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It might surprise you to learn that all PADI diving instructors are also Emergency First Response Instructors. Yet with any kind of adventure sport there is always a potential risk of an accident happening or someone being injured, so we want to be as prepared as we possibly can be. Even in diving related accidents the fundamental principles of emergency first aid still apply. That's why we teach the EFR first aid and basic life support course in conjunction with the PADI Rescue Diver course in order to better prepare our students.
Even if you are not a diver it is still a good thing to know how to help someone in need of medical attention. The Emergency First Response course (EFR) teaches you how to evaluate emergency situations based on the same protocols that emergency medical services personal are trained in and how to respond to the best of your ability.
What's involved?
The course is divided into two main sections:
Primary care – This covers emergency first aid procedures and how to assist an unresponsive patient or someone who is conscious but in need of emergency medical attention. You will learn how to monitor a patient's lifeline and provide them with basic life support until the Medics arrive. Skills covered in this section include:
- Scene assessment
- Barrier use
- Primary assessment
- Rescue breathing
- Serious Bleeding Management
- Shock Management
- Spinal Injury Management
Additional components to the course can be taught, such as the use of emergency oxygen units and automated external defibrillators. If these are available in your workplace then it is important for you to know how to use them correctly. Our training units let you practice using these apparatus on a training dummy in a simulated and safe manner.
Secondary care – In this section we look at the treatment of injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. You learn how to assess a patient for illness or injury based on what the patient tells you and what you can see or feel for yourself. Skills that are developed in this section include:
- Injury assessment
- Illness assessment
- Bandaging
- Splinting
Secondary care follows primary care as a priority and is something you initiate if emergency medical assistance takes longer than usual to arrive at the scene or is immediately unavailable. The goal here is to assess the patient for other less obvious conditions and to make the patient as comfortable as possible until the medics can be summoned.
Who can participate?
There is no minimum age requirement or other prerequisite requirement for participation in the EFR course. If you want to learn how to help someone in a medical emergency situation then you are welcome to join.
EFR is a PADI affiliate and was developed not only to meet the pre-requisite requirements of the PADI rescue diver course but also to be in line with the accepted industry standards for first aid and basic life support training. As such, the EFR certification is widely accepted by other industries as meeting their prerequisite requirements for professionals who are actively working or seeking employment. Industries where first aid training is generally an occupational requirement include:
- Airlines and Aviation
- Schools or other Educational Centers
- Police and Military
- Commercial Diving
- Health and Safety at work offices for any company.
- Shipping Companies and other Maritime industries
If you are operating such a company and industry guidelines require your staff to participate in a refresher first aid course then please contact us directly to get a competitive quotation. We have enough equipment and staff to teach large classes either at our Dive Center facility or directly on location at your offices, whichever is most convenient for you.
If you are a professional and in need of a first aid refresher to maintain your active working status then please contact us to schedule one at your earliest convenience.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Diners in this food-obsessed city are used to exotic offerings such as chili squid salad, risotto Milanese with oxtail ragu and marinated noisettes of venison.
But this winter a controversial new item has been showing up in the fine print of menus at some of the hottest restaurants: a surcharge to help pay for worker health insurance.
In the hip South of Market neighborhood, the menu at Tres Agaves, a popular Mexican restaurant and tequila bar, has a small message at the bottom of the first page that says, "3.5% service charge will be added to all checks for the San Francisco affordable healthcare legislation."
At issue is the city's new effort, kicked off Jan. 9, to provide healthcare for all residents. Since then, employers with more than 20 workers are required to spend a minimum amount on health insurance, set aside money in health reimbursement accounts or pay a fee to the city's Healthy San Francisco program.

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Wayne State University
5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Detroit, MI 48202
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jerry Ku
Team Leaders: Idan Regev
Communication Managers: Katelyn O'Neal
Business Managers: Ashley Davis
Team Description
Wayne State University is proud to represent the capital of the automotive industry, Detroit. Their team is composed of students that come from seven different countries excelling in engineering, business and communications. As a first time competitor in AVTCs Wayne State is taking in all the opportunities that EcoCAR 2 has to offer students. In year three the team plans to optimize their vehicle, making it a "show room" ready student-designed vehicle that will excel in dynamic events at final competition. They also plan to continue with an aggressive outreach plan that will keep the Metro Detroit area excited about the teams accomplishments and the future of hybrid vehicles. Go Warriors, #AimHybrid!
Vehicle Design
The WSU vehicle architecture is a Parallel through the Road (PTTR) plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The team is using a GM-donated 2.4L engine with E85 fuel to drive the front wheels and a Remy HVH250-115P electric motor to run the rear wheels. The motor power is supplied by a 19kWh A123-donated battery and controlled by a Rinehart Motion Systems PM150DX controller. The dual independent drivetrain gives the driver plenty of operational flexibility, great performance and very good fuel economy with low emissions. The vehicle is nicknamed "E2D2" for Ethanol Electric Dual Drivetrain..


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DIY wedding makeup. *Screams of horror*. I know, I know, my friends were horrified too. But I'll let you into a secret..
Unless you want perfectly blended smokey eyes with Kardashian style contouring which needs a professional – you can do it!
And it will be fine!
I wanted a natural, glowy and summery makeup look for my wedding. I have little makeup experience and hardly wear any on a day to day basis. With a few makeup lessons with Bare Minerals and Laura Mercier, a few YouTube tutorials and some good quality makeup products; I did this:
I am so happy with how it turned out. The best decision that I made was to invest a lot of effort (which means money) in preparing for my wedding day. I had mechanical facials every four weeks for 6 months prior to the big day. Manual facials are lovely but I feel having a mechanical or 'electrical' facial gives the skin an extra kick and can really help give you that 'glow from within'. I alternated the microdermabrasion facials (removal of the dead skin cells for deep exfoliation) with the oxygen facials oxygen is pushed into the skin for a pumped up and refreshed look) and I found this to be a winning combination. The only important thing to remember is to have your last microderm no less than 4 weeks before the wedding as it can leave the skin slightly irritated and pink.
Teeth wise I didn't bother with the expensive teeth whitening that many brides do. I used Oral B Luxe White (Glamorous) toothpaste and mouthwash for 4 weeks proceeding the wedding and it did the job! I didn't have too much discoloration to begin with so didn't need anything heavy duty but it certainly worked and I was surprised how white my teeth looked in the pictures!
I also invested in having an LVL Lash Lift. This was honestly the best thing I did regarding my bridal beauty and I would recommend it to any bride who doesn't want the faff of falsies. I have long lashes but they are dead straight and the lash lift curls the lashes from the root and basically makes them curly, giving your eyes a much more open and doll eyed-look. I'm really pleased with how they look in the pictures. I'm not going to lie – the process is not a picnic. It takes about 40 minutes with your eyes shut and various liquids being put on your lashes but it's well worth it.
Finally, I splashed out and got my brows threaded at Blink Brow Bar, London. They are on the pricey side as far as threading goes but they do an amaaaazing shape and, once done, my perfect brows lasted 3 weeks and didn't need any filling in or makeup on the day.
The key to perfecting a DIY look is practice and planning. I went for makeup lessons at several counters; MAC (for eyes), Bobbi Brown, Laura Mercier, Bare Minerals and Lancome. I was never 100% happy with any of the completed looks (which reinforced the fact I was right to do my own – I'm fussy!!) but I liked elements and took bits from all of them to come up with completed look. I didn't scrimp on the products and bought a few a month until I had everything I wanted and then I practiced, practiced, practiced at home.
The makeup I used to achieve this look:
- Bare Minerals Prime Time primer; Original.
- Bare Minerals mineral foundation; Fairly Medium.
- Benefit bronzer; Hoola.
- Bare Minerals Bareskin concealer; Medium.
- Bare Minerals Mineral Veil setting powder.
- Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage face concealer.
- Bare Minerals compact blusher; The One.
- Bare Minerals compact highlight; READY Luminizor Duo.
- Laura Mercier Eye Basic; Flax.
- MAC Eye Shadow; Dazzlelight.
- MAC Eye Shadow; A Natural Flirt.
- MAC Eye Shadow; Corduroy.
- Lancôme Hypnose Mascara (waterproof!)
I used the 3 MAC eye-shadows with a MAC blending brush and blended them all out to create a dewy, soft pink look with a subtle shimmer. I had been toying with wearing a chocolate brown eyeliner but with the lifted lashes I felt I didn't really need it.
- MAC Lipstick; Angel.
I would encourage any bride thinking about DIY to go for it. You really don't necessarily need a makeup artist, with the right products, practice and the ability to remain calm on the day (!!!) you can certainly do it yourself 🙂
Any other DIY brides out there?


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On this page you can view videos of speaking engagements, commentary by Blase and Theresa Bonpane, and Office of the Americas events.
To see more of this type of video, we encourage you to join the Office of the Americas YouTube page where we have a wider collection of OOA videos at
The following was broadcast on AlJazeera English on March 14, 2013 – Discussing the Argentine Church's Past.
In this video, filmed by R. McCord in June of 2012, Office of the Americas Director, Blase Bonpane, talks about the International March for Peace that took place in Central America 1985-1986.
Blase Bonpane in November, 2011, being interviewed by Sonali Kolhatkar for Uprising Radio, talking about his recently published autobiography, "Imagine No Religion".
On Thursday, September 23rd, 2010, Blase Bonpane spoke to a rapt audience of around 150 students, faculty and guests at California State University – Northridge as part of their Richard W. Smith lecture series. Blase spoke on "Sexual Abuse, Cover-Up, and the History of the Catholic Church". His talk was a holistic one, reminding us that when we ignore evil, whether within our religious community or within our government's policies, we are complicit and part of a "cult". This is Part 1 of an 8 part series; to see the rest of the videos, please join our YouTube page.
Renegade Reporting's Stephen Seidel filmed this video of the OOA Peace & Justice Awards event at Paul and Deborah Haggis' home in June, 2010. The event honored Ed Asner and Danny Glover, and Maxine Waters accepted on Glover's behalf. Kris Kristofferson sang with OOA founder, Blase Bonpane. Also in attendance were KB Solomon, Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone, Mimi Kennedy, and many more.
January 12, 2007 – California Green Congressional candidate Blase Bonpane is interviewed by Los Angeles County Green Rachel Bruhnke. Bonpane ran in Congressional District 30 in Los Angeles.
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About The Barytes Association
The Barytes Association was formed in October 2000 with 8 founder members from Europe, North America, Africa and India.
The Barytes Association maintains close links and contacts with other similar groups and associations on a worldwide basis to ensure we are actively involved with decision makers on general promoting of our industry. We are also an associate member of Euromines who keep us informed on legislative, environmental and other matters relating to the mining and minerals industry; and also have links with IMA-North America.
Membership continues to grow and is now over 25 - representing some 50% of world production of barytes and over 80% of marketed sales.
Members of The Barytes Association either have their own barytes mines or are significant processors of barytes.
The Barytes Association currently meets once a year – hosted by a member company which includes visits to their barytes mines and processing facilities.
Find out more about the benefits of being a member of The Barytes Association.
The Barytes Association - 10 Brookfields - Calver - Hope Valley
- Derbyshire - S32 3XB - United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1433 639879 - Email: email@example.com
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Justyna Wichrowska
I interviewed Kasia Pawlak, a Polish artist living in Singapore, while chatting on Facebook. A short exchange of a few words, and I knew right away there'll be one hell of editing, because, well, how to make a conversation resembling rather a casual talk over a beer between two old friends look like a decent interview and, to make matters worse, post it to the blog?
It all started when Kasia asked me whether I am a musician (indeed I am…), and whether we have mutual friends. Here I have to mention the name Pilichowski. For people not in the know: Wojciech Pilichowski is one of the most interesting Polish artists who does magic with his bass guitar (check it out here).
I don't know Pilichowski personally but it's nice to hear that the one you are talking with does, and does know him very well. Next was the discussion over the advantages of going to New York – especially when you are childless…
Kasia: Go there if you don't have kids! Or maybe you do?
Neso Art: (laugh) I don't, and it's rather unlikely at the moment. I guess I don't take life seriously enough to have children.
Kasia: I used to be the same :) But that has changed… Or maybe not…
Nesoart: You've mentioned that you have two children.
Kasia: Yep.
Neso Art: Do you teach them how to paint?
Kasia: I don't, but I let them do it.
NA: And what's their attitude?
Kasia: They get absorbed as quickly as they get bored – typical of children.
Neso Art: Recently I've bought my niece a huge painting set, and she got the hang of painting immediately. I enjoyed watching the whole "creative process", if that's what you can call it.
Kasia: Mine tend to compare themselves with me and want to paint something specific. I try to coax them to mess around and muck only, but the older one (8 years old) decided lately to paint himself and his sweetheart…
While chit-chatting about kids, we moved to another subject – place of residence . This seems to be a lot more interesting, judging by the countries in which Kasia has lived, namely Tokio, France, Singapore (precisely in this order).
Kasia: I moved to Singapore second time 4 years ago, because I'd already had 2 small kids, and Singapore is a perfect place for a family with small kids.
Neso Art: Why do you think so?
Kasia: For many reasons. Most of all, it's a safe place. I don't worry about my children getting raped, kidnapped and so on. It don't worry that somebody will rob me. Life is pleasant and peaceful here. It's warm all year long.
Neso Art: Wow, this really sounds like a dream place. And how's art in Singapore? Can you come run into interesting local artists?
Kasia: Of course you can. I'm not in touch with them, but I see that they're active.
Neso Art : Have you tried to organize any exhibitions there?
Kasia: I'm going to at the beginning of April in a Dutch club and also in a designer club in Singapore.
Neso Art : So it's safe to say that you're starting to show your work to people?
Kasia: Yes, I am.
Neso Art : And what's the feedback?
Kasia: It could be better. These are not the kinds of places where people pay attention to paintings, let alone buy them.
Neso Art : Maybe the locals have different tastes? They prefer different themes?
Kasia: Singapore is surrounded by beautiful and interesting countries, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand, where you can go at the weekend and buy a painting for 30$ in any colour scheme you like: red, green, violet. And what's more, it's still wet. Most people do this.
Neso Art: Speaking of your paintings – what inspires you? What made you develop in this particular direction?
Kasia: I used to get down to painting not knowing what will come out of it. I just chose a colour and waited for an initial shape to appear. Later, I was obsessed over painting women. I guess it's the artwork of other artist that have always inspired me.
Neso Art: You surely have been surprised by the final effect many times, haven't you? Whose works you find inspiring?
Kasia: Yes, I felt an urge to paint something surprising and personal. I like the works of VOKA and Jeremy Mann. I also enjoy the works of Afremov.
Jeremy Mann
Kasia is a self-taught artist. She admits she has never taken any art lessons except a course at Vedic Art School in Warsaw. According to Kasia, painting is not the core of the course. It revolves around the spiritual; here, white canvas symbolizes our life.
Kasia: To put it straight, people are uneasy when they are to paint something. The course is supposed to guide them through a spiritual transformation, the result of which is that you start to create. The act of creation stands for a change in your life.
I have to admit it's a very interesting concept and it's worth taking a closer look at…
Neso Art: Do you like listening to music while painting?
Kasia: Yes, very much. Music is an important part of my life.
Neso Art: Do you think listening to music while painting can influence the outcome?
Kasia: I think it does.
Neso Art:What music are you listening to while painting?
Kasia: It depends on the painting. I know precisely what I want to play, and I always think it suits the painting I'm working on very well. I literally feel the energy connecting the music and the painting, as if the music was there in the flesh helping me paint. Sometimes it's jazz, sometimes Frank Sinatra, Michael McDonald, and, recently, John Mayer.
Kasia: Who's you absolute music idol?
Neso Art: I've never really understood the word "idol", but if I were to choose, I'd be Pink Floyd. Maybe Jim Morrison too. And yours?
Kasia: I also haven't moved on as far as music concerned. My husband thinks I'm a pretty old-fashioned. MJ is my idol. He's absolutely the best.
get one of the greatest MJ's song. Maybe you'll get closer what's on Kasia's mind ;)
Neso Art: How about your other interests? Is there anything besides painting?
Kasia: Of course there is – it's my life. I have two kids, a husband, a home. It all works thanks to me. This is what is of interest to me.
Neso Art: It surely gives you a sense of completion?
Kasia: I don't know really.
Neso Art: And how would you define completion?
Kasia: One day you can feel complete and on the other you start desiring for something and completion disappears. It's like sexual satisfaction. The same goes for completion in life.
I don't know what it is really. It's a short-lived sensation. It depends on the day, hormones, people who you meet and who you lose. How can you feel complete for the rest of your life? Life is constantly changing . Therefore, I don't have an opinion.
Neso Art: Well, I'd rather tell you have ;)
Another subject: the belief that the usage of technology, computer and devices like Wacom tablet for creating visual arts means the demise for art.
Kasia: Damn, I don't even know what a Wacom tablet is. I may not know much about this, but I have a friend who's an illustrator working on a computer. I have seen her at work, and all I can say is that what she does is amazing.
Neso Art: Are there any places that stuck in your mind?
Kasia: Sure. There are a few. But to me, places are always linked with particular emotions. For example, Tokyo is important to me. There are many such places, sometimes they are flats etc.
Neso Art: Can you say more about Tokyo? You've lived there, haven't you?
Kasia: There are many things to say about Tokyo. It's very loud, glimmering, very clean, safe. I'd lived there for 2 years as a very young girl. There were 3 things I've been doing most of the time: I worked, went to parties and suffered the hangover. As you can see in my pictures, Tokio is blurry and vague. It's all because I spent a lot of time there being drunk. I love to reminisce on the lights, the buildings and loud streets I saw then.
Neso Art: What people drink in Tokio?
Kasia: Everything! And you can never tell what. People mix a lot.
Neso Art: The question I am going to ask doesn't have to be published: have you tried any drugs? Are you always sober while painting?
Kasia: My friend tried to convince me to paint while being tipsy. I haven't tried it yet. Nevertheless, I'm thinking about using vodka.
Neso Art: Why? Sounds interesting. Has anybody tried it?
Kasia: No idea. But maybe they'll mix nicely. I can't drink it, since I don't own a studio, and I can't at home. I paint in the living room. I'll tell you as soon as I try out vodka.
Neso Art: Absolutely ;)
///it happens, there's some artists using alcohol to their paintings, for example, Carne Griffiths from UK.///
Neso Art: What do you think about your art? The way you paint, your skills…
Kasia: I don't know… I think I'm in the beginning, I like them, I like painting, but have no idea how others receive it. When I paint I always think I'm doing this for somebody else. I have a feeling that I paint to help someone, that I do something for them to feel good and I also want my clients to feel good with my paintings.
During the conversation we've touched upon other topics connected with spiritual development, dreams and the countries in which art was never alien. And that's how we ended up with the Netherlands.
Neso Art: Sometimes it isn't until the death of the author, or long time after, until his or her works gain value. But I wish you success during your lifetime.
Kasia: Right, that's why I've recently posted the following quote on my fanpage on Facebook: "Buy my art before I die".
Neso Art: How do you appraise your paintings? What are your criteria?
Kasia: I appraise them by myself. I try to estimate the most adequate price. I compare the prices of other paintings too, of course. For Singaporean standards (one of the most expensive countries in the world) my paintings are neither too pricy and neither too cheap.
and the last thing
Neso Art: What does the Universe mean to you?
Kasia: It's a home, a part of me. A mystery.
If you like Kasia's art, check out her Facebook profile or the website.
It's worth it, since Kasia is an active painter, and she is updating her website regularly.
THe&Stary Van Dam Starry
also big hug to Justyna Wichrowska for translation help ;)


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One of my all-time favorite examples of the quintessential entrepreneur is King C. Gillette. He embodies what I like to call the entrepreneur's 3-D vision: drive, determination, and dedication. His entrepreneurial journey parallels the timeless challenges facing entrepreneurs then and now. He epitomizes the three essential tasks of the entrepreneur both at start-up and as the venture matures – creativity, leadership, and communication.
Previously, I introduced the core elements of the entrepreneurship process: focus, environment, the entrepreneur, and the engagement/execution process. Even with a clear focus (product and services, customers and competition), an entrepreneur must continually assess an uncertain and changing environment (business, economic, legal, political, social, and technological factors).
Central to all of this is the entrepreneur. That the entrepreneur must simultaneously wear multiple hats is legendary in the lore of new start-ups. With so many distractions, let's take a closer look at how the entrepreneur applies concepts of creativity, lessons of leadership, and achieves clarity of communication.


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New Rochelle High Students and Alumni Organize Facebook Protest of School Censorship
UPDATED REACTION ROUNDUP BELOW: for those who do not have Facebook accounts, we've excerpted some of the reaction from students and alumni from New Rochelle High School below.
So far,
14 20 32 97 students and alumni have signed up to protest the actions of the New Rochelle School District in censoring Girl, Interrupted and the numbers continue to swell; 32 have confirmed they will attend the board meeting. The protest has spread like wildfire across Facebook with over 500 students and alumni receiving invitations; 165 invites are still pending.
The following has been posted on Facebook (you need to have a Facebook account to view or join the "cause")
It has recently been reported by newrochelletalk.com that New Rochelle High School's English Department willingly removed five pages from Susana Kaysen's novel Girl, Interrupted in which the characters discussed the act of giving oral sex. Not only is this disturbing on a moral level, it is illegal.
At the end of each board meeting, the general public is allowed to speak for a short period of time discussing concerns with the district.
Please come and express your concerns with their actions.
For the full article, please click here
If you cannot come yourself, please inform others of the district's actions and ask them to attend or consider calling or emailing the following people:
Cindy Babcock Deutsch
Board of Education
City School District of New Rochelle
[email protected]
Richard Organisciak
Superintendent of Schools
City School District of New Rochelle
[email protected]
Don Conetta
New Rochelle High School
[email protected]
For those who do not have Facebook accounts, we've excerpted some of the reaction from students and alumni from New Rochelle High School
Jake Haskel (Rochester)
i'll be in school still :( i wonder what the argument is going to be against the 1st amendment.....
Eitan Berk (CUNY John Jay)
I am traveling around the world, but can someone just ask whoever is in charge there this question... "are you freekin serious?!"
Helen 'Hel' Marie Staab (Earlham)
i'll still be in indiana, but i'll be there in spirit. a friend of mine read this article, recognized the name new rochelle and sent it to me. i'm pretty ashamed.
Jobin Thomas (SUNY Albany)
wow so thats embarrassing, new rochelle is usually really open. really strange they would do something like that
Tania D (New Rochelle High School)
Ugh! I have finals until 5 pm Tuesday. Someone please try to post about what happened at the meeting.
I cannot believe they would actually censor books in New Rochelle. We should all write letters to the board, who knows where they'll stop after something like this. It's obscene and ridiculous.
Stacey Levine (New Rochelle High School)
The Head of the English Department should also be reprimanded for her actions, as she shows no remorse for them.
It is shockingly awful that the pages were ripped out of these books, but the most important aspect, to me, is that the head of the English dept is the one who did it. That simply disgusts me. We live in America. Physical abuse of books is not to be even remotely tolerated. When I think of book abuse and censorship, repressive governments in some foreign countries is what comes to mind; there is something seriously wrong when pages are ripped from books being taught to 17 and 18 year olds. When I found out today I was, and still am, in disbelief.
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Le Count Square Development in New Rochelle
The City Council on December 9, 2008 voted in favor of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Le Count Square development. There is ample evidence from the report that the development will cost the taxpayers of New Rochelle more than it will generate. This has been documented by Sierra Club research in other places. Below is an article which appeared in the Westchester Times Tribune which details from the Le Count Square Report how this development will cost the taxpayers more than it generates in all tax categories. Another article will follow.
LECOUNT SQUARE: WHAT WILL THE FINAL VOTE BE? by Peggy Godfrey
Jeffrey Russ who had spoken at the original Environmental Impact Statement hearing for LeCount Square came back to the final city council hearing to reiterate his views that tall buildings for LeCount Square or anywhere else are not why people move to New Rochelle. This is a suburban city and anyone that wants to live in tall buildings can find them in Manhattan. People move to the suburbs to get away from tall buildings. Acknowledging New Rochelle needs redevelopment this proposal and other high rise buildings according to Russ "went from one extreme to the other." He wants to know why New Rochelle city officials "weren't able to attract a more sensible development," and called this LeCount Square project "ridiculous." Considering the current banking crisis, he added, this is the "worst time to approve this project."
There were other concerns brought up at the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) hearing on November 10 at New Rochelle City Hall. Public safety is a serious concern. The original Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) stated that the Police Department said they needed between 15 and 20 more officers for downtown, while the Fire Department felt 20 additional officers and a half day ambulance were needed. That was in 2006. While the Police Department now claims they have 3 additional officers and 2 community service workers, it was after 2006 when the city was embarrassed by an Easter riot at New Roc and a downtown melee. No revised figures for public service workers needed in the downtown are given in this FEIS. Instead, the authors of the report claim, based on the city's 2007 budget, 48% of the additional tax money this proposal would generate can be used to hire 8-9 more police officers and 7-8 firefighters. However, it is obvious that the full number of fire and police officers requested for downtown, including New Roc and Trump Tower of this developer, will amount to more than all the tax money this project will generate. The taxpayers of the city will have to make up the shortfall.
An unrealistic projection of 41 school children for 243 condos at a cost of $12,230 per pupil did not factor in administrative costs or capital expenditures. What if a new school is needed from all the downtown development? Similarly the optimistic sales tax projections need to be reevaluated because of present market conditions.
Environmental problems have not been addressed. There is no testing for air pollution, and no wind study. The added sewage is acknowledged by the need to install a 12" pipe, but no mention is made that the sewage treatment plant is operating above its permit capacity. Obviously the proposal will reduce the quality of life in the nearby neighborhoods.
Marjorie Brandon reported that the winds in the area of the present high rise buildings make it difficult to cross at some intersections. She also was concerned about the possible removable of cement islands on North and Huguenot Streets. Mayor Noam Bramson said a staff member would look into this and report back to her. With so many unresolved issues it is difficult to imagine how any City Council member could vote affirmatively.
LeCount Square
We covered this a few weeks ago.
This comment really belongs there. Actually, it is detailed enough that it should be its own post. I sure wish you'd register and then post this to your blog (all registered users get a free blog). Then I could promote this to the front page (I cannot promote comments to the front page) so more people could see it.
Every time I post, someone
Every time I post, someone at this website deletes what I write. Very unfair.
One of the most interesting aspects about any blog is that it gives anyone with time and energy the chance to voice his or her own wildly subjective perspective about anything. What is so worrisome here, in Mr. Cox's blog, is that Mr. Cox uses the guise of journalism, moral righteousness and objectivity to further his own self-aggrandizing agenda. It is clear from what I've read, here in this blog, that Mr. Cox seems to be a disgruntled individual who wants revenge, not necessarily what is best for his community and the schools that his own children attend or have attended. I can only hope that people who read these comments, and anyone truly concerned for New Rochelle Schools, which are among the best in the country, understand and support what the schools are doing on a day to day basis to deliver excellent educational opportunities to all students in New Rochelle. Do not judge our schools by one isolated incident that has been addressed and rectified. Do not join one man's crusade to malign.


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Speed up Windows 7 by using the msconfig tool to stop programs from starting when Windows 7 boots up.
The most common complaint people come to me with about their computer is that their computer slows down over time. They all ask, "How can I speed up my computer?"
I explain to them that as they use their computers over time and install programs, some of those programs set themselves to automatically start when Windows boots up for various reasons. Some brands of computers come with lots of programs pre-installed with all kinds of useless junk that starts when Windows boots up. This is one of my pet-peeves.
There is no easy way for a non-technical person to figure out what is slowing their computer down. IT people have been using a tool called msconfig for years that does a great job at stopping any unwanted programs from starting when Windows boots up.
Using MSCONFIG to Stop Programs from Starting at Boot Up
Note: Although this is a Windows 7 guide, this works on Windows XP and Vista too.
- Click the Start orb, type run in the search box and press Enter on your keyboard.
Tip: Quickly launch the run box by pressing Win + R (Windows logo on the key at the bottom left of your keyboard + R)
- Type msconfig in the Open box and click the OK button.
- Select the Startup tab in the System Configuration window.
- An almost complete list of programs that start up when Windows boots will be listed. Simply uncheck each program you don't want to start when Windows boots up.
Note: I uncheck everything except the antivirus software on computers I work on. If you are squeamish about doing this, stop just the programs you know you don't need and then stop the others one-by-one and see what happens. You can always run the msconfig tool again and set programs you stopped to start again.
- Click the OK button and then restart your computer.
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So most of you are probably still recovering from the Christmas activities in your classroom and completing the month of December by scraping children (of all ages) off of the ceiling. Soooo..... I am posting this for you to think about upon your return to school in January (after the kerfuffle).
When the kiddos come back from break, they are a mess. Let's be honest. Lots of days of sleeping in, eating sweets like it's no body's business and little or no reading, writing or arithmetic.
So back on track we go......
How do we re-energize our kiddos?
First thing I like to do is celebrate the New Year.
Both young and old, love to do this.
We share in a toast. I also ask the kids to say one goal out
loud that they have for the new year. We circulate around the room.
For my younger kiddos, we actually "toast" to the new year with.... TOAST!
We also made goals on toast.
My older students also made "sticky note goals"..... so that they can be edited (if need be). You can pick up a copy of this template HERE
For my younger students, I created a reading challenge This helps them get back on track and on the move again.
You can pick up a challenge pack HERE.
For older students, I usually did a reading challenge. This year I picked up a reading challenge bucket list during the Teachers Pay Teachers sale. When I head back into the classroom to teach upper grades, I will be using this.
Here is a free sample of a list I have used in the past. You can set up a challenge grid in your room and have prizes etc. Whatever you feel motivates your kids.
This gives kids a chance to choose their own books, but not HAVE to read what you pick for them.
I love this idea.....Mini "Survival Packs".... Good way to review rules and expectations. Also great tips for students on how to survive the remainder of the year in the classroom. There are also editable files available (for you to put your own spin on it)... or, perhaps you could have students create their own.
Anywho.... just a few ideas for the back burner!
Rest up and restore!
Have a great Christmas Break!
See you in the new year :)


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MACC Cheerleaders Win Competition!
Congrats to the MACC Cheerleaders!
The cheerleaders attended NCA Collegiate Camp at Lindenwood University in St. Charles Mo. The cheerleaders participated in a Rally Routine Competition and took home the 1st place trophy and a Bronze Bid to National Competitions. Head Coach Becky Smith and Assistant Coach Kat Ostermann are extremely proud of the MACC Cheerleaders and congratulate them on their achievement. The cheerleaders competed against universities that compete at the national level.
When you see a MACC Cheerleader this season, please congratulate them on their victory. Your 2011-2012 MACC Cheerleaders are Jazzy Brown (Captain), Lindsay Dickerson (Captain), Angela Ostermann (Co-Captain), Keke Cedillo (Co-Captain), Audrey Cantu, Courtney Hendren, Kaley Shelby, LeKel Lyon, Lainey Bealmer, Shelby Creed, and Josh Bruce.


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Growing up in New Jersey with parents from New York City, I have always grown up a huge baseball fan. I have been Yankee Fan since birth, and grew up in the Dynasty of Derek Jeter, Bernie Wiliams, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera! Boy was it a great time to grow up a Yankees fan!
I have seen some pretty amazing games growing up as a kid going to the original Yankee Stadium, the house that Ruth built; but I have never gone to the World Series, the All Star Game, or Home Run derby. Its always been a dream of mine to go to these three events, and in one week I was able to cross off both the Home Run Derby and the All Star Game off my list! Thanks to a very generous friend from back east, I was fortunate enough to make it to the 2016 Home Run Derby and All Star game in the beautiful San Diego Padres' Petco Park!


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How Do I Diagnose Problems With a Power Window Regulator in a Car?by Justin Cupler
The power window in your car consists of three main components: the switch window motor and regulator. The regulator is what is commonly referred to as the track or the lift. When this part goes bad, it can cause several symptoms, including uneven movement, sudden dropping of the window or no movement at all. There are several diagnostic steps to determine if the problem is the power window regulator.
Open the door and remove the screws holding the door panel to the door frame. The screws are hidden all around the door so make sure you get them all.
Pry out the trim clips at the base of the door with the trim clip tool. Release all of the clips then pull the panel away from the door.
Disconnect the wiring harness that plugs into the window switch by pressing the locking button and pulling the harness straight out.
Examine the inside of the door to find the motor and frame that the window sits on. This is the window regulator.
Disconnect the window motor wiring harness from the vehicle.
Position the car battery near the door and use the wire to connect the positive and negative terminals of the battery to the window motor. Watch the window motor closely to make certain it is operating.
Observe the movement of the cable and the pivot points on the window regulator as the motor spins. If the cable appears to slip or the pivots point are loose, this means that the regulator will need to be replaced.
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SOURCE: Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
April 12, 2012 06:11 ET
ProCort® Distribution Expands to Puerto Rico
ProCort® Distribution Expands to Puerto Rico
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Apr 12, 2012) - Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: SKVI) (OTCBB: SKVI) is pleased to announce that its licensee, Women's Choice Pharmaceuticals LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Gilbert, Arizona, has partnered with Advanced Medical Enterprises, LLC (AME Inc.) to market ProCort® in Puerto Rico. ProCort® is a topical prescription treatment for hemorrhoids formulated with Skinvisible's patented polymer delivery system Invisicare® and a combination of hydrocortisone acetate and pramoxine hydrochloride.
In July 2011, Women's Choice Pharmaceuticals was granted the exclusive rights to commercialize Skinvisible's product within the United States. Women's Choice Pharmaceuticals' new partnership with AME Inc. will increase the sales efforts for ProCort effective immediately. AME Inc. specializes in the face-to-face marketing and promotion of prescription drugs, dietary supplements and over the counter products specifically designed to address women health issues and conditions. Skinvisible will continue to receive on-going royalties based on all product sales.
"With over 3.7 million people living in Puerto Rico, this expanded coverage is a great opportunity for an increase in ProCort® sales and Skinvisible royalties," said Mr. Terry Howlett, President and CEO. "Sales of ProCort® continues to increase each quarter since its launch in July of last year. With a million new cases of hemorrhoids diagnosed each year along with other potential partnerships in discussion, Women's Choice expects their sales to continue to escalate."
Women's Choice Pharmaceuticals is an innovative specialty pharmaceutical company whose primary focus is to provide high quality prescription products to healthcare providers in the United States. Their nationwide sales team targets more than 30,000 OB/GYNs and selected other medical specialties. Their managed markets division will target PBMs, HMO, GPO, CMS and other managed care organizations ensuring their products are covered under drug benefit plans. (www.wcpharma.com)
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MANILA – Optimism is soaring that the Philippines is finally becoming an Asian tiger economy, but critics caution a tiny elite that has long dominated is amassing most of the new wealth while the poor miss out.
Armed men believed to be NPA guerillas chopped down undetermined number of banana plants 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Ortiz and Pagaran areas of DOLE STANFILCO, located at Brgy. Anahao Daan, Tago in Surigao del Sur.
Political and economic alliance Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of the Middle East is mulling over creating a unified recruitment system for domestic workers.
The Philippines has just achieved another key milestone — an upgrade to "investment grade" status. Investment grade typically ushers two possible benefits. First, the country's risk premium (the extra interest rate that international lenders charge for relatively weaker macroeconomic fundamentals like tax collection, debt sustainability and low and stable inflation) could decrease, which means there…
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday gave the Philippines a historic thumbs up, rating the economy "investment grade" for the first time ever. There is no spoiling this development. It is good news. Our leaders deserve credit as well as some basking in the limelight. By leaders though, it's important to stress that this refers to both…
Early Easter gift for PH "It's an early Easter for the market," said a fund manager after Fitch Ratings raised the Philippine credit rating to investment grade on Wednesday, a move expected to boost investments and lift the country's long-term growth potential.
THE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases recorded in Northern Mindanao have already reached to more than a hundred, an official from the Center for Health Department in Northern Mindanao (CHD-NMR) said.
An association of recruitment agencies in the Philippines lifted on Wednesday its self-imposed ban on the deployment of domestic workers to Hong Kong. According to a report of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) news site, the Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines, Inc. (SHARP) imposed the ban after the Philippine government…
PARIS – Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies, The Lancet reported on Wednesday.
LONDON — Europe's financial crisis is costing lives, with suicides and infectious diseases on the rise, yet politicians are not addressing the problem, health experts said on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines – "Mission Impossible." This was how President Aquino described the proposed Magna Carta for the Poor that he vetoed, as the government had no means to allocate around P3.3 trillion from the P2-trillion annual national budget to uplift the lives of the poor.
MANILA – (UPDATE 4, 5:19 p.m.) Fitch Ratings has lifted the Philippines' credit ratings to investment grade, the first time the country has bagged the seal of good fiscal housekeeping. In a statement, the international credit rating firm on Wednesday said it hiked the country's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'.…
MANILA – (UPDATE 3, 5:17 p.m.) The business community on Wednesday welcomed the Philippines' upgrade from Fitch Ratings, but reminded the government that foreign direct investments (FDI) — the kind that creates jobs — won't be forthcoming if constraints to doing business in the country remain.
The following statement was released by Fitch Ratings on Wednesday, as it upgraded the Philippines to investment grade:
In their rush to approve the Magna Carta of the Poor, lawmakers put in funding provisions that raised questions from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), President Benigno Aquino III said on Tuesday.
MANILA — The number of Filipinos getting married has continued to decline, the National Statistics Office reported on Wednesday.
Traders urged to strengthen forex sources other than remittances The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas wants an export sector development agenda drawn up to ensure that the country's foreign exchange reserves remain at a healthy level in the face of worsening global economic conditions.
(CNN) — As leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convene in Durban, the term "BRICS" used to describe these rapidly growing economies is so last year; today everyone is talking about the "CIVETS."
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) — The Philippine government admitted Wednesday that it is more difficult to pursue peace talks with the leftist rebels than with the Muslim insurgents.
FOR the first time, the Philippines has attained investment-grade status, courtesy of the UK-based Fitch Ratings, in the first of an expected series of upgrades seen to result in even more foreign inflows to help accelerate the economy down the line.
The Philippines secured its first investment grade credit rating on Wednesday, courtesy of debt watcher Fitch Ratings, along with a stable outlook that is expected to lead to more foreign investments, increased access to credit and reduced borrowing costs.
MANILA (2ND UPDATE) — The Philippines got its first long-coveted investment-grade rating on Wednesday, as Fitch Ratings gave the country a 'BBB-' with a stable outlook. An investment grade status opens up the country to more investments that can lead to additional jobs and funds for infrastructure, and help create sustainable economic growth.
MANILA, Philippines – What it means for Phl: An investment grade rating means the Philippines has a strong ability to meet its financial commitments fully and on time. While credit ratings do not indicate investment merit, credit risk is one of the factors taken into consideration by businessmen. An investment grade sends a message that…
MANILA – After last year's faster than expected growth, the call center sector has revised upward its targets for 2016 to $15 billion in revenues and 876,000 jobs, a Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) report obtained by InterAksyon.com showed.
MANILA – More households of overseas Filipino workers are saving their remittances and less are spending on medical needs and education, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
When she left the presidency, nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos had access to health insurance, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said in a paper she wrote from October to December 2011.
Now that summer is here, many Filipinos are looking for summer jobs or part-time stints that will help them fund their dream summer vacations. Some simply want to look for opportunities to work from home, but online job sites aren't always helpful.
MANILA – A month after declaring a moratorium on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Hong Kong, the organization of recruiters sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the former British colony said it is lifting the temporary ban starting tomorrow, March 27.
The country continues to rank relatively higher in human development than other Asean member countries and is also making progress in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines ranks "relatively higher" in terms of human development compared with other Asean member-countries and is making progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
AMAPO-TUCP is in the midst of a bitter union organizing campaign in the contractors of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. Philippines in Subic Bay. The Union reports illegal dismissals, harassment, discrimination, sexual incidents, physical abuse, diminution of benefits, and hundreds of other unfair labor practices, including transfers of work sites, illegal detention and death…Please send protest letters to Philippine authorities using the attached template or your own letter.


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I still find it amazing that our store has become a bit of a tourist destination over the years. That said, it does make some sense – you can spend the day playing at our store, and send your "designated driver" out to the Air Force Museum (20 minutes away and free – someday I'll go out and take some pics and post them here, because it really is a great place).
And sometimes I know when a visitor is coming. My friend Kathy Henning lives in Maryland, and we have crossed paths often over the years at shows and by e-mail. She and her husband, Brian, take their trailer to Idaho each year to visit their son, and visit more family in Iowa on the way back. And since her Spellbinders preorders came in while they were on the road, we arranged for her to pick them up at the store on Wednesday.
So while Kathy was at the counter adding to her new toys, Brian got acquainted with Zoe – who wasn't expecting what came next . . .
. . . after Brian climbed into the trailer and brought out a new playmate . . .
Kathy has been telling me about Sadie since she got her about a year ago. Zoe is sometimes uncomfortable around other dogs (apparently, so is Sadie), so we gave them some time to sniff each other out.
Didn't take long . . .
Once the canines finished their visit, Kathy took Sadie inside -- 'cause Karen loves doggies, too!


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You can find a doctor who accepts Medicaid through Physician Compare, an online tool from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Physician Compare lets you browse doctors accepting Medicaid and Medicare payments.
The acceptance of new Medicaid patients differs widely across medical specialties, Forbes reports. As of 2012, the specialty with the highest proportion of doctors not accepting new Medicaid patients was psychiatry, at 56 percent. The likeliest specialists to accept Medicaid patients were cardiologists: Only 9 percent of them refused to see new Medicaid patients. Some of the other specialties surveyed were ophthalmology, with 18 percent of ophthalmologists not accepting new Medicaid patients, and orthopedic surgery, with 40 percent of specialties not taking new patients on Medicaid.
Medicaid eligibility is based on both financial and nonfinancial factors, and individuals may fall into either a mandatory eligibility group or an optional eligibility group, Medicaid.gov explains. States must cover mandatory eligibility groups, but the amount of coverage provided to optional eligibility groups is up to them. Nonfinancial Medicaid criteria are concerned with an individual's residency, immigration and citizenship status; Medicaid applicants must satisfy both state and federal requirements. For Medicaid-related purposes, income may be assessed based on actual income, standards used by other programs (such as Supplemental Security Income) or as a percentage of the federal poverty level.


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Bye Bye Bullies
You Don't Have To Worry
You might of seen it first hand and experienced the pain
Maybe you know someone who has been bullied
Now that we know what bullies do we can put them in their rightful place
They have no power when we bond together as friends
Their harmful ways will not be tolerated
We see right through to their own insecurities and shame
Bullies the world over have gone to far
They will not stop until the damage is done
Now is the time to take a stand
Unfortunately their have been so many families and friends that have been caught in a bullies plan of deception
We can share our sad stories with such tragic ends
So we may learn never be bullied again
Well said, all bullies are cowards hiding their insecurities. Shame on them all.
Voted up and great message. We must put bullying aside once and for all. I was lucky when I went to school it was in the 60s and 70s and there was none of this terrible bullying.
I have watched my son being bullied since first grade and now he is 13 and after the last incident and having to defend himself after being punched in the face and hitting back the school suspended him and the cops charged him with disorderly conduct even though he was the victim. Dec we are entering a not guilty plea. I was sickened. I watched him lose his friends, three week clinical depression, and talked of killing himself and all after I have been writing about the bullying in the media and doing individual stories on hte victims. It is beyond an important issue and I live seeing anything in a new hub that is on the subject.
A very strong message that needs to be shared. Unfortunately, with modern technology, bullies hide behind their computers too. Time for society to stand together and stop this, instead of turning the other way.
Shared, up, interesting, pinned and tweeted.
I was suggesting that bullying can be generational. There is a fascinating scene in the film The Breakfast Club. It is about a group of students who are on detention for various reasons. There's a football student who is into football because his old man was into football when he was younger. Now this football student didn't want to pick on the more intellectual student but his father pushed him into doing so. It was a case of get these guys while you can now because in the future you'll be picking up after them. In other words, the father had his own issues with people who are smart enough to do better than him in the outside world. His idea was that his son should enjoy his high school years attacking these types before the whole business reversed itself. In the end, the son decided to make friends with the other student because he couldn't see the old man's logic and he thought the other kid was basically okay anyway.
I agree with critical message: "Damn all the Bullies... May their conscious rot them to their graves."
I agree. If bullies are not encouraged by onlookers, many times their need for attention is diminished, so it is not worth taunting a victim. Saying NO MORE from everyone around these bulling situations will help end this behavior.
A stellar and important message you have penned. I am sharing this as more must read it.
matters not the bullies business if there is a will, be sure there is a way and they will seek their goals , come what may!
The bully remains with us. We all want to belong and this is another place where the bully can draw strength from.
DREAM ON..Thank you for bringing this subject to attention..you are so right..and my family has recently had a taste of this matter...it is a shame , and in some instances the " named bully " is actually the victim...there are so many varied types of bullying also...thought provoking poem...
PS : check out my recent poem..my friend..
Sadly, I was a bully. Many of my exploits were encouraged by my peers AND adults. Though the things I did were funny, they required a victim.
Damn all the Bullies... May their conscious rot them to their graves.
Great message and it is very important to be shared. Voted up plus 2!


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I am certainly not living the life I should. I mean, don't we all fall so short of what we hope for ourselves and short of what God has for us?
We talked this week about what it is that pulls us away from what we should do. Is it that we are too busy? Too tired? It is too hard to do _______ (fill in the blank______?
Well, I have not arrived, by any stretch, but as much as I fail, I occasionally do something right. So often I think I hit the mark most with my children than with myself.
(Now after the past 2 weeks or so, I am not feeling too proud as a mom, but I am not sure that is truth I am leaning on…. another issue for another day..)
Anyway, last fall our church took over the management of a local food pantry. I have always wanted to be more involved in service projects, but with 4 little kids it is hard to be able to do too much. With our church so involved though,and knowing nearly all the adults working there I decided to get my older boys involved.
So each Thursday morning, they head to our local food pantry for about 2 to 2.5 hours. Many weeks they go back in the afternoon too, to help again about 4:30 until 6pm. They LOVE it. I mean they live to do this. They do extra work on Wednesday to make sure they can go, the do extra work when they get home. They wake up on Thursday excited to go. I love their hearts!
I had not been, until about a week ago. I simply was not able to get away and go, and with my back I was not sure there was a ton that I could do. But I finally made it a priority to go and help out alongside my youngest boy and my oldest. E has been BEGGING to go for months, but he is a bit young to be there without Robert or me. So we have not allowed him to go.
It was so much fun! It was fun to work and help, it was fun to bless so many families, It was fun to just visit with the other people working there. The most fun?
Watching my oldest boy show me the ropes, and delight in watching him work!! (I wish he worked that hard here with his chores…again another issue for another day….)
I am not sure how often I will get over there, but I loved helping and loved watching my boys love helping! I am thrilled they are committed to this ministry. Another part I love? The people who work along side my boys (really mentoring them in many ways) and how they are encouraging my boys, and confirming the truths we are teaching them. These amazing adults are living It. They are walking the walk and serving when they could be home with their feet up, or simply living up their retirement. But they are not. They are serving so many in Malakoff that need them!
I am loving this part of parenting – the pride of seeing my boys' hearts pumping outside their bodies!!
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text: Tonight's town meeting Aberdeen about public higher education is being hosted by state legislators from Districts 2 and 3. The session begins at 7 p.m. in the Prairie Room at the Ramkota Hotel, 1400 Eighth Ave. N.W. Representatives of the South Dakota Board of Regents, its staff and public university presidents will be on hand to visit with area residents. The public is invited. Similar town meetings have been held in other South Dakota towns. "In today's world, businesses develop where there is a highly educated and talented workforce," Regents President Harvey C. Jewett of Aberdeen said in a news release. "To be competitive in a global economy, South Dakota's higher education system must respond to this ever-changing work environment. Through the continual re-evaluation of what we deliver at the public universities, and by developing new programs to meet new needs, the regents are able to quickly respond to these challenges."


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One deck of 61 tarot-sized cards and a rulebook in a tin.
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The crows saw it all. Who died, who did it, where it happened… even how it was done. Your job is to use the cards in your hand to piece together the facts and reveal the dastardly deed… spell MURDER and you've won! But beware, your opponents' goal is the same; steal their cards, counter their actions, or throw their investigation into disarray with a Wild Crow before they do it to you! At any moment a well-played card can shift the balance and seal someone's fate.
Murder of Crows is a fast-paced card game for 2-5 players. Easy-to-learn, the typical game lasts 15-20 minutes and is suitable for everyone 13 and up.
The 2nd Edition of Murder of Crows is an aesthetic upgrade to the original game. The cards are now tarot-sized, and Dungeoneer-creator Thomas Denmark's atmospheric art has been given more space to shine. We've also upgraded our packaging from a tuck box to a beautiful aluminum tin, as seen with Hounded and Lost in R'lyeh. We added some reference cards, and a two-player variant, but none of the rules have changed!
Murder of Crows 2nd Edition introduces the long-awaited two-player variant, The Murdered Third! In The Murdered Third, two living players vie to reveal their MURDER first, while contending with the random flips of a non-existent ("murdered") third player. If you own Murder of Crows 1st Edition, you don't need to buy 2nd Edition to enjoy The Murdered Third—the rules fit on a single card, which you can download for free!


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What's Next for Your Club or Organization can help your group to examine its assets and its role in the community, and then decide what is needed to take the next step. This might include planning new activities, attracting new members, or supporting members to step up to leadership roles.
Contact our provincial office at 1-855-253-9355 or the Regional Coordinator in your area:
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Provincial Office: Anne Corbin
Central Nova Scotia: Brenda MacKinnon
Western Nova Scotia: Carla Malay
Eastern Nova Scotia: Noreen MacLean
Seniors' Meetings
Community Links partners with others to hold regional meetings such as Let's Talk Pictou County (2015) and Let's Talk Yarmouth (2016) to learn about the views and needs of area seniors and to determine how we can help to support their plans. Contact our provincial office for more information.


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Request to participate in a reintroduction survey:
My MSc. student, Erzsébet Óhegyi is writing her thesis on the funding of reintroduction programmes.
She has developed an online questionnaire - she would be very grateful if you could fill it up with data on your programme:
The results will hopefully be published in an international publication.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards:
Bálint Bajomi
NACD Comments on FWS Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Proposal
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) submitted comments in response to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) draft guidance for reintroduction of the Black-Footed Ferret under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Draft Black-Footed ...
- Pham, L., West, D. and Closs, G. P. (2013), Reintroduction of a native galaxiid (Galaxias fasciatus) following piscicide treatment in two streams: response and recovery of the fish population. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. doi: 10.1111/eff.12031
- Laura Scillitani, Gaëlle Darmon, Andrea Monaco, Giampaolo Cocca, Enrico Sturaro, Luca Rossi and Maurizio Ramanzin (2013). Habitat selection in translocated gregarious ungulate species: An interplay between sociality and ecological requirements. THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 77, 2, DOI : 10.1002/jwmg.517
- Shikang Shen, Yuehua Wang, Aili Zhang, Fuqin Wu, L. J. and L. J. (2013). Conservation and reintroduction of a critically endangered plant Euryodendron excelsum. Oryx, 47(1), 17.
- Frascaria-Lacoste, N. and Fernández-Manjarrés, J. (2012), Assisted Colonization of Foundation Species: Lack of Consideration of the Extended Phenotype Concept—Response to . Restoration Ecology, 20: 296–298. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00875.x
11th International Mammalogical Congress 2013, 11 - 16 August 2013, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Symposium: Reintroductions: objectives, methods and obstacles (Grogan, USGS; Schoenecker, USGS)
IMC11/Symposia/ see symposium 34
AWMS (Australasian Society for Wildlife Management) 2013, Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Conference theme: "Advances in Reintroduction of Australasian Fauna 1993-2013"
The main motivation for this theme is that it is now 20 years since the successful 1993 conference on "Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna", which in turn led to the book of the same name edited by Melody Serena. It is therefore timely to review the many innovations and research advances that have been made over the last 20 years, and discuss future challenges and directions.
Although our focus is on Australasia, some of you from outside the region may be keen to find out more about what is happening here and/or provide some international perspective. The International Marine Mammal Conference is being held in Dunedin from 9-13 December, so this could be an additional incentive for some of you to visit New Zealand.
Further information is available at the conference website ( www.onqconferences.com.au/


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A guide to alienating your blog's readership (by Edward)
1. Promise an update "soon", while teasing about some ridiculous purchase that you've made;
2. Do not update said blog for three weeks.
3. Done.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how it's done. As you can see, it's a fine art, particularly when it comes to the "not-updating-your-blog" step, but it's something we're all capable of if we just apply ourselves to it.
Three weeks can be quite a long time on a Year Abroad, and indeed, quite a lot has happened since then. I've finally become a proper member of both the badminton club and the oft-mentioned Régates, procedures which both required me to submit myself to a medical examination. This was a somewhat unnerving procedure, particularly when I was handed a cup and it took me a moment to realise what it was for, but thankfully I passed it. Thankfully there was no-one else there apart from me and the doctor, so nobody caught a glimpse of just how ridiculous I must have looked after doing fifteen squat-thrusts and having my pulse taken with one of those clamp-on-your-arm thingies.
But of course, it was worth it in the end: I'm now able to play badminton and cox rowers without being asked constantly whether I've paid my cotisation. Both of these ends are going swimmingly, by the way (although that may be the wrong adjective to use when rowing's involved): I've been coxing some rowers from the nearby Reims Management School, which has been a very rewarding experience. My badminton skills have also got correspondingly better, meaning that now it's just 14-year-old girls who can beat me, not 10-year-olds any more.
The teaching experience has also been getting steadily better. It's now taking me less time to prepare lessons, and I've also learnt the danger of over-preparation: if you try to cram too much into one 55-minute lesson, then you'll (a) have wasted your own time in planning, and (b) not be able to give the material that you do teach enough depth. It's a hard balancing act to make, under- and over-preparation, but it's one that I'm learning to deal with. For instance, I'd prepared a lesson on female SOE operatives during World War II, only to find that I couldn't print off some of the activity sheets that I'd got lined up. In the end, it turned out that, if I'd tried to do that activity, I'd have ran out of time, so I guess that's one problème informatique for which I can actually be thankful.
There's one other thing that I learnt last week: don't use an electric radiator to dry clothes on. I won't go into detail about what happened, but let's just say this: it involved panicking; unplugging the radiator; using lots and lots of water from the sink; going into the office and saying that "I may have just done the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life"; and subsequently buying lots of air freshener. Yeah.
Finally, time for the stupid purchase! I promised you an update, so here it is: I bought a kazoo! Yeah!
No, really - I did.
He's called Antoine, and he's absolutely brilliant. I mean, really annoying for my neighbours, but brilliant. Adding kazoo solos to War is Over has to be one of the most amusing things I've done in a long time. Now, should I use it in lessons, I wonder?


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Two historic bottles from Drysdale fetched record prices at an online auction in July.
|The Les Bray St. Arnaud
The bottles were 'discovered' at an Historic Bottle Appraisal Day - part of the 2016 Festival of Glass in Drysdale, Victoria.
One of the bottles was a Les Bray St. Arnaud ginger beer bottle, made between 1900 and 1918. Its estimated price was between $200 and $250, but it sold for a record $650!
The other bottle was a hand blown wine bottle from Oxford University's Magdalene College. It has a glass seal dated 1740 and its owner paid $50 for it years ago at a London market. The bottle's estimated price was between $400 and $500 but it sold for $980 - a record for a bottle of this type.
|The handblown wine bottle
ABCR Auctions ran the online auction, which attracted bidders from around the world.


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Well, hello again!
Here are some studies i've been doing from The Deer Hunter - one of the finest films ever made i reckon. Classic Walken and De Niro.
Friday, 6 July 2012
One Shot...
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Never be the first before ;-) Great stuff!!ReplyDelete
You'll live long in the memory Norman ;) Thanks!ReplyDelete
Nice studies ! Good to see this sort of thing a little more sytlized :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh! Thanks so much for your kind words,Tom. You've made my week! Seriously.Delete
aw mike i dont fit!ReplyDelete
Great screens. First and last are just perfect as for me.ReplyDelete
I interesting in what brushes you used for this studies. Will be glad to know more about your workflow.Replies
Thanks Evgeniy! I mostly just use basic square brushes or dry media brushes to get that little bit of texture. For grass i'll use one of the basic grass brushes with colour variation switched on and then work on top of thatDelete
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But firstly… what was I loving about this weeks Much Love Monday you ask?
(Besides the finalisation in my mind to commit to my plans anyway).
Well how about the long awaited acquisition of this little beauty?!
Oh.My.Goodness.Gracious.Me! I am soooo in love with her.
I've only had Sophie for one day and already I feel like we've been together forever.
While I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon, I've been having hella fun giving grief to poor ol' Siri.
Some of her answers have been hilarious.
Meanwhile I'm discovering the dangers of Instagram.
A little late on the bandwagon, I know, but I can see myself becoming more and more obsessed with iphonography by the second!
Well that's news number one and forgive me for not telling you about it.
I was still so undecided and had a few more months on my contract for the Crapberry so was unsure which way to go.
Plus the HTC and Samsung Galaxy had me confused… but in the end I couldn't wait any longer and it's plain to see I'm an Apple girl through and through.
I really don't think I'll ever regret making the leap.
So onto plans…
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Well again I was reluctant to talk about what wasn't yet set in stone. But then in life what really is?
Originally the hubby and I were discussing anniversaries in Hawaii but with funds the way they've been lately that got scraped pretty quick.
Then came the bright idea to head down to Langkawi since we'd heard how beautiful and ridiculously affordable it was. I'll admit I had a bit of an ulterior motive, as my sister currently lives in Malaysia and so was hoping we could spend a few days seeing her as well.
But alas work has come between that idea and due to H having so many projects and contracts due in the next few months his participation in a holiday was snuffed out too.
Enter plan # 3: I would travel to Malaysia with my 19 year old niece in tow to visit my sister in Penang.
Girls Trip!
All good except that my niece hasn't been at her new job for more than a year yet (asking for time off within that time is a bit of a no-no) and we figured it best not to push it lest she have no job to come home to.
Add to that, the fact my passport was being delayed by more than a week and I was convinced this trip just shouldn't be.
Besides I'm such a scaredy Kat that the idea of traveling alone just seemed too daunting.
So for a while there I umm'ed and ah'ed and I if'ed and but'ed until finally I thought: 'Why not?'
Why not go by myself? What do I have to fear?
I'll be with my sister and her boys the entire time I'm there. All I'll have to do on my own is catch a plane into Kula Lumpar, find and ride the monorail and get on one more domestic flight before she meets me at the airport anyway. It'll be an adventure!
And so this week I am booking my flights.
This time next month I'll be on my way to Penang to see the sights, the sounds and experience the wonderful tastes of Malaysia. How exciting!!!
I keep telling myself, 'people travel alone all the time. It doesn't matter that I haven't traveled without company in the entire 29 years of my life or even left the country in the last 15... I'm sure I'll be just fine…'
Oh please let me be fine. eeeeeek!!!!
resolve to stick to your plan long enough to win.
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Denial of Sleep
July 17, 2000
Dear [bunch of names],
Insomnia, insomnia. It's 03:30am and I'm awake. I already read a book, I worked on my thesis, I listened to some music and now I'm writing an e-mail. I'm waiting for Sleep to visit me, but I'm inclined to suspect that she forgot me tonight. I never try to sleep when I'm not tired, so as a last resort I hope that I find writing to you so boring that I'll get tired.
For you to be able to picture this, I'll give a rough sketch of the situation: I'm sitting upright, cross-legged in my full-size bed (about as big as a twijfelaar) with a comforter over my legs. I have an IBM Thinkpad 600 running Linux 2.2.15 in my lap. Using ViM 5.7 (patchlevel 2) I am writing you this---up to now exceedingly boring--- e-mail. It will get better, I promise. Actually I know it will get better for sure, because I already wrote the rest of this e-mail. The cover of my comforter is orange and my mattress cover is yellow. Next to me is a small portable CD player playing Mozart Piano Sonata 10 (K. 330, my personal favorite) played by Glenn Gould (who disliked Mozart's piano sonatas; he makes that very clear, too). On my ears I have the best headphones Sony (and mankind as a whole) ever created. There is a van Dale Nederlands-Engels dictionary lying with me in bed, too.
Now that you have the full picture I can go on. I'm still not tired. Its 03:45am and I'm still going strong.
It's been a while and not much has happened since the previous e-mail. You would expect that writing an e-mail about nothing is a good way to get tired. Let's see...
Yesterday I went to the worst wedding ever. I married! Just kidding. I didn't. Someone else did, though, and they're going to regret it once they see the pictures. It was a very untraditional Jewish wedding and it was a very nice, very free opportunity to see what MY wedding will NOT look like. It was soooo cheesy: music, cake, first dance, bad speeches and drunk people. Very impersonal. It ended with people dancing in a congo-line (polonaise). I felt a trifle uncomfortable with the unfolding scene and thank heaven Shirley (the young woman I went with) suggested to leave at that point.
Does anybody know why the man has to put the ring on a woman's right index finger and the woman has to put the ring on the man's left ring-finger? It didn't make sense to me, but I guess it's one of those Jewish laws/rules/traditions that simply won't make sense, however hard you think about them. Americans have weird rules too: they won't let me in a bar without my passport (no joke), but buying a gun is OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHT, DAMMIT!!!! Want more? OK, here goes: you can only walk around with alcohol if it's wrapped in a paper bag (so that everybody can see you have alcohol with you). Let's see: oh, yes... according to the latest projections, this country has 2.17 trillion dollars to spend (that is roughly 4.5 trillion guilders) and Baby Bush is standing there, explaining that the people who pay most taxes (i.e., the rich) need a tax break. And nobody is laughing at him! Classes are overcrowded, children can't read when they come out of school and people are dying because they can't pay medical care. Thank god for Bush, though, who protects the tax-payer. According to opinion polls, that guy will be this country's next president and nobody seems worried about that. Mark my words: that guy has "problems" written all over his forehead. I am really happy to see, though, that Americans are choosing their future president based on real issues. The most eloquent thing I heard somebody say about George W. Bush so far is that he looks better than Al Gore. I was close to strangling that person.
If you feel like it, fill out the form on http://www.speakout.com/SelectSmart/ and see what candidate you would vote for. The form asks your opinion on different issues and tells you what presidential candidate you would vote for if you had the god-given right to vote in this country.
OK, enough. This will only make me angry, not tired.
I try to learn new words every day. Yesterday somebody said that something was such a serendipity. A while ago somebody revealed to me what regurgitate means. Do you know what perpendicular is? No? I do.
Besides taking cold showers, I spent the last 5 days sitting in my chair writing my master thesis. I write, rewrite, edit, rewrite, draw pictures, delete, copy and paste. I am going sooo slooowww. I actually spent 1.5 days on three paragraphs. Perfectionism is supposed to be a wonderful trait, but sometimes I think I am stretching its meaning to the point of absurdity.
I miss Amsterdam and my friends. I'll be back soon.
OK. It's 04:40am now. It's getting light and I am pretty tired. My back starts to hurt, too. I feel a little brain dead and I have a cold, too. Good night.


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Enjoy the Festivities at Killin Hotel in Scotland this winter
Scotland is famous for its New Year celebrations, so why not join us? Come and celebrate the New Year at the Killin Hotel, where a warm, friendly welcome awaits you and lots of festive fun.
Begin your Hogmanay celebrations with us on 31st December with a glass of Champagne from the bar, overlooking the River Lochay and the Tarmachan Ridge (weather depending of course) and unwind after your journey.
Settle into your room and we will serve your sumptous five course Hogmanay dinner from 6pm, followed by our fantastic piper, Duncan Mackinnon, where you can dance the night away.
Breakfast will be served a little later in the morning on the 1st and, although our friendly housekeeping team will be on full duty, reception will have bags of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, fresh towels - any re-stocking you need - if you want to stay in your room without housekeeping interrupting you.
Enjoy dinner on the 1st January and a full Scottish breakfast before you depart on the 2nd January. Extra days are, of course, bookable at our normal rate, subject to availability.
Please call 01567 820 296 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com to book.
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Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP
Tel: 01567 820 296
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"If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, You have no today to be thankful for." ~Unknown
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Naturally with a drought of such epic proportions, the heat has been unbearable.
By early morning (6am) it is steamy and the heat does not go away after sundown. Days of unbearable heat and nights of sweating profusely in front of the fan driven breeze.
It's awful and everyone is complaining.
I try to make sure that Brownie is comfortable since his body is covered in hair and I'm sure this makes the heat even worse for him.
His panting scares me a bit because it seems as if his body is overloaded when he pants as if he's ready to drop down with heat exposure. No more days of throwing Big Blue Rat for him to chase because I don't want him exerting himself unnecessarily.
The garden is suffering terribly, my outdoor chores are non-existent, so are the indoor chores for that matter.
It's just too hot to do anything....I can't even think for the heat.
I worry about those construction workers who have to bear the heat to get their jobs done in the outdoors.
Darn, it's 6.18am as I write this and I am HOTTTTT!!!
My friends and I have been having the most animated conversations about the heat, some too crude to mention here, but suffice to say that the ladies are now "panty-less" most of the time and the guys are showing off their physiques in the buff as they strut around their homes doing whatever it is that guys do.
After one of these animated conversations with one of my guy friends last night, he sent me a Whatsapp message with the image below.
Makes a whole lot of sense to me now....it really does.
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Hope you get some good rain soon to break the heat. It can really sap your energy, can't it.ReplyDelete
I feel for you Virginia. I love the heat but I couldn't stand that. I don't know many people who have been happy with their weather this year. Everything seems to have changed. In France they have had 40ºC. Here we have had one of the worst summers on record since April. I have had my heating on in August and now it's September it's been on every day. There have been hardly any days since April when there hasn't been some rain. Hopefully the world will return to some sort of normality fairly soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes the weather worldwide has changed drastically and you know what kills me....some folks still believe that we humans are not responsible for this over the top climate change.Delete
Sounds as if you're experiencing drastic weather changes where you are too.
I wish the weather would settle back down, but I've been told that this is perhaps "the new normal" from here on.