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Insight Enterprises Relies on VMware and Dell EMC to Modernize their Infrastructure
Continuing on the theme of the cloud management success from our customers across the globe, today I'd like to share with you the story of Insight Enterprises. Insight Enterprises is a Fortune 500-ranked global provider of hardware, software, cloud and service solutions. Companies come to Insight for help with making better decisions with technology. In other words, Insight helps their clients find the right intelligent technology solutions to help them run smarter.
So, where does the Insight IT team go to modernize their own cloud infrastructure? Watch the Insight video here, or keep reading for more details!
Insight came to VMware, and here is why: in the words of Carlos Sotero, Insight's global IT director responsible for data center services,
"VMware provides the foundation that we need across the board to work efficiently and consistency so that we can provide the quality of service and applications that our customers expect."
The Environment
Insight has a 95% virtualized infrastructure, and they run about 2,000 VMs over 338 hosts. Mix of OS is about 70% Windows, 30% Linux, a bit of UNIX as well. This complex environment is hosting a number of mission-critical applications driving Insight's IT Solutions business. The users, 6,000+ of Insight's employees as well as the distributed partner/vendor community, have been asking for more stability in existing IT services, reduced turn-around time for infrastructure requests, and increased flexibility to meet new demands.
The Selection Process and the Requirements
Being a global provider of IT solutions that help clients manage and transform their business, Insight knows the landscape of enterprise software like nobody else out there. They approached VMware to provide a comprehensive SDDC solution. The key decision making points have been:
- The proven EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud solution based on best of breed hardware and software infrastructure
- VMware suite of cloud management tools is easy to install, allowing Insight to benefit from value faster.
- Availability of EMC and VMware professional services, who would step in to install everything while allowing the internal Insight IT team to focus on their day-to-day activities
The Cloud Management Solution
Specific to VMware cloud management tools, Insight has decided to deploy the entire spectrum of vRealize products and beyond:
- vRealize Automation – for IT automation and self-service delivery portal
- vRealize Operations – for intelligent operations of the hybrid cloud
- vRealize Log Insight – for logs management and analytics
- vRealize Business for Cloud – for business analytics and services cost management
All that is working with close conjunction with VMware NSX virtual network, and is based on vSphere Enterprise Plus 6.0 hypervisor. The overall solution is deployed with the framework of Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud which provides the proven foundation for deploying and operating enterprise-grade hybrid cloud environment.
The Benefits and the Future Direction
The benefits already seen by Insight are significant. According to Carlos, Insight IT now can deliver projects 2-4 weeks faster through automated infrastructure provisioning. Provisioning new VMs takes minutes rather than days. They have also reduced the reconfiguration time by 75% by utilizing infrastructure provisioning blueprints in vRealize Automation, and are providing better IT services to all stakeholders while seeing 116 fewer incident tickets each month (with the help of vRealize Operations). Overall, they are seeing reduced costs of operations from increased utilization of existing hardware assets, and that includes both compute and network resources.
Based on the results of this initial deployment, Insight IT is eyeing future expansion of the platform. One of the potential opportunities they see, for example, is migrating their ERP application from RISC-based platforms to x86 virtualization. They are looking into expanding their Enterprise Hybrid Cloud for that initiative, and get the automation and orchestration to make their ERP more agile, thus directly impacting and improving their revenue steam. More on that in the future!
View the Insight case study video here
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Five Days of Immersion in the teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment
Bangalore, January 11th - 16th
Immerse yourself in the teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment
with Spiritual Teacher Andrew Cohen
Do you, like many of us, feel a sense of urgency to make an impact with your life? Even if you have been on a spiritual path for some time, do you struggle to make profound sense of your everyday experience?
It's so easy to become lost in life's endless distractions. We may earnestly seek clarity, simplicity, depth and stillness, but more often than not it seems impossible not to be overwhelmed by the limitations of time and our endless obligations.
But the truth is that even amid the confusion and chaos of the modern world, it really is possible to experience authentic spiritual freedom. This is the goal of Evolutionary Enlightenment: to find out who we really are at the level of the soul, beyond the fixed ideas we unconsciously carry with us from our upbringing and our culture.
On retreat with Andrew Cohen you will have the opportunity to discover this truth for yourself – to let go of whatever is in the way, and discover a heroic compulsion to spiritually evolve and develop.
Andrew shows how it's possible for anyone to discover a deeper self-sense – a self-sense which is not separate from the primordial cosmic impulse that set the entire evolutionary process in motion.
When you become deeply aligned with the beauty, truth and goodness of this impulse, you discover a freedom to love and embrace the totality of life – a profound sense of spiritual purpose beyond what you thought possible.
What's included?
Five full days of tuition with Andrew Cohen
Each day will include meditation, teachings, dialogue sessions and Yoga
Vegetarian meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
All accomodation
Five nights at the beautiful School of Ancient Wisdom retreat centre
The retreat will take place at the School of Ancient Wisdom, a beautiful and tranquil setting 15 minutes from Bangalore Airport. The price options below include all accommodation and vegetarian meals.
School of Ancient Wisdom
I.V.C. Road, Bangalore Rural
Bangalore, Karnataka 562110
On the booking form below, please indicate in the comments section the name of the person you would like to share a room with. If you leave this section blank we will assign a person of the same sex.
Indian Shared accommodation in double - room: $320/ per person (23000 INR/per person)
Indian Single accommodation: $360/ per person (26000 INR/per person)
Non-Indian shared accommodation in double - room: $525
Non-Indian single accommodation: $625
Indian registration only (non-refundable): $75 (balance payable at arrival in cash)
**For INR direct deposit please contact: [email protected]
The doors open at 1pm on Friday January 11th. The first session with Andrew will begin at 4pm.
The retreat ends after lunch on January 16th.
6:30 am - Tea, Coffee
7:00 am - Yoga
8:30 am - Breakfast
9:30 am - Session 1
1:00 pm - Lunch
3:30 pm - Coffee/Tea
4:00 pm - Session 2
7:00 pm - Dinner
8:00 pm - Meditation
If you have any questions please contact us by email.
More opportunities to see Andrew in India:
Andrew is teaching in Rishikesh 1st - 5th January 2019, please find more details here
Cancellation Policy:
Full refund if cancelled 60+ days prior to Retreat
50% refunded if cancelled 7 days or more prior to Retreat.
No refunds if cancelling with less than 7 days prior to Retreat.
About Andrew Cohen
In some rare cases the fullest illumination occurs spontaneously to some fortunate being. Such a being blesses the generation in which he or she happens to live and act. Andrew Cohen is one such being. He is a modern Western mystic who shines a light in darkness.His Holiness Swami Chidananda, Divine Life Society
Andrew Cohen has highlighted the principle of Wholeness operating in every stage of the March of Evolution, right from the atom, to the galaxies and the entire Space-Time Continuum.Swami Krishnananda, Divine Life Society
Andrew Cohen made me believe that there has never been a better time to be enlightened.Deepak Chopra
I went to Andrew Cohen's Bengaluru retreat in June 2018 with no expectations. Over a period of five days I was immersed in the most insightful and lucid journey into consciousness. Andrew speaks from direct perception and with an energetic transmission; consciousness itself channels through him. For anyone wanting a straight route without any cultural-religious props or New Age diversions, Andrew Cohen is an unassuming guide into the realm of higher understanding and mysticism.MN, India
I have known Andrew for many years and have attended his retreats. Each time it is fresh and ever new. This time I experienced his simplicity and presence very deeply. His teachings are always an expression of the source. ST, India
School of Ancient Wisdom Bangalore
I.V.C. Road, Bangalore Rural
Karnataka 562110
Bookings are closed for this event.

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Cromwell says no attorney for Flanders in land sale investigation
CROWMELL - The Board of Selectmen has rejected a request from First Selectman John M. Flanders that they hire an attorney to represent Flanders in the on-going criminal investigation into a controversial land sale.
At the instigation of the Middlesex County state's attorney, the police department has launched the investigation into the circumstances involved in the sale of a 2.37-acre parcel of undeveloped land off Senator Drive.
Flanders has acknowledged that he brokered the sale of the land to a resident whose land adjoins the parcel. The buyer is the son of Selectman Anthony Varricchio.
However, the town was supposed to get the land.
In 2000, the Board of Selectmen voted to accept the parcel as open space.
Flanders acknowledged late last month that he knew the town was supposed to get the land, and said, "I will readily admit (arranging the sale) was an error in judgment."
Thomas A. Varricchio bought the land for developer William Coons for $1,271.14 - the amount Coons owed the town in back taxes.
Wednesday, Flanders came before the Board of Selectmen to ask them to empower him to hire a lawyer who could represent him - and other town employees - in the continuing investigation.
There was a precedent of sorts for Flanders' request.
The town eventually wound up paying for a lawyer hired by Flanders' predecessor after the Board of Finance launched an investigation into a disputed energy savings contract.
That, however, was not a criminal investigation.
Flanders, who is an attorney, has met with police investigators at least once since they began their investigation earlier this month.
However, he told the selectmen Wednesday, "I am not going to speak to the police without counsel."
Selectman Patrick Ahlquist, who is a retired police officer, said that was his right.
However, Ahlquist also said, "It's hard for us to navigate, where you're going as opposed to where we're going."
Led by Richard Newton, the deputy first selectman, board members said they were unwilling to authorize hiring an attorney to represent Flanders until they see how the police investigation turns out.
Police Chief Anthony J. Salvatore estimated the police investigation could be completed within "three to four weeks."
However, depending on the outcome of the investigation, Salvatore said the results could be forwarded to the state's attorney for review and/or possible action.
That, he said, would take longer, although he would not speculate how much longer.
Newton then proposed - and the selectmen agreed - to table the request until the police investigation is completed.
Flanders voted no, while the senior Varricchio abstained.
Flanders then reiterated his vow not to speak to investigator without an attorney being present. He said he will "also consider whether to take action (against) this board."
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What Do You Know About Experts
Relevance of Security Services Organizations security is paramount in this generation due to increased levels of corruption and cybercrime. The organization has a role of providing security to its employees as well as the clients they are serving. It is fundamental to have the right level of security since it ensures that the organization is protected from burglary and criminal activities. An equipped workforce is an asset to an organizations' safety because they understand exactly what they are doing and will ensure that the organization will not be subjected to any security threats , they are very important because they keep up to date knowledge about an organizations' happening which the organizations' managers cannot do. Security services can be in different forms like; Security Guards who keep watch of who comes in and out of the organization throughout the day. Security guards will always observe the organizations' premises and ensure that gateways and windows are shut all the time, this will hinder any access that is not allowed from happening. Additionally security guards are expected to arrive first at emergency scenes and call police offices when alarms go off. Some security guards are also given the responsibility of monitoring heating and cooling systems of an organization and ensure they are working properly to avoid fire breaking out that may destroy the organization's premises. specialization of cyber security in an organization has been given to specific security officers who ensure that the organization is always protected at all times. Security officers use technological advancements to come up with ways of screening computer systems from malware which may corrupt data which in turn lead to loss of information, they also come up with ways of ensuring that organizational information cannot be access by anyone without permission. The security officers also set up complex passwords in the organization's database this prevents hacking as well as unauthorized data access. An organization staff may try to steal from an organization in different ways like overcasting item costs, this is prevented by security officers who set up systems which will allow them to monitor the organizations' money.
The Beginners Guide To Companies (Chapter 1)
An organization can adopt several physical strategies as a form of security like setting up alarms that will always go off when people with no authority access the organizations' premises, they can also have locks that are inaccessible to people without authority, electric fences can also set up around the organizations' premises to lock out thieves from entering the organizations' compound.Learning The Secrets About Professionals


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Garages are managed on our behalf by Secure Parking and Storage (SPS). All rent collection, repair requests and enquiries are handled by SPS. For any enquiries, please contact SPS by calling 01753 294140 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Well, I know this post will suck even before I write it, but this is just my current situation.
I never ever used any bot, never ever bought any coins, never ever spent any money on the game after the original purchase.
This year, my third on FUT and my 20th on Fifa, more or less (not considering those dark days when PES was definitely better) I eventually managed to regularly and legally earn my stack and spent 260k over an IF Schurrle - and 260k made out of regular bids is something, believe me. Two days later the market sinks vertically, the mobile app stops working and I simply discover I flushed those coins. Now, with price caps, I even lose any chance to regan the coins I spent over that card, since the market is pricecapped.
Last but not least, without any web/mobile app I can just rely on the leisure time I can actually spend on my desktop to build my FUT squad. Which is hardly one hour per day.
Now again, I know this post sucks, but the game lost the huge part of its appeal to me. I don't think I am the only one who plays just for fun sake, because I enjoy a few matches a week. Now I cannot increase my in-game finance, as I should have to spend a lot of time in front of my pc, time which I don't have. Even if I wanted (and I do not), I could not even turn to illegal botting, as it requires the webapp to work.
I understand EA is fighting fifa coins elling, but I personally don't give a damn, what I see from my perspective is just the uttermost impossibility to build a competitive team.
What could I do? Buy fifa points and try my luck with packs? Since when the whole industry of videogaming turned into a pay to win system? I never said I wanted to play with a IF Robben or Messi without an effort, but this situation really does make me totally helpless.
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About me and my therapy practiceI am a qualified, integrative counsellor and I can help you bring light to issues that are keeping you from finding joy and meaning in your life. I can help you gain personal insight and awareness in a non-judgemental environment, allowing you to deal with personal relationships and issues differently. With new insight and awareness, different outcomes than those that you may have previously experienced are possible. Small changes can make big things happen! Please feel free to contact me for an informal, no obligation chat to see how I can help and to make an appointment.
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I hate to brag , but my boyfriend and I did take an introduction to wine class a few years ago. So, basically, I know everything there is to know about wine and require no sommelier assistance. Literally, none.
HOWEVER, should I find myself with a sudden case of amnesia; I know I'm covered with Wine that Loves.
The Wine Director at Wine That Loves scours the globe for top-quality wines that are designed to pair with certain dishes. As their website proclaims, their wines are "tailored to food lovers, but their world-class quality, distinctive character and winning style also will delight wine aficionados."
In other words, it's on the damn bottle – even YOU can't screw it up! I'm not trying to judge, but did you take 5 entire hours of wine class with Jessie at Cambridge Adult Education? Probably not.
So, choose among wine that loves chicken, salmon, pizza, pasta with red sauce, or steak.
Take that Stephen from Top Chef! (loving the picture on his website … hilariously serious.)
Bookmark their site for a unique and clever holiday gift that you can order right from your computer.
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English Breakfast Tea 21 Tea Bag SachetsTregothnan
Tregothnan's English Breakfast tea is now available in Tregothnan's brand new tea bag sachet boxes with luxe, British styling. Our English Breakfast tea bags are bold, malty and rich blend made with the widest variety of leaves ever grown in England, then blended with the finest Assam. This blend incorporates some of the 38 different varieties of Camellia sinensis that were gifted to Tregothnan from growers across the world at the end of the last millennia. When tea growers from Vietnam, India, Malaysia and China heard about our British quest to be the first growers of tea in the UK, bushes were sent in celebration of this momentus and pioneering undertaking and planted in the experimental section of Tregothnan's tea gardens.
Each box contains 21 individually foiled English Breakfast tea bags for ultra freshness.
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Hi all,
has anybody experience in updating a custom field via SQL script?
I have a boolean field which is mandatory and try to update values with following script:
update SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblCID_cf_l_1
set SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblCID_cf_l_1.[NameOfCustomField]='1'
from SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblCID_cf_l_1
join SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblLicense on SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblLicense.LicenseID=SnowLicenseManager.dbo.tblCID_cf_l_1.ElementID
Problem is, that the value in DB is updated but SLM is still showing the old value.
Log out/log in and clear the temporary cache doesn't solve the problem.
Dealing with this stuff there comes up a second question and I don't have an answer right now.
Why are the values of a custom field are stored x-times, once for every user?


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Chapters Indigo
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This story is fascinating. The medical facts are correct for the times, too. The chapter about the appendicitis death is particularly interesting because Dr. Ross describes the correct management of an appendiceal abscess before the era of IV antibiotics. Also, he describes well the ethical dilemmas that can occur when doctors disagree about treatment. Such situations today would take place in a hospital, which would have department chiefs to bring a resolution that would be in the best interests of the patient. The case of the insane farmer shows Robert's quick thinking and inventive mind. Paranoid psychoses still occur at the same rate today. However, the medical profession no longer has to face the same distance and communication limitations. Police response times have also improved. We still use morphine - it is the same as it was then - but not for psychiatric use and Dr. Ross uses it as a sedative, which it can be. He also describes its other common side effect - nausea. Hyoscine has much more limited use now.
A lot has changed in fewer than one hundred years. This volume is an opportunity to reflect on earlier times…I always learn from history and this is good history.
- Dr. Gerrard A. Vaughan
"The Province of Alberta was only four years old when a young doctor arrived with his wife and two sons to begin a remarkable life of service in the new pioneer community. The story of Dr. T. Robert Ross is a compelling account of a man driven by an unselfish instinct to help and to heal....Medical Man is set against a background of momentous events: the Great War, the Spanish influenza pandemic, crippling prairie droughts, and the Great Depression, all challenged the fortitude and skill of Dr. Ross. His courage, dedication and daring are all a part of this surprisingly dramatic story of frontier medicine, and his life is truly defined by the title of this excellent book."
- Colin M. Ross Legacy of The Caliph
Laughter, tears and just the plain inability to put the book down...all markings of a good book that describe my experience reading Medical Man. I'm so glad to have had the opportunity to read this manuscript and get a glimpse into the world of medicine, and the travels, hardships and joys of Dr. Robert Ross's life and family. Some of the medical stories were truly amazing and I can't imagine living through some of those experiences. This story is full of discovery, perseverance, bravery and appreciation for life. Helen Webster has done a great job with the writing and organization. and a marvellous job of character development, transitions and keeping the reader engaged. Medical Man is rich with experiences from Dr. Ross's life as a doctor in the early to mid 1900's. The characters have depth and come to life on every page. The research and time put into this manuscript are evident and well done. Truly a pleasure to read.
- Editor, Friesen Press
"...beautiful and excellent book :well written... Smooth direct narrative,objective tone...This book is an important contribution to Canadian culture and history."
- Frank
"Helen Webster has written an extraordinary tale with magnificent characters, especially her Grandfather, not to mention the delightful and important historical facts she brings to life... These last few days I could not put the book down and only did so, reluctantly, to eat and sleep... I will be highly recommending "Medical Man" to my Book Club when we decide what books we want to read in the fall and into the new year."
- Julie
"The book filled me with memories of medical practice and prairie life. Robert was a pioneer in the truest sense - highly principled, independent and honest...his early life experiences allowed him to take his amazing medical travels, beginning his medical career at age 33, 10 years later than most physicians...the unspoken support and devotion of his wife made her a true hero of this wonderful story."
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U.S. President Barack Obama will award the nation's highest civilian honor - the Presidential Medal of Freedom - to 16 Americans in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday.
The Tatarstan Airlines flight from Moscow was making a second attempt to land late Sunday and exploded when it hit the runway.
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"Everyone loves trees, some like them vertical and some like them horizontal."
"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is this spring."
Most NY counties sell tree saplings cheaply. Now is the time to order. Without too much effort one can order ten trees, plant them, preferably with a child, and create a personal legacy.
Walk up to any impressive tree with same child and speculate who's legacy has blessed this moment.
Order today, A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Brings back memories of some time ago. NYSDEC at one time had two state funded tree nurseries, one near Lowville next to the Black River, and another facility in Saratoga. My best childhood friend's father managed the Lowville facility where the family lived in a nice house provided by the state. I lived a mile away. We grew up having the run of the 100 acre nursery with its dirt roads and canals and wildlife, as well as the river. In the spring they would hire temporary workers (I was one) to pick seedlings from the growing beds. Count 50 seedlings, and tie them in a bundle for processing and shipment. All day. It was a backbreaking job. At that time they sold for a penny a piece.
Then in its "wisdom", the state decided that due to funding cuts the nursery closest to Albany was the only one to keep open, so the family was moved there to live and manage that facility. At least we were mostly grown by then and about to go our own individual way away from home. I am still in touch with my friend, and his elderly father who lives on a private tree nursery of his own.
A nice custom by my friend's father was to present a small live blue spruce tree to the family of a deceased member who had connection or worked at the nursery. I have a couple of those trees, now quite mature, proudly growing in my yard.
Wldrns, Great anecdote!
Back in 1976/1977 my brothers, cousins and I planted a forest of trees provided by the State. Back then they paid you a small sum to plant them (something like $20.00 per thousand). We used the money to buy a canoe which I still have, heavy sucker, and the walk through said forest today is impressive as all get out.
We didn't plant any Blue Spruce but all the ones I see around town are dying, including the three hugging and protecting the front of my house. Gonna be bummed when I have to say good bye those friends.
However I do have a bone to pick with you. One of my bundles back in 1976 only had 48 seedlings.
Personally, I always try to plant trees that produce food for wildlife. Walnuts, Hickory, Sugar Maples, Oak, especially White Oak etc. Eastern Hornbeam is a beautiful understory tree that the squirrels & birds around my house love and the hawks & owls love the squirrels. Hawthorns are another favorite and the leaves, flowers & berries are very medicinal.
I look forward to one day replanting our missing Chestnut forests.
Tis the season to order trees through the state or county. Anybody going to give it a go? How hard could it be to plant 10 seedlings? Take a youngster out there and let them become intimate with the earth, together let their roots struggle to find substance and balance in this crazy world, let them grow up together, let them find refuge with each other's wants and cares. Let a tree become family, and only family matters.
The hardest part about planting those small nursery seedlings is the continual process of keeping the grass and weeds cut down around the trees for the following 2-3 years. They arrive from the state nursery as not much more than little twigs. If you neglect keeping the grass down then the small twigs have little chance of survival. But the care is well worth it. I have a couple of stands that are doing great, well over 30 feet tall now.
We have two acres and a couple thousand trees.. Google Earth does not show my house for the dense forest.
It could be hard for me to plant something neat like even one chestnut sapling. We cannot even plant bulbs for the roots of all the trees.
Grass and weeds are foreign to me!
My father-in-law died a few years back from cancer. One trip for his chemo treatment I picked up butternuts from the ground at the facility. I sprouted them in the house and then transplanted to our flower garden where they have grown since. This spring I have to transplant them again to a spot on the farm where he grew up(we still own it). At present I'm waiting to see if the Chestnut burrs I found are going to sprout. There appeared to be only one mature tree so I'm not really sure they're viable.
During my twenties, I planted eight thousand hardwood and conifer seedlings. This winter I have been thinning the black locust, which are now 32 years old. Not sure whether it will feel satisfying or depressing when the chunks are heating my home next winter, but I suppose it will be some of both, bound as we are by the give of life that also takes.
Don't worry about thinning the black locust. They are a great root sprouting tree. You'll have it forever.
Can't comment on Black Locust as stove wood but it makes a superb open fire fuel.
I downed a bunch of BL the winter before last in an effort to release a struggling Aspen grove as a means to encourage grouse habitat. I abhor downing healthy trees but the BL in this particular location developed a nearly monoculture situation.
I planted thousands of trees back in the middle 70's, including BL, and they are sight to behold today.
Reminder! Now is the time to order tree seedlings and transplants, wildflower and other specialty seeds, and planting accessories
Contact your County Soil and Water Conservation District
Good tip geo. BTW, black locust is excellent stove wood. It burns like coal.
Trees available directly from the NYS DEC tree nursery in Saratoga (at one time in the past also from Lowville)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75799.html (the price has gone up from when I was picking)
Geogym, about that 48 count in '76. that was long after my time.
I built a timber frame barn for a client. Part of my contract was that we each had to plant the same # of trees as timber in the frame. There were 151 pieces in the frame - so we ordered up and planted over 300 trees (12 years ago now). I planted 200 on my parents property not far from the barn site, and he planted the balance on his property, right behind the barn. We had friends and family help, and made an event out of it.
My mom (dad passed a few years ago) has a healthy softwoods stand now, and the client has trees taller than his daughters, who helped us plant them all.
I have bought from the Saratoga nursery for many years. However, I have gotten better stock from other County programs. I have ordered through both Otsego and Madison County programs and their seedling stock were quite a bit more substantial than Sarotoga.
Tip: Find out the pick-up date for tree seedlings in your county. They generally have extra stock they will sell and if you wait a day you might get a bargain on left overs.
Either way, pick up ten trees and plant them, it couldn't hurt.
On the subject of trees there is a report done back around 2000 on the Lincoln Mountain wild forest that core sampled Black Gum trees and dated them back to the late 1400's if I'm reading it correctly..around page 43 of the pdf.
I grew up less than a mile away and have always wanted to try to find a tree to observe such a thing out of respect!
There is a local guiding outfit (fee charged) that leads snowshoe outings to the Black Tupelo (blackgum) trees. I don't remember the name of the outfit, but found them on the net doing a search of this state park and/or the trees.
I will see if I can find them online.
I was going to give it a try today, but a splitting headache and the cold weather put a damper on that.
I'm pretty sure I know where to look, just have to get the chance.
But it's cool that others have taken an interest in them as well.
edit: I found some info that states one tree was found to be nearly 800 years old. And I now know who to ask for more specific info. Thanks Dundee!
As of now, the access road off of Cohen Rd. is pretty icy; NO PARKING is allowed on Cohen Rd. itself. Wait a couple of weeks and the ice should be gone.
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NO MORE SUCH ITEMS LEFT IN LITHUANIA! This buckle was used in the restoration of independence of the Republic of Lithuania about 1990 to 1996 by Lithuanian Army Guard of Honor. The buckle is a metal emblem of the Republic of Lithuania - Vytis. Belt is woven and made of cotton. The quantity of these belts is very small, because an item is extremely rare and wanted by many collectors.Belt is in excellent condition. It is indeed a rare and precious item for your collection. If you have any questions about the item or need more pictures, feel free to ask.
The item "Very Rare Honor Guard Belt Vytis Lithuanian Military Army (1991 1996)" is in sale since Monday, October 4, 2010. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Surplus\Personal, Field Gear\Belts & Belt Buckles". The seller is "ltu-lietuvis" and is located in Laureniada, Wilno.
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Kale & sesame soba noodles
August 19, 2012
You'll need:
- A fresh bunch of kale roughly chopped
- A clove of garlic (crushed)
- Half a large chilli very finely sliced
- Sesame oil
- Toasted semi seeds (about 2 tbsp)
- A pack of dry soba noodles
- A few handfuls of finely chopped red cabbage
- 4 tbsp of mirin
- 4 tbsp of soy sauce
Cook the noodles as instructed on the packet, pour over a dash of sesame oil and set aside.
Fry the garlic and chilli in sesame oil for a few minutes, then add the kale. Stirfry for a few minutes, add water as needed.
Place the mirin, soy and sesame seeds in a large bowl and stir. Add in the noodles, kale mixture and cabbage. Stir through.
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Currently on view at David Zwirner are selections from two series by Al Taylor: Rim Jobs and Sideffects, featuring drawings and three-dimensional works from the mid-1990s. Both series were originally exhibited separately in two solo shows, one in Denmark and the other in Switzerland.
Metal rims of bicycle wheels—some intact, some manipulated—are the focus of the first series which inspired its provocative title. The assemblages in Rim Jobs recall Duchamp's Readymades featuring bicycle parts. The pieces were created just days before the exhibition opened, specifically for the Denmark show. Three-dimensional works developed from locally sourced materials are flanked by drawings that reveal how Taylor saw the space and the objects, offering the viewer a glimpse into his experimental process.
Sideffects takes over a double-sided wall shared by two rooms within the gallery. Thin, rod-like forms, varying in size from a few inches to over an arm's length, seem to penetrate through the wall. The installation confronts the viewer as the rods line the doorway and suddenly appear as you move around the corners of the gallery.
Uninterested in distinguishing works on paper from sculpture, Taylor seamlessly leads you from the physical object to a drawing of that object in a way that prompts the viewer to reconsider how space is understood and experienced. While the work on view was not created with the intention of being shown in this specific gallery, the multiple views and ambiguous backgrounds seen within the drawings, makes the series successful—perhaps in any setting.


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From George Washington to Marinus Willett, 6 August 1782
Head Quarters 6th Augst 1782
I have received your two Letters of the 9th & 21st of July—the first of which reached me but last Evening by the Hand of Mr Ten Eyck.
On the Subject of the Indians, I am at a Loss what to reply to you; the matter has been often under the Deliberation of Congress, at times much more favorable for conciliating the affections of that people, but, either the Means for carrying the Measure you mention into execution, have not been in their power, or the Measure itself has not been tho't proper to be adopted—At the present time, I am persuaded, that the finances of the united States are not competent to the Object, in the Extent in which you view it. In the meantime, it may be well to make the best we can of the favorable disposition of the tribe now under our immediate protection, but it is not in my power to give you the Means: the Subject shall be mentioned to the Secretary at War; to whom your Ideas shall be communicated, with my full Approbation of your Sentiments.
Not considering it to be within my province to give Directions for the Issue of cloathing to your three Years state Troops, I will transmit your Letter & Return to the Secretary at War, under whose Direction all Issues of Cloathing are to be made, and desire him to give Instructions respecting that Subject—With much Regard I am Sir Your most hume Servt
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In the Moment… Hues and forms of the local landscape, rust and found objects combine to inspire my artwork providing an intriguing art form to encapsulate memories from bygone days.
Bog cotton, heathers and even decaying antiquities
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WWE icon "Mean" Gene Okerlund died shortly after suffering a serious fall, his son revealed.
Todd Okerlund told TMZ that his father was already ailing before the fall — which occurred in December at his dad's home in Florida — but he says the accident caused the longtime broadcaster's condition to worsen.
Okerlund broke several ribs at the time. His son says Okerlund went to a nursing home four days before he died, and experienced trouble breathing while he was there.
He passed away Wednesday in a Sarasota, Fla., hospital at the age of 76.
An official cause of death has not been announced for Okerlund, who debuted as a WWE commentator in 1984 and was inducted into the league's Hall of Fame in 2006.
The broadcasting legend received kidney transplants in 1995 and 2004.
His death was mourned by a number of WWE stars, including Triple H, who commemorated Okerlund in a tweet as "a voice and soundtrack to an entire era of our industry."
"He was the star of some of WWE's most memorable segments," Triple H wrote. "'Mean Gene' was beloved by all who got to work with him. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time."
Okerlund's son told TMZ that the family was moved by the outpouring of kind words for his father.


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In the multicultural student body that typifies English-speaking international schools, it is not unusual to find students who have languages other than English as their mother tongue or home language. [Contributed by the American School of Paris]
Each child's ability to thrive and succeed in such an environment is related to the level of support and encouragement received at home and at school. The American School of Paris offers a special dedicated program for English-language education, led by trained professionals, to address the individual needs of young English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners.
How children are placed into classes
Students place into the school's EAL program according to their English-language proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Individualized, differentiated support is provided in an immersive and inclusive environment. EAL teachers work with their students in both mainstream classrooms and in EAL-dedicated classrooms. Frequent communication on student progress between the school and parents is key.
"Each student learns at his or her own rate, and while small language steps can be achieved quickly, the complete process can take several years," says Troy Titterington, ASP's EAL coordinator. "Research also shows that on average, a beginning-level EAL student in an immersion program will learn social English in three to five years, and academic English in five to seven years."
Titterington cites the role of each student in achieving desired English language learning results. "In the end, each student's success is due to his or her personal effort, fortitude, and commitment to learning English. As they achieve fluency, students acknowledge that learning English has been a long process, but one that is worthwhile. And, best part of all, the benefits will last a lifetime."
Supporting your child's English language learning
- Encourage your child to make friendships with children from other countries
- Keep using your mother tongue at home in speaking and reading
- Encourage your child to join after-school activities and have English play dates
- Give your child plenty of positive praise
- Encourage your child to read
- Remember learning English takes time
- Be patient
- Criticize every mistake your child makes
- Over-correct your child's mistakes
- Overload your child with extra homework
- Translate books word for word — focus on the ideas
- Forget that making errors is a natural part of the learning process
- Forget to praise your child
- Let your child study all the time; they need to play, relax and enjoy their family and friends
Learn more at www.asparis.org/academics/english-as-an-additional-language or contact [email protected]


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Metal Chruch's New Take On "Fake Healer"
First off, I frakking love the latest Metal Church album, XI featuring the return of vocalist Mike Howe... but you probably already knew that from the amount of times I've played material off it on Metal Works. Well, it looks like the guys will be releasing a live album on April 28th from their most recent tour, and included on it is a bonus track: a re-recording of their song "Fake Healer." That particular tune is probably my all time-favorite from them, and I'm not a big fan of re-recordings. However, they decided to invite Queensryche's Todd LaTorre to duet with Mr. Howe, so I'll definitely make an exception for this. I really dig it. Check it out! And for more info on the upcoming album click here.
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Valentine's Day at Flat Three
Stuck for your Valentine's Day plans? Then don't miss out on securing your special evening at Flat Three…
Our spacious dining room still creates an intimate feel, with the heat from the open kitchen keeping you cosy in between courses.
We're offering a 5 course tasting menu created using our usual culinary influences with extra luxury in mind for the evening. Choose dishes ranging from scallops + Douglas fir or aged leeks with seasoned tofu to a smoked venison tartare + alexanders or a smoked beets tartare + omija; a perfect match for vegans and meat lovers alike.
Don't worry about the ambience and food coming to an end after desserts, we won't have you leaving empty handed; where ever you choose to take the evening you will have a box of hand-crafted petit-fours to take with you.
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Ever sneaked a bit of your partner's admonishment products? David Beckham has, and he's not abashed to say it.
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In an account with Into the Gloss, the 43-year-old soccer fable appear how he got absorbed in appearance and started demography affliction of his beard and bark — and it complex a slight bit of theft.
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Whether Beckham was arena for Manchester United in England, Real Madrid in Spain, or the Los Angeles Galaxy, he had an angel to uphold. And while there's annihilation amiss with jacking someone's appearance to attending a assertive way, the soccer amateur did the jacking allotment from his own Spice Girl, wife Victoria.
"My access to admonishment was consistently to abduct my wife's products. That was affectionate of it, really. I'd consistently been acquainted of how I capital my beard to look, actuality like that, but I was additionally in a career area I was consistently outside—whether I was active in Manchester, active in Madrid, LA…all these altered places with altered weather," he told Into the Gloss. "I had to booty affliction of my bark because of that, but the way I looked afterwards it was to abduct my wife's stuff, because I apperceive she has the best."
Beckham said back he was in his arena heyday, demography affairs on men's appearance wasn't absolutely a thing. He didn't care, and rocked his acclaimed "mohawk" hairstyle as able-bodied as those forgettable cornrows. Yet again, the afflatus for his appearance came from a woman, his mother.
"My mum was a beautician — actually, she was allotment of the spike, which was one of my aboriginal hairstyles," he said in the interview. "It acquainted like an era back bodies didn't absolutely booty risks, which is apparently why my mohawk didn't go over all that well, I suppose. Bodies didn't absolutely acquire that one. But that's apparently the one bodies talked about the most. Other than the cornrows."
These days, Beckham is no best accepting appearance and admonishment afflatus from the women in his life. Earlier this year, he launched his own men's admonishment company, House 99, which appearance articles such as pomade, a boom moisturizing cream, and a face scrub.
"For me, admonishment is not alone about how you look, but how you feel. It's about actuality comfortable, aggravating new things and abstraction your abutting look," Beckham said in a March columnist release. "I created House 99 to accord bodies the afflatus as able-bodied as the appropriate articles to agreement and feel absolutely at home accomplishing so. House 99 is actuality to abutment men, to accord them the accoutrement they charge to actualize whatever attending they are activity for."
As for whether Beckham is activity to alpha anymore against-the-grain appearance trends, don't bet on it. He insisted to In the Gloss: "I'm 43 years old and I can't do what I acclimated to do back I was 23!"
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After a hurricane strikes, it's not all that uncommon to see construction companies circling affected neighborhoods looking to see if anyone needs for repairs to be made to their home. While many of the contractors that are circling about are licensed, just as many others are not. Oftentimes, the unlicensed contractors are the ones offering the lowest bids because they have very little overhead.
If you decide to go with an unlicensed contractor, it's important to know that if a problem arises with them, even if there was a contract in place with them, it may not be able to be enforced. Instead, you may be left on the hook yourself for making repairs to remedy whatever partial or improperly handled job they may leave behind.
The reason you may ultimately be left responsible fixing an unlicensed contractors shoddy repairs is because a judge may feel as if you didn't do your own necessary due diligence to hire a licensed professional with liability insurance. Had you done so, the dispute would have been a mute issue as you could have filed a claim with the construction company's insurance carrier.
In hiring a unlicensed contractor, you also risk that person becoming injured on your property. If someone is hurt on your premises and doesn't carry some type of workers' compensation coverage, then it's possible he or she may file a claim against your homeowner's insurance carrier. They may submit ambulance and hospital bills, costs which ultimately get passed onto you in the form of higher monthly premiums.
Additionally, if the work the unlicensed contractor completes is either done without a permit being taken out or is not to code, you may be required to have the work reversed, pay fines or redo the work to be compliant. Also, if the contractor hires subcontractors, you'll ultimately be on the hook for paying them. Any failure to do so could result in a lien being placed on your home.
The short-term benefits you may derive from hiring an unlicensed contractor to complete work on your home may end up being more costly than doing it the right way the first time around. If you've hired a contractor that hasn't performed work at the level you'd expected, then you may benefit from discussing potential legal remedies in your case with a Melbourne, Florida, construction litigation attorney.
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Q: What are the reasons for writing a business plan?
There are a few reasons one should write a business plan:
1. It helps you to think deeper about your business or product and access the probability of success of your business. It will allow you to gain a greater understanding of your industry, your company and your customers.
2. When a company applies for a loan or is looking for investors, it is expected that you have a business plan to present. A savvy investor will scour your business plan before deciding whether or not trust you with their money. Many times commercial real estate agent also will request a business plan to access your reliability as a long-term tenant.
3. A business plan can act as a guide as you are growing your business. You can refer to it in making internal decisions. By the end of the business plan writing process, you will have a better understanding of what your internal company culture is like and how to make spending decisions based on those values.
Q: Will someone be writing my business plan for me?
No. These workshops are designed to help participants gain a deeper understanding of all of the elements that make a business and a business plan more successful. By writing your business plan you will have the opportunity to think about and direct strategy based on the research and exercises you do throughout the course. Being in a smaller class setting will also provide support, inspiration and motivation to see other people doing the same things!
Q: Will I have a finished business plan at the end of the program?
The 9-Week Business Plan Workshop was developed to enable participants to have a finished, comprehensive business plan at the completion of the program. However, this does require participants to attend all nine sessions, commit to participating in the group's online discussion, and complete outside classwork as needed (up to 3 hours a week). For those who have to miss any of the sessions, the workbook each participant receives will help walk you through what was missed.
Q: What can I expect after my business plan is complete?
After the workshop is complete, you will have the tools needed to present your business plan to financial institutions, investors, and your team/prospective employees, as well as resources to aid you in revising and enhancing your plan as needed. Participants will continue to have access to the private Facebook group, where you can run ideas and challenges by your peers. Additionally, one-on-one coaching is available through MeetGeraldine after the workshop, for those interested (contact us for more information).
Q: Will you help me find funding?
The 9-Week Business Plan Workshop will provide insight regarding funding and ways to obtain money for your business; however, our instructors do not provide broker services, and they are not responsible for finding funding sources for class participants.
Q: What payment options do you accept for the 9-Week Business Plan Workshop?
A: The investment is $1,500, with payments processed via PayPal (which accepts checking accounts and major credit cards). A non-refundatble $200 deposit is due upfront, with the remaining balance due prior to the start of the first class. We do not hold spaces for later payment. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Q: What happens if the workshop is cancelled?
If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, students will be notified and a refund mailed or a credit issued on the credit card used.
Q: What happens if I need to cancel my registration?
Requests for cancellation by the student one month before the first day of class will be honored (minus a $50 processing fee). NO REFUNDS will be given for a cancellation made less than one month in advance of the first day of the class.
Q: What is the parking situation for the workshops?
Our workshops are held in the MeetGeraldine office conference room which is located at 337 17th Street, Suite 101, Oakland, CA. We are 2 1/2 blocks from BART for those that would like to take public transportation. Otherwise, there is street parking for $2 per hour before 6pm OR various parking lots and garages that cost $10 flat. Street parking is free after 6pm. For a list of local parking lot options click here.
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A ruthless politician will stop at nothing to conquer Washington, D.C., in this Emmy and Golden Globe-winning political drama.
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This home has all that you could want in a Vacation Rental property. We believe we have thought of everything! Lets start with the beautiful pool and the great back yard & deck. Plenty of lawn and deck furniture to enjoy your time poolside. The large gas grill is exactly what you need to make that perfect dinner under the stars.
Please NOTE: We ONLY rent Friday to Friday in the summer!
All four bedrooms have window A/C units! Our home is on a quiet dead end street surrounded by other very nice houses. Two bedrooms on the first floor: Queen bed in one, two twins in the other. The two bedrooms upstairs EACH have a Queen and two twins.
There are two living rooms, one on the main floor (with flat screen TV/DVD, birch hardwood floors, new couches & chair set from Jordans in 2016, quite nice!), one on the second floor (couch, table & chair set & flatscreen TV with cable), and even a third 'living area' in the partially finished basement (also with couches, flatscreen TV) - there is also a full sized slate pool table in the basement! The bedroom on the main floor with a queen bed also has a flatscreen TV.
The backyard is fully enclosed and quite large. The pool is a very cool octagon shape. Note that our pool does not have a 'deep end'. The whole pool, 25' across, has a maximum depth of about 5'. Because there is no deep end, it warms up quite nicely from the sun.
The pool is open from about Memorial Day weekend to mid September, weather depending. Check with me for exact details if you wish to rent end of May or mid September.
The kitchen is large, with newer appliances, including an electric stove, microwave, dishwasher and fridge. Plenty of counter space, and it opens up through french doors to the large dining area (set up with a new (Jordan's, 2016) large table, plenty of room and chairs for everyone!
The main floor living room & the dining area open up, through a slider (with screen door, so you get nice breezes), to the over-sized deck (21' x 21', we replaced most of the decking with Trek in 2015 (fake wood that is so nice on the feet) which goes down to the in-ground, octagon (25' across) pool. Note that the pool has a maximum depth of about 5 1/2 feet - no diving allowed. Its a wonderful pool, we use it ourselves during turnovers or if the house isn't rented!
There are 3 full bathrooms - one on each floor (including a full bathroom (shower only) in the partially finished basement. There is also an outdoor shower so you can clean up after a swim. There is also plenty of outdoor furniture, so you can eat under the stars!
Also: a large gas grill is on the deck, and there is a washer/dryer in the basement. Families are welcome and will find the house to be very convenient!
This home is great for a fun family (or group of friends) Cape Cod vacation. Falmouth is a very popular destination, for it's beaches, bike path, proximity to Woods Hole, easy access to off-Cape (day trips to Boston, Plymouth, Providence, Hyannis, Provincetown, more), and for easy access to Martha's Vineyard, as Falmouth has three ferries that run constantly to MV during the summer, making it an easy day trip. There are also many fine shops, restaurants, and pubs to add to the experience of your vacation. I've lived here most of my life, so please use me for recommendations!
The house is between downtown Falmouth and Mashpee Commons, so there is plenty to do if there happens to be a rainy day. Nearby: 2 movie theaters (including a cinema pub, where you can eat/drink during the movie), many golf courses, excellent beaches, three different ferries to Martha's Vineyard from Falmouth, ferries to Nantucket (Nantucket Ferry is from Hyannis). Boston or Providence are only an hour fifteen minutes away, as is Provincetown! Plymouth, home of the Plymouth Rock and Plimouth Plantation, is 1/2 hour away.
The hi speed internet is WiFi, connected through the Comcast Cable. This service is available for all rentals. There is no charge for this. It is password protected, we will give you the password when you check in.
Linens and towels can be arranged for an additional fee, call or email for details.
Bedrooms are as follows:
1, 1st floor. Queen
2, 1st floor. 2 Twins
3, 2nd floor. Queen & 2 Twins
4, 2nd floor. Queen & 2 Twins
We will consider pets. Please call or email with details on your pet, and we can let you know. $100 additional charge for each pets. Pets we usually allow - small dogs, etc. We are not keen to let cats stay in the house.
I live and work right in Falmouth, so I'm around if you have any issues during your stay. You won't see me during the week unless you need me though - as I have a professional lawn service mow, and a professional pool company maintain the pool.
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Nearest beach: 1.9 miles, and also the pool in the back yard!
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Large fenced in back yard with great pool!
View of the deck & pool
Another view of the LR
LR, open to the DR
Dining room with sliders to the back deck and pool
First floor bedroom with queen bed and cable TV
BR 2 - two twins, first floor
Upstairs LR with new flatscreen TV
Pool table in the partially finished basement. Also a bathroom.
Beautiful home in a quiet neighborhood
Calendar Last Updated: February 06, 2019
Additional availability info:
This is a Friday to Friday vacation rental.
Long-Term Rental (1 month or more):
available for long term 'winter' rentals! call or email for details. $900 to $1,000 per month (depending on # of people and length of rental), plus utilities.
Additional pricing info: Take $100 off each week for multiple weeks! Last week August - get Labor Day weekend for free, State and local taxes of 13.45% will apply
We had a fabulous week. We found the home to be very clean and comfortable for our stay. We had all the amenities for our needs. The location was close to downtown Falmouth and to the beaches but offered tranquility for when we just wanted to rest for the day. We would certainly stay here again!
A group of couples and friends stayed for Memorial Day Weekend. We had a lovely stay and had nothing but a great experience with the realtor. The house is quite spacious with lots of sleeping space. Beach just a short drive. The backyard is perfect, especially for those colder or windier days that you can't make it to the beach. Full working grille, nice pool, lots of yard space. We would definitely stay again!
We celebrated my parents' 60 wedding anniversary on the Cape. We had family members attending from all over the United States. This rental was perfect for us. We held the celebration in the backyard. There was plenty of space and comfortable seating for all. We prepared and served a wonderful lobster feast with ease. The kitchen is roomy and well-equipped. The deck and pool area are accessible for people with limited mobility like my 85-year-old parents.Family members spent time by the pool, on the beach and on day trips to attractions all over the Cape. Falmouth is conveniently located and not too congested. The beaches are clean and beautiful. If you are a walker, there is a beach within a half hour walk - even shorter if you like to bike. Be aware that driving to the beach is problematic because you need a parking pass (available for $60 for the week). We solved that problem by driving people to the beach and then returning to pick them up when they were ready to leave.Dennis from Donahue Real Estate helped us to ensure that the vacation would be a success. He helped with everything from picking the right property for our needs to advising us on the best place to buy lobsters. We recommend this area, this real estate agency, and this specific property to people who want a great Cape Cod vacation! show more show less
Our rental experience at 44 Carol Ave, through Dennis Murphy, was phenomenal. We had a winter lease and initially chose the home due to its affordability, location to the beach and the downtown area, safety and beauty of the neighborhood, and the overall spacious and comfortable feel of the home. The backyard is extremely large and open and it was great for entertaining! Dennis was an outstanding landlord and assisted us in an extremely timely manner with any and all questions, concerns, and/or house-related help that we needed. He was kind, professional, and friendly, and no matter if the faucet needed replacement or if the TV needed to be moved, Dennis would assist us within 24 hours. This home is a great find, I would highly recommend it to anyone for a brief stay, entire summer, or entire winter season, as it truly is as close to perfect as can be. show more show less
My entire family of 10 vacationed here for a week and we really enjoyed it. The location of the house is very convenient - close to the beach and to shopping. There was plenty of comfortable space for all of us. The pool was a real treat, especially for the kids. And the owner was very responsive before and during our stay. We hope to return next summer for another family reunion!
The entire experience of renting this property was a really smooth sail. The owner/Realtor was very helpful and responsive. The website described the property very accurately, the property was well-maintained, and it felt like a home away from home. The backyard deck and the swimming pool are a bliss for any summer morning or evening. We really loved staying in this property and would like to rent it again whenever we go to Cape Cod."
Very nice place, clean and lot of space. Good price for the size of the house! Very easy to deal with M. Murphy from Donahue Real Estate! Alex


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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Gruff Heroes Come to Aid of Child Abuse Victims
Meeting the Bikers Against Child Abuse is a moment no one could forget. For Froggy, a former victim of child abuse, it's a day that changed her life forever.
"It was just all quiet, and then you hear all these bikes driving down the road (Click here to read more(video))
Biker group helps abuse victims feel empowered
September 28, 2013
Child sex abuse victims plead for more prison time for attacker
By Pat Reavy, Deseret News
Published: Thursday, Oct. 10 2013 6:50 p.m. MDT
Updated: Friday, Oct. 11 2013 6:25 a.m. MDT
UTAH STATE PRISON — Michael Doporto has spent 20 years in prison for raping a child.
But his victim and other women who say they, too, were raped or sexually assaulted by Doporto say (Click here to read more)
Biker Night Tailgate
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 7:00 pm
From 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, Liberty Baptist Church F.A.I.T.H. Riders will be sponsoring their "Biker Night" tailgate as the Wardogs (Click here to read more)


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Erhard Rom – Scenic Designer
ERHARD ROM (Set Design) was named as a finalist in the Designer of the Year category of the 2015 International Opera Awards in London. He has designed settings for over 200 productions across the globe and his design work has been displayed in the Prague Quadrennial exhibition and at the National Opera Center in Manhattan. He also teaches design at Montclair State University in New Jersey. His credits include: The San Francisco Opera (Lucia di Lammermoor, Susannah and Nixon in China) The Royal Swedish Opera (Nixon in China) Wexford Festival Opera (Silent Night), Seattle Opera (La bohème, and Semele), Bard Summerscape Festival (The Wreckers), The Glimmerglass Festival (A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck and Later the Same Evening), Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Rape of Lucretia, Faust, La bohème, Carmen and Jane Eyre), Minnesota Opera (the world premiere of The Shining ,Merry Widow, Romeo and Juliet, Rusalka, Carmen and The Dream of Valentino) and Wolf Trap Opera (20 operas). Other companies include; Vancouver Opera, the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin, Fort Worth Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Colorado, Opéra de Montréal, The Atlanta Opera, Opera Boston and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre Center, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. In 2014 he designed the European premiere of Kevin Puts recent opera, Silent Night. The production was awarded two accolades at the 2015 Irish Times Theatre Awards Ceremony, including the audience choice award and best opera production of 2015.
Manhattan School of Music's THE DANGEROUS LIAISONS. Erhard Rom, Set Designer; Tracy Dorman, Costume Designer.
Manhattan School of Music's THE DANGEROUS LIAISONS "Tracy Dorman's mouthwatering costumes..." "...set designer Erhard Rom's gliding panels are papered in florid penmanship against a backdrop of ripening pink and feminine blossoms." Opera News Full Review...
Minnesota Opera's THE SHINING in workshop – Left to right: Mark Campbell, librettist; Erhard Rom, set designer; Robert Wierzel, lighting designer; Eric Simonson, stage director
Six months out, Minnesota Opera's 'The Shining' already sounds ominous. Red full Article here THE SHINING opens May 7, 2016.
Erhard Rom, Set Designer. 'The Wreckers' (Friday and Sunday) Bard College's SummerScape festival presents the first American staging of this politically astute opera about piracy, love and betrayal on the Cornish coast by Ethel Smyth, a trailblazing composer and suffragist.
★ 'The Wreckers' (Friday and Sunday) Bard College's SummerScape festival presents the first American staging of this politically astute opera about piracy, love and betrayal on the Cornish coast by Ethel Smyth, a trailblazing composer and suffragist. Leon Botstein...
Scenic Designer ERHARD ROM named Finalist in the 2015 International Opera Awards.
Congratulations to scenic designer Erhard Rom, a Finalist in the 2015 International Opera Awards! The awards ceremony will take place at London's Savoy Theatre on April 26th, 2015. Read more.
Seattle Opera's SEMELE – Set Design, Erhard Rom and Lighting Designer, Robert Wierzel.
Last chance to catch Seattle Opera's Sizzling, Hot new production of SEMELE - Set Design, Erhard Rom and Lighting Designer, Robert Wierzel.
Erhard Rom, Set Designer and Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer. SEMELE at Seattle Opera.
Check out the 30-second web promo spot for the sensuous and sparkling SEMELE. Handel's wonderfully witty myth comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time this February with a chic and stylish all-new production.


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I've been following 'Conan the Cimmerian' for a few months now (with a short break when I had to do grown up stuff with my pay packet like, you know, pay bills and stuff) and was really pleased to see them get round to the 'Black Colossus' storyline, one of my favourites from when I last read the Fantasy Masterworks 'Conan Collection'. I was very interested to see how this came across in a comic so made sure to pick this one up! I wasn't disappointed...
Natohk, the 'veiled one', has gathered an army from amongst the desert tribes and marches on the Hyborian nations. All that stands in his way is the tiny kingdom of Khoraja where the god Mitra has told Princess Yasmela to hand control of her armies over to the first man she meets if she is to stand any chance of defeating Natohk. Guess who just happens to have been in a fight and is walking home drunk...?
Before he knows it, Conan is at the head of an army which will meet the prophet's horde at Shamla Pass for a fight that could determine the fate of the Hyborian nations...
Even though I knew the story already (and Conan stories are pretty formulaic so even if I didn't know the story, I could have guessed how this one would turn out!) I found that after reading the first instalment I just knew I'd be around for the rest. This might even be the storyline that finally gets me into this comic on a regular basis. It was that good. Giorello really steps things up a gear in 'Black Colossus' with some brooding pictures of Khoraja by night and some real epic stuff at the Battle of Shamla Pass. I've mentioned it before but Count Thespides' doomed charge is worth the price of admission on its own. I think the Dabel Brothers have the rights to Erikson's 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' (which means we'll probably never see it in this format...) but I think Giorello would be a great artist for this setting and I'd love to see him give it a go.
Timothy Truman is also on song with his writing duties, keeping things tense and also making sure that Conan stays true to the character originally drawn by Robert E. Howard. In a way, I guess that's not exactly a hard thing to do (Conan being the no nonsense, hard fighting and womanising character that he is) but Truman does it with style. I also loved the way he fleshes out Conan's world through character's dealing out relevant information (in just the right amounts) and little asides like the prayers to Set...
I've been looking for more fantasy in comics and I think this title could become a staple feature in my monthly shop, especially if it keeps going like this!
Monday, 7 September 2009
'Conan the Cimmerian' (Dark Horse Comics) #10 – 13 ('Black Colossus')
Posted by Graeme Flory at 16:17
Labels: comics
2 comments:
Your taste in books and comics tends to run parallel with my own and I've come to trust you when you say something is good.
Dammit. Now I have to go get this too.
- 8 September 2009 at 12:54
- Timbo said...
Thanks for the great review and kind words! -Timothy Truman
- 16 January 2010 at 02:19
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Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert stands outside St. Elizabeth's Hospital, which is looking to move to wealthier digs.
St. Elizabeth's Hospital has been a downtown bedrock of Belleville, Illinois, since 1875.
The Catholic hospital is so tied to this southern Illinois city that when the local economy slumped in 2009, the non-profit St. Elizabeth's gave $20 to every employee to spend on Main Street, sending hundreds of shoppers out to the mostly mom and pop-owned stores.
But "St. E's," as locals call it, now faces its own financial troubles, largely a result of the costs of maintaining an obsolete facility and of growing numbers of low-income and uninsured patients from Belleville and neighboring East St. Louis, one of the poorest cities in the Midwest.
Like a small but growing number of hospitals around the country, St. Elizabeth's is taking a radical step. Hospital officials plan to close the 303-bed hospital and are seeking state approval to build a $300-million facility seven miles northeast, in O'Fallon. It's a wealthier city that is one of the fastest-growing communities in the St. Louis region with new subdivisions, proximity to a regional mall, and quick access to Interstate 64.
Hospitals have followed population migrations before, but relocations like St. Elizabeth's are becoming more common. That's partly due to the aging of many facilities built decades ago, as well as the desire to attract better-paying patients.
"Where you choose to place new facilities almost always involves moving to an area where there is a substantial privately insured population," said Paul Ginsburg, chairman of medicine and public policy at the University of Southern California.
Hospital relocations are currently planned or underway in South and Central Florida, eastern Tennessee, central Georgia, Birmingham, Ala., and northeast Ohio. Some have stirred controversy, as in Belleville:
— Just west of Fort Lauderdale, HCA Inc (HCA)., a for-profit hospital chain, plans to close Plantation General Hospital and open a new hospital seven miles away in more affluent Davie, near a medical school.
— Tennova Healthcare is moving its flagship Physicians Regional Medical Center near downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, closer to higher-income suburbs eight miles west.
That will leave just one general hospital downtown. Tennova is owned by Community Health Systems(CYH), a for-profit hospital system.
— Just outside Cleveland, Lakewood Hospital in Lakewood, Ohio, which is managed by the Cleveland Clinic, is slated to close in 2016. Patients will be directed to the Clinic's newer Fairview Hospital three miles away or to another facility being built in Avon, 13 miles away. Both Fairview and Avon are higher-income towns.
Related: Five-star hospitals? Government unveils new ratings
Hospital officials often say it is cheaper to build, rather than renovate, their mostly downtown facilities. What they don't say publicly is how geography often determines a hospital's economic destiny, especially at a time of increasing financial pressure as a result of Medicare funding cuts, including penalties that may result from new pay-for-performance measures in the Affordable Care Act.
By moving to wealthier areas, hospitals can reduce the share of uninsured and lower-paying Medicaid patients, while increasing the privately insured. That's also why they locate outpatient centers and medical offices in affluent suburbs.
But relocations often spark anger from those left behind, who worry about the loss of jobs and of access to care.
"Hospitals were established in inner cities where the greatest needs were and now, essentially, that charity obligation has gone by the wayside as they are looking at their bottom line," said Gerard Anderson, director of the Center for Hospital Finance and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"Communities can be tipped by the loss of a vital medical institution," Belleville Police Captain John Moody II wrote in a scathing letter about St. Elizabeth's plan to a state review board. "There is too much at stake and the loss will be catastrophic and I fear unrecoverable."
Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert, who was born at St. Elizabeth's, drove an ambulance when he was a teenager and now lives three blocks away, said he fears the move will devastate downtown, make it more difficult for some people to get care, especially those dependent on public transportation, and lead to overcrowding at the city's one other hospital, which is downsizing.
"They are definitely running from the poor," he said.
St. Elizabeth's officials deny that, noting that only a quarter of their patients come from Belleville, and the new site will be closer to the majority who live in other communities, including eight of the 10 poorest zip codes in their service area.
"Being more centrally located will also make care more accessible for everyone, regardless of income," the hospital said in a statement.
Related: Hospitals ask patients to pay upfront
Most of St. Elizabeth's operates out of a 60-year-old building that they say is difficult for many people to get to because of one-way roads. In addition, patient rooms are too small and the emergency room is cramped.
None of those arguments have swayed Rev. Monsignor John Myler, rector of St. Peter's Cathedral, across from the hospital. "It is contrary to Francis to ask those in need to travel to him," he wrote in opposition. "Rather Franciscans are — and have been for centuries — right among the people, not in a well-to-do place asking the people instead to come to them."
A state commission is expected to vote on the proposed move on April 21.
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09 July 2019
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Published by Scott Alden
Major project delivery around Australia has historically relied on the Australian Standard form of contracts for construction, in particular the AS4000 suite of contracts.
Introduced in the late 1990s, this suite of contracts is now almost two decades old.
Having regard to their vintage, there is a broad recognition and acceptance that these standard form contracts need to be updated, or alternatives need to be considered. This includes by the organisation that created them and licenses them being SAI Global.
Over the last four years there has in fact been a project, as a joint initiative between SAI Global and the Society of Construction Law to replace the outdated forms of contract AS2124 (1986 and 1992) and AS4000 (1997) with a new form of contract, AS110000: 2017. The development of this new form of contract ceased (although not permanently) in 2018 despite it being almost complete and ready for publication.
The lack of a new and updated standard coupled with a significant shift away from traditional adversarial forms of contract (such as the AS4000 suite) and towards a more collaborative form of contract based firmly on relationship principles and philosophies, has prompted government, industry and advisors to look elsewhere for a contract that meets best practice, current global trends on project delivery.
The NEC4 suite from the UK Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one potential alternative. The NEC suite was first published in 1993 and endorsed by the Governments of UK, South Africa and Hong Kong. It is currently been used in Main Roads construction in Western Australia and had successfully delivered the A$260m Mt Mercer wind farm in WA.
Features of the NEC4 suite
The NEC4 suite includes a range of options that parties may choose from, allowing it to be easily adapted to a variety of projects without the need for significant amendments.
Key features and options of the NEC4 suite include:
One argument that is raised against the use of the NEC4 suite is that they are not 'Australianised'. However, many amendments that would need to be made to the NEC4 suite to reflect Australian legislation are often required for Australian Standard contracts in any case, to reflect new laws since those contracts were first published (for example, SOPA and WHS legislation).
The optionality of the NEC4 suite combined with the focus on collaborative and relationship contracting principles that are embedded within the suite, may see the NEC4 suite being increasingly used as a preferred alternative to the standard construction contracts that are currently being used in Australia.
Author: Scott Alden & Victoria Gordon
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