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Volunteer Monitoring 101 Lesson Five: Can I Copy Your Notes?
Several weeks ago I was the bad kid. I skipped class. Family duties called me away from the Upper Valley the same day that UVLT was hosting its Volunteer Conservation Easement Monitor Training. As a former Honor Role student this is extremely embarrassing to admit.
While I was gone, ten folks came to the UVLT office to kick off our annual training. They participated in a classroom session that lasted from 8:30 – 11am, after which they had lunch and carpooled to the field session at the Milton Frye Natural Area where they applied their newly learned skills from 11:30am – 2:30pm.
Did I mention that this was on a Saturday?! And they covered a ton of material.
I reviewed the PowerPoint as well as the class syllabus upon my return; six main topics with multiple sub-categories followed by the field session. I was both impressed and overwhelmed! Key Facts that I noted from the presentation were:
* Currently UVLT has 435 properties that are visited annually by staff or volunteers. This number grows every year.
UVLT's Mission: The Upper Valley Land Trust helps people conserve land forever. We work with individuals and communities to protect the land that supports the ecological health and vitality of our region. UVLT stands committed to the stewardship of conserved lands for the benefit of present and future generations
Definition of Monitoring: "The regular and systematic collection of information about a protected property to identify changes over time and to ensure that it is being managed in accordance with the conservation easement."
These are things I try to keep in mind every time I am out in the field. I remind myself that in a way I am an ambassador between the land trust and the landowner or manager, I help keep the working relationship between the two strong. I also remind myself that I am out there to uphold UVLT's mission and stewardship commitment with the goal of doing so in a way that is systematic and factually geared. Speaking of facts, one very important lesson that was emphasized in this training was the difference between documentation and judgment.
Good Documentation
- Weather conditions
- Natural changes
- Flora/fauna observations
- Land use/maintenance changes
- Objective description of observations
Leave Out
- Judgments about condition of property: such as quality of timber harvest practices, animal husbandry, structure condition
- Personal opinion
Good Documentation
I walked along the northern boundary; timber harvest was noted in the adjacent property that may have encroached upon the protected property.
Leave Out
I walked along the northern boundary and saw that the neighbor has carelessly cut trees down without any thought for the boundary line. I think that they clearly don't care about the environment because where they cut looks very bad.
Even after all of this I was still feeling like I wasn't getting the full picture of the experience. So, I asked some of my unsuspecting classmates if they'd let me "copy their notes" so-to-speak by answering a few questions I put together. Lucky me, they were willing! I've shared the responses of Elizabeth Traver, local blogger and bike rider (she rode to the training) and Jim Barker, newly appointed Chair of the Cornish Conservation Commission, below – thanks again you guys!
- What caught your interest about the volunteer monitor training; why did you choose to participate?
Elizabeth Traver (ET) – I love to walk in the woods anyway, I have been looking for ways to volunteer around the area, I figured I could learn something as well as learn more about places I can go for walks. Finally, I was looking for ways to meet some folks who might have similar interests.
Jim Barker (JB) – I have done monitoring previously but recently became Chair of the Cornish Conservation Commission and thought I should improve my skills and knowledge.
- What did you learn in the classroom?
ET – A bunch of stuff about conservation easement, what it means, who might decide to use it; some of the legal ramifications. Also learned about what UVLT does to facilitate and monitor the easements
JB – Although I have an easement on my property I found the session on easements very helpful. Also the issue of building relationships with landowners and filling out the monitor's form and what to put, or not, on it.
- What did you learn outdoors?
ET – I have never used a survey type compass, that was cool. Then getting to use the compass with the land maps to actually see how they work was cool! I also had not realized that my strides downhill are shorter than uphill–makes sense, just never actually measured them before.
JB – Learning what the length of my pace is and using pacing to find pins will be very helpful. Also was not aware of the 15 degrees between true and magnetic north.
- What did you like best?
ET – Being outside in the woods–see answer above
JB – The orienteering
- What was the hardest part?
ET – Staying awake for the slide show-no, not really. No really hard part, except the biking back and forth
JB – Not eating more scones.
- Do you think you will monitor in the future?
ET – I plan to.
JB – Absolutely
- What is the big 'take away' lesson you'd share with the kid who "skipped class" (i.e. me!)?
ET – I think that learning about easements was really quite interesting, that there are so many easements in the area is awesome, that learning how to use the compasses and read land maps was cool. I also liked the idea that I can be part of the monitoring process!!
JB – Reading topography is very important as is shooting a line with a compass.
Their enthusiasm is contagious! It made me want to run out onto the land and get to work.
Now here I am a few weeks later reviewing all of the information before me. I have learned some new things like measuring strides. I have confirmed some old things like my duty as a monitor and the value of compass skills. But ultimately, I have come to appreciate that the biggest take away lesson for me is this: as a volunteer monitor I am part of a pretty neat community of people and what a valuable resource that is.
Anna Slack, UVLT Programs Coordinator, Monitor-in-Training


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A commercial zoned (C-1) 5-plus acre hard corner in Rowlett is available for development. This parcel is located in a prime location just south of the Huffines developed masterplan community Waterview, home to 1,750 homes. An additional 650 single family homes are on the way, as the Woodside Living development has begun just across the street – just west of Liberty Grove Road. Both residential and commercial construction projects can be seen in close proximity to this site. This is part of a portfolio of contiguous parcels. Seller is willing to subdivide or sell all. This is an ideal location for either retail or medical/dental use to serve the growing population in both this immediate area – as well as areas served by the nearby George Bush Tollway, located a mere 1.2 miles to the south.
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Saturday Morning, Davenport Post Office
I told you your mother wouldn't like that -
she wouldn't like it if you lied -
lying about that dollar and a half -
the money I wouldn't give you
as I only wanted to buy you lunch.
If you'd told me what you wanted
was a dollar and a half for booze
I might likely have obliged
and helped you tie one on.
Honesty goes a long way -
longer than a cheese sandwich.
So I told you your mother wouldn't like you lying,
and to make her happy you should tell the truth.
So after I departed
it was the next fool who came along
who gave you the money
for the 64-ouncer
that you took home to dear old mom.
You never got that bottle back to mom,
to your dirty old flat across the tracks
right next to the place run by nuns.
You never got to hear her say
"thank you so – my good and truthful son."
You didn't spend the afternoon with dear old mom,
getting tanked and smoking cigarettes
traded for food stamps.
You never saw her smile at you like she always did
because the meth lab fire next door took out the whole place,
and the truth came out,
and the truth came out.
And dear old mom wound up behind bars.
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The University of Tokyo Association Football Club
In Japan, almost every university has a soccer club. Among such soccer clubs, University of Tokyo's soccer club is special for some reasons. One of the greatest significance is the fact that our club is called the "Association Football Club", instead of "Soccer Club." This is due to our club's rich history. University of Tsukuba was the first school to introduce soccer in Japan. Then, it began to spread among other universities and the alumni of those schools worked to spread soccer all over the country. Through such process, soccer became a popular sport in Japan. In 1918, Yuzuru Nozu, a student of Tokyo Imperial University (predecessor of University of Tokyo), who was later selected as a member of the Japanese national team, founded the "Imperial University Association Football team. This marked the beginning of our historical club. Four years later, in 1922, our team started the University Soccer League, which became the first official soccer league game in Japan. Records state that our team was very strong then. It can be said that our team made a great contribution to the development of Japanese soccer.
What We Aim For
Currently, our team is playing in the 1st division of Tokyo's University soccer league. Above the 1st division of the Tokyo league is the Kanto league, and our team's goal is to compete in the Kanto League. It is not an easy path to reach this goal. We will have to win the playoffs after being the top 2 teams in the 1st division of the Tokyo league. Many other universities recruit good players by admitting students on their ability to play soccer, while national universities like the University of Tokyo only accepts students via regular entrance exams based on academics. However, with our intelligence, we are working hard to come up with ways to defeat these strong teams.
Takao Toshishige, General Manager
Mr. Toshishige is an alumnus of the University of Tokyo, who graduated in 1968. During his time at the university he was a member of ASHIKI (The University of Tokyo F.C.). In 2013 he took up his current position as General Manager at the club. Concurrently he is the Japanese Representative for the City Football Group, which holds clubs such as Manchester City in the Barclays Premier League and Yokohama F Marinos in the Japanese top flight.
While the on-field coaching is left to the head coach Takahiro Hoshi, Mr. Toshishige's work revolves more around the management of the club. His vast network of connections has proved an invaluable link between the club and the rest of the footballing world.
How to reach us
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Newcastle United defender Shane Ferguson has extended his loan spell at Millwall.
The Northern Irish defender initially moved to The Den last month and was due to return to Tyneside in November.
But Lions' boss Neil Harris has moved to keep the 24 year-old in south-east London until the new year, with the deal extended until January 9, 2016.
Ferguson has made two starts and two substitute appearances for Millwall so far this season.
The League One side are currently 19th.


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|Loves of a Blonde - Criterion Collection
Actors: Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Vladimír Mensík, Josef Sebánek, Ivan Kheil
Director: Milos Forman
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Drama, Music Video & Concerts, Musicals & Performing Arts
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Robin Simmons | Palm Springs area, CA United States | 04/18/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Milos Forman made a name for himself with Czech new wave films that challenged the old order with slyly defiant themes of freedom in all its personal and political manifestations. Two of his landmark early films have been restored in image and sound and digitally transferred in clean, crisp-looking prints with improved English subtitles.Forman earned his first Academy Award © nomination with "LOVES OF A BLOND". In 1966, when it premiered in America at the New York Film Festival, it was an immediate sensation. Even Bosley Crowther, the notoriously tight-laced chief critic for the pompous New York Times could hardly contain himself when he experienced this efficacious, subtle social satire disguised as an exploration of adolescent romantic desire. The story is set in the rural Czech town of Zruc. With a ratio of sixteen women to every man, the chances of factory worker Andula finding love are indeed slim. That is until her giggling girl friends talk her into going to a mixer where she meets Rilda, a devil-may-care piano player from Prague. As the three acts unfold, there's a feeling of real time as issues of intimacy, confinement, dreams, delusions, reality and freedom are explored in the context of their relationship And there's nothing preachy or heavy-handed like some other films of the era that are infected with a deadly hidden political agenda that numbs any entertainment value. This one is pure. Universal in its humanity, the romance of Andula and Milda mirrors all our hopes and fears. Extras include a new video interview with Forman, a deleted scenes and new English subtitles.In many ways, this film is linked to another that is worth noting."THE FIREMAN'S BALL" takes place in tiny Czech village of the 60s. Every year the firmen put on a ball and this is a look at the whacky goings. Real townspeople mostly play themselves in this dark comic satire of life under Soviet style communism. Funny, scary and meaningful. The tone is not unlike "American Beauty" in that the naked truth is sharply revealed.High praise to Criterion for continuing the tradition of gathering the greatest films from the finest filmmakers around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements."
One for filmmakers
Count Zero | Yokohama, Japan | 11/22/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This Criterion edition includes an interveiw with Forman that sheds a lot of light on how this film was constructed. The use of long singles, especially when the pianist's mother and father are in dialogue, was undoubtedly influenced by budget constraints, but Forman makes an aesthetic choice to linger on the mother while she wears down all around her with her world-weary nagging. The effect is that you get to share what the husband, son and protagonist are going through; "Get me away from this woman, please!" The expressions on the faces of both the professionals and amateurs in the cast tell the story not only of drudgery under an oppressive political regime, but the hopes and despairs that people suffer in the kind of fraught romantic episodes the story is woven around. Andula's story is not quite compelling enough to justify the price tag on this DVD - there is a whole episode involving a missing ring and an enraged suitor that pops up and disappears without much relevance. Modern cinema-goers expect more meat to a story, I think. However, budding filmmakers will learn a lot about pacing, reaction from actors, not moving the camera, and the difference between directing professional and non-professional actors (in the Extras interview)."
Irresistable blend of attitude and style and content
Doug Anderson | Miami Beach, Florida United States | 01/24/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The premise of the story is funny-- a village full of women factory workers who live crammed together in dorms needs men so the factory owner charmingly pleads with the military to send an attachment of men to the town to give his girls something to do with their evenings but when the men show up they are all middle aged, the young girls are disappointed. What is even funnier is Formans attitude and style which borrows some tricks in cutting and impromptu time shifts from the French New Wave directors but adds to this famous style a lucid charm that is irresistable. The cutting techniques innovated by the French New Wave directors emphasized the looseness and spontaneity of life but Formans sense of humor is such that he cannot help parodying the techniques he is emulating. For instance in the dance hall sequence the camera slowly pans the feet of the band members which makes for an absurdly enjoyable incidental. French New Wave in technique but the humor is charmingly Czech in tone. The storyline makes some poignant observations about the new social mores of the 1960's--a married soldier trying to meet girls drops his wedding ring and proceeds to watch it roll across the dance floor where it falls to rest beneath a table of single girls. The title character dreams of a young man to take her away from her grim life as factory worker living in a dorm full of girls but since the men she meets do not take her away she decides to take matters into her own hands and follows one to his hometown. But arriving there she is greeted only with more grim reality. She returns home to her factory job and dorm and finds solace in make-believe as she tells her girlfriends a version of the events which conforms to her dreams. Very touching, wise, and satisfying film from a filmmaker who exhibits a fondness for all his characters. No one escapes Formans lighthearted satire nor his empathy which embraces all forms of life, young and old. Remarkably light and poignant at the same time. Czech and Polish films of this period strike an irresistable chord and are some of the most irresistable films ever made. Also recommended: Closely Watched Trains."
Classic Czech film about young love
Bomojaz | South Central PA, USA | 11/27/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A comedy of sorts about first love, though ultimately a sad movie, too, as befitting the subject. A factory town outside of Prague has a mismatch of 16 girls for every boy, so a group of army recruits are sent to liven things up. Only they're a wash-out, and the scene with the girls trying to get out of having to go with these duds and vice-versa is pretty funny.
At a dance, Andula (Hana Brejchova) falls for the piano player Milda (Vladimir Pucholt) and spends the night with him. He is just interested in a one-night stand and uses all the come-on lines he can think of to get her to spend the night with him, including his wish for her to come visit him in Prague and meet his parents. Andula naively falls for all this and goes to his house in Prague, where Milda's parents bully her for being there (they bully Milda, too). He does nothing to defend her and she leaves - but tells all her friends back home what a great time she had.
The movie is very comical in spots and very honest, but Andula is so naive and used, and so accepting of the abuse dished out to her, that we feel sad watching her and pity her greatly. It's this mixture of humor and pity that makes the movie so remarkable. We also pity Czechoslovakia, which appears utterly depressing a place as depicted here. An excellent movie, the one that made Milos Forman a highly respected director."


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I have been perusing the board, but not knowing Seattle geography or transportation options I thought I would post another request for recommendations.
Bay area chowhound coming to Seattle on business. I am staying at the Westin and probably won't have a car. I am looking for mid-range priced restaurants (under $20 a plate) and maybe one more expensive meal ($20-$30 a plate). Don't drink, so wine selection not a priority, only fresh, creative, and regional food.
1. Looking for dinner restaurants to which we could take our two, well behaved young children. They have gone to nice restaurants before and have been fine.
2. My son and I are allergic to wheat, so nothing that only does pasta or pizza well for instance, and nothing that puts soy sauce in everything (since it is made from wheat). Mexican or South American, Thai, Middle Eastern, Indian or higher end restaurants usually are no problem.
3. Looking for some quick lunch choices near the Convention center.
4. My husband is fish phobic, although I enjoy fresh fish/seafood, so any fish place should have other options.
5. We will probably head up to the market and seattle center one day, but we need to stay where we can easily get there by safe/reliable public transportation (like the monorail).
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The time of the graduation ceremony has come. Naoki decides to stay on at Tonan University, but Kin-chan, who didn't
pass the entrance exams, thinks of his future and decides to find employment. Class F winds up at the same hall with Class A for their respective faculty thank-you parties; a clash between them ensues, and now the mood turns grim. Naoki eventually teases Kotoko in front of everyone. Kotoko gets back at him by exposing his boyhood transvestite photo to everyone. Furious, Naoki calls out Kotoko, and suddenly plants a kiss on her.
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Royal Palm BallroomOur largest individual meeting venue, this elegantly appointed ballroom boasts 2,730 square feet of space, warm, inviting décor and capacity to comfortably accommodate 300 attendees. The ballroom layout can be adjusted to accommodate more intimate events.
Poinciana, Cypress and Acacia RoomsThese three meeting rooms are perfect for small- or mid-size meetings. The rooms all include prominent permanently mounted flat-screen TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and plenty of electrical outlets, and the Acacia Boardroom comes with an Executive meeting table.
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PHELAN � Parts of Phelan Road will be closed for up to four weeks starting Monday for a rehabilitation project.
The existing asphalt concrete pavement on Phelan Road from approximately Beekley Road to State Highway 138 has deteriorated and is in need of rehabilitation, officials said.
The project includes repaving and a re-profiling of the road at some locations in order to increase the sight distance for motorists.
The first phase will close Phelan Road from Beekley Road to Buckwheat Road for approximately four weeks.
The detour for accessing the Solid Waste Management Phelan Transfer Station landfill located on Buckwheat Road is south on Beekley Road to North State Highway 138, then East on Phelan Road.
The second phase of the project will close Phelan Road from Highway 138 to Buckwheat Road starting approximately June 9.
The detour for accessing the landfill during this time is Phelan Road to Buckwheat Road.
All work should be completed by June 30.
Detour signs will be in place with directions to the Phelan Transfer Station landfill through the closure period. Posted detours will allow residents to have access to their property. Beekley Road and Highway 138 are the posted detours during the Phelan Road project.
At the completion of this project, officials said the public will have a much improved road surface to travel.


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Friday Open Thread
Welcome to your Friday open thread. Thank goodness it's Friday, this week can't end soon enough for me.
Rick Santorum is goofy. Here he is speaking out against early childhood education:
Last month, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) — a long-shot contender for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination — said American students scoring low on history tests is proof of "a conscious effort on the part of the left, who has a huge influence on our curriculum, to desensitize America to what American values are so they are more pliable to the new values that they would like to impose on America." During a campaign appearance at the Perry Public Library in Perry, Iowa this week, Santorum took this line of thinking a step further, explaining that he is opposed to early childhood education programs because he feels they are a government attempt to "indoctrinate your children":
It is a parent's responsibility to educate their children. It is not the government's job. We have sort of lost focus here a little bit. Of course, the government wants their hands on your children as fast as they can. That is why I opposed all these early starts and pre-early starts, and early-early starts. They want your children from the womb so they can indoctrinate your children as to what they want them to be. I am against that.
"Obviously, socialists love children, just like they love people in groups of one million or more," Santorum added.
What can I say about that nonsense? I have no idea if he really believes this or if he's trying to get some attention to his campaign from nowhere. I think liberals pay more attention to him than anyone else.
Is the defense to stupidity that you're drunk?
According to court documents, Resendiz admitted in a June 2010 deposition that he was drunk when he signed nine contracts with the architectural design firm Synthesis+ for $1 million worth of work.
Resendiz said in the deposition that he signed the documents in May or June of 2008 at the local restaurant Ardovino's after "a good two and a half, three hours" of drinking, Rene Romo of the Albuquerque Journal reports (sub req).
The design firm denies this, saying the contracts were signed at City Hall. Meanwhile, the citizens of the town are probably cringing in embarrassment.
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Extending from the foothills of the Andes mountain range in eastern Colombia, the plains of Los Llanos are home to a genre called musica llanera (plains music). More than two centuries ago, the Spanish introduced the harp to this cowboy culture, and it somehow became the percussion backbone to their musical and dance traditions. Now, Colombian harp prodigy Edmar Castaneda has taken the instrument even further by redefining its place in modern jazz music. The harp first inspired Castaneda at age 7, when he began performing the popular joropo dance, which is dominated by the music of the Colombian harp. After he turned 13, he decided to learn how to play the difficult instrument, and enlisted the help of friends and local musicians. In 1994, Castaneda moved to New York, where he started a regular restaurant gig on Long Island that would help shape his original style. "That was my school of harp," he explains. "I played solo interpretations of international music, so I was looking for ways to play all the parts of songs without a band. I figured out that the harp can make two instrument sounds in one." Playing heavy bass lines with his left hand and picking melodies (and improvising solos) with his right, Castaneda creates a rhythmic pulse that surges with a bright, flamenco-like sound. Although the harp is most often played in classical or folk settings, Castaneda's unique style quickly drew acclaim on the international jazz scene. Jazz legends Nelson Gonzalez and John Scofield recruited him for live dates, and Czech-born singer Marta Topferova has worked with him in folk settings. Meanwhile, Grammy-award winning saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera took Castaneda under his wing. "Paquito has been a great inspiration and help for me in my career," Castaneda says. "It's fun playing with him and he is always teaching me something new." Castaneda's explosive live show has recently expanded to a trio with trombonist Marshall Gilkes and percussionist David Silliman (Castaneda's wife, Colombian singer Andrea Tierra, often sits in). After performing at New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and on the European festival circuit, the group embarked on their first tour across Colombia. "The people at home here have received us so well," Castaneda says warmly. "It's very exciting to finally be playing my own country."
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Friday is under threat as our favourite working day of the week, thanks to Throwback Thursday.
This online trend to share embarrassing childhood snaps is swamping all the social networks with endless reminiscences about "the good old days".
Anyone can take part in Throwback Thursday – or #tbt for short – and before you could say hashtag celebrities have been getting in on the act.
From dodgy jumpers and gap teeth to full-blown fancy dress, stars have shared no end of vintage shots for our amusement.
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Fits either side. Thunder Karts Storm and Lightning with tubeless wheels, 5/8" spindle. Uses 4" spindle bolt. Picture is not of actual product. Spindle bolt / nut and axle nut not included. Unpainted. After-market; replaces 41450A0001. Also replaces 90077. (Warning: Part # 90077 was used on multiple spindles. Contact us before ordering based upon that number.)
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Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Demise of a Camera
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That's sad. My big camnera died on me a couple of years ago. It got 'creative' with focussing. I miss it, but I have to make do with a smaller, cheaper version these days.ReplyDelete
Great pics of the pups, they are so beautiful.ReplyDelete
The worst thing about getting a new camera is learning how to use it.
oooh mi, I'm so glad with the clear puppy picturesReplyDelete
every camera has it's time
Oh I hate it when a trusty tool fails me -- cameras can be such personal items since they record what our eyes and spirit see.ReplyDelete
Maybe a small embroidered shroud and a fitting ceremony....ReplyDelete
...before committing the poor thing to the garbage :-)
Oh dear - one gets so used to a tool like that, and getting accustomed to a new one is always a challenge!ReplyDelete
ARRRRgh, Penny - hope you find an even better trusty camera quick! I had my old friend Cannon die a couple years ago and found a little red replacement that I rely on like another set of eyes. (The RP's are looking very appealing)! xxoo, susReplyDelete
Hi Penny, we are just back from Britain and i have been reAding your May posts. They are wonderful as usual and I am SOO far behind! Sorry to hear about your camera. If it is any help, I have a new one , just bought before we left for 01 May. It is a Canon S100 and it is superb. Give it a look anyway, unless you have already bought something.ReplyDelete
Who couldn't fall in love with those beautiful brown eyes?!! Hope you manage to find a really good replacement camera so you can take more pictures of the rusty pups.ReplyDelete


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Holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! As you know by now we did a Smut Show on IWS Radio last Sunday. You MIGHT have also noticed that we're going to the other extreme this coming Sunday with a Good Wholesome Fun Show. Before things get too wholesome around here, I have something I need to do. I made a long list of my favorite sex euphemisms for the show last week just in case we needed filler. We had so much audience participation that we didn't need any filler at all which is awesome! It would be silly to just let all those euphemisms go to waste though. Don't you think? I agree, so here we go ….
Dipping the corn dog in the batter.
Putting the sour cream on the taco.
Riding the skin bus to tuna town.
Parking the beef bus in the tuna garage
Glazing the muffin.
Take the old one eye to the optometrist.
Vulcanize the whoopee stick.
Burping the worm into the mole hole
Formatting the hard drive
Yodeling in the canyon of love.
Gland to gland combat.
Dinner beneath the bridge. (69ing)
Get into a bit of a jam.
Have some bananas and cream.
Slytherin her hufflepuff (for you Harry Potter fans)
Visiting her downtown dining and entertaining district
The no pants dance
Spelunking in the slime cave.
The four legged frolic
Get the old pole waxed
Parking your yacht in hair harbor
Making feet for baby shoes
Stretch the leather
Beef curtain immersion
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|Southeastern Section - 60th Annual Meeting (23ñ25 March 2011)
|Paper No. 16-9
|Presentation Time: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
DAVIAS, Michael, Stamford, CT 06907, email@example.com and GILBRIDE, Jeanette L., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
While there has been a great deal effort expended in researching the "Carolina bays" on the eastern seaboard of the United States, little attention has been paid to the significant quantity of elliptical-shaped landforms in Nebraska, United States. William Zanner (2001) proposed a relationship between the Rainwater Basins of Nebraska and the Carolina bays, based prior core sampling through overburden loess layers (Mark Kuzila, 1994), which suggested the ancestral depressions were created sometime prior to 27 ka. Since that time a significant blanket of late Wisconsin glacial loess have been deposited, rounding off the originally sharp edges of the basins. In 2010, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources released high-resolution 2-meter Ground Sample Distance (GSD) LiDAR data with 0.36 m vertical accuracy for much of the southeastern region of their state. We present digital elevation maps (DEMs) generated with this data. These clearly exhibit the presence of significant quantities of elliptical planform depressions with many facets in common with those in the East. The use of these LiDAR maps has enabled this identification with their sub-meter relief fidelity, as the characteristic planforms are rarely seen or identified on the ground or in satellite imagery. Their distinct closed elliptical circumpheral rims, variety of sizes, and common alignments in any one area are considered by us to be as enigmatic as the Carolina bays' planforms. In some areas, local dunes visible in the LiDAR maps have breached the landforms, but the underling ancestral basin structure continues to show through. Our use of LiDAR elevation data includes the generation of elevation profile maps, which attempt to document basin rim relief, as well as the disparate altitudes of basins in a region. As is the case on the East coast, the basins were generated on a continuum, without regard to altitude above sea level. The Rainwater Basins are spatially large landforms, correlating well with the larger Carolina bays. We speculate that, if ever existent, smaller basins have been inundated with overburden and no longer map through. While not found in quantities as extensive as those in the East, we hold the geospatial mapping of the surviving basins to be critical to our triangulation attempt, when correlated to their Eastern brethren.
Southeastern Section - 60th Annual Meeting (23ñ25 March 2011)
General Information for this Meeting
|Session No. 16--Booth# 38
Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
Wilmington Convention Center: Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday, 24 March 2011
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 65
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China International Wood & Wood Products Trade Conference (IWTC) is one of the best-known wood and wood products trade fairs in China, it have been successfully held eight times in the cities such as Beijing、Shanghai and Guangzhou, it conforms the industrial development trend, and offers a display and trade exchanges and export platform for the domestic and international wood and wood products enterprises. The wood fair gathered up the latest products、up-to-date technology and latest trade policies in wood and wood products industry, and bridge the gap between the international purchasers and suppliers. The 9th Wood & Wood Products Expo take advantage of the previous eight wood fairs, strengthen the service consciousness, put forward new measures, strengthen publicity abroad, relying on numerous experience of undertaking professional exhibition of Organizing Committee, this exhibition will be the largest wood and wood products exhibition in China, and will bring participating enterprises limitless business opportunity and heavy harvest.
Ⅰ. Organization
Orgnizer: China Wood Trade Web
Beijing Zhonglin Huida International Exhibition Co.,Ltd
Asia Green--Culture Association
China Architectural Cuture Center
China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce (CFNA)
Co-sponsor by:The Center for Housing Industrialization of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction
China Real Estate Association
Overseas Co-Organizer by:Russian Irkutsk Government Malaysian Timber Council Canada Wood Malaysian Furniture Industry Council
Media Support: www.timbercn.com Timber Web
Ⅱ. Highlights
* New Concepts: Provides a feast of wood products and decorative panels. we strengthen the scope compare with the previous international fairs, and all kinds of LOG、BOARD and WOOD PRODUCTS will appeared on the fair. New concepts, new markets, furthermore the special e-commerce platform: China Wood Trade (mujiaohui.com) will be used to provide accurate and timely trade matching service.
*The Largest: relying on numerous experience of undertaking professional exhibition of Organizing Committee and the largest client date-base, this exhibition will be the largest wood and wood products exhibition in China
*Promote Mutually: The 10th China International Exhibition on Housing Industry will be held on the same day, which expand the amount of the visitors and the exhibiters .you can feeling the special purchasing experience with the rich variety, Complete Brands, circumspect suit services.
Ⅲ. Content of Exhibition
Area A:For Raw material supplying
Local log: crude wood, birch, pinewood, polar, fraxinus mandshuriea, oak, elmwood, mahogany, cedar timber, paper making materials, mine timber, etc.
Imported log: African timber、North American timber、European timber、South American timber、South Eastern Asian、Australian timber、Russian timber, etc.
Board: Artificial board, veneer, integrated timber, block board, facing slab, formwork of wood or architecture mode, fiber board, decoration plate, density plywood, particleboard, lumber, wood veneer, bamboo plywood, wood bark, finger joint lumber , decorative board, plywood, fireproof board, wood line, furniture subsidiary fittings, etc.
Antisepsis timber: fire proof timber, fireproofing veneer, modified timber, wood-plastic product, etc.
Carpentry Accessories: desiccant, wood preservative, colorant composition, timber modifiers, plate additive, etc.
Stairs and Flooring: wood stair, stair tread, wooden cabinet, wood handles. multiple stair, Euro Star, Euro Master; Floorboard, Wood floorboard, Bamboo floorboard, Solid wood parquet flooring, Consolidated compound floor, Floor semi-finished products, PVC floorboard.
Area B: For Specially Invited Woodwork Purchaser
The organizer plans to specially invite top 10 of global most powerful purchasers to set up booth in the exhibition. There will be above 50 international flag purchasing enterprises setting up booth. Purchasers are interested in the following fields:
Artificial board
Flooring board
Wood artwork
Wood toy
Area C: For International Certificated Product
In order to help domestic woodwork producer to establish diverse raw material purchasing channels, and make it convenient for oversea purchasers to buy Chinese certificated woodwork, the organizer intentionally sets up an exhibition area for "international certificated product". The following certificated products will be displayed:
FSC certificated product: FM raw material and COC products
PEFC certificated product:FM raw material and COC products
CE certificated product
Others: Government Agencies, Association, import & export inspection and quarantine bureau, Quality supervision and test organizations, export direction and management organizations, Consulting organizations, Investment companies, Design organizations, Timber trading market, timber storage , Publication of physical distribution corporation, Media, etc.
Ⅳ. Membership Dues
Content Price Notes
Booth 3x3 m2 USD 3500 /unit equipped with the company name, the booth number, two or three partitions, one table, two chairs, ordinary lighting and one 220V/10A electricity power outlet.
Bare Stand 350USD/ m2 For raw space, Carpet, light, power supply, table, chair and other facilities are available for rent. Self-built exhibitors need to pay the exhibition construction fee to the exhibition center according to the pricing list released by the center.
Ad. On the Catalogue
Color back Cover USD 6,000 The exhibition catalogue is available in both Chinese and English edition, printed in color, and includes introduction and contact method of all attendees, distributed to all attendees during the exhibition, and presented to governments, industry associations and related purchasers etc. The catalogue is printed in 16 K, the size of advertisement film is 210 x 28.5.
Back Cover USD 4,000
Inside front cover USD3,000
Inside back cover USD2,000
Full page: USD1500
Ticket back Ad USD 3000
(20000 pieces)
Ⅴ.Media support
Authorized media:
Web: www.house.sina.com.cn
Newspaper: China Construction News
Journal: Housing Industry
Media support:
Web: soufan.com/ baidu.com/ Xinhua.com/ Chinanews.com/ Msn.com.cn
TV: phoenix TV/ Oriental TV/ Guangdong TV/ ShenzhengTV/ Chongqing TV/ Tianjin TV/ China National Radio/ Beijing people's Radio
Journal: China business, China Economy Times, China Construction News, Beijing Daily, Beijing Evening, Beijing youth news,
Ⅵ.Statistics of 2010 event
Visitor's occupation
Government & association: 4%
Contractor: 19%
Media: 4%
Developer: 8%
College: 8%
Distributor & im-export: 8%
Agent: 12%
Design institute: 13%
Manufacturer: 16%
Else: 8%
Visitor's title
General Manager: 22.22%
Project manager: 20.68%
Purchase manager: 8.33%
Technical and engineer: 5.56%
Administrator from company: 4.01%
Else: 5.25%
There were more than 47,000visitors coming from China and abroad,
Ⅶ.Application procedures:
Please complete the application form and send back through fax or express, remit the participation fee to the following bank account. After the application is accepted, the committee will reserve the booth for the applier according to chronicle order that the payment is received. The committee will send the "Exhibitor Guide" to exhibitors prior to the exhibition.
Exhibition period:
9:00am—16:30pm,Sep 27,2011
9:00am—16:30pm, Sep 28,2011
9:00am—15:00pm, Sep 29,2011
Venue: Beijing Exhibition Center
Beijing Zhonglin Huida International Exhibition Co.,Ltd.
Add: China Post Science Academy, Haidian District, Beijing city, China
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Angelina Jolie: 'Tourist' Premiere with Brad Pitt!
Angelina Jolie is white hot in Atelier Versace at the premiere of her latest film, The Tourist, on Monday (December 6) at NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre.
The 35-year-old actress showed off some leg in an ivory white long sleeved angora gown and hit the carpet with partner Brad Pitt.
Angie's co-star Johnny Depp also came out for the film's premiere.
The Tourist opens this Friday, December 10!
FYI: Angie finished off her look with Ferragamo shoes and earrings from her personal jeweler, Robert Procop. Brad is wearing a shearling collar double breasted coat from Burberry, while Johnny donned a brown pinstripe 3-piece Polo Ralph Lauren suit.
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We are looking for exciting crafters, newbies or practiced crafters to join one of the most laid back teams in blogland. If you would like to join our friendly gang then create an entry following this weeks challenge and mark your entry with DT after your name, on the linky then post on your blog, letting everyone know about the DT call and we will pop over and say hi.
The DT call will run on this challenge last entries by
midnight on 31st January
Now onto my card. My mother in low asked me to make a Valentine card so I thought I'm gonna cheat and use my Paper Cupcakes DT project where we given you a picture to inspire you for this week and over at Try it on Tuesday it's a wild card and the theme is:In the mail, so let your imagination and let see what you can come up with.
First of all here is the inspirational picture
and her is my offering
The main image is Paper Cupcakes called In the Breeze and the WA, bingo card & the ticket is from TLC Creations
Hehe an other rocker card but with a twist, there is a little massage in the hart once you pull the tag out.
And few close up
Thanks popping by
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Born-and-bred in Los Angeles, Julio Romano is often credited as one of the organic beauty movement's earliest adapters, having whipped up his own all-natural hair and face products since childhood under the careful tutelage of his boho-chic mom. Since diving into the hair care world he's worked on the tresses of celebrities like Madonna and Christina Ricci.
Last April, Romano opened his first salon—aptly-named A Shampoolio Experience—on Melrose Avenue, where he not only cuts, colors, and gardens (and, with a new outdoor BBQ on the way, even grills), but also stocks a unique collection of all natural hair care products, all of which are made by hand in small batches in his private studio. Here, the Shampoolio hair guru dishes on his hair secrets, and why he wouldn't even wash his car with commercial shampoo.
The Vivant: When did you know you wanted to be a hair stylist?
Julio Romano: Well my sister was a hairstylist, and she was a punk rocker, so she used to play around with my hair when I was a kid, and she would do all kinds of crazy different things, and my hair was always long, but she would backcomb it into mohawks or liberty spikes, hairspray it up all crazy—so we were always doing that. And my sister, she always wore her hair really cool too, so it was always fun for me, because that was my older sister and she told me it was a cool thing to do.
How long have you been working in the industry now?
Since 1992, so that's a long time. Twenty years now.
What motivated you to start experimenting with your own products?
My mom made her own products, so when I was a kid, it was a group thing. We would all get together and learn how to cook, how to make masks for our faces, for our hair—and I had two sisters and a mom, and I was the youngest. I also had an older brother, but he was sort of up and out of the house already—so it was pretty much me and three girls. So I learned to do a lot of girly stuff, and also my mom was really into natural things. We'd play around in the kitchen and make dinner, and we would also come up with our own mask and hair treatments for after dinner. And we'd all help each other, and pretty soon we had guys in the neighborhood doing it too. It was cool, we were way ahead of our time. People caught on. It was back in the '70s, and people wore their hair really long, and we got good at helping them achieve their goals. I've always been around [natural beauty products], so now it's just me making it modern, and also wearable and recyclable and preserving it so you can take it home.
Is it true you started making your own products in a bathtub?
I have a little studio, and in my studio—it's very small, like 200 square feet tops, the tiniest freestanding house you've ever seen and it was built in the '20s—I have a sink, but also my bathtub has stronger water pressure, and sometimes if things were going to be a mess I would mix it over the bathtub. Nowadays, I have a steel top table so it's easier to keep clean. It's still pretty low key, though. That's what makes it special. I'm also in touch with every single aspect of Shampoolio, all quality control. I know what's going in, I know every step. 95 percent of the products that are made today for hair are done by chemists—the hair dresser doesn't touch any of it. So this is a unique way to do that now, and it's also very innovative. More and more people are starting to do [organic products] now, it's becoming a trend, but I was one of the first to do things in a different way. And also in a way that makes it work—these are high-potency, organic, nourishing hair products. I also have one product firmly planted in the skincare community, too, and that's because a lot of my friends do skincare. So when I was putting this line together I consulted with a lot of them, and all of my products are skincare friendly as result. So not only is this line good for the hair but the products also work on the hands as lotion, or on the lips as lip balm, and so on and so forth.
What are some of the ingredients you find yourself working with most often?
I use lavender oils, I use a lot of dry oils. And what I mean by that is they're not greasy to the touch, they just go in and do their moisturizing. A lot of cosmetic grade oils are on the drier side, meaning you don't see the grease and they don't pick up dust. I use a lot of camellia oil, which is a Japanese oil, and it's extracted from flowers. I use coconut oil as well—organic coconut oil. Every single product I have has raw apple cider vinegar in it, and that's to preserve it and also to seal it. It's acidic on the pH scale, so it forces the cuticle to lay down flat, so it get lots of shine. It also keeps out moisture, so it's anti-frizz, as well as anti-static. We're in southern California here and people wear their hair really, really long, and they want to do something nice for the 'vintage' part of their hair, meaning the last four or five inches.
"Vintage" is a really great way to describe it. What was the first product you made for the collection?
It was Day 2, that was the first one. I have really curly, wavy kind of Jesus hair. And it can get really fluffy if I'm not careful, so when I was developing my product line I wanted to make sure I didn't look like the guy from Creed, because my hair was long and sort of Fabio-ish. I was not into that look. I wanted something a little more organic, a little more of a rolling, shaggy curl as opposed to fluffy, blow-dried hair. So that product was created specifically to handle my needs because I almost have ethnic hair. I mean, I'm half Mexican, but it's almost between African American and Mexican hair and it has to be tended to. So that was my elixir to save my hair and make me more presentable to go out there and groom my clients.
Stylists are exposed to such an insane number of chemicals on a daily basis. Was that a frustration you had before going into the organic product business?
99 percent of the products we use today are loaded with chemicals, and I wouldn't even wash my car with the shampoos that are on most of the shelves. It will destroy the paint on your car, and it will destroy the basic moisture balance of your hair. It's almost like, why would you spend so much money getting a nice face wash and then wash your hair with something so horrible, and then go ahead and condition it with three thousand chemicals, and the perfumes, and all the rest. Because that's what you wear everyday, and so it's close to your heart. For me, it makes sense to wear something natural and something I believe in. I can put my products on my clients children and be 100 percent sure it's going to be a good thing.
What's your best seller so far?
Calm has been the best seller so far. That's because it smells great and it does what it's supposed to—in such a crazy world, Calm is such a smart product because it does what it says. You open the bottle and you smell it, and you immediately feel calm. Put it on your hair, your hair feels calm. Put it on your skin, your skin feels calm. So that's by far my best seller. And now the curly-haired people are starting to figure out Curl, and they're getting hyped on that, too, because it's a very soft product. That's what these products are all about—creating softness in our life. There are so many sharplines and so much hardness in the world, and these products are designed for a softer look, which more people are into now, whereas back in the day when it was all about hard gels and hairsprays. That crunchy look. But today, softness is a very coveted look. And you notice almost everybody is wearing their hair longer in one way or another, whether it's real or extensions, so it's very important that we're nourishing the hair and the things that light up our face.
What's next for you and the collection?
I'm coming out with my Scalp Tonic, which should be out for holiday. That will be used in lieu of shampoo. Basically what it does is clean your hair and your scalp without taking the natural moisture balance out of it. It's just using botanicals and natural astringinents and making them into a nice, pH-balanced tonic that makes your hair and your scalp clean. It's also anti-dandruff and a natural alternative to harsher products like Head & Shoulders.
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This was for my birthday soiree a few months ago. It was twenties themed. This is a redesign. I went thrifting and found a beaded scalloped top. I used the hem and sleeves from the vintage shirt for added detail to a simple black dress ie the bust area and hem of the dress. I then wanted a geometric style so taped off areas and hand painted and glittered the dress. I think it turned out wonderfully. Not to mention I have left glitter all over the streets of Seattle! :)
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Training to Develop Your Business Health and Wellbeing Strategy
This exclusive new training initiative from the South West Contact Centre Forum offers members a cost effective training solution with the objective of employers developing their Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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Dates: 26 - 27 July 2018
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The programme consists of 2 content packed days designed to ensure that every delegate is able to develop a framework upon which they can build a Health & Wellbeing Strategy for their own business. The sessions throughout the 2 days are designed to offer delegates the opportunity to consult wth the trainer, be flexible in their choice of building their future strategy. A must-attend course for those who are keen to enhance their business performance through ensuring that their business is work-healthy.
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· The case for implementing wellbeing in the workplace
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· Understanding the six areas of work design that can affect stress
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So much of our online social media world isn't social. It's stale and technical. Those of us who are trying to promote our blogs or our products often automate things because frankly there's only so many hours in the day. We can't write books and blog posts or create products if we're spending all our time online.
Wired Magazine started something in their print version a little while ago that at first I thought was a nice little gimmick, but the more often I saw it the more I began to understand it was a way of humanizing their publication. If you grab a recent issue of Wired and take a look at the credits section near the front—the "Who Does That?" section—you'll see something pretty cool.
They take the time to go around the office and ask the staff a question of some sort, then they print some of the best answers in the page margins with arrows pointing to the member of the production staff who said it. It's a way for you to get a tiny little glimpse into the lives and personalities of the people who create the magazine, and it also encourages you to actually pay attention to who those people are for once.
I don't know about you, but I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've looked at the credits page of any magazine—until Wired. Now, it's one of the pages I check out first when the latest issue hits my mailbox.
How can you humanize what you do—whether it's for a blog or business? How can you stay competitive in today's over-saturated market and retain a sense of realism and empathy?
Six Ways to Humanize Your Brand
1. Honesty:
Don't try to hide yourself behind slick marketing campaigns and massaged messages. Yes, you should be professional. Yes, you should put your best foot forward. Yes, you should advertise your product. But don't try to be someone you're not. Don't fudge the numbers on your publicity packet or say you have experience you don't have. Don't try to make your experiences sound bigger or more impressive than they truly are. Deliver on your promises, and be quick to admit when you know you're going to fall short of those promises. Unrelenting honesty builds trust with your audience. Trust reinforces your humanity.
2. Transparency:
Don't hide your mistakes. Use them as teachable moments you can share with other to show how you're not perfect and how you're still learning and growing as a person. And don't be afraid to get off-topic once in a while. You don't want to do this too often or your alienate yourself from your audience, but breaking the fourth wall every now and then reminds your audience that there's a real person behind it all. Share your interests, your struggles, your faults and failures, your frustrations, your hope and dreams—all the stuff that gives your audience a glimpse of the real you.
3. Communicate "Humanly":
This sounds a little bit like defining a word by using the same word, but one of the best ways to humanize what you do is to intentionally try to write and speak like a real person. Avoid using jargon or specialized language. Use humor, even to the point of poking fun at yourself. Sign your emails with your real name, not a company name or title alone. Work to build emotional connections, but don't try to manipulate emotions.
4. Customer Service:
No matter who you are, you're selling something. Even if you're not charging money and no actual product changes hands, you're at the very least attempting to persuade people to think. So, as a salesperson, you've got to think in terms of customer service. Are you truly serving your customers.
5. Build Bridges:
It's often tempting to look at your Facebook friends and see them as nothing more than another marketing stream. Not that you shouldn't ever advertise what you do in your private life, but think about balance. Imagine hanging out with a friend who suddenly never talks about anything but their business or product. At first it's okay because they're excited about this new venture and want to share it with you, but soon it feels like their trying to make a sale every time you have a conversation. How much do you want to keep hanging out with your friend? Treat your personal social media accounts with the same care and discretion.
6. Social Interaction:
Without implementing a hard and fast rule that you MUST respond to every comment on your blog and social media accounts, or that you should personally respond to each and every email, keep in mind that one of the most powerful ways to keep that human touch alive is to communicate freely and often with your audience. If you have opportunities to speak in public, I'd recommend you always make sure you have time to meet with audience members afterward. Building a community that you're regularly involved in keeps you humble and human. Above all, try to listen more than you speak when you have the opportunity to interact with your community.
I'm Jeff M. Miller, and I help ordinary people who are stuck in a rut change their behaviors so they can be extraordinary. I'm an entrepreneur who retired from my full-time job in my early 40s to work from home. I'm a financial counselor, life coach, graphic designer, and passionate believer in helping others improve their lives a little more each day.
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Publix is having a major sale right now in preparation for Easter.
See all this food? I got it for over 50% off the regular price!
How? Sales. Coupons. And a little planning.
5 Reasons to Coupon at Publix
- The BOGO Sales. Every week there are an abundance of buy one get one free deals (otherwise known as half off). You don't have to buy two of the item to get the sale price, if you buy only one it rings up at 50% of the regular price, so you can buy two, or one, or eight like I did.
- Stacking Coupons. Publix will accept one manufacturer's coupon AND one store coupon for one item. Example. I bought a package of Flatout Flatbread on BOGO at $2.99 ($1.49 each) and I used a Publix coupon for $1 off and a manufacturer's coupon for $0.50 off. My flatbread was FREE.
- Competitor Coupons. Publix accepts store coupons from their competitors, the list of competitors varies from store to store. My Publix accepts Whole Foods, Target, and Kroger coupons.
- Additional Flyers. I'm not sure of the frequency or schedules, but Publix releases extra flyers and coupon books frequently giving additional opportunities to collect store coupons. The coupon books usually need to be requested from the customer service desk but the flyers are often delivered in the newspaper or are available at a kiosk at the entrance to the store. I use Southern Savers to find out about all of the available booklets and flyers that are currently running.
- Double Coupons. Publix doubles coupons up to $0.50.
On my latest trip to Publix we stocked up on pasta, sugar, Special K snacks, cereal, drink mixes, and so much more!
Here's my coupon transactions.
And my savings.
By the numbers:
Spent. $103.24
Saved. $99.62
Coupon Savings. $31.70
Sale Savings. $67.62
Mobile rebates Cashed in. $4
I also bought 3 gallons of full-priced organic milk, because we go through milk around here like a litter of kittens!
Ike made every attempt to take down my display of groceries. He can climb on the kitchen chairs now, and also the table. So he's super fun now.
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