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The Berkshire bubble: A landscape of possibilities?
Photo Gallery | Yo-Yo Ma, The Eagle convene Berkshire creatives at Seranak
LENOX — A high-profile conclave of arts, business and media leaders billed as a discussion of the area's creative economy turned instead into a tale of two Berkshires.
One is a vibrant, picture-postcard South County paradise garden in "a bubble" with a wall to the north, in stark contrast to the economically stressed, drug-afflicted city of Pittsfield and points north cited by several speakers, notably Berkshire County NAACP President Dennis Powell.
"I'm saying, take down the wall that I think is constructed at the Guido's line," he said, referring to Guido's Fresh Marketplace, just inside the city line on Routes 7 and 20. "Past Guido's, there's non-existence, and there's a community there. It's a young community and it's a hurting community."
Powell urged the hushed audience: "We've got to give our young people hope, we've got to give them the same opportunity that all of you have had. Because it's opportunity that makes us achieve."
Seranak backdrop
The incongruous setting was a sun-dappled late-afternoon cocktail party Thursday on the scenic grounds of Seranak off Richmond Mountain Road, with a million-dollar view overlooking Stockbridge Bowl and hills to the south.
Seranak, former summer home of Serge Koussevitzky, the Boston Symphony's music director from 1924-49 and founder of Tanglewood, was purchased by the BSO in 1978 after the death of his widow, Olga, for donor events and housing for guides, interns and important visitors.
The discussion was organized by The Berkshire Eagle's new local-ownership team in collaboration with Boston Symphony management.
It was moderated by superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma, whose second home is in Tyringham, and Gerard McBurney, the British composer, arranger, broadcaster, teacher and writer whose father, Charles McBurney, a noted archaeologist, lived in Stockbridge until he was 14.
'Better, stronger'
As Eagle co-owner and Stockbridge resident Hans Morris pointed out, "The combination of all the local attractions we have here, the arts institutions, create something unique. How can we as a community make that even better and stronger?"
"What makes us absolutely unique is Tanglewood," said BSO Managing Director Mark Volpe. "There's nothing like it, and nothing like the Berkshires."
He cited a "critical mass" of cultural institutions such as Jacob's Pillow, theater companies and museums. "We've been able to partner with them on educational initiatives and economic development," Volpe said. "It's a cultural phenomenon here, we're mutually supportive."
Introduced by Morris as "the house cellist of the Boston Symphony," Ma described his chats with Tanglewood Music Center and Boston University Tanglewood Institute students who are "hyped-up to do things that matter. A lot of their questions were about what happens when you feel despair and how do you connect what you do to what's happening around the world."
McBurney remembered growing up in Cambridge, England, surrounded by paintings and photos of the Berkshires collected by his father, "for whom Stockbridge and the Berkshires were home."
Emphasizing the beauty and impact of the landscape, he acknowledged that "anything I say about this place is stupendously impertinent, because I know less about it in some way than everybody else here."
What's your wish?
Ma asked several of the nearly 100 guests to suggest that "if you had one wish that you could change something in this community that you know and love so well, what would that wish be?"
Norman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt asked "Why is this a place of such opportunity for all of our visitors and those who really enjoy and partake of the cultural offerings here, and yet why is it a place that so few of our young people perceive having an opportunity and a future ahead of them?"
"If I could change something," Norton Moffatt added, "it would be how to create a land of possibility to our young people so everyone could get on board with the beauty, the enrichment and the real joy that I think we all feel living and working here that is not universally shared."
Red Lion Inn owner and philanthropist Nancy Fitzpatrick emphasized that "right now, I'm fixated on Pittsfield because I think it's our city, the center of our county and I really feel it needs to be a fabulous little city. All of us, all of the cultural organizations would benefit from it."
"It's a place where a lot of our disadvantaged people live," she said. "The people who come to the Berkshires to enjoy our cultural attractions and have resources to support things, I just wish they would be more aware of the hurt, suffering and needs in our potentially wonderful small city."
Berkshire 'bubble'
As a leader of the investment group that purchased New England Newspapers Inc., and its flagship, The Eagle, on May 2, Robert G. Wilmers told the gathering that he has been spending time in the Berkshires for nearly 50 years, "for all the reasons we've talked about, including the beauty that's here."
"But in another way, we live in a bubble and when I'm not here, I spend most of my time in Buffalo, N.Y., the third poorest city in the United States," he said. "When you wander around Pittsfield, there are a lot of similarities. Like most other cities, there are two different worlds and they don't intersect very much."
Wilmers described the major issues confronting Pittsfield, the Berkshires and beyond as "the problems of the youth, not knowing what to do, where they're going, what their ambitions are, of opioids, rampant in small villages and Pittsfield, and the difference between them and us. We see that played out on a national stage, these are big problems and I don't think any of us have the answers. If we had the answers, we'd be doing something about it."
Educator Philip Deely, of Stockbridge, a descendant of the Sedgwick family rooted in the area since the 18th century, urged less emphasis "on this phenomenon of parochialism, regionalism of south South County and north South County, south of Stockbridge and north of Stockbridge. If you go right up the county, up to North Adams and the hilltowns, there is this difficulty of coordinating and communicating that seems peculiar in this day and age of tremendous technological resources."
'So many care'
Representing younger guests at the soiree, 31-year-old architects Chris Parkinson and Tessa Kelly of the Pittsfield firm CPTK, both county natives, offered an upbeat view.
Parkinson suggested that "if we were in New York, nobody would care about what we're doing, but we come to the Berkshires and so many people care. We could improve transportation, the infrastructure, the schools but the single most powerful thing the Berkshires has is everybody that's sitting here, and your opportunity to connect with someone like us and tell us, 'You can do this, here is a place where that opportunity lives.' "
Kelly described a National Endowment for the Arts grant to make Pittsfield residents more aware of the area's literary legacy — including Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes — by designing and building five mobile writers' studios to be located throughout the city next July for a new writers-in-residence program.
"The grander idea is to figure out a way that the important and often celebrated history of the Berkshires can create something new for young people to come back and continue that creative production here," Kelly said.
Catalyst for change
Concluding on an optimistic note, Eagle President Fredric D. Rutberg declared that "I firmly believe there's magic in these mountains, and a lot of what we've heard tonight are ways to sort of unlock this magic."
"I've done a few things in my life that I'm proud of and a lot I'm not," he said. "But starting the ball rolling on the purchase of The Berkshire Eagle is something I'm very proud of right now. I think we can help and be a catalyst to be connectors, that's what this event was about, what makes the Berkshires a special place for creativity."
The retired Berkshire District Court judge voiced the firm belief "that a community newspaper can be that kind of catalyst, to begin to take care of some of the issues that have torn this community apart. This is a great, great place, we're so fortunate that we're here, but it is a bubble, there is a wall, all these things are true.
"Nothing is insurmountable because there is a community that is fantastic," he said, "and our job as journalists is to tell those stories, to try to make this a lot better place to live."
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Laverne Waddington, the backstrap weaver from Bolivia, will be returning for another 2 day workshop in May.
This time we will look further into complementary-warp pick-up weaving. Pebble weave is just one structure that fits into this category. Complementary-warp weaving basically means that you are producing a band with two good faces as you do with pebble weave.
See Laverne's web site at <http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/>
Laverne only takes 8 participants in her workshops so as to be able to give everyone plenty of individual attention, so sign up early to ensure a place.
You do not have to have taken her previous workshops to attend this one, but if you do not have any backstrap weaving experience, it would be best to attend a basics refresher session with Eileen.
Tuition: $145 if there is full enrollment of 8 people, if the workshop is underenrolled there will be an additional fee. There is also a $10 material fee due at the workshop for each participant.
Deposit: We are requiring 50% down payment ($73) by Thursday, April 13, 2014. Online payment is preferred, but if you'd like to mail a check please send it to WSSA, P.O. Box 164201, Westlake Station, Austin Texas 78716-4201. Let us know if you do this so we can hold your spot.
Material Fee: $10 payable in class.
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The unique pinwheel pattern of these bright purple-and-yellow blossoms is lively alone or as a stylish accent trimming purple or yellow companions. Let this one spill from containers, baskets, and window boxes.
Calibrachoa is closely related to the Petunia. Both species were introduced to Europe from South America in the early 19th century. Calibrachoa is fast-growing and thrives in full sun, producing hundreds of small, trumpet-like flowers from spring through late fall. The plants have a low-growing, compact growth habit and are self-cleaning.
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This genus of Petunia look-alikes from North and South America offers several outstanding tender plants. They are low growers with fine foliage and 1″ trumpet-shaped blooms that open non-stop until hard frost without need of deadheading. The plants' compact habit and bright colors make them indispensable for use in containers and hanging baskets.
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September 30, 2011.
I've talked about my attempt at my new routine on my own and my encounter with Jodi and Carson to actually learn it. Now I should fill you in on what I actually did. I'm starting a 2-3 different workout day routines. On Wednesday I ran through the lower body circuit (see below) and this week I will learn two others. It is Friday night and my legs are still super sore, but good sore.
Using the lowest box step (and trying not to rest inbetween):
Step-ups 15 reps per leg in a row holding 15lb weights
Sit and Stands 15 reps holding 17.5lb weights
Step Lunges 15 reps per leg in a row holding 17.5lb weights
Lateral Squats (squat with one foot one step, hop over step, squat again) 20 reps
Push Throughs 20
Reverse Crunch (hold legs in air, lift butt off ground) 20
Scissors 20
Aim for 5 min with incline of 6 and resistance of 15
Chest Press on Cables 15 reps at 8
Fly Curls 15 reps at 6
Toe Touch 20
Leg Drop 20
Modified V-Sit 20
(repeat arms above)
Cybex: as above
Lateral Pull Down 15 reps at 55lbs
Straight Arms Pull Down 15 reps at 27.5lbs
Russian Twist 20
Modified Double Crunch 20
Bicycles 20
(repeat arms as above)
Cybex: as above
Curly Barbells:
Shoulder Press with a Squat 15 reps at 25lbs
Bicep Curl 15 reps at 35lbs
(2nd set of each if inclined to do so)
Stretch Out
This program will take me more than an hour to complete. I have yet to do it in full and at the end of my training session with Jodi and Carson I went home with the shakes and cold sweats again, drank some G2 upon arrival at home, tried very hard not to throw up, and passed out on the couch for 2 hours. Bringing G2 to the gym with me again next time.


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Grocery stores and movie theaters are pretty neat because you need food to live, and although you don't really need movie theaters, they're cool, too. Music venues are mostly neater, though, because you can enjoy the soothing, and sometimes not-so-soothing, elixir of music while eating peanuts and getting juiced up.
That's why you might want to help Puccini's Golden West and the Historic El Rey Theater celebrate their 25th anniversary. The Downtown venues became what they are today in the early '80s; the saloon transforming from a grocery store built in 1929 to a lamp store to a paint store to its current permutation, while the El Rey was built as a movie theater in 1941 and remained so until the '80s. Also attached to the El Rey is a space at the corner of Central and Seventh Street. It's currently being used as a movie set (supposedly; I think Richard Gere is in there).
The establishments will celebrate their 25th birthdays beginning this Friday until the end of February with special performances by their musical staples, plus some special guests. Friday's kickoff, titled the "Best of the Golden West," is a saloon surf rock extravaganza featuring Surf Lords, Face Across the Floor, Captain Standish and Poor Man's Ferrari. Cruise our Club Calendar or visit alibi.com for more events.


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Gorbachev to speak at UN for first time in 17 years:
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev will speak at the UN during his trip to the U.S. and Canada on April 9-22.
"Mikhail Sergeyevich [Gorbachev]'s first speech at the UN on April 20 will deal with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and the next day he will speak at a session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development – the UN's main environmental body," Gorbachev's aide Pavel Palazchenko told Interfax.
"This will be Gorbachev's first speech at the UN since 1988," Palazchenko said.
In addition, Gorbachev will speak at a conference organized by the Massachusetts Software Council in Boston, which will deal with U.S.- Russian cooperation in related fields.
"The purpose of Gorbachev's address is to intensify this cooperation, to facilitate the building of strategic alliances between Russian and American companies, and to engage the Russian community in the U.S., including mathematicians, programmers, and IT experts, in this process," Palazchenko said.
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Jewelry Box
March 16, 2011 § Leave a comment
In what might have been my 5th attempt to fix Kami's crappy jewelry box, I had an epiphany. Build or buy, because this thing is a piece of junk. Sure, I could have purchased one that was probably better in terms of it's craftsmanship and cheaper, but where is the fun in that. So, I set out to build one. I wanted to make it a little unique and one that would fit her needs. I accomplished neither. Well, the unique part is debatable, but suiting her needs, not so much. Either way, it is a box that holds jewelry so we are going to call it good enough.
This is my first attempt at corner splines on mitered corners. If nothing else it did strengthen the joint. This one is made from red oak with sections of Brazilian cherry. Simple trays made out of red oak and lined in felt inside. Here it is prior t the finish being applied.
Here it is after the finish of Danish Oil and Minwax Paste Wax.
Toy barn
March 14, 2011 § 9 Comments
Here is the scenario: Kami and I are out Christmas shopping with the kids. We make a stop at Toy's R Us and Eli spots this barn on the shelf and goes half crazy wanting us to put it in the cart. Kami and I look at each other and both know that he is getting a toy barn for Christmas. He is a complete animal nut and will literally play for hours with those stupid little plastic animals. Then we take a closer look and find this for $119.
Yeah, not paying $119 for a barn that he will destroy in no time. Not to mention that this thing is tiny. He has accumulated what seems like hundreds of these little animals from playing the con man with both of his Grandma's while at the dollar store.
That was when the thought popped into my head… I think that I can build that thing much cheaper and much sturdier than this piece of crap. Turns out, I can. Started with a concept in my head and went from there. Some 1/4″ birch plywood from one of the local big box stores, some hardwood I had laying around, some wood glue and paint. Only took a couple of nights of building then a couple more nights of painting and final touches and here we go.
This photo was after most of the building and finishing was done. Just need to add a few finishing touches.
Finished product:
End result was that we saved $120 and Eli was thrilled. Total cost of the project for me was $32 with paint and hardware. The trim pieces that I used were from some scraps that I had in my shop, so there wasn't any cost there. Other than that, we ended up with a quality product for Eli that works much better for his huge collection of animals.
Mission accomplished.
Back to the blogosphere
March 14, 2011 § Leave a comment
Well ladies and gents… it has been quite some time since I've blogged. 2 years to be precise. I intend to make this blog primarily about my hobbies which include technology and woodworking (for the time being…). I will eventually migrate this blog to my primary domain name after I get some DNS issues worked out. I will also be posting about some of the woodworking projects that I've completed recently and the projects that I've got queued up. Some of the upcoming posts will include:
- Toy barn
- Jewelry box
- New table saw (at least for me)
- Loft bed(s)
- Serving tray
- Work bench
- Workshop reorg plans
- New phone!
- Vacation
- My health
For the woodworking projects, I will try to include links to the SketchUp files if I have them available. I will also be using the widget from LumberJocks to include some pictures of the projects that I post. Most of the above posts will be in the past tense at this point, but I'll get caught up at some point and post some more "in-progress" projects. Not sure what other widgets I will put on at this point, but I'm sure there will be a few.
From a woodworking perspective, I'm fairly new to this hobby but really enjoy it and spend a good majority of my free time thinking, reading, planning or executing my next project. This hobby has allowed me to break away from the computer for a while, which is a good thing. I've gotten pretty burned out on the technology stuff, but it still keeps me interested, just not so much in my free time. I work in technology every day and when I get home, I really don't have a lot of motivation to sit down and bang away at the keyboard. I've also been doing technology consulting for 11 years which is also an area of my life that I'm getting burned out on. I'll get into this in more detail in future posts.
I will try to get into a regular posting schedule, which will help me stay focused on blogging.
Thats all for tonight folks.


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Friday? I lost a couple of days this week, but hey it's Friday so I think I will just "let it go" as we do in my Yoga class. Love that yoga....
Take a moment before your fun and busy weekend and read these quotes. You may be inspired.
"Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way." - Swami Vishnu-devananda
"Yoga believes in transforming the individual before transforming the world." - Sri Swami Satchidananda
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." - Lao Tzu
"Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The authentic self is the soul made visable." - Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Bear insult, bear injury." - Sri Swami Sivananda
"If we wish to accomplish dream yoga, it is very important to train in seeing everyday life as a dream." - Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
"The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose." - Mahatma Gandhi
"There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The nobility is in being superior to your previous self." - Hindu Proverb
"The greatest hero is he who makes his enemy his friend." - The Talmud
Yoga has been one of the best choices I have made in caring for myself. After all, at the end of the day what REALLY matters? YOUR HEALTH!
Take care of yourself and have a great weekend!


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A friend asked me a question over coffee—what is culture to you?
It seems like a simple question, right? But I was kind of speechless & fumbled together some I-hope-this-will-satisfy answer that I honestly don't remember now. So later that night I asked myself the same question again—what does culture mean to me?
2 words came immediately to my mind: fostering community.
It's the home place where you kick off your shoes & hang up your hat—Full of passion, heritage, heart, & soul.
Community culture goes hand in hand with company culture. Without passion & soul, the community ceases to exist. Community without depth is not authentic community at all, just as business without goals & missions is not truly a purposeful company. The secret sauce to success goes far beyond a catchy name & cool logo–it extends inward & downward at the roots: it all begins & ends with the person behind the company. Yes, I dare say the business owner is the secret sauce in a business recipe. What else is in the sauce? I think it boils down to one major ingredient: love. And not just love for the company or products, but love for others, & a deep desire to serve & to be a light in a dark world.
The core of creating genuine culture is loving your neighbor–those people around you who make your every day go round–the mailman, teacher, pizza delivery kid, bus driver, best friend from down the street. All of these people contribute to the community in which we live & work. Spreading kindness around like confetti doesn't work unless we do. It's not always easy, but the calling is well worth it. When community is a place rooted in love, it becomes a place of peaceful acceptance, understanding, & joy to welcome with open arms. If community is love, then it loves all things, bears all things, & remains steadfast in all things. It gives grace & forgiveness. It's a place people feel comfortable to come inside, kick off their shoes, & stay a while. A place where God's Word moves & changes hearts. A place that seeks to further His kingdom one house at a time. A starting place for every journey big & small.
I want my company to be a place of community–one people feel welcome, wanted, & comfortable enough to come & be themselves. A place of invitation, communion, kindness, & authenticity. One that reflects the Gospel & trusts God is every step. One that steps out in boldness from Christ. One that is open to always learning new things & meeting new people.
I believe communion with God spurs community. Coming together in fellowship invites God into our space.
"Where 2 or more gather together in my name, I am with them." -Matthew 18:20
Pioneers aren't meant to wander through life alone. God sends us people to help us embrace the journey through all the hills & valleys–to support each other as community, as neighbors, as brothers & sisters in Christ. He invites us into an inheritance–an eternal community in heaven. What if we could experience a piece of that here & now? Friends, it all starts with loving thy neighbor.
I challenge you. Let's embrace neighborhood, an all-encompassing brotherhood & sisterhood, together! Homes are the hearts of neighborhoods & I've always a fascination with them because each house has a unique story to tell.
I'm a visual person, so I've found I see life in a very tangible way by drawing. The houses in my community, imagination, & beyond are such a fun way for me to experience & share this gift of community. So here we go! A new community collection in Ashley Ink & Paperie is being built (!!!)—check out the NEW "love thy neighbor" print on the Etsy shop HERE! Stay tuned for more community drawings (like the Bham one in this post) coming oh so soon.
Now get out there & love yer neighbor!!
Bake cookies. Wave hello. Drink coffee. Bring them this print!! (click here to shop)
Peace & community blessings till next time,
P.S. gotta cute house you want added to the collection? Pretty please send it to [email protected]. Send community drawing requests too!


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It might be the reason that the songs of Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics Vol. 1, an album of songs by little known European acts - with one American and one Canadian thrown in for good measure - sound so prescient. Unearthed by Angular's Joe Daniel and Pieter Schoolwerth of Brooklyn label Wierd, the majority of these tracks were recorded on the edges; songs that came into being isolated in European suburbs between 1980 and 1986, away from the media invented glamour and glitz of the city. Today they sound like future echoes of current feelings of a similar disconnect, caused by the dominance of technological communication which increases with each tweet.
'Polaroid/Roman/Photo' by the French group Ruth is the song most imbued with this sense of melancholy. The whirr and click of a Polaroid camera in action begins the song and a beautiful, slightly sombre trumpet and flute harmony closes it. The beat plods along steadily, with unforgiving purpose. It is a mindless, robotic slump boogie, a club-friendly riff on technology-as-crushing benefactor, which anticipates a future where the act of pose-as-performance, once the preserve of a modelling elite, has segued into the everyday. Where the camera has become an ubiquitous companion, the wall-posted photograph a consistent reminder of a very recent past.
Despite the icy, clinical connotations of the term cold wave, translated from the French la vague froid, this is a profoundly human album. Laden with brass these are organic creations that act as a kind of reappraisal for analogue synths and drum machines over digital music software. French group OTO's 'Anyway' careers deranged like an electronic freakbeat outfit willed on by a sax-less James Chance. Manu Moan, singer in Swiss band the Vyllies, wails about the devil over metronomic beat and troubling keyboards on 'Babylon'. Italy's Jeuneusse d'Ivoire's 'A Gift of Tears' begins like a fragile Joy Division dancefloor filler re-imagined by Neu! before soaring along a dream-like freeway.
"Radio On," Chris Petit said recently, "ended with a car 'stalled on the edge of the future', which we didn't know then would be Thatcherism." The irresistible melancholia that pulses through the Xeroxed saxophones and cold-steel synths of Cold Waves... feels like a European reaction to the unstoppable rise of consumerism, as well as a music made in anticipation of the walled-in existence that technology has since brought into our lives. We have made suburbs of ourselves and the only road out is on the dancefloor.
Originally published at TheQuietus.com


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Wowsers! A busy day at St. Paul's!
The 24 Hour Prayer Vigil wrapped up this morning at 9am. 50 people participated in praying over the course of 24 hours! Some prayed in the sanctuary with dimmed lights, candles, and 11 prayer stations to help prompt their prayers when words seemed hard to find. They could sit in silence, walk a labyrinth, rub a a prayer rock, make blessing bracelets, draw or paint, write down confessions and rip them up into tiny pieces... Or any number of other ways they found to talk to God. We also had people praying from their homes - and one from a beach in Florida! We had 7 people volunteer to come in and watch over the building - enabling the peace and quiet for our pray-ers. A huge gift!
The Education Hour seemed to be bustling:
* The Children practiced for their performance during worship, and made "getting to know you posters." Be on the look out in future weeks for these fabulous posters in the fellowship hall!
* The Confirmands talked about the story of Zacchaeus, and what it means to take the bad things we've done and turn towards a life with Jesus... and how to make amends for our mistakes. We had some great discussion about things that happen in our everyday lives!* Wired Word talked about a community that invited people to move there (with land and financial incentives)... and when one family moved there they were not welcomed or wanted. The discussion was based on how do we make visitors and new members feel in this faith community - what are our motives for welcoming, and how can we do a better job?
* Tom and Mari started their class today! They focused on the Christian writer, Kathleen Norris. I heard it was a great discussion - with background, quotes, and stories.
Worship was lively and meaningful. Our District Superintendant, Liz Lopez joined us and shared her thoughts about finding "stillness" in our prayer times... Really quieting ourselves to listen for God in the difficult moments. The children sang - and did a GREAT job! The choir sang a lovely version of "What a Friend We Have In Jesus." And the mood was all around uplifting!
Following worship, we had a tasty fellowship time. Many people gathered around the table with Liz to ask questions and hear how the Methodist church is doing. And lastly, following that time, was the first Israel meeting! We found out some more details and saw a power point of some of the places we will be visiting. If you're thinking about going on this trip, be sure to let Pastor Penny know!
God is doing great things here - I'm so glad to be a part of it!


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Multi-Institutional Pilot Study to Evaluate Molecular Markers in Urine and Serum in the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
In the U.S., screening by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is widespread and considered to be
an effective early detection screen for prostate cancer although there are some problems
associated with its use. Only about 30-40% of men with elevated PSA are diagnosed with
cancer on initial biopsy. The other 60-70% are diagnosed with either benign prostatic
hyperplasia or low-or high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (LGPIN or HGPIN). Due
to their persistent elevated PSA levels, men undergo repeat biopsies where many are
subsequently diagnosed with cancer (the false negative rate for biopsies with pathological
diagnoses of benign or LGPIN has been reported to be 13-19% and for HGPIN from 50-70%). We
propose to conduct a pilot study to evaluate whether (i) the addition of molecular markers
(e.g., tumor-specific gene methylation of GSTPI, CD44, Annexin II, and Caveolin 1)
detectable in serum and/or urine sediments after prostatic massage can improve the
prediction of prostate cancer and (ii) addition of tumor-specific gene methylation
detectable in core-needle biopsy specimens can improve the sensitivity of core-needle biopsy
in the diagnosis of prostate cancer among patients screened at two Urology clinics located
at Howard University, Washington, DC and Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA.
Preliminary studies have shown detection of hypermethylated genes in urine sediments after
prostatic massage in men with elevated PSA (greater than 4ng/ml) improved the specificity of
PSA from 73% to 98%. Further, DNA hypermethylation of tumor-specific genes was also
identified in serum. In our laboratory, we have developed assays for evaluating DNA
hypermethylation of several genes shown to be important in prostate carcinogenesis. These
assays are highly sensitive (able to detect down to about 20 tumor cells with methylated
DNA) and specific (can distinguish methylated from normal DNA from in a ratio of 1 tumor
cell in 10,000 normal cells), and could serve to add value to current prostate cancer
screening modalities.
United States: Federal Government
May 2003
|Madigan Army Medical Center
|Tacoma, Washington 98431-5048


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In Android development, a filter is an object that constrains data using a filtering pattern. In normal use, Android developers extend the base Android SDK Filter class, overriding the class methods and adding implementations according to their own data filtering requirements.
In practice, filters are often used to implement functionality for searching through or constraining data sets within Android apps. The Android SDK contains numerous in-built classes that extend the basic Filter class with common functionality, such as InputFilter. A typical use case for an InputFilter subclass would be for limiting the types of characters that can be entered into text fields in an app, such as a login field where acceptable user names may only contain alphanumeric characters.


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Everything eventually comes full circle. The dissonance within this tweet and subsequent article is a story unto itself. Obviously six years ago when Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Samantha Power and President Obama were destroying Libya the progressive movement needed to stick their head in the sand regarding predictable future consequences.
The Obama/Clinton short-sighted Libya fiasco created situation where regional extremists became well armed, and now the Obama/Clinton supporters are wondering why?
Let's take a little trip down memory lane…
Several years ago we wrote about how those massive stores of former terror armament looted from the Gadhaffi caches was going to be a major -yet unreported- story. We're not talking about a few pounds of yellow-cake, or a few Man-Pads. No, we're talking about 20,000+ shoulder fired SAAMs, Stinger Missiles, hundreds of Man-Pads and thousands of canisters of mustard gas and serin componentry.
The story everyone sealed up in the too-big-to-scale files of military FUBAR.
Yeah, that story.
Because of the insufferable stupidity of Hillary Clinton, Samantha "R2P" Power, and Susan "short-sighted" Rice putting NATO engagement/support behind Libyan Justice Minister, turned interim leader of the al-Qaeda "rebels", Abdel Jalil, we ended up opening a wholesale flea market for decades worth of Gadhaffi weapons to be dispatched all over the Middle East and Africa.
Back in 2011 – (February 25th and 26th to be precise) While the African U.N. contingents were screaming for urgent response to the potential Libyan garage sale, Obama's cabinet position U.N. Ambassador, Susan Rice, was holding court at a global climate change summit discussing "Bovine Flatulence" ie. Cow Farts.
Susan Rice skipped the U.N Security council meeting, and Obama was playing golf. Does anyone remember those nineteen days of silence? Anyone?
You cannot make this stuff up.
So the U.N. Security Council met without the U.S. present and determined to charge the Gadhaffi regime as international criminals; charge them under indictment with the International Criminal Court, and set a series of sanctions forbidding anyone (well they actually only forbid western nations that actually abide by the U.N.) from putting weapons into the hands of the "rebels"; or anyone else in Libya for that matter.
So with the rest of the world on the outside watching but doing nothing, Obama golfing and Rice talking about cow-farts, Zurich Mike penned the most apt description to the events as they were unfolding: "The Zoo Keeper has been threatened to hide and the Big Cat Zoo Cages have been opened"…..
……Everything else happened as a consequence.
President Deby in Chad was beside himself as he watched truckloads of shoulder fired missiles, picked up from Libya by al-shabbab, drive through his country headed South. No-one paid attention to his screams and warnings.
"The Islamists of al-Qaeda took advantage of the pillaging of arsenals in the rebel zone to acquire arms, including surface-to-air missiles, which were then smuggled into their sanctuaries in Tenere," a desert region of the Sahara that stretches from northeast Niger to western Chad, Deby said in the interview.
"This is very serious. AQIM is becoming a genuine army, the best equipped in the region," he said.
His claim was echoed by officials in other countries in the region who said that they were worried that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) might have acquired "heavy weapons", thanks to the insurrection. "We have sure information. We are very worried for the sub-region," a Malian security source who did not want to be named said. AQIM originated as an armed Islamist resistance movement to the secular Algerian government.
It now operates mainly in Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Niger, where it has attacked military targets and taken civilian hostages, particularly Europeans, some of whom it has killed. "We have the same information," about heavy weapons, including SAM 7 missiles, a military source from Niger said. "It is very worrying. This overarming is a real danger for the whole zone," he added. "AQIM gets the weapons in two ways; people go and look for the arms in Libya to deliver them to AQIM in the Sahel, or AQIM elements go there themselves."
Elsewhere in the interview, Chad's president backed the assertion by his neighbour and erstwhile enemy Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that the protests in Libya have been driven in part by al-Qaeda. "There is a partial truth in what he says," Deby said. "Up to what point? I don't know. But I am certain that AQIM took an active part in the uprising." (more)
The White House and their foreign policy team FUBAR'd – big time.
Everything else from that point in 2011 was a matter of: a.) trying to keep the problem from public discussion, and b.) trying to track down the missiles with various ruses and schemes to make it seem as if they were not actually trying to track down the missiles.
All of a sudden, if you knew what to look for, you saw mysterious stories about vessels from Sudan to Yemen being sunk for some unknown reason.
Simultaneously, Hollywood jumped in and the LRA "Joseph Krony" manhunt was created. – For this Hollywood CIA/NSA angle think about the movie "Argo" –
Ask yourself: What ever happened to *that mission*, and how come it just disappeared?
In Afghanistan an order was given to "discontinue close air support" because, again coincidentally, our helicopters were *suddenly* getting shot down at a much higher rate than before the Libyan SAAM's/Stingers went missing.
Coincidence my ass !
Then viola' in Benghazi a joint U.S. CIA/Consulate was attacked during an ongoing covert mission to retrieve "what"? DUH ! The same friggin' SAAM's we previously just allowed to be picked up in the al-Qaeda garage sale. Gee, people wondered what was the $300k to $500,000 cash in Ambassador Chris Stephens safe for ?
Oh yeah, and then what happened…..
….. A formerly insignificant military wing of al-Shabbab all of a sudden can take over a natural gas depot in Mali with hundreds of Western employees/hostages. Apparently the on-land piracy was viewed as a better alternative to the Ocean bound activity once those Libyan freebies were available. "Ah-hoy Matey" replaced with "al-ahu akbhar".
[We'll skip the Kenya Mall terrorist attack because no-one has yet to really figure out how a rag tag bunch of terrorists were able to BLOW UP a five level parking garage. DUH x 2.]
For almost six full years EVERY ACTION in the region was about strategic retrieval of the "stuff" from the Libyan garage sale. The garage sale President Obama and Hillary Clinton put up the signs for.


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Facebook Thoughts: Middle School and Post-Grad Editions
Middle School
So, I told Friend A that I didn't want to discuss Friend B ever again. Which made Friend A thinks that Friend B is completely out of the picture. But I still see Friend B a lot. Both Friend A and Friend B are Facebook friends, but not really social friends other than through me. Recently, Friend B posted a photograph of me on Facebook.
One of the perils of Facebook is that it's hard to tell what Friend A sees: does he see that Friend B posted a picture of me? And I suppose that means I need to explain what's going on. Yes, this is entirely middle school of me.
I notice that my online real estate agent has a way I can post houses that I'm interested in on Facebook. Just because you can do something online doesn't mean you should. And, besides, once the offer is accepted, the listing is no longer available online. Which is exactly the time you want to share it on Facebook.
Maybe I'll have a chance to try it out tomorrow afternoon.


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got home from shopping and went OMG I haven't done my art for the day! so I video skyped my mumma and worked on a quick ATC! here are the fruits of that little quick task! wet ink and all..
Check out Traci's blog for her paint on canvas background work
I shall see you tomorrow! with a bit more art!


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Little Boo was getting a little too frustrated with his video game tonight, so I suggested (ok, perhaps "barked out the order" would be more accurate) that we go upstairs for some cuddly book time. And what book did he choose??
He spent a good five minutes trying to convince me he was reading "Journey to the Darkside" before I convinced him that he probably wouldn't "get" Kathy's mom humour. And besides, there's no pictures. So "Rainbow Fish" eventually did win.
(And yes, beside him is the distinctly unopened looking "Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" I was supposed to have read for book club this month. Sigh. What a month.)
(And, also yes, he is indeed sitting in the cat bed. He seems to enjoy it.)


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How do I receive the power and blessings of the priesthood in my life?
Through the priesthood, we can receive the ordinances of salvation, including baptism and confirmation and temple ordinances that seal our families eternally. Keeping the covenants associated with these ordinances brings priesthood power—the power of God—into our lives. We can recognize this power operating in our lives as we sincerely repent and receive forgiveness, become more sensitive to the promptings and guidance of the Holy Ghost, and draw strength from the ordinances of the gospel. Through the priesthood we can also receive special blessings of comfort and healing, including father's blessings and patriarchal blessings. The promises in these blessings are realized through our faith.
Prepare yourself spiritually
As you prepare, prayerfully study these scriptures and resources. What do you feel will be meaningful to the young women?
Matthew 3:1–6, 13–17; Acts 3:1–10; Mosiah 18:7–18; 3 Nephi 18:1–5 (How the priesthood blesses us)
Russell M. Nelson, "The Price of Priesthood Power," Ensign or Liahona, May 2016, 66–69
Dallin H. Oaks, "Priesthood Authority in the Family and the Church," Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2005, 24–27
Neil L. Andersen, "Power in the Priesthood," Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2013, 92–95
Carole M. Stephens, "Do We Know What We Have?" Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2013, 12–14
"Blessings of the Priesthood for All: An Inseparable Connection with the Priesthood," Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society (2011), 127–33
Share experiences
At the beginning of each class, invite the young women to share, teach, and testify about the experiences they have had applying what they learned in the previous week's lesson. This will encourage personal conversion and help the young women see the relevance of the gospel in their daily lives.
Introduce the doctrine
Choose from these ideas or think of your own to introduce this week's lesson:
- If possible, bring an empty sacrament tray to class. Invite the young women to share their thoughts about how the covenant they make during the sacrament helps bring the power of the priesthood into their lives and homes.
- Invite a young woman to come to the board and draw a picture or write a phrase that represents one way the priesthood blesses her. Throughout the lesson, have young women add pictures or phrases as they learn about other blessings that come through the priesthood.
Learn together
Each of the activities below will help the young women understand how the priesthood blesses them. Following the inspiration of the Spirit, select one or more that will work best for your class:
- Assign each young woman to read a scripture story that shows how the priesthood blesses us (for examples, see the scriptures listed in this outline). The young women could also review the story about the two young girls in President Russell M. Nelson's talk "The Price of Priesthood Power." Ask the young women to retell the stories in their own words and explain the blessings that come from the priesthood. Encourage them also to share personal examples of blessings they have received through the priesthood. Encourage each young woman to record, in a journal or in a My Family booklet, stories about how the priesthood has blessed her family. Young women could ask their parents or other family members to help.
- Bring to class an object that represents a blessing that comes from the priesthood, such as an umbrella to represent protection. Ask the young women what other objects could represent other blessings of the priesthood. As a class, read about Sister Carole M. Stephens's visit to sisters in Honduras as related in her talk "Do We Know What We Have?" What blessings did these sisters and their families already enjoy? What additional blessings could they receive through the priesthood? What can the young women do to access the blessings of the priesthood in their families now and in their future families?
- Divide the chapter "Blessings of the Priesthood for All: An Inseparable Connection with the Priesthood" in Daughters in My Kingdom into sections, and invite the young women to look for stories in which people were blessed by the power of the priesthood. Invite the young women to share a story that was meaningful to them with the rest of the class.
- Invite the young women to watch "Blessings of the Priesthood" and make a list of blessings Elder Hales mentions that come through priesthood ordinances. Ask them to share their lists and discuss what they can do to enjoy these blessings each day. What experiences could they share that illustrate how the power of the priesthood strengthens them continually?
- Ask the young women to read the following statement and look for ways the priesthood blesses them: "Sisters, some will try to persuade you that because you are not ordained to the priesthood, you have been shortchanged. They are simply wrong, and they do not understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. The blessings of the priesthood are available to every righteous man and woman. We may all receive the Holy Ghost, obtain personal revelation, and be endowed in the temple, from which we emerge 'armed' with power. The power of the priesthood heals, protects, and inoculates all of the righteous against the powers of darkness. Most significantly, the fulness of the priesthood contained in the highest ordinances of the house of the Lord can be received only by a man and woman together" (Sheri Dew, in Daughters in My Kingdom, 128). Ask the young women to share examples of these blessings in their lives or the lives of people they know.
Ask the young women to share what they learned today. Do they understand better how the priesthood blesses them? What feelings or impressions do they have? Do they have any additional questions? Would it be helpful to spend more time on this doctrine?
Live what we are learning
Invite the young women to consider how they will live by what they have learned today. For example, they could:
- Ask family members or friends to share their testimonies of the priesthood and how it blesses their families and affects their daily choices.
- Look for examples throughout the week of how priesthood power operates in their lives.
- Express gratitude to priesthood holders who have had a positive influence in their lives.
- Share stories about how the priesthood has blessed their families on the Youth Family History site.


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|One of the "left behind" cats
I own several farm cats, and I do love them.
I moved to the farm with my own cat (adopted years earlier), the previous owners left their cats behind. I had allowed this because I knew that they could not take them and that these cats had very little chance of being adopted (or even being put up for adoption).
Over time a few other cats "showed up", and decided to make our small farm their home.
|Kafka, who showed up as a kitten, at home on the farm
We have had all the cats neutered (oddly it has only been males that have moved in), vaccinated, and they get wormed regularly. They stay outside mostly all summer; only my original cat shows any interest in being indoors at all in the summer, and even sometimes she tries to stay out at night to catch bats (I prefer to catch her and bring her indoors).
Many farmers treat injuries to their livestock seriously, but sometimes let "nature take its course" with their barn cats. One of my cats recently had a swelling under his jaw and it was a few hundred dollars to fix him up, but he is indeed a "pet", and a very loved one too. The pictures are a bit gruesome, you can click here to read what happened.
All in all the cats do have a pretty good life, I think they are happy.
|Visit PetFinder, click here
I just want to change the perception that all farm cat parents are bad, indeed some of us do love our cats.
I do want to add though, that if you own a cat and cannot care for it, please do not abandon it on a farm. Most farmers do not want more cats and many city cats will be chased off by the resident farm cats (or dogs).
If you are looking for a new cat companion, please check PetFinder, or your local shelter. Adoption really does save lives (so does spaying and neutering).
Please check PetFinder's "I Am A Cat Parent" site, and tweet about your cat using hashtag #IAmACatParent


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Husband and wife team Brett and Stephanie Parker of Fort Worth, Texas are the owners of Sleeping Baby, a line of baby products including Zipadee-Zip, a swaddle transition blanket. Zipadee-Zip is designed for babies (3 months or older, weighing at least 12 pounds) who are beginning to roll over on their own. It provides that womb-like feeling had via traditional swaddling — but the Zipadee-Zip allows the baby to move. "The slight resistance in the arm-span helps soothe the startle reflex and will often work to ensure sounder sleep."
[Zipadee-Zip Swaddle Blanket $39 at Amazon]
The Parkers pitched their business on Shark Tank and got a deal with fashion mogul Daymond John. Zipadee-Zips come in a variety of fabrics for each season and fun patterns and designs. Three sizes are available: Small (3-6 months), Medium (6-12 months), and Large (12-24 months). Zipadee-Zips can be purchased on SleepingBaby.com for under $40.
[Related: 27 Favorite 'Shark Tank' Products]


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Melvindale ABT at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, Varsity Football, September 14, 2013. Photos: Larry McKee, L McKee Photography. L McKee Photography, Clarkston, Michigan. L McKee Photography, specializing in high school varsity action sports and senior portrait photography. Other L McKee Photography services include business profile, commercial, event, editorial, newspaper and magazine photography. Oakland Press Photographer. North Oakland Sports Chief Photographer. L McKee Photography, serving Oakland County, Genesee County, Livingston County and Wayne County, Michigan. L McKee Photography your "professional" source for high school varsity action sports and senior portrait photography.


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With each passing year, states become more aggressive and come up with new creative ways to attribute nexus to a company. Once nexus—or a connection—is created with a state, a host of responsibilities come along with it, including charging collection and remitting sales tax. We regularly get a myriad of questions from businesses inquiring as to whether they have nexus. A common question is whether delivering goods to customers creates nexus in a state. In most states, the answer is typically that it does create nexus. In a recent Florida case, a company tested the waters on this issue.
In Rinehart Equipment, The taxpayer in this matter was a heavy equipment retailer located in Georgia that sold into Florida. During the audit period of issue, the Department of Revenue believed the taxpayer's physical presence in the state of Florida was regular and substantial when the taxpayer used its employees to transport equipment and make numerous sales and deliveries to Florida. Many times, the taxpayer accepted equipment for trade that was physically located in Florida where the taxpayer's employees would retrieve the equipment.
The Taxpayer disagreed with the state's position and filed for an administrative hearing to challenge the assessment. The equipment was not even the most significant concern. Facts during the hearings established that the taxpayer deliberately and systematically targeted Florida customers in its advertising. Advertisements were found in a Florida publication that were specifically targeting to potential Florida customers. In the courts view, this was clearly an exploitation of Florida customers.
In late 2014, the State of Florida, Department of Revenue adopted and incorporated Administrative Law Judge W. David Watkins' Amended Final Order in the Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH") case Rhinehart Equipment Co, vs. Department of Revenue, Case No. 11-2567. To see our previous discussion of the case in full, please see following link: FL LITIGATION ALERT - RHINEHART EQUIPMENT - SOL, NEXUS, & A TIPSTER.
There are several interesting things to take from this case…
Be Penny-wise and Pound-Foolish: If your company is going to start doing business in another state, it is likely prudent to consult with a professional that thoroughly knows that state's tax laws backwards and forwards. Not only will it save you a lot of money in the long run, but you likely will have a hired gun on retainer whenever your company has questions about how to structure the next transaction. Imagine how much money Rhinehart would have saved by simply hiring a common carrier to deliver the equipment instead of using its own employees and equipment.
ENTRY ONE OR TWO TIMES A YEAR MAYBE OK, BUT MORE IS DANGEROUS: The court mentioned Florida Department of Revenue v. Share Int'l, Inc., 667 So.2d 226 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). This is one of the more interesting taxpayer favorable cases from around the country regarding what de minimis activity a company can do in a state without creating substantial nexus. Using this case, three days a year in a seminar is not enough to create substantial nexus for sales and use tax purposes in Florida.
THE VALUE OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE: The taxpayer's use of the special statute of limitations, was creative, albeit unsuccessful. The lesson to learn is how valuable a Voluntary Disclosure can be for a taxpayer that realizes a mistake has been made, especially for an out of state taxpayer that has never filed a Florida tax return. Most states have a similar provision that can allow the state to go back decades and assess the tax, penalties, and interest (which was 12.99% in 1999). However, this statute provides a statutory statute of limitations of only 3 years from the date the Voluntary Disclosure is filed.
The litigation is all but over. In December 2004, Rhinehart Equipment appealed the administrative court's ruling. In an interesting turn of events to mitigate its assessment, Rhinehart Equipment argues that the disastrous hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 led to substantial increases in sales to Florida—due to the immediate need to replace damaged heavy equipment. Time will tell whether Rhinehart Equipment will prove successful in its hard fought battle.
Other recent "Sales Tax Nexus" posts by Jerry Donnini:
- Following Wayfair, Wyoming Issues Guidance for Remote Sellers
- Quill Killed! Court Overrules Physical Presence Requirement
- Kill Quill? South Dakota Awaits Supreme Court Answer
- Factor Presence Nexus Constitutional in Ohio: Other States to Follow?
- Is Alabama's Economic Nexus Standard Another Attack on Quill?
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I am a tailor based outside the U.S. I visit Louisiana twice a year - a total of about 20 days in the year altogether - to meet local individuals who are my clients. I show them fabric swatches and take their measurements. The clothing is made outside the US and shipped to the client. Does this constitute sales tax nexus in Louisiana? Does it make a difference if I take payment from the client when I am in Louisiana?
Posted by Aylin on May 6, 2016 8:57am:
What would be the case if the product was delivered out of the country by a company employee. Does nexus apply?
Posted by Gerald on May 6, 2016 11:24am:
Your question is a bit unclear. Would the employee create nexus in another country ? Generally, if an employee is regularly and continuously in a jurisdiction, the employee would create nexus
Posted by Denise on November 6, 2015 11:31am:
I work for a manufacture's rep in Ohio. We sold something to a customer in Indiana. My customer had it shipped into GA. It shipped from the manufacture in PA. We are TE in OH, KY, and IN. Are we required to pay taxes in GA? How do we get tax exempt status?


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Solstad Offshore in Singapore has recently awarded IKM Subsea Singapore a service contract to provide ROV services onboard on the DLB "Norce Endeavour" for construction support projects offshore in Thailand (hat-trick award from 2015).
The barge will be mobilized in Singapore and will be working in the Gulf of Thailand for various clients.
DLB "Norce Endeavour" - Image courtesy of IKM Offshore
IKM Subsea will provide the Merlin WR 200 Workclass ROV together with the required toolings to execute the project which consist of numerous platform and Pipelines installation coupled with dive support for Subsea tie-in and commissioning.
"This new award is a direct reflection to the performance by the IKM Subsea team and the Merlin WR200 during Solstad campaigns throughout 2015 and 2016. The system and team has demonstrated its capabilities over the two last years of construction activities in the Gulf of Thailand. It's all about the performance and we have tried to do our best since the start of this collaboration with Solstad Offshore. Since day one we have received positive feedback from clients saying that the electrical Workclass ROV system satisfies rigorous demanding natures" says Thina Suppaiyan, IKM Subsea Singapore's Operations Manager.
Mahesh Govindan, General Manager in Singapore do also confirm the above statement. "The new contract is a statement of assurance of that we deliver high quality and reliability services."
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Maine State Police have charged a Peru, Maine, man with murder in connection with the death of a woman found Saturday.
Paul Orchard, 33, was arrested as he was discharged from a hospital. He was found at the scene of a home on Main Street with undisclosed injuries.
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My dear Michael,
'I am lost for words... words like... I love you.'
Though I've been trying for years, I still cannot find the words to express how much I do love you, and how devastated I am that you're gone. The day I heard the news, my heart broke in such a way that I know it will never heal. I miss you so much, sweetheart. You were so sweet, so beautiful, so kind, innocent and pure. Perhaps too much for this world. You shone too bright, sweet King. The world couldn't handle you, and as a result you were simply not understood. That was NEVER your fault.
I really wish we had held you tighter. I wish you could have been happy, I really do. You're the Sun, the Moon and the stars to me. I really hope you're resting now.
Please know that you were, and always will be, so beautiful, my lovely Lost Boy. I know you never thought so, but it's true. You were so perfect, everything about you. Please know that now. Please be happy. We'll take care of Prince, Paris and Blanket the best that we can. We'll protect them, and your memory, your legacy. We've got this, Michael. You just rest.
You are always in my heart, baby. You always were, and you always will be.
Sleep safely, angel. Thank you for everything. Thank you for being the gift that you were to this world, and for sharing your magic with us.
Thank you for your music, your poems, your art, your beauty, your soul.
Thanks personally for showing me how important it is to love without condition, to forgive, to give what you can, and thanks for bringing your Soldiers Of Love, MJFam, Moonwalkers, Appleheads and Jacksoneros together. I love the community so much, and you gave us that. Thank you. You permanently changed my life, in an amazing way.
I wish things could have gone the way you deserved them to. You deserved so much better than what happened. I am so sorry, darling. From the bottom of my heart, I am sorry. I cry for you all the time.
I know you felt lonely - but you were never alone. Please know that. You were never, and will never be, alone.
I love you forever, Michael.
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It's been a while sense we've discussed the new season of MTV's Jersey Shore.
The cast of the show has now received a pay raise of $100,000 per episode. (That seems like a little much considering it's a reality show, and all they're really doing is being themselves.) This will be the first season to be filmed outside of the U.S. This season will be filmed in Italy. Filming began on May 13th, 2011 and the fourth season is currently scheduled to premiere on August 4th, 2011 at 10 p.m. on MTV. All cast members will return.
MTV has also reportedly given the green light to a fifth season. For the fifth season, they will reportedly be returning to Jersey.
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A two-day home minister-level conference between Bangladesh and Myanmar will begin in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar, on Tuesday.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will lead a 12-member Bangladesh delegation while Myanmar Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt Gen Kyaw Swe his country's team at the conference.
The Bangladesh delegation will include two secretaries of the Home Ministry, Directors General (DGs) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard and Department of Narcotics Control and Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Sources at the Home Ministry said the Rohingya issue will be high on the agenda of the conference. During the talks, the Bangladesh side will push Myanmar to take back its nationals who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.
Apart from signing of several memorandums of understanding, border-related issues, including drug smuggling, will also come up for discussion at the conference, said Public Relations Officer of the Home Minister Md Sharif Mahmud Apu.
The Home Minister will fly to Myanmar on Monday afternoon, he said.
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Coming to the end of a year and passing to become 60 something. It marked quite a year in many respects. Laura Walter shares some images of a week at the beach to celebrate and talks about her 60th year and her ambitions for being sixty.
Time marches on and I decided to embrace my sixtieth year. I filled the year with friends and family and visited new places to enjoy time with them. In August 2015 my mother surprised me with a birthday visit to mark the end of my 50s. As I have done on so many other occasions in the past sixty years I had to give thanks to a dear friend for helping out. This time it was to Iva for collecting Mom from the airport and once again Erv, my wonderful husband had a hand in it. It is amazing that they managed to keep the secret. We celebrated that birthday and ushered in the next with lots of wine and laughter.
In November we traveled to Europe for a wonderful week in England and Spain with my brother Paul and his wife Bee (we always have such fun). We visited the windmill at Windmill Hill in East Sussex and then on to Seville and Cordoba.
We strategically left things undone thereby creating an excuse for the next trip!
December took me to Wisconsin for my mother's 85th birthday. With my siblings Keith and Karen, we relived the days of skittles from our youth. As was usual, Keith won !
In March Erv and I traveled to Brazil for a long awaited visit with our dear friends Ana Valeria and Sergio. They had planned the a full range of adventures in Sao Paulo and Rio. I could identify many sites while watching the Olympics!
In addition to the wonders that filled our eyes, our stomachs were treated to great food. I never had a meal that was less than spectacular while in Brazil.
August brought those I love to me. With matching T-shirts boasting Beach Week, Corolla 2016 we enjoyed lazy days on the beach as well as a bit of biking.
At family gatherings, it is my husband Erv that makes the speeches but on this occasion I took the floor. The speech was unscripted. I was certainly less articulate than I would have liked and I have been forgiven for the oversight of the long weekend in California. I wanted to honor the entire year and the people in that year. .
Now completed, I reflect on the year and observe what many of us know, what I appreciate most in life. The relationships I have formed, nurtured and retained bring me joy and sustain me. It is the people that are in my life that tell my story. I cherish them.


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One Fafnir, frost giant is reported to have ripped the minute hand from the Cosmic Clock. The transgressions was done under-veil and was thus unseen and could not have been prevented. His whereabouts are unknown, wielding the power of the Cosmic Clock his location and threat level could be infinite. A reward shall be granted to the Fixer who locates and defeats this brigand and double if he returns the Hand. It is unknown what the consequences will be now that there is no minute hand governing time, already we see fluctuations. This is of great import and must be taken seriously, any fixer on a non-urgent mission devote time to his case upon your convenience or sooner.
-A Letter of Marque and Reprisal licensed to all Time Fixer Agents, authorizing the seizure and return of Fafnir granted by the Gnomon himself.
"Your brother?" Delgen asked, lowering his hammer and dabbed at his brow with a satin cloth.
"You never told me you had a brother." Amarella said.
"I didn't know I had a brother either." Leomourn said, walking up to the beast and scratching him behind the ear.
"No! Absolutely not! You can not bring him along." Delgen said
"Come on! Guys…" Leomourn said, looking at the sisters for help.
"You're going to have to clean up after him." Delgen said and turned round.
"What is his name?" Amarella asked walking up to the beast hesitantly. Leomourn spoke in a guttural tongue like the low rumble of thunder upon a mountain.
"Fenrisúlfr." The beast growled, or at least that was what it sounded like in human speech.
"Fenrir? I like that name." Amarella said and scratched the thing's chin.
"So you can talk to him?" Darella asked.
"Sort of. He speaks giant very poorly, but i can read his body." Leomourn said.
"Ask him what Fafnir meant when he said you were brothers." Darella said. Leomourn spoke again and this time took his bestial form and the two beasts circled and sniffed and touched each other on the bridge. After a time of howls, barking, whining and ear flickers and tail flickers Leomourn stood straight as a man. A very serious face, he wore.
"Apparently Fafnir worships "/campaigns/the-flame-of-time/characters/summanus" class="wiki-content-link">Summanus, there is a prophecy that all worshipers of the Old Night know about, telling that whomsoever kills the Fourth Hound of Al'handra shall become the Duke of the Nyght. The commander of the Army of Shades, Summanus' lieutenant here on Terr and will marshal the war upon the Sun and Moon." Leomourn paused and looked up into the multiverse and searched for the moon amongst all that was and ever will be.
"Go on." Delgen said putting his hand on Leomourn's shoulder.
"Right. Well it seems Fafnir did not know about me. He took my mother thinking she was still pure and had bore no son. He…r…defiled her and she bore a son…Fenrir. Later Fafnir learned of my existence. From that day until he attacked us near Felden, he beat and brutalized both Fenrir and my mom. Look at the scars!" Leomourn was on the verge of tears as he pulled his brother over and exposed the many scars that covered his body, somewhat hidden by his smoke-grey fur.
"This creature has known naught but pain, hate and evil…" Delgen started.
"No! He won't be trouble I promise!" Leomourn said.
"So we must show him the opposite…and teach him how friends and family really treat each other." Delgen finished. Leomourn nodded and grasped the dwarf's hand in his and shook it violently. Fenrir's tail slowly wagged, not really knowing what was going on but happy for his brother.
"Now, how do we get off this bridge?" Amarella said.
"Behold, my friends. The Hammerhead." Delgen said as he dialed knobs and pushed buttons on his forearm. A moment later a great ship of wood and stone appeared by the bridge and floated there.
"You have a ship?" Leomourn screamed as he ran to the edge of the bridge to get closer almost falling over in excitement.
"I told you I joined the "/campaign/the-flame-of-time/wikis/time-fixers" class="wiki-page-link"> Time Fixers and was commissioned the Hammerhead as a privateer vessel. I was aboard when I got drawn into that hellish city." Delgen said looking upon his ship proudly, having missed her for more than nine tredecims.
"Is that where you where?" Leomourn asked.
"I wasn't just there. I was held captive and tortured. Do you not remember rescuing me from Plague-Mort?" Delgen said annoyed.
"Oh…yeah." Leomourn said.
"Percy! Recalculate rations and life support systems for current visible passengers." Delgen said. A small mechanical creature moved into view at the helm and beeped and buzzed and moved out of view again.
"I have the Godeye." Darella said as she appeared from the shadows with a crystal ball in hand while dragging a large black spear.
"What have you got there?" Delgen asked.
"Sygg's other eye, and Fafnir's spear." Darella said dropping the spear and pocketing the orb.
"That's the minute hand of the "/campaign/the-flame-of-time/wikis/cosmic-clock" class="wiki-page-link"> Cosmic Clock." Amarella said.
"If only we could…Percy! Come forth and assess the probability of re-fusing this hand to the clock and mending the conjointment." Delgen said.
"Statistically, there is a ninety-eight point seven two percent chance of success of reattaching said article to original structure, considering current resources and threat level." Percy said, no less than matter-of-factly.
"Good. Get to that." Delgen said with a smile as he led his friends onto his ship.


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Saera Kahn is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party of Norway. Recently she was forced to resign over a bunch of phones calls (793 to be precise) she made to fortune-tellers. The total amount comes to approximately $7500,00 CDN. Should we be surprized by this? I am not. After all Nancy Reagan hired Joan Quigley, an astrologer to advise the president on such important things as Air Force One flight schedules. Here is what I found on THIS SITE:
- She devised elaborate horoscope charts that showed dates and times - down to the last minute - that were both good and bad for the president. Nancy would provide Quigley with the president's itinerary, she would calculate the times most advantageous for success, and then Nancy would pass along the scheduling requirements to the White House staff.
- She contributed to the timing of international summits, presidential announcements and even the flight schedule of Air Force One.
- Shortly after Reagan was shot by John Wayne Hinckley, Nancy learned through Merv Griffin that Quigley had told him that Reagan's chart showed that this would be a bad day for him. She could have warned him that his life was in danger. Of course, this was after the fact of the shooting.
- Nancy Reagan had special private phone lines installed in the White House and at Camp David expressly for talking to Quigley.
- "I was the Teflon in what came to be known as the Teflon presidency," Quigley later wrote, taking credit for the timing of his actions that would deflect criticism.
I guess my point is that we trust politicians, scientists and MD's with our economy, our future and our lives and then some of them ask for advice to a bunch of charlatans.....who should we trust?
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text: The present value of the extra earnings that graduates in humanities majors can expect over their lifetime is $302,400 for drama majors, $444,700 for English majors, $537,800 for history majors, and $658,900 for philosophy majors. If a person goes to a top-level, in-state, public university with no financial aid of any kind, the total cost is likely to run around $80,000 (tuition, books, and living expenses). That means the much maligned humanities majors are still getting an A in economics because the returns on their investments are quite high (in the 300 to 700 percent range).


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Anyway, in support, I created a card in MDS that was inspired by the sketch this week over at Sunday Stamps.
I love the flexibility of the program and how quick and simple it is to put a project together. Check it out:
|Colours: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Digital Download: Many Mustaches Stamp Brush Set
Tools: My Digital Studio 2 (MDS2)
Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
I designed the card front for print (the faint line along two edges is to indicate the edge of the card, and would not be printed). I followed the sketch pretty closely... replacing the ribbon for some manly mustaches though. :)
I created this card for my hubby to use to gain support during his month-long campaign. I "mustache" you a question... will you support me?


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Creatures of Albion Book I is the first book in the "Creatures of Albion" book series in Fable, Fable: The Lost Chapters, and Fable Anniversary. It covers information on nymphs, minions, scorpions and screamers. It can be found in a bookshelf in the Heroes' Guild or in the Witchwood Stones Demon Door.
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- Nymphs are ethereal, yet dangerous creatures. There are three known types. The Water Nymph, The Wood Nymph and the very powerful Succubus Nymph. All will be eager to send you to an early death if you stray across their path.
- Mindless, attacking animals bred by the Old Kingdom wall-guards for attacking intruders, minions are keen to rip the flesh of anything in their way. The only thing they fear are their masters and the bigger, more powerful minions known as Dreadwings.
- Born of the fires of ancient Bolewood, scorpions are armoured beasts with evil hearts. Hushed voices tell of larger scorpions, bred in captivity for fighting.
- Horrific entities caught in the netherworlds. Screamers have long struck fear into the population at night. They roam the land and are dangerous in their attacks.
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In Fable: TLC and Fable Anniversary, this book can be donated to the school in Bowerstone South as part of the Book Collection quest. Once donated, Mr. Gout, the headmaster, will teach a lesson on the book:
Mr. Gout: Today we'll be studying Volume One of "The Creatures of Albion". Now, who here knows what Screamers are?
<Children raise hands>
Mr. Gout:' I bet you've never heard one though, have you? That's because they stay away from the towns. But out in the countryside it's a rather different story, and you can sometimes hear them crying out in the night. Their scream can pierce even the bravest of men's hearts. Hearing it will not just chill you to the bone, but sap your energy too. According to the sage Richard Philips, they feed upon the lifeforce of men, sucking out their souls. Either way, if you ever see one, you will soon end up like them... Screaming.