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St. Petersburg Hosts SeeClickFix Winter Workshop February 23
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St. Petersburg Hosts SeeClickFix Winter Workshop February 23
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (February 21, 2017) – The City of St. Petersburg is proud to be the host city for the SeeClickFix Winter Workshop on Thursday, February 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the St. Pete Shuffleboard Club, 559 Mirror Lake Drive North. The workshop will be an opportunity for SeeClickFix partner cities and others to learn and connect on how to make their cities better places to live. Mayor Rick Kriseman will deliver the keynote speech. Interested parties can register online at seeclickfix.com, space is limited.
"We're thrilled to have the City of St. Petersburg, FL host our regional workshop this year. St. Pete has been more than a user of SeeClickFix but a true partner — modeling our values of transparency, dedication, and communication," said SeeClickFix CEO Ben Berkowitz.
About SeeClickFix: SeeClickFix is a communications platform for citizens to report non-emergency issues, and governments to track, manage, and reply--ultimately making communities better through transparency, collaboration, and cooperation. The City of St. Petersburg began its partnership with the technology company in June 2014, and in Fiscal Year 2016 responded to nearly 18,000 user submissions on the platform.


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Exam Tips
The JEE Advanced 2018 is now just a month away! At this crucial phase, when you are in your last leg of preparation, it is essential to work out the best Study Schedule, so that you deliver optimum on the JEE Day.
The exam is held in two stages— JEE Main which is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and JEE Advanced which is held by a different IIT every year. In order to help you brush up your last moment preparation, we bring you expert advice, tips and tricks from Mr. Ramesh Batlish, Centre Head, FIITJEE Noida.
The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences. Initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, KVPY is held every year to encourage students who are studying Basic Sciences to take up research career in Science. The objective of the program is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their academic potential; encourage them to take up research careers in Science and ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for research and development in the country.
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a National-Level Scholarship Program at the Secondary School level to identify and recognize students with high intellect and academic talent. NTSE is conducted every year at Two levels - Stage-I (State Level), conducted by the States/Union Territories and Stage-II (National Level), conducted by NCERT. The objective of the two-tier examination is to identify the talented students who have a special aptitude for Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences and questions based on Analytical Reasoning.
As Board exams draw near, the anticipation and stress starts to mount. Don't Fret! We have got you covered with Top Study Tips to help you shun your worries and Ace the Boards.
It sounds easy to advice, but it is you who will make or break the success deal. So, do not let stress overrule you, instead use it to push you closer to your academic dreams. Serious students will pause and identify the path that will help them overcome the obstacles, without allowing the tides to engulf their efforts.
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Pineapple Cilantro Sauce
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1 medium Pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 1 inch chunks
3/4 cup unsweetened Pineapple Juice
2 Tbsp Lime Juice
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1/2 to 1 tsp Jalapeno Pepper, minced
2 Tbsp Cilantro, minced
1 Tbsp Cornstarch
2 Tbsp Cold Water
3 Tbsp Sugar
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Heat pineapple, juices, garlic and jalapeno pepper to boiling in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered about 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro; heat to boiling. Mix cornstarch and cold water, stir into boiling mixture. Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat; cool 2-3 minutes. Stir in sugar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm over fish.


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"[A] thoroughly entertaining and wonderfully witty historical mystery set in the richly detailed, occasionally bawdy world of Georgian England."—Booklist
"Packed with vivid description and detail. Gabaldon aptly transports readers to eighteenth-century London, with all its reeking humanity and glitteringly elegant excess."—BookPage
"Gabaldon's prose is crisply elegant . . . a compelling narrative that also offers a wealth of juicy details about 18th-century London."—Publishers Weekly
"Gabaldon takes readers for a walk on the wild side . . . A compelling and unique period mystery for the author's legion of fans."—Kirkus Reviews


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Lisa Eldridge's brand new book, FACE PAINT is gracing my coffee table. And what a beauty it is.
I was on the pre-order list on Amazon because I knew it was sure to be an instant hit. Barely on the shelves, it is already currently Amazon's #1 Best-seller in Fashion History, #1 in Beauty, #2 in Fashion, and currently ranking in the Top 100 Books on Amazon. I have a feeling this gorgeous book is going to be under many a Christmas tree this year.
The photography is exceptional; the writing is quintessentially Lisa (intelligent, measured–I can practically hear her lilting English accent as I read the text thanks to watching many (many) of her You Tube videos). The inclusion of images of her personal collection of vintage cosmetics is a wonderfully interesting personal touch.
The book has exceeded my expectations. I love the size; I love the paper; the cover image is just so crazy amazing. The research Lisa Eldridge did for this book is flat-out impressive especially considering she is a busy professional makeup artist, Global Creative Director for Lancome, not to mention Mum to two boys.
You can buy the book at Amazon here.
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The 1960's in Britain marked a watershed in popular culture and a radical change in the nature of the Catholic community in the UK. Free secondary education, which had been the result of the Butler 1944 Education Act, promoted the development of the Catholic grammar school. With their existing foundations the Salesians were in a good position to receive state scholarships and to expand their schools. What followed was the development of grant-aided, free university education, which meant that grammar school pupils could expect to proceed to the expanded universities often for the first time in their families' history. The Salesian schools became part of a major engine of social promotion for the Catholic working class especially at Battersea and Bolton, the two direct-grant grammar schools.
This presented both a challenge and opportunity to the Salesians themselves. With the growth of opportunities and freedom for their pupils the restrictions of a certain style of community life became more irksome. Where the power of the keys clung very tightly to the bursar's belt, where obedience to the minutiae of the daily horarium and 24 hour direct supervision of the youngsters became an all pervading preoccupation, this sometimes led to a crippling and infantile atmosphere in communities and was sometimes deeply resented. As a result of this and the new spirit blowing through the Church a significant number of confreres resigned and were dispensed from the Society including one retired Provincial. This was a heavy blow to the confidence of those that remained.
The Swinging Sixties were antithetical to the rigidity of this form of life. The junior seminary at Shrigley, while it was full at the start of the period, began a gradual decline as the confidence of Catholic parents in such boarding situations faded and the alternative opportunities for free secondary education increased.
When the Church at Vatican II began to move, the reverberations were felt as earth shattering in local communities where there had often been complete rigidity and a fear of asking questions.
On the positive side, in 1964 a new scientific and technical grammar school was opened at Bootle in Merseyside staffed by some highly qualified and well prepared Salesians. As part of the Salesian response to the second Vatican Council, the adoption of 'Dialogue' as a model for religious discernment promoted a new culture more open to the signs of the times.
What hit the whole educational effort of the Salesians in the 1970's and plunged them into a completely different scale of operations, if not a crisis, was the Labour government's introduction of Comprehensive education. Small boys' selective grammar schools of a couple of hundred pupils were suddenly confronted with massive expansion programmes rising to 1000 pupils involving at the same time the end of selection, the introduction of girls and the raising of the school leaving age. Where Salesian head teachers saw this an opportunity and seized it, the mission of Don Bosco to poor and abandoned youngsters was suddenly and often uncomfortably and unwillingly discovered, sitting in the desks in front of them. The difficulty of inspiring the loyalty and affection of lay staff (often from schools absorbed by the Salesians) or used to different styles of teaching, and of pupils often compelled to stay on an extra year at school, fell on the shoulders of fewer and fewer active Salesians. Despite this, what has emerged, as evidenced in the Ofsted reports is a vibrant, successful and active network of schools, more conscious of a specifically Salesian identity, led by teams of lay men and women who have identified with the Salesian charism and ethos.
In the area of youth work outside main steam schools, the closure of Aberdour, a list D approved school in Scotland, and Blaisdon, a school for maladjusted boys in Gloucester, moved the Province to search for other ways to reach the young and the poor outside the school system. A courageous attempt was made to enter parish ministry, with a distinctively Salesian ethos and the expertise of trained social workers, at St Paul's Muirhouse, a deprived area of Edinburgh, at St Benedict's and later St Clare's in Easterhouse near Glasgow, as well at St Dominic's Huyton and St James's Bootle. These parishes often tried to model new approaches to pastoral service of the poor (open door policies) and distinctive youth work projects and building up lay leadership groups. As in schools, the aging population of Salesians has meant that some of these parishes have had to be handed back to the diocese.
Another feature of the period was a renewed attempt to be involved in the Salesian 'Mission Africa' sponsored after the Special General Chapter by Fr Vigano. The mission allotted to the Province was that of Liberia in West Africa. Despite its predominantly American Baptist tradition and its political instability the Salesian work developed in some very original ways, in the Arthur Barclay Technical School, originally a post-school technical college preparing secretaries and tradesmen, and in St Joseph's parish just next to the University. Very quickly the political instability that dogged all of Africa broke into a violent civil war. The technical school was wrecked and the Salesians forced to leave. The massacre at the Lutheran church close to the technical school showed the brutality that could easily erupt.
The Salesians realised their dream for a more open style of youth work by developing the Youth Centre at Matadi and from this experience in a besieged capital city developed Don Bosco Homes, an extremely creative and flexible attempt to reach street children and ex-child soldiers through hostels, youth recreational programmes, 'junior councillors' in schools and a network of football teams, all trying to reach children who had become the victims of a dysfunctional society. Despite three bouts of looting and mayhem in the city and the problems of finding external sources of finance the work has developed and been taken on by Liberian lay staff.
The period after Vatican II presents the writer with something of an irreconcilable contrast. On the one hand the numbers and age of the professed Salesians has declined so that the Province has now only just over 100 professed members with an average age of over 65. At the same time there have never been more children in Salesian schools (5000) and we have never had such a rich variety of projects for poor and underprivileged young people.
Clearly care of the elderly and sick has had to take a new priority. The opening of St Joseph's at Bolton (1998) and Don Bosco house at Farnborough (1999) were aimed at addressing these needs, offering specialist facilities and trained care staff.
The process of change has been specifically addressed by the Province through a planning process, which aims to carefully use the scarce resources of personnel property and finance to serve the mission of the Province. This process has involved an effort to rationalise our property, moving out of Surrey House at Battersea into some refurbished houses on Orbel St, and moving from Highfield House at Chertsey to the convent on Eastworth Rd and then to the purpose built new house at Salesian Gardens (2000). It has also involved the refurbishment of the community accommodation at Farnborough and Bolton and Bootle.


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I'm on a new eating plan at the moment – quite a radical one for me actually. It means I have to change my whole approach to food which has been hard. It's made me think once again about my kids and how many radical changes they have had in their short lives. The fact that the decisions made for them are intended for the best (like my eating plan) it doesn't mean they are easy for the children.
We say on our training with schools - if you could imagine your life now – where you live, the people you live with, the job you have, the car you drive and imagine someone plucked you from that life one day and dumped you somewhere else the next. The new place is bigger, a better paid job, maybe a more loving relationship, kids that do what you ask them BUT you cannot see or have contact with anything or anyone from your old life. The impact would be long lasting. Of course the decisions to move children are in the main the best decisions for them, but we can never underestimate the impact it has.
Like my new plan, new rules and expectations are difficult to adjust to for children as they move on. Imagine being in different houses with such different rules, characters, personalities, expectations. It must be confusing to say the least! My kids often talk of their other homes and how they did things there – they are aware that we work differently and whilst they have adjusted after nearly 4 years there are still struggles for them to deal with the loss they feel from leaving their other homes.
So how can we help them? Well I've come to realise that every time I try to adjust to new ways of eating and living there are times of great resolve and commitment, other times of falling off the wagon and giving in. Our children will go up and down in their struggle to make sense of their lives and why this has had to happen to them. We need to be patient and recognise the immense loss they feel.
We also need to go easy on ourselves. We will get it wrong at times but we can admit our failings and try again – anything worthwhile is worth striving for. The more times we can give our children a healthy view on life the more times they will be able to accept the way things are now – they may never lose the feeling of loss, but they will hopefully be able to see what they have gained as well.


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An American teenager with a gun has won the first gold medal of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
19-year old Virginia native, Ginny Thrasher, has won the women's 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning at the Olympic Shooting Center in Deodoro, Brazil with a record breaking score of 208.
Thrasher defeated China's silver medalist Du Li, who won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Bejing Olympics, China's Yi Siling who won the gold in the 2012 London Games and Andrea Arsovic of Serbia, who was ranked as the number one shooter in the world.
"I think I knew it was realistic for me to make finals, but I was not focused on that," Thrasher said to USA Today. "I was focusing on just shooting the best that I could, and that got me there."
Thrasher, according to The Washington Post, fired her first gun five years ago when she went hunting with her grandfather and earlier this year became the first freshman to win both NCAA individual air rifle titles as well as helping West Virginia capture its fourth straight national title.
Now, she can add Olympic gold medalist to her LinkedIn.
Thrasher defeated her veteran opponent Du in the finals by what could be considered a wide margin in one of the Games' most precise sports by a complete point with a score of 208.0 to Du's score of 207.0
Yi finished in third place with a score of 185.4
"This is very special for me. For me to start out Rio 2016 with a gold medal for the U.S.A. makes me incredibly proud," Thrasher said in a news conference after the game. "I'm happy to positively represent my country."
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Just want to ask if you encounter a trouble with a Pik TV service using an Apple TV box. Client says it keeps on encountering an error that says..."maximum sessions exceeded...". Only one box in the house. What's the root cause of this and any workaround on this? Thanks.
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Is the client, or family members using PikTV on other devices? If not logged out of those, the maximum sessions exceeded can occur.
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Missed IIeX North America (or want to re-live it)? Catch up on all the buzz with this roundup of our favorite pieces from the event. We hope to see you there next year for the most future-focused event in insights!
Key Takeaways From IIeX North America
By Susan Petoyan, Imagine If Research & Insights
Were you able to make it out to Atlanta for IIeX 2017? If you did, I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to catch up with you. Like you, I was busy listening, absorbing, and processing everything that was happening all day and night throughout the entire conference. Here, I want to share some general observations, things that 'hit' me or "hit home" with me. Will you share yours too?
By Melanie Courtright, Research Now
IIeX. Insight Innovation Exchange. A place where buyers and sellers of insights generating tools and practices come together a few times a year all over the world and discuss what is pushing them forward, and what is holding them back. A place to measure our progress and call out our vulnerabilities. A place to applaud ourselves, challenge ourselves, and chastise ourselves. And this year's North American conference in Atlanta last week was no different.
IIeX North America: A Future Lens
By Daniel Evans, ZappiStore
Last week I was in Atlanta to attend the annual North American IIeX. For those that don't know, it's a key event in the global market research calendar to shine a light on the intersection of market research and technology. On a good day, IIeX not only provides a great showcase into the emerging technologies that will be used to create impact in the industry, but as Lenny Murphy stated in his opening remarks, "participation and attendance of IIeX drives innovation in of itself".
IIeX Reflections: "Different" Doesn't Mean Abandoning the Old
By Zoe Dowling, FocusVision
This year's IIeX North America conference did not disappoint. The organizers delivered a jam-packed 2½ days that left my (and many other's) brains in information saturation mode. There were many sessions and conversations worthy of discussion, but here's three that particularly resonated with me: doing things differently, celebrating the hedgehogs, and the power of insights to change lives. Sounds cryptic? Read on to get the full story.
Reflections from IIEX: Agility in Research is No Longer an Alternative Approach
By Jim Bryson, 20|20
Myself and several members of our team recently had the opportunity to attend IIEX North America. Over the course of two and half days and countless sessions, a clear theme began to emerge. Agile research – also referred to as iterative, always-on, or on-demand – is no longer a mere concept but instead a necessary reality for brands and their insight organizations.
GRIT Commentary: Educating The Researcher Of The Future
By J. Henning, MRII
At IIeX NA, Reg Baker, the MRII's executive director, discussed the most recent GRIT survey, which asked the question "What do you believe will be the three most important skillsets for a successful post-graduate Market Research program to focus on during the next five years?" What surprised Reg is that the hard skills of survey research show low frequency of demand, while "soft skills" ("not that I like that term") like critical thinking and insight development lead the list.
Can't get enough of IIeX? Check out more coverage in the links below:
- The MRX Future Lens – IIeX North America 2017
- The Top 20 Most In Demand Supplier Types At IIeX NA 2017
- Global Call To Action On Mobile Experience
- IIeX Insight Innovation Competition – NA 2017
- IIeX NA 2017 – Looking Forward
- Corporate Researchers Reflect On Insights Trends
- IIeX Recap: Impactful Collaboration
- Moments That Matter: Digital Twists To Classic Rituals As People Go Mobile
- 3 Key Takeaways from 2017 IIeX
- Using Insights To Innovate The Fast Food Breakfast
We think it's safe to say that IIeX NA 2017 was our best yet. We hope to see you at an IIeX event soon.


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Kurhaus Cademario Hotel & Spa
About the Hotel
Why We Love This Hotel
- It offers exceptional views of Lake Lugano
- Its extensive spa & wellness facilities include pools with rain cascades & hydro-massage areas
- It has a restaurant & a bar
- The lakeside city of Lugano is around 15 kilometres away
Nestled in the mountains at an altitude of 850 metres, the Kurhaus Cademario Hotel & Spa offers exceptional views of Lake Lugano. The restaurants, boutiques and attractions of the lakeside city of Lugano are around 15 kilometres from the hotel. Ever since it was built in 1914, this elegant hotel has had the promotion of relaxation, health and wellbeing at its core. Its extensive spa and wellness facilities, combined with its tranquil location, make it a popular choice for visitors seeking a peaceful retreat in the fresh mountain air.
The state-of-the-art DOT.Spa has pools with features including rain cascades and hydro-massage areas. There is a brine contrast bath with water temperatures ranging from a chilly 10°C up to 32°C. There's also a Turkish steam bath, a bio sauna, an ice fountain and a fitness room.
The Restaurant La Cucina has panoramic mountain and lake views, and offers a fine-dining menu of regional and international dishes. For something less formal, the Agra Bar serves an extensive drinks menu and a daytime food menu of dishes including salads, pasta and paninis. There's also a separate lounge bar menu of regional dishes that are prepared with fresh seasonal ingredients.
The 82 rooms and suites have wooden floors and white bed linen, and are decorated with a soothing colour scheme of creams, whites and neutrals. Lake-view rooms have balconies overlooking Lake Lugano, while garden-view rooms look onto the pretty grounds.


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Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 26th March 2020 Issue no. 911
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Thrive residents play key part in selecting new contractors
Thrive Homes put its residents at the heart of the decision-making process before awarding its new communal cleaning and grounds maintenance contracts.
The housing association involved its tenants and leaseholders in every stage of the process before awarding its communal cleaning contract to Pinnacle PSG and its grounds maintenance work to Lotus Landscapes, with a sub-contract to social enterprise, Let's Talk Grounds Maintenance (LTGM).
Thrive's tenants and leaseholders helped specify the work involved in the new five-year contracts before forming part of a panel which helped select the contractors, including taking part in site visits.
Watford-based Thrive owns and manages more than 4,300 rented and leasehold properties in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and the new contracts will cover around 300 blocks of property and 86 communal gardens.
Three gardens identified by the project team - at Otley Way in South Oxhey, Ryman Court in Chorleywood and Sherwood House in Abbots Langley - needed more planting and intensive gardening. The work on these areas will be carried out by LTGM as sub-contractors within the new grounds maintenance contract.
LTGM, run by mental health charity Hertfordshire Mind Network, provides work, training and volunteering opportunities to its clients, only employing people who have experienced mental health issues. It has already done some work for Thrive residents who needed their gardens tidying.
As part of the contract, Garston-based LTGM will be producing a 'journey log' to demonstrate the impact awarding the contract has had for themselves, as well as the benefit their work brings to Thrive's residents.
Thrive's partnership with LTGM has already seen it win first place in the national Social Value Awards, which were launched at the end of 2015 by Procurement for Housing to recognise initiatives which demonstrate the importance of social value within communities and neighbourhoods.
Clare Brimson, Head of Services (West Herts) at Herts Mind Network says: "Our grounds maintenance operatives work with us for up to a year. We help build their confidence and support them to get back into work. We work on 12 other sites across Hertfordshire, so it's great for us to have an additional contract."
The rest of the grounds maintenance work will be carried out by Hampshire-based family business Lotus Landscapes, which has taken on five new staff - including three Thrive residents - to work on the contract.
Pinnacle PSG was the existing contract cleaner when the previous contract expired at the end of March. Facilities Management Director Neil Fergus says: "We have been working with Thrive Homes for more than five years now and are thrilled to be able to continue this relationship well into 2021.
"We pride ourselves on providing excellent services to our customers, with this renewed contract a testament to all of the hard work the team has put in over the past few years."
Anne Bijum, Head of Homes and Neighbourhoods at Thrive, adds: "It's vital to Thrive and our residents that the areas in and around their homes are well maintained. It's also crucial for our residents to feel involved in the decision-making process, so they played a key part in every stage.
"Social values are important to us, and we're pleased we'll be continuing to work with Hertfordshire Mind Network because we want to help benefit our local community. Overall, these contracts give our residents greater control than ever before, and we're looking forward to working with our new partners."
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I just can't help myself..everytime that I go to Dollar Tree, I come up with another idea for my centers....I found these alphabet beads with some lacing cord... I just typed up our spelling list and BAM!!!! I have a literacy center made in 5 minutes!
Funny thing is...I went in to the Dollar Tree just to get picture frames lol
Just stop by your local Dollar Tree and you can't imagine all of the things that you can use in your classroom. The best part is that it is only $1.00 a piece and that is great for a frugal teacher like I am!


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I am back with my Made-it-Monday as sponsored by 4th Grade Frolics, and I am happy to say that I have completed TWO items!
First is my classroom window unit shelves. When I inherited my room, and I say inherited because there have been a LONG line of people in it before me, the shelves were gross. But, I threw my stuff on it and never thought about it again, until I entered the blogging world. After being inspired by Schoolgirlstyle.com I painted my window unit. Take a Look:
|See what I mean?
|Not exactly gorgeous or magical!
|From "yucky" tan to *magical* silver.
|The Finished Product!
The problem... Now, my filing cabinet, which never bothered me before, looks terrible. Since it meets right up to my newly painted shelves, I couldn't have it looking like a terrible eye-sore.
|Can you see where this is going?
So I got to work on that as well.
Don't you just LOVE it? It has inspired me to continue to paint a few other items to work with my color scheme for the upcoming year. Keep an eye on my blog to see what else I have covered in PURPLE and SILVER paint. I really love how it came out, especially the purple.
My last task is something I spruced up for my blogging buddy Kelly. Only she doesn't know about it yet (shhh! Don't tell her). This school of fish used to hang in our main office and no longer have a home. I quickly grabbed them for Kelly's ocean themed classroom and hope she likes the final result!
|The copper fish as they were.
|My dog Copper watching the painting of the copper fish.
(The irony is not lost on me)
|Half-way through the painting process.
|Look, GOLDfish!
|The Final Result!
So, it has been a pretty busy week, but I am loving all that I am getting done!
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It's one of my go-to resto. If I'm craving for some authentic Filipino cuisine, my first choice would always be Gerry's Grill.
So one Saturday, when G.p and I went to Trinoma to meet up with an online seller and I'm craving for something Filipino, we find ourselves inside Gerry's Grill.
We started the meal with a hot soup. It was perfect since it was raining that time. We ordered Nido Soup which turned out to be good choice. It was not salty or bland. It was just right and hot enough for my tummy. Even G.p liked it and she's not very fond of soups.
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Born December 11, 1983 in the small town of Albany, Oregon. Ashley Sloan lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR in 2007.
2007 Multimedia Design, University of Oregon
2005 Italian and Art History, Università per Stranieri di Siena
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2011 Prints for PICA, PICA, Portland, OR
2011 Disjecta Art Auction, Disjecta, Portland, OR
2011 Sharpening The Image, Store Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Trait, Archer Gallery, Vancouver, WA
2010 GLAM, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR
2010 Igloo Fun! Raiser, Portland, OR
2010 High Hopes, Half/Dozen Gallery, Portland, OR *
2010 Appendix Art Auction, Appendix Gallery, Portland OR
2010 Play for Keeps, Tribute Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Homeschool Art Shop, Emerson Space Case, Portland, OR
2009 Holy Sheet, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR
2009 Homeschool Art Shop, Ace Hotel, Portland, OR
2009 SQFT, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Incompletely, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR
2009 Gimme Baby Robots, Igloo, Portland, OR
2009 Store for a Month, Portland, OR
2009 Parlour Shop, Fontanelle, Portland, OR
2009 Wish, Tractor Gallery, Portland, OR*
2008 Holy Sheet, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR
2008 Dirty Talk, Chump Change Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Relapse, LumpWest, Eugene, OR
2007 The Cute Institute, Perfect Attendance, Eugene, OR
2007 Selected Works, Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens, GA
2006 Cupcake Escape, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
2006 ONCE, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
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August 21, 2011
Mirrors, Punching, Walking, and Dancing by Lisa Radon
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September 30, 2010
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January 5, 2010
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2011 Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR. Education Intern
2008 - 2011, OPENWIDEpdx, Portland, OR. Co-founder
2009 - 2010, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR. Volunteer
2009 Fontanelle Gallery, Portland, OR. Intern
2009 Pica's TBA Festival, Portland, OR. Volunteer
2009 Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR. Art Instructor
2007 ASUO Women's Center, Eugene, OR. Visual Design Coordinator
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Group protests woman accused of animal abuse
Scores of animal lovers picketed the Lancaster County Courthouse on Monday, calling for a local dog breeder to be shut down.
Members of Hearts United for Animals held up pictures of some of the dozens of dogs rescued from a breeding operation in Malcolm.
Last week, Julia Hudson pleaded no contest to animal cruelty and neglect.
The group brought some of the rescued dogs to the courthouse, saying many of the dogs suffered from infections and lack of food and water. They are concerned she still has dozens of dogs on her property.
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Combining the circular with the bioeconomy creates a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Recycling is the key to ensuring sufficient biomass. Biomass provides us with a source of renewable raw materials in place of those based on our dwindling fossil resources.
The objective of the bioeconomy is conversion to the use of renewable raw materials. The pay off will be seen in greater sustainability due to a smaller carbon footprint, or even carbon neutrality. However, there is concern about how to ensure that the related raw material streams are sufficient and suitable to replace fossil materials such as synthetic polymers. On the other hand, we could increase the overall amount of fibre materials by recycling wood pulp.
Recycling is traditionally associated with solving the waste problem. However, the core of the circular economy lies in using the molecule economy, which minimises the use of virgin atoms, to solve the problem of insufficient raw materials. But we also need to bear in mind that, due to wear, no material can be recycled endlessly.
The amount of cellulose pulp manufactured is around the same as that of synthetic polymers: around 240 million tonnes of wood pulp and a total of 350 million tonnes of various fossil polymers are produced each year. Wood pulp is recycled up to 3–4 times before its fibre length reduces to an unusable size. This means that the recycling of wood pulp markedly increases the amount of fibre material in use in comparison to fossil-based, polymer materials.
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The fact that biomaterials are 20–50% more expensive is often mentioned as an obstacle to their commercialisation. These costs can be lowered through recycling, as in sectors such as the printed media and packaging industry. By using recycled materials, a manufacturer can avoid the costs associated with the fractionation of virgin materials.
The cumulative value creation of biomaterials is highly front-loaded compared to alternatives such as oil-based materials. Biomass is harvested and transported in consignments as dry goods, which are up to twice as expensive to process as liquid oil. In addition, the use of virgin biomaterials as raw materials creates side streams, which are not generated by recycled materials. This means that recycled materials need to be made more competitive compared to synthetic solutions.
Regulation aimed at increasing the use of, say, biofuels or the transport of biowaste to dumps promotes the inception of new recycling projects. Biofuel can even be made from the lowest-quality biomass. This can be achieved using either a thermal or biotechnology-based technique, although particularly large-scale industrial processes are required for the thermal approach. The fact that liquid fuel has much less added value than materials and, in particular, the products made from such materials provides good grounds for recycling and reusing biomaterials to the maximum.
Towards self-sufficiency in raw materials
Recycled materials would also improve the raw material self-sufficiency of industry in a world in which the prices and availability of virgin raw materials are variable. Greater recycling efficiency will create opportunities for new players and businesses. For example, in Finland alone the recycling of textiles, particularly cotton, would be equivalent to a reduction of3.5 billion kilos in carbon dioxide emissions. The Texjäte project by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) demonstrates that, while re-use is more efficient than recycling, a combination of both is unbeatable.
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Human Resources Administration & Development, B.S.
Mercer University's Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Administration and Development is designed to offer students a career path in human resources in such workplaces as government, non-profit agencies, corporate organizations, health care facilities, and adult educational institutions. The major will ground student learning with an understanding of human behavior as related to work. The structure of the major combines a broad liberal arts foundation, a comprehensive set of human resources core courses, and the choice of a specialization in either Administration or Training and Development. The foundation in psychology, sociology, communication, and critical thinking will assist students in applying research in the field to diverse populations and settings. The B.S. in Human Resources Administration and Development program is offered at Mercer's Douglas County and Henry County locations, and students are admitted five times per year in August, October, January, March, and May.
Choose from Two Specialized Concentrations:
- The Administration concentration includes workplace law, employee compensation and benefits, budgeting, ethics, and technology management components.
- The Training and Development concentration includes adult learning, curriculum design, materials development, instructional design, electronic instruction, and web design components.
Graduates in Human Resource Administration will be equipped with exposure to the skills and competencies necessary to carry out essential human resources functions that can benefit both individuals and organizations. Potential workplaces for graduates include:
- Organizations wanting HR professionals who have strong competencies in administration
- Organizations with needs for talent development
- Private, state, and local agencies
The Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Administration and Development requires a total of 120 semester hours to complete including general education studies. Many students transfer in credits. If you have an associate degree or course credits from a regionally-accredited community or technical college, you may transfer qualifying credits toward a degree at Mercer University where we offer a comprehensive credit transfer policy.
A strong internship program provides the graduate with direct experience in the development and management of human resource development skills in a real work environment. These internships are designed to match the background and work interests of the students. The degree allows for a wide range of potential employment and accommodation to a diverse education professional experience.
View the Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Administration and Development Program Plan >
Applicants for the B.S. in Human Resources Administration and Development program should have a minimum 2.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale and must be in good standing with the most recent regionally accredited college or university attended.
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The Enterprise Learning Partnership program (formerly known as the Preferred Provider Parntership program) provides affordable opportunities for employees of partner companies to attend an approved degree program of study at Mercer University. This unique program allows Mercer to establish relationships with corporations, government agencies, and organizations that are committed to supporting their employees' educational goals and ongoing professional development. Incentives include tuition benefits, military benefits, waived application fees, convenient credit transfer policy, and a streamlined process to learn more about an employee's program of interest.
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A clinical research study tests the safety and effectiveness of a new investigational medicine in human volunteers. Every investigational medicine goes through the clinical trial process. Therefore, participants play a very important role in advancing medicine for present and future generations.
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The eBay UK Bulletin, Issue 346, 9 August 2015
Topics in this issue:
- eBay 101 – Express delivery.
- A haggle from your worst nightmare.
- Pictures – text & borders.
- Ask Molly – Are my pictures to blame?
Hello and welcome to this week's edition of The eBay UK Bulletin.
It is all go at Molly HQ as the push continues to list as much inventory as possible before the seasons change. The Elves are running around brushing dust from some really amazing things, in some cases is is a mystery why they were bought in the first place – I love a challenge.
In this packed bulletin, Molly reveals the history behind the persona and how one particular haggle left all involved with a big headache.
[For admin details for this newsletter, please scroll down to the end.]
This question arrived at HQ during the week, it also allows me the opportunity to explain how Molly came to be.
"Hi Robert
(It seems odd calling you Molly)
I would like to offer express postage options but cannot find out how to do it anywhere. Could you explain please?"
Firstly the question:
I think I know what the problem is with the express shipping options. They are located along with 'economy' and 'standard' services but may just be out of sight. Using the scroll bar on the right should see them rise into view.
And now Molly:
I know what you mean about the Molly thing, my Mum thinks it very odd. I was taking part in a radio chat show a few years back when the DJ announced just before going to a music break that at the weekends I dress as a woman and answer to the name of Molly, my poor old Mum was left wondering for three minutes before I could explain.
The real reason is a little more tedious. As cosmetics were my prime sales for a while, I sold them in a feminine way, using soft background colours, words such as 'ours', 'us', 'we', as opposed to more masculine words 'I', 'my', 'mine', etc. Women generally buy cosmetics from women so I became Molly (which was the dog's name).
My publisher and esteemed editor of this newsletter (I am not worthy) picked up on this and along the lines of 'Dear Deidre' from the Sun newspaper, 'Ask Molly' first appeared in the bulletin way back in 2006.
Now I answer to Molly more often than Robert. In fact one of the Elves made me this tee shirt for my appearance on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
It's a funny old world!
I know that many readers love TV shows such as Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is or Antiques Road Trip where haggling, possibility staged for the show, is a major part of the programme. Well here's something they don't often come across.
Molly and the Elves had a day out at the local car boot sales, in fact three were completed before 1pm. The boot sale in question was in Chelmsford where Mrs Molly spotted some very nice Lever Flush Bolts, which fit into doors. Four boxes with 12 bolts in each.
"How much are these please?"
"A pound a box."
Slight pause whilst we exchange glances, they seem cheap so check again that they are unused.
"Go on then," says the seller "you can have the lot for £10."
Bemused looks exchanged, did we hear this correctly? Another pause.
"OK, give me a fiver for them."
Things are moving in the right direction.
"I tell you what, I'll give you a pound a box and take them all."
The exact money is handed over as the chances of getting change seem slim and we exit sharply.
I thought I would add something to the issue of preventing others from "borrowing" photos.
You mention having a distinct background combination, which I agree with. A unique background is a good first step to spot interlopers (if you have the time to look!) and hopefully drive traffic with returning customers.
When I began serious eBay-ing of my products I did that trick one better through blind stupid luck. Rather than just an interesting, but generic, background color or texture which can be copied, I added a border, some descriptive content, a helpful hint or two, and my store's eBay address.
I do this by printing paper background "place mats" which contain those details and on which I place the item to be photographed (the details are kept in Excel and then I use Word's merge function to create the place mats).
These REALLY stand out from the crowd. I also print using different colours of paper for each product line, which helps my customers I hope but, more importantly, helps me to easily see my product groupings within my shop and on eBay summary pages."
Now this is an interesting point as the note came in from the USA where eBay rules concerning pictures seem to be a little more relaxed. In the UK the following are not allowed as per the ebay picture policy page:
- Adding borders to your photos.
- Adding additional text, artwork or other marketing materials to pictures.
The rules for pictures are confusing and differ from site to site, no wonder there is confusion amongst sellers.
Any comments? Please let me know at the usual address.
"Dear Molly,
Firstly I would like to say your book eBay business Handbook has been a real help. Simple, no gobbledy gook, straight forward help and advice.
I started selling on eBay as a business in October. Going to auctions and then selling what was good enough on eBay and car booting what was not. eBay was going very well so I decided to branch out and joined esources for help and support that they could offer dropshipping. That too is going OK.
I have found a wholesaler that allows me to dropship. I download their photo and then upload it to eBay. I have noticed a couple of other people use the same dropshipper and use the same photo. Will eBay think we have pinched the photos from each other? My sales have dropped considerably from five a day to one or two a day. I thought it was the time of year but then it dawned on me it could be my photos from the dropshipper. Do you think this is it?"
It is a very quiet time of the year, Thursday saw my lowest daily sales in recent memory but I did catch up with a lot of admin and listing prior to the Christmas rush.
You should be ok using the same picture as other sellers. The eBay catalogue allows the use of the same stock picture for many sellers, your dropshipper's picture will be treated the same. I would word your item titles in such a way that it is different from the competition, just to catch a browser's eye.
If I am looking for a particular item and dozens pop up in the search results with the same picture and title then I will buy on price (subject to a reasonable feedback check). Maybe mention your dispatch times, or shipped from the UK – something to pull the buyer in for a closer look. Having your own picture might do this, but of course it needs to be a good one to match the quality of the one you already use.
Getting the buyer to select your item is the biggest hurdle to overcome. In the world of my cosmetics business it is down to price. All my competitors are experienced, they know the system, offer free postage, quick dispatch and so on. A few buyers come back again with repeat custom running at around 7%, but this may of course be down to price – it is very hard to maintain a loyal internet customer base when other good sellers offer the same service at a reduced price.
On the other hand, my DIY and toy businesses have more unusual items where the pictures will be unique and the price based on similar items for sale or recently sold, so it's a little harder for a direct comparison to be made.
If you have a question about eBay or home working in general, please send it to me at the usual address. I will reply personally to every email I receive and, remember, there are FREE copies of my book available for the best questions, tips or stories.
Check out Harriman Intelligence for the latest news from Molly HQ.
Reason for great cheer at Molly HQ as feedback received trips over the 59,000 mark. Even with the odd neutral or negative, all Elves were pleased to reach this milestone – no pay rise though.
I also noticed that the main selling account has notched up over 100,000 sales, that's a lot of packing.
Author of the bestselling title, The eBay Business Handbook, available direct from the publisher Harriman House.
The eBay UK Bulletin is an independent newsletter and is not approved or endorsed by eBay UK.
This weekly bulletin covers any topic associated with eBay. If there is anything you would like to see here, just email me.
You can find out more about me and read previous editions of this newsletter on the Harriman House Intelligence website.


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By Natalie Cheyette
I have not been quiet about my dislike of the book The Circle, written by Dave Eggers in 2013. I regard it as an overhyped, but typical, YA dystopian novel, that was trying to be a modernized version of 1984. So imagine my pleasant surprise when I stepped out of the theater on Sunday afternoon and felt, if not affection, less cynical about it than before. The feeling was not, however, due to a renewed interest in the book. It was due to its slightly less bad movie adaptation.
The movie, The Circle, was star-studded, using such big names as Emma Watson (Mae Holland), Tom Hanks (Eamon Bailey), John Boyega (Ty Gospodinov), Karen Gillan (Annie Allerton), Patton Oswalt (Tom Stenton), Bill Paxton (Mae's father), and Glenne Headley (Mae's mother). However, like many movies that stuff celebrities in like a piñata, it was broken open to reveal not delicious candy, but those small cheap toys that are supposed to be fun but which everyone secretly hates. Though these actors are often regarded as the heroes of the screen, The Circle was not any of their best work.
However, that's not entirely their fault. The movie was rushed at best, and didn't spend much time on any one part of the story, which didn't give the actors the chance to put on the amazing performances we would have expected from them. Instead of spending time on developing the characters and the company, the director chose to focus on the events. However, as anyone who has read any book knows, there are many events in a given story. In a book, you can spend a lot of time on each one because you don't have many constraints for the length. In a movie, however, there are time constraints. So when the director tries to fit in every event that happens in the book, they are not able to spend the time required to make it significant and weighty, and the whole thing flops. That is what happened in this movie.
This manifested in many ways in The Circle, and was particularly noticeable in the corporation's setup. Specifically, it seemed to be much less menacing than in the book. The Circle does the same bad things (collecting everyone's information, demonstrating SoulSearch and driving Mercer to his death, etc.), but because the time is spent demonstrating the acts and not creating the tone and attitude behind them, The Circle feels less like a deliberate threat and more like a toddler who didn't know that it's wrong to take things without asking.
The plot also changed. Usually, when a book becomes a movie, the movie shifts around minor details but ultimately keeps the story the same. In The Circle, however, it plays out like they were given the names of the characters and a one-sentence summary of the book and were told to fill in the rest. Everything was completely different, especially the ending, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
If you're planning on watching the movie and don't want it spoiled, this is where you should stop reading.
Emma Watson's character, Mae, was much more lukewarm in regards to the Circle in the movie. She confesses to Ty that she didn't like that the Congresswoman is going Transparent, and is much less eager to please Eamon and Tom than she was in the book. This increase in independency and intelligence makes her character much more likeable. It comes to a head at the end of the movie, when she works with Ty to expose Eamon and Tom to the world. Onstage at Dream Friday with the two of them, she notes what many of us noticed in the book: that everyone is required to be accountable except those two men. She places SeeChange cameras on them, challenging them to go Transparent, and then announces that all of the messages and emails that they've sent between them have already gone public, at which point Eamon turns to Tom and says, "We are so f***ed."
Overall, I did like the movie better than the book. But at the same time, they're both just overblown stories that tried to be significant and failed. They don't add anything to a conversation except material to ridicule, and to me at least, it doesn't make sense to regard them as anything more.


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