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I love the internet! Today, thanks to Grace at Design Sponge, I found one of the best things I have come across in a while! His name is Wilhelm Staehle, and I have a HUGE internet crush on him!
Grace lead me to Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre, and it is just so darn clever! Taking old romantic landscapes and inserting flat figures is one of my favourite styles. When its done well, its very exciting and inspiring! But I wanted more. I figured if he was capable of perfecting the recipe of antiquated imagery mixed with irreverent humor and just a touch of anachronism for good measure at Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre, then there must be more work out there. And I was right!
The next thing I came across was The Dollar Dreadful Family Library, which again employs the antiquated, the irreverent, and the subtle anachronisms but this time its in story format! I am absolutely smitten!
But wait! There's more! Wilhelm's design firm is called lonewolfblacksheep. The web portfolio is amazing! Some of the work is commercially based and others are just for fun! Yay! Design for fun!


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Michael joined NJL&C in 1992 after serving as the estate planning coordinator for a firm in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University in 1987 and has served on many Advisory Boards over the years. Michael is a member of the insurance industry's prestigious Advanced Association for Life Underwriting.
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Our professionals are keen observers and careful, empathetic listeners accustomed to working with successful individuals and business owners, and have vast experience addressing the unique requirements of managing personal and business wealth.
When you work with NJL&C, you have the assurance of working with an integrated team of financial specialists whose backgrounds, experience and credentials span multiple disciplines.
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Principal | Director of Estate and Business Planning
Michael, as the firm's Principal, brings an in-depth knowledge of taxation, business structure, estate planning and insurance solutions for high net worth families and entrepreneurs. Through the years he has developed several proprietary software programs that convey complex legal and estate planning issues in layperson's language.
Lawrence Singer
Larry has more than 30 years of professional experience in finance, insurance and risk management. He has been a member of NJL&C since 1992. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Director of the Office of Public Finance for the State of New Jersey. Before that, he was an investment banker on the origination side of the municipal bond business.
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Larry still dedicates part of each week to basic family security issues. Much of his practice, however, now involves insurance for business transitions: Buy-Sell Planning, Stock Redemption in Closely-Held Businesses, Insuring of Employment Agreements and other contractual obligations, Key Man Protection and Incentives, and Estate Planning and Equalization.
Larry has a B.A. from Syracuse University and a Master's Degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is an active member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting.
Joseph Villa
Joe joined NJL&C in 1999. He specializes in assisting business owners and entrepreneurs in the areas of:
- Wealth Accumulation
- Asset Protection
- Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
- Executive & Employee Benefit Planning
Joe is an investment advisor with FINRA and holds Series 6, 7 and 63 securities registrations. He is a registered representative of Valmark Securities, Member FINRA, SIPC.
David Konikow, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®, RICP®, REBC®, CASL®
David joined NJL&C in 2002 and has over 30 years of experience working with individuals and businesses. One of the key areas of his practice focuses on retirement planning. In addition, his practice includes family and estate planning, and life insurance, disability income and long term care insurance.
David is a strong believer in a collaborative approach to planning. He is especially attentive in his relationships with other advisors to help clients achieve their business and family planning objectives. David is a 1978 honors graduate of The Northeastern University Business School. He has continued his education by earning various professional designations through The American College.
He is a Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Accredited Estate Planner, Registered Employee Benefits Consultant, and Retirement Income Certified Professional. David serves on the Boards of the Estate Planning Council of Bergen County, and the Northern New Jersey Society of Financial Service Professionals. He is a registered representative of Valmark Securities, member FINRA, SIPC.
Jamie Cohen, MS, MBA
Jamie joined NJL&C in 2004. Jamie's estate and financial planning practice includes life insurance, disability insurance and long term care insurance. With over 20 years of management experience, Jamie understands the importance of planning for business owners and families. For over 10 years, Jamie was President and CEO of Selby Fifth Avenue Shoe Salons located in the New York metropolitan area.
He received a B.A. from Rutgers University, an M.S. in Labor and Industrial Relations from the New York Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from Pace University.
Meryl Griff
Meryl is a former estate planning and business attorney who has represented clients ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to individuals. After seeing too many clients struggle with sudden loss and business interruptions, she joined NJL&C to provide thoughtful insurance planning to help others manage challenging situations. Coming from the legal world, she has a deep understanding of how to work with other advisors to create coherence for a client. She views insurance as a unique tool to protect against risk and improve outcomes. Meryl focuses on long term care, life and disability insurance.
Meryl has B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York University. She is a fan of all things New Jersey, including New Jersey Devils Hockey.
David B. Malkin, CLU®, ChFC®
Principal Emeritus
David specializes in estate planning and business succession who has worked with some of America's wealthiest families and entrepreneurs in conjunction with their law firms and accounting firms.
His accomplishments include president of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (1996-97), an organization with a membership of more than 130,000. He is a past president of the New York State Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors.
David is widely recognized as an industry expert. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on insurance and banking issues. In constant demand as a speaker, David has addressed attorneys, accountants and life and financial advisors in over 40 states, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
David attended Queens College and the New York Institute of Finance. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant.
Mark Byron, CLU®, ChFC®
Principal Emeritus
Mark was one of the original principals of NJL&C and specializes in wealth preservation, business succession planning and employee benefits. He works with clients' other professional advisors to create, preserve and transfer net worth. In his work with closely-held corporate clients, Mark provides business succession planning, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, and other selective employee benefits.
Mark has been president of the Greater Newark Chapter Certified Life Underwriters (CLU) and chairman of its Ethics Committee. He is a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and has been a member of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU) board of directors and national chairman of AALU's Political Involvement Committee. He is a member of the American Society CLU and ChFC Insurance Illustration Task Force.
Mark earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Vermont and subsequently attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Graduate School. Mark has been involved in continuing education throughout his career, having earned his CLU designation in 1958, his LUTC I, II and Health designations in 1962 and his ChFC several years later. He has served as an instructor of LUTC and CLU course work.
Phillip Rothman
Phillip is our millennial expert. He received his BS from Tulane in 2009 then joined the agent training program at New York Life in 2010. His focus has been family security for his contemporaries. As their family and business responsibilities have grown, he found himself more and more involved in the business uses of insurance; advising on and funding buy-sell agreements, key man policies, collateral assignments, deferred compensation plans.
As their family and business responsibilities have grown, he found himself more and more involved in the business uses of insurance; advising on and funding buy-sell agreements; key man policies; life insurance to cover estate taxes and deferred compensation plans. In 2017, feeling he needed more support to help his increasingly successful clients, he joined New Jersey Life and Casualty Associates, LLC.
In 2017, Phillip suffered one of "those" events that drives home the importance of personal risk management, planning and insurance. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor; an astrocytoma. In October 2017 he underwent surgery to remove it. Fortunately, it was a low-grade tumor and his doctors were able to excise it completely. His long-term prognosis is good. But nothing drives home the importance of insurance like a health crisis, especially one at age 30.
Phillip holds a BS Degree in Finance from Tulane University (Katrina Class of '09). He is active in several charities & volunteer programs including, "Love Your Brain" and "iMentor". He is also an active member of the Harmony Club in New York where he is spearheading a drive to increase membership among young professionals and business people. He is an avid and competitive golfer with a single digit handicap.
Clark Crawford
Marketing Director
Clark is the Marketing Director at NJL&C and longtime veteran of the life insurance industry. Since 1999, Clark has been deeply involved with advanced case design, market analysis and business development. Clark's experience in the boutique life insurance brokerage industry helps NJL&C to deliver high level, holistic recommendations for each individual client's needs.
Gaea Meola
Associate Director of Marketing & New Business
Gaea joined NJL&C in 2013 as Associate Director of Marketing and New Business after spending 3 years running a regional insurance agency. Prior to entering the insurance industry Gaea worked as a Project Manager in the architecture, design and construction industry. As a key member of the Executive team, she has become an important part of the company's continued growth and success.
Gaea is also a licensed Life Insurance Producer in the State of New Jersey.
Our Back Office Specialists
Through our relationship with the ValMark Companies, we have access to an experienced support team, with credentials spanning multiple financial disciplines – from legal, accounting, tax and financial advisory expertise to life insurance, retirement planning and securities. This team of over 100 professionals serves as our back office support staff. A sample representation of the team's credentials includes:
AN UNDERWRITING ADVOCACY TEAM with several former insurance company underwriting vice presidents, directors and medical directors, a licensed physician, and a senior staff of case management, business processing and policy service specialists.
PRODUCT / PLANNING SPECIALISTS AND ADVANCED CASE ADVISORS, including a team of attorneys, accountants, MBAs, Certified Financial Planners™, Chartered Life Underwriters®, and Chartered Financial Consultants®, many of whom are FINRA Registered Principals who provide independent assessment and analysis of recommended product sets.
AN INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION that is fully integrated with some of the industry's top providers as well as custodians such as Schwab Institutional, TD Ameritrade and Pershing.

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I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that my tomatoes have been afflicted with blossom end rot.This is probably the 3rd or so season I have dealt with it.Usually, the first fruits have it and then…Continue
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In years past, I have started my seeds using those peat pellet kits you get at most home stores. You know the ones that come with a tray and a clear plastic dome to simulate a green house? They always start out nicely, however once they start, I never quite know what to do next. Do I leave the dome on? Where should I put them? Should I transplant them into bigger pots? What I have done in the past is leave the dome on longer than should be, and then once I take it off, just set…Continue
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I have been inspired this year by a video that I saw called "Back to Eden" which you can watch here on Vimeo.
God is the great orchestrator of all on earth. And when we (people) try to take over, we mess things up. What I have gotten out of this video is that if we just pause for a moment and take a look around, we can see all of the answers to our questions by looking at God's amazing…Continue
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It's been a while since my last post and shame on me for not sharing in this summers successes and failures as they happened. Tomato's were a flop this summer. I blame it on the rain. I usually yield about 30 jars of tomato sauce from the season. This year I ended up with a measly 12 jars.
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What a surprise for me tonight when I dug up a potato after I had assumed my potato adventure this summer was a failure.
After battling Colorado Potato Beetle's back in April by picking them off and removing any leaves with eggs, I thought that I was doing pretty well. The plants were flourishing. Green, bushy and quite healthy looking. However, not knowing very much about what to look for with potato plants, I started to notice the leaves getting spots all over them. This was…
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Back again! The summer holidays gave me some time to write after a long hiatus, and this time it's a Raspberry Pi related article. I've had the excellent opportunity to play around with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module for a few days. Or actually modules, as I got both the normal and NoIR without IR filter (more about that later) from Farnell / Element 14. They also stock an excellent selection of Pi accessories, so be sure to check those out, too.
But without further ado, let's get onward. I'm still thinking up cool projects to do with the camera, so if you have nice ideas, please feel free to share them in the comments section!
Unboxing and First Impressions
The camera modules arrived in simple boxes, branded with element14 logo and URL. A nice additional touch was an included instruction sheet outlining the installation procedure, as well as a link to www.element14.com/picamera with further info.
Both the IR-filtered (the one showing normal visible light) and the NoIR (the one without the filter, and thus showing both normal light AND infrared) have exact same outward appearance. The installation was quite easy, but the flat cable offers less positioning and flexing freedom that your standard webcam – obviously the Pi camera is meant for more integrated installations.
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AceShowbiz - Usher's herpes lawsuit has been postponed until next year. The "Yeah!" star is facing court action from Quantasia Sharpton, who claims the musician put her at risk by not informing her allegedly suffered from herpes before their reported tryst at a Days Inn hotel following his concert in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2014.
Sharpton did not contract the sexually-transmitted disease from the singer.
Usher has refuted her claims and the two parties were set to go to trial in August, but it has since been postponed to February 2019 after Usher filed a motion questioning if the case should be heard in Los Angeles. According to Bossip, an anonymous woman has recently joined the suit.
The judge also reportedly postponed the trial because he did not feel there would be enough time for each side to exchange evidence.
Another unidentified Georgia woman also claims she was diagnosed with herpes after sleeping with the musician. She filed suit in July last year, demanding $20 million in punitive damages and another $20 million for emotional harm and medical bills.
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Located just off the hustle and bustle of Harbison Blvd, one of Columbia's busiest shopping districts, you'll find Frankie's Fun Park. An exciting pit stop to entertain the entire family. While there are plenty of arcade type games throughout Frankie's to keep you busy racking up tickets to exchange for prizes, there are other attractions as well, such as a large indoor laser tag arena to test your combat skills and a large indoor playground filled with tubes, slides, and swings to help the little ones expend their energy.
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While the indoors of Frankie's Fun Park offers tons of entertainment, it's really the outdoors that sets Frankie's apart from similar attractions in the Columbia, SC area. Three 18 hole putt-putt courses, each with their own unique design and theme is just the beginning. Pair those with batting cages that span all levels of hitting skills, a bumper boat area, 2 go-cart tracks, and a drop zone ride and you have a winning recipe that will keep adults and children of all ages coming back for more.
So the next time you're in the Columbia area and looking for something to do, consider making a stop at Frankie's Fun Park.
Frankie's Fun Park is located at 140 Parkridge Drive Columbia, SC 29219.
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HCM CITY — HCM City's Department of Education and Training is seeking help from overseas Vietnamese educators who can set up training models that meet international standards and provide capital to build schools and buy teaching aids.
Lê Hồng Sơn, head of the department, has said at an Overseas Vietnamese conference held in HCM City recently that overseas Vietnamese could also work as experts or lecturers in Việt Nam.
Overseas Vietnamese who have teaching experience could help train English teachers or teach science with English instruction at high schools or professional educational establishments, he added.
HCM City has faced challenges in meeting international standards and providing quality advanced education.
A shortage of quality teachers, facilities and curricula that meets high standards has been the major impediment to progress.
Increased population growth has led to a lack of classrooms and failure to meet the national standard of 30 to 35 children per classroom.
The department said the city's budget for education was too low, and should be increased at least 1.2 to 1.3 times to meet modern, advanced educational trends.
According to the QS World University Rankings 2016, which compares the top universities in the world using an interactive results table, Việt Nam had five universities on the list of the top 350 in Asia.
Of the five universities, Việt Nam National University-HCM City is the only one located in the city.
Dr Tăng Anh Minh, chairman of the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts in France, said the city should set up an advisory board for higher education with the aim of improving quality.
He said the board should include municipal authorities, educational experts, enterprises and overseas Vietnamese who have experience in working at highly regarded universities.
Moreover, universities should offer lecturers a more flexible schedule so they can conduct scientific research, while universities should invest more in research, he said.
Vietnamese lecturers and professors at universities, he said, were not involved in many scientific research activitỉes for various reasons, including limited funds. The number of research articles published in foreign scientific journals had been low.
Minh also said that lecturers' English capacity must be improved, and that universities should strengthen exchanges between students and lecturers in other countries.
Phạm Nam Kim, a financial and banking expert from Switzerland, suggested that the city establish a vocational training system like Switzerland's.
In Switzerland, the unemployment rate among young people is 3.7 per cent, while the rate in Việt Nam in 2015 was 13.1 per cent.
Around two-thirds of students in Switzerland choose to study in vocational training schools each year, Kim said.
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How hard can it be to make up your mind? Furthermore, how hard is it to respect your own decision, especially if this combats the will of others?
There are times in life when making a decision, though you know it's for the best, seems to be the hardest thing you'll ever have to face. That's why is important to take your time when you need to make a life-changing decision. Never rush! Never take the step upon anger! You counterbalance all pros and cons, to get a real weight of all of them. Now, tell me, what weights heavier: good moments (that may have been plenty), or the bad times that, even if fewer, drag the scale below understanding? What about forgiveness? But wait, forgiving has nothing to do with a well-scaled decision. You can forgive someone, and still know you will be better off without them. As well as you can love and walk away…
It may seem a paradox, but yes, even if you love, you can still walk away. Especially if it's toxic. And toxic relationships affect your peace of mind. Big time! Ending a likewise relationship (that you thrived to keep alive, but harms you – reveals the worst out of you) should be anything but wrong! People will judge you, 'cause that's what they do best. They will label, 'cause that's what they enjoy the most. More disappointing? Even your closest ones. Especially them! Nevertheless, it's YOU that you should consider first! This is not selfish. This is mercy for your own self. If you think is good for you, then it is. And Remember: every end is a new beginning!
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OK, I'll admit there's a tiny part of regret. But is it really for you or for the other? Or for both?
In fact, you pity the other for his human status. For the fact that you know they might be suffering. Even if you've been feeling the same along the way. However, be brave and think it through, objectively. Be strong enough to understand that their despair is not yours to carry, but theirs. Be compassionate enough to understand those moments they're facing. You've been there yourself. Don't be selfish, but don't put yourself down for making that decision. You need to be strong enough to keep it, because you realize it's for your own good.
Now, what about the regret you feel for you? Is it because you are a bit afraid to face what's next, on our own? Because you see this as the greatest challenge of your life? If yes, think again. Moreover, think if you didn't feel this way while you were still in that relationship. Were you carrying everything on your own? Were you the one responsible with decisions? If so, let it be the same now. You have nothing to fear! It will be just the same, but in a more relaxed environment. So, go for it! Don't lose your way! Trust yourself! And… Everything is going to be alright!
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Tom Cruise.
Scientology's own Mr. Wonderful came into town on a magical spaceship powered by Thetans and instantly set about dealing with the flood water. First he went to the breaches in the levees and after telling the Army Corps of Engineers representative that he didn't know the history of flood control he audited out the levee thetans that were keeping it from being fixed. Within an hour it was back, stronger than ever. Next he went to the pumping station, bringing some very powerful tech with him, and by Xenu's battlecruiser if he didn't get that station pumping water again.
After fixing the infrastructure problems (He also cured the highways of their brokenness by using some seriously potent vitamins) Mr. Cruise was off to help survivors at the Astrodome. He set up several scientology tents outside offering auditing and vitamin therapy for everything from depression to diabetes. Cruise informed one man that his post-traumatic-stress syndrome at seeing his twin daughters washed away in a current of filthy water would require personal, PERSONAL, involvement, and he gave him 45 minutes of intense counseling and a nice sauna. It took Tom Cruise only 9 hours in total to fix the emotional and physical problems of all the refugees. Finally Tom Cruise flew off to the middle of the ocean where he destroyed the Thetans that caused the hurricane in the first place, making sure that nothing like this will ever happen again.
Yes, thanks to Tom Cruise we can all sleep a little safer tonight, knowing that New Orleans is going to be alright. Thank you Tom Cruise. Thank you SCIENTOLOGY!


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I. About National AAPI DACA Vide Tour
The National AAPI DACA Video Tour is a national communication campaign to educate AAPI communities on pains of family separation as well as dreams and hopes of undocumented immigrant youth through the screening of two documentaries followed by community discussions. Two documentaries featuring personal stories of undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients will be shown: Dream Riders Across America and Halmoni (Grandmother).
II. Who We Are
The National AAPI DACA Video Tour is initiated by the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC), Korean Resource Center (KRC) of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center (KRCC) of Chicago.
III. Tour Dates
Dates: From Monday, April 11, 2016 to Friday, May 27, 2016
Cities: Sacramento, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, New York City, Boston City, Washington D.C., Seattle, and Northern Virginia.
IV. Why Now?
In November 2014, President Obama announced several executive to provide relief to undocumented community members, included an expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). In 2015, Congress and various states have expressed anti-immigrant sentiment and filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration for implementing these new executive actions.
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, the Supreme Court made an announcement to review the DACA and DAPA case. The argument could take place at the Supreme Court late April and the Court could announce its decision at the end of June 2016. Given this critical time, it is important to educate the community about the importance of DACA and DAPA programs by highlighting real stories and sharing hopes and dreams for undocumented youth and families.
The immigrant rights movement has been steadfast in mobilizing support, but more voices are needed, especially from the AAPI community and from regions with emerging and significant immigrant populations. We are the crest of an important political and legislative moment and the time is now for immigrant communities to come together and protect the relief that we have rightfully won and stand for keeping families together and a clear and accessible roadmap to citizenship for immigrants.
V. About the Documentaries
Dream Riders Across America
In 2015, 12 Asian American, Latino, and African American youth from California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia embarked on a road trip to amplify the voices of young people of color and immigrants and build the power of youth throughout the country.
The Dream Riders traveled through the southern states where they shared their personal stories of migration and experiences living in the United States, hopes for their families and country, and how young people can become agents for social change. By sharing their stories, the Dream Riders learned from each other, as well as other youth and community leaders about different issues impacting their communities and their ideas for solutions. The major issues included immigrant rights, racial justice, and civic engagement.
Ju Hong's Personal DACA Story – Halmoni (Grandmother)
Ju Hong once held a secret that is now an integral part of his identity: he is an undocumented immigrant. Ju is limited in his rights and privileges as compared to those of a U.S. citizen, one being that he is unable to travel freely outside of the U.S. because of his immigrations status and the risk of deportation.
In 2012, President Obama announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which would provide protection from deportation up to one million undocumented youth. Through DACA, Ju traveled to South Korea to reunite with his ailing grandmother for the first time in over 13 years.
VI. How to Support the Campaign
You can sponsor this event through the following ways:
1. Host a screening and discussion in your home city.
2. Financially contribute to the National AAPI DACA Video Tour Campaign.
3. Promote the event through your networks, members, and supporters.


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There's sibling rivalry, and then there's Janie and Hannah.
In Catherine Chung's debut novel, Forgotten Country, Jeehyun, aka Janie, is the "good" older daughter, who's getting a PhD in math because it makes her father proud. Her sister, Haejin (Hannah), left town without a word 18 months ago and hasn't spoken to her family since.
On the surface, Hannah's disappearance seems to fulfill a prophecy Janie's grandmother told her the night her sister was born: Once in every generation, since the Japanese took over Korea, a daughter has disappeared from their family.
But her parents have no time for mysticism: The girls' dad has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is returning to Korea for treatment. Their parents want Janie, whom they blame for not watching over her little sister, to find Hannah and bring her back. Janie tries to be a dutiful daughter, but ends up committing an act of betrayal so huge that her family may not recover from it.
In "Forgotten Country," Chung weaves together the immigrant experience with Korean history and folktales. Lest things get too mystical, she anchors her narrative with plenty of bickering and family resentment, as well as some very real heartbreak.
"I had never liked the idea of heaven – it sounded too much like one more country where everyone spoke a different language," Janie says after a visit from her aggressively Christian aunt, who had immigrated to America years earlier.
Michigan in the 1980s wasn't exactly ground zero for cultural sensitivity. Janie gets her teeth knocked out by a fellow student, and both girls owe their English monikers to a callous principal, who tells their mother, "Your girls need names."
When she points out that they already have names, he says "proper names," and dubs them Janie and Hannah.
Both sisters are suspended between two cultures, unable to be fully at home in either. That's a special kind of tragedy in the eyes of their homeland: "In Korea, couples dress alike to show the world that they're together. Families, sisters, teams, groups – delight in wearing a uniform.... Here is the lesson: nothing is more important than belonging."
Chung, who was named one of Granta's new voices, is a sure-handed writer, and her gorgeous sentences help smooth over some plot difficulties in the latter half of the novel.
"There was something familiar about packing up our house and getting ready to move: nearly twenty years ago we had dismantled everything and come to America," Janie says. "I had been eight years old that first time, and though no one would explain the circumstances, I knew we were running away. While my parents never used the words 'blacklist' or 'exile' or 'enemy of the state,' these were words I learned in the months before our move, though I never spoke them aloud."
There are unanswered questions surrounding the girls' uncle and her dad's cousins, but the main problem with "Forgotten Country" is that Chung doesn't deliver on the book's biggest mystery, the one that gets the entire plot rolling: Why did Hannah walk away from her entire family?


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WalkthroughsRiME - Complete Collectibles Guide | Chapter 2Walkthroughs - RSS 2.0
Comb the RiME desert for more outfits, emblems, toys, lullaby shells and shades with all the collectibles in Chapter 2: Anger.
Before you can start tracking down collectibles, you'll want to activate the many windmills throughout the area. The more storms there are overhead, the more you can safely explore the old wreck. A killer vulture-eagle wants the kid dead, and you'll have to drive it off with storm clouds.
This chapter introduces a new (and extremely rare) type of collectible. The strange statues are human-shaped pillars of salt that crumble when you touch them. There are only five in the game, and they won't appear in your collectibles menu at all. Knock down all five to unlock a secret achievement / trophy.
More RiME guides on The Escapist:
- RiME: Achievements / Trophies Walkthrough | 100% Completion Guide
- RiME: Complete Collectibles Guide | Chapter 1 Denial
- RiME: Complete Collectibles Guide | Chapter 3 Bargaining
- RiME: Complete Collectibles Guide | Chapter 4 Depression
- RiME: Puzzles Guide | Chapter 1: Denial Walkthrough
- RiME: Puzzles Guide | Chapter 2: Anger Walkthrough
- RiME: Puzzles Guide | Chapter 3: Bargaining Walkthrough
- RiME: Puzzles Guide | Chapter 4: Depression Walkthrough
- RiME: Puzzles Guide | Chapter 5: Acceptance Walkthrough
- RiME: All Strange Statues Locations Guide
Complete Collectibles Guide | Chapter 2
There are 44 collectibles in total in RiME. Here, you'll find locations for Lullaby Shells, Strange Statues, Outfit unlocks, White Shades, Keyholes, Toys, and Emblems.
Strange Statue #1: From the very start of the chapter, turn around and find the single salt statue. Nudge it to make it crumble to collect it.
Emblem #6: Exiting the temple and reaching the first puzzle, continue into the opposite open doorway. It leads to a narrow door that into a small chamber with an emblem.
Strange Statue #2: Ditching the bridge, the kid will have to hide under the ruins to avoid the bird's swooping attacks. On the right, look for a small ruin (before reaching the windmill) with a half-circle shaped roof. The statue is located behind the structure.
Toy #4: Pinwheel - After summoning the storm at the windmill, drop down and look to the right on the ledge overlooking the shore. There's a tall white tower connected to the cliff by a long bridge. Enter the tower to collect this toy.
Lullaby Shell #3: Return to the second Strange Statue location -- the half-circle roof ruin. Far behind it, there's another underground entrance that leads into the a chamber with this collectible. Find it right and behind the windmill tower entrance.
Toy #5: Eagle - Continuing on, go to the large ruin entrance where the shadows are congregating. Going underground, you'll enter a large chamber with fish statues and a flame in the center of a bridge. Shout to light all the flames, then look down and right from the center. There's an optional path down below that leads to this toy.
Keyhole #2: After summoning the second storm in the windmill, use the block to climb onto the high wall. There's a deep dive below -- and a rocky cliff surrounding the hole. Jump onto the rocky section to find stairs leading down on the right. The stairs take you to a keyhole collectible.
Emblem #7: Return to the temple ruin you originally used to reach the beach area and the second windmill. The beach door is now surrounded by shades. Go left of that door to find a side door on the sunny section of the beach. Inside, the path leads to a room filled with spirit pots. Smash them all with shouts to reveal this emblem.
Lullaby Shell #4: Back out on the beach, find the area with the ruined boats. The tall sails will help you find your way. Opposite the boats, there's a ruin built into the cliff walls, to the left of the canyon. At the ramp, use the various white chalk mark ledges to reach the room with a lullaby shell.
Keyhole #3: In the underground ruin that leads to the third windmill area, look to the left of the sunken ship. There's a sneaky keyhole on a tiny ledge hidden in the back of the cave.
White Shade #2: Complete the third windmill and backtrack to the entrance of the third windmill area -- where you first had to hide from the bird under the wooden shacks. Near the cliff's ledge, there's an overturned ruined ship hull with the white shade underneath.
Outfit #4: With the storms covering the third area of the chapter, return to the starting area of the third zone, and move toward the bridge that connects to the canyons with stone structures cut into the walls. To the right of the bridge, there's a ledge you can climb down. At the bottom, enter the hidden room and get on the key-shaped platform. Stand on the corner, and shout to turn the platform and reach the outfit pedestal.
Emblem #8: Return to the top of the "island" in the area with the ruins cut into the cliff walls. Run toward the pair of bird statues (across the bridge) and turn left, going down the stairs. This is the main path -- use the fox to lead you to the tunnel with the fallen pillars. Beneath the pillars, there's a pile of spirit jars. Smash through to find this emblem.
Emblem #9: To the left of the tunnel that leads to the previous emblem, backtrack to the entrance and look for the opening above a gap, between two sets of unconnected stairs. Climb through the window to reach the emblem.
Emblem #10: Following the fox near the trench toward the white structure, look to the left for a ledge you can climb down. Follow the white chalk to reach the emblem pedestal through the open window.
That's everything in Chapter 2. Check the links above the article proper for even more RiME guides.


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Kraft Food Group Brands, LLC v. TC Heartland, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 14-028 – LPS-CJB, July 25, 2016. (unsealed August 1, 2016)
Burke, M. J. The court rules on the scope of waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
Plaintiff had objected to an interrogatory seeking information about persons with knowledge of a specific international patent application on the basis of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. It included however information about what a particular patent attorney knew about it and why she did not disclose it to the patent office. Defendant claimed there was a waiver and sought additional discovery to test the attorney's response. The court finds that plaintiff waived the attorney client privilege with respect to the factual circumstances surrounding plaintiff's awareness of the application and why plaintiff did not disclose it to the USPTO up to the date plaintiff cited the application to the PTO in connection with prosecution of its patent.


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Tigo opens ultra-modern Customer Care center in the Western region
Tigo Ghana Ltd., operators of mobile telecom network Tigo, has opened its first ultra-modern customer care centre in Takoradi in the Western region.
This forms part of the network's effort to deepen its relationship with its customers by bringing customer care operations closer to the people. The centre, located at Takoradi's Market Circle provides a spacious and comfortable environment where customers can seek assistance and access a wide array of mobile devices on sale.
As a fully-functional experience centre, Tigo's dedicated corporate customer care executives are on standby to also advise corporate clients of the network on all their communication needs and solutions. The centre also has a free wireless connectivity for anyone who visits the centre for business.
The centre is the third the network operator has opened across the country and it intends opening more in the coming months.
Speaking at the opening, Head of Customer Operations at Tigo, Stephen Essien explained that Tigo's decision to relocate its office from the Harbour area to the Market Circle area was to bring its services closer to the heart of the city.
The Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional area, Nana Kobina Nketsia V who chaired the occasion also commended the network operator on the decision. He encouraged other corporate bodies to emulate the good gesture of Tigo by also opening their outlets in the metropolis to make doing business in the city comfortable for its inhabitants.
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How many triangles are in this picture?
A BRAINTEASER that asks users to calculate the number of triangles in an image is leaving the web baffled.
The simple illustration, which was posted by Kumar Ankit on Quora, has now been shared thousands of times on Facebook after leaving viewers scratching their heads, reports The Sun.
Those attempting to solve the conundrum have been giving an array of different answers - ranging from 4 to a sizeable 44.
But can you figure out the correct answer?
While hordes of people have left their calculations in the comments section, no one can seem to agree on the answer.
The solution is actually 25 - there are 24 smaller triangles within the main triangle, as well as one in the signature.
There are six in the top row - three individuals triangles, two pairs, and one comprising of all three.
Then there's six in second row, six in the third and six in the fourth row using the same approach.
There's also a triangle in the signature written underneath the question - in the "A".
Martin Silvertant, a mathematician, has created a handy chart to explain how he reached the answer.
But some shrewd users have also pointed out that you could include the word "triangles" in the answer - to reach 26.
Did you solve it correctly? Let us know in the comments below.


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Training for Friendly Visitors
Event Date:
March 5, 2016 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
In Good Company provides a coordinated visiting program for individuals seeking emotional, spiritual and social support in the Greater Toronto Area. On Saturday, March 5, 2016, there will be a one-day training session for anyone who is involved with individuals who are homebound or isolated.
Training provided by the In Good Company program staff. We will explore topics such as:
- Listening skills
- Boundaries
- Mental health
- Grief and loss
- Aging-related issues
Cost: $30 per person to cover materials, refreshments and light lunch
RSVP: Please pre-register by Friday, February 26 at 416-465-6069 or email@example.com. Click here to download the flyer.
Learn more about the In Good Company friendly visiting program at the Fontbonne Ministries website.
Sisters of St. Joseph Administration Centre
101 Thorncliffe Park Drive
Toronto, M4H 1M2


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Refuse - Household Hazardous Waste
Labette County offers a free household hazardous waste collection site. Take your Household Hazardous Waste to their site located at 1912 Fourth Street on the first Thursday of each month between the hours of 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm.
Hazardous Household Items Include:
- Paint, Varnish and Related Items
- Household Cleaners and Disinfectants
- Auto Oils & Fluids
- Home and Garden Pesticides
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The Gap - Natural Bridge
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About The Gap - Natural Bridge:
The Gap and The Natural Bridge are both climbing areas on the coast in Torndirrup National Park, south of Albany. The place is also a major tourist attraction of WA. There are over 90 routes here.
The Gap-Natural Bridge is part of the Adventure Climbing Zone, meaning that no bolts are allowed (there are a few old ones placed before the establishment of the zone). So a full rack is necessary. Almost all the climbs are single-pitch, however many of them are abseil access only (remember to bring some prussiks). However there are some areas where there is walk-in access and it is possible to set up topropes eg The Amphitheatre. There are climbs of all grades, though not that many in the very high range.
The Gap-Natural Bridge area is about 16km south of Albany. In Albany there is a full range of accomodation. Two guidebooks cover the area: South Coast ROCK and West Australian ROCK, both by Climbwest.
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On March 27th, 2018 (fittingly enough on a Tuesday!) my YouTube channel reached 1 million total views! To celebrate, I did a livestream event on April 21st, 2018 where I released a number of new music videos, as well as reminiscing about some of my favourite moment from my years on YouTube. You can watch the replay of the entire event:
The videos I released can also be viewed individually:
I had a wonderful time putting this all together. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live!
Dick Ranlet at Wickford Harps made the beautiful electric harp I'm playing in two of the videos – check out the Firefly II at wickfordharps.com
Deborah Henson-Conant's Baroque Flamenco is fantastic piece to play and comes in three versions – suitable for almost all levels (and harp sizes). Learn more at hipharp.com
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This article is an attempt to give quantitative and visual insights on the best playmakers in European club football, with focus on their vision, i.e. their ability to find/create passing lines through and behind the opposition defense and create goal scoring chances. The analysis is focused on the 2017/18 season and takes into account domestic games in European top 5 leagues as well as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games. The data used here are provided by Stratabet and since it's the end of the season, I'd like to thank them for providing free access to detailed football data, which is something uncommon in the football world.
Forward keypasses
Obviously, not all goal-scoring chances are the same and have the same difficulty in being created. On the contrary, the observed difficulty range is particularly wide, and it includes chances created by a simple lateral pass in front of the goalkeeper and chances created by a through ball that penetrates the opposition defensive line. Of course, it's very difficult to take into account all the parameters and variables that influence the degree of difficulty in creating a chance. In any case, insight about a player's vision can be drawn even from simple data. Here we'll focus on those keypasses (keypass is the pass that precedes the shot) that have a verticality of 10m or greater, i.e. those keypasses where the ball has advanced for 10m or more between the position from where the pass is made to the position from where the shot is taken. Let's call these "forward keypasses".
This is far from a perfect metric but I believe it gives useful information on a player's vision and playmaking skills. Fig 1 shows the separation of forward keypasses from other keypasses, taking Manchester City's midfielder David Silva as an example.
The above definition doesn't necessarily guarantee that the keypass has penetrated a defensive line or that creating such a chance has a certain degree of difficulty but that's the best I can do for now. Data about the position of the opposition players would considerably increase the quality of this metric. Also, in many occasions, third passes (the pass previous to the keypass, also called "penultimate passes") are much more important than keypasses but I don't have location data for those, hence, they are not included here.
In overall, we have 32,449 open play chances in the 2017/18 season, which, according to their verticality, are distributed as shown in Fig 2. As previously mentioned, our focus are those chances/keypasses on the right of the 10m verticality line (12,343 forward keypasses).
These forward keypasses are distributed among 2,342 players, which means that basically every player sooner or later managed to create one. Typically, the average number of forward keypasses created by a player is just above 5 and the number of players who have repeatedly created such chances is very limited (Fig 2). Clearly, there are no hundreds of playmakers with unlimited vision out there. The list of players with most forward chances (see also the chart in Fig 3) is topped by Lionel Messi, with 55, Christian Eriksen is 2nd with 49, then the top 5 is completed with De Bruyne (48), Cesc Fàbregas (47) and Dimitri Payet (45).
The chart in Fig 4 shows a list of the top 20 players with most forward keypasses, ranked by the average verticality (vertical ball advancement). The list shows also the verticality of each of the forward keypasses these players have made and, as we can observe, there is a lot of variety among these players.
Despite reflecting a player's abilities/limitations, this is also a consequence of a player's position on the pitch and team tactics. To illustrate, let's have a look at forward chances created by Lionel Messi and the young french midfielder Tanguy Ndombele (Fig 5). Playing deeper and with less goal-scoring duties, allows Ndombele to create deeper and more vertical chances. This difference can also be observed at the position of those rug lines on the left of each football pitch.
Beside the variation in verticality, a considerable variation in lateral ball movement (horizontality) is also observed among the players in our data set. The chart in Fig 6 shows the average vertical and horizontal ball movement for all the players, considering their forward keypasses only. The variation on both parameters here is more visible. Generally speaking, having a considerable horizontal ball movement is not a good indicator of a player's vision, since some of the passes with high horizontality are basically crosses.
Fig 7 shows the forward keypasses made by two very distinct players: Luis Alberto, whose keypasses are dominated by verticality, and Douglas Costa, whose keypasses are dominated by horizontality. I suppose, part of those chances created by Douglas Costa are classified as crosses and, without trying to downplay their importance, crosses is not what we are looking for here.
Summary chart
The chart in Fig 8 is a visual interpretation of the forward keypasses for each player (sequentially added), expressed in terms of verticality and horizontality. Each line here represents one player and it's composed by joining his forward keypasses one after the other. Players with most forward keypasses appear on top and players with relatively high verticality appear on the left.
Present here are the usual suspects, top midfielders from top European clubs (Cesc, De Bruyne, Eriksen), some new entry (Ndombele, Milinkovic-Savic) and Messi. Of course, after scoring 600+ career goals and winning his 5th European Golden Shoe, it's completely normal to also be the best playmaker in the world.
This article was written with the aid of StrataData, which is property of Stratagem Technologies. StrataData powers the StrataBet Sports Trading Platform, in addition to StrataBet Premium Recommendations.


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"The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all."
That was the early Church. That was the Church that Jesus envisioned when He gave the keys to the kingdom to Saint Peter, the first Holy Father. There's no reason to think that He ever wanted that vision of His Church to change. He wants all believers, that means you and me, to be of one heart and mind. Luke tells us that the apostles had great power and that great favor was accorded to them.
But even with their great power, our Gospel story, finds the apostles locked in one room, "for fear of the Jews." Even in the very beginning, the Church the Jesus' Church suffered from persecution. But the strength of the believers and the power of the Apostles, passed on to their successors, has always allowed the Church to survive. As Jesus said, even the gates of hell would never stop His Church.
We know what the Church teaches and we believe in it because we're all called on to be of one heart and one mind. When the Holy Father speaks the world listens. When the local bishop or archbishop speaks the members of his flock listen. When the US Bishops speak American Catholics listen.
Lately the US Bishops together and individually have been speaking out against our government's attempts to curtail our religious freedom.
This week the Bishops issued a statement called "Our First, Most Cherished Liberty—A Statement on Religious Liberty". It's fairly long, thirteen pages, but it's well worth your time to read. Frankly, I don't think most of us really understand how serious this attack on our religious freedom is. I hope you'll take the time to read it this document.
It begins, "We are Catholics. We are Americans. We are proud to be both, grateful for the gift of faith which is ours as Christian disciples, and grateful for the gift of liberty which is ours as American citizens. To be Catholic and American should mean not having to choose one over the other. Our allegiances are distinct, but they need not be contradictory, and should be complementary." That's a key point. It's perfectly reasonable, in fact it's guaranteed in our Constitution, that we can be Catholics and Americans at the same time.
Some may say that the Bishops are overreacting to this HHS mandate but the document points out that this isn't the only government attack on our religious freedom. It's just the latest and most publicized. In our neighboring state of Illinois, also in Boston, San Francisco, and in Washington DC, Catholic Charities have been driven out of the business of providing adoption and foster care services. Why? Because they won't place children with homosexual couples or cohabitating couples as Church teaching requires.
Several states have recently enacted laws that forbid what the government calls "harboring" undocumented immigrants. Don't misunderstand. Actually harboring law breakers should be a crime. But what these new laws call harboring includes baptizing children of illegal immigrants; hearing their confessions; and anointing the sick. Administering any of the sacraments, counseling them in time of loss, even allowing them to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held on church property are illegal.
At the University of California Hastings college of law, the Christian Legal Society has been denied the use of campus facilities because it requires members to be Christian and to abstain from sexual activity outside of marriage. The CLS is the only group ever to have been denied access by the school.
This is my personal favorite. Catholic Imigration and Refugee Services have aided thousands of legal immigrants. The federal government has changed its policies to insist that abortion and birth control services must be provided. In a bizarre ruling, a federal court in Massachusetts ruled that the government violates the First Amendment by allowing the Church to follow its religious beliefs.
There's so much in this document that I could talk about it for a long time, but I know you don't want that. But there are a couple of key points here that I want you to think about and especially to pray about. The Bishops quote Doctor Martin Luther King on the subject of "unjust laws". A just law is a manmade law that is in line with moral law or the law of God. An unjust law violates natural law.
To quote the Bishops, "An unjust law cannot be obeyed. In the face of an unjust law, an accommodation is not to be sought." They go on to say that Catholics, "in solidarity with our fellow citizens, must have the courage not to obey them." That's called "civil disobedience". It was the foundation of the civil rights movement.
Please pay attention to this. The Bishops aren't telling Catholics that they MAY refuse to follow an unjust law. They're telling us we MUST refuse. People, this is serious stuff. They're saying that Catholic institutions have to refuse to follow the HHS mandate. They can stop providing health insurance, or they can continue to provide it, not following the HHS mandate, and pay the consequences. Or, they can close their doors.
They're telling us that we must speak out and do whatever we must to end religious persecution. They're telling Catholic clergy that we must do all we can to lead you in defending not just our faith, but people of all faiths whose freedom is being trampled.
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations issued a statement about the administration's contraception and sterilization mandate. They pointed out that it seems that if a religious entity reaches out to serve members of all faiths, then it loses its religious identity. "This is deeply disappointing."
This is not a Catholic issue. This is not a Jewish issue. This is not an Orthodox, Mormon, or Muslim issue. It is an American issue.
Trust me, you're going to be hearing much more about it in the coming weeks and months. There's a lot at stake here. If we lose this fight, the door is open to unrestricted government interference with our religious freedoms. You and I must remember what Saint Luke wrote in today's 1st reading.
"The community of believers was of one heart and mind."
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Great Chimi, and their chicken and rice dish is excellent. Have not had a bad meal there! My family comes from Tuscaloosa frequently and we eat there always.
Rancho Viejo is located at 14940 Highway 278, Double Springs, AL. This business specializes in Restaurants.
Rancho Viejo can be found at Highway 278 14940. The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Double Springs there are 5 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.
Since 2003 the company has been providing Eating Places.


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Welcome to the Albany Boat Shed Markets
The Albany Boat Shed Markets are on every Sunday (rain, hail or shine) from 9am – 1pm at the Boatshed on Princess Royal Drive, Albany.
The Markets feature local growers and producers of fresh and gourmet foods and Great Southern wines. In addition to the wonderful seasonal produce grown here in the Great Southern, talented local artisans showcase their beautiful and distinctive products.


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Building a house from the ground up can feel like a dream come true, but it can also turn into a nightmare if you're not careful!
You need to invest in the best resources if you want the planning and building process to be as stress-free as possible. This means choosing the right architect, interior designer, home builder, and property inspector for the job. You may also have to work with other kinds of contractors to get every detail just right.
At the end of the day, the quality of your new home falls on you and the decisions you make.
Here's how to find a good builder for your new home.
1. Look at Different Portfolios
A home builder's portfolio helps you get a feel for the quality of work they can create. It shows you their attention to detail and the way they put different spaces in a home together, and the eye for the design they have, too.
Most builder's portfolios will be pretty impressive if they've been in this business for a while. However, only one or two of them will really stand out and speak to you.
2. Read Reviews and Testimonials
Once you've found a few home builders who've caught your eye, take a closer look. Check out their client reviews.
Notice if a builder went above and beyond expectations or if they only provided an average level of service.
Pay attention to the reviews that talk about conflict resolution during the building process, professionalism, and timeliness. These are the details that can make or break how well you and a builder work together.
3. Meet a Few Builders in Person
To really get a feel for how you'll be able to work with a home builder, meet with them.
Set up a few consultations and talk to each company's representative about your vision for the home and the ideal amount of time in which you'd like everything to be done. Notice how receptive each company is to your ideas and their willingness to make your vision come to life.
Ask yourself if you feel like you'll be able to collaborate or if you get more of a sense that the builders will take the lead. Both possibilities create good results, but you want to go with the one that makes the most sense for you.
4. Consider a Builder's Availability
Make sure you ask about a builder's availability during your consultation. The thing about finding the best home builders is that they won't exactly be able to start on your project tomorrow. You may be waiting a month or two until your project can officially begin depending on how busy the builders already are.
5. Ask for a Timeline
Keep in mind that there's a big difference between a project's starting time and it's date of completion. Get an estimated timeline from your top choices of builders to work with.
The rate at which their work can be completed matters just as much as the quality of work they produce. The difference between a few projected timelines may be the detail you need to help you make your final decision.
How to Find a Good Builder in Your Area
It's not every day you decide to build a new home, so you want to make sure you've hired the best people for the job. Use the tips above to help you do just that, and remember – the sooner you figure out how to find a good builder in your area, the better.
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LCCIWLA 3D Archery and Practice Range
Our Loudoun County Chapter's 3D Archery and Practice Range occupies nearly half of the eighty-plus acres of the chapter property, and is open to all members in good standing regardless of skill level. Whether you shoot a long bow, re-curve, or compound, the Archery range is a beautiful year round haven for shooting and honing your bowmanship.
For a current copy of the Archery Range Rules please see section 7 of the chapter Rules and Regulations document located in the "Members Area" of the website.
When using the Chapter Range, there are a few housekeeping tips to benefit everyone's enjoyment and safety:
- Obey all Range rules
- Help enforce all Range rules
- 3D Targets or Practice range Targets cannot be modified in any way.
- It is every shooters duty to notify the Archery Chair or other board members of problems on the Range.
- Report ALL infractions to HERE.
- CLEAN UP after yourself! Place all trash either in the trash barrels or the dumpster.
Thirty minutes after sunrise until 30 minutes before sunset daily.
BulletinsSixteen of the targets on the 3D range are brand new. Next year, we'll try and replace some more. In the mean time, get out there and shoot! As always if you see a problem, let the Archery Range Officer know, using either our Leadership Directory or the slide out contact form on the left side of your browser window.
Both ranges can always use a bit of upkeep throughout the summer. Please see the Range Task List for things you can do to help improve our ranges, while meeting your annual workday requirement.
Archery Clinics are on the way...stay tuned! We are trying to schedule some instructors for a basic class. This was very successful last year, and we would like to hold another one. Check back here soon for the date and time.


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Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate — a small walnut-shaped gland in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Usually prostate cancer grows slowly and is initially confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. However, while some types of prostate cancer grow slowly and may need minimal or even no treatment, other types are aggressive and can spread quickly.
Prostate cancer that's detected early — when it's still confined to the prostate gland — has a better chance of successful treatment.
Prostate cancer may cause no signs or symptoms in its early stages.
Prostate cancer that's more advanced may cause signs and symptoms such as:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.
Debate continues regarding the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening, and medical organizations differ on their recommendations. Discuss prostate cancer screening with your doctor. Together, you can decide what's best for you.
It's not clear what causes prostate cancer.
Doctors know that prostate cancer begins when some cells in your prostate become abnormal. Mutations in the abnormal cells' DNA cause the cells to grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells do. The abnormal cells continue living, when other cells would die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a tumor that can grow to invade nearby tissue. Some abnormal cells can also break off and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
Factors that can increase your risk of prostate cancer include:
Complications of prostate cancer and its treatments include:
You can reduce your risk of prostate cancer if you:
Choose a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables. Avoid high-fat foods and instead focus on choosing a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Fruits and vegetables contain many vitamins and nutrients that can contribute to your health.
Whether you can prevent prostate cancer through diet has yet to be conclusively proved. But eating a healthy diet with a variety of fruits and vegetables can improve your overall health.
Exercise most days of the week. Exercise improves your overall health, helps you maintain your weight and improves your mood. There is some evidence that men who don't exercise have higher PSA levels, while men who exercise may have a lower risk of prostate cancer.
Try to exercise most days of the week. If you're new to exercise, start slow and work your way up to more exercise time each day.
Talk to your doctor about increased risk of prostate cancer. Men with a high risk of prostate cancer may consider medications or other treatments to reduce their risk. Some studies suggest that taking 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, including finasteride (Propecia, Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), may reduce the overall risk of developing prostate cancer. These drugs are used to control prostate gland enlargement and hair loss in men.
However, some evidence indicates that men taking these medications may have an increased risk of getting a more serious form of prostate cancer (high-grade prostate cancer). If you're concerned about your risk of developing prostate cancer, talk with your doctor.
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Happy 35th Anniversary – To Us!
This week marks 35 years in business for Atterro, Technical ProSource's parent company. Our founder, Jeff Dobbs, started this company in 1982 with nothing but core values; integrity, hard work, professionalism, world class service, community involvement, and fun are...
It's National Staffing Employee Week – Thank You!
Dear Valued Talent, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the outstanding work you do every day. Talented employees like you create the success of each of the companies we serve across multiple industries and drive positive results for all of us....
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Atterro, Technical ProSource's Parent Company, Named to Book of Lists
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Contract labor has become increasingly popular, yet it also presents a number of challenges. Joshua Smith, VP of Business Development with Atterro, Technical ProSource's recently wrote an article for Staffing Industry Analysts with contingent workforce management solutions.
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2016 Midyear Hiring Forecast Released
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Where majestic meets functional.
The feature portico adds to the elegance of this four bedroom, two bathroom home. A home theatre, study, activity room with study nook feature to the front. At the rear of the home is the master suite wing and the entertainment hub. The kitchen includes a scullery and with the family, dining, games area and alfresco enjoying high ceilings, it seamlessly integrates the inside with the outdoors.
Designer Inclusions: Ducted Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning | 31 c High Ceilings to the Living Areas and Alfresco | Stone Benchtops to the Kitchen (Scullery if applicable), Bathrooms and Laundry | 900mm Kitchen Appliances | Overhead Cupboard to Kitchen | Soft Closing Draws and Doors Throughout | Mirrored Robe Doors | NBN Structured Cabling Package | Semi Frameless Glass Pivot Doors and Screens | Slimline Frameless Mirrors | 26L Gas Instantaneous Hot Water System |


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I remember, many years ago, an elderly friend sighing over his dozen or more prescription drugs that he had to swallow daily and saying, "I wish they could just invent one pill that could cure everything. My life would be so much easier!"
Sadly my friend has now passed, but I'm sure he'd have been very impressed with Eutaptics©. Eutaptics is not a pill and we can't swallow it with a glass of water. Eutaptics does take a little bit of work, but the results can be spectacular. It also costs nothing to use
So what is Eutaptics?
Eutaptics, also called FasterEFT© is a blend of healing modalities. It was created by Robert G. Smith after many years of testing and research, trial and error. Eutaptics combines the best features of three healing modalities; meridian tapping, neuro linguistic programming (NLP) and hypnosis. It has been scientifically proven to cure many physical and mental disorders. Some patients have had their conditions for decades, but have been cured in a matter of days, sometimes hours.
Eutaptics works on the premise that the mind and body are not separate but operate as a whole. It's been scientifically proven that the majority of disease is caused by stress and negative emotions in the subconscious mind. Heal the mind, heal the body. Eutaptics gives us a pathway into the subconscious so we can do just that.
Sceptical? Well so was I!
The best way to see if something works is to try it yourself. I had suffered with chronic back pain for nearly ten years. I was told it was caused by a prolapsed disc, and so I hopped on the merry-go-round of physiotherapy/chiropractic/yoga/medication. When none of them worked particularly well, I had two choices. Live the rest of my life with this complaint, while having to increase my medication as tolerance started to set in or go into research mode and find a way to get rid of it once and for all. Continue reading "Eutaptics – Miracle Cure or Snake Oil?"


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Advantages (and Disadvantages) of Being A Geo-Teen
Guest blog written by Mark Webb, aka Troopbiz
My name is Mark Webb. I'm fourteen years old, live in West Virginia, USA, geocache as Troopbiz, and have over 1,800 finds. I love geocaching because I get to explore new places around my hometown that I've never been to and it allows me to get outside and explore nature.
Getting Into Geocaching
I first started geocaching on July 1, 2009 at the age of 8. My Mom came across a link to Geocaching.com while looking at the local parks and recreation site, and it snowballed from there. I found my first geocache, Black and Gold (GCRET0) two days later. I was hooked. What started out as a family activity to get outside and explore new areas, turned into a new loved obsession. Within that first year, I found over 100 and was eager to find 100 more. Three years later, I found my 1,000th geocache, Gadgets at Deckers Creek. (GC1M90Y).
Shortly thereafter, I joined the Boy Scouts and quickly earned the Geocaching merit badge. I have educated many Boy Scout troops as well as a 4-H club in my community about geocaching by going caching with them around a local park.
Quality Over Quantity
Although it can be fun to get wrapped up in the numbers, what really matters in the find behind the numbers. What makes geocaching fun is when someone puts a lot of thought and planning into a geocache.
Therefore, I like to do the same with my hides. My first geocache, Up, Down, & Up Again! (GC29NWE) currently has 242 finds and 51 favorite points. I hid a cache called Brick By Brick (GC5JB1H) made completely out of LEGOs. I also have a Puzzle Cache called Cars Cache (GC5AK6Y) based off the movie Cars. I enjoy Puzzle Caches the most because they offer an initial thrill of solving the puzzle, then another after you find the cache. I have also made friends with several other creative geocache hiders in my area such as arealwhit and killlerbee, and we go caching together on a regular basis.
It's Not Always Easy Being Young
Being a young geocacher does have its advantages, like thinking differently when looking for a cache or climbing a hill with ease. But there are several disadvantages. The hardest thing about being a young geocacher is not having my driver's license yet. My family and friends assist me on most of my caching adventures. It takes a lot of planning (and convincing), but they usually let me grab "just one more" cache.
It is also very difficult to complete challenges like the Fizzy Grid or the 365/Every Day Challenge with family members who don't have the same drive as me. Another disadvantage of being a young geocacher is not understanding older references. Many Puzzle Caches in my area revolve around older movies, tv shows, and songs. Although I don't always understand what references a geocache is making, Google usually does!
The Future of Geocaching
I'm excited to see what the future of geocaching has in store for 2016. One huge accomplishment I would like to achieve is making my 2,000th find. I would also like to continue working on my Fizzy and Every Day grids. Although I don't think I will complete them any time soon, every block filled is another step closer.
I'm also looking forward to events in 2016, such as attending my 5th Midwest Geobash. In general, I would like to see more teens get into geocaching as it is a good way to get away from reality and explore new areas in your hometown. I can't wait to see what the new year holds and what geocaching adventures await!
We love meeting members of the geocaching community that inspire us. Have you ever geocached with someone from a different generation, and learned a thing or two? If you're a younger geocacher, what tricks of the trade have you learned from more "mature" geocachers? Tell us in the comments below!


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The show follows the exploits of department store owner Harry Selfridge (Jeremy Piven) and his staff.
But it was only ever meant to run for four series, according to it's creator.
"It was always conceived of as four series - that is, if people liked it enough," Andrew Davies told Digital Spy.
"People seem to love it, so I think we can do the four series."
Real-life soap sisters Kara and Hannah Tointon recently joined the show's cast as Harry's daughters Rosalie and Violette.
Hannah previously starred in Hollyoaks as Katy Fox, while Kara played Dawn Miller in EastEnders.
Ex-Corrie star Sacha Parkinson (Sian Powers) has also been cast as established character Kitty Hawkins' younger sister.
Series three of the show began filming in London in April.
It is set to air on ITV next year.


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The Physicians Foundation has released a report that explores attitudes and opinions about the future of the healthcare system among American physicians aged 40 and younger. Available at www.physiciansfoundation.org, the report also assesses how younger physicians assess practice size and type, their level of satisfaction with their career, and more.
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Actor Shemar Moore and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Phaedra Parks recently sparked romance rumors after they were seen flirting on a recent episode of Andy Cohen's show "Watch What Happens Live."
Parks fueled more rumor by posting a Photoshopped pic of herself kissing Moore, writing, "The look on #bae face when you tell him tonight is your night."
Shemar cleared the air, telling E! News, "This thing, it's crazy to me. I just woke up, like, last week and everybody's like, 'Phaedra, Phaedra, Phaedra.' And look, I met Phaedra doing a nighttime talk show with Andy Cohen and Andy Cohen does this thing late at night and he likes to get you to drink. And so you're loose and you have fun on his show."
"So I walked in and I saw Phaedra and I know who Phaedra — I've heard of Phaedra and she was looking like... and so she looked at me and I kinda had this sense of like, 'Oh, she thinks I'm the guy from "The Young and the Restless," or 'She thinks I'm a certain Shemar.' And I said, 'Well, I'm gonna introduce you to a different kind of Shemar,'" Shemar went on to say. "So I just decided to have a good time and she was such a good sport and we played and we flirted and we got our little kissy face on. And then that went viral and that's the first and the last time that I've ever seen or met Phaedra."
"Extra's" Tanika Ray recently chatted with Moore, who gave a shout-out to his baby girls, even joking about getting women pregnant with his hot dance moves. Watch!


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I'm working on a book where the hero is a stand-up comedian. I have long been a fan of the kind of artist who has the guts to put themselves out there on stage, with little artifice, to make us laugh. The video below is by far my absolute favorite bit by a comedian in the last few years.
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