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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Sepia Saturday 181: 15 June 2013 - May I broach ...?
20 comments:
- Kristin said...
I think the young lady with the big bow looks rather frail or laced tightly into a corset.
The sisters look ready for church or a day out on the town. They probably didn't dress up like that everyday.
You look cute wearing your cat :)
- June 15, 2013 at 11:07 AM
- Brett Payne said...
Your posting of the funeral card together with the original cabinet card or carte de visite portrait that it was taken from is of great interest to me, particularly as the annotations on the back appear to relate to reproduction. I think it must say, "Young girl 15x11 Bust" although I'm not sure what units the 15x11 were in. It seems very likely to me that the older woman is Margaret's mother, and that at some time an enlarged portrait must have been done of her from this image.
- June 15, 2013 at 1:21 PM
- Boobook said...
I'm guessing Kit and Belle were off to a wedding of a close family member.
- June 15, 2013 at 9:18 PM
- Bob Scotney said...
The photos of Daisy Carrett and Eleanor Cook are delightful.
- June 16, 2013 at 12:11 AM
- Karen S. said...
Yes, you may broach! Thanks for such delightful photos and remarks!
- June 16, 2013 at 1:35 AM
- Postcardy said...
The funeral card is very interesting, expecially in combination with the original photo.
Tillie is a cute adornment.
- June 16, 2013 at 2:48 AM
- Wendy said...
I inherited a gondola pin too although I don't recall seeing anyone in my family ever wear it.
Eleanor Cook's pose is the most unusual I've ever seen for that period.
- June 16, 2013 at 3:23 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Kristin I agree about Ray Jeffrey's relation looking frail. and yes, I think the twins must have been going somewhere special. I liked seeing myself with a waist as well as a cat :)
- June 16, 2013 at 6:58 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Hi Brett I suspect you are right....there are bits of what look like postage stamps on the back of the photo probably covering the word girl. I love the detective work in this exercise.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:01 AM
- Alex Daw said...
I think you might be right Boobook and I'm going to compare this photo with others to see if I can figure it out.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:02 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Oh Bob I'm glad you like them. The one of Daisy is particularly charming I think.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:04 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Tee here. I shall be using the word brooch/broach on a more regular basis now I think.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:06 AM
- Alex Daw said...
I didn't realise until I wrote this post that it belonged to my grandmother. I just thought it was my mother's brooch. So I 'm really pleased to have gone through this exercise.
I agree about Eleanor's pose ....bold is the word that comes to my mind.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:10 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Yes Postcardy this was perhaps the most exciting find in the process of doing this post. I have inherited so much stuff of this nature but it is very disorganised and I look forward to having more opportunity to get it in order.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:29 AM
- Little Nell said...
A really interesting post, but Kit and her jewellery are the true gems here.
- June 17, 2013 at 3:31 AM
- Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK) said...
Of all the photos my favourite, for reality, is you and Tillie c 1970. it may be a snap but it conveys much more than a portrait.
- June 17, 2013 at 4:23 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Thanks Little Nell - it was a bit of a hotch potch wasn't it? Done very quickly I'm afraid with not much thought but Kit's portrait leapt out at me - saying "Pick me!" "Pick me!"
- June 17, 2013 at 6:58 AM
- Alex Daw said...
Oh well Nigel now you can be my BFF too ;) No really - it caught my eye for some reason on Saturday morning and I thought "What the heck. You can go in too." It is I think, whilst still posed (my mother did love arranging us for photos), fairly natural.
- June 17, 2013 at 7:00 AM
- Tattered and Lost said...
Love the peacock brooch. I have a group of them outside my door right now yelling at each other. Their beautiful but oh such noisy birds. Especially the females who sound at times like donkeys.
- June 17, 2013 at 2:47 PM
- Alex Daw said...
That peacock brooch is one of my favourites. Yes we had a peacock take up residence in our front porch one Christmas. We felt very special until we realised that our porch had become its toilet effectively !
- June 17, 2013 at 4:32 PM


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Hello to you! It's time for another weekly post, and I'm still in craft-mode so prepare yourself for another exciting read.
As you know, we've had to replace our old couch (which we sold in Lajes) because Ninja #1 was allergic to our lovely beagle (and our lovely beagle had rubbed his dander all over our old couch – it was too much to completely clean). Our new couches came with four throw pillows covered in a gloriously hideous fabric in a most unbecoming shade of brown. But, I was raised to waste not.
How can you salvage such atrocities, you ask? You put your big-girl panties on and endeavor to make four slipcovers in fabric that is not as offensive. I present Exhibit A, a close-up of the disturbing fabric, to support my case:
In my past I have made a fair share of throw pillows, which I stuffed myself (ahem, I made 23 last year whilst my husband was deployed). But I have never made a slipcover for a pillow that has already been stuffed. The idea of planning the logistics for this gave me great anxiety, but I bravely accepted the challenge in the hope of saving my family from viewing the brown atrocities for longer than necessary. To JoAnn Fabrics, I went! Their home decor fabrics were discounted by 60 percent, and I got an additional 10 percent off because the husband is military (it's so nice when that happens)! In the end I saved $77 on fabric, and I am so proud. The husband even talked me into getting Star Wars fabric to make him a pillow to go with the pillows I made for the Ninjas during his deployment.
Let the crafting commence! First thing's first. Wash your fabric. When it's clean and dry (I like to hang mine to dry if possible), IRON. Once those two steps are done you can start to measure, cut, pin, and sew to your heart's content.
The pillow inserts inside the brown atrocities were approximately 23″x23″ so I used just under a yard of fabric for each slipcover. The next few steps were not as complicated as I thought they would be:
1) Pin the short ends of fabric in (remember, when sewing a pillow, always sew with fabric inside-out, so your stitches are inside when you finish the pillow), and sew your hem. I generally do a 1/4″ hem. If you're new to sewing, always remember, you need to back-stitch the beginning and end of your hem or your stitches will come out.
2) Lay fabric out (I set mine out on the floor because I was busy watching Ninjas. Using a table would have been much easier), pretty side up – remember you want to sew the pillow case inside-out. Place pillow insert in center of fabric, and fold fabric over so that the slipcover opening ends up in the center of the insert. Carefully remove the insert and pin the ends of the slipcover (the unfinished ends, not the opening of the slipcover where you would insert the pillow). Sew hem on both sides, 1/4″. Again, remember to backstitch the beginning and end of your hem. Don't want you going back to do it all over again!
3) Turn slipcover right-side out, check seams and push out corners. Put pillow insert in new pillow slipcover to check fit. I left mine a little roomy because I wanted to do an extra 1/4″ hem on the outside of the slipcover, all the way around it. But, if you're happy with the fit, you're done!
Now you can enjoy your newly covered throw pillows, and rejoice in knowing that when your Ninjas spill something on your pillows, you can simply remove your spiffy slipcovers and throw them in the wash! Yes, it's a brilliant-parent moment, be proud of it!

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[Name]: Susie Wyshak
[Areas of Expertise]: Serendipitous Collision, Brainstorming, Starting Up on a Shoe String, Artisanal Food, Customer Experience, Writing
[Memory Lane]:
Couchsurfers just want to meet people, see the world, and enjoy life. That's what I love about couch-surfing: you never know what'll happen. Recently I met the coolest couple from Barcelona for lunch. I took them to the Cheeseboard, but after I felt like I hadn't had enough! So we had breakfast the next day, and I took them on a little food tour in West Berkeley. I thought: this is amazing! I should start a food tour here! I hadn't realized how densely there were a few places to go. I took them to the Takara Sake plant, and June Taylor jams: she loves when people come in, and she's the ultimate artisan. And then there's Vik's Chaat House, a popular Indian house; and Cultured, with the pickles and sauerkraut. They don't really have a tour, but they're there chopping and you can taste. After a stop at the Hub where they felt the vibe, they said "We don't want to leave Berkeley!"
Chances are you were taught never talk to strangers, and to never-ever accept candy from them. Susie inspires me to do both.
"I live my life through synchronicity," she says. "I encourage people to take off their headphones and talk to strangers. Ask them what they're doing in life, because there's usually some kind of interesting connection. I talk to homeless people, people in cafes, older people… So many people walk around looking down, not knowing if they're missing the world. I've found that magical things happen when you're paying attention."
She had me at the caramels. Making delicious crunchy black rice gluten-free snacks through her company the Nutless Professor is one way Susie connects with people. With their irresistible combination of sweet and salty, the crunch caramels were gone before I could say "don't take candy from a stranger!" The black rice "cruncheese" didn't last me much longer: they're perfectly crispy, cheesy, and a tiny bit spicy.
Susie started the Nutless Professor on a mission to learn the ropes of bringing food products to market, as research for her upcoming book about bringing good food products to market, with "tips from the trenches."
But the Nutless Professor isn't Susie's first endeavor in the world of artisanal food. Ever since High School, when she wanted to skip college to go to culinary school (her parents said no)– and before the Food Network made it trendy to do so, Susie has found a way to weave food and cooking into her life. Inspired by Julia Child and a book called "Kitchen to Market," Susie always dreamt of starting her own food business.
Chocolate, in particular has been a motif on the menu. In high school, Susie worked in a family-run chocolate shop in Los Angeles. "I loved being in the small-business environment," she says. "Throughout my life I've been involved with chocolate in one way or another. I always thought I should start a chocolate company. Back then, I was thinking about how the workers weren't getting paid enough and I became interested in cooperative models, which the Cheeseboard reinforced when I came to Berkeley." She went so far as writing her MBA thesis about consumer behavior and chocolate.
Sure enough, Susie found a way to combine her passion for chocolate with her concerns about fair pay for workers when she started the FairTrade brand for chocolate as a volunteer with TransFair in 2001. "I was interviewing a girl to rent a room from me, and she told me she was working to help get farmers to make a higher wage. And I asked, 'Oh, like Fair Trade?' I told her I'd love to volunteer with chocolate, and she said 'We don't have a chocolate program.' So I said 'I'll do it!'
At the time, Fair Trade chocolate certification existed internationally, but TransFair in the U.S. only had fair trade coffee since it was still in the early days of the movement. Susie worked with the international Fair Trade team, which had already established Cacao cooperatives, to set up a licensing program for the brand and set guidelines for using the Fair Trade logo. She also reached out to various chocolate companies to encourage them to work with Fair Trade co-ops.
Scharffenberger chocolate was only a few years old at the time, so Susie got to know one of the founders, Robert Steinberg, quite well. "They were such sticklers about the quality of the beans, and they really didn't think there were high quality enough fair trade beans yet. They were already paying more than Fair Trade price and buying direct, before that model became standard." According to Susie, Scharffenberger had a big impact on helping cacao growers improve the quality of their beans. "Working with them was just really fun," she says.
But chocolate was only the beginning. Recently, Susie and a friend launched an incredibly useful (and, I warn you, addictive) website called Epicuring. Susie is pleased that the site has been well received, and points out that "It's the first time anybody has collected a list of all the really cool food events and used it to generate food tourism in California." Want to know where you can get free vodka tastings, learn to make your own jam, or partake in Biking,Beef, and Beer (whatever that entails) at Black Mountain? Epicuring is a good place to start.
As an early social networker and online community participant, Susie also has a tech "geek" side to complement her yen for live community and food. While working on the Fair Trade chocolate project, she also was contracting at AOL and managing the Evangelism team for the Mozilla/Firefox browser.
"I'm not a developer, but I just had a long history with people who were developing the web browser. We had a chance to try to get AOL to use Mozilla instead of Internet Explorer. I was working with this great team of passionate techies that were reaching out to developers around the world. It was really fun for me. I love tech start-ups. I love solving problems. I love seizing opportunities and creating opportunities for other people."
During her evolution into a tech start-up guru, Susie thought up and launched several websites including SuperViva in 2005–pre-Facebook and Twitter. To create this precocious version of "the bucket list," she hired outsourced developers and paid for the site herself funding it with ads. Users can "have everything they want to do in one place and live their lives in a very directed way." (Susie's own "public life list" can be found here) But Susie points out that you also can have the fun of checking it off and never feel like you've had a boring year!
Boring doesn't seem to be a relevant word in Susie's vocabulary. Since starting SuperViva, Susie has attended a ladies' rock 'n roll camp fundraiser, traveled to Barcelona, and started her own business. Chances are you also were taught not to play with your food, but a couple years ago Susie participated in the world's biggest tomato fight. "La Tomatina in Spain is the biggest tomato fight in the world. There are thousands of people, and you're squished in this little street in this village, and it becomes all soupy in the street. It was one of my best experiences," although she admits feeling guilty about the rather large waste of tomatoes.
The connection between the corporate world and startups is a funny one. "That's actually where a lot of small artisan food companies are born," Susie explains, "People who have corporate jobs, and slave away at night making the food and hoping it will take off so they can quit their jobs. It's a huge trend. It's been like that forever." (Makes you wonder if there's something more behind your co-worker's chocolate rum balls than just your average spreading of holiday cheer…)
Susie started DaLata Designs in the same spirit. Meaning "from the can" in Portuguese, this clothing and accessories company using recycled can pop tops sprang from a trip to Brazil and her bucket list item to start a Fair Trade company. "The funny thing is that there was a AOL company newsletter about employees who had side businesses. And I thought, well if they're that supportive, then I'm going to start a side business! And that's why I did it. It's nice, it lets you use another dimension of yourself."
Speaking of using another dimension, Susie finds that in fast-paced settings like the Hub, it can be challenging to remember to step back and keep it real. "Important things to me are community, relating to people, and food. Even though I'm really into the Internet and tech, I try to disconnect regularly," she says. Wise words of wisdom for us Hubbers, and something to consider when we examine the community we've created here at our workplace. Would meditation, massage , or Sexy Salad help you disconnect? Take a break and join in!
I'm impressed and inspired by Susie's enthusiasm, her desire to be "real," to engage and connect, and her commitment to accomplishing big things even as her passion pulls her in different directions. How will she do it?
Susie believes that opportunities come with personal clarity. "Do things with intention," she advsies, "A lot of the jobs I've had were because they were fun, or easy, or happenstance. Or because I could make a lot of money. But those weren't the best decisions for my life. Live each day like it's your last. Anything is possible once you know what you want."
Proof of concept? Susie's book will be published by her dream publishing house, and she's landed a food entrepreneur client, whose project will help Susie "test" the book. How did she find the client and the publishing deal? From sheer audacity and "asking." You'll have to pull Susie aside for the full story, her way of meeting interesting new Hubbers!
For more on Susie's projects, check out her website, and try her snacks from Nutless Professor. Trust me now, and thank me later 😉
Thanks for Reading!
Samantha, Your Hub Stories Correspondent


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Some people remember the first time they heard an influential piece of music or artist, but that is not me. For me it is more of a journey with my key memories happening somewhere along that journey. I do not remember when I discovered Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
A digression. My children do not really remember the time before music anywhere/everywhere. Before Pandora, iTunes, and even before the Sony Walkman there was simply no easy way to take the music with you. You had to go to the music. Now we go to 1977 my freshman year at University. I was not much of a socialite, preferring my own company during study times. So study halls and most public places held little attraction for me. I discovered the library had a music room/radio station. The room was setup with couches, and each had large knobs with letters from the beginning of the alphabet, and huge educational style headphones with indestructible 1/4" jacks. Across the room was the attendant (radio station DJ?) behind a sliding glass window and on the wall next to the window was a chart where they slide in an identifier for what was spinning on the turntable related to the letter on the alphabet. I don't remember how many choices there were, probable about a dozen. You could dial in what was playing, including listening to the radio station, or go up to the window and make a request. Eventually your request was placed on a turntable, the identifier put up on the chart in an open slot. Put headphones on, dial to you letter, get music. This was music away from home in 1977. End digression
On a visit to the University Music room to study (which was as often a nap) I sat on an open couch, dropped the heavy headphones on my head and started to wander through the letters for something which would fit the mood. Looking up on the chart I saw ELP - Brain Salad Surgery. This would be a solid four years after its release date, and I had never listened to it and knew nothing of it. I tried it
To this day the music still moves me.
- The haunting sounds of Jerusalem
- The progress rock Toccata, based on a classical piece and which is a prime example of what ELP is all about
- Greg Lake's warm vocals in Still...You Turn Me On
- The oddity, Benny the Bouncer, to show case Emersons keyboard range and chops
- And the main act, Karn Evil 9 - we all know "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends."
Is it perfect? No. Benny the Bouncer does not really fit and interrupts the flow, and Karn Evil 9 3rd impression ends the album abruptly and leaves you feeling like there should have been an additional song for some closure. I nit pick - I still love this album.
Sometime later, I discovered Greg Lake had been in an earlier band - King Crimson. Again, I had my head blown apart. In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson was dark, brooding, whimsical and like nothing else. Sometimes I find it hard to listen to the harsh 21st Century Schizoid Man, though it is a master piece. I never find it hard to listen to The Court of the Crimson King.
As a budding musician in the late 70s, playing in what was really a classic rock band there was little chance we were going to play any ELP during our sets, and I don't know if we could have pulled it off anyway. However, ELP affected my style and my thinking for good or ill.
What is it about Greg Lake which influenced me so much? It was necessarily his prowess on the bass guitar itself. I don't find him challenging John Entwhistle or Chris Squire for their place in lead bass playing. I guess it was more his influence on the band's music (as I perceived it from afar), his tremendous voice, and something about his presence in the pictures and rare videos I got to see. Bass guitar is more often about holding things together and driving things forward from underneath so the lead instruments and vocals can shine. I felt Lake did this exceptionally well in a groundbreaking area where there was little to draw upon.
Again from Karn Evil 9:
Come inside, the show's about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you'll get your money's worth
Greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh
Godspeed Greg Lake. You have left quite a legacy here and they must be rejoicing that the Greatest Show has moved to Heaven.


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Here's a function I have written for the R statistical environment that calculates the pairwise resemblance (ie. either similarity or dissimilarity) in Phylogenetic Diversity of multiple samples. I am providing it for free and without warranty under the GNU General Public License. You need to be familiar with R to use this function. The function also requires that the ape package be installed. To load the function, place the file in your working folder and type 'source("pdresemble.R")'.
Latest version: 7th March 2011.
Please note that this function was previously called "phylosim". However, an R package now has that name, so I changed the name of my function. This version of the function also allows for the calculation of either similarity or dissimilarity while previous versions only calculated similarity, although conversion between the two is trivial.
pd.resemble (x, phy, incidence = T, method = "sorensen", dissim=T)
x is a community data table (as in the vegan package) with species/OTUs as columns and samples/sites as rows. Columns are labelled with the names of the species/OTUs. Rows are labelled with the names of the samples/sites. Data can be either abundance or incidence (0/1).
phy is a rooted phylogenetic tree with branch lengths stored as a phylo object (as in the ape package) with terminal nodes labelled with names matching those of the community data table. Note that the function trims away any terminal taxa not present in the community data table, so it is not necessary to do this beforehand.
incidence is a logical indicating whether the data are to be treated as incidence (binary presence-absence) or abundance.
method indicates the particular form of the resemblance index you wish to use. Current options are: "sorensen" (default - 2a/a+b+c), "jaccard" (a/a+b+c), "simpson" (a/a+min{b,c}) and "faith" (a+0.5d/a+b+c+d).
dissim is a logical indicating whether the pairwise resemblance scores should be similarity or dissimilarity (default).
pd.resemble takes a community data table and a rooted phylogenetic tree (with branch lengths) and calculates the resemblance in Phylogenetic Diversity (PD-resemblance) of all pairwise combinations of samples/sites. The principles for calculating PD-resemblance on incidence data are discussed by Ferrier et al. (2007). I have extended this approach to include abundance data (Nipperess et al. 2010).
pd.resemble returns a dist object giving the PD-resemblance of all pairwise combinations of sample/sites in x.
Ferrier S, Manion G, Elith J & Richardson K. 2007. Using generalized dissimilarity modelling to analyse and predict patterns of beta diversity in regional biodiversity assessment. Diversity & Distributions 13: 252-264.
Nipperess DA, Faith DP & Barton K. 2010. Resemblance in phylogenetic diversity among ecological assemblages. Journal of Vegetation Science 21: 809-820.


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NFL: Who Vegas Is Picking to Win the 2016 MVP Award
Considering we've been eagerly anticipating the start of the 2016 NFL regular season ever since the last batch of confetti fell at the close of Super Bowl 50, it's hard to believe that the new year has already lived up to our lofty expectations. Yet, here we are, with the postseason on the horizon, and not only have plenty of teams looked stronger than ever, so have some of the game's top players.
The truth is, everyone knows football is first and foremost a team sport. In the NFL, it's all about winning the most games, making it into the postseason, and taking home a Super Bowl title. The goal is the Lombardi Trophy. That's all that really matters. Of course, it never hurts to be rewarded for your individual accomplishments along the way.
While the league is loaded with valuable superstars, only one will walk away as the most valuable when it's all said and done. With the regular season officially behind us, here's a look at who the oddsmakers are picking to take home the 2016 MVP award.
5. (tie) Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Odds: +5000
After returning from a three-game suspension to start the season, Le'Veon Bell showed the world just how historically talented he truly is. The Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowler averaged 105.7 yards on the ground per game, rushed for 1,268 yards (No. 5 in the NFL) and seven scores (adding another 616 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions), and played a major role in his team winning the AFC North with an 11-5 record. It's unlikely that Bell will walk away with the MVP award, but make not mistake about it, the 24-year-old back is definitely deserving of consideration.
5. (tie) Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
Odds: +5000
Dak Prescott was forced to wait until the fourth round of the 2016 draft to hear his name called, but that didn't stop him from putting together arguably the greatest season for a rookie quarterback in NFL history. The former Mississippi State product started all 16 games, winning 13 of them, and finished the regular season with 3,667 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and four interceptions while completing a remarkable 67.8% of his passes. For good measure, Prescott also added 282 yards and six scores on the ground. It's safe to say that, without his brilliance, the Cowboys probably don't wind up with the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
4. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Odds: +750
Ezekiel Elliot may only be a rookie, but he certainly made a strong case for MVP. The Cowboys running back led the NFL in rushing with 1,631 yards, added 15 rushing touchdowns, and blew away the competition with his 108.7 rushing yards per game average. It hasn't always been a popular decision to take a running back near the top of the first round. Yet, with the way Zeke has taken the NFL by storm, it's safe to say the Cowboys aren't regretting selecting the former Ohio State Buckeye with the No. 4 overall pick in 2016.
3. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
Odds: +350
Tom Brady is a special breed of quarterback; one who has gifts that others in his position could only dream of. This is why we knew the New England Patriots signal caller would wreak havoc on the league once he returned from his four-game Deflategate suspension. And, as expected, we were right on the money. The future Hall of Famer completed 67.4% of his passes, threw for 3,554 yards, and finished the year with the best touchdown to interception ratio (28-to-2) in NFL history. As we've said before, the only thing scarier than a totally focused Brady is a totally focused Brady who also happens to be angry beyond measure. Thanks to Roger Goodell, the NFL now knows what that looks like.
2. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
Odds: +150
At one point in the 2016 season, the Green Bay Packers looked dead in the water at 4-6. Then Aaron Rodgers made a bold prediction, helped it come true by leading the Pack to six straight victories, and willed his club to a 10-6 record and an NFC North crown. In the process, Rodgers completed 65.7% of his passes, amassed 4,428 passing yards, and led the NFL with 40 touchdown passes (against just seven interceptions). The way we see it, it's hard to imagine anyone being more valuable to their team than Green Bay's No. 12.
1. Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
Odds: +125
Matt Ryan has been a revelation this season. In leading the Atlanta Falcons to an 11-5 record and an AFC South crown, Ryan completed 69.9% of his passes and threw for 4,944 yards, 38 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions. He also led the league in yards per completion (13.4) and passer rating (117.1). With the Falcons finishing the season with the highest-scoring offense in the NFL at 33.8 points per game, and earning the No. 2 seed in the NFC, it's no wonder Vegas is giving Ryan the nod in the MVP race.
Odds courtesy of Bovada via OddsShark.
Statistics courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference and ESPN.


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Ebola Panic in West Africa: Death Toll of Ebola Reaches 328 in Republic of Guinea in West Africa
05 Haziran, 2014
The world Health Organization officials in the Republic of Guinea have said that the deadly Ebola disease has killed 328 people since the disease was first reported early this year in the country.
Health authorities in southeastern forest region of Guinea first reported the disease in late February and early March this year and it became a panic for many nations particularly in the West African sub region.
Local reporters say 21 people died and 37 new cases of suspected Ebola were detected between 29 May and 1 June, bringing the total number of cases to 328. Reporters further add that more than half of the new deaths were in the southern Guekedou region. This is the region where the disease was first detected.
There have been some new cases of the virus in Sierra Leone and Liberia and officials say the disease seems to be spreading across West Africa day in and day out.
The disease was said to have mainly spread because victims had come into direct contact with the affected persons.
But Medics say the reason for the increase of the disease in Guinea is that some people are refusing to go to hospital for treatment, preferring to seek help from traditional healers. Some people believe the disease is spiritual.
Ebola is a deadly fever which causes an extremely severe disease in humans and in non-human primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, high fever, general weakness, organ failure and heavy bleeding. There is no cure for Ebola and victim has only 10% of surviving.
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Universal friendships...
I guess that it happens to us all. We grow up. We move away and start our own lives. Gone are the days when you literally lived in each others pockets. The times that you couldn't make any kind of decision without a group consultation, no matter how much this annoyed people around you. The age when all that mattered was who was your best friend that week....
For girls this starts at school. You find a best friend and assume that it will stay that way for ever. There will be no change.
You agree with one another that you will never fall out. You can see no reason to. You agree with everything the other one says. You think as one. You are essentially one view point in two bodies.
Then you fall out. Probably something minor. Something which is so trivial that you won't even remember what it is years later. Unless of course you have reason to hold an epic grudge. And seriously if you are that bitter after a lengthy passage of time then you really should get counselling...or start a blog...
I think a lot of the problem is that you just simply grow apart. You don't mean to, you just do. You meet other people. Maybe get a boyfriend. You start a new hobby. Then all of a sudden you haven't spoken to your bezzie in a while...longer than you can remember.
Undoubtedly you try to correct the situation. You call them up. You have a general chit chat. But something has been lost. Its just not the same. They don't have as much in common with you as your new friends do.
Of course some things are certain to bring a premature end to a friendship without the need for the drifting apart phase. There are certain 'rules' which must be adhered to.
A big no no is making moves on a friends boyfriend/love interest/crush. This will not go down well. They will not want to stay being your friend.
Jealousy over new friendships is another casulaty claiming pifall. Sometimes you cannot make all the groups of yuor life bond like one big happy family.
There is also the problem of living with your friends. This happens in my experience mainly at uni.
Its true that you never really know people until you live with them. Then all their bad habbits seem to come to the forefront with the pure intention of annoying the hell out of you. Its just one of those things.
Before you know it your hiding their food and playing music at top volume the night before they have an important exam... you know the kind of thing...
You thought you knew them so well and then it appears that you didn't. How did that happen? I think its like this;
You get to know people fairly intensely at uni in a short space of time. The first year is designed for this. They put you in halls. You make friends with your new room mates. You all go to Freshers week. You get very drunk. You meet other new students and drunkenly strike up 'life long' friendships. You go to lectures. You sit by people you don't know and bang they are your new best friend. Maybe you join a club. You meet people there. You love them instantly.
Its all about the here and now at uni. You want the whole package and making lifelong friends is an important part of that parcel.
The problem is that a lot of the time you don't really know the people. You think that you do. You may know them at that moment in time ... but time never stands still for long.
As you graduate, you try to hold onto the once invincible ties that bound you so closely together but they invariably fray and snap over time.
Its harsh but true.
Before you know it you haven't seen your BFFs for years. You might catch sight of their news on facebook once in a while. Even have a brief wall to wall catch up. But the truth is its over. It was probably just not meant to be. Youre too old now to relive the glory days of all night partying and hangover hazed lectures.
The odd thing is that there are some people who you just never hear about again. You might search for them like a deranged hunter seeking prey. They just don't seem to exist anywhere anymore (at least not social network wise). Where do they go?
Uni is all about 'finding' yourself and people change. Not intentionally. They just grow (I'm not saying they grow up because sometimes they seem to regress...its still however growth of some kind!) Their interests and priorities change and so do yours. And that's normal. Its certainly no bad thing (definately in my case at least).
I still keep in contact with some of my old uni friends. I enjoy their news. I wish I saw them more often. We always say we should meet up. We rarely do. That's just the way it is i guess.


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HESPERIA � Fire season for the High Desert is just around the corner and according to a government report this year, it's expected to be a hot one. The report says that current conditions are favorable for what it calls 'increased fire spread.'
"The predication is that we have the potential to have fast moving fires because of the early season rain that created large segments of grasses and then the last three months of drought which is drying everything out," said Sid Hultquist, San Bernardino County Fire Department Fire Chief for the North Desert Region.
Hultquist said that the increased grasses combined with drought and wind will cause the fires to spread over a wider area and move much faster.
To prepare for the wild-land fires Hultquist has been supervising refresher training for firefighters at a site in the desert near Hesperia where a pre-season fire in March 2007 burned more than 4,000 acres. He said that firefighters train all year long, but at this time of year the training becomes very focused on wild-land fires.
Hultquist said that not only firefighters need to prepare for fire season but so should the community. He said people need to get out now and clear the dry brush and weeds, from around their homes and they need to start pulling the weeds now and not wait until that first fire.
"It is not a matter of when or if, it is going to happen," Hultquist said.
Advice for fire preparedness:
-Create a defensible space
-Clear at least 100 feet of brush and debris around your home
-Store flammable liquids in safety cans and away from structures
-Keep propane tanks away from vegetation
-Keep combustibles, such as firewood, furniture, etc. away from structures
-Remove vegetation that overhang the roof or are lower than 6 feet from structures
-Soak all stove, fireplace and charcoal ashes in a metal pail of water for 24 hours
-Keep garden hose connected to a faucet
-Always have a home escape plan and have routine drills
-Make sure your home address is clearly visible from the street
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will I be the only one without a senior's discount? ;)
I am hoping I won't regret this 🙂 The staff have been fun so far. Not EVERYONE has a cane 😉 I don't do cruises… because I am restless and easily bored – and because I have always worried I would be trapped on a boat full of people over 70…
I think not everyone is over 70… but my initial impression still holds… there is a couple sitting across from me right now who look younger than me but they are likely on their honeymoon so there is a good chance it will be me and the geriatrics… training for the future?
So far, Norway is that pretty girl with the perfect complexion and the rich daddy. She doesn't have to talk to you. She doesn't have to try. She's got the world by a string and she just wants your lunch money.
Apparently Norwegians are reserved. So far that has been my experience. No one is rude and I am fascinated and impressed by the country – but no one seems inclined to indulge in idle chit-chat.
We haven't left port yet and it finally started raining so I may feel more enthusiastic tomorrow. On the plus side, dinner was excellent, especially the cold salmon and halibut. And I found the unmarked Vinmonopolet and discovered that there are Norwegians who own operations in Cognac so you can buy a bottle of Cognac to take onboard the ship for only slightly more than a bottle of whiskey. The ship information has procedures on bringing your own alcohol onboard – that is how expensive liquor is in Norway!
It's an interesting place and I am hoping some Norwegians will talk to me before I leave. So far the friendliest people have been taxi drivers in Bergen. Apparently a girls' choir from North Korea is here for the Bergen International Festival (I am leaving Bergen too soon!). We were discussing how North Korea and Norway are about as far apart on the cultural and political spectrum as you can get.
I may be a little bored but it IS a beautiful country and apparently we can get a postcard stamped "Arctic Circle" in a couple of days so I think at least the scenery will be entertaining.
And I will try and bond with the geriatrics. It won't be long before I have a senior's discount – and I hope that won't mean I have nothing interesting to say. I have my parents for inspiration – we always have to remember that my mom should get out her ID because she can get a discount – even if she acts at least a couple of decades younger… so I just need to find a senior with her vitality 😉
p.s. things DID get interesting but I wasn't paying proper attention soon enough 😉


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Hurst College opened their doors and facilities to Harlequins Rugby Club on Wednesday, just days after their brilliant win against London Wasps.
Former Quins player Jordan Turner-Hall, who is now the Rugby Professional at Hurst, inspired the link for the London club to train in new surroundings.
The day started with shocked looks all round as Hurst students were joined at breakfast by the Quins squad, including England players Joe Marler, Danny Care and Chris Robshaw, as well as former Hurst students Charlie Matthews and Charlie Piper. Following breakfast, the squad went about their training in normal fashion, beginning with coach and player meetings.
During breaks from lessons, Hurst students rushed to the side of the rugby field to watch their heroes train.
Hurst's Director of Sport Rob Kift said: "This training day provided a great opportunity for our students to meet and talk to professional rugby players and coaches and to see, first hand, the way in which a professional sports team prepares.
"It also gave the school's coaches and staff an opportunity to learn from the professionals, including ex-England forwards coach Graham Rowntree".
Following their day of training, the players enjoyed a hog roast and barbecue whilst mingling with students, parents and coaches.
Kift and Master-in-Charge of Rugby Jack Emmerson were delighted to be able to host the Quins and saw this as another initiative to help raise the profile of rugby at the college.
Kift said: "Rugby at the college is on a real high at the moment and this will inspire our teams even more. All at Hurst would like to wish Harlequins all the best for the coming season and we look forward to welcoming them back in the future."
Head of Rugby Operations for Harlequins Graeme Bowerbank said: "We want to thank Hurst for opening up their facilities to us. It is great for the players to have a change of scenery once in a while.
"The support from the students during the sessions was great to see and we look forward to developing a stronger relationship into the future."


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Leininger, Beverly Joanne 1933-2013
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Beverly JoAnne Leininger
Beverly JoAnne Leininger, age 80, of Boone, passed away at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Saturday, July 20, 2013.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 24, at Walter ~Schroeder Funeral Home, Fifth and Story Streets in Boone from 4 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, July 25, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 281 Spruce Lane, Northeast of Boone. Interment will be in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
Beverly was born on June 18, 1933 to Blanche Addie Dutton McVicker and William McVicker in Boone. She graduated from Boone High School 1951 and married Louis Eugene Leininger on June 24, 1951.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis in 2002 along with three sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl Lenta and husband James of Boone and her son, Kevin Leininger and wife Karen Brady of Wrightstown, PA. Grandchildren: Alex Leininger; Michael Leininger and Kathryn Leininger. Brother: James McVicker of Boone.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Boone County.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.walter-schroederfuneralhome.com. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?pid=165985700#sthash.JUZIH4Q5.dpuf ~ The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa Tues 23 July 2013.
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Mary Katrantzou Wins 2015 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund
The London-based creative, whose designs have been seen on the likes of Kerry Washington and Lily James, will be given a 12-month period of mentorship and a £200,000 grant.
Mary Katrantzou, known for her vibrant patterns, was named the 2015 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund winner on Tuesday. The London-based designer beat out a shortlist of talented designers including Sophia Webster, Emilia Wickstead, Holly Fulton, Michael van der Ham, Mother of Pearl's Amy Powney and Osman's Osman Yousefzada.
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The fund — now in its sixth year — will provide the 31-year-old designer with a mentor for a 12-month period and a £200,000 grant to further help build upon her brand. Previous honorees include Peter Pilotto, Nicholas Kirkwood, Jonathan Saunders and Christopher Kane.
Katranzou most recently launched her Adidas collaboration in November, and her designs are already a red-carpet favorite — Kerry Washington, Lily James, Jenny Slate and Allison Williams are among those to have worn her pretty pieces as of late. After winning this award, we have a feeling we'll be seeing more her work on the carpet. Congrats, Mary Katrantzou!


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Then I stuffed it with the poly-stuffing and zipped it close. Viola!
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John's research has focused on the land-based aquaculture of salmonid species and recirculating aquaculture systems technology, with specific projects related to system hydraulics, waste management, aquaculture production noise, water quality and nitrate nitrogen toxicity. He also manages aquaculture production systems in several buildings onsite and oversees the annual production of rainbow trout for supplemental stocking in support of Maryland's recreational trout fishing program.
While at the Freshwater Institute -- where he started in 1998 as a part-time research assistant -- John has authored 20 peer review research articles published in various aquaculture journals, including Aquacultural Engineering and Aquaculture. He also has received several Superior Paper Awards from the Aquacultural Engineering Society.
John holds an M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Resources from West Virginia University and a B.S in Biology from Shepherd College.
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|Healthy Pumpkin Smoothies
The problem is we tend to mix pumpkin with heavy creams, sugar, butter and bleached flours which all negatively affect the health benefits of pumpkin. There is nothing healthy or nutritious about eating pumpkin pie nor will a pumpkin scone give you part of your daily serving of fruit and veg. Mmmm... but they will taste good!
So this thanksgiving why don't you reserve a cup of pumpkin puree and eat it in its healthy form. Go ahead and still make that pie, it's thanksgiving after all, but try something new for a change with that giant orange vegetable-fruit.
I recommend trying a pumpkin smoothie for breakfast or a light snack. This smoothie tastes festive with the addition of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom and gets it's sweetness from super ripe frozen bananas.
Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned; not pumpkin pie filling)
- 3/4 to 1 cup of soy milk
- 1 large frozen ripe banana (I slice my ripe banana into bite sizes and freeze on a wax paper lined baking sheet)
- 1/4 tsp of cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp of cardamom
- pinch of nutmeg (you can add more but I'm sensitive to nutmeg so I only add a small amount)
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth adding more soy milk if the smoothie is too thick. For extra nutrition add a handful of spinach.


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SmartSensor HD's accurate and portable vehicle detections helped Heathrow officials monitor and direct traffic throughout one of the largest construction projects in modern history.
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Project Scope
In 2008, London's Heathrow Airport embarked on a huge construction and renovation project as part of the massive preparation efforts for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The project, which at the time was the largest construction project in Europe, commenced with the completion of Terminal Five, and included the demolition and rebuild of Terminals One and Two. Airport officials needed a reliable and portable way to monitor traffic, and the accurate data required to help drivers navigate the enormous project.
Problems and Challenges
Work zones combined with stringent security regulations and a new terminal posed a potential traffic nightmare. Terminal Five sees a lot of daily traffic and handles all domestic and international flights for British Airways. It was vital that airport authorities were able to keep traffic moving. "Traditional traffic detection methods simply weren't up to the task. In the past, Heathrow used loops primarily to collect traffic flow data, but loops aren't particularly mobile, and because the roads themselves are constantly changing, loops embedded in the road have been ineffectual," said Peter Diamant, former sales director at MTS.
MTS specializes in portable ITS trailers like the T-25, a multi-application trailer designed for rapid deployment and easy mobility. MTS parked T-25 trailers equipped with SmartSensor HD at strategic locations to monitor traffic; variable message signs were also deployed to direct drivers around terminal closures and other traffic problems. The data provided by HD gave airport officials real-time information about the number, type and size of vehicles using airport roads. The sensors were also used to monitor traffic flow around the cargo terminal; to monitor the number of vehicles entering and exiting the staff car park; and the speeds of vehicles around the airport.
The portable HD stations deployed by MTS were accurate, reliable, and could be moved or repositioned depending on the needs of the airport. Airport officials were very pleased with the success of the portable stations. "We work with a number of airports, and this project has opened their eyes," Diamant said in 2009. "Many airports around the world weren't designed to handle the amount of traffic they currently see, and officials from other UK airports are looking at alternative technologies like SmartSensor HD and portable trailers as solutions for their projects."
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How to Take Risks for SuccessCredit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scatterbrainphotography/5919202107
Risk-taking is necessary to the attainment of success; it's a veritable aspect of life, yet we all cringe when it's mentioned. Take it or leave it but without risk-taking, our lives would be drab, uninteresting and stagnant.
In order to attain success, you must be prepared to take risks or you remain on the same spot, year in, year out.
What is Risk Taking?
Risk-taking is essentially taking positive steps that will better your life, business, marriage, etc. There are negative and positive risks. The best way I can explain a negative risk is if you willingly sniff a hard drug (knowing fully well the consequences), commit an abortion when a pregnancy is far gone or go out with your husband's best friend. They are negative risks which involve gambling your life, business or marriage away!
Positive risk involves creating a new product line for your business, getting married, having a child, etc
Examples of Risk Taking
God's Risk-Taking: God took a huge risk by creating man in His own image. Man disappointed Him but He provided an alternative route! This is proof that if you take a risk and things don't go as planned, you can always take an alternative route.
Abraham's Risk-Taking: If you read the Bible, especially the Book of Genesis, you'll see so many risks that Abraham took. He took the risk of almost killing his only son because of God's instruction to him; he took the risk of leaving his family, his land of birth and properties to go into a land he did not know. But his attitude really brought him into a covenant relationship with God and he was proclaimed the father of all nations with riches beyond description!
Mark Zuckerberg's Risk-Taking: Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg took a huge risk by dropping out of Harvard to focus on building Facebook. That risk has paid off handsomely today with Facebook recording over 1 billion members.
Steve Jobs' Risk-Taking: Jobs' dropped out of College to establish Apple Incorporated with Steve Wozniak (in his parents' garage) in the year 1976. For several years, he led a company that transformed the computer technology industry. In October 2011 when he passed on, Jobs had built Apple into the world's most priceless company with a line of products including the iPOD, iPOD nano, iTUNES store, iMAC, iPHONE, iPAD to its acclaim.
Why Do We Find It Difficult to Take Risks?
It's surprising that we see risk-taking as an enemy, instead of a friend. It's surprising because we live and dwell in risks. Now, let me explain. Everyday you get out of your house, you're at risk of not returning home alive but that does not prevent you from going about your daily activities. The day you took a high-paying job, you put yourself at the risk of being sacked but that did not prevent you from taking up the appointment. I could go on and on but the truth is, life is uncertain; the earlier we get that into our brains, the better.
I honestly think we refuse to take risks because of the following:
- Fear of failure and rejection: Most of our fears have no substance but we still have all sorts of fear, from fear of failure to fear of rejection, to fear of public speaking to fear of flying, etc. But the reality is there's nothing to fear except fear itself because it stops us dead in our tracks and prevents us from attaining most of our goals. So, the next time you experience fear in any form, know that there's nothing to fear except fear in itself!
- Lack of courage: To take risks, we need to build courage.Without courage and confidence in ourselves, we won't be able to take risks. By way of example, you need lots of courage to quit a high-paying job to start a small business. So, lack of courage is one of the reasons we refuse to take risks.
- Our upbringing: Our parents brought us up to take life easy. They told us to go to school, graduate and get a good job (even when you can start a business that can bring you 10 times your pay check). They told us not to rock the boat of life; we should be satisfied with the little we have because it's too risky to do otherwise.
- Desire for Certainty: This is one major reason we do not aim for more in life. We desire to know exactly how that new venture we want to engage in will turn out but 9 out of 10 times, we cannot say for sure. We're left in the dark and the only way to know how a venture would turn out is to go into it. If you're waiting for certainty before you take a risk, let me shock you by saying you won't get it!
- Being Satisfied with Little: Having a sense of complacency also robs us of the opportunity to take risks. When you have a business that is bringing in $1,000 monthly and there is an opportunity to scale your earnings to $10,000 monthly (by investing $5,000); if you refuse to take the risk of investing $5,000, you won't get the $10,000 monthly reward. You remain satisfied with the little you have; you remain in your comfort zone.
Learning How to Successfully Take Risks
Learning how to take risks is a skill everybody should learn; it's so essential to life and the attainment of success. In four simple steps, I want to show you how to take major decisions that involve risk-taking:
- List the negative and positive outcomes of a risk you're considering to take. List them side-by-side and consider the best and worst case scenario. If the best case scenario comes to fruition, can you cope? What of the worst case scenario, would you be able to handle it in real life? After listing, do a comparison of the possible outcomes and which one you think is more probable (in real life).
- Allow your gut instincts to take pre-eminence. Once you've listed the negative and positive outcomes and you've done a comparison, sleep over it and allow your gut instincts take over. I call it the still small voice; if you allow it, you'll hear it impress the choice to make on your heart.
- Develop the risk mentality. This basically involves building confidence in yourself and determination to move on in spite of your doubts. There will always be doubts about anything you want to do but the risk mentality would urge you on.
- Put your all into making your decision worthwhile. Once you've decided to take a risk, please give it your all to achieve success. At this point, there's no dragging of the feet, it's time for all-out-action!
Summary and Action TakeAway
Now that you know steps to take when you're faced with a major risk-taking decision, implement these tips and attain more successes than you can ever imagine! Before I go, let me quickly say your success, at any point in time, would be equal to the number of risks you're prepared to take. So, are you prepared to risk your money, energy, time, and resources to attain success? The ball is in your court!


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Award Recognizes Robust, Unified Alerting Approach and Full Integration With Traditional Fire Alarm Systems for Market's Leading EMNS Provider to the U.S. Federal Government
Award Recognizes Robust, Unified Alerting Approach and Full Integration With Traditional Fire Alarm Systems for Market's Leading EMNS Provider to the U.S. Federal Government
SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 17, 2012) - AtHoc, Inc. (www.athoc.com), the pioneer and leader in network-centric emergency mass notification systems (EMNS), today announced that the AtHoc IWSAlerts™ emergency communication platform has won Security Products' 2012 Gold Govies Government Security Award in the Fire/Life Safety category. The Govies Award recognizes outstanding technologies used by government. AtHoc was recognized both for its position as the leading provider of emergency communications systems to the U.S. federal government and for its unified and proven approach to the integration of traditional fire-life safety systems with its market-leading EMNS platform.
Standalone fire alarm systems are limited in their ability to alert personnel, generally offering a simple evacuation tone or a voice announcement conveying limited details. AtHoc's enterprise-class EMNS platform offers full integration with legacy fire/life safety systems, transforming them into a state-of-the-art, bi-directional system capable of leveraging a broad array of communication channels, sensors and devices. This unified approach ensures a faster, safer, and more effective response over traditional fire-life systems.
"AtHoc's unified, enterprise-class EMNS approach, security, reliability, scalability, and compliance with DoD and Federal Regulations and Guidelines make it the most market-tested solution for protecting people and property around the world," said AtHoc Vice President of Sales and Business Development for the Public Sector Dubhe Beinhorn. "We are honored to be recognized by this Govies Award as testament to the strength and prominence of AtHoc as the market's leading provider of EMNS systems to the military, first responder and public sector, along with the market-tested integration of our EMNS platform with many of the world's leading fire-life safety systems."
With AtHoc's integrated EMNS/fire safety platform, fire-related alerts can be triggered automatically via fire alarm events or manually initiated from a single, unified web-based console. Alert notifications are disseminated across the network in intrusive audio/visual pop-up messages to desktop computers as well as through mobile devices such as cell phones, pagers and many traditional alerting channels. System alerts describe the potential threat, categorize the threat level for affected personnel and include instructions for action. The AtHoc platform also captures responses from alert recipients and automatically generates a personnel status report in minutes, providing critical situational awareness to emergency operators and first responders to help facilitate an expeditious and appropriate emergency response plan.
AtHoc has demonstrated leadership in the areas of innovation and customer adoption with the successful deployment of AtHoc emergency mass notification/alerting systems to protect property and more than 2 million military and federal government personnel at thousands of locations worldwide. AtHoc's key federal government enterprise customers include U.S. Air Force major commands, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, TSA, the Pentagon, and the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Homeland Security, Treasury and Veterans Affairs.
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AtHoc is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing network-centric emergency mass notification systems to military, homeland security, government, healthcare, higher education and commercial organizations. AtHoc's products are used for physical security, force protection, personnel accountability, recall and regulatory compliance. Millions of end-users worldwide, in organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, UCLA, Microsoft, Boeing, and Raytheon rely on AtHoc's unified notification systems for their emergency alerting and critical communication needs. AtHoc has partnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Harris, Siemens, Northrop Grumman, MIR3, Lockheed Martin, and others to bring these notification solutions to the public and commercial markets. For more information about AtHoc, please visit http://www.athoc.com.
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text: The Magnetyze Car Charger provides a sturdy base to charge and use your phone in the car. Once your phone is outfitted with the Magnetyze case (sold separately) the integrated magnetic connector attaches to the Magnetyze Car Charger for instant full speed charging. The Car Charger is compatible with all iPhone and Android Magnetyze cases and provides instant grab and go functionality from the magnetic connection. Rotate your phone 360 degrees to horizontal or vertical alignment so you can continue charging while you use GPS or make hands-free calls. The DC outlet plug has a USB port so you can charge an additional USB-powered device while your phone is charging.


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Handcrafted and Refreshing – Enjoy Silverback Gin
'Silverback' is a London Dry Gin, crafted in small batches of just a few hundred bottles at a time, in a still named 'Mugwaneza' which translates as 'she who is content'.
A Taste as Mighty as the Gorilla
Just like its namesake, Silverback Gin is powerful but gentle. With zesty coriander and orange citrus notes at the fore, a touch of spice and the always present freshness of junipier this is a gin made to be savoured. It is clean and refreshing, born from a base of exclusively British wheat spirit and featuring seven botanicals: juniper, angelica, calamus root, sweet orange, coriander, acacia blossom and lemongrass.
How We Serve Silverback Gin
Poured neat over ice with a twist of orange peel, but Silverback also makes for a beautiful Gin & Tonic, served alongside Peter Spanton Number 9 Cardamom Tonic Water. This was our target tonic water when we developed Silverback so no wonder we think it's 'the ultimate G&T'!
If you can't lay your hands on a No.9 (many of our retail partners sell it) then we suggest pairing with Fevertree Mediterranean Tonic – with its gentle floral tones it's another great partner which is bound to put a smile on your face.


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Jessica Gueco
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Team: Team Edward
Jessica, aka "Yoshi," takes a bit of Twilight with her everywhere she goes. Her workspace is no exception. With posters, desktop wallpaper, and the saga, itself, ready to be loaned out at any moment, Jessica does little to hide her obsession. And she wants to share it with everyone else. Her blog (whattheforks.wordpress.com) is her way of spreading the Twi-love. But the biggest sign of her mania is the trip she took to Vancouver to catch a glimpse of the filming of New Moon.
Jun 29, 2009
xoxo Kay ♥ at 11:46 PM 0 comments
Labels: team jess, twilight, you better vote bitches
Jun 21, 2009
Summer in Tumblr. . .
xoxo Kay ♥ at 3:48 AM 6 comments
Labels: my getaway, tumblr
& for the record i love my boobs
xoxo Kay ♥ at 1:47 AM 2 comments
BITCHES, KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BTWN BEING THICK.... & JUST PLAIN FAT....-Nikky
xoxo Kay ♥ at 1:45 AM 1 comments
Jun 18, 2009
FUCK YOU, putting up a front && what not. . .
xoxo Kay ♥ at 2:07 AM 0 comments
Jun 17, 2009
Dumb girls...
Okay so like i was saying in my previous post after i left Sole' i headed to NYC to the set of "Remember me" where Robert Pattinson aka Edward Cullen from Twilight was.... I was super excited cause i wanted to see him & take pics of him nothing big yanno.. i know i say i wanna rape him & have his babies & shit LMAO but wow some of those girls MOBBED him... i was not there when it happened but from this video.. wow... bitches get a FUCKING GRIP... he is a person too... give him some fckin space...smh
xoxo Kay ♥ at 11:40 PM 2 comments
wknd update;*
xoxo Kay ♥ at 9:27 PM 5 comments
Labels: love my girls, update, wknd getaway
Jun 13, 2009
i`ll be gone for the wknd yay! i`ll be with this btch Sole' aka Glamorous-Vandal' ;D && meetin up with all these btchs hopefully..... TinaBMarie , Nini & Tati ,Sheena , & whoever else lmao
xoxo Kay ♥ at 1:24 AM 1 comments
Labels: wknd getaway
Jun 12, 2009
xoxo Kay ♥ at 12:48 AM 0 comments
Labels: 21 magazine, fuck yea, wohoo
Jun 10, 2009
Shit that needs to get done before my New Jersey Getaway;
- pack clothes & shit for this wknd
- find something to wear for this wknd
- clean my brushes
- find my twilight dvd
- clean my room..again ;]
- bump into r.patz somehow...lmao
- paint my nails
xoxo Kay ♥ at 10:15 PM 0 comments
idkkkkk like it`s so confusing. i changed my mind.... i cant say i love you when i know you`re probably telling "i love you too" to someone else who doesn`t deserve it.... maybe it`s best that i stop before i get in too deep again. . . . . i`ll see better days soon
xoxo Kay ♥ at 10:11 PM 0 comments
Jun 8, 2009
a little update*
I haven`t been keeping up with this blog like i promised but i`ve been working my ass off & just chillin`. but anyway i wanna thank all the new followers ♥ . I do try to comment each & everyone of u & check your page out....
xoxo Kay ♥ at 11:46 PM 3 comments
Labels: quick update
I just miss you
lets end this issue
we've put pride to misuse
we both lose call a truce
whats the point whats the use
of walking away with no excuse
xoxo Kay ♥ at 11:12 PM 0 comments
Jun 3, 2009
Gotta love 3ways...
So for two nights already i`ve been 3waying * i know sooo juniorhigh ish* lmao with Sole' (GlamorousVandal) && Rissa (Cupcakes To Soften Yo Hustle) and its frickin hilarious. They stay making fun of me && my twilight obsession. I love those girls. Wish they lived around my way but Sole' lives close so that makes me happy! Anyway last night we were talking about bullets lmao && this is part of the conversation
xoxo Kay ♥ at 10:04 PM 3 comments
Labels: 3ways are still cool, im slow, love my girls
Bag includes Urban Decay Mascara, Two DTY Pins, Two DTY postcards
& Follow Up Thank You Letter With Princess of the Posse Sticker!
ONLY $16.00 + shipping
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Today we are going to talk about curtains. There are many types and styles of curtain. Today we are going to learn about the flat panel, the rod pocket and the hidden tab. There are variations on each of these, but these are the curtains in their most basic form.
1) The Flat Panel Curtain
Flat panels allow you to use any type of fabric. Some fabrics are too "fancy" to use as a rod pocket or hidden tab. But rings allow you the freedom to use any fabric choice. Ideal for a formal room.
When a curtain hung from rings is pulled to the side it holds its own and doesn't require the use of tie backs. They flank windows nicely and also are nice accents to be stationary beside windows with inside mount roman shades or underneath valances.
Ideal fabrics: any
Rod pocket panels slide open and closed with ease. They are a standard curtain that is best used for a more casual look. Medium weight cotton are best for this style, but not limited to.
These curtains are ideal to stand alone. They could be used under a valance but valance plus curtain plus tie back can get a litte busy.
Rod pockets do require a tie back as they have a tendancy to inch toward the center of the curtain rod.
Ideal fabrics: Medium weight cottons, linens, cancas or duck
Hidden tab panels can be used with any material. Linen drapes nicely with this style as they pleat. This style is versitile as it can be used in either a formal room or a casual room. The fabric choice would make the difference between formal or casual.
This curtain does not require a tie back as the tabs and pleats help it hold its own when pulled to the side. However, tie backs can be used.
Ideal fabrics: medium weight cotton, linen


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Dan Brown has a lot to answer for, and like so many books in this genre, The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox opens with the discovery of an extremely violent and bloody ritualistic murder. It almost seems that the authors are in some kind of competition to see who can think up the most revolting, slow and painful way to die. So, you have been warned, this is not a novel for the squeamish. Or you can do what I do, which is skim read the really nasty bits and try not to miss anything important to the story.
So here we go. The Genesis Secret opens with the discovery of an extremely bizarre. ritualistic murder in Benjamin Franklin's house in London, which is now a museum. It looks as though the caretaker disturbed a group of burglars digging in the cellar; but why the extreme violence? DCI Forrester has never seen a case like this, and it soon escalates as another body is found in the Isle Of Man that has been ritually murdered.
Meanwhile Rob Luttrell is sent to the arid wastelands of Turkey to write an archaeological piece on a mysterious site called Gobekli Tepe, the oldest temple ever excavated. Gobekli Tepe is a haunted place, a massive stone temple that had been deliberately buried in tons of earth 8,000 years ago. The question is why? As Luttrell digs a bit deeper to get a more interesting story, he becomes aware of tensions between the Kurdish workers and the archaeologists. Also the leader of the dig has been behaving oddly, digging alone in the middle of the night, keeping secrets from his staff. When Breitner is killed in what could just be a nast accident or maybe murder, Luttrell joins forces with Christine, an attractive French archaeologist, to find out what secrets Breitner has been keeping that people considered important enough to kill for.
As the strange, ritual killings continue in England it becomes clear that the killers are looking for something. The life of Luttrell and his loved ones and the highly intelligent, but psychotic, leader of the gang become enmeshed after Luttrell publishes a piece in the paper on his amazing experiences and finding in Kurdistan. Luttrell has uncovered a secret that the gang want to remain buried forever, and don't mind what they have to do to achieve their goal. The question is can Luttrell move quickly enough to protect Christine and his daughter from suffering the same fate as the gang's other victims. Can he get to the bottom of what has remained a secret for thousands of years? Leaving the police behind he returns to Turkey, following his own instincts and leads, but can he do enough to save his daughter and keep himself and Christine alive?
As to what to have for lunch when reading this book, you might find it best to read on an empty stomach. Have a large glass of water handy or maybe a small glass of brandy. The Genesis Secret is a good, pacy thriller, with lots of interesting historical facts thrown in. But there are some very nasty murders, so to be avoided if you have a very vivid imagination!


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Sometimes at the end of a long day, the greatest way to relax is with some K-9 Robot Dog slippers. If your real furry dogs are barking, then don't expect them to come and comfort you after a tiring day. Just take a load off and slide into these mechanical dog slip-ons inspired by the Doctor Who franchise.
These mechanical canines are house-trained, won't bark your ears off and are ready to wear. Not to mention they're fuzzy, soft and super comfy. Despite their robot-like appearance, these pups are all polyester.
So indulge your inner geek and plunge your feet into these soft furry robotic creatures. Pair them with a warm drink and a Doctor Who marathon for the ultimate relaxing Doctor Who-themed night.
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text: so i've been looking for a second bass for awhile now, and i've decided i really like the p/j configuration. i was in a local store here yesterday and they had just gotten in a schecter robert deleo 4 string. i played it, and i liked it. mainly i like the body shape and weight. the pickups sounded okay, but i was thinking that if i bought it, i'd eventually put a dimarzio model p, and model j in it. also...the neck felt alright, but i was wondering if anyone knew if a warmoth p bass neck would be direct fit for this bass. also, what about a badass 2? would that be a direct fit? please let me know. thanks.


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Before too many of you climb aboard the 'Jeff's such a good sport!!' train, I'd like to state right up front here that he is fully invested in Halloween and general costumery. Like, to the point that when he first tried on his Captain Hook costume, the first thing out of his mouth was, "Do you think patients would like it if I wore this to work on Halloween?!"
Um, yes. Yes, I think they would like that very much indeed.
Last year, these two made a pretty adorable Monsters' Inc. duo. And this year's Peter Pan / Captain Hook duo is pretty dang adorable, too, if I may say so myself.
We started casually brainstorming family costume ideas in early September (I plan to take advantage of the opportunity to do a family costume for as long as possible—I know our days are numbered here, Forrest isn't going to think it's cool to do a family costume theme forever, so I'm enjoying it while I can). We tossed around quite a few different ideas, and ended up realizing that it didn't matter much what Jeff and I wanted: it all hinged on Forrest and his willingness to participate. The rest of us will go with whatever, but if he wasn't into a costume idea, there was no way we could force him to do it. He almost backed out of last year's costume when he saw Jeff in full head-to-toe monster garb and freaked at the oh-so-frightening sight. So I pulled up some pictures of different costumes (some of which included superheroes and a full Star Wars gang), and let Forrest decide which one he liked best.
Who would have guessed he'd pick Peter Pan? He had never even seen Peter Pan.
While we waited for the costumes to arrive in the mail, I made sure he watched the movie. I'll never know what possessed him to choose Peter Pan, a character and movie he wasn't even familiar with (actually: sword. it was almost definitely the realization that being Peter Pan meant he'd get a sword), but I wanted him to see the movie so he knew what the heck he was dressing up as (although, I mean, he has a sword. he probably doesn't care about anything else). And who'd have guessed it—he's been requesting to watch the movie almost every day. Good thing he didn't hate it, or we'd have been back at square one for costumes.
Just like last year, these costumes were sent to us by HalloweenCostumes.Com. After two years of DIYing Halloween costumes for this kid, I'm totally on board with store bought costumes. Sewing them myself is just too much work for this lazy seamstress. Kudos to those of you who design and sew amazing costumes! My sewing talent just doesn't extend that for. For Forrest's first Halloween at 2 months old, he was a very adorable corn cob (we lived in Iowa at the time, and a corn cob costumed baby was just too perfect to pass up); for his 2nd Halloween he was a very pathetic last-minute Batman—I literally cut the Batman logo from felt at about 2PM on Halloween and hot glued it to a t-shirt. It was extremely lame. For his 3rd Halloween, I dyed a shirt maroon so he could be Malcolm Reynolds (now that was an awesome family costume). The impressiveness level of my DIY costumes was declining steadily by the year—clearly time to hand over the reins to someone else. And Halloween Costumes does it swimmingly.
Our costumes are pretty rad. Jeff's is the clear winner—that thing is amazing. The jacket and vest are velvet, and look so awesome in person. It's one of those situations where we keep thinking, 'this thing is gorgeous; think of a way you can keep wearing it past Halloween.' We grabbed the wig and hook from Savers, but everything else was included, from the lacy neck ruffle to the boot tops, and it looks so cool. Forrest's Peter Pan is adorable (I've had to talk him out of wearing the costume to preschool a few times) and Darcy makes the sweetest little Tinkerbell I've ever seen (when I first showed Forrest the family costume idea, he thought the plan was for him to be Tinkerbell, and weirdly enough, he seemed pretty cool with that idea).
And I'd like to blame Jeff for my costume. He insisted—absolutely insisted, with 100% confidence—that no one would know who I was if I dressed up as Wendy, which was my original plan. I don't even know what to say about that, except that it's ridiculous because—I mean, really. Wendy. He was totally baffled when I showed him the Wendy costume I planned to get—"who is that? Is she even in the movie? I've never seen her before. No one will understand that. And you can't dress up as a character who's younger than Tinkerbell when our baby is being Tinkerbell." So I let him talk me into being "one of Captain Hook's pirates," except that Captain Hook did not have any lady pirates on his ship, and if he did they probably would have been less swashbuckle-y and more prostitute-y, and now here I am in a pirate costume, just hoping no one thinks I'm dressed up as a pirate prostitute. Whatever. Jeff's fault. At least the kids look scrumptious.
I sort of want her to wear this everyday. Can she just always have wings on, all the time? That would be okay, right? Because it's so cute I can't stand it.
Big thanks to HalloweenCostumes.com for setting us up this year! We love our costumes and are so dang excited to get some Halloween festivities going.
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PARMA, OH – Parma Police have arrested and charged Anthony Novak in connection to his involvement in the creation of a fake Parma Police Facebook page. Parma PD is the same police department that recently prosecuted a CopBlock activist for recording their activities in public.
Novak, 27 years-old, listing an address in the 8300 block of Pinegrove Avenue in Parma.
Novak has been charged with one count of Disrupting Public Services.
On March 2, 2016, Novak created a fake Facebook page that was nearly identical to the Parma Police Department's official Facebook page. The fake account used the name "The City of Parma Police Department," and was set up in a manner in which it was similar to the department's official Facebook page.
After creating the fake Facebook account, Novak posted derogatory and inflammatory information that purported to be from the Parma Police Department. Parma police detectives worked with officials from Facebook in order to determine Novak's involvement in creating the page.
The department's official Facebook page is listed as Police Station, Government Organization under the name.


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I've been drawn to a lot of muted pastels lately, which, if you know me, is pretty out of the ordinary. I'm a dark neutrals gal - navy, grey, olive, and lots and lots of black. But lately I've been loving lots of creams and peach / blush pinks. What can I say? The spring bug must have gotten to me.
adorable triangle earrings / a mouth-watering bonbon scarf / this studio looks dreamy / fringe mobile / hanging plant / diy batik wall hanging


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It is important to entertain the idea of magic from time to time, and surrounding oneself with objects such as the Confusion Rug would make that resolution much easier. The Confusion Rug is confusing because it appears to have somehow been pulled through a wall or simply placed there through magical means.
Created by Bulgaria-based artist Pravdoliub Ivanov, the Confusion Rug shows an everyday object in a new light. Although it is part of an art series, this carpet design could easily be sold in stores. Its quirky cut would endear itself to any and all consumers, especially those with children or who are still children at heart. Granted, it would be more for looks than anything else.
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We Choose to Love, rather than Fear the immigrant, the stranger among us.
Ocean View Presbyterian Church has a history of helping refugees and immigrants. We have joined with other congregations in our faith community to support refugee resettlement.
How Can You Help?
Our nation, for decades, has chosen hope and welcome for those fleeing war and persecution. Since 1975, more than three million refugees have found safety and security within our nation's borders. Right now 11 million Syrians cannot go to school, tend to their land, or raise their children in the place they know as home. They cannot do these things because they, themselves, have been terrorized for far too long by numerous factions, including their own government.
More than 250,000 Syrians are estimated to have died since civil war broke out in the country five years ago. Another seven million are displaced. The United Nations and other world organizations say the crisis has set Syria's development status back by four decades.
Links to More Information About Syria
We encourage you to visit the PC(USA) website to learn more about the Syrian crisis and how you can help. Below are a few links to get you started.
Presbyterian Mission Agency - Syria
'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'
37 Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?
38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?' 40 And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.'
Matthew 25: 34b-40


text: This is my favourite of the ATC dolls that I made for a swap. She will fold down to the size of a regular ATC's. I like how the blues and greens worked together, once I started playing with them. These cards are A LOT of work, but they are also A LOT of fun!!!


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Men's Mascoma River Military Shirt Green
This is the extra layer that helps you get the job done. Practical and hard-wearing, it's made with ethical, water resistant cotton and has loads of pockets so there's space for everything you'll need.
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Only Non-Chlorine Bleach When Needed
Tumble Dry Low
Cool Iron When Needed
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