of who he is as a person.
We have just completed transcribing the first section of Harry Watkins's diary, which begins on November 20, 1845 and concludes on May 31, 1846. Within this time span of only half a year, Watkins was a very busy working actor. He writes about having either seen or performed in over 30 plays, his attendance at a public execution, and his travels by steamship around the Gulf of Mexico between Galveston, TX and New Orleans, LA or wherever he lands an acting gig.
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The Roaring Twenties (i.e.: the 1920s) are certainly among the most exciting years of the 20th Century. For one brief decade you have economic prosperity, bookended by World War I on one end and the Great Depression on the other. Massive cultural transformation happened as well in the 20s, before diving back into conservatism in the 1930s. The roaring twenties are the era of Prohibiition, but also the era when women first got the vote, and the decade which saw the popularization of the automobile and jazz. Women, ethnic minorities, and homosexuals had a taste of equality and freedom they wouldn't experience again till the end of the 1960s or later. It was also the decade in which dating was invented - prior to the 20s, you might court a sweetheart, but there was no casual dating.
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You know since I discovered iron on vinyl I've been throwing it on absolutely everything but I realized I don't have a good detailed post on how to use the stuff. I've got loads of projects where I mention the steps but I thought it might be helpful to share a step by step, picture filled tutorial on how to use iron-on vinyl. I always use my Cricut to cut my vinyl but you should be able to use the same method with other cutters or even an exacto knife although it might make it a bit more annoying. But I really love my Cricuts (yeah I have two) and I think the ease of use makes it totally worth it.
The newer Cricut machines work with physical cartridges and plug into your computer so you can just find/buy designs on Cricut Craftroom. I love this. Usually when I start a project I just search in the image search or type up my text. I recently learned that you can get a kind of font guide by typing the letter A in and then you can see all the different types of As (and what cartridge they are on) from you search. This time I wanted to play with the new Monster Bash images so I just clicked on that from the list and scrolled. I found a couple of cute things.
To add the image to the mat you just click on it. When the image is highlighted you can adjust the size, turn it, or move it.
For iron-on vinyl you want to get the mirror image. It's not important unless you have text or an image you need to face a certain direction. Let me tell you it's not a matter of if but when you go to cut and you've forgotten to flip your images so I highly recommend just getting into the habit of that whenever you have an iron-on vinyl project whether it's necessary or not. See the little arrow buttons that face eachother at the top? Just click on that and it will invert it for you. Or if you're braving cutting something manually invert the image before you print/trace it to use as your guide.
Cut your vinyl to fit your mat. Then position it PLASTIC SIDE DOWN and vinyl side up. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away. It's the shinny side. So again that's shiny side down.
You want to do something called a "kiss cut" it will make everything loads easier especially if you have lots of small pieces like words or designs. The kiss cut should cut the top layer (the vinyl) while leaving the bottom layer (the plastic) more or less in tack. That way you can just peel off the negative space and use the plastic to manuver. Sure you can take the individual pieces if it cuts it all the way through but the kiss cut makes things WAY easier. On both of my machine the proper setting for this is Depth 3. Pressure 2, and Speed 4. The just send it to cut.
Once you unload your cutting mat peel away an of the excess vinyl. This step is called weeding. I like to use my fingers first and start from one corner and slowly pull and get as many of the big pieces off at once.
Then I like to go back with my little poker tool (Cricut has a whole tool kit that is super great and makes all this stuff much easier). Then I remove all the little pieces or the pieces attached to little details like the middle of letters or right by the antennae.
If you did the kiss cut you should have a sheet of plastic with some pieces of vinyl on it. If it's the perfect layout just leave it like that. If you want to spread out your images you can cut them apart. Then just position them on your fabric PLASTIC SIDE UP this time.
With a hot iron (mine is a little down from cotton so not the max hottest setting) Iron through the plastic. Hold for a few seconds still and then wiggle and them move positions until you've hit all the vinyl. Gently pull on an edge if the vinyl comes up with it iron some more. This step takes the longest especially if you have a large image.
Next I like to flip it over and iron a little from the back. Once you are sure the vinyl is securely attached pull away the plastic. Feel around the vinyl especially at the edges to see if there are any spots that need reinforcement.
I don't always do this step but I find it helpful especially on larger projects where my patience might have me speeding through the last few steps but I place a clean thin piece of fabric down and iron through the fabric for one last bit of attaching.
And there you have it. Now you can customize anything to your hearts content!
Projects featured above: Make Love Not Horcruxes Shirts, City of Bones Dress, Car and Bag, Bookish Pillows, Cinderella Dress, Doll and Girl Skirt


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In Memoriam: Dee J. Kelly Sr.
The Briscoe Center mourns the passing of Dee J. Kelly Sr., a prominent Fort Worth attorney and a dedicated patron of the center's Sam Rayburn Museum in Bonham, Texas. Kelly was a trustee and former chair of the Sam Rayburn Foundation, which operated the Rayburn Museum until 1991. Under Kelly's leadership, the foundation transferred ownership of the museum to the Briscoe Center, where it continued to benefit from the advocacy of Kelly and the foundation.
"A natural politico and a giant of the Texas legal community, Dee served his community with skill and generosity," said Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center. "A former member of the center's Advisory Council, Dee worked tirelessly to promote the legacy of his mentor, Sam Rayburn."
Dee Kelly was born in Bonham, Texas in 1929 to a family of modest means. He graduated from TCU in 1950. When subsequently studying law in Washington, Kelly worked as a clerk for legendary U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn. Upon completing his studies and with encouragement from Rayburn, he returned to North Texas.
"'Go home.' It was the best advice I ever got," recalled Kelly in a 2011 interview.
Kelly went on to become one of the most prominent lawyers in Texas with offices in Fort Worth, Austin, New Orleans and Midland. He was also a force in state politics as a fundraiser and kingmaker on the local level in Fort Worth and as the friend of numerous governors, state officials and U.S. presidents.
"He had the capability of melding politics and business," said Julian Read, a member of the Briscoe Center's advisory council. "Dee could move between the business and the political world, and it was a large part of his success."
Kelly joined the board of the Sam Rayburn Foundation in 1976. As the foundation's chairman, he presided over the 1991 transfer of the museum to the Briscoe Center. Under his leadership, the foundation continued to support the efforts of the center, including the 2012 renovation of the museum's permanent exhibit. In 2014, Kelly stepped down as chairman but remained a committed and enthusiastic trustee.
"In its work as a charitable trust, the Rayburn Foundation remains a great friend of the Rayburn museum and the Briscoe Center," said Carleton. "As a board member, chairman and trustee of the foundation, Dee served with distinction for over five decades."


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Corrosion resistance of AZ31 magnesium alloy treated by plasma electrolytic oxidation
The coating prepared by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) was created on AZ31 magnesium alloy surface with the aim to evaluate its effect on corrosion resistance. The DC current was applied on the sample in solution consisted of 10 g/l Na3PO4·12H2O and 1 g/l KOH. Additional samples were prepared with 2 and 4 minutes of preparation to observe evolution of the PEO coating. Morphology of the coatings was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and chemical composition was examined by EDX analysis. Electrochemical characteristic were measured by potentiodynamic polarization tests and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in 0.1 M NaCl at the laboratory temperature. Obtained data were presented in form of potentiodynamic curves and Nyquist diagrams. Results of analysis showed that plasma electrolytic oxidation coating positively influence corrosion resistance of AZ31 magnesium alloy in chosen corrosive environment.
Cracking of the End Diaphragm of a Post-tensioned Beam Bridge
In concrete beam bridges, the end diaphragm at the end of the bridge is a common structural component that connects the main beams and transfers the beam loads to the bridge bearings. In integral bridges the end diaphragm also retains the soil of embankments due to the absence of abutments. Cracking of the front surface on the end diaphragm has been detected in post-tensioned beam bridges in Finland and Sweden. Presumably the post-tensioning of the bridge and the shaping and detailing of the connection of the end diaphragm and main beam have an effect on cracking tendency. The aim of this study is to examine the structural behaviour and the cracking potential of end diaphragms using linear analysis of the post-tensioned bridge and to find measures to prevent the cracking.
The observations collected through field surveys are compared to results of linear FE analysis to clarify the cause of the cracking. The verification of model is performed by comparison of patterns of cracking observed in field surveys and the distribution of maximum tensile stresses in the FE model. With model variations, the effectiveness of measures for the prevention of cracking are observed.
The delocalization of production to Poland
This paper presents some aspects of the process of services, products and manufacturing transfer, with the associated production resources, from other locations and plants to Poland.
The study was carried out on the basis of an analysis of publications about delocalization as well as by means of desk research, where there were used the accessible primary and secondary data such as branch reports, statistical data available in reports, data bases, and information accessible on Polish and European websites. The article is also the result of the author's experience of participation in the relocation of a number of international companies, regarding various industries. Delocalization in Poland was presented both from the point of view of Conceptualizing delocalization (literature review, theoretical position) and Implementation of production.
The delocalization mainly takes advantage of labor forces. On the other hand, it may also concern innovative activities and develop high-tech for regions affected by economic restructuring. The social policies for the risk mitigation of the delocalization of production are also being developed and implemented. This work clarifying the conditions of delocalization in Poland and highlight the important roles played by innovation and institutions for achieving sustainability.
Dielectric properties of Bi-substituted LDHs synthesized by co-precipitation and sol-gel methods
Magnesium-aluminum-bismuth layered double hydroxides (Mg3Al1−xBix; LDHs) were prepared using both coprecipitation and sol-gel methods. For the preparation of Mg/Al/Bi LDH by the co-precipitation method, the appropriate amounts of dissolved starting materials (Al(NO3)3 · 9H2O, Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O and Bi(NO3)3 · 5H2O) were mixed with a solution of NaHCO3:NaOH. In the sol-gel processing, the precursor Mg–Al–Bi–O gels were synthesized using the same starting materials and ethylene glycol as complexing agent. The mixed-metal oxides obtained by subsequent heating of Mg–Al–Bi–O gels at 650 °C were reconstructed to Mg3Al1−xBix LDHs in water at 80 °C. All the synthesized products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and dielectric measurements.
Dynamic magnetoelastic properties of TbxHo0.9−xNd0.1(Fe0.8Co0.2)1.93/epoxy composites
TbxHo0.9−xNd0.1(Fe0.8Co0.2)1.93/epoxy (0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.40) composites are fabricated in the presence of a magnetic field. The structural and dynamic magnetoelastic properties are investigated as a function of both magnetic bias field Hbias and frequency f at room temperature. The composites are formed as textured orientation structure of 1–3 type with 〈1 0 0〉 preferred orientation for x ⩽ 0.10 and 〈1 1 1〉-orientation for x ⩾ 0.25. The composites generally possess insignificant eddy-current losses for frequency up to 50 kHz, and their dynamic magnetoelastic properties depend greatly on Hbias. The elastic modulus (E3 H and E3 B) shows a maximum negative ΔE effect, along with a maximum d33, at a relatively low Hbias ~ 80 kA/m, contributed by the maximum motion of non-180° domain-wall. The 1–3 type composite for x ⩾ 0.25 shows an enhanced magnetoelastic effect in comparison with 0 to 3 type one, which can be principally ascribed to its easy magnetization direction (EMD) towards 〈1 1 1〉 axis and the formation of 〈1 1 1〉-texture-oriented structure in the composite. These attractive dynamic magnetoelastic properties, e.g., the low magnetic anisotropy and d33 , max as high as 2.0 nm/A at a low Hbias ~ 80 kA/m, along with the light rare-earth Nd element existing in insulating polymer matrix, would make it a promising magnetostrictive material system.
Effect of addition of Cu on the properties of eutectic Sn-Bi solder alloy
The present work reports the effect of Cu addition on the melting point, hardness and electrical resistivity of Sn-57 wt.% Bi eutectic solder alloy. Both binary eutectic Sn-57 wt.% Bi and ternary Sn-(57-x)Bi-xCu (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 wt.%) alloys containing various amounts of Cu were developed by melting casting route. The microstructure of the various solder alloys was analyzed using an optical microscope and a SEM. The variation in melting point, hardness and electrical resistivity of the Sn-Bi eutectic solder alloys with the addition of Cu was determined. The melting point of the eutectic Sn-Bi solder alloy was found to decrease up to the addition of 0.7 wt.% Cu. However, further addition of Cu led to an increase in the melting point of the alloy. Addition of Cu led to an increase in the hardness of the eutectic Sn-Bi solder alloy whereas the electrical resistivity of this alloy was found to increase up to the addition of 0.7 wt.% of Cu beyond which a decrease in the electrical resistivity was observed. A change in the microstructure of the solder alloy was observed when it was reheated above the melting temperature.
Effect of heat treatment on microstructure, microhardness and corrosion resistance of ZE41 Mg alloy
Magnesium and its alloys are now attracting a great attention as promising materials for several light weight engineering applications. ZE41 is a new Mg alloy contains Zinc, Zirconium and Rare Earth elements as the important alloying elements and is widely used in aerospace applications. In the present study, heat treatment has been carried out at two different temperatures (300 and 335 °C) to assess the effect of heat treatment on microstructure and corrosion behavior of ZE41 Mg alloy. The grain size was observed as almost similar for the unprocessed and heat treated samples. Decreased amount of secondary phase (MgZn2) was observed after heat treating at 300 °C and increased intermetallic phase (Mg7Zn3) and higher number of twins appeared for the samples heat treated at 335 °C. Microhardness measurements showed increased hardness after heat treating at 300 °C and decreased hardness after heat treating at 335 °C which can be attributed to the presence of higher supersaturated grains after heat treating at 300 °C. The samples heat treated at 335 °C exhibited better corrosion resistance compared to those of base materials and samples heat treated at 300 °C. From the results, it can be understood that the selection of heat treatment temperature is crucial that depends on the requirement i.e. to improve the microhardness or at the loss of microhardness to improve the corrosion resistance of ZE41 Mg alloy.
Effectivity of Piezoelectric Transition Elements in Modelling of Electro-Mechanical Systems
The paper presents the coupled electro-mechanical problem. In the numerical analysis of the issue, piezoelectric solid-to-shell transition elements were applied. They combine three-dimensional or hierarchical shell piezoelectric elements with piezoelectric first order elements. The mentioned first order of the element refers to the field of transversal displacements of an element. The mechanical field of the discussed piezoelectric elements may correspond to: the model of three-dimensional theory of elasticity, hierarchical shell models of higher orders or the first order shell model. The electrical field of the potential may be modelled with hierarchical dielectric first order models or higher in transverse direction or with a three-dimensional theory. Effectiveness of modification of algorithms of classical piezoelectric elements was assessed in this paper. To perform such an assessment, curves of convergence of hp method in model tasks are presented. Curves obtained with the use of classical and modified piezoelectric transition elements were set and compared.
The effects of deposition potential on the optical, morphological and mechanical properties of DLC films produced by electrochemical deposition technique at low voltages
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were electrochemically deposited onto indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates using acetic acid and deionized water as electrolyte at low deposition voltages (2.4 V and 60 V). The transmittance of the films was investigated by UV spectrometry. Transmittance measurements versus wavelength revealed that the films transmit 86 % to 89 % light in visible region and band gap of the films varies between 3.87 eV and 3.89 eV. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used for structural characterization to evaluate surface morphology of the DLC films. The grain size and the surface roughness increased for the films prepared at higher deposition potential, while their measured average height decreased. The mechanical properties (hardness H and elastic modulus Er) were determined from load-displacement curves which were obtained by using nanoindentation method. Hardness and elastic modulus of the films increased as the deposition voltage of the films increased from 2.4 V to 60 V.
Electric aircraft - present and future
In this paper, an outlook about the present of electrical aviation is given. The relatively small energy density of current battery technologies is adequate to build usable electric car, but not suitable for electric aircraft. Because of the very limited amount of energy available on-board, a couple of percent in efficiency can give significant increase in range and flight time, hence the development of more efficient propulsion system and E-motor is as important as the development of battery technologies. Current research results at the University of Dunaujvaros show, that building E-motors from amorphous materials is possible, and can easily increase the efficiency of high speed E-motors.


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A MAN whose face was melted with acid by his depraved ex-girlfriend as he slept said she would "burn in hell" for the savage attack.
Daniel Rotariu was left blind and scarred for life after evil Katy Leong poured the chemical over him after she initially tested it on a sausage in a cruel pre-meditated plot.
The 31-year-old was left traumatised and suicidal following the horror attack last year but is now trying to rebuild his life with his new girlfriend - support worker Anna Catanga.
When asked by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain how he feels about his ex, Daniel said: "She is going to burn in hell, I think. She doesn't have a soul.
"And I have no feelings for her."
Bravely speaking out after a spate of acid attacks across London, the survivor has called on the Government to regulate the corrosive substance market.
Daniel told The Mirror: "The acid took something from me that I'm never going to get back. I will never be the same.
"I will never forget the shock, then the pain as the acid burnt through my skin and the helplessness of not being able to stop it.
"Then the realisation my life changed forever."
He said he had argued with girlfriend Katie Leong in the hours before she tipped a 500ml bottle of 96 per cent sulphuric acid over him.
She had tested the acid on sausages before last year's attack - ensuring it would eat away at the man's flesh.
While the woman was convicted of attempted murder and put behind bars for life, with a minimum of 17 years, Daniel is still carrying the physical and mental scars with him.
Having spent five weeks in a coma at Nottingham City Hospital, then undergoing dozens of operations, Daniel was left suicidal.
But it was as he recovered that he met Anna, a support centre worker.
The mum-of-one saw past his scars, with the pair soon striking up a romance.
Anna said: "Daniel is an amazing person. And he's so clever, and had training, and funny - it was easy to fall in love with him.
"The scars are not meaning anything to me because he's a great man and I'm so happy to be with him."
Now, Daniel is looking toward the future and his new life.
But he revealed he would one day visit the woman who left him permanently scarred - even though he did not believe her sentence was enough.
He said: "I'm curious to hear her side of the story, even though it will be probably be lies."
The number of acid attacks is now on the rise across the UK, with 454 victims last year alone – up from 261 in 2015.
Daniel has also thrown his support behind other victims speaking out about more needing to be done to regulate the sale of sulphuric acid.
He said: "Sulphuric acid shouldn't be sold to the public without a licence. It's so easy to buy, it's scandalous.
"How many lives need to be ruined before it's banned?"
Acid attack survivor Katie Piper recently pleaded for tougher punishments on those who orchestrated attacks using the powerful substance.


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Five Sheridan County residents have submitted Letters of Intent to the Sheridan County Republican Party to indicate interest in filling the Sheridan County Clerk seat left vacant late last month after the death of Audrey Koltiska.
The deadline to submit the letters was last Friday, and at tonight's general session at the Sheridan College C-Tel Presentation Hall, Rene Botten, Dave DeBolt, Kurt Layher, Linda St. Clair and Eda Thompson will each be given an opportunity to explain why they feel they would be a good replacement.
As Kathy Coleman, Chair of the Sheridan County Republicans told us last week, they will also take nominations from the floor before heading into Executive Session to elect three candidates. Those three will then be submitted to the Sheridan County Commission to consider.
Tonight's meeting begins at 6 pm and is open to the public; however, the Executive Session will only be open to Precinct men or women, and to those holding a proxy.
So the city, county and state of Wyoming are having financial concerns, so they are laying people off.
Why doesnt Sheridan County hire someone that already works for the county? I am sure the county can spread out tasks evenly among the other staff to release a one person from thier position.
Would this not keep spending under control and allow more control over office politics and BS. In other words use the resources you have. You cant tell me that there is not one person in that office that is not qualified for the position. I doubt that person would even have to be retrained for that job.
All these entities having finance shortages, why dont they do something about it? Like hire internal.
unfair to candidate
Why do people feel the need to slam others rather than step up to the plate. If you don't like the candidates why did you not write a letter on intention yourself? Too often the citizens of Sheridan slam who ever is trying to make a difference rather than doing the right thing. If you don't like the candidate step up and try to make the difference yourself! Mr. DeBolt has contributed a great deal of time and experience to sheridan and whether his wife works for the County has nothing to do for it. Are you going to slam him for being on the school board and having children in the schools? At least he and the others take a vested interest in Sheridan can you say the same? stop bashing others and start working towards a change.
Mayor Max Debolt ushered in
Mayor Max Debolt ushered in enough problems during his reign that sheridan is still paying for them.The only way to make debolts terms as mayor look good,is to compare him to kinskey. We don't need anymore.
RJones, I hope that if you
RJones, I hope that if you have children, that the public doesn't hold it against them that they have you as a parent! Anyone in the public eye is well aware that no matter what they do, they can not please everyone. It is apparent in reading the number and content of the comments you submit to Sheridan Media that you have nothing but unpleasant comments to make about everyone and everything.
That's the problem with
That's the problem with knowing who the players are.Max pulled enough Kinskey esque games during his terms,that you can bet the apple didn't fall far from the tree with his kid.
I guess we can then assume
I guess we can then assume that your father also wasted a great deal of his time spewing vitriol, complaining about everything while offering solutions to nothing.
It is so unfortunate that
It is so unfortunate that there are some members of the Sheridan Community that make uncalled for and uninformed comments against others in the Community that are stepping up to the plate to make a difference. Mr. David DeBolt ran for and was successful in being elected to two terms on the District 2 School Board. He ran and was not successful in seeking a State Leg. seat against a qualified and experienced individual in Mr. John Patton. Mr. DeBolt and Mr. Patton are good friends. What have you done RJones, besides slam people such as Mr. DeBolt and Mr. Landon who are trying to make a difference? Right or wrong, all people can do is their best. It's only those that critize, yet are not willing to put themselves on the line that are the real losers! I guess there always has to be some members of the public like you. To his credit, Mr. DeBolt serves the community by volunteering on several Boards and organizations. He is an intelligent and hard working individual who cares about his community. I believe that Mr. DeBolt and the other 4 members of the community deserve the respect of this community in stepping up to plate. Yes, one will win and four will lose, but they are all good people trying to make a difference in the community. While we may not always agree with those that are elected in this community, but show them some respect!
That's just what sheridan
That's just what sheridan needs is Dave Debolt in there.Then he and his wife can both be on the county payroll.He couldn't get elected through popular vote,so he's hoping the BOC will appoint him to an elected position.


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Thursday, 27 June 2013
Awards Night
Carmen was smart and wore flats to her school awards ceremony. She was invited up onto the stage for the Jim Finnman Science and Technology Award, Warner Family Catch-a-Dragon Award, Senior Girls Basketball Most Improved Award, Citizenship, Excellence in Acting, Top Band Student, top mark in Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science, Honours with Distinction, and World Affairs Award sponsored by the Flannagan Family.
I'm super proud of you Carmen and all your hard work!
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Monday, 24 June 2013
High and Dry
Last week we got 6 months of rain in 2 days, and that meant disaster for Calgary and several surrounding communities. We are lucky enough to live on high ground and have food and water stored (we didn't turn out to to need the food and water, but it gave peace of mind and saved me from standing in line for hours at the grocery store as people around us did some panic shopping).
The last week of school was cancelled for all of my kids. Carmen and Chloe are disappointed to end the year this way, and not to wrap it up properly saying good bye to friends and teachers. All PAT's in our area were cancelled, and the rest of the diploma exams were made optional. Steven opted to do his Chem 30 diploma today, so his year finished off normally.
Next is the clean-up. Many opportunities over many months, I expect.
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Thursday, 20 June 2013
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
So a little more about the school play:
First of all, my children should be involved in anything headed up by this woman. She is a superior human being and we need more teachers like her.
The play this year:
The true story is of a girl, Sadako Sasaki, who lived in Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing by the United States. She developed leukemia from the radiation and spent her time in a nursing home creating origami (folded paper) cranes in hope of making a thousand of them. She was inspired to do so by the Japanese legend that one who created a thousand origami cranes would be cured by the gods. Her wish was simply to live. However, she managed to fold only 644 cranes before she became too weak to fold any more, and died on 25 October 1955 in the morning. Her friends and family helped finish her dream by folding the rest of the cranes, which were buried with Sadako. They also built a statue of Sadako holding a giant golden origami crane in Hiroshima Peace Park.
(Thank you Wikipedia)
Carmen played two roles, the first (in order of appearance) was as Sadako's school teacher.
And the second was as a the spirit of Sadako's grandmother's friend, who had passed away on the day of the bombing.
The play was lovely, sad, and inspiring, and I'm so glad Carmen got to be a part of it.
Okay, actually Carmen had three roles: the third was the official tyer of square knots.
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No, and I guess from the way you asked the question, this is what you thought was the answer 🙂
By connecting it to one of the VLANs on the Cisco, it, and anyone connecting to the wireless network, is in that VLAN as well.
Only if you wanted both VLANs to be available in the wireless network, would you then configure the connection from the wireless router to the Cisco as a VLAN trunk, and create two SSID, one for each VLAN.
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