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March 24, 2004
Shared Fonts Manager
After my my first announcement of Ivan Dembicki's Shared Fonts Manager was a bit too early, this time it's official: you can now check out his solution to make shared fonts work within flash. What does that imply? It means that with his solution you are able to change the fonts of a swf on-the-fly, and that you can use multiple encodings without having to embed all fonts for all languages at the same time. Just have a look at his demo and you will see the possibilities.Posted at March 24, 2004 01:14 PM | Further reading


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Why is a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) Important?
It is important to understand that there are certain things that DO NOT affect the value of your property:
- What you paid when you bought (or built) your house.
- The cash proceeds you want or need from the sale.
- What Iain or any other real estate professional says your property is worth.
Buyers dictate the price they are willing to pay for your property:
- Buyers comparison shop.
- A buyer will not pay more for one property than he or she would have to pay for another, similar property.
A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) shows what buyers willing to pay for similar properties:
- A CMA demonstrates what buyers have recently paid for similar properties.
- A CMA shows what buyers have not been willing to pay in current market conditions.
- A CMA shows you what other properties are currently active on the market, competing for the buyers' attention.

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Incentivizing online engagement in Communities of Practice - What works in World Bank group communities
Keywords:CoPs, communities of practice, World Bank
AbstractIncentives to participate need to be designed into the very structure of a Community of Practice (CoP). This is particularly true for young communities that need to 'hit the ground running,' create activity, and demonstrate value. CoPs developed by the World Bank Group ("the Bank") have relied on both intrinsic and extrinsic incentives and employed a suite of approaches in both the CoP-design phase as well as activities. By adhering to these basic principles, our CoPs have grown in strength, number, and sophistication over the past five years. This paper describes the evolution of our approach to building CoPs in relation to incentive structures, and suggests how other organizations can learn from this experience.
Case studies
The copyright of the articles published in this journal remains the property of the authors. For liability reasons, the title belongs to the Foundation for the Support of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal. The journal is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License. This journal is currently an open access journal as it has a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. From the BOAI definition [1] of "open access", we support the rights of users to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles." However, some of the content (2009-2012) is only available on the Taylor and Francis website. Within the next few months, this issue too will become available on the OJS. [1] http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/boaifaq.htm#openaccess


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The WCGI-EPICS team at Purdue University design and build devices for workers at WCGI to enhance their capabilities, increase their productivity, and improve their safety.
This semester, the WCGI EPICS team students are working on three main projects to improve the productivity of the workers at Wabash Center Greenbush Industries. On the following pages there are lists of current projects for Spring 2018 with short descriptions.


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Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday hit out at Pakistan Prime
Minister Imran Khan over his remarks about India's general elections, saying he has
no right to interfere in the country's electoral process.
During an interaction with foreign journalists in Islamabad on Wednesday, Mr Khan
said he believed there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and
settling the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP wins the general
"… I have condemned the statement of Imran Khan. He has no right whatsoever to
interfere in the electoral process of a great country like India," Mr Owaisi said.
The AIMIM leader, who is seeking re-election from Hyderabad, was speaking after
casting his vote at a polling booth here under the Chevella parliamentary
Responding to a question on Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao receiving
a notice from the Election Commission for allegedly making controversial remarks,
Mr Owaisi said he was "surprised" that PM Modi did not get one.
"I was very surprised. The prime minister should have got a notice when he equated
terrorism with one religion," he said.
Mr Owaisi, whose All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen is an ally of Mr Rao's
ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, said he hoped that the chief minister would give
a satisfactory response to the EC's notice. The EC has issued a show cause notice
to Mr Rao, finding him prima facie guilty of allegedly passing derogatory remarks
against Hindus while addressing an election rally in Karimnagar last month.


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AABB encourages blood establishments to refer to the AABB Ebola Fact Sheet on the AABB website.
From the AABB:
"While Ebola is not recognized as a transfusion-transmitted infection (!?!), viremia does occur. However, viremic patients are expected to be symptomatic and therefore unqualified to donate. In addition, infections have been confined to malarious areas from which prospective donors would be deferred for one year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus has resulted in more than 1,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola from late March to the present in the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Background information and guidelines for infection control practices are located on the CDC website. The AABB Transfusion Transmitted Diseases committee, which developed the AABB Ebola fact sheet, continues to follow developments in West Africa and consider their implications for transfusion medicine."
According to the AABB Ebola Fact Sheet, common human exposure routes include:
- Skin or mucous membrane contact with virus-laden materials from sick patients has probably been responsible for most recognized human infections.
- Unsafe needle injections
- Contact with sick or dead monkeys
Can someone smarter than me please explain why Ebola is not recognized as a transfusion-transmitted infection?


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Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Beauty Top Tens! This time I'm sharing my top ten best cruelty free red lip products.
Top Ten Red Lip Products
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Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Harlot Lip Tar – $18 for .33 oz, Vegan
Neon popsicle red. I love this stunning, bright shade. (see my review)
Dose of Colors Burning Love Lip Gloss – $15 – Vegan
Bright true red. I bought this red because I saw Shrinkle wearing it and it was the most beautiful red gloss that I'd seen in a very long time. (see my review)
Silk Naturals Zing! Lipstick – $5.75 – Vegan & Gluten Free
bright warm red (see my review)
Milani Red Extreme Lip Intense Liquid Color – $6.49 for .2 fl. oz.
bright true red
Kat Von D Outlaw Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick – $19 for .18 oz
brick red (deeper true red) (see my review)
Hourglass Icon Opaque Rougee Liquid Lipstick – $28 for .10 oz
blue based red
NARS Dragon Girl Velvet Matte Lip Pencil – $25 for .086 oz
siren red (blue based red)
Urban Decay 69 Revolution Lipstick – $22 for .09 oz
bright red with pink undertone (see my review)
Too Faced Stiletto Red La Creme – $22 for .11 oz
classic red (see my review)
Tarte Fiery LipSurgence Matte Lip Tint – $24 for .10 oz
blue based red. I particularly like the fact that it's matte and yet it's comfortable to wear on the lips. (see my review)
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As soon as pests enter a house, it's hard to rid it of them. Much time and money can be spent eradicating pests. Use what you are about to learn below to get rid of pests before they take over the home.
Stuff steel wool into holes that pests could enter through. Even though mice and rats can chew through a number of materials, these fine strands of metal are too tough for their teeth. Fill in any space more than half an inch. Remember, these pests can fit through very tiny openings.
Screens in your home should be repaired to keep out flying insects. The windows and screens keep out both flying and crawling bugs. If you have any holes in your screens, fix them so the bugs cannot get in.
Bedbugs are tough to eliminate due to their ability to hide. Before doing any extermination, make sure you close any open holes. Thus, you can prevent bugs from escaping after your efforts are concluded.
Is your home infested with ants? There are many home remedies, but one effective one is mixing sugar with borax. Borax in the sugar will kill the ants. Make the mixture by taking a one-quart jar and adding equal parts sugar and borax. Sprinkle the mixture around your home.
When placing brushes around the home, place them at least a foot away from the building itself. Numerous insects can enter your home through this brush, regardless of what you try to do. If the bushes are up against your home, pests will find a way to get inside.
Look around your house for any cracks or places that pests could enter, and seal them right away. These cracks can be an easy entryway for pests to come into your home. They won't be able to come in if their entrance is blocked.
It is important to have your home checked for pests on a regular basis. If your home has a basement, termites may be operating in secret. Therefore, make sure that your basements and other small areas of your home are check out regularly.
Eliminate mosquito habitat to eliminate mosquitoes. Drain any water that's just standing around. Mosquitoes have the ability to breed anywhere a small amount of water is left.
Drains are notorious for housing rodents and other pests. Be sure you're checking your drains and keeping them clean every month. You could snake them, or pour a little liquid cleaner into them while afterwards flushing it out. Debris can cause mold growth, which provides pests with an excellent living area.
If you store any dry-food items, you should make sure you are using plastic storage containers. Many dry products come in boxes and bags, which is easy access for pests. After you return home from shopping, be sure to transfer dry food product into airtight containers. Using containers made from plastic can keep pests under control and extend the freshness of foods.
As stated above, it is much easier to get pests in your home than it is to make them go away. You should have learned to make those pests stay away. Make use of these tips, and eliminate pests from your home today.


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How are schools supporting the needs of transgender students?
Watch Tonya Mosley's report at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on America Tonight.
By definition, transgender means someone who identifies as the opposite sex. We often associate the term with adults, but a growing number of children are also coming out.
This poses a challenge for schools, which have traditionally assigned bathrooms, sports teams and locker rooms based on gender.
In Seattle, the public school system is one of a growing number of districts that have set forth guidelines to accommodate transgender students.
Zoe, an 11-year-old Seattle native, is one of those students.
"Zoe is a pretty strong kid," mother Carolyn MacGregor said. "She presents that 'I can take care of myself.'"
But about five years ago, Zoe revealed something she could no longer handle alone. She was born a boy – but felt like a girl.
MacGregor immediately stepped in, researching the best ways to handle the revelation. She worked with Zoe's public elementary school staff, and together they formulated a plan to help Zoe feel comfortable during school hours.
They began with MacGregor sending home a letter explaining Zoe's changes to the parents of her classmates. The school also provided a nurse's bathroom specifically for Zoe. By the end of that school year, Zoe had changed her name from Ian.
"I don't think my friends were surprised at all and that makes sense because I've always liked girl's stuff," joked Zoe. "My class was really understanding."
Creating an inclusive society
The positive reaction from Zoe's friends, classmates and teachers is a changing of the tide, said gender specialist Aidan Key.
"This is a new step for our society," said Key, who trains teachers and parents on how to address the needs of transgender students. He was once a she – 20 years ago Key transitioned from female to male.
"They're starting at a significantly younger age and they're not going to travel nearly the same path as me," said Key, who came into his gender identity in adulthood. "That's my work to keep up with them."
Aside from the basics like which bathroom a trans child uses, Key wants to change the way we think about gender roles: "How do we reframe gender? How do we create a gender-inclusive environment that works for all kids when none of us grew up experiencing that?"
It's tough to say how many children are coming out as transgender or how many schools are taking steps to be more supportive. Kylar Broadus of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said there has been no extensive study to quantify that, but an increasing number of schools are implementing guidelines.
Two years ago, Seattle Pubic Schools approved a set of guidelines on how to meet the needs of transgender students.
Around the same time, the city's Garfield High School experienced an influx of teens identifying as transgender: Five in one year. The school now allows students to use the gender pronoun of their choice. Also, counselors have an open-door policy, encouraging transgender students to talk about their experiences.
"Our students and this generation is open to this and pushing forward and saying this is what we need in our schools and our society," Garfield High academic counselor Ken Courtney said.
Now, the school now has the largest support group in the state for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and those questioning their sexuality – with nearly 40 members.
"They aren't going to be able to learn or have barriers to learning if they aren't accepted for who they are," Garfield High mental health counselor Rosie Moore said.
Curriculum changes ahead?
Advocates say the Seattle schools' guidelines are a step in the right direction, but nationwide, transgender students are still feeling marginalized. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 78 percent of 1,846 transgender K-12 students in a 2011 survey reported being harassed on a regular basis. One-third of respondents reported physical violence and 12 percent reported sexual violence.
Six percent said they had been expelled for expressing their gender or identity.
Teen therapist Megan Kennedy is pushing for schools across the nation to integrate gender identity issues into the curriculum.
"I think that it's incredible that more families are asking for support and schools are asking for support, but it doesn't negate that fact that youth are still struggling," Kennedy said.
Zoe's mom feels good about the way things are now, but she's bracing herself for struggles ahead. "The teen years, puberty, hormones and Zoe not feeling in step with her peers…that's going to be the biggest challenge," MacGregor said.
The two haven't decided how they will deal with it all, but for now, MacGregor said she's incredibility proud.
"I feel like I have learned so much from (Zoe)," she said. "(She's) so self confident and knows herself in a way that others struggle with."
More from America Tonight
Are police profiling transgender Americans?
Transgender people across the U.S. experience three times as much police violence as non-trans individuals. Why?
- Topics:
- Gay Rights
- Law & Justice
- Transgender
- New York
Meet the pastor who was defrocked for officiating his son's gay wedding
Rev. Frank Schaefer officiated the wedding of his son to another man, and was defrocked by the United Methodist Church.
In epidemic of campus sex crimes, LGBT cases often neglected
Nearly 4 million gay men, lesbians and bisexuals suffer sexual violence, but scope of problem in higher ed is unclear
- Topics:
- Sexual Violence
- Rape
- College
- Gay Rights
Meet America's first openly gay imam
He's been condemned by other Muslim leaders, but Imam Daayiee Abdullah is proud of his story


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Funding for Open Space Grant Program at Risk
Take Action TODAY to Save the Community Investment Act
Status of the CIA in latest Biennial Budget proposals
- House and Senate Republican Joint Proposal (Sept. 12): Eliminates 100% of funding for CIA programs for open space conservation, farmland preservation, historic properties and affordable housing for the next two years. View proposal, page 2
- Governor's Compromise Proposal (Sept. 8): Does NOT cut the CIA
- House and Senate Democrat Proposal (August 21): Does NOT cut the CIA
The Governor and the Democrats are working on a final biennial budget that may be voted on tomorrow, Thursday (9/14). We need a final grassroots push in support of maintaining CIA funding.
Please contact your legislators TODAY
- Please contact your state legislators and ask them to oppose cuts to the CIA and to communicate their opposition to the leadership of their respective caucuses.
- Important! Please share your community's CIA project success stories as well as those that are in the queue and dependent upon CIA funding for completion! View a town-by-town list of CIA projects
Elimination of the CIA in the next biennial budget threatens the future of the entire program, including DEEP's Open Space & Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (OSWA).
Please take action TODAY!
Thank you for all you continue to do to support land conservation in your community!
Amy Blaymore Paterson, Executive Director
P.S. Use the talking points below or share CLCC's Opinion Editorial about the CIA with your legislators. I'd appreciate it if you would send me a copy of your email too!
Talking Points in Support of the Community Investment Act
- The CIA is a Dedicated Fund -- It Should be Respected as Such! The CIA was established as a DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCE OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET to provide consistent funding for reinvestment into our communities for open space, farmland/dairy support, historic properties, and affordable housing programs.
- Raiding Dedicated Funds Violates the Public Trust! The public counts on dedicated funds as a consistent source of revenue in support of important programs, irrespective of tough fiscal times.
- The CIA Benefits all Communities! Funded through a $40 surcharge on local recording fees, the CIA has invested over $153 million for 1,400 projects across all four sectors in 168 Connecticut towns -- and the numbers continue to increase!
- The CIA is Critical to Land Conservation! The CIA is the only consistent source of funding for DEEP's OSWA grant program. The continued cuts to CIA funds jeopardizes the amount of money available for the current grant round (applications submitted as of February 2, 2017) and the very future of the OSWA program.
- The CIA is an Economic Driver! CIA investments boost local and state economies (projects have contributed to the viability of the $873 million outdoor recreation industry and the $3.5 billion agricultural industry).
- The CIA Leverages $$$! CIA investments leverage millions of matching funds.
- The CIA = Jobs! CIA projects have created over 3,000 jobs in affordable housing and historic preservation, and over 28,000 jobs in the agricultural industry.
- Visit the CIA website for more information.


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In groups or for a romantic getaway, the hot air balloon ride offers an unforgettable experience.
If you want an even more unique experience, you can enjoy a dinner for two during your flight.
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- "A lot of the younger soldiers thought we oughta be zipping around the battlefield on jetpacks. But one direct hit, and you're grounded. Maybe forever."
- ―Bren Derlin
The jetpack was an aerial personal transportation device in limited use across the galaxy. A jetpack offered a great degree of mobility in the air, though often at the personal risk of the user.
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Jetpacks were usually worn on the back, and controlled by a wrist-mounted device or through verbal commands issued into a visor or helmet. To launch, a jetpack funneled both air and fuel through miniaturized turbines. In the device's intake system, the air-fuel mix was ignited, providing the thrust needed to propel the wearer through the air. They were not reliable for use in zero, low or high atmospheric situations, since they required atmospheric gases to produce thrust[1]. The launch of most jetpacks was also accompanied by a cloud of exhaust - useful for quick getaways requiring a handy smoke screen.
In flight, directional exhaust nozzles controlled the user's flight path, while a gyrostabilizer counterbalanced the jetpack's velocity for descent. Jetpacks were considered impractical for public use: downsides to the jetpack's agility included the device's thirty-kilo weight, and the fact that most models could carry enough fuel for around twenty bursts of thrust. Often, repulsor packs provided a more viable alternative.
A variant used by both clone commandos and the 2nd Airborne Company during the Clone Wars also had attached wings, which used hydraulics to swing them from a folded to an extended position. A ship would do an atmospheric fly-by of the insertion area, and the commandos would drop unpowered like a normal parasail jump for a count of 3 seconds, before powering the jets on. The jets would automatically power off on impact with the ground, allowing the soldiers to hit the ground running.[2]
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- "Jetpack is useful for quick escapes. Always keep a reserve in the fuel tanks."
- ―Boba Fett
During the First Battle of Geonosis, a reek nearly trampled Jango Fett and had damaged his Merr-Sonn JT-12 jetpack. After Jango killed the reek, Jedi Master Mace Windu charged at Jango, who at the last second attempted to activate his jetpack, which failed to ignite. Windu quickly beheaded the legendary bounty hunter.
Another popular model of jetpack was the Mitrinomon Transports Z-6 jetpack, used by both Jango and Boba Fett. Boba's jet pack was a combination of a rocket launcher, and a jumper pack. The latter found that his jetpack was not always reliable when it was damaged by a semi-blind Han Solo on Tatooine during the Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon. The misfiring jetpack sent Fett spiraling into the belly of the Sarlacc, but it helped him escape the Sarlacc soon after. The Z-6 was fitted with a top-mounted missile launcher.
Jetpacks were also worn by Wookiee Berserkers, elite jet and blaze troopers, and Clone Commander Cody during the Clone Wars. Cad Bane also used them during the war, as well as the dreaded bounty hunter Durge. Battle droids and exoskeleton Dark troopers had jetpacks built into themselves.
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- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: Bombad Bounty
- Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
- "Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc"—Star Wars Tales 6
- Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
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Red Dot Award pro Pixel!
april 2019
Another major award for Pixel seating system, this time a prestigious 2019 Red Dot design award. An international jury of leading experts from around the world has crowned the unconventional Pixel seatin system, made of leftover materials. Representing the award-winning product were David Karásek, chie designer of mmcité1, and design duo Herrmann & Coufal. They backed upcycling – using material that would otherwise be thrown away – to create an outdoor seating system which stunned audiences with its variability and fresh design. As the world's most prestigious design award, the Red Dot Award was the most pleasant of surprises. Every year the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westphalen gives out the Red Dot awards for the best product design achievements of the year, and only one percent of entrants come away with a prize.
"Making the best possible use out of our materials is, of course, a huge consideration for us, and it begins with the design itself. Not wasting material is the most ecological thing to do, but how do you make use of something that would normally be thrown away? That was the real challenge. We wanted to design a product that would be aesthetically unique, bring something genuinely new to the public realm, and also use up timber which would have otherwise ended up burnt as firewood. We have also come up with a way to anchor small wooden lamellas to the frame in a unique, patented way." explains David Karásek from mmcité1.
Pixel is unique not only conceptually, but also in the possibilities it opens up. It is based around a simple square module supported by a single central leg, from where an endless variety of seating arrangements can spawn. The seat consists of wooden lamellas, which can be arranged in various orientations to form part of the playful design created by the final arrangement. The seating can be accented with backrests attached anywhere on the seating area, as well as small cylindrical flowerpots which fit the same grid as the seats themselves. The Pixel name did not come about by chance – it really is possible to create pixel-like forms in real life public spaces, not trapped on a screen. Lastly, but by no means least, Pixel creates a comfy place to sit.


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New 'Seni Lewis Award' to recognise collaborative work between police and health service
PUBLISHED: 16:24 12 October 2018 | UPDATED: 16:24 12 October 2018
A new 'Seni Lewis Award' has been announced by the Metropolitan Police in memory of Olaseni Lewis, who died at a Beckenham hospital in 2010.
The national award is being introduced in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), and was announced on Thursday, October 11 at the Positive Practice Mental Health Awards 2018 ceremony.
The award will recognise the best collaborative initiatives between the police and health services, to showcase the importance of providing a multi-agency response to mental health crises.
Mr Olaseni Lewis was 23 when he died on September 3 2010 following a prolonged period of restraint by police officers days before, whilst he was a patient at Bethlem Royal Hospital, suffering a mental health crisis.
Seni's parents, Aji and Conrad Lewis, said: "When Seni became ill, we took him to hospital which we thought was the best place for him.
"We shall always bear the cross of knowing that, instead of the help and care he needed, Seni met with his death in circumstances where he was failed by the hospital and the police alike.
"We don't want any other family to suffer as we have suffered.
"We don't want anyone else to go through what our son went through. That is why we took the initiative to propose this award in Seni's name, and we welcome it in his memory, in the hope that the police and health services throughout the country learn to recognise in practice that what happened to Seni is simply unacceptable."
Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said: "This award will recognise outstanding collaborative work between the police and health service, which improves the multi-agency response to mental health crises.
"The death of Olaseni Lewis was a tragedy which raised a number of important issues, resulting in lessons being learnt and improvements to policies and training in this area.
Dr Michael Holland, medical director of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This award will recognise those who work together who do everything possible to collaborate so that safe, high quality care can be delivered working in partnership."
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Are you looking forward to increasing your blog traffic and engagement?
If so, this post is for you! In this p, st I share my experience with Facebook Group and how they have changed my blogging
experience within' weeks.
Let's Dive RIGHT in!
I have been blogging for a year now & on my journey, I have learned a ton of information and gained a lot of resources for generating traffic to my blog/ website.
My main goal when I started this blog this last year was to help creative entrepreneurs/ bloggers find ways to make extra income, & grow their business through social media all while pursuing their dreams without limitations.
While on my journey I learned a TON of things such as you have to "Work Work Work" (Rihanna's voice)! But in a FUN way since like most bloggers I am writing in a niche that I LOVE!
One of the main things I noticed when I first started out was that I wasn't getting much traffic to my blog no matter what I did. I did everything from commenting on other blogger's posts to promoting my posts on my personal Facebook page and more. But, no matter what I did I wasn't getting much traffic to my blog! So, I needed a PLAN of action!
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My first plan of action was to learn a FEW social media platforms individually.
My first area of focus was Facebook! I started researching different Facebook groups geared towards New Bloggers, Business owners & entrepreneurship and I found a ton of groups that offered resources, helpful tips, personal promo days and more!– Whatttttttt!! So, I joined a few and noticed how it skyrocketed my engagement and traffic to my blog!
Facebook groups are groups on Facebook filled with other with others in your niche to help grow your blog and connect with. Facebook groups are like a mini-community of people who come together to help support and guide each other. But not only did I see an increase in my traffic and engagement I was able to connect with a ton of awesome-sauce new people. I even teamed with a few people in Facebook Groups to do guest posting on my site and for upcoming webinars. So, Facebook Groups have bee a total game changer for me with my blog + biz!
When I joined the different Facebook groups my traffic grew to what seems like overnight. I went from having 20 to 30 page views in the month before to about 2000 page views within' a couple of days! Woo hoo!
I don't know about you but I was pretty darn excited because even little steps are steps towards progress, right?
My traffic skyrocketed LIKE WHOA over the course of 6 months! I am currently getting over 40,000 page views a month and credit a lot of the growth to implementing a solid social media strategy.
Update: I am now averaging about 2000 + pageviews per day. My goal is to hit 100,000 by the end of this year! Woo hoo!
So, I compiled a list of over 100 Facebook Groups that have helped grow my traffic within' a month. Listed below are 5 Facebook groups to get you started! Woo hoo!
1. The Arts and Budgets Community
I just started this group which is for creatives looking to find resources to make more money, save more money and budget to pay off and stay out of debt. If you are looking to gain financial freedom join me in the AB community!
2. Creative Ninjas Blogger Group
This is my other group which is for Creative bloggers/biz owners who want to grow, learn, and connect with other awesome creatives! It's filled with blog + biz support & promo days to help grow your blog + biz and social media platforms! I absolutely love helping others on their blog journey and my group is filled with other like-minded creatives on a journey to success. We just reached over 1k members and it's only been 2 months since I started this group! I seriously enjoy every moment with the members of the group so you're totally invited to join us! Woohoo!
Promo Days: Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
Join HERE
3. Connect & Cultivate With the Ivory Mix
This group is awesome-sauce! It helped me generate more traffic to my blog with the promo days that they have in the group– which are on most days. Kayla, the group admin is amazing and very supportive! I absolutely love how helpful she is toward her group community! An added bonus is that she makes stellar stock photos that you can sign up for FREE by clicking here! Trust me you won't be disappointed! Simply sign up at the top of her site and your stock photo game will be forever changed, ha! Seriously, I love her work.
Promo Days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Join HERE
4. Growing Social Media for Bloggers
OMG! What can I say about this incredible group of ladies! This is really a supportive group that helps with growing your social media outlets and your blog! The admins in this group are awesome and very helpful! They seriously work as a team and I love IT! Each day they have promo threads geared towards Facebook, Instagram, Twitters and more. This group has seriously helped boost my social media platforms with their daily threads. They are also open to answering any questions that you may have about blogging which is a huge plus to me!
Promo Days: Monday- Friday! They have social media promo daily.
Join HERE
5. Blogging Like We Mean It
If you are looking for a legit blogging group that active join Carly's Facebook group, Blogging Like We Mean It! Carly is amazing and willing to answer any and all questions about blogging. This is definitely one of my favorite blogging groups on Facebook.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
New York Times: Attention, First-Time Buyers
By Michelle Higgins
After renting a one-bedroom for seven years, Catherine and Peter Bertazzoni had saved enough for a down payment and were ready to buy their first apartment together. They knew it would be a challenge to find a move-in-ready two-bedroom on the Upper West Side within their $1.5 million budget, but with a baby on the way, they needed more space.
It wasn't until they made their first offer, about $1.3 million for a two-bedroom one-bath listed for $1.25 million, that they realized just what they were up against.
"We came in at what we thought was significantly above ask and ended up sixth out of 11 bids," said Mrs. Bertazzoni, 31, a tax manager at an asset management company. "It was a real wake-up call."
Buying your first home in New York City is a daunting task. The median price for a Manhattan apartment recently reached nearly $1 million, with reports from major brokerage firms placing the price at $999,000 and $998,000, sums that would buy a mansion in many parts of the country. Competition is fierce, and bidding wars are practically the norm for anything that is halfway decent. Not to mention the level of scrutiny buyers must endure if they want to live in one of the city's co-op apartments, which make up roughly 75 percent of Manhattan's nonrental housing stock.
Mrs. Bertazzoni, along with her husband, Peter, 36, who also works in finance, visited nearly 40 apartments and lost two bidding wars during their intensive four-month search. "We learned quickly that there really are a lot of all-cash offers out there, and it made it important that we, as buyers who needed to finance, have our financials in order and be ready to move quickly," she said.
In May they made an offer on a two-bedroom, two-bath listed for $1.395 million. When they closed in August, it was just in time. The paint had barely dried before their son, Oscar, came home from the hospital.
"It is extraordinarily challenging," Mrs. Bertazzoni said of buying in New York. "You might not hit everything on your wish list, but in the end it can work out even for a first-timer."
Here are some of the steps you need to take to buy an apartment in New York.
Buyers should plan to put at least 20 percent down in order to be taken seriously. That's right, for a $500,000 apartment, you'll need a down payment of $100,000, and that does not include closing costs.
Be prepared for other charges large and small. Among the larger is the 1 percent surcharge on sales of $1 million or more in New York City, known as the mansion tax. Among the smaller incursions on your wallet: the co-op lien search fee (roughly $300), the board package fee ($500 to $2,000), the appraisal ($300 to $1,500), the condo municipal search ($350 to $500) and so on. Brokerage firms including Douglas Elliman and Town Residential offer a laundry list of estimated closing costs on their websites.
Unless you are sitting on a substantial nest egg or are being financed by a benevolent relative, you will need a loan to afford your first place in New York City. Banks use credit scores, also known as FICO scores, to evaluate the potential risk of lending to individuals. The higher the number, which runs from 300 points to 850 points, the better your credit score.
Knowing your score well in advance will give you time to clean up any mistakes, like tax liens that were paid off many years ago or parking tickets that should have been expunged, said Peggy Dahan, an associate broker with Siderow Residential Group. "Sometimes it takes months to clear it up, and by then the seller has sold your dream apartment and we are back to Square One."
Knowing your score will also give you time to boost your number by paying down credit card debt if your balances are on the high side. The three major credit-reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, generate their own FICO scores based on the data they collect. To find out where you stand, go to annualcreditreport.com, which offers a free report annually.
Not to be confused with a prequalification, which is essentially a crude calculation of how much of a loan you might qualify for, a preapproval is a written estimate from the lender stating how much you will likely be able to borrow based on an initial review of your credit and financial information. The application often requires submitting pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns and other financial documents. Most lenders charge nothing for the application, since they are hoping to win your business, but you may be socked for around $100 to cover the cost of a credit check.
Why not wait until you've actually found a place to get a preapproval letter for a mortgage? Because it will help you determine how much you can afford. (You will also need it when you're ready to submit an offer to provide assurance to the seller that you will be able to secure financing.) Preapproval letters typically expire between 90 and 120 days, but can be quickly updated with a phone call to the lender.
Once you have a sense of your budget, you can start searching for an apartment in earnest. Websites and apps from nytimes.com/realestate, StreetEasy and Trulia eliminate some of the work by automating the search. The sites will email you new listings that meet your requirements, save them and notify you when there are open houses or price changes. You can type in an address in StreetEasy to find out what else is for sale in a given building and how much apartments sold for previously.
Apartments come mainly in two forms in New York City — co-op and condo. In a co-op, short for cooperative housing, you are buying shares in a corporation that will give you a proprietary lease in the building.
When you a buy a condo, you own the unit outright. In both cases, buyers will be asked to submit financial information including net worth, liquid assets, annual income and other financial documents. Co-ops tend to subject potential shareholders to more rigorous scrutiny, often requiring reams of personal as well as financial information.
"They're going to undress you and you have to really reveal yourself," is how Robert Dankner, the president of Prime Manhattan Residential, explains the excruciating process to first-time buyers. "It's the price of entry and a rite of passage to buying in a co-op in Manhattan." A co-op can turn down a sale for any reason it pleases as long as it does not discriminate illegally.
Co-op financial requirements can prove difficult for first-time buyers. Some co-ops don't allow financing; others require buyers to show they have a year's worth of mortgage and maintenance fees in the bank.
"Who can do that, really, as a normal person, while paying rent?" said George Sholley, a 29-year-old executive producer at a New York advertising agency. In the end, he opted for a condo.
"I had been trying to buy a place since 2012," he said, noting that he was outbid three times by buyers with more cash on hand. Earlier this year, with the help of his agent, Scott Sobol, a salesman at Compass, Mr. Sholley bought a studio for $670,000 in a condominium conversion in Hell's Kitchen. "It was a bit more expensive than I was hoping," he said, but compared with the co-ops he had tried to buy, "it was a smoother process over all."
It's helpful to visit a range of open houses in order to narrow your preferences, including how far you really want to be from the subway when it snows, how out of breath you are on the third flight of a sixth-floor walk-up, and what is meant by loft, railroad flat, Junior Four and so forth. Neighbors may have information on individual buildings and neighborhood goings-on.
And open houses can also be a good way to meet real estate agents with whom you might consider working. If you like a particular building, a broker who does a lot of business there might be able to alert you to an apartment coming on the market. The doorman may be able to guide you to an agent in the know or to the soon-to-be-available apartment.
Look for an agent and a real estate lawyer who have established track records working with buyers in your situation, and who will get back to you promptly.
"There's not much of a barrier to entry to becoming a real estate agent," said Jessica Cohen, an associate broker with Douglas Elliman who frequently works with entry-level buyers. "You want to feel like you're working with someone who has done this countless times and isn't learning the process on you while you're on this emotional roller coaster."
If you are gravitating toward co-ops, for instance, you want a broker who has put together many a co-op board package, and a lawyer who understands the accounting methods used by co-ops and can mine the minutes of its board meetings for red flags.
Ultimately you want an agent who can help you come up with a sound offer based on market analysis and who will put together a well-rounded application package on your behalf. "Your broker is there to market you," Ms. Cohen said. "You have to sell yourself as a candidate to get the apartment. It's almost ironic."
Keep in mind that your agent's commission, typically 5 or 6 percent split with the seller's agent, will ultimately come out of the sale proceeds. Lawyer fees range from $1,500 to $5,000.
Know that during your search you will fall in love, have your heart broken and, if you are lucky, end up with the plain one with the nice personality, not the gorgeous but temperamental one.
Jacob Mondry, a 27-year-old musician, fell for the first place he saw when he started looking for a Brooklyn apartment last year.
"I was smitten," he said, describing the exposed brick, tin ceilings and other charming details of a place in Gowanus. "I really thought I wanted this kind of romantic apartment."
But the neighborhood lacked a residential ambience, and the attraction faded after his agent, Robert Dowling, an associate broker at Halstead Property, pointed out the additional investment that would be required to replace water-damaged floorboards and to make necessary updates. In hindsight, Mr. Mondry said, "I was happy to surrender that darling."
Ultimately he bought a place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a three-bedroom walk-up now shared with a roommate, for just under $1 million. While the apartment may not be as stunning as the first place he saw, "it's quiet and charming and close to the park."
The amount of time that listings spent on the market in Manhattan fell 20 percent to a record low of 73 days in the third quarter of this year, according to a report prepared for Douglas Elliman by the appraiser Jonathan J. Miller.
Being the first to make a solid offer can give you a leg up.
For instance, if a subsequent offer comes in at a higher price, the seller may give you a chance to match it. But don't bid before the first open house.
"Brokers will almost always let other agents and buyers know when they have offers in, and it will be a part of the agent's pitch at an open house when speaking with prospective buyers," said Ari Harkov, an associate real estate broker at Halstead.
With that in mind, Mr. Harkov recommends buyers wait until the Monday following the open house to submit their offers. "This can help keep the bidding process a bit calmer," he said, as the listing agent won't be able to flash your offer to every buyer who comes through the door at the open house.
Set a price limit so you know when it's time to walk away if a bidding war ensues.
Prospective buyers can research the history of a property, including construction projects, violations and complaints with the New York City Department of Buildings website by plugging in the address. PropertyShark offers one free property report that pulls similar data and more from public records, including information on assessments, flood maps, crime statistics and the names of neighbors.
After the first free report, you can sign up for a monthly subscription ranging from $39.95 to $79.95 a month, depending on the number of reports and the kind of data requested.
It's also important to scrutinize the building's finances.
Shawn Cassidy, an area sales manager with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in New York, points out that few banks are willing to lend if the management company still owns a majority of the apartments, as there is a risk that the sponsor could default. And it's a good idea to hire a home inspector, especially if you are buying in a small building, where building maintenance and repair is the responsibility of a handful of owners.
"Let's say there are three apartments in a townhouse. Each co-op shareholder would bear a third of the cost of addressing any issues," said Aaron Shmulewitz, a real estate lawyer. "The potential economic risk is larger."
After putting in more than a dozen offers on various apartments without success, Megan and Michael Bartolomeo were becoming desperate. So when their offer of $702,000 was accepted for a duplex basement apartment with a big backyard in South Park Slope, Brooklyn, they were ready to move in the next day.
"It was on the same street we lived on and had an awesome backyard," said Mr. Bartolomeo, 34, a television editor. "We were like, 'We love this place.' "
But for due diligence, they decided to pay $1,200 to hire an inspector who was recommended by their broker, Porter Hovey, a saleswoman at Halstead. "He came down," Mr. Bartolomeo said, "took one look at the basement and said, 'When was the flood?' "
It turned out that poor drainage was causing problems when it rained, and an incorrectly installed sewage pump seemed like a disaster waiting to happen, Mr. Bartolomeo said. "If we hadn't used him, we wouldn't have known."
Shortly after, they made an offer of $729,000 on a two-bedroom walk-up in a prewar building nearby. They closed three months later.
Repeat: Heartbreak is part of the game.
"I tell my clients not to fall in love with a place," said Bo Poulsen, a salesman at Town Residential. "It's a heartbreaking experience when you go into a 'best and final' and you don't get it. So you have to distance yourself from the property until the contract is signed."
Keep in mind that even if the seller has verbally accepted your offer, sellers can still entertain and accept other offers. Even after the contract is signed, a co-op board could decide to turn down a sale.
For all these reasons, Victoria Hagman, the broker-owner of the Realty Collective in Brooklyn, always tells first-timers: "The buying process is a marathon, not a sprint."
Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.
Exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy
Here at Shenwick & Associates, the magic word for our debtor bankruptcy clients (we represent creditors, too) is "discharge." When a debt is discharged in bankruptcy, the debtor no longer has any personal liability for the debt and the creditor can no longer communicate with or take legal action against the debtor for the debt. This is the primary reason why debtors file for bankruptcy.
However, not all debts are dischargeable in bankruptcy. Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code specifically lists many exceptions to discharge, including debts "obtained by–false pretenses, a false representation or actual fraud . . ." (§ 523(a)(2)(A)) and any debt "for willful and malicious injury by the debtor . . ." (§ 523(a)(6)).
This section of the Bankruptcy Code dates back to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, and since then, the federal courts have had to interpret the statute. For example, in Kawaauhau v. Geiger, the Supreme Court held that to be excepted from discharge under § 523(a)(6), an injury had to be deliberate or intentional.
In Husky Int'l Elec. v. Ritz, the Supreme Court will resolve a circuit split and determine whether the "actual fraud" bar to discharge under § 523(a)(2)(A) applies only when the debtor has made a false representation, or whether the bar also applies when the debtor has deliberately obtained money through a fraudulent transfer scheme that was actually intended to cheat a creditor.
In this case, appellant Husky sold and delivered electronic devices to Chrysalis Manufacturing Corp., an entity that was controlled by appellee Daniel Ritz. Chrysalis failed to pay Husky for any of the goods delivered, and incurred a debt of approximately $164,000. During this time, Ritz transferred much of Chrysalis' funds to various other entities that he also controlled. Husky sued Ritz in an attempt to hold him personally liable for Chrysalis' debt.
Ritz filed for personal bankruptcy, and Husky filed an adversary proceeding (bankruptcy litigation) seeking to except his debt to Husky from discharge, based on §§ 523(a)(2)(a) and 523(a)(6), as well as § 523(a)(4) (which excepts debts arising from fraud or defalcation in a fiduciary capacity, larceny and embezzlement). The bankruptcy court denied all of Husky's requested relief, and held that Husky had not established that Ritz had perpetuated an "actual fraud" on Husky, because Husky failed to show that Ritz made a false representation (one of the elements of an "actual fraud" under Texas law, which may be made by written or spoken words or by conduct) to Husky. The district court affirmed, and Husky appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals reviewed the case law, including McClellan v. Cantrell, a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case that held that actual fraud under § 523(a)(2) is not limited to misrepresentations and misleading omissions. However, the Fifth Circuit relied on its own precedents (which held that representations were a required element of fraud and that exceptions to discharge were to be construed narrowly) to affirm the district court.
However, this past July in In re Lawson, the First Circuit Court of Appeals cited McClellan in holding that "actual fraud" also includes debts incurred as a result of knowingly accepting a fraudulent conveyance that the transferee knew was intended to hinder the transferor's creditors.
Although these issues seem esoteric, they demonstrate the complex and fact intensive nature of bankruptcy law. In a recent case, we had to analyze wage claim actions against a food vendor as a possible exception to discharge. For your toughest bankruptcy questions, please contact Jim Shenwick.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Debtor/Creditor Issues for Small Business Startup
- Observe your form of organization.
- Make sure your form of entity is properly set up and continues to remain in existence, or the principals will be personally liable
- Pay your annual filing fees so your entity remains in existence, or the principals could then become personally liable.
- If you set up a corporation as your business entity, make sure that you sign the documents with your title as an officer (i.e. as "President", "Vice-President" etc.). Do not sign a business document personally.
- Keep records, on site and off site, of business events such as issuance of stock, bonds, notes and capital contributions
- Ex. If a friend or family loans money to your entity, do you have an executed promissory note which states the interest rate, who is the borrower, the repayment terms, etc.?
- Have you set up an accounting system/program such as Quickbooks and do you know how to use it?
- Do you have a budget for your venture?
- Do you know your "burn rate"?
- Have you prepared and reviewed an Income Statement and Balance Sheet?
3. Guaranties
- There are two types of guaranties that small businesses will usually enter into: (a) a general guaranty and (b) a "good guy" guaranty
- A guaranty is a written agreement by a third party or entity to pay the debts of an individual or entity (primary obligor) who fails to pay its debts as they mature
- As an example, if the entity wants an American Express corporate credit card, the principal(s) will need to guaranty payment to American Express if the entity does not make that payment.
- "Good Guy" guaranties are generally used for office leases. It is a limited form of guaranty that provides that the principals agree to pay the debts for the Tenant, if the Tenant fails to pay base rent or additional rent, until (i) the Tenant pays its rent arrears, (ii) vacates the space in broom clean condition and (iii) gives the keys back to the Landlord.
4. Responsible Person Taxes are sales taxes or employees' share of employment taxes (FICA and FUTA) that are collected by an entity and not paid over to the tax authorities
- The responsible person is generally an officer of the corporation and the taxing authorities will conduct an audit to determine who the responsible person(s) are after the business closes or fails.
- Responsible Person Taxes are also not dischargeable in personal bankruptcy
- Note the principals of a defunct entity are not liable for general corporate income tax liabilities that were not paid by the defunct entity.
5. Fraudulent Conveyances
- NYS Debtor and Creditor Law and the Bankruptcy Code provide that if an individual or a business does not have sufficient capital to conduct its business, then they cannot transfer property for no consideration (gift) to family, friends or third parties. If they do, a creditor or the bankruptcy trustee can commence litigation to unwind the transaction.
- Hint: The best time to do "asset protection planning" is before one gets into trouble!
6. Small Corporation and LLC Wages for Employees
- Section 630 of the New York Business Corporation Law renders every privately held corporation's ten largest shareholders personally liable, jointly and severally, "for all debts, wages or salaries due and owing to any of [the corporation's] . . . laborers, servants or employees other than contractors, for services performed by them for such corporation." N.Y. Bus. Corp. Law § 630(a)
- Limited Liability Company Law § 609(c) provides similar treatment to laborers, servants and employees of a LLC
- Accordingly, if you are running a small business that is failing, make sure that you pay monies due your employees before the business closes or you may be personally liable for those monies.
7. Closing a business (letting it go inactive or in windup mode) v. a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing
- Closing a business benefits: Lower administrative costs and possible to do without the help of professionals.
- Closing a business detriments: Belief by vendors or creditors that assets or inventory were not properly sold or accounted for, lawsuits, no accounting by a bankruptcy trustee and no "automatic stay" which results from an entity filing for bankruptcy protection
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing benefits: Protection from creditor actions via the automatic stay, orderly payment of creditors if assets are available for distribution, and an orderly liquidation of company assets. The business closes after the Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition is filed with the bankruptcy court.
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing detriments: Filing fee ($335), administrative cost for professionals, preparing schedules and reports for the bankruptcy trustee and meeting with the bankruptcy trustee (341 hearing) and possible bankruptcy trustee litigation (adversary proceeding).
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1957 Buick CenturyReview
The "banker's Hotrod" — Century during the late '50's combined the high performance Roadmaster engine with the smaller, Special body which made the car quite a performer. My first car was a '57 Special 4-door that I got from my grandfather, which unfortunately didn't survive Mt. St. Helens. I've looked on and off for 30 years for a Century Riviera hardtop and fourd the perfect car a few years ago and was fortunate enough to get the car. It is restored to factory stock except for glass packs, Roadmaster headlamp rings, front disc brakes and slight lowering.
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It Is A Good Car.
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Heck Of A Nice Used Car.
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GATE 2017 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Hall Tickets or Admit Cards are now available on the official gate website www.gate.iitr.ernet.in. It was released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.
Candidates can download it here.
Steps to download the Admit Card
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GATE 2017 Hall Tickets will contain the candidate's details, exam paper, exam center address and code, date and time, photograph and signature.
GATE 2017 will be held on 4, 5, 11 & 12 February, 2017. The exam will be held across selected cities in India. It will also be held at International Centers in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.
GATE exam is conducted by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and seven Indian Institutes of Technology - IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. This year, GATE is being conducted by IIT Roorkee.
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Long weekend at the Spiller Estate B&B
My wife and I had to go up to the interior of BC to clean out an old storage unit of the junk I don't need anymore, and close it up for good. Luckily for us this went faster than we'd expected. Instead of 1-2 days of cleaning and carting stuff off to the thrift store, it was 2 hours of sorting through what I wanted, and left the rest to be picked up by the thrift store on Monday.
This left us a 3-day weekend with no obligations, and no plans. Since we were a short drive from a ton of family, as well as some of the nicest vacation spots in a variety of small towns nearby, we had two choices: Either try to cram as much visiting into one weekend as we possibly could and couch-surf, or play tourists for a weekend and enjoy ourselves.
So after a nice lunch where we did some research on our iPhones, we ended up driving a couple hours to Penticton, a fairly small town in the heart of British Columbia's winery region. Googling for "Winery B&B" for our area turned up a few results, but the one that caught our eye was Spiller's Corner B&B & Winery. A nice heritage B&B, right on a vineyard, and close to several wineries. We called and booked the room before we got the bill for lunch, hopped in the car, and made our way over.
The weather was fantastic, and since we arrived fairly early, we were greeted with a free wine tasting of the wines made right on that vineyard. We discovered that it's a "No-Host" B&B which I'd never heard of before. Someone comes in the afternoon to clean the rooms, and someone else comes in the morning to cook breakfast, but beyond that the guests have the whole house and grounds to themselves (with the exception of the separate building used for wine tastings, which is open from 11:00am – 5:00pm).
We spent our days there just relaxing and enjoying ourselves; wandering to the different wineries and bought a few bottles of the tastier ones we found; we sat in the sun tanning, reading, or playing cards; we even bought some groceries from the local Safeway in town and barbecued some salmon for dinner. And in the farm across the street there was a mare and newborn foal that were absolutely adorable. After the breakfast the cook made for us one morning, we took our morning coffee and walked across the street and visited the baby horse that adorably found everything around it new and adventurous.
All in all it was exactly what the both of us needed. A break from the fast-paced city life, a relaxing road trip through the country, listening to the birds, the wind, tasting wine and catching some sun. With the exception of lunch at a restaurant one afternoon with terrible service of epic proportions – I'd advise against eating at The Hooded Merganser, unless you feel you have better luck than we did – our trip had the most relaxation packed into a 3 day weekend of any other I've had.
I consider myself lucky to live in such a richly diverse province, and to have such a wonderful wife to share it with.


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Who should attend?
Caring Dads Facilitator training is appropriate for any professional interested in working with fathers (including biological, step, or common-law fathers) who have who have physically abused, emotionally abused or neglected their children, or exposed their children to domestic violence, or who are deemed to be at high-risk for these behaviors.
Our training attendees commonly include batterer intervention program group leaders, child protection workers, counselors working within child and family mental health services, victim advocates, probation officers and their supervisors and managers. Other professionals that are sometimes involved include psychologists, violence prevention educators, substance abuse counselors, healthcare workers, police officers, native leaders, clergy and military personnel.
Course Format
Facilitator Training events are held over 2 days and introduces participants to the principles and values that guide the Caring Dads program. We then move into interactive training on the program material. Role plays are used to demonstrate key exercises and participants have the chance to acquire and practice skills in leading group exercise.
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Clinical Consultation sessions are delivered via webinar and comprise a video section, a live Q&A with an accredited Caring Dads Trainer, a knowledge assessment, and an evaluation component. The Clinical Consultation series should be completed within 1 year of Training date. After completion Facilitators are fully accredited and certified.
Becoming an accredited facilitator involves both tuition and licensing.
Tuition: $900 CAD
Course tuition includes lunch and refreshments, as well as an electronic copy of the Caring Dads program manual. Also included is a series of clinical supervision sessions to support you as you conduct your first Caring Dads groups.
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West Covina City Hall Park & Ride
Buses that stop at the West Covina Park & Ride include Foothill Transit 185, 274, and 498.
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A Barnstable Patriot article written on September 29th announces Town Council Candidate Forum, discussing a position currently held by Representative Crocker.
Town Council Candidates Debate in Centerville
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Bronwen Howells Walsh
September 29, 2017
The Centerville Civic Association is holding a Town Council candidates' forum for Centerville Precincts 2, 4, and 6 at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the Centerville Library.
Meg Loughran, a civic association board member and former president, is scheduled to serve as moderator.
Barnstable Town Council President Eric Steinhilber, a managing associate at MassMutual Financial Group who has served on the council since 2013, is running unopposed in Centerville Precinct 2.
In Centerville Precinct 4, Britt Beedenbender and Michael Moynihan, who are neighbors, are running for the seat currently held by former Council President Fred Chirigotis, who is stepping down due to term limits.
Moynihan was a board member of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (formerly known as Three Bays Preservation, Inc.) for five years and co-chaired the town's Water Resources Advisory Committee.
A new member of the Barnstable Economic Development Commission, Beedenbender is development and communications director for the Community Development Partnership, as well as associate director of development for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a nonprofit organization she's helped support since 2008.
Vying for Rep. Will Crocker's seat in Centerville Precinct 6 are former Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Converse, assistant treasurer of the Barnstable Housing Authority and a member of the town's Community Preservation Committee; and Paul Neary, who raised five children while working 34 years for Ford Motor Company in New Bedford. Then he was recruited out of retirement to become general manager of Rusty's Plumbing and Heating in West Yarmouth.
Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates. For more information, call 508-362-5490.
Oct. 24 vote
Wednesday, Oct. 4, is the deadline for voter registration for the Oct. 24 vote on a new building for Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. Currently registered voters do not have to re-register. Only individuals who have moved or have changed their mailing address or name need to contact the town clerk's office, which will be open until 8 p.m. Oct. 4 for voter registration.
"If you are not going to be here on Election Day, are shut in or for religious reasons cannot vote at the polling place, absentee ballots are now available," Town Clerk Ann Quirk said in a press release issued Wednesday.


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Alluring as it is, A&M-UT matchup in Texas Bowl seems unlikely
COLLEGE STATION — Forty years after the filming of "Urban Cowboy" just southeast of Loop 610 in Houston, it should be time for another bold stroke grabbing the nation's attention near that stretch of concrete: Texas vs. Texas A&M, this state's football version of big-screen rivals Bud and Wes, in the Academy Texas Bowl just inside the loop.
In truth, it's likely wishful thinking for those who miss the state's most storied college rivalry.
"We'll be watching our TVs this week to see how things play out. There's still a lot to be determined," said a hopeful David Fletcher, executive director of the Texas Bowl. "We'd love to have that matchup, and there's no better place to host it than here in Houston."
To parrot one of actor Jim Carrey's most famous lines: "So you're telling me there's a chance."
In reality, based on the Southeastern Conference choosing its representative for the Texas Bowl, it's more like the chance offered in that Carrey classic, "Dumb & Dumber" — one in a million.
The Aggies and Longhorns have not played in eight years, since Justin Tucker booted a 40-yard field goal to give UT a 27-25 victory at Kyle Field on Nov. 24, 2011. The following summer, A&M bolted the Big 12 for the SEC, and the two stubborn sides haven't agreed to a non-conference contest since, although the old rivals have played in just about all other sports.
What does A&M expect come bowl-announcement Sunday? The Aggies, too, are taking a wait-and-see approach with so many moving parts.
"We're members of the SEC, we've got great bowl partners, and we'll see what happens on selection day," A&M athletic director Ross Bjork said Tuesday night.
A&M women's basketball coach and native Texan Gary Blair, a Texas Tech graduate, is a longtime and often bemused observer of A&M versus UT in all sports. On the day Texas announced the formation of the Longhorn Network in January 2011, Blair correctly predicted A&M's angry response that led to its departure from the Big 12 for the SEC.
As for a possible Texas Bowl collision, Blair reasons the stakes are too high for one side in a postseason game that's not part of the College Football Playoff.
"It's not the winner; it's the loser," Blair said of what matters most to either side in a rivalry reunion. "If you win it, you're supposed to win, and that goes for either side. But if you lose that game, here comes all the social media and all that type of stuff."
The loser must live with it for years, too, as the Aggies have since 2011 based on Tucker's memorable boot. With sizable egos involved on both sides, especially in the early days of A&M divorcing the Big 12, the state has been devoid of its biggest college rivalry game for most of this decade.
Speaking of Blair and the Longhorns, and a renewed willingness for maroon-burnt orange reunions, the details are still being hammered out, but A&M and UT are scheduled to play a two-season, home-and-home series in women's basketball starting next year in Austin.
Meantime, the Aggies and Longhorns meet in men's basketball Sunday in Fort Worth's new Dickies Arena, which is expected to be a crowded house. The baseball teams have played on each other's home fields annually since 2016, each time in packed stadiums.
On Nov. 15, the Aggies defeated the Longhorns in the opening round of the NCAA soccer tournament before more than 3,000 fans at A&M's Ellis Field, second-largest crowd in the stadium's history for a postseason game.
For their parts, both football teams were less successful than most of their athletic kin in finishing 7-5, disappointing showings considering UT started the season ranked 10th in the Associated Press poll and the Aggies were 12th.
UT coach Tom Herman has cleaned house in Austin, firing defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and passing game coordinator Drew Mehringer and demoting offensive coordinator Tim Beck. The Aggies are licking their wounds from a 50-7 shellacking at SEC rival LSU, their worst loss to the Tigers in 58 meetings, the first 50 of the non-conference variety.
So from both sides' perspective, this might not be the time for a ballyhooed get-together. As Fletcher explained, the Texas Bowl chooses its Big 12 representative after the College Football Playoff, the New Year's Six bowls, the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio and the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Fla. For its part, the SEC chooses the Texas Bowl representative.
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We stayed at The Pads for 7 nights. What a great location choice to explore the park!
Although extreme winds kept us form doing more than one actual hike, we did get in some great walks everyday, and truly travelled every road available in the park. This is the second largest national park, the largest being Denali.
Our hike started at Zabriskie Point and travelled along the Badlands Loop. This day was hot and dry in the gulch, and although there was some wind up top, in that valley it was hot and dry. But we were prepared with lunch and water aplenty. The sign in the photo says Golden Canyon Trailhead, but we hiked the Badlands Loop.
We spent all our days driving and exploring and as I said taking the touristy walks when the opportunity arose.
One interesting spot was the Borax Mines. Yes indeed, Borax, the staple in all the kids homemade slime recipes that are so popular right now. I grew up with Borax in the house, as I am sure many people did. It is quite the story to see unfold, from the early days of the mine to it's closure.
There is a natural bridge walk in this park as well, but not anywhere near as astounding as in Natural Bridges in Utah. It was a steep but short walk, and offered a great place for a picnic lunch.
I threw in a photo below of the Trona Pinnacles as well, which we saw on a drive outside the park.
The boardwalk photo is the Saltcreek Trail. We were expecting a hike and as you can see it was an easy walk. LOL The fish in the picture are called Pupfish.
The multi colored rock photo is a drive thorough Artist's Palette. It was hard to capture the brilliance of all the different colors, especially the green rocks.
Our last walk was though Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the US at 282 feet below sea level. Look carefully in the last photo and you will see the Sea Level sign high above the parking lot.
Overall our stay here was relaxing despite the wind warnings, and having The Pads as our excellent boondocking base made it perfect. Although large in land mass this park is small in activities and we really wouldn't see a reason to visit a second time, we are glad we came and saw. The scenery was breathtaking, and we never tire of exploring different mountain ranges and little towns.
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