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Mona Knit Beanie
By purchasing this item, you are truly 'Shopping for Good'. 100% of net proceeds from all sales goes directly to insuring that children in marginalized communities, all over the world, have access to education.
You are not only educating one child but impacting the lives of 100 more! When you educate a child, they are more likely to ensure their siblings receive an education and directly impact the economic growth of their communities.
You are not just a customer, you are a HERO
A comfortable, warm knit beanie.
• 60% cotton/40% acrylic
By purchasing this item, you are truly 'Shopping for Good'. 100% of net proceeds from all sales goes directly to insuring that children in marginalized communities, all over the world, have access to education.
You are not only educating one child but impacting the lives of 100 more! When you educate a child, they are more likely to ensure their siblings receive an education and directly impact the economic growth of their communities.
You are not just a customer, you are a HERO
A comfortable, warm knit beanie.
• 60% cotton/40% acrylic
We offer the fastest shipping & hassle free returns!
Shipping Information
- FREE Standard Shipping for all USA orders over $75.00.
- Your product will ship within 7 to 14 business Days.
- All International (Non-US) orders incur a $25 shipping charge. Purchases will be shipped via standard US Mail and may take 2-3 weeks to arrive
Because our tees and posters are made to order we do not offer returns and all sales are final. If your tee is damaged or has any issues, such as the print being off center, we will accept returns. We require you to first send us a picture showing the damage. If approved we will ask you to send the item back to us. Once received we will send you a brand new identical replacement item at no cost to you.
Refunds (if applicable)
Your satisfaction is our primary concern and we gladly provide a refund if we accept responsibility for issues associated with your transaction. Each case will be decided on its merit and you will be notified of our decision on a timely basis.
Items returned must be in their unused condition with the original tags and packing. We do not accept a returned item that's worn, damaged, washed or altered in any way. The following items cannot be returned or exchanged: bodysuits, sleepwear, jewelry, and accessories.
Education is light and it changes everything - It trains, empowers, uplifts, provides voice and choice and makes everything possible. Watch this video about our service and impact in the past twenty years.
Kali's Story
Born in a tribal household in Alirajpur, India, Kali contracted polio as a child. Born a girl, poor and now disabled, she had three strikes against her in that community before she was 12, and her future would have been bleak. But she attended Barli Institute for Development of Rural Women in Indore, India, one of the projects that Mona Foundation support.
Now she reads and writes, owns her own sewing shop, earns enough to support herself, pays for the education of all the children in her family, and has bought an fitted a scooter so that she can get around easy. At her own initiative, she has also started a self-help group to teach 12 other women how to start their own businesses.
It took $1/Day to educate Kali, and now 100 people are benefiting from this investment.
Who we are
Mona Foundation supports grassroots educational initiatives that provide education to all children, increase opportunities for women and girls, and emphasize service to the community. Our goal is to alleviate global poverty and support community-led transformation such that no child ever goes to bed hungry, or is lost to preventable diseases, or is deprived of gift of education for lack of resources. We believe that the keys to alleviating poverty are universal education, gender equality, and community building. Since 1999, Mona has awarded more than $12 million to 38 educational initiatives in 18 countries, providing access to quality education and training for more than 258,000 students, teachers and parents annually.
Mona was founded in 1999 by a small group of people who drew their inspiration from the Baha'i principles of justice and equality, universal education and indiscriminate service to all. We seek to work with like-minded people or organizations, locally, nationally and internationally, to demonstrate in action that people of all backgrounds can come together in the service of our common good.
The foundation is named after a 16-year old girl who was executed in 1983 for her beliefs as a Baha'i and for teaching children's classes. She is our Malala except that Malala lived after the attempt of her life and Mona did not. Mona loved children and had volunteered in an orphanage since the age of thirteen. IBefore she was executed, she said a prayer for unity of mankind. Her courage to stand for what she believed, her youth, and her dedication to justice and service inspired us to name the foundation after her.
Our core values
We believe that the key to alleviating poverty and achieving positive community transformation lies in universal education and gender equality. Mona Gift Shop integrates the following values in all aspects of its operation:
Oneness and unity
- In our humanity we are one, each endowed with the potential to contribute to building a better world.
Service to all
- Regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality or economic status
- Supporting social and economic development projects focused on education and improving the status of women and girls
Fostering unity in diversity
- Preserving the diverse cultural heritage of the people we serve
- Building collaborative relationships & supporting others to develop themselves
Integrity, accountability and transparency
- Embodying trustworthiness and committed to operational excellence and meeting our commitments
- Operating in such a way that it is easy for others to see what actions are performed and results achieved
Consultation as a medium of decision-making
- Seeking and respecting the diversity of views
- Searching for truth and arriving at, and rallying around the group decision
Continuous learning
- Engaging in continuous cycle of consultation, action and reflection to lean from experience and improve year-on-year
- Oneness and unity
Our reach
Since 1999, Mona has granted $12 million to 38 projects in 18 countries, supporting the education of 258,326 students, teachers and parents annually. In 2017 we supported partner organizations in US, Haiti, Panama, Brazil, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, and India.
Our Focus
Universal education, gender equality and community transformation remain the focus of all Mona Gift Shop activities.
Universal education: Learning is intrinsic to human reality, and everyone deserves the opportunity to receive a quality education. Mona Gift Shop finds locally operated programs that educate people of all backgrounds and raise the status of girls and women. We believe that sustainable development is a process in which individuals, communities and institutions build capacity and own and lead their own development plans. Educated communities are healthier, more sustainable, and less vulnerable to economic volatility.
Gender equality: Providing equal educational opportunities to girls and women yield a higher rate of return than any other investment that can be made in our communities. Equality not only guarantees basic rights, it is also vital to promoting the robust, shared growth needed to end extreme poverty. World Bank data demonstrates that gender equality and economic development are inextricably linked and increasing education specifically for girls and women has a direct effect on a nation's economic development.
Community building: All people have the right and the responsibility to lead their own lives and to contribute to the betterment of their own communities. The individuals most affected are the ones most ready to affect change. Supporting communities in their own self-advocacy promotes empowerment, rather than dependency. Many students we support work with their communities to establish literacy programs, women health centers, parental trainings, cleanliness drives, tree plantations, and many other programs that stimulate harmony and community building in their communities.
Our approach
We partner with community-led organizations that educate and serve everyone, empower women and girls, improve economic opportunity for all, and catalyze individual and community transformation.
Our guiding principles
Our approach and framework to development act as a guide and influences the way we think of social action and change. At the heart of this framework lie our beliefs about the nature of human beings. These beliefs are Baha'i inspired and universal in their nature and include:
Oneness of the world of humanity – that each person, regardless of economic status, has the right, the capacity and the responsibility to be the protagonist of the process of their own development, and contribute to the betterment of their communities. This view of human beings does not permit us to regard people as helpless victims nor as passive recipients of aid. Rather, development work based on this view tries to tap into the vast pool of capabilities of local people and to empower them to become the protagonists of their own development.
Coherence of material and spiritual dimensions of human reality– that development should not only be defined by materials goals, e.g. the building of the infrastructure or academic achievement, rather, and perhaps more importantly, by the degree to which the participants in the process are commmitted to spiritual values such as justice and equality, and have the moral capabilities such as integrity, trustworthiness, etc. needed to serve their own interests and also contribute to the betterment of their communities.
Equality of men and women – that community development can only happen when men and women have and enjoy equal rights and opportunities and equally participate in this process.
At Mona Gift Shop, development is viewed as a process, the main protagonists of which are the people themselves, irrespective of the degree of their material prosperity. We believe that development activity emerges from within a community and belongs to the people and institutions that are implementing the effort. While social action is directed towards visible improvements of some aspect of life, the main function of the project is to develop people's capacity to make decisions about their development and then to implement them.
At the level of practice, this framework translates into the following essential requirements for sustained development:
- Organic growth - Development is a long-term process. Any development effort must originate at the grassroots level by members of the local community. Over time, through a process of consultation, action and reflection, the community builds its own capacity to implement projects of increased complexity.
- Capacity building - Capacity building is directly related to learning how to work towards goals in a disciplined way, how to foster openness in decision-making by engaging in community consultation, how to build relationships based on collaboration and service to others, and how to develop the skills and commitment necessary to generate and apply lessons learned to build even more capacity.
- Local ownership, local solutions - Every community has their own set of unique challenges and solutions. For every community and every country development needs to be responsive to local aspirations and initiatives. Development ideas and projects should not be imposed from outside the local community. National or international knowledge about proven and well-conceived development approaches can be shared as long as the local community remains owner and creator of their own solutions.
- Action learning - As with any new skill, engaging in learning through a systematic and ongoing process of consultation, action and reflection designed to bring about consistent patterns of change, is essential to developing the capacity and skills we need to build a better world together.
- Service - Development is sustained and sustainable when service to others is the core value that drives our everyday actions as individuals and as community members. Service to others helps us be the best we can be and exponentially increases our impact in whatever step we take for the betterment of ourselves, our communities and our nations.
Project selection and the Office of Social & Economic Development
Our relationship with the development projects we support is naturally governed by the core values that inspire us, and the principles that guide our work. As such, we believe that the responsibility for managing all aspects of implementing the project being funded rests with the project. We see our role as the representative and voice of the project, and act as its advocate before our donors. We do so while honoring and meeting our full fiduciary responsibilities to our donors and provide full transparency and accountability for all our actions and decisions.
Our project selection criteria ensures that Mona Gift Shop only supports local educational institutions who have a proven capacity to utilize funds effectively, and the ability to interact well with outside donors.
- The program is founded and operated by residents.
- The program addresses a vital and significant deficit in the basic needs of children, needs which prevent the full development of their capacity as productive members of their society. These needs must include education, but also may include housing, food and basic health care.
- The program serves children of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, religion, and economic status.
- The program has a particular focus on education of girls and women.
- The program seeks to develop human resources for the community.
- The program has a historic rate of success, having been established and functioning for a significant period of time and not less than three years.
- The program enjoys the support of the local community.
- The program administrators of the school have shown a long-term commitment to the development of the program
- The program administrators have the capacity to effectively manage receiving funds from external agencies.
- The program administrators are active participants in developing and implementing plans, and require and enjoy the participation of the community.
We consult with the Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED) when we select projects founded by the Baha'is*. OSED has been our trusted advisor for many years. They are in touch with local grass-roots NGOs implementing the development projects and monitoring their activities and progress and know when these NGOs have the experience and the institutional capacity to receive and manage funds from external sources. Thus, we have the advantage of working together with local partners who have a positive track record, have demonstrated trustworthiness and reliability and have the capacity to collaborate with external funding agencies.
*Baha'i activity in the field of social and economic development seeks to promote the well-being of people of all walks of life, whatever their beliefs or background. It represents the efforts of the Baha'i community to effect constructive social change. Its purpose is not to teach the Faith nor convert, rather, as an expression of a deeply held set of beliefs, to engage in indiscriminate service to the world of humanity for the betterment of our collective world.
Social action is pursued with the conviction that every population has the right and responsibility to mark out the path of its own progress. Indeed, every people and nation has a vital contribution to make in constructing a new society characterized by principles such as harmony, justice, and prosperity.
How we measure
In the past two years, we have worked with with each of our partners in the field and an advisory committee to identify field-generated measures of sustained positive community change. Our Evaluation and Impact Framework, therefore, tracks, assesses and reports the voice of the field on three outcomes
- Program Outcome: Improving Access to Education as indicated by the number of schools enrolled
- Student Outcome: Improving Teaching and learning as indicated by the number of students who transition to next level of graduation or into work, and
- Social & Economic Outcome: Positive community change as indicated in improvement in students character development and life skills and service back to the community.
For detailed information please see our "Results" page.
Focus on women and girls
Why is it crucial to ensure that nearly 4 billion girls and women around the world have the same chances to receive an education as boys and men? First, education is a human right, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Second, girls' education is a strategic development investment – evidence shows that girls' education brings a wide range of benefits not only for the girls themselves but also for their children and their communities, as well as society at large in terms of economic growth.
There is also a multiplier effect to educating girls and women. More educated women tend to be healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer children, and provide better health care and education to their children, all of which eventually improve the well-being of all individuals and can lift households out of poverty. These benefits also transmit across generations, as well as to communities at large. (World Bank report on education of girls, 2016.)
Tax exempt status
The Mona Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service codes of the United States of America. All donations made from donors within US are tax deductible. Donors from other countries should consult a certified public accountant registered within their country of residence.
Recognition by non-profit rating agencies
Mona Foundation is officially certified every year by the State of Washington. We embrace nonprofit accountability and transparency. We are have received Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance stamp of approval, and enjoy the Platnium status granted by GuideStar (www.guidestar.org) given only to organizations which meet their extensive accountability and transparency requirements. In addition, we have received several awards and recognitions including:
- Microsoft Alumni Integral Fellow
- Leadership Council member, Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education (CUE)
- Brokkings Institution CUE select global partner member to Girls CHARGE inititave
- CNN Top 10 Nonprofits Supporting the Education of Women
- Best of Western WA Nonprofits
- Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
How you can help
Want to get involved? Call us at (425) 743-4550 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. We would love to talk to you and leverage your talent in service to thousands of children we serve.
Does Mona Gift Shop ship to my country?We Do! Your convenience is our priority so we ship worldwide.
When will my package ship (non-holidays)?It takes us 2-4 business days to process and ship your order. Once your goodies have shipped, you will receive a confirmation email from us. Because we ship worldwide, customs may cause a package to take longer to arrive than usual; we recommend tracking your order.
My package has shipped, how much long until it arrives?After receiving a confirmation email, the time of delivery will vary depending on the destination. We estimate that shipping times for the United States, Canada and International destinations are as follows:
- Domestic:
- USPS First Class: 3-5 business days
- USPS Priority Mail: 2-3 business day
- USPS Priority Express Mail: 1-2 business days
- Canada:
- USPS First Class International: varies, 8-16 business days
- USPS Priority Mail International: 6-10 business days
- USPS Priority Mail Express: 4-6 business days
- International:
- USPS First Class International: varies, 13-31 business days (*without tracking number)
- USPS Priority Mail International: 10-15 business days
- USPS Priority Mail Express International: 6-10 business days
How can I track my package?All U.S. orders will be provided with a tracking number. For international orders, USPS Priority International and USPS Express International mail will provide a tracking number. Only select countries offer tracking for USPS First Class International. Please find these countries provided below:
- Countries that offer First Class International Tracking:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Croatia
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Israel
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Spain
- Switzerland.
- As soon as your order has been shipped, we will send you a confirmation email with your order number and tracking number***. To track your package, follow the link provided in your confirmation email. You can also visit the United States Postal Service at www.usps.com and enter your tracking number there!
- ***If you don't see your country on the list above, don't worry we can still ship to you but you will not be able to track your package. Instead you will be issued a Customs Identification Number for your package. We apologize, but again you will not be able to track your package if your country is not located above.
DO YOU ACCEPT ORDERS SHIPPING TO APO/FPO/DPO or PO OX ADDRESSES?A.Most items may be shipped to a P.O. Box or Military APO/FPO addresses, but some restrictions apply.Orders being sent to P.O. Boxes or Military APO/FPO addresses must be shipped via the United States Postal Service and cannot be shipped via 2nd Day or Overnight Priority service.
Can you lower the value of my package and send as a gift?As much as we want to, we aren't able to lower the value of a package for any reason. Import fees are not part of shipping & handling and you will need to pay those fees upon receipt of the package. If you choose not to pay the import fees then your package will be returned to Mona Gift Shop.
Do you offer shipping insurance?We do not currently offer insurance for our packages. USPS may have shipping insurance available for an additional fee.
IS IT SAFE TO USE MY CREDIT CARD?At Mona Gift Shop, we understand how important security is to you. When you order online with us, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology. This is the most advanced consumer online security technique to date. You can be assured that your order will be placed safely and securely. We have used government approved encryption software. To find out more about SSL encryption software go to: http://www.netscape.com/security/techbriefs/ssl.html?cp=sciln. In order for encryption to take place, your browser must have the SSL protocol. The following browsers have this software:
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- Firefox 1.0.4 or higher
- Safari (MAC Only)
What do I do if my package does not get to me by the estimated delivery date?Carriers often provide an estimated delivery date to show when a package is projected for delivery. These estimates often change depending on current weather or road conditions. Please make sure to check the tracking number often to make sure that it is moving. If you still have not received your package after a week from the estimated delivery date, please let us know by contacting email@example.com or (425)743-4550
Tracking shows that my package has been delivered but I did not receive it.If your tracking number shows that the package has been delivered but you have not received it, please try the following:
- Checking around the yard/house.
- Checking with neighbors.
- Checking with the carrier.
- Often times carriers will leave packages in places where they think will be safest. (ie. Inside an open garage, besides a bush, etc.) Sometimes deliveries may be made to the wrong location. (ie. Down the street, next door, etc.) If the above does not help locate your package, please try contacting the carrier or contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or (425)743-4550. Carriers may update a tracking number in advance the day that it is projected for delivery.
How much will shipping cost?Shipping costs are calculated based on the package destination and the weight of the package. When you check out using Mona Gift Shop's website you will need to provide your address in order to view shipping options. Many options will be available so that you can get your package for a reasonable price.
Can't find the answer you are looking for?Go to our email submission form, or call us toll free at (425)743-4550 and Contact Us directly.
What types of payments are accepted?We accept all major credit cards, international credit cards, PayPal, and wire transfers. Please note that for orders greater than $2000 we require payment by wire transfer.
WHERE CAN Mona Gift Shop EGIFT CERTIFICATES BE REDEEMED?eGift Certificates may only be redeemed by visiting us online at Mona Gift Shop
HOW DO I REDEEM A Mona Gift Shop GIFT CERTIFICATE ONLINE?Visit Mona Gift Shop and shop as usual. Select the items you want to purchase and click "checkout." Follow the regular checkout procedure when you are ready. When you reach the Billing Page during checkout, look for the eGift Certificate section, then enter your Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate Number and PIN Code along with a valid credit card.
If the total amount of your order exceeds the total value on your Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate, your credit card will be charged the remaining balance. All of the value on your Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate will be used first before any amount is charged to your credit card.? If the amount of your order is less than the value on your Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate, your credit card will not be charged. Any unused balance will remain on your Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate. Only one Mona Gift Shop eGift Certificate may be used per order at Mona Gift Shop.
How do I redeem my coupons?To redeem Mona Gift Shop coupon with a valid coupon code, place all items you would like to purchase in your shopping basket. Redeem your coupon by entering the coupon code in the space provided and click APPLY CODE. If the coupon code is valid, the applicable discount or promotion will appear in the shopping basket
What payment methods do you accept?You can pay for purchases on Mona Gift Shop using a major credit card, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express or by using online credit or pay through PayPal. If you are registered with Mona Gift Shop, you can enter several credit cards, and then decide at checkout time which one to use. If you aren't registered, you'll need to enter your credit card information each time you place an order. Please, be advised that it is not possible to use credit cards issued in other countries. If you want to purchase on Mona Gift Shop, you will need a credit card issued with a billing address in The United States.
Is there sales tax?All orders sent to a Washington state address will be charged sales tax. Please keep in mind that all consumers are technically responsible for remitting any unpaid sales tax on online purchases to their state. Please check with your local government for the rules and regulations in your area.
If I save my credit card information in my account is it safe?Your auto-checkout credit card information is encrypted and protected by a password for your security. To ensure your information is never stolen, your password decryption only shows a portion of your credit card information meaning that if your password is stolen your information is still safe in our system.
What does "Temporarily out of Stock" mean?This means that Mona Gift Shop does not currently have inventory for the item in question, in most cases that item in on order. If the item is on backorder, we will provide an "estimated" time of arrival (ETA), which is often dependent on availability.
Does my store credit expire? No, store credits never expire. But they do get forgotten... so while you're thinking about it check out what's new on Mona Gift Shop!
Does Mona Gift Shop participate on Social Media platforms?
Can I enter multiple promotional codes?In order to maintain low prices, free shipping, and free samples on all orders, we can only allow for one promotional code per order.
What's the difference between a promotional code and a gift card?
- Promotional codes are used to apply a discount or a gift to your purchase.
- Gift cards and rewards certificates are used to pay for your purchase.
Part of my order is missing/broken/damaged.We sincerely apologize! Please contact us immediately to remedy the problem. If the product is broken or damaged, make sure to keep the box, packaging materials and broken/damaged items for inspection by the carrier. Returns made as a result of our error will not count towards your total return limit.
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Could The Kovalchuk Signing Mean The End For Semin In DC?
It's finally over!
If you've stood by your computer constantly hitting refresh like I did, then you know I am talking about the Kovalchuk Sweepstakes, which is reportedly a 17-year deal with the New Jersey Devils. Yes, seventeen YEARS. Yeah, that is a loooooong time.
How long, Neil?
Well, seventeen years ago Ace of Base ruled the airwaves, and The New Mickey Mouse Club got some new members: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. So yeah, 17 years is a long time.
Time will tell if he's worth it, but Kovalchuk has put up some serious regular season numbers in his career before his 28th birthday: 642 career points in 621 career games at the NHL level. Not bad for the the first overall pick in the 2001 NHL entry draft.
I will leave others to debate whether or not the contract is worth it or how it just laughs in the face of the current CBA, but you have to believe that at least one Russian in the DC area was intently watching these talks unfold: Alexander Semin.
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San Francisco Aerials & Fog
I've always loved getting different images and views that most people are unaccustomed to seeing. That is why on my latest adventure to San Francisco I decided to snap a few images of the city and bridges from above. When I say a few, I really mean about 4000 photos over the course of one sunset, and the concurrent sunrise.
Lets back up for a minute.
I've flown about 50 helicopter flights during the course of my professional career, over Miami, Fort Myers, Tampa, Orlando, and Alaska. Most of that work was for video projects, using gyros and nose-mounted cameras. My clients usually sit in the rear, advising and directing, but we all secretly know that it is the pilot who ultimately sets you up and gets the photographer into the correct position for the shot. All of the pilots that I have been fortunate enough to work with have been extremely professional, and experienced, especially my latest pilot.
Marc Fiedor was the pilot for both of these flights over San Francisco Bay. He works out of www.VerticalCFI.com, located in the Oakland area, and he is the real deal. Experienced, a great communicator, and probably the best controller I've ever used to get me into the right spot. I explained what I was looking for beforehand, and he obliged, setting me up perfectly each time, at one point he even offered to fly UNDER the Golden Gate Bridge! He knows the area better than most, the best times for images, and his experience really paid off for me on these flights. Thanks Marc, can't wait to do it again, real soon.
Moving on…..Day 1.
The San Francisco Giants had just paved their way into the MLB World Series against the Kansas City Royals, and the entire town was painted or lit up with Orange and Black. Everywhere you looked, the city was gearing up for 3 straight days of games, unfortunately, so was the FAA. All flights over AT&T Park (baseball stadium) were restricted, my only hope of shooting the field was the day before the first home game was to take place. We took the opportunity to remove the doors on the chopper and left home base about 20 minutes before sunset. The fog and sun were perfectly placed as we flew overhead. My business partner Steve Kidd was strapped into the back of the '44 and he shot a bunch with his new FujiXTI. He was on cloud 9.
The stadium was lit up like it was Christmas time, with the field workers painting the logos onto the well manicured grass, all in all, it made for some beautiful images. We then headed over the bay to the Golden Gate Bridge for a few circles, before flying back over the tallest buildings in S.F. The flight was magical, and the images simply kicked ass! We set down in pure blackness, I was so excited to see the results. I uploaded a few dozen to the APImages.com website, in hopes of highlighting the city and the park for their World Series coverage.
Day 2….
The next morning, at 4a.m. to be exact, I was back at it. I walked to the Powell Street BART station (the subway) and headed to West Oakland. Yup, that's right, THAT Oakland, not the one that is located just 20 minutes from my house, but the Oakland where the Raiders live. Just 45 minutes later I was waiting outside in the barely lit parking lot for Marc to grab me and head off to the airport. I made a point to remind myself to take off the Giants cap on my head, just to steer clear of the Oakland A's fans that were hanging in the lot and most likely cheering for Kansas City, they are a tough bunch I've been told.
The sky was a bright orange about 15 minutes before sunrise and the temperature had really dropped, this Florida boy was wearing blue jeans, a neck scarf and a jacket as the doors were once again off the bird.
The first thing I noticed as we passed the Oakland Coliseum was all of the stopped traffic on the roadways. Cars were moving 10 mph at best, it was very much like Interstate 4 in the Disney area, pure hell. The headlights were pretty bright, so I adjusted the ISO on both cameras to accommodate for the darkness.
We made our first pass over the city and the fog layer was almost nonexistent. The sun was beginning to peek out over the horizon and we were on the Marin Headlands side of the Golden Gate Bridge. When the bright orange ball was finally up, the entire skyline of San Francisco lit up like a camp fire. The ISO changed from 3200 all the way down to 640 in a matter of minutes, and the fog layer started to creep in. We flew over bridges and the TransAmerica building, watching as the workers looked at us from behind the glass of the highrise. The new Bay Bridge was golden in this light, and we rushed to catch it before the light changed to blue. Upon shooting back into the city from Oakland, there was time for one quick pass over the UC Berkeley campus.
The images I captured that day were beyond belief, and I can not wait to return there to shoot more aerials with Marc. You never know what the weather will be in that city, but regardless, the experience is always worth the risk.
All Images Copyright Alex Menendez- These are low quality for the BLOG post.
Licensing and prints from my site at: http://alexmenendez.photoshelter.com/archive
-OR- https://500px.com/AlexMenendez
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Derek Jeter NOTE
I've had a very busy week and after returning home from covering the Mayweather Jr. fight in Las Vegas, there was only one more gig I was looking forward to covering: ……New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter would be playing in his final game ever against the Tampa Bay Rays, and I wanted to film him one last time.
After arriving, I was relieved to see that he was in fact on the starting lineup for the game, after being struck by a pitch the night before.
The Yankees fans were out in full force, and there were signs and camera flashes going off the entire evening, especially when Jeter got a hit and eventually rounded the bases for a run. He was all smiles the entire night and you could sense he was a bit sad about saying goodbye for the last time to his loyal fans, and the regulars that he always saw at Tropicana Field. There was magic in the air, mixed with a little bit of sadness that one of the greatest ever to play the game would not be in uniform come next season.
With the final out of the game, the Yankees had defeated the Rays 3-2, and the crowd roared its approval with whistles, clapping, cheers and flashbulbs. Derek tipped his hat for the very last time on this field, and I followed him until he disappeared into the safety of the dark Yankees bench, and down the dugout steps……….
Only later while photographing the aftermath of the bench area and searching for a shot of the final team lineups did another piece of paper catch my eye…….
……after looking closely, it was a hand written note addressed to Jeter, by a very young boy….it was taped to the wall with red tape, sitting just beside the players heads……..it read:
From Anthony (………..)
Hey Jeter! I really hope you read this. If you do I just want you to know that you're my hero. You are the reason I wake up with a smile on my face. You are my motivation to do everything to my best ability to be as successful as you. Baseball has had a big impact on my life and it is because of you. I want to be just like you and be a role model to so many people like me. I hope you have a good game an I will always love you. You should text or call me sometime it would make me so happy, but I wouldn't tell anyone your number ;-): (PHONE NUMBER CENSORED)
You could also visit me: (ADDRESS CENSORED)
I love you man. 😉
THANKS <3 And that folks is exactly the reason Mr. Derek Jeter will truly be missed. Yes, he was an incredible baseball player, and the best Captain ever…..but as a person, we should all strive to emulate this man. Alex Menendez
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A Rajasthani Cloth Covered Vessel, a Bengali Kantha and Japanese Temari
July 17, 2011
I think this group looks good: a Bengali kantha is the backdrop to a large, Rajasthani cloth-covered appliqued lidded vessel and a group of five Japanese temari. The kantha is a lovely one: when viewed in its entirety is shows a tree of life surrounded by stylized, fanciful lotus and bird forms, as can be seen on the bottom of the photo, above.This vessel is really charming. It measures about 10″/ 25.5 cm in diameter and it is made of a formed reed interior that has been covered in applique cotton. Really delightful.The five colorful balls surrounding the large pot are Japanese temari. Temari are children's toys that were originally made from leftover threads which were wound into a ball whose exterior was adorned by a complex, geometric decoration. These temari are probably from the late nineteenth through the early twentieth century.
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Baby Jesus born on Christmas Day
A woman in Peru named Virgen Maria (which means "Virgin Mary" in English) who is married to a carpenter gave birth on Christmas Day to a baby she named Jesus. The woman, whose mother named her Virgen Maria at birth, wasn't expected to deliver the baby on Christmas Day, but she went into labor early, BBC reported. The happy couple originally was going to name the baby after a sports star, but because of all the Christian-related coincidences, they decided to name him Jesus.
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From places like John Piper's den, Al Mohler's office and Jonathan Edwards' college, Christianity Today journalist Collin Hansen investigates what makes today's young Calvinists tick. For nearly two years, Christianity Today journalist Collin Hansen visited the chief schools, churches, and conferences of this growing movement. He sought to describe its members and ask its leading pastors and theologians about the causes and implications of the Calvinist resurgence. The result, "Young, Restless, Reformed," shows common threads in their diverse testimonies and suggests what tomorrow's church might look like when these young evangelicals become pastors or professors.
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He was ordained a priest in 1654, and acted as the representative of Roman Catholic Bishops in Rome. The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland had defeated the Roman Catholic cause in Ireland and the public practice of Roman Catholicism was banned. Plunkett was unable to return to Ireland until 1670. He maintained his duties in Ireland in the face of English persecution and was eventually arrested and tried for treason. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on July 1, 1681, and became the last Catholic martyr to die in England. Plunkett was beatified in 1920 and canonized in 1975, the first new Irish saint for almost 700 years. He has since been followed by 17 other Irish martyrs who were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992.
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The simple answer is: It's complicated.
You can't just sell a Major League Baseball franchise for $800 million (the widely reported sale price, about $400 million more than what Forbes says the team is worth) and expect negotiations to go off seamlessly. So reports that the Padres were going to be sold by the All-Star break have now turned out to be exaggerated, even though the O'Malley family and their investors have been in an "exclusive" negotiating period with John Moores, the Padres' current majority owner.
That negotiating period has been extended by what the Chicago Tribune said on July 8 would be another 10 days. The O'Malley Group is still the only bidder, and based on his recent public comments, it sounds like MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has given the deal his blessing.
"Bud Selig doesn't take that kind of position if he hasn't already counted the votes," said David Carter, a professor of sports business at the USC Marshall School of Business and the Executive Director of the USC Sport Business Institute.
Carter thinks the deal will eventually get done, but he said that "if we've learned anything in sports lately, it's that there's no premium on speed, but there there is a premium on getting it right. These are sophisticated businesspeople. They're going to to pay a price based on their expectation that they can build long-term value."
Moores has hired Allen & Co., a well-known investment bank for sports deals, which has Steve Greenberg on the case. Greenberg's reputation is sterling in this field. Carter cautioned that it "always always takes longer than people hope it will." He pointed out that minority owner Jeff Moorad — who at one time had hope to complete an installment-plan purchase of the team for around $500 million that was initiated in 2009, but dropped his ownership efforts earlier this year and stepped down as the Padres' CEO — probably has a number of limited partners who have to be dealt with.
There's also the Padres recently completed 20-year, $1.4-billion broadcast deal with Fox Sports to take into account. $200 million of that will be part of the payout that Moores will receive. "That has to be factored in," Carter said.
Carter said that the deal might stretch beyond the 10-day extension period, even though the purchase price and various other details could be settled. "It could get held up my Major League Baseball issues, by not being able to get the owners to vote in a timely fashion at this time of year."
One interesting wrinkle to the sale is the role of Ron Fowler, a prominent San Diego businessman who is part of Moorad's minority ownership group and had been named as the frontman for the O'Malley bid. He denied that, but a subsequent report from CBS Sports indicates that he was instrumental in closing the O'Malley's financing gap and will play a role in the new ownership group.
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In 1800 fake hair was frowned upon and women left their hair to be natural until the Romantic era was in full swing when women wore elaborate Apollo knots. Come the mid Victorian era and hair pieces were used a lot more extensively. Then strangely in the early 20th century Edwardian women wore false hair additions to create the pompadour hairstyle which looked like a woman was wearing a teapot on her head. How that became fashionable I don't really know!
Around the 1920's less hair was the big thing so hair pieces took a dive around that time and it wasn't until the 1940s when long hair came back into fashion and women starting indulging again. Then in the 1960's big hair was back with a vengeance. Coils were the in thing or the updo as better known to us were seen of many women, this was created by very extravagant human hair pieces. Wigs made from real or fake hair were commonly worn around this time too and carried on into the early 70's. Come the 80's and big hair was in but only natural hair. Famous singers wore wigs but that was about it.
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Visit How to Test for instructions on applying for and taking CCO Written Exams.
Complete instructions and exam applications are also contained in the Candidate Handbook for each program.
Requirements for certification include the following:
All applicants must demonstrate at least five years of crane-related experience. The five years shall include duties such as:
Related education may be substituted for related experience at a ratio of two years of education for one year of experience up to three years. Related education includes courses in:
At least two weeks before submitting their exam candidate applications, all crane inspector candidates must demonstrate their qualifications by filling out a form detailing their pertinent experience, education, training, and references. This experience form must be completed and reviewed by NCCCO prior to submitting applications for testing. NCCCO will process candidates' completed forms within two weeks of submittal; after being reviewed, candidates are notified by email whether they are eligible to register for the written exams or if more information is required.
A $50 Experience Form Processing Fee must be paid when the experience form is submitted. To avoid any delays, candidates are encouraged to be as detailed as possible when completing. Candidates must submit proof of experience (documentation, letters of recommendation, transcripts, résumé, etc.) along with their completed Experience Form submission.
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The Crane Inspector Written Examination consists of a Core Examination, specialty examinations for the Mobile Crane Inspector and Tower Crane Inspector certifications, and a single comprehensive exam for the Overhead Crane Inspector certification. Each candidate must also successfully pass the respective operator exam(s); however, currently CCO-certified operators are not required to take the corresponding operator exam as long as they maintain their certification status in good standing.
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The practical exam component of the crane inspector certification is incorporated in the written exams through the use of scenario-based questions using images of real-life situations. These real-world scenarios test crane inspectors' abilities to identify deficiencies and hazards commonly seen in the field.
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The following table shows each crane inspector exam's contents and duration:
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I snuck in by the skin of my teeth on this one. I couldn't really use this skull plate on November 1st. That'd be a bit odd, right? So the procrastinator in me just waited until Halloween night.
Speaking of Halloween night, I thought about watching episodes of American Horror Story tonight. But that show is just too scary to watch at night! I can only watch it at high noon!! Oh oh oh….and Dylan McDermott…so hot!! Can you believe he's 50!?!?! Ridiculous!
I couldn't decide whether these should be pumpkin muffins or pumpkin cupcakes. The glaze versus frosting seemed like muffins to me. I took them to my parents' house on Sunday. My sister-in-law said if you eat one before noon, call them muffins. And if you eat one after lunch time, call them cupcakes. She's a smartie! And after both of my brothers asked if they could eat them before lunch, I went with muffins. 🙂
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Yields 15 muffins
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1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
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1/2 stick unsalted butter
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoon milk
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray. Dust with flour. Tap off the excess. Set tins aside.
In a small saucepan, melt your butter over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until your butter turns golden brown. Skim the foam from top if needed. Pour the melted brown butter into a bowl to stop the cooking and allow it to cool.
In a bowl, whisk together your flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
In another bowl, whisk together your pumpkin, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and melted brown butter.
Add your flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Whisk until just combined.
Divide batter among your muffin tins. Bake your muffins for 10 minutes. Rotate your pans. Bake your muffins another 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Place your muffins on a wire rack while you immediately make the glaze.
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|El Pilar Basilica. Baroque Style. Completed in 1754
The Offering of Flowers (The 12th of October)
Virgin del Pilar has mantles done in gold, gemstones and beautiful materials donated throughout the years by devoted families and on te 12th of October her mantle is done with flowers; red flowers in the even years and white flowers in the odd years.
On this day, we also celebrate The Hispanidad or Hispanicity which are the community formed by all the people and countries that share a common Hispanic heritage and cultural pattern. The 23 nations incuded are all Spanish speaking countries.
Every year, Virgin del Pilar shows a flag of one of these countries, the pictures were done in 2013, this flag was from Dominican Republic.
The Glass Rosary Parade (The 13th of October)
At night, thousands of people assist to music concerts in Plaza del Pilar.
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Ed & Teresa Stiglic
The Images in this gallery were mostly captured near Leucadia, California, or various locations related to the Ed and Teresa Stiglic family. Pictures here date from the early Sixties to present day. The Stiglics have been lifetime friends, and Eddie and I grew up across the street from each other in a working-class Anaheim housing tract. My parents moved to California in 1956 when I was 10 and Eddie was only 7 years old. The day my family moved into a pink stucco house, Eddie pulled up to introduce himself on a bicycle apparently made from parts of a dozen bikes. Eddie was the neighborhood mechanical genus, and he kept the local boys' bikes and cars running smoothly throughout our youth. It was only natural that Ed would one day start a successful machine shop, http://www.stigtec.com/index.html Stigtec, located in San Marcos. The neighborhood where the Stiglics and the Ganns lived a real-life version of "Happy Days" was known The Buck Homes. Our fathers came home to Chevy Chase Drive in the evening dirty from their work in factories and shops. Ed and I were raised by men who had been to war and who spoke to their sons in the hard language of seasoned soldiers. They wore their names on their shirts with pride, and entered the front door like kings carrying their big black lunch pails in callused hands. These photographs then partly chronicle and provide brief glimpses into the lives of two Orange County boys from such a blue-collar upbringing. Ed and I came of age in the California sun, and by the early Seventies we had wives, children, and grown-up lives of our own. In the early Seventies Ed and his wife Teresa moved from Anaheim to a three-acre crane yard on Ponto Lane just South of Carlsbad owned by Teresa's Father, Harry Cottam . Though rustic, the crane yard was beautifully situated along the ocean in the middle of thousands of acres of blossoming ranunculus. In the spring the North San Diego County area was transformed to a splendid tapestry of blooms from the foothills to the ocean. I was usually there with my camera to document the annual wonder. Eventually the Stiglics bought their own home, a small cottage on La Costa Avenue. They raised their children Jennifer and Brian in an avocado grove on a high hill overlooking Batiquitos Lagoon, the ocean, the painted flower fields. The Stiglic cottage grew with the success of the family business, and is now an area landmark known as "The Leucadia Rock House." Pictures taken at the family's desert house in Borrego Springs are also included in this gallery. My first wife Diane, our son Billy and I would often visited the Stiglic paradise in Seventies. Photographs here are from a collection of slides taken long ago and then sequestered in a dark closet. Most of these photographs were never seen by the Stiglics, nor were they printed or projected. So it is I free these good memories here as thanks to the Stiglics for many years of both friendship and free surf-side lodging. In addition, work is now in progress on earlier black and white images that will also be posted here soon.Read More
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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Republican National Convention has in some ways become as much of a showcase for the GOP's potential 2016 contenders as it has for this year's nominee, Mitt Romney, through the first full day of speeches.
Although Paul Ryan has spent a third of his life as a member of Congress, he remained largely unknown outside of Washington until he recently became Mitt Romney's running mate. NBC's Ron Mott reports.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received a hero's welcome from gathered delegates during his speech Tuesday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered a barnburning keynote address that touted his own accomplishments as much as Romney's.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker criticizes President Barack Obama's fiscal policies while promoting the experience of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention.
And while Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, will surely tout the top of the ticket, he may end up doing as much to burnish his own credentials for a future bid for higher office when he accepts the vice presidential nomination Wednesday evening.
Related: First Thoughts: Mixed messages
If Mitt Romney is elected this fall, many of the featured Republicans this week will have to put their own presidential ambitions on the back burner, presumably waiting until 2020 for their chance to make a bid for the White House. But if President Obama wins a second term in November, the party will have had ample opportunity this week to size up some of their top contenders for four years from now.
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Republican congressional candidate and Saratoga Springs, Utah, Mayor Mia Love addresses delegates during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 28.
Perhaps no speaker this week represents both the future of the party and the delicate balance between ambition and assisting Romney this year than Ryan, who has been a loyal soldier for Romney since joining the Republican ticket earlier this month, gladly taking a backseat to Romney on policy issues where their differences could be politically thorny.
Slideshow: The 2012 Republican National Convention
But Ryan's star power has long been evident in the GOP, and even Romney has hailed him as an "intellectual leader" of the party. While Ryan's rock star status could well electrify Republican delegates on Romney's behalf, his speech could preserve his national brand well past 2012.
South Carolina Gov. Nikky Haley denounces President Obama's fiscal policies while depict GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a results driven leader.
Other representatives of the GOP's deep bench took the stage on Tuesday, with some mixed results.
Christie's keynote speech -- a slot traditionally reserved as a launching platform for future leaders -- last night seemed to do that much; he referenced himself over 30 times, but only mentioned Romney eight times. While Christie rebuffed efforts to draft him into the presidential race this cycle and eventually endorsed Romney, his appearance Wednesday morning before the delegation from New Hampshire -- which traditionally hosts the first presidential primary -- did little to quell speculation about his future ambitions.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie uses his keynote address at the Republican National Convention to talk about New Jersey's successes and how he believes that as a nation "we are beginning to do what is right ... to make our country great again."
Walker mixed boasts of his successes in curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers in Wisconsin with effusive praise for Romney and especially Ryan, the home-state congressman whose ambitious fiscal work links his governing philosophy with Walker's.
While conventions are not solely meant as coronations for presidential nominees, and down-ballot candidates -- such as Mia Love and Ted Cruz, two featured speakers last night -- must be mindful of their own electoral prospects, rank-and-file Republican voters might take solace in their party's future when looking at the deep bench of GOP stars on display this week.
Related: GOP headliners cast Romney as relatable and decisive
Among the other speakers on Tuesday who could have future political ambition were Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, the runner-up against Romney in this year's presidential primary. (Santorum's speech only mentioned Romney a handful of times, and seemed to dwell more on his erstwhile campaign than the battle ahead. He said he and his family "shook the hand of the American Dream" during their travels across the country last year.)
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell emphasizes the importance of small business owners in America as he criticizes President Barack Obama's fiscal policies at the Republican National Convention.
In addition to Ryan, some second-tier contenders in 2016 -- South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul -- will speak earlier Wednesday evening.
And one of the GOP's pre-eminent stars, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, will introduce Romney during Thursday night's primetime session.
Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising start of the Republican Party, joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss his speech introducing Mitt Romney Thursday night, whether he has any regrets not being on the ticket and talks about his personal ambitions.
Of course, there are also difficulties for politicians looking to preserve their future political opportunities while another candidates sit atop their party's ticket. Every Republican this week has expressed effusive confidence in Romney as the nominee; if any Republican even hinted at running in 2016, it would imply an assumption that Romney won't win in 2012.
"I am not running for president today. I am not running for president period," Walker said, for instance, at a forum this morning organized by the Washington Post.
Democrats may too suffer from showboating to some degree during their convention next week in Charlotte, N.C. The critical difference for them? Win or lose in 2012, Obama won't be on the ballot in 2016.


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A few days back, I started exploring a cool new tool named Expresso to create short videos to share my thoughts and ideas with my friends and colleagues. It's a pretty simple tool to create videos to explain concepts and ideas with the help of out-of-the-box video assets and adding text/drawings on the fly.
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Lady Gaga's got a history of dropping cool cars into her videos. I mean, come on, remember the Pussywagon from Kill Bill? Anyway, she's at it again. Skip straight through to 8:00 into the music video for Lady Gaga's new song, "Marry The Night." You'll be treated to the Gaga writing around, on top of, and inside a bitchin' black T-top Trans Am. Then, randomly, what looks like a 2nd generation Jeep Grand Cherokee and some sort of wagon explode into flames.
But whatever you do, don't watch the first eight minutes of the video. It's friggin' soporific.
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Keep your vinyl siding looking like new
(NewsUSA) - Just as your car gets dirty, so does your home's siding. The good news is that if your home has vinyl siding, it's almost as easy to clean as your car.
Imagine, with nothing more than a hose and water, mild soap and a long-handled soft bristle brush, you can keep your home looking its best.
"When it comes to beauty, value, and ease of maintenance, nothing comes close to vinyl siding, which is why it has been the leading exterior cladding in the U.S. and Canada since 1995," said Jery Y. Huntley, president & CEO of the Vinyl Siding Institute.
Vinyl siding is the exterior cladding that demands the least amount of time and resources to maintain. And for time-starved homeowners, that's one less thing to worry about.
Compare that to your neighbors' houses:
* Brick requires re-pointing of mortar.
* Fiber cement siding requires periodic painting and caulking.
* Wood siding requires frequent painting and staining.
* Stucco requires painting and sealing.
But vinyl siding ... well, here's how easy it is to make your vinyl siding clean and the envy of the neighborhood:
First, mix your cleaning solution in a large bucket. Four gallons of water and 1/4 cup of dish soap should do the trick.
Start at the top, and work your way down to prevent streaks, hose off a section to remove any loose debris, then wet your brush in the cleaning solution and scrub the siding.
Be sure to rinse away the soapy water before it dries, or it will leave marks on the siding.
Small spots of mold and mildew can be cleaned with common cleaners such as Fantastik or Windex.
Have stains? Try a solution of 30 percent vinegar and 70 percent water.
Be sure to spot check any general or stain-specific cleaner before using it on a large section of siding. After removing the stain, rinse thoroughly with water. Do not use cleaners containing organic solvents, undiluted chlorine bleach, liquid grease remover, nail polish remover or furniture polish or cleaners. They can affect the surface of the siding.
If using a pressure washer, be sure to keep the stream at eye level and pointed straight at the siding, not at an angle. That way, you won't drive water in behind the siding, which could cause mold to develop. Also, use caution when using a pressure washer around openings like windows, doors and plumbing connections.
Take note that some manufacturers don't want pressure washers used on their products at all. Others allow them, but have limitations on the amount of pressure and the cleaners that can be used.
With just a little bit of time and effort, vinyl siding can be kept looking "like new" and will provide many years of trouble-free beauty for your home.


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Our student members contribute significantly to College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) activities and policy development. A College priority is the enhancement of the family medicine experience in every Canadian medical school. The CFPC helps to support Canadian medical students via the following groups and services:
Family Medicine Interest Groups (FMIGs) are groups run by medical students for medical students. These groups aim to:
Learn more about FMIGs.
If you are a medical student member of the CFPC, the Section of Medical Students (SOMS) Council is your voice on matters related to family medicine and its advocacy. The SOMS Council is a national committee of medical students established to be the voice of the student members of the CFPC and to link the College with medical students in each university across Canada. Two Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) representatives from each Canadian medical school serve as representatives on the SOMS Council. If you have an issue you'd like to discuss with the SOMS, or a topic you would like to be discussed at the next SOMS Council meeting, email SOMS.Learn more about the SOMS.
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Dear Children of California,
Guess what? Good news. It looks like school will be ending 7 days earlier in the spring.
That's on top of the cuts to the school year that have things ending a week or two earlier than before. Some of you will be done with school and onto your summer vacations by mid-May!
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This is all happening because of your parents and the people of California and their elected representatives. They've built a broken budget system that they refuse to fix. Instead, they fill budgets with unreasonable assumptions and weird formulas. One of those formulas is called a budget trigger cut.
This trigger is going to give you the shorter school year.
You see, unable to manage the budget process, the legislature and governor just assumed $4 billion in additional revenues.
It turns out those revenues aren't going to show up -- which means a big automatic cut in schools. Since special legislation protects teachers from layoffs in these cuts, the only way for most districts to cut will be to reduce the school year. They are permitted to get rid of up to 7 days.
The big question for you is: what can you do when you're out of school in the spring? Jobs and summer camps and summer child care don't usually start til late June.
Well, let me make a suggestion: Party in Sacramento!
There are 120 members of the legislature, and let me tell you something: they are working in May.
Most of that work involves little bills that no one cares about, so they'd love to see you. They have a giant lawn and a park at the Capitol where you can hang out and play.
They've got a big budget for food -- I'm sure the lawmakers will be happy to give you all the food and drink you like if you just show up at their offices.
The governor has a big suite of offices with a courtyard on the first floor. He doesn't like to have a big staff, so there's usually plenty of space. I'm sure he'd love it if you slipped it, played with his dog and took a nap.
If any of these elected officials give you a hard time, you just tell 'em: "Hey, dude, I was supposed to be in school. And my hanging out, eating your food, and making a nuisance of myself is cheap compared to the billions you need to find to keep me in school into June."
If you don't feel like a road trip to Sacramento, well, there's the local option. Find a nice old person who has owned his or her home a long time -- at least 30 years or so -- and just politely knock on the door and invite yourself in.
These folks don't pay much in property taxes, which is what funds schools, so you just tell them you're visiting them because they didn't want you in school. Help yourself to whatever you like in the refrigerator while you're there.
If they object, remind them that groceries are cheaper than paying taxes on the actual value of your property. So they really should be thanking you.
With congratulations to you on your four months of summer vacation,
Joe Mathews
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