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As you should wear sunglasses all year round, it is that wonderful time of year when sunglasses are a must! They are such a fun accessory! I personally don't tend to gravitate to cheap things! I definitely think there is a huge benefit to a good pair of sunglasses! I know they can get pretty pricey, so I suggest doing a little research or waiting for that special pair to pop up at a local discount store. Something worth doing, is going to your local designer shop, finding the pair that you like, and searching for the discounted version online. While a great pair of sunglasses is sure to turn heads, you don't have to spend $400 on the absolute latest pair. They just need to look great on you and be very comfortable on your face!
Here is a list of some things to keep in mind to know that you are choosing a great shape for your face and skin color.
First of all make sure you know your face shape:
- Diamond-shaped faces: rimless frames, frames with distinctive brow-lines, or oval frames
- Square faces: softer edged frames; round, oval, even cat-eyed, also thinner frames
- Triangle shaped face: colorful frames or cat eye sunglasses, also frames with straight top lines
- Inverted triangle shaped face: rimless frames, light colors and materials
- Oblong face: frames that are as wide or wider than the broadest part of the face
- Round faces: rectangular or squarish frames, thicker frames
- Oval faces: most frames will look good, but especially square and wrap-around
Now, onto skin color, pay close attention to your skin tone and hair color and check and see if you have warm undertones or cool.
Cool skin tones and hair colors - pink or blue undertones-Blond, blue-black, white, and light brown hair
Cool tones look best in black, rosy brown, plum, magenta, blue, and darker tortoise shade frames.
Warm skin tones and hair colors-yellow cast - golden blond, flat black, brown-gold, red, and gray are cool.Warm colored people look best in frames that come in camel, khaki, gold, copper, peach, off-white, or bright red.
I have selected Oliver Peoples shades only because I believe they are the best of the best as far as Designer shades go. I know this because I attended a conference about the brand while working at NM and they stole my heart! I love how they scientifically care about each lens and put more time into the science and functionality over producing a highly visible logo. They want to be known for the perfect product rather than simply the logo. So, here's my shout to the brand and amazing shades they make!
I wish you all happy sunglass shopping and fun in the sun!


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On our final day in Hokkaido, we only had time for one more meal … and had I known about Sushi Zen, I suppose we would've just stayed in Sapporo. Instead, we took at 30-minute JR train ride to Otaru (quite a bit of trouble for lunch don't you think?), which is a sea-side town northwest of Sapporo.
The town was known for its port and at one point, the Otaru Canal (小樽運河), ran through the middle of the town, but now only a portion of it has been preserved.
So, having seen the canal (the only tourist attraction we had time for), we randomly found a sushi restaurant to fill us up, which turned out to be pretty decent. Here's Masazuhi using Google Map.
The restaurant is on the second floor and has very clean design and decor. The staff team is very accommodating and very well-mannered (as you would usually expect in Japan).
The chefs do their thang after we made our order …
And while we wait for the chefs to prepare our sushi platters, we poured ourselves soy sauce for the sushi … AND for the sashimi.
Masazushi is one of only a few Japanese restaurants I've been to that serves both soy sauce for sushi and soy sauce for sashimi.
Japanese soy sauce brands such as Kikkoman develops sauces which ranges from light, sweet and mild to dark, less sweet and rich. As a general rule of thumb (and correct me if I am wrong), sashimi uses the lighter one while sushi would be better paired if it had been dipped into a slightly richer / darker sauce. The logical reason I guess is because sushi has a block of rice, which itself is … bland, I suppose. Its all about the balance! … Yeh .. yeh, I'm right.
"The balance of sweetness and saltiness, as well as a special blend of natural ingredients, pairs well with wasabi (Japanese horseradish paste) and heightens the flavor of sushi and sashimi" … an excerpt from the Kikkoman website.
They were all so good and fresh … but what stood out in particular was the roe on rice. The roe was slightly bigger than most of what I've tried before, but much juicier and much more complex (probably a bit sweeter as well).
The marbling on the toro almost looks like marbling on an A5 Kobe!
Here, we were given 2 different cuts of toro sashimi to try. Both equally as good … but subconsciously, it feels like the second cut is better … probably because it was thicker. They should just give me 20 ounce of it to chew on …
We had tako sushi and something else as well, I can't quite remember (I'm going to have to get back to you) … but its a really fatty fish, and is usually consumed half grilled, as you can see from the photo.
In the end, I almost want to say "this is as fresh as it gets" since we're sitting in the north-most town in Hokkaido (even though the seafood might've still gone through a pretty elaborate supply chain), but I want to save that line for that day when I catch the fish from the sea 🙂
Masazushi (小尊政壽司)
Otaru, Hokkaido
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Out-of-shape Shaq, out-of-answers Riles headed for a fall
The two guys with their legacies awaiting only a final chapter did little and said even less about the outcome.
The Heat's Shaquille O'Neal, who already owns three NBA championship rings but desperately wants another without Kobe Bryant as his sidekick, was outscored and outrebounded Sunday night in Game 2 by Erick Dampier – the first time that happened in 25 head-to-head meetings.
Pat Riley, who has four rings from coaching the Lakers' "Showtime" teams but none since, was similarly outfoxed by Mavericks counterpart Avery Johnson – for the second time in as many games.
But before anybody jumped to the logical conclusion, namely that Dallas should pack a broom as the finals head east to Miami for three games, Riles reminded everyone his team has stumbled down this road before – as recently as the Eastern Conference playoffs.
"Everybody has written our team off, even in Chicago, when we lost two games in Chicago. Then we got buried by New Jersey in the first game and we were history. Then we were history against Detroit. Even when we were ahead 3-1, we were history.
"So I'm sure we're history right now," he added. "We'll see what happens at home."
The normally loquacious O'Neal held his tongue after the Mavericks' 99-85 win gave them a 2-0 lead in the series. That bit of restraint cost him $10,000, and the Heat organization another $25,000, but saved him at least that much in embarrassment.
Two years ago, not long after Shaq fled LA for Miami, Dampier signed a big deal in Dallas and immediately declared himself the second-best center in the league. O'Neal responded by renaming Dampier "Erica," then got a little extra mileage out of the gag by insisting the only place Dampier would be a dominant center was in the WNBA. And when an injury in the playoffs last year limited his effectiveness, he couldn't resist telling reporters he was "playing like Erick Dampier."
Shaq should be so lucky. Out of shape or patience, or maybe both, he was outplayed by Dampier everywhere on the court and across the stat line. As promised, the Heat pounded the ball down into O'Neal in the post on their opening possession and he dropped in a nifty layup. But the Mavericks settled into essentially the same defense as in Game 1, doubling and tripling O'Neal on every subsequent touch, forcing him to pass the ball out of the post and daring his supporting cast, again, to beat them.
In his prime, O'Neal would have gone over or through Dampier and his second, DeSagana Diop, as often as necessary, but now he needs help. The Heat provided more than the first time around, but not much. They shot 41 percent from the floor, after a frightful 37-percent performance in the opening game.
Dallas, meanwhile, added a variety of screens at the other end of the floor to create room for Dirk Nowitzki to operate, which in turn freed up Jerry Stackhouse for a handful of wide-open jumpers, and the outcome was effectively sealed at halftime. Shaq sat most of the second half, Riley conceded, to conserve energy in what was by then a lost cause.
Teams that come out flat in finals series rarely recover – 25 of the 27 that took a 2-0 lead have gone on to win – but most respond by changing things up in a hurry. Riley's strong suit as a coach has always been motivation, as opposed to strategy, but he looks like someone who has run out of answers.
When he deep-sixed Stan Van Gundy and traded a seat in the executive suite for one on the bench, the plan was to coax more effort from a veteran team.
"I don't think it had anything to do with energy," Riley said about Sunday night's loss. "The whole thing now is about the next game, and trying to leave this behind us. Maybe set a fire under us to do something different than what we did here."
Of course, that was the plan after the Heat got pounded in Game 1. Miami is fighting a deficit in the effort department, but it's hardly the only one. O'Neal can rouse himself to take over games for a short time, but the cavalry isn't going to arrive in time. The Heat still have no answer for Nowitzki, or Josh Howard or Stackhouse. And no matter how many inspirational ploys Riley cooks up in the locker room, it's clear he's out of ideas once Miami sets foot on the court.
For different reasons, he and Shaq got so swept up in the idea that these finals would be their crowning achievement, the payoff for doing things the way they always had in the past, that they never drew up a Plan B. And now it's too late.
Yet when someone asked Dwyane Wade, the young superstar who was supposed to pick up the slack, what the Heat had to change heading into Game 3, he didn't hesitate.
"Everything," he said.


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The Ocean Exchange is pleased to announce the two winners of the Ocean Exchange 2015 awards. The awards were given during the awards dinner at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. The two winners were chosen from the top 10 finalists who were announced late in September. Both awards include a $100,000 prize from worldwide sponsors Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL).
This year's Gulfstream Navigator Award 2015 of $100,000 was given to the Zero Blade Wind Energy Converter by Saphon Energy of Tunisia, and the WWL Orcelle® 2015 Award of $100,000 has been awarded to concept of Energy Efficient Low Emission Ignition by Transient Plasma Systems of California.
Transient Plasma Systems has developed an energy efficient, low emission ignition solution for automotive and truck manufacturers and engine producers.
WWL's President for Atlantic, Ray Fitzgerald congratulated the winner: "Transient Plasma Systems has developed an energy efficient, low emission plasma ignition technology that can help shipping reduce NOX emissions as well as improve fuel efficiency in any combustion engine. It's a technology that can have major impact on human health and the environment; a very fitting winner of the Orcelle Award."
Saphon Energy has developed breakthrough innovation in wind energy named "The Saphonian", the zero-blade wind energy converter. The Saphonian is a radical new way to generate efficient, cost-effective and sustainable green energy. It is radically different from conventional bladed turbines as it is bladeless and does not rotate.
"It is fitting that the winner of the Gulfstream Navigator Award is inspired by sailing, which connected the world early on with the help of innovations in navigation," said Ira Berman, senior vice president, Administration, and general counsel, Gulfstream. "The Saphonian's ability to capture wind energy in such an efficient way presents another unique opportunity to produce green energy and conserve resources for future generations. We congratulate Saphon Energy on this accomplishment."
Both solutions reduce the use of natural resources and waste and increase productivity and economic well-being.
About the Ocean Exchange
Founded in 2010, The Ocean Exchange is the intersection where organizations from around the world advance and promote their cutting edge solutions and innovations in materials, devices, processes, and systems. We have created the knowledge-based catalyst for organizations to achieve their sustainability goals. By connecting innovators and organizations, The Ocean Exchange empowers the successful application of solutions for the greater good.
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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,400 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the Gulfstream G150TM, the Gulfstream G280TM, the Gulfstream G450TM, the Gulfstream G550TM, the Gulfstream G500TM, the Gulfstream G600TM, the Gulfstream G650TM and the Gulfstream G650ERTM. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft SalesTM. The company employs more than 16,000 people at 12 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos at www.gulfstreamnews.com.


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DAVIS, Calif. — Sudwerk Brewing Co. will release rare and specialty beers at several upcoming events in the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Area, now through March 9. Many of the events coincide with San Francisco Beer Week, starting Feb. 7, and Sacramento Beer Week, starting Feb. 22.
Craft beer enthusiasts will enjoy West Coast styles of craft lagers and specialty beers from Sudwerk, including:
West Coast lagers:
- 3 Best Friends: A smooth, dark lager brewed with chocolate malts, locally roasted coffee and vanilla beans (7% ABV and 20 IBU)
- Cascaderade India Pale Lager: A fresh, hoppy lager twist on a West Coast IPA, featuring Cascade, Simcoe and Amarillo hops. (6.6% ABV, 50 IBU)
- California Dry Hop Lager: Sudwerk's aromatic, refreshing flagship beer (5.0% ABV, 28 IBU)
Beers from its Brewers Cut series of small-batch specialty and barrel-aged beers:
- Flanders, California Wild Fruit Saison, Funke Saison and Jacked Oats.
Sudwerk's signature authentic German beers, like its Märzen Amber Lager, Northern Pilsner, Maibock Spring Lager and Hefeweizen Bavarian Wheat.
San Francisco Beer Week is Feb. 7-16. Events in that city include:
- Feb. 7 at the week's opening gala, Sudwerk will release Diddly Flanders Red, a 100% barrel-fermented sour with a sultry red hue. Brewed with conditioned landrace hops to allow the wild yeast and bacteria to shine. (6.9% ABV). The event is at Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 Seventh St., from 6-10 p.m.
- Feb. 9: Elixir will tap a cask of 3 Best Friends and Sudwerk will release its California Wild Saison Péche. Secondary fermented in a Petite sirah French oak barrel, this golden hued saison was aged on 12 pounds of local peaches with souring microbes, resulting in a tart, fruity sensation. The event is 4-8 p.m. at 3200 16th St.
Check Sudwerk's Facebook page for other San Francisco events planned at Bitter Bock & Rye, 1117 Polk St.; Blur, 1121 Polk St.; Vinyl Coffee & Wine Bar, 359 Divisadero St; McTeague's Saloon, 1237 Polk St.; John Allan's 152 Geary St.
For Sacramento Beer Week, Feb. 22 through March 9, Sudwerk will pour rare and specialty beers at its events in Sacramento and Davis. Watch for details on the following events:
- A beer dinner with Charlie Bamforth, the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science at UC Davis, pairing craft lagers with food.
- Cask lager tasting and Mai Bock release at Sudwerk's taproom, The Dock Store, 2001 Second St., Davis, during regular taproom hours.
- Local Bands/Local Brews event at LowBrau, 1050 20th St., Sacramento, featuring 3 Best Friends and other craft lagers.
For details on these and other Sudwerk Brewing Co. events, visit https://www.facebook.com/
Building on nearly 25 years of family legacy and brewing tradition, Sudwerk Brewing Co. specializes in artisanal session beers, especially West Coast craft lagers. Its taproom, The Dock Store, at 2001 Second St., Davis, Calif., is open from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, and 4 to 8 p.m.Thursdays through Saturdays. It offers a rotating menu of experimental and innovative beers, "honest pints" and growler fills, fresh White Labs brewers' yeast, and good conversation.


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ST LOUIS, MO-A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that almost 2.3 million visitors to St. Louis's national park units, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM) and Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site (Grant), spent $100,218,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 1,285 jobs in the local area.
Separately, JNEM's visitation totaled 2,259,020. These visitors spent $97,764,000 in the local community, supporting 1,252 jobs. The visitation at Grant totaled 35,664 individuals that spent $2,454,000 in the local community. The spending supported 33 local jobs.
"Both JNEM and Grant are wonderful places to learn about America's story", said JNEM park superintendent Tom Bradley. "They attract visitors from across the U.S. and around the world that come to experience the park and then spend time and money enjoying services provided by our neighboring communities and getting to know this amazing part of the country." Timothy S. Good, Superintendent at Grant added, "The National Park Service is proud to have been entrusted with the care of America's most treasured places and delighted that the visitors we welcome generate significant contributions to the local, state, and national economy".
The information on St. Louis's national parks is part of a peer-reviewed spending analysis of national park visitors across the country conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service. For 2011, that report shows $13 billion of direct spending by 279 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. That visitor spending had a $30 billion impact on the entire U.S. economy and supported 252,000 jobs nationwide.
Most visitor spending supports jobs in lodging, food, and beverage service (63%) followed by recreation and entertainment (17%), other retail (11%), transportation (7%) and wholesale and manufacturing (2%).
To down load the report visit www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/products.cfm#MGM and click on Economic Benefits to Local Communities from National Park Visitation 2011.
The report includes information for visitor spending at individual parks and by state. To learn more about national parks in Missouri and how the National Park Service works with the communities to preserve local history, conserve the environment, and provide local recreation opportunities, go to www.nps.gov/missouri.


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Corporate Governance
Basic Principles
Rinnai views reinforcement and enhancement of corporate governance as important management priorities from the perspectives of strengthening competitiveness and continually improving corporate value of the Group.
Rinnai takes care to preserve equality of shareholders by ensuring that their rights are essentially protected and that those rights can be exercised smoothly.
Rinnai views appropriate cooperation with all stakeholders as essential to improving corporate value and, through its business activities, strives for its own growth together with social and economic prosperity.
Rinnai emphasizes highly transparent management through the swift and appropriate disclosure of wide-ranging information while stepping up efforts to ensure that disclosure of company information is based on legal regulations.
Rinnai's Board of Directors recognizes its fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders and strives to continually improve corporate value though transparent, fair, swift, and resolute decision-making.
Rinnai encourages mutual communication through dialog with shareholders and other stakeholders in order to build relationships of trust with those stakeholders.
Basic Principles of the Internal Control System
Seeking to reinforce our management system and fulfill our social responsibilities, we established an internal control system with the following aims:
- (1)To enhance the stability and efficiency of business operations;
- (2)To ensure the reliability of financial reports;
- (3)To comply with laws and regulations affecting business operations and internal regulations;
- (4)Safeguarding of Assets
Rinnai is in the process of establishing an internal control system as a means of ensuring proper risk management, compliance, and internal auditing.
Audit & Supervisory System
There are four Audit & Supervisory Board Member, two of whom are outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member. Audit & Supervisory Board Member attend Board of Directors meetings and other important meetings, where they monitor directors' execution of their duties, the development of the internal control system, and the overall performance of duties.
In addition, an external account auditor audits the Company's accounts and verifies from a third-party perspective the legality of the internal control system as it relates to financial accounts.
Corporate Governance Code
Japan's Corporate Governance Code went into force in June 2015. Since then, committed to implementing all of the Code's principles, Rinnai has promoted efforts to deal with principles not adequately addressed to date, as well as principles that have been partially addressed but require reassessment. Rinnai will continue in-house efforts to address two remaining principles: "Balance of cash and stock as remuneration for directors" and "Involvement of outside directors in nomination and remuneration matters." Rinnai will step up efforts to improve corporate value by implementing all of the Code's principles while further strengthening corporate governance.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists of seven members and meets once a month in principle. The Board makes decisions on major management issues and also oversees business execution by Board members. Some directors below Chairman level are also corporate officers, whose role is to pass on the decisions of the Board to the head executives of the relevant divisions. The Board checks on business operations and discusses issues at general business meetings and at other business meetings held on a quarterly basis.
Executive Structure
We have introduced an executive officer system in order to create a flexible management structure capable of responding swiftly to changes in the business environment. Some directors, from the president down, serve concurrently as executive officers, and their role is to convey the details of decisions made by the Board of Directors to the managers of the divisions responsible so that they can be implemented. Quarterly company-wide management meetings and individual management meetings are also held to confirm how business is progressing and to share information on the challenges faced.
Director Compensation
The limits of compensation for Directors and Auditors are determined in accordance with the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders. Moreover, the Rinnai's internal regulations stipulate fundamental matters related to Directors' compensations including the method of determination, revision and reduction. Based on these, the amounts of compensation for Directors are resolved at the Board of Directors and the amounts of compensation for Auditors are determined through the deliberations by Auditors. Directors are paid a fixed amount commensurate with assigned duties. Please note that Rinnai terminated the retirement benefit system for directors, following approval of a proposal put forward at the General Meeting of Shareholders on June 27, 2008.
Information Disclosure
Rinnai's internal regulations set out the system and procedures for the timely disclosure of important internal company information, including information concerning subsidiaries. The Information Disclosure Committee deliberates the timely disclosure of information and, when deemed necessary, makes that information public.
Corporate Governance Structure


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Up until now, every room redo I've ever done has involved an updated - or sometimes first - coat of paint. Walls, furniture, frames... SOMETHING was always painted.
And I stand by my belief that paint is the easiest and often most cost-effective way to make a big impact in a room.
Today, though, I have a room update that I didn't even realize until I finished - is entirely paint-free!
I kind of need a moment to wrap my brain around that.
Our master bedroom needed some help.
Like a lot of people's, our room was pretty neglected. Even though the bedroom is where you spend a good chunk of time and it's your own private space, it's the last room to receive any attention because no one really goes in there except you, right?
My room was looking a little sad.
It was feeling dark and a little heavy, but I didn't know what I wanted to do.
I liked all the elements in the room, but I just wasn't feeling them together.
I enjoyed the warm camel/gold on the walls, but with the dark bedding, it was starting to feel like the walls were closing in.
I chose our chocolate pinstripe duvet when we first moved into the house.
I wanted something fairly neutral, classic, and not too girly, since it's a shared space with Mr.V.
At the time, this fit the bill.
But then I didn't really do anything else with the room.
I didn't *hate* the look, but I wasn't in love with it. I didn't want to do anything else based on the current color scheme because I didn't know how long it would stay.
Then, the duvet started to fade quite a bit on one side of the bed, from all the light that came pouring in from the window. So, change was afoot.
Then I spotted this pillow cover on sale at Pottery Barn and I got a jolt of design-induced lightening:
It's normally not a pattern I would be drawn to, but I kept going back to it.
I finally figured out, it was the color scheme that I liked.
The blue was soft and soothing without being 'baby blue', and the gold was the exact shade of my master bedroom walls.
And that's what started it all.
Here's the change this one pillow led to:
I didn't paint a thing.
AND, I love it!
I'll have another post to talk about why I chose some of the things I did, and where I found stuff if people are even interested in that.
But for now, I'm just gonna bat my eyes for a bit and flirt a little with my new bedroom because I'm in LOVE. :)
So, Before:
Catch as Catch Can
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday


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Advance Care Planning
You have the right to make informed decisions about your health care. It is also your right to keep information private, to assign a patient advocate and to determine what kind of treatment you do or do not want to pursue. Advance Care Planning is the process of thinking about and planning for a time when you may, with or without warning, become unable to make decisions regarding your medical care. This process is very important as it will help your doctors, care team and loved ones better understand your wishes, while providing you with the best care possible. Advance Care Planning has become a national movement, and is important for each and every person regardless of their age, health status, diagnosis, prognosis, etc.
The process of Advance Care Planning starts with a facilitated discussion between the patient and their advocate, along with any other loved ones they choose to invite to attend. This discussion usually results in the creation of a document known as an advance directive. An advance directive is a written guide meant to provide instructions regarding the care you wish to receive should you become unable to make decisions for yourself. An advance directive also allows you to assign a patient advocate, which is an individual you appoint to carry out these instructions should the need arise (you are also able to appoint alternate advocates). It is important to note that you remain fully in control of all decision making until you become physically or mentally unable to do so, as determined by a doctor. It is also important to know that advance directives can be changed or modified at any time. In fact, it is necessary to review this document at regular intervals in order to ensure it remains accurate and reflective of your goals, values, and wishes.
We strongly encourage all of our patients to participate in an Advance Care Planning session, even if they've already completed an advance directive elsewhere. If you are interested in doing so, please contact a member of our social work team. All of our social workers are certified Advance Care Planning facilitators who can assist you in having this discussion with your loved ones, creating an advance directive, and answering any questions you may have.
You can contact our offices at the following numbers to request and be scheduled for an Advance Care Planning appointment:
- Holland Center: (616) 399-6500
- Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion: (616) 954-9800
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's Lacks Cancer Center: (616) 685-5600
- The Johnson Family Cancer Center (Muskegon): (231) 737-3469


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There is nothing I'd rather do all day than to peer into other people's homes. Ever since I took a walking tour of New York's Carnegie Hill neighborhood, I have been angling to visit one house in particular: 60 East 93rd Street.
|Thelma Foy in Schiaparelli in 1937, photo by Toni Frissell
Decades later, after being inhabited by the Romanian Mission and the Lycee Francais, the house is again filled with treasures that would make even the discerning Thelma's jaw drop. My dream of stepping behind the limestone facade of this Neoclassical grande dame came true recently, and its new owner, Carlton Hobbs, and his business partner Stefanie Rinza were kind enough to give me a tour from the entrance hall to the store rooms floors above.
While Carlton has the connoisseur's eye for the very rare, he also has a penchant for the unusual and - may I say - slightly eccentric which is EXACTLY my cup of tea. Here are a just a few of the works that made me gasp:
One of the gallery's most exciting recent acquistions is an 18th century Neoclassical paneled library from the Hotel Gaulin in Dijon which once belonged to J.P. Morgan, Jr.
Carlton and Stefanie were amazed to find that the paneled room fit almost perfectly into one of the house's rooms. As Pope took French Neoclassical precedents as his model, this synchronicity was surely no accident.
I was captivated by this mad cabinet-secretaire which is also Neoclassical and captures the 1790s romantic mood for the picturesque.


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Sunshine Roses
Pale lemon colored blooms of Blythe Spirit.
Sunshine blooms of Graham Thomas.
This will be my last post before I go visit my Mom. She will be celebrating her 82nd birthday, and her parties are wild! I'll be back in two weeks, so posting my favorite color yellow, to keep things sunshiney till I get back. *waves bye*


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In July, we piled everyone in the car and drove to Bear Lake, UT for a family reuinion of my mom's side. We made a stop in Boise, ID for a day and played at the water park...
Cole and Maddy changing things up!
Bo and Daddy testing the drop off slides
Then on to Utah for the Weaver reunion. We stayed in cabins at a KOA - I wasn't sure what to expect, but we were super impressed! They were even air conditioned! It was a great reunion turn-out and lots of fun.
My sis and I represented my Grandma Lois family in the "Family Challenge"
Kind of like Minute to Win It, we had to compete in several crazy stunts. We had to string short pastas onto a spaghetti stick with using just our mouth- not easy!
and bounce pencils into plastic cups
I can't say we won...but we had a good laugh out of it.
2 of my Great Uncles - of the original Weaver family. Great, great men. So glad for their examples and influence in my life.
Bear Lake was absolutely beautiful. And we had a fun afternoon out on some waverunners...a trip well worth the hours in the car.
We stopped by the Logan Temple on the way out of Utah. Such a beautiful temple...where my parents eternal family begun. Reunions and family history can be so powerful in reminding us of who we are and what we live for. I am richly blessed with an amazing family who I love. I love trips like these where I get to spend time with them.


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Monday, 28 February 2011
Fall 2011
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Thursday, 24 February 2011
MA graduate collection/Model Jenny Law/special thanks to Craig Green, Claire Turner, Elina, Katharine, Lara, Marie, Elisa, Jenny, Rui, Ama, and Temuri.
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Monday, 21 February 2011
Intergalactic Lovers "DELAY" OUT NOW!!
First single by Intergalactic Lovers now available on itunes!!!
GO GET IT :)Single cover artwork by Andrei Amado, Graphic Design by We draw lines by Paul Bailey & Benjamin Schwab.
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On Sunday, I met up with Keisha from Blush Steel and our friend Joie for brunch. I met both of these girls last year at the Simply Stylist-Dallas conference. We hit it off and have been in touch ever since. We finally were able to meet up at La Duni's for some good brunch and to talk fashion. Which by the way if you are ever in the big D, make sure to check out La Duni's because their food is delicious!
When deciding on what to wear, I knew I wanted to wear something comfortable. So I went for a more casual brunch outfit. I am a huge fan of bright colors as you can see from my photos. I picked up this bright pink lightweight sweater a couple of years ago at J. Crew. It's not a petite-sized top but it fits pretty nicely. I accessorized it with a black & gold necklace I had bought at Forever 21 a few years ago. I have worn this necklace so many times. It instantly glams up any top or dress.
Do you remember the handbag? It's one of the handbags I told you about in the Cèline Dupes post. I ended up ordering the large structured handbag in basic black. If you are looking for a spacious handbag, this is the one for you!
What do you wear to brunch? Are you more of a dress kind of girl?
Top: Similar-Victoria's Secret
Jeans: Loft
Necklace: Similar- Forever 21
Handbag: DailyLook


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Three Bridges has been named the 'station most likely to be abandoned at'.
Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs Southern services, was not been shortlisted for any of the Rail Industry Awards which were held at a black-tie event at the Battersea Evolution hosted by actor Stephen Mangan last night (Thursday February 9).
The Association of British Commuters, which launched a judicial review over the Government's handling of GTR's management contract, decided to hold its own awards dedicated to Southern services called the 'Southern Fail Awards'.
Categories include most cancelled service, most useless MP in this whole crisis, and funniest Southern satire.
Three Bridges was named 'station most likely to be abandoned at'.
One passenger wrote on Twitter: "Tremendous and much deserved news. So many happy hours of weeping, shivering and playing platform roulette spent there."
Yesterday a spokesperson for the group said: "The shameful topic of Southern Rail will be avoided at the Rail Industry Awards tonight and we demand that this outrage is not swept under the red carpet."
They added: "Hundreds of thousands of people have been abandoned and left victims of the most shocking rail service the UK has ever had. Our award ceremony is a nod to the absurd, as nothing is as absurd as the Southern Rail crisis itself.
"We cannot allow the Government to continue ignoring the will of people in the South, while endlessly propping up this failed franchise."
Passengers using Southern trains have faced more than a year of repeated delays and cancellations, with problems worsened by an industrial dispute that has raged since April last year.
GTR is extending driver-only operation to Southern routes, which is where drivers are responsible for opening and closing train doors, with conductors transferred to the role of on-board supervisors.
The RMT union has raised safety concerns about the potential loss of a second guaranteed member of staff on board and the safety and access implications for passengers, especially those with disabilities.
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The mission of NEBP is to be a valued member of a client's leadership team and positively affect the bottom line.
We are a network of catalysts and connectors, who introduce extensive personal and professional relationships to both the corporate and business development process.
We monitor local, national and global events and provide insight into policies, trends and opportunities. We open channels of sales, distribution and communication.
The result - an increase in the probability of success.
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We focus on opening up new sales channels, landing new business,
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Clients include start-ups, academic institutions, industry associations,
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RevChip is today's most comprehensive EMV Level 3 software for payment terminals. Its features have been shaped through years of field experience. Benefits not only include essentials like EMV liability protection for merchants and PCI scope reduction for POS systems, but also valuable new merchant programs like Apple Pay.
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POS developers are on the front lines of today's cybersecurity war. They understand the risks of a data breach and the importance of moving quickly. They need a superior EMV software and a full-sprint SDK that allows integration within hours. RevChip has both.
Not all EMV software preserves existing merchant programs.
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text: In replaying his watch over the last six years of his parents' lives as they become ever more infirm, Taylor (Ordinary Miracles, 1993; Sins of the Father, 1989, etc.) reminds us of Shakespeare's warning that ``death, a necessary end,/Will come when it will come.'' Death is easy. What's hard is dying, as we see in this saddening memoir of how Taylor faced the challenge of aging and retired parents, once skilled professionals now on a shrunken income. A nest egg dwindles; health flakes away and flies off in small pieces. While Taylor writes with great restraint, he seldom subjects himself (or us) to that intensity or terrible immediacy once so shocking in Hemingway, who saw each detail as if on the last day of his life. A married, middle-aged, freelance New York journalist, Nick has sold a book to the movies and is writing a script that somehow seems to support his endless plane trips to North Carolina, Florida, and Mexico to help his parents arrange their housekeeping and finances. Most frustrating to him is that no act of his--however sensitive and keenly thought through--really fulfills his parents' needs or brings about a sense of lasting satisfaction in him: only delayed guilt. As with trying to adjust to the minds of a pair of drunks or addicts, something's always wrong. Time after time, he must hurry back to their loving but surprised smiles as once more he lends a hand and shores up a splitting dike. Meanwhile, some of his friends go through problems much like his, so that we see a culture of middle-aged earners caring for parents stricken with Alzheimer's or worse. As one reads, and as Nick focuses on his parents, a reader can't help foreseeing infirmities of one's own. The ``necessary end'' has some horrible side effects before it comes. A heartbreaker about caring, with no easy answers.


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What is Temperature Mapping and validation
In this video we are trying to explain what is temperature mapping and validation study for ware houses, cold rooms, chiller rooms, refrigerators, reefer, freezers, vehicles etc.
Also we explain the procedures for carrying out the same. Vacker Group carries out Temperature Mapping and Validation Study across all Middle East countries including U A E, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and India. Also we provide various Temperature Monitoring Devices and Solutions such as data loggers, software, recorders etc. for all type of Industrial and Commercial applications. We are Authorized distributor for Cryopak, USA for their various products including the data loggers marketed under the brand name Escort.
Here is an example. This is a warehouse. It will have various Air conditioning ducts around the place to keep the temperature within a range of 15 to 20 Degree Centigrade. You will have few temperature sensors and thermometers around the place and you will be seeing that the temperature is always within the limits.
But here is the reality. You are unable to check the temperature at various points across the warehouse. Also you have lot of activities taking place like movement of people, fork lift, other machinery, opening of various doors etc.
How do you know that the temperature is uniform across the entire warehouse under all these circumstances?Probably one of the walls or a permanently closed steel door is facing the sun for half of the day. The temperature near such area is definitely not in line with other areas of the warehouse. You will have few thermometers around the warehouse. But how do you know that these are the correct places to be monitored? What is the basis for selecting these locations for placing the thermometers?
This is the purpose of carrying out a Temperature mapping and validation study.
Purpose of the Study
Through the study the following major parameters have to be established.
Temperature across the entire area is uniform? If there are particular spots which exceed the permitted levels such points have to be identified.
It may not always be possible to rectify such hot spots.If the Air conditioning system fails, how long the temperature will continue within the permitted levels.How many people, machinery etc. can be permitted?What are the temperature variations under full and half loaded conditions? If the area is fully loaded, is the entire space within the permitted levels?All the above parameters need to be checked under different climatic conditions across various seasons of a year.
Procedure for carrying out the study
We have written procedures for carrying out the study. We will require a drawing of the entire area and the loading racks.
Based on the area and number of racks we place numerous temperature data loggers across the entire area. The location of the data loggers will be marked in the drawing with identification numbers for future reference All data loggers will start recording simultaneously
All real life activities such as movement of people, machinery, opening of doors etc. are permitted and will be recorded to the extent possible.
The data will be taken continuously for a number of days under different storage capacity. The whole procedure will be repeated in winter and summer
After completing the recording the data loggers will be collected and data will be downloaded into our software for further analysis.
Analysis and Report
Now we have collected temperature data under various climatic and operational conditions.
These data will be loaded into the software and will be analyzed.
The results will be various graphs and imaging. Based on the study, the certification and recommendations will be provided.
Recommendations include:
- Any hot spots in the enclosed area. If rectification is not possible, such area should be clearly marked and should not be used for storage
- Locations where thermometers or real time monitors to be placed
- If the Air conditioning system fails, how long the temperature can be sustained
- This whole study will give you confidence that your Ware house, Cold Room, Chiller, Vehicle etc. are safe for storage and transportation of Food, Medicine, Chemical etc.


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Monday October 9, 2017
I'm back with another Bible Journaling page I did. I mentioned the other day that I had an old old bible and then the newer one which I have been posting my journal pages.. I said I liked it cause I could read the print and tried to keep the art work off of the writings.. Well Vicky knew this bothered me and limited my art journaling so she gave me a bible. She hits garage sales and she finds so many. She loves to give out bibles and she is doing bible journaling for her kids and grandchild. So she gave me this bible.. So I feel free at being able to journal. Thank you Vicky for being so giving.
So I found this art work on Pinterest.. it's the best place to find awesome ideas. I traced the image on my page..
Song of Solomon 6:3 "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" I colored the image with Prismacolored pencils then used Ranger ink to give color to the background. I went over the lines with a sharpie. This page is so pretty.. And yes you can still read through the art work.
Simon Monday - not a card
Crafting from the heart #178 - anything goes
Artistic inspirations #187 - anything goes/opt. cool colors


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This title is taken from the compilation French Songs And Choruses For Mixed-Voice Choir (NOV165198)
Calme Des Nuits is taken from Ravel's work 2 Choruses, Op. 68.
In the oeuvre of Camille Saint-Saëns, who is known primarily for his Carnival of the animals, there are two choral pieces, op. 68, composed at the end of 1882 which exhibit genuinely exceptional quality. Presumably having written them himself, Saint-Saëns devoted considerable time and attention to these two texts, Calme des nuits (Calm of the night) and Les fleurs et les arbres (The flowers and the trees). Both pieces display a depth of expression of a kind that he is frequently denied as possessing to the present day. In Calme des nuits, the calm of the night is impressively captured in music and contrasted with the garish and the raucous. Numerous long note durations and the almost exclusive adherence to the piano sphere captivate both the performers and their audience alike until the piece fades away into virtual nothingness.


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Reflect your sense of style with glass works for every part of the home.
Celebrated glass artist Dale Chihuly once said, "Glass is the most magical of materials. It transmits light in a special way."
In metro Phoenix, myriad glass artists manifest their own magic on the material, creating colorful glass works both decorative and functional. Tempe-based Meltdown Glass Art & Design literally gets people in the door with works like the glass entryway pictured above. The flow texture, says glass artist and Meltdown founder BJ Katz, "gives privacy, and yet it gives such a sense of welcoming... it gives obscurity that people crave while providing light." The dichroic glass adds another decorative dimension. "It's a discovery of the space industry. It's the material that coats the space shuttle to prevent it from blowing up when entering or leaving the atmosphere," Katz explains. "It's a lower-tech way to get iridescence and color shifting."
Pieces like decorative windows from Tumbleweed Stained Glass further display the diversity of the material. With nearly 270 types of textured clear glass in stock, Tumbleweed can create custom components from kitchen cabinets to bathroom mirrors, and take time for quality. "Stained glass and leaded glass is a very labor-intensive thing," says Tumbleweed co-owner Fred Newton. "It's not something that can be done very fast." But the end result, Newton says, are unique pieces that provide simple elegance and privacy.
Like Tumbleweed and many other glass studios, Meltdown makes pieces that are each handmade one-offs. The material may be the only unifying factor. "[Glass is] unique – it's translucent, it's reflective," Katz says. "I like to think our studio [produces] a very fine aesthetic, but also very practical."
|Glass artwork Made from 3/8-inch clear, tempered, kiln-fired glass and hand-painted with custom cold-applied paints, this piece provides a splash of color anywhere in the home. $195/square foot
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6810 S. Clementine Court, Tempe, 800-845-6221,
|Glass chandelier This hand-blown glass lamp features 280 pieces, each made individually and then fused together on a frame. Measures 32 inches long and 48 inches wide. $4,500
Circle 6 Studios
501 E. Roosevelt St.,
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|Metal and Glass Ocotillo Sculpted by Phoenix artist Joshua Dopp, this decorative piece features LED lights inside glass and steel and stands 9 feet tall. $3,000
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|Bathroom window This stained and leaded glass window fits against an existing pane (hence the mullion), and provides both light and privacy. Measures 40 inches by 6 feet. $2,000 average
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Gayle Simpson
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1. Did the change in dimensions present any specific challenges for you? Previous D@8 vertical rectangles were an easier format, but a square was perfect this year for my Musee d'Orsay clock image.
2. Describe your design area, specifically your work table: what is the best thing about it? I use a pub-style table 36" high with a machine platform of plexiglass and 2x4's at 40" high; both at home and at a family cabin. A Bernina 440QE tops both.
3. What set this quilt apart from other recent projects you have been working on? It was special because I could use photos from a visit to France; I was inspired to create the clock from inside the d'Orsay Museum, and I love Roman numerals and cloc kfaces.
4. When you get "stuck" how do you deal with a "design block"? How do you overcome it? If I need to, I let a piece "marinate" and work on my other art; then I come back to it. Viewing photos of it, looking at it in reverse in a mirror, or just being patient are all strategies that I use.
5. Do you work on single or multiple projects at the same time? Multiple, and sometimes a series.
6. What do you hope people take away from your work? When viewing my work, I hope people see an alternative way of considering the subject matter of the art that I create.
7. What are the best parts of working on an art quilt: What are your least favorite parts? Best; creating a visual representation of something refined in my mind, developing it, using "called-for" techniques, and then translating it into cloth.
Least; repetitive technical sewing, and binding aka "grunt work."
8. What art/quilt-related organizations do you belong to? SAQA, Q6 (a group of 6 artists and we have a 7 week show coming up at Gallery 48 Natoma in fall,2016),Quartz, the Folsom, Quilt and Fiber Guild, and the Crocker Art Museum.
9. Do you have a preferred color palette? Why? Yes; I like strong colors, though some of my landscapes require more subtlety. If you look at my art on my web site from the last 35 years, my color choices are consistent. It has always been my style.
10. What do you regard as your most interesting milestones along your art journey? Milestones for me are receiving awards, being published, and IQF Faculty in 2008, 2009. A "Guest Artist" week at Yosemite, a Yosemite Renaissance cash Award in 2013, starting Artwalk in 1988 (a large suburban continuing outdoor show,) and starting an annual Extreme Quilters show in 2010 are great milestones for my career/journey.Oh wait... and surviving non-smoking lung cancer , a bilobectomy, and Chemo last year.


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Design of an energy efficient Iot enabled smart system based on DALI network over MQTT protocol
In line with the mainstream technological innovations the emerging IoT technology aims at improving the quality of life of general masses and the efficiency of the civic amenities in a sustainable fashion while optimising economic investments by private and public sector. The IoT applications can be found in various vital fields such as: energy, health, transportation, environment, etc. Millions of application in all these fields can work optimally if there is a strong interconnection among IoT enabled devices [1]. Interconnection among IoT enabled devices via communication channels and protocols is not only a simple technological subject matter but it interests also other characteristics such as privacy, standardization, legal issues, etc. [2]. This unsurprisingly induces newer innovative challenges in IoT environment, which inspires industrial and academics researchers to go further in IoT sustainability research [3]. Confidently, the technological interfacing and communications among the IoT enabled devices (things) is essential to empower the IoT environment [4]. This is the reason why few vital functions will be performed by few key technological components and techniques, which have evolved to guarantee interconnection among heterogeneous devices adapting to the usage of very less supplies in terms of both computational time, memory, functionalities and energy resources.


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I get the need to market, but there are just some films for which you don't need 20+ original posters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one such movie, but spending all this money on marketing isn't really going to help (or hurt) them at this point. Five new posters are out, and unlike the last round of posters, these are more centralized on putting the characters into specific moments in the film. And they center around the kids, not the adults. We have Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) entering his secret room that Harry spends much of the book trying to infiltrate, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) looking like they're ready to get some snoggin' on, two particularly weird posters of Hermione (Emma Watson) looking more jealous and crazy than Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, pining over Ron (Rupert Grint) in his dapper Quidditch uni, and one new poster of Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch) wearing 3-D glasses – the poster you're likely to see when Potter hits theaters in 3-D later this summer.
These posters are taking a lighter turn than the previous ones we've seen with Dumbledore, Harry, and the others looking like they're gearing up for war. It's nice to know that the film will be focusing on the kids still being kids, as the book was one of the more delightful entries in the series through the first 3/4 of it. I will say that either Luna has matured into a nicer-looking young lady or they are photo-shopping the hell our of her. I dunno, she almost looks CGI-ed in that poster.
Oh well. I don't know how many more posters were in for, because we still have a month until the film's release.
[via Warner Bros. UK]
What do you think of these posters? Are you more or less likely to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince now or did you make your mind up over a year ago when the first trailer was released?


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Terry Whitney is very aware that Legislators in Lansing no longer listen to "We the People." How else do you explain voting that takes place directly opposed to the "Will of the People?" This is how the citizens of Michigan ended up with a punitive gasoline tax when over 80% of the residents voted against the tax hike.
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Nabi Holographic Navy Blue is a beautiful deep blue holographic with green flash. I love the colour, but the holographic effect for this polish is kinda weak.
Can you spot the little green flash? Of course it's more obvious in real life.. I just had some problems capturing them on the camera.
I didnt have any blue holo polishes in my stash like this as well. All my blue holos are much lighter than this. Love the unique deep blue shade of this polish!
|Nabi Navy Blue vs China Glaze Take A Trek
|Nabi Navy Blue vs Jade Hypnose
Verdict: This polish is beautiful if you ignore the fact that it is actually a holographic polish. Holo-wise, it's a little disappointing for me. Would you get it just for it's colour?
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Nabi Holographic Navy Blue
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The Denver Regional Equity Atlas: Mapping Opportunity At The Regional Scale
The Denver Regional Equity Atlas was written by Reconnecting America and the Piton Foundation on behalf of Mile High Connects to inform the development of strategies to ensure that existing and expanding transit systems in the Metro Denver region provide greater access from affordable housing to jobs, good schools, health care and other essential services.
The Atlas is a visual representation of demographics, education, employment, health care and housing in relation to transit. The Atlas helped Mile High Connects identify both areas of greatest opportunity and greatest need prior to developing its strategic plan.
To help raise awareness among a wide range of stakeholders about the benefits and opportunities that a robust public transportation network can create, the Atlas maps out the region's major origins and destinations in relation to the current and future transit network. The Atlas emphasizes the need to ensure access to opportunity for everyone in the region, especially improving connections for the region's most economically disadvantaged residents. The future transit network will better connect people to jobs, healthcare providers, schools, grocery stores, parks and other essential destinations, but there are challenges in ensuring that the people who use and need access to public transportation the most have the opportunity to live, work, learn and play in transit-oriented communities.
The following topics form the organizational structure for the atlas:
- Population and Demographic Characteristics of the Region
- Access to Affordable, Quality Housing Options
- Access to Jobs and Economic Development Opportunities
- Access to Educational Opportunities
- Access to Health Care, Healthy Foods, and Recreational Facilities
Data was collected from a variety of sources for seven counties in the Metro Denver region: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. Geographic information system (GIS) software was then used to spatially analyze the data and produce maps for each topical area. Each map contains the current and future transit network, including high frequency bus routes and rail lines, as the base map.
Maps from the project are available in the maproom.
- The Denver Regional Equity Atlas (PDF, 5.6 MB)
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HHT - Hopping Hams Thriller is a point and click adventure game.
To play this game you need to help the little hamster by collecting items and solving puzzles.
Good Luck!
Play Hopping Ham's Thriller
Walkthrough - Guide - Solution - Cheats
Get thru introduction and go up stairs to first door & enter.
Note black panel top left, this is your map. Go forward to end and right to first room (B) on wall. Click creature (which is a chess piece), go left and click piano. Play game and when finished click top right dot to close and get key.
Click the handbag and the purple square to chose the key. With that showing click the door to the left and enter the room. You must now click the handbag to close the items list or nothing else will happen.
This room has a (P) and creature. Capture the creature.
Now click the back of the hammy head to get back to the corridor.
Turn and go right down the corridor & right to a room which is a study (P). Check drawers & new creature. Turn right into library. Use remote and bookcase moves (R) and right into new creature (K).
Return to corridor (hit hammys on head). Move up and right to room with clothes. Move dresses and new room (N), collect creature.
Back to corridor forward and left to room with hole near floor with creature, left and mirrors...game find the difference, three in each image....access new room & creature.
Back to corridor. Forward and new room Quiz Shock game.(P) Guess fast and new room (R) & creature & left to bed under cover a new creature to collect (N).
Back to corridor and forward to laundry. Get creature out of washing machine. Right to bathroom, get plug out of bath and place in hole above bath.
Back to laundry and a new room to left (K) get creature and rope.
Trace your steps back and go up to telephone room. Phone Damien 666 and wall breaks. Left to room (Q) and creature.
Thats all do here in this section, so make your way back to the balcony outside and head left to other door.
First right is the kitchen. (N). Right to fridges collect cones, creature and banana. Hammys make an icecream. Left is the Chiefs room and not accessible, yet....
Up corridor to room with wheel (B). Chose rope and bring up a new creature.
Back out and into dining room (Q)
Check under table for new creature and get leaf from picture.
NOW REMOVE THE LETTERS ON THE WALL BY SELECTING A CREATURE. This room Q - select handbag, click each creature until the letter & creature disappears.....this is a Queen....so you have Bishop, King, Pawn etc to locate...
Go to EVERY room and do this.....
Back to the first corridor we visited the B in the piano room wont go away, because you havent got that creature yet...but the P in the locked room will.
Continue in the other rooms. Give the leaf to the creature in the little hole. In the telephone room hit the wall with the banana to get a new creature and room. Keep clearing every room.
When you get back to the piano room you should remove the last creature (B). If you have any left, keep searching.
Go downstairs and get key from room.
Face locked room and use key.
Now you can go up to the Chiefs room and get courage balls.
Back downstairs use courage balls, then unlock the room and then play chess (A3 to F3).
ETC...... to tombstones, click "is" on Junior stone etc.....
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Happy the showers that fall on so fair a wilderness,–scarce a single drop can fail to find a beautiful spot,–on the tops of the peaks, on the shining glacier pavements, on the great smooth domes, on forests and gardens and brushy moraines, plashing, glinting, pattering, laving. Some go to the high snowy fountains to swell their well-saved stores; some into the lakes, washing the mountain windows, patting their smooth glassy levels, making dimples and bubbles and spray; some into the waterfalls and cascades, as if eager to join in their dance and song and beat their foam yet finer; good luck and good work for the happy mountain raindrops, each one of them a high waterfall in itself, descending from the cliffs and hollows of the clouds to the cliffs and hollows of the rocks, out of the sky-thunder into the thunder of the falling rivers. Some, falling on meadows and bogs, creep silently out of sight to the grass roots, hiding softly as in a nest, slipping, oozing hither, thither, seeking and finding their appointed work. Some, descending through the spires of the woods, sift spray through the shining needles, whispering peace and good cheer to each one of them. Some drops with happy aim glint on the sides of crystals, –quartz, hornblende, garnet, zircon, tourmaline, feldspar,–patter on grains of gold and heavy way-worn nuggets; some, with blunt plap-plap and low bass drumming, fall on the broad leaves of veratrum, saxifrage, cypripedium. Some happy drops fall straight into the cups of flowers, kissing the lips of lilies. How far they have to go, how many cups to fill, great and small, cells too small to be seen, cups holding half a drop as well as lake basins between the hills, each replenished with equal care, every drop in all the blessed throng a silvery newborn star with lake and river, garden and grove, valley and mountain, all that the landscape holds reflected in its crystal depths, God's messenger, angel of love sent on its way with majesty and pomp and display of power that make man's greatest shows ridiculous.
Now the storm is over, the sky is clear, the last rolling thunder-wave is spent on the peaks, and where are the raindrops now–what has become of all the shining throng? In winged vapor rising some are already hastening back to the sky, some have gone into the plants, creeping through invisible doors into the round rooms of cells, some are locked in crystals of ice, some in rock crystals, some in porous moraines to keep their small springs flowing, some have gone journeying on in the rivers to join the larger raindrop of the ocean. From form to form, beauty to beauty, ever changing, never resting, all are speeding on with love's enthusiasm, singing with the stars the eternal song of creation.
–John Muir, My First Summer In the Sierra
It's Monsooning!
Chiyi Dangchar Tibetan Dance
Om Tar'e Tu Tar'e Monpa Dance
Lekshey Norchung Tibetan Dance
Cinnamon Favorites!
Cookie Bakers
A Haircut For Kai
Playing With Puppies #3
Playing With Puppies #2
Playing With Puppies #1
Krazy Growing Kale
Small Pup
Stuff-Making Skills
Interview on LDS Earth Stewardship
I'm slow to share, but a friend of ours over at LDS Earth Stewardship did a little write-up about us and our current adventure. The LDSES website and blog is pretty cool too, and I'm feeling inspired by all the others that have been interviewed as part of their 'Stewardship in Action' series…. go check it out!
Cool Bugs by Kai 3
Storyteller Kai
Gatsal Clay Oven Build
Happy Birthday, Dalai Lama
Garden Update: Peas!
June Crazies
Time and Truth
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
This Is How We…
Rainy Day Stairs
Proof of Good Playing
H Work
This Is How We…
For Grandma F
To be kind is probably one of the greatest qualities one can have. Be kind.
My Little Garden
Ode to Orange Berries
Tawang Monastery Up Close
Just Finished Reading…
Class Fieldtrip
New Kid
The whole wilderness seems to be alive and familiar, full of humanity. The very stones seem talkative, sympathetic, brotherly. No wonder when we consider that we all have the same Father and Mother.
Food Finders
Wisdom by Kai
(going out, 5:30am)
I tell you I want my hat!
It's chilly cold.
Chili is spicy…don't eat.
Don't eat sand. Blech!
Mother Nature is too often spoken of as in reality no mother at all. Yet how wisely, sternly, tenderly she loves and looks after her children in all sorts of weather and wildernesses.
This is How We…
Rainy Rainy Earth Day
Tibetan Prayers
For Post!
Happy Birthday Hike
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
Dal Face
Our Giant Friend, Tara
Love Note
Website Attempt #3
Cool Bugs By Kai: a Fuzzy Moth
Snow Lions and Smooches
Sunrise Cloud Beams
Small Helper
Spence Making Fire
Making Friends
Good Old Tawang
Made It!
Beautiful Bomdila
Snoozin' on the Job
Ready to Roll
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We love local music, to listen to it and to discover it. On the 2nd Wednesday of every month, we open our Brewery stage to our community of local musicians. Hosted by John Kelly, it is a unique opportunity for all of us to experience new and rising local talent, with local food, wine, beer, and cider.
For musicians that are interested, we do have a PA system available for use. It includes a mixer, speakers, mics and cables.
Note: As of September 2017, you cannot use drums at Open Mic, and while this is completely open to everyone to perform, Spring Gate is only hiring solos and duos at this time.
Spring Gate's Open Mic is held on the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month from 6-9 pm.
- The Open Mic host usually arrives between 5:30p and 5:45p, 6:00p at the latest. The signup sheet is available then, and live music begins around 6 pm.
- The host usually does a song or two to start off the night, then opens it up to the performers on the list on a first-come, first-served basis. We've been having a great response lately with lots of performers, but we try to get everyone a set between 15 and 20 minutes.
- We'd suggest that acts have their four or five best tunes ready, and depending on their length we'll get in as many as possible. We try to wrap up around 9 pm, as that's when the crowd begins to thin out.
- The venue has a very good in-house PA system with a snake on stage, and the venue has some decent vocal mics and stands. Passive DI boxes are available. There is one powered monitor in front of the stage. Percussion instruments such as cajon, congas or hand percussion are usually not mic'd. Due to time and space constraints, trap kits and full electric guitar rigs are discouraged. If players need to use any equipment beyond standard acoustic guitar with a pickup and vocals, such as pedalboards, keyboards, amplifiers, mic'd instruments, etc., please keep in mind that extended setup time takes time from other performers.
- To be considerate of your fellow musicians, try to streamline your setup as much as possible, and be prepared to take the stage as soon as the player before you is finished.
- The role of the host at Open Mic is to sign up performers and collect their contact information in case the venue wants to talk to them about dates.
- The host handles the PA system, introduces acts and assists players in taking and leaving the stage. The host is not directly employed by the venue and has no ability to book bands or schedule dates for bands. Final booking decisions are based on feedback from Spring Gate staff as well as review of any videos or media available from the performers.
- The signup sheet should include the name of the performer or group, an email address, and a mention of any audio or video performances available on YouTube, Facebook, Soundcloud or other social media. Business cards containing that information can be left with the signup sheet.
- If you have any friends you can bring along to add to the audience, that would be great. We're trying to encourage non-performers and the general public, as well as musicians, to attend the Open Mic. The variety of styles of music and the high quality of musicianship make each night a unique and enjoyable musical experience.


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I started teaching a short course in business English a few weeks ago. This week, the members of the class discussed tactics they use to proofread business letters.
- Read the letter backwards – Start with the final sentence and read each sentence. The student that contributed this tip said that reading "backwards" lets him look at the words without getting caught up in the letter's content.
- Read the letter out loud – Let the ear catch what the eye misses.
- Read the letter with an awareness of the sins of its creator – Look carefully for the kinds of errors that are typical of the person who wrote the letter.
- Print the letter and proof a hard copy – Errors are easier to see on paper than on screen.
- Let some time pass between writing and proofing – Let a final draft sit for a while before proofing it. Come at it with fresh eyes.
- Find the office English major – Let another person give the letter a look before it goes in the mail.
If you have a good technique that you use to proofread, I would love to add it to our list.
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Me and Tom (I'm Craig), we are the 68Comeback Special which is, first and foremost, our radio show on good ol' CJSR-FM in Edmonton, AB, Canada. That's Thursday afternoons from 3 to 5 pm, pilgrim.
This blog? Quite frequently it's about our radio show because as far as we're concerned, just about everything in the world is about our radio show. But it doesn't have to be, you know; Tom's a writer and I am too, we've got a variety of interests and you shouldn't pigeonhole us, okay? If there's anything you should be doing, at the very least it should be going to that RSS feed button and subscribing to this blog, or sending us (especially me) money.


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Kanye West's 'Red October' Air Yeezy 2 Trainer sold out immediately at Nike, so we're not surprised that the super-rare designs immediately sprang up at inflated prices on eBay.
But the eye-watering £10 million bid (no, that's not a typo) that one pair achieved yesterday seems somewhat excessive, no?
The figure is a bit of jump from the original starting price of £220 but for those desperate to get hands on a bit of Kanye, then apparently, the sky's the limit.
'Red October' Air Yeezy 2, Kanye West for Nike
After Nike dropped the news out of nowhere on Twitter that delayed trainers had officially been released, it was no surprise that the distinctive red designs would be snapped up and inevitably offered for resale within seconds.
But there's no happy ending for the £10million seller: as of today, the auction has been pulled.Wonder whether Kanye's upcoming Adidas collection will cause such hysteria?


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Question by Jer !: Hardwood floor Stapler or Nailer??
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Also who makes the better one, Bostitch or Paslode? Anyone tried the cheap Rona one?
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Cleat nailer, either Bostitch or Paslode. Cheap tools will let you down every time.
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It's January 1, 2012 — a time when people are reflecting, resolving, reacting, re-treading, rebooting . . .
And so, I thought it might be a good time to clarify for myself, and for you, Dear Reader, what I intend to be doing here.
You'll notice the tag line at the top of the website, underneath the title "The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston." It says, "Open to Possibilities. . ."
You might or might not know what Feldenkrais is, and "Open to Possibilities. . ." might or might not make you curious about what's going on here. So here's my attempt at a short summary.
My audience is people who are "stuck." Dissatisfied in some way, wanting more for their lives. Some of them are in physical or emotional pain, or both. Some are on a frustrating plateau of achievement in their jobs or hobbies. In either a literal or metaphorical sense, they can't move. They are people with a fundamental awareness that they might be able to discover and learn something new that will help. If you're stuck, you need new possibilities.
SomaQuest helps people to discover or create new possibilities in their lives, their thoughts, their emotions, and in their actions. The posts on this blog reflect on daily life, and on using a specific set of tools, known as The Feldenkrais Method®, to live a happier, better, more highly functional LIFE.
The major tools used by the Feldenkrais Method are 1. your brain, and 2. your body. Get the two working together, and you have 3. movement, and the "special sauce" is 4. awareness. With these four tools, you can drastically reduce or eliminate your experience of pain; improve your posture, balance, and coordination; clarify your thinking to lead to effective and intelligent actions; enjoy a sense of child-like wonder and exploration in all that you do. Whatever it is that you enjoy, that gives your life meaning — these tools can make it, and you, better.
I write a lot about how the Feldenkrais Method can help people. I also write about food, cooking, culture, travel, people-watching, technology and gadgets, the arts, self-expression, relationships, and random streams of consciousness. Everything is fair game for reflection, and for exploring new possibilities.


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Reliability and Rankings
Betrouwbaarheid en Rankings
Questionnaires are an important way to gather information about large populations for both qualitative and quantitative research. Hence, the value of a good questionnaire design and the quality of questionnaire data cannot be emphasized enough. This thesis discusses some aspects of the statistical analysis of measurement data obtained via questionnaires. In the first part of this thesis we focus on maximizing scale reliability. We derive the asymptotic distribution of maximal reliability measures to construct confidence intervals in order to assess the adequacy of the measure. We stress the use of confidence intervals accompanying single measures that summarize the parameters to assess the adequacy of the measure. The results can lead to better designs of questionnaires, which in turn lead to more precise survey outcomes. The second part of this thesis proposes methodologies to perform statistical analysis of stated consumer preferences measured as rankings data, especially in the context of conjoint measurements. Our statistical models allow for the efficient use of partial rankings to collect preference data. As a partial rankings task amount to a smaller burden for respondents than a complete ranking task, they may be more motivated to complete the task and as such the quality of the obtained data may improve. Moreover, we show that our model is able to extract sufficient preference information from partial rankings data to take into account respondents' heterogeneity in their choice and preference behavior, which is generally assumed in marketing. This certainly will help marketers to identify and target consumers by understanding their preference behavior, and to implement a more efficient and optimal marketing strategy.
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|conjoint analysis, finite mixture models, maximal reliability, measurement scale, multiple comparisons, preference rankings, ranking models, reliability, respondents' heterogeneity, segmentation
|Statistical Decision Theory; Operations Research (jel C44), Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting (jel M), Marketing (jel M31)
|Ph.H.B.F. Franses (Philip Hans)
|Erasmus University Rotterdam , Erasmus Research Institute of Management
|Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) Prof.dr. P.J.F. Groenen Prof.dr. J. de Leeuw Prof.dr. J.J. Louviere Copromotor: Dr. A.J. Koning
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Lam, K.Y. (2011, April 14). Reliability and Rankings (No. EPS-2011-230-MKT). ERIM Ph.D. Series Research in Management. Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/22977
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Good morning, afternoon or evening my old friends.
I know you may have been wondering where I have been- well I have been here, and I have been crafting, but I just haven't found time to blog.
I have really missed the excitement of writing my daily post, and the excitement of looking at my statistics to see how many people have read it. I guess all those years of dreaming of becoming a famous author as a child have just been hidden down in the depths of my brain waiting to come out, and I can honestly say that I have missed you all. So why have I had a little holiday from my blog? Three words……
Back At Work!
Being a responsible adult in charge of littlies takes up so much of my time. The new school year has brought the usual amount of work, and it is so time-consuming. I had to make a choice. Craft or blogging?
I think you can guess which one had to have the holiday! Yes the blogging. I figured that I set out on a year on the make, and so I have got to complete what I set out to do. Believe me, mum has been on my case for you all- giving me gentle reminders that I have not blogged since September the 13th. It has been a constant frustration and one that I am determined to right over the next few weeks.
I am going to make you all a solemn promise. I know that it will be impossible for me to blog everyday- that is just asking too much of myself. So he is what I am going to promise you all-
I, Ickle Ed, Promise that from now till the end of my first year on the make, I will blog at least once a week. I will not let time run away with me again. Cross my heart and hope to die.
Not sure about the last sentence but I think you get the gist.
So what have I been doing? Well big news in the Ickle Ed household is that we have now got these………
I have never been a cat person. I thought I didn't like cats at all, as they chased my guinea pigs and rabbits when I was a child…….and they still do! DH on the other hand, is a cat person and has frequently commented that he would love a cat, usually followed by a blanket 'NO!' response from myself.
During my recuperation, I had time to do a lot of thinking, and decided that it was unfair for me to dictate, after all the Monsters and I went and got the guinea pigs without DH. So I relented and let him explore the 'idea' of having 'a' cat. (Note the singular!)
He wasted no time in getting me to ring up a local charity and, after a home visit, we were soon on our way to pick up our new feline. On arrival at the foster house, DH decided that one was not enough, but we should have the little brother too. Boo, being there, agreed and I was out-voted. One became two, and the rest is history.
I was determined that it would be DH who was responsible for them- especially the litter tray, and that I would not have anything to do with them at all. So how has it worked out so far? I do have to admit to have being adopted by these two little fellows. The little black one in particular- who we were told did not like human contact, has for the last two weeks followed me around- does this make me an alien? DH is highly amused that I have suddenly been, against my will, thrust into the role of a cats mother- but the little monkey can not be discouraged and he follows me to bed every night, wakes me up in a morning and sits by me when I find five minutes to watch the TV in an evening.
So does this mean that I have suddenly become a cat fan? Well I like these two!
The other big news is that after about 4- 5 years waiting we have eventually got an allotment. It all happened very quickly in the end. I was saying to DH on Wednesday that I needed something else to focus on as well as school and craft. Many suggestions were made, but then the decision has been made for me with the arrival of the letter on Thursday morning. I am very excited, especially when we visited the site. It is a little over grown, but nothing I can't rectify so fresh fruit and veg are on the agenda for next year.
The major patchwork is still under construction- hopefully with a Tah dah in a month. With the changing of the colours on the trees, and the smell of bonfires in the air I even took out 'blast it' again, staring wistfully at the remaining pieces, wishing that it was made and ready to wear. Who knows it may be completed by Christmas! Chutney has been made using the gorgeous autumnal ingredients that are in abundance in the shops at the minute – (F.I.L. will be very pleased.) I do have to say that as growing seasons go, this year has been rubbish; but I have managed to grow beetroot and celeriac which due to be harvested. Roll on a better crop next year.
Ho hum! Autumn days with the nights drawing in and the christmas trees building up in the local shops- already! Plenty of time for crafting and blogging in an evening.
It's nice to be back.


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There are many design aspects to consider when it comes to decorating the different rooms of a house. One of the largest areas to pay attention to are the many windows found in a home. Most importantly, window treatments are necessary for safety and privacy. From there, the options are endless when it comes to material, hardware, color and type of window treatments. There are window treatments ready made or there is the option for custom made curtains. Regardless of what the choice is, there are plenty choices to choose from that will add beauty and function to any room of the house.
Shopping In The Store Or Having A Specialist Come To The House For A Free Quote
Ming's Living is one of the many curtain specialists in Singapore and the surrounding areas. Such retailers provide different services to accommodate their many customers. For example, homeowners can shop their store to buy the certain curtains they like, as well as the hardware to accompany it so that they can install them on their own. Then, there is the option to have an on-site specialist give their advice on the curtains, as well as the option to have custom made curtains. They will also install them. This is all done within the budget specified.
Different Styles And Colors To Choose From
Curtains add an appealing aesthetic to any room in the house. There are many different options to choose from when it comes to curtains. For example, style, color, fabric and length are different things to consider when choosing window treatments. Regardless of each room's decor and style, there are many options that will work for the given rooms. Window treatments can be subtle, but they can also make a statement. They can be very basic or they can be very ornate.
Many people choose to have window treatments throughout their house. The curtains range from sheer ones to black out panels. As stated, the options are endless. Call today to get a free quote from a design specialist regarding window treatments. Protect your home while beautifying the interior at the same time.