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"Christ- Child"
Fr. B initiated a Christkindl for Rosa Mystica Girls' Society. My co-leader and I coordinated our version of the Christkindl, using the Trapp Family model.
Our Chirstkindl will take the form of a prayer exchange with a small gift exchange after Christ's Birth. You can take a look at our handout, here. Our handout included a prayer for friends, to be used in the case that the girls needed some guidance.
The beautiful thing about this particular custom is that the relationship is a reciprocal one.
The person whose name I have drawn and who is under my care becomes for me the helpless little Christ Child in the manger; and as I am performing these many little acts of love and consideration
for someone in the family I am really doing them for the Infant of Bethlehem, according to the word, "And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me." That is why this particular person turns into "my Christkindl." At the same time I am the "Christkindl" also for the one I am caring for because I want to imitate the Holy Child and render all those little services in the same spirit as He did in that small house of Nazareth, when as a child He served His Mother and His foster father with a similar love and devotion.
~ Around the Year with the TRAPP FAMILY
Each girl was given a name of a fellow RMGS member, in secrecy.
The person whose name one has drawn is now in one's special care. From this day until Christmas, one has to pray for her as often as one can. One has to provide at least one prayer every single day--without ever being found out.
Each girl will track her prayers with a Prayer Chart.
The prayer chart can be used in the home for your own version of the Christkindl. It's merely a tool to help us keep on track - offering a daily gift for Christ among those who are before us.
The girls will reveal their Christkindl at our next meeting, Jan. 5 - Vigil of the Epiphany. They will also present their Christkindl with a wrapped gift, not to exceed a $5 value. The gift is meant to be something from the heart that reflects their prayers during Advent.


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As I continue to introduce you to talented folks, I am excited for you to meet my friend Kathy Harris. She's led such an amazing life, the best thing to do is just jump right into an interview so we have room to talk about it all. Enjoy!
Kathy, You have led a fascinating life, working with the Oak Ridge Boys for more than thirty years and building a reputation in the country music industry as a reliable and talented marketing guru. Before we discuss your writing career, tell us a really interesting story from behind-the-scenes in the Nashville music industry. (Something funny or surprising about the music world, etc.)
Entertainers are like the rest of us. They go to the grocery store, shop at Wal-Mart, and take their children to school. In Nashville, you might run into a music star anywhere. Of course, you also might not recognize them because they look different in their "everyday" clothes. (smile)
Nashville is a small community, and almost everyone has a connection to the entertainment industry. You either know someone in the business, have children who go to school with an entertainer's son or daughter, or do business with entertainers.
As a marketer, what are the two most important things writers need to do to market their books professionally?
It seems that many Christian writers stress over the idea of self-promotion. My best advice is to remember that you're marketing a product, not yourself. Yes, that may be a fine line, but it helps tremendously if you can separate yourself from your book.
Determine how your book can help readers. Maybe it's solely for entertainment. Maybe it will inspire them, empower them, or encourage them. Maybe all of the above. Now, figure out how to articulate that in simple words.
You should also be willing to step out of your comfort zone. Even if you've never done it before, consider speaking at local churches or civic clubs. Offer to facilitate book club and/or library events. Get out there and meet people! It will bless you while you're blessing others. God may have called you to do more than just write.
Before launching a novel, you wrote devotionals and family stories while also ghostwriting biographies. Your debut novel, The Road to Mercy, was inspired by an actual event you experienced as a child. Tell us about that childhood tragedy, and why did you decide to write this story as fiction instead of nonfiction?
The Prologue is based on personal experience. When I was a young girl, I witnessed the aftermath of a plane crash. My dad found the last victim, a small child, only a few hundred feet away from where I stood. I still remember the look on my dad's face when he told me.
That experience haunted me for years. I wanted that child to live. And, in my book, he does. Hopefully, "his" story will encourage or edify those who read it.
Because I explored the "what if…," it had to be told through fiction.
Your story explores the controversial theme of abortion. You've said your own journey with infertility has given you a unique perspective about this issue, and your experience with the plane wreck made a tremendous impact on you as a child. Did you intend to write about such a politically-charged theme, and how have readers responded? How do you feel about people who protest abortion clinics and abuse the women whose life situations bring them to those doors? What would you say to people on each end of the issue?
I didn't intend to write about abortion but the story had a mind of its own. Funny how that happens, isn't it? I initially set out to write about generational blessings and the impact of one particular life. But, as I explored the "life" theme, the story took a couple of sharp turns.
For me, there are two things that are key to the abortion issue. One is education and the other is love.
We need to help people understand that life begins at conception. Thankfully, science is now helping with that. But we must also remember that behind every unwanted pregnancy is a hurting person, a woman who is desperate to make the right decision, and we need to reach out to her with a loving attitude. The greatest of these is love. (1 Cor. 13:13b)
How does your faith influence your work as a writer, and what do you want people to know about Christian Fiction?
I've wanted to write books since I was a young girl, and I pursued that goal through high school and college, graduating with a Communications degree. Then my life took a turn into music. I made several attempts through the years to write a novel, but I could never get beyond the first chapter—until I made the decision to write Christian fiction. Then, the words started to flow. My faith is an important part of what I write. As someone who reads, as well as writes, Christian fiction, I view it as a great way to encourage and edify other Believers.
As a music pro, what song would best serve as the themesong for The Road to Mercy?
That's an easy one. : ) About six weeks prior to the book release, I was listening to a new CD, Only You, by Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Karyn Williams. I was rocking along, enjoying the music, when I got to track 10, a song entitled This Is Freedom. The first time I heard it, I knew it was a perfect match for The Road to Mercy.
Through mutual friends, I contacted Karyn and asked her about using it for the book trailer. She agreed! (You can view the trailer and listen to the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXDx3JEZhc.)
And, just for fun, what song best describes you? Or…who is your favorite band, etc.?
It would definitely be a praise song with an up-tempo beat and a few minor chords. I love Contemporary Christian Music—no matter what the style, rock, hip-hop, pop or alternative.
Fill in the blank…If you like to read edgy Christian fiction, you'll enjoy The Road to Mercy.
Finally, what are you working on now?
I have three books in the works right now… one, a romantic suspense, is finished in first draft form. But my primary goal is to complete my next women's fiction book, another stand-alone novel.
What fun questions, Julie! Thanks so much for having me here today. I hope you'll visit my blog, www.DivineDetour.com, sometime soon!

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Are you interested in helping improve participation in sport and physical activity on Bute? Then a meeting in Rothesay on Monday night will help you find out more.
Rothesay's community sport hub, a joint effort between SportScotland and Argyll and Bute Council, meets at the Moat community centre in Stuart Street at 6.30pm.
The hub is a collective of local sports clubs and groups working to improve club sport and sport in the community.
Over the last two years it has held courses on football, first aid and child protection; organised a Celebration of Sport event; put together summer and October school holiday programmes; helped fund a public access defibrillator at the shinty clubhouse in the Meadows; and supported new sport initiatives such as Jog Scotland, ladies' netball, boccia and and 'Get Into Golf'.
Contact email@example.com for more information on the hub's work.


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I'm planning to travel India and SE Asia for 3 months then head of to do some teaching in China from June 07.
Any advice on travel would be most appreciated especially in regards to teaching in China. Has anyone done it and do you have any contacts you can hook me up with?
Does anyone have any similar plans and would like to meet up for some parts of India and SE Asia?


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tags: cultural observation, expat life, Life in Germany, Brot, bread
Nordwestzentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 20 March 2010 [larger view]
tags: cultural observation, expat life, Life in Germany, Brot, bread
tags: Bockenheimer Warte, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Bockenheimer Turm, Bockenheim Tower, travel, cities, buildings, image of the day
tags: Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
tags: education, public outreach, SciCafe, science cafe, AMNH, American Museum of Natural History, NYC, streaming video
Who: Kristin Baldwin, Assistant Professor at Scripps Research's Department of Cell Biology
What: free public presentation, "The Future of Stem Cells"
When: Wednesday, 7 April at 700pm
Where: Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, American Museum of Natural History, Enter at the 81st Street (Rose Center) [directions and maps]
Cost: FREE, and there is a cash bar too! (must be 21+ with ID)
tags: NASA, space debris, Space Junk, space exploration, streaming video
Humans and garbage .. after you watch these videos, you'll ask yourself if humans can do anything -- even go into space -- without creating a huge trail of garbage? This space garbage is extremely dangerous, too. For example, 10-gram piece of debris can generate a collision force in space equal to the crash of a car traveling at 100 km per hour. Because of our trashy ways, it won't be long until space vehicles cannot leave earth because of the thickening belt of garbage circling planet.
tags: marshmallow peeps, The Peeps, The Birds, easter, parody, humor, funny, silly, movies, streaming video
This is a hilarious trailer for the spoof, "The Peeps": a parody of Alfred Peepcock's ... erm, Hitchcock's ... "The Birds." This film documents the biggest marshmallow threat to humanity since the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
The next edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is less than two weeks away and as usual, it is seeking submissions and hosts! Can you help by sending URLs for your own or others' well-written science, medicine, and nature blog essays to me or by volunteering to host this carnival on your blog?
tags: Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Sonnenuntergang, travel, nature, environment, photography
tags: Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Mikroskop, travel, cities, sculpture, image of the day
tags: evolution, evolutionary biology, UV light, flight, dinosaur, dromaeosaur, theropods, Microraptor gui, paleontology, fossils, birds, bpr3.org/?p=52,peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed paper, journal club
It has long been known that when exposed to ultraviolent light, fossilized bones and shells -- and even tissues -- will fluoresce, thus rendering undetectable details visible. But this technique has been used mostly to visualize fossilized invertebrates, and inexplicably, has rarely been used to investigate hidden structures in most vertebrate fossils. But a team of paleontologists recently studied the Microraptor gui holotype using UV light.


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'Jammin'; The Summer Concert Series for the 'serious' Jazz Lover! What could be more inviting than listening to the sounds of great Jazz Artists, cast out over The Hudson River, at sunset, for Free?!
On Sunday August 15th we present a percussionist who is somewhat of a jazz icon. A Drummers' Drummer who began his career at the age of nineteen, working with the legendary Horace Silver....This gentleman was also one of the original members of The Communicators" featuring Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton and Freddie Hubbard, and later was a part of Julian Cannonball" Adderleys' Band, along with Sam Jones, Joe Zawinul and Nat Adderley...A working member of both Freddie Hubbards' Band and Oscar Petersons' Trioundoubtedly he has all the credentials necessary to be a Leader in his own right, which he isleading his own band for the past ten years with his Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band." This illustrious Percussionist, who has achieved Worldwide recognition released a new recording in 2009; The Timekeeper," on the 18th St. & Vine Label. We are proud to welcome to the stage of Jammin" the one and only Mr. Louis Hayes, and his dynamic ensemble
Jammin'; The Summer Concert Series for the 'serious' Jazz Lover!"
Riverbank State Park is located at 679 Riverside Drive in New York; between Riverside Drive and The Hudson River, the entrance to the Park is at 145th street and Riverside Drive. On sunny days the Concert Venue is The Mainstage." If it rains Concerts are indoors in an auditorium. Jammin' On The Hudson Concerts are from 5.00pm to 7.00pm, and are free!


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Gregory images are seen on television, at shopping centers, supermarkets, museums, restaurants, amusement parks, sporting venues, vehicles, and so much more. We are passionate about helping your brand succeed. Because when it comes to brand communication, image is everything!


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Yep, a seasonal shift to sunnier climes, the desk gets reshuffled, and the creaking mass that is my SCW collection lurches back onto the central stage!
The usual muddled mess, of various factions, bits n bobs and other nonsense, like Ancient Germans, who are to be converted to SCW artillery crew!!
Down to the tabletop view, much loved by us gamers, I will eventually get that bloody priest finished, and off my desk. I have a lovely shiny church to go with him, and that needs painting too.
The help with the painting tasks ahead, I slipped over to the trusy iMac and a short visit to Ken Bromley's art supplies page, and I part with an eye-watering amount of money to purchase some W&N brushes
Yes, they cost a fair bit, but if you take good care of them, they will last a bloody long time, and they are excellent to paint with.
I've also rummaged in the depths of my store cupboard, and will be getting myself re-aquianted with this little lot
I have a shitload of vehicles to paint, and there is no better tool to paint vehicles, than an airbush
As you can see, there are one or two in my stockpile to work through, and this little stash does not include any of my trucks and buses!!
So just a few things to keep me busy busy busy, but in the famous words of of a certain wellie wearing comedian " and there's more", not content with mere painting, I have been busy looking for construction materials for making houses. I struck it lucky, and found a Chinese retailer seliing some decent looking sheets of Pantile roof
I duly ordered a few sheets, they are a little bit uniform, but will save me a lot of time, as I had been reduced to scratchbuilding my own
Painstaking work, as every tile is individually cut, filed, and stuck on!!
The end result will be very realistic, and I shall continue to finish if off, and then send it over to Ian at Fenris Games, so he can cast it up, and add it to his useful range, my pain will be your gain folks.
In a final moment of utter madness, I have agreed to write an article(s) for my mate Guy Bowers the editing head honcho at "Wargames Soldiers and Strategy" I was going down the using the new fangled Bolt Action rules for the SCW, but think a more introduction to the period, with a few ideas around what you can do to modify rules and lists to suit, may be more useful.
Lots to do, could be a very stressful time, so I think one of the things I found in my cupboard rummaging could be seeing a fair bit of use over the coming weeks!!
Until next time folks, and then I might even have a painted figure or two to show you.


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I love checking my email and finding out there is a newly released Smarty Ears App for me to review! It's no secret that I think they rock, but when I caught a glimpse of the new Describe It To Me app, I knew I had to have it. I can honestly say that at least 90% of the kiddos on my current caseload could seriously use this app to help with both expressive and receptive describing skills. One of their favorite games to play in language therapy is Super Duper's "Jeepers Peepers," but many of my students have tremendous difficulty playing the game, and often become frustrated. I often have to go back to teach describing skills before they are able to play the game. I'm so excited to use this app to teach these skills...because they are so important!
Disclaimer: A copy of this app was provided to me by Smarty Ears, but no other compensation was provided. All opinions are mine.
|When you open the app, you see this adorable page. You can choose between the four buttons: Support, Play, Report Center, and More Apps
|Smarty Ears apps always have great Support Buttons, where you can find out more about the app, watch tutorials, request support, and more....and their support help is always quick, easy, and so helpful!
|If you choose the "More Apps" button when you open the app, you can scroll through other apps offered by Smarty Ears!
|When a student answers correctly, this ribbon pops up on the screen.
|Here, the student is being asked about the "function" of the object.
|This student is being asked to expressively identify the parts of the object.
|This student is being asked about where this type of object is found.
|Here, the student should describe what he can see (or what the object looks like).
|Finally, this student is working on the "Extra" tab. Here, they are being asked about additional information about the item.
|If you select a student and choose "Report Card," you can see what the student was working on and their data from that session. You can open these results in TRC or send via email as well!
|If you select "Awards and Points," the student can see the awards they have earned for answering correctly.
|Once the students obtain a certain amount of points earned from correct answers, they earn awards to go in their trophy room.
|Lastly, if you choose "Homework Sheets" in the top right of the Report Center, you will find more than 30 homework sheets to choose from to use in therapy or to send home for practice!
|You can choose to print or email the homework sheets, too!
Thanks so much to Jonathan at Smarty Ears for the opportunity to review this app. It is currently available in iTunes for 9.99.
Have any of you used this app? What do you think?


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Mother's Day Special at Bin 36
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Bin 36 celebrates Mother's Day with a grand buffet for the whole family by Chef John Caputo including whole ham from Swan Creek Farms. Special drink toasts for mom and kids are also available.


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Cebu fun dive Nalutuan Island Marine Sanctuary 1 boat dive schedule and package rate
Nalusuan island is another 15 minutes away from Hilutungan, with more beautiful corals, tropical fish and with the chance of visibility of stingrays and turtles. It's the best site for diving and snorkeling. Even around the jetty you can see schools of fish. You can stroll inside the island and swim on the other side of it with white sand which you enjoy most during low tide with additional of P200 per person from the package rates. Lunch is not included on this package with pick up time from 7:30am – 8:30am or 12pm - 12:30pm in any Mactan hotels and from Cebu or Mandaue City hotels, take taxi with departure time in your hotel not later than 8am with P300 refundable as part of your round trip transportation expense. The trip is 4 hrs but you can enjoy more as you wish.
Nalusuan ★★★
Boat Dive-3~4 hours -1Site/1 Tank/1 Dive No Lunch,
( 7f Nal 1div ) :Group of 2 persons=PhP4,320/ person, 3 persons=PhP4,100/person, 4~5 persons=P3,900/person, 6 persons or more please Inquiry. :arrow: Book This Tour Now
Inclusions: Exclusive Boat- Pickup Services-Drinks-Snorkel Set-Sanctuary Fee-Bread(fish feeding)-Towel- Dive guide – Diving Equipment-Tax. Step foot in Nalusuan Island, additional fee of P200.00 per person.
*Children: Rates are the same with the adult rates
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) What time does the trip starts and end? Pickup time in Mactan Hotels is 8-10am and back to Hotel around 3-4pm. Choose your time of pickup on your convenience. No overtime charges during the trip.
2) Do we need to share the boat with the other group? All packages are exclusive in each group but during peak season, 2 groups can be joined.
3) Any other extra charges? The price includes everything however in Nalusuan island resort bringing drinks inside is not allowed. Buying it inside is at your own expense.
For Cebu and Mandaue City Transfers to our Maribago, Mactan dive shop: Free pick up by Taxi and Drop off back to your hotel at your own expense:
*Booking Availability and Reservations
For booking availability and reservation, click the MENU link on the top right and find below the Reservation and Status link. Click the tour date, select your desired date and click SEARCH, if it's still available it will go directly to the reservation page. Complete the details and click Submit. For mobile users please allow domain reception of @ki-marinesportscenter.com on your junk e-mail filters in e-mail address of your mobile phone to receive the reply of your reservation confirmation details in case you don't received it immediately.
* Optional activities: * Scuba fun diving ( Licensed) or discovery diving @ P1,850 (1 tank) * snorkel plus P1,700 * fishing with equipment set and bait P500 * jet ski 1 hour P3,500 and 30 minutes P1,750 * parasail 2 persons P5,700 * underwater Lumix camera rental P750 * Gopro Video camera rental P1,000
After the trip shower is available at our shop.


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Capture Creatures is a showcase of 151 creatures hand-painted by Becky, with their stories adapted by her partner Frank Gibson.
More about the artist: Primarily a comic artist, Becky's work has been displayed in numerous galleries from Los Angeles to New York to New Zealanad and Japan. She is mostly known for her online hand-painted comic Tiny Kitten Teeth and its cute companion piece Tigerbuttah. Her work has appeared on comic and poster projects with Adventure Time, animation with Yo Gabba Gabba and the fantasy comic Lookouts with Penny Arcade.


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Political prisoner Lobau is finishing studies at penal colony
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Eduard Lobau has received a welder's qualification.
Radio Svaboda learnt the news from the political prisoner's mother Maryna Lobava.
"It is rather a possible profession for the future, but there are still doubts, - she says. – You know, it is hard for a former political prisoner to find a job of even a janitor, leave alone welder. Look, how hard it was for some to find employment after having served an imprisonment term. First of all, there is a policy in Belarus that a former prisoner has big problems finding a job. Even more so, when they are surveiled by KGB and have been imprisoned for political reasons. In any case, I look at the situation with other political prisoner, with whom I spoke, - this is a very big problem".
According to Maryna Lobava, her son is interested in military history and dreams of getting higher education. But the woman does not rule out that the acquired welder's profession could come in handy too.
The Young Front activist Eduard Lobau was sentenced to 4 years on false charges for fighting passersby. Together with the organization's leader Dzmitry Dashkievich he was detained a day before the presidential elections 2010. Activists and human rights defenders consider the fight, which led to the arrest of the oppositionists, a provocation of secret services.


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Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Saul searching, part two
read part one of Saul searching here
finally, the Internet age was upon us, and was integral in the shaping of musical scenes, new music was now just a click away on MySpace and it was possible to connect directly with an audience.
one of my many, many, many musical discoveries was an Oxford based band called This Town Needs Guns (and yes, it is true, I often did choose who to listen to based on how entertained I was by their name) whose 7" vinyl I bought and whose t-shirt I still wear.
it was via a MySpace bulletin that I found out that This Town Needs Guns would be supporting Saul Williams at a spoken word set at Bardens Boudoir in Stoke Newington and I was full of excitement as me and my best friend that I had dragged along descended into the decadent basement venue, grabbing a loose flyer as we paid our entry fees on the way in.
we watched a couple of rather oddball acts, one involving fast forwarding and rewinding a dictaphone, both very unique, I looked at the flyer and presumed that one of them must have been Cats And Cats And Cats, perhaps I'd check out their myspace... but I wasn't sure who the other guys had been... and then the crippling truth hit me, and hurt me, that we were actually a day late for the Saul Williams date.
I felt pretty stupid, and bloody disappointed, and I cursed myself for not even being stupid enough to have been a day early, at least that way I could still come back the next day, but until I finally invent my time machine I'm just gonna have to live with my silly mistake.
thankfully our paths would cross later in life, and I would actually turn up on the right day for a Saul Williams gig, but who would have thought that missing Saul William's evening of poetry so narrowly, I would be included in his poetry anthology and actually be invited to join him on stage as his latest spoken word tour hits the road.
(except so far it has only hit the United States, I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed for an English tour)
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Today's Skill
Medicine Ball Squats, Deadlifts, and Push Ups
Today's Workout
As many rounds as possible, in 10 min:
With a medicine ball –
10 Squats
50m Run
15 Deadlifts
50m Run
10 Push Ups
Today's Game
CrossFit ConcentrationFrom the nutrition blog Food Renegade:
A study published last month in the British medical journal The Lancet indicated that in at least 2/3 of all ADHD cases, food sensitivities were the cause. Pause for a moment and think of what this means. 64% of the kids out there being dosed with toxic pharmaceutical drugs to treat ADHD simply don't need them! This number is monumental. In the U.S. alone, that represents an estimated 5 million children.
Gluten, lactose, artificial ingredients and a host of other things can trigger negative responses in our bodies. One of the many ways these sensitivities manifest is through afflictions like ADHD. Mood disorders in adults can sometimes be linked to food sensitivities as well. Think about it, if your guts are not happy, if they are inflamed and the balance of chemicals in your body is off right at the start, at your very engine, then other systems in your body are bound to derail, as well.
For the full article, including ideas on how to halt and reverse the effects of food sensitivities, click here.


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I think I will be taking a break from challenges for a while.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
It's a sad day
I think I will be taking a break from challenges for a while.
3 comments:
- Diane Writes said...
Awww :( maybe this is just a test Janelle.
You have been doing great in your digital scrapbooking, I feel that this makes you feel losing part of yourself. You can actually turn the situation to a new opportunity. Perhaps, you are called to lead your own digital scrapbooking endeavors. As they say, when something is lost, you are just given another room to fill up.
- May 31, 2012 at 12:55 PM
- Kelley said...
And perhaps the challenger you have grown to love (and the challenge) just needs a blog break. I know personally of five bloggers who were burnt out (to a crisp) with blogging...
... Only to find them ALL blogging again within a month. I'm sure that is not always the case, but you never know.
Cheer up, friend!
- May 31, 2012 at 7:51 PM
- Jenn Ji Hyun said...
:( Don't be so sad Janelle. It might be a sign that you're ready to take on a different challenge. Sorry I'm not really familiar with how this works. But I have a feeling this circumstance is driving you to something better.
- June 1, 2012 at 9:41 AM


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Kolkata, May 6: Hitting back at the Centre, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today asked Home Minister P Chidambaram told him not to 'play doctor' as he did not need his advice in administering West Bengal.
"What is happening in Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh? Instead of playing doctor here, he should get his act together in those places. I don't need his advice. I ask Chidambaram to concentrate on his own job. I know my job," Bhattacharjee told reporters here when asked about Chidambaram's comments during recent his poll campaign in the city.
Chidambaram had dubbed West Bengal as the "worst-governed" state in the country and blamed the CPI-M and its cadres for spreading violence.
"West Bengal is the worst-governed state in the country and our immediate concern is law and order," he had told reporters here.
The Home Minister had given out figures that more Trinamool Congress and Congress workers died in political violence in the state than CPI(M) workers.
He had also said the chief minister was in a state of denial and the culmination was the killing of several persons at Netai in West Midnapore district on January 7 this year.
Reiterating that the Trinamool was hand in glove with Maoists and the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), Bhattacharjee said today, "We have to defeat the Trinamool Congress to defeat the Maoists."
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For farmers whose businesses also involve direct sales to the public — from vegetables, fruits, and other farm products, to full-fledged agritourism operations — "a Web site is your most important marketing tool," says Jane Eckert.
"It works for you 24/7, selling your products, and creating an awareness of your business," she said at the recent Mississippi Agritourism Association conference at Lazy Acres Plantation, Chunky, Miss. "The Internet has helped level the playing field in the business world."
Eckert, founder and CEO of Eckert AgriMarketing, which provides marketing and consulting services to agriculture and tourism clients, notes that 79 percent of Americans now have Internet access, and increasingly are turning first to Web sites for information that will assist them in making purchases, planning visits, etc.
"Your Web site should make it easy for them to know what you offer, when it will be available (in the case of fruits, veggies, and other farm products), clear and detailed directions to your farm, telephone number, e-mail contact information — any information that will make it easy for them to find you and spend money with you.
Web sites should include "plenty of photos" of products being offered, farm scenes, and in the case of agritourism enterprises, "lots of shots of people having fun and enjoying themselves. You want to sell experiences, to make them eager to come and be a part of what you have to offer.
"Your Web site will be judged against the best ones out there, so you need to look at yours with a critical eye and ask how it measures up. And you need to revise it periodically — if your site is two or three years old, it's probably outdated.
"Your Web address should be everywhere, on letterheads, brochures, signs, packaging, and giveaway items, and it should be linked to other relevant sites, such as state and regional agritourism associations."
A farm Web site should also be used to announce and promote special events, Eckert says, and e-newsletters can be sent to e-mail lists to make people aware of farm events. "E-newsletters are the easiest, most cost-effective way to stay in touch with your customers."
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter can be time-consuming, she says, "but they're free and can be a means to build your brand; 59 percent of those in my farmer surveys say they're on Facebook. The more connected you stay, the more repeat business you'll get."
Continuous marketing is "a must" for farm businesses, she says, and can include a wide range of methods, from brochures to newspaper/radio advertising and billboards.
"In today's economy, when people are wanting to get the most from their dollar, promotion is more important than ever. You need to find creative ways to attract people to your operation and get them to part with their hard-earned cash."
For those in agritourism, Eckert says, promotions can run the gamut from special days (Valentines, National Agriculture Day, Mother's Day, Earth Day) to contests (best Halloween costume, baking contests) to classes and workshops and various events aimed at children and school groups.
"Be sure to keep local media informed of what's happening on your farm — the kind of publicity they can give can be more effective and credible than paid advertising.
"Once you get people to your farm, it's make-or-break time," she says. "The experience they have while they're there will determine whether they will return. You need to make sure you give every single person the best experience possible, whether it's at 8 a.m. or 5 p.m."
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Take-Two Interactive announced delays for two of its upcoming open-world games today, pushing back the release dates of Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption and 2K Czech's Mafia II.
Both titles were slated for a somewhat vague Fall release, but have been delayed today to, at the earliest, November 1, 2009. Take-Two has re-scheduled the pair of games for a release in the first half of its fiscal 2010, which runs from November 1 to April 30.
Yes, that means you might not see either of these titles until next calendar year. With the publisher's second half of 2009 getting a little bit more crowded, thanks to the confirmed arrivals of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City and BioShock 2.
Take-Two's official reason for the bump was "to allow additional development time for the titles and to maximize their full potential in terms of the quality of the player experience and market performance." Say, that reminds me. We got a peek at Red Dead Redemption not too long ago and will be able to tell you more about the Western-themed adventure later this week.


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Are big, national builders good for subs? (post #207375)
If you were a subcontractor, would the opportunity to "get in" with one of the national builders (Pulte, KB Homes, DR Horton) in your area be a good thing or not?
I can't quite figure that out because those builders pay a lot less per unit than the subs are accustomed to getting. Say, a framer is use to $7/sf, then Pulte might pay $5/sf. But, it might be 2-10x the volume though.
Can a sub actually gear up their business to make a lot of money going this route?
Yes, you make up the lack of (post #207375, reply #1 of 13)
Yes, you make up the lack of profit on volume! The big builders will be your best friend until someone cheaper comes along. Then they won't remeber your name.
Florida Licensed Building Contractor, 50 years experience in commercial remodeling, new homes, home remodeling and repairs and all types building maintenance.
JG (post #207375, reply #2 of 13)
Might be a way for someone to get a start, the experience and knowledge necessary to get a business off the ground.
But, cheap pay means less work and less work leads to something being left out. That's a bad system to get into.
Sometimes it works, sometimes you have to go back later and pull all the caulk off the wall/ceiling at the crown mldg, because they caulked it to the freshly sanded drywall which lasted not long. Renail all the crown as it was minimally nailed to nothing. All to be ready for the "house tour" in the development. This was the big "builders" house.
More than a couple hundred feet of crown.
10 yrs after, big "builder" is out of business and his subs?
Defeating that "fast, good, and cheap-pick two" is rare.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Just speaking in (post #207375, reply #3 of 13)
Just speaking in generalities, don't work for the largest, and prefer a privately-held company to one that's publicly traded.
Large companies have bean counters, and one of them is apt to go nuts over how much is spent on paper clips while completely ignoring the fact that upper management is making stupid decisions that cost the company millions in the long term. For that reason, maintaining good relations with employees and suppliers may become (very) low priority when there's an opportunity for an immediate, short-term profit (on paper, at least).
When you're large and publicly held it's hard to resist this pressure to do this sort of thing. The second and third tier companies, and those that are privately held, can resist better, and MAY have reasonably good policies for dealing with suppliers (though can expect them to drive a hard bargain).
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed. --Herman Melville
Depends on scope and scale (post #207375, reply #4 of 13)
The scope and scale determine if it makes sense.
If you can get contracted for a 400 unit subdivision, you will be building 80 of five floor plans. After the second of each plan. all the bugs are worked out, and a crew can be highly efficient. This allows you to make a profit, at lower prices.
What you do need to understand that their PM gets bonuses based on milestones and closings. So there will be constant pressure to get things done quickly, and little allowance for delays. If your whole crew gets the dirty thin nastys, by eating from the same gut wagon, and you are down for two days, they might kick you off the job. They will definitely kick the gut wagon off the job.
I worked for one of the three you mentioned in Las Vegas (2003 to 2005), when things were crazy there. We were going from slab to closing, on 3300 to 3900-sf single family two story homes, in as little as 26-days. This means: two days to frame and sheath; half a day to insualate, etc. To do this you need to be highly organized, and ready to work long days. I used to have to be onsite to unlock gates at 5:30, and honk my horn at 7:00 to let the trades know that the noise ordinance wasn't in effect so they could start work. I was back onsite in the evening to be sure that the trades were shutdown by 10:00 when the noise restrictions came back in effect. The subs crews worked all day, every day to keep up. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years were the only days they took off. We had two meetings a day for the subs supers and foremen, to coordinate and update each other on how things were going, and which buildings were going to be ready for the next trade when. You did not want to be the one who slowed things down, and the subs pushed each other harder than I did.
One of the other PMs described us as a pack of wolves. If a sub stumbled we ate him, and got fresh meat.
jigs (post #207375, reply #5 of 13)
What was the "left out" ratio on these builds?
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Not quite sure what you mean (post #207375, reply #7 of 13)
Do you want to know how oftern things got left out that should of been included? Things occaisionally got left out at the model, and rarely on first couple of production homes, but virtually never after that. We would occaisionally end up with paint schemes, cabinet color, or the counter top type.
If you want to know what kind of waste stream was generated onsite: We typically generated a 6-yard dumpster per house.
jigs (post #207375, reply #9 of 13)
I meant things that make a difference, that get covered up and all too often get left out.
Nailers, lath catchers, blocking, and the ever popular - kick out flashing.
Simple things like unsealed cuts on the bottom of wood or sheet siding or trim boards on those chimney chase's that down the road-7 or so yrs, end up a punky mess.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Very Few (post #207375, reply #10 of 13)
There were building champions that worked for us that were responsible for catching things like that, and my primary job was to spend the day out walking the site/buildings to baby sit the subs.
I paid subs bounties for catching the previous guys screw-ups. So, if there was wire run to nowhere, or a box with out wire the drywall guys would let me know to get the five bucks. The concrete guy missed embedments or got them in the wrong place, the framers were sure to let me know, and I would be sure to let the concrete guy know.
jigs (post #207375, reply #11 of 13)
Surprising those types of things didn't slow things down. Was this a development where the other trades would be immediately at your beck and call?
And how about those other things I mentioned-unsealed cuts on wood (or worse yet, unpainted / primed backsides and at least an uncut end) and the semi non usual flashings (apart from step flashing?). Remodeling and repair-burns the heck out of me that these things have become more than commonplace.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Subs there constantly (post #207375, reply #13 of 13)
When you wer in mid project on a 200+ unit subdivision, all the trades are there all the time. You work away from the common area, main gate and models to keep construction traffic down past the occupied homes, and use the "fire' gates in teh perimeter wall as the construction access.
At that time things were busy enough that there were three major prjects going within a 2-mile radius. so even if a given sub wasn't on the site that day, they had a crew minutes away. And when you start jumping all over them and making them come back to fix screw ups, they either learn to do it right, or you don't give them the contract for the next phase of the project.
Every thing there is slab on grade, stucco exterior, with concrete tile roofs. The air handler for the heat pump was mounted in the attic. Plumbing, and electric went underground to the slab. So, there were very few pentrations.
Other than door trim, the only exterior wood was a facia board on the end of the rafter tails, and that all got painted when they sprayed the color on the stucco. Exterior details were done in foam, and then sprayed with stucco. There was a galvanized metal flashing/plate that installed under the sills to provide a chair for the stucco to sit on so no exposures there.
These things were designed, and redesigned to minimize the labor required to do them and go up fast. At that time the company had been building the same models for three years. The plans were dialed in, the subs were experienced in building them, and very dialed in. So things just went up with minimum issues.
The only real issue I ever had was a painting and drwyall sub who decided he wanted to bid work with other developers, and over extended himself to the point he was delaying things. Two of his foremen quit and formed their own company, and got the contract for the next phase. Things went well after that.
I've never been a sub. But (post #207375, reply #6 of 13)
I've never been a sub. But over the past ~25 years I've sold a lot of roof trusses to tract builders.
It typically goes something like this: We bid the job. They shop prices agressively, and beat us to death over them. The low bidder always gets the job. The tract builders may talk about quality, but they don't walk the walk.
I've worked with comepanies who ahve tried offering discounts. Like if you order 2 identical houses at the same time we'll knock $100 off the price of each houe. They'll take it that we've lowered our prices by $100 a house, and ill never pay the single house price.
Once you get a job you're expected to jump through endless hoops. "We've decided to move this house ahead of that one, so you need to move it up to some impossible date in your production schedule". "We forgot to order this house, but we still need it delivered Monday. If you can't get it we have someone else who can take over the project." "That house should have had a vault in the master bedroom. It's not shown on the plan, but Joe thinks he told you. So you have to replace the trusses at no cost to us. And we want them there first thing in the morning."
The framers have also been beat to death on price, so they try to back-charge us for anything they can think of on every house.
It's an endless rat race to the bottom. As long as I live I hope I never have to sell another truss to a tract builder.
Surely you must have been a (post #207375, reply #12 of 13)
Surely you must have been a sub in another life. You nailed it exactly.
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Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Moreover moderate to thick fog may occur over the country from midnight to morning and it may continue till noon over north-western part of the country, it added. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Country's highest temperature was recorded on Thursday (Jan 11) 24.5 degrees Celsius at Teknaf while the lowest temperature today 6.2 degrees Celsius at Badalgachhi under Rajshahi division.
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Mazda's stylish and sophisticated supermini range has been boosted with the launch of the all-new Mazda2 Sport Black special edition. With high levels of standard specification, sporty styling enhancements and the opportunity to personalise your car, the all-new Mazda2 Sport Black arrives in dealerships from the 1stSeptember.
Based on the popular 90ps SE-L Nav, the Sport Black features subtle styling enhancements that complement the stylish KODO: Soul of Motion lines of the all-new Mazda2. Brilliant Black front and side skirts contrast with both the free-of-charge Soul Red Metallic and Snowflake White Pearlescent paint choices, while the Sport Black is further distinguished by its Brilliant Black roof spoiler and chrome exhaust trim.
There's also the opportunity for buyers to customise the car even more with two optional exterior graphic designs and contrasting door mirror covers. Sweeping from the headlights to the taillights, the KODO graphic follows the lines of the side profile as they intersect at the centre of the car, while the Race graphic adds sporty stripes low down behind the front wheel. Customers can choose to add either or both of these decals to their Sport Black. In addition Soul Red door mirrors on Snowflake White Pearlescent cars and Brilliant Black mirrors on Soul Red Metallic cars provide the prospect of even greater personalisation.
The advantages of the all-new Mazda2 Sport Black special edition extend beyond the Brilliant Black styling enhancements from which it takes its name. In addition to the generous standard equipment of the SE-L Nav, the Sport Black comes with 16" Gunmetal alloy wheels, rear privacy glass, auto lights, rain-sensing wipers and rear parking sensors.
"Thanks to its combination of fun-to-drive handling, stylish looks and generous equipment, the all-new Mazda2 is already winning over UK supermini buyers and our latest special edition model offers even greater value to our customers. With extra standard equipment, plus striking styling enhancements the all-new Mazda2 Sport Black is sure to be a very popular addition. And thanks to the attractive finance deals available across the range, even more customers can enjoy the refinement, comfort, first-class connectivity and quality of the all-new Mazda2," comments Peter Allibon, Sales Director of Mazda Motors UK.


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Mikel Obi has returned to Chelsea to be part of the squad for the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup in Miami, MTNFootball.com reports.
The Nigerian international who has been a subject of transfer speculations this summer, is returning to 'The Blues' after he was given an extended holiday following his participation at FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
He will be looking forward to play his first game under Jose Mourinho on his second return.
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Don't you remember your grandparents saving everything from bread sacks to sour milk? Nothing went to waste on the farm where I was raised. My grandmother made the most delicious pies from sour milk! Nowadays, if bread is remotely dry, we have the tendency to immediately toss it. There are so many wise learning tools we can use from the teachings of our ancestors and one of these handy tactics is a delicious twist on breakfast. Below, you will find the most scrumptious recipe of French Toast Bread Pudding. Live-in things up in the kitchen while putting your old Village Baking Co. bread to yummy use. Enjoy!
French Toast Bread Pudding
1 white bread of any kind
8 large eggs
3 tbs honey
1 tbs orange zest
5 cups of 2% milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
Confectioner's sugar
Pure Maple syrup
Place sliced bread in two layers in a baking dish, cutting to fit the dish and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk, honey, orange zest, vanilla and salt. Pour the mixture over the bread and soak bread completely. Place the baking dish in a large roasting pan. Add hot water, about an inch up the side of baking dish. Cover the roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil. Make sure the foil does not touch the pudding. Make a couple of slashes in the foil to allow steam to escape. Bake for 45 minutes at 350. Remove the foil and bake for another 45 minutes. When the pudding puffs up and the custard is set, remove from the oven and cool slightly. Sprinkle confectioner's sugar and serve in squares with maple syrup.


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Shocked, angry, disappointed and afraid.
These are the words that I see posted around social media from most of my friends and peers today, as the UK wakes up to the news that we will be leaving the EU.
And of course there are those who are happy with the result.
But however we feel about the outcome of the vote, I think we must look at the quality of the dialogue on both sides, which has been less than poor. I wrote recently about my frustration with the way that politicians communicate. If you want to know how NOT to communicate in your relationship with your partner, just watch an episode of Newsnight. Whatever position each campaign took, both of them had these behaviours in common:-
- Stonewalling – a shutting down of the other side and a complete failure to listen
- Contempt – speaking to the other side from a position of superiority by undermining and devaluing everything the other side had to say
- Criticism – attacking the other side by throwing sometimes very personal insults at them which were often completely unrelated to the issue at hand
- Defensiveness – a complete inability to accept any critique from the other side or to admit that they might not have always made the right choices
Do you know what these four behavioural patterns are also known as in relationships? John Gottman, of the Gottman Institute, calls these the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. These behaviours are the indicators for divorce.
So I am grieving for what will now become the end of a relationship, as we start a long and messy international divorce. A divorce that 48% of us – including myself – didn't want. All because the two campaigns did not communicate in an open and honest way.
But who, or what is to blame? Is it David Cameron's fault for calling the referendum in the first place? Is it the leave campaign's fault for being too persuasive or the remain campaign's fault for being ineffectual? Or is it the voter's fault for being ignorant, that we failed some sort of national IQ test?
I actually do not think it is the voters who are at "fault". I come back to the quality of the dialogue between the two campaigns.
Rather than being open enough to listen to the other side, see the grain of truth or validity in the other's point of view, to accept challenge, they instead traded "facts" which were automatically "disproved" by the opposition, or fired insults at each other in attack and defense mode. There was no acknowledgement that perhaps the facts were actually unknown and therefore not such an important part of the debate. That underneath all the so-called "facts" was the meaning of the debate – that this was really a vote on principle and feelings. Nobody engaged with the feelings of the general public, and asked us why we either wanted to leave or remain. Nobody really listened to the genuine concerns of the leave voters and addressed them. In a relationship, if one partner refuses to listen, the other partner feels isolated and angry, and sometimes walks out. This is what the leavers have done.
So I am left feeling shocked, angry, disappointed, and afraid.
Shocked – The 48 % of us who voted to remain in the EU are left reeling, struggling to get our heads around how or why 52% of the UK population voted to leave. Because I believed so strongly that we should remain, and because most of my friends and peers had similar views to mine in that they wanted to remain in the EU, I just assumed that this would be the outcome. Don't get me wrong, I thought it might be close. But I just could not conceive that the majority would really vote to leave. It made no sense to me.
Angry – The anger is because we were made to have a referendum in the first place. Not because I am against democracy. Far from it. But because I really did not feel qualified to make such a monumental decision, and I really believe that the majority of the population were in a similar position. This is not because of a lack of intelligence. I believe the majority of voters really did try to understand what they were voting for and the implications of either leaving or remaining. Rather, it is because I believe there is a significant lack of political and economical education in the UK. And so we elect leaders to make these monumental decisions for us based on their knowledge. And instead we find ourselves in a position of vulnerability with unknown consequences.
Disappointed – Because I really, really wanted us to remain in the EU. And I feel this even more strongly now I know the reality – that we are leaving. And it's an outcome I didn't expect.
Afraid – I'm afraid of what now will be an inevitable change. Change is frightening. Particularly when we don't know the outcome. I think most of us have no idea what the impact of leaving the EU is going to have on Britain economically, politically, culturally. Now the fallout will start. We also now risk Scotland having a second referendum and voting to leave the UK – the potential end of another long relationship. With a country split down the middle, will there be riots?
I cannot help but notice the similarity between these feelings, and those of the couples I see for Relationship Coaching. People are often shocked at their partner's point of view if it is in opposition to theirs, finding it difficult to relate to, or make sense of, or empathise with. This is because we each have our own unique way of viewing the world, and we assume that our partner feels the same way that we do. Until we realise they don't. (See my blog post – Relationship Misunderstandings and Why They Happen). People then become angry and disappointed with their partners for having a different view. They take it as a personal insult, saying things like "if you really loved me me then you would understand this and feel the same way". They become afraid because they don't know how to accept that they each have a different view, so they become emotionally aroused, stop thinking clearly, and go into black and white thinking. They start to try to convince each other that they are right and their partner is wrong. They move into blame.
Although I wanted to remain, I have nothing against those who voted to leave. I accept that my feelings on the matter were mine, and that others are perfectly entitled to theirs. I listened to both sides, and I cast my vote. But I feel cheated of having been able to make a well-informed decision.
So what can we do about it?
I think we must learn lessons from this, and I believe these lessons can be directly applied to our relationships. I think this only highlights the importance of effective communication, of resolving conflict in a rational, calm and compassionate way, leaving space for both sides to listen and see the validity in each other's feelings. As a nation it has been irresponsible for us to have not done so. And in a relationship it is irresponsible to not do so. Because the results of not communicating effectively to resolve conflict, and have a meaningful dialogue, could be divisive and catastrophic.
So today, I am going to acknowledge these feelings, sit with them, and give them the space they deserve. I am going to go in to Nature and try to absorb some of its natural wisdom, compassion, empathy, openness, patience. And then I am going to turn these frustrations into even greater determination, to add fuel to my mission on this earth to help couples to connect on a deeper level, to have harmonious, balanced and respectful relationships built on communication, trust, compassion and empathy.
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and Morgan's employee, Roderick Hughes
("Hughes"). Hughes was driving a school bus in St.
Helena Parish, Louisiana on February 13, 2017 when a pickup
driven by William Carpenter ("Carpenter")
unsuccessfully attempted to pass the bus, resulting in a
collision.[3] Defendants Daina Caston
("Caston"), the natural tutrix for KC;
and India Magee ("Magee"), the natural tutrix for
TC, ask the Court to dismiss the complaint-in-interpleader in
their Answer.[4] Caston and Magee filed a Notice of
Related Proceeding[5]to "notify the Court of the
following related or collateral proceeding that involves
subject matter that either comprises all or a material part
of the subject matter or operative facts of this civil
interpleader action."[6]
their Notice of Related Proceedings, Caston and Magee state:
In the referenced proceeding, defendants herein assert bodily
injury liability claims against the two drivers involved in
the automobile accident (and their liability insurers) which
forms the basis of this interpleader action. This
interpleader action involves UM [underinsured motorist]
benefits owed for the under insured fault of one of those
drivers-William Carpenter.[7]
and Magee further argue that the interpleader action should
be denied because the "[National] policy of insurance
provides UM coverage of $1, 000, 000 by operation of law
since the filings associated with the
Complaint-in-Intervention does not contain a valid UM form
prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance whereby the named
insured selected the lower alleged UM limit of $100,
000."[8] It is unclear based upon the record before
the Court whether the UM benefits owed by National constitute
the only, single fund owed in the action in the 21st Judicial
District Court by National. Without a determination regarding
National's liability, the Court cannot determine if there
is a "single fund" - a prerequisite for Rule 22
interpleader as outlined by the Fifth Circuit in Auto Parts
Manufacturing v. King Construction of Houston.[9]
National is hereby ordered, to brief this issue and advise
the Court within fourteen (14) days, a notice to this Court
of any judicial determination of its liability in the case
pending in the 21st Judicial District Court, Parish of St.
Helena, State of Louisiana, Docket Number 23, 424-Div. A.,
Daina Caston as Natural Tutrix for the Minor KC and of
Emmanuel Cyprian and India Magee as Natural Tutors for the
Minor TC v. Roderick Hughes, Morgan Transportation, LLC,
Natural Liability & Fire Insurance Company, William
Carpenter, and GEICO Indemnity Company.
[1] Rec. Doc. 2.
[2] Rec. Doc. 1.
[3] Rec. Doc. 1, p. 5.
[4] Rec. Doc. 39, p 4.
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SAN ANTONIO (REOC San Antonio) – The first three months of 2015 marked one of the strongest first-quarter starts on record for the city, reports REOC San Antonio in its latest market survey. Gross leasing activity translated into 371,200 sf of positive net absorption for the first quarter.
Positive activity and strong absorption yielded a "fairly dramatic" improvement in the citywide vacancy rate, which dropped from 18.3 percent at the end of 2014 to 17.5 percent at the close of the first quarter. Vacancy is also down from the 19.5 percent recorded in the same quarter last year.
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The practice of removing all or part of girls' external genitals has endured for a variety of reasons. It is believed to preserve a girl's chastity by curbing her sexual drive. It confers marriageable status on girls who otherwise would be shunned. And it celebrates girls' coming of age.
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Humboldt County's Proposed Tax on Cannabis: The Cannabis Chamber of Commerce Opposes It
Humboldt County's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce opposes a proposed tax measure aimed at marijuana growers. Here's their letter below:
On August 9th the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is set to take the final step to bring a tax measure targeting cannabis cultivators to the ballot in November. This measure has been hotly debated and has undergone substantive changes at every meeting at which it was addressed. In its final form it imposes a flat tax based on canopy space, with a multiplier based on lighting type. As it's written, this tax fails to address the stated goals of the Supervisors and endangers the long term health of an industry that comprises 60% of our local economy. Humboldt County's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce opposes this measure
Humboldt County's goals for the cannabis industry have evolved in the last few years as farmers have come forward to engage the county to set a path for compliance. The entire state looks to us for wise, enlightened policy that addresses community concerns. We finally have the opportunity to address the environmental impacts, labor issues, and community divisions that have arisen during Prohibition as a result of our unregulated cannabis industry. The Supervisors have repeatedly voiced a desire to protect small and cottage farmers as they navigate these new laws. A wise tax policy could ensure Humboldt's sustainability for the rest of the century. The measure being put forward not only fails to provide economic sustainability, but will actively decrease our resources to achieve it. This will set a terrible example to the rest of California's counties as they consider their own tax policies. MMRSA clearly states that cannabis cultivation is an agricultural activity, and should be taxed as such.
This tax was created using polling data compiled from our population centers, not our agricultural areas. The economic data presented was geared toward indoor warehouses in the desert, and ignores the Board of Equalizations' excise tax model under the Tax Guide for the Agricultural Industry based on actual volume of product produced and sold, rather than cultivation area, due to unforeseen yields, hardships and successes. While it was being considered, every meeting led to substantive changes with very little time for public input. As the process finalized, those who spoke were told by Supervisor Lovelace that they should have participated earlier. This is a slap in the face to Humboldt's citizens, to have their public comments dismissed as too late during a process that was rushed to completion. Humboldt's media outlets were not informed about the details of the rapid-fire changes to this tax, and at no point was there an attempt to reach out to the local organizations that have been driving compliance from the farmers' side for input.
The timing of this measure impacts small farmers much more deeply than large, factory style farms. In the next 18 months, small and large farmers are burdened with the same fees, farm upgrades, and new operating expenses. Small cannabis farmers are currently less able to absorb these costs without the agricultural infrastructure afforded other small farms in Humboldt. One time costs can be amortized eventually and turned into (non-tax deductible) assets, but long term fixed costs based solely on canopy space leave our cottage farmers with limited options: scale up, sell out, or stay black market. This goes directly against the county's goals for the future of Humboldt's cannabis industry, goals lauded by the county, the farmers, and the public.
This measure does not fund social services as promised. Our supervisors listed many noble community programs that our cannabis farmers are eager to improve. In order to more easily pass the tax, though, those promises were not included in the law. Instead all excise tax collected through this program goes directly to the General Fund and can then be spent on any debt, previous voter mandated expense (like measure Z), or county agency. Many of the farmers who quietly supported the measure through its creation were surprised to discover these promises were never written into the measure. These were among the public comments dismissed by Supervisor Lovelace as too late in the process to be considered.
This measure does not curb non-compliant farms; it punishes compliant ones. This tax measure can only affect those farms who can afford to speed through their compliance applications in the next 6 months. Many cottage farmers are finding they will soon need expensive professional assistance in this process, and are having to work through it as farmers do: one harvest at a time. Adding a flat tax before they even have the opportunity to apply for a state license will decrease the rate of farms that can come into compliance and the rate at which they can do so. This slows the pace of addressing environmental impacts, and decreases the tax base that can pay into enforcing trespass, tribal, and public land operations.
If the county's goals were to stem the environmental impacts of non-compliant farms, create a sustainable funding source for community projects, and protect a decentralized, local craft agricultural industry then this tax measure misses the mark. Cannabis industry professionals are eager to help meet these goals, and are asking for a more well researched measure based on the Board of Equalizations' excise tax model under the Tax Guide for the Agricultural Industry. A tax that is so inflexible that it can't be increased outside of a ballot year to maintain or upgrade our county's services and agricultural infrastructure does not meet these goals. For these reasons, we must stand in respectful opposition to the measure as it has been proposed.
Humboldt County Cannabis Chamber Board of Directors
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I looked for the regulations put on small distillers of home-brewed whiskey when that particular Prohibition ended. I found (through the ATF agency) that Moonshiners cannot be in possession of more than 1 gallon of their finished product at a time. I could not find any additional restrictions.
I'm looking for the regulations on small tobacco growers, as opposed to Big Tobacco, and although I've come up with nothing specific, a friend in Kentucky tells me that 5 acres of tobacco can be grown without additional regulation or taxation.
These two examples point out the Federally recognized differences between "Mom and Pop" production and commercial production.
It seems to me that 25 plants per parcel (within zoning regs) should be TAX FREE; and that this would afford M&P equal (tax) protection under the law while reinforcing the protection of our right to privacy. I know that 25 well done plants puts kids through college, and/or supplements one's retirement plans. For me, that was the goal.
Exempting 25 plants from all the hysterical BS about Cannabis could help restore the government's sanity as well as encourage our own social return to Small is Beautiful.
I'd really like to hear other opinions on this idea. Take care. Mendocino is watching you. af
Would you please explain exactly why you should not have to pay taxes on the income you generate on 25 or any other number of plants?
They actually have said this. if you look into it. They will allow caregive collectives of up to 5 patients each with there allowed humboldt county 10×10 growing area. So technically you can still stack up to 5 215's on one property file for a non-profit caregiver collective and continue to provide medicine for resonable compensation as stated under the origional 215 law. This means you can grow 500 sq ft indoor or outdoor without joining the commercial system. But mostlikely you will still not be allowed to do this on residential < 5 acres.
Indoor vs Outdoor aside, wouldn't the harvest of a specific number of plants be more beneficial for both the patient (especially Outdoor) and the Provider, too? I agree that residential areas will still prohibit the production, like back-yard live stock and other agricultural restrictions. af
The county determined that Sq ft was better than plant count because it can allow for more yeild and multiple crops a year.
PATIENT EXEMPTION Qualified patients are exempt from the state permit program if cultivating less than 100 square feet for personal medical use. Primary caregivers with five or fewer patients are allowed up to 500 square feet (AB 243, 11362.777(g) and SB 643, 19319). Exemption under this section does not prevent a local government from further restricting or banning the cultivation, provision, etc. of medical cannabis by individual patients or caregivers in accordance with its constitutional police powers under Section 7, Article XI of the CA Constitution (11362.777(g)).
It just seems better for the restrictions to relate to number of plants, not square footage or canopy figures. Wouldn't that be simpler? af
Not really, since there's so much variance as to how much a single plant can produce. Same goes for square footage. The guidelines for alcohol excise taxes in California are on product shipped out (or sold on site). This would have allowed the county to adjust rates based on projected yield and for small farms to continue to operate without having to scale up, sell out, or stay black market.
Instead, the Supes let a consultant from the SoCal desert convince them to tax Humboldt like a desert indoor warehouse economy. There is no tax on any industry or commodity in California that's done this way, for many very good reasons.
When the Supes want to know how to tax dairy, they ask the local dairymen. When they want to know how to tax gas, they ask the local gas trade association. But when they're trying to figure out how to tax cannabis, they hire a consultant with no experience gaming in Humboldt. Go figure.
Thanks. You and the other posts have me understand this much better. I'll go to my room now, and mull… af
I like Anon's thinking….but who, pray tell, is the Humboldt County Cannabis Chamber?
How can they tax the ground before anything is grown, harvested processed & sold. Ridiculous & probably illegal.
They own the ground and collect yearly rent in the form of property tax.
Americans haven't owned land for a very long time .
If they want you out of your rental they have something called imminent domain to take any value you may have in your rental.
In a couple of years big ag will be growing weed , don't think for a minute that anyone is gonna give a shit about your "boutique" weed. Let's hope you stashed away your dough when all this was illegal, you're gonna need it.
$20 lb just like bulk tobacco, and that's retail.
The time to sell was three years ago on property you don't want to keep.
Stuff you want, it's going to be a quarter of the price now, with massive building restrictions.
I can't imagine taking on debt to grow…..black or sitting at the table with Steven Strawn or whatever Muppet is claiming authority.
Truth and Rights….. they went out of fashion!
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Interview + cover of Digital Artist
I got interviewed in the new issue of Digital Artist and I also made the cover of the magazine!
I'm really happy of the result!
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(The photos are from my friend Ruben)
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